abolish|___ ICE
absolve|Declare free of guilt
achieve|Accomplish
adhered|Stuck
admirer|Sheerio or Belieber, perhaps
admires|Looks up to
advisor|Scheduling point-of-contact for an undergrad, maybe
agility|Simone Biles' asset
agonise|Anguish... but in a British way
aimless|Lacking direction
alerted|Tipped off
alleles|Gene variants
almonds|Man sold mixed nuts (7)
amasses|Accumulates
amiably|With warmth
android|Cindi Mayweather, for one
anemone|Plant whose "sea" counterpart is an animal
anemone|Tentacled creature with sixfold symmetry
anemone|When should you be afraid of an underwater plant? When it is ___.
angelic|Holier than thou, but actually
anglers|Some fishers
animals|Aye-aye and axolotl, e.g.
animals|Zoo inhabitants
anoints|Sanctifies
antenna|Spidey sense, in another metaphor
antique|Roadshow item
appoint|Tap part of a cabinet, say
archive|Record collection?
arcsine|Pi / 2 for 1, for one
arguses|Pheasants
armrest|It's sometimes parallel to a radius
armrest|Middle seat entitlement
arouses|Makes all tingly
arrived|Got one's big break, say
arriver|One saying "Here I am!"
arsenal|Bukayo Saka's team
article|Third word of many fairy tales, grammatically
artiste|Virtuoso
asexual|Ace
asinine|Like a doofus
aspirin|Medicine similar to compounds found in willow bark
assumes|Makes an ass out of you and me, proverbially
attract|Draw
avarice|Greed
avocado|Fruit that goes from unripe to overripe alarmingly fast
baloney|Hogwash
bangers|Bops
baptize|Dunk, in a way
bastion|Stronghold
batgirl|She's in the cleanup position
beacons|Smoke signals, e.g.
beanies|Red headwear in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"
beavers|Riverside woodworkers prominent in Oregon
beeline|You comb here often? perhaps
beeline|Direct path
behests|Commands
bemoans|Laments
bhangra|Music genre often featuring the dhol
biology|Class where one might learn about trees and domains
birders|They're constantly trying to see tits
biryani|Mughal rice dish
biscuit|Southern baked good (my favorite!)
blasted|Went off like a rocket
bluejay|More colorful relative of a crow
boluses|Small balls, for example of chewed food
bonfire|Big barbecue blaze
bookend|Item on a shelf
bottled|Like Icelandic Glacial water
bouncer|One dealing with a minor problem?
breasts|Places with "colorful rings"
briquet|Unit of grill fill: Var.
bromate|Compound that's also two names for a buddy
buffalo|New York city where India Walton is running to be the first socialist mayor (indiawalton.com!!!)
bustles|Victorian garments
cabaret|Wilkommen musical
cabaret|Kit Kat Club offering
calmest|Most relaxed
canapes|Toothpick targets, at cocktail parties
cancels|Flakes
captive|Like some audiences and animals
cartoon|Kids' show
casinos|Places with "one-armed bandits"
centers|Part of CDC
centime|Fraction of a franc (franction, if you will)
century|Ours is the twenty-first
century|Period of 1200 months (please don't tell my math teachers I googled this calculation)
ceramic|Like some pitchers
challah|Bread braid
chapati|South Asian flatbread
cheddar|Cheese choice
chicken|Pedestrian with questionable motives?
chorizo|Sausage sometimes served con huevos
cinemas|Venues for moving pictures
cleanup|Tidy
closets|They're for clothes, not people
cluster|Start to fuck?
compare|Contrast's counterpart
concede|Make a tough call?
connect|Only ___ (British game show hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell)
convert|Transform
coolest|hippest
coquito|Christmas rum drink
corsage|Flowers that are close at hand?
cossets|Spoils rotten
costume|Dress
cougars|Women with boy toys
counted|If Women ___: A New Feminist Economics 1988 foundational text by Marilyn Waring
cowboys|Bill Pickett and Billy the Kid, for two
crosses|Repelling tools for Buffy and the gang
crushed|like my enemies, when i play catan. there is no mercy. no one is safe.
cubists|Picasso and Rubik, in different senses
culvers|Midwestern burger chain famed for its Concrete Mixers and cheese curds
currant|Jam type that is kinda expensive in the US but super cheap in Europe
dashiki|Specialty of Harlem's The New Breed boutique in the 60s and 70s
dearest|Most precious
deities|Higher powers
demonic|Mean-spirited?
deniers|Head-in-the-sands types
desists|Knocks off
destine|Predetermine
destiny|Multi-player first-person shooter game released in 2014
details|The devil is in them, so they say
dialect|Type of coach for the lead actor in a biopic, maybe
dioxide|Carbon ___
divisor|The 25 in 12/25
dominos|Game played on Washington Heights sidewalks
doozies|Humdingers
dottily|In a spacey way
dragged|Read to filth
dresses|Drag wardrobe contents, maybe
drivers|A screw insertion tool, a Lyft worker, and an Adam, collectively
durians|Extremely smelly fruits that are often yellow
durians|Extremely stinky fruits
dustrag|Dry cleaning cloth
earlier|Before now
earworm|Catchy tune
eclipse|New Moon follower
edgiest|Like a teen most likely to say something shocking or nihilistic
editors|Copy cats?
egested|Eliminated (from a Canadian or otherwise)
elating|Thrilling
electro|Prefix with "lyte" or "cute"
elegant|Classy
elitism|Opposite of populism, sometimes
elopers|Couple depriving the wedding industrial complex
emanant|Flowing from a source
eminent|Famous voice doctor taking care of mine (7)
eminent|___ domain
emitter|Radioactive substance, in physics
empower|Teach a man to fish, say
emulate|Reproduce in software, as a vintage game console
engines|Motors
enlarge|Make it big?
entitle|Authorize
entrees|Main menu options
entries|Submissions
episode|The Boy in the Iceberg, for one
erasers|Cleaners in a classroom
eremite|Religious recluse
escorts|Accompanies (to)
estates|You can't take them with you!
extents|To varying ___
extreme|X, as in X Games
fedoras|Hats for "Nice Guys"
finagle|Achieve by hook or by crook
forests|Settings for "Bambi" and "The Jungle Book"
forgoes|Decides to do without
fossils|Remains to be seen?
frogman|Combat diver
fumbles|Some turnovers
galette|French Onion Soup ___ With Sue Li
gathers|A rolling stone ___ no moss
geezers|Some old people
gelatin|Ingredient in gummy bears
germans|Was it over when the ___ bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! -Bluto, "Animal House"
glaives|Long-handled, martial weapons in Dungeons and Dragons
goateed|With some hair on your chinny-chin-chin?
goblins|The English translation for "orcs," according to the preface of "The Hobbit"
granite|Word "granted" is sometimes misheard as
granola|It might be found at a breakfast bar or in a breakfast bar
grapple|Trademarked hybrid fruit that adds flavor to a Fuji or Gala
greeted|Bumped fists, say
greeter|How can I help you? vest wearer
grenade|2010 Bruno Mars song that blew up the charts?
groaned|Grumbled
gymnast|One who might vault into fame?
halters|Tank cousins
happily|Third-to-last word of many fairy tales
harissa|___ roasted potatoes (North African peppery "Milk Street" recipe that my sister makes once a week)
hatchet|Small axe
heroism|Feature of a saving account?
heteros|The straights
honoree|Cause for celebration?
horrors|Little Shop of ___
hostess|Maker of many treats with filled centers
hounded|Badgered
illicit|Like some goods bought on the dark web
immense|Colossal
incants|Casts spells
inhaled|Took a hit, say
inherit|Earn the old-fashioned way, so they say
intends|Has in mind
intense|Let me tell you about the last time I went camping! Things got super... ___
ironman|Triathlon that trademarked "Brag for the rest of your life"
jarring|Liable to startle
jubilee|Japanese Breakfast album, or celebration of a monarchial reign
kingdom|Word that brings to mind patriarchy and monarchy
lagging|Falling behind
laments|Reflects negatively?
lateral|Side-to-side
leanest|Like the winter months for a surf shop
leotard|Athletic onesie
liaison|Go-between
libeled|___ Lady 1936 Best Picture Nominee starring Myrna Loy in which the press try to pin charges of Alienation of Affection on her, because apparently that was a thing
locusts|One of the Plagues of Egypt
lorises|Slow, nocturnal primates with big eyes
madonna|Artist with the greatest-hits album "The Immaculate Collection"
mantels|If you redecorate them, you might be having a change of hearth
mantids|Praying family members?
maracas|They can be shaken but not stirred
married|Nope, they're _______, man. -Lucy Lawless talking about Xena and Gabrielle in a 2003 interview
marrier|Wedding officiant
martian|Marvin, famously
martini|Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
matador|Record label for Mission of Burma and Boards of Canada
measles|Part of MMR
measure|Beat group?
memento|Postcard or Polaroid, maybe
mermaid|Multicolored ombré hair dying trend
minting|Making bank?
minutes|Miss ___ ("Loki" character voiced by Tara Strong)
monster|Word screamed in an infamous Genius Lyrics video
montero|___ (Call Me By Your Name) (song off of the album "___" by ___ Lamar Hill aka Lil Nas X)
mortals|Lord, what fools these ___ be!
mottles|Pinto pattern
muncher|Koala, vis-à-vis the leaves of the eucalyptus tree
mystery|Blanche on the Lam, for one
nailers|Pneumatic tools that come in brad, finish and framing varieties
naively|In an inexperienced way
narrows|Verrazzano-___ Bridge
nearing|Getting closer to
negroni|A ___ is a perfect drink as far as I'm concerned. It's three liquors that I'm not particularly interested in... But put them together with a slice of orange. It works... That first sip is confusing and not particularly pleasant. But man it grows on you. - Anthony Bourdain
neolith|Stone age tool
newsies|Musical with a lot of pageboy caps
nonpros|Amateur hour performers
noodles|Bases for chow fun and pancit
notices|Becomes cognizant of
oblates|Certain monastery residents
ocarina|Titular "Legend of Zelda" instrument
octants|Slices of a large Domino's pizza, geometrically
octette|The ___ Bridge Club (play about eight sisters)
offices|Are they obsolete now? There are probably one hundred billion think pieces you can read arguing either side!!
omelets|Brunch options that appear differently on UK menus
omitted|Like "The Big Lebowski" from the list of Oscar-nominated films
oneself|Avail ___ of (make use of)
onetime|a single occurrence
operate|Run, as machinery
operons|Gene clusters
ordains|Allows to join the padres?
ordeals|Trials and tribulations
oregano|Herb pronounced with the emphasis on the second or third syllable, depending on where you're from
oregano|Key herb for pasta sauce
orogeny|Super power in Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy
osmosis|Cartoon detective Jones
outlive|Last longer than
ovarian|Start to cycle?
overawe|Intimidate
paellas|Dishes made with arroz bomba and saffron
palette|Range of colors and tones for an artist
pallets|Warehouse platforms (sometimes used to elevate mattresses off the floor)
pandora|Famous Greek box-er?
pangram|Bee-lister?
parlors|Pizza ___ or ice cream ___
patents|Exclusive rights that the Constitution says "promote the progress of science and the useful arts"
peeking|Hey, no ___!
pelican|It has a gular pouch
penname|Book cover?
penname|Sapphire, for Ramona Lofton
penname|bell hooks, for example
pensive|Lost in thought
pentane|Fuel compound that anagrams to a shampoo brand
peoples|The ___ Court (show often mocked on SNL)
petunia|Porky's pigfriend
phoebes|Waller-Bridge and Bridgers
piehole|Thing to shut
pierces|Makes holey
pithier|More concise
placard|It's a sign!
planned|Laid out
polygon|Gaming site that's partnered with Vox Media
pompous|Like Oscar from "The Office," often
pooling|Throwing into the pot?
poshest|Victoria, amongst the Spice Girls
pothole|Rocky road component?
pottery|It may be thrown and fired
poutine|Canadian delicacy consisting of french fries, cheese curds and gravy
prayers|Requests to higher-ups?
prelude|Raindrop, for one
preview|Trailer, e.g.
princes|Sons of kings
promote|Upgrade, as a chess man
prophet|Non-_____ (organization that can't predict the future)
pundits|Scholars and leaders of Dad Initiation Team invested in corny jokes (7)
purples|Lilac, plug, and mauve
pursuer|Tail, in a way
putters|Items often issued with colored balls
quibble|Nitpick
quieter|Less rowdy
rainbow|Yellow brick road??
ratchet|Classless, in modern slang
recipes|They require precise measurements
recline|Why on this night do we ___?
redness|One symptom of poison ivy
regatta|Head of the Charles, for one
regatta|The Head Of The Charles is a famous one
regress|Lose progress
rehears|Tries again
relaces|Secures a foothold?
relents|Finally lets Princess Floof sleep on the people bed, maybe
relives|Goes over again
relleno|Stuffed, spicy fare
renders|Depicts
reneged|Went back (on)
rescues|Operations documented on the YouTube channel "Hope For Paws"
resents|Takes offense at unopened gifts (7)
resoled|Fixed a shoe, perhaps
respond|Text back
retotal|Confirm the sum
reverts|Goes back (to), as a former state
rewrite|Unwanted request from an editor
ribless|Like cervical vis-à-vis thoracic vertebrae
ricotta|Cannoli ingredient
ringlet|Naturally occurring curl
rookery|Breeding ground for birds
rooster|Animal on a 2017 Canadian postage stamp celebrating Chinese New Year and Canada's 150th birthday
rooster|Little Jerry, for one
rosiest|Most encouraging
samurai|Cinematic septet
sanders|Senator who got the meme treatment with "I am once again asking you..."
sandlot|Ad hoc sports spot
sashimi|10-point set in the card game Sushi Go!
sashimi|Fresh raw fish sliced thin
satires|Mockumentaries, e.g.
saunter|Stroll without anxiety
sausage|Chorizo, for instance
savarin|French cake soaked in orange liqueur
scarlet|First name that's also a shade of red, like Ruby (my daughter's name!)
scatted|Dropped the jazz vocal equivalent of a freestyle
schmear|Part of an Ess-a-Bagel order, maybe
schmuck|Absolute fool
sciatic|___ nerve, the longest in the human body
scooter|Muppet with a clipboard and headset
scottie|Dog breed that's a common shape for shortbread
scratch|Daunting thing to start from
seabeds|Wet floors?
seafood|Bite that bit?
sealing|Type of wax discussed by the Walrus
seawall|Anti-erosion structure
seaward|Away from land
seconds|Another round on Thanksgiving, say
secrets|Information that's kept on the DL
selects|Picks lunch off of a menu, say
seniors|Upper class?
sensual|Like a candlelit bath or massage, maybe
shilled|Didn't disclose being paid to pitch
shirked|Dodged
shovels|Tools that sell out quickly after the first big snowstorm of the season
shrinks|Doctors like Hannibal Lecter, informally
sievert|Unit of radiation
sliders|They might arrive home dirty?
slimmed|Reduced
slitted|Like a risqué skirts, maybe
smitten|___ Kitchen (Deb Perlman's food blog)
smolder|Slow burn
sniffle|Cold sound
soloist|Lone star?
sonatas|Pieces that usually have several movements
sorting|Algorithmic task for an array
soupier|More thick, as fog
spasmed|Hiccuped
speaker|Person who is (intentionally!) unmuted during a Zoom call
species|Most precise of Linnaeus's seven
spectra|Rainbows
specula|Pieces of medical technology barely updated since their appalling racist origins 176 years ago that are associated with significant cognitive harm
spinets|Very non-grand pianos
spooked|Frightened
spotlit|Illuminated, as on Broadway
sputnik|___ V, Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
squares|[See negative space]
squeeze|What did the navel orange sail? The seven ___!
squelch|Suppress, as an uprising
staging|Putting on, as a play
stalled|Going nowhere, like a horse? (6)
stamina|Staying power
standby|Why can't bicycles ___ themselves? Because they are two-tired!
staring|In awe of, maybe
stately|Dignified
steered|Took the wheel
stereos|Upgrades designed to make cars louder
strange|How we've felt consistently since roughly March 13,  2020
stratus|Low-altitude cloud
streets|They might be numbered
stretch|The Thing's nickname for Mr. Fantastic
strikes|Turkey parts?
student|School attendee
sunrise|Tequila ___ (beachy cocktail)
synonym|What amounts to the same thing
tackier|Less tasteful
tactics|Strategies
tandoor|Cylindrical oven for flatbreads
tangent|You may go off on one in a discussion
tantric|Like some traditions involving mantras
tarnish|Corrode
tartlet|Humble pie?
tattoos|Permanent markers
teasers|Movie previews
teatime|Oolong at one o'clock, or fukamashi at four o'clock
tempest|With "The", play whose earliest recorded performance was in 1611 by the King's Men for James I
tilapia|Versatile white fish
tossing|Taking a turn, in cornhole
tragedy|Losing your soulmate, but then you strike a deal where she can escape Hades as long as you lead her out without looking back at her, BUT THEN YOU LOOK BACK AT HER ANYWAY AND SHE HAS TO STAY IN HADES, for one
traipse|Ramble
triages|Prioritizes medically
tritone|Musical interval composed of three whole steps
triumph|Success
trouble|Nobody Knows the ___ I've Seen, oft-covered African-American spiritual song
tsarina|Russian empress
turnips|Analogue to stonks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
unclear|Instructions ___...
uncoils|Straightens out, in a way
unifies|Brings together
unmated|Like a king that survived an attack on the chessboard
untwine|Untwist
unwiser|More imprudent
upsized|Moved from a studio to a 1 bedroom, maybe
upstate|Where to find Syracuse, Schenectady and Utica
urinate|Answer nature's call
utopian|Unattainably perfect
uttered|Word that becomes more timid when an "m" is added to the front
vaccine|Big shot?
vandals|They "took the handles," in "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
velvets|Soft fabrics
veranda|Architectural feature whose name derives from the Portuguese word for "porch"
veritas|Truth expressed in many college mottos
vertigo|Film spoofed by "High Anxiety"
veteran|One you might remember on the eleventh day of the eleventh month
votives|Tiny little flames
wakanda|Fictional place with very cool maglev trains
wallows|Are You Bored Yet? band
wannabe|Poser
washday|when you wear you WORST clothes (esp if you gotta trek to a laundromat) (and then you just have to hope that you are not destined to have a meet cute at the laundromat bc you are wearing your kelly green high school Field Day tee)
weakest|Most diluted
website|Attic, typically?
welcome|Sign on a mat
whisker|One of many on a cat's face
whiskey|Bourbon or scotch, for example
withers|Becomes shriveled
wonders|Sightseeing septet
xeroxes|Photocopies
basilica|It has an apse
opossums|Nocturnal marsupials
academia|Professors and the like
alongside|Right next to
attached|Stapled or paper-clipped
average|No great shakes
baskets|Kings shoot them
conscription|DRAFT
crevasse|Himalayan danger
dappled|Like a calico's coat
dealers|They can get it for you wholesale
ensnare|Trap
equalizer|With "The," Edward Woodward series
halftime|Football intermission
hardness|What the Mohs' scale measures
jovially|With good cheer
kidskin|Glove material
maritime|Pelagic
matinee|Kind of idol
nearest|Least remote
propose|Pop the question
readiest|Most prepared
snowmen|Frosty characters
spousal|Matrimonial
supreme|Ross, for a time
tropism|Response to a stimulus, biologically
uneaten|Left on the table
verbiage|Long-windedness
workbook|Operating manual
advisor|Kitchen cabinet member
archduke|Austria-Hungary's Francis Ferdinand, e.g.
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
creampuff|Used-car ad word
eructate|Return of the swallow?
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
nudgers|Pushy people?
ochreous|Yellowish
reopened|Resumed
sepalous|Like a petal
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
written|Another kind of exam
overkill|Excess
slender|Like a successful dieter
startle|Catch unaware
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashes|Destroys one's confidence
abolish|Do away with
abolish|Wipe out
abraded|Burnished
abridged|Condensed (as text)
absents|Keeps away
abstain|Refrain
acceded|Gave in
accedes|Gives consent
accessed|Received admittance
accesses|Gets via the Net
accolade|Rave review
accolades|Kudos
accordions|Portable keyboard instruments
accosts|Confronts
actuate|Put into motion
addendum|Supplement
addendum|Supplement to a book
admission|Access
adoring|Regarding with devotion
adorner|Tree trimmer
adverse|Detrimental
advisor|Kitchen cabinet member
aerosol|Type of spray
affairs|They may be current or foreign
ailment|Disorder
alacrity|Eagerness
albacore|Tuna-can word
alderman|Local legislator
aldermen|City officials
alewife|Herring's kin
alienate|Make hostile
alienee|Property receiver
alienees|Receivers of property
aliment|Food
allures|Acts the siren
alopecia|Baldness
altered|Brought to another state
altered|Let out or took in
amaranth|Purple shade
amasses|Collects
amateurs|Tyros
ambling|Strolling along
amenity|Pleasantness
amulets|Charms
amusing|Entertaining
anagoge|Mystical interpretation of a word
anagram|TEACH to CHEAT, e.g.
anagrams|Word game
analogue|Like surimi to crabmeat
anapest|Poet's foot
anchored|Narrated the news
andante|Slow movement
andantes|Slow tempi
anecdotal|Full of humorous stories
animals|Zoo residents
anisette|Liqueur
annotate|Comment on
annoying|Pesky
anodyne|Painkiller
another|An additional one
answerer|Machine job
answers|Test requirements
antedate|Precede in time
antifreeze|Radiator necessity
antimodern|Old-fashioned and then some
apartments|FLATS
appease|Mollify
appeases|Emulates Neville Chamberlain
appetizer|Clams on the half shell, perhaps
apprises|Gives notice to
apropos|Relevant
arbiter|Go-between
aridity|Gobi feature
armadas|Fleets
armadillos|Plated mammals
arrears|Overdue debt
arrests|Collars
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|Amtrak announcement
arteries|Through streets
artists|Manet and Monet
artists|United __ (film company)
ascends|Slopes upward
ascension|Holy Thursday commemorates it
ascetic|Austere
ascribes|Charges
associate|Not yet a principal
assures|Gives confidence to
asteroid|Ceres or Pallas
astonish|Dumbfound
atelier|Designer's workshop
attached|Stapled or paper-clipped
attaches|Diplomatic staffers
attacker|Assailant
auroras|Dawn lights
average|No great shakes
avocado|Guacamole base
axletree|Go-cart support
babydoll|Pajama style
bacilli|Rod-shaped spores
backdraft|Ron Howard film
backspace|Keyboard option
backstage|Behind the curtain
backwater|Inlet
bagatelle|Short musical piece
bagatelles|Trifles
ballerinas|Margot Fonteyn and Anna Pavlova
ballroom|Prom place
bamboozle|TAKE IN
baritone|Low voice
barmaid|Cocktail waitress
barrels|Groups of monkeys?
barroom|Kind of brawl
bartending|Last stop on the San Francisco subway?
bassinet|Baby's bed
batboys|Sluggers' luggers
battleship|Two-player game
beanery|Greasy spoon
bearskin|Kind of rug
beautify|Glamorize
bedrolls|Campers' sleeping accommodations
beeswax|Business, slangily
begotten|Fathered
belayed|Fastened (a rope)
bemuses|Dazes
benchmarks|Standards
benchwarmer|Reserve player
berries|Fruits sold by the quart
bibelot|Curio
bigstick|What T.R. said to carry, with "a"
bilateral|Treaty agreed to by both parties
bilateral|Two-sided
binders|Sheet holders
bisects|Cuts in half
blarney|With 50D, Irishman's rock of flattery
blasted|Criticized vehemently
blather|Nonsensical talk
blessing|Benefit
blessing|Dinner preceder, sometimes
blotter|Police record book
bluenose|Puritan
bobtail|Horse feature
bologna|See 36D
bonfires|Campers' gathering places
boosted|Elevated
bootleg|Import secretly
bordeaux|French wine
brainchild|Creative idea
breadfruit|Two-fer menu item?
breakfasts|Morning meals
breathe|__ easy (relax)
breezily|In a carefree manner
bromide|Cliche
brownie|Young scout
brownies|Inexpensive Kodaks
brunette|Blonde-to-be, perhaps
brushup|Renew a skill
bumblebee|Star Kist competitor
butterfingers|Fumbler
cabaret|Minnelli-Grey movie
cadence|March beat
caisson|Watertight structure
cajoles|Sweet talks
calabash|Durante's Mrs. __
calorie|Dieter's unit
cannibal|Man-eater
cantors|Synagogue singers
canyons|Gorges
canyons|Zion National Park sights
caressed|Touched with affection
caresses|Pets
carjacks|Robs Nicholson and Palance?
carolers|Year-end singers
caromed|Collided and rebounded
carousel|Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
carpenters|Goodbye to Love singers
cartoon|Like the character Nermal
caterers|Party providers
caterers|Providers
celesta|Keyboard instrument
cellars|Storage rooms
cellular|Kind of phone
centers|Cores
changeups|Tricky pitches
charades|Party game
charisma|Magnetism
charisma|Politician's asset
charmed|Sweet-talked
charmer|Circe, for one
cheddar|Popular cheese
cheekiness|Impudence
cheerio|London farewell!
cheesecake|Some photos
chocolate|Shade of brown
classroom|Roll-call site
clenched|GIZMO
coalbin|Fuel container
coalesce|Unite
cockeyed|Askew
coinages|New words
coldest|Least cordial
colliery|Coalminer's workplace
cologne|Toilet water
coloratura|Skilled singer
colossal|Brobdingnagian
companion|BUDDY
compares|Examines side by side
complete|With nothing missing
comrade|Sidekick
concertina|Small instrument with bellows
concrete|City sidewalks
concurs|Sees eye to eye
confetti|Festive sprinkling
confrere|Colleague
consider|Deem
consume|Use up
contest|Challenge
contraption|Doohickey
controls|Instrument panel
coonskin|Crockett's headwear
copycat|Ape
copycat|Imitator
coriander|Curry-powder ingredient
corneal|Of an eye part
cornrowed|Like some hairstyles
coronary|Kind of artery
corrida|Bullfight
corsage|Wrist-worn orchid
cosiest|Most snug
counselor|School employee
cowpuncher|Buckaroo
coxswain|Crew director
crabapples|Two-fer menu item?
crackpots|Flakes
creampuff|Used-car ad word
creoles|Certain Louisianans
crescendo|Buildup
cribbage|Pegboard game
crispness|Desirable chip quality
crotchety|Like a grouch
cupolas|Domed roofs
cyclone|Twister
dalliers|Time-wasters
damaged|Marred
dampness|Moisture
dappled|Mottled
darkroom|Developer's site
darters|Perch relatives
dawdling|Wasting time
daycare|Working parents' concern
daytime|Soap slot, often
deadener|Sound attenuator
dealers|Vegas employees
dearest|Mommie __
debonair|Suave
decadent|Self-indulgent
declare|Make known
decodes|Cryptanalyzes
decodes|Transcribes
deepfreeze|Suspended state
deficits|Short ends, on the scoreboard
deletes|Takes out
demeanor|Bearing
demesne|Landed property
democrat|Gore
denarius|Roman coin of gold or silver
deniable|Unproven
dentists|Enamel restorers
deployed|Put into action
derailed|Off-track
derails|Jumps the tracks
derange|Upset the normal state
derelict|Abandoned
derives|Infers
derriere|Seat
descries|Beholds
deserve|Merit
deserved|Was worthy of
despise|Regard with scorn
dessert|Baklava, for one
destroyer|Van Helsing, to Dracula
detective|DICK
detectors|Identifiers
detente|Cold-War follower
deterred|Prevented from occurring
detract|Belittle
dialect|Patois
diameter|Thickness
diamonds|Baseball and suit
dictate|Tyrannize
dilemma|Problem with horns?
dilemmas|Quandaries
dingbat|Edith, to Archie
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
disciple|Believer
disheveled|In disarray
dissent|Refusal to conform
distant|Far apart
distant|Far removed
dizziest|Most flighty
docents|Guest lecturers
doggerel|Crude verse
dominoes|Tile game
dominos|Tile game
donations|Alms
donnybrooks|Brawls
doohickey|Woodworker's tool
downgraded|Debased
dramatic|Theatrical
drastic|Radical
dratted|Consarned
drawbridge|River crossing
dresses|Goes formal
drumsticks|Krupa's meaty handful
dullard|No 51A
dumbwaiter|Vertical conveyance
durable|Long-lasting
dynamism|Vigor
eardrum|Tympanum
eardrum|Tympanum
earldom|British nobleman's realm
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnestly|With deep sincerity
earplug|Swimmer's stopper
earshot|Hearing range
ecclesia|Congregation
ecstatic|Rejoicing
edentate|Like sloths or armadillos
edition|Word with limited or first
editors|Blue-pencilers
editors|New York Times staffers
editors|Text approvers
eeriness|Inexplicable fear
egoistic|Looking out for number one
egoists|Me-first folks
egoists|Self-absorbed ones
egoists|Self-seekers
egomania|Conceit, big time
elapses|Passes
elderly|Venerable
electee|Officeholder-to-be
elegized|Wrote sad, sad verse
elements|Periodic table members
elevate|Raise
elevation|Peak statistic
elevator|London lift
elitists|Above-the-rest people
emaciate|Waste away
emaciated|Gaunt
emanate|Flow from
emancipator|Lincoln, on January 1, 1863
emblems|Symbols
emboldens|Encourages
emeriti|Some retired professors
emigrated|Moved, big-time
emitters|Transistor parts
emperor|Hadrian, for one
emporia|Stores
emptied|Poured off
enabler|Abetter
enablers|They make things possible
enameled|Tooth surfaces
endemic|Native
endless|On and on
endowed|Equipped, as with talent
endower|Benefactor
engages|Hires
engrain|Fix indelibly
enhanced|Augmented
enhancer|Embellisher
enhances|Heightens
enhances|Uses makeup, perhaps
ensnare|Trap
entangle|Complicate
entered|Signed up for
enthrall|Captivate
enthuse|Create excitement
entirely|In toto
entirety|The whole shootin' match
entitle|Grant right to
entrains|Hops on the el
entries|They're in the dictionary
environment|Ambiance
epeeists|Olympic fencers
epergne|Large centerpiece
epicure|Gourmet
episode|Sitcom unit
epistle|Formal letter
epistle|Mail from St. Paul
epitaphs|Headstone inscriptions
epitome|Example
erasers|Error removers
erasers|Pencil ends
erasures|Rub outs
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Learned
escargot|French-restaurant morsel
escudos|Lisbon loot
espouse|Give one's support to
estimate|Rate
estuary|River to ocean connector
esurient|Greedy
eulogium|High praise
evasion|Tax no-no
evermore|Raven's antonym?
everyman|Average Joe
evident|Easily seen
evinces|Manifests
existence|Being
explicit|Worthy of an X rating
eyelids|Liner site
eyeshot|Sight
eyeshot|View
eyeteeth|Upper canines
failure|Dud
fainted|Blacked out
falsetto|Frankie Valli's voice
fearsome|Inspiring dread
feature|Face part
feistier|More spunky
fettucini|Penne alternative
fibulas|Leg bones
fiestas|Celebrations
finagle|Jockey
finesse|Skillfully maneuver
fingerling|Young trout
finished|Over with
firearms|Arsenal contents
fireside|FDR chat locale
fishpole|ROD
fixation|Obsession
flakiest|Most eccentric
fleabag|Inferior inn
flophouses|Seedy hotels
foolish|Silly
football|Semi-Tough game
footlocker|Barracks trunk
footnotes|Asterisks refer to them
forearms|Elbow enders
foresees|Has psychic abilities
fossils|Old-fashioned folk
founders|Charter members
frappes|Cool desserts
frequent|Habitual
fretful|Peevish
fruited|Plain adjective?
gazpacho|Chilled soup
geishas|Hired companions
gemsbok|African antelope
geneses|Origins
germinate|Sprout
gibsons|Girls of the other '90's
glamour|Compelling charm
glitters|Shines
glossary|Back-of-the-book list
gluttony|One of the seven deadly sins
gondola|Venice vehicle
goodbye|Peoria farewell!
governors|Ridge and Ventura
gracile|Slender
graders|Teachers, at times
granite|Hard rock
granted|Conceded
graphite|Pencil filler
grasshopper|Light military plane
grassroots|Like some campaigns
greasepaint|Stage make-up
greedier|More miserly
greetings|Hand shakes
greetings|Selective Service word
gridiron|Football field of play
gridiron|Playing field
grifter|Con artist
grizzly|Gray-haired
groundhogs|February 2 celebrities
grubstake|Up-front business funding
guidable|Competency
guineas|English coins
gutless|Chicken
haleness|Vigor
halftime|Football intermission
halibut|Flounder's cousin
halibut|Tasty swimmer
handgrip|Ski pole part
hangout|Stamping ground
harridan|Shrew
hastiest|Most wasteful?
haywire|Nuts
hazelnuts|Filberts
headsets|Stereo accessories
heaters|Capone's pistols
hectare|2.47 acres
heighten|Intensify
heisted|Take illegally
henpecks|Nags persistently
hideaway|Lair
highbrow|Super-intellectual
hinders|Impedes
historied|Having an illustrious past
history|___ is bunk. (Henry Ford)
hokeypokey|Line dance
homespun|Like Will Rogers' commentary
honesty|It's the best policy
hooknose|Aquiline schnozz
hopscotch|Street game
hopscotch|Street game
hormonal|Of estrogen, e.g.
hornets|__ nest (contentious situation)
horsefeathers|Bosh?
horseplay|Fooling around
hosannahs|Shouts of praise
hostess|Elsa Maxwell, for one
houseboat|Grant-Loren movie
icebreaker|Party game, perhaps
ideally|In the best of all worlds
ideally|In theory
illusory|Deceptive
imagists|Free-verse poets
impacts|Effects
impalas|African antelope
impastos|Applications of heavy pigment
impeach|Force out of office
impending|About to happen
improper|Out of place
inability|Helplessness
incense|Enrage
increase|Up
inertia|Couch potato's state
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inferno|Dante's place?
infidels|Nonbelievers
inflate|Make swell
inflect|Alter in tone
infringe|Step on one's toes
inhabit|Live in
inhaled|Inspired
inkblot|Part of a Rorschach test
inkstand|Desk accessory
innerly|Toward the core
insignia|Chevron, to Sarge
insofar|To such an extent
insolvent|Broke
inspect|Do a spot check
intakes|Openings for a fill
internal|Kind of audit
interrobang|!/? superimposition
interwove|Blended together
ionosphere|From 50 to 400 kilometers up, roughly
ironware|Pots and kettles
islands|Sandwich, e.g.
isolate|Quarantine
iterate|Say again
iterated|Redid
jamboree|Big bash
jaywalkers|Pedestrian lawbreakers
jellybeans|Two-fer menu item?
jovially|With good cheer
juniper|Evergreen
juvenile|Immature
kewpies|Fairground prizes
keypads|Data-input devices
kidskin|Glove material
kimonos|They're worn with obis
kitschy|Gaudily and cheaply designed
kneecap|Patella
knitted|Created a cardigan
laciness|Quality of some lingerie
lacrosse|A face-off starts it
lacrosse|Native American game
lactose|Milk sugar
lagoonal|Of a body of water
laminae|Layers
landfills|Dignified dumps
lanolin|Lotion ingredient
lapidary|Gem worker
larceny|It's sometimes grand
lariats|They're usually on the horn
larkspurs|Buttercup family members
lashing|Tongue-__ (scolding)
lassoers|Some rodeo participants
lateens|Mediterranean boats
latinos|Hispanics
laundered|Did the sheets
launders|Channels, as illegal funds
lavatory|Powder room
lawbreaker|Felon, perhaps
leafage|Limb cover
leakiness|Tendency towards verbal slips
leaners|Certain horseshoes
leeched|Drained the essence
legalese|Abstruse language
leotards|Dancer's togs
lessons|Things learned
lettered|Was a varsity standout
leveled|Razed
licenced|Granted, in England
limbers|Makes flexible
limeade|Summer cooler
linesman|Football official
lingerie|TEDDY
linguini|Thin pasta
locatable|Readily found
locates|Pinpoints
longheaded|Shrewd
loosest|Most relaxed
lovemaking|Courtship
loveseats|Adorable chairs?
lunatic|__ fringe (extremists)
macadam|Paving material
madonna|Material Girl girl
madrigal|Palestrina piece
magnetism|Personal charm
magnets|Polar draws
mainland|__ China
mainstream|Like many issues
mandrake|Comic-strip magician
maraschino|Cordial
marinade|Basting stuff
maritime|Pelagic
martini|Olive's bath
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
massless|Like a photon
matador|Bull fighter
maternal|Kind of instinct
matinee|Kind of idol
matrimony|Marriage
mayflowers|See 26A
mayonnaise|Springtime condiment?
meanness|Ignobility
meditate|Practice Zen
mellowed|__ out (relaxed)
menagerie|Tennessee Williams title word
menisci|Cartilage dics
meringue|Frothy pie topping
merinos|Sheep varieties
messier|More untidy
meteors|Shower members
microwave|Zap dinner
midweek|Wednesday, perhaps
milkshake|Ice cream treat
mindset|Attitude
mindsets|Inclinations
mishmash|Olio
missions|Some are impossible
missives|Letters
mistral|Dry, cold Mediterranean wind
mixtures|Alloys
mnemonic|ROY G. BIV, for one
modifies|Does some stock-car work
moisture|Dampness
mollycoddle|Indulge
monogram|GBS,.LBJ, or MLK
monorail|Some airport features
monotone|Lack of variety in sound
monstrous|Hideous
morocco|Casablanca setting
motored|Drove
mountain|Land elevation
mousepad|Mickey's flat?
mouthpiece|Spokesperson
mudslingers|Verbal discreditors
museums|Guggenheim and MOMA
mustache|Milk on the upper lip, e.g.
mutated|Changed form, in science fiction
mystical|Like a mantra
nailbiters|Close games, perhaps
namesake|Ken Griffey Jr., e.g.
narcosis|Nitrogen __ (rapture of the deep)
nascent|Beginning to exist
national|Pan American acquisition of 1980
nearest|Least remote
nebulas|Supernova fallouts
necktie|Four-in-hand
needled|Acted the pest to
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nettles|Henpeck
neutered|Gelded
newsletter|In-house publication
newsprint|Cheap paper
nickelodeon|Early jukebox
nicotine|Addictive stuff
nightcap|Evening head-warmer
nightshade|Mandrake, e.g.
ninepins|Bowling game
ninepins|Bowling game
nirvana|Cloud nine
nomadic|Traveling man
nominate|Propose for an honor
nonparticipants|Bystanders
nontoxic|By no means harmful
normals|Usual amounts
noshing|Having a snack
notices|Bulletins
nowadays|At this time
oatcake|Griddle treat
oboists|Some orchestra members
observe|Comply with
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
oldster|Golden ager
oldster|Up in years
omelets|Brunch offering
oneness|Unity
openers|For __ (to begin with)
operate|Conduct business
operator|0, phonewise
operetta|Babes in Toyland, or "The Desert Song"
oracles|Prophets
oratorio|Handel specialty
orators|Patrick Henry and Daniel Webster
orchard|Apple producer
oregano|Pizzeria seasoning
orneriness|Contrariness
outdone|Excelled
outings|Forays
outlays|Expenditures
outwits|Gets the best of
overate|Made a pig of oneself
overcoat|Chesterfield
overdose|Exceed the prescription
overdosing|Taking too much
overfeed|Fatten up
overheard|Eavesdropped
overheat|Conk out on the freeway
overran|Exceeded, as a budget
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Supervise
oversell|Pitch to excess
overstocks|Buys too much
overtime|Tie-breaking period
overtone|Nuance
overwhelms|Steamrolls
palatal|Kind of consonant
palavering|Engaging in idle chatter
palmers|Arnie and Betsy
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
panamas|Some hats
panfried|Sauteed
panicking|Gripped by terror
panjandrum|Big cheese
panpipe|Mouth organ
pantomime|Skelton talent
parader|Irishman on March 17, perhaps
parades|Events for March 17th
parasol|Sun screen
parboiled|Half-cooked
partitions|Room dividers
passels|Large quantities
patellas|Kneecaps
patinas|Copper discolorations
patsies|Pushovers
peacock|Showy bird
peasant|Ill-bred one
pectins|Jelling substances
pedalled|Propelled by foot
pendants|Lockets, perhaps
pennant|Divisional winner's award
pennies|Gumball machine input, once
peonies|Showy bloomers
peptalks|Locker room lectures
percents|Some fractions
periwig|Old-style hairpiece
permanence|Perpetual existence
pervert|Debauch
pestered|Acted the royal pain
phobias|Fears
phoniest|Most two-faced
pianoforte|Harpsichord's kin
piaster|Piece of eight
pieties|Reverences
pigeons|Cooers
placebos|Fake medication
plainclothesmen|Undercover detectives
planets|Gustav Holst composition, with "The"
planets|Mercury and Saturn, but not Ford
plateful|Generous helping
plateglass|Eating-drinking utensil?
playdate|Toddler's appointment
pocketed|Helped oneself to
politico|Legislative aide, e.g.
ponchos|Hooded capes
pontiff|John, Paul or John Paul
pooling|Combining, in a way
poorness|Lacking in wealth
porcupines|Defensive rodents
porcupines|Prickly critters
portage|Carrying charge
posters|Dorm-room decor
postings|Mandates
postpaid|Emily footed the bill?
postures|Has an attitude
potential|Kind of energy
practiced|Repeated to perfection
praiser|Kudos bestower
praters|Idle chatterers
preaches|Delivers the homily
precede|Come before
precedes|Comes before
precise|Exact
preflight|Airplane's  ___  inspection
prelate|Ranking clergyman
premature|Born too soon
prepared|Like a Boy Scout
presoaks|Washing-machine cycles
pretense|Outward appearance
pretenses|Pieces of make-believe
prewash|Dishwasher cycle
priests|Deacons' superiors
primary|Pre-convention event
primates|Guys and gibbons
pristine|Uncorrupted
proofed|Checked the yeast
propose|Pop the question
protegee|Woman under wing
protruded|Stuck out
proxies|Agents
pumpernickel|Bakery product
pushover|Easy mark
quarterback|Gridiron signal caller
quicksilver|Mercury
radiance|Glow
radiator|It needs to be flushed occasionally
radical|Ultra-left-winger
railhead|Track terminus
rarebit|Welsh treat?
ratatats|Snare sounds
rathole|Dilapidated digs
rattletrap|Clunker
ravioli|Trattoria order
readier|Better prepared
readiest|Most prepared
reasons|Uses the left brain
reassigned|GIZMO
receded|Became more distant
receipts|Expense account necessities
recession|A returning
reciprocal|Interchangeable
recitals|Public performances
reciter|Poem quoter
recolor|Dip in the Rit, again
redcaps|Baggage handlers
redcoat|Minuteman's foe
redeems|Cashes in
redoing|Decorating anew
redress|Right a wrong
redshirt|Held out, in college football
reelings|Sensations of giddiness
reenact|Stage anew
referee|Foul caller
refilled|Did a pit-crew job
refrain|Ditty
refusenik|One denied permission to emigrate
reheard|Listened a second time
relates|Tells a tale
relative|Not absolute
reliant|Starship in "Star Trek II"
relocate|Move to new digs
remember|Observe
remotes|TV-viewers' needs
remotest|So far away
removal|Erasure, in a way
reneged|Failed to follow suit
renovates|Makes like new
renting|Leasing
reopened|Removed the "Closed for Alterations" sign
repealing|Rescinding
repentance|Sermon topic?
represses|Holds back
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
repulse|Drive back
rescored|Arranged again, musically
resells|Acts the middleman, perhaps
resided|Lived
resides|Dwells
restated|Clarified, maybe
restless|Can't sit still
restored|Put back
restrained|Checked
restrains|Keeps in check
reveals|Spills the beans
rewarded|Paid a bounty to
rhetoric|Campaign output, often
rigamarole|Complicated procedure
rigamarole|Poppycock
riveters|Shipyard employees
riviera|Buick model
riviera|Saint-Tropez locale
roaster|Friars' Club speaker
robberies|Precinct stat category
roomette|Sleeping-car accommodation
roomier|More spacious
rosemary|__'s Baby
rosette|Silk ornament
rosters|Lists
rotated|Spun
rustles|Gets a cow?
sackcloth|Goat's-hair fabric
sadists|Cruel people
safaris|Tanzania treks
safeties|NFL two-point plays
saffron|Rice spice
sagebrush|Nevada's state flower
salaamed|Bowed low
salaamed|Greeted with respect
saleslady|Department-store worker
salesmen|Willie Loman, et al
salient|Prominent
salinas|Monterey County seat
salutes|Ruffles and flourishes may accompany them
samples|Representative pieces
sandman|Sleep-inducer of folklore
sangrias|Wine concoctions
sapphire|Corundum gem
sardonic|Mocking
satanism|Devil worship
satisfy|Discharge, as a debt
savanna|Tropical grassland
sayonara|Kyoto farewell!
scanned|Read, as a UPC
scanner|Computer add-on
scapose|Feather portion
scarabs|Egyptian beetles
scarlet|Doyle's "A Study in __"
scarred|Like Capone's faced
scarred|Marked permanently, in a way
scathes|Denounces bitterly
scatted|Sang like Ella
scattier|More flighty
scenics|Nature photos
scherzos|Up-tempo musical pieces
schlemiel|Ninny
schools|Trains
sconces|Candle holders
scraggly|Add up
scramble|Mix confusedly
scramble|Prepare eggs
scraper|Ice removal tool
scratchy|Like an old record
screech|Kind of owl
scrooge|Skinflint
seamier|More sleazy
searcher|Investigator
secants|Lines intersecting arcs
seceded|The confederacy did it
seceder|South Carolina was the first in 1860
sedates|Calms
sediment|Bottom matter
seedier|More shabbily-dressed
seekers|Candidates
seekers|Target-locating missiles
seethes|Boils
segregates|Sets apart
selects|Picks out
semester|Course length
semester|Intersession surrounders
semiformal|Well-dressed
semipros|Part-time ballplayers
senoras|Ladies of Leon
senorita|Lima lass
sensors|Alarm features
sensory|Of touch or sight
sensual|Of feeling
sentence|Pronounce judgement against
serenade|Lover's song
serenade|Suitor's song
serenely|In a calm way
serious|Hardly frivolous
serpent|Viper
session|Jam _____
session|Legislative meetings
sessions|Meetings
sestina|Verse form
settled|Avoided court
settler|Oregon Trail traveler
shackle|Fetter
shakeups|Corporate reorganizations
shampoo|Warren Beatty movie
shedder|Molting snake
shetland|Type of pony
shields|Half of a pantomime pair
shindig|Festive party
shirked|Dodged
showboat|Kern musical
shrivel|Dwindle
shrouded|Hid from view
shrugged|See 40A
shutterbug|Tourist, at times
sideburns|Muttonchops
sidecars|Cocktails containing brandy
sideswipe|Hit, but not head-on
siestas|Mediterranean breaks
signees|The Declaration of Independence's 56
silents|Early flicks
silliest|Most ridiculous
sirocco|It blows out of Africa
sirocco|Warm southerly wind
sitcoms|Second-highest form of comedy?
skylarking|Monkeyshines
skyline|City silhouette
sleeker|More silky
sleepiness|Somnolence
sliminess|Viscous quality
slimmer|Most sleek
slipcovers|Sofa protectors
smaller|Tinier
smasher|Atom
smashups|Wrecks
snarers|Trappers
sneaked|Moved stealthily
sniffer|Bloodhound, e.g.
sniffle|Sign of congestion
socially|How a wallflower is deficient
softball|Slow-pitch game
soiling|Becoming unclean
solitary|Prisoner's digs, perhaps
sombrero|Tampico topper
somebody|_____ Loves Me
soreness|Muscle malady
sourdough|San Francisco bread
sourest|Most ill-tempered
southern|__ Methodist University
southpaws|Lefties
spaniel|Droopy eared breed
spareness|Lack of fat
sparerib|Steakhouse order
sparrow|Line of nautical poles?
spatula|Flapjack flipper
speaker|Squawk box
specific|Explicit
spectral|Ghostly
spheres|Planetarium pieces
spheric|Like a billiard ball
spinach|Strength-giver of cartoondom
splendid|Awe-inspiring
splurges|Goes on a spree
spoonerism|Blushing crow, perhaps
spousal|Matrimonial
sprayed|Applied furniture polish, perhaps
spreadsheet|Quattro Pro, for one
sprinkle|Water the lawn
stabler|Even-tempered
stabler|Former quarterback Ken
staffer|Aide
stagnated|Hit the doldrums
stairway|GIZMO
stalled|Stonewalled
stampede|Calgary __ (famous rodeo)
standee|Rush-hour rider, often
started|I Can't Get __
steadier|Not so wobbly
steaming|Ticked off
steamroll|Crush, as an opponent
steeper|More expensive
stellar|Outstanding
stepsister|Sibling via remarriage
stereos|Car accessories
sterile|Lacking imagination
sterling|Fine tableware
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stetsons|Cowboy hats
stewarded|Managed
stewards|Takes charge of
stimulus|Incentive
stinker|Skunk?
stinkers|Skunks
stinter|Frugal one
stogies|Cheap cigars
stooges|Dupes
stooges|Moe, Curley, and Shemp
stoopball|Street game
stopgaps|Makeshift items
stopover|Ticket privilege
storage|Hard disk's function
stormed|Raged
stormed|Raged
strainer|Colander
strainer|Kitchen gadget
strangle|Throttle
stratifying|Forming layers
streaked|Pulled a '70s prank
streaks|Runs bare
streamy|Flowing
stresses|Places emphasis on
striver|Contender
strumpet|Trollop
stuccoes|Wall finishes
stylets|Daggers
stylists|Salon worker
sublease|Rent from a renter
subsidence|Abatement
subsidy|Gift of money
suburbia|Where the grass is greener?
succeed|Make a hit
superego|Moral compass
supreme|Ross, for a time
surefire|Guaranteed
suspend|Kick out of school temporarily
swaddles|Wraps up
sweatily|In a laborious manner
sweeten|Add saccharin
sweeter|More sugary
sweetheart|February 14 word
sweethearts|Honeys
swelter|Suffer from the heat
symbols|Ideograms
synapses|Nerve junctions
systems|All __ go!
tachometer|Dashboard device
tailgate|Parking-lot party
tailles|Royal levy in 1A
takeout|Date
talents|Up-and-comers
tallest|Most exaggerated
tallest|Topmost
tallyhos|Fox-hunt calls
tamales|Durango dishes
tamales|Mexican dish
tandems|Couple carriers
tantalum|Element No. 73
tantrum|Hissy fit
tarrying|Dragging one's feet
tartaric|Photographic acid
tarzans|__ New York Adventure (1942 film)
tasteless|Bland
taxicab|Car for hire
tediums|Tiresome states
teenage|Like some 'toon turtles
teenager|Archie or Veronica
telepathy|It's mental
telepathy|Transference of thought
temerity|Cheek
tenants|Renters
tenpins|Alley game
tersest|Most pithy
thesauri|Reference books
thirstiest|Most efficient, paper towel-wise
threnody|Lamentation
throttle|Choke
tinsmith|Metalworker
titanic|Atlantic sinker
titters|Giggles
toadstools|Poisonous agarics
toasted|Did a best man's job
toasted|Raised a glass to
toasted|Started the day right?
toccata|Bach composition
toeholds|Advantages, of a sort
toenails|Pedicure target
tolerate|Stand
tomahawks|Cherokee choppers
tomfoolery|Nonsense
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
tonneaus|Seating compartments
tontine|Last man annuity scheme
tootsie|Kind of roll
topical|Of current interest
topmast|Sail support
tortoise|Aesop race-winner
totalled|Added up
towering|Monolithic
tracers|Locators
trailer|Film advertisement
trailer|Movie promo
trainer|Gym figure
trampoliner|Variety show staple
trapped|Went for game
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treasure|Cherish
treater|Picker up of the tab
treatise|Written discourse
treetop|Cradle locale?
trefoil|Girl Scouts symbol
trenched|Did some digging
tridents|Neptune's trademark
trilobite|Marine invertebrate of yore
tripled|Drove one to the wall, perhaps
tritons|Spiral-shelled mollusks
triumvirs|Roman magistrates
tropism|Response to a stimulus, biologically
truelove|Sweetheart
tsarina|Alexandra was the last one
tsarina|Emperor's wife
tungsten|Light-bulb filament metal
ululate|Wail
unarmed|Weaponless
unbuckle|Prepare to deplane, perhaps
unclothes|Strips
uneaten|Like a leftover
unerring|Right on the mark
unhinges|Maddens
unicorns|One-horn sporters
unifier|Minister, at weddings
unknown|Like X
unleash|Let loose
unmannerly|Eschewing Emily Post
unmarked|Like some police cars
unopposed|How some candidates run
unsettle|Make uneasy
unsettling|Disturbing
unshared|One's very own
uptight|Tense
upwards|Towards a higher place
vaccinations|Flu protection
valencia|Kind of orange
vamoose|Get outta here!
vanillas|Flavorful seedpods
variant|Mutation
verbose|Wordy
videotape|Movie rental
vinegars|Cider et al.
virtuosi|Masterful musicians
visitor|Caller
volleys|Tennis strokes
waffled|Started the day right?
wallflower|Shy partygoer
washout|Total failure
wastrel|Squanderer or wanderer
wavering|On the fence
weakens|Enervates
weeknight|Sir Shorty?
wetland|Cattail locale
whatchamacallit|Received orders
windmill|Clean energy source
winesaps|Dark-skinned apples
workbook|Operating manual
workmanship|Artisan's skill
yellers|Cheerleaders, at times
zebroid|Hybrid horse
abductees|Visitors to UFO's, according to tabloids
abnormal|Deviant
abolish|Wipe out
aborted|Scratched at NASA
aborted|Stopped a take-off
aborted|Terminated before completion
abraded|Burnished
abscond|Skip town
absents|__ oneself (stays away)
abstain|Holdoff
abundant|More than enough
abutment|Supporting structure
academe|Harvard, and its surroundings
accedes|Consents
accepter|Recipient
accessed|Gained entry to
accrual|Accumulation
accrues|Gains (as interest)
accuser|Litigant
acetates|Clear overlays
acetone|Common solvent
achiest|Sore to the max
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acreages|Farm measures
activate|Energize
adenoids|Tonsils' neighbor
adequate|As much as needed
adhered|Stuck fast
adoptee|One taken in
aeolian|Ancient Hellenic
aerates|Fizzes up
aerator|Bubble maker
aerialist|One living the high life?
aerobic|Exercise method
aesthete|Nature lover
affaires|__ d'honneur (duels)
affidavit|Solemn oath
aftermath|Consequence
afternoon|PM
ageless|Forever young
ageless|Unchanged forever
agonize|Torture
agonizes|Is miserable about
aground|Stuck, shipwise
airmail|Fast delivery service?
airstrip|Landing lane at O'Hare
airtimes|Broadcast-schedule slots
airwaves|Imus's milieu
alabaster|Vase material
alamode|Fashionable head covering
alarmist|Fear spreader
alarmists|Chicken Littles
alerter|More watchful
alfresco|Outdoor
algorithm|Mathematical procedure
aliases|False names
alienates|Turns off
allegro|Lively tempo
allergic|Sensitive
allergy|Hypersensitivity reaction
allotropes|Elements with more than one molecular form
alumnae|Female graduate
amalgams|Mercury alloys
amasser|Collector
ambient|In the surrounding area
ambiguity|Double entendre
amenity|Pleasantness
amerces|Slaps with a fine
amethyst|Birthstone
amicably|In a friendly spirit
amnesty|Post-Vietnam issue
amoretto|Cupid
anabolic|Like some steroids
anabolic|Like some steroids
anaconda|Operation _____ (military action)
anagram|Dormitory to dirty room, e.g.
analgesic|Pain reliever
analogue|Like surimi to crabmeat
angered|Hot under the collar
aniline|Chemical compound
aniline|Colorless poisonous liquid
annelid|Segmented worm
annotate|Mark up the margins, perhaps
annually|When checkups may be gotten
anomaly|Rara avis
antedate|Precede in time
antelope|African runner
antelopes|Hollow-horned ruminants
antenna|Rabbit ears
antipope|Hippolytus or Novatian, e.g.
antiseptic|Sanitized
anytime|The Beatles' "__ at All"
apartment|Place to live
apologia|Formal defense
apologize|Eat humble pie
apostles|Noted twelve
apparel|Clothing
appeases|Satisfies
applesauce|Hokum
apprentice|One just starting out
apprise|Make aware
aquamarine|Bluish-green
archaic|Extremely old
archduke|Austria-Hungary's Francis Ferdinand, e.g.
ariette|Short melody
ariette|Short melody
armature|Dynamo part
armature|Framework
armholes|Vest openings
armoire|Tall cupboard
arraigns|Calls to account
arrests|Takes into custody
article|A, for one
articles|There are three in English
artists|United __ (film company)
ascends|Rises
ascents|Balloon takeoffs
ascribe|Lay claim
ashtray|Smoker's need
asinine|Utterly silly
aspired|Reached for
aspirin|Headache cure?
aspirins|Ache relievers
assayed|Appraised
assents|Agrees to something .
asserted|Expressed positively
assessor|Tax man
assigned|Like some seating
assignee|Agent
assorts|Classifies
assorts|Fits into groups
assures|Guarantees
asterisks|Footnote references
astronaut|Spacy type?
athletes|Sports participants
atomism|Lucretius's theory
atropism|Diseased state
attacked|Went after
attends|Shows up at
attests|Points to
attires|Get ups
attuned|Brought into accord
attunes|Brings into accord
aureole|Halo
austral|Former Argentine monetary unit
availed|Used
availing|Making use of
avarice|Lust for wealth
avenges|Settles a score
averted|Warded off
aviates|Goes up
avocado|Alligator pear, familiarly
baboons|Boorish ones
badlands|Barren country
bagpipe|It has a chanter and drones
balances|Stays on the tightrope
balancing|Kind of act
balancing|Kind of act
ballast|Added weight
ballerina|Russian spinner
ballerina|Russian spinner
ballroom|Prom place
bandits|Some are one-armed
baptism|Christian rite
barstools|Sit on them
bartered|Traded without exchange of money
bassett|Droopy-eared hound
bearhugs|Hearty embraces
because|On account of
bedsides|Vigil spots
beefcake|Muscleman in pictures, sometimes
beeline|The most direct course
beeswax|None of your __!
beggars|They may seek change
beginner|One just starting out
begrime|Make filthy
beguine|Dance, started in Martinique
belugas|Source of fine caviar
benchmark|Surveyor's reference
benedict|Brunch eggs
benefits|Fund-raising events
berries|Fruits sold by the quart
bestial|Marked by depravity
bethels|Sailors' sanctuaries
betimes|Early
bewared|Was cautious
bicycles|Triathloners' transports
bigeneric|Of two groups
bigmouth|Bass type
bigmouth|Gossip
bikinis|Some beachwear or underwear
billiards|It starts with a break
binaural|Giving a stereophonic effect
biscuit|Treat for Fido
bitterer|Most unpalatable
bitumen|Asphalt component
bleachers|Sit in them
blended|Not straight
bloodhounds|Hunting dogs
bloodroots|Red puccoons
blossom|Flower
blowers|Electric fans
blowsily|In a frumpish way
blowups|Tantrums
bluejeans|Levi's
blustery|Like some winter days
boardrooms|Where deals are made?
bobolink|Meadowlark relative
bobsled|Vehicle with a driver and a brakeman
bobtail|Horse feature
bodysurfs|Rides the waves, in a way
boleros|Short jackets
bologna|Lunch meat
bolognas|Sandwich-meat sausages
bonitos|Tuna-like fish
bookseller|Text vendor
bothered|Took the trouble
bourrees|Gavotte-like dances
bourrees|Gavotte-like dances
boycotted|Blackballed
bracelet|Wrist ornament
brasserie|Paris hangout
bravest|Most intrepid
breathe|__ easy (relax)
breather|Recess
breathes|Is alive
bricklayer|Mortar man
bridled|Put a curb on
bristle|React angrily
bristled|Stood stiffly on end
brownshirt|Storm trooper
buckeyes|Ohioans
buffalo|__ wings (bar fare)
bulldoze|Level
bullfrog|Animal twofer?
bullnoses|Edge tiles
bureaucrat|Government official
bushier|More overgrown
buttermilk|Dale Evans' movie mount
buzzards|Vultures
cabbage|Part of a St. Patrick's Day meal
cabdriver|Pedestrian picker-upper
caesura|Poetic pause
cagiest|Most crafty
caisson|Watertight structure
calorie|Dieter's unit
calypsos|Tunes from Trinidad
campfire|Place for storytelling
candelabra|Dining illumination
canines|Certain teeth
canners|Packers
cantors|Musical leaders
capitals|Upper case letters
caramel|Chewy candy
caresses|Gives a big hug
caroled|Sung together
carolers|Year-end singers
carotid|Vital artery
carrottops|Arnez and Sills
caseworker|Provider of a social service
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
cataloger|List maker
catamaran|Twin-hulled sailboat
catamount|Mountain lion
catcher|He's before the ump
cathedral|Kind of ceiling
cathedral|Large, important church
cathode|CRT component?
catspaw|Stooge
cattalo|Beef hybrid
causeway|Low bridge over water
cavalcade|Procession
ceasefire|Suspension of hostilities
ceaseless|Never-ending
celeste|Actress Holm
celestial|Heavenly
cellarer|Steward
cellophane|Packaging need
cenobite|Convent dweller
cereals|Post's wares
chainman|Survey party member
chainsaw|Lumberjack's aid
chainsaw|Power tool
chairwoman|Committee honcho, sometimes
challenge|Double dare
champed|Work the jaws and teeth vigorously
channeling|In touch with Cleopatra?
chapters|Book sections
charity|One of the three virtues
charlotte|___ russe
chartreuse|Yellowish-green
chasten|Discipline
chastise|Criticize sharply
chateaux|Homes in the Loire Valley
chattiest|Most talkative
checkbooks|Pay-as-you-go with these
cheetah|Fast feline
chesterfield|Overcoat with a velvet collar
chitchat|Make small talk
cholesterol|When it's high, you could be in trouble
chowderhead|Numbskull
cinders|Fire remains
cinnamon|Red-hot flavoring
cinquain|Five-line stanza
clarets|Red wines
classes|Tourist and first
cleanse|Employ Mr. Clean
cleanups|Spring jobs
clerical|Like some office work
clippers|Gardener's gadget
clothespin|Line item?
coalescence|Growing together
coalesces|Comes together
coalitions|Allies and Axis
codpiece|Flap of yore
coequals|Peers
coercible|Not totally unyielding
coercible|Not totally unyielding
collarbone|Scapula-sternum link
collude|Act in unison
colorado|Sea of Cortez feeder
colorful|Bright and showy
colorists|Some hairdressers
comeback|Return to glory
committees|Groups with special functions
compares|Juxtaposes
competes|Enters a tournament
composite|The Indian on the buffalo nickel, e.g.
conscience|Jiminy, to Pinocchio
contessa|European noblewoman
contests|Calls into question
contrary|Describing Mary
coolant|Freon, for one
copycat|Imitator
cornflower|Hokey Bloomer?
corrects|Uses Liquid Paper
costumes|Dress-up clothes
cottontail|Here comes Peter ____, ...
councilmen|City law makers
counselor|School employee
courage|Lionhearted-one's quality
coursed|Moved like a river
crabbed|Went crustacean hunting
crackleware|Type of glazed pottery
crackleware|Type of glazed pottery
crapshoot|Risky venture
crazies|Those with intense involvement
craziest|Most weird
creampuff|Used-car ad word
creates|Toils in the lab
creoles|Certain Louisianans
cringed|Withdrew
critical|Perilous
crockpot|Slow cooker
crossbar|Transverse piece
crossbows|William Tell's arsenal
crosscut|Saw
crosswords|'20s craze
crosswords|Heated exchange?
croupier|Casino attendant
crouton|Bread cube
crybaby|One in tears
crybaby|Whiner
cultist|Sect member
current|Up to date
currents|They may be alternating
curtail|Reduce
cutlass|Old Olds
cutworms|Farmer's bane
dartboard|Pub sight
darters|Perch relatives
dashboard|Fascia panel, in the U.S.
davenport|Sit on it
deanship|College appointment
deception|Double-cross
decibel|Sound-intensity unit
deckhand|One who cleans the poop
declare|I do __!
deepened|Got lower
deerfly|Winged bloodsucker
defaces|Smears paint on walls
defraud|Take for a ride?
defrauds|Rips off
defrosted|Thawed out
degrees|Kelvin units
deistic|Type of religious belief
deleted|Struck out
delimit|Define
deliver|SCOLDED BECOMES BRING TO
delphinium|Oracle's bloomer?
demanded|Insisted upon
demeanor|Conduct
dementia|__ pugilistica (punch-drunkenness)
demesne|Landed property
demimonde|Amber's class, forever?
demotion|Reduction in rank
denotes|Indicates
denture|Fake teeth
dependent|Relying on
deplete|Use up
deportee|One getting the boot
derides|Treats with contemptuous mirth
deriding|Mocking
derisive|Nasty
derrieres|Rears
deserts|Barren areas
despair|Give up all hope
desperado|John Dillinger, for one
dessert|Meal closer
desserts|After-dinner treats
detested|Loathed
detract|Take away from
detracts|Takes away
devices|Contraptions
devisor|Rube Goldberg type
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
diminish|Shrink
diminuendo|Gradual loudness reduction
dingdong|____ , the witch is dead...
disagrees|Parts company
disappointments|They don't meet expectations
disasters|Fodder for many a movie
discombobulated|All there, but not altogether
disfavor|In-the-doghouse state
dishrag|State of limpness
dislike|Have no stomach for
dispassionately|Unfeeling
dispose|Decide a matter
distant|Far apart
distant|Far removed
divisions|Battle units
doctors|Falsifies
documents|Diplomas, deeds and such
dogfight|Aerial combat
doghouse|Shelty's shelter
dogtrot|Quick easy gait
dogwatch|Late night shift
donated|Visited the blood bank
doorknob|Impromptu coathanger, sometimes
dormitory|Place to live
doubtful|Not at all likely
dowager|Wealthy widow
downplay|Make light of
downtown|Where you can find a tattoo parlor
dragster|Hot rod
dragster|Hot rodder
dredged|Deepened, in a way
dresser|Courtenay/Finney film, with "The"
dressmaker|Modiste
dribble|Emulate Michael Jordan
dribbled|Bounced the basketball
drooled|Wanted badly
dropouts|GED earners, once
drowsier|Not as alert
dryness|Moisturizer target
dwelling|Where you live
dynamism|Vigor
dynamite|It's a blast
dynasty|Blake Harrington's history on TV
earliest|Ahead of time
earmuffs|Winter headwear
earners|They get what they deserve
earnest|Heartfelt
earthen|Made of baked clay
earthquake|Natural event
earwigs|Elongated insects
ebonite|Bowling ball material
echelon|Level of responsibility
eclairs|Napoleons' kin
ecologic|Environmental
edition|Word with limited or first
editors|Blue-pencil wielders
educated|Book-learned
eelworm|Small nematode
eeriest|Most Twilight Zone-like
eeriness|Suggestive of the supernatural
egested|Discharged
egomania|Excessive conceit
egomaniac|Self absorbed crazy
elation|That "walking on air" feeling
elected|Chosen
electoral|__ College
element|Fundamental constituent of a whole
elevate|Lift the spirits
elevate|Raise
elevens|Football teams
elitists|Above-the-rest people
elongate|Lengthen
emaciate|Waste away
emblazon|Inscribe prominently
emerald|Green ice?
eminent|Noted
emitting|Giving out
emporia|Stores
enabled|Gave power to
enacted|Made into law
enclose|Fence in
encrypt|Put into code
endeared|Made beloved
endgames|Mating periods?
endings|Concluding parts
endives|Chicory crowns
endorse|Speak out for
endorser|Check signer
endpapers|They're inside the covers
enemies|Bad guys
engagement|Valentine's Day result?
enriches|Adds to one's coffers
entente|Triple __ (early 1900's alliance)
entered|Took part in
enterprise|Command for 10D
enthuse|Inspire
entices|Lures
entombs|Inters
entrench|Dig in
envious|Eating one's heart out
epeeist|Fencer
epidemic|CDC concern
epidemics|Rapid spreads
episode|Sitcom unit
epistle|Formal letter
epitaph|Stone saying
epsilon|Greek letter
equaled|Matched
equipage|Furnishings
erasers|Back to school items
erasers|Correction units
erosion|Bank withdrawal?
erotica|Album by Madonna
erotica|X-rated material
erratum|What we try to avoid?
escapade|Caper
escutcheon|Emblematic shield
esquires|Knights' attendants
essential|Absolutely necessary
esteems|Holds in high regard
etamines|Lightweight cottons
etchers|Acid users
eternal|Ageless
eternal|Interminable
eternal|Lasting
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
eternity|From Here to ___
eucalyptus|Koala's diet source
evermore|Eternally, to a poet
everyman|Average Joe
evincing|Clearly demonstrating
evocable|Like some old memories
exactly|To a T
exchequers|Treasuries
exhales|Lets out a sigh
expedite|Process quickly and efficiently
expulsion|Dismissal
extension|Request filed around April 15
exterior|Outer surface
eyesore|Something ugly to look at
eyesores|Styes
eyestrain|Result of reading the fine print?
faction|Group within a group
fainted|Blacked out
faintly|Under one's breath
farcical|Ludicrous
fascinate|Spellbind
fatback|Often-salt-cured pork cut
fathead|Lummox
faucets|Turn-ons?
federal|__ case (major issue)
felucca|Mediterranean sailing vessel
femininity|Womanly characteristic
finagle|Jockey
finagle|Wangle
finials|Lampshade toppers
firebrands|Agitators
firelit|Illuminated, in a way
flannel|Winter sheet material
flatcar|Sideless carrier
flattens|Bulldozes
flattery|Soft soap
fleeting|Ephemeral
flophouses|Seedy hotels
floweret|Small bloom
flypaper|Insect trap of a kind
folklore|The feats of Paul Bunyan, e.g.
follicle|Root container
footnotes|Asterisks refer to them
footpath|Muir Park lane
foraying|Venturing
fossils|Traces of the past
fracture|Stress __
frankly|Start of a memorable movie line
freemason|Member of a fraternal order
frequent|Visit often
frosted|Like cupcakes
fruitcake|Nut case
furnace|Sweltering spot
gainsay|Deny
gallery|Where to find a Rembrandt?
gardens|They hung in Babylon
garnered|Acquired
gasifies|Goes to a different state?
gastric|Stomach juices
gastronomes|Lovers of good food
gatecrash|Show up without an invitation
gateway|Entrance
generator|Dynamo, in the U.S.
geometry|Euclidean topic
gibbered|Babbled
gillnet|Angler's apparatus
giraffe|Creature that's looked up to?
glazers|Doughnut finishers
glitters|Shines
glittery|Like a sequined dress
goldsmith|The Vicar of Wakefield writer
golfing|Palmer's forte
goliath|Biblical giant
governed|Led the way
granddaddy|First of its kind
grapple|Fight hand-to-hand
grateful|Dead sentiment?
greaser|Street-gang member
greenish|Pond scum-colored, sort of
greyhound|One way to travel
greyness|Dreary condition
groaned|Made a sound expressive of stress
grownups|Adults, in the idiom of those younger
gumdrop|Sweet thing
hammertoe|Podiatrist's concern
handbag|Carried around by a banned hag?
handout|Distribute
handset|Like much old type
handset|Phone
hangdog|Shamefaced
hangman|Popular word game
happier|More than jolly
hardcore|Dedicated
hardfisted|Ruthless
hardhead|Shrewd negotiator
hardline|Unyielding
hardpan|Firm soil
hastens|Speeds up
hayride|Farm fun
haywire|Nuts
hazelnut|Party-mix morsel
headlines|National Enquirer come-ons
headlines|Facial wrinkles?
heckler|Stand-up's headache
hedgehog|Prickly insectivore
heehawed|Acted like an ass?
helices|DNA, essentially
henpecks|Nags persistently
herdsman|Cattle keeper
heretic|Church dissenter
heroine|Joan of Arc, to France
hifalutin|Pompous
hoedown|Barn dance
hoisted|Raised with block and tackle
hollering|Shouting
homestead|Place to live
honesty|Fair dealing
honeysuckle|Fragrant vine
honored|Paid homage to
horsefly|Animal twofer?
hosteler|Traveler on the cheap
hotdoggers|Showoffs on the slopes
hothouse|Orchid's propagation site
hotshot|Flamboyantly successful
hotshot|VIP
hotspot|Area of unrest
hottest|High oven setting
hourglass|Timer, of a kind
hovercraft|Everglades vehicle
hurricanes|Natural events
hushpuppies|Shoe style
hushpuppy|Soft shoe
hussars|Cavalry horsemen
iceboxes|Fridge ancestors
icebreakers|Opening remarks, perhaps
icemaker|Cube creator
icemaker|Refrigerator feature
idealist|Often-impractical one
idolators|Worshippers
illness|Cause of absence
illuminate|Enlighten
illustrator|Norman Rockwell, for example
imagine|Think up
imitative|Onomatopoeic
impacts|Has an effect on
impeded|Blocked
impolite|Discourteous
impostor|Quack
incenses|Ticks off
inchoate|Uncompleted
included|Belonging
incomes|Taxable items
incoming|Like e-mail delivery
incompatibility|Antagonistic state of things
inertia|Resistance to motion
infidel|Unbeliever
inflated|Readied Bullwinkle for the Macy's parade
inflect|Alter in tone
inherent|Fundamental
injected|Forced into
injures|Puts the hurt on
innermost|Central
inquests|Legal examinations
inscriber|Engraver
inserts|Sunday paper additions
insomnia|Difficulty dropping off
inspect|Check out
installed|Sworn into office
installer|Plumber or electrician
installs|Puts in position
instate|Establish in office
interact|Participate in group therapy, perhaps
internal|Kind of audit
interred|Buried
intolerance|D. W. Griffith classic
inundate|Flood
inundate|Flood
inundate|Flood
inundate|Overwhelm
inundated|Flooded
inverse|Reciprocal
ironsides|Nickname of Cromwell's regiment
ironweed|1987 Nicholson/Streep movie
islands|Vacation destination
isobars|Weather map lines
isotope|Element variant
italics|Skewed text?
iterated|Did again
iterated|Redid
jackknife|Tough dive
jackknife|Weapon for Benny?
jackknifes|Has an accident with  the rig
jackpot|Something to hit
jailers|Turnkeys
jaywalker|Companion to Leno?
jaywalkers|Pedestrian lawbreakers
jejuneness|Lack of maturity
jellybeans|Reagan's favorite
jerkwater|Insignificant, as a town
jetliner|Commercial aircraft
jiffies|Moments
johnnycake|Dessert for Carson?
joystick|Computer-gamer's control
kernels|Grain seeds
kettles|Cooking vessels
kibitzed|Disrupted the chess game
kitschy|Gaudily and cheaply designed
kneeling|Church position?
knitter|Sweater maker
knockabout|Wander aimlessly
laboratory|Testing locale
laborer|Day worker
lambdas|Fraternity letters
lambert|Unit of brightness
laminates|Formica and plywood
lamppost|Something to lean on
landers|Van Buren's counterpart
landmass|Eurasia, for one
lankier|More ungainly
laptops|Portable PC's
larceny|Thievery
lariats|They're usually on the horn
larkspurs|Buttercup family members
lashing|Tongue-__ (scolding)
lateral|Certain pass
latinas|Senoritas, e.g.
latticed|Like a trellis
latticed|Like a trellis
laudable|Worthy of admiration
laundered|Did the sheets
layaway|Buyer's choice
leaflet|Street-corner handout
leakiness|Tendency towards verbal slips
leanest|Like some meat cuts
learner|Driver-ed enrollee
leftovers|Microwave meal
legalese|Abstruse language
legitimate|Rightful
legroom|Coach-class problem
leisure|Free time
lessened|Cut back
license|Permit to drive
lifesavers|They're in a roll
limeade|Summer cooler
lissome|Limber
literates|They're well-informed
littoral|Coastal
lobelia|Anti-asthmatic herb
lollypops|Savalas props
loneliest|One, as numbers go
loosened|Relaxed
lovemaking|Courtship
lowercase|like this
lowered|Reduced
loyalty|Devotion
mackinaws|Woolen jackets
madeleine|Secretary of State Albright
mafioso|Sammy the Bull, by his own admission
magnets|Polar draws
magnifico|VIP
magnolia|Louisiana's state flower
magnums|Some wine bottles
makings|Ingredients
manager|Office party?
mandates|Makes required
manhunt|Lieutenant Gerard's obsession
manicure|Salon treatment
manifest|Liner list
manifests|Lists of goods
mantras|Hare Krishna, et al.
marinas|Spots for yachts
marketeer|Dealer in commodities
marketeer|Dealer in commodities
marshal|Tito's title
masseurs|Therapeutic rubbers
matchup|Direct confrontation
maternal|Kind of instinct
matrimony|Marriage
maturer|More grown-up
matures|Ripens
mayflies|Short-lived pond insects
maypoles|Dancing venues
meander|Circuitous journey
meanest|Most malicious
medicare|Government health program
megabit|Drive size
meridians|Global circles
messages|E-mails?
metazoa|Multicellular animals, collectively
meteors|Overhead lighting?
metrics|Suffix with econo or iso
microwave|Zap dinner
midnight|Witching hour
midriff|Torso part
milkers|Dairy machines
mindful|Attentive
miniature|Dollhouse maker's mantra?
minikins|Dainty people
minstrel|Medieval entertainer
minting|Money making
mirthful|Blithesome
miscast|Not right for the part
misname|Call Pat "Mike"
misplace|Lose
missile|Daisy Cutter
missiles|Silos's storage
misspells|Loses a bee
misspells|Writes bad words?
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
mistral|Dry, cold Mediterranean wind
mixtures|Alloys
mizzenmast|Brig structure
monetary|Federal Reserve's mantra?
moneymaker|Profitable item
monitor|Keep tabs on
monitor|Viewing screen
moonlit|Nightscape, at times
moorage|Place to berth a boat
moorish|Like Othello
moratoria|Temporary suspensions
mortars|Trench weapons
mortises|Fastens securely
mothered|Gave birth to
mothers|Ewes and sows
mottoes|Slogans
mousepad|Mickey's flat?
mousetrap|Better product, perhaps
muckamuck|VIP
mundane|Workaday
muscular|Powerfully built
mythology|Study of a cultural tradition
nailbiters|Close games, perhaps
nailset|Carpenter's tool
nameless|Anonymous
nametag|SENTRY BECOMES ID
narrator|Story teller
narrators|Storytellers
nasturtium|Mean-spirited bloomer?
neatness|It often counts
necktie|Noose, in slang
needful|Required
needlework|Embroidery
neglect|Omit
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nemesis|Unbeatable opponent
neonate|Just-delivered one
neophyte|One just starting out
nettles|Annoys
neuritis|Nerve inflammation
neutered|Spayed
neutral|Unbiased
neutron|Hydrogen-atom lack
newlywed|TV game player
newsletter|Mail from your congressman, perhaps
newsprint|100-meter dash do-over?
newsstand|Daily paper locale
nickelodeon|Popular cable channel
nictitates|Winks
nitrous|__ oxide (laughing gas)
noisemaker|New Year's device
nomadic|Traveling man
nonlegal|Outside the law
nonsense|Balderdash
nonsense|Tomfoolery
nontoxic|By no means harmful
northern|__ Exposure
nosegay|Flower arrangement
notated|Represented by symbols
notating|Appending to
notices|Informational placards
nowhere|The Beatles' "__ Man"
nudgers|Pushy people?
nutcrackers|Squirrels' avocation?
oarsmen|Galley workers
obligati|Musical accompaniments
oboists|Some orchestra members
obtains|Gets
ocarinas|Small wind instruments
ocelots|Endangered cats
octants|Altitude measuring instruments
oddities|Peculiarities
oddness|Peculiarity
oeuvres|Bodies of artistic work
oilcans|Lube shop leftovers
oilstone|Sharpening material
oldster|Golden ager
omelets|Brunch offering
omelets|Egg dish
onerous|Troublesome
oneself|Egoist's concern
onetime|Singular event
onlooker|Non-participant
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial
opossums|They play dead
opponents|Foes
opposes|Dead set against
opulence|Riches
oracles|Forecasters
organist|Church musician
oriental|Rug type
osculate|Smooch
outcome|Consequence
outflanks|Maneuvers around
outlive|Have greater staying power?
outpouring|Spate
outrace|Beat
outtalk|Beat in debate
outward|Purely superficial
overact|Emote
overall|Including everything
overfeed|Fatten up
overlap|Partly cover
overpass|Cloverleaf feature
overpass|Highway crosser
overrule|Set aside
overstep|Surpass, as one's bounds
overtone|Part of a harmonic series
overused|Trite
ozonizes|Treats with a certain gas
pacific|Tranquil
pacific|Tranquil ocean
paddleboat|Resort rental
painter|Grant Wood, for one
painters|Van Gogh and Grandma Moses
palaces|Royal homes
palliate|Assuage
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
palmist|Fortuneteller
pampered|Spoiled
panfried|Sauteed
pangram|Using all the letters
panicky|Out of control
papoose|Native American infant
papoose|Young Hiawatha
parades|Kind of reviews
paradoxes|Seeming contradictions
parameter|Measurable factor
parapet|Castle feature
pardoned|Forgave
parental|Of mom and dad
parlance|Manner of speaking
paroles|Lets out, in a way
parsley|Seasoning herb
partisans|Militant supporters
passenger|Cab fare
pastorale|Rural style
pastrami|A beef on rye
pasture|Grasslands
pathfinder|Byway seeker
patiently|With passiveness
patriotic|True-blue
patrols|Reconnaissance units
pattered|Chattered glibly
payolas|Bribes to jocks
peacock|Showy bird
peashooter|Kid's weapon
peephole|Door feature
pendants|Lockets, perhaps
penthouse|Place to live
peptalks|Locker room lectures
percale|Sheet material
periscope|Sub apparatus
perishes|Dies
persist|Keep at it
persona|Public image
perusers|They enjoy reading
pestered|Harassed
pestilent|Extremely destructive
petition|Sue
petulant|Contemptuous
pharmacy|Drug dispenser
phrased|Expressed in words
physiotherapist|Occupational doctor
pickoff|Nail a napping baserunner
pilasters|Architectural columns
pillbox|50's hat style
pilsener|Tall, thin, footed glass
pinball|Arcade amusement
pinball|Arcade amusement
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pinochle|Game with 48 cards
pintails|Long-necked ducks
piranhas|Predatory swimmers
placably|In a tolerant manner
placate|Appease
placates|Appeases
plainclothesmen|Undercover detectives
planetaria|Fels, Adler, and Hayden
planets|Holst masterpiece, with "The"
plantains|Relative of 7D ingredient
plateau|Elevated land expanse
platter|Roast dish
plumaged|In fine feather?
plumped|Filled with air
plungers|Plumbers' helpers
plusher|Most opulent
plutocrat|Ruler by virtue of wealth
plutonium|Radioactive element
policeman|Perp picker-upper
polices|Controls
poppycock|Nonsense
porters|Redcaps
porthole|It lets you see sea
poshest|Most fancy
posters|Dorm-room decor
pottery|Ceramics
poundage|Scale measurement
poundcake|Plain dessert choice
prairie|Grassland
prairie|Word before dog or schooner
praiser|Kudos bestower
praline|Pecan confection
prances|Struts like a pony
precepts|Canons
precise|Meticulous
preface|Introductory remarks
preheating|Warming up
prelate|Church VIP
premiere|Come out
prepares|Makes ready
prepays|Has a credit balance
prescored|Easy to fold
presence|Being
pressmen|Galley slaves?
prestige|Esteemed status
pretended|Not sincere
pretense|Outward appearance
preterm|Born earlier than expected
primrose|Spring bloomer
pristine|Uncorrupted
privateer|Sea marauder
problem|Gordian Knot, e.g.
propeller|Air spinner
propeller|Air spinner
prospector|One with a miner role?
prospered|Did well
protocol|Diplomat's concern
provost|Jon of "Lassie"
proxies|Agents
pseudonym|Mark Twain or O. Henry
psychophysicist|Stimuli-response researcher
purplehearts|Some military decorations
quadplexes|Like some condo units
quality|__ time
quarrel|Lock horns
quarterback|Gridiron signal caller
rabbits|Hutch occupants
racetrack|Railbird's locale
radical|Ultra-left-winger
rafters|Whitewater figures?
ragtops|Convertibles, to some
raiders|NFL eleven
rainchecks|Store issues, during stockouts
rancher|Cattleman
rangers|Forest and Texas
ransacked|Rifled
ransoming|Manumitting
ratfinks|Undesirables
raviolis|Pisa pockets
rawness|Inflamed condition
razzmatazz|Confusing tactic
reacted|Came back (with)
readapt|Make more adjustments to
readings|Interpretations
realtors|They've got lots to offer
rearguard|Military detachment
reassure|Instill confidence in
rebaters|Cash-back givers
rebounds|Dennis Rodman grabs
rebuttal|Present an opposing view
recession|A returning
recherche|Exotic
rechose|Picked out again
recorder|Flute relative
reddens|Blushes
redeemed|Turned in, as food stamps
redeems|Cashes in
redeploy|Position the troops again
redshirt|Held out, in college football
redwing|Black Hawk's foe
reenact|Stage anew
refrigerate|Chill
regaled|Entertained
regatta|Ketch match
regional|Local
regulars|Starting team
rekindle|Start again, as a romance
relative|Not absolute
relaxed|Took a break
release|Press hand-out
release|Put out
release|Time-__ capsules
release|Untie
releases|Puts out
remarks|Expresses briefly
remarry|Tie a new knot?
reminders|String on one's finger, et al.
remodel|Put in a new kitchen, e.g.
renegade|Outlaw
renewal|Facelift
renewed|Extended a subscription
reoutfit|Equip again
repaint|Cover the house again
repeals|Abrogates
repents|Shows remorse
reporter|Clark Kent or Lois Lane
require|Have need of
reraise|Put up again
rerolls|Does a Yahtzee do-over
reseals|Makes airtight again
resentful|Feeling ill will
resents|Is piqued at
resided|Lived
restated|Aired again
restore|Fix up
restored|Brought back
restorer|Fixer-upper fixer
restrict|Limits
restrict|Utilize a V-chip
retails|Sells
retiree|Many a Florida settler
retiring|Hitting the sack
retreat|Turn tail
revealed|Bared
reversals|Some court decisions
rewires|Fixes a lamp
rhetoric|Campaign output, often
ricotta|Stuffed shells filler
riddles|Enigmas
riesling|White wine grape
ringleader|Chief miscreant
ringlet|Where small boxers fight?
rinsable|Not permanent, perhaps
ritziest|Fancy to the max
rockhounds|Geologists
rooster|Early riser
roseate|Looking on the bright side
rosebud|Citizen Kane's last word
rosemary|Flavoring plant
rosettes|Trim on a baby's bonnet
rotator|Kind of muscle
roughrider|Spanish-American War figure
rouster|Wharf laborer
rumbled|Growled
rushing|Greek societies selection ritual
rustlers|Cattle thieves
sacrilege|Gross irreverence
safaris|Tanzania treks
safecracker|Yegg
sagebrush|Nevada's state flower
sailors|Shore-leave takers
saltine|NaCl coated cracker
salvoes|Bombardments
samovar|Another 48A
sandbox|Play date site
sardine|Small fish
satanism|Devil worship
satiate|Fill beyond capacity
satiated|Gorged
saturnine|Mirthless
savored|Relished the taste
sawmill|Home of the buzz cut?
scaling|Dockside task
scammers|Pyramid-scheme propagators, usually
scathes|Denounces bitterly
scathes|Harms, through insults
schemed|Acted the jezebel
scherzos|Up-tempo musical pieces
schnozz|Proboscis
scholar|... a ten o'clock __
scholar|Savant
sciences|Biology and geology
scorecard|Stadium purchase
scraped|Prepared to repaint
scratch|Kentucky Derby cancellation
scribers|Line marking tools
scrounges|Mooches
scrutiny|Close examination
seabirds|Boobies et al.
seamstress|Garment worker
seances|Medium gatherings
seaports|Harbor cities
searing|Affixing a brand on
seatings|Restaurateur's concern
seaways|Inland shipping water routes
seaweed|Marine alga
section|Grapefruit wedge
sedates|Administers a tranquilizer
seeming|Apparent
seesawed|Had some recess fun
segments|Parts
segregates|Sets apart
selected|Opted for
semester|15 weeks or so, typically
seminar|University group discussion
semipro|Weekend warrior, sportswise
sendups|Takeoffs
sentient|Conscious
separate|Part
serenest|Most calm
serials|Saturday movie fare
serials|Saturday movie fare
serpent|Eve tempter
serpents|Very large snakes
session|Legislative meetings
setters|Hunting dogs
settings|Backgrounds
settled|Avoided court
several|A few
sextant|Mariner's instrument
shamrock|Erin's symbol
sharers|They divvy up
sharper|More distinct
sheared|Clipped a sheep
sheared|Shaved sheep
sheepdog|Animal twofer?
sheepskins|Diplomas, informally
sheikdom|Abu Dhabi, for one
shelled|Like canned nuts
sheriff|Law officer
shiatsu|The art of hands-on management?
shirttail|It may be inadvertently left out
shoddiest|Least workmanlike
shoehorn|Footwear device
shoeless|Joe Jackson sobriquet
shoofly|Kind of pie
shortchange|ALTE
shredder|Cole-slaw maker
shredder|Document destroyer
shrines|Lourdes, et al
shunted|Sidetracked
shutoff|Stoppage
sidebars|Courtroom conferences
sideways|Lateral motion
sighted|Took aim at
silences|Puts a lid on
silverware|Eating utensils
similar|Not quite identical
singular|Odd
sirloins|Filet steaks
sizeable|Large
skaters|Hamill and Hamilton
skeeter|Summer pest, informally
skeletons|Bony figures
sketched|Did some cartooning
skinflint|Reluctant to spend
skyjack|Commit air piracy
skyline|Chicago profile
slanted|On an incline
slashes|Web-address separators
sleepers|Dr. Denton's
sleepily|In a somnolent manner
sleeted|Stormed, in a way
slipcovers|Sofa protectors
slobber|Drool
slovenly|Not neat
slowdowns|Certain labor protests
slowpoke|Tortoise-like person
smelted|Went for the gold?
smilaxes|Decorative vines
smogless|Unlike a Los Angeles summer
smolder|Burn below the surface
smuggle|Slip past customs
snakier|More treacherous
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapdragon|St. George's bloomer?
sneezer|One in need of a blessing?
sneezes|Reacts to pepper, perhaps
sneezes|Receives blessings?
snorers|Nasal-strip purchasers
snorkel|Comic-strip sergeant
snorters|Humdingers
snowfall|Winter blanket?
snuggles|Cuddles up
sobered|Made subdued
sociology|College major
solstice|Start of summer or winter
solvent|Out of the red
somerset|Maugham's middle name
sooners|Oklahomans
sourballs|They're hard and tart
sources|Origins
sparsest|Least dense
spectra|Displays from prisms
speeders|Ticket recipients, perhaps
speedier|More like Alka-Seltzer?
spinoff|Benson in relation to "Soap"
spinout|Lose control, as of a car
spinout|Lose control, as of a car
spirited|Enthusiastic
spirits|Some rappers?
spitballs|Classroom missiles
splatter|Painter's problem
splices|Does some editing
spoofed|Made a mockery of
spotlit|Highlighted
spouted|Gushed
sprayed|Applied furniture polish, perhaps
spumoni|Trattoria treat
squabble|Show dissension
squirts|Gives a hosing to?
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stainer|Furniture finisher
stairway|Flight of steps
stairway|Flight or series of steps
stamina|Marathoner's quality
stammerer|Speaker with a stutter
stampede|Calgary __ (famous rodeo)
stances|Political positions
standby|___ for further instructions!
standfast|Hold firm
standpat|What to do when dealt a full house
starfish|Five-armed sea creature
starfish|Sand dollar kin
statelier|More majestic
stating|Announcing
statute|_____ of limitations
steamed|Prepared veggies
steamer|Kind of trunk or rug
steaming|Getting hot under the collar
steeled|Made strong
steeped|Soaked in liquid
steepen|Increase a grade
steeper|Having a greater incline
steepest|Most prohibitory in cost
steepest|With the highest gradient
steepness|Exorbitance
stemware|Wine holders
stencil|Graphic designer's tool
stepsister|Sibling via remarriage
sterling|Fine flatware
sterner|More strict
stickball|Game played on city streets
stickleback|Spiny swimmer
stigmas|Blots on one's record
stiletto|Small dagger
stilted|Artificially formal
stinker|SWEATER MAKEOVERS BECOMES POLECAT
stinter|Frugal one
stipend|Allowance
stipend|Allowance
stirrer|Bar accessory
stockmen|Cattle raisers
stomach|Put up with
stonemason|Easter Island native
straightforward|HONEST
straits|Malacca and Magellan
stratagem|Ruse
streetcar|Bygone Manhattan transport
streets|42nd and Easy
streets|Beale and Bourbon
streets|Elm and Main
streets|Public ways
stresses|Puts emphasis on
striate|Mark with a line or band
stricture|Control
striker|Fast participant, perhaps
strings|Orchestra section
strives|Tries hard
stubborn|Obstinate
stunted|Hindered
stuttered|Stammered
stylize|Represent conventionally
sublets|Finds a second tenant
suggest|Hint
sukiyaki|Japanese dish of sliced meat, bean curd, and vegetables
surcease|Stop
surgeon|Sawbones
surgical|Part of MASH
sutured|Closed, to a surgeon
swarthy|Dark
sweatshop|The Triangle Shirtwaist Co., for one
sweeter|More sugary
synapse|Nerve junction
tablespoons|Dosage amounts
taciturn|The silent type
tailored|Nipped and tucked
tailors|Sewers
takeout|Food to go
tallest|Topmost
tangerine|Mandarin cousin to citrus in 38A
tantalum|Its atomic number is 73
targets|Objectives
targets|Things to shoot for
tarnation|Word of annoyance
tarpons|Atlantic inhabitants
tartare|Rarer than rare
tartaric|Photographic acid
tartest|Most cutting
tassels|Mortarboard items
taunted|Jeered
taxable|Like most income
taxation|Perennial political issue
teachers|Kind of college
teardrop|Tree snail shell shape
teargas|Riot control mixture
teddies|One-piece undergarments
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teenage|Adolescent
teeners|High school students
teeters|Is ready to collapse
telegram|Western Union message
tempered|Hardened, as steel
tempests|Big to-dos
template|Pattern or gauge
tenants|Takes up residence
tendered|Made an offer
tenderfoot|Boy Scout of the lowest rank
tenpins|Bowling
tensors|Some muscles
termite|Chlordane victim
termites|Pangolin food
terrace|Where a CATERER sets up?
terraria|Turtles' abodes, perhaps
terriers|Scotch and Fox
tersest|Most concise
tersest|To the point
testate|Having a will
testate|With a will
thereto|Furthermore
threadbare|Shabby
throttle|Flow regulator
thrushes|Speckled singers
thumbnail|Type of sketch
timeworn|Hackneyed
tinkles|Plays, as on piano keys
tinware|Metal dishes
titanic|1998 Oscar winner
titanic|Wreck discovered in '87
titanium|Aerospace metal
titmouse|Chickadee relative
toasted|Raised one's glass
toenail|It may be ingrown
tombstone|Site of the O.K. Corral
tonette|Simple wind instrument
tontines|Last-man plans
tootsies|Slangy feet
topograph|Surface model
topping|Whipped cream, for one
tornado|Weather whirler
tostada|Tortilla dish
totting|Doing simple addition
touchup|Color the roots
toupees|Rugs
tourniquet|A medic might tie one on
towable|Not too wrecked for the wrecker
towheaded|Ash-blond
trainer|Circus figure
traipse|Walk about
trances|Seances
transmit|Get the news out
trapezium|Irregular quadrilateral
treacle|Molasses, in Britain
treader|Walker
treason|Betrayal of confidence
treater|Picker up of the tab
trebled|More than doubled
trekker|Shatner/Nimoy show fan
trespass|Breach
tressed|APPLE PIE BECOMES BRAIDED
trestle|Kind of bridge
tribunals|Courts of justice
tricked|Pulled a fast one on
tridents|Three-pronged weapons
trillion|10 to the 12th
trillions|National debt column
tritons|Spiral-shelled mollusks
troikas|Three-horse carriages
trophies|Items in a rec room
troupes|Road-show givers
truisms|Pithy sayings
trundle|Storable bed
trustee|Board member
tumbleweed|Ghost-town transient
tungsten|Conducting element
turquoise|Greenish-blue
turtledove|Animal twofer?
twentieth|Last century
twirler|Halftime performer, perhaps
twofers|50%-off tickets
ultimata|Preludes to war, often
ultralight|Kind of plane
ululate|Act the banshee
ululate|Wail
ululates|Keens
unashamed|Showing no remorse
unbathed|Like many a Bowery bum
unfancy|Plain
unheated|Like many garages and attics
unitard|One-piece bodysuit
unlaced|Loosened the brogans
unlisted|Like some numbers
unlucky|Not fortunate
unprepared|Not ready
untitled|Nameless
unusual|Tom Jones' "It's Not __"
upholster|Build a sofa, say
upstream|River's origin
urgencies|Pressing needs
urgencies|Pressing needs
valance|Canopy border
varsity|Principal  school team
vastest|Most expansive
vehicle|Part of VIN
venerate|Highly regard
venerate|Revere
venison|Hunter's freezerful
veritas|In vino __
vestment|Robe of state
vicunas|Andean ruminants
visitors|Guests
walkover|Easy win
wanderer|Nomadic type
wardrobe|Suits, shirts, shoes and such
washcloth|Bathroom linen
washroom|Fuel stop amenity
wassails|Holiday punches
waterfalls|Angel and Ribbon
weakens|Enervates
weasels|Summer ermines
webbing|Mesh
websters|Noah and Daniel
webworms|Destructive larvae
welcomes|Accepts gladly
wheezes|Asthmatic sounds
whereas|Proclamation word
whipped|Beaten
whodunit|Christie forte
whodunit|Specialty of 59A or 60A
wigwams|Hogans' relatives
windbreaker|Chilly-weather wear
windbreaker|Sailor's jacket
windbreakers|All-weather cover-ups
windowsill|Planter box locale
wingspan|Airplane measurement
wingspan|SST stat
winnower|He separates the wheat from the chaff
wintergreen|Pipsissewa
withstand|Put up with
wontons|Soup dumplings
woodcutter|Paul Bunyan
woodshed|Place for a whupping
worldwide|Two-thirds of WWW
written|Another kind of exam
yachter|Boater
yardarm|Part of a sail support
yesteryear|Time not long past
yodeler|Mountain warbler?
yuletide|Christmas season
zincify|Galvinize
zookeeper|Cagey fellow?
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashed|Embarrassed
abashes|Destroys one's confidence
abdicate|Emulate Edward Windsor
abidingly|Everlastingly
abilities|Talents
abolish|Get rid of
abridge|Condense, as a book
abridged|Condensed (as text)
abridged|Condensed book
absolute|Total, as secrecy
absorbed|Soaked up
absorbed|Took in
abuttal|Meeting, of sorts
abutted|Touched upon
academia|Professors and the like
accolades|Kudos
accordions|Portable keyboard instruments
accrete|Increase gradually
accurate|Free of errors
acerbic|Bitter, as in taste
acerbic|Sour
acetates|Clear plastics
actuarial|Relating to statistical calculation
acupressure|Shiatsu
adamant|Hard-hearted
adamant|Rigid
adamant|Uncompromising
addendum|Supplement
addendum|Supplement to a book
adenoids|They are often removed in childhood
adeptness|Savior-faire
adoption|Child fostering
adventure|Commercial gamble?
adverbial|Type of phrase
adverse|Detrimental
adverse|Hostile
aerobics|Sustained exercises
aerosol|Type of spray
aesthete|Beauty lover
against|Contrary to
agilely|Nimbly
agitate|Stir up
agonized|Suffered greatly
agonizes|Suffers anguish
agreement|Pact
airlines|AA and Delta
airmail|Type of postage stamp
albatross|Sign of bad luck
aldermen|Legislative body member
alewife|Herring's kin
alewives|Some Taproom owners
alienate|Estrange
alienation|Hostility
alienation|Withdrawal
alleviate|Ease
allocate|Distribute
almanacs|Planting guides
alongside|Right next to
altered|Changed
alumina|Earthy substance
amaretto|Almond liqueur
amateur|Dabbler
amateur|Tyro
ambassadorships|Overseas appointments
ambrosia|Food of the gods
ameerate|Under the thumb of a mid-eastern potentate
amethyst|February birthstone
amethyst|Transparent gemstone
amicable|Easy to get along with
amoebas|Single-celled creatures
amoroso|Lovingly, in music
amounts|Sums
amphora|Ancient jar
anaconda|Amazon squeezer
anagram|TEACH to CHEAT, e.g.
anagrams|Word game
analogous|Similar
anchovies|Top it off
andante|Slow movement
andantes|Slow tempi
anecdotes|Short stories
anemones|Perennial herbs
anglicize|Make Jorge George, for example
aniline|Chemical used in dye
animals|Safari sightings
anisette|Cordial
annotate|Comment on
annotated|With footnotes
annulled|Made void
anomalous|Incongruous
answerer|Machine job
antelope|Pronghorn
antelope|Swift running mammal
antifreeze|Radiator necessity
antiserums|Immunity providers
antitank|Weapon type
antiwar|Like many 60's demonstrators
antlers|Buck's pride
anywhere|Unspecified location
apertures|Openings
apocrypha|Dubious writings
apocryphal|Of questionable authenticity
appalled|Filled with consternation
appealed|Went to a higher court
appears|Shows up
appease|Mollify
appeases|Placates
apricot|Nectar source
apricot|Pinkish yellow
aqueous|Containing water
arbiter|Go-between
arbiter|Judge
arcadia|Tom Stoppard play
arguable|Moot
armadas|Fleets
armadillos|Plated mammals
armored|Like tanks
armrest|Office chair feature
arrange|Put in order
arrested|Slapped the cuffs on
arsenal|Collection of weapons
arsenal|Weapons depot
article|The, e.g.
articles|Constitution parts
artists|Manet and Monet
ascetic|Renouncer of material comforts
ashamed|Humiliated
ashcans|Refuse cases
ashtray|Place of many flicks
asinine|Utterly stupid
asocial|Hardly outgoing
aspirant|Hopeful one
aspirin|That's a relief!
assayed|Put to the test
assertion|Declaration
associate|Not yet a principal
assures|Gives confidence to
asterisks|*****
atheneums|Reading rooms
athlete|Olympic's entrant
atlases|Map collections
attache|Lawyer's case?
attacker|Assailant
attendant|Concomitant
attendants|Take care of picnic pests?
attender|Maid of honor, e.g.
aureate|Flamboyant
authentic|Real
automats|Coin-operated eateries
avalanches|Winter effects?
aviation|Wright Brothers field
avocado|Soap scent
awakens|Rouses
axillae|It's the pits
axletree|Go-cart support
babydoll|Pajama style
backdraft|Ron Howard film
backspace|Keyboard option
backstage|Behind the curtain
backwater|Inlet
badminton|Hit the birdie game
baiters|Worm handlers, at times
ballast|Stabilizer
ballast|Weighty material
ballerina|DANCER
ballerinas|Margot Fonteyn and Anna Pavlova
bananas|Woody Allen flick
bargain|Steal
baritone|Low voice
baritone|Sherill Milnes, for one
barkeep|Coach or Woody, on "Cheers"
barmaid|Cocktail waitress
basalts|Igneous rocks
basilica|It has an apse
baskets|Kings shoot them
bastions|Bulwarks
batsmen|McGwire and Sosa
battier|More crazy
battleship|Two-player game
bearlike|Ursine
beehives|60's hairdos
beehives|They hum with activity
beholds|Sees
belayed|Fastened (a rope)
bellboy|Jerry Lewis role
bellyache|Gripe
between|The intermediate interval
bigness|Size
bilateral|Treaty agreed to by both parties
bipartisan|Like congress
bipolar|Having opposing opinions
blabbermouth|Big talker
blanket|Security ___
blessing|Benefit
blister|Raised bubble
blowfish|Puffer
boarders|They get fed too
boasted|Bragged
bombardier|B-1 crewman
botched|Messed up
bottleneck|Traffic squeeze
bountiful|Horton Foote's "The Trip to ___"
bourbon|French royal family
bracelet|Hoosegow handcuff
braggart|Blowhard
brakemen|Train conductor assistants
breakfasts|Morning meals
brevity|Shortness
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cruciferous vegetable
bromides|Platitudes
brother|Apollo to Artemis
brownie|Young scout
brushup|Refresh one's memory, as in "___ your Shakespeare"
bugbears|Fearsome imaginary creatures
bumblebee|Star Kist competitor
bumblebee|Insect featured in a musical flight
bungalow|Cottage
bursitis|Painful inflammation, as of the shoulder
businesses|Workplaces
butterfingers|Curtis Candy product
buttoned|Like some very old shoes
cabaret|Minnelli-Grey movie
caddish|Unprincipled
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
cafeteria|Do-it-yourself eatery
caftans|Ankle-length tunics
caissons|Watertight structures
cajoles|Coaxes with flattery
cajoles|Sweet talks
caldera|Volcanic crater
caldron|Where witches brew
calender|Paper-making machine
calories|Something to count
camellia|Plant with rose-shaped flowers
canasta|Rummy's kin
canines|Setters and pointers
cannibal|Man-eater
cantata|Bach work
capable|Competent
caramel|Apple covering
carbarn|Public transport's home
careened|Swayed from side to side
carjacks|Robs Nicholson and Palance?
carloads|9D contents
caromed|Collided and rebounded
carotin|Vitamin A source
carousel|Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
carpetbags|One-time suitcases
casement|Window style
casinos|One-arm bandits locale
casserole|Hot tuna dish
catspaw|Person serving as a dupe
cattily|In a malicious way
celesta|Keyboard instrument
cements|Joins firmly
centers|Cores
chainsaw|Horror movie tool
champed|Showed impatience
chaplain|Occupation of 54A
charades|Party game
charisma|Magnetism
charitable|Giving
charlatan|Fraud
chatroom|Popular on-line site
chatterbox|Big talker
checkoff|Account for, as an inventory item
cheddar|Popular cheese
cheerio|London farewell!
chimera|Fire-breather of myth
chinchilla|Prized rodent
chocolate|Cause of many a breakout?
chooser|Picker
cilantro|Chinese parsley
circumvent|Avoid
citadel|Fortress
classics|Traditional literature
cleaner|COMET
clenched|Grasped tightly
clerical|Of the cloth
closers|Salespeople, at times
clothed|Dressed
cochlea|Part of the inner ear
coiffured|Worked on one's hair
coinage|Mint activity
coldest|Least cordial
colleges|Source of tournament players for 45A
colliery|Coalminer's workplace
colonel|Eagle wearer
colored|Used a crayon
colosseum|Roman tourist attraction
commerce|Interstate activity
compares|Examines side by side
complain|Beef
concertina|Small instrument with bellows
concrete|City sidewalks
condemn|Sentence to punishment
condiments|Flavorings
conferral|Honors ceremony
confetti|Festive sprinkling
conform|Follow the rules
confrere|Colleague
congresses|Formal get-togethers
connote|Suggest a meaning
conscription|DRAFT
consider|Deem
consoles|Shows compassion
construe|Interpret
consumers|Economic indicators
continue|Postpone in court
contrarily|Acting in opposition
contras|80's guerillas
contributions|Legitimate deductions
coonskin|Crockett's headwear
corncake|BREAKFAST ITEM
corneal|Of an eye part
cornrowed|Like some hairstyles
coronas|Cheroot and panatela relatives
corroborate|SUPPORT
corsage|Wrist-worn orchid
corsairs|Pirate ships
costume|Masquerade outfit
countries|Germany and Japan
covenant|Binding agreement
cowpuncher|Ranch hand
crackpots|Flakes
crashes|Computer mishaps
craters|Volcanic depressions
creamers|Dairy or non-dairy "additives"
creditor|Lender
crevasse|Himalayan danger
crevice|Fissure
cribbage|Pegging game
crippled|Like some shareware
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crosshair|Sighting reference
crosspatch|Grouch
crossroads|Hollywood and Vine, perhaps
crowded|Sardines in a can, usually
cucumbers|Veggies on the salad bar
curates|Rector's assistants
cyclone|Twister
dabbler|Amateur
damaged|Marred
damosel|She was often in ancient distress
dangles|Holds up
daredevil|Evel Knievel, e.g.
daresay|Assume
dawdling|Wasting time
daydream|Reverie
debonair|Suave
decanted|Transferred wine
decanters|Vessels for wine
decently|Modestly
declare|Make known
decrial|Condemnation
defrost|Melt the ice
dehisce|Split open, as a seed pod
delayed|Postponed
democrat|Colorado peak
demurer|Coy one
denarius|Roman coin of gold or silver
denoted|Meant
dentists|Enamel restorers
deployed|Put into action
derailed|Off-track
derogate|Detract
deserted|Left behind
deserts|Arid places
despondent|Blue
dessert|Ice cream or cake, maybe
dessert|Ice cream or pie
desserts|Menu listings
destroyer|Van Helsing, to Dracula
detectors|Identifiers
detonate|Explode with violence
detract|Take away
diagram|Plan
diagrams|Blocks out
diameter|Thickness
diamond|Pee-wee's milieu
diamondback|See title?
diamonds|Baseball and suit
diapers|They're for baby bottoms
diastolic|Part of a heart rhythm
diatribe|Bitter invective
dibbled|Made holes for planting
dictates|Commands
dietetic|Like some sweets
dilated|Expanded, as in pupils
dilemmas|Predicaments
dillydally|Waste time
dipstick|Body shop instrument
disarrays|States of confusion
dishwasher|Pot cleaner
disinherit|Cut off from an estate
dismays|Rattles one's cage
dismiss|Throw out, as a court case
disowns|Renounces, as kin
displace|Exile
disrobe|Take it off
dissects|Cuts up
dissipate|Fall off
diverts|Changes direction
dogeared|Timeworn
dominoes|Tile game
dominos|Tile game
donations|Alms
doohickey|GIZMO
dopesheets|Racing forms
dossier|FBI record
doughnuts|Money mad sorts?
doughnuts|Money mad types?
downgraded|Lowered the status
drabble|The Seven Sisters author
drabness|Bland state
dramedy|Ally McBeal, e.g.
drastic|Radical
dreadlocks|Rasta's hairstyle
dreamboats|Attractive femmes?
driftwood|Beach find
durable|Long-lasting
dustcover|Book jacket
eaglets|Young raptors
eardrop|Small piece of jewelry
eardrum|Head instrument?
eardrum|Tympanum
earldom|British nobleman's realm
ecclesia|Congregation
eclipse|Outshine
edentate|Like sloths or armadillos
edgiest|Most nervous
edition|Early or late follower
editors|Blue-pencilers
educable|Capable of learning
educate|School
eeriness|Inexplicable fear
effendi|Title of respect for men in Turkey
egoists|Self-seekers
elapses|Passes
elastics|Rubber bands
elbowroom|Adequate maneuvering space
elbowroom|Space
electee|Chosen one
elegant|Exquisite
elements|Air, water, fire and earth
elephant|Zoo heavyweight
elevate|Aggrandize
elevator|London lift
elicited|Called forth
elicited|Drew out
elixirs|Panaceas
elongate|Scandal at a North Carolina college?
emaciate|Waste away
emanated|Sprang
embassies|Homes away from home?
emblems|Symbols
embroil|Set at odds
emerged|Came into view
emergent|Like new technology
eminent|Kind of domain
empathy|Understanding
emulate|Ape
emulator|Copy cat
enameled|Painted fingernails
encased|Packaged
enchantress|Sorceress
endeared|Made beloved
endemic|Native
endomorph|Mineral in mineral
endorser|Commercial celebrity
endowers|Givers
enduring|Standing the gaff
energize|Liven up
engaged|Having a certain ring?
engines|Car Talk subject
enhances|Heightens
enlighten|Free from ignorance
entered|Signed up for
enteron|Begin to take action
enticed|Lured
entrant|Competitor in the Olympics
envelop|Wrap up
epergne|Table piece
epistle|Galatians, for one
epistle|Mail from St. Paul
epistles|Formal writings
epitome|Example
epitome|Ideal example
equalizer|With "The," Edward Woodward series
erasers|Pencil ends
erasing|Deleting
erasures|Rub outs
erectors|Builders
eructate|Return of the swallow?
escalate|Step up
escapes|Flees
escarole|Salad green
eschewals|Things abstained from
estates|Gated properties
estates|Landed properties
estates|Manors
esteems|Thinks highly of
estimate|Contractor's proposal
estival|Pertaining to summer
estranged|Turned against
etagere|Whatnot cabinet
etcetera|And so forth ...
eternal|Everlasting
ethanol|Volatile liquid
ethereal|Ghostly
ethicist|Writer on moral issues
etiquette|DECORUM
etoiles|Several 22A in Paris
euphoria|Well-being
evasion|Tax no-no
everglades|Vacation spot
evergreen|Fir
evermore|Raven's antonym?
exceeded|Surpassed
exception|Omission
exchange|Trade
exhilarate|Enliven
exorbitant|Wildly overpriced
exotica|Things strange or foreign
expatriate|Stranger in a strange land?
exploded|Erupted
externs|Some hospital employees
eyelids|Liner site
eyesore|Slum, for one
eyesores|Sties
falsetto|Frankie Valli's voice
faltered|Moved unsteadily
fanatic|Obsessed one
fantasia|Disney classic
fantasia|Disney musical classic
fantasy|Daydream
favored|Preferred
fearsome|Inspiring dread
fedoras|Soft toppers
feelers|Surveys
ferryboats|Puget Sound transportation
festoon|Purfle
fiddler|Rooftop musico
fiestas|Celebrations
filename|Save specification
finance|Be a Broadway angel
finesse|Skillfully maneuver
finisher|Survivor
firearms|Arsenal contents
firecracker|Noisy thing
fisticuffs|Pugilism
fixates|Makes stationary
flagpole|Place for Old Glory
flamingos|Burning vowels?
flapjack|IHOP offering
fleshier|More succulent
floating|_____ Island (dessert)
floodgate|Scandal involving Noah and the ark?
flounce|Sashay
flunkies|Drudges
foolish|Silly
football|Semi-Tough game
forearms|Elbow enders
foresaw|Anticipated
fortissimo|Loudly, to Mozart
foundering|Sinking fast
founders|Charter members
foxhole|Battle shelter
foxholes|End of quote
freckle|Skin spot
freshen|___ up (wash, change clothes, etc.)
fretful|Peevish
frontline|Military position
funeral|Final rite
gainable|Some goals
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
galleons|Merchant ships of old
gateway|Torii, for example
geishas|Teahouse hostesses
gemsbok|African antelope
generally|Did Ike shoot in the low 80's?
generals|Schwarzkopf and Ike
germane|Relevant
germane|Relevant
germinate|Sprout
girlish|Like a young lady
glorifies|Extols
glottal|Of the larynx
glucose|Energy source
gondola|Venice vehicle
goodbye|Peoria farewell!
gooniest|Superlatively stupid
gooseflesh|Horripilation
government|Quote (Part III)
governs|Rules
graders|Teachers, at times
gramophone|RCA symbol
grander|More wonderful
grandpas|Mothers' dads
grandson|Daughter's male child
grantee|Receiver
grapevine|Information source
graphical|Clearly outlined
graters|Kitchen tools
gravies|Turkey and chicken coverings
greased|Like quiet wheels
greetings|Hand shakes
greetings|Salutations!
greyhounds|Track dogs
gridiron|Football field of play
gridiron|Playing field
gristle|Bad piece of a T-bone
grizzly|Gray-haired
groceries|Meat and potatoes
groomed|Pampered the poodle
groundhogs|February 2 celebrities
groupies|Avid fans of Britney Spears
gunwale|Canoe rim
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hairline|It may be receding
hairpins|They hold coifs in place
haleness|Vigor
halftime|Football intermission
halibut|Tasty swimmer
handball|One-walled game
handbook|Ready reference
handgrip|Ski pole part
handicap|Golfer's concern
handiest|Most convenient
handlers|Tamers and trainers
handmade|Like cherished gifts
handmade|Without machinery
handsomest|Most pleasing to the eye
handspring|Gymnastic feat
hangman|Word game
hardness|What the Mohs' scale measures
harnessed|Took control of
hayloft|Barn storage area
haywire|Crazy
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
healthier|In better condition
heapers|Accumulators
hearers|Jury panel
hearers|Listeners
heaters|Capone's pistols
heaters|Laboratory devices
helmets|Bikers' needs
helpful|Giving service
henhouse|Chicken coop
herbaria|Botanical study rooms
herders|Sheep dogs, really
heroines|Female protagonists
hesitates|Shows uncertainty
hexagon|Geometric shape
hipsters|Those up on the latest
homilies|Church discourses
honesty|It's the best policy
honoree|Dais notable
honoree|Toast of a roast
hoodlum|Plug-ugly thug
hopscotch|Street game
horsehide|Leather
hostess|Elsa Maxwell, for one
houseboat|Grant-Loren movie
huckster|Peddler
huddled|Like the Eagles, at times
hushpuppy|Fried cornmeal treat
icebreaker|Party game, perhaps
icicles|Ice spikes
ickiness|Gross-out quality
ideates|Imagines
identify|Name
idiocies|Silly things
idiotic|Senseless
idolatrously|Excessively adoring
igneous|Rock classification
ignored|Paid no attention to
illicitly|AGAINST THE LAW
illusory|Deceptive
imbrued|Saturated
imitate|Copy
impasse|No-win situation
impastos|Applications of heavy pigment
impeach|Force out of office
impervious|Incapable of being affected
implicit|Tacit
imports|Brings into town
improper|Out of place
impulse|Sudden urge
incense|Ceremonial odor
incense|Enrage
incisive|To the point
incognito|Under cover
incoming|Not at all outgoing?
indirectly|Round about
indulge|Fuss over
inertia|Couch potato's state
inevitable|Part 2 of the quip
inexpert|Novice
inferno|Dante's place?
influence|Persuade
infringe|Step on one's toes
ingested|Ate
inhabits|Lives in a place
initially|Were JFK, HST and LBJ senators?
inkblot|Part of a Rorschach test
inkiest|As dark as possible
inkstand|Desk accessory
innovates|Pioneers
insides|Guts
insolent|Disrespectful
insolvent|Broke
inspire|Stimulate
instead|In the place of
integral|Mandatory
intenser|More heated
intones|Chants
intrigue|Clandestine love affair
inverse|Wrong side out
inversion|Pals' account?
irresolute|Indecisive
isolate|Quarantine
itemized|Kind of deduction
itemized|Used Schedule A
jacaranda|Bignonia-family shrub
jawbreaker|Difficult word to pronounce
jaywalker|Law breaker, of sorts
jellybean|Morsel for Ronald Reagan
jeopardy|Popular TV quiz show
kamikaze|Suicidal
kielbasy|Spicy sausage
knickerbocker|Descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York
knuckleball|Unique slow pitch
lacrosse|Native American game
lactate|Secrete milk
lactose|Milk sugar
lakeside|Camp site
lamentations|After Jeremiah
laminae|Layers
lampoons|Spoofs
lanolin|Lotion ingredient
lanthanide|Rare-earth series
lapidary|Gem worker
larceny|It's sometimes grand
lateens|Mediterranean boats
laterals|Passing plays
launchpad|Take-off site
lawnmower|Weekend warrior?
layaway|Payment plan
leaflets|Political papers
leakages|Drips
leaners|Certain horseshoes
leaning|Pisa's tower start
leeched|Drained the essence
leeches|Suckers
leftover|Last night's dinner
leggings|Skintight pants
leisure|Once-popular suit
leitmotif|Erda aria
lemonade|Summer cooler
lemonade|Summertime quencher
lemongrass|Perfume base
lengthen|Extend
letters|Written missiles
libretti|Operatic texts
libretto|Operatic text
licenced|Granted, in England
lifting|Raising up
ligature|Surgical bond
linesman|Football official
linguini|Thin pasta
linkups|Satellite feeds
lioness|Big cat
lionhearted|Brave
liquids|Cleaning aids
lissome|Pliantly limber
liveners|Cruise directors, usually
lobbyist|Washington would-be mover and shaker
locomotion|Crazy movement?
longheaded|Shrewd
longneck|Type of beer bottle
loosest|Most relaxed
luckier|Favored
lullabies|Cradlesongs
machines|End of the quip
madonna|Material Girl girl
madrigal|Palestrina piece
magnolia|Flower of two states
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mammoth|Huge
maniacal|Wildly disordered; crazy
mankind|The human race
marbled|Word for some halls
mariachi|Fiesta musicians
mariachi|Mexican street band
mariachi|Mexican street band
mariachi|Mexican street band
mariachi|Mexican street band
marinade|Basting stuff
maritime|Pelagic
martini|Olive's bath
martinis|Dry drinks
mascots|Army mule and Navy goat
massasauga|See title?
masters|Keepers of an animals
mastiff|Large powerful dog
maternal|Motherly
matting|Coarse floor covering
meatballs|Top it off
meatiest|Most hefty
medians|They stick to the middle of the road
megaton|Unit of explosive force
meltdowns|China syndromes
mentors|Coaches
meringue|Frothy pie topping
messages|Voice mail
messier|Not as tidy
metallic|Lame fabric
meteors|Sky sights
micawber|Mr. or Mrs. in "David Copperfield"
microbe|Germ
microchips|Byte to eat?
midrange|Mezzo
midtown|Broadway section
militant|Activist, often
militates|Has an effect
milkmen|Extinct deliverers
misdirect|Show the wrong way
missile|Part of ICBM
missions|Some are impossible
monitors|Keeps track of
monogram|GBS,.LBJ, or MLK
monotone|Lack of variety in sound
monsters|Frankenstein and Wolfman
monumental|Stupendous
moonshine|Nightlight
moresque|Characteristic of certain Spanish art
mothball|Closet security?
motherhood|The Second Oldest Profession a la Erma Bombeck
motored|Drove
mouthpiece|Spokesman, of sorts
mudhole|Early swimming spot
mudslinger|Candidate for office, at times
mudslingers|Verbal discreditors
mundane|Ordinary
mushrooms|Top it off
mystery|Josephine Tey's genre
namesake|Junior, e.g.
namesake|Ken Griffey Jr., e.g.
nasally|How odors are detected
nasally|In a twangy fashion
nasally|With a twang
national|Could be Velvet?
natural|Musical symbol
nearest|Closest
nearest|Closest
neckwear|Posse's noose?
needier|More in want
negotiator|Kevin Spacey role, with "The"
neither|Partner of 12D
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
nettles|Henpeck
neurology|Branch of medicine
neutrino|Subatomic particle of no charge
newsboy|Delivery person
nightcap|Evening head-warmer
ninepins|Bowling game
nineteen|XIX
nobbier|More stylish
nominal|Budget-friendly
nominating|Putting on the ballot
nominees|Candidates
noncoms|Cpls., e.g.
nonparticipants|Bystanders
nonvolatile|Calm
noshing|Having chips, e.g.
notices|Bulletins
noticing|Commenting on
nougats|Sweet treats
nowadays|At this time
nuisance|Pest
nurtures|Supports and encourages
nurtures|Trains
nutcracker|Tchaikovsky ballet figure
oatcake|Griddle treat
obedient|Well-behaved
oboists|Some orchestra members
ocarina|Musical instrument
occultism|Supernatural belief
ochreous|Yellowish
oddball|Eccentric
odorless|Unscented
ointment|Balm
oldster|Up in years
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
olfactory|Common sense
ominous|Menacing
oneness|Unity
onetime|Unique, sort of
onshore|Not at sea
operate|Run
opossums|Nocturnal marsupials
opposite|Antonym synonym
opposite|Contrary
optimum|Best possible
oracles|Prophets
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratorio|Musical sacred story
orchard|Place for pick-y people?
ordeals|Trying moments
oriental|Like Dr. Fu Manchu
orientals|Far Easterners
orients|Gets one's bearings
orients|Uses a compass
originally|Was Darwin's theory ridiculed?
origins|Inceptions
ornament|Christmas decoration
outcomes|Consequences
outdated|Passe
outdoor|Al fresco
outings|Forays
overact|Emote
overcompensates|Acts excessively
overfed|Gave too much food
overheard|Eavesdropped
overnight|Next day delivery
overseas|Abroad
oversell|Pitch to excess
overstocks|Buys too much
pageboy|Hairstyle
paisanos|Good buddies
palavering|Engaging in idle chatter
palmers|Arnie and Betsy
palpable|Evident
panther|Sellers' was pink
paradigms|20 cents?
paradise|Craps table requirement?
paradox|Holiday and Savage?
paraffins|$10?
paralyze|Two tall tales?
paralyzing|Rendering immobile, as by fear
parasol|Sun protection
parquet|Inlaid wood flooring
parsons|Anglican clerics
partitioned|Divided into sections
partridge|Shirley, Keith, Laurie, or Danny
passional|A book of the saints and martyrs
pastina|Soup additive
pastrami|Deli order
pastures|Grazing grounds
patient|Job-like?
patrons|Supportors of the arts
pawnees|Platte River Valley peoples
payments|Tributes, e.g.
pectins|Jelling substances
peddlers|Snake-oil salesmen, e.g.
peekaboo|Small child's game
peepshow|Carnival feature
peltate|Attached at the middle
pennant|Divisional winner's award
pensions|Monthly checks
peonies|Showy bloomers
pepperoni|Top it off
percents|Some fractions
perimeters|Outer limits
personal|Kind of ad
pestered|Annoyed
pesters|Annoys
petunia|Funnel-shaped garden plant
phobias|Fears
phoebes|Cates and Snow
phoniest|Most two-faced
pianist|Key tinkler
pianoforte|Harpsichord's kin
piecrust|Rolled out item
pieties|Reverences
pigeons|Cooers
pigments|Coloring substances
pileups|Backlogs
placebos|Fake medication
planers|Wood shop tools
planets|Gustav Holst composition, with "The"
platens|Typewriter rollers
playboy|Hugh Hefner's magazine
pleaser|Crowd ___
pleasing|Nice
plodded|Marched through mud
plowback|Reinvest
plurals|More than one
pontiff|Pope
porcupine|Prickly critter
porcupines|Defensive rodents
porpoise|Aquatic mammal
portends|Signifies
possums|In danger, they play dead
postmark|Cancellation indicator
powders|Pulverizes
practiced|Repeated to perfection
praline|Pecan confection
praters|Chatterboxes
preacher|Roe on the mound
precede|Come before
precious|Dear
precooks|Fixes to eat later
prefers|Favors
preflight|Airplane's  ___  inspection
preheat|Get the oven ready
preludes|Chopin works
prepares|Readies
presentable|Ready for show
preserve|Sanctuary
preside|Chair a meeting
pressers|Laundry workers
prestidigitator|Illusionist
presumably|Did Stanley admire Dr. Livingstone?
pretzels|Accompaniment of beer
prevail|Carry the day
prevention|It follows fire
priests|Clergymen
primates|Provincial high-ranking bishops
princes|Sons of Charles
probable|Likely to happen
problem|Solver's target
produced|Brought to pass
propitiate|Appease
protein|Albumin, for one
protocol|Diplomat's concern
provolone|Deli sandwich filler
pumpernickel|Bakery product
purpleheart|Hero's accolade
quadrangle|Four-pointed plane figure
quantified|Apportioned
quarantine|Enforced isolation
quarter|Game division
quayage|Wharfing fee
quizmaster|Student who has all the answers?
radiance|Glow
radiated|Spewed
radomes|Antenna housings
railroad|Convict unfairly
railroad|Convict unfairly
rainbow|What Dorothy wanted to go over
rainmaking|Medicine man's forte
ramshorns|Sources of synagogue sounds
rapidly|Expertly
rapidly|On the double
ratlines|Rope ladders
rattlesnake|See title?
ravioli|Trattoria order
readier|Better prepared
reasons|Justifications
reasons|Uses the left brain
reassigned|Received orders
rebellion|Obstreperous feline?
rebuttal|Type of witness
recanted|Disavowed
receded|Became more distant
receded|Drew back
receipts|Expense account necessities
recently|Lately
recessed|Took a break, Senate-style
recipes|Chef's formulas
recovers|Bounces back
redeemed|Cashed in
redfins|Freshwater minnows
redoing|Decorating anew
redoubts|Strongholds
redress|Amends
reduces|Diets
referee|Ajudicator
reflect|Think seriously
reflective|Thoughtful
refrain|Ditty
regattas|Henley and Dad Vail.
rehashes|Works up in a new form
reheard|Listened a second time
rehearse|Run through
rejoining|Signing up again
relates|Tells a tale
relating|Describing
reliant|Starship in "Star Trek II"
remakes|They're unoriginal
remarried|Said "I do," again
remember|Keep in mind
remember|Recall
reminder|String on a finger, e.g.
remodel|Make over
remodel|Update
remotest|So far away
renegade|Turncoat
renewal|Time extension?
renters|Landlord's supporters
renting|Leasing
reopened|Resumed
repartee|Beginning of a quote by Heywood Broun
repasts|Meals, more formally
repealed|Abrogated
repeals|Undoes, as an amendment
repeats|Parrots
repentance|Sermon topic?
repents|Changes one's mind
repents|Is sorry
replant|Sow again
replica|Clone
reproach|Blame
resales|Some car dealers' specialties
rescored|Arranged again, musically
reserve|Book
reserve|Part of ROTC
reserve|Save
reserved|Reticent
reshingle|Put on a new roof
resides|Dwells
residual|Leftover
residue|Lees
restamp|Imprint again
restated|Clarified, maybe
restless|Can't sit still
restore|Refurbish
restrain|Suppress
retells|Narrates again
retreat|Withdrawal
retreats|Pulls back from an attack
rewrite|Revise copy
rhinestone|Sylvester Stallone movie
rialtos|Theatrical districts
riveters|Shipyard employees
rodents|Three blind mice, say
roguish|Like a rascal
rosette|Floral ornament
rostrum|Speaker's place
rowboat|Small craft
royalty|Monarchs and their families
ruffian|Hoodlum
sacrifice|Give up
sacrists|Sextons
sadists|Cruel people
saffron|Rice flavor
saffron|Rice spice
saintly|Angelic in thoughts and deeds
salaamed|Bowed low
salable|Like good used cars
salesman|Arthur Miller protagonist
salesmen|Telemareters
saltine|Crisp cracker
sampler|Whitman's candy box
samples|Representative pieces
samsara|Wheel of Rebirth
sapphire|Corundum gem
sargasso|Sea off Bermuda
satchel|Leroy Paige
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Supply to excess
saxophones|Band instruments
sayonara|Kyoto farewell!
scanned|Read, as a UPC
scapose|Feather portion
scattier|More flighty
scenario|Chain of events
scenario|Plot outline
scenario|Plot outline
sceptres|Emblems of authority (var.)
schools|Trains
scottie|Pippen of court fame
scraggly|Unkempt
scramble|Mix confusedly
scraper|Ice removal tool
screwball|Nut
scribers|Writers
scrimmages|Pre-preseason games
scrimps|Economizes
seahorse|Neptune's mount?
seamier|More sleazy
seasides|Coastal areas
seasons|Adds flavor
secants|Lines intersecting arcs
secretary|Tall bookcase
sectors|Circle parts
sedates|Calms
sediment|Bottom matter
seedless|Like some grapes or grapefruit
seekers|Candidates
sellable|In mint condition
seminars|Courses of study
semipros|Farm league players
senator|Washington figure
sendups|Parodies
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senores|Mazatlan misters
sensate|Perceived by touch
sensate|Perceived by touch, e.g.
sensors|Alarm features
sepalous|Like a petal
septets|Seven voices
septette|Group of seven
seraphs|Heavenly bodies
serenade|Suitor's song
serenade|Woo musically
serious|Hardly frivolous
sessions|Meetings
sessions|Series of meetings
sestina|Verse form
setbacks|Reversals
settlers|Frontiersmen
sextant|Navigational tool
shampoo|1975 Warren Beatty film
shampoo|Warren Beatty movie
shanghai|___ Surprise: Madonna film
shanghai|Eastern China city
shanghai|Kidnap
sheathe|Encase
shedder|Molting snake
sheltie|AKC category, for short
sherbet|Dessert offering
shetland|Type of pony
shinbone|Tibia
shoptalk|Chat about the job
shorten|Take up
showboat|Kern musical
showplaces|Theatres?
shrivels|Withers
shrugged|See 40A
shutdown|Plant layoff reason
shuteye|Sleep
sidecar|Biker's "bathtub"
sidecars|Motorcycle add-ons
sidereal|Astral
sidewinder|See title?
siestas|Mediterranean breaks
signpost|Tourist guide
silence|Sign in the library
silencer|Noise queller
silents|Old movies
silkworm|Important Asian animal
simpatico|Of like mind
singled|Got a hit
sinkers|Doughnuts
sinuate|Winding
sitcoms|Second-highest form of comedy?
skaters|Witt and Boitano
sketched|Drew
skirted|Evaded, as an issue
skyrocket|Rise rapidly and suddenly
slaloms|Competes like Tomba
slander|Debase
slander|Falsely malign
slapdash|Haphazard
slatted|Like a venetian blind
sleazier|Not as wholesome
sleeper|1973 Woody Allen film
sleeping|In dreamland
sleepless|With 40A, 1993 Hanks / Ryan movie
sleuths|Mystery crackers
slicker|Raincoat
sliminess|Viscous quality
slivers|Narrow pieces
slogged|Waded through mud
sloshed|In one's cups
smaller|Tinier
smallest|Runt of the litter, perhaps
smarter|More fashionable
smearcase|Spreadable cheese
smearer|Finger painter
smeller|Schnozz
smokers|Some barbeques
smoothie|Fast talker
snapdragon|Flower with "jaws"
snapdragon|Garden plant
snapper|Food fish
snatched|Kidnapped
sneered|Looked at with scorn
sniffles|Need for a Kleenex?
snowmelt|Source of water for Los Angeles
snowmen|Frosty characters
snowstorms|Winter effects?
soiling|Becoming unclean
soldiers|Warriors
somehow|In one way or another
something|This or that
sometimes|Now and then
somewhere|Here or there
soprano|Singing voice
soreheads|Poor losers
soreness|That achy feeling
sorosis|Women's club
sorrows|Lamentations
sourest|Produces the biggest pucker
southpaws|Lefties
spaceman|Astronaut
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
sparing|Lenient
spatter|What sloppy eaters do
speedier|More prompt
spellbinder|Compelling speaker
spellbound|1945 Bergman / Peck movie
spencer|A Tracy
spewers|Volcanoes, at times
spheres|Celestial bodies
spheres|Kepler's "Music of the ___"
spiders|Web crawlers?
spinster|Little old lady from Pasadena
spiraling|Twisting
splints|Bone supports
spotted|Glimpsed
sprinkle|Water the lawn
sprouted|Came up
stables|Racetrack shelters
stablings|Horse houses
stairway|Level connector
stalags|WWII POW camps
staleness|Lack of being fresh
stampeder|Calgary rodeo rider, perhaps
starfish|Five-armed marine creature
starred|Identified with an asterisk
startled|Frightened
startup|New business venture
starving|Teenager's plea: "I'm ____"
statical|Quiescent
stations|Commuter stops
stature|Caliber
statute|Established law
statutes|Rules
staunch|Tried and true
stealth|Furtiveness
stealthy|Like a thief in the night
steamboats|Inland waterway conveyances
steaming|Ticked off
steeple|Chase beginner
steerage|Class for immigrants?
stegosaur|Large, extinct herbivore
stentor|Greek herald
stereos|Car accessories
stereos|Sound systems
sterling|Fine tableware
stiffness|Rigidity
stigmata|Pollen receptor
stinker|Skunk?
stooges|Funny trio
stopgaps|Makeshift items
stopover|Ticket privilege
stormed|Raged
stowaway|Seagoing freeloader
strained|Stretched to the limit
strange|Bizarre
streams|Continually running
streetcar|Railed transport
strenuous|Grueling
stretch|Limo type
strewer|Farmer in the early spring
stripteaser|Questionable nightclub performer
strophes|Ode stanzas
students|Dorm dwellers
stymies|Thwarts
subpoena|Formal invitation, in a way
subsidy|Gift of money
substation|Delicatessen?
suburban|Outlying
suction|Kind of cup
sunlamp|Tan seeker's item
sunniness|Optimism
sunspot|On an 11-year cycle
supercharger|San Diego pro, to the extreme
superego|Moral compass
supernatural|Robert Redford role, to the extreme
supervisor|Shade cap, to the extreme
surreys|Some buggies
sweatshop|Gym?
sweeten|Add saccharin
swelter|Suffer from the heat
swindler|Cheater
switcheroo|Surprising variation
systoles|Contractions of the heart
tailfin|Part of a fish
tailgate|Scandal regarding Sam Spade?
tangent|Geometry line
tangent|It doesn't go in circles
tangerine|Mandarin orange
targeted|Zeroed in on
tastiest|Most savory
tattletale|Big talker
taverns|Saloons
taxicab|Car for hire
teardrop|Crying output
teargas|Riot stopper
teasels|Napping devices
teeniest|Most minute
teetered|Enjoyed the playground
teeters|Vacillates
telekinesis|Uri Geller's forte
telexing|E-Mailing predecessor
telltale|Poe's "The ___ Heart"
tempest|Teapot event
tenacity|Persistence
tenanted|Inhabited
tendency|Inclination
tendered|Offered
tenderness|Weakness
tendons|Muscle-bone links
tendrils|Climbing plant parts
tenpins|Alley game
tensest|Highly strung
tentacle|Feeler
teredos|Shipworms
terrible|Describing Ivan
terriers|Scottish and Yorkshire
terrors|Some are holy
theatres|The Palace and Radio City
theorem|Proposition
thereat|In a certain place
thereat|In that manner
thereto|Furthermore
thicket|Coppice
thinnest|Most watery
thistle|Meadow bloom
thousand|Dressing name part
thriller|1982 Michael Jackson album
ticketed|Fined
tiebacks|Curtain cords
timeout|Gridiron pause
tinsels|Decorates a tree
titanic|Atlantic sinker
titmice|Small birds related to chickadees
toeless|Like sandals
toenails|Pedicure target
together|Hand in hand
together|In mass
toilers|Hard workers
tollgate|Scandal on the New Jersey Turnpike?
tollgate|Where drivers pay
tomahawk|Cochise's weapon
tonneaus|Rumble seats
tonsils|Throat appendages
topflight|First-rate!
topical|Of current interest
torrent|Great outpouring
totalled|Added up
towboats|Barge vessel
toweled|Dried off
township|36 square miles
tracers|Locators
trailblazer|Daniel Boone was one
trailer|Film advertisement
trampoliner|Variety show staple
travelog|Vacationer's slide show
traverse|Ford
treason|Guy Fawkes' crime
treated|Took care of
treater|One picking up the tab
trended|Inclined toward
trespasser|Uninvited one
tricked|Misled
tridents|They have three tines
trilled|Emulated Joan Sutherland
trilogy|Group of three in literature
triptych|Three adjoining painted panels
triptych|Three-part painting
trivium|Grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
trouble|Problems
troubleshooters|Problem solvers
truants|Hooky players.
tsardom|Russia, at one time
tsarina|Alexandra was the last one
tumbleweed|Plant driven along by the wind
turnstile|Subway access
twister|Game for contortionists?
typecase|Print attributes
ukulele|Guitar cousin
unarmed|Weaponless
unconditionally|State of the possibilities?
undaunted|Intrepid
underlined|Stressed
unethical|Amoral
unfolded|Became evident
unhinges|Maddens
unicorns|One-horn sporters
unifier|Minister, at weddings
unleash|Let loose
unmasked|Revealed, as a secret identity
unseals|Opens
unsocial|Like a hermit
untangled|Extricated
unusualness|DISTINCTIVE STATE
upbraid|Scold severely
upheaval|Commotion
uprights|Goal posts
upstream|Toward the source
uptempo|Brisk
urethane|Floor finish component
usurper|Power grabber
valentine|Heart in the mail
validate|Make lawful
vanished|Left no trace
vendors|Sellers
ventilator|Air circulator
verbiage|Long-windedness
verbose|Wordy
veronica|Matador's maneuver
vestals|Roman virgins
vinegarish|Extremely sour
violins|String quartet members
virtuosi|Yoyo Ma and Itzhak Perlman
voiceover|Narration
volleys|Tennis strokes
voltage|Current force
walleyes|Game fish
waltzing|Dancing like Australia's "Matilda"
wastrel|Squanderer or wanderer
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
watthour|Juice measure?
weepiest|Most tearful
westerns|Shane and "Silverado"
westward|London-New York heading
whatchamacallit|GIZMO
whatnot|This and that
whitens|Uses bleach, perhaps
wholesome|Safe and healthy
wickerwork|Basket
widespread|Ubiquitous
wildcatter|Oil prospector
winesaps|Dark-skinned apples
witchcraft|The Crucibles subject
without|Lacking
wreather|Shaper of garlands
wristwatch|Graduation gift
yammered|Squawked
yarmulke|Orthodox cap
yearend|December 31
zaniest|Most off-the-wall
abnormal|Deviant
aborning|Coming into being
abscond|Skip town
absents|Keeps away
absents|__ oneself (stays away)
abstain|Refrain
acceded|Gave in
acceded|Gave in
accedes|Gives consent
accesses|Gets via the Net
accolade|Rave review
accosts|Confronts
accredit|Authorize
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acreages|Farm measures
actuate|Put into motion
address|Where it's at
adenoids|Tonsils' neighbor
adheres|Clings
adoring|Regarding with devotion
adorner|Tree trimmer
adulate|Put on a pedestal
advisor|Kitchen cabinet member
affairs|They may be current or foreign
ageists|Discriminating hirers of a sort
agonize|Torture
aground|Stuck, shipwise
ailment|Disorder
airtimes|Broadcast-schedule slots
alabaster|Vase material
alacrity|Eagerness
alarmists|Chicken Littles
albacore|Tuna-can word
albatross|Unrelenting burden
albatross|Unrelenting burden
alderman|Local legislator
aldermen|City officials
alerter|More watchful
alienate|Make hostile
alienates|Turns off
alienees|Receivers of property
allegro|Lively tempo
allures|Acts the siren
altered|Brought to another state
altered|Let out or took in
amaranth|Purple shade
amasses|Collects
ambling|Strolling along
amenity|Pleasantness
amnesty|Post-Vietnam issue
amounts|Adds up
amplest|Most considerable
ampoule|Hospital vial
amulets|Charms
amusing|Entertaining
anabolic|Like some steroids
anaerobe|Certain bacterium
anagrams|Word game
anapest|Poet's foot
anathema|Reviled one
anchored|Narrated the news
anecdotal|Full of humorous stories
animals|Zoo residents
animator|Cel-ist?
annotate|Mark up the margins, perhaps
annually|When checkups may be gotten
antimodern|Old-fashioned and then some
antipope|Hippolytus or Novatian, e.g.
anytime|The Beatles' "__ at All"
apartments|FLATS
apostles|Noted twelve
appeases|Emulates Neville Chamberlain
appeases|Satisfies
appetizer|Clams on the half shell, perhaps
apprises|Gives notice to
apropos|Relevant
archduke|Austria-Hungary's Francis Ferdinand, e.g.
aridity|Gobi feature
armoire|Tall cupboard
arrears|Overdue debt
arrests|Collars
arrival|Amtrak announcement
arteries|Blood carriers
artiste|Public performer
artists|United __ (film company)
ascends|Slopes upward
ascension|Holy Thursday commemorates it
ascribes|Charges
asperse|Spread false charges against
assigned|Like some seating
assures|Gives confidence to
assures|Guarantees
asterisks|Footnote references
asteroid|Ceres or Pallas
astonish|Dumbfound
atelier|Designer's workshop
athletic|Physically strong
atomism|Leucippus's theory
attache|Diplomatic staffer
attache|Embassy aide
attached|Stapled or paper-clipped
attaches|Couples
attacks|Low blows, e.g.
attends|Shows up at
attires|Decks out
augmented|Increased
average|No great shakes
avocado|Alligator pear, familiarly
avocado|Guacamole base
baboons|Boorish ones
babushka|Head scarf
bacilli|Certain microbes
bacilli|Rod-shaped spores
badgered|Pestered
badlands|Barren country
bagatelles|Trifles
bamboozle|TAKE IN
barnacle|Marine hanger-on
barrels|Groups of monkeys?
barrette|Hair wear
barroom|Kind of brawl
bartending|Last stop on the San Francisco subway?
bassett|Droopy-eared hound
bassinet|Baby's bed
batboys|Sluggers' luggers
batches|Aggregate
beanery|Greasy spoon
bearskin|Kind of rug
bedrolls|Campers' sleeping accommodations
bedsides|Vigil spots
beeswax|Business, slangily
begetter|Producer
beggars|They may seek change
begotten|Fathered
begrime|Make filthy
bemuses|Dazes
benchmarks|Standards
berries|Fruits sold by the pint
bestial|Marked by depravity
bewared|Was cautious
biannual|Like some performance reviews?
bicycles|Triathloners' transports
bigeneric|Of two groups
bikinis|Some beachwear
billiards|It starts with a break
binaural|Giving a stereophonic effect
bisects|Cuts in half
blander|Milder
blarney|With 50D, Irishman's rock of flattery
blather|Nonsensical talk
blessing|Dinner preceder, sometimes
bloodroots|Red puccoons
blotter|Police record book
bludgeon|Club
bluenose|Puritan
blustery|Like some winter days
bolivia|Inland country of South America
bolognas|Sandwich-meat sausages
bonfires|Campers' gathering places
boosted|Elevated
bootleg|Import secretly
bordeaux|French wine
bracelet|Wrist ornament
brainchild|Creative idea
bravest|Most intrepid
breadfruit|Two-fer menu item?
breathe|__ easy (relax)
breezily|In a carefree manner
bridled|Put a curb on
bristled|Stood stiffly on end
bromide|Cliche
brownies|Little scouts
brunette|Beauty-shop shade
brunette|Blonde-to-be, perhaps
brushup|Renew a skill
buckeyes|Ohioans
bullfrog|Animal twofer?
bullring|Matador's arena
butterfingers|Fumbler
buzzards|Vultures
cabarets|Where Tomlin and Waters performed
cadence|March beat
cagiest|Most crafty
caisson|Watertight structure
calabash|Durante's Mrs. __
calorie|Dieter's unit
canyons|Gorges
canyons|Zion National Park sights
caraway|Seed used by bakers
cardiac|Type of arrest
caressed|Touched with affection
caresses|Pets
carolers|Year-end singers
carotid|Vital artery
carpenters|Goodbye to Love singers
cartoon|Like Nermal
cashmere|Goat's wool
casings|Door frames
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
caterers|Party providers
caterers|Providers
catnaps|Quick snoozes
causeway|Low bridge over water
celeste|Actress Holm
cellars|Storage rooms
cellular|Transmission tower
century|Buick model
cereals|Post's wares
changeups|Tricky pitches
charades|Party game
charisma|Politician's asset
charmed|Sweet-talked
charmer|Circe, for one
checkers|Dick's dog
cheekiness|Impudence
cheesecake|Some photos
cheetah|Fast feline
chicken|Domesticated fowl
chimera|Mythological monster
chitchat|Make small talk
chocolate|Shade of brown
choirboy|Young man of exemplary character
cinnamon|Red-hot flavoring
classes|Tourist and first
classroom|Roll-call site
cleanse|Scour
clearcut|Sharply defined
cleaves|Splits or adheres
cleverest|Most dexterous
clippers|Gardener's gadget
clockwise|How some hands move
clothespin|Line item?
coalbin|Fuel container
coalesce|Unite
coalescence|Growing together
coalesces|Comes together
cockeyed|Askew
coddlers|Those who pamper
coddles|Caters to
coinages|New words
collarbone|Scapula-sternum link
colorfast|Unchangeable, as a fabric
colorists|Some hairdressers
colossal|Brobdingnagian
companion|BUDDY
competes|Enters a tournament
complete|With nothing missing
comrade|Sidekick
concurs|Sees eye to eye
conscience|Jiminy, to Pinocchio
consider|Deem
consume|Use up
contest|Challenge
contraption|Doohickey
controls|Instrument panel
copycat|Ape
copycat|Imitator
coriander|Curry-powder ingredient
coronary|Kind of artery
corrida|Bullfight
corrupt|Start of a quote by 36A
corsages|Lapel flowers
cosiest|Most snug
counselor|School employee
courage|Lionhearted-one's quality
cowpuncher|Buckaroo
coxswain|Crew director
crabapples|Two-fer menu item?
crabbed|Went crustacean hunting
crackleware|Type of glazed pottery
crazies|Those with intense involvement
creampuff|Used-car ad word
creates|Originates
creates|Toils in the lab
creoles|Certain Louisianans
crescendo|Buildup
cribbage|Pegboard game
crispness|Desirable chip quality
crotchety|Like a grouch
crouton|Caesar salad morsel
cultist|Sect member
cupolas|Domed roofs
currents|They may be alternating
dalliers|Time-wasters
dalmatian|Coach dog
dampness|Moisture
dappled|Mottled
dartboard|Pub sight
darters|Perch relatives
darters|Perch relatives
dashboard|Fascia panel
daycare|Working parents' concern
daytime|Soap slot, often
deadener|Sound attenuator
deafens|Stuns with acid rock
dealers|Vegas employees
deanship|College appointment
dearest|Mommie __
debacles|Disastrous
debuted|Came out
decadent|Self-indulgent
decibel|Sound-intensity unit
decodes|Cryptanalyzes
decodes|Transcribes
deepfreeze|Suspended state
deerfly|Winged bloodsucker
defaces|Smears paint on walls
defects|Flaws
deficits|Short ends, on the scoreboard
defrauds|Rips off
defrays|Puts up (as funds)
deletes|Takes out
delimit|Define
demeanor|Bearing
demeanor|Conduct
dementia|__ pugilistica (punch-drunkenness)
deniable|Unproven
denoted|Meant
denotes|Indicates
denture|Fake teeth
derails|Jumps the tracks
derange|Upset the normal state
derelict|Abandoned
derriere|Seat
derrieres|Rears
deserve|Merit
deserved|Was worthy of
despair|Give up all hope
despise|Regard with scorn
dessert|Baklava, for one
dessert|Meal closer
detective|DICK
detente|Cold-War follower
deterred|Prevented from occurring
devices|Contraptions
dialect|Patois
diaspora|Dispersion of a homogeneous people
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
dilemma|Problem with horns?
dilemmas|Quandaries
dingbat|Edith, to Archie
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
disasters|Fodder for many a movie
disheveled|In disarray
dislike|Have no stomach for
dispels|Scatters
disposes|Man proposes, God ____
dissent|Refusal to conform
distant|Far removed
divested|Stripped
divorcee|The Gay __ (1934 film)
doctoral|Kind of thesis
doctors|Falsifies
doggerel|Crude verse
dominoes|Tile game
donated|Visited the blood bank
donnybrooks|Brawls
doubtful|Not at all likely
dowager|Wealthy widow
dramatic|Theatrical
dratted|Consarned
drawbridge|River crossing
dredged|Deepened, in a way
dresser|Courtenay/Finney film, with "The"
dresses|Furnish with clothing
dropouts|GED earners, once
drowsier|Not as alert
dryness|Moisturizer target
dullard|Blockhead
dumbwaiter|Vertical conveyance
dwindles|Becomes smaller
dynamism|Vigor
dynamite|It's a blast
eardrum|Tympanum
earliest|First to show
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnest|Heartfelt
earnestly|With deep sincerity
earplug|Swimmer's stopper
earshot|Hearing range
easement|Right of passage, e.g.
ecotones|Transition zones
ecstatic|Rejoicing
edibles|All you can eat
edition|Word with limited or first
editions|Versions
editors|Blue-pencil wielders
editors|Text approvers
editors|The New York Times staffers
egested|Discharged
egoistic|Looking out for number one
egoists|Me-first folks
egoists|Self-absorbed ones
egomania|Conceit, big time
elderly|Venerable
electee|Chosen one
elements|Periodic table members
elevation|Peak statistic
elevator|Always on the rise?
elitists|Above-the-rest people
emancipator|Lincoln, on January 1, 1863
emboldens|Encourages
emerald|Gemstone
emerald|Piece of green ice?
emeriti|Retired professors
emeriti|Some retired professors
emigrated|Moved, big-time
eminence|Cardinal's address
emitter|Transistor electrode
emperor|Hadrian, for one
emptied|Poured out
enabler|Abetter
enablers|They make things possible
encrypt|Put into code
endeared|Made beloved
endemic|Native
endless|Interminable
endless|On and on
endowed|Equipped, as with talent
endower|Benefactor
enervate|Weaken
engages|Hires
engrain|Fix indelibly
enhancer|Embellisher
enhances|Uses makeup, perhaps
enrages|Steams up
ensnare|Trap
entangle|Complicate
ententes|Diplomatic pacts
enthuse|Create excitement
entirely|In toto
entirety|The whole shootin' match
entitle|Grant right to
entrains|Hops on the el
entrench|Dig in
entries|They're in the dictionary
epeeist|Fencer
epeeists|Olympic fencers
epergne|Large centerpiece
epicure|Gourmet
epidemics|Rapid spreads
epitaph|Stone saying
epitaphs|Headstone inscriptions
epithet|Handle
equipage|Furnishings
erasers|Error removers
erosions|Rock-surface alterations
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|What we try to avoid?
erudite|Learned
escapade|Caper
escapes|Gets away
escargot|French-restaurant morsel
escudos|Lisbon loot
especial|Exceptional
espouse|Give one's support to
esurient|Greedy
etamines|Lightweight cottons
eternal|Ageless
everyman|Average Joe
evident|Easily seen
evinces|Manifests
evocable|Like some old memories
exhales|Lets out a sigh
exorcism|Getting the devil out
explicit|Worthy of an X rating
expulsion|Dismissal
extinct|Like the dinosaurs
eyeshot|Sight
eyeshot|View
eyestrain|Result of reading the fine print?
eyeteeth|Upper canines
failure|Dud
fainted|Blacked out
faintly|Under one's breath
falsetto|High tenor
fatback|Often-salt-cured pork cut
fathead|Lummox
favoritism|What the teacher's pet gets
feature|Face part
federal|__ case (major issue)
feistier|More spunky
femininity|Womanly characteristic
fetched|Improbable?
fettucini|Penne alternative
fibulas|Leg bones
finagle|Achieve by deceitful methods
fingerling|Young trout
finials|Lampshade toppers
finished|Over with
firelit|Illuminated, in a way
fireside|FDR chat locale
fishpole|ROD
fixation|Obsession
flakiest|Most eccentric
flatcar|Sideless carrier
fleabag|Inferior inn
flophouses|Seedy hotels
flypaper|Insect trap of a kind
football|Semi-Tough game
footlocker|Barracks trunk
footloose|Light-hearted
footnotes|Asterisks refer to them
foraying|Venturing
foresees|Has psychic abilities
foreshore|Geological formation
foretaste|Sample of things to come
fossils|Old-fashioned folk
fossils|Traces of the past
frappes|Cool desserts
friendship|Quaker's transport?
fruited|Plain adjective?
furnace|Sweltering spot
gardens|They hung in Babylon
garnered|Acquired
gasifies|Goes to a different state?
gastric|Stomach juices
gastronomes|Lovers of good food
gazpacho|Chilled soup
geishas|Hired companions
generator|Dynamo
geneses|Origins
genteel|Elegantly stylish
geometry|Euclidean topic
gibsons|Girls of an earlier '90's
gillnet|Angler's apparatus
glamour|Compelling charm
gleeful|Jocular
glittery|Like a sequined dress
glossary|Back-of-the-book list
goalposts|Field goal target
goldsmith|The Bestseller author, Olivia ____
governors|State heads of state
gracile|Slender
granddaddy|First of its kind
granite|Hard rock
granted|Conceded
graphite|Pencil filler
grasshopper|Light military plane
grassland|Pasture
grassroots|Like some campaigns
greasepaint|Stage make-up
greaser|Street-gang member
greatly|Much
greedier|More miserly
greyhound|One way to travel
greyness|Dreary condition
grifter|Con artist
grumblers|Moaners
guineas|English coins
gunsmith|Arms maker
gutless|Chicken
halibut|Flounder's cousin
halitosis|Technically, bad breath
handset|Phone
hangout|Stamping ground
harridan|Shrew
hastiest|Most wasteful?
haywire|Nuts
hazelnuts|Filberts
headlines|National Enquirer come-ons
headman|Leader
headsets|Stereo accessories
hearten|Encourage
heathen|Pagan
heckler|Stand-up's headache
hectare|2.47 acres
hedgehog|Prickly insectivore
heighten|Intensify
heisted|Robbed a bank
hellhole|Squalid digs
henpecks|Nags persistently
herdsman|Cattle keeper
heroine|Joan of Arc, to France
hideaway|Lair
highbrow|Super-intellectual
hinders|Impedes
historied|Having an illustrious past
hokeypokey|Line dance
homespun|Like Will Rogers' commentary
hooknose|Aquiline schnozz
hopscotch|Street game
hornets|__ nest (contentious situation)
horsefeathers|Bosh?
horsefly|Animal twofer?
hosannahs|Shouts of praise
hostess|Cupcake, for one
hotdoggers|Showoffs on the slopes
hotfoot|Hightail it
hotshot|VIP
hotspot|Area of unrest
hourglass|Timer, of a kind
iceboxes|Fridge ancestors
idealist|Often-impractical one
ideally|In the best of all worlds
ideally|In theory
ideated|Cooked up, so to speak
ideologies|Doctrines
ignited|Set fire to
igniter|Pilot light, e.g.
illegal|Like a spitball
illness|Cause of absence
imagists|Free-verse poets
impacts|Effects
impacts|Has an effect on
impalas|African antelope
impeded|Blocked
inability|Helplessness
incenses|Ticks off
increase|Up
indigos|Spectrum colors
indulge|Pamper
industry|Diligence
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
infidels|Nonbelievers
inflate|Make swell
inflect|Alter in tone
inhabit|Live in
inhaled|Inspired
injected|Forced into
innerly|Toward the core
inscriber|Engraver
insignia|Chevron, to Sarge
insofar|To such an extent
insomnia|Difficulty dropping off
inspect|Do a spot check
installs|Puts in position
interest|Banking benefit
internal|Kind of audit
interrobang|!/? superimposition
interrobang|!/? superimposition
interwove|Blended together
intolerance|Prejudice
intones|Chants
inundate|Flood
inundate|Overwhelm
inveigle|Wheedle
inverse|Reciprocal
ionosphere|From 50 to 400 kilometers up, roughly
ironclad|Like the "Monitor" or the "Merrimac"
ironsides|Nickname of Cromwell's regiment
ironware|Pots and kettles
islands|Sandwich, e.g.
iterate|Say again
iterated|Did again
iterated|Redid
jackass|Mule's papa
jamboree|Big bash
jaywalkers|Pedestrian lawbreakers
jellybeans|Two-fer menu item?
jerkwater|Insignificant, as a town
jovially|With good cheer
juniper|Evergreen
juvenile|Immature
kernels|Grain seeds
kewpies|Fairground prizes
keypads|Data-input devices
kidskin|Glove material
kimonos|They're worn with obis
kitschy|Gaudily and cheaply designed
kneecap|Patella
kneecap|Patella
knitted|Created a cardigan
knitter|Sweater maker
laciness|Quality of some lingerie
lacrosse|A face-off starts it
lacrosse|Native American game
lagoonal|Of a body of water
lambdas|Fraternity letters
laminates|Like some building materials
landfills|Dignified dumps
landmass|Eurasia, for one
largesse|Magnanimity
larkspurs|Buttercup family members
lashing|Tongue-__ (scolding)
lassoers|Some rodeo participants
lateral|Certain pass
latinos|Hispanics
laundered|Did the sheets
launders|Channels, as illegal funds
lavatory|Powder room
leafage|Limb cover
leakiness|Tendency towards verbal slips
learner|Driver-ed enrollee
leftovers|Doggy-bag contents
legalese|Abstruse language
legitimate|Rightful
lessened|Cut back
lessons|Things learned
lettered|Was a varsity standout
leveled|Evened out
leveled|Razed
leverages|Buys on margin, e.g.
leverages|Buys on margin, e.g.
limbers|Makes flexible
limeade|Summer cooler
lingerie|TEDDY
literates|They're well-informed
litters|Trashes
littoral|Coastal
locatable|Readily found
locates|Pinpoints
lodestar|Astral guide
longevity|Ripe old age
loosener|WD-40, for example
lovemaking|Courtship
loveseats|Adorable chairs?
lowercase|like this
loyalty|Devotion
lunatic|__ fringe (extremists)
lupines|Wolf beans
machetes|Sugarcane cutters
maestro|Orchestra leader
magnetism|Personal charm
magnifico|VIP
magnums|Some wine bottles
mainland|__ China
mainstream|Like many issues
makings|Ingredients
mandates|Makes required
mandrake|Comic-strip magician
manhunt|Lieutenant Gerard's obsession
manmade|Produced artificially
mantras|Hare Krishna, et al.
marinas|Spots for yachts
marksman|Sharpshooter
marshal|Tito's title
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
massless|Like a photon
matinee|Afternoon performance
matinee|Kind of idol
matrimony|Marriage
meanness|Ignobility
meditate|Practice Zen
megabit|Drive size
megacycles|Little woman's transports?
mellowed|__ out (relaxed)
menagerie|Tennessee Williams title word
menisci|Cartilage dics
merinos|Sheep varieties
messier|More untidy
meteors|Shower members
microwave|Zap dinner
midweek|Wednesday, perhaps
milkshake|The Eagles' "Lyin' __"
mindsets|Inclinations
minicar|Opry star's transport?
miscast|Not right for the part
mishmash|Olio
misname|Call Pat "Mike"
misplace|Lose
missile|Airborne weapon
missives|Letters
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
mixtures|Alloys
mnemonic|ROY G. BIV, for one
modesty|Shyness of body
modifies|Does some stock-car work
moisture|Dampness
mollycoddle|Indulge
monstrous|Hideous
moorish|Like Othello
morocco|Casablanca setting
mortars|Trench weapons
mountain|Land elevation
mousepad|Mickey's flat?
mouthpiece|Spokesperson
muckamuck|VIP
mundane|Workaday
mustache|Milk on the upper lip, e.g.
mystical|Like a mantra
nailbiters|Close games, perhaps
naphthas|Petroleum distillates
narcissus|Jonquil or daffodil
narcosis|Nitrogen __ (rapture of the deep)
narrated|Told the story
narrator|Storyteller
national|Pan American acquisition of 1980
nearest|Least remote
nearest|Most proximate
neatened|Spruced up
neatnik|Tidy type
nebulas|Supernova fallouts
necktie|Four-in-hand
needled|Acted the pest to
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nemesis|Unbeatable opponent
neuritis|Nerve inflammation
neutered|Gelded
neutered|Spayed
neutron|Hydrogen-atom lack
newlywed|TV game player
newsletter|In-house publication
newsletter|Mail from your congressman, perhaps
newsstand|Daily paper locale
nibbler|Rabbit, at times
nickelodeon|Early jukebox
nicotine|Addictive stuff
nightclub|Policeman's cudgel?
nightshade|Mandrake, e.g.
ninepins|Bowling game
ninepins|Bowling game
nirvana|Cloud nine
nitrous|__ oxide (laughing gas)
nomadic|Traveling man
nominate|Propose for an honor
nontoxic|By no means harmful
normals|Usual amounts
northern|__ Exposure
noshing|Having a snack
notated|Represented by symbols
notating|Appending to
nowhere|The Beatles' "__ Man"
nudgers|Pushy people?
numbering|Figuring
nutcrackers|Squirrels' avocation?
oboists|Some orchestra members
observe|Comply with
obsessional|Dominating one's thoughts
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
ocarinas|Small wind instruments
oldster|Golden ager
oneness|Unity
openers|For __ (to begin with)
operate|Conduct business
operator|0, phonewise
operetta|Babes in Toyland, or "The Desert Song"
opossums|They play dead
opposed|Was at loggerheads with
oratorio|Handel specialty
orators|Patrick Henry and Daniel Webster
orchard|Apple producer
ordained|Consecrated
oregano|Pizzeria seasoning
ornamental|Pretty plant
osculate|Touch lips
outdone|Excelled
outpouring|Spate
outsells|Surpasses in receipts
outsets|Beginnings
outwits|Gets the best of
overact|Emote
overall|Including everything
overate|Made a pig of oneself
overate|Pigged out
overcharge|Soak
overcoat|Chesterfield
overdose|Exceed the prescription
overdosing|Taking too much
overeasy|How some eggs are prepared
overfeed|Fatten up
overheat|Conk out on the freeway
overjoy|Fill with delight
overlap|Partly cover
overpass|Cloverleaf feature
overpass|Highway crosser
overran|Exceeded, as a budget
oversee|Supervise
overtime|Tie-breaking period
overtone|Nuance
overturn|Reverse, legally
overused|Trite
overwhelms|Steamrolls
paddled|Manned the oars
palatal|Kind of vowel
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
panamas|Some hats
panfried|Sauteed
panicking|Gripped by terror
panjandrum|Big cheese
panpipe|Mouth organ
pantomime|Skelton talent
parader|Irishman on March 17, perhaps
parades|Events for March 17th
parasol|Sun-shade
parboil|Precook
parboiled|Half-cooked
partitions|Room dividers
passels|Large quantities
patellas|Kneecaps
patience|Waiting game, in Westminster?
patinas|Copper discolorations
patsies|Pushovers
payolas|Bribes to jocks
peaceful|Serene
peacock|Showy bird
peasant|Ill-bred one
peashooter|Kid's weapon
pedalled|Propelled by foot
peekaboo|Blouse type?
pendants|Lockets, perhaps
pennies|Gumball machine input, once
periwig|Old-style hairpiece
permanence|Perpetual existence
pervert|Debauch
pestered|Harassed
petition|Sue
phrased|Expressed in words
piaster|Piece of eight
picaroon|Pirate ship
pilasters|Architectural columns
pillbox|50's hat style
piloted|Took the helm
pinball|Arcade amusement
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pintails|Long-necked ducks
piranhas|Predatory swimmers
planets|Holst masterpiece, with "The"
planets|Mercury and Saturn, but not Ford
plateful|Generous helping
plateglass|Eating-drinking utensil?
platter|Roast dish
playacted|Made believe
playdate|Toddler's appointment
plodders|Trudgers
plungers|Plumbers' helpers
plutocrat|Ruler by virtue of wealth
pocketbook|Try reading this!
pocketed|Helped oneself to
pollack|Out of Africa director
ponchos|Hooded capes
pontiff|John, Paul or John Paul
pooling|Combining, in a way
poorness|Lacking in wealth
poppycock|Nonsense
porcupines|Prickly critters
portage|Carrying charge
postcards|Wish you were here message carriers
posters|Dorm-room decor
postures|Has an attitude
potential|Kind of energy
poundage|Scale measurement
powdered|Like some donuts
prairie|Word before dog or schooner
praiser|Kudos bestower
praters|Idle chatterers
preaches|Delivers the homily
precedes|Comes before
predawn|Early morn
prelate|Church VIP
prelate|Ranking clergyman
premature|Born too soon
prepared|Like a Boy Scout
presence|Being
presoaks|Washing-machine cycles
pretended|Not sincere
pretense|Outward appearance
pretenses|Pieces of make-believe
preview|Film event
prewash|Dishwasher cycle
priests|Deacons' superiors
primary|Pre-convention event
pristine|Uncorrupted
pristine|Uncorrupted
proofed|Checked the yeast
propose|Pop the question
protegee|Woman under wing
provost|Jon of "Lassie"
proxies|Agents
pullover|Traffic-cop's command
pushover|Easy mark
pussycat|What's New____? 1965 film
quarrel|Lock horns
quarterback|Gridiron signal caller
quatrain|Poet Omar's transport?
quizmasters|Game show hosts
rabbits|Brer and Peter
racetrack|Railbird's locale
radiator|It needs to be flushed occasionally
radical|Ultra-left-winger
rafters|Whitewater figures?
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
railhead|Darjeeling dresses
raincoat|Foul-weather wear
ransacked|Rifled
ratatats|Snare sounds
rathole|Dilapidated digs
rattletrap|Clunker
readiest|Most prepared
readouts|Computer reports
realists|Pragmatic ones
realtors|Property salesmen
realtors|They've got lots to offer
reassure|Instill confidence in
recession|A returning
reciprocal|Interchangeable
recitals|Public performances
recolor|Dip in the Rit, again
recycle|Environmentally correct process
redcaps|Baggage handlers
redcoat|Minuteman's foe
redress|Right a wrong
redwing|Black Hawk's foe
reenact|Stage anew
referee|Foul caller
refilled|Did a pit-crew job
refrigerate|Chill
refusenik|One denied permission to emigrate
regaled|Entertained
rehearse|Study one's lines
reheated|Nuked, maybe
rekindle|Start again, as a romance
relative|Not absolute
release|Time-__ capsules
releases|Puts out
relieved|Breathing easier
relocate|Move to new digs
remarry|Tie a new knot?
reminders|String on one's finger, et al.
remotes|TV-viewers' needs
reneged|Failed to follow suit
renewer|Periodical receiver, periodically
renovates|Makes like new
reopened|Removed the "Closed for Alterations" sign
repealing|Rescinding
replace|Supplant
represses|Holds back
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
repulse|Drive back
repulsion|Extreme aversion
resells|Acts the middleman, perhaps
resentful|Feeling ill will
resents|Is piqued at
resided|Lived
resists|Beats back
resolves|Determines
respire|Breathe in and out
restored|Brought back
restored|Put back
restorer|Fixer-upper fixer
restrained|Checked
restrains|Keeps in check
restrict|Utilize a V-chip
retiree|Many a Florida settler
retirees|Senior citizens
retiring|Hitting the sack
retreat|Turn tail
revealed|Bared
rewarded|Paid a bounty to
rhetoric|Campaign output, often
rigamarole|Complicated procedure
rigamarole|Poppycock
ringleader|Chief miscreant
ritziest|Fancy to the max
riviera|Buick model
riviera|Saint-Tropez locale
roaster|Friars' Club speaker
rollers|Salon tools
roomette|Sleeping-car accommodation
roomier|More spacious
roseate|Looking on the bright side
rosebud|Citizen Kane's last word
rosemary|__'s Baby
rosette|Silk ornament
rotated|Spun
rotator|Kind of muscle
roughrider|Spanish-American War figure
rouster|Wharf laborer
rumbled|Growled
rushing|Greek societies selection ritual
rustles|Gets a cow?
sachets|Drawer packets
sackcloth|Goat's-hair fabric
sacrilege|Gross irreverence
safaris|Tanzania treks
sagebrush|Nevada's state flower
sailors|Shore-leave takers
salaamed|Dickens title starter
saleslady|Department-store worker
salient|Prominent
salinas|Monterey County seat
salutes|Ruffles and flourishes may accompany them
salvoes|Bombardments
sandbars|Mariners obstacles
sandman|Sleep-inducer of folklore
sangrias|Wine concoctions
sardine|Small fish
sardonic|Mocking
satellite|TV uplink
satiate|Fill beyond capacity
satiated|Gorged
savanna|Tropical grassland
scammers|Pyramid-scheme propagators, usually
scanned|Read, as a UPC
scarlet|Doyle's "A Study in __"
scarred|Like Capone's face
scarred|Marked permanently, in a way
sconces|Candle holders
scorecard|Stadium purchase
scramble|Prepare eggs
scratch|Kentucky Derby cancellation
scratchy|Like an old record
scrooge|Skinflint
scrutiny|Close examination
seagull|Erne's kin
searcher|Investigator
searing|Affixing a brand on
seaways|Saint Lawrence et al.
section|One of several components
seedier|More shabbily-dressed
seekers|Target-locating missiles
seethes|Boils
segregates|Sets apart
selects|Picks out
semester|15 weeks or so, typically
semester|Course length
semester|Intersession surrounders
semiformal|Not too dressy
semipro|Weekend warrior, sportswise
semipros|Part-time ballplayers
senoras|Ladies of Leon
senorita|Lima lass
sensation|Thrill
sensors|Alarm features
sensory|Of touch or sight
sensual|Of feeling
sentence|Pronounce judgement against
serenade|Lover's song
serenely|In a calm way
serenest|Most calm
serials|Saturday movie fare
serpent|Eve tempter
session|Hear ye, hear ye. Court is in ___
session|Legislative meetings
settled|Avoided court
settler|Oregon Trail traveler
shackle|Fetter
shakeups|Corporate reorganizations
sharper|More distinct
sheathed|Put away, as a sword
sheepdog|Animal twofer?
shelled|Like canned nuts
sheriff|Law officer
shields|Half of a pantomime pair
shirked|Dodged
shirttail|It may be inadvertently left out
shortcake|Strawberry confection
shorted|Like a haywire wire?
showbiz|Many Beverly Hills residents are in it
shredder|Document destroyer
shrivel|Dwindle
shrouded|Hid from view
shutterbug|Tourist, at times
sidehill|Certain lie for golfers
sideshows|Circus attractions
sideswipe|Hit, but not head-on
sidewinders|Air-to-air missiles
sighted|Hyperopic?
signees|The Declaration of Independence's 56
silents|Early flicks
similar|Not quite identical
simmers|Barely restrains one's anger
singular|Odd
sirocco|It blows out of Africa
sirocco|Warm southerly wind
skeeter|Summer pest, informally
skyline|City silhouette
slanted|On an incline
slashes|Web-address separators
sleeker|More silky
sleeper|Longshot winner
sleepiness|Somnolence
slimmer|After dieting, hopefully
slipcovers|Sofa protectors
slowdowns|Certain labor protests
smarten|Spruce up
smashups|Wrecks
smilaxes|Decorative vines
smuggles|Imports illegally
snapback|Sudden recovery
snarers|Trappers
sneaked|Moved stealthily
snidely|Superciliously
sniffer|Bloodhound, e.g.
snorters|Humdingers
snowball|Get bigger
socially|How a wallflower is deficient
softball|Fudge making stage?
softball|Slow-pitch game
solitary|Prisoner's digs, perhaps
sombrero|Tampico topper
sombreros|Straw hats
somerset|Maugham's middle name
sopranos|Pons and Sills
sourdough|San Francisco bread
sourest|Most ill-tempered
southern|__ Methodist University
spaniel|Droopy eared breed
spareness|Lack of fat
sparrow|Small finch
sparsest|Least dense
spatula|Flapjack flipper
speaker|Squawk box
spearers|Some fishermen
specific|Explicit
spectral|Ghostly
speeder|Man with a heavy foot
speeders|Ticket recipients, perhaps
speedier|More like Alka-Seltzer?
spheres|Planetarium pieces
spheric|Like a billiard ball
spinach|Strength-giver of cartoondom
spinout|Lose control, as of a car
spirits|Some rappers?
splurges|Goes on a spree
spoonerism|Blushing crow, perhaps
spousal|Matrimonial
sprawled|Spread out
spreadsheet|Quattro Pro, for one
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stabler|Even-tempered
stabler|Former quarterback Ken
staffer|Aide
stagnated|Hit the doldrums
stainer|Furniture finisher
stairway|Series of steps
stalled|Stonewalled
stamina|Marathoner's quality
stampede|Calgary __ (famous rodeo)
standby|___ for further instructions!
standee|Rush-hour rider, often
starfish|Sand dollar kin
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
started|I Can't Get __
stating|Announcing
steadier|Not so wobbly
steamroll|Crush, as an opponent
stellar|Outstanding
stepsister|One of Cinderella's siblings
stereos|Car accessories
sterile|Lacking imagination
sterling|Fine flatware
sterner|More strict
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stewarded|Managed
stewards|Takes charge of
stimulus|Incentive
stinkers|Skunks
stinter|Frugal one
stinters|Cheapskates
stockmen|Cattle raisers
stogies|Cheap cigars
stooges|Dupes
stooges|Moe, Curley, and Shemp
stoolie|Rat fink
stoopball|Street game
storage|Hard disk's function
stormed|Raged
strainer|Colander
strainer|Kitchen gadget
strangle|Throttle
stratifying|Forming layers
streaked|Pulled a '70s prank
streaks|Runs bare
streamy|Flowing
stresses|Places emphasis on
stricture|Control
striker|Fast participant, perhaps
strings|Orchestra section
striver|Contender
strumpet|Trollop
stuccoes|Wall finishes
stylets|Daggers
sublease|Rent from a renter
subsidence|Abatement
supreme|Ross, for a time
surefire|Guaranteed
surgeon|Sawbones
suspend|Kick out of school temporarily
swaddles|Wraps up
swarthy|Dark
sweatily|In a laborious manner
sweatshop|The Triangle Shirtwaist Co., for one
sweeter|More sugary
sweetheart|Honey
sweethearts|Honeys
symbols|Ideograms
synapses|Nerve junctions
systems|All __ go!
tablespoons|Dosage amounts
taboret|Embroidery frame
tachism|Action painting
tachometer|Dashboard device
taciturn|The silent type
tailgate|Parking-lot party
takeout|Date
talents|Up-and-comers
tallest|Most exaggerated
tallest|Topmost
tallyhos|Fox-hunt calls
tamales|Durango dishes
tandems|Couple carriers
tangents|Geometry lines
tantalum|Its atomic number is 73
tantrum|Hissy fit
targets|Things to shoot for
tarrying|Dragging one's feet
tartaric|Photographic acid
tartest|Most cutting
tarzans|__ New York Adventure (1942 film)
tattletale|Try reading this!
taxation|Perennial political issue
teachers|Kind of college
teardrop|Tree snail shell shape
teasers|Pre-show highlights
teatime|Brew break
teddies|One-piece undergarments
tediums|Tiresome states
teenage|I Was A ____Werewolf
teenage|Like some 'toon turtles
teenager|Archie or Veronica
teepees|Plains dwellings
teeters|Is ready to collapse
telepathy|It's mental
temerity|Cheek
tempered|Hardened, as steel
tenants|Takes up residence
termite|Aardvark's morsel
termites|Pangolin food
terraria|Turtles' abodes, perhaps
tersest|To the point
thanksgiving|1621 event
thesauri|Reference books
thickets|Areas of impenetrability
thirstiest|Most efficient, paper towel-wise
thorium|Element number 90
throttle|Choke
thrushes|Speckled singers
tinsmith|Metalworker
toasted|Did a best man's job
toasted|Raised a glass to
toasted|Started the day right?
toeholds|Advantages, of a sort
toenail|It may be ingrown
tolerate|Stand
tomahawks|Cherokee choppers
tomfoolery|Nonsense
tontine|Last man annuity scheme
tootsie|Kind of roll
topical|Of current interest
topmast|Sail support
topograph|Surface model
topping|Whipped cream, for one
tortoise|Aesop race-winner
totally|Completely
totting|Doing simple addition
touchup|Color the roots
towable|Not too wrecked for the wrecker
towering|Rising above all
towheaded|Ash-blond
traffic|Drug dealings
trailer|Movie promo
trainer|Circus figure
trainer|Gym figure
traipse|Walk about
transmit|Get the news out
trapezium|Irregular quadrilateral
trapped|Went for game
treacle|Molasses, in Britain
treader|Walker
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treater|Picker up of the tab
treatise|Written discourse
treetop|Cradle locale?
trefoil|Girl Scouts symbol
trenched|Did some digging
tribunals|Courts of justice
tricked|Pulled a fast one on
trilobite|Marine invertebrate of yore
tripled|Drove one to the wall, perhaps
tritons|Spiral-shelled mollusks
troikas|Three-horse carriages
tropism|Response to a stimulus, biologically
troupes|Road-show givers
truelove|Sweetheart
trustee|Board member
tsarina|Alexandra was the last one
tumbleweed|Ghost-town transient
tungsten|Light-bulb filament metal
turnkey|Type of operation
turtledove|Animal twofer?
tutorial|On-line teacher
twirler|Halftime performer, perhaps
twosome|Abbott and Costello, e.g.
typecast|Assign a similar role
unbuckle|Prepare to deplane, perhaps
unchain|Let loose
unclogged|Opened up
uneaten|Like a leftover
unerring|Right on the mark
unfancy|Plain
unheated|Like many garages and attics
unicorns|One-horn sporters
unknown|Like X
unmannerly|Eschewing Emily Post
unmarked|Like some police cars
unopposed|How some candidates run
unprepared|Not ready
unsettle|Disturb
unsettle|Make uneasy
unsettling|Disturbing
unshared|One's very own
untitled|Nameless
uptight|Tense
upwards|Towards a higher place
vaccinations|Flu protection
valkyrie|Figure in Norse mythology
vamoose|Get outta here!
vanillas|Flavorful seedpods
variant|Mutation
vastest|Most expansive
vehicle|Part of VIN
veneered|Like many cabinet woods
vestment|Robe of state
videotape|Movie rental
vinegars|Cider et al.
virtuosi|Masterful musicians
visitor|Caller
wadeable|Shallow, like some rivers
waffled|Started the day right?
wafflestomper|Ankle boot
waitresses|Hash house servers
wallflower|Shy partygoer
waltzed|Danced to Strauss
warhorse|Old veteran
washout|Total failure
washtub|Laundry room item
waterfalls|Angel and Ribbon
wavering|On the fence
weakens|Enervates
webbing|Mesh
webworms|Destructive larvae
weeknight|Sir Shorty?
wetland|Cattail locale
wheezes|Asthmatic sounds
whereas|Proclamation word
willing|Compliant
wiriest|Leanest
womanizers|Lounge lizards
workbook|Operating manual
workmanship|Artisan's skill
worldwide|Two-thirds of WWW
worrywart|Pessimistic one
written|Another kind of exam
yellers|Cheerleaders, at times
younger|One of "Quantrill's raiders"
zebroid|Hybrid horse
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashes|Destroys one's confidence
abductees|Visitors to UFO's, according to tabloids
abolish|Get rid of
abolish|Wipe out
aborted|Scratched at NASA
abraded|Burnished
abridge|Condense, as a book
abridged|Condensed (as text)
abridged|Condensed book
abstain|Holdoff
abstain|Refrain
abundant|More than enough
abutment|Supporting structure
abuttal|Land boundary
academia|Professors and the like
accedes|Consents
accepter|Recipient
accessed|Gained entry to
accolades|Kudos
accordions|Portable keyboard instruments
accosts|Confronts
accrual|Accumulation
acerbic|Bitter tasting
acetates|Clear overlays
achiest|Sore to the max
adamant|Rigid
adamant|Uncompromising
addendum|Supplement
addendum|Supplement to a book
adequate|As much as needed
adhered|Stuck fast
adoptee|One taken in
adorner|Tree trimmer
adverse|Detrimental
adverse|Hostile
aeolian|Ancient Hellenic
aerates|Fizzes up
aerosol|Type of spray
aesthete|Beauty lover
aesthete|Nature lover
affaires|__ d'honneur (duels)
affairs|They may be current or foreign
aftermath|Consequence
afternoon|PM
ageless|Forever young
agitate|Stir up
airmail|Fast delivery service?
airwaves|Imus's milieu
albatross|Sign of bad luck
alewife|Herring's kin
alewives|Some Taproom owners
alfresco|Outdoor
alienation|Hostility
alienation|Withdrawal
allergic|Having a dislike
allocate|Distribute
allotropes|Elements with more than one molecular form
alongside|Right next to
altered|Let out or took in
amaretto|Almond liqueur
amasser|Collector
amasses|Collects
amateur|Dabbler
amateur|Tyro
ambient|In the surrounding area
ambiguity|Double entendre
ambling|Strolling along
amenity|Pleasantness
amerces|Slaps with a fine
amethyst|Birthstone
amethyst|February birthstone
amethyst|Transparent gemstone
amicable|Easy to get along with
amphora|Ancient jar
anagram|Dormitory to dirty room, e.g.
anagram|TEACH to CHEAT, e.g.
anagrams|Word game
anagrams|Word game
analogue|Like surimi to crabmeat
anchovies|Top it off
anemones|Windflowers
anglicize|Make Jorge George, for example
aniline|Chemical used in dye
animals|Safari sightings
annotate|Comment on
annulled|Made void
another|Distinctly different from the first
answerer|Machine job
antedate|Precede in time
antelope|African runner
antelope|Pronghorn
antifreeze|Radiator necessity
antiserums|Immunity providers
antiwar|Like many demonstrators
antlers|Buck's pride
apartment|Place to live
apartments|FLATS
apocrypha|Dubious writings
apocryphal|Fictitious
apologia|Formal defense
apologize|Eat humble pie
appease|Mollify
appeases|Emulates Neville Chamberlain
arbiter|Go-between
arcadia|Tom Stoppard play
ariette|Short melody
ariette|Short melody
armadas|Fleets
armadillos|Plated mammals
armature|Dynamo part
armature|Framework
armholes|Vest openings
armored|Like tanks
armrest|Office chair feature
arraigns|Calls to account
arrests|Takes into custody
arsenal|Weapons depot
article|A, for one
article|The, e.g.
articles|Constitution parts
artists|Manet and Monet
ascetic|Renouncer of material comforts
ashamed|Humiliated
ashcans|Refuse cases
ashtray|Place of many flicks
asinine|Utterly silly
aspired|Reached for
aspirins|Ache relievers
assayed|Appraised
assayed|Put to the test
assessor|Tax man
assignee|Agent
associate|Not yet a principal
astronaut|Spacy type?
athlete|Olympic's entrant
atlases|Map collections
attacked|Went after
attacker|Assailant
attendants|Take care of picnic pests?
attests|Points to
attires|Get ups
attuned|Brought into accord
availed|Used
availing|Making use of
avalanches|Winter effects?
avarice|Lust for wealth
averted|Warded off
aviates|Goes up
axillae|It's the pits
axletree|Go-cart support
babydoll|Pajama style
backdraft|Ron Howard film
backspace|Keyboard option
backstage|Behind the curtain
backwater|Inlet
bagpipe|It has a chanter and drones
baiters|Worm handlers, at times
balances|Stays on the tightrope
balancing|Kind of act
ballast|Added weight
ballast|Stabilizer
ballast|Weighty material
ballerina|Russian spinner
ballerinas|Margot Fonteyn and Anna Pavlova
ballroom|Prom place
bananas|Woody Allen flick
baritone|Low voice
barrels|Groups of monkeys?
barstools|Sit on them
basilica|It has an apse
baskets|Twig containers
bastions|Bulwarks
battier|More crazy
bearhugs|Hearty embraces
bedrolls|Campers' sleeping accommodations
beehives|60's hairdos
beeline|The most direct course
beeswax|None of your __!
beguine|Dance, started in Martinique
beholds|Sees
belayed|Fastened (a rope)
bellboy|Jerry Lewis role
berries|Fruits sold by the pint
bethels|Sailors' sanctuaries
bigmouth|Bass type
bigness|Size
bilateral|Treaty agreed to by both parties
bipolar|Having opposing opinions
biscuit|Treat for Fido
bitterer|Most unpalatable
bitumen|Asphalt component
bleachers|Sit in them
blessing|Benefit
blowfish|Puffer
blowsily|In a frumpish way
blowups|Tantrums
bluenose|Puritan
boarders|They get fed too
bobolink|Meadowlark relative
bobsled|Vehicle with a driver and a brakeman
bobtail|Horse feature
bodysurfs|1863 Vicksburg event
bodysurfs|Rides the waves, in a way
boleros|Short jackets
bologna|Lunch meat
bombardier|B-1 crewman
bookseller|Text vendor
boosted|Elevated
botched|Messed up
bothered|Took the trouble
boycotted|Blackballed
brainchild|Creative idea
brakemen|Train conductor assistants
breakfasts|Morning meals
breather|Recess
breathes|Is alive
brevity|Shortness
bristle|React angrily
bromide|Cliche
bromides|Platitudes
brother|Apollo to Artemis
brushup|Renew a skill
buffalo|__ wings (bar fare)
bulldoze|Level
bumblebee|Star Kist competitor
bumblebee|Insect featured in a musical flight
bureaucrat|Government official
bushier|More overgrown
butterfingers|Curtis Candy product
butterfingers|Fumbler
buttoned|Like some very old shoes
cabdriver|Pedestrian picker-upper
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
caesura|Poetic pause
caisson|Watertight structure
caissons|Watertight structures
cajoles|Coaxes with flattery
cajoles|Sweet talks
caldron|Where witches brew
calorie|Dieter's unit
calories|Something to count
calypsos|Tunes from Trinidad
campfire|Place for storytelling
cannibal|Man-eater
cantata|Bach work
cantors|Musical leaders
careened|Swayed from side to side
caressed|Touched with affection
carjacks|Robs Nicholson and Palance?
caroled|Sung together
carolers|Year-end singers
caromed|Collided and rebounded
carousel|Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
carrottops|Arnez and Sills
caseworker|Provider of a social service
casinos|One-arm bandits locale
caterers|Providers
cavalcade|Procession
ceasefire|Suspension of hostilities
celesta|Keyboard instrument
cellophane|Packaging need
cenobite|Convent dweller
centers|Cores
chainsaw|Horror movie tool
chairwoman|Committee honcho, sometimes
challenge|Double dare
champed|Showed impatience
charades|Party game
charades|Party game
charisma|Magnetism
charlotte|___ russe
chasten|Discipline
chastise|Criticize sharply
chatroom|Popular on-line site
chattiest|Most talkative
checkoff|Account for, as an inventory item
cheddar|Popular cheese
cheekiness|Impudence
cheerio|London farewell!
chimera|Fire-breather of myth
chocolate|Shade of brown
cilantro|Chinese parsley
cinders|Fire remains
cinquain|Five-line stanza
circumvent|Avoid
clarets|Red wines
classics|Traditional literature
cleanse|Scour
cleanups|Spring jobs
clenched|Grasped tightly
clerical|Like some office work
clerical|Of the cloth
closers|Salespeople, at times
coalitions|Allies and Axis
cockeyed|Askew
codpiece|Flap of yore
coercible|Not totally unyielding
colliery|Coalminer's workplace
colored|Used a crayon
colorful|Bright and showy
colosseum|Roman tourist attraction
comeback|Return to glory
compares|Examines side by side
composite|Shades
composite|The Indian on the buffalo nickel, e.g.
concertina|Small instrument with bellows
concrete|City sidewalks
conform|Follow the rules
confrere|Colleague
connote|Suggest a meaning
conscription|DRAFT
consider|Deem
consoles|Shows compassion
consume|Use up
contessa|European noblewoman
contests|Calls into question
continue|Postpone in court
contrarily|Acting in opposition
contrary|Describing Mary
contributions|Legitimate deductions
coolant|Freon, for one
coonskin|Crockett's headwear
copycat|Imitator
corneal|Of an eye part
cornrowed|Like some hairstyles
corsage|Wrist-worn orchid
cossacks|Russian cavalrymen
cottontail|Here comes Peter ____, ...
counselor|School employee
cowpuncher|Buckaroo
crackpots|Flakes
crapshoot|Risky venture
crashes|Computer mishaps
craters|Volcanic depressions
craziest|Most weird
creoles|Certain Louisianans
crevasse|Himalayan danger
crevice|Fissure
cribbage|Pegboard game
cribbage|Pegging game
cringed|Withdrew
critical|Perilous
crockpot|Slow cooker
crossbows|William Tell's arsenal
crosscut|Saw
crosswords|'20s craze
crosswords|Heated exchange?
croupier|Casino attendant
crouton|Bread cube
crowded|Sardines in a can, usually
crybaby|Whiner
cryogen|Refrigerant
current|Up to date
curtail|Reduce
cutworms|Farmer's bane
cyclone|Twister
dabbler|Amateur
dadaists|Members of a cultural art movement
damaged|Marred
damosel|She was often in ancient distress
daresay|Assume
davenport|Sit on it
dawdling|Wasting time
daydream|Reverie
deadener|Sound attenuator
debonair|Suave
decanted|Transferred wine
decently|Modestly
deception|Double-cross
deckhand|One who cleans the poop
declare|I do __!
declare|Make known
decodes|Cryptanalyzes
decrial|Condemnation
deepened|Got lower
degrees|Kelvin units
deliver|SCOLDED BECOMES BRING TO
demesne|Landed property
demimonde|Amber's class, forever?
democrat|Party member
demurer|Coy one
denarius|Roman coin of gold or silver
denoted|Meant
dentists|Enamel restorers
deplete|Use up
deployed|Put into action
deportee|One getting the boot
derailed|Off-track
derelict|Abandoned
derisive|Nasty
derogate|Detract
deserts|Arid places
deserts|Barren areas
deserve|Merit
deserved|Was worthy of
desperado|John Dillinger, for one
desserts|Menu listings
detectors|Identifiers
deterred|Prevented from occurring
detracts|Takes away
diagraph|Drafting tool
diameter|Thickness
diamonds|Baseball and suit
diapers|They're for baby bottoms
dietetic|Like some sweets
dilated|Expanded, as in pupils
dilemma|Problem with horns?
dilemmas|Quandaries
disagrees|Parts company
disarrays|States of confusion
discombobulated|All there, but not altogether
disfavor|In-the-doghouse state
disheveled|In disarray
dishrag|State of limpness
dismays|Rattles one's cage
dispassionately|Unfeeling
dispose|Decide a matter
disrobe|Take it off
distant|Far apart
distant|Far removed
divisions|Battle units
documents|Diplomas, deeds and such
doggerel|Crude verse
dominoes|Tile game
dominoes|Tile game
dominos|Tile game
donations|Alms
doohickey|GIZMO
doorknob|Impromptu coathanger, sometimes
dormitory|Place to live
doughnuts|Money mad types?
downgraded|Lowered the status
drabble|The Seven Sisters author
drabness|Bland state
dragster|Hot rod
dribble|Emulate Michael Jordan
durable|Long-lasting
dwelling|Where you live
dynasty|Blake Harrington's history on TV
eardrum|Head instrument?
earldom|British nobleman's estate
earliest|Ahead of time
earners|They get what they deserve
earplug|Swimmer's stopper
earthen|Made of baked clay
earwigs|Elongated insects
ecclesia|Congregation
echinus|Yellowstone geyser
eclipse|Outshine
eclipse|Put to shame
ecologic|Environmental
edentate|Toothless
edgiest|Most nervous
edition|Early or late follower
editors|Blue-pencilers
educable|Capable of learning
eelworm|Small nematode
eeriest|Most Twilight Zone-like
egoists|Self-seekers
egomania|Conceit, big time
egomaniac|Self absorbed crazy
elapses|Passes
elation|That "walking on air" feeling
elderly|Venerable
electoral|__ College
element|Fundamental constituent of a whole
elements|Air, water, fire and earth
elements|Periodic table members
elevate|Aggrandize
elevate|Raise
elevator|London lift
elevens|Football teams
elongate|Lengthen
elongate|Scandal at a North Carolina college?
emaciate|Waste away
emaciate|Waste away
emblazon|Inscribe prominently
emblems|Symbols
emerged|Came into view
emergent|Like new technology
emeriti|Some retired professors
emporia|Stores
enabled|Gave power to
enacted|Made into law
encases|Wraps
enchantress|Sorceress
endeared|Made beloved
endgames|Mating periods?
endowed|Equipped, as with talent
endowers|Givers
endpapers|They're inside the covers
enemies|Foes
enhances|Heightens
enlighten|Free from ignorance
enriches|Adds to one's coffers
entente|Triple __ (early 1900's alliance)
entered|Went in
enterprise|Command for 10D
enthuse|Inspire
entices|Lures
entitle|Grant right to
entombs|Inters
envious|Green-eyed
epeeists|Olympic fencers
epergne|Large centerpiece
epidemic|CDC concern
episode|Sitcom unit
epistle|Formal letter
epitome|Example
epsilon|Greek letter
equaled|Matched
equalizer|With "The," Edward Woodward series
erasers|Back to school items
erasers|Error removers
erasers|Pencil ends
erasing|Deleting
erasures|Rub outs
erotica|Album by Madonna
erratic|Unpredictable
esquires|Knights' attendants
estates|Landed properties
estates|Manors
estimate|Contractor's proposal
estranged|Turned against
etcetera|And so forth ...
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
ethanol|Volatile liquid
eucalyptus|Koala's diet source
everglades|Vacation spot
evermore|Raven's antonym?
everyman|Average Joe
exchange|Trade
exchequers|Treasuries
exhilarate|Enliven
exorbitant|Wildly overpriced
exotica|Things strange or foreign
exploded|Erupted
extension|Request filed around April 15
exterior|Outer surface
externs|Some hospital employees
eyelids|Liner site
eyesore|Slum, for one
eyesores|Sties
faction|Group within a group
falsetto|Frankie Valli's voice
faltered|Moved unsteadily
fantasia|Disney classic
farcical|Ludicrous
fascinate|Spellbind
fearsome|Inspiring dread
fedoras|Soft toppers
feelers|Surveys
feistier|More spunky
festoon|Purfle
fiestas|Celebrations south of the border
filename|Save specification
finagle|Achieve by deceitful methods
finagle|Wangle
finesse|Skillfully maneuver
firearms|Arsenal contents
firebrands|Agitators
fixation|Obsession
flattery|Soft soap
floodgate|Scandal involving Noah and the ark?
flophouses|Seedy hotels
flounce|Sashay
flunkies|Drudges
folklore|The feats of Paul Bunyan, e.g.
follicle|Root container
foolish|Silly
football|Semi-Tough game
football|Semi-Tough game
footnotes|Asterisks refer to them
footpath|Muir Park lane
forearms|Elbow enders
foresaw|Anticipated
fossils|Old-fashioned folk
foundering|Sinking fast
founders|Charter members
fracture|Stress __
frankly|Start of a memorable movie line
frequent|Visit often
fretful|Peevish
frosted|Like cupcakes
fruited|Plain adjective?
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
gatecrash|Show up without an invitation
gateway|Entrance
gateway|Torii, for example
gemsbok|African antelope
germane|Relevant
germinate|Sprout
gibbered|Babbled
giraffe|Creature that's looked up to?
glazers|Doughnut finishers
glitters|Shines
glottal|Of the larynx
golfing|Palmer's forte
goliath|Biblical giant
gondola|Venice vehicle
goodbye|Peoria farewell!
gooseflesh|Horripilation
graders|Teachers, at times
gramophone|RCA symbol
granite|Hard rock
grantee|Receiver
grateful|Dead sentiment?
greasepaint|Stage make-up
greenish|Pond scum-colored, sort of
greetings|Hand shakes
greyhounds|Track dogs
gridiron|Football field of play
gridiron|Football field of play
grifter|Con artist
gristle|Bad piece of a T-bone
grizzly|Gray-haired
groaned|Made a sound expressive of stress
groceries|Meat and potatoes
groundhogs|February 2 celebrities
gumdrop|Sweet thing
gunwale|Canoe rim
gutless|Chicken
halftime|Football intermission
halibut|Tasty swimmer
handball|One-walled game
handbook|Ready reference
handgrip|Ski pole part
handicap|Golfer's concern
handiest|Most convenient
handlers|Tamers and trainers
handmade|Like cherished gifts
handout|Distribute
handset|Like much old type
handsomest|Most pleasing to the eye
handspring|Gymnastic feat
hangdog|Shamefaced
hangman|Popular word game
hangman|Word game
happier|More than jolly
hardness|What the Mohs' scale measures
hayloft|Barn storage area
haywire|Not functioning properly
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
hazelnut|Party-mix morsel
headlines|Facial wrinkles?
headsets|Stereo accessories
hearers|Jury panel
heaters|Capone's pistols
heehawed|Acted like an ass?
helmets|Bikers' needs
herders|Sheep dogs, really
heretic|Church dissenter
hesitates|Shows uncertainty
hexagon|Six sided figure
hideaway|Lair
hifalutin|Pompous
highbrow|Super-intellectual
hokeypokey|Line dance
homestead|Place to live
honesty|It's the best policy
hoodlum|Plug-ugly thug
hopscotch|Street game
horsefeathers|Bosh?
horsehide|Leather
hosteler|Traveler on the cheap
hotshot|Flamboyantly successful
hotshot|Piccadilly Circus figure
hotspot|Area of unrest
hovercraft|Everglades vehicle
icebreakers|Opening remarks, perhaps
ideates|Imagines
idiocies|Silly things
illusory|Deceptive
imagine|Think up
imagists|Free-verse poets
imbrued|Saturated
imitate|Copy
impaired|Functioning poorly
impalas|African antelope
impasse|No-win situation
impeach|Force out of office
impervious|Incapable of being affected
impostor|Quack
improper|Out of place
incomes|Taxable items
incoming|Like e-mail delivery
incompatibility|Antagonistic state of things
indirectly|Round about
indulge|Fuss over
inertia|Couch potato's state
inertia|Resistance to motion
inexpert|Novice
inferno|Dante's place?
infidel|Unbeliever
inflated|Readied Garfield for the Macy's parade
inflect|Alter in tone
infringe|Step on one's toes
inherent|Fundamental
injures|Puts the hurt on
inkblot|Part of a Rorschach test
inkiest|As dark as possible
inkstand|Desk accessory
inserts|Sunday paper additions
insignia|Chevron, to Sarge
insofar|To such an extent
insolent|Disrespectful
insolvent|Broke
inspect|Check out
installed|Sworn into office
instead|Rather
interact|Participate in group therapy, perhaps
internal|Kind of audit
interred|Buried
intones|Chants
inundate|Flood
inundate|Overwhelm
inverse|Wrong side out
ironware|Pots and kettles
irresolute|Indecisive
isolate|Quarantine
isolators|Dividers
isotope|Element variant
italics|Skewed text?
itemized|Kind of deduction
iterate|Say again
iterated|Redid
jackknife|Tough dive
jackknife|Weapon for Benny?
jackknifes|Has an accident with  the rig
jackpot|Something to hit
jailers|Turnkeys
jaywalker|Companion to Leno?
jaywalker|Law breaker, of sorts
jejuneness|Lack of maturity
jellybeans|Reagan's favorite
jetliner|Commercial aircraft
jiffies|Moments
johnnycake|Dessert for Cash?
joystick|Computer-gamer's control
kibitzed|Disrupted the chess game
kielbasy|Spicy sausage
kitschy|Gaudily and cheaply designed
kneeling|Church position?
knickerbocker|Descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York
knockabout|Wander aimlessly
knuckleball|Unique slow pitch
laborer|Day worker
lacrosse|Native American game
lacrosse|Native American game
lactose|Milk sugar
lambert|Unit of brightness
laminae|Layers
lamppost|Something to lean on
landers|Van Buren's counterpart
lankier|More ungainly
lanthanide|Rare-earth series
lapidary|Gem worker
laptops|Portable PC's
larceny|It's sometimes grand
lariats|They're usually on the horn
lateens|Mediterranean boats
latinas|Senoritas, e.g.
latticed|Like a trellis
layaway|Buyer's choice
leaflet|Street-corner handout
leaners|Certain horseshoes
leeched|Drained the essence
legalese|Abstruse language
leggings|Winter pants
legroom|Coach-class problem
leitmotif|Erda aria
lessons|Things learned
letters|Written missiles
licenced|Granted, in England
license|Permit to drive
lifesavers|They're in a roll
limeade|Summer cooler
linesman|Football official
linguini|Thin pasta
linkups|Satellite feeds
lissome|Limber
liveners|Cruise directors, usually
locomotion|Crazy movement?
lollypops|Savalas props
loneliest|One, as numbers go
longheaded|Shrewd
loosened|Relaxed
loosest|Most relaxed
lowered|Reduced
madonna|____ Louise Ciccone
madrigal|Palestrina piece
mafioso|Sammy the Bull, by his own admission
magnetism|Personal charm
magnolia|Flower of two states
magnolia|Louisiana's state flower
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mainland|__ China
manicure|Salon treatment
manifest|Liner list
manifests|Lists of goods
mankind|The human race
mariachi|Mexican street band
mariachi|Mexican street band
marinade|Basting stuff
maritime|Oceanic
marketeer|Dealer in commodities
martini|Olive's bath?
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
massless|Like a photon
matchup|Direct confrontation
maternal|Kind of instinct
matting|Coarse floor covering
meander|Circuitous journey
meanest|Most nasty
meatballs|Top it off
medians|They stick to the middle of the road
medicare|Government health program
meekness|Character trait
megaton|Unit of explosive force
mentors|Coaches
meridians|Global circles
messages|Voice mail
metazoa|Multicellular animals, collectively
metrics|Suffix with econo or iso
micawber|Mr. or Mrs. in "David Copperfield"
midriff|Torso part
midtown|Broadway section
midweek|Wednesday, perhaps
milkers|Dairy machines
milkmen|Extinct deliverers
minions|Sycophants
minstrel|Medieval entertainer
mirthful|Blithesome
missile|Part of ICBM
missiles|Silos's storage
missions|Some are impossible
misspells|Loses a bee
mistral|Dry, cold Mediterranean wind
mixtures|Alloys
mizzenmast|Brig structure
moisture|Dampness
monogram|GBS,.LBJ, or MLK
monotone|Lack of variety in sound
monumental|Stupendous
moonlit|Nightscape, at times
mothers|Ewes and mares
motorcar|Auto
motored|Drove
mottoes|Slogans
mousepad|Mickey's flat?
mouthpiece|Spokesperson
mudhole|Early swimming spot
mudslinger|Candidate for office, at times
mudslingers|Verbal discreditors
mushrooms|Top it off
mustache|Milk on the upper lip, e.g.
mystery|Josephine Tey's genre
nailbiters|Close games, perhaps
namesake|Junior, e.g.
namesake|Junior, e.g.
nametag|SENTRY BECOMES ID
narcosis|Nitrogen __ (rapture of the deep)
natural|Musical symbol
nearest|Closest
nearest|Least remote
neatness|It often counts
necktie|Four-in-hand
necktie|Noose, in slang
needful|Required
needier|More in want
neglect|Omit
nemeses|Formidable opponents
neonate|Just-delivered one
nettles|Henpeck
neurology|Branch of medicine
newsboy|Delivery person
newsprint|100-meter dash do-over?
nickelodeon|Early jukebox
nightcap|Evening head-warmer
ninepins|Bowling game
ninepins|Bowling game
nominating|Putting on the ballot
noncoms|Cpls., e.g.
nonparticipants|Bystanders
nonsense|Balderdash
nontoxic|By no means harmful
noshing|Having chips, e.g.
notices|Bulletins
notified|Alerted
nowadays|At this time
oarsmen|Galley workers
oatcake|Griddle treat
oboists|Some orchestra members
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
ocelots|Endangered cats
octants|Altitude measuring instruments
odorless|Unscented
oeuvres|Bodies of artistic work
oilstone|Sharpening material
oldster|Third ager
oldster|Up in years
omelets|Brunch offering
omelets|Egg dish
ominous|Menacing
omnibus|Collected works
oneness|Unity
oneself|Egoist's concern
onetime|Unique, sort of
onlooker|Non-participant
onshore|Not at sea
operate|Run
operator|0, phonewise
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial
opossums|Nocturnal marsupials
opponents|Foes
opposite|Contrary
opulence|Riches
oracles|Forecasters
oracles|Prophets
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
organist|Church musician
oriental|Rug type
osculate|Smooch
outcome|Consequence
outcomes|Consequences
outdoor|Al fresco
outings|Forays
outlive|Have greater staying power?
outrace|Beat
outwait|Delay until the end of
overdose|Exceed the prescription
overfed|Gave too much food
overfeed|Fatten up
overheard|Eavesdropped
overseas|Abroad
oversell|Pitch to excess
overstep|Surpass, as one's bounds
overstocks|Buys too much
overtone|Nuance
overtone|Part of a harmonic series
overused|Trite
ozonizes|Treats with a certain gas
pacific|Tranquil ocean
paddleboat|Resort rental
pageboy|Hairstyle
painter|Grant Wood, for one
paisano|Countryman
paisanos|Good buddies
palavering|Engaging in idle chatter
palliate|Assuage
palmist|Fortuneteller
palpable|Evident
panfried|Sauteed
panicky|Out of control
panther|Sellers' was pink
papoose|Native American infant
parades|Kind of reviews
paradoxes|Seeming contradictions
paralyzing|Rendering immobile, as by fear
parameter|Measurable factor
parapet|Castle feature
paroles|Lets out, in a way
partitions|Room dividers
passional|A book of the saints and martyrs
pastures|Grazing grounds
pathfinder|Byway seeker
patrols|Reconnaissance units
patrons|Supportors of the arts
payments|Tributes, e.g.
peacock|Showy bird
pectins|Jelling substances
peephole|Door feature
peepshow|Carnival feature
pennant|Divisional winner's award
pennies|Gumball machine input, once
penthouse|Place to live
peonies|Showy bloomers
pepperoni|Top it off
peptalks|Locker room lectures
percale|Sheet material
percents|Some fractions
perimeters|Outer limits
periscope|Sub apparatus
periwig|Old-style hairpiece
persist|Keep at it
persona|Public image
perusers|They enjoy reading
pervert|Give an inaccurate view
pestered|Harassed
pesters|Annoys
pestilent|Extremely destructive
petulant|Contemptuous
petunia|Funnel-shaped garden plant
phobias|Fears
phoebes|Cates and Snow
phoniest|Most two-faced
pianist|Key tinkler
pianoforte|Harpsichord's kin
pickoff|Nail a napping baserunner
pieties|Reverences
pigeons|Cooers
pileups|Backlogs
pilsener|Tall, thin, footed glass
placably|In a tolerant manner
placate|Appease
placates|Appeases
placebos|Fake medication
plainclothesmen|Undercover detectives
planets|Holst masterpiece, with "The"
planets|Mercury and Saturn, but not Ford
plantains|Relative of 7D ingredient
platens|Typewriter rollers
platter|Roast dish
playboy|Hugh Hefner's magazine
pleaser|Crowd ___
plumped|Filled with air
plutonium|Radioactive element
policeman|Perp picker-upper
polices|Controls
poorness|Lacking in wealth
porcupines|Defensive rodents
porthole|It lets you see sea
possess|Have in hand
posters|Dorm-room decor
postmark|Cancellation indicator
postures|Has an attitude
potential|Kind of energy
poundcake|Plain dessert choice
practiced|Repeated to perfection
prairie|Grassland
praiser|Kudos bestower
praline|Pecan confection
precede|Come before
precious|Dear
precise|Meticulous
precooks|Fixes to eat later
preface|Introductory remarks
preflight|Kind of inspection
preludes|Chopin works
premature|Born too soon
prepare|Get ready
prepared|Like a Boy Scout
prepares|Readies
prepays|Has a credit balance
prescored|Easy to fold
preside|Chair a meeting
pressmen|Galley slaves?
prestidigitator|Illusionist
prestige|Esteemed status
preterm|Born earlier than expected
prevention|It follows fire
primary|Pre-convention event
primates|Provincial high-ranking bishops
primrose|Spring bloomer
problem|Solver's target
propeller|Beanie spinner
prospector|One with a miner role?
prospered|Did well
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protocol|Diplomat's concern
proxies|Agents
pseudonym|Mark Twain or O. Henry
pumpernickel|Bakery product
purplehearts|Some military decorations
pushover|Easy mark
quadplexes|Like some condo units
quality|__ time
quarterback|Gridiron signal caller
radiance|Glow
radomes|Antenna housings
raiders|____ of the Lost Ark
rainbow|Colorful arc
rainchecks|Store issues, during stockouts
rancher|Cattleman
rangers|Texas lawmen
ransoming|Manumitting
rapidly|On the double
ravioli|Trattoria order
rawness|Inflamed condition
razzmatazz|Confusing tactic
reacted|Came back (with)
readapt|Make more adjustments to
readings|Interpretations
rearguard|Military detachment
reasons|Uses the left brain
reassigned|Received orders
rebaters|Cash-back givers
rebellion|Obstreperous feline?
rebounds|Basketball grabs
recanted|Took back
receded|Drew back
recently|Lately
recherche|Uncommon
recipes|Chef's formulas
recorder|Flute relative
recovers|Bounces back
redeemed|Cashed in
redeemed|Turned in, as food stamps
redeems|Cashes in
redeploy|Position the troops again
redoubts|Strongholds
reduces|Diets
reenact|Stage anew
referee|Ajudicator
reflective|Thoughtful
regatta|Ketch match
relates|Tells a tale
relative|Not absolute
relaxed|Took a break
release|Press hand-out
release|Put out
reliant|Starship in "Star Trek II"
remakes|They're unoriginal
remember|Keep in mind
remember|Recall
remodel|Put in a new kitchen, e.g.
remotest|So far away
renewed|Extended a subscription
renovates|Makes like new
renting|Leasing
reopened|Removed the "Closed for Alterations" sign
repasts|Meals, more formally
repeals|Abrogates
repentance|Sermon topic?
repents|Shows remorse
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
reraise|Put up again
rerolls|Does a Yahtzee do-over
reseals|Makes airtight again
reserve|Save
resided|Lived
resides|Dwells
residue|Lees
restated|Aired again
restated|Clarified, maybe
restless|Can't sit still
restore|Fix up
restrict|Limits
reversals|Some court decisions
rewires|Fixes a lamp
rhinestone|Sylvester Stallone movie
rialtos|Theatrical districts
rinsable|Not permanent, perhaps
riveters|Shipyard employees
roaster|Friars' Club speaker
roomette|Sleeping-car accommodation
rosemary|Spice
royalty|Monarchs and their families
ruffian|Hoodlum
rustles|Gets a cow?
sacrifice|Give up
sacrists|Sextons
sadists|Cruel people
safecracker|Yegg
saffron|Rice flavor
saffron|Rice spice
sagebrush|Nevada's state flower
salaamed|Bowed low
salesman|Arthur Miller protagonist
salesmen|Telemareters
samovar|Traditional Russian tea brewer
samples|Representative pieces
sandlot|City game venue
sapphire|Corundum gem
satchel|Over-the-shoulder carryall
saturnine|Mirthless
saxophones|Band instruments
sayonara|Kyoto farewell!
scaling|Skin problem
scapose|Feather portion
scarlet|Doyle's "A Study in __"
scholar|Savant
sciences|Biology and geology
sconces|Candle holders
scraggly|Unkempt
scramble|Prepare eggs
scraped|Prepared to repaint
scraper|Ice removal tool
screwball|Nut
scribers|Writers
scrimps|Economizes
scrounges|Mooches
seabirds|Boobies et al.
seances|Medium gatherings
searcher|Investigator
secants|Lines intersecting arcs
sectors|Circle parts
sectors|Circle parts
sedates|Calms
sediment|Bottom matter
seedier|More shabbily-dressed
seekers|Candidates
seesawed|Had some recess fun
segregates|Sets apart
seminar|University group discussion
semipros|Farm league players
senator|Washington figure
sendups|Parodies
sendups|Takeoffs
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senores|Mazatlan misters
sensate|Perceived by touch
sensual|Of feeling
separate|____ Tables
serenade|Suitor's song
serials|Saturday movie fare
serious|Hardly frivolous
serpents|Very large snakes
session|Legislative meetings
sessions|Meetings
sessions|Series of meetings
sestina|Verse form
settings|Backgrounds
settled|Avoided court
sextant|Navigational tool
shackle|Fetter
shampoo|1975 Warren Beatty film
shampoo|Hair cleaner
shanghai|Kidnap
sharers|They divvy up
sheared|Shaved sheep
shedder|Molting snake
sheepskins|Diplomas, informally
sheikdom|Abu Dhabi, for one
shirked|Dodged
shoehorn|Footwear device
shoeless|Joe Jackson sobriquet
shoofly|Kind of pie
shortchange|ALTE_
showboat|Kern musical
showplaces|Theatres?
shredder|Cole-slaw maker
shrines|Lourdes, et al
shrivel|Dwindle
shrugged|See 40A
shutoff|Discontinued, as service
sidebars|Courtroom conferences
sidecars|Motorcycle add-ons
siestas|Mediterranean breaks
sighted|Took aim at
silences|Puts a lid on
sinkers|Doughnuts
sirocco|Warm southerly wind
sitcoms|Second-highest form of comedy?
skaters|Hamill and Hamilton
sketched|Did some cartooning
sketched|Drew
skirted|Evaded, as an issue
skyjack|Commit air piracy
slaloms|Competes like Tomba
sleepily|In a somnolent manner
sleeping|In dreamland
sleeted|Stormed, in a way
sliminess|Viscous quality
slipcovers|Sofa protectors
sloshed|Spilled over
smaller|Tinier
smokers|Some barbeques
smuggle|Slip past customs
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapdragon|Garden plant
sneezer|One in need of a blessing?
sniffles|Need for a Kleenex?
snorers|Nasal-strip purchasers
snorkel|Resort swimmer's equipment
snowmen|Frosty characters
snowstorms|Winter effects?
sobered|Made subdued
sociology|College major
softball|Slow-pitch game
soiling|Becoming unclean
soldiers|Warriors
solstice|Start of summer or winter
solvent|Out of the red
somehow|In one way or another
something|This or that
sometimes|Now and then
somewhere|Here or there
sooners|Oklahomans
soprano|Singing voice
soreness|That achy feeling
sorrows|Lamentations
sourballs|They're hard and tart
southpaws|Lefties
spaceman|Astronaut
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
spareness|Lack of fat
sparrow|Small finch
spatter|What sloppy eaters do
spectra|Displays from prisms
spellbinder|Compelling speaker
spheric|Like a billiard ball
spirited|Enthusiastic
spitballs|Classroom missiles
splices|Does some editing
splints|Bone supports
spoofed|Made a mockery of
spoonerism|Blushing crow, perhaps
sprayed|Applied furniture polish, perhaps
spreadsheet|Quattro Pro, for one
sprinkle|Water the lawn
squabble|Show dissension
squirts|Gives a hosing to?
stabler|Even-tempered
stables|Racetrack shelters
stablings|Horse houses
stairway|Flight or series of steps
stairway|Level connector
stammerer|Speaker with a stutter
stampeder|Calgary rodeo rider, perhaps
stances|Political positions
standby|___ for further instructions!
standee|Rush-hour rider, often
starfish|Sand dollar kin
startle|Jolt
statelier|More majestic
staysail|Triangular banner
stealth|Furtiveness
steamed|Prepared veggies
steamer|Kind of trunk or rug
steaming|Ticked off
steeled|Made strong
steepen|Increase a grade
steeper|Having a greater incline
steepest|Most prohibitory in cost
steeple|Chase beginner
steepness|Exorbitance
steerage|Class for immigrants?
stepsister|One of Cinderella's siblings
sterling|Fine tableware
stickleback|Spiny swimmer
stiffness|Rigidity
stigmas|Blots on one's record
stiletto|Small dagger
stimulus|Incentive
stinker|SWEATER MAKEOVERS BECOMES POLECAT
stinker|Skunk?
stinter|Frugal one
stipend|Allowance
stirrer|Bar accessory
stooges|Dupes
stopgaps|Makeshift items
stopover|Ticket privilege
stormed|Raged
strained|Stretched to the limit
stratifying|Forming layers
streaked|Pulled a '70s prank
streaks|Runs bare
streetcar|Bygone Manhattan transport
streets|Public ways
strenuous|Grueling
stresses|Puts emphasis on
strewer|Farmer in the early spring
strophes|Ode stanzas
stylize|Represent conventionally
stymies|Thwarts
sublease|Rent from a renter
sublets|Finds a second tenant
subsidy|Monetary assistance
substation|Delicatessen?
suburban|Outlying
suction|Kind of cup
suggest|Hint
sukiyaki|Japanese dish of sliced meat, bean curd, and vegetables
sunlamp|Tan seeker's item
sunniness|Optimism
sunspot|On an 11-year cycle
supercharger|Mall goer, to the extreme
superego|Moral compass
supernatural|Robert Redford role, to the extreme
supervisor|Shade cap, to the extreme
surgical|Part of MASH
sutured|Closed, to a surgeon
swaddles|Wraps up
sweatily|In a laborious manner
sweatshop|Gym?
sweeten|Add sugar
sweeter|More sugary
sweetheart|Honey
swelter|Suffer from the heat
switcheroo|Surprising variation
symbols|Ideograms
tailgate|Scandal regarding Sam Spade?
tailors|Sewers
takeout|Date
takeout|Food to go
tallest|Topmost
tangerine|Mandarin cousin to citrus in 38A
tarnation|Word of annoyance
tarpons|Atlantic inhabitants
tartare|Rarer than rare
taverns|Saloons
taxable|Like most income
taxicab|Car for hire
teasels|Napping devices
teetered|Enjoyed the playground
telegram|Western Union message
telexing|E-Mailing predecessor
tempest|Teapot event
tempests|Wild times in a teapot?
template|Keyboard overlay
tenpins|Alley game
termite|Chlordane victim
terrapin|Aquatic turtle
terrible|Describing Ivan
terriers|Scotch and Fox
terrors|Some are holy
tersest|To the point
testate|With a will
theatres|The Palace and Radio City
thereto|Furthermore
thicket|Copse
thousand|Dressing name part
timeout|Gridiron pause
timeworn|Hackneyed
tinsels|Decorates a tree
tinsmith|Metalworker
titanic|Atlantic sinker
titanic|Wreck discovered in '87
titanium|Aerospace metal
titmice|Small birds related to chickadees
titmouse|Chickadee relative
toasted|Raised a glass to
toasted|Raised one's glass
toeless|Like sandals
toenails|Pedicure target
together|Hand in hand
tollgate|Scandal on the New Jersey Turnpike?
tollgate|Where drivers pay
tonette|Simple wind instrument
tonneaus|Rumble seats
tontine|Last man annuity scheme
tontines|Last-man plans
topflight|First-rate!
totalled|Added up
toupees|Rugs
tourniquet|A medic might tie one on
tourniquet|More severe
towering|Rising above all
tracers|Locators
trailblazer|Daniel Boone was one
trailer|Film advertisement
trainer|Gym figure
trampoliner|Variety show staple
trapped|Went for game
travelog|Vacationer's slide show
treason|Guy Fawkes' crime
trebled|More than doubled
trekker|Shatner/Nimoy show fan
trespass|Breach
trespasser|Uninvited one
tressed|APPLE PIE BECOMES BRAIDED
trestle|Kind of bridge
tridents|They have three tines
tridents|Three-pronged weapons
trilled|Emulated Joan Sutherland
trillions|National debt column
trouble|Problems
truisms|Pithy sayings
trundle|Storable bed
tsarina|Alexandra was the last one
tumbleweed|Plant driven along by the wind
twofers|50%-off tickets
typecase|Print attributes
ultimata|Preludes to war, often
ultralight|Kind of plane
ululate|Act the banshee
ululate|Wail
ululates|Keens
unarmed|Weaponless
unashamed|Showing no remorse
unbathed|Like many a Bowery bum
unconditionally|State of the possibilities?
underlined|Stressed
unethical|Amoral
unheard|Not heeded
unhinges|Maddens
unicorns|One-horn sporters
unifier|Minister, at weddings
unitard|One-piece bodysuit
unlaced|Loosened the brogans
unleash|Let loose
unmasked|Revealed, as a secret identity
unseals|Opens
unusual|Odd
upheaval|Commotion
uptempo|Brisk
urgencies|Pressing needs
venison|Hunter's freezerful
ventilator|Air circulator
verbiage|Long-windedness
verbose|Wordy
veritas|In vino __
vestals|Roman virgins
vicunas|Andean ruminants
virtuosi|Masterful musicians
visitor|Caller
voiceover|Narration
volleys|Tennis strokes
wardrobe|Suits, shirts, shoes and such
wastrel|Squanderer or wanderer
weakens|Enervates
welcomes|Accepts gladly
westerns|Shane and "Silverado"
westward|London-New York heading
whatchamacallit|GIZMO
whatnot|This and that
whitens|Uses bleach, perhaps
whodunit|Christie forte
whodunit|Specialty of 59A or 60A
wholesome|Safe and healthy
wickerwork|Basket
wigwams|Hogan relatives
windbreaker|Chilly-weather wear
windbreaker|Sailor's jacket
winesaps|Dark-skinned apples
wingspan|SST stat
winnower|He separates the wheat from the chaff
wintergreen|Pipsissewa
witchcraft|The Crucibles subject
woodshed|Place for a whupping
workmanship|Artisan's skill
wristwatch|Graduation gift
yachter|Boater
yardarm|Part of a sail support
yearend|December 31
yellers|Cheerleaders, at times
yodeler|Mountain warbler?
zookeeper|Cagey fellow?
abidingly|Everlastingly
abilities|Talents
abnormal|Deviant
abscond|Skip town
absents|Keeps away
absents|__ oneself (stays away)
absolute|Total, as secrecy
absorbed|Soaked up
absorbed|Took in
abutted|Touched upon
acceded|Gave in
accedes|Gives consent
accesses|Gets via the Net
accolade|Rave review
accredit|Authorize
accurate|Free of errors
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acreages|Farm measures
actuarial|Relating to statistical calculation
actuate|Put into motion
adheres|Clings
adoption|Child fostering
adoring|Regarding with devotion
adventure|Commercial gamble?
adverbial|Type of phrase
advisor|Kitchen cabinet member
ageless|Forever young
agilely|Nimbly
agonize|Torture
agonized|Suffered greatly
agonizes|Suffers anguish
aground|Stuck, shipwise
ailment|Disorder
airlines|United and Continental
airtimes|Broadcast-schedule slots
alabaster|Vase material
alacrity|Eagerness
alarmists|Chicken Littles
albacore|Tuna-can word
albatross|Unrelenting burden
alderman|Local legislator
aldermen|City officials
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Make hostile
alienates|Turns off
alienees|Receivers of property
allegro|Lively tempo
alleviate|Ease
allures|Acts the siren
almanacs|Planting guides
altered|Brought to another state
altered|Let out or took in
amaranth|Purple shade
ambassadorships|Overseas appointments
ambrosia|Food of the gods
ameerate|Under the thumb of a mid-eastern potentate
amnesty|Post-Vietnam issue
amounts|Adds up
amounts|Sums
amplest|Most considerable
ampoule|Hospital vial
amulets|Charms
amusing|Entertaining
anaconda|Amazon squeezer
anaerobe|Certain bacterium
analogous|Similar
anapest|Poet's foot
anathema|Reviled one
anchored|Narrated the news
anecdotal|Full of humorous stories
animals|Zoo residents
annotate|Mark up the margins, perhaps
annotated|With footnotes
annually|When checkups may be gotten
anomalous|Incongruous
antelope|Swift running mammal
antenna|Sensory appendage
antimodern|Old-fashioned and then some
antipope|Hippolytus or Novatian, e.g.
antitank|Weapon type
apertures|Openings
apostles|Noted twelve
appealed|Went to a higher court
appeases|Placates
appeases|Satisfies
appetizer|Clams on the half shell, perhaps
apprises|Gives notice to
apropos|Relevant
arbiter|Judge
archduke|Austria-Hungary's Francis Ferdinand, e.g.
aridity|Gobi feature
arrange|Put in order
arrears|Overdue debt
arrests|Collars
arrival|Amtrak announcement
arteries|Blood carriers
articles|Constitution parts
artiste|Public performer
artists|United __ (film company)
ascends|Slopes upward
ascension|Holy Thursday commemorates it
ascribes|Charges
asocial|Hardly outgoing
asperse|Spread false charges against
aspirant|Hopeful one
assures|Gives confidence to
assures|Guarantees
asterisks|*****
asterisks|Footnote references
astonish|Dumbfound
atelier|Designer's workshop
atomism|Leucippus's theory
attache|Diplomatic staffer
attache|Lawyer's case?
attached|Stapled or paper-clipped
attaches|Couples
attacks|Low blows, e.g.
attendant|Concomitant
attends|Shows up at
attires|Decks out
auditorium|Room for performances
authentic|Real
average|No great shakes
avocado|Alligator pear, familiarly
avocado|Guacamole base
avocado|Soap scent
awakens|Rouses
baboons|Boorish ones
babushka|Head scarf
bacilli|Rod-shaped spores
badlands|Barren country
bagatelles|Trifles
ballerina|DANCER
bamboozle|TAKE IN
bargain|Steal
baritone|Sherill Milnes, for one
barkeep|Coach or Woody, on "Cheers"
barnacle|Marine hanger-on
barroom|Kind of brawl
bartending|Last stop on the San Francisco subway?
basalts|Igneous rocks
bassett|Droopy-eared hound
bassinet|Baby's bed
batboys|Sluggers' luggers
batsmen|McGwire and Sosa
battier|More crazy
beanery|Greasy spoon
bearers|They bring news
bearskin|Kind of rug
bedsides|Vigil spots
beeswax|Business, slangily
begetter|Producer
beggars|They may seek change
begotten|Fathered
begrime|Make filthy
bellyache|Gripe
bemuses|Dazes
benchmarks|Standards
bestial|Marked by depravity
bewared|Was cautious
bigeneric|Of two groups
bikinis|Some beachwear
billiards|It starts with a break
bipartisan|Like congress
bisects|Cuts in half
blabbermouth|Big talker
blather|Nonsensical talk
blessing|Dinner preceder, sometimes
blister|Raised bubble
bloodroots|Red puccoons
blotter|Police record book
blustery|Like some winter days
boasted|Bragged
bolognas|Sandwich-meat sausages
bonfires|Campers' gathering places
bootleg|Import secretly
bordeaux|French wine
bottleneck|Traffic squeeze
bracelet|Wrist ornament
braggart|Blowhard
bravest|Most intrepid
breadfruit|Two-fer menu item?
breathe|__ easy (relax)
breezily|In a carefree manner
bridled|Put a curb on
bristled|Stood stiffly on end
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cauliflower's cousin
broccoli|Cruciferous vegetable
brownies|Little scouts
brunette|Beauty-shop shade
brunette|Blonde-to-be, perhaps
brushup|Refresh one's memory, as in "___ your Shakespeare"
buckeyes|Ohioans
bullfrog|Animal twofer?
bungalow|Cottage
bushier|More overgrown
businesses|Workplaces
buzzards|Vultures
cabarets|Where Tomlin and Waters performed
caddish|Unprincipled
cadence|March beat
cafeteria|Do-it-yourself eatery
caftans|Ankle-length tunics
cagiest|Most crafty
calabash|Durante's Mrs. __
caldera|Volcanic crater
camellia|Plant with rose-shaped flowers
canines|Setters and pointers
canyons|Gorges
canyons|Zion National Park sights
caramel|Apple covering
carbarn|Public transport's home
caresses|Pets
carloads|Freight shipments
carotid|Vital artery
carotin|Vitamin A source
carpenters|Goodbye to Love singers
cartoon|Comic strip, usually
casement|Window style
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
casserole|Hot tuna dish
caterers|Party providers
catnaps|Quick snoozes
causeway|Low bridge over water
celeste|Actress Holm
cellular|Transmission tower
cereals|Post's wares
changeups|Tricky pitches
chaplain|Occupation of 54A
charisma|Politician's asset
charlatan|Fraud
charmed|Sweet-talked
charmer|Circe, for one
chatterbox|Big talker
cheesecake|Some photos
cheetah|Fast feline
chitchat|Make small talk
chocolate|Best comfort food
choirboy|Young man of exemplary character
classes|Tourist and first
classroom|Roll-call site
cleaner|COMET
cleanse|Scour
clearcut|Sharply defined
clippers|Gardener's gadget
clockwise|How some hands move
clothespin|Line item?
coalbin|Fuel container
coalesce|Unite
coalesces|Comes together
coddles|Caters to
cohabit|Live together
coiffured|Worked on one's hair
coinage|Mint activity
coinages|New words
collarbone|Scapula-sternum link
colleges|Source of tournament players for 45A
colorists|Some hairdressers
colossal|Brobdingnagian
companion|BUDDY
complete|With nothing missing
comrade|Sidekick
condemn|Sentence to punishment
condiments|Flavorings
conferral|Honors ceremony
congresses|Formal get-togethers
conscience|Jiminy, to Pinocchio
consider|Deem
consumers|Economic indicators
contest|Challenge
contraption|Doohickey
contrarily|Acting in opposition
controls|Instrument panel
copycat|Ape
coriander|Curry-powder ingredient
coronary|Kind of artery
coronas|Cheroot and panatela relatives
corrida|Bullfight
cosiest|Most snug
costume|Masquerade outfit
counselor|Trial lawyer
covenant|Binding agreement
cowpuncher|Buckaroo
coxswain|Crew director
crabapples|Two-fer menu item?
crabbed|Went crustacean hunting
crazies|Those with intense involvement
creampuff|Used-car ad word
creates|Toils in the lab
creditor|Lender
crescendo|Buildup
crispness|Desirable chip quality
crosspatch|Grouch
crossroads|Hollywood and Vine, perhaps
crosswords|'20s craze
crotchety|Like a grouch
crouton|Caesar salad morsel
cultist|Sect member
cupolas|Domed roofs
currents|They may be alternating
dalliers|Time-wasters
dampness|Moisture
dappled|Mottled
daredevil|Evel Knievel, e.g.
dartboard|Pub sight
darters|Perch relatives
darters|Perch relatives
dashboard|Fascia panel
daycare|Working parents' concern
daytime|Soap slot, often
daytime|When it is light out
dealers|Vegas employees
deanship|College appointment
dearest|Mommie __
debacles|Disastrous failures
decadent|Self-indulgent
decibel|Sound-intensity unit
decodes|Transcribes
deepfreeze|Suspended state
deerfly|Winged bloodsucker
defaces|Smears paint on walls
deficits|Short ends, on the scoreboard
defrauds|Rips off
dehisce|Split open, as a seed pod
delayed|Postponed
deletes|Takes out
delimit|Define
demeanor|Bearing
demeanor|Conduct
dementia|__ pugilistica (punch-drunkenness)
deniable|Unproven
denoted|Meant
denotes|Indicates
deplete|Use up
derails|Jumps the tracks
derange|Upset the normal state
derriere|Seat
derrieres|Rears
despair|Give up all hope
despise|Regard with scorn
despondent|Blue
dessert|Baklava, for one
dessert|Meal closer
detective|DICK
detente|Cold-War follower
detract|Take away
devices|Contraptions
dialect|Patois
diamond|Pee-wee's milieu
diamondback|See title?
diastolic|Part of a heart rhythm
diatribe|Bitter invective
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
dillydally|Waste time
dingbat|Edith, to Archie
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
disasters|Fodder for many a movie
dishwasher|Pot cleaner
dislike|Have no stomach for
dismiss|Throw out, as a court case
disowns|Renounces, as kin
displace|Exile
dissent|Refusal to conform
divested|Stripped
divorcee|The Gay __ (1934 film)
doctors|Falsifies
donated|Visited the blood bank
donnybrooks|Brawls
doubtful|Not at all likely
doughnuts|Money mad sorts?
dramatic|Theatrical
dramedy|Ally McBeal, e.g.
dratted|Consarned
drawbridge|River crossing
dreadlocks|Rasta's hairstyle
dreamboats|Attractive femmes?
dredged|Deepened, in a way
dresses|Party wear
dropouts|GED earners, once
drowsier|Not as alert
dullard|Blockhead
dumbwaiter|Vertical conveyance
dustcover|Book jacket
dynamism|Vigor
dynamite|It's a blast
eardrop|Small piece of jewelry
eardrum|Tympanum
earliest|First to show
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnest|Heartfelt
earnestly|With deep sincerity
earshot|Hearing range
earwigs|Elongated insects
easement|Right of passage, e.g.
ecotones|Transition zones
ecstatic|Rejoicing
edition|Word with limited or first
editors|Blue-pencil wielders
editors|Text approvers
editors|The New York Times staffers
educate|School
egested|Discharged
egoistic|Looking out for number one
egoists|Me-first folks
egoists|Self-absorbed ones
electee|Chosen one
electee|Chosen one
elegant|Exquisite
elephant|Zoo heavyweight
elevation|Peak statistic
elicited|Called forth
elicited|Drew out
elitists|Above-the-rest people
elixirs|Panaceas
emanated|Sprang
emancipator|Liberator
emboldens|Encourages
emerald|Piece of green ice?
emigrated|Moved, big-time
eminent|Kind of domain
emperor|Hadrian, for one
emptied|Poured out
enabler|Abetter
enablers|They make things possible
encrypt|Put into code
endeared|Made beloved
endemic|Native
endemic|Native
endless|On and on
endorser|Commercial celebrity
endower|Benefactor
energize|Liven up
engages|Hires
engrain|Fix indelibly
enhancer|Embellisher
enhances|Uses makeup, perhaps
ensnare|Trap
entangle|Complicate
ententes|Diplomatic pacts
enteron|Begin to take action
enthuse|Create excitement
enticed|Lured
entirely|In toto
entirety|The whole shootin' match
entrains|Hops on the el
entrench|Dig in
entries|They're in the dictionary
envelop|Wrap up
epeeist|Fencer
epicure|Gourmet
epidemics|Rapid spreads
epistle|Galatians, for one
epistles|Formal writings
epitaph|Stone saying
epitaphs|Headstone inscriptions
equipage|Furnishings
erectors|Builders
erosions|Rock-surface alterations
erratum|What we try to avoid?
eructate|Return of the swallow?
erudite|Learned
escapade|Caper
escargot|French-restaurant morsel
escarole|Salad green
eschewals|Things abstained from
escudos|Lisbon loot
especial|Exceptional
espouse|Give one's support to
estates|Gated properties
esurient|Greedy
etagere|Whatnot cabinet
etamines|Loosely woven cottons
ethicist|Writer on moral issues
euphoria|Well-being
evergreen|Fir
evident|Easily seen
evinces|Manifests
evocable|Like some old memories
exceeded|Surpassed
exception|Omission
exhales|Lets out a sigh
exorcism|Getting the devil out
expatriate|Stranger in a strange land?
explicit|Worthy of an X rating
expulsion|Dismissal
eyeshot|Sight
eyeshot|View
eyestrain|Result of reading the fine print?
eyeteeth|Upper canines
failure|Dud
fainted|Blacked out
fantasy|Daydream
fatback|Often-salt-cured pork cut
favored|Preferred
feature|Face part
federal|__ case (major issue)
ferryboats|Puget Sound transportation
fetched|Improbable?
fettucini|Penne alternative
fibulas|Leg bones
finagle|Wangle
finance|Be a Broadway angel
fingerling|Young trout
finials|Lampshade toppers
finished|Over with
firecracker|Noisy thing
firelit|Illuminated, in a way
fireside|FDR chat locale
fishpole|ROD
flakiest|Most eccentric
flamingos|Burning vowels?
flapjack|IHOP offering
flatcar|Sideless carrier
flaunted|Paraded
fleabag|Inferior inn
floating|_____ Island (dessert)
flypaper|Insect trap of a kind
footlocker|Barracks trunk
foraying|Venturing
foresees|Has psychic abilities
fortissimo|Loudly, to Mozart
fossils|Traces of the past
foxhole|Battle shelter
foxholes|End of quote
frappes|Cool desserts
freckle|Skin spot
frontline|Military position
furnace|Sweltering spot
gainable|Some goals
gardens|They hung in Babylon
gasifies|Goes to a different state?
gastric|Stomach juices
gazpacho|Chilled soup
geishas|Hired companions
geishas|Teahouse hostesses
generally|Did Ike shoot in the low 80's?
generator|Dynamo
geneses|Origins
germane|Relevant
gibsons|Girls of an earlier '90's
gillnet|Angler's apparatus
girlish|Like a young lady
glamour|Compelling charm
glittery|Like a sequined dress
glossary|Back-of-the-book list
goldsmith|The Bestseller author, Olivia ____
gooniest|Superlatively stupid
government|Quote (Part III)
governors|State heads of state
governs|Rules
gracile|Slender
grander|More wonderful
granted|Conceded
graphical|Clearly outlined
graphite|Pencil filler
grasshopper|Light military plane
grassroots|Like some DC campaigns
greased|Like quiet wheels
greedier|More miserly
guineas|English coins
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hairline|It may be receding
halibut|Flounder's cousin
handmade|Without machinery
handset|Phone
hangout|Stamping ground
harridan|Shrew
hastiest|Most wasteful?
hazelnuts|Filberts
headlines|National Enquirer come-ons
heapers|Accumulators
heathen|Pagan
heckler|Stand-up's headache
hectare|2.47 acres
heighten|Intensify
heisted|Robbed a bank
hellhole|Squalid digs
henpecks|Nags persistently
herbaria|Botanical study rooms
herdsman|Cattle keeper
hillside|Incline
hinders|Impedes
hipsters|Those up on the latest
historied|Having an illustrious past
homespun|Like Will Rogers' commentary
hooknose|Aquiline schnozz
hopscotch|Street game
hornets|__ nest (contentious situation)
horsefly|Animal twofer?
hosannahs|Shouts of praise
hostess|Cupcake, for one
hotdoggers|Showoffs on the slopes
hotfoot|Hightail it
hotshot|VIP
hourglass|Timer, of a kind
iceboxes|Fridge ancestors
ickiness|Gross-out quality
idealist|Often-impractical one
ideally|In the best of all worlds
ideally|In the best of all worlds
identify|Name
idiotic|Senseless
idolatrously|Excessively adoring
ignited|Set fire to
illness|Cause of absence
impacts|Effects
impacts|Has an effect on
impeded|Blocked
implicit|Tacit
impulse|Sudden urge
inability|Helplessness
incenses|Ticks off
incisive|Clear and sharp
incoming|Not at all outgoing?
increase|Up
indigos|Spectrum colors
indulge|Pamper
industry|Diligence
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inevitable|Part 2 of the quip
infidels|Nonbelievers
inflate|Make swell
influence|Persuade
initially|Were JFK, HST and LBJ senators?
injected|Forced into
innerly|Toward the core
innovates|Introduce something new
inscriber|Engraver
insides|Guts
insomnia|Difficulty dropping off
inspect|Do a spot check
installs|Puts in position
integral|Mandatory
intenser|More heated
interrobang|!/? superimposition
interwove|Blended together
intolerance|Prejudice
intrigue|Clandestine love affair
inundate|Flood
inveigle|Wheedle
inverse|Reciprocal
inversion|Pals' account?
ironclad|Like the "Monitor" or the "Merrimac"
ironsides|Old __: historic warship
islands|Sandwich, e.g.
iterated|Did again
jacaranda|Bignonia-family shrub
jackpot|Something to hit
jamboree|Big bash
jaywalkers|Pedestrian lawbreakers
jellybeans|Two-fer menu item?
jeopardy|Popular TV quiz show
jerkwater|Insignificant, as a town
jovially|With good cheer
juniper|Evergreen
juvenile|Immature
kernels|Grain seeds
kewpies|Fairground prizes
keypads|Data-input devices
kidskin|Glove material
kimonos|They're worn with obis
kneecap|Patella
knitted|Created a cardigan
laciness|Quality of some lingerie
lacrosse|A face-off starts it
lactate|Secrete milk
lagoonal|Of a body of water
lakeside|Camp site
lamentations|After Jeremiah
laminates|Like some building materials
lampoons|Spoofs
landfills|Dignified dumps
landmass|Eurasia, for one
larkspurs|Buttercup family members
lashing|Tongue-__ (scolding)
lassoers|Some rodeo participants
lateral|Certain pass
laterals|Passing plays
latinos|Hispanics
launchpad|Take-off site
laundered|Did the sheets
launders|Channels, as illegal funds
lavatory|Powder room
lawnmower|Weekend warrior?
layaway|Payment plan
leafage|Limb cover
leaflets|Political papers
leakages|Drips
leakiness|Tendency towards verbal slips
leeches|Suckers
leftovers|Doggy-bag contents
legitimate|Rightful
lemonade|Summer cooler
lessened|Cut back
lettered|Was a varsity standout
leveled|Razed
leverages|Buys on margin, e.g.
libretti|Operatic texts
libretto|Operatic text
lifting|Raising up
limbers|Makes flexible
lingerie|TEDDY
linkups|Satellite feeds
lionhearted|Brave
liquids|Cleaning aids
lissome|Pliantly limber
literates|They're well-informed
litters|Trashes
littoral|Coastal
lobbyist|Washington would-be mover and shaker
locatable|Readily found
locates|Pinpoints
lodestar|Astral guide
lovemaking|Courtship
loveseats|Adorable chairs?
lowercase|like this
loyalty|Devotion
luckier|Favored
lunatic|__ fringe (extremists)
machines|End of the quip
mafioso|Sammy the Bull, by his own admission
magnifico|VIP
mainstream|Like many DC issues
makings|Ingredients
mandates|Makes required
mandrake|Comic-strip magician
manhunt|Lieutenant Gerard's obsession
mantras|Hare Krishna, et al.
marbled|Word for some halls
mariachi|Fiesta musicians
mariachi|Mexican street band
marinas|Spots for yachts
marshal|Tito's title
martinis|Dry drinks
mascots|Army mule and Navy goat
massasauga|See title?
masseuses|Muscle relaxers?
maternal|Motherly
matinee|Kind of idol
matrimony|Marriage
meanness|Ignobility
meditate|Practice Zen
megabit|Quantity of data
megaton|Unit of explosive force
mellowed|__ out (relaxed)
meltdowns|China syndromes
menagerie|Tennessee Williams title word
menisci|Cartilage dics
merinos|Sheep varieties
messier|More untidy
messier|Not as tidy
metallic|Lame fabric
meteors|Shower members
meteors|Sky sights
microwave|Zap dinner
midrange|Mezzo
militant|Activist, often
milkshake|Ice cream treat
mindsets|Inclinations
miscast|Not right for the part
misdirect|Show the wrong way
mishmash|Olio
misname|Call Pat "Mike"
misplace|Lose
missives|Letters
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
mnemonic|ROY G. BIV, for one
modifies|Does some stock-car work
mollycoddle|Indulge
monitors|Keeps track of
monsters|Frankenstein and Wolfman
monstrous|Hideous
moorish|Like Othello
morocco|Casablanca setting
mortars|Trench weapons
motherhood|The Second Oldest Profession a la Erma Bombeck
mountain|Land elevation
muckamuck|VIP
mundane|Ordinary
mundane|Workaday
mystical|Like a mantra
naphthas|Petroleum distillates
narrated|Told the story
nasally|In a twangy fashion
national|___ Velvet
national|Could be Velvet?
nearest|Least remote
nearest|Most proximate
neatened|Spruced up
nebulas|Supernova fallouts
needled|Acted the pest to
negotiator|Kevin Spacey role, with "The"
neither|___ here nor there
nemesis|Unbeatable opponent
neonate|Just-delivered one
neuritis|Nerve inflammation
neutered|Gelded
neutered|Spayed
neutrino|Subatomic particle of no charge
neutron|Hydrogen-atom lack
newlywed|TV game player
newsletter|In-house publication
newsletter|Mail from your congressman, perhaps
newsstand|Daily paper locale
nicotine|Addictive stuff
nightclub|Policeman's cudgel?
nightshade|Mandrake, e.g.
ninepins|Bowling game
nirvana|Cloud nine
nitrous|__ oxide (laughing gas)
nomadic|Traveling man
nominal|Budget-friendly
nominate|Propose for an honor
nonvolatile|Calm
normals|Usual amounts
northern|__ Exposure
noshing|Having a snack
notating|Appending to
noticing|Commenting on
nougats|Sweet treats
nowhere|The Beatles' "__ Man"
nudgers|Pushy people?
nuisance|Pest
nutcracker|Tchaikovsky ballet figure
nutcrackers|Squirrels' avocation?
oboists|Some orchestra members
observe|Comply with
ocarina|Musical instrument
ocarinas|Small wind instruments
occultism|Supernatural belief
ocelots|Endangered cats
ochreous|Yellowish (var.)
officer|Admiral, for one
oilstone|Sharpening material
ointment|Balm
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
oneness|Unity
openers|For __ (to begin with)
operate|Conduct business
operetta|Babes in Toyland, or "The Desert Song"
opossums|They play dead
opposed|Was at loggerheads with
oratorio|Handel specialty
oratorio|Musical sacred story
orators|Patrick Henry and Daniel Webster
orchard|Apple producer
orchard|Place for pick-y people?
oregano|Pizzeria seasoning
oriental|Like Dr. Fu Manchu
orients|Uses a compass
originally|Was Darwin's theory ridiculed?
ornament|China figure
ornamental|Pretty plant
osmosis|Fluid leakage
outdone|Excelled
outpouring|Spate
outsells|Surpasses in receipts
outwits|Gets the best of
overall|Including everything
overate|Made a pig of oneself
overcharge|Soak
overcoat|Chesterfield
overcompensates|Acts excessively
overdosing|Taking too much
overheat|Conk out on the freeway
overjoy|Fill with delight
overlap|Partly cover
overpass|Cloverleaf feature
overpass|Highway crosser
overran|Exceeded, as a budget
oversee|Supervise
overtime|Tie-breaking period
overturn|Reverse, legally
overwhelms|Steamrolls
palatal|Kind of vowel
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
panamas|Some hats
panicking|Gripped by terror
panjandrum|Big cheese
pantomime|Skelton talent
parader|Irishman on March 17, perhaps
parasol|Sun protection
parasol|Sun-shade
parboil|Precook
parboiled|Half-cooked
parlors|Beauty and tattoo
parquet|Inlaid wood flooring
partitioned|Divided into sections
passels|Large quantities
pastrami|Deli order
patellas|Kneecaps
patient|Job-like?
patinas|Copper discolorations
patsies|Pushovers
pawnees|Platte River Valley peoples
payolas|Bribes to jocks
peasant|Ill-bred one
peashooter|Kid's weapon
pedalled|Propelled by foot
peddlers|Snake-oil salesmen, e.g.
peekaboo|Small child's game
peltate|Shield-shaped
pendants|Lockets, perhaps
permanence|Perpetual existence
personal|Kind of ad
pestered|Annoyed
petition|Sue
phrased|Expressed in words
piaster|Piece of eight
pigments|Coloring substances
pilasters|Architectural columns
pillbox|50's hat style
piloted|Took the helm
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pintails|Long-necked ducks
piranhas|Predatory swimmers
planets|Holst masterpiece, with "The"
plateful|Generous helping
plateglass|Eating-drinking utensil?
playacted|Made believe
playdate|Toddler's appointment
plurals|More than one
plutocrat|Ruler by virtue of wealth
pocketed|Helped oneself to
ponchos|Hooded capes
pontiff|John, Paul or John Paul
pontiff|Pope
pooling|Combining, in a way
poppycock|Nonsense
porcupine|Prickly critter
porcupines|Prickly critters
portage|Carrying charge
portends|Signifies
possums|In danger, they play dead
poundage|Scale measurement
powdered|Like some donuts
powders|Pulverizes
prairie|Word before dog or schooner
praline|Pecan confection
praters|Idle chatterers
preacher|Roe on the mound
preaches|Delivers the homily
precedes|Comes before
predawn|Early morn
prelate|Church VIP
prelate|Ranking clergyman
presence|Being
presoaks|Washing-machine cycles
presumably|Did Stanley admire Dr. Livingstone?
pretended|Not sincere
pretense|Outward appearance
pretenses|Deceptive outward appearances
preview|Film event
prewash|Dishwasher cycle
priests|Clergymen
priests|Deacons' superiors
pristine|Uncorrupted
pristine|Uncorrupted
proofed|Checked the yeast
propose|Pop the question
protegee|Woman under wing
protein|Albumin, for one
provolone|Deli sandwich filler
provost|Jon of "Lassie"
pullover|Traffic-cop's command
quarrel|Lock horns
quarter|Game division
quayage|Wharfing fee
radiated|Spewed
radiator|It needs to be flushed occasionally
radical|Ultra-left-winger
rafters|Whitewater figures?
railhead|Track terminus
railroad|Convict unfairly
raincoat|Foul-weather wear
rainmaking|There are some dances for this
ramshorns|Sources of synagogue sounds
ransacked|Rifled
rathole|Dilapidated digs
rattlesnake|See title?
rattletrap|Clunker
readiest|Most prepared
readouts|Computer reports
realists|Pragmatic ones
realtors|They've got lots to offer
reassure|Instill confidence in
rebuttal|Type of witness
receded|Drew back
recessed|Took a break, Senate-style
recession|A returning
reciprocal|Interchangeable
recitals|Public performances
recolor|Dip in the Rit, again
redcaps|Baggage handlers
redcoat|Minuteman's foe
redress|Amends
redress|Right a wrong
redwing|Black Hawk's foe
reenact|Stage anew
referee|Foul caller
refilled|Did a pit-crew job
refrigerate|Chill
refusenik|One denied permission to emigrate
regaled|Entertained
rehashes|Works up in a new form
reheated|Nuked, maybe
release|Time-__ capsules
releases|Puts out
relocate|Move to new digs
remarry|Tie a new knot?
reminder|String on a finger, e.g.
reminders|String on one's finger, et al.
remodel|Update
remotes|TV-viewers' needs
reneged|Failed to follow suit
renewal|Time extension?
renewer|Periodical receiver, periodically
reopened|Resumed
repasts|Meals, more formally
repealing|Taking back
repents|Is self-reproachful
repents|Is sorry
replica|Clone
represses|Holds back
repulse|Drive back
resells|Acts the middleman, perhaps
resentful|Feeling ill will
resents|Is piqued at
reserved|Reticent
reshape|Mold anew
residual|Leftover
resolves|Determines
restore|Refurbish
restored|Brought back
restored|Put back
restorer|Fixer-upper fixer
restrain|Suppress
restrained|Checked
restrains|Keeps in check
restrict|Utilize a V-chip
retells|Narrates again
retiree|Many a Florida settler
retiring|Hitting the sack
retreat|Turn tail
retreats|Pulls back from an attack
revealed|Bared
rewarded|Paid a bounty to
rewrite|Revise copy
rhetoric|Campaign output, often
rigamarole|Complicated procedure
rigamarole|Poppycock
ringleader|Chief miscreant
ritziest|Fancy to the max
riviera|Buick model
riviera|Saint-Tropez locale
roguish|Like a rascal
rollers|Salon tools
romaine|Lettuce
roomier|More spacious
rosebud|Citizen Kane's last word
rosette|Floral ornament
rosette|Silk ornament
rostrum|Speaker's place
rotated|Spun
rotator|Kind of muscle
roughrider|Spanish-American War figure
rouster|Wharf laborer
rowboat|Small craft
rushing|Greek societies selection ritual
sachets|Drawer packets
sackcloth|Goat's-hair fabric
sacrilege|Gross irreverence
safaris|Tanzania treks
sailors|Shore-leave takers
saintly|Angelic in thoughts and deeds
salaamed|Greeted with respect
saleslady|Department-store worker
salient|Prominent
salinas|Monterey County seat
salutes|Ruffles and flourishes may accompany them
sampler|Whitman's candy box
samsara|Wheel of Rebirth
sandbars|Mariners obstacles
sandman|Sleep-inducer of folklore
sangrias|Wine concoctions
sardine|Small fish
sardonic|Mocking
sargasso|Sea off Bermuda
satiate|Fill beyond capacity
satiated|Gorged
savanna|Tropical grassland
scaling|Skin problem
scammers|Pyramid-scheme propagators, usually
scanned|Read, as a UPC
scarred|Like Capone's face
scathes|Denounces bitterly
scenario|Chain of events
scenario|Plot outline
scenario|Plot outline
sceptres|Emblems of authority (var.)
schemed|Acted the jezebel
schlemiel|Habitual bungler
scorecard|Stadium purchase
scramble|Prepare eggs
scratch|Kentucky Derby cancellation
scratchy|Like an old record
scrooge|Skinflint
scrutiny|Close examination
seahorse|Neptune's mount?
searing|Affixing a brand on
seaways|Saint Lawrence et al.
seedless|Like some grapes or grapefruit
seekers|Target-locating missiles
seethes|Boils
selects|Picks out
semester|15 weeks or so, typically
semester|Course length
semester|Intersession surrounders
semiformal|Not too dressy
semipro|Weekend warrior, sportswise
semipros|Part-time ballplayers
sendups|Takeoffs
senoras|Ladies of Leon
senorita|Lima lass
sensors|Alarm features
sensory|Of touch or sight
sentence|Pronounce judgement against
sepalous|Like a petal
septets|Seven voices
septette|Group of seven
seraphs|Heavenly bodies
serenade|Lover's song
serenely|In a calm way
serenest|Most calm
serials|Saturday movie fare
serpent|Eve tempter
setbacks|Reversals
settler|Oregon Trail traveler
shakeups|Corporate reorganizations
shanghai|China's largest city
shanghai|Eastern China city
shanghai|Eastern China city
sharper|More distinct
shatter|Destroy
sheepdog|Animal twofer?
shelled|Like canned nuts
sheriff|Law officer
shields|Half of a pantomime pair
shortcake|Strawberry confection
shorted|Like a haywire wire?
shorten|Take up
showbiz|Many Beverly Hills residents are in it
shrouded|Hid from view
shutdown|Plant layoff reason
shutterbug|Tourist, at times
sidereal|Astral
sideswipe|Hit, but not head-on
sidewinder|See title?
sidewinders|Air-to-air missiles
sighted|Hyperopic?
signees|The Declaration of Independence's 56
silents|Early flicks
silkworm|Important Asian caterpillar
similar|Not quite identical
singular|Odd
sinuate|Winding
sirocco|It blows out of Africa
skaters|Witt and Boitano
skylight|Roof opening
skyline|City silhouette
skyrocket|Rise rapidly and suddenly
slacken|Loosen up
slander|Debase
slander|Falsely malign
slanted|On an incline
slashes|Web-address separators
sleeker|More silky
sleepiness|Somnolence
sleights|Skillful stratagems
sleuths|Mystery crackers
slicker|Raincoat
slimmer|After dieting, hopefully
slogged|Waded through mud
slowdowns|Certain labor protests
smallest|Runt of the litter, perhaps
smarter|More fashionable
smashups|Wrecks
smearcase|Cottage cheese
smilaxes|Decorative vines
smoothie|Yogurt-fruit blend
snapdragon|Flower with "jaws"
snarers|Trappers
sneaked|Moved stealthily
snorters|Humdingers
socially|How a wallflower is deficient
solitary|Prisoner's digs, perhaps
sombrero|Tampico topper
somerset|Maugham's middle name
sopranos|Pons and Sills
sourdough|San Francisco bread
sourest|Most ill-tempered
sourest|Produces the biggest pucker
southern|__ Methodist University
spaniel|Droopy eared breed
sparing|Lenient
sparkler|Big stone
sparsest|Least dense
spatula|Flapjack flipper
speaker|Squawk box
specific|Explicit
spectral|Ghostly
speeders|Ticket recipients, perhaps
speedier|More like Alka-Seltzer?
spheres|Planetarium pieces
spheres|Planetarium pieces
spinach|Strength-giver of cartoondom
spinster|Little old lady from Pasadena
splurges|Goes on a spree
spotted|Glimpsed
spousal|Matrimonial
sprouted|Came up
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stabler|Former quarterback Ken
staffer|Aide
stagnated|Hit the doldrums
stainer|Furniture finisher
stalags|WWII POW camps
stalled|Stonewalled
stamina|Marathoner's quality
stampede|Calgary __ (famous rodeo)
starfish|Five-armed marine creature
starfish|Sand dollar kin
starred|Identified with an asterisk
started|Turned the switch
startled|Frightened
starving|Teenager's plea: "I'm ____"
stating|Announcing
stations|Commuter stops
statutes|Rules
staunch|Tried and true
steadier|Not so wobbly
steamboats|Inland waterway conveyances
steamer|Kind of trunk or rug
steamroll|Crush, as an opponent
stellar|Outstanding
stentor|Greek herald
stereos|Car accessories
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Like a mule
sterling|Fine flatware
sterner|More strict
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stewarded|Managed
stewards|Takes charge of
stigmata|Pollen receptor
stinkers|Skunks
stockmen|Cattle raisers
stogies|Cheap cigars
stooges|Moe, Curley, and Shemp
stoopball|Street game
storage|Hard disk's function
stormed|Raged
stowaway|Seagoing freeloader
strainer|Colander
strainer|Kitchen gadget
strangle|Throttle
streamy|Flowing
stresses|Places emphasis on
stretch|Limo type
stricture|Control
striker|Fast participant, perhaps
strings|Orchestra section
stripteaser|Questionable nightclub performer
striver|Contender
strumpet|Trollop
stuccoes|Wall finishes
students|Dorm dwellers
stylets|Daggers
subpoena|Formal invitation, in a way
subsidence|Abatement
supreme|Ross, for a time
surefire|Guaranteed
surgeon|Sawbones
suspend|Kick out of school temporarily
swarthy|Dark
sweatshop|The Triangle Shirtwaist Co., for one
sweethearts|Honeys
swindler|Cheater
synapses|Nerve junctions
systems|All __ go!
tablespoons|Dosage amounts
tachometer|Dashboard device
taciturn|The silent type
tailfin|Part of a fish
tailgate|Parking-lot party
talents|Up-and-comers
tallest|Most exaggerated
tallest|Topmost
tallyhos|Fox-hunt calls
tamales|Durango dishes
tandems|Couple carriers
tangent|Geometry line
tangent|It doesn't go in circles
tangents|Geometry lines
tantalum|Its atomic number is 73
tantrum|Hissy fit
targets|Things to shoot for
tarrying|Dragging one's feet
tartaric|Photographic acid
tartest|Most cutting
tarzans|__ New York Adventure (1942 film)
tattletale|Big talker
taxable|Like most income
teachers|Kind of college
teargas|Riot stopper
teasers|Pre-show highlights
teddies|One-piece undergarments
tediums|Tiresome states
teenage|Like some 'toon turtles
teenager|Archie or Veronica
telekinesis|Uri Geller's forte
telepathy|It's mental
telltale|Poe's "The ___ Heart"
temerity|Cheek
tenacity|Persistence
tenanted|Inhabited
tenants|Takes up residence
tendency|Inclination
tendered|Offered
tenderness|Weakness
tendons|Muscle-bone links
tendrils|Climbing plant parts
tentacle|Feeler
teredos|Shipworms
termite|Aardvark's morsel
termites|Pangolin food
terraria|Turtles' abodes, perhaps
theorem|Proposition
thereat|In that manner
thesauri|Reference books
thickets|Areas of impenetrability
thinnest|Most watery
thirstiest|Most efficient, paper towel-wise
throttle|Choke
thrushes|Speckled singers
ticketed|Fined
tiebacks|Curtain cords
timeout|Gridiron pause
titanium|Aerospace metal
toasted|Did a best man's job
toasted|Started the day right?
toeholds|Advantages, of a sort
toenail|It may be ingrown
together|In mass
tolerate|Stand
tomahawk|Cochise's weapon
tomahawks|Missiles of choice
tomfoolery|Nonsense
tonsils|Throat appendages
tootsie|Kind of roll
topical|Of current interest
topmast|Sail support
topograph|Surface model
topping|Whipped cream, for one
torrent|Great outpouring
tortoise|Aesop race-winner
totting|Doing simple addition
touchup|Color the roots
towable|Not too wrecked for the wrecker
towboats|They can push a barge
toweled|Dried off
towheaded|Ash-blond
trailer|Movie promo
trainer|Circus figure
traipse|Walk about
trapezium|Irregular quadrilateral
treacle|Molasses, in Britain
treader|Walker
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treater|Picker up of the tab
treatise|Written discourse
treetop|Cradle locale?
trefoil|Girl Scouts symbol
trenched|Did some digging
trended|Inclined toward
tribunals|Courts of justice
tricked|Misled
tricked|Pulled a fast one on
trilobite|Marine invertebrate of yore
tripled|Drove one to the wall, perhaps
triptych|Three adjoining painted panels
troikas|Three-horse carriages
tropism|Response to a stimulus, biologically
troupes|Road-show givers
truants|Hooky players.
truelove|Sweetheart
trustee|Board member
tsarina|Alexandra was the last one
tungsten|Light-bulb filament metal
turtledove|Animal twofer?
tutorial|On-line teacher
twirler|Halftime performer, perhaps
twosome|Abbott and Costello, e.g.
ukulele|Guitar cousin
unbuckle|Prepare to exit, perhaps
unclogged|Opened up
uneaten|Like a leftover
unerring|Right on the mark
unfancy|Plain
unheated|Like many garages and attics
unknown|Like X
unmannerly|Eschewing Emily Post
unmarked|Like some police cars
unopposed|How some candidates run
unsettle|Disturb
unsettle|Make uneasy
unsettling|Disturbing
unshared|One's very own
unsocial|Like a hermit
untangled|Extricated
untitled|Nameless
upbraid|Scold severely
upstream|Toward the source
uptight|Tense
upwards|Towards a higher place
vaccinations|Flu protection
valentine|Heart in the mail
vamoose|Get outta here!
vanillas|Flavorful seedpods
vanished|Left no trace
variant|Mutation
vehicle|Part of VIN
vendors|Sellers
veronica|Matador's maneuver
vestment|Robe of state
videotape|Movie rental
vinegarish|Extremely sour
vinegars|Cider et al.
violins|String quartet members
wadeable|Shallow, like some rivers
waffled|Started the day right?
walleyes|Game fish
wallflower|Shy partygoer
warhorse|Old veteran
washout|Total failure
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
watthour|Juice measure?
wavering|On the fence
webbing|Mesh
webworms|Destructive larvae
weeknight|Sir Shorty?
wetland|Cattail locale
wheezes|Asthmatic sounds
whitens|Uses bleach, perhaps
wildcatter|Oil prospector
willing|Compliant
winnower|He separates the wheat from the chaff
workbook|Operating manual
worldwide|Two-thirds of WWW
worrywart|Pessimistic one
wreather|Shaper of garlands
written|Another kind of exam
yammered|Squawked
yarmulke|Orthodox cap
zebroid|Hybrid horse
abdicate|Emulate Edward Windsor
accrete|Increase gradually
accrual|Accumulation
address|Where it's at
adenoids|Tonsils' neighbor
adeptness|Savior-faire
affaires|__ d'honneur (duels)
ageless|Forever young
alerter|More watchful
allspice|Sausage seasoning
altered|Changed
amasser|Collector
anabolic|Like some steroids
anagram|Dormitory to dirty room, e.g.
armadillo|Texas burrower
armature|Dynamo part
armoire|Tall cupboard
arsenal|Collection of weapons
asinine|Utterly silly
assessor|Tax man
attache|Embassy aide
balances|Stays on the tightrope
balancing|Kind of act
ballerina|Russian spinner
biannual|Like some performance reviews?
bicycles|Triathloners' transports
blander|Milder
blanket|Security ___
bulldoze|Level
bushier|More overgrown
canasta|Rummy's kin
caseworker|Provider of a social service
cellophane|Packaging need
cements|Joins firmly
checkers|Dick's dog
chicken|Domesticated fowl
cinnamon|Red-hot flavoring
clerical|Like some office work
coalescence|Growing together
coercible|Not totally unyielding
compares|Represents as similar
competes|Enters a tournament
contests|Calls into question
contras|80's guerillas
corncake|BREAKFAST ITEM
courage|Lionhearted-one's quality
crackleware|Type of glazed pottery
crapshoot|Risky venture
crippled|Like some shareware
crosswords|'20s craze
crosswords|Heated exchange?
crybaby|Whiner
cucumbers|Veggies on the salad bar
dangles|Holds up
decanters|Vessels for wine
deepened|Got lower
defrost|Melt the ice
deserts|Barren areas
detonate|Explode with violence
dossier|FBI record
dowager|Wealthy widow
dryness|Moisturizer target
eardrum|Head instrument?
elbowroom|Adequate maneuvering space
electoral|__ College
element|Fundamental constituent of a whole
embroil|Set at odds
emulate|Ape
enabled|Gave power to
endomorph|Mineral in mineral
endpapers|They're inside the covers
enduring|Standing the gaff
epsilon|Greek letter
estival|Pertaining to summer
eternal|Ageless
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
ethereal|Ghostly
etoiles|Several 22A in Paris
exalted|Glorified
faintly|Under one's breath
fanatic|Obsessed one
fathead|Lummox
femininity|Womanly characteristic
finisher|Survivor
firebrands|Agitators
flattery|Soft soap
footloose|Light-hearted
frosted|Like cupcakes
garnered|Acquired
gastronomes|Lovers of good food
gateway|Entrance
geometry|Euclidean topic
gleeful|Jocular
glorifies|Extols
glucose|Energy source
granddaddy|First of its kind
grapevine|Information source
greaser|Street-gang member
greyhound|One way to travel
greyness|Dreary condition
groaned|Made a sound expressive of stress
hangman|Popular word game
hazelnut|Party-mix morsel
headlines|Facial wrinkles?
hedgehog|Prickly insectivore
helpful|Giving service
heroine|Joan of Arc, to France
honoree|Dais notable
huddled|Like the Eagles, at times
hushpuppy|Fried cornmeal treat
icebreakers|Opening remarks, perhaps
icicles|Ice spikes
ingested|Ate
inundate|Flood
jackknifes|Has an accident with the rig
jackpot|Something to hit
jailers|Turnkeys
jejuneness|Lack of maturity
jellybeans|Reagan's favorite
joystick|Computer-gamer's control
knitter|Sweater maker
laborer|Day worker
lambdas|Fraternity letters
leaflet|Street-corner handout
leaning|Pisa's tower start
leftover|Last night's dinner
leisure|Once-popular suit
lemongrass|Perfume base
lifesavers|They're in a roll
lioness|Big cat
lollypops|Savalas props
loneliest|One, as numbers go
longevity|Ripe old age
loosened|Relaxed
mademoiselle|Lyons lady
mafioso|Sammy the Bull, by his own admission
magnums|Some wine bottles
manifest|Liner list
marketeer|Dealer in commodities
masters|Keepers of an animals
mastiff|Large powerful dog
meander|Circuitous journey
microchips|Byte to eat?
milkers|Dairy machines
missile|Airborne weapon
misspells|Loses a bee
mothball|Closet security?
nameless|Anonymous
nasally|With a twang
neatness|It often counts
necktie|Noose, in slang
neonate|Just-delivered one
newsprint|100-meter dash do-over?
notated|Represented by symbols
oarsmen|Galley workers
ocelots|Endangered cats
oilstone|Sharpening material
onlooker|Non-participant
overact|Emote
ozonizes|Treats with a certain gas
paddleboat|Resort rental
papoose|Small Winnebago?
paradigms|20 cents?
paradise|Craps table requirement?
paradox|Holiday and Savage?
paraffins|$10?
paralyze|Two tall tales?
parsons|Anglican clerics
pastina|Soup additive
patience|Waiting game, in Westminster?
peekaboo|Blouse type?
periscope|Sub apparatus
pilsener|Tall, thin, footed glass
pinball|Arcade amusement
placates|Appeases
planers|Wood shop tools
pleasing|Nice
plungers|Plumbers' helpers
porthole|It lets you see sea
prairie|Grassland
praline|Pecan confection
prefers|Favors
preserve|Sanctuary
pressers|Laundry workers
prestige|Esteemed status
pretzels|Accompaniment of beer
primrose|Spring bloomer
princes|Sons of Charles
propeller|Beanie spinner
protocol|Diplomat's concern
racetrack|Railbird's locale
raiders|____ of the Lost Ark
raiders|N.F.L. eleven
rainchecks|Store issues, during stockouts
rancher|Cattleman
recherche|Uncommon
recorder|Flute relative
recycle|Environmentally correct process
redeemed|Turned in, as food stamps
rekindle|Start again, as a romance
relaxed|Took a break
repents|Shows remorse
reversals|Some court decisions
roseate|Looking on the bright side
rumbled|Growled
salvoes|Bombardments
satiate|Fill up
scholar|... a ten o'clock __
seasons|Adds flavor
sentient|Conscious
separate|____ Tables
serenade|Woo musically
shirttail|It may be inadvertently left out
shoeless|Joe Jackson sobriquet
shredder|Cole-slaw maker
shredder|Document destroyer
silence|Sign in the library
skyjack|Commit air piracy
sleeted|Stormed, in a way
smuggle|Slip past customs
snakier|More treacherous
snowball|Get bigger
softball|Fudge making stage?
sourballs|They're hard and tart
spearers|Some fishermen
spinout|Lose control, as of a car
spirits|Some rappers?
splices|Does some editing
squabble|Show dissension
squirts|Gives a hosing to?
staleness|Lack of being fresh
stature|Caliber
steamed|Prepared veggies
steamer|Kind of trunk or rug
stegosaur|Large, extinct herbivore
stickleback|Spiny swimmer
stipend|Allowance
straits|Malacca and Magellan
streams|Continually running
stresses|Puts emphasis on
tailors|Sewers
tartare|Rarer than rare
taxable|Like most income
taxation|Perennial political issue
teardrop|Crying output
teardrop|Symbol of sadness
teeters|Is ready to collapse
telegram|Western Union message
tempered|Hardened, as steel
tempests|Wild times in a teapot?
thereat|In a certain place
tontines|Last-man plans
totally|Completely
triptych|Three-part painting
tritons|Spiral-shelled mollusks
tumbleweed|Ghost-town transient
ultimata|Preludes to war, often
ululate|Act the banshee
ululates|Keens
unitard|One-piece bodysuit
unprepared|Not ready
uprights|Goal posts
urethane|Floor finish component
urgencies|Pressing needs
vastest|Most expansive
veneered|Like many cabinet woods
veritas|In vino __
virtuosi|Yoyo Ma and Itzhak Perlman
waltzing|Dancing like Australia's "Matilda"
waterfalls|Angel and Ribbon
weepiest|Most tearful
welcomes|Accepts gladly
whereas|Proclamation word
wingspan|SST stat
yardarm|Part of a sail support
abducts|Sucks into a saucer, say
addenda|They're tacked on
adrenal|Gland near the kidney
adrenal|Glands that produce epinephrine
adventurous|Like a daredevil
against|Not pro
airliner|Carrier of a lot of baggage
aniseeds|Ingredients used in ouzo, sambuca, and raki
anklebone|Talus, to the layman
aperitifs|Campari and kir
arousal|Masters study subject?
asterisk|Symbol branded on Barry Bonds's 756th home-run ball
avocado|Healthful toast topping
awarded|Presented, as a medal
barnyard|Site of fowl play?
bedaubs|Smears all over
blinking|Ending to a staring contest
boomerangs|Video posts that play forward and backward
bromine|Hot-tub sanitizer
catspaw|Feline term for someone being used
cleaner|Under-the-sink material
clouded|Like some poor judgment
coursed|Flowed
decagon|Shape whose interior angles add up to 1,440 degrees
defraud|Swindle
depicts|Portrays
despair|Hopelessness
diplomas|Array on a doctor's wall
disaster|Hot mess
drifter|Nomad
educators|Student drivers?
elixirs|Sweet medicinal beverages
embroidery|Hobby that'll have you in stitches?
emerges|Comes into view
espresso|Shot that keeps you up
estates|America, overseas
etymology|Comparative-linguistics subject
fateful|Decisive
finales|Season ___ (cliff-hangers, often ... or the circles on the right side of the grid)
flatcar|Shipping-container transport
flaunts|Doesn't even try to hide
focaccia|Dimpled flatbread
foreign|In another country
genders|The German language has three
haberdasher|*One who might wear his wares?
heartfelt|Like sincere apologies
hegemon|Controlling state
heinous|Worse than wicked
jackhammer|Cacophonous construction tool
kidskin|Thin leather used in gloves
klezmer|Music for a hora
leopards|Cats spotted in the wild
lineups|Rosters
lioness|The Egyptian war deity Sekhmet, for example
madonna|Singer of "Like a Prayer" and "Like a Virgin"
manners|Post subject?
meteors|Parts of a shower?
methane|Gas found around marshes
monopolize|Completely dominate
moralistic|On a high horse
naysays|Speaks against
obelisks|Some symbols of Ra
oloroso|Sherry whose name means "scented"
openers|Season ___ (annual kickoffs ... or the circles on the left side of the grid)
opponent|Rival
oranges|Fruits with rinds but no rhymes
ordinal|Like numbers used to rank podium finishers
oregano|Spice on a slice
parasite|2020 Oscar winner with the tagline "Act like you own the place"
perusal|Leisurely reading
phantom|Figment of the imagination
poutine|Gravy-topped Canadian dish
premise|Part of a pitch
presale|Early promotional event
prickle|Stinging sensation
railcar|Part of a track team?
rashers|Atlanta NHL team until 2011
rebooted|Brought back, as a film or TV series
relocate|Change places
repulse|Turn off
retires|Stops working
scammers|Experts at handling rackets?
scissor|Sidestroke kick
sequenced|Ordered
showoffs|Peacocks, e.g.
smeared|Spoke ill of
smelled|Caught wind of
spambot|Junk source
spruces|Some Christmas trees
streamer|Many a Twitch user
summons|Calls forth
tandems|Bicycles built for two
terrible|No stars
tidiest|Most presentable, as a dorm room
trifecta|Track wager in which you need to guess the first three finishers in order
wanderlust|Itinerant's itch
wanderlust|Traveler's itch
wickedest|Most evil
wolfhound|Someone obsessed with CNN's Blitzer?
xeroxes|Runs off, in a way
yodeling|Style of singing imitated by the starts of the starred answers
abrades|Scrapes
academia|The ivory tower
accented|Like the final bit of {/souffle/}?
accounts|They usually require passwords
adamant|Physical (You're So) singer
agendas|Ideological objectives
alleviate|Take the edge off
amnesia|Reason for an identity crisis?
anagram|{/Payments/} for {/many pets/} , e.g.
angered|Ticked off
anonymous|Unknown caller
apostle|Religious delegate, of a sort
apparel|Threads
approve|Give the okay
archery|Target practice
arsenic|Poison once used as a skin lightener in Victorian England
aspirin|It's a relief
auditory|Hearing-related
baboons|Boxy-nosed primates
baggage|Extra weight, say
battalion|Long division?
beachboys|{/Surf's Up/} singers, with {/the/}
beastly|Horrid
beignet|Fried dough from the French Quarter
benediction|Blessing whose name comes from the Latin for "to speak well"
bohemia|Czech region that lent its name to a countercultural lifestyle
breathtaking|Like a talented pulmonologist's skills?
bungalow|Cottage whose name is derived from a South Asian region
bunions|Toe woes
caliber|Degree of excellence
cellblocks|Baby toy for a future molecular biologist?
closers|Pitchers with lots of saves
coparents|Shares the responsibility for a child
coroners|Professionals who historically served as officers of the crown
crotchety|Crab-like?
cyborgs|Beings like RoboCop
demoness|Lilith, for one
desalts|Makes less briny
detains|Holds for questioning
detective|Spade or Hammer
dieters|Those who want to lose?
dilemma|Catch-22
doubles|Court activity for couples
ebullient|Overflowing with joy
elusive|Difficult to find
emanate|Give out
emission|Discharge
endorse|Sign the back of
ennoble|Grant a title to
entreaty|Plea
escargot|Shelled delicacy
exigent|Pressing
experience|The best teacher, proverbially
expunge|Wipe out
exurban|Semirural
females|Ewes, e.g.
flatulent|Windy, in a way
frisbee|Item with an early iteration called the Pluto Platter
fuchsia|In RGB models, it's the same as magenta
garrison|Military post
gaudier|More ostentatious
gestalts|Unified wholes, in psychology
grenadine|Shirley Temple ingredient
habitats|Reproductions at the zoo
headlamps|Spelunkers' gear
hierarch|Authority figure
hightop|Sneaker with extra ankle support
hipster|If you claim to be one, you probably aren't really one
homesickness|... for an overnight camper?
horserace|Event in which people jockey for first place
horticulturist|Ace of spades?
hygiene|Cleaning practices
illuminati|Group in many conspiracy theories
implied|Hinted at
incognito|Under an assumed identity
infrared|Like radiation from the Big Bang
innings|Ballpark periods
insects|Flies, e.g.
inserts|Puts in a slot, say
ironical|Exhibiting a wry mockery
jubilee|Big bash
landlady|Ethel Mertz, to Lucy Ricardo
licorice|Candy that tastes like fennel
magnolia|Bakery chain named for a flower
mantillas|Spanish shawls
massage|Knot remover?
masterpieces|{/S, T, R, E, A, M/}?
microbrew|PBR or IPA?
microsecond|*Tiny time unit
miniseries|{/KUWTK/} or {/HIMYM/}?
mussels|Shelled paella morsels
naggers|Habitual faultfinders
nerdier|More geeky
ordeals|Tribulations
oregano|Pizza topping in the mint family
orphanage|Setting in {/Oliver Twist/}
outcome|Result
outdoors|Great location?
outdoorsy|Nature-loving
pastries|Tart and Danish
payroll|*List for a company accountant
peppers|They're often used to spice things up
pharaoh|Exodus antagonist
potbelly|Result of too many six-packs that might replace a six-pack
prances|Moves with a spring in one's step
prayers|High hopes?
reactive|Having the potential to explode
readers|Literary audience
recherche|Exotic
redesigns|Makeovers
replica|Facsimile
rewards|Airline miles, for example
rosebush|Thorny decorative growth
schools|Swim teams?
seatbelt|Buckled restraint
secularize|Make more humanist
senators|Hundred on the Hill
shiatsu|Massage style that literally translates to "finger pressure"
sidecar|Gromit's seat in {/A Close Shave/}
silkiest|Most luxurious in texture
souffle|Collapsible dish?
spiders|Creatures usually found on the web?
spitted|Ready for roasting
spliced|Did some editing of genes or film
splurge|Have a "treat yo' self" day, say
stalked|Looked through all of someone's accounts, online
stamina|Ability to keep going
starches|Certain pyramid part that includes rice
stewpan|Vessel for a ragout, perhaps
stonewall|Greenwich Village site of historical 1969 riots
sugarcoat|Garment for a baker?
sugared|Covered in sweet crystals
swivels|Goes around in circles
syringe|Hypo, so to speak
tabulates|Arranges data
takedowns|Epic insults
tankini|Swimsuit that can cover the navel
tchotchkes|*Knickknacks
teargas|Agent that makes you cry
thinned|Cut
torpedo|Sink
typhoon|Cyclone cousin
umbilical|Cord cut after delivery
umpteen|Kajillion
unsealed|Not licked, as an envelope
untangle|Straighten out some headphones, say
vestibule|Antechamber
waterlilies|Pads for amphibious landings (Monet)?
abettor|Partner in crime
abridgment|Shortened version
against|Anti
ageless|Like {/Simpsons/} characters, seemingly
anklets|Ancient Egyptian jewelry
another|That same drink again, please
antibody|Immune-system protein
apiarist|One monitoring drones
apoplectic|Red-faced with rage
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Chalk up (to)
asexual|The {/A/} in {/LGBTQIA+/}
asunder|Divided
atomists|Philosophical followers of Democritus
attending|Present
axiomatic|Self-evident
bedsheet|Cloth fit for a king, perhaps
benefits|Health insurance, etc.
bittern|Marsh denizen that sounds resentful?
blackboard|*Classroom display
bluegill|Freshwater fish sometimes called a "sunny"
bodysuit|Superhero costume, typically
boysenberry|It was first cultivated in California by Walter Knott
breakup|*Split an item into two?
brinier|Saltier
broaden|Expand
cajoled|Sweet-talked
caromed|Ping-ponged
catastrophe|Fiasco
cellist|Ma, famously
chalked|Ascribed, with {/up/}
closers|Players who provide relief
counterspell|It's cast in defense
crinoline|Stiff material used in some ball gowns
cuisines|Gastronome's fascinations
curbside|Where contactless pickup might occur
decibel|Unit of volume
deciliter|Metric unit of capacity
deliberations|Jury discussions
deputized|Gave a badge and some authority
dialysis|Treatment covered by Medicare since 1972
diaspora|Spread-out community with a common identity
directs|Runs the show
dogears|Folder's tabs?
dongles|Some adapters
dripping|Extremely soaked
edifies|Intellectually enriches
elapses|Passes, as time
emailed|Shared an attachment, possibly
espressos|Shots from the grounds?
euphemisms|Passed away and "let go," e.g.
excellence|Good quality?
exemplar|Paragon
faithful|Steadfastly loyal
festival|Burning Man, for one
flamboyant|Splashy
footers|Some letterhead elements, misleadingly
footrace|Ridiculously short sprint?
foreman|Boxing legend George with five sons named George
fricassee|Savory stewed-meat dish
geologic|Long-term time scale
graffiti|Drawings on subway cars
grimace|Purple creature of McDonaldland
guacamoles|Dips for tortilla chips
handsome|Like a model citizen?
headache|Pain in the butt
headhunter|The perfect side hustle for costumer Edith and actor Holly?
helicopters|Aircrafts that can hover
herders|Flock watchers
heroism|Bravery
hobnail|Boot-traction provider
hotcake|Flapjack
icecaps|Shrinking sheets
icicles|Sights on a sunny winter's day
illiterate|Impossible to email, say
impaneled|Selected as a juror
infection|Viral success?
inventors|Creative types?
italics|Type style named after a country
jealous|Begrudging (of)
keyboard|Vital group of experts?
lassoes|Loops at a rodeo
laundered|Washed and folded, say
legislators|*Some playing by House rules?
littered|Performed a trashy act, in more ways than one?
lobbied|Pushed (for)
loitered|Hung around
macaroons|Coconutty confections whose name comes from the Italian for "paste"
mailrooms|Stereotypical corporate starting places
mallards|Creatures with iridescent speculum feathers
mannerism|Bit of behavior
matinees|Afternoon entertainment
menorah|It's lit over the course of a week
minions|Gru's yellow henchmen
miracle|Love from above
molecular|Close-up
moonshiners|Workers who are still running?
motives|Concerns for a detective
mousepad|Mickey's apartment?
omission|Feature of a non-comprehensive list
operagoer|One sitting in a box, perhaps
orderly|Decidedly un-chaotic
outtalks|Defeats verbally
pageant|Scholarship source
paperbacks|Finds at a used bookstore, perhaps
paprika|Dusting on a deviled egg
peridot|August birthstone
premier|Soccer's ___ League
profited|Made bank
protagonist|Character followed in a narrative, probably
prowess|Bravery
puberty|Period with a period, maybe
radiometry|Field of light
readers|King worshippers, say?
redress|Remedy, as grievances
reflectors|Safety devices found on some bicycles
refuels|Gets more juice
reliefs|Some Michelangelo works
restate|Say again
reverent|Solemnly respectful
rhyming|{/Wear/} and {/tear/} , for example?
roasted|Skewered at a banquet, in a way
rotation|Movement of a wheel or Earth
saintly|Angelic
samurai|Follower of the Bushido code
saturation|Surfeit
scammer|Anna Delvey, e.g.
scrappy|Feisty
screener|Movie copy supplied for award consideration
seasick|Nautically nauseous
secants|Hypotenuse-to-adjacent-side ratios
seepage|Process of trickling
service|Perform maintenance on, as a car
shadows|They get longer as the sun sets
sideways|2004 film in which Paul Giamatti pours a spitting bucket full of wine all over himself
silhouette|Image on the NBA or WNBA logo
slither|Make like a snake
smoking|Red-hot
soapsuds|Bath bubbles, e.g.
solitaire|Game where you challenge yourself?
sparrow|Captain Jack played by Johnny Depp
spreadsheet|Begin to make a bed?
staleness|Quality for week-old bagels
steppes|Open grasslands
sternest|Least likely to smile
stinger|Tail end of a scorpion
stockbrokers|Dow Jones figures?
stomach|It may rumble when empty
stonemason|The perfect side hustle for actors Emma and Marsha?
stooges|Trio in slapstick
stumbled|Tripped
sunbathe|Do some light soaking?
suppose|Say, hypothetically ...
supposed|Assumed
sweetie|Snookums
synapse|Nerve junction
terrace|Amenity for outdoor lounging
terriers|Jack Russells or Kerry blues
thundercloud|Hippos and grasshoppers rallying during a loud storm?
tictacs|Altoids alternative
timothy|Bond between Roger and Pierce
traipse|Walk aimlessly
traumatize|Disturb unforgettably
tripwire|Trigger on a trap
uncanny|Like the resemblance between doppelgängers
unclench|Loosen one's grasp
unifies|Joins
untamed|Not wise to pet, say
vamoosed|Beat it
whippersnapper|Young 'un
whooshed|Went over one's head, as a joke
whopper|Blatant lie
worthwhile|Net positive
advance|Check for a writer
consoles|Wii U and others
critters|Bugs and such
crostini|Another name for bruschetta
doomsday|December 21, 2012 event
entombs|Decommissions, as radioactive material
eulogist|Praise giver
irritated|Raised the hackles of
malinger|Dodge work
mismark|Color oddity on a dog
oleander|Dogbane family member
oreganos|Catnip cousins
primate|Ape or gibbon, e.g.
rosebush|Plant in a garden
stopgap|Jury-rigged
towboats|Barge-pushing vessels
adaptor|Electrical device more-or-less synonymous with "charger"
ageists|Senior hazers, say?
ancient|Like fifteen-year-old computers
anomaly|Odd one out
antidote|It heals poisoned Pokémon
antifur|Like PETA
areolae|Nipple rings in medical textbooks?
average|Mediocre
averred|Swore
awakenings|1990 film with the tagline "There is no such thing as a simple miracle"
backpedaled|Tried to distance oneself from a gaffe, say
banking|Industry in recent crisis
banshee|She's a real scream
betrayer|Judas
bivouac|Camp site
bluebells|Bed phenomena that are not necessarily the color their name suggests
bluejacket|Ohio pro hockey player
bondage|Christian Grey's sexual interest
booboisie|Stupid people, as H.L. Mencken put it
bramble|Prickly bush
brasseries|Formal French eateries
caftans|Tunic cousins
caroler|Holiday door-to-door sort
catawba|Tribe of the Carolinas
cesuras|Poetic pauses: Var.
chaotic|Disorganized
clothes|Tops and such
coalpit|Place to get good coke?
colitis|Passing challenge?
conversed|Was part of an exchange
corkscrew|Opener at a bar
deposes|Removes from power
differed|Failed to find common ground
dongles|Computer-to-projector connectors
doubted|Lost faith in
dreamed|Fantasized
earworm|It's a Small World, for one (sorry)
egghead|Geek
emailed|Sent sans stamps
embalms|Mummifies
embassy|Heavily secured building
emoticon|:D or X_X
enacted|Passed
encodes|Hides from the enemy, in a way
engineer|Dilbert, e.g.
enisles|Maroons
epitaph|Charles Bukowski's is "Don't Try"
essence|Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle Monáe and Serena Williams
essences|Perfumes, e.g.
expansive|Like acres and acres of real estate, say
extolled|Lauded
falters|Makes a misstep
footsie|Under-the-table activity?
foxhunt|What a beautiful ceremony, Megan and Helen ___!
friends|Comedy with Rachel and Ross
grandma|Certain matriarch
gremlin|What a mogwai can become
gushers|Blood-spewing candy?
hangover|My head is pounding. I've never had such a terrible ...
hooters|Delightfully tacky, yet unrefined chain
iceberg|Block that threatens vessels
ideally|In a perfect world
imagoes|Sexually mature bugs
industrious|Like an ant
infests|Invades, bug-style
inhaler|Albuterol dispenser, e.g.
integer|The numerator or denominator of a rational number
intersex|Boy-girl party?
ironman|Tony Stark's secret identity
isolate|Sequester
jasmine|Blue ___ (2013 Woody Allen film)
jubilee|Cherries ___
landline|Jack's connection
lasagna|Olive Garden specialty
latinos|Bloc whose vote the GOP seeks in exchange for doing mostly nada
literati|Reading class?
markets|CNBC concern
meadows|Tim who was the Ladies' Man on "Saturday Night Live"
melanin|Skin pigment
mightier|Having more brawn
moments|They may be precious or fleeting
moneyed|Wealthy
montage|Part of many film award shows
muddled|Like cocktails prepared with a pestle
mudslinger|Desperate political candidate, at times (strong connection)
multiday|Like some ultramarathon competitions
napalms|Some explosives
nebulas|Interstellar dust clouds
nectars|Sweet juices
neonate|One born yesterday
neutrals|Ebony and ivory, e.g.
nonuser|One who enjoys clean living
obbligato|Must-do, as a musical motif
obsidian|Dark volcanic glass
oiliest|Most sleazy
ottoman|Place to rest your feet
outgrow|Move a size up from
panacea|Cure-all
parasail|Float behind a boat, in a way
peasant|Serf
pertain|Matter
platelet|Clot-forming cell
poodles|Pit bulls' antipodes
porcine|Piggish
precise|Dead-on-balls accurate
prequel|The Hobbit trilogy, e.g.
processors|Chip ingredients?
quartet|Foursome
rarebit|Hot and cheesy Welsh dish
readable|Unlike a doctor's handwriting, stereotypically
realism|Magical ___ (Gabriel García Márquez's style)
recounts|Election extenders
recoveries|Upswings
referral|Doc's passalong
reformat|Start from scratch, as with a hard drive
reigning|Like last season's champs, this season
relevant|On point
remixes|Chopped and screwed versions, e.g.
repentant|Contrite
retaxes|Demands more tribute from
rinsings|Salon steps
riposte|Comeback
sarcastic|Totally meaning exactly what one says, uh-huh
scrabbling|Desperately trying to get a handhold
scrounges|Bums, as a cigarette
seashell|Ocean audition device
seeming|Apparent
sellout|Indie band that jumps to a major label, according to some fans
senates|Groups of lawmakers
senator|Warren, e.g.
serapes|Cancún shawls
sesames|Falafel seeds
shenanigan|Bit of mischief
smileys|Common emoticons
somebodies|People who don't mingle much with the general public
squalid|Like dorm rooms, often
stereos|One might put sweet jams on them
subzero|Frigid
swizzles|Stirs, as a drink
synaptic|___ cleft (space in the brain)
telethon|Hope for Haiti Now, e.g.
terrorism|Team America: World Police subject
testers|People who try software early
thimbles|Guardians of sewers?
tobacco|Its genus is Nicotiana
touchtone|Rotary successor
trolled|Attacked some surfers, perhaps?
urology|Number one field in medicine?
vibrato|Vocal quavering
waitress|She conveys orders
wakened|Stirred
wrestler|The Rock, previously
absinthe|The green fairy
acrobat|Latex-clad swinger?
acrostic|Poem with a word reading vertically
alamode|With ice cream on top
almanacs|Farmers' references
anaerobe|Septic tank bacterium, e.g.
appeaser|Chamberlain, vis- -vis Hitler
appends|Tacks on
assholes|Tailgaters and people who cut lines, e.g.
assuage|Soothe, as fears
athlete|Scholarship recipient, often
attache|Military advisor, e.g.
audited|Like books being closely studied?
avocado|Hass, e.g.
avoided|Ducked
awesome|Sweet
baroness|Sludge metal band named after a noble title
bassist|Flea for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, e.g.
bathtub|Rubber duckie's habitat
beachwear|*Thongs and surf shop T-shirts
behoove|Benefit
bellowers|Notre Dame features
bigtime|Very much so ...
biryani|Rice with chutney, perhaps
boyfriend|Jake Gyllenhaal, to Taylor Swift (with a dangling modifier)
boyhood|Ethan Hawke film that was made over the course of eleven years
caesurae|Poetic breaks
calisthenics|Exercise class I organized around shy group featuring Keith Emerson (12)
caloric|Decadent, as a dessert
cannibal|Maneater?
caravan|Vehicle followed by a vehicle makes a procession of vehicles (7)
careened|Was totally out of control
careens|Hurtles
charlies|Brand X adding 41 marginally efficacious good-time guys (8)
clambake|New England summer gathering
closest|Most nearly there
cockups|Snafus in rooster delivery system (4-3)
computer|Common workplace use for a military communications technology
comrade|Cold War___era pal
coquette|Flirt
countries|Benelux (with a dangling modifier)
crooners|Singers like Bryan Ferry and Michael Bublé
crosses|Disrespects, as a mob boss
deadpan|Type of humor
deducible|Payment before the insurance kicks in
diorama|Shoebox construction, perhaps
displays|Screens
divorce|Country song in which "c-u-s-t-o-d-y" is spelled out
dressers|Sites for drawers
editors|People people
effigies|Oft-burned models
electronic|Paperless
elegant|Efficiently stated, as a theorem
emaciates|Thins
emeritus|Retiree's honorific
empresses|Sirens, e.g.
energize|Inspire
enlisted|Joined the service
enlists|Signs up, militarily
ensheathe|Cover, as a sword
erotica|Blue pages?
erotica|Madonna album that came out simultaneously with "Sex"
essence|Crux
etcetera|You get the idea ...
exhumes|Brings some body up?
fandango|Movie ticket site named after a dance, because why do things need to have anything to do with each other
fantasia|Disney movie that bored me to death as a kid because it had no words
festoon|Drape with decorations
finesse|Skill and grace
flypaper|It's hard to tear yourself away from it
footsie|Invisible touch, of a sort
freeload|Mooch regarding ELO is absorbed by trend (8)
gangsta|One whose paradise was described by Coolio
genesis|Book that begins "In the beginning"
goddamn|Cry of frustration
greenhorn|n00b
gruyere|French onion soup cheese
gryphon|Mythical hybrid
haunted|Filled with spirit
hibachi|Coal-fired Japanese grill
homegirl|Female friend from the block
honeypots|Enticements for Pooh
hotness|What Scoville units measure
identical|Selfsame
inbreeds|Risks certain genetic disorders
inequality|Sociologist's concern
initiative|Enterprising spirit
insular|Closed
ironhanded|Despotic
jacobins|Supporters of France's Reign of Terror
jeopardy|Game show with an exclamation point
laxatives|They get you going
limeade|Summer quaff
liturgy|Collection of rituals
macaronic|Hodgepodge, as the etymology of a word
mahjongg|Tile game favored by elderly Chinese people
manikin|Anatomical model on the cover of Nirvana's "In Utero"
mastiff|Common guard dog breed
matinees|Discount movie offerings
matzahs|Passover snacks
meerkat|Animal Planet-friendly Kalahari carnivore
megaton|Nuke unit
misnomer|Woods in modern golf, e.g.
naturist|Nudist truants I freak out (8)
negated|Canceled out
nonzero|Like denominators
ocarina|Musical instrument in a Nintendo 64 title
omnivora|Pigs and hippos, in scientific classification
operatives|Agents
ordered|Sorted
organelle|Mitochondrion, for one
otherness|Outsider status
outrage|Affront
overran|Invaded
pacific|Initially, "Pomp and Circumstance" in F is completely soothing (7)
paprika|Red pepper product
passwords|Strings often shown as black dots
pawnshop|Place with gold in the window, often
pesetas|Stale Spanish bread?
pilgrimage|Dark period following insolence about "Voyage of the Acolyte" (10)
pipestem|Part purchased at a smoke shop
plutocrat|One-percenter
pratfalls|Chevy Chase flops?
preplan|Map out in advance
pseudonym|Handle
rainbows|Displays of pride
refiguring|Calculating again
reissued|Available again, as old rock
remedying|Correcting memo header about my demise? (9)
respite|Break
retainer|Piece of stereotypically nerdy gear
retinae|Cone sites
rimshot|Sound after a crack?
rookies|Green parties?
ruinous|Druid abandoning dates in France? We will become desperate (7)
scramble|Egg or tofu preparation
seceded|Broke off
slashes|/'s and \'s
sneezes|The sun causes them during photoptarmosis
spangle|Spanish bracelet losing its first sequin (7)
spitfire|One with a strong temper
spoiler|Reason for an alert
stairstep|Unit in a case
standee|Cardboard movie ad
stapler|Device put in Jell-O in an office prank
staunch|Loyal
stellas|Round of Belgian beers, maybe
streets|Where the ___ Have No Name (U2 song)
stripped|Lost the threads?
surpluses|Good things to run, for businesses
swaddle|Wrap up
syllabi|Handouts at the start of a course
tabooed|Prohibited
teeners|Moody people, often
testicular|Ballsy experiment by hospital ward: remove Mr. Gable's extremities (10)
theories|Conjectures
throats|Hot Rats remixed for vocal producers (7)
tissues|Alien uses its Kleenex (7)
titania|Moon of Uranus named for a Shakespeare character
traumas|Painful events
trinity|Father, son, and holy spirit
tryouts|Auditions
unclench|Loosen, as one's butt
unfetters|Frees, as from the shackles of the bourgeoisie
unitive|Tending to bring together
unmasks|Foils, perhaps, as a villain
utensil|Spork or spife
utopias|Perfect societies
vastest|Encompassing the most space
vegetate|Watch Netflix all day, say
vibrators|Robotic members of congress entering a recess?
vocoder|Musical use for a military encryption technology
wannabe|Hit 1996 single that is the world's catchiest song, according to Dutch researchers
witches|Salem targets
abrogate|Do away with
absence|Issue for Marco Rubio, vis-a-vis his Senate voting
academy|Body thanked by Oscar-winners
acetones|Nail polish removers
addenda|Things tacked on
adenine|Thymine's counterpart
advises|Suggests
against|Touching
airings|Times a show is shown
algebra|Study of the unknown?
allergens|They may get bad reactions
amnesiacs|Lead characters of "Clean Slate," "50 First Dates," and "Memento," e.g.
amplify|Pump up
anagram|Pukes industrial garbage for "Ben Tausig plus Erik Agard," e.g.
apportion|Divide up
arbitrary|Completely random
arcadia|Tom Stoppard play
arching|Using to make a supercilious expression, as an eyebrow
askance|Skeptical way to look
aspirin|Cheap blood thinner
assagai|Slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people: Var. (editor here: the answer is ASSAGAI. Just fill it in and we'll pretend like this never happened.)
asshole|Word shouted at an aggressive driver
assuage|Alleviate
asteroid|Scientific object poorly understood until the early 20th century
attendee|Face in the crowd?
attention|Ejaculation that causes erection?
attracts|Draws in
attuned|Responsive (to)
aureole|Ring of light
aviatrix|Earhart, notably
avocado|Trendy toast topper
baptism|Throwing the baby in with the bath water?
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's alter ego
beginner|Certain randomly lucky person
berthas|Big ___ (WWI weapons)
bioweapon|Epidemiological concern in wartime
biryani|Indian rice dish with onions, cardamom, ginger, cloves, cumin, et al.
boarding|Hockey penalty for knocking a player into the side of the rink
boutonniere|Wedding bud
bracelets|Symbols of friendship at camp
brainpower|Ruling (or, more modestly, intelligence)
bugeyes|Marty Feldman feature
cabinet|Teen's liquor source, perhaps
cachepot|Decorative plant holder
cafeterias|Places where cliques may be apparent
cancels|Takes off of TV
canoeing|Emulating some "Deliverance" characters (no, not those, geez)
canoodled|Enjoyed some sexy time
catchier|More likely to become an earworm
cayenne|Spice used in cleanses
ceramic|Stoneware, e.g.
champagne|They have weapons. Screw them. We have ___ (11/18/15 cover of Charlie Hebdo)
chaplain|Minister who serves the base
clarinet|Instrument whose most common type is in the key of Bb
cleanse|Benefit from a mud bath
cornrow|Certain braided strip
cropped|Removed, as an ex from a picture
crosscut|Type of saw that goes against the grain
currency|It's often exchanged at airports
dadaism|Movement for Ernst and Arp
derelict|Delinquent
deserts|Urban areas without access to fresh food, so to speak
detoxes|Does a cleanse
diagram|Scatter plot, e.g.
diorama|Miniature depicting something scientific, say
disowns|Frees from the will, say
distant|Chilly
dropper|Each
dropping|Send a quick message to
drumheads|Kettles' coverings
ecotype|Distinct segment of a species
elegiac|Mournful
ellipse|Shape with two foci
ellipse|Tennis bracelet shape
embargo|Trade ban
eminent|Noted
enforcers|They carry things out
engines|V8s and others
entitle|Make someone feel worthy
entrepot|Shipment center
epithet|No-no in a safe space
erasures|Instances of excluding a marginal group from a historical narrative
erotica|Prurient material
eternally|Forever and ever
eyesore|An ugly billboard, e.g.
fainted|Reacted to hearing a British Invasion group live, perhaps
fielded|Took, as questions
frescos|Some Raphael masterpieces
frolicked|Romped
fusions|Culinary combinations
ganache|Chocolate coating
general|Washington, for one
gleeful|Apt to jump and shout
goldbricks|STEP C) ... ___, which smash into a papier-mâché ...
grandeur|Majesty
groomer|One who might be hired to deal with a dirty boxer
guessed|Got the right answer despite having no idea
guineas|British coins of old, named for the part of West Africa where they were mined
hairball|It's heaved up and the results aren't pretty
hamartia|Fatal flaw, in drama-speak
harmony|Sympathetic notes?
hipster|One with an ironic mustache
identify|Tag, say
ideology|Marxian topic
idolizes|Sees as a god, say
illustrate|Help prove, as an argument
inebriated|Halfway to crossfaded
ingrates|Present resenters
invaded|Emulated pod people
laptops|Surfaces, e.g.
learner|Student, hopefully
lecture|Something delivered by a professor or angry parent
lesbian|Part of LGBT
lioness|Simba's mother Sarabi, e.g.
lizards|They may bask
madonna|Bitch I'm ___ (2015 song featuring Nicki Minaj)
managed|Served as a skipper
mandolin|Instrument in "Friend of the Devil"
marketed|Pitched
marquess|Noble rank that surprisingly isn't for women
marries|Gets a tax break, in a way
masseurs|Their clients are often kinky
maudlin|Schmaltzy
mealier|More like a disgusting gross apple
mediate|Finish the beef?
medicinal|Like some marijuana
meerkat|Live-streaming app named after a desert animal
microbe|It can be dropped or rocked (or ... a germ)
mincing|Dangerous, dirty job (or ... choosing carefully, as words)
miracles|Heaven-sent happenings
missions|Video game tasks
modeled|Worked on a runway
moocher|Parasite
moorhen|Coot relative
mosaics|Artworks made from tesserae
mounted|Got all up on
munster|Family name at 1313 Mockingbird Lane
nautical|___ mile
neatest|Most perfectly arranged in exact order so don't touch anything
negligence|Delinquency
negotiator|Hostage film hero
nicotine|Patch stimulant
nitwits|Dummies
nonuniform|Irregular
nothing|Love, to Venus?
nunneries|Locations in "Agnes of God" and "The Sound of Music"
obituary|Whole life story, often
ongoing|Not wrapped up
operate|Cut to the bone, say
ordered|Used Seamless, say
outrage|Disruption (or ... fed-up-and-not-gonna-take-it-anymore feeling)
overcomes|Beats
parasite|Host's annoyance
parasols|They throw a little shade
parental|Like some leave
parodying|Sending up
participle|Form of a verb used as a modifier
partnering|Joining forces
passover|It begins on the 15th of Nisan
pentacle|Star of many horror movies?
pergola|Botanical garden structure, perhaps
piehole|Mouth, as it were
pilgrim|Visitor to Mecca or Graceland, say
pinatas|They're hit at parties
pinkeye|Conjunctivitis, familiarly
pinochle|Trick-taking game
pintail|Long-necked river duck
pioneer|Breaker of molds
piscine|Fishy?
plugged|Advertised
portioned|Controlled on a plate
postwar|Like apartments that were built relatively recently
poverty|Object of a Lyndon Johnson "war"
prestige|Rank
primitive|Like cell phones from the 1980s, comparatively
promotes|Plugs
propels|Spurs
recalls|They might end in you losing your seat
recasts|Gets new actors for
recoups|Gets back, as earlier debts
regimen|Doctor's orders
remastered|Like some old albums
repasts|Big meals
respect|1967 soul classic by Aretha Franklin
restamp|Update, as a passport page
retainer|Nocturnal mouthpiece
retakes|Tries to pass again
retaping|Tennis trainer's activity during injury timeouts
retreats|Employee "team-building" events
roguing|Living like a knave
roofing|Business for some storm chasers
saguaros|Certain giant cacti
scabbed|Crossed the line, in a way?
scarcer|Harder to come by
screwed|Chopped partner
seances|Spirited meetings?
seaweed|Common edible algae
sectors|Areas of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
seesawed|Changed frequently, as the lead
selections|Results of voting
senates|Roman councils
sensory|Olfactory or gustatory
serener|More chill
sheared|Buzzed, say
shebang|Enchilada, as it were
shortstop|Twins' 6, e.g.
shrines|Worshiping spots
siphons|Draws, as gas
snarled|Gave the mailman fair warning
sneezes|Is worthy of a blessing?
snitches|Bad singers?
soprani|Many operatic leads
sorcerers|Gandalf et al.
soybean|Legume in tempeh
species|What "spaghetti" or "sex" stands for, in a scientific mnemonic
spirals|Tight passes
sportier|Having more sex appeal, as a car
spouting|Uttering, as nonsense
stalled|Making no progress
stencil|It's used for writing letters
stetson|Florida school whose teams are aptly named the Hatters
storied|Venerable
straitlaced|Like weed "enhanced" by the singer of "All My Ex's Live in Texas"?
strangle|Delay, as traffic
stratum|Social layer
stygian|Hellish, in the Greek sense
success|Work + play + keeping your mouth shut, according to Einstein
superstar|Big name in lights
swabbie|Navy underling
tabouli|Lebanese dish made with bulgur
tartare|Chopped and raw
tassels|Boob spinners
tattiness|Quality of someone's Sunday worst?
teacart|Ceremonial serving tray on wheels
televise|Air
tenancy|Time spent in an apartment
tenpence|Value of a coin depicting the upper left corner of the Royal Shield
terabytes|Hard drive storage amounts
theater|Play area
theater|Play space or war space
theology|Field of the gods
thrombi|Flow problems, medically
trembles|Makes like a Chihuahua
triacid|Like some salts, in chemistry
tritone|Dark interval heard in "Enter Sandman" and the "Simpsons" theme
twanged|Sounded country
tweeted|Addressed one's followers, in a way
unafraid|Intrepid
unawares|Bad way to be caught
unclear|Mumbled
uncoils|De-tangles, as a hose
utensil|Thing used for writing or eating
vintner|One whose first product is a must
violate|Breach
washrag|Cloth used in the shower
wheezes|Bespeaks one's lack of fitness when taking the stairs, say
wiriest|Most like a beanpole
wormholes|Hypothetical cosmic shortcuts
yardage|You can pick it up by passing
adenine|One of the four bases, biologically
aeolian|___ harp (stringed instrument played by the wind)
aerated|Like some lawns or water faucets
aerosol|A fog or a geyser steam, e.g.
agitate|Roil
agitato|Quickly and excitedly, in music
airless|Like a vacuum
aliases|A career criminal may have many
alleges|Claims
amiable|Friendly
analogue|Like non-digital recording
aquarians|Oprah and Ellen, by birth
aquiver|Trembling
archduke|Franz Ferdinand's title
article|A, e.g.
asinine|Like comment sections, typically
assails|Really lights into
asymmetric|Not exactly alike, upon reflection?
atheist|One who believes in nothing after passing, say
attitude|Lip
attorney|One may be on retainer
auteurs|Filmmakers with distinctive styles
autoworker|Big Three employee
ayahuasca|Tea in some Amazonian rituals
beefcake|The newlywed Siamese fighting fish fed each other ___
besmear|Tarnish
bespeak|Signify
biotech|Trendy startup category
blander|More tasteless
brainstorms|Idea sources, whose nine unique letters should be shaded wherever they appear
brochure|Literature, of a sort
brothel|Licensed Nevada establishment, perhaps
bugeyes|Awe-struck orbs
catclaw|Acacia of the southwestern U.S. with prickles shaped like talons
centipede|Early arcade hit with a trackball
cheetah|Seventy-miles-per-hour runner
cleaves|Splits
climatology|Study of alarming changes, nowadays
cloning|Process that created Dolly
coattails|Common wetland stalks
contractor|Renovation hire
coronate|Crown
corsage|Purchase for a prom date
cushily|In an indulgently soft fashion
decimal|What follows the dot in math class
doodles|They might be drawn randomly
dustbin|Circular file, as it were
ellipse|It's a flat circle (well, flattish)
empower|Give a boost to
enacted|Put on the books
enrages|Infuriates
ensigns|Takes care of a legal doc over the intertubes
entices|Makes interested, in a way
entourages|Posses
envious|Green, in a way
episode|Unit in a Netflix binge
erasers|They may get rid of characters
erotics|Bedroom matters, in academia
esteems|Looks up to
eternal|Longest of al
evaluation|Rating
expedited|Dispatched with speed
extracting|Removing, as a wisdom tooth
federal|Like basically everything the Oregon militia detests
feminists|Third wave adherents, perhaps
festival|Fair, e.g.
floosie|Judgy gendered insult: Var.
furnace|It heats things up
genealogy|Who Do You Think You Are? topic
granger|Potter's right-hand woman
greatest|Ali superlative
greatly|A lot
greeters|Shirtless Abercrombie & Fitch employees, once
guillotine|French bean slicer?
halvahs|Middle Eastern confections made with sesame and honey
hatboxes|Millinery containers
hellhound|Predictions for the family holiday gathering: As usual, my brother's gonna give everyone a hard time ...
hoorahs|Cheerful sounds
hootenanny|Foot-stomping musical gathering that might be held in a barn
horrible|Like Hägar
hotcake|Breakfast food that goes fast?
hotline|Drake's "___ Bling"
idiolect|Person's unique way of speaking, in linguistics
impasto|Thick-laid paint
incomes|Many households have two
inebriates|Gets trashed
inflate|Blow up
ingenious|Clever as hell
inmates|Many "Orange Is the New Black" characters
instincts|Gut stuff
irreparably|Extreme way for things to break
kingsnakes|Reptiles that inexactly mimic a more dangerous reptile
lankest|Maximally gaunt
laureate|Nobel honoree
learned|Got something out of a class
lessons|Class actions?
levitate|Rise at a séance, say
lookout|Heads up!
losable|Like a game that's not yet in garbage time
lunging|Charging suddenly
maltose|Kind of sugar
medevac|Battlefield healthcare option
memento|2000 Christopher Nolan thriller
menorahs|They get lit on Hanukkah
meringue|Egg white dessert
meuniere|Butter-and-lemon sauce often served with fish
micawber|Doggedly optimistic "David Copperfield" character
millpond|Stream-damming reservoir that drives a wheel
mirages|Visions of Oasis at an oasis, say (that would be weird, sure, but it would count)
moderately|Kind of
molasses|Grandma's product
mountain|Sugarloaf or Rainier e.g.
nanosecond|Cycle length for a one-gigahertz processor
narwhal|Long-tusked marine creature
nasally|How Gilbert Gottfried speaks
national|Avis alternative
naturists|Their apparel may be 100% off
neutrinos|They're a little elementary?
nonjuror|One who refuses to take an oath
nosedived|Made a sharp pitch?
notecard|Speaker's aid
novenas|Prayers repeated for nine days
obtuser|Slower to comprehend
octopus|Extremely smart cephalopod
oleander|Hiroshima's official flower, as it was the first to bloom after the atomic bombing in 1945
operate|Function
operate|Get under someone's skin?
operetta|Die Fledermaus, e.g.
overbore|Was physically imposing
overvalue|Price too high, say
paralegal|Erin Brockovich, for one
paraphrase|Its words are similar, but not exactly the same
penlite|Early Apple tablet prototype that used a stylus
persimmons|Yellow-orange Japanese fruits
pilsner|Kind of pale lager
pirates|Jibber-jabbers
pitfalls|Stumbling blocks
plantain|Oft-fried fruit
playsuit|Formal-yet-casual women's fashion item
poleaxe|Long medieval weapon
precede|Come before
predate|Be earlier than, historically
predict|Prognosticate
proofed|Corrected with a reffed pen, say
publisher|Budding author's pursuit
purging|Removing, as undesirables from a political party
rancors|Aptly named "Star Wars" beasts, one of which was Jabba the Hutt's pet (until it fought Luke Skywalker)
recount|Green ort of 2016
recouped|Made back, as one's investment
redcoat|Revolutionary War pejorative
redefine|Totally transform
reenact|Stage, as a historic battle
regimen|Diet, e.g.
repents|Takes the advice of a street preacher, perhaps
rescues|Pulls out of the well, say
retains|Pays a monthly amount to, say
retired|Hung up one's cleats
reunite|Get back together
reveals|Unveils
revelry|Turnt-upness
revokes|Cancels, as a privilege
ricochets|Pool glances, e.g.
scandal|Show starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
scherzando|Playfully, in music
secrets|Stuff coming out of a leak?
shaping|Giving form to
sharing|Kind of economy marketed by Silicon Valley
skaters|Some winter Olympians
skunked|Undrinkable, as beer that was left out and then put back in the fridge
skyhooks|Tough-to-defend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shots
slipped|Enjoyed, as Courvoisier
smoulder|Burn slowly, as a ciggy
sneered|Laughed with disgust
soapstones|Rocks that contain mostly talc
soggily|In a moist way
souvenir|Thing you bring back from a trip
spatula|Grill flipper
spidery|Spindly and terrifying
stackups|Long queues to land on the tarmac
starlit|Brilliant, in a way
steeped|Oozed
stiller|Ben in "Zoolander"
striving|Making real effort
sweller|More neato
tallyho|British hunting cry
tattletale|Snitch
teasers|They're real stunners
telekinesis|Thinking of moving?
thinnest|Most meager
tidiest|Most in order
tradesmen|Crafty dudes?
tragedian|Many a dramatic (or overly dramatic) type
treetop|Part of a certain canopy
twofold|Double
underspin|Bounce dampener, in tennis
uneaten|Like food that goes in a doggie bag
unhappy|Displeased
uniform|Regular
univalve|Gastropod
unsnarl|Detangle
unworthy|How humble people might feel
upstage|Steal the limelight from
vintage|Used, but in a cool way, as clothing
warrant|Cherry Pie band
wheelies|Bearlike maneuvers
wormholes|Passages in sci-fi books?
yearend|Late in the fourth quarter?
acidity|Lime quality
aeolian|___ harp (instrument played by the wind)
aerodyne|Plane that's heavier than the atmosphere it flies in
afghani|Like the poet Rumi
agitator|Rebel whose weapon might be a gun, or just pen and ink
alfalfa|Rascal with a cowlick
alliance|Risk tactic
anemone|Coral relative
anywhere|In the known universe
apocope|Omission of terminal sounds that produces a new word, as in "obituary" becoming "obit"
arcades|Vintage gamer havens
archives|Puts away without deleting, as an email
armband|It might hold something for you while you run
aseptic|Sterile
assassin|One with a killer job?
assists|They may lead to threes
athlete|One paid to play, say
averted|Sidestepped
baileys|Mudslide liqueur, familiarly
barroom|Tavern
basilisk|Chamber of Secrets dweller with a stony stare
beachside|On the waterfront, say
beefalo|Certain cattle hybrid
berserk|Wild
bipolar|Like many magnets
biracial|Like Norah Jones and Ne-Yo
blinded|Like Orion, by Oenopion
bordello|Setting for many a "Game of Thrones" nude scene
breathless|Jean-Luc Godard movie said to kickstart the French New Wave
brittle|Liable to shatter
broncobuster|Tamer of wild horses
carrottops|Redheads
carryall|Tote
chemist|One who might experiment in college
coordinate|Line up
coveralls|Housepainter's outfit~~Suppressive shooting so that members of your military unit can advance
crumpets|Teatime snacks
denizen|Native
denoted|Signified
despise|Abhor
diarrhea|It's going fast
diehard|Film with the line: "You Americans are all alike. Well, this time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly."
dinettes|Kitchen sets
divorce|Process that might require some divvying
divorced|On the market again, in a way
dorkiest|Most like George Michael Bluth
earshot|Aural proximity
economic|Market-related
electors|People who cast the presidential votes that matter
emblems|Crests
emetics|Heaving shots?
emissary|One participating in peace talks
english|Oboe-like instrument whose name is, ironically, translated from the original French
engrave|Set in stone
enrobed|Not naked
ensiled|Safely stored, as grain
enthalpy|Total heat of a system, in thermodynamics
entreats|Begs
epitome|Perfect example
estrogen|Hormone taken by some transgender women
evacuation|What a city might plan, in the event of flooding
eyestrain|Gamer's condition
falsetto|Prince had an exceptional one
gathered|Deduced
geckoes|Lizards with adhesive feet
gleaned|Culled
granted|I'll give you that ...
hapless|Job description?
headwater|Beginning of a river~~Bed part
housecoat|Bathrobe alternative
hullabaloo|Row
imperia|Latin dominions
imperil|Put in danger
infests|Takes over, as an army of ants would (ARE THEY ON ME??? I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON ME!!!)
interested|Swiping right, say
interments|Burials~~Adds fabric, as to a garment~~Eisenhower project
juvenal|Satiric Roman poet
lambaste|Censure
landfill|Sardonic label on a trash can next to a recycling bin
legumes|Peas, lentils, et al.
logarithm|The opposite of raising the number to a power, in math
lollygag|Burn daylight
lollygag|Mess around
lowbrow|Bawdy and over-the-top, perhaps
lowdown|Like a dirty rat
lullaby|Piece of rock music?
lunatics|Nutjobs
maharajahs|Some Bollywood epic characters
meridians|Qi's pathways in Chinese medicine
micromanaged|Had problems with one's delegation?
moisten|Make damp
mustard|Green in saag paneer
mutation|Genetic abnormality
negated|Canceled out
neurotic|Jungian person of interest
nobodies|A-listers they're not
nonurban|Set in the sticks, say
offshoot|Branch
omelette|Stuffed breakfast
oration|Stumping skill
origins|Roots
outselling|Higher on the charts than
overboard|Excessive~~Harm, as a houseplant~~Operating expenses
overnice|Too sweet, say
overpower|Totally done with an old Clooney drama, perhaps ready to binge-watch "Chicago Hope" instead?
overran|Went beyond, as a time limit
paintings|Rivera or Kahlo works
pastrami|Sandwich meat you might eat to break your Yom Kippur fast
pastrami|We used to love this deli meat product ... before we stopped going out (the left gets all the history; the right gets actor Malek of "Mr. Robot")
patents|Protections for products
pathetic|Sorry
peepshow|Where one pays to see someone in nothing
penalize|Fine, say
peremptory|Unable to be challenged, like some commands
periodontics|Field of study for a bridge maker?
phenomenology|Study of conscious, direct experience
pierces|Stabs
piranha|Vicious fish in Teddy Roosevelt's "Through the Brazilian Wilderness"
pivotman|One playing under the hoop, often
podiatry|Corn field?
populate|Fill, as with data
presold|Like reserved seats
printer|3-D ___
prosper|Live long partner, in a Vulcan saying
pulsates|Throbs
raciest|Showing the most skin
reacting|Giving the bully what he wants, probably
reassure|Provide comforting words to
redeems|Cashes in, as a gift card
reelected|Returned to a seat
reference|Nod, as in a Tarantino flick
retests|Assesses anew
retinal|Like some scans
retorts|Quick comebacks
rheostatic|Like some electrical resistors
romaine|Red leaf alternative
salvoes|They may land fore and aft, in a game of Battleship
scalawag|Rascal
scalene|Not equilateral or isosceles
scallions|Ingredients in some pancakes
senates|Lawmaking assemblies
serrano|It's higher on the Scoville scale than a jalapeño
slapper|Knee-___ (good one)
sludges|Mucks
smashes|Gets it on
snifter|Brandy glass
sniglet|Wacky neologism
snowcap|K2 cover
soberly|In a calm, measured way
sorrels|Horses of a certain color
sourpuss|Grump
spatters|Paints like Pollock
spectator|Stands sitter
stallion|Gelding's opposite
starship|___ Troopers
sternums|Breastbones
stigmata|Cross marks
stopgap|Emergency measure
subside|Ebb
sundial|Device dependent on a gnomon and daylight
swimwear|Burkinis and such
tannery|Workshop for making leather
teenybopper|Bubblegum fan?
telephoned|Contacted, somewhat quaintly
tempura|Dish whose batter might use panko
tenancy|Period of holding land
toiletry|Toothpaste or mouthwash, e.g.
toreros|Fighters in a ring
trolled|Shitposted, say
unaware|Sleeping, say
uncanny|Eerily strange
uncurled|Opened, as a fist
underact|Emulate Catherine Deneuve or Paul Newman
unearths|Brings to light
useless|Like the Juicero, notably
variances|Stat class calculations
veranda|Portico or lanai (or porch)
waddled|Moved like a penguin
wheelmen|Getaway drivers, casually
whiteflies|Ruinous agricultural infestation~~Ashen~~Taylor Swift single from "Fearless"
wronger|Less correct
yardsticks|They have three feet
abducts|Takes away, in alien conspiracy stories
abolish|Do away with, as ICE
abreast|Side by side
accusal|Formal charge
adoring|Like one's fans, hopefully
affairs|Business functions
against|At war with, say
agendas|Meeting handouts
agonist|Drug that attaches to receptors in the brain
alehouse|Pub
aliases|Certain identity concealers
amalgam|Mixture
amusement|Lulz
angered|Caused to blow up
antacid|Tums, e.g.
anthill|Place for social climbers?
apogeal|Climactic
apricot|Edible export from Turkey
assists|Helps with a score
astrolabe|Celestial instrument used by Ptolemy and Copernicus
atonally|In a keyless way?
attired|Not naked
awareness|Something to raise through a campaign, say
basketball|Contest with some driving
because|___ reasons ...
belabor|Dwell on too long
berobed|Like friars and justices
bethels|Chapels for seafarers
bobsled|Winter Olympic sport at which Nigeria debuted in 2018
bologna|Marconi's birthplace
brainstems|They connect to spinal cords
breathe|Song title for Kylie Minogue, Pink Floyd, Faith Hill, and Nickelback
bruiser|Intimidating defensive presence
calamari|Squid, in a trattoria
capoeira|Afro-Brazilian martial art
catalyst|Impetus for change
catcher|Plate protector
catmint|Colorful perennial
cedilla|Façade part
cheerio|Breakfast cereal unit that doubles as a sign-off
cheesing|Smiling for the camera, in slang
chimera|Lycian part-lion
churlish|Like a boor
clarinet|Klezmer instrument
coolest|Most up on things
crawdaddy|Mudbug
creates|Coins
cremate|Prepare for burial, in a way
cubicle|Common work space
curfews|Lateness limits
cyprian|Third-century martyred saint
darlings|You're supposed to kill yours, in a common bit of writerly advice
decanter|One might allow you to pour out your spirit
deifies|Puts on a pedestal
destiny|It's a lot
dilemma|Pickle
dingers|Home runs
dioramas|Certain natural history museum displays
dipoles|Sets of old-timey rabbit ears, e.g.
dreidel|Gelt-winning toy
easeled|Ready, as a canvas
echelon|Tier
ecotage|Direct action for some environmentalists
edgiest|Most provocative
element|It's uncomfortable when you're out of yours
emigrate|Move, as to a different country
empress|Certain sovereign
emulate|Mirror
enabler|Part of a codependent relationship
enclave|Chinatown, e.g.
endorse|Support
enlarge|Blow up, say
enlarge|Swell
enriches|Adds vitamins to, say
epazote|Mexican herb in many salsas
epigram|Bit of wit
epitaph|Words to remember you by, maybe
esoterica|Highly specialized knowledge
estates|Inheritances, perhaps
ethical|Principled
etoiles|Stars at the Moulin Rouge?
evasion|Sneaky defendant's specialty
exhaust|Pipe emission
exotics|Seldom-seen pets or plants
extorts|Employs kompromat to control, e.g.
falafel|Fried chickpea ball
festoon|___ My Chariot (apt title for a "Pimp My Ride" remake set in the Bronze Age; this is me calling dibs on the idea btw)
flareup|Outbreak
fluster|Ruffle
foresee|Know in advance
forgive|Grant reprieve to
frappes|Mushy drinks at ice cream shops
gladness|Joy
gleaned|Extracted
godsons|Parties at some baptisms
gourmet|One who might call "pigs in a blanket" "sausage en croûte"
habitus|Constitution
halters|Some summer tops
heeltaps|Unfinished quantities of alcohol in glasses
heralds|Trumpets
historical|Like stuff in a presidential library
honoraria|Guest speaker fees, say
hyphens|Parts of some compounds
infested|Overrun
insoles|Boot linings
invader|Pixelated threat, in 1970s-80s gaming
irritants|Buggers
kinetic|Moving
lactate|React to a baby crying, maybe
laments|Certain Twitter rants, essentially
lecterns|Talking points?
letters|Kids might send them to "No. 1 Santa Claus Lane"
library|Place where you can borrow Money for free
logjams|River bottlenecks
lullabies|Strains to get to sleep?
lumbago|Pain worsened by lifting or sitting
magnesia|Milk of ___
mainline|Inject
malleable|Capable of change
manilla|Older spelling of the capital of the Philippines
marauded|Raided and plundered
margins|Note-taking space
martyrs|Folks who sacrifice
mausoleum|The Taj Mahal, for one
melisma|Series of notes sung on one syllable
melodica|Wind instrument with a keyboard
menorah|Candlestick that holds nine candles
meteors|Objects in some showers
mightier|More fearsome
milieus|Contexts
millipede|What a heel may come back as
minstrel|Medieval musician
minuend|First number in a subtraction problem
misdated|Flubbed, in a way, as a check
mittens|Fingerless items
morocco|Place to eat tagine
nailbiter|Game decided by the last shot, say
nettles|Stinging plants
neuroses|They make up complexes
newsletter|Publication that might be distributed by email
nonmembers|They're not part of the club
obscure|Recherché
octahedra|They've got two more sides than cubes
octopus|Subject of the joke: What does it take to make it laugh? TEN TICKLES
oleander|Poisonous ornamental shrub
oloroso|Sherry wine
opossum|Marsupial you might see as roadkill in the U.S. :((
oranges|Zestable fruits
orations|Addresses
orderly|One who may change bedpans
outline|Sketch
overact|Be a ham
overtures|Grand openings?
oviposit|Lay an egg
oxheart|Large cherry
oxidant|Rust producer
paisano|Italian comrade
palatial|Like one's first house in the suburbs, seemingly, after living in the city with three roommates forever
pandora|Avatar planet whose name isn't quite as on-the-nose as "unobtanium," but it's close
panpipe|Andean flute
pantsuit|A Hillary Clinton signature
paperhanger|Certain laborer who decorates walls
parrots|Birds that can not only talk, but sometimes form simple sentences
partita|Component of a Bach suite, maybe
pathogen|Agent in an infectious disease thriller film
pawners|They have stuff in hock
persecute|Turn into a martyr, perhaps
piccata|Sliced thin and sautéed in lemon and butter
platitude|Old chestnut
platter|Diner option that often includes sides
politic|Diplomatic
premier|Leading
premium|Like pricier gasoline
profuse|Liberal
protesters|People holding signs, say
quadrant|Half a semicircle
quicklime|Calcium oxide, in common parlance
recolor|Touch up, as a faded photo
regroups|Comes back, as after a defeat
replica|Stand-in for an artifact
respected|Eminent
restless|Feeling cooped up, perhaps
restock|Fill up after selling out
retells|Passes along, as gossip
reticule|Small purse of old (familiar to fans of "Sweeney Todd")
rousted|Shook awake
ruction|Noisy squabble
saguaro|Snoopy's brother Spike decorates one for Christmas
saucier|Certain tastemaker?
schlemiel|Comedic bungler like Ilana on "Broad City," e.g.
screeds|Diatribes
scrunching|Squeezing (together)
seaboard|Coastline
seascape|Homer's "The Gulf Stream," for example
seceder|One breaking away
secondary|Where cornerbacks play
seltzer|Slapstick bottleful
senates|Some voting bodies
seniors|Certain movie discount recipients
sequined|Like many Dolly Parton outfits
sexologist|Masters or Johnson
shiatsu|Stress-relieving massage option
shingle|Roof slat
skylarks|They sing while flying
slatted|Like blinds
smartest|Best at "Jeopardy!," perhaps
smokiest|Whiskey superlative
smolder|Burn slowly ... hey you, get out of here! OK, that's better ... welder's alloy
smudged|Got messed up, as makeup
sniffled|Reacted to the end of "Coco," perhaps
snowier|With more inches on the ground
solarium|Grow room, say
spambot|CAPTCHA might catch one
spliced|Joined with Final Cut
statins|Lipitor and Crestor, e.g.
steeped|Prepared, as tea
steppes|Cossack's turf
sterile|Like many houses in "Black Mirror" episodes
storied|Legendary
stouten|Make firmer
strafed|Attacked from a fighter plane
strands|Maroons
stunner|Real beaut
surfboards|Wavestorm products
swathed|Bundled up
synapse|Signal point
syndromes|Conditions
tailoring|Making some alterations, say
tannery|Hide-ing place?
tartans|Highland plaids
telepath|Mind reader of a sort
teletypes|Fax forerunners
tenable|Sound, as an argument
terminator|Titular sci-fi character of 1984
tesseract|A Wrinkle in Time discovery
throngs|Armies
tintype|Historical photo that required extremely toxic chemicals to print
titillates|Turns on
tolerate|Put up with
traipse|Plod along
traumas|Ordeals, and then some
trenchant|Like insightful commentary
tritone|The "devil's interval," heard in many a metal song
ufology|Study for some conspiracy theorists
unclips|Frees from a car seat, say
unitive|Tending to produce partnerships
universe|Realm
unloved|Like a present that's just been sitting there for two months, never used once
unvaried|Monotonous
utopian|Pie-in-the-sky
vibrate|Function like a Mini Wand
violinist|One concerned with pitches and rosin
wannabe|Single from the album "Spice"
waterloo|1974 Eurovision Song Contest winner for ABBA
whistle|Gym teacher's need
achieve|Word on a motivational poster
adapters|Plugs with more prongs, say
admires|Looks up to
adorable|Cuter than cute
adoration|___ of the Magi (Leonardo da Vinci painting)
airfoils|Wings of a plane, for example
alamode|Served with a sweet scoop
alumnus|Graduate
amasses|Stockpiles
amiable|Friendly
amorous|Like Pepé Le Pew
annually|How physicals might be recommended
anosmia|Inability to perceive scents
antibiotic|Bacterial infection treater (which is useless for viral infections, though, just FYI)
antiflu|Like some common wintertime medicines
antitoxic|Like a venom neutralizer
apricot|Stone fruit in some skin scrubs
arborists|Limb trimmers
ariettas|Some small songs for sopranos
armadillo|Hard-shelled mammal
artsier|More pretentious
assuredly|With confidence
astound|Wow
attempt|Take a shot at
auditoria|Places for school assemblies
automobiles|Humorous People in ___ Acquiring Caffeinated Drinks (Jerry Seinfeld series whose name I might be remembering incorrectly)
bambino|Baseball nickname, with "the," that means "kid"
banshee|Member of Siouxsie's band
baristas|Espresso makers
belonged|Was part of the club
birdman|Titular superhero of a 2014 Iñárritu movie
bonesets|Medicinal perennials
brassier|Balconette or racerback, formally
breathe|Word repeated to a tantruming toddler
bypaths|Private ways reflective shy bishop describes Mr. Sajak (7)
canoodle|Neck
careworn|Tired due to worry
chariot|Ancient war vehicle
charity|What some proceeds might go to
chorale|Harmonized vocal work
circlet|Ornamental ring
citrine|Transparent, often lemon-yellow gemstone
confides|Trusts, with "in"
consider|Weigh
consumer|One buying
cosmologist|Stephen Hawking, e.g.
crochets|Chainstitches, say
cropped|Like a photo of you and your ex post-breakup, probably
culpable|In danger of being impeached, say
cuttlefish|Mollusk that is a source of sepia ink
daishiki|Colorful garment of West Africa: Var.
dashikis|Versatile West African garments
deepest|Most philosophical
deputes|Gives authority to
deserts|Just compensation, at times
detente|Global warming?
diapers|What toddlers go in
dispels|Drives off, as a rumor
divulge|Reveal
domesday|___ Book (11th-century page-turner)
dominance|Quality of a sports dynasty
dominate|Take control in a dungeon
duelist|Hamilton and Burr, e.g.
earless|Like some (very cute) seals
earthling|Elliott, to E.T.
edition|Magazine issue
einsteins|Simpletons, sarcastically
elected|Put in office
emplane|Board a Bombardier
enameled|Like many Le Creuset items
ensigns|Junior naval officers
entreat|Plead
episodic|Like sitcoms
epistles|Some of them are Pauline
escolar|It's sometimes advertised as "white tuna"
escorts|Some laborers hurt by SESTA/FOSTA
espanol|Fourth-most common language in the world, to its speakers
especially|In particular
essence|Heart
esthete|Art lover appears in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (7)
estrogen|Literally, "producer of desire"
etatism|Belief in a strong central gouvernement
examines|Studies closely
expiate|Make amends for
explicit|What "E" stands for on some album tracks
eyeshade|Certain protective item in bed
eyetooth|Canine
fancied|Had a taste for
fashion|-
fattier|Like rib eye, compared to sirloin
fellate|Suck, from the Latin
fleeter|More agile
fueling|At the station, say
further|Help to progress
galoshes|Footwear for splashing in puddles
grandpas|Roles in some pharmaceutical ads
gumshoe|One who might find Carmen Sandiego
habanero|It's below ghost pepper on the Scoville scale
herstory|Feminist framing of the human past
heteros|Straights
hibachi|Teppanyaki relative
hillsides|Good places for sledding
holydays|Catholic obligations
hoopskirt|Undergarment designed to keep the legs cool
ideates|Brainstorms
imitable|Worthy of copying
imperative|Must
increasing|On the rise
inerrant|Faulty antonym
irreverent|In America, few people will trust you unless you are ___ Norman Mailer
ketones|Liver chemicals that lend their name to a fad diet
kibitzed|Blabbed
knesset|Parliament : England :: ___ : Israel
lactose|Some people can't tolerate it
latitude|Bromide
limeade|Tart Minute Maid offering
lipread|What a drag queen will serve you if you overdo it on the Juvéderm?
litotes|Understated figure of speech, in rhetoric
littoral|By the seashore
loggers|Some posters
lotuses|Important Buddhist symbols
magnate|Titan
memoirs|Recollections in print
menaces|Threatens
mergers|Creators of big business?
mesquite|Wood whose smoke is used to flavor food
mimicry|Show sadness after "La Bohème" character's impersonation (7)
misalliance|Poorly considered partnership
missions|Subject of some vehicle checks
modeler|One working with clay, say
motives|Drives
mudstones|Rocks made of clay
narrator|One heard in voice-over
narwhal|Unicorn of the sea
nearness|Relative condition that might be clarified by "warmer" or "colder"
neuropath|One feeling numb, perhaps
nipples|They're sometimes blurred on "RuPaul's Drag Race"
nitrite|Pork preservative
numerable|Capable of being counted
nurture|Nature's alternative
oatmeal|Quaker fare
obviate|Make moot
octette|Mendelssohn work in E-flat major, in French
ominous|Forbidding, in Domino's, not to start eating up (7)
onwards|No stopping now!
organized|Emulated Obama, in his pre-Senate days
orioles|Losingest AL East team of the 2010s
osseous|Bony
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outbursts|Cries without warning
outfoxes|Is constantly one step ahead of
outsail|Defeat in a regatta, say
outswam|Bested, as Michael Phelps
oxtongue|Lengua en salsa ingredient
parasites|Creatures that may be capable of mind control
parasol|Shade source
parolees|Released ones
pavlova|First ballerina to tour around the world
pincushion|Backup digits for the ATM?
pineapples|Punch chunks
pioneer|Blaze a trail
planetarium|Where you might see a laser show set to "Dark Side of the Moon" ["The Hunger Games"]
planets|Gas giants, e.g.
platypi|Egg-laying mammals
pleated|Like slacks with channels
politic|Sagacious
portals|Time travelers' needs, often
positron|It's very tiny portions, distributed all around (8)
postpaid|Like some envelopes
present|Roll call response
radiant|Red carpet adjective
ragbags|Miscellaneous collections
raiders|Team moving to Vegas in 2020
rangers|Team from New York or Texas
razorbills|Birds that sound like they could cut you with their beaks
redefine|Give new meaning to
referee|Ring master?
relented|Gave in
republic|Plato's masterwork, with "The"
reveille|Private stimulator, in the morning
revokers|DMVs, of licenses sometimes
rinsers|Dishwashers, at times
rotated|Repositioned, as tires to ensure even wear
sanctum|Refuge
scholar|One with multiple degrees, perhaps
scoffed|Pooh-poohed, with "at"
scrimps|Economizes
selfless|Like a marathoner who stops running to help a fallen competitor (I'm not crying, you're crying!)
sensory|Like some processing
settees|Some sofas
shiitakes|Mushrooms often braised in oyster sauce
shivery|Cold and showing it
siamese|Thai, before 1932
sifters|Creators of finer products?
slander|Polynesian, e.g.
slatier|More gray
sleeker|More streamlined
sleepily|How a high school student might pass through first period
slipsoles|Small flatfishes
smartest|Most likely to do well on "Jeopardy!"
snooping|Asking too many questions, say
sojourn|Stay away?
sonatas|Clementi compositions
sourest|Most tart
sovietize|Put under the hammer and sickle
spaceport|Mos Eisley, for one
staccato|Musically disjointed
stalkers|Cats, to birds
stations|Pennsylvania and Paddington, e.g.
stealth|Ninja's asset
stomach|Put up with
stopgaps|Measures during an emergency
straddle|Mount
suction|Vacuum effect
summerhouse|Second place, say
sundial|Old timer?
surrenders|Whenever I use a hurtful word, somebody rolls over here and says I shouldn't! It's exactly like Ivan the Terrible. What about MY rights?
symbols|They mean something
tangles|Combs catch on them
tariffs|Import duties
tartars|Khan's horde
touchpad|Mouse alternative
trailing|Behind on the scoreboard
transcend|Go beyond
trendsetter|Influencer, e.g.
triathlon|Olympic debut of 2000
trioxide|Sodium ___ (polluting compound in acid rain)
undersea|Anti-corrosion option for cars
unicorns|Creatures that sneeze glitter, according to the internet
vacated|Checked out, say
vagabond|Wayfarer
verdict|Conclusion reached after trying?
wetsuit|Surf shop rental
widowing|Leaving without a partner
wintered|Waited out a cold snap like a snowbird
yeshivas|Places where the Torah is studied
acetone|Pungent nail polish remover ingredient
adagios|Classical movements to chill out to
adjourn|Take a break, as Judge Judy might suggest
agendum|An order of business
alameda|Island city on San Francisco Bay
amaretto|Liqueur often used in tiramisu
amiable|Good-humored
amnesia|Condition in a sitcom trope
analyst|Certain Moody's employee
android|Smartphone operating system since 2008
anemone|Coral cousin
anemone|Flower with a sea creature named after it
antiseptic|Like alcohol or iodine
appalls|Horrifies
artificial|Made by humans / Hecho por humanos
ashrams|Certain yoga retreat sites
assortment|Box of chocolates, often
avenues|Flatbush and Atlantic, in Brooklyn
average|Replacement-level
avocado|Toast topper millennials have been criticized for squandering their retirement money on
awesome|Dude! DUDE!!
bananas|Necessities for some splits
beeswax|None of your ___!!!!
bifocal|Like some lenses
bishops|Some board members
blacktops|Driveway surfaces
bobtail|Cat with a crop at its rear
boilers|Sources of hot air
boredom|Reason to start bingeing a show
calamari|Squid, in some dishes
camouflage|Wearing it reduces your visibility
capoeira|Martial art created by quilombos
careens|Veers out of control
carnation|Pink Cadillac or "Lotus Land" (9)
carpenters|Craftspeople concerned with drills and rules
cayenne|Pepper that's often powdered
celeste|Little Fires Everywhere author Ng
central|St. Louis setting
cheated|Had an ace up the sleeve, say
chutzpah|Nerve
cleaver|Kitchen knife
closure|Sense of emotional resolution (and a word besides "journey" and "clarity" that you should never include in a "Bachelorette" drinking game or you will die of alcohol poisoning)
cloverleaf|Option for a highway engineer
clueless|Sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex film
cogitated|Thunk with sophistication
confirm|Verify
conserve|Do some waste-watching
cookbook|Irma Rombauer reference
copasetic|Fine and dandy: Var.
corneas|Pupil coverings
creative|Like some differences
cuneiform|Chips off the old block?
curtsies|Polite greetings Russell notices being said (8)
cybersex|Remote session of congress?
decimal|Point of math?
defaces|Vandalizes
defiles|Mars
derange|Make mad or, put another way, angered (7)
diaries|Books that may be kept locked
distinct|Separate
dogeared|Like a well-loved book, often
dropped|Released, as an album
dynamos|Donna and the ___ (alliterative fake band in "Mamma Mia")
earlobe|Thing to put a hoop through
earners|Moneymakers
earnestly|Burrow in before the deadline with enthusiasm (9)
eavesdrops|Uses a bug or a wire, say
edibles|Herb-infused treats
edifice|Structure
edition|Detail that might determine the value of a book
eeriest|Most unsettling (so, I guess, least settling?)
eggshell|Covering that protects thousands in, for example, torment or misery (8)
embrace|Welcome warmly
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai, e.g.
enamored|Tooootally obsessed
endangers|Puts in harm's way
entreat|Beseech
erected|Made upstanding
erratum|Proof goof
essaying|Trying
eulogizes|Praises, in a way
exasperate|Try sex, as per a textbook excerpt (10)
exoneration|Innocence Project victory
eyelash|Thing covered by mascara
faraway|Remote
flatterers|Brown-nosers
floored|Thrown about in rising water (7)
flowmeters|Measuring devices used in water pipes
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
foaming|Full of froth
freedom|Single for Pharrell Williams or Wham!
furnace|Fuel converter in the basement
genuine|Like some articles
glossolalia|Speaking in tongues, more formally
grenade|Weapon that resembles a pineapple
grottos|Caves
harshen|Make rougher
headset|Hands-free phone option
heritage|Background
herself|Young Woman Powdering ___ (Seurat painting)
holster|Prop in a western
hostile|Like some "Star Trek" species
hotdogs|Showboats
ignores|Doesn't pick up
impanels|Forms, as a jury
inertia|Taking five repeatedly, flip over -- long live laziness (7)
inflows|Sources of lake water, say
inseparable|Always together / Siempre unidos
intervening|Stepping in without introductions on winter evening (11)
isolate|Contain, as a strain
isotopes|Albuquerque AAA baseball team that took its name from Springfield's team on "The Simpsons"
jealous|Green with envy
knapsack|Hitchhiker's bag
kneepads|Roller derby protectors
knishes|Jewish turnovers
laptops|Computers you can wander around your apartment with
lariats|Rings at the rodeo
legendary|Iconic
legends|People of lore
liveable|Fine to make a home in, as Manchester or Liverpool
lobster|Red ___ (Beyoncé's treat, if you're fortunate)
logicians|Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, e.g.
logorrhea|Inability to describe a concept, say, in a pithy, precise, terse, concise, or even, well, shortish or maybe not that long way
ludicrous|Beyond absurd
maestro|Certain distinguished musician
malarky|Misty ___ Ying Yang (cat in the Jimmy Carter White House whose name evokes Joe Biden)
marinades|Reversing car I hit head-on is conveying sauces (9)
mariposas|They metamorphose in Mexico
martini|Final shot of the day, in filmspeak
mascaras|Beauty counter items
matured|Stopped laughing every time someone said "Uranus," say
matures|Gets older, and perhaps wiser
meanness|Jerk's quality
medians|Middle-of-the-road places?
megaton|Measure of nuclear weapon intensity
mentions|Something to check in a social media account
merited|Deserved
messiah|Dublin music debut of 1742
metazoa|Division for most animals
meteoroid|Small rock in space
minnows|Bait shop purchases
miracle|Saint's achievement
monstrous|Really big and terrible
mousepad|People click on it a lot
muscular|Swole
nailbiters|Tense games that are in neither one team's clear favor nor the other's
nanotube|Teeny pipe formed by carbon atoms
narrowed|Got shorter, as a list of suspects
nevermore|Ravenous declaration?
nicoise|Salad style with eggs, olives, and anchovies
nimbler|Fleeter of foot
nitpicks|Finds little faults with
nonskid|Like seasonal tires, often
oceanic|Big and briny
oloroso|Spanish sherry whose name literally means "odorous"
operate|Repair an organ, perhaps
opiates|Codeine and morphine, e.g.
oratory|Public speaking ability
orbiter|Spacecraft that isn't meant to land
oriented|Situated, directionally
orotund|Sonorous, when speechifying
overdevelop|Expose to too much light, as film
paparazzi|Photographers make fun of me chasing Father (9)
parents|They just don't understand, per the Fresh Prince
parleys|Truce conversations
peacenik|Dove
pelagic|Ocean zone above the oceanic zone
pelican|The NBA's Zion Williamson, e.g.
pellets|Petting zoo handful
persuaders|Ones trying to sway
phosphates|Certain compounds in DNA
piehole|Trap
pillage|Get the booty?
pitiful|Sad
plasmid|Self-replicating DNA molecule
plaudit|Strong praise
pleases|Satisfies
plumpest|Most well-fed fruit fly, e.g. (8)
postcard|New podcaster releasing excellent message for the folks at home (8)
preacher|One whose word is gospel?
precious|So special
prequel|The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, vis-à-vis "The Hunger Games"
presence|Charisma
pretends|Fakes it
princely|Magnificent
prologue|Literary intro
propaganda|State-sponsored lies / Mentiras difundidas por el estado
prosper|Live long partner
puniness|Insignificance ... or is it some meta-wordplay?
quarantine|Religious text has a point, providing protection from a plague (10)
raccoon|Trash panda, as it were
raciest|Least fit for family movie night
raiders|Las Vegas NFL team, as of 2020
rainstorm|Generous pour that'll make it hard to drive home?
ravioli|Edible Italian envelopes
ravishes|Bewitches
reappears|Makes a comeback
reclined|Leaned back at the Seder table, say
recorders|Renaissance fair winds
relearn|Brush up on
reminiscent|Leah with perfume that's evocative (11)
repartee|Verbal sparring
repasts|Elegant spreads
reporter|Scoop seeker
rescinds|Takes back
reseats|Moves away from the bathroom, maybe
resolutely|In a steadfast fashion
retriever|Dog breed that likes to go get things
reverse|Gear for parallel parking
rewires|Fixes, as an electrical system, perhaps
romaine|Head with a heart?
sadiron|Old-fashioned clothes presser with pointy ends and presumably an emo affect
samosas|Ghee-fried appetizers
sanders|Bernie in favor of Medicare for All
satanism|Practice of being a devil's advocate?
satirist|Djuna Barnes or David Sedaris, e.g.
scepter|Stick for a queen
scribbles|Doodles in the margins, say
seasons|Los Angeles basically has two (dry and wet)
sellouts|Box office aspirations
seminal|Important by virtue of original influence (in an uncomfortably patriarchal phrasing)
senator|Whip, e.g.
sentimental|Warmly nostalgic / Cálidamente nostálgico
serapes|Wraps around the Southwest
sermons|Lectures from a verbose parent
session|Therapy unit
sestina|Six-stanza poem
shatter|Break, as a glass at a Jewish wedding
sheltie|Certain sheepdog, familiarly
shutting|Putting a lid on
silicon|Metonym for a certain valley
simpler|Less complicated
situates|Puts in position
skycaps|Carriers of excess baggage, often
sleeved|Covered, like records
smartly|With cunning
spacier|Less attentive one is getting into reflective recaps (7)
spambot|Many a Twitter poster
spearheaded|Led
spinoff|Good Trouble or "Frasier"
spumone|Gelato-based dessert
stanhope|Carriage with a high seat
stanzas|Poem parts
stature|Reputation
steeping|Sitting in the teapot, perhaps
steeple|High point of church?
stiller|Zoolander star
streaks|Runs naked through campus, say
stretchers|Folks get carried away in them
striate|Have a line on?
subscribes|Signs up for a newsletter, e.g.
sweeney|The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, familiarly
tailors|Alters for a perfect fit
tamales|Snacks wrapped in corn husks
tambourine|Iconic instrument in many Motown recordings
tarnish|Besmirch, as the air might do to silver
teensier|Harder to see without squinting
teethes|Gnaws on a ring, perhaps
telecom|Verizon or Sprint
therapies|Doctor's orders
thiamine|Vitamin B1
toreros|Ones dealing with a lot of bull
trained|-
trapdoor|Device whose use might allow a supervillain to quip "Nice of you to drop in!"
trolley|Vehicle in a famous ethical problem
trooped|Got marching
turbine|-
turnout|-
twinjet|Plane with a pair of engines
twirler|-
ufology|Field of crop circles
umbrages|Don't initiate stupid fits of anger or petty resentments (8)
uninspired|Phoned-in
unravels|Falls apart, as a plan
upgrade|Trade for the latest model
upmarket|Gentrified, perhaps
usherette|Woman with a flashlight, in the theater
utopias|Perfect places
uttered|Spoken aloud
vaulter|Athlete who uses a springboard
victoria|Posh Spice's first name
voicing|Bringing up, as concerns
volcano|Caldera's precursor
yodeler|Singer heard during the Cliff Hangers game on "The Price Is Right"
abalone|Mollusk with an iridescent shell
abounds|Proliferates
academe|Bookish domain
accolade|Rave review or Grammy award, e.g.
adenoma|Certain benign growth
adjured|Beseeched, Middle English-style
adoptee|Certain new family member
adorable|Cuter than cute
alfresco|Covid-era safe(r) dining option
amnesia|Plot device in cartoons and soap operas
angrier|More peeved
anointer|Consecration figure
arachnid|Scorpion, tick, or spider
arraigns|Brings in on a charge
artiste|Public performer, affectedly
assailer|One who attacks
athletes|Osaka and Jordan, e.g.
attagirl|Encouraging phrase
autobahn|Speedy German option
available|Wearing green at a stoplight party
basmati|Type of rice often served with vindaloo
becloak|Enshroud
bedcover|Topper that might be fit for a king
beefier|More muscular
betokening|Standing for
bicycle|Soccer strike that involves a backflip
bilious|Peevish
biotype|Group of organisms with common characteristics
birthplace|Early biography detail
blushes|Reacts to an uncomfortable comment, say
boatyard|Place where ferries may be built
bonfire|Childish Gambino track with the line "I'm burning everything you motherfuckers talk about"
boniface|Name for nine popes
bonspiels|Curling tournaments
bramble|Prickly shrub
broiler|Appliance used at the end of a French onion soup recipe
burgeoning|Urgent sensation
bursars|Tuition receivers
butterfly|Martial arts attack that involves jumping and spinning
bystreet|Road less traveled
candida|Yeast that causes thrush
capital|Dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, per Marx, in a book on the topic
cariole|Horse-drawn carriage that's an anagram of an energy unit
cartels|OPEC et al.
catharses|Big releases?
chatted|Chewed the fat
cheater|Crib user
chenille|Soft French fabric
cicadas|Noisy summer insects
climate|Concern for a meteorologist (and every other person on the planet)
consents|Gives an affirmative okay
corkage|BYOB fee
corollas|Toyotas that were the best-selling cars in the world in 1974
correlate|Have a relationship, whether or not things are just causal for now
courtesans|Feudal escorts
crochet|Art involving a slip knot
cycloids|Shapes that can be curtate or prolate
czarina|Russian rulette?
deflate|What an air mattress does EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I try to sleep on one
deletes|Hits backspace
depends|Maybe, maybe not
desires|Things revealed by Google searches, perhaps
digests|Email list options
dismiss|Brush aside
dodgeball|Torturous gym class activity (What? Just me?)
duodenum|It helps get shit started
earthrise|Popular Instagram post image for moonpeople
easters|Occasions to buy eggs you'll never eat
ecotage|Extreme environmentalist tactic
editable|Like PDFs that aren't locked
ellipsis|Sign that something was cut
emeritus|Honorary title for a retiree
emotive|Full of feeling
empanel|Form, as a jury
endured|Powered through
entrain|Board at the station
ergometer|Work-measuring device
erudite|Snooty faction from "Divergent"
esquires|Case workers, formally
exhumed|Removed from the mound?
facedown|How a hole card in blackjack is placed
fajitas|Little strips, in Mexican Spanish
flavorsome|Ambrosial
fuchsia|Color that's technically identical to magenta
gambler|Casino client
gatepost|It's sort of on the fence
gazelle|Glamorous (and graceful) "Zootopia" pop star voiced by Shakira
gingerbread|House-building material that could have inspired the adage "home sweet home"
glasshouse|Proverbial home for a hypocrite
granola|Stereotypical hippie breakfast
hallowed|Honorable
hamster|Diminutive wheel-turner
headhunt|Do some poaching, maybe
hearths|Firesides
hexagon|Utah's shape
hobbyist|Dabbler
hologram|Display technology employed (hilariously) by CNN
hosanna|Word shouted in praise
icemaker|Machine that helps you chill
ideates|Comes up with concepts
igneous|Like much of the rock at Joshua Tree National Park
impasses|They have no way out
impulse|Sudden desire
inherent|Essential, as a trait
inimical|Detrimental
innards|They're absolutely offal
irately|In a vexed manner
ironside|Nickname for someone strong and courageous
jaguars|Cars whose emblems are called the Leaper and the Growler
janitors|Workers with mops
jittery|Overcaffeinated, perhaps
keystone|Spoiler alert: we learn that [Featured conference talks] is actually [Important part of an arch]
lawsuits|They're not fun, but they're always brought to parties
layovers|Things between legs?
lidless|Like some snake, fish, and lizard eyes
likings|Preferences
lingerie|Apparel from Elomi
lipreaders|They ought to see the expression on your face
lobelia|Blue flower used to treat asthma
lotions|Some Bath & Body Works offerings
luggage|It may be carried on
macabre|Like "Beetlejuice"
maestros|Musical figures facing away from the audience, often
makeover|Queer Eye offering
manatee|Animal described as a "pig-fish" in "Moby-Dick"
mellower|More chill
miasmas|Murky formations
minimum|Two drinks, at many clubs
naughts|The '00s
neatnik|One well-versed in the KonMari method, maybe
ninepin|Back-row bowling target
nosiest|Least likely to refrain from asking why you have a hickey, e.g.
onetime|Erstwhile
opossum|Marsupial often pronounced without its first letter
opponent|Venus to Serena, in eleven tournament finals
overbite|Braces target
oxidize|Rust, say
paddock|Stable place?
painters|Coat designers?
paladin|Champion of a cause, or so it's been D&D-splained to me
pangram|The five boxing wizards jump quickly, e.g.
parlance|Particular way of speaking
passport|Vaccine ___
permeations|Penetrations of liquids through solids
phenomena|A more impressive way to say "things that happen"
pianist|Key player
pigeons|Certain campaign swag
pilsners|The hardest beers to brew well (according to passionate Internet beer people)
planking|Core exercise that was also an early 2010s selfie fad
poinsettia|Plant whose leaves are said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem
potshot|Verbal ambush
prairie|Land form associated with Willa Cather and Frank Lloyd Wright
preeminent|Foremost
prepare|Make a go bag, say
prestige|Highbrow, as television
prodigy|Five-year-old who can nail Chopin études, e.g.
purities|Measures for diamonds
questing|Looking for the Holy Grail, say
quintet|Classic Miles Davis ensemble size
reaches|Measures for boxers
readings|Listings on syllabi
remitter|Person sending funds
resoaks|Gives one more hour in the sink, in case that might loosen up the dried bits of cheese
ripoffs|$20 bottles of water, e.g.
roaches|Weed cigarettes in clips
rooftop|Place for panels
rootlet|Underground offshoot
sameness|Monotony
sashimi|Dish of thin-sliced fish, often with soy sauce and wasabi
satisfy|Bring to climax, say
satsuma|Japanese citrus fruit
scallop|Mollusk that may be seared in lemon-garlic butter
schmooze|Hobnob
seahorse|In a shocking reveal, it's [Curly-tailed fish], not [Shell-selling site]
seawall|Levee relative
seaweed|Dried, salty ramen topper
shallot|Olfactory bulb?
shiatsu|Japanese massage type
siamese|Bangkokians, e.g., before 1939
sinuous|Serpentine
slingshots|Sell espresso?
smartest|Most sharply dressed
snorers|Annoying bedfellows
snowball|Holiday season projectile
sociable|Unlike a wallflower
spacing|Concern for orthodontists and choreographers
spittoons|Wine tasting receptacles
sponsors|They have spots in shows
stadium|Venue that's also an ancient unit of measure
starter|Patreon alternative
statute|It's the law
stellate|Shaped like a Christmas tree topper
stiffest|Most unnatural, onstage
strainer|Kitchen gizmo used in making pasta
suffered|Endured
suntans|Lifeguards often pick them up
superhero|Storm, for one
swelters|Sweats buckets
swimsuit|Trunks, say
tarried|Took some extra time
teashops|Pot dealers?
teeters|Wobbles precariously
textbook|First-day-of-college purchase
theists|Creator's believers
thrusts|Dances part of the Time Warp
tippled|Had a bit to drink
toadfish|Bigheaded bottom-dweller that dolphins love to eat
totemic|Symbolic
trained|Prepared (for), as a race
tribune|Sun-Times rival
tsarina|Pre-Bolshevik empress
tsunami|Harbor wave, in Japanese
ultraviolet|2006 sci-fi movie starring Milla Jovovich
unclean|How you might feel after talking to a sleazeball
undercuts|Long-on-top hairstyles
unhorsed|Knocked off at a tilt?
untunes|Makes flat, say, as a string
unwarily|Without caution
upgraded|Flipped phones, say?
vectors|Apt rhyme for "infecters"
whalers|Some aboriginal Alaskan subsistence fishers
whereto|Question from a taxi driver, but not an Uber driver
yoghurt|It can be Greek, especially in England
yokozuna|Highest rank in sumo wrestling
zeppoli|Fried dough treats at Little Italy street fairs
abashing|Causing to feel shame
absolve|Rid of sins
acacias|Gum arabic trees
accurate|I feel seen ...
airline|Member of an alliance, perhaps
aliases|Common names in espionage
alligator|Swamp beast that can transform into a chicken
almanac|Annual reference book
amnesiac|Radiohead album whence "Knives Out"
amongst|Surrounded by
animals|They can be totally wild
anointed|Oiled, in a way
antagonist|Character who creates drama
antiques|Browses an estate sale, say
aperitifs|Aperol and Campari, e.g.
apostle|Any of the group singing "Then when we retire we can write the gospels" in "Jesus Christ Superstar"
arboreta|Collections with deep roots
assemble|Flock together
assumer|One making an ass out of you and me
astronomer|Radio telescope user
atmosphere|Feel
atoners|Those preparing for a holiday in Tishrei
backslide|Text an ex you were *almost* over, say
ballsiest|Most audacious
baritone|Cash register?
basmati|Rice often used to make biryani
bassett|Angela of "American Horror Story"
bayonet|Point out on the battlefield?
bedrail|Support for a sleeping baby
beehive|Home to many workers
biotype|Group of organisms with common characteristics
birdlike|Almost avian
boatyards|Craft sites?
bobsleds|Vehicles for the "Cool Runnings" crew
bobsleighs|*Winter conveyances with 57738
brewery|Source of suds
broncos|Wild horses
brunette|Like Britney Spears, in her natural state
brushfire|Bristles with rage?
caesura|Break in poetry class
canyons|___ of the Ancients National Monument
caravan|Travel company?
carotene|Orange vegetable pigment
challah|Bread eaten after saying the hamotzi
charlatan|Quack
cinders|Tandoor residue
clarinet|Instrument commonly tuned to B flat
commune|Kibbutz, e.g.
concert|Routine performance?
conjure|Produce from thin air
cornier|More like a dad joke
coronas|Beers that did not see a drop in sales during the pandemic, despite popular belief
corrals|Pens, in a way
craters|Bottoms out
crewcut|Barbershop style similar to a butch
critics|Pan providers, at times
dalliances|Flings
dastardly|Like the actions of a villain, generally
decibel|Sound intensity measure
declares|Announces a campaign, say
delineates|Gives a precise description of
distorted|Like some instruments in rock songs (and like the three instruments inserted into six grid entries here)
diverge|What two roads might do in a yellow wood
dodgiest|Least reliable
dreidel|Top with four outcomes
dryness|Delivery quality for comic Tig Notaro
dumpster|Site of a metaphorical fire
eavesdrops|Brims with tears?
eclairs|Pastries with a name meaning "flash of lightning" in French
ecstasy|Agony
editors|They may help you tighten things up
eggplants|*Certain nightshades
emotive|Provoking intense feeling
encores|Set bonuses
enrobed|Not naked
enrobes|Dresses after a massage, perhaps
ensuing|Following
epicure|Gastronome
episode|Installment in a series
erratic|Unreliable
escapees|They're on the loose
essence|Magazine that hosts a Black Women In Hollywood awards ceremony
etcetera|Series finale?
eternal|Lasting forever
evermore|Battle in a "Led Zeppelin IV" track
exploit|Heroic deed, like when I pulled the Rock out from under a car because he wasn't strong enough but I was
eyelash|Mascara target
eyeopener|Event that might produce an aha moment
eyesore|Unsightly sight
facemasks|Goods with a demand boom starting in 2020
fanfare|Dramatic announcement of someone's arrival
fantasia|Movie whose soundtrack includes Bach's Toccata in D Minor and Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"
farewells|Bitter ones may be issued at stressful times
flanerie|Aimless state
flareups|Periodic outbursts
forbade|Prohibited
foresight|Advance notice?
formless|Like an amoeba
fractal|Romanesco broccoli approximates one
fumigator|Debugger of a sort
funneled|Guided
girlish|Not quite ladylike?
granular|Like pebbles or sand
handcrafts|Fashions with a personal touch?
heathen|One who, e.g., clips their nails on the subway (gasp!)
hegemon|Sparta, within the Peloponnesian League (6th-4th century BCE)
highrise|It's full of stories
inherited|Got from a grandparent, say
inimitable|Unique
innards|They're absolutely offal
insecure|HBO comedy series created by Issa Rae
inspire|Give a rousing halftime talk to, say
inspirit|Way to be present without showing up
ironers|Press agents?
isolated|In a silo, as it were
isolates|Enters quarantine, maybe
isotope|Carbon-12, e.g.
kneepad|Piece of volleyball gear
laments|Grieves
lantern|Campy light source?
largest|Like the whale shark among nonmammalian vertebrates
lecture|Something pupils might absorb
literalist|Reader who's not really into nuance
lowball|Old-fashioned glass
lowrider|Car that "drives a little slower," in a 1975 hit
luscious|Thick and delicious, as frosting
lustier|More vigorous and strong
mammals|Pink fairy armadillos and humans both
maracas|Handy instruments?
marimba|Solo percussion instrument in Keiko Abe's "Prism"
marinas|Docking stations?
matchmaker|One helping to form a union?
meander|Walk without direction
melanin|It absorbs light into the skin
menorah|It's lit!
metatags|Bits of text that describe what's on a webpage
metered|Like some city parking
minibar|Notoriously overpriced hotel amenity
monocle|Eyewear for Mr. Peanut
moodiest|Most capricious
nebulae|Clouds that become visible at night
neutral|Hyperpartisan
nonglossy|Like a matte finish
nucleoli|Cell structures that create ribosomes
ocarina|Wind instrument with a solo (surprisingly) in the Troggs' "Wild Thing"
opossum|Only known North American marsupial
opulent|Rococo
oratorio|Julia Wolfe's "Anthracite Fields," e.g.
organic|Like some slightly more expensive groceries
overseas|An ocean away
overuse|Invite diminishing returns, perhaps
pacesetter|Leader of the pack
pageants|Events in "Toddlers & Tiaras" and "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"
paprika|Hungarian or Spanish spice
parasol|Shade thrower?
pentameter|Five-footer?
pernods|Anise-flavored aperitifs
pietism|Lutheran religious movement
pioneered|Trailblazed
polishing|What a rough draft needs
potshot|Low blow
prenatal|Like vitamins high in folic acid and iron
prequel|Ali's Pretty Little Lies, for "Pretty Little Liars"
prolific|More productive than most
prosciutto|Charcuterie staple
protested|Showed signs of change?
prudish|Not into spicy things
pulsate|Throb
reagents|Litmus paper chemicals, e.g.
recommit|Get married again, perhaps
redwood|Tree that drops its cones during forest fires
reentry|Orbital decay result
referent|What something stands for
rehires|Puts back on the payroll
remotes|TV accessories easily misplaced on a couch
repentance|Pillar of many religions
retaliate|Strike back
revalues|Adjusts a currency relative to other currencies
reveals|Climactic plot devices
revenue|Income
richest|Most decadently buttery
ripping|On a tear?
riviera|French coastal area for the jet set
roasted|Cooked with dry heat
rosebud|The ___ Motel ("Schitt's Creek" setting that references Orson Welles)
rummages|Looks for keys in a disorganized purse, say
runbacks|They may follow kickoffs
safaris|Expensive honeymoon options
salespeople|Commission seekers, perhaps
satires|Sarah Cooper pieces
scalene|Like some triangles
scaliness|Quality of many fish and reptiles
scarlet|___ Begonias (Grateful Dead song)
scherzo|Fast musical movement
schisms|Splits in the fold
scirocco|Saharan wind: Var.
scooted|Moved (over)
scouring|Trying to get every last bit of dirt out of
screwed|Really,  just totally fucked
seamless|Fast food delivery company that started in New York
seeders|Broadcasting devices on farms
seedpod|Bean container
sensation|Feeling
servers|Cloud storage devices
sheikdom|Any of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates
shiatsu|Massage technique based on meridians
sidecar|Brandy cocktail often served with a sugar rim
sidecar|Cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice cocktail
skinner|Principal at Springfield Elementary
slashed|Like some budgets or prices
snorkel|Enter a school district, perhaps?
sparkplug|Advertisement for Shenandoah and Sequoia?
spelling|Letter writing?
spittoons|Wine tasting receptacles
spoilers|Whoa whoa whoa, I haven't seen the movie yet!
sprinkles|Colorful cupcake toppings
startle|Alarm
steaming|Mad as hell
steamroll|Overpower
streetcar|Historic (and perhaps future) Brooklyn conveyance
striven|Made an effort, biblically
support|Brace
surtaxes|Levies upon levies
talents|They're demonstrated at pageants
telecasts|The Oscars and the Super Bowl, for two
tigress|Fierce, fearsome female
topknots|Hairstyles commonly paired with undercuts
trainee|Apprentice
trances|States induced by Franz Mesmer
trapezium|Bone that sounds like a place to practice a circus act
travelog|Globetrotter's account
treason|Crime cited in Article III of the Constitution
trekked|Hiked
triodes|Three-element vacuum tubes
unbelted|Free to get up and move about the cabin?
unstrap|Remove, as a harness
untunes|Makes flat, say, as a string
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
vaunted|Widely celebrated
wakanda|Black Panther: ___ Forever
wowsers|[eye-pop!]
wrinkle|Complication, so to speak
ageless|Forever young
alamode|Pie order
alcalde|Mexican mayor
amassed|Accumulated
anatomy|Topic for Henry Gray
aphelia|Orbital extremes (variant spelling)
appease|Pacify
appeases|Pacifies
assuage|Relieve
athletic|Part of NCAA
automatically|Without thought
badlands|Dakota region
becomes|Suits
blastoff|NASA mission start
candlepower|CP, to a physicist
capitals|Salem and Santiago
casting|Pre-rehearsal job
centers|Midsections
chapbook|Pamphlet of poetry
charisma|Star quality
collard|Variety of kale
comrades|Close associates
contrail|Airplane wake
corrida|Bullfight
cyclops|Mythical giant
declined|Refused an invitation
dilatory|Tardy
draftee|Nonvolunteer
drumfire|Continuous attack
electric|Running off current
electric|Thrilling
erasers|Graphite removers
espouser|Bride or groom
etcetera|Unspecified things
eternal|Unending
eternity|From Here to __
feaster|Hearty diner
florist|Glad expert
ganders|Quick looks
granular|Finely textured
halibut|Food fish
horsefeathers|Nonsense
hosanna|Shout of praise
ignited|Struck a match
impiety|Disrespect
incident|Episode
laments|Expresses sadness
laudable|Praiseworthy
launchpad|NASA platform
learned|Erudite
menaced|Intimidated
moonset|Lunar descent
navigate|Steer
oleaster|Russian olive
paprika|Goulash seasoning
pastoral|Beethoven's Sixth
payment|Requital
plotters|Cabal
professorship|College appointment
recheck|Go over again
reelects|Puts back, in a way
refilms|Takes new shots of
rehired|Put on the payroll again
reminder|Hint
repasts|Meals
repeople|Furnish again with folks
reshape|Mold again
respell|Try again in a bee
riptides|Turbulent currents
rosebush|Thorny subject
rouster|Wharf laborer
sadness|Remorse
sandwiches|Picnic lunch
scarfed|Ate voraciously
scruples|Judith Krantz novel
sealers|Wood basecoats
snipped|Cut with small strokes
sparred|Boxed
speeded|Helped, old-style
standup|Comedy genre
stooped|Bent over
strides|Progress, so to speak
talents|Natural gifts
teardrop|Eye wash
thousandth|.001
traitor|Benedict Arnold, e.g.
treeless|Like the steppes
trepans|Holing devices
tyranny|Patriot's "enemy"
uncanny|Remarkable
undercurrents|Hidden feelings
unlocked|Laid open
unloose|Free
acetone|Paint solvent
acrobats|Circus stars
activity|Doing
adheres|Conforms
agendas|Schedules
almanacs|Fact books
areolae|Cactus features
armfuls|Two bags of groceries, maybe
arrange|Work with music
arsenals|Collections
article|A, for example
assured|Gave a guarantee
atheist|Nonbeliever
baseness|Disreputable quality
belated|Detained
bleacher|Stadium seat
brigade|Troop group
caresses|Tender touches
carrottop|Redhead
catalyst|Reaction facilitator
cesspit|Refuse receptacle
chainsaw|Logger's tool
chewier|Harder to swallow
cornflowers|Ornamental plants
creaser|Wrinkler
deboners|Butchers, at times
decapods|Lobsters and crabs
defatted|Skim
demarche|Diplomatic protest
denotes|Indicates
deportee|Sent away
detente|Cold War lull
diagonal|Geometric line
diameter|Circle stat
dieters|Pound shavers
disprove|Refute
disturb|Ruffle
ditches|Gives the slip to
drastic|Extremely severe
drosses|Metallic refuses
duality|Yin and yang, e.g.
earthly|Terrestrial
ecotype|Environmental subgroup
editors|Flub finders
elevator|Muzak locale
enacted|Staged
endgame|Phase of chess
engender|Propagate
enjoins|Legally forbids
entitles|Gives grounds for
epistles|Letters
escheat|Confiscate, in law
esprits|Feelings of high morale
examiner|San Francisco newspaper
exclaims|Bursts out
eyesore|It's not a pretty picture
felines|Jaguars, e.g.
fossils|Fuddy-duddies
frittata|Eggy dish
gilbert|Woolworth Building architect
goodbye|Parting word
habanera|Carmen dance
hardest|At the top of the Mohs scale
harpists|Orchestra members
heifers|Some Guernseys
hypotenuses|Right-triangle sides
ignored|Snubbed
illicit|Not permitted
inclination|Slant
inhalator|Breathing apparatus
inharmony|On the same page
inspire|Motivate
intended|Meant
isometric|Kind of exercise
kneaded|Prepared dough
leafage|It grows on trees
loamier|Having richer soil
machismo|Exaggerated manliness
mandrake|Magician of the comics
matinees|Shows after lunch
microwaved|Cooked quickly
misdealt|Erred, in poker
monarch|Migrating butterfly
motioned|Signaled
nastily|With malice
needier|More in want
negative|Contradictory
omission|Something neglected
onionskin|Translucent paper
opacity|Milk-glass property
outsides|Exteriors
outvote|Best at the ballot box
peering|Taking a look
pellmell|Helter-skelter
pensive|Wistfully thoughtful
peyotes|Mexican cacti
phrases|Puts into words
placekick|Boot, in a way
platinum|What a million-selling recording goes
porridge|Goldilocks meal
position|Stance
presser|Garment worker
prisoners|Rambo rescuees
profess|Avow
protege|One under another's wing
provost|College official
raglans|Loose overcoats
releases|Lets go
remarry|Take a second?
reports|Outside information
ringlet|Hair curl
riveting|Like some novels
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
runnier|Less gelled
saltine|Soup partner
schlepp|Tote
scottie|Fala was one
scrolls|Looks through a computer file
seashores|Coasts
securer|Comparatively safe
semester|Teaching term
senator|Roman official
separates|Sportswear components
shatter|Break into bits
singles|Change for a 10
spirits|Strong liquor
startled|Made jump
statures|Heights
steered|Guided
streets|Fair locales
subtypes|Less important classifications
sunless|Overcast
taffetas|Gown fabrics
thistly|Tough to handle
toaster|Pop-up gadget
toeshoe|Ballerina wear
toothier|More appetizing
tripods|Camera stands
uneaten|Still on the plate
viceroy|Sovereign's deputy
wearies|Loses zip
wiseacres|Eddie Haskell's ilk
woodcut|Type of art print
abeyant|Temporarily inactive
aborted|Canceled, to NASA
acacias|Small shrubs
adulate|Admire a lot
aerator|Aquarium device
agitate|Whip into a lather
albinos|White-tressed mammals
alfredo|Pasta sauce
alimony|Ex claim?
andante|Slow tempo
animators|Disney workers
apercus|Glances, in Grenoble
aplenty|Galore
arising|Popping up
aspects|Phases
assuage|Soothe
awarded|Presented, as a trophy
backslide|Revert to old habits
banshees|Wailing spirits
barkeeps|Mixologists
baronet|British noble
beltway|City circler
benders|Binges
besides|Furthermore ...
betrays|Sells out
blesses|Sanctions
blondes|Is it true __ have more fun?
bluejeans|Casual pants
botanist|Linnaeus, notably
brackens|Large ferns
bravely|In a courageous manner
cadenza|Concerto solo
cantina|Mexican saloon
careens|Lurches
cataract|Waterfall
catcalls|Hoots and hollers
charlie|Sheen or Parker
cheetahs|Wild cats
cherishes|Treasures
chitchats|Gossips
coheres|Sticks together
concession|One of two made by Gore in 2000
conduction|Heat transfer, e.g.
confession|Result of a grilling, maybe
connote|Imply
contestant|Round-robin participant
contractor|Development maker
contrasts|Set off against
crackerjack|First-rate
crimper|Curling iron, at times
crossbow|Medieval weapon
curious|Like a fictional George
delicate|Dainty
destiny|What will be
detests|Abominates
diciest|Most problematic
dissect|Do a biolab assignment
dogbane|Plant with a bitter root
dweller|Resident
easiness|Simplicity
ebonies|Some piano keys
elegant|Classy
element|Natural habitat
ellipse|Oval
emoting|Hamming it up
enchant|Bewitch
endanger|Put at risk
endorsee|Favorite son, perhaps
entrant|Contest competitor
epidote|Crystalline mineral
erasers|Blackboard accessories
estuary|Where river meets sea
etamine|Lightweight cotton
eventuate|Result (in)
factoid|Bit of trivia
flaunted|Showed shamelessly
floodgates|Flow controllers
foliaged|Covered with leaves
footlocker|Place for a GI's gear
gabfest|Talkathon
gangsta|Rap-music variety
ghastly|Frightful
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
grapevine|Rumor mill
grayest|Most ash-colored
guesser|He's not sure
gunboats|Blockade enforcers
hardhat|Construction worker's protection
hardnose|Tough guy
hastens|Makes a beeline
haulage|Transportation charge
herbalist|Folk-medicine practitioner
hipness|Cool cat's quality
homophones|To and "too," for two
honeybun|Sweetie
hutches|China closets
ingrate|Thankless sort
insures|Covers, as a car
interim|Short-term
kinsman|Relative
lacerate|Tear roughly
lactose|Milk sugar
lampoons|Ridicules
lathing|Wood-turning
lectern|Speaker's stand
limestone|Quarry mineral
lucerne|Swiss lake
machine|Apparatus
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Shade of red
mariner|Sailor
matinee|Afternoon show
megaton|AEC unit
memorize|Learn, as lines
minaret|Mosque tower
mockups|Scale models
monotreme|Platypus' classification
neophyte|Beginner
newcomer|Recent arrival
nineteen|Of college age
nosebag|Oats holder
octanes|Gas ratings
opaline|Like some gems
osmosis|Gradual absorption
otalgias|Earaches
overbake|Cook too long
papayas|Tropical fruits
parents|Meet the __ (De Niro film)
parsnip|Root vegetable
pedalled|Cycled, in Surrey
percale|Sheet fabric
pillory|Deride publicly
pilothouse|Navigator's place
pincushion|Sewing-box item
pitcher|Revolutionary War heroine
platypus|Australian beast
pliancy|Flexible quality
polecat|Malodorous mammal
possess|Call one's own
probate|Estate court
procession|Motorcade, e.g.
production|Broadway play, e.g.
profession|Tinker or tailor
prosper|Do well
protestant|Calvinist, for one
protractor|Math student's purchase
proverb|Pithy saying
queenly|Regal, in a way
radiate|Give off
ragamuffin|Street urchin
ransack|Rifle through
rassled|Went at it, so to speak (atlernate spelling)
recants|Comes clean, perhaps
recasts|Hires different actors
recovered|Pulled through
regilds|Applies another coat of gold
rehiring|Putting back on the payroll
release|Let go
relegate|Exile (to)
remails|Sends again
remnants|Scraps
renewing|Subscribers' activity
repaint|Apply a new coat
resider|House occupant
ringlets|Curlicues
saddened|Bummed out
salutes|Honors
samisen|Guitar cousin
sandbag|Poker term
sanders|Fast-food chain founder
sawyers|Woodcutters
scatted|Sang like Ella
schools|Educates
scrapes|Prepares to paint
scrounged|Did some foraging
seatbelt|It may hold you back
service|McGrew's creator
shakeup|Agitate
sheaths|Close-fitting dresses
signets|Official seals
skyrocket|Go through the roof
snoozes|Catches a few Zs
snubber|He brushes you off
sparrow|Small bird
splined|Provided with a keyway
starlit|Like a clear night
stearin|Candle ingredient
stellar|First-rate
sterols|Plant lipoids
straddle|Sit astride
strength|Resistance
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
sweetbread|Gourmet meat
tailpipes|Auto parts
targets|Clay pigeons, e.g.
tarsiers|Tree-dwelling primates
taxpayer|W-2 receiver
tensions|They may mount or ease
titania|Oberon's wife
toasters|Wedding guests, at times
tryouts|Auditions
tsarina|Russian empress (variant spelling)
tsetses|Dangerous flies
unaired|Not broadcast
unravel|Come apart
useless|Of no value
wallaby|Kangaroo cousin
waterer|Hose wielder
weather|Endure
yachters|America's Cup contestants
acarids|They might be mites
acceders|Compliant ones
acquits|Clears
acreage|Land
agitate|Stir up
airlifts|Flies supplies
albinos|Those lacking melanin
algebra|Quest for the unknown?
aliment|Sustenance
amasser|Collector
anagrams|Word game
anecdote|Amusing story
antlered|Like a buck
arising|Stemming (from)
armadas|Flotillas
arrival|Advent
aspirin|Popular pill
assents|Agreements
athletes|Bowl figures
awestruck|Dumbfounded
bacilli|Rod-shaped organisms
barkers|Carnival workers
because|Explanation introducer
bellhop|Luggage carrier
birettas|Clerical caps
blowtorch|Welder's tool
bonhomie|Geniality
bounces|Dribbles
bourbon|European royal house
brethren|Fraternal fellows
business|Going concern
carcass|Unfinished framework
caterer|Wedding worker
ceilings|Upper limits
chaperoned|Like many first dates
charade|Trick
checker|Board member?
cheshire|Smiling cat
clarity|HDTV offering
closeup|Tight camera shot
colander|Strainer
colognes|Scents for men
colossal|Stupendous
corsair|Barbary pirate
courage|Desire of Lahr's lion
creches|Nativity scenes
dandies|Fops
declasse|No longer chic
declines|Ebbs
degassed|An empty car
deplete|Use up
depositors|Interested parties?
derider|Floutist?
deserter|Renegade
designs|Intentions
desires|Longs for
detente|Cold War thaw
dinosaur|Outmoded one
disarms|Makes harmless
disarray|Shambles
disciple|Follower
dispatch|Release
dogtrot|Easy pace
doorsill|Threshold
doorway|Entrance
dyslexia|Special-education concern
earning|Making
eastern|Oriental
echelon|Level
educing|Eliciting
elapsed|Went by
elegant|Classy
enfolded|Wrapped up
engaging|Winsome
engrave|Cut
enormity|Magnitude
enticer|Temptress
epidemic|Widespread
evasion|Tax ___
explode|Burst
exposes|Brings to light
fastest|Race winner
favorite|Pet
fitfully|In spurts
flexures|Pliable curves
flimsier|Less sturdy
gargoyle|Grotesque
ghostwriter|Memoirs helper, often
glottal|Kind of stop
gossips|Spreads dirt
grandpa|Zeb Walton or Amos McCoy
hairdos|Buns and rolls
heliostat|Sunbeam reflector
hipness|Cool cat's quality
hobnail|Thick-headed fastener
holiness|Address for the pope
hologram|Laser-generated image
hornets|New Orleans team
humdrum|Dull
idolizes|Puts on a pedestal
indicate|Show
inducts|Drafts
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
infants|Babies
inspires|Acts the Muse
intends|Plans
irregular|Closeout-bin item
irritable|Peevish
jackpot|Bonanza
kinless|Lacking relatives
knowing|Informed
laborer|Working stiff
languid|Unhurried
larceny|Sometimes it's grand
launchpads|NASA structures
leisure|Not work
leptons|Neutrinos, e.g.
lineman|Football position
linkage|Concatenation
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
lookout|Sentry
madness|Height of folly
maestro|Title for Toscanini
mailmen|Cliff Clavin, et al.
marital|Conjugal
maritime|Nautical
massage|Body rub
mediated|Acted as arbitrator
megabits|Computer units
melodies|Tunes
molasses|Cornbread topper
moments|A short time
monarch|Black-and-orange butterfly
necessary|Of vital importance
negotiate|Discuss terms
newborn|Infant
nightcap|Late libation
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
obsolesce|Go out of style
oenology|The science of viniculture
offsets|Counteracts
okaying|Authorizing
oregano|Pizzeria herb
ospreys|Fish-eating fliers
pachisi|Ancient Indian game
painter|Manet or Matisse
paisanos|Friends from the old country
palterer|Equivocator
paprika|Deviled eggs topper
partakes|Has some
pelican|Large-billed bird
perigee|Orbital point
pestered|Heckled
pestles|Druggists' tools
photography|Girl Scout interest patch
pinochle|48-card game
pistons|Detroit team
plugged|Stopped up
polestars|Guiding principles
pollute|Give a hoot, don't ___
potency|Strength
praline|Louisiana treat
preemie|Early arrival
prefect|Authority figure
preplan|Make advance arrangements
provosts|College officials
racetrack|Railbird's hangout
radiant|Beaming
ramshorn|Shofar
reactors|Power plant features
refugee|Ellis Island arrival
reheels|Fixes a shoe
rehiring|Putting back on the payroll
retread|Bad repeat
reverses|Setbacks
rhubarb|Squabble
riposte|Comeback
roadshow|Antiques ___
roosters|They've gotta crow
rootlet|Small plant-part
rosemary|Spice girl?
rotating|Like gyroscopes in motion
rotifers|Microscopic aquatic animals
salable|In demand
saltier|More pungent
sardonic|Mordant
satiate|Fill up
schmooze|Have a chat
scholar|Historian, e.g.
secedes|Leaves the country?
seedbeds|Nursery plots
selects|Makes a choice
selfless|Generous, in a way
settees|Parlor pieces
shadowbox|Practice punching
shindigs|Lavish parties
sissies|Wimps
situates|Places
skyline|Horizon
slender|Svelte
smooths|Flattens (out)
sneered|Showed contempt
snowball|Winter ammo
soonest|At the first opportunity
soonest|Earliest
sorghum|Grass
spaniel|Dog type
spanner|Kind of wrench
sparkler|July 4th item
spoiler|Louse
sported|Had on
spreads|Jams and jellies
spumier|More frothy
staplers|Desk items
stickup|Robbery
stirrups|Cowboys step in them
stopgap|Makeshift
streamer|Flowing ribbon
strifes|Bitter conflicts
styrene|Plastic component
systoles|Heart contractions
tagalong|Follow behind
tailles|Bodices, to a couturier
tattling|Rat's activity
taunted|Jeered at
taxicab|One on an airport line
teaches|Shows how
teeming|Alive
telecast|Show
testers|Lab staff
tetters|Seesaws
totemic|Pole-ish?
towered|Loomed (over)
trainers|Fitness pros
tribune|Chicago paper
trounce|Clobber
trusting|Gullible
upwelled|Arose, as water from a spring
vintner|He may make you blush
wagoners|Drivers of yore
wangler|Manipulator
washable|Drip-dry, e.g.
wasteful|Extravagant
weasels|Untrustworthy folks
whitens|Blanches
absorbs|Takes in
adoption|Rosie's pet cause
aerobic|Kind of dancing
affords|Provides
agitated|In a lather
agreement|Compact
ailerons|Movable wing parts
airborne|Aloft
alarmed|Difficult to steal, perhaps
alumnae|Some grads
amassing|Gathering
ambrosia|Food of the gods
anteroom|Gambling hall?
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
appealed|Challenged a verdict
archness|Sly humor
arsenals|They bear arms
assuage|Ease
athletic|Good at sports
attacks|Goes after
auditor|Number cruncher
aureole|Ring of light
aviates|Flies
awesome|Far out!
baileys|It's a Wonderful Life family
balsamic|Type of vinegar
bananas|Bonkers
bananas|Woody Allen flick
baptists|Many Protestants
bastille|Dr. Manette's prison
bastille|Its name means "small fortress"
bioactive|Affecting living tissue
bluebonnet|Milliner's favorite flower?
bongoes|Beatnik's drums
breeder|Reactor type
bumblebee|Newspaper for klutzes?
cabaret|Winner of eight Academy Awards
cabriole|Curved furniture leg
caldron|Vat
cantata|Choral composition
caravan|Traveling band
carouser|Party member?
carousing|Reveler's activity
chastise|Discipline
clearly|I Can See ___ Now
closers|Super sales reps
coliseum|Amphitheater
compile|Put together
contest|Match
convene|Get together
counter|Work surface
crabapple|Jelly source
crewcut|Close-cropped style
cubicle|Workstation
cuticle|Part of a digit
deadmen|They tell no tales
dealing|Casino activity
definite|Indisputable
defrays|Bears part of the cost
deicers|Airport equipment
delvers|Researchers
depositor|Passbook holder
desktop|Display screen
detente|Thaw
dioxides|Molecules with two oxygen atoms
downtimes|Newspaper for duck farmers?
dowries|Brides' bounties
drainage|Sump pump's job
ductile|Malleable
echoers|Yes men, in a sense
economy|Coach
egalite|French Revolution motto word
elegist|Shelley or Gray
emitter|Electrode, at times
empress|Title for Josephine
emulate|Rival
endmost|Farthest
enhance|Intensify
enrages|Brings to a boil
enthuse|Be gung-ho
entranceway|Part 4 of the quip
ephemeral|Fleeting
epicene|Unisex
erasure|Sign of a slip
errands|People run them
erudite|Scholarly
etcetera|Yadda yadda yadda
extrasensory|Part 2 of the quip
facelifting|Rhytidectomy
festoon|Drape with garlands
flagons|Ale holders
flotilla|Group of naval vessels
footpath|Hiker's trail
footstep|Sound of someone walking
forager|Fridge inspector?
freshness|Originality
garaged|Off the street
gospels|Important doctrines
harpies|Mythical avian monsters
hayseed|Rube
hefting|Struggling to lift
herrings|Sprats
holdall|Container for odds and ends
ideally|At best
ideates|Forms thoughts
ideology|Notions department?
idiotic|Nonsensical
immense|Colossal
impetus|Stimulus
incoming|Not outgoing
inexpert|Unskilled
insomniac|Wakeful one
integer|1, for one
intense|Profound
laboratory|Part 3 of the quip
laminas|Thin layers
larboard|Port, old style
lassoed|Acquired some stock?
learned|Erudite
leftwing|Liberal
lessors|Landlords
likable|Engaging
lingered|Hung around
lingerie|Victoria's Secret buy
littlest|The ___ Angel
lucidly|With clarity
maddest|Most harebrained
manatee|Sea cow
mansard|Roof type
marimba|Xylophone relative
massifs|Mountainous expanses
meister|Suffix with spin
melanin|Albino's lack
merrymaking|Festivity
messier|Mark on the ice
miocene|Tertiary epoch
moderato|Musical direction
morpheme|Basic grammatical unit
nearness|Proximity
nestles|Gets cozy
nimbler|More agile
nocturne|Chopin piece
nonegos|External worlds, in philosophy
nonskid|Like some tires
nosegay|Small bouquet
nutshell|Thumbelina's sleeping place
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obtrude|Stick out
obverts|Turns over
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
oddball|Eccentric
onetime|Quondam
onshore|Not in the water
operate|Run
opiates|Rest inducers
orbital|Like a satellite's path
orderer|Catalog user
oreides|Alloys used in costume jewelry
oriental|Monopoly avenue
origami|Work for a folder
outcome|End result
outworn|No longer current
overhaul|Completely redo
overtax|Put too much strain on
overture|Musical prologue
palmists|They wanna hold your hand
pariahs|Outcasts
parities|Equal values
penitent|Contrite
perpetual|Never ending
piloted|Steered
pinhole|It's hard to see through
pitiers|Compassionate sorts
poetical|One way to wax
polestar|Sailor's guide
posture|Carriage
prances|Cuts capers
preteens|Nine-to-12 set
pretend|Make believe
propman|He helps Annie get her gun
pursuant|Contract word
reduces|Lowers
reenacts|Stages past events
relapse|Setback of sorts
related|Akin
release|Free
remnants|Bolt ends
reneges|Goes back (on)
rescind|Abrogate
respiting|Putting aside for now
retardant|Growth inhibitor
reveres|Looks up to
revivals|Some Broadway offerings
riskers|They take chances
roasted|Honored with insults
romantic|Fanciful
rooster|Farm alarm
roseate|___ spoonbill
runnier|More fluid
russety|Reddish-brown
sainthood|Status of Peter, Paul, and Mary
sassing|Talking back to
satiates|Slakes
scarcer|Not as abundant
scenery|Landscape
schmear|Cream-cheese serving
scrawls|Sloppy signatures
seaboard|Coastal region
seltzer|Highball mixer
senoras|Ladies of Spain
setscrews|Tighteners of sorts
several|Quite a few
sharkskin|Smooth suit fabric
shinned|Climbed, as a rope
siestas|Naps
sixties|Hippie era
skaters|Button et al
skeeters|Pesky insects, informally
sluiced|Opened a channel?
smarted|Hurt
solders|Mends with an alloy
soprano|Coloratura, e.g.
soreheads|Hot-tempered ones
sorters|Postal machines
sparerib|Cookout treat
spheral|Globular
spinster|One who never wed
spirals|Book of Kells decorations
spoofed|Sent up
spouses|They're joined by rings
stabile|Form of abstract sculpture
stardom|Celebrity
starlet|Movie hopeful
staunch|Fiercely loyal
sterile|Germ-free
sternal|Of the breastbone
sternward|To the rear
stiffer|Less limber
stoical|Impassive
straitjacket|Restraint
sucrose|Beet extract
superegos|Consciences' places
surnames|They're not given
sustained|Answer to some objections
tambourine|Milliner's favorite instrument?
teapots|Gunpowder containers
teapots|They're short and stout
tenners|Sawbucks
tessera|Mosaic tile
threads|Getup
toaster|Browning locale
toughest|Most challenging
treasure|Hold dear
tressed|In braids, e.g.
trestle|Bridge support
trestles|Track supports
trimmers|Yard tools
trisects|Divides, in a way
trustee|Board member
tsarists|White Russians (variant spelling)
turncoats|Traitors
undress|Prepare for an exam?
unkempt|Disheveled
uptight|Jittery
velvets|Antler coverings
winesap|Apple variety
wintered|Spent the cold months (in)
yodeled|Made off-peak calls?
abettor|Lookout, maybe
abolish|Do away with
adherers|Rule followers
aerator|Aquarium attachment
alleged|Ostensible
altitude|Your highness?
analyse|Dissect, in Dover
anarchy|Complete chaos
anoints|Consecrates
apothecary|JOHN KEATS
architect|THOMAS HARDY
askance|With suspicion
aspired|Strove
assenter|Nodding one
assorts|Color-codes, e.g.
astronomer|SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
athirst|Full of yearning
audiotape|Cassette contents
aviates|Flies
badminton|Game with birdies
balanced|Fair
bamboozle|Dupe
beeches|Calvin Coolidge's estate, with "The"
befalls|Happens to
bestrew|Scatter
betroth|Give to in marriage
biathlons|Some Winter Olympic events
blowhard|Boastful windbag
bonneted|Decked out for Easter, maybe
browser|Web need
canapes|Party fare
canasta|Two-deck game
carrottops|Vegetarian's toys?
cassino|WWII battle town near Naples
caulked|Made watertight
chatter|Prate
clanged|Sounded like a trolley
cleaned|Made a bundle, with "up"
coalpit|Fuel source
coinage|Neologism
copouts|Feeble excuses
crucible|Arthur Miller play, with "The"
culotte|Divided skirt
deceive|Take in
declarer|Dummy's opposite
deepening|Changing the channel?
dietetic|Low-calorie
dilemma|Thorny problem
diorama|Grade school project
dogbane|Plant with a bitter root
dominate|Control
dubiously|With skepticism
dungeon|Castle cooler
election|End of a race
emerita|Retired-professor's title
eminence|Distinction
enameled|Like cloisonné
encircle|Surround
enclosure|Pen, e.g.
endorses|Signs off on
enisled|Stranded, in a way
enlarged|Made bigger, as a photo
ensconce|Settle snugly
epicene|Androgynous
eradiated|Gave off, as light
estates|Palm Beach properties
esteems|Prizes
fleapits|Dilapidated old theaters
floorer|Bottom layer?
folkloric|Traditional, in a way
foolscap|Inexpensive writing paper
forename|Tom, Dick, or Harry
freehand|Lack of restriction
galaxies|Hubble sightings
generate|Trigger
halftones|Some engravings
haymaker|Sunday punch
hematic|Of the blood
hemstitch|Tailor's technique
hibiscus|Orlando bloom
historic|Monumental
hogwash|Fiddlesticks!
holster|Colt's home
holster|Drawer's item
honchos|Higher-ups
hotshot|Ace
hydrants|Fireplugs
impacts|Has an effect on
impeached|Accused while in office
inducement|Carrot, so to speak
inherent|Essential
initial|Okay, in a way
initiate|Kick off
intimate|Very close
iodizing|Chemically treating, as table salt
ionized|Like plasma
iterates|Emphasizes, in a way
kingdom|Taxonomic division
language|Danish, e.g.
lateral|Certain pass
lathers|Prepares to shave
leaping|Saltatory
leashes|Reins cats and dogs
logarithm|In math, it may be common or natural
longshoreman|JACK LONDON
marathon|Site of a great Athenian victory
mascara|It can give you a black eye
meanest|Most ornery
meanies|Spiteful ones
minuets|Stately dances
misdeed|Transgression
mockery|Farce
molecule|Atom's home
narrate|Do a voice-over, perhaps
natives|Locals
nursing|Kind of home
oculists|Visionaries?
offramp|Freeway feature
operettas|The Merry Widow and "The Mikado"
outfield|Angels' place?
paneled|Like station wagons
paperhanger|Interior prettifier
pesetas|Euros replaced them
pestles|Grinding tools
phonetic|Kind of spelling
physician|SOMERSET MAUGHAM
piecrust|Edible shell
piloted|Flew
pioneer|NASA probe
plicate|Folded like a fan
popcorn|Concession-stand purchase
preened|Got gussied up
prophet|Hosea or Isaiah
propman|Theater worker
ragweed|This may bring a tear to the eye
rakehell|Libertine
ratafia|Sweet cordial
ratchets|Garage tools
rational|Coherent
recreate|Make again from scratch
redries|Puts back on the line
regular|Pump choice
rehearse|Get ready to open
remnant|Unneeded piece
rendezvous|Tryst
reseeded|Did some lawn maintenance
reseeds|Patches up a patchy lawn
resisted|Withstood
resoles|Fixes clogs
respects|Details
resting|Taking it easy
reviews|Audits
riposte|Fencing maneuver
ripsnorting|Like a humdinger
roulette|Game with many possible bets
sallower|Not so ruddy
samurai|Belushi character
scepter|Royal emblem
schnapps|Kirsch or aquavit
scrapped|Eighty-sixed
scrappy|Itching for a fight
seances|Rap sessions?
secrete|Exude
seedbed|It's a plot
senates|Legislative bodies
setbacks|Difficulties
shrieks|Scary noises
silently|Without a word
smugglers|Mules, e.g.
sneezes|Blessed events?
snowbird|Part-time Florida resident
soakage|Saturation process
sponsored|Backed
stables|Shelters for shelties
standards|Sinatra's repertoire
stiletto|Kind of heel
stockbroker|PAUL GAUGUIN
stripes|1981 Bill Murray comedy
stuffing|Thanksgiving dish (or activity)
suggest|Hint at
surface|Emerge
sweepers|Curlers, at times
tactical|Strategic
takeoffs|Flying starts?
takeouts|Deletions
tartest|Most likely to elicit a pucker
teaming|Collaborating, with up
teaspoonful|Dosage amount, perhaps
tenable|Like a sound argument
thermos|Lunchbox item
tidbits|Choice morsels
timpani|Kettledrums
tipsters|Touts
toeholds|Climbers' supports
tollgate|Collection station
tommies|Brits
tooting|Tugboat noise
tootsie|Best Picture nominee of 1983
topmast|Fore-and-aft feature
towline|Tugboat gear
trapeze|Circus apparatus
trendier|More in vogue
tsardom|Russia, once
turnstile|Flow-control device
tweezers|First-aid kit item
uncaged|Loose
uncrates|Opens, in a way
uranium|Element 92
veranda|Lanai
verbose|Long-winded
wherein|__ __ the world...?
windbreaker|Ball-field jacket
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wiseguy|Smart aleck
yogurts|Dannon products
absence|Attendance-book notation
accurate|On the money
acerbate|Make bitter
acetate|Old film stock
acetone|Varnish thinner
acronym|NASCAR or NATO
addenda|Riders, e.g.
adhesives|Glue, rubber cement, etc.
ageless|Eternal
amassed|Racked up
ammeter|Electrician's device
amulets|Lucky charms
analogs|Some watches
andante|Moderately slow
aniseed|Caraway relative
aristae|Grain bristles
armrest|Recliner part
arsenal|Powder room?
article|Time piece
aspirer|One with high hopes
assassin|Hit man
assertive|Forceful
atheistic|Denying divinity
attache|Case for a lawyer
awaited|Looked forward to
awnings|Storefront attachments
bananas|Fruit or nuts
barista|Starbucks worker
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
besotted|Infatuated
biathlon|Two-event event
birdseye|Frozen-food pioneer
blanket|Tot's security
bobtailed|Cropped
boycott|Protest tactic
breaths|Signs of life
burglar|Fence supplier
caesars|Noted casino, for short
cameraman|He shoots people for a living
capable|Qualified
captain|Team leader
carryon|Easily stowed bag
catbirds|They're sitting pretty
chimneys|Smokestacks
cleanse|Decontaminate
clinical|Dispassionate
closets|Storage rooms
clowning|Buffoonery
coinage|Nickels and dimes
conceals|Palms, perhaps
cornpone|Southern bread
crashed|Malfunctioned, as a computer
dairymen|They've got milk
deadened|Numb
decades|They last for years
deceives|Fools
decoyed|Lured spuriously
dehorns|Renders harmless, in a way
deterrent|Hindrance
disable|Render harmless, in a way
discards|Deck castoffs
divorce|Kramer vs. Kramer topic
dogface|WWII soldier, in slang
doyenne|Matriarch
drumroll|Dramatic intro
drumstick|Poultry piece
egomania|Oversize vanity case?
election|Primary, e.g.
elephant|Jumbo, e.g.
elitism|Clique's attitude
emerita|Retiree's title
eminent|Esteemed
emulsions|Colloidal mixtures
engines|Internet search aids
entitle|Authorize
epidemic|Spreading fast
erasable|Not permanent, as ink
erasure|Solver's smudge
erratum|Proof goof
evangels|Gospels
exposed|Vulnerable
eyebolts|Hardware with ring-shaped heads
fanfare|Hoopla
ferrule|Umbrella tip
finesse|Tactful handling
flounder|Sole relative
foolish|Unwise
foulest|Most loathsome
gorilla|Big ape
hemlines|Fashion concerns
honoree|Employee of the month, e.g.
horseman|Picador, e.g.
hotshot|Flamboyantly skillful person
icefall|Steep part of a glacier
ignorant|In the dark
impanel|Select a jury
increase|Step up
inferno|Divine Comedy division
inundate|Flood
kneecap|Patella
lacerated|Torn
lightens|Reduces
limited|Restricted
lindies|Does a '30s dance
linseed|Type of oil
maestro|Conductor's title
mailers|Padded envelopes
manages|Makes do
manhole|Sewer entrance
minstrel|Medieval musician
mishmash|Hodgepodge
monarchy|Kingdom
monsoon|Seasonal wind
montages|Artistic patchworks
needier|Less selfsufficient
neonate|Stork's haul
nepenthe|Drink of forgetfulness
nosedive|Plunge
notecard|Piece of stationery
oleander|Pretty but poisonous shrub
ominous|Sinister
ontology|Metaphysics subject
operate|Run
orioles|1969 Miracle Mets victims
outburst|Flare-up
packages|FedEx deliveries
painters|Palette users
papoose|Small Winnebago?
parolee|One with an ankle bracelet, perhaps
patsies|Fall guys
pendency|Undecided state
petered|Faded (out)
pickings|They may be slim
piercer|Hole maker
pipeline|Oil conduit
pointed|Sharp
present|In attendance
pressing|Urgent
pyramid|Mayan construction
radials|They may be steel-belted
ratchet|Shop tool
ratline|Nautical rope
readout|High-tech report
reassert|Establish anew
replayed|Like rained-out games, usually
replica|Facsimile
resurged|Rose anew
retreads|Secondhand tires
rinsing|Salad-prep step
riskier|Not as safe
salient|Conspicuous
sampled|Tried
scraper|Paint remover
seabeds|Wet floors
seminars|Instructive sessions
settees|Small couches
shiners|Brawl souvenirs
shoebox|Place for loafers
sickbay|Dr. McCoy's domain
sidebar|Courtroom conference
skating|Performing camels, e.g.
slipovers|V-necks, e.g.
smothers|Tom or Dick, but not Harry
soaking|In the tub
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
splicer|Film repairer
sprayer|Sink attachment
squatty|Thickset
standby|Understudy
stapler|Desk device
starlight|Polaris output
stately|Majestic
steelier|More obdurate
stickler|Perfectionist
stingier|More tightfisted
strayed|Left the flock
stupefy|Stun
summoned|Called upon
sunbathe|Get some color
sundial|Early timekeeper
symptom|Coughing or sneezing
talents|Gifts
tedious|Boring
tellers|Money handlers
teriyaki|Japanese menu item
tessera|Mosaic piece
tightwad|Piker
tonight|West Side Story tune
tootled|Played the flute
touchdown|Land
tourism|Tahiti's chief industry
treadmill|Place for running in place
treason|Constitutional offense
treehouse|Branch headquarters?
trigram|KLM, say
turnpikes|Toll roads
twirled|Performed a pirouette
unawares|Off guard
uniform|Consistent
upscale|Costing more, probably
upshots|Outcomes
username|Log-in need
vaccine|Shot in the arm, perhaps
veering|Changing course
vocation|What you do
wayside|Periphery
wheelie|Biker's maneuver
withers|Shrivels
wrestles|Emulates Ric Flair
xeroxed|Photocopied
abreast|Side by side
absently|In a preoccupied way
absolve|Clear, in a way
acclaim|Enthusiastic approval
acrobats|They often wear leotards
admiral|Fleet runner
advantage|Upper hand
aggravate|Really bug
agitate|Perturb
airtime|Advertisers buy it
alameda|Oakland's county
alleges|Claims
allusion|Subtle reference
almanac|Handy reference
altered|Put cuffs on, perhaps
amalgam|Mixture
ambition|Drive
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amulets|Charms
analyzed|Dissected
aquifer|Water-bearing rock
arabica|Robusta alternative
arcadia|Rural utopia
arrived|Made it
asylums|Sanctuaries
aviator|High flier
barracks|Private quarters
basalts|Columnar rocks in Wyoming's Devils Tower
bifocal|Ben's lens
biochemical|Kind of engineer
boycott|Refuse to buy from
caisson|Ammunition chest
cannoli|Trattoria dessert
canteens|Soldiers' hangouts
canyons|Things carved into the crust
carfare|Going rate?
cavorted|Pranced
cereals|Post production
colonials|Some New England houses
constrict|Emulate a boa
databank|Record collection?
dateless|Stag
debater|Candidate, at times
deletion|It's struck out
denoted|Stood for
deputes|Pins a star on, perhaps
desires|They may be burning
dieters|Calorie counters
diptych|Hinged pair of pictures
discern|Make out
docents|Some lecturers
doorstep|Threshold
doublet|Close-fitting jacket
earmark|Designate
elevate|Buoy up
emblems|Insignia
empanada|Mexican turnover
enameled|Like some cookware
endorse|Back
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
entered|Keyed in
escapes|Some are narrow
esteems|Values highly
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
examine|Scrutinize
exposed|Unmasked
fanatic|Zealot
flatcar|It has no sides or roof
flexors|Biceps, e.g.
foolproof|Like a surefire plan
fortnightly|Every two weeks
freemen|Ex-slaves
fringes|Outer edges
gassers|Knee-slappers
girlhood|Daughter's adolescence
greaten|Amplify
habitats|Natural environments
hallows|Harry Potter and the Deathly ___
hammering|Construction-site noise
harpers|Magazine since 1850
harsher|More draconian
heathen|Idolater
hobnobs|Rubs elbows (with)
huggable|Like a teddy bear
hunches|Premonitions
hurdler|Olympian in a 110- or 400-meter race
hurtles|Moves quickly
icicles|Frozen spikes
imitate|Ape
indoors|Not alfresco
inexact|Approximate
infamous|Notorious
intense|Deeply felt
interim|Meantime
intramural|Like some school sports
intrude|Meddle
isolate|Set apart
kingpin|Top dog
kookiest|Most offbeat
lambada|Sensuous Brazilian dance
launched|Inaugurated
lexicon|Dictionary
liaises|Serves as go-between
lutists|Elizabethan musicians
machete|Cane cutter
masonite|Brand of fiberboard
meanies|They're blue in Yellow Submarine
measure|Determine the size of
meatier|More substantive
meister|Expert, slangily
miserly|Stingy
mishaps|Fender benders, e.g.
moniker|Handle
natures|Dispositions
nebulae|Clouds in the cosmos
neonate|Recent delivery
nestors|Venerable advisers
neutral|Impartial
neutral|PRNDL part
nimblest|Least clumsy
oarless|Up the creek without a paddle
orifices|Anatomical openings
overate|Stuffed oneself
overdub|Add more vocals to
ovulate|Produce eggs
palomino|Trigger, e.g.
paroled|Let out, in a way
passion|Intense emotion
penetrate|Sink in
penitence|Contrition
penname|Elia or Boz
perspired|Sweat
phoniest|Least sincere
piggies|Toes for tots
premier|Chancellor's kin
pretense|Act
priests|Parish leaders
pueblos|Southwestern dwellings
rassled|Fought like Dan'l Boone
rassled|Fought, Dogpatch-style
reasons|Thinks logically
reenter|Go back into
replicas|Scale models
resists|Puts up a fight
retinas|Eye liners
rewarded|Compensated
riverbed|Wet bottom?
rounder|Not as flat
rubbernecking|Traffic-jam cause
ruinate|Destroy, old-style
sawhorses|Carpenter's devices
scatter|Disperse
scratch|Sniff partner
screening|Movie showing
seatrout|Salt-water fish
secular|Not sacred
segregate|Keep apart
serenades|Woos, in a way
sissies|Fraidy-cats
smartens|Spruces (up)
soirees|Evening affairs
songbird|Wren, for one
speared|Stuck with a stick
spiegel|Its first catalog was mailed out in 1905
sponsors|Backs
steamer|Clambake clam
stonier|Less expressive
streets|Wall et al
stutter|Job for a speech coach
sunlamp|Artificial tanner
suppose|Guess
tailors|They suit you
talents|Abilities
tasters|Oenophiles, often
tattled|Told
teargas|Crowd disperser
teatime|Four p.m. in Britain
teetotal|Stay dry
telexed|Wired, once
testiness|Irritability
tethers|Restrains
thicken|What the plot may do
thrashes|Beats soundly
thrives|Prospers
tiglons|Hybrid cats
tiptoeing|Proceeding cautiously
toreros|Matadors
transits|Passages
trireme|Ancient galley
trotter|Harness horse
uncrate|Remove from a shipping container
unlucky|Hapless
upstart|Parvenu
upstream|Against the current
vertigo|Hitchcock classic
walloped|Slugged
aardvark|African mammal that eats ants, termites, and cucumbers
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Popular shellfish
abandon|Dump
abandon|Freedom
abashes|Embarrasses
abdomens|Breadbaskets
abetted|Turned off the alarm, perhaps
abettor|Joint caser, e.g.
abeyant|Suspended for the time being
abiding|Constant
abiding|Standing for
abiding|Steadfast
abiotic|Characterized by the absence of life
abolish|Stamp out
aborted|Nullified
aborted|Scratched
abrades|Bothers
abreast|(Standing) side by side
abridge|Make a long story short
absconded|Tried to avoid arrest, say
absconds|Disappears under cover of night
absence|___ sharpens love, presence strengthens it (Ben Franklin)
absolute|Out-and-out
abstain|Avoid doing
abusive|Mean
abysmal|Pathetic
academe|Brown world?
academe|Professor's spot
academia|School district?
academic|One who hits the books
accedes|Goes along with
accesses|Draws from
accident|Chance occurence
accrued|Piled up
accurate|On the money
accusal|Charge, formally
accused|Trial figure, with "the"
accuser|Litigant
accustom|Familiarize
acerbic|Biting
acerose|Needle-shaped
acerose|Needle-shaped
acerose|Needle-shaped
acetate|Test pressing
acetates|Plastic sheets
acetone|Thinner compound
achieve|Get done
achieve|Pull off
achieved|Pulled off
achromatism|Being without color
acreage|Big plot
acreage|Compound measurement
acreage|Compound measurement
acrobat|Popular e-reader
actions|They speak louder than words
actualize|Make a reality of
acupuncturists|Those working for pin money?
adagios|Slow movements
adagios|Slow pieces
adamant|Stubborn
adaptive|Open to change
addenda|Postscripts
addicts|They live unfulfilled lives
addicts|Users
additional|Not on the floor model, say
address|Envelope information
address|It ends with a zip
addressee|Name on a magazine cover
adenine|Nucleobase compound
adenoid|Tissue near the tonsil
adheres|Clings
adjourn|End the meeting
adjurer|One requesting in earnest
adjusts|Resets
admitted|Came clean
adorable|Dreamy
adoring|Like the magi
adroiter|More crafty
adsorbs|Holds on a surface, as molecules
adulate|Praise obsequiously
adulating|Worshipful
adultery|The Great Gatsby subject
adumbrate|Foreshadow
adventures|Some legends
advisory|Weather Channel announcement (seemingly all the time, lately)
aerating|Bubbling up?
aerator|Greenskeeper's gizmo
aerobic|Like some workouts
aerobics|Burning activity?
aerodrome|Gatwick, e.g.
aerosols|Sprays
affably|In a friendly way
affirmed|Last Triple Crown winner
affirmed|Last horse to win the Triple Crown
affixed|Attached
afflict|Cause pain
affluent|Loaded
affords|Makes available
affront|Deliberate insult
afghanis|Kandahar residents
aftereffects|Secondary results
afterlife|Where you'll find yourself after cashing in your chips, with "the"
aftertaste|What a wine connoisseur evaluates
aftertax|Like take-home pay
against|Quip, part 4
ageless|Like some wonders
aggravate|Worsen
agitate|Boil over
agitation|Brat's activity
agitato|Musical direction
agreements|Legally binding arguments
aimless|Wandering
airfare|American's income
airfare|Cost of travel
airfield|Landing spot
airhole|Opening on a box with a teddy bear, likely
airiest|Most ventilated
airliner|Northwest asset
airmail|It can make Time fly
airplay|Single's exposure
airport|Apple's wifi gadget
airpower|Military strength in the sky
airship|Zeppelin, e.g.
airwave|Broadcasting unit?
alabaster|Vase material
alameda|Island in San Francisco Bay
alamode|Counter order
alamode|In
alamode|With a scoop
alamode|With a scoop of vanilla
alarmed|Afraid
alarmed|Like many modern cars
alarmists|Panic button pushers
alcohol|The cause and solution to all of life's problems
alcoves|Spots for bookcases
alderman|Town council member
alerted|Flagged
alerted|Gave a heads-up
alerted|Signaled
alerter|More attentive
alertly|Best way to drive
alertly|With ears pricked up
alertness|Vigilance
alfredo|Rich and creamy sauce
aliases|Criminals usually have a few
aliases|Swindler's array
aliases|They're assumed to be fake
alienage|Foreigner's condition
alienate|Drive off, as fans
alienate|Keep at a distance
alienate|Turn off, in a big way
alienators|They're unpleasant to be around
alienee|Certain title holder
alienee|Estate recipient
alienee|Property recipient, in law
aligned|Put in a row
allegro|Brisk
allotted|Doled out
allover|Surrounding
allures|Entices
almanac|Book of numbers?
almshouse|Shelter for the poor, in Portsmouth
alopecia|Loss of crew, maybe?
alpacas|Andean animals
alterant|Causing change
altered|Changed
altoist|Cannonball Adderly, by trade
alumnae|Barnard graduates, e.g.
alveoli|Air cells in the lung
amalgam|Combination
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amateur|New kid on the block
amateur|Not in it for the money
amateur|One learning the ropes
amateur|Rank ___
amateur|Sunday driver
ambiance|Theme restaurant's offering
ambulance|Road mender?
amended|Corrected articles
amended|Edited
amended|Made some changes
amercer|One who fines in a court
amiable|Unreserved
amnesic|Hazy about the past
amnesty|Presidential pardon
amoebae|Biology lab topics
amoebae|Pseudopod formers
amoebas|Low lifes?
amongst|In the thick of
amontillado|Sherry variety
amoroso|Italian lover
amounts|Spreadsheet entries
amperes|Current numbers
ampersands|7 figures
amplify|Pump up the volume
amulets|Necklace charms
amusement|Fun and games
anaconda|It might take your breath away
anaemia|Lack of vigour
anaemic|Weak: Var.
anaerobe|Organism that doesn't require oxygen
anaesthesia|Literally "without sensation"
anagram|Source for Crusoe?
anagrams|Goes from prenatal to parental, e.g.
analgesia|Painlessness
analogy|Comparison
analyst|ESPN employee
analyst|ESPN talking head
analyst|Fox Sports talking head
analyst|Many an ESPN employee
anathema|Yankees, to Red Sox fans
anchorman|2004 Will Ferrell flim
anchors|They can be dragged and dropped
android|Operating system whose code names are confections
anecdote|Stand-up segment
anemias|Low energy conditions
anemometer|Weather station gadget
anesthesia|Number of patients
anginal|Like some chest pain
animalism|Napoleon's philosophy, according to George Orwell
animals|Brutes
animals|Brutes
animals|Pink Floyd album based loosely on a book by George Orwell
animates|Does some video game work
aniseed|Pizzelle ingredient
anisette|Pastis alternative
anneals|Hardens chemically
annexed|Added to one's empire, say
annexes|Building additions
annotates|Contributes some marginal thoughts?
announce|Send out a save the date card, e.g.
annuity|Fixed payment
annuity|Recurring payment
anoints|Gives last rites to, e.g.
anonyms|Assumed identities
anonyms|Pen names
anonyms|Some handles
anorexia|Carpenter's disorder
another|Bartender's question
another|Bartender's question
answering|Getting back to
antacid|Stomach relief
antacid|You might have it after Indian food
antacids|Thai food follow-ups, perhaps
antbear|Aardvark
anteaters|They have a nose for food
antedate|Come before
antedate|Come before
antedated|Came before
antelope|Klipspringer or blackbuck
antelopes|Pointy-horned ruminants
antemortem|Like some injuries discovered in forensic science
antenna|Rabbit ears
antenna|Reception aid
antenna|WiFi necessity
antennae|Grasshopper's pair
antibiotic|Bug fighter
antidotes|Poison remedies
antigens|Protein stimulants
antipasto|Literally, "before the meal"
antipasto|Literally, "before the meal"
antique|Rare item in auction lots
antlered|Like a dik-dik
antlered|Wearing a rack
antsier|More nervous
anxiety|Common Radiohead theme
anxiety|Klonopin treats it
anxiety|Klonopin user's problem
anxiously|With an uneasy feeling
anytime|I'm flexible
anytime|The door is always open!
apaches|Army craft
apiaries|Places often combed over?
apishly|In a mindlessly copying way
apolitical|Like a no-party person?
apollos|Hunks, so to speak
apologizes|Eats humble pie
apostle|Biblical disciple
apostle|One who gets The Word out
apostles|Biblical messengers
apotheosis|Perfect example
apparats|Communist party structures
apparatus|Gear
applejacks|Life rival?
applied|Not theoretical
applies|Uses
appoint|Assign to a role
appointee|Presidential choice
appraisal|Bank's pre-loan assessment
approve|Green-light
apricot|Chutney ingredient
apricot|Yellowish pink
apricots|Sacher torte ingredients
aproned|Dressed to make a toast?
apteral|Having no aisles
aptness|Degree of fit
aquaria|Tanks
aquatic|In the tank?
aqueous|Liquid
arachnid|Web developer?
arbiter|Settlement figure
arbitrage|Market manipulation
arbitrage|Market manipulation
arcadia|1995 Tony-winning Tom Stoppard play
arcadia|Pan's realm
archaic|Really old-school
areolae|Biological rings
areolas|Anatomical rings
areolas|Nipple rings?
areolas|What pasties cover
aridness|Desert quality
arietta|Brief solo number
arietta|Short musical selection
ariettas|Brief operatic solos
ariosos|Short solos
arising|On the way up
arising|Stemming
aristas|Grain beards
aristocracy|Upper crust
armband|Tribal tattoo, perhaps
armhole|Feature of a tee
armistice|Signature moment?
armoire|Spot for shirts and ties
armpits|Sure spots
armrest|It may be shared on an airplane
arousal|Alarm function
arousal|Stimulation
arousals|Kinsey Institute measurements
aroused|About to get busy
aroused|Got excited
aroused|Turned on
arouses|Stirs up
arouses|Turns on
arouses|Turns on
arraign|Haul into court
arraigns|Takes to court
arrears|Amount owed
arrears|Credit card debt
arrests|Takes in parts of rap records? (7)
arrowhead|Kansas City Chiefs' stadium
arsenals|Storage sites for weapons
arsenic|Napoleon's rumored cause of death
arsonist|Flaming guy?
arteriole|Capillary connection
articulate|Fluent
artless|Naïve
artwork|Public hangings
arugula|Bitter salad green
arugula|Salad bar selection
asbestos|Insulation material
ascends|Heads up
ascents|Sherpa's jobs
ascribe|Attribute (to)
ascribes|Charges
asexual|Attracted to nobody
ashamed|Totally humiliated
ashcake|Dixie corn bread
ashrams|Religious hermitages
ashtray|Butt hole?
ashtrays|Places to park your butts
asinine|Completely idiotic
asinine|Dumber than dumb
asinine|Laughable
asinine|Silly
aspiring|Ambitious
assailed|Whupped but good
assassins|There's a new sheriff in town. And he has an army of ___.
assault|Blitzkrieg bop?
assault|Onslaught
assayed|Put to the test
assents|Approvals
assessment|Step during a house sale
assignee|Legal recipient of a liability
assists|John Stockton has the most in NBA history
assists|They help you achieve your goals
assorted|Mixed
assorts|Arranges
assuming|Excessively forward
assurance|Certainty
assured|Confident
assured|In the bag
assurer|I got this covered speaker
assures|Frees from all doubt
astatine|Halogen family element
asteroids|Classic video game with a "hyperspace" button
astrodome|WrestleMania X-Seven locale
astronomer|One who is always looking up
astutely|In a vulpine way
asunder|Torn to pieces
atelier|Painter's studio
atheism|Fatherless state?
atheist|One who doesn't believe he's being watched?
athlete|Curler, e.g.
athwart|Crossways
atingle|Excited
atlases|Books that cover the world
atomize|Fragment
atrophy|Go to pot
atrophy|Waste away
attache|Diplomatic post
attacker|Weapon wielder
attackers|Forwards
attaints|Disgraces
attempts|QB stat
attendance|Those that came
attention|Listen up!
attested|Swore
attired|Dressed up
attorney|Lawman?
attracts|Is magnetic
atwitter|Extremely excited
auction|It has a lot on the line
auctioneer|One who sees to your bidding?
audacity|Big balls
audience|Show watchers
audiobook|Bestseller that nobody reads
audiotape|Watergate evidence
augment|Soup up
aureola|Halo
aureole|Crown of light
aureole|Unearthly glow
auroras|Nightlights
austere|Astringent
authored|Composed
automat|Pay-by-the-plate restaurant, once
automat|Place where you used to get a box lunch?
available|Gchat status
average|A dime a dozen
average|C
average|Mean relative?
average|Run-of-the-mill
aversely|With repugnance
aviaries|Birdwatcher's spots
aviates|Flies
aviates|Uses props, perhaps
avocado|Salad fruit
avocados|Green salad fruit
avoided|Didn't go there
avoider|One playing hooky, e.g.
awaited|Was expecting
awareness|Perception
aweather|On the windy side
axolotl|Salamander also known as the Mexican walking fish
azaleas|Flowers similar to rhododendrons
azaleas|Spring honeysuckles
azimuth|Astronomical measurement
babysat|Did a date night chore
bacilli|Rod-shaped bacteria
backlit|Like silhouettes
backseat|Kind of driver
baileys|___ Irish Cream
bailiffs|Court attendants
baiters|Fishermen, at times
bakeries|They smell great
baklava|Dessert served with honey
baklava|Flaky pastry topped with syrup and nuts
balance|ATM request
balanced|Even
balancer|Tightrope walker
ballerinas|Black Swan extras
balletomane|Swan Lake lover, e.g.
baluster|Railing part
bandanas|Hulk Hogan trademarks
bandito|Western outlaw
bandito|Western villain
bandoleer|Over-the-shoulder belt that holds ammunition: Var.
banishing|Driving away
banknotes|Greenbacks
bantered|Teased
bantered|Went back and forth?
banyans|Fig trees
baptize|Use a font?
baptizer|Saint John, famously
bareness|Being in the raw
barista|Starbucks employee
barkeep|Hurricane specialist
barreled|Drove fast
barstool|Moe's fixture
barstool|Place to get a screwdriver
bassinet|Co-sleeper alternative
bassists|Providers of the bottom lines?
bastille|Prison stormed in 1789
bathtub|Where Jim Morrison died
bawling|Loud and upset
bayoneting|Sticking to one's ribs?
bazooka|Action movie prop
beachcomber|One with a metal detector
beanery|Hash house
beanies|Skullcaps
beanies|Snow caps?
beatific|Blissfully happy
beatnik|Slam participant
beavers|Padres Triple-A affiliate
becomes|Suits
bedouins|Arabian desert nomads
bedrail|Where to get tied up during S&M
bedsore|Concern for someone who can't get up
bedtime|When you might expect a scheduled drop-off?
beeline|Direct route
beeline|Fastest route
beeline|Straightaway
beeriest|Most drunk
beholders|Witnesses
behoove|Serve better
belabor|Beat to death
belfries|Homes for some bats
believe|Have faith
bellboy|One with a lot of baggage
bellyache|Whine
beltline|Spare tire location
beneath|Inferior to
beneath|Not as great
benevolence|Charity
benevolence|Charity
benzoate|___ of soda (food preservative)
berated|Gave someone the business
berceuse|Lullaby
bereave|Deprive of a loved one
bergere|Enclosed upholstered French armchair
berthed|Moored
beseech|Entreat
besieged|Swamped with work
bettors|People in a pit
between|In the middle of
beveler|One making a joint
bevelled|Cut, like some jewelry
bevelled|Cut, like some jewelry
biaxial|Having two lines of rotation
bigtime|Very much so
bikeway|Path for a fixie
bilabial|Articulated with both lips
billeted|Lodged in a nonmilitary facility
bionics|Cyborg science
biotype|Group of genetically similar organisms
biplane|Wingwalker's vehicle
bipolar|Manic-depressive
birches|Trees used in furniture
birdbrain|Dolt
birdcall|Honk, e.g.
biscuit|Tea go-with
bistros|Places to grab bières
bizarre|Mighty strange
bladder|Pee pod?
blanketed|The blizzard was so bad, the quilting club got ___
blanketing|Heavy snowstorrm
blarney|Soft soap
bleaker|Less promising
bleated|Whined
bleeder|Bloop relative
blemished|Imperfect
blessed|Venerated
blinders|They help keep one's eyes on the road
blister|You might get one on a hike
blisters|Some people get them on long hikes
blitzed|... Peyton Manning was  ___
blitzer|The Situation Room anchor
blondes|Butts of many a joke
bloodstone|Heliotrope
blossom|Flourish nicely
blossom|Mature
bludgeon|Beat but good
bluebird|Colorful member of the thrush family
boatels|Places to recharge with docking stations?
boatmen|Gondoliers
bobcats|Michael Jordan's team (for the time being)
bobtail|Nag's feature?
bobtailing|Docking, as a Doberman
bodegas|Spanish Harlem stores
boggles|Stumps
bohemian|Artsy
bolster|Shore up
bondage|Serfdom
bonhomie|Congeniality
bonitas|Tropical fisherman's catch
bonnets|British hoods
boobird|Fair-weather fan
booboos|Cuts on a kid
bookmark|Where to find Amazon, maybe?
booties|Baby shower gift
bordello|Layperson's house?
bordellos|Low point among neighborhood's whorehouses (9)
borscht|Beefshank and beet dish
bosomed|Busted?
bossier|More likely to make unreasonable demands
bossing|Calling the shots
bottoms|Some BDSM participants
bouillabaisse|Traditional Provençal stew
boulder|Colorado setting for Rock Climbers United convention?
bouquet|Bridesmaid's prop
bowknots|Double loops
bowwows|Little doggies
brackets|March office pool entries
braless|Bouncing all over the place, perhaps
brasserie|Cassoulet de Toulousain restaurant
brasserie|French tavern
brasserie|Restaurant to get a croque-monsieur
bravado|Swagger
bravura|Brilliant performance
breaded|Like some pork chops
breadless|Like sandwiches for the diet-conscious
breeder|Straight person, in gay slang
breeder|Stud farm proprietor
brevity|Economy
brewpub|Samuel Adams establishment
brewski|Suds, slangily
bridged|Crossed over
brigade|Troop group
brilliantine|Roaring Twenties hair cream
briskets|Beef cuts
bristol|One of the Palins
broaches|Opens up, as a topic
broadax|Live-action role-player's weapon
broadening|Richard III co-star / Fattening?
broadest|Most extensive
brocade|Rich fabric with raised designs
broiled|Prepared some fish dinners
bromine|Third-lightest halogen
bronzes|Some statues
brownstones|Some townhouses
browsed|Went on a Safari?
budgeter|Fiscal planner
bugaboo|Bête noire
bugaboo|Spook
bundles|Cable packages
burbles|Murmurs
burlaps|Sack materials
butlers|Classic mystery killers
buttinsky|Intruder
bypaths|Indirect routes
cabanas|Facilities where suits are put on
cabinet|It can hold its liquor
cadence|Marching rhythm
caesurae|Pauses in poetry
cahoots|Secret partnership
cajoles|Persuades with flattery
calendar|You can plan on it
calendars|Holiday planners?
calorie|Dieter's measurement
camaraderie|Bonhomie
camisole|Article of clothing with spaghetti straps
camporee|Scout get-together
canaled|Like Venice: var.
canards|Lies, damned lies, but not statistics
canasta|Card game whose name means "basket"
canasta|Rummy relative
canister|Curbside recyclable
cannoned|Attacked with certain artillery
canonize|Elevate to sainthood
cantatas|Choral works
captors|Any takers?
captors|Jailors
capture|Screen ___
capture|Snag
carcass|Roadkill
cardsharps|They work their magic for kings and queens
careened|Lurched
careers|Some people work for them
carefree|Blithe
careworn|Haggard
carfare|Travelling cost
caribou|Game seen around Christmas
carjack|Steal a ride
caromed|Bounced off the rail
carotene|Beta ___
carouse|Go on a bar crawl
carpool|Agreement that includes backseat drivers?
carpools|Driven employees?
casabas|Some melons
cascade|Waterfall
cassava|Starchy tuber in tapioca
castanet|Musical clicker
castaway|Film in which Tom Hanks plays a FedEx employee
castled|Protected the king
castled|Protected the king
castled|Protected the king, in a way
castles|Beach houses?
castoff|Discard
catalpa|Indian bean tree
catarrh|Nose-and-throat problem
catcall|Whistle while you work?
cathedra|Bishop's throne
cathode|Battery component termed by Michael Faraday
catholic|All-embracing
catspaw|Con's target
cattails|Marsh reeds
cattier|More spiteful
catwalk|Apron projection
caution|Yellow sign
cavorted|Made merry
celestial|Heavenly
cellared|Like some fine wines
cellared|Stuck in the basement
cements|Locks in
censors|Firemen in "Fahrenheit 451," e.g.
centric|In the middle
ceramic|Earthenware
cerebral|Appealing to those involved in mind games?
cerumen|Earwax
chagrin|Embarrassed feeling after failing
chagrins|Humiliates
chalice|Treasure in the Atari 2600 video game Adventure
challah|Shabbat staple
chameleon|Now you see him, now you don't
channel|TiVo selection
channeled|Did a great job impersonating, say
chanson|Alouette, par exemple
chaotic|All over the place
charioteer|Ben Hur extra
charming|... and the witch was ___...
chatroom|It's just your and my type
cheapen|Depreciate
cheated|Bilked
cheddar|Sharp snack
cheerio|Bye bye, Beckham
cheeses|Party spread
cheroot|Non-tapered cigar
chevron|Badge with stripes
chewable|Like many kids' vitamins
chianti|It comes in a straw basket
chicane|Deception
chilidog|Frank and beans?
chimera|Female creature with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail
chinchilla|Something "fine" at a dinner party / Stole stuff, maybe
chirped|Made a peep?
chiseled|Like a buff guy
choirboy|Do-gooder
chokers|Some necklaces
cholera|Cause of death for Presidents Polk and Taylor
chooses|Elects
chortle|Jabberwocky portmanteau that entered popular usage
chunnel|Underwater England/France connection
chuting|Enjoying a water slide
chutzpah|Real nerve
cigaret|Smoke, back in the day
cilantro|Herb used in salsa
cinephile|Creature of features?
citadel|Charleston college, with "The"
clammer|Shellfish hunter
clamorously|In a vociferous fashion
clangor|Loud racket
clarence|Frozen food pioneer Birdseye
clarets|Red table wines
clarinet|Woody Allen often plays one
classes|Brown catalog listing
classes|Schedule makeup
classics|Humanities concentration
classics|Humanities concentration
clayware|Pottery
cleaner|Disinfectant
cleaners|Stain removers
cleanse|Bathe
cleansed|Rid of grime
cleanses|Purifies
cleaved|Cut in two
clerihew|Four-line biographical poem
clients|Business needs
climactic|Like the penultimate scene in a movie, often
clinched|Like those already making March Madness plans
cloakroom|Nightclub area
cloakroom|Where Senators mingle
closings|Some real estate transactions
closure|Need to move on, sometimes
clouded|Like some poor judgment
cloverleafs|Highway interchanges
coached|Like actors and athletes
coalyard|Black diamond's location
coarser|Not so refined
coastal|Of the shore
cocaine|Sherlock Holmes's vice
cocaine|Snow
cockeye|Squinting thing
cockeyed|... that guy with strabismus was ___
coconut|Candy bar flavoring
codeine|Cough medicine ingredient
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
coeditor|Publishing house employee
coexist|Get along
cogitate|Think long and hard
cohabit|Live together
coleslaw|Club side
collide|Cause an accident
colorful|Lively
colossal|Huge
combats|Fights
comedian|2002 Jerry Seinfeld documentary
compete|Play games?
competition|Final part of the chance card
completed|All through
concept|___ album
concrete|Specific
concurs|Verse, part 2
condemn|Bad-mouth
conduct|Manners
confess|Tell in a crime story?
confide|Share secrets with, with "in"
confiscated|Seized
confuse|Bedlamize
confused|Bollixed up
connect|Draw a parallel between
conscious|Fully alert
consign|Hand over
consonants|R&D?
consort|Gertrude, to Claudius
consortia|Groups in joint ventures
consuls|Attachés
consult|Seek advice from
consumer|Ad target
contest|Time for drawing
coolers|Tailgater's props
copouts|Lame excuses
coriander|Curry spice
cornered|Stuck
coronae|Haloes
coronae|Halos
corpses|Stiffs
corpulence|Obesity
correlating|Corresponding (with)
corridor|Least desirable location for an office cubicle, probably
corsair|Buccaneer
cosiest|Most snug
cosignatory|Roommate, on a lease
costumed|Dressed for a masquerade
costumed|Ready for Halloween
cottages|Vacation rentals
cottony|Fluffy to the touch
coulomb|Unit of electrical charge
courant|Hartford newspaper
courser|Fast horse, in literature
covered|... the bookies got ___
coveted|Wanted biblically
cowered|Cringed
coyotes|Team that plays in Jobing.com Arena
cracked|Mental
crackle|Fireplace sound
cranium|Head case?
crankcase|Engine housing
craters|Moon units?
creamed|Lambasted
creases|Pressing issues?
credenzas|Dining room furniture
cremate|Go into a dead heat?
criminal|Record holder?
critics|Their thoughts are on the record
crossword|Chance card, part 2
crouton|Salad feature
croutons|Salad toppings
cruciate|Anterior ___ ligament
cruelty|Ruthlessness
crumhorn|Renaissance period wind instrument with an upward curving end
crusher|Final blow
crustacea|Shrimp, lobsters, etc.
crustier|More gruff
crutches|Tiny Tim prop
cudgels|Heavy clubs
cuisine|Thai, e.g.
culotte|Divided skirt
curacao|Its capital is Willemstad
curates|Takes up a collection?
curbside|Place to leave your recycling
curtsies|Bowing motions
customer|He's always right, in a business maxim
cyclers|Tour de France contestants
cynical|Distrusting
czarist|Tyrannical
dagwood|Huge sandwich
dallied|Wasted time
damages|Lawsuit goal
dankest|Most damp
daresay|Think likely
darkens|Stains
dashiki|Colorful men's shirt from West Africa
dateline|NBC newsmagazine series
daunter|Intimidating sort
davenport|Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention?
daycare|Big cost for new parents
deadline|Some people work under one
dealership|It might be full of crates
deathtraps|They might go up in flames
debased|Lowered
debated|*Argued
debunked|Got out of the top bed and exposed a falsehood (8)
debutante|One throwing a ball?
decadent|Beyond lavish
decapitate|Make some heads roll?
decayer|Decomposing agent
decelerate|Retard
decibel|Loudness unit
decimal|Point of math
declawed|Like one who can't scratch the surface
decoder|NSA employee
decorated|Highly regarded, militarily
decorum|Politeness
decries|Disparages openly
deejays|Hit men?
deepens|Strengthens
deepwater|Big trouble
defamed|Slung mud at
defangs|Removes, as a threat
defends|Plays with blocks?
defense|Crowd's chant during a basketball game
defensively|So as to avoid criticism
deflector|Shield in "Star Trek"
defogger|Windshield clearer
deftest|Most skillful
degrees|Doctors have them
dehorns|Renders harmless, in a way
delegate|Assign
deleted|Taken to the recycling bin?
deletes|Strikes out
delicate|Tender
delight|Rapture
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demeaned|Humbled
dementias|Losses of sharpness
demitasse|After-dinner drink
democratize|Make accessible for everyone
demurer|More modest and reserved
demystify|Clear things up
demystify|Clear things up
denizen|Inhabitant
denotes|Marks
denotes|Stands for
densities|Population statistics
density|Population statistic
dentists|Mouth guards?
deodorant|Secret stuff?
deodorants|Bans, e.g.
departs|Hits the road
depends|I haven't decided yet
depicts|Presents
deplaned|Got back on solid ground?
deplete|Run out of
depleted|Drained
deposal|Sworn statement
deposer|One performing a coup
deposers|Testifiers
deposit|It's money in the bank
deprived|Lacking opportunity
derisive|Cheeky
dermatitis|Skin inflammation
desegregated|Opened to all
designs|Architect's portfolio
desired|The rage
desires|Strong urges
desktop|Place for a recycle bin
despise|Detest
despite|Even with
despite|In contempt of
despite|In the face of
dessert|Turnover, e.g.
destain|Remove dye, as from a specimen
destine|Preordain
destroyers|Battleship ships
detains|Holds back
detente|Diplomat's goal
detours|They're set up around road work
detoxed|Cleaned up
detract|Take away a part
detrain|Get off the Acela
deviate|Break pattern
devotee|Big fan
dewiest|Most moist
dewiness|Morning moisture
diabetes|Reason someone might do shots?
diabolo|Toss-and-catch string game
diamante|Glittery trim
diapason|Full-toned organ stop
diaries|Time life books?
diehard|Action flick that takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza
dilatate|Broadened
diminish|Contract
dimness|Stupidity
dinette|Small room off a kitchen
dinners|Some expense report items
diopter|Unit of optical power of a lens
diorama|Science fair exhibit
diorama|Science fair exhibit
dioxide|Carbon ___
dioxides|Molecules with two oxygen atoms
directer|More to the point
direful|Grim
disciple|Ardent follower
disciple|Fervent follower
disdains|Dumps on
disease|WHO knows about it
disgracing|Dragging through the mud
disguise|It can make you a new person
dishrag|Wipe in the kitchen
disorient|Addle
dispels|Scatters to the four winds
dispirit|Unnerve
disposal|Sink fixture
dissects|Cuts apart
distant|Emotionally cold
distort|Bend out of shape
distrusted|Highly suspect
ditsier|More vapid
diurnal|Active from dawn to dusk
dodgers|First baseball team to use batting helmets
dogeared|Marked for later use
dogface|Soldier, in slang
doggone|Dirty-stinking
dollops|Cream servings
dolomite|Marble mineral
dominion|Realm
donated|Gave to a cause
donnybrooks|Brawls
doormat|Easily beatable opponent
doorsteps|Stoops
doorstop|Enormous book, so to speak
dotards|Some old folks
doubles|Wimbledon competition
dovetailed|Fit together nicely
downers|Bad scenes
downsize|Cut staff
dragnet|The names have been changed to protect the innocent show
drained|Really tired
dreamboat|Hunk
dreamers|The characters in "Inception," e.g.
dreamily|In a preoccupied way
dreamland|Where nodding will get you?
dreidel|Top with four letters on it
dressed|In a habit?
dresser|Bedroom piece
dribbler|Cavalier, at times
drilled|Went over some scales, e.g.
drinker|One who has difficulty passing the bar
driveshaft|Fictional band on the TV show "Lost"
droppers|Ear medication dispensers
dryness|Chapped quality
dryness|Moisturizer target
dueller|Ben Jonson vis-a-vis Gabriel Spenser, e.g.
dullest|Least interesting
dusting|... miraculously the maid service got away with just a ___
dynamos|Whizzes
eagerer|More gung-ho
earfuls|Major scoldings
earlaps|Deerstalker features
earldom|Noble state
earliest|Like the first in the room
earlobe|Stud's locale
earmark|Politician's add-on
earmarks|Identifying features
earnest|Industrious
earnest|Serious
earring|Cuff, e.g.
earthiest|Most-grounded
earthworm|Clearly I have defeated this ___ with my words ...
earwitness|Provider of sound testimony?
earworm|You can't get it out of your head
easeled|Standing up in a museum
easement|Property right
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Oriental
eastern|To the right?
eastern|___ European
eastern|___ Orthodox
eavesdrops|Spies, say
ebonics|Language in which "yo" is a pronoun
ebonize|Apply a dark stain
echelon|Rank
echinacea|Herb that supposedly improves one's immune system
eclairs|Cream-filled treats
eclectic|Varied and selective
eclipsed|Outdid
eclipses|Surpasses
ecofreak|Locavore whose car runs on used fryolator oil, say
economic|Commercial
ecosphere|Life-support system?
ecosystems|Living quarters?
ecotage|Earth Liberation Front activity
ecotage|Treachery brought on to a polluter
ecotone|Transitional land zone between forests and grasslands, e.g.
ecotour|Responsible holiday choice
ecotourist|Visitor to untouched land
ecotype|Environmental subdivision
ecstasy|Molly
ecstasy|Molly, familiarly
ecstatic|Thrilled
edified|Instructed for moral improvement
edifier|Instructor
editors|Tense folks?
editors|They get the word out
editors|They're experts in cases
educate|Drill, e.g.
educate|Engage in a class action?
educate|Host a webinar
educator|Anne Sullivan, e.g.
eellike|Difficult to grasp
eeriest|Most chilling
effaced|Wiped out
eggcups|Breakfast tray dishware
egghead|Brainiac
egoistic|Difficult to get along with, probably
egomania|The Great Gatsby's problem
egomaniac|Hard person to work with
egotists|Big heads
eidolon|Summoned apparition in "Final Fantasy IX"
ekistic|Pertaining to city planning
elapsed|Passed
elapsed|Ran out
elapses|Passes
elastic|Adaptable
elation|Joy
elderly|Crucial voting block, with "the"
elected|Put into office
elected|Sent to Washington
electorate|They have their say in November
electric|Charged
electrifies|Charges
electro|Spider-Man enemy
elegant|White-tie, say
elegiac|Like funeral dirges
elegists|Writers of poetic laments
elegists|Writers who work with dead lines?
element|Essential feature
element|Natural setting
element|Trace ___
elemental|Basic
elephant|2003 White Stripes record
elevate|Get a raise?
elevate|Idolize
elevated|Homeland Security threat level represented by "yellow"
eliminates|Does away with
elitism|Democracy is the fig leaf of ___ (Florence King)
elitist|Someone with clearly better taste in everything than you (duh)
elitists|Group whose opinions are so much better than yours, obviously
ellipse|Oval's shape
ellipse|Planet's path
eloping|Unceremoniously leaving?
elusive|Difficult to recall
emailed|Put in an inbox, say
emailed|Sent some pictures, say
emanates|Arises
embalmed|Dead-set?
embalms|Mummifies
embarks|Sets off
embarred|Locked up in prison
embittered|Angry
emerald|Green rock
emerald|Taurus's gemstone
emergent|Coming out
emerges|Comes out (from)
emerita|She's no longer working
emeriti|Retired faculty
emeriti|Some professors
emigrant|The Grapes of Wrath character
eminent|Award-winning
eminent|Big-league
eminent|Conspicuous
eminent|Highly respected
eminent|Popular and respected
emirate|Fujairah, for one
emirate|Islamic territory
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emirates|Fly ___ (Arsenal's sponsorship message)
emissive|Tending to radiate
emoticons|Faces on the Web
emperor|Return of the Jedi villain, with "The"
emperor|Streaker of stories
emphasised|Stressed in Sussex
emphysema|Breathing problem
empiric|Like some evidence
emptied|Finished off, as the wine
emulate|Do like
emulator|It will let you play Atari games on your computer
enabled|Made possible
enacted|Staged
enacting|Putting into effect
enactor|Legislator
enactor|Legislator
enameller|Pottery painter in Portsmouth
enamour|Bewitch, in Birmingham
enamour|Fill with ardour
encages|Traps in
enchanted|The pleasure's all mine
enciphered|Used code words?
encircle|Surround
encodes|Renders unreadable
encored|Did a few more numbers
encores|Extra numbers
encores|Seconds?
encrust|Cover with a hard surface
encrypt|Make secret, in a way
endgame|Check out time?
endives|Salad veggies
endless|Interminable
endless|Like a conveyor belt
endlessness|Infinite quality
endnotes|David Foster Wallace trademark
endorses|Signs, as a check
endowed|Hung, in a way
endower|Show angel, e.g.
endures|Goes the distance
endures|Lasts
endways|Lengthwise
enemies|___ are so stimulating (Katharine Hepburn)
enemies|Opposition
enemies|They're out to get you
energies|Strengths
energize|Liven up
enfolds|Wraps up
enforce|Administer, as laws
enframe|Put behind glass, say
engaged|Having a certain ring, say
engender|Give rise to
engineers|Railheads?
engines|Google and the like
engorge|Cause to swell
engorge|Fill to the tip
engrave|Make a lasting impression
engraver|One known for deep, cutting art
enisled|Crashed on the beach?
enisled|Stuck after a plane crash, maybe
enlisted|In the company?
enlistee|One going to Afghanistan, probably
enlistee|One off to Afghanistan, probably
enlistee|Service volunteer
enliven|Energize
enlivened|Gave a lift
enneads|Squares in a sudoku, e.g.
ennoble|Aggrandize
ennoble|Elevate to dignity
enormous|Gigantic
enounce|Articulate clearly
enounce|Say aloud
enounce|Say out loud
enounce|State clearly
enounce|State clearly
enrollee|Student on the roster
enrolls|Signs up
enrolls|Signs up for Obamacare, say
ensconce|Settle securely
enslave|Put in irons
ensnare|Capture
ensnared|Taken in
entente|Accord
entered|Became a member of
enteron|Begin, as an adventure
entertain|Have over
enthralls|Wows
enthuses|Gets all worked up
enticer|Lorelei
entices|Leads on
entices|Lures
entices|Sweet-talks
enticing|Very attractive
entires|Uncastrated stallions (no, really)
entitle|Authorize
entitles|Dubs
entrant|Competitor
entrant|Name on a form, say
entrapments|Stings
entreat|Implore
entreats|Asks urgently
entreaty|Humble request
entrench|Implant
entries|Contestants' submissions
entrust|Commit
entwines|Wraps around
enumerate|Rattle off
enuring|Accustoming (to)
epaulets|Shoulder pads
epicure|One with good taste in food
epicycle|Inner circle, in astronomy
epidemic|The Andromeda Strain subject
epigone|Woeful imitator
episodes|Breaking Bad had 62
episodes|Hulu list
epitaph|It's often written in stone
epithet|Disparaging word
epithet|Name
epitome|Archetype
epitome|Good example
epitome|Last word
eponyms|Achilles' heel and Adam's apple, e.g.
epsilon|Elasticity symbol in economics
equable|Balanced
equates|Regards as comparable
equator|It travels through 12 countries
equatorial|Hot and humid
eradicate|Wipe out
erasers|Clappers clap them
erasure|Rub-out
erasure|Sign of a rewrite
erasure|Sign of correction
erected|Built
erected|Threw up
erecter|Construction site employee
erectile|___ dysfunction
erection|Chub, in slang
erector|___ Set (toy for a brainy kid)
ermines|Fur coat animals
ermines|Heraldic furs
eroding|Falling apart
erogenous|___ zone
erosive|Cutting
erosive|Like wind and water
erosive|Soil-exposing
erotica|Blue print material?
erotica|Hot book
erotica|Off-color prints?
erotica|Piece of cheesecake, maybe
eroticism|Blue book material?
errands|Shopping list?
errants|Adventurous rovers
erratic|Inconsistent
erratic|Off and on
erratic|Wayward
erratum|Lapse
erroneous|Wrong
eructates|Belches
erudition|Deep, extensive learning
eruptive|Likely to blow up
escalate|Grow more intense
escaped|Got out
escaper|One in a breakout role?
escarole|Radicchio alternative
escrowed|In a holding account
esoteric|Puzzling
espanol|Instruction manuals often come in it
espanol|SAP button language, sometimes
espanol|Telenovelas are broadcast in it
espouse|Champion, as a cause
espouse|Speak for
espresso|Biscotti drink
espressos|Shots at some bars
esquire|Maxim alternative
essayed|Made an attempt
essayist|Column creator
essence|Gist
essence|Main point
essences|Gists
estated|Endowed, as at a will reading
estates|Big houses
estates|Expensive spreads
estates|Property
estates|___ General (pre-Revolution French legislative assembly)
estimate|Shop number
estimated|Roughly
esurient|Very hungry
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
etagere|Curio displayer
etagere|Stand in the bedroom?
etcetera|No need to go on
etcetera|You get the picture
etcetera|You get the picture
eternal|Classic
eternal|Still here tomorrow
eternity|All the time in the world?
eternizes|Makes one for the ages
etesian|Recurring annually, as Mediterranean summer winds
ethereal|Up in the air?
etheric|Like the upper regions of space
ethical|Living the good life?
eulogize|Praise during a wake
euphoria|Elation
evaders|Blue ghosts in Pac-Man, e.g.
evading|Sidestepping
evaluated|Sized up
evanesce|Slowly disappear
evanescent|Fleeting
evangelic|Pertaining to the Gospels
evaporate|Vanish into thin air?
evasion|Component of a cat and mouse game
evasion|Dodger's specialty
eventual|Ultimate
evermore|The Battle of ___ (Led Zeppelin)
everyday|Totally common
eviction|Dispossession
evidence|Court material
evident|Clear
evident|Distinct
evident|Totally obvious
evildoer|Crime boss, e.g.
evinced|Displayed
evinced|Showed
exactor|IRS agent, e.g.
exactors|Tax collectors
exaggerator|One who often works with big numbers
examine|Analyze
example|Class clarifier
examples|They can show you how it's done
exclaim|Cry out
exclude|Leave out
excremental|Crappy?
excrete|Discharge waste
execrated|Felt loathing for
exercising|Hitting the gym
exhalant|Clam's siphon, e.g.
exhaled|Let out
exhorts|Strongly presses
exhorts|Strongly urges
exorcises|Does a good turn?
expanded|Stretched out
expanse|Big stretch
expedite|Hurry up
expellee|One out on the street?
expenses|Business deductions
expenses|Business deductions
expensive|Formerly thoughtful, dear (9)
exploit|Tour de force
exponent|Figure in "E = mc²"
exposed|With cover blown
exposure|PR agent's job
express|State
exterior|Outside
extramural|Interscholastic
extremes|Opposite ends of the spectrum
extrude|Squeeze out using a die
extrude|Thrust out
exurbia|Commuter rail terminus
eyeball|Confrontation feature
eyebolt|Ring-shaped head fastener
eyebrow|Arched body part
eyeglasses|Cups that may be watching you?
eyehole|Mask feature
eyelets|Holes for shoelaces
eyeliner|Emo boy's makeup
eyeshade|Cover for some sleepers
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyesore|It hurts to look at it
eyesore|It's tough to take in
eyesores|Boarded up buildings, e.g.
fairies|Mythical fliers
fajitas|Folded treats
falconets|Tiny South American birds of prey
famines|Rough patches for a freelancer
fanatic|Owner of a complete set
fanatics|Extended Director's Cut Special Edition Gift Set purchasers
fanfare|Trumpet call
fanjets|Airplane engines
fanzine|It covers celebrities
faraway|Distant
farrago|Hodgepodge
farther|More removed
fastened|Secured
fastest|Triathlon winner, with "the"
fatality|Conclusion of many a "Mortal Kombat" battle
fateful|Ominous
fathead|Ninny
fattens|Prepares for the abattoir
favoring|Leaning toward
federal|FCC member
feldspar|Rock-forming mineral that makes up nearly 60% of the Earth's crust
felines|Pumas, e.g.
ferrule|Metallic ring cap on the end of a handle
festered|Rankled
festers|Suppurates
fetching|Speed Dating went really well last night, but I can't make up my mind; the dog catcher was ___...
fevered|Excited
fiberglass|Insulation purchase
fierier|More excitable
fifteens|Some blackjack hands
filmset|Where the action is
finales|Show stoppers?
fineries|Articles of luxury clothing
firearm|Piece of heat
fireboxes|Furnace parts
fireboxes|Hearth
firestorms|Controversial outbursts
firetruck|Classic boy toy
firkins|Quarter kegs of English beer
fishtail|Swerve out of control
fitness|Bally's concern
fitness|Exerciser's goal
fixation|Hang up
fizgigs|Fireworks with whirling tops
flagged|Pointed out
flasher|Showman?
flatcar|Part of a freight train
flatfoot|Bobby, slangily
flatten|Smush
flattop|J. Jonah Jameson's do
flautas|Taquitos, by another name
fleabane|Daisylike flower that purportedly repels insects
fleeced|Swindled
fleeter|More like cheetahs
flirted|Was coquettish
flooded|Swamped
floodlit|Highly illuminated
flosses|Takes care of the gums
flowage|Flooded state
flummox|Confuse
flyswatters|Devices used in debugging
foldout|Like some couches
footsie|It's played under the table
footsore|Like those who completed a marathon
foremen|Factory-floor leaders
forests|Green land?
foretime|Past
forlorn|Woebegone
fortieth|Birthday many dread
fourths|Glutton's helping
foxhole|Wartime setting
fractal|Design in a Mandelbrot set
freaked|Spazzed (out)
freelance|Home work?
freemen|12 Years a Slave extras
frescos|Wall art
friends|... Central Perk
friends|Facebook users
frijoles|Burrito filling
frittata|Baked egg dish
frustrate|Stymie
funnier|Better at ad-libbing
furnace|Hot spot
furnaces|Hot spots?
furrier|Coat seller
fuzzier|Less coherent
gadgets|Doohickeys
gadgets|Many Brookstone purchases
galleon|Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria, e.g.
gallery|Museum wing
galumph|Walk clumsily
gambler|One attempting to clean out the house
ganders|Members of the flock
garaged|Put into storage
gardens|Plant manager's locations?
garland|Floral crown
garland|Texas setting for the Wedding Florists Society convention?
gasoline|Gulf product
gathered|Collected
gazette|Bee alternative
gazpacho|It's a dish best served cold
gearcase|Bicycle chain holder
gearwheels|Back parts of Treks
geekdom|Realm of Doctor Who and xkcd superfans
geezers|Mossbacks
geezers|Old dogs (7)
geezers|The olds
geishas|Eastern entertainers
gemstones|Malachite and lapis lazuli
generate|Hatch
generic|No-name brand
generic|Run-of-the-mill
genesis|2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
genotype|Chromosomal composition
genteel|Refined
gestate|Develop slowly
gestate|Take a long time to develop
gestates|Develops slowly
giftwrapped|Ready for the present?
gigolos|Ladies' men
gigolos|Showtime series set in Las Vegas
ginseng|Root that boosts the immune system
girlies|Wimps
gladstone|Disraeli rival
glances|Views in the rear view mirror
glaucoma|Eyesight impairer
glazier|One doing panestaking work?
gleaned|Deduced
gleaner|Information gatherer
glitter|Glam rocker's decoration
gloomed|Experienced a depression
glossiest|Most like magazine covers
glutted|Ate too much
gnocchi|Potato dumplings
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
gnostic|Believer that matter is evil
gnostics|Believers in salvation by knowledge
goblets|Mead vessels
godsend|Unforeseen plus
godsends|Huge boons
golgotha|Crucifixion locale
goodies|Treats
gorilla|Bruiser
gosling|Small honker
gossips|Busybodies
graduate|Move into the real world, so to speak
grandma|Moses, famously
granite|Something hard to build with?
graphics|Video game department
grasshopper|Drink made with crème de cacao and crème de menthe
greasers|Biker gang in the '50s
greeted|Shook hands with
greeter|One waiting at an airport gate
greyest|Like the cloudiest skies in Manchester
greyest|Like the most overcast skies in London
grieves|Sings the blues
gripers|Rap producers?
grizzliest|Most bearish?
grizzly|National park menace
groaning|Sound heard during a so-bad-it's-good comedy routine
grommets|Eyelets
grooves|Dances
grouching|Sulking monologue
grouser|Constant complainer
growths|Dermatologist's concerns
grunted|Said "ugh"
guacamoles|Taqueria toppings
guanaco|Llama's cousin
guesser|Poor test taker
gunboat|John Kerry's station in Vietnam
gunshot|Colt's sound
gutless|Cowardly
gyration|Hula hoop motion
habitat|Haunt
habitat|Living quarters
haircut|Taking a little off the top?
hairiest|Most difficult to unravel
hairnets|Do protection
halberd|Pole weapon with an axe on top
halogens|Some fancy lamps
hammered|... those carpenters were ___
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hammier|Not so subtle
handicapper|One who deals with books
handier|More useful
handoff|Exchange in a pocket
handprint|What a biometric security scanner scans
handstand|Thing that holds your TV up by the fingertips?
hangdog|Very sad-looking
hangers|They hold up your dress
hangover|Morning sickness?
hangover|Ringing that starts the new year, for many
hangups|Preoccupations
happens|Shit ___
happens|Shit ___
harassed|Didn't leave alone
hardier|More stalwart
hardline|Intractable
harkens|___ back to (reminds of)
harmonics|Some overtones
harsher|More difficult to listen to
hashish|Amsterdam coffeshop purchase
hateful|The ___ Eight
haulage|Towing fee
havarti|Danish export
havarti|Pale yellow cheese
hazelnut|Kind of coffee
headily|In an intoxicating way
headway|Progress
heaping|Like some spoonfuls
hearken|Give heed, Biblically
hearken|Pay heed
hearses|Departed vehicles
hearses|Stiff crates
hearten|Cheer up
heavens|Dear me!
heaviest|Most obese
hedonic|Pleasure-loving
heinous|Really abominable
helipad|Hospital landing point
hellfire|The boss is gonna axe you!?
hematic|Of the blood
henceforth|In the future
henpeck|Nag persistently
heptagons|50 and 20 pence coins in the U.K., for two
heredity|It runs in the family
heredity|It's in the family
heretical|Like an infidel
herewith|Presenting ...
heroine|Joan of Arc, e.g.
heroine|Katniss Everdeen, e.g.
heroine|Scout of "To Kill A Mockingbird," e.g.
heroine|Thelma or Louise
heteros|Straights
heteros|They're straight
hibachi|Little smoker
highspot|Focal point
hippies|Joke, part 3
hippopotamus|Literally "river horse"
hipster|One who runs a cassette-only record label, probably
hirsute|Hairy
hirsute|In need of a shave
historic|Red-letter
hoarders|A&E TV show with professional cleaners and clinical psychologists
hoarsely|How some concertgoers talk after a show
hoarsely|How some concertgoers talk after a show
holding|The guy with all the weed was called for
homebrew|Blonde you might keep in your basement for months
homeports|Docking stations?
homesite|It's a lot
homilies|Church lessons
honesty|With death comes ___ (Salman Rushdie)
honeybees|Some drones
honoree|Key to the city recipient
hoodwinked|Duped
horizontal|How this entry appears in the grid
hornier|More unsatisfied
horrible|Really bad
horrors|Gadzooks!
hosannas|Big accolades
hosannas|Praises
hosiers|No nonsense businessmen
hospitable|Kind
hospitable|Kind
hostage|Conditional detainee
hostels|Backpacker's stops
hostess|Party girl?
hotcakes|Fast sellers
hotdogs|6-inch wieners
hothouse|Place of growing concern
hotline|Number called in a crisis
hotspot|Place to start networking
hotspur|Tottenham football club
housekeeping|Maid's profession
humanize|Tame
humerus|Shoulder-to-elbow bone
hurrahed|Gave good cheer
hydrogen|1 in a table setting
hygiene|Clean freak's concern
iambuses|Metrical feet
icebergs|They often come off the shelf
iceboat|Vehicle with runners and a sail
icicles|Cold formations
idealist|Pollyanna, e.g.
idealize|Admire
ideally|If everything goes our way ...
idiotic|Foolish
idyllic|Without a care in the world
ignited|Lit up
igniter|Firestarter
ignites|Lights
ignites|Sets off
iguanas|Chameleon cousins
iguanodon|Dinosaur with spiked thumbs
illegally|How some get leaks
illness|Shingles, e.g.
imagine|Create something from nothing?
imagines|Fabricates
imarets|Turkish inns
imbeciles|Boobs
imitate|Do like
imitate|Spoof
imitated|Acted like
imitated|Followed
imitated|Participated in charades
imitated|Participated in charades
imitation|Dupe
immerse|Get very involved in
immunized|State after having a few shots
immunogen|Substance stimulating antibody production
impales|Runs through
impasse|Dead end
impeach|Accuse of misconduct
impeccable|Beyond reproach
impeded|Retarded
impedes|Bars
impedes|Ties up
impersonate|Become somebody else?
impertinent|Rude
implant|Nonhuman part of a cyborg
implied|Hinted at
imposes|Intrudes (upon)
imposes|Levies, as a tax
impress|Blow out of the water
impressive|Wow
impurity|Foreign matter
inanity|Feature of a farce
inbound|Basketball play starter
incense|Stuff burnt at church
incisor|Canine neighbor
inclement|Like stormy weather
incredulity|Skepticism
indicators|Signals
indicted|Accused
indictee|Defendant, at times
indolent|Do-nothing
indulgence|Dark chocolate, to some
inertia|First law of motion subject
inertly|Without motion
inexact|Imprecise
infanta|Newborn nina
infused|Added, as flavoring
inhalant|Asthmatic's aid
inhalator|Asthmatic's device
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inherit|Come into
inherit|Come into
inherit|Get what's coming to you
initial|Alfred E. Neuman has one
initialed|Signed off on
initials|Letter heads?
initiates|Starts
innermost|Central
innermost|Deepest and most central
innocents|Children
innuendo|It might be sexual
innuendoes|Some risqué humor
inocula|Shot components
inorganic|Man-made
inroads|Penetrations
insects|Bugs
insensate|Unfeeling
insides|Guts
insides|Stomach, etc.
insignia|Badge of honor
inspire|Influence artistically
inspire|Move to act
instate|Like some tuition
instate|One form of college tuition
instill|Guide step by step
instructed|Taught
insulate|Make fireproof
insulation|Stuff in the attic
insulin|Hormone shot
insults|Yo Mama jokes, e.g.
integrals|Calculus subject
intentness|Sharp focus
intentness|Sharp focus
intents|Aims
intents|Objectives
interact|Combine
interest|Money for nothing
interests|Facebook information
interim|Temporary
interim|Time gap
interior|Cabinet department
interleave|Provide pages for notes
intermixes|Combines
internee|Suspected terrorist, e.g.
intersected|Met on the street?
intersperse|Scatter (among things)
intimacy|Closeness
intimates|Slips, e.g.
intolerance|Theme of "To Kill A Mockingbird"
intriguing|Word said while stroking one's chin
intruder|One who shouldn't be here
intuition|Sense
invader|Martian in many a sci-fi story
invades|Crosses a line, maybe
invades|Takes over
investment|Stock, e.g.
inviter|Party host, generally
iodines|Antiseptic solutions
irascible|Petulant
irksome|Annoying
ironical|Mocking
ironies|Twists of fate
ironists|Sardonic writers
ironmen|Athletes who can go great distances
irresolute|Going back and forth
irresolute|Of two minds
irritate|Really annoy
irritative|Bothersome
islander|A castaway is an unwilling one
islander|Bossy, famously
islander|Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum player
isobars|Front lines?
isogram|Map line connecting points of equal value
isolate|Close off
isolate|Set apart
isoline|Feature on a meteorological map
isotope|Chemistry subject
issuers|Traffic cops, at times
itemize|Put on a list
iterate|Emphasize
iterates|Echoes
iteration|Looping, e.g.
ivories|Piano, slangily
jailbait|Some sexters
jailing|Canning?
jalapeno|Burrito topping
janitor|One making a clean sweep
janitors|They regularly stay after school
jasmine|Aladdin's love
javelin|Track and field equipment
jawline|Where muttonchops stop
jeerers|Hecklers
jerseys|Vikings' wear
jetliners|Delta craft
jetstream|The wind beneath your wings?
jewelers|Stone tools users?
jezebel|Tramp
jiggled|Tried to make a new connection
jitters|Butterflies
jittery|On edge
jiveass|Damn fool, in street slang
johnnie|Walker in a liquor store
josephs|___ coat (colorful annual)
jostled|Pushed
jostler|Player in front of the goal during a free kick, often
jostlers|Some moshers
jostlers|Those in a rowdy crowd
jousted|Tilted
joyride|Hummer taken around the block
julienne|Slice into thin strips
juniper|Berry used in gin
juvenile|Immature
kachina|Wooden doll
kaisers|Former German leaders
kakapos|New Zealand parrots
karaoke|Event to do "My Way" your way
katydid|Late summer singer
keeping|Storage
keisters|Rears
kerneled|Like corncobs
kerosene|Lamp oil
kettles|Whistlers in a kitchen
keyboards|New wave band instruments
keynote|Convention speaker's speech
keynoter|Convention headliner
keystones|They hold it all together
khanate|Realm ruled by a Mongol
kibbitz|Tell you partner how to play bridge, say: Var.
kidneys|Nephrologist's specialty
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kilobit|Small storage unit
kimonos|Garments traditionally worn with zori or geta footwear
kinetic|Kind of energy
kingmaker|Powerful politico
kippered|Like some herring
klatsch|Girls' night gathering, e.g.
kleenex|Bedside supply
kleenex|Paper in the bathroom?
kleptos|Compulsive "shoppers"
knapsacks|They may be brought on a trip
kneaded|Made some dough
kneaded|Worked out a kink in the neck
kneehole|Type of desk
kneeler|Part of a church
kneepad|Bit of X-Games gear
kneesock|Hosiery piece
knelled|Rang out
knesset|Assembly in Jerusalem
knesset|Israeli's diet?
knesset|Its speaker is Reuven Rivlin
knitter|One who spins a yarn?
kumquat|Citrus fruit whose peel is eaten
kumquat|Orange relative
kumquat|Oval-shaped citrus
laborer|Drudge
laborite|Union supporter
labrador|It might be chocolate
lacerate|Rip jaggedly
lactase|Aid in digestion
lactate|Secrete milk
ladleful|Soup serving
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
ladyish|Old ___ (like orthopedic shoes and lace handkerchiefs)
lambada|Brazilian fad dance of the '90s
lambada|Popular Brazilian dance
lamenting|Elegy theme
laments|Whines
lantern|___ jaw
lanyard|Part of a ship's rigging
lapeled|Like some vests
lapidary|Gemstone cutter
larrups|Lashes
lasagna|Bake sale dish
lassoes|Acquires stock?
lassoes|Ropes
latecomer|Fairweather-fan, probably
latency|Networking snafu
lateral|Football throw
lateral|Throw to the side
lateral|Word with movement and thinking
latexes|Certain paints
latexes|Some house paints
latinos|Sought-after voting bloc
latinos|The Sharks, e.g.
latrine|Base head?
latrine|Where the Army goes
lattice|Style of some fences
laudable|Worth praising
laureled|Given a wreath
laurels|Garlands
laurels|Resting place?
lavender|Purple hue
lawbook|How cute! Bishop is into viewing legal material (7)
laxative|Going concern?
leadoff|Begin (appropriately)
leaflet|Protestor's handout
leaflet|Rally handout
learned|Wise
leavens|Adds yeast to
leeches|Hangers-on
leerier|More conservative
leeward|On the safe side
leeways|Extra times in which to work
leftists|They're not right
legroom|Stretching space
leister|Salmon-fishing spear
leisure|Time to relax
lengths|Great ones are annoying to go to
lenient|Easy
leonine|Strong and proud
leonine|Tawny and proud, say
leopard|Creature that stores its kill in trees
leotard|Circus getup
lesbian|She's just not that into you (maybe)
lessens|Lets up
lessons|Syllabus contents
liaison|Affair
libelee|Defamation suit party
liberation|Struggler's wish
liberty|Revolutionary cause
libraries|Studies
libretto|Tosca's story?
license|It's got your name written all over it
lieutenants|Stratego pieces
lifesavers|Candy since 1912
ligatures|Ties in surgery
lightning|2004 Stanley Cup winners
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Fruity summer cooler
limekiln|Oyster shell blast spot
lineage|Blood
lineage|Family story
lineate|Striped
linebackers|Football defensemen
linesmen|Flag wavers during soccer matches
lingered|Hung around
linings|Winter coat features
linseed|Type of oil
lionize|Treat like a star
literal|Not exaggerated
literal|Unembellished
litigant|Plaintiff or defendant
liturgy|Sunday service
livable|Fit for habitation
livered|Lily-___
loamier|Having richer soil
loathsome|Just. The. Worst.
lobster|Bib decoration
lobster|Sunburn shade
locations|Sites
loiterer|One who hangs around
loopers|Word search solvers
loopier|More nuts
loosely|In an undefined way
loosely|Not in the strictest sense
loosening|Masseuse's task
loosens|Unties
looting|Rioter's activity
lorries|Twickenham trucks
losings|Vegas debts
loudens|Crescendos
lucency|Clearness of thought
lucency|Limpidness
lucerne|Tourist city of central Switzerland
lunatic|Wack job
lunettes|Crescent-shaped windows
luscious|... the pastry chef was ___...
lushest|Most green
lushest|Most luxurious
lushest|Most opulent
lynchpins|Buttons with the director of "Blue Velvet" on them?
lyrists|Old harp players
macaques|Some Old World monkeys
macaroni|Feather in one's cap?
macerated|Disintegrated through excessive soaking
macrame|Art with knots
macrame|Weaving technique used in friendship bracelets
macrame|Yarn artwork
madeira|Portugese dessert wine
madeira|Wine served as an aperitif
madeleine|Fantasy writer L'Engle
madness|Dr. Jekyll's problem
madonna|Live to Tell singer
maestri|They know the score
maestros|They're with the band
mafiosi|Extras in "The Godfather"
magazines|They're often placed on racks
magenta|Hue in the T Mobile logo
maggots|Some larvae
magistrates|Justices of the peace
magnesia|Milk of ___
magnolia|1999 Tom Cruise movie
maharajas|Jeweled turban wearers
maharani|Bollywood princess
maharani|Hindu princess
mahatma|Epithet that means "great soul"
mahogany|Wood used in cabinetry
mahonia|Shrub of the barberry family
maidens|Storybook women
maidish|Like a virgin?
maidservant|Kinky costume
maidservant|Sexy costume
mailbag|Circular container?
maillot|One-piece swimsuit
mailmen|Letterheads?
mainlanders|People from California, to Hawaiians
mainmast|Ketch pole
makeover|Thorough beauty treatment
malinger|Avoid work
malinger|Avoid work
maltose|Sugar for beer-making
maltose|Sugar for beer-making
manageable|Like an easily accomplished goal
management|Runners?
mandalas|Geometric Buddhist designs
mandril|Spindle: Var.
maneuver|Tactic
mangers|Livestock feeders
mangling|Butchering
manhattan|Cocktail made with whiskey, vermouth and bitters
manhole|Kind of cover
manhole|Way underground?
manikin|Art school model
mankind|All of us
manliest|Most macho
manmade|Like Ghana's Lake Volta
manrope|Gangway's rail
mantelet|Short cloak
mantled|Clad in a cape
mantraps|Sirens
mantras|Om Mani Padme Hum, et al.
manyfold|By a large factor
marauder|Pillager
marengo|Napoleon's horse
margarita|It's often served with salt
marijuana|Dope! Callas is lying about Peron (9)
marijuana|High gear?
marimba|Black snake works its way around Ocean State instrument (7)
marimba|Cousin of the xylophone
marinated|Like barbecue meat
mariner|NASA program that was the first to photograph another planet
marines|Group with the battle cry "oorah"
marines|Their mascot is an English bulldog
marital|___ status
marlins|2003 World Series champs
marquee|Place to find a title
marquee|Title holder, of a sort
marriage|It sometimes may be arranged
marries|Takes a new name, say
marsupia|Some pouches
martini|The only American invention as perfect as the sonnet, per H. L. Mencken
mascara|Cosmetic item
mascara|Make-up item
masonic|Kind of temple
mastery|Dominance
mastodon|Once More 'Round the Sun metal band
matador|Caped crusader?
matchbox|Popular toy car
matilda|Roald Dahl heroine
matinee|It's put on during the day
matinee|Mid-afternoon fare
matronal|Womanly
matutinal|Of the morning
mealier|More powdery
measles|Childhood malady
measles|Spots at a pediatrician's office
measured|Consistent
medaled|Got bronze, say
medevacs|Rescue operations before operations
mediator|Panel participant
medicare|2008 Presidential debate issue
medicine|Nobel category
meekness|Humble quality
meerkat|Cousin of the mongoose
meerkat|Cousin of the mongoose
megadose|Ten times the serving of vitamins, say
megahertz|Unit of frequency
megaplexes|They get the big picture
melange|Potpourri
melanite|Deep black garnet variety
melders|Vulcans, as communicators
melisma|Group of notes sung to one syllable of text
melodic|Easy to hum along to
melodica|Wind instrument with a keyboard
melodies|Lines at karaoke bars
memento|2001 Christopher Nolan flick
menagerie|Animal exhibit
menfolk|They might not be participatin' in the quiltin' bee
meridian|It goes from pole to pole
meritocracy|Belief that rulers should be chosen based on skills rather than wealth
mermaid|Creature in the Starbucks logo
meshuga|Foolish
meshuga|Foolish embrace in Arizona town (7)
meshuga|Out of one's gourd
message|Bottled item
messmates|Grub-eating grunts
metalhead|Sabbath follower?
metaphor|Love is a battlefield, e.g.
meteoric|Like a viral video star's trajectory
meteoric|Like some rises
meteors|Nighttime streakers
meteors|Sky lights?
methane|It's a gas
midterm|Important exam
migrate|Move in the cold, perhaps
mileage|Fuel economy consideration
militia|Citizen soldiers
milkmaid|Tess of the d'Urbervilles's job
milldam|Pond creator near a factory
millennia|Big stretch?
million|Hyperbolic number, often
mimosas|Booze at brunch
mineral|Kind of oil
minesweeper|Free game that comes with Windows
minicab|Airport vehicle
minicar|Smart object
minimal|Least possible
ministering|Attending (to)
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
minored|Took a lot of classes that Dad wasn't too keen on paying for, but you wanted to take, say
minuets|Dances in 3/4-time
minutest|Merest
miracle|Faith-based initiative?
miracles|Holy orders?
miscast|Like Zach Galifianakis playing Iago, e.g.
misdate|Screw up, as a check written in January
misdates|Makes a common check error in January
misdeal|Baseball error?
misdirect|Point wrong
misleads|Hornswoggles
misname|Make an error tagging
mistakable|Capable of getting all wrong
mistaking|Wrongly interpreting
misterm|Make a wrong call?
mistletoe|Christmas decoration
mistletoe|Christmas decoration
mistreats|Abuses
mistune|Accidentally put on a G-string?
mitosis|Cell division
mitosis|Division in biology
mittens|Classic part of a cartoon eskimo's outfit
mnemonics|Topic sentences?
modeler|Small town developer?
modular|Like some furniture
moister|Like a better piece of cake, say
moleskin|Cloth used in adhesive pads
mollusk|Hooker shelled husky gastropod (7)
monarda|Perennial family that includes bee balm and horsemint
monitor|Supervise
monitor|Workstation thing
monkeys|Screws (around)
monocles|Seeing things?
monotone|Like Leonard Cohen's singing
monsoon|Heavy weather
monster|Freakishly big
montero|Midsize Mitsubishi S.U.V.
moodiest|Most volatile
moonlight|Lamp sold at the Sky Mall?
moonlit|Like romantic evenings
moonlit|Like some romantic walks
morello|Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom
morsels|Bites
mortars|Muzzle-loading weapons
motorcycle|Chopper, e.g.
motorize|Install machinery
mousses|Rich desserts
muchacho|Hombre-to-be
mudhole|Off-road vehicle hazard
mudslide|Drink with vodka, Kahlua, Bailey's, and cream
mullahs|Experts in Muslim law
mullets|Hockey hair cuts
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscles|They're sometimes pulled at a gym
mushing|Making oatmeal, say
mutants|The X-Men, famously
muttons|5. Hard to believe I rocked ___ as facial hair for years
namesake|George W. Bush to George H. W. Bush
nametag|It says "Hello"
nametags|Convention stickers
nannies|They help with the kids
nanometer|Measurement of length at the subatomic level
nanosecond|Cycle length for a gigahertz processor
nanotechnology|Science at the molecular level
napkins|Picnic purchase
napoleon|Animal Farm pig
narrate|Relate
narrower|More like one-point victories
nattier|More dapper
natural|Unaffected
natural|With nothing added
natures|___ Way (herbal supplements)
nauseas|Uneasy feelings
nauseate|Sicken
nearest|Closest
nearest|Short and direct
nearside|Art of the playing field closest to the cameras
neatened|Cleaned house
neatest|Most like easy-to-read penmanship
neatnik|Constant cleaner
neatnik|Taken in strange compulsive cleaner (7)
neckties|They often wind up in knots
nectars|Fodder for workers
needled|Gave a hard time
negates|Cancels
negates|Cancels
negator|Denier
neglects|Shows indifference
nemeses|Bond and Blofeld, e.g.
nemeses|Fighting types
nemeses|Rivals
nemesis|Lifelong foe
neogene|Penultimate geologic period
neolith|Erstwhile stone tool
neophyte|Apprentice
neorealist|Filmmaker who attempts to capture everyday life
nepenthe|Lotus-Eaters' drug
nereids|Seafaring nymphs of myth
nestled|Cozying up
nestling|Chick
netsuke|Kimono sash ornament
nettles|Really irritates
neutrino|Subatomic particle of no charge
neutron|Deuterium has one
nevermind|... "Sheep"?
newlywed|One who recently changed his or her name, perhaps
newsdesk|Sun spot?
newshawk|Reporter
newsreel|Citizen Kane feature
newsreels|The March of Time output
newsstand|People mover?
nextdoor|Neighborly
nicotine|Parliament component
niftier|Cooler
nigella|British celebrity chef Lawson
nightmares|Scary experiences in bed
nimbler|More agile
nineties|.... and the decade Beck blew up
ninnies|Chuckleheads
ninnies|Dummkopfs
nirvana|... Fecal Matter
nodules|Small swellings
noiseless|Silent
noisemaker|New Year's Eve handout
noisier|More piercing
noisome|Foul-smelling
noisome|Harmful
nomadic|Wandering
nonagon|Shape of all Baha'i Faith temples
nonesuch|Wilco's record label
nonevent|Big nothing
nonissue|Matter of little relevance
nonlocal|From parts elsewhere
nonpros|Rank amateurs
nonsense|Pshaw!
nonskid|Made to grip the road
nontitle|Like a contest with nothing at stake
noodges|Busybodies
noodges|Nitpickers
nosebag|Bay feeder
nosedive|Sharp fall
nosiest|Like the ultimate yenta
nosiest|Most prying
notaries|They have seals of approval
notation|System of representation
notebooks|Small laptops
notepad|Readme reader, often
nowhere|East Bumfuck's location
nuanced|Skillfully subtle
nuclear|Kind of family
nuggets|___: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
nuggets|Fast-food staple
numeric|___ keypad
nuptial|Wedding-related
nurseries|Places to hang out with your buds?
nutsier|More eccentric
oarless|Like a kayak that's adrift
oatcake|Breakfast flatbread
oatcake|Scottish cereal staple
objects|Crap
objects|Gear
obligation|Task at hand
obscene|R-rated
observed|Followed
obsesses|Can't let go
obsession|Axe to grind
obsolete|Like a Commodore 64
obstacle|Rub
obstacle|___ course
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occupant|Big recipient of junk mail
occupies|Takes up
oceanaria|Massive glass houses?
oceanaria|Water worlds?
oceanaria|Waterworld?
oceanaut|Bathysphere user
ocotillos|Spiny desert plants
octanes|Pump figures
ocularly|How things are witnessed
oddball|Weirdo
oddness|Eccentricity
odometer|Dash component
offcast|Thrown away
officer|Force figure
offside|The guy who rolled onto his back after passing out was called for being ...
oftener|With greater frequency
ofttimes|Frequently, in poetry
ogreish|Brutal?
oilcans|Garage receptacles
oilcloth|Waterproof fabric
oilhole|Lubrication aperture
oilpaper|Water-resistant wrap
oilseed|It's grown for lubricating purposes
okeydoke|Looks good to me
oldster|Stereotypical bridge player
oldstyle|Pabst brand
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
oleander|Poisonous evergreen shrub
oleander|Poisonous shrub
oleander|Shrub in the dogbane family
oleates|Some ointments
olestra|Food additive currently used as a deck stainer
olestra|Food additive that was included in Time's 50 Worst Inventions
olestra|Ingredient in some fat-free food
olestra|Lays Light ingredient
omelets|Dishes stuffed with ingredients
omelets|They may come with screwdrivers
omelette|Meal served with potatoes au gratin
omnibus|Big collection
onboard|Ready for takeoff
oncoming|Like some traffic
onefold|Complete
onerous|Burdensome
ongoing|Already started
onrushes|Surges
onstage|Performing
onwards|Charge!
oocytes|Not-yet-mature ova
opalesce|Display a shimmer of colors
opalesce|Exhibit shimmering colors
opaline|Milky translucent glass
opaquer|More nontransparent
openhearted|Frank
openings|Chess player's studies
operable|Fit for service
operate|Fix an organ, maybe
operate|Get under someone's skin, perhaps?
operated|Did a surgeon's job
operation|Board game with the character Cavity Sam
operator|Sprint figure?
operetta|Candide, for one
operetta|Benjamin Britten's "Paul Bunyan," e.g.
operetta|Jacques Offenbach work
opiates|They may put you to sleep
opiates|They're knockouts
opossum|Western Hemisphere marsupial
opponents|Them
opposed|At odds
opposite|Top to bottom?
options|Acquires the film rights to
opulence|Comfortable lifestyle
opulence|Lifestyle of the rich and famous
oracles|They know where we're headed
oranges|Slot machine images
orating|Standing and delivering
orating|Stumping
oratories|Small private chapels
oratorio|Handel piece
orbiter|One who's been around the world?
ordered|Put into rows
ordering|Bistro activity
oregano|Pizza flavoring
oregano|Pizza seasoning
oregano|Pizza spice
organist|Ballpark figure
organize|Form a union
orgasmic|Walking on air
orientated|Positioned with respect to
orients|Aligns
orients|Lines up
orients|Points the right way
orients|Sets straight
oriflamme|Banner that serves as a rallying point
origami|Construction involving a crane, often
origami|Construction paper?
origami|Japanese art of folding paper
original|First in a series?
orioles|Team that plays "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh inning stretch
orogeny|Mountain-making process, in geology
orthopedist|Joint resolution figure?
osiered|Made of certain twigs
ostlers|Livery workers
ostosis|Formation of bone
otalgia|Ear problem
otalgia|Pain in the ear
outback|Great area in Australia
outcast|Bully's target, often
outfits|Wardrobe makeup
outhits|Wins the Home Run Derby, e.g.
outlawed|Illegal
outlive|Survive
outposts|Remote bases
outrages|Tabloid fodder
outrate|Obtain a higher ranking than
outreach|Community ___
outstay|___ one's welcome
outtake|Blu-ray extra
outtake|DVD bonus
outwards|Centrifically
outwear|Exhaust
ovenware|Cooking implements
overact|Mug, e.g.
overage|Excess supply
overate|Had thirds, maybe
overbearing|Like a tiger mom
overdoes|Goes too far
overdone|Clichéd
overdone|Trite
overdub|Do some backing tracks later
overdue|Racking up fines
overdue|Scheduled to be induced, say
overeager|Very fervent
overgrow|Get inundated with flowers?
overkill|It's too much
overlap|Middle bit of a Venn diagram
overlarge|Supersized
overlie|Be situated above
overlook|Miss while planning
overpays|Gets hosed
overrules|Reverses
overrun|Exceed, as a time limit
oversaw|Chaperoned
oversize|Massive
overtax|Soak the rich, say
overtone|Implication
overtone|Innuendo
overuse|Beat. In. To. The. Ground.
ovulation|Ragin' Cajuns interrupts applause for an egg drop (9)
oxidant|Rust producer
oxidase|Biochemical catalyst
oxygenation|What blood undergoes in the lungs
oysters|The first blank in the seafood restaurant sign "___ ___ season"
package|Family Jewels
paddler|Canoe renter
padrone|Boss
pairings|Tournament matchups
paisano|Italian bro
paisley|Psychedelic pattern
pajamas|Bed linens?
palatable|Okay to eat
palette|Choice of colors
palisade|Fence of wooden stakes
panatela|Cuban alternative
panatela|Popular cigar
pancaked|Flattened
pancakes|Silver dollars, maybe
pandora|Music Genome Project website
paneled|Like some rooms in the basement
panpipe|Zamfir's instrument
panther|Bank of America Stadium pro
pantyhose|End of the quip
parable|Religious story
paragon|Stellar example
parallax|Apparent displacement of an observed object
parallax|Difference in apparent direction, in astronomy
parallel|Analogous
paramedic|One looking for signs of life?
paramours|A couple, perhaps
paranoia|Common Philip K. Dick theme
parasol|Shade provider
parasols|Sun protectors
parceled|Doled "out"
parcheesi|Home board game
pardoned|Off the hook
parental|Folksy?
parents|Just folks?
parents|They made you you
parents|Wedding V.I.P.s
parliaments|Camels alternatives
parmesan|Pasta topping
paroxysm|Sudden outburst
parsnip|Roast vegetable
parsnip|Sunday roast veggie
partita|Bach opus
partook|Engaged in, with "of"
partridge|The Twelve Days of Christmas gift
parvenue|Newly wealthy woman
pasodoble|Music for a matador
passable|Just adequate
password|Your husband's birthday (as a weak example)
passwords|What birthdays are terrible options for
pasteup|InDesign predecessor
pastiche|Little bit of this, little bit of that
pastoral|Country
pastoral|Idyllic
pastors|Some shepherds
pasture|Kids eat here
paternoster|Lord's Prayer
patient|Waiting room figure
patient|Willing to wait
patients|Something's wrong with them
patriots|Country lovers
patrols|Does a mall cop job
patrons|Regulars
pavement|19. My all-time favorite rock band is ___
pawnees|Plains tribesmen
pawnshops|Places where people might exchange rings
peaches|Baby serving
peasecod|Type of pod
peccadillos|Slight offenses
pecorino|Italian cheese made from sheep's milk
pedaled|Went spinning
pedicab|Conveyance with handlebars
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
peepshow|Entertainment with only a small window to enjoy it
pellets|Some shots
penance|Confession follow-up
pending|Still undecided
pendragon|King Arthur
penetrate|Run through
pennant|Championship emblem
pennies|Change on the street, often
pentads|The Great Lakes et al.
penults|Second-to-last ones
percale|Finely woven fabric
percent|One part in a hundred
percent|Slice of a pie?
perfect|Just the ticket
perform|Take the show on the road
perfume|Gift for the wife, sometimes
perfume|Valentine's Day gift
pergola|Vine shaded passageway
perigee|Orbital point
periodic|Every-once-in-a-while
perjure|Lie, with "oneself"
perjure|Lie, with "oneself"
perpetuity|Time without end
persist|Keep at it
persona|Character
personas|Roles to play
perspire|Lose moisture, in a way
pertness|Sassy quality
perusers|Some Web site guests
petered|Ran (out)
petites|Women's department store section
petrify|Make hard
pettish|Easily annoyed
petunia|Flower that took its name from the French word for "tobacco"
pfennig|German penny replaced by the euro cent
phalanx|Military group
philatelist|Post historian?
phrased|Put into words
pianist|Bench player?
pianist|One with a key grip?
picador|Matador's colleague
pickling|Preparing, as kimchi
pictures|Picasa uploads
piebald|Having two-color patches
pierces|Stabs
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pierrot|Commedia dell'arte character David Bowie dressed as on the cover of "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
piffles|Nonsensical trifles
pigment|Albino's lack
pigment|Henna tattoo matter
pigpens|Dumps
pigskins|They get thrown around in the fall
pilaster|Shallow ornamental column
pilgrim|William Bradford, e.g.
pilsner|Red Stripe, e.g.
pinatas|They're often filled with candies
pinesap|Pitch relative
pinioned|Immobilized
pinkish|Not done
pinpointed|Zeroed in on
pinprick|Insignificant wound
pioneer|Innovator
pipeline|Crude carrier
pipestems|Briar sections
piranha|Fish with a big bite
pistols|Sex ___
pitapat|Heartbeat
pitapat|Tapping noise
plagued|Drove to distraction
plainsmen|Blackfoot or Arapaho tribes, e.g.
plasmas|Some TV screens
plasmas|Some TVs
plaster|Home repair purchase
plastered|... the mason was ___
plastics|Classic quote from "The Graduate"
plateau|High point
platinum|Record sales status
platoon|1986 Best Picture
playgoer|Broadway fan
pleaded|Made, as a case
pleaders|Arraignment figures
pleaders|Arraignment figures
pledges|Future brothers
plotlines|Books may have a few of them
plotter|Map marker
plowing|Farm work
pluvial|Rainy
poetics|Aristotle work
poinsettia|Christmas decoration
polarizes|More than just divides
polemicize|Engage in controversy
polenta|Cornmeal in a trattoria
polenta|Trattoria side
policed|Copped out?
policewoman|She's got the beat
polkaed|Danced to "Roll Out The Barrel," say
pollster|Scott Rasmussen's occupation
polluter|E.P.A. target
polonium|Element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie
polygon|Multisided shape
polygraph|Lie detector
pommels|Saddle horns
pompano|___ Beach, Fla.
poolroom|Hustling locale
poolside|Place to get a tan
poolside|Tanner's milieu
poppers|Alkyl nitrites
porosity|Penetrable quality of skin
porpoise|Aquatic mammal
portals|Holes in some sci-fi plots?
portico|Pantheon feature
portray|Impersonate
position|Debate team stance
positron|Basic particle
possess|Have
postdoc|One doing research, maybe
postern|Back door
postgame|When to recap scoring
postmortem|Obit for a Washington paper?
potence|Quality of strength
potpourri|Classic "Jeopardy!" category
poundcake|Buttery dessert
poundcake|Sara Lee offering
praline|Nutty confection
praline|Southern chocolate treat
precess|Move like a gyroscope
predate|Come before
predicament|Tough thing to get out of
predict|Say how things are going to be
preelect|Install before November, say
preemie|Early delivery
preeminent|Supreme
preempt|Replace in the schedule
preempts|Interrupts, as a broadcast
prefect|Senior student given extra authority by the headmaster
pregame|Like some sports programs that talk about matchups
pregnancy|Possible outcome of the event that is visually represented twice in this grid
prehensile|Like an opossum's tail
premeds|Tomorrow's doctors today
premiere|Grand opening
premiere|Limo rental event
premiere|Time when a lot of stars come out
prentice|Noted name in book publishing
preowned|Used
preparative|Like something that will get you ready
prepares|Makes an arrangement
preplan|Sketch out in advance
present|Birthday party favor
present|It may be brought to a party
present|Time traveler's destination
preside|Be in charge
pressgang|Recruiting group
presume|Take for granted
pretape|Film the rehearsals on "Dancing With the Stars"
pretense|Make-believe
pretest|It can tell you how you're doing in class, pressure free
pretest|Warm-up exam
pretests|Checks before marketing
pretext|Ostensible reason
pretrim|Do some editing in advance
prevent|Kind of defense
prevent|Nip in the bud
prexies|College figures
prexies|College heads
private|Not for everyone
process|What's going on
proctors|Monitors
product|One going to market
profane|Crass
profile|There's one on most coins
profits|Shareholder's interests
prologs|Intros
promissory|___ note
propitiates|Wins the favor of
propman|Spear-carrier at the Met?
proprietor|Small business owner
prorates|Distributes
prospector|Claim worker
prosper|Make a killing
protective|On guard
protege|Artist with financial backing
protegee|She's learning the ropes
protein|Necessity in muscle-building
protract|Stretch out
prouder|With a bigger head
provolone|Deli purchase
prowler|Cat burglar
puerile|Juvenile
punster|Cunning linguist, e.g.
punster|One who might say "I tried to catch fog yesterday — mist."
punster|One whose "humor" induces wincing
purlieu|Surrounding neighborhood
pushover|Easily beatable opponent
quaalude|Popular sedative
quality|Excellence
quandaries|Predicaments
quantity|Amount
quavery|Trembling
quibble|Minor complaint
quinella|Gambling bet that picks the top two finishers in a race
quintet|Indie rock's Pavement, e.g.
quintuple|Increase many times
quitters|They never win, it's said
quondam|One-time
raccoon|Coati cousin
racecourses|Some tracks
raconteurs|One of Jack White's bands, with "The"
radarscope|Screen with blips
radiance|Cheerful warmth
radiate|Glow brightly
raiders|O.co Coliseum team
raiding|Refrigerator action
raillery|Banter
railroaded|Pushed a bill through hastily
railroaded|Pushed a bill through hastily
rainier|___ Wolfcastle (action hero on "The Simpsons")
rallies|Come-from-behind victories
rallies|Presidential candidate's stops
ramadas|Some hotels
rambler|One in serious need of an editor
ramshorn|It's blown during Rosh Hashanah
ranging|Wandering at large
rankest|Most foul-smelling
ransomed|Bought a release?
ransoms|Buys out?
rapport|Camraderie
rascals|Bums
ratatat|Spraying sound
ratchet|Gradually turn (up)
ratings|TV measurement?
ratline|Ship's ladder step
rattail|'80s hair style
rattrap|It might be covered with cheese
ravages|Ruins
ravioli|Chef Boyardee classic
reabsorb|Soak up again
reacted|Lashed back
reactive|Not showing initiative
readiness|Set state
readopt|Take on again
readout|Monitor display
realism|Just the facts, ma'am
realtor|One who deals with a lot of plots
reargue|Take up again, as a case
rearmed|Got more ammo
rearrange|Adjust
reasons|Logical explanations
reassert|Put forward again
reassures|Eases tensions
rebates|Some sales come-ons
reboots|Completes an installation, perhaps
rebores|Drills again
rebuttal|Comeback
rebuttal|Op-ed, often
rebuttals|Some evidence to the contrary
receiver|Rice, famously
recoups|Makes up for
recruits|Combine figures
rectify|Make right
recused|Stepped aside, in court
redacts|Edits for publication
redcoat|American Revolution foe
reddens|Flushes out?
reddest|Most ashamed-looking
redeemed|Used, as a Groupon
redeems|Cashes in a scratch ticket
redesign|Choose new fonts and layouts, say
redesign|Website overhaul
redeyes|They're taken at night
redlegs|Cincinnati team until 1959 (they kept one of the words)
redolence|Sweet smell
redress|Avenge
redskins|Super Bowl XXVI winners
reeducate|Deprogram
reelect|November buzzword
reelers|Fishers, at times
reemerge|Come again?
reenacts|Stages one's own version of
reentry|Capsule ordeal
refined|Polite
refiner|Crude employee?
refinery|It's full of crude workers
reforge|Cast again
refunds|Gives back
regards|Letter closing
regents|Acting monarchs
regimen|Personal trainer's program
regional|Qualifying tournament
regions|Atlas sections
regrade|Curve the results, say
regroup|Action after a defeat, often
regulars|Reliable customers
rehearsal|Time to set the stage?
rehearse|Do some lines with your coworkers?
rehearse|Run through lines
rehearses|Drills
rehinge|Do some adjustments on a door, maybe
reignites|Enrages again, as tensions
reindeer|Dancer, e.g.
reinstalls|Makes a new Word order?
reinstate|Put back up
reinstates|Puts back
rejigger|Organize differently
rejoicer|Celebrant
relapses|Medical backslides
relater|Movie pitcher
relearns|Brushes up on, as old subjects
release|Album, e.g.
release|Hoped-for vacation feeling
release|New DVD, e.g.
releases|Discography listing
relevant|Germane
reliefs|Some sculptures
relieve|Take over for
religiose|Excessively devout
relines|Repairs, as a jacket for the winter
relists|Puts the condo back on sale
relleno|Chile ___ (stuffed pepper)
relleno|Stuffed pepper in Tex-Mex dishes
reloaded|Changed clips, say
reloads|Changes, as a cartridge
relocate|Get a change of scenery, e.g.
relocate|Get a move on?
remanded|Sent back
rematch|Wrestlemania finale, usually
rematches|Times to avenge a loss
reminder|Mental note
remnant|Leftover piece
remodeled|Put in an island, perhaps
remodels|Does some island work
remolds|Gives a makeover
remotes|On-location broadcasts
remount|Put on another wall, as a flatscreen
renaissance|Time of rebirth
renamed|Changed one's identity
renamed|Like those partook in identity theft, say
renegers|Those who have a heart at the wrong time
reneging|Bridge no-no
renegotiate|Change terms
renewer|Magazine's best friend
renewer|One asking for more Money
renovate|Put in some new fixtures, say
rentals|Dollar deals?
reopens|Gets back in business
reopens|Shows off the store's renovations, say
reorders|Beefs up the stock
repacks|Gets ready to return home from vacation
repartee|Comedy team's shtick
repents|Atones
repents|Is self-reproachful
repertoire|Everyday numbers?
reporter|One busy with paper work
reposes|Takes it easy
repress|Block parties when you were completely wasted, say
repressed|Inhibited
reprint|New edition
repulse|Really offend
require|Have to have
require|Must have
reradiating|Constantly emitting rays, like a GPS antenna
rescind|Take back
reseals|Puts the cap back on
researches|Launches a probe
reseeds|Assigns a new ranking to, for the playoffs
resends|Forwards, as an email
resident|Homeboy?
residents|Art punk band whose members appear as tophat-wearing giant eyeballs, with "The"
resides|Abides
residual|Surplus amount
resigns|Concedes, in a way
resized|Adjusted to fit
resolute|Hell-bent and determined
resolve|Fixed purpose
resonant|Booming
resonating|Appealing to some audiences
respect|Hero worship
respect|Obeisance
restage|Do a new production of
restart|Fresh beginning
restart|Try again
restates|Puts another way
resting|On break
restless|Extremely anxious
restoral|Power outage repair
restores|Fixes, as a major crash
resumes|Job listings?
resurged|Came back with extra force
retable|Schedule the motion for later, again
retainer|Attorney's fee
retainer|Mouthpiece for some teens
retaliated|Returned the favor
retapes|Records over
retaste|Check after adding spices, maybe
retaste|Check after flavoring, say
retaste|Try after adding more seasoning
retaxes|Charges with another duty
reticle|Grid on an eyepiece
retinas|They contain cones
retinue|Following
retired|No longer working
retiree|Many a snow bird
retitle|Change brands
retorts|Some back talk
retrace|Go over someone else's lines
retrial|Court do-over
retuned|Changed into a G-string?
returns|Library slot
retypes|Confirms a Captcha
reunified|Like Germany since 10/3/1990
reunion|Reason to go back to school
reutters|Says again
revenge|Evening drive?
revenue|Gate figure
reverberated|Echoed with sound
reverie|Pipe dream
reverts|Flip-flops
revisal|Bit of editing
revises|Does a second draft
revived|Brought back to Broadway
revolver|My favorite Beatles album (in case you care)
rewards|Accomplishment perks
rewires|Changes the electronics of
reynard|Fox of fables
rhinestone|Bit of paste
rhubarb|Argument
rhythms|Drummer's arsenal
richness|Quality of Alfredo sauce or chocolate mousse
ricksha|Two-wheeled transport
ridings|Equestrian activities
riesling|Rhine export
rigmaroles|Confused talks
ringneck|Bird with a distinctive circular marking
rinsing|Hair salon activity
riotous|Hysterical
ripoffs|Con games
riposte|Bon mot
ripsnorter|Big joke
ripsnorter|LOL elicitor
risotto|First course dish in a trattoria, at times
riverboat|Early western that took place on the Enterprise
riviera|Italian ___ (resort area)
roadeos|Trucker's competitions
roadies|Interpol staff
roadies|Queen's attendants
roadside|Pull-over spot
roadsters|Sporty two-seaters
roadway|It has prominent shoulders
roaring|Selling like hotcakes
rodomontade|Crow
roentgens|Units named for the first Nobel Prize winner in Physics
roister|Kick up one's heels
roisters|Engages in merrymaking
rollick|Be boisterous
romance|Many a chick flick theme
romance|Movie genre
rompish|In a frolicking fashion
rondeau|French lyric poem
roomette|Train accommodation
rosehip|Red fruit used in some jams
rosemary|Focaccia herb
rosette|Flower-shaped symbol
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rotators|Muscles worked in lateral raises
rototill|Do some groundbreaking work
rotting|Stinking up the place, say
rotunda|Circular building
routinize|Make customary
ruinate|Destroy, old-style
ruminate|Ponder
rummage|___ sale
rumored|Unproven
ruttier|More like a dirt farm road, say
sabbath|Day off
sabbath|Holy day
saccade|Jerky movement by the eyes while reading
saddens|Bums
sadiron|Old-fashioned clothes presser
safaris|Places where you might catch the big game
safeguard|Protection
salamander|Creature that can regenerate lost limbs
salaries|Middle managers work for them
salient|Noticeable and important
salvage|Save from ruin
samaritans|They're good people
samovar|Decorative urn
sampled|Used part of someone else's song in yours
sandals|Poolside wear
sandbag|Treat unfairly
sanddab|Flounder's cousin
sangria|Tapas restaurant beverage
sapient|Foxy
sarcastic|Like some humor
sashays|Moves with one's shoulders
sashays|Walks with attitude
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
sassily|With boldness
satanist|Heavy metal fan, supposedly
satiric|Like Mad
satirize|Make Mad money, say
satsuma|Orange option
sausage|Chorizo, e.g.
savages|The Great Unwashed
savaging|Going at ferociously
savarin|Folgers alternative
saviors|White knights
sayonara|Toodle-oo
scalawag|Reprobate
scalding|Very hot
scalene|Triangle type
scalpel|Operating room request
scandal|Hit TV show about Olivia Pope's crisis management firm
scandal|Tiger is involved in one now
scanned|Started some Photoshopping, perhaps
scanner|Office printer's feature
scantest|Least adequate
scarier|More chilling
scarily|In a frightful way
scarlet|The ___ Pimpernel
scarred|Damaged for life
scarves|Some neckwear
scenario|A Tribe Called Quest classic
scenery|Where the action is
scepter|King's thing
scepter|Regal symbol
schemes|One foot after another?
schlubs|Clumsy fools
schmear|Bagel topping
schmucks|Nincompoops
schools|Crash blossom, part 2
science|She Blinded Me With ___
scientific|Kind of method
scimitar|Prince of Persia's sword
scissor|___ Sisters
scoured|Did some deep cleaning
scoured|Polished thoroughly
scourge|Source of widespread destruction
scourges|Curses
scraper|Tool I've had to use too damn much this winter
scratch|Do a DJ's job
screech|It may be heard before crashing
screens|They keep bugs out
sculler|Regatta competitor
scuttle|Send to Davy Jones's locker
seaborne|Carried on the waves
seacoast|Common vacation destination
seagirt|Surrounded by water
seagull|Beach bird
sealant|Deck covering
sealant|It's got things covered
sealants|Outdoor applications
seamier|More squalid
seascape|Watercolor painting?
seasick|Ready to get off, say
seasides|Coasts
seasides|Resort locales
seatbelt|Mustang restraint?
seatings|Restaurant greeter's concern
seawalls|Coastal city protection
seawalls|Coastal city protection
seceding|Leaving America
secluded|Away from everything
seconds|Extra helpings
secrecy|Hidden condition
secretes|Sweats out
secrets|Wikileaks leaks
sedated|Given a shot, maybe
sedates|Quiets
seeders|Farm equipment
seeders|File uploaders in torrenting
seeking|On the hunt for
seeress|Futures employer
seesawed|Couldn't decide on a side
seesaws|Waffles
seethed|Was more than miffed
seizures|Fits
seizures|Fits
selections|Sommelier's stock
selects|Ticks a box
seltzer|Bar mixer
semantic|Of meaning in language
semantics|Linguistics branch
semidry|Like some Riesling wines
seminal|Highly original
seminars|Some College classes
semitones|Half-steps
senates|Debating bodies
senates|Some legislatures
senator|Brown, for now at least
senator|Mark Antony, notably
senator|Warren, e.g.
senders|FedEx Office clients
sendoffs|Farewell parties
senhora|The girl from Ipanema's mother?
senhoras|Salvador's ladies
senoras|Criadas y ___ (Spanish edition of "The Help")
senoras|Penélope Cruz and Charo, e.g.
sensors|Detectors
sentiment|Nostalgic feeling
septuplet|One of a very special delivery
sequestered|Isolated flare up disrupted by expedition (11)
serapes|Worn blankets
sergeants|Drilling experts?
sermons|Father's words, perhaps
serpents|Some basilisks
serrated|Like some kitchen knives
sestets|Packs of beer, e.g.
sestets|Sonnet sections
sestina|Poem form that ends with an envoi
settees|Living room benches
settled|Like some lawsuits
settles|Takes care of the bill
settles|Takes up residence (in)
settlor|One who establishes a trust of property
several|A couple two three
severed|Cut off
severest|Most stiff
sexpots|Cougars
shadowed|Followed closely
shadowiest|Most mysterious
shadowiest|Most mysterious
shadowy|Chimerical
shameful|Embarrassing
shammed|Presented falsely
shampoo|Crop cleaner?
shandies|Beer-and-soft drink drinks
shapely|... the geometry teacher was ___...
sharpener|It makes a point in elementary school
shearwater|Long-winged bird that skims the ocean
sheathe|Conceal a weapon, in a way
shebang|Everything, in slang
shebang|Whole amount?
sheeted|Short-___ (pranked in a way)
sheikhs|Gulf chiefs
shellac|Beat badly
shellac|Beat but good
shellfish|My daughter would love to go angling?
shielder|Guardian angel
shillelaghs|Clubs in Dublin
shiplap|Overlayed joint between two boards joined edge to edge (LAPPISH anag.)
shipway|Canal
shoepac|Heavy laced waterproof boot
shoeshine|Polish application
shooter|One known for sight seeing?
shootout|Drawing contest
shoppes|Antique stores
shorten|Abridge
shorter|Jazz saxophonist Wayne
showery|Like London weather, perhaps
shrapnel|Explosive fragments named after the British inventor of an artillery shell containing them
shuffleboard|Cruise ship game
shunning|Snob's activity
siamese|Cat breed
siamese|Like a close twin
sickbed|Patient scene
sideboard|China's home
sidekick|Robin, e.g.
sideslip|Skid on an angle
sidespin|Result of using English the right way?
siennas|Some browns
sierras|Kings Canyon locale, with "The"
sierras|Yosemite's setting
sifters|Bread bakers' tools
sigmoid|S-shaped
signori|Two gentlemen of Verona, say
silence|Hamlet's last word
silesia|Polish region along the Oder River
silicon|Chip ingredient
silicon|Main ingredient for many chips
silkier|Comparatively luxurious
simpatico|Agreeable
simulate|Make like
sinfonia|Orchestral piece in an oratorio
singlet|Runner's jersey
singleton|Lone card in a suit
sinister|Up to no good
siphoned|Sucked from a Hummer, say
siroccos|Mediterranean winds
sissies|Chickens
sisters|Rock's Haim, e.g.
sisters|Those in the habit
sixties|The Help era, with "The"
skaters|Some Winter Olympians
skeeter|Bitty biter
skeptics|They're tough sells
skimped|Pinched pennies
skiplanes|Crafts that can land in the snow
skirter|One who evades the issue
skyjack|Take over a Virgin
skylark|Small songbird
slamdance|Thrashing about disrupted "Candlemas" (4,5)
slammer|Can
slather|Lay it on thick
slating|Roof work
slatted|Like some bed bases
sledder|Iditarod contestant
sledges|Heavy hitters?
sleeken|Make glossy
sleeken|Make glossy
sleeken|Make lustrous
sleepers|Long shots
slicken|Lube up
slipout|Leave early and undetected
slogans|Forward and "Believe in America"
sloshes|Negotiates a puddle
sluices|Floodgates
slummer|Trustafarian living in a squalid apartment with seven other people, say
smallest|Not the most important
smarten|Polish, with "up"
smarten|Spiff (up)
smartie|Wiseguy
smattered|Dabbled in
smearier|Tending to be more viscous
smileys|Punctuation in IMs
smokestack|Image used in anti-pollution ads
smoothie|Breakfast beverage
smooths|Irons out
smother|Cover thickly
smudged|Like dirty eyeglasses
snacked|Enjoyed gorp, e.g.
snapdragon|Perennial with a large mouth
snapped|Had kittens
snazzier|More flashy
sneaker|Vans product
sneered|Looked about to spit
sniggle|Fish for eels
snipper|Hairdresser, informally
sniveling|Whimpering
snooped|Read someone's diary, say
snooping|Getting into others' business
snoozer|Boring movie
snoozer|Rather underwhelming movie
snoozes|Times out?
snorted|Enjoyed some rock
snowcap|It's found on a crest
snowflakes|Some Christmas decorations
snowier|Better for sledders
soapiness|Unctuous quality
softballs|Boxers or briefs? and "Tell us something the voters don't know about you", e.g.
sojourn|Temporary visit
solderer|Jack-of-all-trades at times, perhaps
solidest|Most reliable
soliloquy|Macbeth has a famous one
solitaire|Klondike, e.g.
soliton|Single wave that retains its shape and speed after a collision
solitude|One Hundred Years of ___ (Márquez novel)
soloist|Lead guitarist, often
sombrero|Mariachi band's prop
someone|Big star
something|Crash blossom, part 4
something|Track 2 on "Abbey Road"
sometime|Noncommittal response
sommeliers|Port authorities?
sonatina|Clementi composition
soprano|Meadow in New Jersey
sopranos|... Bada Bing!, with "The"
sorcerer|Potter, for one
soreness|Post-moving feeling
sororal|For the sisters
sorrower|Grieving figure
soulmate|One's true love
southwards|How this entry appears in the grid
souvenirs|Ballpark purchases
sovereigns|£1 coins
soviets|Miracle on Ice side
soviets|Reds
spaceman|___ Spiff (Calvin's alter ego)
spaetzle|German noodle
spangly|Covered in sequins
spanking|Kinky activity
sparest|Leanest
sparking|Rousing to action
sparrow|Pirate played by Johnny Depp
spartan|Michigan State athlete
spartan|Without luxury
spatter|Frying mess
speaker|Home theater component
spearhead|Lead
special|It might not be offered tomorrow
specials|They're often changed daily
species|Members of a family
specifies|Puts a finger on
spectate|Witness the Super Bowl, say
spectre|2015 Bond flick
spectre|Marley's ghost, for one
spectre|Terrorist organization fought by James Bond
speculated|Put one's thinking cap on
speeding|Common driving violation
speedos|Beach ball covers?
spelled|Made a bee line?
speller|Elementary school textbook
spheres|Juggler's objects
spiders|___ From Mars (Ziggy Stardust's back-up band)
spigots|Tapping aids
spinach|Salad green
spinets|Some pianos
spirals|Some galaxies
spirant|Talent show contestant
spitters|Forbidden pitches
splatter|Fryolator mishap
splayed|Turned outward
splitter|Off-speed pitch
sponsors|Backers
spooled|Sent to the printer
spooler|Program that orders printing jobs
sportier|More athletic
sporting|Fair
spottiness|Uncertainty
sprains|Athletes' injuries
sprawls|Lies limply
spreads|Magazine articles
sprints|Bolt events
spruced|Spiffed (up)
spumoni|Neapolitan relative
squeegee|Film attacker?
squeegee|Film attacker?
squelch|Put the kibosh on
squinches|Tenses up, as muscles
stacked|... the librarian was ___...
stacked|Large breasted
staffer|Employee
stagecoach|Oregon Trail vehicle
stagger|Go back and forth, in more than one sense
stainer|Best Scrabble rack for bingoing
staircases|Transitions between stories?
stamens|Pollen producers
stamina|It can keep you going
stamina|Triathlete's need
stamped|Like passports
standee|Many a bus rider during rush hour
staples|___ Center
starchier|More rigid
stardom|Big gun state?
stardust|Bowie glam alter ego Ziggy
stargazes|Has night vision?
stargazes|Has night vision?
starlet|Tabloid fodder of tomorrow, say
starstruck|Obit for an Indianapolis newspaper?
starter|Member of the A-team
starter|Pistol shooter at the Olympics
starters|The A-team
statist|Tea Partier's opponent
stative|Verb class that includes love and hate
stators|Stationary part of a turbine
statues|They may be busts
statuettes|Oscars, e.g.
statute|It's the law
staunch|Firm
steaded|Was of avail to
steading|Small farm
stealers|Crooks
stealing|Base-runner's skill
stealth|Like the B-2 bomber
stealth|Under the radar
steamer|Vegetable cooker
steeled|Braced (for)
steelie|Metal ball
steelie|Schoolyard ball
steeper|More expensive
steeple|Bell site
steeple|Church bell spot
steeple|High church feature?
steered|Manned the helm
steerer|Coxswain, e.g.
stellar|Amazing and then some
stemmed|Like wine glasses
stemware|Some Waterford crystal
stencils|Graffiti artist's tools
stentor|Loud speaker
stentors|Vocal powerhouses
stepmother|Shower invitee
stepsister|Cinderella character
stepsister|Cinderella character
stepsister|Cinderella character
stereos|Music boxes?
sterile|Uninspired
sterling|___ Cooper Draper Price ("Mad Men" ad agency)
sternest|Most stringent
sternum|Chest protector
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Substance in the Baseball Hall of Fame debate
steroid|Urine test finding
stetted|Kept in
stewardesses|Virgin women?
stigmata|Holes in one's hands
stilled|Hushed up
stillness|Serenity
stinger|Cocktail named after part of an insect
stipend|Daily allowance
stipple|Dot picture
stirrers|Dunkin' Donuts freebies
stirrup|Saddle component
stocked|Like shelves pre-Black Friday
stoical|Lacking emotion
stoicism|Impassivity
stollen|Christmas bread
stomach|Bay window
stomach|Take
stomped|(Went) off in a huff
stonier|Less forgiving
stooges|Iggy Pop's band
stoolie|Fink
stooper|Racetrack habitué who searches for discarded winning tickets
storable|Like canned food
storage|Cold ___
storehouses|They've got the goods
storers|Storm anticipators
storers|They put things away
stouten|Fatten up
stoutest|Most valiant
strafer|Low-flying shooter
straits|Narrow passages
strange|Off the wall
strayer|Black sheep
streaks|Runs uncovered
streaky|Like a team that wins four, then loses three
streaky|Running hot and cold
streaky|Uneven, as a paint job
streamlet|Rill
streams|They sometimes run through a forest
streets|Sides of some blocks
stresses|Elocution subjects
stressful|Aging, perhaps
strider|Aragorn, by another name
striders|Insects that walk on water
strikes|A turkey has three of them
stripes|1981 comedy with the tagline "The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls"
stripped|Took the pole position?
stripper|One in the pole position?
strivers|Go-getters
strobes|Flashing lights
stroked|Massaged
strolls|After-dinner walks
strontium|Element number 38
strophe|First part of an ode in a Greek tragedy
student|Bard figure
student|Temple attendee?
students|Brown people
studhorse|Sire
studios|Small apartments
stuffer|Thanksgiving Day chef, maybe
stunner|Real head turner
stutter|Claudius's problem
stylebook|It sets the tone
stylistic|Rhetorical
stylists|Image consultants
stylists|Photo shoot workers
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
styrene|Vinyl benzene
subjugate|Gain dominion over
subpoena|Order in the court?
subsets|Groups within groups
subsidy|Grant, e.g.
subzero|Mortal Kombat character whose fatality was the Spine Rip
succeed|Go far
succeeder|One who comes later, archaically
succinctly|To the point
succorer|Relief provider
suddenly|From out of nowhere
sugared|Like some cookies
sumpter|Load carrying animal
sunbeams|Rays
sundress|August outfit
sunglasses|Drinking cups sold at the Sky Mall?
sunrise|Time of enlightenment?
sunsets|Obit for a Baltimore paper?
superhuman|All-powerful
superman|Brainiac's rival
supplant|Displace
supplied|Provided for
support|Opening band
supports|Backs
suppress|Squelch
surfeit|Plethora
surfeit|Superfluity
surname|It's all in the family
surname|Mathers, to Eminem
surprise|Party line?
surreal|Inexplicably strange
surreys|Fringed carriages
sustenance|Victuals
sveltest|Most thin
swagger|Bravado
swapped|Went tit-for-tat
swashes|Laps (over)
swather|Farming equipment
swathes|Bundles up
swatting|De-bugging activity
swearwords|Cursing Don's piercing blades (5, 5)
sweater|Sauna user, e.g.
sweetie|Babe
sweetie|Babe
sweetsop|Heart-shaped custard apple
swelter|Suffer from the heat
swished|Ripped the nylon
switches|You usually find them up against the wall
swollen|Big and red, say
swooned|Passed out
swordman|Samurai, e.g.: Var.
syllabi|Class summaries
symbols|Figures -- percussion instruments coming from speakers (7)
symptom|Sniffle or cough
synapse|Transmission part?
synergy|Combined action
systole|Heart's contraction
tabaret|Striped upholstery fabric
tabletop|Operation setting?
taciturn|Reserved
tackiest|Most dowdy
tactile|Feeling
tactile|Touchy-feely?
tactual|Touch-related
tailback|Position seen on the Heisman Trophy
tailgater|Close follower
tailors|Leg-up providers?
tailpipe|Exhaust tube
tailpipes|Exhausted parts?
tailspins|Dramatic drops
talents|Agent's roster
tallyho|Friend in war, among nearly 1000, gives rousing cry (7)
tameness|Playing-it-safe quality
tampered|Messed (with)
tandems|Two-seaters
tandoori|___ chicken
tangential|Slightly off topic
tangerine|Citrus fruit
tangerine|Emergen-C flavor
tankard|Mug with a cover
tanners|Leatherworkers
tapioca|Pudding flavor
tapioca|___ pudding
taproom|Place to get a pint
targeting|Going after
tariffs|Duty schedules
tarpons|Atlantic game fish
tarpons|Atlantic game fish
tartrate|Strong acidic chemical salt
taskbar|High-tech row of buttons
taskbar|Office holder?
taskmaster|Ruthless boss
tassels|Parts of a belly dancer's costume
tasting|Wine shop event
tattled|Told all
tattles|Gives away
tattooer|Needlework expert
taunted|Dished up some raspberries?
taunted|Gave some raspberries?
taurine|Full of bull?
taxicab|You can get its attention by raising your hand
teacarts|Patio furniture
teacarts|They may be pushed for service
teaches|Shows some class, maybe?
tearaway|Remove forcibly
teardown|Raze
teardrop|Breast implant shape
teargas|Riot ender (or inciter)
tearjerker|Moving picture?
tearstained|Like a face with running makeup
tearstrips|Features of some cardboard boxes
teasels|Prickly thistlelike plants
teashop|Place to get gunpowder?
teataster|Bigelow employee
teddies|Classic Valentine's Day presents
teddies|Victoria's Secret stock
tedious|Like baby showers, for guys
teenaged|In the "trouble years"
teeners|High schoolers
teeters|Goes back and forth on something?
teetotal|Pass the bar, perhaps
telecasters|Some electric guitars
telecoms|Sprint, et al.
telepath|One who knows what you're thinking
telephone|Classic sleepover game
teletype|Old communication system
teletypes|Email precursors
tellers|Balance providers
tempera|Paint in a kindergarten classroom
tempest|First video game with a selectable level of difficulty
tempests|Some whiteouts
tempter|The serpent, to Eve
tempting|... the siren was ___...
tendril|Climbing plant part
tenoned|Dovetailed
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tension|Strain
tentacles|Reach, metaphorically
tentacles|Spots for suckers
tequila|Margarita ingredient
terming|Defining
termini|Final stops
terrain|Part of ATV
terraria|Green houses
terrier|Asta, e.g.
terrier|Spuds, for one
terrine|Paté dish
terrine|Paté dish
terrorists|Zero Dark Thirty extras
terrors|Three-year-olds, at times
tessera|Fancy bathroom floor, maybe
testatrices|Women with wills
testier|Like one running on less sleep, probably
tetrads|Foursomes
texture|Fabric quality
thalami|Forebrain areas
thanatos|Death personified
theatre|Canadian playground?
theatric|Flamboyantly overdone
therapeutic|Healing
theremin|15. Me and my buddy Stephen built a ___ after seeing a documentary about the instrument
thereto|In that direction
thermos|It comes with a cup
thieves|They often take things the wrong way
thingummy|Gizmo
thrasher|Monthly skateboarding magazine
threadbare|Shabby
threadbare|Shabby
threatened|Bared one's teeth at
throngs|Crowds
through|Completed
thundered|Hit powerfully, as a home run
tictacs|Big name in breath mints
tidbits|Trivia
timbals|Kettledrums
timecard|It's often punched at the end of the day
timeline|Wall replacement, on Facebook
tinamou|Ratite bird that lays glossy colored eggs
tingles|Pins and needles
tinplate|Sheet from a mill
tipster|Dope sheet holder
tirades|Some angry editorials
tiramisu|Dessert made with mascarpone
tiramisu|Dish with mascarpone
tiramisu|Mousse alternative
tiramisu|Rich dessert
tissues|Scotties, e.g.
titania|Queen whose servants are Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed, and Moth
titanic|Edward Smith was its captain
titanic|Huge
titanic|Massive
titians|Assunta and "Danaë With Nursemaid"
titrate|Perform a chemical test
toadish|Like Dolores Umbridge, in Harry Potter books
toasted|... the guest of honor was ___
toaster|Kind of oven
toaster|Popper in the kitchen
toastmaster|Best man at a wedding reception, say
toastmistresses|Dinner speakers
toccata|Composition for harpsichord
toccatas|Virtuoso pieces for keyboard
toddler|One who likes to drink bathwater
toddler|Rug rat
toenail|Little piggy's protection
toilers|Hard workers
toiletry|Toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne
tolerate|Live with
tolerate|Put up with
tomboys|Some treehouse builders
tomboys|Tough girls
tombstone|Where you might get the last word in?
tomfool|Idiotic
tonearm|Turntable part
tonearm|Turntable part
tonearms|Spots for needles
tonnage|Freight weight
tonsure|Monk's haircut
tontine|Life insurance scheme
tootler|Horn blower
tootsie|Movie about the TV soap "Southwest General"
topical|Buzzworthy
topical|Like some lotions
topless|Like a beach that doesn't get much coverage
topmasts|High supports
toreadors|They might grab a bull by the horns
toreros|Corrida combatants
toreros|Subjects in the Hemingway book "Death in the Afternoon"
torment|Relentlessly attack
tornado|Thing measured by the Fujita scale
tortellini|Pasta favorite
tortilla|Tex-Mex staple
tosspot|Cold porter fan?
totaled|Smashed
totally|No doubt
touchup|Do some photoshopping on
tourism|Biggest business in the Bahamas
tourist|Last song on "OK Computer," with "The"
towrope|Cable on a car, maybe
trackers|Followers
tractor|It runs on the farm
traffic|Jerk acquiring rabble's drug dealings (7)
tragedy|It's no laughing matter
trailer|DVD bonus feature, often
trailers|Feature's lead-ins
trained|Prepared for a triathlon, say
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Person likely getting an ID badge
trainee|Person who has to watch orientation videos
trainee|Recent hire
trainer|Guy on the sidelines
trainer|Gym employee
traipse|Gallivant (about)
traitor|False friend
traitor|Person with trust issues?
transoms|Windows in some offices
trapdoor|Feature of many a criminal mastermind's lair
trapeze|Spot for a catcher
trapper|Fur trader
trashes|Destroys, as a hotel room
trashes|Does a number on, as a hotel room
trashes|Redecorates, as a Marriott, perhaps
treason|Edward Snowden's crime (supposedly)
treason|John Brown's crime
treasure|What "X" might symbolize
treated|Picked up the tab
trebled|Increased three times
trebled|Multiplied by three
treetop|Rockin' Robin setting
treetop|Baby's cradle location in song
treetop|Nest location
tremendous|Absolutely fabulous
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremors|Aftershocks
trenchant|Sharp-edged
trespass|Go over the line?
tressel|Longtime Ohio State football coach Jim
tresses|Locks
triadic|Like common chords
tribute|Academy Awards presentation, say
tributes|Some short films shown during the Oscars
triceps|Dips work them
tricksy|Mischievous
tricolor|French flag adjective
trigger|Finger lever
trimmer|Groomer's gizmo
trinary|Threefold
trinity|Three piece?
trinket|Tchotchke
triodes|Some vacuum tubes
triplane|Baron von Richthofen's craft
tripoli|Libya's capital
tripping|The guy who took all the LSD was called for ...
triumph|Win
trivial|Picayune
troilus|Cressida's lover
trouser|Pant leg
trouser|Slack?
truancy|Classless act?
truckle|Small, barrel-shaped cheese
trussed|Bound
tsarists|Red's opponents?
tsetses|African insects
tsetses|Some safari biters
tubings|Systems for moving liquids
tugboats|Pushing crafts
tundras|Permafrost lands
tundras|Permafrost plains
turncoat|Judas Iscariot
turncoat|Quisling
turrets|Tops of some castles
turtledove|Deodorant in a shell?
tuxedos|Wedding rentals
twaddled|Babbled on and on
tweedle|Sing like a bird
tweeted|Kept followers updated, e.g.
twilight|Saga that ended with "Breaking Dawn"
twister|Competition for floor space?
twister|Positional game
twitter|Tweet source
typeset|Readied for the printer
typeset|Work with some characters?
typesets|Puts a story together?
tyrannies|Governments with iron fists
tyrants|Slave drivers
tyrants|Tough people to work with
ulterior|Like some motives
ultimas|Concluding syllables
ultraviolet|Kind of lamp
ululate|Howl shrilly
ululate|Wail with grief
umlauts|Features of Mötley Crüe
umpired|Worked from home?
umpiring|Calling career?
unaired|Like many a DVD extra
unallied|Operating alone
unarmed|Missing a piece
unarmored|Not covered, in battle
unartful|Clumsy
unbeholden|Not obligated (to)
unclasp|Open, as a large envelope
unclear|Ambiguous
unclose|Open, as a gate
uncloses|Opens
underage|Like someone using a fake ID
underpaid|Like grunt work
underpaid|Like grunt work
underweight|Scrawny
undeterred|Not put off
undeterred|Not put off
undines|Water spirits
uneaten|Like Brussel sprouts, maybe
uneaten|Like anchovy pizza, stereotypically
unexpected|Out of the blue
unfixed|Still defective
ungodly|Completely insufferable
unhitch|Remove a trailer
unicorn|Creature with a prominent horn
unilateral|Single-handed
uninstall|Program option
unintended|Like some puns
unisons|Agreements
unitard|Gymnast's getup
unitarian|Frank Lloyd Wright, for one
unitarian|Protestant with a non-dogmatic approach to religion
uniters|Those making mergers
uniting|Diplomat's goal
unleash|Free
unlined|Like some journal paper
unlisted|Like some numbers
unnerve|Demoralize
unnoted|Overlooked
unopposed|Card game quietly sat without any competition (9)
unrated|Like some movie trailers
unravels|Comes apart
unrefined|Raw
unrented|Like an empty apartment
unrests|Civil disturbances
unrisen|Still sleeping
unsated|Still hungry
unscrew|Opens, as some a wine bottles
unsuitable|No good
untaxed|Exempt at the airport, perhaps
untrained|Green
untried|Like beta programs
untruth|Lie
unzoned|Free to develop as you please
upgrade|Get a new cell phone, maybe
upheave|Elevate
upkeeps|Maintenance costs
uploaded|Posted to YouTube
uploads|Leaks to the public, modernly
uppermost|Superlatively at the top
upraise|Lift
upraise|Lift
uprooters|Hurricanes, e.g.
upshots|Results
upstage|Steal the show from
upstarts|Whipper-snappers
uptowner|Certain Manhattanite
urethane|Automobile bumper material
urology|Going concern?
username|Facebook tag?
utensil|Cookie cutter, e.g.
utensil|Scoop, say
uterine|IUD part
uterine|IUD part
utility|Cable, e.g.
utilize|Bring into play
utmosts|Greatest degrees
utopian|One with perfect vision?
uttered|Phrased
utterly|Altogether
uxorial|Wifely
vacates|Leaves
vaccine|Scientist's goal, perhaps
vaguely|In a nebulous way
vainest|Least modest
vainest|Most conceited
validate|Take care of, as a garage ticket
validates|Authenticates
valuate|Put a price on
valuates|Appraises
vamoose|Beat it!
vamoose|You're bothering me!
vanished|Went by the board
variety|Magazine that ran the first-ever movie review
varmint|Pest
vaseline|Boxer's application
vehicle|Way to go?
velours|Upholsterer's inventory
vendetta|Character motivation in "Kill Bill"
venerator|Priest saying Mass, e.g.
ventilate|Air out
ventral|Relating to the underside of a plant
venture|Risky enterprise
veritable|Genuine
version|Software release
vertexes|Points on the top of the head
vessels|Blood lines
vessels|Crafts
vestibule|Reception location
vestige|Slight trace
vestments|Sunday best attire?
veteran|Old hand
veteran|One who has seen action
veterans|Pros
vetoers|Those most likely to say "no"
vicarage|Cleric's residence
vikings|The purple and gold
vintage|Port procedure?
violent|Kicking ass
violets|Popular perennials
viruses|Drive ruiners, maybe
visages|Faces
visitor|Drop-in
vitiation|Debasement
vixenish|Like a hot woman
vocoders|Autotune grandaddies
vocoders|They let you talk over music
voltage|Current measurement
volunteer|One with a game face, maybe?
voyager|Unmanned NASA mission of the '70s
vroomed|Sped, in a cartoony way
wagoner|Oregon Trail figure
walleye|Pikeperch relative
wallows|Indulges in an unrestrained way
warbler|Songbird
warehoused|Stored
warhead|Payload holder
warhorse|It's been done to death
warlock|[CBS] picked a fight with a ___.
warlord|Iron fist ruler
warmest|Closest, in a way
warrant|Requirement for some searches
warrens|Rabbit bailiwicks
washrag|Shower item
washtub|___ bass (jug band instrument)
wassailed|Sang for some mulled wine
wassails|Mulled wines
waterbed|Liquid-filled berth
watered|Hosed
watered|Took care of, as the lawn and flowers
waterer|Groundskeeper, at times
waterjet|Fluid cutter
waterlog|Saturate
watershed|Making a paradigm shift
waterski|Get pulled in a lake, say
waterski|Sport involving pulling
waterski|Stand behind a boat, say
wayless|Substantially fewer
weakest|Most like a runt
weakside|Defensive arrangement with fewer players, in football
wealthy|Loaded
weasels|No-goodniks
webcast|Streaming content
weblogs|Places for posters
weekend|Time to sleep in
weepier|More lachrymose
western|Kind of sandwich
western|Kind of sandwich
westerners|Portlanders, e.g.
westerners|Portlanders, e.g.
wharfed|Moored at a pier
whatsit|Doodad
whipsaw|Jerk in two directions
whipsaws|Swings violently
whiskers|Hair on a pussy
whisking|Preparing egg whites
whooped|Made a raucous noise
whorled|Like fingerprints
wifedom|Spouse's state
wildcat|Football formation in which the quarterback doesn't receive the snap
windpipe|Trachea
winepress|Vintner's equipment
winsome|Naively charming
wiseacre|Wag
wisteria|Lane where "Desperate Housewives" takes place
wistful|Full of yearning
withheld|Kept back
witness|Wedding participant
woebegone|Depressed
wolverine|Superhero with healing powers
woodcut|Print from a carving block
woodsheds|Fuel storage sites
workbag|It often gets notions
workout|Crunch time?
wrasses|Colorful marine fishes
wreckage|Crash aftermath, typically
wrested|Took by force
wrestle|Work with locks
wrights|Duo with an early flight plan
written|Recorded
xanthine|Crystalline compound that caffeine is derived from
xeroxed|Ran off
xeroxes|Copies
yachted|Competed for the America's Cup
yakitori|Chicken skewer
yardarms|Mast sections
yearends|Some December magazine lists
yearned|Wanted badly
yeasayer|Bootlicker
yeasted|Fermented
yokemate|Ox, to another ox
youngest|Like Nick of the Jonas Brothers
yttrium|Silvery metallic rare earth element
zeppelin|Metal godfathers, informally
zillions|Really big number
zodiacs|Astrological circles
zodiacs|They have many signs
zugzwang|Unpleasant obligation to move, in chess
drainages|Watersheds
indexed|Like most reference books
asphalted|Paved
biosphere|Where the wild things are?
bleared|Fuzzied up
bootees|Baby shower gift
clarets|Some reds
dopesheet|Bookies' buy
enticer|Femme fatale, typically
escorts|Madam's charges
evacuee|One getting out
exchange|Back-and-forth
grapples|Wrestles
grassland|Savanna
limerick|Irish city where The Cranberries formed
monster|2010 Kanye West single
omelets|Chefs fold them
peyotes|Vision quest cacti
piloted|Oversaw
potboiler|Hack product
resonated|Rang true
rucksack|You might take a hike with it
sandstones|Some countertop materials
serener|More at peace
sniggle|Fish for eels with a hook
speared|Impaled
streams|Creeks
surrender|1978 Cheap Trick hit
typical|This shit always happens to me
adverbs|Jointly and severally, for two
amoebae|Shape shifters?
anteater|One always sticking its nose in things
apoplectic|Red with rage
arrests|Cuffs
bagpipe|It's blown in Scotland
bearhug|Not so subtle sign of affection
broncos|Super Bowl XXXII winners
continue|I'm still listening
crafted|Fashioned
decagon|Shape whose internal angles are all 144°
detailed|Taking great pains, like many a boxer? (8)
disease|Part of CDC
drinking|Charge about icy area on a spree (8)
espresso|Word often mispronounced with an X
estrogen|It's a girl thing
expects|Anticipates
eyeshot|Line of sight
freeway|Rush hour setting
funerals|Closing ceremonies?
gagster|The Daily Show writer, e.g.
gearshift|RAGE?
generals|Washington & Lee University students, appropriately
grilles|Prominent Buick features
liberate|Free
limeade|Tart quaff
locators|Some ankle bracelets
lodgings|Digs
lowboys|Quaint dressing tables
matters|Holds weight
middlebrows|They're neither high-falutin' nor uncultured
middleman|Go-between
neologism|Hypermiling, for one
operagoer|Eager to mix with poor Met fan? (9)
operand|Equation quantity
organic|Rum in cargo is supposedly natural (7)
overage|Excess media reports after leader quits (7)
palisade|Defensive fortification
partner|Combine's right to catch up (7)
peridot|Barack Obama's birthstone
podiums|Stands replaced iPod with signs of hestitating (7)
predawn|Early
redneck|Proudly unsophisticated type
retasted|Checked how the soup is coming along, maybe
rewards|Bonuses
sandals|Footwear for Hermes
sanders|Colonel known for his secret recipe
senators|Impeachment triers
shindig|Climb to investigate blast (7)
speaker|House sitter?
stamina|Ultramarathoner's need
swelter|Really feel the heat
timetables|Travel schedules
tiresome|Snoozeworthy, as a lecture
trussed|Bound to depend on hearing (7)
tsarists|Bolsheviks' opponents
waitress|Mildred Pierce's job
zigzags|Vacillates
absorptive|Tending to suck up
amaretto|Alabama Slammer ingredient
awaited|Looked forward to
blueberry|Violet Beauregarde is transformed into one in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
braless|Like many women at Woodstock
carbarn|Tram housing
despise|Loathe
immoderate|Radical
inertial|Like some forces
italianate|Styled like a villa, architecturally
keystrokes|Data entry units?
ladybug|Spotted beetle
letters|Words With Friends rack
pandora|Spotify competitor
pictured|Imagined
pretext|I'm staying in to wash my hair, perhaps
recipes|Diet book contents
recreate|Relive, as the past?
redshift|Astronomical Doppler effect
regatta|Meet on the river
registrar|Record holder?
reiterate|Echo
rubdown|Muscle relaxant?
seaweed|Penny's boyfriend in "Hairspray"
storage|Basement's purpose, maybe
transit|Passage
tristate|Like the New York metropolitan area
whizzing|Going quickly (by)
zygotes|Fertilized eggs
abdomen|C-section section
abdomen|Part of a trunk
abhorrent|Totally despicable
absences|They may count against a final grade
absorbs|Takes in
acetates|Film materials
acutest|Most intense Western Indians appear in part of play (7)
adapted|Made for TV, say
adhesion|Stick-to-itiveness?
against|Fighting
agitate|Stir up
ailment|Complaint
alleviation|Painkiller's job
allover|Surrounding
almanac|Fact book
alternately|As a substitute
amalgamates|Blends together to form a new combination
amnesia|Butting heads result?
amoxicillin|Pneumonia medicine
anchovy|Unpopular pizza topping
androids|They run on Marshmallow
anemone|Sea creature whose one orifice serves as both mouth and anus
angular|Bony and lean
annotates|Writes on the side?
another|Second helping
antedates|Precedes in time
anthill|Colonial mound
antilock|Like some braking systems
antispam|Like many email filters
aplenty|Gobs of
apologetic|Very sorry
apology|___ accepted
apostle|One who gives text messages?
appeared|Showed up
applesauce|Malarkey
armadillo|Mammal with a leathery shell
armaments|Military muscle
armoires|Places for threads
arousal|Subject for Kinsey
arrivals|Board at the airport
asbestos|Hazard in some old homes
assemblies|Pep rallies
athletic|More than fit
attains|Reaches
autonomous|Self-determining
autopsy|Scene in many a procedural
avenges|Makes reprisals for
average|No great shakes
averred|Confidently claimed
avocado|BALT sandwich ingredient
baileys|Irish Cream maker
balsams|Some Christmas trees
bandages|Parts of a mummy's costume
bankrupt|Cash-strapped
baptist|Bill Clinton or Harry Truman, e.g.
bastion|Fortified position
bauxite|Rock with aluminum
begonia|Garden perennial
behaving|Following to the letter
bimonthly|Every nine weeks: BLT, hominy, bananas (9)
blatant|Out-and-out
blitzing|Rushing the quarterback, say
borough|Queens, notably
boulevards|Wide roads
bulimia|Eating problem
cahoots|(In) partnership
cameras|GoPro gear
canonical|Like great works of art
capoeira|Brazilian martial art
carrottop|Ginger
castanets|Clicking instruments
centavos|Peso pennies
chapatis|Indian breads
chastise|Chew out
cheongsam|One-piece Chinese dress
cherish|Love to bits
chromes|Auto-trim metals
cilantro|Herb in Indian cooking
circuit|Touring itinerary
clarify|Quip, part 4
cleanse|Detoxification process
cleated|Spiked in the end zone?
climbed|Made it to the top
closure|Finality
coerces|Intimidates
colonist|Mission to Mars member, e.g.
computerese|Code talking?
concertmasters|Those who know everything about philosopher Immanuel?
consort|Keep company
copilot|American second-in-command
coterie|The in-crowd
cowshed|Mob lacking resistance around her bovine abode (7)
cracker|Hors d'oeuvre selection
cranium|The Game for Your Whole Brain
cremate|Turn to ashes
criminals|Record collectors?
dancers|Salsa lovers
deadlines|Reporters often meet them
debates|Talks politics
debunks|Proves wrong
deepest|Most embedded
deftest|Most skilled
delinquent|One with no class?
delusion|Fantasy world belief
demonic|Wicked
denoted|Signified
denudes|Strips bare
deprave|Corrupt morally
derriere|Can
desalts|Processes seawater
detente|Political opening
detests|Shudders at
dilemma|Tough poser
discerns|Makes out
dishonor|Shame
disjoin|Split into two
dissect|Analyze in detail
diverse|Covering a lot of topics
dottiest|Most bananas
dreamboats|Big hunks
eardrum|Accidentally murder a contributor to the Listener? (7)
ecosystem|Environmental community
editing|Changing your story?
educator|Class action figure?
educators|Teachers
effuses|Pours forth
egyptian|Luxor resident
eiderdown|Duck product
elastics|Braces component
elderly|Getting on in years
electors|Hamilton ___ (2016 rogue voters)
embargo|Trade stoppage
embattles|Prepares for war
emerita|Retired
emirate|Sharjah or Fujairah
empanel|Put in the jury
enactor|Bill passer, e.g.
encrypts|Puts in code
endnotes|Article references
endorse|Back
endorse|Get behind
engaged|Betrothed
enlistee|New recruit
enounce|Set forth
enshrine|Put into Canton
enteron|Begin
entryway|Portal
epistle|Paul's writing
eremitic|Very reclusive
erotica|Blue stories
erratum|Sun problem?
escalate|Rise up
escargot|Bistro shells
esoterica|Hard-to-understand facts
esplanades|Open areas alongside rivers
essence|Sum and substance
essentials|Must-haves
esthete|Art critic, maybe
etching|Dürer piece
etymologist|One with a rooting interest?
evacuate|Get out of here
evaders|Hard-to-catch folk
exertion|Workout strain
exotica|Strange things
expects|Starts assembling a baby room, say
farside|Unseen part of the moon
fascias|Wooden boards that cover the ends of rafters
fedexed|Overnighted, likely
feeless|With no charge
females|They don't go standing up
filminess|Having a gauze-like appearance
finagles|Obtains by devious means
fireboat|Marina protector
fluoride|Mouthwash ingredient
footstool|It can give you a leg up
forefront|Cutting-edge position
foremasts|Bow structures
fridges|Chilling places
fuchsia|Dark reddish-purple
genesis|Book that ends with Joseph's death
gentler|Not so rough
gibberish|Jabberwocky language
grassier|More lush, in a way
gratuitous|Without reason
greater|Word describing metropolitan areas
guineas|Old British gold coins worth 21 shillings
gyrated|Twisted
habituates|Accustoms
habitue|Regular customer
hairpins|Bun holders
hardhat|Construction covering
hayseeds|No city folks
highest|Nth level
homebred|Like a local
homilies|Sunday talks
horserace|Close contest
hostess|Maker of Zingers
humidifier|Mister in the bedroom
hysteria|1987 Def Leppard album (incidentally my favorite album when I was in 8th grade)
idealize|Rate highly
idiotic|Completely foolish
idylist|Pastoral poet
ignoramus|Know-nothing
illegal|Against the rules
imagine|How about that
impinge|Have an effect (on)
implore|Plead
imposes|Takes advantage of
indices|Catalogs have them
indulge|Spoil rotten
inferno|Poem that goes in circles?
inherit|Obtain through will power?
inherit|Obtain willingly?
insects|Spray targets
interfere|Meddle (with)
ironmen|Some triathletes
ironware|Blacksmith's products
isolate|Block off
isolate|Close off
jarheads|Some Marines
joyride|Thrillseeker's trip
julienne|Cut into long thin strips
katydids|Cricket relatives
knesset|Givat Ram assembly
learner|Slow ___ (Thomas Pynchon anthology)
legroom|Flight's lack, often
leverage|Use to maximum advantage
loftier|More elevated
loincloth|Caveman's outfit
lordships|Titled British dignitaries
lottery|1948 Shirley Jackson classic short story, with "The"
lounged|Chillaxed
magnesia|Milk of ___
mainframes|Some servers
majordomo|Head of the household
maritime|Nautical
marquee|Sign at a theater
martens|Dr. ___ (footwear)
mascara|It might run in the rain
masticate|Chew
mealtimes|When to put some plates away
mediums|Spiritualists
megaton|Explosive measurement
megaton|Force roughly equal to 4.184 petajoules
memories|They're so yesterday
menacer|Threatening figure
mentality|Headspace
messaged|Used WhatsApp, say
metatag|Section used for keywords in HTML coding
meticulous|Very careful and precise
metrist|Poet
minaret|Mosque tower
minaret|Prayer tower
modeled|Made like
momenta|Measurements of mass times velocity
monadic|Like a single cell organism
monologists|Late night hosts, at times
monsignori|Titles from Francis
multipole|Like some expansion in magnetic fields
nascent|Being born
navigate|Move around
neatest|Most legible
needled|Bothered
newcomer|Tyro
niftier|Cooler
nineteen|Number of rows or columns on a Go board
nonfreezing|Like temperatures just above 0
noshers|They raid the fridge
nursery|Room with a mobile
obvious|Out in the open
omitted|Left out
opaline|Milky glass
operate|Run
optimal|Like best-case situations
oratory|Public speaking
ordered|Lined up
ordered|Neatly arranged
overture|Lead-in
palindrome|West of Italy's capital, politico Sarah (Democrat) with mom or dad (10)
palisade|Defensive structure
panatela|Thin cigar
paranoid|Hearing things, maybe
parboil|Cook for a short time
pardoner|Forgiving kind
parsnip|Oft-roasted root
pasture|Shepherd's spot
patrons|Angel investors
pelleted|Like seeds that have been made uniformly round
peptide|Chemical of amino acids
petites|Women's apparel sizes
petrify|Scare stiff
pipeless|Like some pedicure chairs
pipsqueak|Shrimp
pitfalls|Stumbling blocks
planner|Calendar
platonic|Like some relationships
playact|Make-believe
playlet|One-acter
pleasantry|That dress suits you, e.g.
plebeian|Common
pollens|Springtime allergens
population|Census figure
portions|Helpings
postages|Stamps and such
postmodern|Art genre characterized by being self-referential
postpone|Table
pouffes|Cushy seats
poutine|French fries, gravy, and curds dish
preboil|Get the water ready for pasta, say
preerect|Build beforehand
premiere|Film's opening
preteens|Target audience for YA books
pretender|Claimant to the throne
priests|Confirmation overseers
prisoner|One with many years ahead of him
proconsul|Military commander of an ancient Roman province
proctology|Rear area?
progress|Move ahead
promenade|Leisurely walk
promisee|Pledge recipient
propane|Charcoal alternative
propane|Gas in a tank
prudent|Well-advised
puggish|Resembling a small dog with a wrinkled nose
pullups|Huggies for toddlers
purlieu|Surrounding neighborhood
quaalude|Sedative
ragouts|French stews
rambles|Goes on and on and on
realtor|One with a lot to offer
rebound|Get well fast
recorder|Simple to play instrument
reenact|Dramatize, as an old event
refunds|IRS money
registry|Bridal wish list
relapsed|Fell off the wagon
relents|Caves in
relying|Banking (on)
renewer|One happy with Money, likely
reorders|Puts back into stock
replica|Exact clone
rescuers|1977 Disney flick about mice, with "The"
resides|Lives (at)
resorts|Vacation sites
retinal|Relating to the eye
reverential|Full of respect
richest|Most loaded
riesling|German white
rituals|Prescribed procedures
rodents|Vermin
rolltop|Kind of desk
rotators|Some shoulder muscles
roughnecks|Hard-manual laborers
ruinate|Destroy, old-style
sandpapered|Got ready to put on a new coat
sardine|Rush hour public transportation commuter, metaphorically
satires|Pope's vehicles?
sayable|Pronounceable
sayonara|Geisha's goodbye
scansion|Poetry analysis
schmoozer|Networking type
scintilla|Tiny amount of interest in Lily-like flower (9)
scissors|Art box tool
scourers|Ones using Brillo pads
scratchers|DJs, at times
seacoast|Vacation site
sealable|Like envelopes and Ziploc bags
seances|Events for a Ouija board
seaways|Shipping lanes
secrets|Untold tales
securely|Behind a firewall
selects|Chooses
semidry|Like a Rhine wine
seminar|Group discussion
semiotics|Study of meaning-making
sendoffs|Leaving parties?
sessions|Recording dates
shafted|Left high and dry
shattered|1978 Rolling Stones hit
sheerest|Most transparent
shortfall|Failure to get what is needed
shyness|Inability to mingle
shyster|Legal scumbag
sidedress|Apply fertilizer around the plants
sideline|Second job
similar|Complementary
slamdance|Activity in a pit
sleepless|Like some difficult nights
sleuths|Mystery men?
slivers|Tiny bits
smaller|Less significant
smashes|Some volleyball kills
smother|Cover
smother|Stamp out
snapless|Like some fitted reusable diapers
solemnly|In a grave way
soonest|Next available
sorority|Sister's home
speechify|Orate
speeder|Racy person?
spender|One with money to burn
spleens|Angry feelings
sportscaster|Masters consultant, say
sprained|Injured, as an ankle
stamping|Customs job
statedly|As explicitly said
stateside|Toward the lower 48
statuettes|Oscars, e.g.
steelie|Heavy marble
steepen|Ramp up
steeple|Point of church
stipends|Per diems
storage|Cloud coverage?
stretches|Pre-workout activity
stripes|Film with the tagline "The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy... and meet girls."
strudels|Glazed breakfast treats
studios|Places where you're likely to be shot
subsidy|Government handout
subsoil|Earth layer almost near the surface
suggesting|Alluding to
surreal|Hard to explain
sweeter|More nice
swimmers|Group likely to have a stroke
tailgate|Time to get primed before the big game?
takeouts|Thai or Chinese, often
tallies|Adds up
tangler|One making a mess
tanning|___ bed
tawdrier|More garish
tektites|Glass rocks from outer space
tequilas|Spirits of the Yucatan
terrier|Monopoly piece
terrify|Turn white
thereat|In that place
thespian|Guy in a cast
thrills|Amusement park promises
thrives|Does more than just fine
throngs|Large crowds
tigereye|Golden-brown chatoyant stone
tightest|Like the best of friends
tonsure|Monastic do
toreador|Caped fighter
tostada|Dish served with guacamole
totaled|Wrecked
tourists|They're not from around here
tourney|Place for seeds
tracked|Followed closely
trainer|One who might provide you with a lift?
trammel|Large fishing net
transonic|Approaching Mach 1
treater|One who pays the bills
trellis|Latticed gazebo part
tremolos|Vibrating voices
tresses|Intricate locks
tropical|Scorching hot
truisms|You'd better believe them
tussled|Sparred
unamused|Not laughing
undercover|Like a job that can make you a new person?
unevenly|Lacking balance
unfolds|Progresses
unhitched|Swung a fist (missing the head) getting a wallop in and split (9)
universe|The Restaurant at the End of the ___
universe|It's all there is
university|Brown, e.g.
unlevel|Tilting
untraced|Not followed
unusual|Strange
upstate|Like Buffalo vis-à-vis New York
uveitis|Eye inflammation
vantage|Point with a view
variety|Magazine that coined the terms "striptease," "payola" and "boffo," among others
vinegary|Disagreeable and bitter
vocalist|Band's frontman
voluble|Chatty
voyages|Floating holidays?
washtubs|Cleaning equipment used in some bluegrass band instruments
webcams|FaceTime necessities
weirder|Harder to define
wenches|Shakespearean lasses
wheelies|X Gamers pop them
widower|Surviving spouse
wiregrass|Southern ground cover with tough stems
yeshivas|Talmudic institutions
accepts|Swallows hard
accusal|Finger-pointing
actuate|Set in motion
adoptions|Some kennel pickups
adorned|Decorated
advance|Author's first payment
affronts|Open insults
alamode|Scooped?
alcoves|Spots for bookcases
alertness|Modafinil increases it
aliases|They're assumed to be false
alternator|Charger charger
altimeter|Highness measurer
amative|Feeling romantic
analogies|Some LSAT questions
anapest|Two short syllables followed by a long one, poetically
ancestor|Someone up in a tree?
animate|Liven things up
animates|Livens up
annexes|Takes over
anthrax|One of thrash metal's Big Four
antique|Vintage
appended|Tacked on
appends|Attaches (to)
apteral|Having no aisles, as a church
aptness|Relevance
arbitrate|Intervene
areolas|Nipple rings
ariosos|Solo compositions
arouses|Stirs up
artless|Innocent
ascents|Rock climber's achievements
ascetic|Self-denier
asexual|Not into anybody
aspects|Distinct features
assayer|Metal analyzer
assaying|Testing
asserts|Says out loud
assessed|Had a taxing job?
athlete|ESPY winner
atoning|Seeking forgiveness
atrocious|Very bad
attains|Earns
attests|Swears (to)
attract|Bring closer
attract|Bring near
auditioned|Tried out
automat|Place to eat in doors?
automaton|Unthinking worker
avowers|Oath takers
awaited|Sat up for
azimuth|Horizon arc measurement
beaches|Castle's areas
bedsheets|Queen's coverings
behemoths|Lumbering beasts
berates|Rips into
beseeches|Petitions
billiards|English game
biscotti|Coffeetime treat
boathouse|Punt's spot
bobcats|Lynx relatives
boobird|Philly fan, stereotypically
boonies|Sticks
bootery|Where a cowboy might shop for footwear
bravado|Swagger
brigade|Fighting force
buckets|A lot of rain
bucolic|Like a countryside
buffalo|Bill's home
caliber|Gun's measurement
capital|Dough that can yield a lot of bread?
caramba|¡Ay ___!
caribou|North American reindeer
cariole|One-horse carriage
cartooned|Worked on a panel?
castigators|Those doling out the reprimands
catalog|Goods book
catchup|Visit after a long absence, say
catfish|Fool online
catspaw|Unwitting victim
chalice|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade prop
charioteer|Ben Hur racer
cheaply|For little cost
chitchat|Idle talk
chromes|Some auto-trim materials
clipper|Blake Griffin, for one
closest|Least distant
compote|Fruit dessert
condone|Approve of
confine|Hem in
consomme|Clear soup
constant|Never changing
consume|Eat up
copular|Like verbs that join the subject of a sentence to a subject complement
copyedit|Change the story, say
corrupt|Tainted
cortege|Train of attendants
costars|Show people
crackerjack|Hot stuff
cramping|Cause of some charley horses
cranberries|Thanksgiving staple
croquet|It can have you going through hoops
crossbeam|Bridge support
crybaby|Whiny brat
dailies|Some newspapers
deadlocks|Ties
debuted|Coined
definite|Unmistakable
delight|Utter joy
demitasse|Espresso cup
densest|Hardest to comprehend
dentate|Toothy
desalter|Creator of drinkable water
despots|Unbending decision makers
dessert|Room may be saved for it
deviate|Go off-track
diagram|PowerPoint graphic
diddley|Guitar legend with a square guitar
dingiest|Most decrepit
ditties|Jingles
diverging|Turning off
dockage|Shipping fee?
dollish|Resembling Barbie
doodled|Scribbled in the margins
doormats|Tournament walkovers
dreamlike|Surreal
drudges|Cogs in the work machine
earache|Problem for an otologist
earners|Bread winners
earnest|Well-meaning
eclipse|8/21/17 event
ecstasy|Unbridled joy
eellike|Hard to handle
eggbeater|Whirlybird
einstein|Brainiac
elapsing|Passing by
elation|High spirits
elbowed|Hit in the ribs, say
emended|Made a few changes
eminent|Of note
empower|Give authority to
emulsions|They're like oil and water
enamels|Canine coats
enclaves|Neighborhoods within neighborhoods
endoscope|Camera on a tube
energies|What high-powered people expend
engraved|Like class rings
enhances|Improves
enisles|Traps out at sea, perhaps
enlarges|Blows up
enounce|Proclaim
enraged|Fit to be tied
enrollments|Numbers of freshmen, say
ensnares|Traps
entente|International alliance
entrant|One in the race
entreaty|Pressing plea
entrees|Menu section
entrust|Hand over
epicene|Having characteristics of neither sex
erasure|Sign of a change of mind
erelong|Soon, poetically
errands|Jobs around town
erratic|All over the place
erratic|All over the place
erratic|All over the place
erratic|All over the place
escarole|Leafy green vegetable
esoterica|Trivia night subjects
espouse|Champion
essence|Vibes
estates|Places with manicured lawns
esteems|Holds highly
etagere|Display stand
etagere|Whatnot holder
etcetera|You get the picture
eternal|Always and forever
ethanol|Grain alcohol
ethical|On the level
evasive|Noncommittal
examples|Textbook tools
exceeds|Goes overboard (on)
excepts|Leaves out
exercise|Work things out?
expands|Increases
extraneous|Superfluous
eyehole|Door aperture
eyeless|___ in Gaza
familiarization|Becoming well-acquainted (with)
ferments|Brews, as beer
fettles|Trims the rough edges off before firing, as pottery
fetuses|Ultrasound images
fixtures|Bathtubs and sinks, e.g.
flannels|Grunge outfit
flinging|Pelting
floored|Stunned
flutist|Musician who blows
founder|Hamilton extra
freelancer|One not on staff
freeman|Shawshank Redemption star
fricassee|Stewed chicken dish
friends|Show with the Central Perk coffeehouse
gaiters|Outmoded footwear
gangway|Raised platform
garnered|Netted
generated|Dreamed up
genuflect|Kneel in church
gigantic|Immense
glassmaker|One whose job blows
gnostic|Early Christian
grannies|Certain knots
grosgrains|Heavily ribbed fabrics
gyrated|Spun around
hailstone|Storm precipitation
hallowed|Sacred
handicap|Golf's equalizer
harassers|Online trolls, e.g.
hectare|Land measure
heehaws|Donkey's brays
heroine|Leading lady
herstories|Feminist lessons
hickories|Some hardwoods
hobbits|Shire residents
homeroom|Class assignment
hotness|Salsa feature
hungover|How you might feel after consuming everything in the path starting from square 18 (shouldn't have had a couple on the fourth stop)
hydrate|Drink water, say
icicles|Cold drips?
idiotic|Completely stupid
imagist|William Carlos Williams or Ford Madox Ford
imbibing|Knocking a few back
immensity|Enormousness
inbuilt|There from the beginning
indexed|Like many textbooks
inelegance|Lack of polish
ingratiate|Get in good with
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
initial|Part of a monogram
inoculate|Infect intentionally
insanely|To an extreme degree
inserts|Odor-Eaters, e.g.
insight|Eye-opening information
inspect|Case worker?
integer|1 or 2, say
integrate|Mingle
interstice|Space between
isolate|Put off to the side
isotone|Either of two atoms with equal number of neutrons but not equal protons
kinetic|Relating to motion
kitbags|Soldiers' burdens
knavish|Like a rogue
kneeholes|Desk features
knesset|Legislature located in Givat Ram
knesset|Legislature located in Givat Ram
knottier|More challenging
lakeside|Like some summer rentals
landlord|One charging a flat rate?
lanyard|ID tag holder
lassoes|Clown's ropes
latently|In an undiscovered way
lateral|Toss to the side
latexes|Rubber materials
launder|Clean, as dirty money
leaflet|Rally handout
leakage|Diaper problem
learners|Students
leavens|Gets a rise out of?
leotard|Ballerina's wear
lettuce|BLT ingredient
lighted|Green-___ (okayed)
lilliputian|Trivial
limelight|Center stage
logjams|Inabilities to move things forward
loofahs|Bath cleaners
loonily|In a ridiculous fashion
loosener|Screwdriver or WD-40, e.g.
magenta|Purple hue
magenta|Shade similar to purple
maharanee|Indian princess
malfunction|Go kablooey
mandates|Court orders
manholes|Street entrances
manners|Good things for kids to learn
mariachi|Guitarrón genre
marinated|Prepared for the grill, say
marocain|2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee-winning word that means "a dress fabric that is made of ribbed silk"
matrons|Dignified women
mayoral|Like some city political races
meanies|Malefactors
meeting|Google Calendar listing
mementos|Souvenirs
midriff|Muffin top's location
mineral|Silicon or copper
miniski|Bunny slope gear
misdirected|Sent the wrong way
misdoer|Sinner
missals|Prayer books
missiles|War game pieces
misstated|Put the wrong way
moccasin|Soft shoe
moisturize|Use some lotion
monocrat|Ruler in a dictatorship
monologue|Noah's delivery
moonlit|Like some romantic evening walks
moronic|Seriously dumb
mortals|Mere folk
mortared|Fired shells on, as enemy trenches
motored|Sped (away)
muscatel|Sweet wine type
musical|Hamilton, e.g.
musical|Play with numbers?
naivete|Green quality?
nakeder|Wearing less clothing
natured|Good-___
neatnik|One always picking things up
neglects|Overlooks
neocons|Ex-liberals
neolith|Stone Age tool
nervier|More daring
netters|Some fishermen
nettles|Tees off
newshound|Hot shot reporter
nibbles|Tasty bites
nimbler|More agile
nitpick|Go over in excruciating detail
noisette|Lean meat cut
nominal|Insignificant
nostrils|They may be flared
notates|Writes between the lines?
nouveau|Up-to-date
nuttiest|Most loopy
oblique|Kitty-corner
obscure|Off the beaten path
obviates|Renders unnecessary
oceanaria|Waterworlds
ocelots|Spotted zoo creatures
octagon|Shape of an MMA cage
octaves|Piano stretches
olestra|Food additive that causes bloating, gas, and diarrhea
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opiated|Put to sleep
opposes|Goes against
orangutan|Fist-walking simian
oratorio|Choir's showcase
oregano|Pizza spice
orioles|1983 World Series winners
osmosis|Learning method
outtake|Blu-Ray extra
overjoyed|Ecstatic and then some
overlie|Cover
overreacting|Laying it on thick
overtax|Put too much strain on
overture|Score prelude
pajamas|Sack cloth?
pannier|Bike bag
partiality|Unfair bias
partner|Big shot lawyer
patchiest|Most sporadic
pavilion|Outdoor concert venue
pectoral|Bench press muscle
pedantic|Fastidious
peeress|Woman with a title
penitent|Contrite figure
pentameters|Lines of some sonnets
pepperoni|Pizza selection
persuade|Try and convince
pierrot|Commedia dell'Arte clown
pinheaded|Somewhat thick
pitying|Sympathetic
plateau|Flatland
poisons|Exterminator's stock
pollard|Israeli spy Jonathan
postulates|Mathematic suppositions
practice|We talking about ___ (Iverson)
praises|Some Amazon reviews
predestine|Ordain
predict|Talk of tomorrow
preempted|Forestalled
premeds|Some biology majors
premolar|Canine neighbor
pressure|Source of stress
printer|Brother product
privies|Places to go in the woods
proofed|Looked over, as copy
propose|Ask for a hand?
protect|Wrap in bubble wrap, maybe
proverb|Words to live by
questioning|Curious
racehorse|Track ride
radiate|Glow
radiates|Glows
rations|Helpings
readapt|Change with the times again
recants|Takes back
receiver|Hail Mary target
recluse|Loner
recommendations|Some Amazon homepage images
rectangle|Bar chart figure
redefine|Give a new meaning to
redhorse|Navy : Seabees :: Air Force : ___
reelect|November urging
reexplore|Delve back into
refutes|Proves otherwise
regattas|Yacht races
register|Wedding ___
rehouse|Change quarters
reinstated|Returned to one's seat?
related|Like family
release|Prisoner's dream
relieve|Solace
relives|Flips through one's yearbook, maybe
remanded|Sent back to a lower court
repairmen|Fixer-uppers?
repasted|Put back into the scrapbook
replicate|Copy
replied|Wrote back
reported|Shared the facts
require|Must have
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
restrict|Put boundaries on
rethink|Consider a different approach to
retreat|Sabbatical event
reverent|Full of awe
ribbons|Art fair awards
rigatoni|Alternative to bow ties
riotous|Going bananas
riverbed|Channel between banks
rollout|Unveiling
roomette|Sleeper unit
roomily|With plenty of space to work with
rosebud|Sasha Obama, to the Secret Service
runnier|Like over easy eggs, compared to an omelet
saluted|Toasted
sangria|Tapas restaurant refreshment
sarcasm|It might get lost in an email
sayonara|See ya
scarfed|Inhaled greedily
scenario|A Tribe Called Quest posse cut
scenarios|Planner's things
scorecard|Stroke tracker
seabird|Ern, e.g.
seamstress|Lady following threads
seconder|One backing a motion
secrets|Some WikiLeaks leaks
seeding|Ranking contestants
senoras|Ladies of La Paz
sestets|Musical groups
sextile|In astrology, when two celestial bodies' are 60° apart.
shadily|In an underhanded way
sheared|Cut off
sheathes|Encases
shields|Shot blockers?
shoelace|Puma's line
sitarist|George Harrison, at times
skirted|Avoided, as an issue
skyhook|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's trademark shot
skylark|Buick named after a bird
sleeves|Coffee cup holders
slogans|Business lines?
smasher|Atom ___
softens|Loosens up
sonnets|Shelley's "Ozymandias" and others
sooners|Oklahoma natives
souring|Turning bad
specter|Ghost
specula|OB-GYN instruments
speedier|Not as likely to waste time
sponsor|Program supporter
stabile|Moving piece of art?
stairstep|Item in a case
stalags|Prison camps
stalemate|Draw
stamens|Pollen-bearing stalks
stamina|Legs
starling|Buffalo Bill's capturer on film
startle|Shake
steepness|Rock climber's consideration
stemsons|Curved pieces of a ship's timber
sterling|Fine silver
stetted|Kept in a galley?
stifler|One keeping things under wraps
stonewalled|Held things up
stoolie|Squealer
storing|Cloud work
strainer|Pasta maker's tool
stratus|Low cloud formation
strived|Worked hard at
structured|Built up
studier|Scholarly pupil
subcell|Landfill section
subgenus|Rank above species
suctions|Vacuum cleaner actions
sunspots|Astronomy phenomena
surface|Microsoft tablet
surreal|Like a dream
surveys|Family Feud fodder
tanbark|Material used in a circus ring
tardiness|Schoolteacher's annoyance
tartlet|Small bakery purchase
tedious|Drawn out and boring
teenage|Ready to drive, maybe?
telecoms|Places with cell divisions?
teleview|Watch on a screen, say
temporal|___ lobe
termites|Porch destroyers
terrain|Ground
tersest|Most pithy
textile|Felt, e.g.
tiderip|Rough current
tinfoil|Kind of hat for a conspiracy theorist
tipsier|More drunk
tirades|Angry vlog missives
tocsins|Warning sounds
toiling|Working hard
torments|Haunts
tornado|Whiskey, rum, tequila, vodka and Coke drink
torture|Miserably boring task, seemingly
trachea|Air carrier?
tractor|Farm vehicle
tramcar|Ore transport
tremors|Sot's condition
trended|Showed up all over Twitter
triangles|Most pizza slices, e.g.
tribute|Hunger Games participant
tribute|Katniss Everdeen, famously
trilogy|The Matrix film series, e.g.
trotline|Many-hooked fishing tool
trounce|Whup but good
tugboat|Port tower
typebar|Smith Corona part that has two characters on it
ukuleles|They're picked on Hawaii
umpteen|Untold number
unionize|Come together, as a team
unravel|Come undone
unspent|Like money in the bank
unwelcome|Not wanted
upstate|Buffalo's home
useable|Of service
valuate|Figure out a company's worth
vegetate|Chill out
vendettas|Blood battles
virulent|Highly contagious
vitiate|Reduce the value of
wannabe|Idol entrant, maybe
warhead|Payload container
warthogs|Tusked beasts
watthour|Unit of energy equivalent to 3,600 joules
wealthy|With money to burn
whetted|Sharpened
wholesale|We Can Remember It For You ___ (1966 Philip K. Dick short story that was the inspiration for "Total Recall")
wrongful|Illegitimate
yielder|One crying "Uncle"
zealots|Intense ones
abreast|Alongside
absence|It's not showing up
academia|Site of a class struggle
acreage|Park statistic
adapted|Changed with the times
adherence|Unwavering support
admiral|Fleet guy
advents|Beginnings
agonize|Fret (over)
airfoil|Lift provider
airhole|Breathing tube part
airliner|Spirit, e.g.
airliner|Virgin holding
airwave|Radio medium
alarmed|Startled
alarming|Frightful
alcohol|According to George Bernard Shaw it is "the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life"
alcohol|Spirits
aliases|False fronts
alveolar|Of the lungs' air cells
amazing|Mind-ripping
ambivalent|Running hot and cold
amusing|Sort of funny
anagram|Raincoat for a Croatian, e.g.
analogies|Comparisons
analysts|Sports talk radio types
animates|Livens up
aniseed|Cordial flavoring
another|Sot's order
apostle|Man on a mission
apostles|The Last Supper witnesses
applause|Showstopper?
approve|Nod
aquiline|Like an eagle
arbitrated|Settled a dispute
archive|Gmail button
archive|Put in the library, say
areolas|Nipple rings
asphalt|Sidewalk surface
assigned|Gave a job to
assuring|Using a calming voice
atlases|Ways to see the world
atonement|2001 Ian McEwan novel
attache|Case holder
attempted|Took a stab at
attunes|Harmonizes
auctions|They have lots to offer
avarice|Rapacity
average|Not good but not bad
averred|Alleged, as fact
bagatelle|Mere nothing
baleens|Blubbery beasts
barhops|Drinks all over town
basalts|Igneous rocks
basmati|Kind of rice
batsmen|Some cricket players
battered|Like fish sticks and chicken-fried steak
bedroll|Camper's gear
bedroom|Site for sawing logs
begonia|Ornamental houseplant
berating|Scolding
bestowed|Conferred on
birdcage|It might be covered in newspaper
blander|More vanilla
blistery|Scorching, as weather
blowflies|Metallic blue insects
boarder|Paying houseguest
boathouse|Crew building
borders|Limits
breakup|End the relationship
breaths|Pants parts?
brigade|Small army
buttons|Elevator features
cackled|Laughed
caddies|Accompaniers on some Sunday drives
calabash|White-flowered gourd
calendar|Classic gift that's used every day
canters|Moderate gaits
capsular|Resembling some medicines
carhops|Providers of meals on wheels
caromed|Bounced (off)
carpenter|One who works with lots of studs
cashmere|Sweater material
castled|Moved to protect the king
cavalier|Supercilious
celeste|Frozen pizza brand
cerebral|Intellectually highbrow
ceremony|The rite stuff
changeup|Pitcher's pitch
charters|Flight reservations
cheered|Made happy
chevalier|French historian Louis
chooser|Picky person?
chowderhead|Ignoramus
cineaste|One who's likely seen all the Academy Award nominees
citadels|Strongholds
cleaver|Meat cutter
climate|Ecologist's topic
coalbins|Tender parts?
coexist|Bumper sticker word made of many different religious symbols
collateral|Security
colossi|Big statues
commute|Home run in the early evening?
completions|Aaron Rodgers stat
condemn|Denounce
condone|Forgive
conform|Fall in with
continuum|Space-time sequence
coroners|They work with a bunch of stiffs
costing|Priced
coterie|Clique
couplet|A bit of talcum / Is always walcum, e.g.
coxcomb|Pretentious dandy
crafted|Put together
crasser|More blundering
crating|Preparing fruit to send, say
creamed|Beat but good
creosol|Paint ingredient
crisping|Browning
criteria|Yardsticks
critter|Varmint
crooner|Frank Sinatra, notably
custody|Divorce topic, often
dairies|Cheesy businesses
damaged|Seriously broken
damaged|Totally broken
deadened|Soundproofed
deadeye|Like a sharpshooter's aim
deadmen|Goners
debtors|Visa carriers, often
decades|Era stretches
decades|They go on for years
decodes|Changes ones words?
decorum|Etiquette
dehisces|Bursts, as plant pods
dehydrate|Lose water
delicately|Way to handle a hot topic
dentist|Tooth puller
deposers|Those who testify
destroys|Beats the tar out of
devotee|Superfan
diameter|Pizza slice?
diameter|Width of a circle
diaries|They've got private lines
dilater|One prepping for LASIK surgery
diminish|Drop off
dipoles|Some antennas
dispensary|Hash house?
disrepair|Shabbiness
dissonant|Off-key and cacophonous
distaste|Aversion
divebombs|Soccer player's attempt at drawing a foul fails big time?
diviners|Soothsayers
dogeared|Like well-read books
dollish|Like Barbie
donning|Putting on
doodlebug|Divining rod, jokily
doorknob|Closing agent?
doowops|Sings in a 1950s style, say
dopamine|Feel-good neurotransmitter
dotards|Weak and senile folks
dovekie|Small auk
drawlers|Lazy speakers
drinking|Throwing a few back
dronish|Plodding, like a worker
dryness|Xerostomia symptom
dulcinea|Man of La Mancha song
duresses|Compulsory threats
dynasts|Rulers in a family
dynasts|Rulers in a line
dynasty|With 23, Historical period when negative numbers and paper were invented
ecotage|Activism that targets polluters
editing|Oscar category
egomania|Problem of entitlement
elapses|Goes by
elector|U.S. college V.I.P.
elegant|Tasteful
elegiac|Sorrowful
element|No, e.g.
emanates|Gives off
embodied|Symbolized
emigrant|One on the move?
empathy|Compassion
enchant|Hypnotize
endemic|Native
engender|Bring about
enigmas|Hard nuts
enigmas|Mind-twisters
enrollee|One signing up
entangle|Mix things up
enthused|Waxed lyrical about
entirely|In toto
entreat|Plead with
epeeists|Some Summer Olympians
epitaphs|Grave writings
epitaphs|Passing thoughts?
equator|It crosses through 11 countries (on land)
erratic|All over the place
erupted|Went ballistic
essence|Substance
estates|Haut monde homes
estates|Ritzy homes
estates|They cover a lot of ground
etageres|Tchotchke containers
examine|Give a thorough once-over
exciters|They'll pump you up
excrete|Shit out
exigent|Pressing
exoduses|Mass migrations
exorcises|Casts out, as demons
exotica|Strange things
expedite|Step up, as an action
extrapolate|Conclude with the help of known data
eyebrow|Part that gets penciled
eyesore|It's tough to look at
faraway|Not in the neighborhood
farside|Midvale School For The Gifted comic, with "The"
feminists|Many pussy hat wearers
ferment|Engage in some home brewing
fetuses|Ultrasound images
filigree|Intricate ornamental metalwork
finagle|Wheel and deal
finance|Be an angel?
fireman|Guy who puts things out
firemen|Fahrenheit 451 extras
floatation|Life jacket's purpose: Var.
floored|Blown away
floorshow|Nightclub entertainment
fluorine|Yellow gas
foliage|Leaf peeping spectacle
forceps|Tool used in some deliveries
foretop|Lookout's platform at sea
galavant|Dan Fogelman's musical comedy fairy tale series
gardenias|Prom flowers
genteeler|More courteous
gestalt|Psychology theory
ghettos|Slums
glossies|Some photos
goddamn|Sheeeee-it
grinder|It's a long lunch
groused|Bellyached
gunmetal|Bluish gray color
gyrations|Some dance moves
habitue|Regular
hallucinate|Trip, say
hampers|Laundry collectors
hamster|Classic pet
handcrafts|Creates, as an artisan
harness|Arabian belt?
headily|In an impetuous way
headlamps|Spelunker's gear
hedonist|Heavy partier
heliacal|Relating to the sun
heroine|Day saver
heroine|First lady?
hillier|Harder to run on, say
hoecake|Breakfast treat made with cornmeal
horseshit|Baloney!
hotbeds|Busy centers of activity
idealist|Dreamer
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging
imparts|Gives out
indecent|Unclothed
indexes|Back of the book matter
inheres|Exists naturally
inherit|Come into later in life
inhuman|Barbaric
initiate|Begin
interns|Students in the workplace
isolate|Put in a separate spot
isolated|Cut off
isolates|Sets apart
jamboree|Lavish party
joggles|Shakes a bit
jurassic|Older than old
kenosis|Renunciation of the divine nature, at least in part, by Christ
kingpin|Crime boss
lakeshore|Fisherman's spot, sometimes
lanyard|Cord for a ID card
larrups|Thrashes
lassies|Misses on the Clyde
lawyers|Brief folk
layaway|Payment plan
layered|Like some wedding cakes
leasing|Buyer's alternative
leather|Biker's getup
leniently|In a permissive way
leotard|Ballet dancer's getup
leverage|Bargaining chip
lineage|Blood group?
lineage|Family tree
lineage|ancestry.com discovery
linesmen|Flag carrying soccer officials
litchis|Chinese nuts
litigator|Trial lawyer
liveried|Wearing a uniform, like a chauffeur
loaches|Slender fresh-water fish
longing|Strong urge
loosely|Not very strictly
magnums|Some pistols
marinating|Task for a barbecuer
mariner|Seattle athlete
mashers|Potato preparers
melodrama|Ham product?
metered|Like stamp-free postage
mingled|Made some small talk
minorca|Balearic Island whose capital is Mahon
mitigate|Take the edge off
monadic|Like a simple single-celled organism
moneyed|Rich
monolith|Big block
moocher|Leech
moonbeam|California governor Jerry Brown's nickname
moonwalk|Backward dance move
morales|Guatemala president Jimmy
moviola|Old-school film-editing device
napkins|Pants protectors
napping|Dozing off for a while
nectars|Drinks of the gods
nectars|Fruity drinks
nemeses|Fierce opponents
nestling|Little chick
neurons|Impulse transmitters
noiseless|Quiet
nominee|Name on a ticket
nonuple|Ninefold
noseband|Feed holder
obelisks|Printers' daggers
observe|Watch closely
obsesses|Dwells on
olestra|Faux fat brand that caused explosive diarrhea
omelets|Dishes made in a pan
omelette|Dish stuffed with veggies
onshore|No longer decked out?
opaline|Like milky glass
operate|Run
optioned|Bought the rights to, as a book for a movie
oration|Stumped words?
orbital|Like Mir's path
ordained|Made a father
ordinate|Abscissa's counterpart
organizer|Clothes holder
orotund|Like pompous writing
osmosed|Absorbed slowly, as through a membrane
ottoman|It might give you a leg up
ottoman|Place for your feet
outrides|Surpasses, as on horseback
overeasy|Slightly runny
overfed|Stuffed
overlap|Venn diagram's representation
overuses|Runs into the ground
oxidate|Get rusty
palette|Paint holder
parades|Independence Day events
parfaits|Layered ice cream treats
parties|Some showers
pastrami|Deli slice
patented|Protected, for inventors
patents|Apple gets more than 2,000 per year
patrolled|Kept the beat?
payable|Accounts ___
peptone|Protein formed in the early stage of digestion
performative|Like a friend with unnecessary Instagram hashtags and unflattering "happy birthday" selfies
peridot|Olivine gem
pesetas|Historical Cordoban coins
petitioning|Change.org activity
pigpens|They're covered with slop
pissant|Insignificant person
platted|Like surveyors' charts
poetics|Aristotle work on dramatic theory
polemic|Verbal broadside
pomaded|Slathered with hair gel
potshots|Some criticism
preclude|Make it impossible for
predicts|Tries to imagine a better tomorrow
prefect|Ron Weasley was one in his fifth year
presenter|Oscar winner from last year, this year, often
pressroom|Sarah Sanders spot
primero|First, for Fernando
privilege|It's an honor
problem|Bit of math homework
propman|Stage assistant
quandary|Difficult situation
rascals|Imps
rattrap|Dilapidated spot
ravager|Bringer of mass destruction
reaccept|Swallow again
reasoner|Sudoku solver
reassessing|Giving a second look to
recreate|Make a duplicate
redesigns|Interior decorator's jobs
redeyes|Certain night flights
redhorse|War's steed, in the Apocalypse
redshirted|Like a college athlete kept from games in order to develop skills
reduced|On sale
refinance|Homeowner's money saver
regrade|Move from A to B, say
rematch|Chance to even things
remixed|Made a dance version of a song, say
reorder|Put back in stock
repeated|Done over
resales|Some eBay purchases
reseats|Moves to a better table, say
restless|With itchy feet
restore|Return to the factory settings, say
restore|Return to the original settings
resumes|Job descriptions?
resurrected|Gave a new beginning to
retuned|Worked on one's pitches?
reunite|Cash in on some nostalgia band-wise
revealing|Tipping one's hand
riviera|Nice spot?
rosters|Lists of players
roulettes|The Royal Australian Air Force's formation aerobatic display team, with "The"
scenery|Play ground?
sconces|Lighting fixtures
seaborne|Carried over waves
seclude|Hide away
secondo|Lower part in a duet
sedating|Knocking out
seedpod|Legume, e.g.
seeress|She's ahead of her time
seethed|Got angry
segment|TV news magazine story
senders|FedEx Office patrons
senorita|Miss on Univision
sensate|Perceive by sight and sound, e.g.
sensoria|Things that touch, smell, and hear
sermons|Preached words
session|Therapist's gig
sestets|Six-line poems
setbacks|Minor hiccups
sheaves|Bundles
shillelagh|Irish country club
showpiece|Expo spotlight
shrivel|Waste away
sirloins|Some steaks
siroccos|Hot Saharan winds
sisters|Daddy's girls
situate|Locate
slaphappy|Punch-drunk
sleazes|Real scumbags
sleight|Magician's skill
slenderer|More thin
sleuths|Detectives
slyness|Vulpine quality
smashup|Beat but good
smatter|Superficial amount
smearing|Political tactic
smelter|Ore refinery
smorgasbords|Scandinavian buffets
snarled|Like bad traffic
sneezer|One with bad allergies
snuggle|Spoon, say
socially|Interpersonally
someone|It could be anybody
someone|Quip, part 3
someway|By an unspecified means
sonance|Sound
soother|Masseur, often
soprani|Some opera singers
sourwood|Tree with white bell-like leaves
sparser|More empty
spittoons|Loogie containers
splints|Bone stabilizers in some casts
splurge|Spend profligately
spoilsports|Bad losers
sponger|Guy in a boxer's corner
spoonful|Medicine dose
spottily|In an inconsistent fashion
squares|Town centers
stained|Besmirched
standee|Unseated one
stashed|Hid away
steamer|Clambake centerpiece
steeled|Girded (oneself)
steeper|Harder to scale
steeper|Higher-priced
sticker|___ shock
stimulus|It can get you up
stipend|Fixed allowance
stovers|Candy family with famous boxed chocolates
streakers|Group that barely runs by?
streetcars|New Orleans transportation
stripes|Rank's symbols
stroked|Petted
strokes|Golf scoresheet numbers
strophe|Pindaric ode stanza
strudels|Treats whose name means "whirlpools"
studhorse|Stallion
stupendously|In a marvelous way
sunrises|Times for light lifting
superior|Simply the best
superstar|Big gun
sveltest|Most sylphlike
swarmer|Attacking bug
swarthy|Olive-skinned
sweatbands|Athlete's headpieces
sweetsop|Sugar-apple
swirled|Went around in a circle
tactics|Strategies
taffeta|Silk fabric
taproom|Place that serves a lot of blondes
tartans|Clans' patterns
taximan|Uber hater, likely
taxpayer|Duty-bound person?
teacarts|Service wheels
teacups|Amusement park ride that spins on a turntable
teaspoons|Cooking measurements
templates|Graphic designer's tools
temples|Migraine locations
tempted|Squeeze hit
tenancy|Renter's period
tennies|Some sneaks
tensions|Minefield for ambassadors
terrace|Cookout site
terrine|Casserole dish
terrors|Stuff of nightmares
tessera|Piece of bathroom tile
thereto|Contractual adverb
tinware|Pots and pans
tirades|Speeches guaranteed to get a rise
titania|Bottom lover
titania|Oberon's wife
titanium|Element named after a Greek god
tonight|Dark time?
tootsie|Sugar substitute?
topline|Of the highest quality
topsoil|Growing spot
torture|Thankless neverending job, say
toughie|It ain't easy
trading|Thing done by those in the pits?
trailed|Was losing
trainers|Gym staff
traitor|Guy Fawkes, e.g.
treacle|Cloying flattery
trestle|Railroad bridge framework
triplet|One who shares a birthday
trisect|Cut into thirds
trochee|Nearly every foot of "The Raven"
trooped|Marched, as a unit
truants|And they're off
trustee|Fiduciary figure
tsarist|Autocracy adherent
tunneled|Went underground
turbulent|Choppy
turnpike|Major artery
tweezer|Plucky sort?
twittered|Sang a song
unalike|Unique
unarmed|Not carrying anything
unaware|Oblivious
uncapped|Blew the lid off?
unearned|Like some runs in baseball
uneaten|Still on the plate
unerring|Infallible
unhorse|Beat, in a joust
unknowns|Variables
unleash|Let loose
unrated|Like a tournament newbie, often
unreeled|Dropped the bass?
unreliable|Not to be trusted
unrested|Beat and then some
unrobes|Gets naked in the morning, say
unsnags|Removes the tangles
untuned|Off-key
upbeats|They're accented in ska
uptimes|Servers' working hours
utilize|Employ
utterable|Vocal
vaulting|Leaping
vehement|Impassioned
verbena|Fragrant flower with a "lemon" variety
vestiges|Traces
wardress|Woman who runs a big house?
warheads|Missiles
wartime|Fighting chance?
waspish|Short-tempered
wearied|Sick and tired
wiretaps|Bug invasions
wretches|Sad sorts
yardage|Aaron Rodgers stat
zealots|Non-believers
abductions|Ufologist's subjects
abettors|Getaway drivers and lookouts, e.g.
abigail|TV actress Spencer
accelerate|Hit the gas
acetone|Laboratory cleaning solution
achieved|Pulled off
acreage|Real estate
actuate|Put into motion
adheres|Sticks to
adorned|Festooned
adulate|Overpraise
aerosol|Spraying mist
aftertax|Take home
aftertax|Take-home number
aggregate|Cumulative amount
agility|Nimbleness
airfare|Delta figure?
alcohol|___ may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy. (Frank Sinatra)
alerted|Warned
aliases|Con man's array
almonds|Candy nuts
amalgam|Little bit of everything
amending|Changing for the better
amnesia|A case of mistaken identity?
amulets|Spell checkers?
analyst|ESPN talking head
analyst|Hedge fund manager
anathema|The Patriots, to pretty much all other NFL fans
anatomic|Relating to the body
anemone|Buttercup kin
anemone|Marine creature that resembles a flower
angelic|Heavenly
annotations|Marginalia
anomaly|Weird thing
another|I'm buying this round, the same?
antacid|Gas mask?
antenna|Wave catcher
anthems|Olympic ceremony pieces
anybody|Desperate teacher's question to a seemingly stumped classroom
anytime|My pleasure!
apartheid|Mandela fought it
apologia|Formal defense
apologize|Tell me you're sorry
aqueous|___ solution
arabica|Coffee blend selection
arcsine|Trig function sometimes measured in radians
arcuate|Curved like a bow
arsenal|English soccer squad whose logo features a cannon
artiest|Least commercial
aspires|Seeks to attain
assailant|Hit man, e.g.
assuage|Relieve
attache|Diplomat's case
attests|Swears
attract|Bring closer
auctioning|It's done around the block
aversive|Causing strong dislike
aviator|Banking pro?
aviator|Wing man?
aviators|Types of sunglasses
backlit|Illuminated from behind
backwater|Isolated place
banister|Flight rail
barrios|Some ciudad neighborhoods
bicycles|Specialized equipment?
birding|Overseeing some cranes, e.g.
biryani|Spicy Indian rice dish
biscotti|Coffee break treat
bloodbaths|Great slaughters
bloopers|They're played for laughs during credits
bluebooks|Requirements for some tests
bonnets|Pioneering headgear?
bookends|Comes before and follows
bootleg|Unauthorized recording of a concert, e.g.
botanists|Ones with growing concerns?
brainiac|Supergeek
breakups|Gossip magazine fodder
breathe|Just relax!
brothers|Some laser printers
browser|Chrome, e.g.
brunette|She's just not fair
buoyage|Mooring fee
bursars|Financial administrators of universities
cabaret|Mein Herr musical
cajoles|Prods on
calamari|Appetizer served with marinara sauce
canteens|Hiker's gear
cantilever|Load-bearing beam
caramel|Rolo ingredient
carjacker|Soul-searching criminal?
carrottops|Gingers
causing|Resulting in
cereals|Post production?
cheapjack|Seller of inferior product at a swap meet
circles|Round figures
citizen|Model ___
classes|School assignments?
clients|Freelancers rely on them
clobber|Beat to death
cocaine|Source of El Chapo's empire
codeine|Painkiller ingredient
cojones|Nerves, metaphorically
colorer|Kid with Crayolas
concede|Admit defeat
conduit|Waterway
confetti|Parade detritus
conjure|Bring about magically
coolant|Antifreeze component
coolant|Valvoline product
coronas|Cinco de Mayo servings
crazies|Weirdos
creature|Beastie
cripple|Severely hinder
criteria|Decisive tests
dabbing|Dancing while covering your face
dapperly|In a neat and trim fashion
deadpan|Like some comics
debased|Lowered in quality
debates|Pre-election events
decades|Census spans
decorum|Proper behavior
default|Foreclosure cause
defense|Word chanted at sporting events
degenerates|Rakes
dementia|Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher had it
derived|Obtained (from)
dessert|Some save room for it
detests|Finds intolerable
dewlaps|Folds on a mastiff
dictate|Say the word
dieticians|Plate creators: var.
dinning|Assailing with continuous noise
diorite|Grayish igneous rock
diplomas|Rice papers
disaster|Epic failure
dishtowels|Drying implements
disperse|Spread around
divebomb|Attack, kamikaze-style
dongles|Roku and Fire sticks, e.g.
doolies|US Air Force Academy freshmen
dresses|Prom purchases
duetting|Sharing the mic, say
durations|Lengths
earbuds|Runner's props
earlobe|Stud locale
earplug|Concert goer's protection
easeled|Like still-wet painting, say
ecotage|Earth Liberation Front action
elderly|Superannuated
electoral|College that some people hate
element|Periodic-table item
elevate|Lift up
ellipse|Stretched circle
ellipsis|Periods of omission?
emailed|Contacted with a click
emirates|Airline that sponsors the clubs Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal, to name a few
enabled|Allowed to happen
enables|Makes possible
enamors|Fills with love
endorsers|Those who sign checks
endwise|Placed side by side
energies|Mojos
enliven|Spice up
enroots|Implants deeply
entails|Makes necessary
entente|Diplomat's agreement
entente|Political settlement
entered|Began
entrain|Board, at Grand Central
entrees|What's for dinner
entwines|Wraps around
enzymes|Digestive juices
episode|Bingewatcher's selection
erected|Built up
errants|Wandering ones
erratic|All over the place
escrows|Third-party money accounts
espouse|Take, as in marriage
estimate|Garage number
etagere|Display case
etagere|Shelving unit
etcetera|Must I keep going?
ethanol|Renewable energy source
etouffees|Cajun stews
evaluate|Assess
exacerbates|Makes worse
exacting|Making serious demands
exaltation|High praise
examine|Run some tests on
excuser|One forgiving
execute|Accomplish
expanse|Uninterrupted stretch
eyepopper|It's impressive
eyesore|It's tough to look at
fadeins|Transition techniques
fajitas|Tex-Mex meals
fantastic|Made-up
fedayeen|Arab guerrillas
fiestas|Cinco de Mayo events
figural|Representational
firewall|Internet protection
flakily|In an eccentric way
flashes|Brief moments
fleeces|Robs
forestalled|Prevented, as action
forgone|Renounced
frontages|Parts of houses facing the street
galilee|Mountainous region of northern Israel
gardened|Got the weed out, say
gatefold|Double-LP sleeve format
gloomily|Under rain clouds, so to speak
gnostic|Early Christian
godchild|Baptism V.I.P.
goodmen|Marine Corps applicants, supposedly
grenade|Army pineapple
grilled|Fired up the barbecue
grilles|What car bras cover
gripped|Like an attentive audience
guacamole|Salsa partner?
hackers|WikiLeaks contributors
hangman|Classic word game
hangnail|Manicurist's target
hayseed|Bumpkin
headstands|Sirsasana poses in yoga, e.g.
hearthrug|Hot floor decor
heparin|Blood anticoagulant
hepcats|Cool dudes
homages|Some Oscars highlights
homesteader|Back-to-the-land practitioner
hopeless|In despair
hotheadedly|In an impetuous way
hottest|Most in demand
humored|Played along with
hydrants|Where boxers often go
ideated|Thought of
ideologue|Blind zealot
imagined|Thought up
imagist|Ford Madox Ford or William Carlos Williams
impious|Lacking reverence
imposed|Forced (upon)
incisor|Canine neighbor
indorsed|Put one's weight behind: Var.
induces|Starts a delivery?
indulge|Give rein to
indwelt|Residing
inhales|Sucks in
inherit|Pick up later in life?
inherit|Take with will power?
inhibited|Bashful
inkblot|Dark stain
inkwells|Quill spots
installs|Loads, as software
instants|Quick coffees
intakes|Some air pipes
integer|2 or 3, say
interim|Meantime
intuits|Uses a gut instinct
invades|Descends upon
inverse|1/4, to 4
inwards|How some meditators look
irately|In heat?
isotone|Any of two molecules that share the same number of neutrons
isotone|One of a related set of atoms, or with a letter added to the end, a brand of gloves
isotone|One of two atoms with equal neutrons and nonequal protons
isotopes|Carbon-12 and carbon-13, vis-à-vis carbon
jadeite|Precious green mineral
jaguars|Gardner Minshew's team
jaunted|Went on a short walk
jobholder|Breadwinner
juggernaut|Unbeatable foe
juniors|Some college fair attendees
kahunas|Big Hawaiian honchos
kayoing|Sending to the canvas
kumquats|Citrus fruits roughly the size of a large olive
lapidary|Artist who makes cameos
lassies|Bonny gals
latrine|Wee facility
latrines|Going places
learner|Student
legates|Official emissaries for the Pope
liaison|Intermediary
liberal|Left-leaning
liberate|Free from tyranny
ligates|Ties off surgically
locoweed|Poisonous prairie plant
lollipops|Pediatrician's office handouts
magnificat|Bach opus about the Virgin Mary
majored|Specialized (in)
marinate|Prepare for the grill, say
marsala|Chicken ___
meanies|Thugs
measure|Size up
medaled|Won some hardware
mediate|Make peace
memento|Concert tee, e.g.
mentioned|Cited
microbes|Germs
midiron|It can drive about 150 yards
militant|Given to fighting
minidisc|Bygone small CD format (expect hipsters to adopt them in about 10 years)
miscreant|Wrongdoer
mnemonics|Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally and Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, e.g.
modeler|One showing how things are done
moneylender|MODERNLY
moorhen|Medium-sized marsh bird
morello|Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom
motioned|Signaled
mudhole|Sloppy area
murderer|Mystery revelation
musical|Play with numbers?
narrate|Share stories
narrate|Tell a story
narrative|It's a long story
narrator|Story teller
neatest|Least confusing
neatest|Least disorganized
nepenthe|Potion that dulls the pain
newswire|Story line?
nightcaps|End of the bender (just go to bed already, no need for these)
nirvana|All Apologies band
nonstop|Without ending
noontides|Middays
noxious|Harmful, like fumes
obligate|Make indebted
obviate|Anticipate and prevent and unnecessary action
ominous|Threatening
omnibus|Collection of previously published works
onetime|Never to be repeated
opaline|Milky and translucent
openhanded|Generous
opening|Chess student's lesson
orbital|Like a satellite's path
oregano|Pizza herb
orientated|Set correct
ornamental|Decorative
ostrich|Its max speed is roughly 30 miles per hour
outputs|Productions
outrank|Exceed in importance
outsize|Larger than life
overemphasizing|Attaching too much weight to
overexert|Push too far at the gym
overlap|Create, as a palimpsest
overpassed|Went beyond
overripe|Inedible, in a way
overseers|Bosses
overtaxed|Spread thin, workwise
oysters|Bar food?
paddles|Ping pong needs
pageant|Elaborate show
panfuls|Prospector's amounts
parable|Story of Jesus
parents|Near-constant sources of embarrassment for kids
parlays|Some combo bets
parsnips|Winter root vegetables
partita|Bach composition
peacoat|Navy jacket
pennies|Minor change
percentiles|Polling stats
perhaps|Maybe yes, maybe no
perplex|Stump
pettily|In an inconsequential way
pillaged|Grabbed some booty
pinecones|Some natural Christmas decorations
pistons|2004 NBA champs
pittance|It's nothing, really
plaited|Like cornrows
polkaed|Danced like a Bohemian, say
polygons|Triangles and such, e.g.
populate|Live in
potboiler|Stoner's pulp fiction?
pounder|16 ounce can of beer
praises|Showers with compliments
precedent|Legal forerunner
prefabs|Homes that start away from home
present|Christmas ___
presold|Like tickets for a hot show
preteens|Junior high students, e.g.
procure|Obtain (something)
prohibits|Bans
psywars|Propaganda battles
quartos|Book sizes made of sheets folded twice
quinine|Treatment for malaria
quintupled|Went from 2 to 10
rabbinic|Like Jewish studies
raconteurs|Jack White's rock band, with "The"
radiate|Give off, as a glow
railroads|Coerces
rainouts|Ballgame cancellations
ransack|Rifle through
rathole|Flophouse
rattlers|Dangerous snakes
readded|Checked the math
realizes|Picks up on
recalls|Auto dealer's headaches
recapped|Brought people up to speed, say
recedes|Goes back
recently|In the last week or so
reciting|Engaging in a poetry slam, say
reclined|Chilled out in a man cave, say
redbone|2018 Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammy winning song by Childish Gambino
referee|Whistle blower
referenda|Proposal elections
refugee|Caravan member
regiment|Military unit
rehangs|Moves in the gallery, say
release|Give off
relines|Fixes, as a winter coat
remorse|Misgivings
reneges|Doesn't follow one's heart?
repatriated|Came back to your home country
respectable|Not so bad
respond|Talk back
retaped|Bandaged again
retaste|Check to see how the herbs improved things, e.g.
retirees|Those who are out of work
reveille|It might make grunts grunt
reveres|Esteems
rezoned|Went commercial, say?
ripened|Got better over time
roadways|Streets
robbins|Skinny Legs And All author
roseola|Rash type
rotting|Turning bad
roulade|Rolled-meat dish
rousseau|Philosopher interred at Paris's Panthéon
rubatos|Tempo fluctuations in music
rulings|Judge work
sadists|Hurting souls
safaris|Places to catch the big game?
sandman|Mariano Rivera's nickname
sangria|Tapas bar alcoholic order
sanitize|Clean up
sarcophagus|Pyramid box
sardine|One in a tight jam
scalpel|Word said during an operation
scherzo|Fast-paced musical piece
seating|Wedding reception planner's headache
seceded|Changed the status of one's state, say
seltzers|Non-alcoholic bar beverages
senates|Legislative chambers
senator|Impeachment figure
senator|Whitehouse in DC, for one
serenade|Sing to
serpent|Star of Life figure
sesames|Some bagels
sessions|Barr's predecessor
several|Many many
sextets|Hockey teams, e.g.
shamans|Some holy men
sheerer|More steep
shellac|Defeat definitively
shitlist|It's everybody you disapprove of
shoetrees|Brogue improvers
shrouds|Covers up, secretively
siestas|Mid-day breaks
skeleton|Halloween decoration
sleeker|More lustrous
slickness|Guile
sliders|Mini burgers
slyness|Craft
slyness|Cunning
slyness|Double-dealing
smarted|Hurt
smashes|Some volleyball shots
smileys|Some emojis
snapshot|Brief moment in time, metaphorically
sneaker|Curry's covering?
snipped|Cut out
snitches|Some Quidditch gear
soapstone|It's largely made from talc
socialite|Fancy party regular
soirees|Parties
solaria|Bright glassed-in rooms
sonnets|Shakespearean verses
speedos|They're barely seen on the beach
spelling|Bee's focus
spheres|Globe's shapes
spheroid|Earth is an oblate one
splotch|Paint stain
spritzes|Applies, as perfume
squalor|Decrepit state
squared|Made even
squasher|Ant killer
stances|Batter's postures
standbys|Cheap airplane flights
startle|Catch unawares
startle|Give a shock to
stately|Grand
statues|Chiseled figures
statures|Natural heights
stealth|Ninja's skill
steered|Directed
stereos|Rock blasters
steroid|Urine test discovery
stopover|Cross country break
storerooms|Pantries, e.g.
stouten|Firm things up
stutter|Hesitate, verbally
superhero|Deadpool, for one
suppers|Late meals
sweetens|Adds some sugar, say
swollen|Puffed up
swooned|Passed out
tadpole|Creature that represented the number 100,000 in hieroglyphics
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
teacart|You can put your pot on it
teasels|Prickly thistlelike flowers
teleports|Beams
tenable|Rationally defensible
tenants|They follow the rules to the letter
tendencies|Leanings
termite|Wood pecker?
terrace|Alfresco setting
terrace|High rise patio
terrain|Ground
terrific|Amazeballs
theists|Believers that someone's watching them
thickener|Cornstarch or flour, e.g.
thrasher|Classic skateboarding magazine
tinhorn|Phony who pretends to be rich
tinters|Ones changing hair color
tinware|Old pots and pans
titania|Bottom lover
titanic|Gigunda
titanic|Hollywood blockbuster that had the working title "Planet Ice"
toaster|Bread machine?
toenail|Clipper target
totaled|Ran to
transom|Door topper
trapper|Fur collector
trashmen|Their business is picking up
travels|Glowing reviews
treader|The Voyage of the Dawn ___ (C.S. Lewis book)
tremolo|Guitar player's effect
tremors|Seismologist's readings
tribute|___ band
tripoli|African city mentioned in the "Marines' Hymn"
twinkling|Like some eyes or some stars
unbounded|Without limits
unction|Ceremonial anointing
underage|Carrying a fake ID, likely
undocks|Casts off, as a boat
unequal|Poorly matched
unhappier|More bummed
untidiness|Slob's state
uprises|Revolts
uptimes|Busy periods
urinals|Going places
urinals|Places you might go
utilized|Employed
utopias|Bests of all possible worlds
vampire|Classic Halloween costume
vertexes|Geometric corners
villanelle|Super-assassin in the TV series "Killing Eve"
vindaloo|Spicy Indian curry
vindicate|Clear one's name, say
volumes|Books in stacks
wanders|Can't stay on topic
warpath|Hostile course
weenies|Barbecue meats
weirdos|Supereccentrics
whacked|Killed, gangster-style
whisked|Prepared, as eggs
yesterday|Beatles classic with the dummy lyrics "scrambled eggs"
zephyrs|Light breezes
abashes|Makes ashamed
abscess|Tooth ailment
absolve|Free of sin
acclaims|Gives a high rating to
acrobat|PDF reader
adaptor|Laptop accessory
adhesion|Bonding
admirals|Members of the navy
admonish|Caution
aerosols|Some sprays
agemate|Playgroup participant
aground|No longer sailing
airlift|Emergency evacuation, say
alamode|Scooped?
alleluia|Praise the Lord!
allergic|Breaking into hives, say
amaretto|Tiramisu flavoring
amassed|Piled up
amenable|Willing to answer questions
amnesia|Identity disorder
analogous|Similar (to)
andiron|Holder of hot stuff?
annatto|Reddish-color food dye
anoints|Rubs oil on
anomaly|Freak occurrence
antenna|Where the waves go
antidote|Counteraction agent
antipopes|Felix V and Alexander V, e.g.
antiwar|Like many protesters
anymore|No longer
apostle|Man on a mission
appease|Placate
applesauce|Nonsense!
apprise|Give notice to
aptitudes|Special talents
arbitrage|Simultaneous purchase and sale of assets
arbitrate|Act as a judge
arcades|Play rooms
archery|Tell talent
areolas|Components of irises
armored|Built like a tank?
artists|They might be making some busts
asinine|Totally absurd
aspersion|Slander
assorts|Categorizes
asteroids|Video game with a Hyperspace button
ateliers|Designers' workshops
attache|Fancy case
attention|Heads up
attract|Draw closer
automat|Place where lunch was served behind closed doors
ayurveda|Alternative medicine from India
azaleas|Flowery shrubs
bananas|Off the hook
bandaged|Wrapped up
barroom|Its walls may be tapped
bartends|Mixes at a party
bedrock|Barney's home
benjamin|C-note
berates|Reads someone the riot act
betelnut|Fruit of an Asiatic palm tree
bethesda|National Institutes of Health home
biennial|Like House races
birdman|Best Picture of 2014
blushed|Turned red
boohooed|Sniveled
boosters|Athletic supporters?
bootlace|Dr. Martens cord
borzois|Wolfhounds whose name means "fast"
bradawl|Tool that makes holes for screws
brother|Fraternity member
buffalo|Bills pass here
burgeoned|Made new buds
calamine|Topical lotion that treats poison ivy
cameras|Security equipment
canvass|Solicit political support
catering|Big wedding cost
celeriac|Root vegetable mistaken for a turnip
cherubim|Angelic beings
chilidog|Frank and beans?
circlet|Ring-shaped head ornament
clapper|Coats's predecessor as National Intelligence director
coauthor|One sharing a jacket
coexists|Lives peacefully (with)
colonel|Brigadier general's underling
conquered|Took over
conserve|Act frugally
console|Switch, e.g.
contexts|Frames of reference
contrapuntist|One who writes music in the style of Bach, say
cookers|Crock-Pots, e.g.
cougher|Live theater disrupter, maybe
counseled|Offered advice to
cowrite|Share a byline on
crawdad|Cajun seafood
cresting|Reaching the top, as a wave
curbstone|Paved slab
cypress|Coniferous tree
daunter|Intimidating figure
debugged|Polished up, as an app
defaults|Fails to pay back, as a loan
degenerate|Morally corrupt person
dekeing|Penguins' shaking motion
delusive|With a false nature
demerit|Point on a license
denials|Instances of nay saying
denting|Leaving a lasting impression?
deplane|Make one's way to immigration, e.g.
deposer|Revolutionary
detonator|Bomb part
dinette|Place to eat in a studio
discoed|Did the Hustle
doggish|Canine
dreamier|More studly
easeled|Like some wet nudes?
easiest|Most effortless
eateries|Places to grab a bite
edgewise|Sidelong
electee|This week's winner
elephants|Hannibal's transports
eluding|Avoiding detection
embosses|Makes an impression in the art world
emerita|Retired female professor
eminent|Standing out
emitted|Gave off
enabled|Allowed
enablers|Bad influences
endless|On and on and on
endplay|Bridge tactic
engages|Interacts with
enquire|Ask, in Bath
epicycle|Inner circle, in astronomy
epidural|Labor day shot
epigraphs|Quotations before chapters
episode|Netflix selection
equinox|Spring or autumn phenomenon
erasure|Sign of a change of mind
erasure|Sign of a second thought
erratic|All over the place
eruption|Blow-up
eruption|Eddie Van Halen instrumental off the debut Van Halen record
escalade|Cadillac luxury SUV
essence|Jet alternative
essentials|Food, clothing, shelter
esthete|Art lover
etagere|Knickknack holder
evasion|Dodging ability
evasive|Like one refusing to take a stand
exigence|State of urgency
extorts|Gouges
eyeballed|Looked over
eyesore|It's hard to look at
facilities|Going places?
fastener|Zipper, e.g.
faulting|Crack in the Earth's crust
feetfirst|One way to enter the pool
fetches|Picks up
filmdom|It has a lot of pictures
fireman|One with a hot career
flasher|Person wearing a long overcoat, likely
flawless|Perfect
fleetest|Best in the 100 meters
florence|Uffizi's city
foresee|Predict
foretastes|Advance warnings
forfeit|Give up the game
gatefold|Feature of some double albums
gazette|Newspaper's name
glisten|Shine
granger|Harry Potter's friend Hermione ___
granola|Ingredient in a Kind bar
greater|Superior
grenades|What launchers launch
grosses|Brings in
hazarded|Made, as a wild guess
headnote|Introductory mark on a chapter
heiress|She gets what's coming to her
heliport|Feature of some hospital roofs
hellion|Holy terror
helluva|Slangy intensifier
hipster|Pitchfork devotee, likely
homepage|Surfer's entry point
homeschoolers|Pod people?
houseboats|Water sheds?
hysteric|Crazed person
idolizers|Superfans
ignited|Lit up
imagism|Ezra Pound's writing style
indentation|Tab's function
infidels|Nonbelievers
ingrates|Thankless boors
initiation|Sorority ceremony
inkstone|Grinding mortar used by calligraphers
innocence|Quality of babes
install|Set up one's Office, say
intense|Really passionate
interim|Pro tempore
invader|One crossing the line?
irately|In a fit-to-be-tied way
irritates|Bothers
isolate|Quarantine, e.g.
itinerary|Tour guide?
jaguars|NFL team whose cheerleaders are called the ROAR
jailbird|One who lives in a big house
jalapeno|Huevos rancheros topper
jarheads|Some Marines
jawline|Chiseled body part
jewelers|They might give you a ring
kindlier|More agreeable
knockoffs|Cheap imitations
knottiest|Most convoluted
kwanzas|December holidays: Var.
laminar|Layered, as plywood
lapdogs|Obedient types
latrine|Where the Army goes
layette|Baby shower clothes
leaners|Certain horseshoe tosses
lineage|Family
lingoes|Types of specialized talk
listener|NPR aficionado
located|Where it's at
logarithmic|Like some nonlinear scales in mathematics
lookalike|Double
lording|Dominating (over)
lukewarm|Neither hot nor cold
lustier|More spirited
macaroni|Tubes filled with cheese
madames|Lille women?
maestros|They're with the band
malaria|Mosquito-borne illness
mammals|Zoo department
manager|To whom Karen would like to speak
manatee|Plant-eating mammal
manicured|Like some lawns
maracas|Shaking instruments
markdown|Cut costs?
marshal|Stratego piece
matinee|Cheap show
menisci|Overflowing tops
messengers|Pages
meteorite|Crater creator
migraines|Brain busters?
milkier|More white
minimum|Numeric boundary
misdeal|Vegas flub
misjudge|Get the wrong reading of
mistake|Flub
moonlit|Like romantic walks
moonset|Lunar event
moronic|Lacking any sense
mortuary|Embalmer's place of business
mullets|Short-in-the-front-long-in-the-back haircuts
nannies|Some playground chaperones
nascent|Just developing
nationals|First team to win the World Series with four road victories
nautical|Relating to ships
naysays|Opposes
nectarine|Fuzzless fruit
nemeses|Bêtes noires
neogene|Geological period when the Panama Isthmus formed
nestles|Bars that are easily broken
neuritis|Inflammation of the nerves
niftier|More cracking
nimrods|Putzes
nodding|Affirmative action?
nonaction|Passivity
norther|Stormy wintry blast
noteless|Undistinguished
nutshell|Where Thumbelina sleeps
oatcakes|Healthy flatbread snacks
octagon|MMA arena
octagon|MMA fighter's stage
oilcans|Gas station trash
oilproof|Like certain work boots and safety gloves
oldstyle|Hipster beer from Chicago
olivine|Mineral with a green color
onscreen|Streaming, say
opening|Ruy Lopez, e.g.
operate|Run
operate|Run
opportune|With impeccable timing
optical|Kind of mouse
opulent|Loaded and then some
orbited|Took part in a revolution?
oregano|Pizza sauce spice
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Art that is in creasing
outlawed|Banned
outlays|Setup expenses
overdose|Need for Narcan
oversize|Larger than life
panatela|Slender Cuban
paralysis|Inability to move
parroted|Mindlessly copied
partner|Business associate
passado|Fencing thrust
pastier|More doughy
pebbles|Cairn components
pecorino|Cheese made from ewe's milk
persona|Avatar
perspires|Sweats it?
perverts|Creeps
pioneered|Showed the way
piranha|Fish with a voracious appetite
placate|Appease
pockets|Pool table parts
pompoms|Props in the Netflix documentary "Cheer"
possess|Own
posture|Standing position?
prairie|Grassy knoll?
pratfall|Slapstick spill
preclude|Make impossible
prename|Georgia or Carolina, e.g.
pressures|They might make you feel the walls are caving in
preworn|Like vintage clothing, often
prizing|Rating highly
profess|Say openly
prolong|Stretch out
qualifiers|Players in the tournament
radiating|Aglow
rawness|Lack of experience
realist|One who sees things the way they are
reasoner|Longtime "60 Minutes" name
reawaken|Come back to life
rebuffed|Kept at arm's length
rebuilds|Starts over after an earthquake, say
redeemed|Like empty beer bottles, often
reemerge|Come back out, after a long absence
regaling|Entertaining lavishly
regency|Temporary authority
regrets|I can't make it
rehires|Ends the furlough
reigned|Ruled
reincarnate|Become a new person
release|Surprise album, perhaps
remanded|Sent back
remember|Don't forget
resales|Many craigslist transactions
reseals|Closes tight again
reshape|Change, as a mind
restart|Action that installs updates
retailer|He's got the goods
revenuer|T-man of yore
reversals|180s
rialtos|Theater districts
riptide|Patch of rough waters
roasted|Like hot peanuts
rontgen|Physicist Wilhelm who discovered X-rays
rosaries|Prayer circles?
runaway|Easy victory
runlets|Little streams
runoffs|Tense second elections
sacrosanct|Inviolable
salinas|River or city in Monterey County, California
sapient|Showing great wisdom
satsuma|Tangerine alternative
scanner|Office equipment
schoolboys|They have a lot of ties to their classes
science|Religion is a culture of faith; ___ is a culture of doubt (Richard Feynman)
scolded|Raked over the coals
scolded|Ripped someone a new one
scourer|Deep cleaner
scrapes|Minor boo-boos
scrapheap|Pile of shit
screener|TV critic's copy
sculpted|Like a gym rat
scuppers|Drainage slits on decks
seacoast|Site for expensive real estate
seahorse|Fish with the genus Hippocampus
seatbelt|Blocker for the Chargers?
secrete|Exude, as pheromones
seekers|Golden Snitch grabbers
sesames|Seed oil plants
settlor|One who begins a trust of property
sharper|Like better cheddar
shelled|Like peanuts and crabs
shiatsu|Japanese acupressure technique
shoetree|It can help your brogue
shoetree|Oxford influencer?
shorter|Jazz saxophonist Wayne
shortstop|Player next to the hot corner
shuteye|Insomniac's desire
siblings|First roommates, perhaps
sidelines|Boundaries for some coaches
sidewalls|White features on some retro tires
sideways|2004 movie about oenophiles
siemens|Ingenuity for life sloganeer
sierran|Environmental club member
silicone|Implant material
situate|Place
skeeter|The Daily Prophet reporter Rita
skewered|Criticized harshly
skewered|Raked over the coals
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skyline|View from London Eye, say
slander|Public defamation
sleeping|Enjoying some R.E.M.?
slinger|Hash preparer
slipshod|Poorly done
smolder|Burn sluggishly
snippers|Pruning tools
snorkel|Air tube
sockets|Charging stations
solvent|Debt-free
someone|Bueller? Bueller?
sonnets|Shakespearean poems
sonnets|The prologues to both Acts I and II in "Romeo and Juliet"
sopranos|Show whose title sequence features the New Jersey Turnpike, with "The"
sourdough|Bread popular in San Francisco
southern|From Texas, say
soviets|The Americans extras
sparest|Least adorned
spearer|Trident user
spearmen|Some supernumeraries, perhaps
speedos|Revealing suits
spiriting|Secretly carrying (away)
spitter|Illegal baseball pitch
spittle|Mouth-watering evidence
splints|Bone braces
sponsor|Confirmation figure
spruced|Spiffed (up)
stacker|Tetris player, e.g.
stained|Corrupt
stardom|Name recognition
startling|Unexpected
statins|Cholesterol-lowering drugs
steeples|Cathedral points
stegosaurs|They've got a lot of plates
steroid|PED injection
steward|Airline employee
stopping|Taking a break
stylizes|Represents creatively
sublunar|Beneath the Sea of Tranquility, e.g.
submariner|Member of the navy
submits|Says "uncle"
suborns|Persuades to commit perjury
subtask|Job within a job
sucralose|Artificial sweetener used in Splenda
sultanate|Oman's form of government
sunbath|Ray-catching session
supernaturalism|Belief in magic
sweetener|Coffee additive
swelters|Suffers, during the dog days
syllables|What fingers signal in charades
synapse|Neural junction
systems|Betting techniques
systems|Bettors' practices
tailors|Follows a thread?
tamarin|Squirrel-sized monkey that's one letter short of a fruit
taqueria|Burrito seller
tartare|Raw, like some steak
taxicab|Airport hire
taxiing|Getting ready for an uplifting trip?
teacher|One with a lot of subjects
teamster|Extra in "The Irishman"
teasers|Movie ads
telexes|Bygone communication systems
tellers|Money handlers
tenderest|Most likely to bruise
teraflop|Unit of computing speed
thalami|Forebrain sections
theorems|Truths in math
thereabout|Roughly
thermos|Lunch box container
throngs|Masses of people
tinkertoy|Plaything for budding architects
tofutti|Dairy-free ice cream brand
toggler|One flipping the switch?
tranquil|Cool, calm, and collected
treaded|Like most tires
treading|___ water (trying to stay afloat)
treated|Took out to lunch
triages|Prioritizes in the ER
trident|Symbol in a Maserati logo
trivets|Hot pot holders
truants|Classless individuals?
twoonie|Canadian coin with a polar bear image: Var.
ultimate|Game with a disc
unchained|Gone crazy
underline|Emphasize, in some writing
unironed|Wrinkled
unrelated|Like a non sequitur
upsides|They're only positives
upstate|Buffalo's home
urchins|Ragamuffins
utensil|Spork, e.g.
varying|Inconsistent
veinlet|Small blood vessel
wagered|Signed up for FanDuel, say
wagerers|Track competitors?
wallflower|One uncomfortable at the dance
warhorse|Survivor of many battles
warship|Aircraft carrier, e.g.
wearier|More tired
weathers|Endures, as a storm
weeding|Gardener's task
whereby|Conjunction in contracts
wherever|Pick any restaurant, I'm flexible
whitest|Most WASP-y
whoppers|Burger King selections
wiretaps|Bugs in some walls
woollier|More like a mammoth
xerosis|Abnormal dryness, in dermatology
yardarms|Square sail parts
yesterday|2019 rom-com featuring Beatles songs
abalone|Shellfish order
abducts|Snatches
abigail|First Lady in "The West Wing"
ability|Skill
abreast|Side by side
abstention|Pass in Congress?
abysmal|Worse that you can imagine
academia|Colleges and universities
acrobat|Flying entertainer
adaptor|International traveler's gizmo
adhered|Followed closely, with "to"
admired|Loved deeply
aerosol|Spray
agronomy|Growing science
airborne|Sky high
alfalfa|Plant used in hay
alienate|Drive away
almanac|Fact checker's tool
alnicos|Iron alloy families
alumnae|Names on some college buildings
amateur|Inexperienced one
amenity|Towels at the gym, e.g.
anagram|Like mad, for Kim Deal
antifur|Siding against some coats
aphonia|Loss of voice
apocalypses|Events after which the zombies take over?
apollos|Butterflies named after a Greek god
apostle|Man on a mission
applaud|Give it up, in a way
apropos|Pertinently
arcadia|Serene place
areolas|What pasties cover
arrange|Put into piles
asinine|Completely ridiculous
asinine|Really, really ridiculous
atheism|Belief that you're not being watched
attends|Listens to
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
badassed|Like a supremely cool dude
balances|Numbers on a bank app
baldest|Like tires most in need of changing
ballhawk|One known for interceptions
barmaid|She might hand you a screwdriver
barrens|Tracts with little vegetation
barware|Flutes and shakers, e.g.
bassist|One with a foundation in music?
batgirls|Diamond cleaners?
batgirls|Young women who pick things up around home?
because|Introduction to reasoning?
benjamin|Composer Britten
bicarbs|Stomach antacids, for short
bitterer|More raw, like the cold
bivouac|Temporary encampment
blitzkrieg|___ Bop (the Ramones)
bloomer|Women's rights pioneer Amelia
blooped|Hit over the shortstop's head
blooping|Making robot noises, say
bluesman|King, famously
blunder|Bad move indicated by "??" in chess notation
blusters|Acts the bully
boaters|Stiff hats
bobbins|Thread holders
bohemia|Starving artist's world
bonfires|Beach party features
booster|___ shot
botheration|Dagnabbit!
boyhood|2014 Richard Linklater film
brazils|Certain nuts, for short
breezeway|Roofed, open passage between two buildings
bribing|Greasing the wheels, so to speak
broaden|Branch off into other topics
brusher|Dentist's favorite patient
bullhorns|Instruments for some marches?
butterfat|Ghee ingredient
calumet|Illinois city outside of Gary
cameramen|Set shooters
caramel|Croquembouche ingredient
carrottop|Ginger
catkins|Drooping clusters of flowers
celebrated|Highly thought of
centare|One square meter
chalupa|Tex-Mex treat
cheapen|Degrade
cheapies|Economically priced items
chorale|Musical hymn
chutney|Side with curry
cicerone|Museum guide
clamors|Raises a fuss
cleanser|Ajax, e.g.
clinician|Doctor or nurse
cocobolo|Tropical hardwood of Central America
comfits|Sugar-coated confections
concepts|General ideas
consumed|Eaten
cornels|Some dogwood trees
corpora|Business department that books flights
creampuff|Outmatched opponent
crossings|Charon's jobs
crowsfeet|Sign of aging
database|Record collection
datelines|News story identifiers
deathbed|Final resting place?
debilitate|Make weak
delimits|Sets, as boundaries
denounce|Condemn publicly
departs|Gets out of town
deplete|Use up
desires|Wants
dethrones|Causes a power outage?
detract|Divert (from)
devastated|Overcome
digests|Takes in
disjoint|Put out of place
dislikes|Can't stand
display|Exhibit installation
disrupt|Knock off balance
divebombed|Attacked from the sky
dodderer|Shaky walker
dogtooth|Ornamental architectural molding consisting of four radiating petals
drawers|Some boxers
duelist|Hamilton or Burr, famously
earlobe|Hoop's spot
earthly|Material
eclipse|Show where the main event is always blocked
ecotone|Region between two biomes
ecotourist|One who wants to save on travel?
edition|Post production?
editions|Times units
editors|Times table reviewers?
educing|Drawing forth
eelgrass|Ribbonlike aquatic plant
eighths|Slices of pizza, often
elating|Sending over the moon
elegist|Somber poet
elevate|Lift up
elitism|Snobbish behavior
eloping|Holding a Zoom wedding, perhaps
embalms|Prepares for the funeral
embracers|Bear huggers
embryos|Early developmental stages
emerges|Rises (from)
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai, e.g.
emissary|Delegate
emoting|Employing melodrama
engorge|Fill to the tip
enounce|Set forth
enrollees|People on the list
ensnares|Traps
entente|Diplomat's dream
entente|Governmental handshake
entente|Understanding
enuring|Hardening
epaulets|Shoulder accoutrements
epidemic|Sick time?
erosion|Ecology subject
espouses|Adopts
essayed|Tried
essence|General vibe
essence|Petal extract
extender|Table piece
fallback|Plan B
fedoras|Zoot suit lids
femoral|Artery along the thigh
fluctuate|Rise and fall
foxgloves|... these flowers won't keep my hands warm ...
freeloads|Mooches off of
frescoes|Some works by Raphael
frijole|Protein in a burrito
frivolities|Fun and games
garbage|Its often tossed and picked up
gateway|___ drug
genitals|Private matter?
giraffe|I'd hate to be a ___ with a sore throat (Mitch Hedberg)
globally|Including the whole world
glycerol|Antifreeze compound
gossiper|Storyteller
grantee|Heir apparent
granule|Salt speck
groupie|She's with the band
hackers|Ransomware developers
hairline|One that gets wiped out during a recession
hairline|Part's spot
halibut|Flatfish caught for sport and food
halides|Chemical compounds used as solder paste
handstamp|Evidence of paying at the door
harpooned|Stuck on the ocean
haywire|Out of control
hearten|Perk up
heteronyms|Refuse and refuse, e.g.
hobbyhorses|Baby rockers
hoopster|Baller
hotcakes|Sweet breakfast
hotspot|Wi-Fi provider
iguanas|Lizards whose eardrums are located just behind their eyes
immigrate|Resettle
immortal|God-like
impeach|___ the President (1973 hit by The Honey Drippers)
imposers|Those using force
incubative|Like the time you might prepare eggs?
indicts|Brings charges against
indulgent|Like triple chocolate cake
ineluctably|Definitely certainly
inertly|In a sluggish way
ingests|Swallows
ingredients|Recipe section
inherit|Acquire after a passing
initiate|Begin
inlands|Regions away from the coast
innards|Guts
insignia|Military rank indicator
instate|Type of tuition
intention|Goal
isomorph|Organism that retains its shape as it grows
jackets|Blurb's spots
jaguars|NFL team that has played the most games in England
jalapeno|Guacamole ingredient
jalapeno|Kind of popper
jalopies|Buckets of bolts
jokester|Laugh-a-minute type
kachina|Spirit of the Hopi culture
keeping|Not going bad
kingsnakes|Biters with a royal sounding name
kittened|Created a litter
kneaded|Worked with the hands
lactase|Dairy consumer's enzyme
ladylove|Girlfriend
landline|Maker of many house calls
lasagna|Trattoria order served in slices
lattice|Spot where a clematis might grow
leerier|More skeptical
leopard|Symbol of the god Dionysus
lessened|Reduced
linages|Article lengths, in printing
literal|Not figurative
literati|Book club?
litters|Persian groups
locknut|Sturdy fastener
luncheon|Midday break
machines|Factory equipment
maharani|Sari-clad princess
mainsail|It is usually triangular on a Bermuda rig
malteds|Fountain treats
marinated|Like some steak tips
martinets|Rigid taskmasters
massage|Shiatsu session
matutinally|Tending to happen early in the day
meekest|Most humble
meerkat|Animal in a mob
menthol|Ingredient in some cough medicines
mentored|Helped, as an intern
merchant|Stock character?
middler|Sophomore or junior, but not freshman or senior
miniseries|Binge-watcher's selection
misdeed|Evil activity
monotone|Unvarying talking style
moonshines|Illegal whiskeys
muffler|Winter warmer
mustangs|Sporty Fords
namable|Easily tagged?
nappies|Diapers, in Devonshire
narration|Storytelling job
nations|Countries
nemesis|Formidable challenger
ninefold|Like Supreme Court members
nippers|Playful pooches
nitwits|Dipsticks
nominee|Oscar night guest
nonagenarian|One who's had many, many birthdays
nondairy|Like lactose-intolerant diets
notepad|Pool equipment?
nutlets|Small acorns
odometer|It's rarely flipped in a car
olestra|Ingredient in some no-cal products
omelette|Fluffy breakfast
ominous|Causing anxiety
onslaught|All-out attack
options|Good things to have
orinasal|Vowel sound heard in a French accent
outclass|Excel in every way
outlaws|Brigands
outline|Rough sketch
outplays|Beats on the field
overcast|Ready to pour
overdrive|Distort, as with a guitar's tone
overdub|Punch in, as a guitar solo or backing vocals
overview|Summary
oxymora|Awfully good and bittersweet, e.g.
painter|One whose specialty is coats
parfait|Yogurt, fruit, and granola treat
parvenu|Social climber
pastrami|Deli meat
patriots|Country superfans
pedestrians|Step tracker enthusiasts
pendulum|It swings both ways
personal|Like some computers and demons
phenoms|Up-and-comers
pickerel|Freshwater fish
picketer|Sign holder
pigtail|Hair weave?
pimento|Pepper often stuffed in Manzanilla olives
pinesap|Pitch cousin
pioneers|Trailblazing group
piranha|Omnivorous swimmer
pitched|At an angle
planked|Like some decks
plankton|Krill and such
playlet|One-acter
polaron|A conducting electron in an ionic crystal
polenta|Cornmeal paste
politely|In a refined manner
pompons|Some chrysanthemums
pooches|Some live sheltered lives
posited|Put forth as fact
postdoc|One doing further research, maybe
prelate|Bishop's title
presage|Foreshadow
presale|Order for special customers
pressure|Stress
project|Work on it!
protagonist|Anna Karenina, e.g.
provisos|Conditions or stipulations
rainout|Rescheduling reason
raisiny|Like baba
rebooted|Like 2020's "Mulan" or 2021's "Mortal Kombat"
rebuffs|Snubs
recessions|Financial hard times
recusal|Judicial disqualification
redness|Rash sign
reencountered|Met again later
reenter|Confirm, as a password
regency|Sovereign substitute
registered|___ voter
reissues|Like classic records expanded with B sides and demos
relocate|Change spots
renting|Beholden to a landlord
reporter|Bee investigator
residual|Leftover
restamp|Update, as a passport
retaste|Check for flavoring again
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retrial|Second hearing
retrieval|Getting back
retroflex|Turned backward
retsina|Greek white
retunes|Adjusts, as a g-string
reunion|Back formation?
ringlet|Corkscrew-shaped lock
ripened|Got better with age
rompers|Alternatives to jumpsuits
rootles|Grubs around like a pig
roseate|Reddish pink
roseate|With a blushing hue
rotates|Goes for a spin?
rotifer|Microscopic aquatic invertebrate
rottweiler|Rescue-dog breed
rougher|Less polished
roundish|Like an oval
routine|Comedy troupe's bit
routing|GPS adjustment
rummier|More boozy
samosas|Appetizers served with chutney
sanders|Senator wearing mittens in a meme
sashimi|Bento box order
sateens|Glossy cottons
saucepots|Tools to make béchamel and Bordelaise
saucers|Subjects of some grainy photos
sausage|Food chain link?
sawdust|Stuff on a shop floor
sayonara|Bye
scalene|Having three unequal sides
scandia|Saint Paul suburb named after an ancient region of northern Europe
scatted|Sung gobbledygook
scowler|One pulling a face
screenplays|They might have laugh lines
screens|iPads and iPhones, e.g.
scrimps|Counts pennies
seasonal|Like some allergies
seaward|Toward the ocean
seedcases|Pods
seeders|Farm equipment
sellers|Some bears
senates|Voting bodies
shakedowns|Extortions through blackmail
shoepac|Heavy waterproof boot
sidestroke|Swimmer's technique
similar|Roughly the same
sincere|Bona fide
siroccos|Hot and dry winds
skeletal|Not fleshed out?
skewered|Teased mercilessly
sleeving|Storing, as vinyl in paper
sleuthing|Activity done on a case-by-case basis?
slyness|Guile
smasher|Atom ___
smoother|Less rough
snorted|Made a nosy sound?
society|The general public
sockets|Bulb holders
sonants|Voiced letters
soonest|At the next available moment
spackle|Hole filler
spaghetti|Bow ties alternative
spatter|Paint like Pollock
splashers|Water park nuisances
splints|Stiff arm providers?
sporadic|On-again, off-again
squashed|Took care of, as some bugs
squeeze|Tight fit
squirming|Visibly uncomfortable
stationed|Assigned to a specific spot
statism|Totalitarian government
steelie|Kind of marble
steeple|Belfry's location
stellar|Out of this world
stemware|Collection of flutes
stemware|Fancy flutes and such
stetted|Kept one's word?
stickum|Catcher's helper
stoolie|Rat, to the heat
stooped|Bent over
straight|Great poker hand
streakers|Fans who've got skin in the game?
strophe|Opening stanza in a Greek tragedy
stylite|Christian ascetic who lives on a pillar
sucrose|Common sugar
sultrily|In a hot way
sunward|To the east in the morning
survive|Last
sustenance|Victuals
swifter|Lighter on one's feet
synergy|Combined effort
systems|Bettor's guides
systole|Cardiac cycle moment when the heart muscle contracts
tabouli|Cold Lebanese salad
tackled|Stopped from advancing, as Lion
tailpieces|Places where strings are attached on violins
talebearers|Gossip spreaders
tankard|Dimpled mug alternative
tattletale|One who doesn't keep their mouth shut
techies|Experts on viruses
tektites|Glass rocks from outer space
terrapin|Maryland athlete
thalami|Forebrain sections
thicket|Dense growth
threaten|Go "grrr" at
tieback|Curtain restraint
tinhorn|Poor-quality
titania|Bottom lover
toenail|Hose shredder, at times
toenail|Sock destroyer, maybe
topsoil|Fertile ground
torment|Anguish
tradesmen|They've got the goods
tragicomic|Sad, but kinda funny at the same time
trances|Under states?
tremolo|Whammy bar effect
trickery|Sleight of hand
trident|Devil's prop
trident|Maserati's logo
tripled|Nearly made it home
troilus|Cressida's partner
tunneled|Went underground
twosomes|Pairs
uncleaned|Filthy
underside|Sole spot?
unhinge|Make someone mentally unstable
unionize|Organize employees, in a way
univalve|Whelk or snail, e.g.
unpiles|Folds, as laundry
untimed|Like some achievement tests
untuned|Out of key
vastest|Most universal?
vikings|Heroes of sagas
vindaloo|Fiery curry choice
violent|Kicking ass and taking names
visitor|___ pass
vitamin|Pill with breakfast
vulture|One looking out for dead meat
warship|Armada vessel
wartime|When many are conflicted?
wayless|Substantially fewer
wearisome|Monotonous
whiplash|Pain in the neck?
whiptail|Lizard with a jerky gait
wingman|Bar sidekick
wrecker|Tow provider
wrested|Twisted with force
yesterday|It's credited to "Lennon/McCartney," despite Paul being the only Beatle on it
yodeler|Alpine crooner
zeppoli|Italian treat made of fried dough covered with powdered sugar: Var.
abandon|Leave hanging
acolyte|Assistant in the church
acquire|Come into
acquire|Pick up
agendas|Meeting outlines
aggressor|Saber rattler
airfields|Bombers' spots
alamode|Scooped?
alamode|Topped with chocolate?
aliases|Code names
anemone|Sea creature resembling a flower
anomaly|Exception to the rule
anorexia|Carpenter's challenge
answers|Grid work?
antifoam|Chemical agent that stops bubbles
apologize|You take that back!
appease|Play peacemaker
appellate|Kind of court
architect|One always making plans
areolas|Nipple rings
argentines|Players on the national soccer team La Albiceleste
armored|Heavily protected
arranged|Put in place
assassins|The Ballad of Czolgosz musical
assholes|Smug jerks
assisted|Lent a hand to
attained|Picked up
austere|Stern and cold-looking
aviators|Certain sunglasses
aviators|Some sunglasses
axolotl|Cousin of the tiger salamander
azaleas|Spring and fall plants
baccarat|Gambling game with a punto banco variation
baiters|They often open a can of worms
bankrolls|Finances
baptized|Christened
baseman|Infielder
basemen|Some of them play first
beadier|More bright and penetrating
beehive|Feature of some B-52s
bespoke|Custom-made
betaken|Caused to move, poetically
bifocal|Lens for those with presbyopia
blitzed|... Patrick Mahomes was  ___
bogeymen|Imaginary villains
bootees|Shower presents
brighten|Cheer (up)
browbeaten|Bullied
caliper|Tool that measures thickness
cancels|Puts an "X" through
cartage|Hauling fee
cartoonist|Panel expert?
celebrants|Partiers
cembalo|Harpsichord
centuries|Time it takes plastic bottles and aluminum cans to decompose (roughly)
chalupa|Mexican street food
chapters|Local branches
cheaters|They might have all the answers
coarsely|How some cheese is grated
cockeyed|... that guy with strabismus was ___
cologne|After-shower cover-up
converse|All-Star makers
cougher|One showing signs of COVID
couturier|One who works for a fashion
cowpats|They're dropped in some games of bingo
creasers|People doing origami
crosstie|Rail support
crybaby|One with a lot of complaints
curative|Medicinal
cybersex|When people are virtually busy
czarists|Ivan IV's supporters
daresay|Think probable
deletes|Wipes out
delineates|Draws the boundaries of
demands|Items on a hijacker's list
detente|Diplomatic cooling-off
deviled|Like some spicy eggs
dilater|One preparing pupils: Var.
donnees|Sets of governing facts
dotages|Foolish stages
dotages|Late stages of life
drumsticks|Barbecue offerings
earnest|Serious-minded
ecdysiast|One in a pole position?
echoing|Bouncing off walls
ecotour|Travel with responsibility
edibles|Candies with a kick
educate|Show the ropes
egomania|Narcissist
elevate|Give a lift
elevate|Lift up
elixirs|Apothecary's creations
ellipse|Flattened-out circle
emirates|Carrier based in Dubai
emollient|Cosmetic cream
endives|Salad bar selections
endorsers|Candidate supporters
enlaced|Intertwined
enrobes|Covers up
enteron|Begin, as a new adventure
enteron|Undertake
ephedrine|Stimulant used in anesthesia
episode|Bingeing selection
episode|Bingewatcher's selection
erelong|Shortly, in verse
erudite|Highbrow
essence|Jet alternative
evaluates|Checks out
evildoer|He's a bad guy (duh)
exponents|Cube indicators
eyeless|Like a sea urchin or hydra
firelit|Like some cabins at night
fixtures|Sconce lighting, e.g.
flatcap|Head covering with a covered brim
flaunts|Shows off
flophouse|Dirt-cheap accommodation
flutter|Butterfly's action
focaccia|Bread made with rosemary
foldout|Like some couches
forecourt|Area just in front of a net
foretimes|Prior to the present
freeway|Major artery, e.g.
fretsaw|It's used to making curving cuts
gavotte|French folk dance
gigantic|Colossal
glaciate|Freeze
glorias|Some psalms
grammarians|They'll get on your case about case
gravely|Big name in lawn mowers
greenery|Landscaper's props
greenhorns|Naive people
guerrilla|Like some low-budget moviemaking techniques
gutturals|Sounds articulated in the throat
hammered|... those carpenters were ___
hautboy|Oboe
hearses|Departed vehicles
hedgehog|Sonic, famously
hedgerow|Border that needs trimming
hellfire|Eternal torture
heritage|Birthright
hoarsens|Becomes huskier
honesty|Frank quality
honorific|Respectful title
houseplant|Leaves in the bedroom?
iceberg|Salad bar selection
icebreaker|Opening line
icecaps|Cold sheets
icemaker|Freezer part
illicit|Not permitted by law
impasto|Thick layer in some paintings
inamoratas|Lovers
include|Make room for
indecent|Naked, say
inedible|Hard to swallow?
inhabit|Set up home in
inhalers|Tools for asthmatics
initial|Approve, on some contracts
inpatient|One with a hospital bed
insipid|Flat
insists|Demands strongly
institutes|Think tanks
intrude|Encroach
inweave|Intertwist
irritant|Poison ivy, e.g.
isolate|Set apart
isolated|All by oneself
jadeite|Green mineral from Burma
jalousie|Shutter made of a row of angled slats
jampacked|Filled to the brim
jampacked|Stuffed to the gills
jingles|Promotional songs
julienne|Prepare carrots, say
jurists|Legal experts
kilowatt|Electricity measure
knesset|120-member political body
knesset|Legislative branch with 120 members
larceny|Taking charge?
leeward|On the safe side
leveler|Razing agent
likened|Made a comparison
limestone|Essential component in Portland cement
limestone|Rock used in Portland cement
limewater|Solution made with calcium hydroxide
lineage|Personal background?
lineman|Bill blocker
linemen|Guards and tackles
linesman|Referee's assistant
lovebug|___ Starski (hip-hop pioneer)
luscious|Mouthwatering
machetes|Trailblazer's tools
maddened|Infuriated
magenta|Purplish-red
maharajahs|Literally "great rulers"
mammoth|Bigger than big
marginalia|Trivia fodder
massasauga|Venomous rattlesnake
matinee|Daytime program
medaled|Got bronzed?
medulla|___ oblongata
megaphone|Rally tool
megaton|Warhead unit
memories|Events that come to mind?
menisci|Curves in mixology
microns|They're one millionth of a meter
minaret|Mosque tower
minerals|Vitamins' partners
mistress|Woman in a political scandal
monocles|Props for the Count and the Penguin
moonlit|Like romantic walks
moonlit|Like some romantic walks
motorcade|Urban presidential entourage
murkier|More hard to see through
nailbiter|Tense game
narrate|Tell a story
narrator|___: he did not
netminders|Hockey goalies
neuroses|Couch material?
newsgirl|She's a paper pusher
nilpotent|Equal to zero when raised to a positive integral power
nitpick|Find small things to complain about
nonexistent|Strictly imaginary
nuances|Shades
obnoxious|Extremely unpleasant
obsolete|No longer relevant
olfactive|Relating to smell
operate|Use
operetta|Offenbach's "Orphée aux enfers," e.g.
opposed|Against
orangeade|Colorful drink
oranges|Chinese New Year projectiles
orators|Stumped folk?
oregano|Pizza flavoring
originates|Starts from
outgrew|Moved on from
outstay|Overdo one's welcome
overages|Superfluities
overeager|Supremely enthusiastic
overspin|Effect on a tennis shot
overtaxes|Excessively piles on, as homework
overture|Orchestral piece that starts an opera
palatial|Like a McMansion, maybe
palisade|Fence made with multiple stakes
parasite|2020 Best Picture
pelican|Louisiana flag image
pentode|Tube amplifier with five active components
pentode|Vacuum tube with five conductors
peonies|Showy flowers
perpetrated|Commited, as crimes
pestled|Ground in the kitchen
pharisee|Sadducee's rival
phoenix|Sky Harbor International Airport city
phoneme|Distinct unit of sound in a specified language
phoneys|Frauds
physically|In the flesh
pierogi|Polish pastry
pilothouse|Boat room with the helm
pinecone|Christmas decoration
pioneer|Visionary
pistons|1989 and 1990 NBA champs
plasmatic|Relating to a part of the blood
plastered|... the mason was ___
plateau|Flat land
plateglass|Item of interest for window shoppers
plectra|Plucking parts of a harpsichord
plosive|Like some stop consonants
polishes|Does some editorial work
pontificate|Pompously preach
positron|Basic particle
pressure|Game 7 feeling
prompting|Cuer's task
proofread|Check to see if a slip is showing
prorate|Distribute, in a way
puckered|Reacted to a lemon
pupated|Built a cocoon
purloin|Steal
pyramid|Game show hosted by Michael Strahan, familiarly
quotient|Division answer
railing|Support for the upwardly mobile
rationed|Restricted, as amounts
ratline|Rope hung off a ship's riggings
rattail|'80s hair style
rattail|Do similar to a mullet
rayless|Without any sun
reallot|Dole out differently
rearmed|Got some new clips
reattaching|Replacing, as buttons
recarpet|Change the runner, e.g.
reciter|Public speaker
reentrance|Act of appearing again
remakes|Lazy studio releases
remoulade|Tartar sauce alternative
reposit|Store, as for safekeeping
republic|Plato masterwork
reseeds|Adjusts, as a playoff bracket
resetting|Bringing back to square one
resided|Lived (in)
resolve|Grit
retainers|Some orthodontia
retinol|Vitamin used to treat acne
returnees|They're back for more
reverend|Clerical title
robotry|The Terminator's behavior
rotunda|Capitol Hill feature
sailboats|Two fours in poker
sandstones|Granular rocks
sawmill|It has a prominent board room
scanner|Printer part
schisms|Big separations
science|A culture of doubt, per Richard Feynman
sciences|Fields of lab work
scorned|Forsaken
scrambles|Does some anagrams
seaport|Shore leave city
seceders|They want out
secrete|Release fluid
secretes|Gives off
sectored|Divided, like a pie chart
seminar|College class
senorita|Title with a tilde
sheepdog|It has a peekaboo hairdo
shining|1980 horror film that takes place in the Overlook Hotel, with "The"
shinleaf|Wintergreen lily
showbiz|Stars realm
shrugged|Raised one's shoulders
sideman|Partner in crime
sidestep|Move out of the way of
sideway|Indirect route
sillies|Fruit loops
sipping|Nursing, say
siroccos|Mediterranean winds
sisters|They have dark habits
skating|Sport with a death spiral
skimmed|Did some speed reading
skitters|Moves hurriedly
skulked|Crept (away)
slackened|Became less tense
slatier|More gray-colored
sloshiest|Most in one's cups
smugness|Excessive pride
snakeskin|Material used in some wallets
snipers|Straight shooters?
snoopers|They make knowing your business their business
solitude|Introvert's desire
soprano|She's always high
sorties|Military operations
sowable|Like good seed
spacemen|You often find them in capsules
spambot|Distributor of a lot of unread content
spectra|Prism effects
speedsters|Those with lead feet
spirals|Tight QB throws
spoonerism|Packed lunch / lacked punch, e.g.
sporters|Hunting dogs
spurned|Treated with contempt
stamina|Trait of iron men
standpat|Remain inflexible
statute|It's the law
steeped|Made some gunpowder, say
steered|Grabbed the wheel
steered|Pointed (toward)
stentorian|Extremely loud
stetsons|They're part of ranch dressing
stickum|Receiver's glue
stouten|Toughen things up
streaker|Uncovered runner during the Super Bowl, say
streaks|Some Duolingo stats
stretti|Passages at the ends of arias
studbook|Breeder's resource
subcontinents|India and Greenland, for two
subtraction|Removing problems?
tabloid|Paper format
tactful|Full of grace
tamarin|Animal with a distinctive mustache
tapioca|Ingredient in some puddings
teacher|One making the grade?
teasels|Old World thistlelike plants
teasers|Sales lures
tenaces|High pairings in bridge
termite|Deck wrecker
threescore|Sixty
thrills|Excites
timbrel|Hand drum
timpani|Big part of an orchestra
toasted|... the guest of honor was ___
toehold|Slight advantage
torture|Filing one's taxes, e.g.?
towrope|Punt line
tradable|Like players with expiring contracts in the NBA, often
tricksier|More sly
trifecta|Wager type
trundle|Guest bed, often
turnstiles|They go 'round and 'round at state fairs
tussles|Throws punches
tuxedos|Wedding rentals
twitchy|Kind of jumpy
uneager|Less than enthused
unicycle|Circus vehicle
uterine|IUD part
variations|Thematic changes
vehicular|Pertaining to automobiles
versify|Put into poetry
veterans|November VIPs
vibrate|Phone alarm setting
vileness|Despicable quality
weighty|Very consequential
weirdos|They're not normal
whistle|Ref's tool
wholesale|Like Sam's Club merchandise
widener|University in Chester, Pennsylvania
xeroxes|Duplicates
batsmen|The men at bat.
carding|A process preparatory in spinning.
oestrus|A gadfly.
stearin|Used in making candles.
agitate|Rattle
ancient|Very old
anteroom|Waiting area
apparel|Wear
assemble|Gather
dewberry|Fruit-bearing shrub
druggist|Pill-pusher?
dynamic|Vigorous
entreat|Beseech
erratic|Inconsistent
estrange|Alienate
freebooters|Maryland soccer team?
globose|Spherical
infests|Overruns
landing|Part of a dock
lectern|Reading desk
maestros|Conductors
mistaken|Wrong
modesty|Reserve
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
outages|Blackouts
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parsecs|Astronomical distances
pertain|Relate
pinions|Wings
precept|Maxim
regress|Backslide
restate|Put another way
restate|Put another way
rewrote|Penned anew
satiety|Fullness
scrooge|Miser
sheriffs|Lawmen
slavers|Drools
slender|Trim
snowman|Frosty, e.g.
spectral|Ghostly
stylists|Distinguished writers
telling|Expressive
trawler|Fishing boat
watersheds|Turning points
alexander|Author of stepquote (first name)
arrested|Apprehended
atheist|Socrates, e.g.
aurochs|Extinct wild ox
avalanche|Mountain disaster
brioche|Form of bread
caveats|Warnings
censures|Finds fault with
chablis|Kind of wine
cheerio|Toodle-oo
colossus|Giant statue
corneas|Eye parts
criticism|Essay on __ (source of stepquote)
diligent|Assiduous
drapery|Statue covering
eatable|Fit for consumption
madeira|White wine
memento|Souvenir
pariahs|Undesirables
planets|Heavenly bodies
snowstorm|Winter event
strider|Vigorous walker
thyroid|Neck gland
trawler|Fishing boat
unfrock|Punish a priest
vernier|Scale for precise measurements
abasement|Humiliation
abolish|Do away with
abusing|Mistreating
acetone|Common solvent
acrobat|Flier through the air
aerator|Fauced gadget
agitato|Restless, in music
ailment|Malady
alamodes|Thin silk fabrics
already|Up until now
amorist|Lover
anaconda|Big boa
andante|Moderately slow, in music
aplombs|Demeanors of self-assurance
artiste|Expert performer
attrite|Worn by rubbing
balatas|Gums used in golf balls
blarney|Cajolery
bodybuilder|Dr. Frankenstein, sort of
boycotts|Cesar Chavez actions
bucolic|Pastoral
cannonry|Artillery
chasing|Fox hunter's activity
cheroots|Square-ended cigars
chestnut|__ Hill, Boston suburb
citrate|Salt of citric acid
cohosts|Emceeing partners
college|Boston __
compadres|Buddies, out west
comrade|Fellow soldier
confetti|Parade precipitation
constable|Copper
conundrums|Riddles
crassly|In a boorish way
cupolas|Domes
daydream|Castle in the air
decorum|Etiquette
deerfly|Hazardous insect
deltaic|Like a river mouth
desolate|Brokenhearted
devolve|Change ownership
diamond|60th-anniversary gift
disease|Malady
dissent|Nonconformity
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
elegiac|Mournful
elysian|Blissful
encased|Packaged
enlaced|Tied
entails|Involves
entente|Understanding between nations
entreaty|Plea
erasure|Something rubbed out
erelong|Soon
eremite|Hermit
eulogies|Funerary speeches
evening|Sam and Janet, "Sam and Janet who?", "Sam and Janet __"
evolved|Developed
evolved|Did as Darwin said
extreme|Radical
fabrics|Toile and voile
feckless|Incompetent
fictional|Q: Is it __?  A: Yes
fishmeals|Flies and worms?
fleeting|Ephemeral
gaffers|Old men
glorious|Magnificent
gorilla|King Kong, e.g.
gradate|Shade into another color
gratify|Please
grayling|Trout's kin
hailstorms|Ominous forecast
hairdos|Shag and bun
hansoms|Buggies seen in Central Park
hasheesh|Hemp-leaf intoxicant (var.)
heartthrob|Object of a crush
hogwash|Baloney
holland|Source of tulips
honoree|Feted one
humeral|Of a funny bone?
impulses|Urges
incognito|Disguised
infinities|Aleph-null and aleph-one
inhaled|Took a breath
inundate|Swamp
kneesock|Hosiery piece
lenient|Sparing the rod
lifespan|Duration
limerick|Verse named for Irish town
limiting|Putting a cap on
lineage|Pedeggree
lissome|Supple
lonesome|Companionless
loonier|More daft
machetes|Cane cutters
maenads|Frenzied women
magnesia|Laxative powder
malaria|Anopheles transmission
manatee|Sea cow
mandrill|Baboon
marathon|Boston __
masonic|Of a secret order
matilda|Australian swag
medicine|Hippocratic pursuit
megaton|Unit of explosive force
meteoric|Transiently brilliant
mildewy|Damaged by dampness and fungus
miscall|Bidder's error
mishmash|Shkip a TV show?
mistaken|Kind of identity
modally|Typically, in statistics
naivete|Greenness
needles|Ribs
negated|Nullified
nemesis|Goddess of vengeance
neonate|Newborn child
nightmares|What horses keep late hours?
occiput|Back part of the head
octagons|Stop signs
oligarch|Member of a small ruling class
opaques|Prevents translucency
oratory|Gift of gab
organdy|Curtain material
orients|Fixes the bearings of
overjoy|Make one's day
parented|Brought up baby
parsecs|Astronomical distances
pasturage|Green land
paternalist|Benevolent despot
pelican|Big-billed bird
perplex|Befuddle
pianissimo|Very softly
portieres|Doorway curtains
preschool|Nursery
program|Create software
pyramid|Monument to Cheops
rainbow|Trout variety
rancher|Pa Cartrwright, for one
ransoms|Pays for the release of
ravenous|Famished
ravished|Enraptured
rearrange|Shake up
redbuds|State trees of Oklahoma
refrain|Song chorus
refreeze|Place in the icebox again
removal|Displacement
resettle|Make a new home
reticent|Not very talkative
revival|Period of renewed interest
runlets|Small streams
saviors|Messiahs
scapular|Relating to the shoulder
scoundrels|Heels
screams|Fay Wray utterances
seaters|Ushers perhaps
seceded|Withdrew
serener|More tranquil
sestets|Parts of sonnets
sextillion|1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
shammash|Special Chanukah candle
shashlik|Skewered serving
sheathe|Encase
sheepish|Grin variety
shoelaces|Breakers at the most inopportune times
shoeshines|Onetime two-bit applications
sickbay|Sea ward
simular|Imitative, old style
siphons|Fluid-transferring devices
sledges|Heavy hammers
snappers|Certain turtles
someone|__ to Watch Over Me
spanned|Bridged
spanner|Car-spangled __ (crowded bridge?)
spectra|Gamuts
spelunk|Go caving
splashes|Colorful displays
splotch|Big blemish
stearin|Solid portion of fat
steeled|Rendered insensitive
stellar|Like a celebrity
sternway|Ship's backward movement
stiletto|Dagger
stiller|More hushed
stockade|Military prison
stressed|Like some syllables
sunbonnets|Ladies' headwear
sunshines|Sources of cheer
sweaters|Cardigan products
sweetish|Sugary
tallest|Greatest in stature
tambourine|Green __ (1967 song)
taurine|Bullish
teardrop|Pearl, perhaps
tempters|Agents of the devil
tenable|Logical
tendril|Clinger on a creeper
tenuous|Flimsey
terrors|Phobias
tessera|Mosiac tile
thousandth|0.001
toolsheds|Handymen's storerooms
treated|Doctored
trousers|Pants
trusses|Architectural supports
tsarina|Russian empress
turnips|Rutabagas
tweeted|Chirped
tyrannic|Cruel and oppressive (var.)
ultraism|Radical philosophy
unitary|Whole
university|Boston __
unlearns|Discards as false knowledge
unshaken|Remaining calm
unsplit|Not hewn
untrained|Green
upholds|Confirms
usually|By habit
vanguard|Front line
vegetable|Green
wirable|Like some broken bones
wonderland|Allison, "Allison who?", "Allison __"
wristwatches|Certain tickers
actress|Best __
aerobes|Certain microorganisms
afterglow|Pleasant remembrance
airhole|Unfrozen spot on a frozen pond
alencon|Needlepoint lace
alleluia|Praise to God
alongside|Abreast
alpacas|Wool-bearers
amenders|Congressmen, at times
angstroms|Ten-millionths of millimeters
annulose|Having rings
appease|Mollify
arsenal|Ammo depot
arsenals|Ammo depots
ascetic|Self-denier
astringe|Bind together
athirst|Eager
attentive|All ears
awesome|Overwhelming
awesome|Very impressive
babblement|Meaningless talk
baguette|Small diamond
balderdash|Meaningless talk
bazooka|Portable rocket launcher
behemoth|Monster
blatherskite|Meaningless talk
bravery|Derring-do
breeches|Men's-wear item
breeches|Riding garment
burnout|Lamp failure
caloric|Of heat
campsites|Trail stops
cereals|Soap-opera breakfasts?
chortle|Laugh
cithara|Lyre-like instrument
claptrap|Meaningless talk
cleanse|Purify
computernik|High-tech whiz
consult|Put heads together
corduroy|Ribbed fabric
corrida|Performance by Manolete
crinklier|Having more bends and twists
damascene|Decorate with wavy lines
decolor|Bleach
deemster|Isle of Man judge
deprave|Vitiate
dessert|Menu entry
dilemma|Predicament
dogmata|Doctrines
dropkick|Old football play
edifice|Building
electors|Certain collegians
endplay|Bridge coup
enfeoff|Invest with an estate
enterprise|Adverturousness
ethanol|Intoxicant
eyesome|Attractive
fattener|Calorie-laden item
finances|Banking business
flapdoodle|Meaningless talk
folderol|Meaningless talk
footsore|Wayworn, in a way
genotype|Group related by heredity
geranium|Garden flower
germane|Relevant
getaway|Jailbreak
gloomed|Felt low
gobbledegook|Meaningless talk
godfather|Brando role
googolplex|1 followed by 10(100 power) zeros
hamlets|Villages
henbane|Poisonous herb
hiccough|Annoying spasm (var.)
hilariously|In a side-splitting way
hippogriff|Half-horse, half-monster
horsefeathers|Meaningless talk
hotelier|Innkeeper
humoresques|Capricious compositions
illogic|Non sequitur, ad hominem, etc.
incunabula|Earliest stages
induced|Persuaded
ineluctable|Sure to occur
infante|Non-eldest son of a Spanish king
intense|Hard-working
intents|Purposes
interstice|Small opening
jabberwocky|Meaningless talk
kopecks|Change for a ruble
laurels|Trees to rest on?
leviathans|Humongous creatures
looting|Felony
macaronic|Jumbled
manhood|All the males
measure|Gauge
medalists|Spitz and Owens
memoirs|Best-seller material
menhaden|Atlantic Coast catch
methods|Ways
modicums|Bits
moniker|Nickname
monstrous|Humongous
muskrat|Aquatic rodent
nilgais|Small-horned antelopes
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonsense|Meaningless talk
normalcy|Unperturbed state
novella|Form of fiction
oleander|White-flowered evergreen
onomastic|Pertaining to proper names
openers|How's that for __?
oracles|Prophets
oranges|Florida export
osmotic|Pertaining to diffusion through a membrane
outwore|Won through endurance
overran|Exceeded, as the budget
palatial|Magnificient
peasant|Muzhik
piscine|Fishy
plethora|Super-abundance
potherb|Parsley, sage, rosemary, or thyme
praline|Southern sweet
presage|Foreshadow
proteins|Part of a balanced diet
provisory|Conditional
pulchritude|Comeliness
punchinello|Absurd character
reactions|Feedbacks
recharge|Battery job
remunerate|Pay
repents|Feels contrite
repined|Fretted
rerents|Takes in a new tenant
respires|Inhales and exhales
restage|Theatricalize again
restate|Say again
restitch|Darn
resurge|Stage a comeback
runaround|__ Sue (1961 hit)
samaras|Droppers from maple tree
sangaree|Iced wine drink
sapwood|Tree-trunk layer
satchel|House-call luggage
satellite|Transmission boon
savagery|Wildness
scalers|Mountaineers
scourge|Widespread bane
seaport|Boston or Philadelphia
seaside|Vacation spot
shoelaces|Common fasteners
silence|Golden quality
silencer|Gun accessory
silesia|Central European region
sinkers|Small lead weights
situates|Places
skeined|Wound yarn
slander|Defame
smarten|Spruce up
solfeggio|Singer's exercise
spoofed|Took off
statutes|Laws
steeved|Stowed cargo
stepson|Certain relative
stripes|Bill Murray movie, 1981
syncope|Ne'er for "Never," e.g.
talisman|Good-luck charm
tallish|Of considerable stature
teddies|Certain chemises
teeters|Seesaws
teetotal|Practice temperance
thruway|Tool road
tirades|Diatribes
treetop|Cradle location, in verse
troglodytes|Brutes
tsarina|Ruler's wife
unsewed|Ripped the seams
upcoast|Direction from New York to Boston
utterly|Without qualification
warlord|Power seizer
willower|Cotton-cleaning machine
yearlong|Like most subscriptions
abigail|Adviser Van Buren
abracadabra|Incantation
acetate|Synthetic fabric
adhesion|Stick-to-itiveness
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adverts|Alludes
aerated|Vented
agelong|Everlasting
agility|Gymnast's forte
aileron|Airplane-wing part
alamode|Fashionable
amassed|Piled up
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancestry|Lineage
aniline|Dye chemical
anionic|Of a charged particle
another|One like the first
antidote|Counteractive agent
appendix|Textbook part
approximate|Estimated
archbishopric|Certain see
arranged|Staged
aseptic|Germ-free
assignee|Rights recipient
assuage|Relieve
astronomy|Carl Sagan's interest
attaboy|Way to go!
audacity|Chutzpah
aurally|By ear
avarice|Deadly sin
banditti|Mediterranean marauders
bassoon|Double-reed instrument
bearable|Bad, but not too bad
bedevil|Harass
bellhops|Luggage luggers
bittersweets|Mixed drinks
brethren|Supreme Court justices, a la Woodward and Armstrong
capered|Heisted
carrier|Ship, e.g.
cascades|Mt. Rainier's range
champion|Gene Autry's horse
chronicles|The Martian __
collins|Mixed drink
confessor|FATHER __
constitution|Ship whose bolts were made by Paul Revere
convene|Assemble
coverlet|Bedspread
creosote|Wood-preserving liquid
crusade|Campaign for a cause
dandier|More foppish
dearths|Paucities
decoder|Cryptography expert
default|Forfeiture
defense|Football eleven
delimes|Removes calcium oxide
deluges|Inundations
denature|Render alcohol undrinkable
density|Compactness
derives|Draws a conclusion
dismays|Appalls
divests|Gets rid of
donators|Philanthropists
drainer|Sink accessory
eardrums|Tympana
earnest|Bound and determined
easement|Right of passage
eloiner|Remover of property, in law
enables|Authorizes
ensouls|Gives spirit to
entrance|Access
epidemic|Widespread
epilogue|PS
episode|Serial unit
esurient|Greedy
expedite|Ease the way for progress
expressways|Interstates
fallacy|Hole in the argument
fantasy|Hallucination
filigree|Ornamental lacework
flatfishes|Soles
foreran|Anteceded
founding|__FATHERS
garnish|Topping
gaslight|Bergman-Boyer classic
gestalt|Psychology theory
grasshoppers|Mixed drinks
hoopster|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
hoosgow|Slammer (var.)
ignored|Unattended to
imitator|Ape or parrot
impinges|Touches on
impound|Seize and keep
incisor|Cutting tooth
indwell|Be present
infinitesimal|Nearly O
informal|Come-as-you-are
inquest|Judicial proceeding
insular|Narrow-minded
intakes|Engine parts
intense|Very, very serious
ironies|One of life's little __
itemise|Make a list, British style
jacobin|French Revolution radical
johnson|After Lincoln
joyrides|Sunday spins
ketoses|Monosac charides
knickerbocker|FATHER__
lacelike|Gossamer
lassies|Several dog stars
legerdemain|Tricker
lettered|Intellectual
lifelong|Throughout one's experience
lineage|Ancestry
linkage|Rod assembly
loblolly|Southern pine
machree|Mother __
maestro|Conductor
malefic|Evil
melange|Omnium-gatherum
minimal|Smallest
misallot|Distribute incorrectly
mislead|Dupe
misstate|Belie
mistral|Cold, dry European wind
monitor|Famous Civil War ship
narrows|New York Bay passage
newsletter|Certain periodical
ninnies|Saps
nothingnesses|Vacuums
ogresses|Some fiends
onetime|Former
outdated|Like buggy whips
outtalk|Filibuster successfully
overawe|Stupefy
oxidize|Become rusty
palindromes|Reviver, radar, rotor, etc.
palooka|Boxer Joe of the comics
panhandle|__ State (West Virginia)
panther|Pitt athlete
patters|Sounds like little feet
perfume|Mother's Day gift
photons|Particles in physics
piccolo|High-pitched flute
piebald|Two-tone horse
pillory|Ridicule publicly
pinhole|Aperture
plywood|Building material
positron|Subatomic particle
practise|Perfect maker, British style
primely|In an A-1 way
proffer|Make a proposal
proffer|Volunteer
prudent|Well-advised
quashes|Kills, as an indictment
quatrain|Short stanza
rawness|Inexperience
reconfer|Have another parley
redeyes|Late-night flights
refuels|Gases up
remedial|Therapeutic
repined|Fretted
replica|Carbon copy
reserves|Military group
retread|Tire
runaway|Defector
sabotage|Undermine
saltine|Chili companion
sashays|Moseys
scholar|Savant
scorify|Reduce to slag
seascape|A painted ship upon a painted ocean, e.g.
seaside|Shore enough
seawall|Breakwater
sedated|Tranquilized
selfsame|Identical
senator|Politico
senhora|Lady of Lisbon
shadowy|Mysterious
shooter|Wild West character
siamese|Kind of cat
sidecars|Mixed drinks
sillily|Sans sense
skiagram|X-ray picture
slipsole|Shoe insert
slowest|Like the last place finisher
snapweed|Yellow-flowered herb
snowbank|Certain drift
spearer|Javelin expert
speeches|Whistle-stops
squired|Escorted
squires|Escorts
stacker|Librarian, at times
stalemated|At an impasse
stature|Prominence
statutes|Legal code
stomata|Leaf apertures
stowaway|Certain freeloader
streaks|Runs fast
syndetic|Connective
synopsis|Outline
tactile|Palpable
teacake|Scone
teetered|Wobbled
thinned|Dispersed, as a crowd
tiebreakers|Fed-up Fathers Day fathers?
timpani|Kettledrums
tootled|Played the piccolo
trendsetter|Successful stylist
tribune|Defender of the people
tsardom|Autocracy
unitary|Single
unstuck|Coming apart
valises|Carry-ons
vanilla|Baking ingredient
wakeful|Insomnious
watershed|Great divide
wideness|Extent
windbag|Blusterer
woolman|Certain clothier
yardage|Fullback's accumulation
absinthe|Wormwood-flavored liqueur
agitated|In a lather
alumina|Corundum
amanita|Poisonous mushroom
amassed|Collected substantially
amnesia|Memory loss
animate|Do cartooning
aniseed|Cookie flavoring
apanage|Principality
armament|Military supplies
askance|Distrustfully
auditor|IRS employee
autopsy|Quincy job
aviator|Pilot
azurite|Blue mineral
balances|Scales
ballroom|Lodgings for Lucille?
bartender|Jailer's other job?
blister|Bubble up
booboos|Goofs
bookkeeper|Librarian's other job?
botanist|Burbank or Carver
bravado|Swaggering show
bullyrag|Torment by teasing
cabarets|Night spots
cahoots|League
camping|RV activity
castled|Moved to protect the king
catwalks|Bases on balls to Tigers?
caveats|Warnings
chasten|Punish
chasten|Punish, or purify
chelate|Having claws like a lobster
citadel|A.J. Cronin novel The __
consort|Keep company
cornuto|Cuckold, archaically
deadest|Least vivacious
dingbats|Slugger's equipment with a metallic sound?
downside|Negative aspect
draftsman|Selective Service agent's other job?
economy|Thriftiness
elation|High spirits
elevens|Football squads
embalming|A grave occupation?
enforce|Carry out
enisles|Maroons, perhaps
enrolls|Registers
entreat|Implore
esquire|Knight's servant
eucalyptus|Undergrowth?
evaders|Dodgers?
fanfare|Ballpark fee?
fenland|Boggy area
fenlands|Marshy territory
fermata|Musical hold sign
fishpond|Angling spot
freedom|Slave's dream
gallantly|A la Lancelot
grampas|Dads' dads (var.)
grandma|Fairy-tale wolf's disguise
hacksaw|Cutter
haggada|Rabbinical writings
hamlets|Map specks
headhunter|Lettuce-picker's other job?
heavier|More weighty
hillock|Midget mountain
homemade|Baseball goal achieved?
homemaker|Architect's other job?
hopeless|What the situation is without Bob?
humidor|Cigar container
imperil|Risk
impiety|Irreverence
indirect|Not up front
insular|Isolated
jackstraw|Scarecrow
jacuzzis|Modern baths
jezebels|Hussies
juniper|Fragrant evergreen
kidders|Teases
knavery|Eulenspiegel acts
ladrone|Thief
lantern|Old-time projector
layettes|Babies' outfits
limestone|Calcium carbonate source
locksmith|Hair stylist's other job?
lonesome|Sadly solitary
lostness|Being at sea
lounges|Rec rooms
lucifer|Fallen angel
lumberyard|Where elephants go walking?
macadam|Road material
mandrake|Comic-strip magician
meteorite|Fall object?
milksop|Sissy
minaret|Tall tower
minimum|Least
minuteman|Watchmaker's other job?
mislabel|Mark incorrectly
monitor|Civil War ironclad
needler|Tease
nodules|Protuberances
notched|Groovy
novella|Short book
omelets|Breakfast choices
omitted|Left out
orangeade|Thirst-quencher
oratorio|Handel's Messiah, e.g.
organic|Of carbon compounds
origami|Folding art
outlawed|Banned
pancreas|Insulin-producing gland
papoose|Squaw's charge
parachute|Fall necessity?
paroxysm|Convulsion
partied|Raised the roof
pratfall|Backside spill
precept|Rule of conduct
prefers|Opts for
prelude|Score in the early going?
prestige|Status
rainier|Cascade Range volcano
ransacks|Scooted on the bases?
rapacity|Greed
rasping|With a gravelly voice
ratites|Flat-breasted birds
recognized|End of Allen comment
redshift|Kremlin dress?
regards|Best wishes
removers|Spot offers?
repairs|Gets back in shape
replacer|Substituter
resided|Had an address
retinas|Light-sensitive membranes
retrain|Prepare for new work
retreat|Backpedal
revenge|Act of getting even
ringmaster|Jeweler's other job?
riviera|Mediterranean resort strip
roaster|Stuffed chicken
rosebuds|Red blooms-to-be
roulade|Filled meat
rubbish|Malarkey
runaway|Escapee
sallies|Attacks
samisen|Japanese lute
sandlots|Stickball sites
sanitate|Clean
sarcasm|Mocking remarks
satanic|Clootie-like
scarlet|The __ Letter
scenery|Stage setting
sestina|Troubadour's poem
seventh|Bergman's The __ Seal
shellac|Varnish
shelter|Refuge from rain
sideburns|Offstage George?
sierras|Jagged mountain range
snapper|Click beetle
sneaker|Converse product
snivels|Acts whiny
snubbing|Treating rudely
sonatina|Short piece of music
splices|Connects wires
stationer|Radio DJ's other job?
steroid|Anabolic __
stokers|Fire feeders
stoutest|Unsurpassed in corpulence
strobes|Flashers
strobes|Flashing lights
stuntwoman|Bonsai gardener's other job?
surgical|Sort of gauze
swineherd|Tender?
talisman|Good luck charm
tattoos|Corporeal pictures
tawnier|Browner-skinned
tellers|Bank workers
tenants|Rent remitters
terrapin|Marylander
tessera|Mosaic tiles
tetanus|Lockjaw
tetanus|Spasmodic malady
tillage|Husband-man's acres
tonight|Steve Allen's show
topical|Of current interest
torching|Committing arson upon
trapeze|Circus swing
tremble|Demonstrate nerves
trespass|Go in forbidden land
tuitions|Big bills
turnout|Attendance
typeset|Do characteristic work?
unhorse|Outjoust
untamed|Wild
utopias|Ideal worlds
wagerer|Better
aardvark|Termite predator
abandoner|Deserter
abdomen|One's middle
academe|Place of teaching
academia|Scholarly environs
addenda|Supplements
adherence|Sticking
aerated|Treated gaseously
aerially|In an elevated way (8)
affaire|__ d'honneur (duel)
affects|Influences
alencon|Type of lace
almanack|Poor Richard's book
altruist|Unselfish sort
alumnus|One who reunes
ammonia|Cleaning compound
anarchic|Without government
anemone|With a friend like that, who needs __?
annexes|Add-ons
anoints|Lubricates religiously
another|__ Country
antenna|Rabbit ears
apostate|Cause forsaker
arachnid|Scorpion or mite
arousal|Excitement
arrivals|Incoming flights
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenals|Where arms are put
assault|1946 Triple Crown horse
assured|Certain
atabals|Moorish kettledrums
audiophile|Emery phor buphs?
barmaid|Diane of Cheers, e.g.
befitted|Suited
begonia|That dress looks a bit __
belladonna|Did __ cloak for his Dracula role?
birdcage|Wire contraption
boardrooms|Carpenters' storage areas?
bootstraps|Fasteners on a German boat?
buntline|Furling rope
calorie|Frequently-counted unit
cantons|Swiss districts
caribou|Wild reindeer
carnation|This here's the tiara for the rodeo queen's __
celadon|Grayish yellow green
celandine|Each monk must go to his __ alone
chebecs|Small flycatchers
chestnut|Horse of another color
chickadee|Mass. State bird
cigaret|A smoke (var.)
clapper|Bell part
clashes|Fails to harmonize
congeal|Crystallize
convertible|Flashy transport
covertly|In cloak-and-dagger style
currant|Seedless raisin
custodian|Keeper
cuteness|Teddy bear's attribute
daredevil|Stunt man
decagon|Twice-as-good Defense Department?
deductibles|Interest and contributions, e.g.
defamed|Vilified
derails|Jumps the tracks
diabolo|Toss-and-catch game
digests|Abridged versions
directs|Quarterbacks
divined|Prophesied
drachmas|Greek tax payments?
dribble|Emulate Dr. J
earning|Kind of power
ecology|Commoner concern
elbowed|Nudged
elections|November wave
emanate|Pour forth
eminent|Renowned
enclave|District
enforce|Emulate Dirty Harry
ensigns|Naval officers
entitle|Give a name to
entrants|Racers
epigram|Witticism
erectly|In an upright way
escalator|Indoor transport
escapee|Coop flier
escapes|Houdini's heroics
eternal|Immortal
exemption|Daughter or son
fainted|Keeled over
falsity|Incorrectness
fandango|Dance with castanets
fantasia|Imaginative composition
farside|Moon half
febrile|Hot-headed?
feldspar|Orthoclase or albite
financial|Dough-y?
fireman|Relief pitcher
fitness|Dr. Haas' concern
fleapits|Vermin-ridden buildings
flotilla|Naval unit
footloose|Ready to run, musically?
forests|Sherwood and Arden
foxglove|Source of digitalis
gainful|Kind of employment
getaways|Successful breaks
glossed|Paid little mind
goldenrod|Dorothy followed a __ of bricks
goodman|Famous jazz player
hairnet|Snood
hammerhead|Carpenter wild about pounding?
harmony|Barbershop specialty
helical|Shaped like DNA
hellebore|Heaven's exciting, but I find __
holidays|Summer _
hollyhock|Why did Buddy __ his guitar?
hotelier|Innkeeper of a sort
houseboat|Part-time transport
hyacinth|I've gotten a lot __ I drank that gin
hydrofoil|Fast transport
imitate|Flatter, in a way?
impeach|Accuse of official misconduct
imports|Stuff from abroad
incense|Pad perfume?
inhibits|Curbs
invoice|Bill
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Sequester
iterant|Repetitive
jostles|Bumps into
keenest|Most interested
kilotons|4,000,000 pounds = 2 ___
kimonos|Wardrobe for Madame Butterfly
lacquer|Varnish
ladrone|Thief, Southnwest style
lantana|Flower-bearing shrub
lapides|Latin gems
leanings|Predilections
leather|Hide
lightning|Summer __
lineage|Family tree
manacle|Handcuff
maneuverer|Dodger?
mantissa|Logarithm part
marigold|Did Midas' wife __?
mimosas|Sensitive plants
minarets|Mosque features
misaward|Give an Oscar for a TV show
mismanage|Bollix up
mistake|Case for an eraser?
mistral|Cold wind of France
moonset|Time of day
mudholes|Places to play dirty
multiped|Like many insects
nearest|Most proximate
neatness|__ counts
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
neologist|Word coiner
newsbeat|Anchor-person's territory
newsmonger|Gossipy sort
noisome|Very offensive
operator|Smooth __ (Sade)
optionee|Person with a stock privilege
ordinal|Like 9th or 10th
orifice|Opening
panorama|Tourist attraction
parable|Meaningful tale
parodist|Lampooner
peasant|Poor guy
peashooter|Brat's weapon
piglets|Little porkers
pigtail|Braid of hair
placebo|Medicine-free medicine
plainsong|Church chant
plaster|Building material
plateau|Level of accomplishment
plusher|More luxurious
poltroon|Coward
pommels|Saddle horns (7)
preface|First words
preyers|What vultures say at bedtime?
prosaic|Unimaginative
pseudosciences|Would-be systems of knowledge
racetrack|Sprinter's workplace
ragtime|Doctorow novel
rapport|Tendency to click
rataplan|Beating sound
ravines|Gullies
realtor|Certain agent
reckless|With abandon
recoats|Paints over
rectors|Clergymen
redeems|Cashes in
reedits|Corrects again
reenter|Come back in
refills|Seconds
regales|Bends ears?
relates|Makes a connection
relents|Lets up
reliance|Assuredness
relocate|Move
repaper|Decorate old walls
resents|Begrudges
revenge|Tit for tat
ringlets|Curls
salaries|Wages
saltire|X-shaped cross
samoyed|Arctic dog
sandbar|Shoreline sight
saturant|Soaking agent
savored|Loved every minute of
seafowl|Gull or tern
seaside|On the shore
seceded|Emulated the CSA
secludes|Isolates
seeking|Desperately __ Susan
seltzer|Cocktail mixer
shatters|Cracks up
shedlike|Built with open sides
shoetree|Gadget found in closets
shrugged|Ayn Rand's Atlas __
sideway|Secluded route
sirocco|Desert wind
skoaled|Toasted
slather|Apply lavishly
sleeper|Allen farce
snapdragon|It's a __ a load with a mule pullin'
snatcher|Menacing pod of sci-fi
solstice|Summer __
solving|What you're doing
someone|John Doe
sorting|Making arrangements
spaceman|Bill Lee's nickname
spearmint|Candy flavor
spectre|Ghost, British style
speeded|Went too fast
sported|Wore
starred|Earned top billing
stature|Physical presence
steadfast|Ever loyal
steroid|Muscle-building drug
stickers|Many labels
stimuli|Incitements
stollens|Fruit-and-nut breads
streaky|Hot-and-cold
streets|Local map lines
stricter|Less lax
success|The good life
sullies|Fouls
superior|Better lake?
surname|Smith or Jones
tadpoles|Polliwogs
tarriers|Drill Ye __, Drill (1888 song)
telepathy|Mind-reading
terriers|Airedale and schnauzer
thalami|Forebrain areas
tiffins|Lunches
tightwad|Scrooge
toaster|Culinary appliance
toluene|Part of TNT
tonight|West Side Story song
tootsie|Dustin Hoffwoman?
tourist|Passer through
trellis|Viny lattice
trembler|Someone showing fear
tricycle|Sidewalk vehicle
tripoli|African capital
trustee|Member of the board
tsarist|Word for 19th-century Russia
tsetses|Spreaders of sleeping sickness
turntables|Get revenge on a fellow buff?
ukulele|Stringed instrument
unloose|Set free
unusual|Off the beaten track
waistline|Perpetual target for reduction
wardrobe|Summer __
washroom|Executive __
wattage|Power
whitecap|Big wave
wildlife|Fauna
withholding|Government revenue source
acolyte|Clergy assistant
actions|Loud speakers?
aerosol|Spray-can stuff
ageless|Eternal
agitates|Shakes
ailment|Affliction
alerted|Given a warning
amalgam|Hodgepodge
amanita|Deadly mushroom
amnesic|Suffering memory loss
amoebas|Plasmatic sorts
amphora|Greek jar
anadems|Garlands
andromeda|Perseus married her
arouses|Stirs
asphodels|Lily flowers
assured|Confident
avarice|Lust for lucre
aviator|Cockpit occupant
avocado|Guacamole flavor
barstool|Cheers fixture
bayonet|Jabber?
bedside|Doctor's place
betroth|Get engaged
bookends|They keep the volume up
booster|Fan
brindle|Streaked on tawny
brusque|Short in manner
calmness|Equanimity
casinos|Houses of cards?
channels|Couch potato's options
cithara|Old Greek lyre
clambake|Beach picnic
clambered|Scaled awkwardly
climate|Atmosphere
compare|Advertiser's urging
connote|Suggest, as a meaning
contact|Sagan best-seller
coolies|Rickshaw pullers, e.g.
copilot|Lindbergh didn't have one
cordite|Smokeless powder
creches|Stable settings
crunchy|Like potato chips
decadent|Hedonistic
decagon|Plane figure
defining|Lexicographer's job
dehorns|Does a cattleman's chore
devoutly|With reverence
disobey|Break the rules
dormouse|Tea Party attendant
dragoon|Coerce
dressed|Treated wounds
dribble|Slaver
dwarfism|Stunted condition
earthly|Terrestrial
elopers|Runaways
enabled|Made possible
enchant|Delight
endurance|Stamina
enforce|Carry out
entails|Imposes as a condition
ententes|International agreements
entrain|Board the T
entrees|Menu selections
episode|Serial segment
erodent|Tending to wear away
erratic|On-again-off-again
etesian|Recurring annually, as winds
firemen|Relief pitchers
flambeaux|Torches
flamboyance|Panache
fortune|Cookie contents?
freshly|Anew
fuelers|Gas pumpers, perhaps
galleys|Typeset proofs
gangster|Hood
garbles|Misenciphers
gastropod|Snail or slug
gazpacho|Eight-letter soup
gestalt|Sort of psychology
ghostly|Spectral
glacier|Arctic mass
granary|Cereal storehouse
grandpa|The old man's old man
heresies|Dissenting doctrines
homburg|Man's felt hat
hooters|Schnozzolas
iceberg|Titanic's bane
iceboat|Arctic craft
imitate|Parrot
inhibit|Suppress
inverse|Opposite
ironstone|Hard sedimentary rock
lambaste|Censure
leakage|Unwanted outflow
legends|Folklore
legumes|Some vegetables
lidless|Uncovered
likable|Pleasant
listened|Cocked an ear
logrolled|Swapped political favors
loudish|A bit noisy
maestro|Great conductor
maestro|Toscanini, for one
magnets|Attractive types?
malteds|Soda-shop treats
medusan|Small jellyfish
mellows|Becomes laid-back
message|Bottle contents?
metered|Prestamped
militia|Armed standbys
miocene|Tertiary epoch
molasses|Treacle
moments|Bacharach and David's "Magic ___"
monastic|Brotherly or sisterly
monsoon|Rainfall season
nosiest|Snoopiest
oblasts|Soviet subdivisions
obliges|Constrains
onetime|Quondam
opulence|Wealth
pacific|Balboa's discovery
patents|Inventor's protections
perlite|Greenhouse soil additive
pigskin|Football
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pressure|Billy Joel hit of '82
pretend|Feign
pretzel|Knotty snack
raciest|Most risque
ransack|Search with abandon
refresh|Perk up
reseeded|Did lawn patch-ups
retunes|Adjusts pitch
roister|Raise a ruckus
rolltop|Type of desk
saddles|Blazing __
sainted|Holy
samovar|Russian tea-maker
satanic|Evil
satellite|Space revolver
schemes|Machinates
searches|Frisks
seaside|Littorial
seeping|Oozing
senecas|Mohawks' confederates
sensual|Carnal
service|Caring for customers
sherbet|After-dinner snack
sherbet|Fruity dessert
singsong|Monotonous in cadence
smashed|Blotto
smelter|Refiner of ore
soignee|Well-groomed
solicit|Importune
solidly|Without dissension
somehow|Any way you can
sophistry|Faulty argument
soprano|Choir member
sparely|Ungenerously
sponsors|Commercial backers
spoofed|Parodied
stealer|Palmer?
steeper|More inclined
stratagem|Ruse
stratum|Layer
tactics|Strategy
tapioca|Pudding thickener
tearoom|Small restaurant
telephoto|Lens sort
testate|Willful?
tissues|Ersatz hankies
towaway|Move, as a disabled car
townsman|Oppidan
trading|Post activity
trawled|fished, in a way
treated|Paid another's tab
vertebrae|Spine components
vichyssoise|Eleven-letter soup
wavelet|Big ripple
weathered|Marked by the elements
windows|Some are bays
ability|Know-how
abvolts|Electrical units
alleyway|Spot for skittles
alyssum|Sweet ___ (plant)
anemones|Some buttercups
confess|Unburden the soul
editors|Masthead names
elective|Optional course
evilest|Baddest
feasters|Happy eaters
fellers|Guys
feminine|The ___ Mystique
floodlit|Illuminated brightly
garland|Flower crown
martinet|Disciplinarian
matriarch|Mother figure
messiah|Divine redeemer
negates|Nullifies
palimony|Separation reparation
peonages|State of serfdom
postwar|During Reconstruction
promote|Foster
reshaped|Molded anew
sightseer|Tourist
slanting|Not on the level
slowest|Least fleet
soprano|Sills, e.g.
stetson|Cowboy hat, often
supplier|Fare provider
synagogs|Houses of worthip (Var.)
tailored|Made to fit
tirades|Harangues
trapezium|Certain quadrilateral
unproved|Not demonstrated
unusual|She's So ___ (Cyndi Lauper)
alameda|City near Oakland
arrival|Scene-maker?
bulldog|Square-jawed pooch
chiasma|Crossing
cleared|Passed, as a hurdle
concord|1775 battle site
cornets|Some brasses
diamond|Hope, for one
engines|Locomotives
entrees|Main courses
episode|Serial segment
finesse|Bridge ploy
furnaces|Basement burners
glottal|Kind of linguistic stop
godhood|Deity's state
groupie|Devoted fan of a band
hidalgo|Grandee's inferior
incline|Have a leaning
leotards|DEL SARTO depiction of ballet garb?
outdoor|Alfresco
pangram|Writing with all 26 letters
perlite|Glassy rock
plantain|Banana-like fruit
plinking|Banjo-player's activity
raiment|Apparel
reeling|Staggering
remodel|Update in a way
scarabs|Theban amulets
spielers|Sales-talk experts
stripes|Army comedy of 1981
tendons|Sinews
triangular|Like a "Yield" sign
abalone|Mother-of-pearl maker
academe|World of learning
academia|Scholastic world
acutely|With intensity
adamant|Unbudging
adeptly|With great skill
adherence|Steady devotion
adorers|Worshipers
aerials|Antennas
agonize|Suffer
aileron|Part of a plane's wing
airholes|Vents
airport|Hailey bestseller
alfredo|Pasta sauce eponym
amandine|Way to prepare trout
amethyst|Purple corundum
amethyst|Purple gemstone
amnesty|General pardon
amnesty|Official pardon
amoebas|Simple life forms
amperes|Current measures
analyst|Shrink
anatomy|Gray matter?
anecdote|Raconteur's delivery
apatite|Mineral that triggers a craving?
arbiter|Referee
arboreta|Tree showplaces
arrests|Police-force stat
arroyos|Dried-up gullies
ascends|Climbs
astride|On both sides of
atelier|Artist's studio
atheists|Deity dismissers
attests|Bears witness
auditor|IRS employee
avocado|Veggie sandwich item
awesomely|So as to cause wonder
bacteria|Antiseptic targets
bamboozle|TRICK
bamming|Making a noise of impact
bartered|Traded sans cash
basting|Temporary tailoring
bedstand|Night table
beezers|Schnozzes
belayed|Held a climber's rope
beloved|Toni Morrison novel
biomass|Organic matter's weight
blazers|Sports jackets
blossom|Begin to flourish
booboos|Silly blunders
borzois|Russian wolfhounds
brigand|Robber
cabanas|Poolside structures
candlelight|End of quote
cannabis|Hemp plant
cedilla|Mark below a C
cedillas|Marks below C's
celebrant|Good-time Charlie
censoring|Denying free speech
changed|Not as before
character|Kind of actor
cheeriest|Most smile-prone
chinook|Wind in the Rockies
chollas|Spiny cacti
cinemas|Movie houses
cinemas|Show places
clanger|Quasimodo in action
clarinets|Winds in a pit
closets|Hang in there
coasted|Went on a toboggan
comedic|Meant to be humorous
compete|Vie
conceits|Flights of fancy
concerto|Form used by Vivaldi
corrida|Bullfight
crossed|Spanned
crusader|Fighter for a cause
crustal|Of the lithosphere
darkens|Loses light
darning|Sock-mending
daubing|Smear tactic?
daymare|Fright not by night
deadener|Number?
decadent|Gone to seed morally
defects|Flaws
delegate|Conventioneer
demands|Ultimatums
demeaned|Humbled
denture|Artificial tooth
deports|Banishes
derbies|Bowlers
desserts|Diet busters
destiny|Inevitable outcome
disavowal|Repudiation
discuss|TREAT
disease|Malady
dresses|Gets decked
dustbin|Brit's wastebasket
dynasty|The Carrington saga
earnest|Not kidding
edentate|Toothless
elapsed|Gone by
element|Periodic table entry
elevated|Up
elitism|Snob's doctrine
ellipse|Orbital shape
emeries|Abrasive substances
enclasp|Hug
encomia|Expressions of praise
enemies|Us and Saddam, e.g.
enrollee|One who's signed up
enslave|Subjugate
ensured|Guaranteed
entirety|Whole shebang
entitled|Deserving
entrance|Debut
erasers|Wipers for writers
erodent|Caustic
espanol|Toledo tongue
etagere|Set of display shelves
eternal|Everlasting
ethnics|Minority members
eurythmics|Sweet Dreams duo
everted|Inside-out
evicted|Thrown out
evictees|Ones tossed out
execrate|Curse or denounce
exhaled|Let the air out
expects|Anticipates
extends|Stretches
extreme|Super-dangerous
eyehole|Peeper's place
eyelash|Something batted
eyesore|Unpleasant view
faience|Glazed earthenware
falsettos|They're high-toned
fashions|Runway displays
fateful|Portentous
feldspar|Igneous rock
fiascos|Major flops
filmset|Movie-shooting locale
finites|Limited numbers
flanker|Split end
florets|Cauliflower servings
foamier|Richer in lather
foreign|Quite unfamiliar
forepaw|Hand of a quadruped
forests|Dwindling resources
frailness|Weak condition
freshet|Post-thaw flooding
fringes|Insurance, pension, etc.
fringes|Peripheral areas
gargoyle|Grotesque figure
gavotte|Minuet's cousin
gendarme|Bluecoat in Belgium
geniality|Smiling attitude
giraffes|Camelopards
girlish|Like some figures
gleefulness|Reason for a smile
glowers|Sullen looks
goatees|Beatnik growths
gourmand|Indiscriminate eater
granted|Given
grappas|Italian brandies
gremlin|Typo causer
grenade|Small exploder
greyest|Cloudiest, in London
griddle|Where the batter warms up
gridlock|Traffic problem
habitue|Regular visitor
hairnets|Snoods
hairnets|Snoods
hatrack|Prop for a toper
hazelnut|Filbert
hedonist|Fun-loving sort
helmets|Football gear
henpecked|Browbeaten
hercules|Alcmene's strong son
hetaera|Hellenic courtesan
honesty|Billy Joel's "lonely word"
hotelier|Hilton or Ritz
hotelier|Ritz's owner, e.g.
illegal|Against the rules
inhaled|Had an inspiration
inkblot|Rorschach rendition
insoles|Shoe inserts
insults|Rickles-isms
intones|Chants
ironside|TV role for Burr
isotope|Molecular relative
isotopes|Elemental cousins
italics|_This style_
itchier|More pruritic
jackass|Dolt
jitters|Nervous feeling
jonquil|Yellow narcissus
jubilee|Anniversary party
kayaker|White-water participant?
knights|Men at a joust
kowtows|Acts obsequiously
landscape|Painting genre
lariats|Lines in westerns?
lathers|Prepares to shave
launcher|Catapult
lenient|Unlike a martinet
libellee|Party in a suit
liquids|Dehydration remedies
longest|Most enduring
lorgnette|Operagoer's glasses
madeira|Fortified wine
magnate|Business bigwig
maulers|Many Coliseum beasts
medical|Iatric
medieval|Like feudal times
melodies|Hummable lines
menacer|Threatening one
mentored|Guided wisely
metrist|Expert in poetry
mileage|Odometer reading
mohairs|Angora fabrics
molests|Badly annoys
mongrels|Dogs of no breeding
mustang|Hardy horse
nappers|Siesta-takers
neatness|It may count
nestled|Got cozy
newscast|Show on CNN
nitpick|Criticize the minutiae
nitrate|Fertilizer material
novella|Long story made short?
oakmoss|Lichen used in scents
oneness|Unity
origami|Art kept in folders?
osculate|Kiss
outcrop|Exposed layer of rock
overcoat|Cold-weather wear
overlook|Scenic spot
oviparous|Hatching externally
pagodas|Far Eastern temples
parental|Pre-filial, in genetics
peasecod|A pod, archaically
pelotas|Jai alai balls
pendulum|Poe torture device
penults|Second-to-last ones
perusal|Close study
pharaoh|Sanders of jazz
piddler|One dawdling
piecrust|Job for a rolling pin
pledges|Vows
plenary|For all, as an assembly
poetess|Miss Millay, e.g.
poolhalls|Where shooting's done
portent|Ominous sign
premiers|Heads of state
prerock|Before Elvis's time
presses|Gets pushy
prevail|Have it your way
probity|Complete honesty
propels|Pushes on
proverb|Adage
puckering|Lemon squeeze?
pulleys|Cable guides?
quixotic|Visionary
radiant|Smilingly glowing
rascals|Imps
rashers|Bacon servings
ratatat|Machine gun's sound
ratings|X, R, G, et al.
rawness|Inexperience
readorn|Decorate anew
realize|Convert into cash
reapers|McCormick's machinery
reascent|Mountaineering encore
rebuilt|Like some engines
reclame|Notoriety
rectory|Parsonage
redcoat|Continental rival
redroot|Bloodwort or pigweed
reelects|Puts back in office
rehearse|Practice on the boards
relative|Not absolute
releases|Lets go
reneger|Word-breaker
reports|Announcements
reposed|Took a break
resells|Peddles anew
resided|Dwelt
resolute|Determined
reticent|Untalkative
retrain|Coach anew
reviewer|Critic in action
rezoned|Changed rules for developing
ripened|Matured
roadies|Band's crew
rootstalk|Plant for a graft
rotters|Bad eggs
runoffs|Tiebreakers
runover|Go longer than planned
runover|Go past the limit
sacerdotal|Priestly
sachets|Aromatic pads
saguaro|Giant cactus
salient|Outstanding
salmonella|Food poisoning
sapiens|Homo ___
sapless|Dry, as a tree
sargasso|Eel-spawning sea
satiates|Stuffs
sconces|Candle holders
sculpts|Molds
scupper|Deliberately sink
searcher|One on a quest
searchers|Those on a quest
seedbed|Sprouting site
seekers|Those on a quest
service|Concern for customers
shakedown|Blackmail, maybe
shamrocks|Eire emblems
sheltered|On the lee side
sherlock|First name in deduction
shocker|Amazing bit of news
shtetls|Jewish communities
shushes|Demands silence
singers|Chorale members
slaverer|Pavlov's dog imitator
sledded|Zoomed through snow
sleight|TRICK
sleights|Acts of deception
sliming|_Ghostbusters_ activity
sloshes|Lurches liquidly
smithies|Metal workshops
smother|Top thickly
snagged|Caught
sneezer|Allergy sufferer, often
soonest|Least said, — mended
sorrows|Goethe's The ___ of Young Werther
spangle|Flashy decoration
spaniel|Silky-coated pooch
spleens|Organs vented
splotch|Mess of a mark
stanzas|Anthem divisions
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
station|North in Boston, e.g.
steerage|Liner's cheap section
stemware|Goblets and such
steppes|Great plains
sterlet|Caspian Sea sturgeon
stingray|Whip-tailed swimmer
stitches|What cacklers are in
stomachy|Paunchy
storied|Legendary
stratagem|Deviously clever plan
streamer|Pennant
stretch|Pre-jog loosener
stricken|Afflicted, as with guilt
strikes|Alley X's
subtype|Class within a class
succeed|Make it
sweetmeat|TREAT
tablets|Pads of paper
taggers|Labelers
tarnish|Stain, as a rep
teapots|What cozies cover
teaspoon|Cough syrup measure
teeters|Fights for balance
thinning|Losing density
tintypes|Old pictures
tonsils|Things in your throat
topazes|November birthstones
toreador|Whom a banderillero helps
totally|100 percent
tractors|Deere wheels
trainers|Some coaches
trammels|Shackles
treating|Having to do with
treetops|Canopy providers
tremors|Bad vibes?
trespass|Step over the line
trumped|Overplayed?
tweezers|Little grabbers
typeset|Do a printer's job
typists|Keyboard experts
unawares|By surprise
undereat|Crash diet, maybe
unearth|Exhume
unreasonable|Overpriced
upbeats|Ends of measures
valences|Combining powers of atoms
vamoosed|Skedaddled
vendetta|Bitter feud
warplanes|Dogfight participants
website|Search engine, for one
webster|Spelling Book author
worldly|Mundane
ytterbium|Metallic element
zodiacal|Of twelve signs
abettal|Support of wrongdoing
abeyance|Temporary stop
abracadabra|Legerdemain word
absentee|Like some landlords
abuttal|Land boundary
abyssal|Like a chasm
accents|Highlighting hues
acceptance|Embracing, as of belief
acquitted|Found innocent
acrobat|Showy gymnast
actions|Conduct
actuary|Insurance statistician
adaptation|Darwinian change
admiral|Four-star officer
advances|Makes progress
aerobic|Type of exercise
aerospace|Boeing biz
ailerons|Flight controllers
airbuses|Sky shuttles
alerted|Put on guard
aliquant|Term in long division
alphabet|Sesame Street lesson
alphabet|Sesame Street lesson
amalgam|Combination
amounts|Quantities
ampules|Hypodermic bulbs
amusing|Somewhat funny
anagram|Alphabetical mix
anchored|Fixed to the floor
anchovy|Caesar salad option
anecdote|Raconteur's offering
anodynes|Painkillers
anointed|Sanctified with oil
anserine|Silly as a goose
antipyretic|1991's word: Fever-preventing
apologetic|Full of "sorry"s
apparel|Wearable wares
applies|Puts on, as paint
argosies|Merchant fleets
arising|Springing
arnicas|Medicinal herbs
arrests|Collars
article|Piece in a periodical
ascends|Rises
asperse|Spread slander
aspirated|Pronounced an "h"
assists|Lends a hand
assumed|Took for granted
attains|Manages to reach
attitude|Uncooperativeness
attorney|Mouthpiece
auroral|Dawn-related
avenges|Counteracts, as a wrong
aviator|Pilot
avoided|Wouldn't go near
babysit|Be engaged to watch
backspace|Move a cursor left
bandanna|Neckerchief
barnacle|Clinger on a keel
beauties|Natty accessories for Bridges?
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belabor|Harp on
bettered|Outdid
blemish|Mark
bodysuit|One-piece outfit
bonanza|Long-running oater
borstal|1970 Tony-winning play "__ Boy"
brights|Driver's option at night
broadbeans|Veggies with big pods
bromides|Platitudes
burnouts|Current events?
caesarism|Absolute rule
caissons|Ammunition chests
cameras|Tourists' trappings
canines|Pointed teeth
capital|Money
cardigan|Pullover alternative
caresser|Pet provider
caresses|Affectionate strokes
causeway|Raised road
chaises|Poolside seating
chandler|The Long Goodbye author
cheater|Sharp or trickster
cherish|1989 Madonna hit
chevaliers|Knights
chiaroscurist|1998's word: Artist like Rembrandt
chinwag|Gossip
christen|Baptize
chromes|Auto-trim metals
chronic|Longtime
classes|Curriculum components
clothier|Garment district retailer
coarsen|Make rougher
coasted|Went on momentum
coaxing|Cajolery
cognizably|Within a court's jurisdiction
coinage|Neologism
conceded|Admitted defeat
consort|Keep company
consume|Eat
contact|A touching moment?
contents|The in thing?
copyboy|Newspaper gofer
corkscrew|Rotini's shape
corroborated|I abetted the theft, Tom ___
corsage|Prom gown accessory
courant|Hartford newspaper
cranium|Skull
cranked|Started a Model T
crescendo|Musical buildup
crushes|Infatuations
crushes|Spells of puppy love
crybaby|Sniveling sort
cryptanalysis|Code-busting
cyberspace|Virtual reality
dagwood|Big lunch?
dahlias|Late-summer blooms
daisies|Please Don't Eat the __
dashikis|African robes
daystar|Morning shiner
deadpan|Jerry Garcia's band was awful, said Tom, ___
decagon|Shape with ten sides
decider|Tie-breaking game
declare|State
deepfreeze|Save for much later
delegate|Convention figure
deliver|Hand over
demesne|Land around a mansion
despised|Couldn't stand
detains|Holds in custody
detects|Spots
diddley|1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
diehard|Bruce Willis flick
dilemma|Perplexing choice
dingier|More dismally dirty
disendow|Cut off financially
distort|Skew
doddered|Moved feebly
doeskin|Soft leather
dollars|Bucks
donated|Gave generously
doorknob|It's good for openers
dressage|Equitation display
droners|They go on and on
drought|Flood's antithesis
duckier|More swell
ductile|Good for making wire
eaglets|Some baby birds
easiest|Least likely to stump
easiest|Most like pie?
eastern|From the Orient
eclairs|Oblong cream puffs
ecstasy|Transport
egotist|One with an I problem
elapsed|Passed on
elastic|Adaptable
elastic|Stretchable
elegant|Chic
elegiacal|1988's winning word: Mournful
elitist|Snob
elucubrate|1980's word: Studiously work out
embedded|Deeply buried
emitter|Discharger
emperor|Hadrian, for one
empirical|Based on experiment
enamelists|Some painters
enduring|Permanent
enemies|Opposite camps
entente|International understanding
enthuse|Gush
enthuses|Acts all bubbly
entreats|Begs
episodic|Loosely connected
epitome|Embodiment
erasers|Character assassins?
erected|Put up
erodent|Causing to wear away
erotica|Blue material?
espanol|Canary chatter?
essayed|Attempted
essence|Gist or quiddity
estancia|Southwestern ranch
esteems|Respects
estrange|Alienate
eternal|Ceaseless
euglena|Cell with a flagellum
eulogizer|Panegyrist
evasive|Weaselly
fanzine|Pop-culture publication
farthing|Half a ha'penny
fibranne|1990's word: Rayon fabric
fiddlers|Cole's entertainment
flanked|Stood on either side of
flypaper|Debugging device?
foreign|Alien
foresee|Anticipate
fourths|Quarters
gardenia|Corsage favorite
gearing|System of cogs
giddyap|Hi-yo, Silver!
gnashed|Ground in a way
gorilla|Endangered anthropoid
gouache|Opaque watercolor
gouache|Painting with opaque colors
grained|Like imitation wood
granule|Tiny particle
gripped|Took hold of
gruesomely|I got a bit taller, said Tom ___
gymkhana|Athletic arena
gymnastics|Sport with a long horse
gypsums|Alabaster and selenite
gyrates|Goes for a spin?
halibut|Flounder relative
halitosis|Bad breath
hashing|Mincing or muddling
hatboxes|They have lids on them...and in them
hearsay|Inadmissable testimony
heating|One use for oil
heeltap|Liquor leftover
heiress|Patty Hearst, e.g.
helices|Spiral formations
hellbent|Stubbornly determined
hennaed|Like Lucy's red hair?
heptameter|Seven-foot line
heraldic|Like many shields
hessian|Revolutionary War mercenary
hoarder|Stock holder?
homered|Emulated Sosa
hoodlum|Tough punk
horseman|Equestrian
hotcakes|Griddle favorites
household|A climbing gym's own special knob?
ikebana|Flower-arranging art
impaler|Sticker
impasto|Thickly applied paint
impedes|Blocks
incites|Stirs up
inkwell|Bygone school-desk fixture
innermost|Central
insofar|To such an extent
insofar|To such an extent
isotopes|U-235 and U-238
jaegers|Bullying shorebirds
kamikaze|1993's word: Wildly reckless
keyboard|Piano, e.g.
lactose|Milk sugar
laminae|Thin plates
larders|Places for provisions
lasagna|Trattoria fare
lasagna|Trattoria meal
latecomer|Bandwagon joiner
leaguer|Texas __ (cheap hit)
leeches|Parasites
leonine|Like certain kings
lifeline|50-50 or "phone a friend"
ligature|Bond
lingerie|Intimate apparel
lionize|Give star treatment
listened|Paid attention
loaners|Temporary wheels
logorrhea|1999's winning word: Verbosity
lookalike|News story, part 3
lorgnette|Specs on a stick
lounged|Used an easy chair
lozenges|Cough drops
luncher|Midday diner
lyddite|Explosive used in shells
macrame|What you might knot
mahatma|Brahman sage
mailman|Guy with a route
makeover|Transformation
maladies|Illnesses
malteds|Soda shop drinks
marbles|Winner-take-all prize?
mariposas|Showy Mexican flowers
marquess|Duke's subordinate
masseuse|Health spa staffer
massifs|Clusters of summits
mastiff|Large, short-haired dog
mastoid|Skull projection
mayoral|Re Hizzoner
meanest|Most cantankerous
mentality|Mind-set
metrist|Authority on feet
miasmas|Foreboding atmospheres
miasmas|Foul atmospheres
mineral|Twenty Questions category
moneybags|Fat cat
mongrel|Mutt
monogamy|Singular espousal?
monsoon|Rainy season
monsoon|Time of wet weather
mosasaur|Extinct aquatic lizard
mousers|Working felines
muckamuck|Bigheaded bigwig
mysteriously|I forgot to husk one ear of corn, said Tom ___
nailers|Carpenters, at times
nearing|Closing in on
nebbish|Woody Allen stereotype
nectarine|Depilated peach?
needily|In the manner of a beggar
neologism|Made-up word
nettles|Graig of the Yankees
neutrinos|Massless particles
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
nonagon|Nine-sided shape
norther|Storm out of Canada
nostril|Hole in the head
notables|People of distinction
notions|Small stuff on sale
nuclear|Atomic
nursemaid|Mother's helper
oatcake|Grain patty
obeying|Following orders
oceanic|Marine
offense|Sin
offered|Presented
offhandedly|These cards are terrible, said Tom ___
ointment|Salve
olestra|Synthetic fat substitute
oloroso|Medium-dry Spanish sherry
operetta|The Mikado, for one
ordinal|It will probably end with "th"
origami|Folding art
osculates|Kisses
overhot|In need of cooling
oysters|Occupants of a bed
painter|Provider of some coats
pajamas|Slumber party duds
pantomime|It goes without saying
parentage|Ancestry
parvenu|One of the nouveaux riches
pavlova|Anna the ballerina
pertain|Have relevance
pianist|Key player?
pignuts|Certain hickories
pigtail|Queue of hair
pitiful|Quite sad
placards|Signs
plaints|Lamentations
planned|On
plastic|Credit cards
platelet|Bloodstream disk
plunders|Commits brigandage
polyglot|Multilinguist
pondered|Where do frogs live? Tom ___
portico|Stoa
possess|Be endowed with
presaged|Foreshadowed
privets|Hedge shrubbery
prosperous|Successful
psychobabble|Shrink rap?
psychos|Thriller subjects, often
ptarmigan|Grouse in Alaska
ptarmigans|Alpine grouses
radicals|Extremists
raptors|Birds of prey
rathole|Neatnik's nightmare
rebates|Money-back offers
receding|Like some hairlines
receptacle|Outlet for a plug
redhead|Lucille Ball was one
redocks|Moors anew
regattas|Races off Long Island
register|Log
regular|Everyday player
reissue|1997's Star Wars, e.g.
related|In the same family
reliefs|Cameo carvings
relinks|Connects again
renegade|Apostate or traitor
repartee|Witty conversation
requiem|Mass or dirge
reroute|Forward
resewed|Altered alterations
respects|Holds in esteem
resumed|Took up again
retells|Alters the story
retract|Eat your words
rezones|Gerrymanders
rhapsodic|Extravagantly enthusiastic
riposte|Snappy comeback
risottos|Italian rice dishes
roaches|Kitchen villains
rollick|Be boisterous
rotates|Spins in space
rubaiyat|Khayyam opus
ruefully|So many French streets! said Tom ___
ruefully|With regret
sabermetrics|Baseball E-stats study
sabotaged|Undermined by stealth
salient|Conspicuous
sameness|Lack of variety
sandlot|Spot for pickup games
sappiness|Oversentimentality
sarcophagus|1981 National Spelling Bee's winning word: A tomb
sardine|Canned pilchard
saunter|Mosey
scanner|Bar code machine
scenario|Script of a film
schmooze|Gab at a party
schnook|Easily victimized type
scolder|Giver of lectures
scourge|Attila, to his enemies
scrooge|1970 Albert Finney role
scuttle|Abandon
seedbed|Place for development
seething|Aboil
senoras|Latin ladies
shamans|Tribal healers
shoelaces|Velco forerunners
shoptalk|Chat about the biz
shovels|Sandbox toys
shrapnel|Blast fragments
shuteye|Sleep
sidebar|Court conference
siennas|Brownish pigments
silences|Uses a muffler
sinkable|Unlike Molly Brown
sirocco|Hot, oppressive wind
skirted|Lay on the edge of
slatted|Like the blind?
sledder|Cool Runnings athlete
slobber|Drool
sneerer|One who looks scornful
snifter|Brandy goblet
sniglet|Comical word coinage
snooper|Unduly curious one
somehow|In an unspecified manner
soonest|Most promptly
soviets|Cold War faction
spaniel|Droopy-eared pup
spaniel|Silky-coated pooch
spoilers|League leaders' foes
spoliator|1989's word: Plunderer
spouses|Post-vow partners
stained|Besmirched
stalked|Tailed creepily
stalling|Playing for time
starlets|Hollywood newcomers
steadies|Habitues
steadying|Controlling, in a way
steelies|Metal marbles
steeped|Saturated
steeped|Soaked in hot water
stethoscope|It will pick up the beat
stevedore|Longshoreman
storing|Attic's purpose, often
stratal|In layers
streaker|He takes off and then takes off
streets|Some are named for trees
stultify|Make a fool of
sublime|Awe-inspiring
succinctly|This blotter works well, said Tom ___
supinate|Rotate palm-upward
sutured|Sewn, post-op
swankest|Most showily stylish
swarthy|Dark-complexioned
swelter|Suffer in summer
swollen|All puffed up
tagline|Catch phrase
takings|Stuff appropriated
tandoor|Indian cooker
tantric|Of some Hindu writing
tarpapers|Roofers' supplies
taurine|Of or like a bull
teacakes|Snacks for a Brit
tempera|Paint with egg in it
temptation|It may seem inviting
tenanted|Dwelt (in)
tequila|Drink made from agave
teriyaki|Japanese entree
terrors|Nightmare visions
testator|Willing participant?
theorem|Proposal for testing
thighbone|Femur
thirteen|Long dozen, to bakers
thought|Philosopher's output
tigereye|Golden-brown quartz
toenail|Focus of a pedicure
toilets|Grooming procedures
tossups|50-50 chances
trainees|Apprentices
treason|The Rosenbergs' crime
tremolo|Quavery singing effect
truculently|About that van I borrowed, said Tom ___
tsarina|Alexandra, for one
tweezer|Splinter remover
twitter|Chirp
uncannily|I always use fresh soup, said Tom ___
unclasp|Remove a necklace
unearth|Exhume
unfazed|Not at all worried
upcoming|Due to occur
uppermost|Top
uranite|Radioactive ore
useless|Vain
valleys|Mountain separators
vaquero|Cowboy
variable|Like changing skies
veeries|Wilson's thrushes
verboten|Simply not allowed
vibrate|Quiver or tremble
vigesimal|Twentieth
wallpaper|Periodical for climbers?
whatnots|Etageres
whereto|Cabbie's query
whirled|Spun rapidly
winsomely|I don't always lose, said Tom ___
witches|Macbeth trio
woodcuts|Relief engravings
yardarm|Sail supporter
yatters|Chats aimlessly
ycleped|Named, old-style
yearbooks|Grads' mementos
yellower|Not as brave
abalone|Nacre maker
abubble|Effervescing
accordion|Squeezebox
accountants|Employees in Big Eight companies
actable|Performance-ready
addenda|Appendix items
address|Directory listing
agility|Nimbleness
agitator|Trouble-stirrer
aground|On the beach
airscrew|Plane propeller
alfalfa|Our Gang kid with a cowlick
aliment|Food
alkalis|They make litmus blue
amiable|Friendly
amounts|Totals
anacondas|Snakes that squeeze
antelope|Impala or kudu
antipope|Figure in a schism
antlers|Rack for a buck
apostasy|Renegade's act
apparent|Seeming
appeases|Pacifies
arrested|Caught by the heat
arsenals|Hawk's stocks
ascribe|Credit as a cause
atheist|Darwinian, perhaps
atheist|No churchgoer
attains|Succeeds in getting
baboons|Old World monkeys
bangles|Decorative bracelets
basemen|Fenway defenders
beholds|Has a look at
bindings|Fasteners that tighten
bisected|Cut in two
bishops|Pieces on a board
blesses|Sanctions
blinker|Turn signal
bloated|Overstuffed
blossom|Come into one's own
blowholes|They may spout off
bordello|House of ill repute
braille|Way to read with feeling
bristly|Irascible
bristol|Central CT city
bypassed|Skipped over
caesura|What gives a poet pause
caliber|Diameter, in ballistics
calumet|Peace pipe
canonic|Accepted as binding
canteen|Military snack bar
caramba|Rats in Mexico?
careless|Taking no pains
caribou|American reindeer
carloads|Freight quantities
catalpas|Pod-bearing trees
category|Division or class
catfight|Hostile dispute
caustic|Biting or corrosive
celesta|Keyboard instrument
chairlift|Way up the slope
chanced|Happened
chinaware|Porcelain dishes
chinook|Wind in the Northwest
chowhound|Eager eater, slangily
clerics|Small, rimless reading glasses
clerihew|Funny four-line poem
clerisy|The literati
clients|Customers
collard|Kind of kale
conquered|Overcame
console|TV cabinet
constrict|Squeeze in one spot
contempt|Intense disdain
contralto|Low-voiced female
corsets|Middle squeezers
crescent|Moon's slender look
crusade|Religious war
cryptic|Sphinx-like
cyanide|Gold-extracting chemical
dallier|Player at love
daycare|Modern workplace perk
dentist|Drillmaster?
detours|Off-course rambles
develop|Slowly come to light
dioxide|Compound like silica
disquieted|Made uneasy
draftee|Involuntary soldier
dresser|Bedroom suite unit
dresser|Bureau
driller|Someone boring
droplet|Wet bead
earlobe|Oft-pierced place
easiest|Least taxing
eastern|From the Orient
echelon|Level of command
ecliptic|Sun's apparent path
egoistic|Having an I problem
eidetic|Like clear mental images
ejected|Sent packing
elected|Put in office
electors|People in college?
electro|Magnetic starter
electron|Collider particle
empathic|On the same wavelength
enacted|Played the part of
enclaves|Lands within lands
enticed|Drawn
entwine|Get all wrapped up
erectly|On two legs
erector|Spine-straightening muscle
erosion|Gradual loss
estranged|Turned hostile
eternal|Undying
evolved|Gradually changed
executed|Did
eyeshade|Gambler's headwear
eyesore|Blot on the scenery
fantasia|Disney classic
farrago|Hodgepodge
fastened|Buckled or clamped
fatness|Plump condition
fetlocks|Horsehair tufts
fetters|Chain gang restraint
fistful|Amount of dollars?
flashers|Intermittent lights
fleeter|More like gazelles
footmen|Butler's assistants
freebie|Something given away
gainsays|Denies
gathered|Drawn together
gendarmes|Parisian police
generals|They have 4-star ratings
gnomons|Sundial styles
goggles|Protective eyewear
grandee|Iberian nobleman
grayest|Most overcast
grenade|Pineapple
grommets|Metal eyelets
grudges|Gives reluctantly
gumless|Like some stamps or envelopes
hairier|More harrowing
hamsters|Voles' kin
haywire|Plumb loco
heavier|Tougher to tote
helical|Spiral-shaped
hencoop|Poultry farm structure
highest|Peaking above all
hillier|Less level in terrain
homages|Publicly-paid respects
homering|Touching all bases
humored|Went along with
idiocies|Foolish deeds
imitate|Sincerely flatter?
inadequate|Insufficient
innards|Guts
instill|Add drop by drop
irksome|Vexatious
iterate|Utter repeatedly
jacamar|Iridescent-plumed bird
javelin|Decathlon event
jostled|Bumped in a crowd
keywords|Data-searching needs
knotted|In a tangle
lassoer|Cowboy, at times
lawsuit|Action in court
leakers|Secret blabbers
leashes|Pet checkers
liaison|Go-between
lifeline|50-50 or "phone a friend"
lipread|See what I'm saying?
lodgers|Paying guests
logical|Vulcan-like
lowlife|Ne'er-do-well
macaque|Pouch-cheeked monkey
machree|Mother in a 1910 song
macrame|Knotty craftwork
madeleine|Shell-shaped sponge cake
malaria|What quinine treats
maligner|Defamatory one
mallard|A dabbling duck
manliest|Least effeminate
marimba|Xylophone's cousin
marriage|The __ of Figaro
message|Sermonizer's point
methane|Marsh gas
minuend|Figure in subtraction
minuets|Dances at Versailles
mislaid|Put out of place
mistrals|Mediterranean winds
modified|Put through changes
muleteer|Driver of a farm team
narrowest|Most compressed
neatherd|Cow tender
neatness|It may count
needful|Required
neurons|Cells with dendrites
neutron|There's no charge to it
niobium|Element in stainless steel
nominee|Primary winner
novices|Greenhorns
nowhere|The boonies
nuances|Subtle distinctions
obliged|In debt
obstacle|Impediment
ocarinas|Sweet potatoes
oration|Rhetorical delivery
orbited|Circled
organic|Carbon-based
ornerier|More cantankerous
orogeny|Mountain-building
outruns|Bests in track
outsize|Unusually large
pantomime|It goes without saying
parable|Story with a moral
parapet|Wall on a rampart
parrots|Lories and macaws
pedantry|Undue display of knowledge
pepping|Invigorating
perfect|Earning a 10
pesters|Badgers
pewholders|Owners of church seats
pioneer|Leader
pismire|Ant
pitiful|Really lame
planers|Smoothing tools
plaudits|Raves
polecat|Skunk
pooches|Dogs
positron|Certain antiparticle
praises|Talks up
praline|Nutty confection
predates|Antecedes
preheats|Readies the oven
pressure|Squeezing
preteen|12 or younger
provoke|Goad
qualmish|Somewhat uneasy
quantizes|Assigns specific values to
quarterage|Three-month payment
quartets|Sets of four
raccoon|Okefenokee denizen
rainbow|Prism product
rascals|Kids up to mischief
reassess|Judge anew
redness|Flushed appearance
redness|Rubicundity
reefers|Outlawed cigarettes
reenact|Stage a past event
refried|Like some frijoles
relapse|Backslide
relapses|Backslides
relaxed|At ease
repents|Acts the expiator
reservations|Doubts about dinner plans?
reslates|Schedules anew
rethink|Take from the top
reverend|Collared figure
reveres|Worships
rheostat|Brightness regulator
ripraps|Foundation fillers
riviera|European vacation site
roommate|Felix, to Oscar
samosas|Indian appetizers
sarongs|Balian wraparounds
sauteed|Lightly fried
scissor|Kind of kick
seabeds|Benthic domains
seaborne|Carried on water
seagull|Shore flier
seeress|She who prognosticates
segment|Part or division
senescent|Heading into old age
seniors|AARP members
servant|One who waits
sheared|Cut like a wool coat
siamese|Sleek mewers
sidecar|Citrus juice cocktail
silesia|Region near the Oder
sleeted|Fell icily
slicker|Waterproof coat
sluices|Floodgates
smalltime|Unimportant
sneered|Looked like a villain
soberly|In all seriousness
soirees|Evening engagements
sparrow|Common songbird
speedup|Accelerate
spinach|V-8 juice ingredient
splashy|Ostentatious
splayed|Turned outward
squirts|Shoots a toy gun
stained|Not pristine
standouts|Preeminent examples
stardom|Celebrity
statues|Works by Donatello
steepened|Became more vertical
stemware|Goblets et al.
sticker|Type of shock?
stopper|Cork or plug
storage|Locker function
straiten|Put into difficulties
strangle|Throttle
strength|Puissance
striate|Make groovy
students|Don's charges
stylets|Slender daggers
subtask|Piece of a program
swaddle|Wrap like a neonate
swirled|Moved in a vortex
swooshes|Smooth rushing sounds
takeout|Pizza or Chinese, often
tandoori|Cooked Indian-style
taproot|Carrot, e.g.
targets|Range fixtures
televise|Broadcast
temples|Places of worship
tendons|Anatomical bands
throttle|Squeeze at the neck
toddler|One who doesn't go steady?
toenail|Item for clipping
topazes|November birthstones
trawlers|Net-dragging boats
tricolors|Flags like France's
trireme|Ancient war galley
trireme|Oar-propelled galley
tsarina|Russian who ruled
tsarism|Pro-empire position
tsetses|Pathogen carriers
turnout|Gate
twittered|Sang like a bird
twosome|Couple
umbrage|Offense
undergo|Be subjected to
underpay|Stiff with the green
uneaten|Leftover
unequals|Disparate ones
unicorn|Tapestry creature
untested|Not yet tried
uptempo|Fast and bouncy
utopias|Heavens on earth
ventricle|Place in the heart
veteran|Old hand
wearier|More jaded
wineries|Napa Valley concerns
wizardly|Resembling Professor Dumbledore
woodcut|Gauguin work, maybe
workload|Allotment of chores
zeniths|Pinnacles
abounds|Teems
addressee|You who've got mail
adorers|Stage-door Johnnys
agendas|Slates
alameda|Shady promenade
alcohol|Booze
alencon|French lace-making place
alyssum|White or purple flower
amanita|Mushroom to beware
amaretto|Almond liqueur
amnesia|Memento subject
analyst|CIA job
angelic|Saintly
anneals|Tempers, in a way
anomaly|Unusual situation
anonymity|Mr. X's condition
antacid|Simethicone, e.g.
antifur|Siding with PETA, perhaps
antipastos|Starter plates
antitank|Like some missiles
antlers|Two of harts?
appoint|Put in a post
arcadian|Like a paradise
arrange|Plan
arrange|Settle
arrives|Makes the scene
arsonist|One with a burning desire?
artiness|Dilettantish air
ascents|Mountaineering feats
ashcans|Depth charges
asinine|Extremely silly
assents|Is no naysayer
asserts|States forcefully
ateliers|Some studios
athletes|Gym rats
atrophy|Degenerate
attache|Embassy employee
audiotapes|Media for drivers
automatic|Involuntary
avenues|Some Monopoly stops
average|C
bacchic|Given to carousing
balance|Equilibrium
balsamic|Like some vinegar
bananas|1971 Woody Allen comedy
bangkok|The King and I setting
baptism|Ceremonial immersion
barefoot|Like some waterskiers
baroness|Author Orczy's title
bedroll|Cowpoke's sack
berates|Scolds
betoken|Signify
bikinis|Duds for minimalists?
blarney|Honeyed words
blatherer|Windbag
blessed|Touched by an angel
boleros|Dances with castanets
bolivar|Venezuelan currency
booster|Launch vehicle
borscht|Soup with sour cream
bruiser|Big rough lug
burgess|The Purple Cow poet Gelett
cabarets|Night spots
calendars|Time tables
campout|Sleep in a bag
cargoes|Loads in trucks
catchphrase|Characteristic saying
cavillers|Those who nitpick
cerebra|Encephalic regions
cheviot|Breed of sheep
chicano|Mexican-American
chthonian|Of the underworld
classiness|Sophisticated quality
closings|Ends of businesses
command|Mastery
confuse|Get all addled
congers|Saltwater eels
consort|Associate (with)
copycats|They don't purr
cowrite|Author in tandem
cratered|Pocked like a planet
curacao|Mai tai ingredient
czarist|Autocratic
deadpan|Unsmiling
deadpans|Unreadable looks
decants|Does some wine-pouring
decigram|.003527 ounce
definer|Giver of meaning
defying|In the teeth of
delight|Joy
delighting|Bringing sheer joy
destine|Foreordain
dialect|Local lingo
dilates|Imitates a pupil?
diphthong|Complex vowel sound
dirndls|Full skirts
dispose|Get rid (of)
dogcart|Horse-drawn vehicle
doorjambs|People come in between them
dumbest|Furthest from bright
dungaree|Sturdy denim fabric
elastic|Flexible
elongate|Stretch
elopers|Runaway pair
emotional|All worked up
empanadas|Mexican turnovers
endless|Like a loop
endless|Perpetual
entrains|Gets on board
entrant|One listed to vie
entreat|Beseech
epeeist|Pentathlete, at times
epicure|Connoisseur
epithets|Descriptive names
epsilon|Delta follower
erodent|Causing disintegration
eschews|Doesn't indulge in
esparto|Good grass for cords
essence|Gist or quiddity
estates|Grand properties
estates|Passed-on holdings
eternal|Like some flames
eternity|Perpetual notion?
evening|Crepuscular time of day
explode|Go boom
extorts|Uses muscle to get
fadeout|Gradual vanishing
fairies|Titania's subjects
fedoras|1930s haberdashery
filaments|Threads
firedogs|They don't bark
flemish|Tongue in Belgium
foreman|Griller endorser
foremost|Leading
freedom|Bill of Rights topic
freedom|Cause for protesters
fretful|Irritable
garnets|January birthstones
gazpacho|Cold tomato soup
gendarme|Rue patroller
genomes|Subjects of some maps
girdles|Corset cousins
glazier|One who does windows?
gloomed|Turned somber
goalpost|Gridiron marker
gougers|They overcharge
greasing|Part 3 of quip
greenhorn|Salad that beeps?
gunrunning|Traitorous crime
gymnast|KERRI Strug, e.g.
halogen|Element in some lamps
hassled|Given a hard time
heisting|Doing some lifting
herself|She, reflexively
hessian|Soldier of fortune
hugeness|Great magnitude
humeral|Shoulder-related
huskers|Team in Nebraska
hydrofoils|Boats with winglike blades
icicles|Eaves droppers?
ideally|In the best case
ideated|Thought
ignorant|Not exactly a walking encyclopedia
ikebana|Art of flower-arranging
imagined|Played make-believe
imitators|Knockoff specialists
immolate|Destroy by fire
impacts|Crater creators
impasto|Thick-laid paint
incline|Have a slant
increase|Up
inflict|Impose, as a punishment
intersect|Cross
jeering|Applause's antithesis
jezebel|Wicked woman
karaoke|Sing-along format
keycard|Electronic opener
kohlrabi|Bulbous cabbage
laborer|Wage earner
lariats|Llano loops
latchstring|Cord for fastening
leafing|Browsing, as in a paper
legless|Like fish and snakes
leverage|Credit-based investment
liberal|Generous
lobsters|Seafood with claws
lotteries|Some fund-raisers
lucifer|Fallen angel
madhouse|Scene of chaos
mafiosi|The Sopranos sorts
magnate|Industrialist
maintains|Keeps, as an even keel
mandate|Order from on high
maneuvered|Used sly strategy
maracas|Rattlers in pairs
marital|Sort of bliss or strife
marshal|Firehouse VIP
mashing|Pulverization
matchstick|Red-headed striker?
measles|Rubeola
measles|Rubeola
messiah|Handel inspiration
midyear|At the end of June
miniver|1942 film, "Mrs. __"
mittens|Sledding wear
modiste|Couturiere
molecule|Teensy bit
mollify|Appease
mothers|Mid-May honorees
nailing|Carpentry task
nankeen|Buff cotton
nebular|Of cosmic clouds
nickels|Fodder for slots
ninthly|Enumerator's adverb
nosebag|Feeder on the farm
novellas|Tales not overlong
numerator|One, to a half
obeisant|Kowtowing
obtuser|Not as quick
octagon|STOP's shape
officers|Authority figures
offline|Not using the Net
omicron|Plato's o
omissive|Neglectful
operative|Spy
oppress|Be tyrannical
optimum|Best possible
orbital|Of the eye socket
orbitals|Some electrons
oregano|Wild marjoram
oriental|Like some rugs
origami|Work from a folder?
orioles|1983 World Series champs
ornament|Item for sprucing
otoscope|Tympanum examiner
oviposit|Lay an egg
pabulum|Food, especially soft
pajamas|Garb for some parties
passions|They might carry you away
pedantry|Know-it-all's tell-it-all
peeress|Noblewoman
pelican|Bird of Louisiana
penance|Act of contrition
peoples|Races
percale|Cloth used for sheets
perform|Do tricks, maybe
pettifogs|Acts the crooked lawyer
piazzas|Public squares
pierrot|Pantomime buffoon
plaintiff|Suer
platonism|The Academy's doctrine
plaudit|Round of applause
poached|Fried alternative
poultry|Chicken Run bunch
provoke|Vex
ramrods|Musketeers' accessories
ratatat|Knock-knock-knock
ratchet|Move by degrees
rationale|Excuse
rebirth|New start
relapse|Setback of a sort
removals|Trash-truck jobs
retirees|The superannuated
rhubarb|Melee on the field
rosemary|Sage companion?
rotenone|Organic insecticide
runaway|Fugitive
saltine|Treat for Polly, maybe
sanctums|Private retreats
sandaled|Shod at the shore
saponaceous|Soapy
sarcasm|Humor with a bite
sashimi|Raw dish...
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
scapula|Flat, triangular bone
scavenged|Hunted for scraps
schnauzer|Wiry-coated pooch
scooter|Kid's transport
scratch|Zip
scrunch|Compaction sound
sculpted|Designed in 3-D
seaside|Place for a boardwalk
seconal|Commercial calmer
selects|Makes a choice
semitones|Small steps in music
senator|Anagram of "treason"
sensate|Having perceptions
sepaled|Like many a bloom
sequester|Isolate
sheltie|Sheepherding breed
shoaled|Gathered in schools
shoehorn|Oxford aid?
shootout|Western climax
sidearms|Pistols
signora|Lido lady
silencer|Damper of sound
sitters|Vacationers' hirees
skeeter|Snack for a bat
skewing|Doctoring the stats
skylark|1941 Mercer/Carmichael song
slaying|Doing Buffy's work?
slopers|Tenuous grips, to climbers
slyness|Craft
smidgen|Just a little bit
sneezier|More sternutatory
socials|Get-togethers
solfege|Do re mi exercise
something|Part 4 of quip
southpaw|Steve Carlton, e.g.
soybean|Protein source
spading|Digging in the garden
sparser|Not as dense
spatter|Paint like Pollock?
speeches|Soliloquies
spheres|Pointless items?
spiders|Arachnophobe's worry
spieler|Harold Hill, e.g.
spilled|Occasioned an "Oops!"
splashy|Ostentatious
spotlit|Singled out on stage
staghound|Hunting dog
stamens|Where the anthers are
standup|Seinfeld's forte
statable|That can be expressed
steadily|Without a break
stealer|Rickey Henderson, notably
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steerer|Coxswain, e.g.
streaky|In need of Windex
subplot|Secondary thread
sunsets|Times of decline
suzerain|Feudal overlord
symmetries|Bilateral matches
tacitly|Without speaking
tadpole|Lily-pond larva
taillamp|Light on a car's rear
tandoor|Indian cooker
teacakes|Noshes for Brits
teamwork|Cooperation
tearing|Making a mad dash
tempests|Big blows
tenants|Lease signatories
thereof|Thence
thirsty|Parched
tiepins|Cravat accessories
timeout|Interruption of play
toddling|Going like a child
touched|Affected
trachea|Anatomical air tube
tracing|Copy of a sketch
traffic|Artery-clogger?
treater|Doctor, often
triceps|Forearm muscle
tripods|Three-legged stands
trombone|Glenn Miller's instrument
trounce|Whip in competition
tsktsks|Tongue-clickings
uniform|The same throughout
unlearns|Forgets
unsafely|Without a net
upstage|Swipe the spotlight
varnish|Coat for a carpenter
vegetable|Edible plant
vigesimal|Based on the number 20
violins|String section
vocable|Word
washrags|Cloths for scrubbing
weltschmerz|Pessimism or melancholy
wettest|Tops in rainfall
whatever|Like it makes a difference
whininess|Complainer's trait
yarmulke|Skullcap
yearned|Had quite an itch
yonkers|New York City suburb
aseptic|Germ-free
aspires|Has ambitions
betatrons|Accelerators of a type
catboats|Craft with centerboards
elaborate|Flesh out with detail
elongate|Stretch
handfuls|Clutched amounts
homages|Some salutes
hussies|Brazen sorts
lactose|Disaccharide in milk
malediction|Curse
sharpshooter|Deadeye
sheepshearer|One gathering wool
shipshape|Ready for the main
shoeshine|Oxford job?
tieclasp|Pin for a man
whoppers|Lies on a grand scale
abigail|John Quincy's mom
acolyte|Follower
acumens|Grasping abilities
adaptor|Modification gadget (var.)
additionally|To boot
admirer|Fan or beau
aerosol|Spray can contents
affaire|Matter of amour
airborne|Flying
airhead|Dunce
airiest|Most open and breezy
airshow|Spectacle overhead
alamode|Chic
amalgam|Mix
amandine|One way to serve trout
amnesty|General pardon
anchorage|Cook Inlet port
anteater|Echidna or pangolin
apostle|Adherent
appalls|Horrifies
apparent|Easy to grasp
areaway|Basement access
arousers|Alarm clocks, e.g.
arrange|Sort out or plan
asphalt|Roof shingle material
atheism|Disbelief of a sort
atlases|On-the-road books
availed|Took advantage (of)
bazooka|Missile launcher
belabored|Beat a dead horse
bemoans|Expresses regret
bigeyes|Red Riding Hood's wolf had them
bleaches|Laundry supplies
bunions|Toes' woes
capitol|Beltway building
carbarn|Parking shelter
carnation|Boutonniere, often
celesta|Sugar-Plum Fairy sound
censure|Formal rebuke
cerebral|Brainy, intellectual
chorales|Church renditions
chorizo|Pork sausage
coatrack|Tree near a door?
collops|Rolls of flesh
cologne|Scent
compost|Use for coffee grounds
contest|Challenge
courtship|Suit
crochet|Work with a hook
crystal|Waterford product
cultural|Of social practices
deanery|School VIP's residence
demerit|Mark for misconduct
diminished|Part 10 of quote
dismissal|The boot
distend|Swell
dogwood|Spring-blooming tree
doodads|Thingamajigs
drooled|Slobbered
dryland|Refuge in a deluge
dubiety|Cause of vacillation
eclipse|Darkness at noon?
edgewise|Laterally
eggshell|Yellowish-white hue
emailed|Wrote via cyberspace
enameled|Like cloisonné
enplanes|Preboards, perhaps
ermines|Pricey white furs
esteems|Holds in high regard
examiner|San Francisco paper
eyeball|Observe
filename|Computer record's ID
frantic|Crazed
fusspot|Stickler for details
general|Unlimited
gesturer|Charades player
gourami|Aquarium fish
granddad|Elder in the clan
graphed|Plotted, in a way
gymnast|Flipper, maybe?
haggard|King Solomon's Mines author
harridans|Shrews
headier|More intoxicating
hectors|Nags or needles
heredity|One's genetic lot
hushpuppies|Cornmeal recipe
hymnist|Writer of sung paeans
idiotic|Typical of a dope
ignoble|Base
iguanas|Spiny-crested lizards
imagine|John Lennon classic
impeded|Stood in the way of
implode|Collapse
inductee|Voted-on member
infants|The way we were
initial|Letter with a period
innings|MLB divisions?
italics|They're inclined to be stressful
keenness|Acuity
labored|Worked like a dog
labrador|Part of Newfoundland
lactase|Yeast enzyme
lashing|Wielding a whip
latherers|Barbers, at times
leakage|Result of bad insulation
lexical|Vocabulary-related
linemen|Blockers and tacklers
lineups|Rosters
lipsticks|Cosmetics-counter array
loblolly|Coarse-grained pine
loyalty|Allegiance
machete|Hacker's tool?
madwort|Plant thought to cure rabies
maestro|Conductor
mainsail|Big canvas
manager|Boss
marinas|Docking areas
markkaa|Finnish money
marmoset|Latin American monkey
mastoid|Bone behind your ear
maxwell|Unit of magnetic flux
memorials|Historic tourist sites
minifies|Lessens
moccasin|Old soft shoe?
montero|Mitsubishi model
mulligan|Do-over shot
naysayer|Nixer of suggestions
negated|Canceled
negatron|Subatomic particle
neologic|Re coinages
nightmare|Incubus
noticed|Spotted
oatcake|Kin to a bannock
optimum|Most desirable
originate|Start
ostracized|Socially spurned
outsoar|Best at high-flying
outward|Superficial
overall|Generally
overuse|Reason for wear and tear
packers|Green Bay squad
pahlavi|Iranian shah's name
patrons|Clientele
perhaps|Maybe
pesetas|Pre-euro pieces
philomel|Nightingale, to poets
pioneers|Leaders
pleaded|Besought
poleaxes|Middle Ages whackers
prairie|Oversized meadow
precook|Parboil, perhaps
prehuman|Before mankind's time
presses|Weightlifting moves
pyramids|Increases rapidly
quarterly|Every three months
ragtime|1975 Doctorow opus
rainbow|Dorothy's hurdle
rainier|Father of Caroline and Stephanie
readied|Prepped
reenter|Go back in
refused|Just said no
reheels|Does a cobbling job
remember|Get nostalgic
renting|Hertz goings-on
reposed|Lay at rest
reraise|Poker tactic
respect|Aretha classic
rigadoons|Two-couple quickstep dances
rototill|Turn soil, one way
ruinous|Catastrophic
saddens|Turns blue?
scherzo|Sprightly movement
semester|Half a school year
sensational|Tabloid-worthy
sessile|Permanently attached
shyster|Con artist
sincere|Heartfelt
slavish|Subservient
smashes|Wimbledon overheads
snorkel|Diver's device
something|Flip side of "Come Together"
spangle|Sequin
sparred|Practiced karate
spooned|Did some smooching
standup|Comedy club act
starlit|Like a clear night sky
stashed|Hid
station|End of the line?
stayers|Hangers-on
steelie|Marble of metal
stomata|Leaf pores
streaks|Barely runs?
striker|Goal-scoring forward
stripped|Deprived (of)
stumbling|Evidence of klutziness
sublease|Housesitter's deal, maybe
sultanas|Grapes without seeds
superman|High-jump champ?
swanker|More elegant
tadpole|Larval amphibian
tanagers|Scarlet birds
tarried|Wasn't expeditious
teenage|Not-yet-all-grown
teeters|Moves unsteadily
theorem|Something to prove
threaded|Made popcorn strands
tighten|Turn right, maybe
toenail|Source of a clipping?
tonearm|Phonograph part
tourism|Chief Hawaiian industry
tripoli|Libya's capital
trumpet|Call like an elephant
tsetses|Dangerous flies
twirled|Spun like a baton
unbuilt|Still not made
unearths|Exhumes
unhooks|Takes apart, in a way
unionist|Norma Rae, for example
unlocks|Opens
unsnarl|Get the kinks out
utensil|Chopstick, e.g.
vainglory|Ostentatious pride
verismo|Realistic literary genre
violent|Tempestuous
warlocks|He-witches
weekend|Two days out of seven
whirred|Made a spinning sound
zealously|With fervor
abalone|Ear shell
abdomen|Insect segment
abolish|Do away with
abridge|Cut
acanthi|Plants adorning Corinthian columns
adapter|AC-to-DC device
address|Speech
adduces|Cites as evidence
adjusts|Tweaks
adventure|Quote, part four
alcohol|Spirits, perhaps
alfresco|Like outdoor cafes
aliquot|Exact divisor
amongst|In the midst of
amoretto|Little cupid
amusers|Entertainers
android|Manufactured man
animals|Uncivilized sorts
antigen|Immune-response trigger
antismog|Promoting clean air
anything|Whatever
aphrodite|Goddess of love
apricot|Duck sauce ingredient
archway|Cookie brand
areolae|Colored rings
armored|Ready to take shots?
arsenal|Stockpile of ammo
artiest|Most dilettantish
ashcans|Depth charges
asocial|Hardly gregarious
asphalt|Hard playing surface
assassin|Booth, for one
ateliers|Studios
atheistic|Lacking godly belief
athirst|Raring
auricle|Heart compartment
auspice|Favorable sign
avatars|Online gaming icons
avenged|Got back at
babbitt|Sinclair Lewis novel
badgers|Wisconsin squad
bakelite|Brand name in plastics
baobabs|Tropical trees
barnacles|Sight on an old hull
baroness|Mrs. Thatcher, e.g.
believe|1999 Cher hit
bestows|Gives
blemish|Bad spot on a record
bloodshot|Like weary eyes
bluefish|End of a Dr. Seuss title
blurrier|Less focused
boiling|Torrid
boldest|Tops in audacity
bonuses|Job extras
bovines|Oxen, yaks, etc.
bundled|Made into a package
cabanas|Poolside shelters
cadence|Marching beat
campfires|Kumbaya sites
canasta|Rummy-like game
cantina|Saloon
caravel|Old explorer's ship
carpool|Way to commute
carrels|Library cubicles
caseloads|Courts' burdens
castles|Bishops' allies?
categories|Game of lists
celesta|Keyboard instrument
centigrade|Thermometer choice
chandler|The Big Sleep author
chapels|Vow-exchanging sites
chapters|Local branches
charade|1963 Cary Grant film
charismata|Spiritual powers
chicken|Cowardly
chicory|Coffee substitute
chorale|Psalm that's sung
clamors|Dins
clarions|Signal horns of yore
cleanup|Make a lot of money
clement|Mild, as weather
clothes|Wear
coarsen|Make more crude
coherent|Understandable
coinage|Neologism
collate|Assemble for binding
colonel|Mustard, for one
commerce|Trade
compete|Be rivals
comrade|Pal
connote|Mean
corroded|Deteriorated
covering|Roof or tarp
cowhand|Helper on a drive
creaseless|Perfectly ironed
creates|Puts together
cremate|Reduce to ash
criteria|Specifics
crosses|Betrays
dampish|Needing more drying
damsels|Distressed ones?
declare|Proclaim
defiant|Not backing
defrost|Clear of crystals
demeans|Lowers
demurer|More coy
deplore|Lament
depones|Testifies
dioramas|Museum scenes
disappeared|* G+
distaste|Aversion
dittoed|Repeated
doilies|Linen under dishes
dragoon|Mountie, maybe
dramshop|Bar serving alcohol
dropout|Student no longer
duelist|One who has a second helping?
dullest|Least interesting
duotone|Two-hued picture
dynamos|Forceful folks
earmark|Distinctive trait
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnest|Sincere
earnings|Tax-return stat
easiest|Least complex
echidnas|Ant-eating burrowers
economic|Of money matters
eddying|In a vortex
eeriest|Most unworldly
effects|Possessions
elapsed|Slipped by
elixirs|Potions, maybe magical
ellipse|Squashed circle
elusive|Slippery
elysian|Blissful
emerald|May emblem
emerita|Retired woman
emeriti|Academic retirees
emigres|Expatriates
empanada|Mexican turnover
encomium|Glowing praise
endplay|Tactic in bridge
engages|Interlocks
enhance|Make more desirable
enplane|Board at JFK
enplane|Board at the airport
entente|Rapprochement
entitle|Name
entrains|Boards at North Station
epigone|Disciple
epistle|Letter
epitaph|Graveyard passage
epochal|Momentous
eponyms|Honorees, in a way
equities|Fair situations
erasing|Wiping clean
erosive|Tending to wear away
erotica|Racy material
erratic|Inconsistent
esparto|Grass for baskets
estates|Executors' concerns
etageres|Open shelving
ethnarch|Provincial ruler
evading|Doublespeak purpose
exterior|Outside
eyecups|Lens-cleaning vessels
eyeless|Huxley's "__ in Gaza"
failure|Part three of quote
fearing|Being in dread of
flashcards|Way to learn your fireworks?
flatterer|Sycophant
flyways|Birds' migration routes
forayer|One making a quick raid
foreman|Plant mister?
freebie|Comp
freshened|Rejuvenated
fretsaw|Blade for cutting curves
fritter|Battered snack
frolics|Gambols about
fullest|Sated to the max
galatea|Pygmalion's creation
garnish|Green extra
garrotte|Strangle
gasless|Running on empty?
gathers|Harvests
genesis|Beginning
genetic|All in the family?
gestalt|School of psychology
ghastly|Horrific
ghoulish|Creepy as a graveyard
gilding|Adorning unnecessarily
giraffe|Okapi kin
girlishly|How some giggle
glassier|More vitreous
glosses|Cosmetics-counter assortment
glutamates|MSG and others
glycerine|Sugar alcohol
gnarled|Knotty
gorilla|Silverback, e.g.
goulash|Jumble
gouramis|Kissing aquarium dwellers
grahams|Smores ingredients, maybe
granddaddy|Old man with two pairs?
greases|Does a lube job on
greatest|Top
gussets|Tailoring inserts
halites|Icy-walk aids
hallway|Corridor
handier|More convenient
hatchbacks|Station wagons' kin
hayseed|Yokel
heedless|Inattentive
hillbilly|Clampett with two pairs?
hoarfrost|Proof of a cold night
holdups|Delays
hoodlum|Gang member
hopscotch|Game of jumps
horsehide|Baseball, slangily
however|On the other hand
howitzer|Short cannon
iceless|Defrosted
idolized|Put on a pedestal
ignites|Sets ablaze
imagined|Thought
impasto|Thickly applied paint
inability|Lack of skill
incense|Atmosphere enhancer
inertia|Resistance to change
initial|Sign in a brief way
islander|Crusoe, for one
jalousie|Blind type
jimmies|Sweet sprinkles
joneses|Ones to keep up with
keratitis|Corneal inflammation
kneader|Baker or masseur, at times
kneesock|High hose
knickknack|Curio with four matching pieces?
knights|Guys at Arthur's table
knights|They're in the mail
kreplach|Yiddish dumpling
kumquat|Small citrus fruit
lacunae|Gaps
ladybird|Claudia Alta Taylor's nickname
landline|Cell alternative
lateral|Sideways pass
layette|Newborn's outfit
learner|Novice
leashes|Boxers' restraints?
liberal|Generous
libretto|Opera diva's book
lidless|Lacking blinkers
limeade|Citrus drink
linesman|Football official
linguine|Trattoria entree
listless|Sluggish
lobelia|Cardinal flower, e.g.
locator|You are here arrow, e.g.
locusta|Swarming insect genus
loiters|Dillydallies
loutish|Like a boor
lupines|Spiky flowers
madeira|Amber wine
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mailbag|Carrier's burden
mandala|Meditation aid
mangroves|Trees with interlacing roots
mantrap|Seductress
mastiff|Large watchdog
matters|Counts
measles|Spotty condition
memento|Souvenir
mentored|Coached
metiers|Specialties
migrate|Move
misnomer|Bad call?
monitor|Keep track of
muscles|Bodybuilder's pride
neatnik|Obsessive picker-up
necktie|Suit accessory
neocons|Some Commentary writers
netizen|Surfer on the Web
neutral|Staying out of it
newsgroup|Internet club
nitrify|Treat with element 7
nominal|Insignificant
nontoxic|Poison-free
nontoxic|Safe to ingest
nosebags|Dobbin's dinnerware
oblique|On a slant
occlude|Impede or jam
octagon|Stop-sign shape
oculist|Eye doctor
odorous|Fragrant or stinky
offishly|In an aloof way
omitted|Left out
omitter|Skipper?
opossum|Pogo, for one
oppugns|Calls into question
oranges|Florida export
oranges|Grove output
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orbiter|What goes around
ordainer|Authoritative one
orioles|Camden Yards guys
ottoman|Footstool
outshine|Eclipse
ovenware|Baking pans, roasters, etc.
overstaff|Hire too many people
overused|Trite
pastoral|Idyllic
patient|Uncomplaining
peahens|Showy fowl's mates
peasant|Feudal farmer
peccary|Hog's distant cousin
peevishly|With ill temper
pentagon|Brass container?
perform|Be in a show
performs|Acts
perplex|Stump
persons|Individuals
phonier|Not as realistic
picador|Corrida horseman
picante|Hot and spicy
picture|Imagine
piebald|Blotchy beast
pillaged|Took booty
pillows|Some get pink slips
pilsener|Beer glass (var.)
pitapats|Light rapping sounds
plagued|Beset
poisons|Pesticides, to pests
portiere|Curtain over a door
portrayal|Depiction
postbag|Brit's mail holder
presser|1980s Teamsters boss Jackie
presses|Weightlifting moves
primary|Delegate-picking time
princes|Equerries' bosses, maybe
probate|Will authentication
propose|Float, as an idea
psaltery|Lyre's old cousin
ptomaine|Food-poisoning cause
punisher|Vigilante, maybe
puritan|Salem witch accuser
quitter|Uncle announcer
quitters|Defeatists
rafting|White-water fun
rainier|Cascades high point
rampaged|Ran out of control
rational|Sane
ratline|Ship's ladder step
razzmatazz|Flash with a tetrad?
reactor|Nuclear core
reasoner|Longtime "60 Minutes" name
recesses|Playtimes
recheck|Confirm once again
recipes|Cookbook collection
reclaims|Gets back
rectors|Parish heads
redcaps|Railroad porters
reenter|Go back in
reissued|Out in a new form
rejoined|Answered back
relearn|Brush up on
relocate|Move
remodel|Freshen the decor
remotes|Newscast segments
repeater|Firearm of a sort
resales|Second venditions
resents|Takes umbrage at
resolve|Determination
resonate|Strike a chord
retiled|Changed the bathroom decor
retrack|Follow over again
retreat|Den
revolution|Flip side of "Hey Jude"
ripeness|Fruit's maturation
rituals|Ceremonial acts
robusta|Coffee variety
romaine|Cos
rootlet|Small plant fiber
roulades|Filled meat morsels
rubella|German measles
runaway|Uncontrolled
runouts|Evasive actions
rustling|Taking stock?
safeness|Risk-free condition
saguaro|Giant cactus
sapiens|Part of our taxonomy
satiates|Gluts
satirize|Spoof
scarlet|Like Hester's A
scotched|Put an end to
scrolls|Book predecessors
seasides|Coasts
seconds|Flawed merchandise
secretary|Famulus
secretary|Writing desk
seethed|Boiled with ire
seethes|Boils
seltzer|Egg cream ingredient
seminar|Small study group
sensing|Using eyes and nose
settees|Parlor pieces
sexiest|Hottest
shallow|Superficial
shearer|Harry of many voices
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shrewish|Like the Bard's Kate
shrifts|Confession sessions
sidearm|Like some pitches
sincerity|Hypocrite's lack
skunked|Soundly defeated
slaloms|Alpine challenges
slowest|Last to finish
slowpoke|Laggard
smartly|As an egghead would
smattering|A little here and there
snooker|Hoodwink
something|Part four of quote
sorcery|Wizardly work
sources|Roots
sourish|Rather tart
spectre|Group 007 fought
spelled|Relieved
spelled|Was in a bee, maybe
spheres|Globular shapes
spoiler|Surprise-ruining info
sporran|Kilt accessory
sporran|Pouch worn with a kilt
spreaders|Butter knives
sprouts|Salad-bar ingredient
stableboy|Lad among horses
starfish|Astral echinoderm
startle|Say "Boo!" to
stashed|Hid
stately|Grand and dignified
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steered|Had the helm
stellar|Sidereal or splendid
stipend|Pay
stomach|Tolerate
storing|Pantry function
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strayed|Divagated
striper|Kind of bass
strophe|Stanza of a sort
superstar|Luminary
sweeten|Increase in value
switchyard|Power-station area
synthetic|Dacron, e.g.
teacake|Cookie, maybe
teetered|Didn't go steady?
tensely|In an uptight way
tertian|Every other day
tethered|On a leash
threaten|Warn in a way
thrills|Funfair experiences
thriving|Prosperous
tigress|Striped she-cat
tinamou|Kiwi's distant cousin
tinware|Some pots and pans
tissues|Many get nose jobs
tomorrow|Annie's song
toreros|Matador's supporters
totaled|Wrecked
toupees|Postiches
touring|Seeing the sights
touristy|Lousy with sightseers
trainee|Student
trapdoor|Magician's escape method
trapper|M*A*S*H role
treason|Only crime defined in our Constitution
tremors|Aftershocks
tressed|In braids
trimmed|Bedecked
trochee|Metric foot
trooper|Mountie
tsarina|Royal old Russian
tumultuous|Loud with a quartet?
twiddle|Rotate lightly
twofers|Theater discount coupons
unaimed|Randomly fired
understanding|RANK X
undoing|Cause of ruin
uneaten|Leftover
unhorse|Defeat in a joust
unsaved|Subject to erasure
upgrade|Improvement
uppercut|Jaw breaker?
utensil|Tongs or grater
utopian|Socially perfect
validate|Confirm
vibrate|Quiver
vikings|Bud Grant's longtime team
vintage|Part of a wine's ID
wackier|More eccentric
waltzed|Danced in Vienna?
waterloo|Napoleonic battle
webfoot|Duck feature
webworm|Caterpillar pest
whiners|Bellyachers
wiretap|Bug
wordier|More prolix
yukking|Busting a gut
yuletide|Present time?
absolve|Unburden of blame
acreage|Land
acrylics|Manicurist's add-ons
actress|Play girl?
actress|Tragedienne, e.g.
adamants|Hard gemstones
addenda|Supplements
aerobes|Some bacteria
aerosol|Spray can
affinity|Attraction
afghani|Kabul currency
aimless|Meandering
alcazar|Spanish fortress
alfresco|Like sidewalk dining
alienate|Estrange
alright|Okay
alterer|Tailor at work
amalgamate|Mix
amasses|Collects
amassing|Gathering together
amiable|Nice and friendly
anarchy|Lack of any order
andante|Slow tempo
androids|C-3P0 et al.
anemones|Aka windflowers
aniseed|Flavoring for ouzo
anodizes|Makes corrosion- resistant, in a way
aperture|Optical opening
apology|My bad, for one
apology|Guilty plea?
aquatic|Pool-based
arranges|Sets up
asexual|Epicene
asphalt|Road material
aspired|Had ambitions
assigns|Designates
atelier|Artist's studio
athlete|Olympian, maybe
attache|Ambassador's helper
attache|Embassy aide
attires|Outfits
aurally|Hearing-wise
aviatrix|Woman in a cockpit
badlands|Rocky Dakota region
banshee|Wailing wraith
bargain|Shopper's prize
barrios|Hispanic neighborhoods
basaltic|Like the Rosetta Stone
battles|Skirmishes
beautiful|Narcissus' wedding song?
belabor|Harp on
bicolor|Two-toned
biplane|The Wright idea?
blithely|With a "tra-la" attitude
blooper|Blown line
boniness|Chief ÷ 9 = emaciation
bootleg|Unauthorized DVD
brainwash|LA(UNDERGARMENT)VE
breaths|Inspirations
briefly|For just a moment
browning|Pippa Passes poet
bugloss|Borage family plant
calomel|Mercurous chloride
careens|Drives recklessly
cephalic|Heady?
chaconne|Baroque dance
changeless|Board game ÷ seraph = constant
chautauqua|New York lake and colony
checkoff|Mark "done" on a list
cherish|Hold dear
chimera|Lion-headed monster
chunnel|The Eurostar uses it
citadels|Strongholds
clanked|Sounded like the Tin Man, maybe
cleanest|Least polluted
clothes|They have a fit
colouring|Brit's complexion
concluded|Over
condors|Big vultures
congeal|Solidify
conquer|Beat
conquest|Subjugation
consort|Keep company (with)
corkscrews|Helixophile's collection
coronets|Ornamental headwear
corteges|Retinues
crackle|Hearth sound
craters|Moon depressions
cravenly|As a coward would
creosote|Chimney residue
currier|Partner of Ives
custard|Doughnut filler
custodial|Re guardianship
cuticle|Eponychium, commonly
cyclist|Lance Armstrong, for one
dagwood|Huge sandwich
darling|Precious
dashier|More stylish
daycare|Working parents' recourse
deafened|Was way too loud for
decades|U.S. Census intervals
defraud|Con
denials|Comebacks to accusations
deodars|Tall cedars
deputed|Given authority
derriere|Behind
deserter|Rat
diabetes|Illness treated with insulin
dieters|Willing losers
diminishes|Entrees ÷ skirt = shrinks
diocese|Bishop's domain
disposes|Gets rid (of)
distant|Remote
divisor|In x ÷ y, y
dogteeth|Maxillary protrusions
dominos|Cinna Stix sellers
dossier|File
downstairs|Under
drachma|Pre-euro currency
draftee|Conscript
dustier|Showing more neglect
earlobe|Ring locale
edelweiss|Sound of Music song
edibles|Stuff you can nosh on
editors|people
effetely|In a decadent way
eggcups|Some breakfast china
egghead|Intellectual
elevates|Raises
ellipse|Elongated O
eloping|Skipping the tux and gown
eloping|Uniting on the sly
emblems|Distinctive designs
encrust|Coat, as with gems
engineer|Driver who's on track?
enormity|Great wickedness
ensuring|Guaranteeing
entrepot|Warehouse
entwist|Braid together
epigone|Wannabe
eponyms|Name-givers
epsilon|Delta follower
eremite|Religious recluse
erepsin|Intestinal juice component
ergometer|Gauge on an exercise machine
ermines|Furs from weasels
escaped|Got free
esquire|Man at His Best magazine
etouffee|Cajun stew over rice
euphonium|Tuba's cousin
evaluate|Judge
exorcism|Dispossession?
expellees|Bumped people
exporter|Foreign-trade VIP
eyefuls|Satisfying views
eyelids|They're usually closed at night
faience|Glazed earthenware
fallout|Aftereffect
fasciated|Malformed, as plant stems
fattened|Beefed up
fedoras|Lids for gumshoes
flaccid|Limp
flashlight|Stairway ÷ whip = shiner
flotsam|Debris on the sea
fluster|Discombobulate
freeway|Pike with no tolls
funnymen|Standup guys?
gallant|Chivalrous
galleria|Mall court
gambler|Casino patron
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangsta|Rapper, often
gardenia|Corsage flower
glaring|Flagrant
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glibness|Gabber's gift
gorillas|Fossey's subjects
grooves|LP features
groovier|Cooler, in the '60s
hagglers|Bargain seekers
hardhat|Ultraconservative
hausfrauen|Hamburg homemakers
hearths|Fireplace floors
heighten|Chicken ÷ 8 = lift
hidrosis|Heavy sweating
highway|Interstate, e.g.
hoarder|Packrat
hominid|Primate like us
homonym|Confusable word
honored|Put on a pedestal
horsefly|Bloodsucking pest
horsemen|Revelation quartet
hospital|Soap setting
hotties|Baywatch extras
hypnotized|Under
idealist|Schopenhauer or Hegel
ignored|Paid no heed
illusory|Misleading
immensest|Most ginormous
immerses|Bathes
incoming|Arriving
inexperienced|GREEN
inquest|Judicial exam
insolent|Disrespectful
insteps|Anatomical arches
intrust|How funds may be held
inundate|Flood
jalapeno|Hot pepper
jalapeno|Potent pepper
killing|Sudden huge profit
kingdom|Realm
kitchen|Cook's quarters
kitschy|Like plastic pink flamingos
laconic|Terse
lasagnas|Pasta varieties
lavaliere|Necklace pendant
leashes|Chow lines?
legumes|Beans and peas
leisure|Arts partner
leisure|Free time
leprechaun|Jigger?
lessors|Landlords
literacy|Barbara Bush's cause
literati|Some highbrow types
littles|John Peterson's kidlit family
loathes|Can't stand
locators|You are here signs
lonesome|Unfrequented
loosens|Eases up on
macaque|Barbary ape, e.g.
madrigal|Glee
magazine|Gunpowder storage
mainstream|RI(MOTHER)LL
majesty|Splendor
malteds|Some shakes
mantles|Cloaks
margarita|Buffett's beverage
matchboxes|Phillumenist's collection
medevac|Hospital copter
messiah|Handel subject
migrant|Itinerant worker
milkman|He keeps things bottled up
millwork|Manufactured doors, windows, etc.
mimicry|Imitation
mobbish|Disorderly
modesty|Reason to blush
monomer|Chemistry text subject
mosquitoes|Prophet ÷ Ecuador city = bugs
motorcade|Presidential escort
munster|Semisoft cheese (var.)
muskoxen|Tundra herd
mutable|Apt to morph
neatest|Least unkempt
needless|Unnecessary
neutrals|Gray, beige, et al.
nimbler|Less klutzy
nitrite|Meat-curing agent
nominee|Oscar-night VIP
notably|In particular
notices|Bulletin board posts
nucleus|Core
oatmeal|Cookie ingredient, often
obesely|Hardly slenderly
obtains|Gets
oceanic|Like about 3/4 of the planet
oceanic|Like the sea in scope
offense|Scoring ability
ombudsman|Consumer advocate
omelette|Brunch entree
ordinal|First or second
oriental|Monopoly avenue
ossuary|Skeleton depository
otoscopes|Ear-test devices
overarm|Throwing technique
overawe|Intimidate
overdid|Exaggerated
overfat|Obese
overhead|Some business expenses
overrun|Infested
overtip|Make a server smile
parable|Tale to learn from
paralyzed|Immobilized
paranoid|Overly fearful
partier|Celeb in tabloids, often
patella|Kneecap
patellas|Knee bones
patentor|Inventor's ally
patient|In no hurry
peelers|Rind removers
pennants|Tapered ship flags
perdure|Continue to exist
persist|Don't give up
peskily|So as to vex
phaeton|Touring car
philtrum|Upper-lip groove
pinafore|HMS ___
pioneer|__ 10 (first spacecraft to observe Jupiter)
plasmas|Some flat-panel TVs
poetizes|Writes rhymes
pomades|Scented hair dressings
pomelos|Grapefruit relatives
poorhouse|Home for the indigent
portents|Wines ÷ 10 = signs
postcards|Deltiologist's collection
pouffes|Cushy seats
prairie|Area near Lake Wobegon
preamble|Intro
prefect|Magistrate
prelude|Tuneful appetizer?
presents|Santa's load
prestige|Standing
previews|Trailers
prewrap|Athletic-tape adjunct
primrose|Flower on a pleasant path?
problems|Algebra homework
profusion|Lavish supply
puberty|Changing time?
pulmonary|Lung-related
puniest|Most like a runt
question|You could pop one when kneeling
raftsmen|River travelers
rayless|Lacking light
recipes|Cookbook fill
reckoner|One who's thinking
redolence|Aroma
redraft|Second version
reechoed|Bounced around, as sound
reelect|Vote back in
register|Sign up
reliefs|Parthenon sculptures
relleno|Stuffed, on a Mexican menu
remeets|Convenes anew
remember|Get nostalgic
renewed|Extended a lease
reoriented|Given new bearings
repeatedly|Over
repined|Felt a longing
replaces|Supplants
replete|Abounding
resales|Used-car lot goings-on
reserves|Troops on standby
resolute|Determined
retsina|Greek wine
reversals|Flip-flops
ricksha|Man-powered carrier
roasted|Like hot peanuts
robbins|Half an ice cream duo
roseate|Purplish pink
rosette|Floral ornament
rostrum|Speaker's platform
ruptured|Broke
saddest|Most pitiful
salamander|Shop tool ÷ priest = amphibian
salvoed|Offered a 21-gun salute
sampler|Box of candies
samurai|Japanese warrior
sangria|Fruit-filled wine
sauerkraut|Frank companion
sawyers|Lumberjacks, often
schnauzer|Wire-haired pooch
scholar|Academic expert
scimitar|Curved saber
scorned|Treated with disdain
scourer|Steel wool, maybe
seaborne|Carried by the tides
seaports|Harbor towns
seashells|Conchologist's collection
seasick|Needing Dramamine, maybe
seeders|Garden sowers
selected|Made up one's mind
semolina|Wheat for pasta
seventh|Fashion Avenue
shamuses|Gumshoes
shrewish|Like the Bard's Kate
siennas|Earth tones
sixpence|Old British coin
skedaddling|Making tracks
skillets|Pans
skimmed|Read cursorily
slating|Roofer's job
slingshot|In a hostile situation, one might be held back
smuttily|In an obscene way
snipper|Scissors wielder
snowplow|Skier's slowing move
snowshoe|Winter footwear
snugger|Tighter in fit
socials|Teas and bees
someone|An unnamed person
sopranos|HBO family
sprites|Elves
squares|Daily trio for many
stabilize|Balance
stadium|Fenway Park, for one
stained|Suffused with color
stalags|Prison camps
standpat|Need no new cards
starred|Had top billing
startup|Get running
stealth|Furtiveness
sterile|Unproductive
stipend|Pay
stomach|Abide
stoners|Townspeople in "The Lottery"
stonewall|Be an obstructionist
stoolies|Informants
strategic|Tactical
strawhat|Skimmer
stubble|5 o'clock shadow
student|Master-to-be
students|Wellesley enrollees
stylish|IN
stylites|Pillar-top dwellers of old
styrene|Stuff used in plastics
surnamed|Called Smith, e.g.
surplice|Ecclesiastical gown
survive|Outlast
suspends|Hangs
swishing|Nothing but net occurrence
syllabi|Course outlines
syllable|Either half of Philly
tactile|Feeling
taffeta|Wedding dress fabric
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenfold|x 10
terminal|Logan section
thimbles|Digitabulist's collection
thirsts|Wants in the worst way
thistle|Scottish emblem
throughout|Over
tighten|Wind up
tintless|Without any hue
tinware|Old metal utensils
titmice|Chickadee's kin
tittles|Eensy bits
toadies|People pleasers
trachea|Tube for air
trestle|Bridge for a train
triages|Prioritizes medically
trollop|Woman of ill repute
trollops|Disreputable women
tsunami|Destructive wave
tweeter|High-pitch speaker
twenties|Decade of flappers
twentieth|Last century
twiners|Climbing plants
ululates|Wails like a wolf
unchains|Frees
unhappy|BLUE
unsigned|Anonymous
untruth|Lie
upbraid|Scold
upright|Grand alternative
vinegar|Ill temperament
virility|Manly vigor
wahines|Lanai ladies
wahines|Lasses with leis
webworm|Tree-limb pest
welcome|Mat's word
welders|Torchbearers?
wicopies|Leatherwood shrubs
winesap|Crisp apple
yammers|Won't shut up
yarmulke|Skullcap for prayer
yeomanry|Gentry's subordinates
yielded|Gave way
zestier|With more pizzazz
abyssal|Extremely deep
accuser|One pointing a finger
acetone|Common solvent
acetone|Nail polish remover
acrostics|Initial readings?
adapter|Device providing flexibility
adopter|Angelina Jolie or Madonna, notably
aerated|Made fizzy
agendum|Thing to do
agitates|Stirs up
airdates|TV schedule info
alcalde|Monterrey mayor
alcohol|Booze
alienee|Property recipient
allergy|Hypersensitivity
altering|Doing tailor's work
amongst|Surrounded by
amorous|In the mood
amortized|Wrote off gradually
amounts|Numbers in a ledger
analogy|Where "is to" is used
andirons|Yule log bracers
anecdote|Tale in a nutshell
anemone|Windflower
anklets|Short socks
anneals|Tempers, in a way
annexes|Add-ons
antiwar|Dovelike
antsier|More restless
apostle|Thaddaeus, for one
apparel|Nudist nuisance
apparel|Pants, jerseys, etc.
apprised|Kept in the know
arrayer|Window dresser, maybe
arsonist|Mrs. O'Leary's cow?
asinine|Ridiculous
assassins|Sondheim musical with a quintet
assurer|Trust me speaker
autograph|Sign
average|At C level?
avocado|Guacamole essential
awakened|Roused from slumber
aweather|On the windward side
bagatelles|Trifling things
barmaid|Cheers's Carla, e.g.
baroque|Florid and ornate
bearish|Like a grizzly
beastie|Critter
beatnik|Hippie's ancestor?
beekeeper|Hooded figure with five
benighted|Overtaken by dark
bighorn|Type of wild sheep
bigotry|Intolerance
biofuel|Ethanol, for one
bladder|Football lining
blurred|Indistinct
boatful|River-borne cargo, perhaps
bogarts|Doesn't share
bonfire|Homecoming-rally highlight
bookshop|Text-aisle store?
bottler|Pop-plant employee
brethren|Fellows of the flock
caboose|The end
caddies|Club conveyors
calypsos|Belafonte tunes
camions|Trucks
cannoli|Little Italy dessert
capsule|Extremely brief
carryall|Big bag
casserole|Dish for baking
centime|Franc fraction
chaotic|Utterly confused
chapeau|Hat
chicano|San Diego's __ Park
chinook|Warm wind of the Rockies
chorine|Rockette, for one
chronic|Recurring
claimed|Spoken for
cleanse|Wash
cloning|Making copies
coasted|Went on momentum
coconut|Palm product
codeine|Cough-syrup ingredient
computers|Luddite's bane
concern|Business
connect|Join
consume|Devour
contort|Wrench
coonskins|1950s fad headgear
copycat|Imitative
cordages|Wood amounts
crystal|High-quality glass
cuboids|Some tarsal bones
deanship|Campus VIP's office
debacle|Total fiasco
decagram|Measure of mass
deforms|Mars
dekagram|About a third of an ounce
deleted|Stricken from text
denarii|Old Roman coins
density|Population statistic
depilatory|Wax, often
derided|Mocked
desktops|Spots to find mice?
dialect|Cajun, to French
diocese|Bishopric
dioxide|Dry ice, e.g.
diptera|Housefly's order
disgust|Really turn off
dislike|Be averse to
dismaying|Apt to appal
doublet|Renaissance-era garment
dragnet|Drama also known as "Badge 714"
dredger|Excavating machine
drinker|One tippling
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
easterly|Directional wind
edacity|Voraciousness
egresses|Exits
electro|Spider-Man foe
elegance|Polish
elevated|Up
elevates|Hikes
emanate|Spring (from)
empower|Invest with authority
encourages|*HEARS?
encrypt|Put into code
entrees|Principal dishes
enwinds|Wraps
epergne|Ornate centerpiece
epigeal|On the ground surface
episode|Series chapter
eternal|Lasting forever
ethanol|Biofuel choice
etiology|The study of causes
everyone|What "tutti" means
examine|Go over
examine|Vet
excerpt|Passage
excises|Cuts off
exfoliate|Use a chemical peel
exocarp|Apple rind, botanically
fanatics|Fiends
fanciers|Persons of interest?
fantasia|Disney classic
fedoras|Headgear like Indy's
firebugs|Bad lighters?
fishermen|Others with St. Nick's patronage
flannel|Sheet material
flatbed|Sideless trailer
flypaper|Zapper predecessor
focused|Intent
forages|Hunts for food
forayed|Made new ventures
freeman|Glory actor Morgan
frijole|Burrito minutia
frittata|Omelet's cousin
frolics|Romps
funniest|Tops at wisecracking
gamelan|Indonesian ensemble
ginseng|Root for herbalists
gladioli|Sword lilies
grandee|Noble of Navarre
grenadine|Tequila sunrise ingredient
grizzlies|Memphis's NBA team
gropers|Touchy-feely types
gruyere|Fondue cheese
gryphon|Lion-eagle mix
guitars|Some are nothing but air
hackles|They're raised in anger
hairpin|U-shaped
headroom|Vertical leeway
heeltap|Last bit in the bottle
helixes|DNA shapes
helotry|Slave's condition
henhouse|Abode for biddies
hindsight|Monday-morning quarterbacking
hitless|Bad with a bat
honeyed|Mellifluous
hoodies|Parkas' kin
hostler|Roundhouse employee
howitzer|Field artillery item
iceberg|It includes about a 10% tip?
ignites|Sets off
illustrate|Clarify with examples
imbalance|Disproportion
inconnus|Strangers, in Strasbourg
indebted|Beholden
ingenue|Role for a starlet
inhales|Gets some air
inkblot|Suggestive image
intents|Purposes
ironers|Laundry machines
isolates|Puts a spotlight on
isotope|Atomic relative
itchiest|Most pruritic
jittery|Nervous
junkets|Official trips
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
keyless|Like locks with combinations
kilties|Traditionally clad Scots
kleptos|They may take inventory
knickknack|Talent seen in Madison Square Garden?
lactase|Milk additive
laments|Mourns
language|Urdu or Nahuatl
latexes|Water-base paints
lawyers|Their suits come with briefs
layered|In tiers
lionize|Put on a pedestal
literati|Educated class
locution|Regional idiom
loudness|Decibel level
luggage|Carousel riders?
lullaby|Chuck Palahniuk title
madeira|Portuguese wine
mainstay|Anchor
malacca|Cane variety
malleus|Bone a.k.a. "hammer"
manholes|Accesses to the underground
manners|Etiquette
maracas|Rumba rattlers
mariner|Seaman
marines|Devil dogs
maroons|Strands
maulers|They treat things roughly
mausolea|They're roomy and gloomy
medulla|Plant pith
mementos|Souvenirs
mirrors|Fun-house array
mistaken|Off the mark
mistypes|Fumbles with the keys?
monitor|Early ironclad
montane|Range-dwelling?
moocher|Sponge
moorhen|Red-billed aquatic bird
moribund|On the way out
nasties|Villains, jocularly
necklace|Choker
needled|Teased
neonatal|All about babes
nimbler|More light and quick
noblest|Most exalted
nonliterate|Like a culture without writing
observable|In sight
octuples|Doubles, doubles, and doubles again
odyssey|Epic journey
operate|Work
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
original|Inspiring copies
original|Inventive
ousters|Evictions
outdraws|Wins a gunfight
outlast|Survive
outlier|Suburbanite
outmode|Render obsolete
overdraw|Make a bank goof
padlocked|Secured in a way
paprika|Goulash enhancer
parables|Sermonizer's stories
paramedic|EMS staffer
parcheesi|Popular board game
patient|In no hurry
pawnbrokers|Ones with St. Nick's patronage
payable|Due
peacenik|Dove
peninsula|Florida, for one
penitent|Lent observer
pentads|Half-decades
peridot|August birthstone
phalanxes|Military units
photoelectric|Light-detecting
photons|Light quanta
pimiento|Olive stuffing
pizzicato|Not arco
platoons|Fighting units
plenipotent|Having full power
plotzed|Fainted, as from shock
poetess|Dickinson or Plath
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
poniard|Thin-bladed dagger
poolhall|Shark habitat?
popedom|Holy See
portrait|Face painting?
postage|E-mailer's non-need
postdate|Follow in time
posters|Billboard bills
posture|Pilates concern
predated|Happened before
preexist|Be there already
pretends|Feigns
primarily|For the most part
primitivistic|Quite simple, with five
produce|Farmer's marketables
propose|Suggest
protection|Sunblock's purpose
pulling|Dentist's task
quartile|Fourth, in statistics
quicklime|Cement ingredient
quixote|Impractical idealist
raccoon|Masked omnivore
railcar|Train component
ramshorn|Instrument a.k.a. "shofar"
rancher|One-story house
ratafia|Macaroon flavoring
rattrap|Filthy flat
rearmed|Got more guns
recolor|Dye
records|Jukebox stock
recusal|Self-disqualification
refinance|Adapt a mortgage
reindeer|Lapland sights
release|Free
remodel|Change the decor
remorse|Self-reproach
reshaped|Did some morphing
reshoes|Does a farrier's fix-it job
residents|Junk-mail recipients
revamps|Updates
revises|Edits
richest|Most sumptuous
roadside|Truck stop's locale
roasted|Sweltered
sampling|Statistician's subgroup
satirist|Poker of fun
sausage|Ground stuff in a casing
scandal|Tabloid fodder
seascout|Young trainee on the water
seasides|Shores
secular|Laic
seedless|Like some grapes
seizure|Confiscation
senator|Capitol Hill figure
senator|Capitol north-winger
senores|Men of La Mancha
session|Psychiatrist's appointment
session|Sitting of a court
skyline|Scenic Drive in Virginia
slapped|Applied hastily
slender|Wispy
slitting|One use for scissors
slouchy|Having bad posture
snapper|Muttonfish, e.g.
sneakers|Casual footwear
sneezes|Sternutations
snorted|Sounded bullish?
sofabed|Houseguest's accommodation
someone|An unnamed person
someone|Unspecified person
someone|VIP
southern|Austral
spinoffs|Shows from shows
spoofed|Kidded or hoaxed
squawks|Cries that jar
staccato|Legato's opposite
standby|Hold your position
starrier|Like rural sky vis-a-vis urban
stations|MBTA stops
stealth|Furtiveness
stereos|Sound systems
stetson|Hat for a Mountie
stocking|Bit of hose
stoners|High achievers?
stoners|Townsfolk at the end of "The Lottery"
stoolie|Kind of a rat
straits|Narrow waterways
stratum|Layer
strayed|Went off course
strewed|Tossed about
strifes|Heated clashes
strudels|Flaky desserts
student|Class-conscious sort?
students|Testees
sunblock|Rejection in Phoenix?
sunspot|Dark solar area
survive|Keep getting by
tearoom|Small cafe
telescope|Condense
tenpenny|Three inches, nailwise
tentacle|Cuttlefish feature
tentacle|Sci-fi monster's appendage
terrain|Lay of the land
throngs|Woodstock gate?
thunderclap|Oklahoma City fan sound?
tingling|Pins and needles
tinkerer|Untrained fixer
tomatoes|'Early Girl' and 'Big Boy'
torchwood|Spinoff (and anagram) of "Doctor Who"
toreros|Figures with red capes
totemic|Of a clan emblem
transit|Rapid __ (urban trains)
trellis|Prop for a climber
triumph|Win
tsunamis|Waves to fear
tungsten|Filament material
twosome|Duo
ufology|Saucer study
unjoint|Dislocate
unpacked|Took everything out
updrafts|Breezes from below
upstate|Albany locale
uptempo|Fast, as a melody
username|Logging-on ID
verdant|Rife with greenery
violent|Cataclysmic
violent|Hellacious
waddles|Goes like Daffy?
wardrobes|Clothes closets
warmonger|Hawk
washouts|Non-cutters?
wholesale|In bulk
wonderful|Quip, Part 2
woodsmen|Guys with axes to grind?
wrangle|Noisy quarrel
wreaths|Garlands
wrought|Ornamented
yammerers|Talkative ones
zillion|Ginormous amount
abandon|Strand
abettor|Wingman, maybe
absorbs|Assimilates
abstain|Teetotal
abstract|Hard to understand
abstruse|Hard to grasp
accoutre|Equip, Brit-style
accoutres|Furnishes
adagios|Slow passages
adipose|Fat
adorers|Fan base, maybe
adoring|Devoted
adroiter|More skillful
aerates|Fills with fizz
aerosol|Spray can
affiliate|Member
aftershave|What this is?
agitate|Fluster
agnostic|Doubter
airings|Broadcasts
alluded|Referred obliquely
amaretto|Almond quaff
amassed|All lumped up
amended|Changed for the better
amoroso|Lover, in Livorno
anagram|What cost is of cots
angered|Ticked off
anglers|They might catch a few rays
annexes|Relatively new wings
another|Hit me
another|Second helping
antenna|Rabbit ears
apartment|Flat
aperitif|Pre-dinner libation
aphelia|Far-out orbital points
appaloosa|Mount in black and white
aquavit|Caraway-flavored liquor
archways|They can make a grand entrance
armadillo|Sloth's cousin
armless|Like Venus de Milo
arouser|Reveille, e.g.
artsier|With more aesthetic pretension
assigns|Gives, as homework
atelier|Art studio
atelier|Workshop for the arty
attacked|Beset by marauders
auditoria|Assembly rooms
automates|Makes machine-run
avocado|Alligator pear
avocation|Hobby
azaleas|Acid-loving shrubs
babbitt|Sinclair Lewis novel
badmouthed|Slandered
baklava|Honeyed Greek treat
bankbook|Recording of some interest?
barnstorm|Make a promotional tour
baseman|Any of three infielders
bazaars|Fairs
beagles|Snoopy's ilk
because|All-purpose reason
benefit|Pro bono show
bethesda|The NIH's home
bicuspid|Premolar
blemish|Discount reason
bluecoat|Cop in uniform
boasted|Tooted one's own horn
bonanza|Windfall
booties|Infants' footwear
bouquet|Topic at a wine-tasting
breathe|Respire
brioches|Buttery baked goods
brocade|Heavy woven cloth
bronzing|Making tanned
bypassed|Circumvented
cachets|Official seals
calumet|Peace pipe
candors|Straight-shooters' states
canonry|Group of some clergy
captive|Prisoner
carcass|Vulture's meal
caressed|Given sweet strokes
caribes|Piranhas
carrottop|Redhead
cetaceans|Whales and dolphins
chancel|Altar space
charlie|StarKist mascot
chastise|Punish
chateau|Large country house
chimpanzees|J. Goodall subjects
chocked|Wedged in place
chromed|Electroplated, in a way
cilantro|Chinese parsley
circusy|Carnival-like
clammer|Shellfish seeker
clarets|Red wines
climate|Atmosphere
conclave|Secret assembly
connected|Not staccato
constant|Invariable
corsair|Pirate ship
cottons|Takes a liking (to)
cottonwood|Tree housing Preminger?
coziest|Most snug and warm
cratered|Like the lunar surface
crazily|Like mad
croquet|Wonderland pastime
curtailment|Malady that passes fast?
dalmatian|Black and white barker
dashikis|Pullovers popular in the 1960s
dastard|Treacherous type
deejays|Record holders?
defeats|Conquers
defense|D, in many sports
denounces|Condemns publicly
desecrate|Treat sacrilegiously
diocesan|Bishop, often
distance|Separation
divergent|Guy in scuba gear?
diverse|Manifold
divorcee|One with a splitting headache?
doggerel|Deficient verse
domestic|Made here at home
doneness|Spec for a steak
doormat|Picked-on sort
dottles|Pipe cleaners' targets
dusting|In search of prints, perhaps
dynamics|Pattern of change or growth
ebonics|Controversial 1990s tongue
echelon|Troop formation
egotist|One with an I problem
eidolic|Ghostly
elapses|Runs out
elderly|Like many AARP members
elevate|Raise
elixirs|Panaceas
eluders|Dodgers
emailed|Posted paperlessly
emailed|Sent sans stamps
emailed|Sent with a click
embarked|Set off
emphasize|High*
empiric|Based on experience
engravers|Impressive people?
enigmas|Bafflers
enlists|Signs up
ennobles|Dignifies
ensigns|Naval flags
envious|Green?
episode|Half-hour telecast, often
equalizes|Serves as a matchmaker?
equator|Its latitude is 0Ä
erupted|Did more than smoke
espouse|Hold, as a tenet
estimate|Rough calculation
exactly|To the letter
exemption|Immunity
existed|Was
exospores|Fern germs' outer layers
expanse|Big spread
express|Making few stops
extrudes|Squeezes out
eyespot|Peacock tail marking
faintest|Least, as an inkling
falseface|Mask
falsetto|...and so is this
fatheaded|Stupid
fatigue|Wear out
flamers|Online aggressors
flavors|What tongues detect
florists|Petal pushers?
flyaway|Loose and flowing
fordable|That can be crossed
forestation|Place to tee a golf ball?
galactic|Of the Milky Way
gaudier|More ostentatious
genipap|Orange-like fruit
gestalt|Unified whole
goddess|Female Olympian
grandpa|Munster or Walton
guesswork|Pure conjecture
gunplay|Oater activity, often
guttersnipes|Young vagabonds
hammock|Siesta swinger
hamster|Pouch-cheeked critter
handgun|Licensed item
hankered|Had a longing
harmony|Barbershop feature?
hawthorn|Tree housing Heyerdahl?
herdsmen|Livestock managers
heroine|Juliet, e.g.
hickory|Smoker's aroma, maybe
hinders|Blocks
homonym|Tow, to toe
hornbeam|Tree housing Arthur?
hotelier|One of the inn crowd?
hourlong|Sixty-minute
icehouse|Pre-fridge cooler
ignorant|Out of the know
illusory|Deceptive
immense|Jumbo
imposer|Unwanted guest, probably
inanest|Supremely silly
indigent|Poor
innovations|Cheers for the tavern keeper?
instants|They're small-time
interns|On-the-job trainees
ironclad|Unbreakable
jetties|Breakwaters
joiners|People enrolling
jokester|Wag
juggles|Multitasks, maybe
kayaked|Used a two-bladed paddle
keynote|Tonic, in music
knothole|Flaw in a fence
landing|End of a flight, in two senses
lasagna|Layered entree
learned|Erudite
leonine|Like the King of Beasts
lionize|Treat as a star
littler|Gene of golf lore
littler|Golf legend dubbed "Gene the Machine"
locomotives|What spurs madmen?
lordship|Peer's title
lounges|Waiting rooms
lullaby|Soporific air
macadamia|Tree housing Sandler?
madonna|Borderline singer
maenads|Bacchus-loving women
maestro|Bigwig with a baton
malefic|Sinister
maligner|One casting aspersions
mangoes|Chutney ingredients
marinara|Spaghetti sauce
marsupium|Pouch
matilda|Aussie waltzer
meander|Take a long route
megawatt|Source of a big shock?
messages|Phone playback
methinks|I believe...
miracles|Smokey's group
misally|Pick the wrong side
misdone|Bungled
misstarts|Pie Pageant winner?
mockups|Scale models
mohairs|Angora fabrics
naivete|Lack of guile
namesakes|Juniors, e.g.
nesting|Fitting one within another
nestled|Got cozy
neutrons|Components of an isotope number
nuclear|Core, as family
nutmeat|Shell contents
observe|Witness
occiput|Back of the skull
ocellus|Peacock's eyespot
odalisque|Harem denizen
oddballs|Screw-loose types
omitted|Not in there
onetime|Erstwhile
openers|First things
operate|Drive or work
operate|Run
orderer|Drive-thru patron, maybe
orderly|Law-abiding
organic|Health-food label
ottoman|Prop for your feet
ousters|Expulsions
outmanned|Inferior in number of troops
outsang|Beat with a beat?
outsmart|Get the better of
overtax|Strain, in a way
pajamas|Attire to retire in
parasite|Opposite of a host
parterre|Garden-path locale
partita|Any of six by Bach
passages|Gail Sheehy best-seller
pastimes|For-fun diversions
patchouli|Heavy perfume
peopled|Home to humans
peoples|Inhabits
perform|Put on a show
pesters|Won't leave alone
phaeton|Touring car
phrases|Sentence fragments
piccolo|Fife's cousin
pierced|Like many a lobe
piranha|Voracious swimmer
planning|Prep
pledgee|One given a promise
pledges|Fratmen, once
polenta|Cornmeal mush
pomegranate|Tree housing Ryan and King Cole?
portiere|Doorway curtain
pottery|Earthenware
powered|Supplied fuel
precede|Come ahead of
prepare|Get set
probing|Investigator's job
pronghorns|Black Hills beasts
pronouns|You and me, e.g.
propjet|Aircraft type
prudent|Well-advised
psalters|Liturgical collections
pullover|Traffic cop's sweater?
pungently|Make light humor?
puppeteer|His work may have strings attached
purlieu|Regular haunt
purslane|Portulaca plant in salads
quarrel|Spat
quintuplet|One of five
quodlibet|Playful musical medley
rainouts|Dates rescheduled
ransoms|Return payments?
raptors|Birds of prey
ratatat|Knocking noise
readers|Most library users
reallot|Apportion another way
reapply|Advice for a university rejectee
rearrests|Cushions for the bum?
reawakes|Evokes nostalgia
rebills|Charges a second time
reboant|Echoic
redroot|Dye-yielding herb
refills|Round 2?
refried|Cooked like some beans
regular|At fixed intervals
reimage|Alter a picture, perhaps
relabels|Switches tags
relater|One with a story to tell
relaxes|Chills
reliant|Needy
reloans|Lets borrow again
rematch|New bout with old rivals
repeals|Abrogates
repelled|Drove away
replying|Making a comeback
reprints|Books causing "deja vu"?
reptile|Turtle or snake
rerecord|Tape over
retorts|Comebacks
rickshaw|Pedicab kin
rottener|Worse, colloquially
rotunda|U.S. Capitol feature
saltiest|Most foulmouthed
saltine|Cheese holder
samoyed|Siberian pup
sapient|Wise
sapling|Grove youngster
saucier|More impudent
sausage|Pizza topping
schists|Layered minerals
scrooge|Cratchit's employer
seacoast|Tern's terrain
seadogs|Tars on the main
seashore|Clambake venue
secretes|Hides
sedates|Tranquilizes
seesaws|Alternates
senoras|Mujeres
senorita|Miss swinging at a pinata?
serrated|Like a saw's blade
shebang|Enchilada?
sheerly|Without qualification
sheriffs|VIPs of the Old West
shinbone|Tibia
shinbone|Tibia
shoreline|Coast
siamese|Like some kitties
sidewalk|Perambulator path
sierras|Tahoe's range
sighing|Sounding wistful
silence|You can break it merely by mentioning it
silencers|They'll lower the boom
silhouette|Figure in black and white
sirocco|Hot, dusty wind
sketchy|Lacking detail
skidded|Hydroplaned
skiwear|Salopettes, et al.
slacker|Unambitious one
slatted|Like Venetian blinds
sleepless|Unable to reach Nod
sleeted|Was far from clement
slipcase|Box for books
smashed|Way past tipsy
smeared|Libeled
snarfed|Bolted
snooker|Pool game
softener|Dryer sheet, e.g.
solenoid|Magnetic coil
soloist|Featured player
somerset|Author Maugham
sonorous|Deep and booming
soundest|Most robust
spading|Gardener's task
speared|Caught on a prong
speeder|Scofflaw on the road
speller|Early textbook
splashed|Made waves?
splashy|Ostentatious
sporran|Pouch worn with a kilt
springs|Trampoline parts
spruces|Tidies (up)
squally|Marked by violent wind
squirms|Doesn't sit still
stallion|Erstwhile colt
startle|Suddenly spook
station|Terminal
stepson|Adoptee, maybe
sterile|Germ-free
stetson|Dude ranch accessory
stickler|One hard to budge
stoical|Emotionless
stoppage|Obstruction
strafes|Attacks from above
streaky|Inconsistent
stringent|Tight
stuccos|Plaster finishes
stylets|Surgical probes
sundowns|Twilight times
swearwords|FCC concern
sweaters|Some of them go over your head
swollen|Like a balloon
syncope|Faint
systems|IT topic
tackier|Less tasteful
tailrace|Outgoing channel
tangerine|Tree housing Lee and Brockovich?
tapenade|Olive-and-caper spread
teacake|Scone alternative
teacher|Classy sort?
teardown|Raze
telegraph|Make known in advance
tellies|Bath sets?
temptresses|Wigs for ad hoc occasions?
tempura|Deep-fried Asian food
tenpins|Alley activity
terrace|Big balcony
tethered|On a leash
thermos|Joe container on the job
thrusts|Pointed lunges
toaster|One offering cheers
toccata|Piece for a prodigy
toilets|Facilities
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tossers|Folks having fun with a Frisbee
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Carpenter's horse
tridents|Neptunian forks
trivets|Table protectors
trounce|Make mincemeat of
trustee|Museum official
trustees|They're often on board
tsktsks|Scolding sounds
turmoils|Ados
twanged|Played guitar, maybe
unclips|Detaches, as a tie
underpants|What this is?
unipods|Single-legged stands
unreeled|Played out
unsealed|Shut no more
vaccine|Shot, perhaps
vanilla|Bland
vaulted|Built with an arch
venture|Start-up
veranda|Front porch
vertebra|Segments in a column
visitor|Guest
vocation|Trade
warrior|Achilles, notably
weeknight|Round Table runt?
wetness|Humidity
yearning|Heartfelt wish
zwieback|Crisp bread
abashed|Put to shame
abnormal|Not standard
abnormal|Odd
absents|Keeps (oneself) away
absorbency|Terrycloth quality
accused|One on trial
actions|Loud speakers?
adopted|Taken into the clan
adverse|Far from propitious
affords|Yields
agnostic|Noncommittal, in a way
airstream|Flow around a plane
alabaster|Snow-white
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alcalde|Mayor, in Mexico
alleges|Claims
alopecia|Baldness
altogether|Nude
alveoli|Honeycomb cells
amanita|Poison mushroom genus
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amoebae|Shapeless blobs
amusement|Fun feeling
anagram|Scramble, as letters
analyst|Studier of psyches
anathemas|Curses
ancestries|Organized "resistance"?
anchormen|Huntley and Brinkley, e.g.
androids|C-3PO's ilk
anemones|Windflowers
angrily|With evident ire
anomaly|Deviation
another|Someone else
anteater|Pangolin, for one
antisex|Pro-abstinence
antlered|Wearing a rack
apricot|Fruit with a stone
apropos|Relevant
apteryx|Kiwi
areolae|Colored rings
arising|On the way up
armrest|Feature of a throne
artiste|Gifted performer
ascribe|Impute
ascribes|Attributes
ashtray|Where to park your butt?
atheist|Camus, by belief
attains|Reaches, as a summit
attaint|Corrupt
auroras|Night lights?
aviatrix|Earhart, for one
babbitts|Smug conventionalists
backing|Support
balance|Stay on the beam?
barhops|Goes from pub to pub
bearhugs|Hearty greetings
beetles|Coleoptera members
begrime|Cover with smut
belongs|Has a rightful place
biathlon|Cross-country event
bivouacs|Camps overnight
bobsled|Cool Runnings vehicle
bookend|Shelf item
bourree|Quick dance of old France
boxwood|Fine-grain timber
breadth|Scope
breastplate|Protector of Galahad's heart?
brotherly|Affectionate
browned|Somewhat seared
brunette|Hair dye option
buckboards|Financial committees?
bugaboos|British Columbian range
bygones|Water under the bridge
caboose|Last car
caldera|Volcanic feature
canonised|Bestowed sainthood, in Salisbury
capelet|Shoulder wrap
caption|Underwriting?
caramba|Cry after "Ay!"
caramels|Chewy mouthfuls
caroler|Yule vocalist
carport|Open garage
cashmere|Money material?
catawba|Pale red wine
catchphrase|Gotcha, you rascal!
certain|Foolproof
chablis|French Chardonnay
chained|In fetters
chalets|Alpine abodes
charmer|Smooth operator
cheerlessness|Norah?
chortle|Jabberwockian laugh
cirrate|Having tendrils
clarity|Transparency
coerced|Arm-twisted
colonel|Officer of high rank
combust|Burn
commits|Obligates oneself
concentration|Long-popular game show
concert|Summer park event
connote|Signify
corrupt|Depraved
corsage|Bridesmaid's accssory
coterie|Clique or circle
countdown|12/31 recitation
courtesy|Red-carpet treatment
coverage|Policy details
cowgirl|Lass with a lasso
cricket|Stick-and-ball affair
critique|Review
crucible|Melting pot
crueler|More monstrous
cubical|Block-shaped
cutback|Reduction
cyborgs|Terminator types
cyprian|Wanton
daughter|Changing of "the guard"?
deadwood|HBO show set in South Dakota
debasers|Corrupting influences
defects|Flaws
degassed|Rid of oxygen, e.g.
deities|Residents of Asgard
deluged|Inundated
democrat|Obama, e.g.
dentist|Doc Holliday, for one
dentist|Job with many openings?
deposit|Money in the bank
derbies|Bowlers
derisive|Tending to scoff
diffident|Bashful
disrobe|Strip
distracted|Off guard, maybe
doughboy|Money man in the making?
drainage|Gutters' purpose
drywall|Plasterboard
dubonnet|Aperitif made with quinine
dugongs|Grazing sea mammals
duotone|In two hues
dynamic|Exciting to watch
earache|Big pain for an elephant?
earaches|Otic complaints
earnest|Seriously sincere
ebonite|Hard black rubber
economy|Airline seating class
effaces|Wipes out
ejection|Removal by a ref
elderly|Long in the tooth
electee|Ballot winner
elective|Unforced course
elegance|Polish
elegies|Woeful poems
elephant|Maneuvered "the plane"?
elevate|Use a jack on
elitist|Snooty sort
elopement|Thwarted lovers' option
emerald|Rich green
emerita|Retiree's title
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai
enactor|Performer of a part
endemic|Native to a spot
endgame|Chess climax
enemies|Allies' antitheses
enemies|Opponents
energizing|Batteries' purpose
enforce|Compel
engineer|Mastermind
enhance|Improve
enplane|Use a boarding pass
entrance|Arrival on stage
entrees|Featured dishes
entrees|Menu heading
enuring|Serving to toughen
envenom|Make toxic
epigram|Bit of wit
epistle|Biblical letter
erasures|Slate-cleaning acts
erectors|Some spinal muscles
erosion|Sign of passing time
erosive|What wind can be
escargot|Snail
estates|Ritzy properties
eternal|Unending
ethanol|Intoxicating agent
evident|Clear
expense|Potential deductible
expenses|Money out
expunged|Wiped out
extreme|Envelope-pushing
eyelets|What shoelaces pass through
fatigue|Weariness
fealties|Feudal allegiances
fiendish|Diabolical
finesse|Maneuver adroitly
flashiest|Most dazzling
flenses|Does a whaling job
florets|Broccoli tops
focuses|Zeroes in
foraging|Seeking provisions
forayed|Suddenly attacked
fourths|Musical intervals
frisbee|Disc golf putter, maybe
gabbing|Specialty of the loquacious
gagster|Joke writer
galumphing|*Prancing exultantly
ganymede|Jovian moon named for a mythical youth
gateman|Peter, for a lofty example
generic|Unbranded
glibness|Mixed "blessing"?
glittered|Sparkled
gluteus|Squatting muscle
grenades|Pineapples
grumble|Mutter
guesser|Jeopardy! contestant, at times
gullets|Esophagi
hairpin|Lock clip
hairpins|Very sharp turns
halogen|Type of light bulb
hangars|Airport structures
harasses|Torments
hardware|Metal doodads
haricot|Kidney bean, say
harpist|Plucker of strings
hassles|Big bothers
heavies|Black-hatted types
helpings|Portions
hoaxers|Scam artists
holidays|Getaway occasions
honorary|Commemorative
hosiery|Socks and such
hotbeds|Fertile spots
housetop|Roof
hygiene|Cleanliness
hymnals|Service books
iciness|Frigidity
inanimate|Lifeless
inexact|Off
ingather|Scattered "the grain"?
injunctions|Legal writs
insinuate|Fixed "annuities"?
inverts|Flips
isoprene|Rubber ingredient
isotope|Chemical relative
jabberwocky|Source of the starred neologisms
jasmine|Flower for a lei
jerseys|Gridiron garb
juniors|Clothing-store section
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
keywords|... o'er the ramparts...
kilobar|Pressure measure
kissable|A, You're Adorable adjective
kohlrabi|Big-stemmed cabbage
labyrinth|Puzzling pathways
lamebrained|Dopey
legumes|Garden goodies
license|Permission
limeades|Citric quenchers
litterer|One blind to refuse?
lorises|Big-eyed primates
maenads|Frenzied retinue of Dionysus
mafiosi|The Godfather group
malodor|Stink
managers|Dugout figures
manhunt|Posse's pursuit
manmade|Artificial
maracas|Handy percussion
marriage|Two-party system?
married|Spliced
martyrs|Perennial victims
material|Cloth
meddler|Bothersome butter-in
medleys|Musical pastiches
melodic|Tuneful
meniscus|Knee cartilage
menthol|Muscle rub additive
mineral|Iron or iodine
missile|Dart, e.g.
misstep|Stumble
mistletoe|Something to kiss under
modernists|O'Keeffe and Duchamp, e.g.
modesty|Victorian virtue
moiling|Industrious
moistened|Wet
moonlit|Naturally aglow?
morales|Esai of "NYPD Blue"
mosaics|Designs in bits
mutation|Evolutionary process
naivete|Ingenuousness
naivete|Wetness behind the ears?
nasally|With a twang
needier|More destitute
nemesis|The Joker, to Batman
neocons|Certain hawks
nickels|Small change
nickname|Sobriquet
nihilist|Think nothing of it sayer?
noisome|Nauseating
nuisance|Pest
oboists|Some reed players
octanes|Liquid hydrocarbons
offbeat|Quirky
offload|Get rid of
omicrons|Vowels from Volos
opacity|Lack of transparency
oration|Delivery from a dais
oriental|Foreign "relation"?
orioles|Camden Yard team
orogeny|Mountain-making process
orthodontia|Specialty that may be bracing?
osculation|Act of kissing
ousters|Political evictions
pannier|Pack animal's basket
paradise|Utopia
parasols|Sunshades
partyer|Celebrant
pasture|Graze area?
patisserie|Bake shop
peacocks|They have eyes in back of their heads
peccant|Sinful
pedaled|Went by bike
permission|Wrong "impression"?
pickaxe|Concrete-breaking tool
pitapat|Sound of little feet
plowboy|Amish lad, sometimes
plugged|Blocked up
pomatum|Hair goo for men
popcorn|String on a Christmas tree
populace|People as a mass
pranced|Did a caper
preamps|Some mic boosters
preceding|Earlier
precinct|Police squad's bailiwick
prepaid|Already taken care of
presence|Personal bearing
presoak|Stain-fighting liquid
preteen|Still a kid
pretzel|Contortionist's inspiration?
psalter|Church songbook
psychics|They know what you're thinking
radiantly|In a brilliant fashion
radioed|Contacted by CB
ragtime|Style Fats Waller used
rancher|Cowboy
ranchos|Where vaqueros work
rapidly|Apace
rapture|Sheer bliss
rattles|Disturbs
readers|Library clientele
reality|Much-maligned TV genre
reasons|Thinks through
rebirth|Event for a phoenix
recipes|Cookbook contents
recover|Spring back
redesigns|Makeovers
redfish|Dr. Seuss swimmer
redress|Compensate
refresh|Update
refutes|Disproves
regraded|Changed Bs to As, maybe
reissue|Second printing
relatives|Kinfolk
repaper|Change the wallcovering
repartee|Banter
reprint|Second edition
repulse|Ward off
reseeding|Groundskeeper's task
resents|Holds a grudge about
resides|Dwells
resists|Withstands
respect|Huge hit for Aretha
restaged|Put on again
restful|Soothing
restore|Make like new
retaliate|Exact vengeance
retraction|Something unsaid?
retuned|Adjusted an engine
rewrote|Phrased in new words
rimrock|Plateau's boundary
rosehip|Floral vitamin source
roundly|Almost unanimously
royally|In a big, big way
rudiment|Basic principle
rustlers|They take stock
salinas|Monterey County seat
saltines|Classic crackers
saluter|Toaster?
sandier|Having more grit, perhaps
saphead|Bit of a dope
sarcasm|Wise guy's delivery
satires|Horatian works
scanners|Data readers
scapular|Of the shoulder blade
schmooze|Rub elbows
scimitar|Curved Turkish sword
scleras|Eye coats
scorepad|Bridge accessory
scripts|What understudies study
scummed|Covered with algae
seabags|Duffels for sailors
seashore|Coast
seaweed|Sushi wrapper
seclude|Hide away
selenic|Re element 34
seminal|Formative
senates|Legislative groups
sendups|Parodies
seniors|Soon-to-be grads
senorita|Miss swinging at a pinata?
senseless|Inane
session|Meeting
shatter|Break into bits
shatter|Break into bits
shattering|Revised "the ratings"?
shekels|Mideastern bread?
shirred|Baked in ramekins
shoehorn|Squeeze (into)
sleights|Subtle tricks
slogger|Slow, hard worker
smashed|Drunk
smokestack|Heavy-industry
sniffle|Allergy symptom
snowman|Post-blizzard being
softgoods|Fabrics, bedding, etc.
solenoid|Helical conductor
soloist|Helpless one?
soloists|Helpless folks?
sparser|More thinly sown
spiegel|Big name in mail order
spieled|Made a pitch
spousal|Of one's other half
sputter|Say explosively
stacker|Machine making piles
stalker|Suspense-movie villain, often
starched|Shuffled "the cards"?
starchy|Stiff and formal
stealers|Jacoby Ellsbury's ilk
stooged|Played it straight
stooges|Buffoons
stoolie|Rat
streaks|Jogs sans togs
streets|Ways through town
stretti|Fugue portions
subsets|Math groups
suddenly|In a twinkling
superman|Upcoming Henry Cavill role
swarmed|Moved en masse
sycamore|Plane tree
syncopation|Feature of many jazz melodies
synthesized|Made from parts
taloned|Having claws
tapering|Getting to the point?
taproom|Bar
tarnish|Lose luster
tatamis|Rice straw mats
teamwork|Meshing among players
telexed|Wired in the 1980s
tempted|Led on
tendril|Coiling strand
tercels|Bygone Toyotas
termite|Morsel for an aardvark
testate|Willful?
tetrads|Groups of four
theater|Obies' milieu
thinner|Agent in paints
thrusts|Projects
tieback|Drape fastener
tilapia|Popular food fish
toponym|Place name
toreros|Corrida stars
tostada|Crunchy bean holder
toupees|Dome coverings
toupees|Rugs
towpath|Trail along a canal
trachea|Windpipe
trances|Seance conditions
transmute|Turn into gold, maybe?
trebled|Increased by 200%
treelike|What some cacti seem
trellis|Lattice for vines
trenches|Where the real work gets done
trestle|Prop for a bridge
trimmed|Like a Yuletide tree
tripods|Wells's Martian machines
trounce|Really beat
truisms|Obvious facts
trustee|Board member
turrets|Structures for gunners
unarmored|Defenseless, in a way
underarm|Deodorant site
unlaces|Loosens a sneaker
unleased|Empty, as a condo
unwaxed|Paraffin-free, as fruit
violence|Reason for an R rating
visitors|Scoreboard side
vitrine|Glass-paneled gewgaw case
vitriol|Scathing language
warlord|Bellicose clan leader
watermelon|OK State Vegetable
waverers|Uncertain ones
wealthy|Affluent
weather|Ride out, as a storm
weights|Gym gear
wiretaps|Bugs
womanish|Effeminate
workings|Means of operation
yesterday|When "love was such as easy game to play"
yodeler|Vocal gymnast of a sort
aardvark|Arthur of PBS, e.g.
abandoned|Forsaken
academy|Private school
acreage|Swath of land
adapters|Gizmos for connections
additive|Extra ingredient
adenine|Base in DNA
adenoids|Pharyngeal tonsils
adorned|Decorated
aerosol|Spray
aesthete|Art lover
agendas|To-do lists
agnates|Kin on Dad's side
agnatic|On Dad's side
agonize|Sweat bullets
airliners|Logan fleet
airtime|Ad rep's wares
alamode|With a scoop
alencon|Delicate lace
aliases|Faux handles
alluvia|Sedimentary deposits
already|By that time
alternate|How to shake up Etna?
amalgam|Mixture
amanita|Often-toxic mushroom
ammoniac|Sal __ (NH4Cl)
amoebas|Mitosis participants
amongst|In the midst of
anagram|Cast of characters?
ancestor|Forebear
ancient|From way back
angioplasty|Vessel treatment
anisette|Sambuca-like cordial
anomaly|Blip
antilog|Exponent's counterpart
antique|Heirloom, maybe
apaches|Geronimo and Cochise, e.g.
apollos|Moon missions
apology|Palliative pronouncement
apostles|Followers
apparition|One meaning of "fetch"
appeals|Legal entreaties
appease|Mollify
apposes|Puts side by side
arborvitae|Coniferous hedge choice
armloads|Carried quantities
armpits|Fulcrums for crutches
arraign|Charge
arsonist|Bad lighter?
ashlars|Squared masonry stones
ashtray|Butt holder
ashtrays|Where butts may rest
aspirin|Generic anodyne
assents|Gives the go-ahead
assuaged|Palliated
asymptote|Line near a hyperbola
athletes|Olympians. e.g.
attunes|Harmonizes
auroras|Night lights
autobus|Public transport, quaintly
avatars|Embodiments
azaleas|Shade-loving shrubs
backhand|Djokovic stroke
ballades|Chopin creations
bandoleer|Cartridge belt
basined|In a bowl
because|Part 3 of quote
bedside|Alarm's spot
beehive|Center of activity
beguine|Rumbalike dance
bemoans|Laments
bemused|Addled
bestial|Inhuman
beverage|Airline amenity
biennia|Two-year periods
biennial|Plant living two years
blabbed|Spilled the beans
blanket|Picnic spread
bluegrass|Bill Monroe's bag
borstal|Brendan Behan's "__ Boy"
brewski|Beer
brochure|Pamphlet
bruiser|Husky fellow
bugaboo|Nightmare cause
bullfrogs|Ranids with bass voices
canteen|Base's snack bar
capitals|Shifty characters?
capstone|Crowning achievement
cardinal|Stanford team
carousel|Show that gave us "You'll Never Walk Alone"
casement|Window with a hinged sash
cellists|Members of the band Rasputina
chapter|Fraternity branch
charlotte|Home of Time Warner Cable Arena
cheater|Crib user
cheshire|The __ Cat
chestnut|Well-worn truism
chirrup|Twitter
cicadas|Shrill bugs
coincidence|Believe It or Not! item, often
commend|Praise
compass|Orienteering aid
conifer|Christmas tree, usually
consoles|Soothes
control|Regulate
cornice|Snowy overhang
cowrote|Penned together
creamed|Beaten rather badly
crinkled|Like crepe paper
crowbar|Pry
culotte|Skirtlike trouser
curtest|Least loquacious
cussing|Talking a blue streak?
dactylic|Long-short-short, to a poet
dadaism|Arp's school
deludes|Tricks
detected|Did a gumshoe's job
diehard|Not easily squelched
dimenhydrinate|Motion-sickness preventive
distaste|Repugnance
disturb|Ruffle
dockside|Disembarking area
downside|Negative aspect
downsize|Shrink, in a way
dresser|Bureau
dropouts|Non-finishers
drumbeat|Rhythmic thumping
earless|Unlike otaries
earlier|Previous
earshot|Eavesdropping range
easements|Land rights
eastern|Oriental
eastward|How Fogg traveled
edgewise|Laterally
editors|Galley slaves?
educate|Be a lesson to
einstein|Brainiac
elected|In
elevate|Move toward the top
emended|Error-free
emeriti|Some retired profs
empanada|Spanish turnover
enclave|Surrounded land
endures|Bears
enisled|Isolated
enlaces|Intertwines
entails|Involves
entitle|Put a name to
entrusts|Commits
eoliths|Prehistoric stone chips
epicene|Sexless
epicure|Foodie
epicure|Gourmet
equines|Zebra, ass, et al.
erasure|Character assassination?
espanol|Toledo tongue
estates|Oft-gated properties
esthetic|Appreciative of beauty
example|Paradigm
exedrae|Semicircular sitting rooms of old
exemplary|Setting a good standard
extends|Lengthens
eyewash|A bunch of hooey
fallacy|Delusional idea
fancify|Make ornate
feedlot|Cattle-fattening facility
fencers|Rivals on pistes
fireship|Boat bomb of yore
flamenco|Dance with handclaps
floozie|Immoral sort
fluorine|Teflon ingredient
foments|Instigates
foolery|Jester's doings
forceps|Aid in deliveries
funhouse|Carnival fave
gabbers|Talkative types
gallery|Golf-watching group
geysers|They blow off steam
gigaton|Amount of boom?
globulin|Serum protein
goonies|Treasure seekers in a 1985 movie
grandee|Spanish noble
granules|Small bits
gratify|Be pleasing to
griever|Mournful one
hairnet|Cafeteria lady's wear
hambone|Pea soup enhancer
harasser|Bully
hardest|10, on the Mohs scale
hatbands|Millinery ribbons
hatters|Milliners
hedging|Being noncommittal
heedless|Not a bit concerned
hematite|Iron ore
hibachi|Portable grill
hornbeam|Birch family member
icebergs|Seafaring dangers
iceboat|Skimmer in winter
iconoclasts|Antiestablishment types
idealize|Put on a pedestal
idyllic|Picturesque
imposed|Was rude as a guest
improper|Not kosher
inhabits|Occupies
inherit|Get willfully?
injustice|Unfairness
innocence|Blamelessness
insoles|Pump linings
inspires|Takes a breath
installer|Set-up aide
irrupted|Entered forcibly
islands|Isolated spots
isthmus|Land bridge
itemize|List
jackscrews|Hoisting equipment
japanned|Coated in black lacquer
karaoke|Sing-along of a sort
keynote|Kick off the convention
kingdom|Royal realm
kinsman|Fellow of your clan
knottiest|Most complex
lamasery|Lost Horizon's Shangri-La, e.g.
launches|NASA newsmakers
legible|Not too hard to read
leotard|Trapeze garb
lessons|Class struggles?
liberty|Permission to go ashore
lifeline|Potential millionaire's aid?
lightly|Hardly at all
lobster|Pot captive
lobsters|Maine courses
located|Spotted
loiters|Overdoes hanging out
longhorn|Cheddar on the mild side
loosest|Least strict
lovable|Endearing
mandarin|Kind of orange
mandate|Landslide conferral
mandolin|Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" features one
marathon|Boston __
marmoset|Soft-furred monkey
mascots|Wally of the Bosox, et al.
massacre|Boston __
mealies|Ears of Indian corn
meanest|Most Grinchlike
mediate|Be a go-between
medusas|Jellyfishes
meerkat|The Lion King's Timon, for one
message|Washed-up bottle contents
methane|CH4
minaret|Muezzin's tower
minaret|Post for muezzins
missays|Offers a malaprop
molasses|Exemplar of slowness
monolog|Talk show routine
monotony|It's all the same
moonscape|Picture of the lunar surface
musician|Someone in a jam?
narrate|Provide a voice-over
nearest|Next
neatnik|Slob's opposite
nebbishy|Meek
nebulae|Space clouds
negligee|Nightwear
neonatal|Infantile
neonates|Babes
network|Reticulation
newborn|Apgar test subject
nigglers|Pickers of nits
nitrate|Fertilizing agent
nocturne|Dreamy opus
noggins|Beans or noodles
nonoily|Greaseless
nonprofit|Like public libraries
nonsense|Malarkey
noodles|Bow ties, maybe
normalcy|The usual state
oaklike|Quercine
oarsmen|Guys pulling together
onagers|Wild Asian equines
ongoing|In progress
operable|In working order
orients|Points properly
origami|Folder's output
ornament|Embellish
otalgic|Having an earache
outleap|Beat at bounding
outpost|Frontier settlement
outswim|Best with a splash?
overtime|Paycheck booster
overtop|Surpass
palatial|Magnificent
pansies|Johnny-jump-ups, e.g.
parasol|Portable shade
parasols|Sunblock precursors
parboil|Soften before roasting
perceive|Observe
perjury|Forswearing
personas|Public selves
pesters|Bugs
petunia|Porky's sweetie
phantom|The Music of the Night singer
phlegmy|Apathetically cold
piehole|Yap
pileups|Multi-car collisions
pilgrimage|Trek to a shrine
piquancy|Zest
planted|Part 5 of quote
polemicized|Delivered strong opinions
politesse|Decorousness
pontoon|Float
pothead|Stoner
powerful|High and mighty
preener|Mirror hog
pretend|Make believe
priests|Those with the rite stuff?
primero|Ancestor of poker
printed|Used a copier
proctor|Exam overseer
prophet|Nostradamus, e.g.
proverb|Saw
proviso|Condition
ptomaine|Product of decay
quarterbacked|Led the team
queened|Promoted in chess
raciest|Blue to the max
radiate|Shoot out beams
radical|Extreme
radical|Square root sign
raffles|Sweepstakes
raisins|Major crop in Fresno
rallies|Stages a comeback
rampages|Storms
rampart|Protective wall
rapture|2011 nonevent ... twice!
rattler|Reptile with a nasty bite
recruit|Boot camp figure
redtails|Movie about the Tuskegee Airmen
reduced|Lost weight
reenters|Types in again
relaxed|At ease
relleno|Stuffed, on a Tex-Mex menu
replete|Exhibiting fullness
reseeds|Tends a bad lawn
retrain|Prep for a career change
reveille|Rousing melody
rifleman|Old TV's Lucas McCain, e.g.
rightly|In a fitting manner
rimrock|Canyon's edge
ripeness|Maturity
ripeness|Maturity
riptide|Perilous current
riveters|Workers like Rosie
rodents|Shrews, voles, etc.
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
rosiest|Least pessimistic
rotters|Bad guys
ruinate|Cause a collapse
rulings|Judge's decisions
samosas|Asian appetizers
samosas|Indian turnovers
samoyed|Variety of sled dog
sarcasm|Wit with a bite
scarcely|Only just
scholastic|Pedant
scrapes|Predicaments
scuttle|Sink
seeders|Sowing machines
sendups|Parodies
setscrews|Headless fasteners
shrouds|Covers
shuffleboard|How to get broad?
sinecure|Easy paycheck
skiddoo|Go
skirted|Sidestepped
sleepier|Less alert
slugger|Batman?
slumber|Insomniac's wish
smeared|Slandered
snarled|In a tangle
sneered|Showed contempt
snorted|Expressed contempt
solders|Fuses together
solemnly|Without cracking a smile
solitaire|One's game?
someone|Part 4 of quote
sonatas|Beethoven works
speedos|Pool outfits
speedos|Suits for lane racers
spinets|Upright pianos
spirals|Spring winds?
splashy|Ostentatious
spleens|Organs said to be vented
splendid|Magnificent
spoiled|Bratty
spooked|Given a scare
squeaky|Needing oil
squealer|Rat
stanzas|Song sections
starboard|Right at sea
starchy|High-carb, maybe
stature|Height
steeped|Saturated
sternum|Breastbone
strange|Quark flavor
streaker|1974 Oscars intruder, notably
striate|Groovy
stripped|How ancient Olympians competed
stumbles|Trips
stunted|Shorter than usual
sugared|Sweetened
surprise|Party announcement?
swaddle|Wrap in diapers
syncing|Tweaking the soundtrack, maybe
synergic|Cooperating
taggers|You're it! sayers
tagging|Infielder's option
tandoor|Naan cooker
tangier|With more tasty smack
teeters|Barely balances
tenuity|Lack of substance
tequila|Instrumental hit of 1958
terrapin|Diamondback with a shell
textile|Fabric
thanatos|Figure of Hades
theaters|Play settings?
thicket|Copse
tieless|Casually suited?
tillers|Rudder controllers
timpani|Drums in concerts
tonally|In a melodic sense
tonearm|Phonograph part
tooting|Sounds from horns
towheaded|Light blond
tracheas|Windpipes
transient|Fleeting
travesty|Grotesque parody
tribunes|Defenders of people's rights
tripoli|Libya's capital
trisect|Make three of one
triumph|Great win
tussock|Clump of grass
unaptly|How non sequiturs are given
undergo|Experience
unrisen|Still in bed
unrolls|Opens out
unsnaps|Clicks open
untamed|Feral
vandyke|Pointy beard
vindicate|Free from blame
viselike|Strong, as a grip
visited|Called on
waisted|Wasp-__
whetted|Piqued or honed
zillion|Ginormous quantity
zodiacal|Pertaining to high signs?
abandons|Leaves
abducts|Kidnaps
aborted|Called off a mission
abounds|Isn't exactly scarce
abundances|Ballerina's hairdo gets into the act?
adheres|Sticks
adipose|Fat
adoptive|Adjective for some parents
affiliates|Subordinate branches
afflicts|Racks
agonized|Sweat bullets
aimless|Lacking direction
alliance|Confederacy
ambient|Background music genre
amnesia|Jason Bourne's hurdle
amoebas|Unicellular critters
anaemia|Lack of vigour
anagram|Ancients, for instance
anatomy|Gray area?
anchors|Runs the last leg
angelic|Sweet and kind
angoras|Soft sweaters
annelid|Segmented worm
annular|Ring-shaped
annulate|Ringed
anytime|Whenever
aphasia|Impaired use of language
appoint|Designate
aridity|Dry condition
artisan|Weaver or woodworker
artless|Naive
assumes|Takes for granted
assured|In the bag
atonally|Without a key
attired|Decked out
attired|Not au naturel
attracts|Has some pull
averaged|Found the means
avoided|Wasn't struck by
bailing|Doing a cut-and-run
balcony|Setting for Juliet
balderdash|Race that's less hairy?
balladic|Like "Yesterday"
ballast|Enhancer of stability
ballyhoo|Ado
bankers|Persons of interest?
barbell|Strongman's prop
bedecks|Adorns
belabored|Bartok yawning?
bestows|Gives
between|Connecting
bibelots|Trinkets
bigotry|Intolerance
bivalent|Tetrad, in genetics
bizarre|Odd
bordello|Chicken Ranch, e.g.
bossiness|Control freak's trait
boycott|1980 Olympic event
braless|Needing a lift?
brickyard|The __ (Indy speedway)
bromine|Reddish-brown liquid element
caldera|Lava-oozing mouth
captain|First word of each * answer
caskets|Stiff containers?
cassock|Angels & Demons garment
catered|Brought fare
caterer|Party provider
cayenne|Hot pepper
ceramist|Potter, possibly
chariots|Hippodrome racers
charity|Telethon's beneficiary
chautauqua|Educational assembly
checkered|Like a finish flag
cilantro|Coriander plant
classical|BSO style
clearance|* LIGHT
codeine|Cough suppressant
cohesion|Asset for a team
colonial|Pre-1776
commuter|Many an MBTA rider
confiscate|Grab for your own
confuse|Misdirect
consomme|Stock option?
coronae|Haloes
coronas|Glows around orbs
corrida|Bullfight
cowards|They "die many times," said Shakespeare
crackerjack|Expert
cratered|Asteroid-whacked
creature|Beast
crystal|Nine-time Oscars host
cuirass|Torso armor
czarina|Winter Palace dweller
dadaist|Arp, for one
dailies|Prints reviewed by the director
daltons|Atomic mass units
declare|Announce
demerit|Mark against
derails|Throws off track
detects|Spots
devalue|Cheapen
dieters|Scale models?
diligent|Painstaking
distill|Turn molasses to rum, say
divesting|Bust on a scuba outing?
doodled|Did a random drawing?
dragoman|Ottoman advisor
driftage|Tide-borne wood, e.g.
drowsed|Nodded off
dubious|Questionable
dungeons|Oubliettes
dynamic|Forceful
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earnest|Frank
earnest|Sincere
eldrich|Weird
ellipses|Dot-dot-dot marks
eloping|Wedding on the fly
emanated|Put out
emeriti|Retirees
eminence|High standing
emirate|Dubai, for example
emoticon|Punctuated expression
empanel|Put on a jury (var.)
encoded|For a spy's eyes only
encouraged|Gave a pep talk
enemies|Bitter rivals
english|Spin
enrollee|One signed up
epergne|Fancy centerpiece
eponyms|People things are named for
ethical|Conscionable
ethical|Moral
eunuchs|Harem guards, often
excerpt|Lifted passage
excerpt|Passage quoted
exhausts|Uses up
exonerate|Find not guilty
eyebeam|Glance
faceted|Having plane sides
fancying|Fond of
faucets|Taps
federal|Of the central government
fizzing|Effervescent
flareups|Outbursts
fondant|Creamy confection
freestyle|Crawl, usually
frontman|Leader
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gelatin|Wiggly dessert
generally|Wilder demonstration?
generator|Backup power source
geodesic|Kind of dome
geometers|They know all the angles
germinal|Embryonic
gladioli|Spiky flowers
glosses|Sheens
grantee|Beneficiary of funding
greaves|R.B. who recorded 1969's "Take a Letter Maria"
grooming|Mirrored action?
guesstimate|Ballpark figure, e.g.
gyrates|Does the Twist, maybe
hapless|Prone to misfortune
hardhats|Construction workers
haunted|Spook-frequented
hazings|Pledges' worries
heiress|Woman with will power?
hogweed|Cow parsnip
hosannas|Shouts of praise
iceless|Hold the rocks
impatience|Bad mindset for a waiter
impetus|Driving force
imposture|Aim of identity theft
incandescent|Lineage of some Peruvians?
inferno|Hell
ingenues|Sweet young things, on stage
ingrate|Gift-horse critic
inherit|Be willed
inhumane|Cruel
initial|First
insteps|Sites for spats
interred|Encrypted?
isolate|Cut off
jacquard|Intricate-weave fabric
jacuzzis|Spa fixtures
jazzmen|Some swinging guys
kerchief|Bandanna
keynote|Main address
kingpin|Leader
ladybug|Diner on aphids
lambert|Adam of "American Idol"
laments|Poems of sorrow
lanolin|Wool fat
lasagna|Trattoria order
lasting|Eternal
levying|IRS option
lioness|Elsa of "Born Free", e.g.
literal|True to fact
logical|Spock-like
lookism|Pro-beauty bias
loudish|A bit raucous
maestri|Leaders
magneto|X-Men villain
mailbag|Carrier's carrier
malefactors|Y chromosomes?
maligns|Bad-mouths
maltreat|Abuse
manoeuvre|Mountie's slick move
mansion|Big house
marshlike|Boggy
martini|Gin-vermouth combo
masonite|Fiberboard brand
medical|Curative
melanic|Having black pigment
meninges|Brain-wrapping membranes
meowing|Cat calls?
methadone|Detox drug
mileage|500, for Indy
militias|Bodies with arms
minicam|Pocket video shooter
mishear|Apprehend wrong
molests|Harasses
mongers|Merchants
mongoose|Nemesis of a cobra
monotony|Tedious sameness
mosaics|Art with tiles
motivated|Lit a fire under
moustache|Manitoban mug feature
mystics|Rasputin et al.
naivete|Ingenuousness
napalms|Jellied weaponry
natation|Swimming
national|Run by the federal government
natives|Original denizens
nestles|Crunch maker
netizen|Regular on the Web
netizens|Browser users
nominates|Proposes as a candidate
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonself|Matter foreign to the immune system
notices|Doesn't overlook
numeral|Quantitative symbol
oarlock|Rowboat feature
obtains|Gets
obtains|Gets hold of
obtusely|As a dummy does
obverse|Face of a coin
ocarina|Ovate tooter
ocarina|Sweet potato
octagon|Stop sign, e.g.
octopus|Army creature
oompahs|Tuba section sounds
operate|Run
opossum|Pogo, for one
oppress|Put an onus on
oregano|Italian seasoning
organize|Undo a mess
orioles|World Champs of 1983
orogeny|Mountain creation
osculate|Kiss
outbids|Tops on eBay
overarm|Pitching style
overdid|Exaggerated
overdraw|Cause some bouncing?
overtrumps|Notably big butts?
padrone|Master
palmistry|Chiromancer's skill
panther|Carolina athlete
parader|Figure by a float
parallels|Analogies
partial|Prejudiced
passkey|Hotel detective's aid
peahens|Showy fowl's harem
perplex|Baffle
pickets|Strikers
pierced|Went through
pigeons|Birds of clay?
pliable|Easily manipulated
plumpish|On the chubby side
plurals|Mice and men, e.g.
pocketful|Miracle quantity, in a 1961 film
positive|Greater than zero
precious|Dear
pronoun|I, for one
propane|Barbecuer's buy
prorates|Assesses fairly
psalters|Devotional books
psyched|Super excited
puncture|Prick
purveyor|Food merchant
queerer|Stranger
racehorse|Jockey carrier
raffles|Popular fundraisers
rancher|Cattle farmer
rationales|What to do as the beer runs out?
readmitted|OK'd a hand stamp
redeems|Cashes in
reenter|Come back in
reentry|NASA homecoming
refereed|Arbitrated
rehangs|Moves a masterpiece
relapse|Fall off the wagon
remorse|Compunction
renewal|Continuance of a sub
repeats|Summer TV fare
requiem|Passing notes?
restamp|Mark again, as a visa
restroom|Lavatory
retasted|Took another sip
retinol|Vitamin A form
retrench|Curtail
reunited|Back together
reverses|Uses a certain gear
revives|Brings to
ripoffs|Swindles
ripostes|Witty answers
riviera|Coastal resort region
ropewalk|Toe the line?
rotates|Turns
rotters|Cads
rounder|Wastrel
rubaiyat|Omar's opus
saguaro|Giant cactus
salaams|Honors with bows
salinas|Birthplace of John Steinbeck
sauerkraut|Wiener add-on option
sayonara|Opposite of "ohayou"
scalper|Seeker of a huge profit
scenario|Script
schmear|Cream cheese, sometimes
scimitar|Sword with a curve
scrabble|Pastime originally called Lexiko
screwball|Beantown pitch?
seafarer|Mariner
sealant|Closer-up
seconds|What big eaters go for
secretaries|Hidden sign of spring?
selenite|Gypsum variety
seminal|Groundbreaking
sendoff|Bon voyage party
sequence|Order
shoepac|Wet-weather boot
showroom|Dealership setting
shutout|Pitching achievement
singleton|Lonely heart?
sixteens|Sweet times?
skimmed|Stayed superficial
slander|Smear with mud, say
slaters|Certain roofers
sluiced|Went through channels?
smoking|Superhot
snagged|Caught on something
snooted|Turned up one's nose
snowman|He may have two black eyes
soberly|The way a judge would?
soldiers|Fighting figures
someone|VIP
soprano|Part literally "above"
speckled|Like quail eggs
sponsor|Godfather, for one
sputter|Threaten to quit?
stagflation|Economic doldrums
stained|In need of laundering
stamina|Endurance
standard|Song in a canon
stashes|Hoards
stature|Height
steadily|Without breaks
sterile|Aseptic
stifles|Quashes
stitches|What guffawers are in
stoical|Stiff-upper-lipped
stotinka|Subunit of the Bulgarian lev
straightaway|Fastest stretch
strange|Outside the known
stratum|Layer
strewed|Flung all about
subduer|Control freak?
submerge|Go under
subtlest|Least obvious
succinct|Wasting no words
sweater|Woolly pullover
sweetie|Honey bun
tabouli|Bulgur-parsley salad (var.)
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tangents|Conversational detours
tardily|Past due
tarsals|Anklebones
tattoos|Parlor art
terrace|Upscale balcony
terrene|Earthly
terrene|Earthly
tertial|Bird's third-row feather
thievery|Palmer's activity?
toffees|Chewy candies
tonsure|Monkish do
topknot|Bun
toreador|Corrida figure
tortoni|Ice cream concoction
tousled|Disheveled
traipses|Goes a-roving
treason|Arnold's offense
trestle|Sawhorse
triathlon|Long-distance competition
trinity|Hartford college
triolet|Eight-line verse form
turnons|Enthusiasm builders
tympanic|__ membrane (eardrum)
umbrella|One may hold it over your head
umbrella|Rappish Rihanna hit
unfunny|Like a prank, to the pranked
unitary|Whole
unmoored|Free to drift
upsurge|Sudden increase
uptempo|Bouncy, musically
uptempo|Musically snappy
vandykes|Pointed beards
venison|Big-game meat
violets|They're blue, because nothing rhymes with "purple"
warbles|Sings with a trill
warpath|Hostile mind-set
werewolf|Twilight's Jacob, e.g.
winesap|McIntosh kin
wreathe|Encircle
younger|Junior
zigzags|Slaloms
ability|Skill
aconite|A.k.a. monkshood
acyclic|In spirals rather than whorls
adulates|Puts on a pedestal
aerobat|Performing pilot
aerobes|Needers of oxygen
aftershock|Where this is?
agencies|Ad companies, e.g.
agitates|Stirs up
agrarian|Farming-related
airhead|One with an empty attic
airports|Flight sites
alfresco|Like sidewalk tables
aligned|In syzygy
aliquot|Fractional
alizarin|Darker shade of crimson
alleging|Claiming without proof
amalgam|Filling alloy
amended|Changed, as a bill
amnesia|Lethe's outcome
amoroso|Sweet, dark sherry
amplest|Least scrawny
anagram|What plate is, to petal
analyst|Shrink
androids|Dreamers of electric sheep?
angelic|Sweet and kind
anglers|Reel people?
annatto|Dye for butter
anneals|Tempers
anosmic|Unable to smell
another|One more
antebellum|Up until the 1860s
antlion|Doodlebug
antonym|It's not the same at all
anybody|Whatever person
apaches|Geronimo and Cochise
apartment|Digs usually rented
apelike|Simian
armoire|Fancy wardrobe
armoire|Plus-size wardrobe?
arranged|Musically adapted
arrested|Taken into custody
ascribe|Impute
asocial|Hardly a partygoer
asperse|Cast slander at
athlete|Jock
athwart|Opposing
auction|Sotheby's event
avengers|Marvel supergroup
averted|Dodged
awakens|Comes to
babushka|Russian head scarf
bananas|Day-O fruits
bandits|Stagecoach robbers
bandstands|Concert platforms
barbeque|Patio cookout
basilica|Vatican church
basmati|Long-grained Asian rice
beached|Aground
beguine|Dance for Cole Porter to begin
behavioral|Re deportment
bellmen|Helpers in ritzy hotels
blesses|Hallows
blotchy|Like piebald coats
boilers|Water heaters
bombazine|Mourner's fabric
breasted|Confronted boldly
breathed|Bloom County cartoonist
bristle|Reply defensively
bronzed|Deeply tanned
busload|Greyhound capacity
caldera|Volcano's crater
capstan|Rotating spindle
carnations|E presents
catchup|Close the gap
centennial|May 11, 2014, for "E" as a "D"
cerebra|Brains' thinking parts
charade|...and another
cheapen|Depreciate
chiliad|Group of 1000
chiliad|Group of 1000
chorine|Rockette, e.g.
chortle|Laugh in exultation
claimed|Formerly in the lost-and-found
clarets|Red options
clerked|Worked for a judge
closeout|Liquidation sale
coconut|Milk-yielding fruit
codeine|Opium byproduct
colonels|Eagle wearers
concepts|Ideas
concerti|Vivaldi works
contour|Silhouette
corolla|Toyota model
courage|Cowardly Lion's desire
courses|Curriculum
covenants|Binding agreements
coverup|*Loose outer garment
crinkled|Corrugated
cruelly|As a sadist would
cultist|Zealot, perhaps
curiosa|Erotic books
dashiki|African pullover
daystar|Sun
deadfall|Gravity-operated trap
deafens|Is too loud for
decagon|10-sided figure
defangs|Renders harmless
defiance|Insubordination
deniers|Contrary claimants
deposits|Passbook entries
desolate|Pretty bleak
detective|PI
diameter|Radius doubled
digested|Processed internally
diorama|3-D art project
disallow|Abrogate
disavow|Refudiate
disregards|Ignores
disrobing|*Baring all
dissecting|Biology-class task
divorcees|Exes
doubles|Team tennis?
doughty|Bold and brave
drunkards|Tavern overdoers
dybbuks|Disembodied souls, in Judaism
earphone|Headset half
ebonies|Black keys
edition|Printing
emerald|Green beryl
emerita|Retiree's title
emoticon|Symbolic attitude?
emperor|Large penguin type
enabler|Addict's accomplice
encores|Bands' bonus tunes
endives|Escaroles
endorse|Back
endures|Remains extant
enemies|Bitter rivals
enlisted|Joined the service
enticed|Inveigled
entrees|Menu section
enwraps|Absorbs or covers
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
ephemeral|Short-lasting
epilogue|Novel's sort of coda
epochal|Momentous
epsilon|Greek "Wheel of Fortune" buy?
erasure|Palimpsest component
eremite|Religious recluse
erupted|Blew one's top
espionage|Secretive business
esteems|Prizes
evokers|They conjure
exasperate|Drive batty
exciting|Provocative
express|State
exterior|Outside
extreme|Fanatical
falsely|In bad faith
famously|As we all know
fatigued|Worn out
flamenco|Spanish steps?
fleered|Scoffed
flipflop|*Sandal type
flosser|Oral hygiene practicer
formals|Black-tie events
fracture|Reason for a supporting cast?
funders|Angels, perhaps
gallons|Gas-tank stat
gillnet|Meshed fish catcher
gladden|Elate
gloater|I told you so! type
gondola|Balloon ride basket
graduate|Man in a gown, maybe
graduate|Reunion attendee
grainier|Less fine
greater|More significant
grieved|Mourned
habitual|Done as a routine
handshake|Comical greeting?
hangars|Logan enclosures
haphazard|Twice-funny chance?
hardhats|Funny construction guys?
harness|Horse holder
hateful|Despicable
headrests|Props for beans
hegemony|Domination
heroine|Juliet or Portia
heroism|Valor
hippies|Peace-and-love proponents
homeless|Comic Relief beneficiaries
homogeny|Sameness
honoree|One toasted or roasted
hyphens|They'll help if you break your word
icecaps|Polar features, so far
impales|Stabs
increase|Uptick
infidels|Nonbelievers
ingenue|Starlet's role
ingrates|Thankless sorts
initial|First
initiate|Open
insecure|Not confident
insured|Policy signer
invoices|Bills
islands|Christmas and Easter, e.g.
isomeric|Related chemically
jackass|Show of stupid stunts
jittery|Overcome by butterflies
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
kayakers|Paddling people
kennels|Cat houses?
keratin|Horn material
kettles|They whistle while they work
kneepad|Half a footballer's pair
kneepad|Patellar protector
knelled|Gave a  ring solemnly
landers|Advice maven
learner|Student
legatos|Flowing passages
lifters|Some gym rats
likewise|Ditto
limeade|Citric quencher
limeades|Citric quenchers
limited|In short supply
locales|Venues
loudish|A bit bold, as a tie
lovable|Like a cute pup
macabre|Gruesome
madness|Folly or fury
maintain|Keep up
maladies|Ills
mandrake|Comic-strip conjurer
mariners|Nintendo-owned team
marshes|Wetlands
marvels|Wonders of the world
matinee|Show before dinner
mediation|Path to compromise
medigap|Health plan for seniors
megastar|Paparazzi's target
midlands|Heart of the U.K.
militia|Civilian soldiers
mindset|Attitude
miniature|Small
miocene|Epoch with big birds
mirador|Scenic balcony
mishear|Apprehend wrongly
misinform|Fill in wrongly
monaural|Not in stereo
motions|Parliamentary proposals
motlier|More of a mixture
myalgic|Having muscle pain
naivete|Ingenue's trait
narwhal|Beluga relative
nationwide|All over America
natures|Moods
nickname|Sobriquet
nipping|Being an ankle-biter?
nosegays|Small bouquets
nullify|Render void
obeisances|Acts of homage
odyssey|Mars spacecraft
onboard|With the group
onstage|Treading the boards
operative|Undercover agent
opinion|Two cents
opinion|Two cents
oratories|Private chapels
orators|Figures of speech?
oregano|Wild marjoram
original|First
orreries|Solar-system models
ottoman|Padded footrest
ottomans|Footstools
outsmarting|*Besting in brainpower
outvote|Beat at the ballot box
overexpose|Publicize immoderately
overweight|Where this is?
oxtails|Beefy soup ingredients
palookas|Lugs
panacea|Fix for any woe
pancreas|Insulin provider
pandora|Fabled box opener
panetela|Long, thin cigar
passions|Old NBC soap
passkey|Opener of many doors
pathfinder|*Nissan model
pedestal|Support for an idol
pelotas|Balls caught in cestas
penance|Atonement
penance|Sinner's punishment
performs|Puts on a show
persevere|Don't give up
pesters|Annoys
phoebes|Flycatchers
piggyback|Ball-hogging player?
pinafore|Capt. Corcoran's ship
pioneers|Trailblazers
pitapat|Heartfelt flutter?
placate|Mollify
planets|Star circlers
plethora|Abundance
polygamy|Sister Wives practice
pomposity|Puffed-up quality
poorest|Furthest from flush
popedom|Vatican reign
proctor|SAT overseer
proxies|Subs
purgers|Catharsis creators
pyramids|Giza sights
quandary|Pickle
quetzal|Colorful Guatemalan avian
radical|Square root symbol
radioactive|2013 Imagine Dragons hit
rambles|Talks erratically
ramrods|Musketeers' gear
raptors|Toronto hoops pros
rascals|Alfalfa et al.
rascals|Impish kids
rationed|Doled out
ratlines|Rope ladder's rungs
rattletrap|Noisy old car
realize|Come to find out
realtor|Shower of homes
recasts|Frames afresh
receive|Get
redemptive|Compensatory
reemerge|Show up again
reengage|End a cease-fire
refiner|Crude processor
rehouse|Provide new digs for
reinsure|Cover over?
rejections|A thousand times no?
rekeyed|Entered anew, as data
relleno|Stuffed, on a Mexican menu
relleno|Stuffed, on some menus
remodel|Do a home makeover
renegade|Serious flip-flopper
repartee|Witty chitchat
replica|Good copy
replots|Changes the story line
requite|Pay back
resemble|I __ that remark!
restored|Good as new
retaxes|Puts a new levy on
retinues|Entourages
retread|Secondhand tire
reverse|Parallel parker's gear
rewires|Updates the connections
rhapsody|Bliss
riviera|Nice place?
rooftop|Antenna spot
runoffs|Resolvers of ties
sailplane|Glider of a sort
salient|Outstanding
scallop|Shore dinner tidbit
scalper|Opportunist with tickets
scenarios|Screenplays
scherzo|Fast-paced movement
scratchy|Like overplayed LPs
seaside|Boardwalk locale
secretary|Desk organizer?
segment|Annelid feature
segment|Part
sellers|Clouseau player
selling|Loman's biz
senorita|Miss swinging at a pinata?
serenade|Love notes?
serpent|Snaky tuba ancestor
settler|Frontier homesteader
settlers|Homesteaders
shadows|Eclipse phenomena
shadrach|Furnace withstander
shallot|Flavorful bulb
shanghai|Laugh-filled Chinese port?
shekels|Cents : euros :: agorot : __
shelves|Barnes & Noble layout
shlemiel|Yiddish dolt (var.)
sideline|Take off the playing field
sidestep|Dodge with footwork
singular|Exceptional
sisters|Chekhov trio
skeletons|Danse Macabre dancers
slapped|High-fived
sleuthed|Played the hawkshaw
sliders|Smal sandwiches
smallest|Minimal
smarter|Less dense
smasher|Particle accelerator, e.g.
snailed|Went at a crawl
sojourns|Temporary stays
solaces|Comforts
sorbets|Desserts for dieters
spacemen|All moon visitors, so far
speckle|Dot
spectator|Bleacherite
sprayer|Cap affixed to a hydrant
stabile|Nonmoving sculpture
stamens|Pollen bearers
starrier|What Old Glory became on 8/21/59?
station|Post
stations|Ranks
stealth|Unobtrusiveness
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelie|Metal marble
steward|Cruise cleaner
stoners|Theirs is a joint effort
stoolie|Info cougher-up
stowage|Stuff in a hold
strippers|Their act is hardly a put-on
surmise|Conjecture
surmount|Overcome, as obstacles
swayers|They aren't going steady
swimmer|Aquatic athlete
switcheroo|*Underhanded change
sybarite|Pleasure seeker
tableau|Dramatic scene
tainted|No longer pure
tamales|Reynosa wraps
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tapioca|Pudding with pearls
tartans|Patterns to kilt for?
teeners|Some non-adults
telecaster|Classic Fender guitar
telegram|Wire
temptation|*Lure
testacy|Willful state?
tilapia|Fish often grilled
tilapia|Popular farmed fish
tissues|Items for a sniffler
toboggan|J-shaped sled
toeless|Like sandals, e.g.
toggles|Alternative to snaps
tooling|Out for a ride
toreros|Bullfighters
torpedo|Sinker of warships
tortoni|Gelato treat
trainee|Apprentice
transverse|Crossing
treadle|Apt rhyme for "pedal"
trothed|Pledged
tumults|Dins
tutored|Schooled one-on-one
unallied|Taking no side
undergo|Experience
undertones|Where this is?
unimpaired|Not damaged
unseals|Cracks open
unseats|Ousts, in a way
unstrap|Release, in a way
upheaves|Lifts with force
uranium|U, elementally
uranium|Yellowcake, e.g.
valkyrie|Any of Odin's maidens
vamoosed|Skedaddled
vanished|Went "poof" into thin air
veteran|Old hand
volition|Will
watermelon|Target for Gallagher
whatchamacallit|Risible doodad?
wheezers|People with pants?
whippersnapper|Powerful ball-hiker?
whitecap|Foaming crest
winesap|McIntosh kin
workmate|Occupant of the next cubicle
xenophobe|Anti-diversity type
zestier|More piquant
abiding|Continual
abigail|Second First Lady
academy|Oscar group
accosts|Goes after boldly
acerose|Needle-shaped
achieve|Pull off
adoptee|Oliver Twist or Clark Kent, e.g.
adorable|Aw-inspiring
aerosols|Sprays out of cans
agonizes|Sweats bullets
alabaster|Thine __ cities gleam
alabaster|Smooth and white
alamode|With ice cream
aliases|ID covers
aliases|Rap-sheet data
allures|Charms
alongside|By
alopecia|It can take a little off the top
already|So soon?
altered|Rehemmed, maybe
altruists|Unselfish folks
alveolus|Lung compartment
amateur|Unpaid athlete
amazing|Jaw-dropping
amazons|Warrior women
anhinga|A.k.a. snakebird
anoraks|Jackets with hoods
antiques|Flea market finds
antlike|Small and crawly
ariette|Opera comique number
arriviste|Upstart
artists|Whom the Ninja Turtles are named for
ascends|Heads for the peak
asinine|Dopey
asocial|Standoffish
athletes|Gym rats, maybe
attested|Sworn
attests|Swears (to)
attracts|Draws, in a way
aviatrix|Earhart, for one
awardees|Medal winners
backrest|Chair part, often
badinage|Witty banter
bandleader|First letter of our mystery guest
banister|Slide for a kid?
barberry|Shrub bearing tart fruit
barques|Sailing vessels
barracks|Boot camp quarters
bdellium|Myrrhlike resin
bearcats|Fierce fighters
belittle|Make light of
betatron|Particle accelerator
bigfoot|A.k.a. Sasquatch
billers|Those issuing invoices
birdsong|Avian serenade
bittern|Wading bird
bizarro|Comics world a.k.a. Htrae
blaster|Specialist with TNT
blemish|Flaw
borscht|Ukrainian soup
bovines|Lowers in fields
brawled|Got in a melee
brindled|Tawny with dark streaks
butterfingers|Klutz
cabdriver|Item in a bandleader's golf bag?
candela|Light-intensity measure
carousal|Revelry
cassava|Starch in tapioca
cassava|Tapioca source
castoffs|Things chucked out
catarrh|Respiratory woe
catawba|Foxy-tasting grape
catchphrase|Term with 6 straight consonants
certain|Particular
charmed|__, I'm sure
closets|Floor-plan areas
codeine|Cough medicine drug
colonial|Early American style
colossal|Huge
convenes|Meets
crosier|Bishop's staff
crosses|Hybrids
cruelty|SPCA member?
cultivar|Plant variety that's been bred
cycling|Riding a fixie
daresay|Think probable
decease|Quietus
deprived|Impoverished
despair|Lose hope
destroy|Wreck
detective|Shamus
detests|Has no love for
deviate|Stray
diction|Clear speaking
dietary|Food-related
dishpans|Some are full of Joy
disjoin|Detach
dogeared|Marked by a reader
dollhouse|Miniature home
drainer|Kitchen-sink accessory
drayman|Carter
drywall|Plastered stuff
earlobe|Ring locale
earthworms|SWARTHMORE's wriggly team?
egghead|Intellectual
elastic|Stretchy
embarred|Put in jail
emigrant|One on the move?
empires|Dominions
emptiest|Closest to vacant
encases|Indulges in boxing?
english|Spin on a ball
engross|Fascinate
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Blow up
entirety|Wholeness
enzymic|Re lactase or lipase
erasure|Solver's smudge?
erosion|Shoreline problem
errants|Adventurous rovers
escalators|One-way flights?
escapee|Coop flier
escapee|Flier from a coop
escapee|Flier of the coop
espanol|Romance "lengua"
estates|Will subjects
eternal|Everlasting
ethical|Morally righteous
eventual|Ultimate
exalted|Put on a pedestal
excitative|Causing elation
expended|Put out, as effort
eyelash|Cilium
eyepopper|Astonishing sight
eyespot|Peacock's tail feature
factoid|Piece of trivia
flatterers|Those who get nowhere?
fleabags|Low-level hotels
forecast|Local on the 8s, e.g.
frequent|Visit often
frisbees|Wham-O bestsellers
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
generics|Non-brand items
gesture|Wordless communication
glasnost|Gorbachev's "openness"
glengarry|Scottish wool cap
gouache|Painting with opaque colors
graffito|Individual inscription made on a wall
grandson|Kid's boy
grimace|Pained expression
grimier|More soiled
habitat|Niche in the biome
hairspray|Spritz for locks
halters|Some summer tops
hemostat|Surgical clamp
honored|Esteemed
hooters|Owls in conversation
hormones|Insulin and estrogen
houseclean|Remove the undesirables
hydrated|Supplied with fluid
ideality|Perfection
illegal|Bootleg
illicit|Forbidden
imagines|Sees with closed eyes
imitate|Do impressions of
incapable|Not up to the job
ingress|Entrance
inkblots|Rorschach units
instance|Case
instead|In place (of)
integers|Whole numbers
intended|Spouse-to-be
intrepid|Very brave
irksome|Nettling
isolate|Set aside
isthmus|Central America, e.g.
javelin|Olympic throwing event
kernels|Unpopped corn
keyword|Tag targeted by search engines
kiddies|Rug rats
knavery|Hijinks
kneeler|One praying, maybe
knickknack|Tchotchke
lacings|Some sneak holders
lactose|Stuff some find hard to digest
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
latchstring|Cord for opening a door
lateens|Triangular-sailed ships
lattices|Garden frameworks
laureate|Poet __
layaway|Payment plan
leaflets|Sheets of info often free
legalism|Court conformity
library|Collection of texts or tunes
linocut|It may be made with a gouge and a brayer
loiters|Goes nowhere
madeira|Iberian wine
madness|Utter folly
magenta|Purplish shade
malamute|Musher's dog
marinade|Soaking sauce
material|Comic's repertoire
meanest|Least magnanimous
meanies|Nasty sorts
memento|Souvenir
mermaids|Fishy lasses
messenger|Mercury, e.g.
meteors|Shower participants
miocene|Long-ago epoch
montero|Mitsubishi SUV
moronic|Stupid
mullets|Hockey haircuts
nameless|Indefinable
natural|Like organic food
neatnik|Pick-up artist?
needles|Pine droppings
neonates|Fresh arrivals
nephrite|Variety of jade
neutral|Idler's gear
newness|Fresh quality
nodding|Silently agreeing
nontoxic|Harmless
noodges|Pestering sorts
northern|Boreal
nosebags|Feeders in stables
nurture|Encourage
oarsmen|Racing crew
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
ominous|Menacing
opaline|Like an iridescent gem
opportunity|Chance
oregano|Pizza sauce ingredient
oriental|__ rug
osmosis|Unconscious assimilation
ossuary|Bone depository
outback|Dingoes' domain
outshone|Did better than
overdid|Exaggerated
pairing|Forming a duo
palisade|Fence for defense
panicky|Anxiously nervous
paragon|Shining example
partial|Incomplete
particle|Accelerated bit
patella|Bony cap
peasant|Blouse style
pelters|People who throw stones
pepperoni|Pizzeria supply
pergola|Roofed patio structure
pioneered|Got the ball rolling
pistachio|Some kind of a nut
ploughs|Works the croft
pomelos|Grapefruit relatives
poniards|Pirates' daggers
princes|Some fairy tale men
putrefy|Go bad
queasier|More sick
rainiest|Having the most precipitation
reality|__ check
realtor|One with lots to offer?
recharge|Use jumper cables
reclaims|Wins back, as land
reengages|Meshes afresh
rehearse|Prepare to perform
reheated|Made as a non-cook
renewal|Library extension?
reroute|Forward
resists|Withstands
retinas|Eye liners
retired|No longer working
retreat|Weekend getaway
reuptake|Process of consuming again, as a cell
richest|Best-to-do?
ripoffs|Sales scams
riverbed|Dredging spot, perhaps
riveters|Metal-bolt hammerers
roadeos|Truckers' contests
robotics|Asimovian science
romaine|Lettuce variety
rosemary|George's singing aunt
rostrum|Platform
royalty|Payment to a writer
rubaiyat|Khayyam's poetry collection
safaris|Expeditions
sailors|Pinafore people
samovar|Russian urn
sanitary|Germ-free
sapling|Baby tree
sassing|Verbal impoliteness
satiric|Tongue-in-cheek
savanna|Treeless plain
scarlet|A's hue in a tale
scheming|Plotting
schoolmaster|Teacher of fish?
scoundrel|Ganef
scourge|Whip
scrimshaws|Ivory carvings
scrounge|Go foraging
searobin|Fish also called gurnard
section|Orange morsel
secular|Not of the church
securing|Padlock's purpose
selectee|Picked one
selectee|Picked one
selfdom|The I's realm
septets|Trio-quartet combos
serapes|Mexican wraps
serendipity|Good luck
serviced|Maintained by mechanics
settees|Pieces in parlors
shadowed|Kept tabs on
shellac|Wood finish
signage|Burma Shave trademark of old
signaled|Used semaphore
simoleon|Buck or clam
skeeter|Summertime biter
sliders|Small sandwiches
slogans|Business lines?
smooths|Dewrinkles
software|Apps and such
sopping|Drenched
spambot|Junk e-mail sender
spumoni|Layered ice cream treat
squalor|Miserable state
stainers|Dye appliers
stardom|Actor's pursuit
starlet|Ingenue portrayer
statins|Cholesterol meds
stature|Height
stingier|More unlikely to tip
stogies|Smokes for hoboes
stoical|Impassive
stollen|Sweet German bread
stomach|Tolerate
strange|Alien
strengths|Longest English word with just one vowel
striate|Furrowed
strudel|Fruity pastry
sundial|Wristwatch predecessor
supertax|Penalty for the ultrarich
swollen|In need of an ice pack
symptoms|WebMD data
tableware|Forks and knives
tangible|Real and apparent
teaches|Trains
teapots|Service pieces
teaspoons|6 __ = 1 fluid ounce
teentsy|Really small
telecom|Sprint, for one
thrusts|Moves to be parried
tollgates|Collection points
tosspot|Drunkard
trainees|Some new employees
tramcars|Ore transporters
trances|Dreamy states
travail|Struggle
tribute|Roast speech
tsarina|Russian empress
umpteen|Indefinitely many
unbolts|Opens, as a gate
unloose|Set free
upcourt|Direction in basketball
vitriol|Scathing language
warlords|Power-hungry military leaders
weakish|Growing feeble
weltschmerz|World-weariness
writing|SAT section
yashmak|Muslim veil
yodeller|Slim Whitman, notably
abasers|American Idol judges, at times
abashed|Shamed
abashes|Mortifies
abettor|Getaway driver, e.g.
abettor|Helpful sort
abysses|Vast chasms
academe|Dean's milieu
achieved|Accomplished
adaptable|Pliant
addicted|Hooked
adequate|Passing
adhered|Stuck
admires|Thinks the world of
adoptee|Annie, for one
adorned|Decorated
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adulterers|Ones fooling around
aediles|Old Roman officials
affirms|Decides, as in appellate court
affronts|Insults
agamete|Spore, for example
airmail|Sender's option
airshows|Where they loop the loop
alamode|With ice cream
alencon|French city known for lace
alfredo|Fettuccine style
aliases|Handles for ones not wanting to be picked up
alizarin|Red pigment
alliances|Cooperative relationships
amalgam|Combination
amazing|Hymn opener
ammonia|Common chemical fertilizer
amphora|Two-handled jar
anchors|Relay race closers
anchovy|Caesar salad morsel, maybe
andirons|Log holders
anemone|Buttercup family plant
anemone|Windflower (7)
angelic|Saintly
animals|Moose and squirrel
animate|Enliven
animate|Put in cels
anodyne|Pain reliever
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
antiseptic|Exceptionally neat
antismog|Pollutant-reducing
anymore|Nowadays
aphorism|Money isn't everything, for example
apparats|Political power structures
apparels|Dresses
applaud|Give it up, so to speak
aquacade|Splashy show
arboretum|Public garden
arbours|His private __, and new-planted orchards (Shakespeare)
arietta|Short solo
armband|Symbol of support
arraigned|Brought before the judge
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrested|Brought in
arrives|Gets in
arsenals|Weapon stores
arsenic|Killer in a Kesselring play
arsenic|Poisoner's choice
arsonist|Bad lighter?
arsonist|Firebug
article|Life story?
article|Time piece?
ascender|Characteristic of b, d, or h
ascribe|Credit (to)
aseptic|Germfree
aseptic|Sterile
ashamed|Humiliated
assails|Besets
assails|Lashes out at
assaults|Forays
assents|Approvals
assessor|One with a taxing job?
assuring|Making certain
astatic|Unstable
asterisk|Star of M*A*S*H?
astound|Knock the socks off
astound|Throw for a loop
athletes|Olympians
athletic|AAU part
attaboy|Good work, junior!
attainer|One who got it
attorney|Lincoln, for one
aubades|Morning songs
auctions|eBay offerings
aureate|Pompous in style
automat|Horn & Hardart eatery
avenged|Got even for
average|Not outstanding
ballerina|Arabesque performer
bananas|Woody Allen film
bandaid|Temporary solution
barmaid|Tavern employee
baroque|Like Vivaldi's music
baseman|Player near a bag
basemen|Diamond figures
beagles|Snoopy and others
begrime|Soil with oil, say
beliefs|Precepts
believes|Has faith
bemused|Lost in thought
berserk|Out of control
bestrew|Scatter about
bivouac|Encampment
blatant|Not subtle
blenders|Causes of many mix-ups?
blueblood|Aristocrat
boarded|Got on
bolivar|Venezuelan coin
bonanza|Windfall
bonbons|Chocolate goodies
booksellers|Charge drug dealers?
borzois|Silky-coated dogs
boutique|Trendy mall unit
braggarts|Blowhards
breathless|In suspense, maybe
briefed|Brought up to speed
briskets|Beef cuts
broiler|Steak maker
broncos|Rodeo critters
bylines|Aptly named credits
cabanas|Changing places
cabinet|Advisory group
cajoled|Sweet-talked
calamus|Aromatic herb also called sweet flag
caliper|Body fat measurer
cameras|Shooters' needs
canniest|Most shrewd or frugal
cantina|Southwestern watering hole
capsule|Dose holder
capsule|Space __
caravan|Line in the sand?
caribes|Piranhas
carioca|Samba-like dance
carpenter|Hammer wielder
cauliflower|It has an Orange Bouquet variety
caveman|Quest for Fire character
ceasing|Discontinuing
centavo|Chump change in Chihuahua
centavo|Peso part
central|Smack-dab in the middle
cerebral|Brainy
chapeau|Tete cover
chervil|Parsley family herb
chocolates|Items in Gump's life simile
chorded|Played a guitar
chugalug|Drinking competition
citadel|Fortress
citizen|Passport holder
clansman|Sporran wearer
climate|It can be controlled in cars
closely|In few hands
closeups|Big shots?
clowning|Buffoonery
coalfield|Energy source
codicil|Will change
coffeepot|Kitchen cooker
cohosts|Star and Barbara, once
colossal|Huge
commoners|Ordinary blokes
compares|Is of equl standing
competency|Fitness
condescended|Stooped
conserve|Save
consuls|Some diplomats
contraband|Bad goods
control|Hold in check
convened|Came together
convulse|Shake with laughter
cordoba|Spanish province
corkage|BYOB fee
cornerstones|Time capsules' locales
cornflower|*Plant also known as bachelor's button
cornice|Wall crown
coronet|Tiara's cousin
corsair|Pirate ship
corsair|Pirates' place
cougars|Brigham Young University team
coveter|Tenth Commandment violator
creamer|Coffee additive
cretins|Louts
critics|Con men, often?
curvier|More zaftig
damages|Thing to sue for
dandelion|*Country wine source
darkest|Like a sunspot umbra
deadest|Least bouncy, ballwise
debates|Hashes over
decorate|Grace the place
decrypt|Crack in the NSA
deepened|Intensified
defamer|Backbiting sort
dehisced|Split open, as seedpods
deludes|Plays a trick on
demerit|Blemish on a record
dentures|Artificial choppers
deplores|Bewails
deranged|Out of one's gourd
derogate|Stray in conduct
deserve|Rate
dewdrop|Aptly named inn?
diaspora|Cultural scattering
dictating|Boss's timesaver
dietary|__ supplement
disconcert|Unnerve
disputant|Argumentative one
distort|Misrepresent
disturb|Bother
doctorates|Graduate degrees
dollars|Sacajawea coins
donating|Philanthropic activity
dormant|Like some volcanos
dosages|Prescribed amounts
dreamed|__ up (formulated)
dressed|__ to kill
dripped|Made coffee, maybe
drivers|People with licenses
droners|Monotonous talkers
droplet|Drizzle bit
drovers|Chisholm Trail figures
dustcovers|Lift prints from lids?
eavesdrop|Listen in
ebonite|Clarinet mouthpiece material
ebonite|Insulating rubber
echelon|Rank
ecotype|Taxonomic subspecies
effluvia|Noxious vapors
egalite|French motto word
eggheads|Smarties
eggplant|*Moussaka ingredient
egomania|Bovarism
elegance|Refined taste
elegiac|Sorrowful
elevens|Some naturals
elitism|Class-conscious belief
elongate|Draw out
elusive|Difficult to describe
embryos|Beginning stages
emerita|Retiree's title
eminency|Outstanding quality
emotive|Passionate
empties|They may be returned for credit
encaged|Locked up
endeavor|Attempt
endgame|Competitive final stage
endgames|Final stages of action
engineer|Organize
enlighten|Inform
enormity|Great extent
entryways|Passages at the front
epistles|Mass readings
erodent|Like the power of the wind
erotica|Blue prints?
errands|Gofer's list
erratic|Unpredictable
escalade|Assault using ladders
escorts|Some convoy members
esparto|Wiry grass
essayed|Made a good try
essence|Kernel
estates|Baronial residences
estival|Summery
eternal|Adjective for Rome
eternal|Never-fading
ethicists|Moral majority?
evening|Making square
execrate|Abhor
execute|Carry out
exemplar|Model
expanse|National forest, e.g.
eyelashes|They may be batted
eyeliner|Pencil application
eyeliners|Maybelline products
facsimiles|Exact reproductions for Vera
falafel|Fried Mediterranean mixture
fasciae|Tissue bands
fascism|Dictatorial system
fencers|Olympic foilers?
festoons|Decks out
fettering|Putting in shackles
fiascos|Debacles
fiefdom|Feudal estate
fierily|With passion
finesse|Savoir-faire
finesse|Subtlety
fingernail|Hand part
fisticuffs|Brawl
flutter|React to a breeze, as a flag
footsore|Tired of walking
foregoer|He does without
forelimb|Animal's "arm"
fortyish|Between 38 and 42, say
foxiest|Most alluring
freeform|Spontaneous
freemason|Shriner, for example
futurists|Seers
gallant|Chivalrous
galling|Bitter
gavotte|French dance
geneses|Origins
genetic|Kind of code
genotype|Organism's heredity traits
ginseng|Allegedly healthful root used in tea
giraffes|Acacia munders
gladiator|Prizefighter
glossing|___ over (treating lightly)
gnashed|Ground together, as teeth
goggles|Ace's eyewear
goldeneye|1995 Pierce Brosnan film
goldenrod|*Flower mistakenly associated with many allergies
gorilla|Goon
grammar|School level
grandam|Pontiac muscle car
grinder|Deli sandwich
gritted|Ground, as teeth
growths|Weedy invasions, e.g.
guffaws|Way more than giggles
gunwales|Oarlocks' locales
handbag|Purse
hearsays|Unverified "facts"
heroines|Some star parts
hesitant|Undecided
hexagon|Benzene ring shape (7)
hoedowns|Barn dances
hookahs|Water pipes
hooligan|Urban brawler
hoptoad|Amphibious critter, in dialect
hostage|Conditional detainee
hottest|Most popular
housekeeper|Quote, part 2
hydrants|Where dogs often go
iceboat|Winter vehicle
icehouse|Pre-refrigerator creation
ideally|For best results
idolise|Worship, in Warrington
imitate|Appear like
imperil|Jeopardize
impolitic|Hardly tactful
imposes|Levies (on)
inaugurate|Commence
infinite|Boundless
inflate|Exaggerate
inkblot|Personality test image
inseparable|Like best buds
insider|Company director
insoles|Cobbler's concerns
insoles|They're under tongues
intense|Acute
interests|Arouses curiosity
introduce|Do the honors
invoice|Statement line item
iridium|Catalytic converter component
ironies|Story surprises
islands|Long and Padre
italics|Word list?
jacanas|Ploverlike birds
jacketed|Dressed in a blazer
jejuneness|Insipid quality
jousters|Knights, at times
kneeled|Genuflected
labeled|Classified
lamellae|Layered structures in fish gills
lasagnas|Pasta dishes
laureate|Honored poet, e.g.
legislated|In force
lemming|Vole cousin
letterman|Campus notable
linoleum|Floor covering
lissome|Nimble
littler|Not as big
loathsome|Foul
lockout|Labor dispute tactic
madonna|Singer with the 2005 album "Confessions On a Dance Floor"
maestros|Topnotch conductors
mainstay|Dependable type
maniacal|Like many a villain
marinade|Fish bath?
marquess|Earl, ___, duke
martens|Some furs
medleys|Groups' groupings
meerkats|Some mongooses
merciless|Cruel
merciless|Cruel
mergers|Get-togethers
merriest|Most jubilant
minarets|Prayer towers
miniature|Matchbox product, e.g.
minicab|Carrier for one traveling light?
minister|Government official
minutiae|Little details
miracle|Rare event
moneyed|Well-to-do
montage|Cinematic use of many images
mulberry|*"Pop Goes the Weasel" bush
mummify|Keep under wraps?
mushroom|Stroganoff item
mystics|Medium and others
nailbiters|Touchy situations
nameplate|Office door attachment
namesake|Junior
nastier|Less nice
naugahyde|Brand of artificial leather
nauseate|Disgust
neatherd|Cattle tender of yore
nebulas|Interstellar clouds
needier|More indigent
negates|Cancels out
nemeses|Banes
neolith|Stone Age implement
neonatal|Just born
neoteric|Of recent origin
nescient|Ignorant
newsroom|Story source
nitpicks|Nickels and dimes, so to speak
noblest|Most high-minded
noblest|Most honorable
nondairy|Like some creamers
nonplus|Baffle
nonsense|Hogwash
notated|Recorded
nowhere|Remote area
oarsmen|Crew
obedience|Kind of school
obelisk|Monolithic monument
obstacles|They can get in the way
obviate|Prelude
oddities|Sore thumbs, in a way
odorous|Smelly
odyssey|Epic jorney
odyssey|Pilgrimage
oeuvres|One's literary lifework
ogreish|Like a legendary monster
oilcups|Engine receptacles
olestra|Lite food ingredient
oloroso|Medium-dry sherry
ominous|Forbidding
ongoing|Unbroken
onscreen|Like some personalities
onslaught|Vigorous attack
opaline|Like moonstone
operate|Run
opining|Contributing, in a way
orbital|Like Glenn's memorable space flight
ordinal|First, second, or third
ordinal|Kind of number
organza|Sheer fabric
ossifies|Converts to bone
ousters|Evictions
outargue|Prove better at debating
outcrop|Emergence
ovenware|Pyrex products
overbite|Orthodontist's concern
overcharge|Gouge
overeat|Get stuffed
overseer|Foreperson
ovulate|Get some eggs going?
paganist|Shaman worshiper, e.g.
paisano|Countryman
palaces|Royal residences
parboil|Cook briefly
pardons|Excuses
parolee|Conditionally released prisoner
paroles|Hood releases?
parsley|Entree garnish
parsons|Service leaders
parvenu|Society neophyte
patents|Protects, in a way
peering|Looking searchingly
penitent|Remorseful
periwinkle|*Edible sea snail
pesters|Produces fine whines
philology|Literary study
phoning|Getting on the horn
photomap|Zillow.com offering
piccolo|Small flute
pickings|Scraps
pigment|Coloring matter
pilsner|Light lager
pinecones|Fir coat
pinhead|Nitwit
pioneers|Groundbreakers
plasters|Really wallops
plateaus|Levels off
potluck|Whatever
prayers|Reverent petitions
predate|Come before
premiers|Government leaders
present|In the room
presides|Is in charge
presses|Tries too hard
prevent|Head off
preview|See it first
privacy|Victim of an invasion?
profile|Write up
prorate|Divide fairly
protest|Demonstration
pungent|Nose-wrinkling
radiate|Glow
raiders|Three-time Super Bowl champs
rainbow|Route to the gold?
rallies|Hobbyists' get-togethers
rapidly|With great haste
rations|Fare share
reabsorb|Accept again
realists|Dreamers' opposites
realtor|Land mover?
reasons|They may be personal
rebores|Enlarges, as a rifle barrel
receive|Meet with
recuses|Disqualifies, as a juror
redacts|Edits
reenter|Come again?
rehired|Took on again
reigned|Was in charge
reining|Controlling, as a steed
reissues|Prints, as a new edition
rejoice|Exult
relates|Describes
relating|Telling
relives|Experiences anew
rematch|Loser's request
remember|Honor
remorse|Atoner's emotion
renovations|Major urban efforts
reorder|Get more goods
repossess|Take back merchandise
reptile|Snake, for one
researchers|Lab scientists for Anne
residue|Ash
resituated|Moved
respire|Breathe
respite|Breathing spell
restamp|Imprint again
resumed|Began again
resumed|Picked up the thread
retainer|Up-front money
retaped|Went back to the recording studio
rethink|Take back to the drawing board
retiree|Pension recipient
retools|Updates at the factory
retunes|Corrects inaccurate pitches
revered|Idolized
reverie|Daydream
reverify|Check again
reviled|Spoke badly of
rigatoni|Tubes on the table
roosted|Sat in the coop
rosters|Lists
rounder|Wastrel
rucksacks|Hikers' burdens
rustlers|Swish makers
saltines|Soup go-with
salvaged|Retrieved
samaritans|Some people of old Palestine
samosas|Indian pastries
sangria|Wine punch
sarongs|South Pacific unisex attire
sassafras|Tea flavoring
satsuma|Japanese pottery
sayonara|Parting of the Sea of Japan?
scathes|Denounces harshly
scatter|Kind of rug
scenics|Panoramic photos
scented|Like perfumes
scissor|Shear
scissor|Snip
sconces|Wall brackets
scorpion|Zodiac creature
scraper|Painter's tool
scratch|Pool infraction
screwball|Zany
scribes|Old manuscript copiers
seaborgium|Element 106
seances|Soul-searching efforts?
seatbelts|Lifesavers, statistically
seaways|Manmade marine accesses
seconded|Supported
seedbeds|Gardening preparations
seeders|Farm machines
seedily|In a shabby way
seethed|Simmered
seethes|Is more than displeased
senator|Hill worker
senator|Lawmaker
senecas|Five Nations members
senecas|Iroquoian people
senhora|Lisbon lady
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senseless|Inane
seraphic|Like an angel
servants|Hired hands
sestets|Italian sonnet sections
sevenths|When flatted, some jazz blue notes
sfumato|Subtlety-of-tone technique used in the Mona Lisa
shakers|Movers' partners
shanties|Rough cabins
sharing|Not holding in
sheared|Cut short
sherifs|Moroccan rulers
sherries|Manzanilla and Amontillado
shiitake|Edible mushroom
shotgun|Football formation
shoveled|Dug up
showings|Open house events
showstopper|Broadway interruption
siamese|Elegant cat
silence|Muffle
sinuate|Winding
skittish|Restive
skullcap|Synagogue cover
slanders|Smears
slashes|Cuts, as prices
slaters|Christian and Helen
slowest|Like right-lane traffic. Typically
smaller|Shrunken
smelled|Got a whiff of
smirked|Looked smug
smothered|Topped liberally, as with gravy
smothers|Tom or Dick, but not Harry
snarler|Cur, at times
snidest|Most insinuating
soddens|Soaks completely
soggily|As if drenched
solaria|Sun parlors
solderers|They bring metals together
solitaire|Aptly named card game
songbird|Wren or thrush
sonnets|Milton works
sparing|Showing mercy to
sparrow|Songbird
spatter|Frying pan hazard
spelunk|Explore caves
spielers|Sales reps
splashy|Ostentatious
sprouts|Germinates
stalags|Prison camps
staples|Office Depot rival
statics|Physics branch
stating|Putting into words
steeple|Church topper
steepness|Grade measurement
stentor|Loud speaker
stepparent|Cinderella figure
steppes|Treeless plains
stepping|Kind of stone
stiletto|Dagger
stollen|Fruity German bread
stonework|Mason's jobs
stonier|More obdurate
strafing|Attacking from the air
streaker|Unclothed prankster
streets|Wall et al.
stricter|Less loose
strobes|Flashing lights
studies|Crams, in a way
sunporch|Bright outer room
sunsets|Dazzling photo-ops
sweeney|Big name in tonsorial fiction
synapsis|Chromosome pairing during meiosis
synonym|Specimen, for example?
tartness|Vinegary quality
tasters|Oenophiles, often
tasting|Risky job in the king's court, maybe
taunters|Mocking sorts
teachers|They may have pets
teenager|MTV fan
temporal|Like some cerebral lobes
tenable|Possible to defend
tensest|Most uptight
tensors|Certain muscles
tenured|Like experienced teachers
tenuring|Making permanent, as a teacher
termite|Home wrecker
ternate|In groups of three
terrain|Topography
tessera|Mosiac piece
thereupon|With that
thruster|Spacecraft attachment
titanic|Blockbuster film of 1997
titanic|Ginormous
toaster|Best man, often
toluene|Solvent used in explosives
topsail|Feature of some schooners
toreros|Bullfighters
touchup|Airbrush, e.g.
tourmaline|Multicolored gemstone
trainers|Coaches
transient|Bedouin
transit|Surveyor's instrument
treason|Arnold's crime
trellis|Ivy site
tremors|Aftershocks
tresses|Head locks
trilled|Warbled
trisect|Divide by three
trounce|Beat handily
trowelled|Dug in the garden
tumbleweed|*Desert roller
turnups|Trouser cuffs, in Chelsea
tyrosine|Amino acid found in ripe cheese
umlauts|German diacritical marks
underneath|Below, for Laura
unloosen|Create slack
unnerves|Disconcerts
unnoted|Overlooked
unready|Epithet for Ethelred
unseals|Opens
unsocial|Standoffish
upsurge|Sudden jump
uranium|Radioactive element
viaducts|Certain bridges
washroom|Place to clean up
webster|Lexicography name
wetsuit|Surfer's protection
whereto|It's a fare question
wisteria|Ornamental vine
workers|Marx urged them to unite
yeasted|Fermented
zestful|Spirited
zippier|More energetic
arching|Like a Palladian window
congenially|In an agreeable way
glassier|More vacant, as eyes
remunerator|One who pays
targeted|Set a production goal
accounting|FIRST-in, FIRST-out discipline
aldehyde|Organic compound
atwitter|Excited
besieged|Overwhelmed with work
elitists|Select group
eyewink|Flirter's ploy
hayrides|Rural fun
paramedics|FIRST-aid pros
pastries|Continental-breakfast offerings
philatelist|FIRST-day cover collector
slashing|Discounting drastically
thinnest|Most svelte
tinsmith|Craftsperson of a sort
tootsie|Jessica Lange Oscar film
adoptive|Kind of mother or father
airborne|Disbanded Canadian Forces group
alerted|Warned
ambition|Politician's drive, e.g.
anecdotal|Based on personal observation
antirust|Inhibiting corrosion
asphalt|Trans Canada Highway surface
associates|Business partners
avenger|Retaliator
aviated|Tested the Avro Arrow, e.g.
begrime|Dirty
bullets|Revolver reloads
cathodes|Battery terminals
coalfield|Energy resource found in Nova Scotia
deadest|Least lively
declare|Speak at Canada Customs?
decorate|Trim, as a Christmas tree
decorum|Good manners
deepest|Most profound
deserts|Leaves the Armed Forces illegally
earthmen|Us, to aliens?
educates|Teaches
endless|Infinite
engineer|VIA Rail employee
ensnare|Trap
enticed|Lured
erratic|Unpredictable
evaluate|Size up
everyone|All Canadians
excesses|Overabundances
firestone|Tire manufacturer involved in a recent large-scale recall
forearms|They're between the elbows and the wrists
gardenia|Evergreen shrub with large white flowers
handball|Game similar to squash
implants|Establishes firmly
incenses|Angers
induction|Kind of coil
instance|Example
ironwork|Ornamental railings, e.g.
lacrosse|Canada's national game
ladders|They go to blazes
leadier|Heavier, in a way
liberal|LIKE JEAN CHRETIEN'S GROUP
locating|Pinpointing
location|Site
manatee|Sea cow
marinade|Cook's mixture
melters|De-icers
misdeeds|Wicked acts
newlyweds|Niagara Falls tourists, often
nineteen|Legal drinking age in British Columbia
obedient|Law-abiding
oilcans|Lubricant containers
oriental|Eastern
overeating|Reason for many New Year's diets
overstating|Exaggerator's activity
paltrier|Smaller, as a sum
parasol|Sun umbrella
pertain|Be relevant
ranchero|South American cowboy
ravines|Deep gullies
rehashed|Went over again
resurrect|Bring back
roadster|Convertible sportscar
scanner|Universal Product Code reader
senates|Upper houses on both Parliament and Capitol Hill
serpent|Reptile in the Canadian Medical Association's symbol
shoetree|Hush Puppy holder
shortly|Any minute now
sillier|More inane
slowing|Deceleration
snapdragons|Floral favourites
spearmints|Herbs used for flavouring chewing gum
stalest|Least fresh
sweeper|Broom
sweeties|Honeys
taskmaster|Stern boss
terrify|Frighten
tosspots|Barflies
treaties|Important pacts with the First Nations People of Canada
worried|Apprehensive
aboriginal|Of the First Nations People of Canada
absence|Nonappearance
accepts|Agrees to
acropolis|Parthenon site
actress|Karen Black or Uma Thurman, e.g.
adheres|Clings closely
adjudicate|Act as a referee
adorning|Ornamenting
agitated|Stirred up
aimless|Lacking direction
airship|Hindenburg, e.g.
amaretto|Almond-flavoured liqueur
animate|Give life-like qualities to
antenna|Aerial
antidote|Remedy
antipasto|Italian appetizer
aperitif|Pre-meal drink
appliance|Range or dishwasher, e.g.
aqualung|Diver's gear
argonauts|C.F.L. team
artisans|Craftsmen
assertion|Statement
assists|Stats for Gretzky
autocrat|Dictator
azaleas|Rhododendron relatives
bandanna|Brightly coloured scarf
bassinet|Hooded baby bed
bayonet|Rifle attachment
bearers|Standard ___ (flag holders)
beefsteak|Chophouse serving
bellows|Flame fanners
beriberi|Disease caused by vitamin B deficiency
bohemia|Artsy area
bohemian|Arty
bonemeal|Organic fertilizer
cablegrams|Overseas wires
caliper|Thickness measurer
cardiogram|Heart test
cauterize|Burn with a hot iron
chanters|Gregorian monks, at times
clarion|Clear and shrill, as a trumpet call
collides|Impacts
compels|Obligates
concept|Idea
consent|Permission
cornball|Goofy
crafted|Made with skill
crasser|More ill-mannered
cravats|Broad neckties
creator|Author
creature|Beast
crucible|Melting pot
dancing|Royal Winnipeg Ballet specialty
daycare|Pre-kindergarten place
deathbed|Last rites location, at times
decanter|Carafe
dehorns|Removes antlers
dehorns|Removes antlers
denouement|Final resolution
derider|Mocking person
despairs|Abandons hope
diehards|Zealots
dilemma|Quandary
disaster|Catastrophe
dispute|Argument
downhill|Like skiing at B.C.'s Mt. Whistler
dragnet|Jack Webb TV oldie
dresser|Actor's assistant
easiest|Most simple
eeriness|Spooky quality
electee|Office holder
electric|Kind of blanket or car
electron|Elementary particle
emerald|Green gem
emerald|Green gem
emeries|Abrasive minerals
emission|Discharge
encoded|Wrote in a cipher
ensnarl|Catch in a mesh
entitles|Authorizes
entrant|Competitor
epilogue|Concluding part
erector|___ Set (collectable construction toy)
ermines|Expensive white furs
escalate|Intensify
evaporate|Disappear
evident|Easy to see
evident|Plain to see
eyelets|Small holes
fantasia|Ground-breaking Disney cartoon of 1940
fashion|Style
financial|The ___ Post (Canadian newspaper)
fishing|Trawler's activity
flosses|Cleans one's teeth, in a way
forgets|Slips one's mind
galactic|Pertaining to the Milky Way
galilee|Sea of ___ (Biblical location)
grabbed|Took hold of
gradient|Slope
greasiness|Oily quality
gristles|Cartilages
hairpin|180 degree bend at the Vancouver Indy
halogen|___ headlights (bright bulbs)
handmaid|Female attendant
hangout|Frequently visited place
headache|Migraine
headmen|Chiefs
heaping|Filling to the brim
hotcakes|They're usually eaten with maple syrup
hydrogen|Element number 1
imposer|Uninvited guest
impresario|Promoter
incisor|Cutting tooth
indirect|Word before lighting or object
indulge|Enjoy to excess
inhabit|Dwell
insomnia|Chronic sleeplessness
interiors|Cores
intimated|Implied as a possibility
isomers|Some chemical compounds
keyless|Like a combination lock
labrador|Large area in Atlantic Canada
legatee|Beneficiary
lesions|Skin wounds
lottery|Canada's "649", for one
madness|Lunacy
magnates|Powerful businessmen
magnetos|Small generators
malaria|Tropical malady
manages|Supervises
mandarin|Type of orange
marshal|Arrange in logical order
matinee|Afternoon show
matinee|___ idol
meekness|Humble quality
messiah|Handel oratorio with "The"
mincers|Meat cutters, at times
moccasin|Soft leather shoe
moistener|Damp cloth, e.g.
needier|More impoverished
neglect|Leave undone
newspaper|Edmonton Journal or The Globe and Mail
nineteen|Legal drinking age in B.C.
noodles|Pasta strips
obedience|___ School (dog's place)
ocarinas|Egg-shaped instruments
onshore|Toward the land
openest|Most candid
oracles|Prophets
ostlers|Stable workers
overate|Stuffed oneself
overcast|Ready to rain, perhaps
overlaid|Covered
overman|Supply with too many crew
overpass|Trans Canada highway feature
override|Rule against
paranoia|Fearful delusion
parboil|Cook briefly
parishes|Anglican Church of Canada divisions
particle|Speck
pianist|Glenn Gould, for one
pleader|Appealing person
primate|Ape, for one
profiles|Biographical sketches
protrude|Stick out like a sore thumb
prowess|Superior skill
ramrods|Strict disciplinarians
ranters|Loud speakers
redhead|Carrot-top
redress|Pay damages
reemerge|Come out into the open again
refasten|Attach anew
reissued|Printed anew
retails|Sells
reunite|Bring together again
reviving|Bringing new life to
rhombuses|Rectangles' relatives
ridicule|Tease
ripening|Aging
roughriders|C.F.L. team
sabotaged|Undermined
saffron|Expensive spice
samurai|Japanese warrior
sashayed|Strutted
saskatoon|University of Saskatchewan's city
satanic|Diabolical
saucers|Cups' companions
sauteed|Fried quickly
savants|Wise ones
scandal|Tunagate or Watergate, e.g.
seacoast|Ocean liner?
seacoast|Ocean liner?
seashore|What Alberta and Saskatchewan lack, geographically
seatbelt|Airbag alternative
secular|Not of the church
seethes|Boils
sensitive|Tender
serenaders|Musicians who play to the balcony?
serenest|Most calm
settees|Parlour pieces
sherbet|Frozen fruit-flavoured treat
shipyard|Boat building site
showtime|It's ___!
shutoff|Isolate
skillful|Adept
sleeved|Like many shirts
slippery|Like ice-covered roads
snowiest|Most wintery, in a way
soldered|Fused, as electrical wire
sonatas|Chamber compositions
soulmates|Close companions
sterile|Germfree
steroid|Banned sports drug
stiletto|Small dagger
streamed|Flowed like the Fraser
strenuous|Tough going
subsidy|Government grant
subtler|More understated
suffers|Feels the pain
sweaters|Cowichan ___ (Vancouver Island jerseys)
tabouret|Low stool
tainting|Polluting, as a water supply
tallest|Adjective for Toronto's C.N. Tower
tamales|Cantina treats
tangelo|Grapefruit-manderin hybrid
teacake|Four o'clock snack, perhaps
teenage|___ Mutant Ninja Turtles
teethes|Grows molars
tempting|Seductive
territory|Yukon, for one
timbres|Tone colours
tinderbox|Potentially explosive situation
tinniest|Most lacking in resonance
topsoil|Fertile layer
tornado|Edmonton ___ of 1987 (natural disaster)
tributes|Testimonials
trilogy|Group of three plays
trollers|Some Canadian fishermen
trooper|Cavalryman
tungsten|Metallic element
ultimate|Final
upriver|Towards the source of the St. Lawrence, e.g.
victoria|Western terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway
windlasses|Winches
windproof|Like a strong raincoat
workroom|Hobbyist's place
acetates|Clear plastic sheets
acutely|In a sharp manner
adapter|It's made to fit
adapters|Arrangers
address|Canada Post concern
adornments|Decorations
airless|Like a vacuum
airsick|Nauseous, while aloft
alamode|Apple pie order
amarettos|Almond-flavoured liqueurs
ammeter|Current measurer
analogous|Comparable
angered|Riled
annexed|Took territory
annuals|Yearbooks
argonauts|Toronto seafarers?
armrests|Chair parts
arpeggio|Kind of chord
artistic|Like Emily Carr
askance|Look ___ (view with suspicion)
asperse|Denigrate
assents|Acquiesces
average|Normal
backrest|Chair part
birdseed|Food for canaries
boilers|Water heaters
bologna|Deli meat
calypso|Caribbean music style
cameras|Tourists' neckwear, often
canalboats|River craft, of a kind
canapes|Appetizers
canasta|Form of rummy using two decks
candies|Halloween treats
cannery|Food factory, of a sort
cannonball|Projectile of old
caribou|Antlered Canadian animal
certifier|Guarantor
clasper|One with a tight hold
clearcut|Log, in a way
coattails|Parts of some jackets
computer|Calculator's big brother
concave|Curving inward
coronation|Alberta town
coterie|Social set
coverups|Concealment strategies
crewcut|Closely cropped hair style
crossing|Intersection
deepwater|Serious trouble, so to speak
defrost|Freezer cycle
degrees|Laval grants them
dentate|Having toothlike projections
desires|Wants strongly
detonate|Cause to explode
dolphin|___-friendly tuna
drearier|Less lively
dresser|Actor's assistant
earlobe|It may be pierced
ebonite|Hard rubber
edifice|Imposing building
editions|Macleans Magazine units
elevate|Raise
elevator|Stairs alternative
embrace|Hug
empires|Realms
enmities|Hostile feelings
ensnares|Traps
entwine|Interlace
episodes|Edgemont or "Star Trek" units
erasures|Take out signs?
essayed|Attempted
evaders|Draft dodgers, e.g.
example|Instance
eyesight|Vision
eyesore|Ugly sight
eyetooth|Canine neighbour
fertilize|Add nutrients to
fitness|Health
forehand|Tennis stroke
gangway|Let me through!
gasoline|Petro Canada product
government|Parliament Hill group
hairpieces|Wigs
hectare|Canadian land area measure
heiress|She gets what's coming to her
hibernates|Sleeps during winter
hideous|Repulsive
homeland|Canada, for many, e.g
hostess|Twinkies maker
hostile|Unfriendly
hovered|Levitated
howlers|Thigh-slappers
humbles|Abases
imposer|Unwanted guest, e.g.
individual|Person
indulge|Enjoy to excess
inherit|Come into
insulin|Canadian invention
intruders|Housebreakers, e.g.
ironing|Fixing problems, with "out"
isolated|Quarantined
jeopardy|Alex Trebek's long running game show
kestrel|Small falcon
keynoter|Principle speaker
laments|Bemoans
levitate|Raise
lewdest|Most salacious
literati|Intelligentsia
logjams|Stoppages at the lumber mill?
lonesome|I'm so ___ I could cry
luxuriate|Enjoy to excess
macadam|Paved surface
mammals|Bears and beavers, e.g.
mandolin|Guitar's little brother
maritime|Like Nova Scotia, or P.E.I.
melange|Hodgepodge
mention|Cite
messenger|Courier
millennia|1,000 year periods
modules|Detachable sections
muskets|Old infantry guns
nebulae|Interstellar gas clouds
negates|Contradicts
notaries|Document certifiers, in Canada
notions|Ideas
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
oiliness|Greasy quality
oracles|Prophets
ordered|Dictated
oregano|Soup spice
ottoman|Footstool
overstayed|Outlasted one's welcome
overthrow|Topple, as a regime
pacemaker|Canadian invention
pajamas|Nightwear for cats?
pajamas|Sleeper's clothes
palates|Hard and soft mouth parts
palisade|Strong fence made of stakes
papyrus|Early writing material
partners|Collaborators
patience|Solitaire in England
pepperoni|Pizza topping
pinwheel|Spinning firework
players|Theatrical performers
potpourri|Fragrant mixture of flower petals
prelims|Events before the main events
premeds|Doctors-to-be, informally
premier|Mike Harris, e.g.
preordain|Determine beforehand
preteens|Most elementary school students, e.g.
proceed|Carry on
prowess|Superior skill
ratatat|Machine gun sound
reannexed|Took back lost territory
reasonable|Sane
rebuild|Construct over
redcoat|British soldier, in the American Revolution
regional|Characteristic of an area
releases|Frees
remembrance|___ Day (Canadian holiday)
renegades|Ottawa dissenters?
resemble|Appear like
retreads|Some automobile tires
retreat|Military withdrawal
rewards|Bounties
rotates|Does a turn?
sardine|Small food fish
sargasso|___ Sea (Caribbean area)
saskatoon|Canada's 17th largest city
satiate|Engorge
scavenger|Type of hunt
schemed|Plotted
seamers|Tailors, at times
seasonal|Periodic
seasons|Adds spice
seismal|Caused by an earthquake
seizure|Confiscation
selects|Choses
senator|Member of Canada's Upper House
senorita|Mexican miss
settees|Small sofas
shakedowns|Extortions
shallots|Small mild-flavoured onions
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shortcake|Dessert for Canadian comedian Martin?
shredders|Document destroyers
shutout|Complete rout, in hockey
sidings|Some CP Rail spurs
silences|Quiet times
sloshed|Pie-eyed
sneerer|Contemptuous one
snowblower|Canadian invention
snowmobile|Canadian invention
sociable|Friendly
spaceman|Astronaut
spirited|Peppy
spongers|Freeloaders
sported|Wore proudly
sprints|Short races
stalest|Least fresh
standee|Straphanger
stateless|Without nationality
station|VIA Rail stop
staunch|Steadfast
stilettos|Small daggers
stipulated|Specified as a condition
stories|Narratives
stowaway|Freeloading passenger
subtract|Deduct
suitcase|Travelling bag
synagogue|House of worship
tallyho|Fox hunter's cry
tankers|Oil ships
televise|Air on Global
temporal|Of the material world
tenderly|In an gentle manner
thiamine|Vitamin B1
threads|Filaments
toccata|Bach's "___ and Fugue in D minor"
toneless|Lacking expression
tornado|Twister
transport|Convey
trapper|Pelt collector
tremolo|Musical vibration
tsarina|Russian royal, of yore
unfilled|Vacant
unnamed|Anonymous
unshaven|Sporting whiskers
valentine|Truelove
victoria|Birthplace of Emily Carr
wainwright|Alberta town
wakeful|Open-eyed
wealthy|Well above the Canadian poverty line
wholesale|In large quantities
wiretap|Bug, spy-style
yammers|Whines
aardvark|Anteater
aboriginal|First Nations related
aboriginal|Native
absolute|___ zero (very cold)
actions|Deeds
actions|Deeds
actress|Karen Black or Meg Tilly
adrenal|Gland near the kidneys
advance|Bring forward
alfresco|In the open air
alliance|Canadian ___ Party (Official Opposition)
altarpiece|Communion table screen
alteration|Adjustment
although|Notwithstanding
amenity|Convenience
amenity|Convenience
amongst|In the middle of
amoretti|Little cupids
anaconda|South American snake
anaerobe|Oxygen-shunning organism
anagrams|Scrambled letter games
analogy|Comparison
analogy|Comparison
animate|Enliven
anklets|Leg ornaments
appalls|Horrifies
appears|Seems
armadillo|Bony-plated mammal
armament|Weaponry
arrears|In ___ (behind in payments)
artisan|Craftsperson
assaults|Attacks
assured|Guaranteed
asterisk|Star-shaped symbol
ateliers|Artists' studios
atriums|Courtyards
attachable|Capable of being fastened
attorneys|Canadian Bar Association members
audience|Spectators
avalanches|Canadian Rockies hazards in the news
aviation|Flight
awarded|Bestowed an honour upon
bacchanals|Wild parties
backwoods|Hinterland
bantered|Exchanged playful remarks
barnacle|Marine crustacean
battleship|Naval vessel
besotted|Blind drunk
blatant|Obvious
bohemia|Scandal in ___ (Sherlock Holmes story)
bracing|Supporting structurally
brightest|Most brainy
broiler|Type of chicken
cabaret|Nightclub show
canasta|Form of rummy
canasta|Form of rummy
carnivals|Circuses
castles|Knights' neighbours in chess
catacomb|Ancient underground tunnel
cataract|Waterfall
cements|Glues securely
clavicle|Collarbone
colossi|Giants
confetti|Bridal shower?
convene|Meet
convent|Nun's home
coolant|Radiator fill
corridors|Passageways
creameries|Dairies
crimped|Pinched
criteria|Standards
dateline|Imaginary Pacific Ocean divider
decline|Gradual decrease
demigod|Deified mortal
denizens|Inhabitants
departed|Took leave
derelicts|Abandoned ships
destroy|Ruin
detested|Hated
detests|Hates
detests|Hates
diarist|Journal keeper
disaster|Catastrophe
doorway|Threshold
dramatize|Stage
dresser|Actor's assistant
dribble|Fall slowly in drops
duelled|Fought with a foil
earrings|Lobe danglers
eclipse|Total solar event
editorial|Important Globe and Mail feature
editors|Vancouver Sun and National Post VIPs
elastic|Flexible
electee|Office holder
elevate|Raise
emailed|Posted electronically
emailed|Posted electronically
endorser|Cheque signer
engineers|Canadian National employees
ensnare|Trap
entertainer|Host
equation|Mathematical statement
erosion|Clear cut logging may cause this
erratic|Performing unpredictably
erratic|Performing unpredictably
escrows|Certain trust agreements
esoteric|Arcane
espresso|Star Bucks offering
essence|Nitty-gritty
estuaries|River mouths
exhibits|Museum offerings
fantasy|Illusion
faucets|Taps
festoon|Decorate
forceps|Surgeon's pincers
forgoes|Does without
fortune|Destiny
gallantly|In a chivalrous manner
gatherer|Collector
gauntest|Most haggard
gauntlet|Knight's glove
geneses|Inceptions
granular|Gritty
groaner|Bad pun, for one
guesses|Conjectures
hairdos|Coiffures
hairline|It may be receding
hardtop|Rigid-roofed car
heartache|Grief
husband|Spouse
icebergs|Canadian arctic sights
icecaps|Arctic coats?
imparted|Made known
incidental|Secondary
industry|Manufacturing
inertia|Slothfulness
innocent|Not guilty
instate|One way to lie
integrated|Like a computer chip
intersect|Cross, as lines
intrigue|Fascinate
jostles|Shoves
kidders|Canadian actress Margot and family
labrador|Part of Newfoundland
lacrosse|Canada's national game
landings|Staircase platforms
laureate|Lester B. Pearson: Nobel Peace Prize ___
lawsuit|Attorney's concern
leanest|Most lacking in fat
leopards|Black-spotted cats
loonies|Crazy Canadian coins?
lozenge|Medicated candy
masters|Overlords
messiest|Most untidy
militate|Weigh heavily
militia|Army reserves
millionth|Tiny, tiny fraction
minutes|Hour divisions
misdemeanor|Minor crime
molecule|Elemental unit
monarch|Queen Elizabeth II, e.g.
mosquito|West Nile virus carrier
mufflers|Midas sells them
musical|RCMP's "___ Ride"
natures|Characteristics
necessary|Essential
nestling|Young bird
neutron|Atom part
octopus|Squid's cousin
oppresses|Persecutes
orangery|Navel-growing grove
oratorio|Religious choral work
oratorios|Large choral works
originate|Arise
panpipes|Zamfir's instrument
parasite|Leech
parasol|Sunshade
peashooter|Brat's weapon
pediatric|Relating to the medical care of children
peonies|Showy flowers
perimeter|Circumference
phenomenon|Exceptional person
pirouette|Royal Winnipeg Ballet twirl
playact|Perform
poplars|Tulip trees
postpone|Defer
premiere|First performance
privies|Outhouses
pyromania|Burning desire?
racetrack|Grand Prix circuit
radiator|Engine adjunct
rarebit|Welsh ___ (melted cheese dish)
reasoner|Logical thinker
recline|Sit back
redrill|Make another bore
regatta|Rowing event for Silken Laumann
regatta|Royal Canadian Henley ___ (St. Catherines event)
relapse|Backslide
reliance|Trust
reoccupy|Inhabit anew
reorganizes|Groups anew
reorient|Get one's bearings again
reproach|Disparage
reprove|Take to task
resistor|Electrical circuit part
retitle|Name anew
retitle|Name anew
ripcord|Parachute opener
rosebud|Citizen Kane sled
roulette|Great Canadian Casino game
rustics|Bumpkins
salamis|Deli meats
salient|Prominent
sanctums|Inner ___ (private places)
saskatoon|Prairie city
saskatoon|Saskatchewan city
satchel|Rectangular student's bag
satiated|Stuffed
sawhorse|Woodshed bench
scrapings|Leftovers, of a sort
seaplane|Island-hopper's transport
seethed|Boiled vigorously
senates|Legislative bodies in Canada and the US
sentence|Judge's pronouncement
septets|Some chamber music groups
sheathe|Envelop
shinbone|It's below the knee
shoddier|More trashy
shooter|Gunman
showiness|Flamboyance
shrines|Holy sites
sinecure|Easy job
sinfully|How the wicked may act
slather|Spread thickly
slowest|Least rapid
smithers|BC town
smoulders|Burns slowly (var.)
sneezed|Reacted to pollen, perhaps
sneezier|More in need of a Kleenex
snowbirds|Canadian aerobatic team, with "The"
sometimes|On certain occasions
spareribs|Steak house orders
spleens|Internal organs
spooled|Reeled
squandered|Wasted
stabler|Better balanced
stalked|Followed illegally
stalled|Played for time
statute|Permanent rule
steelyard|Portable balance
stencil|Perforated sheet for printing
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
stodges|Stuffs with food
stodges|Stuffs with food
stormier|More windy
strayed|Got sidetracked
strikeouts|Batters' banes
students|Laval attendees
suburbia|Outer Toronto or Montreal area, e.g.
symmetric|Well balanced
synapse|Nerve part
tabletop|Desk surface
teacups|Pekoe drinkers' needs
teapots|Pekoe brewers
telexes|Pre-fax communications
tenants|Renters
tensest|Most uptight
terrier|Short-bodied hunting dog
ticktock|Clock sounds
tonight|This evening
tonight|This evening
topnotch|First-rate
trainee|Novice
tresses|Hair locks
tresses|Locks of hair
trestle|Timber railway bridge
trouper|Touring actor
tsarinas|Russian royals, of yore
twelves|Dozens
twitchy|Nervous
typeface|Printing font
ulterior|Type of motive
underarm|Type of deodorant
unloosen|Free from restraint
vendors|Sellers
veneers|Thin layers
venting|Letting off steam
wainwright|Alberta town
warranty|Manufacturer's assurance
website|Internet feature
wellness|Health
adapters|Connectors, of a sort
adorning|Ornamenting
agitated|Roused
aimless|Lacking direction
alerted|Warned
aliases|Assumed names
amarettos|Almond-flavoured liqueurs
anklets|Leg ornaments
antipasto|Italian appetizer
associates|Companions
bandanna|Brightly coloured scarf
bluejays|Toronto team
bootleg|Produce alcohol illegally
burdens|Onuses
clarion|Clear and shrill, as a trumpet call
colossi|Giants
cosmetic|Lipstick, e.g.
crafted|Fashioned
crossing|Intersection
despairs|Loses heart
doughboys|Pillsbury mascots
dresser|Chest of drawers
earphone|Hearing aid
emoticons|Smile and frown symbols on the Internet
emotive|Passion inducing
encodes|Puts into cipher
erosion|Process of wearing away
evacuate|Move from an unsafe location
excuses|Self-justifications
eyesore|Unpleasant sight
fantasy|___ Island (TV oldie)
fitness|Good physical condition
gallantly|In a chivalrous manner
gargles|Rinses with mouthwash
gatherer|Collector
gradient|Slope
groaner|Bad pun, for one
headmen|Chiefs
hearing|Auditory sense
heiress|She gets what's coming to her
incenses|Makes furious
incisor|Cutting tooth
indirect|Roundabout
indulge|Enjoy to excess
inertia|Slothfulness
keynoter|Principle speaker
legatee|Beneficiary
literati|Intelligentsia
mandolin|Lute's relative
mention|Honorable ___
messenger|Courier
moccasin|Soft leather shoe
moistener|Damp cloth, e.g.
muffler|Midas product
muskets|Infantry guns, of old
necessary|Requisite
obedience|Dutiful behaviour
ocarinas|Egg-shaped instruments
orangeade|Citrus drink
orioles|Baltimore team
overstating|Exaggerating
overthrow|Topple, as a regime
parboil|Cook, in a way
partaken|Received a portion, as a meal
particle|Tiny piece
passports|Canadian travel documents
pertain|Be relevant
poplars|Tulip trees
premeds|Doctors-to-be, informally
primate|Ape, for one
ramrods|Harsh overseers
ranchero|South American cowboy
rehearse|Practice
relapse|Get sick again
reprove|Admonish
saffron|Pricy spice
saskatoon|Saskatchewan city
satanic|Devilish
satellite|___ dish (TV accessory)
satiated|Overfilled
scanner|Checkout counter device
septets|Groups of seven
shampoo|Lock cleaner?
showbiz|Hollywood, familiarly
sinfully|How the wicked may act
sloshed|Pie-eyed
smithers|BC community
snapdragons|Showy garden flowers
sneerer|Contemptuous person
snooper|Eavesdropper
sobered|Became less intoxicated, with "up"
sociable|Friendly
solution|Answer
spirited|Zippy
sprints|Dashes
stalest|Most old, as bread
stalest|Most past its due date
stalked|Followed illegally
student|University of Alberta attendee
symmetric|Well proportioned
tailgate|Drive dangerously, in a way
tamales|Cantina creations
tankers|Oil transporters
televise|Air on CTV
tempting|Seductive
territory|Region
thiamine|Vitamin B1
tortilla|Mexican snack
trailer|Camper
trilogy|Group of three plays
trollers|Certain fishermen
unleash|Release, as a dog
uranium|___ City (NW Saskatchewan community)
velocity|Speed
victoria|Vancouver Island city
westerns|Shane and others
abashes|Rattles
abysses|Unfathomable chasms
academe|Campus life
academy|West Point, for one
accesses|Rights to enter
acerose|Needlelike
acetone|Volatile solvent
acrobat|Tumbler
actuator|Disk drive mechanism
adaptors|Compatibility devices
adherers|Ones that stick
adorers|Those who dote
adorers|Worshipers
adrenal|Gland on a kidney
advances|Lends on credit
aerated|Infused with oxygen
aerosol|Type of spray
agonizes|Suffers
aileron|Moveable wing surface
ailments|Maladies
alamode|With ice cream
alanine|Protein constituent
alarmed|Frightened
alienate|Estrange
aliment|Comestible item
allegro|Pace of music
allegro|Pace of music
allergy|Physical hypersensitivity
alluvial|Of a flood plain
aloofly|Apart
amandine|Garnished with almonds
amasses|Accumulates
amative|Passionate
amender|Person with corrections
amerces|Punishes with arbitrary penalties
amnesty|General pardon
amongst|In the company of
amongst|Included within
ancillary|Subordinate
anemones|Windflowers
angrier|More furious
annatto|Lipstick tree
anytime|Whenever
aperture|Opening
apogees|Highest points
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
appeased|Pacified
arboreta|Gardens of trees
areolae|Interstices
areolar|Of iris rings
aridest|Maximally dry
aristocrat|Member of the ruling class
aromatic|Fragrant
aromatic|Fragrant
arrests|Checks
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arsenals|Stocks of weapons
arteriole|Capillary connection
artiness|Affected appearance
artless|Lacking guile
asepsis|Disease-free condition
aspects|Features
asphalt|Blacktop
asphalted|Paved
aspirate|Add breath to pronunciation
aspirin|Bayer product
assault|Battery mate?
asserts|States strongly
assessor|Evaluator
assiduous|Persevering
assorts|Classifies
assuaged|Mitigated
assumer|One who pretends
assurer|Confidence builder
atheist|Non-believer
atheist|Nonbeliever
atlases|Map collections
attestor|Witness
attorney|Sue?
attunes|Adjusts pitch
audible|Out loud
aureola|Halo
average|Middle of the road
aversely|With a feeling of distaste
averted|Prevented
averted|Prevented
aviaries|Bird enclosures
awakened|Stirred from sleep
bachelor|Single guy
baggage|Suitcases
baksheesh|Tip to expedite service
ballads|Sentimental songs
balloted|Cast votes
baseline|Route from home to first
bashers|Harsh critics
bathrobe|Lounging attire
beanies|Frosh caps
bearable|Not intolerable
beekeeper|Honey farmer
betided|Took place, once
biasing|Creating a prejudice
bioengineer|Jean?
blemish|Flaw
boatman|The Volga __
bollards|Wharf posts
breaded|Coated with crumbs
brisket|Beef cut
brutish|Barbaric
cabalist|Believer in an esoteric Hebrew sect
cabanas|Pool adjuncts
calamine|Lotion ingredient
calderas|Volcanic craters
calendar|Datebook
campuses|Grounds of colleges
caramel|Chewy candy
caravans|Companies of travelers
casement|Type of window
catspaw|Dupe
caveats|Warnings
caveman|Part 5 of quote
cellphone|Dick Tracy watch updated
centesimo|Chilean cash
chanteuse|Carol?
cheapest|Costing the least
cheeses|Brie and gouda
cheesiest|Most shoddy
chigoes|Tropical fleas
chloric|Like swimming pool water
cicadas|Droning insects
citrons|Lemonlike fruits
clansmen|Family members
clavier|Stringed keyboard instrument
clinches|Makes final
coconut|Ambrosia ingredient
collide|Make an impact
commenced|Began
commuter|Rush hour participant
consumer|Marketing figure?
contessa|Italian noblewoman
copiers|Duplication devices
copilot|Flier's backup
corners|Intersection elements
coroner|Alternative to a medical examiner
corrodes|Deteriorates
cossacks|Riders from the steppes
costard|Cooking apple
database|Computer bank
dateless|Stag
debtless|In the black
decipher|Convert from code
declare|State
defines|Specifies distinctly
deistic|Of God the Creator
deletes|Takes out text
dentists|Caries spotters
denture|Replacement tooth
deplore|Condemn
deposes|Removes from office
derailed|Jumped the tracks
desalts|Processes seawater
desires|Aspirations
despoil|Sack
dinosaurs|Mesozoic creatures
dishevel|Throw into disorder
diskette|Floppy
dislodged|Knocked out of position
distaste|Aversion
doctrine|Dogma
donates|Gives
dossals|Ornamental hangings of rich fabric
dressmaker|Minnie?
duelist|Head-to-head fighter
dweller|Resident
earache|Otitis
eastward|Toward the rising sun
economy|Frugality
ecosystem|Environmental community
ecotypes|Smallest species subdivisions
edition|Single copy
editorial|Opinion piece
editors|Magazine staffers
educate|School
eeriness|Unnatural aura
egomania|Me, myself and I problem
egresses|Exits
elation|Joy
electee|Political winner
elitism|Snobbery
ellipse|Plane curve
elysian|Blissful
emanate|Rise
embitter|Excite hate
eminence|Position of superiority
eminent|Noteworthy
emotion|Feeling
empathy|Fellow feeling
empires|Imperial realms
enabled|Made possible
encased|Crated
enclave|Isolated ethnic community
encores|Additional performances
endorsed|Countersigned
enervated|Sapped
enlacing|Twining together
enounced|Stated clearly
enriched|Added nutrients
entails|Involves by necessity
entente|Cooperative agreement
entered|Went in
entrain|Get on Amtrak
entrain|Get on Amtrak
epaulet|Shoulder fringe
ephemera|Printed matter of mere passing interest
epicene|Unmanly
epicure|One who knows his food and drink
episodes|Narrative events
epistles|Letters
epistles|St. Paul's letters
eponymic|Like something named after someone
equaled|Matched
erasures|Rubbed-out spots
escapees|The ones that got away
essence|Intrinsic nature
estoppage|Prohibition
eternal|Timeless
ethanol|Alternative fuel
ethical|Moral
evasive|Intentionally noncommittal
evolves|Develops changes gradually
extreme|Outermost
eyeless|Aldous Huxley novel, "__ in Gaza"
eyelids|Sleeper's covers, of a sort
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyeteeth|Canines
facings|Surface layers
failure|Lack of success
firsthand|Directly
fishbones|Peril of salmon
fleabite|Trifling annoyance
foremen|Crew leaders
freeloader|Gravy-train passenger
frescoer|Wall painter
frescoes|Paintings on plaster
frolics|Carefree times
garnered|Acquired
gasbags|Windy speakers
generals|Army leaders
genesis|Source
genetics|Heredity
gladiola|Sword lily
gnostic|Of spiritual knowledge
goodbye|So long
goodman|John or Dody
goriest|Most bloody
goshawk|Falconry bird
governor|Speed-regulating device
grandad|Pop's pop
grandpa|Pop's pop
grenades|Hand-launched bombs
groveller|Cringing crawler
guesses|Conjectures
halogen|Bulb type
handier|More accessible
hardhat|Construction zone necessity
hardware|Computers
harmony|Friendly relations
harpies|Loathsome mythological monsters
harrower|Plower's follower
helipad|Copter port
hematin|Decomposed hemoglobin
hemline|Height of fashion?
henhouse|Tenement for biddies?
heroine|Leading lady
herself|Reflexive pronoun
hierodule|Ancient Greek temple slave
honesty|The best policy
hydroplane|Skim on a wet road
iciness|Frigidity
idealist|Utopian
ignobility|Lack of honor
ignores|Disregards
ileitis|Intestinal inflammation
illumed|Lighted, poetically
illusive|Hallucinatory
importation|Tariff target
imposers|Those taking unfair advantage
indenture|Period of servitude
ingrain|Fix indelibly
ingress|Right to enter
inhaler|Nasal applicator
inhales|Draws breath
innersole|Shoe part
insects|Bugs
integrate|Blend
interval|Time between
irritate|Chafe
isolated|Alone
isomers|Chemically similar substances
ivories|Creamy whites
jerseys|Casual shirts
kerosene|Lamp oil
keystone|Wedge-shaped piece
keystone|Wedge-shaped piece
kneaded|Stretched and pounded
knesset|Israel's parliament
knighted|Honored royally
lacrosse|Native American game
lagniappe|Promotional gift
lagoons|Atoll bays
laminae|Thin layers
landlady|Ethel Mertz, e.g.
lanolin|Wool fat
lantern|Camper's light
lapfuls|Quantities of tots?
largish|Kind of big
latched|Locked closed
launder|Clean dirty money
leaners|Horseshoes points
leanest|Most rangy
lecture|Professor's spiel
legends|Romanticized myths
leisure|Spare time
lethally|With deadly force
ligature|Binding bandage
listeners|Radio audience
listens|Tunes in
literate|Able to read
located|Found
lonelier|More isolated and dejected
loosely|In a vague way
lordlier|More nobly
lotions|Medicated liquids
loudened|Became more clamorous
loveseat|Couples' furniture?
lucerne|Swiss lake
macaroon|Almond/coconut cookie
maddening|Infuriating
maestro|Music master
malaises|Illnesses
malcontent|Crab, not the apple
maniple|Third of a cohort
manpower|Available workers
marsala|Sicilian wine
mastaba|Egyptian tomb
matches|Corresponds exactly
measliest|Most contemptibly small
medallion|Taxicab's emblem
medlars|Applelike fruits
memoirs|Autobiography
merited|Earned
messier|More disorderly
mineral|Twenty Questions classification
minored|Studied, but not so much?
misname|Identify incorrectly
mitered|Beveled edges for joining
modiste|Fashion designer
modiste|Fashion designer
modiste|Fashion designer
mollusk|Oyster or clam
mongrel|Mixed breed
mongrels|Curs
naivete|Natural simplicity
napkins|Dining room linen
narthex|Byzantine portico
needlepoint|Embroidery on canvas
needles|Teases
negated|Nullified
nestler|Homemaker, in a way
nitride|Ammonia or fertilizer
nominee|Oscar contender
nonplus|Bewilder
nosedive|Sudden plunge
nosegays|Bouquets
nosiest|Ultimate quidnunc
notaries|Official witnesses
obdurate|Hardhearted
octanes|Numbers at the pump
odysseys|Intellectual pursuits
onetime|Unique
operate|Manage
opinion|Judgment
orbiter|Satellite, e.g.
ordered|Logically arranged
orogenic|Of mountain formation
outdone|Bettered
outpost|Distant settlement
outrace|Travel faster
outstares|Looks longer
overcome|Conquer
overlord|Boss of bosses
overprints|Stamp collectors' delights
overslept|Awoke late
overthrows|Succeeds in an insurrection
ovoidal|Shaped like an egg
panache|Pizzazz
panache|Verve
panderer|Exploiter of lower tastes
papayas|Juicy fruits
parables|Biblical stories
paragon|Model of excellence
parasites|Bloodsuckers
parboil|Cook a bit
parsnips|Edible roots
passions|Boundless enthusiasms
passkeys|Master openers
pasteup|Pre-computer page design
patella|Kneecap
patentee|Inventor with protection
patrols|Recon missions
payload|Warhead's contents
pedestals|Bases for statues
peerless|Unique
penance|Catholic sacrament
percale|Cotton fabric
peridot|Transparent olivine
perilous|Risky
perturbs|Makes anxious
perusal|Scrutiny
pesetas|Madrid money
petunia|Porky's girlfriend
phantom|Apparition
pharaoh|Pyramid honoree
physician|Patience?
pinpointed|Located exactly
planishes|Hammers metal to smoothness
plasterer|Worker on walls
pliable|Easily shaped
plonked|Dropped abruptly
plummer|Actress Amanda
ponders|Mulls over
poodles|French pets
popsicle|Frozen treat
portend|Presage
positron|Antielectron
possess|Have
postures|Attitudes
potherb|Seasoning plant
potsherd|Archaeological fragment
pralines|Pecan treats
prances|Struts like a steed
preclude|Make impossible
preheat|Warm beforehand
prelims|Early matches, briefly
premature|Too soon
presage|Foretell
presents|Gifts
preserver|Mothballs or brine
proclaim|Herald
prognoses|Outlooks
prohibit|Ban
promise|Make a pledge
proverbs|Pithy sayings
puddles|Wet potholes?
pushpin|Alternative to a thumbtack
raisers|Poker-pot increasers
rashest|Most impulsive
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
razorbacks|Semiwild hogs of the southeast U.S.
reactors|Nuclear power sources
readies|Prepares
readmit|Let back in
realties|Properties
reassure|Give some confidence to
recipes|Cookbook makeup
reclasp|Get a better grip
recopies|Makes additional prints
redeems|Buys back
redness|Inflammation sign
reelects|Returns the incumbent
reendow|Extend an income source
regloss|Add more luster
rehangs|Repositions pictures
relapse|Backslide
relaters|Storytellers
relations|Dutch uncles, e.g.?
relives|Recollects vividly
reloans|Gives again, temporarily
remarried|No longer an ex
reneger|Backslider
renewers|Subscription continuers
reoccur|Happen again
reopens|Resumes business
repacks|Puts back in the carton
repayable|Like a loan
repellers|Spurners
reproofs|Admonitions
rescaled|Changed the proportions of
reseals|Tapes shut again
restart|Take it again from the top
resumes|Employment summaries
retarded|Caused delays
retiree|Pensioner
retires|Hits the hay
retools|Changes the machinery
retrace|Travel backward?
retract|Take back
retsina|Greek wine
returnee|Frequenter
reunion|Gathering of the clan
reverie|Abstracted musing
rewired|Did electrician's work
rezones|Changes building restrictions
riddles|Conundrums
ripener|Maturing agent
ripostes|Comebacks
ripraps|Foundation stones
rompers|Garment with bloomers
rotifer|Minute aquatic organism
rotunda|Domed room
rubrics|Letterheads
rudders|Aircraft guidance devices
rummage|Pick (through)
rustler|Steer stealer
salaries|Compensations
samurai|The Seven __
sandmen|Sedating guys?
sardines|Pilchards
satchels|Tote bags
saurians|Lizards
sauropod|Jurassic dinosaur
sauterne|Sweet, white wine
sayonara|Osaka farewell
scalpels|Surgeons' knives
schusses|Skis
scorcher|Very hot day
scorned|Pooh-poohed
scrolls|Moves a document in a window
seaborne|Carried on ocean waves
seahorses|Marine herd?
seatless|Like a loser in musical chairs
seconded|Added support to
seedier|More squalid
seekers|Explorers
seeress|Sibyl
seesaws|Waffles
segment|Subdivision
selfish|Ungenerous
sensate|Able to perceive
sensuous|Physically gratifying
sentence|Time to serve
sentinel|Watchman
separable|Detachable
septette|Group of seven: var.
servile|Abjectly submissive
settees|Small sofas
shackles|Fetters
sheepskins|Diplomas casually
shodden|Wearing wingtips
sighting|Spotting
signora|Milano Mrs.
simonies|Sale of church preferments
simpers|Smiles coyly
sisters|Nuns
situate|Position
sleeted|Fell as ice
slightly|Somewhat
slotted|Assigned a position
soapsuds|Lather
soirees|Evening receptions
solemnly|With seriousness
sombreros|Siesta shades
sorority|College organization
soursop|Fruit of a certain evergreen
specialty|Strong suit
specimen|Sample
spinster|Single woman
sporting|Storey book, "This __ Life"
spouses|Husbands and wives
spriest|Most lively
stagnate|Lie fallow
staples|Main commodities
starboard|Right-hand side of a ship
stardom|Hollywood success
starriest|Like the clearest nights
stating|Verbalizing
statistic|Numerical datum
stators|Dynamo pivots
steamed|Hot under the collar
steepen|Trend upward
steepen|Trend upward
steeple|Spire holder
stellar|Of constellations
stencil|Mold's kin?
steppes|Siberian plains
sterols|Fatty tissue components
stilted|Contrived
stockbroker|Cher?
stolidly|With little emotion
stollen|German dessert
stoolie|Squealer
stories|Skyscraper figures
strands|Locks of hair
strange|Weird
strayer|Off-course wanderer
striven|Endeavored
students|School kids
sukiyaki|Japanese dish
sultanate|Oman, for example
sunbathe|Bask
surgical|Like operations
surreal|Having an oddly dreamlike quality
swaddle|Wrap in bandages
swindle|Defraud
swisher|Rustler, of a sort
tableland|Mesa
tailored|Cut to fit
talcums|Dusting powders
taloned|Equipped with claws
tartlet|Mini-pie
teetered|Balanced on the brink
teeters|Rocks on the edge
tensest|Most on edge
tenuously|Flimsily
therapy|Rehabilitation
thriver|Flourisher
thuribles|Liturgical censers
tidiest|Most orderly
tintype|Old-style photograph
toledos|Cities in Ohio and Spain
topsoil|Planting layer
torpedo|Sub weapon
tortilla|Cornmeal bread
tottered|Reeled
trademark|Product's symbol
traipsed|Meandered
trammel|Fowling net
trashed|Vandalized
treachery|Perfidy
trebles|Highest voice parts
trellis|Vine support
tributes|Declarations of praise
tripled|Got a base-clearing hit
troches|Small lozenges
truisms|Platitudes
turnabout|Shift in loyalty
tussles|Rough struggles
tutorials|Software teaching aids
ukulele|Purvis's instrument
ultrasonic|Top Seattle cager?
unchain|Remove shackles
underlie|Account for
undersea|Like Cousteau's world
uneasily|With some apprehension
unitive|Serving to make one
unlevel|Bumpy
unrepaid|Still owing
unsettle|Make uneasy
uppercut|Knockout punch
upraise|Elevate
upraise|Elevate
upraise|Elevate
upraise|Lift
uproots|Prepares for transplanting
utopians|Idealists
valiant|Brave
visored|Like baseball caps
wailers|Bob Marley's band
waterfall|Cascade
waterloo|Destination in Belgium
weaponed|Armed
weasels|Treacherous ones
whereto|Cabby's query
wistful|Pensively sad
wrestles|Grapples
yachting|Pleasure sailing
yokemate|Close companion
zoospores|Some reproductive cells
abashes|Disconcerts
abaters|Suppressers
absinthe|Wormwood
accused|Defendant
acronyms|Mnemonic devices
adenine|Constituent of DNA
adopter|Orphan's instant parent
airline|Flying group
alameda|City on an island in San Francisco Bay
alamode|Fashionable as pie?
algebra|Formula math
algicides|Pond scum killers
aliments|Sources of nutrition
amaranths|Imaginary eternal flowers
amenities|Pleasantries
amicable|Friendly
analogue|Similar thing
anemones|Windflowers
aniline|Benzene derivative
animates|Fills with life
annotate|Supply commentary
anorexia|__ nervosa
answers|Responses
appointee|Presidential pick
areoles|Spaces between leaf veins
armhole|Sleeve opening
armoire|Ornate wardrobe
arrogance|Pomposity
aspirin|Pain pill
aspirins|Bayer pills
assailer|Attacker
assertions|Allegations
asserts|Maintains
assesses|Evaluates
assured|Guaranteed
atoners|Those who make amends
attendees|Audience
attuning|Bringing into harmony
auroral|Of the dawn
auroral|Of the dawn
availed|Benefited
avenger|Emma Peel, for one
banishers|Expellers
barrenly|Futilely
bassists|Rhythm section members
bearcat|Lesser panda
beastlier|More brutish
billable|Like some lawyers' hours
blastula|Early embryonic form
blathered|Spoke nonsensically
boatswain|Ship's petty officer
bordered|Edged
canonical|Conforming to orthodox rules
catchups|Tomato sauces
cavalry|Troops on horseback
celeriac|Vegetable with a knobby root
cheapie|Low-price version
chicanes|Resorts to tricks
chorale|Harmonized hymn
chortles|Snorting, joyful laughter
clampers|Spikes for traction on ice
clarinet|Single-reed woodwind
cleanest|Most sanitary
climate|Prevailing condition
coquets|Flirts
coroner|Alternative to a medical examiner
correlate|State a parallel example
coterie|Social circle
coupled|Paired up
crispest|Most incisive
deepens|Gets more profound
densely|Compactly
deplorable|SAD
detailer|Car-wash worker
dieresis|Two dots over a vowel
diesels|Locomotive engines
digress|Stray from a topic
dispirit|Unnerve
dissects|Examines in minute detail
dopamine|Essential neurotransmitter
drabbest|Most dull
dresses|Frocks
ebonite|Vulcanized rubber
edifice|Imposing structure
eeriest|Most macabre
endorse|Sanction
endower|Fund provider
enervate|Devitalize
enliven|Animate
ennoble|Aggrandize
ensnare|Catch
enterer|One who came in
entraps|Lures into danger
epilepsy|Convulsive condition
errantly|Off course
estivate|Spend the summer
evacuee|Displaced person
exercise|Work out
exorcise|Rid of evil spirits
expanse|Wide-open space
extempore|Impromptu
fantasia|Disney classic
ferrite|Ceramiclike compound
firedogs|Andirons
fireman|Emergency responder
flatcars|Some train units
forefeet|Horse's front two
foreground|Dangerous place on golf course?
fretsaw|Cutting tool
generic|Prescription option
gristle|Cartilage in meat
guesses|Conjectures
halides|Fluorine and chlorine
headboard|Bed part
headline|Newspaper screamer
helical|Like DNA strands
hematin|Decomposed hemoglobin
hideaway|Secluded spot
hoarder|Stockpiler
ikebana|Japanese flower arranging
imagist|Ezra Pound or Amy Lowell, e.g.
immature|Childish
impeach|Accuse (a public official)
imposture|False pretenses
inability|Lack of means
incident|Occurrence
ingenious|Clever
inhales|Draws breath
instance|Example cited
keelson|Ship-strengthening timber
kneeled|Prepared to pray
laughed|Got the joke
leaders|Guides
leashes|Canine restraints
legatos|Smooth musical passages
lemonade|Citrus drink
lessens|Reduces
leveret|Young hare
lowered|Degraded
maestros|Music teachers
manikin|Anatomical model
manlier|More macho
marauded|Plundered
marines|Leathernecks
meatier|More heavily fleshed
mergers|Corporate unions
mistimes|Picks the wrong moment
montage|Artful film sequence
needler|Provoker
negater|Invalidator
nepotist|Nephew in the family business
nevermore|Last word of "The Raven"
newsier|More info-packed
newsiest|Most full of info
normals|Control groups
oblates|Catholic community members
obscure|Ambiguous
oldster|Retiree
orderly|Hospital worker
outleaped|Jumped farther
outpace|Go faster than
overate|Pigged out
pageants|Beauty contests
panicle|Branched cluster of flowers
parities|Equalities
passage|Way by
passage|Way through
passover|Time for a seder
pastoral|Idyllic
paternity|Fatherhood
pedantry|Fusspot's trait
peeress|Noblewoman
peerless|Nonpareil
pesetas|Money in Madrid
petiole|Leafstalk
piranha|Feared fish
pitcher|Ewer
playpens|Confinements for tots
posters|Wall hangings
precluded|Made impossible
prelate|Bishop
presents|Gifts
preterit|Verb tense expressing the past
primate|Country's top bishop
pugilist|BOXER
pulpits|Parsons' platforms
rancher|Cattleman
rarebit|Welsh dish
ratatat|Drum beat
rectangle|Four-sided figure
redeemer|Good Shepherd
regauge|Measure again precisely
rematch|Chance to get even
renewal|Restoration
repartees|Comebacks
replaces|Puts back
rerents|Continues a lease
resigned|Gave up
resorts|Has recourse
restage|Put on a revival
restates|Says over
restful|Quiet
retails|Sells direct
retests|Examines again
retinue|Followers
retitles|Names anew
retrains|Gets back into shape
retriever|Golden best friend?
reveled|Made merry
revenue|Income
revered|Adored
reweave|Repair fabric
rodents|Gnawing mammals
roughriders|Golfers who avoid cart paths?
salaams|Deep bows
salamis|Deli offerings
salvoes|Simultaneous releases of bombs
sassier|Cheekier
scrolled|Used an arrow key
seaboard|Land on a coast
seedless|Like clementines
senator|Forum figure
sensate|Able to perceive
sensitive|Touchy
septate|Divided by a membrane
shackle|Fetter
sideline|Second job
siderite|Ore of iron
sideshows|Circus additions
sidestep|Evade
skewers|Satay holders
skimped|Was very thrifty
slammers|Stirs
slivers|Wood fragments
sneakers|Gym wear
snipers|Concealed shooters
snobbery|Contemptible behavior
sockeyes|Some salmon
solders|Bonds metals
solitude|Seclusion
sorters|Data organizers
spireas|Bridal wreath and meadowsweet
splotch|Irregularly shaped stain
spreads|Disseminates
stamens|Pollen makers
staminal|Of endurance
started|Began
started|Began
station|Post
stearin|Solid fat
steeled|Hardened
sternums|Breastbones
stifled|Suppressed
stoical|Uncomplaining
strands|Locks of hair
stratum|Layer
stretto|Part of a fugue
strophes|Stanzas containing irregular lines
stypsis|Use of an astringent
sucrose|Sweetening substance
summits|Highest points
suppose|Guess so
surcoat|Garment worn over armor
suspended|Hung
tangibles|Material assets
teeniest|Superlatively diminutive
teetotaller|Counter of golf supporters?
telexes|Outmoded e-mail
terrier|Jack Russell, e.g.
tessera|Mosaic piece
thermally|With heat
thrives|Flourishes
throttle|Choke
ticklers|Dry jests
tintype|Old photograph
tiptoes|Moves on sneaky feet
toilsome|Like hard work
tonight|This evening
topmast|Part of a sailing ship
toreador|Bullfighter
tornado|Circular wind
trashed|Threw away
trestle|Sawhorse
tumbrel|Ride to the guillotine
uneaten|Still on the plate
unequal|Poorly matched
unicolor|Monochromatic
unicorn|Mythical horned beast
unitary|Whole
unrested|Still tired
upstate|North of New York City
utensil|Implement
ventral|Toward the belly
videlicet|Viz. in full
wiliest|Most cunning
woodworker|Golfer with good club control?
wrasses|Colorful marine fishes
writhed|Contorted
affirms|States before the court
airhead|Dolt
airship|Vessel that uses buoyancy to fly
alienate|Distance
alimony|Money for exes
allegro|Rapid sonata movement
allegro|Tempo between allegretto and presto
alumnus|Scholarship funder, often
answers|No. 2 pencil marks, possibly
archons|Athenian magistrates
asocial|Hardly gregarious
aspires|Seeks (to)
assault|Violent crime
automat|Retro eatery
avionic|Pertaining to aircraft navigation
bathrobe|Spa wear
beltway|It goes around D.C.
brother|Frat boy
cabbage|Head for the salad bar
cabinet|Washington group
cheetah|Animal capable of running over 60 mph
chimeras|Fire-breathing monsters of myth
cochair|Joint head at a faculty meeting
coronation|Mozart's "___" Mass (Mass in C, K.317)
counting|Election task, possibly
deprive|Dispossess
divests|Sells off
doctors|Falsifies
ecology|Naturalist's study
elitist|Egalitarian's opposite
emptily|In a meaningless way
ensnare|Trap
evaluate|Determine the significance of
evinces|Makes clear
exigent|High-priority
fingerprinting|Accuser's workout?
foretop|Platform on a vessel's mast
forwards|Soccer positions
friendly|Welcoming
gerunds|Some nouns
glitter|It's sold in shakers
gobbler|Tom turkey
gouache|Opaque type of watercolor paint
gunnery|Type of sergeant
harrows|Tractor attachments
heartbreaking|Casanova's workout?
ignorance|Prejudice is the child of ___: William Hazlitt
imbrutes|Becomes inhuman
immerse|Dip
implode|Burst like a vacuum tube
impulsion|Thrust
kernels|Popcorn leftovers
lantern|Camper's light
linseed|Type of oil used in putty
masonry|Foundation work
misname|Identify erroneously
moonlight|Beethoven's "___" Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor)
needily|In a hand-to-mouth way
noncirculating|I couldn't borrow "The Death of the Heart" because it was...
numerator|Top of a fraction
orangeade|Fruity drink
oversized|Like zoot suits
ovoidal|Egg-shaped
palmtop|Hand-held
paperclip|Invention with numerous designs, the most popular of which was never patented
pentane|Hydrocarbon with the formula C5H12
periodical|Monthly or quarterly
polymers|Teflon and silicone
presumes|Makes conjectures
prudent|Provident
raindrop|Chopin's "___" Prelude (Prelude No. 15 in D flat)
rapidly|On the double
rebated|Made cheaper, say
rehandles|Manipulates once again
resorted|Turned (to)
respell|Change letter arrangement
salient|Conspicuous
sassier|More cheeky
sensate|Having feelings
shafted|Like pikes and poleaxes
sidearm|Weapon on a belt
sketchy|Providing few specifics
smother|Cover thickly
sneering|Looking with disapproval
soldiers|Ground troops
spumoni|Trattoria dessert
stapler|Invention originally designed to be hit with a mallet
sultana|American steamboat: 1865
suppose|Start of a hypothetical
surprise|Haydn's "___" Symphony (Symphony No. 94 in G)
syllogisms|Examples of deductive reasoning
tapsters|Alehouse employees
tastier|More delectable
teacart|Pot holder?
tedious|No fun to listen to
telltale|Poe story, "The __ Heart"
tessera|Mosaic tile
thornbush|Spiny shrub
titanic|British luxury liner: 1912
traduce|Speak falsely of
triumphant|Flushed with success
unfinished|Schubert's "___" Symphony (Symphony No. 8 in B minor)
unmasks|Reveals, as a villain
usherettes|Female escorts?
usurers|People like Shylock
valence|Number indicating an ion's combining capacity
violator|Lawbreaker
whiners|Bellyachers
workrooms|Job sites?
abalone|It has an ear-shaped shell
abounds|Teems (with)
acetates|Overhead sheets
adjudge|Formally decree
aerobes|Organisms requiring oxygen
airship|Santos-Dumont's vessel of choice
alarums|Calls to arms
alewife|Fish also known as a river herring
alexander|Conqueror's name
aliases|Names on false passports
alterer|Tailor, at times
anteater|Toothless predator
antedate|Precede
anywise|At all
appetite|Hunger
arguers|Verbal battlers
armigers|Knights' servants
armories|Military depots
asinine|Foolhardy
asinine|Witless
assignments|Two 4-to-5-page essays, oral presentation, research project
astride|Spanning
asylums|Places of safety
athlete|Sports figure
atingle|Stimulated
avoided|Eschewed
awfully|To an unusual degree
azaleas|Shrubs with showy flower clusters
barrage|Bombardment
basketball|What our play groups are playing
bawdier|More risqué
biotech|Industry that looks to make something out of life
biretta|Square cap worn by ecclesiastics
bluebird|Country singer?
bohemia|Region ruled by the Hapsburgs for nearly four centuries
booklet|Instruction manual, perhaps
bouillon|Stock sold in blocks?
brioche|French bread
broadbands|Wide sashes
bulldogs|League team from Connecticut
burette|Chemistry graduate?
butterfingers|Clumsy dropper
cannoli|Tiramisu alternative
catalyst|It'll get you a reaction?
cerebric|Pertaining to the brain
chaises|Light carriages
cheerio|Southampton so long
chowderhead|Dolt
coelacanth|Fish rediscovered off the coast of Africa in 1938
college|What's central to each of the theme entries
colonel|Mustard, for one
comrade|Moniker for Mao
conspire|Plot secretly
coolant|Radiator additive
cordate|Heart-shaped
crimson|League team from Massachusetts
crowning|Ultimate
crucial|Pivotal
daturas|Thorn apples
decamps|Pulls up stakes
desktops|Writing surfaces
detests|Abominates
devonian|Period in which amphibians and insects appeared
dilemmas|No-win situations
disgust|Offend
disowns|Refuses to acknowledge
dockyard|Ship repair site
downloads|Semis full of feathers?
earthworm|Creature that Darwin identified as a benefit to agriculture
echoism|Onomatopoeia
education|Start of a quote
einstein|Physicist who published four groundbreaking articles in 1905
encaged|Put in prison
enclasp|Hold tightly
endplay|Bridge stratagem
enduros|Long, long races
enigmas|Baffling problems
enviable|Much-desired
erasures|Past mistakes, say
erected|Put up
eroding|Losing ground?
estimate|Repairman's offering
ethereal|Delicate, as beauty
euclidean|Type of geometry
evanesce|Dissipate like vapor
evidence|Outward sign
examine|Look at
exhaust|Deplete
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyeshade|Nap accessory
fiercely|With angry intensity
finagled|Got through manipulation
finance|Be an angel?
firewalls|Computer programs to block access
flannel|Nightgown material
flatter|Use oil on, you might say
flouter|One showing contempt
foremen|Factory-floor heads
foreseen|Not surprising
fortress|The Tower of London, for one
genesis|First book of the Torah
geniality|Bonhomie
gladiola|Sword lily
gooseneck|Type of lamp
gossips|Busybodies
groaners|Bad puns, slangily
guanacos|Llama look-alikes
gumtree|Eucalyptus, for one
gurneys|Patient movers
gymnasia|They hold courts
hammily|How bad actors deliver their lines
headlong|Recklessly
heister|Holdup man
heretics|Torquemada's targets
highroad|Ethical course of action
hobnobs|Works the room
horsefeathers|1932 film starring Groucho Marx as a professor
ignites|Lights
imitate|Ape
impanel|Select for a case study?
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|Standoff
impasto|Thickly applied paint
impeded|Slowed the flow of
implode|Succumb to water pressure, perhaps
inbreeds|Tries to preserve desirable traits
indoors|Not outside
infixed|Deeply rooted
innocent|Undeserving of punishment
inphase|Synchronized
instead|Alternatively
intercom|Squawk box
intermezzos|Music: What works provide comic relief between acts of an opera seria?
inuring|Habituating (to)
ironweed|1984 Pulitzer-winning novel by William Kennedy
isthmus|Continental connector
iterates|Repeats
itinerate|Travel from place to place
jurassic|Period in which the earliest birds appeared
kingpins|Head honchos
lagoons|Atoll centers
latrine|G.I. john
levitate|Get up off the floor
maintained|Kept up
marjoram|Mint-family herb
mascaras|They're applied with wands
matadors|Capote de brega wearers
mateless|Without a partner
milkshake|Soda-fountain offering
minuends|Subtraction starters
misname|Call a spade a diamond
mistermed|Named inaccurately
monetary|Concerning currency
mousepads|Rodent's homes?
moviola|Film-editing device
muletas|Red cloths used by matadors
multipliers|Enhancing devices
mummies|Some British Museum exhibits
muskmelon|Another name for cantaloupe
nailset|Carpenter's tool
noisier|Less conducive to studying, say
nomadic|Like Plains Indians
nostrum|Cure-all
novella|Heart of Darkness, for one
offense|Crime
oleander|Poisonous flowering shrub
operate|Manage
operator|Switchboard overseer
opposed|On the other side
orioles|Birds that build hanging nests
overage|Surplus
oversight|Instance of carelessness
oysters|They may give you pearls
paginal|Of leaves, in a way
panacea|Cure-all
pariahs|Shunned ones
peelers|Kitchen utensils
perennial|Daffodil or tulip, e.g.
permian|Period marked by the largest mass extinction in earth's history
pismire|Ant
plateau|Level off
platter|Lunch order
plowboy|Young team leader?
pluvial|Rainy
polemic|Crossfire commentary, often
polenta|Trendy cornmeal dish
pretests|Gauges of ability
program|Give instructions to, say
prolong|Drag out
prototypes|Preludes to mass production
provision|Part 3 of the quote
prowler|Sneak thief
psychodrama|Theater class taught by Alfred Hitchcock?
quadrangle|Where activists might gather
quakers|League team from Pennsylvania
readies|Puts at hand
redcaps|Amtrak employees
regains|Gets back
resolution|Screen setting
returnee|One who comes back
revisions|Script doctors make them
rewrites|Script changes
riflers|Ransackers
rigamarole|Overelaborate procedure
roofing|It's on the house
rosehip|Fruit that's the major source of vitamin C
rosette|Round badge
rotated|Took turns
salient|Projecting part of a battle line
sandlotter|Kid who plays neighborhood baseball
sapwood|It's beneath a tree's inner bark
satiric|Like a pasquinade
satirical|Juvenalian in style
schemer|Wire-puller
seabird|Coastal flier
seepages|Oozings
senseis|Dojo masters
serpents|Slithering hissers
servant|Below-stairs worker
shapers|Woodworking tools
shirtier|More irritable, to a Brit
showcased|Displayed to best advantage
sierras|Mountains crossed by the Central Pacific Railroad
silurian|Period in which early invertebrate land animals appeared
sitting|Incumbent
sketchy|Missing many details
skiddoo|Split
slobber|Drool
smartest|Having the best Stanford-Binet score, say
snifter|Wide-bottomed glass
snipper|Scissors user
sophists|Protagoras and Gorgias, notably
sourpuss|Curmudgeon
spooned|Cuddled in public
squelch|Suppress
stabile|Henry Moore piece
starred|Took the lead
statures|Heights
stumblebum|Palooka
sublime|The ___ and the ridiculous are often so nearly related: Thomas Paine
summits|Important meetings
supplant|Displace
supplies|Provisions
surceased|Came to an end
swearer|Oath taker
symmetry|Regular polygons have it
tabular|Organized as a list
taxiing|Airliner's preflight task
teachers|Many NEA members
telecom|AT&T's sphere
tenderloin|Filet-mignon source
textile|Woven product
theocrat|Antidisestablishmentarian ruler
toadfish|Large-mouthed sea creature
toehold|Merest grip
toenail|It may be polished
tornado|One measured on the Fujita Scale
traffics|Deals (in)
traumas|Serious shocks
treason|It's defined in Article III of the U.S. Constitution
treated|Paid for
trellis|Garden structure
triassic|Period in which dinosaurs appeared
tridents|Nuclear-sub missiles
trireme|War galley of ancient Greece
tsarina|Russian empress
twirled|Spun
unaided|Single-handed
unbends|Loosens up
unended|Never completed
unharmed|None the worse for wear
unready|Lacking presence of mind
unreliable|Not to be trusted
unspent|Remaining
untraced|Of mysterious origin
unwisest|Most imprudent
upheaval|Sudden disruption
uppercut|Likely knockout blow
uptight|Rigidly conventional
websites|Haunted houses, perhaps?
whirlpool|Charybdis, for one
yappers|Shrill barkers
yesterday|Dear Professor: Sorry I wasn't in class ___
abandons|Walks out on
absence|Truant's offense
absently|Oh, did I miss class yesterday? Tom asked ___
absolute|Unequivocal
abstain|Refrain
abysmal|Appalling
accouter|Ready for battle
adaptor|Plug attachment
adumbrate|Foreshadow
advance|Breakthrough
afforest|Plant with trees
aficionado|Loanword that means "amateur" in Spanish
ageless|Unaffected by time
airliner|Frequent flyer
alamode|In style
amazons|Female Trojan War combatants
ambuscades|Surprise attacks
amerces|Punishes by a fine
amoebae|Single-celled protozoa
amorous|Passionate
amphora|Ancient Greek jar
animate|Able to move
anonyms|False identities
antipope|Not a fan of "The Rape of the Lock"?
aperture|Adjustable opening in a camera
apostle|New Testament figure
apparel|Habiliments
appease|Avoid war with
appease|Pacify
appointee|President's choice
armored|Like battleships
arresters|Critical equipment on the USS Ronald Reagan
arroyos|Dry gulches
artiest|Most ostentatious
artlessly|The 'Mona Lisa,' what's that? Tom asked ___
asexual|Like amoeboid reproduction
ashamed|Hiding one's face, say
backstreet|Urban shortcut
bassist|The Who's John Entwistle, for one
batsmen|Offensive players in cricket
bedrock|Strong foundation
beehive|Object on Utah's flag
beekeeper|Sherlock Holmes's profession after retiring as a detective
biology|The facts of life?
blankly|I have no idea what word to fill in here, Tom said ___
blushing|Becoming red-faced
brassie|Another name for a 2-wood
brevets|Pre-retirement commissions
bromides|Well-worn sayings
burnable|Susceptible to fire damage
caliper|Disc-brake part
carriage|Status symbol of 19th-century England
cereals|Post-box fillers?
citrine|Yellow quartz
cleanse|Purify
coexists|Has peaceful relations (with)
collator|Sequencer
collegial|Among one's co-workers
corolla|Petals, collectively
cosmetics|Modeling applications?
courage|Darkest-hour need
courted|Sought the favor of
cowardly|Like a literary lion?
crammed|Learned fast
crawler|Vehicle with caterpillar treads
creosote|Wood preservative and disinfectant
crooners|Crosby and Como, e.g.
daymare|Bad dream experienced while awake
debarred|Shut out
demands|Picket-line chants
designer|Person of fashion
detests|Abhors
discard|Tossed-out king, possibly
discrimination|Target of satire in Dr. Seuss's "The Sneetches"
dragnet|Friday show?
dragoon|Light Brigade member
dragstrip|Course that's completed in seconds
dreamily|I love studying Freud, Tom said ___
dueness|Suitability
edgings|Hem materials
edifice|Construction
einstein|Element 99 was named for him
elucubrate|Final word of 1980: "produce by intensive effort"
emerald|Shade of green
endeavors|Undertakings
ensured|Made certain
escalator|One-way flight?
escapee|One on the lam
escapes|Digs a tunnel, possibly
esteemed|Highly regarded
expelled|Punished for plagiarism, say
fencing|Parrying with a sword
florists|They make arrangements
freshen|Renew
fulcrum|Seesaw support
gangway|Look out, here I come!
gardenia|Fritz Lang's "The Blue ___"
gavotte|Old French dance
glaring|Obvious, as a defect
gophers|Golden ___ (University of Minnesota team)
gracile|Slender
granges|Farmsteads
grotesque|Loanword that means "from a cave" in Italian
gunpoint|The . in .357 Magnum?
gusting|Blowing in bursts
haircut|Classic Ring Lardner story
hausfrau|Homemaker
headrest|Car seat support
heckling|Show stopper?
heifers|Young grazers
holdout|Nonparticipant
hulkier|More physically imposing
immerse|Put under
immovable|Deaf to emotional pleas
implant|Artificial tooth
impressionists|Examples of ___ include (a) Claude Monet, (b) Edgar Degas, (c) Rich Little?
infuriate|Enrage
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's item
inhaler|Bronchodilator deliverer
interregna|Leaderless periods
isobath|Line on oceanographic maps
jabbers|Talks nonsense
jiggles|Moves to and fro
juggernaut|Loanword that means "lord of the world" in Sanskrit
jurassic|Middle period of the Age of Dinosaurs
karaoke|Loanword that means "empty orchestra" in Japanese
kilobar|Pressure unit used by geologists
kneehole|Desk feature
learned|Erudite
lengthen|Add to
leonine|Resembling Aslan
likable|Congenial
limousine|Loanword that means "long cloak" in French
lindane|Agricultural pesticide
livened|Infused with energy
lobster|Bib wearer's dish
loiterer|Shopkeeper's annoyance
lowbrows|Philistines
macerate|Waste away
madness|Senseless folly
marengo|Favored horse of Napoleon
matronly|Like a grande dame's bearing
microdot|The . in 1.0 x 10^-6?
misdeeds|Illegal acts
mishaps|Unlucky events
monarch|Crowned head
monster|Grendel, for one
mortise|Hole made by a carpenter
negated|Canceled out
nesting|Up a tree, perhaps
neutron|James Chadwick's discovery
newshound|Dog majoring in journalism?
nitrates|Fertilizer components
noblesse|___ oblige (tenet of social responsibility)
optical|Like some scanners
origami|Paper work?
overate|Cheated on a diet
overconsumption|Target of satire in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"
pachisi|Classic board game from India
pacific|Destination of the expedition
palmyra|Ancient Syrian city on the Silk Road
papayas|Melonlike tropical fruits
paragon|Peerless example
pasture|Stock holder?
patties|Sausage servings
pelisse|Fur-lined cloak
pennames|Examples of ___ include (a) George Eliot, (b) Mark Twain, (c) Bic?
pension|Retirement income
perused|Read carefully
petites|Certain size garments
pianist|Pedal pusher?
piratical|Like corporate raiders' behavior
players|Repertory members
plumage|Detail in an Audubon print
pococurante|Final word of 2003: "an indifferent person"
preamble|Introductory statement
problem|Textbook exercise
procreate|Form a group, you might say
protects|Looks after
radically|I've devised a new way to derive square roots, Tom said ___
readily|Having perused the text, I'm prepared to answer that, Tom said ___
reagents|Litmus paper and methylene blue
rebeldom|Revolting crowd
recalls|Obeys the CPSC, perhaps
recessed|Suspended
refined|Tasteful
regulate|Put restrictions on
reminder|String around a finger
renting|Leasing
repines|Complains fretfully
reptile|Skink, for one
residual|Lingering
restate|Say the same thing again
restrain|Hold back
rhodium|Element used in electroplating
risotto|Side dish at Salvatore's
riviera|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels setting
sandblaster|Paper tool?
satisfied|Are you done complaining now?
sealant|Caulking
searched|Used Google
sedation|Pre-op ritual
seeders|Sowers
seminar|University study group
settees|Smallish sofas
shellac|Wood coating
shortages|Inventory problems
showable|Not too graphic for TV, say
sidestep|Duck
skewers|Satirizes effectively
slander|Actionable words
slatted|Like many shutters
smaragdine|Final word of 1961: "emerald-green"
smasher|Atom ___ (particle accelerator)
snappiest|Most irritable
sniffle|Inhale audibly
snowstorm|Fall of winter
spectrum|Broad range
spheroid|Earth, for one
sponsored|Got behind
sputnik|95 minutes by satellite
steelie|Shiny playing marble
stilettos|Assassins' sharp daggers
stipple|Paint à la Seurat
striate|Marbled
strives|Tries hard
suffice|Meet the need
sunroof|Tilt and slide auto option
superconductor|Orchestra leader who can leap tall music stands in a single bound?
superior|Above average
swathed|Wrapped up
symmetry|Conic-section characteristic
tackiest|Most sticky
tamales|Hot Mexican dish
tasseling|Adding pendent ornamentation
tektite|Glass formed by meteoric impact
tempters|Sirens, e.g.
tensely|I'm having trouble conjugating this verb, Tom said ___
thirstier|More in need of a drink
titivate|Dress up
tootsie|1982 film that garnered Jessica Lange an Oscar
totalitarianism|Target of satire in Dr. Seuss's "Yertle the Turtle"
traveller|Favored horse of Robert E. Lee
triplex|Residential building with separate units
trisect|What you can't do to an arbitrary angle using a compass and straightedge
troupers|Good sports
unearth|Dig up
unmelted|Still solid
urethane|What inline-skate wheels are made of
utensils|They're all part of the service
volcano|It's dangerous when active
websites|Examples of ___ include (a) amazon.com, (b) priceline.com, (c) rafters?
writers|Certain TV-show staffers
abashes|Discomposes
accuser|Finger pointer
actuates|Puts into motion
adaption|Adjustment to cultural surroundings
adjusts|Fiddles with
adultery|Ten Commandments taboo
aerates|Ventilates
agoraphobic|Larval fruit flies with this gene never leave their eggshells
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
alerted|Gave a heads-up to
aliases|Criminal-record listing
already|So soon?
alumnus|Alma mater man
amaranth|Undying flower of myth
androids|Philip K. Dick's "Do ___ Dream of Electric Sheep?"
anoints|Administers unction
antlion|Grown-up doodlebug
archaic|Antiquated
armhole|Top opening?
armoires|Large cupboards
artisans|Apprentices' mentors
assessor|One who values property
atoners|Those who make amends
bastille|The Marquis de Sade was incarcerated here
benzene|Liquid used as a solvent
blessing|Good wishes
borrowed|Taken from the library
boysenberry|Hybrid sometimes found in a jam
brogues|Oxfords
cabbage|Kimchi ingredient
cablecast|TV show that goes over the line?
calcitic|Like marble
calculi|Dental deposits
cannoli|Tubular Italian dessert
cascade|Outpouring
cattalo|Hybrid animal that yields low-fat meat
celeste|Mary ___ (famous ghost ship)
cheroot|Cigar open at both ends
chickadee|Titmouse relative
chiefdom|Tribal leader's territory
chiefly|For the most part
chronicles|Name of two Old Testament books
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
commoner|The Great ___ (William Jennings Bryan's nickname)
compromiser|The Great __ (Henry Clay's nickname)
condoned|Didn't object to
content|Unworried
copperheads|Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War
cranial|Pertaining to the skull
deceased|No longer with us
dehisce|Rupture, as a seed capsule
dioxides|Quartz and zirconia, e.g.
disbelief|It may be suspended
dishonest|Perfidious
dissenter|The Great ___ (Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s nickname)
dogears|Makeshift bookmarks
dragster|Vehicle that uses a parachute as a brake
drapery|Long curtains
dryness|Skin problem
dyslexia|Reading disorder
eardrums|Familiar name of the tympanic membranes
economies|Thrifty measures
education|First part of a quote popularly attributed to B.F. Skinner
elegiac|Like funeral dirges
emancipator|The Great ___ (Abraham Lincoln's nickname)
enchain|Shackle
engineer|The Great ___ (Herbert Hoover's nickname)
enlisted|Signed up
enterer|Keyboard user, often
entitle|Make eligible
eremitic|Very reclusive
escapee|Edmond Dantès, for one
eternal|Without end
evasion|Noncommittal reply
eyeglass|Monocle
familial|In a line?
federation|Klingon Empire's foe, with "the"
fireside|FDR's ___ chats
fishery|Its success is catching?
floored|Knocked for a loop
foreword|Front-matter section
forgotten|End of the quote
frosted|Like some gingerbread cookies
generous|Ample
glycerol|Liquid found in skin emollients
goriest|Most bloody
grandee|Spanish nobleman
grapple|Go at it hand-to-hand
grassroots|The twig began its campaign by digging up support among the...
greeter|Store employee stationed near the door
grilled|Interrogated relentlessly
grinder|Molar tooth
harbors|Ship stopovers
heftier|More muscular
heretics|Dogma disputers
hogtied|Rendered immobile
immediacy|Urgency
immeshed|Entangled (in): var.
imprison|Put away
industrial|Like first-world nations
infrared|Thermography radiation
kitschy|Garishly bad
laborer|Victim of capitalism, according to Marx
lasagna|Layered Italian dish
laurels|Symbols of victory in ancient Rome
lenience|Quality that "hanging judges" lack
lentando|Getting slower, on scores
lettuce|Leaves for dinner
libertarian|Political party formed in 1971 that advocates small government
litanies|Tedious recitals
logrolling|Several fallen trees immediately joined the campaign by engaging in...
magenta|Color used in four-color processing
manorial|___ system (feudal institution)
menhirs|Stonehenge stones
mensural|___ notation (Renaissance-era method of writing music)
methods|Techniques
midnight|Noktmezo
millrun|Water wheel's channel
mistaken|In the wrong
monocles|They're placed in sockets
montane|Native to high altitudes
nearest|Most accessible
neutrino|Elementary particle with no charge
nosedive|Plummet
nymphet|Lolita, for one
observe|Audit a class, say
obviated|Rendered unnecessary
occultists|Believers in the supernatural
oceanarium|Aquatic exhibit in Lisbon
odyssey|Epic that ends in Ithaca
ominous|Foreboding
operator|Connector?
oppress|Weigh upon heavily
ordinal|First, second, or third, e.g.
oregano|Tomato-sauce herb
osmosis|How living cells get water
outspent|Surpassed in extravagance
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
patrols|Walks a beat
peashooter|Toy weapon
perigee|Orbital point closest to earth
piggyback|Riding position
pioneer|Unmanned planetary probe
piscine|Fishy?
pivotal|Of the utmost importance
platinum|Element used in catalytic converters
poorest|The ___ service is repaid with thanks: "The Taming of the Shrew"
populist|Political party formed in 1892 that advocated the free coinage of silver
prattle|Talk nonsense
premiere|Red-carpet event
problem|The Final ___ (Sherlock Holmes story)
progressive|Political party formed in 1912 that advocated social reform
prohibition|Political party formed in 1869 that advocates temperance
protein|Enzyme or antibody, e.g.
pueblos|Certain sand painters
pyramid|Khafre's tomb, e.g.
readout|Electroencephalography result, e.g.
reasoner|Original "60 Minutes" co-anchor
redeyes|Early arrivals
renitent|Uncompliant
reorders|Shuffles
reorient|Adjust
repeals|Legally annuls
resident|Live-in doctor
restful|Like leisurely vacations
revolts|Rises up
rhubarb|Squabble
ripening|Getting ready, in a way
rosette|Circular badge
sabines|Women mentioned in Livy's history of Rome
salutes|Military gestures
samoyed|Dog bred in Siberia
sashimi|Uncooked fish dish
schmaltz|Sentimentality
science|The language of the temporal world: Balzac
scruple|Moral restraint
seconal|Eli Lilly sedative
selfsame|Identical
senoras|Ladies with maridos
senorita|Address for Dulcinea
setback|Reverse
several|More than a few
shanghai|Town opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Nanjing
showoff|Grandstander
shuffle|Action before a cut
sinister|Menacing
smeared|Spread
smearer|Vilifier
smooched|Locked lips
smoothie|Fruity concoction
sneezes|Reacts to bright light, possibly
snowflakes|Longfellow poem featuring the line "This is the poem of the air"
sparerib|Barbecue tidbit
spender|Contemporary of Auden
spirals|Paths traced by cyclotron particles
steepen|Become more inclined?
stingray|Fish whose tail is longer than its body
storage|RAM or ROM, e.g.
stouter|Like Falstaff vis-à-vis Prince Hal
stranger|Camus novel, with "The"
stretch|Sing Sing stay
strudel|Filled pastry
stylists|Salon personnel
sureties|Incontrovertible facts
sweater|Pulovero
symptom|Hospital sign
tarnishes|Sullies
teacher|Instruisto
teleport|Go from place to place?
tinsels|Flashy threads?
tiramisu|Dessert whose name is Italian for "pick me up"
toothache|Dentdoloro
topknot|Crest of hair
torpedo|Lusitania's destroyer
tosspot|Sot
trepans|Obsolete surgical tools
triplicate|Document with two copies
trouble|The ___ With Harry (Hitchcock film)
tubaist|Overburdened marching-band member
universe|A place for everything
unloved|Like Silas Marner, before Eppie's arrival
unseeing|Like ineffective referees
unusual|Off the beaten path
vibrant|Full of life
viscera|Innards
voyager|Most distant man-made object in space
welders|Boilermakers
whereto|Cabbie's question
zeniths|Maxima
abettor|Lookout man, for example
absolved|Pronounced not guilty
accepted|Admitted to a group
adagios|Slow movements
adorned|Gussied up
affaire|___ d'amour
agitates|Shakes up
airmail|High-flown correspondence?
airwaves|Communication carriers
alehouse|Where drafts may be drawn
alienate|Push away
alumnae|Mount Holyoke graduates
amongst|In the thick of
analgesia|What painkillers produce
anticancer|Powerful drug-treatment class
antihero|Yossarian in "Catch-22", e.g.
antiskid|Designed to help you stop
anywhere|No place in particular
aperitifs|Liquid appetizers
aperture|Its size is determined by a camera's f-stop
apparat|Political power structure
apricot|Peachlike fruit
arbitrary|Capricious
arugula|Trendy salad herb
asocial|Not a people person
assesses|Puts a value on
astronomer|A student hoping to become an ___ took a short-answer test...
austere|Self-disciplined
avatars|Incarnations of gods, in Hinduism
avocado|Green shade
awardee|Cup holder?
backfills|Restores a dig site
bangles|Indian arm jewelry
baroque|Architectural style of the Palace at Versailles
beagles|Medium-size hounds
beholds|Gazes upon
bildungsroman|Word that means "a novel that traces the psychological development of a protagonist from childhood to maturity" (13)
biremes|Roman galleys
bohemia|A Scandal in ___ (Sherlock Holmes story)
caesura|Pause in conversation
canasta|Card game featured on a 1953 Life magazine cover
canonize|Elevate to sainthood
cantons|Geneva and Zurich, for two
carbonate|Make fizzy
carryon|Unchecked bag
cements|Firmly unites
centerline|Two-lane road feature
cerebra|Brain areas
cheddar|Britain's most popular cheese
clanged|Made a trolley sound
classical|Architectural style of the Parthenon
condemn|Bad-mouth
confidant|Secret recipient
coolish|A bit chilly
coroner|Giver of final exams?
cosigned|Acted as surety
crasser|More crude
crazing|Driving mad
creaked|Needed oiling, as a hinge
dancers|Reel people?
dayroom|Rec area at a barracks
disciple|Follower
dogbane|Plant also known as Indian hemp
doleful|Causing grief
doodled|Drew upon one's notes?
dragging|Lethargic
dragline|___ crane (excavating machine)
dreggier|More muddy
ecdysis|Molting, to biologists
eclairs|Custard-filled pastries (7)
eclipse|Intervention, of a sort
eiderdown|Quilt filling
electrons|Particles outside the nucleus
elevate|Upgrade
elopers|Runaway lovers
employee|Worker
empower|Authorize
empties|Recycle-bin items
endowed|Like some university chairs
enduring|Timeless
enrobes|Dons apparel
enserfs|Binds to the land
entrain|Obey "All aboard!"
episode|Serial segment
estates|Stuff of wills
etamine|Worsted cloth
ethanol|Fuel that Ford's Model T was designed to run on
etheric|Of the upper regions of space
evading|Sidestepping
eventuate|Come about
evincing|Manifesting
eyeless|___ in Gaza (Huxley novel)
eyeteeth|Choice things to give?
eyeteeth|Precious things to give
fatigued|Worn out
federal|Architectural style of the White House
feetfirst|One way to jump in
firemen|Red truck riders
fletcher|Shakespeare's collaborator on "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
flycatcher|Insect eater
flypaper|Old-time hanging trap
fostered|Looked after
fractured|Broken
gambler|One trying to clean out the house
gawkily|In a clumsy way
genteel|Elegantly stylish
geometry|Euclid's province
gestalt|Word that means "a configuration that is not simply the sum of its individual parts" (7)
glottis|Laryngeal opening (7)
gloxinia|Plant with bell-shaped flowers
gossamer|Veil material
halogen|Fluorine or chlorine, e.g.
halvahs|Turkish confections
handsomer|More substantial, as a profit
hangdog|Shamefaced
hayride|Rural pleasure outing
hazelnut|Frangelico's flavor
hearken|Pay heed
hencoop|It contains many layers
honoree|Award recipient
inaction|Couch potato's tendency
inhauls|Ropes attached to jib booms
inroads|Encroachments
inuring|Accustoming (to)
johnson|Great Society president, born 8/27/1908
kleenex|It's something to sneeze at
laptops|Items that must be turned off during landings
lasagna|Layered entree
laureled|Like Pythian Games winners
leadoffs|First ones at the plate
leopard|It's spotted in Africa?
libidos|Sexual desires
libretto|Note-worthy text?
macabre|Like many of Poe's tales
mariner|First mission to make a successful planetary flyby
marsala|Fortified wine of Sicily
matador|Bullfighter
meekness|Quality of the earth's inheritors, supposedly
mercury|First mission to put an American astronaut in space
migrated|Sought greener pastures
minored|Studied on the side, with "in"
missive|Communiqué
misword|Create accidental double entendres
mittens|Kittens' loss
moodier|More sulky
moorish|Architectural style of the Alhambra Palace in Spain
narcissus|Handsome youth --› flower
nonpareil|Unequaled
octopus|Frank Norris novel, with "The"
oneness|Concord
openings|Classified-page entries
oratory|Evangelist's skill
ordained|Like clergymen
oysters|Bed sitters?
painters|Oil men?
panoramas|Unbroken views
panpipes|Bamboo musical instruments
pawning|Trading for cash
pebbles|River-bottom surface
pelican|Big-billed bird
pesetas|Old dinero
pioneer|First mission to visit the outer planets
piranha|Instigator of school violence?
portent|Omen
postures|Assumes a stance
poundcake|What the writer of "Cantos" chose for dessert?
prentice|___ Hall (textbook publisher)
promise|Make a pledge
promise|Potential for growth
pseudopod|Bunch of phony dolphins?
rafters|Roofing timbers
rallies|Returns with renewed vigor
rattail|Type of comb
ravioli|Filled pasta
realpolitik|Word that means "foreign relations based on expediency rather than ethics" (11)
recoiled|Drew back in horror
recordings|Tapes
redress|Make right
retailer|Market middleman
returnee|Overseas veteran
romantic|Like Shelley's poetry
sanitizes|Disinfects
scattered|Dispersed
schadenfreude|Word that means "glee felt on hearing that something bad has happened to someone else" (13)
scooter|Vespa vehicle
seafood|Ceviche or sashimi, e.g.
searing|Painfully hot
seaside|Bathhouse site
sendups|Typical "National Lampoon" pieces
sensible|Well thought-out
sensual|Like a hedonist's pleasures
severer|More strict
sheerly|With alarming steepness
shorthand|Steno's writings
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
silencer|One that suppresses a report?
simians|Early astronauts
simulcasts|Airs on many stations
slavish|Sycophantic
slinked|Moved sinuously
slivered|Split into splinters
sniffer|Bloodhound, at times
somehow|Despite the difficulties
sooners|2007 Fiesta Bowl runners-up
sorbets|Light desserts
spandrel|Wall space between adjacent arches
spaniels|Droopy-eared dogs
speared|Ran through
specially|In particular
sprained|Injured but not broken
strapping|Like bodybuilders
strident|Shrill
stylists|They work with locks
suaveness|Amount of charm
suburban|Like a soccer mom's milieu
sundial|Day timer?
superman|Clark Kent's alter ego
supervisor|Overseer
swarmed|Moved as a multitude
swarthy|Dark-complexioned
sweated|Betrayed nervousness, maybe
tadpoles|They get older and then croak
taffeta|Gown material
taxonomist|Classifier of living things
tenement|Slum housing
terrapin|Diamondback reptile
therein|___ lies the rub
thermocouples|Pairs of romantically involved hotties?
threaten|Bully
toddler|Rug rat
toilful|Like drudge work
treacly|Full of schmaltz
tritone|The "diabolus in musica," to medieval monks
trucker|Cab driver?
trysters|They meet clandestinely
tsunami|Macro wave?
utensil|Implement
vitamins|Junk food's lack
voyager|First mission to visit Uranus and Neptune
waffles|Has trouble deciding
waterbus|Floating passenger shuttle
wavelength|Measure of the evening's success when saying farewell?
winemaker|One who has pressing business?
yardages|Hole numbers?
zemstvo|Local assembly of czarist Russia
zygotes|Cells formed by the union of gametes
abandons|Leaves unfinished
abhorred|Couldn't stand
against|In contact with
ageless|Standing the test of time
agronomy|4-H Club topic
airlift|Emergency delivery method
aliases|Fake handles
amasses|Brings together
amorous|Impassioned
aniseed|Source of a licorice-flavored oil
anneals|Tempers
anneals|Tempers
arousal|Awakening
averred|Stated categorically
babyhood|Starting time?
babyhood|Starting time?
backlog|Unshipped inventory
bailout|Controversial rescue by Paulson
bandwagon|Mass-appeal movement
batsmen|Hitters
beastly|Horrifically unpleasant
beatific|Bestowing blessings
bootees|Crocheted footwear
calliope|Muse of heroic poetry
causerie|Informal chat
chalkier|Like powdered milk compared with whole milk
chalkier|Like powdered milk compared with whole milk
charmer|What a real-estate ad calls a picturesque home
cleanse|Disinfect
cliques|Social factions
concert|Stadium event, maybe
considered|Took into account
cookstove|Piece of camping gear for exploring Newfoundland?
corsage|Prom accessory
council|Administrative body
dallies|Fails to act
deduction|And I figured all of this out myself, so I guess that counts as a ___!
doodads|Thingamajigs
doormat|Overly unassertive person
earlobe|Body part that may be "free" or "attached"
ebonies|Trees that yield heavy wood
eggshell|Off-white shade
eminent|Distinguished
enables|Facilitates
encoder|Data compressor
endoscopy|Keyhole surgical procedure
enshroud|Conceal
entangle|Involve in intrigue
epaulet|Military decoration
escalade|Cadillac SUV
espouse|Champion
estoppel|Courtroom bar?
eyeshade|Croupier's headgear
failings|Shortcomings
fantasize|Build castles in the air
fawners|Sycophants
gaslight|Old-fashioned illumination
hacksaw|Metal-cutting tool
handpick|Select personally
hellbent|Recklessly determined
hercules|Performer of the "12 labors"
hetaera|Courtesan of ancient Greece
historic|Of interest to archaeologists
hoosegow|Slammer
humdrum|Like Walter Mitty's real life
icecaps|Melting masses
imagist|Ezra Pound, for one
impalement|Vampire film's denouement, perhaps
imperil|Put at risk
infirmity|Common old-age symptom
injects|Introduces, as humor in a conversation
instead|As an alternative
interest|And I'm already kind of bored with this, so clearly I don't have any ___
invites|Asks over
isosceles|Having two equal sides
italicize|Give a list to, say
itemize|Maximize one's return, say
keister|Backside
lacework|Wedding-dress trim
lacework|Wedding-dress trim
landfill|Wasted space?
largess|Gifts bestowed
licensed|Like professional practitioners
meandered|Wound
medusas|Dome-shaped jellyfish
melange|Assortment
memento|Object with sentimental value
menisci|Cartilaginous crescents
minimal|Token
minivans|Voyagers, e.g.
mirthful|Full of glee
mulligan|Follow-up hit?
muscles|Contractors, e.g.
nametag|Conventioneer's badge
napoleon|Whom the Arc de Triomphe honors
nominee|Primary figure?
oatmeal|Thick breakfast
oblique|Slanted
opposed|Like the nays
origami|Art of manyfold appeal?
osteopath|Musculo-skeletal specialist
outdoer|Surpasser
outgrew|Got too old for
outstayed|Remained longer than
ovation|Great reception
overlord|Operation ___ (military campaign launched on D-Day)
overpower|Subjugate
oversee|Keep an eye on
papoose|Child carrier
patient|Uncomplaining
perspire|Feel the heat, perhaps
pharisee|Sanctimonious sort
pikestaff|Walking stick for exploring the Colorado mountains?
plotline|Map out a one-dimensional entity?
policies|Courses of action
popcorn|Film fare?
prairie|Willa Cather's "___" trilogy
produce|Green groceries
prowled|Went looking for trouble, say
racehorse|Big Brown, for one
realists|They're grounded
realists|They're grounded
reasoner|Wallace's first "60 Minutes" co-host
rebuilds|Starts anew after a disaster
recurred|Came to mind again
remains|Detritus
remains|Detritus
resoling|Working as a cobbler
revamps|Overhauls
salaams|Respectful greetings
salable|In good condition
sangrias|Drinks made with wine and fruit
sardonic|Like Lenny Bruce's humor
scooter|Small noisy vehicle
scotties|Cairn-terrier cousins
seabird|Auk or murre, e.g.
seasick|Nautically nauseous
seasonal|Like most major sports
seasonal|Like most major sports
secedes|Withdraws formally
secrets|They aren't widely known
seventy|English equivalent of soixante-dix
sextets|Ice-hockey teams, e.g.
sextets|Largish combos
sextets|Largish combos
sheathe|Put away one's sword
shoetree|Closet-organizing device
smoking|Office-building no-no
sniffed|Expressed disdain, maybe
spiritualist|Hint to the Mystery Guest's identity
squadron|Cavalry unit
squadron|Cavalry unit
starfruit|Edible Malaysian export
stately|Regal
steelie|Metal marble
sterner|Ambition should be made of ___ stuff: "Julius Caesar"
stomped|Danced to early jazz
suspect|Whodunit figure
taffrail|Poop-deck balustrade
tamales|Food sold by Mexican street vendors
tattled|Revealed secrets
thousand|Unit used in expressing salaries
tigress|Fierce female
tipples|Gets sloshed
tipples|Gets sloshed
toasted|Lifted a glass to
toiling|Working hard
torpedo|Wolf-pack weapon
towering|Of impressive height
trapper|Hudson's Bay Company supplier of yore
tremolos|Organ effects
triatomic|Like water and carbon dioxide
trousseau|Bride's bounty
tsunami|Powerful wave
updates|Some software patches
updates|Some software patches
updraft|Glider's booster
upheaval|Cataclysmic change
viewpoint|Look at a zero-dimensional entity?
volcano|Mars's Olympus Mons, for one
voluble|Talkative
warfare|The life of a good man is a continual ___ with his passions: Samuel Richardson
weeders|Hoes, at times
workload|Things to do, say
workspace|Exert influence on a three-dimensional entity?
wormhole|Hypothetical space-time shortcut
abscess|Dental affliction
accused|Courtroom personage, with "the"
adoring|Like stalwart fans
advances|Lothario's comments
agility|Parkour practitioner's need
allergen|It may cause a reaction
alliteration|... using ___: "Lisa loved her little lamb / Its wool was white and waxen"
altered|Adjusted to fit
amended|Changed a bill
amnesia|Identity thief?
anaphora|A rewrite of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" using ___: "A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow"
announce|Publicly state
antacid|Stomach soother
antigravity|Ideal spacecraft-propulsion method
aptness|Relevance
arbitrate|Act as a go-between
arcadia|Pastoral paradise
armagnac|Eau de vie from Gascony
armpits|Crutches chafe them
assonance|... using ___: "Gladys had a bantam lamb / Its hide was white as rice"
atelier|Workplace for Cezanne
austere|Hardly lavish
babbitt|One who contentedly conforms to middle-class ideals
baroque|Bach's style
bikinis|Scanty suits
bloodier|More costly, as a battle
boycott|Make a statement while shopping, say
brewers|Whose "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" is that?
caroled|Went door to door, possibly
catawba|Vintner's grape grown on the East Coast
catenary|Shape described by the [circled letters]
chapeau|It goes on a head
chasing|Indented designs on metal
chooses|Acts as judge, perhaps
compatible|Good together
conception|Fusion of gametes
context|What excerpts often lack
counterplotting|Fortunately, allied forces have entered the graph and are busily ___
crenshaw|1999 U.S. Ryder Cup team captain
deadliest|Least safe
delight|Red sky at night, sailor's ___
dewdrop|Grass bead
dialogs|Computer-screen prompts
disavow|Repudiate
dispose|Get rid (of)
doeskin|Moccasin material
doggedly|I'm determined to finish my behavioral experiments, Pavlov said ___
downsized|The cotton shirt in the washer got ___
dreamily|I may have discovered the key to the unconscious mind, Freud said ___
dustpan|Sweeper's accessory
economy|Presidential debate topic, with "the"
educate|Bring up to speed
eggnogs|Seasonal dairy purchases
elastic|Unaffected by stretching
elicits|Brings out
embittering|Arousing resentment in
emerald|Variety of beryl
epidemic|Bug problem?
epsilon|Letter before zeta
erasers|The ends you don't sharpen
essayist|Charles Lamb, for one
expiated|Atoned for, as sins
explored|Went into uncharted territory
firmest|Least yielding
grahams|Golden ___ (cereal brand)
grayest|Most senior, say
gunpowder|Ichabod Crane's horse in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
hairnet|Deli worker's accouterment
herbage|Succulent plant parts
hoisted|Used a block and tackle
horizon|Lost ___ (novel that coined the term "Shangri-La")
hubcaps|Some have spinners
hyperbole|... using ___: "Mary's microscopic lamb / So white, it struck me blind!"
imposed|Became a burdensome guest
inflation|The blow-up doll was having trouble with ___
infrared|What a sniperscope employs
innersole|Buglossidium privatum?
install|Load onto one's hard drive
instills|Gradually imparts
intermix|Blend together
leaving|Going out the door
leeboard|Movable plank on a hull
lightly|I invented this little ol' bulb, Edison said ___
litotes|... using ___: "Mary had no giant lamb / Its fleece was not unwhite"
logical|Based on reason
lothario|One who seduces women with ease
mailbag|Letter carrier
marjoram|Wild ___ (another name for oregano)
meandered|Went from pillar to post
mongols|Khan's subjects
moonshots|Apollo-program missions
mothballs|Naphthalene in our home chemistry set
musician|Staff reader
newtons|Units of force
oiliness|Unctuosity
onomatopoeia|... using ___: "Mary had a wee lamb -- baa! / Its fleece was snowy -- whoosh!"
optician|One who works with specs
overarm|Like most pitches
overridden|Countermanded
panacea|General medicine?
parking|A lot of spaces?
periodically|I added some more elements to my table, Mendeleev said ___
pesetas|Spanish coins until 2002
photosynthesis|Iggy, this picture you doctored to make us look like a prom couple is of no use to our study on ...
pigment|Cadmium red, for one
polymer|Large molecule
pompoms|Cheerleader's accessories
prelate|Church dignitary
pushups|Drill instructor's punishment
racehorse|Secretariat or Seabiscuit, e.g.
ratified|Like constitutional amendments
ravagers|They pillage and slay
recalls|Newsmaking political events
recession|The hairline was showing the effects of ___
recliner|Ottoman neighbor?
reflectively|I think I should use mirrors in my telescope, Newton said ___
relaxed|At ease
relinks|Makes some Web-site edits, maybe
remorse|One man's ___ is another man's reminiscence: Ogden Nash
reshape|Make over
resupply|Attend to a low inventory
safaris|Many of Sir Richard Francis Burton's voyages
saguaro|Tucson sight
salaams|Pays respect, possibly
savored|Enjoyed every minute of
schedule|Appointment secretary's document
scrooge|One who's grouchy and miserly
sedated|Readied for surgery, in a way
sedated|Under
sestina|Poetic form used by Swinburne
sherlock|One who's adept at solving mysteries
sidecar|Citrus-flavored cocktail
simpler|More manageable
sleeveless|Un-armed?
sleuths|Mystery men?
smitten|Lovestruck
snagged|Torn, as pantyhose
snippet|Small scrap
societal|Pertaining to group interaction
sparrow|Bird seen in cities
speedos|Suits for Spitz
speedup|Accelerate
spender|1960s U.S. Poet Laureate Stephen
sputtering|Speaking while flurried
staleness|Desirable quality of bread for making bread pudding
steamer|Stanley ___ (early automobile)
stingray|Flat fish
stuntmen|They fall for film stars?
superconductors|Iggy, these biographies of Stokowski and Toscanini don't really apply to our project on ...
surprise|Haydn's 94th Symphony
suspend|Punish for plagiarism, perhaps
synagogal|Associated with a shul
tartuffe|One who hypocritically pretends to be pious
tattled|Informed
teacher|Class-conscious worker?
teleportation|Process that went wrong in "The Fly"
tigress|Den mother?
tinhorns|High-roller wannabes
toluene|Part of TNT
tortoise|Hare racer
tsetses|Insects with prominent proboscises
tuppence|One-sixth of a shilling
unbolts|Opens, as a door
unfinished|Schubert's 8th Symphony
unitard|Long suit?
unknown|Obscure
unloved|Without a friend in the world
unsaddle|Take a seat from?
unseals|Opens an envelope at the Oscars, e.g.
usurers|Financial parasites
violate|Go against
waterloo|Battle that ended the Hundred Days
woozier|More muddled
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abstain|Choose not to vote
acidosis|Low-pH blood condition
advocate|Champion
aerobic|Like a good workout
agendas|Conference handouts
aliases|Names on falsified papers
alimony|Support from an ex
amiable|Easy to get along with
amnesic|Not self-aware, say
ancients|People of classical antiquity
aniseed|___ balls (licorice-flavored candy)
annoyed|Hot under the collar
antihero|Protagonist with likability issues
anymore|Ever again
apolune|Point farthest from the moon in a satellite's orbit
appalls|Fills with dismay
arugula|Edible plant also called "rocket"
astound|Blow away
avenger|One who rights old wrongs
azimuth|Astrolabe reading
barbells|Curled objects
basaltic|Like rock found at midocean ridges
bazaars|Church events
behaved|Didn't act up
berated|Raked over the coals
biennial|Plant that lives two years
bighead|Overdeveloped sense of self-worth
boardroom|Meeting place
bonanza|Mother lode
cardinal|72 on Dan Dierdorf's jersey is an example of a ___ number
carillon|Musical instrument that can weigh several tons
cassowary|*Flightless bird
cheerleader|You might call me a psychologist, said the ___
chutzpah|*Unmitigated gall
cogitate|Think hard
complex|12 in vitamin B12 is an example of a ___ number
copycat|Concept thief
crashes|Hits the hay after a long day
creosote|Coat on a tie?
cuttingly|The surgery department's budget may have to be slashed, Tom stated ___
dangler|Unresolved plotline, slangily
debater|Pro in a certain contest?
default|Original, as settings
deference|What neophytes show to experts
deracinate|Uproot
drearier|More dispiriting
duchess|Frightful-looking "Alice in Wonderland" character, with "the"
earlaps|Hat extensions
earldom|... when I am king, claim thou of me / The ___ of Hereford: "Richard III"
ecology|Study of organisms and habitats
edgiest|Most avant-garde
egyptian|Old Kingdom figure
ejection|Red-carded player's punishment
elderly|Long in the tooth
elysian|___ Fields (paradisiacal place)
embalms|Preserves, in a way
emigrate|Seek greener pastures, say
emigrate|Switch places, say
emoticon|Somewhat parenthetical comment?
encrypts|Renders unreadable
enervated|On the ropes
enhance|Add to
enisles|Isolates
enthuse|Pump up
esquire|Magazine that introduced the Varga girl
extrudes|Sticks out
eyeholes|Mask features
faintly|Maybe this study on sudden consciousness loss does need funding, Tom whispered ___
fattiest|Most marbled, as meat
federated|Like churches serving two denominations
flytrap|Plant that sometimes closes
forenoon|Latter part of the morning
freeload|Sponge
generals|War heads
girlish|Like pigtails
granite|The ___ City (nickname of Aberdeen)
graybeard|Wise oldster
handgun|Small piece?
harangue|Soapbox sermon
hausfrau|One who's at home in Germany?
hotheadedly|The research study on fevers needs lots of funding, Tom said ___
housemate|Bill splitter
imaginary|1,000,000 in the phrase "When I win a million dollars" is an example of an ___ number
increase|Build up
indolence|Laziness
inhibit|Hold back
inlaying|Decorating wood, perhaps
interim|Meantime
intrigued|Eager to know more
ironclad|Civil War fighting ship
ironist|Writer of sardonic humor
isobars|Weather-map lines
isogons|Equiangular figures
jujitsu|Literally, "soft technique"
kamikaze|Literally, "divine wind"
kangaroo|*Animal known for "boxing"
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
leeriest|Most suspicious
madonna|Pietà figure
masterwork|Crowning achievement
meditate|Practice Buddhism, in part
melancholy|Blue state?
misdone|Botched
molasses|Rum base
muscular|Like Mr. America contenders
natural|7 or 11 on the opening roll at craps is an example of a ___ number
nautilus|Ship created by Jule Verne for "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
negative|1,000 in the phrase "No, no a thousand times no!" is an example of a ___ number
nibbled|Took tiny tastes
nightingale|Nocturnal singer
noblest|Most honorable
notepad|Tablet
obelisk|High point of Egyptian architecture?
omitting|Leaving out
opalescent|Milky, in a way
operable|In working order
operettas|Many Gilbert & Sullivan works
opiates|Pain medications
oppress|Rule despotically
orators|Spellbinding speakers
origami|Paper from a folder?
ospreys|Long-taloned fishers
overtook|Got by
oxymoron|Alone together, e.g.
paneled|Like some dens
patiently|Getting feedback from hospital occupants is a good use of funding, Tom agreed ___
patters|Talks glibly
peanuts|Brittle things?
pensees|Pascal's defense of Christianity
perfect|2400 on your SAT scoresheet is an example of a ___ number
petition|It might have many names
piranha|Amazon predator
platypus|*Egg-laying mammal
portico|Classical entranceway
posture|Attitude
prematurely|The neonatology department needs funding most of all, Tom blurted ___
present|In class
presently|Word that can mean "now" or "later"
priority|Task to be tackled first
raiders|Quantrill's ___ (notorious Civil War bushwhackers)
raiment|Apparel
ratings|Film stars?
reasoner|Rather contemporary?
reddish|Blushing a bit
reenter|Come back to
refueled|Tanked up
reliable|Trustworthy
remorse|Contrition
rescore|Compose new music for
resolution|In his first speech, Iggy quoted a computer-monitor tech manual to establish the ...
retainer|Fee paid up front
rewired|Overhauled by electricians
ricotta|Cannoli filler
risible|Laughably silly
roadies|Tour group?
sayonara|Literally, "if it must be so"
schisms|Sect creators
schlemiel|*Luckless bungler
schmaltz|*Overdone sentimentality
sellers|They have a lot to offer
sestina|Highly structured 39-line poem
sexiness|Lingerie attribute
shiitake|Miso-soup mushroom
slicker|Oilskin garment
snobbier|Less common?
solution|Beaker filler
sparred|Went back and forth
starchy|Rigidly formal
sunroom|Windowed chamber
symmetry|Bell-curve feature
tailored|Made to order, as a suit
tankard|Ale holder
tattoos|Unerasable pictures
taxiing|Rolling while grounded
tchotchke|*Cheap trinket
teaches|Shows people how it's done
teenager|Romeo or Juliet, e.g.
tenement|Common Lower East Side sight, once
tercels|Some old Toyotas
thonged|Wearing flip-flops
trailblazer|You might call me a pathologist, said the ___
transept|Area that separates the nave from the sanctuary
unchaste|Lascivious
webfoot|Distance unit for spinneret production?
wolverine|Carnivorous mammal also known as a glutton
woodenly|How lousy actors deliver their lines
abettor|Criminal crony
abnormal|Wonky
aborted|Scrapped, as a space mission
abrasives|They create a lot of friction
academy|Platonic creation
accoutred|Equipped, in England
agitate|Part of a wash cycle
agitate|Rile up
agonist|One in a conflict
alopecia|Toupee wearer's problem
analogist|Debater who uses comparisons
analysts|Shrinks
angoras|Bushy-tailed cats
anthems|Songs sung while standing
appetite|Intake regulator?
arbitrated|Settled a dispute
artists|Oil workers?
aseptic|Germ-free
averages|Means
batgirl|Librarian Barbara Gordon's alter ego
bearcat|Musk-secreting mammal
bedmaker|Hotel maid, at times
bedsits|Dual-purpose rooms
betrothal|Mutual promise to marry
biathlons|Winter Games competitions
biosphere|Life on earth, collectively
bistros|Sites to grab bites
blasted|Upon this ___ heath you stop our way ...: "Macbeth"
bolstered|Shored up
boobies|Nincompoops
broiled|Like shish kebab
calamity|Terrible event
cantina|Southwestern saloon
catalogues|Conversations with one's kitty?
cattalo|Ranch hybrid
chagrined|Mortified
challenger|Boxer who's vying for the title
chestnut|Joke that everyone's heard
classic|Book unlikely to go out of print
climber|Upwardly mobile person
corrida|Spectacle depicted in many Picasso paintings
creeper|Ivy is one
cutlass|Ceremonial naval weapon
decipher|Make sense of
deftest|Best with one's hands
desists|Quits
diameter|Circle bisector
didacts|Irrepressible lecturers
diehard|Stubborn to the last
digestif|Postprandial drink
discovery|Unexpected finding
doormat|Perennial target of abuse
earache|Painful cold symptom
eardrop|Dangler from a lobe
eighteens|Full rounds of golf
elective|You don't have to take it
element|Component
emigrant|One who leaves the country
enamelware|Glossy cooking utensils
endeavour|Undertaking, in Britain
endnote|Citation at the back
enliven|Animate
enterprise|Important project
erasure|Page smudge, possibly
erecting|Building
erratum|Printing mistake
esthete|Lover of beauty
estrange|Make an enemy of
etcetera|And so on and so forth
expedite|Handle efficiently
factual|Containing no speculation
firefight|Gun battle
flatbeds|Trucks sans tailgates
flatiron|___ Building (N.Y.C. landmark designed by Daniel H. Burnham)
foresee|Emulate Cassandra
foxfire|Eerie glow in the woods
gangsta|Rap star persona, often
gauntlet|Slice of meat from an ill-fed animal?
geishas|Entertainers who have fans?
gendarme|Calais cop
gothics|Novels featuring ingénues in spooky settings
guesses|Takes a shot in the dark
halberd|Polearm featuring an ax and a spike
hangers|People often put clothes on them
hardcore|Dyed-in-the-wool
ignores|Doesn't mind?
imbrues|Sullies
inanimate|Like sticks and stones
incubus|Nocturnal demon
intoned|Delivered somewhat robotically
janitorial|Opinion piece published at the start of the year?
kimonos|Kabuki outfits
languish|Concern about being able to communicate in a foreign country?
lecturers|Non-tenure-track faculty
legroom|Coach passenger's lack
legroom|Rare commodity on an airplane
leopard|It's spotted in Africa
loiterers|Shopkeeper's annoyances
mangoes|Tropical fruits
maniacs|Bedlam inmates
marbles|Kiddie game
mercury|*"The Winged Messenger"
messenger|Rider who leaves junk on the floor of one's car?
milksop|Namby-pamby
millstream|Water wheel's turner
mirages|You can't inspect them too closely
mongols|Genghis Khan's army
mortals|Their time is limited
mustachio|Nutty ice cream topped with a hot dog condiment?
nomadic|Always on the move
numeral|Necessity in many passwords
ocarina|Egg-shaped musical instrument
offered|Put forward
orifice|Opening
orioles|Camden Yards team
osteopath|Holistic physician
overawe|Subdue by force of personality
overdub|Add tracks to a recording
pageants|Contests with fair competition?
pandemic|Large-scale outbreak
parallax|Apparent change in position due to perspective
passengers|First part of an erroneous "Christian Science Monitor" headline published on April 15, 1912
perjures|Forswears (oneself)
phonics|Sound teaching method?
pilotless|Like drones
pipette|Titration tool
plainly|As anyone can see
playbill|Broadway circular
pollute|What clean energy doesn't do
pretend|Put up a front
promenade|Square-dance move
proteins|What enzymes are
punches|Chad-creating devices
rainbow|Arc of the covenant?
rectory|Parish priest's dwelling
regales|Entertains with anecdotes
regular|Habitual customer
remains|Archaeological find
reopens|Looks into again, as a case
reseeded|Changed tournament pairings
revenue|Return from duties?
roadshow|Moving theatrical production?
rooking|Swindling
rosebud|Charles Foster Kane's dying word
rustics|Country men
sarcasm|The language of the devil: Carlyle
saviors|Guardian angels
scenario|Hypothetical sequence of events
science|Thomas Huxley called it "common sense at its best"
sellers|Popular products
sisterly|Like affection between female friends
skiddoo|Decamp
sleekest|Most aerodynamic
sources|Dissertation listing
starchy|Like pasta
starter|Entrée preceder
steamed|In high dudgeon
synesthesia|Or maybe the subjects have ___, a condition in which letters and numbers are perceived as colors
taciturn|Tight-lipped
talents|Renaissance man's many
talisman|Magical charm
taverns|Quaint drinking spots
tequila|Liquor in a paloma
terraces|Hanging Gardens of Babylon features
thirsty|Ready for a drink
tickets|If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us ___: Mel Brooks
tiramisu|Dessert name that's Italian for "pick me up"
torching|Setting afire
torment|Plague
trainer|Horseracing bigwig
turtledove|This animal presumably spends its entire life in a shell ... correction: just the first part of its life
tutorial|Training program
tweedled|Emulated a songbird
ugliest|Least fair
unhealed|Not yet better
unitard|Superhero costume
unlearn|Deliberately lose, as prejudices
unnatural|Like purple hair
unravels|Comes apart
uptight|Unable to relax
valeting|Waiting on someone?
vertices|Intersection points
visitors|Team with fewer rooters
weeders|Gardening tools
whatever|As if I care anyway
wishbone|Thanksgiving fork?
abolish|Do away with
academe|The college life
airheads|Dingbats
alarming|Causing distress
alleging|Holding to be true
already|So soon?
angstroms|Ten make up a millimicron
angular|Having sharp corners
annotate|Write in the margins of, maybe
antinoise|Like laws that may be used to combat rackets?
apology|Words of regret
appease|Verb associated with Neville Chamberlain
archers|People who pull strings
armadas|War fleets
atheist|Unfaithful one?
athwart|In opposition to
aviator|One whose career is taking off?
avowals|Open affirmations
balancer|Fly appendage
bananas|Nutty
barnyard|The Web site
bedmakers|They do frame work
beltline|Britain : ring road :: America : ___
bookend|Football player studying literature?
brusque|Rudely terse
burning|Lit
calmest|Least ruffled
camelid|Alpaca, e.g.
caseloads|Legal woes?
chapels|Sites of many ceremonies
chinook|Another name for the king salmon
cleanse|Make pure
cleanse|Rid of impurity
clerics|White-collar men?
cleverer|More quick-witted
colander|*Pasta maker's equipment
connect|Land a punch
coronet|Part of a prince's outfit
coronets|Royal headpieces
costars|Hepburn and Tracy, often
counsel|Advise
cripple|Severely hinder
crooner|Bing Crosby, e.g.
deerskin|Moccasin material
depraved|Morally bankrupt
dictate|Give orders
drained|Pulled the plug on?
dumbbell|Free weight
einstein|Author of the "Annus Mirabilis" papers
election|Quadrennial U.S. event
elegist|Ovid, during his exile
entitle|Name
entreat|Appeal to
entrees|Main courses
enunciate|Speak distinctly
epicure|Connoisseur of fine dining
eremites|Religious recluses
ethanol|Common gasoline additive
evangelic|Pertaining to the gospel
federal|Like serious crimes
grilling|Part of a dissertation defense
hearths|They're below mantels
hematite|Mineral found on Mars in 1998 that suggests the former presence of water
imagery|Vividly descriptive language
imagine|Dream up
imitate|Mirror
impanel|Enroll, as a jury
interns|Some summer workers
involve|Make use of
isolate|Fence off, say
isolate|Sequester
isometric|Like some exercises
leakiness|Sievelike quality
lemonade|Arnold Palmer ingredient
lyricon|Electronic wind instrument
machete|Bush whacker
maharishi|Hindu teacher
methods|Ways
midriff|What a crop top exposes
miscount|Get a wrong number
monorail|Magic Kingdom transport
naivete|Unworldliness
needles|Christmas-tree slivers
negligee|Diaphanous garment
neither|I choose not to choose!
neutral|Like Switzerland
objects|Demurs
orioles|Brooks Robinson's team
orioles|Camden Yards team
overcame|Conquered
overtone|Suggestion
partner|Law-firm bigwig
pascals|Pressure units
pfennig|Old German coin
pigtail|Braid on one side
piranhas|Amazon menaces
plaudit|Enthusiastic thumbs-up
pneumonia|Affliction of the lungs
potency|It may be determined by concentration
prairie|Where the buffalo roam
preclude|Rule out in advance
psychiatry|Term that means "treatment of the soul"
ptarmigan|Canadian game bird
radiant|Third in a series of Web postings
redcaps|Some porters
redeemed|Used, as a coupon
redeyes|Choices for those who want to be up at night?
remount|Change a jewel's setting
resistor|Electric-circuit component
restage|Put on again, as a play
reviles|Views with loathing
roomies|Space invaders?
rousseau|Bitter rival of Diderot
seaweed|Ocean flora
sedates|Puts out
senates|Meeting houses?
senders|Post-office clientele
sessile|Lacking freedom of movement, as barnacles
setback|Football player studying theater design?
sightsee|Act the tourist
similar|Like
slanted|Favoring one side
slanted|Not objective
sneaker|Shoe in a locker, often
snidest|Most derogatory
snowshoe|One may be made from a tennis racket
somehow|After a fashion
strapped|Short on cash
stylets|Surgical probes
summits|High-level meetings
surcoat|Garment worn over a knight's armor
synonym|Abbreviated, for short
tabloids|Supermarket-checkout staples
taloned|Like a hawk
tamales|Mayan meal
teenage|Like most high schoolers
terrace|Place for a plant in a penthouse
terrific|Second in a series of Web postings
thrones|Regal perches
thrusts|Duel maneuvers
titmice|Chickadees' cousins
totaled|Came to
trapezes|Elevated swings
triumph|Ancient Roman equivalent of a ticker-tape parade
ugliest|Least comely
upstarts|Cocky, successful people
useless|Of no help whatsoever
vehement|Forceful
visible|Apparent
voidance|Annulment
wallowed|Luxuriated
whitewashes|In the end, though, the media portrayed the press conference as bland and amicable -- the latest in a series of ___
witness|Deposed one
wizardry|Enchanting talent
yammers|Gabs on and on
acquiescing|Giving in
affront|Act of disrespect
airbags|Lifesaving inflatables
alleges|Claims
amassed|Built up
amperes|Measures of a current's flow
anchors|News-hour bigwigs
andante|Tempo for Mozart's so-called "Elvira Madigan" music
antipode|Exact opposite
apogees|Crests
apostle|Bartholomew, for one
apricot|Pinkish shade
arrayed|Set out with care
artisanal|Like some cheese
artiste|Skilled performer
aspires|Harbors ambitions
assents|Says yes
attacks|Goes after
backfire|Work out badly, in a way
backyard|Swing-set setting
balance|Yogini's skill
basmati|Rice with chicken tikka masala
beatnik|Word coined by Herb Caen in 1958
beliefs|Convictions
bestrew|Scatter
bibliophile|Role played by Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Empty House" ...
bloodmobile|Sight at a Red Cross drive
bodacious|Word formed as a portmanteau of two synonyms of "daring"
bologna|Deli meat
braille|Louis who is buried at the Panthéon
brainstem|It adjoins the spinal cord
bungees|Cords for jumpers
caterer|Career for Blondie Bumstead since 1991
corroded|Eaten away, as by acid
crisply|How no-nonsense people talk
declaws|Takes points off?
deviant|In violation of social norms
dominos|Company with the stock symbol DPZ
draftees|Military conscripts
dungeon|Where Dantes was held, in "The Count of Monte Cristo"
effects|They may be personal
egresses|Doors, at times
empathy|Fellow feeling
encroach|Trespass (on)
encroach|Trespass (on)
enemies|Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, e.g.
escapes|Gets free
eternities|Eons
exercises|Squats and such
exorcism|Cleansing of a sort
fancier|Enthusiast
fertilize|Use nitrate on, as soil
floated|Moved like a ghost
football|Sport with blitzes
friendly|Kind
frijoles|Huevos rancheros side
gallium|Element name derived from the Latin for "France"
geodesic|Like Buckminster Fuller's dome
gigawatt|Big quantity of juice?
glassiest|Most expressionless
glengarry|Scottish woolen bonnet
gooiest|Requiring the most napkins, say
granite|Countertop material
grenadine|Syrup made from pomegranate juice
griffin|Mythical mascot of the College of William & Mary
hafnium|Element name derived from the Latin for "Copenhagen"
haircut|Discount vis-à-vis market value, in Wall Street slang
happier|More content
hassium|Element named for the German state where it was discovered
hatrack|Resting place for boaters?
holmium|Element named for its discoverer's Scandinavian brithplace
imaginary|Like some childhood friends
immemorial|Ancient
inertia|Unwillingness to be proactive, perhaps
infinite|Limitless
ingenue|Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera," e.g.
inseams|Trouser lines
inverse|Arctangent, vis-à-vis tangent
isotope|Deuterium, vis-à-vis hydrogen
layovers|Flight breaks
lipreads|Follows from afar, maybe
literati|Set of books?
lodestar|Guiding light
lodgers|Tenants
lutetium|Element name derived from the Latin for "Paris"
magneto|X-Men villain whose mind can control metal objects
manatees|Denizens of mangrove swamps
marries|Joins
marries|Unites in a rite
maternal|Like the heredity of mitochondrial DNA
minicam|Video blogger's purchase
mousepad|Trade-show giveaway, perhaps
odometer|Fuel-gauge neighbor
oedipal|Like much of Norman Bates's motivation
oracles|Sources of prophecy
orients|Sets straight
pantheon|It's famous for its bronze doors
pantheon|It's famous for its bronze doors
parakeets|*Groups of them are sometimes called "chatters"
paupers|The Cratchits of fiction, e.g.
paupers|The Cratchits of fiction, e.g.
penance|What a person in a hair shirt is probably doing
pentane|Compound with five carbon atoms
periwig|18th-century hairpiece
physics|Quark science
plumber|... in "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" ...
plumpish|Developing a potbelly
polonium|Element named for Marie Curie's homeland
portable|Travel-friendly, in a way
prattle|Talk nonsense
proforma|Perfunctory
pulsars|Highly magnetic celestial bodies
rattled|Discomfited
reaming|Use for a drill press
recodes|Edits, as a computer program
redskin|Feature of some potatoes
refracts|Bends, as light
reminiscent|Suggestive (of)
remodels|Makes over
restart|Computer-menu option
retorts|Verbal parries
rosacea|Flushing problem
rosacea|Flushing problem
rudeness|Incivility
ruthenium|Element name derived from the Latin for "Russia"
saleable|Unworn, say
saltine|Dip holder, perhaps
sculpts|Works with marble, maybe
seaport|Freighter's destination
siphoned|Stole, as gasoline
slapstick|Stooges' specialty
solicit|Request
soluble|Like most nitrate salts in water
spambot|Automated junk e-mail sender
spelunk|Participate in some underground movement?
spinets|Grand children?
squirmy|Unable to sit still
stances|Positions
startups|Recipients of some SBA loans
stipend|Grad student's income, often
stockade|Wall Street was built along one
strafed|Bombarded from above
strafed|Bombarded from above
subsets|Venn-diagram sections
surgical|Like some instruments
sweeten|Make more attractive, in a way
tadpole|Amphibian with gills
tadpole|Amphibian with gills
tamarins|Diminutive mustachioed monkeys
tangelo|Kumquat cousin
tariffs|Duties
teetered|Could have gone either way
toniest|Most stylish
unbearable|Excruciating
unlearned|Green, in a way
upstate|Like Albany, vis-à-vis New York City
useless|Like a vestigial organ
ushered|Showed the way
watermelon|Jolly Rancher flavor
websites|Collections of pages
womanize|Emulate Don Juan
wontons|Chinese dumplings
acrimony|Rancor
activate|Turn on
adherents|Followers
admiral|Head of a fleet
adorable|Aww-inspiring
adsorption|Process facilitated by silica gel
alfredo|Sauce made with Parmesan and butter
aliases|Crooked handles?
alleged|Ostensible
amaretto|Nutty cheesecake additive
anaconda|Amazon giant
annoying|Vexatious
anoraks|Arctic jackets
anteaters|Colony destroyers, at times
anthills|Bases of operation for tiny workers
arrives|Shows up
artisan|Chocolatier or wheelwright, e.g.
ashcake|Dixie corn bread, often
assailed|Pounced on
attested|Swore (to)
attuned|Acclimated
augment|Pad
bagpipers|Some droning musicians
balanced|Presenting several points of view
balefully|I could make hay in agronomy, Tom said ___
baroque|Convoluted
beanbag|Shifting chair
beefalo|Bovine hybrid
belongings|Effects
benzene|The structure of ___ was not known until...
bleakest|Least hopeful
bolster|Fortify
botanist|Professional who anticipates shoots?
braille|Textured text
breakthrough|End of the factoid
briefly|A law diploma is a paper I could chase, Tom said ___
caduceus|Reptilian symbol of commerce
cardsharp|One with an ace up his sleeve?
caterpillar|Character who smokes a hookah
celebrated|Title, part 2
civilly|Transportation and logistics is the route to take, Tom said ___
cleanse|Decontaminate
clearances|Access-granting actions
cloister|Place of seclusion
cloistered|Insulated
cologne|Obsession, e.g.
colossus|Towering statue
crudely|Petroleum engineering would leave me well-equipped, Tom said ___
cruisers|Flotilla members
cuddlier|More likely to be squeezed?
dateline|Opening of a foreign correspondent's dispatch, often
daylily|Perennial with short-lived blooms
decadence|Bacchanale quality
dickens|Creator of the fictional Pecksniffs and Peggottys
diesels|Some Volkswagen Rabbit engines
discard|Chuck
droughty|Parched
ebonics|Subject of a 1990s language controversy
eclipses|They may leave you in the dark
eidolon|Phantom
election|End of some races
emeralds|Stones mined in the Colombian Andes
empathy|Ability to relate
entangle|Snarl
entertain|Divert
entitle|Authorize
entrapment|Sting victim's court defense, perhaps
eoliths|Crude stone artifacts
epicenter|Focus of seismic activity
erasure|Synthpop duo who sang "Chains of Love"
eternal|Never-ending
explosive|Volatile
extracts|Pulls out
facelifts|Cosmetic procedures
finking|Stool pigeon's specialty
footstones|Some flat markers
formulas|They may be provided on geometry exams
futuristic|Like "The Handmaid's Tale"
galoots|Lummoxes
gangsta|Rap variety
gasohol|Fuel also called the "E10 blend"
goofiest|Most absurd
gouache|Opaque-watercolor technique
governor|Head of state?
gumshoed|Tried to move about unnoticed, as a shamus
gutters|Lane flankers
hamster|Spinning-wheel operator?
hasheesh|The ___ Eater (19th-century memoir describing altered consciousness)
heathen|Nonbeliever
heiress|Isabel Archer in "The Portrait of a Lady," e.g.
heroics|Derring-do
highrise|Multistory building
hopefuls|Auditioners, say
hosiery|Womenswear section
hotspot|Restaurant that's heavily booked, say
humorists|Algonquin Round Table members, often
impalas|Chevys produced in seven decades
impartial|Unbiased
inaudible|Impossible to pick up
indulgence|Purchase made with mad money, say
infernal|Stygian
inhibits|Puts a damper on
intrinsic|Native
keywords|Google search-box input
largesses|Instances of magnanimity
leaflet|Flier
legates|Papal envoys
leisure|Veblen's "The Theory of the ___ Class"
literacy|Goal in grade school
livened|Spiced (up)
lushest|Most verdant
macadam|Parking surface
mainstay|Bread and butter, so to speak
mattock|Tool similar to a pickax
medalist|*Podium mounter who doesn't usually give a speech
milliner|Shop owner with a supply of hatboxes
modeling|Teaching by example
naturally|If I were sharp, I'd pursue music education, Tom said ___
nosedive|Plummet
nostrum|Spurious remedy
notated|Wrote on a staff, often
oenology|Field covering Bordeaux
oratorio|Haydn's "The Creation," e.g.
oriented|Turned right-side up, maybe
orioles|Team in major-league baseball's Beltway Series
ostinato|Recurring melodic phrase
overall|Comprehensive
overcrop|Render infertile, in a way
overeats|Emulates Garfield, in a way
oxheart|Large cherry named for its shape
parodied|Lampooned
pasodoble|Venezuelan wedding dance, traditionally
pitfall|Hidden hazard
planetary|Like many of the balls in an orrery (Circled Letter Group A)
postage|Philatelist's interest
prairie|Willa Cather setting, often
prebaked|Heat-and-serve, perhaps
pterosaur|Extinct winged "lizard"
raillery|Joshing
reasoned|Cogent
redress|Rectify
relaxed|Carefree
remotes|Man-cave collection
rentals|Prom tuxes or summer cottages, e.g.
repeater|Recidivist
retinal|Like some biometric scans
reverie|...chemist August Kekulé, lost in ___...
reverse|Side of a U.S. coin that expresses its value in words
reweave|Fix, as wicker
roentgen|Unit named for the discoverer of X-rays
rondeau|In Flanders Fields, for one
rosette|Decorative pattern for a lute's sound hole, often
sappily|I'm pining to be in forestry, Tom said ___
saucily|Culinary arts could whisk me off to fame and fortune, Tom said ___
scarred|Like Harry Potter's forehead
secedes|Breaks away
secretly|Sub rosa
sedulous|Indefatigable
semester|Term for Brown
septets|Deadly sins and hills of Rome, e.g.
serenades|Strains at someone's window, maybe
shoulder|Accept responsibility for
simmered|Bubbled on a burner
sleepyhead|One who is nodding
sliders|Mini-burgers
slugger|Offensive asset on the diamond
smuggle|Carry illicitly
soothes|Mollifies
soupcon|Pinch
spherical|Like peas
spiraled|Corkscrewed
standard|*Song everyone knows, presumably
steadily|Bit by bit, perhaps
steelie|Metallic marble
stevedore|Quay laborer
stickups|Jesse James specialty
stingrays|Some 1960s Corvettes
stonemason|Skilled chiseler
stonily|Without any sign of sympathy
strange|Curtis who won two U.S. Opens
stretch|Pre-workout ritual
strides|Hardly baby steps
strongman|Dictator
styrene|Synthetic-rubber component
sunlamps|Generators of UV radiation
superhero|Many a Comic-Con costume
tablature|Music-notation style for fretted instruments
talents|Singing and dancing, say
teasers|Short previews
tensest|Most likely to snap, say
tension|Strain
termagant|Harpy
terrains|Relief maps show them
tetrads|Groups of four
thicker|More obtuse
tornado|Phenomenon measured by the Fujita scale
touristy|Rife with souvenir shops, say
treasures|Holds dear
tristate|Involving New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, for example
unamused|Stone-faced, maybe
underdog|Truman vis-à-vis Dewey, in 1948
underfed|Like some hungry people
unfurls|Opens, as a banner
untilled|Virgin, as soil
virology|Field dealing with outbreaks
waivers|Fantasy-baseball concern
accented|Like the finishing touch on a soufflé?
airbags|Focus of large-scale automotive recalls starting in 2013
aliases|Con artists may adopt a succession of them
alumnae|Bryn Mawr ___ Bulletin
andesite|Igneous rock named after Southern Hemisphere mountains
apostle|Andrew or Bartholomew, in the New Testament
arbiter|Judge in a dispute
artistes|Virtuoso performers
assuages|Mitigates
bandito|Many a character in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
beeswax|Common blush ingredient
bouffant|Much-copied Jackie Kennedy style
canines|Some shepherds
carotene|Pumpkin pigment
cellist|Ma, prominently
coinage|Neologism
coleslaw|KFC side
collude|Cook up a scheme (with)
console|Soothe
contradicts|Refutes
cryonic|Kind of preservation in an urban myth about Walt Disney
cyanide|What the smell of bitter almonds suggests to Poirot
daubing|Palette holder's exercise, maybe
deficit|Surplus's opposite
dishwater|What might be filled with Joy?
doddered|Walked unsteadily
dowries|Bridal figures?
dragnet|Friday show?
eccentrics|Many Tim Burton characters
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Goes by on the clock
eminence|Word of address to a cardinal
ephemera|Collections including pamphlets and posters
epitaph|Mel Blanc's "That's all folks," e.g.
exurbia|Where many telecommute from
eyespot|Peacock-tail feature
fourscore|Result when someone hits a grand slam?
gamester|Casino regular
greenback|Simoleon
habitats|Desert and swamp, e.g.
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
heroine|Katniss Everdeen, e.g.
hosiers|Stocking stockers
hotline|Emergency phone link
huskers|University of Nebraska athletes, colloquially
imitate|Ape
inertia|Tendency to remain unchanged
ingredient|Garlic or olive oil, for aioli
intrude|Gate-crash
irregular|Asymmetrical
jackknife|Dive that involves touching one's toes mid-flight
lacrosse|Sport in which the ball is "cradled"
lactate|Produce milk
leotards|Some circus outfits
liaison|Intermediary
lidless|Like an ineffectual Tupperware container, say
lobelia|Ornamental plant with tubular flowers
merlins|Small falconry birds
messiah|Literally, "anointed one"
minicab|Certain conveyance from Heathrow
monitors|Keeps track of
moonscape|Backdrop in a famous 1969 broadcast
moonstone|Gem popular in Art Nouveau jewelry
needles|Mojave Desert city frequented by Snoopy's brother Spike
nincompoop|Chowderhead
noonday|When some whistles go off
obituary|Feature given a full page in The Economist each week
octuple|Eightfold
omicron|Xi follower
oratorio|Berlioz's "L'Enfance du Christ," e.g.
partisan|Not neutral
pentathlete|One practicing both running and swimming, maybe
peonage|System of servitude
plotter|Person making a graph, say
posthaste|Snappily, say
pounces|Swoops
pourparler|Negotiations leading up to a treaty
profusion|Like Edward Teller?
proscribe|Like Joseph Pulitzer?
protest|Like Hermann Rorschach?
protractor|Like John Deere?
provisions|Like Jeane Dixon?
quintuple|Increase fivefold
reading|Birthplace of Kate and Pippa Middleton
regroup|Prepare to try again, say
retaliated|Struck back
revokes|Takes back
ricotta|It's often put into shells
rousters|Deckhands
sayings|Adages
scallion|Vegetable in miso soup
schoolhouse|IOWA (minted 2004)
sealskin|Import banned from the U.S. since 1972
secrets|Loose lips fail to keep them
sedated|Under
sestinas|Many verses by Dante
sidestroke|Swimming maneuver that usually keeps the head above water
silicate|Kind of compound comprising most of the earth's crust
sleepier|More somnolent
smidgen|Morsel
smolder|Do a slow burn
standby|What many understudies do
stateroom|Crowded setting of a classic Marx Brothers sequence
steamier|More likely to get an R rating, perhaps
steerage|Cheapest ocean-crossing accommodations
stoical|Forbearing
strange|Peculiar
subtest|Exam within an exam
superhit|Blockbuster
tallyho|Fox-sighting cry
tartare|Raw-bar adjective
tassels|Mortarboard swingers
temblor|Something picked up by a seismoscope
textbooks|Big expense for collegians
transfers|Hands off
untapped|Like some potential
updraft|Factor in a famous Marilyn Monroe scene
acacias|Australian floral emblems
admissions|University department sending acceptance letters
advisedly|After careful deliberation
affluent|Landed, maybe
alewives|Lake Michigan herring
alienator|Poor diplomat, say
amenable|Game
anemone|Windflower
angoras|Some silky rabbits
anisette|Liqueur in some biscotti recipes
antlers|Elk features
appalling|Scandalous
applets|Single-task programs
asinine|Cockamamie
assents|Votes in favor
astride|Maverick way for Catherine the Great to ride
aviatrix|Amelia Earhart or Beryl Markham, e.g.
awarded|Bestowed
bemoaned|Lamented
braille|ADA-compliant elevator-button addition
brigantines|Two-masted ships of yore
brioche|Base for some French toast
cantabile|Score direction asking an instrument to imitate the human voice
cellars|Oenophiles' prides
chameleon|Highly adaptable type
cheeses|Some have pronounced veins
chisels|Sculpts
choicest|Top-of-the-line
chortle|Satisfied laugh
coastal|By the shore
continents|Geological seven
crouton|Salad no-no for carb eschewers
cubical|Adjective for traditional dice
decipher|Crack
diarists|They often keep their thoughts locked up
disclosed|Made public
diurnal|Adjective applicable to only a few owl species
dresser|Theater aide
dynamos|Energetic types
dyslexia|Early obstacle for Jay Leno
eardrum|Body part jarred at concerts, say
ecotours|Trips where a "carry in, carry out" policy may be observed
elements|13-book Euclidean treatise
emanate|Spring (from)
emirate|Kuwait or Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emoticon|Keystrokes simulating a face, often
enliven|Boost the entertainment value of, say
enserfs|Forces into lowly work
entwines|Interplaits
episcopate|Bishops, collectively
equinox|Occasion for gathering at Stonehenge
erudite|Professorial
espionage|Mole's activity
estival|Like long, hot days
etcetera|... you know the rest
eternity|Calvin Klein fragrance
ethical|Aboveboard
exposure|Cause of frostbite
extremes|Nadir and zenith, e.g.
eyehole|Security feature of some hotel-room doors
fluently|Without stumbling, say
giraffe|Largest ruminant
groomed|No longer disheveled, say
gymnastic|Like some Olympic rings
hearsay|Scuttlebutt
hellions|Boisterous troublemakers
ignites|Lights
impasse|Negotiators might reach one
ingenue|Guileless stage persona
intensity|Fervor
irately|Way to storm off
kowtowed|Bowed and scraped
lassoes|Snares with honda knots
linoleum|Carpet alternative
literal|Like some translations or interpretations
loofahs|Bath sponges
loquacious|Voluble
maestri|They know the score
majesty|Grandeur
marinara|Breadstick dipping sauce
mealtime|*When to eat
meatiest|Offering the richest content
meddlesome|*Prone to interfering
menaces|Poses a threat to
metronome|*Piano-practice beat keeper
odysseys|Long, strange trips
offered|Made available
ominous|Foreboding
oranges|Juggler's batch, maybe
orating|In the midst of a stemwinder
parsecs|Astronomical units of distance
persona|Public face
personae|David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and Lady Gaga's Jo Calderone, e.g.
pettier|More picayune
petunias|Colorful blooms shaped like funnels
pickerel|Fish extolled in "Walden"
planing|Making surfaces smooth, in a wood shop
plinths|Statue bases
poundage|Heft
prairie|Where the buffalo roam
predator|1987 Schwarzenegger film
preradio|Like the use of drummer boys in combat
pretext|Deceptive excuse
priests|Ones in clerical work?
propagate|Spread
puffball|Curled-up Angora kitten, e.g.
punishable|Likely to incur fines, say
quieter|More subdued
rattler|One with a fearsome strike, in westerns
reamers|Juicing gadgets
redeyes|Some long trips, or results thereof
reflate|Stimulate better economic output, in a way
relished|Took pleasure in
remotes|Channel changers
removed|Made the victim of a coup, maybe
resents|Bristles at
resoled|Got loafers working better?
resonate|Have an emotional impact
rosaries|They evoke many mysteries
saltiest|Most profanity-laced, say
sardine|Fish sometimes used to make dashi
scepters|Symbols of sovereignty
schoolmate|One wearing an identical uniform, perhaps
scythed|Cut in the field
secrets|Moles may trade them
sentences|They may be imperative
serapes|Colorful mariachi garb, maybe
shakier|More precarious
shameful|Tsk, tsk, tsk
shanghaied|Coerced into crewmanship
silence|Golden quality?
sleeper|Certain train car
snidest|Most subtly derisive
society|Companionship, quaintly
soonest|Fearless minds climb ___ unto crowns: Shak.
splatter|Concern of fry cooks and painters
squeaks|What WD-40 often eradicates
steeped|Infused
steerages|Cheapest crossing options, say
steppes|Tatars' turf
stollen|Fruit-filled German loaf
storage|Cabinet function
suavely|À la James Bond
subside|Abate
swindler|Cheat
swollen|Puffed up
synapse|Gap crossed by a nerve impulse
synergy|Combined effort
tangible|Concrete
tenably|How good debaters argue
tercets|Three-line stanzas
terrarium|Zoo keeper?
terrors|Sitter's handfuls
testimony|Something juries hear
tetrazzini|Florentine diva referenced in recipes
tightener|Wrench or screwdriver, often
toughen|Fortify
traffic|Hits are a measure of it
tryster|One headed for a secret rendezvous
tweaking|Adjusting
unaired|Not shown, in a way
unctuous|Excessively ingratiating
unholiness|Blasphemy
unseats|Votes out of office
valueless|Drossy
wangles|Obtains by scheming
wordsmith|Writer with flair
wrestled|Tried to pin
abreast|Shoulder-to-shoulder
abysmal|Like a cellar-dweller's record
acetone|Solvent in paint thinner
adamant|Unwilling to budge
adsorbs|Condenses on a surface
alcohol|Consumers may want to see the proof of it
alehouse|Setting where you might get stout
altitude|Cockpit reading
amiability|Bonhomie
ammonia|Major component of Mr. Clean
amnesiac|Gregory Peck's character in "Spellbound," for one
animation|Pixar endeavor
arccosine|Inverse trig function
arranged|Positioned
ascetic|Hedonist's antithesis
atlases|Books full of legends
attorneys|26 U.S. presidents, pre-Oval Office
attract|Exert some pull
automaton|Figure behind cuckoo-clock doors, e.g.
avatars|Images representing gamers
axolotl|Tiger salamander's cousin
babysit|Facilitate someone's date night, say
bankroll|Foot the bill for
basilica|Catholic pilgrimage destination, maybe
bathtub|Gin source of the 1920s?
bellows|Fire-reviving implement
boarders|B&B guests, e.g.
boondoggles|Money-eating projects
bravura|Showy
burlier|More imposing as a bouncer, say
cabinet|Secretarial pool?
cabling|Part of many prewireless networks
capable|Skilled
chronic|Habitual
classic|Gone With the Wind, e.g.
cleanup|Where Albert Pujols often bats
cleaves|Splits ... or stays together?
commits|Goes all in
cowinner|Sharer of first place
debugged|Cleaned up, as software
degrees|They might take three years in the legal profession
deletes|Takes out
demigods|Heracles and Perseus, e.g.
dietetic|Reduced-fat or low-sodium, say
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
duelist|One demanding satisfaction, once
eardrum|Membrane repaired via tympanoplasty
elation|Euphoria
eliding|Saying "g'day," for example
emeriti|Academic retirees
encores|Reruns, euphemistically
ensiled|Stored away, as farm fodder
enthrall|Spellbind
erasers|Students once volunteered to clap them
estrogen|Hormone that helps maintain bone density
examiner|San Francisco daily since 1865
exegesis|Critical interpretation of a text
falters|Starts to lose momentum
fanatic|Zealot
festoon|Drape decoratively
fixated|Obsessed
flimflam|Bilk
freelance|Like most paparazzi
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
gordita|Stuffed, savory pastry of Mexico
gumshoe|Protagonist in hard-boiled fiction
hearsay|Sometimes-inadmissible evidence
highchair|Seat where Junior makes a mess of his spaghetti, perhaps
hodgepodge|Miscellany
idyllic|Unspoiled
insolence|Brat's specialty?
inundate|Visit in throngs
jetstream|Certain westerlies
jetstream|LAX-to-JFK flight shortener
jostled|Hit with an elbow in a crowd, say
ketches|Two-masted vessels
lambdas|Letters like carets
landowners|Deed holders
lasagna|Dish craved by Garfield
lassoed|Stopped the flight of, as a calf
lengths|Horse-racing victories are often measured in them
lighthouse|Possible location of the object spelled by the circled letters
lindens|Yellow-blossoming trees widespread in Europe
maenads|Female bacchanalians
maenads|Priestesses of Dionysus
mantises|Cannibalistic insects
misapply|Use the wrong way
mutates|Changes dramatically, as a gene
nannies|String of applicants eclipsed by Mary Poppins
natters|Talks a blue streak
negates|Nullifies
neutrino|Particle name coined by Enrico Fermi
nirvana|Bliss
northerly|___ Island, Chicago (home of the Adler Planetarium)
nuances|Simplistic theories disregard them
oatcakes|Brittle flatbreads
observatory|Possible location of the object spelled by the circled letters
oompahs|Tuba emissions
orators|Pros at projection
pangram|It's complete from A to Z
pasties|Cornish ___ (meat pies)
pedagogical|Like many principles of the Montessori method
pedantic|Hung up on minor academic details
pesetas|Coins replaced by euros
pessimists|Glass-half-empty types
plonked|Played piano with just an index finger, say
portent|Ominous sign
positron|The "P" in PET scan
presale|Event for favored customers
present|Offer up
primary|Kind of care or color
raccoon|Masked scavenger
reactant|A catalyst might be introduced to it
recluses|Solitudinarians
recycle|One of the three R's of eco-friendliness
redraws|Gerrymanders, say
regales|Entertains lavishly
release|Publicist's handout
reparative|Aiming to fix
requiem|Mass with gravity
revocable|Subject to voiding, as a driver's license
ricotta|Cannoli filling base
rolltop|Certain desk cover
rosebud|Sled in movie lore
rosette|Ornamental shape on many prize ribbons
sarcastic|Barbed, in a way
scissor|Move crisply back and forth, as one's legs
scullery|Room for storing cookware
seabeds|Lobster habitats
senator|Marco Rubio or Bernie Sanders, e.g.
septets|Hills of Rome and Wonders of the Ancient World, e.g.
shutoffs|Some plumbing controls
signals|Semaphore series
skeletal|Like an incomplete plan
solfege|Technique on display in "Do-Re-Mi" from "The Sound of Music"
speedos|Michael Phelps supply
speedos|Some form-fitting suits
sponsors|Soaps, to soap operas, once
sprints|Covers ground quickly
standard|Song of enduring popularity
staples|___ Center (Los Angeles arena)
statuary|Madame Tussauds collection
statuary|Marble collection?
statues|Some treasures from Tut's tomb
stealthy|Furtive
strained|Emulated Sisyphus, in a way
swanned|Gallivanted showily (around)
syndrome|Collection of symptoms
tabooed|Identified as off-limits
tasteful|Discriminating
teetering|About to collapse, perhaps
telecast|Put on the air
tempest|Nautical nightmare
tenable|Backed up by facts
thermal|Like some blankets or underwear
thrones|What sovereigns occupy
thrower|Athlete with a discus, e.g.
tiltyards|Jousting sites
titanic|Humongous
topmasts|Some rigging supports
trashes|Condemns as worthless
treatise|Das Kapital, for one
tremble|Show nervousness, maybe
tycoons|Magnates
usurers|Loan sharks
vegetate|Be a couch potato
vindaloo|Curried entree
whistle|Play halter, often
wildflower|River in a flash flood?
yakitori|Japanese kebab
effrontery|Brazen boldness
lachrymose|Teary
alimony|Money for exes
allegro|Tempo between allegretto and presto
arachnid|Spider or tick
athletes|Sports players
cheddar|English cheese
doctors|Falsifies
eminent|Distinguished
ensnare|Trap
fingerprinting|Accuser's workout?
flyaway|Take off
forwards|Soccer positions
gunnery|Type of sergeant
heartbreaking|Casanova's workout?
impulsion|Thrust
lantern|Camper's light
numerator|Top of a fraction
orangeade|Fruity drink
orating|Giving out your address?
polonaises|Stately Polish dances
prudent|Provident
raindrop|Drizzle unit
rainstorm|Heavy shower
rehandles|Manipulates once again
resoles|Does some cobbling
respell|Change letter arrangement
ringers|Look-alikes
siestas|Barcelona snoozes
slowpoke|Dawdler
sneering|Looking with disapproval
soldiers|Ground troops
spinach|Salad green
syllogisms|Examples of deductive reasoning
teetotaler|Non-drinker
telltale|Poe story, "The __ Heart"
thornbush|Spiny shrub
tiptoes|Moves on sneaky feet
tobacco|___ Road
usherettes|Female escorts?
whiners|Bellyachers
workrooms|Job sites?
aerobes|Organisms requiring oxygen
alarums|Calls to arms
anywise|At all
appetite|Hunger
arguers|Verbal battlers
asinine|Foolhardy
athlete|Sports figure
broadbands|Wide sashes
butterfingers|Clumsy dropper
cheerio|Southampton so long
chowderhead|Dolt
colonel|Mustard, for one
comrade|Moniker for Mao
conspire|Plot secretly
coolant|Radiator additive
cordate|Heart-shaped
daturas|Thorn apples
desktops|Writing surfaces
dockyard|Ship repair site
downloads|Semis full of feathers?
encaged|Put in prison
endplay|Bridge stratagem
enduros|Long, long races
evanesce|Dissipate like vapor
evidence|Outward sign
exhaust|Deplete
exhausted|Way weary
firewalls|Computer programs to block access
flouter|One showing contempt
gladiola|Sword lily
gooseneck|Type of lamp
gossips|Busybodies
ignites|Lights
indoors|Not outside
inphase|Synchronized
iterates|Repeats
itinerate|Travel from place to place
latrine|G.I. john
minuends|Subtraction starters
mousepads|Rodent's homes?
multipliers|Enhancing devices
nailset|Carpenter's tool
offense|Crime
operate|Manage
operator|Switchboard overseer
paginal|Of leaves, in a way
pismire|Ant
returnee|One who comes back
riflers|Ransackers
seepages|Oozings
serpents|Slithering hissers
skiddoo|Split
slobber|Drool
snipper|Scissors user
spooned|Cuddled in public
stabile|Henry Moore piece
supplies|Provisions
surceased|Came to an end
swearer|Oath taker
tabular|Organized as a list
toehold|Merest grip
traumas|Serious shocks
treated|Paid for
tsarina|Russian empress
twirled|Spun
unspent|Remaining
unwisest|Most imprudent
upheaval|Sudden disruption
uptight|Rigidly conventional
vocable|Word
websites|Haunted houses, perhaps?
yappers|Shrill barkers
abstain|Refrain
abutment|Point of contact
accepts|Believes in
acerose|Needle-shaped
actuate|Put into motion
adapter|Converting device
aerated|Added bubbles to
aftmost|At the very back of the boat
against|Contrary to
agelong|Perpetual
agitatedly|In a perturbed manner
albedos|Planetary reflections
alertness|Vigilance
antiproton|Certain particle with an opposite charge
aphasia|Loss of language ability
apogees|Orbital extremes
appease|Conciliate
appoint|Designate
armament|Weapons of war
artless|Lacking guile
ateliers|Some artists' studios
athletic|Like Olympics competitors
atomical|Extremely minute
attests|Bears witness (to)
autostrada|Italian motorway
axiomatic|Self-evident
bathrobe|Lounging attire
beholders|Eyes, beautywise
blended|Mixed
blooming|In flower
cameraman|Photographer
cameraman|Reporter's coworker
cannonball|Splashy dive
cantata|Short choral work
caramels|Sweet chewy candies
ceaseless|Without stop
cemented|Glued
centillion|Enormous number
cetaceans|Whales and dolphins
chalice|Classy cup
chinaware|Dishes
ciliates|Certain protozoans
claymores|Scottish broadswords
clients|Customers
coalitions|Temporary alliances
cocaine|Euphoric drug
comradely|Buddy-buddy
conoidal|Shaped like a dunce's cap
corneal|Of part of the eye
correct|Make right
couplet|Pair of rhymed lines
creature|___ of habit
creepiest|Most macabre
crepitant|Crackling
deadens|Muffles
delouse|Rid of parasites
deplane|Leave a jet
desalts|Purifies seawater
descendant|Scion
deserters|Permanent AWOLs
deserts|Gobi and Negev
desists|Stops
dictating|Speaking to a secretary?
dolomite|Rock similar to limestone
drainer|Sink adjunct
dressers|Wardrobe assistants
dynamics|Variation in musical intensity
eastern|Part of EST
economic|Financially rewarding
eeriest|Superlatively weird
egresses|Ways out
elaborate|Rich in detail
elastics|Rubber bands
elitist|Upper cruster
emerald|Green beryl
emirate|UAE part
empennage|Tail of an airplane
empress|Female ruler
endanger|Imperil
endemic|Native to a particular region
enforce|Compel
engages|Books
engraves|Carves
enrollee|Signer-upper
ensnarer|Trapper
entente|___ Cordiale
enteric|Of the intestines
enticer|Tempter
entices|Lures
entwines|Twists together
epicenters|Focal points
erectors|Constructors
eremite|Religious recluse
erudite|Well-read
escheat|Reversion of property to the state
espresso|Cafe order
estimate|Approximation
evadable|Possible to dodge
evanesce|Disappear like vapor
evidence|Betray symptoms of
exacerbated|Increased the severity of
exasperate|Really rile
exertions|Strenuous efforts
exhales|Blows out
expired|Breathed out
eyeholes|Ghost costume feature
firedamp|Coal mine's combustible gas
foldout|Hidden bed
ganymede|Jovian satellite
geranium|Storksbill
glaciate|Cover with an ice mass
glandular|Of the endocrine system
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glossiness|Quality of superficial elegance
grating|Discordant
groaners|Straining workmen
grocery|Comestibles store
growers|Cultivators
hygiene|Cleanliness
identities|Distinct personalities
illegal|Against the law
imposture|False pretenses
inamorata|Ladylove
indelicate|Tactless
indolence|Sloth
induced|Persuaded
initialed|Signed off on
initiate|Set going
inscape|The essence of something
intelligent|Bright
internists|Certain physicians
intolerant|Narrow-minded
intoxicants|Alcoholic beverages
iterate|Repeat
kleenex|Trademark facial tissue
lancing|Making a surgical incision
laterite|Red soil
lechering|Living a licentious lifestyle
levelheaded|Sensible
limousine|Long ride?
lingual|Of tongues
lozenge|Throat soother
mailers|Posted leaflets
mainframes|Large, powerful computers
marathoner|Long-distance runner
marbles|Old playground game
mariposa|Butterfly in Bogota
menorah|Hanukkah candelabrum
merrier|More full of good cheer
metacarpus|Palm bone
minters|Coin makers
misleader|Intentional deceiver
mistuned|Off-key
monsters|Frightening creatures
mortician|Funeral director
mousetrap|Agatha Christie play, with "The"
narrator|Storyteller
nectars|Sweet drinks
negator|One who nullifies
nescient|Ignorant
neutrality|Fence-sitting
nitrites|Certain salts
noiseless|Silent
nuisance|Pest
offload|Remove, as cargo
onetime|Former
operative|Functioning effectively
organza|Sheer, stiff fabric
orientates|Gets the lay of the land
outdate|Make obsolete
overacts|Chews the scenery
overfills|Puts in too much
overlarge|Too big
overnice|Too kind?
oversize|Large
palatine|One of Rome's seven hills
palavered|Chatted idly
panorama|View of a wide area
panpipe|Primitive mouth organ
partnered|United in a twosome
pavilions|Park shelters
pensees|Pascal collection
persona|Public image
pinnate|Like a feather
piranha|Fearsome fish
plateau|Flat highland
plinths|Column bases
poetesses|Female rhymers
poleaxe|Old weapon
poleaxe|Weapon of the Middle Ages
praters|Babblers
pretors|Roman magistrates
prettiness|Attractive quality
priestess|Lady oracle
propose|Suggest
protests|Squawks
pyrites|Natural metallic sulfide minerals
ratatat|Sound of gunfire
readiness|Set state
rearranged|Put in a different order
recalls|Brings to mind
recasts|Selects new players
reenters|Types in data, again
refuser|Spurner
regained|Recovered possession of
regimen|Systematic procedure
rehashes|Reworks old material
reincur|Sustain once again
reiterates|Says repeatedly and tiresomely
reliant|Dependent
reliant|Dependent
reluctance|Disinclination
remended|Fixed again
remittal|Remission
remorse|Moral anguish
repairer|Mr. Fixit
repetition|Going over and over again
rescale|Change dimensions
resisted|Refused to yield
restates|Says again
retaliates|Gets even
retinue|Entourage
retirees|Pensioners
reverts|Goes back to a former condition
rezoned|Changed neighborhood classifications
rheology|Study of matter flow and deformation
riflemen|Long-range shooters
rimester|Light verse poet: var.
rimshot|Certain sound from a snare drum
rolltop|Desk type
roomers|Lodgers
roseola|Reddish rash
saddlery|Shop dealing in tack
sandflies|Beach pests
satires|Takeoffs
schisms|Rifts
scrapper|Game fighter
screened|Concealed
scuffed|Shuffled
seduces|Entices
seedcases|Arils
seeresses|Clairvoyant women
sensorimotor|Of muscular response to nervous stimuli
separations|Intervals
sequester|Send into seclusion
serener|More tranquil
serenest|Most tranquil
sessions|Training periods
settees|Small sofas
setters|Some hunting dogs
shockproof|Resistant to violent impact
singing|Carrying a tune
sinners|Transgressors
skeleton|Anatomy lab figure
slaters|Roofers using stone
smidgen|Very small amount
snorters|Noisy pigs
softener|Laundry detergent additive
solaria|Sun rooms
speedreading|Text scanning method
spenders|Cash dispensers?
spireas|Bridal wreath and meadowsweet
stalagmite|Cavern-floor buildup
stalemates|Inconclusive conclusions
stapled|Fastened mechanically
stellar|Astral
stentor|Loud speaker
stimuli|Incentives
stinkbug|Hemipterous insect
stoical|Impassive
storminess|Tempestuous condition
straitened|Subjected to privation
studhorses|Stallions kept for breeding
suavity|Social tact
sultrier|More hot and humid
sutural|Of stitches
sweetness|Walter Payton's nickname
swivels|Pivots
systems|All ___ go!
tantalus|Mythical Greek king
tattletale|Snitch
terseness|Brevity
tessera|Small square of glass or stone used for mosaics
titania|Oberon's wife
tortoises|Slowpokes
traders|Stock exchange people
traveler|Voyager
treelike|Tall and branching
tresses|Ringlets
triplex|Multiscreen cinema
tripoli|Libyan capital
troupes|Acting groups
tuition|Fee for instruction
ultimata|Final threats
unbeloved|No one's sweetheart
unclasp|Release one's grip
unclothe|Strip
underline|Emphasize
undresses|Disrobes
unneeded|Superfluous
unplaced|Out of the running
unsettled|Disturbed
unstained|Spotless
unstained|Spotless
voucher|Record of an expense
actuates|Puts into motion
aerates|Ventilates
alumnus|Alma mater man
archaic|Antiquated
atoners|Those who make amends
brogues|Oxfords
content|Unworried
economies|Thrifty measures
enlisted|Signed up
eremitic|Very reclusive
floored|Knocked for a loop
generous|Ample
goriest|Most bloody
hogtied|Rendered immobile
immediacy|Urgency
nosedive|Plummet
rhubarb|Squabble
salutes|Military gestures
sinister|Menacing
smearer|Vilifier
storage|RAM or ROM, e.g.
stylists|Salon personnel
topknot|Crest of hair
abettor|Lookout man, for example
centerline|Two-lane road feature
cerebra|Brain areas
employee|Worker
feetfirst|One way to jump in
flycatcher|Insect eater
fractured|Broken
genteel|Elegantly stylish
matador|Bullfighter
portent|Omen
recordings|Tapes
sanitizes|Disinfects
scattered|Dispersed
shorthand|Steno's writings
slivered|Split into splinters
sniffer|Bloodhound, at times
specially|In particular
strident|Shrill
supervisor|Overseer
toddler|Rug rat
aerobat|Performer in a flying circus
asocial|Withdrawing a lot
backfire|Arm problem
barstool|You may have a shot at this
bristly|Quick to anger
doormats|They get walked all over
elevate|Get high?
elevens|They're not quite boxcars
entices|Makes like a minx
fondant|Wedding cake icing option
harrows|Severely distresses
loanable|Like some bank funds
marriage|Not a single state
pastels|Frequent Easter egg colorers
piranhas|Menaces in a 2010 3-D horror film remake
roulade|Filled tube of meat (food, people... get your mind out of the gutter)
seedcase|Bur, e.g.
selector|Remote control
snowmelt|Cause of a spring rush?
submerse|Dunk
tassels|Strippers' danglers
towhees|Finches named after their call
upswing|Good news for a bull
waterbed|One readily conforming to any position
whiskers|Shadow makeup?
wrapped|Ready for opening day?
abreast|Way to walk
acclaims|Gives a hero's welcome
acutely|How one with good eyesight sees things
addends|Things put on top of other things?
adheres|Certain soccer goals
adiposis|Obesity
aerials|Winter Olympics event since 1992
aerobic|Like a brisk run
against|Playing
aileron|One may start you on a roll
alameda|County where the A's play
alpacas|Vicuñas' cousins
altering|Letting out, maybe
amnesia|Recall trouble
amoretti|Figures of baby cupids
anarchist|Intended consumer of a 1971 "cookbook"
anemones|Flowers whose name literally means "daughter of the wind"
aneroids|Fluidless barometers
aniline|Chemical used to make indigo dye
aniline|Oil used to make indigo dye
animator|He's gotta draw the line somewhere!
anisette|Drink akin to Galliano
annotative|Explanatory
anodyne|Distress reliever
anodyne|Ibuprofen, e.g.
anoints|Hallows, in a way
anomalies|Notable exceptions
anoraks|They may be found near mufflers
antilabor|Like union busters
anywise|To whatever extent
appease|Tell, "Fine, if it gets you off my back"
applecart|Everything goes awry when this is upset
approve|Permit
apricot|Its seeds are often used to flavor amoretto
apropos|Apt
aqueous|Like some solutions
aridest|Least productive, in a way
armsful|Grocery bags, maybe
arrested|Booked
arrestee|Run-in party
arrests|Hauls in
article|Die in Germany, e.g.
artiste|Dresses up, as for a fancy occasion
asperse|Speak ill of
assayers|They may take rush orders
assumes|Takes, as a position
asylums|Shelters
atlases|They'll help you on your way
attagirl|Good dog!, perhaps
attuned|In agreement (with)
aviator|One who works to avoid stalling
bacilli|Salmonella and E. coli, e.g.
baileys|Irish Cream brand
barroom|Good place to take a shot?
batgirl|Certain diamond supplier
bathyscaphe|Vessel used for extreme deep-sea diving, as the one that carried James Cameron to the bottom of the Pacific
beefalo|Cross on the range
beholds|Regards
bestial|Savage
bizarre|Head-scratching
bobtails|They don't have much behind them anymore
bodegas|Some groceries
braless|Exhibiting a lot of jiggle, maybe
brewpub|One might make you stout
brisket|Cut that's often smoked
bucolic|Like the Amish lifestyle
caliber|Hole number?
cashiered|Gave a dishonorable discharge to
cauterized|Like the Hydra's necks, post-decapitation
chainsaw|Tool for a certain sculptor
chasten|Punish at a Catholic school, say
chateau|Sight on a European wine tour
cheated|Strayed
chiefly|On the whole
cicadas|Latin for "tree crickets"
classic|A book which people praise and don't read, per Mark Twain
cleansing|Like a nice soak
cliched|Tired
clients|Some golf partners
coaxers|Persuading types
coercive|Intimidating
colorman|Provider of analysis
comanage|Run alongside someone else
consume|Exhaust
coprince|Either of two rulers of the nation of Andorra (one of whom is, ex officio, the President of France, oddly enough)
corneas|Make rougher
crasher|The best ones are straight shooters
cropping|Changing the borders of
crudest|Least suitable for civilized society
crusted|Least refined
curlews|Birds related to sandpipers
danseuses|The cygnets in "Swan Lake", e.g.
decline|Drop
deltoid|Pressing and lifting builds it
demitasse|After-dinner coffee cup
derange|Ready, fencers!
deselect|Cancel a check for?
detests|Has had enough of
disannul|Completely void
disparages|Speaks ill of
dispense|Administer
dosages|Hospital administrator's concerns?
dossier|One may contain classified information
drudgery|Travail
dustpans|Prepares for the playing of the national anthem
earthiest|Most nourishing, as a meal
editors|Substance in the Jose Canseco book "Juiced"
egyptians|Set followers
elation|Up state?
embassy|Foreign mission
eminency|High reputation
emitting|Sending forth
emotive|Causing tearing, say
employee|One who's on a roll
encomia|Tributes
endemic|Like lemurs and fossas, to Madagascar
endured|Took without complaint
english|One that may be on the house
enlarge|____ practice
ensiled|Stored up on the farm
enterprises|Put at intervals
enticed|Made like a siren
entities|Things
entreat|Appeal to earnestly
envisage|Have in the mind
ephemera|Wedding invitations, postcards, and such
epidural|It makes deliveries easier
erratum|Admission of wrongdoing?
esophagi|Grub tunnels
esteems|Views with veneration
ethicist|Character expert
ethylene|Gas used to speed up the fruit ripening process
etiquette|Formalities
exporter|One whose trade is in trade
fiddlers|Some reel players
fleeces|Takes for a sucker
foraged|Hunted in the wild, in a way
forever|It's impossible to live this way
formerly|At one time, but not anymore
fractal|Figure studied in chaos theory
fragment|Small part
freshen|Revive
galumph|Plod along
gangster|One covered by a front, say
garbled|Like some transmissions
general|Catholic
genital|I see dead people, vis-à-vis "The Sixth Sense"
genitals|Pinch-runner's job, often
glidepath|Course followed by a landing airplane
gloater|One taunting in the handshake line, maybe
gospels|Dispensers of good news
gossips|Ones engaging in whispering campaigns
gourmets|They have distinctive tastes
grecize|Do as the Athenians do
greenies|Amphetamine pills
groomsman|Features of many personalized LL Bean bags
groused|Grumbled
gunroom|Its keeper may be concerned to find a piece missing from it
hedgers|Insurance policyholders, essentially
helicopters|Smothery parents' analogues
heralds|Robins, vis-à-vis spring
hierarch|Dignitary
hieroglyphs|Characters in Egyptian mythology
hirable|Apt to be taken on?
holocene|Epoch in which the entirety of written history has occurred
iceboxes|They were often chilling
iguanas|Common terrarium denizens
ikebana|Flower-arranging art that emphasizes minimalism
imagist|Member of a movement that was a rebuke of Victorian poetry
indites|Puts on paper (not "accuses formally", as some people spell that other word)
inflating|Pumping up
inphase|Coordinated
insigne|Mark of honor (you're more familiar with its plural, which is now itself treated as a singular)
invokes|Brings up
iratest|Most likely to blow
isolator|Device preventing a short circuit from affecting other parts of an electrical system
isotope|One of several lead roles?
kerosene|Fuel whose name comes from the Greek for "wax"
kettles|Mother's whistlers?
kneeler|What a church mouse may knock its head on
kneepad|Flooring contractor's accessory
leaders|Annoyances that may result from turned-up cards
letterhead|One bearing a company ID
liqueur|It's hard and sweet
litotes|Rhetorical device like "not half bad" or "not too shabby"
loftier|Girl Scouts symbol, or a certain Girl Scout Cookie
lutenists|Some bards
mailers|Tendency not to speculate
marionette|One manipulated to perform
marital|Like some therapy
marrieds|They've said "I do"
matched|Like Internet daters
matilda|Telekinetic character of kid lit
maverick|Unbranded animal
mediate|Do some arbitration
mercury|It has virtually no atmosphere
merlots|Cab alternatives
meteors|Some streakers
microbus|Volkswagen "hippie van"
minaret|Clothing
minicab|Alternative to a hackney carriage
minorca|European island that's the source of Mahón cheese
mitosis|Chromosome-copying process
monopolize|Take over
mountain|Big deal, metaphorically speaking
mustered|Most reserved
mutable|Fickle
nematode|Tubular worm
neoprene|Material used in competitive swimmers' wetsuits
neuralgia|Sciatica, for example
noseguard|Like walking a tightrope without a net
nostrum|Snake oil
noughts|Tic-tac-toe O's, to a Brit
nuances|You'll have to look closely to notice them
nuptial|Conjugal
obsidian|Volcanic glass used in Stone Age arrowheads
ocarinas|Instruments whose name literally means "little goose"
octagons|Venues for some fights
octants|Parts of quarters
oedipal|Complex adjective?
onetime|Poker player's shout when pleading for a lucky card
operates|Works
operators|Patching experts?
oracles|Folks who'll tell you what's coming
orbital|Going in circles
origami|Work that often involves cranes
orioles|They're in the blackbird family, believe it or not
ospreys|They're also known as "fish eagles"
ottoman|Place for dogs to rest
outpost|Remote settlement
outside|Like a three-hour lecture on the history of carpet cleaning methods, to many
ovation|Appreciative gesture
overhype|Set up for eventual disappointment, likely
overtime|Far from instantly
paleness|Outward sign of ill health
paragon|Nonesuch
peepers|Seeing things, in slang?
penalties|Fighting and such
penname|Robert Galbraith, vis-à-vis J.K. Rowling
pension|Reward for long-term service
permeate|Go all the way through
persist|Features of many prisoners' outfits
persona|Public appearance
pesters|Just won't get off of
pierogi|Polish food in which costumed runners dress and race at Pittsburgh Pirates home games
piffling|Measly
pimentos|Relish ingredients
pipestem|It's attached to a mouthpiece
piranha|Creature after which the red-and-white plants in the "Super Mario" series are named
plaints|Expressions of dissatisfaction
pliocene|Epoch in which the Mediterranean Sea was formed
popovers|Breakfast fare with hollow centers
predate|It makes approval considerably slower
preshow|Oscars ceremony lead-in
preteens|One is often described, redundantly, as "false"
promenades|Formal introductions?
promisers|Yellow "evening" flowers
promote|Forward or back
purples|More lithe
quarrel|Be in contention?
raincoat|Balkan resident who calls their native country Hrvatska
raisins|Part of a panettone recipe
rampart|Anthemic structure?
rasping|Frugal
ratings|They're ideally high during sweeps
rattles|Give a scare to
redbaiting|1960s rabble-rouser's activity
redolent|Opposite of malodorous
reformat|Fix a horrible virus problem, maybe
refueled|Got one's fill?
regaled|Treated to lobster and caviar, say
reissues|They may include new tracks
relaces|Some breakfast fare
release|Kind of party
remediable|Having a cure
remittent|Repeatedly abating and intensifying, as a fever
remodeling|Much contract work
reorder|Get more of
resistor|In the worst condition
response|Request on an invitation
restart|Respond to a freeze, perhaps
retails|Hardly a pie-in-the-sky type
retards|Seriously checks
retinas|They have a layer known as the "stratum opticum"
retiree|One actively pursuing a hobby, maybe
riparian|Like habitat zones along a riverbank
riptide|Ubiquitous 2014 Vance Joy hit with the lyric "I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong"
rooster|Folks who are full of cheer?
rosette|Circular window commonly found in Gothic architecture
safaris|Some guided tours
saguaros|Images on Arizona license plates
sanction|Holds inside
santeria|Kind of well
satisfy|Be good for
scatters|Reacts to a cop car, say
senders|Boxing parties, maybe
senoras|Just because is not among the good ones
sequels|Franchise units
serially|How most TV shows are released
service|Subject of many a Yelp review
shapable|Like modeling clay
sherpas|They'll take you to the top
shortie|Half-pint
simulacra|Vague artistic representations of real things
slaters|Some roof workers
slights|Brushes off
slyness|Stealth
snapper|Atlantic fish commonly found around shipwrecks
sneaked|Went quietly
snookers|Defrauds
soapbox|Elevator in a public park?
sobersides|Utterly humorless person, in slang
spandrel|Part of an arch bridge between the deck and the arch
spinout|Lose control of the car
spotters|Black Lives Matter events
sputter|Say, "But... but... but..."
squeegeed|Wiped clean, in a way
squirrel|Woodchuck, e.g.
startle|Make jump
steepen|Make a stronger pitch
stencil|They seek services
stetsons|Cattle-rustlin' wear
stigmas|Pariah's collection
storied|They transfer energy from the steering column to the steering knuckle
streusel|Topping that means "something sprinkled" in German
striped|Like most highways
styrene|Plastic used in fiberglass manufacturing
subpoena|Order that may be "ad testificandum"
sweetest|Tops in sugar
syncing|Getting together?
tadpole|Kid spending a lot of time in the water?
tailpipe|Air vent of a sort
tarnish|Rob of brilliance
tatters|Rough duds
tensile|Like tug-of-war ropes and rubber bands
tepidly|Without much exuberance
terrace|Swanky pool setting
testers|They help get the bugs out
thickness|Deli counter concern
thrummed|Played casually, as a guitar
tictacs|Product given by Elaine to a "sidler" to keep him from sneaking up on her at work, in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Merv Griffin Show"
tidemark|Water hasn't gotten any higher than this
tinware|Utensils made by whitesmiths
tipsiest|Most stewed
tiramisu|Trifle alternative
tomatoes|Projectiles in a famed annual "fight" in the Spanish town of Buñol
tonality|Key characteristic?
topmast|High point of a sailboat race?
tortured|Distressed, and then some
tottered|Walked with difficulty
tractor|It's got a hitch
trampoline|What hardly knows no bounds?
translator|One whose goal is to make you understand
tremble|Have the jitters, say
tripoli|Port involved in the First and Second Barbary Wars
trounce|Whop
turistas|Many visitors to Costa Rica
unclips|Separates, in a way
unended|Still going on
unguent|Burn soother
unloosen|Free up (although it literally looks like it should mean "tie up")
unmasked|Open to the public, now
unmoral|Taking no ethical stance
unrated|Like some restaurants, in Yelp
unseeded|Like 1994 U.S. Open winner Andre Agassi
uptimes|When things are running
uttered|Didn't just think
violated|Infringed
wakeful|Like a good night watchman
waltzed|Moved in three, perhaps
wastrel|No pinchpenny
weedier|Less cared-for, as a garden
wherein|How
yearned|Was itching
zoophyte|Animal that resembles a plant, as a sponge or coral
abashed|Ashamed
abusers|Folks who take privileges too far
accords|Is in harmony
acolyte|Assistant with Mass rites
admitted|Let pass
adoption|Bloodless takeover?
adrenaline|It's used in shock treatment
aeolian|Driven by the wind
aerates|Improves moisture absorption of, in a way
aerogel|Ultralight material that's an extremely effective insulator
against|Leaning on
alienist|Professional who determines the sanity of one about to stand trial
alterant|Effecting change
amaryllis|Flower with a trumpet-shaped bloom
amiable|Pleasant
anapests|Intercept and "understand", metrically speaking
ancestors|Old line?
anechoic|Not bouncing back at all?
antedates|Is a forerunner of
antigen|Essential part of a vaccine
antihero|Mr. Hyde, for one
antiskid|Good for driving in icy conditions, say
antitheses|Opposites
anxiety|Worry
anywise|However
aphasia|Trouble with forming words, often caused by a stroke
apollos|Really attractive guys
apostle|Do this in memory of me addressee
apostle|Literary bread breaker
apropos|On the subject of
arboreta|Some places to take nature walks
arcades|Places where folks are entertained with change?
archetypal|Textbook
areolar|Interstitial, in a way
areolar|_____ glands (sebaceous glands whose visible parts are called "Montgomery's tubercles")
argonauts|Castor and Pollux, e.g.
ariettas|Verdi's "Quand'ero paggio" and others
ariosos|Oratorio components
aseptic|Like to-be-used surgical instruments, hopefully
assails|Lets have it
assault|Storm
atheism|Spiritless feeling?
attests|Puts a seal on, say
audiotapes|They hold cassingles
aureate|Flowery, as prose
avatars|Pictures of games?
avatars|Wii's Miis, e.g.
averages|Subject of an oft-cited "law" that's not really a law
aversely|In defiance
aviatrix|Fly girl?
axolotl|Endangered Mexican salamander whose name comes from Nahuatl
bagpipes|They're heard in the Tears for Fears hit "Shout"
baguette|Sub sandwich option
balboas|Coins worth 100 Panamanian centesimos
barista|Expert on things that foam at the mouth?
baubles|Components of costume jewelry
belvedere|Building affording a sweeping view
bequest|What you pass when you pass
bipolar|Holding two directly opposite opinions at the same time
blushers|Mushrooms so named because the flesh turns red when exposed to the air
brewski|Something to hoist
bunched|Close together
calcite|Mineral found in cement
candida|Title preacher's wife in a George Bernard Shaw play
capoeira|Brazilian martial art with elements of dance
captain|Skip
caracole|Slight turning maneuver on horseback
casework|Effort that may be done pro bono
caterer|Reception aid
ceasefire|Scrapping of scrapping
chopsocky|Martial arts movie genre with awful dubbing and exaggerated fight scenes, in slang
cilantro|Ingredient in a banh mi sandwich
coinage|Many a word featured on WordSpy.com
cologne|Stetson, e.g.
colophon|Publisher's distinguishing mark
conciliate|Bring around to one's own side
conduced|Helped to bring about, as a particular result
cotters|Certain fasteners
cuisine|It may get a five-star rating
cyclone|System of rotation
dactyls|The words "poetry" and "waterfall", e.g.
dahlias|Sunflower cousins
darkled|Grew gloomy
dashing|Like Clark Gable
deadeye|On-target type
delegate|Act like a boss, maybe
demands|Says while pumping the fist, say
demonic|Hellish?
denotes|Conveys
designs|Plan with an ulterior motive
desolate|Like the Eurasian Steppe
despise|Haven't any use for
dessert|Subject of an indulgence
detests|Opposite of "stomachs"
diorama|A little recreation?
dipoles|Bar magnets, e.g.
ditches|Lands like Sully Sullenberger landed on the Hudson
diverse|Rainbow
drainage|Civil engineer's concern
ecofreak|Greenpeace activist, to some
ecotypes|Geographically specific subspecies
effaces|Wears away
egressed|Left
elastic|Kind of collision in which there is no loss of kinetic energy
elderly|Supported by a cane, maybe
embrace|Completely eat up
eminent|Exalted
empties|They may be redeemable
emptily|Without an expression
emulation|Ape's activity
enabler|One unlikely to make an intervention
enclose|Besiege
endings|People are generally unhappy when they're given away
endwise|How campers are attached to trucks
enigmas|They make you scratch your head
enplane|Start to wing it?
enthrone|Put into a seat
erelong|Soon enough, milady
erratum|It's not discovered until after press time
erudite|Given to wearing tweed, say
eruption|Venting session?
essayist|Certain employee of The New Yorker
essence|Indispensable feature
etamine|Worsted cotton with a loose weave
eternal|Like some religious life?
etouffee|New Orleans shellfish-on-rice dish
evolved|Went through a long improvement process
exhibits|Displays of public works
expense|It'll cost you
exulted|Jubilated
eyelashes|They lie above orbits
eyepiece|See-through item?
fantasm|Specter
farmstead|Ranch, e.g.
fiction|It's not to be believed
finites|Groups with countable numbers of elements, in math
firetraps|Tinderboxes?
forfeits|Doesn't show up for, maybe
freebased|Took in cocaine, in a way
fusilli|Pasta out of which Kramer makes a figurine of Jerry (which ends up causing Mr. Costanza a proctologist's visit), in a "Seinfeld" episode
gametes|Origins of life, in a sense
garages|Drivers' targets, sometimes
gestates|Prepares to deliver, in a way
glimmered|Acted like a star
grabbed|Greatly interested
granita|Italian treat akin to a slushie
grapnel|Type of anchor used with small boats
gullwing|Kind of car door that opens upward instead of outward
guttural|Like the initial sound of the word "challah"
harrier|Aircraft known as a "Jump Jet"
hawkish|Not at all pacific
headlamp|Auto-generated light source
headrace|Timed rowing competition
hipness|Cat's asset
holocene|Epoch including all of human history
horsecar|Old coach relative
horseplay|Pool no-no
ignites|Starts
illegal|Drawing a flag, say
imitate|Do very accurately
inertial|Kind of frame of reference, in physics
inflight|Like many American vehicles, often
inherent|Like mudslinging, to many political campaigns
inshore|Away from the deep
insteps|They're opposite arches
intramural|Staying in school?
inventing|Creative process
inverse|Zero, to zero
jadeite|Green mineral that's a source of a popular gemstone
jiveass|No-good sucka
katydid|Bush cricket
kiloton|Big boom unit
kindred|Feeling the same way
kippers|Smoked herrings
kneeled|Formed natural crooks
larches|Sources of durable waterproof hardwood
leftish|Closer to Obama than to Bush, say
liaises|Is a coordinator
limeade|Bittersweet mixer
lissome|Limber as a ballet dancer
loiters|Is in need of shooing, say
looping|On repeat
lucerne|European lake with the Bay of Uri
lulling|Calming
macadam|Construction method that may form the way to go
mandarin|It's transcribed using the Wade-Giles system
marimba|Instrument often found in a marching band's "pit"
mascara|Sephora product
masticate|Prepare for digestion (tee-hee)
menorahs|Fiddler on the Roof props
menthol|Ingredient in IcyHot
metaphoric|Drawing a parallel, in a sense
misshape|Model badly?
mitered|Prepared to meet at the corner
mocktail|It looks hard, but it's really not at all
molecular|Very tiny
monarch|One of 13 people in Europe
moneyed|Swimming in it
monopod|Handheld support
mouthfeel|Chichi culinary term that we normal folk just call "texture"
musters|Gathers
narrate|Talk over?
neatens|Gives an order to
neatnik|One who never needs to be told to straighten up
neatnik|Organization man
neckband|Cravat, for instance
negotiate|Go back and forth
nelsons|Full ones are now mostly illegal
neoliths|Tools used in ancient Mesopotamia
neonate|One who's fresh out?
nucleoli|Centers of ribosome assembly in cells
obsolete|Like gramophones
obtained|Acquired
ocarina|Instrument that a "hand flute" seeks to imitate
occludes|Shuts
odorize|Make detectable, as some leaks
oenophiles|White supremacists, maybe?
offices|Suits often have big ones
oinking|Reaction to slop, maybe
ominous|Warning
operate|Do the job
optimism|High side
orators|Inauguration figures
ordinal|Like many street names in New York City
orgiast|One involved in debaucherous activities
ornament|Trimming implement
otalgia|Pain often treated by an ENT doctor
ottoman|The rest of the living room?
outsets|Opening periods
overneat|Fussy, to say the least
overstated|Inflated
oxblood|Burgundy relative
oxtails|Cuts of meat popular in soul food
paesani|Fellow citizens
pagodas|Symbols of Eastern mysticism
panacea|It'll take care of anything
panaceas|Miracle workers?
parvenu|Ungraceful nouveau-riche type
pearler|One going through valuable beds
pierces|Prepares for a stud
pigskin|Hide in an open field
pilings|Driven supporters
pissers|Wicked awesome things, in slang
pleaser|Sycophantic type
pliocene|Epoch when the Mediterranean Sea was formed
polecat|Mink kin
possess|Grab
predawn|3 or 4, maybe
preheat|Pie recipe instruction
presently|In a little while
protocol|Way one should behave
psalter|Holy song book
quailed|Shied away
raggedy|Shabby
rainbow|It's used to support what isn't straight
realtors|Listing wizards
recenter|Fix on a telescope, maybe
redhead|The singer Adele, e.g.
regreens|Landscapes, as an urban area
remarries|Ties a double knot?
remoter|Less likely to have cell phone reception, probably
renegade|One taking a turn for the worse?
renegade|One turning away
replica|It's not original
resists|Doesn't submit
retardants|Slowers of chemical reactions
retools|Introduces newer technology to, say
retotal|Check, as a reckoning
retronym|Snail mail, e.g.
rhodium|Metal often used to plate sterling silver
rhodium|Metal used in automotive catalytic converters
roasters|Bean machines
rondels|13- or 14-line poems using only two different rhymes
rousing|Lively
routines|They're just the same thing over and over
runaway|Turn tail
rutabaga|Vegetable that's curled like a curling stone in an annual Ithaca, NY "sports" event
sadists|They like making people squirm
sadists|They love making people smart
sainted|Sacred
salaams|Shows of reverence
samovar|Prop for a production of "Uncle Vanya"
samurai|Influence for many Western movie characters
sandbox|Place to find miniature buckets
sanitary|Sterile, likely
scenarios|Things to plan for
schemer|Tom Sawyer, for one
scissor|Trim off, in a way
seaboard|Beach locale
secrete|Hide... or let out
seducer|Drawing figure
seedless|Sterile, in a way
seminars|Conventional matters
senhora|Rio lady
senseless|Utterly silly
serfdom|State of the dirt slingers encountered by King Arthur in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
shackle|Prison security provider
shorter|Requiring less patience, maybe
siamese|Sharing a joint, say
signore|Form of address at a trattoria
sillies|Shake My _____ Out (children's song by Raffi)
similar|Like a lot
skeeter|Annoying little sucker
slagged|Seriously insulted, in British slang, with "off"
slanged|Used casual language
sleeper|Late-round NFL Draft buzzword
smartasses|They often make comebacks
sneaker|Athletic supporter
sniffle|Be stuffy
solstice|Spring's end
spammer|Point source of many infections
spandex|Ring stretcher?
specious|Like a skilled scam artist's reasoning, often
spectate|Be an observer
spectrums|Ranges
spotlit|Prominently featured
squeeze|Call a very tight strike zone for, as a pitcher
stained|Took a spill, perhaps?
standup|Last after a test
steeple|Chase chaser?
stepsons|No blood brothers
sterling|Like some reputations and jewelry
stetsons|They're often removed for belles
stetsons|Tops at a rodeo, perhaps
stickout|Be especially remembered
stilted|Trying too hard to be formal
stoical|Betraying no pain
striped|Not solid, in a way
stylets|Pointers for medical students?
subsists|Goes on somehow
success|Positive mission statement?
swapped|Went one for one?
sweated|Reacted to heat, maybe
synapse|Firer of a thoughtful person?
synonym|Have to hold, say
tailpipe|It may have a silencer on it
tampers|Tries to sway, in a way, with "with"
tarpaper|It may prevent water from dripping into an attic
tartare|One way to serve tuna
telexes|Old-style wired messages
tenants|Subjects of letters
terraform|Make habitable for human life, as an alien world
terrains|Slopes and such
testers|Trial figures
theatre|Company setting
therapy|Certain dog's purpose
thermal|Kind of conductivity in physics
thindown|Diminish
thralls|Indentured servants
tintype|Old photo style that doesn't actually use the material mentioned in its name
tintypes|Shots that aren't actually made from the material in their name
tippers|They give out service awards
tirades|They may get coaches ejected
topgallant|Sail on a square rig
toroids|O-rings and doughnuts, e.g.
tossers|Real bastards, in Britain
tossers|SOBs, in Essex
totemists|Believers in a spiritual connection to a "spirit animal"
tottery|Very shaky on one's feet
toughen|Callus, e.g.
travails|Seriously exerts oneself
treetops|Places for crow's nests
triteness|State of overuse
tyrants|Authoritarian types
unbends|Gets the stick out of one's butt
unearthly|Alien
unrepressed|Allowed to exhibit freely
unseated|Forced out
unweave|Get the knots out of
upheave|Stage a coup of, e.g.
varsity|Good thing for an athlete to make
vertebra|One of 33 in a newborn human
violate|Not follow on purpose
vitamin|Member of a certain complex
weltanschauung|Kantian concept of the world as viewed from an individual standpoint
whitish|Rather bony?
wrangle|Obtain underhandedly, with or without its second letter
yodeling|Airs from on high?
zygotes|Fertilization products
abettor|Hardly a good helper?
absentee|One away
acceded|Gave in (to)
acquire|Come into
addenda|Attachments of a sort
adoptee|Pet, usually
adsorbs|Collects on the surface, in chemistry
aerobat|One doing a barrel roll
affairs|Antiunion actions?
airpower|Strength from above?
aldermen|Some local lawmakers
allocate|Save, as for a specific purpose
alludes|Gets indirectly (to)
alpacas|Some domesticated mammals
amassed|Got together
anaerobe|Organism thriving in hypoxic environments
analogue|Imitation crab meat, for real crab meat
analyze|Pore over
ancestor|One who's back in the line?
anemone|Animal named after a flower
anemones|Plants after which some marine animals are named
antbears|What some call aardvarks
antiriot|Like some armored vehicles
apogeal|Like one extreme point of an orbit
appeals|Won't get off one's case, in a sense
aptness|Quality of a bon mot
aquarium|Tank, say
arching|Like some eyebrows
argonaut|Castor or Pollux, e.g.
arsenic|It was once morbidly called "inheritance powder"
ascendants|Forebears
assorts|Organizes, in a way
assuring|Promising
astatine|Rarest element that occurs naturally in the Earth's crust
attains|Pulls off
audition|It might lead to a big break
available|Open
avifauna|Hawks are often a part of it
badgers|Doesn't quit bothering
badmouth|Trash
bandana|Item traditionally featuring a paisley pattern
barflies|Folks who have lots of belts?
batsman|One trying to hit a "googly" or "leg break"
batsmen|Bowlers bowl to them
bedlamp|Certain headboard attachment
beguile|Captivate
behinds|Cans
bereaved|Impacted after a loss
bethesda|Maryland locale of Lockheed Martin's headquarters
bipedal|Like man
bologna|Locale of Lamborghini's headquarters
brawnier|More substantially built
britannia|She was depicted on the halfpenny for over 250 years
bushido|Chivalry : knights :: _____ : samurai
cabernet|Classic lamb go-with
cannoli|Literally, "little tubes"
capstone|Finishing touch
carryon|Have an extramarital affair
caviled|Found trivial faults with
cavorts|Skips
celesta|Instrument in Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"
censors|They often employ black boxes
cesspool|Iniquitous spot
cheapie|Tightwad
chilies|They're often stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese
cleanse|Go on a juice diet, e.g.
cleanups|Post-hurricane events
coasters|Sweat absorbers
codpiece|Jewel case?
copouts|I have to wash my hair and others
cottony|Like some stuffing
cranium|Alas, poor Yorick prop
decimal|Point of a paycheck
decollete|Low-cut
delimit|Circumscribe
demonic|Infernal
detentes|They break tension
dewclaw|Dog's "thumb"
diluting|Diminishing concentration
dineros|11th-16th century Spanish coins
dismount|End of a routine
divorcee|Split personality
domains|Governed areas
doorjamb|Something on either side of a threshold
edifice|The Pentagon, e.g.
edifices|Parts of a skyline
egalite|Idéal antiraciste
elapsed|Rolled on
electee|One in
electee|Part of the in crowd
elongate|Pull out
emanates|Throws off
embassy|Something that's mission-critical?
embittered|Antagonized
emerita|Like some chairwomen
endocrine|Hormonal, in a sense
engender|Effectuate
enplaned|Prepared for takeoff?
enrolls|Puts in the register
entrust|Put in the hands of
epeeist|One looking to get a touch
epidemic|Danger in the 2008 film "The Happening"
episodes|Distinct incidents
epistle|Word from the Greek for "letter"
epitaph|Words that people don't live by?
equivoque|Fancy word for a play on words
erasure|Evidence of second thoughts, maybe
espouse|More than just believe in
euglena|Much-studied protozoan with a red eyespot
evaluate|Consider
exegete|Critical analyst of Biblical text
fadeouts|They're at the ends of some tracks
fermata|Musical symbol indicating a note to be held longer than its nominal value
fiercer|More aggressive
fiercer|More likely to strike
filenames|Directory listing
flagella|Means of movement for human sperm cells
flytrap|One that has to be bugged to shut its mouth?
footwear|Mules and such
freewrite|Do an extemporaneous exercise in composition
fretsaw|Decorative woodworking tool
gazebos|What wedding celebrants may stand in
geishas|They're made up for entertainment
gingerly|With caution
ginseng|Herb whose genus name means "all-healing"
gnostic|Spiritual rejector of the material world
grantees|Heirs, e.g.
grossed|Made before deductions
gutless|Like sucker punches, to many
gyrates|Pirouettes, e.g.
halting|Far from fluent
handgrip|Facilitator of lifting
heading|North or south, say
henchmen|Trusted followers
heteros|Most sexual partners, slangily
hoptoad|Amphibian ship name associated with Pippi Longstocking
idealist|Perfect believer?
imagines|Creates a picture
imbecile|Dummy
imbiber|One often lit
indebted|Owing recognition
indulge|Treat
inserting|Throwing in
intaglio|Printing method that makes an impression
internee|Certain captive
interrobang|Hybrid punctuation mark
intranet|Corporate data-sharing system
ipecacs|South American bushes with medicinal value
irksome|Troubling
ironclad|Irrefutable
isthmus|Thin strip of a sort
kavakava|Ceremonial herb with a repetitive name used in the South Pacific
kenneled|Penned
keystone|Critical structural element
kneeler|One of many often seen on floors of churches
lanolin|Wool wax
lassoed|Brought into the loop?
latency|Sound engineer's delay
license|Practicing necessity
linoleum|Carpet alternative
loamier|More receptive to planting, say
loathes|Can't put up with
lodestar|It can't be used for daytime navigation
loiters|Hangs
lucifer|Literally, "bringer of light"
mementos|Tees, magnets, and such
menisci|Curved surfaces of liquid columns
messianic|Having a cult following, say
metrical|Not free-form
mimetic|Serving to imitate
mirrored|Emulated
misdeed|Crime, for example
miserere|Another name for Psalm 51, Latin for "have mercy"
molecule|Something modeled using the computer software Avogadro
monsoon|Many paddy farmers rely on it
myrtles|Eucalyptus cousins
narcissi|Flowers said to grow on the banks of the river Styx
narrative|Chronicle
naturists|They prefer nothing on
nemesis|One who's tough to top
nervous|Pacing, say
neuroses|Subjects for Arthur Janov
newborn|Just out
newsperson|One apt to give you a story
nimbler|Less lumbering
nirvana|Ultimate spiritual quest, to some
nitrous|It'll put you out, informally
noodges|Constantly complaining sorts
nurture|Environment's influence on a living thing
oarsmen|People sitting in a row, maybe?
oatcake|Scottish griddle-cooked flatbread
oceanic|Like much current
olestra|Pringles Light chip ingredient
olestra|Procter & Gamble fat substitute
olivine|Peridot is a form of it
onboard|Agreeing
organism|It's necessarily made of carbon
origami|Crane production, maybe
origami|It's making things from sheets
ornately|Elaborate way to be decked
ossified|Like fossils
otalgia|Ear discomfort
outgrew|Couldn't put on anymore, say
overburn|Fill too much, as a data CD
pallidly|Without much color
paprika|It's red and provides heat
papyrus|Material for some of the Dead Sea Scrolls
paramnesia|Confusion of memory in which fact is indistinguishable from fantasy, as in déjà vu
pardoned|Granted mercy
passalong|Repeat to someone else
peptide|Amino acid chain
perturb|Upset
piccolos|Music tooters?
piercer|Employee who may prepare you for a stud
pinecone|It's frequently dropped onto the floor
politic|Diplomatically skilled
postdoc|Like some fellows, informally
pounded|Routed
poutine|Québécois dish topped with "squeaky" cheese curds
poverty|Need in the worst way
prairie|Much of eastern Montana
prismoid|Solid with parallelogrammatic faces
prisoner|One paying a debt, so to speak
prognoses|Assessments of likely outcomes
protein|Contents of some bars
protocol|One may govern data transfer
puerile|Babyish
pummels|Routs
puritans|Proper folks
rankest|Most disagreeable
rappers|Several characters in the film "All Eyez On Me"
rattrap|One with many code violations, presumably
razorbacks|SEC team
reasoner|Sudoku solver, necessarily
records|Enters
reelect|Express confidence in the job of, in a way
reemerge|Unretire, say
reinvest|Use, in a way, as profits
reissue|Label event marking an anniversary, often
release|Hope for a con
releases|What inmates are often looking for
remoter|Less likely to have cell phone reception, maybe
repertory|Kind of theater
replete|Teeming (with)
reposit|Store in a safe place
rerouted|Like traffic at some construction zones
restore|Undo decay in, in a way
retotal|Reckon what had already been reckoned
revokes|Pulls
riflemen|They have long arms
rissoles|Fried meat-filled turnover-like pastries
riviera|Diamonds Are Forever setting
rosehip|Red soup ingredient
sacrist|Church official in charge of holy objects
samoyeds|Friendly Siberian dogs with curled tails
sanction|Punishment
sandlot|Locale for a casual game
satires|Biting things
satires|Cutting pieces
saurians|Chameleons, geckos, and iguanas, biologically speaking
sawfish|Ray with a serrated nose
scapula|Wing bone
scavenge|Act like a Dumpster diver
scenery|The Blue Ridge Parkway has a lot of it
scenics|Photos taken from lookouts, say
sciatic|It runs all the way up the leg
seasides|Settings for some cottages
seedcase|Ovary, sometimes
seedpod|Feature of a magnolia tree
seemingly|On the surface
senseis|Respected figures in some anime
senseis|They may give kicking lessons
sestina|Form popularized by Petrarch
severer|More restrictive
shoeshine|Polish work
shorted|Didn't give enough change
shrieky|Like rambunctious sugared-up kids at birthday parties, noise-wise
siameses|Two troublemaking creatures in "Lady and the Tramp"
sinless|Perfect
sisters|Some pledges, eventually
sixteens|Folks may hit on them at casinos
skeptics|Voltaire and others
sleevelet|Arm warmer
slipups|Oopsies, so to speak
smartie|Showoffy type at trivia night
smatter|Speak superficially
smelters|They may get the lead out
smooths|Makes consistent
sneering|Snobbish, say
snidely|How many rants are unleashed
snooped|Went where one shouldn't have
snouted|Like aardvarks
soirees|Occasions for cocktails
sparerib|Common dim sum tidbit
spasmed|Experienced a contraction
spatial|Having height, width, and depth
sphagnum|Prime material for potting plants
spigots|Things opened by washers
spirals|Springs, for instance
spirited|Effervescent
sploshes|Jumps around in a puddle
sponsor|One often giving you their word?
stacked|In a pile
stanched|Stemmed
starlit|Clear and dark, say
statute|One establishing policy
stealth|Opposite of "conspicuousness"
steamer|Wrinkle remover
steeled|Emboldened
steelie|Nickname for a WWII-era penny derived from its main material
stentor|Loud speaker
stepsons|Some attendants at second marriages
storage|Safe function
streetcar|Form of light rail
styrene|Raw material for many car tires
suiting|Fabric for an Armani
swallow|Engulf
symptom|Outward indication
synagogue|1965 archaeological discovery in Giza
synodic|Kind of month on a planet that's the period between two new moons as viewed from it, in astronomy
tamales|Hot stuff under wraps?
telegenic|Made for the screen
tenement|Subject of most of the photographs in Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives"
tension|Tightness
terrain|What a surveyor may survey
testers|They go through batteries
theology|Pastoral field
throttle|What a butterfly valve may be
thruway|It takes its toll
tigerish|Courageous and fierce
tinhorn|Poser high roller
titrates|Measures the quantity of, as a component of a chemical solution
toenail|What a thong may expose
tossers|Real jerks, to Brits
toyshops|Top spots
trailers|Clips, maybe
trident|The Little Mermaid prop
tripled|What the 275-pound Prince Fielder did 10 times in his 12-year Major League Baseball career (honestly more than I thought)
trolley|Light-rail option
troupes|Groups that play around?
tsarevna|Title held by the Russian emperor's daughter
tweedle|Play the flute
tycoons|Cuban and such
unaided|Not assisted
undrape|Reveal dramatically, say
uneaten|Like orange rinds, usually
unicorn|Shy forest-dwelling creature in Dungeons & Dragons
univalve|Slug or snail, biologically speaking
unmoved|Cold
unscrews|Caps off?
unweave|Separate, as fibers
unyokes|Breaks up, as a team
upturns|Changes for the better
utensils|Service members?
uterine|Like the earliest stages of development
vaccinated|Immune, likely
valuate|Assess
vanillas|Food sources in the orchid family
verbenas|Flowers that are staples of butterfly gardens
vibists|Jazzmen Cal Tjader and Milt Jackson, e.g.
vitamin|Addition to some juices
vitriol|Invective
volante|Moving light and quick, in music (literally, Italian for "flying")
volatile|Blowing up easily
warrens|Cottontail rabbits', uniquely, are made above ground
whereat|Toward which
wolverines|Voracious subarctic predators
yippies|Activist group that put forth Pigasus the pig as a presidential candidate in 1968
abrasive|Tending to vex
acreage|What you have around the house?
actuator|Electric motor, mechanically speaking
adagios|Movements that don't move fast
aerator|Oenophile's accessory
aerobat|One may be doing loop-the-loops
aerosol|Fog or smoke, scientifically speaking
aerosols|Graffiti artist's stock
aesthete|Donor name on a museum wing, likely
agitated|Made like a troll
agitato|Played in a restless manner, in music
airmails|Completely overthrows, in sports slang
airwaves|They're broadcast at some frequency
akinesia|Inability to move voluntarily
aldehyde|Organic compound used in perfumery
alliances|The Hunger Games formations
allosaur|Jurassic-era apex predator
alphorn|Instrument once primarily used as a communication device
alphorns|High winds?
amasses|Heaps
amongst|Within
anaconda|Predator with eyes on top of its head
anapest|Poetic term that, ironically, is itself an example of a dactyl
aniline|Liquid used to make indigo dye
anionic|Negative, in a way
annulet|Band around a column
answered|Made a comeback
antecede|Be before
antigens|Bug zappers?
antlion|Insect that catches its prey by digging sand pits
apaches|They warred with Mexico in the mid-19th century
aquacade|Entertainment that's a real splash?
arguable|Sound enough, say
ariettas|Bits for basses, maybe
armadas|Some militant forces
arouses|Entices
arrange|Score another way
arrogate|Take unjustifiably
artisan|Mason, e.g.
astatic|Tending not to stay in one place, in physics
asynchronous|Kind of motor that rotates slower than its magnetic field
athlete|Archer, e.g.
autobus|Way around town, once
automat|Eatery where no one served you
averred|Held firmly
aviatrix|She's often high
awkward|Somebody please change the subject, like, really quick
axletree|Bar connecting two wheels on a carriage
azimuths|Astronomical figures
bailiff|Figure in a court
bakeware|It can stand the heat
bandicoot|Small insectivorous marsupial
bankcards|They might get "swiped out"
barista|Creator of things that froth at the mouth?
bedboard|Provider of firm support
bedevils|Troubles
believer|Convert, now
benedict|A patron saint of Europe
bikeway|It has its cycles
biology|Growing field?
biopiracy|Theft of indigenous knowledge by medical patentors
biremes|Two-tiered craft
blabbed|Sang
bonbons|Little sweet things
bonnets|Pennsylvania Dutch Country sights
botanic|Kind of garden
bottomed|Scraped the riverbed with the keel
brachium|Upper arm
brining|Preparing for storage, in a way
brocade|Formalwear fabric
bromidic|Clichéd
carryons|They aren't checked
cataracts|There are six along the Nile
chalupa|Deep-fried tortilla "boat" dish to which the fast-food item that shares its name bears little resemblance
charade|It's put on
chemical|Water, e.g.
chickadee|Creature named for its alarm call
chowtime|Occasion to fill up
cicadas|Their cyclical emergence is divided into "broods" by year
citadel|Southern college named for the building in which it was originally housed
clearer|Easier to fly in
cleaves|Parts
clubfoot|Affliction with which soccer star Mia Hamm was born
cochlea|It has a vestibule
cohabits|Settles outside of a union
colorman|He analyzes the action on the field
confetti|It's fired from a cannon at some celebrations
connect|Relate
consult|Talk to
coopered|Made casks
coroner|One dealing with rigid subjects
cowskin|Stuff for a tanner
crabapples|Sour fruit
critics|Reviewing types
crosscut|It goes against the grain
cunning|Foxy
cutbank|Steep riverside landform
damsels|Distressed parties, often
decadent|In moral decline
deceits|Cons
degauss|Button on a computer monitor
demitasse|One may go with a saucer
desires|Wish list, essentially
details|I want to know everything
detests|Hasn't the stomach for
dewfall|Time for condensation
disasters|Train wrecks, e.g.
dispels|Quashes
doomsday|Extremely destructive
doormat|Not exactly a strong-willed personality
dragons|Christopher Paolini's Saphira and others
dualism|Principle of yin and yang, e.g.
earmark|Pork-barrel provision
earners|Desk jockeys, e.g.
earpieces|They may be custom-made for canals
ebonies|Key trees
edifices|One World Trade Center and others
educate|Get knowledgeable about?
effaces|Does away with
emerald|A legitimate one was actually listed for sale on eBay in 2008 at a price of $75,000,000
emerita|Retired
endorse|Give a thumbs-up
engraver|One using a laser
enhances|Boosts
enlistee|The "you" in "I want you"
enrobes|Regains one's modesty, in a way
ensnare|Get into a net
entails|Has as a necessary condition
entente|Literally, "understanding"
entreaty|Serious solicitation
epaulet|Literally, "little shoulder"
epicure|Fancier of the fancier
epsilon|Letter enclosing another letter?
erosive|Like the Colorado River, conspicuously
escalades|Navigators' competition
esoteric|Hard to get
essayist|Argumentative sort, maybe
etcetera|It's often used in shortening
etcetera|What ellipses may signify
eternity|Wait at the D.M.V., ostensibly
evaporate|Convert to gas?
evasion|Getting around
exerted|Employed
expiates|Makes reparations for
extended|Longer than normal
falderal|Tommyrot
fastest|Like one who's beating the heat
ferrite|Magnetic compound
finable|Like violations of local ordinances, often
floated|Stayed up
forelimb|One ahead in a horse race
fractals|They're studied in chaos theory
freaked|Lost control
freshen|Revive
fruited|Fecund
fruited|Fecund
gabbles|Talks nonsense (not, as it sounds, a nickname for gymnast Douglas)
gazpacho|Andalusian staple
geckoes|They can stick to pretty much anything
genuses|They're part of every family
gessoes|Bases for Goya's "Men Reading" and "Fantastic Vision"
gestates|Prepares for delivery, in a way
geysers|Rare spring phenomena?
giddily|How kids often open Christmas presents
glisten|Be scintillating
grisaille|Painting technique in which only shades of a neutral color are used
handsets|Old phone parts
helluva|Awfully good
holdfast|Form a good bond
horrible|Quite shocking
ignoramus|Big dope
ikebana|Classical Japanese floral art
imagists|D.H. Lawrence and Ezra Pound, for two
imamate|Oman, until 1970
impalas|Lions often pursue them
include|Don't shut out
indolent|Shiftless
inexorable|Ironclad
inkhorn|Old-fashioned reservoir
insurer|Progressive, say
interact|Be a good host
inwards|How reflectors look
ionizes|Makes negative, perhaps
isotope|Word from the Greek for "same place"
jalousie|Venetian blind alternative
jamboree|Loud blast
jiffies|Units once defined as the time it takes light to travel one centimeter
knothole|Fencing opening
kowtows|Gestures in "The King and I"
lacerate|Cut
lambent|Glowing softly
laminal|Arranged in layers
lassoes|Traps with a ring
leagues|Groups
lentando|Decreasing in tempo, to musicians
lignite|Rock formed from peat
likened|Related (to)
livened|Gave zip
lizards|Monitors, e.g.
lodestar|Aid in navigation
loiters|Doesn't split
loonies|They're spent in Saskatoon
loonies|Units of currency named for the fowl depicted on it
lothario|Skirt chaser
loyalest|Least likely to stray
luxuries|What the haves have
malamute|Husky relative
mallows|Herbs that were once the source of a familiar soft confection
manhunts|Searches for the wanted
marshaled|Set in order
martins|Birds that share a man's name
masters|Annual event featuring azaleas, with "the"
mediocre|Like a C
memento|Gift shop purchase
menswear|Where briefs may be filed?
millrun|Channel providing water power
moonish|Mercurial
morales|Natalie of "Today"
moralist|Haughty lecturer
mortician|One whose clients are always late
mosaics|Artworks featured in Barcelona's Park Güell
mudroom|Place for gathering dirt?
narrate|Emulate El Gallo in "The Fantasticks"
narwhal|Creature with a 5'-plus-long tooth
natters|Jaws
naysayer|One always trying to up the anti?
nearing|On an approach to
neatens|Arranges
nemeses|You can't beat 'em
neoclassic|Recreating ancient motifs
newborn|One being held for the first time
nodular|Lumped
notepads|Stack for use by the pool?
numeral|One of many in a phone book
oblasts|Political subdivisions of Russia
obligee|Receiver of child support payments, legally
oboists|Players in Madonna's "Crazy For You" and Seal's "Kiss from a Rose"
odometer|One might roll over on the road
odorant|Vanillin, vis-à-vis vanilla
olestra|Substance at the heart of a 2006 lawsuit against Frito-Lay
omnibus|Works together in a single place
onerous|Like a burden
onshore|Where to go for Fleet Week
opalescent|Shimmering, in a way
optimal|Like the route solving the traveling salesman problem
orations|Glossophobes fear making them in public
oratorio|Paul McCartney wrote one for Liverpool
oratorio|Stravinsky's "Oedipus rex", e.g.
ordinates|Counterparts of abscissae
ornamental|There to look pretty
ornamental|There to look pretty
ossuaries|The Catacombs of Paris, e.g.
ostrich|It'll never get off the ground
outgoing|Like butterflies
ovation|Something to stand up for
ovations|Shows of appreciation
overlie|Sit on
oviduct|Equivalent to a Fallopian tube
panatelas|Long, thin cigars
panatella|Long, thin smoke
panorama|Shot all around?
panpipes|Simple winds
parapets|Shelters of a sort
passing|O.K.
patrons|Angels, e.g.
pedicab|Eco-friendly transport
penalty|Interference, say
persecute|Not leave be
phrasal|Kind of verb that combines an action word with a preposition, as "deal with"
piecrust|Base for a filling
pipestem|Bowl attachment
pleonasm|Use of more words than necessary
precise|Bang on
prefaces|First words?
priests|Masters of ceremonies
prosaic|Decidedly unexciting
protests|Demonstrates
proxies|Subs
prudish|Not likely to let loose
pullups|Their goal is to pass the bar
quaalude|Disco biscuit
quadric|Like some second-degree mathematical functions (not fourth-degree, as you'd figure)
quester|Knight seeking the Holy Grail, e.g.
ransoms|Demands for release
rashers|Breakfast servings
readies|Gets set
redbait|Call a Communist
reddest|Sore to the max
regress|Opposite of "develop"
rejigger|Fix underhandedly
rejoice|Glory
replants|Takes up one's roots?
restring|Fix, as a bow
retrograde|Going back
revenge|Sweet thing?
reverie|Day trip?
riesling|White Rhine wine
riverine|Long and flowing
rooftop|Shouter's spot?
rosiest|Promising the most
ruptures|Breaks
sachets|Linen closet accessories
saltiness|Certain piquancy
sawteeth|They move with the blade
scorecard|Course record?
screamer|Exclamation point, in journalism slang
scrimpy|Economizing to the extreme
sedates|Prepares for an operation, maybe
segmented|Disjointed
serpents|Classic symbols of fertility
sextants|Aids in navigation
silencer|What Brits call a car's muffler
silicon|Component of flint
simoniac|Church criminal of old
skeeter|Cause of some smacking, informally
slitted|Showing a lot of leg
sofabeds|They're often open for houseguests
sojourn|Stopover
sorbets|Nondairy treats
spambot|Automated sender of mass emails
sparked|Catalyzed
speciesism|Bias favoring humans over every other animal
spirals|Some flight formations
spleens|Internal filters
sponsors|Backs
sprites|Beings in Druidic folklore
spyglass|Observational tool
startle|Get to jump
stationed|Put in place
steaming|Fit to be tied
steelyard|Workplace where beams are often seen
stetsons|Parts of Mounties' uniforms
stewards|Certain folks in unions
stinkpot|Turtle whose scent glands release a foul odor
stinted|Got tight
streaker|One not suited for running
striped|Like many old prison uniforms
suasive|Cogent
summons|Unwanted serving, to many
tailgate|People do this at lots of sporting events
tamarin|Small South American primate
tarsiers|Tiny primates also called "owl monkeys"
teatasters|Professionals who make use of spittoons
tenacity|Resolution
tension|It may be measured on the surface
tension|Stretching increases it
terminal|Loading zone?
terries|Spa fabrics
testacy|It's having a will
thriller|It'll keep you on the edge of your seat
tilapia|Seafood restaurant order
tiptoed|Proceeded carefully
tissues|Cosmetics shop purchases
titivate|Beautify by decoration
tongued|Articulated, as trumpet notes
topsiders|Sailor's wear
tornadic|Like some dangerous Heartland activity
toroids|Shapes of many bladeless fans
torpedo|Destroy
tortilla|Literally, "little cake"
tortoni|Rich ristorante dessert
tostada|Dish in a fried bread bowl
townies|They live in off-campus housing
trachea|Airline?
trained|Like some rifles and eyes
tranced|Under a spell, say
treenail|Timber fastener that swells as it gets wet
trinket|Charm, say
truelove|The course of it "never did run smooth", per Lysander in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
tureens|Fancy serving vessels
turncoat|Edward Snowden, to some
tweeter|Source of high pitches
twelfth|Money-winning question in most HQ Trivia shows
ukulele|One of over 1,000 playing "Ode to Joy" at a 2009 Royal Albert Hall concert
unawares|Not knowing
unblocked|Let into one's profile
unbosom|Reveal inner thoughts of (oneself)
unearth|Reveal with much fanfare
uneaten|Like a scrap
unlades|Empties, in a way
unnamed|Like many small islands
unneeded|Not adding anything
unreadable|Smudged, say
unsound|Like a bad foundation
upbraided|Jumped all over
uplifted|Brightened
uprisen|Revolted
urologist|One responding to going issues
uterine|Adjective for siblings that share a mother but not a father
vaccinate|Give protection, in a way
varlets|Reprobates
vendetta|What Phil Leotardo held against Tony Soprano
vessels|Tugs and junks
viewers|They're seeing things
virtuoso|Pro
vivisect|Experiment surgically on, as a living animal
wastelands|They're not good for growth
wearied|All in
weathers|Endures
wreaths|Laurels, e.g.
yammers|Says a lot
yellers|Attention-getting folks, maybe
zeolite|Volcanic rock containing aluminum
abeyant|Dormant
abolish|Cut out of the books
aboveboard|Hiding nothing
abreast|Facing parallel, say
abundance|Wealth
abutter|Neighboring property
accuses|Criminates
acetate|Film for some projectors
acolyte|Assistant carrying water and wine at Mass
advisor|One may be academic
aerobics|And one and two activity
agrarian|Bucolic
aground|Not sailing
akinesia|Inability to move voluntarily
alameda|City bordering Oakland Inner Harbor
albinos|They're very fair
alfalfa|What to make hay with
allocated|Set aside
anarchist|One who can't take order
animated|Drawn
anteroom|Area to be received
antimissile|Like some NORAD operations
appetite|Disgust is not often good for it
applied|Pressed on
apropos|Concerning
aridness|Proverbially tightly packed things
armature|Rotating part of a motor
arranger|One changing the score
asepsis|Ideal condition for a surgical environment
avalanche|Unstoppable rush
aviation|Folks do some banking in it
aviator|One who often needs an attitude adjustment
balladeer|Storyteller of a sort
balmoral|Scottish retreat castle owned by the British royal family
beastie|Creature great or small
bedevils|Troubles
beelines|Goes with great efficiency
behemoths|Hard-to-stop forces
bifocal|For both near and far
biotech|Field of personalized medicine
bowshot|Archer's range
bustiers|Tight-fitting undergarments
caissons|Containers in an old version of the U.S. Army's official song
calamari|Makeup of some restaurant rings
canters|Pulpy fruit juice drinks
capitols|They often feature rotundas
carpals|Hamate and lunate bone, for two
casting|Filler of sets
celesta|George Gershwin played it on a 1927 recording of "An American in Paris"
celesta|Main instrument heard in the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" theme
charcuterie|Fine display of butchered products
chariot|Member of a classic film race
chested|Controlled with the torso, as a soccer ball
cohabits|Settles outside of a union
connote|Make one think about
continual|Active material in a vaccine
contras|Milk holders
copilot|Banking assistant
cowrote|Put out with someone
credence|What you'd give for something to be true
cybersex|Hookup that's just your type?
czarinas|Many recipients of Fabergé eggs as gifts
dabbing|Putting one's head in one's arms, say
dactylic|Like difficult trivia and beautiful poetry?
decimate|Give a dose
degreed|Like an academic
demanding|Causing frustration to no end
descent|Like some candles and markers
diaeresis|Vowel mark that looks identical to an umlaut
diagonals|They show a bias
diereses|Symbols in "naïve" and "Noël"
directed|Was in charge of cuts?
directs|Heads up a set
disconsolate|Merges into a big company
disease|Land next to the water
disembark|Step off
distaste|Most reserved
disused|Abandoned, say
domination|Gentle warning
doyenne|Grande dame
dullish|Rather tough to hold attention
eclectic|Like the music selections played by SiriusXM's The Loft channel
egoists|Cheap cigars
egomania|Issue associated with excessive blowing
elegance|Quality of some solutions
elegiac|Expressive of sorrow
elephant|Lotsa Heart, in the "Care Bears" universe
energies|Colorful amphetamine pills, slangily
engulfs|Completely consumes
entireties|Lo-o-o-ong times to wait
epicene|Lacking discrepancy between genders
epitaph|Words for one who's lying?
epithet|Part of many an old leader's title
espresso|What you'll get if you order "un petit noir" in France
estimate|Having the most on the bones
eternal|Like hell
eulogies|Passing passages
everted|Outside-in
execute|Administer
extinct|Erased from existence
eyepopper|Spectacular specimen
eyespot|Feature of a painted lady
eyespots|Primitive visual organs found in many snails
finesses|Doesn't at all manhandle
flannel|Tree-cutting material
freebased|Took in a drug by inhaling its fumes
gazelle|Animal to which "my beloved" is compared in the popular wedding reading in Song of Solomon 2:9
genealogy|Representation of blood
genesis|Athletes who've officially obtained contracts
godsend|It comes at just the right time
grantees|Accepting people
greeted|Hugged, say
guarddog|Something a toy isn't apt to be
gyrates|Rotates about a non-central point, in mathematics
habitue|Denizen
hahnium|Former name of element 105, named for chemistry Nobelist Otto
halitosis|Ruiner of a kiss, maybe
hateful|Bigoted, say
hatmaker|One who may be brimming?
hidalgo|Mexican state founded by Benito Juárez, named for a national hero
hiragana|Native Japanese "alphabet"
homograph|Bass the fish, to "bass" the singing voice, e.g.
icebergs|Only about 10% of their volume is visible at any time
iconoclast|John Calvin, notably
ideates|Pictures
ignores|Discounts
imagists|D.H. Lawrence and others
imitate|Knock off
impressive|Opposite of strict
inertia|What keeps things in constant motion
infobahn|Old portmanteau term for the "high-speed" Internet system
insulted|Like some phone numbers
interlaced|Qualification for a position
intoned|Said without much variation of pitch
inveighs|Rails (against)
ironstone|Sedimentary rock found as a component of hematite
isotopes|NHL Hall of Famer Phil
italics|Type of emphasis
jamboree|Loud blast
keelhaul|Call on the carpet
laborite|Certain blue-collar union supporter
lattices|Ivies are often around them
leftists|They tend to be blue
legates|Little "bald" birds
lengthy|Extended
liveryman|Equine caretaker
macintosh|It once used the slogan "So 1984 won't be like... 1984"
mainlands|They exclude outlying territories
manifest|Clear
manikins|Life-sized dolls used for medical training
mansion|Large-scale digs
marbling|Going on aimlessly
marines|Is left over
masochism|Erotic submission
masseurs|Therapy pros
masterly|More than just competent
matriarch|Leader of a group of elephants
meander|Gave a different handle
mileage|Part of the Internet initialism YMMV
militia|Force at the ready
moonset|Astronomical phenomenon that usually occurs 29 times in a 30-day month
moorage|Yacht club's service
morasses|It's easy to get stuck in them
mousebird|African avian named for its habit of skittering along the ground to look for food
mutated|Not the same
nacelle|Enclosure for aircraft engines and fuel tanks
nanogram|Approximate mass of a human cell
nearside|What we can observe on the Moon from here
nectars|Contents of some bird feeders
neonate|Whose length is often asked about
nereids|Carriers of Poseidon's trident
oatmeal|It may be instant
obtuser|Not so sharp
ocarina|Instrument that a "hand flute" mimics
occurrent|Happening
oceanaria|Shark tanks, maybe
odiously|With utter disgust
officiate|Call
omission|Feature of "o'er", to grammarians
opaquer|Letting less through
operative|Important
outpull|Have better attendance than
panatelas|Long, thin smokes
pantheons|Extraordinary classes
parsers|Software modules that check program syntax
peepshow|Exhibition of raw talent?
pegging|Cribbage movement
pension|Something to get after work
peonies|Living symbols of honor and wealth in China
peonies|Omens of happy marriage and good fortune, in Chinese tradition
pheromones|Substances used by entomologists in special traps
pilsner|Beer type named for the Czech city where it originated
pinioned|Restrained the arms of
plastered|Smashed
preludes|Disgusted to the extreme
pugilism|What happens in rings
pulsars|Post-supernova remnants
pussies|Manx, e.g., informally
pyramid|An inverted one is found in the Carrousel du Louvre
radiate|Come out from a point
reactants|Parts of chemical equations
reasoned|Backed up well
reasoner|Plato, notably
reassign|Give something else to do
recover|Heal
recreate|Divert oneself
redacts|Blocks for release
regales|Diverts
reissued|Celebrated an anniversary of, in a way
reseats|Moves to another box, maybe
restring|Get able to play again, in a way
reunite|Like a developing fetus' location
revenue|Unicorns have lots of it
richest|Adjective for John D. Rockefeller, once
ridgepole|Beam at a roof's peak
rigours|English hardships
rissole|Deep-fried meat-filled pastry
rotunda|Architectural feature at the front entrance of Citi Field, named for Jackie Robinson
rumored|Not official
sabbaths|They're not for working, it's said
salchow|Axel alternative
salivates|Betrays hunger, say
sarcasm|Suuure thing
satinet|Material used as a waterproofer in US Civil War uniforms
scenario|Situation
schnapps|Key that opens "the vault" of Elaine's secrets, in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Betrayal"
scripts|Plans every minute of
seahorse|The hippocampus of the brain is so named for its resemblance to this
secrete|Spirit away, say
selects|Settles on
sensible|Sound
sensible|Well-founded
serials|Uncle Tom's Cabin and others
sheafed|Bound together, as grain
shellacs|Routs
shelter|Shield
sidecars|They're on hogs
sidepiece|Mistress, in slang
slainte|Salut : French :: _____ : Irish
sleekly|In order to be streamlined
slogans|Major components of campaigns
smilers|Obviously bright people
smoocher|Constantly sponging sorts
snarled|Spoken defamation
someday|Yet
sopranos|Met stars
sorehead|Type who's easily offended
sounders|State of being gloomy
spitzes|Dogs with thick coats and pointy ears
staccatos|Detached musical notes
stagers|Musical producers
statutes|Most perceptive, as observations
steppes|Much of northern Asia
stetsons|Cowboys believe that putting them on beds is bad luck
stimuli|Tastes, e.g.
stinkers|SOBs
stopgap|Short-term
strafed|Attacked from an aircraft, in a way
stripper|LSD takers
strolls|Constitutional actions
superfine|Adjective for sandpaper with very high grit numbers
svelter|Not nearly as pudgy
systems|Nervous and such
tangelo|Mandarin alternative
teacake|Social sweet
teethes|One sensitive to beautiful things
tenured|Set in a job
thimbleful|Tiny volume
tideway|Channel affected by the Moon
tidiest|Catchy little tunes
tiepins|Gentlemanly stabilizers
tinglier|More eerie-feeling
toadstone|Old good luck charm thought to have formed in an amphibian
tonearm|Music-playing implement with a counterweight
topazes|They're 8 on the Mohs scale
tortilla|Base for a mole, maybe
towered|Was really high
tremolo|Effect on many guitar amplifiers
trestles|Pier support structures
triages|Sorts out, in a way
triassic|Mammals first appeared during it
trustees|Legal guardians of a sort
turnips|Pot liquor results from boiling their greens
ukulele|It's heard in the "Bob's Burgers" theme song
uncivil|Barbarous
unclear|Kind of family
underscore|Stress
unsated|Needing filling
unslings|Takes off the shoulder, in a way
unteach|Try to wean off, as a bad habit
upscales|Gentrifies
urethra|It may be subject to catheterization
valises|Small things to pack
vegetated|Showing good growth
veronica|Title woman of a 1989 Elvis Costello hit co-written with (and featuring the bass playing of) Paul McCartney
weekday|When to work, for many
weltschmerz|Pessimistic worldview
whitens|Blanks out
wiretap|Surveil, in a way
zeniths|Crowns
achieve|Pull out
acronym|Sonar, e.g.
adipose|Like some connective tissue
adopter|Certain raiser
agnostic|You can't prove it type
albinos|Some alligators
alehouses|Round buildings?
alfredo|Pink sauce is marinara combined with it
amarelle|One of two varieties of the sour cherry
anatomy|Joint subject
anemones|Sea fauna named for land flora
anesthesia|Reason for some out-of-body experiences, supposedly
annexed|Included in one's borders
annihilate|Dynamite, say
anodize|Protect against corrosion, in a way
antenna|Barnacle feature
antennas|Pick-up sticks?
antigens|Vaccines, e.g.
antisexist|Not standing for misandry or misogyny
applets|Some plug-ins
arbitral|Regarding some dispute settlement
areolar|Kind of glands involved in breastfeeding
arrases|Woven wall decorations
arsenal|Place to store barrels
askance|With mistrust
attenuator|Guitar amp, electrically speaking
aurorae|Light features visible from space
aviation|Field in which attitude is critical
avionics|High-tech equipment found in modern cockpits
bantered|Made like the Marx Brothers
beagles|They're used at American airports to detect illegal food in luggage
betokens|Forebodes
biennia|They take eight seasons
bleacher|Rooting setting
brachial|Leg : crural :: arm : _____
brasserie|Restaurant that's a thing to wear with one letter moved
brooded|Was a stereotypical emo
cakiness|Undesirable quality for much makeup
cannoli|Don Altobello dies from a poisoned one in "The Godfather Part III"
capable|Good for the job
caramel|Werther's Original, e.g.
caterwauls|Harsh yowls
cheetah|Word from the Sanskrit for "speckled"
clattery|Like a drawer full of silverware
compost|Heap with skins
contessa|Title for "una nobildonna"
coolant|Metalworker's cutting fluid, e.g.
corduroy|Slacks, material-wise, maybe
crepuscular|Active in twilight, as an animal (not, as it seems, "pertaining to a thin pancake")
crinkle|Small ridge
daylily|Flower named for its ephemeral bloom
deadpan|Not even cracking a smile
debates|Primary influencers?
deepest|Like many condolences
defrost|Clear to drive
deniers|Conspiracy theorists, maybe
diction|Concern for Professor Henry Higgins
eeriest|Like the best horror movies, many would say
egomania|Requirement to hold high political office, many say
emaciate|Get wasted
emanates|Comes out
emirates|Carrier whose flight attendants wear scarves and distinctive red hats
endnote|Wikipedia article component
eremite|Figure living in isolation
erosion|Process of taking land away
erratum|It's only caught after running
escarps|Near-sheer slopes
etiolated|Feeble-looking
evidenced|Shown to be true
execrate|Can entirely do without
externals|Outward appearances
eyeless|Like many ocean bottom-dwelling animals
fatigues|Base dress
fillies|Rare winners of Triple Crown races
flagstick|It marks a hole
flamers|Chat room troublemakers
flatten|Pancake
folksong|Many a 1960s protest
footbag|Hacky Sack, more generically
footballer|Forward, e.g.
freshen|Touch up, as makeup
fronted|Advanced
gatecrash|Sneak into
gossips|They'll give you the dish
habitat|Team-building organization, informally
hatched|Cracked an egg
hepcats|They dug swing
herbalist|Practitioner of phytomedicine
hipster|Fan of foreign indie films, probably
ideates|Envisages
illicit|Like many underground businesses
imagoes|Butterflies, vis-à-vis caterpillars
incinerate|Dispose of, as some garbage
inductee|Welcome to the club target
infested|Run over
infighting|Family feud?
insists|Doesn't let anyone else pay, say
integral|Needed
isolate|Set off from the group
isotherms|Temperature-based contour lines
issuing|Spouting off
jammies|Bed covering
karakul|Asian sheep breed whose fur is used to make hats
kleenexes|Offerings after blessings
kneehole|Place to stick a cap
lassies|Many Scottish folk song characters
lastborn|Furthest from the crown, in a way
livable|Unlike rattraps
lobelia|Vivid blue-violet bellflower
logogram|Symbol that represents a word, as & for "and"
lunatic|Quite foolish
macrame|Hemp jewelry-making technique
mansard|It tops parts of the Louvre
manumits|Lets go
masoned|Like some handmade walls
maternal|Like some grandparents
mazeltov|Good for you!
measlier|Farther from enough
medigap|Supplemental health plan for ages 65+
melodica|Instrument heard in Oasis' "Champagne Supernova"
menaces|Cows
messmates|Bunch of hungry privates
mimosas|Early options for flutes
minibar|Where to find odd-shaped bottles
misadds|Makes a gross error?
misuses|Grammarian's bugaboos
mitigates|Lessens
monitor|See what happens with
mortars|Settings for crushing blows
nascent|Opposite of "moribund"
nocturne|Any of 13 piano pieces by Fauré
nonmetals|Hydrogen and oxygen, notably
nonstarters|They'll never get off the ground
nosepiece|Feature of many spectacles
novenas|Long-term prayers
odorant|Additive for gas leak detection
oedipal|Like some intergenerational relationships
onboard|Like a good team player
ordered|From top to bottom, say
orgiastic|Like a really wild party
orients|Helps as a local may do for a tourist
orifices|Illegal hiding places, often
osmosed|Moved toward equilibrium, in a way
otoplasty|Ear reconstruction surgery
ottoman|Glider go-with
outdrank|Beat with many punches?
overate|Had it all, unfortunately?
overate|Went way beyond seconds
overexerts|Pushes past a sensible boundary
oxalises|Flowers that resemble shamrocks
oxtongue|Protein in some authentic Mexican tacos
paginal|Pertaining to bookmaker's units
palestra|Athletic facility from the Greek for "wrestling school"
panbroil|Cook on an oilless skillet, say
panoply|Awesome array
parental|Kind of unit
parmesan|Grateful, maybe?
phenomena|The Beatles and Justin Bieber, once
picante|Like some pico de gallo sauce
piccolo|Relatively light wind
piehole|Many get in trouble forgetting to shut it
pleasant|Cordial
premiers|13 Canadian officials
rancheria|Small Southwestern rural settlement
referees|Calls
relaxant|Thing that makes you go "Ahh"
replete|Teeming
rescind|Yank
rewarding|Valuable
rhenium|Rare element used in jet engine parts
rhubarbs|Vegetables known for their laxative effect
rigatoni|Dean Martin flies away singing "Volare" on a piece of it after giving Peter advice on a "Family Guy" episode
rimmers|Bartenders' seasoning tools
riptide|Estuary phenomenon
riviera|Just over 25% of its length is in Italy
riviera|Popular Mexican tourist destination
roisters|Makes drunken revelry
sadists|They'll always hurt the one they love
salient|Most relevant
saltpans|Geologic features formed from evaporated lakes
sandfly|Target for a smack on the beach
sandhog|Underground construction worker, in slang
savannah|The Serengeti, notably
scalded|Lined very hard, in baseball
scandal|One might put pressure on you to resign
scarlet|A descriptor of literature?
seasons|A veteran has been around for many
secrecy|Veil makeup
seersucker|It's traditionally frowned upon to wear it after Labor Day
senecas|Speakers of a language related to Oneida
sequential|Ordered
sestets|Many of them take the rhyme scheme "abcabc"
sestinas|Poems with seven stanzas
setters|Workers with pins, once
shaitan|Devil, in the Islamic faith
shiplap|Wooden plank wall style favored by Chip and Joanna Gaines on "Fixer Upper"
shorter|Cut off
silicas|Sand and flint
silicon|Element of much technology
simpers|Grins that need to be wiped off their faces
skyjack|Take to another airport, say
slander|Trash, to say the least
slatterns|Promiscuous women
slights|Shortchanges
smashup|T-bone incident, say
snakebite|Outback danger
snowmaking|Activity involving cannons on hills
soloist|One who's playing
sombrero|Spanish for "shade-maker"
songbird|Crow, e.g.
sonnets|Rainer Maria Rilke wrote 55 of them "to Orpheus"
spammers|People using questionable sales tactics
speedometers|They work at the going rate
spreads|Is passed easily
stanzas|Groupings of lines
stetted|Left as it was
stranger|Like some things that have happened?
strictest|Schoolmarmish to the extreme
stridence|Shrillness
styrenes|Polymers used to make many plastics
succubi|Legendary seductresses in dreams
supreme|Adjective for God
suspense|State in which people are often held
sweetish|Apt for dessert, but not exactly cloying
sylphlike|Graceful and slender
synthpop|Erasure and ABC style
teasels|Comblike plants once used in textile factories
teepees|Chief residences
tellies|Doctor Who sets
terrific|That's just great
tersest|Like the best speeches, to some
tesserae|Small elements of mosaics
thematic|Like some recurring elements
theories|Gravity and others
thereto|Regarding that
tieclasps|They help you keep things close to the vest
timesavers|They improve efficiency
totemism|Symbolic worship
treasurer|One concerned with liquid assets
trespass|Go too far, in a way
tribasic|Having three replaceable hydrogen atoms, as an avid (or a punny description of the three R's?)
trilith|Three-stone formation like those at Stonehenge
trimness|Fit character
triremes|Craft in the Punic Wars
trustee|Handler of accounts
tsarina|Eudoxia Lopukhina, for one
tuxedos|Outfits of jean jackets and jeans are called "Canadian" ones
tyrannicide|Justified assassination of an oppressive leader
ultrasecret|Like some military installations
umbilici|Navels
unawares|Opposite of "willingly"
undergone|Had done
unforeseen|Very difficult to anticipate
univalent|Like Na+ or Cl-, in NaCl
universe|What all is in
unmasks|Brings to light
unsaved|Liable to be lost in a crash
utility|Service provider
vacuous|Lacking serious meaning
videotape|What sports broadcasters used to go to a lot?
warranty|For a car, it's often expressed in distance and time
wattmeter|It shows you the power
abutter|One who may need to be notified per a zoning board
accuracy|Quality of a great point?
accusal|Saying "It was you!", say
acolyte|Rite assistant
acquittal|Getting off
actuators|Rulers with absolute power
adenine|What any "a" refers to in the 1997 sci-fi movie "Gattaca"
affairs|Relationships with sneakers?
airdrop|Transfer over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
akinesia|Loss of voluntary muscle movement (surprise, it's from the Greek for "without movement")
alameda|County or city in the East Bay region
alamode|Cool
alchemists|They went for the gold
android|Galaxy system
antecede|Forego
antigens|Vaccines, e.g.
antimale|Popular countertop surface
aquarium|Rays' place
arabica|Starbucks variety
armadas|Some Wyndham-owned hotels
armhole|What your head isn't meant to go through, but sometimes tries to anyway
armoires|Some Chippendales
arousals|Ends of hibernations
arraigns|Tells one's charges
arrayal|Carefully ordered display
arsenic|They might lure you into the "ring the bell" game
aseptic|Like an in-use operating room, one would hope
asphalt|Variety of concrete
assuages|Breakfast meats
avenger|Quicksilver, e.g.
aversion|Peeve, and then some
aviators|Correctors (hopefully) of attitude problems
avifauna|Swallows in an area, say
awestruck|Wonderful?
bananas|Major export of O. Henry's fictional Republic of Anchuria
bartered|Went one for one?
bearcat|Willkommen musical
beetles|Members of the largest order in the world by far
boatful|Quantity hopefully very, very seldom used to describe water
bootees|Clothes purchase at a baby store or pet shop
bradawl|Tool used to start holes for screws
brattish|Hard for a sitter to handle
brooder|Structure for some farm newborns
brunets|Those with brown hair
buckram|Coarse fabric whose name has two male animals put together
cathode|Electrons flow into it
ceilings|You can't get higher than them
chortle|React to a subtle joke
chromium|Element mentioned in Billy Joel's "Allentown"
colleen|Word from the Irish for "girl"
concerti|Three tracks from the soundtrack of "Amadeus"
concoct|Throw together
continua|Spacetime and others
convalesce|Get better
corolla|Model whose name is Latin for "little crown"
cosines|They're drawn in waves
cruelest|Scolds about missing curfew, say
decorate|Added another layer of paint on
deicing|Runway activity
demeanor|Presence
denuded|Completely exposed
derange|Absolutely hopping mad
dethrone|Unking
devotes|Completely focuses
dieters|They're often concerned with portion control
dilettante|Mere hobbyist
disfavor|Show a bias against
disperse|Emcees, with "over"
dragnet|It might involve setting up multiple roadblocks
earpiece|Breaking news may be heard through one
economic|Like some sanctions
elapsing|Enjoyable, as to the eye
elastic|Kind of collision in which no kinetic energy is lost
elements|Workers in some Pittsburgh factories
elysian|Ethereal
emanates|Sea creatures that wore T-shirts saying "Did someone say tacos?" and "I'm with stupid" in a Geico ad
embouchure|Facial formation of a wind instrument player
empanada|Turnover in the restaurant industry?
empires|They're built in the board game Vinci
endlessly|At great length, to say the least
ensconce|Firmly secure
enshrine|Preserve as sacred
entrain|Pick up and move in a current
entrees|They come after apps
entrees|Wedding invite selection
ergonomic|Like some OSHA concerns
erodent|Serving to wear
erratic|Variable, and then some
escorted|Made an entrance with, say
estates|Word in many a ritzy development name
eternal|_____ President (title for Kim Il-sung per North Korea's constitution)
eviction|Flat boot
excises|Takes out of the body
eyestrain|Danger of not closing screens?
faraday|Coiner of the word "electrode"
fascism|Allies fought it
finding|Investigator's result
flagman|Director of traffic
fluorine|It's naturally part of topaz
foolscap|Headwear often adorned with bells
foreknew|Had prescience of
fretsaw|Something used to cut corners tightly
gingers|Carrot tops
gladiola|Flower whose name means "small sword"
glassine|See-through envelope paper
glissade|Smooth sliding ballet step
glossies|Shots that may be signed
gnostics|Ancient theists who called God the "Monad"
granaries|Big cereal boxes?
grasses|Part of an antelope's diet
guiltless|Having clean hands
gumshoe|Expert tailer
hairnets|They prevent unwanted shedding
handcar|Vehicle also known as a "pump trolley"
hashheads|Habitual bong users, maybe
hazards|Things to avoid on a drive
helluva|Very, colloquially
hosannahs|Chorus of praise
hotblood|Quick-tempered type
hotlines|Popular dairy cattle breed
hurlers|They're on the mound
hutches|Spots to keep your glasses
imagist|Like the poem "The Red Wheelbarrow", style-wise
incubus|According to legend, Merlin was fathered by one
inherit|Get passed on a passing
inroads|Advancement
instances|Annoyingly unending
intends|Wishes
intranet|Enabler of widespread corporate collaboration
invoice|It might be sent for one's time
ionizers|Devices that help get air sterile
isomorph|Organism whose proportions don't change as it grows
kohlrabi|Cabbage variety also called German turnip
lakebed|It might be dredged up
latently|How the varicella virus lays in the body after chickenpox infections
layette|Set for new parents
linecuts|Engraved printmaking products
literary|Kind of device
lobbyist|Influencer of a sort
locusts|About 50% of Madagascar was covered by many billions of them in 2013
loosens|Cuts some slack?
lunatic|Reckless driver, to other perfectly normally acting drivers
macabre|Like detailed descriptions of some plane crashes
magpies|Birds that were the first non-mammals shown by scientists to recognize their own reflection
makeups|Hopes after failures
massless|Like gravitons, in quantum theory
measles|It was declared eliminated from America in 2000, but came back sharply in 2019
megahit|Uptown Funk!, for one
microloan|One giving people a little credit
miffing|Enraging
minaret|Structure mentioned in "Rock the Casbah"
minivans|Youth soccer game lineup, often
minorca|European island whose name indicates that it's the smaller of two islands
mintage|Coining
mismatch|What a quarterback may try to take advantage of
mostest|Tops, facetiously
mudflat|Part of a tidal plain
mustache|Charlie Chaplin's toothbrush, for one
napoleon|Historical figure that was, despite common perceptions, of average height
nascent|Opposite of "moribund"
naysayer|One who's constantly in denial?
nebbish|Type who avoids confrontation and responsibility
neonates|Ones getting Vitamin K doses, often
nihilist|Why even bother type
nostrum|Pseudomedicinal remedy
oleaster|European shrub used to make the wreath for ancient Olympic Games champions
oleaster|Flowering shrub also known as silver berry
orienting|Acting the director
orients|Introduces to everyone, say
orients|Shows everything, say
osmosed|Tried to equalize concentrations, in a way
outsell|Beat on commission
oystered|Uncovered some pearls, say
pallets|Forklifts lift them
panacea|Tar water (yuck!), to many 18th-century doctors
parasitic|Bloodsucking
passers|Many Heisman Trophy winners
patient|Not pacing, say
peerless|Unexpected hit movies
penances|Confession aftermaths
pennames|Covers on covers?
perigee|Point at which the tidal effect is strongest
piecrust|Photographs
pierogi|Eastern European food that racers dress up in at Pittsburgh Pirates games
piglets|Little mudders
pinions|They move along racks
planned|Unlike a coincidence
players|Athletes, often
playful|Like otters
pliocene|Epoch in which the Isthmus of Panama was formed
polliwog|Reptilian military slang for a sailor who's never crossed the equator
prattle|Flap nonstop
pretense|Most middle-schoolers
protocol|Set of data transfer rules
rainbow|Symbol of pride
rattiest|Like the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut area
redwood|One of California's "Grove of Titans"
redwood|_____ Empire (coastal region between San Francisco and Oregon)
reedits|Corrects corrections
related|Like the words "ounce" and "inch", linguistically
reneged|Used a club when one shouldn't, say
reneged|Walked something back
reneges|Plays a club improperly, maybe
respite|Pause that refreshes
restored|Fell back (to)
reteach|Drill for those who didn't get it
retinae|Parts that correspond to cameras' image sensors
retsina|Drink often said to taste like turpentine
retsina|Drink that's one of 9 possible 7-letter bingos made from a particular Scrabble rack
rewords|Spins, say
rhyming|Ending up the same way?
risotto|Meal that caused an orgasmic reaction in the "fake orgasm" episode of "Seinfeld"
rollers|They may be used on roads or hair
roomette|Amtrak accommodation
rooming|Part of a medical assistant's job
rosiest|Like the best-case forecasts
rubicund|Healthily red-looking
rupture|What you don't want a waterbed to do
saguaro|Plant in which elf owls often live
saltier|Peppered with more naughty language (see what I did there?)
sanctum|Place to retreat to
sangrias|Drinks often used in the Spanish drinking dice game Kinito
screamer|Coffee additives
screens|Many parents limit their kids' use of them nowadays
selected|Went for
serapes|Poncho cousins
serener|Contemptuous looker
shutout|Exceedingly rare basketball feat
sidewall|Great choice of words
sierras|Sequoia National Park locale, casually
sillier|Not taking oneself as seriously
siloing|Separation into poorly interacting departments, in business slang
slander|Knock out loud
sleeper|It comes out of nowhere
slinger|Handler of hash
slotted|Like some spoons and appointments
smartass|Annoying saucebox
snailed|Cr-r-rept along
sniglets|Funny made-up words that should be real words
snouted|Like aardvarks, notably
sorrows|Bartenders hear a lot of them
soundstages|Production rooms
spatula|Range flipper
splices|Does an old editing job
spooned|Lay back-to-front?
sputter|Green clubs
staplers|Some orthopedic casts
stenches|Causes of recoiling
stitcher|Big podcasting app bought by SiriusXM in 2020
stocker|One concerned with shelving
stoutness|Resolution
streetcar|Light rail runner
strolls|Constitutional activities
superstud|Guy who's really hot
swaddle|Dress for a crib
systems|Nervous and such
tallgrass|Rough, say
tallyho|Check out the fox, fellas!
taximan|Hardly an Uber-mensch?
taxless|Like some havens
teargas|Checker of demonstrations
tearoom|Feature within many London hotels
tempestuous|Blustering
textile|It's often measured in yards
thesauri|Places where you can easily go from huge to enormous
thoracic|Adjective for some major surgery
thoraxes|What chest x-rays show
timesavers|Some life hacks
toeplate|Bit of protection for a construction worker
toniest|Like the fashions found in Vogue or Elle
towrope|Auto rescue device
trainer|Rep counter, maybe
transept|The Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is part of one
transpolar|Like many flights between Dubai and Los Angeles
trinket|One at the bottom of a Lucky Charms box
tripwire|American troops used Silly String to detect the presence of one, in the Iraq War
trireme|It was moved by 170 rowers
troikas|Some oligarchies
troubled|Like many participants in "scared straight" programs
turnkey|Delivered ready to use
tweeter|What you need to hear "Rockin' Robin" the best?
unalike|Seven of one, half a dozen of the other?
underdo|Make a rare mistake on?
unearned|Coming home because of an error, say
unearths|Flushes out
uninvited|Crashing, say
uprisen|Rebelled
uranium|Little Boy stuff
urgently|Now, now, now
urgently|Stat
vaquero|Word from which "buckaroo" derives
vectored|Directed on a heading, as an airplane
venereal|Sex-related
vespers|Canonical observance about three hours after the nones
waivers|Zoning board issuances (if you're lucky)
waterborne|Like flotsam and jetsam
wrecked|Completely sauced
xylitol|Sugar substitute in some toothpastes
yeshiva|New York school whose teams are called the Maccabees
zealots|Overenthusiastic protestors, maybe
abetment|Help in getting away, say
abridge|Not fully complete
absentee|Classless type?
adsorbs|Draws onto a surface, chemically speaking
adwomen|Some spot workers
aerators|They make holes in the ground
aerospace|Satellite business
airdate|Shine out like sunlight
alameda|County in California's East Bay
alcohol|Certain plastering agent?
aldermen|Alternatives to councilors
alleged|Word often glossed over during a trial by media
amoebae|Paragons of rudimentary life
ancients|Example used to illustrate, often used after "for"
animist|One for whom the ecological is spiritual
animists|Folks who hold that even trees and rocks have spirits
anoraks|Arctic insulators
answerer|Jeopardy! host, technically?
anteroom|Thing to enter into
antibias|Fighting discrimination
aperture|Olympus setting
appetite|Bad thing to lose at a restaurant
arabica|Robusta alternative
arcadia|Greek region featured in Virgil's "Eclogues"
arcadia|Mediterranean region whose name is often confused for an American national park
arrayal|Organization into an imposing arrangement
arrives|Gets in the door
arsonists|They think things are pretty lit
aspersed|Charged falsely
assaults|They may be aggravated
autogyro|Flying vehicle that's not, as it looks, a drive-through Greek fast food restaurant?
balaclava|Robber's disguise, maybe
bankcards|Checking things?
becomes|Is nice on
believe|Don't take with a grain of salt
bimetal|Like a substance with separate layers of iron and brass, per its name
binomials|x + y and such
blueberry|Notoriously difficult stain to fight
briberies|Palm greasings
brollies|They pop out in English drizzles
canoodle|Spoon, maybe
caramba|Blimey!, in Baja
caseload|Set of potential trials?
cenotaph|Monument honoring a fallen one
chalices|Do this in memory of me cups
chokier|Less conducive to easy breathing
chromatic|Kind of musical scale
cichlid|Member of the family that includes angelfish and tilapia
clematis|Climbing shrub also called old man's beard
concept|Basis for some albums
construe|Parse
cotenant|One sharing under a letter
courtesy|Nice thing to do
daphnes|Ornamental garden shrubs that have a girl's name
daybeds|Kin of chaises longues
daylily|Hardy colorful perennial flower that's technically not related to the flower in its name
deadpan|Delivered evenly
decapod|Crayfish or crab, for one
defeatists|They give up easily
defunds|Cuts the green for?
delimes|Treats to remove scaling from, as boilers
dentist|Was very cheap (on)
deponed|Took sworn testimony, in law
dessert|Dry habitats
destroy|Dynamite, maybe
develop|Build on
dimwitted|Unfit for a bee
dioramas|Displays made from Peeps in an annual Washington Post contest
disobey|Break, as from an authority figure
disunites|Causes a rift in, as an ideological group
doctorate|Master's "successor"
doubloons|Coins once worth 32 reales
dragnet|Conceded, as a debate point
duchess|Catherine Middleton, under Queen Elizabeth
dustheap|Garbage pile
egestion|Biological elimination
encoder|Digital-to-analog converting tool
enervated|Sucked the strength from
english|Most of this grid was made in it
engross|Interest to a high degree
enisled|Kind of oil from the flax plant
entailed|NBC show hosted by Lester Holt
enwinds|Wraps onto a spool
estuary|Many a lagoon
etching|Work with acid
eternal|Illimitable
extrema|High points and low points of math functions
farther|Off more
feelers|They're put out for gauging
felines|They can't be arrested for littering
flatiron|Midtown Manhattan district named for a building
footsies|Playful behavior among dogs?
gatepost|One standing on either side of a portal
gelcaps|Non-vegan pharmaceuticals
gitanos|Classic jeans whose brand name was (well... still is, really) Spanish for the Romani people
gnostic|Believer in a God separate from, and greater than, a deity creating the natural world
goldenseal|Buttercup relative sounding like a bright envelope sticker
greener|Closer to rookies than veterans
greenhorns|Beginners
grenade|Pinned arm?
habanero|Food item often incorrectly pronounced and spelled with a tilde
hairnet|Fallout shelter?
heartache|Common country song topic
hectare|One of only about 44 in Vatican City
horridly|How one who fails a test performs
ikebana|Flower arrangement with "seika" and "jiyuka" styles
impetus|Prime mover
impolite|Interrupting, say
incidence|Happening
indexes|Makes easier to locate, in a way
initials|They're seen on some towels
internee|One behind bars
invaders|Some sci-fi enemies
kishkes|Jewish sausages
lampoon|Roast
lariated|Roped on the ranch
lathery|Prone to foam
legends|Fantastic stories
leghorn|Farm breed after which a Looney Tunes character was partly named
leukocyte|Blood cell that fights infection
libertine|Dissolute type
loiters|Hangs annoyingly
mailers|Art movement that depicts subjects true to form
mangers|Most Oktoberfest celebrants
materiel|Supplies for battle
methods|Manual procedures
microdot|Sensitive image considerably shrunk to avoid detection by unwanted parties
migraine|It's frequently felt with an aura
momisms|Sit up straight, "Eat your vegetables," and such
monomer|Ethylene, vis-à-vis polyethylene, to a chemist
monopod|Camera steadier
monster|Trusted teachers
munchkin|Wicked little person
nattered|Flapped nonstop
negative|Uh-uh
nethermost|Like Challenger Deep, among the Earth's seabeds
nonreusable|Needing to be put in the trash, say
novelties|Curiosity shop stock
nunchaku|Classic training weapon used in karate
obeisance|Kowtow, e.g.
obeisant|Bowing before royalty, say
obtusest|Bottom on a scale of brightness
obverse|Heads on a flip
optional|Far from critical
opulent|Like the Palace of Versailles
oratorical|Given to address
organize|Look to get a better salary, maybe
orotund|Like a full-bodied voice (not, as it looks, an ode to the portly)
overtrain|Go too hard, in a way, as an athlete
parasites|All they do is take, take, take!
peddles|Tries to move door to door, say
percuss|Strike with a blow
photons|Particles that have been teleported in real life (!)
pillages|Stuff that doesn't stay in the container (but should)
piranha|Amazon annoyance, to say the least
plaudit|10/10 review, e.g.
pleiades|Group represented in Subaru's logo
portrayal|Depiction
prefabs|They're not built onsite
primate|One of a very smart order
prophet|Author of some subway wall inscriptions, per Paul Simon
propjet|Beechcraft King Air plane, e.g.
raggedy|Frayed
rarities|Some very valuable auction items
ravenous|Prepared enough to eat a horse if necessary
raviolis|Foreign analogues of pierogi
rawboned|Scrawny
release|Opposite of "get a hold of"
reloading|Impatient surfer's activity
renascent|Coming back like a phoenix
resents|Wants nothing to do with
resorts|Lists of team players
salesroom|Setting for a moving floor?
sandlot|Diamond setting in a 1993 movie
saplings|Small pecans, say
sashimi|Food for which ponzu is a common dipping sauce
sateens|Soft fabrics with a sheen
satsuma|Japanese citrus fruit resembling a mandarin orange
sauterne|California white wine that's not, despite how it sounds, French for a planet
scepters|Holds in high regard
schemes|Some pyramid-shaped things?
sealant|Crack rehab substance
seaweeds|Rich nutritional sources of iodine
seconds|What to go back for
selects|Checks on forms, say
separate|Stop from fighting, in a way
septets|Akira Kurosawa's samurai and others
servings|Seconds, e.g.
shearers|Certain farm harvesters
shoguns|Old ancient Eastern military rulers
siamese|Like Anna Leonowens' students from 1862-1867
sickens|Is disgusting
slashed|Bothered annoyingly
smartest|Like those working on solving our biggest problems, you'd hope
snarled|Like gridlocked traffic
solidified|Frozen
sorrows|They may be drowned in glasses
soupspoon|It's needed to eat when a fork definitely will not do
stampede|Run from a mass start?
sternpost|Upright structural member attached to the very back of a boat's keel
storied|Newspaper bigwigs
stormed|Hailed, say
stowing|Adding to what's in store?
straggler|Runt of the litter, usually
straits|Opportunities for shorter bridges
strudels|Treats inspired by baklava
stupors|Fogs
surmount|Get over
syllabi|Matters of course?
syllable|All of one through ten but one have one
tailors|They help adjust lines
tamarins|Aliens from our fourth planet
tarpaulins|Parts of some makeshift tents
tedious|Like many tasks made much easier by computers
teethes|Appreciator of the beautiful in art
telecoms|They're often concerned with tower locations
tensest|Like the moments in the ninth inning of a tied World Series Game 7
thwacks|Hits with a rubber band, say
tolerate|Take without loving
topazes|They're 8 on the Mohs scale
tracers|Substances seen on MRIs
traders|They may be worried about bears
tramroad|Old travel way for wagons
transited|Passed from place to place
trembly|Shaking all over
tripoli|One city called the "Bride of the Mediterranean"
trollers|They may get threads off-track on purpose
trollop|Hussy
typhoons|Hong Kong's building laws require large structures to be reinforced against them
tyrants|The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and _____ (Thomas Jefferson)
ultimate|Game played in many a college quad
undercoat|Painter's primer, e.g.
unexampled|Not having any precedent
unionizes|Gets together for everyone's health, say?
unusual|Only affecting a few
upended|Unceremoniously flipped
vanillas|Many classic soda shop servings
veteran|Person who's left the theater
vindaloo|Vinegary Indian pork dish
wampums|Beaded strings exchanged as currency
worrier|One rocking in a chair, maybe
zonetime|Stat for how long the puck is kept behind the defensive blue line
abidance|Conformity
abounded|Teemed
abysmal|Unfathomable
accolade|High praise
achiest|Most sore
acreage|Land area measurement
activist|SANE or MADD member, probably
adagios|Slow musical pieces
adapter|Plug add-on
adaptor|Electrical-outlet accessory
admitting|Fessing up
aerated|Filled with fizz
agitate|Joggle
airfare|Flying fee
airhole|Pet carrier feature
airlift|Emergency plane transport
aleatory|Like John Cage's music
aliases|Wanted poster listings
allurers|Sirens, to sailors
aluminum|Can component
amasser|Collector
ambushes|Attacks from a hiding place
amongst|In the middle of
amongst|Surrounded by
amoroso|Tenderly, in music
amulets|Good luck charms
anaconda|Boa relative
anecdote|Bit of oral history
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
anomaly|Deviation from the usual
anoraks|Arctic parkas
antenna|It can catch a wave
aplenty|In abundance
apocalypse|___ Now (Coppola movie)
apollos|Moon missions
applets|Programs within programs
applied|Practical, as science
argonaut|Golden Fleece seeker
artisan|Craftsperson
artless|Uncontrived
ascorbic|___ acid (vitamin C)
aspects|Qualities
assails|Attacks violently
associates|Word in many law firm names
asterisk|Star of "M*A*S*H"?
astonish|Surprise
athlete|Lion or Tiger
attaboy|Way to go, guy!
attends|Shows up
authority|Say-so
autocratic|Tyrannical
aviatrix|Earhart, for one
awakens|Comes to
ballots|Election day stuff
bambino|Nickname for Ruth
barkeep|Joint chief?
barrooms|Brawl locales, at times
barstool|Sot's spot, perhaps
beanpole|Tall skinny guy
believe|Swallow, so to speak
betroth|Promise to marry
bombsight|Enola Gay device
bookkeeper|Record producer?
bootlegger|Prohibition figure
brattier|More ill-mannered
breaststroke|Butterfly relative
brigadier|British military rank
brocade|Rich fabric with raised designs
bucktoothed|Projecting a smile?
bullheaded|Stubborn
burlesque|Sendup
cabstand|Hack's hangout
cannoli|Pastry filled with ricotta
carryon|Overhead compartment item
castoff|Discard
cereals|Life and Frosted Flakes, e.g.
chancier|More of a risk
chapels|End of the question
chapped|Like skiers' lips, often
charcoal|Material for fuel or pencils
chariest|Most suspicious
charisma|Fascinating allure
charmers|Smoothies
checker|Board game piece
chianti|The Silence of the Lambs wine
chieftain|Emir or raja
choosers|No beggars, they
choplogic|Overly complicated argumentation
cistern|Water reservoir
classic|Historically memorable
cleanup|Make a killing
cleavers|Ward, June, Wally and Theodore
cloister|Covered walk
closest|Most familiar
cloudless|Like a sunny day
colorless|Lackluster
compensate|MAKE UP
consent|Give approval
constitute|MAKE UP
cornbread|Soul food staple
correct|Right
corrode|Act like an acid
corrupts|Taints
cosmonauts|Some Mir inhabitants
courtesy|It may be professional
covered|Under the gun?
cradles|Babes' beds
creamed|Lambasted
critter|Animal, to Granny
croaked|Imitated a frog
crossbars|Good field goals go over these
crumpets|English muffins
currency|Krone or krona
curtest|Least loquacious
daredevil|Risk taker
debates|Argues
debauches|Sullies
decadent|Like the eaters of rich chocolate desserts?
decades|Millennium hundredths
decants|Pours from one container into another
deejays|Some disco employees
deities|Rulers of the heavens
demolished|Totaled
denotes|What de stenographer takes?
density|Compression increases it
descent|Drop from above
deserter|Person who's way off-base?
deserve|Have coming
desisted|Cut it out
diamondback|Turtle variety
dickered|Did some yard sale negotiating
difference|End of quip
diffident|BASHFUL
disarms|Renders harmless
discolorations|Stains
discombobulated|Quite confused
discouragement|Low spirits
dishpan|___ hands (washing woe)
dishrag|Dinnerware washer
disobeyer|Rebel
distort|Warp
domains|Realms
doomsday|The end of the world
dovetail|Fit harmoniously
drawers|Places for socks
drifter|Gadabout
duality|Twoness
dustcover|Keyboard protector
earache|Dumbo's dreaded affliction?
earlobe|Carol Burnett pulled hers
earshot|Within ___ (close by)
earthman|One of us, to an alien
earthmover|Bulldozer
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclectic|Wide-ranging, as tastes
educate|School
eggcups|Breakfast dishes, maybe
egghead|Intellectual, slangily
egomania|Severe swellheadedness
elements|Euclid's treatise on geometry
elephant|Republican symbol
elevate|Take higher
elevates|Puts on a pedestal
eliminate|Remove
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, for two
embossed|With raised letters
emotion|Android's lack
empowers|Authorizes
enamels|Colors pottery, perhaps
encloses|Puts a fence around
encrypt|Keep secret, in a way
endorse|Stand behind
endures|Toughs it out
engorge|Pig out
enlistment|Recruiter's objective
enlists|Joins the army, e.g.
ensemble|Matching outfit
ensilage|Grain storage
entrants|They sign up
envelop|Surround
environs|Surroundings
epithet|Nickname
erotica|Blue books?
esteemed|Held in high regard
estrange|Alienate
etcetera|Yul repeats this in "The King and I"
ethereal|Of the heavens
everglades|Extensive marshlands in southern Florida
evermore|Always
evidence|Exhibit A, maybe
evildoer|Bad guy
examinees|Witnesses, in court
examples|For-instances
exceeded|Surpassed
exhaled|Finished a breath-taking feat, perhaps
explain|Make clear
explorer|NASA satellite name
extracts|Gets the lode out
eyeballs|Looks over
eyeglass|Monocle
eyehole|Mask opening
eyelets|Places for laces
fabricate|MAKE UP
farmhand|Cow milker, e.g.
fastball|Nolan Ryan specialty
feinted|Faked, as in boxing
fidelity|Faithfulness
fielders|___ choice (baseball play)
finagle|Wangle
flakier|Better, as pie crusts go
fleeces|Swindles
flimsier|Less plausible, as an excuse
flosses|Doesn't just brush
floured|Prepared chicken for frying, perhaps
flustered|Agitatedly confused
foolhardy|Trick Oliver?
footrace|Sprint, e.g.
footrace|Steeplechase, for one
foretell|Prognosticate
formula|Infant's diet
fraying|Becoming threadbare
friends|Twenty-somethings sitcom
gabfest|Talky occasion
gamekeeper|Hunter hunter, often
gathered|Collected
gearshifts|Standard features
gelatin|Quivering dessert
geodesic|Type of dome
geometry|High school subject
ghettoize|Restrict to a section of town
ghostwriter|Autobiographer, often
gingersnap|Apple cider cookie
greeter|Welcoming sort
grindstone|Place for your nose?
growers|Farmers, essentially
grownup|Full-price payer
halflives|End of mews-ing
hamstrings|Leg tendons
handball|Hard rubber sphere
hardpan|Bedrock
hayseed|Yokel
hearthstone|Home, metaphorically
heartstrings|Deepest emotions
heehaws|Loud horselike laughs
heiress|She should get what's coming to her
heretic|Excommunication candidate
heritage|Ancestry
hologram|The doctor on "Star Trek: Voyager," e.g.
honeymoon|Just Married trip
hosanna|Cry of adoration
hostess|Restaurant seater
hubcaps|Car collectibles, to some
ideology|Political agenda, maybe
iguanas|Chameleon cousins
iguanas|Desert critters
iguanas|Pet lizards
imitate|Copy
imitated|Flattered in the most sincere way
immortal|Godlike, in a way
impacts|Collisions
impaired|Damaged
incomes|Salaries
indulge|Humor
ineptly|Showing a lack of skill
inertia|Natural resistance to change
inferno|Hot spot
inflates|Adds air
injected|Employed a syringe
innovated|Broke new ground
inscribe|Mark with a seal
insider|Illegal sort of trading
insider|Type of trading
insurer|Underwriter
insurgent|Rebel
intense|Strong, as feelings
interest|Shark's weapon?
intrepid|Fearless
irascible|GRUMPY
ironware|Pots and kettles
itinerant|Traveling salesman
jackknife|Lose control, as a trucker
janitor|Custodian
jawline|Profile feature
johnnycake|Cornmeal concoction
keeners|Professional mourners
kernels|Popcorn-to-be
keystone|Kops' place
keystroke|Clicker's alternative
kneeholes|Desk openings
kneepads|Volleyball player's equipment
laggers|Slowpokes
languid|SLEEPY
lanyard|Ship's rope
launder|Make ill-gotten gains well?
lawyers|Case workers
leadership|Supremacy
leaflets|Flyers
leather|Shoe material
lecture|Professor's talk
legions|Swarms
liberty|The Man Who Shot ___ Valance
ligament|Connective tissue
lighting|Photographer's concern
lilliput|Gulliver's landfall
linecut|Style of photoengraving
lionhearted|Courageous
logical|Making sense
longbow|Robin Hood's weapon
macabre|Like Lon Chaney characters
machine|Breadmaker, perhaps
madrigal|Contrapuntal part song
maelstrom|Violent whirlpool
maltose|Digested starch, often
maniacs|Lunatics
mansion|Stately house
mantises|Preying "prayers"
marmalade|Paddington Bear's favorite spread
masters|Tournament Tiger took
measure|Word appearing twice in a Shakespeare title
mechanic|Pit crew member
memories|First word of "The Way We Were"
merriest|Most like Windsor wives?
midyear|In June or July
militancy|Hawk's attribute
milliner|Hat designer
minimal|Barely adequate
minuets|Slow, stately dances
minuteman|Revolutionary War militia member
minutiae|Precise details
mirages|Phantasmagorias
mislaid|Lost
mismatch|Poor pairing
misstate|Falsify
modelers|They make miniatures
moussaka|Dish made with eggplant
multilevel|Not ranch-style
multiple|Ten or fifteen, to five
murders|Detectives' cases, often
muskrat|Rodent in a Captain & Tennille tune
mustache|Milk above the lip
nameless|Unidentified
naysayer|Skeptic
neonatal|Of new arrivals
neonatal|Of newborns
neoprene|Synthetic rubber used for wet suits
nesters|Birds, when building homes
neuroses|Obsession and compulsion, for example
neutrons|Hydrogen's lack
nominate|Present as a candidate
nonslip|Designed like a shower mat, perhaps
nostril|Breather?
numerals|X and V, to Romans
obsolete|Out-of-date
obstacle|It's in the way
obstacle|Snag
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
octagon|Stop sign's shape
odometer|Dash display
offbeat|Unconventional
officer|Title for a cop
offline|Unconnected, Web-wise
omnibus|Wide-ranging cultural series on '50s TV
operate|Make work
orangeades|Summer quenchers
oration|Discourse
oratory|Skill in speaking
orbital|Like a planet's path
orbiting|Circling the moon
ordered|Commanded
oregano|Italian dressing spice
ostriches|Emu look-alikes
overall|On the whole
overblown|Pretentious
overeat|Pig out
override|Veto
overruled|Word from the bench
palaces|Majestic homes
panorama|Wide view
parallax|The ___ View (1974 Beatty thriller)
partnered|Paired up
passion|Fervor
passive|Kind of resistance
patented|Highly individual
pavanes|16th century dances
pediatric|Like some medical practices
perform|Play for an audience
photograph|It's a snap
phrased|Put into words
physique|Charles Atlas's pride and joy
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pinhole|Tiny aperture
pipeful|Tobacco measure?
plateau|It's on the level
platelet|Tiny body aiding coagulation
pleased|HAPPY
pleasure|Delight
plethora|Overabundance
plurals|Trials and tribulations, e.g.
plutocrats|The ruling class
pocketbook|Cash cache
poignant|Touching
politesse|Decorousness
polyunsaturated|DIET FOOD CLAIM?
postseason|When sports awards are given, usually
potassium|Banana benefit
precedes|Comes before
preemie|Early arrival, of a sort
preemie|Early-born baby
present|Give, as an award
presentee|Recipient
pretend|Fake it
products|Multiplication answers
profiled|Wrote a bio of, e.g.
profuse|Bountiful
prohibit|Outlaw
proofread|Mark misspellings
proteges|They're under a patron's wing
protractors|In favor of John Deere?
radiator|Coolant container
raftsman|Tom Sawyer was one
ransomer|One who pays a kidnapper
ransoms|Kidnappers' demands
rappers|Will Smith and Ice Cube
rashness|Hasty behavior
ratholes|Small, dirty apartments
rattrap|Fleabag
reached|Got through to
rebutted|Argued against
recites|Answers questions in school
reelect|Vote back into office
referral|Patient, to a specialist
rehears|Listens to new evidence, perhaps
relapse|Backslide
renamed|Assigned an alias to
reneged|Didn't pay up
repacked|Stowed the chute after the jump
repelled|Drove away
replied|Answered
rescuer|Bernard or Bianca, in a Disney film
reservists|Army part-timers
resoled|Did a cobbling job
retaliate|Get even
retreated|Turned tail
reverbs|Amp effects
rewires|Does an electrician's job
ridicule|Mockery
ridiculed|Made fun of
riposte|Comeback
roasted|Raked over the coals
robbery|The Great Train ___ (Crichton novel and film)
rodents|Hamsters, e.g.
rootlet|Ivy attacher
rostrum|Speaker's platform
rottweiler|German guard dog
rounder|More pudgy
sadirons|Double-pointed pressers
salient|Conspicuous
sanguine|Ruddy, as a complexion
sapling|Young tree
sardine|Canned fish
satanic|Devilish
satiate|Fill to excess
satirical|Like "Mad"
satisfy|Fill the bill
sausage|Breakfast side dish
sawbones|DOC
sawhorses|Woodworker's supports
scalene|Kind of triangle
scatter|Disperse
scholars|Those in academia
schools|Swimming classes?
scorcher|Dog day of summer, usually
scorned|Treated with contempt
scrooge|Miser McDuck
seaside|Coast
seatbelts|Auto safety straps
seconds|More food
secretary|Head of State, e.g.
sections|Orange segments
seethed|Did a slow burn
segregate|Separate
seizure|Legal taking of property
selected|Chose
semicircle|Array of trucks?
senoras|Ladies of La Paz
sensate|Perceptible by sight, sound, and so on
sequoias|Redwoods
servants|Help
settlers|Oregon Trail folk
shadowbox|Fight the imaginary?
sharpshooter|Marksman
sheathe|Put a sword away
sheepdog|Collie, on the job
sherlock|Master sleuth of fiction
shoetree|Where loafers hang out?
shoptalk|Coffee break conversation, often
sidecars|Brandy-Cointreau concoctions
siestas|Nogales naps
sighted|Saw
signals|Prepares to turn
sincerest|Imitation's rank as a form of flattery
sinecure|Dream job, for many
singles|Tennis category
sinister|Evil
skeletons|Closet hiders?
skidded|Fishtailed
skirted|___ the issue (hemmed and hawed)
skivvies|Alternative to pajamas
slapper|Knee-___ (very funny joke)
sleeker|More streamlined
slipups|Goofs
sluices|Floodgates
smoothed|Sanded, maybe
snapdragon|Flower resembling a reptile's mouth
snicker|Laugh up one's sleeve
sniglet|Rich Hall's "a word the language needs" coinage
snowmobile|Vail vehicle
soapier|More sudsy
softball|Diamond game
solacer|Consoling one
solstice|Season-beginning phenomenon
somewhat|In a way
sonorous|Resonant
sooners|Tulsa residents, e.g.
sorties|Military missions
sourdough|Bread type
southeast|Agra, from New Delhi
spadework|Gathering of data as a project starts, perhaps
specific|Definite
spiciest|Most seasoned
spiders|Brown recluse and black widow
spinets|Small pianos
spumoni|Colorful Italian dessert
sputter|Make popping sounds
stables|Roans' homes
stances|Batting positions
stapler|Desk item
starlit|Like clear, moonless nights
stateroom|Cruise quarters
stature|Height
stature|Height
steamed|Irate
steeple|Cross bearer, often
stetsons|Oater hats
stilled|Hushed
stilted|Overly formal
stirred|Shaken, not ___ (James Bond line)
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockcar|The 409 in the Beach Boys' "409," e.g.
stoolie|Police snitch
strainer|Colander
strapped|Short of shekels
streamer|Party decoration
streams|Jet and Gulf
streets|Avenue crossers
strewed|Scattered
strikebreaker|Picket line crosser, maybe
strikebreakers|Union pariahs
striker|Picket-line participant
styptic|Pencil for shavers
sublease|Rerental
sublease|U-boat rental contract?
subpoena|Order in the court?
subtext|Underlying meaning
sundaes|Banana split alternatives
suppress|Put the kibosh on
surface|Kind of tension
surfaces|Comes up for air
suspends|Hangs
sweetheart|Affectionate pet name
swellheaded|Vain
swordplay|Fencing
tablespoon|4 fluid drams
tailors|Clothes pros
takeoff|Start of an airline flight
talents|Gifted ones
tallyho|Fox spotter's call
tangerines|Some citrus
tangled|All in knots
tankards|Big beer mugs
tarantula|Arachnophobe's nightmare
tartlet|Miniature dessert
tasteless|DIETER'S CLAIM?
tattoos|Parlor acquisitions
tautest|Least loose
teenage|Like Jughead or Veronica
telltale|Poe's "The ___ Heart"
template|Relative of a stencil
tension|Nervousness
tentless|Like a camper after a windstorm, maybe
teriyaki|Marinated Japanese dish
terraces|Garden overlooks
thespians|Tragedians
thriller|The Silence of the Lambs, for one
tiffany|Big name in jewelry
tobacco|Plantation product
toenail|Podiatrist's concern
tomatoes|BLT ingredients
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
topmasts|High supports on a ship
topsail|Ship part
tortoise|Fabled race winner
tortures|Causes great anguish
touchstone|Feel Oliver?
tougher|More durable
trained|Like circus animals
transposes|Interchanges
traumas|Shocks
treadmill|...tire patterns?
treetop|Rock-a-bye Baby location
tremendous|Huge
trestle|Bridge support
trestles|Bridges
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, e.g.
trophies|Mantel pieces
twilight|When new moonshine is available?
twining|Winding around, as a vine
twitched|Made a sudden move
umpteen|Fraction of a zillion?
underwater|Where to find Neptune?
unguided|Without a leader
unlucky|Ill-fated
unpeople|Deprive of inhabitants
unplugs|Disconnects, in a way
unravels|Slowly develops, as a mystery
upraises|Elevates
uptempo|Having a bouncy, jazzy beat
utilized|Availed oneself of
vagabond|One who wanders
variety|Assortment
vaulter|Mary Lou Retton, notably
vernacular|Regional slang
voltage|Electromotive force
wangles|Finagles
weariest|Most exhausted
whooshed|Sped by
williwaw|Violent gust of polar wind
windsurf|Ride a sailboard
wingspread|Tip-to-tip measurement
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wristbands|Watch attachments
yammered|Whined
yearned|Had a hankering
yellows|Banana and mustard
abalones|Mother-of-pearl source
abandoned|Scrapped
abashed|Red-faced
abolish|Do away with
abounds|Is plentiful
abraded|Rubbed away
absences|Hooky player's collection
absentee|No-show
absolve|Get off the hook
acacias|Some mimosas
acacias|Trees of the mimosa family
academia|University milieu
accession|Increase in property
accrues|Grows, as interest
acetylene|Welder's gas
achieve|Carry out
achieve|Reach
acreage|Land area
acrobat|Circus athlete
acrylic|Kind of paint
actinide|Periodic table's ___ series
adagios|Slow movements, in music
adagios|Slow musical movements
adamant|Goody Two Shoes singer
adamant|Inflexible
adaptor|Music arranger
administer|Run
admired|Thought the world of
adulate|Flatter
adulate|Flatter
adverse|Inauspicious
advisors|Counselors
aerobic|Good for the heart and lungs
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
aerosol|Spray in a can
afterlife|Edgar Cayce topic
against|Not for
agonize|Struggle (over), as a decision
ailment|Cold, for one
airfare|Highest traveling cost?
airiest|Most breezy
airlift|Rescue mission's operation
airline|Delta, but not alpha, beta, or gamma
airline|United or Delta
airproof|Tightly sealed
airstrip|Runway
aitches|Cockney's problem
albinos|Those who are beyond the pale?
alfresco|Outdoors, to a diner
aliases|Alternate monickers
alienate|Turn into an extraterrestrial?
aliment|Foodstuff
alleged|Purported
allergies|Causes of rash reactions?
aloofly|In a standoffish manner
altered|Took in, maybe
altitude|High number?
alumnae|Most Vassar grads
alveolar|Of the lungs' air cells
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Liqueur that's Italian for "rather bitter"
amateur|Inexperienced one
amazons|Female warriors
amazons|Woman warriors
ambergris|Perfume fixative
ambushes|Attacks from hiding
ambushes|Some surprise attacks
ammonia|Compound used in smelling salts
ammonia|Floor polish ingredient
amnesia|Identity crisis?
amontillado|Poe potable
amounts|Adds up
amperage|Electric current measure
amusers|Comedians, in theory
anaconda|Boa's relative
analogy|Comparison
analyze|Examine in detail
anathema|Detested thing
anatomy|___ of a Murder
ancestor|Abraham, to Asher
andantes|Moderately slow musical sections
andiron|Fireplace stand
anecdote|Amusing tale
anemone|Friend of the clown fish
anemone|Windflower
anglicized|Adapted a foreign word to English usage
angoras|Goats valued for their hair
angular|Bony
animals|The House of the Rising Sun band, with "The"
animate|Enliven
animate|Work for Disney
animator|Employee of Warner Brothers
anklets|Short socks
annealed|Did a glassblower's job, perhaps
anneals|Strengthens, as steel
anoints|Applies holy oil to
answers|Jeopardy! material
antedate|Precede
antidote|Remedy
antidote|Remedy
antihero|Nontraditional protagonist
antiques|Flea market treasures
antiunion|Like opponents of the Wagner Act
apiaries|Bees' hives
apogees|Orbital points
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apostles|Jesus's twelve
apparel|Duds
applesauce|Side dish with pork chops, often
applicants|Hirer's interviewees
applique|Designs on you, perhaps
apposed|Placed contiguously
aptness|Suitability
aqualung|Cousteau invention
aquariums|Pet store purchases
aquiver|Trembling
arcadia|Peaceful place
archers|William Tell and Robin Hood
archery|Robin Hood's skill
arguing|Verbally battling
ariettas|Pieces for Pavarotti
armadas|Fleets of warships
armholes|Vests have two
armholes|Where dolman sleeves are widest
armorer|Weapons tester
arpeggio|Broken chord
arrester|Policeman, at times
arsenal|Magazine store?
arsenic|Old Lace companion
articles|Newspaper fillers
articular|Relating to a joint
artiest|Most pretentious
ascetic|Self-denying one
assailant|Person in the shadows, in many mysteries
assails|Has at
assault|Type of rifle
assembler|Constructor, of a sort
assentors|Yea sayers
assessed|Sized up
assists|Helps out
associate|Marx, to Engels
assuages|Soothes
assumed|Presupposed
assumes|Takes on
astrodome|Houston stadium
astutely|In a clever manner
atheist|Nonbeliever
atheists|There are no ___ in the foxholes
athlete|Batter up, e.g.
atmosphere|Aura
atoners|People making amends
atoning|Making up (for)
attaches|Embassy officials
attempt|Take a stab at
attests|Certifies
attires|Arrays
attorney|Mason, for one
attract|Lure
automat|Hi-tech eatery, once
automates|Couple in a one-car family?
avenger|Wrongdoer pursuer
averred|Alleged as fact
aviators|Barnstormers
awesome|Cool!
awesome|Cool!
awkward|Ungainly
azaleas|Flowering shrubs
azaleas|Rhododendron's relatives
babysit|Mind, to a Spice Girl?
backgammon|Game with a bar in the middle of the board
badmouths|Criticizes harshly
ballast|It provides stability
ballpark|Like some figures
baloney|Poppycock
bananas|Go ___ (lose it)
bandanna|Gene Autry's sort of neckwear
bandanna|Hippie's headwear
banters|Ridicules playfully
baptisms|Some church ceremonies
barrelhouse|New Orleans jazz style
barroom|Cheers setting
barroom|Tavern
barstools|Pub perches
basally|How some metabolism functions
bathrobe|Posh hotel's offering
beachcomb|Scavenge, in a way
beanbags|Game sacks
beatnik|Jack Kerouac was one
bedframe|Headboard and footboard locale
bedpans|Post-op potties
beguine|Begin the ___ (Cole Porter standard)
beholding|Looking at
beholds|Looks at
bejeweled|Like some expensive crowns
belabored|Overworked, as a point
bellyache|Gripe
bemoaned|Expressed distress over
benchwarmer|Scrub player
beneath|Directly under
benjamin|Disraeli or Spock
betides|Comes to pass
betrayer|Judas Iscariot, for one
bicarbonate|Last course of a greasy meal?
bighorn|Little ___ (Custer's last stand)
birdseed|Tweet treat?
birthplace|Mecca, to Muhammad
blarney|Falderal
blessed|Like some events
blitzes|All-out attacks
blondes|What "gentlemen prefer"
bluebeard|Brutal fairy-tale character
blueline|Hockey division
boasted|Did some chest-thumping
bologna|Sausage named for an Italian city
bombast|Highfalutin talk
bookworm|A real page turner?
bottomless|Like some pits
boutique|Fashionable shop
braille|Writing that can be felt
breadbasket|Baker's middle name?
breadbaskets|Stomachs, slangily
breakfast|First meal
breastfed|Nursed without a bottle
breather|Rest
brethren|Fellow fellows
broached|Introduced, as a subject
brocades|Elaborate fabrics
brogues|Wing-tipped shoes
brownie|Fudgy chocolate treat
bugaboos|Hobgoblins
bulkhead|Ship partition
bumblebee|Busy buzzer
burglarize|G. Gordon Liddy's peepers?
bushwhack|Attack by surprise
butterfly|McQueen of "Gone With the Wind"
caballero|Southwestern horseman
cabaret|1972 Liza Minnelli movie
cabaret|1972 Minnelli musical
cabarets|Chanteuse hirers
cabernet|Dry red wine
cabstand|Where hackies hang out
caching|Using computer memory effectively, perhaps
cafeteria|Dining area
caffeine|Eye-opener, literally
cajolery|Wheedling
cakewalks|Sure things
calabash|Durante's "Mrs."
calabash|Name in a Durante's signoffs
calipers|Thickness measurer
callous|Unsympathetic
calmest|Serene to the max
camping|In tents experience?
canasta|Form of rummy played with two decks
canasta|Rummy variation
cannoli|Ricotta fills them
cantors|Synagogue singers
capable|Up to the task
capitalist|Believer in free enterprise
cardsharp|Riverboat gambler, stereotypically
carnival|Funhouse locale
carnival|Mardi Gras, essentially
caromed|Ricocheted, like a billiard ball
carousel|Rodgers and Hammerstein premiere of 1945
carpets|They may be plush
carryout|Like some restaurant orders
cashews|Mixed-nuts nuts
cassette|Car-stereo input
caustic|Incisively sarcastic
cavalrymen|Soldiers on horseback
cedilla|Garçon feature
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Name meaning "heavenly"
cenotaph|Memorial monument
cereals|Flakes and pops
chalice|Drinking cup
challengers|Opponents
chanters|Sports fans, often
chapeau|Hat
chapter|Piece of history
chariot|Ben Hur vehicle
chatterbox|Motor-mouth
cheater|Cribnote preparer
checklists|They've got things to do
checkmates|Spouses with a joint account?
cherubim|Next-to-the-highest angels
chessman|King or queen
chestnut|The Christmas Song roaster
chewier|More like taffy
chicanery|Double-dealing
chopsticks|Chinese restaurant option
chortle|Laugh gleefully, as upon slaying the Jabberwock
christening|Using for the first time
cinnamon|Cappuccino flavoring, often
clapped|Showed appreciation manually
claptrap|Pretentious nonsense
clashed|Wasn't color-coordinated
classes|Social strata
cleaning|Dry work?
cleared|Proven innocent
cleareyed|Discerning
clinical|Like "doctor talk"
clocked|Timed
clothes|Provides with threads
clothespins|Laundry room supply
coconut|Ambrosia ingredient
coffeehouse|Beatnik hangout
cologne|Polo or Stetson
colonize|Settle, as a new territory
colorize|Try to improve an old movie
comedian|Jester
commonsense|Everyman's judgment
communists|They're red
compass|Circle-drawing aid
compete|Go for the gold, e.g.
comrade|Communist party member
concurs|Agrees
confetti|Ticker-tape parade "rain"
conquer|Vanquish
consonants|P, B, and J, for three
constraint|Hindrance
convoke|Summon to a meeting
coolant|Radiator fluid
copacetic|OK
copilot|Second in command in the sky
copycats|Unoriginal ones
copywriter|Public relations position
cordoba|Andalusian city
cornfed|Robust and guileless
cornpone|Bread from meal
corrupts|Taints
countermeasures|Offsetting actions
countryside|Rural area
couplets|Rhyming lines
coxswain|Crew boss, on the Charles River
crabmeat|Stuffed sole stuffing
crackers|A few bricks short of a load
crackpot|Eccentric
crawfish|Spiny lobster
crenate|Having a notched margin
creosote|Wood preservative
criminal|Pen person
criminate|Charge with an offense
criteria|Yardsticks
crooner|Crosby, notably
crossbar|Pole vaulter's hurdle
crouton|Caesar salad topper
crouton|Salad garnish
crusade|Holy war
cuisine|Style of cooking
currier|Partner of Ives
cutlass|Sailor's sword
cutlass|Swashbuckler's sword
cylinder|Drinking straw, for example
czardas|Hungarian national dance
daiquiri|Popular rum drink
dandify|Make foppish
dangled|Offered, as a carrot
database|Organized collection
dawdled|Lagged behind
daystar|The sun, for one
daytime|When soap operas air
deadeyes|Sharpshooters
deadpan|Poker-faced
decimates|Married tithers?
decollate|Separate computer printouts
decorous|Civilized
decoying|Setting a trap for, perhaps
decrease|Fall off
deerstalker|Voice of Bambi?
defaming|Slandering and libeling
delayers|Time wasters
delousers|Fumigation experts
demeaned|Humiliated
demigod|Offspring of a deity and a mortal
denoted|Signified
densest|Most slow-witted
deports|Exiles
deposes|Gives testimony
depositing|Putting in
deposits|Accumulations on a river bank
deranges|Garbles or makes gaga
descent|Lineage
descents|They lead to landings
deserved|Had coming
deserved|Merited
designs|Drawing board output
desists|Ceases
despise|Detest
destiny|Manifest ___ (19th century doctrine)
destroy|Annihilate
detests|Hates with a passion
devoured|ATE
diabolic|Devilish
diameter|Circle statistic
diastole|Part of the heart's rhythm
diocese|Bishop's realm
directs|Does like De Palma
disciples|Last Supper attendees
disdain|Scorn
dislikes|Less than detests
disperse|Police directive to a crowd
dispose|Settle, with "of"
disrobed|Donned one's birthday suit
dissipates|Breaks up
dittoed|Copied
doctorates|Graduate degrees
doctrine|Monroe ___
doeskins|SOME SOFT GLOVES
dogfish|Small shark
doggoned|Well, I'll be ___!
dominantly|In a controlling way
doormen|Hotel attendants
doughnut|COFFEE BREAK SNACK
dovetail|Fit perfectly
downhearted|Chicken inside?
downpour|Thunderstorm phenomenon
dragons|Puff, along with Tiamat
dreadful|Ghastly
dreadlocks|Rastafarian's do
drearily|In a gloomy way
dressage|Horse-training method
drollery|Dry humor
dropout|Equivalency exam candidate
duration|Continuance in time
dwindle|Shrink
earliness|Night owl's anathema, maybe
earlobe|Place for piercing
earlobes|Nuzzlers' sites
earlobes|They're often pierced
earring|Hoop or drop
eastern|One of the U.S. time zones
ebonics|Controversial "language"
echelon|Level of command
edgewise|I can't get a word in ___
edgiest|Nervous to the max
edgings|Roof trims, e.g.
editors|They often change their stories
egghead|Intellectual highbrow
eightball|Billiards game
eighths|Pizza slices, often
elapsed|Went by, as time
elapsed|Went by, as time
elapses|Goes by
elastic|Like a rubber band
elaters|They aim to please
elective|Wood Shop or Home Ec
electors|Qualified voters
electrodes|Polygraph parts
elegant|Refined
elegant|Stylish
elegantly|With a lot of style
elegies|Pensive poems
elevator|Ride inside a skyscraper
embossed|Represented in relief
embrace|Welcome
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emeries|Abrasive minerals
emigrants|Political refugees, e.g.
emitted|Gave off
emotional|Misty-eyed, maybe
emperors|Akihito and Nero, e.g.
emphasis|Stress
empower|Commission
empowered|Given authority
emptily|How to stare when bored
emulated|Tried to equal
enabled|Made possible
enacted|Put on the books
enamored|Bewitched
enamors|Captivates
encased|Completely covered
enchant|Cast a spell over
encloses|Puts in the envelope
encoders|Cryptographers, perhaps
encodes|Puts into cipher
endeared|Made attractive
endearment|Terms of ___ (Shirley MacLaine film)
endeavor|Give it the old college try
endorses|Signs, as the back of a check
endpaper|Book decoration
enemies|Adversaries
enfolded|Wrapped up
enforce|Administer, as the law
enforce|Carry out, as a law
engaging|Attractive
engorge|Swallow greedily
enigmas|Perplexing people
enrages|Fills with fury
ensiled|Stored fodder
ensiles|Stores, as grain
ensnares|Captures
ensures|Makes certain
enthrone|Make a king
entices|Lures
entitled|Gave the right
entrain|Go aboard, in a way
entrees|Menu section
entrees|Steak, lobster, et al.
epaulet|Uniform decoration
epaulet|Uniform feature
epaulet|Uniform ornament
epidemic|Contagious, as laughter
episode|Tune in next week for another exciting ___
episode|Installment, TV-wise
episodes|Sitcom installments
epitaph|Grave words
epitome|Prime example
equation|One place to find an "x"
equator|Galápagos Islands locale
erasers|Rubber tips on pencils
erotica|Blue books?
erotica|Madonna album of '92
erratic|Capricious
escalates|Snowballs
escaper|One who doesn't finish a sentence?
escargot|French gourmet's appetizer
espresso|Strong joe
essence|Heart and soul
esteemed|My ___ colleagues...
esteems|Reveres
estrange|Alienate
estuary|Chesapeake Bay, for example
etcetera|And more of the same
ethereal|Heavenly
ethereal|Unworldly
ethical|Honorable
evident|Obvious
examines|Grills with test questions
execrates|Damns
expedite|Speed up the progress of
explain|Make clear
explained|Spelled out
exposure|Hazard for the snowbound
extends|Lengthens
eyeable|Sightly
eyeglass|Spectacle
eyeless|Like a peeled potato?
eyelids|Cornea coverers
eyelids|Peeper protectors
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
eyesore|Disgusting sight
eyesores|Skyscrapers, to some
facetious|Not meant to be taken seriously
fadeins|Editing room techniques
fainted|Passed out
fantasia|Disney classic of 1940
farewells|Parting words
farside|Gary Larson strip, with "The"
fastuous|Haughty
fathoms|Understands
feasted|Pigged out
federal|Part of FBI
feedbag|One might tie it on
feedlots|Cows' "picnic grounds"
ferrets|Domesticated polecats
fetched|Chased a stick
feverish|Hectic
fiancee|Ring bearer?
fiefdom|Feudal estate
finales|Closing scenes
fissure|Narrow opening
flagstaff|Seat of Coconino County, Arizona
flanneled|Donned a plaid shirt, perhaps
flatcars|Freight train components
flatfoot|Policeman, slangily
flattop|Aircraft carrier
flatworms|Planarians and liver flukes
flawless|Like a "10"
flotilla|Unit of warships
folderol|Nonsense
folktale|Traditional story
followed|WENT AFTER
followup|Additional question, often
followup|Second appointment, perhaps
footloose|Kevin Bacon/Lori Singer film
footstool|Ottoman or hassock
foregone|Inevitable, as a conclusion
foreleg|Front extremity
foresee|View in the crystal ball
fortress|The Tower of London, once
fosters|Promotes the development of
foxhole|Saving Private Ryan setting
framers|Hanging experts?
freakish|Like some sideshow participants
freeload|Mooch
frittata|Italian omelet
gadgets|Doohickeys
galleries|Where some artists do one-man shows
garbanzo|Chickpea
garrets|Attics for artists
gasohol|Fuel hybrid
gearbox|BMW transmission
gearshift|Engaging device
generalize|Ike's peepers?
geneses|Beginnings
gentler|Not so tough
genuine|Like the real McCoy
germane|Pertinent
ginseng|Medicinal "root of heaven"
glimpse|Brief look
gloated|Was a bad winner
globose|Spherical
gnocchi|Potato dumplings
goatsucker|Insect-eating bird such as the whippoorwill
goodies|Halloween handouts
gossiped|Talked at the back fence
gossips|Dishes the dirt
grahams|Crackers
grandam|Certain Pontiac offering
grandma|Painter ___ Moses
granola|Health nut's nutty cereal
granule|Bit of sugar
granule|Small particle
grasses|Rye, wheat, et al.
grassroots|Fundamental
gratify|Fulfill, as one's desires
greater|Almost equal to Ali?
guffaws|Belly laughs
gurgled|Babbled, as a brook
habitat|Bamboo forest, to a panda
hairdos|Head sets
hairnets|Cafeteria workers' protectors
hairnets|Covers for perms or afros
hamster|Pet in an exercise wheel
handsaws|Woodcutters' tools
handsome|Fine-looking
hankies|Crying needs
happily|Third-to-last word of many fairy tales
hardcore|Uncompromising
hardhead|Stubborn person
hassled|Gave a hard time
hassles|Major inconveniences
hastened|Wasted no time
haulage|Towing fee
haunches|Hindquarters
haunting|Eerie
hayseed|Yokel
haziest|Least clear
headfirst|One way to dive
headhunt|Recruit, as an executive
headset|Earphones
headset|Frame of mind?
headship|Leader's office
heartland|Middle America
heftier|Bigger and stronger
henhouse|Fowl facility
hercules|The Labors of ___ (Agatha Christie book)
hijacked|Commandeered
hirsute|Shaggy
hoarser|Having worse laryngitis
homemade|Not store-bought
hopscotch|Schoolyard game
horologist|Watchmaker
horsefly|Bloodsucking pest
horsepower|Muscle car unit
hospital|Diagnosis: Murder setting
hostile|Kind of takeover
hotline|Emergency phone service
hueless|Lacking color
hurricane|The ___ (1937 disaster-film classic)
hurricane|It has an eye
hushpuppy|Deep-fried ball of cornmeal
hussies|Brazen wenches
hyacinth|Bloom with a showy cluster
hymnist|Writer of religious songs
identikit|Face-maker at the police station
ideologic|Visionary
idleness|Sloth
illogical|Mr. Spock's catchword
imagined|Dreamed up
imbibed|Drank up
imbibed|Tippled
imitators|Followers of a sort
immense|Really big
impaired|Husband or wife's statement?
impeaches|Herb's partner's statement?
importer|Singer Wagoner's statement?
impounded|Losing boxer's statement?
impressed|Hurried person's statement?
improve|Get better
impugns|Calls into question
inchworm|Critter that moves in measured intervals?
inferno|Divine Comedy opening
infinity|There's no end to it
inflate|Prepare an air mattress
inflects|Recites "we, you, they," perhaps
ingenue|Naive young lady
inhabits|Populates
inhales|Takes a breath
initiate|Begin
innervated|Gave energy to
innuendos|Veiled hints
inoculated|Used a syringe on
insecticide|Exterminator's spray
inserted|Edited, in a way
inserts|Gussets and tenons
insolent|Rude
insoles|Pump parts
install|Set up for use, as a computer program
insteps|Shoe parts
instilled|Gradually implanted
ionized|Removed an electron from, perhaps
irresolute|Lacking determination
isobaric|Characterized by equal pressure
isolate|Put into solitary
isotope|Heavy hydrogen, e.g.
isthmus|Connecting strip of land
italianize|Sophia Loren's peepers?
iterate|Say again
javelin|Pentathlon part
jellybean|Colorful, sugar-coated candy
jerkwater|Remote, as a town
jitterbug|Jazzy two-step dance
jocosity|Facetiousness
jokester|Wag
joneses|Folks to keep up with?
juniors|Last year's sophomores
kaisers|German emperors
kangaroo|Wallaby, e.g.
karaoke|Type of bar to sing a few bars at
keystone|Mack Sennett's studio
kingdom|Highest taxonomic category
kneecaps|Patellas
kneepad|Patella protector
kneepad|Piece of protective gear
knitter|Bootee maker
knothole|Opening for peering through a fence
laddies|Edinburgh boys
lamebrain|No genius he
lameness|Ineffectuality, as excuses go
lamppost|Part of a proverbial secretive trio
lanyards|Rigging ropes
largish|Bordering on big
lasagna|Ristorante offering
lasagnas|Garfield's meals, frequently
lateral|Pigskin pitchout
lateral|Toward the side
laureate|Poet ___
laureled|Adorned with foliage, as a victor
lawsuits|Attire for attorneys?
layered|Put one on top of another, as warm clothing
leadoff|Batting position
leaflet|Street corner handout
leakage|Loss of electricity
leanest|Like the healthiest meat, in a way
learners|Good students
legacies|Gifts left in a will
leggier|With longer lower limbs
leisure|Free time
leisured|Slow-paced
lemmings|Gregariously migrating rodents
lenient|Not at all strict
leonine|Ferociously feline
leopard|It's spotted in Africa
leotard|Exercise apparel
letdowns|Disappointments
lexicon|Available words and sounds
liaison|Affair
liberal|Generous
liberalize|Hubert Humphrey's peepers?
license|It's shown to the bouncer, often
ligament|Bone-connecting tissue
lilliput|Land with a small population?
limeade|Green drink
limousine|It may be a stretch
limousines|VIP vehicles
lineage|Family tree
linearly|In a straight way
linesmen|They assist referees
lipread|Comprehend without hearing, maybe
lithely|With agility
loafing|Doing nothing in particular
lodgers|They rent quarters
logarithm|Mathematical exponent
loneliness|Desolation
loosened|Relaxed
lovebug|Disney Volkswagen, with "The"
lovingly|With a lot of affection
lumbered|Moved ponderously
luscious|Extremely flavorsome
luscious|More than tasty
macadam|Material on the road
madonna|Ray of Light vocalist
magical|Giving a feeling of enchantment
magnetic|Having charisma
mahatmas|Indian sages
mainframes|IBM inventory
mainstay|Chief supporter
makable|Realistic, as a goal
mamboing|Doing a Caribbean dance
manatee|Kind of sea cow
manhattan|Whiskey + sweet vermouth
manifest|Obvious
manifests|Shows
manmade|Not natural
marsupial|Bandicoot or wombat
matador|Toro tester
material|Kind of witness
maximize|Make the most of
mazurka|Folk dance of Poland
meadowlark|Yellow-breasted songbird
meatballs|Spaghetti's partner
medevac|Rescue helicopter
meekest|Most lamblike
meerkat|Cousin of the mongoose
megahertz|What processor speeds are measured in
menders|Hole closers, of a sort
mergers|They may create conglomerates
messenger|Bird calling?
metaphysics|Philosophy division
metered|Like electric usage, e.g.
methods|Techniques
meuniere|One way to serve sole
midweek|Wednesdayish
millionths|Tiny fractions
minarets|Mosque towers
minibike|Off-road two-wheeler
minutes|Business meeting records
misfire|Fail to explode
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mislays|Loses
misplay|Error
mistake|Happy accident, so to speak
mistype|Enter incorrectly
misused|Handled incorrectly
misuses|Manhandles
modesty|Unpretentiousness
modulator|Telecommunications device
monarch|Large butterfly
monolith|Monument carved from a single stone
monotony|Same old same old
moonbeam|Gleaming ray
moonrise|Crescent's ascent
moraine|Glacial deposit
morocco|Barbary States land
moronic|Really dumb
mosquito|Fly in the tropics
mothers|Hen and Goose
motives|Reasons why
mousepads|Common desk items, these days
mousetrap|Agatha Christie play, with "The"
mousetrap|Inventors often try to build a better one
moussaka|Greek eggplant dish
mudpuppies|Large salamanders
muggers|Street thugs
muleteers|They manage beasts of burden
muscled|Accomplished by force
muscles|Nickname for a strongman
mushroom|Grow out of control
mystery|Detective story
mystery|John Dickson Carr's genre
nakedly|In the raw
narrator|Storyteller
natatory|Swimming-related
natural|7 or 11, to Sky Masterson
neatest|Least sloppy
neatest|Most shipshape
neatness|It sometimes counts
neatness|Pinlike quality?
needled|Teased
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
nepotism|Family affair?
nerdier|More like Dilbert
nestlers|Snuggle-up types
neurotic|Like many of Woody Allen's characters
newscast|Current events program
newsdesks|Anchors' areas
newsman|Huntley or Brinkley
newtons|Cookies often containing figs
nimbler|More agile
nineties|The Naughty ___ (bygone era)
nitpick|Criticize every little detail
nitpicking|Hairsplitter's activity
nobility|Rabble antithesis
nonagons|Nine-sided figures
nonskier|One who eschews the slopes
nontoxic|Safe for tots, in a way
nosedive|Sudden drop
noseless|Sans schnozzle
nougats|Nutty treats
nourishes|Sustains with food
novellas|Short tales
nucleate|Having a center, as a cell
numerate|Able to do basic mathematics
oarlocks|Rowboat gadgets
oarsmen|Trireme crew
obeisant|Showing deference
octopod|Eight-armed mollusk
oculars|Eyepieces
oddness|Peculiarity
odyssey|Iliad sequel
odyssey|Homer epic
offense|Crime or insult
offside|Kind of NFL or NHL infraction
oldster|Golden ager
omelette|Frittata
ominous|Inauspicious
omnivores|They eat everything
onerous|Burdensome
oompahs|Tuba tones
opacity|Dullness
openmouthed|Agape
operated|Ran
operator|Phone company employee
operetta|The Mikado, for one
opossum|Pogo of comics, for one
optical|Of the peepers
optician|Person you want to look your best for?
optimist|Wearer of rose-colored glasses
optimum|Best
opulent|Ever so lavish
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orators|Public speakers
orbital|Like a planet's path
orbiters|Satellites, e.g.
orderer|Catalogue customer, e.g.
organize|Set straight
originate|Stem (from)
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
osmoses|Diffuses, as  through a membrane
otiosely|In an idle way
ousting|Sending packing
outages|Power problems
outflow|Water runoff
outposts|Remote stations
ovation|It may be standing
overawe|Where "away" appears in most dictionaries?
overdid|Went too far with
overeasy|Breakfast order
overeat|Consume carelessly
overlie|Rest on top of
overlords|Bosses' bosses
override|Veto a veto
oversalt|Raise one's blood pressure, maybe
overshadow|Eclipse
overstate|Hyperbolize
overthrew|Ousted, as a dictator
overtone|Implication
overture|William Tell, for one
overuse|Waste, perhaps
oxymoron|Pretty ugly, e.g.
oystered|Hunted for bluepoints
pahlavi|Shah's name
paisley|Pattern with curving figures
pajamas|Bedtime duds
palaces|Buckingham and St. James
palmetto|Tree with fan-shaped leaves
palmist|Fortune teller who knows her lines?
palomino|Golden-coated horse
pampers|Indulges to excess
panamas|Central American hats
panderers|Go-betweens, of a sort
panorama|Bird's-eye view
panorama|Unobstructed view
papayas|Tropical fruits
papillon|'73 Hoffman-McQueen flick
parables|Stories with morals
parapet|Castle feature
parents|Raises
parfaits|Flavored custard desserts
pariahs|Outcasts
parliament|Guy Fawkes's target
parolee|Former inmate
paroles|Reduces slammer time
partaken|Had a share (in)
partner|Half of a dancing duo
passage|Part of a text
passant|En ___ (kind of capture)
passover|Seder time
pastrami|Deli choice
patellas|Kneecaps
peacock|NBC mascot
pearled|Beaded, perhaps
peculiars|Personal properties
pedantic|Ostentatious, academically
pedicure|Foot tender
pendragon|Dictatorial British chief
penitent|Contrite
percent|%
peregrine|Variety of falcon
perfidy|Treacherousness
perfumer|It makes scents
perishes|Bites the dust
periwig|Fake hair of bygone times
perjured|Swore falsely
permits|Novice drivers' needs
persistence|Stick-to-it-iveness
pervade|Penetrate every part of
pesters|Gets on one's nerves
petered|___ out (tapered off)
phenoms|Up-and-comers
piercing|Shrill
pincushion|It has holes
pinstripe|Clothes line?
pipeline|Channel for information
piroshki|Small, filled pastries
pizzeria|Place to make a lot of dough
placard|Picketer's burden
placekick|Punt relative
plainsong|Gregorian chant
plateglass|Window material
platoon|Oliver Stone's Vietnam film
playmates|Romeo and Juliet?
pleaser|Crowd favorite
pleated|Folded, as fabric
plenary|Attended by all members
plotted|Schemed
plowshare|Furrow creator
plunging|Dropping like a rock
pococurante|Indifferent, Italian-style
polkaed|Danced at Oktoberfest, perhaps
pollute|Foul the air
pontoon|Floating bridge support
popcorn|Movie must for many
popover|Hollow muffin-shaped pastry
popovers|Dad's quick bread
popsicle|Dad's dessert
porcine|Swinish
portside|Left on a ship
postage|Pitney-Bowes meter filler
postpone|Put off
postulate|Put forth, as an axiom
potatoes|They have eyes
pothole|Sign of wear and tear on the road
pottage|Thick vegetable soup
practice|Dylan McDermott series, with "The"
pratfall|Circus clown's tumble
preclean|Tidy up ahead of time
predict|Make an educated guess
prefabs|Quickie buildings
premise|Assumption
prepare|Get ready
prepped|Readied
presort|Do a mailroom task
pressed|Ironed
preteen|12-year-old, but not for long
primary|Chief
primrose|Like some paths
princedom|Jurisdiction of Charles or William
prisons|Attica and San Quentin
project|Jut out
propeller|One of a B-29's quartet
prophecy|Oracle's stock-in-trade
prophet|Muhammad's title
propose|Make a marriage offer
protege|Luke, to Obi-Wan
protest|Kind of march or movement
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
provinces|Ontario and Quebec
pseudonym|A. A. Fair, to Erle Stanley Gardner
pursuit|Trivial ___
putters|Green clubs
quarters|Living space
quieting|Being a stereotypical librarian
quipster|One who's fast with a one-liner
quizzed|Asked questions
racehorses|You can bet on them
radiators|Water-coolers
radical|Any of the "Chicago Seven," e.g.
radical|Ultra-left-winger
raggedy|Like Johnny Gruelle's Ann and Andy
raiment|Apparel
rainier|Highest peak in the Cascades
rakeoff|Operator's cut
rampage|Storm of anger
ranchero|Dogie catcher
ranchers|Stock holders?
ranchmen|Cowboys
rapport|Good terms
ratatat|Rim shot sound
ratatat|Tommy gun sound
reabsorb|Suck up again
reacted|Underwent chemical change
reasoner|Safer coworker, formerly
reattach|Use Crazy Glue, maybe
reboils|Cooks again
receive|Opposite of give
recessive|Type of gene
reclaim|Take back, as land
redcoat|Minuteman's enemy
redialed|Called up again
redouble|Bridge table action
redshift|Apparent change in a star's color
redskin|Back in Washington, for example
reelect|Bumper-sticker word
reenact|Show how it happened
referee|Orange Bowl official
regales|Entertains lavishly
regattas|Henley events
registry|Convenience for wedding-gift shoppers
regretting|Wishing undone
regroups|Organizes anew
rehearse|Walk through
relaces|Tightens the oxfords
relapsed|Backslid
relates|Has a connection
releases|Gives a pink slip to
remodel|Expand a kitchen, e.g.
renovate|Fix up, in a way
renovated|Like new
rentals|Cars used on vacation, for example
repaint|Give a second coat
repairs|Maintenance
repeats|Summer shows, often
replace|Substitute for
reprised|Repeated, in music
reprove|Castigate
reptilian|Cold-bloodedly treacherous
repulse|More than turn off
rereads|Peruses again
reredos|Screen behind an altar
reseeded|Did some lawn maintenance
resented|Took umbrage at
resented|Took umbrage at
resents|Takes umbrage at
reshapes|Gives new form to
residents|Doctors-in-training
resides|Has a dwelling
residing|Having an address
resigns|Leaves office
resonate|Vibrate at large amplitude
restarts|Results of jumping the gun
restore|Make like new
resumes|Hirer's in-box filler
rethink|View from another angle
retrain|Show the ropes again
retyped|Keyed in again
reveled|Took delight (in)
reverend|Jesse Jackson, for one
rewrites|Edits, perhaps
rhinestone|Flashy but cheap costume adornment
ricotta|Cheese used in lasagna
riptide|Dangerous current
roaches|Non-rent-paying residents
roaster|Chicken for the oven
roguery|Playful mischief
romantic|Like a candlelit dinner for two
rosette|Flower-shaped symbol
rotated|Turned on an axis
rotates|Turns around
rouster|Alarm clock, for example
routine|Rut
rowdyish|Somewhat boisterous
rubbish|Nonsense!
rubbish|Tripe
rumples|Undoes the ironing
runnings|Cool ___ (1993 Disney movie)
rustlers|Oater villains
saboteur|1942 Hitchcock thriller
saboteur|Computer virus planter, e.g.
saddled|Like a racehorse, at times
sadiron|Clothes presser, of yore
sadists|Roman holiday observers
sageness|Wisdom
sailors|H.M.S. Pinafore extras
saltine|Soup accompaniment
saltines|Crisp crackers
samples|Sales rep's inventory
sanctity|Godliness
sandbag|Part of a makeshift dam
sandstones|Sylvester's least favorite quartz-based rocks?
sanitized|Cleaned up
sanitized|Disinfected
sarcasm|Caustic satire
satisfied|Pleased
saunter|Stroll
sausages|Britons' bangers
sayonara|Japanese farewell
scalawag|Collaborator during Reconstruction
scallion|Salad ingredient
scammed|Took to the cleaners, so to speak
scamper|Frolic
scampers|Runs like Bambi
scandal|Tabloid topic
scandals|Tabloid fodder
scarabs|Ancient Egyptian amulets
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scarecrow|Cornfield presence
scarecrow|It's for the birds?
scaring|Creating goose bumps
scarred|Like Al Capone's face
scented|Aromatic
schmaltz|Sentimentality plus
schooner|Larger-than-usual drinking glass
scooped|Dished out, as ice cream
scooped|Got the story first
scourge|Attila, "The ___ of God"
scowled|Looked displeased
scraper|Wintertime auto accessory
scrawler|One with bad penmanship
screens|Previews, as movies
screwup|Really blow it
scribes|Scroll writers
scrutiny|Close inspection
scrutiny|Close inspection
scrutiny|Surveillance
sculler|Regatta competitor
seahorses|Some small bony fish
seaport|Liner's terminus
seashore|One place to spot whitecaps
seaside|Coastal region
seaside|Near the beach, as a house
seaside|Ocean liner?
seasoned|Added some pepper
seasons|Vivaldi's foursome
secrets|Danielle Steel novel or miniseries
secular|Not sacred
seeable|Overt
seeders|Tournament directors, at times
segments|Grapefruit divisions
seizing|Confiscating
selectee|Draft-notice recipient
selects|Singles out
sellouts|Huge crowds
seltzer|Popular mixer
semicolon|Cause of a pause
semidry|Like some Rhine wine
seminar|Advanced discussion-group course
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensory|Kind of deprivation
seraphim|Cherubim superiors
serener|More tranquil
serpent|Aaron's rod, at one point
serrate|Saw-toothed
sesames|Plants which yield edible seeds
settling|Paying the bill, with "up"
settling|Resolving, as an argument
seventeen|Girls' magazine
severest|Most austere
shakeups|Drastic reorganizations
shamefaced|Red, perhaps
sharpens|Makes a point?
shellfish|Clams and oysters
shields|Brooke of "Suddenly Susan"
shindig|Bash
shiverer|Brr sayer, perhaps
shrouds|Covers up
shuffles|Gets ready to deal
shuttles|Some commuter flights
shyster|Embarrassment to the legal profession
siamese|Like Chao Anu
sidearm|Pistol, e.g.
sierras|Craggy ranges
signature|Contract closing
signify|Indicate
silence|Hush
silences|Muzzles
silents|Keystone Kops and others
silents|Movie category, with "the"
silicon|Microchip material
similar|Nearly alike
similes|My Luve's like a red red rose and others
sirocco|Hot wind from North Africa
sixteens|Two make thirty-two
skaters|Figure eight makers
skeletal|Like the Peking man's remains
skydiving|End of the quip
slandered|Dragged through the mud, so to speak
slapstick|Sight gags, e.g.
slather|Spread lavishly or thickly
sleeken|Make glossy
sleeker|More aerodynamic, perhaps
slender|Having a trim figure
slender|Svelte
slicker|City dweller?
slights|Treats with contempt
slivers|Narrow, sharp fragments
slugged|Hit hard
smokestack|Factory sight
smoothed|Used sandpaper
smoother|Comparatively polished
smooths|Removes wrinkles
snakeroot|Rattler-bite remedy, supposedly
snakeskin|Rattler's relatives?
sneaked|Went furtively
sneerer|Villain in silent films, often
sneezed|Had a cold reaction, perhaps
sniffle|Cold symptom
sniglet|A word that should exist, according to Rich Hall
snowfall|Glacier "nourishment"
snowing|Flurrying
snowman|Coal-eyed creation of song
soapbox|Type of derby
soleprint|Identifying image on a maternity ward record
solicits|Gives a sales spiel
soluble|Like Kool Aid in water
someone|___ to Watch Over Me
sorcerer|Bad speller?
sorcery|Black magic
sorrowful|Woebegone
soulmate|QUINTESSENTIAL FRIEND
spandex|It stretches during exercise
spandex|Leotard fiber
spaniel|Hunting dog
sparerib|Eve, at first?
sparkplug|Tune-up item
sparkplugs|Garage supply
sparser|Not so dense
spatula|Fish flipper?
speedster|Base-stealer, usually
speedup|Accelerate
spellbind|Enrapture
spelunk|Chart caves
spencer|Diana's family name
spheres|Globes
spirals|Perfect football passes
splattered|Flew all over
spokesperson|Candice Bergen, for Sprint
sponsor|Champion
spottiest|Most uneven, as a performance
sprained|Injured, as an ankle
sprained|Wrenched
springtail|Primitive jumping insect
springtide|Full or new moon event
spritzer|Wine bar choice
spryest|Most nimble
squirts|Sprays with a hose
stableman|Groom, for example
stagestruck|Headline after a Wells Fargo holdup?
stagestruck|Obsessed with the theater
stagger|Reel
stalemates|Old married folks?
stalker|Hunter, at times
stamina|Marathoner's need
stammer|Speak like Moses
standpat|Remain firm
standpipe|Fire hose hookup
standstill|Deadlock in negotations, e.g.
staples|Office supply chain
starlet|Up-and-coming movie actress
startups|Fledgling businesses
starves|Crash-diets, perhaps
stashed|Squirreled (away)
statewide|More than local
statically|With no movement
stations|WJM-TV and WKRP
statuses|Hierarchical ranks
steadier|Comparatively constant
steadies|Regular guys?
stealer|Shoplifter
stealth|Burglar's forte
steamboat|Mississippi River vessel
steamed|Boiling mad
steamier|More like a romance novel
steeled|Became resolute
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Shooting marble
steeped|Got stronger, in a teapot
steeple|Church topper
stenotypes|Phonogram recorders
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|As clean as a doctor's instruments
sterner|Less lax
stetsons|Rodeo toppers
sticker|Cause of showroom shock
stifled|Squelched
stimuli|They provoke
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stinker|Something of poor quality
stirrers|They mix things up
stoolie|Singing pigeon?
storybooks|Sleep inducers for some?
straitjackets|Coats worn on waterways?
strange|Like some bedfellows
strange|Missing a few marbles
streets|Della and Picabo
stretchers|Ambulance accessories
strobes|Photography lights
strutted|Walked with a swagger
stumble|Come unexpectedly (onto)
stumper|Hard-to-answer question
stupids|Dumbbells
stylers|Salon workers
subhuman|Like an ape
suburbs|Commuter's home, maybe
suggestion|Helpful hint
sulkers|Pouting types
sunblock|Beachgoer's need
sunrise|The edge of night?
suntanned|Brown on the beach
superman|'S no bird, 's no plane
supreme|Being number one?
surveyor|One whose job is always on the line?
suspense|Hitchcock's genre
sweatband|Aerobics absorber
sweeper|Soccer position
sweetener|Aspartame, for one
sweetie|Term of endearment
sweetie|Term of endearment
swelled|Like an egotist's head
swelter|Broil in summer
swivels|Pivots
swooned|Fainted
tadpole|Kermit as a youngster, presumably
tailgaters|Aggressive drivers, often
tailgaters|They're too close for comfort
tailored|Groomed to personal specs
takedown|Dismantle, as a Christmas tree
takeoff|Parody
talented|Gifted
talipot|Tall showy palm
taloned|Having claws
tamales|Southwestern treats
taproots|Ragweed anchors
tarantella|Folk dance of southern Italy
tarantula|Hairy crawler
tasting|Sipping, perhaps
tattletale|Blabbermouth
tattooed|Like Lydia of song
tautest|Stretched to the max
taxidermy|Stuffy profession?
teachers|They may have pets
teakettles|Mothers' whistlers?
teamster|Truck driver, often
teapots|Tempest holders?
tearful|With the waterworks turned on
teetotal|Swear off the sauce
telepathic|Like filmdom's "Scanners," e.g.
telethon|Charitable program
telexed|Sent a message, before E-mail
telltale|Fink
tempests|Windstorms
tennies|Court shoes, in slang
tenured|Secure, as a professor
teriyaki|Marinade type
tersely|Using precise wording
tetrads|Groups of four
tetrads|Groups of four
thatcher|Prime Minister before Major
theater|Play room
theatrics|Drama for drama's sake
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
thriller|Action flick, usually
thuggery|Hooliganism
thundery|Booming
tillage|Tractor work
tinkerer|One who can't help fiddling
tinkering|Working clumsily
tinkled|Dabbled at the ivories
toadstool|Poisonous mushroom
toadstool|Wrench for a hopper?
toeless|Like sandals
tollhouse|Cookie variety
tonnage|Merchant ship capacity
tonsils|Oft-removed tissue, once
tonsils|They used to come out with adenoids
tornado|1983 Vietnam War film
torsion|Mechanical twisting
tortilla|Unleavened bread
tortoise|Race winner of fable
tortoise|Winner by a hare?
tossers|Salad mixers
tostada|Mexicali munchie
tractor|Part of an eighteen-wheeler
trainee|Workplace newbie
traitor|Double-crosser
tramcar|Mining transport
trapeze|Swing for a "daring young man"
travail|Toil and trouble
treacle|Molasses syrup, in Britain
treatise|Written discussion
treetops|Angels' perches, around Christmastime
trendier|More like upscale bistros
trendsetter|Pioneer
tresses|Rapunzel's most notable feature
triages|M*A*S*H sorts?
triages|MASH procedures
tribute|Eulogy, e.g.
trident|Poseidon's weapon
triggered|Set off
triggerfish|Puffer's relative
trilled|Sang quaveringly
tritest|Most unoriginal
trolled|Fished from a boat
trolleys|Streetcars
trounce|Beat soundly
trudger|Plodding type
trusted|Showed confidence in
trustiest|Most reliable
tupelos|Black gum trees, et al.
tureens|Casseroles
turntable|Lazy Susan
tutorial|On-line help, often
tweeting|Bird call
twister|1996 film with acclaimed special effects
twofers|Pairs for the price of one
tyrannize|Govern despotically
tyrants|Absolute rulers
ukulele|Arthur Godfrey's instrument
umlauts|Two-dot diacritical marks
unadorned|Like the Emperor
unafraid|Not a scaredy-cat
unbeaten|Without a single defeat
unbound|Prometheus ___ (Shelley drama)
unclear|Yet to be determined
undergo|Experience
unfriendly|Cold
unicorns|Horses' fabulous relatives
universe|Cosmos
unknowns|Solvers' problems
unnerve|Take courage from?
unorthodox|Breaking with tradition
unpolluted|Pristine
unrivaled|Lacking serious challenge
unscrews|Twists off
unsettle|Disturb
unsound|Fallacious, as an argument
untidier|More cluttered
unusual|Out of the ordinary
upholstery|Chair wear
upholstery|Furniture covering
uprisen|Having stood, to Whitman
utensil|Fork or knife
vendetta|Prolonged retaliation
verboten|Taboo
vestiges|Traces
veteran|November 11th honoree
vicarage|Cleric's residence
vichyssoise|Cold onion and potato soup
violates|Breaks
violator|Breaker, as of law
virelai|Medieval song form
virology|Science that deals with bugs
volcano|Mount St. Helens, for one
waddled|Walked like a duck
waistline|Oft-watched area
wapitis|Large elk
warmongers|Hawks
warship|Aircraft carrier, for one
wassail|Christmas hot toddy
waterbed|A place to which to retire, maybe
waterloo|Decisive defeat
weathered|Came through safely, as a storm
websters|Word on many dictionaries
weekend|The best two days, for many
weepers|Losers, tauntingly
westerly|Like some winds
westers|Storms from the Pacific
westing|Progress sailing from Oakland to Oahu
wheelbase|It'll always be long in a limo
whitecap|Wave in the wind?
widened|Improved, as a highway
wildest|Most unrestrained
winsome|Sweetly charming
winterize|Add antifreeze, for example
winters|The Night of the Hunter star Shelley
witness|Testimony giver
wizardry|Merlin's art
wrenched|Injured by twisting
wrenched|Twisted, as a knee
wrestle|Vie for a pin
wrestler|Hulk Hogan, for one
writings|Literary works
yardarm|Square-rigged ship feature
yearned|Hankered
yodeled|Warbled
abalone|Edible mollusk
abalone|Mother-of-pearl mollusk
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abashes|Disconcerts
abatises|Barbed barricades
abetting|Bank job action?
abhorrence|Hatred
abiders|Patient sorts
abominable|Worse than inferior
abominated|Found repugnant
abortive|Unsuccessful
abounds|Teems
abreast|On top (of)
abrogate|Abolish by official means
absentee|Someone missing
abysses|Chasms
academic|Not really practical
academy|Plebe's place
accedes|Gives consent
accessed|Got into
acclaim|Welcome with joy
accordance|Conformity
accords|Honda models
accords|Some Hondas
accuser|Finger pointer
acetone|Paint ingredient
achiest|Most in need of liniment
achiever|One who gets things done
acquiesce|Consent implicitly
acquire|Get
acquires|Picks up
acrobat|Aerial artist
actress|Playgirl?
adagios|Slow movements
adamant|Utterly unyielding
adaptive|Like a chameleon's coloring
address|Deal with
adeptly|With skill
adipose|Fatty
admeasured|Portioned out
adonises|Handsome young men
adopted|Took for one's own
adopter|New parent, at times
adorner|Beautician, e.g.
adrenal|Kind of gland
adrenal|___ gland (epinephrine producer)
adrenaline|Fight or flight chemical
adventure|One "land" of Disneyland
adverse|Unfavorable
advisor|Word on a palm reader's shingle
aerodromes|Landing fields, in London
affairs|Catered gatherings
ageless|Looking extraordinarily young
agendas|Lists of tasks
aggravate|Drive up the wall
agitate|Bring to a fever pitch
ailment|Malady
airbrush|Spot remover, at times
airdate|Broadcast schedule item
airdropping|Delivering in flight, as military supplies
airfields|Pilots' destinations
airliner|Passenger plane
airlines|Competitors at Logan and O'Hare
airmailed|Sent overseas, maybe
airplay|What small bands hope for
airtight|Sealed completely, perhaps
airtime|Broadcast hour
alamode|With ice cream
alfalfa|Our Gang sprout
alienate|Cause hostility in
alienate|Drive away
alleged|Claimed without proof
alleges|Charges
allemande|___ left (square-dance call)
alligator|Kind of clip or pear
alligator|Pogo's pal Albert, for one
allotting|Putting aside, as time
almonds|They're nuts
aloofly|How a cool person might act
alpacas|Camels' cousins
alphabet|List of letters
altered|Kind of consciousness
altered|Made some changes
altimeter|It works by comparing air pressures
altruists|Paragons of unselfishness
amalgam|Dental compound
amasses|Gets it all together
ameliorate|Get better
amended|Changed for the better
amended|Modified
amethyst|February birthstone
amnesia|Dr. Edwards' "Spellbound" malady
amnesia|Result of a conk on the head, perhaps
amnesic|Suffering memory loss
amnesty|General pardon
amniotic|Of the embryo sac
amperage|Strength of a current
ampersands|&&&
ampoule|Vaccine vials
anaerobic|Causing an oxygen debt, as exercise
anagram|Joan Van Ark, to Von Karajan
analyze|___ This! (1999 De Niro comedy)
anarchy|Chaos
anatomy|Preminger's "___ of a Murder"
ancestor|Grandmother or great-grandfather
andante|Livelier than lento
andirons|Log holders
anecdote|Funny tale
anglers|Hook and line users
angleworm|Nightcrawler, to some Northerners
angoras|Goat and rabbit
angrily|In a wrathful manner
aniline|Dye ingredient
animate|Work for Warner Brothers, maybe
animating|At work for Disney
animator|Ralph Bakshi, for one
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
aniseeds|They smell like black licorice
anneals|Prepares earthenware, in a way
annulus|Tree ring, for one
anomalies|Deviations
anomaly|Exception
another|But that's ___ story
another|One more
antacids|Heartburn soothers
antihero|Unexpected protagonist
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
antiseptics|Destroyers of microorganisms
antitrust|Relating to unlawful restraint
antonym|Low, to "high"
anytime|Whenever
apiarist|Person with hives
apiarists|They've got hives
apostasy|Abandonment of one's faith
apostate|Forsaker of the faith
apostle|Title role for Robert Duvall
appalling|Horrific
appaloosa|Hardy western riding horse
apparel|Garb
appears|Shows up
appeasers|Pacifying people
appetite|Fondness
appraise|Evaluate the worth of
apricot|Trail mix fruit
aptitude|Part of SAT
aquaria|Tanks of fish
archers|Quiver carriers
areaways|Passages between buildings
aristae|Grain bristles
aristas|Bristlelike structures
aristos|British blue-bloods
armadas|Fleets of warships
armature|Generator part
armature|Protective covering of an animal
armhole|Where a sleeve starts
armoire|Tall cupboard
aroused|Excited
arouses|Lights a fire under
arrests|Takes into custody
arrogated|Helped oneself to
arteries|Highway system components
article|A, e.g.
artistry|Virtuosity
artists|Painting people
ascribe|Impute
ascribes|Gives credit (to)
asphalt|Road-paving material
assaulted|Went at
assayed|Examined, as ore
assayers|Analysts
assemble|Put together, as a model
assertive|Forceful
assessment|Property valuation
assessor|Tax man
asslike|Similar to a donkey
assonant|Rhyming, like "holy" and "stony"
assures|Convinces
assures|Guarantees
astride|On both sides of
astride|With one leg on each side of
atelier|Artist's garret
atelier|Artist's studio
atelier|Designer's studio
attacked|Took the offensive
attacks|Storms
attempter|One who tries
attendee|Audience member
attested|Vouched for
audience|Group of spectators
austere|Strait-laced
authority|Roger Ebert, when it comes to films
authors|Card catalog names
autocade|Event with stars and cars
autocade|World Series victory celebration feature
automate|Computerize
available|Not booked
avalanche|Sudden inundation
avarice|Greed
avarice|Insatiable greed
avengers|John Steed and Emma Peel
average|Ordinary
aviating|Up in the air, maybe
aviators|American employees
avulses|Tears away
awakens|Comes to
awareness|It may be heightened
awesome|Spectacular
awesome|Spectacular, slangily
backdate|Make retroactive, in a way
backdoor|Rear entrance
backfire|Boomerang
badmouth|Disparage
baguette|Diamond ring feature
bailiwicks|Areas of knowledge
bailout|Come to the rescue of, in a way
bakeshop|Cookie cookery
ballerina|She's on her toes
baloney|Hogwash!
balsams|Fragrant firs
bananas|Yes, We Have No ___
banditti|Marauders
banjoist|Musician with a lot of pluck?
banshee|Waterford wailer
barbers|Hairdressers
bareback|Riding like Lady Godiva
baritone|Opera baddie, usually
barriers|Guardrails and medians, for example
barstool|Spot for a shot
bartender|Moonlighting lawyer?
baseball|Diamond attraction?
batwing|Dr. Moreau's sleeve?
beadier|More suspicious-looking, as eyes
beanbag|Nerf Ball alternative, maybe
beanstalk|Jack's organic ladder?
bearcat|Classic Stutz car
bearcat|Stutz ___ (classic car)
bedpost|Supporter of a canopy
bedrock|Rubble's home
beefalo|Hybrid animal that yields low-fat meat
beestings|Workers' strikes?
begonia|Colorful perennial
believe|Have an opinion
belying|Representing falsely
bemused|Dazed and confused
bemusing|Causing confusion
benefactor|Grant giver
bequest|Heir due?
berceuse|Lullaby
beriberi|Thiamine deficiency
bestirs|Gets moving
bethesda|National Institutes of Health center
bigotries|Acts of intolerance
biomass|Organic matter convertible to fuel
biosafety|Laboratory concern
biotite|Mineral of the mica group
blacktop|Pave
blonder|More like Monroe, in a way
blondes|Meg Ryan and others
bloomer|Women's rights advocate Amelia
bluejays|1992-93 World Series winners
bluejeans|Levi's
blushed|Turned red
boarder|Bed and breakfast visitor, for one
boastful|Willing to pat oneself on the back
bohemia|Arty locality
boldface|Type of emphasis
bombsights|Devices found aboard B-29s
boomerang|Aborigine missile
boomerang|PART 3 OF RIDDLE
borderline|Marginal
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
borzois|Russian wolfhounds
boscage|Thicket
boutique|Fashionable little shop
boyfriends|Heartthrobs, perhaps
brasserie|Tavern
bravado|Courage with a swagger
breakage|Kind of loss
breezeway|Roofed passage between two buildings
brewers|Type of yeast
brimmed|Like a Stetson
briskly|With vigor
broccoli|Cauliflower cousin
broccoli|No-no at George Bush's dinner table
buckboard|Oater's "station wagon"
buckwheat|Flour used in pancakes
buffoon|Clown
cabinet|Kitchen fixture
cableway|Hoisting system
camporee|Scout gathering
canasta|It takes four jokers to play it
canasta|Rummy spin-off
canasta|Two-decked rummy
candles|Age counters
canines|Eyeteeth
canister|Flour box
cannibals|They'll have you for dinner
canonist|Specialist in religious law
canonizes|Gives religious approval to
capable|Up to the task
capital|Pierre or Helena
capitalist|Business investor
cappuccino|Espresso drink
capture|Take prisoner
caramel|Chewy candy
caramel|Golden-brown color
caraway|Seasoning seed
caricature|MacNelly's depiction of Clinton, e.g.
carnage|Slaughter
carotene|It's transformed into vitamin A
carpool|Driving arrangement
carpool|Efficient way to work
carryall|Roomy bag, perhaps
cartoon|Pluto might appear in one
caseload|Social worker's burden
casserole|Tuna noodle, e.g.
castaway|Robinson Crusoe, for one
catchphrase|Popular slogan
category|Jeopardy! column
caterer|Food provider
cathode|Cell terminal
cattail|Marsh denizen
catwalk|Narrow, elevated pathway
caution|Warn
ceaseless|Without stop
cedilla|Mark below C in French?
cedilla|Soft c mark in "français"
celestas|Xylophones' relatives
celeste|Mama of frozen pizzas
celeste|Actress Holm
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
cellars|Wine repositories
cements|Bonds a filling
censors|They're known for cutting remarks
censure|Harsh reprimand
censuses|Once-a-decade events
ceramic|Like Limoges collectibles
ceramicist|Pot thrower
ceremony|Rite
chalices|Eucharist cups
chanoyu|Japanese tea ceremony
chaotic|In disarray
charades|Spirited party game
chastity|Cher's daughter
chatrooms|Hangouts for online gabbers
cheapen|Devalue
cheddar|It's often sharp
cherubim|Archangels' superiors
cheshire|English county Lewis Carroll made famous
chianti|Wine from Tuscany
chicest|Stylish to the max
chickpea|Hummus source
chilidog|Zesty weenie
chiseler|Crook
chitchat|Light conversation
chlorophyll|Photosynthetic pigment
chopsticks|Elementary piano tune
chowhound|Eager eater
cicadas|Large droning bugs
cicadas|Late summer whiners
cindery|Covered in ash
cinemas|Movie houses
circuit|It may be integrated
circular|Like poor reasoning
cistern|Man-made reservoir
clasper|Clutching one
clatterer|Klutz, perhaps
cleaned|Did a spring chore
cleanly|Without a hitch
cleansed|Rid of grime
cleanups|Large profits
clemency|Lenience
clenched|Like a threatening fist
climactic|Decisive
closely|One way to follow someone
closest|Most intimate
clucked|Did the chicken?
cobwebbed|Spookily festooned
cockamamie|Harebrained
codeine|Cough medicine ingredient
coerced|Compelled
coercion|Arm-twisting
cogitate|Think hard
coheres|Sticks together
coldest|Least responsive
comedic|Funny
commercial|Spot
compact|Kind of disc
conductor|Moonlighting electrician?
confident|Like a well-prepared test-taker, say
conjure|Cast, as a spell
connect|Link up
conscience|Quip, part 2
construed|Explained
contact|Go-between
coolish|Sort of chilly
corkers|Pips
corkscrew|Bottle of fine wine opener
coronary|Of the heart
coronas|Circles around the sun
cottons|___ to (begins to like)
cottontail|Hare ball
coulomb|Measure of electric charge
countertop|Kitchen surface
courtship|The ___ of Miles Standish
cowardly|Lacking backbone
cravats|Neckties
crayons|They fill in outlines in kindergarten
creeper|Climbing plant
crescents|Moon shapes
critical|Kind of analysis
critter|Chipmunk or squirrel, to a backwoodsman
croakers|Frogs
crooked|On the take, e.g.
crosses|Accessories for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
cubicles|Dilbert workplaces
cuisine|Culinary style
cumbrous|Unwieldy
cupcakes|Dolly Madison or Little Debbie products
curlicues|Calligraphy flourishes
curling|Olympic ice sport since 1998
cuticle|Skin around a nail
cyberspace|Web place
dandies|Fops
darkens|Dims
darkroom|Developing area
database|On-line fact file
database|Record collection
dawdler|Time waster
dawnlike|Reminiscent of rosy eastern skies
daydreamer|One indulging in reverie
daytime|When soap operas usually run
debates|Arguing contests
decadent|Morally corrupt
decades|The '60s and the '70s
decipher|Do half of a cryptographer's job
decorum|Manners
decorum|Propriety
decrepit|Dilapidated
dedicate|Open to the public, as a park
deepened|Dug out, perhaps
defining|Job for Webster
deleted|Crossed out
delimits|Marks the boundaries of
delusory|Misleading
demeanor|Deportment
denizen|Woodland creature, to the woodland
denizens|Dwellers
dentate|Having teeth
depletes|Drains
deplore|Censure
deposes|Testifies under oath
derision|What tomatoes are thrown in?
desires|Asks for
desktop|Locale of icons
despairs|Abandons hope
destine|Foreordain
destroyer|Fast warship
detested|Execrated
dieters|Ones who practice girth control
digress|Go off on a tangent
dinosaur|Crichton critter
diocese|Bishop's district
diploma|College paper?
discolor|Besmirch
disorder|Malady
disrobes|Reveals one's birthday suit
disrupt|Throw for a loop
distaff|Family's female side
distill|Extract the essential elements of
docents|University lecturers
doctoral|Like some degree programs
dogcarts|Horse-drawn vehicles, ironically
doggerel|Burlesque verse
doggoned|Dad-blasted
doghouse|Shepherd's home
doilies|Embroidered mats
dollops|Whipped cream servings
donator|Blood bank visitor
doormat|Habitually humiliated one
doormats|Born losers, figuratively
doorway|Way out
dotterel|European shore bird
dotting|Closing your i's?
doughnuts|Coffee break snacks
drachmas|Canea coinage
dramatic|Theatrical
drastic|Severe, as measures
drawbar|Hammond organ feature
dreamboats|Imagine sea transportation?
drudges|Menial workers
duststorm|Dry prairie whirlwind
duststorms|Causes of topsoil erosion
earlobes|Spots for studs?
earnest|From the heart
earphone|Headset part
earphone|Secret Service agent's accessory, at times
eastern|Hailing from the Orient
eateries|Hash houses
echidna|Spiny anteater
echidnas|Spiny anteaters
eclipses|Solar or lunar events
edifices|Cathedrals, for example
egoists|Ones with "I" strain?
egotist|One whose favorite topic is oneself
eighteen|Hole number?
elapses|Slips by
elastic|Like a rubber band
elations|Blissful states
elations|Ecstatic states
elderly|Aged
elector|Qualified voter
elegant|Refined
element|Nickel or neon
elementary|E Z
elision|Utterance of "fo'c's'le" or "bos'n"
elitism|Snobbery
elitists|Snobs
elitists|Snobs
elongate|Extend
elusive|Hard to get
embalms|Mummifies, maybe
embassy|Diplomat's building
embitter|Rankle
embodies|Gives a concrete form to
embrace|Adopt, as a cause
emended|Changed for the better
emerald|Deep green
emerged|Left the cocoon
emeriti|Some retired professors
eminent|Noted
emirate|Qatar, Kuwait, or Bahrain
emitter|Transistor electrode
emoticons|;-) and :-(
emotional|Given to weeping
emotions|They may be worn on one's sleeve
empanel|Form, as a jury
emperor|Akihito, for one
emperor|His new clothes were nonexistent
emperors|Followers in the line of Augustus
emphasis|One reason for italics
employs|Puts to work
emporia|Trading places
empower|Give official authority to
empties|Bottles returned for deposit
emulate|Take after
emulate|Use as a role model
emulator|Computer program, perhaps
emulsified|Formed a mixture, in a way
enamelware|Corrosion-resistant utensils
encodes|Creates cryptograms
encomia|Eulogies
endeavor|Attempt
endmost|Farthest
endowed|Helped financially, as a university
enduros|Exhausting motor races
enervate|Sap, as moral strength
enframed|Prepared for display, as a picture
engaged|Pledged in marriage
engines|Wankel products
engraved|Like a watch inscription
engross|Occupy completely
enhance|Add some pizazz to
enigmas|Inexplicable occurrences
enlarged|Blew up, in a darkroom
enliven|Jazz up
enrobed|Put some clothes on
ensiled|Preserved fodder
ensiles|Stores, as grain
ensnare|Rope in
ensnarer|Mousetrap, perhaps
ensures|Guarantees
ensuring|Safeguarding
entangle|Involve in intrigue
entangles|Makes complicated
entente|Arrangement between nations
entente|International agreement
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Signed up for
entered|Went in
enterprise|Scotty worked on it
entertain|Divert
enticers|They lure
entirety|Wholeness
entities|Beings
entities|Discrete units
entitle|Put a name to
entrain|Hop aboard the local, e.g.
entrants|Competitors
entrees|One from column A and one from column B
entropy|Thermodynamic disorganization
entwined|Wrapped up
epaulet|Uniform ornament
epicenter|Seismologist's concern
episode|Daily soap offering
episode|Soap segment
episodes|Sitcom units
epistle|New Testament letter
epitaphs|Famous last words?
epitome|Quintessence
eponyms|William Penn and others
equinox|Vernal or autumnal ___
eradicates|Wipes out
erasers|Mistake removers
errands|Mini missions
errands|Things to do
errands|What gofers go on
erratum|Mistake
erudite|Book-smart
escapades|Adventures
escapees|They ran from the can
eschewed|Avoided
espresso|Tiramisu ingredient
essayist|Aldous Huxley, for one
essayist|Ralph Waldo Emerson, for one
essence|Perfume
essences|Perfumes
essences|Perfumes
esteems|Prizes highly
esthetic|Having a sense of the beautiful
etamine|Light cotton fabric
eternities|Time spent in waiting rooms?
ethanol|Grain alcohol
ethanol|Grain alcohol
ethereal|Extremely delicate, as beauty
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
evaporate|Vanish
evasion|Runaround
evermore|For kindness begets kindness ___ (Sophocles)
everyone|All of us
evident|Plain to see
expanded|Branched out
expertly|With proficiency
expiate|Atone for
express|Hardly local, as trains go
extradite|Transfer to another jurisdiction, as a prisoner
eyeliner|Lid edger
eyeliner|Orb accenter
eyeopener|It brings sudden realization
eyeshot|Optical range
eyeshot|View
eyesore|Strip mine, to some
eyesore|Trash on the street, say
eyestalk|Part of a lobster's anatomy
eyetooth|Canine
facelift|Mug makeover
facemask|Snorkel's companion
faculty|Principal's staff
falderal|Blather
fallibly|In an imperfect way
falsest|Least faithful, as a friend
fantasia|Movie with dancing brooms
farmyard|Hen's hangout
favoring|Leaning toward
feeless|Without a charge
females|Cows and sows
feverish|Too hot, or agitated
fidgety|Restless
finagle|Get through manipulation
fireball|Superenergetic type
firedog|Andiron
firewall|Building safety partition
flaccid|Weak
flaming|CARRYING ON LIKE THIS IN A NEWSGROUP
flamingo|Goose on stilts?
flatcar|Freight train component
flattop|Aircraft carrier
fleabite|Pet peeve?
fleetest|Best in a footrace
flights|O'Hare departures
flimflam|Confidence game
flivvers|Old cars
flytraps|Plants that digest bugs
folklore|Mermaid stories and such
folksong|Peter, Paul and Mary offering
folktale|Paul Bunyan's legend, for one
footage|News clip
footgear|Hiking boots, e.g.
footloose|1984 Kevin Bacon "musical"
forearm|A radius is part of it
fortune|Quip, Part 2
freesia|Member of the iris family
freights|Loads with merchandise
frothed|Foamed
fruition|Fulfillment
gadgetry|Electronic contrivances
gadgets|Mechanical devices
gemstone|Sapphire or turquoise
general|Tom Thumb's title
generic|No-frills
geopolitics|News subcategory
ghastly|Horrifying
gherkin|Vlasic choice
ghettos|Inner city areas
giantism|Result of an overactive pituitary
gigawatt|Mass power generation unit
gladden|Make warm, as a heart
gladstone|Four-time prime minister of England
glanced|Looked quickly
glassier|More expressionless
gleeful|All smiles
gobbledegook|Doubletalk
goofier|More crackers
gooiest|Most like melted chocolate
governments|They have arms
graduation|Party for gown wearers
grainer|Painter who simulates wood surfaces
granite|Monument rock
grapevine|Private info source
grapple|Wrestle (with)
gratuity|Tip
greener|Like grass on the other side
greeted|Said hello to
grenade|Hurled explosive
grenadine|Red syrup used by bartenders
grenadine|Syrup made from pomegranate juice
gridiron|Football field
grieved|Had a broken heart
grossly|To the extreme
grouses|Complains
gruesome|Ghastly
guitarist|B. B. King or Les Paul
gyrated|Emulated Elvis
gyroscopes|Parts of some compasses
hacienda|Estate in España
hairline|Kind of fracture
hairsplitter|Quibbler
halibut|Large member of the flounder family
hallelujah|Jolson's lead-in to "I'm a Bum"
hallelujah|Shout of joy
halting|Full of "ums" and "ers," e.g.
hamstrings|Renders powerless
handsaws|Carpenters' tools
handsets|Typical telephone elements
hangdogs|Despicable individuals
haploid|Of a single set of chromosomes
harassment|Persistent annoyance
hardener|Hair gel, e.g.
hardnose|Tough, practical, and unsentimental one
hashish|Cannabis extract
hatchback|Auto with an odd number of doors
hatters|Mad ones?
hauteur|Arrogance
headboard|Pillow backing, perhaps
headers|Identification on the tops of printouts
headhunter|Job for Edith and Kim?
heartsease|Peace of mind
heating|Kind of pad
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
heeltaps|Shoe lifts
heinous|Odious
heisted|Stole
helmeted|Like most bikers
helmets|Knight caps
hencoops|Homes for some chickens
heroine|Pauline of many perils, for example
heroines|Parts for stars
hideout|Lay low
hideout|Place to lay low
highest|Most lofty
highspot|Big moment
hillside|Slope
hindsight|It may be 20/20
hindsight|Second-guessing
hirsute|Shaggy
hitless|Having a .000 batting average
hoarder|Treasure stasher
hoarsen|Cause huskiness in, as a voice
hoarser|More throaty
hobbyhorse|KID'S MOUNT
hogwash|Baloney
homeric|Like the "Iliad" or the "Odyssey"
hoofers|Tap dancers, slangily
hooknose|CURVED PROBOSCIS
hosanna|Shout of adoration
hostess|Party leader?
hostess|Party person
hostler|Stable worker
hothead|Fiery fellow
housewarming|Party for those on the move
howdahs|Elephant saddles
howitzer|High-trajectory artillery piece
hyphened|Made a dash for the compound?
icehouses|Cold storage places
icicles|Christmas eave decorations?
iconical|Pertaining to Windows 98 images
igniter|One who'll give you a light
ignorance|Bliss?
ignorant|Where ___ armies clash by night. ("Dover Beach")
imagine|Use the mind's eye
imagined|Fancied
imitates|Apes
imitator|Phil Hartman or Dana Carvey
immense|Staggering
immensely|In a big way
immensest|Most massive
immerse|Baptize
immoral|Licentious
impenitent|Hardened
impieties|Irreverent acts
impinge|Encroach
implored|Begged
implorer|Beseeching type
imprints|Marks with a rubber stamp
improved|Better
inamorata|Ladylove
incapable|Unqualified
incites|Urges, as to riot
incline|Type of cable railroad
indelibly|In a permanent way
indents|Starts a paragraph
inebriated|Lubricated
inertia|Subject of the first law of motion
inertly|In a sluggish way
infantrymen|Soldiers led by a child?
infested|Having a problem, as with termites
inflation|Greenspan's bugaboo
infused|Imbued
ingenious|Cleverly inventive
ingrains|Imbues
ingrates|Thankless ones
inhuman|More than cruel
initiate|Put through hell night
inkstand|Old-fashioned pen holder
inmates|Bunch behind bars
innings|Diamond divisions
insecure|Doubt-ridden
inserts|Special offers, often
insider|Clique member
insipid|Unappetizing
insists|Won't take "no" for an answer
insoles|Shoe parts
instate|Administer the oath of office to
instate|One way to lie
instinct|Gut reaction
insulted|Slighted
intensely|With great concentration
interacts|Works together
interim|Temporary
intermarry|Bring two families together, perhaps
intermixes|Mingles together
internal|Medicine or audit starter
internee|Nisei, in the '40s
interstate|The "I" of "I-70"
interstate|U.S. 10, for one
invested|Played the stock market
irately|With extreme anger
ironies|Features of O. Henry stories
ironists|Authors who use unexpected opposites
isolated|Sequestered
italics|Stressful letters?
itemized|Used Schedule A
iterate|Do again and again and again
iterative|Repetitious
jackpot|Stunning bounty
jailbird|Cooler resident
jampacked|Stuffed to the limit
jarring|Not meshing well
jealousy|N V
jeerers|Some unhappy fans
jetstream|Balloonist's propulsion, at times
jeweled|Like royal crowns
jeweler|Ring master?
jostled|Gave the elbow, in a crowd
julienne|Slice thinly, as carrots
justice|Trying outcome?
kernels|Bits of corn
kerosene|Lamplighter?
ketches|Yawl's cousins
kibbutznik|One on an Israeli cooperative
kiloton|Two million pounds
kiloton|Unit of a huge explosion
kingfisher|Bird of Carole and Carrie?
knapsack|Hiker's burden
knavish|Rascally
kneesies|Under-the-table flirtation
knickknack|Ornamental trinket
knickknack|Trinket
knitter|Afghan maker
knockoffs|Unauthorized copies
knotted|Made macramé
kowtows|Fawns
labrador|Type of retriever
lacrosse|Native American sport
lactose|Source of intolerance
ladylove|Honey
lakebed|Hole which holds a whole lot of water
lambada|Forbidden dance of 1990
landers|Van Buren's twin sister
landing|End of a flight
landowner|Sharecropper's employer
landslide|Kind of victory
landslip|Rockslide, e.g.
landsman|Inexperienced sailor
lanolin|Wool fat
lantana|Verbena variety
larceny|Grand crime?
latened|Got darker, maybe
lateral|Kind of pass in football
laureate|Poet ___
lawyerly|Masonic?
layered|Dressed warmly, in a way
layoffs|Worker's worry
lazybones|Sluggard
learner|Apprentice
leashes|Spot checkers?
leasings|Alternative to rentals
leeches|Bloodletter's supply
legumes|Peas and beans
lessened|Reduced
lewdest|Most lascivious
liaisons|Glenn Close flick "Dangerous ___"
licensed|Part of LPN
limeade|Fruity quaff
limerick|Poem with a punch line
lioness|Elsa, for one
lionesses|Females with pride?
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
lipread|Hear a voice with the eyes
lipreads|Hears without ears
lipstick|Item in a purse, often
listens|Heeds
listing|Telephone book entry
listless|In the doldrums
litchis|Dessert after moo goo gai pan, perhaps
literature|It is written
literature|Novels, essays, etc.
littermate|Pup, to a sibling, e.g.
livered|Chicken follower
loaners|Borrowed cars, e.g.
lodging|Sleeping accommodations
logician|Mr. Spock was one
lollygag|Dawdle
lotions|Aftershaves, perhaps
louvered|Like some vents
lovelier|More adorable
lowered|Discounted
lullaby|Night air
macabre|Ghastly
macaroons|Coconut cookies
machetes|Sugarcane cutters
madeira|Amber-colored wine
madrigal|16th-century part-song
magnetized|Made attractive, in a way
maidens|Unmarried young women
maintain|Preserve
malaria|What quinine may treat
maligned|Bad-mouthed
maniacs|10,000 ___ (Natalie Merchant's band, once)
manicurist|Polish expert?
mansard|French roof, e.g.
manuals|Old typewriters
manufacture|FABRICATE
maraschino|Cherry liqueur
marbled|Decorated pages, in a way
marmoset|Small South American monkey
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
martini|James Bond's cocktail
masquerade|Party for the anonymous
massage|Naturopathic treatment
massages|Rubs the right way
massicot|Lead compound used as a pigment
massive|Humongous
masthead|Editorial page feature
mastoid|___ bone (protuberance behind the ear)
meadowlarks|Yellow-breasted songbirds
meanest|Most like a junkyard dog
meatloaf|Slab-shaped entree
meddlers|Busybodies
medicos|Docs
memento|Tchotchke or knickknack, often
memoirs|Autobiography
merriest|Like a most enjoyable Christmas?
mesdames|Title for French ladies
mesozoic|Era in which dinosaurs became extinct
messiah|One who delivers
metaphors|They might be mixed
metered|Like most taxi fares
metered|Like some mail
metered|Measured, in a way
methane|Swamp gas, mostly
middleman|People often try to eliminate him
midsize|Somewhat larger than a compact
milepost|Highway distance marker
militate|Weigh heavily
millionth|Ordinal often used in hyperbole
millpond|Waterwheel water source, perhaps
minaret|Mosque tower
minaret|Prayer tower
mineral|Animal or vegetable alternative
mingled|Interspersed
minimal|Barely adequate
miniseries|The Stand or "The Storm of the Century"
minuteman|Moonlighting watchmaker?
mirages|Desert delusions
misaver|Wrongly declare
mischief|___ maker (imp)
misdate|Stamp incorrectly, perhaps
mishmashes|Potpourris
misnomer|American Indian, e.g.
misprint|Typographical error
missing|You don't know what you're ___
mobster|Family member
mockery|Farce
molehill|Potential mountain, for some
moniker|Handle
monopoly|Game with a corner jail
monorails|Track hangers
monsoonal|Like the Asian rainy period
moonroof|Sports car feature
moonshot|Apollo 11, for one
moppets|Toddlers
moraine|Glacier deposit
moralize|Opine self-righteously
morasses|Bogs
motliest|Most diverse or varicolored
mournful|Plaintive
mulatto|Person of mixed white and black ancestry
multimedia|Like high-tech gaming experiences
munster|Gwynne role on '60s TV
musical|Into the Woods, e.g.
musical|Play with numbers
musicale|Social entertainment of a sort
muskrat|___ Love (1976 Captain & Tennille hit)
mutinous|Ready to take over the ship, perhaps
naivete|Unsophistication
naiveties|Artless actions
napoleons|Cream-filled creations
narrate|Tell the story of
nascence|Birth
nascence|Primary state
nastier|More repugnant
national|Maintained by the federal government
nautilus|First atomic submarine
nearest|Most accessible
nearing|Approaching
neatness|Felix Unger's trait
neatness|Penmanship plus
nebulae|Very, very distant clouds
necktie|Businessman's accessory
needier|Less prosperous
needier|More indigent
needles|Fir coats
negligee|Slight sleepwear
negligee|Victoria's Secret offering
neither|___ here nor there
neologism|Addition to the dictionary
nepenthe|Drug that induces forgetfulness
netiquette|Online manners
nettles|Irks
neutrino|Uncharged particle
newbies|Green surfers?
newborn|Neonate
newfound|Recently discovered
newsreel|Pathé production
nicotine|Kind of patch
noblesse|Word before oblige
nodules|Small knots
nosebleed|___ seats (top row)
nosedive|Steep descent
nosepieces|Parts of eyeglasses
notable|Famous
notebook|Type of computer
notepads|Stuff for stenos
nouveau|Recently created
novellas|Billy Budd and "Ethan Frome"
nudists|Bare naked ladies, perhaps
nudists|Buff buffs
nursemaid|Nanny
obfuscate|Muddle
obliged|Much ___ ("Thanks")
obliges|Does a favor for
obstetrical|Concerned with labor?
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
oceanic|Originating in the sea
octanes|87, 89, etc.
octopuses|They have arms
odometer|Mileage measurer
odyssey|Homeric journey
oedipal|Describing a childhood stage
offcast|Thrown aside
offenses|Transgressions
offerers|Proposal presenters
offloaded|Passed responsibility for
okeydoke|You betcha
oleates|Fatty-acid esters
olestra|Fat substitute
omelets|Breakfast dishes
omelets|Frittata and egg foo yung
oneness|Unity
onetime|Former
onetime|Former
onstage|Performing
onstage|Playing one's part
onstream|In regular production
operate|Do surgery
operatic|Like "The Magic Flute"
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan production
operetta|Light musical drama
opinion|Editorial page material
opinion|Your view or mine
opponent|Frazier, to Ali
opulence|Wealth
opulent|Sumptuous
oracles|Sources of wisdom
oranges|Fruits that are easy to juggle
orating|Haranguing
oration|Elevated speech
oratorio|Dramatic musical performance
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for example
orators|Bombasts
orbited|Traveled like the planets
ordered|Soon to be delivered, perhaps
orderly|Hospital worker
organic|Kind of chemistry
orienting|Getting one's bearings
origami|Its business is folding
ornately|In an elaborate manner
orrisroot|Perfume ingredient
oscillate|Behave like some fans
osmosis|Gradual absorption
ostracize|Blackball
ottomans|Big footstools
ousters|Evictions
outburst|Flareup
outdance|Win a marathon contest, perhaps
outdated|Old hat
outgrow|Get too big for
outlandish|Bizarre
outlive|Survive
outraced|Beat in a relay, e.g.
outrider|Escort for a vehicle
outweigh|Exceed in importance
outwore|Exhausted
overall|Comprehensive
overawed|Intimidated
overdose|Take too much
overdue|In the tenth month, perhaps
overfly|Enter the air space of
overlooks|Fails to notice
overrides|Annuls
overrides|Countermands
oversaw|Quarterbacked
overseer|Simon Legree, e.g.
oversize|Like type in an easy-to-read book
oversold|Vended more than intended
oversupply|X S
oxidizes|Gets rusty
oxymoron|Definite maybe, e.g.
oysters|Rockefeller dish?
packaged|Combined conveniently for sale, as a tour
padrone|Italian innkeeper
painters|House coaters
paisano|Comrade
palaces|Royal residences
palette|Artist's pigment-mixing board
palette|Portrait painter's handful
palisades|Sets of cliffs
paneled|Like some family rooms
panpipes|Wind instruments named after a Greek god
pantomime|Shields and Yarnell forte
paperclip|Selection from "Newsies"?
parable|Illustration by Jesus
paradise|Seventh heaven
paradises|Utopias
parasol|Shield against the sun
parches|Makes extremely dry
parents|Mom and pop
pariahs|Reprobates
parolee|Conditionally-released con
parsley|Garnish native to the Mediterranean
parsleys|Herbs of the carrot family
parvenue|Recently wealthy woman
passenger|Extinct pigeon
passive|Kind of voice, in writing
passkey|Chambermaid's need
pastille|Medicinal lozenge
patronage|Customers' loyalty
pavement|Street
pawnbroker|Moonlighting chess player?
peafowls|Large ornamental pheasants
pedalled|Biked, in Bristol
pedants|Sticklers
peddled|Hawked
peekaboo|___, I see you!
peepholes|Apartment security devices
peepholes|Openings for spies
peerage|Baronets and lords
peerage|Duke, marquis, earl, etc.
pellets|Air rifle ammo
peninsula|Florida, for the most part
penitent|Remorseful
peppered|Seasoned, in a way
perigee|Orbit's closest point
pernicious|Harmful
peroxide|Blonde maker, maybe
perplexes|Mystifies
perverse|Sick
pesetas|They're worth 100 centimos in Spain
pestered|Was a noodge
pharmacy|Drug dealer's science?
phenoms|Extraordinary talents, briefly
phonographs|They have arms
piaster|Egyptian pound part
pickerel|Walleye
piecrust|Cobbler's bottom?
pierced|Like some navels
pigskin|Dr. Moreau's football?
pillager|Terrorizing thief
pimento|Vivid red
pinecone|Feature of some evergreens
pinhead|Dunce
pinones|Edible conifer seeds
pitying|Feeling compassion for
placekicker|He knows how to score extra points
plaster|Overspread excessively
plastered|Blotto
playlet|Skit
playpens|Toddler holders
pleases|Tickles pink
pleasure|The ___ Seekers (1961 Astaire film)
plodder|Laborious pedestrian
poaches|Cooks salmon, maybe
poetess|Marianne Moore, for one
polecat|Weasel family stinker
polemics|Arguer's art, from the Greek for "war"
policeman|Speeder stopper
polyglot|Multilingual
polymer|Plexiglas, for one
pompano|Gulf States food fish
poorhouse|One-time charitable home
popcorn|Traditional flick fare
popover|Puffed treat from a pan
poppycock|GARBAGE
porcine|Resembling swine
portent|Sign of things to come
portray|Enact
posited|Hypothesized
posited|Suggested as an explanation
postseason|Like playoff games
potbellied|Santa-like
potherbs|Mint, spinach, and thyme
potshot|Random criticism
powered|Propelled
praises|Speaks highly of
preamble|Constitution introduction
preexist|Antedate
premiere|Hollywood opening
prerinse|Wet before washing, maybe
presets|Car stereo configurations
pressed|De-creased?
priests|They have the rite stuff
prisoner|Jailbird
procurer|Acquirer, as of free passes
promenade|Square-dance march
proofreads|Looks over the galleys
propaganda|Dropped leaflets, perhaps
propaganda|Guerrilla theater content
propels|Flicks
propose|Get on one knee, maybe
prorates|Distributes fair shares
protract|Extend in time
prowler|Second-story man
puberty|Coming of age
purlieu|Stamping ground
pyromaniac|One who loves lighting?
queriers|They're asking a lot
quiddity|Trifling point
quipped|Got off a good one
quixotical|Extravagantly chivalrous
rabbits|Participants in hat tricks?
racecourse|Track
racehorse|Mudder, but not fodder
radiance|Shine
ragtime|Doctorow novel
railing|Banister
railroads|They're built to scale
rainier|Kelly's prince
rallied|Practiced tennis
rammers|Demolition derby cars, e.g.
ramparts|Fortifications
ramshackle|Not well-built
rapture|Euphoria
raptures|Blissful states
rathole|Dirty digs
rattail|Dr. Moreau's comb?
readout|Computer report
reassert|Say again, forcefully
reassigns|Transfers again
recitals|Dance performances, e.g.
reciter|Poet, at a reading
reclothe|Supply with new togs
recovery|Rally
recruit|Green one in olive drab
redeemed|Bought back
redhead|Carrot-top
reefers|Joints
reenter|Key in again
reexpress|Air another way
reflexes|Automatic actions
refrained|Desisted
registrants|Enrollees
registry|Merchant ship's nationality
regrade|Go over a test paper again, perhaps
rehangs|Adjusts the Miró
rehiring|Putting back on the payroll
reinforcements|More military muscle, say
relieve|Come in for
relieve|Free from anxiety
relying|Banking (on)
remains|Lingers
remember|Keep in mind
remissly|In a lax manner
remolds|Shapes anew
remoras|Sucking fish
renegades|Loose cannons
reoriented|Got straight again
repaint|Give a new coat to
representation|Part 2 of the unhappy truth
reprint|Later edition
reprint|New edition
rescuer|Knight in shining armor
rescuers|The ___ (1977 Disney feature)
reseats|Does an usher's job, perhaps
reshaped|Modified, in a way
resides|Dwells
resorted|Turned (to)
resorts|Bath and Banff
resumed|Picked up where one left off
resurrects|Raises from the dead
retiles|Fixes the bathroom floor, perhaps
retinal|Eye-related, in a way
retinas|Eyeball parts
retinol|Vitamin A
retitle|Change "Ten Little Indians" to "And Then There Were None," e.g.
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retread|Cheap tire
retrieve|Fetch, as stored data
retyped|Keyed in again
reunite|Bring together again
revamps|Goes back to the drawing board with
reveals|Exposes
revenge|Retaliation
revenge|Tit for tat
reviled|Bad-mouthed big-time
revokes|Abolishes or cancels
revving|Stationary acceleration
rewound|Set back, as a tape
rheostat|Dimmer switch, e.g.
rhetorical|Kind of question
rigatoni|Tubular pasta
rimshot|Drummer's "ba-da-boom!"
ringmaster|Moonlighting jeweler?
ripsaws|Cutting tools
rituals|The ways things are done
riviera|Mediterranean resort
roadbeds|Track foundations
roadster|Auto with a rumble seat
roasters|Chef's pans
rollers|Holy ones?
rollicking|Boisterous
rompish|Frolicsome
rooftops|Reindeer landing zones
rooftops|View from Santa's sleigh
roosters|Alarm cocks?
roseate|Overly optimistic
rosewood|Reddish timber used in cabinetmaking
rottenness|D K
rousseau|The Hungry Lion artist
rudeness|Discourtesy
rumrunner|Prohibition figure
runabout|Roadster
runaway|Deserter
rustics|Bumpkins
sabbaticals|Leaves from work
sabotage|Monkey-wrenching
sabotages|Undermines
safecrackers|Withdrawal specialists?
sailfish|Marlin's cousin
sailors|Tars
salaamed|Made an obeisant bow
salamis|Deli danglers
salmons|Shades of yellow-pink
saloons|Wild West watering holes
salting|Preserving, as pork
sanding|Icy-road treatment
sangria|Red wine + fruit juice + soda water
sapient|Having great wisdom
sappier|More maudlin
sargasso|Jean Rhys' "Wide ___ Sea"
sassafras|Root beer root
sassafras|Soft-drink flavoring
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
satiated|Crammed to bursting
sausage|Pizza topping
savants|Scholars
sawbones|Doc
scallop|Seafood item
scallops|Thin slices
scalper|Ticket profiteer
scanned|Marked the iambs
scarecrow|Mrs. King's partner in '80s TV
scarlet|Pimpernel color
scenario|Plot outline
scenario|Plot outline
schmear|Dab, as of cream cheese
scholarly|Learned
schooled|Formed a fishy group
schooner|Early America's Cup racer
science|Fiction or fair preceder
scissor|Clip, as a coupon
scissor|Cut, as coupons
scooper|Aggressive news reporter, at times
scooter|Kid's wheels
scourges|Causes of woe
scrapbook|Place for valued clippings
screams|Roller coaster cries
screwball|Eccentric
scripts|Dramas on paper
scrooge|Cheapskate
scrounge|Scrape together
seafront|Location for some expensive properties
seagulls|Beach frequenters
seamier|More morally degraded
searches|Looks high and low
seashell|Scallop, for one
seasides|Coastal areas
seatbelt|Going-somewhere wear
seawater|Salt source
seceded|Left the country
sectarian|Parochial
sectoral|Pertaining to a region or zone
sedated|Tranquilized
seediness|Lack of elegance
seekers|The ___ ("Georgy Girl" group)
sellers|Peter of "The Pink Panther"
semesters|School year divisions
senoras|They're married in Mexico
senores|Spanish letter opener?
senorita|Mexican miss
sensate|Feeling
sentiment|Opinion
sentinel|Lookout
sentinels|Guards
separates|Pulls apart
serapes|Mexican shawls
seraphs|Angels in the celestial hierarchy
serenader|Wooer, perhaps
serpents|Treacherous types
servant|Hired help, of a sort
settles|Takes care of a suit, in a way
sexists|Some people who make politically incorrect remarks
shadowbox|Fight a phantom
shampoo|___ and cut (salon service)
shamuses|Gumshoes
sheepshank|Knot used to shorten lines
shellac|Clobber
sherbet|Frozen fruit purée
shimmers|Tremulous gleams
shipshape|In good condition
shivaree|Postnuptial kettle-and-pan send-off
shoeshine|Bootblack offering
shoetree|Pump preserver, perhaps
shooters|Large marbles
shootout|Oater climax
shopworn|Like some discounted goods
shortstop|Derek Jeter, for one
shortstop|Position not far from second
showdowns|Confrontations
showstopper|Dazzling performance
shredder|Office machine
shrines|Places for religious images
shrivel|Get withered
shutoff|Stop the flow of
shuttles|Reusable rockets
sidebar|Supplementary story
sideline|Remove from the action
silesia|Coal-rich region of Europe
silicate|Quartz or mica
silkweed|Latex-producing herb
similar|Analogous
similes|Mad as a hatter and "crazy as a loon"
simperer|Fatuous fellow
sinless|Having a clean moral record
sinusoidal|Like alternating current
sissies|Pantywaists
sissies|Tomboys' counterparts
skateboard|Conveyance invented in "Back to the Future"
skeeter|Flying picnic pest, slangily
skeleton|Anatomy class teaching aid
skeleton|Type of key or crew
skeletons|Some Halloween decorations
sketchy|Missing most of the details
skivvies|Underwear
skiwear|Rigid boots and such
skyscraper|It contains many stories
skyscraper|Picture on a big-city postcard
slapdash|Hit-or-miss
slattern|Slovenly woman
sleeken|Make glossy
sleeted|Precipitated in winter
sleeves|Places for aces?
sleeves|Places for arms
sleighs|Land vehicles without wheels
slicers|They hit to the side
slicing|Deli worker's task
slipover|Easily doffed sweater
slipovers|Some sweaters
slipper|Cinderella lost one
slithers|Makes moccasin tracks
slobber|Drool
slopped|Fed (the hogs)
slugfest|Ball game with a lot of hitting
smattered|Dabbled
smearing|Using unethical campaign tactics
smitten|In love
smoothie|Fast talker
snaking|Winding, as a road
snapless|Like some automobile convertible tops
sneakier|More deceitful
sneered|Looked like Snidely
sneerer|Snidely Whiplash, notably
snipers|Some action film threats
snobbier|More condescending
snorers|Noisy nappers
snorkels|Swimmers' devices
snowsuit|Garb for schussers
soapier|More sudsy
soberness|Effect of gravity?
society|Part of S.P.C.A.
soiling|Befouling
solderer|Person using an iron on metal
solicit|Request respectfully
soloist|Cadenza player
somehow|By hook or by crook
soupspoons|Utensils used before entrées are served
spaniel|Disney's Lady, for one
spanker|Parent of a naughty child, perhaps
spareribs|Barbecued dish
spatula|Burger flipper
spearhead|Lead
spearheads|Leads
spectral|Like the colors of a rainbow
speeder|One over the limit?
speeders|Traffic cops' quarry
spheres|Crystal balls, for example
sphinxes|Mythical creatures with lions' bodies
spidery|Gossamer
spinets|Small upright pianos
sponsors|Underwrites
spooler|Angler, when reeling in a fish
spouses|Husbands and wives
spouted|Spewed forth, as nonsense
sprained|Twisted
sprayer|Piece of yard care equipment
spreads|Infects others with
springers|Some spaniels
springy|Resilient
spruces|Hemlock relatives
spryest|Most agile
squeezes|Loan sharks' tactics
stadium|Yankee, for one
stagflation|Worrisome economic condition
stagflation|Worrisome economic period
stagger|Walk in a crooked line
stagily|In a melodramatic manner
stamens|Pollen producers
stamina|Staying power
standby|Be available
stapling|Preparing a report for distribution, perhaps
starchiest|Most like pasta and potatoes
stardom|Celeb status
stardom|Fame
starter|First-stringer
startle|Catch off guard
startlers|They make sudden appearances
stashes|Squirrels away
station|London's Paddington, for one
statism|Libertarian's nightmare
staunch|Loyal
stayers|Obedient dogs, at times
stealth|Kind of U.S. bomber
stealth|Ninja's asset
stealthy|K G
steamered|Traveled in a certain kind of ship
steamiest|Most passionate
steelie|Metal marble
steeped|Prepared tea, in a way
steepen|Make more precipitous
steepened|Increased in price
steepened|Made a higher grade
steepest|Most inclined
steepled|Like many churches
steeples|Church toppers
steerers|Helmsmen
stellar|Dazzling
stencil|Lettering device
sterile|Lacking originality
sterner|More unyielding
sternly|In an unyielding fashion
sternum|Breastbone
stickler|Perfectionist
stiletto|Heel type
stiletto|Kind of heel
stingers|Cocktails made with crème de menthe
stipulate|Require as an essential condition for agreement
stirrer|Coffee shop freebie
stirrer|Utensil with a coffee cup
stirrup|Place for a boot
stockcar|Race vehicle
stodged|Walked laboriously
stomach|Tolerate
stomached|Put up with
stonemason|Title character's trade in "Jude the Obscure"
stoners|Those who shouldn't live in glass houses?
stopgap|Makeshift
stouter|More thickset
strains|Sifts
strands|Leaves helpless
strange|Idiosyncratic
strange|Mighty peculiar
strapless|Like some evening gowns
strapped|Hard up for dough
strategies|Game plans
stratus|Gray, horizontal cloud form
streamed|Ran like a river
streaming|Going with the flow
streets|The ___ of San Francisco ('70s TV show)
streets|Wall and Easy
stretch|Prisoner's term
stretch|Seventh-inning activity
strewing|Spreading seeds
strides|Walks purposefully
strikers|Some soccer forwards
strobes|Disco flashers
strobes|Flashing lights
strolls|Leisurely walks
stubble|Five o'clock shadow
student|One on a dean's list
stylist|Salon employee
sublease|Rent from a renter
successor|Augustus, to Julius Caesar
suggest|Hint at
suitors|They seek hands
sulking|Moping
sumptuous|Magnificent
sundaes|Dairy Queen buys
supersonic|Like the Concorde
surcharging|Adding an extra fee to
surname|Smith, Jones or Brown
surpass|Beat
surpass|Do better than expected
suspense|State in which you wait
swatter|Fly flattener
swatter|Fly flattener
swaying|Winning over
sweepstakes|Certain horserace
sweepstakes|Dick Clark does ads for one
sweeten|Add honey
sweetened|Put sugar in
sweethearts|Card game for candy makers?
swelter|Suffer in the heat
swollen|Distended
swooped|Descended suddenly, as a bird of prey
synonym|Reward, to desert
syringe|It'll stick you good
tablespoon|Pinball feature for a cook?
tabulators|Typewriter stops
tacklers|Stoppers of runners
tactical|Like some maneuvers
tactile|Like Braille
tailgate|Kind of football game party
tailwind|It may help move aircraft
takeoff|Start of a flight
takeoff|Start up
talebearer|Gossip
talisman|Good luck charm
tallish|Not quite a giant
tampering|Acting like a hacker
tandems|Some equine teams
tankard|Cup with a cover
tannest|Most brown
tantara|Clarion blast
tantrum|Terrible-twos outpouring
targets|Dartboards, e.g.
tartare|Steak ___
tartest|Most sour
tassels|Mortarboard attachments
tastier|More toothsome
tattled|Snitched
taunting|Teasing
teashop|Earl Grey server
teaspoons|Souchong stirrers
tectonics|Plate ___ (structural geology)
tedious|Long and tiresome
teensiest|Least bit
teetotal|Eschew alcohol
telegenic|Attractive on the boob tube
telephoners|Ring givers
telethon|Fund-raiser
televise|Air
telltales|Fib
tenable|Easily argued
tendency|Natural disposition
tenners|Sawbucks
tenseness|Masseur's concern
tentacle|Jellyfish appendage
tenters|Cloth-stretching frameworks
ternate|Consisting of three leaflets
testament|Covenant
testimony|Court report
tethered|On a leash
tethers|Ties up
tetrazzini|Opera singer Luisa, for whom a poultry dish was named
theorems|Mathematical propositions
theorizer|Scientist, at times
therapy|Curative treatment
thermal|Like some underwear
thoraxes|Neck-to-abdomen regions
tidbits|Juicy morsels of gossip
tidiest|Shipshape to the max
tiffany|Big name in glass
timeout|Ump's call
timetable|Order of the day
tinderbox|Place of potential violence
tinfoil|It's a wrap
tinware|Some metalwork
tipplers|Bar fixtures?
tireless|Unflagging
tiresome|Tedious
toastmaster|After-dinner speaker
toddler|Rug rat
toehold|Rock climber's need
tollage|Parkway charges
topazes|Brownish yellow gemstones
topnotch|A-one
topnotch|Unbeatable
topside|On deck
topsides|Part of a ship above the water line
topsoil|Garden's necessity
torments|Inflicts mental anguish on
torrent|Great outpouring
tortoise|Hare's opponent
tortoni|Biscuit ___
tortoni|Rich ice cream
torture|Extreme anguish
tostada|Taco Bell offering
totalitarians|Despots led by a child?
totally|100%
totters|Walks unsteadily
towrope|What a water-skier hangs on to
trachea|Windpipe
tractor|Farm vehicle in David Lynch's "The Straight Story"
trademark|Astroturf, for one
trainees|Apprentices
trainees|Entry-level workers, perhaps
trances|States at the seance
trapdoor|Magician's secret exit
trapdoors|Accesses to attics, sometimes
treetop|Rock-a-Bye, Baby setting
trematode|It may be a fluke
trestle|Bridge support
triangles|Drafting instruments
tribesman|Oklahoma, Omaha, or Ottawa
tribute|Encomium
tricolor|French flag
tricycles|Driveway hazards, perhaps
trifles|Small potatoes
tripods|Camera stands
tripoli|City in "Marines' Hymn"
tripoli|Port in "The Marines' Hymn"
tristate|Of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
trivial|Of very little importance
trooper|State police officer
troubled|In distress
trouser|Pant leg
truelove|The real deal, romantically speaking
truelove|Words on a candy heart
trundle|Convey in a wagon
tsunamis|Seismic sea waves
tungsten|Filament element
tussles|Skirmishes
tutorials|How-to classes
tuxedos|Penguin suits
twaddle|Rot
tweezers|Splinter removers
twinkly|Sparkling
twisted|Danced   la Chubby Checker
typefaces|Gothic characters?
typesets|Prepares for the printer
ukulele|Island strings
ultimate|Final word
umbrella|Elementary protection
umpired|Served as a game official
unblurred|Perfectly clear
undenied|Not withheld, as access
undergo|Be involved in, as treatment
undrawn|Like drapes during the day, often
uneaten|Like leftovers
unfriendly|I C
ungainly|Awkward
unicorn|Horse's mythical relative
unironed|With a pressing need?
university|Brown or Rice
unknown|Obscure
unleaded|Like better fuel
unleash|Let loose, as the dogs
unoiled|Squeaky, maybe
unravels|Frees from complication
unrelated|Like Andy Taylor, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran
unreliable|Not always accurate, as an information source
unrolls|Winds off
unscathed|Without a scratch
unturned|Leave no stone ___
unusual|Tom Jones's "It's Not ___"
upgrade|Software improvement
uplinked|Sent, as data to a satellite
upreared|Raised
upscale|Fairly high on the social ladder
upstage|Overshadow
upsurge|Rapid rise
uptempo|Lively
ushering|Theater employee's task
usurper|One who expropriates
utensil|Kitchen aid
vaccines|Some shots
validates|Proves
valorous|Heroic
vamoosed|Left in a hurry
vamooses|Beats it
variables|X and Y
variegate|Diversify
varlets|Shakespearean cads
vaunted|Widely praised
vegetable|Squash, for one
vehicle|Sled or taxicab
velodrome|Cycling arena
venison|Hunter's stew meat
venturesome|Daring
vexedly|In an annoyed manner
victoria|Secret seller of lingerie?
violinist|One who always takes a bow
vivacity|Liveliness
vouchers|Chits
voyager|Seafarer
waddled|Imitated a penguin
wardrobe|Movie studio department
washtub|Piece of laundry room equipment
wasteland|With "The," five-part T.S. Eliot poem
wastepaper|GARBAGE
wateriness|Gruel quality
waterline|Hull mark
weakens|Undermines
weakness|Sweet tooth, when it comes to sweets
webmaster|Cyberspace administrator
weepers|Losers, in a taunt
weirder|More like Al Yankovic?
welcomed|Greeted with hospitality
wetness|Moisture
wetsuits|Outfits worn with scuba tanks
wheedle|Soft-soap
wheelies|For bikers they're uplifting
whitewash|Gloss over
widebody|Boeing 767, for one
willies|Feeling of fear, with "the"
wonders|Asks "What if?"
woodchopper|Feller in the forest
woolens|Winter warmers
wordily|How most bores speak
workload|Expected output at the office
workload|Things to be done
worrisome|Causing unease
xeroxing|Copying, in a way
yachting|America's Cup activity
yardarm|Spar part
yippies|Chicago 7 movement
yogurts|Dairy counter items
yokemate|Working partner, as for an ox
youngest|Most recently born
yuppies|City go-getters
zircons|Diamond substitutes
abandon|Run out on
abdomen|Solar plexus site
aberrant|Deviating from the normal course
abetted|Helped with the heist
abnormal|Odd
aborted|Ended prematurely
abridge|Reduce in scope
acaudal|Tailless
acclaim|Great praise
accredit|Certify, as a college
accused|Pointed a finger at
acerbic|Like grapefruits
acetone|A source of chloroform
achiever|Results getter
acoustics|Sound science
acrobat|He flips for an audience
acrobat|Vaudeville performer
acrobatic|Well-balanced, perhaps
actress|Female player
actress|Michael Learned, for one
adamant|Unyielding
adaptor|Type of plug
addendum|Book appendix
address|What Lincoln gave at Gettysburg
adenine|It pairs with thymine in DNA
adherent|Supporter of a cause
adheres|Sticks
adheres|Sticks
adhesion|Stick-to-it-iveness?
admirer|Looker-up
admonish|Scold
adoptee|House pet, e.g.
adoptee|One taken in
adorned|Decked out
adrenal|Gland that produces epinephrine
adroitly|With skill
adsorbs|Causes to condense on a surface
adulated|Admired slavishly
aerating|Making bubbly
aerator|Machine that adds carbonation
affidavit|Matter for a notary public
agencies|Madison Avenue companies
agendas|Axes to grind
agendas|To-do lists
agendum|Item on a to-do list
agendum|Thing to do
aggravates|Adds insult to injury
aglimmer|Shining faintly
agronomy|Science for farmers
airfields|Seabees' constructions
airhead|Ditz
airline|Delta or American
airtime|What television advertisers buy
alameda|Shady public walk
alarmed|Apprehensive
albinos|They're all white
alcoves|Bookcase spots
alcoves|Room recesses
alencon|French city famous for its lace
alerted|Gave a heads-up to
alidade|Surveyor's instrument
alienate|Drive away
aliment|Food
aliments|Nourishing stuff
alining|Making true (var.)
allargando|Slowly getting slower, on sheet music
alleges|Asserts without proof
alleging|Asserting without proof
allegro|Fast movement
allocate|Earmark
almanac|Annual volume
almanac|Poor Richard's book
alongside|Parallel to
alphabet|Preschool lesson subject
amasses|Stores up
ambition|Drive to achieve
ambushes|Many oater attacks
amenable|Obedient
amenities|Conveniences
amenities|Realtor's interior selling points, perhaps
amiable|Winning
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleaning solution
ammonium|___ nitrate (dynamite component)
amnesic|Tending to forget things
amoebae|One-celled swimmers
amorous|Lovey-dovey
analogies|Similarities
analogue|It's comparable
anamorphic|Kind of lens used by moviemakers
anatomy|Body-structure science
andante|Slow movement
android|Futuristic automaton
anecdote|Reader's Digest item
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Windflower
angelica|Rugrats brat
angelical|Innocent-looking
animated|Like many Disney films
animator|Drawer of Porky Pig
animosity|Ill will
aniseed|Its oil has a licoricelike flavor
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
anisette|Sweet liqueur
annihilate|Destroy
annoyed|Ticked off
anomaly|It's peculiar
anteater|Aardvark, for example
anteater|Aardvark, for one
anteater|One that dines on the hill
anteing|Paying to play stud
antelope|Deer's companion, on the range
antelope|Dik-dik, for example
anthems|O Canada and "God Save the Queen"
antidote|Cure for what ails you
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
antimony|Element whose symbol is Sb
antipathy|Aversion
antlers|Elk features
anything|What some people may try once
anytime|Whenever
apishly|In a silly imitative way
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apparats|Political power structures
apparel|It's "gay" in "Deck the Halls"
appeaser|Person who tries to keep someone else happy
applause|Sign flashed in TV studios
applesauce|Red-fruit purée
applied|Not theoretical
applied|Put on
appoint|Name
apposes|Places side by side
approve|Give the go-ahead
apricot|Brandy flavor
apricots|Fruits used to make Sacher tortes
aptness|Suitability
aptness|Suitability
aquamarine|March birthstone
aqueduct|Roman water conduit
arabize|Adopt Middle Eastern customs, perhaps
arbitrary|Like a fiat
arbored|Tree-shaded
arcadia|Pan's home, in Greek myth
archival|Pertaining to backup records
archive|Document store
archive|Store, as public records
arietta|Short opera solo
aristos|Nobles, familiarly
armband|It's worn on a limb
armpits|Ban targets
armyworm|Crop-destroying caterpillar
aromatic|Like potpourri
arrange|Put in order
arrears|Overdue debts
arrests|Rap sheet data
arrogance|Haughtiness
arsenals|Munitions collections
arsenic|Element in insecticides
arterial|Concerning certain vessels
artifact|Dig find
artifice|Clever trick
artiste|Theatrical pro
ascribe|Credit, as a source
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashtray|Place for butts
asocial|Hardly gregarious
asocial|Withdrawn
aspartame|NutraSweet, basically
aspects|Facets
aspired|Aimed for, with "to"
aspires|Shoots for the moon
assault|Violent attack
asserting|Sticking up for (oneself)
assessed|Sized up
assigned|Sent, as to a military outpost
assistor|Supportive one
associate|Hobnob
assorts|Puts in order
asteroid|Orbiter between Mars and Jupiter
astonished|Wowed
astride|With a leg on each side of
asylums|Refuges
atavist|Throwback to an earlier time
athlete|Jock
atingle|All excited, as with anticipation
atlases|They'll show you the world
atomism|Belief that all things are made of particles
attachable|Like Mr. Potato Head parts
attache|Kind of case
attached|Stuck on
attenuator|Device that reduces electrical signal amplitude
attests|Bears witness
attorneys|They keep practicing
attrition|Reduction in strength
auditors|C.P.A.s, at times
automat|Cafeteria of a sort
autopsy|Stiff examination?
avarice|Galloping greed
avengers|Emma Peel and John Steed
aversion|Distaste
aviator|Expert with a joystick
avocado|Alligator pear
avocado|Salad fruit
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
baboons|Monkeys with harems
backfired|Boomeranged
backstage|Behind the proscenium
badinage|Playful banter
balalaika|Instrument with a triangular body
ballads|Songs for slow dances
ballyhoo|Attention-getting demonstration
baptist|John, notably
barhops|Paints the town red
barometer|It works under pressure
barroom|Cheers setting
barstool|Pub parking place?
bassets|Drooling dogs
batsman|Cricket player
battles|Hostile encounters
bazaars|Some charity events
beachboys|They sang "In My Room"
beagles|Long-eared dogs
bearcats|Stutz autos
bearhug|Coach Bryant's embrace?
bearhug|Strong embrace
bearskin|Pioneer's rug material
bearskins|Hides from the grizzlies?
beastie|Rap's ___ Boys
beatable|Not invincible
beavers|Dam builders
becloud|Obscure
beestings|Apiarists' occupational hazards
befuddle|Confuse
bellboys|Hotel employees
benedict|Name of 15 popes
bewails|Laments
bicycle|Two-wheeler
bikinis|Two-piece suits
bilious|Ill-humored
birdseed|It may be sold in the form of a bell
biscotti|Coffeeshop sweets of sorts
bisected|Split evenly
blackjack|Nickname of Gen. John Pershing
blackmail|Motive for murder, perhaps
blaring|Turned up to full volume
blasted|Confounded
blitzed|Swarmed the quarterback
blooper|TV blunder
blowhole|Whale's breather
blueblood|Aristocrat
bluebonnet|State flower of Texas
blushes|Becomes visibly embarrassed
bohemia|Arty area
bonanza|TV western for 14 seasons
bonhomie|Geniality
bookshelf|Supporter of literature?
boonies|One-horse town locale, with "the"
boonies|Remote rural areas, informally
borders|Barnes & Noble competitor
botanic|Relating to plant life
bottomed|Reached the nadir, with "out"
boyfriend|Swain
brained|Conked on the head
brainstem|Medulla oblongata site
brandless|Like generic grocery items
bravura|Florid musical passage
breadline|If band's conga formation?
breathe|As I live and ___!
breeder|Kennel club member
brittle|Likely to crack
brocades|Rich fabrics
brushup|Go over one's old notes
bubbles|Club soda feature
buffalofish|Carplike member of the sucker family
burglar|Criminal detected by some alarms
burrito|Meal in a tortilla
cabdriver|Hack
caimans|Alligator's South American relatives
callous|Insensitive
calvary|Crucifixion setting
campion|The Piano director
canasta|Game with four jokers
canasta|Rummy variation
canasta|Rummy variety
candlelit|Required course for occultists?
canister|Sugar holder
cannoli|Shells stuffed with sweet stuff
cantata|Musical composition based on text
cantatas|Bach creations
cantatas|Musical pieces similar to oratorios
caplets|Dosages similar to pills
caravan|Turnpike line
caromed|Made a snooker shot
carpool|Commuting arrangement
carryall|Overhead compartment item
carryon|Misbehave
carryon|Play the fool
cassocks|Long clerical garments
catcall|Boo! from the stands, e.g.
catcher|Diamond theft preventer
category|Potpourri, on "Jeopardy!"
cautioned|Warned
ceasefire|Truce, of a kind
cedilla|Mark below C in French?
cellists|They have a bow when they take a bow
censure|Harsh reprimand
chanteuse|Edith Piaf, for one
character|One might be cool or shady
charcoal|Black-and-white medium
chateau|Winegrower's estate
chatelaine|Castle mistress
cheapskates|Discount hockey gear?
cheddar|Monterey Jack, for one
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerleader|Court entertainer
cheetah|An endangered species
cheetah|Swift cat
chemise|Teddy part
cherishes|Holds dear
cherubim|Members of the heavenly choir
children|W. C. Fields reputedly hated them
chinook|Warm dry Rocky Mountain wind
chisels|Swindles
chorine|Gal in a line on Broadway
chorister|Sunday singer
chromatid|One of two identical genetic strands
cigarillo|Small, leaf-wrapped smoke
cinders|Ashes
claptrap|Bunk
cleaning|Certain crew's job
clinical|Coolly detached
clinics|Places for nonresident patients
cloakroom|Place for checkers?
clobbers|Whales the tar out of
coarsen|Make rougher
cochlea|Sound interpreter in the ear
cockatoo|Showy parrot
cockpit|Control panel locale
codicil|Will supplement
coexists|Lives side by side
cogitated|Thought hard
cohabit|Share quarters
collared|Captured, as a criminal
colleen|The Thorn Birds novelist McCullough
collude|Cabal
coloratura|Trill-a-minute performer?
colorcasts|Most television programs, nowadays
colored|Tinged
compute|Use a calculator
concertgoer|LISTENER
confederacy|Georgia was in it
congrats|Bravo!
conniption|Fit of anger
consent|What a green light symbolizes
consigns|Entrusts
constitutionals|Walks taken for health reasons
continue|Go on...
coolant|Radiator fill
coonskin|Crockett's cap material
copilot|Cockpit companion
copycats|Ones whose actions aren't original
corolla|Colorful inner envelope
corolla|Toyota model
corrode|Become rusty
coterie|Clique
coterie|Cliquish group
cowhand|Worker on a cattle ranch
crabgrass|Weedeater target
crassest|Having the least refinement
cravens|Lily-livered ones
creamed|Like some spinach or corn
creamier|Richer, in a way
creative|Kind of writing
creative|Original
creator|Former
creator|God, with "the"
crenate|Having a scalloped margin, as a leaf
creosote|Chimney wall deposit
crewmen|Spock, Sulu, McCoy, et al., to the Enterprise
cringed|Cowered
crocuses|Saffron sources
crosier|Abbot's staff
crossover|Go from country to pop, e.g.
crosspiece|Hilt-blade separator
crossroad|Vital decision point
cruiser|Airplane in flight, often
cubicles|Office divisions
cylinder|Piston chamber
cynical|Showing mockery
dadaists|Arp and his ilk
dalliance|Shilly-shally
daredevil|Karl Wallenda, for one
dashiki|Brightly colored, loose-fitting pullover
dastard|Contemptible coward
daylily|Brief-blooming flower
deacons|Clerics below priests
deadeye|Sure shooter
dearest|Start of some letters
debriefed|Stripped bare?
declare|Speak to the customs officer?
decodes|Cracks a secret message
decreased|Ironed?
deepest|Least shallow
defeats|Gets the better of
defiant|Like a headstrong teenager
defleaing|Ridding of pests, in a way
defrayed|Paid for
defroster|Ice-melting device
deicers|They're used on planes in winter
deliria|Frenzies
demeanor|Bearing
demitasse|Strong black coffee after dinner, perhaps
deniable|Easily contradicted, perhaps
denials|Disclaimers, e.g.
denounced|Spoke ill of
dentist|Canine doctor
denudes|Makes naked
denying|Naysayer's activity
departures|They can be found on an airport monitor
depicts|Portrays
depressed|Wrinkled?
derbies|Laurel and Hardy's headgear
derided|Pooh-poohed
deserts|Mojave and Gobi
deserts|Reduced rainfall regions
deserts|They may be just
desired|Prayed for
despair|Give up all hope
despair|Hopelessness
desserts|Flan and frappé
detached|Impartial
detector|Lie ___ (polygraph)
detente|Cold War follower
detests|Hates with a passion
detracted|Deprived of one's land?
detracts|Takes away
devastate|Ravage
devotes|Consecrates
diagrams|Helpful figures
diapers|Luvs or Huggies products
diatribes|Abusive speeches
diehards|Zealots
diminish|Lessen
dimness|Reason for squinting
diocesan|Of a bishop's jurisdiction
disaster|Type of area or film
discern|Recognize
discerns|Notices
disgusts|Is revolting
dishrag|Plate cleaner
dispute|Call into question
distaff|Maternal
distance|Absence of warmth
doctoral|Pertaining to medical practice
dogtrot|Boxer's pace, e.g.
dollars|They're spent in Canada
dominant|Like alpha males
donator|Philanthropic one
doormen|Entrance attendants
doornail|Paradigm of deadness
dopiness|Dazed and confused state
dopiness|Quality of one of the Seven Dwarfs
dormant|In abeyance
downbeat|Gloomy
downsized|Cut back, in corporate-speak
dragster|Racing vehicle
drained|Spent
dressage|Equestrian event
dresser|Wardrobe assistant
drifters|They sang "Under the Boardwalk"
drudges|Toils
dryasdust|Dull
dyeweed|Plant yielding coloring matter
earache|Otitis
earlobe|Carol Burnett tugged on hers
earlobes|They're often pierced
earnest|From the heart
earnest|From the heart
earnest|Heartfelt
easiest|Least taxing
eatable|Fit to consume
echelon|Level of authority
echelon|Tier
ecocide|Polluter's crime
ectomorph|One with a light body build
educate|Show the ropes to
educated|Possessing a college degree
educator|Professor, for one
eelworms|Potato pests
egghead|Walking encyclopedia, e.g.
eggplants|They're called aubergines in England
egocentric|Self-obsessed
eiderdown|Pillow filler
eiderdown|Quilt filled with soft duck feathers
ejector|Gun mechanism that throws out the empty cartridge
elastic|Like some bands
elbowroom|Passengers' lack, in coach section
electrical|Kind of storm or tape
electronic|The "E" of "E-mail"
elegant|Fancy-schmancy
elements|Euclid's treatise on geometry
elephant|Seuss's Horton, for one
elevate|Pick up
elevators|Leeds lifts, stateside
ellipse|Flattened-out circle
ellipsis|...
ellipsis|Omission indication
elongate|Stretch
emaciate|Waste away
emanate|Flow out
embargo|Ban on the seas
embargo|Economic warfare tactic
embroider|Work at needlework
embryos|Rudimentary states
emceeing|Hosting, as a talk show
emeralds|55th anniversary gems
emigrates|Moves to another country
eminence|Elevated standing
eminent|Illustrious
emissive|Radiating
emphasis|Stress on a word or phrase
emulate|Act like
enabled|Made possible
encasing|Covering up
encodes|Translates from plaintext
encores|Repeat performances
encounter|Chance upon
endemic|Native, in a way
endlessness|Infinite quality
endorse|Support publicly
enervate|Deprive of strength
enforces|Carries out, as laws
engrave|Write on a ring, e.g.
enlistee|Any military recruit, these days
enlistee|Member of the service
enlistees|Service volunteers
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
enrobed|Covered one's birthday suit
enrobes|Dresses
ensnare|Catch
entangles|Knots up
entente|Alliance
entente|International accord
entente|International agreement
entered|Typed in
enthuse|Inspire with zeal
enthusiasts|NUTS
entitle|Give a name to
entrant|Application filler
entraps|Catches cagily
entreat|Plead
entropy|Tendency towards chaos
entryways|Portals
entwine|Interweave
enveloping|Shrouding completely
epigram|Bon mot
epistles|Letters Testamentary?
epochal|Very influential
equator|Where Earth's girth is 24,902 miles
erasers|They get the graphite out
erected|Put up
erelong|Soon
erelong|Soon, in poesy
eremite|Religious recluse
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Risqué reading
errands|Things to run
errantly|In an aimless manner
erratic|Having no definite course
ersatzes|Substitutes
escalator|Kind of clause
escapee|One who's sprung the coop
escapees|Successful jailbreak participants
escapes|Houdini feats
escorted|Went with
espaliers|Branch-training trellises
espionage|Bond's field
espressos|Cappuccino and latte, essentially
essayer|Trying one
essayer|Trying type
essayers|Trying types
essayist|Editorial writer
essence|Heart and soul
estates|Will subjects
estrogen|Female hormone
etcetera|King of Siam's refrain phrase
eternizes|Makes timeless
ethanes|Some fuel gases
ethanol|Fermentation by-product
euphemism|Blankety-blank, for example
evanesce|Fade away
evening|Night time
eventide|Night, to poets
everyone|The whole gang
exhilarate|Thrill
existence|Quality of an entity
expanses|Broad stretches
expedite|Hurry up
exposure|Film frame
exposure|Pentax setting
expunges|Wipes out
extends|Widens
extinct|Like the dodo
extortion|Blackmail
extorts|Obtains through coercion
extroverts|Outgoing people
eyeball|Check out
eyehole|Feature of some apartment doors
eyelash|Narrowest of margins
eyeless|___ in Gaza (Huxley novel)
eyesore|Dilapidated building, e.g.
eyesore|Weedy abandoned lot, for example
eyeteeth|They're cut when becoming worldly-wise
facials|Day spa offerings
faculty|Teaching and administrative staff
falsest|Least factual
fantasy|Genre associated with science fiction
fattens|Beefs up, as livestock
favorable|Propitious, as some omens
fearsome|Awe-inspiring
featherbeds|Soft mattress covers
fedoras|Hats favored by Matt Drudge and Humphrey Bogart
feedbag|Horse's "lunchbox"
fiancee|Intended
fireballer|Randy Johnson, notably
firepower|Military capability
fissure|Organ groove
flagships|Standouts at sea
flatbeds|Trucks with shallow boxes
flatiron|Its business was pressing
flaunter|Exhibitionist
fleered|Laughed mockingly
fletcher|Oscar-winner Louise
florescence|Bloom
fluoresce|Glow with radiation
flushed|Red in the cheeks
flytraps|Plants that devour bugs
foghorns|Sounds at sea
foliage|Leaves
footing|You can lose yours on a slippery floor
footnote|Reference citer, in a manuscript
forefront|Preeminent position
foresaw|Predicted
forester|The African Queen author C. S.
forever|END OF THE QUOTE
forsake|Desert
frailest|Least robust
freelance|Self-employed professional
friaries|Brotherhoods
fridges|Cold spots
frostiness|Chilly quality
gallant|Chivalrous
gallbladder|Pear-shaped pouch
gamekeeper|Wildlife protector
gangland|Mob milieu
gardened|Grew vegetables
gargantua|Rabelaisian giant
gasbags|They'll talk your ear off
gatefold|Playboy center, for one
gauging|Measuring precisely
gazette|Word in many newspaper names
gearshifts|Standard sticks
gelatin|Slide used in lighting
gentian|Blue wildflower
geodesic|Like Buckminster Fuller's dome
germane|Relevant
gestapo|___ tactics (brutal measures)
giftwrap|Busy department at Christmastime
globules|Little balls
glories|Morning ___ (funnel-shaped flowers)
glowered|Looked daggers
gnocchi|Potato dumplings
gooseflesh|Reaction to fear or excitement
grandee|Spanish nobleman
granola|Nutritious nosh
grating|Annoying
grazioso|Flowingly, in music
greater|What ">" means, with "than"
greeter|Welcoming one
groomer|Pooch prettifier
gruyere|Swiss cheese
guesses|Shots in the dark
guidepost|Sherpas' newspaper?
guitars|Instruments for Segovia
habituates|Accustoms
habitue|Frequenter
hacienda|Large ranch
hackers|Cyberterrorists, e.g.
hamburger|Cookout staple
hamlets|Micro-municipalities
hammerlock|Rapper M.C.'s tress?
handheld|Like the camerawork in "The Blair Witch Project"
handler|Trained animal's custodian
handles|Pick-up things?
hangout|Place to loiter with pals
hapless|Ill-fated
hardhanded|Stingy and strict
harness|Draft horse gear
harvesttime|Fall of the year
hassles|Bothersome situations
hatpins|Chapeau securers
haulage|Carrying charge
hayseed|Yokel
headliner|Star
healthy|Robust
hearten|Cheer
heathen|Nonbeliever
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
heights|Acrophobe's dread
hemline|It may raise eyebrows when raised
hemline|Tailor's bottom edge
heralds|Ushers in
hesitate|Pause indecisively
heteros|Straights
hexagram|Star of David shape
hibiscus|Showy flower
hilltop|Alphorn player's perch
hinderers|Progress preventers
hipness|Cool character's quality
hipness|Cool state
hoarsen|Make rougher, as a voice
hobgoblin|Bogeyman
hobgoblins|Halloween imps
hoedown|Barn dance music
hogshead|63-gallon cask
hokeypokey|Dance where "you turn yourself around"
holiday|1984 hit for Madonna
hollies|They sang "On a Carousel"
hologram|Laser-generated image
homeowner|Block party party
homespun|Unsophisticated
honeybee|Pollen gatherer
hookahs|Pipes with long, flexible tubes
hoosegow|Slammer
hootenanny|Community sing
hopeless|Like a lost cause
horizon|Vanishing point
hormone|Insulin, for example
horserace|Belmont Park attraction
hosiery|Socks
hotrods|Drag racers
houseboat|1958 Cary Grant film
housebroken|Word in a dog-adoption ad
housecoat|Bathrobe's cousin
hurricanes|Big blasts
hussars|Ornately uniformed European cavalrymen
hydrant|Firefighter's fixture
hygiene|Cleanliness
hysteria|Emotional outburst
icecaps|Polar coverings
identical|Selfsame
idiotic|Extremely stupid
idolater|Pagan, perhaps
idolizes|Places on a pedestal
iffiest|Most uncertain
ignites|Puts a match to
ignoble|Of low character
ignores|Doesn't recognize
illness|Health problem
imagery|Figurative language
imagery|Poetic technique
imbrues|Infuses
immense|Great
impaired|Weakened
impasse|Position with no obvious way out
imperil|Jeopardize
impiety|Lack of respect
implementations|Executions
imposers|They make take advantage of you
inactive|Like some volcanoes
inanely|In a senseless way
incident|Embarrassing occurrence
incline|Slant
includes|Doesn't ostracize
indolent|Sluggish
inedible|Spoiled
inelastic|Not responsive to changing conditions
inertia|It will keep you going
inertia|It'll keep you going
infinite|Immeasurable
ingested|Ate
inherit|Get what's left
inherited|Came into
initiate|Kick off
initiate|Kick off
innocence|Moral purity
inphase|Synchronized
insects|Entomologist's subject
inshore|Towards the coast
insinuated|Meant but didn't say
insister|Emphatic one
insolent|Cheeky
insomnia|1994 Stephen King novel
inspector|Clouseau, for one
inspire|Be a muse for
instead|As an alternative
intellect|Brains
intends|Has in mind
interrogate|Pump
intimacies|Close associations
intones|Recites, as if singing
intrinsic|Belonging by its very nature
intrude|Trespass
intruder|Target of a guard dog's growls
intrust|Under guardianship
ironclad|Like a good alibi
ironers|They have pressing work
ironside|Raymond Burr detective series
ironside|Raymond Burr series of the early 1970s
irrigate|Pipe in water to
irritants|Pains in the neck
isosceles|Like some triangles
isotope|Carbon 13 or cobalt 60
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Say repeatedly
itinerary|Traveler's check?
jackknife|Bad news for a big rig
jailbreaks|Forcible escapes
jammies|Beddy-bye outfit
jaywalks|Goes to the opposite corner, perhaps
jeremiad|Prolonged lament
jetstream|High, high winds
jogging|Workout activity...and a suit
jounces|Moves joltingly
jubilee|Diamond celebration
juggernaut|Giant battleship
juvenile|Part of JD
kashmir|Former Asian state known for goat wool
katydid|Grasshopper named for its song
katydids|Horned grasshopper relatives
keenest|Most acute
kernels|Nutmeats
ketchup|Cocktail sauce ingredient
kidnaps|Carries off for a ransom
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kimonos|The Mikado garb
kinetic|Kind of energy
kingsnakes|Cannibalistic constrictors
kinkier|More tightly curled, as hair
kitchen|Truman said to get out of it
kitschy|Schlocky
klondike|Yukon territory
knapsack|Hiker's load
kneaded|Did a pizzeria chore
kneeled|Genuflected
kneeled|Prepared to be dubbed
kneepad|Joint protection
knotted|Gnarled
krakens|Norwegian sea monsters
ladylove|Sweetheart
lanoline|Wool fat (var.)
largesse|Magnanimity
lariats|Ropes with nooses
larkspur|Buttercup family member
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lathers|Soaps up
lathery|White with foam
latinos|People of Spanish-speaking descent
lattice|Trellis pattern
laudable|Worth praising
laughingstock|Object of ridicule
laurels|Rest on one's ___
lavender|Lilac color
lawless|Lucy who plays Xena
leaflet|Handbill
leapfrog|Kids' jumping game
learner|Discoverer
leashed|Restrained   la Rover
lecture|Guest speaker's address
ledgers|Books that get "cooked"
legends|Folklore
leghorn|Cartoon character Foghorn ___
legless|Like snakes and worms
lemonade|Summer thirst quencher
lenient|Permissive
lenient|Soft
lenient|The opposite of harsh
letdowns|Disappointments
lethargic|Dull
letterer|Top athlete or calligrapher
lettermen|Some college athletes
lewdest|Most lascivious
libelee|Defamed party in court
licensee|Permit holder
lifeline|One of a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" trio
lifetimes|Existences
limeade|Citrus quencher
limeade|Green quaff
lineage|Ancestry
lineage|Ancestry
liniment|Aye, there's the rub!
lissome|Smooth and supple
listless|Sluggish
liveable|Tolerable
loathed|Despised
lodging|What a weary motorist may look for
loitered|Dillydallied
lonelier|Feeling more isolated
lottery|Event in a Shirley Jackson story
lottery|It may make you a millionaire
lottery|Millionaire maker
lovably|In an adorable way
lowbrow|Unintellectual sort
loyalist|Franco foe
lozenge|Smith Brothers unit
macadam|Broken stone used in pavement
macaroni|Feather, to Yankee Doodle
macaroni|Word for Yankee Doodle
macaroons|Coconut treats
machete|Broad sword
madeira|Amber-colored wine
madness|Folly
madonna|Flaunter of a conical-cupped bra
maestro|Arturo Toscanini was one
maestro|Baton wielder
maestro|Bigwig at the podium
maestro|Musical address
magnetize|Make attractive, in a way
mailboxes|Places for fliers
malaise|Depressed feeling
malarky|Bunkum
malteds|Milk shake alternatives
maltose|White, crystalline sugar
manatee|An endangered species
maneuvered|Schemed deviously
maniacs|Fanatics
manmade|Synthetic
manpower|Staffing level
marimba|It has wooden bars
marimba|Xylophone relative
marinara|Red sauce
marines|Gomer Pyle's group
marries|Ties the knot
marsala|Wine with veal
marshes|Wetlands
mascaras|Helena Rubinstein products
massacre|One-sided contest
masseur|Rubber
masseuses|They knead customers
masters|Two-year graduate degree, maybe
matchmaker|When doubled, "Fiddler on the Roof" tune
matinee|Daytime showing
matronly|Like a dignified, grown woman
mattered|Made a difference
medalists|Honored Olympians
meekest|Most resembling Caspar Milquetoast
melange|Hodgepodge
melange|Hodgepodge
menisci|Convex formations on full glasses
menswear|Guys' garb
mergers|Business marriages
message|It's left on an answering machine
milestone|Rite of passage
militate|Have influence (against)
millibars|Atmospheric units on weather maps
minaret|Mosque tower
mindset|Inclination
minimal|Least possible
mintier|Stronger-tasting, like some toothpastes
minutemen|Redcoat battlers
miracle|Lourdes event
mischief|PRANKS
misnomers|Inappropriate designations
mistake|Boo-boo
mistreat|Abuse
moderato|In a medium tempo
modesty|Demureness
modicum|Small amount
modular|Made of standard units
monarchs|Crowned heads
monocle|Prop for Mr. Peanut
monorail|Transportation choice in Disneyland
monument|The Statue of Liberty, for one
moorhen|Ubiquitous marsh bird
moralist|One who tells others how to live
morocco|Destination in a 1942 Crosby/Hope "Road" film
moronic|Brainless
mortgage|A homeowner may take one out
mortise|Tenon receiver
moseying|Ambling along
mothball|Item kept in the closet
moussaka|Dish made with eggplant
mudslides|Hillside hazards, after rainstorms
mulched|Covered with peat moss, say
nanosecond|Small time
nanoseconds|Tiny slices of time
naphtha|Volatile petroleum distillate
napkins|Wipers
narthex|Church passageway
nascent|Developing
natation|Swimming
naughts|Zeros
neatest|Most like Felix Unger
nebulae|Space spirals
neckline|It may be plunging
needers|They have requirements
needless|Uncalled-for
negative|Below zero
neglects|Slights
negotiate|Try to avert a strike
neighbor|Friendly address
nemesis|Archenemy
neologist|Idiom inventor
neonatal|Affecting human infants
neonatal|One of the units in a hospital
neophyte|Tyro
nestled|Got cozy
nettles|Provokes
neutron|Sir James Chadwick discovery of 1932
ninefold|More than octupled
nitpick|Carp about details
nitrate|Organic fertilizer component
nobleman|Duke or baron
noisier|More irritating to the ear
noisiest|Most clamorous
nonhuman|Like some "X-Files" extras
nonliteral|Figurative
nonoily|Lacking a greasy texture
nonpaid|Like most volunteers
notecard|Bit of decorative stationery
notepads|What stenos scratch on
nothing|Middle of observation
novella|Short story's big brother
novellas|Short stories of sorts
numerators|Top figures
numeric|Expressed by numbers
nursing|Caring for
nutshell|Model of pithiness
obstruct|Get in the way of
obverse|Coin side
ocarina|Musical "sweet potato"
octuples|Multiplies by 8
oddballs|Weirdos
offices|Business establishments
oleander|Evergreen of the dogbane family
omelets|Eggy entrées
omelette|Folded brunch dish
omissible|Not important enough to be included
oneness|Unity
oneness|Unity
onetime|Previous
onshore|Moving away from the ocean, as a breeze
onstage|Treading the boards
onwards|Tour guide's exhortation
openwork|Embroidery characteristic
operate|Manipulate
operate|Run, as heavy machinery
opinion|Two cents worth
optimum|Most desirable
orangeade|Tang-like beverage
orating|Speaking pompously
oratorical|Eloquent
oratorical|Like Cicero's skills
oratorio|Lengthy sung opus
orbital|Like a planetary path
ordains|Issues a decree
orderlies|Gurney pushers
oregano|Spaghetti sauce seasoning
oregano|Spaghetti seasoning
organelle|Specialized cell part
organist|Bach prelude player
oriental|From the East
oriental|Monopoly avenue
oriental|Monopoly avenue
orienting|Getting one's bearings
orioles|1983 World Series champs
orthodoxies|Belief systems
osmosis|Gradual absorption
osmosis|Passage through a semipermeable membrane
otoscopes|Ear doctors' gadgets
ottoman|Armchair companion
outleap|Defeat in the long jump, say
outtake|Clip on the cutting room floor
outvote|Defeat by ballot
overbooked|Excessively reserved
overcame|Vanquished
overcharge|Soak
overdoses|Takes too much
overexert|Strain
overheat|Spew steam from under the hood
overjoys|Tickles pink
overrate|Value too highly
oversea|Like the States, to a Brit
overseer|Boss
overseer|Simon Legree, e.g.
oversell|Deliver too many pitches?
overthrown|More of the fowl question
padrone|Exploitative boss
pajamas|Lights-out outfit
palaces|Alcázar and Alhambra
palatal|Relating to the roof of the mouth
palette|Painter's board
panache|Flamboyant manner
pancake|Breakfast food that you'll flip over?
panorama|Breathtaking view
panorama|Grand Canyon view
panorama|Postcard view
panorama|Splendid, wide view
paperclip|Office fastener
paradigm|Perfect example
parallels|Equivalents
parallels|They never touch
parapets|Balcony barriers
parapets|Great Wall of China features
parasols|Lightweight umbrellas
pardons|Government grants?
parents|Definition, part 3
parties|Social gatherings
partisan|Devoted follower
partner|Silent one, perhaps
passive|Type of smoke
pasteups|Printers' layouts
pastors|Flock leaders
patented|Staked a scientific claim on
patterned|In the style of, with "after"
pealing|Taking a toll?
peccadillo|Minor sin
peepers|Orbs
pelisses|Fur-trimmed cloaks
penguin|Flightless fowl
penicillin|Sir Alexander Fleming discovery of 1928
penicillin|Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery
penknife|Tool for an archaeologist
penname|Mark Twain, for Samuel Clemens
pennames|Elia and Saki, e.g.
pentads|Groups of five
peptalk|Halftime motivator
perfect|Like a 10
perjury|False testimony
persecutor|Oppressive sort
persevere|See through to the end
persona|Public role
persona|___ non grata
perusal|Scrutiny
petioles|Slender stems
petticoat|___ Junction
petulance|Prima donna's characteristic
pharaoh|Villain of Exodus
pharaohs|Ancient Egyptian rulers
pharisees|Sect condemned by Jesus
phrased|Expressed in words
piecrust|Cobbler base
pigeonhole|Filing aid
pigeonholing|Assigning to a specific place
pigskin|Horsehide's gridiron counterpart
pigskin|NFL necessity
pimentos|Red bell pepper fruits
pimpernel|Its flowers close at the approach of bad weather
pinafore|Child's apron
pinhole|Tiny aperture
pinwheel|Revolving, dazzling firework
pioneer|Conestoga wagon passenger
piroshki|Small Russian turnovers
placate|Appease
placate|Make conciliatory gestures toward
plagues|Worries the heck out of
platform|Bandstand, for one
platoons|Shares the regular starting job, in baseball
platypi|Swimmers with beaverlike tails
playact|Pretend
playful|Like Shakespeare?
playpen|Baby's enclosure
plaything|Toy
playtime|Grade school break
pleaser|One gratifying
pleases|Gives gratification to
poisons|Cyanide and arsenic, e.g.
polecats|Skunks
political|Word before correctness or science
poolhall|Room with pockets
poolroom|The Hustler locale
poolside|Lifeguard's hangout, perhaps
poorhouse|Pauper's place, once
popedom|The life of Leo?
popguns|Cork shooters
popsicle|Cool treat on a stick
porcupines|Critters with quills
porterhouse|Cut from between the prime ribs and the sirloin
porters|Skycaps
porthole|Ship window
portion|Share
posited|Assumed as a fact
posited|Made an assumption
possibly|Perhaps
postdoc|One doing advanced research, often
postings|Bulletin board messages
pothole|Spot in the road needing work
potshot|Random criticism
pounces|Attacks like a cat
powered|Gave strength to
prattler|Blatherskite
precinct|Police division
preclude|Rule out in advance
precludes|Makes impossible
predict|Do a weather report, e.g.
preempts|Makes a defensive bid, in bridge
preheat|First word in many recipes
prentice|___ Hall (technical publisher)
prepares|Whips up
preparing|Definition, part 2
presence|Imposing appearance
pressmen|Some newspaper employees
prestige|Clout
preteen|Twelve-year-old, e.g.
pretend|Make believe
priedieu|Prayer bench
probable|Like some causes
probated|Established as valid, as a will
proctor|Supervise, as an exam
prophet|Seer
prorate|Calculate a dividend distribution, e.g.
prosaic|Everyday
prospector|Claim worker
protege|Luke, to Obi-Wan
psalmbook|Sunday text
psalmist|The Lord is my shepherd writer, e.g.
psalmist|King David, as a writer
pulsars|Antony Hewish discovery of 1967
puritan|Morally strict
qualified|Up to the task
quatrains|Omar Khayyám's stanzas
quickie|Slapdash
quotient|Division result
radiuses|Arm bones
ragtime|E. L. Doctorow novel
raiment|Attire
rainbows|Colorful arcs
raincoat|Wet weather wear
rainmaker|Matt Damon movie based on a Grisham novel, with "The"
raising|Bringing up
rakehell|Roué
ralliers|Those making a comeback
rallies|Joins in a common cause
rampart|Raised fortification
ranchmen|Cowboys' employers
ransack|Search through for loot
rassled|Fought on a mat, to some
ratatat|Machine gun noise
rathole|Rodent's residence
rattans|Climbing palms
ravishing|Extremely beautiful
reactor|Atomic pile
readapt|Change with the times...again
readings|Interpretations
realism|Winslow Homer's painting style
realists|Non-visionaries
realities|Brass tacks
realtor|One with lots for sale
realtor|Person with lots to offer
reasoned|Thought through
recital|Carnegie Hall event
recitative|Opera feature
recline|Use an easy chair
recline|Use an easy chair
recliner|Adjustable chair
recoiled|Flinched
recoils|Backs away (from)
recorder|High-pitched wind
records|33's and 45's
redefined|Set a new standard in
redeyes|Insomniac's symptom
redheads|Carrot-tops
redline|It divides a hockey rink in half
reduced|On sale
reelect|Send back to Washington
reengage|Involve again
refractor|Telescope that uses a lens as the primary focusing element
refreshment|Punch or cookies, e.g.
refurbish|Fix up
reheats|Nukes, perhaps
reindeer|Santa's stableful
relearn|Master anew
reliably|In a trustworthy way
relines|Does a brake job
reluctance|Disinclination
remotest|Most secluded
renegade|Unconventional
reneged|Went back (on)
reneges|Plays the wrong card
renters|They pay a flat rate
reorder|Stock up on again
reorient|Accustom anew
repaints|Decorates in a new color, maybe
reparable|Not necessarily ruined
repasts|Meals
repeated|Echoed
repenter|Act of Contrition reciter
reported|Worked as a cub, perhaps
resents|Harbors ill feelings towards
reserves|Weekend warriors
reshaped|Gave new character to
reshoes|Does a smith's job
reshoot|Film anew
resider|Tenant
resigner|Nixon or Agnew, in the '70s
resists|Reluctantly abstains from
resonance|Echo
restarts|Turns the ignition key again
resting|Dormant
restless|Word in the name of a soap opera
retainer|Up-front fee
retaped|Used the VCR again
retentive|Having a good memory
retinol|Antiaging vitamin
reverse|Gear used when parallel parking
revised|Brought up to date
revises|Edits
rewrite|Second draft
rezones|Sections off differently
rhyming|Like "gloom" and "doom"
ridable|Like some horses or waves
riddance|Word often heard after "good"
rigmaroles|Fusses
ringneck|Duck with a circular marking
ripened|Came to maturity
riviera|Saint-Tropez locale
roadshow|Touring troupe
roaster|Rock Cornish hen, often
roister|Be rambunctious
rollover|___ Beethoven
rolltop|Desk style with a sliding cover
roomers|They may be more than houseguests
roommates|Bert and Ernie, for example
rooster|Morning crower
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
rosehips|American Beauty fruits
roughed|Went without creature comforts, with "it"
roundabout|Indirect
royalty|Kings and queens but not aces
ruffians|Bullyboys
runnels|Small streams
rustler|Beef thief
ruttier|More like a back road, perhaps
sacrifice|Give up
saddlebag|Western carryall
saddles|Tack room items
sadists|Cruel folks
sailcloth|Canvas used in upholstery
sainted|Holy
salesman|Word in an Arthur Miller title
salient|Conspicuous
saltine|Brie carrier
saltine|Edible square
salutes|Presenting arms, dipping colors, etc.
sandbag|Levee component, often
sargasso|Calm sea near the West Indies
sashimi|Sushi alternative
sassing|Bart Simpson is known for it
satiate|Fill to excess
satiate|Stuff
satiated|Full
satires|Swift works
satires|Swift's specialties
satiric|Like "Gulliver's Travels"
saturate|Thoroughly soak
sausages|Knackwurst and pepperoni
scallop|Thin slice, as of veal
scalpel|M*A*S*H prop
scalpel|Operator's need
scanned|Read, as a bar code
scansion|Metrical analysis of poetry
scapegoat|Fall guy
scarers|People in haunted houses, perhaps
scathes|Leaves wounding marks
scavenge|Hunt for food, perhaps
scenery|Sights to enjoy
scented|Like some candles
scepter|Noble staff
schipperke|Small, black watchdog from Belgium
schisms|Splits
science|Entomology, for one
scintilla|Tiny bit
scissor|Clip out, as a coupon
scorepad|Its headings may be "We" and "They"
scorpion|Zodiac arachnid
scotches|Puts an end to
scottie|Pippen of the court
scrapbook|Clippings container
scrapbook|Clippings holder
screams|Horror film reactions
screwed|Attached, in a way
screwup|Make a mess of things
seabeds|Ocean floors
seadogs|Salts
seahorse|Pipefish cousin
sealers|Certain basecoats
seashell|Item that "she sells"
seaside|Ocean liner?
seaward|Undertow direction
seaweed|Kelp
seaweeds|Sargasso plants
seclude|Place in solitude
secondhand|Like items at a garage sale
secrecy|Result of sealed lips
secretariat|1973 Triple Crown winner
secures|Makes safe
sedates|Calms
sedation|Some patients are under it
seduces|Puts the moves on successfully
seeresses|Certain chiromancers
seethes|Sees red
segment|Centipede part
selected|Chosen
sellers|Chief Inspector Clouseau portrayer
semantics|Linguist's concern
seminar|Advanced study group
sensate|Able to feel
sentencing|Judge's job, at times
sentinel|Guard
service|What a pastor prepares for
servile|Fawning
servile|Submissive
sesames|Bun-topping seeds
sesames|Cracker flavorings
sessile|Attached by the base, to a botanist
sestets|Sonnet parts
setbacks|Reversals of fortune
setscrews|Spring tension regulators
settler|Colonist, for one
shadowboxing|Practicing pugilism
shatters|Breaks to bits
sheathe|Replace, as one's sword
sheaves|Wheat bundles
sheeted|Covered with linen, as a bed
shellac|Clobber
shellacs|Clobbers
sheltered|Like nooks and coves
shelties|Some pet ponies, for short
shiatsu|Acupressure
shiatsu|Literally, "finger pressure"
shiftless|Lacking ambition
shindig|Big bash
shiners|Black eyes
shivaree|Noisy bash
shivery|Chilled to the bone
shortcut|It's off the beaten path
shortlists|Rosters for finalists
shortwave|Kind of radio
showcase|The Price Is Right prize package
showman|P. T. Barnum or Ed Sullivan
shrivel|Wither to nothingness
shuffles|Fast ___ (runarounds)
sidebar|Court conference
sierras|Nevada range, familiarly
siestas|Netzahualcóyotl naps
siestas|Noonday naps
signature|___ tune (theme song)
signers|John Hancock makers
silents|Theda Bara's milieu
silicas|Flint and opal, essentially
similar|Akin
similar|Sharing properties
similes|Good as gold and "right as rain"
sinecure|Cushy job
sirloin|Steakhouse option
sitters|Sofa occupants
situate|Place in a place
situations|Predicaments
skillet|Cast-iron cooker
skillet|Sausage sizzler
skiplane|Arctic aircraft
skitter|Move along jumpily
skullcap|Yarmulke or zucchetto
slangier|More like "Applesauce!"?
slangily|In street language
slashes|Cuts, as prices
slavish|Lacking originality
sleepers|Unexpected successes
sleetier|More dangerous to drive on, in a way
sleeves|Sweater vest's lack
slenderly|In a thin fashion
slightest|Least important
slinking|Moving like a fox
sluiced|Drained through a channel
sluices|Floodgates
smashes|Huge successes
smearer|Mudslinging pol
smeltery|Place of refinement
smithers|Burns's right-hand man, on "The Simpsons"
smolders|Glows without flaming
smooths|Removes the wrinkles from
snappiest|Most like Dorothy Parker's comebacks
sneezes|Reacts to pepper, perhaps
sneezes|Reacts to pollen, perhaps
snooker|Type of pool
snoozer|Siesta taker
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snubber|Cold-shoulder specialist
snuggest|Most like a bug in a rug
society|Fellowship
sockets|Bulb sites
sofabeds|Versatile furniture
solders|Joins metal, in a way
soldiers|G.I. Joe and friends
solicit|Ask for
solstice|First day of summer, e.g.
someone|___ to Watch Over Me (1987 movie)
sometime|When procrastinators get around to it
sonances|Noises
sonatina|Small work for Beethoven
songbooks|Hymnals and such
soonest|With the least delay
soothsay|Prophesy
sophomore|Tenth-grader
soprano|Pons or Ponselle
sopranos|Hit James Gandolfini show, with "The"
sorcerers|Fantasia magician and others
sounded|Rang out
soundstage|Reliable platform?
southeast|Waco-to-Galveston direction
speared|Caught like a caveman
speargun|Underwater weapon
specimens|Scientific samples
spectra|Colorful bands
speeders|Troopers' quarries
spelled|Took part in a bee
spheres|Fields of activity
spidery|Gossamer
spinners|Disc jockeys, in slang
spitballs|Illegal pitches
sponsor|Broadcast backer
spryest|Most agile
spryest|Most zippy
squatting|In a crouch
stablemate|Reliable spouse?
staffed|Provided with workers
stagger|Act drunk
staircase|Connecting flight?
stalags|WW II prison camps
stalemate|Tie for Kasparov
stalest|Superlatively stagnant
stampedes|Bad situations for cattle herders
stampeding|Surging like stallions
standoff|Stalemate
standpat|Hold one's ground
standup|Comedy Central genre
stanzas|Poem parts
staples|Paper clip alternatives
stargazer|Impractical idealist
startled|Surprised, as by a loud noise
stashes|Narcs' finds
stately|Like Xanadu's pleasure dome
statues|David and the Venus de Milo, e.g.
statutes|Lawmakers pass them
steamer|Mississippi traveler
steelie|Metal marble
steerage|Hardly first class
stepsister|Fairy tale meany
sterile|Unproductive
sternal|Of the breastbone
stetson|Western topper
stetsons|Texas toppers
steward|Ship or shop figure
steward|Word after wine or shop
stewards|They manage the wines
stilted|Stiffly formal
stingier|More tightfisted
stockade|Military prison
stomachache|Antacid target
stonewall|Nickname of Gen. Thomas Jackson
stooges|They're seen in funny shorts
stopple|Cork's cousin
straightforward|Direct
strains|Muscle injuries
strange|1988-89 U.S. Open champ Curtis
strange|Out of the ordinary
strategy|Game plan
strategy|Plan of attack
stratum|Level
streets|They're found on city maps
stressed|In danger of burnout
stretch|Prisoner's term
strictest|Most authoritarian
strides|Steps in the right direction
striven|Attempted
striver|Hard-working sort
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
student|Classroom figure
studios|Small apartments
stuntman|Daredevil
stylists|They do dos
subitem|Part of a part
sublimated|Purified
subordinate|One with a boss
subzero|Freezing
succotash|Dish of corn and beans
sucrose|Common table sugar
sultana|Seedless raisin
summerhouse|Gazebo, perhaps
summertime|Tune from "Porgy and Bess"
sunbathe|Soak up some rays
sunniness|Cheerful quality
suntans|Shades of summer
surefooted|Like Grand Canyon burros
surfers|Figures in early Beach Boys songs
surgery|Operating room
surgery|Quip, part 2
sustain|Keep up, as a conversation
sweated|Worked like a dog
sweetie|Darling
sweetly|In a mellifluous manner
swooped|Attacked like an eagle
synagogue|House of the Lord
syndicate|Mob
tabular|Arranged like a spreadsheet
tactile|Touchy?
tailfin|Feature of some classic cars
tailfin|Rear end feature
tainted|Sullied
tainting|Corrupting
takeoffs|Send-ups
talkers|Navajo code ___ (WWII encoders/decoders)
tallies|Scores
tanager|It may be scarlet
tandems|Bicycles built for two
tangelo|Ugli, for example
tangent|Right triangle calculation
tarragon|Béarnaise sauce herb
tartars|Mongol invaders
tartlet|Petite pie
tastiest|Most palate-pleasing
tattooed|Drew upon?
tattooist|Dermal decorator
tautness|Lack of slack
teacart|It may be used at a four o'clock service
teacarts|Caddy carriers, perhaps
teacher|Class leader
teacher|Classroom figure
teaching|Start of a quip by Marian Wise
teamster|Trucker in a union
teapots|They may hold gunpowder
teashop|Coffeehouse alternative
teasing|Needler's activity
teenager|Olympic gymnast, often
teenager|Typical slumber party participant
teeners|High schoolers
teethes|Cuts canines
telethon|Annual Jerry Lewis event
telpher|Overhead cable car
tenable|Having a solid premise
tenants|The Ricardos, vis- -vis the Mertzes
tenners|Sawbucks
tensest|Most likely to crack
tensions|They may mount
tenured|Like some college professors
terrorist|The Unabomber, for one
tessera|Piece of stone or glass for mosaic work
textual|Pertaining to a manuscript
thalamus|Brain's sensory processor
theater|War area
theaters|Where movies are "now playing"
thickheaded|Dull
throttle|Pedal that gets pushed to the metal
thumbed|___ a ride (hitched)
thwacks|Heavy blows
tiddlywinks|Disk-snapping diversion
tidemark|Spot showing a flood's highest water
tighter|Magician's command to a person tying ropes
timesaver|Chore shortcut
tinhorns|Small-timers, in slang
tinkerer|One given to fiddling
tinsels|Decorates, in a way
tipplers|Bar fixtures?
tiptoed|Tried to avoid detection, in a way
tiptoeing|Traversing the tulips?
tiramisu|Dessert of ladyfingers, mascarpone, chocolate, and espresso
tiresome|Yawn-inducing
titania|Oberon's wife in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
titillate|Arouse
toasters|Bread browners
toasters|Browning devices
tolerative|Not narrow-minded
tollhouse|Type of chocolate chip cookie
tomorrow|Tune from "Annie"
tongues|They may get depressed in the doctor's office
toreador|Corrida hero
toreros|Bullring VIPs
tornados|Big blasts
torpedo|Cigar-shaped missile
torpedo|Sub launching
tortuous|Far from direct
tossers|Salad preparers
tossing|Sleeping fitfully
toughen|Add some muscle to
tourist|Sightseer
touristy|Like Hollywood, say
tourney|Open, for example
tousles|Musses, as hair
towelette|It's usually premoistened
tracers|Kinds of ammo that leave a trail in the air
trackballs|Mouse alternatives
tracking|BLOODHOUND'S FORTE
tragedy|Seven Against Thebes, for one
trailblazers|Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|One learning a vocation
trainer|You may have a personal one at the gym
transact|Carry on, as business
transit|The "T" of MTA
trattoria|Ristorante's cousin
traveler|One who's going places
treadle|Foot lever
treasured|Valued highly
treasurer|Purse strings puller
treaters|They pick up tabs
treatise|Dissertation
trebles|High voices
treetop|Baby's place?
treetop|Cradle locale, in a lullaby
tremolos|Vibrating effects
trident|Neptune's fork
tridents|Three-pronged spears
trillers|Birds with vibrato calls
tripoli|Port in "The Marines' Hymn"
triptych|Three-panel picture
trommels|Ore sorting screens
tropical|Like guavas and papayas
tropics|Portion of the earth around the equator
tropism|Plant tendency to grow toward light
troupers|Members of a touring company
trueblue|Loyal
trumpet|Satchmo's instrument
trustee|Board member, perhaps
tsarists|Russian Tories?
turpentine|Solvent
tussles|Frays
twisted|Misshapen
tympani|Orchestral percussion
typeface|Baskerville and Gothic
typhoons|Big blasts
ukuleles|Luau entertainment
ukuleles|Strings in island music
umbilical|Near the navel
unaimed|Scattershot
unaired|Like TV pilots, usually
unamused|Not laughing at the joke
unashamed|Free of feelings of guilt
uncensored|X-rated, perhaps
unclear|Ambiguous
uncolored|Devoid of hue
uncounted|Like ballots still in the ballot box
uncrate|Remove from a shipping container
undergo|Be subjected to
undiagnosed|Like a minor auto problem that turns into a major one, maybe
uneaten|Like leftovers
uninflated|Not at all exaggerated
unionist|For labor or against secession
unitedly|In a harmonious manner
unlatch|Debar?
unravel|Solve
unsound|Not firm, as a foundation
unspilt|Still in the glass
unweave|Become separated, as threads
unwritten|Not on the books, as a law
uplifts|Exhilarates
uptowner|Northern Manhattanite, for one
urchins|Scamps
useless|Good-for-nothing
useless|Ineffectual
uttered|Put into words
uttered|Spoken
vaccinate|Immunize
vendetta|Blood feud
veneers|Thin layers
vermeil|Super Bowl XXXV winning coach
vernacular|Everyday vocabulary
vestment|Outer garment
veteran|November marcher
violable|Not sacrosanct
violence|Criterion for an "R" rating
violins|Orchestra section
virtuosi|Extremely proficient musicians
volcano|Occasional erupter
volleyed|Struck in the air
vultures|Buzzard's cousins
warhorse|Excessively played musical composition, e.g.
warmest|Most friendly
warpath|Way to fight?
washing|Cleaning up
watercress|V-8 juice ingredient
waterer|Sprinkler
website|Net work?
weekend|Kind of warrior
wharves|Slip sites
whatnot|Stuff like that
whatnots|Bric-a-brac
whatnots|Bric-a-brac stands
whatsit|Thingamajig
wheelie|Biker's hot-dog maneuver
wheezed|Sounded like an old locomotive, maybe
whereabouts|Location...
whereto|Cabby's question
whistle|Blow the ___
whooshing|Going by at high speed
wideawake|Fully alert
widened|Increased in breadth
wiseguys|Smart alecks
witchery|Magic
workhorse|Tireless toiler
wrested|Took by force
wrestled|Got a hold, perhaps
wrinkled|Similar to a Shar-Pei
writers|TV show's creative force
yodeler|Singing mountaineer, maybe
zestful|Loaded with energy
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Otter meal
abdication|Edward VIII's action of 1936
abigail|Ann's advice-giving sister
abigail|Martha's successor
abolish|Do away with
abrades|Chafes
abscissa|X-coordinate of a point
abscond|Scram after a scam
absentee|Like some landlords
absolves|Remits, as sins
academia|Professor's milieu
academy|Plato's school
accepted|Allowable
accepts|Takes on
accidents|Slips, spills, and such
accords|Proper relationships
accuracy|Freedom from error
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetates|Film bases
acetates|Overhead transparencies
achieve|Bring about
achieve|Make
acolyte|Altar boy
acronym|NASDAQ, NASCAR, or NASA
acupuncturists|They may needle you
adagios|Slow movements
addressed|Spoke to
adenine|DNA component
adenine|DNA compound
adhesive|Tacky
adopted|Voted to accept
adoptee|Annie, for one
adorned|Dolled up
adulator|Fan
advisee|Student getting help with course selection
aerated|Made effervescent
aerators|Bubble machines
aerodromes|Airfields, to a Brit
aerosol|Like some deodorants
affaires|___ d'honneur (duels)
affiliated|Like some local stations, vis- -vis a radio network
aficionado|Buff
afterlives|Postmortal existences
aftertaste|Lingering sensation
against|Anti
against|Part of MADD
ageless|Eternal
agitated|Worked up
agnostic|Deity doubter
agonize|More than just worry
aileron|Flap in the air
airfares|American charges
airline|American or Delta
airmailed|Forwarded overseas
airport|Control tower location
airstrike|Bombing run, for example
airstrip|Landing zone
airtime|Broadcast slot
airwave|Communications medium
alameda|Tree-lined public walkway
alamedas|Tree-lined promenades
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
albacore|Common kind of canned tuna
alcohol|It separates wine from Welch's
alerted|Warned
alexander|Pope of poetry
aliases|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
alienor|Property conveyor, at law
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
alleges|Professes
alleles|Gene forms
allergic|In need of an antihistamine
allergic|Sensitive (to)
alleyway|Narrow passage
alliance|Confederation
allotted|Doled out
almanac|Poor Richard's book
alterer|Tailor, at times
alternator|Dodge Charger charger
altoist|Certain saxophone player
altruism|Unselfish one's quality
amalgam|Combination
amaryllis|Popular houseplant with pink flowers
ambience|Atmosphere
ambient|From the surrounding environment
ambrosia|Food of the gods
ambrosia|Oranges and shredded coconut
amenable|Open to suggestion
amenders|Constitution modifiers, e.g.
amenities|Fireplace, hot tub, etc.
amenity|Comfort
amnesia|Regarding Henry malady
amnesia|Frequent soap opera affliction
amnesia|Memory loss
amnesiacs|Ones with big blocks?
amoretti|Little cupids
ampules|Bulbs containing hypodermic solutions
anagram|What "ocean" is to "canoe"
analgesic|Aspirin, e.g.
anaphora|Repetition of a word at the start of successive sentences
anarchy|Chaos
androids|Star Wars extras
anemone|Windflower
angelic|Like Gabriel
angered|Infuriated
animator|Cartoonist
anisette|Licorice-flavored cordial
anklets|Jewelry near the feet
annealer|Glassworker, at times
annoyed|Hardly happy
annuals|Books of school photos
annuity|Lump sum alternative
anoraks|Cold weather pullovers
another|___ Saturday Night (1963 Sam Cooke hit)
antbear|Aardvark
antenna|Head attachment on "My Favorite Martian"
antenna|Pre-cable necessity
antennae|My Favorite Martian headgear
antennas|Wave catchers?
anthems|Country music?
antidote|Remedy
antigen|Immunologist's study
antinature|In favor of the great indoors, maybe
antique|Edsel or Essex, e.g.
antiquity|Eld
antlered|Like an elk or moose
anxiety|Test or separation follower
anytime|Whenever
aperture|Lens opening
aperture|Slit
apollos|Examples of beefcake
apologue|Fable
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apostles|Biblical dozen
apparel|Wear
apparel|What you wear
apparent|Hardly hidden
appease|Negotiate like Neville Chamberlain
appease|Satisfy
applesauce|Ingredient for some cookies
apropos|Fitting
aptness|Relevance
aptness|Suitability
aquanaut|Undersea explorer
arachnid|Daddy-longlegs, for one
arachnid|Scorpion or daddy-longlegs
arachnid|Scorpion or daddy-longlegs
arbitrate|Intercede in a dispute
arcsine|Trig function
argentine|Buenos Aires resident
arietta|Short operatic piece
armadas|Fleets afloat
armature|Dynamo component
armchair|Archie Bunker's is in the Smithsonian
armchair|Certain critic's seat?
armhole|Part of a muscle shirt
armoire|Wardrobe
aroused|Woke up
arraign|Call before the court
arrested|Like some development
arrogant|Presumptuous
arsenal|Army-Navy store
arsenal|Military magazine
arsenal|Supply of arms
articles|A and the
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Actor or singer
artistes|Adept entertainers
asbestos|Fabric once used for theater curtains
ascents|Lift-off followers
ascertains|Learns
ascetics|Self-denying sorts
asexual|Neither male nor female
ashless|Adjective for some filter paper
asinine|Stupid
asocial|Far from gregarious
aspects|Facets
aspirant|Person with a goal
aspirin|Hangover help, maybe
assails|Besets
assayers|Alloy analysts
assertion|Statement
asserts|Maintains
assessed|Took stock of
assessor|Property tax estimator
asseverate|Affirm positively
assigns|Hands out
asyndeton|I came, I saw, I conquered, e.g.
atavism|Throwback
athlete|Cager, for one
athletic|Muscular
atlases|World records?
atonable|Like venal sins
attains|Accomplishes
attends|Goes to
attired|Clad
attired|Robed
auberge|French inn
audiotapes|Book alternatives
auditorium|Assembly hall
aunties|Mame and others
authors|Royalty receivers
automata|Robots
automobile|Wheels
available|Not taken
avatars|Incarnations of a Hindu deity
avenged|Exacted satisfaction for
avenging|Exacting retribution for
average|Garden-variety
average|Not at all extreme
backbreaking|Really difficult, as labor
ballrooms|Places where you can waltz right in
balsams|Fragrant ointments
bananas|Bonkers
bandaid|Makeshift solution
bandanna|Neckerchief
bandleader|Glenn or Mitch Miller
banshees|Wailing Irish spirits
baritone|Frank Sinatra, e.g.
barrens|Infertile stretch of land
baseball|It's legal to hit and run in it
basenjis|Barkless dogs
basicity|Quality of a high-pH compound
bayonet|Rifle attachment
bearcat|Fierce fighter
bearcats|Classic car models of the teens
bearhugs|Tight squeezes
beastie|Little critter
beatable|Not invincible
bedbugs|They might keep you up
bedrocks|Firm foundations
bedside|Alarm clock's place
bedspread|Quilt
beelines|Direct routes
beeswax|Business, in a saying to the nosy
beetroots|Red vegetables, in Reading
begging|On bended knee, perhaps
behests|Directives
belabor|Harp on
benefit|Work perk
benzene|Chemist's solvent
berserk|Frenzied
besiege|Surround, in a way
besmears|Dishonors
bestows|Presents, as a gift
betides|Happens to, in Camelot
between|Torn ___ Two Lovers
beveler|Miter square user
birdhouses|Targets for some squirrels
birthplace|Omaha, to Malcolm X
bizarre|Weird
bizarre|Weird
bleeped|Audibly censored
bleeping|Acting as a censor, on occasion
bloated|Much bigger than desired, as a bureaucracy
blooper|Radio announcer's blunder
blossom|Cherry tree offshoot
blueblood|Aristocrat
blunderbuss|Musket with a flared muzzle
boffola|Sensational, to Variety
boneless|Like a fillet
bonnets|Decorative hats
boomers|Gen-Xers' parents
borderline|Marginal
bottles|Mineral water containers
bouncer|Bar employee
bracelet|Ankle adornment
brackish|Having a salty taste
bridles|Headgear for horses
briefed|Put in the picture
brighten|Make more colorful
briquette|Charcoal chunk
bristle|Display irritation
broccoli|___ rabe (Italian turnip)
brokers|Realtor's staff
brouhaha|Kerfuffle
brushup|Review for a test
bumpers|Sticker spots
bureaucrat|Paper-pusher
bureaus|Bedroom pieces
burnish|Buff
bushmaster|Longest venomous snake in the New World
cabinets|They may hold curios or files
caboose|Last car of a train
caboose|Last car on the track, often
cadences|Rhythmic beats
cakewalk|Cinch
caliber|.45 or .22
calibres|Gun barrel diameters, to a Brit
calypso|Singing style for Belafonte
candidate|One who says "Iran"?
candlepins|Kind of bowling
canoeist|Kayaker, for example
carotene|Beta ___
carouse|Paint the town red
caroused|Painted the town red
carrels|Individual study recesses
carryon|Continue
carwash|Blazer cleaner?
castanet|Andalusian clicker
catalog|Shopping list?
catalpa|Jacaranda tree, for one
catalpa|Tree with large leaves and showy flowers
catamaran|America's Cup winner, perhaps
catcher|The ___ in the Rye
cathedral|Saint Paul's, for one
cathode|Cell terminal
catnips|They make felines frisky
caveats|Warnings
cayenne|Jalapeño's hotter cousin
celeste|Actress Holm
celeste|Actress Holm of "Still Breathing"
cellarer|Monk responsible for provisions
cellular|Hivelike
censors|Bleep inserters
centaur|Man with hooves?
cereals|Muesli and granola
chainsaw|Tree feller
chalice|Medieval cup
chalice|The Holy Grail, e.g.
chaotic|Completely confused
chaotic|Confused
chaotic|In disarray
charioteer|Ben Hur, for one
charisma|Magnetism
checkers|They become kings only by promotion
checkoff|Mark, as progress against a list
cheetah|The fastest feline
chimeras|Some fire-breathing monsters
chintzier|More gaudy-looking
chowders|Thick soups
chutney|Thick sauce in Indian restaurants
clambake|1968 Elvis Presley beach movie
cleanups|Post-party chores
cleaver|Butcher's hatchet
clematis|Showy climber
clement|Physically mild
climbers|People moving up the social ladder
closest|Most hot and stuffy
closeups|Big shots?
closure|Sense of completeness
cloverleaves|Features of many superhighways
cobblers|They can heel
cockscomb|Court jester's headpiece
codfish|Martha's Vineyard catch
coherent|Making sense
coldest|Least friendly
colleens|Irish lasses
collude|Conspire
colorful|Interesting, like characters
combination|Student's lock opener
compete|Vie
compost|Process table scraps
concern|Trouble
confront|Hardly evade
confutes|Proves wrong
conjure|Summon, as the devil
conserve|Forestall a shortage, perhaps
consign|Transfer to another's custody
consortium|Partnership
construe|Interpret
consult|Seek the advice of
contact|Get in touch with
contact|Get in touch with
contessa|The Barefoot ___ (1954 Bogart/Gardner film)
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contorted|Bent out of shape
contrite|Penitent
cookery|Emeril Lagasse's field
coolant|Freon, for one
coolers|Clinks
copasetic|Fine and dandy
copouts|Flimsy excuses
copperhead|Snake also known as highland moccasin
copycat|Unoriginal one
corncob|Frosty's pipe material
cornmeal|Polenta ingredient
corporate|Like Bonds in business?
corpulent|Fat
corrode|Eat away
corvette|Chevrolet sports car
cosecant|Trigonometry function
coterie|Select set
cottonmouth|Snake also known as water moccasin
counterculture|Number cruncher's society?
country|Reba McEntire's genre
courses|College collection
couturier|He may have designs on you
coyness|Artful innocence
crackle|Fireplace noise
cravenly|How a coward acts
crawdad|Close relative of the lobster
creator|Frankenstein, to his monster
credits|Acknowledgments
cricket|Legit
crispers|Veggie storage drawers
croaker|Frog, for one
crockery|Dishware
crooned|Sang like Perry Como
crooner|Bing Crosby, for one
crouton|Crunchy bread bit
cruiser|Squad car
crumble|Fall to pieces
cuneiform|Like Assyrian writing
cyprian|Nicosia native
damaged|Vandalized
danseur|Nureyev or Baryshnikov
daymare|Waking bad dream
daystars|Planets visible just before sunrise
deadweight|Oppressive burden
deathtrap|Ira Levin suspense thriller
deboned|Like a fillet
decadence|Self-indulgent quality
decanter|Wine server
decibel|Sound intensity measurement
declare|Middle of the quip
defames|Casts aspersions on
defined|Characterized
deforest|He played Scotty on "Star Trek"
defrosting|Leaving on the counter, perhaps
dehorns|Removes the rack from
deicers|Frost removers
delights|Thrills to pieces
delists|Takes off the stock exchange
demijohn|Wicker-covered bottle
demijohn|Wickerwork-encased bottle
demitasse|Strong black coffee after dinner, perhaps
densest|Slowest on the uptake
density|Quantity per unit of space
dependency|State of having to have
deposits|Sediments
derelict|Skid Row bum
derides|Mocks
desalts|Purifies, in a way
deserts|They may be just
desists|Ceases
desists|Stops
desists|Stops
desktop|Place for an icon
despisers|Misogynists, for example
destroy|Lay waste to
detector|Airport security device
dethrone|Remove from power
dewlaps|They hang under hounds' throats
diagnosing|Finding the trouble
diamondback|Largest variety of rattlesnake
diesels|Some locomotives
diffract|Pass light through a prism
digital|Type of clock or computer
disarms|Deprives of heat?
discerns|Makes out
dislodge|Unhorse
dismiss|Brush aside
dispels|Drives away
dispense|Measure out, as medicine
dispenser|Pez collectible
disposal|Kitchen appliance
disproved|Debunked
dissenters|They don't hold the majority opinion
distant|Emotionally withdrawn
distaste|Aversion
doctrine|Monroe ___ (1823 pronouncement)
dogcatcher|Pound employee
dogtrot|Gentle pace
doomsday|End of the world as we know it
doomsday|Judgment time
doornails|Symbols of death?
dormant|Inactive, as a volcano
dormers|Projecting windows
doughboys|Tommies' WWI allies
downtime|Unproductive period
drastic|Severe
drawers|Bureau containers
dreaded|Greatly feared
drumroll|...and the envelope please... accompaniment
dryness|High tannin content result, in red wine
duennas|Iberian governesses
dumbbell|Ignoramus
earache|Head cold consequence, maybe
earaches|Canal problems?
eardrum|Auditory canal's end
earlier|At a previous time
earlobe|Place to find a stud
earlobes|Pierced places
earmark|Distinguishing characteristic
earnest|Solemn
earnings|Income
earnings|Salary, say
earsplitting|Extremely loud
earthworm|Night crawler
eastern|Airline that folded in 1991
ebonite|Bowling ball material
echelon|Level of authority
echelons|Levels of authority
eclairs|Cream puffs
ecological|Environment-related
ecotype|Adaptable subspecies
edelweiss|Song from "The Sound of Music"
edition|Newspaper issue
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité
egomaniac|One who needs to see an "I" doctor?
egomaniac|One who says "irate"?
eighths|Octaves
elapses|Slips away
elastic|Stretchable
electee|One with the most votes, often
election|Choice
electric|Word before blue or blanket
electronica|Genre including drum 'n' bass and trip-hop
elephant|Party animal?
elevate|Lift
elevate|Lift up
elitism|Snobbery
elitists|Snobs
ellipse|Circle relative
elysian|___ Fields (mythical paradise)
emanate|Issue, as from a source
embargo|Commerce restriction
embargo|Commerce stoppage
embassy|Attaché's residence
embitter|Rankle
embroil|Involve in a conflict
embryos|Undeveloped stages
emerged|Came into being
emperor|Hirohito, e.g.
emporia|Shops, in fancy language
empowers|Authorizes
empress|Catherine I or II
encloses|Fences off
endangers|Places at risk
endings|They may have twists
endowing|Providing funds for
enfeebles|Debilitates
enforce|Carry out effectively
engages|Gets involved
engines|They're under some hoods
engirdle|Go around completely
enkindle|Fan the flames
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Blow up a picture
enlists|Heeds an army poster
enormous|Whopping
enrages|Gets hopping mad
enrapture|Hold spellbound
enrobed|Dressed
enrollee|Class attender, presumably
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
ensnared|Trapped
entailed|Involved
entails|Means
entente|Treaty of a sort
enterer|Computer keyboardist
enthusiast|Nut
enticer|Tempting person
entitle|Qualify
entreat|Beseech
entrees|Main courses
epaulet|Officer's ornament
epeeists|Some fencing experts
epilogue|Coda relative
epinephrine|Adrenal gland output
episodes|Serial segments
episodes|Serial segments
epistle|Letter from Jude
epistles|Didactic letters
epithet|Man's best friend, for one
epsilon|Fifth Greek letter
equation|It has two sides
equator|Biggest circle on earth
equitable|Fair
erasers|Whiteboard necessities
erasers|Whiteboard wipers
erasure|Sign of an error
erelong|Shortly
erotica|Racy stuff
errantry|Roving adventurism
erratic|Unpredictable
erupting|Blowing one's top
escalators|They take shoppers to new levels
escaped|Broke out
escapee|One on the lam
escapee|One on the run
escapees|Jailbirds on the lam
escapees|Ones on the lam
escapes|Joint ventures?
escapes|Manages to get away
espionage|Undercover work
espouse|Embrace, as a belief
essayer|One who attempts
essayers|Trying types
essence|Perfume
estates|Probate court concerns
estates|Will subjects
estimate|Take a guess
etagere|Knickknack showcase
etageres|Display cases
etcetera|The list goes on
eternal|Ageless
eternal|Like some quests
ethical|On the square
ethical|Principled
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
euphony|Harmonious combination of words
evading|Managing to avoid
evaporate|Prepare milk, in a way
evermore|Always
everyman|Your average Joe
evicted|Thrown out
evolved|Developed gradually
examine|Study
excerpt|Selected passage
exchequer|National treasury
execute|Carry out, as a task
exegesis|Scriptural interpretation
exfoliated|Flaked off
exhaustive|Thorough
exoduses|Emigrations
expense|It might not be spared
experience|The best teacher, some say
experience|Undergo
exposure|Concealment's opposite
express|Local's opposite
expressway|Turnpike, for one
extensions|Some filings
extricates|Disengages
exuding|Oozing out
eyelash|Mascara target
eyeliner|Lid edger
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyesight|Common sense that Milton and Homer lacked
eyespot|Feature of a peacock's tail
eyeteeth|Some canines
eyewash|Bunkum
falconer|One who trains hawks for hunting
falsetto|Yodeler's range
farseeing|Having much better than 20/20 vision
fashioned|Designed
feathery|Light
federal|Part of FDIC
feigned|Faked
felonry|Criminals, collectively
fenestrate|Having windows
ferreted|Drove (out)
filibuster|Talk, talk, talk
finitude|Opposite of boundlessness
firebird|Baltimore oriole
flamingo|Pink wading bird
flamingo|Pinkish wader
flatfeet|Result of collapsed arches
flatterer|Apple-polishing person
fleabag|Dog in need of a bath, perhaps
flickers|Burns like a candle
flourish|Thrive
flutists|James Galway and Jean-Pierre Rampal
focused|Like a clear image
fogbound|Stuck in pea soup?
folklore|Oral history
followup|Subsequent phone call, perhaps
foothold|Rock climber's support
forbore|Desisted from
forebay|Waterwheel reservoir
foreleg|Praying mantis earmark
freckled|Like Alfred E. Newman's face
freelancer|Nonstaff writer, e.g.
frenzied|Berserk
frigate|Naval vessel equipped for combat
frigate|The U.S.S. Constitution, notably
frontier|Crockett's milieu
frostbite|Polar peril
frustrates|Gets one's goat
galleons|Merchant ships of old
garotte|Inquisition collar
garrison|Keillor of "A Prairie Home Companion"
gaseous|Neither solid nor liquid
gasohol|Alternative fuel
genetics|Character study?
genitor|Parent
geometer|Euclid, for one
ghettos|Inner city areas
gladiators|Prizefighters
glottises|Larynx apparatuses
glucose|Sugar found in some fruits
goatherd|Person watching the kids?
goddess|Eos or Aurora
gondola|Skier's transport
goonies|Spielberg's young misfits
gophers|University of Minnesota team
grammar|Tense subject?
grassed|Seeded a lawn
gravels|Tops a driveway
greasepaint|Theater makeup
greaten|Amplify
greener|Less experienced
greenery|Trees, bushes, etc.
greenroom|Performer's waiting area
griffin|Media mogul Merv
gripped|Hung on to
groomed|Prepared to dress to the nines
guarantee|Written assurance
guesstimate|Approximation
guidance|School counselor's domain
gunnysack|Grain holder, perhaps
gymnast|Summer Olympics performer
habitats|Natural environments
hairless|Mexican ___ (breed of small dogs)
hairstylist|Salon employee
halcyon|Tranquil
halftone|Printing process
halfway|To the midpoint
hamming|Chewing the scenery
handbag|Place for Mace
handguns|Saturday night specials, e.g.
handler|Dog show VIP
handstands|Some people bend over backwards to achieve them
hangdog|Sad-looking
hangdog|Shamefaced
hardpan|Subsoil layer
harrows|Cultivating tools
harvestman|Sharecropper, at times
hayseed|Rube
hayseed|Rural citizen, to a city slicker
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
hazelnut|Starbucks flavor
headpin|It's hit hardest during a strike
hearsay|Some inadmissible evidence
heartbreak|The ___ Kid (1972 Neil Simon comedy)
heartrending|Like a tearjerker
helical|Like DNA strands
helixes|Spirals
hellions|Troublemakers
helpmate|Spouse
henpeck|Nag
hepcats|They dig jazz
heroine|She saves the day
hesitate|Get lost?
hexagon|Honeycomb shape
hexagon|Six-sided figure
hideout|Lair
hightailed|Scrammed, with "it"
hireling|Subservient
hirsute|Woolly
hitchhiker|One looking to be picked up
hobbyhorse|It rocks, but goes nowhere
holistic|Like chiropractic or naturopathy
homemade|Like most Thanksgiving dinners
honestly|To tell the truth...
honeybee|Busy buzzer
honeydew|Variety of melon
hoosegow|Pen
hostage|Santa is one in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
hostess|Twinkies maker
hostler|Stable worker
hotdogs|Shows off
hotheaded|Having a short fuse
hotlines|Important phone links
hotspur|Impetuous type
houseguests|They can stay
housetop|Where "reindeer pause," according to a Christmas song
humdrum|Boring
hurtful|Pernicious
hybrids|Ligers and tiglons
iambuses|Metrical feet
iceberg|Titanic sinker
icebreaker|Game used as an introduction
ideates|Puts on one's thinking cap
identical|Like the cousins on "The Patty Duke Show"
idiotic|Ridiculous
ignores|Looks the other way
iguanas|Arboreal lizards
illustrate|Emulate Erte
imagine|Fancy
imitate|Ape
imitate|Follow in the footsteps of
impacts|Strikes forcefully
impeach|Challenge, in a way
improvisational|Like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
inactive|Passive
inanimate|Lifeless
incinerator|Trash terminus
incision|Surgeon's cut
incomes|Salaries, e.g.
incredible|Evoking oohs and aahs
indents|Starts a new paragraph, e.g.
indoors|Not outside
ineptitude|Firing reason
inferno|Divine Comedy opening
inferno|Hellish place
ingenue|Innocent young actress
inhabit|Be a resident of
inhalant|Asthma spray, e.g.
inimitable|Unique
initial|Acronym component
inlander|Prairie denizen, e.g.
inmates|Jailbirds
innings|Nine of diamonds?
innovate|Change an established pattern
inquest|A coroner may convene one
insects|Raid targets
insight|Not out of eyeshot
insinuate|Slyly suggest
insoles|Shoe pads
instant|Split-second
instated|Administered the oath of office to
instill|Impart gradually
intense|Strong
interest|Hobby
interest|Most of the first house payment
interim|Temporary
interiors|1978 Woody Allen drama
interstate|Federal highway 76, for example
intimate|Like some apparel
intimate|Warmly cozy
intruder|Uninvited visitor
inutile|Worthless
inventive|Adept at originality
inverts|Turns inside out
invincible|Defying defeat
invoices|Pay me! papers
inwards|Approaching the center
ionosphere|Layer around Earth affecting radio waves
irregular|Kid working for Sherlock Holmes
isobaric|Having equal pressure, in meteorology
isogram|Map line connecting points of equal value
isolate|Set apart
isosceles|Having two equal sides
isotonic|___ exercise (weight training)
isotope|Carbon 12 or cobalt 60
isotopes|Carbon 14 and uranium 235
isotopes|Uranium 235 and uranium 238
itemizes|Details deductions
jackrabbit|North American hare
jacuzzis|Bubble baths?
jailbird|Convict
jamboree|Boy Scout gathering
jejunely|In a dull manner
jeopardy|Alex Trebek's game
jeweled|Like a tiara
joggles|Shakes slightly
judases|Traitors
jukebox|Nickelodeon, for one
junglegym|Monkey bars
kangaroo|Joey's parent
karaoke|Bar sing-along
karaoke|Entertainment by amateurs, perhaps
kedgeree|East Indian dish of fish, rice, eggs, butter, etc.
keystone|Wedge at the top of an arch
kibbitz|Say "Play the trey," e.g. (var.)
kilometer|0.621 miles
kimonos|Kyoto kaftans
kippered|Salted and smoked, as herring
kleenex|___ : tissue :: Coke : cola
kneecap|Patella
knesset|Japan : Diet :: Israel : ___
ladders|Runs in Margaret Thatcher's stockings
ladybug|Beetle that's no gentleman?
ladybug|Brightly colored beetle
ladylike|Well-bred
lampblack|Sooty stuff
lampoon|National ___ (satire mag)
landowner|Member of the gentry
lanolin|Fatty substance in waterproof coatings
larceny|Crime that may be petty or grand
larceny|It may be grand
lasagnes|Pasta preferences
lateral|Sideways
laurels|Kudos
lawgiver|Hammurabi, for one
lawless|Xena portrayer Lucy
lawnmower|Rye slicer?
lawyers|Case workers?
laywoman|She's not a cleric
leagues|They could be major or minor
leakers|Soon-to-be-flat tires, perhaps
learner|Permit holder
leavens|Adds yeast to
legible|Like good penmanship
leisurely|Easygoing, as a pace
lengthy|Protracted
leonine|Like Elsa
leotard|Skintight attire
lettered|Played on the varsity, e.g.
letting|Renting out
licorice|___ stick (clarinet)
lifeless|Having no pizazz
lifters|Loading devices
ligature|Surgical binding
likewise|Similarly
limekiln|Oyster shells are reduced here
limerick|It often starts "There once was a..."
liniment|Application for aches
liniments|Sprain applications
lintels|Architectural supports
lioness|Female with less hair than the male
liposuction|Take-out for the corpulent?
listened|Gave ear
literal|Reproduced word for word
littoral|Pertaining to the beach
loaning|Trying to generate some interest
locally|On a city-by-city basis
locoweeds|Problematic plants for ranchers
lodestar|It shows the way
loggers|Lumberjacks
lollipop|Sucker
lollipops|Sweets on sticks
loofahs|Bath sponges
loosest|Least restrained
looters|Crooks at a riot
louvers|Overlapping slats
lovable|Like a cute baby
lumpiest|Least smooth, as mashed potatoes
lunatic|Crackpot
lustres|Sheens, in Sheffield
macadamia|Some kind of a nut
machete|Bush whacker
machine|Contraption
machismo|Exaggerated sense of manliness
machismo|Exaggerated sense of power
macrame|It's knot work
macrocosm|Universe
maelstrom|Turbulent situation
maestro|Title for Toscanini
maestros|They have to face the music
mafioso|GoodFellas fella
magnetos|Voltage sources
magnolia|Evergreen with showy flowers
mahogany|1975 Diana Ross film
maidenly|Like a lass
makeover|The works at a salon
malfunction|Fail to work
malices|Feelings of spite
malinger|Avoid work
maltreat|Subject to abuse
managed|Acted the field general
mandolins|Things with strings
mandrels|Circular saw spindles
manifesto|Marx's "Communist ___"
maracas|Salsa band percussion
marauds|Plunders and pillages
mariner|Ancient sailor, in a rime
married|End of riddle
martini|James Bond's drink
marzipan|Almond paste confection
mascara|Makeup for lids
massasauga|Small North American rattlesnake
mastheads|Newspaper nameplates
mastodon|Extinct tusker
matadors|Muleta manipulators
maternal|Kind of instinct
matinee|Showing before five o'clock
maturer|More ripe
mazurka|Polish dance in triple meter
mealtimes|Scheduled feedings
meander|Zig and zag
measure|Word appearing twice in a Shakespeare title
meatball|Trattoria spheroid
mediator|Labor dispute figure
meeters|Reception committees?
melanin|Skin pigment
mentioned|Brought up
meridian|Great circle that passes through the Earth's poles
meritorious|Praiseworthy
messiah|Oratorio that debuted in Dublin
messiah|Where to find Handel bars?
metered|Having printed postage
metrical|Composed in verse
metronome|Rhythm maker
microcosm|World in miniature
microphone|Sound investment?
midyear|When some exams are scheduled
mildest|Most temperate
millstone|Heavy handicap
minaret|Mosque tower
miniver|Greer Garson's Oscar-winning role of 1942
miracle|34th Street occurrence
mischievous|Roguishly annoying
misfires|Fails to shoot
misstep|Blunder
mistyped|Keyed in incorrectly
mockery|Ridicule
molasses|Epitome of slowness
molehill|Mountain, to some
monaural|Like some old records
mongoose|Cobra-killing carnivore
moonbeam|Night light?
moonlight|Romantic ambiance
moonrise|Bright night sight
moppers|Janitors, at times
moppets|Tykes
moralizers|Self-righteous sorts
morello|Dark-colored sour cherry
motions|Gestures
motorcade|Parade of cars
motorcar|Reo or Essex
moviedom|The film industry
mudhens|Marsh-dwelling birds
muleteer|Driver with a whip, perhaps
municipal|Like Bonds in San Francisco?
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscular|Buff
mustangs|Some horses on the American plains
mutable|Chameleonlike
mutates|Copies the Andromeda strain
mutineer|The Bounty's Fletcher Christian, for one
myalgia|Muscle pain
mythical|Like Daedalus and Icarus
namesake|Elvis Stojko, to Elvis Presley
narrates|Tells stories
nascent|Coming into existence
nations|UN part
natural|Not man-made
natural|Word before beauty or bridge
naysayer|Chronic pessimist
nearness|Proximity
neatens|Spiffs up
nebular|Like some celestial clouds
necessary|More of the quip
needler|Heckler
needless|Lacking a point, but not blunt
negates|Makes not so
neither|Nor's companion
nemesis|Archenemy
nestled|Curled up comfortably
nettled|Vexed
nettles|Prickly plants
neuroses|Phobias, etc.
neutrals|Swiss soldiers, in WWII
newborns|Nursery denizens
newsagent|Magazine seller, in Salisbury
newscast|Radio recitation
newsman|Scoop chaser
newsstands|Some kiosks
nincompoop|Ass
nitpick|Criticize every little detail
nitrate|Potassium ___ (saltpeter)
nonlegal|Unqualified for the practice of law
nonpros|Amateurs
nonunion|Like a scab
noosers|Makers of hangman's knots
notepad|Reporter's need
nourish|Feed
nourish|Give a bite?
nouveau|Word after art or before riche
nuisance|Pain in the neck
numeral|It may be Roman or Arabic
nuptial|Marriage-related
nursery|Plant place
nutmeat|Edible part of a pecan
oarsman|Galley drudge
oarsmen|Scullers
obdurate|Inflexible
obdurate|Unyielding
obedience|Fido's field of study?
obeisance|Salaam
obeisances|Signs of submission
objects|Things
oblation|Religious offering
obligee|One who is legally bound
obvious|Hardly hard to see
ocarinas|Ovoid wind instruments
octagonal|Like a stop sign
octuple|Eight times as great
oddment|Article from an incomplete set
oddness|Eccentricity
odorous|Pungent
oenology|Winemaker's science
oenology|Winemaker's science
offense|Subject of a chalk talk
offramp|Exit
offside|In violation of a football rule, maybe
oilcloths|Waterproof table coverings
omelets|Eggy entrées
omnivore|He'll eat anything
onscreen|Kind of personality
onshore|Not asea
onslaught|Vigorous attack
operate|Run
operated|Performed surgery
operator|Lily Tomlin's Ernestine, for one
operons|Sets of two or more structural genes
opposite|Antithesis
optimal|Most desirable
optimum|Most favorable
opulence|Plenty
oracular|Delphic
oratorio|The Seasons, for example
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for one
orbital|Like a planet's path
orbital|Of some flight paths
origins|Evolutionist's interest
orioles|Maryland songbirds
orrisroot|Iris variety
orthodox|Conventional
ostracize|Blackball
outflanked|Got around, militarily
outraces|Beats to the tape
outsmart|One-up, in a way
overate|Pigged out
overdrive|Fifth gear, often
overgrow|Choke, as with weeds
overlords|Masters
overrun|Infest
oversaw|Tended
oversee|Be in charge of
oversee|Supervise
overtime|Gradually
overtime|Paycheck booster
overtime|Paycheck figure
overtime|Paycheck upper
paganist|Wiccan, e.g.
paleface|Oater Caucasian
palooka|Oaf
pamphlet|Tract
paneled|Like a finished basement, perhaps
panhandlers|They can beg
panorama|Wide view
papoose|Infant Indian
parables|Sunday readings
paraded|Displayed, in a way
paradigms|Ideals
paramour|Tryst participant
paranoia|Red Scare cause
pardner|Western address?
parental|Part of PG
parenthood|End of question
parquets|Inlaid floors
parsons|Ministers
partisan|Biased
partner|Spouse
passable|Just okay
passable|Merely okay
passivate|Make less reactive
passkey|Opener of many doors
pastime|Hobby
pasture|Grazing ground
patella|Kneecap
patience|It's a virtue
patients|Men wearing gowns, perhaps
pattern|Rhyme scheme, for example
pavement|Employment seekers may pound it
peanuts|Hardly anything, salary-wise
pearled|Like some revolver handles
peccadillo|Small transgression
pedigree|Purebred's history
pelican|Bird in a John Grisham title
pelotas|Jai alai balls
pencils|SAT taker's fistful
penetrate|Go through
penmanship|The art of handwriting
pensions|Retirement benefits
peonage|System of servitude
perfumery|Obsession source?
persona|Novel narrator
personified|Embodied
pertain|Be relevant (to)
peskiest|Most bothersome
petards|Firecrackers
petition|Formal request
petunia|Cartoon pig named for a flower
phantasms|Apparitions
pierrot|Harlequin's French counterpart
pigskin|Football
pigtails|Pair of braids
pilfered|Lifted, so to speak
pillory|Expose to public derision
pilsner|Bohemian beer
pinecone|Douglas fir feature
pinochle|Game with only nines through aces
pioneer|Trailblazer
pipette|Lab tube
pipsqueak|Twerp
piroshki|Small, filled pastry turnovers
pitchblende|Ore of uranium
piteously|In a wretched way
placable|Forgiving
placate|Mollify
planetary|Kind of nebula
pleasing|Delightful
polenta|Thick cornmeal mush
pollack|Out of Africa director
poolhall|Hustler's hangout
poolhalls|Sharks' haunts
populated|Colonized
portent|Straw in the wind
porticos|Features of many court buildings
portion|Serving
portrait|Mona Lisa, for one
positron|First antiparticle discovered
posterior|Derrière
potages|Puréed soups
potherb|Seasoning vegetable
potpourri|Medley
powered|Fed juice to?
praiser|Eulogizing one
prancer|Frisky type
prancer|MEMBER OF THE SET
preachiest|Most condescending, in a way
precast|Like some concrete
predate|Come before
preelect|Choose in advance, as an unopposed candidate
pregame|Before the kickoff
preinsert|Stuff envelopes ahead of time, as for an ad mailing
preliminary|Meet heat
premise|Basis of a conclusion
preseason|Training time for ballplayers
present|Here and now
presents|Santa's sackful
presides|Is in control
pressure|Word before cooker or point
pretend|Make believe
prevent|Thwart
private|Gomer Pyle, for one
privileges|Perks
problems|Flies in the ointment
proboscis|Trunk
prosaic|Run-of-the-mill
protester|Sit-in participant
provincial|Hardly cosmopolitan
provost|College bigwig
quatrain|Four-line verse
queened|Got promoted, as a pawn
quibbles|Raises trivial objections
quiches|Custard-filled dishes
quixote|He tilted at windmills
raconteurs|Providers of anecdotal evidence?
racquet|Badminton prerequisite
radiance|Glow
radical|SDS member, e.g.
radioman|Communications technician of sorts
radomes|Antenna coverings on airplanes
ragweeds|Hay fever causes
railings|Supports for stair climbers
rainbows|Post-storm phenomena
rainout|Postponed baseball game, for example
rapport|Camaraderie
ratline|Sailing ship "steps"
rattling|Shaking, saber-style
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
rattraps|Dilapidated places
ravishes|Holds spellbound
rawboned|Gaunt
rawhide|Eastwood series
rawhide|TV show with the theme song lyrics "Rollin', rollin', rollin'"
realise|Grasp, in Greenwich
realist|Pragmatic person
realists|They're not dreamers
reanimated|Brought back to life
rearrange|Organize anew
reasons|Argues logically
reawakened|Made a comeback
rebates|Marketing lures
rebuilds|Undoes an earthquake's damage, perhaps
reckless|Haphazard
reckoned|Made a calculation
recluse|Hermit
recoilers|Pistols, when fired
recreate|Have fun
redcoat|British soldier, during the American Revolution
redcoats|Cornwallis's troops
reddens|Blushes
redneck|Bigoted sort
redolently|In a fragrant manner
reedits|Goes back over text
reelers|Fishermen, at times
reenter|Type in again
referee|Arbiter in the ring
referee|One who whistles at athletes
referenda|Some yes/no votes
refined|Genteel
refunder|Complaint window clerk, at times
regarding|As to
reimbursed|Paid back
reimpose|Force upon again
relaxes|Takes it easy
release|Publicity piece
remained|Stuck around
remarry|Get hitched again
rematch|Loser's demand
remorse|Breast-beating
remorse|Compunction
renounce|Abdicate
rentals|Blockbuster transactions
repents|Is conscience-stricken
repetitive|Like disco music
replacer|Substitution maker
reseats|Moves from balcony to loge, perhaps
reseeded|Sowed again
resides|Lives
resisted|Fought off
resolved|Settled
respect|Song title spelled out in its lyrics
restaged|Faked, as crime documentary footage
restore|Bring back
restore|Make good as new
restorers|They make the old look new
restrains|Cramps
restyle|Fashion anew
retains|Keeps in mind
retaken|Done over, as a movie shot
retinue|Entourage
retinue|Entourage
retrace|Go back over
reveals|Unmasks
reviews|Ebert's specialty
revisal|Second draft, for example
rezoned|Mapped out new districts for
rhapsodize|Rave like Liszt?
rhubarb|Altercation
richest|Most fattening
riffraff|Unrespected people
rimshot|Drum sound
ripened|Became ready to pick
ripples|Splash aftereffects
riptide|Dangerous current
rivaled|Went head-to-head with
riviera|French ___ (resort area)
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
rivieras|Coastal resorts
roaming|___ charges (cell phone fees)
roaster|Poultry chicken
romance|Love story
rooster|Combed crower
rooters|Fired-up fans, perhaps
rosters|Lists of names
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rotisserie|It cooks meat to a turn
rotisserie|___ league baseball
rotunda|Capitol topper
rougher|Less even
roulade|Beef bundle
rounding|Making 499 500, say
rubdown|Masseur's offering
runaway|Easy victory
runnier|Less cooked, as eggs
sabbats|Witches' meetings
sabotage|Undermine
sachets|Potpourri bags
sadistic|Like Hannibal Lecter, e.g.
sagebrush|State symbol of Nevada
sailfish|It has a large fin
salesroom|Where goods are displayed
saltwater|Some people gargle with it
sanders|Two-sport man Deion
sandman|He might help you sleep
sashayed|Strutted
sashays|Struts
sashays|Walks nonchalantly
sashays|Walks nonchalantly
satanic|Like Rushdie's "Verses"
satiates|Gorges
satiric|Like "Don Quixote," e.g.
satirical|Like "Mad"
satisfy|Please
saturate|Soak to the max
saucily|With rudeness
sauterne|Semisweet California white wine
sauterne|Semisweet golden table wine
savannah|Georgia's oldest city
savored|Enjoyed immensely
sawbuck|Pair of fins equivalent
sawmill|Plank producer
sawmills|They process lumber
sayable|Not difficult to pronounce
scabbards|Scimitar sheaths
scalawag|Rascal
scalded|Like café au lait milk
scalene|Type of triangle
scallops|Vandyke collar edging, often
scandal|Frequent subject of "The E! True Hollywood Story"
scanned|Swiped a bar code
scapula|Shoulder blade
scapular|Related to the shoulder
scarves|Cold-weather wraparounds
scenario|Detailed projection
scenarist|Movie plotter
scenery|Some actors chew it
scenting|Getting wind of
scholar|Rhodes ___
science|Hydrodynamics or zoology, e.g.
scientist|Fahrenheit or Faraday
scimitar|Curved sword of the Orient
scooter|Kiddie transport
scottie|Terrier type
scottie|Wire-haired yapper
scrambles|Jumbles
scraped|Hurt one's knee, maybe
scuttles|Runs quickly
seadogs|Sailors on a bark?
seaplanes|Fliers with pontoons
seaport|Calais or Dover
seceder|One leaving the union
seceder|One that formally withdraws
seconded|Endorsed a motion
secrets|Talebearers have trouble keeping them
seducer|Alluring one
seedcake|It's often baked with caraway
seekers|Pleasure ___ (hedonists)
seesawed|Was wishy-washy
seesaws|Waffles
seethes|Boils
seethes|Sees red
seething|All worked up
seizable|Subject to confiscation
seizure|Act of grabbing
seminar|Graduate course, often
semipro|Weekend warrior
senorita|Lady with a tilde
serenade|Donkey ___ (Rudolf Friml composition)
serenade|Moonlight ___
serialize|Publish   la "The Green Mile," e.g.
sesames|Bun-topping seeds
setback|It may be temporary
seventy|Cruise control speed setting, maybe
sexpots|Foxes
shatter|Go to pieces
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
sheepish|Like some grins
shellac|Beat badly
sheltie|Kind of sheepdog or pony
shiftily|In an evasive manner
shimmer|Appear to vibrate in the heat
shindig|Boisterous bash
shipload|Maritime cargo
shipmate|Onboard peer
shipshape|Tidy
shirked|Evaded
shoelace|It's between two aglets
shootout|Common oater climax
shootout|Occurrence at the O.K. Corral
shoptalk|Business babble
shoreline|Site for beachfront properties
shortchange|Cheat, monetarily
showdown|Confrontation
showdowns|Decisive confrontations
showgirl|Vegas dancer, e.g.
shrinker|Hot water, vis- -vis wool
shticks|Comical routines
shuffled|Got the deck ready
shushed|Made quiet by a librarian
shuteye|Z's
shutterbug|One who's constantly taking shots
shyster|Untrustworthy lawyer
sidebar|Article supplement
sideboards|Buffets
sidecar|Brandy + orange liqueur + lemon juice
sidecars|Motorcycle attachments
sidekick|Close friend
sideline|Paying hobby, for example
sidelong|Like some glances
sideman|Band member
sidespin|English at the billiards table
sidesteps|Goes around
signals|Indicators
signpost|Guidance giver
silicon|Composition of some chips
silicon|Computer chip element
silvers|Phil of "You'll Never Get Rich"
similar|Like
simoleon|Smacker
singles|Temptation Island tempters, e.g.
sinister|Base
sinkers|Anglers' weights
sirloin|It's in front of the rump
situate|Position
skedaddled|Made oneself scarce
skeleton|Prop in an anatomy class
skibobs|Winter vehicles
skinheads|They like close shaves
skunked|Won by a shutout, slangily
skycaps|Airport workers
slanders|Casts aspersions on
sledded|Took the toboggan
sledded|Traveled on snow
sledged|Hit with a heavy hammer
sleepless|Kind of state in Seattle?
slumber|Light sleep
slumlord|Irresponsible building owner
smallish|On the wee side
smashes|Some winning shots
smashing|Impressive
smeared|Bad-mouthed
smearer|Reputation ruiner
smothers|Brothers who popularized "Mom always liked you best!"
smugness|Great self-contentment
snakebites|Drinks made from cider and Harp lager
sneaked|Went furtively
sneaker|Nike or Reebok
sneered|Showed contempt
sneerer|Scoffing sort
snidely|Whiplash of cartoons
snidest|Most insinuatingly nasty
snorter|Noisy bull
snowier|More wintry, in a way
snuffbox|Pocket-sized tobacco holder
soapstone|Soft mineral often used for carving
sociable|Friendly at parties
sofabed|Convertible couch
sofabed|Sleeper in the den, maybe
soirees|Bashes
soirees|Evening parties
solicit|Ask for
solvable|Like problems that can be handled
somehow|In a way
something|What Hamlet said was rotten in Denmark
somewhat|A bit
soonest|At the earliest date
sophism|False argument
soprani|Sills and others
soprano|Surname of an HBO crime family
soubise|White or brown sauce with strained or puréed onions
soulmate|Close companion
souvenir|Memento
spaceship|Photon torpedo carrier
spacewalk|Astronaut's mission
sparest|Most lean
spatter|Splash droplets on
speaker|Valedictory deliverer, e.g.
specialty|Forte
species|Biological subdivision
species|Homo sapiens, for one
specify|State in detail
speedboat|Streaker in the water
spieler|Circus pitchman
spindle|Sales slip holder
splashes|Makes waves?
sponges|End of the question
sponsor|Champion
spooler|Reel person?
sporting|Proudly wearing
spotless|Unblemished, as a record
spousal|Mate-related
spreader|Butter knife, for example
sprinkling|Sparsely distributed amount
sprockets|Some of a bicycle's wheels
sputnik|First man-made space satellite
spyglass|Pirate's telescope
squabblers|They're given to spats
squirrel|Rocky of cartoondom, for one
squishy|Soft and wet
staccato|Clipped, in music
stagecoach|Western vehicle
stagestruck|Like an aspiring actor
stakeout|Surveillance by the police
stalags|Prison camps
stalling|Playing for time
stamped|Readied for mailing
standards|End of answer
standby|Staunch supporter
stanzas|Poem divisions
stargazes|Enjoys a cloudless night, perhaps
starter|It can turn your car over
starters|People with guns at track meets
starters|Racetrack officials
startlers|Frightening sorts
stations|Terminals
stealth|Sneak attack requirement
steamer|Stanley ___ (early auto)
steamer|Type of clam or trunk
steamroller|Asphalt flattener
steelie|Metal marble
steelier|More hardened, as a gaze
steeples|Village high points
steeves|Derricks at docks
stemmed|Restrained
stepsons|Some remarried folks' relatives
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
sternest|Least indulgent
stickmen|Simple figures
stiffen|Brace oneself
stiletto|Heel style
stiletto|Kind of heel
stiletto|Small dagger
stinker|Movie that rates 0 stars
stirred|Emotionally moved
stocked|Placed in inventory
stoplight|Intersection signal
stories|Newspaper accounts
strafes|Fires a gun from the air
strafes|Peppers from the air
straiten|Put into difficulties
straits|Predicament
strange|Singular
strapless|Kind of gown
stratus|Low gray cloud
streaky|Uneven, as a paint job
streamer|Narrow flag
streetcar|Public vehicle
streets|Where the ___ Have No Name (U2 hit)
strewer|Chronic litterbug
strolls|Ambles along
stumblebum|Inept boxer
subpoena|Serve, in a way
success|Triumph
successful|Part 3 of question
succotash|Corny dish
succumb|Give in
suicide|___ is Painless ("M*A*S*H" theme song)
summarizer|Recap giver
sunning|Basker's activity
surgeonfish|Underwater creature trained to do operations?
swaggered|Strutted
sweeten|Add aspartame to
swiftly|In a hurry
swooshes|Rushing sounds
swooshes|Rustling sounds
sycamore|Tree with shedding bark
synapse|Nerve impulse region
tacitly|In an implied manner
tackiest|Most tasteless
tagalong|Come too
tailgate|Get on one's back?
tallest|Most unlikely, as a story
taloned|Like an owl or an eagle
tampers|Interferes
tangible|Genuine
tantalus|Chin-deep-in-water king of myth
taproots|Carrots, essentially
taradiddle|Little white lie
targeted|Singled out
tariffs|Duties that may be protectionist
tarpaper|Builder's waterproofing
tartare|Steak ___
tartrate|Strong acidic ester
tasseled|Like a mortarboard
tassels|Mortarboard danglers
tasters|Chefs, at times
tasters|Wine experts, at times
tattletale|Revealing
tautens|Gets stiff
taxation|Revenue source
teargas|Crowd disburser
teddies|Skimpy sleepwear
teenaged|Like most new drivers
teetotal|Lose the booze
telegram|Wire
tempter|Cake server, to dieters
tenebrous|Gloomy
tenpins|Alley game
tensile|Kind of strength
tension|Anxiety
tenuous|Weak, as a mental grasp
tenures|Makes permanent, in a way
tequilas|Mexican spirits
terawatt|The power of roughly 1.34 billion horses, to some
termites|Floorboard ruiners
termites|Wood consumers
terrene|Earthly
terrified|More than startled
terrorized|Cowed
tersest|Most pithy
tersest|Superlatively succinct
testate|Having a will
testate|Having a will
tethered|Staked out?
thinner|It's used for the sake of consistency
threads|Clothing, in slang
threats|They sometimes end with "or else"
through|In one end and out the other
thyroid|Growth gland
tidiest|Most like Felix Unger's room
timecard|It's punched in many plants
timothy|Tripper Leary
tirades|Rancorous speeches
tiresome|Dreadfully dull
toehold|Slight or initial advantage
tomcats|Males that meow
tonally|In the style of most music
topcoat|Chesterfield, for instance
topnotch|A-one
toreador|Bullring VIP
toreros|Bullfight participants
tornado|1953 Waco disaster
tortoise|Winner who finished next to last, in fable
tostada|Tex-Mex item
tougher|Harder to chew
trachea|Windpipe
trailers|Accommodations in parks
trainees|Ones learning the ropes
tramples|Crushes underfoot
trances|Mediums' states
transfer|Employee's request
transliteration|Process of spelling, say, "nyet"
transom|Window over a door
transposed|Typed "thsi" instead of "this"
trapdoor|Magician's secret exit
trashier|More lurid
travailed|Bore a burden
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treasure|Love a lot
trefoil|Girl Scout emblem
tremolo|Vibrato
trespass|Take a shortcut, maybe
triadic|Of common chords
trident|Sub-launched U.S. ballistic missile
trigrams|Three-letter sequences
tripoli|Libyan capital
tritons|Spiral-shelled marine gastropods
trousseau|What a bride puts aside
trudges|Walks laboriously
trueloves|Sweethearts
tsarinas|Russian empresses
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tsarists|Supporters of Peter the Great
tumbleweed|Prairie plant
turmoil|Hullabaloo
tuxedos|Black-tie garb
tweedle|Imitate a songbird
twitched|Made a sudden move, perhaps
twosome|Links pairing
typecast|Not given a breakout role
typecasts|Puts in an expected role
typeset|Prepare for printing
typewriter|Start of a headline
typhoon|Tropical hurricane
ululate|Howl
ululated|Howled
umbrella|Beachgoer's accessory
unanimous|Of one mind
unaware|Ignorant
unaware|In the dark
unbalance|Lack of equilibrium
unbeliever|Evangelist's target
unbelts|Prepares to give a spanking, perhaps
uncrate|Remove from a shipping container
underpaid|Overworked partner?
underplay|Deal with subtly
understate|Represent with restraint
undying|Eternal
unfasten|Open, in a way
unknots|Eliminates one's granny?
unknowns|Mathematical variables, often
unlearn|Lose knowledge of
unlisted|Not in the phone book
unloose|Set free
unmeant|Not deliberate
unnamed|Anonymous
unoiled|Like the Tin Woodman, upon discovery
unplaced|Out of the money, in horse racing
unprized|Taken for granted
unpruned|In need of trimming, as a shrub
unrelieved|Still in there pitching
unsoaked|Not saturated
unusual|Cruel partner?
unwashed|Great ___ (the general public)
unwholesome|Not so good for you
upraise|Lift
upstate|Amarillo, relative to Lubbock
upsweep|Soaring hairstyle
urethane|Compound used as a fungicide and pesticide
urgency|Pressing condition
vacated|Gave up residence in
valencia|El Cid's city
valencia|Spanish orange
vamooses|Makes tracks
vanilla|À la mode flavor
vantages|Superior positions
vegetate|Grow like a plant
verbena|Plant that has a "lemon" variety
veronica|Heartthrob of Archie
vicarage|Cleric's office
viewdata|Interactive videotex service over a TV cable
violets|African or dogtooth follower
vulture|Unscrupulous predator
waistline|Dieter's concern
wallflower|Party animal's antithesis
wallyball|Court game usually played indoors
wardrobes|Pieces of furniture designed to hold clothes
warmups|Exercise apparel
warpath|On the ___ (furious)
warrior|Soldier
wastrel|Spendthrift
waterloo|London station named after a famous battle
weepier|More teary-eyed
weighted|Having a burden
western|Cowboy movie
wetness|Quality of freshly applied paint
whalebone|Corset material
wheelbarrow|Construction site conveyance
whiskeys|Kentucky potables
whispers|Talks quietly
whistled|Sounded like the wind
widgeons|Freshwater ducks related to mallards and teals
wineshop|Store for claret
witchcraft|Salem goings-on, allegedly
witches|Brew makers?
workmates|Fellow employees
wrapped|Like gifts under the tree
xeroxes|Photocopies
yachting|America's Cup activity
yardage|Offense's short-term goal, in football
yardarms|Mast parts
yearners|They long a lot
abacuses|Early adders
abalone|Conch cousin
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abashed|Experiencing chagrin
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abiding|Standing for
abigail|Second first lady
abolish|Do away with
abscise|Separate normally, as a flower from a plant
absolutely|Yes!
abundance|Great amount
accidents|Spills
accosts|Confronts boldly
accoutres|Provides with gear, in Gloucester
accrues|Is added, like interest
acetone|Paint ingredient
acquire|Come by
acreage|Land
acrobatics|Gymnast's display
actress|Julia Roberts, but not Raul Julia
actuate|Impel
adamantly|With conviction
addenda|Congressional riders, e.g.
address|House number
adenoids|They are often removed in childhood
adhesive|Like a Post-It
adipose|Fatty, as tissue
adjourn|Suspend until later
adjudges|Pronounces formally
admitted|Let in or let on
adopted|Like Bill Clinton or, eventually, Oliver Twist
adroitly|In a deft manner
adultery|Focus of "The Scarlet Letter"
aerator|Aquarium bubbler
aerobes|Bacteria that need oxygen
aerosol|Kind of can
affably|In a cordial manner
affirmative|Yes!
aftertax|Net, in a way
agnostic|Deity doubter
agoutis|Rodents that threaten sugar cane crops
agreeing|In accord
agreeing|In concord
agronomist|Dirt expert
aground|Stranded, perhaps
airliner|Member of the jet set?
airplane|Paper construction in study hall
airtimes|TV Guide listings
airworthy|Fit to fly
alameda|Shaded promenade
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Apple pie request
alamode|Apple-pie order
alamode|With ice cream
albatross|Ancient Mariner's bird
alcazar|Moorish palace
alerted|Gave fair warning
alewives|Pub proprietresses
alfalfa|Spanky's pal
aliases|Made-up monikers
alienates|Turns off
alienee|Property recipient
alienee|Recipient of transferred property
aligned|In a row
aliment|Food
alimony|Ex tender
allergy|Strong dislike, informally
allover|Here, there and everywhere
allover|Here, there, and everywhere
altering|Making new hems, e.g.
alternative|Following unconventional ideas
amaretto|Alabama Slammer liqueur
amassed|Gathered
amasses|Makes a pile?
amateur|Inexperienced sort
amateur|Putterer
ambrosia|Oranges and shredded coconut
amiable|Good-natured
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesiac|One with memory problems
amnesiac|Sitcom character, after a head blow
amnesty|___ International (human rights watchdogs)
amoebae|One-celled swimmers
amounts|Becomes, with "to"
anabolic|Steroid descriptor
anaconda|Suffocating snake
analogies|Comparisons
ancestry|Descent
anchorman|Newscast honcho
anecdote|Short story
animism|Feature of Incan religion
annatto|Yellowish-red food coloring
annotates|Adds comments to
annuals|Yearbooks
annular|Ring-shaped
anoraks|Cold-weather garments
another|One more
answered|Partner of asked in court
answers|No one has all of them
antenatal|Type of clinic or care
antenna|Aerial
antiseptic|Germ's nemesis
antlion|Adult doodlebug
anyways|Regardless
apartheid|Policy of segregation
aperitif|Pre-meal drink
aphrodite|Mighty ___ (1995 Woody Allen film)
applets|Small computer programs
apprentice|Trainee
apricot|Brandy fruit
aptness|Knack
archangels|Michael and Gabriel
archive|Store for safekeeping
arcsine|Angle measured in radians
argyles|Some socks
aridity|Saharan condition
arietta|Brief operatic solo
armadas|Large fleets
armoire|Capacious cupboard
armoire|Large wardrobe
arointed|Exited the premises, old-style
arouses|Builds a fire under
arrange|Plan
arranged|Set
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrests|Takes in for booking
arrival|Airport event
arsenal|Stockpile
arsenal|Weapons supply
arsenal|Where the arms are
article|Magazine feature
article|Object
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Wright, smith, or mason
artistry|Craft
artists|Old masters
asbestos|Fireproofing material
ascetical|Rigorously abstinent
asocial|Reclusive
asphalt|Pavement material
assailed|Went after
asserts|States confidently
assessed|Rated
assists|Hockey stats
assorts|Categorizes
asterisk|Keypad star
astride|Straddling
atheism|Godlessness
athlete|Jim Thorpe, for one
athwart|From side to side
atingle|Excited
atlases|Books containing legends
atlases|World books
attaboy|Good work, junior!
attains|Gets to
attending|PRESENT
attests|Certifies
attitude|A certain swagger, slangily
atypical|Unusual
auditory|Hearing-related
authors|Names on tomes
autopilot|A plane may be put on it
aviated|Flew
avocados|Alligator pears
awaited|Looked forward to
awesome|Like, totally rad!
backstreet|Route far from the beaten path
balanced|Presenting all points of view
bandana|Oater wear
banishes|Expatriates
banshee|Wailer of Irish folklore
banterer|Lover of the give-and-take
barking|Kennel noise
barnacle|Boat hanger-on
baroness|The Sound of Music character
barracks|Gomer Pyle setting
barrows|Lawn carts
bathers|Lifeguard's charges
bathtub|It might be used to make gin
batters|Bean ball targets
bearhug|Coach Bryant's embrace?
beelines|Goes directly and quickly
beepers|Paging devices
beetles|They may be boring
believe|Accept as true
believes|Has faith (in)
bemoans|Laments
benefit|Employer's enticement
benzoate|___ of soda (food preservative)
bequeath|Leave (to)
berserk|Frenzied
besiege|Surround, as in battle
betakes|Quaintly removes (oneself)
bethesda|Home of the National Institutes of Health
betrayed|Crossed
bicycle|Lance Armstrong's transport
bicycle|Velodrome vehicle
biddies|Young chicks
birthdays|Baking occasions
bistros|Cafés
bistros|Hip hangouts
blackmail|Alfred Hitchcock's first talkie
blandish|Cajole
blarney|___ Stone (Irish attraction)
blooper|Foul-up
bluebeard|Fairy-tale wife-killer
bluenose|Puritanical person
blunderbuss|Gun with a flaring muzzle
boardwalk|Go is right after it
bodings|Premonitions
bohemian|Smetana or Kafka
bonehead|Dunce
boneless|Like a fillet
bonfire|Large blaze
bonitas|Tropical fisherman's catch
bootleg|Conjure up the demon rum?
boroughs|Queens and others
bracelet|Wonder Woman's wristwear
brainwasher|Genius spiffer-upper?
brander|Ranch hand, at times
breakeven|Cover costs
brioche|Eggy sweet bun
bristles|Displays some umbrage
bristol|Connecticut city
broadax|Forestry tool
brownie|Chocolate treat
bucolic|Rural
bulldog|Critter on a Mack truck
burnish|Put a shine on
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Club
cabinet|File holder
cadgers|Sponges
cajoler|Sweet-talker
calendars|People find dates in them
caliber|Muzzle measure
callboy|Certain stagehand
cannons|Ball projectors
canoeing|Traveling by birchbark
canonry|Church office
cantina|Mexican saloon
carafes|House wine orders
carafes|Wine containers
caravel|Niña or one of her sisters
carousal|Jamboree
carouser|Loose liver
carpets|Floor covers
carpool|Fuel-saving commuter group
cartilage|Joint tissue
carwash|Vehicle cleaner
castable|Well-suited for molding
castaway|Crusoe, e.g.
catalog|College publication
cataract|Waterfall
catered|Worked a wedding
cathode|Terminal in a cell
catwalk|Stagehand's access
cavaliers|University of Virginia athletes
cayenne|Hot herb
cedilla|Curaçao sight?
centaurs|Fantasia creatures
centerfold|It's bound to be at the heart of the issue
centuple|Add two zeroes to
chablis|Dry white Burgundy wine
chainsaw|Feller in the woods
chalices|Communion cups
chameleon|Hue-changing lizard
checkmate|Likely last word to a patzer
cheeses|Liederkranz and Tilsit
cheetah|World's fastest runner
chenille|Velvety yarn
cherish|Hold dear
chested|Broad- or barrel- follower
chevron|Badge with stripes
chimneys|Saint Nick access
chintzy|Cheap, inferior, or gaudy
chitchats|Natters
chocolate|Popular ice cream flavor
chokehold|Grappler's grip
chowder|Thick soup
chrysalis|Cocoon resident
chutist|Aerial show figure
citizen|One who enjoys civil liberties
clarion|Trumpet sound
clasped|Held
classic|Golden oldie
clavier|The Well-Tempered ___ (Bach work)
cleaned|Dressed
cleanse|Get the dirt out of
cleavage|Silicone valley?
clerical|Type of collar or error
clientele|Dependents or followers
clobber|Defeat decisively
closeness|Intimacy
clusters|Star groupings
cockeyed|Out of whack
cockpits|Where to find artificial horizons
cocksure|Arrogantly positive
coddling|Treating indulgently
cogitate|Ponder
cognate|Descended from the same language
coinage|Newly created word
coincide|Square
collards|Dixie dish
collation|Putting in sequence
colombard|Dry white wine of California
colonel|Sanders' rank
colonels|Silver eagle bearers
colored|Dyed
colosseum|Arena dedicated in A.D. 80
colossi|Gigantic statues
comfort|Provide some solace to
conjure|Influence by invocation
connived|Were in cahoots
consent|Permission
constant|Unvarying value, in algebra
contemporary|PRESENT
contour|Map line
cooktop|Electric stove surface
copycat|One full of me-tooism
copyist|Transcriber
cordoba|Spanish capital under the Moors
cornfield|Hee Haw setting
corolla|Inner envelope of floral leaves
coronas|Long cigars
coronet|Small crown
correct|On target
corrode|Eat away
cotillion|Deb's ball
coverup|Whitewash
cowered|Cringed
crackup|Accident
cranium|Head case?
credenza|Piece of office furniture
crescent|Partial moon's shape
croissant|Upscale breakfast order
crosser|Double-___ (treacherous person)
crowbar|Tool for the prying kind
cupcake|Sweet treat in paper
curates|Parish priests, e.g.
customer|Client
cutlers|Knife merchants
cutthroat|Ruthless
cylinder|Piston locale
daggers|Stabbing weapons
daisies|Oxeye and others
dancing|Tripping the light fantastic
darkened|Beclouded
dashiki|Congo robe
dateline|News dispatch opening
daystar|The sun, e.g.
deadpan|Like Buster Keaton on screen
deathless|Immortal, as some prose?
decades|Years and years
decagon|Ten-sided figure
decibel|Measure of a rock band's power
dedicate|Inscribe personally
deepest|Like some apologies
default|Fail to pay
deflected|Turned aside
defrost|Clear, as a windshield
delegate|Convention attendee
deletes|Strikes out
deletion|Removal of text
deletions|They're struck out
delouse|Throw the bums out?
demerge|Split up, as a corporation
democrat|Tom Daschle, for one
denature|Make alcohol undrinkable
densest|Most crowded
dentist|Driller, at times
denudes|Removes all protection
deposit|Bank statement item
depress|Sadden
derange|Madden
derided|Scoffed at
derides|Makes a laughingstock of
derives|Reaps
desalter|Creator of potable water, perhaps
described|Gave an account of
deserter|Turncoat
deserts|Strands, or bad places to be stranded
designate|Tap
designer|Like some genes or jeans
designs|Plans
despise|Loathe
despond|In the Slough of ___ (depressed)
dessert|Pie or pudding
destiny|Lot
detests|Can't tolerate
detracts|Takes away (from)
detrain|Get off at the depot
devious|Sneaky
dextrose|Sugar form
dialects|Cockney and Southern
diamond|Heartlight singer Neil
diastema|Space between two teeth
digitizes|Converts analog material for computer use
diluted|Weakened with water
dinette|Alcove near the kitchen
dinettes|Eating alcoves
dingdong|Door opener?
diocese|Area under a bishop's jurisdiction
dirndls|Full skirts with tight waistbands
dirndls|Tyrolean skirts
disaster|Irwin Allen film plot device
discipline|Call on the carpet
discussers|They talk things over
disgruntled|End of quip
dishrag|Kitchen cloth
dishwater|Dullness exemplar
disjoin|Become unconnected
distinct|Individual
diurnal|Active during sunlight hours
divests|Strips
divisor|The "4" in ¾, e.g.
dodders|Quivers
dolomite|Crystalline mineral
domineer|Rule inflexibly
dominique|1963 hit by the Singing Nun
donjons|Castle keeps
doormat|It may say "Welcome"
doozies|Humdingers
download|Use Bearshare, perhaps
dragster|Racecar with a parachute
dragstrip|Fast track
drained|Like a pallid face
drastic|Like some measures
dreaded|Was loath to experience
dreamed|Fancied
dressier|More stylish
drumroll|Emcees might ask for one
dubbing|Getting a handle on?
dudgeon|Resentful feeling
dukedom|Gloucester's domain
dullard|Dolt
dweebish|Nerdy
dynamite|Blow up
earache|Otitis, familiarly
eardrum|Body part abused by rock bands
earflap|Component of some winter headwear
earflap|Hat attachment
earflaps|Parts of some winter caps
earlobe|Place for a ring
earplug|Sound stopper
earring|Hoop or drop
earshot|Hearing range
easement|Property right
easterner|Dude ranch vacationer, perhaps
ebonies|Sharp and flat keys, on a piano
echelon|Stepped troop formation
eclairs|Some cream puffs
eclairs|Some cream puffs
eclipse|Moonlight blockage
ecofreak|Environmental terrorist
editing|Film work
editors|Teen team
educate|Instruct
educate|School
educate|Teach someone a lesson
educator|Montessori, for one
eellike|Long, sinuous, and slippery
einstein|German genius
elastic|It gives
elastomer|Stretchy stuff
elating|Filling with cheer
elation|Joy found in relations?
electee|Winning candidate
electoral|Pertaining to a primary
electrode|Battery part
electron|Atomic orbiter
elegant|Refined
elegant|Tasty and refined
elegist|Sad poet
elegists|Thomas Gray et al.
elemental|Primitive
elements|Silver and gold
elephant|Massive mammal
elevate|Hike
elevate|Hoist
elevenses|British snack break
ellipse|Orbit of a planet, e.g.
elongated|Stretched out
emanates|Issues
embargo|Government-ordered prohibition
emerald|Clear, deep green
emerald|May birthstone
emerges|Comes forward
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emperor|Hans Christian Andersen's naked marcher
emperor|Hirohito or Akihito
emulate|Copy
enabled|Made possible
enamors|Captivates
endearment|Sweet nothing
endorse|Sign, as a check's back
endplates|Terminal treelike branchings of motor nerve cells
endways|Lengthwise
enforce|Quote, part 4
engaged|Headed for matrimony
engaging|Charming, as a smile
engines|Railroad locomotives
enlistee|Soldier, say
enplane|Board a puddle-jumper, say
ensemble|Coordinated clothing
entails|Brings into play
entente|International accord
entente|International agreement
entente|International agreement
entered|Came on stage
entered|Went in
enthuse|Become fervid
enthused|Passionate
enthused|Showing lively interest
entices|Holds out a carrot to
entices|Lures
entitles|Authorizes
entraps|Lures into illegal activity
enviable|Much to be desired
epaulets|Ornamental shoulder pads
epeeist|Foiled again! crier?
epidermis|It's got you covered
epiphany|Moment of enlightenment
episcopal|Like a bishop's authority
episode|Serial "chapter"
episodic|Like serials
epithets|Dirty rat! and "Dirty dog!"
equaled|Came to
equation|Mathematical statement
erasure|Demagnetization
erected|Put up
eremite|Solitary one
erupted|Blew
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escapee|Fugitive
escapee|One who flew the coop
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Inscrutable
espanol|It's heard on Mexican TV
essayed|Made a good try
essayist|Lamb, notably
essence|Scent or substance
essential|Chief point
establish|Set up
esthete|Art lover (Var.)
etageres|Knickknack cases
etcetera|The King and I mantra
etcetera|And so forth
etcetera|King of Siam's refrain phrase
eternal|Timeless
ethereal|Light and delicate
eunuchs|Harem guards
euphoria|Seventh heaven
evacuative|Like some war zone-related measures
evacuee|Lot, re Sodom
evaporate|Vanish
eventful|Busy, in a way
eventual|Ultimate
exceeded|Went over the top
excesses|Overindulgences
exchange|Trade
execute|Carry out
exercise|Work out
exertive|Requiring vigorous effort
exigent|Demanding
exorcise|Free of evil spirits
explicit|Not at all equivocal
exposure|Photographer's image
extends|Goes further
extensor|Finger-straightening muscle
extramural|Interscholastic
extravagant|Wasteful
exurbanite|No city dweller, this
eyeballs|Fillers of sockets
eyeballs|Good lookers?
eyedrops|An optometrist may administer them
eyeless|Lacking sight
eyeliner|Pencil application
eyeopener|Revelation
eyestrain|Headache cause
faction|Clique
factory|Cotton mill, for instance
fairest|Like Snow White
fairgrounds|Livestock show site
familial|Hereditary
famines|Extreme scarcities
fatherhood|Paternity
fatuous|Complacently inane
faucets|Taps
fauvist|Matisse or Dufy, notably
fearsome|Frightening
federal|National
federate|Unite, in a way
fedoras|Soft felt hats
feedlot|Cattle rancher's enclosure
felonies|They're worse than misdemeanors
filtered|Rid of impurities
firetrap|Decrepit building, perhaps
firetrap|It may not be insurable
flamingo|Kitschy lawn figure
flashgun|Shooter's device
flatbreads|Waferlike baked goods
flimflam|Pull the wool over the eyes of
flipper|Dolphin of kiddie TV
flirted|Dealt casually (with)
flivver|Model T, e.g.
flooders|They're responsible for deluges
floodlit|Illuminated, as a stage
florist|Arrangement maker
foliate|Put out leaves
footnotes|Paper references
forester|Hornblower creator
forestry|Tree science
forsake|Abandon
foxfire|Cause of luminescence in decaying wood
freedom|Type of '60s march
freewheel|Coast
frontal|___ lobe (brain part)
furtive|Clandestine
gamekeeper|Estate employee
generous|Unstinting
genteel|Prim and proper
geometry|Math class
ghostwriter|Author behind the scenes
gillnets|Cod catchers
glucose|Cornstarch syrup
goalies|Puck blockers
goldenrod|Shade of yellow
governor|Jesse Ventura, e.g.
grading|Doing some roadwork
grandam|Pontiac model
granite|Rock for a monument
granite|Rock for which New Hampshire is known
granule|Pellet
grassroots|Ordinary folks
gratuitous|FREE
greedily|In an avaricious way
gremlin|Troublemaker
grievance|Grounds for complaint
grinder|Hero, in New England
groggeries|Slightly disreputable bars
grosses|Earns
grousers|They kvetch
gunwale|Boat part
gutters|Bowling alley areas
gutters|Bowling lane borders
habitual|Inveterate
habitue|Regular
hairball|Cat's stomach accumulation
hairspray|1988 Debbie Harry/Ricki Lake film
halfway|Mid point
hallelujah|Shout in a Handel chorus
hallway|School monitor's place
hamster|Exercise wheel user
handout|Distribute
handout|Press release
handover|PRESENT
handstand|Heels-over-head maneuver
happens|Comes to pass
hardened|Made tougher
hardline|Unwilling to bend
hardtop|Alternative to a convertible
harmonies|Barbershop quartet productions
harvests|Crop-gathering times
hasenpfeffer|German rabbit stew
hassles|Inconveniences
hastened|Sped up
hatband|Trilby circlet
headset|Earphones
headset|Recording studio accessory
hearten|Give courage to
heavyset|Stout
hectors|Browbeats
helicon|Military band instrument named for its shape
helpful|Opposite of useless
henbane|Yellow-flowered poisonous herb
herdsman|Livestock keeper
heretic|Nonconformist
heroine|Sheena or Xena, e.g.
heroines|Jane Eyre and V.I. Warshawski
hipbones|Pelvis parts
hirable|Qualified to work
history|Past
hoagies|Heroes that may be full of baloney
hoarded|Kept
hockshop|Place to pawn
hoecake|Southern cornmeal bread
hoecakes|Cornmeal treats
hogshead|Amount of beer at a veterinary school keg party?
holiday|Vacation
hollers|Yells
homemade|Not from the factory
homestead|160 acres on the frontier
homonym|Bow, to "beau"
homonyms|Donne and done, e.g.
hoosegow|Slammer
hornpipe|Jig on the Hispaniola
horsefly|Nag biter
hosiers|Dealers in stockings
hosiers|Stocking stockers
hothead|Fiery fellow
hotline|Emergency link
hotshots|Brash young turks
hotspot|Popular place
housetop|Santa's landing spot
humoral|Like bile, e.g.
hurdled|Cleared
hurrier|Late commuter, e.g.
hydride|Nickel ___ rechargeable battery
icelike|Clear, smooth, and slippery
idealists|Stargazers
idealize|Glorify
ideates|Thinks up
ideologies|Bodies of thought
ideology|Body of beliefs
ignites|Starts to flame
illegally|In a criminal manner
illegally|In a manner contrary to the rules
illicit|Like racketeering
immobile|Stationary
impacts|Collisions
impeded|Got in the way of
implant|Set securely
impromptu|Comment, part 3
incense|Stick in a head shop
indecent|Suggesting obscenity
indelibly|In a lasting manner
indetermination|Vagueness
indexed|Cross-referenced
industries|Business enterprises
inertia|Problem for lazy people
infield|Area around a pitcher
infinitive|It's usually better not to split one
infuriate|Bring to a boil?
ingrate|Thankless so-and-so
inhered|Belonged
initial|Beginning
initial|Monogram character
initial|The "I" of FBI, e.g.
initialers|They do some endorsements
initializations|Bootstrap routines
inkling|Notion
inkwells|Old-fashioned school desk features
inoperative|Kaput
inorganic|Not fundamental
inpatient|One staying overnight, perhaps
insects|Crickets and beetles
insistent|Single-minded
insolent|Rude
insoles|Dr. Scholl's products
installer|Cable TV worker
insubordination|Disobedience
insular|Standing alone
insulate|Prevent heat transmission
intercollegiate|Like some sports
interest|Bank addition
interest|Part of a mortgage payment
interfere|Part 3 of quote
interlock|Dovetail
intricate|Labyrinthine
introduce|PRESENT
intrude|Gate-crash
inundate|Overwhelm
inverse|Direct opposite
ionosphere|Region 30-250 miles above the earth's surface
ironclad|Lacking loopholes
ironclad|Like some alibis
irrigate|Water
irrigates|Brings water to
irritate|Rub the wrong way
jackass|Mule's father
jacuzzi|Whirlpool bath brand
jealous|Green-eyed
jeweled|Covered with stones
johnnycake|Corn bread on the griddle
joyride|Trip taken with abandon
jugular|Go for the ___ (attack)
junglegym|Playground fixture
kachina|Hopi Indian doll
kangaroo|Outback bounder
kerosene|Coal oil
kerosene|Lamp oil
kerosene|Lamplighter?
kilobar|Unit of pressure
kilogram|Metric ton fraction
kindred|Like
kinetic|Caused by motion
kissable|Like a cute face
kitbags|Soldiers' knapsacks
klatsch|Casual gathering
kneeled|Lowered the legs
knesset|Israelis' diet?
knights|They're often called "Sir"
knothole|Board blemish
lamellae|Thin tissue layers
lampoon|Satirize
lapidary|Expert in stone engraving
lassoer|Calf catcher
lassoes|Cow catchers
lassoing|Working on a ranch, perhaps
latitude|Leeway
latrine|Field's W.C.?
laundry|Wash room
laundry|What tabloids are after, after "dirty"
layette|Outfit for a neonate
leaders|Fox and Blair, for two
leadoff|Bat first, in the national pastime
leadoff|Begin
learned|Got wind of
learner|Certain permit holder
leasers|Some motorists
lecturers|Angry moms, at times
leering|Looking lasciviously
legatos|Smooth musical sections
legislate|Pass laws
lengthen|Extend
lenient|Permissive
leotard|Tight-fitting outfit
lessors|Landlords
lettuce|Bed makeup
levelheaded|Cool in a crisis
lewdest|Superlatively salacious
libeled|Pilloried in print
licorice|Jelly bean flavor
lifeboat|Rescue dinghy
lifestyle|Modus vivendi
limerick|Five-liner
limerick|Poem with a punch line
lingered|Hung around
lingerer|Guest who won't go home, e.g.
lingerie|Teddies, e.g.
linseed|Oil source
lipread|Understand without hearing, in a way
literal|Word-for-word
literati|Intelligentsia
literati|Well-read folks
locomotive|The Cannonball Express, e.g.
loitered|Hung around
loiterers|Dawdling types
loiters|Lollygags
lollipop|Frequent prop for Lt. Kojak
looniest|Having the fewest marbles?
loophole|Way out of a contract
lowlife|Slime
madeira|Port alternative
maestros|Topnotch conductors
magical|Full of enchantment
magnetron|Type of vacuum tube
mainstream|Criminal Barker wading?
maintains|Continues
malathion|Organic phosphate insecticide
mallets|Polo gear
mandarin|Type of orange
mandrill|Big baboon
manhole|Ed Norton's work access
mantrap|Femme fatale
marinas|Boat basins
marinates|Soaks in sauce
marital|Pertaining to the state of weddedness
marmoset|Monkey that looks like a squirrel
marsupial|Koala, for one
martini|It's usually served with a green olive
masquerade|Costume ball
matador|Bullring biggie
matters|Is important
mediocre|Just adequate
meditate|Focus one's thoughts
meekness|Trademark of Caspar Milquetoast
megaphone|Voice amplifier
mellowed|Relaxed, with "out"
memento|Souvenir
mementos|Keepsakes
memorandum|Informal message between employees
mercury|Thermometer element
messiah|Handel oratorio, with "The"
messiah|Oratorio that debuted in Dublin in 1742
meteors|Space rocks
metered|Like some mail
microscope|Bio lab instrument
midcourse|Kind of correction
militia|Citizen soldiers' group
militia|Reserves
militia|Reservists
milksops|Timid guys
millennia|1000-year periods
minaret|Muezzin's workplace
minesweeper|Excavation spiffer-upper?
minicams|Some portable broadcasting gear
minimal|Least possible
miracle|Backup singer with Smokey Robinson
mismatch|Tiger Woods vs. almost anyone, e.g.
mismate|Select unlike socks, perhaps
missile|It may be guided or heat-seeking
misstep|Goof
mixologists|Workers in the spirit world
mnemonic|Roy G. Biv is one
mohawks|Wild dos
moldered|Crumbled to dust
mongrel|AKC reject
monitor|Supervise
monocle|Von Stroheim accessory
monorail|Disneyland transport
montage|Wedding album feature
moonlit|Like some romantic evenings
moonshiner|Satellite spiffer-upper?
mopboards|Moldings found along the floor
morsels|Tasty bits
mortgagor|One still making home payments
mudslinger|Dirty campaigner
musical|Rock opera, for one
mussels|Marine shellfish
mysticism|Kahlil Gibran's approach to knowledge
nailset|Tool used with a hammer
narrower|More constricted
nations|Canada and Cameroon
nautical|Sailing-related
neatness|Oscar Madison's lack
needful|Requisite
nefarious|Extremely wicked
nematode|Roundworm, in lab-speak
neophyte|Beginner
neoteric|Modern thinker
neoteric|New-fashioned
nestles|Gets comfy
netlike|Resembling mesh
neuroses|They're often discussed in therapy
neutered|Sterilized
neutrino|Elementary particle
newfangled|Original
nineteen|Impossible cribbage score
nineteens|Good blackjack scores
ninnies|Simpletons
nitrates|Fertilizer compounds
nobility|Queens and others
noisemaker|Celebration accessory
nomadic|Wandering
nonplus|Dumbfound
nonskid|Like studded tires
nonstop|Like a transatlantic flight
nonstop|Like some flights
nontruth|It contradicts what we know
noonday|Lunchtime, typically
noondays|Times when the sun is highest
nosebag|Mudder's fodder feeder
notepad|Spot where you jot
novella|Welty's "The Optimist's Daughter," e.g.
oatcake|Brittle baked breakfast bite
oatmeal|Hot breakfast
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
obdurate|Unyielding
obscene|Bluer than blue
obsolesce|Become passé
obstinate|Pigheaded
occludes|Conceals
occupant|Junk mail addressee
octaves|Twelve-half-step intervals
octopod|Eight-footer?
octopus|Sucker-armed swimmer
odiously|In an offensive manner
offcast|Discarded
offense|Transgression
official|Authorized
offstage|Behind the scenes
oilproof|Like some work boots
olestra|Ingredient in "Wow!" chips
omelette|Brunch selection
onetime|Former
onetime|Former
onionskins|Gazpacho preparers' discards
onrushes|Attacks
onshore|Not surfing
opalesce|Exhibit milky iridescence
opaline|Like some milky gems
operand|Part of an equation
operate|Perform surgery
operates|Acts the cutup?
operational|Working
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore, for one
operetta|One of 40 by Victor Herbert
operettas|Gilbert and Sullivan products
opposition|Hatfields, to McCoys
optimum|Best
oralist|One who favors lipreading over sign language
orchestra|It has strings by the score
ordeals|Trials by fire
ordered|Directed
oregano|Mint family member
oregano|Pizza herb
organizer|PalmPilot, for one
orients|Finds one's bearings
orients|Sets straight
origami|Paper art
origami|Work gotten from a folder?
original|First
orioles|Colorful birds
orotund|Rich-voiced
orotund|Sonorous
osmosis|Gradual assimilation
ostriches|Africa's fastest-running bipeds
outages|Power dives?
outages|Power failures
outfits|Ensembles
outraces|Beats to the tape
outrate|Obtain a higher ranking than
outreach|Feature of community work
outsell|Move more than
outskirts|Fringe areas
outtalk|Be more garrulous than
overact|Play to the balcony
overarm|One way to pitch
overeat|Pig out
overhaul|Complete renovation
overlap|Coincide partly
overlay|Superimpose
overlays|They're superimposed
overlord|Operation headed up by Eisenhower
overrate|Hype up
overtake|Pass
overtaken|Passed up
overture|It may be romantic
overuse|Beat to death, so to speak
pageboy|Flip's opposite
pagodas|Eastern shrines
pajamas|Sleepers
palliate|Lessen without curing
panatela|Slender cigar
pandora|Box opener of myth
panoplies|Splendid arrays
panoply|Splendid array
paperhangers|Some interior decorating handypersons
parables|Allegorical stories
parades|Ceremonial processions
parasite|Leech
parrots|Macaws and cockatoos
paschal|Of Easter or Passover
passive|Not really participating
pastier|More ashen
pastime|Hobby
pastrami|Rye partner
patency|State of openness
patient|Unruffled
patronage|Sponsorship
peaceable|Hopi, literally
peasantry|Lowerclassmen?
peashooter|Kid's weapon
peepers|Baby blues
peephole|Tom's eye was on it
peeress|Female House of Lords member
penalizes|Subjects to punishment
penance|Act of contrition
pendants|Suspended ornaments
peninsula|Florida, for one
penname|Saki, e.g.
pennies|Chicken feed
pentads|The human senses, et al.
peptide|Kind of bond, chemically
perforate|Pierce
peridot|Transparent green gem
perigee|Closest position in space
persona|Image
personae|Dramatis ___
petered|Dwindled (with "out")
phantasms|Apparitions
phantom|Opera guy
pheasant|Game bird
pheasant|Long-tailed game bird
phenoms|Young hotshots
phobias|Irrational fears
phobias|Irrational fears
pianist|Arrau or Cliburn
piebald|Parti-colored
piecemeal|By degrees
piecrusts|Kitchen shells
pigsties|Nasty places
pillage|Sack
pinafores|Sleeveless smocks
pioneers|Innovates
pirogue|Tree trunk canoe
pistols|Colts, e.g.
pivotal|Vitally important
planked|Like some decks
playactor|Person interested in make-believe
playful|Like puppies
pleaser|Accommodating type
pledged|Was in a rush?
plumage|Tern coat
plumber|Watergate conspirator, slangily
plywood|Paneling material
pneumatic|Operated by air pressure
pointman|Forefront figure
poleaxe|15th-century weapon
polestar|Directing principle
policemen|Boys in blue
pollutes|Hurts the environment
polonaise|Marchlike dance
polyhedra|Cubes, pyramids, etc.
ponytail|Hairstyle worn by the students at the veterinary school?
poppied|Like Flanders Fields
popular|Hot
poshest|Most swanky
possess|Dominate
postwar|Occurring in 1946, for example
pothole|It can make a Buick bounce
powders|Pulverizes
praline|Nutty confection
preface|Book opening
pregnant|Expecting
prelates|Bishops, etc.
pretend|Feign
pretzel|Twisted treat
pretzels|Munchies with beer
prewarms|Heats (the oven) in advance
printer|Lexmark or Epson product
probity|Honesty
proceed|Go ahead!
proceeds|Income
proletariat|Industrial workers, as a group
propeller|Gondolier's pole, e.g.
propels|Drives onward
propound|Put forward
prosodic|Re language's rhythms
prospect|Pan on a bank
prosper|Do well
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
protrudes|Sticks out
prowess|Superior skill
psalter|Book of hymns
punster|Ogden Nash, notably
purloin|Steal
puttied|Secured, as window panes
quarreler|One in a dispute
quartermaster|Procurement officer
quasars|Distant starlike objects
queried|Asked
quivery|All shook up?
quixote|O'Toole's role in "Man of La Mancha"
radians|Measures equal to 57+ degrees
ragouts|Stews
ragweed|Reason for sneezin'
raininess|April's attribute
ranchers|They have head on their spreads
rangiest|Most slender and lean
ransack|Rifle
ransoms|Petnappers' demands
rational|Exercising reason
ratting|Being a snitch
ravioli|Pasta with pockets
rawhide|Wild West TV series
readdress|Forward, perhaps
readies|Preps
readings|Some homework assignments
readmit|Let back in
readmit|Let back in
reality|Survivor genre
reapers|The grim one and others
reasoner|Safer coworker, once
reasons|Wherefores and whys
receipt|Register output
recipes|Formulas
reclaim|Win back
recluse|J.D. Salinger, e.g.
recoils|Kickbacks
recourse|Available corrective measure
redbone|Singer Leon
redcoat|Minuteman's enemy
reddens|Shows bashfulness, maybe
redesign|Make new plans for
redhead|Little Orphan Annie, for one
referee|Arbitrate
reformers|Nellie Bly and Florence Nightingale, notably
refresh|Stimulate, as memory
regaled|Showed a really good time
regalia|Crown, scepter, etc.
regalia|Kingly frippery
rehashes|Works over
rehired|Put back on the payroll
rejoice|Exult
related|In the family
relaunch|Get started again
relaxed|FREE
relayed|Passed along
release|Liberate from the can
releaser|Welcome sight to a POW
relevant|Fitting
relicts|Survivors
relocates|Pulls up stakes
remarks|End of the comment
remittal|Payment by mail
renegade|Western outlaw
renowned|Famous
reordered|Got more from the manufacturer
reorders|Shuffles
reorient|Take new bearings
repairs|Patches up
replace|Step in for
reproach|Censure
republican|Howard Baker, politically
repurchase|Buy back
reroute|Send through a different path
rescind|Annul
resells|Offers on eBay, say
resistant|Providing opposition
resistant|Word after heat, fire, or water
resolve|Deal with conclusively
respect|Deference
results|Consequences
retainer|Orthodontist's device
reticence|Reserve
retiree|One who's glad to be out of work, perhaps
retreat|Den, to dad
reunite|End a separation
reveille|Rousing rendition?
reverent|Pious
reverse|Flip
rewards|Wanted-poster figures
rickety|Dilapidated
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
ringers|Look-alikes
ringlet|Curl
ringside|Best seats in the house
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadways|Pavements
robotic|Mechanical
roentgen|He discovered X-rays
rollers|Long, swelling, steadily advancing waves
rompers|Child's one-piece
rosette|Ornamental flower shape
rotated|Turned
rotisserie|It'll do meat to a turn
rotters|Cads
roulette|Mandalay Bay game
roustabout|Wharf laborer
rowdiest|Most unruly
rubdown|Aching athlete's relief
rundown|Criticize
sabotage|Luddite's offense
sacrifices|Sells at a loss
saffron|Arroz con pollo flavoring
sainted|Holy
salaams|Peaceful greetings
saloons|Wild West watering holes
saltines|Freebies with soup
sanctums|Sacred places
sandbag|Flood prevention item
sandbox|Playground feature
sandman|Make-believe sleep inducer
sassafras|Flavoring bark
sateens|Cotton fabrics
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
satires|Orwell's "Animal Farm," et al.
satires|Swift specialties
satiric|Like "Gulliver's Travels"
satiric|Like Mort Sahl's humor
saucily|In an impertinent way
sausage|Wurst
sawhorse|Carpenter's frame
sawhorse|Woodworker's support
sawteeth|Notches on a blade
sayonara|Ciao!
scalage|Tare weight's cousin
scalawag|Scoundrel
scalded|Burnt with water
scapula|Bony blade
scarceness|Lack
scathes|Rips
scatter|Disperse
scenario|Game plan
scenery|Broadway backdrops
scenery|Set decoration
schedules|Depot data
scherzi|Sonatas' third movements, often
schleps|Lugs
schlump|Colorless person
scholar|Academic type
scholar|Colloquium attendee
schooling|Part 2 of quote
schooner|Tall one on or under the foam
scorpion|The Rock's film "The ___ King"
scourge|Attila, to God?
scourges|They cause a lot of trouble
scouting|Looking for new talent
screwball|Loon
screwup|Make a mess of
scribes|Penmen
seafood|Sushi bar fare
sealskin|Kayak covering
seances|Medium events
seasick|Experiencing mal de mer
seatmates|Flight companions
seceder|South Carolina in 1860, for one
secrete|Exude
secular|Worldly
seedbeds|Places of growth and development
seedeater|Bird feeder feeder
seedless|Like currants, e.g.
seeking|On the hunt for
seepage|Loss due to leaks
seethed|Came to a boil
seismic|Pertaining to quakes
semester|College period
seminal|Highly original and influential
seminar|Training session
seminars|Advanced study groups
seminude|Bare in spots
senhora|Lisbon lady
seniors|Next year's alumni
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensory|Kind of deprivation or overload
sentinel|Lookout
sentinel|Lookout
sequence|Chronological order
serapes|Cancún covers
serapes|Sonora shawls
serenely|In peace
serener|More tranquil
serenities|Unflustered states
serrates|Makes toothed edges in
sesames|Oil source
sestina|Troubador's verse form
setbacks|Bumps in the road
settled|Paid, as a bill
settled|What Pilgrims did near Plymouth Rock
sexists|Chauvinistic types
shakiest|Least dependable
shallow|Not fit for diving
sharpen|Use a whetstone on
shellfish|Clams and crabs
shinbones|Tibias
shinily|With luster
shorten|Abridge
shortens|Truncates
showroom|Where to see new models
showstopper|It's spectacularly arresting
shutter|Photoflash's synchronized complement
shutters|Camera parts
siamese|Cat kind
sidestep|Duck
sierras|Saw-toothed chain
signets|Seals of authority
silencer|Gun barrel attachment
silvers|He played Bilko
similar|Almost duplicate
simplex|One-floor apartment
singsong|Ad jingle, perhaps
siphons|Suction devices
sirocco|Dry wind over the Sahara
skewered|Like shish kebab
skullcap|Brimless cover
skydiving|Sport for the adventuresome
skylark|Subject of a Shelley ode
slackers|Malingerers
sleepers|Dr. Dentons
sleeted|Pelted from the sky
slender|Willowy
slingshot|Catapult
slipover|Buttonless sweater
slipups|Blunders
slivers|Targets for tweezers
slothful|Far from industrious
sloughs|Swamplike regions
slowest|Most like a snail
sluggard|No ball of fire, he
slugger|Homer's creator
slumber|Type of teen party
smarten|Spruce (up)
smarten|Wise (up)
smashup|Bad car collision
smashup|Serious collision
smiling|Beaming
smokeless|Like chewing tobacco
smooths|Polishes, as wording
smothers|Suffocates
snagged|Caught in a trap
snapshots|Vacation mementos
snifter|Brandy sipper's glass
snooker|Pub game
snooper|Nosy Parker
snoring|Nocturnal noise
snowcap|Everest topper
snowier|Whiter, in a way
sobbers|Sniveling sorts
soggiest|Most miry
solitary|Unattended
somebodies|Important people
sonatas|Some Mozart pieces
sophist|Specious debater
sororal|Sisterly
spaghetti|Type of strap or western
sparers|Merciful ones
spatula|Flapjack flipper
specter|Spirit
spinner|Angler's lure
spinoff|Angel, vis- -vis "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," e.g.
spinoff|Fish, "Flo," or "Frasier"
spinster|She's never taken the bridal path
spittoon|Oater saloon staple
splurge|Indulge oneself
splurged|Laid out the lettuce laxly
sponsored|Underwrote
sponsors|Program interrupters
sporran|Highlander's pouch
sporran|Leather pouch worn with a kilt
sporran|Pouch worn with a kilt
sportswear|Clothing line
spreader|Butter knife, for example
sprinter|100-meter man, say
squalid|Hardly luxurious
stainer|Dye user
stainers|Furniture colorers, perhaps
staking|Supporting, as tomato plants
stalactites|Mammoth hangings?
stalked|Pursued   la a lion
stampedes|Annual Calgary events
stances|Positions
standee|Straphanger
standpat|Stay firm
stanine|Aptitude test score
stanzas|Verses
stargazers|Impractical idealists
starlit|Bright at night
starter|Flywheel, maybe
stateroom|Cruise lodging unit
stateroom|Private compartment
staunch|Fiercely loyal
steamed|One way to serve clams
steelie|Metal marble
steeple|Belfry locale
steeple|Church topper
steepled|Like many Christmas card skylines
steeply|In a precipitous manner
steerage|It's hardly first class
stencil|Lettering device
stereos|Home-entertainment components
sterner|Less lenient
sternum|Breastbone
stewards|Household managers
stinker|Ain't I a ___? (Bugs Bunny line)
stocked|Full
stonefly|Morsel for a bass
stoolie|Singing pigeon
stopgap|Makeshift
stopover|Visit
storage|Warehouse's purpose
storefront|Display window locale
strands|Leaves high and dry
strawhat|Boater
strawhat|Protection from sunburn
streaks|Problems for window washers
streaks|Runs in the altogether
streams|Steady successions
streets|Thoroughfares
stressor|Relocation or career change, often
striker|Clock clapper
striker|Person in a picket line
stripers|Rockfish
strongmen|Brawny circus performers
strophe|Opening section, in Greek poetry
stubble|Five o'clock shadow
studies|Prepares for finals
stumblebum|Doofus
stymies|Thwarts
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
styrofoam|What some peanuts are made from
subplots|Novel's side interests
subpoena|Court summons
subtitle|Underwriting?
succinct|Short-winded
sucrose|Beet extract
sugarcoat|Make more palatable, as bad news
sultans|Ottoman bigwigs
sunblock|Protective skin lotion
sunlamp|Tanning salon purchase
sunspot|Solar phenomenon
superpatriots|FLAG-WAVERS
surefire|Like guns that shoot every time?
surmise|Conjecture
surreal|Fantastic
swampland|MARSH
swankier|More chic
sweepstakes|Publishers Clearing House event
swelled|Grew bigger
swelling|Reaching a crescendo
switches|About-faces
swooped|Attacked, like an eagle
symphonist|Beethoven, notably
synapse|Nerve impulse transmission site
synergy|Cooperative action
synopsis|Thumbnail sketch
systems|Bettors' formulations
tabbies|Striped cats
tactical|Adroitly planned
tactility|Touch-sensitivity
taffeta|Dressy fabric
taffies|Saltwater products
tailgate|Kind of pregame party
takedown|Wrestling move that drops an opponent
tamales|Husk-wrapped munchies
tampered|Meddled
tanager|Scarlet bird
tanagers|Cousins of the honeycreeper
tangelo|Grapefruit hybrid
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tangential|Slightly relevant
tantalus|Niobe's tormented dad
tantrum|Scene
tariffs|Duties for importers
tarpaper|Roofing material
tarragon|Béarnaise sauce ingredient
tartare|Steak ___
tartest|Most tangy
tartest|Most tangy
tassels|Features of fezzes
teargas|It's used at some demonstrations
teashop|Spot for a spot
tedious|Repetitive and boring
teenage|Like a junior miss
teenier|More minute
teeters|Isn't steady
teethes|Raises canines
telecom|Information from the Internet, briefly
tempter|Siren, for one
tenantry|Rental group
tendency|Leaning
tenpins|Bowler's targets
tensely|In an unrelaxed manner
tentacle|Jellyfish dangler
teriyaki|Japanese restaurant staple
termites|They ask, "Is the bar tender here?" in a joke
ternary|Threefold
ternate|Like clover leaves
terrains|Geographic regions
terrify|Raise one's hair?
tessera|Mosaic tile
testable|Like some hypotheses
testate|Having a valid will
testees|Crammers, in short time
testers|Lab employees
testier|More snappy
theorists|Deep thinkers
thimble|Popeye's theater
thindown|Reduce
thirsts|Has a strong desire
thirteen|Coven count
thoughts|Head lines?
threesome|Andrews Sisters, e.g.
tieless|Lacking a ring around the collar?
tintype|Not on your ___!
toadies|Yesmen
toaster|Bread goes into one
toaster|One who offers good wishes
toasters|Glass elevators, with good wishes
toehold|Rock climber's need
toeless|Like sandals, usually
toenail|Sock shredder, at times
toeshoe|Footwear introduced in the 1860s
tolerant|Permissive
tomorrow|Tune from "Annie"
toniest|Most stylish
tootsie|___ Roll
topside|On deck
topspin|It may be put on a tennis ball
toreros|Corrida combatants
tornado|Wind that winds
touchup|Small refurbishing job
tracked|Followed
traders|Wall Street work force
tragedian|Actor
trained|Took on an apprentice
transit|It may be rapid
trapezoid|Four-sided shape
trapper|___ John, M.D.
travesty|Grotesque imitation
trawling|Fishing with a net
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treacle|Sweet stuff
treason|Crime mentioned in the Constitution
treetop|Rock-a-Bye Baby location
trellis|Lattice for plant growers
tremolo|Organ device
tremolo|Vocalist's technique
trestles|Amtrak supporters
tributary|Feeder stream
trickery|Deceit
tricolor|Adjective for the French flag
trilogies|Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and Dos Passos's "U.S.A."
triremes|Three-masted ships
trolley|Streetcar
truants|Attendance officer's quarries
truckload|Semi quantity
trustee|Board meeting attendee
tsetses|African bloodsuckers
tsunami|It's often wrongly called a "tidal wave"
tumbles|Takes a fall
turkeys|They're stuffed in the kitchen
turnpike|Pre-Interstate superhighway
tweeter|Certain speaker
twitched|Jerked
typesets|Composes, as a newspaper
ubiquitous|Everywhere at the same time
ubiquity|Omnipresence
ultimate|Maximum
umbrage|Resentment
umpires|Experts on diamonds?
unaired|Left in the can
unalike|Like night and day
unarmed|Gun shy?
uncanny|Beyond the ordinary
uncensored|Not cleaned up, in a way
undated|Not listing year of creation
underage|Not old enough
undercover|Working out of public sight
underfoot|Hindering progress
undersea|Like a Cousteau exploration
undersea|Like a herring's habitat
undertow|Tide tug
underwater|Minisub's milieu
undressed|In one's birthday suit
unerased|Still on the board
unhampered|FREE
unhandy|Awkward
unilateral|Nonreciprocal
unitive|Joint
unleaded|Decaf, facetiously
unlearns|Loses knowledge of
unleashed|Let go
unposed|Natural
unravel|Spread into threads
unreeled|Removed thread, as from a bobbin
unscrew|Remove a bottle cap
unseams|Rips apart, as a dress
unsized|Like clothes before tailoring
untalented|Lacking potential
untreated|Not given medical care
unwieldy|Cumbersome
upbeats|Unaccented strokes, in music
uplifts|Exalts
upstream|It's a hard way to swim
upsweep|Soaring hairdo
username|Part of a logon
usurers|They take great interest
utensil|Funnel or stirrer
utensils|Forks and spoons
utterance|Vocal expression
vacuity|Emptiness
varsity|College letter earners
vaulted|Leapt at the Olympics
vehicle|Means of transport
venerate|Regard with awe
vestiges|Traces of a bygone civilization, e.g.
vibrancy|Energetic quality
vibrato|Amplifier effect
vistaed|With a view
vitamin|Niacin, for one
vitiation|Debasement
voracity|Hunger in the extreme
walkway|Garden path
wallops|Lambastes
warfare|Fighting amongst countries
waterline|Tide mark
waterski|Get a tow, perhaps
waterspout|Tornado relative
weakling|Bully's prey
websites|Locations on the Internet
welcome|Mat word
welfare|Part of HEW
wetsuit|Scuba diver's need
wetsuits|Diving outfits
whatever|I'm tired of talking about it
whatnots|Curio shelves
widower|George Burns, from 8/27/1964 on
windpipe|Trachea
wingding|Blast
withheld|Kept back, as salary taxes
wreathes|Adorns with a Christmas decoration
wrestle|Take on The Rock
yakitori|Marinated, grilled chicken entree of Japanese cuisine
yammers|Complains
yardarms|Nautical supports
yellows|Canary, daffodil, amber, and the like
yeshiva|Rebbe's workplace
zealotry|Fanatical devotion
abashed|Embarrassed
abating|Letting up
abdominal|Like the oblique muscle
abducts|Shanghais
abominable|Loathsome
abounds|Teems
abscond|Bolt from the blues
abscond|Take the money and run
absences|They ruin perfect attendance
abysses|Gulfs
acacias|Locust trees
academe|The university community
academia|A university and its surroundings
acarine|Like mites and ticks
accedes|Gives in
account|Tale
accuser|Finger pointer
achenes|Sunflower seeds, botanically
acidity|Extra-virgin olive oil is lowest in it
adamant|Unyielding
adapted|Made fit
addenda|Postscripts
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adenoid|Uvula neighbor
adhered|Stuck
adjourns|Stops
adjutant|Military aide
adopted|Accepted by vote
adorable|Cute as a button
adoring|Silly over
adrenal|Gland near the kidneys
adulating|Lauding
advisable|Prudent
aerialists|Daring circus performers
aerosol|Kind of can
aimless|Undirected
airline|It may have a hub
airplane|High flyer
airspace|Region that may be restricted
airstrip|Landing spot
airstrip|Simple runway
airwaves|TV programs go over them
alameda|Oakland's county
alameda|Tree-lined promenade
alamode|Dessert style
alamode|Like some desserts
alarming|Frightful
alertly|How a watchdog responds
alfalfa|Noted "gang" member
alienee|Property recipient, in law
allergen|Sneeze cause
alliances|Close associations
almanac|Annual issue
almanac|Annual reference book
altimeter|Cockpit gauge
amalgams|Mixtures
amassed|Collected
amassed|Piled up
amasses|Builds, as a fortune
amateurs|Dilettantes
ambrosia|Food for Zeus
ammeter|Current measurer
ammeter|Current-measuring instrument
amoebae|One-celled swimmers
anabolic|Steroid descriptor
analogy|Four-colon relationship
analyst|Shrink
analyst|Shrink
anapest|Three-syllable poetic foot
anathema|Something detested
ancient|Age-old
android|Robot that looks human
aneroid|Barometer type
angelic|Saintly
angelica|Parsley family herb
angelical|Opposite of devilish
anilines|Dyes derived from coal tar
animate|Lively
animato|In a lively way, in a way
animato|Lively, in scores
animato|Lively, to Liszt
anisette|Snowball or London Fog liqueur
annexation|Forced takeover, at times
annotate|Supply with references
annoyed|Ticked off
anteaters|Army consumers?
antecede|Predate
antenna|Aerial
antennas|Wave catchers?
anthers|Pollen-bearers
antihero|Harrison Ford on film, often
antipasti|Italian appetizer plates
anybody|Someone with a guess?
apogees|High points
apologia|Formal justification
apostle|Peter or Paul
appalls|Scandalizes
apparel|Wear
appears|Shows up
appease|Make peace with
appeaser|Concessions source
applause|Crowd noise
appoint|Tap for office
appreciate|Be thankful for
approvals|Thumbs-ups
approve|Give the OK to
approved|Not non grata
apricot|Brandy flavoring
aquanaut|Explorer of the depths
arboreta|Sylvan showplaces
arcadia|Rural, peaceful locale
archaic|Beyond passé
areolae|Biological rings
areolae|Colorful circles
argonaut|Member of Jason's crew
arguers|Debaters
argyles|Diamond-shaped patterns
aridest|Most like the Mojave
armless|Like a Barcelona chair
armload|What you can carry
arousal|Awakening
arousal|Kindling
arrests|Stems
arsenal|Supply of arms
arsenic|Insecticide poison
article|Document subsection
artiest|Most bohemian
artisans|Crafty ones?
artiste|Public performer
artiste|Public performer
artistic|Creative
asbestos|Fireproof material
ashtray|Camel's resting place?
askance|Skeptically
asperse|Denigrate through insinuation
assailed|Went after
assassins|Killer musical by Sondheim
assents|Gives in
assertions|Positive statements
assessed|Sized up
assisted|Lent a hand to
associate|Business partner
asterisk|Star of "M*A*S*H"?
asterisks|Stars of "M*A*S*H"?
astonish|Knock for a loop
asymmetric|Having differing sides
atelier|Artist's studio
athirst|Lacking liquid
atomizer|Perfume spray bottle
attache|Attorney's case
attains|Accomplishes
attenuate|Weaken
attests|Swears (to)
attired|Garbed
attract|Draw
attribute|Credit
authors|Writers
automate|Make more efficient
autonomic|Occurring involuntarily
avalanches|Himalayan dangers
avarice|Greed
avatars|Hindu incarnations
aviator|Joystick expert
aviatrices|Amelia Earhart, and others
awaited|Looked for
awakened|Received enlightenment
awakening|Coming around
awarded|Given, as a prize
babysat|Minded junior
babysat|Minded minors
backfire|Produce an undesirable result
backslaps|Congratulates effusively
backstage|Behind the scenes
bagatelle|Trinket
ballcarrier|Boat for fullbacks?
bandits|Oater baddies
banqueted|Partook of a feast
bantams|Small, combative ones
baptism|Rite in the water
baptists|Some followers of Martin Luther King
baseline|Set of values used for comparison or control
bastille|Prison stormed on July 14, 1789
batgirl|Alter ego of Barbara Gordon, in DC Comics
bathmat|It may get wet while you dry
battler|One who doesn't quit
beadles|Parish officers
beagles|Snoopy and others
because|More of the quip
beckoned|Summoned silently
bedposts|Uprights in the boudoir
beefeaters|They protect the Crown Jewels
beehive|Where things are buzzing
beggars|___ Banquet (1968 Rolling Stones album)
behemoth|Leviathan
behoove|Be incumbent on
belabor|Perseverate
bellboy|Philip Morris's Johnny, e.g.
benjamin|The Tao of Pooh author Hoff
berthed|Docked, as a ship
bespoke|Indicated
bettered|Improved
biannual|Like congressional elections
bibelot|Small curiosity
bicycle|Tour-de-France racer
bilking|Taking to the cleaners
biomass|Renewable energy source
birdseye|Kind of view
bittern|Marsh heron
bitterns|Small herons
blackball|Ostracize
blarney|Hogwash
blatant|Brazenly obvious
bleeping|Inviting the lip-reading of expletives
bloodred|Deep crimson
blossoms|Flourishes
blowdown|Level,   la the big bad wolf
blowgun|Small-game weapon sometimes crafted from river cane
blowguns|Dart shooters
bluebirds|Happiness symbols
bluecoat|Cop
blushes|Shows embarrassment
bobolink|North American songbird
bologna|Sausage or city
bonanza|First Western televised in color
bonehead|Unthinking
bonemeal|Source of some fertilizer
bonfires|Camp sights
bookcases|Law office fixtures
bookmarks|Dog-ear alternates
boredom|Yawn inducer
boycott|Consumer action
brassie|Two wood
bravura|Daring display
breaded|Like fish sticks
breathe|Take in air
breaths|Gulps of air
brigade|Troop group
brimstone|Material for a fiery sermon?
brisked|Livened (up)
broadax|Firefighter's tool
broadside|Hard-to-hit barn area?
bulldogging|Competitive rodeo activity
bunkhouses|They hold hands
burnooses|Arabian cloaks
caffeine|It can keep you up
calamity|Disaster
caliber|.32 or .45 follower
calorie|Dieter's measure
canasta|Melder's game
candygram|Love and kisses from afar?
cannelloni|Tubular invention of the late teens or early twenties
canteens|Army R and R spots
canvasses|Solicits votes
capitalism|U.S. economic system, e.g.
caprioles|Playful leaps
capsule|Medicine delivery product
captain|Team leader
caramel|Blocked sweet
carbons|Typists' copies
careens|Pitches wildly
caribou|Reindeer relative
carmine|Purplish red
carmine|Vivid red
carotene|It's converted to vitamin A
carpools|Transportation-sharing arrangements
cartooning|Pulitzer Prize category
carwash|Where you soap up your Saab
cascade|Mount Rainier's range
cascade|Torrent
casting|Stage job
catalpa|Indian bean
catawba|Siouan language of the Carolinas
catchup|Get even, in a way
causation|Why one thing leads to another?
causerie|Informal chat
chaining|Linking together
chandler|The Big Sleep mystery-writer Raymond
chaperones|Protectors of sorts
charade|Blatant deception
chastise|Criticize severely
cheater|One using cribnotes
cheating|Using a crib, perhaps
checkbooks|Banks issue them
checkpoint|Charlie, for one
chianti|Ristorante wine
chilidog|Roadside food vendor's offering, maybe
choired|Sang in church
cicadas|Summer noisemakers
cigarillo|Small, narrow smoke
citrate|Chemical salt
clapped|Showed approval
clarence|Scopes's defender Darrow
clarets|Some reds
classmate|Fellow student
classmates|Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton, when they met
cleaned|Vacuumed and dusted
clearinghouse|Central collection place
cliched|Overused by writers
clients|Customers
clipboards|Writers' blocks
clobbers|Defeats decisively
clotheshorse|Fashion plate
coastline|It's shaped by current events
coatroom|You can check your hang-ups here
cockatoo|Crested parrot
coeditor|Part of a literary team
coining|Making lots of money?
colonel|Mustard or Sanders
colonists|Rolfe and Standish
compare|Beyond ___ (unequaled)
compulsion|It's usually irresistible
comrade|Communist cohort
conceal|Palm
condensed|Like dew
confabs|Powwows
consomme|Clear soup
contessa|Pisa peeress
convened|Met
convenes|Comes together
cordoba|City on the Guadalquivir River
corkage|Restaurant's "you bring the wine" fee
corncobs|Popeye and Mammy Yokum smoke them
costing|Running to
counsel|Suggestion
courtship|Boat for judges?
cowhide|Lower skin?
coworkers|Associates
cowpoke|Range pard
coyness|Modesty
cravats|Artistes wear them
cravats|Fancy ties
credenza|Buffet setting
credits|What you see in a "crawl"
crescent|Kind of roll
criteria|Touchstones
critical|Make-or-break
crosier|Ceremonial staff resembling a shepherd's crook
crossbones|Skull's partner
crosstie|Railroad track part
crosstie|Track piece
crosswords|Bah humbug!?
crumble|Go to pieces
crybaby|Bellyacher
cubists|Picasso and Braque, notably
curator|Museum VIP
current|Up-to-date
curveballs|Pitchers' specialties
daintiest|Most petite
dallied|Wasted time
dampest|Most moist
dastard|Mean, sneaking coward
database|Information bank
daycare|Employee benefit, perhaps
daydreamed|Fantasized
deadeye|Marksman
deadlier|___ Than the Male
deadpan|Like Buster Keaton or Jack Benny
debarks|Goes ashore
debases|Brings indignity to
debriefs|Gets some dope from?
decades|The Gay Nineties and Roaring Twenties
decanter|Bottle for serving brandy
deceased|No longer living
decimal|Kind of system
decimal|Word before fraction or point
decrepit|Dilapidated
deepened|Intensified
deepened|Kept shoveling out
deerskin|Leather source
defiant|Mutinous
delimiter|Tag at the beginning or end of computer data
demitasse|After-dinner drink
demitasse|Espresso cup
democrats|Gore's party
dentine|Ivory, essentially
departs|Takes off
depicts|Characterizes
deplete|Exhaust
deplore|Censure
deposits|Bankbook entries
deprave|Turn evil
derogate|Act beneath one's position
deserter|Turncoat
deserts|Forsakes
desired|Had the hots for
desolate|Barren
despoils|Ransacks
destine|Preordain
destroy|Trash
destructively|In a ruinous manner
detached|Icy
detected|Caught in the act
detects|Senses
detects|Sniffs out, say
detente|International thaw
deviser|Plan maker
diabolic|Fiendish
dictator|Charlie Chaplin's "The Great ___"
dictatorialness|Imperious quality
digested|Processed, as food
dilated|Acted like a pupil
dilettante|Amateur
diminish|Reduce
dimouts|Reductions in night lighting, in wartime
diplomat|International representative
discard|Throw away
discolor|Besmirch
dishcloths|Kitchen rags
dislike|Animosity
dislocates|Moves out of a normal position
dismantle|Take apart
dismiss|Not consider seriously
disorient|Space out
dispirit|Make crestfallen
display|Show
distich|Rhyming couplet
distill|Take the essentials of
distorts|Misrepresents
doghouse|Place of disgrace
dollops|Lumps
domestic|Not imported
dominate|Overshadow
donates|Gives to charity
donkeys|Jerks
doormat|Perennial losing team, slangily
downfall|Ruin
dragnets|They're pulled along river bottoms
drawable|Still worth playing, as a game of tournament chess
droppers|Some medication dispensers
dumpers|Sanford's suppliers
dumpster|Large garbage container
earliest|First to arrive
earmark|Set aside for a special purpose
earplug|Stick it in your auditory canal
earplugs|Silencers, of a sort
earrings|Pair of studs, e.g.
easiest|Least taxing
eavesdrop|Listen furtively
ecdysiast|Lili St. Cyr, for one
eclipse|Lunar or solar event
edgiest|Most nervous
edibles|Foodstuffs
edifice|Imposing building
edition|Newspaper issue
editors|They work on the books
educable|Appropriate for schooling
eeriest|Most likely to cause horripilation
effected|Brought about
effulgent|Radiant
egregious|Flagrant
einstein|Genius
elaters|Cheering crowd?
electee|The people's choice
elector|Member of a fourth-year college
electric|Type of guitar played by Jimi Hendrix
elegant|Like Beau Brummell's attire
elegiac|Sorrowful
element|Home environment
elephant|Large African mammal
elevate|Uplift
elitist|Upper cruster
eluders|Escape artists
elusive|Not easily caught
embassy|Diplomat's building
emerald|Zimbabwe export
emerged|Came out
emergent|Newly arisen
emergent|No longer hidden
emerges|Becomes visible
emperor|Big moth
emperors|The ___ New Clothes
emperors|Maximilian and Charlemagne
emulate|Strive to rival
enabled|Provided with tools
enameler|Pottery worker, sometimes
encases|Shuts up
enclose|Wall off
encores|Extra numbers
endanger|Risk
endeared|Made lovable
endnote|Chapter trailer
endorse|Give support to
endorsee|Candidate, often
endurance|Biathlete's trait
engraved|Like copperplate
enisled|Left stranded
enjoined|Prohibited
enlaces|Ties up
enlarge|Blow up
enlarges|Blows up
enlists|Joins up
enlivens|Spices up
enmeshes|Catches in a net
enmeshes|Tangles
enneads|Groups of nine
ennoble|Exalt
ennobles|Dignifies
enormous|Mammoth
enrolls|Registers
ensconce|Fix firmly
ensigns|Navy ranks
ensnare|Trap
ensnare|Trap in a trap
entails|Calls for
entangled|Complicated
entente|Agreement among countries
entente|Friendly alliance
enthrone|Invest with power
entities|Things
entitle|Authorize
entitles|Authorizes
entombs|Seals in a sepulcher
entreat|Ask on bended knee
entreat|Importune
entries|Written records
epicure|Gastronome
episodic|Like "The Perils of Pauline"
epistle|New Testament letter
epistle|Romans, for one
epistle|Romans, for one
epitaph|Famous last words
erasers|They may wipe out some information
erasure|Sign of a mistake
eremite|Christian recluse
erotica|Madonna album with a sexy name
errands|Things to do
erringly|In a mistaken manner
erroneous|Off the mark
escalator|Department store people mover
escarole|Salad vegetable
eschews|Shuns
espaliers|Tree-trimming trellises
espresso|Strong joe
essential|Chief point
esteemed|Highly regarded
estimate|Approximation
estuaries|Coastal waters
etcetera|Words suggesting omission
etcetera|Yadda yadda yadda
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Going on and on
ethanol|Gasohol ingredient
ethereal|Light and airy
etouffees|Cajun stews
eulogist|Praise giver
eulogize|Speak of the dead
evanesce|Vaporize
evenings|Dinner times
evergreen|1977 hit for Barbra Streisand
evidence|Part of a chain?
evident|Clear
evident|Palpable
exhalant|Blow-out creator?
existence|Life
exiting|On the way out
expanse|Spread
expanse|Sweep
expects|Awaits a birth
expendable|Not worth keeping
explosives|Cherry bombs and depth charges
exposure|Cause of frostbite or suntan
extorted|Obtained via force
extracurricular|Kind of activity
extreme|Like no-holds-barred sports
extreme|Superlative
eyelets|Sneaker features
eyeteeth|Some canines
facelift|Refreshing experience?
faction|Sect
factors|Contributing elements
fanatics|Militants
fanzines|Where to see your idols, often
feminist|Crusader Catt or Wolf
finesse|Savoir-faire
finless|Lacking winglike appendages
firebreak|Blaze-stopping clear spot
firedog|Andiron or Dalmatian
fireside|Hearth
flagpole|Pennant-hoisting site
flagpoles|Standard bearers?
fleecer|Con artist
flippancy|Unbecoming levity
florists|Bouquet arrangers
flosser|Good dental patient
followup|Stay on top of
foolscap|Cheap writing paper
foppish|Reminiscent of Beau Brummell
foregone|Inevitable
foreign|Alien
forests|Sherwood and Black
fountain|Pen variety
freelance|Working like a Middle Ages mercenary
freshly|Anew
frogman|Scuba diver
frontpage|Cover with headlines
fruition|Enjoyment
fuchsia|Dark purple-red
galleria|Many a mall name
galleria|Shopping mall
gallery|General public
gamblers|Many losers
gangplank|Sea board
garnish|Adornment
gasbags|Boastful types
gasohol|Alternative fuel
genesis|Misunderstanding group
genetical|Mendelian (var.)
genteel|Courteous
germinal|Zola's novel of life in the French mines
gestate|Develop slowly
gesundheit|Response to "Ahchoo!"
glasses|Alternative to contacts
glimpse|Quick look
glisten|Reflect a faint intermittent glow
globulin|Gamma ___ (blood plasma protein)
glucose|Blood sugar
gluttony|Insatiable appetite
goalpost|Gridiron feature
goateed|Like stereotypical beatniks
gobbledegook|Gibberish, to a turkey?
godsend|Unexpected blessing
goobers|Peanuts
goodbye|Word to Mr. Chips
gorilla|Thug
granddaddy|Pop's pop, informally
grapnel|Small anchor with three or more flukes
greenhorns|Rookies
grenadier|Royal guard
grovels|Shows servitude
grumpier|More irritable
guacamole|Avocado treat
guardrail|Parkway protection
guideline|Rule
gumshoes|Private detectives
gunfight|Western film scene
habitual|Kind of liar
hacienda|Spread on the range
hailing|Curbside activity
haircutter|Boat for stylists?
hairpiece|Bald lie?
haleness|Sound quality
hambone|___ & Hillie (1984 Lillian Gish film)
handrail|Climber's clasp
handshakes|Deal closers
hangdog|Browbeaten
harasses|Bugs
hardest|Most demanding
hardtops|Cars without center posts
headgear|Noodle protector?
headland|Promontory
hearths|Fireplace floors
heaviest|Having the most mass
hedonistic|Pleasure-seeking
hellcats|WWII fighter planes
helpless|Unable to cope
hennery|Coop
hepcats|Zoot-suiters
heralded|Ushered in
herbivores|Mountain gorillas, for example
hibachi|Japanese cooker
hiccups|Minor setbacks
hideout|Lair
highlight|SportsCenter play, perhaps
hireling|Underpaid worker
hobnail|Bit of protection for the soles of heavy boots
hoecake|Cornpone cousin
hoecake|Regional breakfast item
holsters|Puts (a piece) away
homages|Tributes
homeland|Tom Ridge's responsibility
homemade|Like many preserves
homemade|Like much restaurant soup
honeyeaters|Bears, e.g.
honeymooners|Art Carney television show, with "The"
honoree|Nobelist, for example
hoopskirt|Bell-like fashion of old
hopefuls|They show promise
hopscotch|Skipping game
horsemen|Dreaded quartet
horseplay|Monkeyshines
hosanna|Song from "Jesus Christ Superstar"
hosiers|They stock stockings
hosteler|Innkeeper
hostile|Unfriendly
hotspot|Nightclub
hydrate|Compound containing water
hyperbolic|Type of geometry
hysteria|The screaming-meemies
idealist|Visionary
idealize|Put on a pedestal
idolatry|Devotion to a fault
idolatry|Golden calf worshiper's practice
illicit|Like hanky-panky
illusions|Some magic tricks
imarets|Istanbul inns
impacted|Had an effect (on)
important|Top priority
imposers|They go foist?
impotent|Not effective
impress|Leave one's mark
improvise|Ad-lib, say
incinerate|Completely destroy, perhaps
incises|Uses a scalpel
incomes|Some are disposable
increment|Added amount
indomitable|Unyielding
inexorable|Unyielding
infinitesimal|Start of the commentary
ingrate|Unappreciative sort
inhalant|Nasal spray, for example
inharmony|As one
inherit|Get what's left
iniquitous|Wicked
initial|Part of JFK?
inkblot|Shrink's test pattern
inkless|What albinos are in philately
innuendo|Indirect implication
inroads|Progress
insolent|Mouthing off
insoles|Shoe store accessories
instants|Quick coffees
instate|Like lower tuition
insulates|Acts to prevent leakage
insurance|Policy subject
interned|Got advanced training
inundate|Overwhelm
invasive|Violating one's space
inwardly|Centripetally
ireless|Without anger
ironman|Certain triathlete
ironstone|Hard white china
irritate|Annoy
isogons|Squares and equilateral triangles
isolate|Keep apart
isolate|Quarantine
isolates|Cuts off
isosceles|Type of triangle
isotopes|Carbon 14 and strontium 90
isotopes|Cobalt-60 and iodine-131
isthmuses|Land mass connectors
iterate|Say over
jacketed|Like most hardcover books
jailbird|Con
jammies|Sleepwear, informally
jargons|Peculiar vocabularies
jaywalk|Fail to see the light?
jaywalker|One who crosses the street illegally
jealous|Resentful of a rival
jewelers|Loupe users
jezebel|1938 Bette Davis classic
jugular|A jaguar might go for it
jujitsu|Self-defense technique
junkman|Sanford or son
juxtapose|Put close together
kerosene|Lamp fuel
keynote|Important address
keystone|Kops' place
kielbasas|Polish sausages
kinsmen|Relatives
kissing|Post office activity?
klatsch|Gossipy gathering
kneesock|Long piece of hose
knuckler|Slow, erratic pitch
kookaburra|Laughing jackass
labeled|Classified
ladybug|Fly away home nursery rhyme critter
laminae|Thin layers of bone
lampshade|A drunk might be wearing this
landers|Van Buren's sister
language|English, for one
languish|Suffer neglect
lanolin|Wool fat
largesse|Generous gift giving
lasagna|Olive Garden offering
lasagna|Pasta dish
laserdisk|Optical storage device
lassoed|Practiced for the rodeo
lateral|Gridiron pitchout
laughline|Wrinkle near the corner of the eye
laughter|Music to a comedian's ears
launchpad|NASA site
laundry|Weekend chore, for some
laureate|Nobel honoree
leachier|More porous
leakage|What gets out
lectern|Stand with a slant
leering|Looking libidinously
legalese|Court cant
legalisms|Lawyer's terms
leisure|Duty-free time
leisurely|At an unhurried pace
lenders|They may charge interest
leotards|Workout garb
leporine|Resembling a rabbit
lessees|Flat livers
lessons|Instruction units
letdown|Disillusionment
letterhead|Piece of corporate stationery
leverage|Influence
leveret|Young hare
lexical|Pertaining to vocabulary
libretto|Operatic text
licentious|Infested with cooties?
licorice|___ stick (clarinet)
limeade|Greenish drink
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped flowers
linseed|Paint oil
lioness|Adamson's Elsa
lioness|She has her pride
lipread|Emulate an oralist
lipreading|Seeing what is said
listened|Got an earful
literal|Reproduced word for word
literate|Well-read
literature|The classics, e.g.
lithium|An alkali metal
livable|Fit for habitation
lobbies|Special interest groups
locales|Venues
located|Found
lockjaw|Tetanus symptom
logrolling|Lumberjack water sport
loiterer|One with no place to go, apparently
longevity|Staying power
longhair|Lover of classical music, to some
looters|Riot squad concerns
looting|Spoils removal
lotions|Skin softeners
lotteries|Games of chance
lowrider|East Los Angeles transport, often
lunging|Thrusting suddenly
macaroni|Cheese companion
madonna|Frozen singer
maestro|Conductor
mafioso|Mobster
magnesia|Milk of ___
maintain|Keep up
majored|Studied extensively at college, with "in"
malacca|Walking cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
manacled|How some enter court
manatee|Everglades mammal
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Swimmer with a spoon-shaped tail
marauding|Raiding and pillaging
mariachi|Mexican band member
marigold|Yellow or orange flower
marinate|Steep
mariner|Seafarer
mariner|Seattle centerfielder, e.g.
mariners|Seattle baseballers
markers|IOUs
marmots|Woodchucks and prairie dogs
marquee|Theater projection
massage|Coddle
mastodon|Beast of the Ice Age
matador|Cape wielder
matrons|Prison attendants
meanwhile|As we speak
melange|Hodgepodge
menaced|Rattled sabers, e.g.
menaces|Threatens
message|Bottle contents, maybe
messenger|Common carrier
messmate|Dining partner
methane|Marsh gas
microwave|Nuke
militant|Rebel
militia|Group mentioned in the second amendment
minaret|Mosque tower
minarets|Mosque towers
mindset|Inclination
mineral|Neither animal nor vegetable
minesweeper|The Caine, for example
miniskirt|Alternative to hot pants
ministate|San Marino or Andorra
misacts|Behaves badly
misdate|Mess up a check
misdealt|Goofed at the card table
misdoer|Errant one
mismatch|Fail at a laundry task
missorts|Puts out of order
misstep|Blunder
mixology|Skill with screwdrivers, rusty nails, and more
molasses|Epitome of slowness
molests|Interferes with
monarch|Sacramento WNBAer
moneyed|Fairly loaded?
mongrels|Mutts
monkeys|Long-tailed primates
monocles|Single-lensed eyepieces
monoliths|Egyptian statues of the gods, essentially
monotone|Poor recitation
moonish|Capricious
mordant|Sharply sarcastic, as wit
morgans|Freeman and le Fay
moseying|Hardly in a hurry
moussaka|Eggplant dish
mozzarella|Pizza topping
muckrakers|Dirty politicians
mudslinger|Dirty politician
muenster|Mild cheese
muskmelon|Canteloupe
mustachio|Feature of many a bandito
mystique|Alluring aura
nacelle|Enclosure on a dirigible
nailhead|Hammer target
naphtha|Fels-___ (laundry detergent)
narrate|Chronicle
nascent|Starting to develop
natives|The restless ones, in a cliché
nattiest|Most spruce
naysayer|Outspoken pessimist
neatness|Felix Unger's trait
nebulae|Clouds in space
nebulae|Space clouds
necklace|Love beads' locale
nectarines|Peachlike fruits
nectarines|Smooth-skinned peaches
negates|Undoes
neighbor|Herb Woodley, to Dagwood Bumstead
nelsons|'50s TV family
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet
nemeses|Batman and Robin, to Riddler
nemeses|Mortal enemies
nemesis|Moriarty, to Holmes
neonate|Nursery denizen
nepenthe|Lotus-Eaters' palliative
nervier|With more gall
neutered|Did a vet's job
neutered|Spayed
nightcap|Sip before the sack
nirvana|Kurt Cobain's band
nirvana|Kurt Cobain's band
nominees|Party hopefuls
nonperson|Man without a country
nonsense|Balderdash!
nonsense|Balderdash!
nonstop|Without a break
nosegay|Posy
notated|Represented symbolically
notation|Marginal jotting
notepad|Tablet taken by a reporter
nouvelle|___ cuisine
nudists|They exert the right to bare arms...and more
nugatory|Inconsequential
nursery|Baby's room
nursing|Like some infants
nurture|Support during development
nutshell|Summary container, figuratively
oatcake|Quick bread
obdurate|Stubborn as a mule
obeisance|Salaam
obeyers|They do as they're told
obstacle|Stumbling block
obverse|Front of a coin
oceanic|Expansive
ocelots|Spotted cats
octagon|A figure that can stop a truck?
octagon|Stop sign shape
odometer|Dash counter
odometers|Mileage counters
offices|Workplaces
okeydoke|Yep
oldster|Octogenarian, e.g.
oldster|Senior
omicrons|O's, to Onassis
oneself|Personal identity
onetime|Past
onshore|Close to land
onstage|Acting in a play
onstage|Performing
onstage|Working in the theater
openers|Series starters
operable|Fit for service
operand|Part of an equation
operator|Lily Tomlin's job as Ernestine
operetta|Princess Ida, e.g.
opiates|Sedatives
opinions|Points of view
opportune|Well-suited
oracular|Prophetic
oratorio|The Messiah, for one
oratorio|Music based on the Bible
oratorios|Handel's "Messiah," et al.
oratrix|Eloquent woman
ordeals|Baptisms of fire
oregano|Ristorante herb
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Traditional Japanese art form
orogeny|Geological term for mountain development
orthodox|Like Sunni Muslims
osteopaths|Some therapists
outages|Power problems
outbluff|Defeat at poker, perhaps
outdates|Makes obsolete
outdraw|Best, oater-style
outshout|Prove louder than
outside|Remote, as chances go
overall|On the whole
overalls|Farming attire
overbuy|Put too much stock in?
overcome|Vanquish
overeager|Trying too hard
oversee|Direct workers
overtook|Passed
overtop|Rise above
ownerships|Legal rights of possession
oxblood|Reddish brown
oxidize|Become ash, maybe
oysters|___ Rockefeller
pacesetters|Those on the cutting edge
padlocks|Chain securers
pageant|Atlantic City event
palaces|Buckingham and the like
palates|Senses of taste
pampered|Coddled
panacea|Cure for all
panaceas|Cure-alls
panatela|Slender cigar
pancakes|Flat breakfast
panhandler|Chef, at times?
panoply|Wide-ranging array
panther|Black cat
parabola|Plane curve
parabolas|Curves, in geometry
parakeet|Pet on a perch
parasol|Solar shield
parkers|Restaurant valets
parochial|Very limited in scope
parolee|One reentering society
parrots|Imitates
parrots|Mimics
pastiche|Hodgepodge
patriotic|Devoted to one's country
peanuts|Chump change
peckish|Irritable
peelers|Utensils for potatoes
peninsula|Land in the water
pentagon|General assembly?
percolators|Once-popular coffee makers
perfectas|High-payout wagers
perigee|Orbital point
periwig|Colonial era hairpiece
pernicious|Hurtful
perused|Looked over
pervade|Diffuse
pesetas|Euros replaced them
pesetas|Spanish bread, before 2002
phonetics|Study of speech sounds
photons|Radiation particles
piercing|Shrill
pigeonhole|Recess for filers
pilaster|Faux column
pilsner|Light beer
pineapple|Dole fruit
pinesap|Parasitic plant sometimes called false beechdrops
pinhole|Homemade camera feature
pinnacle|Highest level
pinscher|Short-haired German dog
pinstripes|Clothes lines?
pistachio|Snack nut
pitapat|Sound of hail on the roof
placard|Sign at a sit-in
plaints|Lamentations
plaited|Like pigtails and cornrows
plantain|Banana relative
platoon|1986 Oliver Stone movie
playact|Pretend
playrooms|Nursery areas
playtime|Recess, for one
pleases|Satisfies
pleated|With folds
plethora|Overabundance
polecats|Stripe-backed stinkers
politic|Proper under the circumstances
polkaed|Danced to the accordion, perhaps
polyglot|Multilingual individual
pompano|South Atlantic fish with a beach named after it
poniard|Small, slender dagger
poolside|Lounging in a bikini, perhaps
popeyed|Agape
portage|Canoe trip job
porthole|It provides an ocean view
possesses|Has
postern|Private entrance
postgame|Time for a locker room interview
postlude|Concluding movement
potbelly|Type of stove
potlatch|Pacific coast Native American gift-giving festival
potshot|Incidental criticism
potshot|Random criticism
prefers|Is partial to
prefers|Leans toward
presides|Chairs
presides|Sits on a throne
presses|Weightroom exercises
presumes|Oversteps
preteen|Seventh grader, e.g.
preteens|Sixth-graders, usually
pretend|Sham
pretzel|Twisted snack
priests|Bishop's subordinates
prisoners|Residents of the graybar hotel
probity|Uprightness
profane|Censorable
profanity|Cussing
profuse|Abundant
program|Get with it!
program|Playbill
pronged|Like an electrical plug
propjet|Turbine engine plane
proposal|Plunge-taking offer
protect|Shield from danger
protested|Held a sit-in, maybe
prurient|Itchy
psalmic|Hymnlike
psalmist|Writer of Hebrew prayers
pseudonym|Diedrich Knickerbocker, for Washington Irving
psychic|Influencing the mind
psychobabble|Gibberish, to Alfred Hitchcock?
puffing|Out of breath
pullman|Large suitcase, perhaps
punkers|Some rock enthusiasts
purchased|Bought
puritan|Morally strict
pursuits|Pastimes
quandary|Predicament
quantum|Sudden and significant
quartile|Statistical boundary
queries|Information requests
quipster|Wag
racehorse|Funny Cide, for example
raiment|Duds
raincoat|Wet weather wear
rambler|Ranch house
rampage|Riot act?
rampant|Unchecked
rampant|Unrestrained
ransacker|Vigorous searcher
rapacious|Inordinately greedy
rarities|Some valuables
raspberry|Sound of disapproval
raspier|More hoarse sounding
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ratfink|Tattler
rathskeller|Subterranean tavern
ratifying|Gnawing on, like a rodent?
ravenous|Hungry enough to eat a horse
rawhide|Eastwood western
readers|They work on the books
realigning|Front end job
reality|Kind of check
reasons|Justifications
reassures|Pats on the back, perhaps
recalls|Brings back
recalls|Defective-car notices
reckless|Rash
reckons|Southern "supposes"
redeyes|Early morning arrivals
redistrict|Map new election constituencies
rednecks|Jeff Foxworthy subject
redress|Set right, in a strip joint?
redshirt|Keep out of football for a season
redskin|Type of potato
reducer|Oxidizing solution, in photography
reediness|Thin sound quality
reedits|Works on a third draft
reeducated|Sent back through school
reelect|Incumbent's campaign word
reelected|In again
reelects|Puts back into office
reforms|Changes for the better
refries|Prepares Mexican beans
regiment|Army grouping
regions|Large indefinite areas
reindeer|Comet, e.g.
relapse|Backslide, medically
release|New CD, e.g.
released|Put out
reliable|Rock-solid
reliefs|Cameo carvings
relocks|Securely fastens again
reminder|Online calendar pop-up
remittal|Payment
remorse|Contrition
renames|Gives a new handle to
renegade|Outlaw
renegade|Turncoat
reneges|Goes back (on)
reprieve|Temporary stay
reproof|Censure
rereads|Double-checks
rescues|Baywatch undertakings
reseals|Closes again, as an envelope
resends|E-mails anew
resented|Was offended by
resents|Takes exception to
residence|Home
residue|Whey, in cheese making
resigns|Hands in one's notice
resolves|Settles
resource|Natural asset
restored|Did some antique work
restrict|Hamper
restrings|Makes a stronger racket
resurrects|Brings back
retained|Hired, as counsel
retards|Changes from allegro to moderato, say
retinue|Entourage
retired|Like Cal Ripken, Jr.
retirer|Gold watch recipient, perhaps
retouched|Used an airbrush, say
retriever|Lab, for one
revenue|It might be skimmed
revises|Makes like an editor
rheboks|Large African antelopes
rickety|Nearly falling apart
riddance|Sometimes it's good
riddler|Batman foe
riesling|White German varietal
riflemen|Sharpshooters
rigamarole|Song and dance
ripened|Became ready to pick
rippled|Crinkly
risottos|Rice dishes
roadies|Amp toters
roadshow|Touring entertainment
rollout|Quarterback's call
rolltop|Desk type
romaine|Iceberg alternative
romantic|Like candlelight and flowers, say
rondure|Graceful curving
roomies|Dorm chums
rosaries|Devotional sequences
rosehips|Vitamin C source
rostral|Pulpitlike
rotator|___ cuff (shoulder part)
runaway|Fugitive
runover|Exceed, as a time limit
runover|Review
saddlebag|Western carryall
safecrackers|They rob strongboxes
saintly|Too good to be true
salable|Ready for purchase
salesmen|Willy Loman, et al.
saltine|Soup cracker
saltines|You can crumble them in soup
sambaed|Cut a rug, Brazilian-style
samovar|Urn
samoyed|Light-colored Russian sled dog
sarcophagus|Sculpted coffin
sardine|Fish in a tin
sargasso|North Atlantic sea whose name is Portuguese for "seaweed"
satellite|It goes around the world
satiates|Stuffs to the gills
satires|Swift specialties
satiric|Like "Gulliver's Travels"
satirists|Bill Maher and Mort Sahl
savages|Vicious sorts
saviors|Heroes
scalars|Non-directional quantities
scalawag|Reprobate
scalier|Like cantaloupe rind, vis- -vis honeydew rind
scandal|It's often behind a cover-up
scandal|Sensational misdoings
scarabs|Egyptian symbols
scarfed|Gobbled
scavenge|Salvage
scented|Like perfume
scheduler|Timetable honcho
schleps|Hauls with effort
schlock|Flea market junk
schmoes|Dunderheads
schools|Elementary institutions
science|Lepidopterology, for one
scimitar|Curved cutter
scolded|Chewed out
scorepad|Yahtzee need
scottie|Wire-haired yapper
scowled|Knitted one's brows
scratch|Pool error
screamer|Hard hit line drive
screech|Sound of car trouble?
scrounge|Dumpster-dive
scuttle|Scamper
seabeds|Ocean floors
seacoast|Water line
seafood|Surf, in restaurants
seances|Medium settings?
searing|Scorching
seaweed|Iodine source
seaweed|Sushi wrap
seclude|Keep behind a screen
secrete|Give off
sectors|Zones
sedation|Treatment for the stressed-out
seedless|Grape variety
seedpod|Peas' place
seedpod|Source of vanilla flavoring
seesaws|They're often near swings
seismal|Earthquake-related
selects|Picks
selects|Singles out
selects|Votes for
sellers|They work on the books
sellout|Betray
seltzer|Club soda
seltzer|Club soda
semester|School period
semierect|Like the posture of prehistoric man
senates|High councils
sendoff|Dockside celebration
sentences|Life and death
seraglio|Harem
sermons|Moral discourses
serpent|Snake, e.g.
serpent|Treacherous type
sessions|Supreme Court terms
setters|Field dogs
setters|Some hunting dogs
several|More than two
sexists|Male chauvinists, for example
shackle|Put in irons
shampoo|Movie sequel to "Hair"?
shanghai|Large Chinese seaport
sharpie|Sly guy
sheared|Cut short
sherbet|Cool treat
sheriff|Tombstone lawman
sherlock|First name in detecting
shifting|Changing places
shocked|Flabbergasted
shoelace|It goes through holes
shooting|Taking photographs
shootings|Some hits
shortstop|Infield position
shoulder|Take responsibility for
shrines|Hallowed sites
siamese|Lady and the Tramp breed
siamese|Short-haired cat breed
sickest|Like the most inappropriate jokes
sidearm|Pistol or saber
sidesplitting|Uproarious
sightings|UFO reports
signets|Official seals
simulated|Feigned
sincere|Earnest
siphons|Drains by suction
sissies|Pantywaists
sixteen|When some start driving
skedaddle|Get out in a hurry
skeeter|Swamp pest, informally
skeptic|One who's tough to sell
sketchy|Far from complete
skimmed|Read quickly
skiplane|Arctic craft
skullcap|Synagogue topper
slacker|Goldbrick
slaloms|Races that wind
slapdash|Hit-or-miss
slasher|Freddy Krueger, e.g.
sleekly|In a smooth manner
sleepily|In a quiet manner
sleeves|Vest's lack
slender|Reedlike
slimming|Losing weight
slingshot|Passing maneuver, in auto racing
slobber|Drool
sloganeer|Adman
smacker|Buck
smallest|Like Luxembourg, among European Union members
smashes|Broadway hits, informally
smashups|Wrecks
smelters|Ore processors
smothers|Takes one's breath away?
sneakily|In a devious manner
sneaking|Acting furtive, with "around"
sneerers|Lip curlers
snitches|Rats (on)
snooped|Poked around
snooped|Poked around
snooper|Sleuth
snorted|Huffed
snorted|Made a contemptuous noise
snowballing|Increasing rapidly
snowflake|Sign of winter
soberest|Least lit
socializers|Partygoers
soliloquy|Shakespearean device
somewhere|West Side Story song
songful|Melodious
soreness|Marathon aftermath
soulmate|Close companion
soundly|Good way to sleep
southpaw|Lefty
soybean|Protein source
spanking|Quick and vigorous
sparing|Limited
sparkplug|Tune-up item
speakeasy|Illegal bar
speakeasy|Prohibition outlet
spearheaded|Led, as a mission
speeches|Toastmasters' specialties
spewing|Shooting forth, as lava
spherule|Small ball
spinster|Unmarried woman, in law
splendor|Magnificence
spliced|Assembled film clips
sponsors|Financial backers
sported|Had on
spyglasses|Collapsible telescopes
squares|Filling meals, slangily
squawks|Grumbles
staccato|Disjointed
stallion|Stud farm stud
stamped|Ready for mailing, maybe
stampede|Rodeo relative
stampede|Western film scene
stances|Positions
standee|Seat-seeking miss, e.g.
standee|Straphanger
starfish|Beachcomber's find
staring|Impolite activity
starred|Took the lead
stashed|Tucked away
stashes|Squirrels away
statements|Bank papers
stateroom|Cruise quarters
statics|Branch of physics concerned with equilibrium
statues|Some sculptures
stature|Height
stealer|Thief
stealth|Bomber type
steeled|Filled with resolve
steeped|Infused
steerages|Cheap accommodations on passenger ships
steered|Took the tiller
stepson|Nero, to Claudius
stereos|Sound systems
sterner|Less forgiving
steroids|Durabolin and Dianabol
steroids|Substances banned by most sports organizations
stetson|Spaghetti western topper
stevedore|Dockworker
stilted|Pompous
stimuli|Cues
stinkers|Bugs Bunny, self-descriptively, and others
stirrer|Stick in a coffee shop
stirrup|Saddle adjunct
stoical|Having a stiff upper lip
stomach|Tolerate
stomached|Stood
storers|Warehouse users
straddle|Favor both sides of (an issue)
strafed|Attacked from a low-flying plane
strands|Twine threads
strategy|Game plan
stressed|Under too much pressure, with "out"
stretcher|Transport for an injured Texan
striated|Streaked
strider|Water ___ (long-legged bug)
strikeouts|Hitters' misses
stringer|First-___ (starting player)
strippers|Paint removers
strobes|Disco lights
strolled|Took a hike
stubborn|Set in one's ways
studious|Bookish
stunted|Hindered the growth of
stupidest|Least likely Mensa candidate
styling|Salon activity
stylizes|Makes conventional
stymies|Confounds
styrene|Synthetic rubber component
submerge|Cover with water
subzero|Arctic
succeeds|Arrives
surname|Smith or Jones
surrendered|Gave in
swelter|Suffer in summer
swigged|Had a draught of
swiping|Theft
switched|Did a flip-flop
switcheroo|Counterscam
swizzle|Stick in a bar
syenite|Granitelike igneous rock
synergy|Supposed benefit of merging companies
syringe|Medicine delivery device
tabbies|Striped cats
tactile|Perceptible by touch
tailback|Ball-carrying player
tailpipe|It's exhausting
talents|Scouts look for them
talismans|Charms
taluses|Geological slopes
tangelo|Hybrid citrus fruit
tanners|Hide workers
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantrums|Big scenes
taproom|Hotel bar
taskmaster|Tough boss
taskmasters|Tough bosses
tattled|Dropped a dime on
tattlers|Telltales
tattoos|Many rock stars sport them
taurine|Bullish
taurine|Bullish
tautest|Most tightly drawn
tautogs|North Atlantic food fish, also called blackfish
tawdrier|More gaudy
teacarts|Indoor wagons
teakettle|Stovetop whistler
teammate|One Patriot to another
teenage|'Twixt twelve and twenty
teeniest|Most in need of magnification
teetotal|Refuse to choose booze
tempters|Sirens
tenders|Offers
tendons|Muscle connections
tendons|Sinews
tendril|Ivy feature
teriyaki|Soy-marinated dish
terraria|At-home science kits, perhaps
tersest|Least wordy
testate|Having a valid will
testate|Having a will
testify|Take the stand
theater|___ of the Absurd
theorem|Experimenter's hypothesis
therein|Occupying that place
thereto|Legalese adverb
thousandth|Milli-, in the metric system
thumbnail|Sketch type
thwarts|Stymies
tickles|Amuses
timesaver|Chore shortcut
timothy|1980 Oscar winner Hutton
timothy|Bottoms out on the movie set?
tingled|Felt excited
tipplers|Social drinkers
tipster|Information broker of sorts
toehold|Initial advantage
toenails|Items to clip and file
tonneaus|Roadster protective coverings
topcoats|Parkas, e.g.
topical|Kind of anesthetic
topmost|Highest of all
topnotch|Primo
topsider|Shoe with a nonskid sole
toreros|Corrida combatants
torpedo|Undermine
tortoise|Slowpoke
tortonis|Ristorante desserts
tossups|They can go either way
toucans|Birds with long bills
tousles|Messes up one's hair
trachea|Air carrier
trachea|Windpipe
tractor|Caterpillar product
traders|Floor figures
trading|Market activity
tragedy|Hamlet or "King Lear"
trainees|Apprentices
tranquil|Serene
transfer|Change jobs within a company
transfer|Go to a new school
trappings|Characteristic signs
traveller|Robert E. Lee's iron gray mount
traverse|Extend over
treadle|Early Singer feature
treadled|Operated a potter's wheel
treadmill|Gym fixture
treater|Tab grabber
treaties|Agreements between nations
trembles|Shows fear, perhaps
tresses|Rapunzel's "ladder"
trestle|El elevator
trestle|Train bridge
tricycle|Low wheels
tridents|Three-pronged weapons
trifecta|Three-way bet
tripoli|One of the Barbary States
trireme|Ancient Greek galley
troikas|Russian carriages
truthful|Honest
tsarist|Peter the Great supporter, e.g.
tsetses|Feared fliers
tugboat|Harbor helper
turbans|Sultan's headdresses
twister|Violent windstorm
twitches|Involuntary movements
ultrared|Invisible part of the spectrum, nontechnically
umbrella|Beach sight
unaided|Solo
unbecoming|Conduct ___ (1995 Randy Shilts book on military policy)
unbolts|Opens, as the barn door
unbroken|Solid
uncrate|Empty boxes
undertakes|Sets about doing
underway|In progress
unexotic|Rather mundane
unharmed|Safe and sound
unheated|Like a cold-water flat
unitarian|Emerson, faithwise
unmentionables|Riddle's answer
unpinned|Removed, as a corsage
unrated|Like old movies
unraveled|Solved
unsnarl|Straighten out
untaxed|Like dividends, in Bush's economic plan
upbraid|Censure
uprooted|Torn from the ground
upshifts|Goes from first to second, say
upsurge|Sudden increase
uptrend|Promising economic cycle
urbaner|More sophisticated
username|Part of a login
utopians|Idealists
vaseline|Petroleum-based lubricant
vectors|Flight paths
vehicle|Means of conveyance
venerated|Highly respected
verbatim|Word for word
verdict|Guilty, for example
vertigo|Balance problem
veteran|Experienced
violins|Fiddles, formally
virtuosi|Masterful musicians
wannabes|They've got aspirations
warrior|Golden State cager
washers|Appliances repaired by spin doctors?
waspier|More irascible
waterbed|Mattress alternative
waterski|Ride behind a speedboat
wavelength|Sympathetic folks are on the same one
webcams|Devices for streaming video
webster|Orator Daniel
weekend|Time off, for many
werewolf|An American ___ in London (1981 movie)
westerns|Frontier films
whatsit|Thingamajig
whereto|Fare question?
whiners|Crybabies
widened|Let out
widower|Sleepless in Seattle hero, for one
winepress|Napa valley equipment
wireless|Like AT&T's mLife
wiretap|Eavesdropping device
wisteria|House-climbing shrub
witchcraft|Boat for a coven?
wormhole|Theoretical connector of universes
worsted|Woolen cloth
wristband|Racquetball accessory
writers|They work on the books
writings|Literary output
yokemate|Partner in the field
yonkers|New York city
zealotry|Fanaticism
zippers|Features of some pillowcases
abandons|Deserts
abnegated|Gave up
abraded|Scraped away
absolve|Clear of guilt
abstain|Choose to not participate
abstain|Shun the voting booth
abusive|Like invective
academe|Life of Oxford
academia|A university and its surroundings
academic|University professor
accident|Mishap
acclaim|Salute with gusto
accompany|Go with
acetate|Plastic overlay material
acetone|Paint solvent
acetones|Flammable solvents
acetylene|Torch fuel
acrobat|Tumbler
acrylic|Chair material
addenda|Stuff in the back of the book
adenoids|They are often removed in childhood
adhered|Clung
adipose|Fatty
admirals|Navy brass
adorner|Tinsel, e.g.
adsorbed|Held, as a dissolved substance
adulterous|Like Hester Prynne
adulthood|Coming of age
aerator|Aquarium bubbler
aerials|Reception improvers
aerobic|Kind of exercise that improves oxygen use
aerometer|Density determining instrument
affiant|Deposition answerer
affiliate|WNET, to PBS
afghani|Kabul native
agapanthus|African lily
ageists|Discriminating types
agendas|Lists
agitato|Restless, in scores
agoutis|Guinea pig cousins
airliner|Delta asset
airstrike|Bombing mission
aitches|Etas, to us
alamode|Avec glace
alarmist|Anxious one
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
albumen|Egg white
alcalde|Spanish mayor
alcohol|Cider "hardener"
alcohol|Still spirits
alewives|Pub proprietresses
algebra|High school subject
aliases|Wanted poster listings
alienator|One who instills hostility
allegro|Fast, to a cellist
alleluias|Shouts of joy
allover|Here, there, and everywhere
almanac|Annual publication
alpacas|Bolivian beasts
alumina|Oxide found in rubies and sapphires
alveoli|Lung cells
ammeter|Current measurer
ammeter|Current measurer
amnesia|Memory loss
amperes|Current units
ampules|Tiny tubes
anacrusis|Musical upbeat
analogy|Comparison
analysis|It may be critical
analyst|Shrink
anapest|Three-syllable poetic foot
anchovies|Pizza topping
ancient|Antique
ancients|People who lived in times long past
anesthesia|Unconscious state
angelic|Like Nativity fliers
animals|More of the request
anisette|After-dinner liqueur
anklets|Tarsal jewelry
annotate|Furnish literary commentary
anoints|Blesses
anomaly|Exception to the rule
antacid|Cajun dinner chaser, perhaps
antacid|Mylanta or Maalox
antacid|Stomach soother
anteater|Toothless mammal
antenna|Wave catcher
anthill|Small colonist's mound
antibiotic|Streptomycin, for example
antipasti|Ristorante courses
antiproton|Particle discovered in 1955
anxiety|Butterflies
apatite|Bone mineral
apologetic|With hat in hand, perhaps
apostasy|Desertion of a cause
apostate|Religion renouncer
apostle|Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John
apostolic|Pontifical
apparel|Fashions
appease|Pacify
approval|Okay
apricot|Type of brandy
aproned|Like a barbecue chef
apteral|Having no aisles, as a church
aquamarine|Precious gem
aquatic|Like a water ballet
arcades|Pinball palaces
arcadia|Joan of ___ (Amber Tamblyn TV drama)
archaism|Thee, e.g.
archangel|Michael or Gabriel
armadas|Fleets afloat
armadas|Shellers on the water, perhaps
armchair|Type of quarterback
armless|Like the Venus de Milo
armyworm|Technically, it's really a caterpillar
arousal|Awakening
arousal|Stirring
arousal|Wake-up call
arraigned|Called before the court
arrangers|Musical adaptation specialists
arrears|Behind
arriver|One who's just gotten in
arrowhead|Kansas City's NFL stadium
arsenic|___ and Old Lace
artisan|Cooper, for one
ascetic|Religious self-denier
ascribe|Impute
ashtray|Site of many flicks
asinine|Foolish
asserts|Says it's so
assesses|Eyeballs
associate|Link
assonant|Similar in sound
assorts|Classifies
astronomer|Galileo, for one
athlete|Figure on a box of Wheaties
athletes|Olympians
atlases|Books of maps
atmosphere|Ambience
atoners|Repentant ones
attache|Kind of case
attache|Rectangular briefcase
attempts|Has a whack at
attests|Certifies
attorneys|Suit specialists
attract|Pheromones do it
auctioneer|Professional talker
audible|Easily heard
audiotape|Garage band's production
auroral|Dawnlike
austere|Forbidding
austere|Spartan
automat|Cafeteria of a sort
automat|Self-service restaurant
autopilot|Navigation aid
backdoor|Portal to a patio, perhaps
baffling|Causing face scrunching, maybe
baklava|A honey of a dessert
balderdash|Answer to the riddle
bananas|Fruit, or nutty as a fruitcake
bandsaw|Cutter with wheels
bangkok|Thailand's capital
bargaining|Type of chip
baroque|Like Handel's music
barrage|Rapid weapon fire
basemen|Who and What, e.g.
bashful|Sleepy companion
basilica|Apse locale
basilica|Large church
bastille|___ Day (July 14, in France)
bathmat|Tile protector, of a sort
battened|Secured, as hatches
battled|Had a skirmish with
beachboys|God Only Knows performers
beatnik|Cool cat
because|Exasperated parent's reply
bedrooms|Realtor listing statistic
beefcake|Male eye candy
beekeeper|Sherlock Holmes in his later years
beetles|Road bugs
behoove|Serve well
bellyached|Complained
beneath|Not worthy of
bettors|Offtrack wagerers
bezique|Two-player card game
bigtime|Highest level
birettas|Clergy caps
biscuit|Gravy base?
bivalve|It might be shucked
blackjack|Twenty-one
bleeper|Censor, at times
bluebeard|Fairy-tale character who was hard on wives
bluebloods|Socially prominent persons
bluenose|Goody-goody
blustery|Full of hot air
bobtails|They have little to wag
bohemia|Former kingdom in the Czech Republic
bonemeal|Fertilizer material
borrower|Loan receiver
bossily|How Lucy behaves towards Linus
botanic|Related to plant life
bouffant|Puffy hair style
boxhaul|Tack, as a square-rigger
brainier|More intelligent
braless|Not yet in one's cups?
bravado|Defiant behavior
brazier|Charcoal burner
breasts|Chicken orders
breathe|Get some air
brethren|Dunkers
brewery|House with hops
bridges|River crossings
bristol|Where kids "are sharp as a pistol," in song
broccoli|Vegetable often served with dip
broncho|Untamed mustang (var.)
brownnosed|Acted like a toady
bubblegum|1970s pop music genre
bucksaw|Woodcutting tool requiring two hands
budgeter|Fiscal planner
bullets|Aces, in poker
bullfrog|Large amphibian
bungees|Daredevil's cords
bunnies|Hef employees
bunting|Snow ___ (finch)
burrito|Taco Bell offering
bushmaster|Longest venomous snake in the New World
bustles|Is exciting, like a city street
butterfingers|Klutz
bypassed|Overlooked
bywords|Proverbial expressions
caballero|Spanish gentleman
cabooses|Rear ends
cajoles|Talks into by teasing
calamari|Squid at the ristorante
calamari|Squid on a plate
calendar|Annual insurance agency handout
calendared|Slated
calibrate|Adjust
candles|Wicked things
capitol|Where to find your congressman
caretaker|Guardian
carload|No more than six, typically
caromed|Bounced off the rail
carouses|Lives it up
carpenters|We've Only Just Begun performers
carport|Mustang's shelter
casement|Hinged window
cashier|Bank employee
cashmere|Sweater fabric
cassette|Car stereo input
catamaran|Two-hulled boat
catbird|One who's sitting pretty
catcall|Heckler's shout
caterwauls|Screeches
catfishes|Types of "whiskered" swimmers
cattail|Marsh plant
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
cenotaph|The Washington Monument, for example
centaurs|Mythical gallopers
centers|Midpoints
ceremonies|Rites
ceremony|Confirmation, e.g.
chaotic|In disarray
chaperone|Parent at the prom, say
chatroom|Venue for real-time discussions
chenille|Bedspread fabric
chestnuts|Open fire roasters
chickpea|Garbanzo
children|Preschoolers
choosier|More discerning
chorale|Bach piece, perhaps
chorale|Church composition
chromosome|Hereditary unit
chummed|Got palsy-walsy
cicatrix|Scar
cistern|Water storer
clansmen|Male Highlanders
claptrap|Hokum
cleanse|Wash
cleanse|Wash
cleareyed|Lucid
cleavage|Silicone valley?
clemency|Mildness in the weather
clericals|Priestly garments
climate|It's cold in the North
clincher|Decisive statement
coarsen|Get tough
coastal|Shore-related
coaxial|Type of TV cable
coherence|Harmony
coincide|Agree completely
coleslaw|Common side
colleges|Some schools
colorado|1,450 mile river to the Gulf of Mexico
colossi|Easter Island statues, e.g.
company|Two, so they say
compare|Shop smart
complex|Military-industrial ___
concocts|Cooks up
confetti|Rain on your parade?
console|Comfort
consonant|IOU's lack
contessa|Noble Neapolitan
contrive|Hatch
cookbooks|References for chefs
coonskin|Cap material popular in the '50s
cordite|Potent powder
cornbread|Pone, for example
cornetists|Certain musicians
coruscate|Emit vivid flashes of light
courter|Wooing one
couture|Fashion-design business
coverer|Tarp, for one
cowlick|Alfalfa had one
crabmeat|Mushroom stuffing
creature|Word in many horror film titles
credited|Given one's props
crevices|Himalayan dangers
cribbed|Stole
crossarm|Telephone pole part
crossbow|William Tell's weapon
crystal|Ubiquitous BIC
cupolas|Roofing toppers
curates|Rector's helpers
cynical|Sardonic
dailies|Newsstand purchases
dandelion|Wine weed
darlings|Peter Pan clan
database|Organized info
deacons|Certain clerics
deadliest|Like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, perhaps
deadlines|Reporters need to meet them
deadman|___ Walking (1995 Sean Penn film)
debacle|Total flop
debauch|Seduce
debited|Paid with plastic
decoders|Enigma solvers
decorum|Politeness
decrees|Subjects may be subject to them
defamed|Slandered
defaults|Computer program presets
defiant|Rebellious
defines|Emulates Noah Webster
defines|Interprets, as a dictionary
defrosts|Thaws an old freezer
denuded|Stripped
deposes|Testifies under oath
deranged|Nuts
dervish|Whirling one
deserts|Well-earned punishment
desirer|Longer
despair|Hopelessness
despair|Loss of hope
desperado|Bold outlaw
dessert|Check preceder, often
desserts|Middlesex trifles, e.g.
destine|Preordain
destined|Ordained
detailed|Elaborated
dialogues|Conversational writings
diehards|They never give up
dieresis|Brontë marking
digraph|The "ng" in "sing," for instance
dilator|Surgeon's instrument
diminished|A half step short of perfect, musically
dinettes|Eating areas
diplomacy|Tact
diptych|Ancient hinged tablet
directs|Calls the shots?
disarray|Confusion
discard|Throw out
discomfort|Unease
discord|Lack of harmony
dishonor|Bring shame upon
dislocate|Put out of joint
disposed|Apt
dissent|Have a difference of opinion
diverted|Amused
divests|Strips (of)
dividend|Stockholder's bonus
dogsled|Iditarod racer
donated|Gave
donating|Being charitable, in a way
doorjamb|Entryway upright
dormouse|Character at a fictional tea party
downpour|Heavy rain
draconic|Unusually cruel
drainage|Type of ditch
dramedy|Program with both serious and comic elements
dreamland|Sleeper's state
dressers|Actors' assistants
dressing|Word after house or window
dressmaker|One who pins material on a dummy
drivers|Woods for Woods
drumhead|Timpani surface
dumbbells|Dimwits
earaches|Big problems for Dumbo?
earliest|First to arrive
earlobe|Stud site
eclairs|Cream-filled pastries
ecofreak|Environmental extremist
economic|___ warfare (sanctions, embargoes, etc.)
edifice|Imposing structure
editions|Issues
educate|Show the ropes to
egested|Cast out
egocentricity|Big head
egoists|Self-centered sorts
egotist|Blow-hard
egotists|Swellheads
electee|Office holder
electee|One who takes a seat
elective|You don't have to take it
electric|Charged
elegant|Fancy-schmancy
elegiac|Plaintive
element|Milieu
elephant|Only animal with four knees
elevator|It goes between floors
elitist|High-hatter
elopers|Couples linking quickly
emaciate|Waste away
emanate|Arise
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Issue forth
embattle|Prepare for war
emerald|Green gem
emerald|Green gem
emergency|TV show about paramedics
emissary|Peace talk participant
emoting|Overacting
emotional|Easily brought to tears
empanel|Form, as a jury
empirical|Based on observation or experience
empower|Give authority to
emulate|Follow
enacted|Passed, as a law
enacting|Putting on the books
endemic|Regional
endlessly|Without stop
endorsee|Approved candidate, e.g
endwise|How movers might move a sofa
energize|Spark
enforcers|Mobsters with muscle
enhances|Magnifies
enlistee|Service volunteer
enrolled|Registered to vote
ensiles|Stores, as grain
enslave|Subjugate
enslaved|Shackled
entertained|Amused
entices|Baits the hook
entirely|It was ___ my fault
entrants|New members
entraps|Snares
entreat|Beg
entrepreneurial|Like risky business
entries|Diary sections
envelop|Surround
epaulet|Shoulder piece
epidemic|Great Plague, e.g.
epitaphs|Some famous last words?
epithets|Dirty rat! and "Dirty dog!"
eradicate|Purge
erasures|They suggest errors
erecters|Memorialists, often (var.)
eremite|Solitary one
erodent|Tending to wash out
erogenous|Particularly arousable
errands|Trips with a mission
erroneous|Wrong
escapee|Richard Kimble, for one
escheat|Confiscate, in law
escorts|Geishas and gigolos
esophagi|Gullets
essayist|Lamb or Bacon
estates|High-priced spreads
esteems|Thinks a lot of
estimate|Rough figure
estranged|No longer on speaking terms
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
ethylene|Anesthetic gas
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
etoiles|Tours stars
evaporate|Disappear into thin air
everyone|Each person
eviction|Removal of a tenant
evilest|Most like some twins
evilest|Most vile
exhaled|Breathed out
expediter|Dispatcher
explainer|Teacher, at times
eyeball|Look over
eyepiece|Monocle
eyepiece|Monocle
eyeteeth|Canines
eyetooth|Enamel canine
factoid|Trivia tidbit
fanatic|Wild and crazy guy
fantasia|Disney classic of 1940
fatigue|Mental weariness
feminine|Kind of mystique
ferried|Worked like Charon
fiascos|Catastrophes
finished|Over
firetraps|Dangerous buildings
firstborn|Bart, among the Simpson kids
firstly|For starters
fishnets|Seines
fixated|Having a one-track mind
flagstaff|Arizona city
flamenco|Guitar style
flashback|Unchronological film technique
flashgun|Accessory for Ansel Adams
flatted|Lowered in pitch
florence|Where to find the Ponte Vecchio
flotilla|Small fleet
flounder|Struggle helplessly
flourish|Thrive
flowerpot|Sill prettifier
focuses|Sharpens, in a way
foliage|Leaves
foolproof|Infallible
foolproof|Like a perfect plan
footloose|Free to go
forbear|Keep back
forebodes|Augurs
forehand|Kind of tennis stroke
forelimb|Front appendage
foursomes|Links groups
fragile|Requiring special handling
freedom|Independence
freeload|Sponge
freemen|Emancipated slaves
freewill|Libertarian's belief
freshen|Renew
friends|Quaker group
froufrou|Frilly decoration
frypans|Cook's collection
funhouse|Something to scream about
gabfest|Coffee klatsch, typically
galilee|Ancient Roman province
gangplank|Bad place to end up on a pirate ship
ganister|Rock used to line furnaces
gardenias|Corsage flowers
garners|Earns
gearboxes|Standard equipment?
gestalt|The whole is greater than the sum of its parts  concept
gesture|Silent signal
giraffe|Eighteen-footer
giraffe|Tallest living quadruped
girasol|Orange opal
gloxinia|Showy flower
gnarled|Knotty
gnashes|Grinds, as gears
godless|Heathen
gondolas|Ski lift enclosures
goodbyes|Aloha and shalom
gossiped|Did some "dishing"
graphic|Like some R-rated movies
grapple|Compete hand-to-hand
grenade|Explosive shell
gridiron|Football field
grinder|Hero sandwich, in New England
grinned|Said "Cheese"
gristle|Tough tissue
groupie|Devoted fan of a band
grubstake|Prospector's start-up costs
gryphon|Mythic hybrid beast
guanaco|Alpaca's cousin
gunlock|Firearm mechanism
habanera|Carmen's Cuban dance
haciendas|Extensive estates
hailstone|Bit of a nasty fall
hairnet|Beehive protector
haleness|Measure of health
hamstring|Knee tendon
hangman|Word game involving a stick figure
hangouts|Favorite haunts
hardhat|Construction worker
hardier|More resilient
harsher|More severe
hashish|Cannabis product
havarti|Semisoft cheese
haziest|Least distinct
headgear|Golden Gloves protection
headiest|Most intoxicating
hearses|Last rides?
hectare|Land measure
hedgehog|Porcupine pal
hedonism|Taking pleasure in pleasure
hellcat|Shrewish woman
henhouse|Unwise guard duty assignment for a fox
herbaria|Dried plants
heretical|Anti-dogmatic
herstory|Feminist's chronology
highest|Indicative of the top level
highways|Interstates
hillside|Ski run spot
hinterland|Back country
hipbone|Ilium
hitters|Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa
hoarser|More throaty
hoecake|Bread once baked on a farm tool
homebrew|Noncommercial suds
homelier|Harder on the eyes
homeward|___ Bound (1966 hit)
homework|Something the dog ate, in a noted excuse
honchos|Big shots
honeydew|Melon variety
honeypot|What Winnie-the-Pooh dines from
honoree|Award recipient
honoree|Employee of the month, say
hoodlum|Gangster
hoodwinks|Takes in
hopefuls|Promising people
hopeless|Certain to fail
horizon|Landscape feature, often
horserace|Preakness, for one
hostile|Far from friendly
hotcake|Favorite from the griddle
hotheaded|Easy to anger
houseman|Paper Chase Oscar winner John
hovered|Wouldn't go away
humanoid|Yeti, for one
huskers|Shucking contest participants
hussars|Hungarian horsemen
hydrant|Firefighter's faucet
hydrants|Firefighting aids
hysteria|The screaming-meemies
icicles|Christmas tree decorations
idealize|Deem perfect
ideally|In the best of all possible worlds
idolatry|Worship of Baal, perhaps
ignorant|Unlearned
ignored|Didn't pay attention to
illegally|In a criminal manner
illiberal|Narrow-minded
illumine|Throw some light on
imagers|Storytelling experts
imitate|Ape
imitates|Apes
imitator|Copycat
imitator|Rich Little, for one
immortal|Remembered for all time
immortalize|Make forever famous
impasse|Deadlock
impasto|Thick layer
impudent|Deserving of a timeout
inbound|Arriving
incense|Exasperate
incense|Smoke in a church
incisor|Cutting tooth
incriminate|Involve in an accusation
indented|Set back
indexed|Like many textbooks
indistinct|Blurry
indistinct|Not clearly marked
ineptitude|Clumsy oaf's condition
inertia|Subject of a Newtonian law
infantry|Soldiers on foot
infants|Maternity ward residents
infighting|Conflict among family members, e.g.
inflames|Excites
inflight|Kind of movie
infringe|Trespass (on)
ingroup|Clique
inhalant|Something for a stuffy nose
initiates|Starts
inserts|Many ads
insomnia|Reason for a sleeping pill, often
install|Prepare for use, as software
instills|Gradually introduces
insulin|Islets of Langerhans export?
interest|One source of income
internee|Prisoner
intonate|Chant
intrude|Meddle
invaded|Emulated Attila
invasion|Military incursion
inveigle|Beguile
inwards|Toward the center
ionizers|Chemical converters
ironing|Weekly chore, for some
irrational|Unthinking
irrational|Utterly illogical
islands|Vancouver and Oahu
islands|Virgin ___
isolate|Leave alone
isolate|Sequester
isolate|Set apart
iterates|Goes over again
jangled|Rang
jerseys|Varsity wear
joystick|Aviator's control
jurists|Legal experts
justices|Frankfurter and others
keenest|Most acute
keycard|Pass to get in an inn
kibbled|Like some dry pet food
kickboxing|Sport that employs fists and feet
kicking|Quote, part 2
kilometers|Light year's nine trillion
kinships|Close bonds
kissing|___ Jessica Stein (2002 comedy based on "Lipschtick," a play written by the movie's costars)
kitties|Litter components
kleptomania|Stealing compulsion
knockoff|Cheap imitation
labored|Worked like a dog
ladders|Chutes partner
ladybug|Colorful beetle
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
ladylove|Favorite female
ladylove|Sweetheart
laments|Wails
lancers|Cavalrymen
landscape|Hudson River school offering
lashings|Painful punishments
lassitude|Listlessness
latency|Developmental stage
latitude|Distance from the equator
lavaliere|Necklace pendant
lawyers|Matlock and Mason, for two
layette|Baby shower purchase
layoffs|Unemployment cause
leftwing|Radical liberal faction
legislator|Filibuster figure
legroom|Extra space
leisure|Free time
lemonade|Citric refresher
lenience|Soft-hearted bent
lenient|Not too tough
leopard|Cat with spots
libretto|Wagner opus
likable|Pleasant
lissome|Easily bent
lissome|Nimble
literal|Word-for-word
lizards|Lounge frequenters?
loading|Getting ready to shoot
loiterer|Drugstore cowboy, e.g.
loiters|Hangs around
longboats|Vessels on vessels
lounges|Idles
louvered|Ventilated, in a way
lovefest|Gathering of aficionados
loveseat|Pair chair
lowlife|Creep
lozenge|Throat drop
lumbers|Moves clumsily
lyrists|Harp players
macabre|Like some Poe poems
machetes|Sugarcane cutters
madeira|Amber-colored dessert wine
madonna|Like a Virgin singer
maelstrom|Tumultuous state of affairs
maestro|Baton twirler?
magnates|Captains of industry
magnetos|Small dynamos
maharishi|Hindu teacher of mysticism
maharishis|Spiritualists
mahatma|Honorific for Gandhi
mahimahi|Hawaiian seafood entree
mahouts|Indian elephant drivers
mailman|Card-carrying civil servant?
malaria|Quinine target
malarkey|Bunkum
mallard|Wild flier
mammals|Lions and tigers and bears, e.g.
manages|Copes
mananas|Toledo tomorrows
maneuvers|Tactical exercises
manhole|Ed Norton's work access
manhole|Ed Norton's workplace access
manholes|Drain accesses
manhood|Boy's future
mantels|Fireplace frames
manticore|Beast that's one-third human, one-third lion, and one-third dragon
markdown|Reduce, as a price
markers|IOUs
marmoset|Monkey that looks like a squirrel
marshal|Petain, e.g.
marshier|More boglike
martens|Sable kin
marvels|Stands in awe
masseuses|Spa personnel
mastodon|Ice Age elephant
matched|Paired up
matinee|First showing, perhaps
mayonnaise|Deli spread
mayorships|City offices
meadowlark|State bird of Wyoming
meagerness|Exiguity
meantime|Intervening stretch
measures|Parts of a score
meatloaf|Pop singer named for an entree
meatloaf|Pop singer named for an entree
mediated|Helped settle a contract
meerkats|African mongoose relatives
megalopolis|Supercity
melancholy|Start of a Frank McKinney Hubbard observation
memento|2000 film that plays out of sequence
mementos|Keepsakes
mementos|Reminiscence triggerers
memorial|Plaque, perhaps
menthol|Cold-medicine ingredient
messages|Some notes in the office
messiah|Handel oratorio
metrics|Hopeful poet's study
metronome|Musician's timekeeper
milestone|End of an era, e.g.
militia|Citizen soldiers' group
mineral|20 Questions category
mischief|Cause of petty annoyance
mislabel|Identify wrongly
misread|See an error where none exists
misterm|Identify incorrectly
misused|Treated badly
mobster|Man with a moll
moisten|Sponge
molasses|Sweetener used in some breads
mollusk|Clam, for one
monarch|Sovereign
monitor|Hall watcher
monsignor|Priest's title
mooched|Borrowed shamelessly
moonshot|Apollo mission, notably
moreover|Additionally
mossback|Reactionary
motorboat|Outboard
motormouth|Constant talker
multistory|Unlike ranch houses
murderer|Macbeth, e.g.
namesake|II, to I
napoleon|Josephine's mate
nastier|More offensive
natural|Not man-made
nautilus|Nemo's submarine
nearest|Intimate and then some
needing|Short of
negated|Contradicted
negates|Denies the truth of
negligee|Flimsy nightie
neither|___ rain...
nemeses|Banes
nemeses|Batman and Superman, to villains
nemeses|The Yankees, to the Red Sox
nemeses|Tough opponents
nestled|Snuggled up
neurons|Impulse conductors
neurotics|Obsessive-compulsive types, e.g.
newsman|Rather or Blitzer, e.g.
nightwear|P.J.s, e.g.
nimbler|Lighter of foot
nineteen|Eighth prime number
nitrate|Hot dog ingredient
noblest|Descriptor for Brutus
noisome|Stinking
nominal|Trifling
nonsense|Jabberwocky
nosegay|Bouquet
nostalgia|Longing for "the good old days"
notable|Important
notebook|Apple product
nothing|Zero
nothings|Sweet sayings?
nowness|Immediacy
nuclear|Kind of medicine
numbers|Leviticus follower
nutcase|Screwball
oarsman|Head of the Charles Regatta participant
oarsman|Rower
oarsman|Rower
oatmeal|Hasty pudding ingredient
obedience|Kind of school
obliges|Accommodates
obsidian|Volcanic glass
obstacle|Barrier
obtuser|Less acute
obviate|Make unnecessary
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
occurred|Happened
oceanaut|Sealab resident
octettes|Eightsomes
odometer|Mileage counter
oeuvres|Bodies of collected works
offline|Not ready to surf
offsets|Serves as a counterbalance for
offstage|In the wings
oilseed|Castor bean or sesame
oloroso|Medium-dry Spanish sherry
omelets|Brunch fare
onboard|Participating with the team
oneness|Singularity
oneness|Unity
onrushes|Torrents
onstage|Making a scene?
onstage|Playing one's part
onstage|Treading the boards
operate|Emulate Christiaan Barnard
operator|Phone company employee
opinion|Persuasion
opposes|Espouses another point of view
opposites|Black and white
oranges|Juicy fruits
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," notably
oratory|Rhetoric
ordains|Decrees
ordains|Puts the collar on?
ordinary|Run-of-the-mill
oriental|Eastern
orients|Sets straight
oriflamme|Banner that serves as a rallying point
origami|Folder's output
origami|Its business is folding
origami|Traditional Japanese art form
original|Master copy
orogeny|Mountain-forming process
orthodox|Generally approved
osculate|Kiss
osmosis|Absorption process
ovarian|Pertaining to pistil parts
overall|Including everything
overate|Took in too much
overawe|Intimidate
overbids|Errs on "The Price Is Right"
overeasy|Eggs order
overeasy|Fried egg option
overeats|Indulges in too much home cooking
overhears|Learns without being told
overleaf|On the page's other side
overrated|Hyped
overrates|Estimates too highly
override|Set aside
overshot|Went past
overuse|Wear out
oxidizes|Gets rusty, e.g.
pageboy|Regal attendant
pagination|Sequencing of a book's sections
pagodas|Asian temples
paisano|Compatriot
pajamas|Mom may lay them out
palaver|Small talk
paleface|Oater Caucasian
palettes|Color bearers for artists
panorama|Expansive view
pantomime|Gestures used in charades
pantomime|Sight-gag performance
papered|Opted not to paint, maybe
papillon|1973 McQueen/Hoffman film
paralyze|Render powerless
parapet|Defensive wall
paratrooper|Bad job for an acrophobe
parches|Dries completely
parlance|Manner of speaking
parlors|Ice cream places, e.g.
parolee|Freed prisoner, usually
paroles|Some prison release documents
parsnip|Carrot's cousin
passion|Fervor
passport|Jet-setter's document
pastern|Horse's "instep"
pastrami|Deli meat
pastrami|Rye partner
pasture|Field of greens
pasture|Grazing land
patents|Inventors' documents
peddler|Street vendor
peepholes|Spying apertures
penlight|After-dark convenience
pennant|Diamond award
pennant|Diamond prize
percolate|Filter, as coffee
percolate|Simmer
perfecta|It's a bet
peripeteia|Unexpected turn of events, especially in a literary work
permafrost|Arctic soil phenomenon
permits|Licenses
persona|Novel narrator
personify|Be the embodiment of
persons|Individuals
perused|Read
pessimism|Bad ideas?
petered|Faded (out)
petulant|Irritated by the littlest things
philologists|They interpret literary texts
piglets|Pooh pal and peers
pilsener|Light beer
pinpoints|Locates precisely
pirated|Stolen at sea
pitcher|One reading signs
pitiless|Cruel
plagued|Infested
planing|Shaving not on a human face
plantains|Bananas' cousins
plaster|Fresco backing
pleader|Lawyer, at times
plumper|Not so svelte
plusher|More deeply piled
poisoner|Arsenic user, maybe
polestar|Guiding principle
poolroom|Shark habitat
poolrooms|Certain game locales
portcullis|Gateway grating in old castles
portents|Signs of things to come
portfolio|Art student's need
porthole|Stateroom feature
porthole|Window with an ocean view
possess|Have title to
postage|Mail fee
postman|Seinfeld nemesis Newman, e.g.
postseason|Like bowl games
potpies|Entrées in shells
practical|Earthy
practical|___ joke
prairie|Grassy tract
prankster|Gotcha! crier
preaching|Bible-thumping, perhaps
prearms|Supplies ammo in advance
precede|Come before
preheat|Get the oven up to temperature
prelate|Church dignitary
prepare|Study, say
president|Jackson or Johnson
presume|Take for granted
presumed|Taken for granted
preteens|Some juveniles
priests|They tend church regularly
priggish|Like a bluenose
primrose|Plant with nocturnal flowers
pristine|Untouched
proclaim|Declare
products|Store offerings
profane|Using four-letter words
profess|Declare openly
profits|Some are gross
profound|Penetrating
prosecute|Go after
protegee|Liv, to Ingmar
protests|Campus sit-ins
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
provoke|Incite
pruners|Tree-trimming tools
pyromania|Fire starter's obsession
quarrels|Squabbles
quarried|Dug from a pit
quartered|Lodged
quartet|Foursome
quartzite|Metamorphosed sandstone variety
queried|Sought an answer from
queries|Doubts
quitter|Dropout
radiance|Splendor
radiate|Shine
rainfall|Annual climatological statistic
rallies|Mass meetings
ramadas|Shelters on the water, perhaps
rankles|Annoys
rapiers|Straight swords
rarebits|Welsh ___ (cheese dishes)
rashers|Bacon servings
ratatat|Hammering sound
rattail|Kind of comb
rattrap|Ramshackle structure
ravioli|Stuffed Italian pockets
rawness|Crude quality
reagent|Substance used in chemical synthesis
realign|Get straight again
realize|Net
realtors|They have lots to offer
reamers|Pipe-cleaning tools
reappear|Come back
reargue|Debate over
reassert|Iterate, as a strong opinion
recolor|Touch up, at the salon
redhead|President Jefferson, for one
redness|Rash indicator
redoubling|Going back over
reeking|Really smelly
reelect|Campaign poster word
reelect|Give a vote of confidence
reenter|Come back in
refereed|Served as an arbiter
refrained|Held oneself back (from)
regenerate|Grow a replacement tail, say
regroup|Prepare for a fresh start
rehearse|Run through lines
reheats|Prepares, as leftovers
rejoice|Celebrate
rejoice|Take delight in
reknits|Interlocks anew
relabels|Comes up with a new name for
relations|Kin
relative|Counterpart of absolute
release|Jazz bridge
reliance|Trust
relight|Use birthday candles again
religion|Transcendental code of ethics
relives|Goes through again
reloads|Puts in another clip
remarks|Observes
rematch|Loser's request
remodel|Change the decor of
remorse|Retrospective regret
removed|Withdrew
reneges|Suit mistakes
rentals|Time-share counterparts, perhaps
repacked|Prepared to go home, in a way
repainted|Applied a new coat to
repartee|Banter
repasts|Feasts
repealed|Undid, as an amendment
reprised|Brought back
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
reroute|Detour
resoled|Fixed, as a shoe
resorts|Fat farms, e.g.
respell|Do over at a bee
restored|Returned to mint condition
resumes|Job-hunter's handful
retaliate|Get even
retells|Spins the same yarn
retentive|Clinging
reticently|In a closemouthed way
retinas|Image receivers
retired|The R" in AARP
retrial|Defendant's second ordeal
retyped|Entered again
reunion|Family gathering
reunion|Family or school get-together
revenge|Opposite of forgiveness
revised|Updated
revitalize|Bring new life to
revoked|Failed to follow suit
reworded|Said differently
rhetoric|Art of speaking
rhetoric|Subject taken by speakers
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
rimiest|Most frozen, in a way
rimming|Rolling around the edge, but not going in
rinsers|Mouthwash users, e.g.
riotous|Screamingly funny
ripsnorter|Powerhouse
riskier|More dangerous
rivaled|Matched, as in skill
riviera|Hyeres-to-La Spezia area
rivieras|Old Buicks
roadblocks|Official barricades
roadshow|What a Broadway hit often becomes
roadshow|What a Broadway hit often becomes
robotics|The use of automatons
rocketeer|NASA technician
rodents|Bullsnakes' prey
rollback|Return to a lower level
romance|Steel work
rondeau|Medieval French song
roofers|They provide high-level coverage
rooftop|Helipad site, at times
roomier|Like some looser cuts of jeans
roommate|College dorm partner
rosebay|Rhododendron variety
rosebud|Spring sight
rotates|Wheels
rottenest|Most corrupt
rotundas|Domed lobbies
roughhousing|Boisterous behavior
roundtrip|Travel to there and back
roustabout|Wharf worker
rumrunner|Revenuer's target
sadness|Funk
salaams|Deferential bows
salaams|Peaceful greetings
salamander|Amphibian without scales
salamander|Mud puppy or axolotl
salesroom|Place of some deals
salient|Striking
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
saloons|Western watering holes
saluter|Private, at times
samaritan|Good deed doer
sandman|Mister ___ (1951 chartbuster by The Chordettes)
sangria|Red wine refresher
sarcasm|It may be dripping
sardonic|Cynical
sasquatch|Big Foot
satiate|Content completely
satiate|Fill to the brim
satiated|Filled completely
satirists|Bill Maher and Mort Sahl
saturnine|Sluggish in temperament
saunters|Takes a leisurely walk
sawbones|Surgeon, slangily
sawmill|Lumber processor
scaffold|Raised platform
scalawag|Scoundrel
scaramouch|Rascal
scatted|Sang like Ella
scenery|What tourists take in
schleps|Lugs
scholar|Postgraduate student, presumably
scholar|Studious sort
schoolkid|Young student
schoolroom|Pedagogue's place
scintilla|Minute amount
scissored|Cut out
scofflaw|Ticket holder?
scooped|Beat to the story
scorned|Disdained
scraped|Hurt one's knee, maybe
scraper|Abrasive tool
scrawls|Writes badly
scriber|Scratch awl
scrounge|Do some dumpster-diving
scuttled|Sank
scythes|Grim Reaper accessories
seafood|Lobster, e.g.
sealant|Adhesive, often
secrecy|Stealth
sectors|Circle wedges
sedates|Tranquilizes
seekers|Some Quidditch players
seeress|Woman who's ahead of her time?
seethed|Saw red
segment|Piece
seismic|Pertaining to bad vibrations?
seminar|Advanced study group
seminar|Training session
semipro|Weekend warrior
senates|Counterparts to houses
senoritas|Some Seville singles
sensation|Surprise hit
sentient|Conscious
sequels|Two have won Best Picture
sequence|Comic strip's panels, for example
seriatim|One after another
severest|Extreme to the extreme
sextant|Mariner's instrument
shampoo|Warren Beatty comedy of 1975
sheepdog|Farm herder
shellac|Trounce
sherbet|Frozen fruit treat
shiatsu|Kind of massage
shoemaker|Sole proprietor?
shoetree|Closet organizer
shopwindow|Store display
shopworn|Like some sale merchandise
showcase|Put in the spotlight
showcased|Put on exhibit
showoff|Exhibitionist
shysters|Bar creeps
sidearms|Gunfighter's pistols
sidewinder|Desert rattler
silence|Shout by the Wizard of Oz
silesia|Polish region along the Oder River
silverback|Gorilla patriarch
simmers|Almost boils
sincere|Real
sinuses|Cavities that dentists don't fill
sissies|Pantywaists
sitcoms|Three's Company, et al.
skeleton|Anatomy class prop
skeleton|Common Halloween costume
skelter|Scurry
skirmish|Fight
skylarks|Brown-speckled songbirds
slander|Defamation
slapped|Acted offended by, in a way
slavish|Thoroughly imitative
slayers|Saint George, re the dragon, and others
sleeper|Surprise success
sleepers|Dark horses
sleeves|Vest's lack
sleuthhound|Hammer or Spade
slicers|Onion ring preparers, e.g.
slipknot|Sheepshank alternative
slipshod|Slapdash
slogans|Madison Avenue creations
slurred|Sang notes without a break
slurred|Shpoken thish way
smarter|More brainy
smearer|Nasty politico
smearer|Slanderous speaker
smooches|Spoons
smoothy|Charmer
smugness|Gloating
snaring|Hooking
sniffles|Cold symptom
snippet|Little piece
snooker|Hoodwink
snorkel|Breathing tube
snorkel|Swimming apparatus
softbound|Like later printings, often
softest|Most out of shape
solipsism|Self-absorption
solstice|Equinox opposite
sombrero|Mexican hat
songsters|Writers of "Yesterday" and "Tomorrow," e.g.
sorcerers|Harry Potter and his ilk
souvenirs|Among My ___ (1959 hit for Connie Francis)
sovereigns|Old gold coins
soviets|Inhabitants of an ex-superpower
soybean|Legume used for fodder
spareribs|Potential harem for Adam?
spatula|Flat flipper
spatula|Flipper in the kitchen
spelled|Participated in a bee
spelunker|Caveman?
sponges|Parasites
sponsor|Word provider?
spookier|More chilling
sported|Showed off
sportscaster|Professional talker
sprinkler|Irrigation item
sprouts|Germinates
squadron|Group of warships
squalid|Seedy
stalemate|Deadlock
stalest|Most overused
stamina|Marathoner's need
stances|Postures
standby|One way to fly
standbys|Impatient travelers, at Dulles
standpat|Stick to one's guns
starches|Stiffens
starlet|Young actress
starred|Had top billing
starred|Headlined
starter|First-stringer
startup|Risky investment
stashed|Stowed away
stators|Immovable machine parts
stealth|Bomber type
stealth|Type of fighter-bomber
steamed|Cooked, as tamales
steamed|Sore
steeled|Became determined
steelie|Metal marble
steeple|Tapered top
steeple|Temple tower
steeplejack|Bad job for an acrophobe
steered|Took the wheel
stellar|Dazzling
stepson|Blended family member
stereos|Sound reproduction systems
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Like a mule
sternest|Most unyielding
stifled|Smothered
stigmas|Symbols of disgrace
stilted|Stiffly formal
stirred|Showed signs of life
stirrup|Place for a boot
stockade|Military lockup
stockcar|Sight at Daytona
stomachs|Stands
stooges|Curly and co.
stooges|Slap-happy trio?
stopgap|Improvised
storeroom|Where supplies might be kept
stormed|Raged
straddle|Extend over
strainer|Noodle holder, at times
strains|Viral varieties
straits|Juan de Fuca and Magellan
strapping|Powerfully built
stratagem|Clever idea
strawhat|Chevalier trademark
strayed|Went off course
streambed|It holds running water
streamer|Kite tail, e.g.
streams|Flows
strength|Moral courage
strictest|Most authoritarian
strides|Footsteps
striped|Like some bass
stripes|Stars partners
strongman|Sideshow character
stubble|Five o'clock shadow
studies|Goes over
stylers|Salon employees
styrene|Plastic component
suburbia|Bedroom community culture
succumb|Say "Uncle!"
sugarcane|Molasses source
sundeck|Area of maximum exposure
sunroom|Solarium
superconductors|They're used in cutting-edge electronics
superhero|Christopher Reeve played one
superimpose|Lay over
supernova|Major celestial event
supertanker|Large oil transporter
supreme|Paramount
surpass|Go beyond
surplus|Extra
surveyed|Took a poll
svelter|More gracefully slender
swaddle|Wrap (a baby)
sweater|Wool that may be pulled over one's eyes?
sweetie|Honey
symbols|Logos
sympathy|Compassion
symphony|Major piece
tabloid|Celebrity scandal source
tailfin|Rear end feature
tailpipe|Exhaust expeller
tailspin|Dizzying dive
takeout|Deli order, frequently
talents|Abilities
tallyho|Certain hunter's shout
tanager|Usually scarlet bird
tapered|Coming to a point
tapered|Coming to a point
tarboosh|Tasseled topper
tartest|Cutting to the max
tartness|Granny Smith quality
tasseled|Like a mortarboard
tasters|Poison checkers
tattling|Giving away secrets
tattoos|They'll make you a marked man
taxicab|Vehicle that's hailed
teacake|Snack with Earl Grey
teaches|Has class?
teakettle|Boiler that may whistle
tearaway|Designed to be easily ripped off
teenager|Dawson's Creek extra
teenier|More microscopic
teetered|Moved unsteadily
telemarketer|Professional talker
telemarks|Some ski turns
temples|Forehead sides
tenants|Lessees
tensest|Least relaxed
tequila|Colorless liquor
teriyaki|Japanese restaurant staple
terminal|Airport section
terrace|Residential street following the top of a slope
terraces|Patios
terriers|Pit bulls, e.g.
terrific|Splendid
theatric|Hamlike?
theremin|Instrument with antennas
thirsts|Ardent desires
thirsty|Desirous, in a way
threaten|Endanger
thrills|Transports
thrivers|Prosperous people
thumbnail|Concise, like a sketch
thumbtack|Bulletin sticker
ticklish|Touchy, in a way
timecard|It's accustomed to getting punched
tipoffs|Stoolies' offers
tippytoe|What a small child may stand on
tiptoes|Walks quietly
tiramisu|Layered dessert
tiresome|Platitudinous
titanic|1912 headline name
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toeless|Like sandals
toenail|Little piggy protector
together|Love Will Keep Us ___ (1975 Captain & Tennille chart-topper)
toilets|John and more
tolerant|Permissive
tonearm|Cartridge holder
topspin|English at Wimbledon, perhaps
toreador|Bullfighter
toreros|Bullfighters
tornado|Funnel-shaped whirlwind
tortillas|Enchilada wraps
tortoise|Hare vanquisher
tortoise|Reason for a bad hare day?
tortoni|Italian dessert with chopped cherries or minced macaroons
totters|Walks with a wobble
touchdown|Football score
tourmaline|Sri Lanka export
tragedian|Dramatic actor
traipse|Walk about without reaching one's goal
traipse|Walk aimlessly
traitors|Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, by some accounts
trapezius|Head turner
traumas|Major jolts
traveler|Inn guest
treacle|Something excessively sentimental
treadle|Sewing machine operator?
treadle|Sewing machine part
treating|Picking up the tab
trellis|Espalier, for one
tresses|Locks
tribunal|Court of justice
triliteral|Like many acronyms
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings movies, e.g.
trimaran|Three-hulled vessel
tritest|Least fresh
trophies|Some second spouses, some say
trotter|Hambletonian entry
trouble|Difficulty
trouser|Single leg?
trowels|Mortar accessories
trudges|Slogs through
truffles|Expensive fungi
trustee|Legal guardian
tsarist|Dictatorial, in a way
tsetses|Trypanosome transmitters
tsunamis|Fast-moving waves
turbulent|Characterized by agitation
tussock|Tuft of growing grass
twinkle|What stars do
typical|Characteristic
ugliest|Hardest on the eyes
ukulele|Island instrument
umbrage|Displeasure
umbrella|Rainy-day need
unafraid|Not likely to quail
unaired|Still in the can
unbelievable|Wow!
uncanny|Hard to believe
uncover|Find out
underpin|Support from below
undress|Strip
uneaten|Like orts
uneaten|Still on the plate
uneaten|Still on the plate
unequal|Disproportionate
unicameral|Like Nebraska's legislature
unicorn|Horse with a horn
unifier|Consolidator
unities|Concords
universe|All of creation
unkempt|Disheveled
unlikely|Improbable
unloose|Let go
unmasked|Barefaced
unnerve|Rattle
unorthodox|Not conventional
unrobes|Prepares to bathe
unsaved|Lost, as some computer files
unsavory|Distasteful
unsavory|Shady
unstable|Not fixed
upcasts|Throws in the air
upcasts|Throws in the air
uppercase|Capital
uppercut|Blow to the chin, often
upraise|Elevate
upturns|Bulls' vindications
useless|Good for nothing
useless|Good-for-nothing
useless|Vain
uselessly|In an unavailing manner
utensil|Fork, e.g.
utensil|Kitchen item
vaccine|Hypodermic filler, at times
vaccine|Shot contents
vagabond|Leading a carefree life
varicose|Swollen
vegetarians|They eat no meat
ventriloquist|One who speaks for a dummy
vernacular|Ordinary, everyday language
veteran|Experienced
vibratos|Pulsating effects, in music
victors|They get the spoils
vocalist|Singer
waistcoats|Vests
warbling|Singing a tune
wardrobe|Clothing collection
warmhearted|Generous and caring
wastepaper|It's crumpled and tossed
watering|___ hole (nightclub)
waterwheel|Old riverboat feature
waterwheel|Quilt block with fourfold symmetry
waylays|Attacks from ambush
weaving|Zigzagging
wedding|Where a daughter is given away
wedgies|Women's shoes
welcome|Word often seen from above
wetness|Damp quality
wetsuit|Outfit aboard the Calypso
wetsuits|Divers' wear
wildcards|No-holds-barred matches?
wildcat|University of Kentucky athlete
windflower|Quilt block with fourfold symmetry
wisecrack|Snide remark, perhaps
witnessed|Saw
worsteds|Some weaving yarns
yarmulke|Skullcap
yeomanly|Loyal, staunch, and sturdy
zonking|Passing (out)
abandoned|Forsaken
abdicate|Emulate Edward VIII
abdomen|Belly
abetted|Harbored a criminal
abettor|Perpetrator's pal
abigail|Second first lady
abolish|Stamp out
aborigine|Earliest known inhabitant
abrasive|Like pumice
abscissa|Ordinate's opposite
absentees|Some landlords
absolutely|Oh yes!
academic|Not directly useful
accidental|Sign that changes the pitch of a note
acclaiming|Welcoming with shouts of joy
accused|Pointed a finger at
acolyte|Altar boy
acoustics|Science of sound
acquaint|Familiarize (with)
acquits|Exculpates
acrobat|One who may take a tumble
acrobatic|Taking a tumble?
acrophobia|Impediment to getting high?
actress|Harvey Fierstein, when playing Edna Turnblad?
acupuncturists|Professionals who might get under your skin?
adamant|Absolutely sure
adamant|Very determined
adapted|Changed to fit in
addicts|Rehab clientele
adduced|Cited as proof
adenoids|Tonsil toppers
adeptly|With skill
adjoined|Grouped together
adjuster|Insurance agency employee
adorable|Cute as a button
adrenal|Located on the kidneys
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adulates|Flatters
advertise|Promote
advertiser|One who may make you see spots
advises|Provides counsel
aeolian|Wind-blown
aerated|Made bubbly
aerates|Does an aquarium job
aerosol|Deodorant type
aerosol|Substance dispensed from a pressurized can
affaire|Romantic liaison
affixes|Fastens
affront|Deliberate insult
afterdeck|Ship area behind the bridge house
agonized|Writhed
agreement|Nod
agreement|Understanding
aileron|Flap in the air
airborne|Gone with the wind
airdrome|Landing field
airfield|Wind tee's locale
airplanes|United ways?
airtime|Broadcast hour
alamode|Pie follower
albatross|Chronic guilt
alchemy|Elementary science?
alehouse|Pub relative
alfresco|Out-of-doors
algebra|x + y = z study
alienate|Put off
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alights|Hits the runway
aliment|Food
allayed|Quelled, as fear
allegro|Brisk, to Beethoven
allergen|Tobacco smoke, perhaps
alongside|Parallel to
alumnae|Many homecoming attendees
amaranth|Imaginary, undying flower
amasser|Hoarding type
amasses|Doesn't distribute
amasses|Racks up
amasses|Stockpiles
ambiance|Atmosphere
ambient|Completely surrounding
ameliorate|Make improvements to
amiable|Easy to get along with
amiable|Good-natured
amiably|With a smile
ammeter|Current reader
amphora|Old Greek vase
anagram|Ocean to canoe, e.g.
anagram|Treats made from taters, e.g.?
anagram|What "bottom's up" is to "pub's motto"
anagram|What "evil" is to "vile"
analyst|Market watcher
anathema|It's an abomination
anathema|Something detested
anatomical|Involving the body
ancestors|Kin from back when
andante|Faster than adagio
angrily|In a furious way
anisette|Cordial
annoyed|Ticked
anodyne|Painkiller
anodyne|Soothing agent
anodynes|Pain pills
another|___ Day in Paradise (1998 Melanie Griffith movie)
antelope|Oryx, e.g.
antelope|Pronghorn, e.g.
antennae|Butterfly features
antennas|Feelers
antennas|Insect's sensory appendages
antihero|Dirty Harry or Cool Hand Luke
antitax|Opposed to certain government revenue
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo
apartment|Digs, perhaps
aperitif|Drink before dinner
aphorism|Short statement of truth
apothegm|Maxim
appaloosa|Nez Percé breed
apparent|Seeming
appends|Tacks on
arabesque|1966 Peck/Loren spy thriller
arcadia|Joan of ___ (Amber Tamblyn show)
arcadia|Setting for Amber Tamblyn's TV drama
architect|Building designer
archive|Records repository
armament|Munition
armload|All you can carry
armoire|Large wardrobe
armored|Kind of car
armored|Like a car full of money
aroused|Woke up
arrestee|Collared party
arrogance|An "offspring of riches," to Twain
arrowroot|Starch used as a binder or thickener
arrowroot|Tropical American starch plant
arsenal|Magazine that one can't subscribe to?
arsenal|Weapons store
arsenic|Poison used in a play
artists|Creative types
ascribe|Credit
asepsis|Germfree state
aseptic|Free from germs
ashcans|Alley lineup
ashtray|Receptacle outside an airport entrance
asparagus|Speared vegetable
asperse|Slander
aspirant|American Idol contestant
aspirin|Pain relief
assails|Goes after
assault|1946 Triple Crown horse
asserts|States confidently
assessor|House valuer
assessors|Their job is taxing
assigned|Relegated
assists|Hockey stats
assists|Stats found in baseball, basketball and hockey
assuaged|Pacified; appeased
assurance|Guarantee
astatine|Halogen family element
asterisk|Star of "M*A*S*H"
asteroidal|Concerning certain space rocks
astride|With one leg on either side
astringent|Harshly biting
asylums|Refuges
athletic|Good at sports
atlases|World records?
atlases|World records?
atoners|Rueful group
attacks|Sets on
attempt|Make an effort
attendee|Audience member
attorney|Court figure
attorneys|They may prosecute or defend
audiocassette|Input for a recorder
avalanche|Snow fall?
avarice|One of the deadly sins
avoidable|Like a situation that could have been prevented
avoider|Goldbrick, e.g.
awesome|Terrific, to teens
babbitt|Rain Man family name
bacchic|Jovially drunken
backcountry|Boondocks
backlog|Accumulation at the factory
backsides|Rumps, informally
backstabs|Betrays, in a way
bacteria|Some pathogens
baddest|Best on the street, ironically
badmouth|Denigrate
baguette|Rectangular diamond
baguettes|French bread loaves
bailiff|Court officer
balance|___ of terror (nuclear arms distribution)
ballerinas|Swan Lake leads
ballgame|Sporting event
bandwagon|Popular thing to jump on
bangkok|It served as headquarters of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
barnacle|Creature attached to a hull
baronial|Fit for a magnate
baroque|Messiah genre
bartender|Tab provider?
bathtub|Place for a rubber duck
battalions|Large military groups
battens|Wooden reinforcing strips
beanbags|Soft chairs
beaters|Mixer inserts
beatific|Saintly
bedevil|Worry hell out of
bedsheets|Some linens
bedside|Type of manner
bedsteads|Mattress-supporting frameworks
bedtime|What "Lights out" signifies
beefier|More bulked up
beefsteak|Hearty entree
beefsteak|Tomato variety
beeline|Direct path
beeline|Direct path
beelines|Direct routes
beetles|Coleoptera
bellboy|Hotel helper
bellyache|Complain in a whiny manner
belongs|Fits
belongs|Fits
berates|Scolds
berserk|Violently frenzied
bestirs|Rouses to action
bicorns|Mythical fat beasts that supposedly devoured virtuous husbands
bigwigs|Kahunas
birthname|Everyone starts with one
bishops|Chessmen that move diagonally
bladder|Vaudeville prop
blarney|Nonsense
blather|Bunkum
blinded|Dazzled
blossom|Open up, as a flower
blotted|Soaked up, as ink
boatman|Sailor, of a sort
boatswain|Warship warrant officer
bologna|Oscar Mayer product
bondage|Of Human ___ (Somerset Maugham novel)
boneheaded|Harebrained
bonfire|Big blaze
bonkers|Cuckoo
boosters|Immunization shots, e.g.
bootleg|Unauthorized, as a recording
botanist|Hooker's profession
bothers|Annoys
bramble|Prickly shrub
branded|Marked with an iron
breakaway|Secede from the Union, e.g.
breeders|Some thoroughbred stables
brioche|Light, sweet bread roll
bronchi|Trachea branches
broodmares|They need stud finders to do their jobs
bruiser|Big lug
buckaroo|Broncobuster
bullhorn|Crowd control tool
burnishes|Buffs
butterball|Chubby tot
buttermilk|Ole ___ Sky (Hoagy Carmichael chart-topper)
caboose|Brakeman's car
cabooses|Tails of trains
cadenza|Showy solo passage
cadenzas|Aria passages
cafeteria|School room
caftans|Kuwaiti robes
cahoots|Secret partnership
calamari|Squid, in a trattoria
calicoes|Spotted cats
cameleer|Desert driver
camellia|Pink flower
camomile|Tea type
campout|Sleep under the stars
cantata|Bach's "Coffee ___"
careened|Went wild
carfare|Cost of transportation
carfare|Going concern?
carouser|Boisterous type
carpetbag|Exploit
carpool|Commuting arrangement
carpool|Driving arrangement
cascading|Flowing like falls
cashbox|Compartmentalized money holder
catacomb|Underground burial area
catalog|List of articles for sale
cataract|Niagara Falls, e.g.
cataract|Waterfall
catcall|Sound of disapproval
catchphrase|Slogan
caterers|Food suppliers
catnaps|Short snoozes
cattail|Lagoon plant
celesta|Heavenly-sounding instrument
cements|Bonds solidly
centered|In the middle
centurion|Roman commander
charged|Used plastic
charismata|Personal magnetisms
chateau|Stately French residence
chatroom|Online discussion site
cheapen|Make tawdry
cheapjack|Peddler of inferior goods
chessman|Pawn or bishop
chicanery|Subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade
chickpea|Salad legume
chiropractors|Professionals who might get your back up?
cholera|Clean drinking water helps prevent it
chopsticks|Rookie piano piece
chortles|Gleeful laughs
citizen|___ Kane
claimed|Retrieved, as baggage
claimers|They make assertions
clarets|Some reds
clarion|Sound of a trumpet
classmate|Alfalfa, to Spanky
coaches|Bear Bryant and Mike Krzyzewski
coconuts|Palm products
colander|Bowl-shaped strainer
coldcock|Lay out
coldest|Like Pluto, among the planets
coleslaw|Cabbage dish
colleen|Limerick lass
combatants|Gog and Magog at Armageddon, e.g.
commando|Elite soldier
commiserate|Express sympathy
committees|Senate groups
communities|Groups of people
comport|Behave
concert|Musical event
condoned|Gave tacit approval to
confide|Tell secrets to, with "in"
congress|The legislative branch
conjure|Mimic Merlin
connived|Cooperated secretly
contacts|Influential people
contests|Disputes
cookouts|Meals in the open
copycat|Mimic
copyedit|Prepare for publication
cornfield|Hee Haw setting
cornmeal|Muffin ingredient
coronation|Sovereign rite
correlate|Mutually comparable
cortege|Ceremonial procession
cosmetics|Department store counter items
cottony|Soft to the touch
coverslip|Bit of glass on a microscope slide
cowardly|Like Lahr's Lion
coyotes|Wile E. et al.
crackle|Exhibit vibrancy
cratered|Pitted
crawler|One moving on all fours
creates|Fashions
creditor|Debt collector
creeper|Wren relative
creeping|Moving on hands and knees
crisply|In a lively manner
criteria|Guidelines
critical|Decisive
crosstie|Rail support
crudely|In an unskilled manner
crusaders|Nader and others
crystal|Watch part
culprit|Guilty party
culvert|Causeway conduit
curbstones|Sidewalk border hues?
cusswords|Bad language
cyanide|Murder mystery poison
damsels|They may be in distress
dancers|Ballroom Boot Camp competitors
daredevil|Risk taker
dashboard|Driver's panel
dastard|Sneaky yellowbelly
database|Computerized information
dawdlers|Loiterers
daybreak|Dawn
deadeye|Shooter who seldom misses
debacle|Fiasco
debacles|Routs
debacles|Total disasters
debauch|Seduce
debriefs|Interrogates after a mission
decedent|Figure in a murder mystery
decompress|RELAX
decorates|Trims
decrease|Shrink
decried|Condemned
defender|Soccer midfielder, typically
degauss|Erase, as videotape
degrease|Remove oil from
delicatessen|Place to buy smoked meats
deliver|Add to one's family
deludes|Fools
delusional|Refusing to face reality
demands|Claims formally
depilatory|Capable of removing hair
deplane|Get off on the tarmac
deplete|Exhaust
deposed|Removed from office
deserter|One who abandons the cause
desired|Wanted
desists|Stops
destinies|Lots
detainee|Suspect, often
detente|Thaw in the Cold War
develop|Promote the growth of
diamond|Where the ball goes "around the horn"
dictate|Prescribe
diction|What you choose to say
dieters|They cut calories
dieters|They have something to lose
dinnertime|Grace period?
disarmed|Won over
discontentments|Unhappy states
dismiss|Allow to leave
disparaged|Ridiculed
dispense|Hand out
docudrama|Program that rings true
dodgeball|Playground game
dogwood|State flower of North Carolina
doormats|They're well trod
doornail|Paradigm of deadness
doorstop|Floor wedge, perhaps
doublethink|Accept two contradictory ideas at the same time
downcast|Like Gloomy Gus
drastic|Severe
drifter|Hobo
drivers|Chauffeurs, for example
drumroll|Dramatic intro
drumsticks|Pests on a rhythm instrument?
drunken|Tipsy
duffers|Golfers who just putter around
dusters|Hot Plymouth cars of the '70s
dustpans|Cleaning implements
dyslexia|Reading problem
earflaps|Protective coverings
earnest|Sincerely zealous
earnings|Wages or profits, e.g.
ebonies|Black piano keys, familiarly
echidna|Spiny anteater
ecotypes|Subspecies adapted to their environments
edgiest|Least calm
edibles|Food
eeriest|Most likely to cause goose flesh
egoistic|Self-centered
egresses|Exits
elastic|Rubber band
electric|Thrilling
elegize|Versify
element|Component
elements|Gold and silver, e.g.
elements|Items on the periodic table
elevate|Jack up
elevens|High rolls
eligible|In the running
elision|Speaker's omission
elitist|Snobbish sort
embanks|Builds a levee
embargo|Economic warfare stratagem
embarked|Began a voyage
embattle|Prepare for war
embedded|Like some wartime journalists
embedded|Traveling with soldiers, to journalists
emeralds|Green gems
emeritus|Retired professor's designation
emeritus|Retiree's status
emirate|Dubai or Qatar
emirates|Dubai and Abu Dhabi
emoters|Scenery chewers
emoticon|Sideways symbol in cyberspace
emotional|Showing strong feelings
emotive|Appealing to feeling
employer|Union opponent
employs|Hires
emporia|Department stores
empties|Dumps out
enabled|Made possible
enameled|Like some porcelain pieces
enamored|Taken (with)
encased|Boxed
enchanted|Like some evening, in "South Pacific"
encodes|Makes cryptic
encodes|Practices cryptography
encryption|Secret coding process
endeavor|Industrious effort
endemic|Native
endocrinologist|Doctor who specializes in glands and hormones
energized|Invigorated
engines|Railroad locomotives
enhance|Build up
enliven|Intensify
enounce|Articulate
ensiles|Stores on the farm
enslave|Put in chains
ensured|Guaranteed
entangled|Complicated
ententes|International accords
entices|Holds out a carrot to
entitle|Permit
entombs|Lays to rest
entrances|Divas' arrivals
entrant|Contest competitor
entrant|Prize seeker
entraps|Catches in a snare
entrusts|Commits confidently (to)
entrusts|Commits in confidence
envelop|Cover completely
envelop|Wrap
epaulet|Pad on some uniforms
epaulet|Soldier's shoulder piece
episode|Series entry
equation|Algebra formula
eradicate|Do away with
erecter|More upright
erectors|Builders
eremite|Religious recluse
ermines|Regal wraps
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Racy stuff
erudite|Profoundly knowledgeable
escalate|Grow more intense
escalates|Intensifies
eschews|Shuns
esoteric|Intended for a select few
espanol|Se habla ___
essences|Perfumes
estates|High-priced spreads
estates|They get left behind
esteems|Values highly
esthetes|Art connoisseurs (var.)
eternally|Forever
ethanol|Whiskey component
etiolate|Bleach, as a plant
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
evaluators|Judges, at times
evenhanded|Fair
evening|Enchanted time of song
evening|Prime TV time
eventual|Ultimate
evermore|From here to eternity
evicted|Put out
evinced|Made manifest
exacting|Harsh
exaction|Demand backed by force
exclude|Count out
excuses|Lets slide
exhaustion|Extreme weariness
exorable|Susceptible of being persuaded
expires|Lapses, as a subscription
exponents|Mathematical powers
exurbia|Outlying area
eyeopener|Startling revelation
eyepieces|Visual aids
eyeshot|Optical range
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyesore|View spoiler
eyesores|Ugly sights
eyesores|Ugly sights
fajitas|Tex-Mex treats
falconer|Hawk trainer
fallible|Not perfect
faltered|Took a trip
fathers|June honorees
favored|Most-___-nation status
fearless|Not afraid of anything
fearsome|Like ogres and A-bombs
felonies|Major misdeeds
ferried|Took by boat
festers|Rots
fiances|They're otherwise engaged
fiction|Novels, for example
fiestas|Mexican celebrations
figment|Bit of imagination
finagle|Get by trickery
finagled|Got by trickery
firearm|Pistol or rifle
firearms|Rifle and pistol
firebreaks|Cleared spots, in the forest
firefighter|Job that involves ladder climbing
firestorm|Outburst of controversy
firetruck|It goes to blazes
fixations|Unhealthy attachments
flaccid|Limp
flapjack|Pancake
flatbed|Truck used for hauling
floored|Knocked one's socks off
florist|Retailer of plants and bouquets
floured|Prepared to fry, perhaps
footfall|Step
footrest|Ottoman, e.g.
footsteps|Paces
footstools|Ottomans
foreleg|Praying mantis earmark
foresaw|Knew in advance
forests|Stretches of timberland
forgive|Cancel, as a debt
foxiest|Most shrewd
frantic|Wild with emotion
freebie|No-cost item
freedom|Personal liberty
freelance|Like some photographers and writers
freeways|Routes without tollbooths
freeways|Routes without tolls
fricassee|Brown, stew, and serve in sauce
frighten|Scare
fritter|Waste little by little
frolics|Runs freely
fruitcake|Eccentric
further|Advance, as one's cause
fussier|More fastidious
galatea|Pygmalion's love
gallbladder|Bile container
gallery|Art mart
gashouse|___ Gang
gaskets|Rings of rubber
gasoline|It's burned on the road
gearwheel|Toothed turner
gerunds|Wishing and hoping
gingerly|With care
gladiator|2000 film garnering Best Picture and Best Actor honors
glances|Quick looks
glitter|Seem to be gold, perhaps
glitterati|Jet set
globetrot|Travel far and wide
gloomier|More morose
glorious|Wonderful
gnarled|Entwined and twisted
goateed|Sporting a beard
goatherd|Lonely flock keeper, in "The Sound of Music"
goblets|They have both stems and feet
godparents|Christening VIPs
goldfish|Aquarium acquisition
goonies|1985 Spielberg movie moppets
gorilla|Greatest of the great apes
gourmands|Fine food freaks
gradient|Regular incline or quantitive change
grenades|Pineapples, to a soldier
grenades|Handheld explosives
groupie|Band fan, and then some
grunted|Went "Ugh!" and "Unh!"
guidepost|Direction giver
gunboat|Small armed warship
gunfight|O.K. Corral climax
gunfights|Oater events
hackman|Unforgiven Oscar winner
haircut|Removal of some locks
hairline|This often recedes with time
hairpins|Tress holders
hairspray|2002 Broadway smash
hampered|Impeded
hamster|Lab research animal
handball|Game played in a walled court
handles|Trades in
handrail|Ramp feature
hangout|Mall, to some teens
harangue|Tirade
harassing|Never leaving alone
hardcore|Dyed-in-the-wool
hardtop|Sports car option
harrowing|Grievous
hastened|Put a move on
hatbands|They go around your head
hatchback|Style of car
hatefully|In a malicious manner
hayride|Rural outing
headdress|Bean covering?
headgear|Helmets and hats
headman|Chap who's in charge
headphone|Stereo plug-in
headrests|Easy chair features
headsets|Earphones
heaters|Warming devices
heathers|Locklear and Langenkamp
heckled|Gave Dangerfield no respect, e.g.
hectoliter|It's about 26.4 gallons
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
hegemony|Predominance
heinous|Unspeakably evil
heirloom|Family keepsake
hellhole|Unpleasant spot
hereunto|Regarding this point, in legalese
heritage|Legacy
heroics|Battlefield bravery
hifalutin|Pompous
hirsute|Woolly like a puli
hissing|Blowing off steam?
historic|Not merely memorable
history|High school subject
hoecake|Cornmeal concoction
hogwash|Nonsense
homeroom|High schooler's base
homespun|Folksy
hoorays|Cheers
hopscotch|Child's game
horseshoe|U-shaped charm
hotelier|Innkeeper
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hotspot|Trendy nightclub
housepainter|Job that involves ladder climbing
hypnosis|Trance-inducing practice
iceberg|North Atlantic hazard
iciness|Distance
ideates|Cooks up
identical|Cookie-cutter
identikit|Police artist's tool
idleness|Being unemployed
ignoble|Low
iguanas|Galapagos baskers
iguanas|Galapagos lizards
iguanas|Spiny-crested lizards
imagine|Album with the song "Oh Yoko!"
imaging|Picturing in the mind
imagoes|Adult insects
imitates|Copies
imitator|Copycat
imitator|Rich Little, when doing Richard Nixon
imminence|Nearness
immodestly|As an egotist would
impeded|Tried to thwart
importer|Customs concern
imposts|Customs duties
impresario|Stager
improvise|Make it up as you go
inanities|Foolishness
incidence|Rate of occurring
indetermination|Fuzziness
infirmary|Where to see the camp doctor
infrared|Like quartz heater radiation
inhabited|Occupied
inhalant|Asthma spray, for example
inhalant|Medicine to help breathing
injects|Gives a shot of
insanest|Most touched
instant|Quick coffee
instated|Made an officer
instrumentation|Dashboard display
insulates|Employs glass wool
intends|Has in mind
intends|Means (to)
internes|___ Can't Take Money (first Dr. Kildare movie)
interstate|Frequently traveled highway
intimal|Like the innermost coat of an organ
intimating|Suggesting
intrinsic|Real
intruder|Buttinsky
intruder|Evoker of guard dog growls
invader|Asian lady beetle, for one
inveigle|Obtain by flattery
irately|How gripes are often stated
iridescent|Rainbowlike
ironside|Raymond Burr TV series
irradiate|Shine a light on
irresolute|Doubtful
irresolute|Doubtful
itemized|Like some deductions
iterate|Retell
iterate|Utter repeatedly
janitor|Willy on "The Simpsons"
jaywalked|Crossed diagonally, say
jipijapa|Panama-hat plant
jockstraps|Athlete's hunting gear?
juicier|More succulent
jumpers|Kangaroos, at times
junglegym|Monkey bars
keening|Wailing
kerchief|Square scarf
kernels|Popcorn bowl remains
kingpin|Top dog
kneecap|Bump on a leg
kneecaps|Protectors of certain hinge joints
kneeled|Genuflected
knishes|Kosher deli snacks
kremlin|Putin's place
labeled|Like wine bottles
laborer|Hard-hat
ladyship|Nobility title
laminates|Mica, shale, and butcher block
lanyard|Rope in a ship's rigging
laptops|Business trip aids
larceny|Petty or grand crime
largess|Generosity
lassoers|They know the ropes
lateral|Coming from the side
latexes|Certain paints
laughable|Causing giggles
laughter|Stand-up comedian's reward
lawgiver|Moses or Hammurabi
layaway|Purchasing option
layered|Like some harmonies or haircuts
layovers|O'Hare interludes
lazybones|Indolent individual
lazybones|Slothful sort
leaflet|Handout on the street
leaning|Not perpendicular
leasing|Letting out
leathers|Tanned skins
lectern|Stand
leftist|Radical
leisure|Kind of suit or time
lemonade|Sidewalk stand purchase
lessees|Payers of flat fees?
limeade|Tart quencher
limestone|Sedimentary rock
linemen|Pole cats?
linguini|Pasta strips
lionhearted|King Richard's epithet
lipread|Interpret kissers?
lipreaders|They can "listen" without hearing
litigate|Engage in a lawsuit
litters|Sets of sibling setters, e.g.
littles|Rich and Cleavon
lobsters|Fisherman's Wharf purchases
lockstep|Form of marching
logistics|How-to-get-it-done science
loosened|Relaxed
lothario|Rowe rake
loverly|Wouldn't It Be ___? ("My Fair Lady" song)
lowbrow|Unsophisticated
lukewarm|Tepid
luminary|One who is an inspiration to others
lunette|Half-moon shape
macaroni|Elbows and such
madonna|The Virgin Mary
mailbox|AOL feature
mallets|Light hammers
manholes|Sewer entries
manifesto|Marx/Engels creation
maniple|Roman legion subdivision
manlier|More virile
manmade|Like lakes behind dams
marathon|Long-distance race
margarita|And enjoy a ___
marinade|Fish may steep in it
marinas|Boat basins
markings|Wolverines have white ones
marmoset|Small monkey of the Americas
marriage|Nuptial ceremony
marsala|Cooking wine
mascots|San Diego Chicken et al.
massage|Physical therapy technique
mastermind|Supreme strategist
masters|High degree
matinee|Afternoon performance
maudlin|Foolishly sentimental
maverick|Loner
maximum|Upper limit
mayoral|Kind of candidate
meantime|Intervening stretch
measles|Red spots
meathead|Dim bulb
meathead|Mike, to Archie
melanin|Skin pigment
melodic|Tuneful
meltdown|Nuclear reactor fear
melting|Like the Wicked Witch, in the end
mementos|Scrapbook items
meniscus|Crescent-shaped part of a lens
merciless|Lacking compassion
messiah|Deliverer delivered by God
messiah|Handel work (with "The")
messmate|Salt who passes the salt, e.g.
methanol|Antifreeze additive
methanol|Antifreeze component
midland|Interior part of a country
milestones|Major events
millionaire|Rich guy, or friend of Gilligan
millponds|Waterwheel drivers
millstreams|Sources of power for the daily grind?
mimicked|Made fun of
mindset|Way of thinking
minestrone|Soup with pasta
minicam|Small video recorder
minions|Petty officials
miniskirts|Garments that can make observers perspire
ministered|Was a comfort (to)
modestly|Without showiness
monarch|Large butterfly
monastery|Religious retreat
monastic|Austere
monolith|Something having a uniform, massive, inflexible quality
monologue|Carson's opening talk
monotone|Droning, as a voice
moonstone|Feldspar variety
moonstone|Feldspar variety
moraine|Glacier deposit
morsels|Tiny bits
mortally|In a fatal manner
mosaics|Tile arrangements
mountaintop|Climber's goal
multitude|Vast quantity
naivete|Artless simplicity
nametag|Suitcase ID
nappers|Easy tots to babysit for
narrate|Tell
narrated|Provided commentary
narrating|Yarn-spinning
narwhal|Tusked sea mammal
nasties|Villains
neatest|Least slovenly
necessary|Not an option
necessity|Sine qua non
nectarine|Peach relative
needier|Less prosperous
needles|Teases
negates|Counteracts
neglects|Gives the cold shoulder to
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, or wrestling holds
nemeses|Mortal enemies
neonatal|Just after birth
nesters|Family types
nettles|Irritates
neutrons|They're always free of charge
newsiest|Having the most to tell
newsman|Peter Jennings, e.g.
newsprint|Paper for the paper
nightie|Slumber party wear
nightjar|Goatsucker, named for its harsh cry
nightmare|Bad dream
ninepin|Bowler's target, maybe
nitpicker|Faultfinder extraordinaire
nitrate|Hot dog ingredient
nocturne|Pensive piano piece
nominee|Convention's choice
nonadult|Particularly suitable for children
nonages|Periods of youthfulness
noncoms|Sarges, e.g.
nonesuch|One without equal
nonevent|Anticlimactic situation
nonfatal|Like a flesh wound
nonfatal|Survivable
nongaseous|Substantive, like a solid or liquid
nonpros|Amateurs
nonslip|Like shower mats
noontime|Twelve
norther|Winter wind
nosebag|Fodder holder
notates|Jots a reminder
novelist|Long story writer
novella|Long short story
novelty|Kind of shop
novocaine|Popular local anesthetic
nutcrackers|They help some to come out of their shells
nutmegs|Spice seeds
obelisks|Tapering pillars
objective|Aim
oboists|Certain reed players
obsessed|Fanatical
obsolete|Out-of-date
occlusions|Bite matchups, to a dentist
oceanaut|Undersea explorer
ocelots|Spotted cats
odometers|Mileage counters
odyssey|Eventful trip
odyssey|Wide-ranging adventure
oilcans|Service station supply
oilstone|Tool sharpener
oleander|White ___ (Michelle Pfeiffer film)
omission|It was neglected
omitted|Failed to include
oncoming|Approaching
onstage|Visible to the audience
opening|Word that may follow eye or grand
operable|In working condition
opinion|Point of view
opinion|That's what you think
oratorios|Elgar's "The Apostles" and "The Kingdom"
ordnances|Heavy weapons
oregano|Pizza topper
oregano|Soup seasoner
orients|Positions
orifices|Ear, nose, and throat
origins|Roots
orioles|Baltimore nine
ortolans|Old World buntings
outdrew|Beat in a gunfight
outlast|Endure longer than
outmode|Make obsolete
outranked|Came first
outside|Alfresco
outsider|New kid on the block, say
outward|Superficial
overlarge|Supersized
overleapt|Jumped too far
overseas|Abroad
overseen|Managed
oversold|Like some airline flights
overtone|Extra meaning
oysters|Shellfish selection
painter|Manet or Monet
pajamas|Nightclothes
palatable|Pleasing to the taste
panacea|Cure-all
panpipes|Wind instruments of yore
paperclip|Office fastener
papoose|Native American infant
parable|Allegorical story
paraffin|The wax in wax paper
parasites|Lice and the like
parental|Like feelings for babies
parfait|Layered dessert
pariahs|Outcasts
parkway|Broad thoroughfare
parsnip|Root vegetable
partnered|Teamed up (with)
passage|Northwest, for one
passerby|Witness, maybe
passion|Elizabeth Taylor perfume
pastime|Recreation
patchwork|Improvised
patness|Glib quality
patriotic|Devoted to one's country
pattern|Sewer's aid
pawnshop|Where items are in hock
peacock|Bird with iridescent feathers
peacock|Fanner of feathers
peanuts|Where to find Woodstock
peasants|Russian Revolution participants
peasants|Rustic sorts
peashooter|Small-caliber weapon
pentagon|General assembly?
percale|Sheet fabric
percept|Mental impression
percussion|Orchestra section
performs|Sings and dances
periodic|On a regular basis
periods|Sentence enders
periphrasis|Roundabout expression
permits|Documents for new drivers
persona|One's image
piecrust|It may be rolled and crimped
pierces|Gets through
pigeons|Urban birds
pigment|Melanin, e.g.
pillars|Mainstays
pinecone|Item of seasonal decoration
pinhead|Dolt
pintsize|Teeny
pioneers|Trailblazers
piranha|Carnivorous fish
pitfalls|Booby traps
placebo|Medical test control substance
plateglass|Soda-lime-silica sheet
pleaders|Arraignment figures
plotline|Story feature
plugugly|Thug, informally
poinsettia|Flower displayed at Christmas
poisons|Cyanide and hemlock
pomaded|Put hair dressing on
pommels|Raised saddle parts
popular|Hot and cool at the same time
portico|White House feature
possesses|Owns
possums|Only North American marsupials
postdate|Keep a check from being cashed for a while
postpones|Delays
potherb|Seasoning vegetable
prattled|Talked nonsense
preemie|Early arrival
preload|Fill in advance
prelude|Short musical composition
premier|Title for a Canadian province leader
prepays|Buys a subscription
pressured|Twisted an arm, perhaps
pretties|Dolls up
prisoner|Jailhouse lawyer, for example
procurers|They get it
prodigal|Wastefully extravagant
professor|Teacher, or friend of Gilligan
professors|Top-ranking teachers
proline|Amino acid found in collagen
proofed|Examined for flaws
propaganda|Mudslinger's material
prosper|Thrive
protects|Safeguards
protege|T.S. Eliot, to Ezra Pound
psalmist|David, notably
psychosis|Common schizophrenia condition
purists|They frown on slang
purpleheart|Military decoration
pussycats|They won't give you a hard time
quintet|Composition for five
racecourse|Backstretch locale
radiant|Aglow
radiant|Shining
rakeoffs|Ill-gotten gains
rambled|Went on and on
ranchero|South American herder
rankles|Irritates
ratatat|Tommy gun noise
rathole|Horrible place to live
rational|Sane
rattail|Kind of comb
rawhide|Old Eastwood TV series
realize|Understand clearly
reasoner|Newscaster Harry, even when he was illogical
reassert|State again with conviction
reassess|Tax twice
reawaken|Get up again
recalled|Brought back to Detroit
recalled|Brought back to Detroit
recedes|Ebbs
recesses|Courtroom breaks
recital|Music performance
recites|Says by heart
recovery|Healing
recreating|Having fun
rectitude|Moral virtue
rectory|Pastoral place
redeemed|Cashed in
redefine|Change the popular concept of
redialed|Called back
rednecks|Jeff Foxworthy subjects
refunded|Gave money back
regroup|Prepare to try again
regular|Steady customer
reinserted|Placed into again
relapse|Recovery setback
relatives|They may say "uncle"
released|Available to the public
relegate|Consign
relieves|Palliates
relleno|Stuffed chili pepper
relleno|Stuffed chili pepper
reloaded|Put more film into
reminded|Prompted
removal|Dismissal, as from an office
renamed|Handled differently?
renderer|One who gives Caesar what is Caesar's, e.g.
renewers|Those who get more "Time"
reopens|Gets back to business?
repanel|Spruce up the den, maybe
repealed|Took back
repeats|States again
reported|Covered, as a news story
reported|Said
reprobate|Morally depraved
reptile|Cold-blooded one
reseats|Ushers to another row
reseeds|Fills in the lawn
resistance|Underground activity
resolve|Determination
resonance|Vibrating
resonated|Produced good vibrations
resorts|Turns (to)
respire|Work one's lungs
respite|Breathing space
restored|Brought back
restrooms|Comfort stations
reticence|Tendency to be reserved
retinue|Group around a VIP
retinues|Hangers-on
retirement|The golden years
retreat|Spa, typically
retypes|Does over, as a manuscript
reunion|Alumna gathering
reviews|Ebert essays
revoked|Withdrawn
rewarms|Puts back in the oven
rewrite|Editorial function
reynard|Fabled fox
rhinestone|Imitation diamond
rimshot|Drummer's joke punctuation
rimshots|Drummer's "laugh" signals
ringers|Good shots in quoits
ritzier|More posh
riverbanks|Where some deposits are made
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
rollaways|Guest beds, possibly
rolltop|Antique desk feature
romaine|Type of lettuce
rompish|Frolicsome
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rowboats|Dinghies, dories, and skiffs
royalty|King and queen
rudeness|Lack of tact
ruminant|Cud-chewing mammal
rutabaga|Root vegetable with yellow flesh
sacrilege|Gross irreverence
saddened|Gave the blues to
saddest|The ___ are these, 'It might have been' (Whittier)
sailboat|Catamaran, for one
sailboat|Pond skimmer
sailboat|Regatta craft
sailors|Hispaniola crew
salaams|Islamic salutations
salesrooms|Goods locations
salient|Conspicuous
saltine|Soup eater's square
saltines|Crackers for soup
saltpeter|Naturally occurring potassium nitrate
sandbar|Barrier that bumps boat bottoms
sandpits|Rock debris sources
sappier|More foolish
sarcasm|Cutting commentary
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
sassing|Giving lip to
satiate|Stuff
sausage|Pizza topping
sawyers|Tom and Sid, to Twain
scabbard|Knight's receptacle
scanned|Read in
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scarcer|More rarely encountered
scenario|Game plan
scenery|Stage designer's pride
scepter|Symbol of authority
schemes|Elaborate plans
schlepps|Lugs
schleps|Lugs
sciences|Companion of arts
scissor|Clip
scorepad|Scrabble item
scrooge|Repentant miser
seaport|New Orleans or New York
searcher|Bloodhound, on occasion
seawater|Ocean's composition
seaweed|Kelp, e.g.
seaweed|Kelp, e.g.
secants|Certain trigonometric ratios
seceded|Broke away
seconds|Another helping
secrets|Confidential matters
sedater|Morphine, e.g.
sedatest|Most relaxed
sediment|Bank deposit?
seeders|Tournament directors, at times
seepage|Oozing
seesawed|Enjoyed a plank on a playground
seesaws|Vacillates
seethed|Saw red
segment|Division
segment|Slice
segments|Parts
selections|Concert program listing
semiformal|Like attire for some weddings
seminary|Religious school
semiopaque|Like some gemstones
senders|Shipment supervisors
sendups|Burlesque show skits
senores|Men of La Mancha
senseless|Screwball
sentries|They're on guard duty
serapes|Sonora shawls
sergeants|Bilko and Pepper
serialist|Schoenberg or Berg, musically
serials|Soap operas, for example
sestets|Sonnet sections
settees|Parlor pieces
settees|Parlor pieces
shearer|Woolgatherer, perhaps
shebang|The whole ___
shellac|Thin varnish used in finishing
shillelagh|Cudgel, in County Cork
shinbone|It's below the knee
shoebox|Storage compartment, sometimes
shoehorn|Dressing accessory
shooter|Paintball player
shortcut|Timesaving route
siamese|Twin type
sierras|Rugged mountains
sierras|Whitney's range
silliness|Ridiculous acts
situation|Kind of room or comedy
sizeable|Quite large, as a fortune
skateboard|Kid's conveyance
skaters|Figure eight performers
sketchbook|Artist's supply
skidoos|Snow vehicles
skiplane|Arctic transport
skipper|Boat captain, or friend of Gilligan
skittish|Easily startled
skydiver|Bush 41 was one when he was 80
skylarks|Brown-speckled songbirds
slapdash|In a hasty, haphazard manner
slashes|Discounts considerably
sleeper|Unexpected film success
slipcase|Boxed-set box
slipshod|Makeshift, perhaps
slogans|Just do it and "Just say no"
sloshes|Goes over the brim
sloshes|Wades through messily
sluices|Floodgates
slyness|Guile
smalltime|Having little importance
smashup|Serious collision
smidgen|Minuscule amount
smokers|Backyard cooking devices
smolder|Burn slowly
smoothbore|Not rifled, as a firearm
snacked|Noshed
snafued|Threw into disorder
snapshot|Album insert
snatches|Purloins a purse
sneezes|Reacts to snuff
snorkels|Takes in the coral, e.g.
snuffle|Sound heard in hay fever season
solders|Metal alloys
soloing|Flying alone, e.g.
someone|___ to Watch Over Me (Gershwin tune)
sonatas|Beethoven's "Appassionata" et al.
sonatas|Certain Mozart pieces
sonnets|Shelley's "Ozymandius" and Milton's "On His Blindness"
soprano|Provider of top notes
sopranos|They hit the high notes
sorriest|Maximally miserable
sostenuto|Prolonged, musically
soulmate|One and only
sourpuss|Grouch
sparser|Less populated
spatial|Kind of relations
speakeasy|Bar, in a time when alcohol was barred
species|Homo sapiens, for example
spenders|They throw around the dough
spindle|Rotating shaft, e.g.
spirits|Seance visitors
spitballs|Classroom projectiles, perhaps
splurge|Indulge oneself
spokesman|Press secretary, e.g.
sponges|Parasites
spookiest|Most hair-raising
spreads|Butter and peanut butter
sprouts|Baby bean plants
spumoni|Colorful Italian dessert
spumoni|Ristorante dessert
stabiles|Unmoving pieces by Henry Moore, e.g.
stables|Enclosures cleaned by Hercules
stalemates|Chessboard deadlocks
stalker|Cat on the prowl
standees|Many commuters
standpat|Hold firm
stannum|Another name for the 50th element
stapler|Office item
starchy|Like rice and potatoes
stardom|Celeb status
starers|Impolite viewers
staring|Gazing fixedly
statewide|Throughout one of the fifty
station|Social standing
stature|Importance
stature|Reputation
staunch|Fiercely loyal
stealer|Thief
stealth|Cat burglar's quality
steamboat|Fulton's Folly
steamed|Prepared clams, maybe
steeled|Filled with determination
steelie|Shooting marble
steepens|Increases in slope
stereos|Hi-fi systems
stereos|Sound investments?
stereoscope|Its depth is illusory
sternal|Related to the chest
steroid|Banned substance at the Olympics
stewpans|Two-handled cooking vessels
stigmas|Reputation ruiners
stiletto|Kind of heel
stitcher|Sewing needle user
stopgap|Temporary substitute
storage|Place for a mink coat in July
strafes|Shoots at from a plane
straitens|Puts into difficulty
strange|Doctor of Marvel Comics
strange|Out there
strategic|Part of SAC
strategy|Game plan
streamer|Ticker tape at a parade, e.g.
streetcar|San Francisco transport
stressed|Emphasized
strette|Concluding passages played at faster tempos
strewing|Distributing, as confetti
stronger|Not as diluted
stupidest|Most moronic
styptic|Kind of pencil that halts bleeding
suburbia|Area out from town
subverts|Utterly destroys
succeed|Triumph
suddenly|Without warning
sulfuric|Kind of acid
sultana|Raisin variety
sunbather|Beachgoer
sunspot|Solar "blemish"
suntans|Outdoor acquisitions
superconductors|Atom smasher parts
superglue|Elmer's rival
superlative|Preeminent
support|Backing
supremes|Diana Ross's group, with "The"
surliest|Most bad-tempered
surmise|Conjecture
surprise|Bolt from the blue
sustained|Kept up
swarthy|Having a dark complexion
sweatshirt|Garment that can make you perspire
sweatshops|Tough workplaces
sweeney|Roommates actor D.B.
sycophant|Minion
syllabi|University course outlines
systole|Half a tick
taciturn|Uncommunicative
tackled|Went to work on
tactful|Diplomatic
tactics|Stratagems
tadpoles|They croak when they get older
taglines|Nike's "Just do it" and others
tailing|Following behind
taloned|Equipped   la raptors
tangelos|Hybrid fruit
tangent|Touching
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapeworm|Parasite
tarantella|Lively Italian folk dance
tattletale|Revealing
taxicab|Metered vehicle
teacake|Biscuit served with a cup of Earl Grey
teacart|Oolong transporter
teacart|Small table on wheels
teammate|Fellow Washington National, e.g.
teammate|Fellow ox?
teammates|Playing partners
teashop|Coffeehouse alternative
teeters|Is precariously perched
teethed|Got a new canine?
teetotal|Heed medical advice, perhaps
telephone|Call
telephoned|RANG UP
templar|Simon who's "The Saint"
tenures|Times of service
tequila|And ___ ...
terawatt|Large power measure
tercets|Italian sonnet fragments
teriyaki|Dish marinated in soy sauce
termite|House-eating pest
termites|Problem for home sellers
ternate|Like most clover leafs
terrapin|Hard-shelled critter
terrene|Earthly
terseness|Short quality
tersest|Superlatively succinct
testator|One with a will
testify|Give evidence
theists|Singers of "I'm a Believer"?
theorems|Hypotheses
thesauri|Word books
thicken|What plots may do
thirstiness|State of needing a drink
threats|Blackmail tactics
threesome|Carol's kings, e.g.
thumbnails|Rough sketches or polished surfaces
ticklish|Hard to handle, in a way
ticktock|Metronome sound
tiepins|Stickers on neckwear?
tinkling|Ringing a small bell
tinsmith|L. Frank Baum craftsman Ku-Klip, e.g.
tipster|Betting advisor, perhaps
tissues|Offering to an allergy sufferer
titanium|Element used to toughen steel
toadstools|Amphibian screwdrivers and such?
toddies|Warming spirits
together|Well-organized, in a sense
together|With it, in a sense
tollgate|Bell ringers' scandal?
tontine|Annuity scheme
tootler|One blowing his own horn?
tootsies|Feet, affectionately
topflight|Highest level
topknot|Kewpie doll feature
torpedo|Hit man
torpedo|Undersea weapon
torrent|Deluge
tortilla|Mexican bread
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tostada|Mexican meal
towelette|Wet wipe, e.g.
townsman|Municipal native
tractable|Yielding
traipse|Gad about
trampled|Trod
tranquil|Halcyon
translated|Worked at the U.N., perhaps
transmits|Sends on
trapped|Up a tree, maybe
travois|Plains transport
treadle|Foot pedal
treadle|Part of a potter's wheel
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
tremolo|Vocal vibrato
tremolo|Vocalist's vibration
tremolos|Organ devices
tribune|Chicago newspaper
trident|Poseidon's weapon
trimester|About ninety days
trireme|Oar-propelled galley
troubleshooting|Problem solving
trundle|Take in a wagon
tsarism|Autocratic Russian rule
tuition|What a scholarship might pay
tumblers|Some acrobats
tuppence|Small change, for a Brit
twister|Classic party game
ubiquitous|Omnipresent
unallied|Operating alone
unaware|In the dark
unbeaten|Not conquered
uncaged|Free, in a way
uncivil|Boorish
underdogs|Expected losers
understate|Lowball
undigested|Not assimilated physically
unmasked|Revealed
unoiled|Squeaky, perhaps
unoriginal|Far from fresh
unproven|Yet to be confirmed
unquote|Last word in a citation?
unrented|Like an empty apartment
unseals|Prepares to open
untarnished|Pure
upbraid|Censure
updated|Kept informed
upheave|Lift with power
uprights|Field goal kicker's target
upsides|Favorable factors
uptight|Overly conventional, in slang
utterly|Through and through
valentine|Word following "Be my"
valuate|Get an appraisal for
valuates|Appraises
vampires|Sun-shunning monsters
variance|Discrepancy
vegetarian|Non-meat eater
verbalize|Express audibly
vertebrae|Parts of a column
vespers|Sixth of seven canonical hours
vestige|Remnant
viceroy|Appointed ruler
viceroy|Orange butterfly
viragoes|Ill-tempered women
viscera|Guts
visible|In sight
visitor|Guest
vitamin|A or C
vitamine|Mayonnaise nutrient
voicemail|Modern messages
wallaroo|Aussie bounder
warbles|Whistles a tune
warehouse|Stock holder
weasels|Sneaky sorts
whatsit|Thingamajig
whereto|Cabbie's question
whereto|It's a fare question
whirligig|Revolving motion
whirlpool|Physical therapy device
whittle|Shape with a knife
whodunit|Story that challenges you to guess the murderer
widener|Harvard Yard's ___ Library
widgets|Gismos
wisteria|Climbing shrub with showy blooms
wittier|Quicker with quips
wizardry|Supernatural skill
woodcutting|Dürer's "Life of the Virgin," e.g.
worrier|Pacer, often
wrecked|Demolished
wrestles|Puts a hold on, perhaps
wrought|Readily forged kind of iron
yachtsman|America's Cup participant
yammerer|One who whines persistently
yardman|Gardener
yellowed|In need of bleach, maybe
zillion|Big number
abandon|Ditch
abatements|Moderations of intensity
abdicate|Walk away from, as responsibility
abscissa|X-coordinate of a point
absconded|Played hide-and-seek, in a way
absorbs|Soaks up
absorbs|Works like a sponge
abstains|Chooses not to consume
accurate|Precise
accurate|Right on the nose
accused|Pointed a finger at
acerbic|Tart
acetate|Film material
acetate|Movie stock
acetates|Overhead transparencies
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acquittal|Defendant's hope
acropolis|Old Greek fortification
actinium|Radioactive element that glows blue in the dark
actresses|Hunt and Hunter
adamant|Goody Two Shoes singer
adamant|Inflexible
adaptors|Machine tool accessories
addenda|Supplements
admonish|Indicate obligations to
adopted|Took as one's own
adoration|Da Vinci's "___ of the Magi"
adorers|Faithful comers
adrenaline|It may give you a rush
adulate|Flatter excessively
adulate|Overdo the flattery
aerator|Bubble source
aerobic|Like jogging or rowing
aerosols|Ssss sources
affairs|Romantic involvements
affirms|Declares solemnly
afghans|Knitted throws
aflutter|Nervous
aftermath|Consequence
aftmost|Farthest back, in the main
agendas|Axes to grind
aggregated|Brought together
agitation|Flap
ailerons|Airplane flaps
ailments|Disorders
aircraft|Flying machines
airiest|Most breezy
airmailed|Posted, in a way
airmails|Sends via plane
alameda|City in western California
alamode|One way to serve pie
alamode|With ice cream
algebra|Branch of mathematics
aliases|Scam artist's array
alienate|Drive away
alienate|Put off
alienated|Torn apart
allegro|Rapid movement
allergic|Kind of reaction
allergic|Sensitive (to)
allures|Enticements
almonds|Nougat nuts
amenable|Open (to)
amended|Changed articles
amending|Senate's activity, at times
amicable|On good terms
amorally|Without a sense of right or wrong
amoretto|Little boy with a bow and arrow
ampersand|Connecting symbol
anaconda|Really big snake
anaerobic|Lacking free oxygen
anagrams|Makes hikers shriek, e.g.
anarchist|Emma Goldman, notably
anathema|Curse
anathema|Minnesota Vikings, to Packers fans
ancestry|Pedigree
anchovy|Pizza topping
andante|Moderately slow, musically
andante|Moderately, to a maestro
anecdote|Not published, literally
animate|Get things moving
animated|Like many Disney films
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
annotate|Provide critical commentary for
anoints|Sprinkles oil on
anomaly|Oddity
anteaters|They consume hill inhabitants
antedated|Preceded
antenna|Insect feeler
anthropological|Like Mead's field
antidote|Poison undoer
antinationalist|Rebel
antireform|Opposed to change
antlers|Buck toppers
apaches|Army helicopters
apelike|Resembling King Kong
aplenty|Galore
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apothegm|Terse witty saying
apparel|Duds, so to speak
appeared|Seemed
appetites|Chowhounds have big ones
apposite|Relevant
apropos|Fitting
aquarium|Fish tank
arabesque|Classic Schumann piano work
arbitrate|Determine
ardency|Passion
aristocrat|Effendi, for one
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Boudoir furniture pieces
arousal|Awakening
arousal|Reaction to something that gets your motor running
arouses|Stimulates
arousing|Provocative
arrival|Airport event
arsenic|Killer in a Kesselring play
artillery|Big arms
artisan|Craftsperson
ascents|Lift-off followers
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
asocial|Withdrawn
asperse|Bad-mouth
aspires|Strives
assassin|Hatchet man
assigned|Given, as a post
assisted|Lent a hand
assumes|Jumps to conclusions
assured|Guaranteed
assured|Locked up
assured|Quelled concerns
astonish|Floor
astounds|Causes shock
astride|Sitting on normally, as a horse
astrodome|Site of the first nationally televised college basketball game
asunder|Into pieces
ateliers|Designers' workshops
athlete|Letterman, for one
atlases|Books of maps
atomical|Elementary, in a way
atomize|Reduce to a mist
atoners|Yom Kippur observers
atrocious|Exceptionally bad
attaboy|Words of praise
attache|Diplomat's aide
attache|Diplomatic official
attagirl|Brava!
attains|Reaches
attendants|Checkroom employees, e.g.
attends|Turns out for
attests|Bears witness
attests|Certifies
audacity|Shameless boldness
aureole|Ring of light
aurorae|Brilliant celestial displays
auspices|Patronage
auxiliary|Reserve
available|Not going steady with anyone
availed|Profited
average|FAIR
average|Mean
average|Statistician's calculation
aviarist|Birdhouse attendant
aviates|Emulates Waldo Pepper
aviator|Barnstormer
aviator|Professional whose career is taking off?
axillae|Armpits
ayatollah|Title that's Persian for "sign of God"
babydoll|Betsy Wetsy, for one
backlash|Recoil
balaclava|Skier's cap
balderdash|Nonsense
balderdash|Rot
balmier|Milder, as weather
baloney|Hooey
banknote|Financial institution scrip
banknotes|Some money
banqueted|Had a feast
barbecue|Backyard meal
barracks|Where soldiers sleep
baseball|Olympic sport since 1992
basketball|Field of Wilt Chamberlain
bassets|Some hounds
bassoon|Double-reed woodwind
bassoon|Low-pitched woodwind
bassoons|Oboes' lower-pitched cousins
battalion|Division division
beanbag|Comfortable kind of chair
beanbags|Very flexible furniture
bearers|Standard carriers
begrime|Soil
behaved|Toed the line
beheaded|Sent to the guillotine
bellyached|Beefed
benjamin|Franklin, for one
beretta|Italian handgun
berserk|Completely bonkers
berserk|Crazed
bespeak|Indicate
bigmouths|Secrets aren't safe with them
billion|Number represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
biological|Type of clock
biosphere|Life-supporting area of the Earth
bizarre|Gonzo
blarney|Cajolery
blasted|Let have it
blasters|Star Wars weapons
blemish|Bad spot, perhaps
blenders|Juicing machines
blesses|Sanctifies
blintzes|Rolled, filled pancakes
blissful|Supremely happy
blossom|Thrive
blouses|Tops for a lady
blouses|Tops for women
bluegrass|Music for banjos and guitars
boatswain|Warrant officer
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bodegas|Barrio stores
boldness|Forward-thinking quality?
bootees|Infant's wear
booties|Baby shower gift pair
booties|Coverings for feet or shoes
bootleg|Illegal, as a recording
boxcars|TWELVE
boycott|Stay away from
bracing|Shoring up
brainiac|Einstein type
brainpower|Smarts
brashest|Most outspoken
breaths|Respirations
bridler|Harness handler
bristle|Brush part
britannia|She represents the United Kingdom
browbeat|Bully
brushups|Reviews
burrito|Folded fare
bushels|Grain elevator units
bygones|Water under the bridge
cabaret|Liza Minnelli's Oscar film
cabinet|Kitchen fixture
caboodle|The whole lot
caldera|Volcanic crater
calliope|One of the Muses
calorie|Unit of heat
cambric|Plain cotton fabric
canasta|Form of rummy
canasta|Rummy relative
canines|Eyeteeth
canoeing|Going by birchbark
cantons|Swiss territorial divisions
capacity|All a room will hold
capital|Accumulated wealth
caplets|Medicine morsels similar to pills
caprices|Whims
captors|Trappers
caramba|Ay, ___! (Bart Simpson's exclamation)
caramel|Chewy candy
careens|Sways
carloads|Tons
carmines|Deep reds
carpeted|Covered with wool?
carports|Mustang shelters?
carwash|1976 Richard Pryor movie
carwash|1977 Rose Royce hit
casement|Type of window
cashews|Nuts from the tropics
casseroles|Potluck staples
castles|Makes a chess move
catamaran|Boat from the Tamil for "tied wood"
caterer|Party attender
catnips|Mints that attract felines
cattail|Marsh plant
cattalo|Beefy hybrid
cattleman|Gus McRae's occupation in "Lonesome Dove"
caustic|Tart
caveman|Alley Oop, for one
caveman|Bedrock citizen
ceasefire|Phrase in January 1973 headlines
celestial|Heavenly
celibate|Like a virgin
centralist|Advocate of stronger federal government
ceramics|They get all fired up
cereals|Flakes, pops, and granola
cerumen|Earwax
chalice|Cup for King Arthur
charade|Deception
charade|Elaborate pretense
chargers|1963 AFL champions
charisma|Characteristic of the life of the party
charmed|Series about three witches
chastise|Chew out
checker|Chubby who gave us "The Twist"
cheetah|Swift black-spotted cat
chessman|Knight or queen, say
chiffon|Prom dress material
chisels|Cutting tools
choosier|More fussy
chutzpah|Audacity
cilantro|Herb that some call Chinese parsley
cinemas|Movie houses
cinematographer|Movie shooter
citified|Accustomed to urban ways
clambake|Beach cookout
clambake|Beach cookout, of a sort
classless|... like a teacher?
cleanse|Decontaminate
cleanup|Fourth hitter in the batting order
clearest|Most like crystal
climate|It's cold in the North
cloaked|Concealed
closure|Sense of completeness
coarsen|Make rougher
coaster|Coffee table protection, of a sort
coaster|Small mat
coatrack|Furniture stand
cochairman|Committee leadership sharer
cockapoo|Mix of dog breeds
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
coerces|Twists the arm of
cohabit|Live together
coldhearted|Like the cruel meteorologist
college|Place of study
compelled|Forced
complain|Kvetch
complicate|Make difficult
comprise|Include
concessionaires|Ballpark figures?
condemns|Pronounces guilty
confabs|Casual chats
conjurer|Thaumaturge
connect|Work with dots?
console|Give comfort to
contest|Dispute
contests|Bouts
contort|Twist
contrary|Diametrically opposed
coonskin|Davy Crockett's cap material
copilot|Cockpit companion
corduroy|Ribbed pants material
cornball|Like "Green Acres" humor
coronas|Celestrial rings
coronas|Circles around the sun
coronate|Crown, as a king
costumed|Dressed for a masquerade
cotoneaster|Garden shrub related to the hawthorn
courtier|One who hangs around the royals
crassness|Insensitivity
crawdad|Cajun catch
crayons|Coloring sticks
credible|Like something to believe in
crimped|Wavy
cringes|Flinches
criticizing|Being constructive, in a way
croquet|Wimbledon Cup sport
crossfire|Heated exchange of views
crosshatch|Shading pattern
crouton|Caesar salad garnish
crowbar|Prying aid
crusade|Extensive campaign
cryptic|Mysterious
cubists|Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso
culpability|Blameworthiness
culture|Kind of shock
curacao|Its capital is Willemstad
custard|Eclair filling
customer|Cool or tough type
cutbacks|Budget changes
dadaism|Anti-art movement of the late 1910s
daffodil|Yellow flower
dairies|Cheese-making locations
damsels|Melodrama victims
daredevil|Karl Wallenda or Evel Knievel
dastard|Mean coward
databases|Record collections?
debacle|Total flop
debtors|Sinners, Biblically speaking
debtors|They carry balances
debutante|Coming-out party honoree
decades|Time line segments
decanter|Port vessel
deceive|Double-deal
declass|Bust to a private, say
decoder|Cracker?
deduced|Figured out
defeatism|Pessimistic resignation
defendant|Plea bargaining party
defogger|Windshield clearer
deicers|Windshield clearers
delegate|Party spokesperson
deleting|Redlining
demigods|Maui and Hercules, e.g.
demitasse|After-dinner drink
demurral|Objection
densest|Least likely to understand
densest|Most crowded
dependent|Minor, probably
depends|It all ___ on you
deports|Sends away
depress|Weaken
derailed|Ran off the tracks
descends|Falls
describe|Bring to life, in a way
deserter|One who leaves the army without leave
deserts|Fails to support
desires|They may be burning
dessert|Final course
destine|Preordain
detectives|TV's Briscoe and Green
detects|Picks up
detente|Relaxing of tension
detours|Alternate routes
detours|Roundabout routes
detract|Take away
deviated|Went off course
devising|Constructing
diabolic|Outrageously wicked
dictates|Issues orders
diehard|Adherent of traditional views
dinosaur|Jurassic Park creature
diploma|Graduate's document
disallow|Negate
disinherit|Deprive of will power?
disloyal|Unfaithful
dismiss|Brush aside
disobeys|Fails to follow orders
disposes|Throws away, with "of"
dispossess|Turn out
diverge|Go in different directions
diverges|Forks off
doddered|Feeble
doghouse|Where a bad husband might be sent
dogteeth|Canine canines, e.g.
dollies|Movers' conveyances
domineer|Tower over
donated|Was philanthropic
doughface|Any Northerner who supported the South in the Civil War
dourest|Morose to the max
downers|Depressing doings
downers|Depressing experiences
dragstrip|Put the pedal to the metal here
drained|Like a pallid face
drapers|Fabric merchants
dreamer|Pie-in-the-sky guy
dreamers|Fantasts
dresses|Adorns
dresses|Shift and such
drifters|Save the Last Dance for Me singers
dropshot|Finesse play in tennis
drubbed|Defeated decisively
drunken|___ Fist (kung fu style)
dusting|Housecleaning chore
eagerer|Having more ants in one's pants
earache|Sinus infection symptom
earmarks|Allocates
earphone|Listening device
earshot|Hearing range
earthly|Terrestrial
eastern|Part of EST
eateries|Diners
echelon|Level of authority
echelon|Stepped formation
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
eclipse|It may leave you in the dark
economist|Publication founded in 1843 to campaign against the Corn Laws, with "The"
ecosystem|Environmental group functioning as a unit
edifice|Large, imposing building
editable|Like word processing documents
edition|Number of impressions
educate|Train
egotistic|Suffering from "I" strain?
egregious|Glaring
egyptian|Cairo native
elapsed|Passed by
electoral|Like the votes of a college
electric|Emotionally thrilling
electro|Enemy of Spider-Man
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
element|Range part
elevators|Stairway alternatives
eligible|Not married or dating steadily
elkhound|Norwegian dog breed
ellipse|Oval
elongation|Stretching
eloping|Running off to marry
elucidated|Spelled out
emanates|Stems (from)
embracer|Huggy type
emerged|Developed
emerging|Like nations on the way up
emeriti|Some academics
eminence|High rank
emitter|Transistor part
emollient|Soothing, to the skin
emperors|Hirohito, et al.
emulate|Do the same
emulate|Strive to be as good as
enables|Gives power to
enameler|Ceramics worker, of a kind
enameller|Pottery painter in Picadilly
encased|Surrounded (by)
encases|Surrounds with a cover
enchanted|Spellbound
enclave|Place surrounded by foreign territory
enclave|Territory within a foreign country
encoding|Putting into cipher
encored|Came back on stage
endears|Makes beloved
endears|Makes lovable
endgames|Chess conclusions
endives|Salad ingredients
endorse|Back
endures|Lasts
energetic|Full of pep
energetic|Spirited
enigmata|Brain teasers
enigmatic|Hard to figure out
enlaced|Wound up together
enlarger|It can result in a blowup
enrobes|Dresses
enrolls|Records
enrolls|Signs up
enslave|Make a bond servant of
entailed|Involved
entangles|Knots up
entente|Alliance between nations
entente|International agreement
enthroning|Exalting
enthused|Spoke excitedly
enticers|Lurers
entities|Existing things
entreats|Beseeches
entropy|Systemic randomness measure
epaulet|Shoulder decoration
epaulet|Uniform adornment
ephemeral|Short-lived
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
epigraph|Introductory quotation
episode|Star Trek unit
episodic|Adjective for soap operas
epistle|New Testament letter
epitome|Standard example
epoxied|Strongly bonded
equates|Regards as comparable
erasers|After school workers?
erasing|Blackboard user's activity, at times
erasure|Sign of a slip
erasures|Indications of goofs
erected|Built
erected|Emulated Bob the Builder
erecter|More upright
erelong|Soon
eremite|Religious recluse
errancy|Tendency to sin
errands|Gofers' tasks
escargot|Snail on the table
escarole|Salad green
escorted|Accompanied
esquire|Knight's subordinate
essential|Chief point
esthete|Nature lover
estimate|Contractor's calculation
estopped|Barred in court
estrogen|Female hormone
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
etagere|Knickknack holder
etagere|Place for bric-a-brac
etagere|Stand for certain things
etagere|Stand for knickknacks
etcetera|I won't bore you with the rest
etcetera|Literally, "and the rest"
etcetera|Literally, "and the rest"
ethical|Adhering to moral principles
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
etouffee|Crawfish dish
euclidian|Geometry type
evacuate|Remove troops from a combat zone
evaders|Double-talkers
evaluate|Gauge
evanesce|Vaporize
evaporator|Distillery component
evident|Plain
evildoer|Bad guy
evildoers|Baddies
evocation|Bringing forth
examiners|Test administrators
example|Representative specimen
execute|Carry out, as a task
exhaled|Let the air out
exocrine|Like sweat glands
exorcise|Get the devil out of here?
exotica|Bohemian stuff
explores|Checks out
exposed|Unmasked
extends|Adds on to
external|Outer
eyeball|Look at closely
eyeballs|Checks out
eyebrow|Place for plucking
eyecups|Ocular rinsing aids
eyepiece|Someone should look into it
eyesore|It hurts to look at it
eyespots|Peacock features
faineant|Idle
falsetto|Frankie Valli's voice
fanfare|Publicity
farrago|Hodgepodge
fathers|White-collar workers?
fattened|Fed lots and lots of corn
fedexed|Overnighted, perhaps
fedoras|Felt hats
feminist|Supporter of equal rights for women
fennels|Salad herbs
ferryboat|It goes from bank to bank
fetching|One of Fido's fortes
fiction|Field of Willa Cather
fiestas|Cinco de Mayo celebrations
filigreed|Delicately ornamented
filmmaking|Field of Wes Craven
firebox|Locomotive furnace
firetrap|Decrepit building, perhaps
fireweed|Growth in recently burned clearings
fisheye|Lens type
fishmonger|British seafood seller
flamingo|Long-legged bird
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flatcars|Freight carriers
flattop|Certain crewcut
flattop|Dick Tracy's foe
fledgling|Neophyte
fletcher|Arrow maker
flippant|Impudent
florence|Nurse Nightingale
flouted|Jeered
foghorn|Bank alarm?
footgear|Shoes, boots, etc.
footsie|It's played under the table
forages|Searches
foreign|Like some affairs
foremen|Males who preside over a juries
fossils|Dig discoveries
foursome|Golf group, frequently
foxtrot|Smooth dance
franklin|Massachusetts birthplace of Horace Mann (born May 4, 1796)
freckle|Spot on the nose?
freeload|Take advantage of others' generosity
freeman|Morgan of "Lucky Number Slevin"
frequent|Visit regularly
fringes|Decorative borders
frogman|Underwater military guy
frontpage|Headline locale
frosted|Made with ice cream
furlough|Military leave
gadabout|Social butterfly
gainers|Some dives
galactic|Vast
gametes|Reproductive cells
garbage|Nonsense
garibaldi|19th-century Italian patriot
gaslight|Gay Nineties illuminator
gazette|Newspaper
geneses|Beginnings
germinates|Pullulates
gestalt|Unified whole
gestate|Develop slowly, as an idea
ghosting|Penning in the wings
gimlets|Vodka and lime juice cocktails
glamorized|Made more exciting and attractive
glassier|Having less animation
gleaner|Harvest helper
glutton|Punishment lover, e.g.
gooseberry|Round red edible
gossamer|Any thin, light fabric
government|Field of Winston Churchhill
graduation|Sheepskin presentation
grandmas|Family matriarchs
grandniece|Nephew's daughter
grantee|Franchise buyer, for one
grasses|Bermuda and bamboo, for two
grenade|Small explosive shell
growers|Produce producers
grunted|Uttered a guttural sound
guidance|Direction
gunfight|Oater staple
gushier|More effusive
habanera|Cuban dance
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hailstone|Pellet of precipitation
hairspray|John Travolta will play Edna Turnblad in the movie version of this musical
hairstylist|Entourage member, sometimes
halyards|Sail-hoisting ropes
handout|Leaflet, often
hangars|Locales of the great planes
hardball|___ with Chris Matthews
hardfisted|Stingy
hardtop|Style of car
harmlessly|In a nonthreatening manner
harried|Plagued at work
hatband|Ribbon on a chapeau
heather|Locklear of "Spin City"
heavenly|Celestial
hellish|Diabolical
helmeted|Like a cautious motorcyclist
helmsman|Yacht racing team member
hemoglobin|It makes blood red
heroism|Valor
heydays|Prosperous periods
hillbilly|Dogpatch inhabitant
hoarders|Pack rats
hoecakes|Cornmeal treats
hoisted|Raised
holiest|Most sacred
hollies|Ornamental trees or shrubs
homemade|Like old quilts
honchos|Big Kahunas
honeydew|Green-fleshed melon
honorary|Unofficial, like some university degrees
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
hosanna|Cry of adoration
hosteler|Inn operator
hotcakes|Breakfast stack
hotelier|Lodge owner
hourglass|Shape of a nice figure
hubcaps|Wheel covers
hundred|Franklin bill
hundreds|Franklin bills
hyperventilate|Experience a lack of oxygen, perhaps
ibuprofen|Anti-inflammatory choice
icehouse|Where blocks are sold
icicles|December danglers
ideality|Perfection
identical|Exactly alike
ideogram|Hieroglyphic symbol, for instance
idleness|Lethargy
idolaters|Movie star worshippers?
ignored|Tuned out
iguanas|Spiny lizards
illumined|Threw some light on
imagine|Just think!
immutable|Permanent
impairs|Spoils
impalas|Certain Chevrolets or antelopes
impassive|Like a good Texas hold 'em player
imperative|Vital
imperils|Endangers
improve|Renovate
inamorata|Serious girlfriend
inaugural|Kind of address
incessant|Constant
incident|Major event
incisors|Natural cutters
incognito|With one's identity hidden
inconstant|Fickle
increase|Augmentation
indented|Started a paragraph, perhaps
indices|Back-of-the-book conveniences
indignity|Humiliation
indolent|Slothful
infects|Passes the bug to
ingrained|Fixed deeply and firmly
initialize|Erase old data from a disk
initiative|Enterprise
inkiest|Most murky
inroads|Tactical advancements
insights|Moments of clarity
insignia|Badge
insofar|To such an extent
insofar|To such an extent (as)
insomnia|Lady Macbeth's malady
intellect|Brains
interact|Create synergy, perhaps
interne|ER trainee (var.)
intriguers|They plot
intrust|Under guardianship
inundate|Overwhelm
invades|Attacks
inveigle|Sweet-talk
inventor|Patent holder
irksome|Exasperating
irritate|Cause a rash
irritate|Get one's goat
irritated|Rubbed the wrong way
jabberwocky|Poem with a jubjub bird and a tumtum tree
jamboree|Scout's gala
janitor|One with a sweeping view of things?
jaywalker|Careless crosser
journalism|Field of Walter Cronkite
junkyards|Places for scrap
kaisers|Old German rulers
kestrel|Small hovering falcon
keynote|Convention speech
kindlier|More grandmotherly
kinetic|Kind of art or energy
kinfolk|Relatives
kinship|Strong connection
kneecaps|Patellas
kneeled|Got ready to be knighted
kneepad|Cap protector
kneesies|Under-the-table flirtation
knitted|Used needles
kookaburra|Laughing jackass
laborer|Working stiff
ladylove|Sweetheart
lamentable|Far from fortunate
landmass|Either America, e.g.
lanolin|Substance obtained from wool
lantern|Magic ___ (old projector)
lantern|One of Paul Revere's signals
largely|Much
larrups|Lashes
laurels|Honors
laurels|Resting place?
layette|Nursery paraphernalia
leakages|Water main breaks
leavened|Raised, as with yeast
lecture|Topical speech
legends|Timeless tales
leghorns|Many egg farm chickens
leisure|The Theory of the ___ Class (Veblen)
lenders|Credit sources
lessees|Tenants
lessors|Landlords
letters|They may be addressed to editors
lettuce|Caesar salad ingredient
libeled|Defamed in writing
likeness|Spitting image
limelight|Focus of attention
linesman|Football official
lingered|Didn't go
lingerie|Women's department
linoleum|Kitchen floor covering
listened|Tuned in
listless|Dragging
literal|Word-for-word
literate|Able to read and write
litters|Kitten caboodles
locates|Lays one's hands on
location|Site
locoweed|This drives bossy crazy
looping|Intertwining
lucently|In a clear fashion
lustful|Salacious
macabre|Danse ___
machine|Part of ATM
madonna|Evita star
maelstrom|Tumultuous state of affairs
maestro|Leader of the band
magnetic|Very attractive?
magnolia|Plantation bloom
maidens|Damsels
mainland|The Lower 48, to a Hawaiian
manager|Joe Torre, for the Yankees
manatee|Dugong's cousin
mandarin|Chinese language
mantilla|Veil worn on a comb
mantras|Sacred words
manyfold|By leaps and bounds
marbling|Intramuscular fat
marginal|Barely adequate
mariachis|South-of-the-border dance musicians
marimbas|Xylophone cousins
marital|Like some vows
marjoram|Sweet herb
marquis|Don who created archy and mehitabel
marriages|Matrimonial relationships
marsala|Sicilian port
marsala|Sweet Sicilian wine
massive|Huge
mastodon|Ice Age mammal
matador|One who grabs the bull by the horns?
matchless|... like a tennis pro?
material|Yard goods
matinee|Afternoon theater performance
meander|Move on a sinuous course
measles|Children's malady, often
meerkat|Kalahari Desert dweller
meerkats|Members of the mongoose family
megalith|Brobdingnagian building block
megillah|Lengthy account, in slang
memento|Keepsake
memento|Scrapbook item
mendable|Like easily-repaired things
mermaid|Ariel, notably
mesmeric|Compelling
mesozoic|Era of the dinosaurs
mesozoic|Geologic era when plants and dinosaurs appeared
messiah|Handel oratorio
messmate|Regular at a meal
meteoric|Markedly rapid
meteorite|It came from outer space
meteors|Shower components
methane|Marsh gas, mostly
metropolis|New York or Los Angeles
microbus|Airport parking transport
midiskirt|Lady's garment
miffing|Ticking off
mildewed|Covered with fungus
mildews|Turns whitish because of fungus
million|Feel like a ___
mindset|Inclination
minister|Prime follower
minstrel|Medieval strummer
minutest|Most tiny
miracle|Backup singer with Smokey Robinson
misstated|Gave a false account of
misstep|Go out of bounds, perhaps
misused|Applied incorrectly
misuses|Wrongfully applies
moccasin|The old soft shoe
modesty|Victorian virtue
mongrel|Mutt
monocled|Like Mr. Peanut
monteros|Mitsubishi SUVs
moonshine|Nonsense
moraine|Mass of unstratified glacial drift
motorcar|Touring vehicle
movement|Symphony section
muckrake|Expose corruption
muckraking|Example of polluted politics
mudflat|Tidal formation
mudslinging|Example of polluted politics
muffins|Sweet quick breads
mystics|Seance holders
narrate|Provide commentary
narrate|Provide commentary
nastier|More spiteful
natural|7 or 11, in craps
neatens|Puts straight
neatest|Most orderly
neatnik|Felix from "The Odd Couple," e.g.
nebulae|Interstellar space clouds
neediest|Priority for charities
negates|Makes ineffective
neonatal|Like people who were born yesterday
neonates|Recent arrivals in the world
network|Group of stations
newmown|Like some hay
newsboy|Extra! Extra! shouter
newsies|Sellers of papers, informally
newsman|Broadcast journalist
nickname|Mr. October, e.g.
nicotine|Cigarette "ingredient"
ninepins|Skittles
nineties|Good time for dot coms
nobleman|Titled fellow
nonesuch|Model of excellence
nonhero|Ordinary protagonist
nonstop|Without letup
notepad|Office tablet
nowhere|Some get here fast
nudists|Garment-shunning group
obligate|Commit morally or legally
obliged|Duty-bound
obscener|More objectionable
obscures|Makes harder to see
obsessed|Preoccupied, and then some
ocarina|Sweet potato
oceanarium|Saltwater marine display
octagon|Stop sign shape
octagons|Eight-sided figures
octants|Pizza slices, geometrically
odyssey|Epic journey
offload|Transfer data, to a peripheral device
offshore|Like some oil rigs
offtrack|Kind of betting
oiliness|Unctuous quality
oilstone|Blade sharpener
olestra|Dietary fat subsitute
omnivorous|Like seagulls and grizzly bears
onboard|Part of the team
oneself|Alone, when preceded by "by"
opaques|Covers blemishes on, as a photo negative
openers|Tools for canned goods
openness|Candid quality
operate|Do surgery
operational|Working
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opiates|Narcotics
opposite|Antithetical
opulence|Wealth
orbital|Like Apollo's path
ordered|Bade
orderly|Like a good fire drill
ordinal|First, second, or third, e.g.
oregano|Pizza seasoning
organist|Bach prelude player
organist|Musician in a loft
oriental|Eastern
origami|Paper art
origami|Paperwork?
orthodox|Traditional
orthodoxy|Conventional ideology
outargue|Win the debate with
outdated|Like eight-track tapes
outyells|Wins a hollering contest
overdraw|Write a check you can't cover
overflew|Surveilled, in a way
overrated|Not that good
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Steward
oversell|Promise too much
oversells|Promises too much
overtake|Pass
overtime|Extra period in the NFL
overtire|Exhaust
overuse|Employ excessively
oviparous|Bearing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled
pajamas|Bedtime wear
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Universal remedy
panpipe|Pastoral wind
papooses|Pawnee babies, e.g.
parabola|Geometric curve
paralegal|Lawyer wannabe, maybe
paranoid|Irrationally fearful
parboils|Cooks briefly
parents|Mom and pop
parlors|Living rooms
particle|Dust bit
passerby|Witness, perhaps
pastiche|Olio
pastures|Grazing lands
patella|Kneecap
patella|Kneecap
patents|Inventing safeguards
patents|Inventor's protections
patience|Steady perserverance
patriot|Samuel Adams, e.g.
payoffs|Bribery outlays
peacetime|Period between wars
peanuts|Niacin source
peekaboo|Baby game
peekaboo|Game played with a baby
peeress|Baron's bride, e.g.
penitent|Sorry
pennant|Championship emblem
pentads|Five-year periods
peonage|System of servitude
peonies|Showy blooms
peppiest|Most vigorous
periphery|Fringe
persona|Literary narrator or character
personal|Like some ads
peruses|Looks over
pestles|Pulverizers
petulancy|Peevish state
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
phaeton|Horse-drawn carriage
phantasm|Specter
phantom|Scooby-Doo encounter
pharisee|Jewish sect member of old
phlegmatic|Unruffled
piccolo|Highest-pitched woodwind
picturephone|Video communication device
pigeonhole|Assign to a definite place
pigtail|Inkwell dipper?
pincushion|Seamstress's aid
pinpricks|Petty annoyances
pioneers|Explorers of the unknown
pipestem|It's connected to a bowl
piranha|Voracious fish of the Amazon
placated|Gained the good will of
placates|Mollifies
placating|Appeasing
plaints|Lamentations
planets|Xena and Charon, as of August 16, 2006
planter|Appleseed, famously
platinum|A single may go this
platoon|1986 Best Picture
playacting|Performing on stage
playoffs|Championship games
pleasures|Things that make you go "Mmm"
plethora|Extreme excess
plumage|Fowl feathers
plutocrat|Wealthy ruler
polished|Fine-tuned
pommels|Saddle horns
ponytail|Bobbysoxer hairdo, perhaps
pooches|Dogs, informally
poorest|Most needy
poppycock|Nonsense
popsicle|Something sucked in the summer
portico|Covered entrance to a building
possessed|Like one in need of an exorcism
possums|Pogo and others
postpone|Put off
potatoes|Source of French fries
poultry|Perdue's product
practical|Of use
pralines|Almond confections
pralines|Pecan confections
preassign|Hand out in advance
predispose|Incline
preemie|Early arrival in the delivery room
preface|Book's section
prehensile|Adapted for grasping
prelate|Sacred head
prelude|Warmup
prepare|Get ready
prepare|Get ready
pretzel|Twisted treat
primitivism|Painting genre of Grandma Moses
primrose|Type of path
pristine|Fresh as new
problem|Hitch
proclaim|Announce formally
proctors|Monitors
profuse|Abundant
proposer|One on bended knee, perhaps
prorate|Allot according to ownership
prostrate|Overthrown, overcome, or helpless
proverb|Words from the wise
provident|Farsighted
proviso|Stipulated condition
pseudonym|Fictitious name
pyrrhic|Very costly, as a victory
quickstep|Ballroom dance
quotient|Division result
raconteur|Anecdotist
radarscope|Screen with blips
radicals|Extremists
raffles|Chancy fund-raisers
rapprochement|Understanding
ratatat|Drum beat
rattlers|Noisy snakes
rattletrap|Clunker
reabsorbs|Takes up again
reactors|Nuclear power plants
readers|Magazine buyers
readies|Preps
reasonable|Judicious
reasoner|Sophist, purportedly
rebates|Car dealers' incentives
rebounds|Grabs a basketball off the backboard
receive|Welcome
recessed|Took a break
reckless|Disregarding safety
redcoat|British battler, during the American Revolution
redeemer|Coupon clipper
reeling|Suffering from too much drink, perhaps
reenter|Step back into a scene
reference|Citation
refines|Acquires elegance
refinish|Put a fresh surface on
regency|Monarch's fill-in
regress|Fall back
rehabilitations|Therapists' goals, often
reinvent|Make a wheel needlessly, e.g.
relapses|Falls back, as into a bad habit
relaxant|Medicine for muscle strain
relaxants|Diazepam and others
relegate|Consign to an inferior position
relieve|Assuage
religion|Creed
relocate|Have a moving experience?
remarks|Comments
remarry|What Elizabeth Taylor has done seven times (so far)
rematch|Competitor's chance for redemption
reminds|Calls attention to
remotest|Least accessible
remotest|Most secluded
renames|Titles differently
rendition|Version
renewals|Subscription extensions
repaint|Touch up
repasts|Appetite appeasers
replaced|Succeeded
reprisal|Retaliation
reptile|Herpetology specimen
reputed|Alleged (to be)
reradiate|Zap over
rescind|Withdraw
resided|Lived (at)
residence|Where you live
residua|Remnants
resigned|Left, as a job
resolute|Determined
resolved|Settled
resonant|Reverberating
resorts|Vacation destinations
resource|Supply line
resowed|Planted more crops
restock|Put in more supplies
restocks|Puts more inventory on the shelves
restrain|Hold back
retested|Double-checked
retested|Gave another exam to
retests|Second chances in school
retinae|Cone holders
retinal|Adjective for rods and cones
retired|Hit the hay
retorted|Answered caustically
retraced|Went back over
retreat|Turn tail
retrofit|Upgrade, in a way
returned|Came back
returning|Sending back
reveres|Looks up to
reversed|Overturned in court
reverses|Setbacks
revocable|Subject to annulment
revoked|Annulled
ricotta|Ravioli filling
rigmarole|Song and dance
ringlets|Curlicues
riskier|More perilous
rollback|Government-ordered price reduction
romantic|Like many Meg Ryan comedies
rootlet|Small division of a plant
rosehips|Substance contained in many vitamin C supplements
rosette|Flowery cake garnish
rotated|Took turns
rotunda|Capitol section
roundtable|Knights' gathering place
roundtrip|Two-way travel
rousted|Disturbed, as from bed
runaround|Cheat
sadiron|Old-fashioned clothes presser
saffron|Paella flavoring
sainthood|Beatified status
salutes|Gestures to generals
salutes|Military gestures of respect
salutes|Military greetings
samaritan|Helper
samovar|Leningrad urn
samples|Store freebies
sandhog|Subway excavator
sangria|Wine and fruit juice drink
sanitary|Bacteria-free
sanitize|Disinfect
sardine|Fish in a can
sassier|More apt to talk back
satanic|Devilish
saucepan|Scullery staple
saviors|Rescuers
sawhorse|Carpenter's stand
sayonara|Toodle-oo in Tokyo
sayonara|1957 movie starring Red as Joe Kelly
scaling|Getting fish ready to cook
scarcer|Not as common
scarlet|Blood-red
scarred|Damaged
scavenge|Gather from discards
scenarios|Plot outlines
schedule|Timetable
scheming|Devious
schmoes|Jerks
science|High school subject
scoreless|... like an orchestra leader?
scoring|Hitting a free throw, for example
scourge|Calamity cause
scrounge|Scrape together
sculpted|Made a fine figure, maybe
scuttle|Sink, as a derelict ship
seabird|Booby, for one
seacoasts|Shorelines
seahorse|Fish that swims in an upright position
seamier|More sordid
seaport|New York City or Los Angeles
seashore|Crashing waves site
seaside|Ocean liner?
seasoning|Preparing a skillet for cooking
sections|Orange pieces
secular|Not religious
sedates|Puts under
seducer|Moviedom's Mrs. Robinson, e.g.
seedbed|Ready-to-plant plot
seedless|Like grapes that don't crunch
seemliness|Propriety
seethed|Was boiling mad
selects|Picks out
selfsame|Identical
selfsame|Not any other
seminar|Training session
senator|One of 100 in Washington
senator|Ted Kennedy, for one
sendups|Spoofs
senescent|Getting on in years
senhora|Lisbon lady
senoritas|Madrid mademoiselles
sensationalists|... people who like cheap thrills
sensationalists|Source of bad taste
sensors|Detection devices
sentence|Prison term
separatist|Breakaway
seraglio|Turkish palace
serials|Soap operas, for example
serrate|Cut notches in
service|Aid
settees|Lobby benches
setters|Sporting dogs
shackle|Fetter
shackles|Fastening irons
shampoo|Soap for locks?
shamrocks|March 17th decorations
shellac|Defeat decisively
sherbet|Palate clearer
shiftless|... like a factory worker?
shiners|Fight souvenirs
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shivery|Prone to quivering
shoeshine|Polish application
shoetree|Place for pumps
shooter|Basket maker, maybe
shorelines|Lapping locales
shotgun|Smoothbore firearm
shuckers|They prepare corn or clams
shutter|Camera feature
sickens|Makes ill
sidereal|Determined by the stars, as time
sideways|Indirect
sidling|Moving like a crab
siestas|Naps in Nogales
sillier|More daft
silvery|Lustrous, as moonlight
similar|Like all equilateral triangles
singers|Choir
sirocco|Oppressive wind
sissies|Wimps
sixteen|Twenty minus four
skewers|Spits
skillet|Frying pan
skinned|Flayed
slapdash|Offhand
sliders|Nickel curves, in baseball
slighter|Not as substantial
slimiest|Most reprehensible
slipcase|Bookshelf item
slipknot|Lasso feature
slipstream|Air current caused by a propeller
sluggard|Sloth advocate
slyness|Artifice
slyness|Craft
smallish|On the wee side
smasher|Atom ___ (particle accelerator)
smashes|Chart toppers
smelted|Refined, as metal
smitten|Infatuated
smooches|Osculation components
sneezes|Pepper inhaler's spasms
snorted|Laughed derisively
snowbank|Mound of wintry precipitation
soapsuds|Bubble bath sight
sociopath|One without a conscience
softens|Makes easy
soothing|Comforting
sorcerer|Spelling expert?
sorcery|Witchcraft
sorority|Kappa Alpha Theta, for one
sovereigns|Kings and queens
soybeans|Tofu source
spaceships|Sci-fi staples
spacesuit|Apollo apparel
spacewalk|The first one was performed by Aleksei Leonov on 3/18/1965
spaniel|Silky-coated pooch
sparerib|Unit of finger food
sparrow|Small songbird
sparrows|Common backyard birds
sparrows|Tiny birds
spattering|Strewing about in little drops
spatula|Kitchen implement
spawners|Fishy egg layers
spectates|Sits on the sidelines
speculates|Guesses
speeder|One over the limit
speedos|Swim team uniforms
spinneret|Web-making part of a spider
spiraled|Rose steadily
splotch|Rorschach image, for example
sporting|Dog show group
sputters|Blows up, in a sense
squeakier|More in need of oil
squeezes|Forces juice out of
squirrel|Rocky of toons, e.g.
stabbed|Ran through
stables|Horse houses
stacked|Arranged fairly well, or unfairly
stained|Brought dishonor upon
stainer|Furniture finisher
stalemate|Bring to a standstill
stalemate|Deadlock
stallion|Mare's mate
standee|Straphanger, for one
standfast|Hold out
standpat|Hold firm
stanzas|Poem divisions
staples|Office Depot rival
stapling|Function of some copiers
starlit|Like a clear night
starter|First-string player
startle|Curl one's hair?
startles|Causes alarm
startups|Fledgling businesses
stashed|Socked away
stately|Like the minuet
statute|Court matter
steadier|More constant
steadiest|Most reliable
steelie|Playing marble
steelies|Hard shooters
steeped|Made tea, perhaps
steepen|Increase
steepest|Most pricey
steeples|Village high points
steered|Took the tiller
steered|Took the wheel
steersmen|Helm handlers
stellar|Shining
sterner|More harsh
steward|Shipboard waiter
stewards|Sommeliers
stickpin|Foppish accessory
stiffness|Formality
stinker|Scoundrel
stipends|Periodic payments
stoppage|Cessation of activity
stoppers|Bottle corks
stories|Newspaper accounts
stovepipe|Lincoln's hat
stowaway|Illegal passenger
strange|Odd
stranger|Albert Camus work, with "The"
strategy|Plan of attack
streakers|Fans who do more than bare their souls
striate|Grooved, as a muscle
strident|Raucous
stringent|Rigorously binding
strokes|Golfer's count
strolls|Ambles along
strongly|___ worded (like a harsh reprimand)
struggle|Uphill battle
student|Pupil
studied|Scrutinized
stunner|Striking beauty
sturdier|More robust
sublets|Types of rentals
sublime|Inspiring awe
subvert|Corrupt
sultanas|Seedless raisins
sultans|Harem owners
superman|1978 Glenn Ford adventure film
superpose|Winning flex for Mr. Universe?
supersize|McDonald's verb
surefire|Foolproof
surreys|Fringed carriages
swagged|Festooned, like some curtains
swamplands|Wet tracts
swatches|Decorator's handful
sweeten|Add sugar to
swimmer|Natatorium user
syllabus|Teacher's outline
synapse|Nerve impulse transmission site
tableland|Mesa
tactical|Adroit
takeoff|Spoof
talisman|Good luck charm
tallyho|Look out, fox!
taloned|Equipped   la raptors
tamarin|South American marmoset
tangents|Digressions
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapioca|Type of pudding or starch
tarpaper|Roofer's order
tarries|Hangs around
tassels|Fez features
tattooed|Sporting skin art
taunter|Bully, at times
taxicab|Hack's vehicle
teammate|One on the same side
teetered|Swayed like a sot
teething|Kind of ring
telecom|Electronic data transmission, briefly
tempers|They may flare
tempted|Played the siren
tenderest|Least tough
teriyaki|Japanese restaurant staple
terrain|Part of ATV
tessera|Mosaic tile
testate|Having a will
tetrazzini|Served over pasta with sherry and cream sauce
theater|Place of entertainment
theater|Show place
theorem|Something to prove
thither|Response to "Whence?"
threatened|Shook a fist at, e.g.
thrilled|Delighted
thrives|Prospers
tictacs|Breath candies
tidings|News
tighter|More rigid
timecard|It may be punched at work
tinhorn|Small-time
tipsheets|Sources of investment advice
tirelessly|Without rest
toluene|Gasoline additive
tomahawk|Fighting ax
tomatoes|Hecklers may hurl them
tonsils|Throat parts
toothpaste|Close-Up, eg.
topknots|Hair balls?
torches|Villagers' lights, in "Frankenstein"
tornados|Perilous pick-me-ups?
torques|Causes to rotate
tostadas|Mexican treats
toucans|Fruit-eating tropical birds
townsfolk|Villagers
towrope|A water-skier hangs on to it
tracers|Lost persons seekers
traffic|A lot of cars and trucks
tragedian|Many a Shakespearean actor
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Boot camp participant
trample|Walk all over
transfer|Ticket to ride?
transmute|Morph
transports|Strong emotions
trapdoor|Cellar entrance, maybe
travail|Woe
treadle|Singer part requiring footwork
treason|Act of deliberate betrayal
treetop|Cradle locale, in a lullaby
tripart|In three sections
tripoli|One-time pirate stronghold in Libya
trivets|Table protectors
trooping|Thronging
trouper|Hard-working entertainer
trouper|Long-suffering non-complainer
trueing|Lining up perfectly
truelove|Heartthrob
truelove|Words on a candy heart
tsarists|Supporters of Peter the Great, for example
tsunami|Enormous sea wave
turkeys|Adult poults
tweaked|Made some small changes to
tweeter|Certain speaker
twinges|Sudden pains
typecast|Use often in similar roles
tyrannies|States ruled by dictators
tyrants|Dictators
ugliest|Least lovely
ulsters|Winter coats
umpteen|Innumerable
unburden|Take the weight off
unclothe|Strip
underdone|Needing more time in the oven
underlie|Form the base of
unfaded|Just as bright as before
unfairly|With bias
unguarded|Candid
unheard|Like the proverbial tree that falls in the forest
unitarian|President Taft, religionwise
unknown|Something to solve for, in algebra
unlisted|Like some phone numbers
unmailed|Like letters not sent
unroofed|Took the top off of
unslings|Removes from one's shoulder, as a gun
untwists|Straightens
unveiling|Premiere
upstage|Take the limelight from
usurping|Seizing without authority
vandalized|Trashed
vandyke|Beard with a point
vendetta|Family feud
vendetta|Family feud
veronica|Rival of Betty in Archie Comics
vestibule|Entryway
veterans|Old hands
virtuoso|Highly skilled musician
visible|Obvious to the eye
waddled|Imitated a penguin
waitress|She takes orders
warpath|Road to battle
washbasin|Laundry aid
watchful|Closely observant
watchtower|Lookout's post
waterskis|They skim the surface
waylaid|Ambushed
weathers|Comes through safely, as a storm
website|Surfer's destination
western|Oater
wetness|Moisture
wielded|Brandished
winesap|Apple variety
wingchair|Type of upholstered seat
wingspans|Plane measurements
wipeout|Surfer's tumble
withered|Dried up
wormhole|Theoretical space passageway
yachting|Regatta activity
zeniths|High points
abdicate|Renounce power
abettal|Harboring a criminal, e.g.
abeyance|Temporary suspension
abhorred|Couldn't stand
aboveboard|Square shooting
abreast|Side by side
abscond|Run away (with)
abstinent|On the wagon
accedes|Gives consent (to)
accident|Insured event
accrual|Increase
acerbic|Bitterly harsh
acetones|Polish removers
acolyte|Liturgical assistant
acreage|Land area
adaptable|Flexible
adapter|Connective gizmo
adhered|Stuck
adhered|Stuck
admires|Looks up to
adolescent|Teenager
adorable|Precious
adrenal|Epinephrine-releasing gland
adrenal|Gland near a kidney
aerialist|High wire performer
aerosol|Type of spray or can
affixing|Attaching, as stamps to a letter
affront|Indignity
aftermaths|Consequences
aftertaste|Finish that should be long and complex
agonies|Trials and tribulations
agonize|Make a tough choice, with "over"
agonize|Put forth great effort
airdrops|Delivers via parachute
airfare|Flier's fee
airfield|Windsock locale
airheads|They're no geniuses
airlines|American and the like
airmail|Means to a speedy delivery
airport|Control tower location
airport|Flight site
airshow|Where to enjoy loop-the-loops and barrel rolls
alamode|Dessert order
albinos|Pigs without pigment, e.g.
alcalde|Mayor with judicial powers
alienated|Drove off
alienee|Property receiver, in law
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
alleged|Ostensible
allocates|Earmarks
allsorts|Diversity basic
allsorts|Every variety
alpines|Ornamental European plants that grow above the timberline
altitude|Factoid in a pilot's announcement
amalgam|Alloy of silver and mercury
amanita|Destroying angel, for example
amassed|Accumulated
ambition|Force
ambrosia|Food of the gods
ambushed|Laid in wait for
amenable|Ready and willing
amended|Changed, theoretically for the better
amiable|Engaging
amiably|In a genial manner
ammonia|Smelling salts ingredient
amnesia|Result of a conk on the head, maybe
amulets|Protective charms
anaconda|Strangler of the Amazon
anarchist|Opponent of government
anarchy|Lawlessness
anathema|It's an abomination
anatomy|Grey's ___ (hospital TV drama)
ancestor|Progenitor
anecdote|Part of a raconteur's repertoire
anecdote|Speechmaker's icebreaker
angrily|How a sore loser reacts
anklebone|It's between the shin and the foot
annotate|Provide critical commentary
annoyances|Pests
annuity|Retirement investment
anomaly|Unexpected occurrence
antecedes|Serves as prologue to
antitax|Like Lady Godiva's ride
apologia|Written defense
apotheosis|Quintessence
appalls|Shocks
appease|Make nice with
appetite|Thanksgiving asset
applejack|Fermented cider
applies|Puts on, as paint
apropos|Far from irrelevant
aquanaut|Undersea explorer
aqueducts|Conduits
arabica|Coffee variety
argonaut|Adventurer
arietta|Short operatic solo
armament|Military strength
armband|Mourner's accessory
armoire|Clothes closet
armored|Wearing mail
armrests|Sofa parts
arouser|Alarm, say
arpeggio|Harpist's challenge
arrayed|Decked out
arrears|Overdue debt
arrogated|Appropriated without warrant
arrowroot|Thickening starch once used by American Indians to heal wounds
arsenal|Weapons cache
article|Definite one, maybe
article|Magazine feature
artsier|More pretentious
artwork|Tot's refrigerator display
aseptic|Free from germs
ashtray|Butt holder
asphalt|Material that coats arteries
aspirated|Unlike the H in H-hour
aspirin|Common medicine cabinet item
aspirin|Fever reducer
assault|Onslaught
assembly|United Nations group
assents|Goes for
asserts|Maintains
assumes|Presupposes
assures|Gives confidence to
astronaut|Spacy type?
atavism|Throwback
atelier|Designer's studio
athenaeum|Library or reading room
atingle|Feeling pins and needles
atlases|World records?
atomized|Made into a spray
attache|Case for a lawyer?
attache|Embassy employee
attacker|Assailant
attacks|Goes after
attests|Bears witness (to)
attract|What opposites do, they say
atwitter|Nervously excited
audiotapes|Dinosaurs next to the iPod
auditor|Accountant, at times
austere|Like Spartan living
autobahn|Place to see an Audi
automat|Sandwich dispenser, perhaps
autopsy|CSI event
available|Ready for use
avengers|Peel and Steed
averaged|Found the means
averted|Warded off
aviates|Flies an airplane
aviator|Joystick operator
aviator|Pilot
aweather|Not sheltered, on ship
awesome|Cool!
awnings|Canopies
backpedal|Go in reverse
balloonist|Phileas Fogg, for one
bankroll|Back with bucks
banzais|Kamikaze cries
barkers|Seals, at times
barnacle|Hull incrustation
baronet|Certain sir
barrelful|Quantity of monkeys or laughs
bartend|Serve the usual to the usuals?
barterers|Traders
baseball|American pastime
baseline|Tennis server's spot
bazookas|Rocket launchers
beagles|Lyndon Johnson's dogs
beakers|Lab supply
beckons|Waves to in an inviting way
bedpost|Your chewing gum might lose its flavor on this, according to Lonnie Donegan
bedposts|Some upright supports
behaved|Minded one's manners
beholden|Indebted
benevolent|Philanthropic
betrayed|Was disloyal to
biennially|Every other year
biology|Cutting class?
birddog|Hunting canine
birdied|Did well on a hole
blacklist|Ostracize
blanket|Linus's security
bloodhound|Canine tracker
bloodier|More gory, as a horror movie
blotters|Rap sheets
bluegrass|Nashville sound
bluenose|Strait-laced sort
boaters|Yachtsmen, say
boleros|Spanish dances
bonbons|Chocolate treats
bordello|Wild West establishment
bordered|Sat right next to
boudoir|Woman's bedroom
bowlers|Derby hats
boycotts|Refuses to buy from
brainchild|Original idea
brainiac|Genius
bravado|Swaggering show of courage
breached|Surfaced, as a whale
breaches|Breaks through
bridesmaid|Wedding attendant
bristol|Connecticut headquarters of ESPN
brochette|Skewer
bromide|Chestnut named for an element
bronchial|Kind of anatomical tube
browned|Roasted or toasted
bursars|Some college officials
bursitis|Shoulder inflammation
bustles|Ados
busybody|Yenta
butterfingers|One who keeps dropping things
cabanas|Seaside amenities
cadence|Musical beat
cadence|Rhythmic beat
caesura|Verse pause
calluses|Bumps on laborers' hands
caloric|Heat-driven
campout|Have an "in-tents" experience?
candlepower|Luminous intensity
cannelloni|Manicotti's cousin
careens|Lurches
caroled|Did numbers for the neighbors, maybe
carpetbagger|Scalawag's confederate
casabas|Winter melons
caseload|Client list
cataract|Waterfall
catcalls|Hoots and hollers
cavalier|Devil-may-care
cavorting|Gamboling
cayennes|Some hot peppers
ceasefire|Military respite
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Actress Holm
cellular|Hivelike
cements|Solidifies
centipede|Atari game named for an arthropod
central|Like a keystone
centuries|Hundred-year periods
ceramic|Like some tiles
ceramics|Art involving a kiln
cerebral|Like you, solving this
chablis|Chardonnay alternative
chaises|Poolside seats
chartreuse|Color named for a liqueur
chastise|Censure
chatter|Talk without saying much
checkers|Famed White House dog
checkout|End a hotel stay
cheeses|Edam and Romano
chessman|King or knight
chestnut|Color akin to mahogany
chilies|Tex-Mex tidbits
chinchilla|Furry South American rodent
chinstrap|Helmet holder
chinstrap|Part of a football helmet
choicer|More preferred
chopsticks|Piano tune played with two fingers
chorale|Hymnlike tune
chorale|Kind of hymn
citadel|Stronghold
cleaner|Word after lens or window
cleanse|Remove impurities
clearcut|Without ambiguity
clipboard|Reporter's accessory
closeups|Head shots, e.g.
clouded|Like poor judgment
clueless|Alicia Silverstone movie
coaches|Trains
cockatoo|Large, noisy parrot
coexists|Lives side by side
coinage|Newly created word
coining|Inventing, as an expression
colognes|Perfumed liquids
colorado|Home of Mesa Verde National Park
comfort|Solace
commando|Military assault team member
compact|Dense
complex|Cluster of apartment buildings
comported|Behaved
confidante|Girl BFF, more formally
conjugal|Between husband and wife
connives|Schemes
conquest|Vanquishment
consider|Think about
consumer|Advertiser's target
continua|Uninterrupted series
copperhead|Yankee who sympathized with the South during the Civil War
coquettish|Playing not very hard-to-get
corrode|Become rusty
cottonmouth|Dryness when speaking
cottontail|Easter bunny
counteract|Work against
counterman|Cafeteria worker
courtesy|Kind of call
courthouse|Place of many trials
courthouse|Record collection site
coyotes|Rancher's banes
crabapple|It's wild and found in preserves
crabmeat|Stuffed sole stuffing
craters|Meteor-impact sites
creases|Wrinkles
creature|Human being, e.g.
crevasse|Mountain-climbing obstacle
crewing|Propelling shells
crinkle|Crease, as one's nose
crisscross|Shoelaces do this
critique|Review
cropper|Tenant farmer
crossfire|CNN debate show
crowsfeet|Facial wrinkles
crustacean|Barnacle or crab
cuffing|Putting on "the bracelets"
culprits|Perpetrators
cupolas|Ornamental rooftop structures
cursory|Superficial
cushion|Sit on it
cutlass|Machete cousin
cuttlefish|Relative of a squid
cygnets|Young swans
dairymen|Jersey owners, maybe
dairymen|Pasteur beneficiaries
danseuse|Ballerina
dashers|Sprinters
dateless|Alone on Saturday night, say
dauphin|Eldest son of a French king
daycare|School for toddlers
deadman|Concrete block used as an anchor
deadpan|Displaying no emotional involvement
deadweight|Person doing far less than his share
deafens|Bombards with sound
debases|Lowers in value
debated|Confronted issues in a public forum
debates|Campaign face-offs
debates|Participates in forensics
debouch|March out into the open
debunker|One who exposes a sham
debunks|Exposes as false
declassed|Lowered in status
decreased|Was diminished
decrepit|Feeble
deductive|Like Sherlock Holmes's powers
default|Factory setting
defects|Lemons have big ones
demigod|Minor deity
dentist|One who gets to the root of the problem?
denuded|Stripped bare
departs|Goes away
departs|Takes off
depends|Could be
depends|Maybe yes, maybe no
derange|Throw into great confusion
derangement|Insanity
deranges|Causes great confusion
deselect|Change one's mind about, as a computer option
deserts|Leaves high and dry
deserts|They may be just
designs|Emulates Donna Karan
desists|Calls a truce
desktops|Computers that don't go on your lap
dessert|Pudding or cake
desserts|Viennese table array
dethrone|Take the championship from
dethrone|Unseat
detonate|Explode with suddenness
devaluate|Lessen the worth of, as money
develop|Come to light
deviate|Go astray
deviate|Wander
deviled|Like some eggs or ham
dewclaw|Functionless furry-foot feature
dialect|Distinct variety of language
dialects|Cockney and Cajun
diamante|Mitsubishi model
diarists|Anne Frank, and others
diehards|They're stubborn to the end
dietician|Nutritionist
dilemma|Choice between two equally bad options
dingoes|Aussie dogs
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
dioceses|Bishops' realms
disable|Knock out of commission
disable|Knock out of commission
disarmed|Unprotected
disbars|Expels from the practice of law
disclose|Reveal
dishpan|___ hands (kitchen woe)
dislike|Antipathy
distort|Twist
dithers|Blondie's "boss-in-law" J.C.
dizziness|State of reeling
doctorate|Third degree
dogcatcher|An "animal control warden" used to be called a ___
dollops|Whipped cream servings
donkeys|Intractable types
doormats|Overly submissive persons
doormats|Those who are frequently mistreated
doorway|ID checker's post
downplay|Underemphasize
drainer|Kitchen device
dreaming|Building castles in the air
drenched|Soaked to the core
drizzle|Garnish with syrup, perhaps
drugstores|Businesses that might use a caduceus in their logos
dumbwaiter|Elevator for dishes
earache|Swimmer's malady
eardrum|Something examined with an otoscope
earfuls|Long reprimands
earless|Like harp seals
earmuffs|Winter headgear
earshot|Eavesdropping distance
easygoing|Casually pleasant
echelon|Line of riders staggered for maximum protection from the wind
ecologic|Environment-related
ecology|Tree-hugger's concern
edifies|Enlightens
editions|Printings
editorial|View from the top?
eeriest|Spooky to the max
eeriness|Odd feeling
eggshell|Omelet-making discard
egomania|Self-fulfillment?
einstein|Relativity researcher
ejected|Bailed out
elastic|Stretchable
electee|Winning candidate
electorate|Voters
elegist|Writer of sad poems
elevated|Lofty
elongated|Stretched out
eloquent|Silver-tongued
eloquent|Smooth-spoken, yet powerful
emailed|Used a BlackBerry, at times
emanate|Come forth (from)
emanate|Come out
emanate|Flow forth
embitter|Cause hard feelings
embraces|Adopts wholeheartedly
emeralds|Green gems
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emitted|Gave off
emperor|Hirohito or Nero
emphasis|Stress
enameler|Pottery worker
enamors|Charms
enchanter|Wizard
enchants|Casts a spell on
enclaves|Isolated districts
endless|Without bound
endlessly|Ad infinitum
endorsed|Gave one's seal of approval to
endways|Lengthwise
energize|Fill with vim
enervates|Saps
enfilades|Arrangements, as of opposed mirrors, giving the effect of long vistas
enforcer|Tough hockey player
engravings|Etched plates
enhance|Make better
enliven|Make more engaging
enliven|Spice up
ennobles|Dignifies
enrolls|Pays the registration fee
enshrine|Put in a place of honor
ensigns|Junior naval officers
entangle|Twist together
entente|Informal alliance
entered|Chose to compete in
entices|Draws in
entreat|Plead
entreats|Requests earnestly
entresol|Mezzanine
entwine|Interweave
epeeist|Olympics dueler
epigram|Oscar Wilde specialty
episodes|Series units
epistles|Letters in the New Testament
equality|Philosophy of the Founding Fathers
erectors|Construction crew
eremite|Religious loner
ermines|Regal wraps
escarole|Broad-leafed veggie
escrows|Holding accounts
espanol|La Paz language
espresso|Strong coffee
essayed|Put to the test
estates|Contents of wills
estrange|Alienate
etcetera|Literally, "and the rest"
etcetera|Substitute for the unlisted
ethanol|It gives kirsch its kick
ethanol|Sugar-cane based Brazilian biofuel
ethical|Square shooting
euphoria|High
evildoer|Villain
examine|Scrutinize
execute|Do
exhaled|Let out a sigh
exhausts|Tuckers out
exhorted|Urged strongly
exigency|Situation demanding prompt action
exonerate|Free from blame
expected|Wasn't surprised by
express|Local's opposite
eyeless|Like spuds sans buds
eyelids|Protectors for peepers
eyeopener|Revelation
eyesight|Vision
eyesores|They're not pretty sights
fabulously|In an incredible way
factual|Real
fainted|Went out like a light
fairway|Driver's target
fanaticism|Irrational zeal
farside|Gary Larson comic strip, with "The"
fastest|Most fleet
favorites|Pets
feinted|Faked a move
fireplug|Hydrant
flagrant|Glaring
flamers|Mean folks in chatrooms
flanker|Split end
flashlights|Portable lamps
fleeced|Swindled
flirted|Was coquettish
florins|Old European money
flotsam|Debris in a swell place?
foresaw|Anticipated
forestry|Ranger's study
forestry|Timber-growing science
foxtrot|Comic strip that went from a daily to a weekly in 2007
freaked|Blew one's top
freelance|Self-employed professional
freeloader|Sponge
freesias|Iris's cousins
freestyle|Catch-as-catch-can, in wrestling
freewheel|Coast, as a vehicle
frigate|Medium-sized warship
frisbees|Plastic flying disks
frontiers|Boundaries
fronton|Where to watch jai alai
funeral|Unpleasant consequence, figuratively
furnace|Hot spot
gaining|Dieter's no-no
gambler|Risk taker
gangsta|Rap type
garbageman|Superhero who talks trash?
garbled|Distorted
gargoyle|Grotesque architectural figure
garnered|Gathered together
gavotte|Old French dance
gelatin|Main ingredient in a molded dessert
geneses|Origins
getaway|Escape
geysers|Jet stream generators?
ghosted|Wrote (for)
giantesses|Big women
girdles|Shape shifters?
gladder|Comparatively tickled
glances|Takes a peek
glassine|Clear envelope material
glassine|Clear, like an envelope
glisten|Shine
glitterati|The smart set
globule|Small spherical body
goalies|Netkeepers
gourmand|Food fancier
grammar|Copyeditor's concern
granola|Breakfast food
greenhorn|Inexperienced sort
greening|The ___ of America
greeters|Receiving-line participants
grievous|Distressing
grilles|Bentley features
groomed|Prepared for an election
grottos|Caverns
grownup|Past adolescence
guessing|Part of a game of charades
gymnast|Nadia Comaneci or Dominique Dawes
gyrating|Performing a pirouette
halogen|Fluorine, for one
hambone|Stomping and body-slapping dance
handles|CBers' names
handrail|Stair climber's grip
handsaw|Low-tech carpentry tool
hangdog|Browbeaten
harasses|Badgers
harbors|Safe havens
hardhats|Construction workers
hardnose|Uncompromising person
hardtops|Some Corvettes had detachable ones
harrumph|Tut! relative
hastens|Steps on it
hatrack|Where bowlers hang?
haywire|Bonkers
headings|Letter toppers
headpin|Lane's number one
headset|Coach's equipment on game day
headset|Recording studio item
heartbreaking|Awfully sad
heather|Locklear of "Spin City"
heavens|Celestial sphere
hectares|Land measures
hedgerow|Privet
heeltap|Shoe lift
hegemony|Preponderant international influence
heralds|Foreshadows
heroine|Brave woman
hexagon|Six-sided figure
hilarious|Knee-slapping
hitched|Married
hoarsest|Most like Brando's voice, in "The Godfather"
hobbyist|Certain collector
hobnail|Boot stud
hobnail|It protects a boot sole
hockshop|Pawning place
holdfast|Hang on tightly
holster|Butch Cassidy's arm cradle
homeopath|Practitioner of nontraditional medicine
honorable|Upstanding
hooligan|Tough guy
hoorays|Victory cheers
hornets|Nest pests
horrors|Oh, no!
horrors|Exaggerated "How awful!"
horserace|Formidable contest
hosannas|Shouts of praise
hostile|Antagonistic
hotcake|Fast seller, supposedly
hotspot|Point of intense heat
hottest|First to sell out
humorists|Will Rogers and Mark Twain
hydroplane|Lose contact with the road
iceberg|Arctic sight
iceberg|___ lettuce
iceboat|Skimmer over frozen water
icebreaker|Party picker-upper
idiopathy|Illness of unknown origin
idolatry|Pagan practice
ignores|Lets slide
ignores|Pays no attention to
immigrant|One who moves to another country
immobile|Securely fixed in place
impetus|Moving force
implicit|Unquestioning
implore|Beg urgently for
implore|Call upon earnestly
impounds|Seizes, as for evidence
inamorata|Girlfriend
incense|Burn up
incites|Urges on, as to riot
include|Consist of
inculcate|Implant through repetition
inelegant|Graceless
inertia|Newtonian topic
infests|Overruns
inflated|Full of air
inhales|Takes a breath
inhibit|Put a damper on
inhibit|Restrain
inhuman|Worse than cruel
initiates|Frat newbies
inklings|Notions
insatiable|Like a bottomless pit
inseams|Clothing lines?
insignia|Armpatch, e.g.
instance|Example
instruct|Teach
insurer|Lloyd's of London, e.g.
insurers|Premium payees
intendant|Public manager
intends|Plans
intense|Impassioned
interim|Timely gap
interior|Midland
internment|Type of camp
interweave|Blend
intoner|Enchanting sort?
inveigle|Obtain through flattery
inwards|Toward the center
ironside|San Francisco detective on wheels on '60s TV
irritant|Poison ivy sap, e.g.
irritated|Bent out of shape
islander|Offshore resident
isolate|Set apart
isoprene|Volatile, water-insoluble liquid
isotope|Chemical cousin
issuing|Coming forth
itinerant|Circuit rider
itinerant|Journeying
ivories|White keys, on a piano
jacuzzi|Spa bubbler
jailbird|Cooler dweller, or a novel
jalapenos|Hot peppers
jetstream|California-to-New York flight aid
jezebel|1938 Bette Davis classic
jockeying|Maneuvering
johnnycake|Corn bread made on the griddle
joyride|Exciting trip
karaoke|Word meaning "empty orchestra" in Japanese
keenest|Most perceptive
kerosene|It's called paraffin oil in the U.K.
kettles|They may spout off in the kitchen
keynote|Kind of speech or speaker
kickoffs|Openers
kickstarts|They make hogs run
kneepad|Joint protection
kneepad|Piece of protective gear
knesset|Israeli parliament
laborite|Union supporter
lacrosse|Game originated by Native Americans
languid|Enervated
laptops|Wi-fi terminals, often
largest|Adjective for Jupiter
lassies|Bonny girls on the Clyde
lassoer|Cowboy, at times
lateral|Gridiron pitchout
lawmaker|Legislator
learning|Soaking up
leatherneck|Marine
lecture|Professorial talk
leeched|Sucked dry, as of one's fortune
leeches|Bloodsuckers
legerdemain|Deceitful cleverness
lenders|Interest income generators
lenient|Permissive
leotards|Acrobats' attire
lexicon|Dictionary
libidos|Pleasure principles
librarian|Book overseer?
likeness|Mirror image
limited|Like some editions
lineman|Guard, tackle, or center
linguini|Pasta variety
lissome|Supple
literature|English major's concern
litigate|Sue
lockstep|Inflexible process
lodestone|Magnetic mineral
loosest|Least stringent
lotions|Esthetician's supply
loutish|Ill-bred
loveseat|Chair for a pair
loyally|In a true and faithful way
loyalty|Quality of a good friend
lullabies|They're crooned near cradles
machismo|Exaggerated sense of masculinity
maddest|Most irritated
maenads|Dionysian attendants
magenta|Purplish red
majority|More than 50%
manacle|Restraint
manages|Gets by
manatee|Sea World of Florida sight
mandrel|Rotating shaft, as on a lathe
mangrove|Tropical tree
manicurist|A "nail technician" used to be called a ___
manifest|Customs document
marauder|Plundering raider
mariachi|Mexican street musician
marinade|Food preparation solution
marinas|Fancy docking facilities
marmots|Bushy-tailed rodents
maryjane|Patent leather shoe brand
massage|Rub the right way
masters|Tournament in which a green jacket is awarded
masthead|Newspaper column displaying staff names
matador|Bullring VIP
matilda|Bushman's bedroll
matinee|Idol time?
matters|Is important
maximums|Upper limits
meanest|Most malicious
mediums|Spiritualists, for example
medulla|Lower part of the brain
megaphone|Nonelectronic amplifier
merriest|Most jubilant
message|Note, e.g.
message|Text ___
messiest|Most like Oscar Madison
micrometer|Tiny distance measure
midrange|Neither high nor low
mildest|Least spicy
millennia|Most of us have lived in two of them
minaret|Cairo skyline feature
mineshaft|Access to coal
minestrone|Kind of soup, literally
minicam|Small videorecorder
minivans|Nissan Quests and Honda Odysseys
mirrored|Looked like
misinform|Give false information to
misread|Interpret wrongly
misreports|Gets the news wrong
moccasin|The old soft shoe
moisten|Prepare for sticking, perhaps
moneybags|One who's loaded with loot
monument|The Statue of Liberty, for one
moonshine|Woodland spirits
mortals|Human beings
mountaintop|Good vantage point
mountaintop|Peak peak
mousetrap|Board game where players win pieces of cheese
multiple|Having several parts
muscatel|Sweet wine
mussels|Shellfish dish
mustache|Burt Reynolds feature
mystique|Certain aura
nametag|Convention ID
napoleon|Layered dessert
narrate|Talk during a movie?
narrate|Talk during the movie
nasally|How cold sufferers speak
nations|States
nations|Turkey, et al.
nattered|Shot the breeze
nattily|How the dapper dress
naughty|Mischievous
navigate|Pilot through, as a ship
navigate|Plot, as a course
nearest|Closest
nectarines|Their hearts are the pits
needier|More impecunious
neighbor|Next-door person
neonates|Babies from birth to four weeks
neonates|They've just arrived
nephews|Mice Morty and Ferdie, to Mickey
nereids|Fifty sea nymphs of Greek mythology
nervous|On edge
nestles|Gets cozy
network|Communications system
neutral|Adjective for Switzerland
neutral|Taking no sides
newbies|Rookies
newsstand|Booth for periodicals
ninepin|Bowling game component
nineteen|Dartboard score
nippier|More like chilly weather
nitwits|Blockheads
noncoms|Corporals, e.g.
nonusers|Teetotalers, e.g.
nosedive|Plummet
nosedive|Quickly fall
nosedives|Drastic drops
notepad|Reporter's accessory
notions|Whimsical ideas
novices|Greenhorns
nowhere|The boonies
nuggets|Gold Rush finds
nuptial|Like some vows
oarlocks|Rowers' pivots
oatmeal|Healthy breakfast choice
observe|Watch closely, now ...
obsessed|Overly focused on one thing
obsessor|Fanatic
ocarina|Sweet potato
octanes|They may be in the low 90s
odyssey|Tortuous trip
odysseys|Adventures
oeuvres|Bodies of work
oleander|Poisonous shrub
olestra|Fat substitute
olivine|Igneous rock mineral
omelettes|Brunch selections
omicrons|Greek vowels
omitting|Leaving out
omnivore|Plant and meat consumer
oneness|Guru's goal
onionskin|Paper for typewritten copies
onlooker|Spectator
onscreen|Kind of display
openers|Utensils for canned goods
operatives|Agents
operetta|The Pirates of Penzance, e.g.
operetta|Musical comedy precursor
opposable|Thumblike
opposes|Resists
opposites|To and fro, for example
oppress|Persecute
orangeade|Citrus cooler
orangutan|Sumatra simian
oratorical|Like a debater's skills
ordaining|Priest-making
ordinary|Commonplace
ordnance|Weapons, ammunition, and so on
oregano|Soup seasoner
organist|Ballpark player
organist|Stroker of the keys?
orientate|Get positioned
original|Novel
orioles|Baltimore team
ostinato|Constantly recurring melodic fragment
ottomans|Middle Easterners named for their first sultan
outlaws|Bushrangers
outlying|Surrounding, as suburban areas
outstayed|Showed greater endurance than
ovations|They may be standing
overbid|Err on "The Price Is Right"
overeat|Consume too much
overeat|Get stuffed
overlap|Redundancy
oversee|Supervise
ovulate|Make eggs
paddlers|Canoe operators
paellas|Spanish rice dishes
palaver|Chitchat
paleness|Vampire's skin quality
panatela|Long, slender cigar
pancake|Waffle alternative
pandora|Her curiosity caused trouble
panelist|Member of a discussion group
papoose|Part of Sacagawea's load while guiding Lewis and Clark
parabola|Type of curve
paradox|Seeming contradiction
paragon|Virtuous ideal
paranoia|Irrational fear
pardoned|Free from liability
parsnip|Whitish edible root
partisan|Type of politics
partisan|Type of politics
pasture|Cow-feteria?
patellar|Of the knee
pawning|Putting in hock
paycheck|Salary, figuratively
peashooter|Pellet propeller
pentads|Groups of five
peptalks|They're given at rallies
perforate|Prepare a dotted line, perhaps
periodic|Like magazine mailings
periscope|Submarine's viewing instrument
perjures|Lies while under oath
persecutes|Ill-treats
persists|Lingers
persona|Character played by an actor
peruser|Detail reader
petulant|Touchy
petunia|Fictional sow
phoneme|I'd love it if you call
phoneme|Speech unit
phrases|They may be prepositional
piccolo|High wind
pierced|Punctured
pieties|Reverential regards
pigeonhole|Stereotype
pigskin|Inflated oval with a bladder
pigtail|Early Britney Spears hair feature
piloted|Steered
pinafore|Child's apron
pinafores|Sleeveless smocks
pineapple|Fruit whose most common pollinator is the hummingbird
pintsize|Runty
pipette|Glass straw
pipette|Thin lab tube
pirates|Penzance characters in an operetta
pitapat|Like a rhythmic beating
placards|Picket line boards
placate|Appease
placebo|Control group's pill
plagues|Torments
plastered|Stewed
plastic|Supermarket alternative to paper
platypus|Egg-laying mammal of Australia
platypus|Toothless Aussie mammal
playpen|Tot's portable enclosure
playtime|Kindergarten break
pleader|Bargainer out of court
pleases|Delights
plumelet|Small feather
plusher|Like velvet compared to denim
polished|Well-rehearsed
polygon|Geometry figure
polymer|Nylon, for one
poppycock|Nonsense!
porgies|Sea bream
portico|Covered building entrance
poshest|Fashionable to the max
posited|Put forth
posited|Put forth as fact
postseason|Time for play-off games
potassium|Silvery-white metallic element
potbelly|Feature of many a sumo wrestler
potboilers|Dime novels
pottery|It may be thrown on a wheel
prattle|Spout nonsense
precinct|Police district
precook|Parboil, e.g.
predate|Antecede
pregnant|Expecting
prejudices|Jury selection issues
prelates|Clerical officials
prelude|Introduction to a Bach fugue
presets|Radio buttons
presort|Ready a bulk mailing
pressroom|Where the fourth estate gets briefed
pretests|Diagnostic assessments
priests|Mass leaders
principle|High-level guideline
producer|Matthew Broderick, in a musical
pronoun|He, she, or we
propaganda|Tokyo Rose's output
protocol|Set of regulations
provide|Make available
provisos|Contractual stipulations
psalter|Biblical songbook
punched|Hit with a fist
punches|Socks
pussycat|Feline in a Tom Jones song
pussyfoots|Moves cautiously
quadrupeds|They have four feet
quakier|More tremulous
quality|Many a marketer's promise
quality|Trait
quarrels|Has a heated exchange
quitclaim|Kind of deed
quotable|Like clever quips
raccoon|Origin of Daniel Boone's cap
racists|Discriminatory types
racketeers|Don Vito Corleone and others
radiotelephones|Walkie-talkies
raillery|Banter
raincheck|Coupon for future purchase of an out-of-stock item
raindrops|Umbrella pounders
rangier|More lanky
rangier|More wiry
rareness|Distinction
rational|Sane
rattled|Caused some confusion in
ravagers|Tornadoes or hurricanes
readies|Preps
readout|Data document
realtors|They may point out plot lines
rearmed|Furnished with additional weapons
reasons|Uses judgment
reassess|Estimate damages again
rebooted|Started a computer again
receptive|Open to change
recession|Substantial slump
recital|Public performance, perhaps
recital|String quartet's gig
recliner|La-Z-Boy, for one
recovery|Stock market reversal
recycler|Conserving one
redness|Sign of a rash
redresses|Sets right
reemerge|Appear again
reenter|Come again?
reexamined|Took another look at
referee|Soccer official
refills|Some coffee shop buys
refines|Processes, as oil
reformat|Initialize a disk over again
reformer|One who brings change for the better
regalia|Cap and gown, e.g.
regency|Temporary jurisdiction
rehearsals|Dry runs
rehearse|Run through a scene
reiterates|Gives special emphasis to, perhaps
related|Akin
relates|Gives an account of
relative|Not absolute
relayed|Sent on, as a message
relieve|Alleviate
remains|What's left
rematch|The Thrilla in Manila, for one
reminisce|Muse
remotes|Channel surfers' gadgets
remover|Turpentine, e.g.
rendered|Delivered formally, as a verdict
rentals|Some canoes or skates
renumber|Change the product codes of, e.g.
repairman|Idle Maytag employee, in ads
repasted|Applied stickum again
reproofs|Admonishments
reprove|Upbraid
reptile|Cold-blooded one
reptilian|Like adders and asps
republican|One who prefers elephants to donkeys
reraises|Poker tactics
rereads|Double-checks the text
rereads|Enjoys again, as a book
reseals|Closes back up
reseals|Renders hermetic again
reseats|Moves from balcony to loge, perhaps
reshoes|Does farrier work again
residue|What's left
resolute|Undeterred
resolved|Firm in intent
resolves|Settles conclusively
resorts|Getaway spots
respect|What doyens deserve
respire|Breathe
respond|Give an answer (to)
response|Survey datum
restore|Bring back to original condition
retaped|Recorded again
retiree|Pension recipient
retitle|Give another name to
retotal|Check the bill
retreat|A hasty one can be beat
revamps|Overhauls
revealing|Like Freudian slips
reveals|Makes known
reveille|Rousing tune
revelry|Painting the town red
reverie|Woolgatherer's state
rhinoceri|They have very thick skins
rhubarb|Spat
ricochet|Carom
rigatoni|Pasta tubes
ripples|Little waves
riptides|Current concerns
riptides|Hidden dangers for beachgoers
riveted|Firmly fastened
rivieras|Coastal resorts
roaming|Straying
roasters|Some chickens
rootworm|Plant-feeding larva
rosehips|Flower fruits
rosters|Lists of names
rubaiyat|Khayyám opus
ruinous|Wreaking destruction
sabbath|Day of rest
sacroiliac|Joint at the base of the spine
sadness|Cause of crying
safaris|African adventures
saguaro|Tall cactus with "arms"
salience|Conspicuous quality
salient|Hard to miss
saltshaker|Refillable tableware item
saluted|Greeted the general
samisen|Japanese lute
samurai|John Belushi with kimono and ponytail
sarcasm|Caustic comments
sarcasm|Digs and barbs
sashayed|Went nonchalantly
savanna|Springbok's habitat
saviors|White knights
sawdust|Particles covering a trail
sayonara|Later alternative
scabbard|Swordsman's accessory
scalper|One who sticks you for tix
scandalmonger|Grapevine fueler
scarier|More chilling
scarier|More frightening
scarves|Winter warmers
schisms|Religious rifts
schnooks|Stupid folks
scholar|Master of a research discipline
scimitar|Curved sword
scirocco|Volkswagen model
scooter|Kiddie transport
scooter|With "The," nickname for Phil Rizzuto
scouted|Did some reconnaissance
scrappy|Pugnacious
screamed|Let out a sharp cry
seacoast|Vacation spot
seafood|Sushi stuffing
sealers|Basecoats
seaport|Cruise stop
seaquake|Tsunami cause
seaside|Resort locale
seatbelts|Car safety devices
seceding|Breaking away
secretes|Stashes out of sight
secular|Pertaining to worldly things
seculars|Laypeople
sedates|Has a calming influence on
sedatest|Most unruffled
sedation|What a patient may be under
sedentary|Like a couch potato
seedbed|Garden plot
seedbed|Gardener's plot
seedbeds|Places where plantings happen
seeders|Sowing machines
seedily|In a disreputable way
segments|Orange slices, e.g.
selfish|Unwilling to share
semicolon|It may be part of a long sentence
seminar|Advanced study group
semisolid|Almost firm
senator|One of 100 in Washington
senators|Capitol Hill faction
sensible|Displaying good judgment
sentenced|Gave life to
sesames|Seeds for buns
session|Meeting of Congress
setback|Relapse
settled|Came to rest
shahdom|Iran before Khomeini
shamrock|Irish emblem
shanghai|Deceive by trickery
sharpen|Put a fresh point on
shavers|Electric razors
shenanigan|Prank
sherbet|Frozen fruit treat
shields|Police badges
shoetree|Loafer shaper
showcase|Display cabinet
shuteye|Sleep
siamese|Intelligent cat breed
sidesplitting|Awfully funny
sidestep|Dodge
siestas|Noonday naps
signets|Seals of authority
silesia|Region divided by the Munich Pact and again by the Potsdam agreement
simmers|Cooks just below the boiling point
simpers|Smiles self-consciously
sincere|Earnest
siphons|Drawing tools
sizeable|Not to be sneezed at
sketchy|Vague
skirmished|Engaged in a minor conflict
skittish|Jumpy
skullcap|Yarmulke
slammed|Closed angrily, perhaps
slammer|Hoosegow
slayers|TV's Buffy and Faith, for two
sleeper|1973 Woody Allen comedy
slender|Willowy
slithers|Moves like a snake
slivered|Like almonds in many casseroles, salads, and desserts
slumbers|Engages in an undercover activity?
slumped|Went 0 for 50, say
smacked|Hit
smarten|Spruce (up)
smashing|Impressive
smashup|Big accident
smashups|Crashes
smokestack|Feature of old cruise ships and locomotives
smoother|Less bumpy
smoothie|Sweet-talker
snakiest|Most sinuous
snapback|Sudden rebound
sneaker|Furtive fellow's footwear
sneezes|Has allergies, maybe
snickers|Little laughs
sniglet|Hangle: A cluster of coat hangers, e.g.
snippiest|Rude and terse to the max
snivels|Whines tearfully
snowbelt|Buffalo's region
sobered|Recovered from a bender, with "up"
socially|In an interpersonal way
sojourn|Temporary stay
soldier|GI Joe
sonatas|Alessandro Scarlatti works
sonatina|Short musical composition
sorority|Greek group
sorties|Combat missions
sorting|Washday activity
soybeans|Vegetable oil source
spaceman|Flying saucer pilot
spaghetti|Type of western
spammed|Sent junk e-mail to
spareribs|Barbecued dish
spawned|Brought forth
species|Some are endangered
spectator|Onlooker
spieler|Extravagant pitcher
spindle|Partner of fold and mutilate
spindle|Platter holder
spinets|Small pianos
spinster|Arsenic and Old Lace aunt, e.g.
spinster|Bachelor's counterpart
splendid|Strikingly admirable
splines|Long, thin wood strips
splints|First-aid devices
splotchy|Mottled
sportsmen|Some athletes
spritzer|Wine lover's cocktail
spumone|Italian dessert
spurious|Unfounded
squeeze|Main love interest
stableboy|Superhero with horse sense?
staccato|Musically disconnected
stagecoach|Classic John Ford western
stagiest|Most histrionic
stairway|Access to the next floor
stamens|Pollen bearers
stamina|Staying power
stampede|Run wild
starlit|Like a cloudless night
statehouse|Where politicians aren't "fed"
stately|Regal
statuettes|Oscars, e.g.
statures|Levels of achievement
statutes|Lawmakers pass them
steadiest|Most like a rock
steamer|Mississippi traveler
steamiest|Most like a sauna
steeples|Locales of some belfries
stentor|Famed orator
stereos|Ghetto blasters, e.g.
stetsons|Broad-brimmed hats
stigmas|Reputation besmirchers
stimulated|Psyched up
stinger|Bee or wasp
stingray|Fish with a dangerous tail
stipend|Periodic payment
stirrups|Saddle adjuncts
stogies|Cheap cigars
stoical|Impassive
stokers|Furnace tenders
stopgap|Temporary fix
storerooms|Warehouse features
stories|Narratives
stouter|More robust
stowaways|Freeloading passengers
strafed|Shot at from aloft
strainers|Food filters
strains|Overworks
strange|Unfamiliar
stratus|Low-altitude cloud formation
streaking|End of the advice
streams|Anglers' locales
streams|Flows
streams|Small rivers
streetcar|Vehicle on Boston's Green Line
stresses|Plays up
stretch|Time in the cooler
striate|Furrow or streak
strident|Unpleasantly loud
stringer|Fisherman's cord
strokes|Flatters, in a way
strongmen|Dictators
strudel|Apple ___ (German pastry)
stubble|Growth on a shaved head
studied|Went over
studies|Prepares for a final
stunner|Really brilliant achievement
stuntwoman|Superhero who flips out?
suckers|Scam artist's marks
suckles|Nurses
sultans|Middle East big shots
sunbathes|Tans at the beach
sunburned|Bright red in summer
sundown|When the Jewish Sabbath begins and ends
sunscreen|Para-aminobenzoic acid, e.g.
superman|Love of Lois
surpass|Go one better
surreal|Fantastic
sustenance|What one needs to get by
swindler|Con man
swindler|One looking for a mark
symbols|Flag and logo
synapse|Nerve junction
synonym|A, for one?
tagalong|Follow another's lead
tailspins|Dramatic descents
tainted|Despoiled
talebearer|Gossip
taloned|Like an eagle
tamable|Having the capacity to be broken
tampers|Interferes (with)
tapioca|Cassava dish
tarnish|Stain, as a reputation
tarragon|Seasoning herb
tartare|Steak ___
tartness|Sourball quality
tasters|Chefs doing quality assurance, e.g.
tattletale|Young rat?
teahouse|Restaurant located in a remote, quiet area
teakettles|Small water heaters
tearoom|Souchong-sipping site
teeters|Seesaws
telegenic|Loved by the camera
televise|Air (on the small screen)
telltale|Like the heart in a Poe story
tempura|Deep-fried Far East dish
tenants|Complex group?
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tenured|Like some professors
teriyaki|Sweet sauce
termite|Aardvark snack
terraria|Miniature gardens
terrible|Beyond bad
testate|Having a valid will
testiest|Most irritable
theater|Operating room
thither|Toward that place
thought|Idea
threatened|Looked like bad weather
thumbtack|Fastening device
timecards|They're punched at work
tiptoed|Moved stealthily
tiramisu|Trattoria treat
tiresome|Ho-hum
toenail|Pedicure target
toilette|Eau de ___ (perfume variety)
tolerate|Abide
tomorrows|___ another day
tonearm|Phonograph piece
topspin|English on a tennis ball
tortilla|Enchilada wrap
tossups|Flips on the football field
tournament|Cruciverbal activity featured in "Wordplay"
trachea|Windpipe
trailer|Movie preview
transit|It may be rapid
translate|Work for BabelFish, perhaps
traverse|Go from border to border
trawlnet|Shrimp catcher
treacle|Sickeningly sweet sentiment
treadmill|Fitness center equipment
treated|Picked up the tab
trenches|Battlefield ditches
tributes|Testimonials
tricornered|Like a Minuteman's hat
trigram|ABC, e.g.
trooper|Employee of the state
trouser|Pertaining to pants
trucking|Delivery service word
truisms|Self-evident statements
trustee|College board member
trustee|Part of a board
tsarina|Russian regent's wife, once
tunneler|Mole, at times
turntable|Phonograph
tussled|Roughhoused
tussles|Scuffles
twosomes|Sunday match-ups, in the PGA
tycoons|Trump, Gates and others
typeface|Baskerville or Bodoni
tyranny|Oppressive rulership
uglifies|Turns gruesome
unarmed|Not carrying
unavenged|Without retribution
underage|Too young
undergo|Experience
underpass|Way below
uneager|Loath
unfurled|Spread out
unheard|___ of (never before known)
unicyclist|Circus clown, sometimes
uniform|Identifying work outfit
uniform|Scout outfit
unloads|Disburdens
unloose|Turn free
unnerve|Fluster
unrated|Like some movies
unreels|Lets out a line
unrolls|Opens, as a sleeping bag
unshaven|Stubble-faced
unswayed|Holding fast
upfront|In advance
usurped|Taken by force
utilize|Put to work
utopian|Aspiring to impracticable perfection
utopian|Idealistic social reformer
vacated|Annulled, as a legal order
vacuums|Cleans, as the carpet
vandyke|Goatee relative
vantage|Superior position
varsity|University sports team
veneers|Outer layers
vermeil|Former Eagles coach Dick
veronica|Pal of Archie
vertical|Like some blinds
videodisc|Outmoded home entertainment medium
vocally|Out loud
voguish|Fashionable
voltage|Intensity of feeling
wallets|Card carriers
warehouse|Storage facility
watercooler|Office hangout
waterski|Follow a boat, in a way
wavelength|On the same ___ (in rapport)
webfeet|Penguin features
webster|Merriam-___
weekday|One of 5 out of 7 on the calendar
weekend|Kind of warrior
weirdos|Eccentrics
whereas|Legalese resolution word
whirligig|Carousel
whirlpools|Fancy bath features
whiteners|Toothpaste additives
whoopee|Kind of cushion
wingdings|Bashes
winnowed|Removed, as inaccuracies
winsome|Engaging, as a smile
wiretap|Surveillance device
witless|Foolish
wrangle|Brawl
wreaths|Christmas garlands
wrestling|Sport at the Summer Olympics
xeroxes|Copies
yardage|NFL statistic
yardsticks|They have three feet
zephyrs|Gentle breezes
zinfandel|California table wine
zombies|Night of the Living Dead horde
zombies|Extras in the "Thriller" video
aardvark|First name in animals
abalone|Mollusk with an iridescent shell
abandon|Leave high and dry
abdicate|Renounce
abdomen|Belly
abhorred|Couldn't take
abigail|Martha's successor
abiotic|Characterized by the absence of life
ablates|Erodes away
abolish|Put a stop to
abortive|Unsuccessful
abraded|Wore away
abrogated|Did away with
abscissa|Graph coordinate
abscissa|X-coordinate of a point
absence|Failure to show up
absence|Lack
absence|Truancy
absence|Truancy
absentee|Like some voters
absorbs|Assumes, as costs
abstain|Decline to vote
academia|Ivory tower locale
accents|Stress marks
accolades|Kudos
accordion|Oktoberfest instrument
acetate|Film overlay
acrobat|Agile circus performer
acrobat|One who needs to stay well-balanced?
acronym|NASCAR or NASDAQ
acutest|Most severe
adamant|Not budging
addition|Building wing
address|State of the Union, for one
adhered|Held fast
adhesive|Glue
adjoined|Shared a boundary with
admitted|Came clean
adventure|Exciting expedition
aesthetics|Appreciation of art and beauty
afghanis|Pakistanis' neighbors
aficionado|Buff
agendas|Plans for meetings
agendas|Ulterior motives
agility|Obstacle-course racing division for cats or dogs
agitatedly|In a jittery way
agnostic|Doubter of the divine
agonists|Persons torn by inner conflicts
aileron|Flap on an airplane wing
airdate|Show time
alameda|Tree-lined walk
alarmed|Panicky
alcazar|Moorish fortress
alchemist|Paulo Coelho novel (with "The")
alfalfa|Little Rascal with spiked hair
alfresco|Like some summer dining
alienate|Put off
alienates|Puts off
allaying|Putting to rest, as fears
alleged|So-called
allegedly|Adverb used for the accused
alleluia|Word of praise
aloofly|With indifference
alternator|Automotive current generator
amateur|Greenhorn
amateurs|Lovers, literally
ambulance|It may be chased
ambulance|Vehicle with a Star of Life emblem
ambushing|Attacking from a concealed position
amended|Fixed formally
amethyst|February birthstone
amnesty|Forgiveness from the government
amounts|Check boxes
amperes|Electrical units
anadems|Old garlands
anagram|Cheaters, to teachers
analogist|Explainer, of a sort
analogue|Equivalent
analytic|Geometry genre
anatomy|Art student's subject
anemone|Windflower
angelica|California dessert wine
angular|Lean and bony
aniline|Dye ingredient
aniline|Dye ingredient
animals|Members of a certain taxonomic kingdom
animate|Work on a Pixar movie
annexes|Ells
annotated|Like some scholarly editions
answers|Teacher's edition features
antacid|Heartburn sufferer's need
antihero|Dirty Harry or Tony Soprano
antioxidant|Beta carotene, for one
antirust|Oxidation-inhibiting
antitax|Popular position for politicians
anxiety|Xanax user's problem
apathetic|Having an "I don't care" attitude
apostles|Peter, Paul, and John
apotheosis|Exaltation
appellate|Sort of court
appetite|Craving
apricot|Brandy flavor
apropos|Germane
aquarian|President Lincoln, astrologically
aquatic|Like some summer Olympic events
arbitrator|Judge
arching|Forming an upward curve
argyles|Diamonds on the soles of one's feet?
argyles|Some anklets
arraign|Bring before a judge to answer charges
arrange|Set up
arrearage|Overdue payment
arsenic|One of two elements that ends with the letter C
artistry|Craftsmanship
artistry|Creative prowess
ascends|Goes up
ascends|Moves upward
ascetic|No hedonist, he
ascetics|Monks, often
ashcans|Depth charges, slangily
ashrams|Gurus' retreats
ashtrays|Items in smoke-filled rooms
asinine|Beneath consideration
asinine|Dumb
asinine|Foolish
asperses|Sullies
assailant|Bushwhacker
assassin|*One with a contract, say
assassins|Hitmen
assented|Gave the go-ahead
asserts|Maintains
asserts|Says confidently
assesses|Values
assists|Pitches in
asslike|Resembling a pack animal
assorted|Various, as chocolates
assured|In the bag
asteroids|Atari's second vector game
astounded|In a daze
astrally|In a starlike manner
atheist|Nonbeliever
atlases|Map holders
atoners|They make amends
attache|Court case?
attempt|Have a go at
attends|Provides care for
attends|Provides care for
attends|Shows up
attitude|Certain swagger
attract|What opposites do
attracts|Lures
audible|Line of scrimmage call
audiophile|Hi-fi enthusiast
auricle|Outer part of the ear
aurorae|Night sky lights
autocade|Antique car show event, perhaps
automata|Robots
avatars|Online chat images
aviates|Heads up
aviation|Pilot's field
awakens|Gets up in the morning
babysit|Tend a toddler
baguettes|Boulangerie basketful
ballast|Stabilizing stuff
ballcarrier|Running back
ballerina|Barre girl
barbecue|Outdoor cookout
bareback|Sans saddle
barhops|Goes from tavern to tavern
barrage|Flurry of fire
bassinet|*Baby's bed
bassinet|Nursery fixture
baubles|Trinkets
beachcomber|Mixed drink with rum
beanies|Frosh toppers
beanstalk|Fast grower in a fairy tale
bearded|Like two thirds of ZZ Top
bearhug|Wrestler's maneuver
bearskin|Rustic rug
beastly|Inhuman
bedpost|It may support a canopy or a mosquito net
beefier|Having more substance
beelines|They're not circuitous
beeswax|Business, facetiously
bejeweled|Like some expensive crowns
bejeweled|Like some expensive crowns
beltline|Stretch of highway surrounding a city
belugas|Caviar fish
bemoaned|Lamented
benjamin|Mr. Franklin
bequeaths|Leaves, as in a will
besides|Anyway
bestirs|Rouses
betters|Improves
biddies|Fussbudgets
bigheaded|Egotistical
bigmouth|One who might spill the beans
binders|Some school supplies
birdhouses|Shelters in some backyards
biremes|Some galleys
bistros|Cozy eateries
bizarro|Dan Piraro one-frame comic strip
blameful|At fault
blinker|Turn signal
blotted|Fixed, as one's lipstick
bluejay|Toronto baseballer
bluenoses|Prigs
bluepoint|Small edible oyster
boatmen|Gondoliers
bodegas|Spanish grocery stores
boilers|They'll keep you warm in winter
bologna|It may be coming through the rye
bookcases|Certain shelves
bookkeeper|Only word containing three consecutive pairs of double letters
borrowers|Loan seekers
botanist|One whose field is flowers
bothers|Pesters
bracelet|Slap ___ ('90s fad)
bramble|Prickly shrub
branded|Labeled
bravura|Brilliant performance
breadth|Scope
breaker|Word after heart or circuit
bribery|Grease job?
bridges|Gephyrophobe's fear
brigade|Fighting force
brooder|Place to pick up chicks?
brother|1984 dictator Big ___
brunette|Brown-haired lady
bubblegum|Stick in one's mouth, maybe
bugaboo|Source of concern
bunking|Providing with sleeping quarters
burrito|Chipotle Grill offering
bushels|Harvest quantities
buzzword|Term that will give you a thrill?
buzzword|Trendy term
cabanas|Beach houses
cabaret|Club with a floor show
cabaret|Dinner-and-a-show place
cabaret|Fosse film for which he won an Oscar for best director
cabaret|Musical whose lead character is Sally Bowles
cabinet|Post-election selection
cabinet|Secretary's place?
caboose|It brings up the rear
caddies|Ones left holding the bag?
caddish|Like an ill-bred rotter
caffeine|Red Bull ingredient
cakewalk|Sure thing
caliber|Degree of excellence
canasta|Rummy relative
candleholder|MENORAH
capitalistic|Like some investors
capless|Without a head covering
caption|Illustration explanation
captive|Aida, to the Egyptians
caramba|South-of-the-border expletive
carbine|Semiautomatic rifle
caromed|Rebounded
carpets|Some floor coverings
carpool|A greener way to get to work
carrottops|Lucille Ball and Maureen O'Hara, e.g.
carryons|Items of overhead?
cascade|Dishwasher soap brand
casebooks|Law library items
cashiered|Discharged
castoffs|Goodwill contributions, often
catalog|Shopper's guide
catches|Becomes afflicted with
cathode|Positive pole
catlike|Swift and graceful
caucuses|Some pre-primary events
cedilla|Façade component
celerity|Speed
cemeteries|Graveyards
censers|They're swung in church
censers|They're swung in church
centaurs|Man-horse hybrids of mythology
central|Oklahoma's time zone
ceramics|They get fired up
cessation|Discontinuance
chainsaw|Feller's tool?
chalice|Holy Grail, e.g.
chamois|Soft leather
champagne|The Night They Invented ___ ("Gigi" tune)
charade|Obvious sham
charges|Discover usages
chasten|Punish for the sake of moral improvement
chasten|Subdue
cheddar|English cheese
cheerful|Showing good spirits
chilidog|Sausage topped by stew
chimera|Idle fancy
cholera|Digestive tract malady
chromed|Adjective for some bumpers
chronic|Not acute
chronic|Not acute
chugalug|Guzzle
chutist|Skydiver
cinnabar|Red mercuric mineral
citizen|___ Kane
claimed|Asserted
clarinet|Dixieland band instrument
clarinet|The cat in "Peter and the Wolf"
cliches|Overused phrases
clicker|Remote control
coalbin|Fuel storage area
coalesces|Comes together
coarser|More unpolished
coaster|Yakety Yak singer
coaxers|They beg and plead
cobbles|Saves soles?
cocaine|Holmes's vice
cocaine|Old anesthetic
coleslaw|Shredded side
cologne|Obsession, e.g.
colonel|Sanders or Potter
colonial|George Washington University athlete
colorado|Pueblo's place
colorists|Salon employees
colorman|Play-by-play announcer's partner
compete|Play games
compose|Write music
concave|Like some lenses
conceal|Keep secret
conceit|Vanity
concord|Goodwill
confess|Cave to police pressure, in a way
confused|At sixes and sevens
congaed|Did a line dance
connote|Express without overt reference
consider|Reflect upon
constable|Furniture in a prison?
constricted|Made narrower
containers|POTS
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contessa|Naples noblewoman
contrast|TV adjustment
convenes|Meets
copouts|Sketchy excuses
corncob|Frosty's pipe type
corncrib|Ventilated storage structure for grain
cornmeal|Chicken feed
corrida|Matador's milieu
corrode|Have an acidic effect on
corrupts|Bribes
costlier|Not as cheap
cotillion|Debutante ball
courier|Bicycle messenger, e.g.
coziness|Snug state
crabmeat|Stuffed sole stuffing
crackleware|Glazed pottery with fine lines
crawlers|Pre-toddler tots
crawlers|Pre-toddler tots
creator|Mastermind
crewless|Like a ghost ship
critique|Review, as an article
crocodile|Alligator's cousin
cronyism|Playing favorites
crooked|Not straight
crossed|Two-timed
crossword|Utterance from a curmudgeon
crunchy|Like many candy bars
cufflink|Ornamental fastener
cuisine|Haute ___
culprit|Crime committer
culprit|Perp
cupolas|Gothic building features
curacao|Liqueur named for an island
cursive|Connected writing
cutthroat|Ruthless
daiquiri|It's a hickory ___, Doc! (bar joke punchline)
dairies|Milk-yielding plants?
damselfly|American Rubyspot, for one
daresay|Venture to utter
database|Record collection
dawdled|Lagged behind
daycare|Alternative to a nanny
daycare|Preschool program
daycare|Work perk, perhaps
deadpan|Like Steven Wright's delivery
deafens|Is more than stentorian
dealers|Merchants
debases|Cheapens
debates|1858 rhetoric between Lincoln and Douglas
decimal|Ten-based system
decimal|Type of point or fraction
decodes|Unscrambles, as text
decorate|Festoon
deepest|Most philosophical
dehorns|Removes antlers
delight|Thrill to pieces
demeanor|Carriage
denials|Not guilty pleas, e.g.
denizen|Resident
deodorant|Toiletry substance
deplaned|Got one's feet back on the ground, in a way
deposing|*Writing one's sworn testimony
derails|Halts the progress of
desires|Covets
desperation|Reason for a Hail Mary pass
despises|Can't stand
despoil|Plunder
desserts|Dieters may often skip them
destroy|Total
destroy|Totally trash
detract|Take away
devastate|Wipe out
devilfish|Manta or octopus
diagonal|Shortcut, maybe
dialect|Cajun or Creole
diarists|Anne Frank and Samuel Pepys
diesels|Some engines
differences|End of the observation
digests|Literary summaries
digital|Finger-operated
dinners|Some fund-raisers
dioxide|Carbon ___ (greenhouse gas)
diploma|Oft-framed document
dipstick|Oil-measuring rod
directly|Without a middleman
disagree|Be at odds
disavowed|Repudiated
disclosed|Revealed
discretion|Free will
diskette|PC insert
dislodge|Knock loose
dismiss|Brush aside
disorient|Cause to lose one's way
disparage|Belittle
disposition|Status of an insult comic?
disputes|Questions
distance|Quip, part 4
ditchdigger|Worker with pick and shovel
divebomb|Attack from overhead
doctoral|Kind of degree candidate
doctors|Tampers with
doctrine|Set of guidelines
dodders|Acts feebly
doeskin|Soft leather
dogteeth|Canine's canines
donates|Supports a charity
doughboy|American soldier in WWI
doughnut|Glazed goody
drachma|Old coin of Greece
drachmas|Euros replaced them in Greece
dramatist|O'Casey or O'Neill
drapery|Window treatment
dratted|Consarned
drearier|More depressing
dressage|Art of horse training
dribble|Bounce, in basketball
driftage|Deviation from an intended course caused by wind and currents
drifter|Gadabout
duffels|Cylindrical cloth bags
dungaree|Denim by another name
durable|___ goods (appliances, automobiles, etc.)
dustpans|Dirt scooper-uppers
dustups|Quarrels
dustups|Quarrels
dwelled|Made one's home (in)
dynamite|It's a blast
earliest|First
earlobes|Hoop sites
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnestly|With one's heart on one's sleeve
eastern|From China, e.g.
eclipse|Celestial event
ecology|Environmental science
economy|Car rental choice
edgings|Garden borders
edgings|Garden borders
edifies|Uplifts, intellectually
eellike|Slithery
effendi|Literally, Turkish for "master"
eggheads|Brainiacs
egregious|Glaring
eighteen|Number of wheels on a Mack truck
elaborate|Quite complicated
elapsed|Slipped by
elation|Feeling of joy
elbowed|Muscled through, as a crowd
elegant|Fancy-schmancy
elegant|Polished
element|Helium or hydrogen
elemental|Basic
elevates|Puts on a pedestal
eliminate|Weed out
ellipsoids|Three-dimensional geometric figures
elusive|Continually slipping away
elysian|___ Fields (mythological afterworld)
emailed|Sent by PC
emanates|Springs
embassy|It usually bears a national seal
emergency|Word before brake or room
emerges|Comes to the fore
emirate|Dubai or Qatar
emoters|They're unsubtle on stage
emoticon|Creation using punctuation
emotion|Feeling
emphatic|Stressed
empires|Caesar's and Darius's domains
empires|Domains
emulate|Take after
enacted|Made into law
enameled|Glossed over?
enclave|Closed-off area
encored|Called back onstage
encores|They aren't programmed
encumber|Retard
endears|Renders irresistible
endmost|Farthest
endorse|Rubber-stamp
endorse|Sign
endorser|Check signer
endpaper|Flyleaf component or companion
endured|Lived through
energize|Star Trek verb
enfolds|Protects by wrapping
engines|They get started
enlarge|Swell
enlargers|Projection printers
ensconce|Fix firmly
ensconces|Fixes firmly
ensigns|Navy ranks
ensigns|Navy ranks
ensured|Guaranteed
entered|Popped in
entered|Popped in
enterprise|Picard's craft
enticed|Led on
entitle|Authorize
entombs|Buries
entrain|Get on board
entrapment|1999 Sean Connery movie
entraps|Lures into a crime
entreaties|Please, can I stay up another hour? and the like
entwine|Get tangled
entwines|Ties together
enzymes|Organic catalysts
epidermis|It's got you covered
epitaphs|Text on tombstones
epitome|Archetype
epitome|Best example
epsilon|Delta follower
erasers|Ends of pencils
erasing|Clearing the tape
erasure|Task done with a Pink Pearl
erecter|Raiser
erecter|Raiser
erelong|By and by
eremite|Hermit
eremite|Hermit
erosion|Gradual decline
erotica|Madonna album of 1992
errands|To-do list items
erratic|Inconsistent
erratic|Unpredictable
escalate|Intensify
escapees|Band on the run
eschews|Does without
espresso|Coffee order
essayers|They try
estates|High-priced spreads
estates|What heirs split
esteemed|Well-regarded
esthete|Art lover
esthete|Art lover
eternal|Never-ending
etoiles|French stars
evasion|Tax crime
evenhanded|Fair
eviscerate|Deprive of vital parts
exhibits|Museum offerings
exposes|Pulp magazine fodder
exposition|Divorcée's demand?
extinct|Out of this world?
extreme|Far-out
eyeopener|Shot at dawn?
fabrics|Silk and wool
facades|False fronts
failure|Kakorrhaphiophobe's fear
falsetto|High part
falsetto|Tiny Tim, e.g.
fanfare|Trumpeted introduction
fastener|Clip, e.g.
fatherly|Like an old man?
fatigues|Combat outfit
feelers|Trial balloons
feinted|Made a false move
feinting|Making a false move
festers|Rankles
firefly|Insect you can see in the dark
flapjack|Round breakfast fare
flapper|Charleston dancer, perhaps
floorshow|Nightclub entertainment
florist|Little Shop of Horrors setting
flounced|Walked with exaggerated motions
flowage|Flooded state
fluoresce|Radiate light
flyswatter|Pest control device
fondest|Most pleasant
foresee|Anticipate
foreshorten|Shrink
forests|Logging sites
foretold|Divined
forgives|Shows compassion, perhaps
fortune|Fame's companion
fractal|Geometric figure with a repeating pattern
freebie|Comp
freehand|Carte blanche
freshwater|Like 41% of all known species of fish
frippery|Gaudy attire
frisbees|Wham-O bestsellers
frogman|Underwater worker
frontiersman|Cody or Carson, say
fructose|The sweetest of sugars
fullest|Most complete
gallons|Milk measures
gargoyle|Building feature
garlands|Floral chains
gauntlet|Knight's glove
gazette|Montreal daily
gazpacho|Soup served chilled
gazpacho|Soup served chilled
genesis|It comes before Exodus
genteel|Profusely polite
gingersnap|Forty winks by actress Rogers?
ginghams|Cotton dress materials
glissando|Harpist's flourish
goalies|Those who stop Lightning strikes?
godmothers|Some baptism sponsors
goofiest|Most silly
gossamer|Thin, light fabric
gradual|Gentle
graduate|Change little by little
graduate|Earn a diploma
greeted|Said "Hi!" to
grievance|Formal complaint
gristle|Tough meat stuff
grocers|Viand vendors
grosser|More yucky
grosses|Pretax figures
guernseys|They're out standing in their field
gumshoe|Sleuth, informally
habitant|Dweller
hackers|Computer troublemakers
hacksaw|Metal cutter
halyard|Sail hoister
handset|Telephone part
happier|Feeling better about things
hardhat|Construction worker
hardset|Fixed
harmonies|Arranger's concerns
harpist|String player
hastens|Accelerates
haunted|House on ___ Hill (1999 horror movie)
hazelnut|Popular coffee flavoring
headfirst|Impetuously
headlines|Newspapers' attention-getters
headsets|Telemarketers' equipment
heartache|Deep sorrow
heartthrob|Celeb with sex appeal
heaters|Warming devices
hedgerow|Part of a garden maze
heliport|Chopper's landing site
heparin|Blood anticoagulant
hepcats|They dig, daddy-o
heptagons|Some geometric figures
heroics|Desperate measures
herstories|Past occurrences, to feminists
hesitated|Took time to think
hiatuses|Breaks
hibachi|Patio grill
hidalgo|The Father of Mexican Independence
hightop|Sneaker type
hindrance|Impediment
hipness|Trendsetter's quality
hobbits|Tolkien creatures
hodaddy|A "swell" guy he's not
holland|Netherlands province
holograms|Most of them are monochromatic
holsters|Puts away, as a pistol
homestead|___ Act (1862 measure)
honesty|Forthrightness
honesty|Plain dealing
honeydew|Smooth-skinned melon
honeysuckle|Fragrant bell-shaped flower
honoree|One might be roasted
hoorahs|Cheers
hoorays|Cries of jubilation
hoosegow|Can
hornswoggle|Bamboozle
horsehide|Baseball, informally
huckster|Shoddy goods seller
hurlers|Mound men
hurried|Stepped on it
hurtles|Moves forcefully
hygienes|Health practices
iceboat|Winter transport with a sail
iceboxes|Cold compartments
idealize|Regard as perfect
ideated|Used one's imagination
ideated|Used one's imagination
idyllic|Simple and carefree
ignites|Catches fire
iguanas|Tropical lizards
imbiber|One who isn't dry
imitate|Caricature
impanel|Put together, as a jury
impatient|Antsy
imperial|Regal
implant|Set securely
imposition|Seat at an AOLer's desk?
imposter|Pretender to the throne, for one
improved|New partner
inanest|Least sensible
incages|How birds may be kept
incites|Urges on, as to riot
inculcated|Persistently taught
indexes|Research aids
indulge|Yield to
ineptly|Ungracefully
inertia|It'll keep you going and stop you from starting
informer|Dime dropper
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inherit|Receive an heirloom, perhaps
inherit|Receive willingly?
initialed|Gave a written OK
initiate|Kick off
inkstone|Grinding surface used by Chinese calligraphers
innards|Guts
innocently|In a dewy-eyed way
inphase|Synchronized, as mechanisms
inroads|Gradual encroachments
insider|Mole, e.g.
insipid|Namby-pamby
insolent|Flip
instead|As a substitute
insurers|Policy purveyors
intended|Meant
intends|Has in mind
interject|Put between
intimates|Bosom buddies
intrude|Gate-crash
invades|Encroaches upon
invests|Adds to a 401(k)
ionization|Removal of electrons
ironclad|Like the Monitor or the Merrimack
ironman|Tough guy
irritate|Rub the wrong way
isogons|Equilateral triangles, e.g.
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Quarantine
isopods|Freshwater crustaceans with seven pairs of legs
isotope|Carbon 12, e.g.
isotope|Uranium 238, e.g.
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
italicize|Slant one's writing
italics|Emphatic letters
italics|Slanted letters
italics|Slanted writing
itemized|Listed individually
iterant|Tending to repeat oneself
iterative|Repetitious
janitor|School cleaner
jetliner|One way to get cross-country
jockstrap|Overconfidence, to an athlete?
juggles|Engages in multitasking
junglegym|Monkey bars
keenness|Acuity
keeshond|Dutch barge dog
kickboxing|Fighting that will give you a thrill?
kilobyte|Memory measure
kinglike|Regal
kinship|Affinity
kippered|Like some herring
knesset|The legislature, in Israel
knowledge|Power, so they say
kremlin|Cold War citadel
laagers|Protected encampments
laagers|Protected encampments
labored|Contrived
lacerations|What animal bites may cause
laconic|Like a person of few words
lacquers|Paints with varnish
lactose|Milk sugar
lambada|1989-90 dance craze from Brazil
landaus|Retractable-roofed rides
language|Terminology
languages|Translators' specialties
largess|Generous giving of gifts
largess|Generous monetary gift
lateral|Sideways throw
laurels|Garlands
lawmakers|Parliament members
layette|Newborn's paraphernalia
leagues|Bowling tournament groups
leaners|Low-scoring horseshoe throws
leanest|Skinniest
leapfrog|Spring ahead
legroom|Coach often lacks it
legwork|Preparatory research
lensmen|Photographers, informally
leonine|Strong and regal
leopard|Spotted stalker
leotard|Trapeze artist whose name was given to skintight clothing
lessees|Some tenants
lessens|Decreases
lexicons|Dictionaries
licenses|Quacks' lacks
limekiln|Hot spot for shells
limited|Not for everyone
lineage|Family tree
linseed|Paint oil source
lintels|Door frame parts
lissome|Like ballerinas
literati|Smart set
litigant|Party in a lawsuit
loading|Another zone
loathful|Detestable
longings|Aspirations
longish|Somewhat drawn out
loosest|Least strict
lothario|Obsessive seducer
loutishness|Boor's attribute
lyrists|Orpheus and others, musically
macabre|Gruesome
macadamia|Hawaiian nut
machismo|Exaggerated sense of power
madeira|Sherry alternative
mafioso|Mario Puzo character
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mailbag|Postal carrier's tote
maintain|Hold
maligns|Disparages
mallard|Common duck
manacles|Handcuffs
manatee|Possible source of mermaid legends
mansards|Roofs named for a French architect
marathon|Race requiring superior stamina
marathons|Ironman competition parts
marinade|Tenderizing sauce
mariner|Ancient sailor, in a rime
mariner|Ancient sailor, in a rime
mariner|Safeco Field ballplayer
married|Joined a union?
martini|Bond's bar order
maryjane|Spider-Man's girlfriend
masquerade|1988 Rob Lowe/Meg Tilly thriller
masquerade|Costume party
mastodons|Extinct tusked beasts
matrons|Women wardens
meander|Oxbow
meanies|Malicious folks
meanies|Ogreish types
meddler|Yenta
meditate|Practice Zen
megahit|Huge bestseller
members|They belong
menaced|Rattled sabers, perhaps
menaced|Rattled sabers, perhaps
menaced|Was a threat
mercury|First rock from the sun
merging|Lane-changer's action
merriment|Gaiety
messmate|Dining partner
messmates|Military eating buddies
metallic|Like things yielding tings and pings
meteoric|Sudden and swift
mezzanine|Level in the theater
miasmas|Foul atmospheres
midterms|Important exams
mildews|Tilex targets
mildews|Tilex targets
militia|Army of ordinary citizens
militia|Second Amendment subject
millionaire|High net worth individual
mingled|Took part in a mixer
minibike|Small motorcycle
minutes|Hour fractions
mirrors|Eisoptrophobe's fear
misshapes|Deforms
misstated|Requiring a retraction
misuses|Applies wrongly
molasses|Shoofly pie ingredient
moneyed|Rich
moocher|Sponging sort
motorcar|Automobile
motored|Took a drive
motormouth|Incessant talker
mudsill|Footplate
mundane|Ordinary
mustang|___ Sally (1966 Wilson Pickett hit)
mutably|In an inconsistent manner
mysteries|Tales of Hercule Poirot
naphtha|Colorless petroleum distillate
naphtha|Highly volatile hydrocarbon
natural|Chemical-free
naughty|Mischievous
navigation|Job of a Global Positioning System
nearest|Most warm, in a way
neatest|Most like a pin?
nemesis|Superman, to Lex Luthor
neonatal|Like a newborn baby
neonate|Delivery room delivery
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
nervous|___ Nelly
nescient|Unenlightened
nestled|Tucked away
nestles|Gets cozy
nestors|Wise men
nettles|Gets under one's skin
neutral|Yet another zone
neutron|Atom constituent
newspeak|1984 fictional language
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nightcap|Brandy, perhaps
nightlife|Evening entertainment
ninepin|Item in an alley, perhaps
ninepins|Skittles
nirvana|State of bliss
nitrite|Food preservation compound
nitwits|Blockheads
nitwits|Blockheads
nitwits|Not the brightest lights in the chandelier
nobelium|Radioactive element with a once-disputed name
noblest|Most aristocratic
noisiest|Distracting to the max
nominee|Convention VIP
noncoms|Army sergeants, among others
nonstop|24/7
nonstop|Without interruption
nonuser|Teetotaler
noodles|Pasta
notably|Conspicuously
notepad|Steno's need
novella|Animal Farm, for one
novelty|Cainophobe's fear
numeric|Kind of keypad
oatmeal|Grayish-fawn shade
oblique|Not straightforward
oblivion|Total forgetfulness
obstruct|Get in the way of
occasional|Sometime
oceanic|Vast
octaves|Musical intervals
oddness|Peculiarity
offense|Football side
offhand|Extempore, as remarks
offhand|Unrehearsed
offstage|Out of the audience's sight
oilcans|Lube job vessels
ointment|Soothing balm
omicrons|O's, to Onassis
omitted|Left out
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater
onetime|Former
onstage|Performing in the theater
opalesce|Shimmer
opaline|Milky, in a way
operate|Manage
oppress|Lie heavily upon
optometry|Eye doctor's field
oratorio|Handel's "Israel in Egpyt," for one
orators|Figures of speech?
oratory|Cicero's forte
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
ordering|Arranging methodically
oregano|Pizza parlor herb
oregano|Pizzeria freebie
oregano|Rosemary's cousin
organic|Like some vegetables
orients|Gets situated
orthodox|Ultraconservative
ottoman|Place to put your feet up
outdoes|TOPS
outdone|Surpassed
outeats|Consumes more than, at a buffet
outflank|Maneuver around, in war
outgrew|Got too big for one's britches
outguess|Predict the actions of
outraged|Extremely offended
outspent|Surpassed in extravagance
outvotes|Casts more ballots than
ovations|They bring audiences to their feet
ovenproof|Capable of withstanding high temperatures
overact|Chew the scenery
overdress|Wear a tuxedo to McDonald's, say
overeat|Risk indigestion
overgrow|Crowd with foliage
overhaul|Do a repair job
overhead|Operating expenses
overhear|Eavesdrop
overleaf|Page back
oxidant|Rusting agent
oysters|Rockefeller dish?
pajamaed|In certain nightwear
palominos|Golden-coated horses
pansies|Purple-and-black blossoms
papoose|Native American infant
paranoia|Unfounded suspicion
parapet|Rampart part
parents|Ma and pa
parlaying|Letting ride, as at the track
passage|Bible reading
pastoral|Bucolic
patience|It's considered "a virtue"
patient|Long-suffering
patient|Role for an "ER" extra
patriot|Land lover
paupers|Alms receivers of yore
pawning|Putting in hock
pedestals|Architectural supports for columns
pentagon|United States Department of Defense headquarters
perfecta|It's a bet
periodical|Money, for one
peroxide|Bleaching agent
perpetual|Never-ending
perplex|Complicate
persists|Keeps trying
perspired|Worked up a sweat
perturb|Unsettle
perusal|Scrutiny
pesetas|Old dinero
petunia|Porcine toon
pharaoh|Exodus tyrant
phenomenon|It's directly perceivable
pickers|Vineyard workers
piecemeal|Gradually
pimpernel|Storied "scarlet" character
pincushion|Seamstress's accessory
pincushion|Tailor's accessory
pipelines|Information channels
pitapat|Heart murmur?
pizzeria|Pie producer
placate|Appease
plagues|Frogs and locusts, in Exodus
planter|Box for phlox
platelet|Blood bit
platelet|Clotting cell
platypi|Swimmers with flat feet
playact|Pretend
plopped|Sat without ceremony
plutocrat|Wealthy ruler
poinsettias|Christmas decorations
pokiness|Slow quality
policeman|Starsky or Hutch
polices|Regulates
politer|Nicer
politico|Beltway insider
pollute|Defile
popover|Puffy pastry
portage|Boat toting
possesses|Does the devil's work
posterity|All future generations
potbelly|Beer gut
potbelly|Old-time kitchen warmer
potshot|Random attack
powders|Some cosmetics
pragmatic|Realistic
prandial|Having to do with dinner
prattle|Blather
prattle|Gab
preamble|We the people site
predator|Shark or hawk
preempt|Head off
preheat|Warm up before cooking
prehominid|Early primate
prelims|Qualifying bouts
premier|Title for Zhou Enlai from Oct. 1, 1949 to Jan. 8, 1976
premise|Start of a logical argument
pressing|Urgent
pretexts|Excuses
prevent|Keep from happening
prevent|Keep from happening
primate|Gibbon or gorilla
probity|Uprightness
probity|Uprightness
proboscis|Schnoz
prodded|Got going
prognosticators|Nostradamus et al.
programs|Mac runners
propagate|Increase in extent
propane|Fuel for the fire
prorates|Portions out
protein|Dietary must
protocol|Code of correct conduct
provoke|Incite
psychics|Mediums
psychics|They deal in futures?
pugilist|Golden Gloves contender
pummeled|Beat in the ring
puppets|Pupaphobe's fear
putouts|Many tag plays
qualify|Prove competent
quenched|Satisfied, as a thirst
quicksilver|Only metal that's liquid at room temperature
quinine|Tonic water ingredient
raffles|Ticket-selling fund-raisers
railing|Barrier
railway|Short-distance train
raincoats|Slickers
rainier|Washington height
rallied|Recovered after falling behind
rampart|Fort feature
ransomer|Carrier of a money-laden briefcase, perhaps
rapiers|Weapons decorated to the hilt
rarities|Uncommon goods
ratatat|Knocker's noise
ratfink|Stool pigeon
rathole|Dirty digs
rattled|Caused some confusion in
reacted|Flinched, maybe
reactor|Nuclear power source
readier|More set
reality|The way it is
reapers|Scythe wielders
reassesses|Experiences buyer's remorse, e.g.
reassign|Move to another mission
rebates|Car dealership lures
rebelled|Defied authority
rebuttal|Court comeback
recalls|Removes from the market
recasts|Puts in a whole new light
recession|State of economic decline
recycle|Be environmentally correct
recycle|Use again, in an eco-friendly way
redeyes|Fly-by-nighters?
redocks|Finds another slip
redress|Make amends for
redshirt|Keep out of college sports for a season
refract|Change the direction of, as light
refugee|Asylum seeker
refused|Nixed
regraded|Sloped anew
rehiring|Calling off a moratorium on employee recruitment
reinstate|Put back
relented|Gave in
reliable|Rock-solid
remains|Stays behind
renegades|Turncoats
renounce|Take back
renting|Patronizing Netflix
reparable|Not necessarily ruined
repertoire|Pianist's prepared pieces, perhaps
repossessed|Quip, part 4
repressed|Held back
reputed|Supposed
requests|Some piano players take them
reseals|Closes back up
resented|Didn't get over
resigns|Leaves the office early?
restore|Make well again
restore|Make well again
restroom|Public convenience
resumed|Began again
rethink|Consider again
retinol|Vitamin A
retinue|Rapper's "posse," for instance
retiree|Pension recipient
reverie|Daydream
reverse|Transpose
revolves|Goes around
rewards|Figures on wanted posters
rewires|Fixes a radio, perhaps
rhapsodic|Overjoyed
rhyming|Like "yea" and "nay"
rhythms|Longest word not containing an a, e, i, o, or u
ridding|Relieving from
ridicule|Make fun of
rimosely|In a way that causes cracks and crevices
riptide|Swimmer's fear
riverboat|Mississippi vessel
roadside|Highway adjoiner
roasters|Chickens bound for the oven
roentgen|First Nobelist in Physics
rollout|Product introduction
rolltop|Desk type
romaine|Caesar salad ingredient
rondeau|10- or 13-line two-rhyme poem
rooters|Fans
roseate|Optimistic
roseate|Overly optimistic
rosehip|Floral fruit
roselle|New Jersey borough where Edison built the first electric lighting system
rotisserie|Internet league
rucksack|Hiker's or biker's burden
safeness|Security
sailing|1980 Christopher Cross hit
saloons|Western watering holes
saltines|Freebies with soup
saltpeter|Gunpowder component
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
salvage|Save from ruin
samisen|Banjolike instrument
samovars|Russian tea servers
sangria|Fruit-filled wine beverage
sapsago|Hard green cheese from Switzerland
satiety|Surfeit
satirist|Voltaire, Rabelais, or Swift
saturate|Waterlog
saturnine|Gloomy
sauterne|Semisweet California white wine
savings|Nest egg
sawbones|Hawkeye Pierce, e.g.
sayonaras|Chiba cheerios
scalawag|Ne'er-do-well
scalier|More lizardlike
scandal|Tabloid topic
scandal|What "-gate" may indicate
scapula|Shoulder blade
scathes|Verbally rips apart
scatter|Kind of statistical plot
scenario|Game plan
schedule|Timetable
scherzo|Fast-paced piece
schlock|Cheesy stuff
scholar|Learned type
scintilla|Minute particle
scissors|Coupon clipper's tool
scolded|Rebuked
scooter|Nickname of former White House advisor I. Lewis Libby, Jr.
scoured|Cleaned with vigor
scourge|Source of devastation
scraped|Freed from debris, in a way
scrawly|Less than legible
screams|Slasher flick outbursts
screech|Shriek
screeds|Diatribes
scrooge|Bah, humbug is his catchphrase
scrooge|Ultimately wiser miser
seances|They'll raise your spirits
seashells|Littoral collection
seashores|Vacation spots
seasick|Suffering from mal-de-mer
seasons|Annual foursome
seaworthy|Ready for sailing
secedes|Breaks away
seclude|Isolate
seconds|More food
seedpod|Peas' place
seismic|Pertaining to earthquakes
semifinals|Assessments given to teamsters?
seminar|It'll teach you a thing or two
seminars|Advanced study groups
sendoff|Parting party
senoras|Ladies of La Mancha
senores|La Mancha misters
sensate|Able to hear or see, e.g.
sensory|Part of ESP
seraphs|Highest-ranking angels
serenaded|Sang to the balcony
serener|Less agitated
servants|Manor staff
service|It may be given with a smile
servility|Abject submissiveness
sesames|Garnish seeds
sestets|Sections of sonnets
settler|Pilgrim, e.g.
sextant|Mariner's device
shapeup|Get with the program
sharpener|Gadget on the cutting edge?
shilling|Fraction of a pound, once
shinily|With luster
shlemiel|Unlucky one
shoebox|Clogs may be found in this
shoplifts|Gets a "five-finger discount"
shortest|Quip, part 3
showboat|Musical featuring "Ol' Man River"
shrinks|Psychiatrists, slangily
shticks|Bits of burlesque biz
shuteye|Sleep
shyster|Unscrupulous attorney
sidecar|Brandy-Cointreau concoction
sidestep|Skirt
sidling|Acting sneakily, maybe
signage|Much advertising
signaler|One giving a cue
silence|Sound of one hand clapping?
silencer|Gun barrel attachment
silting|Choking up, as a river delta
silting|Choking up, as a river delta
sincere|Heartfelt
singers|Experts with numbers?
sinister|*Ominous
sitarist|Ravi Shankar, for one
situate|Place
skaters|Masters of spin?
skaters|Torvill and Dean
skeleton|Anatomy class display
skillful|Good at one's work
skinflick|Nudie movie
skylarks|Buicks until 1998
sleazes|Lowlifes
sleighs|Winter transports
sleighs|Winter transports
slicker|City dweller, derisively
slipcover|Chair upholstery item
sloshes|Wades through loudly
slurred|Spoke like a sot
slyness|Cunning
smallish|On the modest side
smashed|Lit
smashing|Bang-up
smattering|Little bit
smeared|Bad-mouthed
smitten|In love
smokers|Barbecue cookers
smokers|Panatela puffers
smoochy|Death to ___ ('02 Robin Williams film)
snakepit|Stressfully chaotic place
snookers|Bamboozles
snorted|Laughed like Lily Tomlin's Ernestine
snowcap|Crest covering
snowshoe|Ski lodge decoration, perhaps
soapbox|Station for an oration
soapsuds|Bubbles in the dishwater
sojourn|Visit
solaria|Glass-walled rooms
soliloquy|To be or not to be, notably
somersault|Tumble in the gym
sometimes|Quip, part 3
sonatas|Scarlatti or Beethoven works
songbirds|Nightingales and wrens
soupspoons|The longest word containing only letters from the second half of the alphabet
sourest|Tart to the max
soviets|Cold War foes
soybean|Vegetable protein source
spacing|Separating, as lines of type
spackle|Plaster patcher
spaniel|Droopy-eared canine
sparing|Frugal
spatula|Grilling aid
spatulas|Short-order tools
speared|Stuck with a toothpick
spearer|Ancient hunter, at times
speedos|Skimpy swim meet garb
speedos|Trunks seen in a pool
spendthrift|Anti-Scrooge
spidery|Like an arachnid's web
spinach|Florentine ingredient
spirals|Well-thrown football passes
sprained|Hurt an ankle
spruces|Smartens (up)
spumoni|Italian ice cream
sputter|Run roughly, as an engine
squeezed|Fit (in), as to a tight schedule
stacked|Arranged unfairly, or fairly well
stallion|Stable fellow?
stamina|It's needed to finish a marathon
stanches|Stops the flow of
standby|Uncertain way to fly
standish|Miles from Plymouth
standstill|Hot dog vendor's cash drawer?
standup|Comedy genre
standup|Kind of comedy
standup|Lose one's lap
stapled|Affixed with metal, in a way
stardom|Celebrity status
stargazing|Naked eye astronomy
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starlit|Like a beautiful night sky
starred|Played the lead
station|Grand Central, e.g.
station|Paddington or Grand Central
statute|It's on the books
stealer|Athlete more likely to take second than third?
steamer|Stanley's 1906 car
steeled|Girded (oneself)
steering|Type of committee
stepladders|Paperhangers' needs
steppes|Treeless plains
sterling|Thoroughly excellent
sterner|Less lenient
stetson|Spaghetti western topper
stewardesses|One of the only 12 letter words that typists can produce with just the left hand on a standard keyboard
stinkbugs|Insects with an olfactory weapon
stipend|Allowance
stipple|Draw using small dots
stomachache|Pepto-Bismol target
stomached|Put up with
stoolie|Squealer to the cops
storefronts|Main Street lineup
storers|People who stockpile
strainer|Colander
strands|Leaves high and dry
strange|Hitherto unknown
strapper|Brawny type
stratum|Rock layer
stratus|Low-hanging cloud
streaks|Runs without coverage?
strewed|Thrown around
strikes|Takes action against management, in a way
striptease|1996 Demi Moore movie
strutting|Proud as a peacock
stunner|Knockout
stuntwoman|Action movie employee
stupefy|Utterly astonish
stylish|Fashionable
styptic|Kind of pencil that halts bleeding
subdeacons|Low-ranking clergy officials
subject|Lab rat or guinea pig
submits|Cries uncle
subplot|Story within a story
subpoenas|Calls to court
sugarcoat|Make more palatable
sultanas|Seedless raisins
sunbaked|Like the desert
sundowns|Dusks
supposition|Dining room chair?
surgeons|Doctors on the cutting edge?
swaddles|Wraps tightly
swagger|Defiant demeanor
swayers|Rumba dancers, perhaps
sweepstakes|Winner-take-all contest
swollen|Full of fluid
synapse|Neurotransmission site
tabletop|Gaming surface, perhaps
tabloid|Dirt carrier?
taekwondo|South Korea's national sport
taloned|Like an eagle
tamarinds|Large tropical seed pods
tangents|They don't go in circles
tankard|Alehouse serving
tapiocas|Cassava products
tappets|Cams move them
targeted|Selected for attack
tarnished|Not perfect
tarpaulin|Waterproof cloth
tasteful|Far from offensive
tasters|They check for poison
tastiest|Most toothsome
taverns|Brewpubs
teardrop|Shape of some earrings
tearfully|While weeping
teargas|Compound used for crowd control
teaspoon|Four o'clock swizzler
teenager|Many a new driver
teeniest|Most miniature
telepathic|Like a Jedi
teleplay|Script for airing
temerity|Boldness
tempera|Poster paint
temperance|Carry Nation's cause
tendency|Inclination
tenderest|Most sensitive
tensing|Getting wound up
tensity|Stretching quality
terminal|Place to see carousels
termites|Rafter ruiners
terrible|Not merely bad
terrify|Frighten
tesselate|Adorn with mosaic
tessera|Tile square
testate|Having a will
tetragram|A word of four letters
theorem|Geometric law
thereupon|Adverb used in contracts
thermostats|They're built for comfort
thunder|Brontophobe's fear
thunderclap|Summer storm sound
tiaraed|Adorned, as a pageant winner
tictacs|Little roundish breath mints
tiepins|Neckwear accessories
tightfisted|Stingy
timeless|Immortal
timeline|History text item
tinnier|Having less timbre
tinnier|Having less timbre
tipoffs|Alerts
tipster|Track tout
tiramisu|Rich dessert
toadied|Flattered fawningly
toaster|Eggo cooker
tomcats|F-14 fighter jets
tommyrot|Nonsense
topknot|Hair ball
topside|Up on the deck
tornado|Whirling wind
torpedos|Sub missiles
tortellini|Literally "little cakes"
tortoises|Slowpokes
torture|Agony
tourmaline|One of October's birthstones
traders|Wall Street workers
trainee|Workplace newbie
trances|Hypnotic inducements
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treasonous|Arnold-esque?
treasurer|One for the money
treatise|Aristotle's "Metaphysics," e.g.
treatises|Systematic, argumentative essays
tresses|Locks
tribunal|Court-martial setting
tributary|Many a headwater, relatively
trickles|Dribbles
trigger|Set off
trisect|Do more than halve
triumph|Be victorious
triumph|Win
trolled|Did some fishing
trombone|Trumpet relative
trounces|Clobbers
trounces|Doesn't just defeat
truckloads|What big rigs haul
trueblue|Like a loyal supporter
trustee|Board member
tsarina|Certain autocrat's wife
tsarinas|Russian empresses
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|Dangerous biters
tungsten|Light bulb filament metal
turntable|CD player forerunner
tweeters|Audio system components
twinset|Pair of sweaters
typeset|Work on the galleys?
tyrants|They're absolutely powerful
ultimatum|Marry me or we're through! is one
ultrasound|X-ray alternative
ululated|Hooted and howled
umbrage|Offense
umlauts|They're found in cases of Häagen-Dazs
unaided|Solo
unarmed|Without weapons
uncaring|Lacking sympathy
uncoupled|Disconnected
underage|Not yet legal
undercook|Remove from the oven too soon, say
undergo|Be subjected to
undergo|Endure
underground|Secret revolutionary force
undermine|Sabotage
understanding|End of the quote
undervalue|Ask too little for
ungentle|Harsh
unilateral|On one side
unilateral|One-sided
unionize|Get together, in a way
unlaced|Prepared to take off
unloose|Release, redundantly
unloosen|Prepare for takeoff?
unmeaning|Vapid
unnamed|Anonymous
unnoticed|Under the radar
unrated|Like most old movies
unsinkable|Like Molly Brown
unspool|Reel off, as thread
unsteady|Wavering
unsuited|Like most Texas Hold'em holdings
unwritten|Customary, as some rules
uploads|Transfers, as to a central computer
uppermost|Superlatively lofty
upstage|Steal the show from
uptempo|Musically bouncy
useable|In functioning condition (var.)
usually|As a general rule
usurers|Loan sharks
utilize|Put into play
utopian|Perfect
uttered|Said
vacancy|Personnel manager's concern
vagrants|Bums
validate|Act as a notary, in a way
vantage|It affords a commanding view
verbatim|Word for word
vertebra|Spinal column bone
vessels|Naval fleet
viceroys|Monarch look-alikes
videotape|Recording medium
visions|They're something to see
visuals|Lecture aids
voicemail|Message in a cell
voiceover|Unseen narrator
wahines|Some hula dancers
wahines|Surfer dudettes
wallpaper|Alternative to paint or paneling
wannabes|Emulators
warmest|Most cordial
warthog|Pumbaa of "The Lion King"
washrag|Bather's cloth
waterloo|Battle of ___ (1815 conflict)
waterski|Follow a speedboat, in a way
waterski|Jump over a wake on a lake
wavelet|Ripple
wearier|More frazzled
weasels|Stool pigeons
weenies|They're hardly he-men
werewolf|One likely to howl at a full moon
whatsit|Thingamabob
wheezed|Breathed with difficulty
whereto|Cabbie's query
wieners|Dogs on the grill
wildcat|Feral feline
wildebeest|Horned Serengeti sighting
winters|Chilly times
yesterday|End of quip
zealots|Fanatics
zookeeper|Creature comforter?
abalone|Edible mollusk
abalones|Nacre sources
abashed|Embarrassed
aberrant|Not normal
abetters|Criminals' helpers
abraded|Rubbed the wrong way
absence|Failure to show up
abstain|Choose not to participate
abstain|Skip voting
academia|Ivory tower setting
accosted|Confronted
accredit|Certify, as a school
accrete|Grow together
acetone|Polish remover
acetylene|Gas made from limestone and coal
achiest|Most sore
achieve|Bring about
achieve|Realize
acropolis|Athens attraction
actions|They "speak louder than words"
addenda|Contract extras
addressed|Dealt with
adhesive|Clinging
adjusts|Fine-tunes
adopter|Mr. Brownlow, to Oliver Twist
adornment|Touch of color, perhaps
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerials|Reception helpers
aerobic|Exercise type
aerobic|Like rowing or running
affection|Fondness
affects|Does something to
afghani|Like President Hamid Karzai
afterburner|Turbojet device
ailerons|Banking aids?
airhole|Vent
airlines|Northwest and Southwest, e.g.
airmail|Sender's option
airtime|Broadcast slot
airwave|Transmission medium
airwomen|Earhart and others
alamode|Having gotten the scoop?
alertly|With eyes wide open
alexander|Great Macedonian king
algorithms|Step-by-step procedures
aliases|Likely names for fugitives
aliases|Things to hide behind
alienate|Estrange
alimony|It's often huge in celebrity divorces
alleged|Thought to be
alleluia|Greek spelling of the Hebrew for "Praise the Lord!"
allergy|Reason for a rash response?
altruist|Person unselfishly concerned for others
amalgam|Dental filling material
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Liqueur that's Italian for "rather bitter"
amassing|Stockpiling
amenity|Chocolate on a hotel pillow, e.g.
amiable|Good-natured
amnesiac|Blackout victim
amorous|Like Pepé Le Pew
amorous|Lovey-dovey
anaconda|One could put the squeeze on you
anacondas|Jungle crushers
anagram|Course for Crusoe?
anagram|Nineties, to Einstein?
anagram|What each of this grid's ten-letter entries is
analysis|Critical examination
analyst|Employee immersed in data
analyst|Sigmund or Anna Freud
anapest|Three-syllable poetic foot
anarchy|Absence of government
anchors|Newsroom honchos
andiron|Firewood supporter
andirons|Fireplace accessories
anecdote|Component of a wedding toast, often
aneroid|Barometer type
angelfish|Heavenly aquarium addition?
angelic|More than sweet
animato|Lively, to Liberace
animato|Up-tempo
animosity|Ill will
anklets|Short socks
annotate|Comment on, as in a margin
anoraks|Hooded jackets
another|One more
anteater|Termite's terminus?
antenna|Reception helper
antenna|TV need, perhaps
anthill|Aardvark's paradise
antinuke|Protesting testing
aperitif|Preprandial drink
apostle|Matthew, Mark, Peter, or Paul
apostle|One of da Vinci's twelve
apostrophe|Contraction punctuation
apparel|Coat and tie, e.g.
appease|Quiet
appeaser|One who gives in easily
apposite|Pertinent
apropos|Pertinent
aqualung|Jethro Tull album or song
aquatic|It's all wet
aquifers|Underground water sources
aquiline|Adjective for some noses
arabica|Kind of coffee
arboreal|Like many monkeys and frogs
arbours|Sources of Sheffield shade
archives|Depository
argyles|Colorful socks
arietta|Operatic bit
armband|Symbol worn on a sleeve
armchairs|Places to take a load off
armoire|Where shirts and ties may be kept
armyworms|Crop-threatening caterpillars
arousing|Provocative
arrivers|They're met at the airport
arrogant|Insolently proud
artless|Naive
asexual|Platonic
ashamed|Feeling guilt
askance|Suspicious way to look
asphalt|Turnpike topper
aspires|Strives
aspirin|Fever-reducing drug
aspirin|Headache help
assuage|Soothe
assures|Leaves no doubt about
astonishes|Knocks for a loop
atheism|View not found in foxholes?
attached|Connected
attaches|Diplomatic aides
attacks|Goes on the offense
attains|Reaches, as a goal
attitude|Demeanor
audible|Within earshot
autobus|Group transport, archaically
aversion|Strong dislike
avocations|Pastimes
avoiding|Steering clear of
awaited|Was expecting
awakens|Responds to the alarm
awestruck|Stunned
azaleas|Showy shrubs
baboons|Large monkeys
babushka|Scarf for a Moscow matron
backroom|Place for political planning
badlands|___ National Park (South Dakota attraction)
bagpiper|Favorite marching band musician
baldness|It keeps you from going gray
ballerina|One really on her toes
ballyhoo|Hype
bandana|Kerchief worn around the neck
bandsaw|Woodshop tool
bandshell|Maestro's steak order?
bandwagon|Popular cause
banister|Rail beside a staircase
banisters|Handrails
bankroll|Back with bucks
baronets|Titled commoners
barrister|Old Bailey advocate
bayberry|Waxy fruit used in candlemaking
bayonet|Musket's muzzle mount
bayonet|Sharp rifle attachment
beanball|Pitch thrown at the head
bearcats|Fierce fighters
bearded|Like Dumbledore of the Harry Potter novels
bedouin|Member of a nomadic desert culture
beeswax|Candle composition
beetles|Small cars reintroduced in 1998
beleaguer|Vex
bellman|Hotel suitcase toter
bellyache|Complain
berries|Jam fruits
bicolor|Sporting a pair of shades?
biennia|Two-year periods
biennially|How often the Olympic Games occur
bighorn|Sheep species originating in Siberia
bigotry|Bunker mentality?
bigtime|Highest level in a profession
biologic|Natural medical product, such as serum
blather|Utter nonsense
blemish|Complexion spoiler
blemish|Mark
blondes|They're said to have more fun
bluebonnet|Everything's better with this on it, according to a catch phrase
boatmen|Song of the Volga ___
bobbysox|Anklets worn with saddle shoes, informally
bobsleds|Racers seen in "Cool Runnings"
bolting|Taking off quickly
bonanza|Windfall
bonbons|Chocolate goodies
bonehead|Doofus
bootleg|Produced illegally
botanist|Plant studier
bottleneck|Congested condition
bounces|Rides over potholes, perhaps
brainteaser|Poser
brasserie|Tavern that serves beer and food
brattier|More ill-behaved
breadbasket|Gut
breasts|Chicken parts
breeder|Stud farm owner
brimstone|Sulfur, in sermons
bubblegum|Bazooka output
bullheaded|Ornery
bullyboy|Tough guy
burritos|Taco Bell offerings
cadence|Beat
cajoles|Sweet-talks
callers|Directors at a square dance
cancels|Aborts
canonic|According to church doctrine
canticle|Song of praise
caption|Bit of text from a photojournalist
cardinal|One, two, or three
careless|Negligent
carloads|Train freight weights
carouse|Paint the town red
carrots|Peas' partners, at times
cartooned|Worked on a strip
catered|Provided food, as for a wedding
catspaw|Dupe
cautioned|Given a warning
cavities|Voids
centavos|Peso fractions
certitude|Freedom from doubt
chachkas|Cheap trinkets
chainsaw|Leatherface's weapon
character|End of the quote
charisma|Personal magnetism
chartreuse|Clear, light green with a yellowish tinge
chassis|Auto body support
chastise|Let have it
chateau|Country house
chatroom|Cybersalon
cheesiest|Most inferior in quality
chemise|Loose-fitting women's garment
chewers|Rodents, at times
chickens|Cluckers' clique
chooses|Opts for
chutzpah|Cheek
cilantro|Member of the parsley family
clarified|Explained
clashes|Doesn't work, fashionwise
clawhammer|Carpentry staple
cleaner|Not as dirty
cleaner|Pine-Sol, for one
cleaners|Spot removers
cleanup|Straighten, as a room
clinical|Type of trial
clinics|Diagnostic workshops
cochair|Share the committee leadership
coconuts|Nondairy milk sources
cogitate|Give a great deal of thought to
cohosts|Regis and Kelly, e.g.
colleen|Limerick lass
colludes|Plots (with)
cologne|Toiletry item
colorer|Child with a box of crayons
comeback|Career revival
compels|Urges irresistibly
compound|Fenced-in group of buildings
concave|Curving inward
concern|Compassion
confine|Pen
conical|Shaped like a tepee
connive|Cooperate secretly
console|Soothe
consort|Prince Philip, to Queen Elizabeth
consume|Put away
converses|Talks
coriander|Chinese parsley
cornbread|Southern starch
corrode|Rust
cosines|Trig functions
cosmetic|Superficial
costars|Marquee names
costars|Those sharing the marquee
cotangent|Adjacent-over-opposite in right triangles
cowhand|Herder
cowskin|Leather source
crabber|Net wielder on the Chesapeake, maybe
crankcase|Engine housing
crashed|Zonked out
cratered|Like the moon's surface
creases|Dress pants features
creates|Whips up
creator|Inventive sort
crewels|Some embroideries
crimson|Purplish-red color
crosses|Vampire repellents
crusted|Hard-covered
crystal|Pricey stemware
cubicle|Dilbert's work area
culotte|Divided skirt
cultured|Like yogurt
cyclops|One-eyed giant
cygnets|Young swans
dairies|Udderly productive places?
dancers|Astaire and Rogers
databanks|Info holders
database|Record collection?
dawdled|Shilly-shallied
deadpan|Garry Shandling's manner
deductive|Like Ellery Queen's powers
deejays|Wedding reception emcees, sometimes
deepest|Most profound
deepest|Superlatively profound
deepfreeze|Suspended animation
defects|Recall causes
dejected|Sad and mopey
deliver|Liberate
deludes|Misleads
demands|Doesn't just ask
depleted|Lessened drastically
deprive|Take away from, with "of"
deriding|Mocking
derringer|It's usually the smallest of a given caliber
dervish|Sufi Muslim ascetic
deserve|Be worthy of
desktop|Location for many an icon
despite|Regardless of
despoil|Pillage
despots|Harsh rulers
desuetude|Lack of use
develops|Works in a darkroom
diabolic|Befitting Beelzebub
diatribe|Tirade
diatribe|Tirade
diciest|Most iffy
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diploma|College paper?
disable|Put out of commission
disdain|Scorn
disease|It may prompt a quarantine
diskette|Floppy
disobey|Not mind
dividend|Bonus
dogeared|Bookmarked, in a way
dogfishes|Small sharks
doodads|Gizmos
doodles|Daydreamer's drawings
doormat|Something to wipe your boots on
dotting|Painting like a pointillist
dovetails|Meshes
dragnet|Friday show?
drawbridge|Uplifting sight for boaters?
dreaded|Didn't look forward to
dredges|Giant silt removers
dredges|Scoops up river sediment
dressier|Less casual, as attire
drooped|Showed sadness, as a dog's ears
dumbwaiter|Food-service elevator
dutiful|Obedient
dweebish|Nerdy
dwindle|Waste away
dynamic|Full of life
dynasty|Joan Collins TV series
dystopia|Undesirable society type depicted in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
earflap|Winter cap feature
earlaps|Cap attachments
earless|Like a harp seal
earnest|Sincere
earnest|Sincere
earnest|Wholehearted
earthen|Made of clay
ebonics|Subject of a 1990s language controversy
ecofreak|Environmental activist, to some
ecologist|Global warming researcher, often
economist|Milton Friedman, e.g.
ecstasy|Delight
edgiest|Most nervous
eeriest|Most unearthly
eeriness|Déj  vu quality
effluvia|Bad smells
egalite|Middle of a French motto
eggbeater|Scrambler's aid
egghead|Walking encyclopedia
egocentric|Self-absorbed
ejected|Left the cockpit in a hurry
elapsed|Passed by
elastic|Like some demand, in economics
elastic|Like some waistbands
elastomers|Synthetic rubber compounds
electrical|Requiring a current to run
elegant|Polished and posh
element|Gold or silver, but not bronze
elflike|Gnomish
elitists|They don't associate with the hoi polloi
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
elucidate|Make comprehensible
emanate|Stem (from)
emanated|Gave off
embezzle|Misappropriate
emerged|Came to light
emergent|Demanding attention
emeries|Grinding substances
emeritus|Retired, as a professor
emigrate|Move to a new country
emoticon|:-), e.g.
empathy|Understanding
emperor|Nero, for one
employer|Boss
empower|Give authority to
emulate|Use as a model
enables|Makes possible
enfolds|Wraps up
engender|Bring into being
engines|Motors
enlists|Joins up
enlists|Signs up to serve
ennoble|Lend dignity to
ennoble|Lift up to a higher class
enrolled|Joined the student body
enslaved|Put in shackles
ensures|Guarantees
entente|International alliance
entraps|Nabs in a sting operation
enzymes|Pepsin and trypsin
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epaulet|Uniform frill
ephedrine|Common decongestant ingredient
epitaph|There goes the neighborhood, for Rodney Dangerfield
epitaphs|Words set in stones
epithet|The Unready, for Ethelred
ermines|White weasels
erotica|Lusty literature
erratic|Spotty
escapee|Fugitive
escapee|One on the run
escapees|The ones that got away?
escaroles|Salad greens
escheat|Confiscate, legally
espouse|Speak for
espresso|Moka pot beverage
espresso|Trattoria brew
essence|Central quality
essence|Gist
essential|Indispensible
estates|They get left behind
estimate|Ballpark figure
etageres|Knickknack holders
ethanol|Gasoline component
evening|Nightfall
evoking|Bringing to mind
evolution|Darwinian process
execute|Carry out
exhibits|Museum displays
exoduses|Mass departures
expectant|With child
exposure|Photographer's concern
extinct|Like the dinosaurs
extinct|Wiped out
extreme|Adjective for snowboarding
exuberant|Rollicking
exurbia|Region whose residents may have a long commute
eyebrow|Plucking target
eyebrow|Something to tweeze
eyedrops|They may get the red out
eyestrain|Result of poring over print, perhaps
eyetooth|Canine
factoid|Bit of trivia
faddish|In one year and out the other
failure|Bomb
faltered|Stumbled
falters|Stumbles
fanatic|Wild-eyed type
fanatic|Zealot
fanatics|Zealous devotees
fanfares|Trumpeted flourishes
fastest|Least time-consuming
fasting|Preparation for some blood tests
fathoms|Makes sense of
feldspar|Crystalline mineral
felines|Jaguars and such
felines|Pumas and panthers
feminine|Kind of mystique
fiancee|Betrothed
fidgets|Acts antsy
fiestas|Mexican bashes
finesse|Skillful maneuver
fixative|Binding agent
flapjacks|Hot cakes
fleabag|Seedy hotel
flickers|Shimmers like a lit candle
flopped|Laid an egg
florence|Italian city on the Arno
flotilla|Group of warships
flyswatter|Inexpensive extermination device
footstools|Ottomans
forbade|Prohibited
fortitude|True grit
forward|Impertinent
foxtrot|Basic ballroom dance
freemason|Lodge member
fuselage|Airbus part
galleon|Old multi-decked sailing ship
gargoyle|Grotesque medieval spout
garters|They're tossed by grooms
geishas|Kimono-clad hostesses
generic|Lacking a brand name
genteel|Refined
germicide|Disinfectant
gesture|Hand movement
ghostwriter|Author who gets no credit
ghostwriter|Author's secret collaborator
gibbons|Lesser apes
gingersnap|Molasses cookie
girders|Components of a bridge-building lattice
glaring|Impossible to miss
glassware|Fragile goods
glummest|Most morose
gnashed|Ground, as teeth
goateed|Like Mitch Miller, e.g.
godsends|Beneficial surprises
gondola|Skier's transport
gospels|Foursome followed by Acts
governed|Held sway
grasped|Understood
greaser|Andrew Dice Clay's comedic persona
greaten|Become more important
greenbelt|Urban sprawl checker
greened|Became verdant
gremlin|Troublemaker invented by the British Royal Air Force
grimace|Contemptuous countenance
guerrilla|Tag for low-budget marketing techniques
gunfighting|Dueling Old West-style
gunshot|Revolver's sound
gutsier|More courageous
gymnasts|Olympians who hang around bars?
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hammerlock|... wrestling move?
handsome|Attractive
hangnail|Finger woe
hardcase|Challenging delinquent
hardhat|Construction worker
harshest|Most severe
hastens|Doesn't waste time
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
headman|Leader
hectare|10,000 square meters
hedgerow|Landscaper's handiwork, perhaps
heinous|Abominable
heiress|Doris Duke, for one
helipads|Rooftop landing areas
heliports|Landing spots for choppers
helpless|Incapacitated
henpeck|Be shrewish
herdsman|Cattle drive figure
heterodoxy|Non-traditional beliefs
hoarder|Pack rat
holdfast|Hang on tightly
hologram|3-D image
homepage|Browser starting point
homespun|Folksy
honesty|Lincolnesque quality
honeybee|Garden buzzer
honeymoon|Trip for newlyweds
honorer|The president at a medal ceremony, e.g.
horrify|Cause to shudder
horselaugh|Guffaw
hostels|Inexpensive inns
hotshots|Cocks of the walk
hottest|Most popular
hydrogen|H
hydrogen|Most abundant element
icebreaker|Party picker-upper
iceless|Frost-free
idealism|High-mindedness
idealize|Put on a pedestal
ideally|Just the way it should be
ignites|Sets ablaze
ignites|Sparks
ignoramus|Ding-a-ling
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
imagine|Lennon classic
imitate|Do likewise
impound|Seize and retain in custody
inaction|On the front line
inanimate|Lifeless
inanity|Silliness
indecisive|Wavering
indicts|Accuses formally
indirect|Type of object
indolent|Torpid
inebriate|Confuse, mentally or emotionally
inedible|Not fit for consumption
inexorable|Certain
infants|Bassinet occupants
inferno|Dante's and Virgil's destination, in literature
infinite|Endless
inflame|Excite
ingenuity|Cleverness
inhales|Smells the coffee, e.g.
inhibits|Puts a damper on
innersole|Podiatrist's recommendation
innovate|Produce something new
insecure|Lacking confidence
inspects|Checks out
inspire|Emulate a muse
inspire|Fill with confidence
inspire|Motivate
insults|Ammo for Don Rickles
insurer|Aetna, e.g.
integer|Whole number
integer|Zero, for one
intense|Extreme
interact|Work together
intimidate|Bully
intrepid|Fearless
intuits|Puts it together
inveigle|Sweet-talk
ironclad|Airtight, as an alibi
ironside|Raymond Burr detective role
ironweed|1987 Nicholson/Streep film
isolate|Quarantine
isotope|Dating material
issuing|Publishing
italics|Stress indicator
itemized|Completed Schedule A
itemizes|Uses a long form
jackets|Varsity athletes' wear
jasmine|Light yellow
javelin|Decathlon spear
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jeerers|Some unhappy spectators
jellybean|Ovoid sugarcoated candy
jetstream|High-up air current
jiujitsu|Japanese martial art
joneses|They're hard to keep up with
jostles|Elbows
journey|Only the Young band
jumpsuit|Parachutist's outfit
junglegym|Playground fixture
kaolinite|Clay mineral used in glossy paper
karaoke|Sing-along format
ketchup|Dip for fries
kindlier|More benevolent
kitschy|Hardly artistic
kneecap|Patella
kneecap|Triangular leg bone
kneeled|Assumed a proposition position
kneepad|It's worn for your protection
knitwear|Cardigan, e.g.
knuckleball|Pitcher's choice
kookiest|Most offbeat
laboratory|Mad scientist's milieu
laborer|Poorly paid worker, often
lackeys|Sycophants
lampoon|Parody
lamppost|Part of a street light
landline|Grounded phone connection?
languid|Absent animation
lanyard|Whistle holder
lanyards|Arts and crafts projects that hold badges or keys
larceny|Grand or "petit" crime
largesse|Generosity
lariats|Props for Will Rogers
lasagna|Baked Italian noodle dish
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lasagnes|Trattoria selections
latecomers|They may stand for something
lateral|Like some thinking
lathers|Covers with soap
latinas|Hispanic women
latrines|Heads
laureate|Nobel Prize winner, e.g.
lavishes|Showers
lawless|Lucy who played Xena
learned|Wise
lectern|Prof prop
lederhosen|Some knickerbockers
ledgers|Accountants' records
legatee|Beneficiary
leggings|Tights
leghorns|Common egg farm denizens
legumes|Peas and beans
leotard|Acrobat's attire
leprechaun|Favorite gold-seeking sprite
lessens|Diminishes
libelee|One with a reputation to defend
libertine|Dissolute sort
licenses|Items in hunters' wallets
lighthouse|Flasher at the shore
limeades|Citrus quaffs
limitless|Infinite
liniments|They may be spread in the locker room
lipreader|One who can see what you're saying
litterbugs|Careless trash-tossers
loaners|Auto service department offerings
lodgers|Tenants
lookouts|Sentries
loophole|Way around a contract's terms
lottery|Scratch-off game, e.g
lunched|Ate at noon
lustrous|Like a pearl
macadamia|Nut named after an Australian botanist
maddish|A little crazy
madeleine|Former Secretary of State Albright
madonna|Die Another Day theme singer
maestro|Conductor on a stage
maestro|Eminent conductor
maestros|Bigwigs in the music world
magnolia|Tree with showy blossoms
majority|Group that wins the vote
majority|More than half
malarkey|Bunkum
maltose|Brewer's sugar
management|Business owners
mantras|Meditation intonations
marigolds|The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon ___ (Pulitzer-winning play)
marines|Gomer Pyle's colleagues
marmoset|Mini-monkey
marmoset|Monkey that resembles a squirrel
maroons|Leaves stranded
marriage|Plunge, so to speak
martyrs|Gluttons for punishment
mastodon|Ice Age beast
mastodon|Ice Age mammal
matador|Bullring biggie
matters|Means something
medicine|It's often prescribed
meerkat|African mongoose
meeting|Get-together at work
megahit|Blockbuster
meltdown|The China Syndrome threat
menorahs|Some holiday candleholders
meringue|Pie topping
mermaid|Andersen title creature
metaphor|Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared
miasmas|Foreboding atmospheres
microwave|Nuke
midiskirt|Knee-length garment
mileage|Fuel efficiency measure
militia|Civilian arm-bearers
militia|They're not part of the regular army
militiaman|Citizen in a company
mimosas|Champagne-and-orange-juice concoctions
minicab|Transport from Heathrow, perhaps
minidress|Outfit that shows a lot of leg
miracle|Parting of the Red Sea, e.g.
mishmash|Hodgepodge
misstep|Error
mistletoe|Kiss elicitor
mistreat|Abuse
mittens|Impediments to manual dexterity, sometimes
mocktail|Virgin Mary, e.g.
mockups|Full-sized models
modifies|Makes changes to
mohawks|Hairstyles that resemble the plumes on Trojan helmets
moisture|Cellophane keeps it out
molecule|Smallest physical unit of an element
monograms|Fashionable initials
monsignor|Vatican title
moodiest|Most temperamental
moonlit|Like some romantic evenings
moonrise|Bright night sight
moonscape|It's teeming with craters
mordant|Biting
morphine|It can be synthesized from coal tar
mousetrap|Danger for Stuart Little
mouthwash|Listerine, for one
muchacho|Hombre-to-be
multiple|Like some personalities
museums|Docent hirers
mustache|Groucho's was a greasepaint smear
mustang|Hardy little horse
mustangs|Sporty Ford models
mustangs|University Park, Texas team
mutated|Transformed
nametag|Conventioneer's icebreaker
nametag|Luggage attachment
narcissus|He became a flower in the flower of his youth
narrate|Provide commentary for, as a slide show
narrates|Tells a tale
narrator|Role for Che in "Evita"
nascence|Birth
nascent|Just starting to develop
nastier|Not so nice
natural|Disaster precursor?
natural|Word with leader or disaster
nebbish|Pitiful person
necktie|Casual Friday casualty
nectarine|Smooth-skinned peach
negative|Like certain battery terminals
neighbor|Dweller next-door
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
neomycin|Common antibiotic
nerdier|More inept, socially
netizen|Frequent chat room visitor, perhaps
nettled|Irked
neurosis|Freudian topic
ninnies|Dumb bunnies
nirvana|*Absolute bliss
nitrate|Common fertilizer
nitrogen|Much of the air
nominate|Put up
nosedive|Precipitous plummet
nosegay|Bride's handful
nowhere|Obscurity
nucleus|Kernel
nuptial|___ plumage
nuttiest|Most queer
oarlocks|Rowboat attachments
oblique|Not straightforward
oceanic|Like some currents
ocelots|Spotted felines
oilhole|Opening for lubrication
olivine|Greenish mineral
oncoming|Directly ahead
onrushing|Flowing forward forcefully
onscreen|Seen by TV viewers
onslaught|Blitz
onstage|In a play, say
openings|Things to fill
operetta|One of Victor Herbert's forty-three
operettas|Gilbert and Sullivan's oeuvre
opiates|Morphine and codeine, for two
opossums|Pogo and others
opposed|Competed against
oppress|Tyrannize
oppressed|Like people under a dictator
oracles|Ancient answer sources
orangeade|Tang, e.g.
orangeades|Fruity refreshers
oratorio|Handel's "The Messiah," for one
oratorios|Handel's "Messiah," et al.
oratory|Public speaking
oratory|Rhetorical skill
orchard|___ Field (O'Hare, until 1949)
oregano|Spaghetti sauce seasoning
organists|They often play at stadiums
orients|Points in the right direction
orients|Points in the right direction
orioles|Camden Yards baseball team
osmoses|Passes through, in a way
ostrich|Emu's cousin
outdated|Passé
outdone|Surpassed
outleap|Jump farther than
outsell|Have more customers than a competitor
outside|In the open air
overhaul|Renovate completely
overjoyed|Thrilled to pieces
overkill|Too much
overlie|Be situated above
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Foreman
overshoe|Bad weather footwear
oversteps|Exceeds
overwhelm|Crush
ownership|What a deed proves
oxidant|Bleach, for example
oxidate|Rust
oxymorons|Deafening silence and bittersweet
paesano|Compatriot, in Cremona
painters|Monet and Manet
pancake|Flapjack
panders|Plays to the crowd
paprika|Goulash spice
parables|The Good Samaritan, and others
paroles|Springs from a cooler?
pastrami|Deli meat
peaking|Reaching a high
peekaboo|Baby game
peeress|Lady in the House of Lords, e.g.
pelican|Bird with a pouch
penname|Mark Twain, e.g.
peregrine|Bird of prey known to reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour
persists|Continues
pertest|Most cheeky
pettiest|Most small-minded
petunia|Porky's girlfriend
phantasmal|Illusory
picketer|Striker with a sign
piecrusts|They should be flaky
pieties|Reverential remarks
pikeman|Old infantry soldier armed with a spear
pimiento|Olive stuffing
pinhead|Nimrod
pinning|Tailor's activity
pinochle|48-card game derived from bezique
pipeful|Bowl of tobacco
pipelined|Sent from Alaska, perhaps
playbills|Broadway handouts
players|They're in the game
pleased|Comparable to punch?
pleonasms|Redundancies
plotline|Novel's twists and turns
plotlines|Screenplay features
poignant|Emotionally moving
politburo|Policymaking body of a Communist party
popular|Well-liked
porcelain|Translucent dishes
portals|Entryways
portfolio|Financial holdings
poshest|Superlatively swank
possess|Emulate a demon
possums|Pogo and his relatives
postgrad|Many a university lab employee, colloquially
postpone|Put off
potions|Witches' brews
preacher|Proclaimer of the gospel
precook|Boil ahead of time, say
preempt|Take precedence over
premiere|Hollywood opening
prepares|Gets ready
preppie|Andover attendee
preppie|Andover type
presets|Fixes ahead of time
presidio|1998 Connery film, with "The"
priestly|Jason on "Beverly Hills, 90210"
printer|Epson product
processor|Computer hardware item
prodded|Gave a pointer to?
prologue|Play opening, sometimes
protozoa|Unicellular critters
protrude|Thrust forward
provoke|Egg on
puniest|Most insignificant
purpleheart|U.S. Armed Forces award for those wounded in action
pyramids|Giza attractions
quatrain|Four-line stanza
quiches|Eggy entrées
quivers|Arrow holders
quondam|Onetime
raccoons|Masked creatures
rackets|Ponzi schemes, e.g.
radishes|Pungent salad veggies
ramparts|Fortifications in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
ranches|They have brand names, often
rapping|Chewing the fat
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ravings|Lunatic's comments
rawhide|Sometime bootlace material
razzing|Teaser's activity
readjust|Make more tweaks to
reallocate|Distribute differently
reamers|Hole enlargers
reapers|Harvest helpers
recession|Obama's challenge
recited|Said word for word
recluse|Hermit
records|They're set and broken
redeyes|Night flights
redhead|Lucille Ball, for one
reduced|Sign at a sale
reducer|One on a diet
refines|Purifies
refines|Purifies
refresh|Vivify
refugees|They've been forced to flee
regaled|Wined and dined
regatta|Breezy competition
regimen|Boot camp prescription
regions|Large indefinite areas
regroup|Respond to a setback, in a way
rehearse|Practice
rehearse|Prepare for the big night
rejects|Doesn't accept
relapse|Slip back into a former practice
relates|Connects
relaxes|Chills out
relented|Gave in
relents|Softens
reliance|Trust
renames|Attaches a new handle to?
renewed|Kept from lapsing
renewer|Obviously satisfied subscriber
renovate|Do over
renovated|Fixed up
reorder|Fill up, as an inventory
repacked|Got ready for the next part of a tour
repairs|Handyman's chores
repeats|Echoes
reposed|Slept
reprieve|Pardon
reprises|Musical "echoes"
reroute|Change directions
research|Fact-finding
resented|Took umbrage at
resentence|Give life on appeal?
resents|Is put out by
residence|Home
residue|What's left
resistors|Parts of some circuits
resonating|Having a widespread effect
restart|Go back to square one
restates|Says for emphasis, perhaps
resting|Observing the Sabbath
restless|Stir-crazy
restock|Fill the shelves, perhaps
restore|Put back to the way it was
restores|Makes whole again
restudy|Cram anew
retakes|Director's do-overs
retiree|Pension recipient
retreat|Draw back
retronym|Analog watch, for one
reunion|Class action?
reunion|Family affair
revenuer|T-man, to bootleggers
rewarded|Given a bonus
rhapsodize|Wax lyrical
rhetoric|Orator's art
rhombus|Equal-sided quadrilateral
risotto|Cheesy Italian dish cooked in broth
riveter|Rosie's job
riviera|European vacation site
roadblock|Type of challenge in "The Amazing Race"
roadblocks|Police barricades
roadies|Boston and Chicago aides
roadside|Kind of diner or assistance
rockers|Some music groupies
roiling|Chaotic
romaine|Iceberg alternative
rooster|Alarm cock
rosebud|Charles Foster Kane's dying word
rosebud|Kane's dying word in "Citizen Kane"
rotunda|Round, domed building
rounder|More spherical
ruffians|Brutes
rustler|Range thief
sadists|Your pain is their gain
salamis|They might be hung in public
salesclerks|Counter-productive people?
salmagundi|Grand mixed salad
saloons|Bars
salters|Sanitation trucks in a snowstorm
sambaed|Did a Latin dance
samisens|Instruments that literally mean "three flavor strings"
samurai|Japanese film heptad
samurai|Warrior of feudal Japan
sandpit|You can dig it
sassier|Having more moxie
satiate|Stuff
satisfy|Hit the spot
sausage|Brit's banger
savanna|*Treeless plain
sawhorses|Board supports
sayings|Collection of saws?
scanner|Part of a printer, perhaps
scapula|Bone near the shoulder
scatter|Send in all directions
scavenge|Take part in a hunt, perhaps
scenario|Screenplay's precursor
scenario|Screenwriter's pitch
scenery|Backdrop
schemed|Contrived
schemes|Connives
scherzo|Sprightly composition
scholars|Academicians
science|Bill Nye's specialty
science|Biology or chemistry
scientists|Many lab workers
scorecard|Item sold at stadiums
scrawniness|Feature of a "string bean"
screams|Hits a high note, in a way
scripted|Unlike improv
scrooge|Uncle of Disney comics
seagull|Coastal scavenger
sealers|Undercoat applications
seascape|Winslow Homer specialty
seashore|Summer vacation destination
seasick|Suffering from ocean motion
secrete|Hide
seduces|Emulates Don Juan
seedpod|Pea or bean feature
seethes|Does a slow burn
seiners|Fishing boats with large nets
semicolon|Mark of a long sentence, perhaps
seminaries|Special schools
semipro|Part-time player
senates|Legislative houses
seniors|Gray Panthers, e.g.
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sentinel|Orlando paper
septillion|25-figure figure
sequels|Follow-up films
serenade|Song from a suitor
serenest|Most composed
serenity|Peace
servant|Butler or chauffeur
servant|Handmaid, for one
session|Congressional meeting
sextets|Groups of six
shallot|Bulb used by Emeril
shamrock|Favorite plant
sharpies|Some felt-tip markers
shearers|Sheep ranchers, at times
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
sheaves|Wheat field bundles
sheepish|Embarrassed
sheepish|Like some grins
shiftless|Unambitious to the max
shillelagh|Favorite club
shinbone|Often-bumped part of the leg
shivaree|Post-nuptial kettle-and-pan send-off
shoeboxes|They may hold a baseball card collection
shootings|Filmmaking activities
shorelines|Beachfronts
showbiz|Performer's realm, slangily
showtime|Start of a performance
shutterbug|Big snapper
shyster|Unscrupulous lawyer
signers|The U.S. Constitution had 39
signpost|Directional aid
silents|Talkies' predecessors
silents|They preceded talkies
silverware|Dinner service
similes|Like things?
simpatico|On the same page
sincere|Heartfelt
singsong|Monotonous
sirloin|Cut in front of the rump
skaters|Some Winter Olympians
skating|Dorothy Hamill's forte
skeeters|Biters in the boonies
skeeters|Bloodsuckers, colloquially
skeleton|Halloween costume
skelter|Second half of a rhyming Beatles title
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skiddoo|Scram
skyrocket|Suddenly soar
slanted|Biased
sleeted|Rained hard?
sliders|Snacks at the bar
slithery|Viperlike
sloppiest|Most abhorrent to Felix Unger
sluggish|Lacking energy
sluices|Water channels
slurped|Drank noisily
slyness|Foxy quality
smarted|Was painful
smeared|Spread liberally
smelted|Extracted metal from
smeltery|Ore-processing plant
smirker|Smug one, maybe
smokers|Meat-preservation devices
snapback|Recover quickly
snapshot|Candid, perhaps
snatches|Weightlifter's moves
snifter|Globular goblet
snooped|Poked around
snoozer|Real bore
snowball|Winter missile
soldiers|Grunts
soloing|Making an individual effort
solvent|Having enough money to cover expenses
sonatina|Short, light piece of music
soprano|Kristin Chenoweth's voice type
sorority|Girl's group
southpaw|Lefty
southpaw|Lefty Grove, for one
spammed|Sent unsolicited e-mails to
sparrow|The Little ___ (Piaf's nickname)
sparser|More meager
spatial|Three-dimensional
spatter|Make a mess in the kitchen
spatting|Having a row
speaker|iPod accessory
spectra|Rainbows
speeder|Roadway scofflaw
speediest|First to break the tape
speedos|Some skimpy swimwear
spellbinder|Enthralling orator, e.g.
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spinach|Popeye's favorite food
spirited|Vivacious
splotch|Irregular stain
splurge|Spend extravagantly
spoofed|Lampooned
spooled|Prepared to send, as data to a printer
spotter|Gymnastics coach, at times
spottiest|Most erratic
spreads|Peanut butter and jelly, e.g.
squadron|Military flight formation
stadiums|Places with diamonds and gridirons
staleness|Unoriginality
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Endurance
standoff|Impasse
stanzas|The Star-Spangled Banner quartet
starchy|Rigidly formal
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael classic
starers|Some rude people
starfish|Rayed marine species
starship|We Built This City pop-rockers
startups|Venture capital recipients
starved|Deprived (of)
starving|Famished
stashed|Saved for a rainy day, perhaps
stashes|Socks away
staterooms|Carnival quarters?
stateside|In the USA
stature|Eminence
staunch|Firm
stealth|Cat burglar's asset
stenotype|Court reporter's machine
steppes|Grass-covered plains of Siberia
stepson|Child by marriage
sterling|Fine silver
sterner|Way less lenient
stetson|Range topper
stifled|Kept in, as a yawn
stilettos|Sharp-looking footwear?
stipends|Fellows might receive them
stirred|Began to budge
stockier|More heavyset
stomach|Gut
stomach|Tolerate
stomata|Pores
strained|Like some relations
strange|Weird
stressed|Put under pressure
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
strobes|Disco lights
stroked|Hit smoothly, as a ball
strolls|Park activities
strolls|Saunters
strongboxes|Places for valuables
strudel|German dessert
struggle|Uphill battle
studhorse|Former Derby winner, often
studios|Shooting locales
stuffed|Like some peppers
stuntwomen|Some action film employees
stylist|Salon employee
styrene|Synthetic rubber ingredient
submerges|Places underwater
subsonic|Below Mach 1
subvert|Corrupt
sultana|Yellow raisin
sunnily|With a bright manner
sunrise|Daily event
sunroof|Auto extra
sunshine|Florida asset, weatherwise
sunshine|Florida draw
superhero|Captain Marvel or Batman
surname|Ciccone, for Madonna
sweatbox|Prisoner punishment place
sweeter|Harder-won, perhaps
sweeter|More adorable
sweetie|Kind of pie?
swishes|Rustling sounds
swooned|Fainted
swooned|Passed out
syllabi|Course outlines
symptom|Sign of something
symptoms|Sore throat and sneezing, for a cold
synapse|Nerve junction
synonym|Thesaurus offering
syringe|Vaccine deliverer
tadpole|Future frog
tadpole|One who'll croak in the future
taffeta|Evening gown fabric, often
tailgated|Followed too closely on the highway
tailgates|Joins the pregame party
taillight|Something on the back of a Bronco?
tamable|Subject to breaking?
tanager|Brightly colored songbird
tangent|Trigonomic function
tangled|Fought (with)
tantalus|Niobe's tormented dad
tantrum|Fit
tantrums|Displays of bad temper
tapestries|Elaborate wall hangings
tarantula|Creepy crawler
tarpaper|Roofing material
tartans|Highland plaids
tasteful|Refined
tautest|Stretched to the limit
tchotchke|Trinket
teacart|Sugar bowl holder, perhaps
teacher|Head of the class
teahouses|Genteel lunch spots
teargas|One way to quell a riot
tearoom|Spot for a spot
teaspoons|Table setting items
teatime|Afternoon break in London
teatime|Afternoon observance in England
teenager|Archie or Jughead
teenagers|Jeremy and his pals in "Zits"
teepees|Homes with smoke flaps
teetotals|Stays dry, say
telecom|AT&T's industry
tempted|Dangled a carrot in front of
tenderest|Like the best steak
tenement|Urban dwelling
tensity|Tautness
teriyaki|Marinated Japanese dish
textile|Woven or knit cloth
texture|Feel
theorem|Statement backed by a proof, in math
thermal|Like some blankets or underwear
thirsts|Is dehydrated
throngs|Huge crowds
timesaving|Expeditious
timpani|The hunters in "Peter and the Wolf"
tinfoil|It was superseded by aluminum wrap
tinsmiths|Certain metalworkers
tiramisu|Dessert made with espresso
tiramisu|Layered dessert
tissues|Cold sufferer's boxful
together|In conjunction
toggles|Switches on and off, as a computer option
toilette|Act of dressing and grooming oneself
toluene|The second T in TNT
tomatillo|Mexican cuisine staple
tonally|In the style of most music
toolbox|Handyman's carryall
toppling|Knocking over
toreros|Bullfighters
totaled|Added up to
totters|Walks unsteadily
touchup|Make cosmetic changes to
trachea|Neighbor of the larynx
tracked|Followed, as someone's trail
trailer|Movie promo
trainee|Indoctrination subject
trammel|Fishing net
transfer|Forward, as a call
trapdoor|Way out for a magician
trashers|Harsh critics
trashmen|Sanitation workers
traveler|Polo, for one
treacle|Molasses
treacle|Sweet, gooey stuff
treading|Stepping
treetop|Rock-A-Bye, Baby setting
trefoil|Clover shape
tresses|Locks
tresses|Snakes, to Medusa
trestle|Railroad bridge
triathlon|Summer Olympics event
trident|Psi look-alike
tritest|Most hackneyed
tritest|Most overused
troches|Throat soothers
trounce|Don't just defeat
trumpet|Loudly proclaim
tsarina|Catherine I, for one
tsarina|Russian empress
tsarist|Early anti-communist
tsetses|Equatorial pests
tsktsked|Showed displeasure
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tugboats|Harbor helpers
tumbler|... kind of circus performer?
tunesmith|Melody master
tuneups|Car maintenance requirements
tureens|Deep dishes
turmoil|Hurly-burly
turtledoves|Gifts in a Christmas carol
twaddle|Utter nonsense
twilight|Dusk
typecast|Given similar roles repeatedly
tyrants|Nasty rulers
unarmed|Clean, in police talk
unasked|Not invited
unclear|Hazy
unclear|Vague
unclothe|Strip
underact|Perform with subtlety
underdog|Cinderella team
underwater|Submerged
unearth|Discover
unearth|Discover
unfunny|Bad adjective for a comedian
ungulates|Hoofed mammals
unrepaid|Still outstanding, as a loan
unrisen|Still in bed
unsheathe|Draw, in a threatening way
unsound|Likely to fail
unstrap|Open, in a way
uppercase|Caps
uproars|Rackets
upshift|Change gears
upsweep|Prom hairdo, perhaps
urgency|Need for speed
useless|Of no value
uterine|Womb-related
utilize|Put to work
validate|Establish as genuine
vampires|Buffy's quarry
vanilla|*Common cake ingredient
vaqueros|Many rodeo riders
vastness|Feature of outer space
vaulted|Took a flying leap
verdant|Green
veteran|Old hand
vikings|Minnesota football players
villagers|Relatives of townspeople
visions|Hallucinations
volatile|Easily excited
wagerers|They're found at casinos and racetracks
wakeners|Clock radios, at times
wardens|Prison officials
wardrobe|Film studio department
warhorse|Veteran of many struggles, like ...
washdays|They're spent doing laundry
washers|Laundromat lineup
weaponry|Arsenal inventory
weekends|Getaway times
wellsite|Good place to drill
western|Kind of sandwich or omelet
westerns|Bonanza and "Gunsmoke"
wheeled|Rode a bicycle
whirlpool|Ocean hazard
whittled|Created a kachina
wingspread|Flight statistic
winterized|Prepared for single digits
wisecracks|Wit-filled words
wiseguy|Smart aleck
woodwind|Piccolo, for one
wreaths|Christmas garlands
wristwatch|Many a Timex
yearend|Kind of sale
zealots|Fanatics
abandon|Recklessness
abashed|Experiencing chagrin
abrades|Scrapes off
absence|Fondness intensifier?
absents|Removes (oneself)
acacias|Savanna shrubs
academia|Ivory tower milieu
academic|Ivory tower inhabitant
accordion|Popular zydeco instrument
accuracy|Precision
accuses|Points the finger at
acerbates|Makes bitter
achieve|Reach
acreage|Surveyer's determination
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobats|Cirque du Soleil performers
acrylic|Paint variety
actuary|Schmidt's insurance company job, in "About Schmidt"
adamant|Unwilling to give in
adapted|Coped with change
adaptor|Device for incompatible devices
adequate|Good enough
adheres|Sticks
admires|Thinks a lot of
admonish|Give a talking to
adopted|Not biological
adoptee|Someone who's taken in
adopters|Many humane society visitors
adrenal|Type of gland
advertise|Plug
affixes|Sticks on
aficionado|Devotee
aftmost|Nearest the stern
aglitter|Sparkling
agreeing|In accord
aileron|Hinged wing part
aimless|Undirected
airdrops|Deliveries by parachute
airfields|Runway sites
airheads|Dolts
airmailed|Sent flying?
airtime|Radio sponsor's purchase
albumen|Egg white
alcoves|Architectural setbacks
alerted|Tipped off
alertly|With quick awareness
alfredo|Fettuccine ___
aliases|Smith and Jones, maybe
alienee|Home buyer, for one
aliment|Something to eat
allegro|Quickly, in music
alliance|Group effort
almanack|Poor Richard's ___
altercation|Scene
amaretto|Alabama Slammer liqueur
amblers|Passeggiata participants
amiable|Like Miss Congeniality
amnesia|Memory loss
amongst|*In the middle of
amplest|Most spacious
amplify|Make louder
anaconda|Amazon slitherer
analogy|SAT question, formerly
analyze|Study closely
android|Google's mobile operating system
anemones|Buttercup relatives
angered|Made mad
annexed|Took as one's own
annotate|Make marginalia
annular|Having rings
another|The same drink, please
antenna|Antiquated TV part
antenna|It can catch a wave
antepenultimate|Like X in the alphabet
anthems|Songs sung at stadiums
antifreeze|Engine protection in the winter
antihero|Cool Hand Luke, for one
antiques|Valuable old furnishings
anxiety|Butterflies in the stomach
apologetic|Contrite
apologia|Formal defense of one's belief
apostle|John, Thomas, or Mark
apostle|Mark, for one
apostle|One of an ancient dozen
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Duds
appeaser|Neville Chamberlain, to his critics
applause|Sign of appreciation
apricot|Word rhymed with "yacht" and "gavotte" in "You're So Vain"
aqualung|Diving equipment developed by Jacques Cousteau
arachnid|Eight-legged invertebrate
arbours|Shady spots, in Sheffield
arcades|Quarter quarters?
arcadia|Pastoral utopia
architect|I.M. Pei, notably
argonauts|Crew that sailed to Colchis
argument|Debater's activity
aridity|Dryness
armagnac|Spirit from Gascony
armholes|Vest openings
armored|Like many military vehicles
armories|Powder rooms?
armrests|Airplane seat separators
arrested|Brought to a standstill
arsenic|Killer in some murder mysteries
articulate|Find words for
artisan|Crafty person?
artistry|Creative talent
artists|Creative types
asbestos|Fiberglass predecessor
asinine|Foolish
askance|Suspicious way to look
askance|With disapproval
asocial|Far from gregarious
assault|Battery's partner
assents|Gives the OK
assists|Hockey statistic
assists|Stats shared by hockey, baseball, and basketball
asslike|Resembling a pack animal
assuage|Lessen
asthmatic|Wheezer, maybe
astonishes|Knocks for a loop
atelier|Artist's studio
atheists|Nonbelievers
atingle|Fluttery, as skin when massaged
atlases|Map books
atlases|Map holders
atoners|Rueful bunch
attacks|Goes after
attendee|Comer or goer
attendees|Goers
attends|Goes to
attribute|Credit
attunes|Harmonizes
atypically|Against expectations
auctioneer|Sotheby's employee
aureate|Golden
automat|It was back-loaded from the kitchen
aviated|Took up a Cessna
aviator|Playing card brand introduced after Lindbergh's flight
awesome|Radical!
backflip|Gymnast's move
balsamic|Kind of artisanal vinegar
bandsaw|Carpenter's power tool
barbells|Some gym weights
barbells|Workout equipment
barista|Starbucks staffer
baronet|British noble
barrels|OPEC units
baseballs|Yankee Stadium souvenirs
bazooka|Rocket launcher
beanbag|Dog bed, often
bechamels|White sauces
bedpost|You might stick your chewing gum or a bathrobe on it
befouls|Pollutes
behaved|Made it easy on the babysitter
besides|In addition
biblical|Like some seminary studies
bicameral|Like the United States legislature
bikinis|Suits introduced by engineer Louis Réard
billboard|Magazine with the "Hot 100"
biplane|The Wright brothers' aircraft, for one
birdbrain|Dodo
birdseye|Frozen food pioneer Clarence
blacktops|Paves, as a driveway
blessed|Fortunate in life
blissful|Ideal
blogger|Cyberspace diarist
blowouts|One-sided wins
blushes|Cosmetic applications
boasted|Tooted one's own horn
bonanza|Large vein
boneless|How some chicken or fish is served
boomtown|Community that grew quickly
boorish|Uncultured
brazenly|Without a hint of shame
breadbasket|Midsection, in slang
breasts|Chicken orders
brewski|Cold one
brewskis|Suds
brimmed|Was completely filled (with)
broadband|Kind of network
brocade|Curtain fabric
brownout|Brief voltage reduction
bucolic|Pastoral
buglers|Taps sounders
burlesque|Gypsy Rose Lee's milieu
burrito|It may be full of beans
butanes|Lighter fluids
cabarets|Musical venues
cabernet|Bordeaux wine
caboose|Car in the back
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
caesurae|Poetic pauses
calabash|Large gourd or a pipe made from it
calamari|Seafood selection
calendar|Year-end purchase
canasta|Rummy variety
cancans|Jailhouse johns?
cantata|Bach composition
canteen|Camper's water flask
canteen|Water flask
caparison|Equine trappings
capitol|Congressional conclave
capricious|Mercurial
cardiac|Certain hospital patient
carfare|It might be just a token
cartoons|Saturday morning TV fare
casabas|Crenshaw alternatives
casabas|Crenshaw melon's cousins
casinos|Flop houses?
casinos|Luxor and Bellagio
casinos|Slots' spots
catfish|Bottom feeders with barbels
catfish|Ingredient in some gumbos
cayenne|Hot condiment
censors|Ones with cutting remarks?
centimo|Venezuelan coin
central|Chief
chainsaw|Noisy feller?
chamois|Soft polishing cloth
chanter|Monk, at times
chanteys|Songs some sailors sing
charger|Battle horse
charlie|It's between bravo and delta
chastens|Takes to task
chateaus|French fortresses
cheeses|American and others
cheetah|Spotted cat
chemise|Loose-fitting dress
chemise|Shift at Victoria's Secret
chicanes|Tricky racetrack curves
chlorine|Table salt component
chorale|Hymn
chorale|___ prelude (contrapuntal Bach form)
chorizo|Spicy Spanish pork sausage
chortle|Word for a laugh coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky"
choruses|Musical ensembles
cineast|Film aficionado (var.)
citizens|Nationals
citizens|Police forces protect them
clapper|Household gadget that's a real turn-on?
classer|One who categorizes
cleanse|Make spotless
cleanse|Purify
clement|Refreshingly mild
clerical|Office error!
climates|Key influences on flora and fauna
clippers|Barber's tool
closest|Least distant
closure|Finality
cockpit|Instrument panel locale
codeine|Opium product
coffeehouse|Where to meet for drinks with Ross, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Rachel, and Chandler
coffeepot|Server with a spout
cognacs|After-dinner orders
cognomen|Caesar, for one
coheirs|Fortune sharers, perhaps
collide|Hit hard
collies|Lad and Lassie
colonists|Passengers on the "Mayflower," e.g.
columns|Supporters
commonsense|It's not exactly rocket science
compact|Small car
compacts|Treaties
computer|Program error!
concierge|Hospital employee, nowadays
concocts|Cooks up
congress|Capitol collective
conifer|Cedar or cypress
consist|Be composed (of)
consomme|Clear soup
conspire|Scheme
constants|Unchanging entities
coopers|Winery woodworkers
copilot|Cockpit figure
copycat|Perpetual follower
coronas|Types of cigars
coroner|Inquest official
coverlet|It's usually quilted
cowbell|Meadowland noisemaker
cowbells|Noisemakers at Tampa Bay Rays games
cowcatcher|Ranch hand?
cowhand|Ranch worker
crackpot|Nut
cratered|Like the moon
creches|Displays that feature mangers
crevice|Narrow rock opening
crewneck|Common T-shirt feature
croissant|Bakery purchase
crooned|Emulated Perry Como
crosstie|Railroad component
crucible|Arthur Miller drama set in Salem, with "The"
crusade|Fight for a cause
cubists|Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso
culvert|Underground drain
cupcake|Hostess product
cyclotron|Accelerator
cylinder|Engine chamber
cynical|Critically contemptuous
daisies|Aster relatives
damaged|Broken
dancers|Characters in "A Chorus Line"
dandiest|Hunky-dory to the max
daredevil|Blind Marvel Comics superhero
database|Computer's collective information
daughter|Kate Hudson, to Goldie Hawn
daydreamed|Went away for a while, as in class
deadeye|Crack shot
deadhead|Jerry Garcia groupie
dearest|Letter opener?
debating|Addressing both sides
debunked|Exposed as false
debunks|Exposes as untrue
decorum|Appropriate social behavior
deduction|Tax schedule amount
deficit|Shortage
defrocked|Kicked out of the priesthood
deftest|Most skillful
delicate|Subtle
delirious|Top-ten Prince hit
delirium|Hallucinatory state
deliver|Bring
deluded|Misled
deluging|Inundating
democrat|Blue state majority member
demonic|*Possessed
denotes|Stands for
deports|Banishes, in a way
deposes|Takes testimony from
deposes|Unseats
derides|Razzes
descent|Second half of a mountaineer's trip
deserters|Court-martial candidates
desolate|Barren
despots|Oppressive rulers
destined|Unalterably fixed
detente|Easing of diplomatic tensions
deterred|Discouraged
detract|Diminish, with "from"
devised|Thought up
diarist|Journal keeper
dimples|Golf ball features
dinette|Breakfast nook
dinettes|Kitchen sets
diorama|Student's shoebox scene
diploma|Sheepskin
direful|Ominous
disallow|Deny
discord|State personified by Eris
disdain|Contemptuousness
dishonor|Shame
dishwater|Sink filler
disinfect|Cleanse
disrupts|Interferes with
distend|Dilate
dogsleds|Iditarod entries
dominance|Upper hand
dormant|Hibernating
dormice|Small rodents with lengthy hibernations
dormouse|Sleeper at a tea party
dovecote|Place for pet pigeons
downwind|Undetectable by smell, in a way
dragster|One in a very short race
dramatic|Like a pause that gets one's attention
drawers|Long johns
dreamland|Shangri-La
dressed|Ready to go, in a way
dresser|Bureau
dressing|French or Italian, e.g.
drooled|Needed a bib
drumroll|Dramatic intro
dungeon|Spot for an iron maiden
duststorm|Windy weather phenomenon in the Great Plains
eardrum|Internal sound transmitter
earlier|Prior
earlobe|It may be free or attached
earringed|Wearing pendants
easterners|North Carolinians, e.g.
easters|Spring holidays
echelon|Level of authority
eclairs|Pastry shop treats
eclipse|High-level cover-up?
ecocide|Habitat destruction, e.g.
economists|Fed experts
ectomorph|One with a slight build
edifices|Grand buildings
edifies|Makes wiser
eeriest|Halloween superlative
egested|Spewed out
eggbeaters|Dieter's breakfast option
egghead|Studious sort
eighths|What many pizzas are cut into
einstein|Mensa member?
elaborate|Go on
electees|The chosen ones
elective|Optional course
elector|College member who votes for president
elector|Member of a certain college
electric|Like some catfish or eels
electron|Atomic orbiter
elegant|Gracefully refined
element|Milieu
eliding|That's saying "somethin'"
elitism|Snob's doctrine
elitist|Highfalutin
ellipsoid|Oval-shaped figure
emanated|Gave off
eminent|Well-known and respected
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emission|Discharge
emphasis|Accent
emporia|Large retail stores
emulsions|Photographic coatings
encases|Covers completely
enclave|San Marino or Vatican City, for example
encrypt|Make secret, in a way
endless|___ Love (1994 hit for Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey)
endorse|Sign the back of, as a check
endorsed|Gave campaign support to, in a way
enemies|Hatfields and McCoys
energizer|Type of bunny?
engirds|Goes around
engorged|Swallowed greedily
engraver|Currier or Ives
engross|Captivate
engulfs|Inundates
enigmas|Riddles
enlarge|Blow up
enlists|Recruits
ennoble|Make great
enormity|Sheer size
enrollee|Entry on a registrar's list
ensiled|Stored, on the farm
ensnare|Draw into a trap
entails|Calls for
entails|Involves
entente|International understanding
ententes|Rapprochements
entered|Came in
enthuse|Be gung-ho
entrant|Contest hopeful
entreats|Asks urgently
entries|Contest submissions
entropy|Degradation of the universe's energy
entropy|Scientific measure of disorder
entrusted|Committed in confidence
entryways|They allow access
epicurean|Fond of fancy food
epidermis|It has you covered
epilogue|Literary coda
erasable|Easy to undo
erotica|Hot stuff?
escapee|One who doesn't complete a sentence?
escorts|People providing arms?
espresso|Starbucks serving
essayist|Lamb, for one
essayist|Voltaire, for one
estates|Ritzy residences
esthete|Lover of the finer things
esthetes|Art lovers
estimate|Handyman's quote
estopped|Prohibited in court
eternal|Endless
eternal|Kind of triangle
eternal|Never-ending
eternal|Not transitory
ethanol|Model T fuel
etiquette|Ceremonial code
etouffee|Crawfish dish
etouffee|Crayfish dish
evaluate|Assess
eventful|Certainly not boring
evergreen|Christmas tree, typically
excerpt|Book jacket bit, often
exhibit|Make manifest
existent|Not imaginary
existentialists|Jean-Paul Sartre and others
experienced|Unlike a novice
expired|Lapsed, as a lease
express|Put into words
extremes|They're poles apart
eyepopper|Real attention-getter
eyestrain|Danger for a video game addict
eyewitness|Person on the scene
fajitas|Dish served on a sizzling platter
falcons|NFL team coached by June Jones, 1994-96
fallacy|Logician's pitfall
falsify|Alter fraudulently
fanzine|Mag for aficionados
feasted|Enjoyed a sumptuous meal
fecundity|Reproductive capacity
feelers|Trial balloons
fiancee|Wedding planner
finance|Bankroll
finances|Money matters
firemen|They often go to blazes
fireplace|Winter warmer
fishily|In a suspicious manner
flaming|Being severely critical on-line
flamingo|Lawn decoration, maybe
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flossed|Cleaned teeth, in a way
flotilla|Group moving together
foliage|Colorful autumn display
fondues|People dip into them at parties
foofaraw|Big hooha
foredecks|Floors in front of bridges
forever|Eternally
forgiven|No longer resented
forkful|Serving size?
forsaken|... why hast thou ___ me?
fortune|Business magazine since 1930
foursomes|Groups on double dates, e.g.
fourths|Quarters
franker|Having superior candor
franklin|Oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence
freeman|Actor Morgan of "Driving Miss Daisy"
freeway|High-speed travel route without tolls
frescoes|Some works by Michelangelo
freshman|College newbie
frittata|Eggy dish
frostbite|Condition caused by arctic conditions
galleria|Indoor court
galoots|Clumsy dudes
gamesters|Casino habitués
gasbags|They're full of hot air
gatecrash|Attend uninvited
gearcase|Bicycle chain holder
generic|Brand name's cheaper rival
germanic|Like English and Dutch
giraffe|Toys "R" Us mascot
glaring|Flagrant error!
gleaners|Field scavengers
gliders|Quiet craft
glimpses|Passing looks
glissando|Rapid up-scale sweep, e.g.
globular|Spherical
glowered|Looked angrily (at)
golfers|They use clubs at clubs
gorilla|Heavy-handed hooligan
gosling|Brand-new brant
goulash|Hungarian stew
gradient|Slope
grandeur|Magnificence
grandiose|More elaborate than necessary
grasped|Came to understand
grassland|Savanna or prairie
greener|More ecological
greeter|Front-door worker
grimaced|Put on an unhappy face
guarded|Careful not to say too much
guardian|Protector
guerrillas|Military rebels
guidance|Counselor's offering
gunnysack|Type of burlap bag in which Johnny B. Goode carried his guitar
guppies|Popular aquarium denizens
guttural|Like the end of Bach
habanero|Hot sauce ingredient
hairiest|Most like a Sasquatch
hairspray|It won the 2003 Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score
hairspray|John Waters film of 1988
halogen|Chlorine or iodine
halyard|Flag raiser
handcuff|Restrain, as a perp
hangdog|Abject, as an expression
hangers|Closet items
harebrained|Idiotic
harlequin|Commedia dell'arte buffoon
harmful|Injurious
harmony|*Barbershop specialty
harrier|Type of jet featured in "True Lies"
harshens|Becomes more severe, as weather
hastily|In slapdash fashion
hatchery|Where to find lots of chicks
haymaker|Knockout punch
hayrides|Autumn outings
hazards|Obstacles on the course
headlong|One way to rush
hearses|Slow-moving vehicles
heiress|She gets what's coming
helicopter|Chopper in the sky
hemlock|Poisonous plant
henhouses|Some coops
heretic|Inquisition target
hessians|German mercenaries
hibachi|Hot item for a camper
hibachi|Small charcoal grill
hibiscus|Showy flower
hipster|No square
hirsute|Like a shaggy dog
homemade|Crafted domestically
homemade|Like cookies from the kitchen
honorees|They may be toasted or roasted
horsefly|Biting insect
hosteler|Innkeeper
hotspot|Site offering Wi-Fi access
housekeepers|Domestics
housesit|Stay at the home of vacationers
housetop|Site for shingles
howitzer|Short cannon
hullabaloo|Stir
hybrids|Eco-friendly cars
hydrangea|Flowering shrub
hydrogen|Element in water
hydrogen|Light gas
hypnosis|Trance state resembling sleep
hypnotics|Sleeping pills
identical|The same
illegal|More than frowned upon
imagery|Set of mental pictures
imagine|First song on a John Lennon album of the same name
imitations|Knockoffs
imitator|Parrot
immortals|Gods, e.g.
incisor|Canine neighbor
indelible|That cannot be forgotten
indisposed|Averse
informs|Tips off
inhabits|Is a denizen of
inhaler|Asthmatic's apparatus
inherited|Came into
inimical|Like nemeses
innards|Viscera
innings|Periods when strikes are called
inputted|Fed, as to a computer
instill|Impart, as moral values
insular|Detached
integer|4, 9, or 16
integral|Calculus computation
intense|Very strong
interface|Common boundary
interim|Meantime
intoned|Chanted
ironers|White collar workers?
ironwork|Feature of New Orleans architecture
ironworker|Laundry maid?
isotope|One of an element's closely related atoms
iterated|Repeated
itineraries|Travelocity printouts
itinerary|Plan of travel
jackknife|V as in vehicular vacillation, visually
jellybean|Ronald Reagan's favorite candy
jetliner|It may land at a hub
jewelers|Ring masters?
joneses|Family to keep up with
joyrides|Cruising-and-boozing sprees, say
jurassic|Geologic period between Triassic and Cretaceous
jurassic|Period when birds and mammals appeared
kachina|Hopi doll
karaoke|Bars shown in almost every romance anime
kayaker|One who is up the creek with a paddle
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kickbacks|Shady payments
killers|Stamp cancellations
kleenex|Dispenser brand
kneehole|Desk feature
kneesies|Clandestine canoodling
knitted|Became intimately united
knitter|Madame Defarge, often
krypton|Superman's home
laborer|Manual worker
lactose|Milk sugar
ladybug|Spotted beetle in "James and the Giant Peach"
lagoons|Tropical shallow waters
lambdas|Followers of kappas
lashing|Severe scolding
lateral|Sidelong pass
laterals|Backward passes
laughed|Gave a guffaw
layaway|Buy now, pay later option
layover|Break in a journey
leanest|Least fatty
leapfrogs|Clears with a bound
leaping|Breaking into a vault?
leatherneck|Devil dog
legislator|Lawmaker
lengths|Some go to great ones
leonine|Like Simba
lighthouse|Sailor's navigational aid
linemen|Some telephone company employees
lingerie|Victoria's Secret merchandise
liquidated|Converted to cash
listened|Paid attention
literate|Like an English teacher
literature|___ is news that stays news (Ezra Pound)
littered|Caused a roadside eyesore
litterers|Trashy people
liturgy|Form of public worship
loafing|Taking it easy
locusts|Hordes of strippers in Exodus
loiters|Hangs around
loosest|Like the best slots?
lounged|Took it easy
lowball|Make a chintzy offer
lowrider|Variable-height car
lucerne|Gateway to central Switzerland
lumberjack|Chopper in the forest
lumberjacks|Breakfast cereal for woodcutters?
lumberyard|Wood shop
macrame|Knotty hobby
madeira|Portuguese island group
maestri|Eminent conductors
magnate|Tycoon
mahogany|Chest material, often
mailbags|Letter carriers
maiming|Seriously wounding
malpractitioner|Negligent lawyer, e.g.
managerial|Pertaining to supervisors or bosses
manicotti|Baked tubes
manners|Where are your ___?
mansions|Supersized quarters
mapmaker|Cartographer
mariachi|Mexican dance music
marigold|Colorful plant of the daisy family
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
martini|Dry or dirty drink
mascara|Cosmetic counter item
massage|Some body work?
masseuse|One with hands-on experience?
mastiff|Deep-chested guard dog
matador|Participant in a bull session?
matrons|Women wardens
mayflower|Vessel of the Pilgrims
meatier|Having more substance
medians|Some center strips
mediator|Dispute referee
medullas|Parts of certain stems
meerkat|Pumbaa's foot-tall pal, e.g.
memento|Ticket stub, sometimes
memoirs|Autobiographies
menorah|Item on Israel's coat of arms
mergers|Some deals filed with the SEC
mesquite|Wood used for grilling
messiahs|They're expected to deliver
metallic|Made of gold or silver, e.g.
methanol|Ingredient in some antifreezes
midtown|Times Square, re Manhattan
migrates|Flies south, say
milestones|Significant achievements
mirages|Delusions in the desert
misdeeds|Sins
missile|It may be guided
missiles|Hornets and Wasps, e.g.
misspoke|Said the wrong thing
mistake|Oops! prompter
mitered|Like most corner joints
mitigate|Assuage
mockups|Layout sketches
mohairs|Goats' coats
monorails|Some people movers
monotone|Boring drone
monsieur|Title for a Frenchman
moodily|In a temperamental way
moonstone|Shimmery feldspar gem
moorage|Fee for docking
moraine|Glacial deposit
mosquito|Little sucker
motorcycle|Chopper in "The Wild One"
mudpuppies|Large, water-dwelling salamanders
mudpuppy|Large salamander
mudslinging|Defamatory campaign activity
muscadet|French white wine
mushroom|Fairy ring component
musicals|Oklahoma! and "Hello, Dolly!"
mussels|Strong-sounding seafood?
mutants|The X-Men, notably
mutates|Becomes something different
mystics|Swamis, yogis, et al.
mystique|Aura
nailset|Carpentry punch
naivete|Wide eyes
narrate|Tell, as a tale
narrator|Protagonist, often
naughties|With "the", past decade name, to mischief-makers?
nearest|Like a best friend, say
nearsightedness|Question: Part 4
neatest|Most immaculate
negates|Rules out
neonatal|Concerning early infancy
nesters|Birds, at times
neurotic|Woody Allen-like
neutered|Kept from reproducing, as a pet
neutron|___ Dance (1984 Pointer Sisters hit)
nevermind|Oh, forget it
nevermind|Best-selling Nirvana album
newsdesk|Anchor's post
nextdoor|Very close by
nightspots|Discos
nihilist|Ultimate nonbeliever
nitrogen|Nearly 80% of the atmosphere
noisier|More clamorous
noisily|How people might celebrate
notable|Worth mentioning
notions|Sundries
nursery|Baby's room
obesity|Fleshiness
oboists|Members of the wind section
obsessed|Way beyond interested
obsolete|Outmoded
obstacle|Barrier
obstacle|Roadblock
ocarina|Little goose with finger holes
oceanic|Really huge
octagon|Stop sign shape
oculist|Person who might go into an orbit
oeuvres|Bodies of collected works
oeuvres|Bodies of work
offerings|Collection plate amounts
offramp|Interstate exit
oldster|Fogy
oldster|Many a retiree
olestra|Dietary fat substitute
omnibuses|Anthologies
onionskin|Translucent type of paper
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan production
opinion|Survey subject
opposes|Is against
opulence|Lavish living
opulent|Lavish
opulent|Sumptuous
oracles|They speak for deities
orangeade|Fruity quaff
orchids|Lady's-slipper et al.
oregano|Herb at a pizzeria
oregano|Spaghetti sauce seasoning
orients|Points in the right direction
orioles|Team that once featured two greats named Robinson
orphans|Annie and Oliver Twist
ostlers|Horse handlers
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Place to put up one's feet
ottoman|___ Empire (1299-1923)
outrages|Infuriating behaviors
outsized|Uncommonly large
overbite|Orthodontist's diagnosis
overbuy|Purchase too much
overpay|Get a bad deal at the store
overstayed|Wore out one's welcome
paellas|Valencian rice dishes
pageantry|Pomp
paginates|Numbers before or after each break
palatal|Spoken with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
palette|Computer's color collection
palisade|Defense fence
panhandler|Chef?
panicked|Ran away, perhaps
parachute|Drop cloth?
paranoia|Extraordinary distrust
paranoid|Unreasonably suspicious
parapet|Castle fortification
parapet|Protective wall
parapet|Rampart top
parapets|Protective walls
parents|They "make children happy by giving them something to ignore" (Ogden Nash)
pariahs|Shunned people
parterre|Seats beneath the balcony
parties|Celebrations
partner|Significant other, e.g.
pastrami|Deli meat
pastries|Napoleon, Danish, et al.
peasant|Serf
pedigree|Line of cats or dogs?
peephole|Hotel room door feature
peephole|Security device
pegboard|Major piece of cribbage equipment
pendant|Hanging ornament
penname|Sing Sing or Folsom?
penname|Writer's disguise
pennames|Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, et al.
peptalk|Locker room delivery
perfect|Ideal
perpetrate|Commit, as a crime
persimmon|Bright orange fruit
personas|Roles
peruses|Leafs through
pestles|Spice pulverizers
phonograph|CD player's predecessor
pianist|Elton John or Billy Joel
pigheaded|Obstinate
pigtails|Pair of braids
pimento|Olive stuffer
pirates|Jack Sparrow's crew
pivotal|Key
placate|Throw a bone to
platter|Record, in slang
plausible|Believable
plunder|Loot
poisons|Cyanide and arsenic
polecat|Weasel's cousin
pollutes|Sullies a stream, say
polymer|Plastic compound
pontoon|Float that supports a bridge
popsicle|Ice lolly, stateside
postbag|Letter carrier in Manchester
postlude|Service closer
postpone|Put off
potassium|K, on the periodic table
potters|Kiln users
poultry|Chickens and turkeys
poverty|LBJ's War on ___
prattle|Blather
prayers|Mass communication?
preceded|Came before
precedes|Comes before
predict|Guess
preemie|Early-born baby
prefects|High officials in ancient Rome
prefers|Favors
preheat|Prepare, as an oven for baking
presage|Portend
presets|Fixes beforehand
president|Pierce, e.g.
pressed|Urged to act
pretends|Engages in role-playing
pretzels|Snack served with beer
priests|Holy water blessers
private|Not open to the public
probation|Most of Martha Stewart's sentence
program|Word with pilot or crash
prolific|Very productive
prolong|Drag out
promenade|Deck on which to stroll when you cruise
promenade|Strolling site
promote|Make a knight, perhaps
prompts|Urges
propane|It fills some tanks
propmen|Some stagehands
provable|Readily verified
psychic|Sensitive to the supernatural
pugilist|Boxer
pugnacity|Combativeness
pulsars|Flashers in space
puppies|Critters in litters
puritan|Like the Pilgrims, religiously
purpose|Avenue Q song about the meaning of life
pyramid|Infamous type of scheme
quadratic|Like some equations solved in Algebra I
quasars|Starlike objects
quibbles|Minor objections
quipster|Wit
quizmasters|People with all the questions
rabbits|Peter and Brer, for two
racecourse|Ascot attraction
racetrack|Tote board's venue
raciest|Most suggestive
radiate|Give off
radioed|Contacted by shortwave
ragouts|Apt rhyme for "stews"
raiders|Oakland squad
railing|Porch protection
rainouts|Disappointments for baseball fans
rallied|Revived
ramadas|Some inns
rapiers|Weaponry for the three musketeers
ratatat|Drum sound
ratatat|Knocking noise
ratified|Confirmed
ratings|Super Bowl stats that are usually high
ratline|Nautical rope rung
rattler|Diamondback, e.g.
ravioli|Pasta pockets
realist|Dreamer's opposite
realtor|One who moves houses
realtor|Open house host
reattach|Put back on
receipt|Expense report requirement
recites|Repeats from memory
reclaim|Get back
recoups|Gets back
redacts|Prepares, as a proclamation
redeyes|They fly by night
redundant|Needlessly wordy
reelects|Votes in, as an incumbent
reenacts|Performs again
reenacts|Stages, as a historical battle
referee|Member of an NFL officiating crew
refiguring|Double-checking one's math
refusal|No
refusal|One might be flat-out
reinter|Put into the earth again
relapse|Recovery setback
release|Catharsis
relented|Yielded
reliable|Tried and true
reliever|Late-inning pitcher, often
remember|Try to ___
remnants|Unused pieces
remount|Get back on, as a horse
renames|Updates, in a way
reorder|Send for a different size, perhaps
repairs|Patches up
repartee|Witty exchange
repeater|Weapon for quick shooters
repetitiousness|Tedium
replant|Transfer to another bed
replies|Sends a follow-up e-mail
reporter|Kent, for example
reroute|Send someplace different
resales|Thrift shop buys
reshape|Change
residue|What's left
resolving|Settling decisively
resource|It may be natural
respites|Breaks
respond|Write back (to)
restart|PC command
restores|Gives new life to
retails|Sells (for)
retainer|Dental device
retakes|Backlot setbacks
retinues|Groups of attendants
retorts|Quick comebacks
retreated|Fell back during battle
revamped|Modernized
revenues|Taxes for the government, say
reversal|Appeal result, at times
revival|2009 production of "Hair," e.g.
rhetoric|Bombast
rhubarb|Tart tart filling, perhaps
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
riddance|Disposal
rigamarole|Complicated process
ringmaster|Jeweler?
riotous|Outlandishly funny
ripcords|Important parts of parachutes
riposte|Witty comeback
rissole|Savory minced meat pastry
rivalry|It's not unusual among siblings
riveted|Firmly fastened
roadway|Paved stretch of land
roaster|Friars Club speaker
romanced|Tried to win over
rooftop|Place for a garden
rounding|Numerical error!
rummage|Kind of sale
runoffs|Elections after elections
ryegrass|Wimbledon surface
sabotage|1936 Hitchcock thriller
saffron|Expensive crocus product
sailfish|Marlin's cousin
salters|Chefs, at times
saltshaker|Item on a diner table
sandbags|Stealthily thwarts
sandbars|River hazards
sassing|Talking back
satanic|Mephistophelian
satiate|Fill up
satires|Takeoffs of a sort
satirist|Stephen Colbert, e.g.
satirize|Lampoon
satsuma|Seedless mandarin orange
saturate|Drench
savanna|Gazelle's habitat
savings|Rainy day need
savored|Thoroughly enjoyed
sawhorse|Workshop support
sayings|Poor Richard's Almanac entries
scalene|Lacking a pair of congruent angles
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian beetles
scathes|Criticizes severely
schmooze|Work the room
schmooze|Work the room
schnitzel|Some deep-fried breaded cutlets
science|Nothing but perception, to Plato
science|Lepidopterology, for one
scimitar|Turkey cutter?
scorers|Sports officials
scorers|They make points
scottie|Monopoly token
scratch|Cancel
screamer|Hard-hit line drive
screenplay|Oscar category
screwup|Blow it
scrooges|Tightwads
seabird|Erne or tern
seaboard|Site of many resorts
seafood|Ceviche, e.g.
seafood|Fish market fare
seaquake|Deep shaking
seaways|Water routes
secedes|Withdraws officially
secrete|Hide
sections|Orange parts
sectors|Circle parts
sedated|Quieted
sedates|Administers a tranquilizer to
seduced|Inveigled
seeders|Sowing machines
seedier|Comparatively shabby
seedpod|Invasion of the Body Snatchers vessel
seedpod|Prickly part of a nicker plant
seesaws|Isn't on the level?
segment|Part
seminar|It'll teach you a thing or two
seminude|Scantily clad
semiquaver|Sixteenth note
semolina|Flour-milling by-product used in pasta
senator|Washington post
senators|They serve six-year terms
seniors|Medicare beneficiaries
sensors|Motion detectors
sensors|Security system components
sensory|Feeling-related
sentence|It's usually measured in years
sequins|Suit sparklers
serpentine|Winding
session|Skull follower
severely|In a bad way
sexiness|Allure
sexpots|Really hot ones
shabbier|Looking more lived-in
shadier|More unsavory
shadowboxing|Practicing pugilism
shamble|Shuffle along
sharpen|Improve, as skills
shebang|Ball of wax
sheilas|Cuties in Canberra
shiatsu|Hands-on Japanese therapy
shimmered|Shone fitfully
shiners|Melee mementos
shingle|Lawyer's signboard
shoestring|It's fit to be tied
shoetree|Oxford preserver
shoppes|Antique stores
shortstop|Wide-ranging infielder
showers|Gift-giving occasions
showtime|When the curtain rises
shrewdly|With considerable cunning
shushes|Quiets
sidelong|Roundabout
sidestep|Dodge
sideswipe|Give a Geo a glancing blow, for example
sidewalk|___ superintendent (onlooker)
sierras|Golden State mountains
sieving|Gold panner's activity
silence|Shh!
silents|Earliest flicks
silicon|Element used to make semiconductors
sinister|Like Snidely Whiplash
sitarist|Ravi Shankar, for one
skeeter|Marsh pest, slangily
skimpiest|Providing the least coverage
skinflick|Movie unfit for the kids
skycaps|Airline carriers?
slacker|Goldbricker
slaving|Hard on the job
sleazes|Lowlifes
sleeves|Spots for chevrons
sleight|___ of hand (magic)
slipknot|Running bowline or rolling hitch
slipstream|Air current caused by a racecar
sloshes|Splashes (around)
slowpoke|Dawdler
slowpokes|Dawdlers
slumber|Undercover activity?
smacker|Simoleon
smartest|Having the most style
smashes|Some hard tennis shots
smashup|Bad accident
smearer|Dirty politician, perhaps
smelters|Metal refineries
smitten|Moonstruck
smoking|The use of cigarettes and cigars
smoothed|Ran a plane over
smooths|Irons out
snaillike|Sluggish
sneerer|Not a good looker?
snidest|Most derogatory
snorkel|Underwater breathing apparatus
snowcat|Winter vehicle
snowflakes|Breakfast cereal for skiers?
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder to
soapier|More in need of rinsing
soapwort|Its leaves are used for cleansing
socialism|Marxian system
socials|Mixers
solicitors|Unwelcome doorbell ringers, often
solicits|Seeks, as aid
soloists|Featured performers, perhaps
sombrero|Broad-brimmed Mexican hat
sopranos|Coloraturas, e.g.
sororal|Related to Greeks, sometimes
sortition|Drawing by lots
soulmate|Life partner
soupcon|BIT
soybean|Third-leading U.S. crop behind corn and wheat
spaniel|Nixon's Checkers, for one
sparrows|Outdoor café scavengers
sparser|Less thick
spastic|Moving twitchily
spatial|Having depth
spearmint|Word on a pack at the convenience store
specimens|Scientific samples
speedos|Skimpy swimsuits
speedos|Wet suits
spicier|More piquant
spigots|Taps
spillway|Reservoir outlet
spinout|Lose control at the Indy 500
splotch|Big stain
sponsor|Financial provider
spotless|Immaculate
spotted|Not one solid color, maybe
spreader|Butter knife, e.g.
spreads|Cracker toppers
sprockets|Toothy wheels
sputters|Doesn't run smoothly
squeamish|Easily nauseated
squirmed|Wriggled
squirrel|Acorn-hoarding rodent
stabile|Type of Alexander Calder sculpture
stagecraft|Theater crew's area of expertise
stagnated|Was in a rut
stalemate|No-win situation
stalest|Superlatively stagnant
stamina|Fortitude
stamina|Lasting power
stamina|Legs
stammer|Speak in starts and stops
stampede|Annual Calgary event
starship|The Enterprise, e.g.
startle|Shake up
startup|Entrepreneur's creation
stashing|Activity of secretive pack rats
stately|Like "Pomp and Circumstance"
station|Bus-catching spot
statute|___ of limitations
steamier|More like a sauna
steepled|Like many Christmas card skylines
steered|Took the tiller
stereos|Replacements for monos, often
sterile|Fit to be used in an operating room
stiletto|Heel with a high p.s.i.
stiletto|Small dagger
stilettos|Sexy footwear
stipends|Honoraria
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stockbrokerages|Biographical information about Wall Street workers?
stoical|Able to keep a straight face despite discomfort
stomach|Gut
stonemason|Block tackler
stoolies|Canaries
stopgap|Makeshift
stratum|Rock layer
streaker|Nude runner
streams|Trout locales
streets|The ___ of San Francisco
streets|They meet throughout the city
stresses|Accents
striker|Person who sits in or walks out
studies|Reads carefully
stunner|Beauty
subjects|Fields of study
subzero|Fr-r-rigid
sugarloaf|Conical sweetener of old
sultana|Thompson Seedless grape
summerhouse|Vacation spot on the beach
sundial|Old timer?
superhero|Batman, e.g.
surreal|Phantasmagoric
suspire|Breathe deeply
swimsuit|Outfit for Dara Torres
swimsuit|Speedo wear
swindler|Bernie Madoff, notably
swindles|Scams
swooned|Passed out
swooned|Went head over heels
tablecloth|China's place?
tabletop|Place for a centerpiece
tableware|Setting pieces
tailgate|Kind of pregame party
tailwind|Helpful boost to an aircraft in flight
takeoffs|Parodies
talents|Abilities
taloned|Like a hawk
tamales|Treats wrapped in cornhusks
tautest|Least yielding
teamster|Follower of Jimmy Hoffa
tearful|Noticeably sad
teargas|It may be fired at a riot
teargas|Item in a SWAT team arsenal
tearoom|Place to order a crumpet, perhaps
tearooms|They may serve souchong
techies|Computer geeks, e.g.
telescopic|Like some lenses
tenoner|Joiner of wood, in a way
terminates|Calls a halt to
terrapins|Diamondback reptiles
tetanus|Kind of shot
thanksgiving|National day of gratitude, first observed by the Pilgrims in 1621
theatric|Stagy
theorem|Something to prove
thickset|Chunky
thinker|Scholarly sort
thoraxes|Chest cavities
thunderclap|Storm noise
tictacs|Pellets for the palate
timeout|Parents' disciplining technique
timetables|Train station schedules
tinnier|Less resonant
tipsheet|Publication offering predictions
tipster|Bettor's consultant
tipster|Tote tout
titania|A Midsummer Night's Dream queen
titanium|Steel toughener
titular|Nominal
tolerate|Bear
tomorrow|Annie anthem
tonight|This evening
tonneau|Car cover
toolbar|Row of buttons
torments|Frustrates greatly
tostada|Sonoran snack
tostada|Tex-Mex munchie
tourniquet|Hemorrhage-stopping device
towpath|Riverside trail
towrope|It's used to pull boats
tracers|Slugs that leave trails
trackers|Bounty hunters, at times
traders|Wall Street workers
traipse|Walk about
transfer|Fake tattoo, typically
transition|Change
travails|Hardships
trellis|Greenery grid
trinity|Uris novel set in Ireland
tripoli|Capital of Libya
tripped|Fell out of step?
tripwire|Trap trigger
trisect|Divide into three
trotter|Animal pulling a sulky
trouble|Bother
trumpet|Dizzy Gillespie's instrument
tsetses|African disease spreaders
tsetses|African flies
tsetses|Fearsome flies
tsunami|Coastal disaster
tsunami|Indian Ocean disaster of 12/26/04
tsunamis|Big waves
tugboat|River tower
tuneups|Engine-tweaking services
turbans|Sultans' headgear
turmeric|Spice used in curry powder
turnstile|One-way-traffic enforcer, often
typists|IBM Selectric users
tyranny|Wherever Law ends, ___ begins (John Locke)
ukuleles|Sound source at a luau
umpired|Officiated on a diamond
unashamed|Devoid of guilt
uncouth|Boorish
undergoes|Experiences
underrate|Overlook the potential of
unearth|Dig up, as from dirt
unerring|Faultless
unforced|Tennis error!
unicameral|Like the Knesset
unloading|Selling off quickly
unnatural|Contrived
unorthodox|Avant-garde
unshaken|Steady
upscale|High-class
upstairs|Above the ground floor
upstate|Northern New York, to Manhattanites
upsurge|Sudden increase
uptempo|With a lively beat
uranium|Aid in getting a date?
urbanite|City dweller
username|It often accompanies a password
username|Surfer's selection
usherettes|They may put you in your place
usurper|One in a coup, e.g.
utensil|Greasy spoon's greasy spoon, e.g.
utensil|It's often not needed for hors d'oeuvres
valentine|Card received in February
valiant|Boldly courageous
vampires|Twilight series subject
vanilla|Baking ingredient
variable|Mathematical quantity
varietal|Like some wines
vaunted|Ballyhooed
veneration|Profound respect
veritas|Harvard's motto
vertical|Standing
visceral|Gut-level
vulture|Large bird of prey
wannabe|Pretender
warmish|Not that hot
washday|When to do laundry
washrags|Cleaning cloths
watercolor|Alternative to oil painting
watercooler|Where to meet for a drink at the office
watermarks|Identifiers, of a kind
waterski|Get a tow, on the lake
weekday|Follower of a school night
weekends|Moonlighters may work them
weeknight|Runt at the Round Table?
whatever|I don't care
whippersnapper|Lash LaRue, to some?
wholesome|Healthy
whoopee|Yahoo!
wieners|Some ballgame snacks
windsurf|Glide on a board and a sail
wishing|Type of well
wisteria|Ornamental climbing vine
wizened|Shriveled
wobbles|Threatens to topple
wobblier|Less steady
woodgrain|Pattern seen in lumber
woodwinds|Some horns, e.g.
wouldst|If you ___ live long ... (Ben Franklin)
xeroxed|Made more than one of, in a way
yearbook|Alumnus's keepsake
yearend|When many audits are done
zealous|Gung-ho
zeitgeist|Prevalent ideas and spirit of the time
zigzags|Darts from side to side
zigzags|Weaves back and forth
abattoir|Setting for Sinclair's "The Jungle"
abdominal|Kind of muscle worked by sit-ups
abhorred|Couldn't stand
abrasive|Like sandpaper
abreast|How many lovers walk
abusers|Advantage-taking types
abysses|Bottomless pits
abysses|Yawning depths
academe|College world
academy|Hogwarts, e.g.
accolade|Four-star review
accolade|Great review
accolade|Sign of approval
account|Narrative
acetone|Nail polish remover ingredient
acetone|Volatile solvent
achieve|Accomplish
acolyte|Clerical assistant
acolyte|Devotee
acrobatic|Tumbling, perhaps
actuary|Worker with tables
actuate|Put in motion
adapted|Changed to fit
addenda|Book ends?
adipose|Fatty
adjunct|Kind of professor
adjusts|Regulates
adoption|Enactment, as of a law
adoring|Worshipful
adorned|Decorated
adorner|Sewer of sequins, say
adrenal|Gland by the kidneys
adrenal|___ gland
adulterated|Made impure
aerates|Adds bubbles to
aerates|Exposes to oxygen
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerators|Soda mixers
aerobics|Workout class
aerosol|Deodorant option
aflutter|On edge with excitement
agility|Gymnast's attribute
agnostic|Doubter as to God's existence
agreeing|Of one mind
ailment|Disorder
aircrews|Plane workers
airflow|Plane designer's concern
airhead|Scatterbrain
airplane|Movie with the line "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
airways|Breathing passages
alamode|Dessert preference
alehouse|Tavern
alerted|Given advance notice
alienate|Distance
allegro|Cheerful tempo
alligator|Everglades denizen
allsorts|Every type
allures|Charms
aluminum|Worrisome wall wiring element
alveoli|Where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
amasses|Gathers together
amateur|Celebrity dancer on "Dancing with the Stars," say
ambient|Like Brian Eno's music
ambrosia|Divine refreshment
amethyst|Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
amiable|Not hard to get along with
amnesiac|Memory-challenged one
amoebas|Creatures on a slide
analyst|Market watcher
anarchy|Lawlessness
anarchy|State of lawlessness
anatomical|Bodily
anesthesia|Operator's number?
angling|Trying for trout, say
aniline|Kind of dye
annoyed|Bothered
anoints|Consecrates with oil
anomaly|Aberration
another|One more
answered|Talked back
antacid|Stomach soother
anteater|Colony-crashing creature
antelope|Addax or oryx
antinationalist|Rebel
antiskid|Like many braking systems
aparejo|Mexican packsaddle
aperitifs|Ouzo and pastis
apiarists|They work with buzzers
aplenty|In generous quantities
apostrophe|Contraction mark
appalls|Outrages
apparent|Crystal-clear
applaud|Give a hand to
applied|Put into action
applies|Puts on, as gloss
arbiter|Dispute settler
archbishop|Tutu, e.g.
archery|Sagittarian sport
arcsine|Inverse trigonometric function
areaway|Passage between buildings
arietta|Short operatic melody
armlets|Bands around the biceps
arranger|Orchestral specialist
arrests|Rap sheet entries
arrests|Takes into custody
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|The ___ (1996 Charlie Sheen movie about aliens)
arsenal|Where arms may be kept
arsenic|Poisonous element that flavors a sauce in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
arsonist|Insurance scammer, perhaps
artichokes|Edible thistles that may be stuffed
article|Magazine piece
artisan|Skilled worker
ascents|Inclines
aseptic|Free from germs
aseptic|Free from germs
ashamed|Remorseful
aspartame|Equal, generically
asperse|Sully
aspired|Strove
assaults|Hits hard
asserts|Puts forward
assigns|Gives, as homework
associate|Business partner
associate|Compatriot
assuage|Calm
assumes|Takes on, as a responsibility
asunder|How something may be torn
atelier|Painter's place
atheist|Madalyn Murray O'Hair, famously
athlete|Angel or Devil
atingle|Like skin after a massage
atonally|In an unharmonious way
attempt|Try
attuned|Responsive (to)
auberge|Country inn
auteurs|Directors with distinctive styles
avalanche|Pepsi Center team
avenged|Got satisfaction for
average|Nothing to write home about
aviates|Flies an airplane
avocets|Long-legged shorebirds
awesome|Unreal!
backdrop|Scrim, perhaps
backseat|Subordinate position
backside|Rear
badminton|Game the devil made me play
bakelite|Plastic in many telephone receivers
bakeries|Aroma producers
bambino|Ruth nickname, with "The"
bandage|Johnson & Johnson product
barnacle|Incrustation on a keel
barstool|You could get pickled on it
barters|Wheels and deals
bassets|Dogs bred for hunting
bassets|Long-eared hounds
bassist|McCartney, as a Beatle
bazooka|Shoulder-launched weapon
bearskins|Likely bedding of Davy Crockett
beasties|Critters
bedside|Nightstand spot
bedspread|Comforter, perhaps
bejewel|Decorate ornately
belated|Like some birthday wishes
beltway|Road around a city
belugas|Small whales
bereave|Make grief-stricken
beveled|Like many a mirror perimeter
bickered|Emulated the Lockhorns
bigtime|In a major way
biotech|Merck's milieu
bipolar|Like some who have mood swings
bisects|Cuts in half
bizarre|Really weird
blastoff|Head for the space station
bloomer|One might be late
blooper|Humorous clip in a director's cut, perhaps
blossom|Begin to flourish
blossom|Begin to flourish
boasted|Bragged
boathouse|Marina structure
bohemia|Thirty Years' War participant
bologna|The stuff some heroes are made of
bolsters|Fortifies
booklet|Brochure
bookshop|Store for readers
bootleg|Distribute illegally, as a concert tape
bothers|Bedevils
boundary|Limit
boutique|Fashionable shop
boutonniere|Flower in a lapel
bouvier|Jackie's maiden name
braided|Like cornrows
braille|Text that can be felt
breaded|Like chicken fingers
brewpub|Place to catch a draft?
brewpub|Suds producer
briquettes|Pile in a grill
broncos|John Elway's Super Bowl team
bruiser|Tough guy
bulletin|News flash
bullpens|Closers' corrals?
bunnies|Playboy Club waitresses
burrowed|Went underground
cadence|Rhythmic flow
cagiest|Least likely to be tricked
calumny|Slander
candida|Shaw comedy
carbarn|Building for buses
careers|Professions
cargoes|Shiploads
cargoes|They're held in holds
carioca|Latin dance with dips
caroled|Celebrated Christmas in song
carouse|Party hearty
carpool|Gas-saving arrangement
cashier|Give the axe to
casinos|Strip sights
castoffs|Rejects
catalogs|Some junk mail
cattier|More snippy
cattily|In a malicious or spiteful manner
cayenne|Hot stuff
celibate|Resigned never to marry
cellist|Yo-Yo Ma, e.g.
censors|Those prone to blacking out?
ceramic|Made of clay
cerulean|Crayola shade of blue since 1990
chagrin|Feeling of vexation
chameleon|Fairly fickle fellow
chasers|Drinks served after drinks
chassis|Lincoln's body?
cheddar|Sharp purchase
chenille|Fuzzy yarn for tufted bedspreads
cherubs|Little angels
chickadee|Tiny black-and-gray songbird
chimera|Unrealizable fantasy
chiseled|Like a bodybuilder's body
chopsticks|Simple piece
cinemas|Multiplex components
circuit|Lecture follower?
citadel|Stronghold
clangor|Loud racket
clarinet|Rhapsody in Blue opener
cleanup|Job in a supermarket aisle
cleaves|Splits apart
clerics|Ordained ones
clients|Law firm visitors
clubbier|More socially exclusive
coarsen|Become rough
colleen|Galway gal
colored|Used one's crayons
comfort|Console
commissar|Russian minister, before 1946
concept|Idea
concurring|Going along
connect|Join together
content|Satisfied
contessas|Italian noblewomen
corners|Convenience store locations, at times
cornice|Snow mass projecting over a mountain ridge
cornrows|Braided hair style
coronet|Small crown
correct|Anatomically ___
corsage|Prom night pinup?
costars|Hope and Crosby, often
costars|Hope and Crosby, often
counteract|Work in opposition to
countercultures|They maybe antiestablishment
courage|Grace under pressure, to Hemingway
courier|Typewriter typeface
couture|High fashion
coveted|Craved, in a biblically prohibited way
cowbell|Percussion instrument that clangs
crackerjack|Ace
craftsman|Fellow who builds skillfully
creators|Hanna and Barbera, to the Jetsons
credits|College units
creepers|Vines, e.g.
crescent|Fertile ___ (Mesopotamia area)
cresting|Ready to break, as a wave
crooner|Singer like Bing or Frank
crossfire|Dangerous exchange to be caught in
curveball|Bert Blyleven's speciality
daltons|Noted Old West gang
damming|Beaver behavior
dandruff|Scalp trouble
dauphin|King's eldest son, in old France
daystar|The sun or Susan Lucci
deadeye|Great shot
deadpan|Like Steven Wright's delivery
deafened|Overwhelmed with sound
dearest|Mommie ___
decking|Knocking out
declare|Make known
decodes|Uses a key on, perhaps
decorate|Adorn
deepens|Becomes less shallow
defender|One who provides protection
deliver|Bring forth, as a baby
demigod|Minor deity
denotes|Stands for
department|Secretary's charge
deplete|Exhaust
deplete|Lessen drastically
derriere|Backside
deserter|Missing person, of a sort
desired|Craved
desires|Has a hankering for
despoils|Pillages
despotic|Tyrannical
dessert|Meal closer, often
destroy|Ruin
detests|Hates to the max
detonator|Fuse, e.g.
detoured|Changed course
detracts|Takes away (from)
develop|Unfold
dialogue|Screenplay component
diatribe|Vitriolic venting
dictate|Give orders
dictated|Said for transcription
dilemma|Perplexing choice
dinette|Kitchen nook
dioceses|Bishoprics
diorama|Three-dimensional display
dirtied|Sullied
discard|Eighty-six
discord|Strife
discuss|Talk over
disease|Epidemiologist's focus
dishwater|It's dull, it's said
dismally|Without enthusiasm
disorient|Confuse
dispatch|Send out, as a taxi
distort|Warp
ditchdigger|Employee with a pick and shovel
dividend|Stockholder's bonus
docents|Museum guides
dollops|Whipped cream servings
dolphins|Swimmers with blowholes
donkeys|Braying beasts
doorstop|It prevents closings
doubtful|Uncertain
doweled|Connected with wood rods
drapery|Window treatment
dreamboat|Heartthrob
dropped|Let fall
drunkard|Lush
drunker|More smashed
dryness|Reason for using moisturizer
dutiful|Willingly obedient
earmuffs|Winter headgear
earners|Income tax payers
earnest|Extremely sincere
earthworm|Soil aerator
ebonite|Common bowling ball material
eclipse|Third book in the "Twilight" series
ecstasy|Sheer delight
edibles|Foodstuffs
educator|One involved in class action?
eeriest|Most unearthly
effected|Brought about
egocentricities|Causes of star wars?
egomania|Possible cause of swelling of the head?
eighties|Reagan's time
einstein|Name synonymous with genius
einsteins|Wise guys?
elapsed|Passed by
elastic|Stretchy
elector|Member of a 538-person college
electorate|Voters
electric|Thrilling
elegized|Expressed sorrow over
elephant|Horton is one
elevens|High craps rolls
elision|Speaker's shortcut
elixirs|Medicinal concoctions
ellipse|Area between the National Mall and The White House (with "The")
ellipse|Squashed circle
ellipsis|Omission periods?
elongate|Stretch out
embalms|Prepares for a long rest
embassy|Attaché's mission
embattle|Fortify for fighting
emerald|Green gem
emerald|Rich green
emeralds|Birthstones for Mother's Day babies
emigrates|Uses an exit visa, perhaps
eminent|Renowned
emittance|Ability to give off radiant energy
emollient|Replenishing oil
emoticon|<3, for example
emoticons|Cyberspace symbols
emperor|Hirohito, once
emptied|Drained fully
emulsion|Liquid-in-liquid suspension
enabled|Gave assistance to, in a way
enacted|Passed, as laws
enamored|Bewitched
enchiladas|South-of-the-border orders
enclose|Stuff into an envelope
endless|Unceasing
endorse|Support
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endowed|Funded
endowment|N.E.A. part
endowments|Gifts to a university
enemies|Opposing forces
enemies|The Blue and the Gray, e.g.
engorges|Stuffs oneself
engulfs|Swallows up
ensnare|Trap
ensnared|Nabbed
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensnarl|Tie up
entreat|Plead
entwine|Get twisted
enumerate|Count off
envelope|Awards show request
envious|Eating one's heart out
epeeist|Foiled again! competitor?
epergnes|Elegant branched centerpieces
epicenter|Earthquake origination point
epidemic|Widespread
episodic|Like many TV dramas
epitome|Apotheosis
erected|Built, as a house
erected|Constructed
ermines|Regal wraps
erogenous|Rather arousable
erotica|Racy section in some bookstores
erupted|Blew one's top
erupted|Burst forth
escalate|Intensify
escalated|Stepped up
escarole|Arugula alternative
esoteric|Only for certain tastes
essence|Time is of the ___
estates|Country homes
estates|Expensive spreads
estates|Grand properties
estates|Lots of wealth?
esteems|Values
esthete|Gallery patron, maybe
estrogen|Female hormone
estuary|River mouth area
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
eternal|Without end
ethanol|It's what makes whiskey risky
ethanol|Rubbing alcohol
ethereal|Extremely delicate
ethical|Righteous
eulogize|Praise
euphemism|It's a nice way to say something
evanesce|Fade away
exalted|August
examine|Take a careful look at
excavate|Mine
exceeds|Surpasses
excellent|Utterance from Mr. Burns or Wayne and Garth
executing|Running, as a program
exhibit|Art show
exigencies|Urgent conditions
exigency|Urgent predicament
existent|Living
exposed|Brought to light
extents|Ranges
extreme|Way out there
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyeliners|Some pencils
eyeopener|Startling disclosure
eyeteeth|Canines
facelift|Cosmetic fix
fairground|Fun house setting
falsely|In spite of the facts
fanfaronade|Braggadocio
fantasy|Fiction genre
faraway|Distant
fatalism|What will be, will be philosophy
feebler|Less powerful
feedbag|Item strapped on a horse's head
feinted|Faked, as in boxing
fiancee|Intended
finicky|Hard to please
firetraps|Dangerous buildings
flagship|Main member of the fleet
flagships|Fleet leaders
flamingo|Pink bird
flattery|Insincere praise
flattop|Crew cut kin
flights|They take off with passengers
flotsam|Jetsam's partner
flypast|Zip by quickly
flypast|Zoom by
flyweight|110-pound pounder
fodders|Feed store selections
folderol|Hogwash
foliage|Fall spectacle
foolproof|Like a perfect plan
footgear|Nike product
footnote|Sound from a shoehorn?
forearm|The cubit was based on its length
foresee|Know beforehand
forever|Without ever stopping
forswore|Sincerely renounced
fortune|Lot
fractal|Infinitely repeated geometric pattern
fraternize|Hang out
freckle|Cluster of concentrated melanin
freeload|Get some, but give none
freemen|They were once slaves
freewill|Choice without constraints
frescoes|Paintings on plaster
fricassee|Dish of stewed poultry
frisbee|Beach toy
further|More out there
furtive|Clandestine
gadabout|*Traipse
gainers|Happy investors
gallery|Drawing room?
garbage|Nonsense
gazillion|Ginormous amount
gentler|Not as harsh
geographic|Regional
geometry|Branch of mathematics that sounds like what a grown-up acorn would say
geranium|Cranesbill
gesture|Silent signal
ghastly|Awful
ghostwriter|Behind-the-scenes author
ghostwriter|Uncredited author
giftwrap|Prepare to present, as a present
giftwrapped|Ready to go under a Christmas tree
gigolos|Ladies' men
gladioli|Colorful, spiky blooms
glasses|Reading aids
gleaner|Post-harvest scavenger
glengarry|Scottish cap
glisten|Sparkle
gnashed|Ground together, as teeth
gnashed|Ground together, as teeth
goatherds|Folks such as Heidi's friend Peter
godliness|Piety
godsend|Unexpected blessing
goodbye|___ Yellow Brick Road (Elton John tune)
gooseflesh|Horripilation
grandpa|Munster or Jones
granola|Snack for a health nut
granolas|Cereals in health food stores
greases|Lubricates
greenery|Foliage
gruyere|Fondue cheese
gruyere|Swiss cheese
gurneys|ER transports
gyrates|Spins
habanera|Music with a tango-like rhythm
habitat|Savanna or swamp
habitue|Frequenter
habitue|Regular visitor
hacienda|Plantation, to Pedro
hairnet|It helps keep locks in place
handiest|Least inconvenient
handler|Dog show participant
handsome|Tall and dark companion
handyman|Mr. Fixit
handymen|They're great to have around the house
hardcase|Tough customer
harmony|Togetherness
harvesttime|Busy period on the farm
hassock|Ottoman cousin
hastens|Shakes a leg
hastens|Wastes no time
hatband|Fedora feature
hatefulness|MALICE
hatless|Uncovered, in military jargon
hayride|Farm outing
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
headsail|Foremast attachment
helical|Like DNA strands
heritage|Birthright
heritage|Birthright
hibiscus|Flower used in herbal teas
hilarious|Like a very successful comedian
hinterland|Boondocks
hippies|Flower children
hireling|One working solely for compensation
histamine|Sleep-regulating neurotransmitter
hognose|Snake with an upturned snout
hoisted|Raised
holiday|It may be paid or extended, or both
homestretch|Final straight part of a racetrack (and a hint to the long entries)
honeydew|Melon variety
honoree|Plaque recipient
horsehair|Paintbrush material
horseman|*Headless Washington Irving character
hosanna|Shout of praise
hostess|Sno Ball maker
hotheads|They have short fuses
hotspot|Place to log on
housebound|Confined to home
houseman|The Paper Chase Oscar winner John
hubcaps|Kin of wheel covers
hydrant|Curbside water source
hygiene|Healthy regimen
iciness|Cool manner
identifies|Fingers
idyllic|Picturesque
imagery|Descriptive language
imagery|Mental pictures
imitate|Copy
imitate|Treat as a role model
immoral|Not good at all
imperial|Regal
imperil|Jeopardize
impinge|Encroach
impious|Ungodly
incites|Causes, as a fight
incline|Tilt
incomplete|Not all there
inertia|Resistance to change
inertia|Tough thing to overcome
inflate|Blow up
informality|Lack of rigid rules
informant|Rat
ingenue|America's sweetheart, perhaps
ingenue|Innocent type
ingenue|Naive, unworldly girl
ingrains|Fixes, as in the mind
initially|First
inklings|Faintest notions
inkpots|Quill pen receptacles
insects|Pangolin's diet
insists|Refuses to yield
insoles|Shoe pads
instants|Blinks of an eye
instead|As an alternative
instigate|Start, as trouble
intense|Type A, perhaps
intestine|Body part bothered by celiac disease
intimacy|Common relationship fear
invoice|Bill
ironical|Expressing the opposite of what's actually said
ironman|Superhero with red-and-yellow armor
isogons|Regular shapes
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Cut off
isolated|In seclusion
isopods|Some multilegged crustaceans
isotope|Chemist's study
issuing|Putting forth
italics|Slanted type
itemizes|Lists individually
jackass|Blockhead
jailbird|Con
janitors|Some office building workers
jerseys|Rugby shirts
jezebel|Brazen hussy
jobless|Unemployed
jokester|Prank puller
journal|Blog or log
kerneled|Enclosed, as in a shell
kerosene|Jet fuel ingredient
ketchup|Main ingredient in cocktail sauce
kidding|Far from serious
kleenex|Brand in a box in a bathroom
kleptomaniacs|Steady lifters?
kneaded|Made like a masseur
kneecaps|Patellae
knotted|Like a macramé piece
kookier|More eccentric
labored|Did drudgery
lacrosse|Canada's national game
ladyfinger|Common item in a trifle's cake layer
lagoons|Atoll features
lampoon|Parody
landlines|Grounded connections?
lanolin|Wool extract
larceny|Grand or "petit" crime
larkspurs|Buttercup cousins
lasagna|Wide, flat pasta
latexes|Certain paints
leafiness|Lettuce shopper's criterion
leaflet|Folded flyer
leagues|Major and minor
legates|Official emissaries
lemmings|Animals that symbolize groupthink
lengths|End-to-end measures
letdowns|Disappointments
letterman|Small Town News presenter
liberal|Progressive
libretto|Book at the Met
lifespan|Mortal measure
likable|Endearing
limelight|Center stage
linseed|Paint oil source
lionhearted|Intrepid
listens|Pays heed
loaders|Earth movers of a sort
locales|Venues
lodgings|Digs
logical|Like some thinking
lotuses|British sports cars
loyalty|Oath taker's pledge
lozenge|Cough drop, e.g.
lumbers|Moves along clumsily
lutefisk|Traditional Nordic dish
macaque|Rhesus monkey
macaroni|Cheese go-with
macrame|Knotty craft
madonna|Evita portrayer on film
mafioso|GoodFellas subject
mainstay|Chief supporter
makeups|Second-chance exams
malaprop|Mrs. known for misspeaking
malarkey|Poppycock
mammals|Warm-blooded creatures
manacle|Hand holder?
manhattan|New York island cocktail?
mansard|Roof with multiple slopes
marginalia|Reader's notes, at times
mariachi|Some Mexican music
mariner|Ancient Coleridge character
mariner|Member of a Seattle team
mariner|Seattle ballplayer
mariners|Seattle team
maritime|Nautical
marshal|Old West lawman
martini|Shaken, not stirred cocktail
martinis|007 prefers them "shaken, not stirred"
martyrs|Self-sacrificing sorts
masonry|Bricklayer's craft
masquerade|Halloween bash, frequently
masseurs|They'll rub you the right way
matches|Goes with
measles|Rubeola
mediate|Help settle disputes
medieval|Like knight time
melange|Potpourri
menthols|Some cigarettes
mention|Bring up
mergers|Big events in the corporate world
merited|Had coming
mermaid|Copenhagen icon
merriness|Mirthful mood
messianic|Zealous sort of complex
messiness|Slob's signature
meteors|They may be seen in nighttime showers
metered|Like many city parking spaces
methods|Techniques
methods|Ways of doing things
metropolis|Home of The Daily Planet
mewling|One may hear this from a kitten in distress
midrange|Neither high nor low
midterm|Major test
midwife|Childbirth assistant
minarets|Features of some mosques
mindset|Disposition
minister|Tend (to)
minstrel|Troubadour
misdeals|Flubs on the flop, say
mislead|Deceive
misquote|Interviewer's inaccuracy
mistral|Cold northerly wind of France
mobster|Man with a moll
monsters|Godzilla and Mothra, e.g.
monthly|Like many rent payments
mortgagers|Some borrowers
mousetrap|Kids' board game with a Rube Goldbergian device
moussaka|Greek eggplant dish
mustang|Hardy horse
nabbing|Arresting
naivete|Credulous quality
namesake|Junior, to Dad
nametag|Sticker that gets written on
nametags|Conventioneers' labels
narrower|Not as wide
nastiest|Most unpleasant
national|Countrywide
nations|Countries
naughty|Mischievous
nearest|Most accessible
nearing|Getting warmer, in a way
neatest|Most like a pin?
neatest|Most orderly
nebulous|Lacking distinct form
neckband|Ring around the collar
needlework|Embroidery, for example
negates|Proves false
negligee|Flimsy bedroom attire
negotiate|Emulate a broker
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet
nemeses|Archenemies
neocons|Righties that once were lefties, maybe
neophyte|Newbie
netizen|Chat room participant
newsreel|The March of Time production
nexuses|Connections
niceties|Elegant features
ninepin|One in the back four
nitpick|Find a few faults
noggins|Heads, slangily
noisily|How New Year's Eve is often celebrated
noisome|Smelly
nonplus|Leave speechless
nonslip|Designed to increase traction
nonstop|Incessant
noogies|Knuckleheaded moves?
nostril|Blowhole
nudging|Poking with an elbow
nullipara|She has never given birth
nutcracker|Pecan penetrator
obesity|Weight concern
ocarina|Egg-shaped cousin of the flute
octuple|Eightfold
oddballs|Quirky sorts
oddballs|Weirdos
odiously|In an awful way
odometer|Mileage counter
odyssey|Tough trip
olestra|Ersatz fat
olestra|Fat substitute
ombudsman|Official who hears complaints
omelets|Brunch items
omelets|Frittatas et al.
opening|Performance the night before the reviews come out, typically
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opinion|Quip, part 2
opponent|Yankees, to the Red Sox
opportunities|Part 2 of the quote
optimize|Get the maximum use from
opulent|Lavish
oratorios|Church pieces
oratory|Public speaker's skill
ordeals|Trying times
orderly|Medical assistant
oregano|Herb not mentioned in "Scarborough Fair"
oregano|Herb that Hippocrates used as an antiseptic
oregano|Pizzeria seasoning that's related to catnip
oriental|Avenue adjacent to Reading Railroad
orients|Positions properly
origami|Sheet folder's art
origins|Beginnings
orioles|Team of birds?
oscillate|Swing both ways
osmosis|Seepage
ottoman|Living room piece
outflow|Drainage stream
overacting|Broadly trodding the boards?
overdub|Add more vocals to
overextend|Stretch too far
overseen|Directed
overshadow|Eclipse
overtured|Made a proposal to
overuses|Wears out
oxcarts|Crude conveyances
oysters|Food found at a bar
oysters|Shellfish offerings at a bar
package|Mailroom delivery
painless|Word that often appears in dentists' ads
paisano|Pal, slangily
palaces|Hardly hovels
palaver|Powwow
palette|Artist's board
panacea|Cure-all
panhandler|Mendicant
panther|Carolina NFLer
papists|Ardent supporters of the Vatican
papoose|Brave baby?
papoose|Word from the Narragansett for "baby"
paradigm|Perfect example
parasail|Soar behind a boat
parasite|Moocher
parasol|Frilly shade of Scarlett?
parasol|Victorian sun blocker
pardoner|Governor, at times
parents|They made you
pariahs|Personae non gratae
parolee|Ex-con, maybe
passbooks|Hurl some reading material?
pasture|Grass for grazing
patella|It's knee-high
patents|They might be pending
peccadillo|Slight sin
pectoral|Push-up target
pectoral|Type of muscle
peerage|House of Lords members
pencils|Often hexagonal writers
pentagon|Brass building?
peonage|Form of servitude
peptalks|Halftime motivators
persists|Doesn't take no for an answer
pharaoh|Pyramid schemer?
phenoms|Hotshot rookies, in slang
pianissimo|Very quietly
picaros|Roving rogues
picayune|Paltry
piccolo|Flute that's fancier than a fife
pickaxe|Concrete-breaking tool
pictures|Flickr uploads
pierogi|Polish dumpling
piggish|Gluttonous
pileups|Highway accidents
pinnate|Featherlike
pioneers|Groundbreakers
pitapat|Rain-on-the-roof rhythm
pitchforks|Hurl some utensils?
pitiless|Hardhearted
placebo|Part of many a drug test
plantain|Tropical fruit
playboy|Magazine with a centerfold
playland|Rye, New York amusement park
playlist|Personal audio selections
pleases|Delights
pledged|Solemnly promised
plethora|Superabundance
plotline|Screenwriter's story
polemic|Diatribe
politburo|Communist committee
pollster|Gallup, e.g.
polygon|Math figure
portside|Located on the left, to a sailor
poseurs|Phonies
potentates|High-muck-a-mucks
premier|Foremost
premiere|Destination for some limos
premise|Assumption
prenatal|Like some care
preppie|Private school student
presenter|Awards show host, perhaps
presume|Take for granted
preteen|One who might test a parent's patience
prizewinner|Successful competitor
procure|Obtain, as supplies
propane|Barbecuer's buy
prowler|Sneak who's up to no good
psyched|Pumped up
pythons|You don't want them to have a crush on you
quadrant|One-fourth of a circle
quixote|Romantic man of La Mancha
quotable|Worthy of being repeated
raciest|Most suggestive
raconteur|He excels at what he tells
radiate|Give off
raiment|Clothing
rainier|Cascade Range peak
rainmaker|Business-generating attorney
ransack|Search thoroughly
rapiers|Narrow swords
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ratatat|Woodpecker's rap
ratatouille|Film with Alfredo Linguini
rathole|No place for a neatnik
ravioli|Filled pockets
rawhide|Doggie chew toy material
readier|More willing
readouts|Computing results, perhaps
realist|Grounded one
rearmed|In possession of some new clips
reasoner|Original "60 Minutes" co-host Harry
reassesses|Gives a second chance, maybe
rebates|Happy returns for purchasers
recapped|Covered the highlights
receipt|Proof of purchase
recently|Of late
recitals|Dance school exhibitions
recliner|La-Z-Boy product
recount|Also-ran's demand, at times
rectangle|Bar chart part
recycle|Use again
redacts|Edits
redirection|Change of focus
redlegs|Baseball team name from 1954 to 1959
rednecks|Hillbillies' cousins
reduced|Lighter
reelect|Give an extended term to
reenters|Returns to the stage
refugee|Boat person, e.g.
refugee|Ellis Island arrival, once
regalia|Emblems of royalty
regatta|Race named after a contest among gondolas
regimes|Ruling governments
registry|Wedding wish list
reindeer|Santa's stableful
relaxant|Tension reducer
release|Let loose
relieve|Substitute for, as a pitcher
remains|Is left
remnant|Bolt end
remodel|Do the decor over
repainted|Gave a new coat to
replace|Substitute for
reporter|News bureau staffer
repulsed|Disgusted
research|Investigate thoroughly
reseats|Escorts back to the balcony, maybe
reseeds|Gives a new tournament ranking to
reserve|Call dibs on
resists|Puts up a fight
resolved|Determined
resonated|Had an emotional impact
restoration|Part of an art conservator's work
restroom|Road stop convenience
retches|Heaves
retitled|Given a new name
retries|Hears again
returns|They may be diminishing
retypes|Enters again, as a manuscript
reunion|Homecoming
reunited|1979 chart-topper by Peaches & Herb
revenues|Balance sheet figures
revisit|Examine afresh
rhinoceros|Humongous herbivore
ridable|Like broken broncs
rifleman|Old TV western starring Chuck Connors, with "The"
rigatoni|Pasta choice
rioting|Result of some mob mentality
ripeness|Maturity
ripostes|Zingers
ripples|Water wobbles
risotto|Italian rice dish
rituals|Ceremonial practices
roadies|Amp toters
roaster|Easy-cook chicken
roaster|Friar's role, sometimes
robbers|Bonnie and Clyde, e.g.
robotic|Mechanical
rolltop|Desk style
rookies|Newbies
roomette|Pullman innovation
roomette|Sleeper unit
roomies|Dorm duos
roommates|Bert and Ernie, for example
rosters|Lists of enrollees
rostrums|Stages
rousted|Pulled roughly from bed, say
rudeness|Lack of manners
rushers|Quarterbacks, at times
rutabaga|Root vegetable high in vitamin C
sachets|Powder packets
safaris|Leopards are spotted on some of them
sagacity|Ability to make sound judgments
sailors|Members of the crew
salience|Striking quality
salient|Standing out prominently
saltine|Frequent restaurant freebie
saltines|Crackers for soup
samples|Tries a bite of
samurai|Japanese warrior
samurai|Warrior with a katana
sangria|Potable served with paella
sarcastic|Sharply satirical
sashayed|Walked showily
sashimi|Raw fish dish
satanic|More than evil
satires|Biting writings
saucepans|Vessels for making veloutés
sausage|It may be Polish or Italian
sauterne|Semisweet California white
savants|Brilliant folks
scalawag|Reprobate
scalene|Far from equilateral
scamper|Run like a rabbit
scampers|Skedaddles
scatter|Disperse
schedule|TV Guide graphic
schmear|Bagel spread
scholar|Library habitué
schoolbooks|Backpack fillers, often
schools|Prom sites, often
science|Bill Nye's area of expertise
science|Class that might have a lab
science|Sweet ___ (boxing, to some)
scoreboard|Big display watched at the stadium
scorpion|Arachnid with a fearsome reputation
scraping|Archaeological sample
scrawny|Hardly like Atlas
screamer|Sensational headline
scrolls|Dead Sea documents
scrooge|Cheapskate
sculptor|Builder of bodies?
sculpts|Gets into shape, in a way
scuttle|Sink, as a boat
scuttlebutt|Juicy dirt
seaboard|Coast
seaport|Mobile or Galveston
seatbelt|Flight attendant's prop
seawall|Beach protection
seaweed|Sushi wrap
seclude|Keep apart
secludes|Surrounds with trees, say
seedpod|Snowpea, for one
seepage|Slow outflow
seismic|Earth-shaking
sellers|Peter of "The Pink Panther"
sellout|Good news for scalpers
semipro|Not quite in the major leagues
semitones|Half steps
senates|High houses
senates|State houses
senator|Barack Obama was one
senator|DC VIP
sensing|Picking up
sensors|Gillette razors
sentence|Conviction aftermath
sentence|Prison term
sentinel|Soldier on guard duty
serapes|Brightly colored shawls
serpent|Treacherous sort
sessions|Meetings of the legislature
shadowbox|Train for a fight
shatter|Break big-time, as a record
sherbet|Frozen dessert
shiitake|Four-syllable fungus
shinned|Climbed straight up, perhaps
shmoozed|Shot the breeze
shoptalk|Discussions about work
shortage|Deficiency
shticks|Comedy bits
silence|It's golden, in a 1964 Four Seasons song
silence|Librarian's request
silvers|Next best thing to golds
silvery|Like the moon, at times
simpatico|In concert
sincerely|Truly
singular|Odd
situate|Put in place
skaters|They may set wheels spinning
skewers|Barbecue tools
skimmed|Read quickly
slaloms|Street races?
slanguage|Colorful vocab
slaters|Some roofers
slating|Roof work
sledded|Slid on the snow
sleeker|Boasting a superior streamline
sleeves|They may be rolled up
slender|Gracefully thin
sliding|On the skids?
slingshots|Hurl some bar orders?
slipknot|A knitter may tie one
sluiced|Went through channels?
smashed|Drunk as a skunk
smashes|Broadway hits, informally
smeller|Schnozzola
smileys|Grinning icons
smitten|Infatuated
sneered|Showed contempt
snoozes|Gets a little shuteye
snowplow|White stuff mover
soapier|Needing a more thorough rinse
softens|Cushions
solaria|Sun porches
solders|Joins metal, in a way
solution|You're trying to figure it out
someday|___ My Prince Will Come
somehow|Any way one can
soothsaying|Job for an oracle
sourpuss|Grouchy sort
spangle|Stud with stars
spatial|Like some relationships
spatula|Diner utensil
speared|Harpooned
speared|Used a toothpick on
species|Some are endangered
spectate|Sit on the sidelines
speedos|Some eye-catching suits
spheres|Stars and planets
splashy|Ostentatious
splatter|Dot with flying mud or paint
splotch|Good-sized stain
splotchy|Like some rashes
sported|Had on
spotless|Neat as a pin
spotted|Glimpsed
sprayer|Paint gun, e.g.
springs|Rejuvenating waters, say
sprinkle|Rain lightly
sprites|Elves and fairies
sprocket|Cog
squares|L7s
squelch|Sit on
stabilize|Eliminate fluctuations in
stagnate|Languish, in a way
staircases|Level connectors
stalactite|It may eventually form a column
stalagmites|Features of some caves
stalags|Prison camps
stalest|Like the most ancient joke
stalked|Followed feloniously
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Triathlete's asset
stanzas|Poem parts
stapler|Item on a desktop
starter|Track official
startle|Shake up
startled|Made jump
startups|Tech giants, at one time
stashed|Put away
stately|Like Wayne Manor
staunch|Loyal
stealth|Secrecy
steeple|Cathedral tower
steeple|Tower
stencils|Lettering aids
stepchild|Member of a blended family
sternum|Breastbone
steroid|Cortisone, e.g.
stevedore|Dockworker
stifled|Suppressed
stilted|Like awkwardly formal speech
stingray|Barb-tailed fish
stinted|Was frugal
stoical|Unexcitable
stomach|It may get upset
stooges|Slapstick trio
stoolie|Snitch
straitened|Characterized by poverty
streaker|Running buff in the buff
streetcar|Desire, for one
streetcar|Tennessee Williams transportation
stretcher|M*A*S*H prop
strikes|Bowler's goals
strikes|Calls at home?
stripper|Pole star?
strobes|Disco flashers
stroker|___ Ace (Burt Reynolds role)
strudel|Düsseldorf dessert
stubborn|Like a mule
studies|Hits the books
stumpers|Tough problems
stylish|In
styrene|Synthetic rubber component
success|Triumph
sugarloaf|Monolith at the mouth of Guanabara Bay
suggest|Hint at
suitable|Satisfactory
suitors|Beaus-to-be
sunblock|Summer application
sundial|Old timer?
sundresses|August attire
supernaturalism|Belief in ghosts
swastika|Inglourious Basterds symbol
sweeten|Mix in Equal
swelter|Broil in the heat
syntheses|Composites of various elements
tableau|Picturesque scene
tablets|iPads and such
taciturn|Definitely not chatty
tagalong|Join in a journey
tagboard|Heavy paper used for posters
tailgate|Type of party held in a parking lot
talebearer|Dirt disher
tanager|Scarlet bird
tangelo|Juicy hybrid
tangent|Digression
tapestry|Woven wall work
tapioca|Starchy thickener from the cassava root
targets|Objects of attack
tasters|Winery workers
tattlers|Snitches
tattooer|Artist with a needle
teacake|Scone, e.g.
teacher|One writing on the board
teargas|Alternative to rubber bullets
teasers|Promotional pieces
teashop|Oolong merchant
teepees|Plains homes (var.)
teletype|Old source of ticker tape
tempera|Paint mixture made with egg yolk
templates|Patterns
terrapin|Diamondback
terrors|Great fears
testate|Having a will
testate|Willing?
testator|One with a will
theorem|Provable proposition
thermal|Heat-related
thruways|Some toll roads
thunders|Booms overhead
tickler|File for reminding
timecard|One regularly getting punched
timecards|They're punched for pay
timekeeper|Official with a stopwatch
tinsnips|Tool for cutting sheet metal
tipsheet|Publication with the inside dope
tiramisu|Trattoria treat
titanic|Blockbuster film of 1997
toastmaster|George Jessel, e.g.
toenail|Little piggy's tip
together|As a team
tolerant|Broad-minded
tomfool|Blockhead
tonsure|Shaving of the head
tootles|Plays the flute
topsiders|Popular deck shoes
toreador|Caped evader?
torment|More than pester
torrent|Onrush
tortoni|Italian treat
tossups|Even bets
touchup|Do a minor repair
tourneys|Pro-ams, e.g.
townies|Locals near a campus
trachea|Access to the lungs
traders|Baseball card collectors, at times
tragedy|Serious drama
trainer|Gym employee
traipse|Walk aimlessly
tramples|Ruins, as a garden
trampoline|Tumbler's apparatus, perhaps
tramways|Canyon transports
transient|Short-lived
trashes|Destroys, as a hotel room
treated|Given some medicine, maybe
treetops|Forest canopy
trellis|Vine support
trendiest|Most chic
trespass|Cross the line, maybe
tressed|In pigtails, e.g.
trestle|Support framework
tribune|Chicago daily
trifecta|Hard-to-win bet at the racetrack
trimester|Pregnancy division
trochee|Metrical foot
tropics|Global rings
trowels|Tools of a mason
truants|Class cutters
truckles|Acts subserviently
truffle|Vosges treat
truisms|They're no falsehoods
trusses|Architectural supports
tsetses|Disease-carrying flies
tsetses|Disease-carrying flies
tsetses|Flies over the equator?
tsetses|Worrisome buzzers
tussles|Tiffs
twister|It sent Dorothy to Oz
typeface|Printing font
typeset|Readied for print, the old-fashioned way
typical|Hardly surprising
ultimas|Final syllables
umpires|They might call a strike
umpteen|Too many to count
unaware|Not apprised
uncanny|Hard to believe
uncoated|Lacking laminas
undercook|Prepare harder than al dente
underscore|Emphasize, in a way
uneager|Disinclined
unearths|Brings to light, in a way
unheated|Like many swimming pools
unlinks|Disconnects
unloads|Gets rid of
unloose|Release, redundantly
unnerve|Get to
unorthodox|Off the beaten path
unpeeled|With the skin on
unposed|Like candid photos
unscrupulously|How double-dealers deal
unseated|Taken out of office
unsnarl|Straighten, as tangled hair
unusual|Out of the ordinary
unwholesome|Not good for you
uploads|Puts on the Internet
upraise|Elevate
upriver|Not near the mouth
upturns|Bullish trends
useless|Not worth a plugged nickel
username|Password's partner
ushered|Showed the way
utility|One of a Monopoly pair
utilize|Employ
utopian|Idealist
valuation|Appraisal
vamoose|Skedaddle
vanilla|Unembellished
vehicles|Planes, trains, and automobiles
venomous|Full of malice
vestige|Faint trace
veteran|November honoree
viragos|Shrews
voyages|Sinbad's trips
voyeurs|Peeping Toms
wandered|Went about aimlessly
warpath|Road to conflict
wayfarers|Wandering ones
weakest|Most short on strength
weakest|Most vulnerable
webcast|Internet transmission
welders|Ironworkers, maybe
westerns|Stage productions?
wetness|Reason to wear galoshes
whatever|I'm so through with this discussion!
wheedler|User of artful persuasion
wheelie|Biker's show of power?
whistle|Ref's need
whomever|No one in particular
widowers|Ones who might remarry
wisecrack|Sarcastic comeback
wizards|Potter and pals
woodpile|It may be a cord
wraiths|Eerie apparitions
wraiths|Specters
yachted|Sailed in style
yonkers|New York city
abalone|Decorative seashell
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abashed|Feeling foolish
abbesses|Big sisters?
abolisher|Lincoln, notably
abortive|Fruitless
abscissae|Some Cartesian coordinates
absence|It makes the heart grow fonder, they say
absolute|Out-and-out
abstain|Choose not to participate
academe|Campus community
academy|Military school
accompanist|Barry Manilow, to Bette Midler, in the early 1970s
accrues|Is built up gradually, as interest
acetone|Nail polish remover ingredient
acetone|Salon stripper
acquiring|Developing, as a skill
acrobat|Wire walker, e.g.
acrophobia|It'll keep your feet on the ground
adamant|Unshakable
adamant|Unyielding
adaptor|Electrical device for foreign travelers
addends|Numbers to be summed
addicts|Shopaholics, e.g.
adjoins|Sits next to
adjusts|Fine-tunes
admires|Looks up to
admires|Regards highly
adoptee|Swee'Pea, to Popeye
adopters|Some new parents
adulterate|Make impure
aerated|Filled with bubbles
aerator|Fish tank adjunct
aerials|Skateboarding tricks
afflict|Cause suffering
afterburner|Jet power booster
agemate|Contemporary
agendas|Meeting schedules
agitate|Rile up
agreement|Pact
airbrush|Alter a magazine cover photo, in a way
airliner|Jet, e.g.
airspace|Pilots' region of the sky
airways|Breathing passages
airways|Vents
alameda|Raiders' county
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alamode|How apple pie may be served
alcohol|Speakeasy attraction
alienated|Feeling like an outcast
alkaline|Like some batteries
alleyway|Dumpster locale
allover|Here, there, and everywhere
allowed|Permissible
allspice|Pumpkin pie component
alopecia|Loss of hair
alpacas|Bolivian beasts
amalgam|Blend
amaretto|Liqueur that can double as an ice-cream topping
amazement|Awe
ambassadorships|Some presidential appointments
amiable|Hardly hostile
anaconda|Water snake
anchorage|Northernmost major city in the U.S.
andante|Moderately slow musical movement
anemometer|Wind-speed measurer
angered|Apt anagram of enraged
animals|Observation, part 3
animator|Many a Pixar employee
annulment|Union buster?
antecede|Come earlier than
antedate|Come before
anthill|Colonial dwelling?
antidotes|Poison remedies
antihero|Willy Loman, for one
antivenin|Urgent need after a bite, at times
antiwar|Opposed to armed conflict
antonyms|Black and white, e.g.
anxiety|The jitters
apertures|Camera openings
aplenty|In large quantity
apostles|Last Supper guests
apostrophe|Jack-o'-lantern feature
apparel|Suit and tie
applaud|Show approval
approval|Thumbs-up
apricot|Brandy fruit
apropos|Fitting
aquaplanes|Boards pulled by motorboats
aquifer|Ground water source
arcades|Hangouts for quarter masters?
arcades|Pinball palaces
archive|Data repository
archway|Place for a keystone
ariosos|Some operatic passages
armadas|Fleets afloat
armchairs|Spots for "unofficial" quarterbacks?
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Some "Antiques Roadshow" pieces
arousal|Alarm clock's purpose
arrayed|In formation
arrested|Run in
arrogate|Claim without warrant
arroyos|Dry gulches
arsenal|Arms stash
arsenals|Stores
arsenals|Tempting targets for guerrillas
arsenic|Poison in some mysteries
article|Time piece?
artifact|Archaeologist's find
ascetic|Hedonist's opposite
asexual|Without involving the birds and the bees
ashamed|Feeling embarrassment
asinine|Pointless
assailed|Lit into
asserts|States categorically
assists|Basketball stats
asterisk|Footnote indicator, often
astride|Occupying the saddle of
astronomer|Copernicus, notably
athlete|Wheaties box honoree
attache|Case for an attorney?
attached|Joined together
attempt|Stab or crack
attests|Vouches for
attires|Puts garments on
attorney|Person often kept on retainer
attorney|Suit conductor
attracts|Draws in
attribute|Characteristic
automation|Takeover of human activity by machines
average|No great shakes
avocados|Alligator pears
avowers|They say "I do"
awakens|Causes to rise
awakens|Starts to stir
awesome|Very impressive!
backout|Withdraw
badmouths|Severely criticizes
baguette|Long loaf of French bread
balances|Unpaid portions
balconies|Theater features
bananas|Plantation yield
bandana|Necktie, of a sort
baptist|The New Testament's John, notably
barnacle|Keel clinger
barrage|Concentrated attack
bassinet|Nursery furnishing
basters|Bulbed kitchen gadgets
bathtub|Vessel for making homemade gin
bearcat|University of Cincinnati player
beatific|Saintlike
becomes|Looks flattering on
bedbugs|They might bite at night
bedside|Spot for an alarm clock
bedwarmers|They keep sleepers cozy
beefsteaks|Chophouse entrées
behemoth|Powerful giant
beholds|Witnesses
belabor|Explain excessively
berserk|In a frenzy
besiege|Surround, as in battle
bibelot|Knickknack
bicuspid|It's found behind a canine
bikinis|Brief beachwear
bikinis|Summer suits
billets|Quarters
bioluminescence|Natural glow?
biotech|Cloning industry, for one
birdbaths|Robins' rest stops
bisected|In two
bisects|Divides evenly
bitterest|Most cynical
bladder|Football's inner lining
blooper|On-air boner
blueprints|Many have designs on them
bobcats|Charlotte basketballers
boosted|Did promotion for
bootees|Soft little shoes
bossier|More domineering
bountiful|The Trip to ___ (1985 movie)
braided|Like cornrows
brainstem|Medulla oblongata locale
brainwash|Subject to mind control
brasserie|Bistro's relative
breakaway|Secede from the Union, for example
breakeven|Have income and expenses match
brevity|Pithiness
brimmed|Nearly overflowed (with)
broaden|Expand
broader|Not as specific
bromides|Overused expressions
browser|Internet Explorer, e.g.
browser|One who's "just looking"
bugaboo|Object of anxiety
bullied|Browbeat
cabinet|Presidential appointees
caissons|They went rolling along in old US Field Artillery song lyrics
calamari|Ristorante squid
caldera|Volcanic depression
cameras|Phone features, frequently
canards|Baseless rumors
canasta|Game in which twos are wild
canneries|Sardine-packing plants, e.g.
canvasses|Surveys
capitol|Building on the back of a fifty-dollar bill
carcass|Vulture's meal
cardboard|Cereal box material
carload|Coupe's capacity, say
carload|Five in a sedan, say
carotin|Source of vitamin A (var.)
carpool|Alternative to public transportation
cartridges|Printer inserts
caseworker|Social service provider
cashews|Mixed nuts nuts
catnaps|... and taking ___
catnaps|Brief drop-offs
ceiling|Cap
centavo|Currency used in Bolivia and Brazil
centavos|100 of these is the equivalent of one lempira
centesimal|Like dollars and euros
chainsaw|Forest feller
chameleon|Quick change artist?
chamois|Car buffer
chariot|Circus Maximus racer
charisma|Magnetism
chatelaine|Mistress of an elegant household
cheddar|Cheeseburger cheese
chigger|Mite with quite a bite
chinook|Army transport helicopter
chiseled|Like some facial features
chromosome|Gene-mapping specimen
clasped|Held firmly
clients|They're chased by an ambulance chaser
cloisters|Monastery areas
closets|Some contain Murphy beds
clothes|Duds
coalbin|Where a scuttle may dig in
cobbled|Repaired, as shoes
coercive|Like a blackmailer's tactics
colleague|Coworker
colonist|Early settler
colossal|Beyond big
colossi|Mammoth things
commonsense|Paine pamphlet of 1776
comprehend|Grasp
concerto|Piece for orchestra and soloist
concoct|Fabricate
confetti|Party thrower's need, perhaps
congeries|Aggregation
contessa|Chef Ina Garten's "Barefoot ___"
contested|Up for debate
contexts|Frames of reference
cookout|Alfresco feast
coolant|Radiator fill
corkscrew|Bottle opener
cornice|Ornamental molding
cornrow|Flat braid
coronation|Occasion fit for a king
correct|Proper
coterie|Tight circle
cougars|Older women seeking younger men
countess|Shakespeare's Olivia, e.g.
cowhides|Leather sources
cowshed|Bovine abode
coyotes|Howling canines
cramped|Lacking sufficient space
crampons|Mountaineer's shoe spikes
crampons|Traction-enhancing boot attachments
crazies|Oddballs
creeper|Ivy, e.g.
cribbing|Relying on a cheat sheet
criminals|Baby Face Nelson and Machine Gun Kelly
crunchy|Like raw carrots
crusade|Cause
curator|Museum employee
daintiest|Most petite
damaged|Did a bang-up job on?
dampest|Most moist
dawdles|Proceeds pokily
daydreamt|Stared off into space
deadhead|Fan of the "Touch of Grey" band
deadlocks|Stalemates
decagon|Shape whose regular version has 144-degree internal angles
decisions|Judicial rulings
decorator|Interior design whiz
deluded|Played for a fool
denials|Disclaimers
denoted|Stood for
densely|In a crowded-together manner
dentists|They sometimes repair bridges
deodorize|Render inoffensive, in a way
deposit|Bank transaction
deserted|Left behind
designer|One who fashions fashions
desolation|Magnificent ___: Walking on the Moon 3D
despite|Notwithstanding
desserts|Menu heading
destine|Predetermine
detective|Queen, for one
detract|Take away (from)
dextral|Right-handed
diagonal|On a slant
diamond|Hope, for one
diffuse|Spread out
dilettante|One who dabbles
diminish|Become smaller
dinnertime|Six, for many families
director|Fellini or Ferrara
directories|They have white pages
disclose|Reveal
discolor|Become faded
discount|Marginalize
disease|Part of CDC
disgorge|Release forcefully
dishware|Pfaltzgraff products
disobey|Break the rules
disowns|Writes out of the will, for example
dissect|Analyze in detail, as a frog
dissect|Examine closely
distance|Map calculation
dividend|Stockholder's bonus
doddered|Walked unsteadily
dogwood|... and embellished with ___ trees
donates|Bequeaths
dopesheet|Source of horse racing info
dragstrip|Quarter-mile racetrack
dramedy|It can make you laugh and cry
drastic|Dire
drastic|Severe
drawbridge|Card game for artists?
drawbridge|Moat structure
dresses|Gowns
duckpin|Bowling target
dulcinea|Don Quixote's beloved
dynamos|Real go-getters
earldom|British noble's jurisdiction
earlobe|Place to find a stud
earlobes|Hoop sites
earshot|Audible range
ebonics|African American Vernacular English
eclipse|Cause of a blackout
eclipse|Outdo
economic|Financial
economical|Parsimonious
ecstatic|In seventh heaven
ectoderm|Outermost cell layer
edification|Enlightenment
educate|Brief, e.g.
eellike|Thin and slippery
egocentricities|Swellheaded traits
egomania|Narcissist's affliction
egotist|Trip taker of a sort
eidetic|Photographic, as memory
elderly|Entitled to reduced prices, perhaps
election|November 2012 event
electoral|Ballot-related
electric|At a fever pitch
elegance|Refined quality
element|Mercury, for one
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elevenses|Midmorning tea with HobNobs
emanate|Flow out (from)
emanate|Send forth
embroil|Involve, as in trouble
emerald|Valuable find from Colombia
emeralds|Minecraft building materials
emergency|Reason for a 911 call
emeriti|Honored retirees
eminence|High station
eminent|Highly regarded
emirate|Dubai, for one
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emotion|What Spock suppressed
empanadas|Stuffed Spanish pastries
employee|Hired hand
empress|Tarot card, with "The"
emptiest|Least compelling, as a threat
emulate|Take after
enameling|Adorning with a brightly colored surface
encores|Recital bonuses
encrusts|Forms a hard coating on
endears|Charms
endears|Imbues with lovability
endless|Like eternity
endorsers|Check signers
enervate|Weaken
enjoins|Legally forbids
ennoble|Make a knight or earl, say
entered|Came on stage
enterer|Keyboard user, often
entices|Plays the temptress
entities|Bodies
entitle|Make eligible
entitles|Authorizes
entrant|Tournament participator
entreat|Beseech
entries|Tournament participants
enunciate|Present, as for a spelling bee
epitome|Embodiment
equally|By the same token
erector|___ set
erelong|By and by
erelong|By and by, in days gone by
erelong|Soon, in poesy
erodent|Causing corrosion
erotica|Blue books?
erratum|Proof goof
escapade|Mischievous adventure
escapee|Posse's quarry, perhaps
eschewed|Avoided
espouse|Champion, as a cause
espresso|Barista's concoction
estimates|Handyman's figures
etagere|Place for knickknacks and bric-a-brac
etagere|Stand with open shelves
etchers|Artists using acid
eternal|Adjective for Rome
eternal|Triangle type
ethanol|Thermometer filler, at times
evacuate|Clear out
evaporate|Get steamed?
eviction|Ouster
evilness|Depravity
excavate|Dig for, as artifacts
excavate|Unearth
excelsior|New York's "ever upward" motto
excommunication|Email from an old flame?
exempts|Frees from liability
expenses|What comes after them may come back to you
exposition|Point of view of an old flame?
extensions|Stressful feelings about an old flame?
exterminator|One who fired an old flame?
extraditions|Customs of an old flame?
eyeliner|Component of a smoky look
eyesore|Weedy lot, e.g.
eyewear|Spectacles
facades|Exteriors
factual|True
farmyards|Hen hangouts
fascists|Dictatorial types
fastball|Lightning pitch
fastest|Like the cheetah, among all land animals
feasted|Had a few courses
federal|Centralized, as government
females|Cows and sows
festive|Joyous
filmdom|World of movies
finagle|Get via trickery or guile
finesse|Smooth skill
firetrap|It ought to be condemned
fishier|Harder to swallow
fleabite|Pet peeve?
flecked|Spotted
floored|Astounded
flossed|Practiced some oral hygiene
flowery|Overly embellished, as speech
footpad|Dr. Scholl's product
footsie|Game usually played without shoes
foresaw|Knew in advance
foreshadows|Signals future happenings
forgave|Absolved
forsaken|Left in the lurch
fortieths|Ruby anniversaries
fossils|Pieces of the past
frangipani|Its blooms are used in leis
frequent|Visit regularly
fricassee|Chicken dish
friends|Hit NBC sitcom, 1994-2004
frivolous|Like litigation lacking legal merit
frontline|PBS news program
gambits|Sacrificial stratagems
gatecrash|Attend uninvited
gazette|Common newspaper name
gazette|Newspaper
gazpacho|Chilled soup
geezers|Queer old ducks
generic|Unbranded
germans|Dresden dwellers
gimcrack|Gewgaw
gleaned|Learned little by little
globetrots|Tours in a big way
glosses|Sheens
goatees|Chin adornments
godless|Far from holy
godsend|Boon
godsend|Manna
granary|Farm storehouse
grandee|High-ranking fellow
grayest|Most in need of Grecian Formula
greener|Less experienced
greetings|Word on many Christmas cards
grubstake|Funding for a miner
gumshoe|Mike Hammer, for example, in slang
gunlock|Safety
hacienda|Vaquero's workplace
halftone|B to C, e.g.
hambone|Split pea soup ingredient
handclap|Bit of applause
handset|Cordless phone
hankers|Longs (for)
harasses|Pesters
hardball|Use of any means to attain an objective
hardest|Most demanding
harness|Bring under control
harpies|Mythical avian monsters
harpists|Angels with a lot of pluck?
harridan|Shrew
harridans|Hags and nags
hatboxes|Round holders in some closets
hatching|Coming out of one's shell
hayseeds|Yokels
headache|Big problem
headache|Bother
healers|Shamans, sometimes
healthy|Sound
hearsay|Common court objection
hearsay|Court no-no, usually
heartsore|Full of grief
heights|Golan ___
heiress|Patty Hearst or Paris Hilton
hellhole|Inferno
hellions|Terrors
heretic|Religious dissenter
heroine|Xena or Sheena
highlife|Time of extravagance
hijacked|Commandeered, as a jet
hipsters|Hepcats
hobbled|Restricted, as a horse's gait
hoedown|Barn dance
hogwash|As for hard work, he said "___!"
hogwash|Flummery
holography|3-D image-making process
homemade|Like bathtub gin and zip guns
horrible|The pits
horseplay|Monkeyshines
horseshoes|Symbols of good luck
hosiery|Fishnets, e.g.
hotheaded|Having a short fuse
hotspot|Where wireless works
hubcaps|Kin of wheel covers
ibuprofen|Anti-inflammatory choice
iceboats|Vessels with runners
icicles|Gutter hangers
iciness|Lack of emotion
idealizes|Puts on a pedestal
idiomatic|Having a distinct style
idiotic|Dumb and dumber
idolatry|Excessive worship
ignores|Overlooks
illicit|Unlawful
imitate|Do the same as
immense|Tremendous
immodest|Hardly humble
implies|Expresses indirectly
importune|Repeatedly entreat
imposts|Levies
inanity|Pointlessness
indicts|Charges
indulge|Enjoy to excess
infants|Occupants of bassinets
inference|Conjecture
inferno|Summer day, it might seem
ingrate|Thankless sort
inhaled|Got ready to blow out some candles, say
inhaler|It should help you breathe easier
inhalers|Asthmatics' needs
inherent|Hard-wired
inherent|Native
inheritance|You may have it coming
initialed|Okayed, in a way
initialize|Prepare for use, as a disk
initiates|Welcomes to the club
innocence|It's often professed in court
inoculator|Immunity bestower of sorts
inordinate|Extreme
insects|Bugs
insistent|Not taking no for an answer
insomniac|Sheep counter
inspired|Like many a masterpiece
insults|Offensive remarks
integer|One or two
integers|Whole numbers
intends|Plans
intense|Passionate
interstate|National highway
interwove|Laced together
ironing|Laundress's chore
irregular|Sale item, maybe
irrelevant|Beside the point
irresolute|Lacking determination
isotopes|Carbon 12 and carbon 14
italicize|Put a slant on?
itemize|Go into detail
iterant|Over and over again
jailbird|Pen resident
jeepers|By golly!
jerkwater|Unimportant, as a remote small town
jiggling|Moving to and fro, as jelly
juniors|Those moving up the educational ladder
kangaroo|Pricey Perth leather
karaoke|Amateur entertainment
karaoke|Popular pub amusement
keister|Behind
kingpin|Cartel chief
kippers|English breakfast fish
kissers|Mugs
knapsack|Matilda, in an Aussie tune
kneaded|Worked the doughnut dough
kneecap|Plate above a certain strike zone
kneeled|Prepared to propose
kremlin|Cold War citadel
lamebrain|Chucklehead
lantern|Light source
lapsing|Running out, as a subscription
largest|Most mammoth
lassoed|Caught, as a calf
laughed|Split a gut
laundry|All purpose?
layouts|Advertising plans
leakages|Water main breaks
leakers|Unsanctioned news sources
leather|Mitt material
lederhosen|Some knickerbockers
legatee|Heir
legroom|Car buyer's concern
legwarmers|Accessories for a ballerina
lenient|Easygoing
leonine|Catlike
lessens|Subsides
lethargic|Sluggish
lettuce|Lunch, part 2
lettuce|Salad leaves
levelheaded|Showing good judgment
levitated|Defied gravity
libidos|Pleasure principles
liftable|Like carry-on luggage
limeade|Green refresher
limitless|Immeasurable
linchpin|Mainstay
lineman|Scrimmage participant
lipreader|Person who might watch your mouth
lithesome|Supple
lockets|Necklace adornments, often
lotteries|Poor retirement plans?
loudspeaker|Stereo part
lowlife|Scuzzball
lunatic|___ fringe (extremists)
lunchroom|Where students meet to eat
macadam|Compressed pavement
madeira|Portuguese dessert wine
maestro|Baton wielder
magistrate|Judicial officer
magneto|Small electric generator
mahjongg|Game played in "The Joy Luck Club"
majored|Made a primary study of, with "in"
mananas|Tijuana tomorrows
manatee|Sunshine State swimmer
mandarin|Official language of China
maracas|Salsa band percussion
margarita|Key West cocktail
mariner|Safeco Field ballplayer
marines|Full Metal Jacket group
marital|Word before bliss
marlins|Miami "nine"
marvels|Stands in awe
matters|Counts
matured|Ripened
mazeltov|Congratulations!
mazurka|Polish dance in triple meter
meanest|Most like the Grinch
meanness|Grinch's character trait
measlier|More meager
medalist|One of the top three, perhaps
mediate|Be a go-between
megabit|Quantity of computer data
megawatt|It can provide a big jolt
melodica|Wind instrument with a keyboard
melodrama|Many a soap opera
memento|Seashell from Hawaii, maybe
menaced|Threatened
menagerie|Wild animals on exhibit
merchandise|Stock
merchant|Shakespeare's Antonio, for one
meteors|Shower components
metered|Like some mail
methane|Marsh gas
metropolis|The Daily Planet covers it
microdot|1mm pic
migrant|Tom Joad, e.g.
mildest|Tops in tenderness
mileage|Car rental info
mincemeat|Pie filling choice
minibikes|Small motorcycles
minibus|Shuttle, at times
misdial|Get the wrong number
misfits|Square pegs in round holes
mistier|Not as dry, like eyes that are tearing up
misting|Raining in very fine drops
mistreats|Wrongs
moaners|Whine-makers
moccasin|Soft leather shoe
monarchs|Rulers
moneyed|Like a high roller
mongrels|Pooches without pedigrees
monorail|Disney World transportation
monsoon|Asian rainy season
monument|The obelisk on the National Mall, e.g.
moonshine|Kickapoo Joy Juice
mousetrap|It may be loaded with cheese
multistage|Having several sections, as a rocket
munchkins|Members of "The Lullaby League"
muskoxen|Tundra herd
mustard|Covering for a dog
mustard|Lunch, part 4
mustier|More disused, maybe
mystique|Certain aura
nametag|Help in getting acquainted
napoleon|Custardy dessert
nationals|Washington team
nautilus|It is a many-chambered thing
nearest|Most accessible
neatest|Best-groomed
neatness|It counts, in a teacher's admonition
necessary|Requisite
necessity|It's indispensable
neediest|Most destitute
neglects|Pays no attention to
negligees|Nighties
nemesis|Unbeatable scourge
neoliths|Stone Age relics
network|Make contacts with a purpose
neuroses|Couch material
neutral|Gear for an idler?
neutrinos|Some subatomic particles
newsstand|'Zine zone?
nickels|Jeffersonian coins
nickname|The Say Hey Kid, say
nightcap|Bit of brandy at bedtime, say
ninepins|Spare parts in an alley
ninnies|Simpletons
nobodies|Insignificant sorts
noodles|Pasta
nosedive|Big drop
noticed|Picked up on
notices|Bulletin board attachments
novitiate|Religious training period
numbskull|Chucklehead
numeral|1, for one
nutshells|Kernel containers
oarsman|Member of the crew team
oarsmen|Guys on the crew, say
oatcake|Thin and brittle snack
observe|Watch closely, now ...
obsessed|Utterly preoccupied (with)
obtuser|More dimwitted
ocarina|Sweet potato with finger holes
ocelots|Spotted felines
octanes|Pump numbers
octants|Eighths
offramp|Freeway exit
offramps|Highway exits
oldness|Antiquity
olympiad|Certain four-year period
ominous|Like dark clouds
omitter|Forgetful one
omnibus|Volume of reprints
onboard|In agreement
onboard|With the program
onetime|Former
ongoing|Current
onshore|Off the boat
openers|Intros
operate|Do business
operations|Organ transplants, e.g.
operetta|The Merry Widow, e.g.
optician|Person who works on specs
optimal|Ideal
optimal|Like the best-case scenario
opulent|Sumptuous
oracles|Future consultants
orangutan|Long-armed Sumatran
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for one
orbited|Made like a moon
orderers|Diner patrons
ordinal|First or second, say
oregano|Italian soup seasoning
organza|Gown material
orientate|Become adjusted
oriented|Broke in
orients|Points in the right direction
orioles|Birds with hanging nests
orphans|Annie and Oliver
osmosis|Gradual absorption, as of water by plants
ossifying|Hardening into bone
outbound|Like trains heading to the suburbs
outlived|Had greater staying power?
outrunners|Leading members of dogsled teams
outstay|Surpass in endurance
overcoat|Uncle Fester's garment
overdraw|Have trouble with one's balance
overlaid|Superimposed
overlap|Coincide
overlap|Commonality
overnight|Time frame for some important mail deliveries
overpacking|Preparing to take too much
overpay|You deserve credits when you do this
overseen|Supervised
ovisacs|Egg containers
ovulate|Get some eggs started?
pachyderm|Thick-skinned one
pageant|Gala
painkiller|Analgesic
palaver|Chitchat
palette|Artist's board
palindrome|Race car, e.g.
palooka|Cartoon boxer Joe
parades|Ticker tape celebrations
paragon|Exemplar
paranoid|Filled with unfounded suspicion
parapets|Ramparts
pardoned|Forgave formally
pardons|Grants amnesty to
parenthetically|In brackets
partners|Law firm bigwigs
passion|Representation of Jesus's sufferings
passive|Overly compliant
pasties|Semicircular British pies
paupers|Destitute ones
payloads|They're dropped by bombers
peacoat|Sailor-inspired outerwear
peacocks|Pheasants' male kin
pebbles|Bamm-Bamm's playmate
peepers|Eyes, informally
pensive|Thoughtful
performs|Sings or dances, for example
periodical|Time, for one
periscope|Sherman tank device
perkier|Less lethargic
perplex|Bewilder
persist|Hang in there
persona|___ non grata
pestering|Making a nuisance of oneself
pesters|Bugs
petites|Little women
petrels|Stormy seabirds
phenoms|Noteworthy novices
phosphor|Luminescent substance
photons|Radiation particles
pineapple|Plantation yield
pintail|Long-necked river duck
piranha|Underwater menace
pitches|Salesman's spiels
pizzeria|Restaurant with a lot of dough?
placebo|Pill with no intended effect
planner|Wedding consultant
playoff|Postseason game
plumber|One who might advise you that a flush beats a full house?
plunger|Draining tool
plusses|Gains or additions
poleaxe|Halberd relative
polestar|Guiding light
ponderosa|Bonanza ranch
ponderosa|Tall pine
poplars|Tulip trees
possess|Own
possessive|Like yours and mine, grammatically
postgrad|Ph.D. candidate, e.g.
potency|Effectiveness
prankster|One who revels in April Fools' Day
preamble|A more perfect Union source
predict|Forecast
predicts|Deals in futures?
preface|Appendix counterpart
prefaces|Introductory words
prefect|Parisian police officer
prepays|Settles the bill beforehand
prequel|X-Men: First Class, for one
pretense|Front
pretext|It's not the real reason
prevail|Carry the day
priestess|Voodoo temple bigwig
problem|No ___! ("Piece of cake!")
proceed|Go ahead
produce|Put on
profile|Sideways look
prolongs|Draws out
proprietor|Small business owner
prorate|Divide into fair shares
protester|Many an antiwar activist
psalter|Liturgical collection
querulous|Whiny
racehorse|Affirmed, e.g.
raiment|Garment array
rainwear|Waterproof clothing, e.g.
rarebit|Cheesy dish with ale
ratchets|Wheels with teeth
ratfink|Stool pigeon
rational|Sane
rationalization|Blame-shifting
ravigote|Highly seasoned white sauce
readapts|Responds to another change
realigns|Makes new working arrangements
reaping|Farm work
reapply|Touch up, as makeup
reasoner|Logical thinker
recites|Delivers from memory
recliner|Comfortable chair
recycle|Keep out of the landfill
reeding|Quarter grooves
reengages|Connects anew, as a car's clutch
referral|Person recommended for a job
refineries|Oil processors
regales|Entertains lavishly
regimen|Daily diet
reindeer|Team up early on Christmas?
relaxed|Put one's feet up
reliever|Late-game pitcher
reminder|Note to self
remodel|Give a new look to
remodel|Update, as a kitchen
remorse|Breast-beating
removal|Ejection
remunerate|Pay
renascent|Showing renewed vigor
renegade|Outlaw
reopens|Goes back into business
repairs|Gets back in shape, say
repaper|Change the wall covering
repulse|Force back, as an army
repulsed|Turned off
reraise|Three-bet
reroute|Send a different way
resented|Couldn't get past
resident|Junk mail addressee
respire|Take air in and out
respond|Answer
restart|Race do-over
resting|Kicking back
restless|Stir-crazy
restores|Brings back
resumes|Continues
retained|Kept
retells|Changes one's story?
retinas|Cone holders
retinas|Eye liners
retinas|Light-sensitive walls
retorts|Are too! and "Am not!"
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retread|Tired tire?
retsina|Greek wine
reversed|Went backwards
revoked|Took back, as permission
revolts|Mounts a mutiny
revolve|The world doesn't ___ around you!
rheostat|Device that regulates current
ricotta|Cheese made from whey
ricotta|Cheese used in lasagna
riddler|The ___ ("Batman" villain)
rimshot|Sound heard after a Henny Youngman one-liner
ripoffs|They aren't worth the money
riposte|Witty comeback
ripsnorters|Lulus
risible|Funny
risotto|Italian dish cooked with broth
rivieras|Bygone Buicks
rolling|Word with Rock or stock
romaine|Lettuce variety
romance|Riddle, Part 3
romances|Love affairs
romantic|Fanciful
roofing|Thatch, for one
roosters|Farm alarms
rotaries|They'll have you going in circles
roundtable|Knights' gathering spot
roundtrip|In both directions
rubbernecker|Motoring menace
rulings|Court pronouncements
runoffs|Elections following elections
rustled|Took stock?
rutabagas|Swedish turnips
sabotage|Mole activity, possibly
salamanders|Efts
saluted|Paid respects to
samoyed|Fluffy sled dog
satisfy|Pay off, as a debt
sawdust|Wood shop residue
sayonara|So long, in Sapporo
scandals|Tabloid fodder
scandia|Ancient name for a region of northern Europe
scapula|Shoulder blade
scenery|Stage setting
scherzo|Sprightly composition
schlemiel|Lifelong bungler
scooped|Beat to the story
scooter|Two-wheeled transport
scourer|Brillo pad, for one
screens|Multiplex features
screwup|Make a mess of things
scrooge|Disney's miser McDuck
scrooges|Tightwads
scruple|Moral compunction
scuffle|Dustup
sculpture|It could be a relief
scythes|Gatherers' tools
sealants|Some are used for dentures
sealeries|Arctic habitats
sealskin|Waterproof material opposed by PETA
seaquake|Tsunami cause, perhaps
secrets|They may be classified
seethes|Burns
seismogram|Good vibrations record?
selfsame|Identical
semipro|Will Farrell basketball movie
senates|Legislative organizations
senator|Boxer from California, say
sendups|Takeoffs
senescent|Not getting any younger
senility|Memory malady
sensory|Like some neurons
sequential|In consecutive order
sequins|Small spangles
serapes|Colorful Mexican wraps
serapes|Mexican wraps
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphs|Angels of the highest order
serenade|Sing a love song to
serenaded|Warbled wooingly
serenely|In a calm manner
serenity|Peace
sergeants|Drilling experts?
serpent|Treacherous type
serrate|Notch for cutting
settlers|Early colonists
sexiest|Most likely to appear in Playboy
sextants|Navigational tools that measure the positions of celestial bodies
shadows|Pursues in secret
shameful|Embarrassing
shanghai|City in eastern China
sheathe|Stash, as a sword
sheikdom|Araby, for one
shellac|Defeat soundly
sheltie|Herding dog breed, familiarly
sherbet|Rainbow dessert
sherpas|Mount Everest guides
shields|Protects
shimmer|Wavering image
shirttail|Clothing part that's often tucked in
shoebox|Place for sling-backs
shoguns|One-time military rulers of Japan
shoptalk|Water cooler chitchat, perhaps
shortest|Least likely to make the NBA
showings|Presentations
shredders|They help to prevent identity theft
shticks|Running gags, e.g.
shutterbug|Snap-happy sort
sideburns|They grew on Elvis Presley
sierras|Jagged mountain range
sierras|Saw-toothed chain
siestas|Day breaks?
silencer|Hood's accessory
simperer|One with a smirk
sincere|Straight
sinners|Victims of fire and brimstone
sinuous|Undulating
situated|Placed
sixties|Flower power period
skeletal|Very thin
slammer|Poky
slapdash|Haphazard
slaphappy|Punch-drunk
slashes|Drastically reduces
sleeker|More polished
slender|Lean
slighter|Not as substantial
sloshes|Trudges through puddles
slouches|Doesn't stand tall
smashed|Plastered
smearcase|Cottage cheese, to some
smeared|Slandered
smidgens|Dabs
smirked|Smiled smugly
smiting|Beating badly
smolder|Feel suppressed anger
smother|Pay way too much attention to
snaking|Plumber's work, at times
snapped|Lost it
snarled|In a tangle
sneakily|With stealth
snidely|Whiplash of cartoons
snorers|Ones who sleep soundly?
snuggle|Get cozy
solaria|Sun spots
soldiers|Fighters who may be found in foxholes
somebodies|Big shots
someone|Anybody
sonatas|Pieces for soloists
soonest|At the first opportunity
sopranos|Opera heroines, often
soursop|Custard apple's cousin
southpaw|Lefty
sparing|Frugal
sparrow|Captain Jack played by Johnny Depp
sparsest|Least abundant
spatial|Having three dimensions
special|Not garden-variety
species|Biological divisions
spectra|Bands of colors
speeches|Special deliveries
speedster|Motoring menace
spinach|Key ingredient in a Florentine dish
spinets|Keyboard instruments
spinster|Miss Marple or Miss Havisham
splatter|Fly all over
splurge|Spare no expense
splurged|Spared no expense
spoilsport|Wet blanket
sponsor|Name on a tote bag, perhaps
spoonbill|Wading bird with a long, flat beak
spooned|Cuddled, in a way
sprawls|Some urban expansions
springs|Oasis attractions
spumoni|Frozen Italian dessert
spyglass|Pirate's telescope
squeaky|Literally crying out for oil
squirrel|Park scurrier
stablemen|Grooms
staccato|Rapid-fire, musically
stagier|More theatrical than necessary
stagnated|Went nowhere
staircase|Thread through many stories?
staircases|Ways up
stalker|Law & Order: SVU villain, at times
stamens|Pollen-bearing flower parts
standish|Myles on the Mayflower
stanzas|Singing parts
stapler|Desktop gadget
starflower|Bloomer in the primrose family
starred|Had the lead
starred|Sporting an asterisk
stately|Majestic
stationed|On a base
statistics|Data analyst's forte
statute|Court matter
staying|Hanging in
steelie|Shiny metal marble
stereos|Sound investments?
stinted|Acted like a cheapskate
stonemason|Foundation builder, perhaps
stonewall|Chain-link fence alternative
storied|Legendary
stories|Floors
stoutish|A bit overweight
straphanger|Subway rider without a seat
strawhat|Panama
streaks|Painting problems
stringed|Like guitars, banjos, and the like
stringer|Tread and riser support
strings|Cello quartet?
studies|Many dens
stymied|Got in the way of
stymies|Halts the progress of
subsides|Ebbs
subzero|Arctic
sukiyaki|Japanese dish
sunlamp|Tanning salon installation
sunshine|It made John Denver happy when it was on his shoulders
superego|Id's opposite, to Freud
supersize|Tall order at McDonald's, once?
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweeter|Containing more sugar
sweetie|Term of endearment
swooped|Attacked like an eagle
symphony|Orchestral piece
synapse|Neurotransmission site
syndrome|Broken heart, for one
synergy|Positive result of working together
synonym|Illustration, for example
synopses|Brief outlines
tactile|Pertaining to touch
taekwondo|Korean karate-like martial art
tagalong|Close follower
taggers|Price fixers?
tailgater|Motoring menace
tallest|Most exaggerated, as a tale
taloned|Having claws
tanagers|Scarlet songbirds
tangerine|Cousin of an orange
tapioca|Pudding type
tartare|Word with steak or salmon
teacher|PTA center?
teamsters|Some truckers
teenage|Like Hannah Montana
teenage|Like most college freshmen
teetered|Was rocking
teetotal|Refuse the booze
teetotaler|Abstinent one
teetotals|Leaves the sauce on the side?
telepathy|Mind-to-mind communication
telexed|Sent by wire
tension|Stress
tenured|Like some college professors
teriyaki|Marinated Japanese dish
terminator|I'll be back speaker, with "The"
terrain|Lay of the land
tesserae|Mosaic pieces
tetanus|Travelers may be inoculated against this
theatre|West End destination
theorize|Speculate
therapy|Treatment, of a sort
thermos|Soup holder, at times
thesaurus|Roget's reference to a T. Rex?
thesaurus|Where kith and kin may be side by side
thickener|Cornstarch, e.g.
thicket|Dense growth of bushes
thirsts|Deep desires
threads|They're found in nuts
thrones|High chairs
throttle|Squeeze, as the neck
tictacs|Some tiny mints
tidiness|Felix Unger attribute
timidness|Reticence
tinsels|Adds seasonal glitter to
tipster|Scuttlebutt provider at the track
tiresome|What Felix's attributes can be at times, to Oscar
tissues|Sneezer's needs
titmice|Small songbirds
toasted|Performed a wedding emcee's function, perhaps
toeless|Like most sandals
tolerant|Open-minded
tollhouse|___ Inn (birthplace of a certain cookie)
tomboys|Girly girls they're not
topiaries|Sculpted shrubs
torments|Plagues
torrent|Gullywasher
tortoise|Fable winner
tosspot|Boozer
tosspot|Hooch hound
totaled|Came to
touches|Pats or taps
tourism|Primary economic resource for the Bahamas
tractor|Farm vehicle
tradition|Standard practice
traffic|Cause of a highway delay
trainee|Apprentice
transit|Mass or rapid follower
trashed|Deep-sixed
traveler|One who's going places
travesty|Grotesque burlesque
treason|Crime against the state
treason|Disloyalty to one's country
treasury|Government coffers
trebles|Increases threefold
trembling|Betraying fear
trinkets|Cheap souvenirs
trisect|Split fairly, maybe
triumphs|Comes out on top
trivial|Petty
trooper|Smokey
trooper|State cop
troopship|Naval convoy member, at times
tropical|Like a heat wave
tropism|Turning towards the sun, e.g.
trounce|Beat badly
trueblue|Very devoted
trusted|Dependable
trusted|Had faith in
tsunami|Danger originating in the Ring of Fire
twaddle|Utter nonsense
tweener|Middle school student, say
typeset|Prepare for the printer, in the old days
typists|Keyboard experts
ugliest|Most unattractive
umpired|Served as a baseball game official
unafraid|Intrepid
uncases|Takes out of boxes
uncluttered|Very orderly
underarms|They might get the Axe
undersea|Like Atlantis, according to legend
underwater|Having a market value below its book value, as a loan
uneatable|Not fit for consumption
uneaten|Left over
uneaten|Like discarded leftovers
uniforms|Teams' togs
unlisted|Like some phone numbers
unmarked|Like some police cars
unnerve|Discombobulate
unoiled|Squeaky, maybe
unpiles|Disentangles
unshaded|White
unsized|Not tailored
unstable|Far from firmly fixed
unsteady|Like a victim of one too many
untiring|Indefatigable
unwieldy|Awkward
upgrade|Roomier airplane seat, say
uprights|Goalpost parts
upshots|Results
upstanding|Honorable
upstream|Against the current
upturns|Rising trends, as in prices
urethane|Bowling ball material
uttered|Came out with
vacates|Leaves, as the premises
vaquero|Southwestern cowboy
variable|Fluctuating
vaunted|Much showed off
vendetta|Blood feud
veranda|Open porch
veranda|Open porch
veranda|Spot for a wicker chair, perhaps
veteran|Individual who's been around
viaduct|Railroad bridge
viewers|TV audience, as a group
violate|Break, as a rule
visceral|Felt to one's core
volleys|Wimbledon exchanges
wannabes|Pretenders
warmers|Sources of comforting heat
wastrels|Spendthrifts
watertight|Like a perfect alibi
wavered|Wasn't steady
weakest|Link adjective
webfeet|Penguin features
webpage|Net work?
weirder|Harder to explain
weirder|Stranger
welcome|Come right in
wetsuits|Surfers' attire
whalers|Harpoon wielders
whipsaw|Affect with opposite forces
windier|Not as calm, in a way
wingtip|Classic shoe style
withdrawn|More than just reserved
woefully|How a handwringer may act
worsens|Deteriorates
wrestles|Competes in folkstyle
wronged|Did an injustice to
xeroxed|Photocopied
yammers|Whines
yardbird|Con
yearbook|Alumnus's keepsake
abasers|Bullies, often
abating|Ebbing
abdicate|Give up the throne
abiders|Patient people
abrasive|Like sandpaper
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Reduce in volume?
absentminded|Forgetful at times
abusing|Mistreating
abutting|Sharing a border with
academe|Ivory tower
accents|Certain stresses
accents|Cockney and brogue
accuser|One with a pointed finger
achieve|Realize
acoustic|Type of guitar
acridly|In a sarcastic way
addendum|Postscript, say
addicts|Those who can't say "no"
address|Speech
adjoined|Was in contact with
adjusts|Fine-tunes
admissible|Like some evidence
adorable|Cute as a button
adoration|Worship
adulate|Put on a pedestal
afghani|Kandahar resident
afghani|Like President Karzai
aforesaid|Previously mentioned
agendas|Meeting plans
agreements|Meetings of the minds
airbags|Collision-activated devices
airdate|Broadcast information
airfare|American travel expense
airings|Broadcasts
airings|Put-ons of a sort
airplane|1980 Leslie Nielsen film title!
airspeed|Cockpit reading
alamedas|Shady promenades
albatross|Ancient Mariner's bird
alderwoman|Local lady legislator
alehouse|Pub relative
aliases|Rap sheet data
alienate|Cause indifference in
allocator|Budget decider
allotrope|One of two or more existing forms of an element
almanac|Poor Richard's reference
already|By now
altered|Changed
amateur|Open mic night participant, e.g.
amateur|Open mike night participant
amazons|Big women
amazons|Mythical women warriors
ambassador|Diplomatic official
ambrosia|Mythical meal
ambrosia|Nectar's partner
ambulance|Vehicle often in a rush
ambulance|Word you can read in your rear-view mirror
ambushed|Caught by surprise
ammeter|Device for measuring current
ammonia|Common household cleaner
ammunition|Magazine contents
amniotic|Kind of fluid
amongst|In the company of
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amorous|Feeling lovey-dovey
amounts|Some entries on checks
anaconda|It can take your breath away
anagram|Presbyterians, to Britney Spears
analogue|It's comparable
analysis|Color commentator's contribution
anchorman|2004 Will Ferrell flim
android|Robot in human form
anecdote|Speaker's story
anemone|Flowerlike polyp
anesthesia|Feeling no pain state
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anoraks|Pullover hooded jackets
antagonism|Hostility
antelope|Serengeti critter
antennas|Radio receivers
anthology|Assortment
antifreeze|Opposed to a cap on wages?
antifur|Like PETA members
antiserum|Snakebite treatment
apaches|Army copters
apocalypses|Many doomsday cults predict them
apologia|Formal explanation
appaloosa|Breed with a museum in Moscow
appealed|Was attractive (to)
appends|Tacks on
apprise|Make aware
archives|Stored records
areolas|Colored rings
armholes|Vest openings
armless|Like the Venus de Milo
armoire|Ornate wardrobe
arpeggio|Broken chord
arrange|Set up
arrived|Hit the big time
arsenal|Weapon stockpile
arsenal|Weapons depot
arteriole|Small blood vessel
artichokes|Edible thistlelike plants
artifice|Tricky stratagem
asbestos|Old fireproofing material
asinine|Really silly
askance|Indirect way to look
aspired|Aimed for, with "to"
assailant|Attacker
assault|Battery mate
assents|Nods, say
asserts|Confidently claims
assistant|Right hand
assists|Court statistic
assists|Lends a hand
athletics|Oakland team
atingle|Excited and then some
atlases|Books with many legends
atlases|World books
attache|Case for an attorney?
attends|Goes to
attuned|Brought into harmony
aureate|Brilliantly splendid
automat|Coin-op restaurant
autopilot|Inflated "Airplane!" character named Otto
avarice|It's a sin
avenger|Emma Peel's role
avenues|Atlantic and Pacific, in Monopoly
averred|Alleged as fact
avocado|A light green
avocado|Guacamole base
backbreaking|Really strenuous
bagpipes|3/17 musicmaker
baldpate|Jean-Luc Picard feature
bananas|1971 Woody Allen film that featured Howard Cosell
bandaid|Brand for boo-boos
bandsaw|Large lumber-ripper
banshee|Shrieking spirit
barflies|Spirited types?
barhops|Tours the taverns
baroness|Noblewoman
baronets|Sir Samuel Cunard and Sir Henry Royce
bassinet|Nursery piece
bassist|Jazz group musician
bassoon|Low-pitched woodwind
bathtub|Fixture that might have a shower above it
battles|Antietam and Gettysburg
beachboys|Good Vibrations group
beachcomber|Shell seeker
beanbag|When small, a missile; when large, a seat
beanstalk|Jack's ladder
bearish|Expecting a decline in the market
beauteous|Abounding in pulchritude
bechamel|Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
bedtime|Occasion for storytelling
befalls|Happens to
behemoth|Enormous one
belabor|Dwell on excessively
believer|Loyal follower
beloved|Darling
besmears|Tarnishes
bespoke|Custom-made
bethesda|National Naval Medical Center location
betides|Happens to, the old way
betroth|Promise to wed
bewitch|Enchant
biggies|VIPs
billowed|Swelled out, as sails
birthmark|Certain skin blemish
bisects|Cuts in two
bishops|Third-tallest pieces, at times
blasted|Darn
blastoff|Leave on a mission for NASA
blazers|Portland NBAers, familiarly
bloomed|Came into flower
blooming|In flower
blooper|Bobble or fumble
blowgun|Dart shooter that might be made from a reed
boardinghouse|Where Sherlock Holmes lived
boatbuilding|Navy yard activity
boatloads|Oodles
bolivar|Venezuelan statesman known as "El Libertador"
bombshells|Shockers
bonbons|Chocolaty treats
bookcase|Where to find lines of spines
boomers|Gen Xer's parents
bootleg|Distribute illicit copies
boozers|Sots
borough|Brooklyn or Queens
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
boycotts|Refuses to buy from
braggart|Vainglorious sort
breaded|Prepared, as cutlets
breaths|They're taken to sustain life
breeder|Owner of a stud farm
bridesmaid|Wedding party attendant
brigade|Military unit
broader|More expansive
brochette|Broiling skewer
brogans|Heavy boots
broiler|Pilgrim's Pride or Perdue product
broomstick|Quidditch vehicle
brouhaha|Foofaraw
browbeats|Bullies
brunettes|Blonde wannabes, maybe
buffalo|Herd member that can precede the ends of the four longest answers
bulwark|Mainstay
burrito|Meal in a tortilla
bursars|They're paid to go to college
buttercup|Small yellow flowering herb
buzzards|Cantankerous sorts
bystander|Onlooker
cabanas|Beach structures
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cabernet|Bordeaux type of red wine
cabstands|First-come, first-served pickup spots
calliope|Musical instrument named after a Muse
calumny|Defamation
camisole|Victoria's Secret purchase
canasta|It takes four jokers to play it
canasta|Rummy relative
capsize|Flip over, as a boat
capsule|Time ___ (container to be found in the future)
captain|Team leader, perhaps
capture|Certain chess move
caramba|Acapulco "Oh no!"
caresses|Soothing strokes
caricature|Exaggerated depiction
carping|Chronic complaining
carryall|Big bag
cavemen|Crude dudes, in slang
caverns|Milieus for spelunkers
cedilla|French "c" feature, maybe
centipede|Many-legged crawler
cerulean|Shade of blue
cessation|Stoppage
chagrin|Dismay
chances|Opportunities
chasing|Running after
chassis|Car frame
checkup|Annual visit to the doctor
cheerless|Gloomy
chemical|Laboratory substance
cherubic|Like a little angel
chessman|Bishop or rook
chooses|Elects
chorales|Bach pieces in four-part harmony
chowder|Dish served with crackers
circles|Round figures
citadel|Stronghold
clamors|Loud uproars
clarets|Some reds
clarion|Pennsylvania university located north of Pittsburgh
classify|Pigeonhole
classmate|Archie, to Jughead, at Riverdale High
cleanse|Detox
clearest|Easiest to understand
clearly|As is obvious ...
cliquish|Moving in tight circles
cloches|Flapper toppers
closets|Hangouts for hangers
cluster|Bunch
coconuts|Dietary staple on "Survivor"
coerces|Strong-arms
coldcock|Knock out
cologne|City on the Rhine
colorado|Dinosaur National Monument locale
comatose|Out of it
combing|Salon activity
compote|Cooked fruit dessert
condense|Abridge
conflicted|Of two minds
congaed|Joined a reception line?
conifer|Pine tree, e.g.
convenes|Calls together
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
copartner|Business associate
copilot|Cockpit colleague
corneas|Lens covers?
cornmeal|Basic polenta ingredient
cornmeal|Hush puppy ingredient
coronae|Haloes
coronet|Noble headpiece that becomes a brass instrument if you remove its middle letter
corrupt|Depraved
cossacks|Bolshevik battlers
counteract|Neutralize
coupons|Clippings worth dollars and cents
courage|Bravery
coverup|Hide
cowlings|Jet engine housings
crabmeat|Sole stuffing
crackling|Adjective for a noisy campfire
craning|Neck stretching
crapshoot|Risky business
creampuff|Pushover
crickets|Nocturnal noisemakers
cronyism|You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours philosophy
crooned|Sang like "Der Bingle"
crossbow|Bolt-firing weapon
curveballs|Tricky pitches
cyclist|Indurain or Merckx
cygnets|Those like the ugly duckling
dadaist|Arp, for one
dangling|Kind of participle
dateable|Single, say
daybeds|Sleeper sofas
daydream|Spend time in la-la land
deadbeats|Freeloaders
deathly|Like some silences
debaters|Those taking sides
debonair|Like Cary Grant
deceitful|Misleading
decimals|Fractions usually indicated by a dot
decipher|Convert, as code to plain text
decorations|Honored soldier's collection
decoupage|Art coated in varnish
defeats|Gets the better of
defense|Department where Hagel is honcho
defense|Part of DOD
defined|Clearly outlined
defines|Perfectly characterizes
deflate|Take the wind out of
deletes|Strikes out
delightful|Charming
demerit|Black mark
demerit|Black mark gotten for misconduct
demonic|Fiendish
densest|Hardest to get through
depicts|Acts as
deplete|Exhaust
deprival|Loss
deputes|Assigns authority to
derange|Unhinge
descent|Landing element
descents|Starts of many spelunking explorations
deserted|Like Chernobyl
deserted|Like a ghost town
desists|Quits it
desists|Stops
destined|Bound
detours|Goes another way
detrimental|Bad
deviant|Straying from the norm
devious|Cunning
diagram|Illustrate, as a sentence
digital|High-tech camera type
dingdongs|Cream-filled chocolate snacks once produced by Hostess
discern|Understand the difference
discloses|Makes public
dishpans|Kitchen basins
disklike|Round, in a way
distressing|Troublesome
diverge|Go separate ways
divests|Strips, in a way
divorce|Split decision?
doodlebugs|Divining rods
doodles|Aimless drawings
doorknob|Twisted opener
dopiest|Most moronic
dottier|More eccentric
downers|Depressing experiences
downier|More like a cygnet
downing|Tossing back
dowries|Brides' bestowals
dramatize|Express emotionally
dreamers|Visionaries
dressage|Its participants usually have braided manes
dresser|Bedroom bureau
dropout|One with no class?
dryness|Aridity
dryness|Wine quality denoted by the word "sec"
duckwalking|Crossing the stage like Chuck Berry
dwarfed|Towered over
earbuds|iPod attachments
earliest|First
earnest|Heartfelt
earsplitting|Really loud
earthen|Like pottery
earthliness|Terrestrial quality
earthworm|Treat for a trout
eastern|___ Australia (Risk territory)
eclipse|Third book in the "Twilight" series
ecology|Green science
ecstasy|Extreme rapture
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
editions|Publications
editors|Time managers?
egotism|Swelled-headedness
eighths|Pizza slices, maybe
eighths|Pizza slices, often
einstein|___ on the Beach (Philip Glass's first opera)
einstein|Brainiac
ejected|Kicked out
ejecting|Bouncer's responsibility, at times
elapsed|Passed, as years
elastic|Stretchy
elastic|Waistband stretcher
elation|Unbridled happiness
elbowroom|Leeway
elegant|Swanky
element|Chlorine, argon, or potassium
elephant|African trumpeter
elevate|Heighten
elevens|Vegas naturals
elitism|Snobbery
eloquence|Storied result of kissing the Blarney stone
embarked|Set off
embroidered|Decorated with needlework
emended|Changed for the better
emeritus|Retired professor's designation
emitted|Gave out
emphatic|Strongly worded
emporiums|Commercial centers
empowered|Able to make decisions
emulate|Do like
emulates|Takes after or imitates
enacting|Making law
encapsule|Summarize
encloses|Puts in an envelope, say
endocrine|___ system (network of glands)
energize|Juice up
engaged|Bound to be hitched
enlaced|Intertwined
enlarge|Blow up, as a picture
enlists|Chooses to go
enraged|Seeing red
enrages|Makes really mad
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
ensnares|Catches in a trap
entails|Necessitates
entertains|Diverts
enthrone|Invest with power
enthuse|Excite
entitle|Furnish with a valid claim
entrance|Performer's appearance onstage
entraps|Snares
entrees|Elective courses?
entrust|Commit with confidence
envelope|Oscar night prop
enveloped|Completely covered
epitaph|Words set in stone?
epitaphs|Cemetery inscriptions
epitome|Typification
eponyms|Names turned into words
epsilon|Fifth in a certain series
equably|In an unruffled manner
equalize|Bring into uniformity
equalize|Even out
equated|Considered as comparable
ermines|Weasel family members
erotica|Racy reading
erotica|The art of love?
erratum|Addition to a second printing, perhaps
erstwhile|Of times past
erudite|Learned
escalate|Heat up
escapism|Means of avoiding reality
esoterica|It's meant for a select few
espresso|Coffeehouse order
essayed|Took a crack at
essence|Heart and soul
essence|Nitty-gritty
esteemed|Held in high regard
esteemed|Prized
esteems|Appreciates
esteems|Regards highly
etcetera|Yada yada yada
eternal|Everlasting
ethical|On the up-and-up, morally
evangelist|Preacher
eventful|With never a dull moment
evictees|Unsettled ones?
evident|Clear
excerpts|Selected parts of longer works
exempts|Frees from obligation
expected|Unsurprising
expedite|Move along
explain|Elucidate
extremists|Folks found on the fringes
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyedrops|They can make pupils grow larger
eyelash|Mascara recipient
eyesore|Blight sight
eyewitness|One who was at the scene, usually
fallback|Retreat
fantasy|The free play of creative imagination
fanzine|Periodical by and for enthusiasts
fastest|Adjective for an Olympian
fatback|Pork product used in southern cooking
fearful|Scared
ferrite|Magnet material
fidgets|Doesn't sit still
filters|Features of many cigarettes
finales|They may be grand
firepower|Military strength
fishtail|Swerve wildly, as a car's rear end
fissure|Narrow gap
floured|Prepared for frying, perhaps
flowchart|Diagram with arrows
follicle|Skin organ that produces hair
fragile|Crate label
freeman|Morgan of moviedom
freemen|Slaves no more
freshen|Top off
fresnels|Lenses in lighthouses and stage lights
fringes|Peripheral parts
fudging|Figure-falsifying
gangsters|Members of the Mafia, e.g.
garages|Attachments to some hotels
garbles|Mixes up
garland|Holiday decoration on a banister
garnets|January gems
gastric|Stomach-related
gelatin|Aspic ingredient
genteel|Elegant and stylish
geranium|Flower also known as a cranesbill
ghastly|Horrible
giddyup|Forward, Flicka!
gigaton|Measure of explosive force
gigolos|Escorts of sorts
gleamed|Shone brightly
goodbye|See you later
goofing|Loafing, with "off"
gorilla|Donkey Kong, for one
granary|Wheat storehouse
grappas|Italian brandies
grinned|Looked like the Cheshire cat
groaner|Pun, often
groupie|Zealous rock band follower
guarddog|Doberman pinscher, for one
gumdrop|Sugar-coated candy
gyrating|Whirling
hairdos|Bobs, beehives, and buns
hairpieces|Temporary locks?
hairpins|Tress holders
halfpipe|Event for Shaun White
halibut|Fish shop selection
handier|More capable at fixing things
hankies|Tearjerker symbols
hardhead|Mule
hardnose|Stubborn person
harmful|Damaging
harmonica|One-man band instrument, often
harness|Get ready to use
hassocks|Large cushions used as seats
hauteur|Airs
haywire|Berserk
headcheese|Aspic-like meat dish named for an ingredient it doesn't have
headlight|Lincoln lamp
hearings|Capitol Hill proceedings
hearsay|Rumor mill tidbit
heartburn|Common ailment whose name falsely describes it
hedonist|Ultimate pleasure seeker
heiress|1949 film that won Olivia de Havilland an Oscar, with "The"
helpers|Santa's staff
hemostat|Instrument that controls bleeding
henhouse|Brooding biddies' abode
heredity|DNA's bestowal
hermetic|Airtight
hesitate|Act cautiously
hitchhike|Get a lift, in a way
hoarder|Obsessive collector
hoarsen|Become raspy, as one's voice
hobnobs|Schmoozes
hockshop|Pawnbroker's place
hoecake|Southern cornmeal concoction
hoisted|Sent up a mast
hokiest|Corny to the max
hometown|Roots locale
honorary|Like some degrees
honored|Like some distinguished guests
horsehair|Paintbrush material
horsepower|Measure of strength
hotlines|Customer service offerings
hotlines|Numbers that provide critical information
hydrofoil|Swift watercraft
hydrogen|Rocket fuel component
idealism|Pursuit of high principles
idlesse|Layabout's state
ignites|Fires up
ignition|Propane grill button
ignores|Pays no attention to
iguanas|Large lizards
illegal|Outlawed
illicit|Like gunrunning
illiterate|One who signs with an X, perhaps
illusions|M.C. Escher specialties
imitate|Copy
imitation|Faux
immense|Gargantuan
immense|Huge
imminent|About to occur
impasto|Heavy-brushstroke technique seen in many van Gogh paintings
impersonal|Cold
implores|Prays for earnestly
incentive|Carrot
incited|Stirred up
include|Consist of
indentured|Like many servants, once
inducts|Drafts
inferno|Massive fire
ingenious|Very clever
inhumane|Hannibal Lecter-like
inklings|Vague notions
inmates|Cons
insignia|Shoulder patch, e.g.
insinuates|Implies
insofar|To such an extent
insomnia|Trouble with Zs?
integrates|Brings together into a whole
interests|Avocations
intrude|Gate-crash
inviable|Unable to survive or develop normally
isobars|Front lines?
isotope|The Simpsons minor leaguer
italics|Emphatic type
itchiest|Most eager
jackass|Donkey
jackdaw|Crow's cousin
jailbird|Convict
jalapeno|Nachos topping
jarring|Shaking up
jeepers|Whillikers!
jointed|Like a human arm or leg
joneses|Cravings, casually
joyrider|Car thief, maybe
jubilant|On cloud nine
jujitsu|Soft art of the samurai
kangaroo|Creature featured on the Australian coat of arms
karaoke|Format in which a bad "Beat It" might be heard
keeping|Storing
keynoter|Main convention speaker
keynoter|One with an important address
keypads|iPhone features
kinetic|___ art (mobiles, wind chimes, etc.)
kitchens|Where chefs operate
klondike|Setting for Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush"
knapsack|Backpack
labeled|Gave a designation to
laggard|Person failing to keep up
laggards|Dawdlers
lamination|Layered structure
lamppost|Part of a street light
landers|Famous relation of Van Buren
larceny|Theft
lassoer|Cowboy, at times
laudatory|Praiseful
laywomen|Certain congregation members
leaders|Tackle box items
leaflet|Brochure
lectern|Speaker's stand
ledgers|Books that might be cooked
leeching|Longtime means of bloodletting
legends|Folklore
leisure|Type of suit
letterman|Longest-serving late-night TV host in the US
levitate|Get a lift, in a way
lichens|Growths on rocks or tree trunks
licking|Working on a lollipop
ligatures|Ties in surgery
linecut|Photoengraving in solid black and white
lineman|Guard, tackle, or center
lineups|Batting orders
lipread|Understand spoken words without hearing them
listens|Takes heed
litigant|Person in a suit
littles|Stuart and Cleavon
livestock|Steers, say
logjams|Bottlenecks
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
louvers|Window slats
lovesick|1983 Dudley Moore comedy
lozenge|Medicine option
lumpier|Requiring more mixing
lunatic|Kook
macadam|Paving substance
macaroons|Coconutty treats
madeira|Portuguese wine
madeiras|Port alternatives
maestro|Wand wielder
magenta|Color complementing cyan, yellow, and black
magnify|Zoom in on
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mahimahi|Big Island swimmer
mailroom|Proverbial first job locale
malarkey|Poppycock
mallets|Croquet gear
malteds|Fountain treats
mantrap|Slyly seductive female
maraschino|Cherry liqueur
martians|Little green men from the Red Planet
mascara|War paint buy
mascots|Team symbols
massacre|Lopsided victory
massages|Rubs the right way
matador|Caped crusader?
maverick|Unorthodox
maypole|Springtime stick with streamers
meerkat|Animal often pictured standing tall
menaced|Hung over
menagerie|Animal house
mention|Cite
methane|It's a gas
metiers|Areas of expertise
miasmas|Effluvia
microscope|Biology instrument
midterms|Important tests in high school
miniature|Peewee
minimal|As small as possible
minivan|2013 Toyota Sienna, e.g.
minutes|Week's 10,080
misdeal|Stud slipup
miserere|Psalm 51, or any of its many musical settings
mislays|Loses track of
mitzvah|Coming-of-age ritual
mobilize|Get ready for war
mobsters|Group involved in rackets
modules|Spaceship sections
moieties|Halves
moleskin|Blister pad material
mollify|Appease
mongrel|It's no thoroughbred
moonlit|Like a night scene in a werewolf film
moonscape|View from Apollo 11
moonstruck|Dreamily romantic
moorage|Place to berth a ship
mooring|Tying up, as a ship
moralized|Lectured about the value of virtue
morsels|Chocolate chips, e.g.
motivation|Drive
motorboat|Runabout or walkaround
motorize|Make more powerful, as a wheelchair
multiples|Duplicates
muscles|Workout development
nameplate|ID on a door, perhaps
narrate|Recount
nascent|Emerging
nationals|Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg
naughtier|More risqué
neatens|Puts in order
necktie|Casual Friday casualty
necktie|Haberdashery item
necktie|Stereotypcial gift for dad
needier|Less affluent
needier|Poorer
neonate|Recent delivery
nepotists|They hire their relatives
nestling|Baby robin, e.g.
netherworld|Hades
netizen|Blogger, e.g.
neurotic|Woody Allen-like
neurotic|Woody Allen-like
newbies|Rookies
newcomer|Recent arrival
newsreel|Fact-filled film of yore
nighthawk|Insomniac, slangily
nimrods|Silly fools
nippers|Puppies, at times
nirvana|Buddhist's goal
nitwits|Lamebrains
noisemaker|Party favor on December 31st
noisier|Creating a bigger disturbance, maybe
nonacid|Basic, chemically
nonstop|Like some flights
noodles|Fettuccine and linguine
northern|___ Pacific Railway
nosiest|Most like a yenta
nostrils|They may flare at times
notepad|Reporter's book
notepad|Steno's book
notepad|Tablet
notepad|Where to write a shopping list
notepad|Writer's block?
notepaper|Stationer's supply
nouvelle|___ cuisine
novella|King's "The Library Policeman," e.g.
novella|Short story's big brother
numeral|Digit
numeric|Kind of keypad
nunnery|Where Hamlet told Ophelia to "get thee to"
nurture|Cultivate
nutcase|Crazy person
nuttiest|Most bizarre
oarsmen|Regatta participants
oatcake|Brittle breakfast serving
obedient|Like a well-trained dog
obelisk|Pointed pillar
oblique|Indirect
obscure|Ambiguous
observe|Celebrate, as a holiday
observe|Take note of
observed|Watched attentively
obsession|Calvin Klein fragrance
obstacles|They can get in the way
ocelots|Leopardlike critters
ocelots|Painted leopards
ocelots|Wild cats
octopod|Eight-armed creature, generally speaking
octopus|Well-armed predator?
oculist|One who sees a lot of pupils
offline|Disconnected, in a way
oiliness|Too smooth characteristic
oleoresin|Pine extract
olestra|Ingredient in some chips
omelets|Popular brunch choices
omelets|Things filled at indoor stations
ominous|Menacing
omnibus|Justitia ___ (District of Columbia motto meaning "Justice for all")
onrushing|Flowing quickly forward
operate|Make the cut?
operators|Ones standing by?
opposes|Stands against
oppressor|Unfair or cruel leader
optical|Pertaining to sight
optimum|Ideal
opulent|Luxurious
oracles|Those sought for advice
oratorio|Handel's "Samson" or "Solomon"
oratorios|Handel bars?
oratory|Talker's talent
orchard|Choice place for picking
ordered|Mandated
orients|Sets straight
origami|Creative paperwork
original|One of a kind
ornamental|Just for show
ornately|In an overembellished way
orthoepy|The study of pronunciation
orthotic|Joint support
outburst|Eruption of a sort
outcome|Consequence
outdrew|Beat in a shootout
outfielder|Cobb, e.g.
outlast|Endure longer than
outlives|Sticks around longer than
overdue|Late
overeasy|IHOP order request
overeats|Engages in gluttony
overrode|Vetoed, as a veto
overseer|Manager
overshot|Went past
overtake|Surpass
overtakes|Passes
overtime|It might be sudden death
paddocks|Horse track areas
paisano|Pal, slangily
palette|Where an artist may mix and match
panatela|Slender cigar
panders|Caters, but not in a good way
panders|Plays, as to the crowd
panelists|Discussion group members
panties|Victoria's Secret purchase
paprika|Deviled eggs topper
parkers|Dorothy and Sarah Jessica
parolees|Some with convictions
parolees|They don't complete full sentences
parrots|Imitative birds
partially|Somewhat
partita|One of six pieces by Bach
pashmina|Fine cashmere fabric
pastrami|Seasoned deli meat typically made from brisket
patness|Glib quality
pawnshop|Jewelry exchange, for some
payment|Monthly rent, for example
peashooter|Pellet propeller
peckish|Crotchety
pedaled|Went by bike
peekaboo|Baby's game
penalties|Some are accepted in football
penalty|It may be indicated by a yellow flag
pensive|Wistfully thoughtful
percolate|Leach
perfumers|They make scents
pergola|Vine-covered passageway
periodic|Kind of table in chemistry class
persona|Non grata entity
pfennig|Old German coin equivalent to 1/100 of a mark
pharaohs|Ancient rulers
picture|One taken on vacation
pigskin|Football, slangily
pilsner|Light lager
pimentos|Olive stuffers
pinochle|Meld of the queen of spades and jack of diamonds
piranha|Fish known to bite the hand that feeds it
pistils|Seed-bearing flower parts
pitapat|Excited heart beating sound
pivotal|Vitally important
placebo|Drug trial staple
planetarium|Zeiss projector locale
plastics|Packaging suppliers' industry
playoffs|Exciting time in sports
playtime|Kindergarten break
pliable|Yielding
poetical|Like Byron's words
pointed|Indicated, in a way
pointers|Some hunting dogs
polenta|Cornmeal side
pollute|Taint
poltroon|Cowardly type
polymer|Teflon or nylon
pomegranate|Fruit whose name means "seedy apple"
popsicle|Frozen sweet on a stick
populists|Champions of the common man
porgies|Atlantic catches
postcard|Mailed memento
postscript|End-of-letter addendum
pottery|Arts and crafts sector
praises|Puffs up
precedents|Relevant earlier cases, in law
preemie|Arrival who's ahead of schedule
prefaces|Introductory sections
pregnant|Like a noticeable pause
preheat|Word on many cake mix boxes
prelate|Church official
premises|Place of business
prevaricate|Offer an untruth
probate|Will administration process
produce|Farmers' market buy
producer|Film VIP
producer|Movie VIP
program|TV show
projects|Work or school assignments
prologue|Literary introduction
pronounce|Say
propane|Charcoal alternative
propels|Pushes forward
provost|College official
pulsate|Beat
punster|One who may treat homonyms as synonyms
quixote|Adventurer accompanied by Panza
raccoon|Critter with a mask
raffled|Sold chances on
rafters|Beams
railroad|One of a Monopoly foursome
raincoat|Slicker
rainout|Stadium disappointment
rainwater|It might be collected in tanks
ramparts|Fortifications mentioned in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
ramparts|Fortifications mentioned in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
ranchman|His stock is measured by the head
rapiers|Old blades
rassles|Struggles with, as a critter
ratings|Nielsen stats
ravenous|Really, really hungry
reacted|Flinched, e.g.
readapt|Get used to all over again
reading|B&O competitor
realize|Understand
recalls|Ousts from office
recanted|Disavowed, as a confession
recasts|Finds new actors for
recipes|Cookbook entries
recurve|Kind of archery bow
redacts|Edits for publication
redcaps|Luggage luggers
redskin|Robert Griffin III, notably
redwoods|California attraction
reelect|Vote back in
reenact|Bring to life again, as in a dramatization
referee|Whistle blower?
referral|Requirement of some health insurers
regattas|Henley events
regular|Customary
rehearse|Practice, theatrically
relapse|Backslide
relaxed|Vegged out
release|Let go of
religion|A matter of faith
reminisce|Remember the good old days
remoras|Suckerfish
remorse|Sorrowful feeling
removal|Dismissal, as from office
renames|Dubs differently
renegades|Deserters
renewed|Brought vigor back to
reoccur|Happen again
repaint|Put on another coat
repairer|Handyman
repartee|Witty give-and-take
repasts|Meals
repeals|Congressional annulments
replace|Word processing command
replica|Close copy
repulse|Turn off
repulsed|Drove back
reraise|Make a bold poker move
rescind|Invalidate
rescues|Delivers from danger
reseated|Moved closer to the stage, perhaps
reships|Sends a second time
resides|Dwells
residue|Soot or slag, say
resolve|Settle
respect|What Dangerfield said he didn't get
respires|Gets some air?
restive|Edgy
restroom|Place to go at the airport
results|Election night postings
retaste|Check after seasoning, say
retests|Makeup exams
retsina|Pine resin-based Greek wine
returnees|Service persons back from a tour of duty
revenge|Goal of the Sith and a bunch of nerds
revered|Put on a pedestal
reveres|Values very highly
rheboks|Gray gallopers of South Africa
rhinoceros|One with a thick skin
ricochet|Bounce
ringers|They're worth three points in horseshoes
ringlet|Lock
ringtail|Coon kin
rinsers|Salon staffers
ripener|Fruit additive
riposte|Clever comeback
roosters|Farm alarms
rotates|What a crankshaft does
rotisserie|Spot for a spit
roundhouse|Building with a locomotive turntable
routine|Who's On First?, notably
ruinous|Cataclysmic
sacramental|Like some wine
sadness|Gloomy state
sagging|Drooping
sailing|On the move on the briny
salesclerks|Penney's personnel
salespeople|Buying guides?
samosas|Punjabi pastries
sandbox|Playground play ground
sandgrouses|Pigeonlike birds
sandiest|Most like a beach
sandlot|Place for a pickup baseball game
sandpapered|Got even, in a way
sargasso|Wide ___ Sea (1966 novel by Jean Rhys)
sassing|Giving some lip
satiate|Stuff to capacity
satiric|Mocking
sausage|Link
savants|Learned types
sawdusty|Like a woodshop floor
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scandal|Event triggering public outrage
scandal|Tabloid item, often
scannable|Like bar codes
scarecrow|Paper tiger of a sort
scavenges|Dumpster-dives
sceptre|Victoria Regina's royal rod
schemed|Connived
schemes|Plots
sciatica|Painful nerve problem
scoffed|Jeered (at)
scooped|Did a soda jerk's task
scorcher|Hot day
scorecard|Status report
scorepads|Stack at a bridge party
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorpions|Band with the triple-platinum album "Love at First Sting"
scottie|Fala, e.g.
screamed|Reacted in horror
screech|Shrill cry
screener|Airport security worker
screens|Previews, as movies
scriptwriters|Scenarists
scrooge|Skinflint
seacoast|Shoreline
seances|Spirit summonings
seasonal|Like Christmas tree lots
seasoned|Added spice to
secrets|They're blurted by blabbermouths
secular|Like some marriage ceremonies
sedated|Put under
sedatest|Most unruffled
selector|One making a choice
selects|Chooses
semifinalist|One who's moved closer to a win
semihard|Like some cheese
seminar|Informational gathering
semiprivate|Like two-bed hospital rooms
senates|Parts of bicameral legislatures
seniors|Older folks
sentences|Conviction results
separate|Kind of vacations some couples take
serapes|Chihuahua shawls
serenade|Amorous strains
serenade|Woo through song
sergeant|Top kick
serrano|Red hot chili pepper
setters|Hunting dogs
severed|Separated, as with a knife
sextant|Instrument to fix a ship's location at sea
shakeups|Drastic reorganizations
sharpener|Strop or whetstone, e.g.
shawled|Wrapped up?
sheepdog|Ovine overseer
sheerer|Less opaque
shivered|Shook in the cold
shoemakers|Proverbially, those too busy to provide their kids with footwear
shortages|Causes of panic buying
showrooms|Places to check out new models
shrines|Holy sites
shrinkage|Aral Sea woe
shtetls|Old Jewish villages
siamese|Closely related?
siamese|Like Anna's students
sidecars|Motorcycle attachments
signals|Turn indicators, e.g.
silencer|Hit man's attachment
simoleons|Bucks
sinecure|Nice work if you can get it
sinkers|Weighty fishing gear
sirloin|Outback Steakhouse steak option
sitters|Tot caretakers
situate|Place
situated|Housed
skedaddle|Take off
skillet|Frying pan
skylark|Old Buick model
slalomed|Zigzagged, as a skier
sleeper|Dark horse
sleepover|Pajama party
sleeted|Showered icily
sliders|Tricky pitches
sliming|Ghostbusters experience
slingshots|Back-pocket weapons of many a lad
slobber|Drool
slobber|Show excitement, in a way
slothful|Far from industrious
smallpox|Health scourge now deemed eradicated
smarten|Spruce (up)
smarting|Feeling the pain
smeller|Schnozzola
smelted|Refined, as metal
smooches|Smacks in the face
smooths|Sands
smudged|Smeared
sneerers|Grinches and villains, at times
snippet|Bit of news
snoozed|Caught some z's
snoozer|Yawn-inducing activity
snorted|Sounded like a horse
society|Word with high or honor
software|Programmer's product
softwoods|Pine and cedar
solicits|Asks for, as a favor
solipsist|One who knows his own mind?
solvents|Substances like water, vis- -vis sugar
somatic|Related to the body
somebody|Quote, Part 2
sonants|Voiced speech sounds
soonest|Most quickly
soprano|High-note hitter
sopranos|HBO crime family
sorcerer|Spelling expert?
sorority|Campus social group
sorrows|Woes
sorties|Air combat missions
soybeans|Tofu base
spacecraft|Sci-fi vessel
spaetzle|Egg noodle associated with Baden-Württemberg
spandrel|Panel between the sill of a window and the top of one below it
spaniel|Cocker ___
sparser|Less crowded
spartan|Austere
spatula|Flapjack flipper
special|Featured offering, as at a restaurant
species|Biological classification
specifics|Details
speeders|Ticket takers?
speedos|Some skimpy suits
spellbind|Enchant
spelled|Took part in a bee
spheres|Balls and bubbles
spinach|Popeye's power provider
spinster|Old maid
spitter|Illegal pitch
splashy|Flamboyant
springer|TV Guide's "Worst TV Show Ever," familiarly
squints|Observes   la Mr. Magoo
stability|Balance
staging|Producing a play
stained|Kind of glass
stained|Type of glass
standpat|Refuse to draw, in poker
stapler|Joiner in the office
starfish|Aquatic five-pointer
starless|Like an overcast night
starstruck|Spellbound by celebs
starting|Opening
startles|Catches off guard
startup|Brand-new business
stately|Majestic
staterooms|Liner lodgings
stating|Verbalizing
statues|Venus de Milo and Christ the Redeemer
steadier|More dependable
steadiness|Consistency
stealthy|Like a preying lion
steeled|Prepared for bad news, say
steeper|More inclined
steered|Was in the driver's seat
stenches|Big stinks
stepfather|Bruce Jenner, to Kim Kardashian
stereos|Sound systems
sterling|British money
steroid|No-no for an Olympic athlete
stimuli|Prods
stirring|Moving around
stomata|Leaf apertures
stopover|Short stay
storers|They stockpile stuff
strafing|Firing from the air
stranded|Left high and dry
strangleholds|They'll take your breath away
strategy|Risk player's asset
streaks|Painting problems
streamer|Strip at a party
streamlet|Brook
streams|Runs in real time, as an Internet video
streets|Avenue crossers
streets|Map lines
strides|Walks purposefully
stripper|One accustomed to the pole position?
strived|Tried hard
strolls|Ambles about
student|School figure
stumper|Gordian knot
stylets|Daggers
stymied|Confounded
sublets|Rents from a renter
subtract|Take away
sucrose|Crystalline sweetener
sucrose|White stuff on the table
sunshine|Florida feature
sunshine|Nickname for a sweet-natured person
superman|Kal-El of Krypton
supersized|Larger than large
surefire|Guaranteed
surreal|Dreamlike
swarmed|Emulated honeybees
sweaters|Knitted attire
sweeney|Todd on Broadway
swerves|Veers suddenly
swingby|Visit along the way
swordsman|Foiled fellow
syringes|Sharps container contents, usually
systems|All ___ go!
tadpole|Small frog in a big pond?
talebearer|Gossip
tamales|Hot Mexican dish
tanager|Cousin of the honeycreeper
tandems|Some bikes
tangents|Digressions
tanners|Hide workers
tapiocas|Neighbors of gelatins and puddings in the supermarket aisle
tarpaper|Roofing material
tattered|Ragged
tatters|Shreds
taxiways|They lead to terminals
teamwork|Pep talk subject
teapots|Vessels with lids and spouts
teardown|Dismantle
techies|They know their Apples
tedious|Oh so boring
tempera|Poster paint
tempest|Shakespeare play (with "The")
tentacle|Jellyfish's dangler
tequila|Sunrise component
terrify|Scare
tethered|Staked out?
therapy|Help, of a sort
thermometer|Implement in an oral exam
thrashes|Defeats soundly
threads|Clothes, slangily
threats|Impending perils
tieback|Restrain, as long hair
timeout|Toddler's punishment
tintypes|Shots from the Civil War, perhaps
tiptoes|Walks quietly
tiramisu|Italian dessert
toenails|They're often painted in summer
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
tonnage|Measure of a cargo ship's capacity
topless|Headless Body in ___ Bar (sensational New York Post headline)
torment|Vex
tornado|Twister
torpedo|Submarine weapon
torrent|Overwhelming flow
touched|Had an emotional effect on
towrope|Waterskiing item
trailer|Film advertisement
traipse|Walk aimlessly
traitors|Vidkun Quisling and Benedict Arnold
translate|Do some UN work, perhaps
trapeze|Circus Circus apparatus
trashes|Damages deliberately
travelog|Vacation slides, maybe
travels|Gulliver's exploits
trawler|Craft with creels
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
treason|Marie Antoinette's crime
treasury|Currency-printing department
treehouse|Kid's backyard retreat
trendier|More fashionable
tributes|Homages
triceratops|Dinosaur with prominent horns
triplets|Three that arrive together
tripoli|Capital mentioned in the "Marines' Hymn"
trooper|Highway cop
trotter|Meadowlands racehorse
trouble|Hot water
tuckered|Pooped, with "out"
tungsten|Element used in light bulb filaments
tunnels|Goes underground
turkeys|Box office bombs
turnable|Open to being a mole
turnover|Surrender
turnstile|Urban underground access
tutorial|Item included with many a computer program
tweeted|Sent a message to one's "followers"
tweeted|Sent a quick message
twisters|Tornadoes
twosome|Tabloid item, often
typical|Why am I not surprised?
ufology|Study of strange sky sightings
ukulele|My dog has fleas instrument
unaided|Without assistance
unaware|Ignorant
uncontroversial|Commonly accepted
undaunted|Intrepid
underlie|Support
undoings|Ruinations
unearth|Dig up
unending|Eternal
unglues|Separates, in a way
unhands|Releases
unhealthy|Harmful, in a way
unlaces|Loosens, as sneakers
unmapped|Not in the atlas
unnamed|Anonymous
unsaddle|Allow to go bareback
unsnaps|Opens, as a baby's pajamas
unvaried|Monotonous, maybe
upfront|Candid
upscale|Pricey, most likely
uranium|Heavy metal
urgency|Need for speed
useless|Of no value
username|PIN kin
utensil|Parer or peeler
utterly|Through and through
vacancy|Encouraging motel sign
vacuums|Suckers?
valiant|Courageous
varsity|Level of play
verbose|Long-winded
veteran|Ex-serviceman
veteran|Experienced
vibrant|Electrifying
vicious|Extremely violent
vintner|Port authority?
virgins|Vestal maidens
virtues|Admirable attributes
visions|What someone sees when seeing things
vitriol|Vituperation
volatile|Subject to extreme swings
volunteer|Peyton Manning, in college
voracity|Extreme hunger
voyageur|French Canadian woodsman employed to transport furs
walleye|Large freshwater sport fish
warheads|Brand of sour candy
warplane|Panther, Mustang, or Cougar
warrior|Soldier
watered|Irrigated
wildcat|Feral feline
windfall|Unexpected gain
windsurf|Take out a sailboard
wineshop|Place for merlots and pinots
wingding|Shindig
wiretap|Eavesdropping device
witnessing|Seeing in person, as a crime
wordsmith|Dictionary writer, for example
workloads|Business burdens
yearned|Had a hankering
youthful|Acting like a kid
zealots|Super gung-ho types
zeppelin|Dirigible
zeppelin|Old flight option
zillion|Big, big number
zirconia|Cubic stone?
zithers|They're played with plectrums
aardwolf|Cousin of a hyena
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abolishes|Terminates
abrasion|Scrape
abundance|Plenty
academia|Ivory tower setting
account|Narrative rendering
accursed|Doomed
acerbic|Biting
acidity|Stomach problem
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobatic|Showing agility, as when doing floor exercises
acronyms|UNICEF and UNESCO
actress|Cast party?
adamant|Unyielding
addicted|Hooked
addicts|Rehab residents
adhesive|Sticky stuff
adjudge|Deem
admiral|Fleet runner?
admiralty|Board in charge of the British navy
adultery|Hester Prynne's sin
adverse|Negative
aerodromes|Landing fields, to a Brit
aerospace|Boeing's industry
affords|Yields
aggressors|Initiators of action
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agnostic|Religious fence-sitter
airdrop|Overhead delivery of supplies
airspace|Fly zone
airstream|Fan output
airstrip|Landing field
airtime|Broadcast slot
alehouse|Part of a pub crawl, perhaps
alfredo|Fettuccine style
alfresco|Dining option
aliases|Monikers for ones on the run
aliases|Noms de plume
alienate|Ruin a relationship with
alkalis|They have high pHs
alkalis|They're basic
alliterate|Say a tongue twister, maybe
allocator|Distributor of resources
ameliorate|Better
amethyst|February birthstone
amnesty|___ International (human rights watchdogs)
amoretto|Valentine figure
amorous|Lovey-dovey
anaerobe|Oxygen-shunning organism
analysis|Freudian headshrinking
anchovies|Bagna c uda ingredient
andirons|Hearth holders
anecdote|Brief, often amusing narrative
anecdote|Speech opener, at times
anemias|Red blood cell deficiencies
angelic|Sporting a halo
animate|Make Mighty Mouse move
announce|Publicly state
anodyne|Pain reliever
anointed|Oiled, in a way
anomalous|Unexpected
another|Round request
antacids|Stomach soothers
antedates|Precedes
anthill|Colony's construction
antihero|Captain Jack Sparrow, e.g.
antiwar|Dovelike
apathetic|Not interested in anything
aperture|Opening
apiaries|Sweet spots?
apiarist|Moviedom's Ulee, for one
apiarists|Beekeepers
aplenty|Galore
apparition|Ghost
appoints|Selects to fill a position
aquaria|Water worlds
arbiters|Judges
archaic|Utterly antiquated
archive|Information repository
areaway|Passage between buildings
armrests|Old ashtray locales aloft
arpeggios|Broken chords
arrestee|Collared one
arrival|Airport debarker
arrival|Airport event
arrowed|Like some directional street signs
arsenic|Lethal additive to elderberry wine, in a Kesselring black comedy
articled|Apprenticed, as a lawyer
artiste|Entertainer
asbestos|Fiberglass predecessor
asbestos|Old furnace tape material
asocial|Not at all a party animal
aspired|Aimed for, with "to"
assault|Attack
assayed|Examined, as ore
asserts|States positively
assessors|Taxing individuals?
ataraxy|Perfect peace of mind
atelier|Artist's studio
ateliers|Art studios
atheism|Religious nonbelief of a sort
athlete|Jim Thorpe, e.g.
athlete|Jock
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athletes|Olympians, e.g.
athletic|Oakland player
athletic|Strong and quick
atlases|World books
atmosphere|It covers the earth
attache|Embassy worker
audiences|Spectator groups
automat|Horn & Hardart's coin-op restaurant
availed|Was of use to
availing|Being useful
averages|Means
avocado|Guacamole base
avoiding|Evasive action
avuncular|Genial, like a certain male relative
awkward|Socially uncomfortable
baccarat|Casino card game
backstory|What an actor might want to know about the character he is playing
baloney|Bull
bandleader|Sgt. Pepper, e.g.
bandmate|Keith, to Mick
bankroll|Support financially, as in a venture
barefoot|Shoeless
barrios|East Harlem and East Los Angeles
bartender|One providing a tab or a Tab
bartenders|They whip up zombies
beanbags|Big ones can be chairs
beanball|Dangerous pitch
bearskin|Rug material at a hunting lodge, perhaps
bedecks|Adorns
bedevil|Plague
bedouin|Arabian nomad
bedsheet|What's needed on the double?
bedside|Nightstand spot
beetles|Bugs on wheels
begorra|Mild Irish oath
begrudge|Look upon with disapproval
belugas|Caviar fish
besotted|Like Andy Capp after a pub crawl
bewitched|Captivated
bilateral|Politically two-sided
binnacles|Ship's compass housings
biweekly|How some are paid
blacklist|Ostracize
blarney|Hot air in Ireland
bloodshed|Slasher film staple
bluebird|Thrush family member
bluejeans|Forever in ___ (1979 Neil Diamond hit)
boardwalk|Site of many arcades
boatmen|America's Cup participants, e.g.
bobbery|Hubbub
boomers|Parents of Gen Xers
botched|Messed up
bourbon|Whiskey type
boycotted|Avoided in protest
brakeman|Conductor's assistant
bravura|Display of daring
braziers|Charcoal grills
breakage|Mover's responsibility
breakeven|Point of no return?
breakup|Split
breathe|Midwife's instruction
breezes|Refreshing winds
brewski|Cold one
briefed|Given the essential facts
britannia|Wave ruler of song
broadax|Woodsman's tool
broncos|Mile High Stadium squad
brusque|Curt
cabaret|Supper club entertainment, perhaps
cabinetry|It holds kitchen items, often
cabinets|Curio displayers
cabooses|Tails of trains, at times
cadences|March times
calypso|Trinidad music genre
canapes|Small finger foods
candlestick|Jack Be Nimble obstacle
canoodle|Caress amorously
cantata|Bach's "Coffee ___"
canteen|A soldier may swig from it
canvassed|Did a survey
capitol|Building on the back of a $50 bill
capitol|Where bills are passed
caramel|Dulce de leche flavor
careers|Board game with Opportunity Knocks spaces
caribou|Game in Alaska
carnauba|Wax source
carousel|You'll Never Walk Alone musical
carriage|Coachman's vehicle
cartons|They pack 10 packs apiece
caseloads|Lawyers'  burdens
casinos|Where folks might give you a hand
castanets|They're often played by flamenco dancers
catatonic|Completely out of it
catspaws|Easy marks
catwalk|Where a Miss America hopeful struts her stuff
celeste|Mama of frozen pizzas
cellophane|CD packaging material
ceramist|One who deals with wheels
cesarean|Special delivery?
chaired|Headed, as a committee
channel|Remote target?
charter|Hire, as a bus
chasten|Call on the carpet
chatelaine|Lady of the castle
cheapie|Budget bin buy
cherishes|Cares deeply about
chewable|Like a vitamin in the shape of Wilma Flintstone
chocolate|Bunny at Easter time, often
chorale|Kind of hymn
chortle|Laugh coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky"
chutney|Spicy condiment used in Indian cuisine
cilantro|Pico de gallo ingredient, usually
circles|Geometric shapes
clarity|One of the "four Cs" of diamonds
classify|Pigeonhole
cleanness|Neat freak's obsession
cliched|Old hat
climate|The prevailing weather conditions of an area
closest|Like the winner in a number-guessing contest, perhaps
cluster|Close group
coarseness|Rough and boorish behavior
coastguard|Military branch with the motto "Semper Paratus"
coatrack|Vestibule piece, maybe
coercive|Strong-arm
coexists|Lives harmoniously (with)
collude|Conspire
colognes|Atomizer fillers
colossal|Gargantuan
comforts|Offers solace to
compass|Wilderness guide's instrument
compose|Put some notes together
compounds|Chemical substances hiding moola from England
computers|Watson, HAL, and Deep Blue
concord|Site of Ralph Waldo Emerson's "shot heard round the world"
conduct|Comportment
conflate|Fuse into a single entity
conformance|Agreement
consoles|Gives a shoulder to cry on
consonants|Strong majority?
contend|Profess
contrive|Fabricate
copacetic|Fine and dandy
corners|Buttonholes
corridor|Passageway
cottony|Parched mouth descriptor
couches|Sofas
countersuit|Soda jerk's dress-up attire?
crashed|Failed suddenly, as a computer
cravats|Artistes may wear them
crazies|Nutcases
creature|Habit adherer, maybe
credenza|Sideboard for serving a buffet
creepier|Producing more chills
crevices|Rock openings
criteria|Benchmarks
crosstie|Rail support
crowbars|Providers of leverage?
crowning|Part of a royal enthronement ceremony
crustacean|Crab, for one
crystal|Good glasses
cuisinart|Big name in small kitchen appliances
cutdown|Went on a diet
cyclone|The Coney Island ___ (wooden roller coaster that opened in 1927)
cyclones|Iowa State team
cypress|Tree that symbolizes Pebble Beach
dactylic|Like "symbolize"
daffier|More goofy
darters|Fast freshwater fish
database|Computerized information
davenport|Divan's relative
daycare|Working parents' concern
daystars|Planets visible just before sunrise
dazzles|Knocks out
debacle|Complete disaster
debacle|Fiasco
debated|Weighed the pros and cons of
decants|Pours, as wine
decides|Makes the call
decorated|Given the Medal of Honor, e.g.
decorous|Correct and polite
dedicated|Zealous
deduced|Reasoned out
defiance|Disobedience
defrays|Covers a share of
dehorns|Makes safer, as a herd
dehorns|Removes a rack
deletion|Outtake
delivery|Shipment
denizen|Resident
dentist|Worker at a filling station?
denture|Upper or lower plate
deposited|Put into an account
deranged|Nuts
derides|Mocks or knocks
derriere|Behind
designer|Fashion world VIP
desktop|Icon's spot
destroyer|USS John S. McCain, e.g.
destroys|Completely wrecks
detects|Discerns
detonate|Set off
devaluates|Reduces the worth of
devotes|Dedicates, as time
diameter|Circle bisector
diaphanous|Nearly pellucid
dickered|Took part in haggling
dictate|Give orders
diehard|Action film that featured John McClane
dilation|Action taken with pupils, at times
diocese|Bishop's domain
diocese|Parish grouping
diploma|Thing that might come with a cum laude notation
dipstick|Oil-checking item
dirndls|Frocks for Fraus
disables|Renders useless
dishonor|Worst fate for a Klingon
dispatch|Telegram
dispersal|Scattering
disperse|Scatter, as a crowd
dissolved|Brought to an end, as an association
distant|Uncommunicative
divests|Strips
divorce|Some marriages end in this
doctrine|Presidential principle or policy
doleful|Melancholy
dollops|Small amounts, as of whipped cream
donating|Supporting a blood drive, say
doorbells|Some entrance buttons
dosages|Prescribed amounts
dossier|File of personal information
doziness|Tired feeling
drachma|Pre-euro Greek currency
dragnet|Show whose main character's badge number was 714
dragstrip|Short course
dramedy|Funny show with serious moments
drawing|Lottery event
dreariest|Least rosy
dressage|Equestrian sport
dropcloth|Painter's protective floor covering
droplet|Bit of moisture
drought|Prolonged dearth
drowsed|Began nodding off
dryland|Sight for a sailor's sore eyes
dynamic|Vigorous
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
earache|Head cold consequence, maybe
earlobe|Spot for a hoop
earmark|Set aside for a particular purpose
earshot|Hearing distance
earthen|Like some pottery
earworm|Stuck song syndrome sample
eastern|Defunct airline led by Frank Borman
eastward|Fogg-bound?
echinacea|Daisy family plant used in folk remedies
ecocide|Environmental destruction
ecological|Environment-related, like the lyrics to "Mercy Mercy Me"
ecotage|Earth Liberation Front actions
ecstasy|Agony's opposite
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
editing|Revising manuscripts, say
editorials|Opinion pieces
eggbeater|Whisk relative
egotism|Usually just a case of mistaken nonentity (Barbara Stanwyck)
ejected|Kicked out
elapsed|Slipped away
elected|Voted into office
electee|November winner
electors|Those at a quadrennial college
electric|Exceptionally exciting
electric|Like some blankets
electric|Type of guitar
electron|Kind of microscope
elevate|Bring up
ellipse|Squashed circle
elongated|Stretched out
embarked|Began a voyage
emblazoned|Brightly adorned
emblems|Symbolic designs
embroider|Create a French knot, e.g.
embryonic|In an early stage
emdashes|Sentence breakers
emerald|May birthstone
eminent|August
enamors|Captivates
encages|Puts behind bars
encrusted|Caked, in a way
endears|Creates a warm feeling for
endgames|Gambits might happen en route to these
energize|Pump up
enforce|Require compliance with
engaged|Busy doing something
engineers|Some railroad employees
english|Spin imparted to a billiard ball
enhanced|Improved
enneads|Diamond complements
ensconced|Settled snugly
ensemble|Coordinated clothing
ensigns|Certain Coast Guard officers
enslave|Subjugate
entangle|Involve in a snarly situation
entente|International accord
ententes|Informal alliances
enterprise|Undertaking
enthrone|Crown as king or queen
entrapping|Catching, in a way
entrenched|Deeply rooted
entrepreneurial|Go-getting
entrepreneurial|Like a start-up business
entrusts|Puts into the care of
envious|Green-eyed
enzymes|Digestion aids
epergnes|Ornate centerpieces
epicenters|Focal points
epigram|Bit of wit
epistles|New Testament section
equates|Deems comparable
erasers|Pencil features
erasers|What golf pencils lack
erasure|Sign of a correction
erelong|By and by, in days gone by
eremites|Religious recluses
ergonomic|Comfortable, as office furniture
ermines|White winter weasels
erotica|Titillating tomes
errands|Legman's list
errands|Some weekend work
erratum|Galley goof
eruption|Explosive Mount St. Helens event
escalate|Intensify
escapade|Lark
escargot|Heliculture product
escorted|Guided
escorted|Played the gigolo with
espanol|Talk of Tijuana
espoused|Took up, as a cause
esteems|Thinks highly of
estranged|No longer close
etagere|Open-shelved furniture piece
eternal|Far from transitory
evaluate|Assess
evanesce|Dissipate gradually
evanesce|Vanish
evangelism|Preaching of the gospel
evasion|Tax crime
evenings|Supper times
evermore|Always
everything|End of the quip
evicted|Put out of the house
examiner|West Coast paper with a "Bay Area" section
excerpt|Pull quote, e.g.
exempts|Frees from liability
exhaled|Breathed out
exhales|Begins a Breathalyzer test
exhibition|Public display
exordia|Speech beginnings
experience|The Jimi Hendrix ___
extinct|Like the moa
extreme|Envelope-pushing
eyeglasses|See some barware?
eyesore|Scenery spoiler
feasters|Participants in a lavish banquet
fiancee|One who's spoken for
fiascos|Spectacular flops
figment|Imagination creation
finance|Bankroll
finesse|Skillful maneuvering
finicky|Like Morris, in erstwhile 9Lives ads
flailed|Moved one's arms erratically
flashbulb|Outmoded shooter's accessory
fleabite|Lab annoyance
flibbertigibbet|Scatterbrain
floored|Bowled over
folderol|Nonsense
follicle|Skin organ that produces hair
forbade|Disallowed
foreman|Construction crew supervisor
forensic|Related to courts of law
forwarded|Sent on
foxtrot|Dance to big band music
fraternize|Hang out
freedom|Captive's desire
freeload|Mooch
freight|Cargo
frescos|Paintings on wet plaster
frisbee|Beach toy
frisbee|Disc in a park
frittata|Omelet alternative
fundraise|Solicit contributions, perhaps
galleys|Kitchens at sea
gangplank|Walkway used for boarding
gardener|One with a growing concern?
garnish|Decorate
gasbags|They're full of hot air
gazillion|Big, big, big number
genders|There may be a gap between them
geniuses|Brainy bunch
gentlemen|Formal letter opener
geocentric|Like some early models of the solar system
geometry|Class teaching about planes
glacier|Arctic mass
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy of openness
gleamed|Shone brightly
goalies|Crease protectors
goateed|Sporting a bit of a beard
goatees|Things in common for Larry the Cable Guy and Guy Fieri
goliath|Victim of a sling
gondola|Venetian vessel
goodbye|Parting word
gorilla|Big ape
granola|Energy bar component, maybe
grantor|Researcher's benefactor
granulate|Become crystalline in form
greaser|'50s hood
grieves|Mourns
groundswell|Surge of support
guerrilla|Che Guevara, for one
guitars|Pick axes?
gumshoe|Follower of a cold case, perhaps
gyrator|Belly dancer
habitue|Person who frequents a certain place
haciendas|Spanish spreads
hackers|Cybercrooks, e.g.
hairdos|Beehives and bouffants
hairnets|Food preparation headgear
halcyon|Joyful and carefree
hammiest|Least likely to win a Tony, perhaps
hamster|Pet that may scurry through a Habitrail
handset|Part of an old telephone
hangdog|Very sad-looking
harpies|Certain eagles
hashish|Contents of some hookahs
hassles|Inconveniences
haunted|Ghost-filled
hayloft|Barn area
haymaker|Knockout punch
hazards|Course obstacles
headhunt|Recruit, in a way
headliner|Marquee topper
headway|Progress
hearken|Pay attention
heavyweight|Boxing division
heedless|Not a bit cautious
hemostat|Instrument used to stop bleeding
hencoops|Quarters for cluckers
hepcats|Zoot-suiters
hercules|Mythical man of muscle
heretofore|Until now
heroine|Woman of bravery
hexagram|Six-pointed figure formed by intersecting triangles
hilltop|Washington lobbyist's shirt?
hipbones|Pelvis parts
history|What happened?
homages|Works of tribute
homebrew|Self-made suds
homeowners|They have deeds to dwellings
homiest|Tops in coziness
homonym|Two, to "too"
honesty|They say it's the best policy
hootenanny|Folkies' tuneful gathering
humdingers|Lulus
icebound|Like a ship trapped in the Arctic Ocean
icebreaker|Conversation starter
iciness|Chilly attitude
ideates|Develops concepts
ideates|Has thoughts
idiotic|Stupid to the max
idolaters|Second Commandment violators
idolatry|Practice forbidden by the Ten Commandments
igniter|Spark plug, for one
ignoramus|Not your Mensa candidate
iguanas|Large, spiny lizards
illegal|Violating the law
illness|One cause of absence
imitate|Parrot
immaterial|Does it matter? No, it's ___
immersed|Completely covered, as by water
immoral|Depraved
immortal|___ Beloved (Beethoven's anonymous addressee)
impalpable|Not readily perceived mentally
impatient|Pacing, maybe
impetus|Stimulus
impinge|Encroach
impinge|Encroach (on)
implore|Beseech
impolite|Blunt, maybe
inamorata|Ladylove
inappropriately|How a dress code violator is attired
incense|Tick off
incensed|Hopping mad
incisor|Canine neighbor
incisor|Cuspid neighbor
incites|Sparks
inconsequential|Does it matter? No, it's ___
indenture|Formal, multiple-copy document
infatuate|Make love?
ingenue|Fairy tale heroine, often
ingrate|Thankless sort
ingratiate|Endear
inhabits|Occupies
injures|Harms
inklings|Faintest notions
innkeepers|Front desk greeters, perhaps
insides|Guts
insomnia|Difficulty going out?
instead|Alternatively
instigate|Provoke
instructs|Trains
insular|Narrow-minded
insulted|Demeaned
intakes|Pipe openings
intakes|Some pipe openings
integer|Whole number
intensely|In a deep way
interpret|Work at the United Nations
intersection|Stopping place
interview|Walters specialty
intimate|Close
intrepid|Apollo 12's "fearless" lunar module
intrigue|Cloak-and-dagger doings
introduce|Present
invaders|Unwelcome visitors
irksome|Annoying
ironclad|Like a good alibi
ironman|Tough-guy competition
ironwork|Blacksmith's output
irrelevant|Does it matter? No, it's ___
isobars|Lines on a weather map
isolates|Quarantines
isolation|Quarantine
isomers|Butane and methylpropane
isotopes|Some are radioactive
isthmus|Panama, e.g.
jackasses|Utter blockheads
jalapeno|Heat source, perhaps
jellybean|Oval Office candy from 1981 to 1989
jeweler|Solitaire dealer
jittery|Extremely tense and nervous
jittery|Nervous
jittery|Possessed by the heebie-jeebies
judgment|Arbiter's decision
kettledrum|Noted hemispherical instrument
keynote|Speaker's designation
killing|Financial coup, colloquially
kinsman|Family guy
knapsack|Hiker's or student's bag
kneaded|Worked, as dough
kneepad|Bit of protective sports attire
kneepad|Patella protector
knesset|Israel's parliament
knocked|Bad-mouthed
knocked|Made one's presence known, maybe
knockers|Doorbell alternatives
lacrosse|Game with sticks
ladybird|Jackie-Pat connection
landlady|Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes
lassies|Misses
lateral|Certain football pass
latrine|Camp privy
latrines|Army heads
latrines|Where soldiers often go
lattice|Grid structure
leeches|Bloodsuckers
leering|Ogler's activity
legwarmers|Fashion accessories seen on calves
lentils|Tiny disc-shaped legumes
lessens|Flags
lettuce|Only vegetable never sold frozen, canned, processed, or cooked
lexicon|Complete vocabulary
liberal|Openhanded
license|Permission
ligaments|Tissues that may be torn
lightning|My tines be long. My tines be short. My tines end ere my first report ...
lingers|Sticks around
literally|Strictly speaking
livening|Adding energy to, with "up"
loathed|Couldn't take
loathes|Has no love for
lockers|High school assignments
logical|Like Mr. Spock
logrolled|Took part in a lumberjack contest
loosened|Made slack
loudmouth|Annoying blowhard
lovelier|Possessing greater beauty
lovingly|With much affection
lowlier|Not as lofty
lucubrate|Burn the midnight oil
lumbers|Moves clumsily
macaroni|Salad pasta
mackerel|___ sky (altocumulus expanse)
macrame|You might consider it knot work
madeira|Rich nutty wine aged in heat
madeleine|Small French cake immortalized by Proust
maestro|Good conductor?
mahjong|Classic tile-based game (var.)
majored|Pursued a collegiate specialty (in)
majorettes|Marching band leaders
maladroit|Clumsy
malaria|Mosquito-borne threat in the tropics
mammoths|Large Pleistocene beasts
manholes|Entrances for Ed Norton
mantels|Sites for hanging Christmas stockings
mantrap|Femme fatale
maracas|Things to shake onstage
marauds|Raids and plunders
marionette|It comes with strings attached
marital|Pertaining to wedlock
marlins|2003 World Series winners
marseilles|It functioned as the main trade port of the French Empire
martinis|They might contain Grey Goose
mashies|Five-irons
masonic|Like some lodges
massaging|Rubbing the right way?
masticates|Chews
matador|One leading a bull session?
mazeltov|Congratulatory cry that means "good luck"
meaningless|Does it matter? No, it's ___
mechanizes|Provides with armored motor vehicles
medalist|Spingarn or Caldecott recipient
meddling|Intrusive activity
medevac|Chopper to the ER
medulla|___ oblongata (brain part)
megaplex|Where to see lots of pictures
melodic|Tuneful
melodious|Tuneful
menaced|Threatened
menaces|Threatening sorts
mesdames|Lourdes ladies
messiahs|Saviors
mileage|Usefulness, so to speak
minarets|Mosque towers
mindsets|Attitudes
minestrone|Trattoria treat
miniseries|Roots, notably
miracle|Extraordinary event
miscellanea|This and that
missout|Lose the opportunity
mistypes|Hits the wrong key
misuses|Invalidates a warranty, perhaps
mixable|Like many drinks at the bar
moistened|Like a damp sponge
molecule|Pair of bonded atoms, say
moneymen|People who take care of the financial end of things
moniker|Honest Abe, for Lincoln, e.g.
monocle|Spectacle for a Cyclops?
monogram|Personal letters
monotone|Droning voice
monsoon|Seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean
montero|Mitsubishi SUV model
moocher|Sponge
moonscape|Desolate area of land
morocco|Casablanca's home
mousses|Part of a hair stylist's arsenal
musician|One who blows his own horn?
mustache|Handlebar, e.g.
naivest|Most innocent and unworldly
naysayer|One who's a buzzkill
negotiates|Discusses terms
network|Fox, for one
network|Schmooze
neurosurgery|Delicate operation hiding moola from France
neurotic|Like Woody Allen
neurotic|Like many Woody Allen characters
neutralize|Counteract
nextdoor|Very nearby
nitrogen|Almost 80% of the Earth's atmosphere
nonchalant|Unruffled
nonplus|Perplex
nonsense|Balderdash
nontoxic|Unlike nuclear waste
nonuser|Teetotaler
notecase|Brit's billfold
notices|Reviews
numberless|Myriad
nurturer|Caregiver
nutcases|Crackpots
oatmeal|Quaker product
obelisk|The Washington Monument, for one
obligate|Constrain
obscene|Indecent
obscure|Not well-known
observe|Regard with attention
obstacle|Stumbling block
occasion|Special event
occasional|Sporadic
oceanic|Vast
ocelots|Cats spotted in the Andes
odometer|Driving range device?
odoriferous|Smelly
odorous|Aromatic
oilskin|Whaler's wear
oilstone|Sharpening device
ointment|Something soothing
oldstyle|Beer brand from Pabst
olestra|Food fat substitute
oloroso|Semisweet Spanish sherry
olympiads|Quadrennial competitions
omelets|Frittatas' relatives
omelette|Brunch option, on many menus
omitted|Failed to mention
omniscient|Like one with all the answers
onboard|Passenger's status
onstage|Making a scene?
openers|First things
operate|Control, as a machine
operate|Function, like a machine
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan production
opinion|Holding
opportune|Propitious
opposite|For, for against
optician|One who makes quite a spectacle
optimize|Make as good as can be
oration|Stem-winder
oratorio|Mendelssohn's "Elijah," for one
orbital|Particle physicist's s, p, d, or f
orbital|Revolutionary?
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
oregano|It may be sprinkled on a slice
organelle|Specialized cell part
organist|One pulling out all the stops?
orientate|Get one's bearings
origins|Beginnings
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
orphaned|Left without parents
ostlers|Horse handlers
ostrich|Big bird
outline|Show the main features of
outrage|Atrocity
outsmart|Prove more cunning than
outsource|Obtain elsewhere, as parts or supplies
overact|Be a ham
overacted|Chewed the scenery
overbid|Go wrong on "The Price Is Right"
overcoat|Uncle Fester's garment
overdraft|Banking problem
overhang|Roof projection
overhauled|Completely renovated
overrule|Veto, in a way
oversee|Supervise
oversee|Supervise
palooka|Oaf
palpitate|Flutter
panacea|Cure-all
panatella|Cigar with a small ring gauge
pancreas|Insulin producer
pantomimes|Silently acts out
paradigms|Models
paradox|Contradiction in terms
parasite|Mooch
parboils|Precooks, in a way
parquet|Flooring with inlaid wood patterns
participle|Verb form
partook|Had a portion (of)
passion|Ardor
pastiche|Stylistic imitation
patella|Crowbar-wielding enforcer's target, maybe
paternal|Advice such as Polonius' "To thine own self be true"
patient|Person in a gown, perhaps
paunchy|Like many gourmands
peacenik|Hawk opponent
peasants|Simple folk
peepers|Noisy nestlings
pejorative|Belittling
penname|George Eliot, George Sand, or George Orwell
pennames|Authors' aliases
perfecto|Exactly!
permissive|Lenient
pesters|Won't leave alone
pharmacy|Place to buy drugs
picnics|Ant attractors
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pigheaded|Utterly obstinate
pigsties|Many teenagers' rooms, jokingly
pinesap|Resinous ooze
pioneer|Conestoga wagon traveler
pioneered|Led the way
piratic|Hook-like?
pistachio|Green ice cream
pistachio|Yellow-green shade
pitches|Spiels from sellers
pitchforks|Fling some silverware?
planets|Big revolvers
playbook|Quarterback's text
playroom|Toy-filled place
pleases|Makes satisfied
plotted|Cooked up, as schemes
poinsettia|Flower displayed at Christmas
polecat|Fetid ferret
polestar|Guiding light
politic|Tactful
polluters|Woodsy Owl's PSA targets
poltergeist|1982 film with the tagline "They're here"
portent|Sign of things to come
portfolios|Art students' carryalls
possess|Own
postage|Stamps
potatoes|Irish stew ingredients
potherb|Mint or basil
precinct|Voting district
precursor|Before the computer age?
predicate|Part of a sentence
preface|Literary foreword
pregnant|Expecting
premises|Trespassers may be ordered off them
preoccupied|Before being used, as a bathroom?
preppie|Private school teen
preppies|Etonians, e.g.
preserving|Before starting a tennis game?
presiding|Before houses were weatherproofed?
pressure|Put the screws on
pretense|Sham
pretensions|Before conflicts begin?
pretext|Concocted reason
preventing|Before sounding off?
pricked|Needled?
proceeds|Goes forward
profiteer|One who demands an excessive markup
projects|Some science class assignments
proteas|Ornamental African evergreen shrubs
protest|Object
protest|Object strongly
pulsate|Throb
punitive|Like some damages
quartets|ABBA and Kiss
question|Grill
quibbled|Nitpicked
ragtops|Some convertibles, colloquially
raindrop|Umbrella pelter
rampages|Riot acts
ransack|Plunder
rascals|Impish types
ratings|Film stars?
rational|All there
rationales|Justifications
ratlines|Rope ladder rungs
realize|Understand clearly
reappears|Comes into view again
rebirth|New start
receptacle|Ballot box, e.g.
recited|Repeated from memory
reconsider|Have second thoughts
reconvene|Meet again
recorders|Beginner band's supply
recorked|Sealed again, as a champagne bottle
recused|Bowed out, like a judge
redbird|Scarlet tanager, e.g.
redcaps|Some porters
redcoats|British soldiers during the American Revolution
redeploy|Move to the opposite flank, say
redeyes|They often leave near midnight
redskin|Potato peel, perhaps
redskins|FedExField players
reelect|Return to a seat
reentry|Homestretch for a certain shuttle
reentry|Space flight event
refrain|E-I-E-I-O, say
refugee|Exile
refuses|Turns away
regalia|Frippery
regatta|Competition for yachtsmen
regimen|Training plan
registry|Roster of gift suggestions
rehearse|Prepare for a play
reheels|Fixes, as a pump
relapsed|Took a turn for the worse
relation|Many a wedding guest
relaxes|Kicks back
releases|Puts out, as a CD
relives|Goes through again
relives|Undergoes again, as an experience
remanded|Sent back to a lower court
remember|Keep in mind
renegade|Outlaw
reneged|Went back (on)
reorders|Replenishes the stock
reparable|Not necessarily ruined
repartee|Badinage
reported|Told it like it was
reprisal|Vengeful deed
reprise|Record company started by Sinatra
request|Ask for, as a song
rerouted|Sent a different way
research|Fact-finding procedure
reservation|Dinner arrangement?
resistor|Electrical component
resolve|Determination
resonate|Strike a chord
responds|Talks back
responsible|Quote, Part 2
restaurant|Setting for "Kitchen Nightmares"
restive|Nervous
restless|In constant motion
restore|Fix up
retailer|Mall merchant
reticent|Close-mouthed
retiree|401(k) spender, usually
retreat|Give up the fight
retreats|Quiet spots
reverie|Fanciful musing
rhapsody|Gershwin's was "in blue"
ringmaster|Emcee in a tent
ringside|Great seats at a boxing match
ripened|Improved through aging
ripoffs|Scams and swindles
ripsnorter|Humdinger
riptide|Dangerous swimming condition
risible|Eliciting laughter
rivalries|Siblings may engage in them
roadeos|Competitions that might conclude with the semi finals
roadshow|Traveling troupe
roadside|Setting for Burma-Shave rhymes
roaster|Big pan
robbery|Unlawful acquisition
rodomontade|Bluster
roseslug|Misleadingly named wasp that damages American Beauties
rosters|Lists of names
rotunda|Any building with a circular ground plan
rotunda|Central area of the US Capitol
roughen|Make more coarse
roundtrip|Ticket purchase
rudeness|Bad manners
rudeness|Lack of manners
runback|Gridiron sprint following an interception
russets|Baking potatoes, often
saddened|Blue
saddest|Superlatively sorrowful
saddles|Cowboys' seats
sadists|Cruel people
sadness|Blue state
sadness|Blue state?
sainted|Idolized
salting|Preserving, as pork
salutes|Gestures to generals
sambaed|Did a Latin dance
samosas|Indian turnovers
samples|Freebies, frequently
sandals|Part of Gandhi's attire
sanitaria|Old health resorts
sanseis|Third-generation Japanese-Americans
sapphire|Modern or traditional 45th-anniversary gift
sardine|Tightly-tinned fish
sassing|Talking back to
saunters|Ambles
sauterne|California white
sayings|Adages
scalene|Triangle type
scarecrow|Crop cop
scatted|Did vocal improvisations
scattershot|Broad and unorganized
schedule|Timetable
schlemiel|Luckless bungler
schmear|Bagel spread
schnook|Bonehead
schnook|Dope
schoolroom|Test site
schooner|Draft holder
schooner|Hispaniola in "Treasure Island," for one
scissor|Cut with shears
scissors|They can cut your bills in half!
scooter|Child's sidewalk vehicle
scourer|Kitchen cleaner, at times
scratchy|Like old records
scrawled|Wrote quickly
scribes|Ancient writers
scruples|Moral principles
seadogs|Salts
seafarer|Columbus, e.g.
searing|Cauterizing
seatbelts|Safety devices that became mandatory in cars starting in 1968
seaways|Shipping routes
seaweed|Sushi wrapper
secrecy|Requirement for a surprise party
sections|Times divisions
sedater|Morphine administrant, e.g.
sedative|Calming substance
seduces|Lures into sin, perhaps
seeders|Sowing devices
segments|Mandarin orange pieces
seismic|Caused by bad vibrations?
sellers|Some eBay posters
seminar|Training session
semipros|Part-time ballplayers
senates|Deliberative bodies
senates|Some legislative bodies
senator|Forum figure
senhoras|Lisbon ladies
sensory|Involving nerve impulses
sentence|Jail term
sequence|Group of cinematic shots
seraphs|Sistine Chapel figures
service|Sunday church offering
sessions|Meetings of Congress
sestets|Compositions for six
settler|Colonist, for one
settles|Colonizes
severest|Strict to the extreme
shampoo|Stuff with directions that might end with "Rinse. Repeat"
shandies|Beer-and-lemonade drinks
shanghai|Junk-filled seaport
shareholder|Corporate investor
sharpshooter|Annie Oakley, for one
shattered|Went to pieces
sheathe|Encase, as a saber
sheepdog|Border collie, for example
sheerer|Easier to see through
sherbet|Cold dessert
shiatsu|Massage technique using acupressure
shields|Gladiators' gear
shiftless|Lazy to the max
shindig|Party
shindig|Wingding
shipped|Used FedEx, say
shipper|Freight company
shoebox|Crocs' or mules' home
shooters|Large marbles
showroom|Where to find good-looking models
shuteye|Sleep
sidebar|Supplementary story
sidespin|Surprise with a service slice
sierras|Rugged peaks
silents|Chaplin flicks
silvers|Second-place medals
singleton|Director John of "Boyz N the Hood" and "2 Fast 2 Furious"
sirocco|Desert wind
skedaddled|Hightailed it
skewering|Making fun of to the max
skydiver|High jumper?
skydives|Does a high jump, in a way
skyjacks|Commits a high crime
skylight|It brightens up many a kitchen
slapdash|Haphazard
sleazeball|Base man?
sleekness|Smooth, lustrous quality
sleeper|Dark horse
sleeves|Record holders?
sleuths|Investigators
slingshots|Fling some whiskey?
slingshots|Young boys' frequently homemade weapons
slippery|Apt to cause a spill
slovenly|Dirty and disheveled
slowness|Turtle's trait
slumber|Light sleep
slyness|Wile that fails Wile E.
smacker|Buck
smeared|Bad-mouthed
smelled|Caught the scent of
smeller|Schnozzola
smelter|Place of refinement?
smidgen|Scintilla
smokers|Pall Mall users
smokestack|Feature of an old cruise ship
smooths|Removes wrinkles from
snakepit|Place to keep moccasins
sneaker|Furtive sort
sniffle|Show signs of a cold, perhaps
sniffle|Suffer from a cold, maybe
snoopier|More apt to pry
snorkels|Inspiring devices?
snorting|Expressing contempt
snowier|Like Minneapolis, vis- -vis Miami
sobriety|Teetotaler's quality
socialite|Prominent attendee at fashionable events
solitaire|Singular game
someones|___ been sleeping in my bed!
soonest|Earliest
sorrows|Heartaches
sorties|Military missions
sourpuss|Grump
spacemen|Astronauts and ETs
spaceship|The Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon
spacewalk|Activity portrayed in 2013's "Gravity"
spammer|Emailer whose missives are usually unwanted
sparest|Most minimalist
spathes|Floral enclosures
spawner|Salmon, at times
speckle|Small mark on a trout or an egg
speeder|One over 65, perhaps
spelled|Took part in a bee, perhaps
spender|High roller
spheres|Areas of influence
spheres|Global shapes
spheres|Realms
spheres|Realms of influence
spinoffs|Frasier and "Good Times," e.g.
spiraea|Meadowsweet
spitter|Illegal pitch, familiarly
splices|Film fixes
spoilage|It's preventable with preservatives
spooning|Snuggling, in a way
spousal|Type of support
sprayer|Mist maker
springs|Boing makers
spritzers|Wine drinks
squander|Spend foolishly
squirter|Garden hose, e.g.
stabler|Less likely to collapse
stained|___ glass windows
stalled|Needing a push
stanches|Serves as a tourniquet for
stannous|Like a tin can, essentially
staring|Unable to look away
starred|Had the lead
starship|The Enterprise, e.g.
stationed|Assigned to a post
stealth|Surreptitiousness
stealthy|Like a ninja
steppes|Siberian grasslands
sternly|In a heavy-handed manner
steroid|Body builder?
stiffen|Become rigid
stipend|Regularly paid financial allowance
stoical|Impassive
stranded|Like Tom Hanks's character in "Cast Away"
strangle|Suppress the growth of
streaked|Ran sans attire
streakers|They're barely running
stressful|Nerve-wracking
stretch|Nickname for a long drink of water
strictly|___ speaking ...
strider|Quick mover
striker|Person picketing
stroked|Petted, as cats
strokes|Swimming movements
stymied|Thwarted
subalpine|Beyond the foothills
subsets|Groups within groups
suburbia|Bedroom communities
successor|One who follows
suckered|Tricked
sucrose|Sweet stuff
sultanas|Royal mistresses
summoner|Bailiff, on occasion
sunblock|Summer application
superman|Role for Reeve or Reeves
supertanker|Large crude carrier
surlier|More cranky
sustenance|What one needs to get by
swallows|Swift and graceful long-winged birds
swarthy|Dark-complexioned
swarthy|Having a dark complexion
switchback|Zigzag on a hike
synonym|Roget listing
systems|Gambling strategies
systems|Methodologies
taffeta|Fabric for evening gowns
tailcoats|They're worn with top hats
talented|Gifted
tallied|Counted up
tallows|Fatty substances
taloned|Like some kites
tamperer|Meddlesome sort
tanager|Cousin of the honeycreeper
tapered|Coming to a point
tarantella|Lively Italian dance
tarnation|Gosh darn it!
tartish|Somewhat sour
tattler|Snitch
taxpayer|Refund receiver, perhaps
teapots|Afternoon party paraphernalia
teensier|More minuscule
teensiest|Insignificant to the max
teepees|Homes on the range (var.)
telegenic|Having a strong Q Score
telegram|Wire
tempest|Turbulent occurrence
tempests|Boating dangers
tenants|They may pay a flat fee
tennies|Some sneakers, colloquially
tenpins|Bowler's game
terabyte|Huge computer data quantity
teriyaki|Japanese sauce
teriyaki|Shrimp dish
tetanus|Kind of shot
theories|Conjectures
theorize|Conjecture
thirsty|In need of a drink
thrones|Kings' seats
timpani|Kettledrums
tiniest|Smallest by far
tinnier|More chintzy-sounding
tippytoe|What a child might stand on
tiredness|Reason to retire
tissues|Cold sufferer's supply
tooting|Blowing one's own horn?
torment|Bedevil
tornado|Funnel-shaped windstorm
tossers|Horseshoes players
touches|Has an emotional effect on
tourists|Out-of-town sightseers
towrope|Boat puller
traction|Grip
tractor|Plow puller
tradable|Like bartered items
traffic|Rush hour certainty
traitor|Ninth circle of hell occupant
traitors|Turncoats
tramway|Canyon crosser
transit|Planes, trains, and automobiles
trapdoor|Way to make a magical exit
traveller|Robert E. Lee's favorite gray
travels|Globe-trotting
treadmills|They'll get you nowhere
treason|High crime
treated|Picked up the check
tremolo|Vocal vibration
trestle|Railroad support
trident|First national brand of sugarless gum
trireme|Ancient Greek galley
triumphs|Wins
troopships|Military transports
truncate|Shorten
turbine|Rotary engine
turbojets|Concorde engines
tureens|Big bowls
turnoffs|Mood killers
tutored|Gave private lessons to
tutored|Provided help with homework, say
tutorials|Instructive sessions hiding moola from Iran
twinkies|Stereotypical junk food
twofers|Double deals?
tyranny|Oppressive rule
ukuleles|Strings along at a luau
umpteen|A considerable number
unabashed|Bald-faced
unbalanced|Off-center
unbeaten|Without a single defeat
uncanniest|Most unsettling and eerie
underarms|Secret targets
unearned|Like some income
unhinge|Drive to distraction
unicorn|Genghis Khan reportedly decided not to conquer India after meeting one on a mountaintop
unimportant|Does it matter? No, it's ___
unisize|Fitting most
unitarians|Certain Protestants
unitizes|Makes whole
unlaces|Loosens, as a corset
unlisted|Like many a celebrity's phone number
unswayed|Holding fast
untuned|Out of key, as a baby grand
upended|Tipped over
uploads|Transfers to a central computer
upshots|Outcomes
uptempo|Fast-moving, like some music
uptight|Hardly laid-back
usherette|Female seating guide
uttered|Came out with
valence|Chemical bonding number
valleys|Death and San Fernando
varnish|Coat for a carpenter
venture|Kind of capital
verified|Checked out
veronica|One of Archie's pals
veronicas|___ Closet (Kirstie Alley show)
vespers|Evening prayers
victory|Triumph
vinegar|Sourness of speech, behavior, or character
violator|Breaker, as of rules
virgules|Slashes used in punctuation
volcano|Mauna Loa, e.g.
voucher|Receipt
warbled|Sang like a bird
wardrobe|Costume collection
watchtowers|See some lighthouses?
waterbed|Sloshy sleeping site
waterloo|ABBA's first hit
waterloo|Belgium city where Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat
waxworks|Figures at Madame Tussauds
webpage|Surfer's destination
western|Film with saloon scenes
whinnies|Stud poker responses?
wildest|Most undisciplined and unruly
wildlife|Hoped-for safari sighting
windswept|Like the Dust Bowl
wineskin|Bota bag
winless|Like some last-place teams
wisecracked|Remarked facetiously
wizened|Wrinkled with age
woebegone|Forlorn
xenophobia|Fear of anything foreign or strange
yeasayer|Sycophant
yeasayers|Submissive sorts
yellows|Canary and goldenrod
yodeler|Peak performer?
zephyrs|Light breezes
zombies|The Walking Dead horde
abashes|Makes flush
abdominal|Washboard muscle
abolish|Put a stop to
aborted|Made a go a no-go
abracadabra|Charming 1982 Steve Miller Band song
absorbs|Sops up
acreage|Expanse of land
actions|Behavior
actuary|Risk assessment expert
adamant|Unlikely to take no for an answer
addenda|Supplements
adhered|Held fast
adjusts|Tweaks
admired|Thought the world of
adonises|Hunks
adornment|Decoration
adverse|Negative
advisers|Cabinet members, e.g.
aerosol|Kind of can
aerosols|Sprays
affects|Impacts
aftershave|Brut, for one
agitation|Turmoil
airfoil|Surface designed for lifting
airhead|Scatterbrain
airplane|American flyer
airstream|Fan output
airwaves|Radio medium
alabaster|Snow-white
alamode|Pie request, often
alarmed|Filled with fear
alarmed|Not at all collected
albumin|Milk protein
alcohol|It may be sold in fifths
algebra|Pursuit of the unknown?
alienate|Make an enemy of
alienate|Turn off
alienates|Drives off
allayed|Soothed, as fears
alleged|Ostensible
amasser|Collector
amenable|Willing
amnesia|Forgetfulness and then some
amnesiac|Someone experiencing an identity crisis?
ampersand|Connecting symbol
anaconda|1997 horror film set in the Amazon
anagrams|Word-forming game
ancestral|Concerning forebears
anemone|Member of the buttercup family
angered|Made hot under the collar
animate|Enliven
animate|Pep up
animator|Pixar employee
annotates|Adds explanatory notes
anodize|Put on a protective coat, as with metal
anointed|Formally chosen
anoints|Handpicks, as a successor
anteater|University of California, Irvine mascot
antelope|Grand Canyon University mascot
antibiotic|Bug killer
antidote|Item in a Pokémon trainer's arsenal
antiserum|It provides immunity
antitank|Designed for use against an armored combat vehicle
antitoxin|Type of neutralizer
antsiest|Least likely to sit still
aphasia|Speechlessness
apiarist|Monitor of workers?
apologetic|Contrite
appaloosa|It's spotted in the herd
appraise|Perform an "Antiques Roadshow" task
apprentice|Greenhorn
arcades|Pac-Man players' places
arcadia|Place for peace and quiet
archrivals|Popeye and Bluto, e.g.
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Large wardrobe
armrest|Subject of an airplane skirmish, maybe
armrests|Targets of hostile elbow exchanges
arouses|Gets going
arrests|Cuffs, perhaps
arrests|Picks up
arrests|Rap record?
arsenic|Murder mystery element?
artiste|Especially skilled performer
ascends|Climbs
ashcans|Depth charges, in slang
asinine|Extremely silly
askance|Suspicious way to look
asocial|Unlike people people
aspects|Features
asphalt|Jungle description in a 1950 film noir
assassin|Offer?
assists|Court feats
assorts|Classifies
assorts|Pigeonholes
assumed|Took for granted
assured|Confident
astonished|Left slack-jawed
athlete|Olympic team member
athletes|Sports sorts
athletes|Varsity players
atomism|Particle-based philosophy
attaches|Business cases
attains|Realizes
attendant|Bridesmaid
attested|Corroborated
attested|Spoke on the stand
attests|Certifies
attires|Dons duds
attitude|Outlook
aviated|Barnstormed
avocado|Guacamole essential
avocado|Guacamole necessity
awareness|Cognizance
awesome|Like, wow, man!
awesome|Totally cool!
awnings|Storefront shade providers
azaleas|Shrubs with funnel-shaped blooms
backpedals|Starts to waffle
backside|Rump
backups|Some copied files
backyard|Home cookout site
baiters|Acronym Dr. Phil uses for toxic people
balderdash|Hogwash!
baloney|Nonsense!
bandaid|Makeshift solution
banister|Flight safety enhancement
barbecue|Backyard cookout
barnacle|Crustacean with cement glands
baroque|Like Bach's musical style
bazooka|Bubble gum brand since 1947
bazookas|Shoulder-launched weapons
beacons|Guiding lights
beanies|Caps with propellers
beanpoles|Skinny Minnies
beatniks|Counterculturists of the '50s and '60s
because|I don't need a reason
beefcake|Mr. Universe photos, e.g.
beepers|Smoke alarms, at times
behooves|Is advantageous to
beliefs|Manifesto elements
bellyache|Complain
benchwarmer|One seldom part of the game plan
beriberi|Result of a severe thiamine deficiency
betroth|Pledge to tie the knot with
bewilder|Nonplus
biofuel|Energy source often made from corn
birdcalls|Tweets without hashtags
bizarre|Freaky
blockbusters|Megahits
blowouts|One-sided victories
blueblood|Aristocracy member
bodegas|Barrio businesses
bombers|Fighter planes
bookshop|Bibliophile's destination
bootblack|Worker whose stock-in-trade is spit and polish
booties|Baby shower gift, perhaps
borscht|Beet soup
boulevard|Hollywood, for one
bouvier|Marge Simpson's maiden name
boycotts|Refuses to deal with
brackets|Tax categories
breadth|Scope
brewskis|Cold ones
bridegrooms|Ones making vows
britannia|Arne's "Rule, ___"
bromide|Cliché
brownnose|Bow and scrape
bruiser|Big lug
bulldogs|University of Georgia team
bullhorn|Portable PA system
buoyant|Cheerful
bureaus|Chests of drawers
cabernet|One of the red wines
cahoots|Shady partnership
calamari|Trattoria seafood
calibrate|Measure precisely
caliper|Disc brake part
caliphs|Islamic titles
camphor|Redolent moth repellent
canasta|Game derived from 500 rummy
canasta|Rummy variation
canasta|Two-deck card game
candler|Egg examiner
cannibals|They love having guests for dinner
cantata|Bach composition
canvass|Solicit votes
capstone|Most notable achievement
caramels|They may get stuck in your teeth
carburetors|Fuel injection forerunners
carload|Coupe's capacity
carotid|Jugular's counterpart
carousel|Fair sight
carpets|Floor coverings
cascades|Mount Rainier's mountain range
casement|Sash with hinges
cassava|Starchy tropical root
cassette|Outmoded music medium
catalog|Bulk mail item
catapult|Projectile-hurling siege engine
catcall|Shout from an angry fan
category|Class
catfish|Big Mississippi aquaculture product
catspaw|One manipulated by another
caustic|Like a sharp sense of humor
caution|Word on some yellow tape
censure|Tongue-lashing
centavo|Cuban coin
centennials|Some anniversaries
chalupa|Taco alternative
chasing|Going after
chastise|Chew out
cheaters|Shout from a team of sore losers, perhaps
checkmate|Endgame end
cheerio|Soho "So long!"
cheeses|Party platter assortment
cheetah|Cat with a top speed over 70 mph
chicane|Do a snow job on
choosing|Picking
chortle|Jabberwockian laugh
chrysalis|Soon-to-be butterfly
circles|Traffic might have to go around them
classic|Treasured work
classmate|Prom partner, perhaps
cleared|Found not guilty
climate|Zeitgeist
closure|Finality
coastal|Shore-related
coinage|Making of a word
collateral|2004 Cruise/Foxx neo-noir crime thriller
comment|Two cents' worth
condense|Shorten
condors|Big birds
congested|Like rush-hour roadways
congresses|Political assemblies
conjugal|Like some prison visits
consent|Permission
consign|Put up for auction, say
console|Give comfort to
contour|Shape
contractions|English teacher's interest in Labor Day?
copyedit|Make manuscript modifications
coronae|Astronomical rings
corsage|Fragrant accessory
corsage|Prom night item
corsair|Barbary Coast buccaneer
corsair|Speedy pirate ship
cossack|Crimean War fighter
cottontail|Its duff is fluff
courser|Spirited horse
creaked|Needed some oil, perhaps
creator|Mark Twain, to Tom Sawyer
crested|Hit the top
crevice|Rock opening
criteria|Gauges
crocodile|___ cracking (form of asphalt pavement distress)
cruelest|Most inhumane
cruiser|Squad car
crusade|Campaign
crustacean|Barnacle, e.g.
daiquiri|Rum drink named for a Cuban village
darkness|Conrad's "Heart of ___"
dashiki|Colorful African pullover
daycare|Work perk, at times
daystar|The sun, notably
daytime|When soaps usually air
deadens|Renders numb
decagon|10-sided shape
deceits|Acts of dishonesty
decency|Ethical behavior
decimal|Point made in math class?
decrial|Clamorous censure
decrypt|Crack, in a way
deepens|Compounds, as a mystery
defiant|Resisting authority
defrayed|Paid for
degrees|Right angle's 90
dehorns|Makes less dangerous, as a bull
deigned|Condescended
deludes|Misleads
demolishes|Makes a lot out of, as a building?
denizen|Inhabitant
deplete|Use up
derelicts|They've been abandoned by society
derives|Proves, as a theorem
despicable|Wretched
despite|Notwithstanding
despots|Harsh bosses
desserts|Menu options
destiny|Inevitable outcome
detente|Diplomatic thaw
detested|Couldn't stand
dethroned|No longer the champion
detoxes|Rehabs, in a way
deviate|Abandon the norm
diadems|Royal crowns
dialect|Manner of speaking
diatonic|Scale whose pitches can be obtained using a chain of six perfect fifths
dilated|Grew wider
discoverers|Sleuths, at times
disrobe|Lose the threads
dissolve|Render inoperative, as a partnership
distressed|Faded by design
diurnal|Active during the daytime
dizzier|More likely to fall over
dockyard|Shipbuilding spot on the waterfront
doctors|Cooks, as books
dogcarts|Horse-drawn vehicles with misleading names
dominate|Exercise control over
doodads|Gizmos
dovetails|Fits together neatly
downshift|Prepare for a precipitous drop, in a way
downturn|Decline
drachmas|Erstwhile Greek coinage
dramatic|Highly theatrical
dramedy|The Descendants film genre
dresser|Armoire kin
dressers|Bedroom pieces
drinker|Toper, for one
dropshot|Soft hands stroke
drunken|Kind of stupor caused by alcohol consumption
dryland|Ocean voyager's destination
dumbbell|Free weight
dynamic|Batman and Robin, the ___ Duo
eagerly|With gusto
earache|What would have Horton hurtin' for certain!
earflap|Winter cap feature
earthling|Martian address?
earthly|Mortal
easement|Nonowner's property right
eastern|American rival until 1991
eastern|One of Florida's two time zones
eateries|Lunch joints
eclairs|Cream-filled desserts
eclectic|Varied
economy|Presidential election issue
ecotone|Environmental transition zone
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edition|Dictionary printing
edition|Issue
editions|Book printings
editors|Magazine staffers
educate|School
effortless|Sweat-free
efforts|Serious attempts
egotism|Producer of hot air
egotist|Swellheaded sort
elderly|Well along in years
electee|Winning candidate
electronic|Chipped, say
elevate|Promote in rank
elitism|Snob's doctrine
elitism|Snobbery
ellipse|Certain conic section
ellipse|Figure with two foci
ellipsis|Three periods in a row, grammatically
emailed|Corresponded without a stamp
emailing|Sending on an impulse?
embassy|Place for an attaché
emerald|Gem of a nut brand name
emerged|Came out of a bear's den, say
emeriti|Academic retirees
emigrate|Depart the old country
eminence|Distinction
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Qatar
emirate|Dubai or Kuwait
emitted|Gave off
emoticon|:-), e.g.
empires|The Incas and Romans had them
empowered|Given authority
enables|Facilitates
enchilada|Rolled Mexican fare
encores|Extra pieces
endeared|Won over
endgame|Stage when a king is most vulnerable
enervates|Brings lethargy upon
english|London language
enhanced|Touched up
enlists|Enters the military
enormous|Titanic
enslaved|Subjugated
ensnarl|Create a tangle
ensuing|Coming afterward
ensures|Guarantees
ententes|International understandings
entered|Walked in
enthusiast|Buff
enticing|Making like a siren
entitle|Authorize
entrees|Main courses
enumerated|Counted, in a way
ephemeral|Short-lived
epicarp|Rind
epistle|Formal letter
epistle|Letter in the New Testament
epithet|Descriptive nickname
epochal|Historically significant
equations|Chalkboard writings in a physics class
equinox|Vernal or autumnal occurrence
eroding|Weakening
erudite|Professorial
escargots|Gastronome's gastropods
esoteric|Inscrutable
espresso|Starbucks order
espressos|Powerful brews
essayed|Tried
essential|Absolutely necessary
estates|Big digs
estimate|Appraise
estuary|Chesapeake Bay, for example
etiquette|Miss Manners's bailiwick
evasively|In a suspicious manner
evenhanded|Impartial
evolution|Generational development
example|Representative specimen
excogitate|Devise
exemplar|Quintessential model
exhibits|Art shows
exhorts|Gives a pep talk
existence|Being
exordium|Discourse opening
exotica|Stuff that's strikingly strange
expense|Potential deductible
expressway|Route for high-speed traffic
extricates|Disengages
eyeglass|Monocle
eyeless|Like spuds without buds
eyeteeth|Biting canines
facelift|It may allow you to keep your chin up
farseeing|Sagacious
fascinate|Enthrall
fastener|Snap, e.g.
fatalist|One practiced in resignation
fathers|Pops
feature|Showcase
features|Characteristics
federal|FBI leader?
feeling|Intuition
festers|Rankles
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fiestas|Piñata parties
figures|Calculates
figurine|Small statue
firewall|Computer security barrier
fisheyes|Wide-angle lenses
fixates|Focuses intently (on)
fleabite|Pet peeve?
flyaway|Frizzy, in a way
flyleaf|Book's blank page
foamier|Having a bigger head?
folderol|Nonsense
folktale|Story about Paul Bunyan, say
forayed|Raided
foremast|Spar near the bow of a ship
foresee|Perceive in advance
formerly|At one time
fortunate|Auspicious
foursome|The Beatles, for example
fragmented|Disorganized
frailty|Constitutional weakness
freeborn|Delivered out of slavery?
freedom|Just another word for nothing left to lose, per "Me and Bobby McGee"
freezer|Supermarket section
fretted|Worried
friskier|More up for a romp
fulfill|Satisfy
gainful|Worthwhile, as employment
galilee|Nazareth's locale
gamines|Impish lasses
gangster|Mafioso
gargoyle|Waterspout at Notre Dame Cathedral, notably
gargoyle|Weird-looking figure on many a Gothic cathedral
garibaldi|19th-century patriot known as the Liberator of Italy
garland|Item often wrapped around a holiday lamppost
gasolines|Refinery "recipes"
gateman|One tending an entranceway
genealogy|Study of trees?
geniuses|Workers at an Apple bar?
genteel|Refined
gentile|Guest at a synagogue, maybe
genuine|Authentic
germane|On topic
gibbons|Acrobatic Asian apes
glasshouses|People who live in them shouldn't be stone throwers, so it is said
glassware|Some kitchen cabinet contents
goatskin|Morocco leather source
godsend|Unexpected boon
goliath|Biblical figure who got stoned?
gorilla|Heavy-handed hooligan
gossamer|Light and filmy
gossips|Dishes the dirt
granite|Hard rock
graphic|Explicit
greenhorn|Novice
grilling|Fourth of July activity, often
groaned|Reacted to a pun, perhaps
grottos|Caverns
guarantee|Secure
guesstimates|Figures in the ballpark
gutless|Yellow
haciendas|Pamplona plantations
hairnet|Locks protection
hairnet|Locks retainer
hamlets|Small villages
handier|More useful
handler|Animal trainer
handles|Takes care of
handrail|Flight safety installation?
handsets|Princess parts
harasses|Bedevils
harlequin|Buffoon
hatchet|Kind of job or man
hatchet|Tomahawk cousin
haywire|Bonkers
headache|Annoyance
headstrong|Obstinate
heartland|Region symbolizing traditional values
heckler|Vociferously vocal audience member
hectors|Nags
heliotrope|Pink-purple shade named for a flower
helipad|Chopper's landing spot
hellhole|It's a very unpleasant place
hibachi|Simple grill
hightop|Type of athletic shoe
hokiest|Most corny and contrived
holiness|Part of a pope's title
holster|Piece keeper?
holster|Something to draw from
honeybee|Insect experiencing colony collapse
hotshot|One with extraordinary skill
hotspot|Location with Wi-Fi connectivity
hottest|Top-selling
huckster|Snake oil dealer
humanize|Make compassionate
hydrogen|Light element
hyperspace|Term common to science fiction and math
hyphens|Jack-o'-lantern's pair
iceberg|North Atlantic hazard
icehouses|Cold storage places
ideally|At best
ideates|Cooks up
ideates|Produces thoughts
idiotic|Nutty
iguanas|Galápagos lizards
illegible|Not well-written
illusions|Teller tricks
immediate|Instantaneous
immerse|Dunk
imperative|Pressing
implant|Artificial tooth
implode|Collapse inwardly
imported|Not domestic, say
imposed|Overstayed one's welcome, say
improper|Out of place
inamorata|Flame
inchworm|Song character known for "measuring the marigolds"
increase|Ramp up
infidels|People who don't believe in a religion
inflict|Impose (upon)
inflicts|Burdens with
infrared|Night vision assistance
ingests|Absorbs
inherit|Obtain without effort
inhumane|Hannibal Lecter-like
injured|Hurt
insatiable|Quenchless
insider|One with entrée to a closed-door meeting, perhaps
insider|Person with special access
insistent|Demanding
insists|Demands
insolent|Lippy
inspire|Fire up
inspire|Fire up
instead|As an alternative
integer|Zero, for one
ironman|Superhero with energy repulsors
ironware|Many post-Bronze Age implements
isosceles|Triangle type
isotopes|Carbon 14 and strontium 90
itemized|Filled out Schedule A
itemizer|Taxpayer using a long form, usually
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Stress, in a way
itinerary|Travel plan
itinerary|Traveler's route
jealousy|Emotion explored in "Othello"
johnson|Part of LBJ
juvenilia|The Brontës' Glass Town Confederacy stories, e.g.
karaoke|Bar entertainment
kestrel|Small hovering falcon
kingdoms|Parts of Middle-earth
kitschy|Gaudily designed for popular appeal
knelled|Tolled
knitters|Those often seen with stitches
krypton|Planet from which Kal-El was jettisoned
laconic|Concise in speech
lacrosse|Game with sticks
lactate|Produce milk
ladylike|Demure, to a male chauvinist
lagoons|Atoll features
laments|Weeps for
lasagna|Pasta dish favored by Garfield
latitude|It's zero at the equator
leagues|Associations of teams
leaners|Low-scoring horseshoe throws
lecture|Professor's discourse
leerily|With skepticism
leftists|They're not right
leonine|Like Aslan
letdowns|Disappointments
levelheaded|Sensible
lexicon|Linguist's wordstock
liaison|Connection
libertine|Don Juan, for one
librarian|Marian's position in "The Music Man"
license|Highway patrolman's request
license|Request from a traffic cop, perhaps
linkage|Bond
lipread|Interpret words without hearing
loaners|Courtesy cars
lofting|Hitting high up
loiterer|One who keeps hanging around
loiters|Hangs out
longjump|Field event with a sandpit
lothario|Rake
lotions|Many Nivea products
loudmouth|Ear-splitting yakker
lowermost|Like the troposphere, among atmospheric layers
lunettes|Crescent shapes
lyceums|Some European secondary schools
macabre|Gruesome
machete|Cane cutter
machete|Cane-cutting tool
machismo|Masculinity, to the max
madonna|Music singer
magical|Mysterious and wonderful
maharishi|Hindu teacher of mysticism
mahogany|Reddish-brown
malaprop|Word mix-up
mallards|Producers of many quacks
manager|Baseball boss
mangers|Stable feeders used in crèches
mangrove|Swamp plant with many roots
manhunts|Fugitive searches
maniacs|Nut jobs
mansard|French-style roof
mariachis|Members of some Latin bands
marital|Word with bliss or conflict
marmoset|Tree-dwelling tropical monkey
marsala|Sweet, dark wine
marsala|Wine used in preparing a veal or chicken dish
martini|Gin-vermouth libation
massage|Kneading work?
massive|Huge
masterwork|Artist's crowning achievement
meagerness|Lack
meanwhile|Word that might precede a change of scenery
meddling|Interfering behavior
medians|Highway dividers
medians|Middle-of-the-road figures
medical|Treatment-related
medicare|President Johnson initiative of 1965
megabit|Storage unit
megahit|Blockbuster
melange|Hodgepodge
memento|Collectible shot glass, say
memoirs|Writings often rendered in retirement
menorah|Festival of Lights lamp
mermaid|Little Disney swimmer
mermaid|Splash creature
message|Answering machine playback
message|Email content
message|Text transmission
metiers|Strong suits
microcosm|Small representation of a larger group
midpoint|Noon, to a day
migrate|Make a seasonal voyage
mikados|Old Japanese emperors
milksops|Weak Willies
minestrone|Trattoria soup
minicam|Documentarian's device
minstrel|Troubadour
misanthrope|A party animal he's not
misbehaves|Acts up
miscast|Assigned an unsuitable role
miseries|Woes
mislead|Throw a curveball to
misquoted|Said "Play it again, Sam," say
missiles|Certain silo occupants
misspend|Squander
mixture|Odds and ends
modesty|Victorian virtue
moments|Instants
monitor|Keep an eye on
monocle|Mr. Peanut wears one
monsignor|Priest's title
mooners|Sentimentalists, perhaps
morales|Esai of the silver screen
mortals|Human beings, vis-Ã -vis gods
mosaics|Inlaid designs
motherhood|It's celebrated on a day in May
muenster|Grilled cheese sandwich ingredient, sometimes
muralist|Rivera or Orozco
mustang|All you wanna do is ride around, Sally ride (Wilson Pickett lyric)
nameless|Anonymous
narrate|Provide commentary for, as a documentary
narrate|Talk through the whole movie, say
nattily|How a dandy dresses
necessitating|Calling for
needles|Upholsterer's tools
negative|Unfavorable, as reviews
negligee|Slinky sleepwear
neither|Not this one and not that one
neonate|One whose weight may be proclaimed proudly
netless|Like a daring circus act
networks|Broadcasting systems
newscast|Report from Katie Couric or Scott Pelley
nicoise|Garnished with tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, black olives, and anchovies
noisome|Stinky (but not necessarily loud, surprisingly)
nonevent|Big nothing
nonsense|Balderdash
nonstarter|Plan without any chance of success
noonday|Twelve o'clock
notarize|Authenticate, in a way
notepad|Spot for doodles
nuggets|Some chicken pieces
numerologists|They may try to figure out the future
oatcake|Grainy flatbread
oatmeal|Hearty breakfast dish
obedience|Fido's focus at school
obligated|Bound
obliged|Feeling a requirement to do something
obliterate|Render undecipherable
obsolete|Outmoded
occasion|Happening
odometer|Mileage keeper in a car
oilcans|Garage containers
oloroso|Semisweet Spanish sherry
omelets|Cousins of frittatas
omelette|Breakfast buffet request
omitted|Left out
omitting|Leaving out
onstage|In the limelight
opaline|Iridescent
opaline|Iridescent
operates|Runs
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan specialty
optimum|Best
opulence|Sumptuousness
oracular|Prophetic
orangeade|Fruity quaff
oranges|Fruit basket fruits
oranges|Fruity export from Valencia
oration|Dignified discourse
orators|Figures of speech?
ordinal|Fifth, e.g.
organic|Carbon-based chemistry
origins|Beginnings
orioles|Camden Yards squad
osmosed|Absorbed slowly
ospreys|Feathered fishers
ostlers|Stable employees
ostriches|Emu look-alikes
otherwise|Differently
outsell|Move more goods than
ovations|Laudatory displays
overall|For the most part
overbet|Raise too high?
overcalls|Bridge ploys
overeat|Put too much away
overheard|Picked up surreptitiously
overruns|Unforeseen costs
overseas|Abroad
overshoes|Wet weather wear
overstate|Blow out of proportion
overwhelms|Snows under
oysters|Mollusks that might be served "Rockefeller"
package|Bundle
padlock|Door security
paginates|Adds numbers to, say
pagodas|Chinese temples
paisano|Homeboy
pallbearer|Carrier for the departed
palpably|In a plainly perceived way
panacea|Cure-all
pancake|Edible in a stack
paperclip|Microsoft's animated assistant of old, for one
paragon|Ideal
parasite|Mooch
parlance|Manner of speaking
passwords|Online entry requirements, often
patently|With complete obviousness
patents|Some are pending
pathetic|Pitiful
patients|House extras
patisseries|Fancy bakeshop items
patriotic|The antithesis of traitorous
patsies|Fall guys
paupers|Destitute ones
paupers|Destitute ones
peacock|Strutting show-off
peasant|Feudal laborer
pedaled|Went bicycling
peddlers|Street salesmen
pedometer|Step counter
peeress|British noblewoman
pellets|Air gun ammo
penalize|Order back five yards, say
pennywhistle|Six-holed fipple flute heard in much Celtic music
pentathlon|Contest that involves épées and pistols
permeated|Suffused
personas|Public faces
pesterer|Noodge
photogenic|Like most fashion models
piccolo|High wind
piccolos|High winds?
piglets|Some farm deliveries
pilaster|Embedded column
pilfered|Swiped
pipeline|Controversial proposed "Keystone" construction
piranha|Fearsome fish
plaited|Like pigtails
planetaria|Night sky observatories
planned|Designed
platoon|Troop group
plaudit|Round of applause
playbook|Football coach's list of tactics
playdate|Get-together for kids
players|Skilled womanizers, slangily
playmate|Model showing the bare essentials?
pleased|Tickled pink
pleaser|One who makes a crowd happy
plenary|With everyone present
plugugly|Hired goon
plutocrat|Wealthy ruler
polestar|Guiding light
politesse|Emily Post's specialty
polyvinyl|Common kind of plastic
pomelos|Thick-skinned fruits
pommels|Saddle protuberances
portions|Servings
possesses|Has and holds
potbelly|Stove type
prancer|One of Santa's team
pratfall|Vaudeville move
preachiest|Maximally moralizing
predict|Tell the future
preppie|Boarding school student, perhaps
prescient|Second-sighted
pressers|Irons
pretend|Make believe
pretext|Excuse
previews|First looks
primacy|State with status
principal|Class action suit?
product|Output
profuse|Copious
prohibited|Out of bounds
prolabor|Like union advocates
proliferate|Grow rapidly
propane|Barbecue grill gas
propose|Offer engagingly?
prorate|Divide in a principled way
proxies|Stand-ins
psyches|Analysts' concerns
psychiatry|Frasier's field
psychic|She shouldn't have to ask, "Do you want to have your fortune told?"
psychics|Ones selling futures?
punctual|On the dot
puritan|Mrs. Grundy
puritanism|Rigid austerity
purpose|Aim
pursuant|Following, with "to"
pursuer|Chasing party
quibble|Nitpick
quinine|Tonic water ingredient
quintet|Spice Girls-sized group
raccoons|Masked bandits of the animal world
racquet|Squash implement
radiate|Send out waves
ragtops|Convertibles
raising|Amish ritual involving barns
raisins|Granola morsels
raisins|Trail mix bits
ramjets|Engines that require assisted takeoffs
ransacked|Searched thoroughly
rarebit|Cheesy entrée
ratatat|Report, of a sort
ratchet|Toothed wheel that's often part of a set
rationed|Like scarce goods, at times
ratters|Barn cats, often
rattled|Shook up
reactor|Juice generator
recessed|Resembling an alcove
recluse|One living apart from society
recognized|Identified
redcaps|Amtrak employees
reefers|Illegal cigarettes in most states, slangily
reentry|Spacecraft's back-to-Earth phase
refract|Distort, as light through water
regatta|Crew event
regatta|Rowing competition
rehangs|Moves a Dali, e.g.?
rehearse|Drill
rejoiced|Was jubilant
religion|... my ___ is to do good (Thomas Paine)
relines|Repairs, as a winter coat
relishes|Enjoys
remains|Picked-over items
remarry|Take another spouse
rentals|Income source
repaint|Improve the curb appeal, in a way
reports|Explosive sounds
reposed|Took a rest
reptile|Cold-blooded one
repulse|Disgust
requiem|Solemn chant
rescuer|Lifeguard, on occasion
reshapes|Gives a new form to
resound|Ring out
responder|First ___ (paramedic, often)
retains|Hires, as a lawyer
retaliate|Counter
retinol|Vitamin A
retirement|It's no longer working
retitle|Put another handle on
retools|Updates, as a factory
retrofit|Modernize mechanically
returns|Goes back
reunion|Family affair
revenge|ABC drama set in the Hamptons
rhyming|Pairing Huey with Dewey
richest|Like Veronica, among Archie's friends
ricotta|Lasagna layer, frequently
ridicules|Roasts
rimshot|Punch line punctuation
rioters|Rampaging groups of lawbreakers
ripener|Maturation agent
ritzier|More chic
rivalry|Army versus Navy, e.g.
riverbeds|Stream bottoms
roadrunner|Wile E. Coyote's nemesis
roadster|Auto for two
roarers|Noisy lions or waterfalls
roasting|Sizzling in the sun
romances|Tries to win over
roomier|More spacious
rooters|Demonstrative fans
rosters|Lists
routers|Computer network components
rubbish|Nonsense
russets|Autumn apples
sabbaticals|Leaves, in a way
sabered|Injured with a cavalry sword
saddles|Seats on stallions
sadness|The blues
saguaro|Cactus on Arizona's license plates
salaries|Union concerns
saltine|Cracker commonly eaten to ease morning sickness
samurai|Warrior of feudal Japan
sandstone|Certain sedimentary rock
saphead|Dope
sapling|Nursery item
sarongs|Warm weather wraps
sashimi|Raw fish dish
satanic|Devilish
savored|Really enjoyed
scalawag|Rapscallion
scalloped|Like some potatoes
scarabs|Cartouche symbols
scatter|Disperse, as buckshot
scepter|Symbol of authority
scepter|Symbol of authority
schematic|Techie's drawing
schnook|Dummkopf
scissoring|Editing out, in a way
scofflaw|Flouter of government dictates
scooted|Hightailed it
scouted|Did some reconnoitering
screened|Did a security check on
screens|Veils
screwball|Kook
scribes|Men of letters?
scrooge|Miserly sort
scruffy|Unkempt
sculpts|Works with clay
scythes|Wheat whackers
seances|Spirited gatherings?
searchers|Good lookers?
seaways|Shipping routes
seconded|Supported, as a motion
seconds|Shot clock units
seduces|Disarms, in a way
seduces|Makes like a siren
seeress|Farsighted female
seeress|Foretelling female
seeresses|Farsighted women
seesaws|Goes back and forth
selfish|Hardly altruistic
seltzer|Carbonated component of an egg cream
seminar|Training session
senseless|Illogical
sensitized|Made more aware
septets|Some Dixieland bands
septuple|Meter of the verses in the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love"
seraphs|Figures in religious paintings
serials|Soap operas, for example
serials|Some cliffhangers
services|Church events
sessions|Studio periods
settlers|Early residents
several|Quite a few
sewerage|Waste
shadowy|Hard to make out
sharers|Pleasant playmates
sharpen|Intensify
shearer|Woolgatherer?
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shedding|Pet problem that may prompt increased vacuuming
sheepskin|Diploma
sheltie|Pet pony, perhaps
shipload|Dock delivery
shoetree|Device for keeping a pump in shape
shooter|Straight ___
shorter|More concise
shrouds|Covers up
shuteye|Sleep, informally
siamese|Cat breed
sibling|Any one of the "Little Women," relatively
sideline|Disable for a while
sidesteps|Ducks, out of the water?
sideways|2004 movie set in California's wine country
siennas|Some Toyota models
sierras|Mountains named for Spanish saws
siestas|Day breaks?
signets|They often leave strong impressions
signori|A couple of Italian gentlemen
silence|Disc jockey's "dead air"
silence|It's said to be golden
silicon|Chip ingredient
similes|Happy as a clam and "blind as a bat"
simulcast|Radio-and-television event
sincere|Undissembling
situate|Put on the spot
sizeable|Quite large
skeeters|Pests in the sticks
skewers|Bashes but good
skinner|Behaviorist with an eponymous box
skittle|Single chewy, fruity confection
skylines|Horizons
slander|Defamation of a sort
sleeper|Dark horse
sleeper|Surprise hit
slicksters|Mountebanks
slippage|Failure to meet a deadline
slipper|Mule, e.g.
slipshod|Careless
slobber|Drool
slogans|Politicians often repeat them
sloping|Like many a theater floor
slouches|Is in a slump?
slyness|Craft
slyness|Foxy attribute
smacked|Kissed, so to speak
smoking|Superhot, slangily
smuggle|Transport illegally
snakiest|Most sinuous
sneaker|Puma product
sneezed|Earned a blessing?
sneezes|They often bring blessings
sniffed|Got a whiff of
snoozes|Goes out for a little while?
snoring|Nocturnal noise
snorkel|Swimmer's breathing tube
soaring|Like a glider rider
soldier|Division unit
solemnity|Seriousness
solutes|Sugar and salt, often
somewhere|Start of a famous 1939 Judy Garland hit
sonatas|Beethoven specialties
sonatas|Many Beethoven compositions
soothes|Rubs the right way
soprano|Tony and Carmela's TV family name
sorcerer|Wizard
sorceress|Spelling expert?
soubise|White or brown sauce with strained or puréed onions
spandex|Gym bunny's fabric
sparkle|Excel
sparkle|Make like a diamond
sparred|Practiced judo, say
spatula|Kitchen flipper
speeches|Orator's deliveries
speedos|Some suits at swim meets
spelled|Was a bee contestant
spleens|Organs associated with anger
splendid|Jolly good!
spoiler|It ruins the surprise
sponger|Parasite
sponges|Voracious learners
sported|Had on
sportscasts|Game shows?
spotted|Saw
sprawls|Spreads out
springy|Full of bounce
sprinkle|Rain lightly
sprucest|Most dapper
squalor|Filthy condition
squawks|Gripes
squeegee|Windshield cleaner
squeezed|Gave a hug to
stagecoach|Best Picture loser to "Gone With the Wind"
stainless|Free of stigma
stalled|Came to a temporary standstill
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Triathlete's asset
stammer|Speak hesitantly
stances|Positions
standup|Kind of comedy
stannum|Source of tin's chemical symbol
stanzas|The Star-Spangled Banner foursome
stapled|Attached, as pages
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael standard
stargaze|Spectate at a red carpet event
stately|Like Wayne Manor
statisticians|Figureheads?
statute|Law on the books
steeper|Higher-priced
steered|Acted as coxswain, e.g.
stemless|Lacking a stalk
stepson|Quashes or squashes
stereos|Family room setups
sticker|Type of shock?
stickmen|Many elementary school art figures
stimuli|Nervous system activators
stingrays|Some Corvettes
stogies|Sights at many a poker game
stopgap|Makeshift
stoppage|Cessation
stouter|More thickset
strands|Leaves alone
strange|Odd
strangest|Least familiar
stratagem|Artful ploy
stretch|Limo type
strident|Offensively loud
stripper|One accustomed to the pole position?
stuntman|One with double duties
stupors|Confused states
stymied|Flummoxed
styptic|Pencil for shavers, but not little ones
styrene|Ingredient in synthetic rubber
sublessees|Tenant's tenants
suffragists|Voters' rights group of the early 20th century
sullied|Tarnished
sultana|Royal mistress
sunlamp|Light that makes you dark
sunrise|Dawn
sunsets|Sights in the western sky
suppose|Start of a hypothetical phrase
suspect|Possible perpetrator
sweetie|Kind of pie?
swelter|Bake
swimsuit|Bikini, e.g.
swimwear|It's usually seen around the pool
syncopate|Put the accent on the weak beat
synonym|Kicks, for fun
tahinis|Sesame pastes used in Middle Eastern cuisine
takeover|Become the boss
talented|Like cinema's Mr. Ripley
tangelo|Very juicy citrus hybrid
tantara|Clarion blast
tapered|Narrowed
tapiocas|Certain puddings
tarpaulin|Ground crew's rollout
tartlet|Small bakery purchase
taskmaster|Slave driver
tatamis|Some judo mats
tatting|Lace work
tattletales|Playground snitches
taxicab|Airport waiter?
taxicab|Target of some urban hailing
teacake|Scone alternative
teacakes|Sweets served at afternoon socials
teaches|Shows how
teargas|Riot squad supply
tearoom|Where something is always brewing?
teatime|Meal break that sounds like a beverage break
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|In the minority?
teetered|Barely balanced
teetotaler|Dry one
telecast|Aired
tenants|Many rent payers
tenders|Chicken order
tendril|Virginia creeper's creeper
tendrils|Strands
tenfold|1,000%
tension|Sweat producer
tentacle|Octopus feeler
terrain|Topography
terrific|Dynamite!
testate|Ready to go, in a way
theaters|Staging areas?
theremin|Instrument with antennas
thirsty|Ready for a drink
throats|Targets for vampires
throats|They're often cleared before speaking
throngs|Hordes
throttled|Decreased the flow of, as fuel
thwarts|Stymies
tickets|Common entrance requirements
tidiest|Least cluttered
tilapia|Oft-farmed fish
tillage|Cultivated land
timecard|Check-in slip
tinnier|More chintzy-sounding
tippers|Waiters like them big
titanic|Enormous
titanium|Element used to toughen steel
toastmistress|Speaker introducer, at times
toddles|Takes baby steps
toddles|Walks like a yearling?
tooters|Horn blowers
topkick|First sergeant, slangily
topmost|Above all else
topsail|Part of a schooner's rigging
tostada|Fiesta fare
totally|100 percent
touring|Rock band's activity
tracings|Copies drawn on an overlay
tracker|OnStar, notably
traders|Market workers
trained|Prepared for a big match
traipsed|Trudged aimlessly
tramcar|Mine transport
transfer|Go to a new school
transoms|Windows over doors
trappers|Hide seekers
trappers|PETA members' personae non gratae
travelog|Che Guevara's "The Motorcycle Diaries," e.g.
treason|Charge by some against Edward Snowden
treasure|Dream find for a beachcomber with a metal detector
treetop|Cradle location in "Rock-a-Bye, Baby"
trellis|Creeper keeper
tremble|Quiver
trembled|Quaked
tremolo|Vocal vibrating effect
trendier|More fashionable
trespass|Ignore the "Keep out" sign
tressed|In pigtails, perhaps
tresses|Rapunzel's "ladder"
trestle|Bridge framework
tricorn|Hat with an upturned brim
triggered|Led to
trinket|Bauble
tristate|Pertaining to some greater metropolitan areas
triumphs|Takes the gold
trolley|Conveyance on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"
trooped|Took a hike
tsarist|Like old Russia, rulewise
tsunami|Destructive wave
tubular|Totally rad!
tubular|Like manicotti
tunnels|Some escape routes
tunnels|Underground routes
turbojet|Fast flier
tutorial|Software package, e.g.
twentieth|Garfield's position among presidents
twirlers|Some parade participants
umbrella|Beachgoer's sun protection
unaware|In the dark
unburnt|Not damaged by the fire
uncorks|Opens, as a wine bottle
undercover|Secret
unearned|Not merited
unexposed|Completely covered
unfazed|Not worried at all
unhinged|Bonkers
university|Northeastern or Northwestern
unknown|Far from famous
unlocked|Opened with a combination
unmasked|Revealed at a costume party
unopened|Intact
unravel|Come apart
unsated|Wanting more
unseats|Votes out of office
unspoken|Tacit
uplifts|Buoys
utensil|Item in a table setting
utopian|Perfect
venison|Deer meat
vineyards|The best ones in France are Grand Crus
virtuoso|Masterful musician
vividly|With extreme clarity
waffled|Equivocated
wailing|Banshee's activity
waitress|Maid to order
waitstaff|Restaurant hirees
wannabe|One who dreams of fame, e.g.
wardens|Game watchers
warship|Destroyer, e.g.
watermarks|Paper impressions
wavelike|Behaving as light does, at times
weakens|Enervates
wearable|Fitbit or Google Glass
western|High Noon, for one
westerns|Maverick and "Bonanza"
wettest|Most moist
whisker|Narrow margin
whodunit|Agatha Christie specialty
wildness|Unchecked behavior
windbreaker|Ball field jacket
winesap|Slightly tart apple
winters|Resides during the cold months
wiretap|Surveillance staple
wiretapped|Bugged
wiretapping|Audio surveillance method
wobblier|More likely to topple
womanly|Feminine
yardarms|Sail supports
yippies|Politically active group emergent in the 1960s
zigzags|Tacks, at sea
zirconia|Cubic ___ (synthetic gemstone)
zodiacs|Sign collections
abetted|Assisted arsonists, e.g.
abscess|Wound result, often
absence|Lack
abysmal|Pathetic
adheres|Sticks (to)
adulate|Give props to
aerates|Oxygenizes
against|The enemy of
agendas|They may be hidden
agitato|Played restlessly
alehouse|Place to get a brew
alexanders|Jason and Shaun
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancestry|People in your past
angered|Ticked off
animate|Bring to life
antlered|Like male elk
aridest|Most dry
arrival|Train station event
asbestos|Dangerous insulation
asinine|Outrageous
associate|Not yet partner
athletes|Fencers and hurdlers, e.g.
attache|Diplomatic mission member
balance|Account amount
balling|Preparing melon, e.g.
bawdier|Less proper
bedsore|Hospital affliction
blameful|Worthy of scorn
borough|Queens, for example
breakup|Split decision?
brought|Dragged (along)
canasta|Game using two decks of cards
cashboxes|Dough containers
cellars|Underground storage
choruses|Song parts
classic|Unforgettable
clientele|Purchasers of services
clotted|Stopped flowing
cocaine|Clapton classic
coincide|Happen simultaneously
concoctions|Mixed drinks, casually
crested|Peaked, as a wave
custody|Ownership
cyclotron|Particle-accelerating machine
debutante|New member of society
dessert|Ultimate course
digital|Watch whose days are numbered
distastes|Aversions
dreidel|Toy that may elicit an "oy"
eagerly|With no prodding necessary
earshot|Eavesdropper's range
edifies|Conveys knowledge to
egotism|Self-centeredness
electric|Shocking, so to speak
elitist|Snob
ellipses|Geometric shapes
emigrate|Change your country
emptied|Poured out, perhaps
endured|Lasted
engulfed|Overwhelmed
erasure|A Little Respect band
erupting|Blowing one's top
ethanol|Subsidized fuel
eyetooth|Canine chomper
faraday|Scientist with a unit of capacitance named for him
fiestas|Parties in Cancun
florence|Tuscany's capital
frolics|Plays around
gestates|Forms in the mind
gloated|Rubbed it in
gunship|Civil War craft
harkens|___ back to (reminds of)
henhouse|Where cocks like to visit
history|What happened
illusions|Penn & Teller perform them
indoors|Not outside
inherit|Have coming
initials|Personal letters?
languor|Listlessness
lashing|Tongue-___ (talking-to)
lassoes|Ropes in
learned|Found out
letches|Creepy dudes
limeade|Green drink
literal|At face value
malaria|Tropical trouble
manuring|Doing dirty work on a farm
marshal|High military rank
meddler|Nosy Nate
moronic|Stupid
myriads|Big amounts
neatness|OCD person's desire
nestles|Gets comfortable
oarlock|Rowboat fastener
offense|Criminal act
offside|Soccer call
ominous|Worrisome
oratory|Speechmaking
osmosis|Absorbing process
otology|The study of the ear
parasail|Ocean sport equipment
parents|Dads, for example
parmesan|Cheese in a shaker
passive|Meek
penitents|Hail Mary sayers
perhaps|Could be
placated|Mollified
proctologist|Profession of "Assman," in a "Seinfeld" episode
proofed|Looked over
prosaic|Unimaginative
raiment|Clothing
ratatat|Tapping sound
ravings|Lunatic's speech
recapture|Take back
refinery|Crude place
renewing|Getting more issues
reraise|Poker tactic
retards|Halts, as growth
retired|Not working
riveted|Very entertained
sardine|Cramped fish
sashays|Walks with attitude
scallop|Seafood platter item
schedules|Finds time for
screwup|Botch
secrets|Whispered words
setters|Irish dogs
shallow|Superficial
sidelines|Injures
signers|Declaration of Independence names
sixthly|My half-dozenth point is...
skimobile|Mountain patrol vehicle
slobbered|Licked, like a dog does
smartie|Clever piece of candy
smother|Put out a fire, one way
somehow|Any which way
soreness|Achy feeling
spotted|Like Dalmatians
squalid|Unfit for habitation
stables|Horses' houses
stashed|Hid away
stately|Distinguished
steered|Had the helm
sternum|Breastbone
stirrer|It's free with your coffee
student|Discount recipient, often
stymied|Thwarted
subpoenas|Demands from a judge
succinct|To the point
talismans|Lucky objects
tardiest|Superlatively slow
teetered|Prepared to collapse
tenured|Hard to fire, as a professor
ticking|Like bombs in movies
trellis|Garden structure
trodden|Walked (upon)
typecast|Always the bad guy, say
unearthed|Discovered
unionize|Get ready to strike, maybe
unitard|Spandex one-piecer
uptimes|Busy periods
usurers|They get a lot of interest
vantage|View
vastness|Huge quality
viewers|TV audience
weakest|The ___ Link
xeroxed|Copied
yielded|Didn't put up a fight
acreage|Land
ageless|Never any older
alumnae|Spelman grads, e.g.
amnesia|Forgetful state
angelica|John Huston's daughter
arrested|Word in the Bluth family's show title
blooming|Like flowers in spring
bursitis|Irksome inflammation
chapters|Novel parts
cursors|Screen blinkers
dresser|Piece in the bedroom
earmarks|Sets aside, as money
elicits|Brings forth
enacted|Put on the books
fantasy|Bookstore section
florists|Peddlers of petals
glances|Quick looks
hassles|Irritations
induces|Brings on, as labor
inserts|Sunday newspaper features
keeping|Storing
knapsack|Hiker's gear
knights|They jump over other chess pieces
knishes|Deli sides
ladybug|Killing one is bad luck
leakers|Media sources
licensed|Permitted to practice
luckier|Comparatively fortunate
oceanic|Lost airline
oratory|Speechmaking
overbite|Dental feature
pancakes|Short stack components
pissant|Unimportant, coarsely
priests|Unmarried fathers
reducer|Pipe fitting
seaplane|Water lander
seminal|Original and influential
signora|Mrs. in Milan
singles|Ones
sleepily|How a tired person talks
slobber|Drool
slogged|Kept on going
solitary|Kind of confinement
spiegel|German magazine, with "Der"
stereos|Bachelor pad items
surname|Washington, Roosevelt or Clinton
termers|Two-___ (presidents like Reagan and Clinton)
uploads|Puts on the Internet
embargo|Trade prohibition
firebomb|Molotov cocktail
handsome|Striking
sterile|Like an unopened Band-Aid
taxation|Word on Washington, D.C. license plates
violated|Broke, as a law
wrested|Tore away (from)
accordion|Weird Al Yankovic's instrument
acquitted|Found not guilty
antiwar|Like many a protest
brownie|For sycophancy, use a...
caraway|For auto theft, use...
checkmate|Pay stub, from its friend's perspective?
content|Satisfied
cornbread|For telling bad jokes, use...
densest|Most tightly packed
doggone|Confounded
edgings|Curtain adornments
emerald|Gift for a 55th anniversary that'll make others green with envy?
encoded|Like QTXRPQP for this answer
errands|You may need to run them
ethanol|Component of beer, wine, and some gasoline
examiner|Chronicle alternative, in San Francisco
example|Role models set a good one
excitable|Hot-tempered
forfeits|Major League Baseball scores them 9-0
frescoed|Painted on fresh plaster
groceries|Gift for a tasteful 44th anniversary?
heretic|Candidate for excommunication
hollowware|Gift for a 16th anniversary that'll bowl you over?
insight|Goal of self-reflection
instrument|Gift for a playful 24th anniversary?
laconic|Terse
maturity|At sixty...
microscope|Gift for someone observing a 48th anniversary?
minimized|Double-clicked a window, perhaps
oracular|Prophetic
orchids|Gift for a flowery 28th anniversary?
originate|Be the first to perform (a role)
paygrade|Sorry, that's above your ___
penitent|Remorseful
popover|For dropping in without calling beforehand, use a...
prodigal|Like a certain Biblical son
propitiate|Appease, as a god
raisins|Sun-Maid snacks
redwood|Any tree of the subfamily Sequoioideae
renovators|Home improvement specialists
sexists|Men with discriminating tastes?
sheriff|One who may have worn a six-pointed star
similar|Comparable
sourdough|For being sulky, use...
speckle|Tiny dot of color
spooled|Wound on a bobbin
strength|At thirty...
surveyors|They measure angles with theodolites
tattoos|Ink
thylacine|September 7, 1936
timepiece|Gift for a 31st anniversary to watch out for?
tippers|Appreciative diners
typebar|Strike its key and it will, in turn, strike the ribbon
understanding|At forty...
appears|Shows up
arouser|Pet dog in need of a morning walk, perhaps
briefer|Not as protracted
centipede|*Animal of the class Chilopoda*
central|Like this grid entry
chateau|Mayenne manor
coastal|Potentially at risk for tsunami damage
deadened|Rendered less sensitive
deicides|Violent acts commited by Kratos, hero of the God of War video games
deplane|Enter Sea-Tac, in a way
elevator|Skyscraper necessity
embrace|a time to ___, and a time to refrain
emotive|Like scenery-chewing actors
endives|Upscale salad greens
execute|Carry out
flypaper|Sticky way to kill insects
fruitarian|Yes: bananas, pecans, sunflower seeds; No: steak, broccoli, bread
gathered|Brought together
glamorous|Apt to grace the cover of People
happens|Transpires
hookers|In Hollywood, they often have hearts of gold
imperils|Risks
ironers|They decrease things?
kinkajou|Baby Luv, whom Paris Hilton would likely feed bananas, mangos, and other exotic fruits
knesset|Israeli legislature
literary|Like a novelist's aspirations
manatee|Sea cow
medallion|Boneless portion of beef
menorah|What this grid is shaped like
micromanage|If your employee says "I'll relabel the nacho cheese widgets," you don't...
mongrel|Mutt
nerdiness|Quality that may elicit teasing from jocks
newborn|Maternity ward VIP
nonstop|Like a direct flight
operation|*Military endeavor*
oration|Homer's method of storytelling
orioles|Camden Yards team
parolee|Halfway house resident, perhaps
passover|April 6-14, 2012
protocol|What a diplomat follows
pruning|Gardener's duty
raccoon|Bandit, whom Steven Tyler would likely feed fruits, vegetables, poultry, and fish
railroad|Unjustly convict
reached|Attained
rebirth|Comeback
rescales|Uses Photoshop to change the size of, say
rezones|Moves from residential to commercial, say
rifleman|TV Western starring Chuck Connors, with The
rosaries|Nuns' prayer aids
seasick|In need of Dramamine, perhaps
secondly|As a followup to that...
shunned|Stayed away from
sideline|120-yard-long boundary of a football field
soberer|More serious in tone
solitaire|*Diamond in an engagement ring, perhaps*
sparrows|Common songbirds
stories|Bedtime reading
strudel|@ in Israel, or the pastry whose shape inspired that name
teardown|a time to ___, and a time to build
tenpins|Most common form of bowling in the US
thematic|Topical
trounce|Beat in a laugher
unhorse|Defeat in a joust
uptempo|Like most Lady Gaga songs
username|It's entered to enter some websites
vegetarian|Yes: broccoli, ice cream, bread; No: pork, steak, fish
venetian|___ blinds
veranda|Place to sip sweet tea
vilifies|Drags through the mud
wallaroo|Bucky, whom Vanilla Ice would likely feed shrubs and hay
walloped|Thrashed
warhorse|2011 movie directed by Steven Spielberg
waterspouts|Offshore tornadoes
acetate|See-through sheet
allspice|Seasoning symbolizing ability to accept differences
already|So far
analytic|Tool for website evaluation
archipelago|The San Juans, e.g.
astound|Shock
athletic|Like a varsity player
attacks|Sets upon
avenges|Emulates Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, etc.
casinos|Writer Rand
chickens|Coop denizens
chickpeas|WFP basket offering
cilantro|Seasoning symbolizing passion
cinnamon|Seasoning symbolizing stability
citation|What you get for a good deed, or what you get for a bad deed
consorts|Royal spouses
coriander|Seasoning symbolizing worthiness
crockery|Earthenware
defiling|Corruption of purity
doldrums|Sad state to be in
ecotage|Earth Liberation Front action
egghead|Brainiac
escapist|One seeking mental diversion
escargot|French delicacy
estates|Places like Wayne Manor
evaders|Ones with Cayman Island accounts
evaders|They commit tax crimes
granitelike|Steady as a rock
indexed|Like an encyclopedia
inoculate|Work to cause disease, or work to ward off disease
laborers|What users of Amazon's Mechanical Turk site seek
lactate|Emulate a mammal, perhaps
lentils|WFP basket offering
literally|Exactly, or not exactly
malaria|Disease that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is attempting to eradicate
mariachi|Music often played while wearing sombreros
measuring|Type of tape
mustard|Seasoning symbolizing ability to deal with unpleasantness
orients|Positions
orients|Uses a GPS device
outwits|Beats one's brains in?
oversight|Attention to detail, or lack of attention to detail
paramedics|People who rush into danger
parasite|One who takes something and gives nothing
parlors|Drawing rooms
parsley|Seasoning symbolizing friendship
phonics|Hooked On ___
reality|Type of TV show
relapse|It sometimes follows rehab
remodels|Makes over
resigns|Goes away from a job, or comes back to a job
rockets|NASA purchases
roommate|You might get one on your first day of college
routines|Ruts
salamis|They hang out in butcher shops
sanction|Approval, or disapproval
sausage|Calzone contents
scottie|Type of terrier
secrete|Issue forth, or hide away
settling|Moving, or ceasing movement
sophomore|Nineteen-year-old, perhaps
spouted|Issued, as nonsense
stiffly|Overly formal
strangers|Whom kids are taught to avoid
suasion|Ability to convince
suction|What a vacuum cleaner has
sunrooms|Solaria
tangiest|Most like a lemon
tarragon|Seasoning symbolizing helpfulness
tastier|More scrumptious
treetop|Rock-a-bye Baby locale
trimmer|Device for tending hedges or mustaches
trimming|Adding to a tree, or subtracting from a tree
weathered|Fended off the elements, or suffered from the elements
wheelbarrow|Device similar to a hand truck
wilting|What a flower undergoes
abating|Easing up
ability|Skill
airline|Virgin, e.g.
airport|Base station for Apple computers
amounts|Dollar figures
ancient|Very old
animates|Works for Studio Ghibli, say
anxiety|What benzodiazepines treat
aperture|It opens on a camera
apricot|Ingredient in amaretto
aspartame|Result of trying to invent anti-ulcer medication
bellower|One who shouts
beseeching|Supplicant's activity
blacktop|Road surface
bootleg|Run rum, perhaps
buoyant|Like a life preserver
butcher|Market employee
caravel|Ancient oceangoing vessel
cellophane|Result of trying to invent a stain-resistant tablecloth
chipotle|Server of barbacoa burritos
compotes|Stewed fruit mixtures
despots|Tyrannical sorts
dolorously|In a mournful manner
dramedy|Genre familiar to Wes Anderson and David E. Kelley
eclairs|Parisian baked goods
ellipsis|...
foraged|Dined alfresco?
grating|Unpleasant, as a voice
greenbelt|Lush tract near a residential area
heathers|Christian Slater/Winona Ryder black comedy
hippopotami|On Sandra Boynton greeting cards, they symbolize the word "Happy"
hunting|Last word in a Damon/Affleck film
impairs|Weakens
initial|Starting
lactose|Source of intolerance
macadam|Paving material made from broken stones
marauding|Buccaneer's activity
nepotism|Putting the relations in Human Relations?
oddballs|Weirdos
payload|Spacecraft's cargo
poetess|Archaic term for a female author
redshirt|Suit up for, but don't play in, a college football season
regulate|Heed a playlist entry from Warren G and Nate Dogg
rehashed|Went over yet again
resettle|Uproot a community
seasides|Port lands
slowdown|Heed a playlist entry from the Beatles or Selena Gomez
sonatas|Moonlight, et al.
sourdough|Gold Rush miner, slangily
staircase|You might see one railing against it
subscribers|What a YouTube celebrity wants
superglue|Result of trying to invent a gun sight
teapots|Service members?
whitecaps|Foamy breakwaters, or a Vancouver soccer club
abasing|Treating very poorly
abhorred|Hated
abridged|Like many paperback dictionaries
adopted|Like many a son or daughter
adrenal|Type of gland
aerosols|Colloids of particles
airburst|Detonation in the atmosphere
allover|Everywhere, as one might look
anarchic|Advancing the cause of chaos
antipasto|First course dish
areaways|Passages between buildings
assigned|Given out
avgolemono|Greek egg-citrus soup
barnacle|Attachment to a whale
caboose|Location of the conductor's office, perhaps
corrode|Destroy by chemical process
criminy|Geez Louise!
crowbar|Nail remover
curators|Museum employees
curliest|Most like an afro
deployed|Sent overseas, say
doilies|Paper mats
elegance|Ingenious simplicity, as of a design
estuary|Where fresh and salt waters meet
euclidean|Like geometry in which parallel lines never intersect
evasion|Tax crime
eyeteeth|Canines
headset|Podcasting need
hempseed|Bird food ingredient culled from Cannibis sativa
honeydew|Cultivar of the muskmelon
hydrofoils|They fly on water
illegible|Unable to be read
italics|These
itemizes|Lists off
judgement|Decree
laxness|Failure to attend to detail
mahimahi|Fish whose name means "very strong" in Hawaiian
methodist|Believer in the prevenient, justifying, and sanctifying graces
narrated|Emulated Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and its upcoming sequel
numeral|C or D but not F
oligopoly|Market with few sellers
oralism|Method of teaching the deaf
ovation|Uproarious applause
pinions|Gears often on racks
pursuing|Cop's activity re a getaway car
recoiled|Flinched back
remanded|Sent back to a lower court
revenge|Madeleine Stowe
seasick|Needing Dramamine
secondhand|Used
sidearm|Pistol, perhaps
slither|Move like a viper
spartan|Michigan State player
standee|Life-size cutout
stratagem|Ploy
theaters|Regal places
abashment|Red state?
abetting|Accomplice's activity
academic|Scholarly
accords|Some Hondas
acrophobia|Deterrent to getting high?
adrenal|___ gland (kidney topper)
adventure|Just bad planning, according to Roald Amundsen
affixing|Riveting, perhaps
against|Fighting
agility|Moving gift
agreeable|Easy
airwave|Radio unit
allover|Past
alterer|Tailor, often
alumnae|All Wellesley graduates
amoebae|They're confined to solitary cells?
animato|Score "lively"
annoyed|Seeing red
anthems|Country music
antihero|Jay Gatsby, for one
antiphony|Call and response
apolune|Far point in an orbit around the moon
apostle|Bartholomew, e.g.
apostle|Simon/Peter, e.g.
appalls|Disgusts
arraign|Charge at the bar
arrange|Set up
atomizes|Makes mist
available|Single and ready to mingle
aviator|One who regularly gets high?
axolotl|Near-extinct salamander
bamboozled|2000 Spike Lee satire
bangkok|Capital of Thailand
biotech|Human Genome Project's field, briefly
breeders|Ones overseeing a certain stock exchange
buzzword|Meaningless but impressive-sounding term ... or what's at the end of each starred entry
canapes|Bite size sandwiches
capotes|Bullfighting garments, or Truman et al.
carbonara|Pasta served postcoitally by Meryl Streep's character in "Heartburn"
cardinals|See people?
centigrade|Term replaced by Celsius
chapels|Oratories
charcoal|It gets all up in your grill?
chevron|Architectural fret shaped like its middle letter
chromes|Some auto platings
citruses|Lemon, orange, etc.
collard|___ greens
community|Show with a lot of Chase scenes?
compromise|Meet in the middle
cosmetic|Like some surgeries
courtroom|Action scene?
crucifix|It's a cross from a church
dateline|To Catch a Predator show
deflates|Lets the air out of
demolitions|Derby draw
demurer|More reserved
dentists|Canine doctors
deserts|Leaves high and dry... or dry places
desiring|In want of
despair|Have a bad feeling
destroyer|Ship in the game Battleship
dishevel|Tousle
editorially|In an opinionated manner
elegist|Ovid, for one
emanates|Is issued
embodier|Representative
enclosed|Within
endearing|Winsome
enforcers|Makers?
enisled|Marooned
enjoins|Prescribes
enshrines|Puts in a sacred place
epsilon|Delta follower
erosion|It can cause isostatic uplift
etcetera|...yada yada yada
ethical|Kosher
evangelism|Missionary position?
everyone|Screw ___: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy (Ophira Eisenberg book)
evinces|Shows
execute|Take it from the top?
expiate|Make up for
extends|Puts out
forages|Seeks food
glacier|That's cold!
glittered|Showered with sparkling sprinkles
glowworm|Winston Churchill's spirit insect
greenest|Most verdant
hatreds|Odiums
henhouse|Pad with layers?
hesitant|Loath
hexahedron|Die, e.g.
hotfoot|Leg (it)
hymnals|Spiritual songbooks
imitation|Saying, part 1
incapable|Not fit
inherit|Come into
inhuman|Lacking compassion
inlands|Regions far from the borders
instalment|Episode on telly
instead|As an alternative
ionized|Charged
isotope|Deuterium or tritium
jalapeno|Hot pepper
ladders|Half of a board game
lawless|Warrior Princess player
liaises|Acts as a go-between
liqueur|Chartreuse, for one
maelstrom|Poe title word
magneto|Role for Ian McKellen (besides being Patrick Stewart's BFF)
martinis|Bond booze
matching|Like
mazurka|Polish one's dance moves?
meerkats|Manor dwellers in an Animal Planet show
meritocracy|Desert society?
metaphors|They may be mixed
metrics|Yardsticks, ironically
mimicked|Did
minutiae|Tiny details
misusers|Exploitative ones
moccasin|Sioux shoe
modernism|Movement of currency?
moistener|Wetter
neglect|Dust, metaphorically
nemeses|Archrivals
newsroom|With "The," Aaron Sorkin-created political drama
nonlegal|Outside the law
northwest|Celebrity born 6/15/2013
officers|Blue man group?
oligarchs|Some co-leaders
omnivore|One who's taking it all in?
ordered|Like some pairs, in math class
orioles|Maryland team
ornithic|A little birdy?
outsell|Best at marketing
overcoat|Winter wear
overripe|Bitter, say
oversight|Lapse
packaged|Put in a box
pantyhose|Run things?
pedicure|It might help with a foot ailment
penitents|Make-up artists?
phenoms|Up-and-comers, briefly
placebo|Sugar pill
placekicker|Upright man?
plagiarize|Make an unauthorized copy?
plainspoken|Candid
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
preload|Get pissed before going out
pyrexia|Fever
quixotry|Word meaning "wild idea" that was the highest single play in a National Scrabble Association game, scoring 365 points
razzmatazz|Crimson Crayola color
relapse|Fall off the wagon
relaxant|Tension-relieving drug
release|Let go
remoras|Suckerfishes
removal|Ejection
renames|Gives a new title
restrained|Held back
retaking|Activity after an unattractive selfie
reunited|Title word followed by "and it feels so good" in a Peaches & Herb song
rivalry|Maryland-Duke, for one (except it's a super lopsided one, because Maryland is way better at everything)
roaster|The Chicken ___ ("Seinfeld" episode)
rotated|Did a good turn?
sandman|Marvel villain who is, at one point, defeated with a vacuum cleaner
saturate|Wet
sausage|McGriddle meat
scurries|Scampers
seamier|More sordid
seedbed|Room to grow
semisoft|Like Gouda or Havarti
sendups|Parodies
sendups|Spoofs
sentinel|Orlando paper
sidekick|Robin, e.g.
sledgehammer|Tool with a big head
sleepless|Stuck up?
sorcerer|Stoner in a Harry Potter title?
spaghetti|Type of strap or western
speedos|Some swimsuits
stalemate|Kingpin?
stampede|Bull run
stative|Like the verbs "be" and "know"
steepen|Increase
stifles|Sits on
stormed|Laid siege to
sunbathe|Tan
sustain|Keep up
tantara|Trumpeter's fanfare
teeniest|Most adorable, perhaps
tenants|They might be looking for a release?
testicle|O
tightly|How huggers embrace
tiresome|Tending to poop
toeshoe|Piece of ballet footwear
tracksuit|Warmup wear
treason|Turncoat's transgression
triathlon|Its events are cycling, swimming, and running
tricycle|Minor wheels
tsunami|2004 natural disaster portrayed in the 2012 movie "The Impossible"
tsunami|Thucydides claimed they were caused by earthquakes
umpteen|Number that's not quite in the kajillions
uncensored|Sworn in?
undersize|Surprisingly small
unfamiliar|Alien
unsavory|Sketchy
unswayed|Not affected
unwanted|Like the half a donut left in the box
uptight|Early Stevie Wonder hit subtitled "Everything's Alright"
urinates|Does a wee bit?
vegetation|Green stuff
videotape|The reel thing?
voyager|Only Star Trek series with a female captain as a main character
weariest|Most tired
webcams|Skype necessities
yearbook|High volume?
abnormal|Not what you'd expect
absences|Missing person's list?
academes|Scholarly environments
accents|Features of été
acetify|Make vinegar
acronym|CAT or WASP
adamant|Insistent
alcoves|Small rooms from the Arabic for "vault"
amalgam|Wedding
amalgams|Blends
amassed|Ran up
amateur|Rank type
amoebas|Word rhymed with "Sheba" in a Bonnie Raitt song
amorist|Someone with strong love lines
anachronous|Out of time?
anathema|Object of hateration
antlers|A couple of bucks?
antonym|Counterexample, for instance
apothem|Line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of one of its sides
areolar|___ tissue (loose connective tissue that keeps your organs in place)
arrested|Inside of a cell
assailed|Went after
assassin|Off/ice worker?
assesses|Gives a number to, perhaps
asteroid|Rock/metal ensemble
athlete|King James, for one
attaint|Sully
aversely|Unwillingly
aviator|One who gets up for work every day?
banshee|Irish X-Man with a sonic scream
baptism|Dunking a baby, say
barmaid|She tends to get a lot of tips
beardless|Like a No Shave November participant on December 1st, perhaps
begotten|Fathered
believe|Buy
biddies|A Tale of Two ___ (second book in the League of Literary Ladies series)
booties|Togs for tiny dogs
cabbage|Prince Philip's pet name for Queen Elizabeth II
cellist|Ma, e.g.
ceramist|Clayperson?
chasers|They get drunk after one shot?
cheetah|Answer to the joke "What kind of animal should you never play cards with?"
chlorine|It's in the water
choices|Decisions, decisions...
clatter|Racket
codpiece|Meat shield?
commentating|Video description, part 3
conservative|Mr. or Mrs. Right?
consider|Mull over
costume|Best ___ Design (Oscar won by "The Great Gatsby")
cottage|Type of cheese or industry
courtesy|Common sense?
couture|Haute stuff
crescendo|Get high in the music room?
crystal|It's clearly hard?
curiosity|Noted purveyor of animal cruelty?
defiling|Desecrating
degrade|Lower on the totem pole
denoted|Marked
deputies|Some subs
desists|Goes into stoppage time?
developers|Quote, part 1
developers|Quote, part 2
developers|Quote, part 3
developers|Quote, part 4
developers|Quote, part 5
developers|Quote, part 6
diablerie|Evil magic
discourse|___ says, 'You are.' Rhetoric preserves the freedom to say, 'I am not': Samuel R. Delany
disengage|Free
disordered|wrong the sequence In
divisive|Side-splitting?
divulge|Publicize
dresser|One might be sharp
ecotone|Area between biomes
ectoplasm|Haunting stuff
edibles|They're easily taken in
eloquence|Sweet talking?
emeralds|Beryl roles?
employment|Being used
endgame|Mating ritual?
endoplasm|Inside of a cell
enforce|Impose
enhance|Better
enlaces|Intertwines
enlisting|Joining forces?
enthuses|Gets psyched
entomology|Wriggly field?
escalator|___ temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience: Hedberg
etchings|Plates that have been eaten off of?
everglades|Where the Florida gators play?
examines|Goes over with a fine-toothed comb
examining|Checking out
extolling|High on?
failing|Going wrong
falsetto|High voice
farther|At a greater distance
feedbag|Horse attachment
fellatio|Head
flatten|Get thinner
friends|They may be eligible for benefits?
gadgets|What Q gives Bond
gigolos|Showtime reality series about male escorts
gonorrhea|The burning in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Burning"
gumdrop|Roofing material for a gingerbread house
headsail|Flying jib, e.g.
heroine|Pure ___ (Lorde album)
hightop|Big kick
hobbyists|They do what they like
holding|Penalty assessed for too-long hugs?
honeyed|Dulcet
hooking|Penalty assessed for prostitution?
houseplant|Domestic growth
idealize|Make out to be perfect
initial|Letter opener?
insipid|Snoozeworthy
instance|Case
instead|Or how about...
interference|Penalty assessed for messing up a TV signal?
intruders|BBC America supernatural series with the tagline "Don't let them in"
isolate|Put away?
iterates|Repeats
jeepers|Dios mío!
jettison|Junk
keepsake|C'mon! memento
kiddies|Pool parties?
kiloton|Measure of explosion strength
leonine|Scarlike?
letting|Allowance
limelight|Radiation that reaches a star?
manmade|Body-built?
mariner|Sea sharp
masking|Tape type
miniskirt|Pencil alternative?
mirages|Dreams of traveling the desert?
misdone|Botched
mollusc|Oyster or octopus
moneybags|Green giant?
narcissus|Noted proponent of self-reflection?
necromancer|Someone who can help raise your spirits?
newsies|Broadway musical that will close next month after over a thousand performances
northeast|It's right here?
numerator|One at the top of the division?
omelette|Western fare
oosperm|Fertilized egg
oratories|Prayrooms?
oregano|Greek salad ingredient
oriental|Like a Persian rug
originate|Found
orioles|Team swept by the Royals in the 2014 ALCS
otalgic|Earache-related
outsmarted|Thought over?
overeat|Conceive a "food baby"
oversteer|Go for a spin on the road
parceled|Meted
parolee|One out?
peevish|Stocked up on whine?
peppery|Having been seasoned with black spices from a grinder
pimento|___ cheese
plateau|Level
pleaser|People ___
prelature|Group of clergymen
prisoner|Cell body
punctual|Time-sensitive?
purebreds|No Heinz 57s
radiation|Waves off?
recusal|Judicial disqualification
regents|Board members
reimposing|Establishing again, as a tax
reredos|Church screen (or, third tries?)
rescale|Change the dimensions of
resident|Flat body?
restacks|Plays another round of Tetris, say
retyped|Entered a second time
reverse|Get around
rottenly|In a no-good way
routers|Directors
runaway|Flight attendant?
saloons|Beak-wetting bailiwicks
sangria|Spanish for "bloodletting"
sardine|Packed lunch item?
sashimi|Fresh meat
satires|Onion pieces
seagull|Salisbury University mascot
seersucker|Fortune teller's lollipop?
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Peter who played James Bond in "Casino Royale"
shipwreck|Rowed-to ruin?
skimmed|Barely read
sleight|Hand craft
smithers|The Simpsons character whose first name is Waylon
snowplow|Remedy for cold feet?
someone|Speaker of the quote
spanners|Items in a Brit's toolkit
splashed|Got wet
spreadsheet|Cell block?
starers|Some contest competitors
statesman|Respected elder
stepsons|Some blenders
stereos|Home players
swimmer|Butterfly expert
taloned|Armed with claws
tantamount|Equal
tassels|Adornments for mortarboards and bike handles
tastier|Better on your buds
teepees|Cone cribs
tensile|___ strength
tensile|___ strength
tension|Headache cause
tickling|Certain fight tactic
tootsie|___ Pops
tournament|The Indie 500, for one
treachery|Back-stabbing
troublesome|Worrying
trueblues|Tories
tweezers|Plucky ones?
unequal|Not the same
valance|Window decoration
ventilates|Gets fresh?
version|Iteration
verticals|Jumping measurements for basketball players
wassail|Go door-to-door
website|Page that can't be turned
yodeler|One whose pitches are mostly changeups?
abdicating|Giving up
aboveground|On the surface
addressees|Letter opener?
adnouns|The bold and the beautiful, e.g.
adorers|Lovers
aeronaut|Sky captain
aggrieve|Pain
aimless|Not a fan of one direction?
alacrity|Eagerness
aliments|Eats
amalgam|Coming together
amusing|Like a Corgi dressed as Link from The Legend of Zelda, perhaps
animator|Bikini Bottom drawer?
anteaters|Sloth cousins
apparel|Goods on you
asocial|Not interactive?
assails|Runs up on
astound|Knock the socks off
auditions|Screen shots?
automan|Short-lived '80s TV show about a hologram with a sidekick named Cursor
avalanche|Sports team that plays in the same city as the Rockies
axillas|The pits?
barista|Mudslinger?
beautiful|Black
believing|Seeing
binoculars|Things found on bridges of spies?
bolivia|Country that's a letter + a woman's name
breakup|Go unsteady?
bunnies|Creatures that are eaten once a year without even being cooked
calcium|Twenty on the table
chapeau|Part of a Bordeaux outfit
cheetahs|Cats spotted in the wild
chinook|Columbia River people
cilantro|Chipotle ingredient
clothings|Acts of pulling on threads?
colander|Site of an elbow-draining procedure
congressman|LAST (the Texas one, not the South Carolina one)
cosines|Trig functions that sound like what your parent maybe does for your first lease
crusade|Holy war
dancers|Movers and shakers?
decimal|Pointed figure
decipher|Read my handwriting, e.g.
defense|Verizon Center chant
denizen|Frequenter
dioxide|Dry ice, for example
disloyal|Not true
displease|Piss off
einstein|Genius
elected|Holding college-appointed office hours?
eminent|Remarkable
emotionless|Not feeling it
empress|___ Of (singer with the 2015 single "Kitty Kat")
enabler|Wrong letter?
enchiladas|Whole foods?
enrages|P.O.s
erratic|Like a heartbeat after a few Red Bulls
eventuality|It could happen
examinee|Recipient of a check?
exegesis|Critical interpretation of a text
fleabag|Dog in need of a bath
flyswatter|Buzzer beater
foreshadow|Show a rifle in Act One, say
frisbee|Disc still used on college campuses (hopefully not in any computer labs)
generate|Do what a plant does
ginseng|Root in teas and energy drinks
hosiers|Good name for a movie about a team of underdog stocking-sellers from Indiana?
imposes|Becomes a burden
improve|Better
indistinct|Hard to make out
intense|A lot
intense|Vivid
irritation|Affliction of the skin or the mind
jettison|Get off a boat
jukebox|Source of bars in bars
kilovolt|Unit of measure for a big-ass battery
lemonade|2009 Gucci Mane song obsessed with the color yellow
license|What points get you closer to losing
luscious|Descriptor for food or lips
magenta|Purplish-red shade named for a military victory
majestic|The ___ (2001 Jim Carrey drama with the tagline "Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time")
mandala|Design from the Sanskrit for "circle"
mariachi|El ___ (1992 movie about a guitarist)
mariachi|Folk music form derived from Son Jaliscience
martini|Good bar order if you're planning on killing a gold magnate later
matches|Squares (up)
mayoral|___ election
mediate|Act as the go-between in a conflict
memento|Picture with a lot of ink
menthol|Cigarette additive that's been shown to intensify nicotine cravings
metiers|Fortes
midterm|Semifinal?
morning|___ person
napoleons|Pastries also known as mille-feuilles
naysayer|One whose favorite farm implement is - wait for it - detractor
nemesis|Subtitle of the tenth "Star Trek" movie
nonagon|A regular one has 140-degree interior angles
oatmeal|Soothing bath additive
onscreen|Within a picture frame?
oranges|Blood food
organic|Word on many Whole Foods labels
pajamas|Wear worn by the worn out, but rarely worn out
paleface|Singer/songwriter who once roomed with Beck
partition|Beyoncé song about adult activities in the back of a limousine
passacaglia|Musical form from the Spanish words for "to walk" and "street"
pentane|C5H12
percent|Digits of pie?
perforated|Moved to tears?
pincushion|Sewer storage site?
pinhole|Certain camera aperture
poleaxe|Halberd alternative
poleaxe|Halberd alternative
prerace|Like some car tune-ups
probably|At a guess
pumpkinseed|Halloween morsel
punishes|Disciplines
quarterback|FIRST
quickie|Speed bump?
quinine|Gin and tonic ingredient
raptures|Blisses
realities|Alternate ___ (2000 sci-fi omnibus)
reawakened|Back up?
regalia|King's things
remarks|Comments
resigns|Topples the king
resistant|Immune
resumes|Working papers?
rhythmic|Beaten?
rurally|The country way?
sapient|Learned
saturnine|Lugubrious
seaside|Beach
senhora|Lady Lisboner
seniors|Soon-to-be bachelors
service|Military high honor
shampoo|Dove head first?
sheathe|Undraw
shelter|Safekeeping?
shields|Brooke of "The Midnight Meat Train"
shipped|Gone postal?
shuffle|Nano technology?
splotch|Unsightly stain
stairway|___ to Heaven (song by The O'Jays)
stamped|Hard-pressed to admit?
stepson|Dale Evans had one
stirrer|Swizzle stick, e.g.
sultana|Golden raisin
teacher|October 5th honoree
tendril|Curly plant part
toastier|Like a seat that's closer to the fireplace
tourist|Trap target
trayful|Catering unit
treacle|Pudding ingredient
tritone|Three-note interval heard at the beginning of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze"
trooper|One who puts up with a lot without ever complaining
tsarists|Autocrat's adherents
umbrella|Rihanna song ironically reputed to have caused weeks of flooding in New Zealand and the United Kingdom
uncooperative|Bad at chemistry
unfunny|Not likely to split any sides
uninstall|Deprogram?
unleased|Not let
unwound|George Strait debut single
utensil|Chork, for one
varicose|Like swollen veins
wakanda|T'Challa's home, in the Marvel universe
wombats|Australian marsupials that I legitimately thought could fly until this very moment
yearend|Like some reviews
abiotic|___ factors (non-living parts of the environment)
abrasions|SUPERFICIAL INJURIES
accessible|Having a ramp, say
activator|Turn-on?
afghani|Kabul coin
against|No fan of
airdrop|Delivery that relies on gravity
aloneness|Singular quality
altitude|Measure of how high your airplane is
ambivert|Person who might enjoy a party and a Netflix binge equally
amnesty|___ International
amoralism|Movement largely unconcerned with human rights?
ancients|People from way, way, way back when
angoras|Animals named after the capital of Turkey
annexes|Extensions
annotations|Side lines?
anoints|Nominates
antigun|BB-negative?
antiknock|Like a substance added to keep your engine from pinging
aphrodite|2010 Kylie Minogue album
architecture|Pei purview
artless|Unguileful
attorneys|Trial members?
baloney|BS
barrette|Lock clasp
basmati|Ingredient in biryani
bassett|Waiting to Exhale star
bodysuit|Aerie attraction
bumblebee|Yellow-with-black-stripes Transformer
cajoles|Wheedles
camelback|Hump dais?
canasta|Spanish for "basket" (or for "card game in the rummy family")
caroler|King of pop
clicker|Lecture hall device
commentate|Talk over the movie
complement|*Additive interval
concealer|Color correction tool
conceit|IDEA
copresident|One head of a two-headed body
decades|Historical timeline segments
demerge|Break up
demiurge|Benevolent deity in Platonic philosophy
designers|They're worn on the red carpet
detainee|Person in custody
deterge|Clean with some dish stuff or some laundry stuff
dioramas|Shoebox art
discuss|Thoughts?
dishevels|Makes a mess of
divides|Solves a problem the long way?
eavesdrop|Attend a talk without being invited?
ecotage|Green lighting, perhaps?
egocentrism|Self-care?
elemental|On the table?
embargo|Interstate traffic jam?
enabler|Person who doesn't hold you back in life (but in a bad way)
encyclopedias|Brown et al.?
entangle|Get all mixed up
entered|Came into
epidemic|Viral trend
epigram|What is an ___? A dwarfish whole, / Its body brevity, and wit its soul: Coleridge
erosion|Blowing to bits?
esoterica|Bête noire of this blog's anonymous commenter (stay strong, beloved)
etiolate|Make pale
everyman|Relatable character (for dudes, at least)
exasperated|Seething
experience|See above
followers|Count on the internet to pay attention to you?
freedom|2016 Beyoncé single featuring Kendrick Lamar
ganymede|Largest moon in our solar system
graders|Markers for classroom use
grandkid|Third person?
guessed|Played Joon Pahk's online word game
hagfish|Eel relative
hairpins|They can be used as lock picks in a pinch (that's not a pun, they really can)
hallucinate|See things
hardest|Tops in toughness
hatmaker|Business owner with a lot of overhead expenses?
hemline|Bottom of some bottoms
imagine|Use your head
immense|So big
inimitable|Like swagger that can't be jacked
insensitive|Slightly?
interests|Bio field
intrude|Fail to respect boundaries, perhaps
ironist|Person who uses opposites to great effect
jalapenos|Green toppings on the menu at Five Guys
judgeship|Bench seat
lamppost|Streetlight supporter
leaning|Predilection
legendary|Fabulous
licence|___ to Kill
magician|Saw someone?
meadowy|Plain-ly?
mortarboard|SENIOR'S PURCHASE
muenster|Grilled cheese cheese
naproxen|Aleve, by another name
needing|More than in want of
neutron|A ___ walks into a bar and asks 'How much for a beer?' The bartender says, 'For you? No charge'
nonverbally|Through the eyes, perhaps
noogies|Knuckle-head moves
notecard|Recall supporter in a concession speech, perhaps
obnoxious|Jerky
offense|Something hard to take from a baby?
omelette|Egg-based breakfast item that gets flipped
otolith|More scientific name for an ear-stone
outback|LongHorn competitor
overdog|Favorite
overseers|Supervisors
overwatch|2016 video game release from the makers of "World of Warcraft"
oxymora|True Lies and "Definitely, Maybe", for two
pioneer|Push the envelope
piranha|___ II: The Spawning (James Cameron's directorial debut)
planets|Non-nonet since 2006
plateau|Level geological feature
psywars|Conflicts involving propaganda
rankled|Annoyed
recollect|Summon to mind
redwood|Title role for Johnny Depp
refractor|Galileo's telescope, for one
regalia|King's things
regicides|King-killers
regiment|Colonel-mustered group
regional|Assistant ___ Manager (hotly contested job title on "The Office")
registrar|PERSON WHO MIGHT HELP YOU ADD MUSIC
reified|Concretized
relaxer|Permanent solution
relegated|In exile
relishing|Enjoying the hell out of
remotes|TV set
rescues|Life savings?
restart|What your computer might do after installing important updates
retentive|Good at absorbing
retrocede|Go back
ripened|Put in a brown paper bag, say
rosiest|Looking uppest
samoyed|Fluffy smiley dog breed
sashimi|Sake served cold, e.g.
scouted|Took stock of
screech|Washington Nationals mascot "hatched" in 2005
senorita|Young mujer
serviette|Fancy French name for a table napkin
sestina|Thirty-nine-line poem
shooters|Jello products
shrilly|High and outside?
silence|Take the ring off
sleeves|Hot Pocket accoutrements
snootiest|Maximally pompous
sonance|Sound condition
spareribs|Pu pu platter part
spinnaker|Sail that looks kinda like a parachute
staircase|Twelve steps, maybe
stigmatizes|Puts a bad rap on
stinkers|Bad eggs (literally or figuratively)
stopgap|Like a metaphorical band-aid
strange|Hmm... that's... huh
stressed|Overdue for a good pizza/wine/footbath/SVU sesh, say
strophe|Shift from one foot to the other
stunning|Beautiful
suspend|Punish impermanently
syenite|Granitelike rock that sounds kinda like a poison
tangerine|2015 film starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor
tangerine|Orange-hued 2015 film starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor
thereto|Legalese adverb
thimble|Most to scale Monopoly token
thirsty|Desperate
tinderbox|Kindle-enabled device?
titillate|Excite
transport|Bit of your body that got more sun than surrounding bits of your body, maybe
unavenged|Never repaid
unilateral|One-sided
unnamed|Having no handle attached
urbaner|More refined
valence|Atomic capacity
validations|Parking ticket procedures
vendetta|V for ___
verdure|Greenness
abstain|Vote "ehh"
achievers|When they're high, they perform well
acolyte|Follower
actuate|Put into motion
acupuncture|Back pain aid
adapter|Device that resolves incompatibilities
adhesion|Loyalty
alfalfa|Crop with a repetitive name
andante|Slowish tempo (or one of a backup singing trio heard on many Motown hits)
antigen|Immune system inciter
aphelia|Far points in solar orbits
areoles|Bumps on a cactus
armorer|Person who might make you a plate?
arsenal|Store with a magazine rack, perhaps
artless|Devoid of guile
assists|Stat for a point guard
assonant|Like a Bahama Mama
avowedly|As has been acknowledged
badgers|Wisconsin collegians
baroness|Aristocratic "G.I. Joe" villain portrayed by Sienna Miller in 2009
battalion|Regiment subunit
believers|Buyers?
bettors|Action figures?
biweeklies|ESPN The Magazine, etc.
blackish|ABC sitcom with an episode entitled "Daddy Dre-Care"
boulder|Top of geology's Wentworth scale
brandies|VSOP drinks (9,4)
brewers|Milwaukee squad
brightened|Made vibrant
buttheads|Compete in a tiebreaker, say
bypassed|Got around
caftans|Pullover robes
capelet|Shoulder-covering garment
celeste|Heavenly name
centerline|Road divider
cerumen|Earwax
chapati|Aloo gobi go-with
cleaned|Got ready for guests
coastal|_____ elite (bubble-dwelling liberal, pejoratively)
cockatoo|Criminal lookout, in Aussie slang
collage|Eclectic art form
cottons|___ onto (comes to understand)
dashiki|Vibrant top
debunks|Punctures
demeanor|Bearing
deniers|Ones not in touch with reality
diabolo|Juggling apparatus with a devilish name
dictate|Deliver a letter?
dinette|Place in a house where you put stuff away?
drunken|___ noodles (Thai dish)
earmark|Set aside
elongate|Draw out
elusive|Eely
emeralds|55th anniversary gemstones
encrypted|Like a secure transmission, often
endorsee|Deal signer
entitle|Allow
entryway|Foyer, say
epinephrine|Pen filler
epithet|Bad name
escalator|___ Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience: Hedberg
espresso|Coffee in a tiny cup
evasive|___ MANEUVERS!!!
exactor|Person who's done pretending to be someone they're not?
exposing|Giving away
expressway|Median's place
extrema|Crests and troughs
ferrets|Weasel-like pets
flemish|Belgian tongue
gelatin|Stuff named from the Latin for "to freeze"
ginseng|Herb in energy drinks
gleaner|Jamaica newspaper, with "the"
hamster|Wheel turner
hobnobs|Socializes rhymingly
immanent|Intrinsic (not to be confused with an almost identical word meaning 'impending')
immense|Enormous
inflicts|Levies
islands|VI part
lanolin|Wool grease
lenient|Not very strict
libertarian|*Political party of Gary Johnson
macabre|Ghastly
mahatma|Saint relative
mantric|Repetitive, in a way
marines|Fi ring?
mascara|Wand stuff
medicos|Docs
melodrama|Plot-heavy work
metallic|Lead-filled, say
meteors|Chunks of extraterrestrial origin
mewling|Litter twitter
miasmic|Noxious
misleading|Tricky AF
mutated|Underwent significant changes
nailbiter|Very close game
naysaid|Spoke out against
nitpick|Say "well, actually," say
nosegay|Fragrant bouquet
nuptials|Wedding
oeuvres|Bodies of work
openest|Most candid
oration|Stumper's forte
oregano|Pizza topping
orioles|Camden Yards team
overpraises|Lauds, and then some
passant|En ___ (special move in chess)
perfume|Wristwear?
peridot|August birthstone
perseverate|Keep on
petites|___ Antilles (home to la Barbade)
picture|Pretty good?
pipettes|Ones graduated from science class?
pleasant|Sunny and 75, say
polysemy|Linguistic term for the capacity for one word to have multiple meanings
premise|Concept for a story
psyched|Bursting with excitement
rashest|Most ill-considered
realism|Artistic style that depicts things as they are
redcoat|Pretty Little Liars antagonist, so named for her outerwear
reenact|Go through the motions of
refiner|Sugar company
relation|Family member
release|Drop
remasters|Digitally enhances
renames|Designates differently
reprise|Subtitle of the last song on the album, often
revelatory|Informative in a surprising way
reverse|*Gear you put your car in to go backwards
saddened|Upset
satchels|Accessories for Indiana Jones cosplayers
savaged|Attacked
schemes|Coach's creations
scrabble|Where ten'll get you three?
screeners|Wand wielders
senseis|Gi joes?
serotonin|Good mood cause
sneaker|Kanye West release
spleens|Blood-filtering organs
spotlight|2010s Best Picture Oscar winner
stinging|Antiseptic sensation
streets|Rhyme for "sheets" in a jokey dichotomy
sycamore|Buttonwood tree, by another name
tadpole|Youth with gills
talents|Knacks
tassels|Biker's accessory
telethon|Program that runs for a long time, ultimately resulting in stack overflow?
terraria|Vegetation display units
testudo|Name of University of Maryland's mascot, a terrapin
thriller|Classic song featuring a Vincent Price monologue
thymine|*DNA nucleobase
toaster|Source of pop-ups on foodnetwork.com?
trailer|Production employing a green screen
trestle|Bridge support
tundras|Arctic climates
unboxed|Opened on YouTube, perhaps
uncured|Like some bacon
undervalued|Not properly appreciated
vegetal|Like herbs
veritas|Motto of Drake and Harvard
viscera|Innards
volunteer|Raise your hand, perhaps
vroomed|Sped on the highway
woollen|Made of merino
xeroxes|Runs off, perhaps
zoolatry|Animal worship
attorney|J.D. power?
biblical|Job description?
bloopers|Takes the wrong way?
blowoff|Ghost, perhaps
castanet|Fisher's favorite instrument?
espanol|Language in Los Angeles
forgiven|All is ___
moderated|Deleted the trolls, say
ontology|Asking "How are things?"?
radices|Bases, in math
slippers|'Round-house kicks?
tendril|Bit of smoke
wiretapped|What the Democratic National Committee headquaters was, in 1972
anesthesia|Standard operating procedure
carpools|Artery uncloggers
couscous|North African staple
herbals|Some organic supplements
insurance|Something just in case
narrate|Work on the docs
negation|Not use
newsdesk|Info-gathering site
prophetic|Vision-related
redaction|Sanitized sheet
sheaves|Binds, as wheat
snugger|More fitting
standards|Bars for daters
tavernas|Greek restaurants
transcending|Leaving behind
unparalleled|Tops by a considerable margin
vertebrates|They're defined by columns
vinification|Must work
daylily|Plant whose flowers wither come nighttime
defeatists|Folding machines?
deletes|Gets rid of, in a way
founders|Starting lineup
goatees|They might connect to handlebars
meddles|Oversteps boundaries, maybe
megaton|Scientific unit that's an anagram of a Marvel villain
negates|Gets rid of, in a way
reapply|Put more makeup on
retaliate|Kick back, say
rotator|Apt palindrome
soulmates|Ones connected by Yue Lao's red thread
unretired|Decided to play some more after all
cleaver|The Rev's last name
sandstone|Outdoor amphitheater
abasement|Humiliation
accused|The___: Foster movie
acetate|Textile fiber
acetone|Flammable chemical
acolytes|Altar attendants
aconite|Plant of the buttercup family
adherent|Believer
admiration|Feeling of approbation
admission|Entrance fee
adopted|Embraced
adrenalin|Trademark name for a hormone
adsorbent|Capable of deflecting moisture
adverbs|Safely and soundly, for example
adviser|Counselor
aerations|Oxygen-supplying procedures
aerosol|Spray can
afterglow|Reaction to past splendor
afterlife|Late period of existence
aftertime|Future
afterward|Subsequently
agendum|Meeting plan
agonizes|Goes to great pains
airdrop|USAF delivery
alamode|Pie ___
alfresco|Pacino outdoors?
alienate|Make indifferent
allergen|Bee venom is one
amateurish|Unskilled
ambushed|Caught by surprise
amiable|Sociable
analogies|Similarities
andante|Slow, in music
andantes|Musical directions
angered|Ruffled one's feathers
angered|Ticked off
annoyance|Vexation
another|One more
answers|True and false
antedate|Come before
antenna|Rabbit ears
antigen|Enzyme, for example
anyplace|Wheresoever
apropos|Fitting
arduous|Trying
areolas|Small spaces
aromatic|Like potpourri
arrears|Debts
arrears|State of being behind
arrogated|Usurped
arterial|Highway
artiste|Skilled performer
ashcans|Receptacles
asocial|Like a loneer
asperse|Baptize
asserts|Confidently claims
assorted|Like a box of chocolates
astride|One way to ride
astronomy|Study of the planets
atemporal|Without regard for time
athirst|Dry
athlete|Olympian
atlases|Certain reference books
attends|Waits upon
attested|Certified
attitudes|Stances
aunties|Mam and others
autumnal|Like October
badinage|Playful teasing
bailees|Persons to whom property is delivered
balance|Equilibrium
ballgame|Super Bowl happening
ballpoint|Type of pen
ballrooms|Social dance areas
bandages|E.R. supplies
bandolier|Broad shoulder belt
bankbook|Savings ledger
banshee|Irish apparition
banshee|Wailing spirit
baptism|Immersion, for example
barkers|Carnival workers
barometers|Indicators of change
baronesses|-- Orczy: author of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" et.al.
basilica|St. John Lateran is one
bassets|Certain hounds
battered|Like an old hat
bearded|Resembling Castro
beardless|Shaven
beastie|Burns' mouse
because|Since
bedstead|Dormitory framework
befalls|Happens to
beguiled|Deceived
belittle|Disparage
benefit|Fund-raiser
billboard|Annoyance or aid?
billfold|Clinton wallet?
blackball|Ostracize
blackguard|Protector for actress Karen?
blossom|Flourish
blossoms|Flowers
bluebeard|Goatee for baseball's Vida?
bluecap|Titmouse
bluejay|Toronto team player
bluster|Gusting wind
boarders|Certain tenants
boaters|Straw hats, British style
bobolink|Songbird
bonanzas|Windfalls
boniface|Innkeeper
boosted|Gave a hand up
borders|Margins
borrowed|Something __, something blue
boscages|Wooded places
braided|In a plait
braised|Sauteed, in a way
breathless|Gasping
buffaloes|Range heard
bumblebee|The Flight of the ____
caldron|Coven's kettle
calibre|Degree of excellence, British style
cancels|Calls off
capsule|Pill
carnelian|Red chalcedony
carnival|Mardi Gras
carousel|Whirlgig
cassette|Tape container
catamaran|Feline boat?
catbirds|They have the best seat?
caterpillar|He was rude to Alice
cathode|Part of CRT
censored|Bleeped
censorship|Will H. Hays craft?
central|Dominant
ceramist|Wedgewood worker
certain|Positive
cheaply|More of the quip
chitchat|Chew the fat
chopstick|Table tool
chorale|Hymn of praise
christen|Dub
cicatrices|Scars
ciliate|Protozoan
citadel|Fortress
claimed|Asserted
clairvoyant|Rene, the prophet?
clavichord|Early keyboard
clearances|Final sales
clipboard|Driving test prop
cloakroom|Storage area hides a tree?
cloddish|Stolid
clothier|Haberdasher
cloverleaf|Certain road arrangement
cockroach|Mehitabel's archy
collide|When Worlds___: 1951 Sci-fi film
colorado|Pike's Peak locale
conclude|Form a judgement
condoler|Comforter
conifer|Spruce or pine
conjecture|Supposition
consoles|Pieces of furniture
constricts|Inhibits
contacts|Go-betweens
contrive|Invent
control|Regulate
control|Rein in
convenes|Assembles
cordless|Type of phone
cornerstone|Foundation
cosmetic|Superficial
cowhands|Ranch workers
crackers|Saltines
craters|Result of meteoric impacts
creamed|Beat badly
crenelles|Battlement openings
crenels|Battlement spaces
cricket|Pinocchio character
crotchet|Small hook
cursive|Type of writing
cutlass|Short sword
cyclone|Type of cellar
cyclone|Whirlwind
dampest|Most moist
dangerous|Describing Dan Mcgrew
deafening|Like some rock music
dealated|Without wings
dearest|Mommie -
debasement|Degradation
debaser|One who currupts
decameters|Metric measures of length
defacers|Graffiti artists
defends|Protects
defiant|Willing to contend
defrauds|Fleeces
defunct|Extinct
degrader|Corrupter
deleted|Edited out
delight|Great feeling
denarii|Old roman coins
departed|Gone
desired|Coveted
desired|Coveted
desists|Ceases to act
desolated|Forsaken
despondent|Hopeless
detects|Uncovers
detects|Uses radar
detente|Relaxing of tension
detests|Abhors
developers|Trump and colleagues
diagonally|25-in. screen, measured___
diehard|Stubborn one
dispatch|Alacrity
disputes|Differences
disrepair|Neglected state
disrobed|Stripped
doddering|Feeble
doomsday|The end of time
doorpost|Entrance support
downgraded|Lowered
dreaded|Trembled at
drivable|Like Miss Daisy?
drizzled|Rained lightly
dynamite|Topnotch!
dynasty|The Carringtons' TV saga
earthshaking|Momentous
easiest|Least difficult
eastern|Defunct airlin
eastern|Middle add-on
edgiest|Most tense
edgiest|Most upset and nervous
eeriest|Most uncanny
effortless|Without exertion
elastic|Resilient
elegiac|Sorrowful
elevate|Raise
elevator|Lift
elevator|Skyscraper transport
elitist|Snob
emanates|Arises
eminent|Noted
emitted|Gave off
emperor|Butterfly or penquin
employee|Wage earner
enables|Empowers
enamels|Nail polishes
enamels|paints
enclose|Fence in
encores|Concert extras
endorsed|Sponsored
endurance|Lasting power
enormous|Minute's opposite
ensemble|Corpse de ballet
ensemble|Stageful of troupers
entrants|Competitors
entwined|Dovetailed
envelope|Wrapper, of sorts
epithets|Nicknames
erodent|Caustic
erratic|Wandering
escapable|Like some jails
escapade|Action often adventurous
escarole|Endive
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Cherishes
estimated|Gauged
ethical|Moral
evident|Clearly visible
exactas|Track wagers
exorbitant|Too much
eyeopener|Morning libation
eyesore|Litter, for one
eyewitness|Potential trial star
eyewitness|Trial participant
factories|Plants
fairest|Most just
faithful|True to one's word
fantails|Certain pigeons
finance|Money matters
financial|Money matters
finishes|Puts an end to
firearms|Small weapons
flannel|Soft cotton
flatten|Squash
flippant|Lacking seriousness
flowered|Like chintz
flugelhorn|Cornet's cousin
foldaway|Type of bed
fondant|Creamy candy
foolhardy|Wreckless
foolproof|Always effective
footlocker|Camper's holdall
footlockers|Camp gear containers
footloose|Ready to go
forcible|Effective
forsooth|Truly, to Coleridge
fragile|Tenuous
freeform|Assymetrical in design
friendship|Pythias's sloop?
gabfests|Voice marathons?
gainsay|Deny
garnets|January stones
general|Army rank
generated|Developed
ghettos|City quarters
gigolos|Dancing partners, of a sort
ginseng|Aromatic root
giraffe|Africa's tallest critter
glissade|Ballet step
glossary|List of words
goonies|With "The," 1985 film based on a Spielberg story
government|Part of GI
gracilis|Thigh muscle
graders|First___
grainier|Less clear, to a photographer
grasshopper|Aesop playboy
grassroots|Rural population
greasewood|Oily shrub, aka white sage
greener|Like a neighbor's grass?
greenlight|Go ahead
haddock|Food fish
handstand|Acrobatic feat
handstand|Acrobatic stunt
hankered|Pined
harasser|Vexer
hardest|Most difficult
hardtops|Certain cars
harmless|Without bite
harmonica|Mouth organ
harried|Harassed
hassock|Kin of Miss Muffet's tuffet
hateful|Mean
headhunter|Job recruiter
headier|More intoxicating
hearthstone|Home
heathen|Pre-Christian
heavier|Weightier
heiress|With "The", 1994-5 Tony winner
heirloom|SENTIMENTAL OBJECT
hemlock|Poisonous drink
hennaed|Used hair dye
heroics|Flamboyant behavior
hesitant|Indecisive
hesitate|Pause
hithermost|Nearest on this side
hometowns|Where people's roots are
homonyms|Way and weigh
honorer|Emcee, frequently
hoofing|Donald O'Conner specialty
horseshoes|Game of ringers and leaners
hostage|Prisoner, of a sort
hothead|Loose cannon
idiomatic|Of language style
impends|Hovers
inadequate|Not enough
incited|Egged on
incurious|Apathetic
ineptly|In a clumsy way
infidel|Unbeliever
inflate|Exaggerate
informal|Casual
inhabit|Settle
inhabits|Occupies
inherence|Ingrained state
injunctive|Enjoining
inkwell|Desk feature in the old schoolroom
insofar|To a degree
intends|Proposes
intense|Fervent
interludes|Musical moments
interred|Put away
intestate|Without a will
iodides|Chemical compounds
issuance|Output
iterated|Repeated
jackass|Donkey
jetties|Breakwaters
karakul|Persian lamb's cousin
kashmir|Part of India
katydid|Noisy grasshopper
keepsake|SENTIMENTAL OBJECT
kestrel|Small falcon
kestrels|Falcons
kettledrum|Thunderstorm instrument
kiddies|Small fry
kingfisher|Alan and Carrie
kingpin|Man at the top
knights|__ of Columbus
laments|Dirges
lantern|Camper's light
larboard|Port
larcener|Robber
lathers|Prepares to shave
leadership|Churchill's boat?
leanness|Lanky quality
lectern|Podium
lemmings|Mass migrators
leprechauns|Irish sprites
leprechauns|Pot of gold keepers
lessened|Waned
leviathan|Anything of immense size
lifeboat|His 1944 film
likened|Compared
linesman|Football official
linseed|Kind of oil
lissome|Nimble
literal|Verbatim
lodestars|Guides
lullaby|Song for baby
maestro|He's usually on a podium
mainspring|Chief motive
mainstream|Prevailing influence
maintained|Kept up
makings|Needed ingredients
maligned|Slandered
managed|Ran
mandarin|Kind of orange
mansard|Roof style
mashers|Flirts of old
masonic|___ Temple
mastered|Conquered
maternal|Motherly
matrixes|Printers' stamps
mazurka|Polish dance
meanwhile|___back on the farm...
medalist|Olympic winner
meditators|Ponderers
mellowest|Most mature
mementos|SENTIMENTAL OBJECTS
memorandum|Brief note
mentalists|Mindreaders
mermaid|Subject for Disney
message|Underlying theme
messages|E mail communicator
midnight|once upon a ___ dreary...
milestone|Landmark
millets|Cereal grasses
minorca|A Belearic island
minyans|Quorums, in Judaism
mischiefs|Pranks
mishears|Receives a wrong impression
missile|Part of SAM
moccasin|Soft-soled shoe
moistest|Least arid
mortise|Dovetail part
mouthpiece|Runyonesque lawyer
mouthpiece|Spokesperson, in a way
napalming|Flamethrowing hides a tree?
nectarine|Peach fruit
neglect|Omit
neoliths|Ancient stone implement
newcomer|Recent arrival
noblest|Most admirable
nominees|Names on the slate
nonsense|Applesauce!
noonday|Lunchtime
nosebag|Dobbin's lunchbox
noseguards|Defensive linemen
notorious|His 1946 film
nuances|Shades of difference
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
oatmeal|Porridge
obeisant|Showing deference
offenders|Litterers and speeders
offered|Proposed
offsetting|Counterbalancing
offtrack|Parts of OTB
omicron|Greek letter
onionskin|Thin paper
ooziest|Muddiest
openers|Season straters
opponent|Rival
oracles|The have all the answers
ordinals|Some numbers
ornamental|Decorative
orreries|Astronomers' apparatuses
osseous|Bony
outranked|Was superior to
outside|Alfresco
outsider|Alien
overboard|Goldie Hawn flick
overcome|Win the battle
overpaid|Spent too much
overstep|Go beyond the bounds
overstocked|Too much
overtime|Extra working hours
overwhelm|Swamp hides a tree?
palavered|Talked profusely
palettes|Boards for Brueghel
pancake|Flapjack
panderer|Go-between in love affairs
papayas|Tropical fruit
parapet|Part of rampart
parental|Fostering
parental|Kind of guidance
paroled|Given a conditional release
passable|So-so
passwords|Needed to access computers
patella|Kneecap
pathfinder|The __: J.F. Cooper novel
pedantry|Display of learning
pedometers|Step counters
peerage|Members of the the House of Lords
pelagic|Of the oceans
pendants|Necklaces
penmanship|Palmer's liner
pensioner|Annuity recipient
peppery|Spicy
perennial|Recurring
perimeters|Boundaries
permits|Allows
pigheaded|Overly stubborn
pigheaded|Topped like a Poland __China?
placekicks|Makes the extra point in football
players|Actors
playpens|Toddler enclosures
plungers|Reckless gambler
poignant|Moving
pollster|Harris, for example
poorest|Most wanting
portend|Presage
postman|He "rings twice"
postman|He rings twice
potboiler|Mediocre work of art
praised|Extolled
praises|Flatters
preclude|Shut out
prejudiced|Biased
prelate|Tutu, for one
prepare|Make ready
preparing|Setting the stage
pressed|Under the gun
probers|Investigators
projection|Bulge
proudest|Most self-respecting
pulsates|Beats
quartering|Dividing into four units
racetrack|Place for a good run?
ragtime|Doctorow novel
ransomed|Redeemed a prisoner
rapparee|Freebooter: Irish
rapture|Bliss
rascals|The Little___
reactor|Nuclear plant vat
readiness|State of preparedness
recalls|Brings to mind
recasts|Hires new performers
recedes|Ebbs
reclaimed|Resorted
reduces|Puts "on sale"
reenact|Dramatize a crime, in court
reenact|Simulate an actual happening
regattas|Thames races
regenerate|Create again
register|Cash follower
regroups|Prepares for a second attack
reiterates|Says it again
rejoice|Feel elated
relevant|Germane
relished|Enjoyed
reloads|Prepares the musket again
reloads|Puts new tape in the VCR
relucent|Shining bright
remarries|Takes another bride
reminder|Brain tickler
remitted|Sent payment
remotes|TV controls
rendered|Delivered
renewal|Lirary activity
renewals|Subscribers concerns
renting|Holding a lease
repelled|Drove away
repentance|Contrition
reshape|Give a new orientation to
resided|Dwelt
resonant|Rich__sounding
resonate|Echo
resonate|Reinforce oscillations
responsive|Sensitive
restate|Express again
restaurant|Saucy place?
restore|Fix up
restrain|Bridle
revealed|Exposed
revellers|Merrymakers
revenge|It's ofter sweet
reverent|Devout
revises|Emends
richest|With the most calories
rigmaroles|Complicated Procedures
romance|Love story
romantics|Visionaries
rosebuds|Flowers for Pete?
rotunda|Domed edifice
rubella|Type of measles
rudeness|Boor's trait
runaway|Fugitive
sabotage|His 1936 film
saddest|Least light-hearted
salesmen|Loman and others
saltbox|Type of New England house
saltine|Soda cracker
sandalwood|Oil used in soaps
scalars|Graduated quantities
scenarists|Screenplay writers
schmears|Bagel enhancers
scholar|Learned one
sconces|Candle brackets
scratched|Withdrawn from the race
scurviness|Contemptibility
seafarers|Some transatlantic travelers
seawater|Saline liquid
seaweed|Kelp of dulse
seclude|Make inaccessible
secrecy|Veil of -
secretary|Amanuensis
seismic|Caused by an earthquake
semester|School period
senecas|Native Americans of Western New York
senhoras|Ladies, in Sao Paulo
separately|Monitor sold___
serenaded|Sang to ladylove
seriate|Arranged in sequence
sessions|Court Periods
setters|Irish canines
setters|Red-haired dogs
settled|Reached accord
settlers|Conestoga riders
settlers|Pioneers
severer|More rigorous
sextets|Singing groups
shadowy|Dim
shameful|Indecent
shapely|Like a mannequin
sharper|Less dull
shatters|Destroys
sheepskin|Ovine diploma?
shortage|Deficiency
shortage|Scarcity
shorthand|Bobby and Learned
showboat|Broadway musical of 1927
showers|April forecast
shrivel|Wizen
siestas|Naps, in Nogales
simmered|Boiled gently
simpleton|Shaw's "The of the Unexpected Isles"
skewered|Pierced, in a way
skinhead|Bald-pated person
skydiver|Aeronautical daredevil
skyscraper|First one was Home Insurance Co.'s: 1885
sledges|Winter conveyances
sleepers|Certain train segments
sleepily|In a tired manner
slender|Adjective for a model
slippery|Greasy
slither|Slide like a sidewinder
slumlords|Owners of substandard properties
smatters|Speaks superficially
smearing|Defaming
smiters|Hard-hitting types
smooths|Sandpapers
snakepit|Place of chaos
snarling|Showing anger
sneakily|In a furtive manner
snowplows|Winter street cleaners
soapiest|Having the most lather
someone|__ to watch over me
sorceress|Circe
sorcery|Witchcraft
soundalike|What homonyms do
sousaphone|March king's namesake, in a way
souvenir|SENTIMENTAL OBJECT
spangled|Covered with stars
spanked|Moved along quickly
speared|Pierced
spectacle|Striking show
spineless|Irresolute hides a tree?
spinets|Small pianos
spinule|Thorn
spirits|Ghosts
splatters|Paints Carelessly
spleens|Feelings of anger
splices|Joins
sprinkle|Light rain
stadium|Shea or Fenway
stagers|Old ___:veteran actors
standee|One in a queue
starlings|Noisy avians
starred|Played the lead
startup|Set in motion
statelier|More majestic
steepest|Most precipitous
steeple|Word with chase or jack
stencils|Puts a name on fatigues
stentor|Loud-voiced one
sternal|Of the sternum
sternson|Keel part
steroids|Olympic no nos
stetson|Texan's topper
stirred|Mixed up
stooped|Round-shouldered
storied|Having a tale to tell
storminess|Weather problem
storyboards|TV plot action panels
straits|Some are dire
strategy|Plan of attack
strength|Power
strivers|Contenders
stunned|Amazed
stutters|Speech problems
styrenes|Colorless, oily liquids
subidea|Secondary thought
sublime|Like first loves
subvert|Ruin utterly
suitable|Appropriate
sunbonnets|Face-shading headwear
superfluous|Too much
tactile|Perceptible by touch
tallest|Skyscraper's superlative
tantrum|Snit
targets|Goats
teaches|Imparts knowledge
teamsters|Truck drivers
tearoom|Place to share a cup of Earl Grey
teasers|Enigmas
teenager|Adolescent
teetered|Seesawed
teething|Baby's problem
tegument|Covering
temerity|Boldness
tempers|Moderates
tempest|Windstorm
templar|Simon____a.k.a. The Saint
tenancy|Terms of a lease
tenants|Lease holders
tenants|The in folk?
tenderloin|Choice cut of meat
terrain|Land area
tethered|Tied to a fence post
thermos|Kind of bottle
thirteen|Baker's dozen
threadbare|Shabby
threaten|Menace
throats|Winter sore spots?
tiniest|Most minute
tintypes|Pictures in grandma's day
toehold|Climber's advantage
toeless|Kind of shoe
toiletry|Toothpaste or shaving cream
tolerate|Put up with
tollhouse|Cookie type
tonsure|Monk's hairstyle
tornado|Windstorm
tortured|Wrenched out of shape
tosspot|Elbow-bender
toughly|Resolutely
towhead|Fair-haired one
tramline|Streetcar system
trapper|_ John: Gould/Rogers role
trellis|Garden frame
trellis|Lattice
trellis|Lattice frame
trembly|Aquiver
trilled|Emulate a canary
turtleneck|Sporty Shirt
unearned|Some income
universe|World
unloosen|Set free
unpiled|Disentangled from a heap
usurers|SHARKS
utensil|Part of a place setting
vagrant|Wanderer
vampire|Role for Brad Pitt
vendetta|Blood feud
vertigo|His 1958 film
videotapes|Couch potatoes
warlock|Capriol Suite composer Peter
warmest|Closest, in a guessing game
warship|Old Ironsides was one
wartime|Period of conflict
watchtower|Observation post
watercolor|Work by Homer or Whistler
watermelon|Fleshy picnic treat
watermelon|Popular picnic fare
waterpower|Hydroelectric energy
waterproof|Impervious to rain
waterproof|What Wellingtons should be
weaving|Interlacing
weeding|Lawn task
weights|They're often lifted
western|Blazing Saddles, for one
western|Oater
whetstone|SSharpener
whitecaps|Headwear for Vanna?
whitewashes|Covers up
widened|Broadened
wilderness|Uncultivated tract
wonderland|Carroll location
yessing|Toady's forte
yourselves|Reflexive pronouns
abatements|Reductions
abnegated|Renounced
aborted|Scrubbed, as in a space launch
academic|Hypothetical
accedes|Gives consent
accents|Stresses
acetone|Fat solvent
acetone|Nail polish remover
achingly|In a heart-rending way
acreage|Farmland
acrobats|Circus performers
acrostic|Word game
actuary|He works on tables
adamant|Stubborn
adhesion|Bond
admirer|Beau
admitted|Allowed to enter
adoption|Bide-a-Wee event
advents|Incarnation periods
aerials|Forward passes
aerobia|Oxygenic organisms
affaire|____ d'amour
afterword|Epilogue
ageless|Eternally young
agitate|Excite
airdrop|Delivery by parachute
airliner|Hub unit
alamode|Fashionable
alfresco|Place for a pinic
aliases|Pen names?
aliases|These are assumed
alienist|Former doctor treating mental illness
alining|Positioning
aloofly|In a standoffish way
amateur|Nonprofessional
ambiances|Atmospheres
amicable|Friendly
anapest|Metrical foot
anemone|Wind flower
angrier|Less happy
angular|Sharp-cornered
anisette|Cordial
annalist|Chronicler
anneals|Toughens
announce|Proclaim
apogees|Orbit points
appease|Molify
applecart|Shaw work, with "The"
arraign|Accuse of wrongdoing
arranger|Musical specialist
arriver|Successful sort
articulate|Enunciate
articulate|Verbally adept
artificial|Synthetic
artisan|Craftsman
artless|Ingenuous
ascenders|Climbers, most of the time
asepses|Sterile surgical states
asinine|Fatuous
asperses|Slanders
asphalt|Paving material
assemble|Get together
assemble|Put together
assimilate|Absorb
asterisk|*
atelier|Artist's studio
athlete|Jock
athletic|Sports oriented
attests|Swears
attired|Wearing
auction|Variety of bridge
autosuggestions|Means of changing behavior
aviator|Birdman, more formally
avuncular|Kindly and genial
awkward|Difficult to handle
babushka|Russian grandmother
baleful|Menacing
bankrupt|Insolvent
barefoot|__in the Park
beacons|Lighthouses
bearskin|Material for a busby
begotten|Sired
beguine|Dance a la Cole Porter
bejewels|Adorns with gems
bergamot|Flavoring for tea
berthed|Moored
besiege|Assail
bestial|Like an animal
betimes|Soon, in the past
betroth|Affiance
bicycle|Two-wheeler
bifocal|Vision corrector
birdcages|Spots for canaries
blackjack|Casino game
bleachers|Laundry Spectators?
blessed|Hallowed
bloated|Gourmandizer, usually
bobolink|North American songbird
bookbinder|He wraps leaves up?
boycotted|Refused to patronize
brushoffs|Social rejections
buttress|Strengthen
callback|Auditioner's summons
calmest|Most serene
campfire|-Girls, organization of 1910
canastas|Card games
candidate|Standard bearer
canvasses|Goes out for votes
capitulate|Surrender one's troops
captain|Nemo or Ahab
caroled|Sang
carotene|Yellow plant pigment
carrottop|Redhead
cartwheel|Cheerleader's move
catchwords|And here's the pitch?
centers|Kennedy and Rockefeller
central|___Park West
ceremony|Observance
changes|Alterations
chatting|Conversing
cheater|Scam artist
cheered|Warmed the spirits
chilled|Put in the fridge
choruses|Musical groups
chunked|Took a deep divot
cistern|Water tank
cittern|Renaissance musical instrument
clarinet|Musical instrument
classroom|School unit
clauses|Contract parts
cloaked|Like the "Caped Crusader"
closely|Intimately
clotheshorse|Beau Brummel was one
coaling|__ station:fuel stop
coattail|Something to hang onto
coattails|Political attire?
cockscombs|Scarlet blooms
coddles|Pampers
coincide|Mesh
colander|Kitchen sieve
coleslaw|Type of salad
colleges|Seats of learning
colossus|Rhodes relic
comedies|Musical___
commend|Praise
compassionately|With sympathy
comrades|Friends
conceal|Squirrel away
condole|Express grief for
confront|Oppose defiantly
contain|Comprise
contests|Rivalries
contrary|Adjective for Mary Mary
convention|Political powwow
cookout|Barbacue
coronet|Regal headband
correspond|Be a pen pal
corrodes|Eats
cossack|Russian horseman
cottonmouth|Swamp snake
coxswain|Crew member
credence|Faith
cretonne|Curtain material
crossbar|Vaulter's barrier
cupolas|Roof addenda
curtain|Sun block
cyclops|Mythical one-eyed giant
dabbling|Superficially involved
dangers|Perils
dangled|Hung on string
daybreak|Wake-up time, for some
dearest|Mommie ___
decoder|Cipher breaker
decrease|Subtract
decreases|Diminishes
dedicate|Set aside for a purpose
defeated|Napoleon at Waterloo
defense|Countermeasure
definite|Clear-cut
delegations|Convention groups
deletes|Crosses out
demeanor|Conduct
democratic|Party choice
denizens|Inhabitants
denouement|Final outcome
dentures|False teeth
depends|Relies on
deployed|Spread out, as troops
depopulated|Removed the dads?
derbies|Horse races
deserves|Earns
desists|Discontinues
digital|Audio recordig method
dinettes|Informal eating areas
directed|Supervised on the set
directs|Points the way
dirndls|Skirts for a Swiss miss
disaster|Catastrophe
disciples|Followers
discovers|Finds
disintegrations|Acts of deteriorating
disproportional|Lacking size relationship
disrobe|Undress
distorted|Out of focus
dithery|Nervous
duodenum|Small intestine
dwarves|Disney septet
earthier|More robust
easygoing|Relaxed
echelon|Flying formation
eclipse|Total___
ecology|Study of the environment
edentate|Toothless
edentate|Toothless
edentate|Without teeth
eeriness|Scary quality
egresses|Exits
egresses|Exits
elation|Gleefulness
embattle|Put under siege
embitter|Acidulate
emended|Made a correction
energize|Charge a battery
energize|Move to action
enfeeble|Debilitate
enhance|Flatter
enlaces|Ties up
enneagon|Nine-sided figure
enriches|Adds to
ensilage|Cattle food
enslaved|Put under the yoke
ensnare|Trap
entente|Understanding
entrance|Fascinate
entrance|Portal
entrance|Way in
entwine|Pait
envelopes|Wrappers
epiphany|Post-Christmas festival
episodic|Related in segments
erasers|Chalkboard accessories
erasers|Chalkboard cleaners
errands|Gofer's chores
espouse|Advocate
essence|Basic nature
esteems|Regards greatly
esteems|Respects highly
estopped|Legally prevented
estranges|Alienates
evensong|Vespers
exacting|Persnickety
examine|Scrutinize
exerting|Going all out
exonerate|Acquit
exploit|Feat
exporter|Certain shipper
extracts|Perfumes
fairest|Most impartial
fanatic|Zealot
fantail|Ship's aft area
feeders|Tributaries
ferrate|Salt of iron
ferreted|Searched out
finance|Provide funds for
firedog|Andiron
flailed|Beat
flexible|Pilant
floaters|Drifters
flounce|Wide ruffle
flourish|Thrive
foolhardy|Trick Oliver?
forbore|Abstained
fortress|Military stronghold
fortune|Kind of cookie
founders|Comes to grief
fraises|Strawberries, in Normandy
frappes|Fountain drinks
freewill|Let Rogers go?
freezer|Food storage place
garland|Chaplet
gazette|Name for a newspaper
general|Type of store
gesture|Hand movement
gestured|Motioned
gladiola|Iris' cousin
glisten|Shine
glitches|Computer malfunctions
globoid|Spherical
glossier|More lustrous
goblets|Glasses
goliath|David's adversary
grasshopper|Bar order
gridiron|Football field
grippers|Cousins of cleats
gristle|Cartilage
haberdashers|Outfitters
hammers|Tools for Jack?
handicap|Rate the races
handles|Bicycles have them
hastens|Expedites
hayseeds|Bumpkins
hearths|Homes
heathen|Pagan
hectare|Land measure
heedless|Without consideration
hibiscus|Hawaii's state flower
hobbits|Tolkien characters
hockshop|The Pawnbroker set
holiness|Sanctity
homecoming|Round-tripper wind-up?
hosiery|Lingerie items
houseplant|Potted palm, for one
hydrant|Fireplug
hydrant|Fireplug
iciness|Winter hazard
idealist|Utopian
idolize|Worship
illegals|Certain would-be Americans
illustrate|Emulate N.C. Wyeth
impinges|Trespasses on
impudent|Presumptuous
increase|Grow and thrive
indirect|Roundabout
indolent|Lazy
infanta|Spanish princess
infants|Babes in arms
innards|Guts
installed|Placed in office
inundate|Swamp
investigation|Detective's job
investment|Speculation
isolate|Cut off
isomers|Chemical compounds
issuance|Promulgation
iterates|Says again and again
jarringly|With a jolt
jerkwater|Remote and insignificant
jeweled|Like a crown
keelsons|Ship beams
kettledrum|Musical cookery?
keynoters|Convention speakers
kingdoms|Realms
labrador|Cold Current
landscapes|Like many of Cezanne's paintings
lanyard|Shipboard rope
lavender|...___and lace
layperson|Non-clergy type
leapfrogging|New York bus driver's activity
leather|Word with head or neck
lectern|Reading desk
lettuce|Salad bar item
liaisons|Affairs
limitless|Without bounds
lingerie|Unmentionables
lisente|Lesotho's coins
lissome|Moving quickly and lightly
listened|Heeded
lithium|Light metal
lobster|Seafood serving
lockers|Gym compartments
loginess|Sluggish feeling
loiters|Hangs about
lollies|Tots' treats
lollipop|Sucker
lopsided|Awry
lottery|Betting game
lounges|Lolls about
lumberjack|Logger
macacos|Members of the lemur family
madrigal|part song
magazine|Life, "Time" or "People"
malaise|Vague awareness of decline
malaria|Tropical ailment
malinger|Goldbrick
managers|Field  leaders
manhattans|Bar orders
manhole|Egress for Ed Norton
matador|Corrida figure
measles|Spotty affliction
meeting|Encounter
mercury|Sun's immediate neighbor
merrier|Less gloomy
messiah|Handel masterwork
mimosas|Champagne concoctions
misdeals|Gives the wrong cards
misdoubt|Suspect
monodies|Odes sung by one
morales|La Bamba actor
morocco|Hope and Crosby destination
mudslinger|Nasty political opponent
naivete|Innocence
naivete|Innocence
narwhal|Arctic mammal
natures|Personalities
nearsighted|Like Mr. Magoo
neediest|Most impoverished
neighbor|Mr. Rogers, to the children
nestles|Shelters
network|Form business friendships
nitrate|Soil component
nondairy|Kind of creamer
nonsense|Hogwash!
notices|Perceives
obligate|Constrain
octagon|Eight-angled figure
omelette|Brunch treat
onerous|Oppressive
onwards|Ahead
openers|First bids
operate|Make it go
operate|Run
opinioned|Obstinate or dogmatic
opposed|Fought against
ordained|Invested with authoriy
ordinal|Number designating rank
organism|Living thing
originals|Noncomformists
ospreys|Fish-eating hawks
ottoman|Empire of old
overture|Opera introduction
pacifier|Thumb substitute
pagodas|Thailand temples
painless|Easy
palaces|Places for princes
panetella|Cigar: Var.
panhandler|Chef?
parachute|Hit the silk
paradigms|Example of
paradise|Eden
paragons|Models of excellence
paranoia|Psychosis
parfait|Layered dessert
partake|Share
patients|Clinic clients
patronal|Patron
payload|Warhead
pedestrians|Foot travelers
pelican|Big-beaked bird
penance|Atonement for sins
pentagon|Military complex of great size
perchance|Maybe, of old
perigee|Apogee opposite
perigee|Moon's nearest orbit point
permits|Allows
persisted|Didn't give in
petards|Fireworks
pinball|Arcade game
pinhead|Small speck
pintail|Duck
pitchforks|Throws sharply?
pivotal|Very important
plastic|Credit cards
platelet|Blood
platter|Turkey server
pleasure|Delight
plovers|Shore birds
polenta|Cornmeal dish
ponchos|Scout's rainwear
poorest|Worst
potholes|Road hazards
poverty|Sad state
praised|Commended
prancers|Certain horses
prefaces|Introductions
prepares|Readies
prescind|Withdraw attention
presumes|Infers
pretentiousness|Self-importance
pretests|Determines product safety
promote|Further
promoter|Don King, for one
pronoun|Him or her
prorates|Divides proportionately
protects|Shields from harm
protegee|Mentor's concern
protests|Objects to
pureblood|Virus-free serum
pursuits|Occupations
racemes|Flower clusters
raiders|Stock manipulators
railing|Stair support
raincoat|Macintosh
ratatat|Knock
ratatat|Staccato sound
rattier|In worse shape
reaction|Response
reaction|Stimulus aftermath
realtor|Building broker
reassert|Insist anew
rebound|Act like a boomerang
recital|Carnegie Hall event
reconnaissances|Information searches
recreant|Traitor
recreate|Stage anew
recruit|Sign up
redness|Roseate hue
redwood|State tree of California
refunded|Gave back
rehired|Took back on
relabel|Change names
relapse|Backslide
releases|Press handouts
relieve|Come in from the bullpen
remarks|Comments
remorse|Self-reproach
renamed|Dubbed again
rendered|Depicted
renewably|Able to restore to original state
renewing|Giving new vigor
reorient|Get your bearings again
reprints|Second editions
republican|Party choice
reregister|Enter again
rescued|Saved
reshape|Mold over again
resident|Common addressee
resolution|New Year's promise
response|True or false, e.g.
restates|Declares again
restores|Puts back
resumes|Starts up again
retails|Sells
retarded|Held back
retrieve|Salvage
ridicule|Pooh-pooh
rimless|Type of glasses
ripened|Grew on the vine
roadside|Rest stop location
roadster|Sportly transportation
romances|Crooner's tune
romances|Love stories
romantic|Like a love story
sabines|Romans' victims
sachets|Perfumed bags
samovar|Russian tea-maker
samples|Tastes
sanders|Chicken colonel
sandman|Child's sleepy-time friend
sangfroid|Insouciance
sanguine|Optimistic
sardines|Tiny fishes
satiable|Capable of being satisfied
saturate|Soak
sawbones|Surgeon, slangily
scarify|Make cutting marks
scathes|Denounces witheringly
schemed|Laid plans
scooters|Tots' vehicles
screener|Projectionist
sculptured|Chiseled
seaport|New York or New Orleans
seasoner|Spice user
seawards|Towards the coast
seaweeds|Dulse and laver
section|Distinct part
sedated|Put to sleep
sedates|Calms
selected|Chosen
semester|Term of instruction
senator|Gore was one
senoras|Ladies of Toledo
sentence|Court punishment
sentient|Conscious
seraglio|Harem
seraphs|Sistine Chapel figures
serenade|Song sung to a sweetheart
sergeant|Army rank
sergeant|Pepper, for instance
sermons|Sunday talks
serviced|Overhauled
settler|Western pioneer, e.g.
shadowbox|Recessed frame
shampoo|Salon offering
shanked|Mishit the golf ball
sheathe|Enclose
shellac|Floor finish
shortchange|Cheat
shouted|Hollered
shredded|Like wheat, sometimes
shriver|Eunice or Pamela
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse
sidewalk|Part of the street scene
signals|Beckons
similar|Not quite identical
sinners|Biblical misfits
skaters|Baiul and Boitano
skeleton|Kind of key
skillful|Adept
sliders|Types of pitches
smaller|Not as large
smarting|Asting
smeared|Villified
snatched|Seized
sneaker|Tennis shoe
snowball|Winter missile
snowflake|The Nutcracker dancer
soapier|Has more suds
society|Part of SPCA
softest|Most fluffy
soilure|Stain
solitaire|Lonely game
somerset|William ___ Maugham
sonneteer|Versifier
sonnets|Dickinson output
sorrels|Some horses
sorrier|More contrite
sourest|Most bitter
spatulas|Kitchen implements
speedster|Fast one
spitfire|Quick-tempered tupe
sprouts|Young people
spurned|Rejected
standard|Stardust, for example
starlet|Youthful performer
starred|Played the lead
startups|Corporate beginnings
stealth|Theft
steamer|Kind of calm
steelhead|Silvery trout
stereos|Sound equipment
stirrup|Saddlery stock
stockman|Farmhand
stockpiled|Put away in reserve
stockyards|Abilene scene
storing|Putting into memory
strangle|Repress
strapped|Hard up
streamer|Newspaper headline
strikes|Hits
stunsail|Jib kin
succors|Comes to the rescue
sunporch|Veranda
sunsets|Evening beginnings
sunsets|Evening scenes
superego|One third of man's psyche
surprise|Catch off guard
taciturn|Reticent
tactical|Type of error
tanager|Scarlet bird
tankers|Persian Gulf sights
tardiest|Most unpunctual
tarpaper|Roofing layer
teetotal|Abstain
telepathy|Mind reading
telethon|Jerry Lewis special
temerity|Rashness
tempered|Kind of steel
tenable|Can be maintained
tenable|Defensible
tenners|Hamilton's bills, informally
tentacle|Cuttlefish feature
tentacle|Feeler, of a sort
terrain|Region
terrific|Superb
threads|Duds
thurible|Incense holder
tillers|Cultivators
tinsmiths|Metal workers
titanic|Tony-winning musical
toasters|Well-bred Kitchen aides?
tonality|Color scheme
tongues|Lingoes
topical|News description
trailers|Detectives, at times
trainees|Learners, of a sort
training|Apprenticeship
traipse|Trudge
traitor|Turncoat
trances|Dreamlike states
trances|These are hypnotic, perhaps
transact|Conduct business
travels|Tours
treater|Tab grabber
treatise|Scholarly writing
treenail|Ship's wooden pin
tricorn|Cocked hat
trident|Neptune's staff
tridents|Neptune's weaponry
trigraph|Three letter simplw sound, e.g. eau
trounce|Beat badly
trustee|Administrator
trustee|Corporate watchdog
twirlers|Parade strutters
typhoon|Big blow in the tropics
uncrates|Removes from a box
underground|Clandestine group
undersized|Diminutive
uninformed|In the dark
unmerciful|Pitiless
upholds|Supports
variety|The show biz bible
wattage|Light bulb information
weighted|Handicapped horse, for example
whomped|Beat badly
woodwork|Place of retirement or seclusion
workingman|Proletarian, e.g.
wrestles|Tries to get a pin
wristlet|Cager's armband
yielded|Gave in
zealous|Full of fervor
abaters|Moderators
abattoirs|Slaughterhouses
aberrance|Deviance
abetted|Aided in crime
abstain|Practice self-denial
abysmal|Immeasurably deep
academe|School
academic|Of college life
academic|Theoretical
achieve|Gain or attain
adduced|Cited as conclusive
adulated|Admired excessively
agitator|Wash cycle
agnostic|Religious skeptic
agoutis|Tropical rodents
airdrome|Well-equipped landing field
airliner|Part of Delta's fleet
alehouse|Pub
alertly|In a vigilent way
alidade|Part of a surveying instrument
alliance|Confederation of nations
alludes|Refers to
alluvia|River deposits
almanac|Franklin publication
alodium|Freehold estate
aloofly|Remotely
already|So soon?
altered|Made
alveoli|Honeycomb cells
amarelle|Sour cherry
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amethyst|February birthstone
amoebic|Protozoan
anagrams|Wordplays
anathema|Detested person or thing
annatto|Salmon color
annelid|Earthworm, e.g.
annotate|Supply explanatory notes
anodyne|Pain reliever
antonyms|Words of opposite meaning
aphonic|Having to speak in whispers
apostils|Marginal notes
apportion|Divide into shares
approval|Endorsement
apropos|Concerning
areolas|Interstices
arouser|Wake-up call
arsenal|Collection of weapons
aseptic|Germfree
aseptic|Lacking emotion
assents|Agrees
assents|Nods
assists|Lends a hand
assizes|Judicial inquests
attended|Came to the party
automation|Norbert Weiner's brainchild
average|Par
aversion|Intense dislike
avocado|Alligator pear
badlands|Coyote State attraction
bantams|Small fowl
baritone|Vocal type
baronets|Knights' betters
bassinet|Bed for baby
beanery|Chow house
beanery|Greasy spoon
bearded|Sporting a Vandyke
beavers|Oregonians' nickname
beringed|Wearing circular bands
blesses|Makes hallow
blinker|Flashing light
blueberries|Heath family edibles
bonnets|Easter fineries
bookends|Novel supporters
bookshop|Literary emporium
bowlers|Alley habitues
breakups|Splits
brickbats|Mason-ballplayer union result?
briefcases|White-collar equipment
butterfingers|Clumsy type
caliber|Degree of excellence
campanili|Bell towers
capeskin|Soft leather
cashmere|Fine wool
cashmere|Goat wool
cassette|Videotape housing
catwalk|Where Socks prowls?
ceasefire|Stop the shooting
chanticleer|Rooster
charmed|Under a spell
charming|Cinderella's husband?
cheapened|Lost value
cherubic|Pure and sweet
choirboys|Vienna singing group
choristers|Singing group
citadel|Stronghold
clapper|Bell part
clarinet|Goodman's reed
clarinet|Licorice stick
clasped|Laid hold of
clerestory|Gallery
clients|Lawyer's customers
coalyard|Newcastle site
collate|Arrange in order
condone|Excuse
confirm|Verify
contessa|Noblewoman
copperplate|Engraver's surface
counties|State divisions
creampuffs|Ineffectual people
creator|Artist, for example
creosols|Wood tar liquids
creosotes|Flammable oily liquids
crestfallen|Feeling humiliated
currant|Up-to-date fruit?
damages|What some
dangers|Perils
dankest|Most musty
daresay|Suppose
darners|Fixers of holes in hose
daylilies|Short-lived blooms
dearest|Loved one
decathlon|Grueling athletic contest
declasse|Definitely not upper crust
definite|Not vague
delicacy|Caviar, for example
densest|Most simple
denture|Bridgework
diapason|Burst of sound
dickens|A Christmas Carol author
dilates|What a pupil does
dingoes|Wild dogs
diocesan|Of a bishop's territory
dismally|In a woebegone way
diverse|Varied
diverts|Amuses
docents|Tour guides
doctrines|Teachings
dogtrot|Quick, easy gait
dossier|Brief
dossier|Official file
downfallen|Defeated
downgrades|Declines
downier|Even softer
downstairs|Half a PBS series
downtrodden|Oppressed
dragoon|Cavalryman
dratted|Gosh-darned
draught|Pub pint
dreamer|Visionary
dullard|Dim-witted one
earmarks|Telling signs
earners|Breadwinners
earnest|Sincerely zealous
echoing|Iterative
eiderdowns|Quilts
elapsed|Passed
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Resilient
electees|Those in office
electron|Atomic particle
elitist|High-brow
eloping|Wedding in secret
elysian|_____ fields: Paradise
embraced|Received warmly
embryos|Rudimentary stages
empress|Russian ruler
endorse|Recommend
endowed|Heightened
enemies|Antagonists
engages|Hires
engender|Seine feeder
engineer|Mastermind
engrain|Innate quality: Var.
enhance|Heighten
ennobles|Exalts
entente|International accord
enthuse|Rave
enthuse|Rave about
entirely|Including everything
entirety|Whole
entitle|Designate
entrain|Board with Amtrak
entrains|Boards at Penn Station
entrusts|Puts into the care of
epigram|Quip
escapade|Reckless prank
estates|Monticello and Pocantico, e.g.
estrange|Alienate
eternal|Everlasting
etesian|Of certain Mediterranean winds
euchred|Swindled
exhaling|Breathing out
experts|Aces
expiated|Made amends
extract|Vanilla ____
extruded|Forced outward
eyebrow|Pencil's target, sometimes
fairies|Titania and Tinker Bell
fantail|Cruise ship's stern
fantasia|Disney film
faraday|Unit of electricity
fatigued|Spent
finesse|Skillful maneuver
flamingo|Crane's cousin
flashers|Warners at corners
floored|Knocked
forbear|Stay away from
forehands|Strokes at Wimbledon
foresees|Predicts
foreshadow|Give a warning
forestlands|Verdant areas
forever|Till the end of time
forlorn|Woebegone
frenetic|Berserk
galilee|Nazareth region
gallant|Elaborately attentive
gangway|Coming through!"
garrets|Attics
genteel|Well-bred
glissade|Ballet step
glorying|Behavior about a savior
glossary|Dictionary
grained|Like most breads
grateful|Appreciative
greatest|Ali's adjective
greetings|Holiday message
grounds|Sediments of lava
guesser|Charade player
gutsier|Bolder
hamlets|Small
headfirst|Impetuously
heartthrob|Main squeeze
helicopter|Sikorsky's brainchild
helipads|Whirlybirds' nests?
henpeck|Scold one's spouse
hinnied|Commented like Dobbin
hipster|Hepcat
hollered|Yoo-hooed
horseflies|Jockey-aviator union result?
horsehairs|Trigger's tresses
horseman|Cavalier
hosiery|Stockings
hotcakes|Flapjacks
hotfoot|Shake a leg
hustles|Gets a move on
hyaline|Glassy
idolized|Put on a pedestal
impetrate|Ask for
impinge|Encroach
importance|Consequence
indited|Put in writing
indoors|Out of the rain
inertial|_____ guidance
infuses|Steeps, as tea
inhumane|Cruel
innocent|Blameless
innocent|Naive
insisted|Urged
insphere|Enclose, poetically
integer|Whole number
interested|Curious
intrepid|Like Fearless Fosdick
intrude|Enter uninvited
ironers|Laundry workers
irritate|Gall
johnnies|Stagestruck types
keyboards|Locksmith-carpenter union results?
kneeled|Used a prie-dieu
knesset|Israeli parliament
knitted|Clicked needles
ladlers|Soup kitchen staff
lantana|Flowering tropical shrub
largesse|Generosity
latterly|Of recent time
laughed|Chortled
laureate|Honored in one's field
leaflets|Hand-outs
leapfrogged|Maneuvered troops
learners|Students
leghorns|Hardy hens
lenience|Soft-hearted bent
libretto|Opera text
lilliput|Gulliver's Travels setting
lilliputian|Extremely small
lingers|Tarries
liverish|Irascible
loiters|Hangs around
looters|Plunderers
macrames|Lacy webbings of cord
maestros|Conductors
magenta|Purplish red
magnates|Powerful people
malaria|Mosquito-caused disease
menacer|Threatening one
mention|Speak of
mentions|Talks about
messiah|Seasonal oratorio, with "The"
messily|In a sloppy way
metopic|Of the forehead
ministry|Religious service
mistletoe|Holiday decoration
mongoose|Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
mongrel|Cur
monitored|Supervised
monsoons|Asian storms
monster|Cookie ____
moonrise|Lunar emergence
mordents|Grace notes
nailers|Carpenter's tools
nativity|Seasonal scene
neatens|Straightens up
neatens|Tidies up
needers|Those wanting
negated|Canceled out
negligee|Dressing gown
nestled|Sheltered
neutrons|Atomic particles
nitrate|Amyl ____
nitrides|Laboratory compounds
noonday|Lunchtime, usually
ocellus|Eyespot
octopods|Eight-armed mollusks
odontoid|Toothlike
ointment|Soothing cream
ointment|Zinc ____
omitted|Bypassed
opaline|Iridescently milky
operatic|Suitable for "Salome"
oranges|Ambrosia fruit
oranges|Vitamin C sources
ordains|Enacts
orients|Gets one's bearings
ostrich|Head hider
outdoor|Next to nature
outlays|Expenditures
outlives|Lasts longer
overset|Topple
overtone|Implication
painter|Moses or Motherwell
pairings|Couples
paisano|Compatriot
palavered|Talked at length
palisade|Bold cliff
panoply|Dazzling display
paradise|Birdland?
parleyed|Discussed
parties|Ballot listings
patroons|Some Dutch colonials
penalty|Speeding fine, e.g.
pension|Retirement fund
pentagons|Five-sided figures
pentahedrons|Five-faced figures
peppiest|Most lively
perhaps|It could be
persona|Perceived public role
personal|Not public
perusing|Browsing
petered|____ out: dwindled
petulant|Crabby
phonograph|Edison's brainchild
pickers|Farm laborers
piggish|Greedy
piscine|Fishlike
poetaster|Inferior wordsmith
polyvinyl|Plastic polymer
portcullis|Castle's iron gate
portrayal|Depiction
positron|Antielectron
postern|Back gate
postnatal|Kind of pediatric care
prairies|Midwestern grasslands
praises|Hallelujahs
precedes|Comes before
prelates|Church dignitaries
presser|Vineyard employee
pricers|Wholesalers
priority|Precedence
prisons|Sing Sing et al.
prolific|Producing freely
proscenia|Stage fronts
protect|Guard against
psaltery|Dulcimer's cousin
pussycat|Good Joe
pyretic|Feverish
quipsters|Witty ones
rasters|TV scanning patterns
ratatats|Woodpecker sounds
rattrap|Hopeless situation
reagent|Photographer's substance
realgar|Fireworks mineral
rebates|1040 windfalls
redeems|Saves
redeems|Turns in a marker
referee|Third man
refrain|Abstain from
reinsure|Give a second warranty
rejoice|Seasonal refrain
relaced|Tied over
reloader|Shooter, at times
remedial|Kind of reading
remedial|Kind of reading course
remodel|Raise the roof?
renotify|Send a second warning
reoutfit|Equip anew
resents|Holds a grudge
reservoirs|Stockpiles
resigned|Quit
reslate|Fix a certain roof
restamp|Use one's seal again
restaurant|Dining establishment
restitution|Compensation for damages
restoration|Monarchy under Charles II
restrainer|Leash or halter, e.g.
restrict|Fence off
restyle|Do a new do
retorts|Comebacks
retrace|Go back over
returns|After Christmas activity
reverse|About-face
revises|Emends
rhubarbs|Diamond disputes
riddler|Batman foe
risotto|Rice choice
rocketry|Wernher von Braun's field
rotates|Twirls
rubdowns|Massages
rurally|From the country
saddest|Least happy
saloons|Nation's targets
salters|Snowplows, at times
saltine|Crisp cracker
salvable|Capable of redemption
sandlot|Type of baseball
sandman|Morpheus disguised?
saponify|Turn into soap
sawbones|Surgeon, not so kindly
sawbones|Surgeon, unkindly
scented|Perfumed
schooled|Educated
scuttle|Destroy deliberately
seafarer|Old salt
sealers|Glue sticks, e.g.
seconded|Endorsed a motion
seconds|Minute divisions
sedately|In a dignified manner
seduces|Leads astray
segments|Bits and pieces
segregation|King's concern
semester|School term
senoras|Spanish matrons
sensate|Perceived instinctively
sentinel|Watchguard
serenade|Music for lovers
seriatim|Point by point
setting|Background
settles|Colonizes
several|More than a few
shellac|Trounce, big time
shoelace|Brogue tie
shrieked|Reacted to a mouse
shrieks|Frightened comments
shutdown|Work stoppage
sidecar|Harley accessory
silvers|Sgt. Bilko
simmered|Kept at a low boil
sisters|Jayne and Audrey
sketches|Artist of a kind
skewers|Kabob needs
skimmer|Headwear at Henley
slighted|Thought trivial
smooths|Irons out
sneaked|Pussyfooted
softness|Tender feeling
solaria|Sunny sites
solicit|Petition
solidest|Most firm
soluble|As sugar in water
someone|_____ to Watch Over Me: Gershwin
someway|By undesignated means
sorriest|Most rueful
spaniel|Clumber or Cocker
sparerib|Adam's gift
spectra|Color systems
spencers|Tracy et al.
spending|Disbursing
spinners|Tops
spoilsports|Poor losers
spoliated|Pillaged
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stalest|Least fresh
stargazer|Galileo, for one
starlet|Hollywood aspirant
steadies|Sweethearts
steelies|Playing marbles
stomachs|Puts up with
strawberry|Diamond's Daryll
stressed|Uptight
stretch|Seventh inning event
streusel|Cake topping
streusel|Coffee cake topping
subdues|Gets the upper hand
succours|Helps,
succumbs|Capitulates
sunlamp|At-home tanner
sustain|Nourish
tankards|Mugs
tappets|Mechanical levers
tapster|Bartender
taxable|Subject to levy
teacart|Afternoon server
teacart|Cozy place?
teacher|Ichabod Crane, for one
tearful|Blue
television|P.T. Farnsworth's brainchild
tessera|Mosaic unit
thermometer|Galileo's brainchild
thresher|One of the sharks
throbbed|Beat
thrusts|Lunges
thwarter|One who disappoints
tigress|Cubs' parent
tillers|Earth turners
tillers|They steer boats
tinkerer|Mr. Fix-it, e.g.
titular|In name only
toenail|Podiatrist's target
tonsures|What Jordan's barber does
tortoni|Trattoria treat
torture|Work evil
totters|Walks on stilettos
trailed|Shadowed
traipsed|Walked about
transistor|Electronic device
transporting|Carrying away in delight
treasure|Cherish
tresses|Hair
triassic|Dinosaur time period
trimmed|Decorated
trouble|Woe
trysters|Secret lovers
typewriter|Christopher Sholes' brainchild
ugliest|Least comely
ukulele|Maui music-maker
unicorn|Lion's Wonderland foe
unmelted|Not thawed
various|Assorted
waterlilies|Monet subject
wattles|Turkey's fleshy lobes
whereto|Cabby's question
whitened|Got the yellow out
wonderful|More of quote
abalone|Sea otter's choice morsel
abdomen|Midsection
abolished|Did away with
absorbs|Soaks up
abundant|Plentiful
academia|Scholastic stronghold
academic|Hypothetical, as a question
acarids|Mites or ticks
accedes|Yields
accruing|Building up
acetate|Synthetic yarn
acetates|Certain salts
achiest|Most uncomfortable
acquire|Take over
acrobat|Tightrope walker, e.g.
acronym|Snafu, for one
actions|Deeds
actions|Deeds
actress|Demi Moore, e.g.
actually|In fact
actually|In reality
acutely|Sharply; severely
adamant|Stubborn
addenda|Back-of-the-book material
adeptly|Skillfully
adhered|Stuck (to)
adheres|Sticks
adjacent|Next (to)
admires|Looks up to
adorned|Decorated
adorned|Festooned
adulate|Fawn over
adulate|Show excessive devotion
adviser|Student's counselor
aerating|Adding gas to
aerodrome|Heathrow, for one
aerostat|Balloon or dirigible
afghans|Knitted covers
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Immemorial
agendas|To-do lists
agitate|Stir up
agitate|Stir up
agitators|Troublemakers
airdrome|Hangar site
airdrop|Parachute- borne aid
airlift|Rescue operation
airlines|El Al et at.
airmail|Post for quick delivery
airports|Orly and Dulles
airship|Hindenburg, e.g.
alameda|Shaded public walk
alamedas|Shaded walkways
alamode|Menu phrase
alamode|Topped with ice cream
alamode|With ice cream^ALAMOD
alarmed|Up in arms
albacore|Tuna
albacore|Tuna type
alehouse|Tavern
alencon|Fine lace
alerted|Tipped off
alexander|Man with a ragtime band
alfresco|In the open air
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Turn off
alienee|Property receiver
allayed|Soothed: fears
allegory|Symbolic story
alleviate|Reduce
alleyway|Back street
alpenstock|Mountain climber's staff
alternator|Electric generator
amassed|Stockpiled
amasses|Piles up
amateur|Nonprofessional
amazing|Like Stengel's Mets
amenable|Cooperative
amenable|Willing
amethyst|Purple birthstone
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesia|Memory loss
amnesty|General pardon
amperes|Electrical units
anaemia|Weakness
anagram|Wordplay
anapest|Metric foot
anathema|Despised thing or person
andesite|Volcanic rock
android|C-3PO, e.g.
angelic|Virtuous
animated|Lively
annalist|Historian
anointed|Consecrated, as with oil
anoraks|Parkas
antecedent|Predecessor
antelope|Pronghorn
antelope|Pronghorn
antenna|Boom box feature
anthems|Patriotic tunes
antlion|Doodlebug
antonym|Slow to fast, e.g.
apelike|Neanderthal, you might say
appaloosas|Saddle horses
apparent|Seeming
appears|Seems
appends|Adds to
applaud|Clap for the cast
applesauce|Nonsense, to fruit-lovers?
apprentice|Learner
aquaria|Fish bowls
arabesque|'66 Loren-Peck film
archery|Tell talent
areolas|Rings
argonaut|One of Jason's crew
armless|Like the Venus de Milo
armoire|Large cupboard
armrests|Sofa parts
arnicas|Rayed flowers
aromatic|Sweet to the nose
arraigns|Takes to court
arrayed|Exhibited
arrests|Collars
arsenic|___ and Old Lace
artists|Talented folks
ascended|Went up
ascetic|Liver of a simple life
ascribed|Chalked up (to)
aseptic|Germ-free
asinine|Silly
asocial|Far from friendly
asparagus|Green veggie
assailed|Lit into
assassin|Booth or Oswald
assassin|Hired gun
assault|1946 Triple Crown winner
assents|Says yes
asserting|Stating
assessed|Judged
asseverate|Declare earnestly
assigns|Gives out, as homework
assists|Lends a hand
assorted|Mixed, like candy or nuts
assured|Undoubted
asteroids|Minor planets
astride|Straddling
astringent|Sharp; harsh
astutely|In a shrewd way
atamans|Cossack chiefs
atavists|Throwbacks
atelier|Workplace for Wyeth
atelier|Workshop
atheism|Doctrine denying God
athletes|Jocks
atoners|Penitents
attache|Attorney's case
attache|Diplomatic official
attacks|Charges
attained|Reached
attempt|Undertaking
attended|Came to the party
attires|Glad rags
authors|Storytellers
authorship|Writer's craft?
autobiography|The Henry Ford story?
autocrat|Absolute ruler
autopilot|Aviation's aid
avenger|Vindicatior
aversion|Loathing
avocado|Green fruit
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
awakens|Comes to
awesome|Too much, Dude!
awnings|Canvas sunscreens
bachelor|He's a single
backdoor|Way out
balance|Maintain one's equilibrium
balanced|Like tightrope walkers, usually
balanced|Sane
balances|Scales
balderdash|Nonsense
balletomane|Lucy at "Swan Lake"?
bananas|Splits ingredients
bandits|Highwaymen
bandsaw|Cutting tool
bankroll|Wad of dough
barbershop|Where to find a short cut?
barefoot|Shoeless
bargains|Haggles
barracks|Military quarters
barreled|Drove fast
barrette|Hair holder
barstool|Cheers seat
baseball|National pastime
basement|Bargain ___
bathroom|Shower locale
batteries|Energy sources
battled|Fought
beanbag|Chair of the '60s
beanpoles|Skinny guys
beekeeping|Ulee's vocation
beeline|Direct rout
begorra|Irish oath
behaved|Performed
believer|Faithful follower
belongs|Is a member
belying|Refuting
berated|Scolded
bergeres|18th-century chairs
berthed|Docked, as a ship
berthing|Docking the "Titanic"
bestial|Inhuman
between|Betwixt and ___
biannual|Occuring twice a year
biblical|In the Old Testament
bicycled|Rode a tandem
bigamists|Oft-maried lawbreakers
bilgewater|Ship's seepage
bimodal|Having two systems
biogenic|Caused by fermentation
birdcall|Whistle or trill, e.g.
birdlike|Resembling our feathered friends
birthday|Time for cake and candles
biscuit|Bread basket item
bitterly|With antagonism
bittersweet|Pleasant yet
blackjack|Twenty-one, in Vegas
bleachers|Cheap seats
bleachers|Grandstand
blesboks|African antelopes
bloodhound|AKC show entrant
blotter|Station house book
blowout|Tire trouble
blushed|Turned red
boasted|Laid it on thick
boatswain|Warrant officer
bonfires|Pep rally features
boondocks|Backwoods
borough|Brooklyn or Queens
borrowed|Got on loan
borscht|Soup served hot or chilled
bothered|Annoyed^BOTHERE
brainpan|Skull; cranium
branches|Tributaries
bravura|Spirited, at La Scala
breakfront|Cabinet or bookcase
breathe|Inhale
brethren|Fellow members
bristles|Brush feature
broadest|Most extensive
brooches|Items in a jewelry box
brownie|Chocolate delight
brownout|Partial power failure
brunette|Brown-haired
bulletin|News flash
bumblebee|Pollen collector
burlesque|Slapstick, strippers, skits, etc.
buttercup|High cholesterol dish?
butterfingers|Clumsy!
cabanas|Beach bathhouses
cabbage|Corned beef go-with
cadenza|Improvisational passage
cafeteria|Do-it-yourself restaurant
caftans|Lounging robes
canasta|Form of rummy
canebrake|Southern thicket
capitals|Denver and Dover, e.g.
caramel|Chewy candy
careens|Sways this way and that
carrottop|Redhead
carrousels|Vikki sings a round and a round?
casabas|Winter melons
cascade|Waterfall
cashews|Some nuts
cassette|Audio tape
castoffs|Garage sale items
caterer|Provider of provender
catnaps|Snoozes
caveats|Warnings
cayenne|Pungent pepper
celesta|Piano-like instrument
cellars|Wine stocks
cellphone|Modern communication unit
cembalos|Harpsichords
cembalos|Harpsichords
censored|Bleeped
censure|Condemnation
central|___ America
cesuras|Interruptions: Var
changes|Alters
changes|Makes a switch
chantey|Sailor's song
charming|Prince with the magic kiss
chasers|Bar servings
cheerful|Happy as a lark
chemist|Curie, for one
cheshire|Carroll's ___ cat
chirping|Aviary talk
chopsticks|Two-fingered piece
cistern|Underground tank
claimed|Demanded
claptrap|Nonsense
clarence|Darrow for the defense
clarinet|Reed instrument
clashed|Locked horns
clashes|Wars
clerical|Office work, often
clerics|Spiritual advisors
clients|Customers, in a way
clinked|Went "ting"
clipper|DiMag
clobbered|Beat badly
clotheslines|Designers' wares?
clothiers|Haberdashers
clusters|Groups
coarsen|Make rougher
coaster|Sled
coatrack|Where to hang a wrap
coheres|Sticks together
colander|Holey kitchen aid
collect|Gather
college|The halls of learning
colonnades|Driveway shaders
colorado|-- Springs
colorful|Like a rainbow
combatants|Hawkish hexapods?
comeback|Achievement for a hasbeen
comedian|Funny fellow
commanders|Commissioned officers
compose|Write a la Beethoven
composer|Lennon or McCartney
comradeship|Russian craft?
concepts|Notions
concerts|Auditorium events
concocts|Hatches
concord|Granite State capital
condoned|Excused
confident|Sure
conifer|Evergreen
conquest|Victory
consider|Deem
consoler|Comforting one
contact|Sticky paper
continue|Keep it up
contraption|Doohickey
controls|Manages
coonskin|Crockett's cap
copperhead|Poisonous brown snake
cornballs|Rubes
corridor|Hallway
corseted|Laced up like a Gibson girl
cortege|Procession
cosmetic|Beautifying
coterie|Exclusive group
coverlet|Bedspread
cowriter|Byline sharer
coyotes|Western howlers
crabapples|Trees bearing tart fruit
crackerjack|Top-notch
cratered|Like the moon
creature|Animal
credenza|Legless sideboard
crescent|Half-moon
crescent|Kind of moon
crevice|Fissure
criteria|Standards
critics|Judges
critter|Man or mouse
critters|Fanged furballs in four films
crooned|Sang like Bing
crossbar|Hig-jumper's obstacle
crusher|Super-hugger
crystal|Fine glassware
cupolas|Belvedere and belfry
curdled|Soured, as milk
currency|Medium of exchange
cyclones|Big winds
daintier|More fastidious
daiquiri|Rum-based cocktail
dairies|Bossies' stamping grounds^DAIRIE
dairyman|Seller of butter and cheese
dalmatian|AKC show entrant
damascene|Dweller in Syria's capital
dampish|Somewhat wet
dandled|Bounced (a baby) on one's knee
daresay|Hazard an option
darkroom|Shutterbug's lab
dauphin|Le roi's heir, perhaps
daystars|Planets visible at dawn
daytimes|Noon, 3:00 PM, etc.
deadlier|More venemous
deadness|Insensitive state
debases|Corrupts
debenture|Market investment
decanter|Glass vessel for wine, brandy, etc.
decibels|Sound units
decimates|Destroys
declarer|Avower
declares|Avows
deepens|Gets lower
deepens|Strengthens
deepness|Profundity
defeats|Vanquishes
defended|Supported
deflate|Let the air out
defogger|Windshield cleaner
degraded|Worth less
deicers|Frost thawers
deleted|Took out, editorially
delivers|UPS does it
deltoid|Bodybuilder's target
demigods|Minor deities
demitasse|Espresso cup
demitasse|Strong black coffee
demoralize|Dishearten
denounce|Condemn openly
deplete|Use up
deponed|Testified under oath (old style)
deports|Banishes
derogate|Belittle
descends|Heads for the tarmac
deserters|Runaways
deserts|Leaves in the lurch
deserved|Merited
desired|Fancied
dessert|Baked Alaska, e.g.
dessert|Mousse, e.g.
desserts|Sweet meal enders
destine|Preordain
destroy|Reduce to smithereens
destroys|Shipwrecks
deterrent|Standoff factor
detests|Can't stand
dexterous|Adroit
diameter|Circle line
diastole|Heart beat
diesels|Some engines
dignified|Stately
diplomat|Corps member
disallow|Refuse to accept
disdain|Treat with contempt
dishrag|Sink sight
dishtowel|Kitchen drier
disposes|Man proposes, but God --
disrobe|Prepare for bed
distemper|Dog's disease
ditched|Got rid of
dittoing|Repeating
diverges|Forks
divests|Dispossesses
doeskins|Deer hides
doleful|Melancholy
dolphin|Florida footballer
dopiest|Most stupid
doubleheader|Diamond twin bill
downturn|Recession
doyennes|Senior members of the DAR
dramatist|Stage hand?
drawbridge|Structure over a castle moat
dreaded|Had fears
dreadlocks|Bob Marely's hairstyle
drearily|In a dismal way
dreidel|Hanukkah spinner
dribbles|Bounces a ball
dropshot|Ball that just clears the net
drowses|Drifts into sleep
dryness|Aridity
dumpster|Commercial garbage collector
dwarfed|In one manner or another
eaglets|Aerie youngsters
earache|Otitis symptom
earldom|Domain of a countess
earmarks|Sets aside for someone
earnest|Sincere
earshot|Carrying distance
earthly|Of this world
earthly|Of this world
eateries|Diners
echelons|Flying formations
echelons|Military levels
eclipse|Lunar or solar event
economic|Regarding wealth, income, etc.
edified|Enlightened
editions|Bulldog and extra
egomania|Vanity
elapses|Goes by
election|Primary, perhaps
electors|College crew
electron|Elementary particle
electron|Fundamental particle
elegance|Good taste
elephant|Babar, e.g.
elephant|Largest land animal
elephant|Party symbol
elisions|Pronunciation omissions
elongate|Stretch out
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
emailed|Sent electronically
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Spring from
embattle|Prepare for combat
embrace|Hug
emeralds|55th anniversary gems
emergent|Coming into view
emerita|Retired woman
emeriti|Honorary retirees
emigres|Einstein and others
eminent|Distinguished
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai
emissary|Ambassador
emotions|Love and hate
emperors|Crowned heads
employer|Worker's wage payer
enabler|Helpful friend
enacted|Put on a show
encloses|Puts in a box
enemies|Hatfields, to McCoys
enemies|Some are bitter or sworn
enforce|Uphold, as the law
engraves|Fixes in the mind
engross|Absorb
enkindle|Put a match to
enliven|Stir up
enshrine|Sanctify
enshrined|Cherished as sacred
enslaves|Dominates
ensnare|Capture
entitles|Authorizes
entrant|New member
entrust|Give over for safekeeping
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping
epaulets|Shoulder ornaments
epigram|Witty saying
epilogue|Play part
epiphany|Sudden insight
episode|Soap segment
episodes|Sitcom parts
episodes|Sitcom segments
epithet|Nickname
epochal|Momentous
equalizes|Evens up
equator|24,902-mile imaginary line
erasers|Pencil tops
erratically|How nomads move
escarps|Inner walls of a rampart ditch
escheat|Legal right to property
escheat|Reversion of property
escorts|Ushers
esoteric|Intended for a select few
esoteric|Puzzling
espouse|Favor
espouse|Marry
espoused|Adopted
estates|Grand properties
esteemed|Put on a pedestal
estrange|Alienate
etagere|Curio cabinet
etcetera|Plus the rest
eternal|Never-ending
eternal|Timeless
eternity|Forever
ethanol|Antifreeze or rocket fuel, e.g.
ethanol|Distillery product
ethereal|Delicate, as beauty
ethical|Righteous
euphoria|Super-happy feeling
evacuation|Desperate move to a safer place
everyman|Average person
evildoer|Sinner
exchange|Give and get
excited|In a tizzy
excommunication|Church ban
execrate|Despise
execute|Perform
exocarp|Outermost layer, as orange rind
exorbitant|Quite steep
expensive|Quite steep
explode|Really lose it
extracurricular|Many school clubs
extrovert|Glad-hander
eyecups|Medicine cabinet items
eyelash|He didn't bat an --
eyelashes|They're fluttered by flirts
eyeliner|Kohl, e.g.
eyesore|Messy room, e.g.
eyesore|Neighborhood embarrassment
eyesore|Slum area, say
eyesores|Unsavory sights
eyeteeth|Canines
eyeteeth|Precious canines
facsimiles|Exact copies
falsetto|Artificial high voice
falsity|Prevarication
fatally|Bad way to be wounded
favorite|My ___ Martian
featherbed|Stuffed mattress
fedoras|Sinatra's lids
feeders|Fast food stops for finches
festers|Rankles
fiddlesticks|Fudge!
finagle|Use devious methods
fingers|Informs on
firewater|Boozer's contradiction
firewater|Spirits
flashbulb|Photographer's light giver
flasher|Turn signal
flashers|Warning lights
fleeted|Sped
flirters|Coquettes
flourish|Thrive
flowchart|Detailed diagram
flurries|Light snow
flyleaf|Book's blank page
flytrap|Venus ___
forbidden|Prohibited
forearm|Ulna site
forecast|Prediciton
foregone|Like a done deal
forlorn|Morose
formula|Special baby food mixture
founder|Come to grief
fountains|Drinkers' stops
fourscore|Eighty
foxtrot|Ballroom dance
fracture|Break
fragile|Breakable
freedom|Cry for a comedian's release?
freelance|Be independent
freeloads|Lives off others
freesia|Hothouse favorite
freeways|Roads with no tolls
fretters|They worry a lot
friendly|Warm and helpful
friendship|Buddy's craft?
frigate|Fast 18th-19th C. warship
frottage|Artistic tracing
gagsters|Comedians
gallant|Chivalrous
gamecocks|SC athletes
gazette|The Police ___
general|Non-specific
germane|Relevant
germination|Country where seeds sprout?
gesture|Head or hand motion, e.g.
getable|Most celebrites, for Barbara Walters
ghostwriters|Literary stand-ins
ginghams|Checked cottons
gladden|Buoy up
glasshouse|Horticulturist's building
godsons|Some boys, after baptism
goldenrod|Cane for Midas?
goldenrod|King Midas's gun?
goobers|Raisinets' cousins
goofiness|Silly behavior
graduation|High school finale
graffiti|Spray-painted writing
granola|Health bar
grapevines|Sources for fruit-loving gossips?
grasses|Dune growths
grayness|Drab look
greyhound|AKC show entrant
gridirons|Playing fields
grieved|Shed a tear for
grinder|Hero
groggier|More woozy
grooved|Furrowed
grottos|Caverns
grouper|Shoal sharer?
guarded|Vigilant
guardhouse|Sentries' building
gymnast|Olympic competitior
halting|Hesitant
hamlets|Small villages
hammerhead|Shark
hammertoe|Pedal problem
hammocks|Summer snoozing spots
hamsters|Family pets
handout|Freebie
hangouts|Poolrooms, corners, etc.
hangover|Bachelor party aftermath
hapless|Unfortunate
hardens|Sets
hardest|Most challenging^HARDES
haricot|--vert: Fr. string bean
harmful|Damaging
harpist|Angelic musician
harshest|Least lenient
hassles|Gives a hard time
hatchet|Boy Scout tool
hayseed|Rube
hazards|Bunkers, sand traps, etc.
hazards|Dangers
headier|More intoxicating
headless|Without a leader
headliners|Stars
headsets|They can carry a tune
headstrong|Recalcitrant
healing|Performing the Hippocratic oath
heartened|Cheered
heaviest|Most profound
heavyset|Overweight
heftily|With some weight behind it
heiress|Wealthy lady
hellcat|Bad-tempered female
hellcat|She-devil
hemline|Skirt's bottom edge
hercules|Man of great strength
hermitic|Reclusive
hessians|German mercenaries
hideout|Lamster's "hole"
highball|Libation
hoarder|Greedy guy
hoedowns|Square dances
honeypot|Pooh's source of food
hoodwinks|Cavalier con jobs?
hoofers|Rockettes, e.g.
hoopster|Buck or Bull, e.g.
hooting|Derisive chorus
horsemen|Four ___ of the Apocalypse
horseplayer|Equus actor?
hospitable|Welcoming
hospital|Place noted for its stats?
hostages|Kidnapper's targets
hostess|It's her party
hostlers|Horse tenders
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hotline|Wooer's words?
hotlines|Rescue setups
hotness|July discomfort
hottest|Most torrid
hottest|Nearest the fire
huckleberry|Finn
hullabaloo|Big fuss
humanoid|Manlike
hurdles|Track event
hydrates|Combines with water
hydrogen|Lightest element
hygiene|Health issue
iceberg|Titanic waterloo
iciness|Frigidity
iconoclast|One who bucks the system
idealism|Pursuit of perfection
ideally|For best results
identikit|Station house picturing system
ideology|Body of thought
idolism|Excessive devotion
ignorant|Unlettered
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
illegal|Criminal
imagine|Dream up
imitate|Use as a model
impaler|Vlad the ___
imploded|Burst inward
importer|One who brings in goods from elsewhere
impounds|Pens up
impulse|Sudden desire
incarnation|Country of auto drivers?
inclination|Country on a tilt?
indexed|Cross-referenced
indices|Text guides
indrawn|Taciturn
infamous|Like Stalin, Hitler et al.
inhaled|Got some air
inkling|Slight hint
inmates|Prison occupants
inseams|Tailors measure them
insects|Walkingsticks
insights|Understandings
insigne|Military badge
inspects|Looks over
inspire|Motivate
inspire|Stimulate
install|Locate
instance|For ___: as an example
insteps|Sock sections
insulin|Diabetic's need
insults|Nasty remarks
integer|Natural number
integer|Whole number
integers|1,2,3, and so forth
integral|Indispensible
intense|Determined
intensive|Highly concentrated
intentions|Marriage plans
interne|Summer aide
internes|Medical residents
intoning|Chanting
intranet|Corporate computer connection
intruder|Uninvited visitor
invalid|Like overused credit cards
iridescent|Lustrous
ironclad|Armor-plated
ironies|Life's little incongruities
ironside|Raymond Burr TV role
ironware|Heavy weights in the kitchen
irrigator|Garden hose
irrupts|Intrudes suddenly
islander|New York hockey player
islands|Coney and others
isolate|Set apart
itching|Really ready
itemized|Gave the particulars of
itemizes|Lists separately, as on a tax return
jackasses|Blockheads
jawbreaker|Hard, round candy
jaywalks|Defies the law, in a small way
jingles|Sleighbell sounds
johnnycakes|Tortes for Carson?
josephs|Pulitzer and Stalin
kachina|Hopi child's doll
kamikaze|Suicidal
kangaroo|Powerful leaper
katydids|Certain grasshoppers
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kidnaper|Ransom seeker
kilobyte|PC memory unit
kinetics|Study of forces upon the body
kinfolk|Relatives
kissers|Mugs
kittenishly|How Eartha san "Santa Baby"?
kittens|Tiny tabbies
knesset|Israeli parliament
knitwear|Sweaters and such
knucklehead|Dunce
krypton|Jor-El's planet
labeler|Name giver
lacerate|Cut up
lacrosse|Field sport
ladyfinger|Tirami su cake
laities|Non-clergy groups
lamebrained|Dopey
laments|Mourns for
laminate|Split into layers
lancets|Surgical knives
lanterns|Japanese or magic items
largesse|Generous gift-giving
laughlines|Crow's-feet nicely phrased
launder|Put through the wash
laundry|Cleaning site
lawfulness|Code word for Eliot?
lawyers|Targets of many jokes
leadership|Chris's craft?
leaflet|Brochure^LEAFLE
leaflet|Handbill
learners|Trainees
leather|Cowhide
lecterns|Speakers' desks
leeward|Nautical direction
leftovers|Food saved for later use
legends|Ruth, DiMaggio et al.
legroom|A first-class advantage
leniency|Indulgence
leopard|Animal spotted at zoos?
leotard|Dancer's garb
lessons|Classroom studies
letterhead|Postal bigwig
lettuce|Moola
leveler|Axman
leveler|It evens things up
leveret|Young hare
levitates|Defies gravity
license|Freedom
lifeline|Safety device
lindens|Lime trees
linesman|Tennis official
linesman|Wimbledon fault-caller
linesman|Wimbledon official
linseed|Kind of oil or cake
lipreader|He sees what is said
literati|Intellectuals
literati|Intelligentsia
locales|Places; sites
locates|Finds
locator|Radar or sonar, e.g.
locomote|Move around
loitered|Hung out
loophole|Way out
lowering|Gloomy
lowland|Fine farm site
lumberjack|Paul Bunyan, for one
machine|Political organization
machines|Factory units
madeiras|Sherrylike wines
madhouses|Cuckoos' nests?
madrigal|Part song
maestro|Toscanini's title
magneton|Attraction unit
magnolia|Show Boat heroine
magpies|Chatterers
maharani|Hindu princess title
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mainland|China, by and large
malaria|Anopheles-borne disease
malarkey|Nonsense
malmsey|Strong, sweet wine
manacled|Put in irons
manatees|at
mandolin|String instrument
maniacs|Loonies
manmade|Unnatural?
mannequins|German author's dummies?
mantelet|Bulletproof
manumit|Release from bondage
mariners|Griffey's team
mariners|Lou Piniella's nine
marines|Tell it to the ___!
markers|IOU's
maroons|Leaves in the lurch
marquees|Title holders
marriage|The ___ of Figaro
martian|Potential UFO pilot
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinet|Strict taskmaker
martyred|Made to pay the price
massages|Hands-on treatments
matched|Equalled
matinee|Afternoon affair
mattered|Was significant
mattress|Sleeping site
matured|Became due
meantime|Interim
measured|Rhythmical
mediums|Seance leaders
menschen|Admirable people: Yiddish
meringue|Frothy stuff
meshuga|Foolish
message|Dispatch
messages|E-mails
methane|Polluting gas
methanol|Automobile antifreeze
miasmas|Noxious vapors
microcosm|Small world
middleman|Go-between
midterm|College exam
midyears|School exams
millers|Arthur and Glenn
millirem|Unit of radiation
miniature|Kind of poodle or golf
miracle|Extraordinary event
misdealt|Goofed at the poker table
mishmash|Jumble
mislays|Loses temporarily
misnomer|Wrong name
misplays|Errors
missile|The M in ICBM
mistake|Oversight
mistaken|Wrong
mistletoe|Reason for winter kisses
mistress|Lady in waiting?
moderation|Restraint
moneybag|Cash cache
morello|Sour cherry
mortifies|Humiliates
motherhood|Sherwood Forest parent?
mothers|MADD members
motorman|Conductor
motorman|Subway staffer
mousetrap|Mickey's mouth?
mousetraps|Computer problems?
mouthpiece|Lawyer, to Capone
musette|Hiker's bag
musical|Rent, e.g.
mustache|Handlebar, e.g.
narrator|Story teller
natives|They can get restless
nativity|Christmas scene
nattier|Better dressed
nattiest|Best-dressed, perhaps
nautilus|Atomic sub
nautilus|Captain Nemo's submarine
nebbish|Timid soul
neckwear|Ties and nooses, e.g.
needlers|Annoying ones
nelsons|1950s TV family
nemeses|Bete noir et al.
nemesis|Bugs, to Elmer
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neonatal|Hospital ward
neonate|Frequent hospital delivery
neonates|Recent arrivals
nepenthe|Drink of forgetfulness
nepenthe|Forgetfulness- inducing potion, of yore
nepotism|Family matter?
nesters|They make things cozy
nestles|Choice chocolates
nestling|Aviary newborn
nettled|Irked
newsreel|Fact-filled film
newtons|Sir Isaac and singer Wayne
nickelodeon|Kids' TV network
nickels|Small change
nirvana|Buddhist "heaven"
nitrates|Certain fertilizers
noisette|Flavored with hazelnuts
noisily|One way to celebrate
noisome|Offensive
nominee|Party choice
nominee|She's in the running
noncoms|Three-strippers
nonpareil|Matchless
nosedive|Turn for the worst?
notaries|Document certifiers
notarize|Certify documents
notices|Catches sight of
novenas|Nine-day devotions
nowhere|Remote region
oarsman|Rower
observe|Remark
octants|Stargazers' instruments
odometer|Dashboard item
odyssey|Homeric epic
offered|LVolunteered
offline|Operating independent of the computer
offsets|Compensates for
oiliest|Most greasy
oilskins|Seafarers' garb
oilstone|Honing device
omission|Oversight
onagers|Wild asses
oneness|Unity
onionskin|Light paper
onshore|Beached
onshore|Not asea
opaline|Iridescent
operate|Run
operate|Run, as a car
operatic|Like "Lakme"
opinion|Kind of poll
opponent|Adversary
opposes|Acts against
opposites|Yin and yang
optical|Kind of computer or disk
optimist|Sunny side seer
orangeade|Citrus cooler
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratorio|Lengthy choral work
orbital|Like Sputnik's path
orchids|Lady's slippers, e.g.
ordains|Confers holy orders upon
ordered|Commanded
ordinary|Run-of-the-mill
oregano|Herb shelf label
oregano|Pizza herb
oregano|Spaghetti spice
oregano|Wild marjoram
origins|Roots
ornately|Floridly
ortolan|Bunting served as a delicacy
outbreak|Epidemic
outcome|Conclusion
outfoxes|Gets the better of
outlived|Lasted longer
outmoded|No longer in style
outpost|Frontier settlement
outpost|Frontier settlement
outraged|Shocked
outswam|Defeated in the pool
ovation|Applause
overage|Surplus
overalls|Mr. Greenjeans wore these
overgrow|Choke with abundance
overkill|Excess
overpaid|Like the boss' son, perhaps
overpass|Bridge
overrules|Employs power
overrun|Defeat, militarily
overstay|Hang around too long
overtake|Lap
overtime|Source of extra pay
overtip|Give the server 30%
overture|Opera opener
overturn|Capsize
package|CARE ___
paddlers|Canoeists
palette|Atelier accessory
palmists|Fortune tellers who know their lines?
panatela|Long, slender cigar
panelists|Quiz show judges
papayas|Melonlike fruit
paperweight|Desk accessory
parader|March participant
parades|Struts around
paragon|Model of excellence
parakeet|Budgie
parakeets|Winged pets
parenthesis|(or) on a page
parlayed|Used one's winnings profitably
parmesan|It's great grated
parrots|Repeats word for word
partaker|Person who joins in
partakes|Shares (in)
partisan|Follower
partner|Spouse
partridge|And a ___ in a pear tree
passover|Disregard
passover|Seder holiday
passover|Seder time
passport|Traveler's aid?
passports|Jet-setters' papers
pastimes|Hobbies
pastorale|Beethoven's Sixth
pastrami|Deli meat
pastrami|Deli meat
patella|Kneecap
patentees|Successful inventors
patriot|True-blue citizen
payments|Rent checks
peacock|Strutter
peanuts|Ballpark nibbles
pedants|Stiff teachers
pelters|Stone throwers
pennant|Proof of victory
pennyroyals|Quaker Stater into pungent mints?
pentagon|Five-sided figure
penultimate|Just before the end
perched|Did like birds
perform|Show off, maybe
periodicals|Monthly magazines, e.g.
perspire|Sweat
perturb|Trouble the mind
pesetas|Spanish coins
picaresque|Like "Don Quixote"
pickpocket|Lightfingered one
pierced|Like many ears
pierrot|Pantomime character
pigtail|Computer problem?
pilgrim|Settler of 1620
pineapple|Hand grenade
pineapples|Grenades (slang)
pinochle|Game played with 48 cards
pinpoint|Locate precisely
pinwheels|Pontiac options?
piranhas|Voracious fish
pirogen|East European dumplings
pirogue|Native American boat
pitfall|Danger spot
placated|Appeased
planners|Strategists
pleased|Delighted
pleasers|They make one smile
pleasure|Joy
poetical|Pertaining to verse
pointed|Like a lance
pointer|Hunting dog
poisonous|Toxic
polecat|Skunk
polecats|Skunks
politburo|Former Kremlin policymaker
politer|More civil
pollination|Country where flowers are fertilized?
pompanos|Food fishes
poolhall|Hustler's hangout
portend|Foreshadow
portholes|Ship's windows
portion|Share
postage|Stamps
postdate|Write a check to be cashed later
potshot|Hit-or-miss proposition
potshot|Matter of chance
prairie|Treeless tract
praiser|Flatterer
prancer|The last of the team
prattle|Babble
prattles|Jabbers
prayers|Religious acts
preamble|Opening
predicts|Foretells
predominate|Hold the advantage
preened|Dressed for the ball
preened|Smoothed feathers
premise|Assumption
prepares|Gets set
prepped|Readied for surgery
prepuberty|Childhood stage
present|Here
pretests|Checks before marketing
pretext|Trumped-up excuse
pretzels|Salty snacks
primeval|This is the forest ___
printable|Fit for reading
prisoner|Jailbird
process|Legal order
prohibitionist|Spirits-free
promise|Resolution
proofing|Checking text for errors
prophetess|Divining woman
proposed|Got on one's knees
protest|Take exception to
pruning|Gardening job
prurience|Lustful longing
psalter|Hymnbook
pubescence|Teenage years
pummeled|Battered with fists
puniest|Least robust
pyramid|Pharaoh's tomb, e.g.
quarter|Meter feeder
radiance|Cheerful brightness
radiator|Home heating unit
ragweed|Allergen
ragweeds|Nature's nose annoyers
rainbow|Colorful sky arc
rakeoff|Skim the profits
rankles|Irks
rappers|Ice T and Ice Cube
rascally|Acting like a scamp
rascals|Trouble makers
raspberry|Bronx cheer
raspiest|Most harsh, as a voice
rattail|Styling comb
rattrap|Dump
raunchy|7-Dwarfs' vulgar kin?
rawhide|Eastwood TV hit
readily|Without hesitation
readopt|Take on again
readout|Computer issue
readymade|Fit for immediate uses
realign|Adjust the antenna
realist|One who faces the facts
reanimates|Brings back to life
reasons|Argues logically
reassure|Buck up
reassure|Promise again
rebuttal|Debate feature
recalls|Brings to mind
recesses|School breaks
recital|Musical performance
recorder|Part of VCR
recovered|Went over again?
rectory|Parsonage
recurved|Bent again
recycle|Be environmentally concerned
recycle|Put trash to good use
redeemed|Bought back
redressed|Changed clothes?
redwood|Coastal California conifer
reelect|Give an extended term
reenter|Go in again
referee|Boxing official
refresh|Give a lift
regained|Got back
regaled|Entertained
regimen|Healthy life
reginas|Queens' titles
registrar|College record-keeper
regular|Average size
regular|Habitue
rehearse|Prepare for a play
reigned|Worked like a queen
reissues|Puts out (a film) again
rejoice|Take delight (in)
rejoices|Takes delight (in)
relates|Tells a tale
relates|Tells tales
releases|Frees
releases|Lets go
relents|Yields
reliably|In a dependable way
reliant|Trustworthy
relieve|Change pitchers
remailed|Forwarded
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front author
remember|Call back yesterday
remorse|Guilt
remorse|Guilt
reneged|Abrogated
reneges|Takes back
renewal|Subscriber's action
renumber|Alter pagination
reorder|Put in for more
repeats|Does again
repeats|Echoes
replays|These can be instant
reports|Covers the news
requested|Made a new search?
reredos|Ornamental screen
resales|Used cars, say
reserves|Saves for future use
reshoot|Do over, filmwise
resided|Lived
resident|Dweller
residue|What's left
resisted|Fought off
resists|Fights against
resolve|Decision
respects|Esteems
respite|Reprieve
restart|Go back to square one
restated|Put another way
restaurant|Another place to fill up?
restless|Unquiet
restore|Make well again
restores|Makes like new
resumes|Careers, in a nutshell
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retains|Keeps
retakes|Movie do-overs
retells|Goes over again
retorts|Answers
retraced|Went over again
retread|Capped tire
retread|Fix a bald tire
retreat|Pull back
retreated|Bought another round?
retreats|Falls back
reveler|Party animal
reverent|Full of awe
reversed|Turned 180 degrees
reverses|Turns inside out
reviewer|One who covers books?
reviser|Editor
rewrite|Script overhaul
rewrite|Text revision
rhapsody|Gershwin's was Blue
rhetors|Orators
riddled|Shot through
rigmarole|Nonsense
ripcords|Chute openers
ripener|Fruit additive
risotto|Italian dish
risotto|Rice, in Ravenna
riverbed|Mississippi mud?
roadies|Rock group staff
roadster|Sports car with a rumble seat
roamers|Folks with itchy feet
robbery|Theft
rollers|Hair styling spools
rooster|Henhouse big shot
rootage|Tree base
roughhouse|Crude place?
roulade|Musical embellishment
rubbernecks|Gawks
rudiment|Fundamental skill
rummies|Drunks
runaway|Elope
rustproof|Protect against oxidation
sabered|Injured with a cavalry sword
sabotaged|Undermined an operation
saccharin|No-cal sweetener
saddles|Lamb cuts
sagebrush|Bushy desert plant
saliency|Conspicuousness
salient|Most notable
salient|Remarkable
salinity|Ocean's character
saluted|Toasted
sanctums|Holy places
sandbag|Balloon ballast
sanddab|Flounder's cousin
sapient|Sage
sashays|Glides
satchels|Schoolbags
satiety|More than enough
satires|Lampoons
saucepan|It's used to stew, boil, etc.
saunter|Mosey along
sauternes|Dessert wines
savarin|Gourmet Brillat- ___
sayonara|Brando-buttons '57 film
scalers|Anglers, at times
scarecrow|Role for Bolger
scariest|Most frightening
sceptres|Royal rods
schemed|Plotted
scholarship|Student's craft?
sciatica|Chronic hip pain
scissors|Salon snippersd
scorepad|Bridge table item
scorers|Sports officials
scorned|Mocked
scrapers|Windshield clearers in winter
scrubbed|Terminated, at Cape Canaveral
scruffy|7-Dwarfs' Skid Row kin?
seabirds|Ernes and terns
sealers|Otary hunters
searches|Looks high and low
seascapes|Ocean views
seashells|She sells--...
seaside|Shore
seaside|Where waves wash the shore
seawall|Flood protection
secedes|Leaves the country
secedes|Pulls out
secrete|Stash out of sight
secreted|Hidden
secretes|Hides
seekers|Bounty hunters, e.g.
seesaws|Goes back and forth
seethes|Boils
segments|Bits and pieces
selectmen|New England town officers
selectmen|Recruiters' job?
selfless|Generous
selfless|Ready to help others
senators|Bodies in the Forum
senators|Capitol Hill gang
senders|Mailers
senhora|Portuguese Mrs.
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senores|Misters, in Madrid
sensate|Identified by touch, smell, etc.
sentence|It's parsed by students
sentinel|Lookout
separate|Become Renovated?
separate|Come between
separator|It divides cream and milk
septets|Disney's and ours
serapes|Mexican wraps
serenade|Court with song
serenade|Lover's song for his lady
serials|Stories in installments
sermons|Religious experiences
serpents|Cobras, kraits, etc.
serpents|Hissers
servants|Mansion staff
setscrew|Shaft-collar attachment
setscrew|Threaded connector
setting|Background
settled|Came to terms
settles|Reconciles
sextant|Seafarer's navigation aid
shackle|Put in chains
shadowbox|Pugilist's workout
shapely|Beautifully built
sharers|Profit splitters
sharpener|Pencil --
sharper|More brainy
shatter|Smash
shavers|Hair removers
shaving|Removing hair, in a way
sheaved|Gathered, as wheat
sheaves|Bringing in the ___: hymn
sheepshank|Conformist's tee shot?
sheepskin|Diploma
sheller|Nut cracker
shelter|Protect
shelter|Protect
shingle|Roof covering
shockproof|Protected, in a way
shortstop|Quick coffee break?
shouter|Fan who must be heard
shovelers|Snow removers
showable|Ready for display
showbiz|Theater, TV, films, etc.
showers|Bridal parties
shriller|More piercing and high-pitched
shudders|Quivers
sidearms|Swords, sabers and such
sidemen|Big band members
sightsee|Tour Paris
signoras|Bambinis' moms
silence|Librarian's request
silence|Library sign
silents|Films before "talkies"
silents|Gish flicks
silversmith|Metalware artisan
sincere|Without pretensions
sinless|Godly
sisterly|Sororal
sisters|Swoosie Kurtz TV series
situate|Locate
skaters|Button and Baiul
skedaddle|Go!
skedaddle|Hurry
skeleton|Halloween costume
skeptics|Doubters
sketches|Comic turns
skirted|Avoided
skullcap|Yarmulke
skylines|Horizons
skywards|Up, up and away
slanted|Biased
slasher|Horror flick
slather|Spread quickly
slathers|Applies a thick layer
slatier|Greyer
slating|Booking ahead
sledders|Iditarod competitors
sledges|Iditarod racers
sleekened|Made glossy
sleekest|Streamlined to the max
sleeper|'73 Woody Allen film
sleepless|___ in Seattle
sleuthed|Did a Nancy Drew
slimiest|Most repulsive
slipper|Scuff or mule
slovenly|Like Pigpen, e.g.
slugfest|Thrilla in Manila, e.g.
smacked|Bussed
smarted|Stung
smarter|More savvy
smarties|Bigmouths
smatter|Dabble in
smidgeon|Trace
snapback|Recover quickly
snapper|Fish with curt comments?
sneaker|Athletic shoe
snidest|Most nasty
snippet|Fragment
snobbier|More hoity-toity
snooted|Gave the cold shoulder
snorted|Expressed contempt
snowing|Covering with white flakes
softball|It's played on a diamond
softball|Summer sport
softheaded|Simpleminded
software|Computer programs, collectively
solicit|Request
solitaire|Card game for one
solitaire|Lonely jewel?
solitude|State of living alone
someway|China
sonnets|Fourteen-line poems
sorcerers|Spellbinders
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
sorriest|Worst-looking
sorters|Piece workers, perhaps
sorties|Raids
soybean|Veggie curd source
spanked|Paddled
sparerib|Adam's contribution
sparkle|Glitter
sparkler|Hand-held July 4th firework
speaker|One at the podium
speared|Made a shoestring catch
spearer|Early fisherman
spearers|Early fishermen
specter|Senator from Pennsylvania
speeders|Human road hazards
spellbound|Enchanted
spencer|Katharine's costar, often
spender|Diamond Jim Brady, say
sphagnum|Peat moss
spinier|Having more thorns
spinning|Areel
spinoffs|Rhoda, "The Jeffersons," etc.
spiraled|Curled
spirals|Corkscrew shapes
spitball|Illegal pitch
spiteful|Wanting revenge
splayed|Spread out
spleens|Removable organs
spliced|Wedded
sponsors|Certain angels
sponsors|TV advertisers
sprints|Pregame exercises
sprites|Elves
sprites|Fairies
spurted|Gushed
staccato|Like machine gun fire
stadiums|Play grounds
staffed|Like most offices
stagecraft|Playwright's skill
stainers|Dye appliers
stamened|Having a pollen- bearing organ
stamened|Having anthers
stamens|Pollen holders
standstill|Tolerate moonshiners?
starboard|Place for a ship's engine
starlit|Like a cloudless night
starship|Sisko's command
starters|First courses
startle|Scare
startled|Caught by surprise
statical|Relating to a radio nuisance
statice|Sea lavender
stations|Terminals; depots
statuesque|Beautiful and graceful
stealer|Base purloiner
stealer|He can't keep his hands to himself
stealth|Furtiveness
stealthy|Like a sneak thief
steamer|Tramp ___: kind of ship
steeled|Hardened
steepened|Grew more costly
steeple|Belfry site
steeple|Roof top, maybe
steerage|Cheap passage for immigrants
steered|Directed
steered|Took the helm
steering|At the wheel
stellate|Like a Christmas tree topper
sterner|More strict
steroid|Cortisone, for one
stetson|Texas topper
stetson|Western hat
stiffed|Left no tip
stiffish|Not so supple
stirrup|Boot holder
stocked|Kept on hand for customers
stompers|Heavy-footed dancers
stopover|Traveler's brief visit
stormed|Raged
storyteller|Novel bank
stowaway|Hide in a hold
straddle|Sit astride (a horse)
straight|Five in a row, in Vegas
straits|They can be dire
strangle|Throttle
strawhat|Panama or skimmer
strayer|Lost lamb, e.g.
streaked|Ran in the buff
streets|Main, Vine, etc.
strewed|Tossed about
strikeout|Delete
strikers|Employees with signs, at times
striped|Like barber poles
strudel|German pastry
strutter|Pompous walker
stubborn|Mulish
student|Kind of driver
students|Pupils
stupider|Not so bright
stutters|Speech problems
stygian|Dark and gloomy
stylish|In fashion
subsists|Lives (on)
subverted|Undermined
suffrage|Right to vote
sugarcoated|Made easier to swallow
summery|Feeling like June or July
sunbelt|Warm-weather U.S. region
sunless|Gloomy
sunrise|Daybreak
surpassed|Did better than
survivors|Lucky Titanic passengers, e.g.
suspects|Round up the usual ___
sutures|They keep you in stitches
swatter|Anti-pest device
sweated|Perspired
sweaters|Pullovers
sweetheart|Darling
sweethearts|They bill and coo
sweetie|Toots
swelled|Expanded as an ego
sweltered|Suffered in summer
swerving|Drunk driving?
tabloids|Sensational newspapers
taciturn|Quiet
tackler|Quarterback attacker
tailspin|Pilot's problem
takeaway|Remove
takeout|Deli food, mostly
takeovers|Corporate power plays
takeovers|Corporate raids
talisman|Good luck charm
tallyho|Huntsman's cry
tamales|Mexican treats
tampers|Meddles (with)
tanager|Scarlet ___: songbird
tankers|Persian Gulf ships
tannest|Most bronze
targets|Laughingstocks
tartness|Bite
tartness|Pucker upper
tassels|Tarboosh features
taverns|Bars
taxation|Government revenue
taxidermist|Stuffy fellow?
taximan|London cabbie
taxonomies|Biologist's structures
teahouse|The ___ of the August Moon
teamster|Hoffa loyalist
teargas|Anti-riot weapon
teargas|Antiriot weapon
tearoom|Cozy place?
teenage|Like high- schoolers
teenager|Adolescent
teenybopper|Young female rock fan
teepees|Plains homes: Var.
teethed|Made like a baby
teetotal|Avoid "demon rum"
telecast|It comes via the tube
telesis|Planned progress
telethon|Jerry Lewis special
televised|On the tube
telexes|Communicates electronically
tellers|Bank employees
telltale|The ___ Heart
tempered|Even- ___: not easily upset
temptress|Circle, e.g.
tenanted|Occupied
tenants|Monthly rent payers
tenement|Urban dwelling
tenpence|Small change, in London
tenpence|Small change, in Surrey
tensest|Most uptight
tensors|Pecs' kin
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
termite|Home wrecker
termite|Wood-eating insect
terraces|Lanais
terrapins|U.S. turtles
terrible|Dire
tersely|With no words wasted
testers|Consumer Reports crew
tethers|Leashes
theater|Movie house
theology|Religious study
therapy|Rehab treatment
thingamajig|Doohickey
thinness|Beanpole's claim to fame
thistle|Purple-flowered prickly plant
tholepin|Oarlock
thousand|Bill with Cleveland's face
thriller|Suspense story
thrones|Regal seats
throttle|Fuel regulator
through|Finished
thunder|Storm sound
tiddlywinks|Game
timesaver|Stitch, perhaps
tinhorn|Kind of gambler
tipster|Bettor's info man
tireder|More exhausted
tiresome|Humdrum
titlists|Sports champions
titmice|Tufted birds
titrate|The concentration of, in chemistry
toasting|Honoring, at a banquet
toastmaster|Banquet bigwig
toastmaster|Expert breakfast cook?
toeless|Like snakes and worms
toenail|Pedicurist's target
toilette|Grooming routine
tolerate|Put up with
tomorrow|The future
toothpaste|Brush stuff
topmost|Highest
topnotch|First-rate
torment|Pick on endlessly
torrents|Lots of rain
torsades|Twisted necklaces
tortilla|South of the border order
tossups|They're even money
totally|Without exception
touchup|Small refurbishing job
trachea|Air line to the lungs
traders|Swappers
trainee|One learning the ropes
trainer|Athlete's aide
traipses|Wanders aimlessly
transfer|Go from Exeter to Andover
transit|Passage
transom|Window over a door
trapeze|Acrobat's apparatus
trashed|Vandalized
trashes|Destroys
travesty|Grotesque imitation
trawled|Fished, in a way^TRAWLE
treacle|Sappy sentiment
treated|Picked up the tab
treatise|Written argument
trellis|Garden prop
tremolo|Vocal vibration
tremors|Small quakes
trended|Took a genral direction
trendier|More stylish
trespass|Sin, in a way
tresses|Ringlets
tribesman|Clan member
trickle|Dribble
trimmer|Garden tool
tritest|Most banal
trooper|Highway patroller
troubled|Woebegone
trounce|Defeat badly^TROUNC
tsarina|Russian ruler's wife
tsarinas|Russian royals
tuffets|Low seats
tuition|Student's concern
tumbledown|Dilapidated, like a shack
tumults|Commotions
tunneled|Made like a mole
turndown|Reject
turnover|Court miscue
turntable|DJ's spinner
tympanum|Eardrum
ulsters|Loose, long overcoats
umbrella|Protection from sun and rain
unaimed|Like random shots
unaltered|Not changed
unawares|Suddenly
unburdens|Gets rid of
underwater|Where submarines operate
unicorn|Horned horse of fable
unmelted|Still frozen
unnoted|Obscure
unreels|Evolves, as a story
unseeded|Like an amateur at the Open
untidier|More messy
upended|Thrown for a loop
upstart|Pretentious newcomer
urethane|Pesticide ingredient
useless|Good for nothing
utopian|Like a perfect world
utopias|Ideal worlds
vacates|Moves out
valances|Window treatments
valencia|Sweet, juicy orange
vamoose|Go!
variety|Show-biz bible
verbenas|Plants with clustered flowers
vernacular|Idiom
victuals|Grub
vineyard|Grapes grow here
vintner|Julio Gallo, e.g.
visitor|Guest
vortexes|Whirlwinds
waisted|Belted
waiters|They also serve
walkaways|Easily won contests
warpath|On the ___: ready to fight
warrant|___ officer: military rank
warranty|Manufacturer's promise
washboard|Clean-up committee?
washtubs|Laundry items of yore
wasting|Using poorly
waterworks|Utility
watthour|Energy unit
weakens|Loses strength
welders|Some metalworkers
welfare|HEW concern
western|Oater
western|Oater
westerns|Oaters
wettish|Moist
whatchamacallit|Doohickey
whippersnapper|Impudent youngster
whistler|Artist who painted his mother
whitecap|It rolls shoreward
windsocks|Airport indicators of moving air
wingspan|Mourning dove measure
womanly|Feminine
woolens|Winter wear
worried|Not at peace
wrestler|Hulk Hogan, e.g.
yammers|Babbles
yearned|Hankered
yearners|They say, "Wait till next year!"
yeastily|With turbulenc
yelpers|Noisy dogs
yeshivas|Hebrew schools
yodeled|Vocalized in Bavaria
yogurts|Milk foods
yuletide|Ho-ho-ho season
yuletide|Santa's season
zaniness|Jerry Lewis's forte
zealotry|Fanaticism
ziggurat|Pyramid-shaped tower
zinnias|Colorful bloomers
abashed|Embarrassed
abdomens|Breadbaskets, so to speak
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
abettal|Illegal aid
abjured|Renounced formally
abounded|Teemed
abounds|Is plentiful
abscond|Bolt
absentee|Type of ballot
absolute|Unlimited
abstain|Avoid, with "from"
abutment|Bridge support
abysmal|Hopeless
academia|St. John's world
accidents|They aren't planned
accorded|Granted
accused|Charged
accuser|Courtroom figure
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetone|Paint ingredient
acetone|Varnish ingredient
acrimony|Bitterness
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Vaudeville performer
actuarial|Kind of table
adamant|Unyielding
adapter|Electrical connector
addenda|Book additions
addenda|Book appendixes
address|Customer file line
adherent|Disciple
adhesives|Glues
adjoins|Borders on
admirer|Secret ___
adopted|Took as one's own
adorable|Cute
adorers|Lovers
adorned|Decorated
adrenalin|Asthma treatment
adrenalin|Kind of rush
adulate|Fawn over
adultery|Hester Prynne's sin
adverted|Referred (to)
aerates|Makes bubbly
aeration|Room freshener
aerosol|Disinfectant spray
aerosols|Spray can contents
affluent|In the money
against|In objection to
agitated|Charged up
agonize|Torment
agonizing|Painful
agreement|Pact
airbrush|Photo touch-up tool
airdate|TV Guide listing
airdates|TV Guide data
airlifts|Some emergency transports
airline|Delta, but not gamma
airport|O'Hare, for one
airstrip|Place to land
alabaster|Smooth and white
alameda|San Fancisco Bay city
alamode|Apple pie order
alarums|Warnings, to the bard
albacores|Large tunas
albumen|Egg white
alencon|French city known for lace
alibied|Made an excuse
alienates|Turns off, so to speak
alienees|Property receivers, at law
aliment|Food
allegretto|Musical tempo
allergy|Physical sensitivity
allergy|Sneezing cause
allowed|Permitted
alluded|Referred (to)
alluvial|Like the soil in a delta
alphabets|Letter systems
already|So soon?
amateur|Greenhorn
amateur|Novice
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amenable|Compliant
amenable|Open to advice
amenable|Willing to please
amender|Editor, often
amenity|Convenience
analyst|Systems ___
anapests|Three-syllable poetic passages
anatomy|Gray area?
ancestry|Descent
anecdote|Short account
anecdote|Short, amusing tale
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Plant of the buttercup family
anemone|Showy flower
aneroid|Not using liquid
angelic|Like a seraph
angelica|Medicinal root
angrier|More bent out of shape
angrier|More sore
animation|Disney forte
aniseeds|Tamara ingredients
annulet|Architectural band
another|One more
answers|Questions from Trebek?
antacid|Stomach soother
antecedent|Forerunner
antedate|Precede
antedate|Precede in time
antelope|Pride's prey
anterooms|Waiting areas
antidotes|Poison remedies
antipasti|Ristorante courses
antlered|Like the male moose
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo
aperture|Opening
aperture|Opening
aphorism|Haste makes waste, e.g.
apocalypse|Widespread destruction
apostles|Simon the Zealot et al.
appease|Pacify
appease|Soothe
appeasers|Placaters
appeases|satisfies
approve|Give the go-ahead to
approve|Sign off on
apropos|Fitting
aquaria|Tanks
aquiline|Hooknosed
arbored|Tree-lined
arcadia|Rural, peaceful locale
archway|Curve-covered corridor
arising|Stemming (from)
aristocrat|Noble
armoire|Bedroom set piece
armoire|Large wardrobe
armrest|Movie seat feature
arraigned|Formally charged
arraying|Placing in proper order
arrears|They're outstanding
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrests|Rap sheet entries
arsenals|Places to keep magazines?
arterial|Main route
article|Newspaper piece
artisan|Cooper or glazier, e.g.
artistry|Pianism, e.g.
artists|Monet and Manet
artwork|Illustrations and such
ascents|Acclivities
ascribes|Attributes
ashamed|Mortified
ashiest|Most pale
asinine|Utterly absurb
assails|Lashes out at
assault|Attack
asserts|States
assesses|Evaluates
assuage|Appease
assuages|Relieves
assumed|Took for granted
assuredly|Without a doubt
asterisk|Star
astrolabe|Sextant forerunner
atelier|Artist's studio
athletes|Olympians
atingle|Excited
atingle|Excited
atmosphere|Air
atonement|Satisfaction
atoning|Expiatory
attainder|Bill of ___: legislative conviction
attained|Got to
attains|Gets
attempts|Shots
attempts|Stabs
attests|Certifies under oath
attired|Decked out
aunties|Em and others
auroras|Dawns
austere|Forbidding
austere|Stark
avarice|Greed
aversely|Contrariwise
aversion|Antipathy
aversion|Distaste
aviarists|Bird keepers
aviation|Earhart's field
aviation|Rickenbacker's field
aviator|Head-in-the-clouds sort?
avocado|Salad fruit
aweather|On the windy side
awesome|Excellent!
awesome|Out of sight, so to speak
babyish|Infantile
backseat|Kind of driver
badgers|Nags
balance|What's left
balderdash|Nonsense
ballgame|SkyDome event
bandwagon|Something to jump on
baneful|Deadly
banners|Draped signs
baptist|Jesse Jackson, religiously
barefaced|Audacious
barefoot|Modeling a swimsuit, maybe
bargain|Profitable purchase
barnyard|Where fowl play?
baronet|Knight's superior
barrooms|Brawl sites
baseman|One who guards a bag
basically|In essence
basilicas|St. Peter's et al.
bastion|Stronghold
bathers|They're often found in pools
bathtub|Place for a good soak
battler|One who doesn't quit
bawdier|More lewd
beanery|Greasy spoon
beatnik|'50s cool cat
bedlamp|Night-table light
bedrocks|Fundamentals
bedspread|Comforter
beechnut|Edible kernel
befuddled|Confused
begonia|Way tropical flower
behavior|Conduct
beliefs|Convictions
believing|Seeing, so they say
belongings|Possessions
beneath|Inferior to
benjamin|President before and after Grover
berthas|Big ___: WW I cannons
betraying|Acting like Judas
betrays|Crosses
bewitch|Captivate
bigoted|Intolerant
bikinis|Tanning attire
bilgewater|Nonsense
bioengineer|Jean?
bipedal|Having two feet
birdbrained|Silly
birdseed|Peckable pellets
birthrates|Population growth factors
bitterer|More resentful
bittersweet|Pleasant and painful
bivalve|Clam or mussel
blacksmith|Clint and Maggie become an iron worker?
blameable|At fault
blander|Flatter
blatant|Not at all subtle
bleached|Whitened
blizzards|Big storms
blossomy|Full of flowers
boardrooms|Bigwigs' meeting sites
bogeyman|Phantom golfer?
bongoes|Tuned drums
bookkeeper|Librarian?
bookmark|Reader's aid
bookplate|Ex libris
bookseller|Mall proprietor
booster|Devotee
bootblacks|Some shiners
bootleg|Moonshine
bottling|Brewery operation
bowsprit|Nautical spar
bracero|Mexican laborer in the U.S.
bracket|Tax ___
braider|Plait maker
bramble|Prickly bush
breakneck|Reckless, as speed
breather|Time-out
breeder|Kennel club member
bridles|Restrains
bristle|Brush component
bristle|Get one's back up
bristles|Coarse hairs
britannia|Cunard Line's first steamship
broadax|Timber-cutting tool
broadax|Woodsman's tool
brocaded|Elaborately woven
brocades|Fancy fabrics
broiler|Stove compartment
brokers|Wall Street workers
bromides|Trite sayings
brooded|Pondered
brownstone|James and Sharon build a townhouse?
brunets|Brown-haired guys
brunette|Dark-haired
brusque|Curt
bumblebees|Buzzers
burgomaster|Mayor, in Mainz
buttonhole|Back into a corner
byzantine|Ancient Istanbul resident
cabalas|Occult doctrines
cabalas|Secret doctrines
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Klub
cabdriver|Hack
cabinet|File holder
cabstand|Place to pick up a fare
cackles|Coop cries
cadences|Beats
caesura|Literary pause
cahoots|In ___: conspiring
caisson|Artillery wagon
calculate|Figure
caliper|Thickness measurer
calorie|Kind of counter
calypsos|Trinidad tunes
cameoed|Engraved, as a gem
cameras|Rubbernecks' neckwear
cameras|Shooters' needs
camises|Lady's wearables
camouflaged|Hidden
campaign|Race for a seat
canapes|Caviar carriers
canards|Fabricated rumors
canasta|Rummy relative
cannibals|Jungle film extras
canopies|Overhead covers
caprice|Whim
capriole|Playful leap
captions|Words under pictures
captive|Prisoner
captured|No longer free
carafes|House wine orders
cardiac|Heart-related
careless|Haphazard
caressed|Massaged
caressed|Stroked
caressed|Stroked affectionately
caresses|Touches with affection
carfare|Token, perhaps
caroler|Seasonal singer
carotene|Beta follower
carouse|Live it up
carouses|Whoops it up
cartons|Crates
carwash|Caddy cleaner
cassette|Stereo insert
cassette|VCR insert
castigate|Punish severely
castles|Rams' targets
catalog|L.L. Bean mailing
catchall|Place for odds and ends
cathode|Battery terminal
cavalier|Knight
cedilla|Provencal marking?
celeste|Woman's name meaning "heavenly"
celestial|Heavenly
centavos|Cuernavaca coins
centenary|Infrequent observance
cereals|Breakfast choices
certain|In the bag, so to speak
champagne|Bubbly, so to speak
charade|Blatant deception
charades|Pantomimed parlor game
charisma|Appeal
chateau|Word on a French wine bottle
cheapskate|Penny pincher
cheater|Fraud
cheeped|Made baby bird sounds
cheeses|Brie and Parmesan
cheeses|Hor d'oeuvre staples
chemical|Dow product
cheshire|Wonderland cat
chiasma|Anatomical crossing
children|Some minors
chimers|Door bells
choppers|Rescue craft
chopsticks|Wooden utensils
chorizos|Spicy sausages
chowder|Thick soup
christen|Baptize
churchgoer|Parishioner
cinnamon|Bun spice
cinnamon|Coffeecake flavoring
circular|Kind of file or saw
citizens|Natives
clamored|Raised an outcry
claptrap|Hooey
classic|Definitive opus
clatter|Din
cleaned|Vacuumed and dusted
cleanse|Purify
cleanse|Wash
cleated|Designed for digging in
cleavers|Butcher's set
clement|Fair, as weather
clement|Temperate, as weather
clicker|User, at times
closets|Places for skeletons?
cloverleaf|Interstate interchange
clubhouse|Stadium section
coastline|It's often irregular
coastline|Shore
coatroom|Place for parkas
coaxial|Kind of cable
cockatoo|Crested parrot
cockeyed|Twisted
coeditor|Publishing employee
coherer|One in agreement
coldcock|Knock out, in slang
collector|Tax ___
college|Degree conferrer
colorado|Nebraska neighbor
comeback|Recovery
comedowns|Ego deflaters
comeuppance|Just deserts
comment|Remark
comprise|Include
conceal|Cover up
condensing|Making shorter
confers|Bestows, as an honor
confining|Claustrophobic
conical|Like a dunce cap
consent|Permission
consonants|S and L, e.g.
contacts|Gets in touch with
contribute|Kick in
control|Be in command of
cookout|Alfresco dining
coolheaded|Good under pressure
copperhead|Venomous snake
corkscrew|Oenophile's need
coronet|Crownlike headpiece
corrects|Makes amends
correspond|Exchange letters
costive|Slow to react
costliest|Most pricey
coulees|Small valleys
couples|Gossip column items
coverlet|Bedspread
cowboys|Texas team
cowhand|Chuck wagon customer
cowhand|Ranch worker
coworker|Associate
crabber|Chesapeake Bay craft
crackerjack|Ace
craters|deep depressions
credential|Evidence of privilege
credenza|Sideboard without legs
credited|Canceled a charge, e.g.
crenate|Having a scalloped edge
crested|Peaked
crossbow|Medieval weapon
cryonics|Cold storage of a kind
crystal|Formal dinnerware
cuddles|Hugs
culinary|Kind of art
curette|Surgery instrument
curtains|Decorative hangers
customer|Store patron
cuticle|Manicure target
cyclone|Swirling storm
damascenes|About 1.5 million Syrians
dancers|Those who hoof
dapples|Marks with spots
dashiki|Colorful African pullover
deadening|Soundproofing
deadeyes|Crack shots
dealership|Auto franchise
debuted|Premiered
deceive|Fool
declare|State emphatically
declarers|They face dummies
decried|Belittled^DECRIE
deduction|Tax ___
deepened|Intensified
deerstalker|Holmes' hat
defrosts|Microwaves, maybe
defused|Disabled, as a bomb
delayer|Hindrance
deliria|Agitated states
demigod|Deified mortal
demitasse|After-dinner cafe
depends|Relies (on)
deprave|Corrupt
descent|Drop
deserter|Turncoat
deserts|Caravan sites
desexes|Neuters
desolate|Barren
despise|Not like at all
dessert|Restaurant course
desserts|Tempting courses
destine|Predetermine
detective|Tracy?
detects|Sniffs out
detente|International accord
detente|Peace talks goal
detested|Really could not stand
detours|Roundabout ways
deviant|Abnormal
deviled|Kind of ham or eggs
diagonal|Oblique
diagram|Figure
dialect|Cajun or Cockney
dialect|Cajun or Cockney
diamonds|Parts of ballparks
dillydally|Procrastinate
dingdong|Who's there? preceder
dinghies|Lifeboats, e.g.
diorama|School fair display
diplomat|Tactful type
diplomat|Tactful type
disable|Neutralize
disagree|Clash
discern|Make out
disclaim|Refuse to acknowledge
discombobulated|Confused
discreet|Prudent
dishpan|___ hands: homemaker's woe
dislodge|Drive out of hiding
disorderly|Kind of conduct, in law
disorient|Unhinge
disrobe|Get undressed
dissect|Examine in detail
dissonance|Atonality
distaste|Aversion
distich|Rhyming couplet
distillery|Gin maker
disturbed|Unsettled
ditties|Songs, of a sort
diverge|Take a different path
dockers|Longshoremen
dodders|Trembles
dogeared|Like some book pages
doggoned|Confounded
dolomite|Crystalline mineral
donnybrook|Free-for-all
doorbell|Avon rep's target?
dooryard|Blooming spot for Whitman's lilacs
doubted|Wasn't sure
dovecotes|Pigeon coops
dovetails|Fits
downbeat|Blue
dragons|Puff and others
dramatization|Screenplay, for one
dreamers|Visionaries
dressed|Clad
dressed|Ready to go out
dresses|Adorns, as a window
dresses|Prepares to go out
droller|More farcical
dropcloth|Painter's protection
dulcinea|Don Quixote's beloved
duresses|Forcible restraints
dynamic|Full of energy
dynasty|Ming, for one
eardrum|Canal feature
earlobes|Hoop sites
earmuff|One of a warming pair
earplug|Noise reducer
earplug|Sleeping aid
earthmen|Humans, sci-fi style
earwitness|One who gives sound testimony?
easterly|Certain wind
eastern|Part of EST
easters|Spring holidays
ecologic|Environmental
ecosystems|Environmental units
ecotype|Adaptable subspecies
ecotype|Adaptable subspecies
ecstasy|Bliss
ecstatic|Deliriously happy
edifices|Imposing structures
editorial|Newspaper feature
editors|City desk types
educate|Instruct
eeriest|Most creepy
effective|In force
effluxes|Outward flows
egotism|Self-absorption
egression|Emergence
elapses|Slips away
elderly|Long in the tooth
elective|Optional course
elector|College member
elector|November figure
elector|One in a booth, maybe
elegant|Tastefully stylish
element|Krypton, for one
elephant|Ivory source
elevate|Lift up
elevates|Hoists
elevens|Football teams
elevens|Vegas winners
elicited|Brought out
elision|What "o'er" is an example of
elitism|Snobbishness
elitist|Snob
emanant|Issuing, as from a source
embargo|Commerical tactic
embargo|Trade sanction
embroil|Involve (in)
emender|Editor
emerald|May birthstone
emerged|Came out
emergencies|Crises
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Noted
emitter|Transistor electrode, e.g.
emotion|Love or hate
emotions|Feelings
empathic|Sensitive, as to another's feelings
emperor|Nero or Claudius I
emphases|Stresses
emplace|Situate
emptiest|Least forceful, as threats
emulates|Tries to equal
enables|Licenses
enacted|Passed, as a bill
enamors|Charms
enclave|Isolated group
enclaves|Vatican City and Chinatown
encoder|Spy, at times
encodes|Scrambles, perhaps
endeared|Ingratiated
endlessness|Perpetuity
endnote|Chapter trailer
engaging|Attractive
engineered|Managed skillfully
engrave|Inscribe
engross|Captivate
enhance|Make more desirable
enlarge|Zoom in on
enlists|Signs up
enmities|Hostile feelings
ennoble|Dignify
ennoble|Elevate indignity
enormity|Outrageous offense
enounce|Articulate
enraged|Furious
enrobing|Dressing
enrolls|Registers
ensconced|Settled snugly
enslave|Put in chains
ensnare|Trip up
ensnared|Caught
ensnares|Catches
ensnarled|Tangled
entails|Involves by necessity
entered|Came in
entered|Joined
entertain|Amuse
enticer|Siren, for one
entices|Lures
entitle|Qualify
entombed|Buried
entombed|Buried
entrance|Fascinate
entrance|Spellbind
entrant|Competitor
entreats|Beseeches
entries|Log additions
envelop|Surround
envelope|Letter holder
eoliths|Tertiary Period stones
ephedra|Desert plant
ephemeral|Short-lived
epigram|Bon mot
epigram|Witticism
episode|One of a series
episode|Soap segment
epitomes|Embodiments
epitomes|Typical types
equivocate|Credo, part 2
erectors|Builders
erosive|Like lye
erotica|Art of a sexual nature
erotica|Risque writing
errands|Gofer's jobs
errands|Things to run
erupting|Breaking out
escapade|Prank
eschews|Shuns
escorts|Goes along with
escorts|Social companions
escrows|Holding accounts
esoteric|Arcane
esoteric|Not for everyone
esoteric|Way-out
espanol|Toledo's tongue
esteems|Values highly
esthetes|Art lovers
esthetes|Nature lovers
esthetic|Kind of appreciation: Var.
estimate|Body shop proposal
estimate|Evaluate
estrange|Disaffect
etagere|Place for trinkets
etcetera|Yada yada yada
eternal|Going on and on
eternal|Never-ending
evaluate|Appraise
evangelist|Revival speaker
evasive|Less than frank
eventide|Dusk, poetically
everglades|Florida landmark
evergreens|Fairway foliage?
evermore|Always
evermore|Always
evolved|Developed over time
exacerbate|Inflame
exaggerate|Shady politician's credo, part 1
exaltation|Group of larks
exclude|Shut out
exemption|Tax ___
exercise|Pianist's scales, e.g.
exertion|Sweat
exhibit|Smithsonian display
exigent|Requiring prompt attention
expatriate|American in Paris, perhaps
extemporaneous|Impromptu
exultant|Jubilant
eyebeams|Superman's X-ray vision?
eyeglasses|Specs on a bridge
eyelash|Mascara target
eyeliner|Cosmetic item
eyeliner|Cover for a lid?
facemask|Field shield
falsest|Least faithful
familiar|Commonly known
fanatic|Extremist
farther|More advanced
fearless|Intrepid
feasted|Pigged out
feather|Symbol of lightness
featured|Given prominence
features|Countenance
federal|Kind of case or court
fedoras|Soft felt hats
females|Women
fiddles|Bluegrass instruments
fighter|One in a ring
filaments|Threadlike conductors
filenames|Storage addresses
filibuster|Legislative stalling tactic
fillets|Sole pieces
filtered|Like swimming pools
financed|Backed
finesse|Adroitness
firedog|Andiron, in the South
firefly|Lightning bug
fireman|Backdraft extra
flatfooted|Unprepared
flattops|'50s haircuts
flopped|Failed
flossie|One of the Bobbseys
flotsam|Odds and ends
flummoxed|Confused
footage|Film length
footers|Six- ___: tall types
footled|Talked nonsense
footloose|Free as a bird
footman|Servant of a sort
footnotes|Term paper features
footpad|Dr. Scholl's product
footpad|Horseless highwayman
footsie|Flirtatious game
footsteps|Treads
footstool|Ottoman
foppery|Dandyism
foreleg|Front extremity
foresail|Jib
foresee|Know in advance
foretell|Predict
forklifts|Warehouse transports
fountain|Soda site
foxhole|Wartime depression
framing|Devising
fraught|Loaded
freehand|Unrestricted authority
freelance|Like some writers
freeman|Morgan of "Driving Miss Daisy"
freshman|Novice
frigates|Naval escort ships
frontage|Lakeside homeowner's asset
furnace|Heating aparatus
gabfests|Talky gatherings
galleon|Santa Maria, for one
galoots|Oafs
gargler|Mouthwash user
garotte|Neck piece?
garrote|The Godfather weapon
gasohol|Fuel mixture
gateway|Traveler's passage
gaucherie|Social awkwardness
gearings|Machine assemblies
geckoes|Lizards with sticky feet
genders|Masculine and feminine
generals|Some brass
generous|Liberal
genesis|Bible opener
gentile|Christian
gentiles|Non-Jews
geologic|Kind of time
getaway|Escape
ghettoes|Urban concerns
ghostwriter|Halloween novelist?
gibberish|Nonsense
gilbert|One of a composing pair
gimlets|Lime-flavored cocktails
gingersnaps|Spice Girl loses her temper?
girlish|Kind of charm
gladiator|Colosseum warrior
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy
glasses|Visual aids
glisten|Sparkle
glittery|Like sequins
globule|Bead
gnashing|Grinding, as one's teeth
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
goalkeeper|Hockey player
gobbled|Talked turkey?
golconda|Rich mine
goldbrick|Goof-off
goldfish|Swimmer in a bowl
goodies|Halloween handouts
goodman|One who's hard to find?
goosegrass|Madder-family plant
gotchas|Victorious cries
gourmet|Haute cuisine patron
government|Political science study
gradual|Slow and steady
grammar|English subject
grandads|Moms' parents
granolas|Breakfast bars
grantor|Credit extender
graphed|Diagrammed
grasshopper|Minty cocktail
graveyard|Wee hours shift
greenest|Least experienced
greenest|Most verdant
greenroom|Performers' offstage lounging area
grenades|Weapons of war
grilles|Gate designs
grimace|Moue
grossest|Most offensive
grottos|Caves
grottos|Small caves
guanaco|Camel relative
guanaco|Camel relative
guardroom|Sentry's place
gulpers|Eager drinkers
gyrating|Awhirl
habitue|Regular
handmade|Custom tailored
happened|Befell
hardtops|Convertible alternatives
harebrained|Foolish
harness|In ___: working
harridan|Shrew
hassled|Heckled
hassles|Annoys
hassling|Giving a hard time
headache|Annoyance
headstone|Plot marker
hearten|Give courage to
hearties|Old salts
heathen|Conversion target
heckler|Club comic's bane
heiress|Will beneficiary^HEIRES
helluva|Extremely
helpers|Elves, to Santa
herpetologist|Lizzie?
highness|Part of HRH
hillbilly|Country bumpkin
hindquarter|Butcher's order
holster|Colt holder
homemade|Like bathtub gin
honeybee|Drone, perhaps
honorary|Like some degrees
honored|Esteemed
honoree|Award recipient
hoodwink|BUFFALO
hookers|Pickpockets, on the street
hootenanny|Folk jam session
horseback|Godiva's locale
horseman|Cavalry member
horsemen|Biblical quartet
hosanna|Biblical shout of praise
hosannas|Shouts of adoration
hostile|Antagonistic
hotline|Crisis telephone service
hotlines|Crisis center connections
hullabaloo|Commotion
humbleness|Modesty
hundredths|Cents, dollarwise
hyphens|Dashes
hysteria|The screaming- meemies
ickiest|Most distasteful
iffiest|Least certain
illiberal|Narrow-minded
imitable|Worth copying
immortal|Everlasting
impairer|Spoiler
impasse|Dead end
imperial|Majestic
impersonate|APE
impetus|Driving force
impious|Irreverent
imposed|Took advantage
inbreeds|Procreates in a closely related group
inchworm|Moth larva
inciter|Riot starter, e.g.
incomes|Paychecks
incurred|Acquired, as debt
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Torpor
infamies|Dastardly deeds
inferno|Hot spot
infields|Diamonds, perhaps
inflight|Like on-board conveniences
ingests|Takes, as food
inhered|Belonged
inherits|Falls heir to
initial|Starting
innovate|Play the pioneer
innuendo|Derogatory suggestion
inroads|Serious encroachments
inroads|Serious encroachments
insidious|Deceitful
insight|Visible
inspire|Fill with enthusiasm
inspired|Fired up
instates|Puts in office
insulate|Weatherize, as with fiberglass
intended|Fiancee
intends|Means
intense|Impassioned
intense|Vehement
intents|Purposes
interim|Meantime
interim|Meanwhile
interject|Use parentheses, perhaps
interns|Hospital figures
interrupt|Butt in
intrepid|Courageous
invoice|Bill
inweave|Interlace
ironware|Pots, kettles, etc.
ironworks|Smelting locale
isometrics|Muscle strengthening method
isosceles|Having two equal sides
isotope|Carbon 13, e.g.
italics|Sign of stress?
itching|Like a bribe taker's palm
iterate|Rehearse
iterative|Repeating
jackboot|Soldier's shoe
jackknife|Diver's feat
jackknife|Diving maneuver
jackrabbit|Hare
jacuzzi|Therapeutic brand name
jocular|Good-humored
johnnycake|Cornmeal concoction
jollies|Thrills
joystick|Video game accessory
julienne|Cut in thin strips, as carrots
keenest|Most intense
keepsake|Souvenir
keystone|Essential principle
kidnapped|Stevenson classic
kilowatt|Juice measure?
kingfisher|Alan and Carrie discover a seabird?
kissers|Mouths
kneaded|Worked, as dough
knesset|Israeli parliament
knishes|Stuffed snacks
knowable|Comprehensible
krypton|Doomed planet of comics
lackluster|Dull
laconic|Pithy
laggard|Slowpoke
laments|Dirges
landsman|Hardly a seagoer
lanyard|Nautical rope
lanyard|Neck cord
largest|Most immense
leapers|Bounders
leashes|Retriever restraints
leeches|Parasites
leftist|Political liberal
legalistic|Formal to a fault
legless|Like some briefs
legwork|Tedious detective duty
lentils|Soup beans
leotard|Dancer's body suit
lexicon|Book of words
liaison|Go-between
liberty|One of the inalienable rights
lickers|Ice-cream cone eaters, say
lifeguard|Physician?
lifetime|Television for women network
ligature|Surgical thread
lighter|Flame source
lightning|Storm phenomenon
lilting|Buoyant
limiting|Restrictive
linearizes|Makes horizontal
lineate|Like most writing pads
linebacker|Gridiron position
lingonberry|Shrub with tart fruit
lissome|Nimble
listings|Phone book contents
literal|True to fact
literate|Well-read
literati|Bookish types
lobster|One of Neptune's creatures
locates|Lays one's hands on
locksmith|Barber?
logarithms|Numbers on slide rules
longest|Extended to the max
loosens|Relaxes, as one's grip
lorgnette|Pair of opera glasses
lovesick|Smitten
lumberyard|Two-by-four spot
lunette|Crescent-shaped figure
lurking|Lying in ambush
mackintosh|Brit's raincoat
madeira|Island west of Morocco
maestro|Toscanini, for one
magenta|Purplish red
magnate|Important person
maidens|Unmarried women
mailbag|Letter carrier
mainstay|Chief support
malaise|Discomfort
malaise|The blahs
malaria|Swamp fever
maligns|Bad-mouths
mamboed|Did a lively ballroom dance
mammoth|Extinct mammal
manager|Indian chief?
manager|Indian chief?
manatee|Aquatic mammal
mandible|Lower jaw
mandrake|Fictional magician
manhattan|Part of New York City
manhunt|Fugitive's concern
manifested|Made known
maniple|Priestly garb
mannered|Afflected
mantilla|Iberian scarf
mantras|Meditative words
mapping|Cartographer's chore
margarine|Stick in the fridge
marinade|Pre-cooking preparation
marinara|Red sauce
marinara|Ristorante sauce
marinate|Tenderize, in a way
mariners|Sailors
marsala|Cooking wine
martens|Bushy-tailed tree critters
martyrs|Joan of Arc and others
marzipan|Pasty almond confection
mascara|Cosmetic item
mashers|Kitchen gadgets
massacre|Custer's last stand was one
mastership|Skill at Augusta?
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
matchstick|Cigarette lighter
matinees|Afternoon entertainments
matters|Is important
matures|Develops
meander|Ramble
meatloaf|Cook's concoction
medalist|Winner of the gold e.g.
medians|Road dividers
mediocre|So-so
megaphones|Amplifiers without wires
members|Club joiners
memsahib|Madam, in Madras
messmate|Dining partner
meteorologist|Gail?
metiers|Professions
metropolis|Lois and Clark locale
middleman|Agent
mightier|Stronger
milepost|Progress- marking event
mimosas|Champagne cocktails
minaret|Muezzin's tower
mindblower|Fantastic movie
minibike|Little motorcycle
minibuses|Hotel transports
miniskirts|They don't reach the knees
minister|Reverend
mirrored|Reflected
misdeal|Poker problem
mislaid|Lost
misogyny|Hatred of woman
missies|Girls
missiles|Darts and arrows, e.g.
misters|Spraying devices
misusage|Mrs. Malaprop's problem
mixologists|Workers behind bars
moisture|Defogger's target
moments|Brief time periods
moneylender|Bank, notably
monster|Centaur or chimera
montage|Wedding album feature
montages|Composites
moonlit|Bright at night, maybe
moonlit|Romantic, as an evening
moonset|Regular lunar event
moonshot|Apollo launch
moonstruck|Elsie's favorite Cher film?
moribund|Stagnant
mortals|Living souls
mortise|Tenon receiver
moseyed|Strolled
mosquito|Dragonfly prey
motored|Drove
motoring|On the road
motormouth|Constant talker
mouthwatering|Yummy
mudslinger|Unethical politician
mulligan|Golf instand replay?
multivitamins|Daily supplements
munchkin|Baum character
muscles|Abs and pecs
muscles|Abs and pecs
mystery|Unkown
naivete|Credulousness
nametag|Sticky I.D.
nannies|Domestic employees
napless|Like some outdoor carpet
narrate|Do a voice-over, perhaps
narrate|Tell
narrate|Tell the tale
narrator|Storyteller
nastiest|Most spiteful
nattier|More sharply dressed
natural|Casino winner
nebulas|Space clouds
necktie|Dressy accessory
needled|Teased
needles|Teases
needless|Uncalled-for
negotiated|Bargained
nelsons|Early sitcom family
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet
nemeses|Waterloos
neonatal|Just born
neonate|Nursery denizen
neonates|Newborns
nestlers|Kittens, at times
network|Make beneficial contacts, as in business^NETWOR
networks|Makes beneficial contacts
neutered|Did a vet's job
neutral|Idling position
neutral|On the fence, so to speak
neutralist|Fence-sitter
newscast|Anchor report
newscast|Nightly TV fare
newsdealer|Urban streetcorner fixture
newsmen|Some anchors
niacins|Vitamin-B complex components
nighties|Victoria's Secret wares
nobelium|Radioactive element
nodding|Dozing (off)
noggins|Heads
nonetheless|However
nonfattening|Lite
nonsense|Applesauce, so to speak
nonsense|Bunk
nonvoter|Election Day slacker
noontides|Middays
nosedive|Plunge
nosegay|Bouquet
nostrum|Quack's elixir
notation|System of symbols, as in music
notepaper|Stationery store product
novenas|Christian prayers
novenas|Christian prayers
nunneries|Where some vows are taken
nurtures|Brings up
nutlets|Tiny treats for squirrels
oatmeal|Quaker product
obesity|Corpulence
objection|Courtroom dissent
obscene|More than off-color
obscene|Outrageous
observe|Commemorate
obsessor|Fanatic
obsolete|No longer in use
obstacle|Stumbling block
obtains|Comes by
obtrude|Push forward
obtrude|Push outward
oddball|Eccentric
oddities|Curiosities
odysseys|Explorer's journeys, e.g.
oenology|Study of wine
offered|Put on the block
offramps|Coverleaf components
oftener|More frequently
oligocene|Epoch of the Tertiary Period
omelette|Brunch choice
omitted|Left out
oneself|By ___: alone
onetime|Former
onetime|Previous
onlookers|Bystanders
onstage|In the spotlight
operate|Do a surgeon's job
operate|Run
operating|ON
operator|Smoothie
operetta|Mikado, e.g.
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan offering
opulence|Wealth
oracles|Divine answers
oracular|Divinely inspired
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oratorio|Haydn's "The Seasons," e.g.
oratory|Cicero's forte
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
ordains|Confers holy orders upon
orderly|Neatly arranged
oregano|Cooking herb
oregano|Pizzeria staple
origami|Japanese paper-folding art
original|Fresh
orioles|Baltimore team
orisons|Prayers
ostrich|Largest living bird
outages|Power problems
outages|Service interruptions
outclass|Completely surpass
outdodge|Surpass at evading
outfielder|Fly catcher
outranks|Comes first
outranks|Is superior to
outsell|Move more merchandise than
outsider|One not in the loop
outthink|Stay one step ahead of
outweigh|Overshadow
overall|Including everything
overdone|Exaggerated
overdraft|Problem with checks and balances
overhaul|Repair thoroughly
overjoy|More than delight
overlie|Cover
overloads|Blackout causes
override|Countermand
overrun|Plague
oversold|Peddled to a fault
overuse|Make hackneyed
overweight|Heavier than expected
owlishly|Acting like a night predator
pacifiers|Kid quieters
packers|First Super Bowl champs
pageboy|Shoulder-length do
painter|Artist
palindrome|Do Geese See God? is one
palmers|Latrobe's famous family
pancake|Breakfast item
pandora|Box possessor
panhandle|Solicit on the street
panhandles|Begs
papacies|Vatican successions
parabola|Graph curve
paradigms|Ideals
paradox|Contradiction in terms
paragraphs|New ones are usually indented
paralegal|Attorney's apprentice
paramedic|Ambulance rider
paramedics|Rescue squad members
paramount|Foremost
paranoia|Baseless suspicion
parapets|Ramparts
parasite|Hanger-on
parasites|Leeches
parliament|Group of owls
parolee|One out early
paroxysms|Sudden outbursts
parsnip|Carrot's cousin
passage|Bible section
pastels|Pale colors
pastime|Diversion
patella|Kneecap
pathways|Trails
patroness|Sponsor
peaches|Cream partner?
peacock|Vain sort
peakish|Sickly
pebbled|Having a granulated surface
pedagogues|They have pupils
pedaled|Propelled a Schwinn
pedants|Bookish folks
pedicab|Foot-operated vehicle
pedigree|Ancestry
peekaboo|Hide-and-seek in the nursery
peepers|Eyes
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
penchant|Inclination
pendant|Hanging locket
pendent|Overhanging
penname|George Eliot or George Sand
pentarch|One of five heads
peopled|Inhabited (by)
percent|Humidity word
percents|Grade calculations
periods|Sentence stoppers
perjure|Swear falsely, with "oneself"
personae|Novel characters
perusals|Careful examinations
perused|Read carefully
pesetas|Cordoba coins
petters|Dog owners, often
pettier|Less important
phantom|Superhero
pharynx|Esophagus neighbor
phonies|Quacks
physician|Patience?
picadors|Corrida assistants
piecrust|Baker's shell
pigpens|Farm houses
pileups|Traffic jammers
pillbox|Battle enclosure
pilotfish|Shark companion
pimento|Allspice tree
pineapple|Hawaiian fruit
pioneer|Conestoga rider
pistons|Detroit cagers
pitchfork|Farm tool
placate|Appease
placates|Smooths over
placation|Appeasement
plastering|Wall coat
plateaus|Grand Canyon vistas
players|Musicians
players|Team members
plaything|Toy
pleader|Defendant
plumage|Peacock's pride
podesta|Medieval Italian magistrate
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
polecat|Malodorous mammal
politico|Officeholder
polkaing|Bohemian wedding activity
pollinator|Bee, at times
pompoms|Tam toppers
pontificate|Credo, part 3
popcorn|Movies munchies
popover|Hollow-centered muffin
popover|Hollow-centered muffin
poppycock|Nonsense
populate|Inhabit
portray|Impersonate
possess|Own
postdate|Write in advance, as a check
posthaste|Quickly
postmaster|Carrier's boss
potations|Drinks or drafts
potency|Effectiveness
potpies|Courses in crust
potshots|Unexpected criticisms
practice|Do over and over
practiced|Expert
prattle|Blah-blah-blah
prattle|Foolish talk
preamble|Constitution introduction
precinct|Police district
precise|Exact
precursor|Forerunner
preemie|Incubator occupant
preform|Make ahead of time
prenatally|Before birth
prentice|___ Hall: scholastic publishers
prepares|Gets ready
present|Give
presser|Iron user
pressman|Aptly-named TV journalist Gabe
prestige|Good reputation
prestige|Importance
pretense|False show
pretext|Subterfuge
prevaricate|Credo, part 4
prexies|College bigwigs
primary|Ultimate
prioress|Abbey administrator
prisoner|Pen occupant
pristine|Uncorrupted
privates|Some enlisted men
probates|Tests of a will
prodigy|Wunderkind
product|Math class answer
progress|Advance
promote|Kick upstairs
pronoun|One begins each theme entry
proofer|Editorial staff member
propane|Gas grill gas
propman|Stage hand
proposal|Ring bearer's request
proposed|Intended
prorating|Allotting
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
prosper|Do well
protests|Objects to
protozoan|Amoeba, for one
prowler|Sneaky sort
psychics|Mediums
psyching|Means of intimidation
pulsate|Throb
punitive|Kind of damages, in law
purview|Outlook
pyramid|Acrobats' formation
quality|Attribute
quartermaster|Army officer
quasars|Heavenly radiators
quickset|Hawthorne hedge
quicksilver|Free-flowing metal
quietude|Tranquility
quitter|Defeatist
raconteur|Storyteller
radiant|Sunny
radiate|Spread, as sunshine
radiators|Engine coolers
radical|Extremist
raggedy|Like the Ann and Andy dolls
ragtime|Doctorow novel
raiders|Assault team
railroads|Els
railroads|Monopoly quartet
rainiest|Most like April
rainwashing|Cheap cleaning method?
raisers|Elevators
raisers|Poker players, at times
rakeoffs|Ill-gotten gains
ramblers|Wanderers
rampages|Rushes furiously
rapidity|Quickness
raptness|Intensity
raptures|Ecstatic states
rascals|Scalawags
rashest|Most foolhardy
rational|Sound
ratites|Emus, kiwis et al.
rattles|Disconcerts
rawhide|Clint Eastwood TV series
razzmatazz|Flashy theatricality
reached|Got to
reaches|Gets to
reacted|Wasn't passive
reagent|Synthesizing substance
realist|Dreamer's opposite
realist|Pragmatist
realizes|Takes, as market profits
reasoned|Worked out
reawoke|Roused anew
rebounds|Basketball statistic
receipts|Proofs-of-purchase
receiver|Target of a pass
receptor|Sense organ, e.g.
recited|Reeled off
reclaim|Make usable again, as land
recognized|End of the comment
redcoat|Minuteman foe
redeemed|Got out of hock
redshirts|Scrimmage attire
reenact|Bring to life, as history
reenacts|Performs in period
reenroll|Register again
reenter|Come back in
reenters|Goes back into
reentry|Rocket return
refrained|Held back
regales|Wines and dines
regalia|Party finery
regatta|Henley-on-Thames event
regular|Coffee order
rehearse|Practice
rejoins|Enlists again
relapsed|Backslid
relapsed|Became ill again
relaxes|Chills, so to speak
relegate|Consign (to)
relents|Gives in
relicts|Remnants
relieve|Take the place of
relishes|Really enjoys
reloads|Fills anew
remained|Stuck around
remnant|Scrap
remnants|Scraps
remodel|Do over
remoras|Sharks' "hitchhikers"
removes|Sheds
renamed|Dubbed anew
renames|Gives another moniker to
renegade|Turncoat
renewal|Subscriber's order
rennins|Milk curdlers
renovate|Do house work
rentals|They come with a lease
repairs|Fixes
repartee|Banter
repartee|Lively exchange
repartee|Witty conversation
repertoire|Performance options, collectively
replays|Sportscast staples
reports|Spreads the news
reprint|Second edition
reprised|Repeated, as a musical theme
reptiles|Creepy crawly critters
rerises|Rebels again
rescales|Climbs again
rescript|Second draft
rescuable|Savable
researches|Scrutinizes
reserve|Save
reserved|Standoffish
resettle|Find a new home
residence|Dwelling
resident|Junk mail addressee
resists|Defies
reslate|Fix the roof
resoled|Fixed pumps, maybe
respect|Honor
respects|Is considerate of
respites|Breathers
respites|Breathers
response|Answer
responsive|Sympathetic
restaff|Man again
restated|Put differently
restful|Relaxing
restore|Make like new
restored|Did museum work
restrain|Hold back
retails|Sells in shops
retainer|Legal charge
retaste|Take another bite of
retiree|Pension beneficiary
retirees|Pensioners
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retorts|Witty comebacks
retraced|Went back over
retsina|Greek wine
returned|Came back
retying|Doing a new hitch
reunite|Bring together again
reveals|Exposes
reveals|Lets out
reverbs|Studio echoing effects
rewards|Finder's fees
rhythmic|Steadily beating
rigmarole|Convoluted procedure
ringleader|Chief conspirator
ringtoss|Carnival game
ripener|Ager
ripener|Maturational aid
risible|Ludicrous
rissole|Minced meat pastry
riviera|Cote d'Azur resort
roadrunner|Wile E. Coyote's prey
roadshow|Traveling troupe's gig
roister|Revel noisily
roister|Revel wildly
rolling|Hilly
rosette|Ornamental flower-shape
rosette|Ribbon ornament
rosewater|Vanity table item
rotated|Repositioned, as tires
rotunda|Domed building
roughrider|Teddy Roosevelt, for one
roughrider|Teddy Roosevelt, notably
roulette|Casino wheel
rowable|Like a dinghy
rowdier|More unruly
rubberize|Coat with ebonite , say
rubbish|Refuse
rumpuses|Uproars
rustled|Hijacked the herd
sachets|Scented packets
sacrificed|Acted unselfishly
sacristies|Church storage areas
saddest|Most long-faced
saddest|Most unhappy
sadness|Blue feeling
safeties|Locks on arms
saffron|Paella ingredient
saintdom|Virtuous stature
salable|Marketable
salamis|Antipasto meats
salesman|Peddler
salesman|Willy Loman, for one
sallies|Flighty outbursts
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
samaritan|Biblical helper
samoyed|Russian sled dog
sandals|Low shoes
sandhogs|Tunnel builders
sandpile|Tot's play area
sashays|Moves nonchalantly
satanical|Fiendish
satiate|Fill to the brim
satires|Swift specialties
satirist|Swift, for example
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
saturate|Waterlog
saucepan|Cooking utensil
sauterne|Sweet wine
sayings|Adages
sayings|Proverbs
scalped|Profited considerably on, as tickets
scamperer|Playful runner
scanner|Computer accessory
scarabs|Ancient amulets
scarily|In an alarming manner
scarred|Like Capone's face
scatter|Disperse
scavenger|Junkman, e.g.
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
scherzo|Fast-paced musical piece
scholar|Erudite individual
sciatica|Disk problem
sciences|Arts' partners
scissor|Cutter
scissors|Barbershop essential
scissors|Gift-wrapping aid
scissors|Kind of kick
sclerotic|Of an eye membrane
sconces|Candle brackets
scooter|Child's vehicle
scraped|Rubbed the wrong way?
scrappy|Argumentative
scrappy|Pugnacious
scratch|Pool error
screamers|Horror movies, e.g.
screener|Cautious phone call recipient, e.g.
screwball|Nut
screwdriver|Vodka cocktail
scrooge|Skinflint
seabirds|Shore fliers
seashore|Summer destination
seaside|Beach
seawater|Briny stuff
sectors|Areas
sedition|Lese majesty
seedbed|Ready-to-plant plot
seeress|Crystal ball gazer
seeress|Sibyl
selects|Picks out
selfish|I-minded?
semiformal|More than casual
semipros|Some part-timers
senates|Legislatures
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senorita|Mis overseas
sensors|Burglar alarm features
sepalled|Like a calyx
sequenced|In order
sequitur|Non ___: illogical conclusion
serapes|Tampico throws
serenade|Lover's song
serenata|Secular cantata
serpents|Treacherous types
service|Car dealer department
sesames|Bagel flavorings
session|Legislative series
sestina|6-stanza verse form
setback|Reversal
settees|Furniture store purchases
settees|Living room pieces
settees|Upholstered pieces
sextets|Hockey teams, e.g.
shakeout|Elimination of the weak link
shamble|Shuffle
shanked|Mishit in a way, as a golf ball
sharper|Not as vague
sheared|Clipped, as wool
sheaves|Wheat bundles
sheikdom|Arab chief's realm
shelter|Tax ___
shiatsu|Japanese massage
shields|Swordmen's defenses
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shooter|Manhunt quarry
shortcut|Timesaver of a sort
showgirl|Vegas performer
shrewdness|Group of apes
shunted|Turned aside
shysters|Unscrupulous lawyers
siamese|Like the king in "The King and I"
sibling|Kin
sickest|Least well
sidebar|Short news story
sideboard|Buffet
sideshow|Circus feature
siestas|Snoozes under sombreros
silence|Librarian's request
silences|Muzzles
sinewed|Powerful
singsong|Monotonous tone
sinkers|Low pitches
sinuses|Cold victims?
siphoned|Skimmed
skeleton|Framework
skirmish|Fray
skycaps|Baggage handlers
skylight|It lets the sunshine in
skyscraper|It has many stories
skyward|Up
slammers|Calabooses
slanders|Vilifies
slaters|Some roofers
slathers|Applies thickly
slavered|Drooled
sledded|Traveled on snow
sledges|Heavy hammers
sleepier|More inclined to drop off
sleuths|Detectives
slippery|Elusive
slurred|Not enunciated
slyness|Foxy trait
smaller|More compact
smartened|Got wise, with "up"
smashed|Shattered
smashes|Tennis shots
smearers|Mudslingers
smelter|Ore refinery
smokable|Like cigars
smokiest|Most poorly ventilated, as a pool hall
smoochy|Lovey-dovey
snakepit|Chaotic place
sneaker|Gym bag item
sneered|Showed contempt
sneerer|Silents villain, often
snippet|Brief passage
snooker|Pool game with 21 balls
snooped|Nosed (around)
snorkel|It may be used with fins
snowfall|Landscape whitener
snuggles|Get affectionate (with)
soberest|Least loaded
software|Some CD contents
solderer|Worker with an iron
solidly|Unanimously
someone|___ to Watch Over Me
sonatas|Beethoven's "Appassionata" et al.
sonatas|Musical compositions
songfest|Hootenanny
soppier|More drenched
sorrowed|Had a heavy heart
sostenuto|Prolonged, in music
soubrette|Flirtatious maid, in French drama
sourness|Ill humor
souther|Guitarist J.D.
spackle|Patch plaster
sparerib|Chinese restaurant appetizer
sparerib|Piece of pork
sparing|Merciful
sparser|Less crowded
sparsity|Meagerness
spartan|Ancient Greek
spatter|Spot with drops
speakeasies|Prohibition fixtures
spearheads|Leads, as a movement
spearmint|Gum flavoring
special|Daily menu offering
special|It's not on the regular menu
speckled|Spotted
spenders|Bread distributors?
spheres|Realms
spheroid|Egg, for instance
spiders|Web masters
spinner|Disc jockey, in slang
spirited|Lively
spoofed|Mocked
spoofed|Parodied
spoonbill|Wading bird
sporadic|Off and on
sportscast|Warner Wolf specialty
sprayer|Atomizer
spreads|Oleos
spreadsheet|Multicolumn schedule
springboard|Starting point
sprints|Meet events
spryest|Most agile
spurner|Scornful one
squeegees|Service station accessories
stained|Discolored
stained|Spotted
stalemates|Deadlocks
stalest|Most overused
stalwart|Valiant
stamina|Staying power
standard|Usual
standoffishness|Aloof behavior
stannic|Containing tin
started|Kicked off
stashed|Hidden
stateroom|Accommodation at sea
stature|Degree of development
steadier|More reliable
stealth|Cat burglar's quality
steamed|Hot under the collar
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamship|Titanic, notably
steepest|Most inclined
steeple|Church feature
steeple|Skyline feature
steered|Drove
stellar|Top-notch
stencils|Sign-making aids
stencils|Sign-making aids
steppes|Treeless plains
stereos|Speakers' locales
sterile|Barren
sternest|Most unyielding
sternly|In a tough way
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Body builder?
stetson|Broad-brimmed hat
stetsons|Broad-brimmed hats
steward|Shipboard waiter
stiffest|Most severe, as a penalty
stiletto|Kind of heel
stilted|Pompous
stipend|Regular payment
stockbroker|Cher?
stodgier|More boring
stoical|Cool
stomachs|Stands
stonecrop|Mosslike wall-growing plant
stooges|Accomplices
stoolie|Singer?
stooped|Bent over
stopgap|Temporary
stopover|Break in a trip
storage|Computer memory
stowage|Loadmaster's responsibility
stowaway|Unexpected passenger
straddles|Sits on the fence
stratus|Low altitude cloud
strayed|Got off course
streaky|Like a sloppy paint job
streets|Concourses
stresses|Pressures
stressful|Causing anxiety
striate|Furrowed
strident|Grating
strokes|Golfer's count
stronger|More powerful
strudel|German pastry
strumpet|Floozy
student|Test taker, usually
stygian|Like Charon's world
stylebooks|Editors' bibles
stylish|In vogue
stymied|Blocked
stymies|Confounds
stymies|Frustrates
styptic|Kind of first-aid pencil
suborns|Induces perjury
substation|Post office branch, perhaps
sukiyaki|Japanese entree
sunbathing|Soaking up some rays
sunblock|Protective covering
sundaes|Ice cream treats
sunrise|Dawn follower
suntans|Beachgoer's goal, maybe
supersonic|Like the Concorde
surcease|Discontinue
surmise|Conjecture
surpass|Go beyond
surreal|Dreamlike
swatted|Hit, as flies
swaying|Unsteady
sweepstakes|Lottery
sweetheart|Darling
sweetie|Honey
swindle|Con
swindlers|Con artists
swinish|Piglike
swordfish|Swimmer with a long upper jaw
symmetry|Kaleidoscope image feature
synapses|Chromosome pairings
synergy|Collaboration
synergy|Cooperation
synergy|Cooperative action, as of muscles
systems|Methodologies
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailgate|Follow very closely, perhaps
talkback|Give some lip
tallyho|Fox hunter's cry
tamable|Like some lions
tamales|Steamed Mexican dish
tamales|Wrapped Mexican treats
tambura|Lutelike instrument of Asia
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tangelos|Hybrid citrus fruits
tanners|Leather workers
tansies|Daisies' kin
tantrum|Hissy fit
tapioca|Type of pudding
tarries|Delays
tartare|Steak ___
tattooed|Covered with "body art"
teacake|Scone, e.g.
teacher|Guru
teacher|School figure
teapots|Pekoe pourers
teapots|Vessels on carts
teardown|Demolish
teardown|Raze
teardrops|Signs of sorrow
tearing|Pulling apart
tearjerker|Sad movie
tearjerker|Sad movie
tearoom|Conventry cafe
tearoom|Elegant refreshment shop
teasers|Sales lures
teaspoon|Chef's measure
teddies|Sexy nightgowns
teenage|Like most high schoolers
teeniest|Most minuscule
teetered|Walked uncertainly
teetered|Wobbled
telegram|Early electric message
teletype|Old communication system
telexed|Sent electronically, in a way
telltale|Revealing
temporal|Transitory
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tenants|Building group, maybe
tepidities|Lukewarm conditions
termagant|SHREW
terrain|Lay of the land
terrains|They're rocky in mountains
terrapin|Freshwater turtle
terrene|Of the earth
terrorize|Intimidate to the max
tessera|Mosaic piece
testaments|Wills
theories|Hypotheses
therapy|Spa offering
therapy|Word after play or group
thieving|Stealing
thirsty|Parched
threesome|The Stooges, e.g.
thrones|High chairs?
thrones|Sovereigns' seats
throttle|Choke
thuggish|Gangsterlike
thuggish|Like a ruffian
thundered|Roared
ticklers|They'll make you laugh
tidbits|Choice items, as of gossip
tidings|News
tiebreaker|Tennis overtime
tillers|Field hands
timothy|Bottoms or Hutton
timpani|Kettledrums
timpani|Literally, "drums," in Italian
tinderbox|Potentially explosive region
tinfoil|It's a wrap
tintype|Photograph on metal
tintypes|Early photos
tipsiest|Unsteady to the max
titmice|Small songbirds
tobacco|Slow-burning leaf
toddling|Taking baby steps
tolerant|Permissive
tolerate|Put up with
tollhouse|Turnpike feature
toluene|Part of TNT
tonnage|Trucker's capacity
topnotch|Smashing
toreros|Bullfight VIPs
toreros|Bullfighters
tornado|Wizard of Oz transport
towpath|Canal-side trail
tragedy|Hamlet genre
trainee|New hire
trainload|Metroliner capacity, e.g.
traipse|Ambulate aimlessly
traipses|Wanders about
tramples|Stomps all over
trances|Hypnotized states
transact|Conduct, as business
transfer|Relocate
transmit|Send
transonic|Having Mach speed
trashes|Reduces to junk
traverse|Kind of curtain rod
travesty|Absurd distortion
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treatise|Written discourse
tremolo|Vibrating musical effect
tremolo|Vibrating tone
tressed|Braided
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Track support
trestles|Bridge supports
triangle|Lovers' problem
tribunal|Judicial agency
tributes|Some roasts
trident|Neptune feature
trident|Neptune's spear
trident|Wrigley's competitor
tripoli|Libya's capital
tritest|Most banal
trochoid|Rotating like a wheel
tropical|Describing a heat wave
trotters|Sulky racers
troupes|Acting companies
trundle|___ bed: sleeper on wheels
trustee|Company administrator
trustee|Part of a board
tsunami|Really big wave
tubbiest|Decidely roly-poly, to the max
tugboat|Harbor helper
tumbledown|Dilapidated
tumbledown|Ramshackle
tumbleweed|Desert roller
tunnels|Certain escape routes
turtledove|Darling
twenties|Roaring time?
twopenny|Of very little value
typists|Key employees?
ukulele|Hawaiian tunemaker
ukuleles|Island music makers
ultimate|Like some authorities
ultimate|Maximum
umbrage|Offense
umpteen|Indefinitely large number
uncurls|Straightens, as hair
undefeated|Like the 1972 Miami Dolphins
underlip|Chin region
underscored|Emphasized
unearth|Dig up
uneaten|Like leftovers
uneaten|Still on the plate
unfaded|Vivid
unheated|Like some summer cottages
uniting|Acting in concert
unkindness|Group of ravens
unkissed|Disappointed after a date, maybe
unleash|Let loose
unlevel|Slanted
unloved|Lacking affection
unluckily|Just my misfortune...
unpremeditated|Impromptu
unready|Not prepared
unsealed|Still open
untutored|In need of instruction
updated|Current
upraise|Lift
upscale|Not for the hoi polloi
upstairs|On the next level
urethane|Solvent compound
urgently|How ASAP
useless|Futile
vaccine|Shot contents
valence|SE France city
valentines|Sweethearts
vamooses|Lams, in oaters
ventilate|Air out
veranda|Porch
verbose|Wordy
verdant|Green
vesture|Flora, excluding trees, in law
vigilant|On watch
vinegar|Oil partner
vintner|Chateau owner
violate|Breach
violinist|Concertmaster, e.g.
virtuosos|Master musicians
volatile|Explosive
voracity|Extreme hunger
wagered|Bet
wallflowers|Shrinking violets, perhaps
wannabe|Ambitious type, informally
wanness|Lack of color
warbonnet|Militant headdress
wariest|Least trustful
warlike|Militant
warrens|Rabbit homes
washrags|Cleaning cloths
wasteful|Unfrugal
wasteland|Sahara
waterbed|Place to get rocked to sleep?
watermelon|Summer fruit
wattmeters|Power gauges
wearied|Wore out
weekenders|Certain overnight guests
weevils|Bolls' banes
welsher|Bookie's concern
wetlands|Protected area
whatnot|Other similar items
whetted|Stimulated
whipsnake|Long-tailed serpent
whistle|Be cheerful
whodunit|Mystery^WHODUNI
windchill|Weather factor
winesap|Autumn apple
wiseacre|Smart aleck
withstand|BEAR
worldly|Mundane
wrestle|Grapple
wriggle|Squirm
wriggle|Squirm
yardbirds|Cons in a pen
yearbook|High school memento
yearbook|Scholastic memento
yearend|Audit time
yelping|Kennel noises
yeshiva|Jewish school
yippies|Radical '60s group
yodeled|Sang like a goatherd
zaniest|Most off-the-wall
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abandons|Gives up
abashed|Disconcerted
abashed|Made ashamed
abashed|Red
abdicate|Resign a la Edward VIII
abeyance|Temporary suspension
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Shorten, as a reference
absentee|Missing person
absentee|One who's out
absentee|Type of landlord
absinth|Liqueur made with wormwood
absolve|Clear
abstains|Chooses not to choose
abstains|Stays out of it
abstruse|Esoteric
academia|Oxford setting
academic|Campus figure
accident|Insured event
acclaims|Welcomes with cheering
accordion|Lawrence Welk's instrument
accords|Reconciliations
account|Charge ___
accrete|Adhere (to)
accusal|Bit of finger-pointing
accusal|Charge
acetate|Plastic overlay material
acquires|Comes into
acreage|Extent of land
acreage|Good bit of land
acronym|NASCAR or NASDAQ
acronym|NATO, e.g.
acropolis|Athens attraction, with "the"
actress|Field or Stone
actress|Starlet, e.g.
actress|Woman on stage
adamant|Inflexible
address|Speech
adherent|Follower
adherer|Staunch supporter
adhesive|Sticky
adjourn|Suspend until later, as a meeting
admirals|Fleet leaders
admonish|Scold
adopted|Voted to accept
adoptee|Annie, for one
adoptive|Like some parents
adoring|Goo-goo-eyed
adorner|Ornament handler, say
adulate|Fawn over
adulators|Fans
adverbs|Now and then
adverse|Antagonistic
adverse|Unfavorable
aerators|Soda makers
aerobic|Kind of exercise
aerobic|Like jogging or rowing
aerosol|Spray can emission
afeared|Apprehensive, in dialect
against|Con
against|Not for
ageless|Dick Clark, seemingly
agelong|Lasting quite a while
agendas|Chairs' lists
agility|Athleticism
agitate|Perturb
agitate|Stir up
agitates|Stirs up
agitator|Rabble-rouser
airdates|Miniseries promo information
airless|Stuffy
airstrike|Bombing attack
airways|Mouth-to-lungs passages
alarmed|Apprehensive
albinos|White elephants, e.g.
alchemy|Middle Ages pseudoscience
alcohol|Teetotaler's taboo
alerted|Warned
algebra|High school subject
algebra|Math branch
alibied|Made excuses
alienate|Estrange
alienator|Family outcast, perhaps
alienor|Property conveyor, at law
aligned|Like pawns, at times
aliment|Food
allergic|Kind of reaction
allergy|Rash cause, often
alliance|Confederation
allover|Here, there and everywhere
alludes|Hints at, with "to"
almanac|Annual publication
almanac|Farmer's ___
almonds|Nougat nuts
almoner|Sussex social worker
altitude|Elevation
altitude|Flight instrument datum
alumnae|Barnard grads
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amassed|Gathered
amasses|Stockpiles
ambience|Atmosphere
ameliorate|Better
amiable|Genial
ammonia|Cleaning agent
amoebae|One-celled organisms
amongst|In the middle of
amorettos|Little cupids
amorous|Passionate
amplest|Most abundant
anagram|Rearrangement of a kind
analogy|Likeness
analysis|Psychotherapy technique
analysts|Shrinks, so to speak
ancestor|Family tree member
andiron|Log holder
anemone|Flowerlike marine creature
anemone|Showy flower
anemone|Windflower
animate|Bring to life
animatedly|With spirit
aniseed|Cordial flavoring source
anisette|Sweet cordial
antecede|Predate
antedates|Comes before
anteroom|Foyer
anteroom|Waiting area
antipode|Exact opposite
antirationalist|Reason as a source of knowledge opp.
antitank|Describing a bazooka
antitank|Like a bazooka
anymore|Nowadays
anymore|These days
apogees|Orbital points
apostle|Biblical disciple
apostle|Mark, e.g.
apostles|Biblical dozen
appease|Mollify
appetite|Craving
appoints|Names
apropos|Pertinent
arbiter|Settler?
archenemy|Nemesis
arguers|Debate team members
arguing|Presenting, as a case
armhole|Sleeve feature
armoire|Clothes closet
aromatic|Like peppermint oil, say
arousals|Wake-up calls
arranger|Bandleader, often
arrests|Takes into custody
arrivals|Airport sign
arrives|Gets in
arsenals|Where some magazines are issued
article|Constitution component
article|Time piece?
artwork|Museum display
ascents|Climbing conquests
ashamed|Humiliated
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashrams|Residences for gurus
ashtray|Many homes don't have one
asinine|Stupid
asinine|Witless
askance|Obliquely
asocial|Reclusive
asperity|Harshness of tone
asperse|Malign
asphalt|Raod crew's supply
assents|Concurs
asserts|Declares
asserts|Maintains
assignee|Heir, for example
assorted|Various, as chocolates
assorts|Arranges
assorts|Pigeonholes
assuming|If
assures|Guarantees
asterisk|[See below]
astutely|With shrewdness
atelier|Artist's workshop
atheists|Nonbelievers
athletes|Olympic contestants
athletics|Running, swimming, etc.
atlases|Map books
atomize|Reduce to a fine spray
attache|Case in court?
attache|Diplomatic officer
attacks|Lays into
attempt|Shot
attempt|Stab
attempt|Strive
attested|Certified
attired|Clad
attorney|Objector, at times
attorney|Suspect's request
attorneys|Court VIPs
attracts|Draws
auction|Place to do one's bidding
audibles|Gridiron ad-libs
auditor|Feared fed
auspices|Sponsorship
austere|Spartan
automated|Operating independently
automatic|Spontaneous
avarice|Cupidity
avenger|Mrs. Peel, for one
average|Ordinary
averred|Stated as fact
averted|Staved off
aviator|Barnstormer, maybe
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avocets|Long-legged shorebirds
backers|Angels, perhaps
bacteria|Antibiotic targets
bagpipes|Instrument with continuous sound
bakeries|Icing sites
baldfaced|Shameless
baldric|Decorated shoulder-to-hip belt
balking|Having second thoughts
ballads|Sinatra specialities
ballets|Sleeping Beauty and "Swan Lake"
ballpoints|Some pens
barbaric|Savage
barbers|Owners of clippers
bargain|Certain hunter's quest
baroque|Like Bach's music, e.g.
barroom|Saloon
batboys|Dugout figures
batsman|Cricket figure
bayonets|Weapons that need to be fixed?
beachcomber|Metal detector user, maybe
beaconed|Shone like a lighthouse
beagles|Snoopy and others
beanbag|Soft, pliable chair
bearers|Safari members
becomes|Looks well on
bedroll|Backpacking items
bedsheet|Basic Halloween costume
bedsore|Concern for one who's laid up
bedspring|Mattress support
beelike|Stinging?
begonia|Waxy-flowered plant
behests|Biddings
bellhop|Dolly pusher
benchmark|Standard of excellence
beretta|Pistol maker
bespeaks|Indicates
betroth|Arrange for the marriage of
bewailed|Mourned
bewitch|Charm
biathlon|Two-event event
bicycle|Tour-de-France racer
billets|Lodgings
birdbath|Warbler's watering hole
bittern|Marsh heron
blacktop|Road crew's material
blarney|NONSENSE
blinding|Dazzling
blithest|Most joyful
bloodstream|Where corpuscles flow
bloomed|Flourished
blowpipes|Air-concentrating tubes
blowtorch|Metalworking tool
bluecoat|Union supporter
bluegrass|Flatt and Scruggs' genre
boarish|Cruelly coarse
boilover|Release one's frustration
boleros|Lively dances
bombast|Pretentious speech
bonanza|First Western televised in color
boohoos|Blubbers
bootlegs|Punish Diamond?
boredom|Ennui
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
botanical|Containing plants
bottles|Represses, with "up"
bottles|Wine orders
bounden|Obligatory
bourgeons|Flourishes: Var.
boycotts|Refuses to buy from
bracket|Grouping
brassage|Money-coining cost
breakaway|1975 Garfunkel hit
breathed|Got some air
bricklayer|Building trades worker
briefer|More concise
brigade|Line with buckets
brinier|More salty
bristle|Brush component
broccoli|Vegetable often served with dip
brokerages|Trading places
bronchial|___ tube
bruises|Contusions
bubbliest|Most enthusiastic
buildups|Military troop increases
burnable|Combustible
bushman|Australian Outback dweller
butterfly|Monarch, for one
cabaret|Nightclub
cabbage|Edible head
cabstand|Taxi locale
cachepot|Ornamental plant holder
caddies|Bagmen?
calendar|Date maker's need
calliope|Circus instrument
calliope|Circus instruments
caloric|Heat-related
calumny|Defamation
calypso|West Indies musical style
cameras|Paparazzi gear
campiest|Most theatrically playful
canceled|Called off
canister|Flour holder
cannoli|Ricotta-stuffed pastry
canopied|Like some beds
cantatas|Bach choral creations
canteens|Oater props
cantina|Punish Turner?
capitols|Government buildings
caprice|Whimsy
capstans|Rotating tape recorder parts
captures|Takes prisoner
carafes|Wine servings
cardinal|Papal appointment
caresses|Strokes
caribou|Reindeer relative
carless|Without wheels?
carpool|Commuter arrangement
carpool|Driving arrangement
carriers|Postal workers
cartels|Coalitions
cassava|Tapioca source
castled|Made a chess move
castled|Made a chess move
castles|Makes a chess move
castoff|Throw away
cataract|Waterfall
catfish|Whiskered swimmers
catspaw|Stooge
cavalryman|Little Bighorn fighter
cavorts|Has a grand old time
cavorts|Makes merry
ceasefire|Truce
ceasing|Discontinuing
celestas|Keyboard instruments
celestas|Keyboard instruments
cellular|Kind of phone
centavos|Portuguese pennies
centers|Speciality stores
ceramics|Pottery
cetacean|Whale or dolphin
chairperson|Committee head
chalice|Drinking cup
chalice|Mass cup
changes|Modifies
channel|Buoy site
chaperon|Prom watchdog
chapter|Book division
charade|Blatant deception
charade|Blatant pretense
charade|Pretentious deception
charier|More wary
chasers|Cops, at times
chasing|Going after
checkoff|Put a tick mark next to
cheesecake|Playboy photos, e.g.
chested|Barrel attachment?
chignons|Ribboned hair styles
chilidog|Spicy frank
chitchat|Small talk
chitchat|Yak
choices|Alternatives
choleric|Wrathful
chopstick|You can't eat with just one
chorales|Bach hymn arrangements
chortle|Laugh gleefully
chortle|Satisfied laugh
chowchow|Chinese hunting dog
chowder|Clam soup
chuckles|Low laughs
citadels|Strongholds
citrine|Yellow quartz
clansman|Highland family member
clasped|Held firmly
classic|Gone With the Wind, e.g.
clattered|Made a racket
clauses|End of the suggestion
claybank|Adobe source
cleaver|Butcher's tool
climate|Air condition?
climate|Mood
clinches|Assures, as victory
clipped|Shortened
clodhopper|Bumpkin
closeted|Shut in
clunkers|Rattletraps
clutter|Jumble
coalbin|Fuel storage vessel
coanchors|Huntley and Brinkley, e.g.
coattail|Blazer part
cockamamie|Way out
cocktail|Roy Rogers or Shirley Temple
coconut|Pina colada flavoring
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
codicil|Will change
cohesion|Unity
collage|Artistic hodgepodge
collapse|Give out
collects|Passes the hat
colleen|Actress Dewhurst
collier|Certain mineworker
cologne|Scented lotion
colossi|Behemoths
commands|Rules
commonsense|Thomas Paine pamphlet
compendia|Short summaries
compensate|Pay
conceit|Egotism
concept|Idea
conclave|Private meeting
concrete|Sidewalk material
condoles|Expresses sympathy
confidant|Intimate friend
congeal|Solidify
conservative|OLD-FASHIONED
console|Give comfort to
console|Television purchase
contessa|The Barefoot ___: 1954 film
control|Manage
convert|New member, maybe
coopers|Barrel makers
copiers|Office buys
cordite|Slow-burning explosive
cordoba|Matador Manolete's birthplace
corking|Stopping, in a way
cornbread|Biscuit alternative, in Dixie
corners|Street sign sites
cornets|Trumpet relatives
cornfed|Like some pigs
coroner|Inquest official
coroners|Inquest heads
correct|Fix
corsage|Prom accessory
costlier|More dear
coterie|Exclusive group
cottons|Soft fabrics
couriers|Message bearers
courtyards|Enclosed patios
coverup|Try to keep quiet
coverups|Obstacles to investigations
cranium|Noodle holder?
crappie|Small sunfish
crawdad|Lobster relative
creepers|Ivy and others
crewcut|Simple hair style
criminal|Perpetrator
critics|Political foes, often
critter|Animal
croaked|Rasped
crochet|Make an afghan, perhaps
crowbar|Prying aid
cruller|Donut shop buy
cubicles|Office partitions
cummerbund|Formal accessory number 1
curable|Responsive to treatment
curmudgeon|Cantankerous type
curtails|Cuts short
customer|One who's always right?
cuticle|Manicurist's concern
dabbles|Is casually involved
dairies|Milk makers
daisies|Pre-Brownie girl scouts
daisies|Yellow-disked flowers
daredevil|Madcap
daresay|Assume
darlings|Honeys
darning|Sewing up
darting|Scooting
dateline|It begins many a story
dauphin|King's eldest, in old France
davenport|Sofa
dawdled|Frittered (away)
daycare|Working mom's aid
daydream|Boredom consequence, maybe
dayroom|Recreation locale
daystar|Sun
deadpan|Expressionless
debased|Made to feel insignificant
debates|Political confrontations
debutant|First-timer
decadent|Self-indulgent
defended|Made a case for
defined|Explained
defunct|Not in use
deluded|Misled
deluders|Con artists
demander|Claimant
demitasse|After-dinner drink
demoted|Reduced in rank
deniable|Like some charges
denoted|Indicated
denouement|Dramatic resolution
density|Population statistic
denture|Bridge, perhaps
deodorize|Freshen
deplanes|Opposite of boards
derange|Drive crazy
deserter|Runaway
deserts|Abandons
deserves|Is entitled to
desperado|1995 Antonio Banderas film
despises|Scorns
despoil|Loot
dessert|Last course
destiny|It's unavoidable
detente|Easing of inter-country tension
detente|Peace talks objective
devilish|Diabolical
devotion|Deep dedication
devours|Destroys
dewdrop|Bit of dawn moisture
dewdrop|Morning glistener
dialing|Calling, in a passe way
diapason|Full-toned organ stop
diapers|Nursery needs
diapers|They're changed often
dictums|Orders
diehards|Bitterenders
dieters|They're happy to lose
differed|Varied
dimples|Smile enhancers
dingbat|Punish Masterson?
dingbats|Rattlebrains
diorama|Museum exhibit
dioramas|Historical miniatures
directs|Shows
direful|Terrible
disables|Defuses, as a bomb
disavowed|Repudiated
discern|Tell the difference
discreet|Circumspect
discretion|Judgment
disguises|Covers up
dismiss|Let go
disowning|Repudiating
dispose|Get rid (of)
dissect|Analyze
distance|Space between two points
ditches|Gets rid of
diverge|Branch off
dividend|Form 1040, Schedule B item
docents|Museum guides
doctrine|Precept
dogeared|Eschewed a bookmark
doggone|Dad-blasted
domineer|Tyrannize
dominos|Masquerade items
donnish|Pedantic
donnybrook|Brawl
doodads|Gismos
doorsill|Threshold
doozies|Humdingers
dormant|Like Fuji
dormouse|Fictional tea party attendee
downfall|Waterloo
downplayed|Minimized
downtime|Unproductive period
downturn|Decrease
doyenne|Senior member
dragons|Fire-breathing beasts
dragoon|16th century cavalryman
dragster|Swift vehicle
drained|Exhausted
dredges|Digs up some dirt
dresses|Woman's closetful
drifter|Itinerant
drolleries|Whimsical remarks
dromedary|One-humped camel
dryness|Thirst
dubonnet|Aperitif wine
duchess|Royal title
duckpin|Bowler's target
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eardrop|One of a pendant pair
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earflap|Hat attachment
earliest|First
earmuffs|Cold weather protectors
earners|Breadwinners
earnest|Sincere
earning|Working for one's pay
earthly|Terrestrial
echelons|Levels of command
eclipse|Overshadow
eclogue|Pastoral poem
economic|Kind of cycle
ecstasies|Raptures
ecstasy|Swooning state
edified|Inspired
edified|Uplifted
edifies|Lifts
editorials|Opinion pieces
editors|Money changers?
educate|Teach
eelgrass|Tidewater plant used in packing glass
effaces|Obliterates
effected|Brought about
effendi|Literally, Turkish for "master"
eggshell|Off-white
egocentricities|Swellheaded traits
egoists|Ones with I-strain?
egoists|Self-centered types
egotists|Swellheads
elapses|Passes
elastic|It gives a little
elbowed|Nudged in the side
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
elective|Optional course
elegized|Mourned in verse
elements|Basics
elision|What "o'er" is an example of
elitist|Snoot
elliptic|Egg-shaped
elongate|Stretch out
elusive|Slippery
embassy|Attache's milieu
embassy|Diplomatic office
embassy|Political asylum site
embraced|Accepted willingly
embroider|Do needlework
emended|Made right
emerald|Beryl variety
emerita|Professor ___
emeriti|Honored faculty retirees
emigrant|Border crosser, perhaps
emigrated|Went from one country to another
emigres|Political fugitives
eminence|High standing
emirate|Dubai or Ajman
emirates|Some Gulf States
empales|Spears: Var.
emperor|Hirohito, e.g.
emperor|Supreme ruler
emporia|Trading places
empower|Authorize
empties|Refuse at a picnic
emulate|Copy
emulate|Strive to equal
emulate|Try to be like
emulates|Copies
enamels|Crown coverings
enchants|Casts a spell on
enclose|Hem in
encores|Extra numbers
endgames|Chess conclusions
endorsed|Backed, as a candidate
endpoint|Ultimate goal
endurance|Stamina
endures|Puts up with
enforce|Administer,as laws
enforcers|Gangland disciplinarians
enforces|Administers, as laws
engender|Bring about
engineered|Designed
engineered|Orchestrated
english|Kind of muffin
engrave|Write on a ring
enhance|Add dash to
enhance|Intensify
enhance|Magnify
enlaced|Intertwined
enlistee|Volunteer
enlistments|Recruiter's goals
enlists|Secures
enplane|Board a Boeing, say
enrolls|Signs up
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
entailed|Involved
entailer|Involver
entente|Accord
entente|Diplomatic goal
entente|Political agreement
ententes|Alliances
entered|Put in a log
enticer|Temptress
entitle|Authorize
entreat|Beseech
entreaty|Pressing plea
entrechat|Ballet jump
enwound|Coiled about
enzymes|Catalytic proteins
epically|In an impressively great way
epidemic|Spreading out of control
epiglottis|Larynx protector
epilate|Remove hair from
epilogs|Novel endings, sometimes
episcopal|Anglican, in America
episode|Serial segment
episodic|Loosely connected
eradicate|Stamp out
erasers|They're opposite points
erasure|Sign of a slip
erasures|Mistake indicators
erasures|Some corrections
erector|Kind of set
erectors|Assemblymen?
eremite|Religious recluse
erotica|Oft-censored works
errands|They may be run at lunchtime
errantly|With daring
escalator|Mall feature
escaper|Houdini, for one
escheat|Reversion of property to the state
eschews|Shuns
espionage|Bond's work
espousal|Advocacy
espouse|Support
espresso|Joltin' joe?
espresso|Starbucks choice
espresso|Starbucks order
esquire|Legal title
essence|Quiddity
essences|Perfumes
estates|Big properties
estates|Extensive spreads
esteems|Holds highly
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Respects
estimate|Ballpark figure
estimate|Rough figure
estrange|Alienate
estranged|Separated
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
eternal|Timeless
ethical|Square
etiolates|Deprives of color and strength
evaders|Elusive types
evasive|Slippery
evening|Remains of the day?
eventuate|Come to pass
evergreens|Laurels, e.g.
everyway|From all angles
evictee|Dispossessed one
evilness|Corruption
evinces|Makes manifest
exemplars|Models
exertion|Work
exhorts|Advises earnestly
existent|Already there
external|Outer
extract|Draw out skillfully
extraction|Lineage
extrudes|Thrusts out
eyelets|Places for laces
eyeliner|It may come from a pencil
eyeopener|Revelation
eyespots|Peacock features
faddist|Beanie Baby collector, e.g.
fallout|Nuclear blast consequence
fandango|Dance with castanets
fantail|___ shrimp
faradays|Electrolysis units
farrago|Hodgepodge
fashions|Karan creations
feathers|Models of lightness
feinting|Making a false move
fighter|Combatant
finagle|Achieve by trickery
finishes|Lacquers, e.g.
firebugs|Punish Moran?
firefighter|Hook and ladder rider
flashback|Dramatic film technique
flashcard|Vocabulary study aid
flaunted|Showed off
floodlit|Like ballparks during night games
florence|Capital of Tuscany
flotilla|Naval unit
flotsam|Odds and ends
flutist|Orchestra member
flyweight|Lightest boxer
focused|Concentrated
foghorns|Nautical warnings
foliage|Fall display
folksong|Spiritual, perhaps
foofaraw|Ado
footfault|Tennis infraction
footlocker|Trunk
forayer|Marauder
forbear|Renounce
forested|Planted trees on
foretold|Divined
formica|Tabletop plastic
formula|Scientific principle
formulas|Baby bottle beverages
forward|Wisconsin's motto
freeload|Bum
freewheel|Act the gadabout
freewill|Libertarian's belief
fricassee|Chicken dish cooked in its own stock
gadabouts|Pleasure-seeking travelers
gainsay|Deny
gaiters|Instep coverings
galilee|Biblical miracle site
galleass|Venetian warship
galleria|Shopper's destination
gamester|Vegas visitor
gangster|Hood
gannets|Fish-eating birds
garcons|Cafe employees
gardenia|White-flowered shrub
garroted|Strangled
gaslight|Angela Lansbury's movie debut
gasoline|It's burned on the road
gearing|Supplying
geishas|Japanese escorts
genders|Sexual identities
genetic|Kind of map or code
gentler|More kind
gentles|Pacifies
germans|Bach and Beethoven, by birth
gestate|Carry until delivery
ghettos|Inner city areas
gimmick|Bit of ingenuity
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
glitches|Malfunctions
glosses|Superficial shines
goalpost|Upright
godlike|Divine
godsend|Timely benefit
godsend|Unexpected blessing
goriest|Most disagreeable, as details
gossips|Whisperers, at times
gradient|Rate of inclination
granary|Silo
granary|Wheat storehouse
grandma|Epithet for Moses
grandma|Moses' title?
grapevine|Rumor conduit
grenades|They're launched in wars
gridiron|Buccaneers' milieu
grimiest|Most dirt-covered
grinder|Tool sharpening device
grippers|Pliers, e.g.
grudges|Unsettled scores
guesstimate|Ballpark figure
gumtree|Kookaburra's roost, in a kid's song
gurneys|Hospital transports
habitat|Natural environment
hairpin|Bun holder
hairstylist|One doing dos
halftrack|Vehicle with rear caterpillar treads
halibut|Food flatfish
halides|Photo lab compounds
hallway|Entrance area
hamburger|Cookout staple
hamster|Pet store purchase
handcar|Track inspector's transport
handmade|Like Steuben glass
handover|Give up control of
handset|Typical phone unit
hapless|Unlucky
hardcore|Avid
hardcore|Uncompromising
hardhat|Construction worker
harrying|Troublesome
harvest|Field gathering
hassles|Annoys
hastens|Makes tracks
hatched|Brooded
hawknose|Reason for cosmetic surgery, maybe
haywire|Crazy way to go?
headline|It's at the top of a column
headrest|Auto safety feature
headrest|Seat attachment
healing|Getting better
hearken|Listen, in literature
hearsay|Second-hand information
heartier|More vigorous
heavyweight|Boxing class
heeders|They listen
heehaws|Silly laughs
heelers|Political aides
heliports|Copter landing sites
helmets|Protective headgear
hereditary|In*
heritages|Patrimonies
heroines|Thelma and Louise, e.g.
hessian|Revolutionary War mercenary
hitchers|Thumbs-up types?
hitchhikes|Thumbs
hoarsen|Become raspy
hoarser|More throaty
holists|Dr. Bernie Siegel and others
holsters|Where to find .45s
homeport|Where a ship regularly sails from
homesteads|Family dwellings
honeydew|Melon with a green rind
honeydew|Winter melon
honeymoon|Kind of suite
horrors|I'm shocked!
horseplay|Shenanigans
hospital|Delivery room site
hostess|Party leader?
hostess|Restaurant employee
hotcake|Food in a stack
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
housetop|Roof
humored|Indulged
hussars|15th century Hungarian cavalrymen
hutches|Dining room pieces
iceboat|Winter transport
icicles|Roof projections
idealist|Visionary
idolatry|Blind reverence
idolatry|Devotion to a fault
ignores|Pays no mind
illegal|Not kosher
illusion|David Copperfield speciality
imagers|X-ray machines, e.g.
imagine|Dream up
imitate|Ape
imitation|Fake
impasse|Stalemate
imperial|Despotic
impetuous|Headlong
importance|Significance
imposing|Majestic
impulses|Instinctual urges
inamorata|Lover
inciter|Motivator
incline|Slope
increase|Mushroom, e.g.
indecency|Lack of propriety
indecent|Lewd
indignantly|One way to react to an insult
indisposed|Under the weather
inducted|Drafted
indurates|Hardens
inedible|Not fit for consumption
infidel|Unbeliever
inflames|Burning
ingenue|Naive heroine
inhumane|Cruel
initiate|Start
inmates|The Green Mile group
inmates|Joint tenants?
innocence|Clean hands, so to speak
innocent|Pure
innuendo|Derogatory implication
innuendo|Derogatory intimation
inphase|Synchronized
inquiry|Fact-finding pursuit
insights|Moments of clarity
insignia|Military rank indicator
insistent|Assertive
insists|Sticks ot one's guns
inspirit|Supportive way to be present
instance|Example
instead|As an alternative
instructs|Trains
insular|Detached
insulates|Winterizes, in a way
intakes|Absorbed amounts
intakes|What some engine valves regulate
integer|Non-fraction
intents|Aims
intercede|Mediate
interests|Grabs, so to speak
interfere|Quip, part 3
interior|Noncoastal
irksome|Exasperating
ironclad|Inflexible
ironies|Unexpected twists
ironsides|Old ___: historic warship
ironware|Pots and pans, e.g.
irrigated|Worked on dry land, maybe
irrigation|Crop-growing aid
islands|Martha's Vineyard, et al.
isolable|Like some parts of compounds
isolated|Quarantined
isolates|Quarantines
italianate|In the Roman style, e.g.
italics|Crooked type
iterant|Repetitive
jampacked|Filled to capacity
jellyfish|Wishy-washy sort
jezebels|Wicked women
jiujitsu|Karate kin
journal|Log
jughead|Pal of Archie
julienne|Cut into strips
kangaroo|Kind of court
katydid|Singing grasshopper
katydid|Large grasshopper
keelage|Merchant ship fee
kerchoo|It may precede a blessing
kerneled|Like corncobs
keyholes|Peeping places
keynote|Kind of speech or speaker
kindles|Ignites
kleenex|Sneezer's request
kneaded|Massaged
kneaded|Massaged
kneeled|Prepared for dubbing
kneeled|Showed respect, in a way
kneepads|Cap protectors?
knobbed|Lumpy
knuckleball|Fluttering baseball pitch
knucklehead|Fool
labeler|Mailroom machine
laconic|Using few words
lacteal|Milky
laddies|Boys in a burgh
lagoons|Pacific atoll features
lallygag|Goof off
laments|Shows sorrow
landlubber|Unseasoned sailor
landmark|Mount Rushmore, e.g.
landmass|Continent, e.g.
lapidary|Gem cutter
lapidary|Gem cutter
laptops|Some notebooks
largesse|Generosity of a kind
lassoed|Roped
lateness|Oversleeper's problem
lateral|Football strategy
lateral|Kind of pass
lateral|Sideways
lateral|___ thinking
lattices|Crisscross-patterned gates
laureate|Honored poet, e.g.
lavalieres|Jeweled pendants
lawless|Like looters
lawmaker|Congressman, for one
layered|Like lasagna, say
laziness|Sloth
leapfrogs|Jumps by taking turns
learned|Discovered
leather|Jacket material
leathery|Tough and flexible
leeward|West Indies' ___ Islands
legates|Papal representatives
legendary|Like King Arthur
leisure|Ease
lengthen|Extend
lenient|Easy
leonine|Like Simba
leonine|Lionlike
leotards|Dancers' garb
lessors|Landlords
letters|Alphabet components
letters|School athletic awards
leveled|Came clean
liberal|Broad-minded
lichens|Rock growths
lifeboat|Item in short supply on the Titanic
lifesavers|Firemen, at times
lignite|Soft coal
limbers|Warms (up)
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Summer cooler
limelight|Star's domain
linkups|Spacecraft connections
linseeds|Flax plants
lioness|Elsa or Nala
lissome|Agile
lithest|Most flexible
lithograph|Currier creation
loaders|Dock workers
locator|Private eye, at times
lockout|Labor dispute strategy
locusts|Swarming insects
lodestar|Guiding night light
logomachy|Dispute concerning words
longbow|Hundred Years' War weapon
longest|Most tedious
lookouts|Crow's-nest occupants
looters|Some rioters
lorises|Asiatic lemurs
lovelier|More delightful
lowdown|Information
lowlife|Uncouth type
lunette|Crescent-shaped figure
lyrical|Rhapsodic
macadam|Paving material
macaque|Endangered monkey
machismo|Tough-guy trait
maestros|Conductors
mahogany|Furniture wood
maidens|Damsels
maidens|Valkyries, e.g.
malaprop|Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs.
malarkey|Hogwash
manholes|Ground-level openings
manpower|Military asset
mantises|Little prayers?
mantras|Chanted words
marbles|Immies and steelies
marbling|Notable feature of higher meat grades
marchers|Protesters, often
mariner|Robinson Crusoe, e.g.
maroons|Strands
martinis|Bond orders
masterly|Artful
masterpiece|Gem
mastiffs|Large working dogs
meander|Amble
meanies|Nasty sorts
mechanic|Auto overhauler
medieval|Like knights, castles and such
meekest|Most timid
melanin|Albino's lack
members|They often hold cards
menorah|Hanukkah candelabrum
mercers|British textile dealers
mercers|Dry-goods merchants
meridian|Period of greatest prosperity
merinos|Spanish sheep
metalworker|SMITH
meteoric|Sudden and swift
milksop|Wuss
mimosas|Tropical trees
minaret|Mosque tower
minarets|Muezzins' towers
minicam|Small video recorder
minicars|Subcompacts
misgive|Be apprehensive
misname|Call a spade a heart?
misplace|Lose
misshape|Mar, in a way
misspent|Wasted, as youth
mistletoe|You may find it over a kisser
mitigates|Makes less severe
moccasin|Dangerous snake
moneyed|Rich
mongrel|Cross result
monotone|Hardly a good singing voice
moonscape|View from a LEM
morasses|Marshy lowlands
morosely|In a sulky fashion
mosaics|Byzantine treasures
moseyed|Sauntered
motorbus|Double-decker, for one
mudhole|Dirt road feature, perhaps
mulched|Covered with compost
mumbles|Is hard to follow, maybe
mumbles|Speaks indistinctly
musicals|Annie and "Fanny"
mustier|More stale
myriads|Great numbers
naively|Without guile
nautilus|Nemo's sub
neatest|Most orderly
nectars|Juices
needles|Pine tree droppings
neglects|Leaves undone
neighbors|John Belushi's last film
neonate|Two-week-old, e.g.
neophyte|Beginner
nerviest|Most forward
nesters|Birds, e.g.
nestler|Bird, at times
neutrons|Uncharged particles
newborn|Nursery denizen
newmown|Recently cut, as grass
newsroom|Cronkite's milieu
nextdoor|Like Kramer, vis-a-vis Seinfeld
nictate|Wink
nightclubber|Hot spot regular
nightlong|From dusk to dawn
nineties|Gay time
nitrates|Some fertilizers
noblemen|Counts and such
nodules|Small knots
nominee|Election hopeful
nonchalant|Cool
nonevents|Superficial happenings
nonsense|Jabberwocky
nonstop|Express
nosegay|Bouquet
notable|Famed
notepad|Jotting spot
notepad|Pool supply?
novelette|Billy Budd, e.g.
nowhere|Place to go fast?
nuances|Fine distinctions
nucleotide|DNA building block
numbered|Totaled
nunnery|Convent
nutcase|Screwball
oatmeal|Breakfast choice
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
oatmeals|Cereal choices
oboists|Some reed players
observe|Keep an eye on
observe|Watch
obsidian|Volcanic glass
obsolete|Out-of-date
oceanauts|Some divers
oceangoing|Like the Titanic, e.g.
oceanic|Vast
oddball|Weirdo
odorant|Smelly substance
odorous|Fragrant
offsets|Counterbalances
oleander|Dogbane family shrub
oleander|Ornamental shrub
olestra|Dietary fat substitute
omelets|Brunch fare
omicrons|Greek vowels
oneness|Solidarity
oneself|By ___: unaccompanied
onetime|Former
onetime|Previous
ongoing|Proceeding uninterrupted
onshore|Beached
onshore|Like some breezes
opalesces|Sparkles with color
opaline|Colorful
opaline|Milkily iridescent
operate|Work
opiated|Deadened
opossum|Marsupial known for pretending
opportune|Well-timed
opposed|Cast a veto
opposers|Antis
optical|Kind of illusion
opulent|Luxurious
orangeade|Fruity drink
orangeades|Tangy refreshers
oration|Stump delivery
oratorios|Handel bars?
oratorios|Mendelssohn's "Elijah' and others
orbiter|Planet or moon, e.g.
orbiter|Satellite, e.g.
orchard|Apple source
ordained|Like most ministers
orderers|Diners, at times
orderless|Chaotic
orderly|Hospital employee
ordinaries|Eateries serving everyone the same fare
oreganos|Italian herbs
orients|Accustoms
origami|Artwork done without cutting or pasting
original|Copy source
originate|Start
orisons|Prayers
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
ospreys|Fish hawks
osteoid|Bonelike
ostrich|Bird that lays the largest egg
ottoman|Footstool
outfall|Drain discharge area
outgrew|Got past
outpaces|Surpasses
outpost|Perimeter defense
outshone|Surpassed
outsides|Exteriors
outwore|Lasted longer than
ovation|One might stand for it
overall|By and large
overate|Put away too much
overawes|Really blows away
overbuild|Erect to success
overcome|We Shall ___
overdone|Cooked to long
overhead|Business expense category
overhead|Up in the air
overlap|Coincide partly with
override|Nullify
overshoe|Boot, for one
overtire|Exhaust
paellas|Spanish stews
pageboy|Curled-under hairstyle
pagodas|Temples with upward-curving roofs
paladin|Have Gun Will Travel hero
palette|Range of colors
palmetto|Tree with fan-shaped leaves
palmyra|City reputedly built by Solomon
panaceas|Cure-alls
panache|Verve
panamas|Hats made from tropical leaves
panatela|Long, slender cigar
panpipe|Shepherd's instrument
pantsuits|Woman exec's closetful
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paprika|Red-pepper product
paragon|Ideal
paranoia|McCarthyism phenomenon
parasite|Hanger-on
pardoner|Forgiving type
parentage|Family tree datum
parolee|Well-behaved convict, perhaps
parsnip|Carrotlike vegetable
partied|Painted the town red
parvenu|Awkward newcomer to success
passkeys|They open a lot of doors
passport|Airport request, perhaps
passport|Jet-setters's need
pastime|Hobby
patched|Repaired, in a way
patently|Unmistakably
patents|Inventor's holdings
patient|Unruffled
patrols|Keeps watch
pattered|Rambled on
payload|Income-producing cargo
peasant|Serf
peasant|Son of the soil
peasants|Field hands
peccadillo|Faux pas
pedestal|Place for an idol
pedestals|Places for idols
peephole|Security device
peeress|Noblewoman
peeress|Titles woman
pendulum|Grandfather clock feature
penknife|Whittler's tool
penpoint|Bic's writing end
penpoint|Ink spot
pension|Retiree's benefit
pentagonal|Five-sided
peptalk|Team motivator
perfidy|Disloyalty
perhaps|You never know
perkier|More cheerful
permian|Amphibian geologic period
persist|Keep at it
persists|Doesn't give up
pertest|Most impudent
perukes|Powdered wigs
perusers|Bookstore patrons
pesetas|Barcelona bread
petaled|Like flowers
petticoat|Frilly undergarment
pettiest|Most trivial
phantasm|Specter
phantom|Apparition
phobias|Persistent fears
phonetics|Speech subject
piaster|Egyptian bread?
picaroon|Vagabond
picketed|Protested, in a way
picture|Imagine
pictures|Visualizes
pierced|Like many bejeweled ears
pinhole|Tiny opening
pinnate|Feathery
pinochle|48-card game
pinstripe|Line on a suit
pipestem|Corncob section
pirated|Copied without permission
pirated|Robbed
pirated|Stolen at sea
pitapat|Beating sound
pitapat|Excited beating sound
piteous|Pathetic
pizzeria|Place to order pies
placard|Picketer's sign
placated|Appeased
planets|Revolvers?
planted|Did some gardening
plateaus|Flattens out
platinum|Record album status
platoons|Military units
pledged|Promised
pledged|Vowed
podiatry|Profession requiring good footwork?
poesies|Rhymed works
poetize|Emulate Frost
polemic|Controversial argument
polenta|Italian side dish
pooches|Dogs
popovers|Hollow-centered muffins
popsicle|Lickable treat
popsicles|Snacks on sticks
porgies|Fish related to snappers
porkpies|Felt hats
portage|Canoe trip job
portage|Canoer's activity
portaled|Having a gate
portico|White House feature
porticos|Places for rockers
portrayal|Characterization
positron|Basic particle
postwar|Like Reconstruction
potency|Strength
pothole|Road defect
potlatches|Norhtwestern ceremonial festivals
potluck|Whatever
potpies|Many TV dinners
potshot|Random criticism
precedes|Goes before
preedit|Do the first round of revisions
preener|Peacock, e.g.
pregame|Introductory, as a sports show
premier|First
premier|Lenin or Stalin
premise|Assumption
presages|Foreshadows
preserve|Uphold
presume|Take for granted
priggish|Straitlaced
primings|First coats
prisoner|Cell user
prithee|___, why so pale?: Suckling
procedures|Courses of action
process|Systematic approach
procure|Get
procures|Obtains
profiled|Outlined
proforma|Hypothetical, as financial statements
progeny|Descendant
promenader|Square dancer, at times
promise|I do is one
propjet|Turbine engine plane
prorate|Determine based on shares owned, say
prorate|Share fairly
prosaic|Ordinary
protons|Components of atoms
provisos|Ifs, ands, or buts
prowess|Superior ability
prudent|Discerning
psychic|Medium
pulsars|Radio wave emitters
pursues|Goes after
pussycat|Unthreatening sort
pussyfoot|Move cautiously
putdowns|Disparaging remarks
pyramid|Kind of scheme
quasars|Cosmic rarities
racetrack|Pimlico or Belmont
racketeer|Capone, for one
radiate|Exude
radical|Political extremist
ragingly|With anger
railcar|Track roller
railroad|The Trans-Siberian, for one
rainbow|It always appears opp. the sun
rainbow|Path to the gold, so they say
raindrops|Nimbus output
rainmaker|1956 Burt Lancaster film, with "The"
rampant|Out of control
rankles|Irritates continually
ransack|Plunder
rapport|Camaraderie
rarebit|Cheese dish
rarebit|Cheesy dish
rascals|Mischief-makers
rashest|Least prudent
raspier|More harsh
ratatat|Knocking sound
rattlesnake|Desert danger
raucous|Strident
readers|Basic schoolbooks
reagent|Iodic acid, e.g.
reamers|Juice collectors
rearers|Parents
reasons|Wherefores and whys
reassemble|Meet again
reassume|Take on again
rebates|Buying incentives
rebuttal|Debate period
recessions|Layoff causes
recharges|Battery boosts
recital|Pianist's concert, e.g.
rectory|Parsonage
reddens|Looks embarrassed
redeyes|Some night flights
reelers|Fishermen, at times
reentry|Return from space
referee|Clinch breaker
referee|Football official
referee|Mediate
referee|Ring leader?
refinery|Petroleum company
reflect|Deliberate
reframe|Say, "In other words..."
refresher|Review course
regarded|Considered
rehammer|Fix, as protruding nails
rehears|Tries again
rehearse|Practice
rehearse|Practice lines
relative|Not absolute
relaxes|Kicks back
released|Allowed to go
releases|Sentence enders?
relented|Gave in
relished|Really enjoyed
reminder|To-do list item, say
reminds|Uses a tickler file, say
reminisce|Chat at a reunion, perhaps
remnants|Cloth leftovers
remodeler|Building contractor, at times
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Contrition
remotes|Sources of program interruptions?
renewal|Resumption
renewal|Time keeping action?
renewed|Started over
reopened|Investigated anew, as a case
repartee|Comeback
repasts|Lunches and brunches
repeater|Incorrigible con
repelled|Fought off
reports|Committee output
repress|Hold back
reprieve|Pardon
reprisal|Eye-for-an-eye act
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
repulse|Beat back
request|Ask
require|Insist on
resales|Flea market transactions
reshape|Put one's imprint on, as policy
resident|Junk mail addressee
resigns|Quits
resisted|Didn't go along
resonant|Like a deep voice
resorts|Lake Tahoe and others
respect|Show courtesy to
restarts|Begins again
restate|Respond to "Come again?"
restated|Went over again
restrain|Hold back
retailer|Mall tenant
retailer|Storekeeper, e.g.
retails|Sells to consumers
retinues|Groups of personal attendants
retired|Hit the hay
retirees|Those at their leisure, usually
retorts|Quick answers
retract|Take back
retread|Low-cost tire
retreads|Some tires
revenue|Top line?
reverend|Clerical title
reverse|Turn around
revises|Alters
revokes|Annuls
reweave|Fix, as a basket
rewrite|Editor's request
rhythms|Beats
richness|Wealth
riddled|Peppered, as with buckshot
riddles|Posers
rifleman|Chuck Connors Western, with "The"
rigatoni|Pasta choice
rigatoni|Ribbed pasta
rigmarole|Elaborate procedure
ringside|Like expensive fight seats
ripcord|Chute attachment
riposte|Comeback
riskier|Not as safe
risotto|Ristorante dish
risotto|Ristorante offering
robbins|Dead Man Walking director Tim
rollout|Flatten, as dough
rolltop|Antique desk feature
rollway|Lumberjack's chute
romance|Danielle Steel's genre
romance|Steel genre
roofless|Like bleachers
rookery|Crows' home
rootlet|Small plant support
rosaries|Strings of prayer beads
roseate|Optimistic and then some
roseate|Promising
rosettes|Red ribbon arrangements
rosiest|Most optimistic
rotates|Takes turns
rotting|Going bad
rottweilers|Powerful pooches
rougher|Less gentle
roundup|Cattle gathering
routeman|Newspaper deliverer, e.g.
routine|Commonplace
routine|Ordinary
rowboat|Lake sight
rowboat|Vessel seen in early Monet works
runways|Landing strips
saddens|Depresses
saddles|Stable gear
safaris|Some vacation trips
sainted|Holy
saleable|Easy to peddle
saloons|Brewpubs
saltiest|Most coarse, as humor
saltine|Soup cracker
saltine|Tasty cracker
saluted|Tipped one's hat to
samisen|Japanese instrument
sandals|Some flip-flops
sandaracs|Trees yielding fragrant wood
sandbaggers|Ambushers
sandbar|Navigator's concern
sandbar|Sailor's hazard
sandman|Nightly visitor of folklore
sapphire|Blue birthstone
sapphire|Corundum gem
sardine|Fish in a can
sarongs|Island garments
sassier|Not as respectful
satiates|Gorges
satires|Animal Farm and others
satires|Some Voltaire works
satiric|Cutting
satisfy|Please
saucepans|Kitchen utensils
saunter|Stroll leisurely
sauterne|Semisweet white wine
scalene|Having three unequal sides
scallions|Peking duck ingredient
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian symbols
scatter|Spread out
schnook|Bonehead
scholar|Savant
schooling|Quip, part 2
schooners|Masted vessels
schtick|Comic's routine
scolded|Chewed out
sconces|Candle brackets
scoured|Searched everywhere
scowled|Frowned
scrapes|Predicaments
scrapes|Rubs the wrong way, maybe
screens|Does a personnel job
screwball|Flake
scrivener|Melville's Bartleby, e.g.
scrounge|Salvage
scupper|Nautical drain
seabirds|Ernes and gulls
sealant|Deck preserver
sealers|Gaskets, e.g.
seaplane|Pontooned flier
seaports|Landing areas
seaports|Shipping centers
seascape|Shore scene
seasons|Regular quartet
seatbelt|Flight attendant's prop
seawall|Breakwater
seaweed|Agar source
secants|Trigonometric ratios
secedes|Drops out formally
seceding|Leaving the country
secondhand|Not new
secondhand|Previously owned
seconds|Sale goods, perhaps
section|Subdivision
section|Ticket datum
sectors|Zones
sedates|Puts under
sedgier|More marshy
seedpod|Plant regeneration vessel
seeress|Clairvoyant
seesawing|Showing indecision
seesaws|Vacillates
seethes|Is agitated
seining|Under-ice fishing technique
seizure|Repossession
selfsame|Identical
sellout|Full house, at the theater
seltzer|Egg cream ingredient
semiabstraction|Jackson Pollock's "Bird," e.g.
semisoft|Like Gouda or muenster
senators|Washington bigwigs
senseless|Idiotic
sensors|Electric eyes, e.g.
sensory|Tactile, e.g.
sentinel|Watchtower guard
sentries|Guards
separator|Dairy apparatus
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Woo musically
serenest|Most composed
seriate|Arranged in rows
sermons|Pulpit presentations
serpents|Snakes
serrate|Like a bread knife
serrated|Like a saw
servant|Maid or butler
sessions|Jam durations?
settlers|Pilgrims
sexists|Some discriminators
shadows|Sunny-day phenomena
sharers|Generous types
sharpen|Make a point
sharpshooter|Annie Oakley, notably
sheaves|Bundles
sheaves|Harvest bundles
sheepskin|Diploma, informally
shiners|Results of some fights
shootout|Oater climax
shorten|Abridge
shortly|Soon
showstopper|Memory, in "Cats," e.g.
showstopper|W?
shrieks|Carnival sounds
shticks|Routines
shunted|Pushed aside
shunted|Redirected
shyness|Timidity
sidebar|Feature story supplement
sideline|Secondary pursuit
sidelines|Bench locale
signpost|Roadside aid
silences|Gags
silesia|Polish region along the Oder River
silicone|Water-repellent polymer
sillier|More inane
silvered|Like some mirrors
silvery|Like the moon in 1909 song
simoleon|Buck
simulcast|Concurrent program airing
sinister|Foreboding
sitarist|Ravi Shankar, e.g.
situate|Place
skeeter|Swamp pest, informally
skillet|Sizzling spot
skinflints|Scrooges
skylarks|Brown-speckled songbirds
skywriting|Outmoded advertising technique
slapdash|Haphazardly
slapstick|Keystone Kops' comedy, e.g.
sleeper|Dark horse
sleeted|Iced up the roads
sleetier|More wintry
slender|Slight
sliders|Pitcher's offering
slipcover|Furniture protector
slipcovers|They may be on your chairs
slipper|Prince's find, in a fairy tale
slipshod|Careless
slitted|Revealing, in a way
slowest|Query, part 4
slugfest|High-scoring game
sluggard|Lazy sort
smacker|Buck
smarter|More stylish
smashed|Shattered
smashup|Road clogger
smelled|Detected, as trouble
smiting|Hitting hard
smokier|More hazy
smoocher|Amorous one
snagged|Grabbed
sneakiest|Least trustworthy
snickered|Te-heed
snigger|Derisive laugh
snootier|More condescending
snoozes|Refreshing respites
snorted|Sounded like a horse
snowing|Flattering insincerely
snuffed|Put (out)
sobered|Got serious
soberer|Less tipsy
sobriety|Temperance
socials|Some teas
soilage|Leafy livestock feed
solecism|Ungrammatical usage
solvers|Columbo and others
somersault|Flip
somerset|Henry Beaufort's dukedom
sometime|Whenever
sonatas|Mozart works
sootier|Blacker
soprano|Sills, for one
sorcery|Spells, etc.
sourest|Most tart
souvenir|Keepsake
spacers|Separating devices
spaghetti|Pasta order
spangles|Decorative glitter
spaniel|Sporting dog
sparerib|Barbecued treat
sparkle|Glitter
spartan|Devoid of luxury
spatter|Stain with spots
spectra|Broad ranges of related ideas
speedread|Absorb quickly, in a way
spelled|Relieved
spheres|Fields
spheres|Realms
spiegel|Big name in catalogs
spindle|Turntable axis
spindled|Like a record turntable
spindles|Record holders
spinouts|Racing mishaps
spinster|Christie's Miss Marple, for one
spirals|Well-thrown football passes
spirits|Liquor
spiteful|Malicious
spitfire|WWII fighter
splendor|Magnificence
splints|Cast relatives
spokesman|Press secretary, e.g.
sponges|Freeloads
sportsmen|Hunters, e.g.
spotless|Squeaky clean
spotlights|Stage illuminators
spreads|Circulates
sprites|Fairies
sprouts|Salad ingredient
spumone|Ristorante dessert
spurned|Rejected disdainfully
sputter|Failing engine sound
stabile|Calder sheet metal projection
stackup|Make sense
staffer|Employee
stagger|Shock
stainer|Cabinetmaker, at times
stalled|Came to a standstill
stalwart|Firm
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Staying power
staples|Office Max rival
starboard|Right on the ocean
stargaze|Build castles in the air
staring|Unable to look away
starlet|Hollywood up-and-comer
starlit|Cloudless, in a way
starred|Took the lead
starship|Captain Kirk's Enterprise, e.g.
startup|Fledgling company
stashing|Hiding
stately|Dignified
stateroom|Cruise lodging unit
stateside|California, to Hawaiians
stateside|In continental America
station|Police place
stations|Boarding locales
stature|Level of achievement
statuses|Conditions
stealer|Crook
steamed|Like the milk in cappuccino
steamer|Seafood choice
steelie|Playing marble
steeple|Wren's topper?
steering|Guiding
steeves|Works the waterfront
stellar|Excellent
stellar|Outstanding
stenotype|Court reporter's device
stereos|Music store purchases
sterile|Germ-free
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Cortisone, e.g.
stetson|Texas topper
stevedore|Dockyard figure
stickle|Carp
stiffly|With resolution
stipend|Allowance
stitching|Cowboy boot decoration
stockade|Military prison
stogies|Five-cent cigars
stoicism|Zeno's philosophy
stomachs|Puts up with
stopgap|Makeshift
stopgap|Temporary substitute
stopper|Plug
storage|It may be cold
strands|Fibers
strands|Leaves high and dry
stratagem|Ploy
stratus|Low cloud type
strawhat|Sam Snead trademark
streaker|Certain prankster
stretcher|Piece of ambulance gear
streusel|Crumby topping
strewed|Scattered
strides|Progress
strikeout|K on a scorecard
strudel|German pastry
strudel|Rolled pastry
strutted|Walked pompously
stubbed|Put (out), as a cigarette
studies|Investigates carefully
styleless|Unfashionable
stylizes|Makes conventional
stymied|Confounded
stymieing|Baffling
styrofoam|Shipping carton filler
suasion|Lobbying, say
subordinate|Suggestion, part 3
subplots|Novel elements
subsoil|Near-the-surface earth layer
subtler|Less obvious
sulfuric|Like gunpowder
sunbeam|Heating ray
sunbonnet|Summer topper
sundowns|Oft-photographed times
sundress|Summer shift
sunnier|Not so gray
sunroofs|Sporty car features
suntanned|Bronze, in a way
superego|Freudian conscience
supermarket|Weekly shopping site
suppers|After-theater meals
surefire|Foolproof
surmise|Guess
surrender|Capitulate
suspenders|Formal accessory number 3
sustains|Suffers, as an injury
svelter|More gracefully slender
swashbuckle|Do some dueling
swatter|Cause of a fly's demise
sweeten|Make more attractive, as a deal
sweeten|Makes less bitter
sweetened|Increased in value
swerved|Avoided a pothole, perhaps
swollen|Puffed up
swooned|Passed out
sycamore|Buttonwood tree
syllabi|Course outlines
syllabus|Curriculum outline
synched|Coordinated, as watches
syndrome|Pattern of symptoms
synopsis|Compact summary
tabbies|Cats with brindled coats
taborets|Stools
tacitly|Without actually saying so
tactical|Adroitly planned
tactical|Kind of maneuver
taglines|Nike's "Just do it" and others
tailored|Made-to-order
tailpiece|Stringed instrument feature
talents|Abilities
talisman|Charm
tallest|Least believable
tallest|Most far-fetched
tallyhos|Stirs up the hounds
tamarin|South American marmoset
tanager|Scarlet bird
tangerine|Reddish orange
tanglers|Overgrown vines, e.g.
tantrums|Hissy fits
tapestry|Ornate wall hanging
tariffs|Duties
tarnish|Taint
tartans|Clan designs
tartare|Steak ___
tartest|Most acidic
tassels|Curtain danglers
tassels|Mortarboard danglers
tatamis|Japanese mats
tattler|Rat
tattletale|Unreliable kid
taxable|Not exempt
tchotchke|Trinket
teacart|Service station?
teaches|Instructs
teacups|Social service?
teamster|Hoffa underling
tearaway|Like some jerseys
tearooms|After-theater eateries
tearooms|Elegant eateries
teaspoons|Baker's measures
teenaged|Adolescent
teenaged|Like many an 'N Sync fan
teenager|Dawson's Creek extra
teeniest|Most Lilliputian
teetotals|Passes the bar?
telexed|Sent obsolescently
telexed|Sent, in a way
telltale|Revealing
telltales|Stretch the truth
tempest|Storm
tendril|Vine feature
tenners|Sawbucks
tensile|Stretchable
terrace|Luxury apartment feature
terrace|Outdoor dining spot
tersely|With brevity
testate|Having a will
testers|Lab personnel
tetrads|Foursomes
tetragon|Rectangle or square
textile|Woven cloth
theocrats|Divine kings
theologians|Abelard and Aquinas
theorem|Mathematical proposition
theorem|Mathematical proposition
theorem|Something to prove
thicket|Bunch of bushes
threadbare|Well-worn, as carpeting
threshers|Harvesting machines
thrives|Flourishes
throttle|Choke
tiebreaker|Set decider
tieless|Casually dressed, in a way
timeout|Game stopper
timesavers|Shortcuts, e.g.
timeworker|Hourly wage earner
timpani|Percussionist's set
tinderbox|Hot spot
tiniest|Most wee
tinware|Old kitchen supplies
tinware|Old pots and pans
titlist|Champion
toadied|Flattered fawningly
toastmistress|Banquet big shot
together|In one place
toilers|Hard workers
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
tonsils|Throat tissues
topcoat|Ulster, for one
topmast|Rigging support
topnotch|Bang-up
toreador|Kind of pants
toreros|Bullfighters
tornado|What a storm chaser chases
torpedo|Undersea weapon
torrent|Deluge
tortilla|Mexican food staple
tortoni|Rich ice cream
tortonis|Ristorante desserts
tosspot|Lush
toucans|Large-billed birds
tourism|Hawaii's largest industry
tourist|Camera carrier, maybe
tourists|Sightseers
touters|They give a lot of tips
townhouse|Posh Manhattan residence
tractable|Docile
traders|Dealers
traders|Wall Street workers
traffic|Query, part 5
trainee|Apprentice
trainman|Amtrak worker
trainman|Casey Jones, e.g.
transit|Passage
transmit|Convey
trapper|Mountain man
traumas|Psychological shocks
treacle|Unabashed sentimentality
treader|Walker
treadler|Pedal pusher
treadmill|Monotonous routine
treason|Crime against the state
treason|Dreyfus Affair crime
treason|Serious betrayal
treated|Picked up the tab
treehouse|Kid's hideout
treetop|Trunk terminus
tremors|Aftershocks
tremors|Earth movers
triassic|Early dinosaur period
tributes|Testimonials
tricycle|Tot's transport
trifler|Disrespectful sort
tristate|Like Greater New York
trollops|Hussies
trooper|Chaser, at times
trumpet|Proclaim
trustee|One on a board
tsarina|Russia's Alexandra, e.g.
tsarists|Followers of Nicholas I
tsetses|Flies over Africa
tubular|Like ziti
tumbleweed|Windblown vegetation
turmeric|Curry powder ingredient
turndown|Reject
turtleneck|Warm sweater
tweedle|Lure using music
tweeter|Woofer's opposite partner
twister|Storm chaser's quarry
twosome|Couple
typebar|Component of some printers
tyranny|Despotism
ugliest|Most revolting
ultimas|Final syllables
umpires|Home rulers?
unaware|Ignorant
unbends|Relaxes
unbolts|Opens, in a way
unburdens|Takes a load off
uncover|Turn up
underlie|Support
unearth|Discover
unearths|Discovers
unhinge|Disrupt
unicorn|Mythical equine
unitarian|Emerson, for one
unlettered|Ignorant
unmasks|Reveals
unmeant|Not intended
unnatural|Like a falsetto, e.g.
unnerve|Frighten
unopened|Still wrapped
unravels|Solves
unscrew|Loosen a fastening
unseats|Defeats, as an incumbent
unsnarls|Disentangles
untaxed|Exempt, in a way
untested|Like most orphan drugs
upgraded|Raised the quality of
uprooted|Torn from the ground
upstart|Sudden, suprising success
upstroke|Calligraphy technique
uptrend|Good market news
urbanite|City dweller
useless|Having no point
utopias|Shangri-las
utterance|Statement
uttermost|Remotest
validate|Make legal
variance|Discrepancy
varying|Fluctuating
vehicle|Car or truck
vendors|Stadium figures
vespers|Evening service
vestures|Robes
victuals|Food
vigorous|Energetic
vintner|Julio Gallo, e.g.
virtuoso|Accomplished musician
visceral|Like gut reactions
visuals|Charts, photos, etc.
volcano|It may be active
walruses|Tusked mammals
wannabe|Hopeful
wapitis|Elks
warlocks|Male witches
warmups|Pregame routines
warrants|Justifies
warship|Monitor or Merrimac
washing|Getting clean
watchdog|Guardian
watered|Maintained the lawn
waterski|Item of summer sports gear
wearier|More overworked
webfoot|Duck, for one
wellness|Good health
wetsuits|Diving gear
whatnot|More of the same
wheezing|Laborious breathing
whereto|Hack's question
whoppers|Tall tales
windbag|Hot air dispenser?
windlass|Bucket raiser
wirehair|Asta was one
wirehaired|Like some terriers
wireworks|Electrical supplier
wiseacre|Joker
woodbine|Virginia creeper, e.g.
wordage|Vocabulary
wristband|Watch strap
yammered|Whined
yippies|Jerry Rubin followers
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Ornamental shell
abalone|Seaweed eater
abandoned|Given up
abreacts|Conquers a trauma, in therapy
abscise|Cut off
abscond|Take the money and run
absences|Lacks
absorbs|Soaks up
academe|College life
academe|Dean's milieu
accedes|Gives consent
accents|Stress indicators
accesses|Security concerns
accredit|Certify, as a college
acetate|Overlay material
acetate|Protective film
acetate|Protective plastic
acetates|Film materials
acolyte|Devotee
aconite|Plant of the buttercup family
acoustic|Not electric, as a guitar
acoustics|Sound subject
acreage|Land amount
acrobat|Swinger?
actions|What's done
adamant|Unwilling to budge
adamant|Unyielding
adaptable|Pliant
adapted|Conformed
adeptly|With skill
adherents|Disciples
adonises|Hunks
adopted|Made one's own
adrenal|___ cortex
adsorbs|Condenses on a surface
advisers|Cabinet
aerates|Gases up
aerobic|Type of workout
affable|Warm
affixes|Tacks on
afflicts|Torments
aftmost|Farthest back
agendas|Meeting plans
agility|Acrobat's forte
agitate|Stir up
airhole|Ventilation source
airmail|Sender's option
airspeed|Flight number
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Dessert order
alamode|Dessert style
alarmed|Frightened
alcohol|Whiskey component
alfresco|Like some cafes
alfresco|Outdoor
alienate|Turn off totally
alienee|Property receiver
alimony|Ex claim
alliteration|Twice-Told Tales, literarily
allocate|Assign
allosaur|Jurassic carnivore
almanac|Handy reference
almanac|Regularly updated reference
alphabet|Certain soup contents
already|Previously
alterable|Subject for being taken in
altimeter|Aircraft device
amassed|Stockpiled
amassed|Stockpiled
amassing|Piling up
amazons|Mythical women warriors
ambient|Encompassing
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amiable|Friendly
ammonia|Common cleanser
amorally|In a nonvirtuous way
anaconda|Jungle crusher
analogue|Similar version
analyst|Market watcher
anarchist|Emma Goldman, for one
ancestry|Family ties
anchors|Main drags?
andante|Moderately slow
andante|Slow movement
anemone|Plant of the buttercup family
angelic|Like a sleeping newborn
angoras|Long-haried cats
angoras|Sweater wools
animals|Cracker shapes
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
aniseeds|Liqueur flavorings
annexed|Appended
annotate|Provide critical comments for text
anomaly|Deviation
another|That's ___ fine mess...
another|Baldwin's "___ Country"
antacid|Cajun dinner chaser, perhaps
antacid|Heartburn remedy
antagonize|Come between
antelope|Home on the Range critter
antenna|Ham's need
antibiotic|Bug fighter
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
antinuke|Certain protester
antipasti|Ristorante courses
antitrust|Like the Sherman Act
aperitif|Drink before dinner
aperitif|Wine, at times
apostle|James or John
apostles|Paul and Simon
appalls|Dismays
appears|Looks
appease|Calm
appease|Mollify
appease|Pacify
appellate|Having the power of review
appliances|Kitchen needs
appraise|Evaluate
apricot|Brandy flavoring
aquatic|Living in water
arbalest|Powerful medieval crossbow
arcadia|Santa Anita Racetrack city
archaic|More than old
arching|Curved
armlets|Commemorative bands
armrest|Auditorium seat feature
arpeggio|Bit of keyboard dazzle
arraign|Formally accuse
arrested|Busted, so to speak
arrestee|One in custody
arrests|Runs in
arrivers|They've landed
arsenic|Killer in a Kesselring play
arteriole|Blood vessel connected to a capillary
article|Document subsection
article|People feature
artificial|Mock
artiste|Theatrical pro
artistes|Entertainers
ascorbic|___ acid: vitamin C
aseptic|Germfree
asinine|Very foolish
asocial|Withdrawn
aspirated|Said "Ha!", e.g.
assailed|Went after
assayer|Gold rush VIP
assembly|General in charge of meetings?
assents|Acquiesces
assorts|Categorizes
assorts|Color-codes, e.g.
astonish|Stagger
astonished|Bug-eyed
atelier|Artist's studio
athlete|Olympics figure
atomist|Democritus, philosophically
atoners|Repentant sinners
attaboy|Parental words of praise
attache|Case in court?
attache|Diplomatic specialist
attacks|Lights into
attract|Draw
attract|What some sirens do
attribute|Good point
auditor|Accountant, at times
auditor|Reviewer of books
augments|Increases
aureate|Golden
austere|Spartan
austere|Unadorned
autocrat|Kaiser or czar
average|Not at all extraordinary
averred|Maintained
aviates|Does the Wright thing
aviatrix|Amelia Earhart, for one
avifauna|Bird life
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
avocations|Hobbies
avowers|Staunch advocates
aweather|Alee's opposite
awkward|Ungainly
baboonish|Brutelike
babysat|Made some pin money, perhaps
backpedal|Retreat
backpedal|Reverse directions
backseat|Spot to make out
badminton|Game with birds
baffler|Tough case
bagpipe|Droning reed
balance|Checkbook column
ballpark|Comiskey or Fenway
balsams|Some firs
bandanna|Oater accessory
bandstand|Watch accessory display site?
bankroll|Foot the bill for
bankrupt|Like a Chapter 11 filer
banshee|Irish folklore spirit
baptisms|Initiations
barbarian|Uncivilized
barkeep|Tavern owner
barometer|Meteorology tool
baronage|Nobles, collectively
barstool|Cheers fixture
barters|Exchanges
basaltic|Like block lava
baseman|Diamond figure
bastion|Stronghold
beaming|Cheerful
beanball|Pitch near the head
bearded|Like Santa or Colonel Sanders
beasties|Critters, affectionately
beatnik|Disillusioned '50s-'60s type
becalms|Deprives of wind
because|For the reason that
bedizen|Dress showily
bedpans|Hospital supplies
bedpost|Canopy support
bedpost|Spot for a nightcap
beefcake|Women's mag titillation
beehive|Abode that's all abuzz
beelines|They're not circuitous
behooving|Benefitting
bemoans|Laments
beneath|Inferior to
benumbs|Deadens
bequest|Will direction
beseech|Pray
bespeak|Indicate
betrayer|Traitor
betrays|Acts disloyally
billboard|Highway ad site
billings|Accountant's vacation spot?
bionics|The Six Million Dollar Man science
birches|Furniture trees
birdbrain|Noodlehead
birdseye|Frozen food pioneer
bizarre|Weird
blackjack|Casino card game
blarney|Flattery
blastoff|One follower?
bleaker|More gloomy
blemish|Spot
blender|Chopper, perhaps
blindside|Hit from behind, say
bloomer|19th century reformer Amelia
blossom|Flourish
blossom|What buds do
bluejeans|Duds for dudes
bluenose|Prig
blurred|Indistinct
bluster|Rodomontade
bobsleds|Lake Placid racers
bodings|Omens
bombshell|Serious surprise
bonanza|Windfall
bonfire|Big blaze
bonkers|Bananas
bonuses|Rewards on the job
boodles|Lots of loot
bootees|Covers for little dogs?
boredom|Cause of yawning
boroughs|Quintet in New York City
borrowed|Checked out of the library
bottles|Nursery needs
bowline|Sailor's knot
braiding|Uniform adornment
bravados|Feigned displays of courage
bridegroom|Union member?
briefcases|Weary judges give thanks for ___
brocade|Embossed fabric
broccoli|Cauliflower relative
broiled|Cooked, as a steak
bromide|Cliche
brooked|Tolerated
browbeat|Do some bullying
brushfire|Drought danger
buckeye|Big Ten footballer
bugbears|Persistent problems
bullhorn|High-powered megaphone
bullish|Upbeat, as a broker
bummers|Setbacks, slangily
bundled|Dressed warmly, with "up"
bursars|College officers
busbies|British guardsmen's hats
bushwhacker|Western baddie
cabanas|Changing places
cabbala|Jewsih mysticism: Var.
cabinetry|Kitchen workmanship
cadence|Metronome indication
cadence|Rhythm
caduceus|Hermes' staff, in Greek myth
cafeteria|High school dining area
cafeteria|Room with trays
cakewalk|Breeze
caldera|Volcanic crater
calorie|___ counting: dieting
candida|Shaw play
cannoli|Ricotta-stuffed pastry
cantatas|Choral works
canteen|Base eatery
canteen|Cowboy's water container
canticle|Song of praise
cantinas|Southwestern saloons
canvasback|Wild type
capsized|Turned over
capstan|Tape deck component
careers|Vocations
careers|Vocations
caretakers|They may handle estates
carload|Wagon full of kids, say
carpool|Gas-saving arrangement
carrottop|Redhead, slangily
carters|'70s first family
caseworker|Laborer making watch covers?
casinos|They have pits
castanet|Flamenco clicker
casters|Furniture wheels
castigates|Lambastes
catalpa|White-flowered tree
catamarans|Two-hulled vessels
caterer|Food processor?
cathedral|Notre Dame, for one
catnaps|Snoozes
caustic|Scathing
cavalry|Military force
ceasefire|Negotiations preceder, in some cases
ceasefire|Pre-peace talks demand
cedilla|Curaçao has one
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
cellist|Stringed-instrument player
cerebra|Brain areas
certain|Specified
cerulean|Sky blue
cesarean|Birthing decision
chainsaw|Feller in a forest
chances|Probabilities
chapeau|Le Havre hat
charade|Blatant pretense
charade|Obvious deceit
chasten|Discipline
cheapskates|Indigent goalies give thanks for ___
cheetah|Its top speed is about 70 mph
cheetahs|Fast cats
cherishes|Treasures
children|Quote, part 2
chisellers|Caterbury con artists
chowhounds|Big eaters
cinemas|Manchester movie houses
citadel|Fortress
citadel|Stronghold
clansmen|Highlanders
clarets|Dry reds
clarinet|Instrument that opens "Rhapsody in Blue"
clarion|Loud and clear, as a trumpet call
cleanse|Purify
clearly|Without doubt
climate|Prevailing conditions
climaxed|Reached the peak
clipper|Ship built for speed
clockwork|Precisely, after "like"
closure|Sense of psychological completeness
clubroom|Members' meeting area
coasters|Finish protectors
cockamamie|Crazy
coffeepot|Container at a klatch
coffers|Treasuries
coinage|Nickels and dimes
colleen|Irish lass
concerts|Stones' shows, e.g.
condemn|Denounce
condoled|Sympathized
confabs|Shoots the breeze
confuse|Nonplus
connote|Suggest
conspire|Plot
constitutional|Walk
contender|Prison guard?
contract|Written agreement
cookoff|Culinary contest final
coppers|Pennies
copycat|Imitative
corncob|Pipe type
cornpone|Dixie bread
cornrows|Braided hair style
coronas|Untapered cigars
coronate|Crown
coronations|Royal events
coronet|Noble headgear
corsage|Prom gift
cotters|Holding pins
cottonmouth|Water moccasin
counsels|Advises
country|Kind of club or music
country|Rural area
courtesies|Polite acts
couture|Designer clothes
covenant|Solemn agreement
cowhand|Ranch helper
crackpots|Oddballs
cranium|Mind site
crassly|In a boorish manner
creator|Inventive type
creoles|Many West Indians
crispier|Not as stale, as chips
crisply|In a sharp, clear manner
crisscross|What city streets do
critical|Decisive
crochet|Chainstitch, e.g.
crossroad|Decision point
crouton|Soup garnish
crusades|Vigorous defenses
crustiest|Most peevish
crustily|How a curmudgeon might speak
cuisine|Style of cooking
cumulus|Puffy cloud
curlers|They make waves in salons
custard|Creme brulee, for one
cutlers|Knife makers
cutoffs|Improvisational shorts
cutthroat|Ruthless
cyanide|Spy movie poison
cyclist|Tour de France competitor
dahlias|Plants with showy flowers
dairymen|Jersey owners, maybe
damasks|Woven fabrics
dampish|Like many cellars
daredevil|X Games athlete
darners|Sewers, at times
databank|Computer information unit
daylily|Garden bloomer
debacle|Total flop
debrief|Interview about a mission
decagon|Ten-sided figure
decipher|Solve
declare|State
decrease|Fall off
decreed|Ordered
decrier|Critic
deepened|Intensified
deerstalker|Holmes' hat
deflate|Let some air out of
defoliator|Jungle warfare weapon
deftest|Most adroit
defunct|No longer in use
deletes|Strikes
deletes|Strikes out
delivery|General in charge of mail?
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
deluding|Misleading
demesnes|Manor house estates
demolish|Obliterate
densely|In an overcrowded way
denting|Pushing in
denture|Bridge
departed|Left
departs|Exits
departs|Goes
departs|Takes off
depends|It all ___
deplore|Regret deeply
derange|Make nuts
descents|They may start at the top
deserts|They may be just
desired|Had a yen for
desists|Refrains
desists|Stops
desktop|Kind of publishing
despair|Give up hope
despairs|Loses hope
despoil|Plunder
dessert|Mousse, maybe
destine|Intend
destines|Preordains
detects|Sniffs out
detente|Peace negotiator's goal
determine|SETTLE (1954)
detoured|Went around
devalue|Cheapen
developer|Photo lab chemical
dialect|Cajun, for one
diarists|Pepys and Nin
diesels|Some Volkswagen Rabbits
dietetic|Lo-cal, e.g.
digests|Literary summaries
dinosaur|Mesozoic beast
diocese|Ecclesiastical jurisdiction
diorama|Historical display
dioxide|Carbon ___
direful|Grim
disarrays|Confusions
disaster|Flood, say
discombobulated|Mixed up
discredits|Besmirches
discreet|Prudent
disease|Malady
dispense|Hand out
disprove|Invalidate
disrobe|Strip
dissented|Felt differently
distill|Purify, perhaps
disuses|Stops working with
diverge|Fork
divined|Prophesied
dizzies|Confuses
dogberry|Much Ado About Nothing constable
doggone|Confounded
dogwatch|Late shift, informally
donates|Presents
doodads|Knickknacks
doodads|Thingamajigs
doodads|Thingies
doorsteps|Entrance features
doorstops|Slam preventers
doorway|Portal
dotting|Finishing some letters?
doubloons|Old gold
downpour|Deluge
downtime|It may follow a crash
dragnet|Friday series
dragstrip|Runway, at times
dresser|Chest of drawers
dresses|Woman's wear
dropout|Quit
dropping|In free fall
drugged|Under
dumbwaiter|Inept eatery server?
dynamic|Full of energy
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
dynasts|Tudors, e.g.
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earache|Swimmer's malady
earaches|Divers' woes
eardrums|They're found in canals
earflap|Cold-weather warmer
earfuls|Scoldings
earlobe|Hoop site
earlobe|Ring site
earmark|Set aside, as for a specific purpose
earphone|Listening device
earsplitting|More than loud
earthenware|Some ceramics
earworm|Aptly named corn pest
ecocide|Environmental destruction
economy|Greenspan's concern, with "the"
edgiest|Most uptight
egoistic|Self-centered
egoists|Swellheads
egotist|Opinionated sort
egresses|Ways out
elastics|Rubber bands
elation|Joy
elbowroom|Operating space
elected|In
electee|Fall winner
electee|In
electee|November winner
electee|November winner
electric|General in charge of utilities?
electro|Spider-Man nemesis
elegists|Writers of poetic laments
element|Natural habitat
element|Part
element|Periodic table listing
elitism|Aristocracy, e.g.
elitists|Snobs
emailed|Sent, in a way
embraced|Hugged
emerald|Shade of green
emergency|Part of EMT
emerges|Comes out
emeritus|Retired, as a professor
emigrate|Emulate a Colonist
emigrate|Move, in a way
eminent|Celebrated
emoticon|Smile in an e-mail, say
emotion|Love, e.g.
emotional|Wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
emotive|Related to feeling
emperor|O'Neill's Jones, e.g.
emperor|Palace occupant
emperor|Supreme ruler
emperors|Old Roman leaders
empress|Catherine the Great, e.g.
enacted|Played the part of
enamels|Glossy paints
enamels|Some paints
enamors|Charms
enchant|Captivate
endless|Like infinity
endnotes|Article addenda
endorses|Backs
endurance|Wind
enemies|Those opposed
energies|Vigorous feelings
energize|Invigorate
energize|Invigorate
enforce|Carry out
enhance|Make more appealing
enlarge|Expand
enlarger|Photo lab purchase
enlists|Joins
enmeshed|Tangled
enplanes|Boards
enrages|Angers
enraging|More than provocative
enrobes|Attires
ensemble|Band
ensemble|Musical group
enslave|Shackle
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Rope in
ensnared|Trapped
entails|Calls for
entails|Requires
entangle|Implicate
entered|Put in a log
enterprise|Venture
entirety|Whole
entitle|Give the right, as to privileges
entrapped|Tricked, as by an interrogator
entraps|Tricks
entreat|Beseech
entreats|Beseeches
entropy|Measure of the disorder in a system
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping
entwist|Make into braids
enzymic|Pertaining to pepsin, say
ephemera|Short-term items
epicycle|Inner circle, in astronomy
epithet|Nickname
epitomes|Quintessences
epsilon|Campus letter
equates|Represents as identical
erasure|Strike-out
erector|Builder
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|Mistake
erudite|Learned
escapade|Reckless adventure
escheat|Confiscate, in law
escorts|Chaperons
escrows|Conditional contracts
espials|Observations
esplanades|Malls
essayed|Made an attempt
essayist|Lamb, for one
estates|Big spreads
estates|Caretakers' concerns
estates|Subjects of wills
esteems|Respects
esteems|Values greatly
etagere|Stand in a corner, maybe
eternal|Enduring
eternal|Triangle type
ethenes|Petroleum gases
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
euphemism|The Green Mile, literarily
euphoria|Bliss
euphoric|Deliriously happy
evening|Kind of star
evidence|Exhibits in court, e.g.
examines|Checks out
examples|Teaching tools
excerpt|Take pieces from
exocrine|Like salivary glands
extreme|Fanatical
eyeliner|Cosmetic item
eyesight|Optometrist's concern
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
eyesore|Neighborhood embarrassment
eyesores|Junkyards, e.g.
fadeouts|Some movie transitions
fairish|Moderately light
fairyland|Enchanted realm
falconer|Hunter with a hawk
familial|Hereditary
fanlike|Accordian-folded, say
fantastic|Bizarre
fattiest|Most like suet
fauvism|Matisse's movement
ferrets|Polecats' relatives
ferried|Took to an island, in a way
feverfew|Aptly named medicinal plant
fiancee|Altar ego
fiancee|Intended
fiancee|One at a hitching post?
finalists|Beauty pageant elite
finesse|Subtle skill
fingers|Quintet on a hand
firearm|Pistol, for one
firecracker|July noisemaker
firewood|Logs
fissure|Narrow opening
fixture|Chandelier, say
flagstaff|Color guard's vacation spot?
flashcard|Arithmetic drill aid
flatbed|Kind of trailer
fleeced|Chiseled
fleeced|Took
flexors|Biceps, e.g.
flitted|Made butterfly moves
florets|Broccoli parts
flotsam|Debris on the sea
foolhardy|Impetuous
foolproof|Like a perfect plan
forbearer|Sacrificing type
forecast|Weather prediction
foreclose|React to delinquency, in a way
forefather|Ancestor
forgets|Leaves behind, maybe
forgive|Absolve
fortitude|Mettle
foursomes|Golfing groups
frailty|Weakness
freakout|Lose it
freehand|Carte blanche
freemen|Citizens
friends|Hit sitcom since 1994
frisbee|Thrown disk
frostier|More wintry
fruitcake|Eccentric
funerals|Grave doings
fusspot|Nitpicking faultfinder
fustily|In a fogyish fashion
gadgets|Doohickeys
gamester|Poker player, e.g.
garbage|It's picked up regularly
garishly|In a loud way
garment|Kind of bag
garnets|January birthstones
garnish|Decorate
gasbags|Long-winded types
gaskets|Engine rings
gasohol|Fuel mixture
gateway|Place to go in
gavotte|Old French dance
gearcase|Auto engine component
gelatin|Bavarian cream ingredient
gelatin|Glue base
general|Widespread
generals|Brass
generic|No-name
germane|Relevant
getaway|Vacation
giraffes|Eaters of acacia leaves
giveaway|Expose
glacial|Bitterly cold
glacial|Like ice sheets and bergs
goateed|Like Colonel Sanders
goatish|Lecherous
gobbledegook|Double-talk
goodlier|More considerable
goodness|Integrity
goriest|Most violent
gorilla|Thug
goslings|Baby honkers
gossamer|Delicate fabric
gossiped|Spread some dirt, so to speak
grackle|Black-plumed bird
granary|Silo
granola|Healthful breakfast choice
greatened|Increased
greedily|In a selfish way
gremlin|Invisible troublemaker
gremlin|Troublemaker
gridiron|Super Bowl setting
gridiron|Super Bowl setting
grilled|Cross-examined
grilles|Radiator openings
grinder|Hard worker
grindstone|SHAPING TOOL (1996)
gristle|Inedible meat part
grocery|Supermarket victim
grumbles|Beefs
gruyere|Fondue cheese
guardian|Watcher
gunslinger|Western baddie
gushers|What well-wishers hope for?
gyration|Whirling motion
hacienda|Spanish-American estate
halftones|Flats and sharps
halogen|Kind of lamp used in auto headlights
halyards|Flag supports
hammers|Piano parts
hamstrings|Leg tendons
handlebars|Steering devices
happiest|Most joyous
harasser|Nag
hardhat|Construction site sight
hardhats|Construction sights
hardpan|Firm, dry ground
harebrained|Crazy
hashish|Intoxicating resin
hastening|Hurrying
hastens|Hurries
hayride|Jaunt in a wagon
headhunter|Executive recruiter
headman|Chief
headrest|Driver's protection
headset|Exerciser's accessory
headshrinker|Certain analyst, slangily
heartbreaker|Narrow defeat, e.g.
hearths|Firesides
hedonic|Pleasureful
heightens|Intensifies
helicons|Military band tubas
helipad|Chopper's destination
hellish|Miserable
helmeted|Like construction workers
hepcats|Cool jazz fans
heptads|The Dwarfs et al.
herdsman|Sheep keeper
heretic|Religious dissenter
heroine|Leading lady
heroine|Scarlett, for one
hexagons|Snowflake shapes
hibachi|Grill on a terrace, maybe
hibachi|Patio grill
highest|Most costly
hobbled|Limping
hoedown|Barn dance
hoisted|Raised up
holdups|Robberies
holiest|Most saintly
homemade|Like many a pie
honoree|Red carpet recipient
hoodlums|Gang members
hootenannies|Songfests
hostelry|Inn
hothouse|Center of activity
hotline|Cold War connection
hotline|Crisis telephone service
hotspot|Nightclub
houseboat|Floating flat
hovered|Flew in place, as a helicopter
hubcaps|Axle covers
humdinger|Lulu
humeral|Kind of priestly veil
hyacinth|Plant with sword-shaped leaves
hygiene|Health science
hyperbole|20,000 Leagues Under..., literarily
iciness|Hardly a good reception
iconoclast|Attacker of traditional institutions
idealism|Lofty pursuit
ideology|Belief system
idolater|Passionate devotee
ignoble|Of low character
iguanas|Spiny lizards
impales|Skewers
impasse|Standoff
implies|Suggests
imports|Audi and BMW
incense|Cause to burn
incline|Lean
indexed|Like reference books
indicates|Suggests
indoors|Not alfresco
indorse|Support: Var.
inelegance|Lack of polish
inertia|Subject of the first law of motion
inexperienced|Green
infatuate|Inspire to foolish passion
inferno|Oven
informs|Rats, so to speak
ingenue|Innocent type
inhibit|Repress
inhibits|Blocks
inhuman|Worse than cruel
initial|Authorize, in a way
initiative|Gumption
innocent|Harmless
inquests|Probes
inroads|Advances beyond usual limits
insects|Entomologist's subject
inserts|Newspaper ads, often
inserts|Newspaper fatteners
insider|One with privileged information
instead|As a substitute
insurer|MetLife, e.g.
integer|Phone button number, say
interdependence|Symbiosis
interim|Temporary
interiors|1978 Woody Allen film
interned|Emulated a med school graduate
interned|Trained
intimidate|Cow
introit|Mass recital
invalid|Void
inviable|Lacking survival ability
irksome|Annoying
irksome|Irritating
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a contract
ironies|Twists
ironside|Raymond Burr detective role
ironware|Pots and pans, e.g.
ironwood|Tree yielding very hard lumber
ironwork|Blacksmith's output
irrigate|Provide water to artificially
isolate|Maroon
isotope|Uranium 238, e.g.
isthmus|Panama formation
itemize|List in detail
iterant|Repeating
itinerate|Travel in a circuit
jabbers|Makes no sense
jackass|Laughing ___: kookaburra nickname
jammies|Beddy-bye outfit
jawbone|Weapon for Samson
jellybeans|Kid's meal vegetable?
jutting|Protruding
juvenal|Satiric Roman poet
karaoke|Bar sing-along
kennels|Hound hotels
kestrel|Small falcon
keyhole|A snoop may look through one
keynoted|Spoke at a convention, perhaps
keystone|Linchpin
kickback|Relax
kickstart|Get going, as an older motorcycle
kissers|Mugs
kneaded|Massaged
kneesocks|Legwear with a Fauntleroy suit
knickknack|Ornamental trinket
knowing|Shrewd
ladders|Fire company equipment
ladybug|Fly away home nursery rhyme critter
laggers|Slowpokes
laminated|Like butcher block
lampoon|Parody
lampreys|Eellike parasites
landers|Noted advisor
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
lassitude|Lack of energy
lassoes|Dogie catchers
lateral|Kind of thinking
laudable|Praiseworthy
laundry|Wash room
layover|Time between flights
leadership|Head honchos
leafier|More foliate
leaguers|Major ___
leaguing|Joining forces
leaping|Lords' activity?
learners|Some permit holders
legions|Multitudes
leisure|Time off
leitmotif|Character-related musical theme
lemonade|Picnic drink
lengthen|Alter, in a way
lengths|Victory margins at the track
lentils|Soup beans
lentils|Soup legumes
leotard|Dancer's garment
lessons|Classroom activities
letters|Word component
liberal|Generous
librarian|Museum employee
license|It may be poetic
liegeman|Vassal
lifestyle|It may be Spartan
lightest|Least burdensome
lighthouse|Signaler at sea
limerick|Five-line verse
lingerer|One dwelling
lingerie|It may be sexy
lingerie|Teddies and such
liniment|Bruise soother
linseed|Type of oil
linseeds|Plant oil sources
lissome|Agile
lissome|Supple
literati|Intellectuals
literati|Intelligentsia
lithest|Most supple
litigant|Suer
lobster|Seafood choice
lockout|Employer's ploy
loiters|Hangs around
lopsided|Crooked
lotions|Masseuse's supply
lounges|Waiting areas
lovable|Endearing
lovelock|Curl worn by 17th century courtiers
lowdown|SCORE
lowriders|Sporty cars with dropped chassis
lozenge|Throat soother
luckier|Winning more at the slots, say
lunched|Had a sandwich, perhaps
lunchtime|Noon, for many
lynching|Oater justice, maybe
macabre|Ghoulish
machine|Kind of gun or shop
madonna|Crazy For You singer
maestro|Waver on stage?
magenta|Purplish red
magnolia|Mississippi's state follower
maharajah|Indian ruler
mainstays|Bulwarks
mammals|Aardvarks, e.g.
mandator|Despot, often
manifold|Numerous and varied
manlier|More virile
manmade|Not natural
married|Hitched, so to speak
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
martians|The War of the Worlds invaders
martins|Certain swallows
martyrs|Some saints
mascara|Revlon offering
masoned|Made of bricks
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
matador|Cape wielder
matador|Fighter in a ring
matchless|Unique
matchmaker|Boxer's promoter?
material|Fabric
maturer|Not so green
meaning|Significance
meatballs|Spaghetti go-with
medleys|Numbers including several numbers
melodist|Sondheim or Simon
memoirs|Betty Friedan's "Life So Far," e.g.
menswear|Department store section
metaphor|The Asphalt Jungle, literarily
methane|Marsh hydrocarbon
mezuzas|Doorpost scrolls, in Judaism: Var.
migraine|It may be preceded by an aura
mikados|Japanese imperial titles
mileage|Used-car datum
militia|Civilian army
millines|Adverstising units
minorca|Spanish resort island
mirrors|Smoke partner
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mishmash|Jumble
mislaid|Had to look for, maybe
mission|Pilot's assignment
misstate|Get wrong
mistaking|Wrongly interpreting
mistitling|Moniker mishap
mistress|Part of a triangle, maybe
mobster|Goon
molasses|Epitome of slowness
mollycoddle|Timid type
monarchy|Kingdom
monaural|Like older LP's
monitors|Hall pass checkers
monorails|Features of Disneyland and Seattle
monotonies|Ruts
moonwalk|Lunar stroll
moorish|Like much of Cordoba's architecture
moraine|Glacial drift
morales|NYPD Blue actor
mortars|Brick binders
mossback|Reactionary, informally
mottles|Blotched patterns
mousepad|Computer accessory
mousepad|Scroller's surface
moveable|Not fixed
mudflat|Tidal formation
mudguard|Shield behind a wheel
muscular|Brawny
muskrat|Marsh denizen
myopias|Reasons to use glasses
mystics|Rosicrucians, e.g.
naivete|Artlessness
nameless|Anonymous
nannies|Some domestics
nanosecond|Instant
naphtha|Petroleum distillate
napoleon|Custard pastry
nations|Member tribes
nautilus|First nuclear-powered sub
nearest|Least distant
nebbish|Bumbler
nebbish|Wimp
necktie|Exec's wear
needles|Seasonal debris
neighborhood|Locality
nemesis|Moby Dick, to Ahab
neonate|Stork's haul
nestled|Securely placed
nestles|Cuddles
network|Station's group, perhaps
neutral|Unbiased
newcomer|Recent arrival
newfound|Fresh
newmown|Freshly cut
newscast|Anchor venue
newsman|Anchor, maybe
newsmen|Media segment
newsmen|Some anchors
newsstands|Paper sources
niceties|Special touches
nickelodeon|Jukebox forerunner
nightcap|Romantic evening extension
nihilism|Rejection of established laws
ninepin|Alley target, at times
nippier|More biting
nirvana|Buddhist state
nitrate|Chilean natural resource
noisome|Putrid
nonchalant|Casual
nonsensical|Crazy
nonstandard|Like dialect
notable|Distinguished
notably|In a memorable way
notarize|Certify, as a signature
notation|Marginal reference
notorious|Like Bonnie and Clyde
novelette|Agee's "The Morning Watch,"
nowadays|In these times
numeral|Roman ___
nuthatch|Sharp-beaked bird
oafishly|In a clumsy way
oatcake|Brittle flatbread
oatmeal|Quaker cereal
oblivious|Unaware
obstetrics|Delivery field
occasion|Special event
oceanic|Expansive
oceanic|Vast
octette|The ___ Bridge Club: P.J. Barry play
offbeat|Unconventional
oilskin|Slicker material
oilstone|Tool sharpener
okeydokey|You betcha!
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
oleanders|Ornamental shrubs
olivine|Igneous rock component
omicrons|Greek O's
omission|Neglected item
onionskin|Thin paper used for carbon copies
onomatopoeia|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, literarily
onshore|Like some seaside breezes
onstream|Operating regularly
oolites|Egg stones
opalescent|Colorful
openers|Kitchen gadgets
operate|Manage
operetta|The Merry Widow, e.g.
operettas|Iolanthe and others
opiates|Sedatives
opposed|Fought against
optical|Kind of scanner
opticians|They make a lot of contacts
optimism|What cynics lack
orchard|Apple tree grouping
ordered|Asked for rare steak, say
orderer|Bistro patron, e.g.
ordinal|First, second, or third
oregano|Ristorante herb
organizers|They may be electronic
orientated|Positioned (oneself) relatively
orioles|1983 World Series champs
osmosis|Assimilation process
otalgia|Earache
otoscope|Canal examiner's aid
ottoman|Den piece
ottomans|Parlor pieces
ousters|Evictions
outcaste|Banished Hindu
outgrow|No longer fit into, maybe
outhouse|Indoor plumbing alternative
outings|Trips
outlying|Suburban
outrage|Affront
outshoots|Hits more targets than
ovenware|Baker's supply
overcast|Cloudy
overdone|Carried too far
overeat|Get stuffed
overeats|Stuffs oneself
overgrow|Choke
overreact|Crying over spilt milk, so to speak
overshoe|Boot, e.g.
overspend|Pass the budget
oversteered|Misjudged a turn, perhaps
overused|Done to death
oxymoron|True Lies, literarily
oxymoron|Working vacation, e.g.
oysters|___ Rockefeller
pageant|Exhibition
pairings|Tournament matchups
paisano|Compatriot
palaces|Royal residences
palmyra|Ancient Syrian trade center
palomino|Gold-and-white horse
panhandler|Chef?
paperboy|Kid with a route
paperclip|Staple alternative
paperer|Painter alternative, maybe
papoose|Tribe infant
parable|Allegory
parasol|Lightweight umbrella
parasol|Sun shield
parboil|Precook, in a way
parents|They may be single
paroles|Some prison release documents
parries|Dodges
parsley|Leafy herb
parsnip|Root vegetable
partakers|Golf pros?
passable|Adequate
password|User's need
pastier|More pallid
pastime|Hobby
pastrami|Deli order
patents|Inventors' safeguards
patriot|New England football player
peacoat|Seaman's apparel
peacocks|Epitomes of pride
peashooter|Toy you blow into
peashooters|Pellet-blowing toys
pedaled|Emulated an organist
pedestal|Base
peekaboo|Sheer, as a blouse
peevish|Irritable
peewees|Runts
pennames|Some aliases
pensions|Retirement funds
perhaps|Could be
peridot|Gem related to olivine
persona|Role
perspire|React to strenuous exercise
petiole|Leafstalk
petiole|Plant stalk
pettish|Huffy
petunia|Fictional sow
petunia|Porky Pig's love
phantom|Apparition
phantom|Opera villain?
phoneme|Diphthong, e.g.
physics|Field in which fields are studied
physics|Foucault's field
piaster|Part of an Egyptian pound
piazzas|Verona verandas
pigskin|Leather source
pigtail|Half of a braided hairstyle
pilgrim|Wanderer
pincers|Lobster feature
pinnacles|Peaks
piratical|Larcenous
pitapat|Beating sound
placate|Appease
placebo|Control group handout
placekick|Field goal attempt
planets|Sun orbiters
platens|Typewriter parts
platoons|Company subdivisions
playmate|Recreational companion
playmates|Chums
playpens|Tots' frolicking places
pleased|Satisfied
poetess|Emily Dickinson, e.g.
pokeweed|Purple-berried herb
polarities|Opposite conditions
poleaxe|Old hand-to-hand combat weapon
polecat|Ferret relative
polecat|Skunk relative
polecat|Weasel cousin
politely|With courtesy
politico|Washington wheeler-dealer
polonium|Curie named it for her native land
polygon|Multi-sided shape
polymer|Lucite or Plexiglas
pondered|Dwelled on
popcorn|Movie extra?
popular|Well-liked
porcupine|Quilled critter
portals|Imposing entryways
portals|Palatial entrances
portend|Foreshadow
portends|Forecasts
portent|Omen
poshest|Most luxurious
position|Job opening
possess|Control, demon-style
postings|Bulletin board messages
postretirement|COMMUNITY
postwar|Like the late '40s, say
potboil|Engage in hack writing
pothole|Place for a patch
potions|Magical conconctions
potluck|Church supper, maybe
pralines|___ and cream: ice cream flavor
pratfall|Slapstick shtick
preadmit|Save time at the hospital, maybe
preamble|Opening statement
prefaces|Leads to
prefect|Ancient Roman magistrate
prefers|Favors
prelude|Bach piece
prelude|Opening piece
premise|Logical assumption
prentice|___ -Hall: big name in publishing
preparers|Accountants, at times
prepped|Got ready
prepped|Ready
prerecord|Prepare to air later
presage|Omen
present|Something to wrap
presets|Adjusts in advance
pretzel|Twisted treat
priests|Mass production specialists?
primary|Main
primitive|Yet to be developed
printout|Hard copy
prisons|Places where cell phones are prohibited?
private|Personal
privates|Ryan of film and others
produce|Supermarket section
promote|Make head of the department, say
prompts|Cues
pronouns|You and me
prorate|Allot according to ownership
prosper|Succeed
protocol|Set of diplomatic customs
proverb|Waste not, want not, e.g.
prowess|Courage under fire
prudence|Discretion
psalter|Hymn book
psychics|Mentalists
pulsate|Beat
qualify|Prove competent
quarrel|Angry dispute
quarreled|Didn't agree
quarterback|Montana, for one
quarters|General in charge of housing?
raccoons|Bushy-tailed scavengers
radiate|Give off
radiator|Coil site
ragtime|E.L. Doctorow novel
ragweeds|Common pollen producers
raiment|Clothing
rainmaker|Medicine man, perhaps
rainstorm|Cloudburst
rallyist|Certain road racer
ransack|Loot
ranting|Like some tirades
raptors|Birds of prey
rarebit|Welsh __
rarebit|Welsh ___: cheesy dish
ratings|Nielsen output
rations|Allotments
rattlesnake|Sidewinder, for one
ravigote|Highly seasoned white sauce
ravioli|Filled pasta
rawboned|Gaunt
readmit|Let back in
realistic|Sensible
realness|Authenticity
reasons|Thinks logically
reassess|Have second thoughts about
rebooted|Started over, in a way
rebuffed|Rejected brusquely, as an advance
receded|Drew back
recipes|Chef's creations
recited|Spoke from memory
recline|Stretch out
recliners|Furniture in dens
recollects|Doesn't forget
recruit|Sign up
rectories|Ministerial residences
redcoat|British soldier in the Revolution
redeemed|Bought back
redeyes|Early morning arrivals
redhead|Lucille Ball was one
redlined|Struck out
reenter|Go back in
reenter|Key in again
reentry|Arrival in the atmosphere
reentry|Capsule return
referee|Court arbiter
regimen|Healthful routine
regnant|On the throne
regnant|On the throne
regular|Customary
regular|Pump selection
reheated|zapped, in a way
reheels|Does a cobbler's job
rehinge|Secure a door, maybe
reiterates|Rubs in, so to speak
relapse|Fall back
related|Like family
relations|Kin
relative|Dependent, usually
relaunch|Catapult anew, as a rocket
relevant|Germane
reliant|Trustful
relishes|Cookout condiments
relived|Had vivid memories of
relived|Went through again
remakes|Later film versions
remands|Sends back, as to a lower court
remixed|Recorded differently
remnants|Cloth leftovers
remotes|Den gadgets
remotes|They usually come with sets
reneges|Plays an improper card
renewal|Subscriber's choice
renters|Most apartment dwellers
repairs|Patches
repartee|Banter
repeals|Cancels
repeater|Habitual criminal
replace|Substitute for
replaced|Went in for
replica|Copy
replicas|Duplicates
repress|Stifle
reptiles|Snakes, e.g.
reroute|Send via a detour
reseats|Helps, as an unhappy diner
reshape|Mold anew
resides|Lives
resoles|Does a cobbler's task
resoles|Does some shoe repair
resorts|Lake Tahoe and Miami Beach
respects|Esteems
respond|Get back (to)
restarting|Going back to square one
restate|Paraphrase
restful|Like sleep, ideally
restless|Uneasy
results|Sports page listings
retaped|Did a trainer's job
retards|Slows
retells|Paraphrases
retiree|Golden ager, for one
retorted|Answered in kind
retorts|Comebacks
retrace|Go over again
retreats|Chooses discretion over valor?
reveals|Discloses
revelers|Party people
revelry|Carousing
revolve|Orbit
revolve|Turn
rewraps|Fixes a Christmas gift, maybe
rewrite|New version
rhapsodize|Speak with great enthusiasm
rhetoric|Hot air
ricochet|Bounce
ridicule|Deride
riffraff|Disreputable group
ringleader|Boxer's referee?
ringmaster|Jeweler?
ripples|Consequences, figuratively
riverbank|Levee site
roadies|Band aids
roadster|Open-bodied antique auto
roarers|Lions, at times
roasters|Ovens
rodents|Beavers, e.g.
roomier|More spacious
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rotunda|Domed building
roulade|Braciola, in France
roundtable|Knight spot
roundtrip|Boxer's three-minute experience?
rousseau|The Snake Charmer painter
rousseau|The Social Contract author
rowboat|Motorless vessel
safecracker|Yegg
saguaro|Treelike cactus
saguaros|Cacti with edible fruit
saguaros|White-blossomed cacti
salaamed|Bowed, in Basra
salable|Like some attic junk
salamander|Mythical fire dweller
salamis|Deli hangings
salamis|Some sausages
salinas|Monterey County seat
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salivas|Chewing aids
saltant|Leaping
salvoes|Volleys
sameness|Monotony
sampler|Promotional assortment
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandlot|Urban play area
sandstorm|Desert danger
saneness|Rationality
sangfroid|Equanimity
sapwood|Soft trunk part
sarcasm|Smart comments
sardine|Fish in oil
satanic|Devilish
satanic|Fiendish
satires|Lampoons
satirists|Swift et al.
satisfy|Dispel, as doubts
satraps|Subordinate rulers
saucier|More impudent
saunter|Leisurely gait
savanna|Tropical plain
sawdust|Workshop waste
sayings|Maxims
scalers|They're on their way up
scallops|Seafood selection
scandal|It may be covered up
scanned|Read quickly
scanner|Bar code reader
scatted|Improvised, in a way
scatters|Disperses
scented|Like sachets
schlepp|Lug: Var.
schleps|Drags with effort
schleps|Lugs
schmeer|Bagel topping
schnooks|Airheads
schooled|Taught
science|It's not always exact
sciences|Some are natural
sconces|Candle holders
sconces|Wall brackets
scooter|Two-wheeler
scooter|Two-wheeler
scoreboard|Place for ballpark figures
scottie|Fox hunter, familiarly
scouters|Ones gathering information
scrapper|Pugnacious sort
scrappy|Feisty
screams|Haunted house reactions
scrimps|Economizes
sculled|Rowed
seabeds|Wet floors
seabird|Albatross, e.g.
seabird|Cormorant, e.g.
seabirds|Shore fliers
seafood|Surf, in restaurants
seagirt|Surrounded by ocean
sealing|Type of wax
seamiest|Most squalid
seances|Medium meetings
seascout|Boating troop member
seaside|Summer destination
seasons|Salts, e.g.
seatbelt|Kind of law
seaters|Ushers
seawalls|Erosion protection
seawalls|Features of some coastal cities
secants|Trigonometric ratios
secession|Anti-Union choice
secrete|Hide
sections|Newspaper divisions
sedated|Anesthetized
sedates|Quiets
seedbeds|Gardener's preparations
seeders|Farm machines
seedpod|Impatiens feature
seeking|In search of
seepage|Lost amount
seesaws|They're often near swings
seesaws|Vacillates
seethes|Does a slow burn
selects|Chooses
seminary|Minister's school
semirural|Like some suburbs
semolina|Future pasta
sensual|Kind of pleasure
separate|Split up
serrate|Notched
serrate|Saw-toothed
session|Sitting
settees|Living room pieces
settler|Pioneer
sexiest|Most alluring
shallow|Superficial
shamans|Tribal magicians
shamrock|Irish emblem
shatter|Smash to smithereens
shawled|Protected from the elements, in a way
shearer|The Divorcee Oscar winner
sheltie|British sheepdog
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherpas|Himalayan guides
sherpas|Yeti sighters
shiatsu|Type of massage
shiftless|Idle and then some
shimmered|Sparkled
shingly|Like many a roof
shivaree|Noisy celebration
shoelace|It goes over the tongue
shortage|Trouble in the till
shortcut|Efficient route
showbiz|Tinseltown trade
showered|Deluged (with)
shushed|Told to be quiet
shuttlecock|Badminton need
shylocks|Usurers
shyster|Lawyer to avoid
siamese|Elegant cat
sidearm|Luger, e.g.
sidebar|Court conference
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sidecar|Orange liqueur cocktail
sidecar|Place for a passenger
sidelong|Like indirect glances
sidestep|Avoid
sidestep|Duck
sidetrack|Distract
sidewinder|Western baddie
sifters|Bakers' implements
silence|Golden attribute?
silencer|Hit man's accessory
similar|Alike
simpatico|Like-minded
simplest|Least intricate
simpleton|Fool
sinfonia|Vaughan Williams' "___ Antartica"
singles|Kind of bar
singsong|Monotonous in pitch
skaters|Camel performers
skaters|Hamill and Hamilton
skilled|Able
skilled|Adept
skittle|British bowling pin
skyline|Aerial view of a city, say
skylines|They may feature steeples
slaloms|Street races?
slanted|Biased
slapdash|Haphazard
slashes|Reduces a lot
slaying|Overwhelming with humor
sledded|Raced in the Idtarod
sledges|Vehicles on runners
slicker|Bit of rain gear
slighted|Snubbed
slipshod|Like poor workmanship
sloshed|Walked through puddles
slowdown|Relax
smacker|Simoleon
smashed|Broken to bits
smelter|Place of refinement
smitten|Infatuated
smushes|Reduces to a pulp
sneered|Smiled scornfully
sneered|Spoke sarcastically
snowball|Winter missile
snowballed|Got out of hand
snowbank|Winter storm pileup
snowbelt|Buffalo's place
snowdrift|Winter storm consequence
snowmen|Frosty and more
snuggle|Get really close
solarium|Sunroom
solvents|Acetone and alcohol
sometimes|Occasionally
sonatina|Short work
songster|Vocalist
sophist|Ancient Greek teacher
sophist|Superficial thinker
soprano|Fictional crime family name
soprano|High voice
soprano|Voice heard above the others
sorehead|Bellyacher
sorority|Campus group
sorrier|More rueful
sorrows|Woes
sounded|Rang out
soybean|Protein source
spacesuit|Apollo gear
spangled|Decorated with sequins
spangly|Glittering
sparklers|Big diamonds
sparkplug|Tune-up supply
sparser|Less dense
spatulas|Some flippers
spearhead|Lead
specialty|Pediatrics, e.g.
spectra|Colorful bands
speeder|Leadfoot
sphered|Formed into a rounded shape
spheres|Areas of control
spicers|Chefs, at times
spidery|Intricate
spinout|Indy mishap
spirited|Lively, as a debate
splatter|Go all over, like spilled paint
splendid|Excellent
spliced|Joined, as film
sponsor|Advertiser
sponsored|Backed
spoonful|Cough medicine amount
spotlit|Called attention to
sprawls|Spreads out awkwardly
sprayed|Used a mister
squeakers|Close calls
squeaky|Like rubber-soled shoes
squinty|Looking into the sun, say
stabber|Brutus, vis-a-vis Caesar
stabile|Stationary abstract sculpture
stadium|Box site
stagger|Reel
staidly|With quiet dignity
staircases|Some flights
stalemate|Impasse
stalked|Like corn in the field
stalled|Needing a push
stalled|Played for time
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Spine
stances|Postures
standpat|Remain adamant
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael standard
starlet|One with a promising future
starred|Had the biggest part
starred|Was in the limelight
started|Flinched
startle|Frighten
startup|Begin
statues|Art of stone
statues|Works of art
statute|Formal act
statutes|They're on the books
statutes|Written rules
steamed|Fit to be tied
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelie|Playing marble
steelyards|Scales with off-center fulcrums
steeped|Immersed
steeple|Skyline feature
stereos|Den setups
steroid|Olympic Games taboo
steroids|Controversial strength builders
stetted|Let stand
steward|Wine ___
stiffen|Become rigid
stipend|Grant
stirred|Used a swizzle stick
stomach|Tolerate
stoners|Paving crew members
stooled|Informed on, in street slang
stoolie|Talker at the station, maybe
stooped|Bent
stooped|Bent a bit
stopgap|Temporary fix
storage|Moving company service
stormed|Left in a huff, with "out"
stovepipe|High hat
strafer|Airborne machine-gunner
strafes|Shoots from a low-flying plane
strained|Applied elbow grease
strains|Melodic passage
straits|Connecting waterways
strakes|Planks forming a ship's hull
strands|Seashores
strange|Curious
strange|Out of the ordinary
streaks|Lightning phenomena
streamers|Mardi Gras decorations
strides|Advances
strides|Headway
strobes|Disco effects
stumped|Nonplussed
stylists|Hollywood figures
stymied|Thwarted
suasion|Act of convincing
subjoin|Append
subpoenas|They're served
subsided|Eased off
substitute|Go in (for)
subzero|Frosty and more
subzero|Negative, temperaturewise
success|Triumph
suitcase|Carousel rider?
sunbathes|Enjoys the beach
sunbelt|Region known for mild winters
sunbonnet|Summer headgear
sundeck|Exposed area
sunsets|Shooters' subjects
supremes|Love Child group, with "the"
surgeon|Operator
surgery|Operating system?
surplus|More than what's needed
survive|Outlive
suspicion|Hunch
sustained|Experienced, as losses
swearer|One about to testify
sweaters|Some crew necks
sweetest|Most melodic
sweetheart|Darling
sweetish|Slightly bitter, maybe
sweetsop|Tree also called the sugar apple
symphony|One of Mozart's 41
synopses|CliffsNotes offerings
syringe|Serum deliverer
systemic|Affecting the whole body
tactless|Insensitive
tadpole|Future frog
taffeta|Lustrous ribbed fabric
tagline|Entertainer's trademark
talents|Gifts
tallyman|Counter
tandems|Four-pedaled vehicles
tandoori|Cooked in an Indian clay oven
tangelos|Hybrid citrus fruits
tannery|Buff maker
tantara|Trumpet blare
tapestry|Woven display
tapioca|Pudding food
tapiocas|Cassava products
tarantula|Hairy crawler
tarmacs|Airport areas
tarragon|Bearnaise seasoning
tartlets|Small pies
tattletale|Revealing
tautens|Makes tighter
taxicab|Meter site
teacart|Wheeled server
teammate|Fellow Anaheim Angel, e.g.
teamwork|Cooperative group effort
teardown|Discredit
tearing|Ripping
tearoom|Elegant lunch spot
teaspoon|Table setting item
teenager|High schooler
teenier|Harder to see
teetotal|Never fail to pass the bar?
telegram|Wire
telethon|Fund-raiser on the tube
telltale|Revealing
temples|Worship sites
tendered|Offered formally
tenpins|Alley game
tenpins|Bowler's game
tensest|Most tight
tension|Massage target
tentative|Hesitant
tentative|Hesitant
tenured|Like some professors
tequila|Often colorless liquid
termite|Cellulose eater
termite|Homeowner's concern
termite|Wood-eating insect
testees|Exam takers
testers|Lab personnel
testers|Lab technicians
thanatos|Greek personification of death
theater|Actor's arena
therapy|Family ___
thimble|Sewer's protection
thindown|Taper
thinner|Turpentine, e.g.
thirsts|Longs (for)
threadbare|Shabby
ticktock|Sounds of time
tightest|Least generous
tintype|19th century photo
tirades|Harangues
titanium|Golf club metal
titanium|Hard metal
tobaccos|Broadleaf and burley
toenail|It's filed in salons
together|Quote, part 2
tolerate|Stand
tollbooth|Site of a traffic snarl
tomahawks|Native hatchets
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
topless|Kind of dancer
torrent|Deluge
tortoni|Ristorante dessert
tosspot|One who can't pass the bar?
toughie|Poser
toupees|Some rugs
tradesman|Artisan
traffic|Buying and selling
trailblazer|Pioneer
traipses|Wanders idly
transact|Carry on, as business
transition|It's better when it's smooth
transom|Window over a door
trashers|Vandals
treason|Arnold's crime
treason|Lady Jane Grey's crime
treasure|Hold dear
treasury|Paul O'Neill's department
trebles|High-pitched voices
treetop|Rock-a-bye baby in the ___
treetop|Nursery song locale
treetop|Orangutan's nesting place
trellis|Garden structure
trellis|Vine support
tremolo|Vibrating musical effect
tresses|Locks
tribune|Chicago's ___ Tower
tricker|Disgruntled Halloween visitor
trifold|Wallet type
triodes|Some vacuum tubes
tripoli|Libya's largest city
tripwire|Trap trigger
trooper|Interstate cruiser
troopers|Highway cruisers
troopers|Some radar users
tropics|Panama's locale
truelove|Heartthrob
trueloves|Sweethearts
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
tuneful|Melodic
turmoil|Disorder
turnoff|Highway exit
tutoress|Anna, for one
tuxedos|Semiformal duds
tweedle|Sing like a bird
twofold|Double
twopence|Old British coin
ukuleles|Hawaiian strings
umbrage|Resentment
unasked|Not invited
unasked|Not invited
unaware|Oblivious
unawares|By surprise
unbearable|Excruciating
unbridled|LIKE SOME OPTIMISM (1990)
underacted|Hardly emoted
undertone|Implicit meaning, e.g.
underway|No longer at rest
uneaten|Like leftovers
uneaten|Still on the plate
unfazed|Not bothered
unhorsed|Thrown from the saddle
unicorns|Mythical symbols of purity
unicycle|Circus teeterer
unities|Concords
unities|Concords
unleaded|Gas choice
unoccupied|Empty
unplugging|Disconnecting
unsnarl|Disentangle
unsnarl|Straighten out, in a way
unyokes|Disconnects the team
updates|Newscast features
uplands|High ground
uplifts|Elevates, as the spirits
uptight|Jittery
uranium|Reactor fuel
urchins|Scamps
useless|Vain
usurped|Took by force
utensil|Fork or spoon
uttered|Put into words
utterly|Totally
vacates|Clears out
valeted|Acted as servant to
vantage|Superiority
varmint|Predatory critter, in dialect
venturers|Risktakers
venturi|Longtime CBS golf analyst
veranda|Open porch
verdicts|Decisions
vermeil|Former Eagles coach Dick
veronica|Archie's girl
vertigo|Dizziness
vestige|Remnant
vintage|Wine label information
violets|Illinois state flowers
viscous|Syrupy
voltage|Electrical measure
voyages|Trips
wagerers|Track visitors, usually
warpaths|Aggressive routes
warrant|Justify
wastrel|Prodigal one
watchtower|Sentinel site
waterway|Erie Canal, e.g.
weaponry|Guns, knives, etc.
weekdays|Quintet on a calendar
weekends|Getaway times
welcome|Word often seen from above
wellhead|Oil field assembly
wetland|Protected area
whereto|Fare question
whisper|Library volume?
whiteout|Snowstorm hazard
whittled|Worked on wood
whomever|Anyone that
willies|Creeps
winesap|Autumn apple
winsome|Sweetly charming
wintergreen|GUM FLAVOR (1909)
wirehair|Terrier type
wisdoms|Proverbs
wisecrack|Clever comment
wisecrack|Smart answer
wisecracker|Letterman, notably
witness|Crime sighter
woolgatherer|Daydreaming sort
workplace|Nine-to-five milieu
worsted|Gabardine yarn
wounded|Hurt
wringer|Old laundry appliance
wristlocks|Wrestling holds
xeroxes|Copies
yardage|Montana statistic
yearbook|Senior's signing site
yelpers|Puppies, often
yodeler|Tyrolienne singer
yogurts|Custardlike dairy products
zealots|Nuts
abalone|Edible mollusk
abdicate|Relinquish one's power
abducts|Carries off
abelian|Kind of math function
ablution|Ritual cleansing
abscise|Cut off
absinthe|Anise-flavored liqueur
abstain|Choose not to choose
abstain|Hold back
abstained|Refused to vote
academy|Special school
accents|Local speech patterns
accidents|Risk manager's concerns
accords|Popular Hondas
accosts|Buttonholes
accosts|Greets intrusively
acetone|Polish remover
achieve|Accomplish
achieve|Realize
acrobat|Tumbler, e.g.
acrophobia|Second-story man's undoing?
acrostic|It often involves a quote
actress|Starlet, e.g.
actuary|Insurance figure
actuate|Set in motion
adapter|Interface device
additions|They may require financing
adipose|Fatty
admiral|Farragut, for one
admires|Looks up to
adorers|Lovers
adorner|Tinsel, e.g.
adsorbs|Condenses on a surface
advisee|Client
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerobic|Like much strenuous exercise
aesthetic|Refined
affairs|Personal business
affidavit|Sworn statement
affirmed|1978 Triple Crown winner
afghani|Kandahar resident
agitate|Arouse
agitated|In a snit
ailment|Reason to complain
airbrushing|Photo lab job
airfields|Take-off sites
airhead|Fool
airhole|Ventilation source
airplanes|High fliers
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alamode|Apple pie order
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
alcoves|Nooks
alerted|Vigilant
algebra|High school subject
aliases|They're adopted
aligned|Justified
allover|Finished
allspice|Pumpkin pie ingredient
almanacs|Handy references
alopecia|Baldness
alphabet|A to Z, say
already|Previously
alumnae|Barnard grads
alumnus|College reunion invitee
amalgams|Mixtures
amarelle|Sour cherry
amassed|Built up
ambient|Of the surrounding area
ambrosia|Orangy dessert
amenable|Willing
amerces|Punishes, as by fining
amicably|In a friendly way
amnesia|Spellbound malady
amoeboid|Like some basic organisms
amontillado|Spanish sherry
amoretto|Little cupid
amorous|In the mood
amusement|Diversion
amusing|Chuckle-evoking
anaconda|Big snake
anagram|Treats made from taters, say?
analogue|Egg Beaters, to eggs, e.g.
anatase|Crystalline form of titanium dioxide
anathema|Object of loathing
ancestors|Family tree members
ancestral|Of yore and lore
ancestry|Lineage
ancient|Elder
anemometers|Meteorological tools
angelic|Saintly
animate|Breather life into
animate|Give zest to
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anneals|Tempers
anonymous|Author unknown
another|Something different
answerer|Court witness, e.g.
antagonist|Iago, notably
antedate|Come before
antenna|Ham's need
antenna|Rabbit ears
antenna|Signal receiver
antennae|Butterfly features
anthill|Aardvark's paradise
anthills|Workers' creations
antithetic|Opposite
apatite|Phosphate mineral
aperture|Camera feature
apiarist|Beekeeper
appease|Pacify
appetite|Fondness
applies|Puts on
appraises|Values
approves|Sanctions
apricot|Brandy flavoring
apricot|[I]Fruit tree
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Just right for the occasion
arcades|Video game locales
arduous|Difficult
areolae|Biological rings of color
argyles|Legs diamonds?
aristocrat|Silk-stocking
armored|Like a Brinks truck
armories|Weapons centers
armrests|Sofa parts
arousal|Awakening
arousal|Stirring
arrange|Set up
arrayed|Decked out
arrival|Coming
arrived|Made it
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsenal|Weapons supply
artillery|Big weapons
artisan|Exhibitionist?
artisan|Skilled worker
artists|Manet and Monet
ascended|Rose
ascribe|Impute
ashamed|Embarrassed
ashamed|Red-faced
ashamed|Red-faced
ashcans|Garbage receptacles
ashcans|Refuse collectors
ashrams|Gurus' abodes
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtray|Smoke site
aspects|Sides
asperse|Slander
asphalt|Paving material
aspired|Longed
aspires|Seeks ambitiously
aspires|Strives
assassin|Offer?
assented|Gave the go-ahead
assonant|In partial agreement
assured|Guaranteed
assureds|Policy beneficiaries
astound|Amaze
astride|Not sidesaddle
astride|On both sides of
astronomer|Celsius, for one
ateliers|Artists' studio
ateliers|Artists' studios
athlete|Letterman, for one
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athletes|Some letter recipients
atomies|Motes
attache|Social worker's case
attaches|Includes as a proviso
attests|Bears witness
attests|Certifies
attests|Swears
attests|Swears to
augment|[I]Increase
authority|Hoyle, for one
availed|Helped
average|Run-of-the-mill
averaged|Generally accomplished
aversion|Inability to stand, with "to"
awkward|Hardly graceful
backbreaker|Straw, to a camel?
backpacker|One on a trail
backpedals|Cops out
backstairs|Scandalous
backwash|Rowing consequence
bagpipes|Instrument with continuous sound
baileys|Irish Cream maker
baklava|Near Eastern nut-filled pastry
balance|It's outstanding
baloney|Tommyrot
balsamic|Vinegar type
bambino|Ruth's nickname, with "The"
bamboozled|Hoodwinked
bandage|First aid item
bandsaw|Cutter with wheels
barbell|Weightlifter's apparatus
barnstorming|Campaigning from town to town
barometer|Tool for weather forecasters
barrage|Onslaught
barrage|Torrent
barrages|Bombards
barstool|Pub seat
bassoon|Grandfather, in "Peter and the Wolf"
battled|Fought
beachcombing|Seashore pursuit
beaneries|Hash houses
bearded|Like Lincoln and Santa Claus
bechamel|Versatile white sauce
beckons|Invites with a wave
bedroom|Chifforobe site
bedtime|When people usually retire
beekeeping|Apiarist's job
beeline|Most direct route
beeline|No-nonsense route
beeline|Short route
beguine|Begin the __: Cole Porter song
behemoths|Monstrous creatures
bejewel|Work on a crown, say
bellies|Beer drinkers' bulges
bellyache|Kvetch
beltless|Slacks style
bemoaned|Lamented
besieges|Crowds around
bethesda|National Institutes of Health city
betided|Happened to
between|Just __ us girls...
bigwigs|Officials
biplanes|Some crop dusters
biremes|Some galleys
bistros|Some restaurants
blacksmith|Iron man?
blazers|Apparel with insignias
blessed|Holy
blossom|Develop flowers
boatmen|Gondoliers
bonnier|More beautiful, to Burns
boodles|A lot of loot
boxcars|Freight carriers
bracero|Mexican laborer in the U.S.
bracero|Migrant laborer
brahmas|Rodeo bulls
branchline|Subsidiary rail system
bravado|Pretentious display of courage
breathe|Get some air
brethren|Fellow members
brewpub|Where to find Samuel Adams
brigantine|SQUARE-RIGGED SHIP
brilliant|Dazzling
brimstone|Fire's partner
brittle|Easily broken
broadax|Firefighter's tool
broaden|Expand
brocades|Finely worked fabrics
brokers|Wall Street employees
broncobuster|Horse tamer
brouhaha|Hubbub
bubblegum|Bazooka product
buoyant|Lighthearted
burglar|Cat __
buzzwords|Part of a techie's arsenal
cabinet|Advisory group
cackled|Laughed maniacally
cadaver|Med school subject
caesars|Emperors
caesura|Pause
cafeteria|Self-service establishment
caftans|Lounging garments
cahoots|(In) partnership
cajoled|Persuaded using flattery
calibres|Gun measures, in Maidstone
callous|Coldhearted
camshaft|Engine valve regulator
cannier|More shrewd
cannily|With prudence
cannons|Howitzers
cantata|Bach composition
cantata|Sacred composition
capital|Pierre, e.g.
caramel|Sweet apple coating
carbons|Obsolescent copies
careens|Tips in motion
careers|Curricula vitae, literally
caribou|Reindeer
cartons|Warehouse containers
carwash|Blazer cleaner
cassette|Tape holder
castaways|Survivor participants
casters|Indoor rollers
catcher|Mask wearer at home
catnaps|Nods off
cautious|Prudent
caviars|Beluga and others
ceiling|Top limit
celeste|Woman's name meaning "heavenly"
ceramic|Tile type
cereals|Life and others
chagrin|Humiliation
chalice|Communion need
changed|Morphed
chapels|Service providers
charade|Pretense
charades|Acting-out parlor game
chastens|Punishes
checkpoint|Road rally station
cheesecake|Dieter's no-no
cheetah|Endangered speedster
chicane|Deception
childcare|After-school concern
chinook|Rocky Mountain wind
choices|Picks
chopsticks|Simple piece
cigarillo|SMALL SMOKE
cinemas|Manchester movie houses
cinnabar|Red crystalline mineral
ciphers|Coded messages
citadel|Charleston school, with "The"
claimer|Prospector, at times
claptrap|Empty talk
claptrap|Hot air
classic|Enduring work
clearcut|Obvious
clearcut|Plain as day
clement|Like mild weather
clericals|Priestly garments
climates|ATMOSPHERES
closers|Bullpen aces
closets|They may be walk-in
clothesline|Tailor's profession?
coalpit|Natural resource source
coarser|Not so refined
coasters|Finish protectors
coating|Lamina
coattail|Jacket hanger?
cobblestones|Tough cycling surfaces
cochair|Help run the committee
codeine|Pain-reliever ingredient
coenact|Pass together
coerced|Forced
coerces|Strong-arms
cohorts|Accomplices
coleslaw|Cabbage dish
coleslaw|You might see it on a sub
coliseum|Sports venue
colonel|Hogan of sitcom fame, e.g.
commend|Praise
commune|Hippie habitat
compares|Examines differences
comparison|KIND OF SHOPPING
concerto|Musical offering
condole|Commiserate
consent|Agree
consign|Hand over
console|Give solace to
conspire|Plot
consult|Give advice
contrast|Stark unlikeness
control|Direct
control|Hold in check
control|Pitcher's asset
converses|Talks
coolheaded|Unflappable
copilot|Plane figure
copperhead|Venomous snake
coronet|Crown
corporal|Bodily
corrals|Pens
corrals|Rounds up
corrigenda|List of fixed mistakes
corsair|Barbary Coast pirate
cosmopolitan|Sophisticated
cossack|Taras Bulba extra
costars|Hero and villain, perhaps
couched|Phrased
countess|Olenska of "The Age of Innocence," e.g.
couscous|Steamed semolina dish
coxcomb|Conceited dandy
crammed|Squeezed
cranium|Skull
cravats|Formal accessories
creator|God, with "the"
creches|Nativity models
crooned|Sang like Crosby
crotchet|Quirk
crusade|Aggressive movement
cultured|Elegant
curdles|Goes bad, as milk
currants|Seedless raisins
cuticle|Manicurist's target
dadaism|Arp's art
dagobas|Buddhist shrines
dailies|Newsstand offerings
dalliance|Flirtation
daltons|Noted Old West gang
damages|Suit goal
dangles|Offers as an inducement
dankest|Most cellarlike
daredevil|Hot dog
darndest|Level best
dateline|NBC news show
daughter|Geraldine, to Oona
deadest|Least sensitive
deadpanned|Joked seriously
deafened|Overwhelmed with noise
dearies|Darlings
debarks|Gets off
debtors|They owe
debtors|Visa users
decided|Ended the debate, in a way
decider|Jury, say
decorum|[I]Proper behavior
defects|Goes to the other side
defense|Cabinet department since 1947
deference|Respectful submission
defiers|Naysayers?
defines|Gives meaning to
defunct|No longer in use
degrease|Skim the fat from, as soup
deities|Worshiped ones
delicacy|Choice fare
deniers|Defendants, at times
dentist|Crown maker
dentist|Number, at times
denuded|Stripped bare
deplane|Use a boarding bridge, maybe
deputes|Pins a star on, perhaps
derailed|Off the track
derange|Drive up the wall
deranged|Insane
derisible|Subject to ridicule
descried|Discerned
deserts|Runs away
deserts|Takes off
designates|Names
desired|Sought-after
desktops|Some computers
destiny|It's bound to happen
destroys|Ruins
detente|International agreement
detente|Peace between nations
detract|Take away
detracts|Takes away
develop|Come to light
developer|Lot subdivider
develops|Grows steadily
diagonal|Bishop's path
diameters|Circle lines
diehard|Not exactly the give-up type
diehard|Pursuer of a lost cause
differs|Takes issue
digerati|Cyberspace gurus
dilemma|Quandary
dillydally|Procrastinate
dimness|Dusk characteristic
dingdong|Bell sound
dinnertime|Seven, for many
diopter|Ancient astronomy device
diorama|Elementary school shoebox project
diorama|Historical miniature
diorama|Historical museum display
diplomat|Embassy VIP
dipsticks|Oil-measuring devices
dipsticks|Oil-measuring devices
directed|Ran the show
disdain|Scorn
disembark|Get off
disengage|Release from attachment
displease|Turn off
disposal|Command
disputes|Arguments
distaste|Abhorrence
distaste|Aversion
distinct|Separate
diurnal|Active by day
divides|Alienates
dockets|Court calendars
doctrine|Monroe policy
donator|Generous type
doorway|ID checker's post
dormant|One way to lie
doubter|Thomas, e.g.
dousers|Hose users
downgrade|Minimize
downing|Putting away
downwind|Faster way to fly
dragnet|Crook-catching operation
dragster|Racing vehicle
drainages|Watersheds
dratted|Doggone
dreamer|Pollyanna
dresser|Bureau
dresser|Theater employee
dresses|Shifts, maybe
drivers|Chauffeurs
dualists|Believers in good and evil
dullsville|A real drag, man
duumvir|Roman co-magistrate
dynamic|High-powered
dynamite|Top-notch
eagerly|How presents are often opened
eardrop|It may have a hoop
earflap|Kid's winter hat feature
earlaps|Cap attachments
earlobe|Drop site
earrings|Hoops, maybe
earthen|Like some pottery
earthier|More practical
earthmen|Aliens on Mars, maybe
earthquakes|Some aftershocks
eclectic|Varied and selective
eclipse|Outshine
ecologists|Some EPA employees
ecology|Environmental science
economical|Sparing
editing|Revising proofs
education|It may be liberal
educations|They may be liberal
effaced|Wiped out
eggnogs|Quaffs with rum
egomania|I problem?
eightball|It's not good to be behind it
eighteen|Golfer's round number?
elaborates|Adds details to
elapsed|Passed
elapsed|Slipped by
elation|Thrilled feeling
electro|Magnetic lead-in
elegant|Classy
elegant|Polished
elegant|Posh
elegant|White-tie, say
elegiac|Mournful
element|Constituent
elements|Weather
elevens|Vegas naturals
eliding|Saying "somethin'," e.g.
eligible|Kind of bachelor
elixirs|Alchemist's preparations
ellipses|Omission indications
elongate|Stretch out
emaciate|Make thinner
embalms|Preserves, in a way
embanked|Having flood protection
emerald|Green shade
emeralds|Green gems
emeralds|May birthstones
emeralds|Spring birthstones
emerges|Comes to light
emetics|Ipecac et al.
emigres|Asylum seekers
eminent|Noted
emirates|Dubai and others
emoticon|:-) is one
emoticon|Cyberspace wink, e.g.
emperor|Sovereign
employs|Puts to work
enabler|Supporter of addictive behavior
encipher|Translate into code
endanger|Place at risk
endemic|Native
endmost|Last
endorse|Support
enervate|Sap
enfolds|Wraps up
enforce|Execute
engraves|Makes an impression on
engross|Totally absorb
engulfs|Inundates
enhance|Better
enhance|Heighten
enhance|Intensify
enhance|Intensify
enigmas|Riddles
enlaced|Twined
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Make bigger
enrichment|Fertilization goal
ensconce|Settle securely
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Trap
ensnares|Captures
ensnarl|Intertwine
ensnarl|Tangle
ensured|Guaranteed
ensures|Makes certain of
entente|International accord
entente|Political understanding
entered|Wrote in
enticed|Sucked in
entrees|Menu choices
entrees|Menu heading
enumerator|Census Bureau employee
enunciate|Show refinement, in a way
enwraps|Surrounds completely
epaulet|Soldier's shoulder piece
epergne|Ornamental centerpiece
epicenes|Common-gender pronouns
epicenter|Seismic source
epicure|Discriminating diner
epicures|Lovers of fine food
episodes|Parts of a serial
epitaph|Closing words?
epitaph|Jackie Gleason's is "And away we go"
epithet|Curse word
epitome|Embodiment
equation|E = mc2, for one
equator|It goes around the world
erasers|Classroom needs
erasers|Sources of some smudges
erected|Put up
erector|__ set
erelong|Soon
erroneous|Wrong
escadrille|Airplane squadron
escapers|The ones that got away
escarole|Salad green
esoteric|Not widely known
essayist|Bacon, for one
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Values highly
etagere|Bust site
etagere|Stand against the wall
etageres|Display units
eternal|Endless
eternal|Going on and on
ethereal|Delicate
ethereal|Tenuous, as an imaginary world
ethylene|Anesthetic gas
euphoric|Really high
evaporator|Air conditioner component
evasion|Political tactic
evensong|Vespers prayer
evildoers|Baddies
evinces|Shows clearly
examine|Study
executes|Carries out
exhaled|Blew out
exhaled|Wasn't inspiring?
exhales|Blows out
exhales|Lets out
exordia|Preambles
explains|Makes clear
exporter|European automaker, e.g.
extends|Stretches
exurbia|Outlying area
eyelash|Flirtatious flutterer
eyelash|Winker
eyeless|Like some fish
eyeless|Like spuds without buds
eyeopener|Revelation
eyesore|Junkyard, usually
failing|Weakness
falafel|Pita filling
falsetto|Doo-wop song high voice
fanatic|Wild-eyed type
fantasies|Dreamer's world
fatness|Prosperity
fattens|Plies with food
febrility|[I]Feverishness
federalist|Hamilton, for one
feedback|Completed surveys, e.g.
feedbag|Oats site
feeders|Tributaries
feetfirst|One way to jump
fiercer|More ferocious
filtered|Like swimming pools
finagled|Swindled
firebox|Furnace chamber
firecracker|Celebration noisemaker
firings|Dismissals
flamenco|Dance with stamping and clapping
flareup|Sudden outburst
flashier|More ostentatious
flatcars|Freight components
flattens|Decks
flatters|Portrays favorably
floated|Didn't go under
fluoride|Crest component
foliate|Leaf-shaped
followed|Tailed
footage|Movie scenes
footrace|Dash or marathon
footrest|Recliner feature
foppish|Like a dude
forbids|Won't hear of
forehand|Court stroke
foremen|Courtroom spokespersons
forensic|Kind of medicine
forepaw|Scratcher, at times
forewarn|Tip off
fortress|Stronghold
fortune|___ 500
framework|Art hanger's profession?
freebie|Throw-in
freeload|Sponge
freemen|Citizens
frigate|Navy warship
frisbee|Flying toy disk
frogman|He'll take a dive
frogman|Swimmer with air tanks
gadabouts|Wanderers
galleons|Main transportation?
gamester|Casino habitué
gangsta|Dr. Dre's rap
garages|Selling points?
gardenia|Fragrant flower
gargoyle|Grotesque architectural figure
gassers|Real riots
gelatin|Aspic ingredient
gemstone|Lapidary's item
generate|Produce
genesis|Origin
genetic|Kind of marker
genteel|Courteous
gestate|Carry in the womb
gesture|V sign, for one
gherkins|Sweet pickles
giftware|China, say
gigolos|Some escorts
glaring|Like a flagrant error
glassblower|Expert in see-through design?
gleaner|Detective, e.g.
glittered|Sparkled
gloater|I told you so! type
gloater|Nyah nyah! type
glowers|Looks daggers (at)
gnashed|Ground together, as teeth
gnatcatcher|Tiny insect-eating bird
gobbledegook|Mumbo jumbo
godsend|Surprise blessing
goldarn|Dad-blasted
gondola|Canal sight
goobers|Peanuts
grackle|Kind of blackbird
grafted|Attached, in a way
grandam|Pontiac model
grandpa|Zeb Walton, to John Boy
granite|Stone Mountain makeup
graphic|Very descriptive
grasshopper|Aesopian loafer
greaser|Auto mechanic, at times
greenbelt|Karate award
greenbelt|Manmade desert border
greenroom|Performer's waiting area
greeted|Hailed
grieves|Mourns
grooved|Like LPs
groupie|Idol worshiper
growers|Nursery figures
grudges|They're born and nursed
gruesome|Horrible
guarded|Kept a close eye on
guessed|Took a shot
gunfire|Oater omen
habitat|Living area
hairpin|Kind of turn
hallway|Monitor's beat
halogen|Lamp element
hammerer|Carpenter, at times
hamster|Pet on a wheel
handgun|Controversial target of controls
hangman|Popular pencil game
hangout|Haunts
hardcover|First printing, often
hardheads|Stubborn ones
harmonic|Kind of musical interval
harpoon|Weapon attached to a rope
hashing|Talking (out)
hastens|Accelerates
hazelnut|Vanilla alternative
healers|Shamans, at times
hearsay|Scuttlebutt
heathens|INFIDELS
heehaws|Donkey serenades?
heiress|Suddenly wealthy woman, maybe
hellions|Rowdies
hemostat|Instrument that controls bleeding
henpecks|Acts like a nag
herdsman|Range worker
hibachis|Japanese grills
hideout|Crook's lair
highborn|Destined for nobility
hillbilly|Hee Haw extra
hipness|Nerd's lack
hippies|Influential group in '60s fashion
hittable|Not overpowering, as a pitcher
hobgoblin|Bugaboo
hoedown|Fiddle site
hollies|Christmas decoration sources
holster|Arm holder?
honesty|The best policy, so they say
honored|Roasted, in a way
honoree|One might be roasted
hornier|More bullish?
horsehair|Violin bow material
horsepower|Car engine measure
hosiery|Socks
hosteler|One of the inn crowd
hostess|Party organizer
hotheads|They have short fuses
housefly|Bothersome buzzer
housework|Routine chores
hunched|Bent
hurries|Steps on it
hurtful|Injurious
hydromel|Unfermented mead
iceberg|Emotionally distant type
iceberg|Titanic's undoing
idealogue|Zealot: Var.
identical|Cookie-cutter
identical|Duplicate
identify|Finger, so to speak
igniter|Lighter
igniter|One with a burning desire
ignorant|Not in the loop
ignores|Snubs
illegal|Kind of alien
illness|Malady
imitable|Worth copying
imitated|Followed
immigrant|Newcomer of a kind
immodesty|Shamelessness
impishly|In a mischievous way
implicit|Not spelled out
imposes|Levies, as a tax
impulses|Hunches
indemnity|Exemption from liability
ineptly|In a ham-handed way
infantile|Immature
inhales|Takes a breath
injects|Adds, as humor to a conversation
inkblot|Test pattern
inmates|The Shawshank Redemption extras
insaner|More harebrained
insides|Guts
insides|X-ray subject
insoles|They're under tongues
inspect|Look over carefully
install|Prepare for use, as software
instance|Case
instants|Some coffees
instead|As a substitute
instigators|They're always starting something
insurer|MetLife, e.g.
interims|Waiting periods
internal|__ affairs
introduce|Present
invaded|Attacked
ironers|Pressing types
irrational|Type of number
irrigators|Moistening devices
isobars|Pressure lines
isobars|Weather map features
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Quarantine
isotone|Either of two atoms with equal neutrons but not protons
isotopes|Carbon 13 et al.
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Come again?
iterated|Rehearsed
iterates|Repeats
janitors|They clean up
jellyfish|Tentacled stinger
jeweller|Ring seller, in Rugby
jillion|Huge number
jimmies|Forces open
jittery|Nervous
jokester|Joy buzzer user
juggler|Clown, at times
juggles|Entertains with simultaneous tossing
jukebox|Nickelodeon, e.g.
juniper|Gin flavoring
jurists|Legal experts
kakapos|Nocturnal New Zealand parrots
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
keepers|Finders, so it's said
keepsake|Memento
kernels|Contents of nutshells
kerosene|Lamp type
kidneys|Waterworks, so to speak
kinesics|Science of body language
kinglet|Small crested bird
kitties|Pools
kleenex|Allergy sufferer's aid
knapsack|Hiker's bag
knapweed|Hardy purple-flowered plant
kneaded|Massaged
knurled|Ridged, as a coin
lacerate|Rip jaggedly
lacrosse|City south of Eau Claire
lacrosse|Native American game
laddered|Maturing in stages, as investments
ladybug|Entomological good luck symbol
language|English or French
lantern|Walkway illumination
laptops|Away-from-home computers
lasagna|Layered entrée
lassoer|Dogie bagger
lassoers|They know the ropes
latened|Approached the witching hour
lateness|Reason for a pass
lateral|Football play
lateral|Quarterback's call
latrine|Boot camp "facilities"
latrine|Military head?
lattice|Crisscross gate
layaways|Some merchandise pickups
leaders|Tackle box items
leakier|Less likely to float
leaners|Some horseshoes tosses
leanest|Least fatty
leftovers|Takeout food?
legalese|Fine print, perhaps
legatee|Named beneficiary
legatee|Will beneficiary
legless|Like worms
legroom|First-class amenity
legwork|Much of a detective's job
lenders|Banks, e.g.
leotard|Dancer's body suit
leotard|It's named for a trapeze artist
lessens|Diminishes
leveret|Young hare
liaised|Was in contact (with)
liberate|Free
liberties|Cads take them
liberty|Sailor's time off
library|Stacks site
license|Traffic cop's request
licenses|Wedding needs
lieutenant|Second-in-command
lifeless|Lacking pizazz
lifestyle|Modus vivendi
lifestyle|You get used to it
likable|Endearing
likelier|More apt to happen
limelight|Public eye
lingoes|Jargons
lioness|Den mother
lipread|Emulate an oralist
liqueur|B and B, for one
literate|Computer- ___
loanword|Macho, for one
loathed|Couldn't stand
locales|Neighborhoods
located|Found
lodestar|Astral guide
loincloth|Tarzan's outfit
lonesome|In need of company
longhorn|Rare cattle breed
loosener|Screwdriver, sometimes
lotions|Skin soothers
loyalty|Faithfulness
lumberyard|Where to get two-by-fours
lupines|Legume family plants
macadam|Crushed-stone surface
madcaps|Zanies
maddened|Infuriated
madness|Wild excitement
madonna|A League of Their Own actress
magazine|Parents, e.g.
magenta|Purplish red
magnetic|Like a charming personality
mahogany|Reddish brown
malices|Wrongful intentions
malleable|Easily shaped
maltose|Brewery sugar
manacles|Prisoner's fetters
manager|Pep talk giver
manager|Supervisor
mandolin|Lute spin-off
manhunt|Posse's job
mansions|Sprawling quarters
margarine|Tub contents
marinas|[I]Boat basins
mariner|Seattle ballplayer
maritime|Canada's ___ Provinces
martins|Fork-tailed swallows
mascara|Eyelash cosmetic
masonic|Like Shriners
massage|Body work?
materiel|Army supplies, collectively
matinee|Afternoon movie
matters|Subjects
mausoleum|TAJ MAHAL, FOR ONE
maverick|Loner
measure|Word repeated in a Shakespeare title
measured|Like some miles
meliorates|Improves
menagerie|Unusual collection
menagerie|Varied group
menorah|Hanukkah candelabrum
mentally|In thought
menthol|Cough drop flavor
mergers|Big deals
mermaid|Splash creature
message|Point
messiah|Delivery expert?
messmate|Boot camp pal
middays|Lunch times
minefield|Forty-niner's profession?
mineral|20 Questions category
minored|Studied to a lesser degree, with "in"
mistletoe|Kissing cue
moderate|Not extreme
modulus|Physics coefficient
mohawks|Five Nations tribe members
molests|Harasses
monolith|Easter Island attraction
monotone|Boring voice
monsignor|Ecclesiastic title
mousers|Cats that earn their keep
muscatel|Sweet wine
mustang|Classic Ford
mutants|Many movie monsters
naivete|Artlessness
nakedness|Exposed state
narrate|Do commentary for, as a slide show
narrate|Tell a story
narrate|Tell the story
nascent|Starting to develop
neatest|Most shipshape
needles|Pine forest floor covering
negated|Made ineffective
negotiate|Bargain
neonatal|Like some hospital care
neonate|Nursery denizen
neotype|Specimen used for species naming
nestled|...were __ all snug...: Moore
nestlers|Snuggling sorts
netsuke|Japanese art figure worn on a sash
nettles|Annoys
nevermore|Not again
newbies|Tyros
newcomer|Recent arrival
newsstand|Time zone?
nibbled|Ate sparingly
noisette|Lean meat cut
nonbeing|Void
nonhero|Unlikely protagonist
nonorthodox|Like Reform Jews, e.g.
nonstick|Like Teflon
noplace|There's __ like home
normally|In general
notebook|Apple product
notepad|List site
notepad|Steno's need
nourishes|Fosters
novelette|Billy Budd, for one
novelty|Kind of shop
noxious|Unhealthy
nuggety|In lumps, as metal
nuptial|Like some vows
nutshell|Few words, figuratively
oatcake|Brittle pastry
obelisk|Temple at Luxor sight
observe|See
observed|Watched attentively
obstruct|Block
obtrude|Force (upon)
obtuser|More dense
obtuser|More dimwitted
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occasions|They may be special
octennial|[I]Lasting eight years
oddness|Eccentricity
odorized|Scented
odyssey|Adventurous journey
offstage|Source of some acting prompts
oftener|On more occasions
oilcans|Service station supply
okeydokey|Jim-dandy
oleander|Ornamental shrub
onstage|Making a scene?
onstream|Up and running
opacity|Milk quality
opaline|Milkily iridescent
openers|Kitchen gadgets
operate|Run
opiates|Common numbers?
opiates|Tranquilizers
optical|Kind of effects
options|Risky Wall Street buys
oration|Eulogy, e.g.
oratory|Speaking still
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordered|On its way, maybe
ordinal|Kind of number
organza|Evening gown fabric
orients|Positions
original|Fresh
originate|Found
orphans|Annie extras
osmosis|Subtle absorption
ottoman|Relaxation aid
ousters|Political tactics
outburst|Eruption
ovation|Loud clapping
ovation|Show of approval
overdone|Hackneyed
overdue|Like a mislaid library book, perhaps
overfed|Like some pampered pets
overgrew|Went untended, as a garden
overripe|Like black bananas
oversaw|Supervised
overstep|Exceed
overtime|In due course
overtone|Nuance
oxcarts|Team followers
oxidant|Rust cause
package|Kind of deal
packhorse|Hard worker
paddocks|Stable enclosures
padlock|Cellar door securer
paganism|Polytheistic creed
paining|Afflicting
paladin|'50s-'60s Richard Boone role
palatal|Type of consonant
pampered|Indulged
panacea|Cure-all
panatela|Cigar option
panelists|Discussion group
panther|Black cat
parachutes|Two waterfalls?
paradigm|Epitome
paragraphs|Essay divisions
paragraphs|Two charts?
parakeet|Common pet
paramedics|Two physicians?
paramounts|Two peaks?
parapet|Defensive wall
parapets|Fort defenses
parasailing|Doer: "Stimulating!" Spectator: "Risky!"
parasails|Two spinnakers?
parasites|Two locations?
parietal|Kind of dorm regulation
parsnip|Carrot's cousin
partial|Not complete
partisan|Like much politics
partner|Collaborator
passwords|Users' personal codes
pastime|Baseball is our national one
payment|Compensation
payroll|Weekly business expense
peaches|Juicy fruits
peachier|More splendid
peacoat|Naval warmer
peasant|Lowly laborer
pedaled|Biked
peddler|Street vendor
pedigree|Dog's ancestral line
peevish|Petulant
pelican|Big-billed bird
pellmell|In a recklessly hurried manner
pendant|Jewelry item
penguin|Antarctic waddler
penitents|Sorry sorts
pennames|Lewis Carroll and others
pentane|Flammable hydrocarbon
pepperoni|Pizza topping
peppery|Hot
periled|Put in danger
periods|Stopping points
perjure|Lie, with "oneself"
permanents|Salon services
permeate|Penetrate completely
persona|Public image
perused|Read
perusers|Readers
pestered|Annoyed no end
pestles|Pounding tools
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
phenols|Carbolic acids
phoneme|Speech unit
physique|Build
pianists|Key players
pillowcase|Linen closet item
pimento|Kind of cheese flavored with peppers
pinwheel|Windblown toy
pioneer|Trailblazer
pistols|They may be drawn
pitapat|Heart murmur?
pizzicato|Not bowed
placebo|Control substance
plastic|Artificial
platoon|1986 Best Picture
playoffs|Championship games
playwright|Coward, for one
pleased|Happy
pleases|Gratifies
plebeian|Common
plumage|Fowl feathers
plutocrat|Wealthy ruler
poisons|Exterminator's supply
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
politico|Life of the party?
poniard|Small dagger
pontiffs|Popes
possess|Own
postage|Mail fee
postern|Back door
posters|Big pictures
postfixed|Appended
potages|Thick soups
pottage|Thick soup
powders|Makes up, in a way
praises|Pats on the back
precede|Come before
precept|Rule of conduct
predicts|Projects
preempts|Bumps
preened|Dressed fussily
prefabs|Modulars
pregame|Kind of show
premeds|Aspiring doctors
premolar|Canine neighbor
prepare|Get ready
preppie|Snobbish high schooler
pressed|Urged strongly
presume|Take for granted
pretender|Royal claimant
pretext|Ostensible excuse
prevail|Triumph
prevent|Forestall
princes|Some royalty
printout|Hard copy
probers|Investigators
process|Means to an end
profiles|Character sketches
promenade|SQUARE DANCE DIRECTIVE
pronged|Like forks
pronghorn|Antelope relative
prophet|One who's always looking ahead
proselyte|Religious convert
protects|Guards
protects|Keeps safe
proverb|Saw
psychics|Mind readers, e.g.
psychotherapist|Shrink
ptomaine|N compound that rarely causes poisoning
publishing|Time work?
puckishly|In a mischievous manner
pugilism|Boxer's area
pullout|Leave
puncher|Cow follower?
puniest|Most likely to be bullied
purlieu|Regular hangout
pushily|In an aggressive way
pyramid|Giza attraction
quandary|Dilemma
quivers|Shakes
racehorse|Santa Anita competitor
radiation|What roentgens measure
rafters|Roof supports
ragweeds|Sneezing causes
rainbow|Colorful arc
raindrop|Unhappy picnic omen
rallies|Enthusiastic get-togethers
ramshackle|Dilapidated
raptors|Predatory birds
rarebit|Welsh ___
rattail|Kind of comb
rattrap|Seedy lodgings
ravines|Gaps
razzmatazz|Flashy theatricality
reacting|Responding to a stimulus
readers|Library frequenters
readiness|Prepared state
realizes|Figures out
reallot|Divide differently
realtor|Open house organizer
reapplied|Tried again to get in
reawaken|Stir up again, as memories
rebates|Savings offers
rebutted|Disproved
recants|Takes back
recreate|Make over
recreate|Make over
redcoat|Minuteman enemy
redeemer|Coupon clipper, say
redeems|Cashes in
redeyes|Night fliers
redhead|Lucille Ball, for one
redress|Set right
redskin|Washington footballer
redwood|California giant
reedits|Makes new changes to
reelect|Put back in office
reelect|Return to one's seat?
reelers|They're staggering
refinance|Lower one's payments, perhaps
refrain|Recurring theme
regrades|Adjusts for better drainage, perhaps
regress|Backslide
reheels|Does a cobbler's job
reinserted|Tried the coin again
reinsure|Transfer the risk, in a way
reissue|Put out again
relabel|Prepare for a sale, say
relapse|Fall back
relapse|Health setback
relapse|Slip back
relapse|Slip back, as into illness
related|All in the family
relates|Connects emotionally
release|Free
released|Made public
releases|Lets go
releases|Lets go
releases|Paramount issues?
relents|Yields
reliant|Counting (on)
relishes|Really enjoys
relocate|Move
remedies|Sets right
reminds|Makes conscious (of)
remnant|Unneeded piece
reneged|Didn't honor, with "on"
renewed|Didn't allow to run out
renowns|Eminent states
reordain|Decree anew
repeater|Recidivist
repertoire|Performer's array
replete|Filled (with)
replica|Clone
replied|Came back
reposes|Peaceful states
repress|Keep in, as feelings
reprising|Singing a show finale, perhaps
reprove|Chide
requires|Must have
resents|Is insulted by
resents|Is put out by
reshower|Bathe again, in a way
resists|Doesn't cooperate
resoled|Fixed flats, maybe
resoles|Fixes shoes, in a way
resolving|New Year's tradition
resound|Ring loudly
respire|Breathe
respire|Take in air
restore|Bring back
restores|Puts back as it was
restrict|Limit
restyle|Go from a flip to a bob, say
retapes|Shoots over
retinae|Optic image receivers
retinue|Attendants
retrial|It may follow an appeal
reusable|Like many containers
revamps|Completely does over
revealing|Baring
reveled|Whooped it up
reversed|Overturned in court
rewarded|Paid, as a bounty hunter
rheboks|Large African antelopes
rheostat|Dimmer, e.g.
rhinoceros|Mammal with poor vision
rhubarb|Altercation
riddled|Shot all over
rimshots|Drummer's "Ba-dump!" sounds
ringlets|Curls
risible|Funny
robbery|Holdup
rodless|Kind of industrial cylinder
rollway|Warehouse loading aid
rootless|Like vagabonds
rosebud|Citizen Kane's last word
rotators|Turning muscles
rototills|Cultivates, in a way
rotters|Bad blokes
rotting|Going bad
rotunda|Building with a dome
roundtrip|There and back
routine|It's nothing new
routine|It's nothing new
royalty|Kings and queens
rubberneck|GAPE
ruffian|Thug
rulings|Orders in the court
safaris|Wild vacations?
sailing|On a clipper, say
sailors|Destroyer crew
salesperson|Staff member
salient|Prominent
salines|Sterile solutions
saltine|Soup go-with
saltless|Like some diets
samisen|Japanese stringed instrument
samovar|Decorative urn
samovar|Tea holder
samoyed|Reindeer-herding dog
samoyeds|Some sled dogs
samurai|Japanese warrior
sanddab|Flounder's cousin
sandlot|Urban play area
sandpaper|Abrasive stuff
sardine|Fish in a tin
sashayed|Walked confidently
sateens|Glossy cottons
satiety|I'm full condition
saucers|Spill catchers
savanna|Tropical plain
savants|Scholars
savored|Really enjoyed
saxhorn|Tuba relative
sayonara|Overseas parting
scalable|Subject to sizing, as fonts
scalene|Not equilateral or isosceles
scariest|Like the best monster movies
scathing|Like a merciless review
scenario|Plot outline
scenery|Terrain
scepter|Regal wand
scintilla|Minute amount
scooper|One working with cones
scooter|Toy with wheels
scornful|Contemptuous
scoundrel|Dirty dog
screenplay|It may be adapted
screwdriver|Carpenter's tool
scrooge|Pinchpenny
scrounge|Bum, as a cigarette
scruples|Compunctions
seabird|Gull or albatross
sealants|Weatherproofing applications
seances|Medium settings
seatrout|Saltwater fish
secrets|Untold wealth?
secured|Backed with property, as a loan
sedated|Kept quiet
sedater|Anesthetist
sedates|Puts under
seedbed|Prepared plot
seedless|Like some grapes
seekers|Quest group
seesaws|Is wishy-washy
seesaws|Waffles
sellouts|You can't get tickets for them
seltzers|Bubbly drinks
semester|School division
semicolon|Feature of some long sentences
semidivine|Somewhat angelic
semipro|Part-time player
senator|Six-year-term politician
senecas|Five Nations tribesmen
senores|Spanish men
senorita|Justin Timberlake song
sensors|Burglar alarm devices
sentence|Five to ten, say
separate|Not together
septuple|Make two into fourteen, say
serapes|Siesta garments
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphs|Beings in Isaiah's vision
serenade|Moonlight melody
serenade|Woo, in a way
serenades|Woos, in a way
serials|King's "The Green Mile" and others
service|Help
settings|Diamond holders
seventies|Forecast range
seventy|Speed limit, at times
shadowy|Mysterious
shamans|Mystics
shampoo|1975 Warren Beatty film
shampoo|Hotel freebie
shamrock|Today's floral emblem
sharpen|Prepare for use, as a pencil
sharper|Swindler
shelled|Paid (out)
shepherd|One raised Romulus and Remus
shields|The Stone Diaries author
shipshape|Tidy
shmooze|Chat: Var.
shooter|Basket maker, maybe
shooter|Word with square or straight
shoplifted|Stole
shortest|Least patient
shovels|Digging tools
shovels|Gardeners' needs
shoving|Anxious-crowd action
showbiz|Hollywood buzzword
showery|Not fair
showman|Buffalo Bill, e.g.
showpiece|Outstanding work
shrines|Hallowed sites
shutterbug|Shooter
sideways|Like some leers
signora|Milan Mrs.
silence|The virtue of fools, to Bacon
siltier|Having more sediment
sincere|Real
sincerely|Letter ending
sirloin|Rump neighbor
sirocco|Hot Saharan wind
siroccos|Saharan winds
sissies|Chickens
sitters|Some caretakers
skaters|Some racers
skedaddle|Scram!
skepticism|Questioning
skidoos|Departs: Var.
skitter|Glide
skydiving|Doer: "Thrilling!" Spectator: "Audacious!"
slacker|Goldbrick
sleazeball|Contemptible sort, in slang
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleight|Trick
slicers|Deli fixtures
sliders|Some terrace doors
slither|Move like a sidewinder
slobber|Drool
slopped|Spilled
smallest|Teeniest
smartly|In style
smeared|Applied liberally
smeared|Bad-mouthed publicly
smeared|Took political potshots at
smeller|Schnoz
smolder|Do a slow burn
smoothie|Charmer
smoothies|Frosty blender concoctions
snapshot|Album insert
snarers|Trappers
sneaked|Came from behind, maybe
sneaked|Enjoyed secretly, as a smoke
sneaking|Acting furtively
sneezed|Reacted to pollen
snidest|Most malicious
sniffle|Cold symptom
snippets|Small scraps
snooped|Pried
snoozed|Napped
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snowbird|Vermonter who winters in Florida, say
sofabeds|Sleepers
softest|Most gentle
soilage|Livestock feed
soirees|Evening events
sonatas|Recital pieces
sooners|Big 12 team
sooners|Longhorns' rivals
sootier|Blacker
sorbate|Potassium __: food preservative
sorrels|Light reddish-brown horses
sorrows|Woes
soulmates|They're made for each other
sovereigns|Kings, but not aces
spaders|Gardeners, at times
spaghetti|Ristorante staple
sparerib|Hand-held fare
spartan|Austere
spartan|Bare-bones
spatial|Kind of relations
spatula|Flipper
spatulas|Short-order aids
specter|Haunting image
speeder|One over 70?
speeder|Radar target
spiders|Arachnophobia terrors
spinach|Quiche ingredient
spinoff|Second-generation show
splendid|Wonderful
splices|Joins together
splints|Immobilizes, in a way
splotches|Stains
splurge|Indulge oneself
spotlit|Focused attention on, as a performer
spotted|Saw
sprayer|Sink attachment
spriest|Least lethargic
sprinkles|Barely rains
squandered|Wasted
stabbed|Stuck
staffed|Provided with workers
stainers|Furniture workers
stamina|Lasting quality
standfast|Hold out
standup|Routine job?
stapler|Office gadget
starboard|Kind of tack
starboard|Right
stardom|Actor's dream
stardom|Hollywood pursuit
starlight|Evening twinkler's output
starred|Had the lead
startup|Entrepreneur's venture
stashes|Hidden supplies
stature|Level of achievement
statute|It may have its limitations
statute|Legislative act
steadied|Stabilized
steamer|The Merrimac, originally
steamier|More erotic
steepen|Make more precipitous
steeple|Tall tapered top
stencil|Designing tool
stencils|Letter writers' aids
stereos|Audiophiles' buys
sterile|Aseptic
sterile|Barren
stewards|Restaurant employees
stimuli|Provocations
stinger|Cocktail made with brandy
stipend|Regular pay
stocked|Fully supplied, as shelves
stoical|Unemotional
stollen|Fruity German bread
stoners|Rock-throwing mob
stoolie|Singer?
stopgap|Improvised
stopoff|Stay (at) temporarily
storers|Warehouse workers, at times
stories|Skyscraper count
stormier|More heated
stoutest|Most weighty
strafed|Peppered from above
straits|Narrow waterways
strange|Odd
strange|Unfamiliar
strangle|Repress
stratus|Type of low cloud
strawhat|Chevalier trademark
strayer|Errant one
streamline|Simplify
streetcar|Title vehicle in a 1947 play
streets|Urban ways
strength|Force
stretch|Duration
striate|Furrowed
strides|Progress
strivers|Ambitious sorts
strobes|Photography lights
strophe|Greek ode section
stubbed|Jammed on a chair leg, say
studhorse|Sire
stunned|Shocked
stuntwoman|Action film employee
stutter|Speaker's concern
stylish|Chic
stylist|Salon employee
stymies|Foils
subhuman|Gorilla-esque
subject|English or French
subsets|Small groups within large groups
subtitle|It's usually at the bottom of the picture
success|Fame
succulent|Juicy
sultana|Seedless raisin
sultana|Small seedless raisin
sunbeams|Mote revealers
sunbelt|Southern U.S. region
sunflower|Kansas state symbol
sunshade|Parasol, for one
sunspot|One may be 50,000 miles in diameter
superego|Id's opposite, to Freud
superglue|Elmer's rival
surface|Come up for air
suspect|Fishy
swatter|One hitting flies
swayers|They're persuasive
sweethearts|Lovers
sweetie|Hon
sweetly|In a pleasing manner
swisses|Emmenthaler and Gruyere
swooned|Fainted
swooshes|Rustling sounds
syllable|One of an iamb's two
sympathizer|Supporter
synonym|Joyful for "glad," e.g.
syringe|Shot source
systems|Analyst's concerns
tabbies|Toms' mates
tagalong|Come too
tagline|Skelton's "God bless," e.g.
tailgates|Risks rear-ending
tailored|Adapted
takeover|Raider's strategy
talented|Of interest to a scout
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangelos|Citrus hybrids
tangelos|Hybrid fruits
tangent|Touching
tantara|Trumpet blare
tapered|Pointed
tapioca|Type of pudding
tappets|Valve movers
taproom|Place for a brew
tapster|Bartender
tariffs|Duties
tarries|Loiters
tartest|Most sour
tattoos|Skin pictures
tattoos|They may be heart-shaped
taverns|Some gathering places
taxiing|Having just landed, maybe
teacarts|Afternoon social conveniences
teacarts|Social rollers
tearable|Easily ripped off
tearjerker|Reason for drops in movie attendees?
tearoom|Elegant café
tearoom|Elegant lunch spot
teasers|Advertising tactics
teatime|British break
teenaged|Adolescent
teeners|Adolescents
teetotaler|Inventory taker at a golf shop?
tektite|Glass formed from a meteorite impact
telecast|Aired on the tube
telepathic|More than sensitive?
tempera|Eggy paint
tempest|Storm
tempura|Japanese menu item
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tentacle|Squid feature
tepidly|With little enthusiasm
teriyakis|Dishes seasoned with sake
terrace|Apartment balcony
terrine|Earthenware dish
terrors|Holy ones?
testers|Market research consultants
tethers|Secures
textile|Cotton or wool
theorist|Thinker
therefore|Inference, part 4
thermal|Like some underwear
thirteenth|Amendment that abolished slavery
threads|Duds
tidally|How seawater moves
tightfisted|Stingy
tightknit|Well-organized
timbale|Deep-fried shell
timbale|Dish cooked in a pastry shell
timberline|MOUNTAIN DEMARCATION
timecard|A worker may punch one
timetables|Train station schedules
tinware|Some old-style cups
tippers|Café patrons, usually
tipsters|Touts
tissues|Scotties, e.g.
tissues|Tearjerker watcher's need
titanic|April 1912 newsmaker
toadies|Flatterers
toenail|It may be polished
tolerate|Bear
tomorrow|Annie song
tonearms|Needle holders
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
tornado|Weather alert subject
tossers|Pitchers
tosspot|Pink elephant sighter
totters|Sways a little
toucans|Big-beaked birds
toupees|Bean covers?
tourists|Some bumper sticker buyers
touristy|Swarming with sightseers
tourney|Competition
tractor|Word with feed or pull
trailside|Like some ski-area condos
trainman|Rail crew member
traitor|Judas
trammel|Restrain
transits|Passages
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treason|Dreyfus Affair crime
treaties|Pacts
treetop|Cedar crest, e.g.
trellis|Place for roses
tremolo|Vocal effect
tremolos|Vibrating musical effects
tremors|Vibrations
trespass|Cross the border?
tressed|Braided
tresses|Locks
trestle|Railroad bridge
trickle|Slow flow
trident|Poseidon's spear
trillion|Enormous number
trimmed|Did barbering work
tripods|Surveyors' supports
triptych|Three-paneled artwork
tritons|Colorful seashells
triumphs|Moments on top
triumphs|Wins
trombone|One of 76 in a "Music Man" song
troupes|Theatrical road companies
truffle|Chocolate treat
trustee|Fiduciary appointee
tsarina|Catherine I, for one
tsarist|Follower of Ivan, say
tsunami|Seaquake consequence
tubeless|Like many tires
tumbleweed|Light brown Crayola color
tuneful|Not discordant
turbofan|High-thrust engine
turpitude|Inherent villainy
turrets|Battleship features
twaddle|Nonsense
twiddle|Play lightly with
twinkle|What little stars do
twinset|Pair of sweaters worn together
tyrants|Hard heads
ukelele|Luau staple: Var.
umpteen|Very large number
unalike|Not the same
unasked|Not on the guest list
undercuts|Outdoes, pricewise
unearth|Locate with effort
unearths|Discovers
uneaten|Left over
unequal|Not the same
unhandy|Not exactly Mr. Fixit
unhitch|Release, as a tied-up horse
unicorn|Mythical symbol of purity
uniform|Consistent
unionist|North supporter in the Civil War
unitard|Bodysuit
universe|Cosmos
unjaded|Still fresh
unkindly|Ill-natured
unknowns|X's, at times
unlaces|Begins to remove, in a way
unlaces|Loosens
unloved|Far from popular
unpaired|Like an odd sock
unpopular|Eliciting boos, perhaps
unseals|Prepares to open
unseated|Ousted, in a way
unsettle|Disquiet
unspoken|Tacit
unsteady|Shaky
unteach|Reeducate, in a way
untrodden|Like virgin snow
unveils|Brings to light
uplifter|Spiritual, e.g.
upraise|Hoist
upscale|Luxurious
upsilon|20th Greek letter
upstart|Presumptuous success story
upsurge|Spike
upticks|Favorable Wall Street trends
urgency|Pressing quality
ushered|Led
utensil|Kitchen item
utensil|Kitchen tool
utensil|Salad fork, e.g.
vagrancy|Beggar's offense
valance|Window adornment
valedictorian|College commencement speaker
vamoose|Scram!
variance|Builder's request
variance|Special building permit
vaulters|Some Olympians
venture|Risky undertaking
venturi|Ex-golf broadcaster Ken
vertigo|Hitchcock classic
veteran|Old-timer
vicomte|French noble
vincible|Capable of being beaten
vintners|The Gallos, e.g.
vitamins|A and B, e.g.
vociferate|Shout
walleye|Perch relative
wanderer|Nomad
warmest|Most cordial
warmups|Stretches and such
warpath|Road to battle
warranty|Buyer's protection
wastrel|Extravagant one
wayfarer|Wandering one
welcomes|Good receptions
whatnot|Bric-a-brac stand
whatnot|More of the same
whatsis|Unnamed gadget
wheelwright|Carriage repairman
whisker|Small margin
whistle|Act unafraid, perhaps
whither|To what point
whoopee|Exuberant cry
wielders|Ax users, e.g.
windmill|Natural power generator
winiest|Most like claret
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wishbone|Football formation
woodies|Surfers' wheels, in the '60s
workmen|Crew members
wreaked|Unleashed, as havoc
yachter|America's Cup sailor
yachting|America's Cup activity
yardage|Passing stat
yardarms|Parts of spars
yardman|Guy with shears and a mower
yearend|Type of sale
abalone|Algae eater
abalones|Mollusks in bowllike shells
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abashed|Embarrassed
abating|Falling off
abdomen|Breadbasket, so to speak
abigail|Martha's successor
abolish|Wipe out
abrasion|Scrape
abreast|Well-informed (of)
absolve|Exonerate
abstains|Opts not to opt
abusive|Like diatribe
abysses|Bottomless chasms
abysses|Bottomless pits
academic|Not practical
accosts|Greets intrusively
accouter|Equip
accrete|Build up
accused|Court figure
acerbate|Make sour
acetamide|Solvent used in lacquers
acetone|Organic solvent
acetone|Polish remover
acetones|Flammable solvents
acetylene|Welding need
acolyte|Adherent
acolytes|Followers
adamant|Inflexible
adapters|Electrical fittings
addressed|Concentrated on
adeptly|With skill
adherent|Believer
adjourn|Postpone, as court proceedings
admiral|Fleet runner
admiral|Naval officer
adopted|Espoused
adulate|Worship
adulates|Fawns on
advised|Gave notice (of)
advocate|Publicly recommend
aerated|Bubbly
aerials|Wave receivers
aerobes|Oxygen-consuming bacteria
aerobic|Good for the heart and lungs
aerosol|Kind of can
afterglow|Sunset phenomenon
aftershock|Earthquake follow-up
aftertax|Net
against|Opposed to
agelessly|For all time
agendas|Meeting plans
agilely|How gymnasts perform
agitate|Perturb
agitato|Restless, in scores
aileron|Banking aid
airframe|Rocket's outer covering
airheads|Hardly Mensa material
airiest|Most breezy
airings|Broadcasts
airline|American, for one
airliner|Jet, e.g.
airliner|Plane
airlines|Fliers
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alameda|Oakland's county
alameda|Shady promenade
alehouse|Bass seller
alertly|In an attentive fashion
alfalfa|Little Rascal with spiked hair
alfredo|Pasta topper
algebra|High school course
aliases|Dossier list
alienate|Turn off
alienee|Property recipient
alienor|One who transfers property
aliment|Nourishing substance
aliment|Victuals
allergy|Scratch test determination
alliterated|Began the same way
allover|More than widespread
allowed|Not taboo
alphabetically|A first?
altercated|Were at each other's throats
alterer|Tailor, e.g.
aluminum|Siding material
alumnae|Female graduates
alumnae|Radcliffe grads
amaretto|Italian after-dinner drink
amassing|Gathering
amateurs|Greenhorns
ambition|Drive
amethyst|February birthstone
amiable|Friendly
amnesia|The Bourne Identity malady
amorous|Lovey-dovey
anaconda|It might put the squeeze on you
anaconda|Squeezer in the jungle
anaerobes|Organisms that don't need oxygen
anagram|Cheaters, to teachers
anagram|Get Meg Ryan out of Germany?
analogue|It's not quite the same
analyze|Examine in detail
anatomy|It could be gross
anchorage|Alaskan port
anchorman|Newscast VIP
andiron|Fireplace accessory
anecdote|Yarn
anecdotes|Speaker's diversions
anecdotist|Teller
anemone|Clematis relative
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Showy flowers
angered|Made really mad
angling|Fishing
anionic|Negatively charged
anneals|Tempers
annulus|Tree ring
anomalies|They're peculiar
answers|Comebacks
anteater|Termite hunter
anteaters|Termite enemies
antecede|Come before
antedate|Precede
antelope|Dik-dik, for one
antelope|Oryx, e.g.
antenna|Cell phone extension
antenna|Wave catcher
anthill|Tiny insects' mound
anthills|Mounds made by a colony
antipasto|Trattoria order
antitank|Like an Army Viper
antlered|Like some den walls
antlers|Horns in the woods
antlike|Rather small
apiarist|Beekeeper
apologia|Formal defense
apostle|One of a noted dozen
appalls|Horrifies
appeared|Materialized
appease|Satisfy
appetite|Longing
applaud|Praise
applied|Put on
approve|Sign off on
aquamarine|Bluish
arboreta|Botanical gardens
arbutus|Tree with berrylike fruit
archers|Hood and Tell
archery|Tell forte
archfoe|Luthor, to Superman
archives|Old records
areolae|Biological rings
argentine|Fish with a silvery luster
argyles|Colorful footwear
ariosos|Tuneful ditties
armband|Symbol worn on the upper sleeve
armlike|Brachial
armload|Groceries unit?
armored|Like some cars
armored|Like tanks
arouses|Gets going
arrested|In custody
arrestees|They're charged
arrival|Airport listing
arterial|Like a main highway
article|Constitution segment
ascends|Mounts
ascetic|Recluse
ascribe|Credit
ashcans|Depth charges, slangily
ashtray|Smoking area receptacle
asinine|Not smart
asinine|Ridiculous
asperse|Slander
assassin|Hit man, e.g.
assegai|Bantu spear
assists|Basketball stats
assists|Hoops stats
assists|Lends a hand
assortments|Hodgepodges
assumed|Took for granted
assumed|Took for granted
asteroid|Celestial body in a belt
asteroid|Kind of belt
asteroid|Vesta or Eros
astound|Knock the socks off
astounds|Amazes
astronaut|Space traveler
asylums|Sanctuaries
atelier|Artist's workshop
athlete|Olympics contestant
atomize|Fragment
attaboy|Parent's words of encouragement
attempt|Take a shot at
attenuate|Thin out
attests|Certifies
attired|Clad
attired|Decked out
attorney|Suspect's right
attracts|Is magnetic
attuned|Got used (to)
auberge|Nice inn
auditors|Year-end visitors
aureate|Golden
aurorae|Sky lights
automat|Old cafeteria-style eatery
avarice|Miser's sin
avenues|Ways
averages|Means
aviator|One getting up
aviatrix|Earhart, e.g.
awaited|Looked for
awaking|Rising
awesome|Remarkable, dude
babbler|Chatterbox
babysit|What many do on their first job
backbite|Attack surreptitiously
backdraft|FIREFIGHTER'S CONCERN
balalaika|Mandolin's cousin
balance|Yoga element
ballgame|Fenway Park action
balloons|Party poppers
ballroom|Dance hall
bandsaw|Carpentry tool
baptism|Dedicatory rite
barkeeper|Happy hour server
baroness|Eleanor Parker's role in "The Sound of Music"
baronet|British nobleman
barrette|Clip on locks
barroom|Brawl site
basinet|14th century helmet
bassist|Jazz group musician
bathmat|It's next to the tub
bathrobes|Luxury hotel room items
battier|More eccentric
bayoneted|Ran through
bearers|Some payees
bearhug|Greeter's squeeze
bearish|Expecting a fall
bearskin|Rug material
bedazzled|2000 Brendan Fraser film
bedtimes|Limits for kids
beeline|Shortest route
beetles|Scarabs, e.g.
bellhop|Hotel helper
beneath|Unworthy of
benzoate|__ of soda: food preservative
berated|Scolded
beseeches|Entreats
bestrew|Scatter about
betides|Happens to
bewitched|1945 Phyllis Thaxter/Edmund Gwenn film
biaxial|Like some crystals
biggies|Fat cats
bikinis|Brief suits
bisects|Cuts evenly
blackmail|Coerce illegally
blandly|Without feeling
bleariest|Superlatively fuzzy
blister|Pitcher's ailment
blooper|Slip
bloopers|Public gaffes
blouses|Some tops
blueprints|Architect's plans
boarder|One of the inn crowd
boardwalk|Monopoly's priciest property
bobsled|Olympics racer
bobsled|Winter racer
bodacious|Most impressive, in dialect
bodegas|Barrio stores
bodegas|Spanish groceries
boleros|Lively Spanish dances
bolivia|Lake Poopó locale
bologna|Deli meat named for an Italian city
bonhomie|Friendliness
booster|Ardent supporter
boredom|State that makes you stiff?
borscht|Soup often served with sour cream
bracelet|Jewelry with charms
bravado|Braggadocio
braziers|Hot coal receptacles
briefcase|Attorney's carryall
brioche|Eggy roll
bronchi|Trachea divisions
brownie|Square chocolate treat
buckeroo|Cowpoke
bullhorn|Protester's prop
burners|Range parts
bursars|College VIPs
buttoned|Closed, as a coat
cabalas|Occult matters
cabaret|Minnelli movie musical
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cabarets|Moulin Rouge shows
cabbage|Dough
cabbage|Dough
caffeine|Chocolate ingredient
calabooses|Pens
caliber|Ability
callous|Hardly soft-hearted
caloric|Heat-related
cantata|Bach work
capital|Lincoln or Madison
captious|Nit-picking
capybara|Largest living rodent
cardigan|Buttoned sweater
careens|Sways at high speed
carpool|Commuting arrangement
carryon|Continue as before
cashmere|Sweater material
cassava|Tapioca source
cassocks|Long clerical garments
castanet|Flamenco accessory
catspaw|Pawn
catwalks|Precarious paths
caulkers|Crevice-sealing guns
caviare|Cocktail party item: Var.
cayuses|Western ponies
centime|Haitian coin
centric|Near the middle
century|Millennium component
charmed|Marked by good fortune
chateau|Vintner's estate
chatterbox|Magpie
cheered|Encouraged
cheesecake|Rich dessert
cheeses|Swiss and blue
chested|Barrel-__
chignon|Twist of hair
chipmunk|Alvin or Simon
chronologically|January first?
cinders|Fire remains
cinemas|London theaters
cinnabar|Mercury ore
cisterns|Some reservoirs
clamored|Raised an outcry
clamors|Stinks, so to speak
clarion|Trumpet sound
clashes|Doesn't go
clasped|Held tightly
clavier|Harpsichord, e.g.
cleanse|Decontaminate
cleanup|Make a killing
clearcut|Unambiguous
cliched|Overdone
closeup|Unforgiving shot
clothesline|It might hold up your pants
cobwebs|Confusion
cockpit|Ace's place
cocktail|Gibson, for one
codifies|Systematizes, as laws
coerced|Strong-armed
coexist|Live together
colander|Pasta-prepping aid
coliseum|Stadium
colonel|Chicken hawker?
concedes|Throws in the towel
confetti|Parade shower
consomme|Clear broth
contain|Keep from spreading
continual|Incessant
contortion|Human pretzel's act
cookies|Some troops' fund-raising items
coolants|Radiator additives
copasetic|Just fine, slangily
copyright|Protect, in a way
cosines|Trig ratios
cottage|Cozy home
counsels|Legal advisers
country|Canada or Mexico
coupons|They may be clipped
cousins|The Healing Heart author
cowslip|Yellow primrose
crabbers|Some fishing boats
cracker|Cheese holder
cracker|Ritz, for one
creates|Originates
credenza|Sideboard
creditable|Praiseworthy
creoles|Louisiana natives
crevasse|Deep fissure
crossbar|Goalpost part
crossfire|Brisk exchange of opinions
crossroad|Street, vis-à-vis an avenue
crueller|More merciless, on the Mersey
cruelty|Fear is the parent of __: Froude
cruiser|Squad car
crusade|Fervent endeavor
crusades|Fights for a cause
crystal|Traditional 15th anniversary gift
cuirass|Torso protector
cuisine|Cooking
cuisines|Chef's assortment
culture|Kind of shock
cupcake|Hostess product
curlicue|Signer's flourish
curveball|Slider relative
cyborgs|The six million dollar man et al.
dadaist|Arp, for one
damasks|Woven fabrics
dandelion|Kind of wine
dandily|As a fop might
dangles|Swings
daresay|Presume
dashers|Some racers
dastard|Sneaky, cowardly sort
datebook|Planning aid
dateline|NBC news show
dateline|Story starter
dauntless|Stout-hearted
daystar|Venus, e.g.
dealing|Casino activity
debacle|Fiasco
decagon|It has 10 angles
decants|Transfers to a different container, as wine
deceive|Trick
decided|Reached a judicial conclusion
decipher|Unravel, as a mystery
declarer|South, in bridge columns
decrease|Get smaller
decrease|Shrink
deejays|Radio personalities
defames|Maligns
defense|Court chant
deflate|Release air from
degauss|Erase a magnetic tape
delicate|Gossamer
deltoids|Bodybuilder's concern
deludes|Tricks
delving|Going deeply (into)
demeans|Lowers in dignity
demesne|Estate adjoining a manor house
deposals|Expulsions from office
deposing|Ouster
deprive|Strip (of)
descants|Harmonizing melodies
descendant|OFFSPRING
descent|Continued reduction in altitude
descrier|Crow's-nest lookout, e.g.
deserves|Merits
desisting|Calling it quits
desperate|Do-or-die
despise|Really hate
destine|Earmark
detects|Spots
detente|Nixon policy
detonate|Set off
detoured|Took a roundabout route
deviate|Veer off course
diagonal|Slanting
dialogs|Exchanges
diameter|Line through the center
diameter|Line through the middle
digests|Assimilates
dilemma|Choosing between two evils, say
diluted|Weakened with water
dinette|Kitchen nook
disband|Break up
disbars|Kicks out of practice
disconnected|OFF-LINE
discovery|Find
disgruntled|End of the question
disjoin|Separate
dislike|Have no use for
dislodge|Force out
disorder|Chaos
disowns|Turns one's back on
dispose|Throw out, with "of"
dissident|Naysayer
divider|Feature of some spiral notebooks
divides|Splits up
dodgers|Brooklyn's loss
dollied|Moved, as a movie camera
domains|Territories
dominoes|Muggins pieces
donated|Given
donates|Gives
doodads|Gismos
doozies|Humdingers
dormice|Squirrel look-alikes
doubting|Like Thomas
downside|Negative aspect
dragnet|Series with Sergeant Friday
drained|Really tired
drapery|Window hanging
drastic|Extreme
dreamboat|Attractive person
dressage|Lippizaner's routine
drollness|Steven Wright quality
duchess|Goya subject
duffers|Inept golfers
dummkopf|Not exactly the brightest bulb on the tree
dumptrucks|Construction area sights
dusters|House-cleaning tools
dwelled|Emphasized, with "on"
dynasts|Throne inheritors
dyslexia|Switching problem?
eardrop|Pendant jewelry item
eardrums|Auditory canal termini
earlobe|Ring site
earnest|Intent
earthly|Of this planet
easement|Right of passage, e.g.
easiest|Least arduous
ebonics|Controversial dialect
ebonics|Slangy dialect
ebonite|Inelastic rubber
echelon|Command level
eclairs|Bakery buys
economic|Money-related
editorial|Opinion piece
editors|Time managers?
effects|Belongings
egalite|French Revolution motto word
eggbeater|Soufflé maker's aid
eggshell|Yellowish-white
egomania|Excessively puffy condition
eightball|Popular pool parlor game
eighths|Some pizza slices
einstein|He penned "E = mc²"
ejectable|Like CDs and DVDs
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Not rigid
electee|In
electee|People's choice
elective|Student's choice
electrify|Take one's breath away
electrons|Atomic orbiters
elegant|Polished
elegies|Mournful poems
elegies|Poems of passing
elementary|Basic
elephant|Dumbo, for one
elevator|Shaft traveler
elevens|Gridiron squads
elicits|Brings out
elitist|Snob
elusive|Just out of reach
embassy|Diplomatic office
embattle|Prepare for conflict
emender|Editor
emergent|Budding
emeritus|Honored retiree
emigres|Defectors
emigres|Some fugitives
eminence|Fame
eminent|Illustrious
emirate|Dubai or Sharjah
emitted|Gave off
emperor|Supreme ruler
emphasis|Stress
empires|Dominions
employs|Uses
empower|Give authority to
emulate|Strive to be as good as
enabled|Allowed
enablers|They make things possible
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Crown coverings
encases|Protects, in a way
encircle|Surround
enclose|Include in the envelope
encores|They aren't programmed
encrypt|Convert to code
endeavour|Effort, in Essex
endemic|Indigenous
endgame|Chess closing
endgames|They may involve pawn promotions
endorse|Support
endpaper|Part of it forms the flyleaf
enfolds|Swaddles
enforcer|Mob tough
engraver|Monument artisan
enhance|Augment
enhances|Intensifies
enigmatic|Cryptic
enlaced|Intertwined
enlarge|Add a wing to
enmeshes|Catches
enounce|Articulate
enriched|Made more nutritious
enrolls|Registers
ensnare|Trap
ensnares|Captures
entailed|Unavoidably involved
entente|Diplomatic goal
ententes|International pacts
entered|Joined, as a club
enticed|Tempted
entitled|Privileged
entitles|Authorizes
entitles|Qualifies
entrances|Ways to get in
entrant|One in a contest
ephedra|Recently banned weight-loss substance
epicene|Unisex
epidermis|Outer skin layer
episodes|Reruns, for instance
epistle|Letter
epistles|Bible letters
equated|Likened
erasers|They help get the lead out
erectile|Able to be upright
erelong|Soon
eremites|Recluses
erosions|Landfalls?
erosive|Like the wind
erratic|Unpredictable
escalate|Step up
escallops|Heraldic decorations
esoteric|Like trivia
esoteric|Not for everyone
espresso|Kind of bar
essayed|Attempted
essence|Heart
essences|Perfumes
esteemed|Honored
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Treasures
estrogen|Female hormone
estuaries|River ends
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
eternal|Timeless
eternal|Timeless
ethnics|Natives
etiolate|Drain of strength and color
euphoria|Seventh heaven
evaders|Elusive types
evasive|Not forthcoming
evenings|Prime-time times
evictee|One turned out
execute|Get the job done
exhaled|Breathed out
exhausted|Tuckered out
expects|Counts on
experts|Connoisseurs
expires|Runs out
expiring|Running out
exposed|Unprotected
extensors|Arm muscles
extreme|Really out there
eyedrops|Optometrist's prescription
eyelash|A cool person doesn't bat one
eyelets|Small openings
eyesore|It's not pretty
eyeteeth|Canines that bite
eyetooth|Sharp canine
eyewash|Optical irrigator
eyewash|Optical solution
fabulous|Terrific
facelifts|Wrinkle removers
falafel|Middle Eastern ground-vegetable appetizer
fastest|Least sluggish
fatigued|Worn out
fauvist|Matisse, for one
fearful|Anxious
fedoras|Gangster toppers
ferment|Do a brewery job
ferrying|Moving one's car, in a way
festival|Film event
fiances|Grooms-to-be
fiddles|Tinkers
fiestas|Piñata parties
finesse|Diplomacy
finesse|Savoir faire
finesse|Skill
finesse|Tactful handling
fireboat|Dockside emergency vessel
firedog|Dalmatian, often
fireproof|Qualifying for a discount, in a way
firesides|Hearths
fistful|Eastwood's "A __ of Dollars"
fixated|Were riveted (on), as one's eyes
flatbed|Open-sided trailer
flatcar|It has no sides or roof
flattop|Passé horizontally level haircut
flautist|Wind player
flimflam|Con game
flipflops|Summer attire
florins|Old two-shilling coins
fluency|Ease of speaking, as language
foghorn|Captain's warning
folderol|Blather
folderol|Nonsense
foolscap|Jester's headwear
footsie|Under-the-table game
foreleg|Anterior limb
forensic|Relating to debate
foresaw|Predicted
forfeit|Lose by not showing up
forgets|Has a mental lapse
forklifts|Warehouse movers
fortitude|Grit
foulness|Filth
fourpenny|Carpentry nail size
foveate|Pitted
foxiness|Cunning
fractal|Kind of geometry dealing with non-integer dimensions
fragile|Requiring special handling
frantic|Desperate
freckle|Facial feature affected by sunlight
freehand|Discretionary authority
freelancer|Independent
freeloads|Mooches
freeman|God portrayer in "Bruce Almighty"
freeman|Morgan of "High Crimes"
friends|Its final episode airs on 5/6/04
friendship|A single soul dwelling in two bodies, to Aristotle
funhouse|Amusement park staple
furious|Enraged
furtively|Under the table
fusions|Coalitions
fussier|More particular
gainful|Profitable
gainsay|Dispute
galatea|Lover of Acis, in myth
gallant|Chivalrous
gangsta|Rap type
gangster|Thug
garbage|Trash
gardenia|Fragrant white flower
garland|Decorative wreath
gasbags|Yawn-inducing yakkers
gayness|Frivolity
geneses|Origins
genetic|Kind of map or code
genteel|Elegant
gentler|Less tough
gessoes|Painters' plasterlike preparations
gestured|Nodded, say
getaway|Con's coup
giftwrap|Holiday purchase
gillnet|Fish trap
gingery|Like some Chinese dishes
giraffe|Acacia-eating mammal
glassware|Drinking aids
gleaned|Deduced
gleanings|Scrapbook items, say
gliders|Gulls, at times
glimpse|Brief look
glimpse|Quick look
glinted|Flashed briefly
gloater|Ungracious winner
glories|Objects of pride
gnostic|Having esoteric spiritual knowledge
golgotha|Hill where Jesus was crucified
goodness|Virtue
gorilla|Goon
gorilla|Muscle
graduate|Diploma recipient
grandad|Family nickname
granddaddy|First of its kind
grandfather|First of its kind
grandpa|Dad's dad
granted|Taken for __
granules|Sand particles
greedier|More avaricious
greenhorn|Rookie
greeted|Said hi to
greeter|Welcoming presence
greetings|Formal "Hello!"
greetings|Hello
griddle|Pancake maker
griddle|Pancake pan
gridiron|Place for Titans and Giants
gripers|Ones with beefs
grouchiest|Most sullen
guanacos|Camel kin
guideline|Calligrapher's aid
gunship|Ground force protector
gustless|Like a calm day
halogen|Headlight lamp type
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hammock|Swinger between trees
hamster|Pet on a wheel
handmade|Like crafts fair goods
handpick|Select carefully
handsewn|Like some custom clothing
hardcore|Unswervingly committed
hardset|Fixed
harmony|Backup vocal part
hassled|Annoyed
hassled|Bothered
hastening|Wasting no time
hatboxes|Milliner's supply
hatpins|Fancy fasteners
hatpins|Millinery accessories
headliner|Star
headrest|Auto safety feature
headway|Progress
heatedly|One way to argue
heaters|Hoods' pieces
heaters|Some pieces
heftier|More substantial
helmsmen|Steerers at sea
helpless|Dependent
heralded|Announced
hercules|Schwarzenegger's first film role
heretic|Joan of Arc, allegedly
heretic|Religious dissenter
heretofore|Before this
heritage|Birthright
hibachi|Grill on a patio
hidable|Not likely to stick out
hideous|Repulsive
hideouts|Places to lie low
hierarchically|Head first?
himself|To whom Hamlet said, "To be, or not to be"
hitherto|Until now
hoarded|Put away
homerooms|Roll call sites
homespun|Rustic
homespun|Unsophisticated
honeycomb|1957 Jimmie Rodgers hit
honoree|One might be roasted
hoodwink|Flimflam
hoosegow|Can
horseshoe|Lawn game item
hotrods|Fast cars
housefly|Indoor buzzer?
housekeeps|Does domestic work
hydrangea|Shrub with showy flowers
hypocrite|Insincere type
hysteria|Extreme emotional outburst
iceboat|Winter sailer
iceboxes|Quaint coolers
ideally|In theory
ideated|Conceived of
identify|Pick from a lineup
ignited|Lit
ignoble|Not virtuous
ignorant|Unwitting
illicit|Unlawful
illness|Affliction
illumine|Light
illustrious|Distinguished
immense|Huge
immodest|Inclined to brag
impairs|Makes less effective
impasse|Deadlock
impasses|Deadlocks
impetus|Momentum
impostor|Pretender
imprint|Mark
improvised|OFF THE CUFF
incases|How beer may be sold
incisor|Cutting tooth
incommode|Hinder
inconsideration|As a reward for, with "of"
incubation|Brooding
inertia|Newtonian concept
inertia|Subject of the first law of motion
inexact|Like some sciences
inferences|Columbo's forte
infernal|Hellish
infighting|Local squabbles
inflame|Stir up
infrared|Kind of bulb in a heat lamp
inhabit|Occupy
inherent|Native
inherent|Occurring naturally
inheritor|Willing recipient?
inhibit|Check
initiate|Open
inkblot|Rorschach image
inkiest|Most shadowy
inkstand|Old-fashioned pen holder
inmates|Pen pals?
inputted|Entered, as data
insects|Beetles and bees
inshore|Closer to the beach
insiders|Loop components?
insight|Penetrating discernment
insignia|Uniform marking
insofar|To such an extent (as)
inspired|Like many a masterpiece
inspires|Gives a pep talk to
instates|Places in office
insurers|Aetna and MetLife
insuring|Making certain
integer|One, for one
integer|Whole number
intense|Acute
intense|Ardent
intense|Charged
intense|Like extreme emotions
intense|Strong, as feelings
intents|Purposes
interests|They may be special
interred|Laid to rest
interrupt|Be impolite, in a way
intoned|Sang simply
intoner|One chanting
intrude|Meddle
intuitive|Like an epiphany
invader|Conqueror, often
ironies|Unexpected results
irregular|Outlet store notation
irresponsible|Call Me __
irritate|Chafe
irritation|Thorn in one's side
isobaric|Of equal pressure, to a meteorologist
issuable|Forthcoming
issuance|Distribution
jamborees|Boy Scout gatherings
janitors|Ones with sweeping responsibilities
javelin|Olympic spear
jaywalk|Cross the street improperly
jeepers|Yikes!
jerkiest|Most spasmodic
joystick|Video game gadget
jujitsu|Self-defense method
kangaroo|Farcical kind of court
kangaroo|Wallaby or boongary
katydid|Musical grasshopper
keelboat|Shallow freight carrier
keenest|Most perceptive
keepsake|Nostalgia evoker
kettles|Water heaters
keystone|Pennsylvania nickname word
kickups|Commotions
killjoy|Stick-in-the-mud
kingdom|Regal realm
kingpins|Chiefs
knapsacks|Campers' burdens
kneepad|Skateboarder's protection
knitted|Healed, as broken bones
krypton|Its atomic number is 36
laborer|Peon
ladykin|Dear woman, Elizabethan-style
ladylove|Sweetheart
landmass|Big island, e.g.
language|High school requirement
larceny|Petty or grand crime
lariats|Dogie catchers
latches|Gate lockers
latecomers|Fashionable ones, in some circles
lathered|Covered with cream, in a way
latrines|Bivouac facilities
lawsuit|Case in court
leaflet|Candidate's handout
leakier|Less likely to stay up
leapfrog|Kids' jumping game
learner|Student
leatherneck|Gyrene (3rd)
leeches|Sponges
leerier|More suspicious
legalist|Strict judicial conformist
legends|Map features
legroom|Coach seat lack
legwarmers|Dance class wear
lenient|Not strict
lessors|Landlords
letterers|Sign makers, e.g.
leveraged|Like some buyouts
liaison|Tryst
libation|Drink
libeled|Defamed in writing
libeler|Maligner of a sort
libellous|Defamatory, in Dover
liberal|Not right at all?
lifeguard|Bank magazine-rack overseer?
lifeline|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire option
likeness|Portrait, e.g.
limeade|Green quaff
lineman|Guy with wires
linotype|Printer's machine
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
liposuction|Low-fat recipe?
lipread|Interpret without hearing
lipread|Interpret, in a way
lipreader|Many a deaf person
lipreader|One who "listens" by watching
literati|Intelligentsia
litigant|Court denizen
loafers|Penny-holding shoes
loafers|They don't work
loathes|Is unable to stand
lobster|Surf in a restaurant?
lonelier|More desolate
loosing|Setting free
lopsided|Badly balanced
loudest|Least subdued
loudest|Most garishly dressed
lowbrow|Hardly sophisticated
lowdown|Skinny
lumbered|Moved clumsily
luridly|In a vividly sensational way
lutenists|Some string players
macabre|Gruesome
macadam|Ground cover
macaroni|Elbows and such
madhouse|Hectic place
maestro|Wand waver
magenta|Purplish red
magnitude|Extent
mahimahi|Dolphinfish of Hawaii
maligns|Disparages
malleable|Easily influenced
malpractice|Kind of insurance
managed|Got by
manages|Runs
manatee|Endangered Florida sea cow
manhole|Subterranean opening
manicotti|Stuffed pasta
mannequin|Storefront dummy
mannered|Affected
mantled|Clad in a cape
mantrap|Femme fatale
mapmakers|Cartographers
marabou|African stork
marathon|Annual Boston race
marathon|Long run
marinas|Docking areas
martial|__ arts
martinet|Disciplinarian
masonry|Stonework
massage|Manipulate, informally
mastiffs|Dogs with dark muzzles
matadors|They're charged in rings
matinee|Theater offering
matrixes|Mathematical arrays
mayflies|Seasonal insects
mazurka|Chopin piece
measures|Assesses
meddled|Butted in
medians|Road dividers
mediate|Help to settle a dispute
mediate|Reconcile
mediated|Settled
medusan|Terrifying, as a Gorgon
medusas|Jellyfish
memento|Keepsake
memento|Seashell, maybe
memento|Tee, perhaps
memento|Vacationer's purchase
menorah|Ritual candelabrum
menthol|Cold medicine ingredient
meowing|Alley racket, maybe
mermaids|Folklore swimmers
mesmerized|1986 Jodie Foster film
meteoroid|Space traveler
meteors|Bright-tailed streakers
meteors|Heavenly streakers
methinks|The lady doth protest too much, __: "Hamlet"
metiers|Fields of work
microbe|Tiny organism
militant|Supportive in an aggressive way
militarize|Provide troops for
militate|Weigh heavily
minidress|Less-than-modest garment
minimal|Least possible
miniski|Bunny slope equipment
minstrel|Medieval strummer
minuets|3/4-time dances
miracle|Lourdes event
miscast|Not suited for the part
mishaps|Reverses
misnaming|Using the wrong handle
misread|Not see clearly
misspends|Is profligate
misspoken|Wrong, in a way
mistakes|Learning sources?
mistletoe|You may be bussed under it
mixture|Melange
modeled|Showed off, as clothes
moments|They go by fast
monocle|Mr. Peanut feature
monotone|Tedious talking style
moonlit|Like a night with shadows
moonlit|Like a romantic night
moronic|Feeble
motored|Took the car
muffins|English breakfast treats
multiple|Kind of choice
munster|Thirty Years' War treaty site
muralist|Diego Rivera, e.g.
mutagen|Agent of change
mystics|St. Theresa et al.
nailing|Securing with brads
nametag|Convention handout
nannies|Kid watchers
nannies|Parents' aides
narwhal|Arctic swimmer
narwhal|Tusked Arctic swimmer
nattier|More spruce
naturals|Seven and eleven, in Vegas
neatens|Tidies
neatnik|Slob's opposite
needled|Teased
negates|Refutes
neither|Me __
nellies|Nervous ones
neonate|Newborn
nephews|Sons of sisters
nestlers|Lovers, at times
nettled|Irritated
newsmen|Rather and Jennings
newsstands|Money markets?
ninepin|Spare target, maybe
nitpicker|Fussbudget
nitrite|Meat curing agent
nitrogen|80% of Earth's atmosphere
noggins|Beans
noisome|Disgusting
noisome|Hardly fragrant
nonusers|Teetotalers, e.g.
noodles|Improvises
norther|Arctic gale
notepad|Jotting spot
notepad|Phone table convenience
novelist|Mailer or Tyler
nucleons|Atomic particles
numeral|Digit
numerators|Parts of fractions
nursemaids|Household caretakers
oarsman|Crew member
oatmeal|Breakfast choice
oatmeal|Cookie type
oatmeal|Morning bowlful
obeisant|Deferential
oblongs|Ship shapes
oboists|Certain wind players
occasions|They may be festive
ocelots|Cats that love to swim
ocelots|Leopardlike cats
octavos|Book sizes
octopus|Ocean floor denizen
oddballs|Eccentrics
oddsmaker|Casino figure
odometers|Measuring devices
odyssey|Adventurous trip
odyssey|Notable travels
offends|Hurts
offhand|Casual, as a remark
oilskins|Some rain gear
oligarch|One of the few in charge
omelets|Breakfast orders
omelets|Brunch offerings
omelets|They're filled and folded
omicrons|Letters after xis
omission|Dropping
omitted|Left out
omnibus|'50s cultural series hosted by Alistair Cooke
onerous|Burdensome
oneself|Word after be or by
opacity|Murkiness
opaline|Milkily iridescent
openers|For __: to begin with
optimal|Most desirable
opulence|Riches
oranges|Florida fruit
oranges|Juicy fruits
oranges|Sunset colors
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oratory|Speaker's skill
orbited|Went around the world
orbiter|Venus, e.g.
orchard|Apple source
ordered|Talked while the waiter wrote
organic|Kind of chemistry
orifice|Opening
orphanage|Annie setting
orreries|Planetariums
osmosis|Gradual absorption
ottoman|Living room piece
ousting|Giving the boot
outcast|Ishmael
outlook|Prognosis
outnumbered|Like many an underdog
outsets|Starts
overall|Considering everything
overall|For the most part
overawed|Blown away
overbite|Orthodontic issue
overlie|Blanket
oversaw|Supervised
oversee|Manage
overtake|Catch up with
overtime|Some extra hours
overtones|Added implicit meanings
overturn|Capsize
oxidation|It doesn't affect gold
pacemaking|Some race action
pacific|View from much of I-101
paellas|Catalan dishes
paintbrush|Artist's tool
painter|Oil man?
pajamas|Mom may lay them out
pajamas|Threads for bed
palette|Item with a thumb hole
palomino|Bicolor horse
palomino|Trigger was one
pampers|Coddles
panacea|Cure-all
pandered|Profited from another's vices
panoply|Wide-ranging display
papayas|Melonlike fruits
parabola|Geometry curve
paraded|Exhibited boldly
paragon|Nonpareil
parapet|Castle feature
parapet|Protective wall
parasail|Float behind a boat
parenthood|FATHER'S DAYS, SAY
parishes|Louisiana counties
parleyed|Conferred
parmesan|Pasta topper
parvenu|Nouveau riche
passage|Quoted section
passages|Segments of books
passerby|Witness, maybe
pastrami|It's usually on rye
patellae|Kneecaps
paternal|On dad's side
patient|Like a good waiter
patisserie|Éclair seller
payoffs|Upshots
pebbles|Small stones
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
peephole|Apartment door feature
penates|Roman household gods
pension|Retirement pay
pentads|Groups of five
peppermints|Oil-yielding herbs
peppery|Spicy, in a way
perches|Places to sit
percussion|Orchestra section
peridot|August birthstone
perigee|Orbital position
peroxide|Salon stock
persona|Non grata individual
persona|Public role
peskiest|Most irritating
pesters|Is a nuisance to
petition|Prayer
pfennig|Old German coin
pianist|Key player?
picaresque|Like "Don Quixote de la Mancha"
pilings|Bridge supports
pinafore|Child's apron
pinched|Ripped off
pincushions|Tailors' conveniences
pintail|Long-necked river duck
pipestem|Brier section
pirates|Oceangoing thieves
pistachio|Nutty ice cream
pistachio|Nutty ice cream flavor
pistole|Old Spanish coin
pitapat|Beating sound
pitapat|Heart sound
planter|Home decoration
plateau|Large mesa
plentiful|Abundant
plethoras|Superfluities
plumage|Peacock's pride
plummet|Nosedive
plunder|Spoils
pneumatic|Operated by air pressure
pockets|They may be deep
poisoned|Done in à la Hamlet's father
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
politics|Business of Washington
pollutant|EPA concern
ponders|Broods
pontiff|Bishop of Rome
pontiff|Noted ring wearer
poodles|Some cockapoo ancestors
popcorn|Theater lure
poseurs|Affected types
possess|Emulate a demon
postmaster|Kind of general?
postnasal|Drip type
postpaid|Requiring no stamps
potlatch|Northwestern native ceremony
potshot|Random criticism
praises|Compliments
prating|Running off at the mouth
preamps|Stereo components
precept|Moral principle
predate|Come before
predict|Divine
prelate|Church dignitary
presaged|Forecast
presents|Things kept under wraps?
presided|Was on the bench
presses|Irons
pretend|Fake it
pretests|Initial market analyses
prettiest|Most comely
pretzel|Kind of stick
prickly|__ pear: cactus
priests|Mass producers?
printed|Not cursive
profile|Side view
proofreads|Looks for trouble, in a way
prorates|Distributes fairly
prospect|Comer
prospects|Chances for success
prostyle|With portico columns toward the front, in a classical temple
protest|Activist's activity
protest|Bit of activism
proteus|Mythological shape-shifter
provisional|Temporary
pyrenes|Cherry pits
quacked|Used a duck call
querulous|Complaining
question|Do some grilling?
quotient|Division answer
raccoons|Kinkajou relatives
raconteur|Storyteller
radiate|Emit
radical|Extreme
rallies|Court exchanges
rammers|Butters
ransomed|Paid for the return of
raptors|Jurassic Park terrors
raspier|Less smooth
raspingly|In a hoarse manner
raspish|A bit hoarse
ratatat|Gun noise
ratfink|Snitch
rattletrap|Bucket of bolts
ravenous|Famished
ravenous|Really hungry
rawhide|Eastwood Western
razorback|Arkansas player
reactors|Nuclear devices
readdress|Do over, as an envelope
reality|What is
realizes|Catches on
realtor|Home shower
reaping|Gathering
reapply|Try to get in again
receive|Be granted
recliners|They're adjustable
records|Archives
recreation|Diversion
recruit|Military newbie
recruit|Sign up
rectilinear|Characterized by straight lines
redcoats|Revolutionary figures
redeyes|Evidence of insomnia, maybe
redhead|Ball, e.g.
redhead|Little Orphan Annie, e.g.
redolent|Aromatic
redraws|Sketches over
redshirted|Postponed athletic eligibility to work on improving skills
redskins|D.C. team
reemerges|Makes a comeback
reenters|Confirms, as a password
reenters|Goes back into
reentry|Space shuttle challenge
referee|Court arbiter
refutable|Hardly ironclad
regaled|Wined and dined
regalia|Finery
regatta|Sailing race
regatta|Sailing race
regress|Go back
regrets|Invitation response, perhaps
reissued|Put out more of
rekindle|Put new life into
relapse|Setback
relates|Tells
relearn|Brush up on
reloans|Extends a library privilege
relocks|Secures anew
remarks|They may be snide
remittal|Payment
remnants|Scraps of cloth
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Guilt
remorse|Guilt
remorse|Sorrow
renaissance|Revival
renames|Gives a new handle
reneges|Breaks a promise
renewer|One ordering more issues
repaves|Fixes potholes, e.g.
repaving|Road crew work
replete|Abundantly supplied
replete|Stuffed
replica|Copy
replica|Exact copy
reports|Cops' paperwork
repress|Hold back
reprove|Censure
repulse|Drive back, as an enemy
rereads|Goes over again, as a contract
reroute|Give new directions to
resents|Is indignant about
resents|Is offended by
resettle|Make a new home
reshapes|Molds anew
residence|Dwelling
resident|Occupant
resisted|Exercised self-control
resolved|Determined
respell|Correct, in a way
respite|Time off
restore|Do a museum job
restore|Make like new
restore|Put back as it was
resulted|Happened as a consequence
resurface|Emerge once more
retainer|Advance against future billings
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retapes|Does over, as a cassette
retests|Tries again
rethink|Go back to square one
reticence|Taciturnity
retinas|Eyeball parts
retinas|Image receivers
retires|Calls it a career
retrace|Go over again
retrograde|Like some orbits
returns|Accountant's stack
retypes|Enters again
reunions|Annual events, often
revises|Touches up
reworks|Does a second version
rewoven|Like a patched rug
rhetoric|Sophist's forte
rhubarbs|Dustups
richest|Most wealthy
rightful|Legitimate
ringmaster|Emcee of a kind
ringtoss|Carnival game
riposte|Fencing thrust
ripostes|Comebacks
riviera|Coastal hot spot
roadbeds|Track foundations
roadhouse|Convenient inn
roadster|Classic Triumph
roaster|Easy-cook chicken
roaster|Oven pan
rollers|Paving aids
rollover|Investment transfer
roommates|Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones, at Harvard
rosebud|Citizen Kane sled
rosters|Player lists
rotates|Wheels
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rotundas|Domed lobbies
rounded|Turned, as a corner
roundups|Cattle drive actions
routine|Everyday procedure
runnels|Two-time A.L. batting champ
rustled|Stirred slightly, as leaves
sabotages|Ruins underhandedly
safeness|Toy manufacturer's concern
saguaros|Desert homes for Gila woodpeckers
sailors|White-hat wearers
saintly|Angelic
salesman|Rep
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
saloons|Watering holes
saltboxes|Classic New England houses
salters|Eaters, at times
saltshaker|Half a dinner table duo
saluted|Toasted
samisen|Japanese stringed instrument
sampans|Yangtze River sights
sampler|Tempting assortment
sandals|Summer attire
sanders|Carpenters' aids
sandman|Mythical sleep inducer
saneness|Lucidity
sangria|Fruity drink
sapling|Forest youngster
sarongs|Malay attire
sashays|Ambulates with attitude
sassing|Talking back to
sausage|Knackwurst, for one
sawbuck|Ten-spot
saxhorn|Tuba kin
scalped|Took a quick profit on
scandals|Whitewater and Watergate
scanner|Computer adjunct
scarabs|Divine beetles
scarlet|Red shade
scavenge|Hunt, as through junk
scenery|Stage backdrop
scented|Sweet-smelling
scheduled|Booked
schlepp|Carry: Var.
schleps|Lugs
schmear|Lay on thick
schnooks|Dopes
scholars|They're learned
sciatic|Nerve often affected by disk problems
science|Astronomy, e.g.
scissor|Cut
scoundrel|Heel
scraper|Abrasive tool
scrapple|Pork and cornmeal dish
scrawled|Wrote poorly
screens|Hides
scribes|Penmen
scruple|Inhibiting standard
seafarer|Early explorer, of necessity
seafood|Entrée category
sealants|Caulking materials
seaplanes|They're supported by floats
seashells|Tongue twister word
seasick|Suffering from mal de mer
seceded|Broke away
securities|Valuable holdings
sedated|Quieted
sedately|Without getting excited
sedating|Keeping quiet
seedstock|Bulbs and such
seepage|Slow outflow
seepages|Slow leaks
selects|Goes for
selfish|I-minded?
semitrailer|Cab attachment
senates|Governing bodies
sendups|Skits, often
senecas|Early New York natives
senoras|Ladies of Linares
senores|Spanish guys
sensitize|Make responsive to others' feelings
sensuous|Erotic
sentence|It's usually measured in years
serenades|Love songs
serfdom|Medieval slavery
serpents|Treacherous ones
serrate|Make notches in
sesames|Bagel flavorings
sesames|Oil-yielding seeds
sestets|Sonnet sections
settled|Compromised
seventh|Trial by jury amendment
sextants|Navigating tools
shallots|Onion cousins
shamble|Shuffle
shamble|Walk with a shuffling gait
shapelier|More likely to be watched
shapeup|Avoid shipping out?
shatter|Destroy
shearing|Baaer's relief
sheathed|Put away, as a sword
sheaths|Sword swallowers?
shekels|Israeli coins
shellac|Whomp
shindig|Gala
shinguards|Hockey players' protection
shining|King novel, with "The"
shipper|One using UPS
shortcut|Faster way
shotgun|Football formation
showboat|End zone dancer, e.g.
showered|Deluged
shunted|Diverted surgically, as fluid
shutter|Camera feature
shyster|Lawyer to avoid
sidearm|How reliever Dan Quisenberry pitched
sidemen|Backup instrumentalists
sidewise|Evasive
sightsee|Tour
signets|Official impressions
sisters|'90s drama about the Reed family
sizzlers|Dog days
sketchy|Cursory
skidder|One out of control
skillet|Omelet site
skinnier|More gaunt
skydiver|Daredevil of a kind
skydiving|Advice, last part
skylight|High window
slandered|Defamed
slapdash|Hit-or-miss
slashed|Like drastically reduced prices
slashers|Some horror films
sleuths|Moto and Chan
sliming|Covering with goo, à la kids' shows
slipshod|Loose
slopers|Basic tailoring patterns
slowness|Speed's opposite
slowpoke|Cause of honking, perhaps
slumbering|Zonked
smallpox|Its last U.S. case was in 1949
smarmier|More excessively flattering
smashes|Breaks up
smilers|Models, often
smolder|Burn without flames
snatcher|Runner with a purse, maybe
sneaker|Court wear
sneerers|Villains, at times
snigger|Suppressed laugh
snobbery|Condescension
snorers|They might keep you awake
snowman|Post-storm creation
snuffbox|Old-fashioned tobacco holder
soapier|More in a lather
soberer|Less likely to fall over
sojourn|Visit
solderers|Workers using irons
someone|Goodnight, My __: "The Music Man" song
sometime|Occasional
someways|By unspecified means, informally
sommelier|Cellar figure
sopranos|Stage heroines, often
southpaw|Sandy Koufax, e.g.
souvenir|Shell, at times
sparerib|Chinese restaurant appetizer
sparerib|Eve's beginning?
sparser|Not as close together
spartan|Austere
speakers|Stereo components
specimen|Biologist's subject
spectra|Rainbows
speedup|Make time
spellbound|1945 Hitchcock classic
spiders|Web browsers
spindly|Thin and fragile
spinner|Revolving fishing lure
spinner|Top, e.g.
spirals|Pretty passes
splasher|Pain in a pool
splinter|Wood handler's minor injury
splints|Fracture treatments
splurge|Indulge oneself
spoiler|Grandma, at times
spoilsport|Killjoy
spoilsport|Stick-in-the-mud
spooling|Loading a reel
sportswear|Store department
spouters|Geysers, e.g.
spouting|Popping off
spreads|Disseminates
springs|Treats at happy hour
sprites|Pixies
squirts|Travels in a stream
squished|Flattened like a bug
stained|Finished, as a deck
stained|Requiring a presoak, maybe
staircases|Certain flights
stalest|Least original
stalest|Least original
standee|Musical chairs loser
staples|Yeah, we've got that! company
staples|Reality TV shows, these days
starchy|Like tapioca
stardom|Actor's goal
stardom|Fame
starlet|Garland was one
started|Began
startle|Shake up
stashed|Put away
stashes|Hides
statehouse|Where some bills are created
stateliest|Most majestic
stateside|Hawaiian's destination, perhaps
station|Victoria, e.g.
stators|Unmoving turbine parts
statute|Formal act
stealth|Ninja's asset
steamboat|Robert E. Lee, e.g.
steeper|Closer to vertical
steeper|More precipitous
steeples|Skyline features
stegosaur|Jurassic herbivore
stellar|Like a ten
stencil|Lettering aid
stentor|Loud-voiced speaker
stereos|Pioneer products
sterile|Clean and then some
sterile|Germ-free
sterner|Less forgiving
sternum|Breastbone
steroids|Controversial athletic treatments
steroids|Pro sports hot topic
stetson|Cowboy hat
stewpan|Piece of cookware
stifler|One suppressing a yawn, say
stilted|Stiffly dignified, as prose
stingray|Classic sports car
stinted|Scrimped
stinted|Was tightfisted
stipends|Wages
stipulates|Specifies
stirrer|Bar accessory
stomachache|Pepto-Bismol target
stomata|Plant apertures
stonefly|Aquatic insect
stooges|Foils
stoolies|They'll tell
stopgap|Quick fix
stopover|Drop by
stopper|Plug
straitlaced|Morally strict
straits|They may be dire
strapless|Like many prom dresses
streaks|Uninterrupted series
streets|City thoroughfares
streets|Map features
striate|Like skeletal muscles
strider|Walker with a purpose
strikes|Calls at home
stringed|Like some instruments
strings|Orchestra section
striper|Four-__: Navy captain
stripes|A Navy captain has four
strophes|Greek chorus parts
stubborn|Tough to budge
stylish|Chic
styrene|Synthetic rubber component
subbass|Kind of speaker
subentry|Bookkeeper's clarification
sublated|Denied
subpoena|Order in the court
subside|Abate
subsist|Stay alive
subtraction|End of the advice
succeed|Advice, part 3
succumbs|Yields
sudsier|More melodramatic
suggestive|OFF-COLOR
sultanas|Small raisins
sundaes|Ice cream treats
superman|Metropolis hero
surmised|Gathered
swarmed|Overran
swearing|Exchanging oaths
sweatsuit|Satchel item, at the gym
sweetie|Love
swordfish|Steak from the sea
sycophant|Apple polisher
syncing|Audiovisual task
synopses|Abstracts
syringe|Vaccine deliverer
systems|Methods
tabernacle|Place of worship
tabular|Like a spreadsheet
tackler|Linebacker, often
tactile|Touchy?
tactless|Inconsiderate
tadpole|Future jumper
tadpoles|Future frogs
tailless|Like many amphibians
tallyho|Hunter's cry
tamarin|South American marmoset
tangelos|Citrus hybrids
tankard|Mead vessel
tantara|Fanfare
tapestry|Decorator's suggestion
tarnish|Stain
tarpons|Silver-scaled game fish
tasseled|Like graduation caps
tattered|Worn and torn
tattooers|Needlepoint experts?
taurine|Bullish
tautens|Gets stiff
taxicabs|Hailed vehicles
teasers|TV show promos
teasing|Just kidding
teaspoon|Measured dose
teatime|When one might see a wagon
tedious|Like envelope-stuffing
telephoto|For shooting from afar
teleplays|Tube writings
telexed|Wired
telltale|Revealing
templar|The Saint Simon __
tendency|Predisposition
tendered|Put forward
tenderfoot|Novice
tenfold|He that does a good deed shall be repaid __: Koran
tenners|Sawbucks
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tepidly|Unexcitedly
teriyaki|Japanese menu item
terrace|Place for a barbecue
terrains|Grounds
tersest|Least gabby
tesserae|Mosaic pieces
testier|More grumpy
testier|More irritable
tethers|Restraints
tetrads|The Horsemen et al.
theaters|Cineplex divisions
theorem|Geometric law
thermostat|Temperature regulator
thirsty|Wanting a drink
threatens|Is a menace to
threats|Menaces
threefold|Like a $60 return on a $20 bet
thrived|Flourished
throttle|Engine valve
thyroid|Gland that may be overactive
timetable|Train schedule
tinfoil|It may be put on leftovers
tinhorn|Pretentious gambler
tinhorn|Small-time
tinters|Salon workers, at times
tinting|Stylist's job
tintype|Photo on metal
tirades|Bitter outbursts
tirades|Diatribes
titrate|Test the concentration of, in chemistry
titters|Laughs nervously
tobacco|It may be in a plug
tollbars|Turnpike gates
tollways|Places to get tickets
toluene|Coal tar product
toluene|Part of TNT
tonnage|Vessel's capacity
topflight|Best of the best
topside|On deck
topspin|English at Wimbledon
toreros|Matadors
torment|Harry
tossers|Restless sleepers
toupees|Some rugs
tourist|Day-tripper
traders|They had posts
traipse|Gad about
traipse|Gad about
traipse|Gallivant
traipse|Gallivant
tramcar|Ore hauler
transepts|Church areas
transfers|Job moves
transit|Mass __
trapeze|Circus staple
trashes|Speaks disparagingly of
treaded|Like a new tire
treaters|Check grabbers
trebles|Increases threefold
treeless|Barren
tremolo|Vibrating effect
trespass|Violate a sign on a tree, say
trestle|Support for a bridge
tribune|Chicago paper
tricksy|Playful
tricorn|Hat with an upturned brim
trifecta|Betting option
trillions|National debt word
trinary|Three-part
trinity|Revered threesome
tripled|Almost made it home
tripped|Caused to err, with "up"
trisect|Divide in threes
trivial|Minor
trodden|Trampled
trodden|Walked-on
troilus|Cressida's love
troilus|Cressida's love
trolley|Track user
trotter|Harness racer
truncate|Cut short
trusser|One involved in a tie-up
trustee|One on a board
trustful|Not suspicious
tsarina|Russian empress
tsarists|Romanov adherents
tsetses|Flies over the equator
tsunami|Dangerous wave
tuppence|Chelsea change
turncoat|Traitor
tweeters|Some speakers
twilight|Sunset follower
twinkle|Emulate a star
twinned|Paired up
twirler|Cheerleader, at times
twosome|Small links group
typeset|Prepare for printing
tyranny|Despotism
ukelele|Strummed instrument: Var.
ukulele|It means "leaping flea" in Hawaiian
ululate|Howl
unattached|Single
unbalanced|OFF-CENTER
unclasps|Removes, as a necklace
underact|Hardly emote
underdone|Too red, maybe
undergo|Experience
underpass|Bridge consequence?
undoers|Erasers
unearned|Like some income
uneasily|With anxiety
uneaten|Left on the plate
uneaten|Reheatable, maybe
unevenly|Irregular way to be divided
unfrocks|Strips of ecclesiastical authority
unicorn|Common merry-go-round figure
unicorn|Mythical prancer
uninsurable|Like some big risks
unironed|All puckered up?
unitary|Undivided
unleash|Let off the lead, as a dog
unloose|Let go
unnerves|Rattles
unprepared|OFF GUARD
unrolled|Readied for use, as gift wrap
unsavory|Morally objectionable
unspoken|Tacit
unstated|Tacit
unsteady|Wavering
unstrung|Disconcerted
untried|Like cases on the docket
unyoked|Disconnected, as oxen
uprears|Exalts
upriser|Revolting one
upsurge|Rapid jump
utensil|Fork, for one
utopian|Idealist
utopian|Unrealistically lofty
uttered|Said
vacated|Gave up
vacillates|Is wishy-washy
vagrant|Alley sleeper
valuate|Appraise
valuation|Assessment
vampire|Buffy foe
vanishing|Magician's act
vanpool|Commuter's choice
vaquero|Buckaroo
veneers|Thin layers
venturi|1964 U.S. Open champ
verdant|Lush with vegetation
verdict|Guilty, e.g.
vestments|Priestly garb
vibrant|Sparkling
virtuoso|Masterful musician
virulent|Toxic
volante|Lightly and quickly, in music
vulture|Buzzard relative
wallets|Back-pocket bulges
wallflower|Indoor waterfall?
wanderlust|Moving urge
warcraft|Real-time fantasy strategy game
waterbed|No place for sleepers who get seasick?
waterski|Enjoy the lake, in a way
westerly|R.I. resort town
westerner|Californian, e.g.
westerns|Wayne's world?
wetness|Recent coat's characteristic
wetsuit|Diver's protection
whatever|Who cares
whatnot|Similar stuff
whatsis|Thingy
whereto|Hack's question
whirlwind|Tornado, e.g.
whiskered|Catlike, in a way
whiskey|Kind of sour
whisper|Library volume?
wigwams|Braves' homes
wintrier|More like Maine in January
wiremen|Electricians
wishbone|T formation alternative
wisteria|Ornamental vine
witchcraft|Sorcery
woolgatherer|Daydreamer (7th)
worldview|Weltanschauung
worldwide|__ Web
wrestle|Try to deal (with)
wringer|Tough thing to be put through
wristwatch|Time on one's hand?
writhes|Twists and turns
xeroxes|Makes more of
yardage|Rushing statistic
yardages|Information found on tees
yardarm|Sail support
yardarms|Sail supports
yearned|Craved
yoghurt|Dairy aisle buy: Var.
zeppelins|Big hydrogen users
zestful|Exuberant
zillion|Countless, with "a"
zithers|They're played on tables
zoologic|Animalistic?
abandon|Lack of inhibition
abdomens|Guts
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
aberrant|Odd
abreast|Like lovers walking
abridge|Reduce, as a text
absence|Failure to show up
accedes|Concurs
accession|Agreement
accrual|Accountant's entry
acetate|Overlay material
achieve|Accomplish
acreage|Land
acrylic|Artist's medium
adagios|Leisurely movements
adamant|Immovable
addenda|Book ends?
addenda|They're found in the back
address|Speech
address|Street, city and zip code
adequate|Not bad
adipose|Fatty
admiral|Fleet runner
admirals|Some brass
adopted|Took in
adulate|Play the sycophant
advantage|Competitive edge
advises|Counsels
advises|Makes recommendations to
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerates|Makes soda pop
aerosol|Graffitist's aid
aerosol|It's under pressure
aerosols|Sprays from cans
affiliate|Branch organization
aftermath|When you might have social studies?
afternoon|Day time
aftertaste|Lingering sensation
agitate|Rattle
agitates|Rabble-rouses
agnostic|Religious doubter
agonizes|Suffers
aidless|Without assistance
aircrew|Plane complement
airdrop|Deliver by parachute
airhead|Featherbrain
airhead|Numskull
airheads|Scatterbrains
airlift|Emergency helicopter delivery, say
airliner|LAX arrival
airmail|Speedy delivery
airport|JFK, for one
alarmed|Far from calm
alchemist|Faust, for one
aleatory|Unpredictable
alehouse|Tavern
alfresco|Out in the open
algebra|Subject with many unknowns
aliases|Rap sheet names
aliases|Smith and Jones, often
alimentary|Kind of food canal
alleged|Contended
alleles|Mutated genes
allergy|Pollen reaction
alloyed|Impure
alludes|Suggests, with "to"
almanac|Annual fact book
altimeter|It tells you how high you are
alumnus|Fund-raiser's target
amalgam|Mixture
amandine|Trout __
amaretto|Almond-flavored cordial
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Italian after-dinner drink
amateur|Tiger Woods, before August 1996
amazement|Utter surprise
amenable|Willing
amending|Improving
amenity|Creature comfort
amenity|Hotel pool, e.g.
amnesia|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind malady
amnesia|Identity crisis?
amoretti|Infant cupids
amorettos|Valentine figures
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amoroso|Spanish sherry
anagram|Moon starers, to astronomers
anagram|Old West action, to Clint Eastwood
analyses|Philosophers' fortes
anatomy|Veterinary college course
ancient|Very old
andirons|Wood holders
anemones|Buttercups' kin
anemones|Sedentary sea creatures
angoras|Fluffy felines
animals|Safari sights
anisette|Licorice liqueur
anisette|Licorice-like cordial
anisette|Sweet cordial
announcers|Ball game describers
anodynes|Pain relievers
antacid|Cajun dinner chaser, perhaps
antacid|Tums, e.g.
anteater|Termite nemesis
anteing|Almost ready to deal
antelope|Dik-dik or kudu
anterior|In front, anatomically
anterior|Preceding
antihero|Bad guy you root for
antipopes|Boniface VII and John XVI
antlers|Moose features
anywhere|All-inclusive location
apiarist|Beekeeper
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Duds
apparel|Duds, so to speak
apparel|Things to wear
appetite|Desire for food
apropos|Pertinent
apropos|Well-timed
aquatone|Lithographic process
arabica|Most common coffee plant
arcaded|Like some formal entrances
archeries|Bowmen's equipment sets
ariosos|Melodic passages
armadas|Blockade makers
armfuls|Firewood units
aroused|Fired up
arouses|Stimulates
arranges|Makes plans
arrests|Blotter entries
arrests|Takes into custody
arrives|Blows in, so to speak
arrives|Gets in
arsonist|One with burning desires
arteriole|Blood vessel connected to a capillary
article|Cosmopolitan component
artifice|Trick
artiste|Performer
artistic|Showing skill on canvas
artistic|Skilled at painting, say
aseptic|Germfree
ashamed|Mortified
ashcans|Picnic area barrels
asinine|Foolish
asinine|Idiotic
askance|Leerily
asphalt|It covers a lot of ground on highways
asphalt|It's on many arteries
asphalt|Paving material
aspirant|Wannabe
assails|Bombards
assault|Onslaught
assemble|Put together
assented|Gave the okay
asserts|States with authority
assists|Pitches in
assumed|Undertook
athlete|Jock
atomism|Theory that answers the question "What's the matter?"?
atoners|Make-up artists?
attainder|Loss of all civil rights, in law
attaints|Disgraces
attempt|Assay
attendees|Comers
attends|Goes to
attests|Swears
audition|Respond to a casting call
auklets|Small divers
auroras|Sky lights
austere|Spartan
austere|Spartan
austere|Stark
autopsy|Homicide detective's request
available|Not tied up
avalanche|Ski area disaster
average|Middling
average|Ordinary
avoided|Went around
awakens|Comes to
awarded|Decreed, as damages
awesome|Socko
awnings|Storefront accessories
backers|Angels, maybe
backpacker|Hiker with a heavy load
backtrack|Return over the same course
badgered|Hounded
bailers|Buckets in boats
balance|Bank figure
balancers|Some circus performers
baloney|Rot
bankroll|Big wad
baptism|Ceremonial rite
barbecued|Cooked Texas-style
barbershop|Tonsorial dance?
baroque|Like Scarlatti's music
barrens|Scrubby tracts
baseboard|Type of heat
baseless|Utterly unfounded
basketfuls|Picnic loads
bassists|Members of combos
bastion|Stronghold
bathtub|Spot for a soak
batiste|Fine fabric
battery|Laptop insert
bayonet|Daggerlike gun attachment
bearish|Not optimistic, in a way
bearish|Surly
beastie|Burns's "cowrin, tim'rous" critter
beehive|Activity center
beeline|Detour's opposite
behooves|Suits
belated|Like some birthday cards
benzene|Coal tar product
berates|Gives a scolding to
besetting|Attacking
bespatter|Splash
bespoke|Reserved in advance
besting|Topping
between|Neither here nor there
bigmouth|Secret keeper's liability
billies|London clubs
birddog|Pointer, e.g.
birders|Audubon Society members
birdman|1962 Lancaster title role
bisects|Halves
bismuth|Brittle metallic element
bizarre|Strange
blackjack|Game with hitting and busting
blarney|Castle with a stone
blisters|Hiker's problem
bloomer|One may be late
blotted|Stained
blotted|Used paper towels, say
blouson|Swimsuit style
bluefin|Large tuna
bluejay|SkyDome player
blunder|Oops! evoker
bodacious|Groovy, dude!
boilers|Heat sources
bollixes|Louses (up)
bombastic|Like many stump speeches
bonanza|Western set on the Ponderosa
bonemeal|Fertilizer substance
bonuses|Workers' rewards
booboos|Cuts and scrapes, to tots
boombox|Shouldered stereo
booster|Fan
boredom|Undesired audience reaction
borschts|Russian soups
bowlegs|Stereotypical cowboy feature
bracing|Like a cold shower
brassiere|Support system
breakage|Mover's responsibility
breaker|Foaming wave
breakthrough|Sudden advance, as in science
breathe|Inspire
breeder|Luther Burbank, notably
briskly|In a spry fashion
broccoli|Good source of potassium
bronzes|Some statues
broomstick|Halloween carrier?
buckoes|Chaps
bugbears|Sources of annoyance
bumpkin|Country yokel
bushwhacker|Oater ambusher
busybody|Snoop
buzzword|Bit of technical jargon
caballero|Spanish gentleman
cabanas|Changing places
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Club
cabinets|Kitchen fixtures
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
cadetship|Academy student's stint
cafeteria|Hospital feature
caisson|Ammunition chest
caisson|Tunnel worker's chamber
calabash|North Carolina town for which a noted Mrs. is reputedly named
caloric|Not for dieters
candles|Romantic dinner trappings
candles|They make a cake lighter
cantata|Bach's "Christen, ätzet diesen Tag" is one
capture|Take prisoner
cardiac|Heart-related
careens|Leans while moving
carefree|Blithe
carjack|Steal wheels
carnival|Fair
carolling|Soho seasonal singing
carousel|You'll Never Walk Alone musical
cartons|Moving day stack
cascades|Mt. Rainier's range
cascara|Buckthorn family tree
caseload|Court burden
casinos|Vegas attractions
cassettes|Tapes
cassino|City NNW of Naples
castigated|Chewed out
cathedral|Wren creation
catlike|Stealthy
catspaw|Stooge
ceasefire|Truce
ceaseless|Unending
cellblock|Joint section
censure|Reprimand
centrist|Moderate
chamber|__ music
champagne|Bubbly
chances|Risks
charade|Obvious sham
charlie|Guitarist Byrd
chastise|Censure
cheaper|Not so steep
cheerio|Ta ta!
cheeses|American and Swiss
chintzes|Drapery fabrics
chucklehead|Nitwit
chutzpah|Audacity
cigaret|Smoke: Var.
cinemas|Picture showers
cinematic|Like movies
cistern|Rain storage tank
citrate|Sildenafil __: Viagra
civilian|One not in uniform
classic|Vintage
cleanup|Make big bucks
closeups|Zoom lens shots
closure|Trauma sufferer's goal
clothespin|It may hold up your shorts
clutched|Hung on to
coalbin|Heat source container
coerces|Bullies
coheres|Sticks
coincide|Occur simultaneously
coleslaw|Deli offering
colleen|The Thorn Birds novelist McCullough
colleen|Irish lass
collide|Crash together
collude|Plot
colonel|Mustard, for one
colorism|Prejudice within a racial group
colossi|Easter Island statues, e.g.
compare|Be held equal
compost|Stuff in a heap
compote|Cooked fruit dessert
conceals|Palms, perhaps
concoct|Dream up
condoned|Excused
conical|Like butterfly nets
constant|Unvarying
constrain|Jailbird transport?
constrain|With great effort?
content|Purring, say
control|Experimental standard
convicts|Pen denizens
cookbooks|Eaters' digests?
cooperated|Turned state's witness, say
copiers|Some cheaters
copycat|Ape
cornbread|Pone, usually
corolla|Floral envelope
corsages|They may be orchids
corsets|They help keep you in shape
cosmetic|Skin-deep
coulombs|Units of electrical charge
courage|Mother __
courage|What a chicken lacks
crabapple|Tart fruit
crabmeat|Seafood salad ingredient
craters|Lunar phenomena
creator|Maker
creature|Kind of comfort
creches|Annual displays
creditor|One expecting payment
crenels|Spaces in a battlement
critter|Animal
crochet|Stitch with a needle
crossbar|Goalpost connector
crossroads|Convergence
crosstie|Railroad track component
crowbars|They give you leverage
cruelty|The "C" in ASPCA
cruising|Aboard the QE2, perhaps
crumbled|Gave way
crusade|Gung-ho campaign
crusher|Pestle, e.g.
crustier|More brusque
cupcake|Hostess product
curdles|Goes bad
cutthroat|Ruthless
daiquiri|Rum drink named for a Cuban town
dalmatian|Perdita or Pongo of film
damasks|Reversible fabrics
dandles|Bounces on one's knee
dangled|Hung loosely
dapples|Spots
daredevil|Reckless sort
dartboards|Tavern targets
dateline|Article lead-in
daydream|Not pay attention, in a way
deadline|Reporter's due date
debrief|Interrogate after a mission
decline|Sink
deedless|Lacking a property title
deepens|Increases in intensity, as a storm
defrays|Pays some of
defrosts|Thaws out
deftest|Most nimble
degrease|Clean, as a garage floor
deletes|Xes out
delphic|Ambiguous
delusion|It may be one of grandeur
demented|Mad
densest|Most slow-witted
dentist|Bridge contractor?
deplore|Lament
deputies|Seconds
derailed|Off the track
descend|Pounce (upon)
descent|Fall
desires|Urges
desists|Refrains
desktop|Office computer
dessert|Closing course
destine|Earmark
destine|Preordain
detects|Sniffs out
detested|Couldn't take
detritus|Trash
devotes|Dedicates, as time
dextrose|Corn sugar
diabolo|Chinese spool-on-string balancing skill
dialect|Speech
diameter|Geometry line
diarist|Pepys, for one
dictate|Give orders
diehards|Old-line types
dieters|Losers with good attitudes
dillydally|Drag one's feet
dingiest|Most dark and dirty
dioxide|Carbon __
direful|Horrendous
dirtier|More in need of laundering
disarmed|Made less dangerous, as a perp
disburse|Fork over
disciple|Faithful follower
disconcertingly|So as to ruffle some feathers
discotheque|'70s nightclub
disgusts|Turns one's stomach
dishpans|After-meals cleaning receptacles
dishrag|Counter cleaner
disjointed|Rambling
dismayed|Frightened
dispense|Hand out
dispose|Get rid (of)
dispute|Row
disputes|Goes against
disrobe|Prepare for a physical, maybe
disrobe|Strip
dissemble|Camouflage
distaste|Aversion
disturb|Bother
ditchdigger|Worker with pick and shovel
dithered|Was indecisive
dividend|Portfolio addition
divorced|Split up
divulge|Reveal
doctorates|High degrees
doghouse|Spot for one in disfavor
dollops|Globs
domesday|__ Book: 11th-century English land survey
dominions|Kingdoms
dominions|Spheres of influence
donated|Gave to charity
donating|Supporting charity
donation|Tithe, e.g.
dopesheet|Stupid bedding salesman's item?
doubloon|Coin originally equal to two escudos
downsize|Reduce the staff
doyenne|Senior woman
dragnet|Place to find Friday
drainer|Kitchen rack
drawstring|Sweatpants feature
dreamboats|Hunks and dolls
dribble|Court maneuver
drooled|Salivated
dropper|Ophthalmologist's tool
drought|Crop threatener
dullish|Kinda boring
dumbfounded|Shocked
dungarees|Mechanic's garb
earache|Canal concern?
earache|Common tot malady
earache|Otitis symptom
earldom|Noble jurisdiction
earnest|Purposeful
earplug|Noise blocker
earring|Stud, e.g.
easiness|Relaxed manner
eastern|Defunct airline
eatable|Fit for consumption
echoing|Coming back
eclipsed|Surpassed
ecocide|Polluter's crime
economy|Thrift
edginess|Nerves
edgings|Garden borders
edibles|Chow
educable|Not beyond learning
educate|Enlighten
educates|Teaches
eeriness|The Shining quality
effects|Personal property
eggnogs|Holiday mixtures
egoists|Self-interested ones
egotism|I problem?
egyptian|Alexandria native
eightball|It's sunk at the end of the game
eighths|Quarter halves
ejected|Threw out
elation|Thrill
electee|In
electric|Gas partner
electron|Fundamental particle
elegance|Refined grace
elegant|Aristocratic
elegant|Classy
elevate|Lift
elicits|Calls forth
elkhound|Norwegian hunting dog
ellipse|Conic section
ellipse|Orbital shape
eloquent|Articulate
emanate|Arise
emanates|Springs
emanator|Source
embitter|Sour
emerald|May birthstone
emergent|Coming into view
emerges|Comes out
emerges|Comes out into the open
emigres|Asylum seekers
emotive|Eliciting feeling
empanel|Select, as a jury
empanels|Selects, as a jury
emulates|Apes
enabler|Co-dependent type
enables|Allows
enables|Facilitates
enacted|Passed on the Hill
enamors|Bewitches
encased|Boxed
enclose|Place in an envelope
encoded|Made cryptic
encysted|Formed a sac
endears|Makes beloved
endogenous|Originating from within
endorse|Sign on the back
endorsee|Candidate with backing, say
enemies|They're not for us
enigmas|Brain teasers
enigmas|Riddles
enlaces|Ties together
enmeshes|Catches, as in a net
enneads|Diamond groups
enrages|Causes to explode
enrollee|Joiner
ensemble|Group playing together
ensemble|Strings together?
ensilage|Preserved fodder
ensnare|Catch in a net
ensnare|Lure successfully
ensnare|Rope in
ensnarls|Involves deeply
ensurer|Guarantor
entente|Diplomatic accord
entered|Put in
enticer|Lorelei, for one
entitle|Authorize
entrance|Admission
entrees|Menu heading
envious|Struggling with the Tenth Commandment
envisaged|Pictured
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epaulets|Soldier's shoulder pieces
epicenter|Focal point
episode|Serial part
episode|Sitcom unit
epitaph|Mel Blanc's is "That's all, folks"
epitome|Model
erasure|Certain correction
erasure|Sign of a correction
eremite|Religious recluse
escalate|Snowball
escalator|Contract provision
escapade|Adventure
escapee|Search party's quarry
escapes|Bolts
escarps|Steep cliffs
escrows|Third-party accounts
espanol|You'd hear it in Toledo
espials|Undercover operations
espionage|Bond's forte
espoused|Advocated
essence|Soul
estates|They're divided in wills
esteemed|Put on a pedestal
esteems|Admires, and then some
estimate|Round number
etagere|Display stand
etagere|Place for bric-a-brac
etcetera|Yada yada yada
eternal|Endless
ethanes|Fuel gases
ethereal|Gossamer
eucharistic|Devotedly thankful
evaluation|Appraisal
evasion|Dodger's forte
everyman|Average Joe
eviction|Landlord's weapon
examined|Studied
exempts|Lets off the hook
exhaust|Gas from a pipe
exhaustion|Marathoner's concern
expanse|Sweep
exposure|Film image
express|It doesn't make all the stops
extents|Magnitudes
extinct|Gone for good
extinct|Obsolete
extract|Distill
extrude|Shape using a die
eyedroppers|Ophthalmologist's supply
eyedrops|Ophthalmologist's prescription
eyefuls|Showy vistas
eyeglasses|Specs on a bridge
eyepopper|Cinema spectacular
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
eyeteeth|Canines
eyeteeth|Canines that bite
eyewash|Optical solution
fairways|Rough dividers
falconer|Raptor trainer
falsetto|Doo-wop era feature
falsetto|Frankie Valli's 4 Seasons singing style
falters|Hesitates
fancier|More ornate
fascias|Dover dashboards
fateful|Ominous
fearsome|Scary
feature|Short follower
feelers|Negotiating tactics
feminism|Ms. movement
ferules|Old schoolmasters' sticks
festoon|Bedeck with garlands
fidgeted|Couldn't sit still
fiestas|Cinco de Mayo events
fiestas|San Juan celebrations
filmset|Director's domain
financed|Provided dough for
finback|Endangered whale
finessed|Handled diplomatically
fishery|Marine operation
fitness|Exercise goal
flabbergasted|Shocked
flamenco|Carlos Montoya's genre
flatter|Apple-polish
flattop|Bygone hair style
flayers|They'll chew you out
fleabag|Not the best place to crash
flipflopped|Changed one's mind
florist|Potter, at times?
flypast|Go by quickly
folders|File inserts
foolproof|Impervious to incompetence
foolproof|Stupid logician's presentation?
forbidding|Why the auction-goers brought cash?
forfeit|Surrender
forsaken|Abandoned
forsaken|Deserted
fourscore|Start of a noted address
frailer|Not so hardy
frailty|Weakness
framers|Madison was among them
freight|Cargo load
freshman|Novice
frights|Terrors
frisbee|Flying toy disk
frisbee|Thrown disk
frontal|Kind of attack
frontiers|Boundaries
frontpage|Place for major headlines
frontpage|Position of prominence
frostbite|Snack for Robert?
fulcrum|Seesaw part
fulfills|Satisfies
funiculi|Title word in a song that begins, "Some think the world is made for fun and frolic"
fusspot|Hard-to-please type
fuzzier|Less coherent
galactic|Immense
galilee|Biblical land
gamester|High roller
gangway|Nautical access
garners|Collects
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gavotte|Dance for Marie Antoinette
gazpacho|Soup served chilled
general|Prevailing
geneses|Beginnings
genesis|Beginning
genesis|Phil Collins's band until 1996
gentler|Not so rough
germane|Relevant
gestures|Body language
gesundheit|Common blessing
giraffe|Long-necked mammal
girlish|Sugary and spicy, maybe
glyceryl|Cough medicine ingredient
goalies|They're skilled at saving
goblets|Fancy drinking vessels
goldbrick|Loaf
gooiest|Most sticky
governs|Rules
grandiloquent|Like many stump speeches
grandma|Moses' title?
grandstand|Hot-dog
granola|Ingredient in some bars
grantee|Aid recipient
grantee|Aid recipient
granular|Like table sugar
granule|Bit of instant coffee, e.g.
granule|Scrap
gratify|Give pleasure to
gratify|Please
gravitas|High seriousness
griping|Bellyaching
groaner|Corny joke
groomer|Stable hand
grunters|Hogs, often
guarantee|Seller's offer
guessing|__ game
gyrates|Spins
hairdresser|Salon stylist
handsewn|Not done by machine
happens|Occurs
hardcore|Uncompromising
harlequin|Big name in romance fiction
harmful|Detrimental
harpists|Some string players
haughty|Highfalutin
hayricks|Farm stacks
headers|Top lines
hearings|Court actions
hearsay|Grapevine info, for example
hearses|Last rides?
heartbreakers|Jilters (2001)
heaters|Baseboard apparatuses
hecklers|Bleachers razzers
heeltap|Shoe lift
heliport|High landing site, usually
helistop|Geometric landing site
helmsmen|Crew members
helpers|Aides
hepcats|Jazz fans
hidalgo|Mexican state
hideout|Bandits' haven
hirable|Fit for assignment
hitchhike|Inexpensive way to travel
hoarsen|Get rough, as a voice
hockshop|Pawnbroker's place
hollers|Yells
hologram|3-D photographic image
holstein|Dairy breed
holsteins|Dairy cattle
homemade|Baked by mom, say
honesty|The first chapter of the book of wisdom: Jefferson
hoppers|Bins
hormonal|Like pituitary gland functions
horsemen|Trainers, jockeys et al.
hospitable|Kind, as to guests
hospital|Setting for TV's "House"
hothead|Impetuous one
hothead|Volatile type
hotline|It may go right to the top
hotshot|Successful, aggressive type
huckleberry|Finn of fiction
humerus|Shoulder-to-elbow bone
hundred|Denomination on which Franklin appears
hungered|Yearned (for)
hurters|Cads, e.g.
hydrofoil|Airborne boat
icemaker|Fridge convenience
icemaker|Wet bar accessory
iciness|Not a good reception
ideates|Conceptualizes
ideates|Has thoughts
idiotic|Beyond stupid
idiotic|Hardly sensible
idyllic|Unspoiled
ignores|Flaunts
illegal|Not kosher
imbibers|Bar fixtures, so to speak
immobilize|Hold still
impaction|Dental problem
impaired|Not 100%, as hearing
impetus|What a springboard supplies
imports|Many wines
imposer|Unwanted guest, say
impressed|Left one's mark on
inanely|In a silly manner
inanity|Folly
inanity|Silliness
inanity|That's silly
incline|Grade
include|Comprise
indefinite|Not exact
indolence|Laziness
indoors|Where smoking jackets are worn
infidel|Unbeliever
infidel|Where many Cubans put their trust?
influence|It may be peddled
ingrown|Like some toenails
inhalators|Inspiration aids
initial|Sign, in a way
inkwells|Bygone schoolroom items
insipid|Lackluster
insofar|To such an extent
insolence|Fresh answers, say
instead|As an alternative
instead|As an alternative
insteps|Arches
insteps|Shoe parts
instill|Add bit by bit
insurgent|Rebel
integer|One is one
interim|Meantime
interior|Gale Norton's department
interstate|Trucker's route
interstice|Intervening space
intoned|Chanted
intranet|Limited-access online system
intrepid|Fearless
inundate|Swamp
inveigh|Protest (against)
inverter|It turns direct current into alternating current
investors|Moneymen
ironsides|Old __: historic warship
irresolute|Hesitant
irrigate|Moisten
islander|Nantucket resident
islander|Nassau Coliseum player
islands|Vacation destinations
isolate|Cut off
issuing|Originating
italianate|Roman, maybe
italics|They're not straight up
iterant|Repetitive
iterated|Came again?
ivories|They may be tickled
jackrabbit|Long-eared hare
jailors|Workers with big keys
janitor|Maintenance worker
jennies|Early weaving machines
jerkwater|Stupid marathoner's drink?
journey|Pilgrim's activity
judases|Backstabbers
jugglers|Clowns, at times
jukebox|Where some CDs are kept
julienne|Cut into strips
juxtaposition|Closeness
kaisers|German leaders
keenest|Most zealous
kerosenes|Some lamp fillers
kerplunk|With a thud
kestrel|Small falcon
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kinetics|Advanced physics subject
kingpin|Chief
kittens|Litter, sometimes
kneeled|Used a prayer rug
kneelers|Church accessories
knowledge|Awareness
lacquer|Polish producer
ladylove|Juliet, to Romeo
laities|Congregations
lambada|Suggestive Brazilian dance
lampoon|Ridicule
lampooned|Spoofed
landlady|Ethel Mertz's job
language|Mother __
lantern|Portable illumination
lapdogs|Chihuahuas, say
largess|Generous giving of gifts
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
laundry|Hamper filler
lavished|Gave expansively
lawless|Anarchic
lawless|Like much of the Old West
lawyers|Many John Grisham characters
leaflets|Fliers for distribution
leakers|Divulgers of secrets
leaners|Horseshoes scores
leanest|Least plump
leanings|Inclinations
learned|Found out
learner|Apprentice, for one
leather|Wallet material
lecture|Professor's talk
leerier|More skeptical
leftist|Political liberal
legends|Robin Hood and William Tell
legitimate|Sanctioned
lenders|Financers
lenience|Mercy
leonine|Kingly, in the jungle
leotards|Garb named for a French aerialist
lessees|Tenants
lessors|Landlords
levitates|Helps to get up
license|Driver's need
licensees|Software users, often
lifeline|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire option
lifetime|Kind of membership
lightning|Quip, part 2
lignite|Soft coal
likeness|Image
limelight|Position of prominence
limerick|Poem with the rhyme scheme aabba
limiest|Most fertile, as soil
lineman|Guard, for one
lingerie|Brassieres, chemises, etc.
linseed|Paint oil source
linseed|Type of oil used in paint
lipreader|One who sees what you mean
liquefy|Turn to water, perhaps
lissome|Nimble
literal|Word-for-word
literati|Highbrows
litigator|Ambulance chaser, e.g.
loaners|Body shop conveniences
loathed|Didn't like one bit
locally|In the immediate area
locomotive|Crazy reason?
loitered|Hung around aimlessly
loitered|Hung out
loitered|Wasted time
longevity|Duration of life
looming|Rising into view
losable|Like some earrings
lotions|Some cosmetics
lovebug|Car named Herbie, in Disney films
lowbrow|No library fan
lowbrow|Philistine
lozenge|Medicated drop
lunette|Crescent-shaped opening
macaroni|Elbows on the table?
macaroon|Almond cookie
machete|Cane cutter's tool
machismo|Stallone persona attribute
madonna|Open Your Heart vocalist
mafiosi|Family members?
maharaja|Hindu ruler
maharaja|Ranjit Singh was one
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahogany|Furniture wood
maintain|Hold
malaise|The blahs
malaises|Low feelings
mallets|Polo clubs
mammoths|Extinct elephantlike animals
managed|Supervised
mandarin|Chinese language
mandrake|Comic strip magician
manicure|Salon offering
mansion|Grandiose dwelling
marathon|Annual Boston race
marengo|Italian site of an 1800 Napoleonic victory
mariner|Siren's victim
martini|Bond holding?
martini|Bond order
mascara|Cosmetic enhancement
mascara|Eyelash cosmetic
mascara|Tube in a handbag, often
massage|Stimulate, in a way
masseur|Rubber at a spa
mastered|Became a pro at
mastered|Really learned
mastery|Expert know-how
matinee|Kind of idol
matinee|Theatergoer's option
mattered|Made a difference
matters|Is important
mealtimes|Repasts
measured|Deliberate and restrained
meatier|More substantial
meatloaf|Ground beef concoction
mediate|Referee
medical|Kind of history
medicinal|Curative
melange|Hodgepodge
melting|I'm __!: Wicked Witch's cry
memorize|Learn by heart
menacer|Monster, usually
mercies|Tender __: Duvall film
methane|Coal mine product
methane|Swamp gas, essentially
methanol|Model airplane fuel, primarily
miasmas|Foul atmospheres
microfilm|Storage medium
milestone|Rite of passage, e.g.
milieus|Cultural surroundings
millrun|Straight from the factory
mimetic|Imitative
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
minibikes|Moped relatives
minions|Servants
minutes|They're taken at meetings
misdate|Err as to the origin of
misfits|Losers
mislead|Deceive
missals|Prayer books
misspell|Mess up in the bee, say
mistreat|Abuse
moccasin|Casual shoe
moderate|Preside over
monarchy|King's rule
monogram|Personal letters
moonset|When it occurs depends on latitude
mooring|Tying up
moronic|Just plain dumb
mortals|Lord, what fools these __ be!: Shak.
mottled|Spotted
mousetrap|Tom and Jerry prop
mudslinging|Dirty tactics
mullets|Business in the front, party in the back hair styles
munster|Where the Treaty of Westphalia was signed
musette|Old French bagpipe
myriads|Oodles and oodles
myrtles|Aromatic shrubs
nacelle|Balloon car
nametag|Convention label
nanotechnology|Subject of Michael Crichton's "Prey"
napping|Off one's guard
naughtier|Less well-behaved
nearest|Most accessible
neediest|Most indigent
negligee|Victoria's Secret item
neoliths|Stone Age implements
neonatal|Like some hospital care
neoplasm|New growth
nepotism|It's a family affair
neutrino|Massless particle
newsreel|Old cinema staple
newsroom|Where the paper is processed
nincompoop|Knucklehead
nitrates|Fertilizer compounds
nobbier|Comparatively classy, in British slang
nonsocial|Like wallflowers
norther|Arctic gale
nosebag|Nag feeder
nosegay|Small bouquet
notepads|Staples supply
novella|Billy Budd, for one
novelle|German narrative genre
nursemaid|Mother's helper
nursemaid|Nanny
nursery|Sunday school division
nutcracker|Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The"
nutrition|Dietitian's forte
obesity|What the drug phentermine is used to treat
oblivion|Forgotten state
obstinate|Stubborn
obtains|Gets
obtrude|Push out
odyssey|Indiana Jones-like travels
offends|Is not PC, say
offense|Infraction
offline|Not connected
oleander|Ornamental shrub
omicron|Xi follower
oneness|Unity
onlooker|Witness
onshore|Toward land
onstage|Acting
onstage|Performing
opacity|Lucidity's opposite
opaline|Having a play of colors
openers|Jacks or better, sometimes
operated|Ran, as machinery
opposed|Like a naysayer
optical|Sort of illusion
optimal|Ideal
oracles|Seers
oratorio|Haydn's "The Seasons," for one
orbited|Circled the earth
orbiter|One that gets around?
orchestra|Boston Pops, e.g.
orderly|Hospital employee
organza|Evening dress material
origami|Art that requires a folder
origami|Paper-folding art
original|Master
orphans|Dogies, e.g.
osmosis|Absorption process
ospreys|Fish-eating hawks
ossicle|Small bone
ottoman|Footrest, often
outbluff|One-up at the poker table, maybe
outlast|Endure longer than
outlying|Like remote suburbs
outmans|Has a larger force than
outmans|Overwhelms, as in battle
outposts|Remote bases
outsung|Beaten on "American Idol," e.g.
overages|Surpluses
overblown|Like many stump speeches
overcoat|Chesterfield, e.g.
overcoats|Winter classroom hangings
overeat|Take in too much
overpaid|Like some resented employees
overseas|In Europe, say
oversee|Quarterback
oversees|Directs
overstep|Go beyond the limit
oxheart|Large cherry named for its shape
oxidize|Become rusted
oxidizes|Develops rust
paginate|Number, in a way
palatial|Stately
palaver|Chitchat
palavered|Conferred
palette|Artist's need
palmers|Some card cheats
palpate|Examine by touching
panamas|Hats of leaves
panegyrists|Eulogists
paneled|Like some finished basements
panther|Pink cat of film
paperboy|Early morning biker, maybe
parables|Moral lessons
paragraphs|Essay units
parapet|Balcony barrier
parents|Raisers of a sort
parfaits|Layered ice cream desserts
parrots|Echoes
parsnips|Thanksgiving roots
partner|Law firm VIP
partners|Exes, once
partners|Law firm principals
passers|Quarterbacks, often
passive|Like sit-ins
passkey|Door opener
pastels|Easter colors
pastimes|Diversions
pastorates|Fathers' offices
pastors|Flock leaders
pastors|Spiritual leaders
pastrami|Deli choice
pastrami|Deli choice
pasture|Grassland
patellas|Kneecaps
patents|Their term is usually 20 years
patient|Doctor's customer
pawnshop|Setting for a 1964 Rod Steiger classic
peasants|Lowly laborers
pedigree|Dog's ancestral line
peekaboo|Tot's game
peelers|Cooks' gadgets
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
peepers|Amphibians that chirp
peerage|Earls, dukes, etc., collectively
peerage|Nobility
peeress|Lady, e.g.
peerless|Unrivaled
peewees|Little tykes
pelican|Bird in a Grisham title
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
pellmell|Recklessly
penance|Sinner's punishment
penname|Elia or Boz
pennames|Molière and Voltaire
peppers|Pelts (with)
percent|Cut rate?
perfecto|Tapered smoke
perfume|Scent
persona|Public face
perspire|Sweat
persuaded|Prevailed upon
perturb|Agitate
perusal|Reading
perusing|Examining in detail
pessimist|Glass-half-empty type
petitioned|Asked
petunia|Fluted flower
phantom|Illusory
phenoms|Prodigies
phoneme|Diphthong, e.g.
phoneme|Unit of speech
physical|Touchy-feely
physics|Science subject
picaresque|Like Don Quixote
pigtails|Girl's braids
pinatas|They're suspended at parties
pinscher|German dog
pinwheel|Revolving firework
pioneers|Avant-garde
piously|With reverence
pipsqueak|Twerp
piranha|Dangerous swimmer
pitapat|Fluttering sound
pitchblende|Major ore of uranium
pithiest|Most concise
pizzeria|Where a lot of dough is spent?
placards|Demonstration signs
placebos|Certain test controls
placekicker|Extra-point expert
platonic|Like some friends
plaudit|Powerful praise
plentiful|Copious
plethora|Excess
pliocene|Tertiary Period epoch
poetizer|Verse writer
poisons|Corrupts
pollutant|Acid rain component
pontifical|Like many stump speeches
poolroom|The Hustler setting
portion|Share
potatoes|Chowder ingredients
pothole|Road crew's headache
potluck|Whatever
pounces|Attacks suddenly
poundcake|Dessert for Ezra?
poverty|Destitution
prairie|Treeless tract
precook|Parboil
predict|Do a meteorologist's job, say
preempt|Bump from the TV schedule
preface|Opening words
premies|Unexpected arrivals
prepaid|Settled in advance
prepare|Make, as dinner
presage|Sign
presentee|Oscar winner, e.g.
presides|Is in charge
pressed|Beset
pressers|Group with irons
prestige|Fine reputation
pretense|Make-believe
pretest|Diagnostic school exam
prevail|Win out
primeval|Like the earliest life forms
prisoner|Joint tenant?
processor|Worker with data
program|TV offering
promenade|Walk
propagators|Town criers
propmen|Stage employees
protege|Mentor's charge
protege|One might be adopted
province|Domain
proviso|Condition
provokes|Instigates
psychic|Blessed with ESP
psychosocial|Party at the Bates Motel?
pulsate|Beat, as a heart
pursers|Cruise ship officers
quicker|Relatively astute
quinine|Malaria medicine
quinines|Cinchona bark products used to treat malaria
quipper|Witty type
quitters|They don't persevere
raccoon|Masked scavenger
racecourse|Ascot, notably
racetracks|NASCAR venues
radiant|Luminous
raglans|Loose overcoats
ragtime|Scott Joplin's genre
railroad|Brakeman's employer
rainbow|Post-shower sight
ramadas|Beach shelters
rambler|Nash model
rampage|Run riot
ranchero|Southwestern spread owner
rarebit|Cheesy dish
rascals|Scalawags
rathole|Dirty digs
rattrap|Dirty digs
ravines|Rivers run through them
readies|Prepares
readies|Preps
realist|One who can face facts
realize|Earn
rearmost|Last
reascend|Go up again
reasoner|Detective, for one
reasoner|Original "60 Minutes" cohost
reassure|Give comfort to
rebates|Marketing lures
rebinds|Fixes the spine of, as a book
recalls|Takes off the market, in a way
receipt|Exchange need
receipt|Pink slip, maybe
receipt|Register output
recital|Musical event
recline|Lie
recolor|Dye
recorder|Instrument with eight finger holes
redates|Alters a contract, in a way
reddest|Most embarrassed
redeyes|Some coast-to-coast flights
rediscover|Learn about in a new way
redness|Rash sign
reedier|Sounding more like a sax
reedits|Makes additional changes to
reeling|About to fall
reengage|Hire back
reexhibit|Show again
refasten|Secure again
refereed|Like basketball games
refined|Elegant
refines|Purifies
regaled|Entertained
regional|Local tournament
regrade|Alter the landscaping, in a way
rehearse|Get ready to open
reimported|Returned to the country of origin
reinsure|Reduce the risk, in a way
rejuvenate|Inject new life into
relapse|Go back to one's old ways
relapse|Retrogress
relaxed|Took it easy
release|Public relations statement
relentless|Persistent to the max
remains|Stays
remarks|They may be biting
reminds|That __ me of ...
renamed|Gave a new handle
renamed|Given an alias
rentable|Ready for tenants
rentals|Alamo offerings
reopens|Looks into again, as a case
repealer|Legislature, at times
repeated|Emphasized, in a way
replace|Succeed
replicas|Copies
reprise|Common musical wrap-up
repulsed|Grossed out
reputes|Is deemed (to be)
rereads|Checks over
rescued|Saved
resealed|Closed again, as a plastic bag
resells|Deals in, as used cars
resembled|Wasn't that different from
resents|Is offended by
resoles|Gets to the bottom of?
resolute|Firm
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
resound|Echo
restate|Say another way
restive|Unquiet
restores|Makes as it was
resumes|Job application attachments
retainer|Mason's fee
retains|Hires, in a way
retapes|Records over
reteach|Educate anew
reticence|Reserve
reticent|Shy
retouch|Alter, as a photograph
retreat|Fall back
retrieve|Bring back
retrofit|Substitute new parts for old
returnee|One no longer overseas
retypes|Does a second draft
reveille|Rousing tune
reveler|New Year's Eve figure
revenge|Whodunit motive
reverberant|Ringing
reveres|Adores
reveries|Daydreams
reverse|Way to go back
revolutionaries|System fighters
rewarms|Nukes
rhapsodic|Overjoyed
rhetorical|Like many stump speeches
rhinestone|Diamond imitation
rhubarbs|Squabbles, in slang
rhymers|Lyricists, notably
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ridding|Clearing
rifling|System of gun-barrel grooves
righted|Restored to its original position, as a fallen lamp
rimrock|Plateau boundary
riparian|Along the river
rivalrous|Competitive
roadsters|Triumph products
roasted|Honored, in a way
robotic|Like some high-tech machines
rockers|Hypnotic seats
roister|Kick up one's heels
roister|Revel noisily
romaine|Caesar salad lettuce
roomies|Dorm buds
rooster|Farm alarm?
rosebud|Future flower
rosiest|Most hopeful
rosiest|Most optimistic
rotenone|Organic insecticide
ruinate|Destroy, in dialect
running|On the slate
runoffs|Spring flood causes
runtier|More puny
rupture|Burst
rupture|Schism
rustler|Old West bad guy
sadness|Despair
salaams|Low bows
salable|Not quite ready for the scrap heap
saleable|Expected to move, so to speak
salient|Conspicuous
salient|Conspicuous
saloons|Old West gathering places
salters|Certain preservers
saltines|Soup go-with
samovar|Decorative urn
sanctum|Holy place
sandals|Mercury's had wings
sandlot|Like some amateur baseball
sandwich|Lunch order
sanguine|Cheerfully optimistic
sashays|Walks confidently
sashays|Walks with attitude
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
satanic|Fiendish
satires|Lampoons
satires|Sendups
saucepot|Multi-quart cookware
sauerkraut|Frank topper
sausage|Pizza topping
sausages|Some links
sauterne|Semisweet wine
savanna|Tropical plain
sawmill|Timber processing site
sawteeth|Blade serrations
scaleup|Increase proportionally
scallions|Green onions
scallops|Sea or "bay" seafood
scallops|Seafood selection
scanned|Read the bar code
scanner|Bar code reader
scapulas|Anatomical shoulder parts
scarecrow|Cornfield sight (1973)
scarier|More chilling
scarred|Traumatized
scarves|Mufflers
scathes|Verbally rips apart
scatters|Breaks up
scenarios|Possible outcomes
scenery|Coastal highway distraction
scenery|Hilltop home asset
scepter|Imperial wand
schemed|Connived
schemes|Sly plots
schmaltz|Maudlin quality
schoolroom|Blackboard site
sciatic|Like some back pain
sciatic|Nerve often affected by disk problems
science|Computer __
scimitars|Pirates of the Caribbean weapons
scissors|Kind of a kick
scofflaw|One with a lot of free tickets?
scolded|Reprimanded
scourer|Meticulous searcher
scrapbook|Place for clippings
scrapes|Tough spots
scraping|Removing windshield ice, e.g.
scribes|Old dictation takers
scrivener|Old-time manuscript copier
scrolls|Moves on a screen
seashore|Place to surf
seasides|Vacation areas
seatbelt|Subject of a pioneering 1984 New York law
secedes|Withdraws
secondly|And furthermore...
sediment|Dregs
seedcake|Caraway-flavored pastry
seedpod|It splits when it's ripe
seeress|She knows what's happening
seethes|Trembles with fury
sellers|Being There actor
sellers|Inspector Clouseau's portrayer
semester|School term
senates|High houses
senator|Hill worker
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Having physical feelings
sentinel|Guard
sequels|Continuing stories
sequester|Set apart
seraphs|Important angels
serpent|Eden figure
serrated|Like some blades
sesames|Bun flavorings
session|Time spent rapping
settees|Living room pieces
setters|Volleyball players, at times
sextets|Guitar string sets, e.g.
sextets|Medium-sized combos
shadier|More disreputable
shadower|Private eye, at times
shamans|Revered tribal members
shamans|Tribal medicine men
shapeup|Get in good condition
sharpen|Make a point
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shenanigan|High jink?
shiitake|Asian mushroom
shipman|Sailor
shipyards|Dry docks
shoaler|Early New England fisherman
shoeless|Like baseball's Jackson
shoeshine|Common airport service
shoestring|Tight budget, figuratively
shoetree|Footwear insert
shoetree|Where to find a couple of loafers?
shorten|Hem, say
showplaces|Properties on display
shrilly|Ála Edith Bunker, voicewise
shrouds|Hides from view
shtetls|Former Jewish settlements
shuteye|Z's
shutters|Window coverings
shuttlecock|BIRD
siamese|Cat breed
siamese|Elegant cat
sidearm|How Dennis Eckersley pitched
sidebars|Court conferences
sierras|Mountain chains
siestas|Snoozes
silences|Hushes
silents|The Gold Rush and "City Lights"
similarly|In the same vein
simoleon|Clam
simonize|Wax, as an auto
sincere|Earnest
sincerity|Earnestness
siphoned|Drew from a tank, as gas
sissies|Schoolyard scapegoats
sisters|Abby and Ann, e.g.
sitarist|Shankar, notably
sixteen|Sweet age
skaters|Renoir's "__ in the Bois de Boulogne"
skedaddle|Make yourself scarce!
skinhead|One with a close shave
slaking|Quenching
slalomed|Attacked the slopes, à la Street
slaloms|Giant ski runs
slammer|Poky
slapstick|It often involves pie throwing
slather|Lay on thick
slaughter|Trounce
sleepwalkers|Noctambulous types
sleighs|Horse-drawn vehicles
slightly|A bit
slither|Move like a snake
slugger|Power hitter
slurred|Like drink-affected speech
smooths|Uses sandpaper on
smuggle|Convey sneakily
snarler|Watchdog, at times
snatched|Grabbed
sneezed|Earned a blessing?
sneezes|Blessing preceders?
snipers|SWAT team members
snippets|Fragments
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snorted|Laughed like Lily Tomlin's Ernestine
snowdrift|Winter pileup
snowman|Frosty, e.g.
snowman|Three-ball winter project
snowmen|Winter storm fringe benefits
society|Association
softest|Least harsh
solaced|Comforted
solution|Problem fixer
solvents|Chem lab liquids
solving|Putting letters in boxes?
sonnets|They may be Italian
sonorant|The sound of a "w," say, in phonetics
sorbets|Dessert orders
sorters|Mailroom workers
sorties|Troop movements
sorting|Triage, essentially
soulmate|One and only
sourdough|Bread for which San Francisco is famous
spaghetti|Food that's twirled
spaghetti|{I}Foreign entanglements
spammer|Unpopular bulk mailer
sparkplug|Ignition system device
sparseness|Boondocks quality
spatter|CSI evidence
spatula|Patty turner
special|Unique
specter|Haunting image
speedos|Suits at the beach, maybe
spieled|Made a pitch
spindly|Thin and frail
spinout|Indy mishap
spinster|Never-married woman
spinsters|Arsenic and Old Lace aunts, e.g.
spirals|Well-thrown passes
spirited|Lively
spirits|Booze
splayed|Extended
splayed|Spread out
splendor|Dazzle
splotches|Irregular marks
spoilsports|Don't invite them!
sponsor|TV provider of "a word"
spooled|Wound on a cylinder, like thread
spooned|Cuddled, in a way
spotless|Spick-and-span
spotter|Gymnastics figure
sprayed|Applied in droplets
sprayers|Paint guns, e.g.
sprouts|Develops quickly
sputter|Speak in a flustered manner
squelch|Sit on
squires|Country gentlemen
staccato|Clipped, musically
stagehand|Grip, e.g.
stained|Sullied
stalest|Like the oldest jokes
stardust|Dreamy romanticism
starred|Had the lead
starred|Had the top role (in)
starred|Was featured
starstruck|Hollywood pickup?
starter|Race figure
stashes|Hoards
statues|Garden accents
statute|Enactment
staunches|Stops the flow of
stealth|Second-story man's asset
steamers|Mississippi River boats
stearic|Kind of acid used in cosmetics
steepen|Rise more dramatically
steeple|Bell tower
steeple|Place for a bell
steeple|Skyline highlight
steerable|Capable of turning
stellar|Outstanding
stepsons|Some adoptees
sterols|Solid alcohols
stetson|Hat since 1865
steward|Wine manager
stickle|Argue trivially
stickpin|Foppish accessory
stiller|Meet the Fockers costar
stimuli|They incite responses
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stirred|Added (in), as per a recipe
stooges|Straight men
strafer|Low-flying shooter
straitened|Made things difficult for
straits|Pressing situation
strange|Odd
strangle|Choke
strategy|Tactical plan
stratus|Low cloud
streets|Oft-numbered roads
stresses|Highlights
stretch|Track straightaway
stretchers|Handheld transports
striate|Create furrows in
stricter|More exact
strides|Takes steps
striker|Picket-line member
strolls|Saunters
stropping|Maintaining, as a razor
stubbed|Put (out), as a cigar
studded|Like some tires
studious|Bookish
stuntmen|Film daredevils
stylets|Needle-like instruments
stylist|Do doer
sublevel|Type of mining
success|Triumph
sunnily|With a cheerful attitude
suntans|Beach acquisitions
superior|Mother __
superman|Extraordinary achiever (1978)
superman|Kent's alter ego
suppers|Late fare
supposes|Presumes
sureties|Warranties
surmises|Conjectures
surtaxes|Additional levies
swaddle|Wrap tightly
swagger|Walk with attitude
swarmed|Moved like bees
swatted|Smacked
sweetie|Flower recipient, perhaps
swellheaded|Conceited
swishes|Rustling sounds
swisses|Holey orders
swooned|Went limp
syringe|It's used for shots
syringe|Needle
systole|Heart contraction
tabbies|Striped felines
tacitly|Without words
takeaway|Remove
talents|Strengths
talisman|Charm
tallyho|Fox-sighting cry
tamales|Steamed Mexican dish
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tapioca|Dessert pudding
targets|Things to shoot for
tassels|Curtain adornments
tattles|Sings
tautens|Removes the slack from
taverns|Pubs
teardrop|Earring shape
teargas|Riot squad's supply
teatime|4:00 p.m. in London, perhaps
teenager|Joan of Arcadia extra
teeters|Sits precariously
telepathy|Brain picking?
teleports|Relocates, sci-fi-style
teletype|Old communication device
tellers|Buck passers?
telltale|Tending to expose
temperate|Not extreme
tensely|How cliff-hangers end
tenseness|Masseur's concern
tensile|Capable of being drawn out
tenured|Secure at work
teriyaki|Japanese menu item
terries|Bathrobe fabrics
terrors|They may be holy
testers|They give exams
textbook|Student's resource
textual|Pertaining to written words
theaters|Action sites
theology|Seminary study
thinner|Not so bulky
thinner|Paint additive
thirsts|Strong desires, as for water
thirteen|Triskaidekaphobe's fear
thousands|... and a cast of __
thrower|Pitcher
thunder|Storm omen
thunderstruck|Shocked
ticketed|Nailed for speeding
tidiest|Most spick-and-span
timeout|Break
tingled|Had goosebumps
tippers|Waiters like big ones
tiptoed|Moved with stealth
tirades|Harangues
toadstool|Amphibian hammer?
toehold|Initial advantage
toggery|Duds
toilsome|Laborious
tolerant|Not rigid
toniest|Most stylish
toolshed|Mower's home
topical|Current
topmost|Highest of all
tormentors|They cause distress
tortilla|Chimichanga holder
tortoise|Fabled winner
tortoni|Creamy dessert
tossups|Hard-to-make decisions
tourney|Competition
tradeoff|Even exchange
tragedy|Antigone, e.g.
trailer|Movie preview
trailside|Like some campgrounds
trainee|One learning on the job
traitor|Double-dealer
transfers|Bus travelers' needs, perhaps
transparent|Not fooling anyone
transplant|Move
transplantation|Moving
trapdoor|Cellar entrance, maybe
trawlnet|Shrimp catcher
treacle|Overdone sentimentality
trellises|Vine supports
trellises|Vine supports
trespasses|Three free tickets?
triages|Disaster scene setups
tribune|Ancient Roman officer
trifler|Frivolous type
triodes|Some vacuum tubes
triplex|Certain movie house
tripped|Stumbled
trisects|Divides, in a way
trombone|Wind with a slide
troubles|Woes
tsarinas|Catherine the Great et al.
tsetses|Trypanosomiasis transmitters
turbine|Waterwheel, e.g.
turmeric|Spice that makes curry powder yellow
turtledoves|Second day gift
turtleneck|Sweater type
tweeter|Woofer's partner
twilight|Period of decline (1998)
twinkle|Look mischievously amused, as eyes
twitter|Bird sanctuary excitement
twofers|They always include freebies
typecast|Give a fitting part
typewriter|Royal, e.g.
ultrasonics|It deals with waves
unaided|Solo
unamusing|A meditation?
uncivil|Rude
underarms|Where the ammo was filed?
unknown|X, in algebra
unlawful|Against the rules
unlearns|Forgets
unowned|Belonging to no one
unpaved|Covered with dirt or gravel, say
unprintable|Too sensitive to publicize, maybe
unscrew|Remove, as a bottle cap
unspent|Like funds on hand
unspoken|Not mentioned
untried|Yet to be essayed
unwinds|Takes a load off
unzipped|Expanded, as a compressed computer file
unzipped|Got ready to go?
upended|Flipped over
upended|Turned topsy-turvy
upswings|Investors' boons
utensil|Grater or grinder
utopian|Perfect
vacuums|Suckers?
valentine|Sweetie
valiant|Heroic
variety|Movie industry publication
variety|The spice of life, so it's said
varnishes|Puts on a coat, maybe
vehicle|Sled or bike
velvets|Lush fabrics
vesicle|Volcanic rock cavity
veteran|One who's been around
vicenary|Based on the number 20
vintner|Napa Valley figure
violate|Act in disregard of
violate|Go against
violets|Florist's suggestion
visitor|Bell ringer, maybe
visualize|See
vitiates|Makes ineffective
volcanic|Like some ash
voyages|Trips on ships
wagoner|Oater driver, maybe
wassail|Drinking party
watercolor|Artist's medium
watercooler|Business meeting locale?
waylaid|Bushwhacked
weekend|Worker's respite, usually
weighty|Ponderous, as issues
welcome|Word on a mat
whacked|Hit hard
whatnot|More of the same
wheelie|Bike maneuver
whiskers|Cat feature
whitewall|Tire on the road
whizbang|Fabulous, slangily
whizbang|Topnotch
wineglass|Part of a formal table setting
winesap|Slightly tart apple
wisecracker|One-liner expert
wispier|Harder to make out, as smoke
withstands|How the kids sold lemonade?
womankind|Females, collectively
woolgathering|Party for sheep shearers?
workman|Hand
workman|Laborer
workstation|Terminal in a system
worried|Uneasy
wretched|Pathetic
xylophone|Its first notable orchestral use was in Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre"
yearlies|Almanacs, calendars, etc.
yelpers|Litter components, maybe
zebroid|Striped hybrid
zestful|Spirited
zoomorphs|Deities in the form of animals
zymurgy|Science dealing with fermentation
abalone|Kelp eater
abalone|Mollusk with an iridescent shell
abandons|Strands
abetted|Disabled an alarm, perhaps
abolish|Do away with
abrasive|Pumice, e.g.
abridge|Shorten
abuttal|Touching
academy|Phillips in Andover, e.g.
accesses|Ways to get in
accused|Defendant
acerose|Needle-shaped
acetate|Cel material
acetate|Overlay material
acetone|Polish remover ingredient
acetone|Primary component in nail polish remover
achieve|Arrive at
aconite|Plant of the buttercup family
acquaint|Familiarize (with)
acquiesce|Capitulate
acreage|Plot
actable|Like a good script
actions|Lawsuits
actress|Woman on stage
actress|Wood or Woodward
actresses|Hunt and Hunter
adamant|Impossible to move
adamant|Obstinate
adamantly|With no sign of giving in
addendum|Postscript, e.g.
adenoids|Pharyngeal tissue
adhered|Held fast
adhered|Stuck
adhesion|Attachment
adjoins|Abuts on
admirals|Navy bigwigs
admirals|Navy brass
adopted|Assumed
adopters|Some parents
adornments|Decorations
adulterer|Seventh Commandment flouter
advents|Onsets
adverbs|Quickly and quietly, for instance
advises|Counsels
advises|Mentors
aeration|Carbon dioxide treatment
aerobic|Good for the heart and lungs
aerobic|Type of exercise
affaire|__ d'honneur: duel
afterlife|Seance attendee's belief
agencies|Bureaus
agendas|Lists of items to discuss
aggress|Attack first
ailments|Maladies
airbrush|Photo lab wrinkle eliminator
airliner|O'Hare arrival
aitches|Gee followers
alabaster|Gypsum variety
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Dessert request
alarmist|The sky is falling! crier, for one
alarmist|Chicken Little, notably
albinos|Animals with pink eyes
albumin|Egg protein
alfredo|Trattoria topping
aliases|Fake handles
aliases|Kimble's array, in TV's "The Fugitive"
alienate|Turn off
alienee|Property receiver
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
alleged|Pretrial word
alleles|Gene mutations
alleyway|Narrow passage
alligator|Crack, as old paint
allures|Charms
alphabet|Kindergarten lesson
altered|Made changes to
alternate|Backup
althorns|Brass instruments
altitudes|Pilot's data
altruism|Unselfish devotion to others
aluminum|Can type
amateur|Rank novice
amateur|Olympian, before 1976
amatory|Passionate
amazons|Mythical women warriors
ambidextrous|Deft with either hand
amended|Fixed
amicable|Friendly
ammeter|Electrical measuring device
ammeter|Electrician's current measurer
amnesty|Mob witness's request
amoeboid|Like some basic organisms
anaconda|Crushing boa
analysts|Some therapists
analyzes|Goes over in detail
anathema|Something detested
ancient|Venerable one
andiron|Stand under a fire
andirons|Hearth accessories
androgen|Male hormone
android|Sci-fi staple
anecdote|Story
anemone|Coral relative
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Buttercup relatives
angelic|Like a sleeping kitten
anglers|Hook-and-line users
animates|Vitalizes
anionic|Negatively charged
anisette|After-dinner cordial
anisette|Licorice liqueur
annotate|Footnote
annular|Ring-shaped
anointed|Reverently oiled
anoints|Consecrates, in a way
anteater|Big army fan?
anteaters|Army attackers
anteing|About to make a deal?
antenna|One catching a lot of waves
anthill|Colony creation
anthill|Home to some crawlers
antibody|Biological immunity agent
antigenic|Like differences of concern in tissue typing
antihero|Dirty Harry, notably
antinuke|Protesting, but not pro-testing?
antisocial|Misanthropic
antiwar|Like some protests
aperitif|Appetite stimulant
aperitif|Preprandial drink
aphonic|Mouthed but unspoken
apollos|Numerous moon missions
apology|I'm sorry or "My bad"
apostles|Peter and Philip
appeased|Soothed
apricot|Brandy flavoring
aqualung|Inspiring apparatus
archenemy|Nemesis
archery|Its practitioners take plenty of bows
archways|Palladian window features
armadillo|Burrowing bony-plated animal
armchair|Kind of quarterback
armrest|Theater seat feature
arraign|Formally accuse
arrange|Adapt musically
arrange|Organize
arrayed|Dressed up (in)
arrests|Rap sheet entries
arrests|Runs in
arsenal|Supply
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenals|Military storage sites
artisan|Craftsperson
artists|The Dutch Masters, e.g.
asbestos|Fiberglass predecessor
ascents|Climbs
ascents|High-class achievements?
ascetic|One who leads a Spartan lifestyle
ascetics|Religious self-deniers
ashcans|Depth charges, slangily
ashtray|Place for butts
asperses|Throws mud at
aspired|Aimed ambitiously
aspires|Eagerly desires (to)
aspires|Strives
assailed|Lashed out at
assassin|Mr. or Mrs. Smith, in a 2005 film
assassin|Offer?
assaying|Testing
assents|Green lights
asserts|Professes
assessment|Appraisal
assorted|Like a little of everything
assorts|Puts in like piles
assuaged|Relieved
assured|Confident
asteroid|Body in a large belt
astride|On both sides of
asylums|Sanctuaries
atelier|Artist's studio
atheistic|Not inclined to believe
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athletic|Hardly sports-challenged
atomize|Reduce to fine particles
attache|Case at the embassy
attache|Lawyer's case
attempt|Essay
attempt|Try
attendance|Who's there
attentive|All ears
attenuates|Weakens
attenuator|Electronic signal weakener
auditor|Reviewer of books
autonomic|Like a nervous system
autumns|Harvest seasons
avalanche|Alpine phenomenon
avalanche|Sudden, overwhelming quantity
avatars|Religious incarnations
avenged|Got satisfaction for, in a way
aversion|Strong dislike
averted|Prevented
avionics|High-tech aircraft science
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avocations|Spare time activities
avoidance|Dodger's goal
avoider|Nonconfrontational one
awakenings|Film with Robin Williams as a neurologist
awesome|That rocks!
awkward|All thumbs
awnings|Canopies
babbitt|Lewis's title conformist
babyish|Infantile
backbone|Fortitude
bailout|Rescue financially
baklava|Layered pastry
balalaika|Triangular-bodied instrument
ballpoint|Felt-tip alternative
baloney|Nonsense
banally|In a predictably trite way
bananas|1971 Woody Allen film
bandana|Head scarf
bandana|Western wear
bandstand|Musicians' platform
barbers|Workers with poles, once
baritone|Sinatra, vocally
barnacle|It forms attachments at sea
barstool|Pub patron's perch
baseball|Victim of a 1994 strike
baseline|Route for some runners
bassets|Short-legged canines
bathrobe|Lounging wear
battering|Pounding against, as strong winds
bazookas|Rocket launchers
beading|Upholstery adornment
bearhug|Show of affection
beastie|Bug, facetiously
beastie|Burns's "cowrin, tim'rous" critter
beatitude|Exalted happiness
becomes|Ends up
bedtime|For many, it follows the news
beefalo|Ranch hybrid
beeline|Straightest route
beelines|They're undeviating
befriend|Get close to
bemired|Stuck in the mud
besiege|Harry
bestirs|Causes to move
bilabial|Like the letter "b," say
billable|Like some professional hours
birdbath|Robin's oasis
birdmen|They're often early risers
bishopric|See
bishops|They begin next to royalty
bitterly|With resentment
blanket|Linus's trademark
blessed|Touched by an angel
blinker|Intersection caution
blissful|Euphoric
blitzes|Linebacker charges
blossom|Grow
bloviate|Speechify
blurred|Fuzzy, as vision
bobwhite|Quail with a distinctive two-note song
bolshevism|Peace, Bread and Land movement
bolsters|Reinforces
bookkeeper|Office employee
bookmark|Place holder
booster|Second shot
booties|Piggy covers?
bootleg|Illegal record
borders|Big bookseller
boredom|Cause of yawning
bragger|Big talker
braille|French educator Louis
bravado|Fanfaronade
bravely|How heroes act
bravely|With courage
brewskis|Cold ones
brigand|Desperado
broccoli|Vegetable often served with dip
bronchi|Branches of the trachea
brownstone|Row house genre
bulldozer|Earth mover
bullring|Where to find a protective panel called a burladero
bundles|Units of joy?
bungles|Botches
burglar|Alarm target
cabaret|1966 Kander/Ebb musical (and a tax)
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cabaret|Musical that opens with the song "Willkommen"
caboose|It brings up the rear
caching|Squirreling away
caesurae|Pauses in verses
calamari|Ristorante squid
calibrate|Mark with graduations
camisoles|Victoria's Secret offerings
cancels|Forgives
cannibals|Female black widow spiders, at times
canyons|Plateau separators
capillary|Tiny vessel
capstan|Cassette player gismo
cardigan|Mr. Rogers's zippered sweater
careens|Tips while moving
careers|They may be launched
careworn|Haggard
carnelian|Red quartz
carrels|Study areas
carryall|Luggage piece
cartwheel|Part of a gymnastic routine
cashmere|Fine wool
casinos|They have pits
cassette|Tape container
castled|Made a crossover move
castling|Chess strategem
caterer|Wedding reception hiree
cathect|Invest emotion in, to a psychoanalyst
catlike|Agile and stealthy
catspaw|Puppet
caverns|Stalactite sites
ceasefire|Break in the action
cedilla|Part of Curaçao
celebrates|Observes
celeste|Frozen pizza brand
censors|Removes a curse, say
centaurs|Mythological semi-equines
centered|Eye-pleasing, as a wall hanging
centipedes|Primarily nocturnal arthropods
cereals|Fare in bowls
cerebral|Intellectually appealing
chalets|Alpine abodes
chamois|Antelope leather
chamois|Car-polishing cloth
charlie|Chaplin or Sheen
charlie|Saxophonist Parker
charred|Scorched
chastens|Disciplines
checkmate|Last word in a cerebral game
cheesecake|Sexy photographs, informally
cheetah|ONE CAN GO FROM 0 TO 60 MPH IN 3 TO 4 SECONDS
cheroot|Cigar with square-cut ends
cheshire|Wonderland cat
chevrons|Rank designators
chinless|Like many a costume mask
chintzes|Drapery fabrics
chlorine|Pool room emanation
choicest|Best of the best
chooses|Picks
chorded|Harmonized
chronic|Constant
chugalug|Bar competition
chukker|Polo period
cicadas|Shrill insects
cigarillo|Thin smoke wrapped in whole-leaf tobacco
clarion|Sound before a charge
classed|Put in a group
cleanly|Without a hitch
cleanser|Comet, for one
cleanup|Make a killing
clearcut|Obvious
cleated|Like soccer shoes
clerics|Small reading glasses
clients|Some need them to practice
climatic|Weather-related
closers|Relief aces
closeted|Like some skeletons?
closure|Sense of finality
cocaptain|Continental title
coffers|Treasury
cohabit|Share more than space
colleen|Irish lass
cologne|Atomizer scent
colonial|Home style
colored|Used crayons
commuter|Many a suburbanite (and a tax)
compare|Note the similarities and differences of
competed|Tried to keep up
competes|Battles (with)
computes|Figures
comrade|Pal
condemn|Censure
confides|Shares, as a secret
conjoin|Bring together
conserve|Save some for later
consonants|Letters, for the most part
contains|Holds
contempt|Disdain
continue|Go on
contralto|Marian Anderson, for one
contrite|Remorseful
convene|Meet
copilot|Cockpit companion
copouts|Lousy excuses
cordial|After-dinner drink
corncob|Core of an ear
costars|Film lovers, usually
costars|Sharers of top billing
costume|Halloween party requirement
countersign|Assume liability for, as another's loan
cowherd|Rancher on the range
cowpoke|Cattle drive participant
crashed|Collapsed suddenly, as the stock market
crazies|Oddballs
created|Fashioned
creator|Almighty
creature|Black Lagoon menace of film
credenza|Executive office piece
credenza|Low cabinet
crescendo|Increase in loudness
crevices|Earth fissures
critical|Faultfinding
criticism|Pulitzer Prize category since 1970
crockpot|Stew cooker
crocodile|The largest in captivity is about 23 feet long
cropland|Farm country resource
crossbearer|Religious procession VIP
crowbar|Prying aid
crumpet|English muffin look-alike
cuisine|Culinary style
culpable|Blameworthy
cummerbund|FANCY SASH
curators|Collection custodians
cutlass|Old sword
cutlass|Sailor's weapon of yore
cyanide|Spy movie poison
daisies|Aster relatives
dallies|Loiters
dampener|Tennis racket accessory that absorbs vibration
dampish|A wee bit wet
damsels|Ones often in distress, in fairy tales
database|Information repository
deadens|Numbs
deadeye|Crack shot
debater|Pro, half the time
debonair|Elegant
debtors|Most homeowners
declare|Aver
decoupage|Technique of decorating with lacquered cut-outs
defiance|Insubordination
defiled|Polluted
deflate|Let some air out of
defunct|No longer existing
delayed|Behind schedule
delegates|Assigns
deletes|Takes out
deliver|Drop off
delivery|Labor day event?
demands|Doesn't just ask
demureness|Reserved quality
deniers|Suspects, usually
denotes|Indicates
departed|Gone
departs|Hits the road
deplore|Bemoan
derange|Cause to go bonkers
derbies|Races
derelict|Vagrant
desalts|Makes safe for drinking, as water
descant|Melody above the theme
deserts|Runs away
deserve|Merit
desired|Hankered for
despair|Abandon hope
despair|Hopeless feeling
desperados|The James-Younger gang, e.g.
detects|Uncovers
detente|International thaw
detests|Can't stand
detests|Can't tolerate
detract|Divert
develop|Cause to grow
devoted|Completely committed
diehard|Sears battery
dignify|Honor
dinette|Eating alcove
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diptych|Ancient two-leaved tablet
dirtied|Soiled
disaffect|Estrange
disbursing|Laying out
discredit|Show to be untrustworthy
disgust|Turn off completely
dislike|Don't care for
disowns|Repudiates
dispense|Give out
dissect|Take apart
distant|Far-off
distrait|Unable to concentrate
ditsier|More addled
ditsier|More airheaded
ditsier|More flighty
dittoed|Copied
diverse|Widely varied
doctors|Some residents
dodgers|1988 World Series champs
dolphin|Miami hero of 1973-74
dominos|It once had a "30 minutes or it's free" policy
doodlebug|Divining rod
doorbells|Butlers' prompts
doormat|Hardly the assertive type
doormats|Weak-willed ones
doorsill|Threshold
doorway|Where headroom may be an issue
downers|Bad scenes
draconic|Unusually cruel
drapery|Arrangement in folds
drastic|Like emergency measures
draughts|Checkers, in Chelsea
drawbridges|Sites of some traffic delays
drawers|Dresser compartments
drawers|Sock sites
dreamed|Had nightmares, say
dreamers|Pie-in-the-sky types
dressed|Saw to a wound
dresser|Bedroom bureau
dropkick|Bygone field goal attempt
dropkick|Old-fashioned field goal technique
droplet|Bit of rain
dungarees|BLUE JEANS
dustbin|Brit's refuse holder
dustman|Sussex sanitation worker
earliest|First
earmarks|Designates for a purpose
earnings|Wages
earplugs|Defense against snoring
earring|One may hang by the neck
earshot|Hearing distance
easement|Nonowner's property right
eastern|Former Disney World official airline
eastern|Onetime American competitor
eatable|Fit for putting away
ebonies|Black keys
echidna|Hedgehog look-alike
eclairs|Custard-filled desserts
economy|Budget
edifice|Skyscraper
edifice|The Empire State Building, for one
edition|Book's first printing, say
edition|It may be limited
effluent|Flowing out
effusions|Sincere outpourings
egested|Discharged
eighties|Reagan's decade
elastic|Springy
elastics|Some bands
elating|Making ecstatic
elbowroom|Air coach passenger's lack
elector|November "college" member
electrical|Kind of engineer
electricity|Lightning
electro|Spider-Man enemy
element|Natural habitat
elevens|Ones in pairs?
elitist|Persnickety sort
ellipse|Orbital shape
elopers|Pair that splits to be joined
elusory|Puzzling
elysian|Blissful
emanate|Issue (from)
emanated|Proceeded (from), as a source
emanates|Springs
embosses|Applies a seal, maybe
embouchure|River mouth
emceeing|Hosting the show
emeralds|Deep greens
emerges|Comes out
emoters|Hams
employee|Worker
empower|Give authority to
empress|Josephine, for one
emulator|Copier
enables|Permits
enacted|Made official
enameled|Like some cookware
enamored|Charmed
enamors|Fascinates
enclave|Isolated region
enclose|Fence off
encodes|Conceals from the enemy, in a way
encodes|Makes secret
encroach|Go too far
encrypt|Protect from spies, in a way
endanger|Put in harm's way
endears|Makes beloved
endgame|Chess segment with few pieces on the board
endless|Like some boring speeches, facetiously
endorses|Backs
endurable|Not that bad
enemies|Opposed combatants
enforce|Carry out, as laws
engined|Twin-__ aircraft
engines|Firefighters
engorge|Swallow greedily
engulfed|Swamped
enhance|Intensify
enlarge|Broaden
enlarge|Create a bigger picture of
enliven|Pep up
ennobled|Dignified
enplane|Board
enplane|Get ready to fly
enrages|Steams up
enrages|Steams up
enrollment|College statistic
ensemble|Coordinated outfit
ensures|Guarantees
ententes|Diplomatic arrangements
ententes|International understandings
enticers|Sirens, to Odysseus
entitle|Authorize
entreat|Beg
entrench|Implant
entryway|Door, e.g.
envelop|Surround
ephemera|Fleeting things
epidemic|Flu outbreak, e.g.
epigone|Undistinguished emulator
episcopal|Like a bishop's authority
episode|Show in a series
equable|Temperate
equation|Its two sides are the same
erasers|Classroom supplies
erratic|Not at all consistent
escapism|Playing video games, say
escargot|Snail on la carte
eschews|Does without
escorted|Guided
escorted|Led
esoteric|Not widely known
espouse|Champion, as a cause
espresso|Trattoria brew
esquire|Popular men's issue
essence|Heart, soul, or heart and soul
essential|Needed
estates|Subjects of wills
estoppels|Courtroom bars
estrange|Alienate
estrogens|Ovarian hormones
etageres|Stands for knickknacks
etcetera|Yadda, yadda, yadda ...
etcetera|Phrase heard often in "The King and I"
eternal|Enduring
eternal|Unending
ethanol|Booze component
etiology|Study of causation
etymology|Language study
evacuee|One taken out
evaluate|Grade, as papers
evasive|Anything but straightforward
evident|Easy to see
evinces|Shows clearly
evolution|Development
example|Model to be imitated
exempts|Releases
exercises|Flashcards, for example
exhibit|Formal bit of evidence
expanse|Wide area
expanse|Wide open space
expects|Is likely to deliver soon
expects|Surmises
expresses|They don't make many stops
extends|Draws out
extricate|Rescue
exurbia|Source of commuters
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyepiece|Microscope part
eyesight|It improves when you have contacts
fabulist|Liar
facelifts|Nip/Tuck procedures
famines|Dearths
fanatic|Zealot
farinas|Some cereals
features|Facial characteristics
febrile|Flu-stricken
fecundates|Makes fertile
federal|Centralized, as government
feeders|Bins for the birds
fenders|Mudguards
festive|Gala
festoons|Decorative floral chains
fevered|Excited
fidelity|Loyal highness
fierier|More passionate
filigree|Jewelry ornamentation
filmgoer|Movie buff
finales|They may be grand
finances|Money matters
fireboat|Emergency craft
firewall|Surfer's safeguard
flapjack|Hotcake
flatiron|Stove-heated presser
flossers|Obedient dental patients
flypaper|Dipteron destroyer
foghorn|Warning from a bank?
fogyism|Old-fashioned doctrine
foliage|New England fall spectacle
foments|Provokes
foolproof|Guaranteed
forebears|Ancestors
foreign|Unfamiliar
foresters|National park employees
forging|Signing illegally
fourscore|Memorable opening
frisbee|Disc thrown in the game of Ultimate
frowned|Showed displeasure
fruitions|Accomplishments
funicular|Worked by a cable, as a railway
fusspot|Nitpicker
gabfests|Coffee klatsches, e.g.
gamines|Street girls
gangplank|Ship-to-shore connection
garment|Something to wear
garnets|January birthstones
garters|Sock supports
gatemen|Guards
gazelle|Graceful antelope
gazette|Montreal daily
gemstone|Ruby, e.g.
general|Kind of description
gessoes|Plasterlike canvas coatings
gibsons|Some martinis
giftwrap|Busy department during the holidays
gimlets|Drinks with limes
gladiola|Bloom with sword-shaped leaves
glimpse|Brief look
glissade|Smooth dance step
glissando|Pianist's finger-sliding passage
glitterati|Award show attendees
gnashed|Ground together, as teeth
goalkeeper|Soccer position
godsends|Serendipitous gifts
goriest|Most graphic, in a way
goulash|Hearty Hungarian stew
goulash|Hungarian stew
gourmet|Food connoisseur
grabbed|Seized
gradual|Moderate
graduate|Cap-and-gown wearer
grandstand|Hot-dog
grantors|Benefactors
gratify|Please
grating|Old pawnshop feature
grayish|Starting to age, maybe
greasepaint|MAKEUP
greener|More desirable, pasturewise
greeter|Restaurant host, at times
griddle|Breakfast pan
grudges|Feud feeders
guessing|Test taker's risk
guideline|Notebook feature
gullies|Drainage depressions
gymnast|Summer Olympian
haciendas|South-of-the-border spreads
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's wear
halfbacks|They start behind the line
halibut|Flounder kin
hallowed|Sacrosanct
hamstrings|Renders powerless
handful|Small number
handicap|Disadvantage
handicap|Golf match equalizer
handsaws|Manual tools
hardnose|Tough, unsentimental type
hardship|Frigid winter, to a pioneer
harmony|Accord
harpoon|Piece of Pequod gear
hassocks|Cushioned footstools
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
headrest|Car seat attachment
hearten|Cheer
hectors|Bullies
heiresses|They're loaded
heirloom|Attic find
helipad|Chopper's destination
hennaed|Shampooed with a red tint
herbage|Nonwoody vegetation
heydays|Successful times
hickory|Cookout flavoring
highboy|Two-piece chest
hirsute|Bearded
hirsute|Shaggy
hoarsen|Make rougher, as a voice
hoedown|Finale of Copland's "Rodeo"
hoisted|Lifted
holiness|Part of a pope's title
homestead|Dwelling
honeybee|Apiologist's study
honeybee|Buzzer in the garden
honoree|Medal winner, e.g.
hoorays|Exultant shouts
hooting|Bleachers activity
hornpipe|Sailor's jig
hostage|Bad thing to be held
hostess|Maker of Ding Dongs
hostile|Mean-spirited
hotline|Crisis phone number
hotspot|Trendy club
houseman|The Paper Chase actor
hussars|Gaudily uniformed European cavalrymen
hydrated|Combined with water
hymnals|Service books
icemaker|Source of cold cubes
idealistic|High-minded
ideology|Political belief system
idiotic|Harebrained
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
iffiest|Least certain
iguanas|Spiny lizards
illegal|Criminal
illegality|Misdemeanor, for one
imagine|Lennon classic
imarets|Turkish travel shelters
immediate|Instantaneous
immense|More than big
immoral|Base
immoral|Wicked
impeach|Call in question
impinge|Encroach
inadequate|Lacking
incense|Tee off
incisor|Cuspid neighbor
indexer|Reference book compiler, at times
indrawn|Reserved
inertia|Couch potato quality
inertia|Sluggishness
inheres|Permanently exists
initial|Okay, in a way
initial|Primary
injured|Hurt
inkblot|Shrink rap subject?
innersole|Comfort enhancer
innersole|It's underfoot
inshore|Nearer to the beach
insistent|Demanding
insoluble|Beyond knotty
inspire|Bring about
inspire|Motivate
instants|Jiffs
integer|Whole number
interline|Transfer from one carrier to another, as freight
intoned|Solemnly recited
invoiced|Officially charged
ionosphere|Where the D layer is
irascible|Easily angered
ironman|Marvel Comics superhero
ironstone|Hard white china
irritate|Annoy
isobars|Weather map features
isolate|Set apart from the rest
isopods|Woodlice, e.g.
isotherm|Weather map line
itemizes|Doesn't take the standard deduction
jabberwocky|Poem with a jubjub bird and a tumtum tree
jackets|Coat room hang-ups
jackknife|Dive that involves touching the toes
jackpot|Lottery player's dream
jeopardize|Risk
jerkiest|Most foolish
jetstream|Tropospheric wind current
jettison|Throw overboard
joneses|Generic neighbors
juggernaut|OVERPOWERING FORCE
jughead|Foolish person*
junkyards|Scrap metal sites
karaoke|Bar staple, these days
keepsakes|Souvenirs
kerosene|Camp combustible
keynote|Big talk at a convention
kinfolk|Relatives
kingpin|Big cheese
kissers|Lovers, often
kissers|Ones smooching
kitschy|Lowbrow, in a way
kneelers|They may have proposals
knelled|Rang mournfully
knickerbockers|New York hoopsters
knickknack|Curio
krypton|Doomed fictional planet
labeler|Office gadget
lallygag|Loaf
lambent|Moving lightly over a surface
laments|Sighs, perhaps
landers|Big name in columns
lankest|Most long and slender
lanolin|Shoe polish ingredient
lapsing|Running out
laptops|Items in businessmen's carry-on bags
largesse|Generosity
latinos|The Sharks of Broadway, e.g.
latrine|Military head?
latrines|Places to go on the base
lattice|Crisscross gate
lattice|Diagonally patterned window
lawnmower|Toro, for one
leached|Percolated
leaguer|Major player?
leagues|Verne title word
leaseback|Property seller's arrangement
lectern|Site of many addresses
leerily|In a suspicious way
legerdemain|Magician's art
legible|Printed, say
legroom|First-class advantage
leisure|Unoccupied, as time
lengthened|Altered, in a way
lenient|Inclined to look other way
lenient|Permissive
leonine|Like Simba
leotard|Dancer's body suit
lessees|Renters
lessens|Drops off
lessors|Flat figures
lessors|Landlords
levitate|Get up in the air
lexical|Like vocabulary
libeled|Maligned in writing
liberal|Conservative foe
librettos|Operatic texts
likewise|__, I'm sure
limiter|One imposing restrictions
linesman|Fault caller
lissome|Flexible
literal|Like some translations
lobster|Seafood choice
logician|Holmes, for one
lollers|Layabouts
longevity|Staying power
lordlier|More arrogant
loudmouth|Vociferous sort
lurched|Staggered
lyrical|Filled with spontaneous emotion
macadam|Paving material named for a Scottish engineer
machine|Slot __
machismo|Schwarzenegger trait
madeleine|A Wrinkle in Time author L'Engle
madonna|Religious statue
mafiosi|Rackets makers?
magnates|Big businessmen
magnetic|Alluring
mailbox|It might have a flag
mainlands|Views from isles, often
majorette|Parade figure
malarkey|Bunch of bunk
malicious|Spiteful
malingered|Goldbricked
mallard|Comic strip duck __ Fillmore
maltase|Glucose-creating enzyme
mamboed|Danced to Perez Prado music
managed|Ran
mandarin|Official language of China
mandible|Lower jaw
manhole|Sewer system entrance
manicurist|Worker with a filing system
manmade|Like reservoirs
mannerisms|Distinguishing behavior
mantrap|Femme fatale
marbled|Like some roasts
marinas|Mooring areas
markdown|Reduce in price
maroons|Abandons
marsupial|Animal in a pouch
martian|Otherworldly?
martyrs|The cause is their top priority
mascara|Makeup item
masonry|Brickworker's craft
masonry|Stonework
massacre|Total drubbing
masseur|He'll rub you the right way
mastiff|Powerful canine
matador|Bull session participant?
materiel|Military equipment
matinee|Afternoon movie
matinees|Broadway offerings
maypoles|Springtime dance sites
medaled|Got the gold, say
medicine|Doctor's treatment
meditate|Do your om work?
meditate|Ponder
medleys|Groups of numbers
megahertz|Unit of frequency
menageries|Varied assortments
mergers|Wall Street news items
merited|Earned
messages|Cell phone menu heading
messages|In-box items
meteorite|The largest in the U.S. was found in Oregon's Willamette Valley in 1902
metered|Stamped by machine, as mail
microbe|Streptococcus or staphylococcus
mildest|Least severe
mimicked|Parodied
minaret|Muezzin's tower
minerals|Jade and mica
minibar|Hotel room amenity
minicam|Lightweight shooter
minutia|Trifling detail
misdeed|Malfeasance, e.g.
misfeed|Copier problem
mishaps|Accidents
mismark|Price incorrectly
missile|It may be guided
misspell|Get a letter off?
mistake|Error
mistral|Cold, dry wind of France
mistrial|Hung jury outcome
mobster|Criminal gang member
moccasin|Water __
moderate|Middle-of-the-road
modified|Changed
moistening|Preparing to affix, as a stamp
monarch|Lepidopterist's quarry
monolog|Stand-up routine
moonbeam|Romantic ray
moonshiner|Whiskey Rebellion figure
motored|Went for a drive
motormouth|Chatterbox
mousepad|Item next to a keyboard
mousepad|Surfer's surface
musings|Blog content
mustache|Milk mark?
namesake|George W. Bush, to George H.W. Bush
nametag|Reunion convenience
nametag|Suitcase attachment
narrate|Read between the lines?
narrator|Ishmael, in "Moby Dick"
natters|Goes on and on
neatens|Spruces up
neatness|It counts
neatnik|Orderly type
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
nectars|Tropical beverages
needful|Required
neediest|Worst off
needling|Taunts and such
negated|Contradicted
neglect|Allow to deteriorate
nelsons|Some holds
neorealism|Santayana's philosophy
neutrals|Versatile colors
newsreels|Bygone cinema bonuses
newsreels|Bygone documentaries
newtons|Units of force
nickname|Tom, Dick or Harry, usually
nightstick|Billy
nitrate|Saltpeter, for one
nobility|Aristocrats
noblest|Most high-minded
noiseless|Stealthy
noisome|Stinking
nonagon|Its internal angles total 1,260 degrees
noontime|When the hands are at the top of the face
nosiest|Most likely to pry
notepad|Steno's book
notepads|Reporters' needs
novices|Greenhorns
nowhere|Miles from __
nucleotide|Genetic building block
nuzzles|Gets affectionate
obesity|Escalating public health concern
obovate|Inversely egg-shaped
ocarina|Oval-shaped wind instrument
oceanic|Like some currents
ocelots|Endangered wildcats
octagonal|Like some bumper pool tables
octopus|Ocean dweller with a beak
oeuvres|Bodies of work
offends|Insults
offense|Playmaking group
oldstyle|The way it once was
oleaginous|Smarmy
ombudsman|Government investigator
ominous|Foreboding
omitted|Forgot about
omnibus|'50s TV cultural series
oneself|To love __ is the beginning of a lifelong romance: Wilde
onshore|Like some breezes
opaline|Colorful
operations|Hospital staff cuts?
optical|Kind of illusion
oracles|Soothsayers
orangeades|Fruity drinks
oranges|Fruit basket staples
oratorio|Handel bars
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratory|Public speaker's forte
orbiter|Planet, e.g.
oregano|Mint family herb
oregano|Pizzeria staple
oregano|Spaghetti sauce flavoring
orientate|Help get adjusted
ossifies|Hardens into bone
outages|Periods of powerlessness
outcomes|Results
outgoes|Expenses
outings|Excursions
outrank|Be closer to the top than
outside|Prison's antithesis, with "the"
outward|Superficial
outyell|Cheer louder than
ovaries|Seed holders
overawe|Intimidate
overcapitalized|Too highly valued, as a business
overdrew|Put one's bank balance in the red
overdue|In the tenth month, perhaps
overeasy|Poached alternative
overeats|Pigs out
overextend|Stretch unwisely
overrule|Disallow, as an objection
overrule|Reject
oversee|Supervise
oversize|More than large
overstate|Exaggerate
overstep|Exceed
overstep|Go too far
ovulates|Makes eggs, in a way
oxymorons|Civil war et al.
oysters|Edible mollusks
pachisi|It's played on a cross-shaped board
paddock|Stable area
padlocks|Some need combinations to open them
pageant|Beauty display
paginated|Like leaves in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
pajamas|Sleeper's duds
palaces|Kingly homes
palates|Tastes
panacea|Snake oil, allegedly
pandora|Noted box opener
paperer|Wall decorator
paradise|Bliss
parallax|Apparent movement, in astronomy
paranoia|Delusions of persecution
parfait|Layered dessert
parietal|Skull bone
parolee|One released early
partner|Collaborator
partners|Law firm elite
parturition|Birth
partying|End of the quote
passover|Seder holiday
pastorale|Beethoven's Sixth
pastramis|Deli orders
patronize|Trade regularly with
pawnshop|Hocking site
payment|Monthly rent, for instance
payroll|Plant expense (and a tax)
peaches|Fuzzy fruit
peahens|Proud birds' mates
peccadillo|Minor offense
peccadillo|Trifling fault
pedaling|On a tandem, e.g.
pedigree|Indication of purity
peerage|English nobility
pelican|Bird in a Grisham title
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
pellets|Air gun ammo
pellets|BBs, e.g.
penance|Sinner's punishment
penniless|Broke
pensees|Pascal work
pentagon|Shape of Arlington?
peptalks|Locker room motivators
perceive|Learn through one's senses
perceive|Sense
periods|Hockey game divisions
peroxide|Blonde aid?
peroxide|Blonde's compound
persists|Keeps trying
persona|Public image
peruser|Reader
perusers|Bookstore patrons
pesetas|Bygone Barcelona bread
pesetas|Old Madrid money
pestered|Wouldn't leave be
petites|Dress store section
pharaoh|Exodus tyrant
pharaohs|Ancient potentates
pharmacy|Destination after a doctor visit, perhaps
pharmacy|Where much filling takes place
phonetics|Speech study
phonier|Less authentic
phonology|Study of speech sounds
pianist|Chopin or Liszt
picketer|Striker on a line
pictures|Snaps
pierces|Pokes holes in
pilings|Foundation components
pipeline|Reliable information channel
planned|Worked out in advance
planter|Johnny Appleseed, notably
platter|Serving tray
playdown|Minimize
pledges|Public television campaign responses
plurals|Ifs, ands and buts, e.g.
poesies|Versified works
poetess|Millay, for one
pointed|Sharp, as wit
polygon|Multisided shape
pompadours|High styles
pooches|Labs, e.g.
popcorn|Cinema supply
popover|Puffy pastry
portent|Sign
posthaste|P.D.Q.
postmodern|Like many Thomas Pynchon or Don DeLillo novels
potbelly|Old-time kitchen warmer
potpies|They have some crust
poultry|Chicks and ducks and geese
poultry|Users of fowl language
poverty|Indigence
praises|Speaks highly of
precise|Right on the money
predates|Antecedes
preener|Peacock, e.g.
preheats|Prepares for cooking, as an oven
prenatal|During pregnancy
preparer|Return pro
preppies|Love Story's Oliver Barrett IV et al.
presages|Foretells
pressingly|How ER doctors give orders
preteen|12-year-old, e.g.
pretense|Charade
pricier|More dear
priedieu|Pew feature
priestly|Like some robes
primrose|The English one has yellow flowers
prissier|More like a schoolmarm
project|Big assignment
proofreaders|Ones who tell you when your slip is showing?
property|Possessions (and a tax)
proprietor|Name on the door, often
prosthetic|Substitute, in a way
protocol|Set of rules
prouder|More like a peacock
province|Ontario, for one
prudent|Judicious
pugnacious|Combative
pullover|Sweater style
pulpily|How tabloids report
pulpits|Preachers' perches
pungent|Sharp-smelling
purpose|Aim
quartets|Boyz II Men and others
racecourses|Some tracks
raciness|Ribaldry
racquets|Court game
radiator|Steam source
radical|Extreme
radical|Far from moderate
rafting|Summer adventure
rakehell|Libertine
ramadas|Shelters
rambler|Disorganized speaker
rankles|Festers
ransoms|Return payments
rappels|Descends using a double rope
rapport|Harmonious connection
rapture|Ecstasy
rascals|Little kids of film
rashers|Breakfast portions
rashest|With the least forethought
ratatat|War movie effect
rattrap|Dump
rawhide|TV theme song sung by Frankie Laine
readers|Certain glasses
readily|Without hesitation
realign|Adjust, as wheels
realist|Dreamer's opposite
realistic|True-to-life
reality|Increasingly popular TV genre
realize|Achieve
realtor|For sale sign placer
realtor|Home shower
reasoned|Cogent
reassesses|Takes stock again
reassure|Say "There, there," say
recedes|Pulls back
receipts|Gate
receive|Get
recline|Lean back
recoats|Applies more paint to
redates|Repeats a carbon-14 test, say
reddish|Like an Irish terrier, colorwise
redhead|Annie, for one
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redheads|About three percent of Americans, hairwise
redheads|Yosemite Sam and others
redirect|Prosecutor's option
redneck|Jeff Foxworthy target
redoubt|Stronghold
redoubt|Stronghold
redress|Make amends for
redresses|Indemnifications
reduces|Lowers
redwood|Massive tree
reelers|Fishermen, at times
reenters|Types again
reentry|Shuttle flight return
referee|Call, in a way
referee|Court official
referee|Ring counter
refract|Change direction, as light
refrain|Song's chorus
refried|Like some beans
refunds|Gives back
refuseniks|Cold War Russians denied emigration rights
regained|Got once more
regalia|Trappings of royalty
regatta|Yachting event
regents|University officers
reglues|Fixes, as a model ship
regrettable|Too bad
regulated|Used a thermostat, say
regulus|Brightest star in Leo
rehashing|Progress obstacle
reheats|Nukes
reiterate|Continue to stress
relapse|Medical disappointment
relished|Lapped up
remains|What's left
rematch|Chance for redemption
remedies|Cures
reneges|Goes back
renewal|Parents continuation, say
renovator|Old home owner, often
repairmen|They have a lot of parts
repairs|Auto mechanics' jobs
repented|Was a sorry sort?
repenter|Sorry sort
replete|Abundantly supplied (with)
reposit|Store
reprieves|Some stays
reptile|Its blood runs cold
rereads|Studies carefully, in a way
research|Delve deeply into
reserve|Save for future use
resided|Lived
resolve|Determination
restuff|Do an upholsterer's job
retains|Continues to hold
retests|Students' second chances
reticent|Not inclined to speak
reticent|Self-effacing
reticent|Shy
retinue|Attendants
retirees|Many local volunteers
retrench|Cut back
retrieve|Fetch
revenge|A kind of wild justice: Bacon
revenge|Payback
revises|Works on, as a budget
revokes|Wrongly fails to follow suit, in bridge
revolts|Can't take it any longer
rewound|Set back to the beginning, as a tape
rhenium|Re, to chemists
rickrack|Zigzag ribbon used for clothing trim
ricochet|Deflect
rigatoni|Pasta tubes
ringleader|Gang boss, e.g.
ripsnorter|Humdinger
risotto|Trattoria offering
riviera|Coastal resort
roaming|Like some cell phone charges
roaster|Big chicken
roaster|Oven pan
rococos|Ornamental styles
rollout|Set up, as a red carpet
romance|Author Nora Roberts's genre
rookies|Greenhorns
rosebuds|Some future flowers
rosette|Flower made of ribbon
rosiest|Most promising
rostral|Pulpitlike
roughhouse|Play rowdily
routines|Gymnasts' performances
rumbling|Early sign of dissent
ruminant|Cud-chewing
rummage|Search actively
rummaged|Searched (through)
sabbath|Holy day
salesroom|Place for a pitch
sallies|Goes briskly (forth)
saltines|Chowder go-with
sambaed|Competed in a ballroom, maybe
samples|Studies a small part of
sandals|Pedicure displayers
sandbank|Boating hazard
sangria|Spanish wine concoction
sapient|Very wise
sargasso|Sea near the West Indies
sashimi|Sushi bar order
sassiest|Most impertinent
satisfy|Convince
savannah|City captured by Sherman
sawbones|Doc
sawlogs|Sleep noisily
scalawag|Dirty rotten scoundrel
scalper|Ticket profiteer
scamper|Run like a chipmunk
scarecrow|Brain seeker of film
scarecrow|Crop protector
scariness|Halloween costume quality
scarred|Marked
scatter|Send flying
scenario|Hypothetical sequence of events
scholar|Bookman
scholar|Professor, usually
schoolmarm|Priggish old-time teacher
schoolteacher|Boston Public figure
science|It may be political
sciences|They may be exact
scorepad|Bridge accessory
scorpion|Venomous arachnid
scoured|Examined minutely
scrapheaps|Garbage dumps
scrawny|So unlike a he-man
screech|Sound of jammed-on brakes
screechy|Like some owls
scrooge|Donald Duck's uncle
scrooge|Tightwad
seabird|Gannet or petrel
seabird|Gull or pelican
seafarer|Sinbad, for one
sealants|Tar and oakum
sealers|Deck basecoats
seatless|Like a straphanger
seaweed|Outboard motor jammer
seceded|Withdrew
seclude|Keep apart
securer|Seat belt, e.g.
seduced|Vamped
seedless|Like some rye
seedtime|Sowing season
seeress|Future reader
seesaws|Playground equipment
selfish|Overconcerned with yours truly
sellers|Reps
selling|Rep's forte
semesters|Some terms
seminars|Advanced study groups
senates|Passing groups, at times
senders|Mailers
sendups|Saturday Night Live specialties
senecas|Five Nations members
senores|La Mancha men
sensors|Security system components
sensors|Taste buds, essentially
sensory|Like antennae
sensuous|Erotic
sentinel|Watchdog
serapes|Sonora shawls
serenade|One might be heard under a balcony
sergeant|Pepper's rank
session|Time spent jamming
sestets|Octet followers, in Italian sonnets
settees|Couches
settler|Attorney, at times
seventh|Inning with a stretch
seventy|Highway limit, perhaps
shallot|Onion relative
shallower|More superficial
shammed|Feigned
shanghai|Port near the Yangtze River
sharers|Generous types
shelter|Protect
sheriff|Badge wearer
shiatsu|Literally, Japanese for "finger pressure"
shiitake|Edible fungus
shindig|Big party
shipment|Manifest subject
shoelace|Oxford tie
shooter|Manhunt quarry
shootout|Feud settler, in oaters
shortcuts|Efficiency improvers
shortstop|Derek Jeter, notably
shouted|Gave a hoot
showman|Barnum, notably
shutoff|Stop, as electric service
sierras|Mountain chains
siestas|Chihuahua time-outs
siestas|Naps
signets|Official seals
silents|They usually had live music
sincere|Heartfelt
sinister|Ominous
sinkage|Submergence
sinkholes|Water-created depressions
sinless|Without transgressions
sinuous|Like mountain roads
sissier|More like a pantywaist
sketchbooks|Artists' buys
skewers|Pit accessories
slander|Dirt, so to speak
slavers|Drools
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle, notably
sleepers|Unexpected successes
sleepyhead|One nodding
slender|Waferlike
slender|Willowy
slicers|Bakery equipment
slingshot|Stone propeller
sloping|Not on the level
slotted|Scheduled
slugfest|Heavy-hitting affair
slyness|Cunning
smarten|Wise (up)
smashed|Lit
smother|Overwhelm
snapshot|Polaroid output
snarler|Beware of dog dog
sneered|Showed scorn
sneezes|Cold symptoms
sociable|Warm and friendly
societal|Kind of norms
sockets|Plugging-in places
solaria|Sunrooms
soldiers|GIs
solicit|Formally request
solicits|Petitions
solitaire|Solo pursuit
soluble|Unlike sand in water
solution|Answer
somerset|Bath's county
sonants|Speech sounds
sonatina|Clementi work
sonnets|They may be Elizabethan
soonest|Earliest time
soonest|Most promptly
soonest|With the least delay
soprani|They have the highest ranges
sopranos|Musicians who like to get high?
sorehead|Poor loser
soulful|Deeply expressive
soulmate|Life partner
soulmates|Ideal partners
sounded|Boasted, with "off"
sources|Footnote data
sourdough|San Francisco bread
southpaw|Lefty
spacesuit|Yuri Gagarin's SK-1, e.g.
spandex|Fiber known as elastane in Europe
spaniel|Floppy-eared dog
sparest|Least prevalent
spatial|Like a Zollner illusion
spatial|Like the illusion of a mirage
spatula|Cooking utensil
speedos|Hunks' trunks
spicers|Cooks, at times
spigots|Taps
spinster|Never-married woman
spirals|Increases steadily
spirals|Passes by Montana, usually
spoiler|Noncontender that beats a pennant race team, e.g.
sponger|Leech
spooled|Wound on a bobbin
sported|Had on
sportscaster|One who knows the score
sprayer|Painter's tool
spreaders|Dull knives
spruces|Smartens (up)
stadium|Game venue
stagers|They can really put on a show
stalled|Stopped suddenly, as an engine
stamens|Pollen producers
stampede|Run wild
standard|Flag
standpat|Refuse to give in
standpatter|Tolerate a sideshow barker?
stardom|Headliner's achievement
starstruck|Awed by celebrities
starter|NASCAR official
startup|New venture
stashes|They're put away for later
stateroom|Cruise unit
statues|Busts, maybe
statues|Donatello's "David" et al.
staunch|Loyal
stealth|Cat's asset
steamer|Mississippi traveler
steamer|Pot for clams
steamship|Early Atlantic crosser
stearic|Kind of fatty acid
steelie|Shooting marble
steeped|Drenched
steeple|A spire is part of one
steeple|Skyline feature
steerage|Cheap accommodations
steered|Directed
steered|Kept on course
stenches|Foul qualities
stencil|Silkscreen aid
stepson|Squashes, in a way
stereos|Sound reproduction systems
sternness|Austerity
steroids|Performance enhancers in the news
stevedore|On the Waterfront extra
stiffen|Tighten up
stinger|Wasp's weapon
stingier|More penurious
stingrays|Long-tailed swimmers
stitches|Sews
stomach|Put up with
stomach|Stand
stomachs|Bears
stoolie|Rat
storing|Salting away
stoutly|With resolve
stovepipe|Lincoln trademark
stovepipe|Potbelly attachment
strayed|Lost sight of, as a religious goal
streamers|Ornamental ribbons
streams|They're fordable
streetcar|Vehicle on Boston's Green Line
streetlamp|The first electric one was used in Paris in the 1870s
stretto|Close overlap of fugue voices
strides|Progress
strides|Walks with purpose
strikes|Walks out
strives|Competes
strives|Tries hard
strudel|German dessert
strudels|Fruit-filled pastries
studied|Scrutinized
stylist|One doing dos
stylist|Salon worker
suburbia|Ranch house site
succumb|Give in
suitcase|Traveler's bag
sunbather|Beach frequenter
sunbelt|Warm weather area
sundress|Hot weather wear
supernova|Great old Chevy?
suppler|Comparatively lithe
supports|Backs
suppose|Consider this
surliest|Most grumpy
surplus|Excess
surplus|More than what's needed
suspect|Questionable
swimmer|Pool member
swindle|Trick
swooped|Dove
synonym|Single, for one
synopses|Brief accounts
tablespoon|Cookbook amount
tabloid|Sensational issue
tabouli|Exotic salad with mint
taillamp|It can provide a warning to followers
takeout|Pick up pizza, say
talented|Bearing gifts?
talkies|1920s film innovation
tamarisk|Shrub with pink flowers
tandoori|Indian menu word
tangelos|Mandarin orange derivatives
tankard|Pub vessel
tannish|Having some color, in a way
tapered|Like some pant legs
tapioca|Pudding ingredient
taprooms|Watering holes, so to speak
tarpaper|Waterproofing material
tarragon|Rémoulade ingredient
tartans|Clan garb
tassels|Grads' souvenirs
tatters|Shabby clothing
tautens|Adds tension to
teacake|Four o'clock serving
teapots|Service servers
teargasses|Quells, as rioters
teatime|Slot for a spot?
teethed|Used a ring, maybe
telegrams|Some old cables
telemetric|Like remote data transmissions
telexed|Sent obsolescently
tellers|They handle a lot of bills
telltale|Revealing
tempted|Played the siren
tenancy|One year for a renter, perhaps
tenants|Building group
tenders|Chicken strips
tendril|Ivy feature
ternate|Like most clover leaves
terrace|Garden site
terrific|Great
terrine|Pâté dish
tessera|Mosaic piece
tethers|Secures to a post, as a horse
thimble|Protective cap
thunder|Lightning follower
thunder|Stolen ideas, idiomatically
thwarted|Stymied
ticktack|Repetitive clicking sound
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tighten|Use a clamp, say
timesaving|More efficient, in a way
tinfoil|Kitchen cover-up
tinsels|Adds seasonal glitter to
titanic|1997 Best Movie Oscar winner
toaster|Browning gadget
toasters|Some ovens, at times
toboggan|Bobsled relative
tolerant|Forgiving
tomahawk|Oater weapon
tomatillo|Green salsa ingredient
tonsillitis|Surgery is rarely recommended for it these days
torrent|Violent stream
torridest|Superlatively steamy
tortoises|Galápagos notables
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tortonis|Ristorante desserts
torture|Geneva Convention concern
tostada|Taco alternative
touchup|Minor fix
toughie|Cause for some chin stroking
tourism|Hawaii's largest industry
towelette|Moist wiper
toyshop|Action figure outlet
tracing|Copy
tractor|Plow puller
traders|Stock exchange workers
trailer|Movie theater staple
trained|Learned the ropes
tramroad|Mine artery
transacts|Carries on, as business
transect|Cut crosswise
transit|On its way, after "in"
transoms|Windows over doors
transpired|Took place
trapdoors|Secret entrances under carpets, perhaps
trapeze|Catcher's apparatus
trapped|At bay
travels|Subject of a memoir
treasonous|Disloyal
treasure|X on a map, maybe
treated|Picked up the tab
treater|One paying for everyone
treater|Tab grabber
treatment|Medical protocol
treeless|Like a tundra
treetop|Rural skyline element
trellis|Good place for some climbers
tresses|Long locks
trestle|Bridge support
triceps|Humerus cover
trifocal|Progressive predecessor, in lenses
triplane|WWI innovation
triumphs|Victories
troikas|Russian carriages
trooper|Radar gun user
trooper|Speeder stopper
trouble|Misfortune
truants|Class cutters
truckloads|Semi quantities
trundles|Conveys in a cart
trustees|Board members
tsarist|Like old Russia
tsetses|Threatening flies
tsktsks|Audibly indicates disapproval
tsunami|Flooding cause
tugboat|Barge helper
tumults|Uproars
tureens|Soup servers
twirled|Spun
twister|Tornado
twosome|Small group on the course
tympana|Middle ears
ukelele|Luau staple: Var.
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
ukuleles|They evolved from five-stringed Portuguese instruments called rajãos
umbrella|Sun block, at times
unattended|Not being watched
unbending|Firm
unbolts|Opens, in a way
uncertain|Iffy
uncharted|Like Gilligan's Island
unclaimed|Like some property
underpay|Give less than full salary to
unearth|Bring to light
unfastens|Detaches
unhitch|Release from a post
unhooks|Loosens, in a way
unicorn|Horned equine of myth
unicorn|Mythical equine
unintentionally|By accident
unitary|Indivisible
unleash|Allow to run free, as a dog
unlinks|Takes apart, as a bracelet
unlocks|Opens with a combination
unmanned|Like peopleless spacecraft
unseals|Declassifies
unseemly|Tasteless
unsettled|Disturbed
unsettled|Variable, as weather
untimely|At an inconvenient moment
untruth|Lie
untruthful|Dishonest
unveils|Shows for the first time
upheaval|Violent disturbance
uprooters|Hurricanes, e.g.
upscale|Elegant
upsizes|Adds to the staff
upstart|Parvenu
uptempo|Like most early Beatles hits
urethane|Solvent also called ethyl carbamate
username|Online identity
ushered|Worked in the theater
usually|By and large
utensil|Fork or knife
utensils|Pots and pans
utilities|Encryption software and such
utilizes|Employs
uttered|Spoken
vacationer|One taking off, maybe
vandyke|Skitch Henderson trademark
varsity|A-team
vassals|Feudal tenants
vastest|Most extensive
veering|Making a sharp turn
vehicle|It gets you where you're going
veneers|Superficial layers
venison|Deer meat
veranda|SOUTHERN MANOR FEATURE
veranda|Where you might be off your rocker
verbose|Lengthy
verdure|Green vegetation
veronica|TV teen detective Mars*
viaduct|Railroad bridge
visible|In plain view
visitor|One coming over
vocalists|Singers
vocally|Using the spoken word
volatile|Like stock prices, often
voluted|Helical
walkout|Strike
wallflower|Shy nondancer at a dance
wannabes|Hopefuls
waterloo|Crushing defeat
watertight|Leakproof
watthour|Light measure
wealthier|More loaded
weekend|Time for a getaway
werewolf|Hairy man-monster
whatsit|Thingamajig
wheelie|Bike maneuver
whimsical|Capricious
whipsaw|Affect with two opposing forces at once
whirlybird|Copter
wiliest|Most foxy
windbag|Blatherskite
windbreaker|Saxophonist's jacket?
winegrower|Ernest or Julio Gallo
winesap|Autumn apple
wireman|Electrical worker
wiseguy|Smart aleck
woodcut|Escher medium
woodwork|Wainscoting, e.g.
woolgathering|Daydreaming
workbook|Student volume with exercises
worrying|It "gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere": Glenn Turner
wraparound|Sarong, for one
writers|King and Queen
writhes|Squirms
yardage|Gridiron figure
yearend|Time for an audit
yeasayer|One in agreement
yeshiva|School where the Talmud is studied
zeniths|High points
abalones|Nacre sources
abashes|Embarrasses
abdomen|Stomach
abiders|Tolerant ones
abiding|Permanent
ablated|Removed by melting
abscissa|Math coordinate
absorption|Soaking up
abstinent|Showing self-restraint
abuttal|Touching
abysses|Bottomless pits
academe|Campus milieu
acceded|Gave in
account|Report
accused|Defendant
accustom|Habituate
acerose|Needle-shaped
acolyte|Follower
acquits|Lets off
acrimony|Ill will
acrobat|Big top performer
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil performer
acrobat|Flipper, at times
acrobat|Trapeze performer, e.g.
actress|Berry, for one
actress|Role player
actress|Starlet, e.g.
actuate|Turn on
adagios|Some sonata movements
adaptive|Able to conform
address|Speak to
address|Talk
adeptly|How pros do things
adhered|Stuck
adherence|Steady devotion
adjurer|Judge, at times
adoptee|Rescued dog, e.g.
adorned|Decked out
adorned|Decorated
adrenal|Kind of gland above the kidneys
advance|Romeo's move
advisee|President, often
aerated|Like Coke and Pepsi
aerates|Does some golf course maintenance
aerials|Olympic freestyle skiing event
aerostat|Dirigible, e.g.
affaire|__ d'honneur: duel
against|Hostile to
agendas|Lists
agitate|Stir up
agitato|Excitedly, to a maestro
agitato|Like some allegros
agnates|Relatives on dad's side
aground|Bad way to run a ship
aileron|Plane wing component
ailments|Aches and pains
airmailed|Sent via a faster service
airplanes|Jet set?
airtight|Solid, alibiwise
airwave|Media element?
alarmed|Fearful
alarmists|Wolf criers
alchemy|Skill in the online game World of Warcraft
alfredo|Ristorante cream sauce
alfresco|Like some summer dining
alienate|Disaffect
alienate|Drive away, as one's friends
alienee|Certain title holder
aliment|Food
allayers|Quieting influences
almoners|Charity distributors
already|So soon?
alternate|Take turns
altruistic|Selfless
alumnae|Barnard grads
amasses|Piles up
amateur|Literally, it means "lover"
amateurish|Inept
amateurish|Lacking expertise
amazement|Transfixion
ambient|Completely surrounding
amiable|Easygoing
amoebae|Low life?
amoebas|School lab subjects
amongst|Surrounded by
amortize|Write off gradually
amperes|Coulombs per second
amperes|Electrical units
amplest|Most plentiful
analogy|Comparability
analyst|One who adds color
anarchism|Rebel's movement
anarchy|Survivalist's fear
ancient|Long-ago
ancient|Old as the hills
ancients|Socrates and Plato, e.g.
andantino|Moderate musical movement
anemometer|Weather station gadget
anemone|Windflower
angelic|Like a sleeping newborn
angered|Ticked off
angular|Gaunt
animators|Makers of sequential frames
annexed|Incorporated into one's domain
answers|Gets back to
antelope|Duiker or dik-dik
anthems|Songs of praise
antigen|Immune response trigger
antimony|Element that can harden lead
apertures|Slits
apiaries|They're all abuzz
aplenty|Galore
apostle|Andrew or Paul
apostle|Christian messenger
apparel|Duds
apparent|Seeming
appealed|Challenged the verdict
appeaser|Neville Chamberlain, to his critics
applaud|Cheer
apposes|Puts side by side
appraising|Sizing up
aquatic|Like much plant life
arbalests|Medieval crossbows
argyles|Snazzy sweaters
armbands|Symbols worn on sleeves
armless|Like most divans
armoire|Chamber piece
arousal|Excitement
arousers|They wake you up
arraign|Call before the court
arrange|Fix
arrestee|One getting pinched?
arrests|Police record items
arrests|Stops
arsenal|Weapons supply
arsenic|Abby and Martha's poison of choice, in a 1939 play
article|Encyclopedia piece
artiest|Most pretentious
artists|Their work is hanging around
ascents|Takeoffs
asinine|Harebrained
askance|Obliquely
askance|Suspiciously
asperse|Sling mud at
aspirin|Bayer product
aspirin|It's usually used in twos
assails|Attacks with vigor
assails|Lashes out at
assaults|Strike force missions
asserts|States categorically
assists|Utah's John Stockton led the NBA in them for nine straight years
assumes|Takes for granted
assures|Sees to
astride|Mounted on, as a horse
atelier|French for "workshop"
atheist|Nonbeliever
athletes|Olympians
athletic|Philadelphia pro through 1954
atonement|Contrition may lead to it
attache|Case in court
attempt|Stab
attends|Shows up
attracts|Draws
audited|Went over carefully
auditor|IRS employee
automat|Old Horn & Hardart eatery
avarice|Greed
avenues|Main streets
aviator|Lindy, for one
avoidable|Not fated
avoided|Bypassed
awakens|Rouses
awesome|Totally rad
azimuth|Horizon arc measurement
babydoll|High-waisted dress cut
backcountry|Music performed while facing away from the audience?
backdrop|*Fall behind
backgammon|It evolved from the Royal Game of Ur
backgrounds|They may be checked in personnel departments
backlog|Unprocessed orders
baklava|It may be served after shish kebab
ballerina|Degas subject
bandleader|Baton waver
banyans|East Indian fig trees
baptizes|Purifies, in a way
barbets|Guinness World Records was originally created to settle them
barbwire|Escape deterrent in the pasture
bareboned|Gaunt
barrier|Obstacle
bartender|Drink mixer
bartender|Shot giver
basalts|Columnar rocks in Wyoming's Devils Tower
basketballs|They're shot at nets
bastille|1789 storm site
bathing|Kind of beauty?
batsman|Wicket defender, in cricket
batteau|Flat-bottomed rowboat
batters|Kitchen mixtures
bawdier|More vulgar
bayonet|Weapon attached to a rifle
bazaars|Church fundraisers
beagles|Tricolor dogs, often
beanery|Greasy spoon, so to speak
beatnik|Maynard G. Krebs, notably
bedspread|Decorative daytime covering
beefalo|Range hybrid
beeline|What a hungry person makes for the dinner table?
behoove|Serve better
berserk|Nuts
besiege|Hound
besmear|Tarnish
besmears|Slanders
bialies|Bagel alternatives
bigmouth|Blabbing type
billboard|Hot 100 magazine
billions|Ginormous number
bipolar|Having opposite extremes
blander|Not as spicy
blasted|Denounced
blasted|Played really loud, as a radio
bleared|Hazed
blender|Kitchen gadget
bloomed|Opened its petals
blooper|Bit of unintended humor
blowers|Rake alternatives
blubber|Weep
boardroom|*Directors' meeting place
boardroom|Corporate meeting place
boatyard|Ship repair area
bodegas|Places to buy frutas y legumbres
bonanza|Sudden windfall
bonuses|Year-end rewards
bookcase|*Law school text
bookcase|Library sight
booming|Like business at a prosperous company
botheration|Fiddlesticks!
bottomed|Reached a low point
boxcars|12 on the first roll, in craps
brainpower|Intelligence
bravado|Pretentious show of courage
breakfast|*Hoops strategy
brewery|Beer producer
brighten|Cheer
broiled|Cooked, in a way
brooders|Pouting types
brooders|Worrywarts
brownie|__ points
brunette|What a blonde might really be
buggies|Jalopies, in old slang
bumblebee|Furry buzzer
burglar|Thief
buttermilk|Batter ingredient
byroads|Routes less traveled
bystreet|Private way
cabanas|Places to put on suits
cabaret|Dinner theater kin
calcium|Bone-building element
callers|Telethon donors
canaries|They sing to cops
cantata|Bach composition
cantina|Saloon
carafes|Restaurant servers
caramel|Chewy ingredient in a Twix candy bar
cardamom|Ginger family spice
caricature|Unflattering portrait
carousel|June Is Bustin' Out All Over musical
carrying|Armed
casabas|Winter melons
cascade|Falls
cashboxes|Bread holders
casinos|Circus Circus and New York-New York
casinos|Slots' spots
castanet|Low-tech clicker
casting|Certain director's responsibility
catawba|Siouan language of the Carolinas
catcall|Jeer
cathedra|Bishop's throne
catnaps|Short refreshers
caustic|Hardly conciliatory
cavalier|Devil-may-care
cavalry|Soldiers in saddles
cavities|Openings to be filled
cayenne|Spanish rice seasoning
celebrity|Fame
celeste|Woman's name meaning "heavenly"
censure|Official reprimand
centime|Franc fraction
central|Chief
chairlift|Skier's aid
channel|Means of access
chaperon|School supervisor
charade|It's an act
charades|Game with hand signals
charisma|Attractive quality
chatrooms|Modern meeting places
checkmate|Carefully review a crew member's work?
choices|Options
cinemas|Mall features
cinemas|Sources of reel income
claimant|Petitioner
clarity|High-quality diamond attribute
classics|Great literary works
clockwise|*How time flies?
closeness|Intimacy
closeout|*End-of-the-line sale
closers|Experts at saving
closets|Coming-out places?
closure|Trauma sufferer's goal
coarsen|Make harsh
coarsen|Make rough
cocksure|Insufferably confident
cocktail|Screwdriver, e.g.
coconut|Macaroon flavoring
coerced|Didn't just ask
coerces|Doesn't give a choice
cohesive|Unified
coincide|Occur together
collage|Conglomerate artwork
collects|Accumulates
collide|Crash or clash
collude|Conspire
collude|Cook up a plan (with)
colossal|Ginormous
compete|Audition, e.g.
compete|Struggle
comrades|Close associates
concede|Yield
conclaves|Secret meetings
condoles|Sympathizes
confabs|Casual chats
congealed|Jelled
conical|Like Hershey's Kisses
conserve|Use sparingly
consort|Associate
constable|Inmate dining section?
contact|Sagan novel
contorts|Gets all bent out of shape
cookbook|Child publication
copilot|Air aid
cornflakes|Product first mass-marketed by Kellogg in 1906
coronate|Crown
coroner|One skilled at dead reckoning?
corrode|Eat away
cossets|Pampers
costless|Be cheaper
counteracts|*Neutralizes
courage|Cowardly Lion's desire
courses|Paths
couture|Fashionista's field
crassest|Maximally unrefined
craters|Deep depressions
creased|Like just-ironed pants
creases|Pleats
creator|Brahma, in Hinduism
critics|Fault finders
crossbeam|Traitor's smile?
crouton|Salad cube
crowbar|Help for one prying
cupboard|Storage closet
cushier|Even less taxing
cutback|Budget reduction
cyanide|Spy film poison
dadaism|Ernst's movement
dadaists|20th-century cultural protesters
daiquiri|Eponymous coastal Cuban village
damming|Beavers' forte
dampens|Dulls
dampest|Most moist
dateline|It includes the story's place of origin
daydream|Flight of fancy
daydreamer|Fantasizer, when the sun's up?
dazedly|In shock
deadeyes|They hardly ever miss
debacle|Fiasco
decided|Resolute
deejays|Wedding hires
defenses|Legal strategies
defrays|Pays a share of
deicers|Melting agents
deliver|Get the job done
deluges|Cats-and-dogs events?
departed|Took off
deplane|Get off the 757, say
deplane|Leave the jet
deposal|Sworn statement
deposit|Bank transaction
derbies|Some races
derision|Mockery
derricks|Oil field sights
desolate|Forsaken
desolate|Lonely
desperado|Eagles song with the line "You better let somebody love you"
dessert|Kind of menu
desserts|Cobblers, e.g.
destruct|Mission: Impossible warning word
detects|Picks up, as a scent
detergent|All, for one
detergents|Tide and Surf
detours|Ways to get around
detoxed|Treated in rehab
detract|Take away (from)
deviate|Wander
devious|Playing games, so to speak
devotee|Fan
diaspora|Ancient Jews living outside of Palestine, collectively
dictate|Rule with an iron hand
digests|Compendiums
dinners|Dating activities
dioramas|Scenes with 3-D figures
diplomat|Skilled negotiator
dirigibles|Lighter-than-air craft
disarmed|Took a piece from
discoed|Hustled in the '70s, say
discontinuation|Breach
dislocate|Put out of place, as a shoulder
dissent|Minority opinion
distant|Removed
distressed|Made to appear faded, as fabric
district|Word after school or business
disturb|Bother
dividends|What you might be paid (finally!)
dogbanes|Poisonous plants
doghouse|Place for a beau in disfavor?
doglegs|Fairway bends
dogmata|Religious systems
doleful|Despondent
dollhouse|Real estate for Barbie
donates|Contributes
doorbell|Front door ringer
doorman|Carlton of "Rhoda," notably
doormats|They get stepped on a lot
dopesheets|Handicap aids
drafter|One whose work is revised
dragnet|Show on Friday?
dramatic|Thespian
drawbacks|Disadvantages
dreamed|Devised, with "up"
dressage|Stable training
dresser|Bureau
drugstore|Apothecary
dumbwaiter|Old built-in kitchen convenience
dustpan|Cleaning accessory
duststorm|'30s Great Plains blight
dutiful|Obedient
dynamic|Razzle-dazzle
eagerly|With optimism
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earlobe|Pierced place
earlobe|Where to find a stud
earlobe|Where to find a stud
earlobes|Spots for studs
earnest|Heartfelt
earring|Stud, for one
earrings|Studs, e.g.
earthen|Like some jugs
earthly|Conceivable
earthworm|Bait shop critter
easiest|Most leisurely
eastern|Defunct airline led by Frank Borman
eastern|Part of EDT
eclectic|Wide-ranging
eclipse|Surpass
ecstasy|Bliss
ecstasy|Rapture
edifice|High-rise, e.g.
editions|Morning papers, say
eeliest|Hardest to catch
eeliest|Most evasive
egested|Spewed out
egghead|Yesterday's geek
eggheads|Brains
egomaniac|Self-admiring sort
elaborate|Baroque
elastic|Like rubber
elbowroom|It's lacking in tight quarters
elected|Chose
elegize|Lament
elixirs|Cure-alls
elkhounds|Moose hunters' aids
emanate|Flow forth
emancipate|Deliver, in a way
embattle|Get ready for a fight
emblazon|Adorn with brilliant colors
emblems|Symbols
embraces|Hugs
emended|Changed for the better
emerald|Shade of green
emeriti|Academic retirees
emeriti|Retired professors
eminence|High repute
emitted|Radiated
empanel|Put on a jury
empathy|Identification of a kind
emperor|Beethoven's fifth piano concerto, familiarly
emperor|Hirohito, e.g.
emperor|Largest kind of penguin
emulate|Follow
emulate|Take after
enamels|Tooth coverings
encoded|Scrambled, to Bond
encoder|Ciphertext writer
encodes|Does cryptography
encodes|Protects from the enemy, in a way
encroached|Trespassed
endeavors|Industrious efforts
endnote|Clarifying article attachment
endnotes|Explanatory text additions
endorse|Back
endorse|Formally support, as a candidate
endower|College funding source
endpoint|Destination
endured|Braved
enemies|Opposite sides
enforce|Require compliance with
enhanced|Made better
enliven|Add spice to
ennoble|Make a lady of
enounce|Declare
ensiles|Stores in the country?
ensnare|Net
ensuing|Following
entangles|Intertwines
enthral|Captivate: Var.
entrant|Competitor
entrant|Sweepstakes player
entraps|Stings, police-style
entrechat|Ballet jump
entrust|Hand over with confidence
ephemera|Fads and such
epidemic|Uncontrolled outbreak
epidermis|Outer skin layer
epistle|Biblical letter
equator|Congo line?
erotica|Hot genre?
erratic|Undependable
errorless|Perfect
erudite|Scholarly
espouse|Support
essayed|Made an effort
essayed|Tried
essence|True nature
esteems|Prizes
esteems|Regards highly
estoppel|Legal doctrine that bars contradiction of a prior statement
etagere|Knickknack nest
eternal|Lacking vicissitude
eternal|Not transitory
eternity|Classic Calvin Klein fragrance
eternity|Facetious waiting period
ethical|High-minded
euphoria|High
evenings|Dusky times
everyday|Quotidian
evidence|Exhibit A, Exhibit B, etc.
evident|Obvious
excavating|Making hollow, in a way
exempts|Treats specially, in a way
exhaustive|Like a thorough search
exorcise|Free from evil spirits
exorcisms|Some of Jesus' miracles
exotica|Bizarre bazaar buys
expires|Runs out
explains|Clears up
exports|Sells to other countries
eyefuls|Sights to behold
eyelash|A vamp may bat one
eyelids|Peeper protectors
eyesore|Ugly building in a pretty area, say
eyewear|Glasses and patches
facades|Illusions
fancies|Takes a liking to
farside|Comic strip that generated 23 books, with "The"
fastballs|Ryan specialties
filenames|User's designations
finesses|Handles adroitly
firemen|Relief pitchers
firepower|Military might
firestone|Rubber man
fleeces|Rooks
flotilla|Warship group
flyleaf|Autograph site
folderol|Bosh
folderol|Nonsense
foofaraw|Fuss
footrace|Dash, e.g.
footsie|It may be happening under the table
foremast|It's nearest the bow
forewarn|Tip
formals|Fancy dances
fortnight|About half a month
fractional|Rather small
frailly|In a weak way
frappes|Foam-topped coffee drinks
freesia|Iris family plant
gaggles|Flocks on the ground
gardens|Workplaces for plant managers?
gassiest|Most boastful
gazebos|Shade providers
gelding|Funny Cide was the first one to win the Kentucky Derby in more than 70 years
general|Five-star leader
geneses|Creations
genetic|Kind of engineer
geometry|Euclid's study
ghastlier|More dreadful
gifting|Endowing
glassware|Goblets and such
gleaned|Harvested
glittery|Sparkling
glitzier|More gaudy
gnocchi|Potato dumplings
gnomish|Resembling little folklore beings
goatees|Facial features named for an animal
godsend|Unexpected blessing
golfers|Pitchers, at times
gondola|Canal conveyance
gondolas|Ski slope sights
gooiest|Most gloppy
graduate|Change little by little
grandam|Car replaced by the Pontiac G6
grandma|Epithet for Moses
granola|Health bar?
granola|Muesli kin
greases|Bribes
greenhorns|Tyros
greenroom|Place to wait before going on
grislier|More likely to get an R
grislier|More repulsive
grocers|Mom-and-pop food merchants
groomsman|Aisle attendant
grounded|Punished, in a way
groundwater|SPRING
grumble|Complain under one's breath
guanaco|Vicuña relative
gumshoe|Dick
gymnast|One working on bars
haberdashery|Quip, part 2
hairnets|Do protectors
halcyon|Like carefree days of youth
halibut|Largest flatfish
handcar|Old maintenance vehicle
hangout|Haunt
happens|Comes about
hardtack|*Common Civil War ration
hardware|Do-it-yourself kit enclosure
hassocks|Easy chair neighbors
hastens|Speeds
haunter|Ghost
headgear|*Car buff
heartbreak|Anguish after a romantic split
heehaws|Brays
helical|Like DNA
helipad|Chopper's origination point
heliport|Place for choppers
hellcat|Shrew
hellfire|Serious punishment
helotry|Old slavery class
hencoop|Good place to keep a fox out of
henpeck|Harry at home
heraldry|Coat-of-arms science
hermitage|Secluded retreat
hexapods|Insects, e.g.
hideaways|Retreats
hideouts|Places for quarries
highboy|Two-piece bedroom furniture
highlife|Existence portrayed in TV's "The Riches"
hinders|Blocks
hindsight|Monday morning quarterbacking
hinting|Not exactly saying
history|Past
hokeypokey|Dance in a ring
holiness|Sanctity
holsters|Puts one's arms at one's sides?
homestretch|Final phase
hookers|Some golf school students
horizon|As far as the eye can see
hornets|New Orleans hoopsters
hosannas|Holy hollers
hostage|One used to exert pressure
hostess|Party person
hotbeds|Activity centers
hotbeds|Sources of unpleasantness
hotline|Emergency phone link
hotrods|Slangy racers
hottest|Best-selling
housemaid|Domestic
howitzer|Big gun
huckster|Peddler
humored|Placated
hurricane|Surge intensifier
hydroplane|Skid on wet roads
hypnosis|Effective pain treatment for some
iceberg|Glacial marine threat
iceberg|Titanic's undoing
icicles|Eave droppers
ideally|In a perfect world
identify|Name
idolater|Second Commandment violator
idolize|Worship
igneous|Like rock formed when magma solidifies
illness|Malady
imagery|Words that paint pictures
imbibes|Wets one's whistle
imitable|Worthy of emulation
imitate|Mirror
imitations|Knockoffs
immerse|Involve deeply
immunity|Offer for testimony, perhaps
impacts|Has an effect on
impasse|Stalemate
impasse|Standoff
impasto|Thickly laid paint
impeded|Blocked
impelled|Driven
imposts|Taxes
imputed|Ascribed
inchoate|Not fully developed
incisor|Front tooth
inconsequential|Piddling
increase|Go up, as prices
indecisive|Mercurial
indoors|Where to see some squash
inducts|Formally installs, as into the Hall of Fame
ineligible|Disqualified
inferno|First part of "The Divine Comedy"
infidels|Nonbelievers
initially|At first
initiate|Start
inkblots|Irregular test patterns
inkpots|Victorian writing aids
innuendo|Smear, e.g.
inscribe|Dedicate, as jewelry
insomnia|Tossing and turning
inspired|Fired up
inspires|Plays the muse
instant|Like some coffee
intaglios|Gems with sunken designs
intentions|Marriage designs
intently|With focus
intercede|Help reconcile
interior|Kind of decorator
internee|Prisoner of war, e.g.
intoners|Chanting group
intrust|Under guardianship
invasive|Attacking
invoice|Shipment enclosure
iodized|Like much table salt
ionized|Charged
ironclad|Like an inflexible agreement
ironman|Certain triathlete
ironmen|Annual triathlon competitors
ironsides|Warship
islander|Samoan, e.g.
islands|Features of large kitchens
islands|Frequent "Survivor" settings
islands|Volcanoes may form them
isotope|Carbon 13, e.g.
isotope|Chemistry subject
itchier|More like an anxious trigger finger?
iterate|Repeat
iterated|Said over
jampacked|Crammed in
jennets|Female donkeys
jockeys|Some racers
jovially|In a cheerful way
joyride|Irresponsible adventure
joyride|Reckless outing
keynote|Focus speech
kibbutz|Collective community
kilowatt|Electric bill unit
kinetic|Kind of energy
knapsack|Hiker's burden
kneaded|Worked, as dough
kneecap|Patella
kneeled|Got ready to confess, maybe
knickknack|Ornamental trinket
knishes|Stuffed deli appetizers
kremlin|Moscow landmark
laborer|Worker
laborites|Union advocates
lacrimal|Teary
lacrosse|Game invented by Native North Americans
lacrosse|Game with 10-player teams
landline|Cell alternative
lassoed|Caught, cowboy-style
lassoed|Caught, in a way
lathered|Prepared for a close shave
laudably|In a praiseworthy manner
laureate|Honored poet
lawsuits|Court actions
leashes|Collar attachments
leashes|Walking aids
leaving|Checking out
leeches|Hangers-on
lefties|Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, e.g.
lenient|Sparing the rod
liaison|Intermediary
licensee|Permit holder
limeade|Tart quaff
linemen|Centers and ends
linnets|Finch family birds
linoleum|You might see a washer on it
linotype|Printing machine
lissome|Willowy
literature|Nobel Prize category
lithium|Cell element
livening|Invigorating, with "up"
located|Found
logbook|Daily record
logistical|Like some nightmares?
loiters|Hangs out
lookalike|Double
lumberer|Paul Bunyan, e.g.
lunatic|Wacko
macaroni|Cheese go-with
macrame|Elaborately patterned wall hanging
maelstrom|Pandemonium
maestro|Baton wielder
maestros|Leaders with big scores
magenta|Plum relative
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
majuscules|Capital letters
manatee|Dugong relative
mandolin|Teardrop-shaped instrument
manhattan|Drink with sweet vermouth
manipulate|Influence unfairly
mannered|Unnatural
mantras|Prayerful chants
maracas|Seed-filled instruments
marbles|Not good things to have lost?
marinara|Sauce Maria ran out to purchase?
marksman|Good shooter
marksman|One level below sharpshooter
marlins|Florida baseballers
marquees|Where to see stars
marshal|Parade official
marshals|Security officers
martinet|Disciplinarian
martyrs|Self-sacrificing ones
massage|Trainer's treatment
masseur|Rubber
mastered|Got really good at
matchbox|*Popular toy car collectible
matchless|The tennis instructor is __
material|Kind of witness
maverick|Lone dissenter
maxilla|Jawbone
maypole|Streamer-decorated post
mazeltov|Yiddish congrats
meander|Ramble
meander|Weave a winding path
meanest|Least consequential
meddler|Yenta
medians|Divided highway features
medicines|Remedies
medieval|Like knight time
meditate|Reflect
megahertz|Unit on an FM dial
menacer|Bully
menagerie|Motley crew
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
menorahs|Ritual candelabra
meridian|Pole connector
meridian|Prime __
meteors|Shower units
metered|Like most taxis
metering|Using a power tool?
midwife|Delivery assistant
militiaman|Subject of a Lexington statue, e.g.
milkshake|Straw home?
minaret|Muezzin's tower
mindset|Attitude
minicam|Hand-held TV shooter
minicam|Little shooter
minimum|Least
minuses|They're not assets
miscast|Like Lou Costello as Hamlet?
misfires|Doesn't shoot
missend|Direct wrongly
misspell|Write seperate checks?
mistook|The Man Who __ His Wife for a Hat: Oliver Sacks best-seller
mitosis|Cell division
mobiles|Delicately balanced sculptures
modesty|Aw shucks quality
molests|Harasses
momentum|Shifting feature of many contests
monarchy|It may be limited
moneymen|Investors
mongooses|Ferretlike carnivores
monocle|Accessory for Colonel Mustard
moonlit|Like a bright night
motives|Investigation factors
motorcar|British wheels
mushiest|Mawkish to the max
musical|Show often ending with a reprise
mussels|Fish restaurant order
mustard|Frank topper
mystery|Something to figure out
naivete|Artless simplicity
nannies|Help around the house
narrate|Participate in a documentary film, perhaps
natation|Swimming
natives|Restless types?
naturals|Things come easy to them
naugahyde|Plastic leather brand name
nearing|Getting warmer, in a way
neatens|Tidies up
neckties|Businessman's closet array
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nemeses|Usually unbeatable rivals
nemesis|Moriarty, to Holmes
neonate|New delivery
nerdier|More dweeblike
neurotic|Having more baggage than one can handle
nevermind|Forget it!
newsmaker|Front-page item
nicoise|French salad style
nightcap|Post-date offer
nincompoop|Doofus
nippers|Puppies, at times
noisily|How a snorer sleeps
nomadic|Given to wandering
nominators|Ones whose proposals are seconded
noontime|Halfway mark of a sort
noplace|Locale that's just like home?
normality|Business as usual
notable|Worth remembering
notables|Celebrities
noteworthy|The musician is __
nourished|Fed
novella|Animal Farm, for one
nuclear|Like some subs
oarlock|Pivoting gunwale attachment
oatcake|Brittle flatbread
oatmeal|It's often sweetened with brown sugar
oatmeal|Porridge, essentially
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
obtained|Got
obtains|Comes into
oceanfront|On the beach
oceanic|Vast
ocelots|Margay relatives
octagon|A regular one's angles are each 135 degrees
oddball|Eccentric sort
oddness|Peculiarity
odometers|Dashboard gadgets
odyssey|Post-Trojan War epic
officer|Part of the force
offstage|In the wings
oilcans|Garage litter
omnibus|Commuter transport, somewhat formally
omnibus|Literary collection
onagers|Donkey relatives
onboard|Riding the train
onetime|Former
onetime|Past
openhearted|Candid
operand|Part of an equation, in math
operetta|Patter song genre
opiates|Oxycodone et al.
opiates|Some soporifics
opposite|Facing
optional|Like some new car features
oracles|Sources of ancient counsel
oration|Big talk
oration|Speech
oratorio|Handel work
oratorios|Handel's "Samson" and others
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordered|Called for a pizza
orderer|Customer
ordinal|Like first and second
organdy|Crisp cotton fabric
origami|Paper crane, e.g.
origami|Paper-folding art
ornithic|Avian
ostensive|Apparent
ostrich|Savanna grazer
otherwise|In a different manner
outboard|Motor type
outclass|Make look amateurish
outcomes|End results
outdate|Render obsolete
outlook|Prospects
outperform|Beat
outrage|Affront
outsmarted|Got the better of
overarm|Crawl stroke
overdrive|State of increased productivity
overexcite|Stimulate and then some
overexpose|Cause to appear washed-out
overheats|Stalls on the road, in a way
overjoy|Send to cloud nine
overlaps|Coincides with in spots
overlying|Superimposed upon
overrule|Not sustain, as an objection
oversee|Run
oversell|Hype too much
overstate|Lay on thick
overtake|Catch up with
overtax|Burden and then some
overtone|Insinuation
overtook|Caught
overwrites|Uses excessively elaborate prose
padlocks|Students' security devices
paisley|Colorful necktie fabric
palpate|Examine in order to diagnose
paparazzi|Celebrity-chasing photographers
papayas|Melonlike fruits
paperclip|Gadget that makes three U-turns
papered|Covered the walls, in a way
papoose|Infant in a tribe
paragon|Quintessence
parameter|Program variable
pariahs|Outcasts
paroled|Released early
parolee|One out of the cooler, maybe
parsley|Decorative greens
partied|Celebrated
partied|Painted the town red
pasteup|Desktop publishing precursor
pastiche|Medley
pastorate|Ministerial office
patella|Kneecap
patents|Protects one's rights, in a way
patties|Burgers-to-be
pedigree|Dog show requirement
peephole|See-through device
pelican|Louisiana's state bird, e.g.
pellets|Shots
penchant|Strong inclination
pendant|Necklace ornament
percale|Bedding cloth
percept|Mental impression
perched|Sitting
peroxide|Bleaching agent
perused|Read
petcock|Draining valve
pheasant|Ring-necked bird
phoebes|Small flycatchers
phonetic|Like spelling that teaches pronunciation
phosphate|Fertilizer component
phrased|Put into words
piccolo|Stars and Stripes Forever solo instrument
pierced|Ready for studs
pietism|Sanctimony
pigeonhole|Sort
pigeonhole|Sort in compartments
piggyback|Like some tots' rides
piglets|Little squealers
pigtail|Early Britney Spears feature
pileups|Road closers, maybe
pinches|Rips off
piranha|Amazon swimmer
pistons|Engine parts
pitapat|Rhythmic sound
plaints|Laments
plaited|Like cornrows
planner|Palm function
plantar|Sole-related
platter|Serving dish
playdates|Arrangements for tots
playlet|Short drama
pleasant|Nice
pleasure|Hedonist's pursuit
pliable|Easily bent
plotter|Cabal member
plutonium|Manhattan Project element
policeman|Cop
politico|Governmental go-getter
polymer|Plastic, for one
populists|Defenders of the common man
porcine|Like Babe
porcupine|Quill bearer
porridge|Fairy tale food
poshest|Least shabby
possess|Do demons' work
possess|Take over, demon-style
praetor|Roman magistrate
preachers|Word spreaders
prehensile|Adapted for grasping
prelims|Grad school hurdle
prelims|Qualifying bouts, for short
prelude|Chopin piece
prelude|Opening piece
premiere|Opening
presents|Under-the-tree items
preserve|Where game is protected
pretzel|Chip alternative
pretzel|Stick in the cupboard, maybe
primeval|Ancient
printouts|Computer reports
private|Just between us
process|Means to an end
process|Methodology
projets|Treaty drafts
prolific|Fertile
prologue|Introduction
proofreader|Slip spotter
propane|Alternative to coals
propane|Barbecue gas
propman|Stagehand
proposed|Asked for a hand?
propped|Provided support for, with "up"
prosecute|Work in court, perhaps
prosody|Science of versification
prospect|Go for the gold?
protein|Enzyme, for one
protest|Fast or march
protest|Kick
provolone|Italian cheese
psalter|Liturgical songbook
psychotherapist|Healer with issues?
pulleys|Wheels holding cables
pungent|Acrid
pursued|Ran after
pushdown|Depress
pussyfoots|Treads warily
pyramid|Kind of scheme
pythons|Some boas
quarantine|Involuntary isolation
quarrel|Fall out
quarterfinalist|Semi hopeful
quartiles|Values that divide a statistical sample into four equal parts
querying|Proposing an idea to, as an editor
quipper|Fast one
quizzes|They may be popped in school
raccoons|Ralph Kramden's lodge brothers
racehorse|Affirmed or Assault
racehorse|Track runner
radiate|Beam
radiate|Send out
raiments|Clothing
rainout|Reason to reschedule
ramparts|Defensive fortifications
rangers|Austin-based enforcers
ransacked|Looted
raspiest|Most rough-sounding
ratatat|Gangster movie effect
rathole|Not a great place to live
rational|Clear-headed
rattletrap|Clunker
ravioli|Square fare
rawhide|Untanned animal skin
reaction|Knee jerk, e.g.
reactor|Nuclear energy producer
readmit|Allow in again
readout|Electronic display
realism|Trompe l'oeil genre
reannex|Take back, as territory
reassess|Weigh more?
rebirth|Renaissance
reboots|Gets going after a crash
recenter|Pass toward the middle again, as a puck
receptors|Sensory system components
recessed|Below the surface
recliner|Super Bowl seat for many
recommends|Advocates
redates|Repeats a carbon-14 test, say
redhead|Archie of comics, e.g.
redhead|Ball, for one
redtail|Gray parrot feature
reedited|Fine-tuned, as copy
reefers|Reasons for madness, in a now-cult 1936 film
reelect|Show approval for, in a way
reemerge|Make a comeback
referral|Common HMO requirement
reflexes|Knee jerks, e.g.
refueled|Stopped at an island, maybe
regales|Captivates, as with stories
regalia|Kingly trappings
regatta|Sailing event
regicide|Hamlet's plan
rehashed|Went over and over
rejects|The ones not taken
relapse|Slip back, as into illness
relative|In comparison (to)
reliable|Trusted
reliance|Trust
reliant|Plymouth K-car
relined|Fixed, as a winter coat
remands|Sends back, as to a lower court
remands|Sends back, as to await a hearing
remitted|Paid
remodel|Give a new look to
remodel|Put in a new kitchen, e.g.
renames|Gives a new title to
renewal|Urban project
reopens|Investigates anew
repanel|Change the decor of, as a study
repasts|Fancy word for "meals"
repasts|Meals
repertoire|Theater company stock?
replica|Knockoff
reporter|Press agent?
reprise|Sing again, as for a show finale
reptile|Cobra, e.g.
resales|Thrift shop activity
rescind|Invalidate
rescind|Take back
residual|Leftover
residue|What's left
resizes|Adjusts, as a computer image
resolve|Settle
resorts|Turns (to) in desperation
resound|Ring
restore|Make like new
restored|Put back
retiles|Fixes a backsplash, perhaps
retinas|Sites for blind spots
retinue|Entourage
retirees|Grandparents, often
retouch|Cover the blemishes on, as a photo
retread|Tire for a heap
retreat|Military backup
revamps|Overhauls
reveler|New Year's Eve celebrant
reveler|Party animal
reveries|Dream states
rheostat|Current controller
rhetoric|Orator's art
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
rigatoni|Ribbed pasta tubes
rigatoni|Ristorante order
rigatoni|Tubes on the table
ringtail|Raccoon cousin
ripened|Aged
risotto|Milanese rice dish
riverbeds|Watercourse channels
roadies|Some entourage members
rolltop|Popular antique shop desk
roommate|College cohort
roselle|New Jersey village that was the first ever to be incandescently lit
rosettes|Fancy butter shapes
rosters|Lists
rostrum|Delivery source?
rotator|__ cuff: shoulder part
rotunda|Domed building
routeman|Milk or mail deliverer
rubbernecking|Traffic jam cause
russets|Idaho bagful
saboteur|Hacker, maybe
sadness|The blues
safeguard|Protect
sailors|There Is Nothing Like a Dame singers
salinize|Render briny
saltine|Soup cracker
samovar|Russian tea urn
sandblasted|Cleaned but good
sapient|Wise
sapling|Nursery youngster?
sashayed|Paraded
sashays|Walks like a prima donna
sassier|More insolent
sassiness|Wise quality?
satanic|Devilish
savages|Attacks relentlessly
savanna|Plain
savants|Scholars
savviest|Most shrewdly informed
sawmills|Lumberyard suppliers
sayings|Saws
scalars|Humidity and wind speed, say
scalers|Fishermen's tools
scented|Like aftershave
schemata|Outlines
schleps|Lugs, as an awkward load
scirocco|Model named for a desert wind
scolded|Took to task
sconces|Taper holders
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorned|Treated with contempt
scowled|Looked displeased
scrappier|More combative
scratch|Deal with poison ivy, in a way
screenplay|Work that may win an Oscar
screwup|Really make a mess of
scribes|Old copiers
scripts|They usually have some long lines
scruple|One might make you stop and think
sculpture|Bust in a museum, e.g.
scuttle|Sink
seaborne|Like flotsam
seafarers|Sailors
sealant|Caulk, say
sealants|Caulking materials
sealing|Shutting up
seamstress|Singer's employer?
seaside|Summertime lure
seasons|They're basically quarters
seceder|Union buster
secrecy|Covert operations need
secretly|On the q.t.
secrets|Kept things
section|Part
sedated|Under
sedating|Keeping quiet
semipro|Part-time player
senders|UPS Store clients
sensate|Feeling
sensible|Judicious
septets|Literary gables and others
septets|Some Dixieland bands
sequenced|In all the right places
serapes|Pancho's ponchos
serenaded|Wooed, the old-fashioned way
serials|Continuing stories
sessions|Study program units
settles|Colonizes
seventh|Avenue that crosses Broadway at Times Square
shamans|Mystics
shanghai|China's most populous city
shareware|Programs with optional fees
sheltie|Collie-like dog
shenanigan|Prank
sherbets|Palate cleansers
shields|Riot squad defenses
shifted|Went from first to second, say
shoetree|Wing tip insert
shoofly|__ pie: molasses-laden dessert
shortly|In a little bit
showdown|Climax
showstopper|Broadcasts a 1937 Cary Grant film?
sidearms|Swords or sabers
siderite|Iron carbonate
siestas|Baja breaks
siestas|Refreshers
sightless|Like some bats
signals|Warns about an impending turn
silverware|Forks, spoons and such
similes|Like expressions?
simmers|Stews
sincerer|More heartfelt
singular|Extraordinary
singular|Odd
sinister|Disquieting
sirloin|Round neighbor?
sisters|Venus and Serena, e.g.
skaters|Roller derby participants
skillet|Pan
skinflick|Nudie movie
skintight|Like leotards
slapstick|*Three Stooges specialty
sleepers|Unexpected hits
sleepover|Pajama party
slogged|Toiled
slowpokes|Laggards
slumlords|Some inner city property owners
slyness|Cunning
smartness|Style
smasher|Atom __
smashers|Particle accelerators, atomwise
smidgen|Taste
snaking|Drano alternative?
snarled|Like bad traffic
snidest|Most denigrating
snookers|Bamboozles
snowfall|White water?
snowflakes|2001 Toni Braxton Christmas album
soberer|More likely to pass a Breathalyzer test
societal|Kind of ills
solaced|Comforted
solfeggi|Choral exercises
songbird|Thrush or finch
songstress|Anita Baker debut album, with "The"
soonest|Earliest time
soothed|Eased
sophist|Protagoras, notably
sopranos|Pons and Ponselle
sorceress|Morgan le Fay, for one
sorehead|Grump
sorority|Women's group
soupcon|Pinch
spaceship|Interplanetary transport
spandex|Lingerie synthetic
spanked|Moved spiritedly
sparred|Exchanged words
spatted|Quarreled
spatter|Land in droplets
speared|Penetrated
spearhead|Pioneer
species|Biology class
spectral|Ghostly
speeches|Convention deliveries
speedboat|One may be in front of a skier
speeder|Pedal-to-the-metal type
speeder|Radar victim
speedup|Get the lead out, so to speak
spelled|Vied in a bee
spheres|Orbs
spherical|Shaped like Earth
splashy|Extravagant
splashy|Flamboyant
spoiler|Minor party candidate, often
spokesmen|Representatives
spongier|More squishy
sponsor|Patron
spumoni|Layered ice cream treat
spurred|Urged
squeaks|Is scrubbed clean, in some cases
stagnate|Stop running, as water
stairway|Steps to heaven?
stammer|Speak uncertainly
stardust|Dewy-eyed quality
starling|Gregarious Old World bird
starship|Enterprise, for one
startled|Caught off guard
startup|Fledgling company
stashes|Squirrels away
stately|Majestic
stately|Regal
stationery|End of the quip
statist|Rarely a reformer
stature|Eminence
stature|Lincolnesque feature
stepson|Second wife's boy
sterile|Like a mule, usually
sterilely|How one with writer's block works
sternum|Chest protector
sternum|Clavicle neighbor
stetson|Florida university whose teams are aptly named Hatters
stewards|Liner employees
stiffed|Didn't tip
stinker|No-goodnik
stitches|Sudden side pains
stockpile|Amass
stomata|Plant apertures
stonemason|Michelangelo was one
stoolie|Singer?
storyteller|Many a writer
straightforward|Hoopster who doesn't beat around the bush?
strange|Like some bedfellows
stratus|Low cloud
streaker|Runner sans duds
streamline|Make less complex
streets|Bourbon and others
streets|Some map lines
stressed|Emphasized
strictly|__ speaking ...
strolled|Moseyed
students|Ones in a class struggle?
stumped|Confounded
styrofoam|Cup material
suffice|Do
sultana|Islamic royal family member
summers|Hot times
sundial|Old timer
sunrays|Burners, at times
sunrise|Daybreak
supersize|Fast food order
supertanker|Exxon Valdez, for one
surefire|Can't-miss
surpass|Beat
surprised|Caught unawares
suspect|Lineup member
swagger|Arrogant attitude
swamper|Wetlands worker
swathes|Wraps tightly
sweater|Winter warmer
sweeties|Darlings
swivels|Bar stool mechanisms
taconite|Mesabi Range iron-bearing rock
tactile|Felt
taction|Touch
tailgate|Follow too closely
tailpipe|Exhaust conduit
talents|Abilities
tallboy|Oversized beer can
tambourine|It's shaken but not stirred
tansies|Yellow, buttonlike flowers
tapered|Narrowing toward one end
taprooms|Bars
tartare|Steak __
tartare|Steak style
tattles|Tells all
tattoos|Parlor artwork
tautest|Having the least play
taxable|Like much income
teahouse|The __ of the August Moon: Pulitzer-winning 1953 play
teakettle|*Hot whistler
tearoom|Genteel lunch spot
teeters|Isn't stable
teetotums|Dreidel-like tops used in gambling
telexed|Used an old Siemens T100
tempered|Rendered less intense
tennies|Sneaks on the court?
tension|Stress
tentage|Encampment
tenures|Awards permanent status
tepidly|In a half-hearted way
terrace|Outdoor dining spot
terrace|Upscale apartment feature
terrible|Like some twos
terriers|Scotty and wirehair
testees|Quiz takers
testers|Lab personnel
tetanus|Lockjaw
theatre|Globe, for one
theatre|West End attraction
theology|Luther's study
theorem|Something to prove
thermal|Like some underwear
thermal|Part of BTU
thermostat|Household comfort device
thirsty|In need of a drink
thonged|Like many sandals
threats|They may be idle
thresher|Long-tailed shark
thronged|Crowded around
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tidings|What's new
tightknit|Closely connected
timothy|The Last Picture Show costar Bottoms
tintype|Civil War photo, probably
tippytoe|Trying to look taller, informally, with "on"
tiramisu|Dessert containing mascarpone cheese
tiramisu|Dessert made with espresso
tiramisu|Literally, it's Italian for "pick-me-up"
titmouse|Chickadee relative
toastmaster|Banquet emcee
toddler|OshKosh B'Gosh wearer
toecaps|Work boot features
toenail|Polish site
tolerate|Put up with
tollgate|Collection point
toluene|Compound used in explosives
tonight|Duet for Tony and Maria in "West Side Story"
tonsils|Nonessential body tissues
toolmaker|Certain machinist
toolshed|Clippers home
tootsies|Bootee fillers
topflight|The pilot is __
topical|Currently of interest
topknots|Kewpie features
tortoise|Noted race winner
tossing|Half a sleepless night?
tostadas|Mexican munchies
towered|Loomed
tractor|Farm aid
traipse|Walk all over
transom|Crosspiece above a door
transom|Window over a door
trapdoor|It may be under the rug
trapdoors|They might be hidden under rugs
trapper|Hide seeker
trawlers|Fishing vessels
treason|Arnold's crime
treetop|Christmas star site
tremble|Show fear, in a way
trembled|Shook
tricorn|Minuteman's hat
trident|Gladiator's weapon
tripoli|Barbary Wars participant
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
troikas|Three-horse carriages
trooper|Radar gun user
trophic|Relating to nutrition
tropics|Hot region, with "the"
trotters|Hambletonian entrants
trousseaux|New brides' wardrobes
trowels|Masonry tools
trumpet|Proclaim loudly
trusted|Reliable
tsetses|Dangerous biters
tsetses|Flies over Africa
tugboats|Port pushers
turbine|Water wheel, e.g.
turistas|Travelers in Tijuana
turnout|Attendance
turnover|*Invalidate in appeals court
turnstile|Repositions ceramics?
turrets|Tank features
tutoring|After-school help
tweeter|Woofer's counterpart
twister|Knotty game?
typesets|Prepares for printing
tyrants|Merciless bosses
ukulele|My dog has fleas instrument
ulterior|Undivulged
umbrella|Insurance purchase
umbrellas|Some insurance policies
umpteen|A jillion
unasked|Excluded from the party
unassuming|Not at all presumptuous
unbends|Straightens
unblemished|The dermatologist is __
unblock|Clear
unbutton|Open, as a shirt
uncured|Not treated with preservatives, as meat
underarm|Secret target?
undergone|*Foundered
underrun|Spending less than budget, say
undertake|Set about
underwood|Big name in old typewriters
undoing|Demise
unequalled|Peerless in Portsmouth
unfasten|Detach
unheated|Like many a beach house
unhorse|Knock off, in a medieval contest
unipolar|Like a neuron with a single neurite
unknown|Anonymous
unlikely|Remote
unlisted|Not in the book
unorthodox|Not by the book
unpacked|Removed and put away
unpiles|Gets disentangled after a tackle
unravels|Comes apart
unscrew|Remove, in a way
unseals|Prepares to open
unsettles|Fazes
untried|Never tested
untruthful|Not to be trusted
unusual|Hardly commonplace
unwelcome|Like bad news
unwrinkled|Smooth
updating|Keeping current
uploads|Transfers to a larger computer
upstater|One from the north, maybe
uranium|Heaviest naturally occurring element
username|Surfer's choice
utensils|Ladles and such
utilize|Implement
utilizes|Puts into service
utopian|Perfect
uttered|Spoken
vamoose|Beat it!
vanishers|Magicians, at times
venison|Hunter's meat
veranda|Place for a wicker chair
verandas|Rocking chair sites
vertebra|Spinal column bone
vertebrae|Cervical septet
viaduct|Railroad bridge
viceroy|King's deputy
viewfinders|Camera parts
vinaigrette|Sauce incorporating integrative skills?
vinegary|Like much Italian dressing
vineyards|Willamette Valley sights
violent|R-rated, often
virtuoso|Isaac Stern, for one
volleyer|One making frequent returns
wagered|Bet
walking|__ is man's best medicine: Hippocrates
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
warmness|Personable quality
wastebasket|Circular file, so to speak
watchdog|Protective pooch
watercooler|Dirt might be spread next to one
waterlog|Become saturated, as in a flood
waveoff|Indicate denial with an arm gesture
websites|eHarmony.com et al.
weighty|Deep
weirder|More bizarre
wheelman|Hood's chauffeur
whipsnake|Aptly named reptile
whispering|Gossip
whistlers|Refs, at times
whopping|Humongous
willpower|Dieter's need, often
windier|Not so taciturn
wingding|Big bash
wishbone|Source of a lucky break?
woolgatherer|Absent-minded type, on the farm?
wordplay|Carroll specialty
xeroxed|Reproduced
yachted|Cruised in style
yuletides|Year-end periods
zaniest|Most madcap
zeroing|Resetting, in a way
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abandon|Desert
abandon|It may be reckless
abandon|Lack of inhibition
abdicates|Resigns, at a high level
abhorred|Couldn't stand
ability|Competence
abortive|Unsuccessful
abreast|Side by side
accrete|Grow together
accrued|Accumulated periodically, as interest
accused|Defendant
accuses|More than suspects
acetate|Cellulose ester used in Scotch tape
acetate|Ethyl __: nail polish remover compound
acetate|Film material
acetone|Lab solvent
acetones|Colorless solvents
achieve|Realize
achievers|A students
acrylics|Alternative to oils
adamantly|Without wavering
addenda|Appendices
addenda|Things tacked on
adjourn|End the meeting
adjusts|Tweaks
admiral|Navy bigwig
adoptee|One taken in
adorers|Huge fans
adrenal|Epinephrine-producing gland
adrenaline|It's often in a rush
adrenals|Glands above the kidneys
aerators|Soda-making devices
aerosol|Deodorant option
aerosol|It's under pressure
aerosol|Spray can emission
aesthetes|Gallery regulars
affable|Easy to talk to
affairs|Things to get in order
affirmed|Testified (1978)
afghani|President Hamid Karzai, for one
against|Touching
ageists|Gray Panthers' banes
agitating|Stirring things up
agonize|Consider a tough decision, say
agonize|Struggle painfully (over), as a decision
aimless|Discursive
airbrush|Photo touch-up tool
airfare|Common online quote
airtimes|Sponsor's purchases
alarmed|Protected, as a home
alerted|Warned
alewife|Stout server?
algebra|Course with unknowns
alkaloid|Caffeine, for one
allergic|Sensitive, as to poison ivy
allergy|Sneezing cause
allottee|Heir, for one
allover|Done
allover|Everywhere
allowed|Kosher
alterer|Tailor, at times
althorns|Valved instruments
altruists|Unselfish types
alumroot|Plant used as an astringent
amandine|Nutty, in a way
amasses|Collects in a pile
amateur|Rank one?
amended|Like the Constitution
amethyst|Birthstone that was once believed to prevent intoxication
amoebas|Low life
amoebas|Single-celled organisms
amphora|Ancient Greek jar
amplest|Most plentiful
amulets|Charms
amulets|Charms
analysts|Shrinks, so to speak
anapest|Three-syllable foot whose last syllable is stressed
ancestry|Family tree subject
android|R2-D2, for one
anecdotes|Speech elements, often
anecdotes|Toastmasters' stock
anemones|Stinging sea creatures
angoras|Wool-yielding rabbits
anguish|Torture
animate|Bring to life
animates|Encourages
annoyers|Flies and gnats, e.g.
anoints|Applies holy oil to
antedate|Come before
antenna|Pre-cable need
antenna|Rabbit ears
antennas|Broadcast receivers
anticipate|Reckon with
antihero|Film noir protagonist
antiliberal|Right-brained?
antilog|Math class calculation
antiquity|Old times
antirust|Corrosion-preventing
antlers|They're seen preceding Santa's sleigh
antonym|Slow, to fast
anymore|From now on
anywhere|Mercenary's workplace?
aperitifs|Pastis and sherry
aphasia|Language problem
apogees|Orbital extremes
apostle|Peter or Paul but not Mary
appeals|Entreaties to a higher court
appetizer|Cocktail, perhaps
appraise|Evaluate
arabesque|Ballet pose
arabica|Coffee bean variety
arbiter|Judge
archery|*Toxophilite's sport
architect|Blueprint creator
archive|File
argyles|Colorful footwear
aridity|Drought condition
armadas|Strong fleets
armholes|Poncho's lack
armored|Like some cars
arouses|Sparks
arrange|Schedule
arrange|Set up
arsenal|Munitions center
arsenal|Supply
arsenal|Weapons center
arsenic|Pesticide ingredient
artiest|Most dilettantish
artiest|Most pretentious
artiste|Stage pro
artists|Michelangelo and Magritte
artsiest|Most affected, in a way
ascetic|Hardly self-indulgent
ascetic|Rigorously abstinent
asepsis|Germ-free state
asepsis|Sterile state
asinine|Featherbrained
assails|Attacks vigorously
assails|Goes after
assault|Charge
assayer|Prospector's need
assembly|School gathering
asserts|States unequivocally
assuage|Relieve
assuror|Underwriter
atheist|Bertrand Russell, for one
athirst|Eager
athlete|Sports figure
atlases|Library section
attache|Case in the state department
attends|Goes to
attesting|Certifying
attitude|Chip on one's shoulder
aureole|Encircling ring of light
aurorae|Dawns
automatic|Done without thinking
avenger|Emma Peel, e.g.
avenger|Steed of British TV
averages|Subject of a familiar law
aviates|Heads up
aviating|Up in the air
awakened|Came to
awarded|Gave, as a medal
awarded|Given, as a trophy
awninged|Like many storefronts
azaleas|Showy spring flowers
azaleas|Spring bloomers
babydoll|Short nightgown
backflip|Part of a gymnastics routine
backlogs|Lists of orders yet to be shipped
backpacking|Mount Whitney activity
backsides|Posteriors
bacteria|Coccus and tetanus
bacteria|Fermentation aids
badinage|Friendly teasing
baklava|Syrup-topped pastry
ballerina|Fouetté performer
bamboozle|Trick
bandstand|Outdoor concert venue
banknote|Bill
baobabs|Trees seen on safari
baptist|John, notably
baroque|Overly ornate
barroom|*Brawl site
basketball|Dr. James Naismith's invention
bassets|Short-legged hunters
bassist|McCartney, for one
bastions|Strongholds
batboys|Diamond assistants
battery|Large series, as of tests
bayonets|Weapons that need to be fixed?
bazookas|Big guns
beaches|Swimming areas
beanpole|Tall and thin person
bearable|Not as arduous as it might be
bearded|Like both of Janus' faces, usually
bedposts|Canopy supports
bedside|Vigil site
beefalo|Range hybrid
befuddle|Confuse
begorra|Mild Irish oath
behooves|Is incumbent on
belated|After the event
bellboy|Title hotel employee in a 1960 Jerry Lewis film, with "The"
belongs|Isn't an outsider
berserk|Destructively out of control
besides|In addition
betelnuts|Asian palm seeds
bethesda|National Institutes of Health city
bethesda|Naval hospital city
bicoastal|Like the Atlantic bluefin tuna
bicuspid|Canine neighbor?
biofuels|Alternative energy options
birdbath|*Where some fliers splash
birddog|*English setter, e.g.
birdman|Robert Stroud's nickname, in a 1962 film
birdseed|Mixture for fliers
biretta|Ecclesiastical cap
bitumen|Asphalt
bizarre|Strange
blackhead|*Facial blemish
bloopers|Embarrassing clips
blueblood|Aristocrat
bluebook|*College exam handout
blunted|Numbed
boardroom|*Trustees' gathering place
boggles|Bewilders
bohemians|Convention flouters
boldness|Chutzpah
boleros|Lively Spanish dances
bonanza|Big windfall
boohoos|Blubbers
botanist|Plant inspection expert
boulder|Mile-high city
bowline|Sailor's knot
bowling|Game played in an alley
bowling|It has balls and strikes
bowsprit|Nautical spar
brainteaser|If three hens lay three eggs in three days ..., e.g.
braless|Lacking support?
brasseries|Taverns
brassie|Old golf club
breeder|Certain matchmaker
breeder|Dog show attendee
breezeway|House-garage connection, perhaps
brewers|They can create drafts
brigade|Firefighters with buckets
brimmed|Filled to the top
brimstone|Fire partner
broadband|Fiber optic transmission, e.g.
broiler|Oven section
brokers|Security personnel?
browbeats|Bullies
brusque|Short but not sweet
bullpens|Warmup places for pitchers
bygones|Water under the bridge
bylines|Column credits
cabernets|Popular reds
cadenza|Concerto's extended solo passage
caesars|Vegas casino
calendars|Places to keep appointments
caliber|Bullet measurement
campsite|Firepit locale
canasta|Rummy variation
candles|Blow-out merchandise?
canebrake|Bamboo thicket
canines|Cuspids
canoodle|Be lovey-dovey
canoodle|Kiss and stuff, in slang
canopies|Overhead projectors?
cantina|Bar
canvassed|Polled
caramel|Flan topping
caravel|The Nina or Pinta, but not the Santa María
caraway|Aquavit flavoring
careers|Board game with Success Formulas
careful|Watch it
caribou|Arctic deer
carouse|Paint the town red
carouses|Has too good a time?
carpools|Commuters' cost savers
carports|Auto coverage?
carryback|Tax law provision affecting prior years (1961)
casabas|Crenshaw relatives
cascade|Fabric arranged in randomly falling folds
cascade|Falls
cassias|Trees from whose bark cinnamon is made
catacomb|Subterranean burial site
catapult|Advance dramatically, as to stardom
catapult|Grenade hurler
catcall|Heckler's output
catered|Like many affairs
catnaps|Snoozes
cattier|More malicious
catwalk|Stage workers' access
cayenne|Red hot chili pepper
celesta|Sugar Plum Fairy's instrument
celeste|Big name in frozen pizza
cellists|Ma and others
censored|Filtered for content
censors|Morality judges
chaired|Presided over
challenged|Didn't just accept
chances|Lottery tickets
channels|Cable company array
chaotic|Pandemoniac
charcoal|Sketching medium
charged|Used plastic
charley|Steinbeck's poodle
cheetah|Fastest feline
chemise|Loose-fitting undergarment
chewable|Like some vitamins
chimera|Imaginary monster
chiseler|Con artist
chiseler|Con man
chocoholic|One with a specific sweet tooth
chopper|M*A*S*H arrival
chopsticks|Chinese restaurant utensils
chronicle|Narnia tale
chronology|Sequence of events
cicadas|Noisy summer insects
cinemas|Manchester movie houses
circler|One who gets around?
circuit|Lap
clamour|Bath uproar?
clarinet|Artie Shaw's instrument
clashes|Doesn't match
clavier|Harpsichord, e.g.
cleaver|Meat cutter
closeout|Liquidation event!
closure|Sense of psychological completeness
clothed|Unlike naturists
clotheshorse|Swell
clubface|Golf ball striker
coagent|One of multiple chemical activators
coarser|Not so refined
coaster|Mat for a glass
cobwebs|Attic fly traps
cochairs|Leadership partners
cockpit|Pilot's compartment
coerces|Strong-arms
cohered|Made logical sense
cohorts|Accomplices
coleslaw|Picnic side
cologne|It may be splashed on
colossi|Easter Island statues, e.g.
combine|Harvester
compote|Fruit dessert
concert|Pavilion event
concierges|Hotel staff members
confess|Come clean
confetti|Parade deluge
confide|Trust, with "in"
congest|Clog, as traffic
contestant|Player
contradiction|Accent once heard in Managua?
control|Hold in check
coolants|Nuclear reactor needs
coopers|Barrel makers
copycat|Imitator
cordless|Like some shavers and phones
coronet|Princess topper
corsage|Prom gift
corsages|Refrigerated fashion accessories
cosmism|Secular philosophy
couples|1992 Masters champ
coveralls|Handyman's garb
cowcatcher|Track-clearing locomotive feature
cowgirl|Dale Evans, for one
cowpuncher|One who's at home on the range
cozener|Cheater
crammed|Burned the midnight oil
craters|Planetary impact consequences
crayons|Binney & Smith products
creatures|All __ Great and Small: Herriot
creditor|Settler, sometimes
creedal|Religiously formulaic
cripple|Undermine
critical|Decisive
croutons|Salad garnishes
crunchy|Brittle
crusher|Machine used on gravel
cuisine|Gastronomy
curried|Spiced pungently
cursive|Youngster's writing challenge
cussword|*Censor's target
customs|Airport area concerned with contraband
cynical|Bitter
dairymen|Some farmers
damsels|Distressed heroines
dangled|Like a symbolic carrot
dateline|Dispatch origin
daycare|After-school program, perhaps
dazzled|Wowed
deadest|Least bouncy, as a tennis ball
deadline|Freelancer's concern
deafens|Overwhelms with sound
deathtrap|1978 Tony-nominated play
debates|Campaign clashes
deception|*Trickery
decoder|Kind of promotional ring once offered by Ovaltine
decollete|Revealing, in a way
defendant|Accused
deficit|Shortage
deflect|Direct attention away from, as criticism
delineate|Describe precisely
demitasse|Espresso serving
democrat|Jackson was the first to become president
departure|Bon voyage occasion
deposes|Testifies under oath
deputing|Appointing as one's agent
derringer|Small gun
designer|Fashion bigwig
desires|Wishes
despise|Can't abide
detours|Cause of some trip delays
develop|Cultivate
deviate|Stray from the norm
devices|Gadgets
diabetic|Hyperglycemia sufferer
diagnose|Identify, in a way
dictation|A secretary might take it
diesels|Truck stop choices
dieters|Ones who lose on purpose
dieters|Weight watchers
digests|Condensed books
digital|High-tech camera type
digital|Kind of photography
dilates|Widens
dilates|Works with pupils, in a way
dingdongs|Bell sounds
dinners|Sunday rituals
diploma|Oft-framed document
disagree|Not see eye to eye
discipline|Regular regimen
disengagement|War of insults?
disharmony|Friction
dishrag|One may be used after a spill
dishrag|Washer's aid
dishrags|Kitchen cloths
dismantled|Took apart
disowns|Cuts off
dissolute|Rakish
distort|Twist
distress|Suffering
distressed|Fretting
docents|Museum guides
dockets|Case lists
doddery|Unsteady, as from old age
donates|Gives away
doorstep|Threshold
dormant|Inactive, as a volcano
dormouse|Mad tea party dozer
dossier|Bond report?
dowager|One with old money
downhill|Badly
downwind|*Where she blows?
draftee|Conscripted soldier
dragnet|Series with Sergeant Friday
dragoon|Old foot soldier
drastic|Radical
drawbar|Tractor coupling
dreaded|Like a bête noire
dribble|Bounce on a court
dribble|Bounce the basketball
dribblers|Hoopsters, often
drumrolls|Dramatic percussion intros
dustoff|Sharpen, as long-unused skills
dynasty|'80s soap about the Carringtons
eaglets|Bald babies?
earache|Canal problem
earaches|Stirrup problems?
earlier|Ago
earlobe|Place for a hoop or stud
earners|Workers, e.g.
earnest|Sincere
earthly|Of this planet
easiest|Least taxing
ebonies|Trees for keys
ebonize|Blacken, in a way
eclipse|One on 9/22/2006 had a central duration of 7 minutes, 9 seconds
eclipse|Surpass
economize|Cut back
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edifice|Urban skyline component
editing|Correcting manuscripts, e.g.
editions|Bibliophile's set
eductor|Device for draining fluids
eeriest|Most unearthly
effacer|Shy type
egested|Expelled
egotists|They think only of number one
eighths|Hat size fractions
elation|High spirits
elation|Spirits that make you high?
elected|Chosen
elected|Voted in
elective|Student's choice
electro|Prefix with magnetic
electron|Kind of microscope
elements|Rain, snow, sleet, etc., with "the"
eleventh|Like Aquarius, in a way
eligible|Meeting all the requirements
elitism|Theory espoused by Plato
emanate|Issue (from)
embarrass|Make flush
embezzle|Take wrong?
emblazons|Decorates brilliantly
embroil|Involve, as in conflict
emended|Fixed
emerald|May birthstone
emergency|Urgent occurrence
emeriti|Titled retirees
emitted|Gave out
empanada|Spanish stuffed pastry
enabled|Provided with the means
enamelers|Cloisonné crafters
encased|Like some museum displays
encases|Protects, as in a museum
enchant|Charm
enchilada|*Rolled Mexican dish
encoded|Protected from prying eyes, in a way
endeavor|Try
endless|Like tedious meetings, seemingly
enduring|For the ages
enervate|Sap
engaged|Tied up
engrave|Inscribe
engross|Occupy completely
enigmas|Inscrutable types
enigmatic|Hard to read
enlaced|Intertwined
enliven|Pep up
ennobles|Dignifies
enrichment|Fertilizer's purpose
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
enslave|Put in chains
ensnarl|Tangle
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensuing|Coming after
entails|Calls for
entails|Requires
entangle|Get mixed up (in)
entente|International alliance
entente|Summit achievement
entering|Breaking partner
entirely|Without exception
entities|They exist
entitles|Authorizes
entourage|Star cluster?
entraps|Stings, in a way
entrust|Consign (to)
envelope|Awards show request
environ|Surround
eohippus|Dog-sized creature thought to be the horse's earliest ancestor
epaulet|Adornment indicating rank
ephedra|FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
ephedra|Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
epicure|Certain critic
epitaph|Mel Blanc's is "That's all folks"
epitomes|Embodiments
epochal|Momentous
equivocal|Wishy-washy
erecting|Raising
erector|__ Set: kids' building toy
eremite|Religious recluse
errands|Gofer goings-on
errands|Market trips, e.g.
erratic|Unstable
erupted|Blew
escalade|Assault technique using ladders
escapade|Bit of mischief
escaped|Got away
escapees|Some former joint tenants?
eschewed|Avoided
espionage|Bond activity?
espouse|Champion, as a cause
espresso|Trattoria beverage
espresso|Trattoria brew
essayed|Took a crack at
essential|Sine qua non
estates|Big ones are often fought over
estates|They're left behind
esteems|Treasures
estimate|Crowd figure?
estranged|On the outs
estuary|River-sea link
eternity|Architecture aims at __: Wren
ethnology|Race course?
eulogies|Passing words
evacuee|One getting out before the storm
evasion|Taxpayer's crime
everted|Turned inside out
everyman|Joe Sixpack
evicted|Thrown out
evildoer|Satanic sort
evildoer|Villain
example|Specimen
exceeded|Surpassed
excises|Removes, as from text
execute|Carry out
exhalant|Blowing out
exigent|Imperative
exigent|Pressing
exorbitant|Outrageous
expiates|Answers for
expression|Term
extensive|Far-reaching
extradite|Hand over, in a way
extrema|Minima and maxima, in math
extreme|Like some measures
eyeballs|Has a close look at
eyeshades|Stereotypical telegraphers' headgear
eyesores|Blights
eyestrain|Candlelight reader's malady
eyeteeth|Canines often metaphorically sacrificed
fairness|Impartiality
falsetto|Tiny Tim, for one
fashion|Mode
feigned|Pretended
fertile|Productive
festoon|Arced decoration
fiddlesticks|Phooey!
figureheads|King and queen, often
filches|Swipes
filtered|Purified, in a way
finagle|Achieve using guile
finagle|Get using guile
finales|Some are grand
financed|Acted like an angel?
firelight|*Hearth glow
firstly|To begin with ...
fishnet|Sexy bit of legwear
fisticuffs|Fighting with dukes?
flailed|Swung wildly
flapdoodle|Bunk
fleabag|It ain't the Ritz
fleered|Laughed mockingly
flextimes|Customized work schedules
flimflam|Swindle
flooded|Awash
flophouse|Hardly the Ritz
flustered|Upset
flyover|Simulated bombing run
focused|Intent
foibles|Idiosyncrasies
fondest|Most doting
footnotes|Page-bottom references
footstep|Suspenseful movie effect
forebear|Ancestor
forecast|The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s," e.g.
forested|Under a canopy
forewarning|Driver's cautionary word?
forgeries|Art world concerns
fourteen|Ernie Banks's retired uniform number
foxtrot|Comic strip named for a dance
fracture|Break
freebie|Tiny shampoo bottle, e.g.
freeman|The Shawshank Redemption costar
freeman|Morgan who played God
freemason|Middle Ages stoneworker
freemen|Citizens
freestyle|Skating competition
fresnel|Frequency unit
frisbee|Classic Wham-O toy
fruited|Like the plain in "America the Beautiful"
gamiest|Most like venison
gangsta|Inner-city genre
gasohol|Fuel hybrid
gastric|Like a gut reaction?
gazette|Belfast weekly
gazette|Semiweekly Martha's Vineyard newspaper
gelatin|Trifle ingredient
generic|Not brand-name
genetics|Biology discipline
gentlefolk|People of good breeding
giftwrap|Amazon.com extra
ginseng|Tea herb
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glasses|They're raised while toasting
glottis|Location of the human vocal folds
glowworm|Bioluminescent larva
gluteus|Bum muscle?
goatish|Lecherous
goatish|Randy
gobbledygook|Doubletalk
godchild|Sponsored tot
goldarn|Dad-gummed
gradient|Inclined surface
grandee|Castilian noble
grandparent|Frequent spoiler
granola|Healthful breakfast choice
granular|In tiny pieces
greasepaint|*Clown makeup
grindstone|Sharpening wheel
gripers|They squawk
gristle|Steak remains
gristmill|Flour producer
groundburst|Surface-level bomb detonation
gruesome|Shudder-inducing
gulches|Deep ravines
gymnastics|*Skills on mats
halibut|Flounder relative
hamstring|Thwart
harassing|Giving a hard time
hardener|Paint additive for a firmer finish
hardens|Sets, as cement
harpoon|Weapon attached to a rope
hassles|Annoying inconveniences
hassling|Picking on
hatchet|Short-handled ax
hatrack|Foyer accessory
hatreds|Hostile attitudes
hawsers|Nautical tow ropes
hayrides|Fall jaunts
hayseeds|Clods
haywire|*Crazy
hearsay|Court no-no, usually
heartens|Gives hope to
heather|Moor growth
heavier|Deeper in content
heeling|Obeying a dog school command
helpmates|Spouses
hemisphere|What a full moon is, really
hemline|It went up in the '60s
henpecks|Acts like a nag
heptagons|Seven-sided figures
heralds|Ballyhoos
hercules|Mythical muscleman
heretics|Inquisition targets
hermetic|Sealed so as to be airtight
heroine|Scarlett, for one
herrings|Red ones are misleading
hesitate|Look before you leap
hibiscus|The yellow one is Hawaii's state flower
hifalutin|Snooty, informally
highborn|Like nobility
highchair|Seat that comes with a tray
highland|Elevated region
hipness|Cool
hirsute|Hairy
holists|New Age gurus
hombres|Padres, e.g.
homebrew|Personal suds
honeybee|Critter named for what it creates
honkers|Noisy geese
honorable|Upright
honoraria|Speakers' receptions?
hoofbeat|Clop?
hoofers|Dancers, in slang
hoorays|Encouraging words
horizontal|Level
horseraces|Triple Crown trio
hosanna|Jesus Christ Superstar song
hosanna|Cry of adoration
hospital|Site of many deliveries
hostels|Some bikers' lodgings
hostess|Restaurant greeter
hostile|Unfriendly
hothouse|Botanist's workplace
hotshot|Whiz with an ego
housewife|*Desperate TV character?
however|In any way
humiliate|Mortify
iceboat|Sailer on runners
icecaps|Features of Mars and Earth
icecaps|Pole features
icemaker|Cocktail party convenience
icemaker|Fridge convenience
icemaker|Fridge feature hooked to the plumbing
ideally|If nothing goes wrong
ideates|Cooks up
ideates|Dreams up
idolize|Adore
iguanas|Spiny lizards
imagine|Picture
imagine|Think of
immature|Childish
impacts|Affects
impasses|Standoffs
impeded|Got in the way of
imputed|Ascribed
imputed|Assigned, as blame
inanest|Most silly
incense|Holy smoke
incises|Carves
incisive|Penetrating
incline|Pitch
inclose|Where a zoom gets you
incomes|Many couples have two
indulge|Be lenient with
infants|Babies
infants|Little ones
infants|Nursery occupants
infects|Contaminates with germs
infernal|Diabolical
infield|Shortstop's locale
inflate|Blow up
ingenious|Brilliantly clever
ingrate|Thankless sort
inhaled|Took a deep breath
inhuman|Beastly
inklike|Dark and fluid
insaner|More nutty
inseams|Tailor's measurements
insecure|Anxious
instantly|Right away
insteps|Arches
instinct|Doing what comes naturally
insurer|MetLife, for one
insurer|Underwriter
integer|One is one
integer|Two, for one
integral|Necessary
interest|Some Schedule B income
interim|Temporary period
interludes|They may be romantic
intoned|Chanted
introversion|Draft of a prologue?
invades|Enters with force
invades|Permeates
inverse|Division, vis-à-vis multiplication
ironside|Detective in a wheelchair
ironsides|*Old __: Cromwell's nickname
isolate|Cut off
italics|Slanted letters
iterate|Come again?
iterate|Rehearse
iterated|Came again?
ivories|Some keys
ivories|Tickled notes
jacamar|Puffbird relative
jackass|Idiot
jackass|Jenny's mate
jammies|Night-night clothes?
jangles|Irritates, as nerves
jitters|Butterflies source
joshing|Not serious
jugulars|Vital and vulnerable targets, metaphorically
juicier|More scandalous
jujitsu|Japanese defense system
jumbles|Letter-unscrambling games
juncture|Crossroads
kahunas|Hawaiian medicine men
karaoke|Japanese for "empty orchestra"
keenest|Most perceptive
keister|Rear
ketchup|McDonald's freebie
keycard|One may be swiped at a hotel
keyless|High-tech type of car entry
kickback|Questionable rebate
kidders|Jokers
kidneys|Nephrologist's concern
kingdom|... my __ for a horse!: Shak.
kingpin|Capo di tutti capi
knackwurst|Chubby hot dog
kneesock|Calf-covering footwear
kneesocks|They may be worn with Bermuda shorts
knickerbocker|East Coast hoopster
knishes|Stuffed snacks
lactose|Many are intolerant of it
ladylike|Whatever your fight, don't be __: Mother Jones (labor organizer)
laities|Congregations
lamebrain|Nincompoop
landscape|Portrait alternative, in printing
lanterns|The "two" in "two if by sea"
laptops|In-flight work stations
larceny|Bank heist, e.g.
larceny|Taking it wrong?
largely|For the most part
larkspurs|Plants in the buttercup family
lassoed|Took part in a rodeo event
lassoer|Rodeo performer
latches|Gate closers
lawyers|They "make crime pay": Will Rogers
lawyers|They may be seen in chambers
layette|Newborn's paraphernalia
layette|Outfit for babies
leanest|Most healthful, as meat
leapfrogs|Jumps by taking turns
learned|Added to one's knowledge base
learner|One with a mentor
learner|Permit holder, often
leather|Chamois, e.g.
legatee|Executor's contact
legends|Some are urban
legumes|Alfalfa and asparagus beans
leisure|Time for hobbies
lemonade|Young entrepreneur's product
lengthiest|Taking the most time
lenient|More likely to bend
leotard|It's a tight fit
leotard|Skintight suit
lethargic|Lacking pep
lettuce|Moolah
lettuce|Salad bar item
liaison|Affair
lifespan|Longevity
lighter|Successfully dieting
lighthearted|*Carefree
linchpins|They secure wheels on axles
lineage|Information in a tree
linemen|Utility workers
lingers|Won't go away
lionize|Put on a pedestal
loathed|Hated big-time
loincloth|Fig leaf successor?
lollipop|Sweet sucker
longest|Most likely to put you to sleep?
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
loudens|Intensifies, perhaps
lovable|Easy to fall for
lovesick|Filled with amorous longing
lowlier|More humble
luckier|Better at guessing
luridly|How scandals are described in tabloids
luridly|In a vividly sensational way
macadam|Technique involving three layers of interlocking stones
macaroni|Yankee Doodle word
madness|O, that way __ lies: Lear
mafiosi|Partners in crime
mafioso|Underworld thug
mahatma|Indian sage
maladies|Chronic ailments
malaise|Pre-flu feeling
mamboed|Danced to Puente's music
manatees|Dugong relatives
mandarin|Official language of China
mandated|Decreed
mangoes|Chutney fruits
manhole|Sewer entrance
mantras|Prayer intonations
marauds|Plunders
margarita|Tequila-based cocktail
mariner|Noted albatross slayer
marmoset|Small South American monkey
martian|The War of the Worlds foe
martians|The War of the Worlds invaders
martini|Drink with an olive
martyrs|Saint Stephen and Joan of Arc
mascara|Lash thickener
mascara|Wand application
masseur|Rubber at a spa
matador|Fighter with a cape
matinee|Daytime show
matrons|Some prison employees
meadowlark|Montana's state bird is one
meander|Wind lazily
measles|German __
mediates|Helps to attain "win-win"
mediators|Divorce parties, perhaps
megillah|*Overly detailed account, slangily
melanges|Medleys
melodic|Pretty to listen to
memoranda|Firm messages
menacer|One making threats
menages|Households
menders|Sewers, often
menthol|Cool stuff
mercury|It falls in winter
messiah|Delivery expert?
metabolic|Kind of weight loss
metrics|Poet's art
metronomes|Music timekeepers
miasmal|Noxious
midterm|Student's concern
migrate|Fly south for the winter, e.g.
mimosas|Morning drinks
minerals|Nutritional needs
minions|Servile followers
minutia|Small detail
miracles|Pocketful in a 1961 Capra title
misdeal|Distribution problem
misdeals|Gets one's hands messed up?
misfits|Social duds
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mistake|Clinker
mistake|Goof
mittens|Lost items of rhyme
moccasins|Deerskin products
modeler|One attending to little things
modestly|How "Aw, shucks" is usually said
modesty|Asset of one who's retiring
mohairs|Angora fabrics
mongrel|The Tramp, but not Lady
monsters|Some have more than one head
moreover|In addition
morsels|Tasty bites
moviola|Film-editing device
mummers|Folk actors
nacelles|Engine housings
nailers|Carpenters, at times
naivete|Artlessness
nametag|Convention label
nametag|It may have "Hello" printed on it
narrate|Read between the lines?
narrator|Holden Caulfield, e.g.
natatorium|Health club feature
natters|Yaks
naysayer|Pessimist
neatness|It counts
neatnik|One who leaves nothing out?
neckline|Scoop, perhaps
needers|Underprivileged ones
needlework|*Embroidery, say
negator|Skeptic
nemeses|They can't be beaten
nemeses|Unbeatable rivals
nestled|Snuggled
nestler|Cuddler
newswires|*Reuters and others
newtons|Nabisco's Fig __
nightshade|Belladonna or bittersweet
nineteen|Like many a college sophomore
nitpick|Cavil
nitpicks|Has little to complain about?
nitwits|No-brainers?
noiseless|Early "high-tech" typewriter brand
noisome|Putrid
noisome|Reeking
noncoms|Corporals et al.
nonplus|Perplex
nonsense|Guff
noodles|The letters in alphabet soup
noonday|Like lunchtime
noontime|Whistleblower's moment?
northern|__ lights
nosebag|Oats holder
noseguard|Player lined up opposite the center, in football
nostalgia|Yearning for the past
notepad|Shopping list site
noticer|One who doesn't miss things
nuclear|Kind of freeze
nudists|Ones who get a lot of exposure?
nursery|Hospital section
nursing|Medical career
nurture|Feed and protect
nurture|Foster
nutcracker|Christmastime staple, with "The"
nutsier|More eccentric
oarlock|One of a pair of dinghy devices
obesity|Corpulence
obesity|Weight concern
obeying|Not going against
obnoxious|Bratty
oboists|There are two in Beethoven's Fifth
obscene|Repulsive
observe|Check out
obsolete|No longer used
obstructionists|Filibusterers
obverse|Side Lincoln is on
obviate|Make moot
oculars|Eyepieces
oddball|Weirdo
odometer|Driving range device?
odyssey|Marathon of a sort
odysseys|Adventures
oenology|Vintner's expertise
offhand|Brusque
oiliest|Most smarmy
omelets|Frittatas, e.g.
onetime|Past
opalesce|Shimmer iridescently
operable|Surgeon's favorite word?
opossums|Cat-sized marsupials
opulence|Wealth
oration|Speech
oratorio|Handel bars
orchestra|Theater section
ordains|Installs, as a minister
orderer|Menu reader, eventually
orderly|Neat
orients|Puts on the right track
origami|Paper-folding craft
original|Fresh
orioles|Colorful birds
orioles|Team nicknamed the Birds
orisons|Prayers
ornament|Christmas buy
orrisroot|Perfumery fixative
orthodox|Traditional
outeats|Bests in an annual Nathan's contest, e.g.
outlandish|Off-the-wall
outlook|Prospect of the future
outplay|Perform better than
outsell|Surpass in the market
outsells|Moves better than
outspoken|Hardly reserved
outward|Superficial
outwits|Bests à la Sherlock Holmes
overate|Stayed too long at the fare?
overbill|*Gouge
overcame|Prevailed
overrule|Fail to sustain, as an objection
oversees|Supervises
overtones|More-than-meets-the-eye meanings
overuse|Make stale, in a way
oysters|Bed occupants
oysters|Pearl harborers
pageant|Miss USA contest, e.g.
paisano|Pal
paisanos|Pals
pajamas|Lights-out outfit
paleness|Lack of color
palette|Atelier item
palpate|Examine with feeling?
pampered|Spoiled
pandemic|Universal
panoply|Impressive display
pansies|Colorful violets
paparazzi|Suppliers of tabloid photos
parades|Celebrations with floats
parapet|Castle feature
parapet|Citadel feature
parasol|Lightweight umbrella
parasol|One might get stuck in the sand
pardons|Lets off the hook
parfait|Dessert in a tall glass
parkway|*NYC's Belt __
parlors|Sitting rooms
parrots|Imitates
parting|Separation
passover|Not consider
pastels|Artist's tools
pasters|Scrapbookers, at times
patents|Safeguards of a kind
payments|Remittances
pebbles|Little stones
peephole|Home safety device
pellmell|In a reckless hurry
penname|Literary handle?
pepperoni|Pizza topping
perfecto|That's it exactly!
persecuted|Tormented
perusal|Careful reading
perusing|More than reviewing
pesetas|Former Catalan coins
pestles|Mortars' partners
pfennig|1/100 of a mark
phantom|Specter
phenoms|Promising youngsters
phonetic|Kind of alphabet
picador|Corrida participant
pierces|Uses an awl
pigeons|Dupes
pilsener|Bohemian brew
pinatas|They're broken at parties
pinkest|Most tickled?
pioneers|Boone and Bowie
pipette|Lab tube
pipsqueak|Squirt
pitapat|Rhythmic sound
pitfall|Drawback
pivotal|Key
pivoted|Swiveled
placebo|Control group handout
plaques|Gifts of recognition
plateau|Level off
plateau|Leveling-off place
plateaus|Flattens
plateaus|Levels off
platters|Deejays spun them
playback|Listen to, as a recording
playboys|Casanovas
playpen|Nursery piece
pleader|Tribunal addresser
pleasers|Accommodating types
pleated|Like many a tuxedo shirt
pleural|Kind of chest cavity
plotlines|Film dialogue
plurals|Cats and dogs
plusses|Favorable factors
polarize|Divide sharply
polestar|Celestial navigation guide
polestar|Guiding light
politic|Body type?
pollute|Foul
pooches|Boxers, e.g.
poppycock|Balderdash
porthole|Cruise opening
portions|Food helpings
portrait|Mona Lisa, for one
poshest|Most swanky
possessive|Like yours and mine, grammatically
postdoc|Ph.D.'s next hurdle
postludes|Church service closers
postmark|Philatelist's concern
potbelly|Paunch
poultices|Anti-inflammatory dressings
pounded|Banged
practical|Utilitarian
praised|Exalted
praises|Speaks highly of
precook|Parboil
preemies|They get out early
preempted|Bumped
prefabs|Modular homes
premise|Basis of an argument
premium|Insurance payment
premolar|Canine neighbor
prequel|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, for one
presage|Omen
preseason|Like most exhibition games
preselect|Pick beforehand
presenters|Ones with the envelopes on Oscar night
preside|Chair
presides|Chairs
presume|Take for granted
pretzels|Beer go-with
pricked|Punctured
princedom|Monaco, for one
printing|Part of a first grade curriculum
priorities|What's important
privets|Hedge shrubs
problem|Math exercise
problem|Situation, so to speak
procreation|Masterwork?
procure|Come by
profuse|Abundant
profuse|Lavish
promenade|Square dance call
proposal|Words with a nice ring?
prospects|Sales rep's list
prosper|Live long and __: "Star Trek" blessing
protege|Mentor's charge
protest|Strike, essentially
prowess|Exceptional skill
psychobabble|Hokum
pterodactyl|Flier of long ago
pullman|Car inventor George
quarterstaff|Medieval weapon
quickest|Most snappy
quipster|Wag
raccoon|Rocky of song
radiancy|Gleam
radiant|Shining
railcar|Sleeper, say
rainiest|Most wet, in a way
rainwear|Protection against cats and dogs?
raisiny|Like some cereal
rambled|Was circumlocutory
rangers|Team that traded A-Rod to the Yankees
rankles|Vexes
raspberry|Sorbet flavor
rathole|*Seedy hotel room
rations|Fixed portions
rations|Restricted fare?
rattier|More shabby
ravenous|Starved
ravines|Steep-sided valleys
readapt|Adjust once more
readapt|Show a chameleonlike quality
readers|Paper buyers
reattach|Put back on
rebuilt|Put back together
recalls|Manufacturers' woes
recasts|Gets new players for
recites|Gives a reading
recoats|Applies another layer to
recoils|Draws back
reconcile|Make up
recount|Loser's demand
recreate|Play
redlegs|Short-lived team nickname used in response to McCarthyism
redshirt|Garibaldi follower
reelect|Return to one's seat?
referee|Judo official
referred|Sent for a second opinion
refilms|Takes another take
refract|Change direction
refract|What prisms do
refuser|Naysayer
regatta|Annual Charles River event
regional|Qualifying tournament
regrets|RSVP bad news
rehearse|Prepare, in a way
rehired|Returned to the staff
released|Let go
remanded|Sent back
reminds|Makes conscious (of)
rending|Tearing
reneged|Broke a promise
renounce|Give up
rentals|Canoes at a lake resort, say
repartee|Witty banter
replace|Pinch-hit for
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
republic|Plato work, with "The"
reputedly|So it's said
resealed|Zipped again, as a storage bag
resects|Does a surgery job
resends|Responds to "I never got it"
reserve|Avoidance of intimacy
resided|Lived
residua|Lees, e.g.
residue|Traces of gunpowder at a crime scene, e.g.
residue|What's left
resolve|Dispel, as doubts
restarts|Boots again
restates|Clarifies, perhaps
restyle|Make over
retaliate|Get revenge
retaste|Postseason sampling?
retiree|One relocating to Arizona, maybe
retitle|Give a new name to
retools|Updates factory machinery
retrace|Walk over
reveille|Rousing notes
reverbs|Rock mixing tools?
reverie|Something seen when you're in the clouds?
revival|Evangelistic assembly
revolve|Go around
rewires|Is currently employed?
rewoven|Like a fixed rug
rewrote|More than edited
rheostat|Current regulator
rheostat|Dimming gadget
rhubarb|Diamond disorder, e.g.
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ridable|Unlike a wild horse
ridgier|More corrugated
ridicule|Deride
rigatoni|Pasta choice
rigatoni|Trattoria dish
righted|Fixed
ringleader|Sting target, maybe
ringtoss|Game similar to horseshoes
rioters|Unruly group
ripener|Ethylene, in agriculture
riposte|Clever return
ripsaws|Wood cutters
riverbeds|Channels between banks
riviera|Coastal hot spot
roadsides|Rest stop areas
roistered|Frolicked
romantic|Like a moonlight cruise
roommate|Lease co-signer
rooters|Fans
roseola|Reddish rash
rosined|Like bows
roughneck|Hooligan
roughneck|Thug
ruinous|Destructive
runtish|Scrawny
sacrificed|Gave up
sadists|Simon Legrees
safecracker|*Heist specialist
safeties|Results of some sacks
saintly|Holy
salaries|They're paid for services
salesmen|Marketing staff
sallied|Set out briskly
saltiness|Chip quality
salutary|Healthful
saluted|Showed respect to, in a way
salutes|Greets the general
sanders|1988 Heisman winner Barry
sandfly|Beach pest
sanguine|Beamish
sarcasm|Much taunting
sardine|Piscine symbol of overcrowdedness
sardines|Fish in a crowded-subway metaphor
satchel|Carry-on bag, often
satellites|Orbiting craft
satirist|Swift, notably
saturnine|Gloomy
sauterne|Semisweet wine
savored|Thoroughly enjoyed
sawbuck|Ten-spot
sawdust|...__ restaurants with oyster-shells: Eliot
sawdust|Particleboard makeup, at times
sawdust|Shop by-product
sawmills|Lumberyard suppliers
saxhorns|Brass band members
scalded|Badly burned
scalper|Sellout beneficiary, perhaps
scamper|Zip
scarecrow|Cornfield "guard"
scarlet|Color similar to poppy
scatted|Did vocal licks
scenario|Plot outline
schemes|Artful dodges
scholar|Professor, usually
schooled|Trained
schoolroom|Whiteboard site
science|Fair subject
science|Kind of fair
scooter|Moped relative
scorecard|*Record of strokes
scourge|Plague
scraper|Ice breaker
scrapings|Crime scene collections
scrappy|Feisty
screech|Collision preceder
scrimps|Pinches pennies
scrooges|Cheapskates
seahorse|Coral reef inhabitant
seances|Scenes of spirited conversations?
seatbelt|Traveling restraint
seating|Reception planner's headache, perhaps
seaweed|Agar source
seceder|One leaving the country
seclude|Withdraw into solitude
secludes|Shuts off
secondhand|Like thrift shop merchandise
secrets|... edged tools [to] be kept from children and from fools: Dryden
sectoral|Regional
secures|Ties tightly
sedated|Put under
sedated|Put under
sedatives|Mickey agents
seesaws|Can't decide
selectee|Chosen one
selects|Chooses
sellouts|Full houses
semaphore|Visual signaling apparatus
semicircular|Advertising flier at a truck stop?
semifinals|Penultimate March Madness round
seminar|Workshop
semipro|Part-time player
senhoras|Ladies of Lisbon
senores|Men of La Mancha
sensate|Able to feel
sensation|Tickle or tingle
sensible|Levelheaded
sensory|Like physiological receptors
separate|Split
septuple|Go from 10 to 70, e.g.
serenade|Woo, in a way
serenaded|Graced with a number
serials|Some cliffhangers
serious|Not fooling
sermons|Homiletics subject
serrated|Good for cutting
service|-
sessions|Shrink meetings
sestinas|Highly structured echoic poems
setoffs|Contrasting ornaments
setters|They might be Irish
seventh|Like Fatima, vis-à-vis Bluebeard's wives
several|Not that many
sexiest|2007 People magazine adjective for Matt Damon
sexiest|Hottest, in a way
shallow|Like a kiddie pool
shamrock|Aer Lingus symbol
shamrock|Irish emblem
shanghai|Chinese port
shebang|Whole thing
shelter|Basic need
shields|Legal symbols
shimmer|Shine, as sunlight on water
shinbone|Tibia
shorter|Comparatively low on cash
shovels|Tools for digs
showcase|Display enclosure
showman|Cohan, for one
showoffs|They love to be in the spotlight
shrinks|Headmasters?
shutterbug|One on a shooting spree?
sidecar|Harley attachment
sierras|Mountain chains
siestas|After-eating traditions
sifters|Kitchen gizmos
signers|Celebrities, at times
signori|Two gentlemen of Verona, e.g.
silvery|Like chinchilla fur
simians|Apes and monkeys
sinners|Ones seeking redemption
sissies|No he-men, they
sketched|Drew quickly
skirted|Sidestepped
skittered|Skipped along
skullcaps|Religious wear
skylines|City views
skyscraper|*Chicago's Sears Tower, for one
slapstick|Not exactly subtle comedy
slipcover|Furniture protector
slipout|Exit quietly
slipper|Cinderella's loss
slippery|Hard to catch
sloping|Like ski trails
slyness|Cunning
smeared|Participated in an ugly campaign
smidgen|Dab
smileys|E-mail grins
smileys|Happy e-mail symbols
smother|Cover thickly, as with onions
snacked|Had chips, say
snappier|Less patient
snazzier|More flashy
sneaker|Converse product
snidely|Dudley's toon foe
sniffle|Cold harbinger
sniffle|Cold sign
sniggle|Go after eels
snitched|Ratted
snoozes|Nap kin?
snorters|Cynics
solaria|Sunrooms
soldered|Put the metal to the metal?
soldiers|Army members
somehow|By hook or by crook
somersault|Turn over
somerset|Central New Jersey county
sonogram|Early baby picture?
soothes|Placates
soreness|First-time-in-the-saddle consequence
souffle|Delicate dessert
soulful|Expressing deep feeling
soulmate|Mr. or Ms. Right
southpaw|Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe
spanked|Hit the bottom?
sparerib|Part of a rack
spatial|Like some relations
speared|Skewered
spearfish|Do submarine work
spectate|Enjoy the game
spectra|Broad ranges
speedier|Faster
speedos|Swimwear with a boomerang logo
speller|Bee contestant
spheres|Domains
spicate|Like barley flowers
spigots|Tapping aids
spinner|Dreidel, for one
spinner|Revolving fishing lure
spirits|General mood
spitting|Kind of image
spliced|Joined, as film
splurges|Pricey indulgences
sponsor|And now a word from our __
sponsor|Get behind
spousal|Kind of support
sprinkle|Light rain
sprites|7UP alternatives
sprites|Pixies
squelch|Suppress
stables|Manx mews
staffer|Employee
stagnant|Not running
stagnate|Stand still
staircase|Connector of stories
stamens|Where to find anthers
starfish|Five-rayed seabed dweller
starkly|Without adornment
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starlets|Screen hopefuls
starred|Had the top role (in)
starred|Took the lead role
starship|Space traveler
started|Played on the A-team
starter|Not a substitute
startle|Say "Boo!" to, say
stashes|Hides
statute|Act
statute|Piece of legislation
stealer|Maury Wills, notably
stealers|Baseball leadoff men, often
steamier|More passionate, as a movie scene
steeled|Prepared, as for a daunting task
steelies|Nickname for 1943 pennies
steelies|Powerful shooter marbles
steeped|Awash
steeple|Flèche
steeple|Religious high point
steerer|One driving
stencil|Designer's device
stencil|Silkscreen aid
stentor|Loud speaker
stentor|Loud speaker
stepsons|William and Harry, to Camilla
stereos|They employ speakers
sterile|Barren
sterner|Ambition should be made of __ stuff: "Julius Caesar"
stickup|Bank job
stilettos|Heel styles
stingray|Ocean-bottom hider
stockyard|Locale in Sinclair's "The Jungle"
stomped|Walked angrily
stoolies|They can't be trusted
stories|Floors
strafes|Shoots from a low-flying plane
strainer|Kitchen gadget
straits|Narrow waterways
strands|Leaves high and dry
strange|Odd
strangers|Subjects of a parental caution
strategy|Game plan
streaker|One barely running?
streamer|Festive decoration
streetlight|It may be activated during a thunderstorm
streets|Wall and others
stresses|Accents
stressing|Feeling pressure (about)
stretch|Duration
striate|Furrowed
strings|Series
stylets|Probes in surgery
stylish|In vogue
stylish|Sharp
suasive|Convincing
subheading|Sonar datum?
subways|Token transports
success|Hit
suitors|Lochinvars
sukiyaki|Japanese one-pot meal
sunbeam|Mixmaster maker
supercharger|Feature of many a dragster (NFL)
superpower|The United States, e.g.
supervisor|*Boss
supervisor|Top-notch helmet attachment?
surmise|Infer
surprised|Caught in the act
svelter|More thin and graceful
swanker|More posh
sweater|Angora, perhaps
swiftly|Fast
switchback|*Sinuous mountain road
switcheroo|Unexpected reversal, in slang
symposium|Scholarly gathering
synapse|Neural junction
synapses|Impulse paths
synergy|Cooperative action
synonym|Certain, for sure
synthpop|Depeche Mode genre
syringes|Clinic stickers?
systems|Organized sets of principles
tacitly|Without actually saying so
taekwondo|National sport of South Korea
tailpipe|Exhaust outlet
takedown|Remove from the bulletin board
takeoff|Blow
taloned|Like ospreys
tamperproof|Like Tylenol capsules
tankers|Bulk transport craft
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantrums|Hissy fits
tapered|Like some candles
tapioca|Kind of pudding
tarries|Loiters
tartare|Steak __
tasseled|Like some loafers
tatamis|Tea ceremony mats
taxation|It falls under the veil of diplomatic immunity
taxidermist|One involved with turkey stuffing, maybe?
teacher|Plato, to Aristotle
teamwork|It's needed in most pro sports
teardrop|Earring shape
teatime|4:00 p.m., maybe
teatime|Four, often
tedious|Boring
teensier|Harder to spot
telephoned|Called
telethons|They can go on for days
telling|You're __ me!
tenants|Lessees
tenants|People using quarters
tenfold|Like a 1000% profit
tenoned|Joined with a mortise, in carpentry
tenpins|Bowling game
tenuous|Shaky
tenured|Like many professors
terrain|It can be rugged
testers|Tricky short putts, in golf slang
tetanus|Part of DPT
tethered|Restrained
tetrads|The Beatles and others
theater|Actor's arena
theorem|Formula to be proven
thinnest|Least substantial
threats|They can be empty
thrifty|Economical
thrifty|Prudent with one's resources
throbbed|Pulsated
thumbnail|*Small, as a sketch
tidying|Fixing (up)
tiebreakers|Some sets end in them
tiering|Part of a horse-hitching device
tilting|Inclined
tiniest|Least imposing
tiptoed|Went quietly
tiramisu|Italian dessert
tissues|Sniffler's box
toccata|Bach work
toenail|Polish target
toenailed|Hammered obliquely
toonies|Canadian two-dollar coins
toothed|Dentate
tootles|Flute sounds
toreros|Veronica performers
tornadic|Like some swirling winds
torrent|Strong stream
tortoise|Slow mover
tostadas|Tijuana treats
totaled|Beyond repair
tourists|Grand Canyon visitors
tourneys|Opens, e.g.
trailer|Movie promo
trainee|One being mentored
traipse|Gad about
traipse|Walk about
transept|Area crossing the nave
trapdoor|Secret exit, maybe
trapeze|Circus apparatus
trapeze|Flying act?
treadle|Old sewing machine mechanism
tremolos|Vibrating musical effects
triable|Worthy of judicial review
tribune|Oakland daily
trichrome|Three-colored
trinket|Cheap piece of jewelry
triplane|WWI innovation
tripoli|Capital west of the Gulf of Sidra
tripped|Threw, as a switch
trisects|Creates equal shares
tritone|Musical interval also called an augmented fourth
tritons|Colorful seashells
trivial|Petty
trounce|Bury on the field
trouper|Touring entertainer
trusses|Ties that bind
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
tungsten|Filament element
turboprops|Rolls Royce Dart engines, e.g.
tussles|Struggles
typists|Keyboard pros
tyrannize|Rule oppressively
tyrants|Hard heads
umpires|Makers of many calls
umpteen|Ginormous number
unattached|Single
unchaste|Pure as the driven slush, in Bankhead's words
uncouth|Rude
uncrated|Taken out, as refrigerators
undergo|Experience
underrate|Sell short
undertone|Subsense
undetected|Hidden, so far
unearth|Locate with effort
unicorn|Horselike myth
unicorn|Mythical symbol of purity
unicorn|Symbol of Scotland on the United Kingdom Royal Coat of Arms
uniform|Even
uninstall|Program option
unipolar|Like a neuron with a single neurite
unjoined|Apart
unnerve|Discombobulate
unnerved|Flustered
unnoted|Overlooked
unravel|Come apart
unreels|Lets out, as fishing line
unsettled|Up in the air
unsettles|Disturbs
unsterile|Contaminated
untamed|Not under control
untapped|Not yet used, as resources
untrodden|Lacking tracks
upslope|Incline
upsweep|Precipitous slope
urbanite|Hardly a yokel
urushiol|Irritant in poison ivy
useless|Futile
usurers|Ones taking a lot of interest in their work?
usuries|Illegal lending practices
utensil|Fork, for one
utilise|Put to good purpose, in Plymouth
utopian|Like pipe dreams
utterer|One just saying
vainest|Most futile
valance|Liberty in a 1962 Western
various|Assorted
vastness|Enormity
venerable|Respected, as an elder
verbose|Long-winded
viaduct|Railroad bridge
vintners|Napa bigwigs
visited|Called on
volumes|Large amounts
voyager|Robotic space probe
walkover|Easy task
wanderer|Vagabond
wannabe|Hopeful
warhorse|Beethoven's Fifth, e.g.
wastrel|Prodigal one
watchwords|Shibboleths
weightless|Floating, perhaps
wetness|Moisture
whalers|Many scrimshaw artists
whalers|Pequod and others
whatever|Resigned response often accompanied by eye-rolling
whatsit|Thingy
wheezes|Old locomotive sounds
widener|Road improvement crew, at times
winsome|Charming
wiretapping|Surveillance technique
wiseacre|Bugs Bunny, for one
witticisms|Much of Marx's philosophy
wonderful|Great
wonderland|Place accessed via a rabbit hole
workman|Laborer
worksheets|Accountants' backups
workstation|Computer user's place
worsted|Knitting yarn
writers|Recent strikers who literally account for today's missing theme letters
yearbook|High school memento
zealotry|Fanaticism
zealots|Fanatics
zealots|Radicals
zingiest|Most lively
zodiacs|Astrological diagrams
abalone|Edible mollusk
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abasing|Degrading
abating|Ebbing
abolish|Eliminate
abolished|Put an end to
abreast|Side by side
abstain|Choose not to vote
abusing|Mistreating
acacias|Thorny shrubs commonly with yellow flowers
academia|Ivory tower milieu
accedes|Gives consent
accesses|Gets to use
accolade|Complimentary review
accursed|Ill-fated
accustom|Get used (to)
acetates|Plastic overlays for artwork
acolytes|Altar attendants
acrylic|Painter's medium
actions|__ speak louder ...
actively|In an energetic way
adaptable|Versatile, as a tool
adaptor|Conversion gadget
addends|Numbers to be summed, in math
address|URL, e.g.
addressed|Spoke to
adduced|Cited as evidence
adenoids|Pharyngeal tissue
adhesion|Bonding
adjudged|Declared
adopter|Pet shelter visitor, perhaps
adorable|Darling
adulated|Admired slavishly
adulator|Big fan
advents|Starts
aerials|Gridiron passes
aerosol|Its contents are under pressure
afghani|Kabul coin
agelong|Lasting quite a while
agendas|Meeting plans
agitated|Worked up
agitates|Stirs up trouble
agronomic|Like farming
ailment|Malady
airfares|Costs of getting high?
airhead|Dolt
airheads|Hardly geniuses
airhole|Ventilation source
airiest|Least substantial
airpark|Private plane facility
airport|Reagan or Kennedy
airspeed|Cockpit datum
alarmed|Protected, as a home
alertly|In a wary way
algebra|Subject with many unknowns
aligner|Wheel adjuster
alignment|Wheel correction
alimony|Payment to an ex
alkaline|Like some batteries
allayed|Relieved
allegro|Brisk, to Brahms
alleluia|Christian chant
allonyms|Ghostwriters' noms de plume, say
alphabetize|*Put in order, as files
already|Done so fast?
already|So soon?
altered|Made changes to
amassed|Gathered up
amateur|Hustler's target
ammeter|Current reader
amnesiac|One having an identity crisis?
amnesias|Identity crises?
amongst|In the middle of
anaconda|Amazon predator
analects|The __ of Confucius
analogs|Substances similar in structure, in chemistry
analysis|In-depth examination
anatomy|Gray topic
anecdote|Often-amusing story
anemometer|Wind-speed measurer
anemone|Buttercup family member
angelic|Saintly
angrier|More likely to explode
aniline|Oily compound used in dyes
animals|Fauna
animate|Give life to
animated|Like many Disney films
anonyms|False names
another|Barfly's request
antenna|Lobster feature
antennas|Natural sensors
anticipate|Look forward to
antidote|Poison neutralizer
antique|Many an auction piece
antiques|Old things
antiserum|Immunity provider
apartments|Flats
aperitif|Pre-meal drink
aperitif|Sherry, often
apiaries|They're abuzz with activity
apostrophe|Sign of possession
apparel|Clothes
apparel|Clothing
appears|Shows up
appetite|Desire
applejack|Brandy distilled from cider
appoint|Name to a position
approve|Say yes
aquaria|Sea-life displays
aqueduct|Water conduit
arbitrate|Resolve, in a way
arcades|Teen hangouts
archaic|Antiquated
archway|Majestic entrance
areolae|Anatomical rings
areoles|Small biological cavities
argonaut|One of Jason's men
armored|Well-protected, in a way
armrests|Sofa sides
arrayed|Placed just so
arrests|Takes in
arrival|New kid on the block, e.g.
arroyos|Gulches
arsonist|Cause of a bad burn?
arterial|Main street
artless|Lacking guile
ascetic|One leading a spartan lifestyle
asparagus|Spears on the table
aspired|Yearned
assault|Threaten to attack
assents|Green lights
assents|Yields
asserted|Said positively
assigns|Transfers, as legal rights
assisting|Aide's job
assorted|Like some chocolates purchases
assuages|Makes milder
asterisk|Little star
astonish|Amaze
astronomy|Stardom?
atheist|One you won't find in a foxhole?
athletics|Only team besides the Yankees to win three consecutive World Series
atomies|Small creatures
atomize|Make a mist of
atonement|Amends
atrocious|Just plain awful
attaboy|Little League coach's encouragement
attache|Case at the embassy
attacked|Went after
attempt|Try
attests|Certifies
attract|Draw
attunes|Brings into harmony
atypical|Not ordinary
auberge|Amiens inn
audacity|Gall
auricle|Ear projection
austere|Spartan
automat|Coin-op eatery
automatons|Cuckoos in clocks, e.g.
automats|Horn & Hardart eateries
avatars|Hindu incarnations
averages|Ordinarily does
avionic|Relating to Space Age technology
avocation|Hobby
avulsed|Torn off forcibly
awesome|Cool!
awestruck|Blown away
awfully|To an extreme degree
awnings|Shade providers
backdated|Pretended to have written earlier, as a letter
backseat|Kibitzing type of driver
backstab|Betray by bad-mouthing
backstreet|*Road less traveled
baffles|Perplexes
baguette|Narrow loaf
bailouts|Large-scale financial rescues
baloney|Hogwash
bankruptcy|Red state?
banquet|Ceremonious event
baritone|Voice between bass and tenor
barkeep|Cocktail maker
barware|Tumblers and tongs, e.g.
baseball|America's pastime
basmati|Long-grain rice of the Punjab
basting|Thanksgiving activity
batsman|Cricket striker
battleship|Part of the game, and the game itself
beanies|Brimless caps
beanpole|Ectomorph
bearing|Demeanor
beatnik|'50s-'60s counterculturist
beatniks|Bongo-playing '50s-'60s stereotypes
bedtime|When people retire
beefalo|Hybrid meat
beefcake|Some women's mag photos
beepers|Paging devices
beepers|Paging gizmos
behemoth|*Colossus
belongs|Fits in
benevolent|Good
benzene|Coal tar product
berates|Chews out
besides|Anyway
betrayal|Unwelcome exposure
betroth|Promise to marry
betters|Tops
between|Connecting
between|___ a rock and a hard place
bicentennial|7/4/1976 celebration
bigotry|Racism, e.g.
biotech|Gene therapist's field, briefly
birdman|1962 Lancaster title role
biscotti|Italian bakery items
biscuit|Treat for Fido
blabbermouths|Gossipy types
blanket|Pancake, when holding a sausage
blanket|Quip, part 2
blazers|Apparel with insignias, at times
blessed|More than fortunate
blinker|Intersection caution
bloodstream|Fantastic Voyage setting
bloomer|One may be late
blueblood|*Aristocrat
boarder|Inn crowd member
boarders|Transients, often
boardroom|Conference table site
bobsledder|Winter Olympics competitor
boilermaker|The heating contractor ordered a __
boiling|Mad
bolognas|Deli hangings
bolsheviks|Lenin et al.
bonanzas|Forty-niners' strikes
boomtown|*Gold rush phenomenon
booster|Rocket stage
boredom|Condition that might bring you to tears?
bowwows|Kin of kitties and fishies?
braille|System of raised dots
branded|Labeled
breastwork|*Fortification about four feet high
brewpub|Ale seller
brigade|Fighting force
bristles|Brush hairs
broaden|Expand
brogues|Irish pub features?
browses|Wanders the Web
buckwheat|Pancake flour
bulwark|Defensive wall
bumpkin|Hick
bushwhacker|Oater villain who attacks from hiding
busiest|Like the most active bee?
cafeteria|Food fight site
cafeteria|Place with trays
cahoots|(In) conspiracy
caissons|Two-wheeled artillery wagons
calamari|Ristorante squid
calorie|Dieter's unit
calorie|Heat measure
calypso|Ska precursor
campaign|Hit the trail, in a way
canards|Malicious rumors
cannoli|Sicilian pastry
canoeing|Challenging the rapids, maybe
canonist|Ecclesiastical law expert
caplets|They're easier to swallow
caption|Something that may help you get the picture?
captious|Faultfinding
carafes|Some wine containers
caramel|Apple topping
caramel|Confection created by heating sugar
caravans|Lines in the desert?
carbine|Semiautomatic rifle
carcass|Unfinished framework
carefree|Blithe
caribou|Arctic deer
carnival|Traveling show
carport|Garage alternative
cartoons|Hanna-Barbera output
casinos|Some modern tribal operations
catalog|Common Yuletide mail
catnaps|Short snoozes
cattail|Wetlands growth
caveman|Sourpuss in Geico ads
ceasefire|Front end?
cellist|Ma, for one
cellist|Orchestra member whose instrument rests on the floor
cellphone|Texting device
censorship|Press suppression
centavo|Peso fraction
centavos|Cancún coins
cereals|Trix and Kix
cerebral|Brainy
chantey|Seaman's song
chaparral|Californian shrubland
charlatan|Flimflam man
chastens|Disciplines
chatroom|Place for online gab
chemists|Leeds pharmacists
chianti|Tuscan red
chicano|Mexican-American
chicles|Chewing gum substances
chimney|Draft creator
chimney|Sweep's milieu
chiselers|Cheats
chockablock|Tightly packed
chorale|Bach work
chortle|Satisfied laugh
chutzpah|Impudence
claimed|Had rights to
clarets|Some reds
classic|Enduring opus
classics|Some required reading
cleaner|Vacuum __
cleanse|Make pure
cleaver|Chop chopper
clinical|Based on medical observation instead of theory
clipboard|Medical office accessory
cloaked|Hidden
closets|Secrecy metaphors
clothier|One concerned with duds?
clueless|In the dark
coalpit|Natural resource source
coattail|Metaphoric source of support
coffers|Strongboxes
cohorts|Pals
coiffure|Hairdo
collapse|Give way
colonel|Potter of "M*A*S*H," for one
colossi|Gigantic statues
comical|Zany
compete|Vie
computes|Works out
condone|Approve tacitly
condors|Andean vultures
conduit|Passage
confident|Free from doubt
confluent|Running together
confuse|Befuddle
congrats|Well done!
connives|Conspires (with)
consolation|Comfort
consort|Monarch's spouse
cookies|*Online tracking devices
coracles|Small Welsh river boats
cornered|Trapped
corsage|Gift for a big date
cosmetic|Blush, for one
coteries|Circles
counterattacked|Responded in kind, in a way
courtier|Palace attendant
cowpuncher|One who's at home on the range
coxswain|Crew's control
crackers|*Wacky
cradled|Held protectively, as an infant
crafted|Skillfully made
crapshoot|Gambling metaphor for a risky venture
crashes|Traffic jam causes
crassest|Least refined
creator|Maker
credenza|Executive cabinet?
credits|Movie trailer?
crisper|Fridge section
crispers|Veggie drawers
cronies|Buds
crooners|Crosby and Como
crossbar|Goalpost part
crossly|In an angry way
crustal|Like the Earth's plates
cupboard|Bare fixture of rhyme
cyberpunk|Blade Runner film genre
cyclorama|360-degree artwork
cymbals|Drummer's crashers
czarina|Winter Palace resident
dairymen|Many Wisconsin farmers
dallier|Dawdling type
dampish|Somewhat wet
dangling|Kind of participle found in the sentence "While working on my computer, the dog pestered me for dinner"
daunted|Discouraged
deadhead|*Fan of a "Grateful" band
deadline|Wire, metaphorically
deafens|Overwhelms with noise
dearths|Scarcities
debtors|Collectors' targets
decadent|Beyond lavish
deciding|Tough job for a beauty contest judge
decimal|Point in math class?
decrees|Orders
deductible|Of concern to a CPA
deducts|Knocks off
defended|Stood up for
delicate|Easily broken
delimit|Separate into fields
dementia|Common geriatric malady
demonic|Possessed
density|Factor in measuring specific gravity
dentine|Tooth tissue
deposed|Removed, as a dictator
derbies|Track contests
derriere|Behind
descent|Mountain climber's return
deserts|Strands
despise|Can't stand
dessert|Course shunned by losers?
destroyer|Part of the game
detains|Holds for questioning
detente|Easing of tension
deterred|Checked
detests|Can't abide
detracts|Takes away
devoting|Setting aside
devotional|Like most prayers
dewdrop|Bead of morning moisture
diameter|Radius times two
diffusible|Capable of being scattered
digress|Go off on a tangent
dilemma|Catch-22
diligence|Beehive state?
dinners|Fundraising events
dioxide|Carbon __
diplomat|One with immunity
disables|Sabotages
disengage|Separate
disfavor|The doghouse, so to speak
dishonesty|Pan a Billy Joel classic?
disperse|Scatter
disposed|Inclined (to)
disrespect|Bad-mouth an Aretha Franklin classic?
dissatisfaction|Rap a Rolling Stones classic?
dissect|Analyze
distaste|Repugnance
dogface|G.I., in old slang
doggone|Dad-blasted
dogsled|Iditarod vehicle
dominions|India and Pakistan under British influence, e.g.
donates|Contributes
doormat|Milquetoast
dosages|Amounts to take
dosages|Jottings on tablets?
doubtful|Uncertain
doughnuts|Dunked snacks
dowagers|Some of the landed gentry
downsides|Drawbacks
draconian|Extremely unforgiving
dreamer|Starry-eyed type
dreamers|Idealists, sometimes
dribbles|Bounces on a court
dropshot|Soft court stroke
dugongs|Manatee relatives
durability|Granite state?
duration|Length of time
duskier|More shadowy, as evening
earlobe|Stud site
earmuffs|They were invented by 15-year-old Chester Greenwood in the winter of 1873
earners|Ones making money
earthen|Like much pottery
earthen|Made of clay
echelon|Authority level
echoless|Lacking auditory feedback
eclipses|Overshadows
ecotypes|Adaptable subspecies
ecstasy|No mere joy
eddying|Aswirl
editors|Changing careers?
eeriest|Spooky to the max
egoists|Self-centered types
egomania|Bloated condition?
ejected|Left the plane suddenly (m)
elapsed|Slipped by
elapses|Goes by
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
elector|College member
elegance|Refined grace
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Chic
elegant|Polished
element|Gold or silver
element|Nitrogen or oxygen
eligible|Qualified
elitist|Snob
elitists|Snobs
ellipse|Orbital shape
eloping|Like lovers skipping church?
eloping|Marrying on the sly
embargo|Economic warfare tactic
embargo|No-trade policy
embarrassed|In a red state?
embitter|Rankle
embryos|Early life forms
emended|Improved
emerald|Green shade
emeries|Abrasive substances
emoters|Actors, often
emoticon|:-), e.g.
emoticon|Face with a hyphen for a nose, say
empanada|Latin-American pastry
empathy|Vicarious feeling
emphasis|Boldface purpose
empires|Ruling periods
empiric|Derived from observation
empower|Give authority to
emulate|Try to equal
enamors|Inflames with passion
encases|Sheathes
enchants|Bewitches
enclosure|Ring or rink
encumber|Burden
endnotes|Back-of-the-book listings
endorse|Back
endorses|Signs on the back
enervated|Really exhausted
engines|Fire trucks
engrave|Personalize, at the jeweler's
engulfed|Inundated
enigmas|Riddles
ennobled|Exalted
ennobles|Elevates in rank
enormous|Huge
enormous|Titanic
enplane|Board
enrages|Angers
ensemble|Coordinated outfit
enslave|Shackle
ensnare|Catch in a net
ensures|Guarantees
entente|__ cordiale: friendly understanding
entered|Stepped inside
entered|Went in
entering|Recording, as in a journal
enthrall|Hold spellbound
entirety|Completeness
entrees|Menu courses
entrees|Some specials
enzymes|Agents of biochemical change
epaulet|Uniform piece
epicurean|Gourmet
epicures|Gastronomes
epiphany|January 6th Christian celebration
episode|Single show
epsilon|Delta follower
equines|Lippizaner and Percheron
erasable|Like some pens
erasable|Subject to being wiped out
erasers|They can fix slips
erasers|They help get the lead out
erector|__ set: construction toy
ergometer|Indoor rowing machine
erotica|Blue books?
errantry|Knightly news?
erudite|Learned
escalate|Intensify
escalate|Intensify
escapade|Lark
escapee|Reason for a search party
escapes|Breaks out
escargot|Snail on la carte
escorts|Accompanists?
escudos|Portuguese capital
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
espouse|Advocate, as a cause
essayer|Trying one?
essence|Gist
essence|Perfumery product
esthetic|Cultivated
estimate|Ballpark figure
estuary|River mouth area
etagere|Display case
etagere|Stand with shelves
etcetera|Substitute for dropped items
etchings|Some Rembrandts
eternal|Everlasting
ethenes|Refinery gases
etherize|Put under
etoiles|French stars
evaluation|Critique
evanesce|Fade away
exceeds|Goes over
exchange|Switch
executrix|She may oversee an estate
exercise|Doctor's suggestion
exercise|Drill
exercise|It can involve dumbbells and jerks
exhaust|Use up
expelled|Kicked out of school
expertly|How pros do things
explain|Clarify
extends|Pushes back, as a deadline
exuberance|Joy to the max
eyeballs|Looks over closely
eyelash|Place for mascara
eyeopeners|Breakthroughs in therapy, say
factory|Quip, part 3
faraway|Distant
farmhand|Agricultural worker
fascism|Mussolini's movement
faucets|Home Depot kitchen department array
fearless|Unflinching
feeblest|Most frail
felines|Catty types
felines|Lions and tigers, but not bears
feminist|Gloria Steinem, notably
fiestas|Cinco de Mayo celebrations
finesse|Diplomacy
fireside|Metaphorical site of some presidential chats
fireworks|Spectacular display
fisheyes|Suspicious looks
fishtail|Skid, as a car's rear end
fixates|Obsesses
flabbergast|Astound
flanked|Outmaneuvered, in a way
flatbed|Open-bodied truck
fleeced|Rooked
flimsiest|Like the worst excuse
flipflops|Politicians' dilemmas
flyspecked|*Covered with black dots
folderol|Nonsense
folderol|Poppycock
fondler|One spooning
footrest|Where sleeping dogs lie?
forecasts|Weather Channel offerings
foregoes|Precedes
forepaw|Cat's front foot
forfeits|Gives up
foursquare|Unwavering
fragile|Like some egos
fraught|Full of, with "with"
fraulein|German miss
freelance|Independent, in a way
freelance|Self-employed
frescoes|Sistine Chapel features
frittata|Italian omelet served open-faced
fuelled|Gassed up the Jaguar, say
funhouse|Midway attraction
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
gallops|Races on horseback
gardened|Tended the flowers
gardenia|Fragrant flower
gargantua|Rabelaisian giant
garment|Closet article
gateway|Entrance
gearshift|RAGE?
gemologist|Precious stone expert
gemstone|Emerald or ruby
general|Five-star leader
general|Vague
generous|Like an unexpectedly large gift
genetic|Kind of fingerprint or code
genteel|Well-bred
geology|Study of rock groups?
giraffe|Tallest land animal
giraffes|Tallest animals
gladiola|Bloom with sword-shaped leaves
glassblower|Colonial fair artisan
glories|Morning __: flowers
glucose|Important energy source for the brain
glycine|Amino acid found in protein
gnarled|Knotty and twisted
gnarled|Knotty, as a tree
goatees|Trimmed facial adornments
godless|Atheistic
grannies|Family elders, familiarly
granule|Bit of grit
granule|Fine particle
grapevine|Unreliable communication method (h)
greeters|Hosts, at times
greeters|Welcoming ones
gridiron|Football setting
grunters|Some tennis players
gymnast|One dismounting from a horse, maybe
gynarchy|Government by women
gypsums|Soft minerals
hackles|Defensive anger, metaphorically
hairdos|Coifs
hairline|Commonly receding boundary
halftime|Sports intermission
hammock|Outdoor nap site
handgun|Colt .45, e.g.
handlebar|*Scooter feature
handoff|Backfield exchange
handset|Desk phone unit
hangers|Closet assortment
hangman|Word game involving a stick figure
hangman|Word-guessing game
hangups|Emotional problems
hansoms|Baker Street transports
hansoms|Quaint transports
harebrained|Half-baked
harlots|___ Ghost: 1991 Mailer novel
hauteur|Arrogance
hayride|Halloween jaunt
hazelnut|Coffee flavoring
headline|Front-page grabber
headline|Star
headway|Forward movement
hearses|Limo leaders, at times
hecklers|Comic's banes
helixes|Spirals
helmets|Batters' protection
heralds|Harbingers
hereafter|Next life
heretic|One seriously straying from the flock?
heretics|Church challengers
hesitate|Show uncertainty
hexagonal|Six-sided
hillside|Sledding spot
hipster|Cool cat
historic|Like chronicles of the past
historic|Memorable
hoagies|Some heroes
hoecake|Griddle fare
hokeypokey|Group dance song with the repeated lyric "that's what it's all about"
holiest|Most saintly
hollyhocks|Actress Hunter visits a pawn shop?
holsters|Piece keepers?
homered|Went deep, so to speak
honestly|I kid you not!
honestly|With no deception
honesty|Candor
honeypot|Attraction for Winnie the Pooh
honoree|Award winner
horseshoe|*Trotter's footwear item
horseshoe|It's pitched at a stake
hosanna|Biblical cry of adoration
hostess|Party leader
hotspot|Trendy club
houseman|Male servant
huckster|Snake oil salesman
humbler|More modest
hypotenuses|Some triangle sides
hysteria|Common crowd reaction in monster films
icebergs|North Atlantic hazards
ideology|Democracy, e.g.
idiotic|Dumb
ignores|Overlooks
illiterate|Unable to read
illness|Reason to miss work
illness|The flu, for one
imagery|Mental pictures
imitating|Doing, so to speak
immense|Brobdingnagian
imminent|At hand
immoral|Unethical
imperil|Put in danger
implicit|Not expressly stated
imprecise|Vague
impresario|One putting on a show
impulse|Sudden urge
inaction|Dormancy
inadequate|Not enough
inaudible|Like sound frequencies above 20 kHz or so, to humans
inboard|Type of motor
incessant|Nonstop
incurable|Like Pollyanna's optimism
indebted|Obligated to repay a loan
indicates|Points to
indisposed|Not feeling well
induced|Brought about
inductee|Hall of Fame guest of honor
inertia|Couch potato quality
inertia|Sluggishness
inertias|Torpors
inexpertly|Hardly in a skillful way
inflame|Arouse, as passion
inflame|Kindle, as passions
inflames|Kindles, as passions
infringe|Encroach (upon)
ingrained|Deep-rooted
ingrate|Thankless one
inhuman|Monstrous
initials|Some tattoos
inseams|They end at the ankle
insecure|Like many Woody Allen characters
insights|Moments of clarity
insipid|Lackluster
insomniac|Sleep lab subject
instate|Like colleges with the lowest tuition, for residents
intakes|Aspirations
integrates|Blends together into a whole
interest|Bond payment
intermesh|Fit together
internal|Like some monologues
interpose|Stick in
intranet|Internal company info-sharing system
inurned|Buried
investor|Market figure
invitees|Party list
ironies|Many O. Henry endings
ironmen|Triathletes
ironstone|Heavy china material
irrigate|Supply water to artificially, as farmland
islanders|Martha's Vineyard natives, e.g.
isolated|Quarantined
isotope|Uranium-238, e.g.
iterates|Responds to "Come again?"
jacketed|Wearing a bolero
jacuzzi|Maker of many jets
jamboree|Boy Scout event
jawbreaker|Very hard candy
jittery|Wired, so to speak
johnson|Masters partner
journey|Long trip
jujitsu|Art developed by ancient samurai
jumpsuit|Bailout cover-up?
kangaroo|Pocket Books logo
keepsakes|Memory stirrers
keister|Duff
kettledrum|*Pitched percussion instrument
keyboards|Rows on pianos
keyless|Like much hotel room access
kickboxers|Some ring combatants
kickoffs|Football openers
kidnaps|Shanghais
kingship|Royal office
kleenex|Sniffler's need
knapsack|Camper's aid
knavish|Dishonest
kneeler|Pew feature
kneepad|Patella protector
kneesock|Hose reaching to the patella
knickknack|Trinket
knighthood|Honor for Connery
knitwear|Most sweaters and jerseys
laboring|Breathing heavily, perhaps
lackeys|Toadies
laconic|Concise
lakeside|Summer cottage site
lambaste|Rake over the coals
landlord|Letter?
laptops|Airport security concerns
lawsuit|Action in court
layaway|Alternative to immediate purchase
leaners|Horseshoes scores
leanest|Like the healthiest corned beef
leashes|Pet store array
lectern|Preacher's stand
lectern|Speaker's stand
leeward|Moving toward the calmer side, at sea
lefties|Southpaws
leftist|Red
legalese|Contract terms, at times
legatee|Will beneficiary
legwarmers|Stockinglike workout wear
leisure|Retiree's abundance
lenient|Soft, in a way
libelee|Defamation suit defendant
library|It often has branches
lifetime|Lengthy guarantee period
likable|Winsome
likewise|Ditto
likewise|Me, too
linemen|They can be offensive
lipread|Interpret via mouth movements
literal|Hardly figurative
livener|TV show warmup, for instance
located|Found
loiterer|One hanging around
loiterer|One just hanging out
lonelier|More isolated
lonesome|Like the road in a classic ballad
longbow|Robin Hood's weapon
longevity|Years on the job
loophole|Out
loudest|Least subdued
lounges|Relaxes
lowland|Area prone to flooding
lunkhead|Bozo
macaroni|Feeding tubes?
machismo|Tough-guy trait
madeira|Fortified Portuguese wine
madonna|Express Yourself singer
madonna|Virgin Mary
maelstrom|Tumult
maestri|Orchestra conductors, formally
maestro|Orchestra leader
magenta|Plum relative
magnums|Party bottles
magpies|Crow relatives
majesty|Grandeur
majority|51 out of 100, e.g.
maligns|Slanders
manacle|Handcuff
manacle|Slap cuffs on
mandarin|Official spoken language of China
manholes|Street entrances
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mantras|Chanted words
mappers|Rand McNally staff
marimba|Cousin of the xylophone
mariner|Safeco Field player
marriage|Ceremony at an altar
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
maryjane|Spider-Man's girl
massage|Rub the right way
masters|Annual Georgia tournament, with "The"
matrons|Some prison guards
maverick|Loner
mayoral|Like some elections
maypole|Seasonal dancing center?
mealier|More dry and crumbly
mealier|More farinaceous
measure|Step off, perhaps
measurer|Calibrated tool
mechanic|Tuning pro
mechanizes|Makes automatic
meerkats|Timon and Uncle Max, in "The Lion King"
melancholy|Blue state?
melanin|Skin pigment
memorial|Statue, perhaps
merciful|Forgiving
mermaid|Disney's Ariel, e.g.
messiah|Handel oratorio
messiah|Oratorio with the "Hallelujah" chorus
messiahs|Saviors
mileage|Odometer reading
mileage|Used-car datum
militiaman|Revolutionary soldier
milkshake|Ice cream treat
minerals|Jade and quartz, e.g.
minored|Studied secondarily, with "in"
miocene|Epoch in which grazing mammals became widespread
miracles|Turning water into wine, and others
misdeals|Distribution slips?
misread|Get the wrong signals from
mobiles|Art pieces that hang from the ceiling
mockery|Farce
modesty|The only sure bait when you angle for praise: Lord Chesterfield
molecules|Minute particles
mongrel|Mutt
monogram|LBJ or JFK
monorail|Way around Disneyland
monorails|Amusement park rides
monster|*2003 film
monster|Scary film staple
moonbeam|Ray from a natural satellite
moonstruck|*1987 film
mosaics|Inlaid designs
motorcar|British wheels
mousetrap|Board game with cheese-shaped tokens
mucilages|Glues
mudhole|Soft, wet area
mullahs|Islamic clerics
muscled|Like Mr. America
muscular|Like weightlifters
mushroom|Grow exponentially
mystics|Occult figures
mystics|Washington WNBA team
nametag|*Suitcase attachment
nametag|It's read often at conventions
narrate|Tell a story
nascent|Budding
national|Like some debt
national|Like some pride
nauseate|Make queasy
naysays|Opposes
neatest|Most spiffy
neediest|Most destitute
needles|Ribs
neglect|Allow to worsen
nemeses|Luthor and Brainiac, to Superman
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neocons|Political interventionists
neoliths|Stone Age artifacts
nepotist|One hiring relatives
nerdiest|Least cool
network|Do some strategic schmoozing
neuters|Spays
newsman|One working on columns
newsreel|Old movie house staple
nightmare|Frightening ordeal
nineteens|Blackjack holdings
nitrous|__ oxide: laughing gas
nominate|Try to get in the running
nominee|Chosen one
nonagon|Nine-sided shape
nonhero|Unlikely protagonist
nonhero|Unlikely protagonist
noodges|Annoying people
noplace|There's __ like home
nostalgia|Sentimental yearning for the past
notations|Marginal comments
notepad|Jotting place
nothings|Lover's sweet talk?
novella|The Old Man and the Sea, for one
nunnery|Convent
nursery|Site for saplings
oarsmen|Crew members
oatmeal|Common haggis ingredient
objects|Doesn't go along
ocarinas|Ovoid wind instruments
oceanic|Like an albatross
octagon|Stop sign, e.g.
octuple|Double x double x double
octuple|Eightfold
odometer|Dash component
oeuvres|Bodies of work
ointment|Balm
okeydokey|Affirmative!
oldsters|Octogenarians, e.g.
operable|In working order
operate|Run
operatic|Like much of Rossini's work
operatic|Like music composed for a libretto
optical|Kind of illusion
optimum|Best
oranges|Fruits used in making Grand Marnier
orators|Figures of speech?
orbited|Circled the earth
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
oregano|Pasta sauce herb
oreganos|Spaghetti sauce herbs
orisons|Prayers
osmotic|Slowly permeating
otalgia|Earache
ottoman|Place to put your dogs up?
outdoors|Great area?
outpace|Surpass in development
outpost|Remote military base
outposts|Frontier bases
outrank|Be superior to, as in the military
outsized|Uncommonly big
outstare|Blink later than, in a contest
overawes|Intimidates
overexert|Strain
overhear|Pick up by the ears?
overran|Exceeded, as a budget
overtax|Demand too much of
overuses|Makes a cliché of, say
oxymoron|Deafening silence, e.g.
padrone|Italian innkeeper
paellas|Spanish stews
paintbrush|Roller alternative
paisley|Colorfully patterned fabric
palates|Hard and soft mouth parts
palindromic|The same either way
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Elixir
panacea|Snake oil, so it's said
panatela|Corona alternative
pancaked|Flattened
pancakes|Breakfast stack
paneled|Like some den walls
pantywaist|*Sissy
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parables|The Prodigal Son and others
parabola|Certain conic section, in math
paradox|This statement is false, e.g.
paroled|Released with conditions
pasteup|Passé publishing technique
pastiest|Most sallow
patience|It's a virtue, so they say
patinas|Bronze coatings
patriotic|Devoted to one's land
patriots|Super Bowl XLII runners-up
pawnshop|Cash America establishment
payback|Make good on
peanuts|*Chump change
pedometer|Step counter
peekaboo|Game played with a baby
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
penguin|Umbrella-toting "Batman" villain
pepperoni|Pizza sausage
peppiest|Most energetic
perfecto|Tapered cigar
periods|Lunch and study hall
perjure|Swear falsely, with "oneself"
persona|Image
persona|Public face
pesetas|Old dinero
pesticide|Dust gun output
petites|Little women
pettier|Of more interest to a nitpicker
petulant|Peevish
pharisee|One in an ancient Jewish sect
pheasant|Bird served "under glass"
philosophy|Plato's field
phosphorus|Its white variety glows upon exposure to oxygen
photographer|Wedding hiree
pianists|Keyboard players
piccolo|Flute relative
picklock|Burglar
piddling|Trivial
piquant|Pleasingly pungent
pirogue|Lightweight bayou vessel
pistachio|Ice cream flavor
pistons|Team named for its city's leading industry
pitchfork|Tool in a haystack
pitiably|In an unfortunate way
pivotal|Like a deciding moment
plainly|How to see the obvious
plasmas|Some flat panel TVs
plastic|Paper alternative
playback|TiVo feature
playboys|Hedonistic fellows
playtime|It may be followed by a nap
pleases|Tickles pink
pleasure|Hedonist's pursuit
pleasure|You can get it from a blast
plethora|Teeming amount
plotting|Cooking up a coup
plowshares|Cutting-edge farm parts
plutocrat|Loaded leader
poacher|Game-hunting trespasser
pockets|Cargo pants features
politer|More gracious
pooches|Dogs
poodles|Some toys
poolhall|Place to find cues
popular|Having caught on
population|Resident count
porosity|Penetrable quality of skin
portable|Like laptops
positively|Affirmative!
postage|It may be due
potbelly|Hardly a six-pack? (h,h)
potboiler|*Hack's output
potboiler|Novel by a hack
pothole|Road problem
potters|They work on wheels
praises|Eulogizes
prayers|Mass communications?
preacher|Service provider?
precast|Formed before delivery, as concrete
precede|Go ahead of
precede|Go before
predators|Online threats
predictor|Meteorologist, at times
predominate|Outnumber all others
preempt|Replace in the schedule
preened|Primped
prelims|Fights before the main event, for short
premier|Chinese leader
premiums|Coverage charges
prepared|Ready
prepays|Sends a check with the order
preppie|Private school teen
prequel|Film that's out of order?
presage|Omen
presaged|Foreshadowed
prescience|Foreknowledge
presentees|Oscar winners, e.g.
pretense|False appearance
pretense|False show
pretest|Course admission requirement, perhaps
prevail|Triumph
prewash|Soften at the factory, as jeans
problems|Predicaments
proclaim|Declare
profile|Mug shot view
proofread|Work on galleys
propanes|Industrial fuels
propels|Pushes forward
prophetic|Like some visions
protege|Mentor's charge
proteges|Mentored ones
proteus|Mythological shape-shifter
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
protocol|White House observation?
prowled|Searched for prey, lion-style
psalmic|Like much worship music
psychics|Mind readers
publish|Avoid perishing?
purples|Red and blue states?
pyramid|Egyptian monument
pyramid|Giza attraction
quacking|Duck chorus
quarter|Washington is on it
quasars|Highly luminous cosmic objects
queriers|They want to know
quiches|Baked brunch dishes
quicksand|Marsh hazard
raccoon|Masked critter
racists|Certain bigots
radiate|Emit
ragtops|Convertibles, slangily
rainier|Washington summit
rainout|From 1988 to 1999, a record 856 consecutive games were played in Dodger Stadium without one
rampaged|Rushed violently
ramparted|Fortified
ranchero|South American spread owner
ranches|Cow country sights
ransacks|Searches thoroughly
rapport|Camaraderie
rasping|Hoarse
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ratline|Nautical ladder rung
raucous|Like many a frat party
ravenous|Starving
reagent|Assayer's substance
realize|Come to understand
reascent|Second time to the top
rebuilt|Like some auto engines
recalls|Manufacturers' headaches
receded|Moved, like many hairlines
receipt|Expense report need
receiver|Listening device
recipes|Chef's repertoire
recites|Reels off
reckons|Figures
reckons|S'poses
recount|Election extender
recreate|Give fresh life to
recycling|Consumer's waste management responsibility
redeemed|Cashed in
redeyes|Cabin lights are usually turned off during them
redline|Deletion indicator
redrill|Put through one's paces again
reedits|Prepares a third draft of
reenact|Bring to life again, as a Civil War battle
referee|Football official
referrer|Doctor, at times
regents|College board members
regular|Frequent patron
rehears|Tries again, in court
rehearse|Prepare for a show
rehires|Brings back on board
reimpose|Put back in force, as an expired tax
reinvests|Puts dividends to work
reinvolve|Bring back into play
rejigger|Alter, perhaps by using unethical techniques
relapsed|Went off the wagon, e.g.
relapses|Gets worse after getting better
release|Let go
reliably|In a way you can count on
reliant|Dependent
relocate|Have a moving experience?
remarkable|Noteworthy
remnants|Money-saving carpeting choices
remorse|Sorrow
reneges|Breaks a promise
reneges|Commits an act of betrayal, maybe
reorder|Ask for more
repainted|Like a house on the market, often
repartee|Banter
repined|Kvetched
replaying|Using a DVR, say
reprises|Broadway wrap-ups, often
reptiles|Monitors, e.g.
requests|Piano bar petitions
reseats|Adjusts, as a bathroom fixture
reseeds|Assigns new rankings to
resents|Takes umbrage at
reserve|High-quality wine
reshape|Mold into a different form
reshoes|Does a blacksmith's job
resides|Lives
resolute|Unwavering
resonance|Booming voice quality
respect|Veneration
respire|Breathe
respond|Answer
restate|Say another way
restive|Nervous
restoring|Antique work
restrain|Hold back
restraint|Seat belt, for one
resurrect|Bring back into practice
retailer|Christmas celebrator?
retailer|Mall tenant
retains|Engages, as an attorney
retains|Holds on to
retaken|Shot again, as photos
retakes|Hollywood do-overs
retinas|Organ parts with cones
retinue|Entourage (m)
retools|Upgrades the factory
retract|Take back, as a public statement
retrain|Prepare for a job transfer, perhaps
retrieve|Fetch
returned|Brought back
retyped|Did over on a Selectric, say
revelries|Big-time parties
reverie|Daydream
reverts|Goes back (to)
revolution|*Beatles classic with the line "We all want to change the world"
revolve|Orbit
rewarded|Gave a treat for a trick, say
rhetorical|Like a question that isn't a question
rhombus|Equilateral quadrilateral
rickety|Ready to collapse
riffles|Mixes, as cards
ringside|Like expensive fight seats
rinsable|Not permanent, as dye
riotous|Like mob behavior
ripples|Small waves
ripsaws|Lumberyard tools
riverbed|Area between banks
riverboat|A paddlewheel may propel one
roadbed|Train track foundation
roadways|They help you go places
rocketry|Space science
rodents|Mouse and squirrel
romance|Court
rooster|One might give you a rude awakening
rootcap|Underground protection
rosters|Scorecard listings
rotator|__ cuff: pitching injury site
rotunda|Domed hall
roundtable|King Arthur's meeting spot
roundtrip|There and back
routine|Ordinary
rubdown|Post-exercise treat
rudiment|Basic
sabotage|Enemy agent's strategy
saddened|Disheartened
safecracker|Crook who doesn't need the combination
saffron|Paella flavoring
salamander|Amphibian that can regenerate its limbs
salaried|Not paid hourly
salesman|Frequent traveler, perhaps
salivate|Show great anticipation, informally
sambaed|Danced at Rio's Carnival, perhaps
sampled|Judged, in a way
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandman|Nightly visitor of folklore
sandwich|*Insert, as into a tight schedule
sangria|Spanish wine punch
sarcastic|Cutting
sargasso|Sea named for its seaweed
sashimi|Dish sometimes served with wasabi
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
satiate|Stuff to capacity
satires|Swift specialties
satirize|Make fun of
sausages|Kielbasas, e.g.
savanna|Safari destination
saviors|Redeemers
scalars|Quantities possessing only magnitude
scalped|Sold for a big profit, as tickets
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scandal|Tabloid topic
scanner|Inventory aid
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian symbols
scarecrow|Jelly-legged traveler to Oz
scepter|Regal rod
schleps|Hauls with effort
scholarly|Learned
science|Physics, for one
scissors|Wrapper's pair
scooter|Honda Ruckus, e.g.
scorned|Treated with disdain
scrapes|Fights
scrapheaps|Dumps
scratch|Square one
screens|Projects
screwdriver|The handyman ordered a __
scribes|Medieval copyists
scribes|Writers
scrounged|Bummed
sculpts|Makes a bust
seacoast|Vacation area
seahorse|Fish that swims upright
searing|Chef's high-temperature technique
seating|Restaurant host's purview
seaweed|Algae on the beach
seceder|One breaking away
seconded|Backed the motion
secretes|Emits, as pheromones
secretly|How plots are planned
sedative|Chilling order?
sedentary|Like a couch potato
seediest|Most shabby
seedless|Like navel oranges
seeress|Cassandra, for one
seesawed|Couldn't make up one's mind
seethes|Does a slow burn
segments|Parts
seismic|Quaking?
seizers|Repo men
selects|Picks
sellouts|Betrayals
seltzer|Bubbly beverage
semester|Academic term
semicolon|Long-sentence punctuation
seminar|Advanced college course
seminar|Advanced study group
semipro|2008 Will Ferrell hoops film
semisoft|Like mozzarella
senators|Ottawa NHLers
sensate|Feeling
sensory|Tactile, e.g.
separate|Split up
serenade|It might be heard from one going to court
serenades|Woos with song
sesames|Bun seeds
settings|Thermostat options
settled|Avoided a trial
seventh|God Bless America inning
sexiness|Allure
shakers|Movers' partners
shallots|Leek cousins
shampoos|Garnier products
sharifs|Old Meccan governors
shearer|One working on the sheep
sheepdog|What Bo Peep could have used?
sheikhs|Some oil barons
shelter|Basic need
shindigs|Galas
shinguards|Goalie's protective pair
shmooze|Chat idly: Var.
shoeless|Barefoot
shoeless|In one's bare feet
shoeshines|Oxford brighteners
shootout|O.K. Corral event
showtime|When the curtain rises
shrines|Sacred sites
sidecars|Cocktails with triple sec
sidestep|Evade
sidetracks|Gets off the point
sidewalk|Hopscotch site
sidewinder|*Dangerous snake of the Southwest
siennas|Earth tones
sierras|Milieu for John Muir, with "the"
sighted|Seen from the crow's-nest
signage|Street corner feature
signals|Semaphore user's output
signposts|Turnpike features
singsong|Monotonous
sitters|Jobs for teens
skaters|Christmas village display figures
skepticism|Show me state?
sketchbook|*Art class supply
skittish|Apt to shy, as a horse
skyline|Penthouse view, perhaps
skyline|Toronto's includes the CN Tower
slasher|Budget committee, these days
slayers|TV's Buffy and Faith, e.g.
slipknot|It creates an adjustable loop
slipshod|Careless, as workmanship
slipshod|Slovenly
slogans|Ad staples
slowpoke|Hardly a speed demon
smartest|Most intelligent
smashed|Blotto
smeared|Slandered
smelled|Detected, as a rat?
smelter|Place of refinement?
smidgen|Hint
snapdragon|Flower named for a legendary beast
sneaker|Tennis wear item
snicker|Tee-hee
snowflake|Winter flurry unit
snowplows|Drift removers
sobbers|Weepy people
softies|Easygoing sorts
soirees|Evening parties
solitaire|Game for one
soluble|Unlike oil in water
solution|Answer
sonatas|Beethoven specialties
sonatina|Clementi work
sonnets|Some Keats works
soprano|Opera heroine, often
sopranos|Voices above alto
sorcerer|Mickey's employer, in "Fantasia" (h,h)
sorties|Air ace's missions
souffle|Fluffy fare
soybeans|Tofu source
spacing|Typesetter's concern
spandex|Stretchable fabric
spandex|Stretchy fabric
spanning|Crossing over
spatula|Turner in a kitchen
spatulas|Diner supply
species|Biological subdivision
spectator|One in a box
specter|Phantom
spectre|The ghost of Mrs. Muir?
speedos|Some small suits
spelunk|Explore caves
spigots|Urn taps
spinach|Leafy green
spoiler|Third-party candidate, perhaps
sportswear|Golf pro shop array
sprains|Wrist twists, e.g.
sprinkle|Drizzle
sprints|Short races
spruced|Spiffed (up)
spurrers|Instigators
squared|Evened
squatters|Occupants of abandoned buildings, e.g.
stagehand|Theater worker
stagger|Cause to reel
stained|Discolored with a spill
staking|Boundary markers
stallion|Breeding horse
stapler|Office tool
starlit|Twinkly at night
starters|Appetizers
statuettes|Oscar winners' winnings
stature|Height
statutes|Law book contents
steadies|Regular guys
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelie|Metal playing marble
steelies|Powerful shooter marbles
steerage|It's not first class
stencil|Sign-making aid
stereotype|Movie nerd, e.g.
sterile|More than just clean
steroids|Subject of the 2007 Mitchell Report
stewards|Wine openers
stiletto|Type of heel
stilettos|Some heels
stodgier|More boring
stoolies|Rats
stopgaps|Temporary fixes
stopover|Brief visit
stopover|Short stay
stories|Levels
strained|Tense, as relations
straiten|Create financial trouble for
strands|Leaves high and dry
straphang|Commute, stereotypically
stratagem|Ploy
stratum|Layer
strayed|Got off course
streamer|Newlyweds' car decoration
strength|Force
stressed|Under pressure
stretch|Yawn accompanier, often
streusel|Coffeecake topping
strewed|Scattered
strokes|Butterfly units?
strudels|German pastries
stubble|Beard beginning
stumble|Trip
stumbles|Trips
stupors|Dazes
stylets|Medical probes
stylist|Salon worker
suavely|With sophistication
submarine|Part of the game
subtotals|Pretax sums, e.g.
subzero|Really cold, temperaturewise
succumb|Yield
sudsier|More foamy, as soap
sugarcane|Crop yielding a common sweetener
suitcase|Baggage claim item
summers|Vacation times
sundeck|Basking locale
sundowner|Evening cocktail, to a Brit
sunlight|Morning awakener, perhaps
sunrise|Dawn follower
sunrise|Daybreak
sunsets|Romantic lowerings
superpower|The United States, e.g.
supinate|Rotate face-up, as one's palm
supremacy|Empire state?
surefire|Foolproof
suspicion|*You may be picked up if you're under it
swapped|Traded
swarmed|Moved like bees
swimmers|Fish, notably
swindle|Con job
swinging|Rakish
swiping|Checkout activity, perhaps
swollen|Puffed up, as a sprain
symposia|Academic conferences
synopsis|Overview
syringes|Needles
systems|Methods
tactile|Touchy?
tactility|Responsiveness to touch
tadpoles|Pond youngsters
tagline|In space no one can hear you scream, for "Alien"
tailored|Fitted, as a suit
takeoff|Leave in a hurry (m)
takeoff|Rise from the runway
talents|Fortes
tamales|Burrito cousins
tangent|Circle line
tangents|Digressions
tangible|Like material goods
targets|Quotas
tarpons|Atlantic sport fish
tattoos|Parlor pictures
tattoos|Skin coloring?
taximen|Cabbies in Canterbury
teammate|Fellow Dodger, e.g.
teargas|SWAT team supply
techies|Best Buy's Geek Squad, e.g.
technology|*Science in industry
teenager|Fake ID user, often
teensier|Even more itsy-bitsy
teenybopper|Girl idolizing a pop star, perhaps
teethed|Cut canines
teether|Ring in a crib
telecast|Air on tubes
telecasts|Nielsen ratings subjects
telecasts|Prime time shows, e.g.
telemeters|Remote measuring devices
tellers|They have a lot of bills
tempera|Quick-drying paint
tenable|Hard to dispute, as a theory
tenable|Possible to defend
tenuous|Uncertain
tenures|Lengths of service
tepidness|Old bath water quality
terminal|Airport building
termites|Home wreckers
terrific|Fabulous
tessellate|Form into a mosaic pattern
thanked|Said grace, say
thatchers|Tropical roofers
thirteen|Coven count
thrifty|Using coupons, say
throbbed|Beat hard
thumbprint|*Duster's find at a crime scene
tickler|Reminder file
tidiness|Desirable trait in a roommate
tidings|News
tighter|More like best buds
tigress|Jungle female
tillers|Tractor attachments
tireless|Indefatigable
tissuey|Very thin, as paper
titanic|Best Picture of 1997
titanic|Colossal
titrate|Test the concentration of, in chem lab
toadies|Yes-men
toaster|Place for an Eggo
toccata|Bach work
toddled|Barely walked
together|As a team
toilsome|Arduous
tollgate|Turnpike collection spot
tomahawk|Western weapon
tomcats|Alley prowlers
tomorrow|Song that begins "The sun'll come out"
toniest|Tops in chic
toolbox|Handyman's carryall
toolers|Leather workers
tootsie|Sweetums
tootsies|Where to see piggies?
topnotch|Exceptional
toreros|Bullfighters
tortillas|Enchilada wraps
tortoise|Hare racer
tostada|Taqueria offering
toucans|Large-billed birds
tousled|Mussed up, as hair
tracheal|Of the windpipe
trailed|Lagged behind
trailer|U-Haul rental
trained|Showed the ropes
trainee|Apprentice
traipsed|Went (all over)
trances|Channeling states
tranquil|Serene
transit|What mailed packages are in?
transom|Window over a door
traveler|One with an itinerary
treader|One staying afloat in place
treadle|Old sewing machine part
treasuries|Valued collections
treatise|Dissertation
tremors|Vibrations
trestle|Railroad bridge support
triangles|Sources of romantic conflict
triathlon|Ironman event
tridents|Gladiator weapons
trigraph|Three letters forming a single sound
trimester|Obstetrical period
trimmer|Garden tool
triplex|Apartment with two staircases, perhaps
triumphed|Came out on top
trodden|Walked-on
trolleys|Chicago Surface Lines transports
trooper|State cop
trouser|Pant leg
truants|Unauthorized absentees
trustee|Bankruptcy court appointee
trustee|Board member
tryouts|Auditions
tsarist|Follower of Ivan, say
tsetses|African menaces
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tsetses|Flies over Africa?
tsetses|Scary African flies
tsunamis|Scary waves
tuffets|Low stools
tuition|College payment
tummies|What bikinis expose, informally
turnups|Pants cuffs, to Brits
tweedles|Lures, Pied Piper style
typeset|Prepare for printing
typeset|Work on a galley
ukelele|Guitar relative: Var.
unaided|Without any help
unanimous|Like a 12-0 verdict
unclasp|Open, as a large envelope
underlie|Be situated beneath
uneaten|Left over
unedited|Like many YouTube videos
unequal|Not the same
unerring|Perfect
unguent|Salve
unironed|Wrinkled, perhaps
unlabeled|*With no tags
unloose|Set free
unlooses|Sets free
unmeant|Not intentional
unpacked|Emptied one's bags
unready|Not prepared
unrests|Social rumblings
unrivaled|Without equal
unsaved|At risk of being lost in a hard drive failure
unskillful|Not practiced
unsurpassed|Never before topped
unwoven|Not made of interlaced parts, as fabric
upgraded|Went for more memory, say
uplinks|Earth-to-satellite connections
uploads|Transfers to a central computer
upmarket|High-end, as merchandise
upriver|Hard direction to paddle
uproars|Hullabaloos
useless|Of no value
vacancy|Motel sign
vaguely|In an unspecific way
vehicle|Part of SUV
veranda|Open porch
verandas|Open porches
vertigo|*Dizziness
victimless|Like some crimes
villager|Exurban resident
violator|Lawbreaker, e.g.
virtuoso|Master performer
visiting|Calling on
vitamin|A, B or C, e.g.
voodoos|Some West Indian religious cultists
waggled|Moved to and fro, as a golf club just before swinging
wagoner|Conestoga driver
wahines|Some island dancers
wallops|Trounces
waltzes|Dances in 3/4 time
waterline|Floating point
waterworks|Source of tears, slangily
webpage|Wikipedia article, e.g.
western|Gene Autry film
western|Omelet type
wheedle|Sweet-talk
whereto|Hack's question
whispers|Library volumes?
whitecaps|Sign of rough seas
whizbang|Super
willingness|Volunteer state?
winepress|Gallo gadget
wintered|Lived (in) during a cold period
wiretap|Furtive listening device
wispier|Thinner, as smoke
witchcraft|Salem trials crime
witness|Courtroom expert, often
wonders|Ancient septet
wrestler|Andre the Giant, e.g.
wristwatch|Gadget largely pooh-poohed by men until the 20th century
yearbooks|Ballpark souvenirs
yearner|One who aches
yearners|They're filled with longing
yeshiva|School for Torah study
yesterday|What "I believe in," in a Beatles title
yokozuna|Highest rank in sumo
yonkers|New York neighbor
youthful|Like kids' enthusiasm
zealots|Gung-ho types
zestiest|Most piquant
zippered|Like some change purses
zippers|Closers of a kind
abandon|Leave high and dry
abandon|Leave high and dry
abashed|Hangdog
abduction|Taking badly?
abducts|Kidnaps
abreast|Side by side
absorbs|Picks up
abstract|Like a Jackson Pollock painting
abysmal|Totally dreadful
acacias|Trees in giraffe diets
academic|Campus figure
accuses|Charges
acerbic|Biting
acetylene|Welder's need
achiest|Hurting the most
achiever|One who gets things done
acolyte|Altar boy
acrobatic|Like trapeze artists
acutely|Keen way to be aware
adamant|Uncompromising
adaptive|Capable of change
addenda|Things in the back
adhesive|Like glue
adipose|Fatty
admiral|Naval officer
admires|Finds appealing
adonises|Male models, often
adoptee|Anne of Green Gables, for one
adopters|Some new parents
adorned|Decorated
adrenalin|Heart stimulant brand
adulation|Excessive flattery
aeolian|Windblown
aerated|Effervescent, perhaps
aerated|Like hot tub water
aeration|Soda-making process
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerator|Oxygenating tool
aerials|Shots from above
aerobic|Like some dancing
aerosols|Sprays from cans
afeared|Lackin' gumption
affirmed|Declared
aflutter|Quivering
aforesaid|Above
afterglow|Good feeling that lingers
against|Not with
against|Opposed to
ageless|Eternal
aggressor|The one who started it
agitates|Perturbs
agnostic|Religious doubter
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
airdate|When something is on
airhead|-
airhead|Featherbrain
airheads|Dolts
airline|American or Continental
airspeed|Cockpit reading
alameda|Arbored Southwestern walkway
alchemists|Philosophers' stone seekers
alerted|Tipped off
alerter|Siren, for one
alewives|Old English pub proprietors
alexander|Costanza portrayer
alfredo|Fettuccine follower
algebra|Course with x's
alidade|Angular measurement device used in surveying
alienee|Property recipient
alights|Lands
alimony|Split payment?
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allegory|The Tortoise and the Hare, for one
allegro|Swiftly, to Solti
alleles|Genes responsible for hereditary variations
alliance|Compact
allocate|Parcel out
alludes|Refers casually (to)
alternate|Take turns
alumnus|Graduate
amaretto|Liqueur in a godfather cocktail
amaretto|Liqueur often used to flavor tiramisu
amarettos|Almond liqueurs
amateur|Dilettante
amateur|French lover?
amateur|Nice nonpro?
amateur|Pro's opposite
ambiguous|Equivocal
ameliorate|Improve
ammonia|NH3
amnesia|Mental blackout
amongst|Surrounded by
amorous|Lovey-dovey
amounts|Is equivalent (to)
amphora|Antique oil holder
amplest|Least scarce
anaconda|Jungle crusher
anagram|Roped, to Pedro
anapest|Three-syllable foot
anarchy|Lawlessness
anathema|Object of loathing
anecdotes|Toastmasters' stock
anemometer|Weather station gadget
anesthesia|Operating room number?
angered|Steamed up
angiogram|Cardiologist's request
angular|Lean and bony
aniline|Polyurethane compound
animated|Like many short films
animating|Bringing to life
annexes|Building additions
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoints|Consecrates with oil
anonyms|Noms de guerre
anteater|Diner on a hill
antelope|Pride's prey
antenna|Receiving aid
antennae|Features of some alien costumes
anthill|Colonial mound
anthrax|1881 Pasteur vaccine target
antiphony|For the real thing?
antitoxin|Immunity offerer
antlion|Adult doodlebug
antonym|Choose to reject, say?
apelike|Simian
apparatus|Paraphernalia
appease|Satisfy by offering concessions
applecart|Metaphorical victim of an upset
applejacks|Fruit-and-cinnamon-flavored cereal
approval|Go-ahead
aqualung|Inspiring apparatus
aquaplane|Water skis alternative
arachnid|Spider, e.g.
arbiter|Dispute settler
arboreal|Like lemurs
arboreta|Botanical gardens
arcsine|Trig inverse
arduous|Herculean
areolae|Colorful rings
areolas|Iris parts
armadas|Ill-fated attackers of 1588 and 1589
armloads|Carrying capacities
armoire|Bedroom set piece
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Large wardrobe
armored|Well-fortified, in a way
armpits|Axillae
arpeggio|Broken chord, in music
arraign|Bring charges against
arrange|Adapt musically
arrange|Orchestrate
arranger|Orchestrator, perhaps
arrears|Amount of money that should have been paid
arrests|Rap sheet listings
arrivals|Airport board heading
arriviste|Upstart
arsenal|Military depot
arsenal|Munitions center
artisan|Old guild member
artists|Experts
artsier|Like a more pretentious museum patron
arugula|Salad bar greens
ascribes|Credits (to)
ashcans|Refuse collectors
asocial|Unlike the life of the party
asparagus|Peru was its leading exporter in 2009
asparagus|Shoots for dinner
asphalt|Cloverleaf cover
aspirin|Bayer product
assents|Gives in
assignor|One transferring property rights, in law
assigns|Gives, as homework
assistant|Second
assists|Rink stats
atheist|Believer's antithesis
athlete|Wheaties box picture
athletic|Good at sports
atonement|Satisfaction of a sort
atoning|Making reparations
atremble|Quaking
attache|Diplomatic specialist
attache|Embassy diplomat
attained|Reached, as goals
attains|Reaches
attests|Certifies under oath
attests|Swears to
attracts|Beckons
auditor|Accountant, at times
auroras|Northern lights
auroras|Sky lights
auroras|Sky lights
austere|Like monastic life
autographs|Celebrity signatures
autonomous|Self-directed
autonomy|Parent/teen sticking point
autopsy|Inspection requiring scales
avalanche|Big snow fall?
avengers|Steed and Mrs. Peel's show, with "The"
average|Like Joe?
aviated|Flew a plane
avionic|Relating to flight technology
awarded|Given, as custody
awesome|Totally rad!
awkward|Like most early adolescents
axillae|Deodorant targets, anatomically
axletree|Cart's wheel attachment
axolotl|Mexican salamander
babydoll|Short nightie
babysits|Watches for money
backlash|Political repercussions
backlash|Voter reaction of sorts
backspin|English, maybe
bacteria|Some tiny rods and spheres
bailouts|Controversial financial rescues
bakelite|Collectible plastic jewelry
balalaika|Russian instrument with a triangular body
balladeer|*Old street corner singer
ballerina|*Danseur noble's partner
ballistic|Irrational way to go
ballistic|Wild
baloney|Nonsense
banners|Pennants
barkeep|Beer server
barmaids|Pub employees
barracuda|Sporty 1960s-'70s Plymouth
baseman|One playing near a bag?
bassist|Paul McCartney or Sting
bastion|Fortification
bayonet|Weapon attached to a rifle
beagles|Small hounds
bearish|Predicting a market decline
because|Unsatisfying response to "Why?"
bedevil|Torment diabolically
beefcake|Stud muffin photos
begonia|Waxy-flowered plant
beretta|Italian pistol
bestowed|Presented, as an honor, with "upon"
bethesda|National Institutes of Health city
bewilder|Stump
bewitch|Cast a spell over
biennia|Two-year periods
biennial|Like national elections
biplanes|Some crop dusters
birders|Avid ones keep Life Lists
birdseye|Seen from above, as a view
biremes|Galleys with two banks of oars
bitterly|How hot-button issues are contested
bitters|Pink Gin ingredient
blarney|Castle with a stone
blarney|Flattery
blather|Gibberish
blazers|Oregon NBA team, familiarly
blindside|Vulnerable spot
blintze|Jewish pancake
blister|Runner's problem
blotted|Soaked up, as a spill
bluejays|Toronto ball team
blurted|Spilled, with "out"
boarder|One taken in
bobcats|Lynx family members
bodacious|Amazing, in dialect
bogeyed|Messed up a hole, maybe
bogeyman|Under-the-bed hider
boniest|Skinny to the max
bookish|Devoted to reading
bookmark|Web surfer's shortcut
boosters|Fans
bouncer|Nightclub enforcer
brainwash|Indoctrinate
braless|Without means of support?
brassie|Golfer's 2-wood
breaded|Like Wiener schnitzel
breaker|Body surfer's ride
breaststroke|Crawl alternative
brewpubs|Some bars
bribable|Like one who can be bought
bridesmaid|Wedding party member
bridgehead|Military foothold
brigade|Nice squad?
brioche|Eggy bun
brioches|French breads
briskly|How a cool wind blows
broaden|Make wider
brokered|Negotiated
bromine|Fire retardant chemical
bruises|Bumps' partners
brushfire|*Fast-spreading blaze, perhaps
bullpen|Source of relief?
bungalow|Cottage
bunglers|They botch jobs
busters|Narcs, e.g.
butterball|Turkey brand
caballero|*Southwestern horseman
caboose|Last to arrive at the station
cabooses|Rear ends of a sort
cacciatore|Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs
cadenza|Concerto's extended solo passage
caffeine|Joe's stimulant
caimans|Alligator relatives
cakewalk|Sure thing
calicos|Colorful cats
calypso|Caribbean music genre
canaries|Birds named for an island group
cantata|Choir production
capsize|Turn over at sea
capsule|Tablet alternative
capsule|Word after time or timed-release
captors|Takers of prisoners
caraway|Rye bread seed
carbines|Musket relatives
cardsharp|Deck marker, maybe
careens|Sways while moving
caricature|Politician in a political cartoon, e.g.
carrottop|Lucille Ball was one, slangily
cascade|Cataract
castanet|Flamenco clicker
casters|Furniture movers
castles|Sand structures
casuals|Clothing category
catalog|Mail order book
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
caterer|Garden party hiree
caterers|Reception staff
celeste|Woman's name meaning "heavenly"
cemetery|Ghost story setting
central|Main
cereals|Some have prizes inside
ceremony|What a stickler may stand on?
chalices|Communion cups
chambermaid|Hotel room cleaner
chameleon|Lizard that can change colors
channel|TV surfer's selection
chaotic|Hardly orderly
charlie|Commercial tuna
chasers|They may follow shots
chenille|Bedspread fabric
cheshire|Wonderland cat
chinstrap|*It'll keep your hat on
chisels|Wedgelike tools
christie|Mystery author whose work has been translated into more than 100 languages
chutney|Indian relish
cinemas|Movie venues
circular|Advertising notice
cistern|Rain storage reservoir
citrine|Lemon-colored quartz
clarinet|Its trill opens "Rhapsody in Blue"
clasped|Held firmly
classic|Original iPod, as it's now known
cleansers|Spot removers
clematis|Showy arbor vine
closure|Sense of completeness
coalesce|Come together
coconuts|Hard-shelled palm fruits
coconuts|Palm produce
coerced|Strong-armed
cohered|Stuck
cohesive|Like good arguments
cohosts|Regis and Kelly, e.g.
colander|Holey vessel
coleslaw|Picnic side
collagen|Lip enhancer
collude|Plan a heist (with)
colossal|Ginormous
commonsense|*Sound and practical judgment
compose|Make notes?
comrade|Bosom buddy
concave|Like band shells
concede|Grant
concerto|Emperor __
concord|*"Shot heard 'round the world" site
confers|Gives
confidence|Kind of man or game
conical|Like dunce caps
conjoin|Unite
control|Mastery
control|Restraint
convene|Meet
cordials|Liqueurs
cordoba|City on the Guadalquivir River
corkscrew|Wine cellar tool
cornfield|Slapstick comedian's workplace?
coronet|Crown
corvette|Sports car named for a small warship
costumed|Like some ball attendees
countermeasures|Retaliatory steps
counterpoint|Feature of much of Bach's music
courier|Express service employee
courier|FedEx, e.g.
courtesan|Nobleman's mistress
cowards|Each of them is "one who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs": Bierce
cozened|Hoodwinked
crabmeat|Dungeness delicacy
cranial|Like the auditory and optic nerves, e.g.
crawdad|Freshwater crustacean
creosote|Wood preservative
crevasses|Climbers' obstacles
cricket|Nocturnal noisemaker
crimson|Ivy League color
crinkle|Fry corrugation
croaked|Cried like a raven
crochet|Work with hooks
crossbar|Vaulter's target
crosswalk|*Place where a driver may be required to stop
crusader|One with a cause
crystal|Waterford product
culottes|Skirtlike trousers
cultures|Bio lab subjects
culvert|Drain
cupcakes|Hostess offerings
cusswords|Geezer's invectives
cuteness|Baby's asset
cuteness|Kitten's quality
cutlass|Old sailor's blade
cyberpunk|High tech/lowlife sci-fi genre
cyborgs|Bionic beings
cyclones|Twisters
dactyls|Three-syllable feet
dadaist|Marcel Duchamp, e.g.
daffiest|Most goofy
darkness|What a full moon mitigates
dastard|Dirty deed doer
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadhead|Fan of Jerry Garcia's band
deadlocked|At an impasse, as the Senate
decedent|Will writer, at a will reading
deceive|Trick
decency|Propriety
decorous|Civilized
deepfreeze|Suspended animation
defiant|Rebellious
defiles|Makes dirty
defogger|Windshield-clearing aid
deleted|Erased
delicacy|Epicurean delight
delight|Tickle pink
delineates|Circumscribes
deliria|Frenzied fits
deliver|Drop off
demurely|In an affectedly shy way
deniable|Subject to contradiction
denominator|Caucus member changing his mind about a candidate?
dentate|Having teeth
deponents|Out-of-court testifiers
deportee|Involuntary exile
deposes|Kicks out of office
derailed|Jumped the tracks
derriere|Nice behind?
deserter|Military no-show
deserter|Military runaway
despair|Lose heart
despair|Very blue state
despises|Can't abide
despite|Even considering
despoil|Pillage
dessert|Finishing course
desserts|Menu heading
destroy|Total
detectives|Some cops
detente|Cold War follower
dialing|Ringing up, old-style
diapers|Nursery supply
dickens|Scrooge creator
dictums|Formal orders
diehards|Hardly fair-weather friends
digging|Working at night for Dr. Frankenstein?
digital|Like many cameras
dilemma|Perplexing problem
dilemma|Quandary
dingbat|-
dingbat|Birdbrain
dingbat|Edith, to Archie
dinosaur|Big, outmoded piece of equipment
disabuse|Relieve, as of mistaken ideas
disabuse|Rid, as of false ideas
disease|Affliction
dishpan|Old-style kitchen washing receptacle
dispute|Argument
dissects|Takes apart
dissents|Begs to differ
distant|Far from cordial
divisor|÷ follower
dogcatcher|*Stray hunter
doomsday|End of the world
doormat|Pushover
dosages|Prescribed amounts
doughnut|Dunked morning snack
dowager|Wealthy widow
downers|Drags
downhearted|Dispirited
drachma|Old Greek coin
dragnet|Friday show?
dramatic|Like many a rescue
dramedy|Serious-and-funny show
dreamboat|Hunk
dreamer|Idealist
drearier|Less upbeat
dresser|One might be snappy
dresses|Jumpers, e.g.
dresses|Women's department array
dropout|Fail to finish school
drunker|More lit
dryness|Moisturizer target
duality|Yin and yang, e.g.
dumptrucks|Gravel transports
dungeons|Low cells
dustups|Quarrels
earache|Otitis
eardrops|Pendant pair
earlier|Before now
earlobe|Spot for a stud
earmuff|Canal protector
earnest|Heartfelt
earnest|Not kidding
earnings|Profit
earplug|One of a swimmer's pair
earring|Hoop or stud
easiness|Facility
eastern|Ohio's time zone
eavesdrop|Gather information secretly
eclairs|Cream puffs
eclipse|Surpass
economics|Field involving scarcity and elasticity
ecotype|Environmental subgroup
edifice|Big building
educator|Academic figure
effects|Personal or special things
effects|Results
efficacy|Productiveness
egghead|Anti-intellectual epithet
egoists|Ones with I-strain?
egomania|Dorian Gray's flaw
egotists|Ones with "a case of mistaken nonentity": Barbara Stanwyck
einstein|Brain
elapsed|Passed by
elapsed|Passed, as time
elegance|Class
elegized|Mourned poetically
element|Gold, e.g.
element|Natural environment
elephant|Party animal?
eliciting|Drawing out
elitism|Upper-class rule
emanates|Issues (from)
emblazon|Decorate with brilliant colors
embraces|More than accepts
embroil|Involve, as in conflict
emigrate|Leave the country, perhaps
emolument|Compensation for labor
emotion|Poker face's lack
emotive|Eliciting feeling
emperor|Andersen character with "new clothes"
emperor|Augustus, for one
empires|Realms
employee|One on the payroll
employer|Strike target
emulsion|Liquid-in-liquid suspension
enabled|Made possible
encodes|Scrambles to keep secret
encores|They aren't on the program
endnote|Software for creating bibliographies
endurable|Like minor hardships
enervate|Weaken
engineer|Casey Jones, e.g.
engineer|Driver who's on track?
engineer|One may be civil
engines|Locomotives
engorge|Swallow greedily
engross|Rivet
enhance|Add pizazz to
enhance|Heighten
enigmas|Conundrums
enigmas|They're hard to figure out
enliven|Pep up
enraged|Maddened
enrapture|Delight beyond measure
enrobed|Dressed
enrollee|Course taker
enroots|Implants deeply
enshrined|Kept sacred
ensnarl|Mess up, as power cords
ensured|Made certain
entangle|Involve, as in a sticky situation
entente|Political agreement
entices|Draws in
entices|Lures
entomology|Field for bug bugs
entourage|Nice retinue?
entourage|Posse
entreat|Ask on bended knee
entrust|Turn over with faith
envelop|Wrap up
envisions|Foresees
epeeist|Modern pentathlon competitor, at times
epicene|Unisex
epidermis|Skin graft material
epigram|Bon mot
epistles|Bible letters
epithet|Nickname
epsilon|Delta follower
equines|Fillies and foals
erasure|Sign of a slip
erelong|Poetic "soon"
ermines|Fancy furs
erodent|Like wind and surf
eroding|Disintegrating
erosion|Deforestation concern
erotica|Art of a sexual nature
erudite|Learned
erudite|Scholarly
erudite|Showing profound knowledge
escapes|Some are narrow
escapism|Watching "Avatar," say
escargot|Food eaten with tongs and a fork
eschews|Does without
escrows|Typical home-loan contract obligations
espresso|Starbucks order
estates|Posh properties
estates|Subjects of wills
esteemed|Prized
esteeming|Looking up to
esteems|Regards highly
estuary|Puget Sound, e.g.
etagere|Nice stand?
eternal|Going on and on
eternal|Undying
ethnics|Cultural group members
eulogized|Praised
euphoric|Deliriously happy
evaluated|Weighed
evergreen|Hemlock, for one
evident|Easy to get
evident|Obvious
evildoer|Villain
evolved|Slowly developed
exacting|With no margin for error
exciters|They'll get you going
executes|Does, as a task
exemplar|Model
exhibited|Showed
existed|Was once there
exiting|On the way out
exorcise|Deal with, as demons
exorcise|Dispossess?
exorcist|Dispossessor?
expanse|Wide-open space
exquisite|Especially elegant
extends|Lengthens
extends|Stretches
eyeshade|Sleeping aid
eyesore|It's not pretty
eyesore|Urban renewal target
eyeteeth|Some canines
factoid|Elvis sighting, e.g.
faeries|Spenserian beings
fallbacks|Alternative plans
falseface|Mask
famines|Biblical hardships
fanatic|Monomaniac
fanaticism|Santayana defines it as "redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim"
fancier|More decorative
fastens|Attaches securely
fattest|Most corpulent
fattest|Most plump
fattest|Most profitable, as a business contract
faulted|Blamed
featherbed|Soft mattress topper
federal|*Like the government outlined in the Constitution
fedoras|Blues Brothers toppers
felonies|Serious crimes
filename|Hard drive title
finagles|Achieves via trickery
finesse|Artful handling
firefly|Luminescent critter
firelit|Like s'more-makers' faces
fireman|Volunteer, often
fireside|Curling-up site
firestone|Early Ford supplier
flashbulb|Outmoded camera accessory
foliate|Produce greenery
fondness|Affection
footrest|Ottoman
footsie|Under-the-table diversion
footstep|Suspense movie sound
foreign|From abroad
forests|Conservationists' concerns
forever|I intend to live __. So far, so good: Steven Wright
forsake|Abandon
foursomes|Links groups
framing|Setting up
fraternal|Like the Elks
freebie|Hotel soap, say
freebie|It's thrown in
freeman|Million Dollar Baby Oscar winner
freemen|Citizens
frigate|*Patriot Navy vessel
frisbee|Flying toy
fruitcake|Nutty individual
funhouse|One may have an undulating floor
gabfest|Gathering with much rapping
gabfest|Talky get-together
gabfests|Talky gatherings
gallant|Like a good knight
galleria|Shopping mecca
gambado|Long legging attached to a saddle
gangsta|Rap genre
gaseous|Like neon
gatepost|Entrance boundary, perhaps
gatepost|Garden entrance component, perhaps
gazette|Martha's Vineyard paper since 1846
gazette|Newspaper name
geldings|Kelso and Funny Cide
genesis|Beginning
genetic|Like some fingerprints
geologic|Like some historical time scales
germane|On point
germans|Einstein and Planck, e.g.
gestalt|Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts
getaway|Escape
ghostwriter|Uncredited author
giggled|Reacted with embarrassment, maybe
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
glacier|Ice Age remnant
glassware|*Pitchers and tumblers
gleaner|Information gatherer
globally|How multi-nationals trade
godliness|Sanctity
goliath|Brobdingnagian
goobers|Nestlé peanut snack
goriest|Most violent
gorilla|Greatest of the great apes
gothics|Some Hawthorne works
grandpa|Pop's pop
granola|Hiker's snack
granular|Like salt
grateful|Appreciative
gravels|Covers, as a driveway
greenroom|Where one might anticipate being introduced
grimace|Pained expression
groaner|Pun, often
groaner|Pun, usually
grubstake|Prospector's funding
gruesome|Hideous
habitual|Chronic
haircut|Buzz, e.g.
hairnets|Do covers
hairnets|Food preparers' headgear
hairpieces|Locks out of a store?
halibut|Largest flatfish
halters|Alluring tops
hammerlock|Arm-twisting wrestling hold
hampered|Cramped
hamstring|Target of pre-race stretching
handyman|Chess piece within reach?
hangers|Dry cleaner's supply
hanging|Like some drying clothes
hangover|Toot consequence
happiness|Finding a pencil, to Broadway's Charlie Brown
hardiest|Most robust
hashish|Hemp extract
hayfields|Alfalfa locales
haymaker|Powerful punch
hazards|Bunkers and streams, to golfers
headache|Big pain
headcheese|Meat jelly with a dairy-sounding name
heartbreaker|Narrow defeat, e.g.
heaviest|Most weighty
heights|Hilltop
heliport|Place to see a pilot light?
hematite|Iron ore
hemostat|Surgical instrument that stops bleeding
heptads|Water polo teams, e.g.
herculean|Requiring superhuman effort
heresies|Serious religious dissents
heroine|Sandra Bullock role, e.g.
hibachis|Japanese grills
hibiscus|Flower used in herbal teas
highland|Plateau
hoarder|Pack rat
hoarser|More rasping, as a voice
hogwash|Bunk
hokeypokey|Song involving body parts
holists|New Age gurus
holster|Arm holder?
homestretch|It's right before the end
honeycomb|*Bees' creation
hooligan|Ruffian
hooplas|To-dos
horrible|Awful
horrific|Frightful
horsehair|Paintbrush material
hosanna|Biblical cry of praise
hotline|Cold War link
hotline|Crisis phone service
hotspot|Lively nightclub
housefly|Indoor buzzer?
housesat|Provided home security, in a way
humdrum|Boring
hushpuppy|Item in a fried side with catfish
hyacinth|Plant with colorful flower clusters
hydrant|Firefighter's water source
hysteria|Mass reaction, perhaps
icebergs|Mostly submerged hazards
iceboats|Winter sailcraft
icefall|Irregular glacial mass
icicles|Cold fish, so to speak
icicles|Eave droppers
icicles|Winter spikes
idealized|Saw only good qualities in
ideated|Conceived of
identical|Like clones
idiomatic|Like climbing the walls?
ignites|Fires up
ignorant|Everybody is __, only on different subjects: Will Rogers
iguanas|Spiny lizards
illumine|Shed light on
imaginable|Not beyond belief
imagism|Poetry movement promoted by Amy Lowell
imarets|Turkish travel shelters
imbibed|Wet one's whistle
imitated|Flattered, in a way
imitates|Copies
immerse|Dip (in)
immigrate|Come to a new land
impeccable|Flawless
implode|Self-destruct
importer|Tariff payer
impress|Wow
imprimis|In the first place
inanity|Foolishness
incises|Cuts into
indexes|Page locators
ingests|Consumes
inhabit|Occupy
initials|Approves, in a way
initials|Boss's okays, often
inkblot|Therapy aid
inkblots|Smudges in a psychological test
innards|Organs and such
insects|Spray targets
inshore|Close to the coast
insider|Source of a hot tip
insolent|Cheeky
insomnia|Certain counter's woe
inspect|Check for flaws
installed|Set up, as software
integer|Two, for one
interpret|Make sense of
investment|Bond, for one
invites|Asks to the party
iridium|Corrosion-resistant metal
irksome|Dander-raising
ironing|Household drudgery
irritate|Chafe
irritate|Gall
isobars|Indicators of equal pressure
isolate|Get away from the others
isolate|Set apart from the rest
isometrics|Strength-training exercises
isotope|Elemental variant
issuers|Publishers, e.g.
italics|They're slanted
itchier|More fidgety
iterate|Do over
iterate|Say over
iterates|Repeats
jabbers|Goes on and on
jackals|Nocturnal scavengers
jacuzzi|Spa fixture
jealousy|All the fun you think they had: Erica Jong
jeweled|Like Fabergé eggs
jeweler|Rock examiner?
jigsaws|Many of their pieces are nearly identical
jokester|Wisecrack maker
jonquil|Flower in the amaryllis family
jounces|Bumps along
jubilee|Golden __: 50th anniversary
judases|Traitors
kayaked|Negotiated white water, perhaps
kestrel|Bird known for hovering in a headwind
keyhole|Opening for a peeping Tom
keywords|Musician's parlance?
kingpin|Top dog
kinsman|Brother or father
kitties|Some littermates
kneeler|Pew extension
knockabout|Go from pillar to post
knothole|Board vacancy?
lacrosse|Sport with sticks
lamebrained|Imbecilic
lariats|Dogie catchers
latecomer|Fashionable partygoer?
latecomer|Theater annoyance, perhaps
latency|Dormant state
launchpad|Liftoff spot
laureled|Honored with a crown of foliage
lawless|Like anarchy
leaflet|Certain handout
leather|Elbow patch material
leather|Sofa material
leavened|Unlike matzo
lectured|Read the riot act to
legalese|Language involving fine print?
legends|Popularly accepted tales
legwarmer|'80s fashion fad inspired by dance films
leniency|Compassion from the judge
leotard|It's named for a trapeze artist
leotard|Workout wear
lettuce|Romaine, e.g.
libelous|Defamatory
license|Driving need
lichens|Fungus-alga unions
lifeboat|One of 20 on the Titanic
lignite|Soft coal
likings|Preferences
limeade|Minute Maid product
limning|Representing in drawing
lineage|Roots
lingers|Hangs around
literal|Not metaphorical
literal|Word-for-word
litterbug|Scofflaw of a sort
litterbugs|Keep America Beautiful concerns
loathed|Despised
logarithm|Slide rule number
logistic|Like a wedding planner's skills
luggage|Carousel sight
lummoxes|Stumblebums
macabre|Ghoulish
macadam|Paving material
macadamia|Cookie nut
macaroni|Yankee Doodle word
machete|Bushwhacker's tool
madonna|1983 self-titled debut album
maestoso|Stately and dignified, in music
maestro|Conductor's nickname
mafioso|Crime family member
magenta|Purplish hue
mahatma|Sanskrit for "great soul"
mainstays|Ultra-reliable team members
malteds|Frothy fountain drinks
mandala|Hindu meditation aid
manifest|Ship's cargo list
mantras|Chants of a lifetime?
marinara|Tomato-based sauce
mariner|Coleridge storyteller
marines|Quantico inhabitants
marmalade|Tea tray spread
marshes|Heron habitats
marveled|Gazed amazedly
mascara|Lash cosmetic
massage|Spa treatment
mayflower|Puritans' transport
mealtime|When many a bell is rung
meantime|Interim
measures|Hands and feet
mediant|Third degree of a musical scale
mediocre|So-so
meerkat|Mongoose family member
meeting|Dispute settler, perhaps
megastar|One who draws exceptionally well?
menaced|Threatened
menagerie|Where the wild things are
merciful|Forgiving
messiah|Handel bars?
messiahs|Saviors
metered|Like machine-stamped mail
microwave|Zap
middleman|Broker
middles|Means
midtown|Central area in a big city
mileage|Distance on a tank
milestone|Notable achievement
militarize|Provide armed forces for
milkshakes|Offerings at some parlors
millage|Property tax rate
millibar|Air pressure unit
mimosas|Brunch drinks
mimosas|Cocktails similar to a Buck's Fizz
minarets|Taj Mahal spires
minefield|Treacherous place
mintage|Coin-making
mintier|Toothpaste comparison word
miracle|Word with drug or mile
miracles|The virgin birth and others
mishaps|Accidents
mishmash|Hodgepodge
misnomer|Koala bear, e.g.
misread|See Tears for Fears?
misshape|Form incorrectly
mistaken|All wet
mistrusts|Is very wary of
modeler|Builder of tiny cities
modular|Sectional home
moisten|What misters do
moisture|Defogging target
mongoose|Cobra-killing carnivore
morocco|African country nearest Spain
morocco|Casablanca locale
morsels|Tasty mouthfuls
mothers|May honorees
motorize|Make easier to use, in a way
moustache|Ringo and George each wore one
mudflap|Pie to-do?
mustache|Pencil or toothbrush, e.g.
nagging|Like a persistent headache
nanotechnology|Subject of Michael Crichton's "Prey"
nascency|Early development
nations|League of __
natives|Lifelong residents
nearest|Most proximate
neatnik|Slob's opposite
neediest|Most impoverished
needled|Picked on
nelsons|Classic TV family
neonatal|Like a ward for some new hospital patients
neophyte|One starting out
nepotism|It's a family affair
netiquette|Avoiding off-topic posting, say
newlywed|Honeymooner, probably
newsgroup|Usenet message repository
nicotine|Smoker's stimulant
nightclub|Bouncer employer
nincompoop|-
nineteen|What an apostrophe may stand for, in dates
nonesuch|Model of excellence
nonsked|Demand-based, briefly, as charter plane services
nonsuit|Judgment for insufficient evidence
nostril|Whale's blowhole, e.g.
notches|V-shaped slits
noticed|Spied
nouveau|__ riche
novices|They're new at it
numbskull|Knucklehead
nutmeat|Edible part of a pecan
nuttiest|Most crazy
oarlocks|Dinghy pair
obesity|Corpulence
obsessed|Fixated
obtrude|Impose
obverse|Coin's "heads"
ocarina|Tin whistle relative
occlude|Form a certain front, in meteorology
octanes|They're usually in the 80s and 90s
oculist|Eye doctor
odometer|Dashboard gauge
odometer|Gas mileage calculating aid
odorless|Like radon
odyssey|Homeric inspiration for Joyce's "Ulysses"
offline|Not connected
offside|Gridiron five-yard penalty
okeydoke|Alrighty then
oleander|Poisonous ornamental
olestra|Fat substitute
omnidirectional|Like versatile antennas
omnivore|Man, e.g.
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Oppressive
opaline|Like some birthstones
operand|Either 2 in 2 + 2 = 4, in math
operate|Run
opportune|Perfectly timed
opticians|They make lots of contacts
optimal|Most favorable
optimum|Best
options|Menu listing
options|Sunroof and CD changer, e.g.
oracles|Sources of ambiguous answers
orangey|Aptly named red tabby who played Cat in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
oration|Big talk
orbited|Traveled from point A to point A?
ordinate|Abscissa's counterpart
oregano|Pasta sauce herb
organic|Like some farming
origami|Art that requires a folder
origami|Paper tiger, perhaps
ornaments|Yule danglers
orthodox|Greek __ Church
ostensible|Apparent
ostosis|Bone formation
ostrich|Leather source
ottoman|Armchair partner
ousters|Government heave-hos
outburst|Courtroom interruption
outgrow|Move beyond
outhouse|Rustic place to go?
outpace|Beat
outsell|Move more goods than
outtake|Funny DVD feature
overanalyze|Figure to a fault
overarm|Like many a baseball pitch
overdone|Cooked really well?
overdraw|*Use bank "protection"
overeats|Pigs out
overhaul|Revamp
overhype|Promote to excess
overpass|An off-ramp may lead to one
overruled|Judge's decision
overstressed|*Ready to blow?
paisano|Buddy
pajamas|Dr. Denton's, e.g.
pajamas|Lounging garb
palatal|Like some consonants, as the nasal "n"
panacea|It'll cure anything
panache|Dash
panache|Flamboyance
pandora|Ill-fated opener of myth
panners|Gold diggers?
pansies|Multi-colored bloomers
paparazzi|Star chasers
papayas|Melonlike fruits
paradox|Seeming contradiction
parakeet|One is in the Guinness Book for its 1,728-word vocabulary
paralegal|One making a brief contribution?
paranoia|Knowing all the facts, according to Woody Allen
paraphrase|Put another way
parasols|Lightweight umbrellas
parents|Curfew setters
parlors|Settee settings
paroles|Unpens?
parsley|Decorative herb
particle|Word with board or physics
partition|Office divider
partway|Not completely
pastels|Some Cassatt works
pastiest|Most ashen
pastoral|Bucolic
pasture|Grazing land
patient|Like a good waiter
pavement|*Road surface
peasant|Churl
pedagog|Didactic sort
pedagogy|Teaching
pedalled|Biked, in Bristol
pelotas|Jai alai balls
pentane|Compound used as a lab solvent
perchance|To sleep, __ to dream: Hamlet
perfect|Ideal
permeate|Soak through
persevere|Gut it out
perused|Read
pesetas|Euro preceders
pestilent|Likely to spread disease
pewters|Tin alloys
phosphorus|Matchmaker's supply
piccolo|Flute relative
pickaxe|Groundbreaking invention
picklocks|Thieves' tools
pilings|Bridge supports
pilsners|Pale lagers
pixilated|Slightly eccentric
placebo|Controversial testing component
placebo|Sugar pill, say
pleased|Smiling, probably
plugugly|Thug
plummet|Nose-dive
poinsettia|Leaves for the holidays?
poisoned|Like the victims in "Arsenic and Old Lace"
polecats|Skunk relatives
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
politburo|Former Kremlin policymaker
ponchos|Stadium rainwear
ponders|Thinks over
portals|Internet gateways
portend|Forebode
portent|Sign to heed
portents|Omens
portrayal|Actor's job
posadas|Some Iberian inns
potation|Drink
pothole|Asphalt fault
powered|Turned on, with "up"
prairie|Great Plains terrain
praising|Applauding
pratfall|Slapstick antic
precast|Formed before delivery, as concrete
precedes|Goes before
precise|Exact
precook|Parboil
premier|Chinese government bigwig
premiered|Opened
prenuptial|Agreement before marriage
prepare|Get ready
presale|Event for special customers
present|Roll call response
presses|Urges
pressurize|Prepare, as a bottle launcher
pretreat|Use Shout on, say
problem|Snag
procures|Gets by special means
prodigal|Spendthrift
profane|Talking a blue streak?
promenade|Nice walk?
promote|Hype
prostate|Male gland
protests|Strikes, e.g.
protract|Lengthen
provokes|Tries to get a rise out of
proximate|Close
prudent|Sensible, à la George Bush Sr.
psyched|Fired (up)
psyches|Analysts' concerns
publican|Tavern keeper
putdowns|Belittling remarks
pyrrhic|Like a costly victory
quarrel|Argue
quarter|Washington's coin
quartet|Many a pop group
quartos|Publishing formats for Shakespeare
quartzes|Agate and jasper
quizzical|Curious
raceways|Pocono and others
radiate|Project, as cheer
radical|Groundbreaking
raffish|Picaresque
raiders|Madden coached them in the '70s
rainbow|Word with trout or sherbet
raisers|They're not content to see you
raisins|California fruit
rambled|Lost the point
rammers|Bighorn sheep, at times
rampage|Destructive spree
rancher|Stock holder?
rapport|Sympathetic connection
rassles|Fights in the sticks
ratatat|Machine gun syllables
ratatat|Sound from a woodpecker
rattlers|Desert menaces
raunchy|Like dirty jokes
ravines|Coulees
ravioli|Ristorante fare
razzing|Rookie's initiation
realistic|True-to-life
reassign|Transfer
reawaken|Rouse again
rebooted|Dealt with a fatal error, perhaps
recanted|Took back
recasts|Changes the actor
recipes|Some health club exchanges
recital|Conservatory event
recolor|Dye, usually
recopies|Transfers again, as computer files
recruit|Green soldier
redeemer|Mahdi, in Islam
redefine|Give new meaning to
redeyes|Consequences of an all-nighter
redwing|Joe Louis Arena hockey player
refeeds|Carb-up days, to low-carb dieters
refuted|Proved false
regales|Grandly entertains
regnant|Ruling
regressed|Backslid
regrets|RSVP option
regulate|Control, as temperature
reheated|Prepared, as leftovers
reindeer|Cupid, for one
relaced|Tightened, as shoes
related|Told
relates|Tells
relatives|Clan members
reloads|Puts in a new clip
relocate|Follow a new job
remainder|What's left
rematch|Chance to get even
remember|Common word in rallying slogans
remodel|Do over
remodel|Do some home improvement
renegers|Promise breakers
renewable|Like wind energy
renewal|Time keeping action?
rentals|Tuxedos, often
reorder|Stock up again
repines|Complains
replace|Go in for
replants|Puts in a new pot, say
replayed|Showed over
replies|Comebacks
reprobate|Scoundrel
reraise|Poker ploy
rescuer|Fireman, sometimes
reships|Sends again, as a package
resides|Dwells
resolute|Determined
resolute|Steadfast
resonates|Strikes a chord
resorts|Finally turns (to)
respect|Esteem
responder|Squad car cop, often
resurge|Rise again
retailer|Mall tenant
retakes|Director's do-overs
retestify|Take the stand again
retests|Checks again
retinue|Following
retirement|Party occasion
retitle|Do an editor's task, perhaps
retract|Take back
retreat|Back off
retrogrades|Goes back
revealed|Uncovered
revises|Works on, as a novel
revolts|Rises up
revolts|Sickens
rezoned|Divided differently, as city land
rhetoric|Bombast
rialtos|Theater districts
ricochet|Bounce
rigmarole|Tediously detailed process
risotto|Ristorante dish
riviera|Cannes's region
riviera|Mediterranean hot spot
roadbed|Railroad foundation
roadies|Rock crew
roadrunner|*Cartoon beeper
roadster|Open-bodied antique auto
rocketry|Hobby involving launches
rootstock|Plant grafting component
roughhouse|Physical play
rousseau|The Social Contract author
rousseau|Émile, or On Education author
rousted|Caused to get up
routines|Stand-up acts
royalty|Writer's payment
rushing|Super Bowl stat category
sabbath|Day of rest
sabotage|Spy's doing
sadness|Blue state
safaris|Exotic vacations
salient|Conspicuous
salinas|Monterey County seat that's the birthplace of John Steinbeck
saloons|Watering holes
saluted|Toasted
sandals|Huaraches, e.g.
sandglass|Time-measuring device
sandlot|Urban play area
sarcasm|Feature of many a bad review
sardine|Certain rush hour commuter, metaphorically
sashays|Walks with attitude
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
sashimi|Sushi bar order
sassing|Back-talking
satiety|Fullness
satisfy|Make happy
saucepan|Its home is on the range
sausage|McMuffin meat, maybe
sauteed|Pan-fried
sawfish|Swimmer with a bladelike snout
sawmill|Board producer
sayonara|Asian parting
scaffolds|Building repair platforms
scalers|Fish preparation gadgets
scamper|Run playfully
scarlet|Like an infamous "A"
scented|Like aftershave
scented|Like some candles
scepter|Emblem of power
schmear|Lay on thick, as cream cheese on a bagel
scholar|Bookman
schoolmarm|Old-time educator
sciences|Math and others
scissor|Cut with small blades
scooters|Kids' transports
scorpion|Venomous arachnid
screams|Roller coaster sounds
screwball|*Wacko
screwier|Having fewer marbles?
scrimmage|Practice grid game
scythes|Grain-cutting tools
seances|Hand-holding events
seasonal|Like corn and apples
seasons|Four __: luxury hotel
seatbelts|Click it or ticket subject
seating|Restaurant host's purview
secondhand|Used
seconds|They can ruin diets
seesaws|Can't commit
seesaws|Waffles
seismic|Groundbreaking?
seismic|Like many tsunamis
seizure|Taking by force
selectee|Chosen one
selenite|Crystalline gypsum variety
seltzer|Ice cream soda ingredient
semester|Grading period
senator|Chamber group member?
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensation|Hit
sensors|Radar guns, e.g.
sensory|Part of ESP
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Orlando newspaper
separate|Like exes
seraglio|Title setting for a Mozart abduction
serapes|Pancho's ponchos
serenade|Woo, in a way
serenaders|Wooers, perhaps
sestets|Sonnet sections
settles|Avoids a trial
seventy|Interstate speed limit, often
sextets|Some chamber works
shadowy|Like late-afternoon castings
shanghai|City near the Yangtze River
shanghai|Kidnap, in a way
sheriffs|Oater lawmen
shields|Star Trek defenses
shindigs|Bashes
shoelace|A loose one can trip you up
shorebird|Curlew or plover
showoffs|Braggarts
shrimps|Goes after crustaceans
shrinks|Reduces
shuffle|Move to new places?
sidearm|Holstered pistol, e.g.
sidecars|Brandy cocktails
siennas|Raw or burnt pigments
silesia|Historical Oder River region
silkiness|Smooth, lustrous quality
sinuses|They're often sensitive to allergens
situate|Place
skeleton|October porch swinger
skeptic|One looking askance
skeptical|Having one's doubts
skipper|Ship's captain
skirted|Got around
skittish|People-wary, as a horse
skydive|Execute a high jump?
skyjack|Take a plane?
skyline|View when landing, perhaps
slacker|Goof-off
sleighs|Quaint horse-pulled winter rides
sloshed|Waded (through)
slurred|Like a sot's speech
smartie|Smug sort
smidgen|Teeny bit
smiling|Like the Cheshire Cat
smokers|Camel users?
smokestack|Factory outlet
smoothie|Blended fruit drink
snacked|Noshed
snapper|Food fish that's often red
sneaker|British : trainer :: American : __
sneerer|Scornful type
sneezes|Cold signs
snickers|Candy bar that makes you chuckle?
sniffle|Reason to grab a tissue
snippets|Fragments
snootier|More stuck-up
snoozer|Slumber party?
snorkel|Coral reef explorer's device
snowfall|Winter wonderland creator
snowman|Kids' outdoor winter project
snowmobile|Treaded transport
solarium|Sunroom
solitude|Isolation
soloist|Recital performer
solvent|Not in over one's head
sombrero|South-of-the-border sunblock?
somehow|By doing whatever it takes
sonatina|Clementi work
sonnets|Ozymandias et al.
sooners|Norman athletes
soprano|Callas, for one
soundless|Silent
sourpuss|One with a grumpy scowl
souvenir|Nice keepsake?
souvenir|Trip acquisition
soybean|Protein-rich legume
sozzled|Drunk, in slang
spacesuit|Garb for Apollo
spackle|Wall hole filler
sparked|Ignited
spatter|Frying pan mishap
spatula|Egg-cooking aid
spatula|Pancake flipper
specials|They're often not on the menu
speedos|Popular swim briefs
spiders|Arachnophobe's fear
spirits|Apparitions
spitfire|One who's quick to anger
spleens|Blood reservoirs
splints|Limb immobilizers
spoiler|Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, according to Gore supporters
sponged|Cleaned (off), as a counter
sponsor|One buying time, perhaps
spotlit|What a "Me and My Shadow" singer might be
spouses|Union members?
springy|Elastic
spritzer|Wine-and-soda drink
spruced|Spiffed (up)
sputters|Reacts to an affront, maybe
squeegee|Windshield-cleaning tool
squishing|Making a walking-in-mud sound
stained|Finished, as a deck
stalactite|Overhead projection?
stalemates|Draws
stalled|Delayed
stamina|Endurance
stamped|Ready to mail
stances|Golf clinic subjects
stances|Positions
standings|Sports page feature
standpat|Play your poker hand without drawing
stapled|Attached, as paper
staplers|Desktop tools
stardom|Overnight surprise for some
stardom|Made-it-big status
startled|Snuck up on, perhaps
startup|Begin
stashes|Hides
stashes|Hoards
stately|Majestic
stately|Regal
statesman|Churchill or Roosevelt, e.g.
statute|Legislative act
staunch|Steadfast
staysail|Versatile auxiliary wind-catcher
steadfast|Ever dedicated
stealth|Tiger's asset
steeped|Drenched
steeplechase|Competition for pastors?
steered|Took the wheel
stemware|Goblets and such
stepson|Rides roughshod over
stepsons|Half of the Brady bunch, to Carol
stepwise|How AA members complete their program
sterile|Germ-free
steroid|Olympics no-no
steroid|Sports no-no
stetsons|They may be felt on the range
sticker|Price that's rarely paid
stilettos|Sharp-looking heels?
stilled|Calmed
stilted|Stiffly formal
stilted|Wooden in manner
stingray|1963 Chevrolet debut
stipend|Fixed income
stockers|Warehouse workers
stogies|Cheroot relatives
stoical|Showing no emotion
stomachache|TUMS target
stoners|Rock-throwing protesters
stoning|Saint Stephen's punishment for blasphemy
stooges|Curly group?
stopgaps|Interim measures
storehouse|Depot
storeroom|*Place to keep supplies
straddle|Equivocate
strange|Idiosyncratic
stratum|Bedrock, e.g.
streaked|Barely ran?
stretch|Track straightaway
strewed|Scattered
strings|Philharmonic section
striptease|Burlesque act
strokes|The 4 in "par 4"
strudel|German dessert
student|Pupil
stupors|Lit conditions?
stylists|Hair salon staffers
subclause|Contract segment
succubi|She-demons
sunbath|Beachgoer's pursuit
sunrise|Common photo subject
suntans|Beach bronzings
surname|Jones or Johnson
surpass|Outdo
swatted|Hit, as flies
swearer|Oath taker
sweater|Cosby often wore one on his show
sweeney|Todd of Broadway
swelter|Feel the heat
swigged|Gulped with gusto
synapse|Neural impulse junction
synonym|Case, for instance?
synopsis|Book report, e.g.
synopsis|Compact summary
syringe|Shooting gadget
taekwondo|National sport of South Korea
tailcoats|Men's formalwear
tailgate|Stadium party site
tailwinds|Aircraft accelerators
talisman|Juju or grigri
talkback|Sass, with "to"
tallest|Like a basketball team's center, usually
taloned|Like eagles
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tantalus|Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach
tarnished|Sullied
tarpons|Silvery game fish
taskmaster|Stern boss
tassels|Adorns, as curtains
tattered|Ragged
tattles|Snitches
taxicab|Hack with a meter
taxicab|Hailed ride
taximeter|Fare computer
teacher|Sub, perhaps
teammate|Rice, to Montana
tearaway|Like some football jerseys
tearier|Less stoic
teensier|More minuscule
teethed|Grew choppers
teetotaler|Abstinent one
tenacity|Persistence
tendrils|They can climb the walls
tennies|Sneaks on the court?
tenoned|Dovetailed, in carpentry
tensors|Stretching muscles
tenured|Like some academic positions
terawatt|Huge amount of power
terrace|Cookout site
terrace|Feature of Incan farms
terraria|Pet lizards' homes
tersest|Most clipped
testers|R&D employees
tetanus|Lockjaw
textbook|Typical, as a case
theaters|Broadway array
theories|Conjectures
therapy|Remedial treatment
therefore|Start of a conclusion
therein|Legalese adverb
thieves|Ones who take things the wrong way?
thimble|Monopoly token
thistle|National flower of Scotland
thriller|Hitchcock genre
thrills|Pulse quickeners
thyself|Whom a physician should heal?
tieback|Curtain restraint
tighten|Secure, in a way
timepiece|Watch or clock
tintype|Old-style photo
tiramisu|Ristorante dessert
tiresome|Dull
titania|Oberon's spouse
titanic|Ill-fated vessel
toadies|Apple-polishers
toadies|Fawners
toehold|*Climber's support
tomatillo|Ingredient in green salsa
tomcats|Alley prowlers
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
toolsheds|Backyard buildings
tootler|Flautist
topsoil|Nursery purchase
torches|Primitive light sources
tornado|Supercell product
torpedo|Submarine weapon
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tosspot|Hooch hound
tostada|Fiesta fare
towards|Facing
townies|Student resenters, perhaps
trachea|Internal airway
trachea|Windpipe
trailer|Certain park visitor
trainee|New employee
trample|Tread roughly
transom|Narrow window
trapdoor|Hidden way out, maybe
treasury|Fund source
tremors|Seismograph stimuli
trestle|Amtrak canyon crosser
trestles|Bridge supports
triangle|Pool rack shape
tricots|Warp-knit fabrics
tricycle|Scooter kin
trifecta|Potentially lucrative track bet
triggers|Gun activators
trimotor|Ford 1925 "Tin Goose" aircraft, e.g.
tripods|Surveyors' tools
trisect|Divide, in a way
trooper|Radar user
trounced|Defeated decisively
trudges|Walks with effort
trueloves|Life partners
truffle|Godiva product
tsarist|Supporter of Boris Godunov, say
tugboats|Harbor pushers
tumbleweed|Windblown desert plant
turnips|Root vegetables
turtledove|One of two in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
turtledove|One of two in a Christmas song
twanger|Banjoist, e.g.
tweaked|Fine-tuned
tweezer|Grooming tool
twiddle|Move about absently, as one's thumbs
tyrants|Ruthless leaders
ufologist|One studying saucers
ultrahip|Super trendy
umlauts|Mötley Crüe duo?
umlauts|Mötley Crüe's two
unabated|With sustained force
unaired|Like a repressed grievance
unaltered|The same as always
unaware|Ignorant
unaware|Not told
uncaring|Hardly sympathetic
uncorks|Pops open
uncrated|Out of the box
undereat|Take in too little
undergo|Have, as an operation
underlings|Subordinates
underscore|Sign of stress?
undersigned|*Letter writer, formally
unearth|Bring to light
uneaten|Yet to be had
unhatched|Like a dinosaur embryo
uniform|Combat outfit
uninviting|Disagreeable
unionize|Improve one's bargaining power, in a way
unironed|Having a pressing need?
unitards|Cirque du Soleil costumes
unmasks|Exposes
unmeant|Not intended
unopened|Still in the crate
unpaired|Odd, as a sock
unravels|Figures out
unrelated|Took back one's story?
unreliable|Fly-by-night
unruled|Like printer paper
unseats|Beats, as an incumbent
unseats|Dethrones
untamed|Not tractable
untangle|Straighten out
untwist|Loosen, as a cap
uppercut|Pugilist's punch
uprising|Revolting situation
upstart|Nouveau riche
upticks|Market advances
uranium|Coffinite element
usurper|One in a coup group
utensil|Fork or spoon
utensil|Part of a place setting
utility|SUV part
utilize|Put into play
uttered|Came out with
valiant|Foster's prince
validated|Sanctioned
valises|Travelers' burdens
vampire|Twilight Saga character
variety|Spice of life
vendetta|Family feud
venetians|Shakespearean merchant Antonio et al.
vengeful|Seeking payback
venture|Risky undertaking
vertebra|Spinal column component
vertigo|Dizzy feeling
virginal|Pure
virtues|Good points
vitamin|A, B or C, e.g.
vitamin|A, B, C, D, E, or K
vitamin|Daily supplement
wagoner|Western driver
wahines|Some surfers
waistcoats|Oxford vests
waitress|Many a server, in the old days
warbler|Canary, at times
warblers|Singing birds
warpath|Battle preparation place, in metaphor
wassail|Holiday toast
watchdog|Defense against intruders
watershed|Transition point
waterski|Ride behind a speedboat
waterski|Wakeboard relative
weakens|Loses strength
weaning|Making independent (from)
webpage|E-tailer's creation
webpage|Online resource
webpage|Surfer's destination
weevils|Agricultural pests
werewolf|He's not always a beast
whiskey|Jell-O shot ingredient
whitecap|Choppy seas feature
whitener|Bleach
whoopee|Yee-haw!
wideawake|Not nodding
wiggles|Emulates Jell-O
willing|Game
wingchair|Commonly upholstered seat
wiseguys|Crackers?
womanize|Emulate Don Juan
wonders|Worldly seven
woofers|Low-frequency speakers
worrisome|Alarming
wraiths|Ghostly figures
xenophobe|Anti-diversity type
yardarm|Spar part
yearend|Time for an audit
yearling|Horse that isn't two yet
zealots|Fanatics
zooming|Moving quickly
abandon|It may be reckless
abetted|Looked out for?
abrasion|Neosporin target
abreast|How lovers walk
abreast|Keep __ of: stay current with
abreast|Up with, with "of"
absentee|Type of ballot
absolute|Unrestricted
abstruse|Clear as mud
academe|Egghead's environs
academia|Dean's domain
academic|Hypothetical
acceptance|College applicant's good news
accrues|Grows
accusal|Indictment
acerbic|Harsh, as criticism
acetate|Film material
acetone|Nail polish remover ingredient
acquaint|Familiarize
acquire|Pick up
acrylic|Orlon, for one
acrylic|Painter's medium
actress|Close, for instance
actress|Helen Hunt or Holly Hunter, e.g.
actually|As a point of fact
adaptor|Connection gizmo
addenda|Supplementary items
admirals|Sea brass
adonises|Hunks
adorner|Beautifier
aerates|Does some lawn maintenance
aerialists|Daring swingers
aerobat|Pilot in a show
aftershave|Occasional stinger
against|Not for
against|Touching
agelong|Unending
agendas|Axes to grind
agnostic|Doubter
agonize|Fret (over)
agreeable|Easy
ailments|Aches and pains
airiest|With the most open windows
airshow|*Aviation display
airways|Word in some carriers' names
alarmed|More than concerned
alarmed|Protected, in a way
albacore|White meat source
alehouse|Pub
alertly|With vigilance
alfredo|Served with a creamy cheese sauce
algebra|It often involves x's
alienate|Drive off
alienate|Estrange
alimony|Ex claim
allegros|Lively musical passages
allergy|Reason for tears
alliance|Bond
alligators|Everglades denizens
allsorts|What it takes, in an inclusive idiom
almanac|Farmers' publication?
alongside|Adjacent to
alpacas|Llama relatives
alphabet|Order in a preschool classroom
already|So soon?
altered|Didn't leave alone
altitude|Cockpit reading
amasses|Builds up considerably
amasses|Pulls together
amateur|Karaoke singer, usually
ambassador|Diplomatic official
ambrosia|Divine dinner
amethyst|Purple hue
ammeter|Current contraption
amnesia|The Bourne Identity malady
amoebae|Low life?
amounted|Totaled, with "to"
ampersand|Barnes & Noble link?
anaconda|Amazonian predator
analogs|Parallels
analyst|One with an office couch, maybe
anarchic|Lawless
anatomy|Gray area?
anatomy|TV's "Grey's __"
ancestry|Pedigree
ancient|Like the Parthenon
anecdote|Part of a best man's toast, maybe
anemone|Meadow bloomer in the buttercup family
anemone|Windflower
anesthesia|Cause of senselessness
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anomaly|Unusual occurrence
anonyms|They're assumed
antarctic|South Pole continent, with "the"
anteater|Lover of armies?
anteater|Threat to tiny workers
anteaters|Colonial enemies?
antedate|Precede
antennae|Some feelers
antilog|What 100 is to 2, in the base 10
antimatter|Particle physics subject
antiphony|Call-and-response singing
antiques|Appraised items on a PBS "Roadshow"
antitoxin|Neutralizer of a sort
antiwar|Dovelike
antlers|Pair in a rack
antsier|More restless
anyplace|Wherever
aphorism|Saw
apollos|Good-lookers
apostle|Deliverer of text messages?
appalls|Seriously shocks
appears|Manifests itself
appears|Shows up
apricot|Fuzzy fruit
aquarist|Fish keeper
arabica|Coffee bean variety
arbiter|Judge
arbiter|Settler?
arbiters|Judges
arboreal|Like kinkajous
archaic|Very old
arcsine|Trig function
argonaut|Mythical sailor
argyles|Diamond-patterned socks
aridness|Desert feature
aristocrat|Blue blood
armadillo|Bony-plated forager
armature|Sculptor's framework
armband|Worn symbol of support
armhole|Sleeve opening
armoires|Places for duds
armored|Plated, in a way
arouses|Lights a fire under
arsenals|Clip joints?
arsenic|__ and Old Lace
arsenic|Poison in some whodunits
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Entertainer
artistry|Craft
artists|Museum VIPs
arugula|Peppery salad green
asbestos|Mineral involved in much litigation
ascetic|One leading a spartan lifestyle
ascetic|Rigorously abstinent
asexual|Like some spore reproduction
ashamed|Embarrassed
ashtrays|Butt loci
asinine|Just plain silly
asocial|Not prone to making small talk
aspects|Facets
assault|Battery partner
assault|Charge
assayed|Tested
assented|Agreed
assents|Go-aheads
assessed|Evaluated
assessment|Certain tax determinant
assuaged|Eased
assurer|One offering comfort
asterisk|Star of "61*"?
asteroid|Body in a belt
astride|With a leg on each side of
atheist|Nonbeliever
atheists|Nonbelievers
athlete|One playing the field, e.g.
atlases|Books of maps
atlases|Country albums?
atlases|Rand McNally references
atoners|Penitents
attempt|Try
attested|Swore
attitude|*Cocky manner
attract|Engage
attracted|Drew, as a magnet
aurorae|Sky lights
austere|Stark
autocrat|Overlord
automat|Horn & Hardart eatery
aviators|Plane folks?
aviatrices|Earhart et al.
awakening|One may be rude
awesome|Rad!
awkward|Like some silences
axillae|They're under shoulder joints, anatomically
azimuths|Astronomy measurements
babyproofs|Puts up gates, say
balancing|*Checking, as books
baldish|Somewhat spotty on top?
ballcarrier|*Running back, often
balsams|Aromatic firs
balustrade|Railing with molded supports
bandaid|Boo-boo protector
bandits|Desperados
bandwidth|Drum major's concern during a parade through narrow streets?
barefoot|Like a stroller at the shore, shoewise
barmaid|Tray carrier, perhaps
basaltic|Like much Hawaiian lava
baseball|Its season starts today; its equipment starts the starred answers
basement|Place for a bargain?
bashful|*Painfully shy
batfish|Odd-shaped reef denizen
battery|Juice source
bayonet|M16 attachment
bazooka|Antitank weapon
bazookas|Shouldered weapons
beadles|Anglican church officials
beanbag|*Soft, lumpy chair
bearcat|University of Cincinnati player
bearcats|University of Cincinnati team
bearish|Pessimistic about Wall Street
beastly|Extremely, in Essex
beatnik|Maynard G. Krebs of old TV, notably
bedazzle|Awe
bedside|Like some comforting manners
beefalo|Bovine hybrid
beefsteak|Meaty tomato
beehive|Center of activity
beeswax|Hive material
beholds|Lays eyes on
bejewel|Decorate with gems
beliefs|Personal theology elements
beltline|Spare tire site?
belugas|Sturgeon yielding expensive caviar
berserk|On a rampage
bighead|Swollen ego
biometric|Like the most secure passports nowadays
blatant|Sticking out
bleakest|Most austere
bleared|Made misty
blessed|Holy
bloopers|SportsCenter's Not Top Plays videos, e.g.
boarded|Climbed on
boaster|Bigmouth
bohemia|Artsy district
bologna|Smoked deli meat
bondage|Of Human __
bonfire|Homecoming tradition
bonobos|Endangered great apes
bonuses|Some incentives
boobirds|Unhappy fans, in slang
bookshelf|Library supporter?
booties|Soft shoes
bouncily|In an animated way
bourbon|Historic Kentucky county
bowling|Dollhouse dress adornment?
braille|Letters read with feeling?
brasserie|Relaxed, upscale restaurant
bravura|Dazzling performance
breasts|Chicken choices
brewskis|Cold ones
bristle|Brush component
brocades|Finely worked fabrics
brogues|Wing-tipped shoes
brooked|Put up with
brought|Came with
brunettes|Gentlemen's second choices?
bugling|Moose mating activity
bursting|Replete
bustling|Where to wear a training bra?
butanol|Experimental biofuel
bylines|Writing credits
cabriolet|Two-wheeled carriage with a folding hood
cadenza|Concerto highlight
cahoots|(In) partnership
calicos|Parti-colored cats
caliper|Thickness measurer
calorie|Food packaging unit
cameras|Set pieces?
canaries|Cops' favorite birds?
canasta|Game with melding
cannibal|Threat to Crusoe
canoodle|Spoon
captain|Ship's leader
carafes|Wine orders
caraway|Seed used in sauerkraut
caricature|Hirschfeld drawing
carouse|Go on a bender
carpenter|One working on a board
carriers|Transportation companies
carwashes|Drive-thru cleanings
cashiers|Department store employees
catalog|Book of available products
caterer|Party food provider
catfish|Cajun entrée
cattalo|Beefy hybrid
causerie|Informal essay
cavalier|Disdainful
cavalier|Supercilious
cellists|Orchestra members
cements|Joins, as stones in a wall
centers|Focal points
centralize|Bring under a single control
challah|Braided bread
challah|Traditional Jewish bread
channels|Television watcher's choices
charley|Pride of country music
chassis|Vehicle's framework
cheapie|Inexpensive brand
cheapskate|Tightwad
cheater|Proctor's concern
cheetah|Non-roaring big cat
chianti|Ristorante red
chickadee|Songbird with an onomatopoeic name
chillier|More in need of a sweater, say
chimera|Idle fancy
chimera|Imaginary monster
chocoholic|One who might steal kisses
chopsticks|*Beginner's piano piece
chorale|Sunday number
chromosome|Y for men only?
cigarillo|Small smoke
citizen|Inhabitant
citizenship|Immigrant test taker's goal
claimant|One seeking repayment
clarify|Elucidate
clasped|Held tight
classic|Like the most elegant old autos
classic|Thing that endures
classier|More chic
classroom|Where many tests are given
classrooms|Pupils' places
clawhammer|Tool that can extract nails
cleaver|Butcher's tool
clericals|Some temps
cleverer|More shrewd
clipper|Fast ship
closeup|Macro lens shot
clothes|Outfit
clotted|Stopped bleeding
clutter|Disorder
codicils|Will supplements
coerced|Compelled via force
cohesion|Ability to stick together
coinage|Minting process
coincide|Occur together
colonist|Mayflower passenger
colorer|Kid finishing a book, maybe
compass|*Extent
compiler|Translating computer program
complain|Kvetch
conciliate|Mollify
console|Give comfort to
consomme|It requires a lot of simmering
constants|Pi and others
construe|Explain
construe|Infer
contessa|Italian noblewoman
conveys|Transmits
cookoffs|*Chili competitions
coolant|Car radiator need
coolers|Tailgaters' beverage carriers
coolness|Snoopy-wearing-shades trait
cornice|Architectural molding
cornrow|Tight braid
coronet|Noble headpiece
corseted|In a bind?
corsets|Waist management items
costume|Party disguise
counsel|Court address
crabgrass|Lawn invader
crackling|Very narrow fissure?
creatures|Horror movie staples
creches|Nativity scenes
credible|Like a good witness
crevice|Rock fissure
crewcut|Close-cropped hair style
crewman|Sailor
crossbar|Goalpost component
crosswalk|Corner-to-corner lines
crouton|Caesar salad topper
crowsfeet|Squinter's lines
crucially|Vitally
cruisers|Squad cars
current|Juice
curvier|Requiring slower driving
customer|Pitch target?
cutoffs|Homemade shorts
dahlias|Showy bloomers
daltons|Old West gang
databases|Modern information sources
daughter|Ariadne, to Minos
debacle|Fiasco
decades|Timeline divisions
decides|Judges
declasse|Reduced in status
decolor|Bleach
dedicated|Committed
deerskin|Fur trader's supply
defames|Discredits
default|Assumed value
default|Foreclosure cause
defeated|Vanquished
defense|Moat purpose
defunct|Gone
degrade|Lower
delegate|Convention representative
delight|Make happy
delight|Thrill
delimit|Fix the boundaries of
delineate|Describe pictorially
denotes|Indicates
dentist|One concerned with bites
denudes|Strips of leaves
deodorant|Underarm product
depended|Counted (on)
deposers|Ones who swear in court
derange|Drive crazy
derided|Scoffed at
designer|Fashion world VIP
desires|They may be fond
desists|Refrains
despite|Regardless of
destiny|Fortune
destiny|Lot
detailer|One who spiffs up your wheels
detainee|Suspect, maybe
detente|Cold War thaw
detente|Global warming?
detente|International thaw
detract|Take away
diagram|Family tree, e.g.
diamond|Songwriter Neil
diapers|Nursery needs
dietary|Regarding what's taken in
digital|Word that can bring the ends of the starred answers up to date
digitalis|Its leaves are used as a heart stimulant
dimension|Time, for one
dinette|Family meal setting
dinettes|Kitchen areas, perhaps
dingbat|Archie's pet insult for Edith
diorama|Historical display
disappearing|*Part of many a magic act
disarray|Confused state
discard|Rummy action
disdained|Scorned
disgrace|Shame
dislodge|Remove with effort
disobey|Act rebelliously
display|Show publicly
disrobe|Prepare for the hot tub
dissent|Buck the majority
dissents|Expresses opposition
dissolute|Immoral
distant|Faraway
disturb|Interrupt
divisor|b, in a ÷ b
dodgier|More evasive
doggone|Cottonpickin'
doodads|Thingamabobs
doormat|Unassertive sort
doormat|Welcome site
dormers|Half-story windows
dosimeter|Radiation detection device
downstream|How things flow
drabness|Pre-makeover condition
dreadlocks|Rasta's hairdo
dribble|Bounce
dribble|Court action
drilled|Practiced with the platoon
driveways|Garage entrances
driving|With accuracy or distance, a golf stat
dropout|GED taker
dumpling|Landfill in a toy city?
duration|Term
dustbin|Kerbside container
duststorm|Wind-related desert event
dutchman|The Flying __: Wagner opera
dwarfed|Outclassed by a large margin, as competitors
eagerly|One way to anticipate
earache|Canal problem
eardrop|Stud alternative
earnest|Sincere
earthward|Falling object's direction
eastern|Failed flier
eastern|New York's time zone
eatable|Fit for consumption
eateries|Diners and such
echelon|French for "rung"
ecotourist|Traveler to an environmentally protected area
ecstatic|On cloud nine
editing|Cutting, maybe
edition|First printing, say
edition|Textbook update specification
eeriest|Superlatively spooky
eggheads|Highbrows
egomania|Typical Bond villain's malady
egotist|Tough teammate to handle
elastic|Adaptable
elastic|Flexible
elation|Joy
elation|Walking-on-air feeling
elbowed|Jostled
electorate|Voters
electrical|Outlet type
electrode|Conductor in a circuit
elegance|Grace
elegance|Refinement
element|Gold or silver
elevate|Promote at work
elevate|Raise
elevens|Winning numbers
elicits|Brings out
elicits|Extracts
elision|Apostrophe's purpose, often
emanates|Arises
emanation|Outflow
embarks|Boards at the dock
embarrass|Humiliate
emergent|Coming into view
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emirate|Qatar, for example
emitted|Gave off
emotion|A director may ask for more of it
emperor|Invisible-clothes wearer in an Andersen tale
empires|Dominions
emporia|Trading places
empties|Frat bash refuse
emulated|Took after
enameled|Like much Le Creuset cookware
enameler|Pottery worker, on occasion
encapsule|Summarize
encoder|Spy, at times
encores|Extras for a cheering crowd
endemic|Natural to a region
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endorse|Give the nod
endorse|Stand behind
endowing|Providing funds for
energizes|Stimulates
enervates|Drains
engraft|Establish firmly
engraved|Like cameos
enigmatic|Hard to figure out
enlists|Volunteers
enlivens|Invigorates
enneads|Near-decades
ennoble|Dignify
enshrine|Elect to a Hall of Fame, say
ensnare|Sucker
entente|Understanding between nations
entices|Dangles a carrot in front of
entices|Lures
entitle|Authorize
entitles|Permits
entitles|Qualifies
entombs|Lays away
entrees|Main courses
enumerated|Listed
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epigram|Dorothy Parker forte
epilogue|Coda relative
epistle|Formal letter
epitome|Quintessence
epsilon|Fifth Greek letter
equates|Puts on a par (with)
equinox|March time
erasable|Like CD-RW discs
erasable|Subject to removal
erasure|Solver's smudge
erector|Builder
erotica|Kinsey Institute Library collection
erotica|Some graphic works
erotica|Steamy stuff
erotica|Very spicy fare
errands|Going concerns?
erratic|Unpredictable
erudition|Learning
escargot|Bistro appetizer
eschews|Stays away from
espials|Sightings
espresso|Trattoria brew
esteemed|Noteworthy
esteems|Prizes
esteems|Treasures
estimating|Trying to get close to
estuary|Place where fresh water and salt water mix
ethanol|Controversial fuel
ethanol|Environmental summit topic
etherize|Put out
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
ethnics|Ones with a common heritage
euclidean|Type of geometry
eulogists|Speakers at memorial services
eunuchs|Harem guards, usually
euphoric|Blissful
evacuate|Remove from, as a storm-threatened area
evasion|Taxpayer's crime
everglades|Only place on Earth where crocodiles and alligators co-exist
evident|Clear
excerpt|Passage
excessively|2?
exerted|Applied
exhibit|Lettered piece of court evidence
exotica|Collectibles from faraway lands
expanse|Broad area
expurgates|Cleans up
externs|Nonresident doctors
extremist|Radical
eyeball|Size up
eyelash|Very slim margin
eyesore|Neighborhood improvement target
falafel|Pita filling
fanfares|Royal introductions
fattens|Gets ready for market, as livestock
favorite|One paying the least
feature|Main movie
federal|Part of FBI
feedback|*Survey response
ferryboat|Interisland transport
fevered|Frantic
fillets|Some bass pieces
finesse|Maneuver
fireworks|*Flashy display
fishtail|Side-to-side skid
fissure|Rift
fitness|Exercise program goal
flailed|Made things harder for the lifeguard
flashback|Scene from the past, in films
flashers|Hazard lights, e.g.
flemish|Like Rubens
florist|Wedding arranger?
foolish|Imprudent
footnote|What an asterisk may indicate
foremen|Verdict readers
forename|Peter, Paul or Mary
foresails|Roman war galley features
forsakes|Deserts
fortune|Cookie information, perhaps
foxhole|Front creation
foxtrot|Dance that precedes "golf" in the NATO phonetic alphabet
fraction|Small part
freedom|Moshe Dayan's "oxygen of the soul"
freeload|Grub
frisked|Searched, in a way
gallery|Drawing room?
galoshes|Solutions for unfair situations?
gamblers|Risk takers
gametes|Spermatozoa, e.g.
gangland|Underworld
gangsta|Inner-city genre
gatherer|Hunter attachment?
geezers|Old coots
general|Non-specific
genetic|Like some markers
genetics|It involves mapping
genomes|Full sets of chromosomes
gentler|Less violent
gentler|More sensitive about breaking bad news
gessoes|Painters' plasters
gestalt|Unified whole
gesture|Hand-waving or finger-pointing
gestures|Motions
geysers|Surface phenomena affected by magma
giraffe|Long-necked mammal
gladioli|Plants with spiky blooms
glibness|Lack of sincerity
gnarled|Knotted up
gnashes|Grinds, as teeth
godliness|Divinity
goldenrod|Kentucky's state flower
goodbye|Splitting word?
goodness|My __!
goopier|More likely to ooze
goslings|Young birds
goulash|European stew
governs|Rules
grasslands|Safari sights
graters|Kitchen tools
gratify|Please
greases|Lubricates
greenbelt|Eco-friendly border
grizzlies|University of Montana athletes
groaners|Corny jokes
groomer|Boxer's attendant
groomer|Kennel worker
guardrail|Road safety feature
guitars|Rock instruments
gumshoe|Sam Spade, e.g., slangily
gunpowder|*Wile E. Coyote buy
gutsier|Braver
gutters|Alley boundaries
guttersnipe|*Street urchin
habanera|Sultry Cuban dance
habitat|Zoo re-creation
hackney|London taxi
haggles|Dickers
halflife|*Radioactive decay measure
halogen|Chlorine or iodine
hampers|Impedes
hamster|Cheeky pet?
hamsters|Pets on wheels
hardened|Got set
harnesses|Controls
hashish|Contents of some hookahs
hassles|Annoys
hayloft|Rural storage area
hayride|Jaunt that might get straw in your hair
heartbroken|Like one just jilted
heartland|California's Central Valley, e.g.
heavenly|Angelic
heckled|Harassed from the peanut gallery
hectare|10,000 square meters
heinous|Abominable, as a crime
helical|Like rotini
helipads|Medevac conveniences
hellcats|Shrews
heralded|Emulated the town crier
heroics|Battlefield display
heroics|Daring rescue, say
heroine|Jane Eyre, e.g.
heroine|TV's Buffy, e.g.
hesitates|Doesn't act just yet
hifalutin|Pretentious, informally
hijacks|Commits piracy, in a way
hijacks|Takes by force
hipster|Hardly a square
historic|Momentous
hoecake|Dixie breakfast fare
holster|It can facilitate drawing
homepages|Telecommuting congressional aides?
homeroom|Where school attendance is usually taken
homestretch|Last leg of a race
honesty|Lincoln forte
honorific|Title of respect
hooknose|*Reason for rhinoplasty
horizon|You can't see beyond it
hormone|Glandular secretion
horrors|Little Shop of __
horsemen|Jockeys
hotdogs|Ballpark staples
hotdogs|Franks
however|Catch word?
hubcaps|Wheel covers
humerus|Funny-sounding bone
hydrofoil|Swift watercraft
hydrogen|It's always number one
hygiene|Healthy routine
hysterical|Riotous
icebreaker|Getting-to-know-you party activity
icebreaker|It eases tension
idealism|Pursuit of perfection
idealizes|Puts on a pedestal
ideates|Imagines
ideation|Thought process
igneous|Formed by the solidification of magma
ignored|Paid no attention to
iguanas|Dewlapped reptiles
iguanas|Lizards with dewlaps
imagine|Lennon classic
imagines|Makes believe
immodest|Bold
impeach|Accuse of misconduct
impetus|Driving force
impostor|Fake
impostor|Identity thief, e.g.
imprint|Fossil indentation
imprisons|Puts away
inaccuracy|Slip
inanest|Most idiotic
inanity|Foolishness
inaugural|Quadrennial national rite
incense|Holy smoke
incessant|Like the ocean's roar
incident|Occurrence
inclose|How a macro lens is used
incomes|Salaries, wages, etc.
inertia|Newtonian concern
inexorable|Unyielding
infancy|Early stage
inferno|Oven, so to speak
infidel|Nonbeliever, to some
inflight|Like some movies
ingests|Eats
ingroup|Clique
inhaler|Flu treatment, at times
inhalers|Bronchitis sufferers' aids
inherit|Come into some money, maybe
inhuman|Cruel
initially|At first blush
inkling|Minuscule tattoo?
inkwell|Bygone writing aid
innards|Guts
innards|Machine makeup, informally
innards|Working parts
inordinate|Extreme
insects|Aardwolf's diet
inserter|Editor, at times
insinuated|Got at
insofar|To such an extent
insoles|Dr. Scholl's products
inspect|Look over closely
inspire|Fire up
instead|As an alternative
insulin|Glucose regulator
intense|High-powered
intense|Like nail-biters
interfere|Meddle
intertwine|Weave together
intervene|Involve oneself
invasion|Encroachment
ionizer|Air purifying gadget
ipecacs|Medicinal syrups
iridescent|Like some avian plumage
irksome|Trying
islanders|Nassau Coliseum NHL team
isomers|Glucose and fructose, e.g.
isoprene|Petroleum processing by-product
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotope|Chemistry subject
ivories|Keys for a music room?
ivories|They don't laugh when they're tickled
jampacked|Filled to capacity
jangles|Key rings?
jasmine|Tea-flavoring flower
jealous|Green-eyed
jellybeans|*Easter Bunny's delivery
jellyfish|Spineless one
jingoistic|Loyal to a fault
jitters|Pre-speech obstacle
jollies|Kicks
jubilee|Anniversary gala
jujitsu|Martial art emphasizing throws
jujitsu|Technique of ancient samurai
jukebox|Classic diner feature
justify|Make even, in a way
kahunas|Hawaiian priests
kahunas|Maui medicine men
kaisers|German leaders
karaoke|Bar staple
kashmir|Former Asian state known for goat wool
katydid|Insect that can mimic a leaf
keywords|Googling elements
kidnaps|Snatches
kilogram|About 2.2 pounds
kitbags|Soldiers' knapsacks
kitchen|Hero's birthplace?
kleenex|Box for a cold
kleptomania|Taking issue?
knavish|Untrustworthy
kneecap|Leg joint protector
kneeled|Used a prayer rug
kneepad|Skateboarder's wear
kowtows|Shows servility
lacquer|Strong finish?
lampposts|Streetlight supports
landlady|Ethel, to Lucy
lanyards|Refs' whistle holders
lapdogs|Teacup poodles, e.g.
larceny|Grand or petit crime
larceny|It may be grand
lariats|Rodeo twirlers
lateness|Reason for a pass
lattice|Diamond-patterned structure, as a trellis
launchpad|Takeoff place
lawgiver|Solon
lawmaker|Member of Congress, say
leaflets|Ads, perhaps
leanest|Least fatty, as corned beef
leanest|Like buffalo, red meatwise
leaseholder|Tenant, say
leashes|Walking aids
leering|Wolf's activity
leftward|How liberals lean
legatee|Named beneficiary
legions|Throngs
legwork|Out-of-the-office detective duty
lesbian|Either parent in "Heather Has Two Mommies"
lessens|Diminishes
lettered|Educated
lexical|Of words
libations|Celebratory drinks
libidos|Freudian principles
license|It may be poetic
license|Traffic cop's request
lifesaver|Doughnut-shaped treat
linings|Winter coat features
literal|Nonmetaphorical
literal|Word-for-word
loathes|Despises
lockstep|Rigidly inflexible process
logjams|Bottlenecks
lollipop|Sweet sucker
looking|Exploring
looters|Riot figures
lottery|Fundraising game
loudmouth|Indiscreet type
lounges|Sprawls, as by the pool
lovesick|Missing someone special
lowbrow|Uncultivated
lowbrow|Unintellectual
lowbrow|Unsophisticated
lunchroom|Home of counterculture?
macadam|Crushed-stone surface
macaroni|Cheese companion
macerate|Soften by soaking
mackerel|Holy fish?
madeiras|Sherry alternatives
madonna|Self-titled top ten 1983 album
madonna|Virgin Mary
maestri|Arthur Fiedler et al.
maggots|Common bait
mailmen|Letter carriers
mainstreams|Prevailing tendencies
majestic|August
malaise|Not-so-good feeling
malaria|Quinine target
malarky|Trivia game that involves bluffing
malicious|Motivated by spite
maligned|Bad-mouthed
malodor|Stink
malodor|Unpleasant smell
maltose|Brewery sugar
manager|Recipient of an annual baseball award since 1983
manatee|Florida's 63-year-old Snooty is the oldest in captivity
manatee|Mammal linked to mermaid folklore
manatees|Sea cows
mangled|Really botched up
manholes|Ways to get under the street
maracas|Latin percussion pair
marbles|Aggies and steelies
marinate|Steep before cooking
marjoram|Mint family herb
marmoset|Small monkey
marmoset|Tamarin relative
maroons|Abandons at sea
married|Hitched
massacre|Blowout on the court
masseurs|People who knead people
mastermind|Brains
mastheads|Newspapers' staff lists
matador|Cape user
matinee|Daytime fare
maudlin|Schmaltzy
maximize|Get the most out of
meadows|Grassy fields
mealtime|Periodic table period?
mealtime|When parents may need to call their kids
meandered|Wandered aimlessly
meatball|Spaghetti go-with
megaton|Nuclear test unit
melanites|Black garnets
mellows|Veges (out)
memorial|Cross, often
menagerie|Beastly place?
meriting|Worthy of
metered|Like some mail
methanol|Antifreeze compound
miasmas|Noxious fumes
midfield|Area between goals
militiamen|Lexington and Concord fighters
mincemeat|Pie filling that may include beef
mincing|Chopping, as garlic
mindset|*Disposition
mineral|Twenty Questions choice
minored|Studied secondarily, with "in"
minster|York __: British cathedral
miocene|Epoch in which grazing mammals became widespread
miracle|Revival claim
misdeal|Card player's goof
misfortune|Hard times
misjudged|Read the wrong way
mistake|Oopsy! evoker
mistime|Mess up, as a punch line
mistrusts|Is leery of
moisten|Make damp
moisten|Prepare to seal, as an envelope
molehill|Sign of a lawn infestation
monarchs|Orange-and-black-winged butterflies
moniker|Handle
monoliths|Yosemite's El Capitan and others
monopoly|Game with tiny hotels
monotones|Deadpan features
monument|Memorial structure
mooched|Got free, in a way
moonstones|Opalescent gems
mopiest|Most prone to brooding
morosely|In a moody way
motorize|Add an engine to
mudflats|Low tide revelations
narrowed|Became one lane, say
nations|United __
natives|Locals
naturally|As one might expect
naysayer|Contrarian
naysayer|Pessimist
nearest|Most convenient
nearest|Most handy
nearing|Soon to be at
neatened|Put in order
neatened|Straightened up
neatnik|Slob's opposite
necessitated|Called for
nectars|Bee drawers
needler|One doing a lot of riding
nelsons|Wrestling holds
neonate|Nursery arrival
neophyte|Abecedarian
nephews|Reunion attendees
nesting|Avian activity
nestles|Gets cozy
nestors|Sages
netless|Like performances by the Wallendas
neuroses|Couch disorders
neuters|Fixes
newsmen|Some anchors
newspaper|Times, at times
newspaper|Where many columns are found
niceties|Subtle differences
nickname|Beantown, e.g.
ninepin|Back-row bowling target
nirvana|Kurt Cobain's group
nonevent|Tempest in a teapot
nonunion|Having no chapters?
nonunion|Like some workers in an open shop
nonzero|Like a rational number's denominator
noodles|*Gets creative
nostalgia|It "isn't what it used to be": Peter De Vries
nostalgia|What oldies evoke
novella|Billy Budd, e.g.
novellas|Animal Farm et al.
novelle|It's longer than a Kurzgeschichte (short story)
numbers|Book covering the Hebrews' 40-year wilderness exile
numeral|C or D, to old Romans
nursery|Horticulturist's hangout
nutcase|One with a screw loose
oarlock|Rowboat device
oarsmen|Crew members
obedience|Focus at a boxer's school?
obesity|The Biggest Loser concern
oboists|Some winds
obsidian|Volcanic glass
obtained|Put one's hands on
obtuser|Not as quick on the uptake
ocarina|The Legend of Zelda: __ of Time: video game
occasion|Birthday, say
oceanic|Vast
octanes|Pump ratings
oddball|Eccentric
oddball|Flake
oddball|Kook
odysseys|Adventures
offcast|Discarded
offender|Lawbreaker
offramp|Turnpike exit
offshore|Like some drilling
offside|Gridiron call
oinking|Pen pals' exchange?
okeydokey|Works for me
olestra|Fake fat
omelets|Brunch menu heading
omicron|Pi preceder
omnipotent|Almighty
onboard|In agreement
onetime|Previous
opalescent|Colorful
operable|In working order
operate|Work
operation|Work on a table
opportune|Auspicious
opposes|Obstructs
optical|Like some film effects
oracles|Seers
oracles|They have all the answers
oralist|Teacher of spoken language to the deaf
oranges|Florida crops
oratory|Rhetorical skill
ordered|In sequence
ordered|Put in place
ordinal|Like fifth and sixth
ordinary|Prosaic
origami|Source of many tiny animals
origins|Sources
orioles|They were the Browns before they moved from St. Louis
orthodox|Greek __ Church
orthodox|Like strictly religious Jews
osmosed|Diffused through a membrane
osmosis|Biology text topic
ospreys|Hawks once threatened by DDT
ostracize|Blackball
ostrich|Bird with a strong kick
ottoman|Armchair partner
ottoman|It can help you relax
outcast|Ostracized one
outcasts|Shunned ones
outdated|Passé
outlook|*Prospects
outstrip|Get far ahead of
outswam|Beat in an individual medley
outwardly|On the surface
overact|Be heavy-handed, in a way
overblown|Excessive
overcoat|Ulster, for one
overeaters|Jenny Craig targets
overpower|Prove too strong for
overuse|Muscle ache cause
overuses|Strains, as a muscle
overweening|Pompous
oxcarts|Heavy-duty haulers
oxfords|Laced dress shoes
pachisi|Game with beehive-shaped pieces
pacific|Aptly, "Happy Talk" musical
paddies|Rice fields
pageant|Event with a queen
paginates|Numbers in a corner, often
paisano|Pal
pajamas|Bedtime garb
pajamas|Hefner garb
palisade|Fort's defense
panacea|Quack's wonder drug
pandemic|Prevalent all over
pantheon|Temple of the gods
parabolas|Certain conic sections
paradox|Catch-22
parasail|Chute above the beach
parasol|Object held by some Monet subjects
paratroops|They fall in war films
parfait|Layered dessert
parleying|Negotiating during a truce
parmesan|Pasta topper
paroles|Sentence alterations
parsnip|Root vegetable
partisan|Like much politics
pasquinade|Public mockery
passion|Ardor
passport|Jet-setter's document
passport|Travel document
patella|Kneecap
patents|Trademark cousins
pathetic|Pitiful
patrons|Sponsors
peaches|Often flambéed fruit
peacoat|Naval attire
peanuts|Very little money
peasant|Kind of blouse
pedaler|One on a bike
pedants|Bookish types
pellmell|Willy-nilly
pendent|Hanging
penguin|Black-and-white critter
peoples|Community inhabitants
peppercorn|Steak au poivre flavoring
persona|Chaplin's tramp, e.g.
persona|Public projection
persona|Public role
pesters|Troubles
petroglyph|Ancient rock engraving
photogs|Paparazzi, briefly
pianist|Rachmaninoff, e.g.
pigskin|What might be used when a bomb is hurled on a field?
piloting|At the helm of
pimiento|Antipasto veggie
pinball|*Wizard's game in the rock opera "Tommy"
pintail|Migratory duck
pintsize|Peewee
piranhas|Fish you don't want to be biting
pizzazz|Vitality
platinum|One of the noble metals
pleased|Glowing, perhaps
plowing|Digging up some dirt
plywood|Flooring material
poinsettia|Popular Christmas decoration
pointer|*Piece of advice
ponchos|Stormy weather gear
ponytail|Clipped style
populist|Champion of the common man
porcelain|Doll or vase material
portion|Helping
portion|Serving
portray|Depict
postcards|Gift shop items on a rotating stand
postdoc|Like some advanced research, briefly
pothole|Road hazard
potpourri|Jeopardy! category
pouting|Looking grumpy
precede|Come before
preemie|Early arrival
premises|Bases for arguments
prepack|Assortment for sale as a unit
presidio|Spanish fort
pretest|Diagnostic school exam
prevent|Foil
priedieu|Literally, "pray God"
primordial|Existing at the beginning
primped|Got ready for a big date
probate|Court concerned with wills
prodigal|Like the son in a parable of Jesus
produces|Yields
progressed|Got somewhere
pronoun|You or me
protect|Take under one's wing
proteins|Dietary needs found in beef
provoked|Kicked up, as a fuss
psalmist|David, to some scholars
pussycat|Hardly an intimidating soul
pythons|Constricting snakes
quacked|Made like a mallard
quadrupled|Adjusted for a larger group, as a recipe
quarterfinalist|NCAA Elite Eight team
quartile|Statistical dividing point in a four-group data set
queensides|Bohemian Rhapsody and "We Are the Champions"?
quietly|Without a fuss
racehorses|Black Gold and Northern Dancer, e.g.
racquets|Squash relative
radiant|Luminous
railcar|Plymouth passenger carrier
raising|Barn ritual
rampage|Run amok
rampages|Mob activities
rankest|Most objectionable
rapports|Close connections
rattail|Hairstyle with an appendage of sorts
rattrap|Fleabag
ravenous|Famished
reagent|Oxalic acid, e.g.
realize|Accomplish
reallot|Split differently
realtor|Land purveyor
reassessed|Like much real estate, annually
reassuring|Confidence-inspiring
rebuilds|Overhauls
rebukes|Expresses stern disapproval of
recedes|Moves back
receptors|Molecules that respond to stimuli
reckless|Foolhardy
recount|Loser's demand
recourse|Contingency plan
recreation|Hiking or biking
redeyes|Flights that often span two days
redeyes|Late-night flights
redeyes|Overnight flights
rednecks|Jeff Foxworthy jokes about them
redolent|Aromatic
reearns|Gains again, as trust
reexpose|Uncover again
referee|Basketball official
refinery|Sugar plant
reflect|What mirrors do
refresh|Update, as a web page
regimes|Juntas, e.g.
reheated|Readied the leftovers, say
reheels|Fixes, as pumps
reissues|Prints a new edition of
relapse|Take a turn for the worse
relapsed|Got sick again
relearn|Freshen one's familiarity with
release|*Public distribution
relieve|Come out of the bullpen
relleno|Chile __: stuffed Mexican dish
relocks|Bolts again
remeasure|Check before cutting
remodel|Do over, as a kitchen
remodel|Increase one's home's value, in a way
remorse|Why'd I do that? feeling
renames|Handles differently?
renewal|Decision about issues
renewals|Circulation measure
rentals|Avis offerings
reorganize|Overhaul
repartee|Comeback
repeals|Nullifies
replaced|Stepped in for
replants|Puts in a fresh pot
replete|Abundantly filled (with)
replica|Duplicate
reposes|Calms
requiem|Passing notes?
research|Fact-finding process
reseeded|Tended some bald patches
resents|Is put out by
reserve|Bench warmer
reservoir|Source of a vital supply
reships|Uses FedEx again
resilient|Able to overcome adversity
resonance|Orator's vocal quality
resorts|Vacation destinations
resource|It may be renewable
retainer|Mason's fee
retaping|Treating again, as an ankle injury
retards|Slows
reteach|Tutor, perhaps
retinol|Vitamin A
retinue|Attendants
retinue|Following
retreat|Private place
reveille|Military day starter
revelations|Epiphanies
reverse|One begins parallel parking in it
revisit|Come again?
rhyming|Seuss hallmark
ricocheting|Glancing
rigatoni|Trattoria tubes
ringers|Fakes
ringleader|Gangbuster's target
riotous|Uninhibited
ripsaws|With-the-grain cutters
riptide|Scary beach current
risible|Disposed to laugh
riskier|More dangerous
risotto|Trattoria offering
riviera|Mediterranean resort
roadsters|Sporty two-seaters
roiling|Like white water
romaine|Arugula alternative
romance|Jennifer Crusie's genre
romance|Novel genre
rootlet|Small plant support
ropeways|Ravine-crossing hauling systems
rotates|Spins
routine|Stand-up performance
ruining|Making a mess of
runover|Go longer than planned
rupture|Burst
ruptured|Burst
saddled|Got ready to ride
sadness|Gloom
safaris|Wild vacations?
sailors|Salts on the ocean
sainthood|Nick's status?
saintly|Holy
salesroom|Place for pitchers?
salient|Prominent
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
sampling|Statistical group
sarcasm|Sharp-tongued talk
sashays|Parades
sateens|Shiny fabrics
satiates|Stuffs
satires|Li'l Abner and "Doonesbury," e.g.
satiric|Like the movie "Airplane!"
satirize|Mock
sausages|Some links
savanna|African plain
savanna|Tropical grassland
savored|Enjoyed every bite of
sawmill|Log processor
sayonara|Michener novel set in Japan
scalawag|Dirty dog
scalded|Almost boiling, as milk
scalier|More reptilian, in a way
scalped|Like Super Bowl tickets, perhaps
scalpel|Going under the knife knife
scalpers|StubHub competition
scandal|Tabloid fodder
scandals|Checkout counter newspaper fodder
scattered|Dispersed, as a crowd
scattered|Strewn
sceptre|Orb's partner, in British iconography
schmooze|Gossip
schooled|Taught
scooted|Slid (over)
scoured|Left no stone unturned in
scrapheaps|Settings for "Junkyard Wars"
scratched|*Pocketed the cue ball
scrawls|They're hard to read
screech|Collision preceder
screens|Conceals
scruple|Bit of moral fiber
sculptor|Rodin or Michelangelo
seafarer|Jason, for one
seahorse|Fish with a prehensile tail
seances|Medium settings
seasick|Wishing one hadn't rocked the boat?
seaside|Vacation area
seceders|Union leavers
secular|Worldly
secures|Makes fast
sedately|With composure
sedates|Gets ready for surgery
sedation|Foggy state
seeable|Within view
seedbed|Ready-to-plant plot
seedcase|Husk
seesaws|Fluctuates
selected|Picked
semipro|Part-time, in a way
semitone|Musical half step
senhora|Portuguese lady
senhora|Portuguese lady
sensing|Intuiting
sequoia|Giant in the woods
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Woo with a tune
seriate|Arranged in sequence
sermons|Sunday deliveries
session|Jam time
session|Meeting of Congress
session|Therapy time
sestinas|Poems whose structure is based on the number six
settings|Microwave choices
sexists|Many Suffragette opponents
shakeup|Reorganize, and then some
shamans|Tribal magicians
sheathe|Put away, as a dagger
sheltered|Like a prime candidate for disillusionment
shindigs|Big blasts
shipwreck|Marine salvage crew's job
shivers|Chills
shoetree|Shape-maintaining insert
shooter|Word with sharp or trouble
shoreline|Where sea meets sand
shortcake|Strawberry dessert
showplace|Hearst Castle, for one
shrubbery|Plants
shtetls|Former Jewish settlements
shuteye|*Z's
shuteye|Sleep, informally
siamese|Asian cat breed
sidebar|News supplement
sidereal|Determined by the stars, as time
sidetrack|Distract
silents|Most Chaplin films
silesia|Wroclaw's region
simians|Monkeys, e.g.
simmers|Almost boils
simonize|Polish
sitting|More of the rhyme
skeeters|Boonies pests
skeleton|Secret metaphor
skeleton|Word with crew or key
slapped|Made red-faced?
slapstick|Pie-throwing comedy
sleekness|Sports car quality
smaller|Compressed
smartie|Know-it-all
smasher|Lollapalooza
smidgen|Wee bit
smoldered|Existed in a suppressed state
smooches|Wet ones, so to speak
smooths|Makes more peaceful, as relations
smother|Cover completely
sneaked|Crept
sneered|Was Grinch-like, in a way
sneering|Scornful behavior
snifter|Napoleon vessel?
snookers|Plays for a fool
snooted|Acted snobbishly toward
snootier|Less likely to mix
snoozes|Grabs some shuteye
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snorkels|Reef exploration gear
snowcap|Peak experience?
snowman|Single white male who likes the cold?
sobered|Dried out, with "up"
sofabed|Convertible of a sort
sometimes|Quip, part 3
sorbets|Häagen-Dazs array
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
souffle|Puffed-up fare
spandex|Shapewear fabric
spaniel|Cockapoo pop, perhaps
sparkplug|Auto tune-up item
sparred|Bickered
speeded|Stepped on it, with "up"
spiegel|Eponymous mail-order magnate
spitter|Illegal pitch
splasher|Annoying kid at the pool
splashy|Flamboyant
splotched|*Stained
sponged|Got for nothing
sponges|Mooches
sponsor|Spot remover, at times
spousal|__ support: alimony
sprayed|Dealt with bugs, in a way
spruced|Smartened (up)
sputnik|It means "traveling companion" in Russian
squeals|Spills the beans
squelch|Suppress
squelched|*Subdued
stability|Balance
stackup|Make sense
stagehand|Behind-the-scenes worker
stalled|Conked out
stammer|Barely get the words out
standpat|Not draw any cards
stanzas|Sonnet parts
stargaze|Daydream
staring|Transfixed
starship|Kirk's Enterprise, for one
startle|Scare
startle|Surprise with a "Boo!"
stately|Grand
statements|Cops often take them at crime scenes
statesman|Ben Franklin, e.g.
stature|Level of importance
steadiness|Fabled tortoise's trait
steamer|Paddle-wheel craft
steelie|Metal playing marble
steelie|Pinball ball, perhaps
steeped|Completely absorbed (in)
steeple|Church topper
steeple|Place for a belfry
steeple|Skyline highlight
stentorian|Very loud
sterile|Like most mules
sternest|Most severe
sternums|Chest protectors
sticklers|Purists
stimulants|Quicker picker-uppers?
stitched|Sutured
stomachache|Pepto-Bismol target
stonemason|Worker with rocks
stoolie|Beans spiller
stopgaps|Temporary solutions
stopoff|Rest, as at an inn
stopoff|Swing by for a visit
storage|Possible reason for folding
storeroom|Inventory site
straggler|Poky follower
straights|*Poker holdings
strange|Adjective for Ripley
strange|Off-the-wall
stratum|Layer
streaky|Like poorly cleaned windows
strengths|*Fortes
stretched|*Prepared to jog
strident|Grating
strikeover|*Sign of a typing mistake
striker|Person in a picket line
striven|Tried hard
stutter|King's problem in "The King's Speech"
stylish|In
suffered|Was in pain
suitors|Lochinvars
suitors|Ones going to court?
sunrise|Weather page datum
supersonic|Like some fast planes
support|Visible means of __
swaddle|Wrap, as an infant
sweetie|Honeybunch
symbolic|Like some gestures or logic
tagline|Movie poster words
tailback|NFL ball carrier, often
tailored|Like a well-fitting suit
takeover|Corporate acquisition
tallyho|Fox-sighting cry
tamales|Cantina servings
tankard|Vessel with a hinged cover
tannery|Leather maker
tantara|Clarion blast
tapenade|Provençal capers spread
tapered|Like a pencil point
taphouse|British tavern
tardiness|Classroom concern
tarpaper|Roofer's material
tarrier|Slowpoke
taskbar|Launches may originate from one
tasseled|Ornamented, as curtains
tasteless|Like some jokes
tatamis|Traditional straw mats
tattletale|One who gives things away
teacart|Rolling service station?
teaches|Trains
tearaway|Like some warmup pants
tearjerker|Two-hanky film
teatimes|Break points at Wimbledon?
teenage|Like most adolescents
telecom|BellSouth, for one
teletype|Fax forerunner
teletypes|Sends, obsolescently
telexes|Fax forerunners
telltale|Revealing
temerity|Boldness
tempest|Violent storm
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese dish
tenantry|Renters, collectively
tenders|Chicken option
tendril|Coiled plant support
tensest|Most likely to crack
tensile|Like a bungee cord
tequilas|Sunrise liquors
termite|Unhappy home inspection find
terrace|Ritzy apartment feature
terrine|Pottery casserole dish
tersely|In a word
tersest|Least verbose
tetrads|Bridge units
thematic|On topic
thereof|Legal contract adverb
thinking|*Trying to remember
thirdly|Lead-in following a second point
thither|Toward that place, to Shakespeare
threaded|Like some machinery nuts
threaten|What black clouds do
thrusts|Fencing moves
thwacked|Rapped with something flat
tiepins|Ascot fasteners
tinfoil|Something to use on leftovers
tiniest|Most minuscule
tinsmith|Worker with light metal
tinwork|Craft using the element Sn
tipcart|Gardener's soil hauler
tippytoe|How a youngster might watch a parade, with "on"
tiptoeing|Trying to be quiet
titanic|Huge
titmice|They may be tufted
toadstool|Forest dweller with a cap
toaster|Browning gadget
toaster|Place for Pop-Tarts
toaster|Sunbeam product
toddies|Hot alcoholic drinks
toeholds|Points of initial progress
toeless|Like most sandals
toenail|Polished part of a piggy?
toenail|Salon polish target
tombstone|O.K. Corral town
tonight|West Side Story duet
toothbrush|*Dental checkup freebie
toreador|Corrida competitor
torrent|Abundant flow
tortilla|Spanish for "little cake"
tortoni|Ristorante dessert
tostada|Taco relative
totaled|Beyond repair
totaled|Unsalvageable after an accident
touchdown|End zone dance preceder
toughie|Head-scratcher
towrope|Line on a tugboat
tracers|Shipping inquiries
traduce|Badmouth
tragedy|Play genre
trailer|Series of clips
traipse|Wander
trampling|Very young hobo?
tramway|Canyon-crossing transport
tranced|Hypnotized
trances|Dazes
transmits|Sends
trapeze|Aerialist's apparatus
trayful|Waiter's burden
treason|Crime of betrayal
treason|Quisling's crime
treasurers|Balancing pros
treatise|Mill's "On Liberty," for one
treehouse|Kids' secret club meeting place
tremolo|Vibrating effect
trestle|Bridge support
triages|M*A*S*H procedures
triangle|Bermuda shape?
triangular|Like jibs
tricolor|Like some ink cartridges
tricycle|Tot's wheels
trifecta|Long-odds bet
trigger|Finger lever
trigons|Ancient three-sided harps
triodes|Old TV tubes
triplet|One in an extra-large baby carriage, perhaps
tripped|Set off, as an alarm
troilus|Cressida's love
trounce|Rout
trueblue|Staunch
trusses|Bridge supports
trustee|Chairman of the board, for one
tsarina|Winter Palace woman
tsunami|West Coast ocean concern
turnons|Excitement generators
turntable|Phonograph component
tuskers|Elephants, e.g.
twenties|ATM output
twilight|Vampire-romance series
twining|Interweaving
twitchy|Acting like one has something to hide
twitter|Site with tweets
ubiquity|Pervasiveness
umpiring|Calling strikes, e.g.
unabashed|Brazen
unaired|Like some TV pilots
unbalanced|One-sided
unchain|Let loose
unclench|Relax, as one's fist
uncorks|Opens, as wine
uncouple|Separate
uncover|Find out
undergo|Experience
undergo|Have
unearth|Dig up
unearthly|Ethereal
unfasten|Remove the chain from, say
unhinge|Shake up
unhooks|Opens, as a gate
unkempt|Blowing in the wind, as hair
unknown|x, at times
unleaded|Decaf, facetiously
unleaded|On-road vehicle requirement since 1996
unpacks|Empties upon arrival
unrated|Like some films
unscathed|In one piece
unslings|Removes, as a backpack from one's shoulder
unsticks|Opens with effort, as a window
unusual|Cruel partner
unusual|Strange
upholster|Stuff, pad, cover, etc.
uppercut|Chuck steak, for example?
upsizes|Increases
uptempo|Bouncy
urbanest|Most suave
vacates|Moves out
valence|Bonding capacity measure
valence|Chemical bonding number
valence|Number denoting an ion's bonding capacity
valleys|Big dips
vamoose|Scram!
vampish|Minx-like
vendetta|Subject of a "Rigoletto" duet
veronica|Archie's heartthrob
vespers|Evening service
vestiges|Traces
videotape|Incriminating record, maybe
violence|R rating cause
violins|Talking Heads song "Sax and __"
volante|Lightly and quickly, in music
vouchee|One with backing
wahines|Surfer girls
wassails|Yuletide spiced ales
waterloo|Utter fiasco
waylaid|Ambushed
weatherman|One concerned with clemency
weeders|Garden tools
wettest|Least arid
whisper|Pass along softly, as a secret
wildcard|A deuce used as an ace, say
wintered|Spent the cold season (in)
wiseacre|Joker
witness|One sitting on the stand
wizened|Withered with age
wordsmith|Novelist, e.g.
worldwide|Global
wrecked|Totaled
yearbooks|*Memorabilia at a reunion
yearned|Had a hankering
yodeled|Hit a lot of high notes
zappers|Bug killers
zephyrs|Gentle winds
zippiest|Having the most pizazz
zonking|Nodding, with "out"
abashed|Chagrined
abashed|Put to shame
abetted|Cased the joint, perhaps
abidance|Conformity
abrades|Rubs the wrong way
abreast|Side by side
abrogates|Repeals
abutment|Arch support
acacias|Trees favored by giraffes
academia|Ivory tower milieu
actions|Lawsuits
activity|What's going on
adamant|Goody Two Shoes singer
addenda|Riders, e.g.
addiction|Commercial style of speaking?
address|Commercial attire?
admission|Commercial assignment?
admitted|Checked in
adopted|Got out of a shelter
adoptee|Many a pet
adoptee|Shelter denizen, potentially
adoptee|Tarzan, for one
adopter|Many a parent
adoration|Commercial speech?
adorned|Decked out
adorner|One who decks the halls, say
adrenalin|Trademarked name for epinephrine
adulate|Admire to excess
advance|Forward motion
advantage|Head start, say
adventure|Commercial undertaking requiring capital?
advisor|Commercial sun shade?
advocate|Champion
aerobat|Stunt pilot, e.g.
aerosol|Spray
aerospace|Rocket scientist's industry
affront|Insult
aftertax|Like net income
ageless|Forever young, seemingly
agelong|Really drawn-out
agendas|Ulterior motives
agitate|Stir up
agreement|Pact
airfare|Travelocity quote
airline|High overhead business?
alameda|Tree-lined walkway
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|In
alamode|Trendy
albinos|White whales, e.g.
alcoves|Breakfast places
alehouse|Drafty establishment?
alertly|With awareness
aliases|What con men may assume
aligned|Set straight
alignment|Garage job
allegro|Score tempo
alligator|Bag material
altered|Took in, say
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Disaronno Originale product
amazonian|Like capybaras and piranhas
amblers|Hurriers they're not
ambushed|Attacked from hiding
amphora|Ancient Greek storage vessel
amphora|Two-handled Greek vase
amusers|Ones who make you chuckle
anagram|Dormitory, to dirty room
analgesia|Controlled numbness
analyst|Word with stock or market
analysts|Some therapists
anarchy|Lawless state
anathema|Cursed thing
anchored|Ran last in
andante|Not as slow as adagio
anecdote|One may begin "Reminds me of the time ..."
anecdote|Speaker's opening, often
anemias|Causes of pallors
anesthesia|It can knock you out
angelica|Sweet wine with a woman's name
annotated|Like many bibliographies
announcers|Reviewers of plays
another|One more
another|One more
answers|Responds
antacid|Tummy soother
antenna|Beetle's appendage
antenna|WiFi necessity
antiabortion|Like opposers of the Roe v. Wade decision
antivirus|Designed to prevent intrusion, in a way
antiwar|Like many '60s-'70s protesters
antonym|Start to finish, e.g.?
anxiety|The handmaiden of creativity: Eliot
aphelion|Orbital point farthest from the sun
aplenty|In liberal amounts
apostrophe|Eugene O'Neill character?
appalling|Egregious
apparel|Worn things
appearances|Outward impressions
appendix|Stuff in the back
applique|Sewn-on ornamentation
approve|Give the okay
approve|Sanction
apricot|Jam fruit
apricot|Jam fruit
arabesque|One-legged ballet pose
arbiter|Judge
arcades|Teen haunts
archers|Pros with bows
ariosos|Melodic passages
aristae|Botanical bristles
armrest|Cup holder site
arsenal|Arms supply
arsenic|Abby and Martha's poison of choice, in a 1939 play
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Performer
artists|Performers, e.g.
ascends|Climbs
ascetic|Buddhist monk, e.g.
ashamed|Humiliated
asphalt|Paving material
assassin|Brutus, for one
asserts|Maintains
asserts|States categorically
assesses|Evaluates
assists|Magic Johnson's 10,141
assortments|Antipastos, e.g.
assumed|Took over
asterisk|Star
astound|Throw for a loop
atheist|Nonbeliever
athlete|Olympics participant
attended|Ministered to
attendee|Audience member
attends|Shows up
attests|Swears to
attitudes|Rebellious dispositions
attorney|Court figure
aurorae|Polar lights
autobahn|24 between Berlin and Hamburg, e.g.
automat|Coin-operated cafeteria
availed|Was of use
avatars|Images used by Wii players
average|Like C work
average|Nothing special
average|Run
average|Run-of-the-mill
average|So-so
averages|Sports section decimals
aversely|In opposition
aviator|Head-in-the-clouds sort?
aviator|One skilled in plane talk
aviator|One taking off regularly
avocado|Guacamole fruit
avocados|Guacamole makings
awakened|Came to
awakens|Opens one's eyes
axolotl|Mexican salamander
background|*Personal history
backstage|*Behind-the-scenes area
backtrack|Retrace one's steps
badgered|So I __ him into a game. What a mistake! ...
baklavas|Layered Turkish pastries
balcony|Theater section
ballerina|Degas subject
ballyhoo|Big stink
balmier|Better for enjoying the outdoors, as weather
baloney|Horsefeathers!
bangkok|Thailand's capital
bankroll|Foot the bill for
baptism|Rite using water
barbarian|Neanderthal type
barbell|Biceps builder
baristas|Employees with many perks?
barnstorm|*Campaign in rural areas
baroque|Like Handel's music
bartends|Mixes well with others?
baseman|Word with first, second or third
basmati|Long-grained Asian rice
bassinets|Baby baskets
bassist|McCartney, notably
batsman|Wicket defender
bayonet|Civil War weapon
beachboys|All Summer Long singers
because|Snarky reply to "Why?"
bedframe|A headboard is part of it
bedsheet|Toga party costume
bedside|Nightstand spot
bedside|Where some manners are important
beekeeper|One whose workplace is all abuzz
beeswax|Secretion used in hives
befriend|Get close to
begorra|Galway "Golly!"
behaves|Deserves a treat, perhaps
behemoth|Monster
behinds|Derrieres
believed|Accepted
beltless|Like sack dresses
benchwarmer|Substitute player
benedict|Eggs __: brunch fare
benjamins|Hundred-dollar bills, in slang
benzene|Coal tar product
beriberi|Disease caused by vitamin B deficiency
bestirs|Rouses to action
betroth|Affiance
biathlons|Two-event events
bikinis|Two-piece suits
biomass|Organic matter used for fuel
biosphere|Earth's life zone
biotech|Risky stock category
birdbrain|Airhead
biscotti|Dunkable Italian cookies
blatancy|Glaring quality
blather|Utter nonsense
blended|Like some whiskey
blessed|Leading a charmed life
bloggers|Some columnists
blooper|Slip-up on the set
bluejay|*Rogers Centre baseballer
blushing|Like some brides
boardroom|Decision-making setting
bobsleds|Racers on a run
bodycheck|Hit on ice
boleros|Lively Spanish dances
bombshell|Jaw-dropping news
bonhomie|Congeniality
bonobos|Rare great apes
boosters|Second shots
bootlegger|Bathtub gin distiller
borders|Sites of some clashes
borough|Bit of the Big Apple
borzois|Silky-coated dogs
bossier|More domineering
bouncer|Imposer of a drunk's comeuppance
boycotts|Stops patronizing
brainwash|Leave without reason?
branched|Diverged, with "off"
breadbox|Place for pumpernickel
brickkiln|Oven seen at Colonial Williamsburg
brioche|Café pastry
bristle|Display irritation
buckteeth|SpongeBob SquarePants feature
bullyboy|Hired hoodlum
busiest|Least likely to be free
busters|Raid squad
bustier|Push-up garment
buttercup|Flower toxic to cows, ironically
bygones|Past things
calderas|Volcanic depressions
calibrate|Fine-tune
calorie|Unit often burned off
calorie|Unit often counted
canasta|Game played with two decks
candlepin|Target for some keglers
cantina|Ensenada bar
carbine|Cavalry rifle
careens|Corners recklessly
carnies|Bearded ladies and sword swallowers
carotid|Major artery
carouse|Party hearty
carryon|Persevere, like a frequent flier?
carsick|Turning green in the backseat, say
cartoon|Disney creation
carwash|School fundraiser
cascade|Falls
casserole|Potluck staple
casseroles|Potluck array
catcher|Bench or Berra
catered|Provided food for, as a wedding
cattail|Reedy marsh plant
cavemen|Geico spokespeople with a short-lived sitcom
ceasing|Discontinuing
celesta|Keyboard instrument with bell-like tones
cements|Bonds, in a way
centaur|Man-horse creature
centime|Haitian coin
chalupa|Fried, filled tortilla
chalupa|Taco Bell menu item
chambermaid|Source of mints, at times
champion|Victor
changer|Turntable feature
charcoal|Patio bagful
chastise|Chew out
chateaubriand|Tenderloin often served with Béarnaise sauce
cheapie|Any product at a dollar store
cheddar|Cheese originally from Somerset, England
cheerily|With a smile on one's face
cheerio|Soho "So long!"
cheetah|Fastest feline
cheetahs|Gazelle chasers
cherish|Remember fondly
chiffon|Elegant fabric
chimera|Monster with both a lion's and goat's head
chimera|Mythological fire-breather
chintzy|Cheaply made
chiselers|Con men
chopstick|You can't eat with one
chorale|Bach work
chorales|Bach hymn arrangements
claimed|Asserted
clambake|Party at the shore
clamors|Dins
clarion|Loud and clear
clatter|Racket
clatters|Pots-and-pans noises
cleaner|Grime fighter
cleanest|Detergent ad superlative
cleanly|With no mistakes
cleaver|Chop chopper
clinging|Desperately hanging on
closely|__ held: in few hands, as stock
closeout|Shelf-clearing sale
clusters|Many flowers grow in them
coarsen|Rough up?
coastal|By the sea
coasted|Rested on one's laurels
coasted|Rolled with the engine off
coconut|Indonesian export
coerces|More than wheedles
cofounder|Jobs at Apple, say
cohorts|Chums
collect|Amass
colonizing|Empire-building activity
colossal|Ginormous
colossal|Really huge
commons|Student's supper spot
compass|It can point you in the right direction
complex|Psychiatrist's diagnosis
conceal|Bury, say
concerti|Mozart works
condemns|Censures
condones|Backs up
conflate|Fuse into a single entity
congaed|Joined a line, in a way
conserve|Husband
consomme|Simple soup
content|Satisfied
coolers|Tailgaters' carriers
coolness|Hipster's trait
cooperate|Work together
cornmeal|Polenta base
corolla|Top-selling Toyota
coronae|Circles around the sun
coronet|Noble's crown
corrosive|Like an etcher's acid
couture|Fashionista's field
cowherd|Branding iron wielder
crackerjack|Expert
crankcase|Engine block component
cravats|Fancy neckwear
credenza|Buffet platform
crispier|Cooked longer, perhaps
critters|Animals, casually
crochet|Hobby with hooks
cronies|Chums
crossbar|Placekicker's target
crossbow|Medieval arrow shooter
crosshatch|Mark with intersecting sets of parallel lines
cruelly|How villains act
crusade|Tireless campaign
crystal|Formal glassware
cuspids|Canines
cutouts|Figures made with scissors
cyclops|One-eyed monster
czarist|Autocratic, Russian-style
daiquiri|Rum cocktail
daisies|Yellow-disked flowers
dalmatian|Firehouse mascot
damselfish|Colorful coral reef dweller
daresay|Assume as probable
dawning|Beginning
daybreak|Crack of dawn
deadpan|Like Steven Wright's delivery
deafness|Children of a Lesser God subject
dearest|Most cherished
debonair|Sophisticatedly charming
decadent|Morally degenerate
deceased|That parrot is definitely __: line from a Monty Python sketch
decrees|Fiats
decrees|Formal orders
decrees|Official proclamations
decrepit|Dilapidated
deepens|Strengthens
deerskin|Moccasin material
defrosts|Sits on the kitchen counter until dinner, say
deliver|Come through
delusion|Pipe dream
demotes|Puts in a lower position
deports|Expels from the country
deprive|Strip (of)
deranged|Nuts
derided|Snickered at
derision|Mockery
describe|Characterize
desecrate|Defile, as something sacred
desiring|Wanting
dessert|Sweet serving, often
destiny|Predetermined outcome
detects|Picks up on
detergent|Gain, for one
deterred|Dissuaded
detonate|Blow up
detonate|Set off
develop|Work on film
dexterity|Skill
diabolic|Outrageously wicked
diameter|Line through the middle
dickens|Martin Chuzzlewit novelist
dictate|Work with a steno
digraph|Word whose last two letters are an example of it
diminish|Dwindle
dinosaur|Jurassic beast
diocese|Bishop's domain
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
disables|Neutralizes, as a bomb
disappear|Become extinct
disaster|Utter failure
disavow|Verb in the classic "Mission: Impossible" opening scene
disavows|Denies knowledge of
discover|Find
disdain|Contempt
disjoin|Prevent the union of
disobey|Fail to follow
disrobe|Prepare for a bath
dissolve|Break up, as a union
distracted|Wandering
divisor|The 5 in "10 ÷ 5," e.g.
divorced|No longer together
doghouse|Spot for one in disfavor
doghouse|Whence a front yard growl
doglegs|Angled fairways
doglegs|Sharp bends in fairways
dogsled|*Arctic racer
dominoes|Rectangular game pieces
doormat|Humble pie eater
doornail|Epitome of deadness
dosages|They may be written in tablets
draftiest|Most in need of insulation
dragnet|The facts, ma'am series
dropouts|They don't graduate
drumhead|Musical membrane
dryland|Terra firma
dryness|Wine quality
dummkopf|Dolt
dwarfed|Towered over
dynasts|Members of a ruling line
earflap|Cap attachment
earners|Tax targets
earnest|Sincerely zealous
earpiece|Spy's aid
easeful|Quiet
easement|Nonowner's property right
easiest|Least arduous
echelon|Level of authority
eclairs|Custard-filled desserts
ecotone|Transition zone between plant communities
ecotours|Trips to environmentally protected areas
ecstasy|Bliss
ectomorphic|Skinny
edgiest|Most avant-garde
edifice|Cityscape feature
edifice|Urban skyline standout
editors|Life sentence reducers?
editors|People people?
educate|School
elapses|Goes by
elastic|Supple
elective|Course that's not required
elector|Certain college member
electoral|Kind of college
elegance|Refined and discriminating taste
elegies|Poetic laments
element|Natural environment
elevated|Improved, as one's skill level
elevator|Car in a shaft
elicits|Draws out, as a confession
ellipse|Orbital shape
ellipses|Quote shorteners
elocution|What Henry taught Eliza
emanate|Arise
embargo|Ban on trade
embrace|*Hug
emerald|Shade of green
emeralds|Green gems
emergent|Budding
emerges|Comes out of hiding
eminence|Cardinal's honorific, after "Your"
eminence|Fame
eminence|High standing
eminent|Distinguished
emirates|Ajman and Fujairah, for two
emitted|Radiated
emotion|It may be repressed
emperor|Largest penguin
emphasize|Play up
empires|Ruling periods
empirical|Not theoretical
employed|Working
empress|Catherine the Great, to Russia
enabled|Gave power to
enamels|Glossy coats
enamored|Smitten
enamors|Captivates
encages|Confines, as a pet bird
enclave|Vatican City is one
enclose|Put in the envelope
encodes|Conceals from the enemy, in a way
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endmost|Final
endorse|Sign on the back
enduring|Permanent
energize|Command from Captain Kirk
engraving|Dürer work
engross|Captivate
enlarge|Make bigger
enlisted|Joined the Navy
enlistee|Volunteer
enlists|Joins up
ennoble|Exalt
enraged|Really angry
enrages|Makes really angry
enrobes|Bundles up (in)
enrobes|Dresses
entails|Involves
entered|Became a contestant
entered|Walked into
entering|Keying in
enthused|Really excited (about)
entices|Draws in
entombs|Places in a pyramid
entourages|Followings
entropy|Tendency toward disorder
enumerate|Tick off
epaulet|Scout shirt feature
epaulet|Uniform adornment
epeeist|Olympian with a mask
ephedra|FDA-banned herbal supplement
epicene|Unisex
epigram|Quip
epiphany|Sudden insight
epitome|Ideal
epitomes|Embodiments
erotica|Very spicy fare
errands|Gofer's list
erudite|Scholarly
escallop|Bake in milk, as potatoes
escapade|Spirited adventure
escargots|Edible snails
escarpment|Cliff
eschewed|Steered clear of
espalier|Trellis for training fruit trees
espanol|Para __, oprima numero dos: customer service option
espouse|Support, as a cause
espoused|Championed, as a cause
essayers|Trying ones
essence|Core
essence|Heart, soul, or heart and soul
essence|Scent
estates|Big properties
estates|Will subjects
esteems|Regards highly
estranged|No longer on speaking terms
estuary|River mouth area
etagere|Tchotchke holder
etagere|Tchotchke stand
etceteras|Odds and ends
etching|Artwork in a clichéd come-on
eternal|Like the minutes before recess, seemingly
eternal|Neverending
eternal|Without end
ethanol|Still product
ethereal|Unworldly
etherify|Convert into an anesthetic
ethical|On the up-and-up
ethnics|Ones with a common heritage
ethologist|One studying animals' behavior in their natural habitats
eventful|Momentous
exacerbate|Make worse
exaggerate|*Do
exhumes|Brings to light
existence|Ontologist's concern
exiting|Like some traffic
exorcise|Cast out, as demons
exorcisms|Ritualistic evictions
exorcist|Curer of the demon-possessed
experience|Go through
exporter|Overseas trader
extreme|Off the charts
extreme|Radical
exurban|Like many commuter towns
eyebrow|One may be penciled in
eyeteeth|Canines metaphorically exchanged for something desired
facsimile|Xerox, e.g.
failure|What "you always pass ... on your way to success": Mickey Rooney
fantasia|Classic film with dancing hippos
faraday|Electromagnetic induction discoverer
fathoms|Grasps
feistier|More spirited
ferment|Turn to wine, as grape juice
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fielder|Prince of the Tigers
figures|Calculates
fillets|Butcher's array
firearm|Pistol, e.g.
fisheyes|180-degree lenses
fitments|Furnishings
fitting|Appropriate
fixation|Hang-up
flinched|Shrank in fear
flotsam|Sea debris
focaccia|Italian flatbread
fondest|Most doting
footage|Measure that's often square
footnote|*Writer's bottom line?
foresee|Anticipate
forgone|Like some conclusions
forlorn|Woebegone
fortnight|Semimonthly period, roughly
fosters|*Engenders
fosters|Australian brew
fourthly|When Santa calls "Vixen," in poetry
fraught|Filled (with)
fraying|Coming apart at the seams?
frenzied|Frantic
fretted|Stewed
friends|Facebook connections
froufrou|Frills, ribbons, ruffles, and such
gadgeteer|One with the latest gizmos
gangsta|Kind of rap
garishness|Flash
gasoline|It may be regular
gelatin|Glue base
general|Petraeus's rank
genesis|Torah starter
gentility|Riffraff's opposite
gentleman|Simply a patient wolf:  Lana Turner
gentlemen|Title in a Shakespeare title
gentlest|Least violent
genuine|Real
genuine|Suitable for a serious collector
gimmicky|A little too clever
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gingersnaps|Cookies with a bite
gingham|Plain-woven fabric
glaciers|Harding Icefield sights
glucose|Natural sugar
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
godchild|Baby sponsored at a baptism
grandma|Fictional wolf's disguise
granite|Monument stone
grannies|Moms' moms, familiarly
granola|Breakfast in a bar
granola|Hiker's chewy snack
gratuity|Tip on a table
greaser|Pomaded '50s subculturist
greaten|Increase
greener|Less wasteful
griller|Barbecue cook
grimaced|Made a pained face
grounds|Keepers keep them
guerilla|Kind of warfare or fighter
halogen|Kind of lamp with a tungsten filament
hambone|Fido's Easter treat
handled|Dealt with
hashish|Cannabis preparation
hastens|Gets a move on
hatbands|Trilby circlets
hatches|Concocts, as a scheme
hatless|Like ballplayers during the national anthem
haulers|Big rigs
haunted|Obsessed
headache|Bothersome type
headboard|*Place to prop a pillow
headfirst|Impetuously
headlock|*Hold that might precede a noogie
heartbeat|Chest pulsation
hearten|Buck up
heartland|*Vital central section of a country
helipad|Chopper's landing spot
henpeck|Nag
heretic|Martin Luther, to Pope Leo X
heroics|Derring-do
heroine|Leading lady
hexagon|Its internal angles total 720 degrees
hierarch|Authority figure
highest|Most costly
historic|Like one for the books
histrionic|Melodramatic
hitchers|Ones trying to get picked up
hoarded|Accumulated to a fault
hobbits|Tolkien's Shire dwellers
holster|Piece keeper
homages|Tributes
homepage|Website entry point
homestead|Certain settler's tract
honesty|Such a lonely word, to Billy Joel
honesty|What liars lack
honeyed|Sweetened, in a way
hooligan|Young gang member
hoopskirt|Dress that makes a slow dance difficult
hostess|Party person
hotheaded|Rash
hounded|I __ him about never playing Ping-Pong with me ...
housetop|Holiday landing site
hunches|Feelings
husbands|Conserves
hushpuppies|Shoes with a basset hound logo
hydrates|Adds moisture to
hypothesis|It's tested using the scientific method
icebreaker|Tension-easing activity
icemaker|Motel convenience
identical|Not even slightly different
idiotic|Inane
idolized|Adored
idolizes|Puts on a pedestal
illicit|Like hanky-panky
illusive|Misleading
imagery|Dreamt things
imagery|Poetic technique
imitates|Uses as a model
immense|Colossal
immense|Vast
immoral|Wicked
impairer|Alcohol, vis-à-vis driving ability
impalas|Graceful antelopes
imparts|Bestows on, with "to"
impasse|Gridlock
impeccable|Beyond reproach
implants|Some dental work
implore|Plead with
impress|Dazzle
impressive|Awe-inspiring
imprint|Evidence in a rug
inactive|Idle
inadequate|Not up to snuff
incense|Fragrant ceremonial smoke
inchworm|Geometer moth caterpillar
incoherent|Hard to follow
increase|Bump up
incumbent|One trying to keep her seat, maybe
indents|Moves to the right, usually
inebriate|Drunk
inferences|Subtle case crackers
inferno|Hot spot for Dante
inferno|Nine-circles literary locale
infield|Diamond
inflict|Deal, as a blow
ingredient|Piece of the pie?
initializations|Start-up processes
initiate|Begin
inkwell|Old-time desk accessory
inoculates|Protects from disease
inordinate|Excessive
inorganic|Branch of chemistry
inorganic|Like ammonia, chemically
inorganic|Like non-hydrocarbon compounds
inquest|Judicial hearing
installs|Sets up, as software
instead|As a substitute
instilled|Taught gradually, with "in"
insulin|Blood sugar regulator
insurer|MetLife, for one
integer|Typical sudoku entry
intense|Strong
interests|They may be competing
interim|Provisional
interlink|Connect, as chain parts
intrigue|Cloak-and-dagger doings
intrude|Trespass
inutile|No help
ironclad|Rigid, as a contract
ironman|Armored superhero
ironside|Raymond Burr's TV sleuth
isosceles|Symmetrical, in a way
isotope|Tritium, to hydrogen
isotopes|Chemical variants
iterate|Stress, as a key point
ivories|Keys at a bar, perhaps
ivories|Keys that may be tickled
jacanas|Tropical birds that run on lily pads
jackals|African scavengers
jackrabbit|Long-eared hopper
jaywalked|Ignored the light
jockstrap|Locker room laundry item
jogging|Exercise popularized by Jim Fixx
journeyman|Experienced tradesperson
juicier|More succulent
jujubes|Movie goodies
jumpsuit|Skydiver's outfit
juniors|Subordinates
juniper|Gin flavoring
juxtapose|Prepare to compare
kangaroo|Hopper
kashmir|Region known for its wool
katydid|Cricket cousin
keister|Tush
kickoffs|Events after coin tosses
kneecap|Patella
knesset|Israeli parliament
kohlrabi|Turnip cabbage
laborer|Peon
lalique|Tiffany glassmaking rival
lambaste|Excoriate
lamebrain|Nitwit
lamentable|Unfortunate
lantana|Verbena family plant
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
lasagna|Layered ristorante offering
lassies|Brigadoon extras
lateral|Indirect and creative, as thinking
laureled|Adorned with a wreath
leakage|Amount getting out
learned|Found out
learner|Driver with a permit
lectors|Ones making deliveries at colleges?
leerier|More wary
legalese|Some fine print
leghorns|Chickens named for an Italian city
lemonade|Sidewalk stand buy
lenders|Banks, e.g.
lengths|Derby margins
leotard|Bodysuit named for a trapeze artist
lesions|Tissue problems
liaison|Tryst
libation|Booze, facetiously
liberty|Lady in a harbor
libidos|Freudian principles
libretto|Booklet for an operagoer
libretto|Opera text
lightproof|Hard-to-read preliminary print?
limelight|Celeb's domain
limiter|Restraint
lineman|Guy with wires
linemen|Ends and centers
lingerie|Teddies and such
linseed|Oil used in paint
lipread|Compensate for a hearing loss, in a way
liqueurs|Cordials
liquids|Airport security concern
listener|SiriusXM subscriber, say
literal|Not exaggerated
livestock|County fair sight
lobbyists|Influential Washington group
loblolly|Southeastern pine
lookalikes|Doubles
loosely|How Hawaiian shirts are worn
lorgnette|Opera glasses on a handle
lottery|Hard-to-win game
lovebird|One of an amorous pair
luckless|Like Vegas losers, so they say
lusters|Buffing results
macaroni|Tubes with cheese
maddest|Most miffed
madonna|Papa Don't Preach singer
madonna|Lady in a Beatles song
maestri|Experts
maestro|Toscanini, e.g.
magical|Like a charm, maybe
magical|Mysteriously enchanting
magnate|Influential businessperson
magnums|Big party bottles
magnums|Wine buys
mahimahi|Hawaiian food fish
mahimahi|Hawaiian for "very strong"
mailbag|*Sack with letters
majestic|Like the Grand Canyon
maltase|Glucose-creating enzyme
malteds|Ice-creamy drinks
managed|Got by
manager|Dugout leader
manhole|Street opening
mantrap|Femme fatale
mappers|Auto club employees
marengo|Italian town where Napoleon defeated the Austrians
marines|Battle Cry squad members
marjoram|Herb related to oregano
married|Like most honeymooners
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martini|Drink ordered dry or dirty
martinis|Bond's were shaken
martyrs|Some saints
masonic|Like the Knights Templar
matadors|Bullfighters
matchbook|*Cigarette lighter alternative
measles|Spotty condition?
meathead|Mike, to Archie
medalist|Lauded Olympian
meddles|Horns in
medicare|Health program since 1965
medicinal|Healing
megahit|Box office smash
memoranda|Break room postings
mention|Cite
metabolic|Like diets based on body type
metatarsi|They're in feet
meteors|Showy shower phenomena
militia|Revolutionary army
million|Thousand thousand
millipedes|Multi-legged critters
mineralogy|It involves the study of cleavage
miniature|Small-scale
minions|Servile followers
minutia|Trifling matter
misplace|Lose
missions|Religious enterprises
missive|Letter
misspells|Writes poorly?
mistletoe|Bussing overseer?
mitzvah|Coming-of-age ritual
mobcaps|Bonnets for Colonial Williamsburg reenactors
modulate|Soften
monetary|Like many rewards
monitored|Kept an eye on
moodier|More apt to pout
moonstones|Opalescent gems
moraine|Glacial deposit
mosaics|Tessellated artwork
moseyed|Strolled, as to the saloon
motions|Court activity
motions|What bored people may go through, with "the"
motorboat|Lake transport
mozzarella|Layer on many pies
mullahs|Muslim theologians
mullets|Hairstyles like MacGyver's
muscular|Powerfully built
musical|Broadway fare
mustier|More attic-like
mystery|Queen's genre
nagging|Like a headache that won't quit
nametag|Conference clip-on
napoleon|Layered pastry
nasally|In a stuffed-up way
nasties|Bad guys
nattiness|Fop's characteristic
neatened|Made tidy
nebulas|Fantasy writers' awards
necropolis|Giza attraction including the Great Pyramids
neighbor|Dennis, much to Mr. Wilson's dismay
nemeses|Archrivals
nemeses|They're unbeatable
neonatal|Like some nurses
nephews|Brothers of nieces
nereids|Sea nymphs
nestlers|Sleeping kittens, e.g.
nettled|Irritated
neurons|Nervous system units
neuters|Desexes
neutral|Like arbitrators
neutral|Not taking sides
neutrals|Some earth tones
newsprint|*Paper for the paper
newsreel|Fox Movietone piece
nibblers|Little biters
ninepin|Bowler's back-row target
nitrous|Dentistry number, familiarly
noisette|Beurre __: hazelnut butter
nominal|So-called
nominee|Oscar night hopeful
nominee|Prize hopeful
nonchalant|Careless?
nonslip|Offering extra traction
nosebag|Feeder with fodder
nosegays|Posies
nostril|Air intake spot
notoriety|Unwanted tabloid fame
nuisance|Pain in the neck
oarless|Like a motorboat
oatcake|Grainy cracker
obliges|Accommodates
oboists|The Rite of Spring quartet
obscene|Like a banned book, perhaps
observe|Watch
obsessions|More than just desires
octanes|Gasoline ratings
oculars|Eyepieces
oddball|Weirdo
offered|Bid
offsets|Counterbalances
oleates|Fatty-acid esters
oleates|Fatty-acid ointments
olestra|Fake fat
oligarch|Member of a small ruling class
onboard|Ready to ship out
onboard|Riding a train, say
oneself|Important person to believe in
onstage|In "Wicked," say
onstream|Up and running
opossum|Marsupial that plays dead
optimist|Rose-colored glasses wearer
oranges|Juicy fruit
orbited|Revolved around
oregano|Pizza flavoring
oregano|Pizza herb
oregano|Ristorante herb
origami|Paper-folding art
orphans|Oliver! chorus members
orthodox|Like many faithful adherents
osmosis|Diffusion of fluids, as through a membrane
ottoman|Empire partitioned by the Treaty of Lausanne
ottoman|Padded footstool
outclass|Blow away in competition
outdone|Bested
outgrew|Got too big for
outsells|Bests in the market
outside|Alfresco
outsiders|They're not in the in-crowd ... and read differently, what each starred answer has two of
outsize|Unusually large
outsoles|Shoe parts
outspent|Surpassed in extravagance
outwears|Lasts longer than
outwits|Gets the jump on
overall|From one end to the other
overdid|Indulged in to excess
overeasy|Scrambled alternative
overeat|Pig out
overemote|Annoy the director
overextend|Take too far
overkill|Too much of a good thing
overmatch|Outclass
oversee|Command
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Superintendent
oversees|Supervises
overslept|Hit the snooze button too many times
overtaxed|Like most wage earners, so they say
overtones|Harmonics
pacesetter|Early leader in a race
package|FedEx delivery
paddles|Table tennis tools
pagodas|Temples with up-curved roofs
paisano|Buddy
pajamas|Bed threads
palatal|Like tongue-against-roof-of-the-mouth consonants
panamas|Tropical straw hats
pandora|Mythical box opener
panoply|Impressive display
papayas|Tropical fruits
parable|Teaching story
paradox|I never tell the truth, e.g.
parallax|Apparent displacement due to observer movement
parenthesis|The smile on an email happy face
parleyed|Discussed
partial|Missing something
parties|Paints the town red
partita|Bach work
partners|Law firm bigwigs
parvenu|Nouveau riche
passions|Intense emotions
pastrami|Deli choice
pastrami|Deli meat
patella|Femur neighbor
patella|Kneecap
patisserie|Seller of beignets and éclairs
peashooters|Sources of legumes?
pedaler|Triathlete, at times
pedigree|Dog's breeding history
peekaboo|Face-covering game
peephole|Way to see through a door
peerage|Nobility
pelican|Big-billed bird
pelican|Louisiana license plate image
pelotas|Fronton balls
penalty|Fine, for instance
penance|Hail Marys, often
pencils|Puts (in) conditionally
peninsula|The Crimea, e.g.
penitents|Hair shirt wearers
penname|*Lewis Carroll, for one
penname|Mark Twain, e.g.
pentagons|Okra cross sections, e.g.
pepperoni|Popular pie topper
percept|Mental impression
perhaps|Noncommittal response
perihelion|Orbital position nearest the sun
periodic|Regular
perplexes|Baffles
pertinency|Relevance
pertness|Saucy behavior
pesters|Really bugs
phantasm|Flight of fancy
photocell|Brightness detector
phrases|They may be coined
pianist|Upright citizen?
piccolo|High-pitched flute
pigheaded|Tough to budge
pilgrim|Plymouth Colony settler
pilsner|Pale lager beer
pinball|Tommy's forte
piquant|Agreeably sharp-tasting
pitting|Placing in direct competition
pivotman|Basketball center, at times
plagiarism|Bad copying
planetaria|Museums for astronomy buffs
plaques|Some awards
plateau|Level of achievement
playboy|Marilyn Monroe was its first cover girl
playroom|Site of noisy games, perhaps
pledgees|Beneficiaries of some drives
plethora|Overabundance
plotline|Writer's framework
plotted|Schemed
plywood|Layered building material
politic|Prudent
pollute|Contaminate
pomaded|Slathered on, as Brylcreem
pomelos|Thick-skinned citrus fruit
ponying|Paying (up)
poolroom|Where to see sharks with cues
poppers|Movie theater appliances
popsicle|Ice cream truck offering
porpoise|Mammal whose name derives from the Latin words for "pig" and "fish"
portfolio|Stock pile?
portico|White House entrance
portrait|Rogues' gallery item
possess|Have in one's hands
postdoc|Scholar's pursuit, briefly
postings|Bulletin board items
postscript|One may follow a signature
potatoes|Fries, say
pothole|Place for a patch
potpies|Crusty entrées
potshot|*Bit of campaign nastiness
potters|Earthenware makers
poundcake|Plain dessert
preached|Delivered a sermon
preboiled|Like packaged kielbasa
prelate|Church dignitary
prelates|Church dignitaries
preload|Install beforehand, as software
premeds|Doc wannabes
premium|Pump pick
presses|Gets the creases out of
preteen|Many a Nickelodeon watcher
pretentious|All fuss and feathers
prevail|Finish on top
prevail|Triumph
primero|First, to Franco
printouts|Hard copies
prisons|Places where cell phones are prohibited?
probate|Will process
prodder|Poker
produce|Greengrocer's stock
profiles|Side views
prohibit|Bar
prolific|Very productive
prophet|Prognosticator
proposal|Offer
propose|Ask for a hand on one knee
prorate|Divide according to ownership
prosaic|Pedestrian
prosper|Flourish
protegee|Eliza Doolittle, to Henry Higgins
protests|Some candlelight vigils
prototypical|*Like Disneyland, vis-à-vis theme parks
proverb|Ignorance is bliss, e.g.
pruners|Topiarist's tools
pseudonym|Ellis Bell, to Emily Brontë
psychic|Medium
pullers|Tugboats, at times
pullets|Young hens
pummels|Beats, and how
punctilio|Strict observance of formalities
pyromania|What might involve reminiscing about old flames?
pyrrhic|Costly, as a victory
pythons|Some boas
quagmire|Serious predicament
quasars|Luminous cosmic objects
quicken|Popular financial software
radiate|Emit
radiate|Give off
raffled|Offered as a door prize, say
ragouts|Spicy stews
railcar|Transport on tracks
rainbow|Colorful arc
rainbow|Illusory hope
rainmaker|*One seeding clouds
raising|Bringing up
rambled|Spoke absent-mindedly
rancher|Stock owner
rapture|Ecstasy
rarities|Once-in-a-blue-moon events
rationales|Bases
rattier|More decrepit
rattler|Audible snake
rattlers|Desert dangers
ravages|Devastates
raveled|Tangled or disentangled
rawhide|Chew toy material
razorback|OR?
reaches|Is guilty of a dinner table no-no
reactor|*Nuclear plant sight
readded|Checked, as a check
realign|Work on wheels, perhaps
realist|Idealist's opposite
reassessing|Having another look at
rebirth|Renaissance
reboots|Gets going after a crash
recants|Takes back
receiver|Pass target
receiver|Split end in a uniform
receivers|Pass catchers
reconnoiter|Survey an enemy position
recorder|TiVo, e.g.
recount|Loser's demand
recount|Runner-up's demand
recruited|Signed up
recycle|Use color-coded cans, say
redeyes|Flights leaving around midnight, usually
redirect|Forward, as to an updated website
redundant|Saying "You can say that again!" again, say
reenacts|Stages as it happened
reenlisted|Said yes to another tour
refinery|Oil plant
refusal|No
regained|Won back
regatta|Yachting race
regauge|Measure again
regents|University officers
regional|Like Little League World Series qualifying games
rejoice|Shout "Hallelujah!"
relapsed|Became ill again
reliant|Dependent
reliefs|Raised sculptures
relined|Put a new layer in, as a jacket
relocate|Get a move on?
remakes|New versions of old films
remedies|Puts right
reminds|Helps remember
remnants|Scraps
remodels|Does over
remolds|Shapes again
remoras|Fish with sucker-like organs
remotest|Most aloof
removed|Took out
reneges|Doesn't come through
rentals|Netflix transactions
reopens|Takes another look at, as a cold case
replete|Abundantly supplied (with)
replying|Dealing with an invitation
reported|On one's tax return
reproach|Chew out
reproach|Upbraid
rereads|Checks carefully, as a contract
resident|Junk mail addressee
resisted|Didn't go along
resolve|Determination
resorted|Finally turned (to)
respect|Song title spelled out in a 1967 hit
restate|Make clearer, hopefully
retailed|Sold
retinue|Entourage
retrain|Teach new job skills to
retsina|Wine flavored by pine resin-sealed barrels
returns|Stock clerk's charge
reunite|Prepare for a comeback tour
revamped|Overhauled
revenge|Dish best served cold, so it's said
revenge|Payback
reviewable|Like home runs nowadays
revised|Newer, in a way
revival|Grease in the '90s, say
reynard|Red fox of medieval lore
rheostat|Dimming gadget
rhinitis|Allergic inflammation
riffles|Flips (through)
riotous|Not just funny
risotto|Ristorante rice dish
rissole|Meat- or fish-filled pastry
riveter|*Rosie's role
rivulet|Slender watercourse
roadside|Shoulder location
rockabilly|Hybrid '50s musical genre
roebuck|Sears associate
romaine|Caesar salad basic
rookies|Green players
roommate|*Many a dorm resident
rootless|Like transients
rosehips|Fruit used as a vitamin C supplement
rotator|Barbecue spit, e.g.
rottenstone|Powdered rock used as an abrasive
rotunda|Building with a dome
roulades|Stuffed, cylindrical dishes
rounder|More spherical
rousseau|Philosopher Jean-Jacques
russets|Idaho crop
rustier|More out of practice
rutabaga|Yellow turnip
sadists|They enjoy being cruel
safaris|Jungle adventures
saffron|Spice gathered by hand from crocus flowers
saltine|Krispy cracker
salvoes|Volleys
samaritan|Memorable provider of roadside aid
samples|Sales tools
samurai|Follower of the Bushido code
sandbag|Emergency levee component
sandstone|Common sedimentary rock
sangrias|Fruity wine concoctions
sanitaria|Health resorts
sanitary|Antiseptic
sashimi|Raw fish dish
sashimi|Sushi bar order
sassier|Less respectful
sassiest|As fresh as they come
satellites|Phobos and Deimos, to Mars
satires|Some comedy sketches
satiric|Like The Onion
saturate|Waterlog
saucepan|Kitchen utensil
sauteed|Pan-cooked in oil, say
savviest|Most well-informed
sawbuck|*Tin
sawhorse|Crowd-control device
sawteeth|Tool serrations
scalene|Like triangles with unequal sides
scanner|Checkout device
scantly|Barely sufficiently
scarring|Permanently marking
scattered|Disorganized
scatters|Disperses
scenario|Plot outline
schedule|Train station posting
schemes|Hatches evil plans
science|Kind of fiction
scientist|Christian __
scissor|Cut
scooped|Served, as ice cream
scooter|Moped's cousin
scorepad|Scrabble sheet
scrapheaps|Dumps
screams|Ones who make you guffaw
screams|Serious argument components
screened|Checked (for)
screwup|Make a mess of
scripts|Screenplays
scrounge|Scrape together
sculled|Raced on a lake, perhaps
sculptor|Henry Moore, e.g.
scuttlebutt|Inside scoop
seafarer|Sailor
seamier|More sleazy
seances|Where to find happy mediums?
seaport|Rotterdam, for one
seatbelt|Prop for a safety briefing
seating|Theater arrangement
seawall|Shoreline container
seawater|Ocean makeup
seaways|Shipping routes
sedentary|Like a couch potato
seedcase|Pea pod, e.g.
segment|Fraction, e.g.
seiners|Dragnet users
semester|Learning period
seminar|Advanced study group
senecas|Native New Yorkers
senhora|Lisbon lady
sentence|It's often between two periods
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Watchman
separate|Break up
serapes|Bright wraps
serapes|Colorful shawls
serapes|Colorful shawls
seraphim|Ranking angels
seraphs|Celestial creatures
sermonized|Spoke from the pulpit
serrates|Notches
session|Legislative period
session|Meeting
sestets|Sonnet sections
settees|Chilling spots
shadowbox|Recessed photo frame
shadows|They're rarely seen on rainy days
sharper|Less dull
sharply|How rebukes are administered
sharply|How the riot act is usually read
sheathe|Put away, as a hunting knife
sheaves|Rural bundles
sheepskin|Graduate's award
sheerest|Most diaphanous
shiatsu|Acupressure technique
shiatsu|Massage style
shields|Defense mechanisms
shouted|Cried
siamese|Cat breed
sidearm|How Dennis Eckersley pitched
sidelines|Whence some moms are greeted
sievert|Radiation dose unit
sightsee|Tour in a double-decker bus, perhaps
silkworm|Source of soft fabric
sincerity|Candor
sissies|Scaredy-cats
skateboard|It's mounted at the X Games
skewered|Like shish kebab
skittish|Easily startled
skulking|Staying in the shadows
skunked|In the end, the score was 21-0. I got __!
skydive|Perform a long jump
sleeted|Precipitated, in a way
sleighs|Rides on runners
slipcase|Boxed-set box
slithers|Leaves no footprints, in a way
slopped|Fed, in a way
sloshed|Stinko
slouches|Sits sloppily
smearer|Nasty campaigner
smothers|Suppresses
snafued|Really messed up
snagging|Becoming tangled, as a fishing line
snobbery|Elitism
soapbox|Street performer's stand
sobered|Put all kidding aside
society|Fellowship
sockets|Plugging-in places
sofabed|Convenience for an overnight guest
softshell|Crab variety
sojourn|Temporary visit
solaria|Sun porches
solders|Joins metal
soloist|Cadenza performer
somehow|One way or another
somersault|Trampoline maneuver
somerset|Cheddar's county
sonatas|Recital pieces
sonnets|Petrarchan works
sorceress|Disney's Maleficent, e.g.
sorriest|Most pathetic
soupcon|Slight trace
sourdough|Klondike Gold Rush figure
soymilk|Coffee additive for vegans
sozzled|More than buzzed
spacecraft|Mariner 4 or Voyager 2
spaldeen|Stickball ball, familiarly
spangled|Adorned with sequins
sparred|Practiced in the ring
spatula|Patty turner
speargun|Underwater weapon
speedup|Step on the gas
spelunk|Explore caves
spinster|Eleanor Rigby, for one
spirant|Consonant such as "f" or "v"
spitball|Diamond offense
spitter|Sneaky pitch
splurge|Throw money around
spooked|Scared, as horses
spooned|Ate, as soup
spreads|Goes viral, say
spyglasses|*Hand-held telescopes
squabble|Petty disagreement
squadron|Fleet part
squeaker|Close game
squeaker|Tight game
stalemates|Situations with no legal moves
stallions|Stud farm studs
stamina|Marathoner's need
standouts|Superior talents
staples|that was easy. company
starers|Rubberneckers
stargazer|*Daydreamer
starlet|Studio up-and-comer
starrier|More twinkly
starship|*Space traveler
started|Set in motion
starter|First-pitch thrower
startles|Surprises
statistical|Word with analysis or significance
steadily|With regularity
stealer|Rickey Henderson, notably
stearate|Hydrogenated oil
steeled|Braced (oneself), as for a challenge
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Shooting marble
steepen|Go uphill fast?
steeple|Church high point
steeply|How gas prices sometimes rise
steepness|Precipice quality
steered|Guided
stellar|Outstanding
stencils|Sign-making aids
stepsister|Folk tale meany
sterile|Clean and then some
stimuli|Response provokers
stingrays|Dangerous bottom feeders
stockkeeper|Warehouse worker
stoners|Habitual pot smokers
stoners|Rock-throwing protesters
stonework|Mason's jobs
stoning|Lining with decorative rock
stooges|Slapstick trio
stopgaps|They're good enough for the time being
stopover|Drop by
stoutest|Most thickset
straddle|Fence-sit
strafed|Attacked on the fly
strange|Bizarre
streetcar|A __ Named Desire
stretch|Final race leg
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
stretto|Close overlap of fugue voices
striate|Furrowed
stringent|Severe
striped|Like crosswalks
stripes|Rank indicators
stubbornly|With unbending will
stunned|In awe
stutterer|Speech therapy candidate
subatomic|Like quarks
subtotal|Amount so far
subzero|Arctic
succinct|To the point
summertime|Porgy and Bess aria
sunburns|Aloe targets
sunrise|Event after morning twilight
superhero|Evil genius's foe
superior|A cut above, with "to"
superstock|High-performing Wall Street investment
supervised|*Saw
support|Provide for, as a dependent
surplus|More than needed
swapped|Exchanged
sweeney|Eliot's "__ Among the Nightingales"
sweeteners|Deal-closing aids
swelter|Bake
symptom|Indication
systemize|Bring order to
systems|Gamblers' methods
tabulate|Arrange in columns
tacitly|Without being expressed in words
tactics|Maneuvers
tactless|Offensively blunt
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailors|Some sewers
tailspin|Dramatic decline
talismans|Curse repellers
talkies|1920s Hollywood breakthrough
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangier|Strait of Gibraltar port
tantalize|Tease
tapered|Like chopsticks
tapiocas|Pudding starches
tarantula|Hairy crawler
targeted|Singled out
tatters|Ragged clothes
tattletale|Revealing
tautest|Most stretched
teakettle|*One blowing off steam
teashop|Where to pick up leaves in bags
teaspoon|Chef's measure
teenager|Glee extra
teenier|More minuscule
teether|Ring around a crib?
teetotal|Abstain from alcohol
teetotaler|One who won't take a shot?
telepaths|Mind readers
telescope|Observatory tool
telltale|Revealing, like the heart in a Poe title
temperate|Mild
tenacious|Stubborn
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenderness|Loving feelings
tenement|Film noir setting
tennies|Court shoes, casually
tequila|Only word heard in a 1958 song of the same name
teriyaki|Japanese restaurant order
terrace|Outdoor dining spot
terrier|Jack Russell or wirehair
tersest|Most succinct
testier|More cranky
textiles|Cotton, wool, etc.
theater|Box office setting
theater|Play area
theorem|Euclidean proposal
thereby|In that connection
thornbush|Prickly undergrowth
thought|Musing
threats|They may be idle
thrones|Seats of power
tieback|Secure behind one's head, as long hair
tinhorns|Two-bit gamblers
tinkered|Monkeyed (with)
tinniest|Least resonant
tinsels|Adorns, as a tree
titania|Shakespeare's fairy queen
tittles|Dots
titular|Like figureheads
toccata|Improvisatory composition
toenail|Pedicure focus
toenail|Polish place
toenails|Pedicure targets
together|Simultaneously
tomahawks|Campers' tools
tongues|They wag at parties
toothbrush|*Freebie from the hygienist
topmasts|Certain sail spars
torpedo|Undermine
torrents|Cloudbursts
tortoise|Storied surprise winner
torture|Agony
torture|Waiting, to some
tosspot|Cold porter fan?
tossups|They could go either way
totally|Of course, dude!
tourniquet|Ambulance bandage
towheaded|Fair-haired
townies|Sources of local college tension
township|County subdivision
tracers|Bullets with luminous trails
tracers|Radioisotopes used in medicine
trachea|Respiratory conduit
tractors|Cultivation wheels
tradesman|Artisan
trailer|Movie promo
traitor|Arnold, notably
traitor|Mutineer
transcribe|Do a steno's job
trapdoor|Hidden entrance
trapezoid|Figure with two legs askew
traverse|Pass over
treaded|Unlike bald tires
treasurer|U.S. official whose office has been vacant for more than nine of the last 50 years
treated|Cared for
treated|Took care of
treatises|Locke pieces
trebles|Multiplies by three
treenail|Shipbuilding dowel
trespass|Sin
tresses|Locks overhead
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Railroad crossing
triplex|Small cinema, nowadays
troopers|Speed trap setters
tryouts|Team-building sessions
tsetses|African dangers
tsetses|Dangerous fliers
tsunami|Coastal flooding cause
tundras|Arctic plains
turtleneck|Snug-collared top
turtles|Critters in shells
twaddle|Nonsense
twinkle|Star shine
tympani|Kettledrums: Var.
tyranny|Abuse of power
ukulele|Island music maker
umbrellas|Shower needs
umpires|Calls the game
umpires|Wrigley Field judges
umpteen|Countless
unaired|Not made public
unaltered|Like always
underrate|Sell short
unearth|Find after digging
unfaithful|Not true
unfasten|Remove, as a seatbelt
unforced|Natural
ungainly|Bungling
unhappy|Bummed
uniform|Outfit for an outfit
unionize|React to an unreasonable boss, perhaps
unloose|Set free
unpopular|Out of favor
unreality|Fantasy land
unseated|Voted out
unsettled|Yet to be paid
untangle|Straighten out
untraced|Like calls whose source isn't determined
untruly|With deception
untruthful|False
untwist|Work the kinks out of
unyokes|Disconnects, as oxen
upscale|High-end
upshifts|Goes from second to third, say
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
upstairs|The second story, vis-à-vis the first
upstarts|Presumptuous nouveaux riches
upsurges|High rises
useless|Futile
username|Login requirement
usurper|Throne grabber
utensil|Spork, for one
utopian|Perfect
vacantly|Thoughtless way to stare
vacuumed|Cleaned, in a way
valises|Carousel circlers
vampish|Not very innocent-looking
vanishes|Disappears
venturi|Longtime CBS golf analyst Ken
vermouths|Martini ingredients
violate|Break, as laws
violins|Orchestra section
waffling|Hemming and hawing
wallaby|Marsupial that may be no larger than a rabbit
walleye|South Dakota's state fish
warhorses|Cavalry carriers
warship|Armada component
wartime|Setting for some History Channel programs
washtub|Laundry room fixture
watchdog|Burglar alarm alternative
watchmen|First ones to spot the king's ghost, in "Hamlet"
waterloo|1815 battle site
waterski|Sports item usually seen in pairs
wattles|Turkey features
wavelets|Ripples
wearisome|Ho-hum
weaseled|I always thought he'd __ out on me in fear ...
weeknight|Working-late time, usually
whatnot|So on
whisper|A secret may be told in one
whitener|Dentist's recommendation
widener|Harvard's __ Library
widespread|Common
wielded|Used with skill
wiggles|Wavy lines
winepress|Napa equipment
winesaps|Tart, juicy apples
wingspan|Rhea stat
winters|Bundle-up times
winters|When many shovels may be seen
wiretapped|Bugged
witches|Memorable Shakespearean trio
woozier|More dizzy
worrywart|*Nervous Nellie
worship|Church activity
wunderkinder|Phenoms
yarrows|Plants with flat-topped flower clusters
yeasayer|Sycophant
yesteryear|The recent past
zealous|Enthusiastic
zeppelin|Eponymous German aeronaut
zillion|Umpteen, with "a"
zippered|Closed, as a sleeping bag
abalones|Edible mollusks
abdicate|Relinquish power
abecedarian|Beginner
abhorred|Couldn't stomach
abracadabra|Prepare to be amazed!
absinthe|Potent licorice-flavored liqueur
abysmal|Totally dreadful
academic|Purely theoretical
accidents|Traffic backup causes
accords|Camp David __
accosts|Approaches aggressively
acetone|Salon solvent
acetones|Flammable solvents
achievers|Go-getters
acolyte|Church candle lighter
acrobat|Nimble circus performer
acrophobia|High anxiety?
acrylic|Fake nail material
adagios|Slow movements
adaptive|Capable of change
addenda|Back-of-the-book items
addicts|More than fans
adhered|Stuck as if glued
adjudge|Deem
adjudicates|Settles
adjusts|Fiddles with
admirer|Fan mail sender, e.g.
admirer|Valentine sender
admitted|Not barred
adonises|Hunks
adorable|Cute as a button
adorning|Decking
advances|Progress
advised|Was a mentor to
aerated|Like soda water
aerated|Made bubbly
aerostat|Balloon or blimp
affairs|Business matters
aggressive|Pushy
agility|Gymnast's asset
ailerons|Banking aids
aircraft|Blimps, e.g.
airhead|Space cadet
airline|Delta, but not gamma
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Pie order
alarmed|Fearful
alarming|Causing worry
alarmist|Chicken Little, notably
alarums|Shakespearean calls to battle
alehouse|Draft-y building?
alehouse|Round server?
alfalfa|*Forage plant also called lucerne
alfredo|Ristorante sauce
alfresco|Out in the open
alleges|Asserts sans proof
allosaurus|Extinct carnivore whose name means "different lizard"
almanac|Annual bestseller
almanac|Annual fact book
altered|Took in or let out
altogether|Utterly
amaretto|Almond-flavored cordial
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Liqueur sometimes used in amandine sauce
amaretto|Tiramisu flavoring, perhaps
amassed|Saved up
ameliorate|Better
amenable|Willing to please
amenity|Hotel extra
amenity|Motel Wi-Fi, for one
amiable|Good-natured
ammonia|Pungent cleanser
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleaner
amnesia|Memory malady
amnesic|Inclined to forget
amoebas|Tiny lab subjects
amusing|Funny
anagrammed|Made "talent" from "latent," e.g.
analogue|Parkay, to butter
ancestry|Family tree subject
anemias|Paleness causes
anemones|Jellyfish relatives
aneurysm|Arterial problem
animals|Pink Floyd album including "Dogs" and "Sheep"
animate|Produce, as cartoons
annexed|Took over, as territory
annexes|New wings, maybe
annulled|Voided
another|One way alternative?
antelope|Range playmate of song
antenna|Internal device on most cellphones
antennae|Insect's pair
anterior|Preceding
antimatter|Part of the Enterprise's power source
antitank|Designed to defeat a Panzer, say
anymore|From now on
apartment|Common rental
aperitifs|Appetite stimulants
aphrodite|Venus counterpart
apogees|Orbital extremes
apostrophe|Sign of omission
apparatus|Contraption
apparent|Ostensible
aptitude|It's tested in school
arbiter|Dispute decider
arbitrary|Capricious
arbitrate|Settle things, in a way
arboreal|Like koalas
architect|Pritzker Prize winner
areolae|Biological rings
arietta|Short operatic piece
arietta|Short operatic solo
aristocrat|Noble
armrests|Some are ergonomic
arousals|Awakenings
arouses|Gets excited
arouses|Stirs to action
arpeggio|Piano lesson subject
arrested|Took in
article|An or "the"
artiest|Most pretentious
artisan|Potter or jeweler, e.g.
artists|Pros
artless|Not at all deceitful
artless|Without pretense
ascenders|Ones on the way up
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Credit (to)
ashamed|Red in the face
asocial|Awkward at gatherings, say
assailed|Pounced on
assails|Goes after
assault|Battery partner
assault|Military attack
assemble|Put together
asserts|Declares
asserts|Sets forth
asserts|Strongly maintains
assistants|Helping people
assumption|Thing taken for granted
astride|In the saddle of, traditionally
astrobiology|Study of extraterrestrial life
astronomer|Hubble, for one
atavism|Biological reversion
athirst|Parched
atlases|They have legends
atomize|Mist-ify?
atriums|Open courtyards
atriums|Some hotel lobbies
atrophy|Decline from disuse
attache|Diplomacy figure
attaches|Some legal cases
attention|Care
attested|Said under oath
attires|Decks out
attuned|Adjusted (to)
audience|Theater group
audiobooks|Road trip listening
audiotape|Recording of a sort
augments|Enhances
autodidact|Self-taught individual
avalanche|Ski area concern
avatars|Blog posters' self-images
avenger|One settling a score
avoidable|Not predestined
awesome|Cool!
awkward|Singsongy "This is an uncomfortable moment"
babushka|Russian head scarf
baccarat|Casino game
bacteria|Neosporin target
bandanna|Colorful headwear
bangles|Manic Monday band
banking|It involves checks and balances
banshee|Irish omen of death
banters|Enjoys a few ribs?
barbershop|Business that cuts locks
barista|Coffeehouse specialist
baroque|Like Bach's music
barracks|Private quarters?
barrels|Oil units
basilica|Catholic pilgrimage destination
basinet|Medieval helmet
bassist|Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, e.g.
bastions|Fortifications
batfish|Spade-shaped reef swimmer
batsmen|Cricket players
battleship|*Vessel with heavy armor
bayonet|Sharp weapon
bearcat|Classic Stutz
beastly|Very disagreeable
because|All-purpose answer to "Why?"
beehive|Activity center
beeline|*Direct path
bejewel|Make sparkle, in a way
belabor|Over-explain
bellman|Luggage lugger
bellyful|All one can stomach
berates|Reams out
berries|Smoothie sweeteners
besiege|Surround with troops
besmear|Sully
beverage|Drink
bifocals|Reasons for seeing double?
bitmaps|Computer image formats
blacktop|Driveway improvement
blandish|Flatter in a cajoling way
blaster|Weapon for Han Solo
blatant|Hardly inconspicuous
bleaches|Laundry room supplies
blitzkrieg|Powerful military tactic
bloodstream|Circulatory system component
bloomers|They may be late
blossom|Open, as a bud
blurted|Said suddenly
bohemia|Avant-garde neighborhood
bookend|Shelf support
booklet|Program, perhaps
boombox|Stereo on one's shoulder
booster|Rah-rah fan
bootees|Coverings for tiny toes
bottlenecks|*Rush hour jam spots
bottler|Coca-Cola producer
boundaries|Parental settings
boxcars|Freight lineup
bracelet|Place for an allergy alert
braille|Alphabet read with the fingers
brashest|Most impertinent
breadbasket|What baguettes may be served in
breakup|Dissolution
breasts|Chicken servings
breasts|Fowl options
brewpubs|Stout servers
brights|High beams
bristol|British university city
bubblegum|Bazooka output
bullhorn|Animal's instrument?
buoyant|Tending to float
burials|Time capsule ceremonies
butcher|Bungle badly
cabaret|Musical with nightclub scenes
cadence|Rhythmic flow
cadenza|Elaborate solo passage
caesars|__ Palace
caisson|Rolling along item in an Army song
calamari|Ristorante squid
calibrated|Fine-tuned
calorie|Heat measure
calorie|Pepsi One's one
cambric|Fabric used in lace
cameraman|One concerned with composition and angles
candlepin|*Game piece that can stand on either end
capsize|Turn over
careers|*Professional pursuits
caribou|Arctic game
carnage|2011 Polanski comedy with an ironically violent title
caroled|Saw your breath while singing, maybe
caroler|Itinerant Yuletide singer
carouse|Pub-crawl
carpeting|Acoustically, it affects treble but not bass
carrottop|Lock-related nickname
caseworker|Social agency employee
castanet|Hand-held clicker
catchphrase|Familiar slogan
cathode|Battery terminal
catspaw|Dupe
cavemen|Crude dudes
cavities|Openings to fill
cedilla|Every garçon has one
cellphone|Samsung product
censured|Harshly rebuked
centavo|1/100 of a Brazilian real
centime|Franc fraction
cerebral|__ cortex: outermost brain tissue
certain|Positive
certain|Sure
ceviche|Citrus-marinated South American fish dish
chablis|Dry French wine
chained|Bound, in a way
chairperson|*Board meeting VIP
channeler|Medium
chanter|Plainsong singer
chaotic|Helter-skelter
chaotic|Utterly confused
charades|Game in which one player doesn't speak
chariot|Ben-Hur's vehicle
charity|Tax-exempt entity, usually
chastise|Chew out
cheeped|Asked for food, maybe
cheerio|Leeds leave-taking
chewable|Like some vitamins
chianti|Italian red
chorale|Luther's "A Mighty Fortress," e.g.
chorizo|Tapas bar sausage
chowchow|Chinese dog with a blue-black tongue
chromed|Like bumpers
chromium|Element in stainless steel
cigarettes|Smokes
cinemas|Multiplexes
cinematic|Movie-related
citadels|Fortresses
clamped|Held in place, in a way
clapper|Sound-activated infomercial gadget
clarinet|Licorice stick in a pit
cleavage|Décolletage revelation
cleaver|Tool that's swung
climaxes|High points
clobber|Knock into next week
clobber|Trounce
cloddish|Boorlike
closets|Places to hide skeletons?
closure|Trauma sufferer's goal
clotted|Formed a clump
clucked|Sounded like a chicken
coastal|By the seashore
coastal|Like some scenic highways
coasters|Wood protectors
cogitates|Ponders
cohered|Made logical sense
cohesion|Strong team quality
collage|Artistic potpourri
collapse|Cave
colognes|Cosmetics counter array
commandeer|Take over
comment|*Baggage holder
compadres|Close associates
company|*Go separate ways
company|Firm
concept|Notion
confetti|Parade debris
conical|Funnel-shaped
conservationist|GREEN
consort|Hang out (with)
consort|Monarch's spouse
contain|Have inside
container|Drum, say
contempt|Disdain
converse|Big name in sneakers
conveyor|__ belt
copouts|Lame excuses
coronet|Small crown
coursed|Flowed swiftly
courtly|Refined, as manners
couturier|High-end fashion designer
coverup|*Conceal
coveted|Broke the Tenth Commandment
cowbell|*Bossy's neckwear
cowered|Crouched in fear
coworkers|Water cooler gatherers
cowslip|Animal's undergarment?
coxcomb|Pretentious fop
coyness|Flirt's quality
coziest|Like the best fireplace fire
crackpot|Nutty
cradled|Held lovingly
creaked|Complained underfoot?
creosote|Piling coating
cripple|Severely damage
crisper|Fridge compartment
crooner|Michael Bublé, e.g.
crossing|Where streets meet
crouton|Bread with salad?
crouton|Caesar salad ingredient
crusted|Like most pies
cuisine|Thai or Chinese, e.g.
cuisines|Cookbook categories
culture|*Lab growth below sea level?
cuneiform|Babylonian writing system
cupcake|Baked treat often wrapped in fluted paper
curtailing|Reducing
cybernetic|Like the Borg race in "Star Trek" spin-offs
cyclops|One-eyed monster
damages|Lawsuit goal
dancers|Some Broadway performers
darkens|Grows dimmer
dateline|Newsreel word
daunted|Intimidated
daybeds|Convertible couches
dayrooms|Hospital recreation areas
deadpan|Hard to read
deadpan|Poker-faced
dearest|Most prized
dearies|Honeys
debones|Fillets
decided|Ruled
decoder|Certain cracker
decorum|Propriety
defangs|Renders less dangerous, in a way
defender|Lawyer, at times
deicing|Cold weather wing maintenance
delusion|Aspect of paranoia
demerit|Bad mark
demonize|Paint as wicked
denials|Some kneejerk responses
denizens|Inhabitants
deported|Banished, in a way
derisive|Mocking
describe|Paint a picture of
designee|Named person
desktop|Big Apple locale?
desktop|Computer in a cubicle
despotic|Wielding absolute power
despots|Iron-fisted rulers
desserts|They're often displayed on a cart
detonate|Go boom
detours|Construction site sights
detract|Take away (from)
devilish|Full of mischief
diabolic|Rather wicked
diamond|Infield shape
dictates|Urgings, as of one's conscience
dignity|Self-respect
dillies|Lulus
diocese|Bishop's domain
dioramas|Shoebox creations
discombobulated|At sea
discourses|Criticize college subjects?
disowns|Renounces
displays|Criticize stage shows?
disposes|Criticize a modeling shoot array?
dissent|Minority opinion
disservices|Criticize gas and electric companies?
dissuade|Convince otherwise
distillers|Criticize farmers?
distributes|Criticize awards?
divests|Strips (of), as property
docudrama|Largely factual entertainment genre
dodecagon|Twelve-sided figure
dogwatch|Animal's timepiece?
dominos|Pizza chain with a rectangular three-dot logo
donation|Gift of a sort
doodler|One at a dull meeting, perhaps
doppelganger|Double
dosages|Amounts that often specify a time frame
downdraft|Vertical air movement
dreaded|Greatly feared
dreidel|Hanukkah spinning toy
dresses|Clothing store hangers
drudgery|Grunt work
drumstick|Certain leg
dryland|Welcome sight for early explorers
dulcinea|Beloved in "Man of La Mancha"
dustbin|Brit's trash can
dustier|Like a dirt road vis-à-vis pavement
dynamic|Like some personalities
dynamic|Peppy
dynasts|Rulers in a line
eaglets|Aerie hatchlings
eaglets|Newborn raptors
earbuds|iPod accessories
earlobe|Drop zone?
earners|Ones on the payroll
earnest|Fervent
earnest|Heartfelt
easters|Hunters' holidays
ebonies|Black keys
echelons|Command levels
eclectic|Varied
ecofreak|Environmental extremist
ecosystems|Coral reefs, e.g.
ecstasy|Rapture
ecstasy|Transcendent joy
ecstatic|In orbit
editors|After Effects and Final Cut Pro
editors|Copy cats?
editors|Corrections staff?
education|Cabinet department
eeriest|Freaky to the max
egomania|Extremely puffed-up quality
egresses|Exits
einstein|Time's Person of the Century, 1999
einsteins|Hardly dim bulbs
elapsed|Went by
elapses|Ticks by
elastic|Stretchy, as a waistband
elatedly|How World Series winners celebrate
elderly|Geriatrician's concern, with "the"
elements|Halogens, e.g.
elevate|Jack up
eleventh|Like November, in a way
eliminate|Knock out of contention
elitist|Like many a social climber
ellipse|Conic section
elongate|Stretch out
elongation|Stretching out
eluding|Getting around
emaciate|Make gaunt
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Proceed (from)
emanate|Spring (from)
emanates|Gives off
embassy|Attaché's place
embassy|Diplomatic office
embodies|Personifies
emirate|Dubai or Sharjah
emoticon|:-( is one
emoticon|Cyberface
emotion|Joy, for one
emotions|They're often mixed
empanada|Mexican stuffed pastry
emperor|Largest penguin
emptied|Completely drained
enablers|Concerns in substance abuse therapy
enamors|Bewitches
encircle|Gather around
encircle|Ring
encircle|Surround
encoder|Enigma machine user
encores|Numbers that aren't programmed
endemic|Natural to a region
endemic|Peculiar to a locale
endorse|Back
endures|Stands the test of time
enemies|Foes
enfolds|Swathes
enisles|Exiles, perhaps
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Swell
enlarge|Swell
enlists|Doesn't need to be drafted
enlists|Signs up
enliven|Add some pep to
enormity|Unfathomable size
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensures|Cinches
entered|Signed up for, as a contest
entices|Lures
enticing|Like a Greek siren
entombs|Puts in a vault, in a way
entrees|Steaks and chops, say
epaulet|Dress uniform decoration
epaulet|Officer's ornament
epidemic|Serious flu outbreak, e.g.
epitome|Exemplification
epitomes|Paragons
eponyms|Jules Léotard and Amelia Bloomer, for two
epoxying|Modeling job?
equaled|Came to
equator|It goes around the world
erasable|Like whiteboards
erasers|They remove bad marks
erasing|Frequent schoolroom activity
erasure|Sign of an error
erosional|Caused by weathering
erotica|Blue writing?
erupted|Lost one's temper
eruption|Violent outburst
eruptions|Blow-ups
escapee|One on the lam
escorts|Some arm candy
espresso|Barista's concoction
essence|Defining quality
essentials|NUTS AND BOLTS
estates|Probate concerns
etagere|Curio display case
eternal|__ Flame: Bangles ballad
eternal|Enduring
eternal|Like amaranth flowers, in myth
etouffee|Cajun crawfish dish
evasive|Not forthcoming
everglades|Florida's largest national park
evictor|Landlord, at times
evildoer|Superhero's nemesis
evildoer|The Joker or The Penguin
exactly|Bingo!
exasperate|Drive nuts
exceeds|Surpasses
excerpt|Quote in a book review
exclaimed|Hollered
exempted|Given a pass, in a way
exerted|Put to vigorous use
exhibit|Museum offering
exorcises|Emulates Father Damien, in a 1973 movie
expatriate|One likely to vote by absentee ballot
extinct|Like dodos and dinosaurs
exurbanite|One with a long commute, probably
eyebeam|Lasik ray?
eyebrow|Tweezer target
eyefuls|They're attractive to look at
eyelids|Lash holders
eyesore|Condemned building, maybe
eyestrain|Cause of blurry vision, perhaps
fantastic|Hard to believe
faraday|Electromagnetic physicist Michael
faraway|Like some unfocused looks
farmers|__ market
fastener|Brad, for one
fettuccine|Italian for "little ribbons"
finesse|Tactful handling
finicky|Hard to please
fireballer|Nolan Ryan, notably
fireside|Roosevelt's chat spot
firmament|Sky
flambeau|Mardi Gras torch
flatiron|Old-style clothes presser
flavorful|Likely to evoke yums
fleshes|Gives substance to, with "out"
flights|Parts of darts
flippers|Seal features
fluctuate|Vary irregularly, as prices
foolproof|Infallible, as a scheme
footman|Butler's underling
footnote|*Page-bottom reference indicated by an asterisk
forehead|Spot for a Hindu's tilak
foresails|Jibs, e.g.
foretaste|Hint of the future
forgets|Evolves beyond forgiveness
forgotten|Overlooked
foxglove|Animal's paw warmer?
foxhunting|Sport on horseback
fragments|Archaeologist's finds
frangipani|Fragrant flower used in leis
freeborn|Not a child of bondage
freethinker|One who doesn't follow the crowd
fresnel|Lighthouse lens inventor
friaries|Some brotherhoods
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
galleon|Spanish Main ship
garages|Compact containers?
gardenia|Fragrant white flower
gaskets|Seals that avoid water?
gazelle|Epitome of grace
general|All-purpose
gestapo|Feared "Hogan's Heroes" group
getaways|Vacation spots
giddier|More flighty
giftwrap|Amazon checkout option
giggled|Laughed nervously, maybe
gilbert|The "G" in G.K. Chesterton
giraffes|High-reaching ruminants
gladiola|Flower with sword-shaped leaves
glasses|Ones resting on a bridge
gleamed|Shone brightly
glowered|Looked askance
godparents|Christening VIPs
gooneys|Black-footed albatrosses
gooseneck|Manipulable lamp
gorilla|Animal named from a Greek word meaning "tribe of hairy women"
governs|Controls
gradual|Bit-by-bit
grantee|Research foundation, often
granular|Like table salt
graphic|Vivid
grazers|Pasture critters
greaser|Mechanic, at times
greaser|Pompadour sporter
griddle|Diner cooker
grievous|Heartrending
grifter|Con artist
grooves|Record tracks
groundhog|*Furry forecaster?
guesswork|Conjecture
guffawed|Didn't just chuckle
guffawed|Roared
gymnasts|Athletes on horses
gyrated|Danced wildly
habanera|Carmen aria
hairnet|Kitchen worker's wear
halogen|Chlorine or fluorine
halogen|Fluorine or iodine
handbag|Purse
handles|Takes care of
handsaws|Woodcutters' tools
happily|Antepenultimate fairy tale word
harness|Tack room gear
harshest|Most severe
hastens|Moves quickly
hayseed|Country bumpkin
haystacks|Subjects for Monet
headers|Painful-looking soccer shots
heading|*Sonar reading?
hearken|Pay heed, in literature
hearten|Give courage to
heathen|Missionary's target
heather|Moor flora
heather|Subtly mottled, as fabric
hectored|Bullied
heehawed|Sounded like an donkey
heightened|Intensified
hemlock|Socrates' undoing
heraldry|Coat-of-arms science
heredity|Trait determinant
heroine|Female star
heroism|Reason for a medal
hesitant|Reluctant to commit
hibachi|Terrace cooker
hideout|Place to lie low
highest|Like Mount Everest
highness|Royal title
hipster|Bebop aficionado
hirable|Qualified for the position
historians|Herodotus and Thucydides, for two
history|American or World follower, in school
hoedowns|Barn dances
hogwash|Animal's laundry?
hoisted|Raised, as a flag
homeboy|Inner city buddy
homered|Had a big hit
homespun|Folksy
homesteader|Back-to-the-land movement practitioner
homiest|Most comfortable
homiest|Most cozy
hominid|Neanderthal, for one
honeydew|Muskmelon cultivar
honored|Accepted, as a gift card
hoodies|Tops with tops
hootenanny|*Folk music shindig
horoscope|Daily reading for many
horseplay|Drama about Trigger?
hosanna|Liturgical shout of praise
hostess|Bankrupt baker
huckster|Peddler
hurrier|One in a rush
icebreaker|*Anxiety-reducing meeting opener
icicles|Winter spikes
idealized|Put on a pedestal
ideally|If everything works out ...
identikit|Brand used by police in lieu of a sketch artist
identity|Theft target
idolize|Place on a pedestal
idyllic|Charmingly rustic
ignoble|Not virtuous
illegal|Banned
illicit|Under-the-table
imamate|Muslim domain
imitate|Do impressions of
imitates|Knocks off
immature|Childish
immortal|Forever celebrated
immunity|Resistance to disease
impasse|Stalemate
impatience|Sign of a bad waiter
impedes|Blocks
impolite|Rude
imposing|Eliciting awe
inauguration|*Formal beginning
incinerate|Deal with, in a way, as trash
incumbents|Officeholders
independence|*Freedom from control
indulge|Humor
inedible|Like poisonous mushrooms
inertia|Slothfulness
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
infants|Babies
inferior|Lower-ranking
inferno|Really hot spot
infused|Flavored, like some vodka
initial|Monogram component
initials|Signs off on, in a way
initiates|New members
inkling|Hint
inscribe|Dedicate, as a book at a signing
insects|Flies, for example
insomniac|Hardly a dreamer?
inspector|Yard worker?
instate|Cheaper for residents, as a college
insulator|Glass, vis-à-vis electricity
insurgency|Revolt
intakes|Consumed amounts
integer|Whole number
interact|Work together
intermixes|Blends
intersect|Meet
intolerant|Bigoted
intoned|Spoke like an uninspired lecturer
intrigue|Mystery writer's forte
intuits|Goes with one's gut
inverses|Direct opposites
ironman|Certain triathlete
isolate|Cut off from others
isolates|Cuts off
isolates|Singles out
isometry|Equality of measure
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotope|Elemental variant
isthmus|Formation meaning "neck" in Greek
italicize|Highlight in print, in a way
iterated|Said over
itinerary|Planned travel route
jamboree|Big Scouts meeting
jammies|Night-night clothes?
jeopardy|Where to find a lot of answers?
jeremiads|Lamentations
jogging|Popular exercise choice
jollier|More cheerful
jujubes|Concession stand candy
jukebox|It may hold old records
juxtapose|Place cheek by jowl
juxtapose|Prepare to compare
karaoke|It might involve a bouncing ball
kashmir|Subject of a China/India/Pakistan territorial dispute
katakana|Script used to transcribe foreign words into Japanese
keenest|Most astute
kernels|Movie concession stand remnants
ketchup|Whopper topper
kinsmen|Branches on some trees
knavery|Scamp's doings
kneaded|Prepared for baking, as bread dough
kneecap|Football pad beneficiary
kneecap|Patella
kneehole|Space under a desk
knitted|Like sweaters
knothole|*Flaw in a fence
knothole|Lumber blemish
knucklehead|Jerk
lacrosse|Game with meshed sticks
lacrosse|Wisconsin city on the Mississippi
lactate|Make milk
ladybug|Aphid predator
ladybug|Brightly colored beetle
ladylike|Elegantly feminine
lamebrain|Numskull
landlady|Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes
languid|Listless
lanolin|Shaving cream additive
lanyards|ID holders
lanyards|Refs' whistle holders
lascivious|Lewd
lassoed|Caught at a rodeo
latened|Approached bedtime
latened|Approached dusk
lateral|Like some files
lavender|Purple hue
layered|Lighter yet warmer, as winter wear
leaderboard|Golf tournament display
leapers|Ballerinas, often
lectern|Speaking point?
lectures|College class staples
leeches|Bloodsuckers
leisure|Retiree's goal, often
lemonade|Summer quaff
leopards|Smallest of the roaring cats
leotard|Suit in a circus
lesbians|Many characters on "The L Word"
levitate|Float, in a way
libeller|One printing defamatory text, in England
liberal|Ample
lifespan|100 years or more, for a giant tortoise
lifespans|Cradle-to-grave stretches
ligature|Surgical tie
likable|Charming
lingual|Like many consonants
lionize|Treat like a king
lipread|Interpret without hearing
lipreader|One who can see what you mean
lipreader|One who may confuse cees and zees
listless|Dragging
literate|Like Buckley's columns, say
liturgy|Arrangement of church services
liturgy|Religious ritual
lizards|Skinks and geckos
lobster|Maine dish
locator|The "L" in URL
loiters|Hangs around
loosened|Not as tight as before
louvers|Blinds with angled slats
lovebug|Film Volkswagen with "53" painted on it
lowbrow|Like some humor
lusters|Polishing outcomes
macaroni|Salad component
machete|Tool for hackers
madonna|Frequent child companion?
magnitude|Star brightness measure
malamute|Official state dog of Alaska
mammals|Mice and men
manacle|Restraining device
manacle|Restraint usually seen in pairs
mandate|Two guys out to dinner, say
mandibular|Lower jaw-related
mangoes|Tropical fruit
manmade|Not natural
mantrap|Seductress
marimba|Xylophone relative
mariner|Coleridge storyteller
marital|__ status
martial|__ arts
martinets|Tough taskmasters
martini|Bond's is shaken, not stirred
martyrdom|Fate of one with a cause, perhaps
martyrs|Sympathy seekers
mascara|Eyelash application
mascara|Maybelline purchase
massacre|Total drubbing
massage|Much-kneaded treatment?
matchbox|Small car brand
mateless|Without a partner
matilda|Dahl's precocious title girl
mattresses|Lying often involves them
matured|Turned from green to red, perhaps
maudlin|Mawkish
meanies|Stinkers
meanness|Parsimony
medalist|Olympic winner
meddlers|Buttinskies
mediate|Try to make peace
medicine|Doctor's profession
meekest|Most submissive
meeting|One may be called by a manager
melange|Mishmash
mellower|More easygoing
members|Country club crowd
memento|Nostalgic souvenir
memoranda|Reminder notes
menorah|Ritual candelabrum
merinos|Sources of soft wool
messages|Most texts
messiah|Delivery man?
messier|Not as tidy
metered|Like most cabs
metonym|Broadway, for the theater industry
mezzanine|Intermediate level
midland|Laura Bush's birth city
midterm|Heavily weighted exam
migraine|Neurologist's concern
milestone|*21st birthday, e.g.
milksops|Wimps
millisecond|*Tiny time unit
mindset|Outlook
miniature|Lionel train, say
minibar|It may contain a $10 bottle of water
miniskirt|Part of many a Mod wardrobe
minuteman|UMass athlete
miracle|Wonder
misdate|Make an error on, as a check
mishmash|Jumble
mismate|Pair, as two odd socks
missive|*Message from beneath the surface?
moaners|Bellyachers
mohairs|Pricey sweaters
moister|More likely to win the bakeoff, maybe
molasses|Sugar refining byproduct
monsoon|Rainy season
moonroof|Tinted feature of some cars
mortars|Short-range weapons
mothballs|Puts in storage
motherly|Nurturing
mousepad|Animal's apartment?
mousepad|Clicking site
mousetail|Souvenir for the farmer's wife?
mousetrap|*Rodent catcher
muddles|Confuses
muenster|Semisoft cheese with an orange rind
multiple|Nine to three, say
multiple|Six, nine or twelve, for three
musical|Many a Tony winner
mutineer|Bounty rebel
naivete|Unworldliness
nametag|Ice-breaking aid
national|D.C.'s __ Mall
natters|Babbles
natures|Temperaments
naughtier|Less deserving of a Christmas present?
nearest|Most closely related
neatniks|Fastidious folk
necessities|Bare things
nelsons|Full or half holds
neocons|Opponents of the '60s-'70s New Left
neocons|Recent rightists
neonate|Recent delivery
nephews|Sibling's sons
nerdier|Not so cool
nereids|Mythical sea nymphs
nestled|Snug as a bug in a rug
neurotics|They can be wound up
neutrals|Fence-sitters
neutrino|It's not charged
neutrino|Subatomic particle
nimbler|Less clumsy
ninepin|It's directly behind the three
nitrates|Fertilizer compounds
nitrogen|Air, mostly
nominate|Propose for an office
nominee|One in the running
nominee|One who is honored and hopeful
nonsense|Bunk
nonstop|Continuous
nosebag|Steed feeder
nosegay|Bouquet of flowers
nostrum|Medicine show elixir
notable|Distinguished
notebook|Small laptop
notebook|Student's purchase
nudists|Colony residents
numerology|Quantitative "science"?
numerous|Legion
numismatics|Study of change?
nurture|Foster
nurtured|Cared for
nutcase|Eccentric
oarlocks|*Rowboat attachments
obelisk|Washington Monument, for one
obesity|Expanding concern?
obituary|Notice in passing?
obliges|Accommodates
oboists|Some woodwind players
obsessed|Excessively preoccupied
obsolete|Horse-and-buggy
obsolete|Unemployed?
obstetric|Relating to childbirth
occupied|Busy
ocelots|Leopardlike cats
ocotillo|Red-flowering desert shrub
odyssey|Epic with a trip home to Ithaca
odyssey|Meandering journey
offbeat|Quirky
officer|Cop
okeydoke|No problemo!
oleander|Poisonous flowering shrub
oloroso|Medium-dry sherry
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Heavy
onionskin|Thin paper
onstage|Treading the boards
oolongs|Chinese teas
opalesce|Shimmer with color
operates|Runs
operation|*Military campaign
opiates|Poppy products
optimal|As good as it gets
oracles|Soothsayers
orators|Stump figures
orbiter|Something that's going around
oregano|Italian dressing herb
oregano|Tomato sauce herb
organism|Life form
orients|Points in the right direction
originally|In the beginning
orthodox|Traditional
osmosis|Subtle absorption
outdoor|Unprotected, in a way
outfield|Where most hits wind up
outgrew|Left behind, in a way
outlier|Statistical anomaly
outsail|Defeat in the regatta
outskirts|Rural-urban transition area
outsmarts|Fools
outstay|Remain beyond, as one's welcome
outtake|DVD extra
outweighed|Was more important than
overactive|Like some imaginations
overate|Stayed too long at the fare?
overbite|Orthodontic concern
overeager|Champing at the bit, and then some
oversight|Inadvertent omission
overtip|Throw money around, in a way
oxidize|Get rusty
pacific|World's largest ocean
pageboy|Style associated with Prince Valiant
pageboys|Shoulder-length hair styles
paintbrush|It can help you put on a coat
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
palooka|Big oaf
panacea|Cure-all
panderer|Person who caters to base interests
pandora|Curious box opener
pantsuit|Saint Laurent's Le Smoking, e.g.
papered|Covered walls
paranormal|Inexplicable, in a way
parasol|Lightweight umbrella
parasol|Shade provider
pardoner|The president, vis-à-vis one Thanksgiving turkey
parmesan|Ristorante topper
paroles|Lets out early
passage|Scripture section
pastors|Service providers
pastrami|Deli order
pastrami|Sandwich order
patents|Inventor's safeguards
paternoster|Latin Mass prayer
patriot|Gillette Stadium player
patriot|Gulf War missile
patriots|Hale and Revere, notably
patrolman|One keeping a beat?
patrols|Pounds a beat
patrons|Arts supporters
paunchy|Potbellied
payables|Balance sheet items
paygrade|Military monetary scale
payolas|Promotional bribes
peahens|Birds with colorful mates
peasant|Lowly laborer
peckish|Cranky
pedants|Hairsplitting types
pedestal|Statue of Liberty supporter
peerage|Nobility
penetrate|Get behind, as enemy lines
peptalk|Locker room motivator
perennials|Tulips and dahlias
perfectas|Long-odds track bets
perigee|Orbital extreme
persist|Continue despite adversity
petulant|Prone to snits
pharaoh|Giza pyramid builder
pharaohs|Pyramid figures
phenomena|Events
pianist|One working on a bench?
pickles|Jams
pigeons|Frequent park statue visitors
pincers|Grasping organ
pinecone|Fir coat feature?
pistoleer|Wild Bill Hickok, notably
placards|Signs at a rally
placate|Give a sop to
planters|Snack brand with a monocled mascot
plateglass|It's designed not to be noticeable
playacts|Pretends
playmate|*After-school chum
pleaded|Begged
pleaser|Crowd __
pleasure|Delight
plummets|Nose-dives
plutonium|Dangerous element
poisons|Corrupts
pomades|Scented hair ointments
poolroom|The Hustler setting
portfolio|Financial planner's concern
poshest|Most swanky
postdoc|Ph.D.'s further studies
postmen|Drivers of red-white-and-blue vans
potency|Strength
potential|It's not always met
potpourri|Mishmash
potters|Kiln users
praises|Sung approval?
prattled|Went on and on
prattler|One going on and on
precursors|Forerunners
preface|Its pages are often numbered i, ii, iii, etc.
preface|Where some thank-yous are written
premeds|Docs-in-training
premier|Chinese leader
premises|Vacate the __: eviction notice phrase
presses|Removes wrinkles from
presume|Take for granted
prework|Effort before the effort
primeval|Like early life forms
primeval|Like the forest in Longfellow's "Evangeline"
printer|HP product
proboscis|Schnoz like Durante's
profane|Hardly G-rated
progeny|Issue
program|Usher's handout
prolific|Very productive, as a writer
propose|Suggest
protocol|Diplomatic formality
protons|Positively charged particles
prowler|Cat burglar
psychobabble|*Inappropriately used therapeutic jargon
puberty|Raging hormones period
puberty|Developmental stage
publishes|Puts out
pushups|Exercises done in a prone position
queasier|More unsettled
quenches|Slakes
quetzal|Guatemalan currency, or the colorful bird it's named for
raincheck|Ticket from a postponed ball game
rainout|Reason for a tarp-covered field
rampages|Runs amok
rampart|Barricade
ramparts|Anthem fortifications
ramrods|Gun barrel cleaners
rancher|Stock market VIP?
ransack|Plunder
rarities|Blue moons and hen's teeth
rascals|Good Lovin' group, with "the"
rascals|Imps
ratholes|Entry points for some rodent nests
rational|Reasoned
rattletrap|*Rickety wheels
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
raucous|Loud and wild, like a party
ravioli|Filled Italian fare
ravioli|Filled pasta
razorback|Fayetteville athlete
razzmatazz|*Flashy theatricality
razzmatazz|Showmanship
reactants|Chemical experiment substances
readily|At a moment's notice
recedes|Moves back
recharge|Plug in, as a smartphone
recipes|Food Network offerings
recital|Solo performance
redcoat|Minuteman enemy
redress|Right, as a wrong
redshirt|Prophetic attire worn by most doomed characters on the original "Star Trek" TV show
reentry|Space capsule transition
reexamine|Go over more carefully
referee|Ring figure
refreshment|Reason to make a stand?
regaled|Wined and dined
regattas|Rowing races
rehired|Put back to work
reissue|Publish again, as a novel
release|Cut free
releases|Issues
relevant|Like things that matter
remarks|They may be casual
rematch|Loser's demand
remember|Keep in mind
remitted|Sent payment
remodel|Update, in a way
remorse|Contrition
renters|Apartment dwellers, typically
reorient|Adjust, as to a new situation
repeals|Undoes, as laws
replant|Tuck into a new bed
reprint|Issue a new copy of
reroofs|Puts a new top on
reroute|Require to detour
resales|Flea market transactions
rescale|Enlarge, as a blueprint
rescued|Saved from harm
reseals|Fixes the weatherproofing on, say
reseeds|Tends to a lawn's bare spot
resellers|Property flippers, e.g.
resends|Forwards, say
resends|Responds to the MAILER-DAEMON
resents|Is offended by
residue|Traces of gunpowder, e.g.
resilient|Able to come back
resource|Natural or renewable supply
respell|Edit, in a way
respite|Relief
respond|Plead in court, say
restore|Work on, as a vintage auto
retailer|Merchant
retards|Slows
retells|Passes along, as a good joke
retention|What many tests measure
retiree|Pension collector
retorts|Comebacks
retrace|Go back over
returnee|One making a comeback?
reverie|Stargazer's state
revolve|Circle
rheboks|South African antelopes
rhinestone|Bit of paste
rhubarb|Brouhaha
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
riffraff|Hoi polloi
riflemen|Winchester wielders
risotto|Ristorante dish
risotto|Trattoria rice dish
ritzier|More chic
riverboat|Spot for a casino
roadside|Farm stand spot
roadsides|Impromptu picnic locales
robotic|Like some of Michael Jackson's moves
rodents|Capybaras, e.g.
roofing|Shingles or slate, e.g.
rosebud|Cinematic sled
rosebush|Prickly growth
roseola|Pinkish rash
rosette|Floral ornament
rosette|Prize ribbon feature
rosettes|Icing buds on fancy cakes
rosiest|Least pessimistic
rosters|Team lists
rotated|Took turns in succession
roughage|Fiber source
routine|*Dive, surface, dive, surface, etc.?
rubbish|Refuse
rubicund|Ruddy, as a complexion
ruefully|With regret
ruinous|Catastrophic
runtish|Scrawny
sabotaged|Brought to ruin
sailable|Ready for the sea
salesman|Pro pitcher?
saltier|More racy, as humor
sambuca|Liqueur made from elderflowers
samosas|Filled Asian appetizers
samurai|Katana-wielding warrior
samurai|Warrior in "Rashomon"
sanding|Carpenter's activity
sandman|Sleep inducer of a sort
sashayed|Seemed to own the runway, say
satires|Ironic sketches
satires|Send-ups
satisfy|Fulfill
saxhorns|Tuba relatives
sayings|Lore components
scalawag|Reprobate
scalpel|Grey's Anatomy prop
scalpels|Surgeons' tools
scampers|Darts
scarred|Like Capone's face
scenario|Novel query requirement
schlock|Cheesy stuff
scowled|Showed displeasure
scrapes|Abrasions
scrolls|Uses a mouse wheel
scrupulous|*Guided by strict principles
scuttle|Send to the bottom
scythes|Bush hooks, e.g.
seafarer|Old salt
seafood|Shore restaurant specialty
seances|Soul-searching events?
seasick|Like one who forgot the Dramamine
seasonal|Like Christmas wrap and tree ornaments
seasons|Friends had 10 of them
seasons|Gives a kick
seatbelt|Click It or Ticket device
seatbelts|Vehicle safety devices
seaweeds|Common coastal arrivals
secretary|Cabinet part
secular|Not sacred
sedately|With equanimity
sedition|Rebel's crime
seduces|Beguiles
seedpod|Bean container
seersucker|*Lightweight, crinkled material used for suits
semantics|Linguist's concern
semicolon|Wink without batting an eye?
semidome|Feature of some apses
seminally|In an innovative and memorable way
senores|Men of La Mancha
senores|Three amigos, e.g.
senorita|Title for Miss Mexico?
sensitive|Touchy, as a subject
sensual|Tending to arouse
sentinels|Guards
septets|Lucky groups?
septime|Seventh fencing position
sessions|Recordings are made in them
setbacks|Reversals
sexiest|Word seen annually on a November People magazine cover
shallow|Like kiddie pools
shapeup|Ship out alternative
shareware|Programs with previews
sheikhs|Arab tribal leaders
sherpas|Everest climbers
shiatsu|Massage technique
shoebox|Flat container
shoepac|Waterproof boot
shoplift|Take inventory?
shorten|Curtail
shouted|Hollered
shuffleboard|Ship deck game
sidebar|Bench conference
sideswipe|Glancing blow
siestas|Naps
siestas|Toledo time-outs
silence|Shh!
silesia|Coal-rich region of central Europe
silliest|Most inane
silverback|Mature male gorilla
sincere|Heartfelt
sinister|Villainous
sissies|Wimps
sisters|TV drama about Alex, Teddy, Georgie and Frankie Reed
sizzler|Over-90 day, say
skeletal|Like some closet findings?
skelter|Helter-__
skeptical|Doubtful
sketchiest|Least helpful, as a description
sketchy|Merely outlined
skinless|Like less-caloric chicken pieces
skintight|Like wet suits
skittish|Very jumpy
skiwear|Goggles and boots, say
skywrite|Use lofty words?
slammer|Clink
slander|Bad-mouth
slangier|More jargony
slaving|Working like a dog
sleazes|Dirtbags
sleazes|Lowlifes
sledges|Big hammers
sleeper|Surprise success
slicing|Deli worker's chore
sliders|Mini-burgers
slipper|Bedroom shoe
slipshod|Haphazard, as workmanship
slugfests|Games with many runs
slugfests|High-scoring ball games
slyness|Artful quality
slyness|Cunning
smeared|Dragged through the mud
smearing|Wet ink concern
smelter|Ore refinery
smidgen|Tiny bit
smoothie|Blended beverage
snakepit|Hostile environment
snakier|More like a mountain road
sneered|Showed disdain
snorkel|Enjoy coral reefs
snowbird|One who heads south for the winter
snowdrop|Flower that usually blooms in winter
snowman|Three-ball family project, typically
soapier|More in need of rinsing
sobered|Got serious
softens|Melts, say
solitaire|Ring insert
soloist|Concerto standout
sombrero|Mariachi's headwear
somehow|By hook or by crook
soothers|Lozenges, e.g.
sopranos|Many divas
sopranos|They get high on occasion
sorehead|Bellyacher
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
sorrier|More pitiful
sourdough|__ Sam: 49ers mascot
sourpuss|Grouch
souvenir|Tourist shop offering
soymilk|Coffee additive for the lactose intolerant
spammer|Modern junk dealer?
spandex|Singlet synthetic
spaniel|Brittany or cocker
spanned|Connected the opposite shores of, as a river
sparely|In an economical manner
sparkle|Effervesce, as some wine
sparkle|Vivacity
sparred|Trained with gloves
speared|Picked up at a cocktail party?
species|Genus subdivision
specters|Haunting images
speeches|Graduation Day lineup
speeders|Ones ignoring limits
speller|Bee student
spilled|Divulged
spinout|Daytona 500 mishap
spiritless|Lethargic
spirits|They're found in bars
spoilers|Premature plot giveaways, e.g.
sponsor|Advertiser
sponsors|Program interrupters
spooned|Showed affection for, in a way
spoonerism|Hated the book, perhaps
spoonerism|Lack of pies, say
spotted|Laid eyes on
spotted|Like a leopard moth's wings
sprayed|Doused with a hose
spumoni|Colorful Italian dessert
spyglass|Pirate's telescope
stablemate|One to horse around with?
stagger|Walk drunkenly
stairway|Heavenly approach?
staleness|Blah quality
stalest|Most hackneyed
stamina|Triathlete's need
standup|Comedy genre
stannic|Tinny
startle|Alarm
station|Post
stealthy|Underhand
steamroll|Overpower
steeple|High point of many a small town
steeple|Pealing place
stellar|Top-notch
sterilize|Make safe for use, in a way
sternest|Least lenient
steroid|Drug banned by most pro sports
stetson|Broad-brimmed hat
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetson|Rodeo hat
steward|Wine list presenter
stiletto|Heel type named for a dagger
stirrup|Mounting aid
stoners|Ones who don't stay off the grass?
storage|Flash drive function
stowable|Like carry-ons
stowage|Longshoreman's chore
strafes|Fires on from above
straightedge|Line-drawing tool
stranded|Left helpless
stratagem|Gambit
strawberry|Milkshake choice
streaked|Barely ran?
streaked|Ran out of clothes?
streaks|Windex targets
streaky|Hot-and-cold
streets|__ of Philadelphia: Oscar-winning Springsteen song
stressed|Ready for aromatherapy, say
stretcher|Emergency gear
strictly|To the letter
strider|Tolstoy work subtitled "The Story of a Horse"
stringy|Like some pot roast
stripes|Zebra patterns
strobes|Some disco lighting
stroked|Buttered up
strudel|Layered German dessert
student|Loan recipient, often
studied|Crammed, perhaps
studious|Hitting the books
stunned|Dumbfounded
subarid|Moderately dry, climatewise
subpoenaed|Summoned as a witness
subtler|More understated
suitcase|Inanimate carousel rider
sulphurs|Yellow butterflies, to Brits
sundaes|Ice cream treats
sundials|Old timers?
sunroof|Venting car option
sunsets|Events before evening twilight
suntans|Beach acquisitions
supercharger|Hot-rodder's add-on
superstar|*Much-sought-after celebrity
supplier|One delivering the goods
surefooted|Not likely to fall
surgeon|Operation VIP
surmise|Infer
surveyor|Construction job worker
swarthy|Having a dark complexion
sweater|Skiwear item
sweating|Worrying about
sweeten|Add value to, as a deal
sweeten|Equal-ize?
sweetened|Made more attractive, as a deal
swivels|Office chair mechanisms
symmetry|Fearful feature of Blake's Tyger
tabouli|Bulgur salad
taekwondo|Olympic sport since 2000
tailgate|Pickup feature
tailgate|Pregame party site
tailors|Helpers of the ill-suited?
talented|Bearing gifts?
talkers|Loquacious types
tallest|Guinness superlative
tallyho|Not what a fox wants to hear
tamales|They may be hot
tampered|Fiddled (with)
tampers|Meddles (with)
tandoor|Indian clay oven
tankard|Big mug
tanners|Leather treaters
tantara|Horn blast
tasseled|Like some loafers
tastier|More palatable
taverna|Greek café
taxicab|Hotel waiter
tchotchke|Knickknack
telegenic|Like some anchors
teleplay|Work for the small screen
telesis|Progress by directed effort
telltales|Stretch the truth
tenable|Having merit, as a theory
tenably|In a defensible manner
tenures|Grants academic security to
tenures|Grants permanent status to, as a professor
terraced|Like many apartments
terriers|Scotty and Jack Russell
terrors|Babysitting nightmares
tessera|Mosaic piece
tethers|Ties to a post, as a horse
theaters|Play areas
theatric|Showy
thermos|Insulated container
thermostats|Household regulators
thingamabob|Doohickey
thirstier|Wanting more
thirsty|Dry
threader|Sewing kit device
threefold|Triple
tickled|Got a giggle out of
tiebreaker|Walk-off home run, often
tiepins|Cravat holders
tilapia|Often-farmed fish
timepiece|Swatch, e.g.
timothy|Recipient of two New Testament epistles
timpani|Percussion set
tinnier|Less resonant
tinware|Many Civil War mess kits
tippytoe|Step stealthily, informally
tippytoe|What one might sneak out on
tipster|Adviser of a sort
tirades|Cross words
titania|Oberon's queen
tithers|Some church supporters
tobacco|Caldwell's "__ Road"
tobacco|Cash crop for the southern American colonies
toccata|Improvisational piece
toddler|One prone to falling
tomahawks|Native American weapons
toniest|Most stylish
toolbox|Carpenter's accessory
toothpaste|Close-Up, e.g.
topcoat|Fall wear
toreros|Corrida figures
torment|Bedevil
torment|Tease mercilessly
tornado|Carrier to Oz
torsion|Twisting force
tortoise|Galápagos denizen
totaled|Added up
touchdown|Score before an extra point
tourist|Camera-toting traveler, often
tourist|One of a vacationing busload
towered|Dwarfed, with "above"
tractor|Field vehicle
tragedy|Work that ends badly
transit|It may be rapid
trapdoor|Magician's way out, maybe
trapeze|Cirque du Soleil staple
trashing|Criticizing harshly
treacle|Cloying sentimentality
treacly|Overly sentimental
treadmills|Purchases that give you a run for your money?
treason|Crime against one's country
treasure|Cherish
treetop|Rock-a-bye baby spot
trefoil|Girl Scouts emblem
tremolo|Two-note keyboard effect
tremors|Seismograph readings
trespasses|Intrusions
tressed|Plaited
tresses|Locks without keys
triceps|Bench press beneficiary
trickle|Slow flow
trident|Poseidon's staff
trilogy|Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," for one
trimester|School term
trimmer|More fit
triplets|Rare sights in nurseries
trisect|Divide in threes
trisect|Make two cuts in, maybe
triteness|Stale quality
tropical|Like many bright aquarium fish
trysted|Met secretly
tsarism|Winter Palace rule
tsunami|Earthquake consequence
tsunami|Word on an "evacuation route" sign
twaddle|Silly talk
tweedles|Lures with music
tweeted|Wrote with limited characters
twinborn|Like part of a special delivery?
twirled|Pirouetted
twister|Storm that's chased
twitter|Social network for short messages
ufology|Focus of an annual festival in New Mexico
ukulele|A pricey one may be made of koa wood
ultimate|Team Frisbee game
unbalanced|In danger of snapping
unbiased|Neutral
unclaimed|Still at the lost and found
uncoiling|Preparing to use, as a hose
unction|Balm
uneasier|More disturbed
unfurls|Displays, as a flag
uniform|Duds on a field
unionize|Get together at the factory, in a way
unitive|Promoting accord
unlatch|Open, in a way
unlawful|Illicit
unloose|Set free
unrated|Trailer caution
unrolls|Presents for display, as blueprints
unstable|Shaky
unstressed|Not emphasized, as a syllable
unusual|*Far from common
unwraps|Opens, in a way
updraft|Condor's booster
uppercut|Many a knockout punch
useless|Of no help
username|Password accompaniment
ushered|Showed (in)
utopias|Beauty spots?
utterly|Altogether
utterly|To the nth degree
vagaries|Unpredictable occurrences
valence|Element's combining power
vampire|*Garlic avoider, traditionally
vanilla|Basic ice cream flavor
variable|Algebraic uncertainty
ventral|Abdominal
vermicelli|Pasta that doesn't sound very appetizing
veronica|Riverdale High brunette of comics
vertebra|Anatomical column component
vesicles|Blisters
vestals|Chaste priestesses of ancient Rome
vineyards|Oenophile's vacation destinations
vintage|Sommelier's datum
violists|Soloists in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
vitiate|Spoil
vulture|Carrion consumer
wallpaper|Report on the site of the Humpty-Dumpty tragedy?
watchman|Guard
waterski|Ride the wake, say
waxiest|Most shiny, as a car
weather|It's good when it's fair
western|Film with stage scenes
wetness|Post-soak condition
wetsuit|Triathlon attire
wheezing|Aftereffect of an overlong run, maybe
whirled|Spun
whirligig|Pinwheel
whodunit|Mystery
wieners|Barbecue fare
willpower|It's used to break a habit
wiretap|Bug on the phone
witless|Foolish
witness|Star on the stand
wizened|Old and wrinkled
woodshed|Place to store cords
woodstove|Economical heater
worsens|Declines
wrights|Pair commemorated on North Carolina's state quarter
yardarms|Sail supports
yearned|Ached (for)
yelling|High-level disagreement?
yttrium|Element no. 39
zaniest|Most off-the-wall
zephyrs|Gentle breezes
zeppelins|Early German fliers
zinnias|Hummingbird attractors
zucchini|Ratatouille ingredient
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
absentee|Teacher's concern
absolve|Clear
absorber|Shock __
abstain|Choose not to vote
academia|Scholarly milieu
accords|Pacts
accosts|Confronts rudely
accused|Courtroom figure
acetone|Polish remover ingredient
acetone|Salon solvent
acolyte|Altar attendant
acolyte|Altar boy
acrobatic|Like Gene Kelly's dancing
actress|Woman on stage
addenda|Tacked-on sections
address|Formal talk
adheres|Sticks
adoptee|Oliver Twist, e.g.
adoration|Worship
adrenal|Major endocrine gland
adulator|Big fan
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerialist|Circus performer
aerogel|Skylight insulation material, perhaps
aeroplane|Heathrow lander
aerosol|Spray
affects|Touches
affronts|Insults
ageless|Eternal
agility|Ballerina's asset
agitate|Shake up
agitate|Stir up
agitato|With great energy, in music
agreeable|Accommodating
ailment|Cold, for one
airdrop|Emergency supplies delivery method
airdrop|Troop support mission
airfare|Orbitz quote
airhead|Numskull
airlines|*Admirals Club carrier
airmail|Postal service
airstrikes|Bombing attacks
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
alamode|Trendy
alarmed|Afraid
albinos|Some rats
alfalfa|Our Gang kid with a cowlick
alienate|Cut off
aliments|Victuals
alleges|Asserts without proof
allegro|Score direction
alleluia|Christian chant
alliterate|Write tongue twisters, perhaps
allocate|Dole out
allures|Tempts
almonds|Teardrop-shaped nutlike snacks
aloneness|State of seclusion
altered|Let out, say
alternate|Take turns
alternates|Subs
amassed|Got a lot of
amateur|Bobby Jones, for his entire golfing career
amateurs|Curtis Cup contenders
amenity|Hotel pool, say
amiable|Good-natured
amoebae|Tiny dividers
amoebas|Slide subjects
amoretto|Valentine figure
amorously|With passion
amulets|Charms
anagram|Cheaters, to teachers
analogue|Veggie burger, to a hamburger
anarchy|Tyranny and __ are never far apart: Bentham
anathema|Greatly disliked thing
anatomy|Subject for da Vinci
anchorman|One with breaking news
andante|Moderately slow, in music
anemone|Clematis relative
anemones|Buttercup kin
angelic|Like a sleeping baby
angelic|Like cherubs
angelic|Saintly
angular|Sharp-cornered
aniline|Dye compound
aniline|Dye-making compound
animate|Bring to life
animate|Zip up
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
annexes|Takes over
annotate|Provide critical comments for
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoraks|Arctic wear
anterooms|Some entryways
antihero|Mad Max or Dirty Harry
antihero|Tony Soprano, for one
antipasti|Aperitivi followers
antonyms|Stop and go, say
antsier|More prone to fidgeting
anything|Sometime it goes
apostles|Last Supper attendees
apostles|Peter and Paul, but not Mary
apostrophe|Sign of possession
appeared|Became visible
appeared|Stood before the court
appetite|Fondness
applesauce|Nonsense
applesauce|Rubbish
aquaria|SeaWorld tanks
aquifer|Ground water source
arboreal|Like sloths
arietta|Diva's encore
aristos|British bluebloods, informally
armadas|Large fleets
armadas|Seagoing forces
armadas|Warship fleets
armoire|Fancy-sounding bedroom piece
armored|Like a Brink's truck
armrest|Theatergoers often share one
aromatic|Like herb gardens
arraigners|Prosecutors, at times
arrears|Red state?
arrests|Takes to jail
arrived|Got in
arsenal|Weapons center
arsonist|Insurance fraud perpetrator, perhaps
arsonists|Illegal heaters?
artichoke|Edible thistle
artiste|Entertainer
artiste|Entertainer
artiste|Performer
artists|Gallery exhibitors
ascetic|One leading a Spartan lifestyle
asinine|Senseless
asinine|Utterly ridiculous
askance|With suspicion
asperse|Slander
asphalt|Road crew supply
assailant|Cop's quarry
assassins|Ninjas, perhaps
asserts|Claims
assorts|Pigeonholes
assuage|Take the edge off
assumed|Fictitious
asteroid|Telescope sighting
astound|Shock
astronomy|Halley's field
asunder|In bits and pieces
athlete|Player
athlete|Wheaties box figure
atomize|Reduce to mist
atomize|Reduce to mist
atrophy|Weaken from disuse
attache|Diplomat's case
attendee|Comer
attests|Swears (to)
attract|Draw, as flies
attracts|Acts like an opposite?
attuned|Brought into harmony with, with "to"
audacity|Chutzpah
auditory|Kind of memory
authors|King and Queen
avarice|Greed
avatars|Online game icons
average|__ Joe
averages|Batting figures
avocado|Fruit that's a source of cosmetic oil
avoiding|Shying away from
awakens|Rouses from bed
babyish|Infantile
baffled|Bewildered
baklava|Filo pastry dessert
balderdash|Horsefeathers!
balderdash|Rubbish
bamboozle|Hoodwink
bandstand|*TV show that had a 50th anniversary celebration in 2002
bankers|Ones showing varying amounts of interest?
baptize|Initiate by purifying
barbells|Gym gear
barkeeper|Mixer?
barkers|Carnival pitchmen
barmaids|Some tavern workers
barrage|Onslaught
barrels|Crude containers
bartend|Work at a saloon
bartenders|Ones making the rounds?
baseman|First, second or third person?
bassets|Droopy-faced hounds
bastion|Fortified position
batches|Cookie dough units
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's alter ego
battlefield|Fight site
bazooka|Gum with a longtime eyepatch-wearing mascot
beanbags|Contoured chairs
beanpole|Skinny sort
beanstalk|Jack's access
bedeviled|Tormented, as with doubt
bedrock|Firm foundation
begrime|Make dirty
bellows|Air delivery method?
berceuse|Lullaby-like Chopin work
bethesda|National Institutes of Health home
bewitch|Entrance
bewitch|Put under a spell
bidders|eBay users, at times
biggest|Most monumental
biotech|Gene splicer's field
birdbath|Pool on a pedestal
birdies|Reasons for some low scores
blaster|Star Wars weapon
blather|Poppycock
blazons|Displays publicly
blondest|Most fair
blooper|Goof
blotter|Police record
boasted|Sang one's own praises
boaters|Panama relatives
bolivia|Lake Titicaca forms part of its border
boneheads|Jerks
boredom|Nothing-to-do feeling
borrowed|Took out for a while
bottles|Pop holders
bottoms|Toast starter
braille|System for blind readers
breathy|Like Marilyn Monroe's voice
breathy|Like Marilyn Monroe's voice
brethren|Fellow members
brewski|Cold one
bricklayer|Construction worker
brigands|Outlaws
bromine|One of the halogens
bugaboo|Bete noire
bugaboo|Cause of worry
bullmastiff|Short-muzzled dog breed
cabernet|Popular wine grape
cabinet|File holder
cabstand|Where business is picking up?
cackled|Laughed demonically
caesars|Julius and Augustus, e.g.
caimans|Smallish crocodilians
cameras|Movie equipment
cameras|Shooting equipment
camisole|Lingerie top
campaigned|Crusaded
campsites|Resting places
cannier|More crafty
canoodle|Do some necking
cantaloupes|*Sweet melons
cantata|Bach composition
canteen|Hiker's container
canters|Easy gaits
capable|Fit
capitol|Hill building
carcass|Lifeless form
caribou|*Arctic wolf prey
caroused|Carried on
carpets|Completely covers
carpool|Arrangement among commuters
carpool|Commuting convenience
cartoons|They may be political
casabas|Melons with wrinkly rinds
cascade|Dishwasher brand
caseload|Social worker's backlog
caseworker|Social agency employee
cashiered|Dishonorably dismissed
catalog|Mail-order purchase enclosure, often
catamaran|Twin-hulled vessel
cataract|Falls
catcalls|Kin of raspberries
catcher|Buster Posey's position
catkins|Birch flower clusters
cavalier|Cleveland NBA player
celestas|Instruments that sound similar to glockenspiels
celeste|Pizza-For-One maker
celibates|Some priests
cemented|Fixed firmly
censing|Performing a spiritual ritual
censors|Bleeping overseers
centavo|Peso part
centerline|Stripe that equally divides the road
centimo|Peruvian coin
centipede|Exterminator's target
cerebrate|Think
certified|Like some important letters
cesarean|Special delivery?
chaired|Led
chalupas|Fried Taco Bell offerings
chancel|Pulpit locale
charlatan|Fraud
chatroom|Online meeting place
chatroom|Place to practice netiquette
cheapens|Makes tawdry
checkbook|*Icon in bill-paying software
cheddar|It may be extra sharp
cheerleader|Split personality?
cheesiest|Most tacky
chenille|Velvety sweater fabric
cheroot|Cigar with open, untapered ends
childlike|Innocent
chilies|Spicy pods
chimera|Fire-breathing Greek monster
chimpanzee|Bonobo, e.g.
chivalry|Knight life ideal
chowderhead|Numbskull
cinnabar|Common ore of mercury
cinnamon|Wrigley's Big Red flavoring
citizen|__ Kane: Welles film
clashed|Butted heads
classic|Enduring work
classmate|Yearbook signer
cleanly|In a tidy way
clematis|Vine genus
clientele|Customers
clinkers|Sour notes
clipper|Fast ship
cloister|Religious place of seclusion
cloudiest|Least fair, in a way
cluster|Tight gathering
coalbin|Fuel storage unit
codeine|Cough medicine additive
codgers|Fuddy-duddies
coheres|Makes sense
colander|Lettuce-washing aid
coleslaw|Cabbage side
colorado|It joined the Union in 1876
columns|Op-Ed pieces
conceit|Vanity
confess|Talk about sin, in a way
confirms|Hoodwink companies?
conjure|Pull out of thin air, seemingly, with "up"
conjurors|Swindle court appointees?
consigners|Fool check writers?
contact|Reach
contesters|Pull a fast one on proctors?
contours|Mislead groups of vacationers?
contraband|Illegally imported goods
control|Word before group or freak
cooldown|*Less intense workout after a workout
copycats|Mimics
cordial|Friendly
cordite|Bullet propellant
cornpone|Dixie bread
corrals|Pens in
corrode|Become rusty
corsage|Prom accessory
corvine|Like crows
counsels|Advises
courses|Soup-to-nuts listing
courtship|Wooing period
coverup|*Scandal management ploy
cowards|Fraidy-cats
crawdad|Crustacean used in Cajun cuisine
crazies|Extreme jitters, with "the"
credits|They're earned by completing college courses
crested|Like cockatoos
crewcut|Style reportedly named for Ivy League oarsmen
criteria|Guidelines
critics|They give films stars
croissant|Buttery bakery buy
crooner|Como or Crosby, notably
crosstie|Transverse railroad timber
cuddles|Spoons
cummerbund|Tuxedo accessory
cupolas|Domelike structures
curacao|Liqueur named for an island
cuticle|Manicurist's concern
dadaist|Man Ray or Arp
daffodils|Commonly yellow blooms
dallier|Slowpoke
damaged|Broken
dancing|Martha Graham forte
dandelion|Aster relative
dangler|Pendant earring, say
daybeds|They're handy for overnight stays
dearest|Most loved
debited|Charged, as an account
debunks|Proves fallacious
decagon|Figure with 10 sides
decimates|Nearly wipes out
decoded|Solved, as a cryptogram
decorate|Adorn
decreeing|Making pronouncements
decrepit|Rickety
deduces|Concludes
defaces|Vandalizes
delineates|Traces
demeanor|Deportment
demeans|Humiliates
demerit|Black mark
demerit|Misconduct mark
democrats|Blue-staters
densest|Most thick, as fog
depletes|Seriously reduces
deposit|Passbook entry
derange|Make bananas?
derrick|Lifting device
deserts|Arid expanses
deserts|Runs away from military duty
desperado|Outlaw
despotic|Totalitarian
destroys|Smashes to smithereens
detests|Hates
devotee|Zealot
dewdrop|Cause of a wet blade
diagram|How-to book feature
diameters|Circle measures
dianthus|Carnation genus
diaspora|Scattering of an ethnic population
dictator|Absolute ruler
dietary|Like many supplements
diluter|Water, often
dinette|Kitchen set
dingers|Round-trippers
diorite|Igneous rock on which the Code of Hammurabi is inscribed
diploma|Paper in a frame
dirtier|More in need of cleaning
discord|Strife
disease|Part of CDC
dislike|Take a dim view of
disparate|Distinct
displays|Showroom exhibitions
dissent|Object
dissent|Voice an objection
distrust|Have little faith in
divulge|Disclose
divulge|Reveal
doggone|Danged
dollars|Cents partner
domicile|Home
dominos|Papa John's rival
doormat|Something that may hide a key
doormat|Unassertive type
dovetail|Woodworking joint
drainpipes|Refuse transports
dramatics|Histrionic display
dramedy|Serious-and-funny show
dreamer|Idealist
dressage|Equestrian competition
drilling|Boring activity
drooled|Showed serious anticipation
drumhead|Percussion instrument membrane
dryasdust|More than dull
dullard|Simpleton
dynastic|Like the New York Yankees, historically
eagerly|With gusto
eaglets|Young raptors
eardrops|Dangling jewelry
earlaps|Cap extensions
earlobe|Stud site
earning|Generating, as interest on an account
earthen|Like adobe
earthen|Like clay pots
earwitness|Provider of sound testimony?
easterly|Like the trade winds
easters|Egg-hiding times
eccentric|Quirky
echelon|Rank
echinacea|Coneflower genus
eclipse|It's seldom total
eclipse|Solar or lunar phenomenon
ecotypes|Adaptable subspecies
ecstasy|Rapture
ecstatic|Deliriously happy
editing|It may involve pasting
educate|Train
effluent|Flowing out
egested|Discharged
egested|Spewed out
egomania|Dorian Gray's flaw
ejecting|Escaping à la James Bond, perhaps
elatedly|With joy
electees|Ins
electron|It can't help being negative
elicits|Draws out
elitism|Upper-class rule
elongate|String out
embossed|Like some seals
emerald|Green gem
emerald|Green shade
emerald|Shade of green
emerald|__ City: Oz locale
emeralds|Taurus birthstones, perhaps
emerges|Comes out
emeriti|Faculty retirees
emeriti|Retired professors
emeriti|Some retired faculty
emeritus|Honored retiree
emigrated|Moved to a new country
emigres|Political fugitives
eminent|Distinguished
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emissaries|Agents
emissary|Diplomatic representative
emotion|What the cold-blooded don't feel
emotive|Eliciting feeling
emotive|Producing intense feeling
emotive|Showing strong feeling
emotive|Soul-stirring
empanel|Put on a jury
emperor|Beethoven's last piano concerto, familiarly, with "the"
emulation|Effort to equal others
enamors|Charms
encrypt|Protect, in a way
endeavor|Attempt
endings|Some games have multiple ones
endorse|Back
engrossed|Absorbed
enisled|Like Crusoe
enlarged|Blew up
enraged|Boiling mad
enrages|Brings to a boil
ensnare|Trap
ensuing|Sequentially following
ententes|International accords
enticers|Decoys
enticing|Hard to resist
entirely|In every aspect
entities|Things
entrain|Board at a station
entryway|Coat closet locale, often
entwine|Interweave
epicure|Gourmand
epicycles|Inner circles, in astronomy models
equines|Some dams
erasers|Mistake-fixing tools
erasure|Sign of a changed sheet
erasure|Sign of a changed test answer
erasure|Striking action?
erected|Built
erecting|Putting up
erosion|Coastline concern
erosions|Canyon formers
erotica|Racy writing
escapee|Bloodhound's quarry
esophagus|Gullet
especially|In particular
espouse|Champion, as a cause
essayist|Charles Lamb, notably
estranged|Alienated
eternal|Always there
ethanes|Odorless fuels
ethereal|Heavenly
ethical|Guided by good
euphemism|Softener of a kind
evangelic|Pertaining to the gospel
evasive|Like some press conference answers
eventual|Ultimate
evicted|Bounced
evident|Apparent
evolves|Develops over time
exalted|Lofty
exchequer|State treasury
exclude|Omit
execute|Fulfill
exempts|Gives special treatment to
exempts|Lets off the hook
exerted|Pushed (oneself)
exigent|Demanding attention
expeditions|Journeys of discovery
exploit|Use
exports|International commerce components
express|*Centurion card issuer
expressionless|Blank
extreme|At the outer edges of the normal curve
extremist|Zealot
eyeliner|Goth makeup
eyesore|Dilapidated building, e.g.
eyesores|Dilapidated buildings, say
faculty|School group
fallout|Unexpected result
falsetto|Frankie Valli singing style
fanatic|More than just enthusiastic
fantail|Split and flattened, as shrimp
fantastic|Extraordinary
fashion|Method
fatuity|Foolishness
favorite|Riddle, part three
featured|Showcased
ferment|Agitate
fiascos|Debacles
figured|Exactly what I thought
filename|Identifier in a folder
firsthand|From the horse's mouth
firstly|To begin with
flexibly|With some wiggle room
flicker|Start to go out
flighty|Capricious
florescence|Feature of some jellyfish
fluoroscopy|X-ray imaging technique
folklore|Traditional tales
footage|Movie scenes
forensics|CSI science
forgetful|Absent-minded
forklift|Warehouse vehicle
forsake|Abandon
fortieth|Ruby anniversary
frantic|Wrought-up
fraying|Wearing a lot
freezing|Zero degrees Celsius, for water
frenetic|Wildly excited
fricassee|*Stewed chicken dish
frontpage|Where the major headlines are
gadzooks|Zounds!
gambled|Bet
ganymede|Largest moon of Jupiter
gardener|One with growing concerns?
gaseous|Like helium
gaseous|Like neon or nitrogen
gastric|Stomach-related
gazette|Martha's Vineyard paper since 1846
gazette|Montreal daily
genders|Bases for some roles
genomes|Scientific map subjects
genteel|Well-mannered
gentian|Blue-flowering plant used in herbal medicine
gentlefolk|People of good breeding
germane|Material
gestalt|Berlin School psychological theory
gesture|Fist pump or high-five, e.g.
ghettos|Inner city areas
gibberish|Mumbo jumbo
gilding|Yellowish embellishment
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
glamour|Condé Nast fashion monthly
glisten|What icicles do in the sun
glitterati|People people
gluteus|Buttocks muscle
gnashes|Grinds in anger, maybe
gobbler|Male turkey
gondola|Canal transport
goodbye|Parting word
googolplex|Number that's physically impossible to write out in standard form
goriest|Most like a slasher movie
gospels|Biblical quartet
gradual|Slow and steady
graphite|Golf club shaft material
grapple|Struggle (with)
grapple|Wrestle (with)
greater|More eminent
greater|More significant
grenade|It has a safety pin
grilled|__ cheese
grimace|Sign of displeasure
griping|Complaining
grouses|Puts up a fuss
guardsman|Reserve soldier
gumdrop|Gingerbread house adornment
habitats|Rainforests, for many
hairline|Mr. Clean's lack
hammers|Pounds
handholds|Climbing aids
handouts|Fliers, maybe
hardback|Like unabridged print dictionaries
hardheaded|Stubborn
harmony|Doo-wop staple
hastened|Hurried
haulage|Railroad charge
headhunter|*Recruiting specialist
headrest|Auto safety feature
heartburn|Acid indigestion, familiarly
heartens|Buoys up
hellcat|WWII aircraft carrier plane
helpful|Lending a hand
helpmate|Spouse
henhouse|Chicken coop
henpeck|Nag, nag, nag
henpecked|Harassed, in a way
heroines|Nightingale and others
hexagon|Honeycomb cell shape
hoedowns|Lively folk dances
hoggish|Greedy
hogwash|Rubbish
hoister|Block and tackle, e.g.
homesick|Nostalgic, in a way
honchos|Big shots
honeybee|Winged stinger
honeyed|Flavored, as roasted chicken
honoree|Award recipient
honoree|Award winner
honorees|They may be roasted
hooters|Restaurant with an owl logo
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
horoscope|Daily reading for many
horsefeathers|Rubbish
horselike|Resembling an equine
horsemen|Revelation foursome
horseplay|Boisterous behavior
hosannas|Church cheers
hostels|Budget accommodations
hostess|Greeter and seater
hotline|Crisis phone service
hotness|Sex appeal
hotshots|Up-and-comers with egos
hubcaps|Auto wheel covers
hullabaloo|Uproar
humiliate|Abase
hundred|Franklin's note
hungrily|With strong desire
iceberg|Titanic sinker
icicles|Christmas eave sparklers
ickiest|Most gross
idealize|Put on a pedestal
illness|Malady
illustrator|*Children's literature VIP
imagery|Vivid language
imitate|Ape
imitate|Copy
imitator|Ape
immense|Bigger than big
immense|Considerable
immense|Ginormous
immoral|Wicked
impaired|Not 100 per cent
impaled|Stuck on a stick
impasto|Thickly applied paint
impeach|Accuse of misconduct
impetus|Driving force
implode|Collapse inward
importance|Weight
impurity|Foreign matter
inbounds|How kangaroos travel?
incenses|Tees off
incorrect|Wrong
increase|Grow
indecent|Vulgar
indicia|Messages on packages
indigos|Blue hues
indoors|Place to go when it rains
inducer|Draft __ motor: gas furnace component
inelegance|Lack of refinement
infested|Pest-ridden
infests|Takes over, like termites
infractions|How parts of a whole can be written?
ingenue|Vamp opposite
ingests|Consumes
ingrate|Unappreciative sort
inherit|Come into
inhibit|Repress
initials|Approves, in a way
injures|Harms
innately|From the start
innocence|Purity
innocently|How an embarrassing question may be asked
inquires|How some paper is packaged?
inserts|Many newspaper ads
inserts|Paper fatteners
insider|__ trading
insofar|To such an extent
insolent|Mouthing off
inspects|Looks for flaws in
installs|Prepares for use, as software
instill|Teach bit by bit
instills|How moonshine is made?
insulate|Protect against heat loss, say
insulin|Pancreatic hormone
integral|Vital
intense|Pungent, for example
intonate|Chant
intoned|Chanted
introverts|Ones who are retiring
inverses|How poets write?
investments|How a priest preaches?
invigorate|Liven up
inwoven|Meshed together
iridium|Metal named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow
ironman|Armored superhero
irresponsible|*Van Heusen/Cahn classic
islander|Nassau Coliseum player
islanders|1980s four-peat Stanley Cup champs
isopods|14-legged crustaceans
issuing|Distributing
itemizes|Lists
jazzman|1974 top ten hit for Carole King
jeepers|Yikes!
jigsaws|Their parts are hard to tell apart
joneses|Idiomatic trendsetters
joyriding|Driving with abandon
jubilee|Anniversary bash
kahunas|Hawaiian priests
kaisers|Former German leaders
karaoke|Bar sing-along
keenest|Most zealous
keisters|Bums' American counterparts
kelvins|Temperature units
kerosene|Fuel that built the Rockefeller fortune
keyless|__ entry
keynote|Major speech, as at a convention
kidneys|Vital pair
kiloton|Unit of explosive force
kitelike|Resembling a high flier
kittens|Little tabbies
kitties|Pots on a table
kneecap|Shinbone neighbor
kneeled|Prepared for a proposal
kneepad|Bit of inline skating gear
knelled|Rang tragically
knesset|Israeli parliament
knickers|Old-style golf wear
labeled|Called
labyrinth|Daedalus' creation
lacerated|Gashed
ladybird|1960s White House nickname
ladyfingers|Digit-shaped sponge cakes
lampoon|Satirize without mercy
languor|Lassitude
lassoer|Cowboy using a rope
lassoer|Rodeo rider, at times
laterals|Some gridiron passes
lattices|Some fruit pie crusts
lawyers|Ones doing case studies
layette|Shower paraphernalia
leadoff|Bat first
leaguer|Big or Little follower
leanest|Most pleasing to Jack Sprat
learned|Well-educated
lecture|Formal talk
leftover|Like doggy bag contents
legitimate|Valid
legroom|Air traveler's concern
lemming|Migratory rodent
lemmings|Muskrat relatives
lenders|Banks, e.g.
lengthens|Stretches out
leopard|Impala predator
lesions|Skin wounds
lessons|Learning experiences
lettered|Made it big, as in school athletics
libelee|Defendant in a defamation case
likewise|Ditto
limestones|Great Pyramid of Giza material
limited|Like some access
linchpins|Vital components
lingerie|Sexy sleepwear
lingers|Sticks around
linguists|Tongue specialists?
linseed|Type of oil
lintels|Portal toppers
listens|Eavesdrops, with "in"
lithest|Most supple
litterbug|One who more than just trash-talks?
litters|Ignores the trash can
locator|Kind of map
logarithms|Shortcuts for complex multiplication
loitering|Hanging around
lollipops|Rewards for kids
lollygags|Drags one's feet
longhair|Classical music lover, facetiously
longtime|Dog's age
loonier|Missing more marbles
lopsided|Asymmetric
lucerne|Swiss tourist city
lutenist|Renaissance musician
lyonnaise|Cooked with onions
macabre|Gruesome
macabre|Saint-Saëns' "Danse __"
macaque|Rhesus monkey, e.g.
machete|Jungle chopper
machete|Jungle explorer's tool
macrame|Traditional process for hammock making
maddens|Really ticks off
madonna|Like a Prayer singer
magenta|Color in four-color printing
magical|Like fairies
magical|Like love potions
maidens|Fair ones
mailbox|Letter holder
majordomos|Staff leaders
manacle|Restraining device
manatee|Dugong relative
mandate|Official order
manhood|Its arrival is often celebrated in ritual
maniacs|More than just zealots
marimba|Instrument played with mallets
marinas|Mooring areas
mariner|Early NASA probe
marines|The Few. The Proud group
marionette|Pinocchio, for one
maritime|__ Provinces
marrieds|Many couples
martial|Word before arts or law
martinis|Gin cocktails
marzipan|Almond confection
mascara|Cosmetic product
masterpiece|No ordinary creation
masters|*PBS cultural documentary series
matinee|Day play
matinee|Theatergoer's option
mealtime|Six, for many
measured|Carefully considered
medical|Kind of research
meditate|Reflect
melanin|Biological pigment
memento|Seashell, maybe
menagerie|Where the wild things are
menorah|Image on Israel's state emblem
menthol|Cough drop flavor
mermaid|Siren relative
messiah|Handel work
messianic|Like one expected to deliver?
meteors|Shooting stars
methods|Means
metrics|Poet's art
metropolis|*Daily Planet setting
middleman|Go-between
migrant|Laborer on the move
milestones|Noteworthy events
milestones|Rites of passage
militant|Combatively supportive
milkshake|Ice cream drink
millennia|Eon parts
milliner|Top designer?
million|Great number of
minaret|Muezzin's tower
minerals|Malachite and magnetite
minestrone|Ristorante offering
minesweeper|*Computer logic game named for a warship
minibus|Airport transport
minuses|Negative aspects
miscall|Name incorrectly
miscues|Makes a poor stroke
misdate|Write the wrong year on, as a check
misdeal|Expose a card, say
misdials|Makes bad calls?
mishaps|Oops elicitors
missing|Longing to see
missing|Not where it's expected to be
mission|Assignment
mistake|Error
mitzvah|Bar __
modestly|Without pretension
modulate|Soften
moisture|What humidity measures
moleskin|Fabric used in adhesive pads
moonshine|Rubbish
moorage|Docking payment
mortals|Fools, to Puck
mortars|Shell lobbers
motorcar|It has a bonnet and a boot
mousepad|Hangout for Mickey?
mudslides|Saturated hillside hazards
mustier|More like the typical attic
naivete|Ingénue quality
nametag|Where you might see "Hello"
nascent|Beginning to exist
nationwide|Company that's "on your side"
neatens|Spiffs (up)
neatnik|One who's bound to order?
neatnik|One who's quick to pick up?
neckband|Strip around a collar
nectarine|Peach variety
needier|Comparatively poor
needling|Locker room exchange
negated|Ruled out
neglect|Pay no attention to
nelsons|Wrestling holds
neonate|Nursery arrival
neonate|One just born
nestles|Cuddles
nestles|Snuggles
nettles|Plants with stinging hairs
neutral|Not on any side
nevermind|Don't bother
newbies|Ones with much to learn
newsdesk|Paper department
nightsticks|Billy clubs
nihilists|Ones who reject established institutions
nineteen|What an apostrophe may stand for
ninnies|Boneheads
nitrogen|Ammonia component
noisiest|Loud to the max
nominee|Party choice
nonmusical|Tone-deaf, say
nonsense|Drivel
noodges|Nags
norther|Arctic blast
notepad|Place for a to-do list
novella|Extended short story
nutshell|Squirrel's discard
objected|Took issue
oblivion|Condition of being forgotten
obtains|Gets
ocarinas|Egg-shaped wind instruments
octagon|Shape seen at some crossings
octameter|The Raven feature
oddment|Single sock, e.g.
odyssey|Homeric journey
offense|Team with the football
officers|Company bigwigs
officers|Spock and Uhura, e.g.
offramps|Some exits
ointment|Topical medication
okeydokey|Roger that!
olestra|Fake fat
olestra|Fat substitute
omicron|Greek for "little O"
omission|Thing left out
omitted|Left out
onetime|Former
oompahs|Marching band lows
openmouthed|Visibly awestruck
operators|Some are smooth
opposed|Spoke out against
optical|Kind of illusion
oration|Campaign staple
oratorio|Mendelssohn's "Elijah," for one
orators|They provide addresses
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordeals|Trying experiences
orderly|Well-organized
oregano|Pizzeria herb
oregano|Rosemary relative
organize|Form a union
orients|Puts on the right track
origami|Art requiring a folder
origami|Folding craft
ostrich|Fast-running bird
outages|Power failures
outages|Storm consequences
outlast|Show more staying power than
outlasted|Beat on "Survivor"
outside|Slim, as chances go
ovation|Show of hands?
ovenware|Chef's assortment
overage|Excess
overdrawn|Like an insufficient account
overdress|Wear tails to tea, say
overdrive|Busy state to go into
overdue|Accruing fines, maybe
overdue|Late
overgrow|Crowd with foliage
overhaul|Thorough repair
overnighter|Motel patron, usually
overpaid|Didn't shop around, maybe
overshoot|Miss, as an intended target
overstay|Abuse, as one's welcome
overtire|Exhaust
overtook|Passed
overture|Operatic opening
oxidize|Discolor, as banana peels, e.g.
oxygenate|Refuel, as red blood cells
pageants|Events with tiaras
painter|Atelier figure
pajamas|Pillow fight garb
paladin|Legendary attendant of Charlemagne
paladin|Old TV's "knight without armor in a savage land"
palindrome|Mom or dad, e.g.
panache|Grand style
panatela|Smoke shop choice
paparazzi|Flash mob?
paragon|Ideal
paranormal|Like "The X-Files" cases
parents|Brings up
parents|Folks
pariahs|Outcasts
pariahs|Outcasts
pariahs|Shunned ones
parsnip|Carrot cousin
passage|Bible reading
passkey|Hotel housekeeping need
passover|Holiday with a Seder
patients|Waiting room waiters
patriotic|Like some anthems
patrols|Platoon activities
patties|McDonald's supply
peacock|Showy flier
peepers|Baby blues, e.g.
penalty|Football ref's call
pensions|Income sources for retirees
pentagrams|Occult symbols
percent|Degree of interest?
pergola|Vine-covered walkway
permeate|Spread throughout
persist|Don't give up
perverts|Deliberately misconstrues
pestled|Crushed, as a spice
petrify|Immobilize, as with fear
phantom|The __ of the Opera
pharaoh|Tut, e.g.
pianist|Benched player?
pickled|Preserved, in a way
pickoff|Pitcher's coup
pigeonhole|Catalog
pilsner|Light lager
pilsners|Pale lagers
pinhole|Source of a slow leak, perhaps
pioneer|Trailblazer
pirates|1979 World Series champs
pitapat|Happy heartbeat sound
pitapat|Rain-on-the-roof rhythm
pitfalls|Traps for the unwary
pizzazz|Dash
placates|Calms using concessions
placebo|Control group handout
placekicker|Any top-25 NFL career scoring leader
plaintiff|Court figure
playmate|Kid's bud
plethora|Superabundance
plotted|Schemed
plowing|Readying a field, say
plummets|Dives
plumper|More roly-poly
poisoned|Like a certain fairy tale apple
politest|Least likely to make a faux pas
polygraph|Storyteller?
polymer|Synthetic rubber, for one
pomegranate|Fruit of ancient Persia
pooches|Hounds
poppycock|Rubbish
porridge|Fairy tale food
portable|Easily moved
possess|Hold
postcards|Deltiologist's collection
postdoc|Like some specialized research, for short
postmaster|Letter man
potages|Thick soups
poutine|Canadian french fries dish
powerboat|Craft with an outboard
powerhouse|Dominant team
precise|Accurate
precise|On the nose
premiere|Opening night showing
premise|Logical proposition
premises|Building and grounds
prepare|Lay the groundwork
preppier|Dressed more like an Exeter student
prequel|The 2006 novel "Hannibal Rising," for one
presales|Events for select customers
present|1985, for Marty McFly
presets|Car radio features
presets|Radio buttons
pressure|Sensitive spot
presume|Suppose
pretenses|False claims
privilege|Special benefit
probable|Likely
problem|Something wrong?
profits|Gains
progeny|Scion
propose|Ask for a hand?
prorate|Apportion
prorated|Apportioned
prosecutor|Law & Order figure
protean|Readily assuming different forms
prouder|More puffed up
pseudonym|George Orwell or George Eliot
pseudonym|Lewis Carroll, for one
psychic|Futures dealer?
psychoanalyzing|Studying on a couch?
pugnacity|Combativeness
pummels|Beats badly
pumping|Action at a well
pungent|Strong-smelling
puritan|17th-century New England settler
pursues|Chases after
pussycats|Innocuous sorts
quiches|Custard dishes
quirkiness|Eccentricity
quizmaster|One asking a lot of questions
quotation|Entry at Bartleby.com
racquet|Badminton item
radiant|Beaming
radiate|Give off
radical|Extreme
radicals|Extremists
raiment|Clothing
raindrop|Shower harbinger
rainstorms|Reasons to pull out the tarp
rangers|Madison Square Garden hockey team
rapiers|Slender swords
rapport|Sympathetic connection
rashers|Bacon units
rashest|Most daring
rationale|Thinking
ratline|Rope ladder rung
rattler|Coiled menace
reached|Got through to
reaction|Chem lab event
readier|More prepared
reading|Grade school focus
realigned|Like wheels after servicing
reappear|Come back into view
reassert|Put forward again, as a claim
rebates|Money-back lures
recants|Takes back
receivers|Stereo components
recital|Pianist's concert, e.g.
records|Audiophile's collection
redeemer|Christ the __: statue in Rio
redesigns|Makes new plans for
redevelop|Convert to condos, say
reelect|Put back in
reemerge|Surface again
reengage|Jump back into the fray
referenda|Some ballot items
refinish|Work on, in a way, as furniture
refrain|Chorus
refrains|Choruses
regaled|Entertained
regimes|Periods of power
regular|Like some verbs and gas
rehashes|Goes over again
rehearse|Run through lines
relaces|Tightens, as a corset
relaces|Tightens, perhaps
related|Like family
relearn|Master again
release|Prisoner's goal
reliance|Faith
relieve|Take over for
reluctant|Unwilling
remedial|Like some skill-building classes
remnants|Leftovers
renegade|Deserter
renovated|Fixed up
renovator|House flipper, e.g.
rentals|Some prom night wear
rentals|U-Haul vans, e.g.
repelled|Driven away
repotted|Restored vigor to, in a way
repressed|Held in
requital|Payback
reseeds|Deals with a patchy lawn
reseeks|Searches for anew
resents|Is indignant about
resetting|Turning back to zero, as an odometer
reships|Sends again
reslate|Do maintenance on, as a roof
resonated|Rang true
resorts|Honeymoon destinations
respire|Inhale and exhale
restate|Say again
restore|Make like new
restore|Make whole again
resultant|Consequential
resulted|Followed
results|Outcomes
retained|Kept
retains|Hires to handle the case
retards|Impedes
retinal|__ scan: ID method
retinue|Attendants
retorts|Sass
retract|Pull back, as talons
retrial|New evidence may lead to one
revenues|Proceeds
reveres|Really looks up to
reversal|About-face
reviewable|Like some umps' calls
reviews|Entertainment section staples
rhetoric|Sophist's forte
rhubarb|Strawberry's partner-in-pie
ricotta|Cannoli cheese
ricotta|Italian cheesecake cheese
ringleader|Mastermind
rissole|Meat-filled pastry
robotic|Like some high-tech machines
romances|Love stories
rooters|Grandstand group
rosined|Prepared for use, as a violin bow
rotunda|Capitol center
roustabouts|Oil field workers
rucksack|Bag on the back
rumored|Like gossip
rundown|Quick summary
sabbath|Holy day
sabotage|Deliberate destruction
saboteur|Monkey wrench wielder?
saddest|Most mournful
safaris|Wild adventures
saffron|Paella ingredient
saguaros|Sonoran Desert natives
sailing|Asea
salamis|Deli display
saloons|Oater hangouts
sampled|Tasted or tested
samurai|Kabuto-wearing warrior
sandpile|Construction site sight
sangria|Spanish wine punch
sapphire|Deep blue gem
sashimi|Fish often dipped in wasabi
sasquatch|Bigfoot's other name
sasquatch|Northwestern legend
sasquatch|Sighting in the Pacific Northwest
satirical|Cutting
satraps|Ancient provincial governors
saturation|Capacity limit
saucers|Some sightings
saurian|Lizardlike
saxophone|Funk band instrument
scalawag|Scamp
scallions|Salad ingredients
scalped|Sold for a big profit, as tickets
scapula|Anatomical blade
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian beetles
scarlet|Like the "A" in a Hawthorne classic
scatters|Throws here and there
scenario|Script outline
scenery|Attraction for shutterbugs
scenery|The stuff of many postcard photos
scented|Like aromatherapy products
schmoozed|Chewed the fat
scholars|Distinguished types
schoolmate|*Part of a class act
science|Chemistry or physics
science|Fair subject
scooter|Vespa, for one
scourges|Calamity causes
scraper|Ice removal tool
seabeds|Sand dollar habitats
seahorse|Fish that swims upright
seahorse|It's not an equine
sealskin|Mukluk material
seasick|Queasy near the quay
seaside|Boardwalk locale
seasonal|Like many sales
seasons|Quarterly arrivals
secrete|Conceal
seeresses|Sibyls
seethes|Does a slow burn
seldomly|Infrequently, to Dickinson
semiannual|Like some sales
seminar|Advanced college course
senator|McCain's title
senores|Men of La Mancha
sensory|Kind of overload
sentinel|Watchdog
seraphs|Heavenly higher-ups, in Christianity
serenader|One who might play under a balcony
serfdom|Medieval slavery
serially|How Dickens' novels were first published
seriously|You're kidding
serpents|Malicious types
service|He wrote "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
settings|Jeweler's concerns
sexists|Some discriminators
sexless|Neuter
shadowbox|Prepare for the ring
shakeup|Overhaul
shakier|Less solid
shakily|With a quiver
shamble|Shuffling gait
shameless|Brazen
shampoo|Rug treatment
shantytown|*Ramshackle community
shatters|Destroys, as illusions
sheathes|Puts away, as a dagger
sheaves|Post-reaping sights
shifted|Went from first to second, say
shimmer|Tremulous glow
shorten|Cut
shorten|Edit, in a way
shoulder|Side of a road
shouted|Called out
showering|Post-game activity
shriver|McGovern's running mate
shushes|Tells to be quiet
shuttle|Airport arrival
shuttles|Back-and-forth flights
sickens|Nauseates
sidekicks|Robin and others
silently|Without a peep
similar|Alike
similarly|Likewise
simpatico|Like-minded
sisters|Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, e.g.
sisters|Twins, at times
situate|Put in place
skewing|Distorting
skimmed|Went over cursorily
skipper|Ship's captain
skydive|Make a dramatic exit?
skyline|Broad view
slander|Libel's spoken equivalent
slanted|Italicized
slanted|Not on the level
slashes|Budget overhauls
sliming|Hurling goo at
slingshot|Weapon in the David and Goliath story
slipout|Exit without fanfare
slogans|Spot finishers, often
sloshed|Plastered
slowest|Last to finish
smitten|In love
sneakers|Running pair
sneered|Showed contempt
snowman|Frosty, notably
snowman|Post-blizzard creation
snuggle|Get cozy
soberer|Less tipsy
solaced|Comforted
solaria|Sunny spots
someday|Eventually
somewhat|To a degree
sorehead|Unsportsmanlike sort
soulmates|Ideal pairing
spaceman|Distant traveler
spacesuit|Apollo protection
spaghetti|Ristorante choice
spandex|Cyclist's wear
sparkle|Effervesce
spaying|Fixing, in a way
speakeasy|Prohibition era saloon
specific|Explicit
specter|Ghost
speedread|Whiz through, in a way
spellbind|Enchant
spiders|Web designers
spiegel|Catalog giant
spinach|Popeye's favorite veggie
splashdown|End of a descent
splayed|Spread out
splintered|Broke into small, sharp pieces
sponges|Eager learners, metaphorically
sporadic|On-again, off-again
spotless|Immaculate
spotlit|Like a soloist on a dark stage
spousal|Kind of support
spreaders|Farming implements
spreads|Butter and cream cheese, e.g.
spryest|Most nimble
spumoni|Neapolitan kin
spyglass|Surveillance aid
squeaker|Narrow victory
stalest|Most clichéd
stampede|Ranch nightmare
stampede|Stock problem
stampedes|Cattle drive concerns
stances|Batting postures
standardize|Create norms for
standby|One way to fly
standee|Many a rush-hour rider
stanzas|Poem divisions
stargaze|Daydream
startle|Surprise
starves|Feels a strong need (for)
statewide|Like many lotteries
statues|Easter Island attractions
statutes|Former bills
steamer|Pot for clams
steamship|Titanic, e.g.
steepen|Increase the slope of
steeplejack|Unlikely job for one with acrophobia?
stellar|First-class
stemless|Like some wine glasses
stemmed|Originated (from)
stepstools|Reach extenders
sterile|Like operating rooms
sterile|More than just clean
sternly|In a no-nonsense manner
sternum|Rib cage part
stetson|Cowboy's hat
stetson|Hat for a Western hero
stetted|Undid a dele
sticker|Price place
stirred|Inflamed
stirred|Mixed in a glass
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stooges|Trio in funny shorts
stoolie|Info provider
stoolie|Informer
stopgap|Temporary fix
storage|Place to put things
storied|Legendary
stories|Newspaper fillers
stories|They need connecting flights
strainer|It won't hold water
strains|Stretches to the limit
strands|Leaves high and dry
strange|Odd
streakers|Bare runners
strictest|Most unwavering
strophe|Greek poetic stanza
stupors|Zombielike states
stylish|In vogue
styrene|Compound used in plastic manufacturing
subleases|Some rental agreements
sublime|Heavenly
subpart|Portion portion
subtotal|Pretax figure
succors|Aids
sunspot|Solar event caused by magnetic activity
sunspot|Solar phenomenon
superhero|Green Lantern or Green Arrow
supping|Dining
surnames|Brown and Green, e.g.
surnames|Last things written on applications?
surpass|Do better than
suspend|Hang
suspenders|Part of Larry King's legacy
swallow|One of the birds that "come back to Capistrano," in song
swaying|Like trees in the wind
swifter|More rapid
swindle|Shortchange
swindled|Took for a ride
systoles|Cardiac contractions
tabards|Knight wear
tableful|Enough food for a feast
tactful|Considerate
tadpole|Stage in a frog's life
tailgate|Hold a parking lot party
tallyho|There's the fox!
taloned|Like owls
tamales|Cantina fare
tamales|Leaf-wrapped Mexican dish
tanager|Colorful bird
tankini|Beachwear portmanteau
tannest|Most like a beachcomber
tapenades|Provençal spreads
tapioca|Pudding starch
taprooms|Brew servers
tarpaulin|A woodpile may be under it
tassels|Fez danglers
tastier|More to one's liking
tattletale|Revealing
teacher|One working with pupils
tearful|Sad
teargas|Riot squad's supply
teenage|Like most new drivers
teenagers|Romeo and Juliet, for two
teethes|Sprouts incisors
telecom|Sprint, for one
telecom|Vonage, for one
telegenic|Made for the tube
telemeter|Range-finding apparatus
teleplay|Work for the small screen
telexes|Fax forerunners
telexes|Old-fashioned messages
temerity|Recklessness
tempera|Andrew Wyeth medium
tempted|Like a diner eying a dessert tray
tenants|Building group
tenants|Lessees
tenfold|Lucrative way for a handicapper's bet to pay off
tennies|Converses, e.g., slangily
tension|Choking cause
terraces|View providers
theater|Play area
theorist|Creative thinker
theorize|Formulate a possible explanation
therapy|Psychologist's treatment
thereat|Located in that place, in legalese
thespian|Many an Actors Studio member
thespian|Player
thirstily|With great eagerness
throwaway|Disposable
thwacking|What a piñata gets at a kids' party
thymine|DNA compound
tickled|__ pink: delighted
tidbits|Choice morsels
tidbits|Gossip components
tightfisted|Like one claiming to be short, maybe
timbres|Sound qualities
timeout|Referee's call
timothy|Addressee of two New Testament epistles
timothy|Coarse grass used as fodder
timpani|Percussion instruments
timpani|Symphonic set
tininess|Lilliputian quality
tirades|Vehement speeches
tiramisu|Italian dessert
tiramisu|Italian dessert sometimes made with espresso
titmouse|It's not a rodent
toaster|Where to leggo your Eggo?
toasters|They're often busy at breakfast
toenail|Digital filer's target
toilets|Rest stop features
tonearms|Swingers with pickups
tonight|West Side Story duet
tonsils|Oft-removed throat tissues
toolshed|Storage place
toothache|Canine issue
tornado|Kind of watch or warning
tornado|Phenomenon measured by the Fujita scale
torture|Agony
totalitarianism|Autocratic approach
tourists|Busload at a resort, probably
tournament|Open, for one
towards|At
towered|Rose in a big way
trailer|DVD staple
traitor|Double-crosser
trampoline|Device used in WWII pilot training
transition|Moment of change
traumas|Emotional wounds
travelogue|Picture-packed presentation
traverses|Crosses
treaded|Like new tires
treason|Aaron Burr was once tried for it
treason|High-level disloyalty
treasures|Cherishes
trellis|Ivy support
tremble|Shake
tresses|Flowing locks
trestle|Bridge framework
triceps|Arm straightener
tricolors|French and Italian flags
tricycle|Pedicab, e.g.
trimester|Gestation period
tritium|Isotope of hydrogen
trombone|Glenn Miller's instrument
trounce|Clobber
truelove|Soul mate
truncated|Shortened
trussed|Like some Thanksgiving turkeys
trustbuster|Teddy Roosevelt sobriquet
trysted|Met on the sly
tsetses|Sleeping sickness carriers
tsunami|Ring of Fire danger
tumbleweed|Windblown desert plant
tundras|Arctic wastelands
tunnels|Roads under rivers
turquoise|Cyan relative
turtledove|Bird between the partridge and French hen
twaddle|Rubbish
twaddle|Silly talk
twelfths|Third quarters?
twinkling|Instant
twosome|Golfer and his buddy, say
typesets|Prepares for printing
typhoon|Tropical blow
typical|Not surprising
tyrants|Ruthless rulers
ultrasound|Inside look?
unadept|All thumbs
unallied|Neutral
unburden|Take a load off
unchain|Release
unchaste|Not pure
underbake|Cook poorly, in a way
underdog|Long shot
uneasiest|Most restless
uneaten|Still on the plate
unerring|Precise
unexplored|Like much of the Mariana Trench
unfreeze|Remove restrictions from
unicorn|Mythical symbol of purity
unitards|Acrobats' garments
unitards|One-piece garments
unlined|Like some looseleaf paper
unlined|Like spring jackets
unloose|Free
unloose|Let go
unlucky|Word from a grumpy gambler
unrated|DVD box caution
unshorn|Still woolly, perhaps
unsuited|Not appropriate
untamed|Wild
untapped|Yet to be used
upgrade|Go from coach to business, say
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
upstairs|On the floor above
utilities|Monopoly duo
vagabond|Wanderer
vagrant|Drifter
vagrant|Tramp
vainest|Most conceited
valuate|Appraise
vanished|Disappeared
veganism|Dietary practice
verdict|It may be reached
veritas|In vino __
vermicelli|Food that's Italian for "little worms"
versatile|Multipurpose
veteran|Experienced
vinegar|Oil partner
vinegar|Salad dressing ingredient
vintage|Like fine wine
violate|Break, as laws
virgins|Vestal __: Roman flame tenders
viscount|*Rank below earl
voicemail|Message medium
waitstaff|Café serving group
waivers|Release relatives
waltzes|Breezes (through)
warcraft|Video game series set mostly on Azeroth
warlock|Dungeons & Dragons role
warthog|Wild African pig
washboard|Jug band percussion instrument
wassail|Traditional Yuletide quaff
wasteful|Opposite of thrifty
webcast|Online program
weedier|More unkempt, lawn-wise
weepier|Crying more
weirdos|Eccentric types
weirdos|Oddballs
werewolf|*Horror film shapeshifter
whatnot|More of the same
whimsical|Playfully kooky
whitish|Milky
wildcard|*Unpredictable influence
willing|Not averse
wimpish|Like some chickens
winches|Hoisting devices
windstorm|Haboob, for one
wineglass|Red or white container
wingtip|Certain brogue
winners|Champions
winners|__ circle
wisecrack|Smart remark
wolfhounds|Borzois, e.g.
worktable|Craftsman's item
worldly|Urbane
worsens|Goes south
wrestle|Have difficulty dealing (with)
writing|On __: Stephen King memoir
xeroxes|Reproduces, in a way
yammered|Whined
yearned|Pined
yuletide|Christmas season
zealotry|Fanatical devotion
abalone|Otter's prey
abandon|Desert
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
abolish|Do away with
abolish|Wipe out
abortive|Unsuccessful
abraded|Rubbed roughly
abridge|Shorten
abubble|Like sparkling wine
abysmal|Beyond poor
academe|College milieu
acceded|*Yielded
acclaim|Enthusiastic approval
accolade|Honor
accosts|Greets rudely
accuracy|Precision
acerbic|Biting
acetate|Overlay material
acidify|Turn sour
acidity|Bite
acrobat|One in a human pyramid
acrobats|Circus performers
acrophobia|High anxiety?
actuaries|Insurance risk assessors
actuate|Put into motion
actuate|Set into motion
adaptation|2002 Cage/Streep film
adapted|Modified
address|Deal with
adheres|Sticks
adjusts|Fiddles with
adrenalin|Stimulant trademark
adulterates|Doctors
advises|Counsels
aerating|Doing a lawn job
aerator|Lawn maintenance tool
aerobics|Heartfelt class?
aerosol|Deodorant choice
affects|Gets to
afghani|Kandahar currency
aftertax|Net
agendas|Plans for chairs
aggregate|Combined
agilely|How gazelles bound
agitate|Inflame
agitate|Stir up
agitates|Shakes up
aground|Bad way to run a yacht?
aground|Not a good way to run
aileron|Banking control
aileron|Control on a wing
airspaces|Jurisdictional atmospheric areas
airspeed|Measure typically given in knots
airstrikes|Bombing missions
alarmed|Frightened
albumen|Egg component
alchemy|Speculative lead-to-gold practice
alfredo|Served with a creamy cheese sauce
algebra|Math course
alienate|Put off
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alimony|Payment after a divorce
allayed|Ameliorated
almanac|Annual reference volume
almanac|Researcher's reference
alright|The Kids Are __: 1979 The Who documentary
altimeter|Skydiving device
alumnus|Fund-raising target
amaretti|Italian almond cookies
amasses|Accumulates
amasses|Builds up
amassing|Getting together
amateurs|Many open mic night performers
amiable|Friendly
amiable|Gracious
amnesia|Malady in the 2000 film "Memento"
amoebas|Low life
amontillado|Sherry in a Poe title
amoroso|Lovingly, in music
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amperes|Electrical units
anaconda|South American slitherer
anagram|No more stars, to astronomers
analogous|Akin
analyst|Wall Street employee
anathema|Detested thing
ancestral|Inherited, perhaps
ancient|Very, very old
anemone|Red flower created from the blood of Adonis
animators|Some film artists
anklets|Low socks
annotate|Provide critical comments on
annoying|Irksome
anomaly|Rule exception
another|One more
answers|Comebacks
antenna|Rabbit ears
antifreeze|Engine protector
antihero|Walter White on "Breaking Bad," for one
antiwar|Like many a protest
antlers|Hunting lodge decoration
anytime|Whenever
apostle|John or Paul
apostles|Followers
apparent|Obvious
appease|Placate
appetite|Good thing to have before a meal
applauded|Praised
applesauce|Puréed fruit served with pork
applied|Answered a help-wanted ad, say
apprise|Inform
apricot|Jam fruit
apropos|Pertinent
aqualung|Apparatus co-invented by Cousteau
arbiters|Dispute settlers
archaic|Old
archeries|Bow-and-arrow sets
arietta|Short song
aristocracy|Reign of Terror victims
armament|Military equipment
armchair|Den piece
arouses|Works up
arrange|Orchestrate
arrange|Put in order
arranged|Planned
arranger|Ravel, vis-à-vis "Pictures at an Exhibition"
arsenal|Storehouse
arsenic|As, on the periodic table
arsenic|Pesticide poison
arsonist|One with a burning passion
arteries|Major thoroughfares
artiest|Most pretentious
asexual|Like amoeba reproduction
ashamed|Embarrassed
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtray|Lay waste to
aspirin|Pain-relieving pill
asserts|Makes a case for
astride|Not sidesaddle
atelier|Artist's studio
atheism|State of disbelief?
atheist|Nonreligious sort
athirst|Parched
atlases|Ones for the road?
atlases|Travelers' references
atomize|Reduce to minute particles
atoning|Penitent
attaboy|Way to go, kid!
attache|Diplomatic official
attains|Reaches
attends|Doesn't blow off
attests|Certifies
attests|Swears to
attests|Vouches for
attests|Vouches for
attired|Clad
attired|Clad
attunes|Makes complementary (to)
auction|Storage Wars sales event
auroras|Dawns
auroras|Natural light shows
austere|Like monastic life
automat|Quaint coin-op eatery
autopilot|Cockpit option
average|Typical
aversions|Opposite of predilections
aviates|Flies
aviator|Flighty sort?
aviatrix|Anne Morrow Lindbergh, but not Charles
avocado|Guacamole fruit
avocados|Cosmetic oil source
avoider|One using a bypass, maybe
awarded|Gave, as a medal
awesome|More than cool
awesome|Way more than cool
babysat|Watched for the evening, say
baggage|*Emotional burden
bailiff|Court attendant
baklava|Syrup-topped pastry
balconies|Auditorium sections
ballyhoo|Hype
bambino|Nickname for Ruth, with "The"
banality|Triteness
banished|Sent away
barbies|The first ones were introduced in blonde and brunette in 1959
barista|Bean expert
barkeep|I'll have another responder
bartenders|Round servers
basemen|Infielders
baskets|Court scores
baskets|Navajo craftwork products
basmati|Long-grained Asian rice
bassets|Squat hounds
basswood|Linden tree
bathmat|Drying convenience
bathtub|Where most people get into hot water
bedazzle|Enchant
beefcake|Magic Mike feature
beefcake|Some pinups
beekeeper|*One harvesting honey
beeline|Direct route
beeline|No-nonsense route
beeswax|Business, informally
begonia|Colorful tropical perennial
beholds|Observes
belabor|More than hammer home
bemused|In a fog
benefit|Fund-raiser
bequeaths|Wills
berates|Scolds but good
bereaved|Mourning
beretta|Longtime family-owned firearms company
berettas|Italian pistols
bestows|Vouchsafes
betides|Happens to
bewitching|Like some sirens
bicameral|Like Congress
biology|School course with slides
birdcall|TWEET
bisects|Splits evenly
bishops|Chess pieces that move only diagonally
blacklist|Ostracize
blatant|Brazenly obvious
blessed|Consecrated
blinkers|Some road signals
blister|Marathoner's misfortune
bloodier|More rare, in a way
blooper|Embarrassing mistake
blueblood|Aristocrat ... or two moons
bluejay|Rogers Centre player
bluenose|Prude
bodybuilding|Weightlifter's practice
bohemians|Dvorák and Smetana
boiling|Really mad
boldest|Most daring
boleros|Short, tailored jackets
bonehead|Top orthopedist?
boombox|Shouldered music source
borscht|Red bowlful
bothers|Gets to
bottoms|Bell-__: flared pants
brainteaser|It may call for lateral thinking
brasher|Less introverted
braving|Facing dauntlessly
breaker|Crashing wave
breathe|Get some fresh air
brethren|Fellow members
brewski|Suds
brigade|Military unit
brioche|Eggy pastry
bristle|Take offense
broncos|Back-to-back '90s Super Bowl champs
brouhahas|Clamors
browbeat|Bully
bugaboo|Cause of fear
bugaboo|Cause of worry
bushier|Thicker, as a beard
bushmaster|Top horticulturist?
bussing|Romantic activity
buttery|Like shortbread
cabanas|Changing places
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Club
cabbage|*Head of the produce section?
cadmium|Element in a rechargeable battery
caftans|Lounging robes
cahoots|Partnership
cajoled|Said "Pretty please" to, say
cajoled|Sweet-talked
cakewalk|Easy chore
calicos|Colorful cats
caliper|Thickness-measuring instrument
calorie|Heat unit
calorie|Nutritionist's unit
calypso|Nymph in Homer's "Odyssey"
camises|Lightweight shirts
cantatas|Bach choral works
capsule|Medical unit
capsulize|Condense
careerist|Workaholic
careful|Watch out!
caribou|Arctic deer
carpenter|Chiseler, at times
carpool|Kind of lane
carpooler|One sharing a ride
carrion|Buzzard attractor
cartels|Price-regulating blocs
cartons|Moving day stack
casters|Moving aids
cataclysm|Disaster
cayenne|Hot chili pepper
ceasefire|Quiet break
celeste|Woman's name meaning "heavenly"
cellmate|Pen pal?
centaur|Mythological hybrid
centerfold|Term coined by Hugh Hefner
chainsaw|Logger's tool
channels|Speaks for spirits
charmed|TV fantasy about three magical sisters
chasten|Discipline
checkmate|Game-ending declaration
cheetah|Speedy feline
chessboard|Place to find a mate?
chianti|Ristorante red
chimeras|Mythological fire-breathers
cholera|Love in the Time of __: García Márquez work
christened|Baptized
citadel|Stronghold
citizen|Native
classes|School periods
clientele|Customers
clients|Law office visitors
closest|Most intimate
cogitates|Ponders
colorado|Great Sand Dunes National Park location
colorado|State bordering seven others
compass|Hiker's tool
compete|Vie
concerns|Companies
condiments|Burger bar array
conductor|Copper, notably
contact|Address book entry
cooking|Going on, slangily
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
coolers|Beach party staples
copydesk|News editing site
copyright|Legal protection
cordoba|City on the Guadalquivir River
corncob|Barbecue discard
coronet|Baronial headpiece
correct|Yes
corrupt|Crooked
corrupt|Taint
corsets|Waist management aids
cosponsor|Jointly underwrite
cotangent|*Math reciprocal
coterie|Circle of friends
counterclaim|Dibs on kitchen space?
coverup|Watergate subterfuge
cowshed|Bovine shelter
crackpots|Eccentrics
crafted|Skillfully made
cramped|Hardly roomy, as much airline seating
crashed|Surprised at the party
crashes|Falls asleep from exhaustion, in slang
craters|Significant depressions
crawdad|Crustacean used in Cajun cuisine
crayfish|Ingredient in the stew étouffée
creamer|Morning pitcher
creator|Producer
creature|Animal
criteria|Measures
criteria|Yardsticks
crossed|Waded to the other side of
crosser|Double-__: traitor
crucifix|Cathedral feature
cruises|Vacation options
curators|Museum overseers
curfews|Dating concerns for teens
curtain|Sun block
custard|Tart filling
custodian|*Janitor
customer|One who's always right?
dadaist|Max Ernst, for one
dalmatian|Black-and-white companion
daredevil|Big risk taker
daresay|Venture to express
database|Record collection
databases|Modern mining targets
daybreak|When the cock crows
daycare|Working parents' aid
daydreamer|*One given to flights of fancy
deadpans|Delivers à la Steven Wright
debacle|Complete failure
defaced|*Vandalized, in a way
defames|Vilifies
defender|*Lawyer, at times
defense|Department created during the Truman administration
deflect|Ricochet
defunct|Bygone
delayed|Postponed
delegatee|Agent
delegates|Convention attendees
delirium|Hallucinatory state
delivers|Gets the job done
demagogue|Rabble-rouser
denoted|Signified
denting|Making an impression
departs|Sails, say
depends|We'll see
deplete|Exhaust
deplore|Deeply regret
deputies|Sheriff's assistants
derange|Drive up the wall
derisive|Disdainful
descent|Mountain climber's return trip
desiccate|Dry up
designs|Chanel creations
desists|Ceases
desists|Stops
despair|Give up
despises|More than dislikes
desserts|Last courses
destine|Preordain
destiny|Unavoidable end
detaches|Unfastens
detente|Political thaw
detente|Thaw
detests|Can't stand
detract|Take away
develop|Come to light
deviate|Digress
diabetes|Hyperglycemia cause
diction|Style of wording
didgeridoo|Australian wind
dieters|Weight watchers
digraph|The "rh" in "rhapsody," e.g.
diorama|Three-dimensional historical display
dioramas|Grade school exhibits
dioramas|Scenes in shoeboxes
disagreed|Differed
disarmed|Removed pieces from
disaster|Earthquake, perhaps
disavow|Repudiate
disburse|Pay
discourses|Conversations
discredit|Cast doubt on
discredit|Defame
dissuade|Convince not to
distant|Cold
distort|Misrepresent
district|D.C. part
disturb|Do not follower, on a closed-door sign
divebomb|Attack from above
divider|Filing aid
dognaps|Steals, as a toy
dogsled|Husky follower
dogsleds|Iditarod conveyances
donates|Gives
doornail|Epitome of deadness
doublespeak|Evasive language
dovetail|Fit nicely
dragnet|Where to find stories on Friday?
dramatists|Ones earning play money?
dreidel|Hanukkah toy
driveshaft|*Torque-providing component
drowned|Overwhelmed, with "out"
dryness|Sarcastic quality
dualist|Believer in a pair of opposed eternal principles
earbuds|Cellphone accessories
earnest|Sincere
earring|Hoop, for one
earshot|Discernible range
eastern|Defunct carrier
eavesdrop|Show unwelcome interest
echelon|Organization level
economy|Thrifty management
ecotour|Outing led by a naturalist
ecstasy|Understanding is a kind of __: Sagan
ecstasy|Heaven on earth
ecstasy|Pure joy
editors|They may reduce sentences
educates|Schools
educates|Schools
eellike|Slithery
eeriest|Like the best occult films
eeriest|Most spine-tingling
effaced|*Wiped out
efforts|Serious attempts
effuses|Pours out
egoists|Ones who are me-deep in conversation?
einstein|Matthau's "I.Q." role
electee|In
elective|Student's option
electoral|Like a political "college"
electrician|Outlet worker
elegies|Poetic laments
element|Periodic table item
elevate|Virgin America's frequent-flyer program
elevates|Improves
elevator|Vertical shuttle
elflike|Diminutive
eliding|Saying "somethin'," say
elitist|Proud member of a select group
elongate|Stretch out
emanate|Flow (from)
emanate|Spring (from)
embossed|Like some fancy stationery
emended|Fixed
emeralds|May birthstones
emergent|Newly formed
eminence|High repute
emirates|Dubai-based airline
emoticon|Text clarifier
empathy|Therapist's asset
emphatic|No-nonsense
enabler|Co-dependency figure
enabling|Making possible
enamels|Glossy coats
encaged|Behind bars
encases|Fully surrounds
encases|Protects, in a way
enclave|Lesotho, for instance
endanger|Jeopardize
endless|Nonstop
endmost|Bringing up the rear
endorse|Stand behind
endowed|Equipped
endpoint|Terminus
enhance|Upgrade
enhances|Magnifies
enjoyable|Pleasant
enliven|Spice up
enrages|Infuriates
enrobes|Covers up, in a way
ensiles|Stores in a farm tower
ensnares|Catches, as in a net
enthuse|Speak with passion
entrant|Fee payer, perhaps
entwine|Wrap around
entwined|Woven together
entwist|Braid, e.g.
enwraps|Completely surrounds
enzymes|Food processors
epaulet|Dress uniform adornment
epaulet|Scout shirt feature
epicure|Gastronome
epilogs|Literary postscripts
episode|Season finale, e.g.
episode|Show in a television series
episodes|Installments
epistolary|Like pen pals' relationships
epitaphs|Dorothy Parker's "Excuse my dust" and others
epitome|Embodiment
epoxies|Model kit glues
epsilon|Delta-zeta connection
equinox|Semiannual astronomical event
erasure|Error remnant
erected|Built
erected|Put up
erosions|Causes of disappearing beaches
erotica|Steamy stuff
erstwhile|Former
erudite|Learned
eruption|1991 Pinatubo event
escapes|Joint risks?
escarole|Salad green
esoteric|Abstruse
espanol|ESPN Deportes language
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
essence|Basic nature
essence|Pith
estates|Ritzy properties
esteemed|Venerable
etagere|Stand for things
etchers|Rembrandt and Picasso, at times
etching|Dürer work
eternal|Boring, facetiously
eternal|Hardly transitory
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Neverending
etherize|Put under
ethical|On the level
evading|Shirking, as taxes
evanesce|Fade from sight
evaporates|Disappears
evildoer|Superhero's nemesis
evinces|Shows proof of
examiner|Free West Coast daily
expects|Counts on
expended|Paid out
expired|No longer valid
eyedrops|They can make your pupils greater
eyeshade|Sleeper's aid
eyesight|Ophthalmologist's concern
eyesore|It's not pretty to look at
eyesores|Condemned buildings, say
factoid|Bit of trivia
falafel|Pita filling
falcons|Super Bowl XXXIII team
falsettos|Some doo-wop voices
fashion|Style
fatherly|Like some advice
fearless|Bold
feature|Top story
feedbag|*Place for oats
females|The Muses, e.g.
fingers|Piano players?
firelit|Like campsites, at times
fireplace|Hot spot
firepower|Military might
firewall|Online security device
flareup|Sudden outburst
flaxseed|Vegetable oil source
fleeces|Defrauds
flosses|Follows dental advice
flotsam|Lake litter
flywheel|Top entomologist?
foliage|Annual New England attraction
footboard|Bedstead part
footloose|Carefree
foreman|Court leader
foremost|First and __: most important
forensic|Like much court evidence
foresee|Prognosticate
forgiven|Pardoned
forklift|Crate-moving equipment
forward|-
freeing|Letting go
freelance|Self-employed, as a writer
friends|'90s-'00s hit sitcom for 10 seasons
friskier|More kittenish
gabfest|Chatty gathering
gabfest|Talky get-together
gadgets|Handy assortment
gangster|Hood
garaged|Like privately owned classic cars
garages|Apple and Google started in them
garages|Parking places
gatekeeper|*Sentry
gazettes|Martha's Vineyard papers
gelatin|Glue base
gelatin|Gummy bear ingredient
gelatin|Makeup of many capsules
geneses|Points of origin
geneticist|James Watson, notably
genuine|Real
geodesic|Like the Spaceship Earth sphere
geology|Rocky field?
gerbils|Small pet rodents
gestapo|The Diary of Anne Frank police
gladioli|Plants with sword-shaped leaves
glances|Strangers' exchanges
globetrot|Get around bigtime
goalies|Players with masks
goatees|Features of Lincoln and Uncle Sam
godhead|Divinity
goliath|Giant
goodies|Halloween treats
goulash|Hodgepodge
grandeur|Awesome quality, as of mountains
grassroots|Rural political bloc
greasing|Bribing
greenlight|Give the okay
grievous|Rueful
griffin|Mythical eagle-lion hybrid
groaned|Responded to a bad joke
groomsman|Wedding attendant
gruyere|Swiss cheese
gussets|Tailor's inserts
habanera|Aria from "Carmen"
habanera|Cuban genre also called the "contradanza"
habanero|Hot, hot pepper
hairnet|Do cover
hairnet|Equestrian's head cover
halftone|Interval between mi and fa
hamster|Pet on a wheel
hamster|Wheel-spinning rodent
handbag|Purse
handball|*Off-the-wall game?
handshakes|Some deal closers
hangdog|Intimidated, as a look
happens|It just so __ that ...
hardhat|Construction site headgear
hassling|Bit of sibling rivalry
hastier|Not as deliberate
hatboxes|Cloche carriers
hatched|Came out of one's shell?
hayfields|Settings for Monet
hayseed|Yokel
heartburn|Jalapeño product, for some?
heartier|More nourishing
heifers|Some young cows
heliports|Landing areas for some fliers
hemlock|Poison drunk by Socrates
henhouses|Structures with many layers?
heptads|Deadly sins and others
heralds|Foretells
herbaria|Collections of plant specimens
herbivores|Food chain group
herewith|Legalese adverb
heroics|Acts by those who won't give up
hexagonal|Like typical snowflakes
hideaway|Retreat
highest|Uppermost
hinters|Ones saying "warmer," perhaps
hipster|Cool cat
hitherto|Until now
hoarder|Compulsive subject of a former A&E series
hoedown|Finale of Copland's "Rodeo"
holiest|Most sacred
hollows|Valleys
homebred|Raised on one's own ranch, as a horse
homemade|Like some pasta
homeroom|Roll call setting, for most teens
homesick|Like a camp kid missing mom and dad
honesty|Forthrightness
hookahs|Complex pipes
hooknoses|Aquiline facial features
hopeful|Optimistic
horoscopes|Charts featuring houses
hosanna|Hallelujah kin
hosiery|Nylons, fishnets, etc.
hostels|They don't sound as welcoming as they are
hostess|Party organizer
hotheads|Explosion sources
hotrods|Souped-up cars
hotspot|Trendy club
hotspots|*Popular clubs
housedress|*Simple garment
however|Wait, there's more
howitzer|Field artillery weapon
hungover|Regretting a wild night, maybe
husband|Conserve
hydrant|Curbside water source
hydroelectric|Run using water, as a plant
iceberg|Emotionally cold type
iconoclast|Religious rebel
idealism|High-mindedness
identity|Thief's target
ideologies|Guiding doctrines
ideology|Socialism, e.g.
idolatry|Religious zeal
idolize|Revere
igneous|Like volcanic rock
ignorant|Uninformed
illegal|Not kosher
immanent|Inborn
immemorial|Timeless
immerse|Involve deeply
impasse|Standoff
imperil|Jeopardize
imprecates|Curses
imputes|Ascribes
incense|Tick off
incubus|Nocturnal demonic visitor
indexer|One whose work is at an end?
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inertial|__ navigation: aerospace guidance system
inferno|Hot spot for Dante
infidel|Nonbeliever, to some
infield|Mound site
inhabit|Occupy
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's relief
inherit|Come into
inheriting|Willing consequence?
injects|Adds to a conversation, as a remark
insects|Antennae holders
insinuate|Slyly suggest
installer|Cable guy, e.g.
instead|As an option
instruction|Programmer's line
intense|Strong
interns|Trainees
intoned|Chanted
invitation|Save-the-date card follow-up
irately|How a scolding may be given
iridium|Atomic number 77
ironist|O. Henry, for one
isolate|Place in quarantine
isomers|Related compounds
isothermal|Occurring at a constant temperature
issuance|Distribution
italics|Slanted letters
itching|Result of many a bite
iterate|Repeat
jadeites|Burmese gems
jailbird|Avian for whom flight is often futile
jaybird|*Symbol of nakedness
jeremiad|Prolonged lament
johnnycake|*Griddle-cooked corn bread
joneses|Generic trendsetters
joyrider|Car thief on a pleasure spin
jujitsu|Japanese self-defense method
karaoke|Bar entertainment
keepers|Bigger fish to fry?
kennels|Watchers of boxers
keyword|Google entry
kickstand|Hog support?
kneecap|A pad may protect it
kneepad|Skateboarder's protective gear
kneepads|Rollerblading safety gear
knuckle|Type of sandwich?
labored|Toiled
lagered|Aged at the brewery
lakebed|Wet floor?
landgrab|Aggressive property seizure
lankest|Most long and slender
lasagna|Baked, layered entrée
latinos|Fast-growing U.S. ethnic group
latitude|North-south coordinate
latrines|Where soldiers go?
lawyers|Courtroom team
laypeople|Church attendees
leapfrog|Spring game?
lectern|Speaker's stand
lectern|Speaker's stand
leeriest|Most suspicious
legally|Within the law
legends|Larger-than-life types
legwork|Investigator's data gathering
leotard|It's named for a trapeze artist
lessened|Diminished
lessons|Course components
lessons|Course units
lessons|Schoolwork
lessons|Training units
levelheaded|Sensible
liberate|Set free
liberties|What a screenwriter may take with a novel
licorice|Twizzlers ingredient
lifeboat|Hitchcock survival film
lifeless|Lacking zip
limeade|Citrus refreshment
lineage|Pedigree
linoleum|Kitchen flooring
lintels|Mistletoe may hang from them
lipreader|Many a deaf person
literati|Intelligentsia
lobelia|Popular hanging-basket flower
locates|Finds
locator|Google map, say
lockjaw|Tetanus symptom
lockout|Labor dispute tactic
logging|Lumberjack's trade
lonesome|Like the town in a Ricky Nelson hit
lookout|Watch it!
loophole|Contract ambiguity to exploit
loosens|Lets out a bit
loosens|Unfastens
loosing|Letting fly
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
loudest|Flashiest
loveseat|Place where three's a crowd
lovingly|With affection
lozenge|Cough drop
lozenges|Throat soothers
lumberyard|Place for cutting boards
macabre|Ghoulish
macaroni|Cap with a feather, to Yankee Doodle
macaroon|Treat made with ground almonds
madeira|Portuguese wine
maelstrom|Violent whirlpool
magnums|Wine buys
majorette|Parade twirler
malleus|Hammer-shaped bone
maniacal|Beyond enthusiastic
maniacs|Rock band 10,000 __
mannerism|Individual way
mansion|Kennedy Compound component
marinara|Sauce of southern Italy
maritime|Nautical
marooned|Like "Gilligan's Island" characters
marrieds|Wedded couples
marsala|Veal dish wine
marshals|Ceremoniously ushers
massage|Part of many a spa package
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
matchup|Contest
matinee|Broadway offering
mattered|Had an impact
meander|Wind, as a country road
mechanic|Pit crew worker
medicare|Great Society program
melanin|Albino's lack
menagerie|Varied mixture
menthol|Lozenge flavor
mention|Bring up
mention|Refer to in passing
mergers|Business deals
merinos|Soft-wool sources
merinos|Sources of fine wool
merited|Deserved
mermaid|Madison in "Splash," as it turns out
mermaid|Marine myth
methinks|IMO, in "Hamlet"
midsummer|Season in a Shakespeare title
migrates|Moves periodically
milkmen|Old calcium source?
milkshake|Parlor cooler
mincing|Food processor job
mincing|Preparing garlic, in a way
minimal|Barely enough
mirages|Illusions
misdirects|Leads astray
miseries|Torments
misfired|Didn't go off
mishandle|Mess up
mislaid|Put in the wrong spot
misleads|Hoodwinks
mismanage|Handle badly
misread|Not see properly
mnemonic|Memory aid, such as "HOMES" for the Great Lakes
mobiles|Delicately balanced sculptures
moccasin|Soft shoe
modeled|Worked on a runway
monastic|Like some vows
monotony|Speech problem
monster|Ginormous
moonlit|Like some landscape paintings
moonshot|NASA launch
morales|Bolivian president Evo
mornings|Breakfast times
morocco|Marrakesh setting
morosely|In a sullen manner
mortadella|Italian pork sausage
mosaics|Inlaid designs
motions|They may be seconded
mousepad|Computer user's accessory
mousetrap|*Pest-control device
mousetrap|Board game with cheese-shaped tokens
muleteer|Borax-transporting driver
munster|Cork's province
musical|Play with songs
muumuus|Colorful island dresses
nametag|It often says "Hello"
nanotube|Tiny cylindrical structure
narcissi|Jonquils and daffodils
narrative|Tale
nastier|More icky
nasties|Loathsome things
natural|Kin of organic, at the grocery store
naturalist|Darwin, for one
neatest|Most shipshape
nebulae|Cosmic clouds
nectarines|Peach mutations
negates|Cancels out
neighbor|Next-door resident
nemeses|Luthor and Zod, to Superman
nemeses|They can't be beaten
neonate|Recent delivery
neoprene|Synthetic used to insulate wet suits
nepotist|One who keeps it in the family
nerdier|Less likely to be named homecoming king
neutral|Unaligned
neutral|__ color
neutrals|Gray and tan
newfound|Recently discovered
nightie|Lingerie purchase
noblesse|French royalty
noblesse|Roi et reine, par exemple
noiseless|Quiet
nonviolent|Like some protests
nostril|Hole in the head
novella|Breakfast at Tiffany's, for one
nuanced|Far from clear-cut
nuances|Easy things to overlook
nursery|Room with a crib
nutbrown|Type of ale
nutcase|Colorful helmet brand
nuttiest|Most eccentric
oarless|Like an ill-equipped rowboat
oatmeal|Breakfast choice
objects|Things
obscene|Bleepworthy
obsolete|No longer used
occipital|__ lobe: brain area
occluded|Blocked
octagon|Dome of the Rock floor plan shape
oddsmaker|One working on lines
odorous|Aromatic
odyssey|Post-Trojan War epic
offense|Side with the ball
offered|Put on the block
oiliest|Most slimy
oilskin|Seaman's protective garment
oleander|Poisonous ornamental
olestra|Fat substitute
oligarchy|Orwell's "1984" Inner Party is one
oloroso|Medium-dry sherry
omelets|They're filled and folded
omelets|They're folded in kitchens
omelette|Café order
ominous|Threatening
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater?
onboard|In the plane's cabin, say
oneness|I believe in the absolute __ ... of humanity: Gandhi
operatic|Like Verdi's most famous works
operation|Mathematical process
operetta|Victor Herbert work
opinion|View
oracles|Forecasters
orangeades|Fruity drinks
oratorio|Messiah, e.g.
oratory|Cicero's skill
orchard|Apple tree grouping
orchards|Apple sites
ordeals|Tough times
ordinals|First, second and third
oregano|Marjoram kin
oregano|Pizza seasoning
originals|Art museum works, usually
osteopath|DO holder
ostinato|Repeated musical pattern
ousters|Heave-hos
outcasts|Pariahs
outshoots|Makes more baskets than
outtakes|Amusing DVD feature
overdid|Went too far with
overdone|Like some soap opera plot elements
overdrive|Intensely active state
overeaters|Gourmands
overlie|Blanket
overpay|Deserve credit, perhaps
overrated|Like talent, in a Geoff Colvin best-seller
oversee|Supervise
overstay|Big name in chocolate
overstep|Exceed, as one's authority
overwaters|Drowns in the garden
ovoidal|Egg-shaped
ovulate|Produce eggs
oxymoron|Open secret, e.g.
paellas|Spanish rice dishes
paganism|Polytheistic creed
painter|One working in a studio
palatal|Like some consonants
panacea|Cure-all
pandemic|Considerable outbreak
pandora|Ill-fated woman?
pandora|Mythological name meaning "all-gifted"
pantries|Storage closets
parables|Didactic stories
paraded|Strutted
paramecia|Slide subjects
parsecs|Astronomical measures
partisan|Biased
partnered|Allied
passport|Travel document
pastorales|Bucolic musical pieces
pastorals|Idylls
patella|Cap treated by an orthopedist
patents|Edison's 1,000-plus
patient|Playing the waiting game
patriot|Player in eight Super Bowls
patrons|Arts supporters
pawning|Hocking
peaches|Still-life subject
peacoat|Naval attire
peanuts|Comic strip with Snoopy
peasants|Frankenstein torchbearers
pediatrics|Hospital department
pedigree|Genealogical record
pelican|The brown one is Louisiana's state bird
penance|Catholic sacrament of confession and forgiveness
penname|Book cover?
pennames|Ayn Rand and Mark Twain
pentagon|*Five-sided figure
pentane|Compound with five carbon atoms
perhaps|Could happen
periods|Game divisions
personify|Be the epitome of
persuades|Convinces
perturb|Bother
phrased|Worded
pierces|Runs through
pigpens|Sloppy farm digs
pinecone|Organ with scales
pinecone|Scaly reproductive organ
pinhead|Birdbrain
pipette|Lab tube
pirouette|Whirl
plainer|Less pretentious
planets|Familiar octet
plantain|Fruit sometimes fried
plantain|Often-fried tropical fruit
plasmas|Some flat-screen TVs
plateau|Flat highland
plateglass|Windows material
platitude|Chestnut
plaudit|Enthusiastic praise
playful|Lighthearted
pleaser|Crowd __: popular performer
pledges|Promises
plotlines|Literary arcs
poinsettias|Plants with their own national day every December 12
pointer|Tip
policewoman|Member of the force
pollens|Allergy stimulants
pollster|One assessing sentiment
poltergeist|Disruptive spirit
polymer|Nylon, for one
pompous|Stuffy
ponchos|Wet weather wear
populist|Champion of the common man
possesses|Works like a demon
postgrad|Ph.D. candidate, e.g.
prairie|Grassland
praiseworthy|Commendable
preassign|Designate in advance
precipice|Steep cliff
precise|Exact
precise|On the money
predate|Come before
predicts|Emulates Cassandra
preempting|Supplanting
preheat|Prepare for baking
premolar|Bicuspid
preppie|Private school attendee
preppie|Private school student
pressed|Ironed
pretzel|Street vendor's snack
prevent|Stop
priesthood|Group of fathers
primmest|Most like a schoolmarm
printer|Computer output device
prisoner|Cell user
pristine|Like new snow
process|Work through
prohibit|Ban
prologs|Book intros
promise|Cross your heart?
proofed|Reviewed for errors
proposal|Will you marry me? is one
proposed|Popped the question
prosper|Thrive
protocol|Diplomatic code
provoke|Egg on
psychic|Medium
puberty|Time for significant changes
pueblos|Hopi homes
pundits|Talking heads
purpose|Aim
pussycat|Nonthreatening type
queried|Asked
quivers|Places to see arrows
quotable|Like Twain and Wilde, e.g.
raciest|Most suggestive
radiance|Splendor
radiant|Glowing
radiate|Send forth
ragweed|Common allergen
raillery|Good-humored banter
rainbow|Colorful post-cloudburst phenomenon
rainiest|Like the Southeast, vis-à-vis other U.S. regions
ransomed|Paid for the release of
ransomed|Redeemed from captivity
rappels|Alpine rescue maneuvers
rascals|Imps
ratatat|Gangster film sound effect
ratatat|Jackhammer sound
ravaged|Plundered
ravines|Steep-sided valleys
rawhide|Untanned animal skin
reabsorb|Take in again
realize|Make
reapportionment|House adjustment
recanted|Took back
recipes|Cookbook contents
reciprocity|Trading principle
reciting|Speaking from memory
recount|Runner-up's demand
recreate|Act out, say
recuses|Disqualifies (oneself), judicially
redaction|Editor's job
redcoats|Revolutionary soldiers
redeems|Uses, as credit card rewards
redhead|Elizabeth I or Prince Harry
redials|Tries to reach again, old-style
redoubt|Defensive fortification
redress|Right
refusal|Firm no
regatta|Race on the water
regents|University officers
reglues|Uses Elmer's on once more
reheats|Zaps
reheels|Cobbles, in a way
reindeer|Sven of "Frozen" is one
reiterate|Continue to stress
relapse|Health setback
relearn|Brush up on
relieve|Ease, as pain
relieve|Substitute for
relieves|Takes over for
relining|Chimney repair job
remarry|Emulate Liz Taylor ... regularly
rematch|The Thrilla in Manila, notably
remnant|Leftover
remorse|Pangs of conscience
renames|Alters on a desktop, maybe
reneges|Backs out
reneges|Goes back (on)
renewal|Time extension?
renounce|Formally abandon
reorders|Asks for more
repaint|Do a fixer-upper job
repaints|Changes the color of, maybe
repasts|Lunches and brunches
republican|Lincoln or Bush
repulsion|Utter disgust
required|Like some courses
resents|Is in high dudgeon
reserves|Books
residue|Ash, for example
residue|Trace evidence at a crime scene, e.g.
resigns|Gives up
resolve|Clear up
respire|Breathe
respite|Time to catch one's breath
restart|Remedy for a freeze
restraint|Self-control
resurge|Rise again
retinues|Entourages
retirees|Ones out of work
retorts|Backtalk
retracts|Pulls back
returned|Made a comeback?
reunion|Annual get-together
reunite|Get the old gang together
reveille|Wake-up call
revenge|Common crime drama theme
reverend|Spooner, for one
reversal|Unfavorable change of fortune
reverts|Backslides
rewrote|Did over, as a manuscript
rhinestone|Fake diamond
riffles|Mixes, as cards
rigmarole|Complicated procedure
ringlet|Hairstyle curl
rinsers|Salon workers, at times
riotous|Knee-slapping
ripcord|Chute mechanism
ripened|Came to fruition
riposte|Comeback
rosemary|Italian cuisine herb
rosewater|Baklava flavoring
rotated|Went around
rotated|Went round and round
rotator|__ cuff: shoulder muscles
rummager|One scouring the junkyard
runover|Go later than planned
sadness|Blue state
safaris|Honeymoon options
saffron|Paella spice
salivating|Anticipatory reaction
salivating|Showing anticipation, in a way
sallies|Counterattacks
saluted|Showed respect, in a way
samisen|Plucked Japanese instrument
sandman|Candy-colored clown in Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," with "the"
sandman|One who puts you to sleep
sashays|Glides
sasquatch|Washington music festival named for a legend
satiric|Swiftian
saunter|Amble
saunter|Walk easily
sauteed|Turned brown, maybe
sawhorses|Cutting supports
sawlogs|Annoy your bedmate
scalawag|Rascal
scalene|Like some triangles
scalier|Like large reptiles, compared to smaller ones
scallops|Food often served seared
scandal|National Enquirer fodder
scenery|Country-drive view
schemer|One with a devious plan
schmear|Bagel topping
scientific|Word before method or notation
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorpions|Venomous arachnids
scrappy|Full of spunk
screams|Horror movie sounds
screens|Does a security job
scrooge|Dickens miser
scruffs|Pickup spots?
scruples|What con artists lack
scuffle|Scrap
seaborne|Carried by the tides
sealant|Weatherproofing application
seamless|Smooth, as a transition
seaside|Resort site
seaside|Vacation area
seasonal|Working for Christmas, say
seasons|Enhances in the kitchen
secants|Cosine reciprocals
secedes|Forms a new state
seconds|Motion backing
seduced|Played the siren
seethes|Is ready to blow
sellers|Bears, often
seltzer|Bar supply
semantics|Meaning
semesters|Terms for a student loan
semipro|Part-time player
semiretired|Like many senior part-timers
senator|Hill worker
senoritas|Misses at many bullfights
sensate|Physically aware
sensing|Picking up, in a way
sentience|Consciousness
sentinel|*Orlando newspaper
sentinel|Guard
separate|Take apart
sequoia|Giant redwood
serenity|Calm
serials|Soaps, say
servant|Butler, e.g.
servers|Order takers
servile|Fawning
setters|Hunting dogs
seventy|Terribly strange age in Simon & Garfunkel's "Old Friends"
shallots|Kitchen bulbs
shameless|Like some plugs
sharecrop|What tenant farmers do
sharpen|Give an edge to
sharpened|Made a point of?
sharpie|Autograph signer's aid
shepherd|*German __
shiitake|Asian mushroom
shiners|Fight souvenirs
shooter|Quick drink
shortcuts|Drivers' local knowledge
sickest|Least healthy
sickness|Malady
sidearms|Belted weapons
sidecars|Auxiliary seating units
sidestep|Avoid
sidestep|Avoid
sideswipe|Glancing blow
silence|Quiet
similes|Like expressions?
skeeter|Slap target, informally
skeletons|Closet occupants, perhaps?
sleazeball|Despicable sort
sledges|Pounding tools
sleekens|Smooths
sleeker|More smooth
sleuths|Spade and Hammer
sliding|On the skids
slipknot|*Half-hitch kin
slurped|Ate noisily, as soup
smolder|Do a slow burn
smoldered|Did a slow burn
smolders|Does a slow burn
smuggling|Coast Guard concern
snacking|Giving in to the munchies
snapdragon|Spring bloom named for its resemblance to a mythical creature
sneered|Showed disdain
sneered|Wore a belittling look
sneezes|They usually inspire blessings
snicker|Show of condescension
snookers|Hoodwinks
snoozer|Loser-to-be?
snorers|Not always the best roommates
snowbanks|Roadside accumulations for Hank and Tyra?
softens|Starts to melt
solemnly|Common way to swear
someone|__ to Watch Over Me
someone|Elton John's "__ Saved My Life Tonight"
sonatas|Piano pieces
sororal|Sisterly
sorrier|Worse
sources|Reporter's needs
spacewalk|Stroll around the station?
sparerib|Pork cut
sparking|Like some live wires
sparrow|Field chirper
spartan|East Lansing athlete
speargun|Fishing tool
speedos|Olympic pool sights
speedos|Small trunks
speedos|Some small suits
spidery|Weblike
spiegel|Catalog giant
spinner|Gadget in the game Twister
spinners|Dreidels and pinwheels
spitball|Illegal diamond pitch
spleens|Blood-filtering organs
splendor|Dazzle
spliced|Joined in a film lab
spouses|Husbands and wives
sprawls|Covers a lot of ground
sprinkled|Rained gently
spritzer|Wine-and-soda drink
spumoni|Dish from the Italian for "foam"
sputter|Sound flustered
sputter|Struggling engine sound
spyglasses|Crow's-nest telescopes
squalor|Filth
squawks|Complains
squeamish|Easily appalled
squirts|Water pistol output
staccato|Like dotted musical notes
stadiums|Fenway Park and Wrigley Field
stairstep|Unit between levels
stalemate|Deadlock
staleness|Lack of originality
stamped|Ended for good, with "out"
stances|Batting postures
standby|One awaiting a cancellation
stargazes|Takes advantage of a cloudless night
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlike|Five-pointed, say
statist|Supporter of a strong, centralized government
stealthy|Furtive
steamer|__ trunk
steamers|Mississippi travelers
steepens|Gets harder to climb
steeper|More vertical
steeple|Church feature
steeple|Skyline highlight
steered|Manned the helm
stepwise|From one tone to the next, in music
stereotype|Lead role in many a Western
stereotypes|Film heroes, often
sternly|How the riot act is read
stiller|2009 MTV Generation Award winner
stimuli|Reaction causes
stomach|Acid producer
stonemason|Builder hired by Sharon and James?
stoniest|Most unemotional
stoolie|Informer, to a cop
stopovers|Breaks on the road
stopwatch|60 Minutes symbol
storage|Cloud function
storerooms|Shelf-restocking sources
stories|Flights connect them
stormed|Came (in) dramatically
streaky|Inconsistent
streamers|Strips at a party
streets|__ of Philadelphia: Oscar-winning song
streets|Parade venues
stretch|Expanse
strident|Shrill
strides|Big steps
strings|Musical section
stripes|Road markings
striptease|Erotic dance
structural|Like earthquake damage
strudel|Layered pastry
studious|Bookish
stutters|Speech disruptions
subject|Topic
subside|Dwindle
substrata|Underlying layers
subtitle|Foreign film feature
subtitles|DVD menu option
sultana|Seedless raisin
sunnier|Brighter, in a way
suntans|Baskers' acquisitions
supermodel|Big one on a runway
supervisor|Five-star headgear?
surceases|Discontinues
surgeon|Cutting-edge professional?
surmise|Conjecture
suspense|Film genre
swathed|Bundled up
sweaters|Cool weather clothes
sweatshirt|Hood site
swerves|Tries to avoid a pothole
swimsuit|Summer clothing catalog item
switches|Alternates
swooned|Fainted
syllabi|Course outlines
symbolism|Common literary technique
syndromes|Predictable patterns
synergy|Cooperative action
synopses|Parts of writers' queries
systems|__ analyst
tabouli|Middle Eastern salad
tactful|Aptly sensitive
tadpole|Pond juvenile
tailfins|Flashy '40s-'60s Cadillac features
tailwinds|Help from behind
tamales|Fare steamed in corn husks
tamales|They may be hot
tampers|Monkeys (with)
tangerine|*"Atomic" Crayola color
targets|They often have concentric circles
tariffs|Duties
tarpaper|Roofing material
tartare|Steak __
tasting|Winery event
tattled|Spilled the beans
taurine|Bullish
teapots|Brewing vessels
teapots|They blow off steam
tearful|Like some goodbyes
teargas|SWAT team supply
teasers|Some film clips
teenage|Adolescent
teetered|Struggled for balance
telecom|Sprint, for one
teleported|Moved with Scotty's help
televised|Showed, in a way
tempera|Egg-based paint
temperate|Not extreme
tempests|Storms
tempting|Attractive
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese dish
tenacious|Stubborn
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenderly|With affection
tenders|Submits
tendons|Muscle-to-bone connectors
tenseness|Masseur's concern
tensest|Most uptight
tentacles|Feelers
terrace|Barbecue spot
terrace|Luxury apartment feature
tessera|Mosaic part
testily|With an edge
textural|Relating to roughness or smoothness, say
themselves|... forswear thin potations and to addict __ to sack: Falstaff
therapy|Curative treatment
thermos|Hot drink holder
thirsts|Yearns
thwacks|Sharp blows
tickets|StubHub offerings
tiepins|Haberdashery supply
tighten|Turn to the right, say?
tillers|Farm machines
timepiece|Watch
tinsels|Adds holiday glitter to
tiptoed|Walked stealthily
tiptoes|Moves stealthily
tiramisu|Layered dessert
tiresome|Hardly fascinating
titania|A Midsummer Night's Dream queen
tittered|Giggled nervously
toadstool|Fungus usually considered poisonous
toasted|Raised one's glass to
toastmistresses|Some emcees
tobacco|Important Colonial cash crop
tobacco|Leaves for a cigar
tolerance|Ability to stand?
tolerance|Permissible variation
tolerant|Broad-minded
tomcats|Alley roamers
tomfoolery|Horseplay
tonsure|Part of a Buddhist monk's ordination
topples|Overthrows
topspin|English in tennis
topspin|Some English, at Wimbledon
torpedo|Quiznos offering
tossups|Hard-to-call contests
tostada|Food truck order
tourers|British classic cars
tourist|Trap victim?
tractor|Farm hauler
trainees|Green workers
trainer|One may be personal
trainer|Stable VIP
traitors|Quislings
transit|Mass __
trapdoor|*Magician's secret exit
trapeze|Circus staple
trashed|Vandalized
trashes|Wrecks
traumatic|Painful, in a way
travail|Laborious effort
travails|Laborious tasks
treason|High-level betrayal
treated|Didn't trick, maybe
tremors|Shakes
trespass|Sin
tresses|Long locks
triable|Subject to court judgment
trident|SEAL insignia
trilled|Warbled
trinity|Holy threesome
triplane|WWI aircraft
tripoli|Capital of Libya
tripoli|Libyan port
tripwire|*Hidden explosives activator
troopers|Highway officers
tropics|Hot spot, with "the"
trowels|Mortar spreaders
trucker|Cab driver?
truelove|Soul mate
truelove|The real thing, so to speak
trueloves|Life partners
truncate|Cut short
truster|Reliant soul
tsunami|Quake consequence
tsunami|Quake danger
tumults|Uproars
turbine|Many a windmill
turbine|Wind farm sight
turmoil|Confused state
turnoff|Alienate
tuxedos|Oft-rented suits
twanged|Performed like Buck Owens
tweaked|Made minor adjustments to
tweeted|Contacted one's followers, nowadays
twinged|Hurt suddenly, as a muscle
twosome|Couple
typeset|*Prepare for printing
typhoon|Pacific weather event
typists|Pool workers
ukulele|Lute family member
umpteen|Ginormous amount
unamused|Not laughing
unarmed|Lacking heat?
unclear|Ambiguous
uncreative|Lacking originality
underline|Hyperlink feature
underplay|Loot
unearth|Expose
unicorn|Mythical horse with a horn
unifies|Brings together
uniform|Military outfit
unisize|Fitting most people
university|Brown, e.g.
unleaded|Morning beverage choice, facetiously
unlined|Like sketchbook paper
unnamed|Lacking a handle?
unpeeled|Like potatoes pre-prep
unplugs|Disconnects from the outlet
unreason|Folly
unreserve|Frankness
untried|Not yet tested
updates|Screen alert subjects
upheaval|Turmoil
uplifts|Buoys
uprises|Starts a revolution
uprooted|Forced to leave home
upsides|Advantages
upstages|Draws attention from, in a way
upticks|Market advances
usurers|Loan sharks
utensil|Diner's need
utensil|Setting piece
utensil|Whisk, for one
utilize|Employ
utterly|Completely
valleys|Depressed areas
vanilla|Plain-__
vanities|Makeup tables
variants|Esthetic and "egis"
vastest|Most extensive
vendetta|Family feud
veranda|Tara feature
vertebra|Spinal bone
vertigo|Reeling feeling
viewing|Taking in
vindaloo|Indian curry dish
violoncello|Solo instrument for which six Bach suites were written
visored|Like caps
volcano|Mount Rainier, e.g.
volcano|Peru's El Misti, e.g.
wahines|Some surfers
wapitis|Forest rangers?
warning|Bark, perhaps
wassails|Yuletide quaffs
watered|Filled with tears
waterskiing|Sport invented using boards and a clothesline
wavelength|Kindred spirits are often on the same one
westerns|Cowboy movies
wheedle|Sweet-talk
whitewash|Gloss over
widower|Dating scene returnee, maybe
wildcard|Joker
windbag|Blowhard
windsock|Airport breeze indicator
wingers|Hockey positions
winnows|Gathers choice parts from
winters|Mearth portrayer in "Mork & Mindy"
wipeout|Surfing mishap
wisenheimers|Smart alecks
withers|Fades
wizardry|Potter's specialty
wonderland|Setting for a novel originally published 11/11/1865
woodbin|It may be full of ash
woodiest|Most sylvan
woolens|Winter clothes
worries|Troubles
wreathe|Encircle
wrestling|Sport with pins
wringer|Old laundry-squeezing device
xeroxed|Copied
yelping|Kennel cacophony
zabaglione|Eggy dessert
zwieback|Literally, "twice-baked"
abalone|Awabi sushi mollusk
abalone|Rock-clinging mollusk
abolish|Get rid of
abominates|Much more than dislikes
aborigine|Early inhabitant
aborigines|Indigenous Tasmanians
absence|Attendance record spoiler
absentee|Certain balloter
absolution|Giving __
absorbs|Takes in
abusive|Coarsely insulting, as language
accolades|Praise
accused|Courtroom figure
acolyte|Altar attendant
acronym|NASA, for one
acutely|With keen perception
additives|Food coloring and such
address|221B Baker Street, e.g.
address|Speak to
adequate|Acceptable
adhered|Stuck (to)
adwoman|Pitching pro?
aerates|Fizzes up
aerobic|Good for the heart and lungs
agitate|Unsettle
agonize|Stew
airfield|Control tower vista
airline|Delta, for one
airtime|Advertiser's purchase
alameda|Oakland's county
alchemist|Lead-into-gold practitioner
alehouse|Tavern
alehouses|Dogfish Head sellers
alfalfas|__ Aunt: Little Rascals short
algebra|Quadratic formula course
alkalis|Chemical bases
allowed|Sanctioned
almanac|Annually updated reference
almanac|Book with a year on its cover
alpacas|Sources of fine wool
amalgam|Mixture
amateur|Greenhorn
amateur|One who plays without pay
amateurs|Dabblers
amnesia|Spellbound malady
anguish|Misery
anisette|Cordial with a licorice-like flavor
anoints|Consecrates with oil
antennas|They catch a lot of waves
anthems|Country music?
antigravity|Sci-fi concept
antihero|Film noir protagonist
antipasto|Ristorante course
aphasia|Loss of speech
aplenty|In spades
apollos|Many moon missions
appalls|Fills with dismay
appears|Comes into view
appetizers|Starters on a menu
applecart|One not to upset?
apprehend|Take in
apprised|Informed
apricot|Nectar source
apricot|Preserves flavor
apropos|Fitting
apteryx|Kiwi genus
arbiter|Settler?
arbiter|Union grievance figure
arbitrates|Resolves, as a contract dispute
arcadia|Peloponnesian region
archetype|Original model
areaway|Passage between buildings
areolae|Anatomical rings in irises
argosies|Large merchant ships
arraigns|Calls before a criminal court
arrange|Write parts for
arranger|Orchestrator, perhaps
arrests|Collars
arsenal|Manchester United rival
arsenal|Significant supply
artiest|Most dilettantish
arugula|Peppery salad green
ascensions|Climbs
asperse|Cast maligning remarks at
aspirin|Headache treatment
aspirin|It's usually taken in twos
assessment|Valuation
assistance|Giving __
assists|Lends a hand
associate|Colleague
assorts|Puts into groups
assuage|Alleviate
assured|Guaranteed
astrodome|Park that opened in April 1965
astrologer|One dealing in signs
astronaut|Sally Ride, e.g.
atheists|Foxhole absentees, so it's said
athlete|Fit figure, usually
athlete|Game player
athletic|Team member in "Moneyball"
atonement|Yom Kippur theme
attache|Diplomatic case
attacks|Goes after
attacks|Goes on the offensive
attains|Gets
attends|Shows up
attired|Wearing, with "in"
auditor|Reviewer of books
automobile|Jaguar, for one
automobile|Lot occupant
autopen|Signing facilitator
autopilot|Unthinking state
avalanche|Dramatic influx, as of fan mail
aviated|Worked with props?
aviator|Crop duster, e.g.
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
awesome|Rad!
awesome|Really cool
backhoe|Excavating aid
backless|Revealing, as some gowns
badgers|Annoys persistently
baguette|French for "stick"
balalaikas|Instruments mentioned in the Beatles' "Back in the USSR"
ballrooms|Where many leading males may be seen?
baloney|Hogwash!
barbershop|Clip joint?
baroque|Bernini's genre
barracuda|Double-dealer
beaches|Runs aground
beamish|'Come to my arms, my __ boy!': "Jabberwocky"
beanery|Greasy spoon
bearcat|University of Cincinnati athlete
bearded|Like Dumbledore and Santa Claus
beatniks|Unconventional '50s-'60s types
bedpost|Canopy support
bedpost|Quaint inn room upright
beefalo|Bovine hybrid
beefcake|Sexy photos in women's mags
beefeaters|Britain's Yeoman Warders, familiarly
beehive|Dwelling fit for a queen
behavior|Conduct, in report card comments
behests|Commands
behinds|Rear ends
benders|Sprees
benefit|Dental coverage, e.g.
beveled|Like the edges of some mirrors
bewitched|2005 Nicole Kidman film
bigwigs|VIPs
biomass|Renewable fuel source
birddog|Spaniel, for one
birthrates|Demographers' concerns
bishops|Vatican personnel
blights|Fatal plant diseases
blintze|Crêpe cousin
blizzards|Dairy Queen offerings
bluebloods|Tom Selleck police series
bluejay|*Former MLB mascot BJ Birdy was one (1789-1795)
bluejay|Toronto baseballer
boasted|Talked big
bobcats|Spotted members of the lynx family
bolivar|Eponymous South American leader
booboos|Scrapes and bruises, in totspeak
boomers|Post-WWII babies
boondocks|Sticks
boonies|Outskirts of the outskirts
bottleneck|Jam site
brackets|March Madness concerns
breezeways|Some house-to-garage links
brethren|Members of a flock
briefcase|Paperwork carrier
briskets|Holiday dinner choices
browbeaten|Bullied
brushups|Quick reviews, as before a test
bugbears|Sources of irritation
caesarean|Like "Et tu, Brute?"
cagiest|Most foxy
calamity|Great misfortune
caliber|Ammunition measurement
calorie|Dieter's unit
cameras|Traffic enforcement devices
canasta|Two-deck rummy variety
candidates|Degree seekers
carefree|Untroubled
careless|Negligent
carhops|Sonic employees
carless|Needing wheels
carouses|Whoops it up
cassette|Tape container
casting|Studio department
catbird|__ seat: advantageous spot
caverns|Stalactite sites
cenacle|Traditional Jerusalem site of the Last Supper
censors|Keeps from being blue?
central|Chief
charade|Pretense
cheetahs|Serengeti speedsters
cinemas|Movie houses
circlet|Round ornament
clauses|They may be independent
clearly|Without a doubt
cliches|Played-out sayings
climate|Prevailing weather
clinics|Outpatient treatment sites
clinked|Sounded like a flute duet?
closets|Hanger hangouts
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
coliseum|Amphitheater
columns|Opinion pieces
command|Charge
commoners|Ordinary people
compliancy|Cooperation
compliment|Paid item
conceal|Harbor
conclusion|Ending
consent|Giving __
conspired|Partnered in crime
consumer|Retail focus
controls|Instrument panel array
cookies|Online trackers
cooperate|Play well with others
coppery|Penny-colored
corridor|Passage
corsets|Support providers
cossets|Mollycoddles
coverup|Conceal, as misdeeds
cowpoke|Ranch hand
crafted|Made skillfully
creamer|Coffee cart item
creation|First act?
creosote|Chimney cleaner's target
criminal|Record holder?
crossroads|Critical point
crosstie|*Railroad track piece
cruller|Churro relative
cruller|Doughnut with a twist
curried|Like a spicy Indian chicken dish
dadaism|Arp's school
daemons|Nature spirits of Greek myth
dairies|Jersey homes
daisies|Rayed flowers
damsels|Ones "in distress" in old films
darkest|Least lit
database|Sortable information source
dazedly|As if in shock
deadens|Anesthetizes
deafens|Overwhelms with sound
debuted|Appeared for the first time
decants|Pours into a carafe
decibel|Loudness measure
decrepit|Ramshackle
deepens|Intensifies
defangs|Renders harmless
defines|Spells out
deflates|Lowers the volume of, in a way
defrayed|Offset, as costs
deified|Put on a pedestal
deified|Put on a pedestal
demagogue|Rabble-rouser
demeans|Humbles
demigod|Divine-human hybrid
demigod|Part-human mythological creature
demolish|Reduce to rubble
depicted|Portrayed
derelict|Remiss
derided|Knocked
derives|Originates (from)
deserts|Leaves without leave
dessert|Piece of cake, e.g.
detects|Becomes aware of
detente|Cold War thaw
deterrence|Restraining order, say
devices|Gizmos
diatribe|Venomous venting
diffuse|Scatter widely
dingdong|Visitor's first attempt
directions|Giving __
directly|Forthwith
disasters|FEMA concerns
discern|Make out
discrete|Separate
discrete|Unconnected
dishtowel|One hanging near the kitchen sink
diurnal|Active during the daytime
divests|Sells off
divorces|Acts like Elizabeth Taylor?
doctorate|High degree
doeskin|Supple leather
doglegs|Angles for iron users
dogsled|Iditarod racer
donates|Supports a cause
doorstep|*Where deliveries may be left
dragster|Fast racer
drapery|Window treatment
dreamboat|*Handsome guy or gorgeous gal
dredged|Saved from obscurity, with "up"
dresses|Puts on clothes
dribble|Court action
drivetrain|Car's engine-to-wheels connector
drunker|More smashed
duchess|Title for Prince William's wife
duckbill|Platypus feature
dulcinea|Don Quixote's unseen love
dumpling|Wonton, e.g.
dustrag|Cleaning aid
dynamism|Great energy
earache|Common swimmer's ailment
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earlaps|Winter warmers
earnest|Sincere
earthen|Like adobe
ecdysiast|One barely working?
echelon|Command level
eclairs|Pastries made with choux dough
edelweiss|Flower in a "Sound of Music" song title
edginess|Avant-garde quality
educate|Teach
educator|Academic figure
egotist|Tough person to bargain with
einstein|Genius' moniker
elapsed|Went by
elapses|Goes by
electro|Prefix with magnetic
electronica|Genre of Madonna's "Ray of Light" album
elevate|Improve, as one's game
elevens|Gridiron squads
eliminated|Knocked out
elisions|Colloquial language features
embalms|Preserves, in a way
embargo|No-trade policy
embroils|Gets mixed up in
emigrate|Settle in a new country
emitted|Gave off
emotional|Showing strong feelings
emotions|Actors change them often
empowers|Delegates
empress|Josephine, for one
enabled|Made possible
enabler|Unhelpful helper
enamels|Crown coatings
enchanted|2007 Amy Adams film
enclasp|Embrace
enclave|Vatican City is one
encrust|Coat, in a way
encrypt|Code
endgame|Part of a chess match when most of the pieces are off the board
endless|Like boring speeches, so it seems
endurance|Lasting ability
enemies|Lex Luthor and Superman, e.g.
engineer|Mastermind
engineer|Tech graduate
engrave|Personalize at the jeweler's
enhances|Adds value to
enlarge|Make easier to read, in a way
enlisted|Volunteered
ennoble|Raise up
enslave|Subjugate
entangle|Involve in a complicated way
ententes|Accords
entrees|Menu list
epaulet|Shoulder decoration
episode|Series installment
episode|Single show
epithet|Man's best friend, e.g.
erected|Put together
erector|Meccano construction set
erelong|In the near future, poetically
ermines|White-coated weasels
erotica|Steamy writing
erudite|Scholarly
escargot|Dish requiring special utensils
escargot|French appetizer
escorts|Lines of squad cars, maybe
escritoire|Writing desk
esoteric|Not for the masses
essence|Perfume
estates|Subjects of family disputes
estates|They're left behind
esteems|Values highly
estimates|They often precede garage sales
etcetera|And so forth
eternal|Lasting
eternal|Like the flame at Arlington National Cemetery
ethical|Moral
ethical|Right-minded
ethnics|Ones bonded by a common culture
eugenic|Concerned with good breeding
evasion|Vague answer, say
evinced|Made manifest
examine|Check out
examines|Scrutinizes
excuses|Reasons that may be flimsy or lame
execute|Carry out, as a task
exegeses|Interpretations of scripture
exhaled|Blew out
exhorted|Advised urgently
exiguous|Meager
exonerates|Clears
expanse|Stretch
expanse|Wide-open space
expertly|With great skill
explodes|Blows
extorts|Obtains via coercion, as money
eyelets|Holes in sneakers
eyeliner|Pencil contents, perhaps
eyeopeners|Revelations
eyesore|Overgrown lot, e.g.
eyestrain|Headache source
falconer|Raptor trainer
fallacy|Misconception
farther|At a greater distance
federate|Form a political union
fedexing|Shipping overnight, perhaps
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fidgeted|Couldn't remain still
fieldwork|Out-of-the-office assignment
finesse|Delicate handling
fishtail|Skid
flagons|Spouted containers
flatiron|Iconic building with "point" offices
flotsam|Bobbing wreckage
flypaper|Pest control device
folderol|Baloney
foremen|Work site supervisors
founded|Word seen on cornerstones
fragile|Easily damaged
fraudulence|Dishonesty
freebies|They're on the house
fretted|Bit one's nails, perhaps
fritter|Fried corn cake
frontline|Strike site
garages|They're often attached
gardenia|Sweet-scented flower
gardens|Flower exhibits
garnish|Decorate, as with parsley
gaskets|Leak preventers
gatemen|Entry-level jobs?
gateway|2007 Acer acquisition
gazette|Texarkana daily
geishas|Kimono-clad entertainers
genders|Pair in many languages
general|Vague
generic|Unbranded?
genesis|Phil Collins' old group
germinal|Just beginning to develop
gestate|Develop in the womb
gestate|Develop over time, as an idea
geysers|Springs with steam
gigolos|They're usually kept
glucose|Sugary stuff
goatees|Chin growths
goatees|Many beatniks wore them
goddesses|Nike and Demeter
gondola|Grand Canal traveler
gondola|Way up the mountain
granddaddy|Pop's pop
grapple|Contend (with)
grayish|Somewhat ashen
greenest|Least seasoned
grimace|Pained expression
gristmill|Grain processor
groaner|Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?, e.g.
grosses|Makes before deductions
guarded|Covered, as in a man-to-man defense
guidance|Mentor's offering
guiltless|Free from blame
gumdrops|Gingerbread house roof toppers
hackney|London taxi
halfway|Place to meet
handbasket|Where to keep clock components?
hassocks|Places to put your feet up
hastily|With urgency
headsets|Hands-free devices
hellions|Rowdy sorts
helpers|Elves, at times
helpful|Of assistance
henbane|Poisonous plant in the nightshade family
heresies|Religious dissensions
herself|This fortress built by Nature for __: Shakespeare
herself|To whom Alice said, "Why, they're only a pack of cards"
hobnobs|Works the room
honkers|Geese
honoring|In tribute to
hormone|Insulin, for one
iceberg|North Atlantic hazard
icebreaker|Tension-easing activity
iciness|Aloof demeanor
idealistic|Romantic
ideates|Conceptualizes
ideates|Conceptualizes
ideology|Belief system
idiotic|Beyond silly
idiotic|Harebrained
idiotic|Not bright at all
idyllic|Peaceful
imaginary|Unreal
imitated|Mimicked
immense|Epic
immensely|Quite a lot
implants|Surgical installations
incognita|Woman undercover
infests|Overruns
infuses|Imbues
ingrown|Like some hairs
inharmony|*On the same page
inherent|Hard-wired
inherit|Come into
initial|Monogram component
initiate|Start
inkblot|Test pattern
innards|Working parts
insiders|Ones with access
insofar|To such an extent
inspirit|Way to be there when you can't be there
insteps|Shoe parts
insures|Gets coverage for
interest|Most of a mortgage payment, usually
intimate|Personal
irksome|Annoying
isometric|Like some exercises
isotone|One of two nuclides with the same neutron number but different proton numbers
iterates|Says over
jealous|Like Cain, of Abel
jigsawed|Cut in tricky patterns
jockeys|Burdens for horses
jubilee|Significant anniversary
jugular|Vein in the neck
jujitsu|Self-defense method
jurists|Bench warmers?
karaoke|Bar sing-along
keister|Rear
kibitzes|Offers unsolicited advice
kitschy|Like garden gnomes
kneehole|Desk space
kneepad|Patella protector
kneesocks|Kilt companions
labrador|Dog believed to have originated in Newfoundland
lactose|Cause of much intolerance?
lampoon|Ridicule satirically
largeness|Great extent
lawyers|Bar staff
layered|Like a parfait
leaders|Band heads
leanest|Least fatty
learner|Certain permit holder
leeches|Freeloaders
leeriest|Most skeptical
legwork|Old-fashioned investigation
lenient|Lax
leopardess|Female in the wild
lessons|Giving __
letterbox|*TV screen film format
letters|Mail
libretto|Opera text
license|Driving need
linchpin|Crucial unifying element
lindies|Dancing With the Stars numbers
lingers|Sticks around
lipreads|Watches one's mouth?
listener|Talk radio fan
lithely|In a supple manner
liverwurst|Spreadable sausage
lobster|Bib-wearer's entrée
lollipop|It takes a licking
lonesome|In need of a friend
lorgnettes|Glasses with handles
lotuses|Chinese water garden staples
louvers|Some vents
lowlife|Reprobate
lozenges|Pharmacy buys
lunchtime|*Many sandwiches are made for it
macabre|Ghoulish
maestro|Podium tapper, at times
mafiosi|Family members?
magenta|Color in four-color printing
mallets|Croquet clubs
manacle|Handcuff
manacles|Handcuffs
manages|Watches over
manatee|Sea cow
mandatory|Imperative
manifest|__ Destiny: 19th-century U.S. doctrine
mariposa|Central California county
marrieds|Wedded couples
martini|Bond choice
marzipan|Oft-molded almond confection
mashers|Kitchen gadgets
masters|Spoon River Anthology poet
mastery|Domination
mazurka|Lively Polish dance
meadows|Pastures
meantime|Transitional period
measles|Illness characterized by a red rash
megaphone|Cheerleader's sound booster
memento|Souvenir
memorials|Statues, often
menorah|Hanukkah symbol
message|Many a text
messiest|Most unkempt
meteorites|Falling stars that reach the ground
mezzanine|Opera house level
microbe|Bio lab organism
microchip|Pet identification aid
midiskirt|*Modest garment
midland|City NE of Odessa
migrant|The Grapes of Wrath character
mildest|Most temperate
militia|Second Amendment word
mirages|Illusions
misnomer|Chinese checkers, e.g.
mitered|Cut at an angle
mittens|Kid gloves?
mittens|Things on strings
mobster|Many a character in "The Godfather"
moniker|Sobriquet
monocle|Charlie McCarthy feature
monolith|Yosemite's El Capitan, e.g.
monotone|Droning
mooched|Bummed
moonrise|Iconic Ansel Adams photograph shot in Hernandez, New Mexico
moonshiner|Still runner
moonshot|Space program event
moonstruck|1987 Cher film
muttered|Complained under one's breath
muttonchops|Feature of Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
namesakes|Some first-born children
nannies|Kid watchers
nastiest|Tops in malice
national|Washington ballplayer
natural|Without additives
naysayer|Skeptic
nearest|Least remote
neatness|It counts
neatniks|Felix Unger et al.
needled|Annoyed
negated|Nullified
neoprene|Wetsuit material
netizens|Avid surfers
neuroses|Complex parts
newlywed|One recently hitched
newsstand|Time keeper?
nominee|Runner in a race
nonmotile|Anchored for life, as barnacles
notions|Whims
novellas|Short fiction
nuisance|Hassle
oarlock|Horseshoe-shaped boat part
oatmeal|Cereal served hot
observe|Watch
obsidian|Volcanic glass
obtests|Beseeches
obverse|FDR's side, on a dime
ocarina|Ancient instrument with finger holes
occident|West
oceanaria|Saltwater aquariums
octavos|Books in which each sheet of paper is folded into eight leaves
oddsmaker|Vegas bigwig
odyssey|Quite a journey
omelets|Brunch servings
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater
oneness|Union
onstage|Performing in a theater
opposite|Facing
opulent|Rich
oracles|Conduits for gods' wisdom
orchard|Picking site
ornaments|Seasonal hangings
osseous|Bony
ossifies|Hardens into bone
ostracism|Exclusion
outdoes|Beats
outhouse|Privy
outmoded|No longer in style
outruns|Beats to the finish line
outside|Unlikely, as a chance
outvote|Defeat at the polls
ovarian|Like a certain female artery
overages|Cell users' concerns
overdue|Late in arriving
overeasy|Breakfast order
overeasy|Flipped during frying, as eggs
overloud|Ear-piercing
oversell|Pitch too eagerly
oversells|Presents too aggressively
overtly|In plain view
overview|Summary
overwhelm|Shock
oysters|Seafood found in beds
pacesetter|One to follow
pageant|Miss Teen USA contest, e.g.
paisano|Buddy
pajamas|Sleepover need
palette|Artist's paint holder
palooka|Lummox
pampers|Babies, or what some babies wear
pampers|Fusses over
panacea|It'll cure all ills
pandora|*First human woman, in Greek myth
pandora|Box opener of myth
panoply|Impressive array
panorama|Big picture
pansies|Bed blossoms
pansies|Colorful flowers
papayas|Tropical fruits
parades|Mardi Gras events
paradise|A kind of library, to Borges
parishes|Where flocks assemble
parlour|Brit's beauty shop
parolee|One responsible to an officer
parsons|Service providers
passage|Selection for a reading
pasture|Rural expanse
patches|Quilting squares
patient|Like a good waiter
patterns|Criminology concerns
pawnees|Dances With Wolves natives
payroll|Business expense
peasant|Serf
pennant|League championship
peptalk|Motivating halftime speech
peptalks|Coaches' speeches
permission|Giving __
pervade|Fill
pervade|Spread all over
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
phrases|Sentence sections
pianist|One tickling the ivories
pilaster|Columnlike architectural piece
pilsners|Tapered beer glasses
pinecone|Holiday decor item
pipeline|Oil conduit
placards|Picketing displays
placated|Tossed a bone to
placebo|Medically ineffectual treatment
placekicker|*Football player using a tee
planetoid|Smallish celestial body
playdown|Trivialize
pledges|Certain campus newbies
pliable|Easily bent
plumped|Made fluffy, as pillows
pochard|Diving duck
poetics|Discourse on verses
polenta|Italian relative of grits
polished|Like shiny shoes
pollster|Election figure
popsicle|Treat on a stick
porters|Pub orders
potages|Thick soups
pothole|Artery problem
precipice|Perilous situation
predispose|Make susceptible
prefect|Former Jesuit school official
prelims|Minor matches
presage|Portend
present|Gift
presents|Things to open
pretended|Put on
prevent|Hinder
prevents|Blocks
pristine|Uncorrupted
private|Like much property
producers|*With "The," 1968 parody of dishonest Broadway financiers
profusion|Lavish supply
prohibit|Outlaw
protect|Defend from attack
protein|Dietary need
psalter|Hymnal that's often richly illustrated
psyched|Motivated, with "up"
purpose|Intent
quinella|Exacta relative
racketeered|Engaged in organized crime
radishes|Salad roots
ragtime|Genre descended from the cakewalk
rainbow|Post-shower display
rampage|Agitated state
ranchero|Southwestern farm owner
rangers|1994 Stanley Cup winners
rascals|Troublemakers
rationales|Bases
rationed|Limited portions of
rattrap|Dilapidated place
rattrap|Seedy digs
rattraps|Dilapidated digs
raylike|Beamish?
razzmatazz|Showy display
readied|Prepared
readies|Prepares
reagent|Substance used for chemical analysis
realist|Dreamer's opposite
reappoint|Name again
reasoned|Thought-out
reassess|Adjust for the new tax year
rebirth|Second coming
rebound|Make a comeback
recasts|Finds new players for
recliners|They're often found in dens
reconnoiter|Keep tabs on the enemy
recount|Election check
rectories|Pastoral residences
recycle|Waste management word
redacted|Edited
redcaps|Baggage handlers
redeemed|Bought back
redeemed|Got money for
redesign|Create a new look for
redheaded|Like Anne of Green Gables
reelected|Got back to one's office?
refines|Removes impurities from
reinsert|Put back in
reiterates|Hammers home
rejoice|O Come, O Come Emmanuel verb
rekeyed|Typed in again
relapsed|Suffered a setback
reloads|Puts more film in
relocating|Changing places
reminds|Helps keep track
rendezvous|Orbital maneuver
renewal|Subscriber's order
renovate|Do over, as a kitchen
renters|Tenants
renting|Enterprise enterprise
reorder|Ask for more
reorients|Adjusts the position of
repaired|Fixed
replies|Comes back with
repossess|Take back
reprisal|Retaliatory act
reprise|Perform again
requests|Numbers from the audience
reroute|Forward, in a way
resents|Feels sore about
resolve|Work out
retinol|Vitamin A form
retried|Gave it another go
retries|Doesn't give up on
rewards|Bounty hunters' goals
rewinds|Goes back a scene or two
rigamarole|Song and dance
rigmarole|Elaborate procedure
ringtoss|Fair game
riptide|Dangerous current
risotto|Trattoria order
riveter|Rosie, notably
roadrunner|Cartoon bird that first appeared in "Fast and Furry-ous"
roasted|__ peanuts
rockabye|__ baby ...
rolltop|Antique shop furniture item
rooftop|Santa's landing spot
rosebushes|Plants with stickers
rosebushes|Sight from the Oval Office
rosemary|*Memorable 1968 role for Mia
rotisserie|Broiler with a motor
rouleau|French roll
ruffled|Like some tuxedo shirts
ruminate|Ponder
rundown|Seedy
sacredly|With reverence
safaris|Savanna outings
safaris|Wild outings
saloons|Oater settings
saltier|More thirst-inducing
salvoes|Lots of shots
sambuca|Licorice-flavored liqueur
sameness|Lack of variety
samosas|Indian pastries
sanctum|Place for pews
sandaled|Walking on the beach, maybe
sangria|Wine-and-fruit beverage
sardines|Commuting metaphor
satchels|Messenger bags
satiable|Like some appetites
satiate|Provide with more than enough
satires|SNL sketches, e.g.
savanna|Tropical plain
sawbuck|Ten-spot
sawlogs|Snooze loudly
scalped|Sold for a quick profit, as tickets
scandals|Muckrakers' subjects
scenery|Play set
scepter|Sovereign symbol
schists|Flaky metamorphic rocks
schmaltz|Mushy quality
scholar|Learned one
science|The poetry of reality: Dawkins
scolded|Chided
scotties|FDR's Fala et al.
seahorse|Equine-like fish
seaport|City on a harbor
seatwork|*At-your-desk assignment
secondary|Lesser
secrets|They may be spilled
secured|Assured payment of, as a loan
seedcase|Pea pod, e.g.
seediest|Most like a dive
seethes|Is really boiling
seizure|Annexation
semiarid|Like parts of the Great Plains
senates|Lawmaking bodies
senator|McCain or McConnell
senores|Many in España
separable|Unlike bosom buddies
separate|Stand between
serapes|Colorful cover-ups
serpent|Eden tempter
serpent|Garden snake?
serpents|Medusa's hair, after Athena got done with it
sestets|Sonnet parts
setters|British cruciverbalists
setting|Gem mount
several|A few
severance|Last check, maybe
sextette|Mae West's final film
shackle|Impose restraints on
shadowy|Indistinct
shallow|Perfect for wading
shapeup|Avoid shipping out?
sheerer|More diaphanous
shepherd|One often seen with a crook
sherlock|Detective's moniker
shiatsu|Type of massage
shiitake|Asian mushroom with an odd spelling
shoelace|Item inserted through eyelets
shortened|Cut
shortie|Skimpy nightgown
showbiz|*Tinseltown trade
shutouts|Walter Johnson's career-leading 110
sibilant|Hissing
sidearm|Like many an infielder's throw
sideshow|Circus attraction
signets|Small seals
silents|Solo pianists often provided music for them
similes|Fit as a fiddle and tough as nails
sincere|Genuine
siphons|Draws out
sirloins|Cuts from the back
skewers|Grilling aids
skinner|Phys ed teacher Leonard for whom a band was named
skydiving|High jumps
slanted|Not objective
slaphappy|Silly to the extreme
sleighs|Where to see runners
slender|Thin
sliminess|Severe disrepute
slither|Move like ophidians
slobber|Kiss like a dog, perhaps
slotted|Scheduled
smacked|Kissed noisily
smelter|Metal refinery
soapbox|Speaker's stand ... or what each set of circled squares graphically represents
soapier|More sudsy
solicits|Seeks earnestly
soulful|Deeply expressive
soulmate|Love of one's life
soulmates|Match made in heaven
spacier|Deeper into la-la land
spaniel|Lady in a 1955 film
sparerib|Barbecue fare
sparrow|Four-time Depp role
spartan|Defender at Thermopylae
spatula|Chef's tool
spatula|Kitchen flipper
special|Reduced-price offering
species|Genus subdivision
speeding|Ticket generator
speedway|Indy 500 town, aptly
spellbound|1945 Ingrid Bergman film
spelunk|Explore caves
spiders|Little web masters
spigots|Cask outlets
spinach|Strength-building food of comics
spinets|Grand cousins
spleens|Organs sometimes vented?
splices|Unites, in a way
splotch|Big stain
spoiler|Alert follower, perhaps
spoiler|Information that ruins the ending
sponsor|Back
springtide|Subject for an oceanographer
sprouts|Germinates
sprouts|Starts to grow
squadron|Detachment of fighter jets
stabile|Calder sculpture
stagecoach|*Old West transport
stained|Like some glass
stakeout|*Police surveillance
standpat|Remain firm
starers|Rubberneckers
starter|One throwing the first pitch
stateside|Like California, to a Hawaiian
steadiest|Most constant
steelie|Heavy marble
steered|Took charge of
stellar|First-rate
stentor|Loud speaker
stepparent|Mike or Carol on "The Brady Bunch"
stereos|Man cave features
steroids|Sports testing subjects
stetson|Classic cowboy hat
stevedore|Longshoreman
stickers|Places for prices
stilted|Overly formal
stomped|Trod heavily
stowing|Dockside activity
strangle|Suppress
strapped|Lacking, with "for"
strawberry|Malt option
streaks|Barely runs?
streets|They're often numbered
strewed|Tossed about
strictest|Most unforgiving
student|Word after A, B or C
studies|Schoolwork
stultify|Make a fool of
stunner|Knockout
styrene|Compound in many disposable coffee cups
suction|Vacuum effect
sugarcoat|*Make easier to hear, as bad news
sullies|Besmirches
sundaes|Ice cream treats
sunroom|Solarium
sunspot|*Daytime observatory sighting
surnames|Few are chosen
sustains|Keeps up
swearer|One on the stand
swearword|Censor's target
sweated|Worried about
sweatshirts|Resort area souvenirs
sweetie|Honey
swordfish|GLUTEN-free fare
syllabi|Class guides
syllabi|Educational outlines
synapse|Neural junction
syringe|Shot source
tablets|Computers that travel well
tabloid|It's commonly read by waiters
taekwondo|Art form offering plenty of kicks?
taffeta|Prom dress material
talents|Variety show array
tapered|Coming to a point
tartans|Tam patterns
tasseled|Like graduation caps
tasters|Wine competition attendees
tattletales|Rats
tattoos|Butterflies on ankles, say
taxiing|Runway activity
teakettle|Kitchen whistler
teapots|Vessels on carts
teenage|Like high-school years
telecoms|Sprint and others
telepath|One who really gets in your head?
telephone|Game played in whispers
televises|Puts on the air
terrify|Evoke screams from
tessera|Mosaic piece
testers|Quality control personnel
textured|Like stucco
theorem|Geometry proposition
theories|Concepts
thermos|Soup container
thingamabob|Whatchamacallit
threads|Nut features
thrusts|Fencing maneuvers
thunder|Lightning follower
tidiest|Like the maximum sum
timeline|*History book chart
timeline|Facebook feature
tipples|Has a few
toasted|Like much breakfast bread
toilette|Grooming process
toniest|Most stylish
tonnage|Cargo capacity
tootsie|Film for which Jessica Lange won her first Oscar
topknot|Man bun
topless|Like some beaches
topnotch|First-class
topspin|Tennis lob strategy
toreros|Corrida stars
tornado|Phenomenon measured by the Enhanced Fujita Scale
tornado|Twister
tostada|Fare on a flat tortilla
touring|Seeing the sights
trackman|Railroad worker
trainer|Personal __
traipse|Walk aimlessly
traitor|Double agent
trampoline|Olympics event since 2000
tramway|People mover
transgenic|Like some organisms modified in labs
transport|Convey
traumas|Triage priorities
trawler|Net user
treadle|Potter's pedal
treatise|Dissertation
trellis|Ivy support
tresses|Locks
trestle|Railroad bridge support
trickle|Barely flow
tricolor|Like some pasta
trimester|Academic term
tripoli|North African capital
troubled|Like the water in a Simon & Garfunkel song
trustee|Board member
tsetses|African menaces
tumultuous|Marked by uproar
tuneful|Harmonious
tunnels|Goes underground
turbans|Wrapped headdresses
tweeter|Woofer's partner
twigged|Suddenly caught on
twitter|Company with a blue bird logo
twofers|Some bargains
tycoons|Barons
tyrants|Absolute rulers
uncrates|Opens at the warehouse
undesired|Not wanted
unfettered|Free
ungodly|Like some wake-up hours
ungulates|Pigs and cows, e.g.
unloaded|Got rid of
unloads|Vents
unraveled|Came apart
unripened|Immature
unspent|Still saved
unspoken|Implied
untrained|Lacking experience
unweaned|Still breast-feeding
updraft|Kite aid
upshots|Results
upstate|San Francisco, to most Californians
vegetarian|Flier's request
vehement|Heated
veneers|Thin layers
verdure|Greenery
victoria|*Second-longest reigning British monarch
vinegar|Wine product
violator|Crook, e.g.
visited|Called on
volcano|Cone site
wallboard|Home builder's purchase
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
wannabe|Aspirant
washtub|Resonator for a jug band bass
wetsuit|Scuba gear
whacked|Hit hard
whalers|Moby-Dick crew
wheedle|Coax
wheedled|Cajoled
whipsaw|Two-person log-cutting tool
whooped|Yelled excitedly
wideawake|Tossing and turning
winesaps|Jonathan's cousins
wingspan|Flying statistic
wingtip|Men's dress shoe
winless|Like the Detroit Lions in 2008
withhold|Keep secret
workforce|Employees
workout|Get in one's reps
wormhole|Apple bug?
yearned|Ached (for)
yearned|Longed (for)
yenning|Craving
yeshiva|New York school
yielded|Produced, as crops
zigzagged|Went like lightning
abandon|It may be reckless
abasers|Ones inflicting humiliation
ablated|Dissipated
abolish|Put an end to
abolish|Void
abrader|Carpenter's rasp, for one
abscess|Dentist's find
absence|Roll call discovery
academe|Brown world?
accosts|Engages with boldness
accredit|Sanction, as a college
accrues|Grows
accrues|Grows periodically
accusal|Charge
acetate|Protective film
acetone|Paint thinner solvent
acetones|Polish removers
achieve|Realize
achromatic|Neutral
acquire|Come by
acreage|Plot
acrobat|One seen in a ring
acronym|NATO, for one
acronym|Radar or laser
acutest|Most severe
adenine|DNA component
adherent|Supporter
adheres|Sticks (to)
adjures|Solemnly commands
adoring|Like most grandparents
adulation|Sycophant's specialty
advisable|Judicious
aerates|Does some lawn maintenance
aerator|Bubbler
affiliate|Branch
against|In contact with
against|Versus
ageists|Biased targets of the Gray Panthers
ageless|Like most cartoon characters
ageless|Untouched by time
agreeing|Seeing eye to eye
agreement|Accord
aground|Bad way to run a ship
aground|Beached
airings|Television fare
airline|Southwest, e.g.
airport|Site with scanners
airshow|Stunt setting
airstrip|Local landing location
alameda|Oakland's county
albacores|Long-finned tunas
albatross|Burden to bear
albatross|Seemingly eternal burden
alchemy|Lead-to-gold pseudoscience
alfredo|Creamy sauce
algebra|Math with x's
alignment|Garage job
aliment|Food
alludes|Refers casually (to)
almanac|Annual fact book
almonds|Biscotti bits
altered|Like a dress back from the tailor
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Godfather cocktail ingredient
amateurs|Rank people?
ambient|Completely surrounding
amnesiac|Many a soap opera character, after a blow to the head
amnesty|Official forgiveness
amorous|Lovey-dovey
anagram|Ancients, for instance?
analogy|Good as gold, e.g.
analysts|Financial workers
analyze|Examine in detail
anathema|Something detested
anatomy|Gray area?
anchovy|Antipasto fish
ancient|Really old
ancient|__ history
andante|Slowish movement
andiron|Fireplace fixture
android|Google operating system
aniseed|Absinthe flavoring
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anklebone|Talus
announce|Do the play-by-play, say
annuity|Retirement income source
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoints|Consecrates, in a way
antecede|Go before
antenna|Cell reception aid
antenna|Signal receiver
antennae|Lobster sensors
antioxidant|*Beneficial substance in berries
antique|It's not new
antispam|Designed to minimize junk email
antlered|Like some stag party members?
aphrodite|Venus counterpart
aplenty|In abundance
apostle|Biblical disciple
appaloosa|Horse with a spotted coat
appease|Pacify
appease|Soothe
applaud|Give a hand to
applier|User
apposing|Placing side by side
aquatic|Like swimming competitions
arbiter|Decision maker
archaic|Like thou, say
archers|Bow-and-arrow wielders
arrange|Place with care
arrests|Puts the cuffs on
arrivals|Airport sign
arrogant|Brazen
arrogant|Overbearing
arsenal|Repertoire
artisan|Craftsperson
asbestos|Fireproofing construction mineral banned in many countries
asbestos|Mineral involved in much litigation
ascends|Climbs
ascetic|Religious recluse
asexual|Like some spore reproduction
ashtrays|Many bars no longer have them
aspects|Sides of an issue
asperse|Bad-mouth
asphalt|It might be on the road for years
assigned|Given as homework
assorts|Puts in order
assuage|Appease
assuage|Soften
assumes|Takes for granted
assured|Gave one's word
assures|Guarantees
astonishes|Floors
ateliers|Some studios
athlete|Shoe endorser
atrophies|Wastes away
attaboy|Way to go!
attagirl|Way to go, sister!
attempt|Tackle
attempts|Efforts
attendance|It's taken in schools
attires|Dresses
attract|Draw
attunes|Makes harmonious
audible|Loud enough to hear
audiotapes|Obsolescent book alternatives
auroras|Meteorological light shows
automat|Early fast-food eatery
avatars|Online game figures
averred|Stated as fact
avocado|Guacamole fruit
avoided|Ducked
awardee|One taking the prize
azaleas|Flowering shrubs associated with Augusta National Golf Club
azaleas|Showy shrubs
backhanded|*Returned
backlit|Like some e-readers
backseat|Meddling type of "driver" who's not actually driving
baldfaced|Audacious
baluster|Railing feature
bandito|Old Western villain
bandits|Mask wearers
bantered|Went back and forth
barbarian|Conan, for one
barbaric|Uncivilized
barkeeps|Cocktail makers
baronet|British nobleman
barrage|Bombardment
batches|Baker's units
bathyal|__ zone: shallowest oceanic region that sunlight doesn't reach
beanbag|Dorm room seat
bebopper|Certain jazzman
because|One-liner, part 3
bedside|Important place for good manners
beehive|Queen's domain
beholds|Looks at
benchwarmer|*Sub in the dugout
benedict|Eggs __: brunch dish
berates|Scolds harshly
besiege|Surround
besotted|Lit
betrayed|Backstabbed
bettors|Pool habitués
bewitch|Cast a spell on
bigtime|*Major-league
bikinis|Two-piece suits
biometrics|Identity verification system
biopics|Ali and "Milk," e.g.
bipartisan|Two-sided
birdbath|Avian water source
biscotti|Twice-baked cookies
bitumen|Asphalt
blotter|Desk accessory
blueblood|*One with noble lineage
bluebonnet|Margarine that shares its name with Texas' state flower
bluefin|Much sushi- and sashimi-grade tuna
bohemia|Czech Republic region
bonanza|Windfall
bonanza|Windfall
bonkers|Off one's rocker
boobirds|Disgruntled fans, slangily
boorish|Crude
bootleg|Illegal, like movies on file-sharing sites
borschts|Sour red soups
bothers|Bugs
brainwashed|*More than just indoctrinated
breakwater|*Athlete's time-out on a hot day
breasts|Chicken requests
breeder|Arabian matchmaker
broadsided|*Hit at an intersection, maybe
brouhaha|Hullabaloo
brownie|Chocolate treat
brownie|Dessert square
brunette|Mona Lisa, e.g.
bulldozes|Browbeats
buoyant|Cheerful
cabanas|Seaside resort array
cabaret|Willkommen musical
cabinet|Group that's mostly secretaries
cabooses|Keisters
cajoles|Persuades with flattery
calamari|Some battered rings
calliope|Fair instrument
callous|Hardhearted
caloric|Like most cheeseburgers
calorie|Unit of heat
canapes|Happy hour offerings
cannelloni|Cylindrical stuffed pasta
cannonball|Arms-around-knees swimming pool jump
cantina|Baja bar
capsular|Like some time-release pills
capsule|Time-release med
cardigan|Sweater type
careers|Board game with an "Unemployment Office" corner
caribes|Piranhas, in Venezuela
carload|Bunch of clowns in a circus stunt, say
caromed|Ricocheted
carouse|Do some serious bar-hopping
carouse|Party hearty
carpooling|Riding in the far-left lane, perhaps
carport|*Garage alternative
caseload|*Lawyer's backlog
cassocks|Full-length clerical garments
castaway|Robinson Crusoe, notably
catalpa|Tree with long beanlike pods
catcher|One usually crouching
catchphrases|Got it! and "Roger that!"?
catholics|Mass group
caustic|Biting
caustics|Corrosive substances
celadon|Porcelain with a pale green glaze
cellmate|Roomie in prison
censure|Official rebuke
centaur|Biform beast
central|Chicago's time zone
cerebral|Highbrow
chaises|Some recliners
chamber|__ of commerce
checkout|*Pay for your online purchases, say
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
chisels|Woodworking tools
choleric|Ill-tempered
chowchow|*Puffy Chinese dog
cistern|Rain storage tank
clarets|Some reds
clauses|Couple in the news each December
cleaner|Pledge, e.g.
clearest|Least obfuscatory
climate|Prevailing conditions
climates|Subarctic and Mediterranean
clinical|Coolly dispassionate
cloning|Genetic duplication
closest|Most trusted
closeup|Shot with more detail
clothes|Fabled emperor's lack
cloture|Debate-ending procedure
coaches|Athletic instructors
coastal|Like beachfront property
cocksure|Intolerably confident
colonial|Early American furniture style
combustion|It may be spontaneous
comings|Arrivals
commuter|Traveler to work
conceal|Hide
concoct|Dream up
condemns|Denounces
condole|Commiserate
condole|Express sympathy (with)
confess|Come clean
configure|Assemble, as a computer system
confirm|Verify
consent|Agree
convention|The Hugo Awards are presented at one
coonhounds|Hunting dogs
coordinate|Match, as clothing colors
copycat|Repro man?
corduroys|Pants with texture
cornflakes|Sometime substitute for bread crumbs
corolla|Top-selling Toyota
corollas|Toyota compacts
coronas|Circles of light
corrals|Western pens
correct|PC part?
corrida|Bullfight
corsair|Pirate's ship
courage|Grit, but not grits
coverup|Whitewash
cranial|Like the olfactory nerve, e.g.
crankshaft|Engine part often connected to a flywheel
crayons|Colorful set
crazier|Comparatively outlandish
creampuff|*Filled pastry
creeper|Climbing plant
crevices|Mountain climber's piton spots
crewcut|Close-cropped hair style
cribbage|Pegboard game
crustacean|Sebastian in "The Little Mermaid," e.g.
culture|Lab dish subject
curator|Museum manager
cursive|Gettysburg Address feature
cuticle|Manicure concern
dadaism|Arp's art movement
daisies|Yellow-disked flowers
dalliance|Fleeting affair
damaged|Flawed
damages|Suit goal
daresay|Think it likely
dateline|NBC show anchored by Lester Holt
deadbeats|Collector's targets
debater|Con, half the time
default|Fallback provision
deforms|Gets bent out of shape
deftness|Skill
delayed|Held up
deletions|Files in a recycle bin
denarii|Ancient Roman coins
denials|Litany from a lying perp
denigrate|Bad-mouth
denoted|Stood for
denouement|Outcome
departure|Act of leaving
depends|Conditioned response?
deploys|Arranges strategically
derails|Obstructs the progress of
designs|Parsons School sketches
desperado|Western outlaw
despots|Dictators
detaches|Separates
detoured|Avoided traffic, perhaps
devalue|Reduce in importance
devalue|Reduce monetarily
deviant|Nowhere near the norm
dewlaps|Rabbit danglers
diagonal|Slash
dialect|Reason for turning on closed captioning
diamond|One seen in a ring
dieters|They may be good losers
differs|Suggests an alternative
digital|Technology catchall
dilemma|Fix
dilemma|Tough problem
dimmers|Aids for romantic evenings
diocese|Bishop's purview
diplomats|Embassy workers
discover|Credit card introduced by Sears
disgust|Turn off and then some
dislikes|Doesn't care for
disobeys|Sneaks out after being grounded, say
dissent|Minority legal filing
distaste|Antipathy
distend|Stretch out
distill|Purify, as whiskey
distort|Twist
docents|Museum guides
doghouses|Backyard pet shelters
dogsleds|Mushers' transports
doleful|Joyless
doorsill|*Threshold
dormers|Projecting architectural features
dragons|Fire-breathing beasts
dreamer|Starry-eyed sort
dreidel|Hanukkah toy
drumming|Showing impatience, digitally
dustbins|London trash cans
dynasts|Rulers in a line
dystopian|Like "The Hunger Games" society
eardrop|Canal treatment fluid
earlier|Before
earlobe|Stud location
earmuff|Half a winter warmer
earning|Bringing home
eclipse|8/21/2017 celestial event
ecocide|Environmental destruction
ecologic|Environment-related
economic|Cost-effective
ecotour|Exotic vacation, maybe
ecstasy|Bliss
educate|Inform
effuses|Gushes
egested|Spewed
egghead|Brainiac
egotist|Hard one to work with
eightball|Popular pool game
elastic|Stretchy
elastin|Protein that allows skin to stretch or contract
elation|Joy
elderly|Getting on in years
electing|Putting in office
electron|Tiny orbiter
elementary|Uncomplicated
elements|Basic principles
elements|Periodic table listing
elevates|Lifts
elitist|High-and-mighty sort
eloquence|Silver tongue
elusive|Difficult to find
emailed|Wrote to, nowadays
emanate|Stem (from)
embarks|Boards a ship
embassy|Diplomatic office
emblazon|Decorate elaborately
emerald|May birthstone
emeralds|Colombian export
emerged|Came to light
emerita|Professor __
eminent|Distinguished
emissary|Agent
emoticon|Symbolic attitude?
emperor|__ penguin
empower|Authorize
empower|Enable
emptiest|Least meaningful, as compliments
emulsion|Liquid-in-liquid suspension
enabled|Made possible
encases|Packs, in a way
encroach|Make gradual inroads
endgame|*Final part of a chess match
energetic|Alive
engages|Keeps occupied
enigmas|Conundrums
enliven|Pep up
enrages|Steams up
enrolls|Registers
enslave|Subjugate
entente|International accord
enticingly|With allure
entitles|Makes eligible for, with "to"
entourage|Retinue
entrees|Menu heading
envelop|Wrap around
envenom|Did Hamlet so __ with his envy ... : Shakespeare
eoliths|Tertiary Period stones
ephemera|Short-lived things
epicureans|Fine dining aficionados
episode|M*A*S*H unit?
epithets|Peter the Great et al.
equaling|Totaling
equivocate|Hedge
erected|Put up
erodent|Like the wind
erotica|Racy literature
errands|Run things?
errands|They're often run on weekends
erratic|Unpredictable
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escapes|Gets away
eschews|Avoids like the plague
escorts|Chaperones
esoterica|Abstruse knowledge
espanol|Language in Sevilla
essence|Defining quality
estates|Willing subjects?
eternal|Hardly fleeting
eternal|Like the flame at Graceland
ethanol|It's intoxicating
ethanol|The punch in Planter's Punch
ethereal|Otherworldly
eventual|Ultimate
evermore|Eternally
evicted|Kicked out
explain|Clarify
extends|Stretches out
eyeballs|Gives the once-over
eyeglasses|*LensCrafters products
eyelets|Shoelace holders
eyeliner|Fashion item used for protection in ancient Egypt
eyeopeners|Revelations
eyesore|Candidate for Photoshop
eyesores|Abandoned buildings, say
eyewitness|Police may look for one
facades|Pretenses
fairness|Impartiality
fajitas|Sizzling Tex-Mex dish
fastened|Nailed, say
fatigue|Exhaustion
favorite|Underdog's opposite
feature|Main movie
feeders|Birdseed buffets
festoon|Bit of suspended decoration
feudalistic|Like a Middle Ages social system
feudalistic|Like medieval Europe's social structure
fidelity|Faithfulness
filename|It's often followed by .pdf
filters|Weeds out
finesses|Handles skillfully
firebox|Locomotive furnace
firewall|Computer network security system
fishing|Where many have gone on vacation
fixings|Taco toppings
flaming|On fire
flatiron|Old-fashioned clothes presser
fleeces|Swindles
fleeces|Takes for a sucker
fleeter|Usain Bolt, vis-à-vis virtually everyone
florist|Petal pusher?
flounce|Frilly addition to a skirt
flypast|Go by quickly
folksongs|Pete Seeger's forte
footstep|One may echo in an alley
footstool|Chair accessory
forensic|Like "CSI" work
forgive|Not insist on payment of, as a debt
fortune|Mint of money
fragrance|Chanel offering
fraternal|Like some twins
freedom|Liberty
freight|Train load
frescos|Diego Rivera works
frisbee|Necessity for a game of Ultimate
frontpage|*Where the biggest headlines are
frontpage|Like the biggest stories
frontpage|Place for big headlines
frustrated|Shaking one's head, maybe
fusspot|Fuddy-duddy
galantine|Aspic-coated French chicken dish
galleria|Shopping mecca
gallery|Art exhibition site
gatecrash|Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters
gearhead|Under-the-hood type
gelcaps|Some oral meds
germane|Apt
germane|On topic
gestalt|Unified whole
gigantic|Humongous
gigolos|Male escorts
ginseng|Root widely used in traditional Chinese medicine
girlfriend|Sweetheart
gitanos|'80s jeans
gleeful|Full of joy
glimpsed|Barely caught
gloater|Crowing type
globally|Think __, act locally
glommed|Latched (onto)
gnarled|Twisted
gnostics|Ancient spiritual groups
goddess|Venus, say
gondola|Ski resort sight
gondolas|Ski resort transports
goodness|Heavens!
goofball|Silly sort
gorilla|Brute
gorilla|Largest living primate
gossamer|Filmy fabric
gramophone|Early record player
grandly|In an imposing manner
grandma|Fictional wolf's disguise
grandma|Mom's mom
grandpa|__ Joe, Charlie's companion on his tour of Wonka's chocolate factory
granola|Bar food?
granola|Breakfast bar
granola|Yogurt topping
granular|Finely detailed
gravest|Most sober
grazioso|Elegantly, to Vivaldi
greeters|Welcomers at the church door
greyest|Most dreary, in Dublin
grievous|Like serious errors
grindstone|Revolving blade sharpener
groaner|It usually doesn't get a laugh
guarantee|Money-back assurance, perhaps
guardhouse|*Feature of gated community entrances
guerrillas|Military rebels
guerrillas|Small raiding bands
gumdrop|Colorful holiday candy
gunshot|Crime drama sound effect
gyrator|Belly dancer, e.g.
habitat|Natural home
haggles|Seeks a better deal
hairdos|Coiffures
halogen|Fluorine or chlorine
halting|Uncertain
hamburger|Cookout favorite
happens|Stumbles (upon)
hardens|Gets tough
hardhats|Construction protection
hardware|Motherboards, etc.
hastens|Moves quickly
headlamps|Illumination on helmets
headstones|Plot markers
heaters|House-warming buys
heckles|Shreds comics?
hercules|Mythical hero with a labor force?
heritage|Ancestry
heroine|Joan of Arc, for one
hilarious|Like some riots
hippies|Many Woodstock attendees
hitcher|One giving a thumbs-up?
hobnobs|Rubs elbows (with)
hoedown|Square dance milieu
homemade|Like much jam
homered|Went deep
honchos|Big shots
hooligan|Ruffian
horseman|Member of the Apocalypse quartet
hotbeds|Places of rapid growth
hotfooting|Hurrying, with "it"
hourlong|*Like most TV dramas
hydrate|Supply with fluid
icemaker|Fridge feature that needs water
identity|Modern theft target
idiotic|More than silly
idyllic|Charmingly rustic
idyllic|Unspoiled
ignoramuses|Dolts
illegal|Banned
imagine|Just think!
imagine|Lennon classic covered by Pentatonix
imarets|Turkish travel shelters
immensely|How gourmands enjoy their food
immigrant|Asylum seeker
impeachable|Like high-level treason
impedes|Gets in the way of
impiety|Irreverence
imports|Tariffed goods
incense|Holy smoke
inching|Making slow progress
include|Cover, as a cover charge
incomes|Salaries
indexes|Reference aids in reference books
inducer|Ambien, vis-à-vis sleep
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inexact|Ballpark
infantile|Childish
infants|Labor day deliveries
infrared|Like some rays outside the visible spectrum
ingesting|*Eating
ingrate|Thankless sort
ingrates|Thankless bunch
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inherit|Get by succession
initiates|Gets going
inmates|Cons
innuendo|Subtle slur
inroads|Tactical advancements
insomnia|Problem addressed by counters
inspects|Scrutinizes
inspire|Motivate
inspired|Uplifted
instant|Flash
insular|Completely cut off
insurer|Underwriter
interest|Share of ownership
interns|Apprentices
intuitive|Easy to figure out
inventors|They have ideas
inverter|DC-to-AC electronic device
ionization|*Process of electron gain or loss
irksome|Annoying
ironies|Twists
ironman|Certain triathlete
ironman|Superhero in an armored suit
irrigate|Provide water to artificially
islands|Cruise stops
isosceles|Like some triangles
isotopes|Elemental forms used in carbon dating
iterated|Emphasized, in a way
itinerant|Nomadic
jalousie|Slatted window
jetstream|LAX-to-JFK flight shortener
jetties|Harbor protectors
jezebel|Biblical wife of Ahab
juicier|Better, as gossip
juvenile|Kind of delinquent
kahunas|Hawaiian priests
keynote|Pinnacle of a lecture series
kickstart|Energize
kidnaps|Snatches for ransom
kidskin|Glove leather
kleenex|Soft tissue
kneader|One working with dough
lacewing|Antlion relative
lacrosse|National summer sport of Canada
laments|Cries over
laments|Sings the blues
lamppost|Part of a proverbial secretive trio
landholder|Certain baron
landings|Plane arrivals
langley|CIA nickname
lanterns|Floaters in a Japanese ceremony
lanyard|Card carrier
lasagna|Layered noodle dish
latecomer|Fashionable sort?
latinas|Selena and others
lavender|Sachet filler
lazybones|Slugabed
lectures|Professors' talks
lefties|Southpaws
legalese|Bar talk?
legislate|Make laws
lemmings|Non-suicidal migrants, contrary to myth
lemonade|Drink from a stand
leopard|Spotted wildcat
lessees|Landlord's customers
liaison|Go-between
license|Driving need
licenses|IDs shown at airports
ligates|Ties surgically
lioness|Elsa or Nala
lioness|Nala, notably
lissome|Flexible
lividness|Red state?
loopier|More eccentric
looseness|Relaxed condition
lozenge|Cough syrup alternative
lucerne|City in central Switzerland
lucifer|Venus, when appearing as the morning star
lullaby|Oral soporific?
lunatic|__ fringe: fanatical extremists
lunatics|Maniacs
macrame|Knot-tying art
maestro|Baton holder
maestro|Orchestra overseer
magistrate|Legal administrator
malaise|Vague unease
malinger|Feign illness to avoid work
mamboed|Did a Cuban dance
managed|Made do
manages|Oversees
manatee|Sea cow
mandate|Landslide victory claim
mannered|... disguised as Clark Kent, mild-__ reporter
manures|Fertilizes, in a way
mariachi|Band member with a vihuela
marinade|Soaking solution
marines|Semper Fidelis group
marital|__ counseling
mascara|It runs in the shower
masseur|Rubber?
mastermind|Code-breaking game with colored pegs
material|Stand-up's need
maternal|__ instinct
matters|Shouldn't be ignored
maturates|Becomes ripe
medaled|Got the gold, say
meddling|Getting into the wrong business?
megapode|Aptly named heavy-footed bird
mellowest|Relaxed to the max
melodic|Songlike
menaces|Endangers
menorah|Festival of Lights symbol
mercenary|Soldier of Fortune subject
merited|Deserved
merlins|Small falcons
mermaids|Mythological swimmers
meteors|Streakers in showers
microbrewery|Independently owned suds producer (and the suds in question)
microphone|Emcee's need
midlife|__ crisis
migrate|Move periodically
milieus|Cultural environments
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
minaret|Muezzin's tower
mineral|__ spring
minerals|Necessary nutrients
minibar|Hotel room amenity
minister|Service provider
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
minutia|Trivial matter
missile|Rocket, for one
modifies|Tweaks
modules|Construction units
moneyer|Ancient Roman currency minter
moniker|Mr. November, for Derek Jeter, e.g.
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut
morocco|Casablanca setting
mostest|Top hostess' asset?
motlier|More diverse
motorcar|Auto, to a Brit
mountebankery|False pretenses
mudflap|Splash guard
mudpack|Facial treatment
mundane|Humdrum
musclemen|Goons
musician|Jam session jammer
musters|Summons (up)
myrtles|Fragrant shrubs
mystical|Otherworldly
nameplates|Desk accessories
nanoseconds|They go by in a flash
napoleon|Layered dessert
narcissi|Jonquil and daffodil
narrates|Tells a story
nastier|More offensive
natives|Restless folk?
nauseate|Gross out
naysays|Denies
nearest|Most closely related
neatens|Puts in order
neatnik|Clutter-averse type
needier|More hard-up
negates|Cancels out
negates|Countermands
neither|Reply to bad alternatives
nemesis|Serious foe
neoprene|Wetsuit material
nerdier|More geeky
nettled|Annoyed
neuters|Fixes, as Fido
newsmen|Ones turning in stories
newswire|Reuters, for one
nippier|Colder
nirvana|State of bliss
nomadic|Inclined to wander
nonunion|Like some workers in an open shop
nosebleed|Farthest from the action, as arena seats
notated|Wrote, as music
notecard|Greeting carrier
novella|An ill-defined and disreputable literary banana republic: Stephen King
nuances|Subtleties
numeral|X, at times
nursery|Room with a crib
oarlock|Dinghy attachment
obscenity|Target of captioning censorship
observe|Watch
obsolete|Like car carburetors, for the most part
obsolete|No longer used
obstinate|Unyielding
ocarina|Oval-shaped instrument
ocarina|Simple wind
ocelots|Leopardlike cats
octopuses|Eight-armed mollusks
oculists|Eye experts, old-style
oddball|Eccentric
oddment|Leftover
odometers|Devices used on trips
offering|Church contribution
offshore|Like some oil rigs
ogreish|Monstrous
oligarch|Member of a small ruling class
omelets|Morning orders
omicrons|Fraternity O's
omitting|Leaving out
onetime|Like most capital costs
onstage|Performing
openers|Corkscrews, essentially
operate|Run
operated|Ran
orangey|Like a bad fake tan
oration|Stump speech
oratory|JFK skill
orbiter|Moon, e.g.
ordained|Like priests
ordains|Gives holy orders to
ordeals|Major hassles
ordered|Chose from a menu
organist|Musician at ballparks and churches
organist|Player in a loft
oriental|With a hotel, avenue whose rent is $550
orthodontists|Canine fixers
orthodox|Customary
osmosis|Gradual absorption
ostensive|Apparent
osteopath|Manipulative health care practitioner
ostinato|Repeated melodic pattern
ostracize|Shun
ostrich|Runner with big eggs
otology|Ear specialist's science
ousting|Giving the boot
outages|Storm problems
outdate|Render obsolete
outearn|Make more than
outlasted|Went longer than
outlived|Lasted longer than
outshot|Made more baskets than
outstrip|Surpass
outtakes|Some DVD bonus tracks
outweighs|Means more than
overall|From one extreme to the other
overcame|Conquered
overeasy|Flipped before serving, perhaps
overexcited|Hyped-up
overexert|Exhaust (oneself), as in a workout
overlap|Share parts with
overrode|Countermanded
oversaw|Supervised
overstep|Exceed, as a boundary
overtones|Hinted-at hidden meanings
overuse|Do to death
overuse|Employ to excess
palmyra|Ancient Syrian trade center
panatela|Slender smoke
papered|Covered decoratively, as walls
papyrus|Ancient communication medium
paranormal|Like "X-Files" cases
parboil|Precook, in a way
parcels|FedEx deliveries
pariahs|Shunned ones
parroted|Repeated mindlessly
parsleys|Decorative herbs
parsons|Service aces?
partita|Bach work
pastoral|Idyllic
patriot|Tom Brady, notably
peacock|Avian symbol of pride
peafowl|Pheasant kin
peanuts|A toy piano is often seen in it
peanuts|Small change
pecorino|Cheese from the Italian for "sheep"
peeling|Post-sunburn phase
peewees|Little ones
pelotas|Jai alai balls
penniless|Broke
peppier|More lively
percolate|Brew, in a way
perform|Put on
perfume|Club attention-getter
persuaded|Convinced
pestered|Heckled
petioles|Leafstalks
petting|__ zoo
pharaoh|Exodus tyrant
phenoms|Wunderkinds
phoebes|Ditzy "Friends" friend and singer Snow
phonies|Impostors
phosphorus|Element in matches
picture|Like many a postcard scene
pietism|Old doctrinal Lutheran movement
piggies|Tot's toes
pigskin|Deflategate concern
pigskin|Game item made of cow leather, actually
pileups|Multi-car collisions
piloted|Led
pimento|__ cheese sandwich, popular Augusta National menu item sold for $1.50
pinatas|They're beaten at parties
pioneers|First settlers
piranha|Dangerous Amazon fish
pitiful|Pathetic
placekicker|Any one of the NFL's top 25 career scoring leaders
planets|Octet since 2006
planets|Seven-movement Holst work that omits Earth, with "The"
plateau|Almost all of Tibet
plating|Decorative metalwork
platypi|Duck-billed mammals
playboys|Don Juans
pleasant|Agreeable
pleasure|Cruise purpose
pledged|Promised
pledger|One convinced by a drive
pointer|Laser device
poleaxe|Weapon similar to a halberd
polemicist|One drawn to controversy
ponchos|Capelike garments
pontoon|Floatplane feature
poolhall|Place for a break?
portends|Foreshadows
portends|Warns of
possessed|Victimized by bad spelling?
postapocalyptic|*Like the "Hunger Games" trilogy
posters|Movie promoters
postscript|Text for a mailroom theater production?
potency|Strength
poverty|The parent of revolution and crime: Aristotle
prairie|Grassland
praline|Nutty confection
prances|Struts like a horse
prattled|Blathered
precinct|Administrative district
precinct|Police unit
preener|Feather-fixing bird, e.g.
preheat|Get going, as an oven
premade|Like microwavable meals
presoak|Washing machine cycle
pressure|Put the squeeze on
pressures|Lays a guilt trip on, say
pressuring|Putting the squeeze on
pretend|One-liner, part 5
pretends|Isn't serious
prevail|Win out
princes|Charles, William and Harry
princess|One of Disney's official eleven
principia|Three-book Newton work
prologs|Literary intros
prompter|Provider of cues
propman|Stage employee
prosper|Do quite well
protein|Tofu nutrient
protocol|Code of conduct
proverb|Words of wisdom
psychic|Know-it-all?
ptarmigan|Grouse family bird
puffers|Blowfish
punsters|Lovers of wordplay
purpose|Goal
pyramid|Oldest of the Seven Wonders
pyromaniac|One who remembers old flames with fondness?
quelled|Pacified
quickset|Cement type for home repairs
quinine|Tonic ingredient
quintessential|Classic
raccoon|Rocky in a Beatles title
radiate|Give off
radiator|Household hisser
rallied|Assembled for a cause
rampant|Widespread
raptors|Hawks and eagles
ratatat|Snare drum sound
rattler|Threat in old Westerns
rattletrap|Old crate
ravioli|Trattoria staple
razorbacks|Arkansas team
realist|Practical thinker
reboots|Completes an installation, perhaps
recasts|Gets new players for
recedes|Falls back
receipt|Need for a return, usually
receipt|Proof of purchase
receipt|Register printout
recorder|Black box, e.g.
recorder|Piccolo relative
recourse|Contingency plan
recover|Get back
recreate|Give new life to
recruits|They may be raw
rectory|Clergy abode
rectory|Parish house
rectory|Parish residence
recycle|Get more out of
redeemed|Used, as credit card rewards
redeyes|Early arrivals
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redirect|Forward, as mail
redline|*Hockey rink divider
reelect|Keep in office
reelect|Put back in office
reeling|Unsteady
reentry|Shuttle flight phase
regents|University officials
reglaze|Do some window maintenance
rehearse|Practice lines
reigned|Ruled
reinjure|Pull over, say?
reinvest|Put back into the company, as profits
reissued|Printed again
rejoice|Word in many hymns
relates|Tells
releases|Big events for film studios
relieve|Take over for
reloads|Puts in another roll of film
remarks|Comments
remedial|Like some summer school classes
remitted|Paid
remnants|Left things
removal|Taking away
renders|Causes to be
reneging|Weaseling out (on)
renewals|Subscribers' continuations
repairs|Mechanics' jobs
repertoire|Performer's array
replied|Wrote back
reports|Police paperwork
reprint|Subsequent edition with no changes
reseeds|Tends to a lawn's bare spot
residues|Distillery leftovers
resolution|Outcome
resonate|Strike a chord
respect|High esteem
respect|Reference
respite|Refreshing break
respond|Get back (to)
restate|Put another way
restated|Said again
restore|Bring back to a former state
retailer|Mall tenant
retainers|Orthodontic devices
retapes|Records again
retastes|Samples again, during cooking
retinas|Eye parts
retools|Updates the plant
retrial|Result of a hung jury, often
retrofit|Make less vulnerable to earthquakes, say
returned|Took back
retypes|Enters again
reveals|Lets out
revered|Venerated
reverent|Deferential
reversal|U-turn
rewinds|Backs up a videotape
rhubarb|Heated dispute
rhythms|Beats
richest|Most loaded
ricotta|Stuffing in stuffed shells
rimshot|Drummer's sound after a one-liner
ringtoss|Midway game
riotous|Unrestrained
ripsaws|Lumber mill fixtures
risking|Putting in jeopardy
risotto|Creamy rice dish
rivulet|Small stream
roadeos|Bus meets, e.g.
roadsides|Produce stand sites
roadsides|Some shoulders
romaine|Caesar salad lettuce
romance|Steel work
rosewood|Timber often used for guitar fretboards
rougher|Less polished
routine|Dancer's program
runbacks|Football plays with special teams
rustiest|Least used
sachets|Potpourri holders
saddest|Most mournful
saddled|Like polo ponies
saddled|Ready to ride
sadistic|Extremely cruel
sadness|The blues
sagebrush|Nevada's state flower
saintly|Holy
salinas|Monterey County seat
salmonella|*Common cause of food poisoning
saltcellar|Dispenser made obsolete by the shaker
saluted|Acknowledged a military superior
sambaed|Performed a ballroom dance
samples|They're often free
sanctum|Holy spot
sandiest|Like the most popular beaches
sapient|Wise
sarcasm|Feature of many negative reviews
sarongs|South Seas cover-ups
sashimi|Sushi bar order
satirist|National Lampoon writer, typically
satirize|Send up
satisfy|Fulfill
satsuma|Asian citrus fruit
sausage|Breakfast side
sauterne|Semisweet American white wine
savanna|Home to many warthogs
saviors|Bringers of great relief
scalded|Burned with steam
scallop|Edible mollusk
scented|Like many candles
scholastic|Educational
sciatica|Disk problem
science|Bill Nye's field
scrawls|Hard-to-read words
screams|Haunted house sounds
scriber|Metal-marking tool
scribes|Copyists of yore
seagull|Shore squawker
seamless|Smooth, as transitions
secreted|Hidden away
secular|Not connected to the church
sedately|With equanimity
sedates|Tranquilizes
seduces|Leads astray
segment|Part
seidels|Large beer mugs
seigneurs|Feudal lords
sellout|Betray
seminal|Pioneering
semipro|Part-time player
semolina|Pasta ingredient
senates|Law groups
senator|Old Roman adviser
senators|Capitol Hill lawmakers
sensing|Picking up
sensors|Burglar alarm devices
sensual|Erotic
sentence|Grammatical unit
separate|Like checks, when splitting the tab
separate|Split
seraphs|Six-winged angels, in Isaiah
serials|Continuing stories
serrano|Pepper typically hotter than a jalapeño
serrano|Pico de gallo pepper
servant|Hired help
sesames|Burger bun flavorings
setters|They may be Irish
settler|Colonist
sextants|Navigation tools
shatter|Destroy
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherbets|Palate cleansers
shiftless|Lazy
shirked|Avoided on the job
shooing|Driving away
shooter|Shutterbug
shoveler|Snow remover
shuteye|Z's
shutout|No-hitter, usually
sickbay|Ship's area for medical assistance
sidebars|Court conferences
siestas|Naps
sightline|*Unobstructed view
signage|Highway reading
silesia|Historical Oder River region
simoleon|Clam
simpers|Smirks
sinless|Pure
sisters|The Pleiades of myth, e.g.
skewered|Like kebabs
skewered|Like shish kebab
skiwear|Garb for the slopes
skydive|Parachute
skylarks|Shelley dedicated an ode to one of them
slammed|Banged shut
slammer|Clink
slammer|Hoosegow
slasher|Cutting-edge horror film?
sleepless|Involving a lot of tossing, perhaps
slicers|Deli equipment
slowpoke|Highway hazard
sluiced|Channeled, as water
smacked|Walloped
smarten|Spruce (up)
smashup|Road wreck
smeared|Affected by tears, as makeup
smelter|Ore refinery
smitten|Gaga
smitten|Taken (with)
smother|Overwhelm
snakepits|Chaotic places
snapdragon|*Flower named for a legendary beast
snarled|Tangled
snatching|Pickpocket's activity
sneaked|Moved stealthily
snivels|Relatives of whimpers
snobbery|Condescension
snorkel|Underwater aid
snowshoes|Arctic Winter Games gear
snuggle|Get lovey-dovey
socials|Church gatherings
softened|Began to melt
soirees|Evening affairs
soldier|Tiny colony defender
sonatas|Piano works
sonatina|Clementi composition
sopranos|Many opera heroines
sorcery|Evil skill
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
sources|They may be anonymous
souvenir|Snow globe, perhaps
soybean|Oil source
spaniel|Droopy-eared pooch
sparsely|How rural areas are populated
spatter|CSI evidence
spatter|Fry cook's woe
speargun|Diver's weapon
spearmint|Gum flavor
spheres|Areas of interest
spiderweb|Catcher of small prey
spigots|Hose connections
spinets|Grand children?
spinner|Fidget __
spiraled|Increased steadily
splayed|Spread out
splendor|Majesty
sponged|Freeloaded
sponges|They hold water
spreads|Impressive banquet displays
spreadsheet|Microsoft Excel tool
sprinkle|Very light rain
sprints|Some Olympic trials
spritzer|Wine drink
spyglass|Pirate's viewing aid
stained|__ glass
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Mountain climber's need
stamina|Staying power
stammer|Speech therapist's challenge
stances|Batting positions
standpat|Play the hand you were dealt
starter|First course
stashes|Secret supplies
statues|Busts, e.g.
staunch|Firm in principle
stealth|Espionage asset
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelie|Metal marble
steeply|In a precipitous fashion
stellar|Finer than fine
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|Sign maker's aid
stencil|Silkscreen aid
stentors|Loud speakers
sterile|Clean and then some
sterile|Like sealed medical supplies
sterile|Squeaky clean, as hospital supplies
sterile|Unproductive
stetson|Big hat
sticker|Place for a new-car price
stinger|Cocktail made with brandy and crème de menthe
stipend|Regular payment
stomached|Stood
stoolie|Cop's info source
storage|Alternative to throwing out
storage|Shed purpose
stories|O. Henry works
storming|Attacking fiercely
streamer|Party decoration
streamers|Party decorations
strides|Progress
striped|Like skunks and zebras
strudel|German pastry
stubborn|Tough to budge
stutter|__ step: deceptive hoops tactic
stylists|They do dos
styptic|It stops the bleeding
subnormal|Below average
success|Considerable achievement
suffuse|Fill, as with light
suitcases|Carousel riders
summers|Hot seasons
sundaes|Fountain treats
superego|Freudian conscience
supernova|Celestial explosion
suspects|Usual people in a roundup?
sweatboxes|Poor working conditions
sweeney|American Gods leprechaun Mad __
sweetens|Improves, as an offer
sweetie|Beau or boo
sweetie|Honey
sweetsop|Fruit also called a sugar apple
swerves|Changes course suddenly
swirled|Blew in circles, as the wind
swordsman|Athos, for one
synapse|Nerve junction
synonym|Genuine, for real
tabouli|Bulgur salad
tabouli|Mediterranean salad
tabular|Like spreadsheets
tactics|Strategy
tactual|Touch-related
tagliatelle|Pasta commonly served with Bolognese sauce
tailgate|Follow too closely
tailgate|Outdoor party focal point
tamales|Wrapped Mexican fare
tarmacadam|Runway covering
tarragon|Béarnaise sauce herb
tartare|Steak __
tastemaker|Fashion VIP
tattered|Like neglected clothing
tatters|Ragged clothes
tattiest|Most shabby
tearooms|Elegant cafés
teasers|Hooks or lures
teaspoons|Parts of many place settings
teaware|Pots, cups, etc.
technic|Lego line that may include gears and motors
telexed|Sent messages, before faxes and email
tempest|Play set on an island, with "The"
tenancy|Rental duration
tendered|Offered in payment
tenderness|Gentle quality
tendons|Muscle-to-bone connectors
tendons|Patellar and Achilles
tensest|Stretched to the limit
terminator|Boundary between the illuminated and darkened part of the moon, in astronomy
termites|Ones eating on the house?
terrific|Wonderful
testate|Willed?
therein|__ our letters do not well agree: Brutus
thermos|Lunchbox container
thingamabob|Hairdo for gadget lovers?
thirdly|Adverb after a second contract item
threshed|Separated seed from
thrones|HBO's "Game of __"
throttle|Engine regulator
thumbtack|Bulletin board sticker
thunder|Storm warning
thunder|Stormy weather sound
ticking|Imminently dangerous situation
tickled|Got giggles out of
tidiest|Like the most substantial sum
timesavers|Shortcuts
timpani|Percussion instrument
tiramisu|Dessert with a kick
tissues|Cold sufferer's boxful
titania|Oberon's queen
toecaps|Boot reinforcements
toenail|Hammer at an angle
toeshoe|Ballerina's footwear
toothbrushes|Canine cleaners
toothless|Ineffective
topiary|Horticultural art
topmast|Rigging support
tornado|Destructive storm
torpedoes|Destroys totally
tortoise|Surprise winner of fable
tostada|Taqueria order
touchdown|Land
traffic|Rush hour report topic
trailblazers|Pioneers
trailed|Pursued
trailer|Mobile home
trainee|Many a new hire
trainee|Work newbie
traipse|Ramble
tramcars|Mine carriers
trammel|Three-layer fishing net
trashed|Seriously vandalized
traumas|Psychological wounds
travesty|Sham
treason|Arnold's crime
treason|Quisling's crime
treated|Pressure-__
treatise|Dissertation
treetop|Spot with a bird's-eye view
trekked|Took an arduous trip
trespasses|Violates a "private property" sign
tresses|Locks
tresses|Locks on heads
triangle|Percussion instrument
triassic|First period of the Mesozoic Era
triassic|Period of the first dinosaurs
trifecta|Long-odds bet
trifoliate|Like poison ivy
tripods|Photography gear
tripoli|Marines' Hymn city
tripper|The Beatles' "Day __"
trisect|Cut twice, perhaps
trivial|Barely worth mentioning
trodden|Walked-over
trooper|Highway pursuer
trophies|Prizes in a case
troubleshooters|Fixers
troughs|Low-pressure systems
truisms|Self-evident actualities
trusses|Bridge supports
tryouts|Team builders
tsetses|Flies over Africa?
turncoats|Traitors
tuxedos|Black-tie wear
twirled|Spun, as a baton
tyrants|Hard heads
tyrants|Ruthless rulers
unabated|With sustained force
unbigoted|Tolerant
uncaged|Like free-range chickens
unclogs|Clears a stoppage from
uncross|Straighten, as one's legs
underground|*London subway system, with "the"
unicycle|The record longest continuous ride on one is 105.57 miles
unleash|Turn loose
unloose|Let free
unnerve|Rattle
unoriginal|Hardly fresh
unrelated|Like bears and koala bears
unrisen|Not yet up
unseals|Opens, as an official document
unselected|Not taken
unsticks|Peels off, perhaps
untaught|Innate
unwinds|Kicks back
unwoven|Not yet interlaced, as yarn
uplifts|Makes joyous
uploads|Puts on the internet, e.g.
upraise|Lift
upreared|Lifted
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
upsweep|High hairdo
utensils|Kitchen implements
uterine|Womb-related
utility|Water or gas
utilizes|Takes advantage of
vacated|Cleared out
valencia|Spanish autonomous community or its capital
vampire|Anne Rice character
vaporware|Product announced but never produced or canceled
vaseline|Healing aid patented in 1872
veggies|Colorful appetizer platter items
veneers|Surface layers
vengeance|Retaliation
verbose|Like a motormouth
victims|Con targets
vinegar|Salad bar item
violent|Like some bad weather
virulent|Particularly noxious
wagoner|Conestoga traveler
walkathon|Fundraising portmanteau
wangles|Acquires through cunning
wannabe|Hopeful
warheads|Sour to the People extreme candy brand
wastrel|Scrooge's opposite
waterbird|Crane, e.g.
wavered|Was indecisive
weaponize|Adapt in a dangerous way
weasels|Pop goes critters
weeders|Gardening tools
weekends|Time off for many
weirdly|In a strange way
wheedled|Sweet-talked
whether|Choice word
whizbangs|Hairdo for experts?
whoopee|Shout of jubilation
whoopie|__ pie: cream-filled chocolate cake
widened|Grew
wildfire|*Hard-to-control blaze
wiretap|Evidence-gathering device
workspace|*Cubicle, e.g.
xeroxed|Ran off
yearends|Final financials
yeastier|More frothy
abasing|Belittling
abducts|Snatches
abetted|Helped in a job, perhaps
abolishes|Gets rid of
abominate|Loathe
abrader|Rubber eraser, for one
abscissa|Graph point's x-coordinate
absolve|Exculpate
abstain|Take no side
acceding|Agreeing
accented|Like some French vowels
accrues|Builds up
accruing|Accumulating, as interest
acerbic|Tart
acetones|Polish removers
achieve|Accomplish
achieve|Get by effort
actions|They "speak louder than words"
actress|One in a cast
actress|Oprah, at times
actress|Woman in the picture
actually|If truth be told
actuate|Set in motion
adamant|Inflexible
address|Customer file prompt
address|Mailer's need
adhered|Held closely (to)
adheres|Sticks
admired|Held in high regard
adopted|Took in
adoring|Loving
adoring|Loving and devoted, as fans
adorned|Decked out
advancing|Getting promotions
affection|Love
affluent|Wealthy
affords|Provides with, as an opportunity
aficionado|Buff
afterlife|Medium access?
afterlife|Setting for Dante's "Divine Comedy"
against|Saying nay to
agencies|Service companies
agonies|Great pains
agonised|Suffered greatly, in Sussex
agonize|Fret (over)
aileron|Word from the French for "little wing"
airbags|*Satchels with vents?
airboat|Everglades transport
airlifting|Emergency transportation method
alacrity|Eagerness
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Trendy
alarmed|Quite anxious
albumin|Egg white protein
alcoves|Nooks
alfalfa|Our Gang kid with spiky hair
alfalfa|Cow chow
alfredo|Fettuccine sauce
aliases|They're assumed
alienate|Drive away
alienee|Property recipient, in law
aliform|Wing-shaped
alkalinity|Water's capability to neutralize acid
alkalis|They have pHs above 7
allayers|Calming agents
allopath|Alternative medicine practitioner's term for a mainstream doctor
almighty|Supremely powerful
altostratus|Cloud at heights of about one to five miles
amalgam|Composite dental filling material
amasses|Piles up
amasses|Racks up
amasses|Stockpiles
ambience|Atmosphere
ambience|Atmosphere, as of a restaurant
amended|Like the Constitution, 27 times
amender|One changing a bill
amoebas|Tiny shape-shifters
amoebic|Tiny and shapeless
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amounts|Bottom lines
anaconda|Amazon predator
anaconda|World's largest snake by weight
analects|Confucian text, with "The"
analyst|Wall Street figure
analyst|Word after systems or psycho
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemones|Marine animals named for flowers
angered|Made irate
angoras|Some woolen sweaters
angrier|Hotter
anguish|Distress
animate|Bring to life, as cartoons
animate|Enliven
another|And __ thing ...
antacid|Hot wings chaser, perhaps
antelope|Savanna springer
anthill|End of a line in the sand, maybe
anthill|Mound built by insects
antidote|Countermeasure
aperitifs|Pre-dinner drinks
apology|Expression of regret
apparat|Political power structure
appease|Placate
appends|Tacks on
appoint|Name officially, as to a position
approve|Say yes
apricot|Type of jam in Sacher tortes
apricot|Yellow-orange fruit
apropos|At just the right time
apropos|Fitting
aquarium|Home for pet fish
arbiter|Dispute decider
arbitrate|Resolve, in a way
armload|Laundry unit
armoire|Big wardrobe
armorer|Mail creator
armrest|One often shared in flight
aroused|Turned on
arresting|Captivating
arrests|Collars
arrests|Police actions
arrives|Makes it
arsenal|London football club
arsenal|Premier League powerhouse
arsenal|Storehouse
arsenic|Poison in some whodunits
artifacts|Ruins things?
artists|Gallery VIPs
ascended|Climbed
aseptic|Sterile
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashcans|Trash collectors
ashrams|Gurus' retreats
asinine|Utterly absurd
asocial|Reclusive
asocial|Standoffish
asocial|Withdrawn
aspects|Sides of an issue
asperses|Bad-mouths
aspirers|Wannabes
assails|Lights into
asserts|Proclaims
assuage|Soften
assumes|Jumps to conclusions
astutely|In an insightful manner
atingle|Prickling with excitement
atoning|Penitent
attache|Embassy employee
attains|Gets to
attendance|Ballpark figure
attested|Bore witness
attests|Bears witness (to)
attests|Swears to
attitude|State of mind
attuned|Adjusted (to)
auroras|Natural night lights
avarice|Greed
aviates|Takes to the skies
aviation|Earhart's art
aviator|Pilot
avoided|Kept away from
awarded|Given, as a medal
awkwardly|With very little grace
awnings|Charming small-town street array
backbeat|Syncopated rhythmic element
backflip|Impressive dismount
backlit|Like some portrait photos
backpack|*Hiker's carryall
balance|Equanimity
ballerina|One really on her toes
baloney|Horsefeathers!
bananas|Fruit that grows in bunches
bandeau|Elastic bikini top
barilla|Ronzoni rival
barricades|Roadblocks
basketball|*LeBron's sport
basmati|Long-grained rice
bassoons|Some winds
bathtub|Bootlegger's gin container
battier|More eccentric
baubles|Showy trinkets
bauxite|Principal aluminum ore
beaming|Wearing a grin
bebopper|1940s jazzman
bedspread|Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters
bedspread|Something fit for a king?
bedstead|Framework for retiring
beguine|Begin the __: Cole Porter song
behemoths|Monstrous creatures
behests|Directives
beldame|Crone
benches|They may empty in a brawl
beriberi|B-deficiency illness
bestial|Brutish
bewitch|Entrance
bistros|Small restaurants
blanches|Scalds briefly in water, as tomatoes
blasphemer|Irreverent one
blatant|Far from subtle
blinders|Horse racing accessories
blocked|Denied access, on social media
bloomer|19th-century women's rights advocate Amelia
blossom|Come into one's own
boaters|Hats like Maurice Chevalier's
boathooks|Docking aids
boating|Enjoying the ocean
boatswain|What "bosun" is short for
bodegas|Spanish convenience stores
boneset|Supposedly medicinal herb that sounds relevant to chiropractors
bonitos|Fish that sound good in Spanish
bonobos|Endangered chimpanzees
booboos|Causes of tots' tears
booksellers|Proprietors for word lovers
boondocks|Nowheresville, with "the"
boosted|Gave a leg up
boosters|Ardent fans
bootstrap|Metaphorical self-help aid
bordering|Adjacent to
borscht|Soup often served with sour cream
bottler|Soft drink manufacturer, e.g.
bouncer|Bar employee
braggart|Blowhard
bragged|Talked big
bragging|Big talk
brassie|Old golf club named for its copper alloy-plated face
breadline|Depression Era sight
breadline|Great Depression symbol
breather|Rest
brewpub|Source of suds
briefly|Pest that's gotten into the cheese?
bristles|Shows obvious anger
bromide|Trite comment
browbeaten|Bullied
brushfire|*Forest threat
brutish|Barbaric
bugaboos|Causes of fear
bulldoze|Level for building, as land
bullhorn|Megaphone kin
bumpier|More uneven
cafeteria|Students' lunchroom
canasta|Rummy game played with two decks
capybaras|Large South American rodents
carabiners|Mountaineer's rope fasteners
carbonara|Creamy pasta dish
carbonara|Rich pasta dish
carbons|Copies made on onionskin, probably
careens|Sways on a curve
caribou|Arctic deer
caroled|Sang for an audience of one, sometimes
carpool|Use the HOV lane
carryons|Bags you don't check
carwash|Money-laundering business in "Breaking Bad"
casting|Certain director's concern
catacomb|Ancient underground tunnel
catapulted|Launched at great speed
cataract|Large falls
catbird|__ seat: advantageous spot
caterer|Party food provider
cayenne|Red hot chili pepper
censure|Official reproach
censures|Officially rebukes
centaur|Man-horse hybrid
central|*New Orleans time zone
ceramic|Tile type
cerebra|Brain areas
chafers|Plant-eating scarab beetles
chained|Confined, in a way
chainsaw|Feller's tool?
chalets|Skiers' retreats
challenge|Dare
chancel|Area around the altar
changeup|Pitcher's surprise
charlatan|Phony
chasers|Followers of shots
chatted|Exchanged texts, say
cheapie|Inexpensive brand
cheapskates|Scrooge types
cheered|Brightened
chemistry|Mutual attraction in a relationship
cherubs|Rosy-cheeked angels
chimeras|Fire-breathing monsters
chinstrap|Football helmet part
chloral|__ hydrate: sedative
cineaste|Film lover
cinnamon|Eggnog spice
clambake|Beach cookout
cleanse|Detox diet
cleanse|Detoxification diet
clearance|Underpass concern
cleaves|Sticks
clerics|Priests, e.g.
climate|Long-term weather conditions
cloisonne|Fancy enamelwork
closets|Secrecy metaphors
coaches|Manager's staff
coarsen|Make rough
coastal|By the seashore
coaxing|Cajolery
coinage|Quarters and halves
comfort|Bed buyer's concern
compete|Play seriously
concerto|Any one of Bach's Brandenburgs
congruent|Harmonious
conjugate|Do a tense recitation?
connived|Schemed
consists|Is made up
console|Bring comfort to
conspired|Plotted together
consuls|Dignitaries working abroad
content|Tweets, snaps, pics, etc.
coopers|Craftsmen paid by the barrel?
copious|Abundant
copouts|Weak excuses
cordoba|Andalusian city
corkscrew|*Shape of rotini pasta
cornrow|Tight braid
corollas|Popular Toyotas
correction|Proofer's change
corrodes|Becomes rusted
corvette|Car named for a small warship
counsels|Gives legal advice
couturier|Dior or Klein
covenant|Tiny insect that casts spells?
coyotes|Howling canines
coyotes|Prairie canines
crabbier|More like Oscar the Grouch
crackers|Freebies with a bowl of soup
crampon|Ice-climber's boot attachment
craving|Strong desire
crawdad|Cajun crustacean
credenza|Dinette piece with cupboards
credible|Trustworthy
creeper|Climbing plant
creeper|Climbing vine
creosotes|Wood preservatives
crested|Reached an apex
crewneck|Like many tees
crimsons|Purplish reds
crochet|Make bootees, perhaps
croquet|Alice had to play it with flamingos as mallets
crosses|Mass symbols
cruelty|The "C" of SPCA
cruised|Enjoyed the ocean
crystal|Traditional 15th anniversary gift
crystal|Watch cover
cuestas|Spanish hillsides
curacao|Mai tai liqueur
curtains|Disastrous end
curveball|Slider option
cyanide|Spy film poison
dadaism|Avant-garde art movement
damages|Does harm to
dampens|Depresses
dandelion|Unwelcome flower
daredevil|Thrill seeker
dartboards|They're stuck in pubs
debates|Arguments with teams
decadence|Debauchery
decagram|10-point star polygon
decathlon|Summer Olympics event
decider|Bush 43, so he said, with "the"
decimal|Dot between dollars and cents
decisively|Easy way to win
dedicate|Inscribe personally
deepens|Becomes more complex
defense|Pass rusher's team
defense|The "D" of "NORAD"
deforest|Clear-cut, as for lumber
deglaze|Do a sauce preparation job
deleting|Removing from the text
deliver|Come through
demesne|Land adjoining a manor house
demotes|Reduces in rank
densest|Most populous
dentist|X-ray examiner, perhaps
depended|Counted (on)
deplores|Hates
deports|Kicks out, in a way
depress|Sadden
derails|Fouls up, as plans
derange|Drive up the wall
derated|Lowered the grade of
derelicts|Ones neglecting their duties
desolate|Like ghost towns
destroyers|Smallest Battleship pieces
details|Nuts and bolts, so to speak
detente|Cooling-off period
dethroned|Overthrew
devalued|Weakened, as currency
devotee|Fan
devotees|Aficionados
dewiest|Maximally moist
diameter|Line through the middle
digests|Fully comprehends
digitalis|Foxglove
dignify|Give due respect
dinette|Breakfast nook, e.g.
dinette|Unlikely banquet setting
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diorama|Historical display
dishtowel|Kitchen cloth
disputers|Naysayers
dissent|No
diverging|Going every which way
diverse|Far from homogeneous
divorce|Formal split
divulge|Reveal
doctorates|High degrees
doggone|Danged
doglike|Resembling a dingo
dogtrots|Easy paces
domestic|Made at home
donated|Gave
doormen|Uniformed greeters
doozies|Humdingers
dossier|Set of related documents
doubter|Skeptic
doughnut|*Glazed morning snack
dramedies|Seriously funny shows?
drapery|Decorator's choice
drapery|Window hanging
dreamer|You may say I'm a __: Lennon's "Imagine"
dreaming|Unrealistic
dressage|Equestrian event
dressed|Ready to go out
dressers|Backstage theater workers
drunken|Like an intoxicated spree
duchess|New title for Meghan Markle
dugouts|Where bats hang out?
dynasty|Zhou or Qin
dystopia|Literally, Greek for "bad place"
earflap|Winter cap feature
earnest|Heart-to-heart
earshot|Hearing range
earthquake|Threat from a fault
eastern|Part of EDT
eateries|Cafés and such
ecosystem|Coral reef, e.g.
ecotourist|Rainforest visitor
ecotours|Nature excursions
ecstasy|Bliss
edifice|Big building
edifice|Building
edition|Morning paper, e.g.
editors|Times-changing workers?
eeliest|Hardest to hang on to
effaces|Wipes out
efforts|Sincere attempts
eggshell|Off-white
egomaniac|Swellhead
egregious|Flagrant
eighths|Pizzas slices, commonly
elastic|Like stretchy waistbands
elbowed|Nudged sharply
elected|In
electorate|Eligible voters
elevens|Gridiron numbers
eluding|Dodging
embarks|Boards at the dock
embassy|Diplomat's headquarters
embassy|Diplomatic office
embellish|Ornament
emended|Corrected
emeriti|Academic retirees
emigres|Seekers of a better life, perhaps
emoticon|Email adornment
emoticon|One often includes a colon
emoting|Letting it all hang out, theatrically
emotive|Like tearjerkers
emperor|Chinese ruler until 1912
empiric|Based on observation
enables|Facilitates
enamors|Captivates
enamors|Captivates
encases|Crates up
enclosed|Surrounded
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endgame|When the fewest pieces are on the chess board
endless|Tiresomely long
endorse|Stand behind
endowed|Funded
enemies|Foes
enemies|Opposite sides
enforce|Carry out, as laws
engaged|Planning to wed
engineer|Scotty on the Enterprise, e.g.
english|World's third-most spoken language
engulfed|Swamped
enjoins|Prevents legally
enlistee|Willing recruit
ennobled|Distinguished
enounce|State
ensemble|Harmonious outfit
ensnarls|Tangles
enteric|Intestinal
enterprise|Star Trek ship
enticement|Temptation
entombs|Puts in a vault, in a way
entrepot|Import/export port
envious|Green, in a way
ephemera|Transitory things
epilogue|Afterword
episode|Netflix installment
episode|Series installment
epistles|Paul's letters
epitaph|It's often written in stone
epitome|Shining example
equator|Congo line?
equinox|Semiannual astronomical event
erector|__ set: building toy
erelong|By and by, to a bard
erosion|Cause of shrinking beaches
erotica|Prurient material
eruption|Volcanic event
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escapee|The one that got away
escarole|Leafy salad green
esoterica|Things few understand
espadrille|Shoe with a rope sole
espresso|Shot in a tiny cup
esteems|Looks up to
estrange|Alienate
eternal|Always there
eternal|For all time
eternal|Hardly transitory
eternities|They take forever
ethical|Principled
ethical|Virtuous
evasive|Like many a politician's answers
evenhanded|Fair
exactor|One demanding payment, say
exclaimed|Cried out
excuses|They may be lame
execution|How it's done
exfoliate|Use a microdermabrasion agent, say
exhibit|Expo entry
eyelash|Cilium, to the layperson
eyelids|Peepers' closers
eyelift|Cosmetic surgery that removes bags
eyesore|Abandoned building, say
facetiously|In fun
falsify|Fake
farmers|Insurance company founded for rural workers
farmhand|Field worker
fashion|Runway display
fastens|Buckles, as a seat belt
fattened|Enriched
febrile|Running a temperature
fetuses|Some ultrasound images
figurehead|*Nominal leader
finespun|Like delicate fabric
finitude|Limited state
firearms|Second Amendment concern
fitness|Gym goal
flamenco|Lively display of stamps?
flapjack|Breakfast fare
flatcar|Sideless train unit
fleecers|Con artists
fleeces|Pulls a scam on
fleeing|Hardly turning oneself in
flippers|Diving gear
flotsam|Bobbing refuse
fluency|Orator's skill
fondest|Most affectionate
forceps|Grasping pair
forcing|Compelling
foreleg|One of two raised when rearing
founder|Stumble, as a horse
fourths|Quarters
foxtrot|*Ballroom dance that's also a phonetic alphabet "F"
foxtrot|Echo follower?
fractal|Repeating geometric pattern
fractals|Repetitive geometric patterns
framers|Constitution VIPs
fraudulence|Deceit
freckled|Like Howdy Doody's face
freshen|Air out
frisbee|Disc golf "ball"
frothing|Causing to foam
fructose|Sugar in much corn syrup
funeral|Death at a __ (2010 comedy)
gallium|Steel-gray metallic element
gamecock|South Carolina athlete
gametes|Reproductive cells
ganglion|One of a group of feline predators?
gardens|Marvin __
garland|Floral wreath
garters|Stocking attachments
geneses|Commencements
genomes|Biological mapping subjects
gestalt|Unified whole, in psychology
glamour|Women's magazine since 1939
goalies|Frequent savers
goatees|Buffalo Bill and Charles Dickens wore them
godsons|Baptized boys, often
gooiest|Most sticky, as a sweet treat
gospels|Matthew and Mark wrote two of them
gourmet|Foodie
grandpas|Mom's and dad's dads
gravestones|They often display two years
greasepaint|Stage makeup staple
greatest|Classic circus adjective
guessed|Acted desperately on "Jeopardy!," perhaps
gullible|Easily fooled
guttural|Throaty
habitue|Regular patron
haggles|Tries for a better price
handbasket|*Convenient carrier
handcar|Railroad maintenance vehicle
handlebars|... you've run dining rooms, but can you __?
handprints|Kids may use them to make turkeys
handsaw|Carpenter's cordless cutter
handshake|Cordial greeting
hangars|Airport parking facilities
harangue|Rant
harmless|Inoffensive
harmonica|Blues musician's "harp"
harness|Equestrian equipment
harpoon|Whaling weapon
harshly|How scolding words may be spoken
hatchet|Chopper
headache|Big pain
hearsay|Scuttlebutt
heartbroken|EARTH
heartburn|Prilosec target
heavenly|*Star or nebula
heckled|Harassed impertinently
hedgers|Cautious bettors
heiresses|Will beneficiaries
heliostat|Device that generates solar power
hennaing|Applying a temporary tattoo
hillside|Sledding spot
hogtied|Rendered immobile
hokiest|Most contrived
holistic|Type of medicine
holland|First Hudson River automobile tunnel
holland|The Netherlands, informally
holsters|Oater belt attachments
homered|Went deep at the park
honesty|The best policy, so it's said
hoodwink|Pull a fast one on
hornets|Some stingers
horsehide|Baseball, in old slang
horserace|Bet on it
horserace|Kentucky Derby, e.g.
horseshoe|Good luck symbol
hostess|Snack cake maker with the Nasdaq symbol TWNK
hostler|Stable attendant
hotheads|Easily riled types
hotline|Crisis telephone
hotline|Emergency phone link
hunched|Bent (over)
hurtles|Moves speedily
hymnody|Sacred song collection
ibuprofen|Active ingredient in Advil
iceberg|Salad choice
icehouse|Block-stocking building
ideates|Imagines
identifications|Airport agents see a lot of them
identikit|Police artist's composite pic maker
idiocies|Follies
iguanas|Lesser Antilles lizards
imagine|Picture
imitate|Show great respect for, perhaps
immobile|Fixed
immoral|Unethical
imperils|Puts at risk
impetus|Driving force
imports|Corona and Tsingtao
inamorata|Female lover
inaudibly|Lower than low?
incense|Holy smoke
incisors|Cutting teeth
incline|Lean
include|Don't forget about
indicts|Formally accuses of, with "for"
inerrant|Perfectly correct
inertia|Loafer's quality
infants|Babies
infidelity|Violation of trust
ingenues|Stock female roles
inmates|The Shawshank Redemption extras
innersoles|They always get underfoot
insects|About 80% of the world's species, according to the Smithsonian
insensate|Lacking feeling
inserts|Newspaper extras
insidious|Treacherously sneaky
insists|Won't take no for an answer
insoles|Shoe cushions
insomnia|Retirement obstacle
instructs|Trains
integers|5 and 10, e.g.
intermezzos|Brahms piano pieces
intervene|Play peacemaker
intimate|Hint
intrepid|Very brave
intruder|One breaking in
invaders|Ones storming the castle, say
inveigh|Protest bitterly (against)
inveterate|Dyed-in-the-wool
iodized|Like much table salt
irksome|Annoying
ironies|Unexpected turns of events
irregular|Nonconforming
irritate|Vex
isolates|Quarantines
isotope|Elemental variant
isotope|Uranium-238, e.g.
isthmus|Common canal site
isthmus|Panama landform
iterant|Repeating
itinerary|Travel plan
jambalaya|One-pot New Orleans dish
jawline|*Distinctive Jay Leno facial feature
jealous|Worried about losing one's place?
jetstream|*Atmospheric wind that aids an eastbound U.S. flight
jetstream|Wind current that affects weather patterns
jitterbug|Swing era dance
jiujitsu|Art using locks
jukebox|Where old records may be kept
jurassic|*Period in the Age of Reptiles
jurists|Gavel wielders
kachina|Pueblo spirit being
karaoke|Bar attraction
keepers|Things to hang onto
kerosene|Lamp filler
kerosene|Lamp fuel
killjoys|Party poopers
kittens|Cute calendar subjects
klondike|Yukon gold rush region
kneaded|Worked, as dough
kneecap|Patella
knishes|Deli snacks
knuckle|Sandwich component?
labeler|Shipping department gizmo
labrador|Chocolate dog
labrador|__ retriever
lacquers|Glossy coatings
lactose|Source of intolerance
landlord|Super superior
language|*Nonverbal communication
lassoes|Rodeo ropes
latches|Gate closers
lavender|Massage therapy oil type
laywomen|Female nonclericals
laziest|Like the most summery day
leaders|Tour guides, e.g.
leaflets|Circulars
leakages|Auto fluid problems
leanest|Least fatty, as corned beef
leanest|Lowest in fat
leashed|On a tether
lecterns|Debate equipment
leisure|Easy time
lentils|Soup legumes
leopard|One spotted at the zoo
lewdest|Most lascivious
libation|Liquid poured in honor of a deity
liberals|Ones on the left
ligates|Ties off in surgery
limited|Like some sale quantities
limited|Restricted in number, as an edition
linemen|Tackles, e.g.
lingerie|Something to slip on
lingerie|Teddies, e.g.
linotype|Old-fashioned printing machine
lissome|Supple
literal|Unlike idioms
literati|Bookish set
literati|Intelligentsia
littler|More diminutive
locales|Neighborhoods
logical|Like a sudoku solution
lookout|Guard
loosely|How some scripts are adapted from novels
lustful|Satyrlike
macrame|Fabric beltmaker's technique
madeira|Archipelago with an eponymous wine
madeira|European archipelago known for its wine
madeira|Fortified Portuguese wine
maestri|Musical chairs?
maestro|Orchestra leader
mafioso|Underworld family member
magistrates|Some judicial officials
mailing|Sending out
malaise|Vague discomfort
maleficent|Like evildoers
maltier|More grainy, as lager
maltose|Brewery sugar
manacle|Slap cuffs on
mandala|Hindu meditation aid
manhole|Sewer entrance
mantras|Prayerful chants
marinas|Places to tie up
mariner|Venus probe craft
marriage|Two-party system?
marshes|Egret habitats
mascara|It may run during a sad movie
mascara|Maybelline product
matador|Cape user
matador|Fighter with a cape
maximum|Largest amount
mediated|Settled things
meerkat|Kalahari mongoose
menorah|Holiday candle holder
menswear|Department store section
mercurial|Fickle
merriment|Gaiety
meteors|Geminids sights
meteors|Shower components
mickeys|Doctored drinks
minestrone|Soup bar staple
minicam|A luge driver might wear one
misbegotten|Ill-advised
misdate|Write the wrong number on, perhaps
mislays|Loses temporarily
misstep|Error
misuses|Applies incorrectly
mobiles|Calder pieces
moments|They may be precious
monkeys|Mangabeys, e.g.
monocular|Like a birder's field glass
monopod|One-legged camera support
monotone|Chant, often
monster|Under-the-bed figment, hopefully
moonless|Like a particularly dark sky after sunset
moonrise|Event often visible in the evening sky
morocco|Where Fez is
mortifies|Embarrasses deeply
mothers|Goose and hen?
motorboats|*Vessels pulling water-skiers
moussaka|Greek menu staple
mussels|Common paella ingredients
nametag|Handle holder
nascent|Fledgling
nauseate|Cause one's stomach to turn
navigator|Alien reptile in "Avatar"?
nearest|Least distant
neatnik|One who picks up a lot
neatniks|They're constantly picking up
nebulous|Difficult to describe
necktie|Casual Friday casualty?
needles|Pine forest floor covering
nemeses|Sinestro and Professor Zoom, in their respective universes
nemesis|Waterloo
neoprene|Wetsuit substance
nepotic|Like many family-owned companies
nepotism|Favoring relatives in hiring
nerdier|Less cool
nervously|In a jittery way
netizen|Habitual surfer
neutrino|Particle name that Fermi introduced to the scientific community
neutrons|They're free of charge
newsmen|Rather and Cronkite
nicknames|The Sultan of Swat and The Splendid Splinter
nicotine|Cigarette stimulant
nicotine|Ingredient in therapeutic gum
ninnies|Dodos
nirvana|Kurt Cobain's group
nitrogen|Air, mostly
nodding|Dropping (off)
nonissue|Moot point
nonissue|Trivial matter
nonpublic|Private
notepad|Spot for doodles
nourish|Keep healthy
novenas|Catholic devotions
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
obedience|Dog school focus
obelisk|Washington Monument, for one
obloquy|Public humiliation
obscene|Lewd
observe|Witness
obstruct|Hamper
ocarinas|Egg-shaped wind instruments
ocelots|Cats native to much of the Americas
octavos|Books smaller than quartos
odyssey|Adventurous trip
oiliest|Most obsequious
oilpaper|Specialized painting surface
omelets|Dishes from a "station"
ominous|Threatening
onerous|Burdensome
ongoing|Continuous
onionskin|Paper named for a vegetable
openers|Bar gadgets
openest|Least obfuscated
openhanded|Generous
operate|Do an inside job?
operate|Run
opportunist|One who strikes while the iron is hot
optical|Kind of illusion
optimal|Best-case
oranges|Florida produce
oration|Formal address
oration|Lincoln output
orators|Figures of speech?
ordered|Called for takeout, say
ordinary|Run-of-the-mill
oregano|Herb in Italian seasoning
oregano|Marjoram kin
oregano|Pizza herb
oregano|Pizzeria jarful
organdy|Fine cotton fabric
organic|Produce aisle option
organized|Put in order
oriented|Word with goal or detail
orioles|Camden Yards team
osmosed|Diffused through a membrane
outages|Some leave you powerless
outstrip|Best
overate|Pigged out
overate|Took too many courses?
overdid|Went too far with
overfeed|Stuff at mealtime
overfeeds|Puts too much in the fishtank
overlap|Venn diagram feature
overlaps|Has in common
overlook|Scenic viewpoint
overrun|Exceed, as a budget
overtax|Demand too much of
overtip|Be exorbitant with the gratuity
overtone|Intimation
overused|Trite
ovulated|Dropped an egg?
pacifier|Binky
paddleboard|One hanging around a lifeguard tower
pageboy|Shoulder-length do
paisano|Italian pal
pajamas|They may be footed
palatal|Like some consonants, as the nasal "n"
palomino|Trigger was one
palooka|Two-bit boxer
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Cure-all
panache|Dashing style
panamas|Lightweight hats
pandora|Curious box opener
paneled|Like some den walls
panettone|Italian bread often served at Christmastime
panners|They go for the gold
panniers|Burro's baskets
pantomimed|Expressed with only gestures
paradox|Catch-22
parallax|Apparent displacement due to observer movement
paramedic|Accident scene arrival
parapet|Balcony barrier
parents|Raises
pariahs|Outcasts
parsecs|Astronomical measures
partake|Share (in)
pascals|Units of pressure
passages|Excerpts
passersby|Ones who may stop to help
password|It often looks like gibberish
pasture|Rural expanse
pathology|Study of hiking choices?
patterns|Sewer needs
pavanes|Old duple-time dances
peacock|Longtime network symbol
peacocks|Birds with eyelike spots on their tails
pedigree|Purebred family tree
pelicans|New Orleans NBA team
peninsula|Florida, mostly
penology|Study of literary tools?
pensive|Thoughtful
pentagon|Big brass container?
pentathlon|Modern Olympic event one shoots for?
percussion|Orchestra section
persistent|Not giving up
perused|Read carefully
pessimist|Eeyore, for one
pewters|Tin alloys
philology|Study of a portentous woodchuck?
phonics|Hooked on language teaching method
physique|Body structure
picante|Hot and spicy
pigeonhole|Sort in compartments
pillories|Exposes to public scorn
pinafore|Garment in a Gilbert and Sullivan title
plainest|Most ordinary
planter|One with a rooting interest
plaster|Wall surface
plating|*Thin metallic layer
plaudit|Strong praise
playacts|Pretends
pleasant|Mood-brightening
pleasant|Nice
pleased|Tickled pink
pledges|Swears
pliable|Easily bent
plotline|It often has twists
poachers|They take things the wrong way
pocketknives|Steal kitchen tools?
podiums|Talking points?
pointless|Ineffective
polestar|Nocturnal travel guide
pompoms|Cheerleaders' handfuls
pontoon|Certain landing aid
populace|Commoners
porcini|Popular soup mushroom
porkpie|Trademark Buster Keaton hat with a culinary name
portage|Canoe carrying
portend|Presage
portico|Colonnaded entryway
possession|Exorcist's concern
posting|Bulletin board item
postman|One who "rings twice," in an old film
postpaid|Not requiring stamps
pourers|Sommeliers, often
prairies|God Bless America landscape word
preachy|Tediously moralistic
precede|Come before
precool|Remove field heat from before storage, as crops
preened|Fussed in front of a mirror
prefabs|Homes built indoors
prefaces|Books' opening sections
prelude|Musical intro
premier|English football's __ League
presell|Take advance orders for
preside|Act the chair
presoak|Laundry cycle
presoak|Treat before washing
pretexts|Excuses
promise|Potential
proofed|Reviewed for typos
prorate|Divide fairly
protegee|Doolittle, to Higgins
protests|Sits in, say
protests|Some public demonstrations
proverb|The wisdom of many and the wit of one: Russell
purists|Uncompromising types
question|Grill
raccoon|Animal in a Beatles ballad
raccoon|Rocky of song
racetracks|Triple Crown venues
rackets|Spares for Venus
radiate|Emit
raiments|Duds, old-style
raincoats|Slickers
raindrop|Shower unit?
rainout|Cancellation of a sort
ramrods|Muzzle-loading gadgets
rancorous|Spiteful
rarebits|Cheesy "Welsh" dishes
raspers|Silky-voiced crooners they are not
rathole|Dilapidated digs
rathole|Dirty digs
rathole|Filthy dwelling
rathole|Filthy quarters
rationale|Underlying reason
rattails|Faddish '80s-'90s hairstyles
rattler|Reptile named for the warning sound it makes
rattrap|Seedy motel, say
raveled|Disentangled
reached|Connected with
readers|Book buyers
reading|Poetry performance
reaming|Enlarging, as a hole
rearward|Astern
rebirth|Renaissance
recalled|Brought back to mind
recants|Takes back
receipt|Requirement for many returns
receipts|Box office
recreate|Act out, as a Civil War battle
recusal|Self-disqualification
redcoats|Revolutionary British soldiers
reddening|Getting burned, in a way
redeemer|Christ the __: Rio landmark
redeyes|Allergy symptom
reenact|Bring to life, in a way
referee|Foul caller
referral|Common HMO requirement
refitted|Updated, as factory equipment
refresh|Browser button with a curved arrow icon
refusing|Declining
regalia|Trappings of royalty
regicide|Game of Thrones evilness
reheated|Readied, as leftovers
reheats|Warms up, as leftovers
rehired|Brought back to work
rehouse|Find new quarters for
reissue|Budget bin record
reissues|Updates, as a reference book
relaced|Fastened anew, as a corset
relayed|Sent along
released|Set free
relegate|Send (to), as an inferior place
reloads|Puts in new film
reloads|Winds new film into
remember|Take into account
reminisce|Wax nostalgic
reneges|Goes back (on)
renewal|Another year of Time, say
repainted|Did some home maintenance
repairs|Fixes
rephrase|Put another way
reports|Delivers the news
reprove|Admonish
requirements|Necessities
rerents|Signs a new lease for
reseeds|Assigns new rankings to
reseeds|Works on a lawn
reseeds|Works on bare spots
resells|Flips, in a way
resends|Emails anew
reshape|Mold into a new form
residents|Hospital employees
resilient|Quick to recover
resister|One fighting back
resoles|Fixes, as a pump
respect|Franklin spelled it out
restates|Amends, as corporate earnings
restore|Work on, as a vintage auto
resumes|Job applicants' preparations
resurge|Make a comeback
retaken|Conquered after being lost, as territory
retinol|Vitamin A form
retired|No longer playing
retirement|End of the journey
retrofit|Update equipment, in a way
reveals|Exposes
reveres|Worships
revokes|Takes back
rewires|Does some electrical work
rhombus|Diamond figure
rhubarb|Stalks in a pie
rhythms|Drummer's creations
ribbons|Fair rewards
ribbons|Science fair awards
ringlet|Curly lock
ripened|Reddened, perhaps
risotto|Italian rice dish
rivalry|Serious competition
roadies|Amp transporters
roarers|Loud crowds
roseate|Promising
rosehips|Botanical source of vitamin C
rottenest|Worst of the worst
rottenly|In a nasty manner
rotunda|Capitol sight
roughly|Or so
roundabout|*Brit's traffic circle
routine|Stage bit
rubrics|Protocols
ruminant|Cud-chewing mammal
rummage|Odds and ends
rupture|Burst
russets|Potatoes often used for fries
sabbaths|Religious observances
safaris|Transvaal treks
salaamed|Bowed, in Basra
salamander|Lizard-like amphibian
sallower|Less healthy-looking
saltine|Soup cracker
sampler|Array of chocolates, say
sapphire|Blue birthstone
sasquatch|Cryptozoologist's quarry
sassier|More impertinent
sassing|Being disrespectful to
satirized|Sent up
saunters|Cocky walks, maybe
savants|Learned experts
savants|Learned ones
sawyers|Lumber mill workers
scandal|Tabloid fodder
scanner|All-in-one printer feature
scapegoated|Put the blame on
scarabs|Insects in hieroglyphic
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scenario|Plot outline
schisms|Deep divides
schmear|Bagel spread
schmoozed|Worked the room
schnitzel|German veal dish
scholar|Many a text writer
scholar|One who's learned
scholar|Rhodes __
schoolroom|Teacher's domain
schoolteachers|Ones who have class?
science|*It may be political
scissor|Make the cut?
scissors|*Loser to rock, beater of paper
sconces|Wall-mounted light fixtures
scramble|Prepare, as eggs
scrapes|Skins, as a knee
scrapes|Tough spots
screens|Multiplex theater count
scribes|Old copiers
scrooges|Misers
scruple|Moral consideration
seaside|Coast
seasonal|Like produce at farm-to-table restaurants
seasonings|Salt and pepper
secants|Chords are part of them
sedated|Under
seeress|One looking ahead
seethes|Is really boiling
sellouts|Traitors
seltzer|Soda water
semiarid|Like parts of the Great Plains
semidry|With a touch of sweetness
seminars|Some advanced college courses
senates|State assemblies
senator|Elizabeth Warren or Lisa Murkowski, e.g.
seniors|Year-ending ceremony participants
sensual|Like loving caresses
sensual|Like some massages
sequence|Order
serious|Not kidding
serrate|Saw-toothed
sesames|Bun seeds
setback|Reversal of fortune
seventh|Inning with a stretch
shadows|Sunny-day shapes
sharers|They're not selfish
shavers|Norelco products
sheepskin|Grad's award
shellac|Brush-on wood finish
shelters|Stray protection
sherbet|Palate-cleansing serving
shiatsu|Massage technique meaning "finger pressure" in Japanese
shimmies|Does a ragtime dance
shinbone|Tibia
shindig|*Raucous party
shindig|Bash
shocker|Stunning surprise
shoelace|It goes over the tongue
shortchange|Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters
shortfalls|Deficiencies
shriver|First Peace Corps director Sargent __
shushing|Saying "Quiet!" to
sidestroke|*Swimming option
siestas|Midday snoozes
silence|Golden quality?
sinewed|Powerful
sirloin|Beef cut
situates|Places
skaters|Camel performers
sketchpad|Book of drawing paper
sketchpads|*Drawing needs
skiwear|Garb for schussing
skyline|Postcard view of a city
slashing|Reducing big-time
slayers|TV's Buffy and Faith, e.g.
sleazier|More disreputable
sledges|Heavy hammers
sleeker|More streamlined
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleepovers|Weekend night events, usually
sliders|White Castle offerings
slighted|Snubbed
smallest|Of least significance
smidgen|Wee bit
smother|Overwhelm
smugness|Overconfidence
snakepit|Hostile environment
snapshot|Cell pic
sneaker|Athletic shoe
sneerer|Contemptuous one
snickers|Bar for adults and children
sniffle|Nasal cold symptom
snippet|Bit, as of news
snooper|Nosy sort
snowcap|Mt. Hood hood?
sodbuster|Plow, e.g.
solaces|Consoles
solarium|Naturally lit room
solicit|Formally ask for
someday|Eventually
someway|By any means
sonatas|Many Beethoven pieces
sonatas|Mozart works
sonnets|Browning works
sooners|Longhorn rivals
soreness|Workout aftermath, often
sources|Reporter's contacts
spaceman|Guy who is out of this world?
spaciest|Most ditzy
spadework|Garden digging, e.g.
spambot|One may be foiled by a captcha
spareribs|Barbecue favorite
sparrow|Cousin of a snowfinch
sparsely|How farmland is populated
spatial|Like some relations
spatula|Diner flipper
spatula|Flay's flipper
spatula|Griller's flipper
spearheaded|Led
specify|Spell out
specter|Phantom
specters|Ghosts
spelling|Grade school subject
spheres|Domains
spiderweb|Garden lure
spinach|Ingredient in a Florentine dish
spinach|Popeye's energy source
spinner|Fishing lure
splurge|Blow the budget
spoilers|Unwelcome giveaways
sponsor|One buying time, perhaps
sponsor|One paying for a plug
spumoni|Layered ice cream
squeals|Cries from sties
stabbed|Pierced with a fork
staffed|Supplied with personnel
stagger|Reel
stalest|Like the oldest bread
stalled|Bought time
stanzas|The Star-Spangled Banner quartet
stanzas|Sonnet sections
staplers|Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them
starchy|Carb-loaded
stardom|Actor's dream
starlit|Twinkly, skywise
starters|First-stringers
stashed|Put away
statics|Branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
steeped|Soaked in hot water, as a tea bag
steepen|Get more precipitous
steered|Directed
steered|Took the helm
stencil|Lettering guide
steppes|Eurasian grasslands
steppes|Eurasian plains
stepstool|Aid in changing a light bulb
sternum|Chest protector
stetson|Boss of the Plains apparel brand
stetted|Decided to keep
stipple|Paint with dots
stitches|Sewn medical treatment
stogies|Cheap smokes
stoking|Stirring up, as resentment
stoolies|Rats
stopgap|Temporary solution
storage|Attic function
stormed|Left angrily, with "out"
strained|Hardly harmonious
strands|DNA units
strange|Off-the-wall
strapless|Like some elegant gowns
strapped|Wanting
streamers|They hang at parties
stressed|Having an accent
stretch|Extend
striped|Like Ronald McDonald's sleeves
stripes|Highway markings
stuccos|Applies plaster to
student|Campus figure
stumbling|Impediment
stuntman|Nonspeaking movie role
stupefy|Make one's eyes pop out
subbase|Naval fortification
subbass|Speaker for low sounds
subpoena|Court order to testify
subpoena|Order in the court
subzero|Colder than cold
sugared|Like many donuts
suitable|Apt
suitcase|Baggage claim bag
sunbelt|Where snowbirds flock in winter?
sundeck|Basking locale on a cruise ship
sunflower|Bloom with edible seeds
sunlamps|Lights that darken
sunroof|Movable sports car top
sunroom|Solarium
sunsets|Stereotypical Western-ending backdrops
superpowers|Dominant states
surefire|Foolproof
suspicion|Sneaking feeling
swaddling|Wrapping tightly
sweetener|Equal or Splenda
sweetie|Honeybunch
swirled|Moved like a dust devil
tablets|Laptop alternatives
tablets|iPad and Kindle Fire
tadpoles|Polliwogs
tagalong|Emulate a little brother, maybe
tagline|One man's struggle to take it easy, for "Ferris Bueller"
tailored|Fitted
takeoffs|Send-ups
tallies|Counts up
tanager|Brightly colored songbird
tangelo|Ugli, for one
tantrum|Not a good fit
tapioca|Pudding choice
tapioca|Pudding starch
tapioca|The bubbles in bubble tea, usually
tarnish|Become discolored, as silverware
tarnish|Besmirch
tartars|Medieval Turko-Mongol settlers
tartest|Most sour
tartlet|Small pastry
tassels|Loafer adornments
tasters|Wine evaluators
tatamis|Japanese straw mats
tattooed|Drew on?
taverna|Greek restaurant
teargas|Riot squad's supply
tearier|Needing more tissues, probably
tearoom|Genteel café relative
tearstain|Mark on a Dear John letter, perhaps
teetered|Staggered
telepathic|Blessed with ESP
telephone|Whispering party game
teleplay|Script for TV
telescopes|Help for ones seeing stars?
telexes|Fax forerunners
tempest|Violent windstorm
tempted|Trying to resist the rich dessert, say
tenable|Like a well-grounded argument
tenants|Letter's needs
tendencies|Leanings
tenderfoot|*Fresh face in the Boy Scouts
tenfold|Like an increase from six to sixty
tensile|__ strength
tentacle|Squid appendage
tequila|Drink with blanco and plata varieties
teraohm|Resistance unit equal to one trillion of the basic units
terminator|Sci-fi franchise since 1984
termites|Home-wrecking insects
terrace|Upscale apartment feature
terrific|Marvelous
terrine|Ceramic casserole dish
terseness|Coolidge is famous for it
tersest|Most concise
testily|In an edgy way
textile|Silk or cashmere
thanksgiving|October holiday in Canada
theatre|__ arts
theology|Study of common articles?
theorem|Mathematical proposition
thinnest|Like the most rarefied air
threads|Winds (one's way) through
threaten|Menace
threesomes|Golfing groups
throngs|Big crowds
throwback|Atavism
thwarts|Stymies
timeline|Facebook feature
timothy|Youngest-ever Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Hutton
tiptoes|Creeps
tirades|Long rants
tireless|Indefatigable
titanium|'90s golf club-making innovation
toecaps|Boot protectors
toilets|Going places?
tolerate|Stand
tollgate|Bridge entrance structure
tomfoolery|Nonsense
tonearm|Needle holder
tontine|Survivor-take-all investment scheme
toolshed|Lawn mower housing
toothpick|*Cocktail frank stabber
tootsie|Place for a bootee
topmost|Highest
topology|Study of lids and caps?
topside|Not belowdecks
torment|Agony
torment|Annoy persistently
torment|Badger
tornado|The Wizard of Oz plot twist--literally
torpedo|Sea battle weapon
totaling|Coming to
tousled|Disheveled
trademark|Jaguar's jaguar, e.g.
tragedy|Shakespearean genre
traitor|False friend
tramcar|Ore carrier
trampoline|Bouncer's milieu
trances|Pacific states?
transit|Rapid __
translate|Interpret
trapeze|Bar for circus swingers
traumas|Emotional wounds
traumas|Emotional wounds
trawlnet|Shrimper's catcher
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treadles|Pedals on antique sewing machines
treasons|Serious betrayals
treasons|Traitorous acts
treater|Generous bar buddy
trellises|Clematis supports
trestle|Railroad bridge framework
triable|Subject to court judgment
triages|Disaster site procedures
tribune|Chicago newspaper
triceps|Bench press beneficiary
triceps|Upper arm muscle
triennial|Occurring every third year
trinity|Fundamental doctrine of Christianity
trisect|Cut into four-inch pieces, as a footlong sub
trisect|Cut into three equal parts
trisect|Split into thirds
trolley|Streetcar
trolleys|Track runners
tropics|Hot belt, with "the"
trouper|Reliable sort
trussed|Bound
trusted|Put faith in
tryouts|Casting calls
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
tsunami|Dangerous wave
turnoff|Alienate
turnpikes|Tolls are taken on them
tussled|Wrestled
tussles|Grapples
tweeter|Modern poster
tweezers|*Eyebrow-plucking tool
twinkie|Hostess sponge cake
twosomes|Masters Tournament weekend groupings
typhoon|Pacific cyclone
ugliest|Least becoming
ultimate|Game with a disc
ultrasonic|Too high for people to catch?
ululated|Howled
unarmed|Lacking heat?
unaware|In the dark
unchaste|Not pure
underboss|Position near the top of some organizational structures
undermine|Weaken by eroding
understudy|Backup
undoable|Impossible
unearth|Dig up
uneaten|Still on the plate
unended|Still going on
unfilled|Vacant, as positions
unfolds|Gradually becomes clear
unheralded|Not expected
uniters|Coalition creators
unknowns|Algebra staples
unlisted|Not in the book
unloved|Far from popular
unpaved|Like many forest roads
unusual|Extraordinary
upbeats|Raised-baton strokes, in music
uproots|Dislodges
upstate|Lake Placid, vis-à-vis New York City
uptempo|Lively, musically
urgency|State requiring "Stat!"
ushering|Theater work
usually|By and large
usurper|Power grabber
uterine|Womb-related
vaguely|Without much detail
valance|Window topper
valuable|Highly prized
vandalize|Deliberately damage
veganism|Certain dietary abstinence
venison|Hunter's meat
vertigo|Hitchcock classic set in San Francisco
vessels|Marina sights
vestige|Slight trace
vineyard|Resort near Cape Cod, with "the"
vintner|Wine label info
violence|Reason for an R rating
vitality|Liveliness
waddles|Walks like a duck
wannabe|Aspirant
warriors|Golden State team
warthogs|Pigs with four tusks
wasteland|T.S. Eliot poem, with "The"
waterworks|*Monopoly utility
wayward|Off the straight and narrow
weaning|Gradually withdrawing (from)
weather|Rain and snow
wettest|Record-breaking, rainwise
wheelhouse|*Specialty
wheelhouse|Area of expertise
whipsaw|*Two-person log cutter
witness|Court figure
wriggle|Squirm
yearend|Like closing financial reports
youngsters|Some squirts
zippers|Backpack features
zombielike|Resembling the walking dead
zwieback|Twice-baked bread
abandon|Leave high and dry
abashes|Makes red-faced
abating|Letting up
abdomen|Something found under a chest
abigail|1797-1801 first lady Adams
ability|Knack
aboveboard|On the up and up ... and where it's at
abrades|Rubs the wrong way?
abscond|Hurry off and hide
abscond|Sneak off and hide
abundance|Plentiful amount
abysses|Bottomless pits
accolades|Praise
achieve|Accomplish
acrobat|Adobe creation
acrobat|Circus swinger
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil performer
acrylic|Nail salon material
activation|Start
adaptation|Novel's screen version, e.g.
address|The North Pole, for Santa
adhesive|Sticky
adipose|Fatty
adjusts|Fiddles with
admittedly|Truth be told ...
adorned|Gussied up
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adultery|Madame Bovary subject
advance|Forward motion
advised|Counseled
advisee|Client
adviser|Counselor
aerates|Adds bubbles to
aerials|Reception aids
aerosol|Spray can output
aerosol|Spray starch dispenser
affluent|Rolling in dough
afternoon|When body temperature is typically highest
afterword|Book's epilogue
against|Playing on the field
ageists|Ones who discriminate against seniors
agendas|Meeting handouts
agendas|Meeting organizers
agitates|Stirs up trouble
airdate|Show time
airdate|Specification for a pilot
airings|Broadcasts
airmail|Postal service
airspace|Zone that may be restricted
alameda|Bay Area city
alameda|County where the Golden State Warriors play home games
alamode|How some desserts are served
alarmed|Fearful
alarming|Frightful
albacore|Much canned tuna
alfalfa|Sprouts source
alfredo|Creamy sauce
alfresco|Like some bistros
allayed|Eased
allegorist|C.S. Lewis, for one
allergen|Dander, e.g.
allergy|Reaction to pollen, e.g.
allover|Scattered
allowable|Aboveboard
almanacs|Handy annuals
almonds|Milk sources nowadays
aloofly|With indifference
alpacas|Andean animals
alterer|Editor or tailor, e.g.
alternator|Electrical generator
aluminum|Foil metal
alumnae|Bryn Mawr graduates
alumnae|Radcliffe grads
amalgam|Dental filling material
amalgams|Dental alloys
amaretti|Italian almond biscuits
amassed|Assembled
amassed|Piled up
amassed|Stockpiled
amateur|Nonprofessional
ambience|Restaurant review factor
ambient|Atmospheric kind of music
ammeter|Current gauge
amnesia|The Bourne Identity malady
amoebae|One-celled swimmers
amoebae|Tiny dividers
amoebae|Tiny shape-shifters
amoebas|Tiny lab subjects
amorous|Kissy-kissy
amorous|Lovey-dovey
amounted|Came (to)
anaconda|Amazon crusher
anagram|Lolita character Vivian Darkbloom, to Vladimir Nabokov
analyst|Investment firm figure
analyst|Pro with a couch
anapest|Three-syllable limerick foot
andante|Slowish tempo marking
andiron|Hearth item sometimes called a firedog
anemone|Coral relative
angelfish|Colorful reef denizen
angelic|Like a sleeping baby
angoras|Long-haired cats
animation|Pixar specialty
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
anklebone|Talus
annelid|Ringed worm
annexes|Wings
annotation|Explanatory comment written in the margin, say
annuals|Many garden flowers
annuals|Yearbooks, say
annular|Ring-shaped
anodize|Prepare for coating, as aluminum
anodyne|Pain reliever
anointed|Made sacred, as with oil
anoints|Applies holy oil to
anoints|Christens with oil
anonymity|Witness protection plan?
anoraks|Arctic garb
another|It's just __ manic Monday: the Bangles
another|One way alternative?
answered|Got back to
answers|Contents of a teacher's key
antedate|Come before
antenna|Insect's feeler
anterior|Situated toward the front
anteroom|Waiting area
antihero|Bad guy you root for
antinuke|Like Greenpeace, e.g.
antipasti|Ristorante courses
antivenin|Essential supply for an ophiologist
antiwar|Like many '60s-'70s protests
antlion|Pit-digging insect
apathetic|Hardly rah-rah
aphasia|Loss of speech
aphelion|Farthest-from-the-sun orbital point
apparel|Department store staple
appoints|Names (to)
apprise|Fill in
approvals|Yeses from bosses
aproned|Dressed like a chef
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Germane
aptitude|Bent
aptitude|Talent
aquaria|Places with tanks
aquarian|Winter birth, perhaps
arbiter|Settler?
arcades|Gaming centers
arcades|Hangouts for video game players
archangels|*High-ranking heavenly beings
archers|Bow-and-arrow pros
aristocrat|Noble
arithmetic|Field of operations?
armaments|Arsenal contents
armoire|Bedroom piece
armoire|Large wardrobe
armrests|Seat sides
arouses|Excites
arrests|Stops
arrival|Journey's end
arsenal|Premier League powerhouse
arsonists|Torchbearers?
arteries|Vital vessels
artifact|Find at a dig
artlessly|In a naive way
arugula|Peppery salad green
arugula|Salad green
ascetic|One leading a Spartan lifestyle
askance|With skepticism
asocial|Hardly gregarious
asphalt|It can cover a lot
aspirin|Take two __ and call me ...
aspirin|It's usually taken in twos
aspirin|Pill for pain
assails|Lays into
assayed|Tested for gold, say
assertive|Forceful
assessed|Took stock of
assists|Gretzky's NHL record 1,963
assuage|Mitigate
assumes|Supposes
assumes|Takes over the duties of
assured|Confident
astounded|Blew away
ateliers|Studios for artists
atheist|Nonbeliever
athwart|In opposition to
atlases|Google Earth predecessors
atoners|Yom Kippur observers
atrophy|Weaken from disuse
attagirl|Well done, sista!
attendee|Conference-goer
attention|What "Ten-hut!" is short for
attunes|Brings into harmony
audience|Theater group
auditive|Hearing-related
augment|Enlarge
augment|Make larger
aurally|By ear
autodidact|Teacher and student in one
autodidacts|Self-taught people
autopilot|Tesla self-driving car system
aversions|Therapy subjects
averted|Staved off
aviates|Flies
aviator|One who takes off a lot
avifauna|Regional birds
awesome|Fab equivalent
azaleas|Rhododendron shrubs
azurite|Blue semiprecious stone
babysit|Watch for money, usually
backpackers|*Hostel audience?
baddies|No-goodniks
bagpipe|Reed instrument
baklava|Filo pastry dessert
balanced|On an even keel
balloon|Party popper
bambino|Early Yankee nickname
banquets|Regal meals
barking|Owner of the most pubs in town?
barstool|Happy hour perch
baseball|Game involved in several Costner films
bassoon|Big wind
bassoon|Oboe kin
batiked|Hand-dyed with wax
battleship|*The USS Iowa, e.g.
bazooka|Arm on a shoulder
beanies|Head huggers
bearded|Like Abe Lincoln and Santa Claus, facially
beaters|Clunky old cars
beatniks|'50s-'60s nonconformists
becomes|Flatters
bedpost|Headboard pole
bedside|Place for reading a nighttime story to a tot
bedspring|Support for a king?
beeping|Warning at a spelling contest?
beforehand|Ahead of time ... and where it's at
begonia|Colorful tropical flower
begonia|Showy houseplant
beguiles|Enchants
behavioral|Type of economics
belated|Not timely, as a birthday wish
beliefs|Opinions
belowdecks|In a ship's hull ... and where it's at
benches|Dugout seats
benefit|Be of help to
benefit|Fundraiser
benefit|Help
berates|Scolds
bereave|Deprive (of)
berettas|*Italian pistols
beriberi|Thiamine deficiency disease
beseech|Implore
bethesda|Walter Reed hospital city
betides|Happens to, quaintly
betroth|Promise to marry
bipolar|Like Earth
bipolar|Like many magnets
biracial|Like some children of mixed marriages
bisques|Creamy soups
biweekly|100 times a year, roughly
blatant|Glaringly obvious
blemish|Complexion spoiler
blender|Smoothie maker
blintze|Crêpe cousin
blogger|Writer with a website
blooded|Full-__: purebred
bloodline|*Horse breeder's concern
bloodline|*Pedigree ancestry
bloodline|Sequence of direct ancestors
blooper|Outtake, often
blueberry|Muffin fruit
bluejay|Uniformed "O Canada" singer
bluster|Much ado about nothing
boardwalk|*Spot for a seaside stroll
bohemia|Czech Republic region
boleros|Lively ballroom dances
bonehead|Unthinking, as a mistake
bookmark|Literary reminder
boosting|Heckle musician Gordon Sumner?
bootstrap|Metaphorical self-help aid
boredom|Opposite of engagement
boredom|Yawning cause
bowwows|Awesome things near the front of a ship?
bracelet|Patient's ID
brasses|Copper-zinc alloys
bravado|Swagger
breadboard|*Surface for slicing rye, say
breadbox|Loaf holder
breaded|Covered with crumbs before cooking
breadline|Depression Era sight
breaker|CBer's opening word
breather|Time-out
breathes|Gets some air
breaths|Inspiring acts?
brewpub|Craft beer server
bridesmaid|Wedding party member
broadens|Expands
brogues|Irish accents
brokered|Arranged, as a deal
bromide|Timeworn phrase
bromide|Trite saying
brooded|Dwelled (on)
brownie|Chocolate treat
browsers|Web access programs
brushed|Rebuffed, with "off"
bumblebee|Black-and-yellow pollinator
bumbling|Flashy accessories for a vagabond?
burgled|Broke into and stole from
burrowing|Barn extension where pack animals sleep?
busiest|Most hectic
cabaret|Moulin Rouge, notably
cabbage|Sauerkraut, mainly
cablegram|*Telegraphed message
caboose|Last train car
caftans|Mideast tunics
calamitous|Disastrous
calicos|Colorful cats
callous|Insensitive
calypso|Trinidadian music genre
campfires|Settings for many ghost stories
campsite|Pitcher's spot?
canards|Malicious rumors
canaries|Yellow songbirds
canfuls|Flower-watering amounts
cannabis|Marijuana
cannelloni|Cylindrical pasta
cannibal|Native encountered by Crusoe
cannoli|Tubular ricotta-filled pastry
canteen|Hiker's flask
canvass|Solicit support from, as voters
carafes|Group bar orders
carafes|They may hold rosés
caramel|Center of the Milky Way?
caramel|Product of sugar and heat
cardsharps|Poker pros, say
caretaker|Custodian
carrots|Orange veggies
cartridges|Printer toner containers
cashmere|Soft wool
cassette|Walkman insert, once
category|Hurricane strength term
catered|Like some receptions
caterer|Wedding hire
cathode|Battery terminal
cattail|Marsh plant
cavalier|High-and-mighty
ceasefire|Truce
ceasefires|Campaign suspensions
celebrate|Have a party, say
celesta|Sugar Plum Fairy's instrument
cellared|Like many fine wines
chalets|Aspen abodes
chalice|Large goblet
chambermaid|Title servant in a 1946 Paulette Goddard film
chanters|Plainsong singers
charade|Pantomimed act in a parlor game
charade|Pretense
charades|Classic parlor game
charges|Supplies power to
charisma|Personal magnetism
charmer|Con artist, often
chassis|Car's supporting frame
cheapie|Inexpensive knockoff
cheapie|Low-cost product
cheapskate|Penny pincher
checkers|*Nixon's cocker spaniel
chemical|Like many reactions
chemise|Lingerie top with spaghetti straps
cherrystone|*It's larger than a littleneck
chianti|Red wine
chitchat|Idle talk
choirgirl|Miss singing on Sunday?
chokers|Some necklaces
chortles|Laughs gleefully
circuit|Basic electrical component
cistern|Water storage tank
claimed|Retrieved at an airport carousel
clambake|Beach party with shellfish
clanged|Resonated, in a way
classic|Enduring work
clawhammer|Prying aid
cleaners|Soaps and vacuums
cleanse|Purify
clearance|Type of sale
climatic|Of concern to the Weather Channel
clinical|Kind of psychology
clogged|Blocked, as a drain
closets|Storage areas
closures|Snowstorm news
coanchors|Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, e.g.
coastguard|Football player at the beach?
coattail|Formal jacket feature
coattails|Metaphorical influence
cobwebs|Attic accumulation
cocksure|Unbearably confident
coffeepot|Morning aroma source
coherent|Easy to understand
coincide|Happen at the same time
college|Dartmouth, e.g.
colluded|Conspired
colonial|Pre-Revolutionary furniture style
comfier|More cozy
comfort|Solace
compatriot|Niels Bohr, to Victor Borge
concede|Admit defeat
concede|Admit having lost
confess|Admit
confused|Addlepated
conifer|Pine, e.g.
contact|Something in your eye
contagion|Common epidemic factor
contest|Competition
converted|Exchanged for an equivalent
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
coolest|Most hip
coparent|Share rearing duties
cordite|Propellant developed to replace gunpowder
corduroys|Casual pants
corners|Least gooey brownie pieces
corolla|Toyota compact
coroner|Homicide official
corrida|Contest with picadors
corrigible|Hardly a lost cause
corsets|Old-fashioned, close-fitting undergarments
coterie|Social circle
cottage|Weekend getaway
counter|Come back (with)
crabbed|Bellyached
crammed|Hit the books at the last minute
crankshaft|Car engine part
cravats|Fancy neckwear
cravats|Fancy scarves
crawfish|Bayou critter
creches|French for "mangers"
crescendo|Orchestral climax
cropped|Framed in the darkroom for artistic effect
crowsfeet|Squinter's wrinkles
crybaby|Whiner
crystal|Seer's __ ball
culprit|Whodunit revelation
cultist|Certain worshipper
cupcake|Honeybunch
cupcakes|Hostess output
curacao|Liqueur named for an island
curates|Oversees, as a gallery collection
curator|Museum manager
cutters|Fast sailing ships
dabbles|Plays at, with "in"
dadaist|Arp, for one
dairies|Milk sources
dampens|Makes moist
daredevil|Big risk taker
daredevil|Stunt performer, say
dashboard|Directors in charge of a detergent?
database|Sortable information source
datelines|Starts of many news stories
daylights|*Wits, when scared out of you
dazzles|Wows
deacons|Church officers
deadhead|Fan of Jerry Garcia's band
deadlock|Stalemate
deadpan|Like many a successful poker player
deafens|Overwhelms with sound
debased|Lowered in dignity
debones|Fillets
decamps|Literally pulls up stakes
decathlete|Track-and-field competitor in 10 events
decking|Boards around the house
decoder|Unscrambling device
decodes|Translates, as a cipher
decompose|Musicians never retire, they just __
decorator|New homeowner's hire
decrepit|Falling apart
deerskin|Moccasin leather
defrays|Pays a share of
defrays|Pays some of
delight|Gladden
delight|Make happy
delists|Removes from the exchange
delivers|Drops off
demerit|Unfavorable mark
demesne|Land adjoining a mansion
demolish|Reduce to bits
denigrate|Belittle
dentist|One concerned with bites
departs|Leaves
deposed|Removed from power
derails|Throws off track
dervish|Sufi Muslim ascetic
described|Gave details of
deselected|Unchecked
deserve|Merit
designate|Appoint
desists|Calls it off
despise|Loathe
despots|Cruel rulers
dessert|Word from the French for "clear the table"
detector|Smoke __
detours|Causes of traffic jams ... or ways to avoid them
diarists|Nin and Frank
diesels|Some trucks
dieters|Some losers
differs|Feels otherwise
differs|Holds another view
digital|Like most selfies
dilated|Widened
dilemma|Pickle
dinosaur|Jurassic World beast
diocese|Bishop's district
diploma|Oft-framed college memento
dipoles|Rabbit ears antennae, e.g.
disabling|Deactivating
discrete|Separate
disdain|Contempt
dishonor|Shame
dispense|Mete out, as PEZ candy
dissect|Examine in detail
distances|Golfer's yardage book data
distracts|Draws attention (from)
dittoed|Copied, old-style
doggerel|Technically flawed comic poetry
doggies|Some pets, in totspeak
dollied|Moved, as a movie camera
doodads|Thingamajigs
doodles|School notebook decorations
dopesheet|Awesome mattress covering?
dragster|Hot rod
dreaded|Really feared
dredged|Made deeper, as a shipping lane
dreidel|Hanukkah toy
dressiest|Most formal, fashion-wise
drinker|Pub patron
drunken|Like a bar free-for-all
dubitable|Open to question
dustbin|Brit's trash can
dustpan|Half-brush partner
dustpan|One involved in a sweeping gesture?
dwarfed|Towered over
dynasty|'80s soap rebooted in 2017
dynasty|Top-rated TV show of 1984-'85
earaches|Divers' maladies
earpiece|Secret Service agent's accessory
earplugs|Protection from snorers
easiest|Least challenging
easiest|Most simple
echoing|Bouncing off the walls
eclipse|Total or partial event
ecotour|Whale-watching excursion, say
ecstatic|In seventh heaven
ecstatic|Like big lottery winners, presumably
edifice|Imposing building
educate|Tell a thing or two
eeriest|Supremely spooky
efforts|Concerted tries
egoistic|Selfish
egoless|Small-headed?
egomaniac|Vanity case?
egotistic|Lacking humility
eighths|Pieces of pie, often
ejected|Thrown out of the game
eldritch|Spooky
elected|Voted in
electee|Winner at the polls
electrify|Really amaze
element|Mercury, for one
elevators|Boxy conveyances
elicited|Drew out
elicits|Brings out
emanate|Spring (from)
embargo|Trade restriction
embarrass|Abash
embedded|Like some war correspondents
emerald|Colombia is this gem's largest producer
emerald|May birthstone
emeralds|Green shades
emeries|Salon boards
emeriti|Academic retirees
eminence|High standing
emoters|Actors, often
emoticon|Well-punctuated reaction
empanada|Spanish stuffed pastry
empanel|Select, as a jury
empathy|Capacity to relate
emporia|Retail outlets
enchant|Cast a spell on
enclave|Territory within another territory
encoded|Made cryptic
encrypt|Protect from theft, in a way
endeavors|Attempts
endemic|Indigenous
endgame|*Last stage of a chess match
endgame|Chess match finale
endives|Salad greens
endnote|Back-of-the-book explanatory comment
endocrine|Type of gland
endorse|Back
endorse|Sign on the back
endorse|Support
enemies|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
enemies|Gophers and gardeners, say
energies|Vigorous qualities to put into one's work
energize|Fill with life
enforce|Make sure people obey, as laws
enforce|Require compliance with
engineers|Amtrak employees
engines|Auto mechanic's concerns
engines|Search tools
engorges|Makes a pig of oneself
engrave|Impress deeply?
enhance|Improve
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Make bigger
enlightens|Gives spiritual insight to
enliven|Give some pep to
ennoble|Dignify
enrages|Infuriates
entente|Agreement between states
entente|Diplomatic accord
enthrall|Mesmerize
enthuse|Show ardor
entrees|Starter followers
enwraps|Covers completely
epaulet|Shoulder piece
epistle|Dispatch
epitaph|Dangerfield's "There goes the neighborhood," e.g.
epitaphs|Mel Blanc's "That's All Folks" et al.
epithet|Disparaging word
epithet|Peter the Great, e.g.
epsilon|Greek letter that inspired the euro symbol
equator|Largest ring of latitude
erasing|Blackboard chore
erasure|An official election ballot can't have one
erected|Put up
erosion|It formed some features of Arches National Park
erotica|X-rated works
errancy|Misjudgment
erratic|Inconsistent
erratum|Post-printing problem
erupted|Blew like Etna
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escarps|Steep slopes
espanol|ESPN Deportes language
essences|Basic natures
estuary|River-to-sea connection
etagere|Tchotchke holder
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Opposite of momentary
ethical|Aboveboard
euphoric|Over the moon
evenhanded|Fair
eventual|Happening later
evicted|Thrown out
evilest|Most wicked
examine|Vet
examinee|Test taker
excites|Charges up
execute|Carry out, as a task
execute|Do
exhaled|Breathed out
exhausts|Drains of energy
existence|The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very __ is an act of rebellion: Camus (attributed)
exorcisms|Ways of dealing with inner demons?
exotica|Stranger things
expanses|Wide-open spaces
explain|Clarify
exports|Trade talk subjects
externs|Nonresident doctors
eyelash|A flirt may bat one
eyelash|Metaphorical margin of victory
eyelifts|Some cosmetic procedures
eyesore|Unsightly sight
factors|Two and one, for two
fadeaway|Dwindle
fairest|... who is the __ one of all?: Evil Queen
fallacies|Misconceptions
falters|Hesitates
fanfare|Majestic greeting
fathead|Dimwit
fearsome|Frightening
feedbag|Holder of oats
feetfirst|One way to enter a pool
feinted|Made a misleading move
fineness|China quality
finesse|Tactful handling
fireman|On-call volunteer, perhaps
fireman|Relief pitcher, in baseball lingo
flagrant|Egregious
flamenco|Spanish steps?
flasher|Traffic warning signal
fleeced|Bilked
fleeced|Took to the cleaners
flitted|Made moth moves
floater|Pool noodle, e.g.
flowchart|Tide table?
footage|Cinematographer's compilation
footlights|Stage illumination
footsie|It's played secretly under the table
forcing|Compelling
forecastle|Ship's deck sometimes reduced to six letters
foretell|Augur
forgery|Fake
forgive|Let bygones be bygones
formula|Conventional writing method
fouling|It may result in free throws
frailest|Most delicate
framers|Constitution bigwigs
freeform|Having an irregular design
freeman|Morgan of "The Bucket List"
frescos|Paintings on wet plaster
freshwater|Dude, nice triatomic molecule!
freshwater|It's in ice caps and ice sheets
frypans|Chef's collection
funnily|In a peculiar fashion
fusspot|Persnickety one
galoshes|Rainy day wear
galvanic|Producing a direct electric current
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangsta|Hip-hop subgenre
garbage|Refuse
gargoyle|Grotesque architectural figure
garlands|Christmas tree decorations
gassiest|Most babbling
gazebos|Open-sided structures also called summerhouses
gazettes|Journals
gelding|Castrated equine
general|Joint Chiefs member
genesis|Biblical opening
genesis|Phil Collins' longtime band
genteel|Well-mannered
genuine|Sincere
geranium|Garden favorite also known as cranesbill
germans|Most Dresden residents
gherkins|Cucumbers used as pickles
ghostwriter|Author of a 1990 Swayze/Moore fantasy romance?
giantess|Garganta of "Femforce" comics, e.g.
glacial|Frigid
glances|Quick looks
glasses|Spectacles on one's nose
gliding|Powerless motion?
glimpse|Quick look
gnashed|Grated together, as teeth
gnostic|Early Christian
gondola|Venice vessel
gondolas|Ski carriers
gooseberry|Jam fruit
gosling|He plays Armstrong in "First Man"
gossipy|Spewing dirt?
grackles|Crowlike birds
granddads|Family guys
granola|Hiker's handful
grapevine|Fruity metaphor for a rumor mill
gravlax|Nordic cured salmon appetizer
greatest|Ali, per Ali
greener|Less experienced
greener|More eco-conscious
greeter|One hanging around near the church entrance
groaned|Reacted to corn, maybe
grooves|Slots cut with a chisel
grounded|Punished, as a teen
gumshoe|Private eye
gushers|Treats for an oil tycoon?
hacienda|Mexicali mansion
haciendas|Spanish estates
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's cover
hairstyle|Mullet or mohawk
halting|Hesitant
hamster|Pet holdable in one hand
handicap|Liability
handicap|Links equalizer
hangdog|Sad sack
hangover|Hair-of-the-dog target
hapless|Accident-prone
hardest|Most challenging
harpers|Magazine since 1850
harpooners|Some Pequod crewmen
hauling|Semi activity
hayride|Fall outing in a wagon
heartache|Sad song subject
heartfelt|Sincere
hectors|Bullies
hectors|Strong-arms
helipad|Rooftop landing spot
helistop|Place to park a whirlybird
helixes|Spirals
helpers|Elves, in some cases
hencoop|House with many layers
henhouses|Egg sources
heptagonal|Seven-sided
herbaria|Collections of plant specimens
herdsman|Sheep tender
hereafter|From now on
herring|It's misleading when it's red
hesitant|Waffling
hibachi|Small charcoal grill
hijinks|Carefree antics
hillbilly|Jed Clampett, for one
hissing|Sound of disapproval
hoecake|Southern cornmeal fare
hollows|Valleys
hombres|Men of La Mancha
homeboy|Neighborhood pal, in slang
hopeful|Auditioning actor, say
horizon|Where land and sky seem to meet
hornets|Charlotte NBA team
horsefeathers|Nonsense!
horsepower|Car engine measure
hotline|Emergency phone link
hotness|Sex appeal
hotspot|Trendy nightclub
housesits|Provides home care services?
housetop|Landing site for Santa's sleigh
humpback|Large whale
hunched|Stooped (over)
hurtled|Went like a runaway train
huskies|Siberian dogs
huskies|Washington team
hymnals|Church books with many notes
hysteria|Frenzied state
icecaps|Antarctic features
ickiness|Gross quality
ideates|Has a thought
ideologies|Schools of thought
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
ignites|Sets a match to
ignorance|Learning [is] the kind of __ distinguishing the studious: Bierce
ignorance|Strength, in a "1984" slogan
ikebana|Floral art
illegal|Prohibited
imagine|Just think ...
imagine|Envision
imbalance|Disproportion
imbibes|Drinks
imitate|Do in a bit
immense|Colossal
impaled|Stabbed by Buffy, as a vampire
impatient|In a hurry, maybe
implored|Not just requested
implosion|Self-destruction
imposes|Becomes a burden
inchworm|Caterpillar also called a looper
incline|It may get the ball rolling
inclusions|Imperfections affecting diamond clarity
incomes|They might be gross
incomes|Workers' earnings
indecorum|Lack of propriety
indexes|Back-of-book lists
indictee|One charged with a crime
indulge|Humor
inelegance|Bad taste
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inflated|Blew up
informatics|Data-intensive branch of engineering
infringe|Encroach (on)
ingenues|Roles for young women
ingrate|Unappreciative one
inharmony|Singing like Pentatonix, e.g.
inhuman|Cruel
inkiest|Like the darkest night
inordinate|Beyond reason
inroads|Sudden attacks
insiders|First to hear the news
insight|Acumen
insinuate|Get at
insoles|Dr. Scholl's products
inspect|Examine for flaws
inspire|Motivate
instill|Teach bit by bit
intakes|Consumed amounts
integer|98, but not 98.6
intends|Plans (to)
interim|Temporary period
interpret|Make sense of
intranet|Corporate info-sharing system
intranet|Private info-sharing system
isolate|Quarantine
isotopes|U-235 and C-14
issuers|Publishers, e.g.
issuing|Putting out
iterative|Like 24/7 news channels
itinerants|Nomadic sorts
ivories|They may be tickled
jackass|Jenny's mate
johnson|Either "J" in J&J
junkies|Buffs
kayaker|Whitewater sight, perhaps
keister|Behind
kerning|Letterspacing technique, in typography
kettles|Tea prep aids
keynotes|Delivers, as a convention-opening speech
kidneys|Nephrologist's concern
kilovolt|Electrical unit
kindest|Most beneficent
kindness|Subject of some random acts
kitchen|Cooking show title word
kitschy|Like plastic pink flamingos
kitschy|Tacky
klondike|Ice cream bar named for a Yukon river
kneeler|Tile setter, often
knelled|Tolled mournfully
knuckleball|Fluttering pitch
lambskins|Materials for babies' rugs
laminated|Covered with plastic, as an ID card
landers|Big name in advice
language|Sign __
languid|Weak
larceny|Petit or grand crime
lateral|Like sideways gridiron passes
latexes|Rubber glove materials
latinos|Some Spanish speakers
lawsuit|Action in a legal thriller
leghorn|Looney Tunes surname
leisure|Nonworking time
letting|Allowing
lettuce|Salad green
levitated|Rose magically
lighter|Not as heavy
limeades|Fruity refreshments
limelight|*Center stage
limousine|It may be a stretch
lineman|Center, for one
lingers|Won't go away, as an odor
listens|Pays attention
loiters|Hangs out
lonesome|Remote, as a road
lookout|Observation point
loosened|Relaxed
lovable|Precious
lowlife|Good-for-nothing
lunched|Had a midday meal
macabre|Poe genre
machete|Hacker's tool
magenta|Purple shade
magnolia|Early Mississippi flag symbol
magpies|Heckle and Jeckle, e.g.
mainframe|*iPad's giant ancestor
majorettes|Some halftime performers
malaise|Pre-head cold feeling
manager|Le Carré's "The Night __"
manatee|Dugong relative
manhunt|It often follows a breakout
maracas|Instruments also called rumba shakers
marital|Word before vows or status
markers|Genetic identifiers
marmots|Rocky Mountain rodents
martini|Dirty drink
martini|The elixir of quietude: E.B. White
martini|Bond order
mascara|L'Oréal's Voluminous Carbon Black, e.g.
mashers|Potato gadgets
masquerade|Social event with costumes and facial covers
massive|Enormous
mastermind|*Brain trust member
mastiffs|Large watchdogs
matador|One facing charges?
maturing|Growing up
meanies|Nasty types
meatier|More substantial
medevac|Rescue helicopter
meerkat|Kalahari mongoose
meerkat|Mongoose family member that uses its tail to stand erect
meerkat|Timon of "The Lion King," e.g.
melanges|Mixtures
melanin|Skin pigment
memorial|Many a D.C. landmark
menaced|Threatened
menorah|Holiday candle holder
merrier|More consequence?
metallic|Like gong sounds
methane|Swamp gas, essentially
microbes|Tiny organisms
midlife|Crisis point?
midterm|Like some elections
midweek|Wednesday, to be exact
midyear|Halfway-through-the-term exam
mildest|Least spicy
millstones|Heavy burdens
minibar|Hotel room amenity
minicam|Small shooter
minimal|Barely enough
minimal|Least possible
minstrel|Faire performer
miracle|Wonder
mirrored|Did the same as
misdeed|Transgression
missals|Prayer books
misstep|Wrong move
moccasins|Deerskin attire
modesty|Reason for a cover-up?
moisture|Cloud content
mollusk|Oyster or clam
moneymaker|*Lucrative business
monster|Centaur or chimera
moonlit|Like a romantic evening
moorage|Docking fee
moralize|Get all preachy
morsels|Delightful bites
morsels|Tasty bites
mortician|Six Feet Under occupation
mosquito|Virus-transmitting insect
mucilages|Glues
mudflat|*Coastal wetland often exposed at low tide
mulches|Puts a cover on, as a bed
multitude|Legion
muralist|LeRoy Foster, for one
museums|End of the quip
mustard|French's product
nagging|Like some doubts and injuries
napoleon|Custard-filled pastry
nastier|More mean
nations|Countries
naysays|Refuses
nearest|Minimally distant
neatened|Tidied, as a room
necktie|Suit go-with
needily|In an impoverished way
needles|Pine detritus
neglects|Slights
nelsons|__ Column: Trafalgar Square monument
nemeses|Formidable opponents
neoprene|Wet suit material
nepotist|One with a family practice?
nervous|On edge
netsuke|Kimono sash ornament
networked|Connected on LinkedIn, say
neuroses|Common Woody Allen character disorders
neuroses|Obsessions, often
newsdesks|Paper departments
newsman|11 p.m. personality
newsprint|Paper for papers
newtons|Units of force
nightcap|Romantic evening extension
nightie|*Teddy kin
nincompoop|Dummy
nirvana|End point of the Noble Eightfold Path
nitpicked|Knocked too hard?
nitrogen|Ammonia component
nocuous|Rarely used antonym of harmless
nominal|Insignificant
nonlocal|Widespread
nonpros|Amateurs
nonunion|Unorganized, in a way
nonviolence|King's philosophy
notches|Indentations
notches|Tally symbols
notebook|*Small computer
noticed|Became aware of
noticed|Observed
notions|Whims
nowhere|Middle of __: remote area
nymphet|Youthful maiden of myth
observant|Paying attention
oddsmakers|*Las Vegas pros
odorous|Fragrant
odyssey|Epic journey
odyssey|Wandering journey
offramps|Cloverleaf segments
offshore|A bit out in the ocean
ointment|Salve
oldster|One getting on in years
omelets|Brunch buffet station fare
omnipotent|Capable of anything
oneness|Zen harmony
onetime|Former
operate|Perform surgery
operator|Smooth talker
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opiates|Poppy products
opioids|Focus of a modern crisis
opioids|Modern crisis subject
oracles|Wall Street whizzes, say
orating|Holding the floor
orating|On the soapbox
orations|Talks from Cicero
oratorio|Messiah, e.g.
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah" is one
oratorio|Haydn's "The Creation," for one
oratorios|Handel's "Messiah" et al.
ordains|Installs, as a minister
ordeals|Tribulations
orderers|Ones stocking up
oregano|Pizza seasoning
oregano|Spice rack staple
orients|Puts on the right track
orients|Sets right
origami|Literally, "folding paper"
orioles|Team nicknamed the Birds
ornament|Adorn
orphans|Harry Potter and Tom Sawyer
orthodox|Strictly religious
osmoses|Absorption processes
ostrich|Largest living bird
outcome|Fruit, so to speak
outcomes|Results
outdoor|Like some pet cats
outduel|Best in an épée match
outlaws|Western bad guys
outmans|Overwhelms by sheer numbers
outrace|Run faster than
outscore|Get more points than
outsmart|Hoodwink
overact|Emote
overbear|Dominate
overeasy|Eggs order
overseas|Abroad
overseen|Directed
oversees|Supervises
overtax|More than exhaust
overtly|In plain sight
pachyderms|Large animals whose taxonomic order is obsolete
padlock|Master piece?
pageant|Beauty contest
paisano|Italian chum
palette|Painter's set of colors
palindrome|Pop or tot, e.g.
pallbearer|Coffin carrier
palliate|Ease, as symptoms
palooka|Fictional boxer Joe
panache|Grand style
panache|Pizazz
pancreas|Insulin-producing gland
panoply|Impressive collection
panorama|Broad view
panorama|Wide view
pantsuits|Two-piece ensembles
paparazzo|Shutterbug who bugs
paradox|I always lie, e.g.
paralegal|Erin Brockovich, for one
parallax|Apparent displacement due to perspective
paranoia|Conspiracy theory origin, perhaps
paranoia|What "strikes deep," in Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth"
parasols|The Mikado props
paratrooper|*Airborne unit member
pardons|Excuses
pariahs|Social outcasts
parings|Sliced-off parts
paroled|Out before the term ends
partisan|Strongly favoring one side
partnered|Worked together
passers|They need receivers
passwords|I'll skip it, thanks?
pastels|Muted colors
patella|Kneecap
patient|Like a good waiter
patrols|Security rounds
patsies|Easy marks
patterns|Landing flight paths
payable|Due
payouts|Bettor expectations
payroll|__ tax
peashooter|Prankster's weapon
pectorals|Push-up targets
pedestal|Column base
peelers|Cooks' prep tools
peerage|House of Lords group
peignoir|Loose dressing gown
pelican|Bird on LSU's seal
pencils|Puts (in) tentatively
penetrable|Porous
pensive|Lost in thought
pentagram|Occultist symbol
pentane|Compound with five carbon atoms
peonies|Indiana state flowers
perfecto|Tapered cigar
periods|Stretches
periods|Time frames
periscope|Sub need
permanent|Hard to erase, as markers
permeating|Spreading throughout
persona|Public face
petites|Small sizes
pettily|In a small-minded way
phalanx|Tight military formation
phoenix|Fifth-most populous U.S. city
phonetic|Like the spelling "kuh-zin" for "cousin," e.g.
picante|Hot and spicy
piccolo|High wind
piecemeal|Done in fragments
pierced|Poked a hole in
pierogi|Polish for "dumplings"
pinatas|Party store stock
pinesap|Wintergreen family herb
pinning|Assigning to, as blame, with "on"
pintail|Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy
pintsize|Wee
pipette|Chemist's tube
pipette|Lab tube
pitapats|Rain-on-the-roof sounds
pittance|Mere amount
pivotal|Indispensable
pivoted|Turned on an axis
placate|Appease
planets|Group of nine until 2006
plantain|Often-fried tropical fruit
plateau|Kin of a mesa
platoon|Army outfit
platoon|Military group
playoffs|End-of-season games
pleaded|Begged
plumage|Peacock's pride
plumelet|Small tuft
plummeted|Crashed
plunger|Tool that unclogs using suction
polecat|Skunk cousin
polemicists|*Skilled debaters
polenta|Cornmeal dish
polltaker|One sampling opinions
pollute|Contaminate
pontoon|Floatplane feature
ponytails|Hairstyles named for an equine feature
popular|Well-liked
porgies|Fish also called sea breams
positron|Physics particle
possess|Do demons' work
possess|Have
possessors|Owners
postdoc|Ph.D.'s next hurdle
posture|Stand-up quality?
potshot|Bit of sparring
poutine|Canadian french fries dish
praises|Butters up, maybe
praline|Cajun confection
precise|Sharply defined
preempt|Bump from the schedule
prepaid|Like most phone cards
presaged|Foretold
presets|Car stereo conveniences
presses|Pushes (for)
presume|Suspect
preteen|Many a middle schooler
pretrial|Like some hearings
prickle|Sharp tingle, as of fear
princes|Harry and William of England
priority|Job that takes precedence
problem|Something wrong?
problems|Math test parts
proctor|Exam monitor
project|Make oneself heard clearly
promise|Assure
prompts|Gives a cue
proofed|Checked for errors
prospects|Likelihood of success
protested|Voiced one's opposition
provoke|Incite
prowler|Cat, or cat burglar
psalter|Hymnal that's often richly illustrated
psychobabble|Pretentious chatter about a 1960 Hitchcock thriller?
purloins|Misappropriates
pursued|Went after
racewalker|20km Summer Olympian
rallies|Comes back
rampages|Tears
rankles|Irritates
ranting|Sounding off
rapiers|Narrow-bladed swords
rapport|Camaraderie
rapture|Ecstasy
rashest|Least prudent
raspiest|Most rough, in a manner of speaking?
rathole|Seedy abode
reachers|Dinner table boors
readers|Letters-to-the-editor writers
realign|Adjust, as wheels
realism|Genre that represents things as they are
reargue|Debate again
reassured|Comforted
reboots|Starts after a crash
recalls|Factory problems
recanes|Mends, as a rattan chair
receptor|Sense organ
recheck|Look over again
recipes|Chef's creations
recited|Spoke from memory
reckons|Figures
reclusive|Unlikely to be out and about
recreate|Make over
recusal|Judicial self-disqualification
redeemed|Cashed in
redoubt|Stronghold
reelect|Campaign poster word
reenacts|Performs in costume, as a Civil War battle
reenter|Go back in
reframe|Provide another context for
refuels|Gasses up
regales|Wines and dines
regatta|Sailing competition
regression|Word in medicine that sounds bad but is often good
rehashed|Went over again and again
reindeer|Team in a seasonal verse
relapses|Backslides
relatable|Sympathetic
relates|Connects (to)
relents|Eases up
relieve|Come out of the bullpen
relieve|Substitute for
relievers|Bullpen staff
religion|Faith
relocated|Moved
remarked|Commented
remarks|They may be nasty
remittance|Payment
remnant|Leftover
remodel|Love It or List It option
remorse|Deep regret
renegotiate|Go back to the table
repackage|Update the look of, as a product
repaint|Change the wall color
reports|School assignments
reprises|Musical wrap-ups
reprove|Admonish
reptile|Croc or cobra
resented|Begrudged
resented|Took offense at
resided|Lived
resonance|Impressive vocal quality
resonant|Sonorous
restless|Antsy
retaping|Recording over
retinal|__ scan: ID method
retinue|Supporters
retiree|One no longer working
retorts|Quick comebacks
retorts|Sharp answers
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retrack|Follow again
reunite|Get the old gang together
reusing|Extending the life of
reversals|Setbacks
revival|Tent event
revolver|Good Day Sunshine album
rhinoceros|Huge herbivore
ripened|Matured
ripples|Gentle waves
risotto|Ristorante rice dish
risottos|Italian rice dishes
riverbed|Area between banks
riverboat|Inland navigator
roaches|Raid targets
roadbed|Track foundation
robotic|Stiffly awkward
rocketeer|Gagarin or Glenn
rodents|Porcupines and prairie dogs
rollers|Painting aids
rolling|On the road
romance|Fiction genre
romances|Harlequin output
rondels|Short poems
roofline|Part of a house profile
rooster|Wake-up call provider
rosarian|Certain flower cultivator
rosebushes|Prickly plants
rosemary|Seasoning for lamb
rotated|Took turns
ruining|Making a mess of
russets|Idaho exports
ruthful|Rarely used antonym of cruel
safaris|African adventures
saguaro|Arizona cactus
salacious|Lustful
saltine|Soup cracker
saltines|Commonly crumbled fare
saluter|Soldier, at times
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandaled|Dressed for the beach, perhaps
sandfly|Beach pest
saphead|Nincompoop
sarabands|Minuet-like dances
sardines|Rush hour metaphor
sarongs|Simple island garments
sausage|Pepperoni alternative
sauteed|Browned in butter
sauteed|Cooked in a skillet
savannah|Port captured in Sherman's March to the Sea
sawlogs|Snore
scarred|Like Capone's face
scarred|Visibly healed, as skin
scarves|Often colorful accessories
scathes|Verbally tears apart
scatter|Disperse
schemer|One creating plots
schisms|Religious rifts
schlepp|Drag
schleps|Hauls with effort
schoolbook|Classroom text
science|__ fair
scissor|Cut out
scissor|__ kick: martial arts maneuver
scorepad|Bridge accessory
scourge|Plague
screamed|Reacted to a scare
scruffs|Kitten handles?
seaboard|*Where land and ocean meet
seahorse|Fish in the genus Hippocampus
seahorse|It's not an equine
seahorse|Upright swimmer
seasick|Not enjoying the whale watch, maybe
seasons|Salts, say
seceded|Left the country?
secedes|Formally withdraws
seconds|Difference between winning and losing, maybe
secrete|Stash out of sight
sedated|Tranquilized
sedation|It puts people out
seeders|Farm machines
sellout|Betray
semipro|Part-time player
semipros|Part-time players
senates|Legal bodies
senates|Legislative councils
senator|Cato the Elder or Cato the Younger
senator|One in a hundred?
senator|Washington post
senders|Emailers
senorita|Bodega miss
sensors|They pick up things
sensory|__ overload
sentence|It may be diagrammed
septuple|35 to 5, say
seraphim|Sistine Chapel ceiling figures
serenity|Calm
sesames|Oil sources
session|Therapy visit
session|Word with jam or joint
sessions|Meetings
sestets|Six-line stanzas
setters|Hunting dogs
settled|Took the deal
sexists|Some discriminators
shameful|Causing disgrace
shandies|Lemonade-and-lager drinks
shareable|Like some big entrées
sharper|More on the ball
sharpie|No-nonsense marker
sharply|How condemnation is expressed
sheepshank|Knot used to take up slack
shenanigan|Antic
sherpas|Hillary supporters
shipyards|Where some subs are fixed
shirttail|Tucked-in clothing part
shoetree|Footwear insert
shoulder|Place to pull over
showcasing|*Exhibiting
showier|More flamboyant
shrimps|Goes for crustaceans
shudder|Horror film reaction
shuteye|*Sleep
shutout|Game that's pointless for one team?
sickles|Wheat whackers
sidecar|Cognac cocktail
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse
siemens|Ohm reciprocal
signage|Billboards and posters
signers|July 4, 1776, notables
signora|Lady of Italy
silages|Preserved fodders
silicon|Valley element?
silliness|Endearing quality of puns
similar|Alike in many respects
simpers|Smirks
sincerer|More genuine
sincerer|More honest
sixties|Great Society era, with "the"
sketchy|Planned with little detail
skyline|City panorama
skyline|Prominent New York City feature
slanders|Orally defames
slanted|Not straight up
sleepyhead|One up, barely
sleight|Dexterity
slender|Waferlike
sleuths|Holmes and Poirot
slugfests|Hard-hitting contests
smarties|Treats for a teacher?
smidgens|Bits
smolder|Burn without flames
smolder|Do a slow burn
smoothens|Gets even
snacked|Ate at the theater, say
snakebites|*Hazards for herpetologists
sneaked|Moved furtively
snickers|Treats for a comedian?
snidely|Dudley's toon foe
snoozes|Nods off
snorted|Sounded indignant
snowcap|Kilimanjaro topper
snowplow|Road maintenance vehicle
snowshoe|Winter hike footwear item
soapier|Having more lather
sobering|Eliciting thoughtfulness
socials|Events with tea, perhaps
sockets|Light bulb holders
soldier|Persevere, with "on"
soloist|Single singer
sombrero|Mariachi's hat
sorrels|Chestnut horses
sorrows|Sad subjects
soybean|Nutrient-rich legume
spacing|Typographer's concern
spangle|Glittery bit on a dress
specious|Deceptively convincing
speeder|Smokey's target
speedup|Step on the gas
spelunk|Go caving
spinner|Board game gadget
spirits|Bar supply
splashy|Ostentatious
sponges|Dish cleaners
sponsor|Spot buyer
sponsors|Causes of frequent break-ins?
spooned|Snuggled, in a way
sported|Wore
spotter|Helper during gym practice
sprained|Injured, as an ankle
springtide|Detergent for seasonal cleaning?
spritzes|Cologne squirts
sprocket|Toothed wheel
spruced|Made dapper, with "up"
spumoni|Layered Italian dessert
sputter|Worrisome engine sound
spyglass|Sailor's telescope
squalled|Blew big-time
squashing|Suppressing
squishy|Like waterlogged sneakers
stabbed|Stuck a fork in
stabile|Calder creation
stabler|Less likely to tip over
stackup|Compare to, with "against"
stamens|Pollen producers
stamina|Marathoner's need
stammer|Speak haltingly
stammerers|Claudius and Porky Pig
stances|Politician's positions
stapled|Attached using a Swingline
stapler|Fastening gadget
starers|Creepy watchers
starfruit|Tropical food that has a five-point shape when sliced
stargazed|Looked raptly
starlet|Promising young actress
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls, back in the day
starlight|Twinkling in the night sky
starlike|Resembling a classic sheriff's badge
startups|Recipients of venture capital
stateliness|Magnificence
stationed|Posted
statute|It's a law
steadies|Regular guys?
stealth|Cat burglar's asset
stealth|Cat's asset
steeled|Prepared (oneself), as for a difficult task
steepen|Pose a greater climbing challenge
steered|Manned the helm
stellar|First-rate
stencil|Sign maker's aid
stenciled|Like some posters
sternest|Most harsh
stipend|Grad student's income
stirred|Mixed with a spoon
stirred|Word in an iconic cocktail order
storing|Attic function
storyboards|Panels illustrating film scripts
strategist|Military expert, say
stratus|Low cloud
streaker|Runner in the raw
streaks|Lines of lightning ... or lightening
streaks|Runs of luck
stretch|Warm up before a run
striate|Groove
stricken|Afflicted with illness, say
strident|Far from soothing
striker|Picket line participant
strikes|Bowling x's
stripes|1981 Bill Murray military comedy
stripes|Stars and __
strudels|Pastries from the German for "whirlpool"
stunner|Huge surprise
stunner|Major upset, say
stunted|Hindered, as growth
stupefy|Utterly shock
stupider|More senseless
stylist|Job that requires cutting class?
suavest|Most smooth
sublease|Renter's rental
subpoena|Order in the court
subsystems|Parts of a bigger picture
suitable|Befitting
sunbathing|Using dishwashing liquid in the shower?
sunbirds|'70s-'90s Pontiacs
sunspots|Solar phenomena
supermodels|Celebs on runways
surefire|Guaranteed
surgeon|Smooth operator, one would hope
surveys|Sources of "Family Feud" answers
sutured|Medically closed up
swatted|Hit, as a fly
sweetheart|*Valentine recipient
sweetie|What often comes before pie
syndics|Business representatives
tabletop|Place setting setting
tablets|Devices at one's fingertips
tabular|Like spreadsheets
taillight|*Vehicle's rear warning lamp
tailors|Alters to fit
tainted|Impure
tapenade|Provençal olive-and-capers spread
tapestry|Complex woven textile
tarantula|Hairy spider
tartare|Raw steak style
tattoos|Parlor pictures
taverna|Spot to sip ouzo
teasers|Commercial lures
teaspoon|Cause of a stir?
teatimes|Hours for cuppas
teenage|Like many new drivers
teenager|Many a "Stranger Things" character
teeters|Moves unsteadily
teetotaler|One who shuns alcohol
television|Technology term from the Greek for "far sight"
telltales|Stretch the truth
tenants|What letters need
tendrils|Climbing plant features
tensest|Most likely to snap
tenuous|Lacking a sound basis
tenured|Like many veteran professors
terminate|Wrap up
termini|Ends
termites|Floorboard-ruining insects
tersest|Least gassy
testers|Marketing hirees
theatre|London's Old Vic, for one
theoretical|Not yet proven
thesaurus|Synonym-loaded reference
thieves|Embezzlers, e.g.
thimbleful|Amount defined by a small sewing gadget
thimbleful|Little more than a drop
thrills|Roller coaster experiences
thrusts|Fencing maneuvers
thumbtack|Pushed-in bulletin board hardware
ticketed|Cited on the road
tieless|Casual Friday adjective
tightrope|Metaphor for a precarious course
tillage|Farmwork
timepiece|*Watch
timorous|Weak-kneed
tinderbox|Volatile situation
tireless|Persistent
titular|Like Macbeth in "Macbeth"
toccata|Bach's "__ and Fugue in D Minor"
toccata|Lively musical piece
toeshoe|Ballet need
toilette|Grooming process
tokened|Symbolized
toolbar|Handy strip of computer icons
toothpicks|Sticks with the Swedish meatballs
tootsie|Owie spot, maybe
topline|Gross sales, on an income statement
torrent|Inundation
tosspot|Pink elephant sighter
tostada|Taqueria order
townies|Local residents, to local college students
toyshop|Kid's favorite store, often
tractor|County fair sight
trailed|Was behind in the match
traipse|Gallivant
trample|Stomp all over
trampled|Walked all over
trances|Staring-into-space experiences
transact|Carry on, as business
transact|Do, as business
transom|Narrow window
trapdoor|*Secret stage exit
trappers|Early Hudson's Bay Company employees
trashed|Ruined
traumas|Psychological wounds
travail|Hard work
treacle|Syrupy stuff
treasure|Silver, to Long John
treasurers|They work on books
treated|Like some lumber
treatment|Regimen
treetop|Perch in a lullaby
treetop|Place with a bird's-eye view
tresses|Locks
triassic|Period of the first dinosaurs
triceps|Three-headed arm muscle
triceps|Bench press muscles
tricked|Deked, say
trigrams|Most phone button groupings
trillions|U.S. gross national debt units since 1981
trillionth|Teeny-tiny fraction
trimotor|Three-engine plane
trisect|Split into thirds
trodden|Walked-on
troikas|Three-horse carriages
troopers|State enforcement group
trophies|Prizes on the mantel
troubleshooting|What a jittery camera operator may be having?
trounce|Whip
trudged|Moved with effort
truelove|What "never runs smooth," in a 1963 Gene Pitney hit
truncate|Curtail
tsarist|Bolshevik's foe
tsetses|African menaces
tsunami|Word on an "evacuation route" sign
tsunamis|Dangerous waves
tsunamis|Pressure sensors attached to buoys are parts of their warning systems
turkeys|Thanksgiving birds
turners|Tina and Lana
turnovers|Hoops goofs
tutoring|Teaching a lesson, perhaps
tweezer|Tool usually pluralized
twister|Party game inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2015
twofers|Deals with freebies
twosome|Golfing group
typeset|Work on galleys
ulterior|Hidden, as motives
ultimate|Self-officiated game with a disc
underfoot|In the way
undergo|Experience
underlie|Serve as a foundation for
underwater|Mortgaged to the hilt and then some ... and where it's at
undeveloped|Like film in a camera
unicorn|Mythical horned equine
unifier|One promoting togetherness
uninspired|Trite
unlawful|Prohibited
unmapped|Not charted
unopened|Still wrapped
unposed|Like candid photos
unsolved|Like some mysteries
untested|Yet to be tried
untimed|Like moves in casual chess games
uploads|Transfers from computer to cloud, say
upraise|Hoist
uprated|Reevaluated favorably
upstart|Surprising and sometimes annoying success
upstarts|Parvenus
upturned|Like faces at a fireworks display
uranium|Heaviest naturally occurring element
uranium|Radioactive element
urethane|Bowling ball material
useless|Having no purpose
username|Phishing target
ushered|Brought (in)
usurpers|Ones taking things the wrong way
utensil|Place setting item
valuing|Appraising
vandykes|Pointed facial features
vantages|Superior positions
varietal|Zinfandel, for one
varlets|Rascals, old-style
varmint|Critter, in dialect
vehicle|Jam ingredient?
veranda|Porch with a roof, usually
vessels|Boats and gravy boats
vestige|Trace
village|Hamlet relative
violate|Break, as laws
viscous|Like maple syrup
visions|__ of sugar-plums danced in their heads: Moore
voyages|Long sails
wagoner|Conestoga driver
walleye|State fish of South Dakota
wapitis|Elks, in Canada
warfare|Armed conflict
warheads|Treats for a submarine pilot?
warmonger|Hawk, in the military sense
warnings|Alarms
weasels|Cunning types
webmaster|Spider-Man?
webster|Blue-Backed Spelling Book author
weighty|Ponderous
werewolves|Human/canine shape-shifters
western|Best __
whalers|Pequod crew
wheeled|Like a bike
whereto|Pick-up line?
whetted|Sparked, as one's appetite
whimper|Petulant complaint
whirlpool|Draining effect
whoppers|Treats for a fisher?
whopping|Immense
wideout|Pass receiver somewhat separated from the offensive line
windable|Like some watches
wiseguy|Know-it-all
wizardry|Potter's specialty
wolverine|One of the X-Men
woodshed|Fuel storage structure
wordsmith|Skilled writer
workaholic|Unlikely "TGIF" exclaimer
workout|Exercise routine
worldview|*Comprehensive personal philosophy
worsens|Deteriorates
wrangler|Brand endorsed at prorodeo.com
wreathe|Encircle, as with a lei
wrestler|Lock expert?
writings|Penned works
xeroxes|Runs off, in a way
yardage|Football play measure
yardage|Golf hole measure
yearbook|High school memento
yearlies|Almanacs, calendars, etc.
yellowed|Like old manuscripts
yielded|Obeyed a triangular sign
zeppelin|Early transatlantic flier
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abashes|Embarrasses
abettor|Driver in a heist, say
abrades|Erodes
abrogate|Nullify
absolve|Clear
abstained|Did not participate
abuttal|Boundary
academe|Scholar's world
academy|Starfleet school
accents|Stress marks
accusals|Some finger-pointing
acerbic|Harsh
achieve|Reach
acolyte|Follower
actually|The real story is ...
adaptor|Charger accessory
addenda|Back-of-the-book supplements
adhered|Stuck (to)
adhesive|Sticky stuff
adjunct|Usually not eligible for tenure, as a professor
administer|Officially give, as a exam
admirals|Military leaders
admirer|Fan who might be secret
admires|Rates highly
adopter|Pet shelter visitor, maybe
adorable|Like the object of an "Aww!"
adrenaline|Certain junkie's stimulus
adsorbs|Gathers in a condensed layer
advisee|Student, to a counselor
aerates|Fizzes up
aerobes|Oxygen-eating bacteria
aeronaut|Balloon operator
aerosol|Spray
aerosols|Sprays from cans
affords|Makes available to
afghani|Kabul native
aflutter|Quivering
afterlife|Subject in the film "Ghost"
ageless|Forever young, it seems
agitate|Disturb
ailerons|High-level banking aids
airline|Delta, for one
airtime|Exposure, to a deejay
airtime|PAC's election season purchase
aisleway|Warehouse passage
alamode|Dessert option
alarmed|Protected from burglars
alarmists|Fearmongers
alertest|Most ready for trouble
algorithmic|Like search engine ranking systems
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|Wanted poster listings
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alienee|Property recipient, in legal language
alienist|Laszlo Kreizler, in a Caleb Carr novel
alkaline|Type of battery
allegory|Story with symbolism
allegro|Swiftly, to Schubert
alleluia|Introspective Randall Thompson choral work with a joyous title
alleviate|Make easier to bear
alliances|NATO and others
allover|Everywhere
allspice|Pumpkin pie seasoning
almanac|Popular fact source
almonds|Nuts that put the joy in candy bars?
alphorn|Ricola ad instrument
amassed|Put together
amasses|Accumulates
amassing|Building up
amateur|Hobbyist
amazing|Jaw-dropping
ambassador|High-ranking foreign diplomat
amblers|Unhurried bunch
amiable|Friendly
ammeter|Electrical measuring device
amnesia|Soap opera plot staple
amnesiac|Who am I? speaker, perhaps
amoebae|Slide organisms
amoebas|Organisms that move via pseudopodia
amperes|Current units
amphora|Two-handled Greek vase
amylase|Digestive enzyme
anaconda|Amazon predator
anagram|Eno, for one
analogs|Closely related things
anathema|Cursed thing
anatomic|Relating to body structure
anatomy|Pre-med subject
anemone|Buttercup family member
angoras|Fluffy felines
angstroms|Light-wave units
angular|Like many Cubist paintings
animate|Bring to life
animate|Do some work at Pixar
animato|Lively movement
animato|Lively, in music
anniversary|Marriage milestone
annoyances|Travel delays, say
annuals|Time Person of the Year et al.
annuities|Recurring payments
anodyne|It relieves pain
anosmia|Inability to smell
antimatter|Part of the Enterprise's power source
antlers|Horns usually shed once a year
antsier|More jumpy
anytime|Whenever
apaches|Cochise followers
apishly|In an imitative way
apology|Words of regret
appaloosa|Horse with a spotted coat
appeals|Some pending cases
applets|Java products
applies|Submits one's résumé
appraisals|Property valuations
apprised|Kept in the know
approval|Thumbs-up
apricot|Chutney fruit
apropos|Relevant
aptitude|Knack
aquaria|Display idea that's a bit fishy?
arcades|Big game centers
arcades|Pinball players' haunts
archers|Quiver carriers
arduous|Difficult
areolas|Iris rings
aristocrat|Upper crust type
armlock|Wrestling maneuver
armoire|Elaborate wardrobe
armrest|Recliner part
armrests|Loveseat sides
aroused|Spurred on
arrange|Orchestrate
arrears|Unpaid balance
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrested|Checked
arsenal|Premier League powerhouse
arsenic|__ and Old Lace
articles|Things, or written things
artiste|Entertainer
ascents|Climbs
aseptic|Like Purell-treated hands
askance|Suspicious way to look
aspects|Ways of looking at an issue
aspires|Hopes (to)
assault|Verbal attack
assists|Gives a hand
associate|Like eight Supreme Court justices
assuage|Soften
assumed|Took as a given
astonish|Blow away
astronomer|Galileo, notably
atheist|Believer's antithesis
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
atingle|Goose-pimply
atonements|Acts of reparation
atrocious|Horrible
attaboy|Way to go, fella!
attacks|Dives into, as a workload
attended|Showed up for
attendee|Partygoer, say
attests|Declares to be true
attired|Not naked
attract|What opposites do, it's said
audiotapes|Obsolescent media
augured|Was a sign of
aurally|By ear
austere|Forbidding
automat|Quaint coin-op eatery
aversely|In opposition
aversive|Causing avoidance
aviator|Cockpit figure
aviatrix|Femina Cup (1910s contest) competitor
avocado|Guacamole fruit
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avocados|Guacamole makings
avoided|Steered clear of
awesome|Killer, dude!
awnings|Storefront covers
ayatollah|Islamic leader
baccarat|Casino option
backroom|Figurative setting for many deals
backslapper|Enthusiastic well-wisher
bacteria|Early Earth life forms
baggage|Carousel riders
bakeries|Bear claw makers
balderdash|Horsefeathers!
ballplayers|Musicians at a formal gala?
ballroom|Dance venue
ballyhoos|Hypes
bananas|*Cream pie fruit (1971)
bananas|Nuts
bandies|Tosses about, as ideas
banishes|Drives out
barneys|Defunct luxury New York department store
barnstorms|Campaigns rurally
barrens|Scrubby wastelands
barricades|Blocks off
barstool|Seat sometimes spun
baseless|Unfounded
basemen|Infielders
baskets|Laundry holders
bassets|Short-legged hounds
bassinets|Baby beds
bayonet|Sharp weapon
beanbag|Pliable seat
bearing|Manner of behavior
beastly|Really awful, as weather
beatific|Blissful
because|Just __
because|__ I said so!
becloud|Muddle, as one's judgment
bedazzled|Enchanted
bedevil|Confound
bedside|__ manner
beefeaters|Tower of London guards
beeline|Opposite of a scenic route
beepers|Paging devices
beepers|Paging gadgets
behaved|Acted properly
belated|After the event
believe|Accept as true
benefactor|Philanthropist
bespoke|Custom-made
bestial|Brutish
bewitches|Entrances
bifocal|Two-part lens
bikinis|They don't cover much
bikinis|Two-piece suits
bilingual|Fluent in two tongues
binoculars|Birder's gear
biplane|Double-winged WWI aircraft
biplanes|Aerobatics fliers
birddog|Pudelpointer, say
birdman|2014 Best Picture
bisques|Fish restaurant offerings
bistros|Small bars
bittern|Marsh bird
bizarre|Off-the-wall
bizarro|__ World, DC Comics planet of opposites
blackbird|Crow
bluebells|Flowers named for their color
bluebird|Living symbol of happiness
bluegrass|Lawn choice
bobsled|Cool Runnings vehicle
bohemia|Prague's region
boilers|Heat sources
bombard|Attack, as with questions
bombard|Overwhelm, as with questions
bonemeal|Animal-based fertilizer
bookseller|Borders of old, e.g.
bothers|Vexes
bowlegged|Like stereotypical old cowboys
bowling|Game with strikes and a ball
braised|Slow-cooked, as short ribs
brashly|Heedless of the consequences
brassiere|Lingerie top
breadbox|Container for some baked goods
breadth|Side-to-side measurement
broadax|Timber-cutting tool
broadband|*Internet connection touted in the '90s as faster than dial-up
brocade|Fashionable fabric in the Italian Renaissance
bromide|Trite saying
bronchitis|Cold complication
brooders|Gloomy thinkers
buckeye|Ohio State athlete
buckles|Belt parts
bulrush|Plant associated with the infant Moses
bungles|Butchers
buoyancy|Ability to float
butterfly|*Monarch or viceroy
buttonholed|Grabbed for a chat
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Klub
caddying|Toting clubs for a golfer
cakewalk|*Ragtime pianist's number
calicos|Tricolor cats
caliphs|Islamic leaders
caliphs|Islamic leaders
calorie|Nutritionist's unit
calvary|Site of the Crucifixion
campfire|Hand warmer only used outdoors
canasta|Game with melds
cantina|Bar in Baja
captions|Underwriting?
caraway|Seed in some sauerkraut
cardholder|Rewards earner, perhaps
carding|Bouncer's job
carnage|Chaotic situation, in slang
carpaccio|Italian dish of thinly sliced raw meat or fish
carriage|Baby transport
carrottop|Common nickname for a redhead
cartels|Price-fixing groups
casabas|Winter melons
casinos|Vegas attractions
cassava|Root that's a source of tapioca
catcall|Bit of verbal derision
category|One in a Trivial Pursuit sextet
catered|Provided food for
caterer|Need for big dos
catspaw|Unwitting tool
caustic|Incisively sarcastic
caverns|Carlsbad __ National Park
caverns|Luray attraction
cayenne|Capital of French Guiana
cedilla|Part of Curaçao
celadon|Grayish-yellow green
cements|Fixes in place
central|Primary
cereals|Flakes in boxes
certainly|Of course!
certifies|Authenticates
certitudes|They can't be prevented
chancellor|University leader
chapati|Flatbread similar to naan
charisma|Compelling charm
chateaubriand|Tenderloin often served with Béarnaise sauce
cheddar|Cheese on a cracker
chewing|Pondering, with "on"
chicory|Coffee-flavoring root
children|Kids
chilies|Habaneros and jalapeños
chinstrap|*Helmet part
chirpily|In a cheerful way
chooser|Decision maker
choosers|They're selective
cinquain|American literary form inspired in part by haiku
citizens|Town hall meeting attendees
citrons|Thick-skinned yellow fruit
clapped|Turned (on) remotely, as the lights
claptrap|A lot of hooey
classic|Modern Library title, e.g.
cleaver|Butcher's staple
cleaves|Adheres ... or separates
clerics|Mullahs or ministers
cliches|Trite expressions
cloister|Symbol of monastic life
cloistered|Sheltered from the outside world
closest|Least distant
closets|Coat-hanging places
cluttered|Like an untidy desk
coaster|The drink's on me speaker?
coaxial|Kind of cable
cocaine|Subject of 2001's "Blow"
coconut|Fruit with milk
codeine|Cough medicine ingredient
coerced|Strong-armed
cohosted|Helped throw a party
coloratura|Mozart's Queen of the Night, for one
colossi|Larger-than-life creations
competence|Skills
comrade|Cohort
conjoins|Brings together
conjure|Cast a spell, say
connive|Plot
consent|Agree
contents|What's inside
contortionist|... "flexible hours" ... and we got a __!
contorts|Twists
coolants|Radiator fillers
coolish|Not very friendly
copyedit|Prepare for print
corkboard|Display with pins
cornrow|Stylist's braid
coroner|Forensic team member
coronet|Small crown
corroded|Eaten away by rust, say
corsage|Prom adornment
cortisone|Inflammation treatment
counsel|Advice
counter|Diner seating option
counting|Relying (on)
couplet|Rhyming pair
couture|Fashionista's field
covered|Dealt with
crackle|Fireplace sound
cranberry|Fruit grown in bogs
crawdad|Cajun crustacean
credits|They roll at the end
creedal|Guided by a statement of faith
cresses|Pungent greens
crevice|Narrow opening in a cliff
crisper|Lettuce keeper
critter|Beastie
crutches|Supports after knee surgery
cuckoos|Birds that tell time?
curtsying|Polite gesture from Alice
cutaway|Model offering interior views
dabbles|Enjoys now and then, with "in"
dailies|Newsstand buys
daiquiri|Rum drink
damselfish|*Colorful addition to an aquarium
daredevil|Stunt double, e.g.
datable|Like some artifacts, thanks to radiocarbon
deadeye|Crack shot
debacle|Total disaster
decibel|Sound measure
decimal|Number that has a point
decisions|Trial results
declare|Announce
decoder|__ ring: encryption toy
defangs|Renders harmless
defends|Comes to the aid of
defense|Team on a football field
deforest|Clear-cut, as for lumber
deistic|Like Ben Franklin's religious beliefs
delegate|Entrust, as authority
deliver|Get the job done
deluded|Played for a chump
denounced|Criticized publicly
derailed|Obstructed the progress of
deserts|Rewards
deserve|Be worthy of
designee|Appointed one
desktop|Icon locale
desolate|Bleak
despairs|Abandons all hope
desperado|Eagles title antihero
dessert|Ending course
dessert|Napoleon, for one
detente|Cold War warm-up
detests|Can't brook
detours|Routes that contain the letters in "routes"
devotes|Allocates
dewclaw|Mammal's digit that doesn't touch the ground
diagnose|Figure out
diagram|Sentence model used in language teaching
dilatory|Tending to procrastinate
disable|Render nonfunctional
disrupts|Breaks up
dissects|Studies in detail
dissent|Political opposition
distribute|Hand out
diverse|Not at all homogeneous
docudrama|Semifictional film genre
doeskin|Uncle Buck, perhaps?
doodads|Whatsits
doorman|Entry-level job?
doubleheader|In 2020's MLB season, each game of one was seven innings ... and what each word of three long answers can have
downfall|Cause of ruination
dragged|Hauled
dramedy|TV's "Moonlighting," for one
dreamer|Idealistic sort
dreamer|One with aspirations
drinkers|Bar group
dryland|Terra firma
dystopia|The Hunger Games setting
eaglets|Aerie newcomers
eaglets|Bald babies?
earache|Pain in a canal
earldom|Noble realm
earlier|Like a flashback time
earnest|Heartfelt
earworm|Far-too-memorable song
easement|Legal right of way
eastern|Former flier with a NY/Newark/DC/Boston shuttle
easters|Egg-hunt holidays
eatables|Food
echelons|Levels of authority
eclairs|Custard-filled pastries
eclectic|Drawn from various sources
eclipse|Total 2017 event visible in a coast-to-coast path from Oregon to South Carolina
eclipse|Outshine
eclipse|Outshine
ecliptic|Like a much-watched 8/21/2017 alignment
ecologist|EPA scientist
economist|Janet Yellen, e.g.
economy|Political bragging point, when it's thriving
ecotone|Transition area between plant communities
ecstatic|Stoked
educate|Provide schooling for
eeriness|Strange quality
efforts|Serious attempts
egalite|Word in France's national motto
egomania|Narcissism
elapsed|Went by
elapsed|Went by
elapses|Goes by
elastic|Springy
elderly|Advanced in age
election|Choice event
election|Formal choice
elections|Primaries, say
electric|Exciting, as an atmosphere
element|H or O, in H2O
elitists|Snobs
emanate|Exude (from)
embarked|Left on a sloop
embarrass|Humiliate
embassy|Consulate cousin
embassy|D.C.'s __ Row
embattle|Prepare for conflict
embedded|Attached to a military unit, as a journalist
embrace|Warm greeting
emerald|Important gem in Oz
emerged|Broke the surface
emerged|Came out
emeritae|Retired female professors
emeriti|Honored retirees
emeriti|Some retired academics
emoticon|Email staple
emoticon|It often includes a colon
emoting|Giving it one's all, theatrically
emotive|Eliciting feeling
emperor|Claudius or Nero
emporia|Big-box stores, e.g.
emulsify|Mix thoroughly, as oil and vinegar
emulsions|Mayonnaise and salad dressing
enacted|Passed, as a bill
enacted|Put into play
enactor|Lawmaker
enameler|Jewelry artisan
enchant|Fascinate
enchiladas|Mexican fare
enclose|Put inside
enclose|Wrap
encores|Added numbers
encores|Concert extras
endless|Circular, in a way
enforce|Assure compliance with
engineer|One may be civil
engineers|Many in Caltech's faculty
engraves|Cuts in lines
enhances|Increases in desirability
enlarge|Blow up
enlisted|Signed up
ennoble|Dignify
enrages|Makes hopping mad
ensuring|Not leaving to chance
entailed|Necessitated
entente|Diplomatic accord
entered|Went in
entices|Baits
entrant|One in a 1K, say
entraps|Snares
entreating|Making a plea
entries|Contest submissions
ephemera|Transient things
epidemic|Marked by widespread growth
epilogs|Afterwords
epilogs|Concluding sections
episode|Single show
epistemic|Relating to knowledge
epitome|Perfect example
equates|Represents as identical
ergonomic|Designed for comfort and efficiency
eroding|Wearing away gradually
erudite|Scholarly
escapee|Fugitive
escargot|Gastropod on a brasserie menu
eschews|Shuns
escorted|Offered an arm to
esoteric|Understood by a select few
espials|Observations
essence|Basic nature
essence|Bottom line
essence|Heart and soul
essence|Heart, soul, or heart and soul
essence|Thrust
esteems|Puts on a pedestal
estivates|Winter : hibernates :: summer : __
estrogen|Ovarian hormone
estrogens|Ovarian hormones
etagere|Tchotchke stand
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Everlasting
etiquette|Proprieties
evasive|Hard to follow
evensong|Late-day religious service
evictee|One kicked out
eviller|More wicked, in Worcester
exacerbate|Compound
exactas|Track wagers
excellent|Like A+ work
excerpting|Taking parts of
exercises|Works out
exhaled|Gave a sigh
exhorted|Urged strongly
exorcism|Event in a classic William Peter Blatty novel
exotica|Curiosity shop stock
expiation|Atonement
extensive|Far-reaching
extractor|Tool for removing broken screws
extranet|Web system allowing outside access
exultant|Over the moon
eyeballs|Looks at closely
eyeballs|Observe fancy dances?
eyehole|Hotel door feature
eyelifts|Ocular surgical procedures
eyesight|Optometrist's concern
eyesore|Gentrification target
eyesore|Urban renewal target
facetiousness|Wit
factoid|Piece of trivia
fallbacks|Alternative plans
farness|Remote situation
fastest|Done in the least amount of time
fastest|First to the finish
fearless|Courageous
federal|Kind of case or law
feedback|Survey info
feeling|Premonition
females|Ewes and does
females|Sow and cow
fertile|Good for growing
festooned|Decorated
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fierier|More passionate
figures|Solves, with "out"
fillets|Sole food
filters|Instagram overlays
finalist|Last round contestant
finesse|Skillful handling
fireball|Highly energetic sort
firefly|Night light source
firepower|*Military might
flameout|Fail at a barbecue?
flatbed|Open-bodied truck
flexion|Bending movement
flipflop|*Beachgoer's footwear
floodlighting|Outdoor security illumination
florist|One working on arrangements
fondest|Most loving
forests|Rangers' domains
fortissimo|Very loudly, in music
founded|Based
fragile|Delicate
framework|Basic structure
freckles|Rashida Jones facial feature
freemasons|Gerald Ford and Glenn Ford, e.g.
fretful|Uneasy
frisked|Checked legs for arms?
frolics|Romps
frontpage|Place for big news
funniest|Most curious
gagster|Comic
gaining|Opposite of losing, weightwise
galleys|Proofreaders' proofs
galumph|Walk clumsily, like the Jabberwock slayer
gamester|Casino regular
gangster|Hood
garcons|Ones working with maître d's
gardener|Plant custodian
gastric|Stomach-related
gateway|Portal
gazette|Montreal daily
geezers|Codgers
general|Colonel's aspiration, perhaps
generic|No-name, as a brand
genesis|Phil Collins' longtime band
genomes|Biological mapping subjects
gentile|Mild, in Milan
gentile|Synagogue guest, perhaps
gladsome|Full of joy
glasshouses|*Bad homes for critics?
glitterati|Beautiful people, as a group
glossing|Treating as unimportant, with "over"
glutton|Insatiable sort
goatskin|Leather bookbinding material
goofball|Cut-up
gooiest|Most like s'mores
gossamer|Delicate fabric
goulash|Hungarian stew
graduate|One happy to have no class?
grahams|Golden __: General Mills crackers
granite|Curling stone
grenades|Smoke dispensers, at times
grilles|Ornamental front ends
groupie|Exuberant fan
guesser|Hangman player, e.g.
guitars|Fenders, e.g.
gyrated|Went around in circles
habitue|Café haunter, say
haggler|Hard bargain driver
hailstones|They're ruinous
hairiness|Chewbacca trait
halters|Tops that bare arms and midriffs
handicap|Golf match equalizer
hangman|Word-guessing game
hapless|Unfortunate
harbingers|Precursors
harmonious|Like Pentatonix numbers
harness|Parachute attachment
hassles|Bothers
hastens|Speeds up
haunting|Hard to forget, as a melody
hawking|A Brief History of Time author Stephen
headers|Web banners
headers|Web page banners
headless|Like Irving's horseman
headpin|First of an alley's 10
headwaters|Source of some long flows
heartier|More robust
hedgehog|Sonic, in gaming
heelless|Like gravity wedges
heinous|Shockingly evil
heliport|Place for choppers
herbivore|Stegosaurus, for one
hermitic|Reclusive
heroics|Medalworthy acts
heroine|Jane Eyre, for one
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
heroism|Reason for a star
hexagon|Common nut shape
hibachi|Portable charcoal grill
hickeys|Make-out spots?
highball|Tall drink
hipster|Trendy type often parodied on "Portlandia"
history|Museum of Natural __
hitches|Bums a ride
hobnail|Boot stud
holland|Namesake of brunch sauce
homeboy|__ Industries: L.A. youth program
homestretch|Last leg of a race ... or a hint to the circled letters
hominoids|Superfamily including gibbons
homonyms|Common features of wordplay
honoree|Special guest, perhaps
honorees|Award recipients
hoodlum|Bad sort whose second syllable is often dropped
horrors|Little Shop of __
horsefeathers|*"Balderdash!"
hostess|Little Debbie competitor
hotdogs|Show-offs
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hotpress|Calendering machine for glossing paper
hotshot|Someone who's good, and obviously knows it
hottest|Most popular
housefly|Indoor buzzer?
household|Social unit sharing the same dwelling
houseplant|Boston fern, e.g.
housesit|Help a vacationing friend, maybe
huddles|Gatherings before snaps
huddles|Play-calling gatherings
hunters|Camouflage wearers, at times
hydrant|Fixture in some no-parking zones
icecaps|Polar opposites?
ideally|In perfect circumstances
ideally|In the best way
idiomatic|Like much spoken language
idolized|Worshipped
iffiest|Most up in the air
igneous|Formed by solidified magma
igneous|Like volcanic rock
imitate|Copy
immerse|Involve deeply
impinge|Make an impression (on)
implode|Self-destruct
implores|More than just asks
inanities|Silly comments
inaugural|Opening
increase|Go up, as prices
inductee|Hall of Fame guest of honor
inedible|Like wax fruit
inertia|Lassitude
infants|Hospital deliveries
infinitive|It's split in Captain Kirk's "to boldly go"
inflects|Changes one's tone of voice
inflects|Changes tonally
inhuman|Barbaric
innings|Frames on a diamond
insanest|Most exceptional, in recent lingo
insanity|Extreme foolishness
insects|Entomologists' subjects
insinuations|They're usually not helpful hints
insofar|To such an extent
insofar|To such an extent (as)
instead|As an alternative
instead|Rather
insulin|Pancreatic hormone
insured|Covered, in a way
insured|Covered, in a way
integer|Whole number
interiors|*Concerns of some decorators (1978)
interpose|Put between
intimate|Like a very close relationship
intimate|Very personal
inundate|Flood
inventor|Patent pursuer
inviolable|Sacred, as a promise
ironclad|Like a rock-solid contract
ironware|Pots and such
islands|Counter proposals?
islands|Singapore makeup
isolate|Quarantine
isolates|Quarantines
isolation|Secluded plight on a desert island, say
isomorphism|Type of mathematical equivalence
isopods|Woodlice, e.g.
isosceles|Having two equal-length legs
isotope|Elemental variant
italics|They're used for emphasis
iterate|Repeat
ivories|Keys for a music room?
jacuzzi|Maker of many jets
janitors|They clean up
jesting|Having fun
jetstream|So-called "river of wind"
jillion|Word whose meaning wouldn't change if it began with "z"
jostles|Fights (through), as a crowd
juggernaut|Inexorable force
kahunas|Hawaiian medicine men
keepers|Fish that measure up
keepsake|Bit of memorabilia
kerfuffle|Ado
kettles|Tea prep vessels
keypunch|Bygone data entry method
kidneys|Nephrology focus
kidneys|Vital organ pair
kingdoms|Regal realms
kingpin|Bigwig
kleptos|Ones who take things badly?
klondike|Yukon gold rush region
kneeled|Prepared to propose
kneepad|Skateboarder's protector
knotted|Secured with a bowline, say
lacrosse|Wisconsin city on the Mississippi
lanolin|Shaving cream additive
lasagna|Layered entrée
latency|Bulbs' pre-bloom condition
lateral|Gridiron pitchout
lateral|Like a side view
lawsuits|Contentious filings
layered|Like lasagna, say
leashes|Pet control aids
lederhosen|Staple of many Oktoberfest costumes
legacies|Beneficiaries of preferential admission
legatees|Inheritors
legends|Arthurian tales
legends|Stories of the Loch Ness Monster, e.g.
lemming|Legendary migrator
lengthy|Protracted
lenience|It may be requested before a sentence
leniency|Judge's choice
leotards|Ballet garb
lessened|Eased
levitate|Rise in the air, as in a magic act
lexicon|Dictionary
libelous|Defamatory
library|Congress has a big one
libretto|Opera text
licensee|Bar owner, vis-à-vis selling drinks
limerick|Funny five-line verse
limerick|Poem often starting with "There"
limewater|Flavored thirst quencher
limousine|Stretch at a wedding?
lingerie|Boudoir apparel
lingerie|Chantelle offering
lingers|Sticks around
linguini|Alfredo __, "Ratatouille" character named for a pasta
linkage|Connection
listens|Does as told
literate|Knowledgeable, as in a particular field
literati|Ones who do things by the book?
literature|English major's field
littermate|One sharing a pedigree
liturgy|Arrangement of church services
livings|Many people make them at work
loafers|Shoes sans laces
loggias|Open galleries
loiterers|They hang around
loosely|How a blown-open door may have been closed
loosens|Works free
lothario|Philanderer first seen in Cervantes
lovebug|Herbie, in Disney films
lozenge|Cough drop
lullaby|Cradlesong
lunatic|Nut
mackinaw|Wool coat that is often plaid
madeira|Island wine
madness|O, that way __ lies: Lear
magenta|Part of the CMYK color model
magnets|Drawers?
magnets|Fridge stickers
magnolia|Official flower of two Southern states
malaise|Vague unease
mallards|Ducks whose males have green heads
mallets|Polo clubs
manhattan|*The City, to New Yorkers (1979)
manners|Miss in an advice column
marauds|Plunders
marchesa|Italian noblewoman
marital|__ status
marsupials|Wallabies and wombats
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinet|Taskmaster
masalas|Indian spice mixtures
masonic|Like some lodges
masterstroke|*Act of genius
measles|The first "M" in the MMR vaccine
measure|Part of a score
meatier|More substantial
mechanic|Pit crew member
meddlers|Buttinskies
medevac|Rescue copter
medicine|It requires some orderly help
medicos|Docs
medigap|Supplemental health insurance
medusas|Jellyfish
megadeal|Huge corporate agreement
meiosis|Cell division that produces gametes
melanin|Skin pigment
melodic|Tuneful
melodrama|Soap opera genre
menaced|Intimidated
meowing|Asking for a saucer of milk, maybe
merinos|Sources of fine wool
merited|Deserved
meritless|Good for nothing
mermaid|Madison in "Splash," e.g.
microhm|Tiny resistance unit
middleman|Go-between ... and a hint to each set of circles
mikados|Onetime Japanese emperors
militias|Armed forces units
milliner|Hat designer
minaret|Mosque tower
minibar|Pay-for-what-you-use hotel feature
minuets|French social dances
miracle|Walking on water, as Jesus did
misfile|Put in the wrong folder
mismanage|Botch
misprint|Proofer's find
mission|Aerospace task
mistranslate|Convert wrongly
mittens|Snowsuit clip-ons
modulate|Soften, as one's voice level
mohawks|Goth hairstyles
moisten|Wet just a bit
monitoring|Keeping tabs on
monsoon|Rainy season
morsels|Juicy tidbits
mouthpiece|OUT
muddier|Less clear
mullets|Rod Stewart and David Bowie rocked them in the '70s
nailing|Sticking, as a landing
nametag|Luggage tie-on
nannies|Au pairs
narratives|Stories
narrator|Ishmael, in "Moby Dick"
nascent|Coming into being
nastier|More mean
nations|Big league members
natives|Indigenes
naturals|Seven and eleven, in craps
nearest|Most closely related
nearshore|At risk of running aground, perhaps
neatest|Most tidy
nebulizers|Sources of sprays
necking|Making out
neglects|Pays no attention to
neighbor|Kramer, to Jerry
neighbor|Mr. Rogers catchword
neighed|Whinnied, say
nelsons|'50s-'60s TV family
nemesis|Usually successful opponent
neonatal|Like a hospital ward with a tiny population?
neonate|Newborn
neoprene|Synthetic rubber used in waders
nesting|Fitting tightly
nestler|One snugly in bed, say
nestles|Settles softly
neurosis|Phobia, e.g.
neurosis|Therapist's concern
newbies|Green ones
newspaper|Times, at times
newtons|Units of force
nibbled|Ate in small bits
nickname|Stevie for Stevie Nicks, e.g.
nicknames|Steal from a government database?
nicoise|From a coastal French city
nightshade|Color for a "Starry" Dutch classic?
nineteen|Tony Gwynn's uniform number
nitrite|Meat-curing compound
nitrous|Laughing gas, familiarly
noisily|How a leaf blower operates
noisily|How some chew gum
nonbinary|Gender identity spectrum
nonsense|Poppycock
nonslip|Like bath mats
nonslip|Traction-improving
nosiest|Like the most busy busybody
noticed|Took in
nowhere|Remote area known for its middle?
nuanced|Characterized by subtle distinctions
numeral|Integer
nurtured|Furthered the development of
obeisance|Bow or curtsy
obelisk|Washington Monument, for one
occlusion|Blockage
oddball|Eccentric
oddments|Leftovers
odyssey|Hardly a quick jaunt
odyssey|Post-Trojan War epic
odyssey|Quite a journey
oeuvres|Bodies of work
offense|Players with possession
ointment|Soothing compound
omelets|Folded breakfast fare
ominous|Foreboding
omissions|They may be intentional
onboard|*Ready to set sail, say
onerously|In a burdensome way
onetime|Previous
onomatopoeia|Ding-a-ling or ding-dong
onscreen|Happening in film
openers|Some operate remotely
operate|Manage
operate|Run or work
operated|Performed surgery
operates|Performs surgery
operatic|Like many La Scala productions
opportunity|Chance of a lifetime
opposer|One against
opprobrium|Cause of disgrace
optical|Like some mice
options|New car's bells and whistles, say
opulent|Swank
oracles|Sources of wisdom
orangey|Like the taste of much breakfast juice
oration|Soapbox address
orbital|Relating to a planetary path
orchard|Fruit tree grouping
oriental|Avenue after Reading Railroad
orients|Points in the right direction
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Crane producer?
origins|Starting places
orioles|Baseball's Browns, since 1954
orioles|Colorful birds
osmosis|Absorption process
ottoman|Certain footrest
ottomans|Hassock cousins
outages|Power losses
outcomes|Results
outlook|Microsoft Office component
outside|Not in the house
outsold|Peddled faster than
outstay|Exhaust, as a welcome
outstrip|Exceed
ovation|Standing acclaim, at times
overall|In sum
overalls|Construction sight
overdone|Like a medium steak that was ordered rare
overeat|Stuff oneself silly
overfed|Like plump pets, perhaps
overran|Exceeded, as a budget
overripe|Like bananas used for bread, often
oversees|Directs
overslept|Stayed out too long?
overuse|Do to death
ovulate|Produce eggs
packets|Sugar servings at a coffee bar
padrone|Italian innkeeper
pageant|Christmas show
pairing|Wine-and-food match, e.g.
paisanos|Pals
pajamas|Often-abbreviated attire
palette|Artist's paint holder
palette|Bob Ross accessory
pallets|Portable warehouse platforms
panacea|Cure-all
pancetta|Italian bacon
panicked|Lost one's cool
panorama|Wide view
papered|Decorated the walls, in a way
parable|Good Samaritan story, say
parabola|Geometry curve
parachute|Generous severance package
paragon|Best thing since sliced bread, so to speak
paragons|Perfect models
parameter|Defining characteristic
paranoia|Knowing all the facts: Woody Allen
parceled|Doled (out)
partake|Have a share (of)
partake|Join (in)
partial|Not all there
particular|Hard to please
parties|Political groups
partner|Associate
passable|Good enough
passages|Corridors, e.g.
passion|Cherished activity
patisserie|Petit four purveyor
pattern|Dressmaker's guide
payable|Accounts __
payloads|Truckers' cargoes
peasant|Type of blouse
peasants|Farm workers of old
peculiar|Odd
pedigreed|Like some boxers
peepers|Baby blues, e.g.
peloton|Equipment company named for a cycling group
peninsula|Cape Cod, e.g.
penname|George Eliot, e.g.
pennant|Winner's flag
percale|Sheet material
pergola|Vine-covered walkway
peridot|August birthstone
permeate|Spread throughout
persevered|Hung in there
persimmon|Orangey fruit
persons|Ones of interest, perhaps
perused|Looked over
pesetas|Old Iberian coins
pesetas|Old dinero
pestles|Tablet crushers
petaled|Like a honeymoon couple's bed, perhaps
petites|Small sizes
petticoat|Ruffled-edge underskirt
phantom|Apparition
phantom|Specter
pharisee|One in an ancient Jewish sect
physicists|The Curies, e.g.
pianissimo|Like much of the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata
pianist|One working on a bench?
picante|Salsa option
piddled|Frittered (away)
piecrust|Bakery shell
piehole|Trap
pinsetter|*Old bowling alley employee
pinstripe|Line on a Yankee uniform
pioneer|Initiate
pirated|Robbed at sea
pirates|Pittsburgh team
piratical|Given to plundering
pitapat|Rain-on-the-roof sound
pitfall|Hidden danger
placate|Appease
planets|Astronomical octet
platter|Catering preparation
plinths|Architectural column bases
plunges|Dives
poetics|Treatise on verse
pointier|Finer-tipped
poisons|Contaminates
pokiest|Least speedy
polices|Acts as a self-appointed regulator of
pontiffs|Popes
pontoon|What may float your boat
porcupines|Natural-born quillers?
possess|Enter into and control
posthaste|*Lickety-split
posting|Message board item
postmen|Male carriers?
potassium|One of the alkali metals
pottage|Thick soup
poultice|Sore application
preachy|Holier-than-thou
precast|Like some concrete
precede|Lead up to
precode|Like Hollywood films before censorship guidelines were introduced
predate|Happen before
preempt|Replace on the schedule
preheat|Ready, as a range
preheats|Warms in advance
premarital|Like some agreements
premise|Basic part of a TV showrunner's pitch
prenatal|Like most OB visits
present|Roll call response
presides|Chairs a meeting
presume|Take for granted
pretrial|Like some court motions
priests|Aaron and Eli, in the Old Testament
priests|Confession hearers
primped|Groomed oneself fastidiously
prizefighter|*Pro in a ring
proceeds|Take from a sale
procured|Obtained with effort
producer|Film VIP
promptness|Timely quality
pronate|Rotate inward while walking, as one's foot
propman|Backstage guy
propose|Request a hand?
prudent|Immortal word in a Bush 41 quote of Dana Carvey
psalter|Collection of sacred songs
psychometry|Paranormal power
puberty|Stage of adolescence
puffing|Out of breath
puniest|Most weak
purlieu|Regular hangout
quarterback|*Football field director
raconteur|National Storytelling Festival VIP
radical|Politically extreme
raiders|2020 Vegas NFLers, if the new stadium is ready
raiders|Las Vegas NFL team
rainbow|Path to the gold, so they say
rainier|Mount once called Tacoma
raisins|Fiber-rich snack
rallied|Made a comeback
rampage|Riotous spree
ranchos|Spanish spreads
rapport|Bond that promotes easy communication
ratatat|Machine gun sound
rathole|Squalid quarters
reaches|Attains
readopt|Take up again
reagent|Chem lab substance
realest|Most authentic
realists|Dreamers' opposites
receded|Drew back
receded|Withdrew
recited|Reeled off
recites|Speaks from memory
recoils|Shrinks back
redcoats|Revolutionary soldiers
redevelop|Improve, as an urban area
redeyes|Trips taken mostly in the dark
redress|Set right
reexamine|Check out again, as a patient
refereed|Called the game
refinance|Arrange new terms for, as a loan
refresh|Browser update button
regimen|Improvement plan
rehangs|Puts back up
rehires|Brings back to the team, say
reinstate|Put back
release|Turn loose
release|Word after news or press
releases|Paramount issues?
reliant|Counting (on)
relished|Completely enjoyed
reloads|Puts in more film
remakes|New film versions
reminded|Helped remember
reminds|Does some jogging?
remitted|Sent in
remodeled|Updated, as a kitchen
remodelers|Home improvement team
removal|Elimination
renamed|Assigned a new title
reneges|Goes back on one's word
renewal|Passport extension, say
renters|Tenants
repartee|Witty exchange
repeals|Takes off the books
replenish|Fill up again
replete|Brimming
replica|Perfectly detailed model
replied|Answered
represent|Stand for
reprovers|Tsk tsk sayers
reptile|Snake, for one
repugnant|Vile
rerelease|Director's cut, perhaps
reseals|Tightly closes again
reseals|Zips again, as a Ziploc bag
resents|Is indignant about
resonating|Striking a chord (with)
retaped|Did a trainer's job
retaste|What chefs do often
retinue|Group of groupies
retrial|Hung jury result, often
retrieve|Work with a hunter, perhaps
retrofit|Upgrade technologically
returns|Investment gains
reusable|Eco-friendly, as a container
revelers|Merrymakers
revenge|Film sequel word
revised|Made changes in
rhinestone|Imitation gem
rhubarb|Heated dispute
ricochet|Bounce
ricotta|Lasagna layer
ripsnorter|Humdinger
riptide|Dangerous current
risotto|Dish with arborio rice
riveter|Rosie, notably
roaster|Family dinner fowl
rockets|Houston NBA team
romance|Wine and dine
roseola|Reddish rash
rosette|Floral cake decoration
rosette|Leopard spot
rotunda|Domed hall
roughrider|Volunteer with Teddy Roosevelt
roulette|Casino wheel
roulette|Casino wheel
rubrics|Text entries named for their traditional red color
ruffles|Ridged chips
rummage|Charity sale goods
sacristy|Room for vestments
saddened|Blue
safaris|Trips where big cats are spotted
salaams|Respectful bows
salinas|Monterey County seat that's the birthplace of John Steinbeck
salivating|Obviously full of anticipation
saloons|Stereotypical swinging-doors sites
salukis|Persian hunting dogs
sandals|Beachgoer's footwear
sandbagging|Holding back to gain an edge
sandpile|Construction site convenience
sangria|Tapas bar libation
sarcasm|Cutting talk
sardine|Crowded subway metaphor
sarongs|South Seas wrapped garments
sashimi|Bento box selection
satchel|Bag with a strap
satiate|Quench
satiric|Like mockumentaries
satirist|Stephen Colbert, for one
satisfy|Fulfill
saucier|Relatively risqué
sauerkraut|Reuben ingredient
savanna|African grassland
saxhorns|Brass band members
sayonara|Parting word
scalawag|Rascal
scalawag|Scoundrel
scanned|Checked out
scenario|Hypothetical account
schedule|Bus kiosk posting
schisms|Deep rifts
schmooze|Work a crowd
scholar|Authority
scrapes|Abrasions
scrappy|Spunky
screech|Certain owl's howl
screwed|Attached with spiral hardware
scripts|Libretto cousins
scrivener|Bartleby, notably
scrunchie|Fabric ponytail holder
scuffles|Street fights
seafood|Surf served with "turf"
seaside|Boardwalk location
seaside|Coastal region
seaside|Place with shells
seasonal|Available periodically
seatmate|Flying companion, say
seaways|Shipping routes
seceded|Left formally
sectors|Circle parts, in geometry
seeders|Farm equipment
seesaws|Observe woodworking tools?
seethes|Boils
seismic|Like activity that can move mountains
seizing|Taking with force
selected|Chose
selects|Culls
selenic|Of the moon
semesters|Literally, half-year periods
semipro|Part-time player
senates|High houses
senators|Lawmaking century
sendups|Parodies
senhora|Portuguese lady
seniority|Factor in committee assignments
sensors|Eyes and ears
sensors|They may pick up speed
sentencing|It follows a guilty verdict
septets|Large chamber groups
sequitur|Literally, Latin for "it follows"
serenade|Sing to romantically
session|50 minutes on a couch, say
session|Stretch in therapy, say
setting|Backdrop
settlers|Colonists
settles|Resolves out of court
several|A few
shackle|Restraining device
shadowbox|Spar without a partner
shearer|Woolgatherer?
sheetrock|Drywall material
sherpas|Hillary aides
sherpas|Indigenous Nepal mountain people
sherpas|Tibetan leaders
shiatsu|Massage technique
shiitake|*Asian mushroom
shipper|Amazon, for one
shortstop|*Infielder typically between second and third
shotgun|Ride __
showerhead|Organizer of a party for a mom-to-be?
showgirl|Lola in a Manilow song, e.g.
shredders|Machines that may cover tracks?
sidereal|Determined by the stars, as time
sideslip|Lateral skid
sierras|California peaks, with "the"
sierras|High ranges
siestas|Tabasco time-outs
silence|Library ambience
silents|Early pictures
sillier|More over the top
similar|Like in many ways, with "to"
simpler|Requiring less effort
siphons|Drawing tools
sirloin|Choice cut
skeeter|Flying biter, informally
skeeter|__ syndrome: allergic reaction to insect bites
skillet|Cast-iron pan, often
skipper|Ship's captain
skulked|Moved stealthily
skydive|Perform a long jump?
slaloms|Sinuous ski races
slander|Libel, in speech
slapstick|Some visual humor
slasher|Friday the 13th horror genre
sleazes|Lowlifes
sledges|Heavy hammers
sleeper|*Surprise hit (1973)
sleepily|Tired way to talk
sleeves|Coffee cup insulators
slender|Svelte
slippage|Transmission problem
slither|Move like a mamba
slivers|Thin fragments
sloshed|Emulated Gene Kelly performing "Singin' in the Rain"
slugfest|Soiree for fake coin makers?
slyness|Guile
smarmiest|Most ingratiatingly earnest
smeared|Applied sloppily, as lipstick
smeared|Ruined the reputation of
smidgen|Wee bit
smitten|In love
smoothie|Blended beverage
smudges|Erasure marks
snagged|Caught
sneered|Smiled with disdain
snidely|Dudley's nemesis, in toons
snidely|Dudley's toon foe
snifter|Short-stemmed brandy glass
snoozers|Big bores
snorkel|Diving device
snorted|Showed scorn
snowsuit|Ski slope apparel
societal|Like some norms or ills
soirees|Evening parties
sojourns|Temporary stays
solaced|Comforted
solaces|Says "There, there," say
solarium|Sun spot?
solders|Does a metalworking job
solicit|Formally request
soliton|Wave that maintains its shape and speed through collisions
sombrero|Wide-brimmed hat
someone|Can __ help me?
someone|__ Like You: Adele hit
someone|Pronoun sung multiple times in the 1968 hit "Turn Around, Look at Me"
somerset|Bath's county
sonatas|Beethoven's 32 for piano
songster|Vocalist
soother|Cough syrup, e.g.
sorbets|Between-course refreshers
sorehead|Bad loser
sorties|Military pilot's missions
soundboard|Sturdy piece of lumber?
sourdough|Bad money?
soviets|Khrushchev and Gorbachev
spacesuits|Aids in coping with pressure?
sparerib|Barbecued pork snack
spareribs|Slab on the grill
spastic|Acting fitfully
spatial|Like some relations
spatula|Hash house tool
spatula|Pancake flipper
spatulas|Pancake-making aids
spectator|Fan at the game
speedos|Small trunks
spiders|Arachnophobe's worry
spigots|Features of urns
spinach|Veggie favored by Popeye
spinner|Fishing lure
splashed|Made waves?
sploshes|Clomps (through), as a puddle
splurge|Spare no expense
sponges|Cleaning conveniences
spotlit|Drew attention to
squawks|Gripes
stabile|Unmoving Calder work
stability|Sense of balance
stakeout|Surveillance tactic
stamina|Legs
standings|Table showing teams' won-lost records
stapled|Shunned the paper clip
stapler|Desk gadget
stapler|Desktop item
starchy|Like rice and potatoes
stardom|Celebrity status
starriest|Like the most twinkly sky
startle|Spook
stashes|Puts away
stashes|Secret supplies
statistic|Sports page datum
statues|Easter Island sights
statute|Law
statute|Law
steelie|Heavy marble
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Shooting marble
steeply|How a sharp incline rises
stepstool|It helps you get up
stereos|Sound investments?
sterile|Prepared for surgery, in a way
sterile|Squeaky clean, as an operating room
sterile|Superclean, as surgical tools
sterile|Unproductive
steroids|Focus of a 1990s-2000s baseball "era"
sticker|Kind of a shock?
stickler|Exacting sort
stickpin|Neckwear-securing accessory
stickpins|Map markers
stiffen|React to an insult, maybe
stimulants|Amphetamines, e.g.
stoical|Showing no emotion
stooges|Memorable pie throwers
stoolie|Singer?
stopped|Prevented
storekeepers|Shop owners
stoutly|With determination
strafed|Fired on from above
straining|Pushing to the limit
stratum|Layer
strayed|Got off the point
streetcars|Light rail predecessors
streets|Many map lines
streusels|Crumbly toppings
stronger|Like gales vis-à-vis breezes
studios|Small apartments
subarctic|Like Alaska's climate
subgenre|Glam or punk, to rock
subtlest|Hardest to spot
sugarcoated|Sweetened, as something harsh to hear
summons|It's usually bad to be served with one
sunbathe|What a city dweller may do on a building roof
sunblock|Beachgoer's protection
sunburning|Getting too many rays
sunporch|Home terrarium area, perhaps
sunsets|Images in a beach vacation album
sunshine|Pleasant forecast word
suntans|Basking goals
superman|Clark Kent, really
suppose|Just imagine ...
sweatbands|Moisture-catching linings
swished|Sank perfectly, as a jump shot
swooned|Passed out
symptom|Chills or fever
systems|__ analysis
systole|Ventricular contraction
tabletop|Games category
tabletop|Place for card games
tailgate|Pregame party site
tainted|Tarnished
takeover|Corporate acquisition
talliers|Scorekeepers, at times
tapioca|Pudding choice
tardier|Like a student arriving ten minutes after the bell, as opposed to five
tarnish|Sully, as a reputation
tarries|Dawdles
taxiing|*Rolling to the terminal
tearoom|Spot for a spot
teasers|Clickbait links, e.g.
teatime|Afternoon break in London
teaware|Caddies and cozies
teetotal|Stay dry
televise|Air
telexed|Sent a message, old-style
tempest|Violent storm
tempests|Violent storms
tempted|Enticed
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese dish
tenable|Like a solid theory
tendons|Bone-muscle connectors
tensile|__ strength: ability to withstand stretching
tentacle|Jellyfish appendage
tenuous|Flimsy
terabyte|One can hold about 500 hours of HD video
terraces|Domestic platforms
terrible|Adjective for Alexander's day, in a Judith Viorst kids' book
tersest|Most brief
tessera|Mosaic piece
testier|More irritable
tetanus|The "T" in DPT
tetherball|Playground game with a rope and a pole
theater|Broadway destination
theater|Staging area
theatre|Shakespeare's Globe, e.g.
therapy|Course of treatment
thinner|More like a wafer
thundershowers|They're clamorous
thyroid|Gland near the larynx
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tigress|Female beast that sounds like a river
tincture|__ of iodine: antiseptic
tinhorn|10th anniversary gift for a musician?
tinplate|Material used to make cans
tippytoes|Much ballet dancing is done on them
tipsier|More under the influence
titania|Shakespeare's fairy queen
titular|In name only
toddlers|Two-year-olds, say
toeholds|Initial access points
toeless|Like many summer shoes
tolerate|Put up with
tonsure|Bald spot
toolbox|Hobbyist's organizer
topiary|The art of sculpted shrubbery
toreros|Capa wavers
toreros|Corrida figures
torment|More than vex
tornados|Fujita scale subjects
torpedoes|Undermines
tortoise|Fabled slowpoke
tostada|Taco truck fare
tourists|Ones seeing things
towrope|Barge line
trailers|Previews that sound like they belong after the film
trainee|New employee
trainee|One learning the ropes
trainees|New recruits
trainees|Office newbies
trainer|Mickey, to Rocky
trances|Spells
transfigured|Altered for the better
transom|Window over a door
trapshooter|Skeet enthusiast
travels|Moving memoir subject?
treason|Quisling's crime
treetop|Cradle-rocking site of rhyme
trellis|Plant support
trestle|Bridge framework
triangulate|Do a surveying task
triceps|Upper arm muscle
trident|Accessory for an Aquaman costume
trombonist|Tommy Dorsey, e.g.
troopship|Vessel carrying soldiers
trotted|Rounded the bases after a homer, say
trotter|Harness racer
trotting|Palomino pace
tsardom|Russia, until 1917
tsarina|Bygone Russian ruler
tsarist|Like pre-revolution Russia
tsarists|Romanov adherents
tsunami|Tidal wave cousin
tuition|School income source
tuneups|*Mr. Lube service jobs
tuneups|Jobs in which plugs are replaced
turkeys|Roasted holiday birds
turnaround|React to a missed exit
tussles|Scraps
twiddles|Turns idly, as a pencil
twinjet|*Boeing 737, for one
twinjet|*The two-engine F-15 Eagle, e.g.
twinkie|Hostess sponge cake
typecasts|Gives a fitting role
tyranny|Oppressive rule
tyranny|Oppressive rule
ukulele|Tiny Tim's strings
umbrella|Something held up in the rain?
umbrellas|Rainy day protectors
unabated|At full strength
unaired|Not on TV yet
unartistic|Lacking taste, say
unbiased|Impartial
unburden|Relieve
unclothed|Au naturel
undamaged|Intact
underpin|Support
underside|Seamy component, as of politics
unedited|Not yet corrected for publication
unethical|Nefarious
ungainly|Awkward
universe|TV's "Fringe" involved a parallel one
unmeant|Accidental
unpruned|Not cut back, as branches
unrefined|Like crude oil
unsated|Not full
unseasoned|Inexperienced
unsnaps|Loosens, as a tot's pajamas
unsound|Rickety, say
untiring|Indefatigable
untoward|Hard to work with
unveils|Shows for the first time
upheaval|Sudden, dramatic disruption
upmarket|Short seller's concern
upsilon|20th Greek letter
upswing|*Improving trend
usurers|Ones taking a lot of interest in their work?
utensil|Fork, for instance
utilize|Put to work
vaccine|Protective shot
vagaries|Unpredictable events
validate|Bear out, as feelings
validate|Stamp, as a passport
varmints|Pesky critters
venomous|Like cobras, but not pythons
ventilator|Device providing fresh air
vibrato|Violinist's effect
violates|Breaks, as the law
violins|String section
vitamine|Wheat germ nutrient
vittles|Grub
voicemail|Phone message
vulgarian|One with unrefined tastes
wapitis|Rockies roamers
watchbands|Observe music festival performers?
waterbed|Mattress you can "float" on
watermen|Guys in the fishing business, e.g.
weakens|Loses strength
wearier|More tired
weather|Local news segment
webcast|Online program
webpage|Home or FAQ, e.g.
weenies|Cookout options
welcome|Friendly greeting
werewolves|Subjects of European trials during the Renaissance
wetsuit|Diver's attire
whatsis|Doodad
wheedle|Cajole
wheelman|Getaway car driver
whether|If
whitefly|Plant leaf pest
whoopee|Yay!
wielded|Brandished
wildest|Least civilized
wineglass|Cabernet holder
wiretaps|Bugs
wishbones|Grant money?
witches|First group seen in "Macbeth"
withholding|Not being forthcoming about
workroom|*Space for home projects, e.g.
yakking|Talking on and on
yearned|Had a longing
yearner|One with a hunger
yielded|Produced
yogurts|Dannon products
zodiacs|Astrology diagrams
zoomania|Fanatic love of animals
abalone|Awabi sushi mollusk
abalone|Mollusk with a nacreous shell
abandoned|Left, as a sinking ship
abashed|Embarrassed
abdomen|Stomach
abdomens|Spare tires in trunks?
abetted|Helped plan a job, maybe
abrasive|Irritating
abstain|Stay alcohol-free
abusers|Ones who take too much advantage of a privilege, e.g.
academy|Plato's school, with "the"
accepts|Goes along with
accolade|Four-star review, e.g.
account|Explanation
accuses|Points a finger at
acetate|Clear overlay
acetone|Volatile solvent
acquisition|Corporate expansion tactic
acreage|Land
acrophobe|Scottie in Hitchcock's "Vertigo," for example
actress|Berry, for one
actress|Monroe or Taylor
adamant|Hardheaded
adamant|Unyielding
adapted|Modified to fit
adapter|Common packing list item
address|Deal with
address|Formal talk
adduced|Offered as proof
adherents|Followers
admiring|Looking up to
adopted|Put into effect, as a resolution
adopted|Taken in
adorers|Ardent fans
adorned|Embellished
adrenal|Epinephrine-producing gland
advancing|Lender's activity
aerated|Freshened up, in a way
aerobat|Flier in a show
aerobic|Type of exercise
aerodrome|British landing facility
aeroplane|Heathrow lander
affirms|Validates
affronts|Insults
afterburners|Like one shopping for disposable phones?
aftermath|Result
aftertaste|Wine drinker's bonus
agendas|Ulterior motives, perhaps
agonists|Ones in a struggle
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
airfare|Cost of winging it?
airless|Stuffy
airlift|Emergency delivery method
airliners|O'Hare arrivals
airmailed|Sent by plane
airsick|Miserable in mid-flight, perhaps
airtime|When the show must go on
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Apple pie order
albinos|Some rats
albumen|Yolk's counterpart
aliases|Assumed names
alibied|Said, "She was with me all day," say
alienees|Property receivers, at law
aligned|Joined (with)
alkalis|Examples of basic chemistry?
alleles|Genetic variations
alleyway|Common dumpster spot
almsgiver|Charitable sort
alphorns|Swiss winds
altered|Tinkered with like a tailor
altered|Took in, say
altoist|Charlie Parker, at times
alveoli|Lung air sacs
amalgam|Filling material
amandine|Trout __: nutty fish dish
amended|Modified for the better
amnesia|Film noir plot device
amnesty|What might be granted after begging one's pardon?
amoebae|Slide organisms
amongst|Surrounded by
amounts|Comes (to)
anacondas|Amazon threats
anagram|Live for evil, say?
analects|Confucian text, with "The"
analogs|Comparable things
analyst|Shrink
anarchic|Lawless
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancestor|Great-grandmother, say
android|Google operating system
anemone|Buttercup cousin
anemone|Flowerlike sea creature
aniline|Dye-making compound
animals|Ark passengers, mostly
animate|Bring to life, as cartoons
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
aniseed|Palate cleanser at Indian restaurants
annuity|Retirement income source
anointers|Priests, at times
anoraks|Arctic parkas
another|Queen's "__ One Bites the Dust"
anteaters|Predators named for their prey
antenatal|Like care during pregnancy
antenna|Aerial
antenna|Feeler
antenna|Radio interface
antifog|Type of eyeglass spray
antihero|Film noir protagonist
antiwar|Like doves
antiwar|Like many peaceful protests
antlers|Reindeer rack
antsier|Less likely to chillax
apartment|Complex unit
aphrodite|Consort of Hephaestus
apostle|Biblical disciple
apostle|One of 12 at the Last Supper
appalled|Shocked big-time
appalls|Floors
apricot|Plum kin
aquamarine|Blue-green
aquaria|SeaWorld tanks
archers|Apollo and Artemis
arietta|Short operatic solo
arising|Resulting (from)
aromatherapy|Alternative medicine treatment
aroused|Very excited
arrested|Slowed
arrests|Runs in, cop-style
arrives|Gets in
arsenal|Repertoire
arterial|Through street
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Handicraft worker
artists|Top drawers?
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Chalk up
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashlars|Squared stones
assails|Has at
assemble|Gather
assists|Basketball stats
assists|Court stat
assortments|Some chocolate purchases
astonish|Floor
astrologer|Studier of signs
asunder|In pieces
atrophy|Progressive decline
attains|Realizes, as a goal
attempt|NFL passing stat
attested|Bore witness
attests|Certifies
attests|Swears to
attires|Dresses
atypical|Irregular
audiotaped|Captured soundly?
auroras|Natural light shows
auteurs|Stylish filmmakers
autogiro|Early rotary-winged aircraft
automate|Modernize, as a factory
avarice|Grasping nature
averages|Batting stats
aviator|Howard Hughes, e.g.
aviator|Sunglasses style
avocado|Much of guacamole
avocets|Shorebirds related to stilts
awarded|Like Oscars and Emmys
awesome|Really cool
awfulness|Terrible quality
azimuth|Surveyor's measurement
babydoll|Short nightgown
babysits|Watches kids for cash
backpedaled|Retreated
bagpipes|Scottish winds
balance|Yoga asset
balloonist|Job not included in the original "Around the World in Eighty Days"
balloonist|One using a lot of hot air
ballparks|Places with bases
bananas|Wild way to go
bandwagon|*Popular cause to jump on
banners|Big signs hung in arenas
bantams|Little chickens
baptism|Initiation rite
barbaric|Inhumane
barefaced|Shameless
barhops|Makes the rounds for rounds
barista|Latte maker
baroque|Extravagant
barrens|Scrubby wastelands
barterers|Trading post visitors
batiste|Fine, lightweight cloth
bearhug|Big squeeze
bedlamps|Late-night reading aids
bedroll|Sleeping bag alternative
bedside|Kind of manner
beeline|Direct approach
beeline|Queue in "A Bug's Life"?
beginner|One who has all the luck?
belabor|Overdo, as a point
beneath|Unworthy of
benefit|Perk from work
bergamot|*Citrus used to flavor tea
berries|Black and blue?
betrays|Turns on
bewitch|Cast a spell on
biennia|Two-year periods
bigoted|Intolerant
billboard|*Roadside ad medium
bimodal|Like a probability distribution with two peaks
bipolar|Like Earth
birdcage|1996 Robin Williams comedy, with "The"
birdies|They're below par
bisects|Divides equally
blabbers|Runs on
blanked|Shut out
blather|Nonsense
bleated|Reacted to shearing
blender|Kitchen counter staple
blinded|Dazzled
blissful|Like ignorance, at times
blooper|Gag reel scene
bloopers|Humorous outtakes
blotter|Police record
bluebell|Flower named for its color and shape
boastfulness|Hot air
bobolinks|Birds with short finch-like bills ... or, what the sets of circled letters literally are?
bogarted|Wouldn't share
boleros|Short jackets worn open in front
booster|Enthusiastic supporter
boredom|Yawning cause
bottles|Wine orders
bottomed|Reached the nadir, with "out"
bracing|Like aftershave after a shave
brainstorm|Play with ideas
breakage|Fragile goods concern
bromide|Timeworn phrase
bucolic|Pastoral
buffaloed|Cowed, aptly
bustles|Is astir with activity
busybodies|Meddlesome types
buzzwords|*Trendy terms
cacciatore|Italian menu word meaning "hunter"
calorie|Some diet soda has one
calumet|Native ceremonial pipe
camisoles|Sleeveless undergarments
canapes|Cocktail party snacks
candies|Sweetens, as yams
candlelit|Like some romantic dinners
cannoli|Tubular pastries
canoeist|Creek traveler
canonry|Bishopric cousin
canoodles|Does some necking
cantabile|Singingly, in music
cantata|P.D.Q. Bach's "Iphigenia in Brooklyn," e.g.
canteens|Hikers' flasks
capsule|Tablet alternative
carapace|Turtle shell, e.g.
carbide|Union __, Dow Chemical subdivision
cardsharps|Ones who usually know what to do with their hands
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
cargoes|Freighters' loads
caribou|Tundra deer
carouser|One on a binge
carriages|Fairy tale ball arrivals
carters|Fords' White House successors
casement|Window with a crank, often
cashews|Nuts seen in bars
casinos|Features of some cruise ships
casinos|Foxwoods and Caesars
casinos|Monte Carlo attractions
casuals|Informal clothes
catcalls|Bleachers critiques
catcher|Mask wearer at home
catered|Took care of the food
caterer|Wedding reception hiree
cattail|Marsh plant
catwalk|Fashion runway
caulked|Kept from leaking, in a way
cavities|Hollows
celadon|Pale green glaze that originated in China
cellars|Storm refuges
ceremony|Nobel Prize presentation, say
chandelier|High light
chapels|Gathering places for many unions
charwomen|Dickens' Mrs. Dilber and Andy Capp's wife Flo
chateau|Loire Valley sight
chatter|Idle talk
cheapskate|*Penny-pincher
cheapskate|Stingy fish?
checkout|Borrow from a library
cheddar|Cracker cheese
chessmen|Knights or rooks
childlike|Young at heart
chiller|Scary story
chipotle|Qdoba competitor
chooses|Gets off the fence
chuckle|Private laugh
cigarette|Smoke
circlet|Small round ornament
citadel|Fortress
citadel|The Acropolis, in its time
claimer|Certain horse race
clamors|Demands loudly, with "for"
clarinet|Benny Goodman's "licorice stick"
clarion|Medieval trumpet
classes|College schedule entries
classes|School meetings
classics|Some Beethoven works
classmates|Study buddies, often
clavier|Keyboard in a Bach title
clearcut|Easy to see
cloaked|Hidden
closure|Feeling of finality
coastal|By the seashore
coating|Just enough snow to cover the ground
coatrack|*Tree in a foyer
cochlea|Hearing tube
cockamamie|*Ridiculous, as an excuse
coconspirators|Attempted coup participants
coconut|Milk source
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
cognate|Night vis-á-vis Nacht, e.g.
cohorts|Partners
coinage|Neologism
coiners|Neologists
collate|Collect and put in order, as document pages
colored|Used crayons
colossal|Humongous
concerto|Piece that often includes one or two cadenzas
conferees|Meeting group
confirm|Verify
confiscation|Formal seizure
conical|Like Hershey's Kisses
conspire|Plot
constricts|Negatively affects the flow in
consume|Take over or take in
contractor|Independent __
coolest|Most suave
copters|Whirlybirds
cordons|Defensive lines
cornets|Trumpet kin
coronae|Solar eclipse phenomena
coronas|Beers served with lime
coroner|Dr. Al Robbins on "CSI," e.g.
corrals|Rounds up
corseted|In a bind?
cougars|BYU team nickname
countersign|NEMO
cowbell|Pasture neckwear
coyotes|Prairie howlers
crabgrass|Pot for Sebastian of "The Little Mermaid"?
credible|Ringing true
creeped|Scared, with "out"
crescendo|Increase in loudness
croissant|Flaky bakery product
crowbar|Leverage provider
crybaby|Whiner
curable|Responsive to treatment
curbstone|Street edging piece
current|Happening now
cutlass|Olds until 1999
cyclone|Popular roller coaster name
dadaist|Max Ernst, for one
dairies|Cheese-making sites
damaged|Like some goods
damsels|Distressed ones in some fairy tales
damsels|Ones "in distress"
databases|Research staples
datelines|*News article starters
daydream|Thoughts of the beach while in class, e.g.
deadens|Numbs
deadheaded|Did a flower garden task
deadheads|Removes faded flowers from
deadlift|Weight training exercise
deadline|When the story is due
deadpans|Dry deliveries
debater|School team member who argues a lot
debonair|Sophisticated and charming
decreed|Ordained
decrees|Orders
decried|Strongly disapproved of
deepens|Becomes more complicated
defiant|Disobedient
defrost|Thaw
demeanor|Conduct
demerit|Bad mark
democrat|Among presidents, Jackson was the first
density|Population statistic
dentate|Having teeth
dentate|Like many hibiscus leaves
departure|Arrival's opposite
deplane|Exit via the jetway
deplore|Lament
deplore|Regret strongly
deports|Kicks out of the country
deposes|Overthrows
deprave|Corrupt
desalts|Makes potable, as seawater
descend|Drop
desiderata|Wanted things
designs|Self-serving intent
desires|Longings
desires|Wish list items, e.g.
detrain|Disembark, maybe
develop|Gradually come to be
deviate|Stray
diadems|Glittering headgear
diagrams|Technical drawings
diamond|Place to play ball
diarist|Anne Frank, say
dictate|Command
dictate|Work with a steno
dieresis|Umlaut lookalike
dietary|Like many supplements
dilemma|Word from the Greek for "two assumptions"
dinette|Kitchen set
dingbat|Typographical ornament
directs|Calls the shots
disaster|Hurricane or tornado, often
disclose|Reveal
discourtesy|Rudeness
discredit|Cast doubt on
dissuade|Talk out of, with "from"
diurnal|Active by day
dogbane|Poisonous plant reputed to repel canines
dogcatcher|Retriever retriever, perhaps
dogeared|*Like some pages in used books
dogmata|Church doctrines
dominos|Pizza Hut competitor
doodles|Marginal drawings
dormers|Projecting architectural features
doughnuts|Baker's dozen
downtime|*Period after a crash, perhaps
dragons|Fantasy beasts
drawdown|Deplete, as a bank account
dresses|Ballroom attire
drilled|Used a bit, maybe
drywall|Plasterboard
dumbstruck|Amazed
dumptruck|Sandbox toy
dungeon|The Pit and the Pendulum setting
dynamos|Live wires
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earache|Dizziness cause, perhaps
eardrums|Otolaryngologist's colleagues?
earlobe|Body part thoughtfully tugged on
earnest|Not kidding
earpieces|Audio engineer's accoutrements
earplug|One of two sound recommendations for a light sleeper?
earworm|Tune that stays in your head too long
eastern|NBA's __ Conference
eavesdrop|Listen in
eclectic|Drawn from diverse sources
ecocide|Polluter's crime
ecosphere|Closed system that includes all life on Earth
ecstatic|Overjoyed
edgewise|*Discerning
editorial|Opinion piece
editors|Masthead names
eggplant|Parmigiana choice
egomania|Many a dictator's quality
egotist|One with faulty "I" sight?
einstein|Relatively famous physicist?
elaters|Click beetles
elation|Jubilance
elector|College member
electron|Basic particle
electron|Kind of microscope
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Polished
element|H or O, in H2O
element|Krypton, but not Tatooine
element|Periodic table item
elements|Periodic table items
emailed|Clicked "send"
emailed|Sent a note to, nowadays
emanate|Flow (from)
emanates|Comes out of, as a scent from blossoms
embassy|Diplomat's post
emblems|Insignias
embodies|Personifies
embrace|Hug
emceeing|Hosting the roast
emerald|Shade of green
emeralds|May birthstones
emerged|Popped up
emerita|Post-teaching title for some
emeriti|Honored retirees
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emirate|Qatar, for one
emitted|Put out
emoters|Overly dramatic types
emotion|Joy, for one
emotion|Sentiment
emotions|Personified things in Pixar's "Inside Out"
empanel|Put on a jury
empanel|Select, as a jury
emperor|Largest penguin
emperors|Large penguins
emperors|Supreme monarchs
empower|Authorize
emulate|Try to live up to
emulated|Acted like
emulated|Tried to be like
enables|Provides with the means
enactor|Legislative group, e.g.
encases|Completely wraps
enclose|Put inside
enclosures|Extras in an envelope
encores|*Bands may leave the stage on either side of them
encroach|Cross a line one shouldn't cross
encrypt|Put into code
endorse|Back
endorse|Score some political points for
endowed|Gave money for
engaged|Like many a wedding planner
engages|Fascinates
engrave|Make an impression on?
engrossed|Rapt
enhanced|Improved in value
enisled|Isolated, in a way
enlarger|Darkroom gear
enlists|Joins the service
ensconce|Shelter securely
ensiles|Stores on a farm
enthuses|Excites
entourage|Posse
entranced|Spellbound
entrees|Menu heading
entrees|Menu selections
enunciates|Doesn't mumble
ephemera|Collectibles like ticket stubs and matchbooks
epidemic|Happening all over
epidural|Anesthetic injection that eases pain
epitome|Ideal
epitome|Perfect example
epochal|Earth-shattering
equator|Congo line?
eradicable|Subject to being wiped out
erasers|Correction tools
erasers|Small rubbers
erasure|Evidence of an error
erasure|Solver's smudge
escalade|Cadillac's answer to the Navigator
escalate|Get out of hand in a hurry
escapes|Houdini feats
escorts|Social companions
escrows|Third-party accounts
esoterica|Things few understand
espionage|Threat to national security
espying|Catching a glimpse of
essence|Magazine that annually runs the Black Women in Hollywood Awards
estates|Ritzy properties
esteemed|Respected
etagere|Knickknack stand
etcetera|Yada, yada, yada
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Timeless
eternity|Forever, with "an"
ethanol|Fuel additive
ethereal|Otherworldly
evacuee|Hurricane mandate responder
evacuee|Hurricane warning responder, maybe
evensong|Vespers
everyone|All of us
evidencing|Offering proof of
evident|Clear
exalted|Praised highly
examine|Take a good look at
exclusives|Some scoops
exigent|Pressing
exotica|Collectibles from afar
exported|Sent abroad
expounds|Describes in detail
external|Like some hard drives
extinguish|Delight?
extolling|Singing the praises of
eyelets|Lace securers
eyeliner|Penciled-in item
eyepieces|Lenses
eyeshades|Antiglare wear
facelift|Cosmetic surgery procedure
facemask|Cover for some superheroes
fadeout|What many pop songs end with
falsely|Bad way to swear
fandango|Iberian dance for two
fastens|Secures
fealties|Devotions
felucca|Mediterranean sailing vessel
feminist|Certain equality advocate
feminist|Like "The Handmaid's Tale," to many critics (but not to the author)
ferries|Martha's Vineyard arrivals
ferries|Nantucket arrivals
fervidly|With great enthusiasm
fiendish|Evil
finesse|Get around
firebug|Pyromaniac
fitness|Goal of regular exercise
flailed|Swung wildly
flavors|Alters the taste of
fleabag|Purse in "A Bug's Life"?
flimflam|*Swindle
flyways|Bird migration routes
folderol|Utter nonsense
forayed|Made inroads
forearm|Ulna locale
forensic|Like much court evidence
foresaw|Anticipated
foreside|Front
forgotten|... quaint and curious volume of __ lore: Poe
formerly|At one time
fortune|Lot
fractions|Elementary math subject
fragile|Like some egos
frigate|Dickinson's "There Is No __ Like a Book"
frisbee|Flying Wham-O toy
frolics|Kicks up one's heels
frostbite|Hors d'oeuvre in the Arctic?
further|To a greater degree
fussier|More irritable
gabfest|Gossipy gathering
gangsta|Rap genre
gathers|Amasses
gawkier|More klutzy
gazpacho|Andalusian vegetable soup served cold
gelatin|Gummy bear ingredient
genealogy|Family tree subject
gerunds|Coming and going
ghosted|Unceremoniously dropped nowadays
gladiator|Colosseum warrior
glassblower|Artisan who makes delicate items
gleaned|Figured out
gleeful|Delighted
glitter|Sparkle
glockenspiel|*Instrument played with mallets
glosses|Lip applications
gnarlier|Way more cool
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
godsends|Blessings
goliath|Book of Samuel aggressor
gondola|Aspen transport
gooseflesh|*Skin response to fear or cold
granola|Crunchy bar stuff
granular|Like table salt
grasses|Rice and wheat
grazing|Sampling the smorgasbord
greaseproof|Like fat-repellent cooking paper
greenhouse|*Growing business?
grilled|More than just questioned
grimace|Pained expression
grimaced|Reacted to pain
grittier|More coarse, as sandpaper
grocers|Produce providers
grossest|Icky to the max
groupthink|Decision-making conformity
guarantor|Co-signer, e.g.
guessed|Didn't know, but got it right
guessed|Got it right, luckily
guffaws|Hearty laughs
gunshots|Oater sound effects
hackneyed|Trite
hairdos|Bob and weave
hairdresser|Alternate job title for a locksmith?
halogen|Kind of lamp
halogens|Chlorine and iodine
hamster|Pet with cheek pouches
hangars|Homes for gliders
harness|Equestrian gear
harrows|Soil-smoothing tools
harrying|Being a nuisance to
hashish|Cannabis concentrate
hatcheck|*Upscale eatery service for topper wearers
hatrack|Panama's place?
hazards|Ventures, as a guess
haziest|Least distinct
headgear|Caps, e.g.
headier|More intoxicating
headway|Progress
hearsay|It's usually inadmissible
heartache|Great sadness
heeltap|Shoe lift
heifers|Some young bovines
heinies|Rears
hemline|Fashion variable
heralds|Foreshadows
hercules|Mythical hero who captured Cerberus
hereditary|Like some feuds
heroine|Captain Marvel, for one
herself|Nature would not invest __ in such shadowing passion without some instruction: Othello
hesitantly|With pause
hesitations|Speaker's ers or ums
hiccupped|Slightly malfunctioned
hideouts|Where hauls may be divided
highness|Royal __
hijinks|Mischief
himself|And he ... HE __! ... The Grinch carved the roast-beast!
hippopotamuses|Animals in a herd
historian|One focused on the past
hoedown|Square dance milieu
hogbacks|Ridges with steeply sloped sides
hollows|Depressions
homestretch|Final leg ... and a hint to each set of circles
homiest|Easiest to kick back in
honeycomb|Hive feature
honeymooner|One of two on a post-wedding vacation
honoraria|Payments to some volunteers
honoree|Distinguished guest, perhaps
hoodlum|Gangster
hooters|Restaurant chain with an owl logo
hornets|Charlotte NBA team
hostage|One held for ransom
hotline|Emergency phone link
housebroken|Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles
houseful|Holiday guests, maybe
houseplant|Facility for manufacturing homes?
huntsman|Spider that stalks its prey
hustles|Side jobs
hutches|Pet rabbits' homes
hygiene|Healthy routine
hygiene|Keep-it-clean routine
icebreaker|*Tough talk tension easer
icecaps|Polar masses
icicled|Like some eaves in winter
idealize|Glorify
ideates|Thinks
ideating|Imagining
idolize|Esteem to the extreme
idolizes|Reveres
ignites|Arouses
ikebana|Japanese floral art
illegal|Criminal
illegally|Risking a ticket
illicit|Under-the-table
illusory|Apparent
imagery|Picturesque language
imagine|Just think!
imagined|Pictured in one's mind
imitate|Copy
imitating|Pretending to be
impalas|Graceful antelopes
impanel|Select members for, as a jury
impasse|Deadlock
imperfectly|In a flawed way
imperil|Leave vulnerable
imperil|Put in danger
inanely|In an absurd fashion
incline|Slope
incognito|How some agents travel
indebted|Beholden
indents|Marginal moves
indignant|Like one saying "Well, I never!"
individualistic|Free-spirited
inertia|Resistance to change
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inferno|First section of the "Divine Comedy"
infinite|Limitless
ingrate|Thankless sort
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's relief
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inhalers|Asthma sufferers' aids
inhales|Consumes eagerly
inherit|Come into
inhibit|Hold back
initiative|Ambition
innersoles|Arch supports
inquire|Ask
insider|One with confidential info
insists|Isn't at all wishy-washy
instill|Gradually impart
instruct|Show how
intestinal|Kind of fortitude
intuits|Somehow knows
invalid|Logically flawed
invested|Played the market
irately|In a heated way
irately|With extreme anger
ironist|Twist expert?
ironman|Ripken nickname based on his durability
irregular|Imperfect, as sale goods
irrelevant|Of no consequence
islands|Christmas and Easter
isobars|Meteorological lines
isogons|Squares, e.g.
isolate|Keep separate from the rest
issuers|Publishers
isthmus|__ of Panama: narrow landform
jammies|Tuck me in garb
jasmines|Fragrant tea-flavoring shrubs
jazzman|Top 10 Carole King song of 1974
judicial|Court-ordered, as a review
jukebox|Pay-to-play system
justice|Supreme Court figure
kalamata|Greek city known for olives
keyless|__ ignition system: hi-tech car starter
keypads|Security system components
kibbitz|Spectate intrusively: Var.
kilowatt|Electric bill unit
kneaded|Massaged
kneecap|Patella
kneecap|Shinbone neighbor
kneeled|Prepared for a proposal
knesset|Israeli parliament
knickers|Fashion trademark of old-time golfer Gene Sarazen
knuckle|__ under: give in
labored|Worked
laborer|Unskilled worker
lacrosse|National summer sport of Canada
lacrosse|Sport with meshed sticks
lacunae|Blank spaces
laggard|Slowpoke
lakeside|Summer cabin site
landmarks|Big Ben and the Golden Gate Bridge, e.g.
lankier|More rangy
lasagna|Layered entrée
lasagna|Ristorante favorite
lateral|Creative kind of thinking
lateral|Gridiron maneuver
laurels|Victory wreaths
lawnmower|Blades for trimming blades
lawnmower|Blades that cut blades
lawsuit|Premise in many John Grisham novels
lawyers|Court figures
layette|Baby shower gift
layoffs|Terminations
laziest|Least likely to volunteer, probably
learned|Picked up
learner|Student, ideally
leathers|Biker's protective wear
lecture|Professor's address
lenders|Libraries, often
lettuce|Part of a BLT
lettuce|Salad green
license|Driving need?
licorice|Chewy candy
lieutenant|*Rank for TV's Columbo
lifesaver|Candy in a roll
likewise|Word of agreement
limousine|Wheels for carrying wheels
lineman|Football offense position
lintels|Horizontal door beams
lintels|Support pieces above doors
lionizing|Putting on a pedestal
literati|Scholars
littermate|One of several coming out together
loaners|Auto repair perks
lockstep|Rigid pattern
logbooks|Captain's records
lollygag|Dawdle
loonies|Canadian coins
lottery|Hard-to-win game
loveseat|*Parlor piece
lucidly|With a sound mind
machete|Tool for the jungle
machines|Factory equipment
macintosh|Apple known by its first three letters
macrons|Long-vowel symbols
madeira|Port alternative
madonna|Singer/actress known as the "Queen of Pop"
magenta|Color in four-color printing
makeover|Create a new look for
maladroit|All thumbs
malaise|Listlessness
maleficent|Evil fairy played by Angelina Jolie
maligns|Casts in a bad light
maligns|Speaks badly of
mallards|Adaptable ducks
maltose|Corn syrup component
mangier|More squalid
manicurist|Alternate job title for a file clerk?
manifesto|Public policy declaration
mannerisms|Quirks
marathon|Very long race
marauds|Plunders
marigolds|Traditional flowers used in Indian weddings
marinas|Places to tie up
mariposa|California county that contains parts of Yosemite National Park
marries|Forms a union?
marsala|Wine used to flavor zabaglione
mascots|The Phillie Phanatic and Bernie Brewer
masonite|Multi-use hardboard product
mastodons|Extinct elephants
matador|Cape user
materials|His Dark __: fantasy trilogy
matilda|Roald Dahl title heroine
matinee|Afternoon feature
matinee|Play before supper
matriarchal|Like Amazonian society
meaning|Definition
meanness|Bully's trait
mediate|Help to settle
meerkat|Mongoose family member
meeting|Business event using Zoom, perhaps
meister|German suffix with Konzert
melding|Gin rummy action
mensches|Good people, from the Yiddish
mentored|Tutored
mercury|Hg
merinos|Sheep originating in Spain
metalhead|Black Sabbath devotee, say
meteors|Fireballs, e.g.
meteors|Some shower components
microns|Millionth-of-a-meter measures
midline|Central dividing point
midtown|Manhattan theater district locale
mileage|It's unlimited with some rentals
mimosas|Bottomless brunch drinks
mincemeat|Chopped pie filling
mineral|Twenty Questions category
mingles|Associates (with)
minibar|Hotel convenience
minibus|Shuttle, perhaps
minivans|Common sights at kids' soccer games
minster|English church honorific
minutest|Most trifling
minutia|Trivial detail
misdial|Obsolescent wrong number cause
misfeed|Common jam ingredient?
misfeeds|Many printer jams
misjudge|Underestimate, say
misjudged|Didn't read right
mislaid|Lost for now
mistrial|Hung jury result
mistrusts|Doubts
mitosis|Cell division
mitosis|Cell division
mitosis|Dividing-cell process
mobiles|Cells, to Brits
mobility|Upward __
moistens|Bastes, as turkey
momenta|Mass-times-velocity measures
mommies|Heather Has Two __: 1989 children's book
monoliths|The Sphinx et al.
monsters|__, Inc.: 2001 film
moodily|How teens often act up
moonchild|One born under the sign of Cancer
moonshot|Apollo launch
motocross|Contest with hogs
motored|Took a drive
muddles|Confused states
mueslis|Cold oatmeal cereals
musings|Ruminations
mutineer|Fletcher Christian, for one
mutterer|One speaking indistinctly
mutters|Grumps
nappies|Dover diapers
nativity|Notable biblical birth
natural|One with inborn talent
nearest|Least distant
needled|Teased
needles|Pine droppings
neglect|Ignore
nellies|MLB Hall of Famer Fox and journalist Bly
nemeses|Archrivals
nemeses|Superheroes always have them
nemeses|They're usually unbeatable
nemesis|Draco Malfoy, to Harry Potter
neocons|Ones moving to the right
neonate|Recent delivery
nepotism|Relative priority in hiring
nesting|Like stored Russian dolls
nestled|Cuddled up
nestles|Snuggles
netizen|Habitual surfer
neuters|Fixes, in a way
neutral|Not on any side
newscast|Place for an anchor
newsmen|David Muir and Lester Holt
nextdoor|Living very close by
nineties|Decade in which many Gen Zers were born
noisome|Fetid
nominee|Candidate
nominee|Oscar night VIP
nonagenarians|Barbara Eden and Barbara Walters
nonevents|Anticlimactic happenings
nonissue|Topic of little importance
nontoxic|Assuring word on a cleaning product label
noodles|Letters in alphabet soup
notably|Especially
oboists|They're seen among the reeds
obtained|Managed to get
ocarina|Oval-shaped wind
occasional|Happening now and then
occlude|Block off
oceanic|Airline on "Lost"
ocelots|Leopardlike cats
octanes|Pump numbers
okeydoke|All righty then
oldster|Golden-ager
oleander|Ornamental shrub
oleander|Poisonous flowering shrub
oleander|Toxic but fragrant shrub
olestra|Fat substitute
omelets|Brunch fare
oncologist|Physician wearing a pink ribbon, perhaps
onerous|Oppressive
onerous|Really tough, as tasks
opacity|Murkiness
operable|In working order
operetta|Precursor of today's musical theater
opponent|Other side
opposed|Not in favor
opposer|Adversary
optimal|Most favorable
opulent|Lavish
opulently|In a luxurious manner
oranges|Florida harvest
oranges|Fruit in some Chinese New Year customs
orators|Figures of speech?
orchestra|Theater section
ordered|Said, "I'll have the lobster," say
original|Not seen before
ornithology|Aptly named jazz work co-written by Charlie "Bird" Parker
ottoman|Place to put one's dogs?
outages|Power failures
outearn|Make more than
outlandish|Zany
outstay|Linger longer than, as a welcome
outswam|Lapped, perhaps
outtake|Scene not meant to be seen
ovarian|Of a certain reproductive gland
overall|In general
overcast|Cloudy
overeager|Enthusiastic to a fault
overeat|Shovel it in
overlaps|Isn't discrete
overruled|Judge's response
oversteps|Goes too far
overthink|Analyze to a fault
overtime|Extended work period
overturned|Reversed on appeal
overuse|Employ excessively, as muscles
owllike|Solemn and wise, supposedly
padlock|Storage shed securer
pagodas|Temples with up-curved roofs
pajamas|Garb often shortened to three letters
palette|Artist's board
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Snake oil, allegedly
paneled|Like some office walls
panoplies|Impressive displays
pantheon|Temple of the gods
pantomime|Charades skill
papayas|Main ingredients in the Thai dish tam som
paperless|Like email notifications
parable|Sunday school story
parallax|Apparent displacement due to observer movement
parallel|*Closely match
parapet|Castle feature
parasol|Sun screen
parboil|Partially cook, as rice
parodic|Like Weird Al songs
parodies|Spoofs
parolees|Some former inmates
parting|Kind of shot or gift
partway|At some point during a trip, say
passageway|Corridor
pastels|Degas medium
patella|Kneecap
pawnshops|Fast cash venues
peccadillo|Petty offense
pedestals|Metaphors for high esteem
peelers|Apple pie prep tools
peephole|Look here!
peering|Looking closely
pelican|NBA player since 2013
pelting|Snowball action
pendant|Locket, for one
penknives|*Foldable whittling tools
pennant|Baseball championship emblem
pennants|Pointy flags
pentangles|Five-pointed stars ... or, in two words, what the sets of circles represent?
peppers|Pizza topping
percale|Sheet material
percent|Symbol on the "5" key
percolates|Prepares, in a way, as coffee
perhaps|Maybe
permits|Contractors' needs
perplexed|In a fog
persist|Keep going
persona|Author's assumed character
personal|Like thoughts you'd rather not share
pestered|Wouldn't leave be
petunia|Hanging basket bloomer
phantasm|*Ghost
phenomenal|Amazing
phrases|Expresses appropriately
piccolo|Highest-pitched woodwind
piccolos|Winds also called ottavinos
pillows|Resting places in cases
pillows|Some fort components
piloted|Took the lead
pilsener|Beer named for a Czech city
pilsner|Hoppy lager
pinhead|Angels dancing site, in a theological question
pinheaded|Not bright
pinpoint|Locate precisely
pioneer|Trailblazer
pipeline|Crude conduit
pirates|Hook and Silver
plankton|Mr. Krabs' nemesis
planted|Put in the ground
plastered|Wasted
plasterer|Classic wall worker
playboy|Magazine with a lagomorph logo
playpen|New parent's purchase
pleaded|Made one's case
pleased|Over the moon, so to speak
pleaser|Crowd-__
pleated|Like many tuxedo shirts
plethora|Large amount
plotzed|Was overcome with emotion, informally
policed|Neatened, as barracks
pollute|Blow off some steam, maybe?
pollute|Litter, say
pomaded|Applied fragrant hair dressing to
pontoon|What may float your boat
poodles|Highly intelligent dogs
popularize|Make big, in a way
porticos|Elaborate entryways
poshest|Most elegant
postage|Stamps
postgame|Like much sports analysis
postwar|Like boomers' birthdays
potshot|Random criticism
potshots|Unpleasant digs
pounded|Throbbed, like one's heart
practice|Source of perfection, so they say
praline|Nutty confection
prancing|Equestrian action
prattle|Hot air
precisely|In exact terms
predicts|Forecasts
preener|Peacock, e.g.
preface|Introduction
preface|Text lead-in
prefers|Would rather have
prepared|Set
presage|Augur
presell|Market in advance
presorts|Does a laundry task
pressruns|Continuous newsroom operations
preteen|Many a junior high student
preteen|Middle schooler, probably
pretense|False purpose
prettify|Spruce up
prisoner|Orange Is the New Black extra
proctored|Monitored, as an exam
procure|Get
produced|Manufactured
proffer|Tender
prominence|Brilliance
pronate|Rotate inward while walking, as one's foot
propaganda|Distortion for a cause
propellers|B-29 movers
propose|Say, "Will you marry me?"
prosaic|Ordinary
protests|Formal objections
psychic|Medium
pulsate|Throb
punctured|Let the air out of
punishes|Grounds for bad behavior, say
raceway|IndyCar venue
raciest|Most provocative
radiate|Give off
radiator|Home heater or engine cooler
ragtime|Jelly Roll Morton genre
ragtime|Scott Joplin's music
raiment|Clothing
rainmaker|*1956 Burt Lancaster film, with "The"
ranchero|Southwestern farm owner
ransacked|Plundered
ransacks|Pillages
ransoms|Coerced payments
rapidly|Without delay
rashest|Least considered
rattler|Western movie threat
rattling|Not good under-the-hood sound
ravioli|Stuffed pasta pockets
reactor|Nuclear energy device
readership|Newspaper audience
readouts|Screen displays
realism|Truthful representation, in art
reality|Survivor genre
reasons|Tries to influence, with "with"
rebated|Paid back, as a purchase incentive
rebelled|Rose up
rebirths|New beginnings
reboots|Starts up again
recasts|Replaces actors for
recedes|Ebbs
receipt|Checkout printout
receipt|Proof of purchase
rechecks|Has another look at
recipes|Chef's assortment
recites|Reels off
recluse|One making a big withdrawal?
rectangle|Square, for one
redacts|Censors for security reasons
redeemers|Coupon users, e.g.
redeyes|Night flights
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redhead|Member of a league in a Sherlock Holmes title
redness|Dermatological symptom
reelect|Put back in a seat
reenter|Confirm, as a password
refractor|Type of optical telescope
refreshed|Updated, as a Web page
regains|Wins back
regimented|Strictly organized
regional|Local tournament
reheeled|Fixed, as old shoes
related|In the same family
relates|Tells, as a story
release|Free
release|Let go
reliant|Former British automaker
relieve|Spell
remolds|Shapes again
remorse|Guilty feeling
renewal|*Key to more issues
renovates|Overhauls
reopens|Gets back to business
repapers|Changes the wall covering
repeater|One taking a class over
repeats|Wins again
repelled|Drove back
replaces|Supersedes
reports|Researchers' publications
reproof|Condemnation
reptilian|Coldly devious
reraise|Bold poker move
rescind|Countermand
resells|Flips, in a way
resemble|Share a look with?
resents|Begrudges
resewed|Mended, in a way
resists|Puts up a fight
resolve|Settle
resonance|Desirable vocal quality
responses|Comebacks
restart|Update follower, perhaps
restless|Fidgety
restore|Make like new, as old furniture
restore|Make like the original
restore|Put back
restore|Put back as it was
restored|Brought back to its original condition
resumed|Started up again
resumes|Documents with a Key Skills section, maybe
retailer|Merchant
retails|Sells to consumers
retinal|Like some FBI security scans
retrace|Go back over
retypes|Confirms, as a password
revamps|Modifies
revamps|Overhauls
reverse|Transpose
reverts|Goes back
rewrites|Second drafts, say
rhubarb|Donnybrook
ricotta|Cheese for cannoli
riflery|Oakley skill
rigatoni|Pasta order
ripened|Matured on the vine
ripened|No longer green, perhaps
ripostes|Some wisecracks
roaster|Oven pan
robbery|Highway event?
rockslides|Mountain dangers
romance|Novel category
roofers|Repair crew with tiles
rooftop|Reindeer landing area
roomies|The Odd Couple couple, e.g.
rootles|Searches, like a pig does for truffles
roseslug|Larva that attacks Valentine's Day plants
rosiness|Optimistic quality
rotunda|Capitol feature
rotunda|Domed building
roughage|Fiber source
roundabout|Circuitous
rousted|Forced out of bed
ruining|Making a mess of
rumored|Spread by moving dirt?
runaway|Take off
russets|Potatoes often used for fries
sachets|Potpourri packets
sadness|Blue state
sagebrush|Nevada state flower
sailboat|Tot's tub toy
salamis|Tubular hangers in delis
salchow|Leap named for a Swedish skater
salience|Conspicuousness
salient|Notable
saltier|More crude, language-wise
saltines|Soup crackers
samoyed|Sled-pulling pooch
sandboxes|Places to see small, colorful trucks
sandlot|1993 coming-of-age baseball film, with "The"
sandman|Folklore sleep aid
sandpit|Excavation site
saneness|Rationality
sanitize|Disinfect
sardonic|Biting
sateens|Glossy cottons
sateens|Lustrous sheet fabrics
satiate|Fill
satires|Lampoons
satires|Send-ups
sausage|Breakfast link
savanna|Tropical grassland
savants|They know their stuff
sawdust|Workshop debris
sawlogs|Snooze loudly
scalawags|Reprobates
scaling|Going up
scampered|Ran playfully
scarabs|Hieroglyphic beetles
scarcer|Harder to get
scaring|Working hard to find, with "up"
scenery|Stage backdrop
schedules|Arranges
schmear|Cream cheese serving
science|Rocket __
scimitars|Curved sabers
scrapheap|Place for junk
screams|Hollers
screams|Roller coaster sounds
screech|Sudden stop sound
screeds|Windbags' speeches
scrolls|Looks at phone pics, say
scruffs|Places to pick up puppies?
scuttlebutt|*Inside scoop
seafloor|Shipwreck site
sealants|Caulking materials
seamanship|Sailor's skill
seances|Spirited events?
searing|Intense, as pain
seascape|Homer's "Sailing a Dory," e.g.
seashells|Tongue twister merchandise
seasons|Salts, say
seceder|Any of 11 1860s states
seceders|Union breakers
secluded|Peacefully hidden, as a retreat
secrete|Hide
sectors|Economic divisions
secular|Worldly
seeress|Prophetic woman
seismic|Earthquake-caused
seminar|Advanced college course
seminar|Advanced course offering
seminar|Business training session
seminaries|Schools for ministers-to-be
seminars|Advanced study groups
semipro|Part-time player
seniority|Asset on the corporate ladder
seniors|Many prom attendees
senoras|Tijuana titles
sequoia|Giant redwood
serious|Having significant consequences
serrated|Like some knives
sessions|Stretches on a couch?
setoffs|Contrasting ornaments
setscrew|Tightening device
setters|Hunting dogs
settled|Put to rest
settled|Resolved, in a way
seventh|Ordinal for Uranus
sexiest|Hottest, in a way
sexists|Gender-biased sorts
shakily|With uncertainty
shallot|Bulb in a vinaigrette
shapers|Woodworking tools
shareware|Early program marketing method
sharpshooter|Deadeye
sheepdog|Border collie, say
sheetrock|*Drywall material
shellac|Trounce
shelter|Protected space
shelters|Tax pro's suggestions
shepherded|Guided
shiners|Fight souvenirs
shooter|NBA's Steph Curry, frequently
shootout|Soccer tiebreaker, perhaps
shoveller|December driveway clearer, to a Brit
shovels|Digs
showstopper|*Musical song generating extended applause
shrieks|High-pitched cries
shushed|Quieted, but often not quietly
sidebar|Court conference the jury doesn't hear
sidecar|Orange liqueur cocktail
sideline|Put out of action
sideman|Jazz group guy
siestas|Afternoon rests
silencers|Brits' mufflers
silhouettes|Many profile portraits
similar|Akin
similes|Poetic devices
sincere|Genuine
singalong|Folk music gathering, often
singsong|Voice used for "Humpty Dumpty," say
sirloin|Skirt alternative
sitters|Paid tot minders
skeleton|Bony-looking Halloween costume
skeleton|Popular Halloween costume
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skitter|Move like a startled chipmunk
slacker|One shirking work
slander|Defame verbally
sledded|Tobogganed
sleeper|Surprise success
sleepers|Surprise hits
sleepover|Party where no one goes home?
sleepyhead|*One barely awake
sleeted|Fell in pellets
slickest|Most clever
slingback|Shoe with a strap that nearly encircles the ankle
slothful|Lazy
slowest|Last one in, competitively
slyness|Cunning
smartie|Colorful disc-shaped candy
smeared|Took part in an ugly campaign
snakebite|Hazard in many old Westerns
sneezes|Dismisses as insignificant, with "at"
snidely|Dudley's toon foe
snippet|Piece of prose
snorkel|Marine explorer's aid
soapbox|Speaker's spot
soirees|Evening affairs
soirees|Evening parties
sojourn|Temporary stay
soldiers|Perseveres, with "on"
solitaire|Gem set by itself
solitaire|Stone set alone
someone|Unspecified soul
sommelier|Server with a blush?
sonatas|Brahms piano trio
sonnets|Browning's 44 "from the Portuguese"
sonnets|Shakespeare's 150+
sonnets|Shakespeare's 154
sonogram|Ultrasound image
sooners|Big 12 rival of the Longhorns
soonest|With the least delay
sorcerer|One skilled at spelling
sorcerers|Possessive in a Harry Potter title
soulmate|The one
spaceflight|*NASA event
spambot|Garbage delivery vehicle?
spangle|Adorn with sequins
sparkler|Fourth of July purchase
sparseness|Meager characteristic
spartan|Michigan State athlete
spatial|Like some relations
spatula|Short-order tool
spawned|Gave birth to
speakers|Surround sound components
spectra|Ranges of colors
speculated|Improved?
speeder|Person well over 70, probably?
spineless|Cowardly
spinoff|Fear the Walking Dead, e.g.
splashes|Small bits of color
spoiler|Unwanted information, usually
spooler|Printing program
spooned|Cuddled, in a way
spousal|Mate-related
spouted|Talked pompously
sprawls|Spreads out one's arms and legs
sprayer|Device that delivers a coat
spreads|Impressive sights at affairs
sprints|Runs at full speed
sprites|Little ones
spritzing|Spraying gently, as plants
spumoni|Layered Italian dessert
spumoni|Typically tricolored ice cream dessert
squawks|Parrots a parrot
stables|Horses' houses
staccato|How dotted notes should be played
staggers|Walks drunkenly
stained|Finished, as a deck
stained|Like some decorative glass
stalactite|Spelunking sight
stalags|WWII prison camps
stalwart|Valiant
stammers|Exhibits unease, maybe
stamper|Metal-shaping tool
standard|Jazz classic, say
standfast|Refuse to budge
stardust|Willie Nelson album of pop standards
stargazer|Telescope toter
started|Got going
startles|Takes by surprise
stating|Making a case for
stealer|Thief
stealthy|Like ninjas
steamer|African Queen, for one
steamer|Dumpling cooker, perhaps
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelie|Metal marble
steeper|Harder to climb
steeper|More inclined
steeple|Church feature
steered|Guided
steered|Took the wheel
stellar|Awesome
stemware|Flutes, for example
stencil|Sign-lettering aid
stepson|Second-marriage relationship
stepson|Uses, as a scale
sterner|Less lax
stetsons|Boss of the Plains tops
stetsons|Broad-brimmed hats
stiletto|High, thin heel
stilled|Allayed
stimulate|Jump-start
stonemason|Building artisan
stooges|Trio in funny shorts
stopgap|Thrown-together
stopgaps|Temporary fixes
stovepipes|Lincoln wore them
strapped|Low on cash, say
stratagem|Scheme to gain an end
stratus|Low cloud
strayed|Wandered
streaks|Barely runs?
streaky|Inconsistent
streets|City map lines
stressing|Freaking out
stretch|Period of time
strictly|__ speaking ...
strides|Big steps
stringed|Like guitars and sitars
striped|Like Waldo's shirt, in kids' books
stripes|Clothes lines
striven|Tried hard
strobes|Disco lights
stroller|Park carriage, or one pushing it
stroller|Tot toter
stuccoed|Covered with plaster
students|Ones who have class
stunned|Amazed
stuntman|Double, often
stylets|Needlelike engraving tools
stymies|Holds up
submerge|Sink
summers|Seasons in the sun
sunburnt|Like one who got careless at the beach
sundial|Old timer
sunlamp|Indoor tanning aid
supercharger|*Building manager
superhuman|Phenomenal
superstar|Big name
swollen|In danger of flooding, as a river
synergy|Working well with others
taciturn|Tight-lipped
tactful|Diplomatic
tailspins|Dramatic descents, and a hint to each set of circles
talents|Audition display
tamales|Spicy food truck items
tandoori|Indian cooking style
tangent|Digression
tansies|Flowers known as golden buttons
tantrum|Sizable snit
tapioca|Bubble tea ingredient
tarantula|Arachnophobe's nightmare
tarboosh|Hat similar to a fez
tasteless|Unseasoned, maybe
tastier|Preferable, gastronomically
tattled|Told all
tattletale|*Snitch
taurine|Bullish?
taxicab|One hailed in cities
taxidermy|Wildlife preservation method
tchotchke|Knickknack
teacart|Samovar transport
teacarts|Wagons at midday socials
teapots|Leaves spots?
teardown|Remove, as the wall in Reagan's demand to Gorbachev
teasers|Movie trailers
teasing|Poking fun at
teenage|Like many first-time workers
teenagers|Many "Twilight" characters
teeners|Adolescents
teeters|Looks unstable
teethed|Achieved a baby milestone
telecom|Verizon's biz
teleports|Relocates, sci-fi-style
telescope|Astronomer's tool
telexes|Old-fashioned messages
templar|Knights __: "The Da Vinci Code" group
tenable|Based on sound reasoning
tenderest|Most easily chewed, as meat
tennies|Sneaks
tensors|Stretching muscles
terabytes|Substantial storage units
terminated|Closed
termini|Subway system extremes
terrain|Part of ATV
terraria|Bottle garden relatives
terrene|Earthly
terrors|They might be holy
tersely|How Clint Eastwood usually delivers his lines
tessera|Mosaic piece
testier|More irritable
tethers|Ties to a post
theatre|Overseas play area?
theocratic|Divine type of rule
thespian|Dramatic artist
thinker|Intellectual
thirsts|Ardent desires
thorniest|Problematic to the max
threadbare|*Well-worn, as carpets
thronged|Crowded into
throttle|Acceleration control
thrusts|Fencing moves
thunderbolt|Flash of lightning
tictacs|Low-calorie mints
tiebreaker|Overtime round, e.g. ... and what a black square acts as for the circled words?
timepiece|Magazine article?
tinkertoys|Kids' building materials [Sidekick 1]
tintype|Early photograph
tiramisu|Dessert made with mascarpone cheese
tireless|Indefatigable
toaster|Breville product
toeless|Like some stockings
toenail|Pedicure focus
toilets|Going places?
tollbooth|Obsolescent collection site
toniest|Most stylish
toolbox|Handyman's carryall
tootsie|__ Roll
topical|Like salves
topside|On the open deck
tornado|Storm often chased
tortoise|__ Wins By a Hare: Bugs Bunny cartoon
torture|Long wait, to some
tosspot|Drunkard
totaled|Came to
totemic|Serving as a symbol
totters|Wobbles
toucans|Large-billed birds
touchdown|*Football score
tourney|Competition
towered|Dwarfed, with "over"
towline|Rope for a tugboat
toyshop|Santa's elves' workplace
trachea|Internal airway
trachea|Windpipe
trailblazer|*Follow
trailed|Fell behind
traipses|Walks aimlessly
transmit|Convey
trapping|Blocking the escape routes of
treadle|Loom power source
treated|Picked up the check
treated|Took to dinner, say
treeless|Like steppes, mostly
tremble|Show fear, maybe
tremolo|Quivery vocal effect
triages|Emergency sorting systems
triceratops|Three-horned dinosaur
trilogy|Three-part work
trinity|Holy threesome
triples|Makes four into twelve, say
tripper|Day __: 1965 hit
trolley|Transport on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"
trooper|State cop
trotted|Put on display, with "out"
troupes|Thespian companies
trusses|Bridge supports
trusted|Confided in
tsarists|Bolshevik foes
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|Pests whose name means "fly" in a Bantu language
tsunami|Coastal hazard
tsunami|Tidal wave cousin
tsunami|Word from the Japanese for "harbor wave"
turmeric|Spice that gives yellow curry its color
tweaked|Fine-tuned
tweaked|Fine-tuned
twinset|Matching tops worn together
typecast|Stuck playing a familiar role
typical|Not surprising
ugliest|Most frightful
ukulele|Traditional koa wood product
ukuleles|Luau instruments
umpires|They make a lot of calls
umpteenth|Latest in an endless series of occurrences
unamused|Not laughing
unaware|Out of the loop
unction|Religious fervor
undercut|Go even lower than, pricewise
undertows|Sneaky currents
unguided|Like a tour without a leader
unholier|Less saintly
unicycle|Street performer's vehicle
unjammed|Removed stuck paper from
unlacing|Loosening, in a way
unleash|Loose
unlikable|Far from charming
unlined|Notepad option
unlocks|Disengages the bolt for, as a door
unmailed|Like letters in an outbox
upbraid|Criticize severely
upcoming|Yet to happen
upfront|Paid in advance, as costs
upstream|Against the flow
upsurge|Sudden spike
uranium|Metal named for a planet
useless|Without value
usurers|Loan sharks
valence|Chemical bonding number
vamoose|Split
vanpool|Large-scale ride-sharing option
vaporware|Highly touted computer product we're still waiting for
vaudeville|Entertainment genre with a French name of uncertain origin
vaulted|Leapt
vegetable|Bean, e.g.
vegetable|Cabbage, e.g.
veggies|Appetizer platter items
vendettas|Family feuds
venerates|Reveres
vibrancy|Joie de vivre
victims|Scam targets
viewers|Nielsen ratings units
wallpaper|Computer screen background
walnuts|Waldorf salad morsels
warners|Brothers of old Hollywood
warrior|Golden State NBAer
warrior|NBA's Steph Curry, notably
wassail|Hot holiday drink
wastrel|Spendthrift
waterloo|Decisive defeat
wattage|Lightbulb measure
waybill|Shipping document
welfare|Part of HEW
whalebones|Sea creature fossil components
whirlwind|Dizzying, as a romance
whiteouts|Low-visibility snow events
whittlers|Wood shavers
wholesaler|Supply chain intermediary
wieners|Cookout fare
wiggling|Moving, as one's toes
windfall|*Surprise inheritance
winesap|Popular cider apple
wingchairs|Parlor pieces, and a hint to each set of circles
winsome|Innocently charming
wiremen|Guys working on lines
wiretaps|Bugs in cop shows
wormholes|Sci-fi passages
worshiper|Churchgoer, e.g.
wrangled|Scrapped
writhed|Squirmed
yearned|Had a hankering
yeastier|More frothy
yellowtail|*Sushi fish
zeitgeist|Word from the German for "spirit of the age"
ziggurat|Terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia
zigzagged|Didn't go straight
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Sea otter prey
abalones|Rock-clinging mollusks
abashed|Mortified
abreast|Apprised (of)
absence|Reason for a makeup test
absolve|Clear
acacias|Broad-topped trees
academy|Private school
acceded|Gave in (to)
acclaim|Accolades
accolades|Kudos
accordions|Squeezeboxes
acerbic|Bitterly harsh
acrobat|Agile performer
acronym|Radar or sonar
adapter|Travel kit plug
addenda|Riders, e.g.
address|221B Baker Street, e.g.
address|Formal talk
admirable|Worthy of esteem
admirer|Fan
adopted|Enlarged one's family, in a way
adrenaline|Fight-or-flight hormone
aegises|Sponsorships
aerator|Lawn care tool
aerosols|Some spray cans
afterlife|Realm of the "Divine Comedy"
aftertaste|Finish in a winery
agendas|Handouts from a chair
agitate|Perturb
agitate|Really work up
agitate|Stir up
agitator|Washer component
agonize|Fret (over)
airliner|Plane
airliners|Passenger planes
airmail|Par avion letters
airport|Place with numbered gates
airspeed|Flight number
airstrip|Landing site
airtime|Broadcast hour
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
alcohol|Hand sanitizer ingredient
alerted|Tipped off
alertly|With a keen eye
aliases|Fake names
aliases|False names
allergen|Something to sneeze at
allergy|Hay fever, e.g.
allosaurus|Utah's state fossil
allover|Done
alluded|Slyly referred (to)
almanac|Annual fact book
alpenhorn|Instrument for a Swiss mountaineer
alphabetic|Ordered like dictionary words
alphorn|Mountain wind
altruist|Selfless sort
altruists|Humanitarians
amaretto|Godfather cocktail ingredient
amassed|Brought together
amassed|Stockpiled
amateur|Tinkerer
amethyst|Colorful quartz variety
amicable|Friendly
ammonia|Pungent cleanser
amnesia|Unrealistically common affliction in soap operas
amoebas|Single-celled creatures
amoretti|Little cherubs
amorous|Like Romeo and Juliet
anagram|Cried for cider?
analyst|Handwriting __
analyst|Shrink
analytic|__ psychology
ancestor|23andMe discovery
ancestors|Family tree members
andante|Literally, "going," in scores
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Buttercup relative
aneroid|Barometer type
anesthesia|Prime number?
animate|Make move, as a cartoon
animated|Like cartoons
anoraks|Arctic wear
antacid|Heartburn remedy
antelope|Dik-dik or gerenuk
antenna|Rabbit ears
anthems|Country songs
anthropologists|Studiers of human ancestry
antonyms|Lost and found, e.g.
anywhere|No place in particular
apartments|Complex units
apology|Words of regret
apparel|Clothes
apparel|Intimate __
apparent|Plain to see
approximate|Close, but not precise
apricot|Fruit jam in Sacher tortes
apricot|Yellow-orange fruit
arabica|Coffee bean variety
archaic|Really, really old-school
archers|Ones at home on the range
archive|File
arcsine|Inverse trig function
arcsine|Inverse trig function
arietta|Short operatic piece
arithmetic|It includes the study of roots
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Fancy dressers
armrest|Contentious territory between airplane seats
armrest|Cup holder site
aroused|Galvanized
arouses|Piques
arranges|Sets up, as flowers in a vase
arrested|Checked
arrests|Stops
arrival|End of a Google Maps route calculation
arsenal|Football club founded in 1886
arsenal|Longtime Tottenham football rival
article|Encyclopedia entry
article|Magazine story
artificial|Synthetic
artiste|Skilled performer
artistic|Skilled at painting, say
ashcake|Bread named for how it's baked
aspirin|Baby __
assailed|Attacked
assailed|Lashed out at
assails|Goes after
assigns|Delegates, as duties
astonish|Really wow
astound|Blow away
atheism|Belief in nonbelief, so to speak
athlete|Olympics participant
atomise|Turn to mist, in Manchester
attaboy|Way to go, fella!
attache|Embassy employee
attained|Got
attempt|Basketball shot
attests|Proves
attitudes|States of mind
attorney|Professional who goes through the motions?
atypical|Out of the ordinary
austere|Stark
avarice|Greed
avarice|Miserly desire
averted|Turned aside
avocado|California state fruit
avoided|Steered clear of
awaited|Expected
backdraft|Ron Howard film featuring firefighters
backtrack|*Retrace one's steps
baileys|Irish liqueur made by an English company
banality|Triteness
bananas|Fruity, so to speak
bandannas|Versatile head-neck garb
basmati|Fragrant Asian rice
bassist|Guitar player such as Este Haim or Kim Deal, e.g.
bathtub|Where a ring may be left
bayonet|Rifle attachment
beaches|Resort area attractions
beanies|Skullcaps
bedfellow|Strange one made by politics?
beefeater|Tower of London figure
beeline|As-the-crow-flies route
befuddled|Discombobulated
beggared|Defied, as belief
beguile|Enchant
behemoth|Colossus
bickers|Quarrels
bighorn|Mountain West river named for sheep
billets|Provides lodging for
billfold|Wallet
birders|Cardinals' followers, say
biscotti|Twice-baked cookies
bisects|Divides equally
blackmailer|Extortionist
blatant|Brazenly obvious
blessing|Mixed __
blossom|Come into flower
blowhard|Windbag
bobsled|Winter Olympics racer
bodybuilder|Chestnut?
bodysurf|Ride the waves
bombshell|2019 film starring Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
bookends|Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters
bookworm|Avid reader
boomboxes|Early hip-hop hardware
booster|Second shot
booster|Source of added protection
botanical|Like herbal remedies
bounties|Generous bonuses
bowsprit|Spar above a ship's figurehead
boxcars|Freight train components ... or a hint to each group of circled letters
braggarts|Self-promoters
brained|Clocked
bramble|Berry bush
breadwinner|Good news for the baker?
breakeven|Neither lose nor gain... and a hint to four long answers
brisket|Cut of meat used for corned beef
broaching|*Cherry variety
brothel|Illegal "Risky Business" business
brotherly|Like much love
buckaroo|__ Holiday: opening section of Copland's "Rodeo"
bullterrier|Stubborn but fun-loving dog breed
bushels|Farm units
bustier|Garment aptly named for where it's worn
byroads|Detour routes, often
cabanas|Poolside structures
caesarean|__ section
caftans|Loose garments
calabash|Vine fruit that can be dried and used as a container
calcify|Turn to stone
campfires|Places for telling ghost stories and roasting marshmallows
canning|Food preservation method
cannoli|Ricotta-stuffed pastry
cantata|Bach work
cantata|Bach wrote one about coffee
cantatas|Some Bach creations
canteen|Water flask
canteens|Base bars
capitol|Building partly burned by Britain in 1814
capoeira|Acrobatic Brazilian martial art
caramel|Milky Way ingredient
caramel|Twix ingredient
caramels|Whitman's Sampler choices
caravan|Traveling band
caravel|Small sailing ship
cardamom|Spice in many chai mixes
careened|Lurched
careerists|Ambitious workers
careers|Vocations
carpool|Commuting arrangement
carpools|Commutes with co-workers
carrels|Library array
cartoon|Animated short
cartoons|Some sketchy characters?
cashiers|Register operators
cassette|Audio tape making a comeback
caterer|Hospitality professional
caterers|Wedding hires
catsuit|Many a Mugler garment
celestas|Keyboard instruments that sound like glockenspiels
ceremonies|Solemn rituals
ceremony|(End)
cesspool|Corruption metaphor
chairlift|Ride between runs
chameleon|Changeable type
changed|Got into a new outfit
channel|English __
channel|Remote access?
channeled|Did an uncanny impression of
charades|Guessing game
charcoals|Some sketches
chariot|Old racing vehicle
charity|Many a tax-exempt organization
charred|Blackened
charter|Rent for fishing, say
cheapened|Rendered less valuable
checkpoint|Official inspection spot
cheeses|Cocktail hour array
cherubim|Guardians of the Tree of Life
chorale|Bach work
cilantro|Salsa roja ingredient
cinemas|Mall features
claimant|Petitioner
clarinet|Its trill begins "Rhapsody in Blue"
classes|School units
classic|Top-flight
clawing|Feline defense
clerical|Like some office jobs
closers|Bullpen aces
closest|Like a best friend
closest|Like the winner in a number-guessing contest
closeted|Like idiomatic skeletons
clotted|Formed clumps
cloture|Debate-ending procedure in the Senate
coaches|Sideline advisers
coalfield|Career preparing gifts for those on Santa's "naughty" list?
codgers|Eccentric old guys
coerced|Forced
coerced|Strong-armed
coffins|Artifacts in ancient tombs
cohesion|Unity
collarbones|Detain Dr. McCoy?
college|Morehouse, e.g.
colossal|Mammoth
comeliest|Most attractive
compete|Vie
composts|Handles food waste ecologically
condemns|Denounces
conduct|Manage
connotation|Implicit meaning
consonant|One of 21, or sometimes 20
consonants|String quintet?
consult|Turn to
contributes|Adds
cookbooks|*Do some creative accounting, with "the"
cornerstone|Maneuver Phillips into telling how he got the "Dateline NBC" job?
cornier|More hackneyed
coronas|Beers served with lime
corrals|Pens in
corundum|Mineral in abrasives
cosmonaut|Explorer trained at the Gagarin Center in Star City
costars|Damon and Affleck, often
costume|Halloween garb
costumes|Play clothes
counterinstance|Marble top or butcher block?
counterpart|U
countersuit|What the soda jerk wore to work?
cowhand|Buckaroo
cradles|Holds carefully
crafted|Made with skill
creates|Makes from scratch
creation|First act?
creation|Haydn oratorio, with "The"
credenzas|Dining room pieces with cupboards
credited|Attributed
crewcut|Simple style
crossties|Features on a track
crowned|Topped, in a way
crunchy|Peanut butter choice
crystal|Geode feature, perhaps
custody|Safekeeping
cutaways|Film flashbacks, essentially
cyclones|Brooklyn MiLB team
dadaist|Duchamp, for one
daemons|Mailer-__: programs that send automated messages
dazzled|Really wowed
deadpan|Poker-faced
deadpans|Delivers à la Tig Notaro
debased|Lowered
debater|Con, half the time
debunks|Shows to be untrue
debuted|Showed for the first time
decibel|Loudness measure
defiant|Insubordinate
deigned|Condescended
delegate|Assign responsibility
delicate|Fragile
demoted|Reduced in rank
denoted|Stood for
dentist|Bridge inspector?
descant|Counterpoint melody
desertion|Significant Civil War concern
deserts|Ditches
desiccant|Drying agent
dessert|Madeleine or Napoleon
dessert|Sweet course
desserts|Patisserie array
detains|Won't let go
detente|Political thaw
detract|Take away
detract|Take away
deviant|Atypical
devious|Conniving
diacritic|Flügelhorn solo?
diagonals|Bishop's paths
didgeridoo|Australian wind
dieters|Some calorie counters
dietetic|Like lo-cal regimens, e.g.
diorama|Shoebox project
dioramas|Grade school exhibits
director|Bigelow or DuVernay
disclosures|Real estate transaction requirements
discography|Pop singer's list of recordings, e.g.
discord|Communications platform that began as a chat service for gamers
disease|Pathology study
dissected|Analyzed in detail
distant|A long ways off
distant|IC
distaste|Aversion
dodgers|Word with tax or L.A.
dodgier|More iffy
dogsled|Arctic transport
domestic|Not imported
donated|Was philanthropic
doodads|Thingamabobs
doozies|Ripsnorters
dossier|FBI file
dovetail|Fit together nicely
dovetails|*Fits together neatly
downfalls|City for feather-bed manufacturers?
draftier|Not as well insulated
dreidel|Hanukkah top
dressed|Decent, so to speak
dresser|Chest of drawers
drifter|Vagabond
drillmaster|Medical pro who is a sick chess player?
drudges|Hard workers
dubiously|With skepticism
duelists|Opposite sides of a rather pointed fight?
earflap|Winter hat feature
earless|Like certain monitor lizards
earlobe|Oft-pierced body part
earmarks|Designates for a specific purpose, as funds
eastern|Conference of Magic and Wizards
echelon|Level
echelon|Rank
echolocation|Bat specialty, and what you need to find in four long answers
eclipse|Celestial event
economic|Like Paul Samuelson's field
ecstasy|Sheer joy
edibles|Food
edifies|Illuminates
editors|Cosmopolitan group?
efforts|Sincere attempts
eggcups|Certain carton components
eggheads|Brainiacs
eggshells|(End)
egotists|Big-headed sorts
elapses|Ticks by
elastics|Stretchy things
electee|One who gets in
electee|Successful candidate
electoral|__ college
electors|Certain college members
electors|Voting members in a certain college
electric|Current type
electrode|Conductor in a circuit
electron|Kind of microscope
elementary|Miller/Liu TV drama
elementary|Uncomplicated
elephants|Mammals with tusks and trunks
elephants|Tusked animals
elevate|Give a lift
elevate|Raise
elevated|Higher than normal, maybe
eleventh|__ hour
elicits|Brings forth
elitism|Snobbery
elitist|Snob
ellipse|Conic section
ellipse|Orbital circuit shape
ellipses|Omission indications
eloping|Leaving unceremoniously?
elsewhere|Neither here nor there
emailing|Writing to
embassy|One of many on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C.
emerald|Promising Young Woman writer/director Fennell
emerita|Many a retired professor
emerita|Retired, as a professor
emigrate|Settle in a new country
eminent|Celebrated
emoters|Hams
emoting|Chewing the scenery
empires|Roman and British realms
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Glossy coats
enamors|Fills with passion
encases|Boxes up
enchilada|*Rolled Mexican dish
encircle|Gather around
enclose|Fence off
encored|Extended a performance, in a way
encounter|Meet
endnote|Citation software
endorsing|Showing support for
endowed|Funded on an ongoing basis
endures|Stands the test of time
english|School subject with lots of reading
engraving|Etched art
enhanced|Made better
enlarge|Make bigger
enrobed|Dressed
ensnare|Catch
enthrall|Captivate
entirety|Completeness
entitled|Having the right (to)
entrusts|Hands over
entwine|Weave
ephemera|Scrapbook contents
episode|Binge watcher's unit
epistles|Apostolic messages in the New Testament
epitome|Perfect example
epitome|Perfect example
equators|They circle worlds
equitable|Evenhanded
eradications|Total removals
erasers|Pencil toppers
erasers|They remove bad marks
erratic|All over the place
erudite|Sage
eruptive|Volatile
escaper|Prison break fugitive, e.g.
espanol|Univision language
espouse|Embrace, as a custom
estates|Big spreads
estates|Grand properties
estates|Grand spreads
esteemed|Well-thought-of
estimate|Round number
etcetera|You can guess the rest
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Always there
ethanol|Hand sanitizer ingredient
ethereal|Gossamer
ethereal|Otherworldly
ethical|Virtuous
euclidean|Type of geometry
everted|Turned inside out
everywoman|Relatable female character
evilness|Depravity
exactas|Ambitious track wagers
examine|Check carefully
exceeds|Surpasses
excerpt|Passage
excerpt|Passage quoted in a book review, say
excoriate|Condemn harshly
existed|Lived and breathed
exorbitant|Outrageous, as a price
exotica|Stranger things
experts|Aces
expulsions|Banishing acts
extremes|Absolute ends
eyeball|Look over
eyeopener|Dose of reality, perhaps
eyepieces|See-through devices?
eyewear|Glasses, monocles, etc.
eyewitness|*Trial figure who can give a firsthand account
factoid|Bit of info
fajitas|Dish served sizzling
falsetto|Artificially high voice
fantasy|A Wrinkle in Time genre
faucets|Taps
fearless|Like skeleton racers, seemingly
featurette|Box set bonus
fedoras|Felt hats
feelings|What lovers have
fiefdom|Feudal lord's domain
financier|Venture capitalist, e.g.
firebrand|Agitator
firecracker|Fourth of July noisemaker ... and the function of the black squares in lines 3, 6, and 10
firedog|Dalmatian with a red hat, maybe
fitness|Exercise goal
fitness|Planet __: gym chain
flailed|Thrashed (about)
flashcard|Study aid
flatbed|Open-bodied truck
flatcar|Open freight train unit
fleeces|Swindles
flutter|Move in a breeze, as a flag
flyswatter|Awesome tennis racket?
foibles|Minor flaws
foisted|Forced (on)
footwear|Shoes
foresee|Know in advance
foxgloves|Plants with purple bell-shaped flowers
fragment|Break into pieces
fraying|Coming apart at the seams?
freckle|Skin spot that may be darkened by sunlight
freebies|Giveaways for sampling, e.g.
freeman|2020 N.L. MVP Freddie
frictions|Disagreements
frostily|With no warmth
frybread|Navajo taco base
furless|Like a naked mole rat
galaxies|Star systems
gallantry|Valor
gangsta|Rap genre
garbage|Only Happy When It Rains rock band
gardener|Person who makes beds?
gardens|Floral exhibits
garland|Gale player
gassers|Remarkable things, in old slang
gelatin|Vitamin capsule material
geometric|Like art using circles, squares, etc.
geriatrics|Job field that embraces seniority
germane|On point
gestation|Carrying process
gesture|Fist pump or fist bump
gigabit|Data transfer measure
glacier|Montana's __ National Park
glasses|They usually have frames
gleamed|Briefly appeared
gliders|Motorless aircraft
gnarlier|More knotted, as a tree trunk
gnocchi|Ristorante dumplings
gnomish|Like some garden figures
godsend|Unexpected blessing
gradual|Not done all at once
graffiti|Works on walls
grained|Ending for coarse and cross
grandma|Fictional wolf's disguise
grandpa|Consultant on a family history project, perhaps
granita|Trattoria frozen dessert
grapplers|Wrestling foes
grassroots|Bottom-up, in a way
grayscale|Smartphone setting that may help reduce screen time
greenlight|Go-ahead
greenlit|Gave the okay to
greeted|Hailed
gremlin|Troublemaker
gremlin|Unseen troublemaker
grenades|Military "pineapples"
griddle|Flapjack cooker
gridirons|Settings for hiking and running
grinders|Heros, to some
groggier|Less alert
grosses|Brings in
gumball|__ machine
hacienda|Southwest estate
haggled|Argued over prices
haggled|Dickered
haircuts|Tonsorial work
halfway|In the middle
handcart|Vendor's wagon
hapless|Star-crossed
harpist|Plucky member of an orchestra?
hassled|Kept on riding
hastened|Got a move on
haymaker|Big blow
hazelnut|Coffee flavor
heartthrob|Hunk on a magazine cover, e.g.
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
heedful|Attentive
heeltap|Shoe lift
heinous|Shockingly evil
hellbent|Recklessly determined
heroine|Most any Disney princess
hexagons|Honeycomb figures
hipster|Bebop lover
hipster|Trendy type often parodied on "Portlandia"
hitches|Tours of duty
hobbyhorse|*Simple riding toy
holistic|Like mind-and-body medicine
hollows|Valleys
hologram|Leia's message to Obi-Wan, for one
hometown|Place of origin
honeyed|Sweet
honoree|Award recipient
honoree|Award recipient
hopeless|Hardly promising
horserace|Close political contest
hosanna|Biblical shout of praise
hosiery|Stockings
hotbeds|Breeding grounds
housekeeper|Audiophile with an extensive collection of club mixes, one might say
huffiness|Arrogance
hurried|Rushed
hyperinflation|Balloonist freaks out over __!
icebreaker|Party exercise
ickiness|Gross feeling
idealist|One with a vision
ideates|Conceives
identity|Sense of self
idiocies|Foolish ways
idiolect|Particular way with words
ignoble|Lowly
iguanas|Rainforest lizards
illegal|Against the law
illness|Malady
imagery|Language that paints mental pictures
imbibes|Knocks back a few
immoral|Unethical
impalas|Savanna antelopes
impales|Sticks a stake in, as a vampire
impasse|Stalemate
impeach|Challenge, as testimony
imported|Brought in
impresario|Italian for "entrepreneur"
impresario|Stager of live shows
impress|Wow
impresses|Dazzles
incarnation|Flower of the Hoosier State?
incisors|Teeth lost by some hockey players
increase|Go up
indebted|Beholden
inebriety|Drunkenness
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
infancy|Early stage
infantry|Military division known as the "Queen of Battle"
ingests|Swallows
initial|Monogram part
innards|Guts
innocent|Unworldly
installs|Puts on the hard drive
instruct|Educate
instrumentation|Symphonist's work
intense|Vehement
interfered|Didn't mind one's own business
interns|Some summer workers
interplay|Mutual influence
intimacy|Getting very close
intrigue|Fascinate
intrude|Offer an unwelcome opinion, maybe
intrude|Overstep boundaries, perhaps
invasive|Like kudzu
ionizer|Air purifying gadget
ionizer|Device that is never free of charge?
irksome|Trying
ironical|Humorously twisted
ironists|Writers like O. Henry
ironside|Raymond Burr crime series
ironworker|Supporting role in construction?
iterant|Recurring
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Say over and over
jailers|Corrections staffers
jangled|Clanked around, like keys in one's pocket
jokiest|Least serious
josephs|Margaret of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey"
journalism|Literature in a hurry, per Matthew Arnold
kalamata|Greek olive named for its place of origin
kangaroos|*"Check out those Outback hoppers!"
kimonos|Traditional Eastern garments
kissing|Smooching
knesset|Israeli parliament
knitter|One who spins yarns?
labyrinth|Maze
laconic|Terse
lactose|Source of intolerance
ladders|Climbing needs
lambaste|Scold harshly
laments|Mourns
laminate|Protect with plastic coating, as an ID card
lanyard|Summer camp project
largesse|Generosity
lassies|Scottish girls
latched|Fastened, in a way
lateral|Like some passes
lattice|Crisscross pie crust pattern
launchpad|Starting point of many modern missions
leapfrog|Surpass by skipping
lemonade|Beyoncé album and film of 2016
lenders|Brand of packaged bagels
lepidopterist|Small wing nut
levitate|Float in the air
liberal|Generous
liberal|Loose, like a translation
liberate|Set free
liberates|Unchains
lifesaver|Bagel-shaped confection
lifetime|*Lengthy warranty period
ligaments|Bone-connecting tissues
limited|*Top
lipreaders|Ones who see what you mean
literal|True to the original
literate|Versed in creative writing
littlest|Most wee
lockstep|Rigid marching style
lofting|Sending high in the air
logbook|Daily record, as on a ship
loiterer|One who lingers
loophole|Contract ambiguity that may be exploited
loosest|Least strict
lothario|Rake
lotuses|Symbolic flowers in Buddhism
loungewear|Comfy attire
lowlife|Reprobate
lucidity|Clear thought
lullaby|Soothing song
machine|Word before learning or language
maestro|Orchestra leader
maestro|Orchestra leader
magnolia|Official flower of two Southern states
mainland|Florida, to the Keys
malaise|Lassitude
malamute|Husky cousin
malarkey|Hogwash
mallard|Wild duck
manatee|Sea cow
manning|Quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI
marbled|Multicolored, as some rye
marimba|Xylophone kin
marinade|Pre-grilling sauce
marines|Semper Fidelis group
marital|Kind of vows
marketer|Member of a pitching staff?
marooned|Like "Lost" characters
marooned|Stranded
marsala|Italian wine used in cooking
martini|Bond holding?
marvels|Curiosities
mascara|Eyelash application
mascara|Lash lengthener
mascots|Team symbols
massages|Treatments that many are prone to enjoy?
masters|Really nails
matchmaker|Alliterative marriage specialist
matters|Holds weight
mazeltov|Cry heard after stomping on a glass
mechanics|Car jackers?
medicated|Treated, in a way
megadeal|Many a contract for a superstar player, e.g.
megadose|Vitamin intake for some
melodrama|Plot-heavy work
members|Ones who belong
memento|Foul ball caught at a game, e.g.
menorah|Hanukkah candleholder
mentalists|Experts who prefer open-minded people?
mentors|Life guides
meteoric|Like a phenom's rise to stardom
miasmas|Oppressive atmospheres
migrated|Flew south for the winter, say
millipede|Many-legged arthropod
mineral|__ water
minesweeper|Logic game with clickable cells
minibar|Source of pint-sized beverages?
minimum|Least amount
miniseries|Baseball competitions for collectors of compact cars?
mirages|Desert illusions
mirages|They're not real
mischief|Impishness
misleads|Deceives
misplay|Flub, as an easy grounder
missals|Prayer books
mixologist|Person with a spiritual calling?
mnemonic|Super heroes must eat oats for the Great Lakes, e.g.
modesty|Aw shucks quality
moisturize|Keep from cracking, perhaps
molasses|Girls from the Show-Me State?
molehills|City for undercover agents?
monitor|Hall pass checker
monitored|Kept track of
montero|Lil Nas X song subtitled "Call Me by Your Name"
moonlight|*Best Picture Oscar winner directed by Barry Jenkins
morales|Ricky Martin's surname, by birth
morocco|Casablanca setting
moseyed|Sauntered
motives|Incentives
mulligan|Duffer's do-over
musical|Broadway offering
mutants|Some fictional turtles
myrtles|Fragrant shrubs
nabbing|Apprehending
nappies|Diapers, in Britain
narcissism|Self-absorption
narrate|Talk through the whole movie?
narrate|Tell a tale
narrates|Tells a story
nationals|Some D.C. pros
natural|__ gas
natures|Essences
nautilus|Mollusk considered a living fossil
neatest|Marie Kondo superlative
needless|Uncalled-for
negligence|Failure to exercise appropriate care
negotiable|Open to discussion
negotiate|Discuss terms
negroni|Campari aperitivo
nelsons|Half or full holds
nemeses|Foes that seem impossible to beat
neonatal|Like early childcare
netting|Mesh
networked|Made professional connections
neurons|Impulse-conducting cells
neurotic|Overly anxious
newcomer|Often-hazed member
newness|Currency
newscast|Anchor venue
nicoise|Classic salade
nightcap|*Second game of a doubleheader
ninepin|One in the alley's back row
nitpick|Sweat the small stuff
nitwits|Birdbrains
nominate|Propose for an award
nonbinary|Gender identity spectrum
noticed|Spotted
nowhere|Remote area known for its middle?
nuances|Subtle distinctions
nuggets|Denver team
nutmeat|Edible part of a pistachio
nutmegs|Tricky soccer moves
nutshell|Squirrel's discard
nuttier|Like Almond Joy, compared to Mounds
observe|Witness
ocarinas|Panpipe relatives
oceanology|Cousteau's field
octagons|Stop signs, usually
odometers|Dashboard gauges
odorous|Nose-wrinkling
odyssey|Epic journey
oenology|Viniculture science
offramps|Freeway exits
offscreen|Like a movie star's personal life
oftentimes|Frequently
omelette|Brunch choice
ominous|Like dark clouds
omitted|Neglected to mention
oneness|Zen harmony
onetime|__ only: sale caveat
operating|The "O" of iOS
operatives|Spies
opossum|Marsupial that plays dead
orangeade|Citrus drink
orangutan|Rainforest denizen
oration|Formal discourse
oration|Sojourner Truth forte
oratories|Private chapels
oratorio|Handel bars
oratorio|Handel work
orators|Figures of speech
orbited|Went around
orbited|Went around in circles?
ottoman|Den piece
ottoman|Place to put your feet up
outcome|Upshot
outfall|Waste stream's discharge point
outline|Webinar's first slide, often
outsmart|Get the better of
outtake|Scene not meant to be seen
ovation|Hand
overcome|Verklempt
overcomes|Gets past
overpack|Have trouble closing the suitcase, maybe
overrate|Give credit where credit isn't due
oversized|Like a wide load
overstate|Exaggerate
overture|Rossini's "William Tell" has a famous one
overwork|Run ragged
pacifists|Protest group, perhaps
package|*Common delivery
packets|Sugar holders
padlock|One that may come from Yale
paellas|Spanish rice dishes
pairings|Twosomes
palaces|Majestic homes
palates|Fine restaurants cater to them
palettes|Color selection tools
palpated|Examined by touch
panamas|Tropical toppers
panicked|Froze, perhaps
panorama|Wide-angle view
panpipe|Flute played by Zamfir
pantomimist|Specialist in body language?
parasol|Shade provider
parasol|Sun screen
parchment|__ paper: baking layer
parolee|One on conditional release
paroxysm|Sudden burst of emotion
parsecs|Interstellar measures
pasodoble|Traditional Spanish dance derived from a military march
pastels|Muted colors
pastoral|Bucolic
pattern|Behavioral psychologist's concern
pavlova|Meringue dessert named for a ballerina
pawnshop|Spot for fast cash
peaceniks|Doves
peacoat|Green-sounding Navy jacket
peacock|NBC symbol
peccary|Nocturnal piglike mammal
peccary|South American pig relative
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
peepers|Eyes, in slang
peering|Looking (in)
pelican|Smoothie King Center NBAer
peninsula|Landform that juts into the water
peninsulas|Cape Cod and Baja
penname|Pseudonym
pensive|Thoughtful
persistent|Nagging
persists|Continues
persona|Public face
petrels|Seabirds that often follow ships
petting|__ zoo
pharaoh|Title derived from the ancient Egyptian for "great house"
pheasant|Ring-necked bird
picklock|Burglar
pigheaded|Stubborn in a porcine way
pigtail|Observation when Porky leaves
pinches|Lifts
pinesap|Conifer goo
pinnacle|Zenith
pinsetters|Ones working after strikes
pintsize|*Wee
pioneers|Leads the way
pitfalls|Hidden dangers
pitfalls|Traps for the unwary
pitting|Placing in direct competition
planetaria|Places for astronomy buffs
planets|Heavenly octet
platitude|What's done is done, e. g.
playback|Listen to, as a recording
playmate|Schoolyard friend
playtime|*Try to delay, with "for"
playtime|Much of nursery school
pleather|Synthetic sofa portmanteau
plummeted|Took a nosedive
polecat|Skunk cousin
polecats|Ferret relatives
polliwog|Tadpole
polluted|Gave a dirty look
pomelos|Grapefruit kin
poolhall|Shark's hangout
porridge|Fabled food that's bear-ly eaten?
portent|Sign
portico|Colonnaded entryway
portobello|Meaty mushroom
posadas|Spanish inns
possess|Have
postludes|Closing pieces
postman|Please Mr. __
potentate|Powerful ruler
potentate|Sovereign
potshots|Snarky remarks
prairie|Grassland
prairie|Grassy expanse
prattle|Empty words
prattle|Talk nonsense
precede|Antedate
precede|Pave the way for
predict|Forecast
predicts|Foretells
preemie|Early delivery
preheat|First word in many a baking recipe
prehistoric|Like civilizations that antedate written records
preowned|Like some GameStop merchandise
prepaid|Like some cellphones
presides|What a chair does
preteen|Many a middle schooler
primates|*Monkeys, e.g.
primero|First, in Spanish
probate|Type of court concerned with wills
problem|Snag
product|Part of GDP
protozoa|Microscope blobs
psyches|Jungian concerns
pullets|Young hens
pulsates|Throbs
purists|Grammar police, e.g.
purring|Good vibrations?
pursers|Maritime money handlers
pursuits|Occupations
puzzles|Daily newspaper entertainment
pyrrhic|Like a costly victory
quagmire|Serious predicament
quarrel|Bicker
radioactive|Like some dangerous isotopes
rafters|Roof supports
raindrop|Shower unit?
rangeland|Grazing grounds
rapport|Bond that promotes easy communication
rations|Calculated intake
rattail|Long, thin fish also called a grenadier
rattails|Styling combs
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
ravenous|Famished
ravioli|Filling dish?
ravioli|Pockets usually stuffed
reaches|Arrives at
reactor|Nuclear plant
readers|Bookworms
readers|Glasses for bookworms
realist|Pragmatic sort
reassure|Instill confidence in
rebound|Bounce back
rebuffed|Brushed aside
receded|Diminished
receipt|Exchange need
receipt|Proof of purchase
recipes|Cookbook contents
recline|Enjoy a La-Z-Boy
recycle|Get more out of
redeems|Uses, as a coupon
redoubts|Fortresses
redrafts|Writes a new version of
reelects|Keeps in office
reenter|Confirm, as a password
reenters|Confirms, as a password
refusal|Denial
regattas|Meets near the shore?
regattas|Meets on the river?
rehearsals|Run-throughs
reindeer|Sven of "Frozen," for one
reissue|Come out with a more current version of
reissue|Second printing
relaces|Tightens, say
remarks|Comments
remedial|Like a tutor's lesson, often
remedial|Like some skill-building classes
remorse|Contrition
remotely|From a distance
reneged|Went back (on)
renounce|Give up formally
replace|Go in for
replays|Runs again
reroute|Adjust after a wrong turn
reseals|Zips again, as a Ziploc bag
resewed|Mended for a second time
reshoot|Result of a botched line
resided|Dwelled
residents|Doctors-in-training
resorts|Destinations in some getaway plans?
resorts|Vacation spots
respects|Has high regard for
restage|Bring back to Broadway
restart|Remedy for a freeze
restless|Full of nervous energy
restore|Put back
resumed|Picked up
retests|Tries again
reticent|Far from forthcoming
retired|No longer working
retrace|Go back over
retrace|Go over again
reusable|Like tote bags and metal straws
reusable|Like travel mugs
reveler|Partygoer
revised|Amended
revival|Second or third staging on Broadway, say
rewards|Loyalty program perks
reworked|Edited
rhinoceros|Thick-skinned safari beast
rhubarbs|Tart-tasting preserve veggies
ripened|Came to fruition
risotto|Ristorante dish
roaster|Coffeehouse job
roebuck|Sears partner
roistered|Partied hearty
rosebud|Kane's boyhood sled
rotunda|Domed building
roulade|Stuffed meat dish
rounder|Not as flat
runaway|Beat it
ruthless|Without mercy
sabering|Practice of slicing open a bottle of champagne
sabotages|Tosses a monkey wrench into
safeguard|Protect
sampled|Tasted or tested
samurai|Katana-wielding warrior
sanctity|Holiness
sandalled|Casually shod
sandals|Mercury's had wings
sardine|Fish in stargazy pie
sardine|Metaphorical rush-hour subway rider
sarongs|Some beach wraps
sassafras|Tree whose leaves are ground and dried to make filé powder
satiate|Fill to the brim
satirizing|Sending up
saucepans|They often hang around kitchens
sausage|McMuffin meat option
scabbard|Sword sheath
scalene|Like triangles with unequal sides
scalpel|Surgical tool
scanned|Swiped, in a way
scanner|Medical diagnostic device
scarlet|Hester Prynne's letter color
scavenged|Picked around in, as a junkyard
scepter|Regal rod
scepter|Wand symbolizing royal authority
schemers|Members of a cabal, maybe
schisms|Great divides
schleps|Lugs around
schmear|*Bagel partner
schmear|Bagel spread
schmear|Cream cheese serving
schmooze|Chat
schools|Underwater groups
science|The poetry of reality, per Richard Dawkins
scolded|Took to task
scooped|Served, as ice cream
screenplay|Coen Brothers' "Best Original" Oscar-winning output for "Fargo"
scrimps|Is extremely frugal
scrimps|Pinches pennies
sculptor|Artist who works with a chisel
scuttle|Sink on purpose
seabird|Pelican, for one
seafood|Ceviche or sashimi
seagull|Beach scavenger
sealants|Putty, caulk, etc.
seamers|Two-__: fastballs named for the grip used to throw them
seashell|Beachcombing prize
seashore|Coast
seconds|Duel personalities
secrete|Stash away
sectional|Multipart sofa
sections|Strings, woodwinds, etc.
sedates|Tranquilizes
seedpod|Vanilla bean, e.g.
seesaws|Playground fixtures for two
segment|Part
selectee|Picked one
selects|Chooses
selflessness|Altruism
semicircle|Group for big-rig enthusiasts?
seminar|Conference session
senates|Lawmaking bodies
senators|Hill hundred
sendups|Parodies
senoras|Iberian titles
senseis|Martial arts instructors
senseless|Foolish
septets|Trio-quartet combos
serenity|__ now!: "Seinfeld" mantra spoken by Frank Costanza
serotonin|Mood-stabilizing hormone
serpent|Garden of Eden creature
serpents|Caduceus pair
serranos|Peppers between jalapeño and tabasco on the Scoville scale
serrate|Saw-toothed
servile|Overly submissive
sesames|Bits on some buns
sestets|Elements of Petrarchan sonnets
setters|Irish or English dogs
shakier|Less sound
shields|Claressa who is the only American boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals
shinbone|Tibia
shindig|Big do
shirtmaker|Custom Ink or RushOrderTees
shoddier|Less liable to last
shoeboxes|Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters
shoehorn|Help for a tight fit
shoehorns|Makes fit, in a way
shorter|Like Teller, vis-à-vis Penn
shrimps|Cocktail ingredients
shrivels|Dries up
shrunken|No longer large
shudders|Quivers in fear
shyness|Quality that keeps wallflowers by the wall
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
sidestep|Evade
signage|Turnpike reading
silence|Quiet!
silhouette|Profile
sillier|More frivolous
silliness|Inanity
sirocco|Hot, dust-laden Saharan wind
skedaddle|Make tracks
slalomed|Zigzagged, in a sport
slanted|At an angle
slashes|Date components
sleeker|More streamlined
sleeted|Rained ice
sleeves|Coffee cup insulators
slimmest|Longest, as odds
slipshod|Careless
slogans|Product lines?
sloughs|Loses, with "off"
slurped|Sucked hard
smaller|Not so big
smashes|Big hits
smearing|Using questionable campaign tactics
smelled|Sensed, in a way
smolder|Burn sans flames
smother|*Spanish verb similar to the French "être"
snaking|Not straight
sneakers|Tennis shoes
sneering|Disdainful
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snorkel|Reef explorer's tube
snorkeler|Coral reef visitor
snowshoes|Cool footwear
softness|Fur coat quality
solstices|Dark days or long days
solutes|Chemistry lab substances
someone|2013 Alice McDermott novel that was a National Book Award finalist
somersault|Diver's rotation
sometimes|On occasion
sonants|Spoken sounds
sonants|Voiced sounds
sorcerer|Charming person?
soreness|Post-marathon feeling
sorrily|In a regretful manner
souffle|Light baked dish
sparerib|Part of a pork rack
sparkles|Kills it on stage
spartan|Like a no-frills hotel room
speakers|Stereo components
specials|Featured dishes
specked|Dotted (with)
speeder|Highway scofflaw
speediest|Like a sprint winner
spelunks|Goes underground
spheres|Ranges of influence
spirits|Haunted house occupants, it's said
spittle|Angry speaker's droplet
sportswear|Athletic apparel
sprayer|Hose attachment
sprinkle|Rain in light drops
spurred|Urged (on)
spurted|Came out suddenly
spymaster|Intelligence boss
stadiums|Big parks
stalest|Least fresh
stalwarts|Members with unflinching loyalty
standish|Plymouth Colony VIP
standouts|Humdingers
starred|Played the lead
startle|Surprise from hiding
startup|Fledgling company
stashed|Put away, as loot
station|__ Eleven: Emily St. John Mandel novel
statues|Museum pieces
statues|Works in a park, perhaps
stealth|Cat burglar's asset
stealth|Furtiveness
steeled|Braced
steeled|Braced (oneself)
steepens|Becomes more inclined?
steeple|Church spire
steeple|Church topper
steeple|Skyline feature
steeples|Church towers
steerage|Inferior accommodations
stepbrother|*Sibling by marriage
stepsons|Some union acquisitions
sterner|Ambition should be made of __ stuff: "Julius Caesar"
sterner|Less forgiving
sternum|Breastbone
steroid|MLB's __ era
stetson|Rodeo hat
stimuli|Response producers
stirred|Like many martinis
stirred|Unlike Bond's martini
stirrers|Sticks in drinks
stitches|What a comedy show might have you in
stomach|Handle
stopover|Drop by
stormed|Attacked en masse
storyteller|Receptionist at a high-rise hotel, one might say
stoutly|With resolve
stowable|Like a properly sized carry-on bag
strange|Odd
strappy|Like wrap heels
stratas|Soprano Teresa known for her recording of Berg's "Lulu"
streams|Watches on Hulu, say
strength|Force
striate|Mark with bands
strider|Beverly Cleary title dog
striking|Attracting attention
striptease|Burlesque act
strobes|Flashers in a club
strobes|Lightning simulators
strudel|German pastry
studded|Star-__
student|Nero, to Seneca
stunned|In a daze
subject|Sentence focus, grammatically
subsoil|Layer above bedrock
subtract|Do the math, perhaps
sugarcane|Sucrose-rich stalk
sugarcoat|Make easier to swallow
sugarplum|Sweet treat in a Christmas poem
sundaes|Baskin-Robbins treats
sunshade|Awning, for one
suntans|Shades for lifeguards
superpose|*Stance taken by a Marvel character, perhaps?
supersize|Order of magnitude?
suppose|Take as a given
surpass|Do better than
suspend|Hang
sweatsuit|Work-from-home attire, for many
sweetest|Most saccharine
sycophant|Lackey
sycophant|Toady
syllables|Piano trio?
taciturn|Saying little
tactics|Strategic steps
tadpole|Pond youngster
taillights|*Braking signals
talents|Singing, dancing and acting
talismans|Magic charms
tallest|Above it all, in a way
tallest|Like Denali, among North American peaks
tandoor|Clay oven for baking naan
tandoori|Indian menu word
tangents|Digressions
tangerine|Orange variety
tardiness|Topic of a note home, perhaps
tartare|Style of some surf and turf
tassels|Cornstalk toppers
tasters|Bygone employees of cautious royalty
tattooed|Drew on?
teachers|Classroom figures
teammate|One wearing a matching jersey
tearful|Weepy
teashop|Spot for steeped beverages
teaspoons|Recipe measures
teaware|Service provider?
tedious|Boring
teenager|Fake ID user, maybe
teethed|Raised canines, say
teetotal|Stay dry?
telepaths|Mind readers
telltale|Like Poe's title heart
telltale|Particularly revealing
tempers|Moderates
tennies|Sneaks on the court?
tensely|With no chill
tensest|Most charged
tentacle|Sci-fi monster's appendage
tenuous|Flimsy
termite|Wood-eating insect
terrace|Barbecue spot
terrazzo|Mosaic flooring
tessera|Mosaic piece
testers|Perfume samples
theatre|West End attraction
theology|Field of study known as the "Queen of the Sciences"
thirties|Decade that is less than a decade away
thousand|Grand
threadbare|Worn through, as carpeting
throats|Speakers often clear them
thunder|Storm warning
thunderbird|*Classic Ford model
thunderstorm|*Loud, wet weather event
thwarted|Scuppered
tictacs|Tiny breath mints
tightrope|Awesome double Dutch accessory?
tininess|Minute quality
tirades|Long rants
titania|Largest moon of Uranus
tittered|Giggled self-consciously
toadstool|Seat for an amphibian?
toenail|One may be painted
toeplate|Metal tab that protects a shoe
tokenism|Minimal-compliance hiring practice
tonnage|Shipping weight allowance
toothache|Canine woe
tootles|Piccolo sounds
topmost|Highest
topples|Knocks over
topspin|Curveball element
tornado|Major plot twist in "The Wizard of Oz"?
tornados|Storms that may be chased
torpedo|Ruin, as plans
torrent|Deluge
tortilla|Enchilada wrap
tossups|Tough calls
tostada|Taco truck fare
totaled|Beyond repair
tougher|Less tender
tourism|Major component of Iceland's economy
toyshop|Place to buy gifts for kids
tracers|Post office inquiries
tractor|Caterpillar, say
trademark|Corporate symbol
trainee|Newcomer
trainer|Fitness coach
training|Instruction
trample|Ruin, as a garden
transept|Area that separates a nave from a sanctuary
trapdoor|Feature of a magician's stage
treasures|Holds dear
treated|Picked up the tab
treehouses|Construction projects guaranteed to get off the ground
treetop|Arboreal apex
tremors|Shakes
tresses|Long locks of hair
tribune|Chicago daily
triceps|Upper arm muscle
tridents|Pronged spears
trilobites|Paleozoic marine arthropods
tripods|Stands to take a picture?
tripwire|Security element that may be detected by Silly String
trolling|Attacking surfers, maybe
trotter|Harness racer
truckers|Folks who are in it for the long haul?
truffles|Artisan chocolate treats
trumpets|Proclaims
turmoil|Unrest
turning|Starting to spoil
turnons|Dating profile category
tweeter|Stereo component
tweeter|Woofer's counterpart
twosome|Pair
typecasts|Confines, theatrically
typical|You're so predictable
typists|Keyboard pros
ugliness|Unpleasantry
ukulele|Its common tuning is known as "My dog has fleas"
ukulele|Tiki bar instrument
ultrasound|*Medical scan with a wand
umbrellas|Rainy day gear
unamused|Not entertained in the least
underdog|Expected loser
undergo|Experience
underhanded|DVS
uneaten|Still on one's plate
unlikely|Not probable
unmasks|Bares, in a way
unnerve|Rattle
unnerves|Puts on edge
unorthodox|*Emmy-nominated miniseries about a woman leaving her Hasidic community
unrated|Starless?
upcoming|*Gaining prominence, with "and"
upfront|Opposite of coy
upshots|Ultimate results
upsides|Silver linings
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
urchins|Tide pool sights
urgency|Pressing need
urgency|Reason for pacing
username|Handle online
utensil|Spoon, for one
utility|The U in "SUV"
vacuous|MT
vaguest|Least clear
valentines|Midwinter honorees
vamoose|Scoot!
vanilla|Plain
vanilla|Plain
vanpool|Commuter's ride-sharing option
variable|Element in an algebraic equation
ventured|Hazarded, as a guess
vinegar|Salad dressing component
violated|Broke, as a law
virtuosos|Expert musicians
vitriol|Bile
vitriol|Scathing criticism
wahines|Some surfers
wakanda|Black Panther setting
walloped|Clobbered
warbled|Trilled like a bird
warlike|Always raring to fight
warners|All You Need intimates brand
warrior|*Martial arts series based on the writings of Bruce Lee
washrooms|Psychedelics from the Evergreen State?
waterloo|ABBA hit with the line "I was defeated, you won the war"
waylaid|Ambushed
weepiest|Most sentimental
wetland|Bayou, perhaps
whichever|Eh, either is fine
whimsical|Amusingly capricious
whoopie|__ pie
wiccans|Book of Shadows readers
wildcat|Ocelot, e.g.
windfalls|Unexpected moments of good fortune
wiretap|Listening device
wisteria|Climbing vine with purple flowers
woodworker|Alliterative craftsperson
worrisome|Unsettling
wrestle|Try to deal (with)
wrestler|Pin expert?
wriggle|Squirm
wrinkle|Snag in a plan
yammered|Went on and on
yellows|Shows age, as newspaper
yesterday|Film starring Himesh Patel as the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles
yodeled|Sang some high notes?
abracadabra|Steve Miller Band "remake" of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You"?
absorber|Shock __
abysmally|In a really bad way
accident|Fender bender
accords|Agreements
accurate|Spot on
accused|Pointed a finger at
acetate|Ethyl __: nail polish remover option
acetate|Transparent overlay
achieve|Accomplish
acreage|Land measure
acrylic|Component of some paint and nails
adamant|Inflexible
adaptation|2002 meta dramedy starring Nicolas Cage as the film's screenwriter
addenda|Supplementary items
adhered|Stuck (to)
admiral|Naval officer
adoring|Loving lots
adverbs|Always and forever
adverbs|Sometimes and often
affiliate|One who earns money on the links
airfare|Cost to travel by plane
airspeed|Measure typically given in knots
alameda|Oakland's county
albacore|Steak source
alcoves|Mosques' mihrabs, e.g.
alfalfa|Sprouts source
alleges|Asserts without proof
allergen|Pet dander, for one
allergens|Cat hair, pollen, dust mites, etc.
allergy|Hypersensitivity
alliances|Partnerships
alludes|Refers (to)
almanac|Annual fact book
amasses|Accumulates
amongst|Surrounded by
amortize|Write off over time, as an initial cost
amperes|Current units
anaconda|World's heaviest snake
anagram|Grand Am for grandma, e.g.
analyst|Investment firm figure
analysts|Some intelligence workers
anatomy|Gray area?
anemone|Sea __
anesthesia|Local number, at times
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
anoints|Rubs the rite way?
antacid|Heartburn remedy
antagonist|The opposite of one who is not against?
anteater|Long-tongued insectivore
anteater|Threat to some colonists
archaic|Ancient
archery|Target sport
archive|Gmail option
armbands|Accessories worn by soccer captains
armoire|Large cupboard
armpits|Secret spots?
arrange|Put in order
arrears|Overdue debt
arrested|Checked
arrived|Got somewhere
arsenal|Premier League powerhouse
article|Newspaper piece
articles|Paper clips?
artisanal|Like some farmers market products
ashcans|Depth charges, in navy slang
ashcans|Waste receptacles near fireplaces
asocial|Preferring to be alone
assignee|Transfer recipient
assimilate|Absorb
ateliers|Artists' lofts
athlete|Word in several ESPY Award categories
athletic|Good at sports
atingle|Excited
atlases|Books for those feeling lost?
atonement|*SRY
atonement|Booker Prize-shortlisted novel made into a film starring Keira Knightley
atoning|Making up (for)
attired|Clad
attracts|Has some pull?
austere|Spartan
automat|Bygone coin-op eatery
autopens|Devices for reproducing signatures
average|Bowler's statistic
aviator|Earhart, for one
avocado|California roll ingredient
avocado|Green smoothie ingredient, perhaps
avocado|Green topper for toast
avocado|State fruit of California
awaited|Got ready for
awaited|Looked forward to
awarded|Bestowed, as a grant
backseat|Spot for an irritating "driver"
badlands|South Dakota region
ballyhooed|Heavily hyped
baloney|Balderdash
bandeau|Strapless bralette
barbell|Need to do some heavy lifting?
barreled|Raced (along)
bartered|Exchanged
baseline|Court boundary
bassett|Angela of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
bassist|Jazz band member
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's alter ego
battled|Went head-to-head
beamish|All smiles, in a Carroll poem
bearhug|Tight squeeze
beleaguered|Under fire
bequests|Donations to a museum in a will, e.g.
besting|Topping
biblical|Scripture-related
bicolor|Black and blue, say
birdcage|*Parakeet's home
bisectors|Dividing lines
bishops|Chess pieces known as elephants in Russia
bizarro|Stranger than strange
blessed|Hashtag on a social media post about gratitude, perhaps
bloomer|Late __
blooper|Goof
bobbysox|Anklets worn with poodle skirts, informally
bobolinks|Migratory songbirds
bodybuilder|One with pressing needs?
boredom|Nothing-to-do feeling
boundary|Edge
brainstem|Mind-body connector
breadth|Extent
breathy|Whispery in tone
brigades|Units led by colonels
brigands|Bandits
brilliant|Diamond cut
bristol|Connecticut home of ESPN studios
broader|More inclusive
bullhorn|*Speaker at a protest?
bushiest|Most overgrown, say
bylines|Names in the news
cabstand|Taxi waiting area
cacciatore|Word on an Italian menu that means "hunter"
calculating|Like a cold, ruthless villain
capsize|Flip over at sea
carousels|Merry-go-rounds
carrier|Airline, e.g.
casinos|Places with some good deals
catered|Like most wedding receptions
ceasefires|Engagement breakers?
centaur|Mythological man-horse
cervical|Neck-related
ceviche|Food with a Peruvian holiday in its honor
chalice|Ceremonial goblet
chandler|Friend on "Friends"
chariots|Vehicles from old times
charity|Donation recipient
charlie|All the Birds in the Sky Nebula winner __ Jane Anders
chateau|Country estate
chateau|French manor house
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
chimera|Fire-breathing Greek monster
chuffed|Quite pleased, in British slang
citizen|Inhabitant
clarets|Some reds
cleanups|Post-spill operations
clinics|Treatment centers
clustering|Forming a tight group
coaches|Team instructors
cobwebs|Sign of spiders
coerces|Strong-arms
colognes|Choices at perfume counters
colonnades|Portico pillars
confide|Disclose
confront|Face up to
conjure|Create out of thin air
consigliere|The Godfather right-hand man
contessa|Barefoot __: Ina Garten cooking show
coolness|Poise
copycat|Wannabe
copycats|Kittens: "Dogs, do you read us?" Puppy: "__. You're coming in loud and clear."
cornice|Ornamental molding
corpses|Zombies, essentially
cowards|Fraidy-cats
crashed|Slept soundly after a big day
credits|Movie trailer?
critical|Decisive
crocuses|Sources of saffron
crosses|Strikes (out)
croutons|Salad topping
crowbar|Tool for opening wooden crates
curtseyed|Greeted a queen, perhaps
cuticle|Fingernail part
cyclone|Tropical storm
daggers|Sharp knives
daydream|Wander, in a way
dearest|Most precious
dearest|Most prized
debacles|Epic fails
deletion|Mutation that removes a DNA sequence
delighted|On cloud nine
delivered|Came through
demoniacal|Completely unlike a docile man?
demurred|Showed reluctance
densest|Most populous
deposits|Money in the bank
desired|Sought-after
despise|Find repugnant
detainee|One held for questioning
detente|Cold War warmup
detests|Has no use for
diabolo|Toy derived from the Chinese yo-yo
dialect|Cockney, e.g.
dialect|Talk of the town?
dialogue|Lines of communication?
diameters|Circle widths
diaries|Books about everyday life?
dictate|Deliver letters?
diesels|Some trucks
dietary|Like some restrictions
diffusion|Spread of cultural ideas, e.g.
digests|Compendiums
diorama|Elementary school shoebox project
diploma|Graduate's document
disarmed|Turned off, in a way
discrete|Separate
disengaged|Tuned out
dispatch|Send off
dispenses|Hands out
dissect|Examine in detail
distill|Purify, in a way
distorts|Twists, as data
divested|Stripped (of)
dogsled|Musher's conveyance
domicile|Home
doormat|Pushover
dormitories|The furthest thing from tidier rooms?
dossiers|Spycraft files
doubleheader|Train pulled by a pair of locomotives
dramedy|Genre portmanteau
dramedy|Hybrid genre
dweebier|More of a nerd
dynamos|Big bundles of energy
earaches|Sinus infection woes
eardrops|Dangling jewelry
earlobes|Places for hoops and studs
earpiece|Telemarketer's accessory
eastern|Connecticut's time zone
eateries|Bistros, e.g.
eclairs|Oblong pastries
editors|Copy cats?
eeriest|Most uncanny
elapsed|Ticked by
electable|Fit for a seat?
electives|Optional courses
electron|Subatomic particle in a cloud
elegant|Tastefully stylish
elevate|Jack up
elitist|High-and-mighty sort
elsewhere|Neither here nor there
emailed|Contacted with a click
emdashes|Punctuation marks that set off a series within a phrase
emotions|Pride and joy
emulates|Tries to live up to
emulsifier|Soy lecithin, notably
enabler|One providing misguided support
enamors|Bewitches
enclaves|Closed-off districts
encores|Concert bonuses
endgame|Final stages of a chess match
endoskeleton|Interior support structure
endured|Stood the test of time
energetic|Fired up
enervate|Sap
enlarge|Make it big
enlisted|Signed up
ensures|Guarantees
entails|Requires
entertain|Consider, as an idea
enthuses|Raves (about)
entirety|Aggregate
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Warrant
entrain|Board, in a way
entreat|Plead
ephemera|Collectibles such as ticket stubs and matchbooks
episode|Star Wars installment
epitaph|Words set in stone?
eponyms|Arnold Palmer and Shirley Temple, e.g.
erasers|Things that get bad marks
erratic|All over the map
erratum|Typo discovered after printing
escaping|Getting away
esoteric|Understood by a select few
espresso|Caffè Americano base
espresso|Strong coffee in a tiny cup
essence|Basic quality
eternal|Never-ending
ethanol|Gas additive
ethereal|Light and delicate
ethical|Guided by good
euphoria|HBO teen drama starring Zendaya
evacuees|Recipients of disaster relief
evaluator|Judgmental sort
evangelize|Preach
evening|Remains of the day?
excerpt|Sound bite, e.g.
excites|Fires up
exercise|Work out
exhibited|Put on display
exhorted|Beseeched
exorcised|Lifted one's spirits?
exuding|Giving off
eyehole|Mask element
eyelids|Shadowy places?
eyeshot|Field of view
facades|False fronts
faction|Political subgroup
faraway|Like a dreamy look
fearless|Intrepid
feature|__ film
fertile|Good for farming
fetched|Went to collect
feuding|In a row?
flannels|Winter wardrobe component
flatiron|__ Building: Manhattan landmark named for its triangular shape
flopped|Went belly-up
flotilla|Small armada
fluidity|Ease of movement
foregoing|Just mentioned
foregone|Like some conclusions
forsaken|Left behind
forwarded|Sent on
freeways|Routes without tolls
fretsaw|Tool for intricate cutting
frisbee|Ultimate tool?
galette|French cake
galumph|Walk oafishly, like the Jabberwock slayer
garbled|Difficult to understand
gargoyle|Carved figure on Notre Dame cathedral
garland|Floral wreath
gatecrashed|*Pilot's reputation among airport agents?
genetic|Hereditary
genuine|Bona fide
gestures|Waves, say
ghosted|Abruptly broke off communications
gigawatts|Power grid measures
globular|Spherical
goalies|Net protectors
gondola|Slopes conveyance
gooseneck|*Spout shape for some kettles
gormless|Lacking intelligence, in British English
gossips|Deals in dirt
greeter|Welcoming presence
greeters|Friendly store employees by the front door
gremlin|Creature in a 1984 horror film
grocery|Grub hub?
guillotine|French Revolution device
haberdasher|Men's clothing retailer
hambone|Pea soup flavorer
handiest|Most easily reached
harangue|Rant
harrumph|Gruff protest
hatcher|Actress Teri
hatmakers|Ones who work with bowlers and boaters
headier|More intoxicating
headsail|Attachment at the front of a sloop, e.g.
helpers|Look for the __: advice from Mr. Rogers
hermits|Company boycotters?
herself|Reflexive pronoun
hexagon|Six-sided shape
hindrance|Obstacle
honesty|Candor
hoodwinks|Bamboozles
hoopster|Cager
horizon|*Imminent
hormone|Adrenaline, e.g.
horseplay|Tomfoolery
hosanna|Hallelujah kin
hotheads|Volatile types
hotline|Direct means of access
hotties|Major babes
hourglass|*Flippable timekeeper
huggable|Inviting cuddles
humidity|Heat index factor
hydrosphere|All the Earth's water
icebound|Frozen over
ideated|Cooked up
identify|Name
imagine|Picture
immense|Really big
immense|Vast
immortals|Mount Olympus dwellers, e.g.
impalas|Chevys retired in 2020
impanel|Form, as a jury
impress|Dazzle
improved|Got better
impulse|Itch
incentive|Carrot, so to speak
increase|Spike
indirect|Roundabout
induction|Entry to the Hall of Fame, e.g.
inertia|Obstacle to progress
inflame|Fill with passion
inflate|Blow up
infuser|Tea gadget
inherits|Comes into
inseams|Pants measurements
inserts|Paper fatteners
insides|Guts
insteps|Shoe parts
integral|__ calculus
intercom|Office buzzer
interior|__ decorator
isogram|Map line connecting points of equal value
isolation|Quarantine
issuers|Distribution parties
iterating|Repeating
ivories|Obsolete piano pieces?
jalapeno|Pungent pepper
jalapeno|Spicy pizza topping
janitor|Cleaning agent
jettisons|Tosses
jewelers|Experts with rings, hoops, and loupes
kneaded|Tended to some knots
ladened|Burdened
lambaste|Scold harshly
lasagna|One of the oldest types of pasta
lassoes|Ropes at the rodeo
latecomer|Fashionable sort?
laughable|Ludicrous
leaflet|Paper handout
leanest|Most efficient
legible|Possible to make out
leonine|Like a maned cat
letdown|Pillow filling bought at wholesale?
levitating|Dua Lipa "remake" of Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine"?
liaison|Go-between
licorice|Good & Plenty flavor
literati|Book club?
litigators|Court figures
lollies|Candies on sticks, informally
lookout|*Keeping watch
looseness|Laxity
lotuses|Some sacred flowers
lounged|Took it easy
lovebirds|*Couple in the honeymoon phase
lowball|Deceptive estimate
loyalty|Faithfulness
lurkers|Sneaky types
madonna|Pietà figure
maestro|Baton holder
maestros|Super conductors?
majestic|Regal
manager|Supervisor
margaritas|Cantina rounds
maroons|Leaves high and dry
marsala|Italian dessert wine
martini|Dirty cocktail
martlets|Mythical birds without feet that fly continuously from birth until death
mascara|Cosmetic applied with a wand
matadors|Bullfighters
matters|Makes a difference
matured|Ripened
mealtime|When the dinner bell rings
mealtimes|Lunch hours, e.g.
mediums|Ouija users
medleys|Collages of songs
megalomania|Grandiose delusions
melodic|Like a hummable tune
membrane|Cell boundary
memorial|Many a National Mall landmark
menthol|Component of some mint oils
merited|Just
message|Text, e.g.
messages|Direct or instant things
metanalysis|Deep dive into the statistics of a NY slugger?
microbe|Tiny organism
microbrews|Craft goods that might be barrel-aged
microloans|*Small-scale investments
microloans|The shrink-ray startup was financed via ...
military|Word with service or surplus
minibar|Hotel room fridge stocked with drinks
minivan|Many a family car
misdeed|Transgression
mistake|Error
mobiles|Alexander Calder sculptures
mocktails|Nojito and nada colada, for two
modernly|Using contemporary styles
moisten|Make damp
molecule|Chemistry class model
mollusk|Clam or oyster
monogamy|Faithful practice
montero|Lil Nas X album with the hit "Industry Baby"
moonscape|Lunar surface
muenster|Jack kin
mustang|Ford that's the namesake of the "pony car" class of autos
nailset|Tool tapped by a hammer
nascent|Fledgling
natural|Marketing kin of "organic"
neatness|Asset for some writing contests
neatnik|Clutter-averse type
nebulas|Awards for Charlie Jane Anders and N.K. Jemisin
needless|Unnecessary
negated|Canceled out
negroni|Campari cocktail
neighbor|Person next door
neighbors|People next door
nemesis|Bitter enemy
newborns|Nursery arrivals
newswire|Story line?
nightmares|Frightening ordeals
nightshade|Plant family that includes tomatoes and eggplant
nitrogen|Much of the atmosphere
nomadic|Like some Mongols
nomadic|Wandering from place to place
nonslip|Like many bathmats
nontaxable|Like groceries, often
noodles|Udon and soba
noonday|When the sun is highest
notepad|Writing tablet
notoriety|Infamy
nursing|Healthcare major
obliges|Does a favor for
obscene|Lewd
obsesses|Overthinks things, say
ocarina|Oval-shaped instrument
occurred|Happened
oceanarium|Attraction in Singapore's Marine Life Park
oceanaut|Undersea explorer
oculars|Eyepieces
odorless|Like helium
offenders|Those at fault
offshoot|Outgrowth
ominous|Foreboding
omission|Something left out
omissions|Gaps
oolongs|Semi-oxidized teas
openest|Most candid
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
opinionated|Stubbornly clinging to preconceived notions
opulence|Wealth
opulent|Luxurious
orbital|Revolutionary?
ordinal|Nth, for one
originals|Documents brought to copy shops
ornament|Fir ball
osmosis|Gradual absorption method
ostracizes|Shuns
outlast|Stay longer than
outspoken|Very vocal
ovation|Standing __
ovations|Big hands?
overact|Ham it up
overeats|Ignores feelings of fullness, perhaps
oversaw|Supervised
oversee|Run
overslept|Had to scramble to get out the door, perhaps
overwhelm|Inundate
overwork|Run ragged
oysters|Shellfish served with mignonette sauce
pacific|View from much of U.S. Highway 101
paddles|Ping-Pong and canoeing needs
paisano|Italian chum
paisley|Pattern with teardrop shapes
paleness|Lack of color
paprika|Spice in taktouka and shakshouka
parabola|y=2x² plot, e.g.
parasol|Shade provider
paroled|Released early
parsnip|Carrot relative
pastrami|Langer's Deli specialty
pastrami|Some deli slices
patented|Protected, in a way
pawnshop|Place where people might exchange rings
payroll|Regular expense for an employer
pedicure|Digital service
pedicure|Spa menu item
penname|Writer's alias
percent|One part in a hundred
perigees|Low points
perishables|Things that may take a turn for the worse
perjury|False testimony
persecuted|Treated with a decided lack of due respect?
petticoat|Frilly underskirt
petticoat|Frilly underskirt
pharaohs|Ancient kings who wore nemes headdresses
pheasant|Ring-necked state bird of South Dakota
phobias|Fears
piccolo|High wind
picnics|Has lunch on a blanket, say
pierogi|Polish dumplings
pimento|__ cheese
pimento|__ cheese: Southern spread
pinecones|Cinnamon-scented seasonal decor
pinesap|Turpentine ingredient
piranha|Omnivorous fish
plagued|Troubled greatly
plasmas|Once-common flat-screens
plotline|Story's framework
plumages|Patterns in an aviary
plunges|Goes deep
pollute|Contaminate
pomelos|Grapefruit kin
ponytail|*Updo in a scrunchie, maybe
possibly|Could be
posters|Movie advertisements
postpone|Table
potable|Safe to drink
potbelly|Rotund stove
potency|Effectiveness
potency|Power
potshots|Cheap digs
praline|Nutty confection
predates|Comes before
pregame|Warmup time
premade|Put together early
premieres|Openings
prepare|Ready
presence|Charisma
preserve|Save for later, in a way
presoak|Laundry cycle for a tough stain
prioress|The Canterbury Tales character
problem|Math exercise
project|Cast
promise|Cross your heart?
propagate|Grow cuttings from a succulent, say
prospect|Promising player in the minors
prosperous|The worst description of poor purses?
protege|One under a wing
protractor|Transport for rural golf instructors?
proverb|Biblical saying
proverb|Words of wisdom
proverbs|Book after Psalms
provocateurs|Instigators
provoke|Get a rise out of
psychoanalysis|Review that says, "Hitchcock serves up a twist that you won't see coming"?
publicists|Attention getters
puritanical|Rigidly moral
rabbits|Small bucks and does
raccoon|Critter also called a trash panda
radiance|Bright quality
ragtime|Jelly Roll Morton genre
raisins|Oatmeal topping, perhaps
rancheros|Huevos __
rappels|Descends, as a rock wall
ravages|Wreaks havoc on
ravioli|Stuffed pasta
reacted|Screamed, perhaps
reactors|Nuclear power sources
readers|Library patrons, probably
realtor|One who moves a lot?
realtor|Person with lots to offer
rearmost|Farthest back
rearmost|Nearest the back
reassure|Give comfort to
rebuilt|Like some car engines
receipt|Lengthy register printout from CVS
recesses|Alcoves
recipes|America's Test Kitchen output
recycle|Get more out of
redacts|Works with black boxes
redeemable|Scrooge, ultimately
redeemer|Christ the __: Rio landmark
redness|Sign of irritation
redshirted|Practiced but did not compete
reelect|Word on an incumbent's campaign poster
refills|Seconds, but for drinks
rehearse|Prepare for a show
relegation|Concern in the Premier League
repaint|Put on another coat
rephrased|Said another way
reposes|Takes a rest
reprises|Sings again
reprove|Admonish
reroute|Change direction
resisted|Stood firm
resolve|Clear up, as a dispute
resonated|Struck a chord
restate|Make clearer, hopefully
restated|Said again
retailer|Merchant
retaste|Try again?
retirees|Pension beneficiaries
retreat|Relaxing destination
reunite|Prepare for a comeback tour
reverie|Daydream
revisions|Subsequent drafts
rewinds|Goes back to the start
ricotta|Italian cheese in stuffed shells
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
robotic|Unemotional
rookies|First-years
rosined|Prepared for use, as a violin bow
rotated|Went round and round
rotunda|Domed hall
roulade|French meat dish
ruminate|Dwell (on)
rustles|Cooks (up), as grub
ryegrass|Wimbledon surface
saddens|Turns blue?
saddest|Most blue
salaamed|Greeted with a ceremonial bow
salesman|Arthur Miller's "Death of a __"
salesman|Word in an Arthur Miller title
saltwater|Taffy type
salutes|Shows respect to, in a way
sassing|Talking back to
satinet|Shiny fabric
sausage|Bangers and mash protein
sawdust|Carpentry debris
scalawags|Rascals
sceptre|British royal staff
schematic|Technical drawing
scissors|Paper cutters
scooter|Moped kin
scorpion|Desert stinger
seafarer|Plymouth voyager?
sealant|Weatherproofing application
seaweeds|Kelp and sargassum
secedes|Leaves the country, in a way
seconds|Additional helping at a meal
section|Grapefruit wedge
sedative|Tranquilizer
semantic|Like some differences
semisweet|Like some chocolate
senator|Elizabeth Warren, for one
senecas|Native New Yorkers
sensate|Able to feel
sensory|Like some overload
sergeant|Army rank
sessions|Meetings
sestets|Stanzas of six lines
settlers|Early residents
shallot|Onion kin
sharpie|Marker brand
sheared|Clipped
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shiatsu|Massage style
shopgirl|Meg Ryan's screen name in "You've Got Mail"
shrines|Holy sites
sibling|Family member
sidestep|Dodge
sightseeing|Tourist's agenda
sitcoms|Light shows?
sketchy|Vague
skillet|Pan
slander|Dirt, so to speak
slapped|Hit with an open hand
sleeves|Full arm tattoos
sleuthed|Did some digging
sleuths|Whodunit heroes
slinger|Burger preparer, in diner slang
slither|Act like a snake
slivers|Tweezers targets
slotted|Like some spoons
slumped|Had a dry spell at the plate
slyness|Craft
smashup|Demolition derby collision
smidgen|Teensy bit
smolder|Burn slowly
smudges|Performs a Native American cleansing ritual
snarled|Tangled
sneaker|Athletic shoe
sneezed|Reacted to pollen, say
snorkeler|Reef explorer
snowplow|Winter road clearer
snowplows|Vehicles for cold times
societal|Transcending the individual
softball|Jocelyn Alo's sport
soluble|Like sugar in water
somewhat|A bit
sorcery|Spelling practice?
sorority|Part of campus Greek life
southeast|Gulf Coast region
southpaw|Lefty
southpaw|Lefty
sparser|More spread out
spawned|Brought about, as a movement
species|Genus subdivision
spigots|Taps
spilled|Dished the dirt
spindle|Element in the tale of Sleeping Beauty
sponged|Used, in a way, with "off"
spoonful|Sugar amount, per Mary Poppins
spouted|Mouthed (off)
sprints|Legs it
stallions|Some horses on a stud farm
stamens|Pollen producers
standard|Ordinary
standards|Classic songs
starchy|Like potatoes
stashed|Hidden
stating|Announcing
stationer|Office supplier
steadies|Makes less wobbly
steered|Took control
stencil|Lettering guide
stepsister|Member of a blended family
sternly|In a no-nonsense manner
sternly|With a firm tone
steroids|Inflammation reducers
stetson|Hatmaker since 1865
stockholder|Investor who has shares in a company
stomach|Tolerate
straightaway|The race car arrived __
streamers|Strips at a party
streets|Doja Cat hit with the lyric "Send your location, come through"
stresses|Emphasizes
strides|Walks purposefully
sublime|Magnificent
sublime|Stunning
subsonic|Slower than Mach 1
suburbia|WandaVision backdrop
sullied|Tarnished
sultans|Ottoman rulers
sundeck|Spot with patio furniture
sunlamp|Light therapy box
suntanning|Going dark
supreme|Part of SCOTUS
supremes|Motown trio in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
surreal|Dreamlike
suspect|Questionable
swearword|Curse
sweetie|Snookums
syllabi|College course outlines
synapses|Automatic transmission parts?
synergism|Word from the Greek for "working together"
tagline|The Breakfast of Champions, e.g.
tangoed|Danced to "La cumparsita," say
tarantulas|Some hairy pets
tassels|Fez danglers
tassels|Fringe elements
tattler|Rat
teamster|Trucker in a union
teasers|Some promos
teethed|Grew molars, say
telemarketer|Call center worker
telepaths|Mind readers
teleports|Gets there in no time?
templates|Preformatted Excel documents, e.g.
tensest|Most likely to snap, say
tensile|__ strength: measure of tolerance
terrace|Patio
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Mosaic tile
tethers|Ties in place
theatre|London's Old Vic, for one
thudded|Landed hard
thwarts|Foils
thwarts|Stymies
tidiest|Most clutter-free
tilting|Activity at windmills and pinball machines
tilting|Inclined
toeplate|Shoe reinforcement
tofutti|Soy-based frozen dessert brand
tonsils|Oft-removed throat tissues
toolbar|Strip of computer icons
tootsie|__ Roll
topmost|Hardest to reach, maybe
torrent|Onslaught
tortilla|Chimichanga wrap
tostada|Open-faced taco
toughie|Head-scratcher
trailhead|Spot to begin a hike
trainee|One learning the ropes
trampoline|Helpful item when it's time to bounce?
trampoline|Springy backyard apparatus
trapdoor|Secret exit, maybe
trashes|Gives a zero-star review, say
travesty|__ of justice: case that makes a mockery of the court
treehouses|Construction projects guaranteed to get off the ground
tremble|Shake with fear
trended|Went viral on Twitter, say
triceps|Pushup muscles
triceratops|Prehistoric beast with a large bony frill
trident|Poseidon's staff
tripods|Camera stands
troubleshoot|Problem-solve
troughs|Farm structures
trusted|Had faith in
tsunami|Destructive wave
turtleneck|*Shirt with a snug collar
twelfth|Last of a dozen
twister|Party game that can get awkward
twosome|Duo
typical|Usual
ukulele|Luau instrument
ultramarathon|Run time?
umpteen|Countless
umpteenth|Indefinite ordinal
unabated|Without any reduction in intensity
unclasp|Prepare for take-off?
uncurls|Opens, as a fern frond
unearth|Dig up
unhitch|Disconnect, as a trailer
universe|One MCU character
unlinks|Disconnects
unopposed|Without a rival
unseasoned|Lacking flavor or experience
unsettling|Disturbing
unstable|Not firmly fixed
untapped|Like some potential
unwraps|Opens, as a gift
uptight|Far from relaxed
uranium|Radioactive element named for a planet
usernames|IDs entered before passwords
valleys|Low places
variegate|Diversify, in a way
various|Assorted
vehemence|Fervor
vehicle|Car or truck
vermouth|Martini ingredient
vibrate|Text alert option
vibrato|Singer's wavering tone
waitlist|Limbo for a college applicant
watercooler|*Office meeting spot
whopping|Extraordinarily large
wishbone|Thanksgiving snapper
wristbands|Watch straps
writable|Like some data disks
yardage|Gridiron stat
yodeled|Was in peak form, vocally?
abolish|Put an end to
abrasion|Scrape
abridge|Shorten
absconded|Ran away (with)
absolve|Pardon
absorbs|Soaks up
academy|Learning institution
accepted|Student's hoped-for university response
accuses|Charges
acellular|Like viruses
acetone|Nail polish remover
acquire|Get
acrobat|Performer in a cloud swing
activate|Start up
activists|Protesters, often
actress|Word on some Oscars
adamant|Insistent
adamant|Not moving
adoptee|Rescued dog, e.g.
adoptees|Some rescues
adorable|Cute as can be
adorable|Precious
adulate|Overpraise
advises|Counsels
aerating|Doing some lawn work
aerator|Wine gadget
aerobics|Heart-pumping class
aficionado|Big fan
afternoon|Day time
agonistic|Argumentative
airless|Close
airlifted|Delivered by plane, as emergency supplies
airmail|Letters sent by plane
airstream|Classic travel trailer
airstrips|Taxi spots?
airtime|TV advertiser's purchase
airtime|TV slot
airtime|When a pilot takes off?
alarmed|Fearing the worst
alarmed|Taken aback
alfalfa|Cloverlike crop
alfresco|Out in the open
algebra|Math course with variables
algebra|Subject with an "x" factor?
aliases|Code names
aliases|Names on falsified papers
aligned|Set straight
allopath|Conventional doctor, to an alternative medicine practitioner
alpacas|Andean grazers
alphorn|Swiss instrument traditionally made from red pine
altered|Changed
altitudes|Great heights
amasses|Stockpiles
amasses|Stores up
amateur|You clearly have no idea what you're doing
amnesty|Political pardon
amnesty|Request from a whistleblower
amoroso|Lovingly, on a score
amounts|Comes (to)
anaconda|Amazon predator
analogy|Explanatory tool
analyst|Equity expert
ancestor|Old relation
anchors|Newsroom stars
anchovies|Divisive pizza topping
andante|Slow and steady, musically
android|M3GAN, for one
animate|Create a cartoon
animate|Do some video game design, say
animism|Belief that all beings have a spirit
anoraks|Hooded gear
antacid|Tums, e.g.
antagonize|Rile up
anteaters|Snooty creatures?
antenna|Vehicle's shark fin, maybe
antihero|Taylor Swift hit that begins, "I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser"
antineutrinos|Particles in the Fermi theory of beta decay
antipasto|Follower of an aperitivo
antipiracy|Intended to prevent a torrent, perhaps
antlers|Moose feature
apartments|Homes.com units
aphrodite|Goddess of love who had five children with the god of war
apiaries|Where busy bees buzz
apoplectic|Furious and then some
appalls|Shocks
appeals|Petitions to a higher court
applaud|Give a hand
applesauce|McIntosh product
aptitude|Natural ability
arabica|Coffee bean variety
arbiter|Dispute settler
arbitrate|Get in the middle of, in a way
arboretum|Branch location?
archery|Shooting sport
argonaut|Golden Fleece seeker
arguable|Not obviously true
armoires|Some tall antiques
armorer|Weapons expert
arrange|Group artistically, as flowers
arsenal|Longtime Tottenham football rival
arsenal|North London soccer club
article|Thing
artisanal|Small-batch
artisans|Craftspeople
artistic|Like one who can really draw a crowd?
asexual|Like one of the ace community
asocial|Standoffish
asphalt|Lot surface
aspired|Aimed high
assessors|Property tax calculators
assigns|Gives, as homework
assists|Sue Bird's WNBA record 3,234
athlete|Typical Wheaties box portrait
atoners|Make-up artists?
atrocious|About as bad as it gets
attached|Unable to let go
attained|Got
attorney|Legalese interpreter
attract|Draw in
augment|Enhance
augments|Enhances
auroral|Like the northern lights
autograph|Con quest?
automatons|Robotic sorts
avatars|Digital images?
awaited|Anticipated
awarded|Granted, as by a judge
awesome|Epic!
baguette|Boulangerie loaf
baguettes|French loaves
bailiff|Courtroom figure who says "All rise!"
baleful|Sinister
ballast|Source of stability
ballerina|The Nutcracker performer
baloney|Horsefeathers!
bamboozle|Buffalo
bamboozle|Hoodwink
bananas|Potassium-rich snacks
bangers|Energetic songs, in slang
bankrupt|Filing for Chapter 11 protection
banshee|Wailing figure of folklore
banshee|Wailing spirit of Irish folklore
baptize|Christen
barkeepers|Cocktail makers
barnyards|Livestock locales
barrels|Crude carriers
barterers|People at a swap meet?
bassett|Angela of "9-1-1"
bathtub|Rubber duck's place
battalion|Army unit
battled|Fought
bayonet|Musket attachment
bearhugs|Tight squeezes
bearish|Like a pessimistic broker
behoove|Make sense for
behooves|Is incumbent upon
belatedly|Not in time to be useful
bemoans|Laments
beneath|Outranked by
beneficial|Advantageous
benefits|Health insurance, paid time off, etc.
biathlete|Winter Olympian with a rifle
biggest|Part of Reno's nickname
birdsong|*Repeated tweets
bistros|Casual cafes
bistros|Casual eateries
bizarre|Nutty
blather|Nonsense
bloomer|19th century women's rights advocate Amelia
blueblood|Aristocrat
blueline|Offside boundary in hockey
blueprints|Identifying marks for a horn-blowing little boy?
blushes|Looks embarrassed
boatload|Huge amount
bobsled|Gravity-powered winter racer
bodices|Dress design options
bookend|One of a pair on a library shelf, as well as one of a pair in each set of circled letters
bookseller|Merchant with novels, memoirs, etc.
boondoggle|Wasteful project
boozier|Stronger, as mixed drinks
bossily|Word in a Tom Swifty about Bruce Springsteen
bouncer|ID checker at a nightclub
bouncier|More effervescent
braided|Made a fishtail, maybe
braille|Alphabet read with the fingers
breastbone|Body part that includes the xiphoid process
brewery|Facility that's in a constant state of ferment
brewski|Cold one
brioche|Eggy bun
brother|Epson competitor
brownie|Scout who may sell cookies
buccaneers|Brady bunch, once
buggies|Open carriages
bungles|Botches
burliest|Beefy to the max
cabaret|Willkommen musical
cabaret|Musical set at the Kit Kat Klub
cabaret|Nightclub
cabbies|Taxi drivers
cahoots|(In) a secret partnership (with)
cakiest|Most thick, as cosmetics
calculate|Do the math
campers|People spending the night out?
campsite|Bivouac
canapes|Cocktail hour appetizers
cannabis|Source of hemp
captive|Locked up
caravan|Group of travelers
carbonara|Pasta dish with bacon, eggs, and cheese
cardigan|Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "You put me on and said I was your favorite"
caretaker|Keeper
cariocas|Locals at the 2016 Summer Olympics
carotene|Pumpkin pigment
casters|Chair wheels
catapult|Boulder-hurling weapon
catered|Did the dishes
catlike|Gracefully stealthy
catsuit|Form-fitting garment
censorship|Removing books from a library, say
centavo|Chihuahua coin
chalices|Goblets
challenge|Confront boldly
champions|Victors
chapati|Indian flatbread
charisma|Personal magnetism
chatterbox|*Big moth
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerio|Toodles
cheerios|General Mills staple
chemist|Carolyn Bertozzi, notably
cherish|Think of fondly
chinwag|Chitchat
chitchat|Idle banter
chitchat|Make small talk
churros|Pastries often dipped in chocolate
cicadas|Noisy insects
cinemas|Projection places
cinnamon|Garam masala element
classes|Phylum units
clatters|Crashes
cleanest|Most tidy
clerked|Worked for a judge
clockwork|Timepiece innards
closest|Most near
cloudscape|*Many a sunset image
coalpit|Fuel mining site
cobwebs|Spider traps
cohosts|Party leaders?
coinage|Neologism
collusion|Illegal cooperation
colonel|Sanders, for one
colossal|Epic
commits|Goes all in
commonly|As a rule
compact|Item in a makeup bag
conceal|Keep under wraps
concierge|Reservation taker
concourse|Open space
conformity|Sheepishness?
containership|Vessel transporting standard-sized cargo units, and a description of each set of circled letters
contents|Stuff inside
copycats|Mimics
cordoba|Spanish city with Moorish architecture
corncob|Inner ear?
corners|Least gooey brownie pieces
corolla|Toyota sedan
corsage|Boutonniere counterpart
coterie|Clique
cottage|Vrbo category
counselor|Summer camp staffer
countersues|Retaliates, in a way
cowgirls|Women who "don't cry," per a Brooks & Dunn song
cowsheds|Dairy structures
crabapple|Small sour fruit
cranking|Revolutionary activity?
crasher|Uninvited party guest
cratered|Collapsed dramatically
craters|Takes a nosedive
crawdad|Lobster kin common in Cajun cuisine
crisper|Refrigerator drawer
crisscross|Like the lines in a Mondrian painting
criticism|Pulitzer category since 1970
critters|Beasties
crocodile|Predator with powerful jaws
cronies|Compadres
crosstie|Rail yard piece
crusaders|Passionate activists
crystal|Chandelier glass
cuisine|Fusion, but not fission
cuisines|Cookbook categories
curable|Having a decent prognosis
curacao|Place to enjoy krioyo cuisine
curator|Art collection custodian
curlier|Even less straight
dahlias|Bright flowers native to Mexico
daiquiri|Rum cocktail
darkness|Lack of light
dastard|Sneaky coward
daymare|Frightening vision
decants|Pours from one container to another
decided|Returned a verdict
deciphered|Figured out
decoded|Made readable, in a way
decrees|Pronounces
deepened|Got more real
defrosted|Put in the fridge to warm up
deities|Pantheon group
delivery|Amazon drop-off
delving|Looking (into)
demands|Doesn't just ask for
demigods|Beings who are part deity, part human
demigods|Some "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" characters
denials|Wasn't me! and "I didn't do it!"
densest|Like osmium compared to all other stable elements
dentist|Tooth care specialist
depicts|Puts on screen, perhaps
deposed|Removed from power
deserts|Abandons
despots|Tyrants
detracted|Took away (from)
deviated|Colored outside the lines, say
deviator|One straying from the norm
diagram|Ishikawa __: visual component of root-cause analysis
dialogue|Back-and-forth
diamond|April birthstone
diatribe|Rant
dillydally|Drag one's feet
dilutes|Makes juice from concentrate, say
diplomat|Tactful one
diplomatic|Strategically polite
dirndls|Oktoberfest outfits
discreet|Careful about what one reveals
disfavor|Lack of approval
dishpan|Portable washing receptacle
dishrag|Kitchen sink item
dispatcher|Taxi driver?
divested|Sold off
dollars|Hong Kong currency
donating|Making a gift of
donation|Charitable act
doodads|Tchotchkes
doodads|Thingamajigs
doohickey|Thingamabob
dossiers|Files
downside|Con
downtime|Quiet stretch
drachma|Greek currency used in "Percy Jackson" novels
dramatics|Theatrical behavior
dramedy|The Bear, for one
drastic|Like extreme measures
dreaded|Had a bad feeling about
drumroll|Announcement build-up, maybe
duelist|Competitor who may be put through the paces?
dynamos|Real powerhouses
eaglets|Aerie hatchlings
earlaps|Winter cap features
earlobe|Spot for a stud or hoop
earthrise|Dawn of the moon exploration program?
earworm|Overly catchy song
earworms|Far-too-memorable songs
echoless|Still waiting for a callback?
eclairs|Cream-filled pastries
eclipse|Celestial obscuration
economy|Lack of waste
ecotour|National Park vacation package, perhaps
eddying|Going around in circles?
edgiest|Most provocative
editable|Like content that can be revised
editorial|Newspaper opinion piece
educate|Teach
eggplant|Parmigiana choice
eggshells|Source of calcium and magnesium in compost
electro|High-voltage enemy of Spider-Man
electromagnetic|Like the motors in most small appliances
elegant|Like an ingeniously simple mathematical proof
element|Iron, e.g.
elements|Periodic table components
elevated|Like some beachside homes
elevator|Stairs alternative
elevators|Story connectors
ellipse|Earth's orbit around the sun, e.g.
ellipse|Figure in Kepler's first law
emancipate|Free
embassy|Diplomatic mission
emigres|Some asylum seekers
eminent|Celebrated
emirate|Dubai, for one
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emoticons|Symbols like :-) and :-(
emoting|Acting with great feeling
empanada|Savory turnover
empanadas|Fried turnovers
empanadas|Hot pockets?
encaged|Like some small pets
enchilada|Whole food?
encodes|Converts into a secret message
endears|Creates a soft spot?
endgame|Final Avengers film in the Infinity Saga
endorse|Back
endurance|Marathon need
endwise|Arranged like train cars
enhanced|Magnified
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Get the big picture
enrages|Not just irks
enriches|Adds nutrients to, as flour
enrobed|Dressed for court
enshrines|Puts in a Hall of Fame, say
ensnare|Trap
ensnares|Captures
entangle|Get wrapped up in a sticky situation
entente|Informal alliance
entente|International understanding
enthrall|Bewitch
entomology|Study of bugs
entrails|Inner workings?
entraps|Catches with a lure
entreat|Beseech
entreat|Implore
entrees|Main courses
entwine|Interlace
enumerate|Tick off
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epilogs|Postscripts
epitaphs|Finish lines?
eponyms|Watt and Ohm, e.g.
erasers|Whiteboard wipers
erasure|Error remnant
erasure|Expungement
erected|Built
erosion|Beach problem
erosion|Shoreline changer
escargot|Delicacy often prepared à la Bourguignonne
esophagus|Part of the digestive system
espanol|Language close to portugués
espoused|Embraced
espresso|Strong coffee
espressos|Hot shots?
estates|Pemberley and Mansfield Park
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Prizes
estimates|Ballpark figures
etcetera|You get the idea
eternals|2021 Marvel movie directed by Chloé Zhao
ethanol|Fuel made from corn
ethical|Principled
euphoria|Teen drama starring Zendaya
everglades|Largest subtropical wilderness reserve in North America
evinces|Reveals
execute|Carry out
exemption|Freedom from an obligation
exercise|Hit the gym
expunge|Strike, as from a formal record
extends|Stretches out
extremes|Highs and lows
eyelets|Small holes
eyeopener|Revelation
eyeopener|Startling revelation
eyeshades|Sleep masks
facials|Category on a spa menu
fajitas|Cantina sizzlers
falafel|Vegetarian pita filler
fantasy|Genre associated with science fiction
farewell|Until we meet again
feather|Part of a boa
federal|Architectural style that flourished after the American Revolution
fedoras|Bogie toppers?
feigned|Pretended
festive|Wearing red and green, perhaps
fictional|Made-up
filbert|Hazelnut
flagman|Traffic regulator in a construction zone
flatbread|Rent money?
fleabane|Wildflower once thought to repel pests
flexagons|Geometric paper toys
flexors|Some hip muscles
fondant|Cake decorator's substance
foosball|Game also known as table soccer
footsore|Tender after too much walking
foresee|Anticipate
freeload|Mooch
freeloads|Mooches
freewill|Opposite of determinism
fretsaw|Tool that resembles a "P"
frisbee|Wham-O toy
gadzooks|Zounds!
galilee|Sea fed by the Jordan
gallant|Chivalrous
gallops|Runs fast
gamekeeper|Expert in creature comforts?
garaged|Off the street, in a way
gazebos|Structures that provide shade
gazette|Publication whose name comes from an old Venetian coin
gentians|Plants whose roots flavor angostura bitters and Aperol
geometric|Plane-related, say
gesture|Vulcan salute, e.g.
getaway|Weekend trip, e.g.
gigaton|Unit of explosive force
gladden|Make happy
glasses|Visual aids
glassful|Generous pour
glimpse|Quick look
glitter|Nail polish enhancer
gloated|Was a poor winner
goalpost|End zone upright
goatees|Small beards
godsends|Unexpected boons
grampas|Dad's dads
granola|Yogurt topping
grasses|Dune plants
graters|Cheese gadgets
greenest|Least experienced
greenlight|Go, to a driver
greenway|New York's High Line or Boston's Emerald Necklace
grenade|Third No. 1 hit for Bruno Mars
groaners|Dad jokes, often
guarded|Withholding
habitat|Savanna woodlands, to a giraffe
hairdos|Side braids or side shaves
handprint|Outline in a plaster of paris keepsake
harebrained|Like a half-baked scheme
harness|*Sasquatch trait
hassled|Pestered
hastier|More hurried
hatrack|Porkpie's place, perhaps
hayride|Harvest celebration activity
headbands|Workout accessories that keep sweat out of the eyes
headers|Some banners
hearths|Spots for fireside chats
heeding|Following
helpful|Advantageous
hemlock|Toxic plant in the carrot family
herbalist|Practitioner of traditional medicine
hideous|Grotesque
hiragana|Some characters in Japanese writing
hognose|Upturned feature of some snakes
hoorahs|Shouts of triumph
hornets|Charlotte NBA team
horsehair|Composition of some violin bows
horserace|Derby, e.g.
horseshoe|U-shaped object pitched at a stake
hosanna|Church cry of praise
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hotlink|Spicy sausage
houseboats|Digs in canals
hullabaloo|Brouhaha
humanlike|Anthropomorphic
hustled|Picked up the pace
hutches|Homes for pet rabbits
hypertext|Bouncing off the walls, frenzied, feverish, etc.
hypotenuse|Element of the Pythagorean theorem
iceboats|Vessels on a frozen lake
icemaker|Spot with falling rocks?
ickiest|Most foul
idealist|Visionary
ideates|Forms a mental picture
identifying|Naming
idylist|Writer of pastoral poems
illuminati|Enlightenment-era secret society
illusion|Sleight of hand
imagine|Just think ...
imagine|Envision
imitated|Aped
impedes|Blocks
impedes|Gets in the way of
impieties|Blasphemy and sacrilege
imposer|One who asks too much
imprudent|Like jumping without looking
inbounds|Not out of play
incisor|Sharp front tooth
inclined|In the mood
incomes|Earnings
indecent|Overexposed?
inertia|Indisposition to change
infernos|Intense blazes
informer|Snitch
ingenious|Cleverly inventive
ingenue|Naive stock character
inhaling|Getting some air
inherent|Bone-deep
inherited|Received from an estate
injures|Does harm to
inkblot|Rorschach pattern
innuendo|Insinuation
inserts|Some orthotic devices
insoles|Shoe cushions
insoles|Shoe pads
instant|Quick to prepare, like pudding or coffee
insulin|Hormone that regulates blood sugar
integers|Numbers like 3 and 14, but not 3.14
intellect|Smarts
intense|Dramatic
interest|Loan repayment figure
interns|Works a summer office job, perhaps
intrepid|Boldly brave
intruder|Unwelcome visitor
ironman|Avenger in armor
ironman|Big name in endurance events
irradiated|Exposed to ultraviolet light, say
isthmus|Land bridge
isthmuses|Landmasses with two coasts
iterate|Do over and over
iterates|Stresses, in a way
jackpot|Bingo!
janitor|Key holder, often
jawline|Place for stubble
jerseys|Game day tops
jerseys|Some uniform tops
jeweled|Like tiaras
juveniles|Youth
kakapos|New Zealand birds also known as owl parrots
karaoke|Singalong activity at a bar
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
keyless|Like some ignition systems
kilobit|Small storage unit
kiloton|Unit of explosive force
kinships|Bonds between friends
kittens|Mini mewlers
knickknack|Tchotchke
knotted|Tangled
kohlrabi|Vegetable also called a German turnip
kremlin|Russian government metonym
laborers|Workforce
lactose|Milk sugar
lancets|Little needles in some medical tests
laptops|Alternatives to tablets
larceny|Grand crime
lateral|Like some job moves
lathers|Follows shampoo bottle instructions
laughlines|Wrinkles in time?
leapfrog|Jump ahead of
lecture|Good talking-to
leisurely|Unhurried
leotard|Jules who pioneered the art of trapeze
leotards|Gymnastics team gear
lessens|Diminishes
lessons|__ in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus novel
letterer|Comic book writer?
letters|Mail
liberals|Left-leaning voters
liberate|Let out
library|Quiet place to get a loan
lineage|Family tree information
lingoes|Legalese and computerese
linkage|Direct connection
lipread|Watch what one says?
litters|Pollutes
logroll|Treadmill-like playground structure
lollipop|Sticky treat, in more ways than one
longest|Least succinct
lousiest|Worst
lovable|Endearing
luggage|Suitcases
lunchmeats|Cold cuts
macadamia|Expensive nut from Hawaii
macaroni|Kraft supply
machete|Coconut vendor's tool
maintain|Keep up
makeover|*Transformative beauty treatment
mandalas|Geometric designs that represent spiritual journeys
maracas|Seed-filled percussion pair
marimbas|Xylophone kin
marooned|Left high and dry
marquee|*NCAA basketball powerhouse in Milwaukee
marshal|Parade official
martini|Shaken, not stirred cocktail
martini|Shaken or stirred drink
mascara|L'Oreal product
mascara|Lash lengthener
massive|Enormous
mastery|Virtuosity
mastodon|Mammoth's older relative
material|Relevant
matinee|Afternoon show
maudlin|Schmaltzy
meander|Ramble
meander|Wander aimlessly
mechanic|Pit crew member
meddles|Tampers (with)
medicare|Government health program
meditates|Does one's om work?
medleys|Musical mixtures
mellower|More chill
memoirs|Firsthand accounts
memoirs|Personal accounts
memoranda|Office circulations
mentors|Shows the ropes
metatags|HTML data
mileages|Data on dashboards
minarets|Mosque structures
mindset|Way of thinking
mineral|Inorganic
minibar|Hotel room amenity
minidisc|Bygone audio format
miniskirt|*Skimpy garment credited to fashion designer Mary Quant
mirrors|Self-reflection aids?
misfits|Fish out of water
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mishmash|Mixed bag
misnomer|Inappropriate handle
missout|Lose an opportunity
missout|Skip an epic party, say
moisture|Target of a dehumidifier
monarch|Orange-and-black butterfly
mongoose|Ferretlike carnivore
monocled|Like Mr. Peanut
montage|Sequence depicting the passage of time, e.g.
moondust|*Floating lunar particles
moonscape|Crater-pocked vista
moonwalk|Excursion during a lunar landing
morning|Break of day
mortise|Tenon's partner
mulligan|Do-over
munchkins|Donut holes, at Dunkin'
munsters|1960s sitcom family with a pet dragon named Spot
museums|Halls of fame, essentially
mussels|Seafood paella option
nailbiter|Stressfully close game
narrator|David Attenborough, for one
neatest|Clearest, as a note
nectarine|Peach kin
needily|In a clingy way
nemesis|Seemingly unbeatable foe
nestlers|Big and little spoon, say
nettles|Invasive plants with stinging hairs
neurons|Nervous system cells
newsroom|Place where things are always breaking?
nitpicky|Overly critical
nodules|Small lumps
nonprofit|Many a charitable organization
nonstick|Like some cookware
noodled|Improvised
noonday|Time when shadows are shortest
northern|__ Spy apples
notches|Tally marks
notepad|Tablet
nuggets|Denver NBA team
nunnery|Convent
obscene|More than a little indecent
obsessed|Overly preoccupied (with)
obsesses|Loses sleep (over)
obsession|Extreme preoccupation
octagon|Stop sign shape
octagonal|Like many gazebos
offered|Put up for sale
offices|Workplaces
offsides|Over the line, in a way
olestra|Fat substitute
omitted|Missing
onerous|Burdensome
oneself|Reflexive pronoun
onlooker|Person experiencing the bystander effect, perhaps
operate|Manage
operates|Runs
opossum|Only marsupial native to the Americas
opponents|Foes
opportune|Perfectly timed
optician|Professional whose website might have a contact page?
optimum|Ideal
optional|Not mandatory
opulent|Lavish
opulent|Richly appointed
oracles|Ancient prophets
oracles|Prophets
oration|Special delivery?
orators|Some high-end speakers
orators|Stump figures
ordained|Appointed
ordinations|Rabbinical students' goals
oregano|Herb in Italian seasoning
oregano|Marjoram kin
organic|Common label at Whole Foods
organic|Like some pricey produce
oriental|Avenue next to Reading Railroad
oriented|Word that can follow goal or detail
original|Never seen before
orioles|Baltimore baseballers
osmosis|Contamination process
ostrich|Bird with a powerful kick
ottoman|Padded footstool
outcome|Resolution
outgrew|Got too big for
outings|School trips, e.g.
outrank|Have a higher position than
outsold|Won an ad war, perhaps
outstrip|Surpass
overalls|Clothes with bibs and braces
overcooks|Stays on the range too long
overeasy|Breakfast specification
overeasy|Egg option
overfed|Like some plump pets
overhard|Scrambled alternative
overlap|Cover some of the same territory
overmuch|More than necessary
overrule|Not sustain, in a way
overrule|Veto
overrules|Uses veto power
overruns|Surpasses
oversees|Supervises
overstay|Wear out one's welcome
overtime|Paycheck fattener
overture|*Musical introduction
overuse|Possible reason for a dead phone battery
oxymoron|Element in "Night of the Living Dead"
pageboy|Bobbed hairstyle
paladins|Legendary attendants of Charlemagne
palindrome|Race car or kayak
pamphlets|Printed handouts
pancake|Blowout patch, at a diner
pancreas|Organ that produces insulin
panoramas|Long shots?
panpipe|Harmonica ancestor
pantsuits|Ensembles associated with Hillary Clinton
paprika|Dusting on deviled eggs
parabola|Curve in algebra class
paradigms|Models
paragon|Exemplar
parasol|Sunscreen
pastels|Some Cassatt works
peacoat|Outerwear that may have anchors on its buttons
peacoats|Naval garb
peepers|Leaf __: fall tourists
peeping|Leaf __
peevish|Petulant
peignoirs|Lingerie array
penchant|Inclination
pencils|Golf course freebies
pendent|Suspended
peppercorn|Berry in a mill
perfects|Gets just right
periods|Stretches
persevere|Keep on keeping on
persona|Lady Gaga, for Stefani Germanotta
persona|__ non grata
persuade|Bring around
pesetas|Pre-euro Spanish coins
pesters|Bugs
petrify|Paralyze with fear
petticoat|Frilly garment in many a costume drama
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
pharaoh|Egyptian ruler
pharisee|Sanctimonious sort
pheasant|Partridge family member
phonies|Hypocritical sorts
picture|Imagine
pierced|Like ears with studs
pilgrims|Voyagers of 1620
pillboxes|Some brimless hats
pinecone|Holiday garland embellishment
pinheads|Olympic wrestling team?
pinhole|Tiny puncture
pinpoint|Zero in on
pioneer|Jelly Roll Morton of jazz, e.g.
pioneer|Trailblazer
pipestems|Mouthpieces for some smokers
pipsqueak|Squirt
pirouette|Spin on a classic ballet performance?
pivotal|Crucially important
placard|Public notice
placate|Appease
placenta|Organ that nourishes a fetus
plainclothes|Like detectives sporting civvies
planetarium|Where to see stars under a dome
plastic|Artificial
plateau|Flat formation
plateau|Stop making progress
platitude|Insipid remark
playlist|Spotify creation
plodded|Trudged
plummet|Drop dramatically
pollock|Painter nicknamed "Jack the Dripper"
polygon|Triangle or quadrilateral
ponytails|Mane squeezes?
popsicle|Stick in the freezer?
portrait|Hanging in a drawing room
portrait|Landscape alternative
possess|Have in one's hands
possess|Hold
postage|Square stuck in a corner
practice|Drill
praising|Lauding
precede|Lead
precede|Lead up to
predict|Divine
predict|Give a weather report, essentially
preliterate|Communicating with pictograms, perhaps
premeds|Future residents?
premium|Pump option
prepare|Go over exam notes, e.g.
prepays|Takes care of charges in advance
presell|Market ahead of time
presence|Gift at "no gifts" events
presplit|Like firewood sold at hardware stores
pressure|Word with blood or water
presume|Suppose
preteen|Many a fan of "The Baby-Sitters Club"
pretzels|Oktoberfest snacks
pricier|Like business vis-à-vis coach
privets|Flowering shrubs used as border hedges
prizefight|*Title bot
prizefight|B
proactive|Like someone who takes the initiative
probate|Process of validating a will
procedural|Many a TV crime drama
proforma|As per routine
promise|Potential
protect|Safeguard
protect|Shield from harm
protect|Take care of
proteges|Mentored students
protests|Boycotts or strikes
protests|Marches, maybe
pushpin|Evidence board need
rabbits|Cottontails
radical|Far beyond the norm
raffles|Fundraisers with tickets
raffles|Some drawings
railhead|End of the line, perhaps
raisiny|Containing dried grapes
rallied|Came from behind
rancher|Major stock holder?
rankles|Really irks
rankles|Vexes
ransack|Rifle
rappers|Q-Tip and Ice-T
ratatouille|Movie with lots of pan shots?
ratfinks|*Canaries
razzing|Poking fun at
realign|Adjust, as wheels
realist|Person who doesn't sugarcoat things
reapers|Carolina __: superhot peppers
reappoint|Tap again, in a way
reassert|Establish anew, as authority
rebukes|Censures
rebuttals|Counterarguments
reclined|Got comfortable in a La-Z-Boy
reclothe|Provide with a wardrobe change
recognized|Placed
reconnect|Meet up with old friends
recusal|Self-disqualification
reddish|Somewhat ruddy
redfish|Drum or snapper
redheads|Conan O'Brien and Prince Harry
redline|Tachometer marking
redshirt|Keep out of college sports for a season
redwing|Motor City NHL player
reelect|Word on some campaign posters
reemerge|Surface again
reengage|Come back to the table
referee|WNBA official
refiles|Amends last year's tax return, say
refined|Like some sugar
regains|Wins back
regales|Entertains grandly
reinstate|Put back
reissue|Second edition
relation|Many a wedding guest
relative|Second cousin, e.g.
release|Free
relents|Backs off
relieve|Mitigate
reloaded|Added to a card, e.g.
reluctance|Second thoughts
remakes|Updated versions of classic video games, e.g.
remarks|Casual observations
rematch|Competitor's chance for redemption
reminisce|Talk about the good old days
remnant|Leftover
remorse|Guilty feeling
renames|Gives a new handle to, as a rescue pet
renewed|Like some library books or contracts
repacks|Prepares to go home
repartee|Witty banter
replays|Do-overs
replete|Brimming (with)
replying|Getting back (to)
reprises|Repeating numbers
reptilian|Coldly calculating
rereads|Enjoys a favorite novel, say
rescues|Shelter dogs
resents|Holds a grudge against
reshape|Mold into a new form
resigns|Tips over one's king, e.g.
restore|Make like new
retailers|Chain components
retains|Keeps
retinue|Entourage
retotal|Check one's math again
retract|Take back, as a statement
retreat|Opposite of charge
retrieve|Fetch
retronym|New word for something old
retronym|Snail mail, e.g.
retunes|Optimizes, as an engine
revelry|Merrymaking
reverie|Daydream
revises|Changes for the better
revives|Brings back to life
rewinds|Uses the << button on a remote
rewrote|Started over with neater penmanship, say
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ringlet|Curl
riotous|Laugh-out-loud funny
riviera|Côte d'Azur, e.g.
riviera|Nice beach area
roaches|Kitchen invaders
roadblock|Reason for a detour
rockhound|Service animal for a heavy-metal musician?
rolling|On the move
romaine|Caesar lettuce
romance|Colleen Hoover's genre
romance|Genre for novelists Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry
rosebud|Kane's last word in "Citizen Kane"
rosehip|Fruit from a flowering shrub
royally|In a big, big way
rubberneck|Gawk
rummage|Riffle (through)
runover|End a few minutes late
saddles|Seats for equestrians
safeguards|Rails against failure?
salinas|Monterey town known as the "Salad Bowl of the World"
sambuca|Anise-flavored Italian liqueur
samisen|Instrument played with a bachi
samosas|Turnovers served with chutney
sandalwood|*Evergreen used to make incense
sapphire|Blue gem
sarcastic|Cutting, as some remarks
sashimi|Sushi kin
satiate|Fill to excess
satires|Some sketches
sausage|McMuffin option
savants|Learned experts
scalars|Quantities such as mass and time
scaling|Taking on a climbing wall
scanned|Read a QR code
scarcer|Harder to come by
scarier|More alarming
scarier|More frightening
scenery|Tourist's diversion
scented|Like some candles
schmaltz|Sentimentality
sciatic|__ nerve
science|Focus of many a school fair
sconces|Wall-mounted light fixtures
scourge|Nemesis
scrappy|Feisty
seashore|Sandcastle building site
seasonal|Not always available
seaweeds|Kelp and nori
secreted|Hidden
sectors|Divisions of the economy
sedates|Gets ready for surgery
seedcases|Some pods
seeders|Spring agricultural machines
seesaws|Waffles
seizing|Getting a grip, maybe
seminar|Upper class, often
senders|Some UPS Store customers
senorita|Miss, in Mexico
sensors|Features of many alarms
sentries|Lookouts
serapes|Colorful shawls
seraphs|High-ranking angels
seraphs|Highest-order angels
sermons|Church deliveries
session|Conference unit
session|Time with a therapist
session|Word with jam or cram
sestets|Segments of sonnets
sexiest|People's superlative
shebang|The whole __
sheepshearing|Legal proceeding in the grazing meadow, perhaps
shelled|Like some store-bought nuts
shelter|Bus stop fixture
shelties|Scottish herders, informally
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherbet|Rainbow __: frozen dessert
sheriffs|County officers
sherpas|Many Mount Everest mountaineers
shinier|More polished
shoestrings|Rental stipulations for a large family's befuddled matriarch?
shutout|Game that's somewhat pointless?
sibling|One who may taunt "Mom loves me best"
sidekick|Star witness?
sideline|Bench
siestas|Afternoon rests
siestas|Day breaks?
silhouette|One of three in the Girl Scouts logo
simians|Gorillas, e.g.
similar|Like wining and dining?
similes|Fit as a fiddle and "free as a bird"
similes|Literary comparisons
simoleons|Do-re-mi
sincere|Heartfelt
sitcoms|Norman Lear's specialty
sitting|Idle
sizable|Quite large
skeptical|Having doubts
skewered|Way to serve satay
skimmed|Read quickly
skittish|Like some newly rescued dogs
skulked|Crept around
slacked|Didn't bring one's A game, say
slashed|Lowered a lot, as prices
sledges|Heavy hammers
sleepovers|Some tween parties
slobber|Drool
slurred|Spoke indistinctly
smelter|Ore refinery
smelter|Place of refinement?
smitten|Struck by Cupid's arrow
smokers|Backyard chef's array
snaring|Trapper's task
snarled|Congested, in a way
sneaked|Walked stealthily
snorers|Nocturnal noisemakers
snorkel|Inspiring device
socials|Insta, X, TikTok, etc., informally
soirees|Fancy fetes
soirees|Swanky evening dos
solaces|Comforts
sonogram|First picture in a baby book, perhaps
soothes|Comforts
soothsaying|*"You can't wrestle a chimney sweep and come out clean," e.g.?
sophomore|10th grader
soprano|Opera diva, usually
sorting|Doing some laundry prep
sounding|__ board
soybeans|Protein-rich legumes
spangle|Sequin
sparkplug|Presentation on how to generate chemistry when matchmaking?
spatial|__ awareness
spatula|Pancake flipper
spatulas|Flippers?
species|Taxonomy rank
speeder|Likely ticket holder?
speedos|Splashy suits?
speedup|Hit the gas
spender|One on a shopping spree
spheres|Baseballs and basketballs, but not rugby balls
spinoff|Prequel series, essentially
splattered|Like paint in some abstract art
splurged|Spared no expense
spumoni|Layered Italian dessert
stadium|Big play ground
stamens|Pollen holders
stamina|Energizer Bunny's asset
stammer|Speak while flustered, say
stampede|Spooked wildebeest movement
starbursts|Patterns around explosive comic book sound effects
stardom|Fame and fortune
starter|Sourdough need
stashes|Stockpiles
steeled|Girded (oneself)
steeled|Mentally prepared
steepens|Becomes more inclined
steeper|Harder to hike
steeples|Church structures
stereos|Sound systems
steroid|Drug type banned by most pro sports
stetson|Western topper
sticking|Gecko's specialty
stigmas|Bad marks
stiletto|120mm Louboutin feature
stimuli|Cues
stirrups|Saddle attachments
stoicism|Grin-and-bear-it philosophy
stooges|Classic slapstick trio
stopoff|Visit on the way
stopover|Brief visit
stormed|Ranted and raged
strainer|Kitchen colander
straits|Narrow channels
stranded|High and dry
strange|Unusual
streamer|Cord cutter, perhaps
streamer|Gamer going live on Twitch, say
striate|Make grooves in
strident|Loud and grating
striper|Rockfish, by another name
strolls|Ambles
stunner|Real knockout
stunner|Startling revelation
suavest|Most sophisticated
subatomic|Smaller than small
subplot|Second story?
suburbia|Commuters' region
succumb|Yield
suitcases|Travel baggage
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sundaes|Treats in tall tulip glasses
sundials|Timekeepers that don't work on a rainy day
supervision|Vivid mental image for Clark Kent?
supreme|Highest in rank
surfaced|Arose
swamped|Up to one's eyeballs
sweetheart|*Center
sweetheart|Honey
swelter|Suffer in the heat
swindles|Cons
synergy|Result of a successful collaboration
syringe|Vaccine tool
tackling|Taking on, as a challenge
tactical|Strategic
tadpole|Pond youngster
taffeta|Prom fabric
tapioca|Bubble tea pearls
tarmacs|Southwest expanses?
tartare|Tuna tail?
tassels|Curtain danglers
tassels|Mortarboard attachments
tasting|Wine shop event
tatters|Ribbons
tattoos|Skin pictures
teacart|Server on wheels
teacups|Where to leave leaves
teakettle|Boiling point?
teakettle|Water heater
teammate|Dugout sharer
teapots|Steep places?
teardrop|Sign of sorrow
tearier|Crying harder
teasing|Making one's hair stand on end?
teaware|Pots, cups, saucers, etc.
techier|Better with electronic devices
teenage|Like the Ninja Turtles
teenage|The first "T" in TMNT
teeters|Vacillates
teleport|Power trip?
teleported|Moved mindfully?
televised|On the air
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese dish
tensity|Stretched-ness
tenured|Hard to dismiss, in a way
tenures|Grants for researchers?
teriyaki|Glaze made with soy sauce and mirin
terminate|Conclude
termite|Insect that collaborates through stigmergy
terrace|Rooftop lounging spot
testify|Take the stand
theatre|London's Globe, for one
theorem|Math proposition
therapy|Curative treatment
thermidor|Lobster __
thistle|Symbol of Scotland
thrusters|Propulsion devices
thrusts|Hip-strengthening exercises
tidiness|Neat quality
tightest|Least likely to pop open
timelines|Social media feeds
timeout|Call from a coach
timesaver|Shortcut, hopefully
timetable|Airport screening?
tipster|Bettor's adviser
tirades|Scolding speeches
tireless|Indefatigable
tissues|Sniffler's boxful
toadstool|Device needed to renovate a small pad, perhaps
toasted|Like sesame seeds in furikake, typically
toasted|Said "Cheers!"
toepiece|Ski binding part
tolerance|Capacity to endure
tomfools|Dolts
tonally|One way to analyze music
tonnage|Carrying capacity of a cargo ship
topology|The lay of the land?
tortoiseshell|Having to watch the hare win over and over, perhaps
tostadas|Open-faced dishes with crispy tortillas
totality|Climactic moment during an eclipse
totally|In all respects
totemic|Like a venerated object
touches|Deeply moves
toughies|Head-scratchers
trainee|Many a new hire
trances|Hypnotic states
trapeze|Bar for circus acrobats
trawlers|Fishing boats
treacle|Sappiness
treehouse|Backyard hideout
treetops|Canopy makeup
triages|Prioritizes patients
triangle|Musical instrument named for its shape
tribute|Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads
trifocal|Like some glasses
trillion|Enormous number
trombones|Ska instruments
tropics|Torrid Zone region
troughs|Slop holders on a farm
truelove|Soul mate
trussed|Tied up
trusses|Supports
tsardom|Russia, once
tumbled|Took a spill
turnpike|*Toll road
twofers|Groupon deals, perhaps
typecast|Stuck playing the same roles again and again
typecasts|Prevents an actor from getting a breakthrough role, perhaps
typists|Keyboard pros
ultimatum|Demand that rarely ends in compromise
unbutton|Begin to open up?
uncaged|Free
uncanny|Eerie
uncouth|Crude
underbite|Target of some orthodontic work
unfasten|Remove, as a seatbelt
unfolding|Developing
unicorn|Billion-dollar start-up
unlatches|Lets off the hook
unleash|Let loose
unopened|Sealed
unoriginal|Prosaic
unpeeled|Still having a rind
unquiet|Mentally restless
unresolved|To be determined
unrolls|Prepares, as a sleeping bag
unseemly|Improper
unstinted|Full-throated
unstinted|Generously given
untangle|Straighten out
untitled|Like many Basquiat works
upscale|Luxurious
upstage|Act better than, in a way
uptight|High-strung
uptrend|Economic improvement
usually|Most of the time
utensil|Part of a place setting
vacated|Left empty
vacation|Time off
valentine|Part of a heart-to-heart exchange
validity|Sound quality?
vampires|Many "What We Do in the Shadows" characters
vanload|Unit for soccer practice carpool, say
variance|Discrepancy
vaseline|Petroleum jelly brand
verging|*Finding the means?
virtuoso|Accomplished musician
waddles|Imitates a penguin
warrior|Golden State NBAer
washboard|Laundry apparatus used as a percussion instrument
websites|Squarespace creations
webster|Lexicographer credited with standardizing American English spelling
weekday|One of a calendar quintet
weighed|Set on the scales
weirdly|In an odd way
wetland|Marshy habitat
wheedle|Cajole
whisker|Hair of the dog
whistlers|Teakettles and referees, e.g.
whitecaps|Waves on rough seas
wideawake|Not at all sleepy
willies|Uneasy feeling, with "the"
winesap|Apple often used to make cider
wireless|Not plugged in
wiseacre|Know-it-all
woozily|In a fog
wormholes|Hypothetical space-time shortcuts
wrecker|Tow truck
writing|Putting pen to paper
yodeled|Sang high notes?
yogurts|Cultured products?
yttrium|Rare-earth element whose atomic number is 39
zealots|Ultradevoted fans
zeniths|High points
abrades|Rubs the wrong way
absence|Attendance record spoiler
accents|Stressful parts of French class?
acclaim|Applaud
acrostics|Some mnemonic devices
adaptions|Films that have been formatted to fit a smaller screen, e.g.
adaptive|Open to change
adenoid|Pharyngeal tissue
adheres|Sticks
adverse|Harmful
adverse|Unfavorable
aftermath|Consequence
afterwards|When all's been said and done, to a Brit
agendas|Steering committee's output
airfoil|Plane feature with a lift-to-drag ratio
airtime|Opportunity to talk
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alertly|With ears pricked up
allover|Everywhere
alternative|Backup plan
amasses|Stockpiles
amenity|Hotel gym, e.g.
amiably|In a friendly way
amnesty|Blanket forgiveness
amoretto|Cherub in Italian art
amorously|With passion
anecdote|Speechmaker's story
antelope|Home on the Range animal
antenna|Rabbit ears
antidotes|Poison remedies
antifog|Like some eyeglass spray
aphorisms|Better safe than sorry and "Actions speak louder than words"
aquavit|Caraway-flavored spirit
archaic|Very old
arduous|No walk in the park
ashtray|Container in a smoking lounge
athlete|Olympian, for one
attempt|Shot
attempted|Tried
audiobooks|Novels no one reads?
average|Commonplace
avoidance|Dodgy behavior
awesome|Gnarly!
axolotl|Freshwater salamander native to Mexico's Lake Xochimilco
azaleas|Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry"
backstreet|Thoroughfare away from the main drag, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
baloney|My eye!
balsamic|Vinegar that may be drizzled over caprese salad
barista|Worker with a daily grind?
basalts|Some volcanic rocks
bastion|Stronghold
bittersweet|Like chocolate with a high cacao percentage
blemish|Mark
blesses|Says grace over, say
bloodhounds|Hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell
blueline|Transit option to Boston's Logan Airport
blurting|Saying impulsively, with "out"
bodegas|Small corner shops
bourbon|Mint julep liquor
braises|Sears and simmers
breaststroke|Slowest competitive swimming style
brewers|Milwaukee team
bristol|City near Bath
bumblebees|Fuzzy pollinators
bundles|Heaps
buzzwords|*Vocabulary gone viral
bygones|Water under the bridge
cabernet|Wine grape variety
caldera|Volcanic depression
canapes|Party bites
canards|Baseless rumors
canoers|Folks who may be up a creek with a paddle
cantata|Bach work
cantina|Mexican bar
caramel|Sweet popcorn coating
caravan|Pack of camels
cardigan|Taylor Swift hit that features a sweater metaphor
carpets|Soundproofing aids
cartwheels|Lateral handsprings
casuals|Informal duds
caveats|Warnings
celesta|Instrument whose name comes from the Latin for "heavenly"
cellular|__ phone
ceramic|Like some tile
chanced|Risked
charade|Pretense
charlatans|Falsies?
cheapskates|Rollerblades that are a dime a dozen?
chianti|Trattoria red
chianti|Wine served at a trattoria
chocolate|See's Candies candy
cinnamon|Gum choice
clanged|Sounded like heavy metal?
cleaner|After-hours employee, perhaps
cleared|Took home, in a way
cleaves|Sticks together
coalbin|Container for seamy material?
coastline|Boundary between land and water
cologne|City on the Rhine
commodity|Valued entity
conifers|Many Christmas trees
conifers|Pines, e.g.
consents|Agrees (to)
contain|Hold
cottontail|Small rabbit
couscous|*North African dish made with semolina
couture|High fashion
creamed|__ spinach
creases|Clothing lines
creasing|Folding
crescent|Moon shape
crewneck|*Tee style
crossly|In an angry manner
cruiser|Classic Battleship game piece
custody|Guardianship
daymares|Frightening visions
dazzles|Wows
decodes|Cracks, in a way
deflate|Air out?
derides|Lampoons
destroys|Totals
detente|Cooling-off period
detours|Roundabout routes
detract|Take away (from)
deviated|Strayed
dimensions|Part of a design spec
directed|Led
discoed|Danced to "Last Dance," perhaps
disease|Pathologists' focus
dollars|Bet you __ to doughnuts ...
donated|Helped a cause, say
downslope|Skier's direction
dredged|Brought (up) from the past
dropout|Quit school
earlier|Before now
earnest|Heartfelt
eavesdrop|Listen clandestinely
ecstatic|Stoked
editable|Ready for making emends?
educators|Those responsible for class actions?
egotists|Narcissists
elapses|Ticks away
elevens|High rolls
elitists|Holier-than-thou sorts
elsewhere|Some other place
emerald|Green mineral
emerged|Came out of hiding
emeritus|Retired professor's designation
emotive|Expressing feeling
employs|Puts to work
emulate|Try to equal
enlaces|Interweaves
enlarges|Makes bigger
ensured|Made certain
entices|Lures
epaulet|Uniform adornment
erasers|Pink pencil parts
erudite|Scholarly
estates|Inheritance law subjects
eternal|Lasting forever
ethanol|Gas additive
ethereal|Exquisitely delicate
evading|Ducking
example|Lead by __
falafel|Pita filling
farside|Gary Larson comic strip, with "The"
fearsome|Formidable
fearsome|Inspiring chills
filberts|Hazelnuts
finessed|Handled adroitly
foresee|Divine
freaked|Flipped out
freeway|Thoroughfare without tolls
gallery|Place for portraits and prints
genuine|Real
gnarled|Knotty
habitat|Savanna or steppe
hairstyling|*Vidal Sassoon's expertise
hairstylist|Professional who might provide a blowout
hamster|Exercise devices for pet rodents, literally
handiwork|Artisan's output
hardscrabble|Genius edition of a popular word game?
haulers|Big rig drivers
herbage|Grass and such
heretic|Religious dissident
hermits|Loners
heroine|Mulan, for one
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
iceberg|Glacial calving result
indoors|Not alfresco
inertia|Resistance to change
infinite|Programming sequences that don't end, literally
inherits|Gets
insipid|Tasteless
instant|__ coffee
intensity|Strong quality
intricate|Rather complicated
introvert|Social butterfly's opposite
jousted|Participated in a Renaissance sport
karaoke|Bar sing-along
kerosene|Portable stove fuel
kleenex|Facial tissue brand
klutziest|Most clumsy
landings|Positions to stick after vaults
lanterns|Some decorative outdoor lighting
largesse|Philanthropist's quality
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
leashed|Like a dog in a crowded park, ideally
leisure|Duty-free time
lenient|Permissive
leonine|Resembling the king of the jungle
leotard|Bodysuit named for a trapeze artist
lessens|Decreases
liberal|Generous
liberty|New York WNBA team
lichens|Mosslike organisms
lifelines|Traces of interest in the future
littermates|Puppies born together
livable|Suitable for habitation
loathed|Really hated
loophole|Contract flaw
lucerne|Swiss home of the rock relief known as the Lion Monument
lullaby|Newborn soother
lumberjacks|Classic playset made of cut logs?
lyrists|Ancient musicians
maestri|Opera conductors
magnets|Shopping list holders
mainstream|Opposite of indie
majorly|In a serious way
mallets|Marimba strikers
maneuver|Army training exercise
marathon|Long-lasting event
marathon|Race named for a Greek battle
marinas|Mooring spots for small boats
mayoral|Like some city races
medalists|Bronze finishers
medicine|Weights used for strength training, literally
merited|Warranted
message|Email, e.g.
minority|Smaller side
mislead|Dupe
missing|Absent
moisten|Lick, as an envelope
monolithic|Like an ancient obelisk
morsels|Tasty bits
mortgages|Household expenses
mousepad|Desk accessory that might coordinate with a wrist rest
mummified|Prepared for burial, as in ancient Egypt
mutable|Not set in stone
mystery|Cozy literary genre
nakedly|With nothing to hide
natural|Quick learner
nautical|Like sextants and tide charts
neatens|Tidies
neither|Postal creed start
neutral|Like taupe
neutron|Proton partner
newlywed|Many a honeymooner
nominee|Oscar hopeful
notations|Jottings in the margins
novelist|Storyteller
numerals|Roman __
obelisks|Some pyramid-topped monuments
obsessed|Preoccupied (with)
obstacle|Steeplechase barrier
obtains|Gets
obtains|Gets
oceanic|Part of NOAA
odyssey|Homeric journey
omelets|Gyeran-mari and tamagoyaki
omniscient|All-knowing
operagoer|One reading supertitles, maybe
opossum|American marsupial
opulent|Luxurious
oracles|Fortunetellers
oration|Formal speech
orbital|Like a moon's path
ordeals|Major hassles
ornaments|They're often suspended over the holidays
ostrich|Big bird
outlining|Summarizing
overate|Took in too much
overdraft|Checking account problem
overlord|Authoritative ruler
overspend|Blow past one's budget
oxidation|Reaction that may cause redness
paintings|Sunflowers and "Water Lilies"
palates|Anatomical roofs
palette|Painter's board
palmetto|South Carolina's state tree
panache|Dashing style
papillons|Toy spaniels
pastiche|Artistic style that imitates another
patient|Love is __, love is kind ...
payoffs|Bribes
peacoat|Woolen outer layer
pedicurist|Person who will go toe to toe?
pelican|Diver on Louisiana's state seal
pelican|Image on Louisiana license plates
pergola|Shaded colonnade
physicist|Stephen Hawking, for one
pigeons|Statue toppers
pinhole|Small puncture
pintails|Mallard cousins with distinctive rear feathers
piquant|Pleasingly tangy
piteous|Wretched
plumber|Expert at handling snakes?
polliwog|Tadpole
popsicles|Summer treats on sticks
position|Job
positron|Electron's antiparticle
postdoc|Advanced univ. pursuit
postmodernism|Literary movement for Vonnegut and Pynchon
pothole|Cause of a bumpy ride
potluck|Dinner at which everyone does the dishes?
preorder|Diehard's purchase
prepare|Get ready
presell|Make available ahead of time
princess|Leia Organa title
project|Undertaking
pruning|Trimming
pulsated|Throbbed
quibble|Nitpick
radiance|Glowing quality
ramekin|Creme brulee dish
rampage|Frenzy
rations|Controls supply
rattles|Nursery noisemakers
ravioli|Components of a square meal?
ravioli|Filled pasta
reaction|Big stink, e.g.
rebelled|Rose up
recesses|School playtimes
recital|Solo performance
referee|Whistle blower
refusal|No
rehired|Brought back on board
relapse|Turn for the worse
relationships|*Lines on a family tree
relaxed|Chill
remotes|Channel changers
repealed|Like the 18th Amendment
replace|Swap out
reports|School papers
resident|Junk mail addressee
respites|Timeouts
restarts|Takes it from the top
retaliate|Return like for like
revered|Held in high esteem
roadblocks|Travel version of a stackable building set?
rosebud|Last on-screen message in a classic film
rosiest|Most optimistic
salaams|Peaceful greetings
saltier|More coarse, in a way
saltine|Soup cracker
samoyed|Siberian dog breed
samurai|Important figures of preindustrial Japan
sardines|Playground game similar to hide-and-seek
satiate|Fill up
satires|Some send-ups
scalene|Like a sailboat's mainsail
scammer|Con artist
scathes|Lambastes
scorecard|Ballpark buy that may come with a free pencil
scrapbook|Collection of personal clippings
scratch|Minor abrasion
screened|Sifted through, as candidates
screens|Multiplex array
scripts|Plot lines?
searched|Combed
separate|Not together
serapes|Colorful wraps
seraphs|High-ranking angels
settled|Resolved out of court
shaddock|Pomelo
shadowy|Mysterious
shakeups|Big changes
shamanic|Like some New Agey practices
showdowns|Final battles
shredder|Surfer who rips
silence|Hush
sincere|Genuine
sitarists|Musicians who may be accompanied by tabla and tambura players
skeeter|Pesky little sucker
sleepwalk|Travel at night, maybe
smooths|Evens (out)
snapper|Baby, in Irish slang
snickers|Official chocolate bar sponsor of the NFL
solarium|Room with a lot of natural light
soprano|Opera heroine, often
spatter|Pan-frying hazard
spheres|Round figures
sponsorship|Big deal for an Olympian
spoofed|Lampooned
sputnik|First artificial satellite
squares|Perfect figures?
stagestruck|Enthralled by the theater
stalags|German prison camps
stalest|Most like a chestnut
stamina|Triathlete's asset
starlit|Like a clear night
steelie|Metal marble
steeple|Church tower topper
stopover|Short stay
stopwatch|Clock app option
strains|Light tunes
straitlaced|*Stuffy nose
strange|Curious
streetcar|Transport largely replaced by light rail
stretch|Loosen up before exercising
streusel|Crumbly topping
suburbia|Collection of bedroom communities
superbad|*Evil eyes
surefire|Certain
suspend|Leave dangling
sweater|Ugly garment at many a holiday party
swelled|Grew larger
tabletop|__ photography: still-life genre
tabletops|Surfaces for playing board games
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tapered|Coming to a point
tapestry|Carole King album with the song used as the "Gilmore Girls" theme
teapots|Samovar kin
terrarium|Home for a pet skink
theater|Broadway building
thieves|As thick as __
thought|Containers for a comic character's internal monologue, literally
tickles|Gets to giggle
tidings|Old news?
tilapia|Warmwater fish
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
tomatoey|Like marinara
towering|Reaching great heights
tracings|Copies made with see-through sheets
tracker|Apple AirTag, for one
tractor|Farm vehicle
tractors|Deere products
tractors|Farm vehicles
transit|Part of BART
treacle|Molasses relative
tremors|Kevin Bacon horror film with an "Aftershocks" sequel
trestle|__ table
tridents|Weapons for Neptune and Shiva
trinity|College in Dublin
trotting|Moving briskly
truants|People with no class?
trudged|Plodded
trumpeter|Dizzy Gillespie, for one
tsarists|Romanov supporters
tuition|Culinary school dough?
umbrella|Rihanna hit about friends who stick together rain or shine
uncanniest|Most mysterious
uncover|Remove a lid from
undated|Like art with hazy provenance, perhaps
underworld|Australian-themed amusement park?
unearth|Dig up
unreels|Lets out, as a fishing line
useless|Of no value
utility|Functionality
vanilla|Dull, figuratively
vestige|Faint reminder
villanelle|Killing Eve assassin played by Jodie Comer
volcano|Mount St. Helens, for one
walkups|Buildings without elevators
warmish|On the hot side
warrants|Calls for
waterskis|Follows a boat, in a way
wavering|Having doubts
webcams|Vlogging equipment
weediest|Most in need of a trim
weirdos|Oddballs
winemaker|One familiar with the aging process
witness|Court reporter?
yeshiva|Jewish school
abscond|Run off suddenly
accompanies|Plays along with
activation|Being called up, military-wise
adenoid|Throat thing, behind the nose
aftermath|Classic Stones album of '66
bleakest|Most pessimistic
condemn|Disapprove of strongly
embraces|Hugs
eternal|Rome, the ___ City
gliders|Engineless planes
languor|Weakness
loosest|Least strict
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
passado|Fencing thrust
porterhouse|Steak type
sepulchre|Tomb, British style
soundproofs|Rigs for recording
stampede|Western action scene
tailors|They have a material interest
thyroid|Gland near the trachea
timpani|Kettledrums
tiniest|Most picayune
valance|Lee Marvin villain in a '62 Western
wiseacres|Smart alecks
abrasive|Like sandpaper
amoebas|Simple organisms
awesome|Totally rad
bobsled|Olympic vehicle
broccoli|Bush senior's bane
contemporary|Modern
corolla|Flower feature
cryogenics|Low-level science?
detergents|All and others
devalue|Reduce the worth of
dispose|Get rid (of)
divorcee|Unmarried woman
effects|Special ___
emigrate|Leave the country, perhaps
equines|Horses
genetic|RNA-related
gentrification|Home improvement issue?
genuflect|Word from Tom Lehrer's "Vatican Rag"
hallucinogens|Trip requirements?
imbecile|Moe's word for Larry, often
ingenue|Young female lead
lushest|Most opulent
moniker|Nickname
neutral|On nobody's side
orients|Adjusts
overture|Musical opening
pallors|Ashen appearances
poleaxe|Barbarian's weapon
populous|Crowded
procure|Get
restage|Mount again, as a show
roosted|Did a bird thing
slidable|Like some doors
sorties|Bombing raids
spooled|Wound on a bobbin
triptych|Three-panel painting
areolate|Divided into small spaces
boonies|Hinterland
ententes|Pacts between nations
parolee|One who gets out early
pathetic|Pitiful
smaller|Less bulky
stargaze|Be an astronomer
accusal|Charge of wrongdoing
applies|Puts on, as paint
arsenal|Weapons warehouse
bassist|Low man in the combo
doyennes|Some senior members
elkhound|Norwegian hunting dog
equated|Regarded as comparable
grantees|They get the money
learned|Gained knowledge
plainer|Having fewer frills
pyramids|Tourist attractions in Egypt
scholar|One for the books?
sightseeing|Vacation-travel occupation
smorgasbord|Scandinavian buffet
tenable|Can be defended
tobacco|Caldwell's ___ Road
topical|Of current interest
animals|Porky Pig, Krazy Kat, etc.
arrests|Takes into custody
atoners|Expiators
barroom|Saloon
bookkeeper|Librarian?
charade|Audrey Hepburn-Cary Grant classic
choleric|In a rage
conductor|Tour director?
dailies|Everyday newspapers
dreamer|Foster's was beautiful
enliven|Activate
freebies|Giveaways
gaslight|Charles Boyer-Ingrid Bergman classic
gelatin|Jellylike substance
homemaker|Residential builder
leeward|Side away from the wind
locksmith|Barber?
moonset|When a satellite vanishes?
myrtles|Periwinkle and California laurel
nearing|Approaching
obscene|Repulsive
parrots|Repeats without comprehension
passive|Inactive
physician|Lifeguard?
quadric|Of the second degree, in math
regions|The Arctic and the Antarctic, e.g.
storage|Warehouse space
strewed|Became a litterbug
tensing|Making less lax
ventriloquist|Silent partner?
vertigo|Kim Novak-James Stewart classic
accuracy|Precision
aerosol|Spray can ingredient
allegro|Lively, in music
assails|Attacks
auction|Christie's event
avocados|Guacamole base
carbide|Union ___ (huge chemical company)
centric|Ego's ending
cordial|Liqueur
edifice|Structure
insider|Member of clique
listens|Pays attention
locator|Private eye, sometimes
neatens|Straightens up
nitwits|Blockheads
propose|Pop the question
quahogs|Seafood treats of the East Coast
readapt|Get used to again
rehangs|Puts a picture back on the wall
reliant|Dependent (on)
remakes|New versions of old movies
retails|Sells, after the markup
secular|Nonclerical
sesames|Szechwan seed sources
signore|Mister, in Milano
simpler|Not as tough
slogans|Be all that you can be, etc.
sneakier|Even more furtive
snicker|Laugh snidely
stating|Making an assertion
tactful|Diplomatic
thinner|Less corpulent
tremolo|Vibrato
unruled|Having no lines
yearning|Longing
adorers|Worshippers
anklets|Short socks
careful|Watch out!
deadpan|Expressionless
descent|Scuba diver's dive
electric|I Sing the Body ___
escaped|Made one's getaway
eternal|Timeless
everyone|All of us
layette|Newborn's paraphernalia
mixture|Hodgepodge
overtly|Not in a sneaky way
pilsener|Light Czech beer
pompano|___ Beach, Florida
shampoo|It goes to your head
slather|Spread thickly
tendril|Vine offshoot
transfer|Singing group Manhattan ___
abetted|Drove the getaway car, e.g.
aggress|Start a fight
arsenic|Whodunit poison
cheetah|Fastest land animal
contest|Sweepstakes, e.g.
deicing|Windshield heater's job
displays|Showcases
distant|In the boonies
edgiest|Most nervous
element|Titanium, for one
hardset|Rigidly fixed
illumed|Lighted, old style
joyride|Reckless outing, in a car or not
monogamy|One-man woman's practice
morocco|Casablanca's country
moseyed|Sashayed
mutable|Capable of change
oddball|Kook, in the '50s
oldster|Nonagenarian
orderly|Tidy
oregano|Italian herb
pigeons|They peck in the park
possibly|Maybe
premiere|Opening night
rabidly|In a fanatical way
rangers|Texas lawmen
regalia|Ceremonial dress
resided|Dwelled
roaster|Turkey pan
schemer|Finagler
seatrout|Saltwater fish
sedater|More composed
sharpie|Cunning one
stetson|Cowboy hat
stopover|Temporary crash pad
tattled|Spilled the beans
trembled|Shook
unironed|Wrinkled
wirehair|Breed of dog or cat
abalone|Oyster's cousin
alfalfa|It's good for your appetite
bassist|McCartney, as a Beatle
caraway|It's good for your bronchitis
catalog|Merchandise book
cayenne|It's good for your heart
cinnamon|It's good for your digestion
detailed|Intricate
hydrangea|It's good for your kidneys
indents|Starts a paragraph
islands|___ in the Stream
lavender|It's good for your nerves
legally|Within the law
lessens|Diminishes
licorice|It's good for your liver
marigold|It's good for your ulcers
marshmallow|It's good for your immune system
mistletoe|It's good for your arthritis
ocarina|Fat little flute
parsley|It's good for your gallstones
prelate|Bishop, for one
thirsts|Craves, with "for"
toenail|Clipper's target
abasers|Humiliators
abashed|Feeling shame
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
aberration|Anomaly
abnormal|Not usual
abrogates|Rescinds
abscond|Skip town
absence|Attendance-book notation
absences|Attendance-book notations
absorbs|Soaks up
abstinent|Teetotaling
abusive|Injurious
abusive|Like harsh language
abusive|Not at all nurturing
academies|Military schools
accepts|Goes along with
accredits|Certifies
accusal|Finger-pointing
acetate|Overlay material
acetate|Recording-tape material
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetate|Transparency
acetone|Paint solvent
achieved|Realized
acreage|Estate extent
acronyms|CARE and CORE
actually|To tell the truth
adamant|Unyielding
adaptor|Laptop accessory
addenda|Book supplements
addenda|Reading supplements
addenda|Supplements
addressed|Talked to
adeptly|How pros do things
adequacy|Sufficiency
adherence|Faithful following
adherer|It sticks
adipose|Fatty
adjourn|End the meeting
adjusts|Tinkers with
admiral|Naval nabob
admiral|Navy VIP
adopted|Accepted, as a resolution
adopted|Took on
adorned|Bedecked
adulate|Fawn upon
advance|Move up
advertorial|Client-sponsored article
aeolian|Pertaining to the wind
aerator|It adds oxygen
aerosols|Sprays
affronts|Disrespectful acts
afghani|Kabul native
aforesaid|Named above
against|In opposition to
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Perpetual
agendum|To-do item
agitate|Stir up
agitate|Swizzle
agonist|One in a struggle
agreeable|Pleasant
airdate|Show time
airheads|Space cadets
airings|TV appearances
airlike|Ethereal
airliner|Plane
airtimes|TV listings
alameda|Oakland neighbor
alameda|Shaded walk
albacore|Tuna variety
albatross|Gooney bird
albumen|Egg part
alchemy|Pseudoscience of yore
alcohol|Rubber's need
alencon|Lace place
alertly|With eyes open
alewife|Shadlike fish
alfalfa|Our Gang crooner
algebra|High schooler's worry
aliases|Rap-sheet data
alienated|Turned off
alienist|Caleb Carr character
alinement|Political arrangement
allegorist|John Bunyan, e.g.
alleles|Gene forms
allover|Thorough
aluminum|Recyclable stuff
alumnus|Male graduate
amanita|Often-poisonous mushroom
amassed|Gathered
amassed|Gathered
amassed|Piled up
amassed|Stored up
amasser|Accumulative one
amended|Edited
amendments|Changes
amnesiac|Goldie Hawn, in "Overboard"
amorist|Romance writer
amounts|Quantities
amperes|Fuse units
anaconda|Large snake
anaconda|Variety of poker
anadems|Wreaths of antiquity
anaemic|Exsanguine
anagram|Letter shift of a sort
anagram|Make cats scat
analogs|Some watches
analyst|Freudian practitioner
anchors|Huntley and Brinkley
ancient|Antiquated
andiron|Firewood support
andiron|Yule-log holder
anemone|Sea creature
anemone|Windflower
angelic|Ethereal
angular|Not curved
animate|Create a cartoon
animate|Work for Roy Disney
animator|One who makes Daffy duck
annexes|Architectural afterthoughts
annotator|Editor, at times
another|One more
anserine|Gooselike
antacid|Stomach settler
antibodies|B cells' production
antihero|Novel character
antiphon|Liturgical verse
antlered|Cariboulike
antsier|More impatient
anytime|Whenever
anywise|At all
aperiodic|Not regular
apostles|Ardent admirers
apparel|Clothing
apparition|UFO, perhaps
appears|Pops up
applicator|Cosmetics pencil
appoint|Name
apropos|Pertinent
aptitude|Talent
aquaplanes|Motorboat tows
arbiter|Ref or ump
arcades|Video-game emporia
arcadian|Idyllically pastoral
archers|Warriors of yore
arethusa|Mythical woodland nymph
arguers|Lawyers, at times
aristas|Grain bristles
armadas|Warship fleets
armature|Buzzer part
aroused|Stirred
arouser|Alarm clock
arraign|Bring charges
arraigned|Called to court
arrange|Put in order
arrestee|Handcuffed one
arrests|Brings to a standstill
arrests|Collars
arrived|Got there
arsenic|As, in the lab
arterial|Like a main highway
artillery|Big arms
artiste|Skilled person
artlessly|In a crude way
arugula|Pungent salad leaf
ascents|Takeoffs
ashamed|Guilt-ridden
ashtrays|Car-door fixtures
asinine|Ridiculous
aspects|Phases
assailant|Attacker
assassin|Ninja, e.g.
assault|1946 Derby winner
assents|Agrees
assents|Agrees (to)
asserted|Put forward
assertive|Emphatic
assessed|Took stock of
assesses|Gets a feeling for
asseverate|Affirm
assists|Helps
assumer|One who takes things for granted
asterisk|Keyboard symbol
asteroid|Ceres or Juno
astound|Flabbergast
astride|Fence-sitter's position
athwart|In opposition to
atomize|Fragment
atomize|Make mist
atoners|They make amends
attained|Realized
attender|Person present
attested|Put on oath
attests|Affirms
attests|Swears (to)
attitude|Disposition
attorney|Court player
attract|Draw
attracts|Draws
attracts|Draws
austere|Tight, budgetwise
austere|Tight, budgetwise
autocrat|Absolute ruler
automat|Cafeteria of yore
avarice|Greed
avarice|Itching palm
average|Typical
averages|Norms
averted|Turned aside
aviator|Fly guy
aviator|Post, notably
aviator|Red Baron, e.g.
azaleas|Some rhododendrons
backlash|Sharp reaction
baddest|Most mean, slangily
baggiest|Most loose-fitting
baiters|Hecklers
balance|Come out even
balderdash|Hogwash
balloons|Party decorations
ballroom|Place for a cotillion
baloney|Hogwash
balustrade|Railing + supports
bananas|1971 Woody Allen film
bandana|Head scarf
bandana|Pirate wear
bandsaw|Toothed-belt machine
banknote|Kind of cash
banters|Exchanges taunts
barroom|Brawl setting, maybe
bartends|Comes to the aid of the party?
baseline|Runner's path
bastion|Stronghold
bauxite|Aluminum ore
beanies|Mouseketeer toppers
beastie|Burns creature
beckons|Summons
bedaubs|Smears
bedlamp|Nightstand fixture
bedmate|Spouse
bedrolls|Camping items
belabor|Harp on
belated|After the fact
belated|Like some birthday greetings
belongs|Is a member
benefit|Fund-raising event
berserk|Frenzied
bestirs|Rouses to action
betides|Happens to
bettered|Achieved more than
beverage|Coffee or tea
beverage|Something from the cooler
bewitch|Charm
bickerer|Petty quarreler
bicycler|Greg LeMond, notably
bigoted|Intolerant
bigotry|Biased nature
birdman|__ of Alcatraz
bistros|Cafes
blabbermouths|Tattletales
blackbirds|Storied pie ingredient
blackish|Kind of dark
blasted|Used plastique
blender|Shake maker
blister|Dome or skylight
blondes|Stone and Paltrow, for two
boating|Sailing for pleasure
boatman|Volga figure
bogeyman|Mythical meanie
boilover|Flood the burner
boldest|Most daring
bologna|Italian city
bombards|Assails persistently
bombast|Pretentious talk
bonuses|Year-end rewards
boombox|Portable music maker
boomerang|Backfire
bootees|Socklike shoes
borderline|Frontier
bossier|More domineering
bottleneck|Traffic tie-up
bottomed|__ out (reached a low point)
bounder|Cad
braille|Unspoken language
brambly|Like a blackberry patch
breaded|Prepared veal, perhaps
breastworks|Low walls used as a defense in battle
breathers|Time-outs
brigade|Troop group
brimstone|Fire companion
britches|Trousers, so to speak
broiler|Chicken choice
brutish|Savage
builder|Real-estate magnate
buoyancy|Cheerfulness
bureaucrat|Inflexible official
burlesque|Make fun of
burlesque|Satirical theater
busboys|Dining-room staff
buttercup|Yellow wildflower
butterflies|Monarchs, e.g.
bylines|Story credits
cabaret|Nightspot
cabinet|Presidential advisors
cachalots|Endangered whales
cagiest|Most wily
calamari|Ristorante dish
calypso|Trinidad music
cameramen|Movie-crew members
cameras|Shoot needs
campsite|Place to pitch a tent
canaille|Riffraff
canaled|Created a new waterway through
canapes|Hors d'oeuvres
canasta|Card-melding game
canebrake|Thicket of a sort
canines|Asta and Odie
canines|Pound fillers
canticle|Song of praise
capsize|Overturn
caramba|Latino's "Zounds!"
caramel|Light brown
caramel|Sundae topper
caravan|Parade
carbines|Military rifles
cardiology|THE DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
carefree|Astaire/Rogers film
carfare|Going rate?
carousal|Noisy gathering
carpenters|Close to You duo
carwash|Auto oasis
cashboxes|Money holders
cashews|They're nuts
cassettes|Tape holders
castles|Corner chesspieces
casuistic|Reasoning speciously
catamaran|1988 America's Cup winner, e.g.
catamaran|Sailboat
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catboats|Single-sailed vessels
cathode|Part of CRT
cavalier|Unceremonious
cayenne|Hot stuff
centavo|Peso fraction
centime|French money
central|Name of the excursion site
ceramic|Earthenware
chablis|White wine
chairmen|Presiding officers
chairwoman|Meeting leader
chamfer|Bevel
channel|VHF selection
charted|Made a graph
chemist|Lab worker
chimera|Barth's National Book Award winner
chiseled|Clearly shaped
choosing|Singling out
chopstick|Eating implement
chopsticks|Easy piano piece
chortle|Sound of amusement
churches|Houses of worship
chutney|Type of relish
clammer|Seafood supplier
clamors|Proclaims loudly
clamshell|Sea creature's protection
clapped|Gave a hand
clarion|Clear and shrill
clarity|Diamond-quality factor
cleanser|Scouring powder
cleansing|Removing impurities
cleared|Exonerated
clearer|More apparent
clearer|More easily understood
cleavage|Mineral property
clienteles|Groups of customers
climatic|Of the weather
clinician|Workshop giver
clipboard|Survey taker's aid
clodhopper|Heavy shoe
closeups|Zoom photos
clueless|Alicia Silverstone film
clumped|Walked heavily
clusters|Close groups of stars
clutter|Cramped collection
coarsest|Most uncivilized
coastline|Seaboard
coattail|Jacket feature
cockeyed|Out of whack
cockier|More overbearing
cofounds|Starts with another
cogwheel|Clock component
coinages|Portmanteau words, e.g.
coldhearted|Lacking compassion
collates|Puts in order
collude|Be in cahoots
colorizer|Image-enhancing gadget
combines|Farm machinery
comelier|More attractive
commons|College dining room
competitor|One in the race
conceits|Egos
concept|Idea
concerned|Caring (about)
concordat|Papal pact
condolers|They comfort
condors|Large vultures
conflicts|Clashes
consort|Albert, to Victoria
contempt|Scorn
content|Satisfied
continuum|Sequence
contract|Legal document
control|Have a handle on
convince|Sway
coopers|Barrel makers
copiers|Office machines
cordless|Like cell phones
corkscrew|Wine-bottle accessory
corning|Big name in glass
corollas|Plant parts
coronation|Royal ceremony
corrupts|Taints
corvette|Light warship
cottage|Lake house
counter|Diner table
couscouses|Dishes at an Egyptian restaurant
coveralls|Handyman's outfit
coverers|Insurers, e.g.
cowcatcher|Locomotive's nose
coworker|Office mate
coyotes|Prairie dwellers
crackdown|Heightened enforcement
crafted|Put together skillfully
cramped|Tight on space
crashes|Traffic snarlers
crassest|Least refined
craving|Persistent desire
creampuff|Choice used car
crossbar|Goalpost part
crosswise|Transversely
crowbar|Lever of a sort
crustacean|Lobster, for one
crybaby|Kvetchy kid
cupcake|Frosted treat
cupcake|Term of endearment
curates|Clergy
curious|Out of the ordinary
cynical|Hardly Pollyanna-ish
dadaism|Nonconformists' art movement
damsels|Nickelodeon heroines
dandies|Foppish fellows
datable|Available socially
dateline|Newspaper-article header
dawdler|Procrastinator
daybeds|Some couches
daycare|Working parents' resource
deacons|Church officials
deadeye|Nickname for a sharpshooter
deadpan|Like Buster Keaton
debater|Lincoln or Douglas
debaters|Forensics-team members
decamped|Left suddenly
decider|Judge, at times
decides|Makes a choice
decimals|Topic in arithmetic
decodes|Solves, in a way
decorate|Grace the place
decorate|Hang paper
dedicated|Zealous
deepens|Becomes more intense
deerskin|Native American clothing material
deerskins|Frontiersmen's garments
defaces|Writes graffiti on
degraded|Abased
degrease|Clean the oven, perhaps
dehorns|Works with cattle
delegation|Representatives
deleted|Taken out
delimit|Separate by commas, perhaps
delivered|Brought, as a parcel
demarcate|Create boundaries
demonic|More than mischievous
denseness|Stupidity
dentine|Tooth material
deplores|Finds appalling
deposition|It's signed by a witness
depreciate|Lose value
depress|Dishearten
deputed|Delegated authority to
derailed|Pushed off the track
derange|Throw into confusion
derides|Subjects to ridicule
describe|Talk about in detail
desecrator|Profaner
desirable|In demand
despises|Loathes
despoils|Ruins
dessert|Dinner course
dessert|Napoleon, at times
desserts|Sweets
destroys|Obliterates
desultory|Without a definite purpose
details|Minutiae
detects|Discovers
detents|Ratchet mechanisms
deterge|Cleanse
deterrently|In a restraining manner
detonate|Go off
detours|Temporary routes
detracts|Diverts
devaluate|Lessen the worth of
develop|Process, as film
devious|Calculating
devised|Invented
devolve|Pass on to another
diagonals|Slants
dialect|Regional speaking
dialogue|Conversation
diastema|Space between teeth
dickens|Twist creator
diehard|1988 Willis film
diehard|Stubborn sort
dilated|Expanded
dilemma|Problematic situation
dinkier|Less important
diorama|Grade schooler's project
diploma|Sheepskin
directer|Less roundabout
dirtying|Soiling
disabuse|Free from error
disarmed|Charmed
disarmer|Charming one
discordance|Harshness
disdain|Scorn
dishpan|Like some hands
dishtowels|Kitchen needs
dishwasher|Restaurant employee
dismays|Causes consternation
dispose|Incline
dissident|In opposition
distaff|Spinning-wheel attachment
distort|Misrepresent
distorts|Twists out of shape
disuses|Stops exercising, perhaps
diurnal|Active by day
diurnal|Active when the sun shines
dogface|WWII soldier
dominoes|Chain-reaction pieces
donning|Putting on
doormat|Welcome indicator
dottier|More eccentric
doubleheader|Marathon at Shea
downiest|Most fluffy
downing|Tony Blair's street
dragnet|Police tactic
dragster|Racing vehicle
dreamer|Visionary
dreamless|Like some sleep
dredged|Dragged (up)
dropkick|Football play
drumbeat|Sales pitch
dutchman|Flyer of opera?
dynamos|Energetic ones
earache|Swimmers' ailment
eardrum|Hammer neighbor
earlaps|Winter-hat parts
earlobe|Stud holder
easiest|Least hard
easiness|Nonchalance
easterners|Rhode Island residents
ebonies|Black woods
ebonite|Hard rubber
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
eclairs|Filled pastries
eclipse|Lunar event
economics|Nobel Prize category
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
edentate|Lacking teeth
effacer|Inconspicuous one
effects|Part of SFX
egotist|Stuck-up sort
egotists|Big-headed sorts
elaborate|Painstaking
elaborated|Added details
elapsed|Passed by
elastic|Springy
elation|Great joy
elbowed|Jostled, as in a crowd
electoral|College or vote preceder
elegant|Posh
elegant|Swank
elegist|Gray, e.g.
elegist|Thomas Gray, e.g.
elegist|Thomas Gray, e.g.
elegizes|Laments in verse
element|Comfortable space
elementary|Childishly simple
elevate|Raise
elevated|Lifted
elevator|Car in a building
elision|Slurring
elision|Talkin' like this
elitists|Stuck-up folks
ellipse|Curved shape
elopers|Runaways of a sort
elusive|Slippery
emanate|Flow out
embargo|Blockage of a sort
emblems|Flags, e.g.
emblems|Symbols
embrace|Clinch
embrace|Warm greeting
embroil|Get into trouble
emergent|Rising
emerging|Coming into view
emerita|Honorary title
eminence|Fame
emirate|Arab land
emotional|Appealing to feelings
empales|Pierces
empanel|Form a jury
empress|One of Victoria's titles
emulate|Copy
emulsion|Mayonnaise, e.g.
enamelers|Metalworkers, at times
enamels|Glossy paints
enamels|Tooth coverings
enamored|Taken with, with "of"
enamored|Under the spell (of)
enamors|Captivates
encircle|Gird
enclose|Surround
endgame|Chess situation
endmost|Last on the list
endorse|Sign a check's back
endowed|Funded
enemies|I.B. Singer story
enemies|J.R. Ewing and Cliff Barnes
energize|Put new life into
enervate|Sap
enfolding|Wrapping up
engender|Give rise to
engineer|Train pro
engineered|Had prime responsibility for
engorge|Eat too much
engrosses|Wraps up
enhance|Improve
enhanced|Improved in quality
enigmas|Riddles
enlarge|Get bigger
enlighten|Edify
enlisted|Signed up
enmeshes|Snarls
enormous|Immense
enplane|Hop a shuttle, perhaps
enrages|Makes boil
enrolls|Signs up
enshrine|Put in the Hall of Fame
ensigns|Navy standards
ensiled|Stored fodder
ensiles|Stores grain
ensiles|Stores, as grain
enslaves|Forces to work
ensnare|Trap
ensnares|Traps
entails|Involves
entangle|Snarl
entered|Came in
entered|In the fold
enthral|Captivate
enthralls|Transports
enthuse|Display interest
entitle|Furnish
entrance|Doorway
entrant|Sweepstakes hopeful
entreat|Beg
entreat|Beg
entreat|Plead
entreaty|Appeal
entrust|Leave in one's care
entwine|Do the twist?
entwine|Mix up, in a way
entwined|Very close, in a way
envelope|Award presenter's prop
eosines|Red dyes
ephemera|Short-lived things
epicycle|Astronomical circle
epilogue|Novel's coda
episode|Happening
epitaph|Tombstone, Arizona's newspaper
epitome|Apotheosis
equipment|Gear
erasable|Like some ink
erasers|Classroom need
erasers|Office supplies
erasers|Office supplies
erasure|Editor's action
erasure|Expungement
erasure|Test-paper smudge
erasures|Degaussings
erasures|Evidence of errors
erected|Built
erected|Put up
eremite|Hermit
erodent|Causing disintegration
erosive|Wearing away
erudite|Learned
erudite|Scholarly
escapees|Ones on the run
escapees|Those in flight
escrows|Third-party payments
esoteric|Arcane
esoteric|Understood by few
espouse|Advocate
espresso|Steam-brewed coffee
essence|Jet competitor
essence|Gist
essence|Heart
essence|Perfume ingredient
essences|Perfumes, e.g.
estates|Palatial residences
esteems|Values highly
estimate|Ballpark figure
estival|Summery
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Cotton fabric
etcetera|List ender
etchers|Engravers
eternal|Timeless
eulogies|Panegyrics
euphoria|Bliss, plus
evacuates|Clears out
eveners|Planes
evening|Eliminating bias
evergreen|Pine
everyone|Tout le monde
evilest|Most vicious
evolute|Curvature locus
evolute|Geometrical locus
evolved|Sophisticated
examinee|Test taker
exercises|Deep knee bends, e.g.
exertion|Laborious effort
expanse|Vast area
expiates|Atones
eyecups|Lens-cleansing aids
eyefuls|Breathtaking views
eyelets|Cloth holes
eyesore|Blight
eyewash|Baloney
faceted|Like cut diamonds
facials|Salon services
fainted|Lost consciousness
fairies|Pixies
falafel|Mideast appetizer
falsely|In a deceptive manner
fancied|Liked a lot
fantail|Pigeon variety
farewell|Valediction
fastest|First to the finish line
fasting|Hungry, perhaps
feature|Spotlight
federal|Part of FBI
ferment|Make wine
fibulas|Leg bones
figures|Makes sense
filmgoer|Multiplex attendee
filthier|More soiled
finesse|Delicacy
fireball|Dynamo
firewall|Blaze-resistant partition
fishnet|Open-mesh fabric
fissile|Capable of being split
fitness|Richard Simmons' specialty
flabbergast|Overwhelm
flamenco|Vigorous dance
flanerie|Aimless idling
flattens|Knocks out
fleeces|Takes, in a way
flibbertigibbet|Old gossip
floorshow|Nightclub entertainment
fondness|Affection
footbridge|Way over water
footnoted|Like a research paper
foreman|Factory overseer
forfeit|Throw in the towel
forgers|Signing crooks
fortunes|Chinese cookie ingredients?
freckle|Howdy Doody spot
freckles|Howdy Doody features
freebee|It's nothing
freeman|Citizen
freezing|Frigid
frequenter|Familiar face
fretted|Worried
frontage|Land abutting the ocean
fuchsias|Purplish flowers
gabfests|Lengthy chats
gadgets|Doodads
galactic|Of humongous proportions
galatea|Inspiration for Eliza Doolittle
gallant|Chivalrous
galloper|Horse going full tilt
galoshes|High boots
gargantua|Rabelaisian giant
garrets|Dingy attics
gaveled|Brought to order, perhaps
gendarme|French cop
generals|Most of the Joint Chiefs
geneses|Beginnings
geneses|Origins
genesis|Bible book
gentles|Tames, as a bronc
geology|College course
gestate|Develop slowly
gesticulate|Act out, in a way
gesturer|Signer
ghosted|Wrote without credit
giddier|More silly
giftwrap|Prepare a present
gladiola|Plant with sword-shaped leaves
glibber|More smooth-talking
glissade|Ballet move
glisten|Sparkle
glitter|Sparkle
globulin|Gamma __ (antiviral agent)
gondola|Balloonist's basket
goobers|Georgia product
gooseneck|Curved part of a lamp
gossamer|Filmy cobweb
gossamer|Floating cobweb
governs|Rules
grained|Painted to resemble wood
gramophone|Spinner of 78s
grandstand|Stadium seating
granite|Quarry material
grantee|Successful financial-aid applicant
grasses|Barley and rye, for two
grassroots|Local, as political support
greenfly|Aphid
greeters|Some store personnel
grilles|Auto frontpieces
gritting|Clamping together, as one's teeth
grocers|Food merchants
groomer|Dog-show worker
guessed|Made a stab
gunshot|Firing
guttersnipe|Street urchin
gyroscope|Physics-lab spinner
habitation|Lodgings
habitues|Regulars
haggled|Sought a bargain
hairnets|Headgear for food preparers
hallways|Indoor passages
halyard|Hoisting rope
hammocks|Swinging beds
handicap|Analyze racing statistics
handlebar|Mustache style
handlers|Some PR personnel
handles|Copes with
handset|Phone part
hankering|Strong desire
hardest|Most difficult
hardhat|One building buildings
hardhats|Construction workers
harpers|__ Ferry, WV
harpsichord|Scarlatti's instrument
hassled|Bugged
hastens|Snaps to it
headache|Aspirin target
headband|Hair adornment
headlight|Convertible beacon
headset|Operator's wear
hearken|Give heed
heather|Moor vista
hectare|About 2,500 acres
hellbent|Maniacally determined
hellcat|Shrew
hematoma|Bruise
hemorrhage|Widespread loss
henbane|Poisonous plant
hepcats|Music hipsters
heretic|Doctrine rejecter
heroics|Brave deeds
heroines|Women of distinction
heronry|Egrets' kin live there
highest|Most lofty
hillier|More mountainous
hilltop|Climber's quest
hindsight|Second-guessing
hodgepodge|Mixture
hoedowns|Square-dance parties
hollered|Shouted out
holstein|Dairy cow
homemade|Like Mom's apple pie
homestretch|Last part of a horse race
homiest|Most cozy
honestly|No kidding!
honesty|Candor
honeybun|Sweetheart
honeycomb|Hangout for bees
honkers|Geese, at times
honorary|Like some degrees
honorer|Worshipful one
honorers|Award givers
hopeless|Futile
horizon|Lost __ (Hilton book)
horizon|Earth/sky boundary
hornpipe|Sailors' dance
horseshoes|Rural game
hospital|Resident's residence
hostage|Eddie Murphy rescuee in "Metro"
hostage|SWAT team rescuee
hostess|Party thrower
hotline|Cold War phone
hotline|Emergency phone
housesat|Helped out vacationing friends, maybe
huarache|Mexican sandal
hugeness|Immensity
hunkered|Squatted
hyperspace|Milieu for the "U.S.S. Enterprise"
iceless|Out of cubes
ideated|Preconceived
ideates|Forms thoughts
ideology|Doctrine
idolater|Devotee
idolatry|Devotion, and then some
idolizes|Dotes upon
ignited|Lit
ignored|Paid no heed to
ignored|Refused to notice
ignorer|He gives a cold shoulder
imagers|Printer components
imagined|Fantasized
imagist|Type of poet
imamate|Yemen, once
imitates|Copies
immediate|Instant
immerse|Dunk
immerse|Submerge
impiety|Irreverence
improper|Not suitable
improvisation|Spontaneous skits
inactivate|Defuse
inanely|How buffoons behave
inanely|Without reason
inanity|Poppycock
inanity|Shallowness
incense|Tee off
incensed|Livid
increase|Up
indelible|Ink choice
indicts|Castigates
indoctrinate|DRILL
inedible|Unfit to eat
inelastic|Unyielding
inertial|Of a Newtonian concept
infantrymen|Some soldiers
ingenue|Naive young lady
ingenue|Young actress
ingenue|Young woman's film role
inherit|Receive by will
initial|Acknowledge, in a way
initials|NBC and CBS
initiate|Start up
inkpots|Calligrapher's containers
innings|Shea stanzas
inoculates|Gives shots
inserted|Placed (between)
inspans|Harnesses
instrumentalist|Band member
insulate|Protect
insulin|Metabolism regulator
intends|Means (to)
interests|They may be special
interiors|1978 Allen film
interloping|Meddling
intolerant|Narrow-minded
intravenous|Like some nutrition
inundate|Overwhelm
inveigle|Persuade by flattery
inverted|Topsy-turvy
invested|Bought bonds
invitee|Potential guest
iodates|Some salts
ironies|Literary devices
ironware|Pots, kettles, etc.
irradiate|X-ray, e.g.
isobars|Weather-chart lines
isolates|Sequesters
itemize|Detail one's deductions
iterant|Echoing
iterant|Repeating
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Say repeatedly
ivories|Some keys
jabberwocky|Nonsense
jackhammer|Noisy tool
jalapenos|Pizza topping
jarring|Discordant
jawbreaker|Hard-to-pronounce word
jaywalker|Careless pedestrian
jaywalks|Crosses between corners
jeering|Derisive shouting
jellyfish|Indecisive person
jetting|Traveling by Airbus
jeweler|Ring expert
jockeyed|Maneuvered
johnnycake|Corn-pone concoction
judicial|Court-ordered
juggled|Nearly dropped
keenest|Most enthusiastic
kelvins|Temperature units
kernels|Popcorn pieces
kestrel|Small falcon
kettles|Teapots
keystones|Arch pieces
kibitzers|Fifths for bridge?
kickstand|Bicycle support
kickstand|It holds a motorcycle up
kidnaped|Held for ransom
kindergarteners|Little learners
kinetic|Motion-related
kinetic|Of movement
kissable|Attractive, perhaps
kneeler|Part of a pew
kneeler|Pew adjunct
knighthood|Galahad's achievement
kowtows|Defers (to)
kremlin|Politburo's place
labeled|Put a tag on
labeler|Name-caller
laborer|One at work
lacerate|Tear
lackeys|Toadies
lactose|Sugar variety
lagoons|Tropical spots
lakeside|Country home site
lambada|The "forbidden dance"
lamentable|Woebegone
laminas|Layers
laminate|Cover with clear plastic
landline|Phone, to CBers
lanolin|Ointment ingredient
lanterns|Light sources
lanyard|Whistle cord
largest|Most massive
lariats|Rodeo gear
larynxes|Adam's apple sites
lassoes|Cow catchers
lateness|Vice principal's concern
lateral|Gridiron pass
latitude|Freedom of action
launders|Cleans, in a way
laureate|Crowned
lawsuit|Court case
lawyers|The Practice figures
leanest|Least successful, in a way
leapfrogged|Skipped some steps
learned|Erudite
leashed|Restrained, in a way
leather|Biker's wear
lecture|Seminar feature
leftwing|Radical
leisure|Free time
lenient|Not strict
lensmen|Photographers
leveret|Bunny kin
leverets|Young hares
liaison|Connection
liberty|Word on a dime
lifelike|Real-looking
lighted|Afire
likable|Winsome
likable|Winsome
limpets|Conch cousins
lingered|Hung around
lingoes|Jargons
liniment|Embrocation
linotypers|Desktop publishers' precursors
lioness|Born Free beast
listens|Heeds, with "to"
listens|Lends an ear
literati|Intelligentsia
lithest|Most agile
litters|Tosses trash
liturgy|Ritual
livener|Pooper's opposite
loggers|Lumberjacks
loiters|Hangs around
lonesome|In need of company
longbow|Archer's tool of yore
longbow|Robin Hood's weapon
loopholes|Legal outs
loosest|Most flexible
lorgnette|Opera glasses
lotuses|Water flowers
lubbers|Awkward sailors
lunette|Semicircular opening
lupines|Flowers of the legume family
lusters|Sheens
lyricists|Hart and Hammerstein
macabre|Horrifying
macadam|Road surface
macaroni|Casserole component
machines|Labor-saving devices
madhouses|Bedlams
madonna|Christmas stamp subject
maggots|Eccentric ideas
maggots|Odd fancies
magnate|Business bigwig
maharajah|Asian king
malaise|Discomfort
malaria|Literally, "bad air"
malaria|Literally, "bad air"
mandate|Order from the people
mandates|Court orders
manhattan|1979 Allen film
maniacal|Raving
maniacs|Wild bunch
mantled|In concealment
mantrap|Dangerous female
maracas|Musical gourds
marginal|On the fringe
margins|Page peripheries
marjoram|Aromatic herb
marjoram|Oregano kin
marooning|Leaving stranded
martensite|Carbon-steel component
martini|Bar order
masonic|__ temple
massaged|Manipulated, in a way
mastered|Became skilled in
mastiffs|Powerful dogs
mateless|Single
matilda|Waltzer of song
matters|Is of importance
mattocks|Digging tools
maximal|Highest
mayflower|It landed at Plymouth
mayoral|Of interest to Hizzoner
meantime|Intervening period
measure|Bassman's bar
measurer|Tailor, often
meathead|Mike Stivic's nickname
meatier|Having richer content
meddling|Kibitzer's specialty
mediates|Helps to settle
medicines|Doc's stock
medicines|They're good for what ails you
megabucks|Big money
megacity|Metropolis
megaphones|Cheerleaders' cones
membrane|Eardrum, for one
memoirs|Some nonfiction works
memorandum|Manager's note
messages|Answering-machine holdings
messages|Morals, e.g.
messier|NHL MVP of '90 and '92
metaled|Plated
metalline|Steely, e.g.
methods|Ways
metrical|Pertaining to measurement
miasmas|Noxious atmospheres
migrant|Crop harvester, sometimes
migrates|Goes south, maybe
mildest|Least hot
militias|Emergency armed forces
milking|Farm job
milldam|Pond creator
minaret|Mosque feature
minaret|Tower in a mosque
minimizer|Belittler
minimum|Lower bound
mirthful|Happy as a clam
mitered|Cut wood, in a way
mitered|Joined, in carpentry
mitigative|Tending to allay
modiste|High-fashion dealer
mohairs|Some sweaters
molecular|Quite small
molecule|Group of atoms
mollusk|Shellfish
mollycoddle|Pamper
monarch|Absolute ruler
mopiest|Most glum
moraines|Glacial leavings
morales|Actor Esai
moralize|Emulate Aesop
morello|Pie cherry
moribund|Stagnant
morning|Start of the day
morsels|Chewable bits
moseyed|Sauntered
motorizing|Making mechanical
musette|Small knapsack
musical|Cats or "Hair"
mustang|Hardy horse
mystique|Aura
nacelle|Balloon car
nailbiter|Anxious one, perhaps
nametag|Label
napoleon|Waterloo loser
narrate|Do the commentary
narrated|Told
nastier|Less genteel
national|Part of NAACP
nations|Countries
nattier|More dapper
natural|7 or 11
nautical|Maritime
navettes|Marquise gems
neatened|Spruced up
neatest|Most spiffy
necessity|It might be bare
necktie|June gift
needier|Less wealthy
needlers|Taunters
negated|Canceled out
negated|Denied
negated|Nullified
negates|Invalidates
negator|Naysayer
neglects|Overloooks
neighed|Sounded like Silver
neither|Nor's partner
neither|Not one or the other
nemeses|Agents of retribution
nemeses|Baddies
neonatal|Concerning newborns
neonatal|Of infancy
neonate|Newborn
neotypes|New specimens
nephews|Family members
nestler|Baby bird, e.g.
nettles|Provokes
neutrino|Elementary particle
newcomer|Rookie
nickelodeon|Early movie theater
nightstand|Single performance
nineteen|Impossible cribbage hand
nitrates|Fertilizer components
noblesse|__ oblige
nocturne|Chopin work
nominates|Picks
nonagon|Geometric figure
noodles|Side dish
noontime|Midday
nosiest|Most probing
nostrums|Questionable remedies
notepad|Reporter's need
notional|Existing only in the mind
notwithstanding|Despite
nougats|Almond confections
nouveau|__ riche
nuances|Subtle distinctions
oarsman|Rower
obscene|Abominable
observe|Note
occlude|Block
occults|Eclipses
occupants|Lodgers
oceanic|Immensely large
octaves|Eight-line verses
octopod|Tentacled mollusk
odyssey|Homeric epic
odyssey|Spiritual quest
offends|Outrages
oilcans|Garage litter
ointments|Balms
oldster|Golden-ager
oleander|White-flowered shrub
olestra|Fat substitute
olestra|No-cal fat substitute
omelets|Brunch dishes
omnivore|Goat, for one
onagers|Medieval catapults
operate|Handle, as machinery
operate|Run
operate|Run
operates|Manages
operatic|Of interest to Wagner
operator|Smooth __ (Sade song)
operetta|Naughty Marietta, e.g.
operetta|The Mikad, e.g.
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
opossum|Critter with a pouch
optometry|Prescriptive practice
opulent|Lavish
oracles|Priests of ancient Greece
oration|Speech
orators|Men of many words
orbitals|Certain electrons
ordains|Decrees
orderers|Catalog customers
ordinal|1st or 2nd, for example
ordinals|First, second, and third
oregano|Pizza topping
oregano|Wild marjoram
organism|Creature
organize|Marshal
oriental|Monopoly avenue
origami|Folding fun
origami|Paper pastime
orioles|Camden Yards team
ornament|December decoration
orrises|Fragrant rootstocks
ortolan|Songbird
ottoman|Obstacle for Rob Petrie
ottomans|Easy-chair accessories
outclass|Be superior to
outclass|Surpass in excellence
outperform|TOP
outrage|Indignation
outraged|Indignant
outrode|Won, as a horse race
outshoot|Beat Annie Oakley
outshot|Did better at the range than
outskirts|City's periphery
overbid|Bridge boo-boo
overcooks|Burns, as a steak
overeasy|Eggs order
overeat|Have thirds, maybe
overeat|Stuff oneself
overeater|Buffet patron, perhaps
overlap|Commonality
overlie|Cover
overlooked|Ignored
oversee|Direct
oversee|Supervise
oversees|Does a foreman's job
overtime|Eventually
overtop|Surpass
ovisacs|Egg containers
oxidize|Begin to rust
paintbrush|Hardware-store buy
paleness|Wan quality
palmist|Certain fortuneteller
panache|Flamboyance
panache|Flamboyance
panamas|Jipijapa hats
paneled|Like some dens
pantaloon|Commedia dell'arte character
papayas|Tropical fruits
papered|Covered a wall
papyrus|Egyptian stationery
paralyze|Make powerless
paramount|Star Trek studio
parapet|Defensive wall
parasol|Sun block
parboil|Start to seethe
parentage|Descent
parents|Raises kids
parodied|Did a spoof of
parolee|One with a shortened sentence
parolees|They have convictions
paroxysm|Sudden outburst
partake|Share
particle|Little bit
passades|Horse-show moves
passport|World traveler's need
pastels|Delicate hues
patents|They might be pending
patinae|Copper coverings
patinae|Copper coverings
patness|Glib quality
patterns|Decorative designs
patters|Talks glibly
pawnable|Having collateral value
peanuts|Minimal money
peasant|Folk-costume style
peashooter|Tyke's tube
peashooters|Brats' weapons
peddlers|Street vendors
pedestal|Where an idol is placed
pedestrian|Unimaginative
peeress|Aristocratic woman
peering|Using a magnifying glass
peerless|Without equal
pegboard|Toolhouse hanging
pelting|Heavy rainfall
penitents|Some fasters
pensive|Lost in thought
pentane|Gasoline component
percale|Sheet fabric
perfuse|Overspread with moisture
perplexed|In a quandary
perplexing|Discombobulating
pertest|Most stylish
pertness|Sauciness
perusal|Scrutiny
phenomena|Remarkable events
phenomenal|Miraculous
phonics|Language-learning method
photostat|Xerox predecessor
pianists|Key players
pickpocket|Fagin trainee
picture|Imagine
pierrot|French comic character
pigeonhole|Categorize
pilsner|Pale beer
pimento|Aromatic spice
pinchpenny|Tightwad
pinecones|Forest-floor sights
pipeline|Alaskan engineering triumph
pipeline|Petroleum pathway
pirates|Pittsburgh team
pirates|Seagoing thieves
pistachio|Ice-cream variety
pixilated|Oddball
placate|Mollify
placing|Positioning
plastered|Stewed
plastics|Acetate and cellophane
plastron|Torso-protecting armor
plateaus|Tablelands
platform|Place for public discussion
platters|Deli offerings
plausible|Not out of the question
playlet|Short drama
pleader|Bargaining defendant
pleasance|Promenade
pleasure|Source of delight
plotter|Cabal member
poleaxes|Medieval weapons
policed|Served as a security force for
polling|Gallup's trade
polygonal|Many-sided
polygraph|Detective's device
polymer|Plexiglas, for one
pomaded|Applied an ointment
pomades|Hair ointments
poniard|Dagger
poorest|Worst
popover|Hollow bread
portrays|Plays the part of
positive|Certain
possess|Boast
postages|Mailroom calculations
postdate|Prepare a check for the future
postpone|Put off
postpone|Put off
pothole|Boulevard blemish
pottery|Earthenware
pounces|Springs
prairie|Rolling grassland
prearms|Gets ready for battle
preceded|Went first
predicament|Fine how-do-you-do
preedit|Make early corrections
preempt|Take precedence over
prelate|Church VIP
premier|Debut
prenatal|Of interest to obstetricians
prerinse|Prepare for the dishwasher, perhaps
presell|Market before building
presenter|Awards-show figure
presets|Takes care of beforehand
preship|Send in advance
preside|Be the chair
pressed|Forced
pressure|Word on an air pump
preteen|Twelve-year-old, e.g.
preterit|Verb form
prettiest|Most pleasant
prevent|Keep from happening
priciest|Most expensive
printer|Computer accessory
prissier|More puritanical
problem|Sticky wicket
procure|Obtain by effort
promote|Plug
proposal|Business plan
proscribe|Condemn as harmful
prospect|Potential buyer
protest|Freedom march, e.g.
protester|Sit-in participant
prurient|Itchy
psychics|Fortunetellers
publish|Put into print
puerile|Childish
purring|Well content
pygmies|Some owls
quailed|Flinched
quarantine|Keep inside
quartered|Provided with lodging
quarterfinalist|Tournament participant
queened|Cashed a pawn, in chess
quested|Sought
quicklime|Plaster ingredient
quicksand|Bog material
rabbets|Wood grooves
racketeer|Ponzi, e.g.
radiate|Shine brightly
radiates|Fans out
radical|Wobbly, e.g.
raffles|Church fundraisers
railway|Scenic transport
raincheck|Ball-game ticket stub
raindrop|Bit of drizzle
rainier|Cascades peak
rainouts|Bad news for baseball fans
rakehell|Dissolute man
rankled|Irritated
ransacked|Searched and messed up
rapiers|Some swords
rapport|Amicable relationship
rarebit|Cheese dish
ratatat|Knocking sound
ratings|Commercial-price factors
rations|Foot soldier's food
rattletrap|Rickety auto
rattletrap|Rickety vehicle
ravages|Wreaks havoc on
raveled|In a messy bunch
rawness|Uncooked condition
razorbacks|Arkansas footballers
realists|Pragmatic types
realtor|One with lots to show you
reannex|Incorporate back into the city
rearrange|Shuffle
reasons|Justifications
recasts|Does a new horoscope
receded|Lost ground
receded|Went lower
receded|Withdrew
recedes|Shrinks
rechristen|Change the names of
recondite|Little-known
recorder|Flute kin
recreate|Make over
rectory|Minister's house
redbird|Cardinal
redefine|Give new meaning to
redness|Rubescence
redness|Sign of irritation
redress|Relief from wrong
redshanks|Sandpiper varieties
redtail|North American hawk
redwoods|Tall trees
reeducate|Change the attitudes of
reemerge|Appear again
reemerge|Come again?
reenact|Portray, as a crime
reenacts|Stages a Civil War battle, perhaps
referee|Court official
referred|Alluded
refinishes|Gives a new surface to
reflected|Sent back
refried|One way to serve beans
refueled|Did a pit job
regains|Wins back
regales|Entertains lavishly
regalia|Royal emblems
regalia|Soup-and-fish
regatta|Sailing race
regattas|Boat races
regiment|Army unit
regiment|Troop group
regular|Habitue
regulus|Leo's brightest star
rehearsal|Dry run
rehearse|Run through lines
rehires|Brings back, in a way
reinforce|Add extra support to
reinhabit|Move back into
rekindle|Start anew, as a relationship
related|In the family
relater|Story teller
relaters|Storytellers
relates|Tells
relaxed|Took it easy
relaxers|Heat treatments, e.g.
release|Deliverance
release|Make public
releases|Turns loose
relevant|Apropos
relevant|Germane
relicenses|Gives permission again
relieve|Ease
relieved|No longer worried
relievo|Type of sculpture
relived|Went through anew
relives|Undergoes again
relocate|Move
relocate|Move to a new home
remakes|New versions of old films
remanded|Sent back
remarker|Statement maker
remnants|Carpet bits
remoras|Shark hangers-on
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Penitence
remover|Acetone, e.g.
remunerate|Pay back
renames|Changes a moniker
renders|Performs
renegade|Loose cannon
reneged|Backed out
renewal|Contractual concern
renewer|Publisher's best customer
reopens|Investigates anew, as a case
reopens|Starts again
repanel|Fix the den
repeatedly|Over and over
repeater|Second-time student
repents|Feels sorry for
replate|Invigorate the brass
replica|Facsimile
replicate|Make a copy of
reporter|City-room resident
reposer|Couch potato, perhaps
reprove|Censure
rereleases|Star Wars trilogy, in 1998
resaddle|Get ready to ride again
reseats|Changes location, perhaps
resects|Cuts out
reseeds|Updates the rankings
resents|Feels hurt by
resents|Takes personally
resents|Takes umbrage at
resents|Takes umbrage at
resents|Takes umbrage at
resettle|Move
resewed|Made a new hem
reshaped|Altered
reshoot|Film a second time
reshows|Runs over
resided|Dwelled
resides|Lives
resists|Stands firm
resizes|Changes the dimensions of
reslate|Schedule again
resolve|Settle
resonate|Strike a chord
respect|Dangerfield's quest
respells|Corrects a bee answer
restates|Phrases anew
resters|Snooze takers
restively|In an agitated way
restless|Antsy
restorals|Comebacks
restore|Make like new
restore|Make like new
restore|Make new
restore|Put back
restore|Work on an old house
retailer|Merchant
retapes|Records again
reticence|Reserve
reticent|Close-mouthed
retinol|Vitamin A form
retinue|Entourage
retinue|Group of attendants
retirees|Pensioners
retraced|Backtracked
reveled|Partied
revenue|What comes in
reveres|Esteems
reveres|Venerates
reverie|Impractical idea
reversos|Some pages
reverts|Returns to a former condition
revetment|Retaining wall
revoice|Adjust, as organ pipes
rewarded|Given compensation
reynard|Fox
rhenium|Rare metal
riantly|With laughter
rickshaw|Two-wheeled vehicle
ricochet|Bullet bounce
rideable|Like a broken horse
rifleman|Chuck Connors role
ripener|The mold in Brie, e.g.
riviera|Jet-set destination
rivieras|Coastal resort areas
roadshow|Touring company
roadside|Where hot dog stands stand
roadster|Vehicle with a rumble seat
roasted|Cooked beef
roaster|Chicken choice
roasters|Turkey cookers
romance|Book genre
romance|Court
romance|Fiction genre
romance|Film genre
rondeau|17th-century musical form
rooking|Taking advantage of
roomettes|Pullman quarters
rosettes|Ornamental ribbons
rosewood|Perfume oil source
rosiest|Most optimistic
rotation|Crop-raising technique
rougher|Less finished
roulette|Ball game
roundup|Summarization
rubbery|Elastic
rumored|Talked about
runaway|AWOL, e.g.
runless|Like a 0-0 baseball game
runover|Make a quick trip
rustler|Western thief
rutabaga|Turnip variety
ruthlessly|As Attila would
sabines|Ancient Apennine dwellers
saboteur|Destructive sort
saccade|Quick rein pull
sacrifice|Burnt offering
saddened|Made blue
saddler|Old West merchant
safaris|Veldt vacations
saffrons|Spice-yielding flowers
sailors|Seamen
salamis|Deli display
salience|Pronounced feature
salines|Some solutions
sallies|__ forth (sets out)
sallower|More pale
saltines|. . . and its partner
saltwort|European plant
salutes|Military greetings
sambaed|Did a Brazilian dance
sameness|Monotony
sanctum|Holy place
sandals|Summer shoes
sanddab|Flounder cousin
saneness|Norman Bates' lack
sapphire|September birthstone
sardine|Little fish
sassier|More impudent
sateens|Cotton fabrics
satiate|Glut
satiate|Glut
satiated|Filled to the gills
satiric|Given to irony
satirist|Jonathan Swift, for one
sausages|Brunch offering
sausages|Ham alternative
sausages|Wurst
sauteed|Browned
sauteed|Fried lightly
sauteed|Pan-fried
savannah|Grassy plain
scalene|Adjcetive in geometry
scalene|Triangle type
scalping|Ticket offense
scampers|Dashes away
scandals|Tabloid fare
scandium|Rare-earth metal
scanners|Computer peripherals
scantest|Most meager
scarier|More frightening
scarify|Break up a road
scenario|Game plan
scenery|Stage sets, collectively
schedules|Timetables
schemer|Con man
schemer|Conniving sort
schemer|One with plots
schemer|Plan maker
schiller|Wilhelm Tell author
scholar|Well-educated person
schooner|Large beer glass
sciatic|Hip-related
sciatic|Of the hip
scorekeeper|Ball-game official
scorepad|Board-game need
scorers|They make points
scoured|Cleaned thoroughly
scrappers|Melee participants
scrappy|Argumentative
scrawls|Writes illegibly
scrawny|Gaunt
screeds|Tiresome speeches
screener|Resume reader, perhaps
screwball|Pitcher's ploy
screwdriver|Toolbox item
seafarer|Sailor
seahorse|Little fish
seaminess|Sordid quality
seascapes|Some Monets
seaside|By the shore
seasons|Salts, perhaps
seasons|Sprinkles salt, perhaps
seaters|Ushers, for instance
seawater|Bay-salt source
seaways|Ocean routes
seaweeds|Ocean life
seclude|Sequester
secrete|Hide
secular|Of this world
sedated|Calmed
sedated|Tranquilized
sedated|Under, perhaps
sedately|With calm
sedates|Calms
seedier|More disreputable
seedier|More worn
seeress|One with foresight
seersucker|Suit fabric
seesaws|Vacillates
selects|Chooses
selects|Culls
selfish|Me-first
sellers|The Pink Pantherstar
sellouts|Causes for SRO signs
sememes|Meanings expressed by morphemes
semigloss|Wall finish
semipro|Hardly a major leaguer
senders|Fax originators
senoras|Hacienda homemakers
sensate|Having feeling
senseless|Inane
senseless|Inane
sensing|Somehow aware of
sensors|Photoelectric cells
sentiments|Opinions
septets|The Seas and the Dwarfs
sepulchral|Hollow and deep
serenaders|Shivaree participants
serener|Comparatively calm
serener|More placid
serials|'40s Saturday movie features
serials|Filmdom's "Spy Smasher" et al.
serious|Grave
servers|Central computers
servers|Waiters
servile|Fawning
servile|Fawning
session|Class meeting
session|Musicians' gathering
setback|Reversal
setbacks|Delays in progress
settles|Resolves, as an argument
sextant|Navigational instrument
sextuple|Turn 7 into 42
shadiest|Least reputable
shakeups|Dramatic reorganizations
shallot|Onion variety
shallot|Salad herb
shamuses|Gumshoes
shattered|Broken to bits
shearers|Wool gatherers
shebang|The whole ball of wax
sheepskin|Graduate's parchment
shelled|Bombarded
sherbet|Cool treat
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shifter|Semi driver, at times
shipside|Unloading area
shocker|Sensational novel
shooters|Some casino gamblers
shotgun|Ride __ over (protect)
shoveled|Dug a hole
shrewish|Termagant
shrivel|Dry (up)
shrouds|Hides from view
shuttlecock|Badminton prop
siamese|Some cats
sibilate|Hiss
sibling|Family member
sidearms|Pistols, perhaps
sidekicks|Heroes' helpers
sidewalks|Cafe locales
sierras|Mountain chain
signaled|Indicated a turn
signals|Omens
silages|Stored fodders
silence|Calm
silences|They may be deafening
silkiest|Most lustrous
sisters|Nuns
sitters|Parents' relief
skirled|Played the pipes
skitter|Skip around
skylark|Frolic
slanted|Not objective
slaphappy|Really silly
slapstick|Keystone Kops comedy
slapstick|Low-comedy theater
slather|Spread thickly
sleepier|More apt to nod off
slimmer|Smaller in girth
slippery|Hard to handle
slipstream|Propeller-created wind
slipstreaming|Reducing air resistance
slitters|Letter openers
slothful|Suffering from spring fever, maybe
slotted|Like some spoons
slotted|Like some spoons
sluices|Floodgates
slurped|Ate noisily
slyness|Cunning
slyness|Fox's quality
smashed|Rammed into
smasher|Atomic device
smeller|Schnoz
smitten|Infatuated
snagged|Caught
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapdragon|Mouth-shaped garden flower
snapdragon|Red-flowered garden plant
snarler|Watchdog, at times
snatched|Kidnapped
sneaker|It's fit to be tied
sneered|Looked like a villain
sneezed|Reacted to snuff
snidest|Most insinuating
sniglet|Coined word of a sort
snitchers|Rat finks
soaping|Sink activity
socialist|Marx, for one
societal|Culture-specific
sojourn|Brief stay
sojourns|Stopovers
solaces|Comforts
solders|Industrial bonds
soldier|Draftee, e.g.
someone|Anybody
sometime|Occasional
sonatas|Prokofiev pieces
sonnets|__ from the Portuguese
sonship|Family relation
soonest|With the least delay
soothes|Gives comfort to
sophies|__ Choice (Streep film)
sorcerers|Magicians
sorehead|Touchy type
sororal|Sisterly
sounded|Emitted, as an alarm
souring|Turning bad, as milk
soviets|Bolsheviks, later
soymilk|Bean product
spaceship|Apollo 13, e.g.
spangled|Anthem word
spangles|Sequins
spaniel|Fawning fellow
sparest|Most frugal
sparrows|Small songbirds
sparser|More widely spaced
sparsest|Least populated
spartan|Athenian's enemy
spartan|Marked by frugality
spartan|No-frills
spatula|Plaster spreader
species|Biological group
speckle|Tiny spot
spectacle|Striking show
speeded|Risked a fine
spendthrift|Nonfrugal sort
spherule|Small glob
spillage|Overflow result
spinoff|Melrose Place, for one
spinoff|Rhoda, e.g.
spinoff|END OF QUERY
splashes|Plays in the pool
splotchy|Full of blots and spots
splurge|Blow one's budget
splurge|Spend wildly
spokesman|Corporate mouthpiece
sponged|Was a parasite
spontaneously|Impromptu
sporting|Ostentatiously displaying
spurned|Showed disdain toward
squirts|Pipsqueaks
stables|Horse barns
stables|Shetland shelters
stagger|Overlap time slots
staidly|With solemnity
stained|Ready for the cleaners
stainer|Carpenter, at times
stainer|Furniture finisher
stalest|Trite to the max
stalled|Not moving
stamina|10K need
stampede|Steers out of control?
standee|Seatless spectator
stanine|Aptitude-test score
staples|Report holders
stardom|Hollywood hopeful's hope
stardust|__ Memories
stargazers|Astronomers
staring|Transfixed, perhaps
starless|Like an overcast night
starlets|Young actresses
starling|Passerine bird
starred|Had the lead
starship|USS Enterprise, e.g.
startup|Get going
stately|Majestic
statics|Branch of physics
statuary|Some sculptures
staving|Fending (off)
stayers|Horses with endurance
stealers|Second-story men
stealing|Baserunner's activity
steamed|Mad
steamer|Tramp, e.g.
steelie|Playing marble
steeples|Church structures
steerer|Driver
stemmed|Halted
stemmed|Like some goblets
stencils|Crate markings, often
stencils|Mimeograph masters
steppes|Russian grasslands
stepping|On the march
stereos|Quad antecedents
sterile|Unexciting
sterile|Unproductive
sterling|Fine silver
sterner|Ambition should be made of __ stuff
stevedore|Dock worker
steward|Administrator
stickers|Burs
stiletto|Billy Joel song
stiletto|Sharp heel
stimuli|Response creators
stinger|Vodka drink
stipend|Allowance
stirred|Tended the sauce
stomach|Belly
stonier|Less expressive
stoopball|Urban kids' game
stooped|Condescended
stopcock|Type of faucet
stopgap|Temporary fix
stopgap|Temporary solution
storable|Nonperishable, maybe
storied|Legendary
stormier|More turbulent
storyboard|Sequence of sketches
stowaway|Non-paying passenger
strained|Prepared baby food
straitlaced|Strict
straits|They might be dire
stranded|Left high and dry
strands|Pearl sets
strange|Golfer Curtis
strategy|Plan
stratify|Divide into castes
streets|Urban grid
stretch|Duration
striate|Marked with stripes
stricken|Hit (with)
strikeout|Batter's bane
stripes|Bill Murray movie
stroked|Obeyed the coxswain
studded|Encrusted
student|Lecture attendee
stylets|Engraving instruments
stylists|Set dressers
stymied|Blocked
styrene|Synthetic-rubber component
substation|Branch office, perhaps
success|Triumph
successor|Truman, to Roosevelt
sultana|Raisin grape
sultana|Seedless raisin
sunburns|Red spots
sundress|Woman's summer garment
supermarket|Paper or plastic? place
supplants|Usurps
surefire|Guaranteed to work
sureties|Bonds
surfaces|Comes into view
surfeits|Excesses
surname|Lincoln or Ford
surplus|Excess amount
surrender|Word in the sky over Oz
sustains|Keeps going
swaddle|Wrap with bandages
swamplands|Everglades, e.g.
swarmed|Traveled en masse
swarthy|Dark-skinned
swatter|Bug-zapper predecessor
sweater|Woolly clothing
sweatsuit|Togs for the treadmill
sweetest|Most sugary
sweetish|Sort of sugary
sweltered|Suffered in the sun
swiveled|Pirouetted
sybarite|Pleasure lover
syndrome|Predictable pattern
synonymy|Equivalence in meaning
systems|Networks
tailgate|Party site, sometimes
tailpipe|Exhaust tube
takeaway|Subtract
talkers|Some birds
tangent|Touching
tankers|Oil carriers
tapered|Came to a point
targets|Prey
tarragon|Spice-shelf choice
tartish|Rather sour
tasters|Quality-control personnel
tatters|Rags
taxicab|Hack
teamsters|Drivers' union
teargas|Riot-squad supply
teargas|SWAT team accessory
tearoom|British eatery
teashop|Restaurant of a sort
teatime|4:00 P.M., perhaps
teeming|Rife
teetered|Threatened to fall
teetotal|Don't drink
tempered|Like some steel
templates|Construction patterns
tendons|Sinews
tenement|West Side Story building
tensely|With angst
tensest|Most volatile
tenures|Professors' prizes
tenures|Terms of service
termagant|Virago
termite|Little house wrecker
terraria|Miniature gardens
terrene|Earthly
terrier|Asta, for one
testers|Bed canopies
tethers|Restrains
tetragons|Quadrilaterals
theorems|Statements accepted as fact
thereabout|In the vicinity
therein|Occupying that place
thereto|Bit of legalese
theriac|Herbal cure-all
thirdly|After a few
thirstily|With eagerness
thirteen|Triskaidekaphobe's fear
thistle|Prickly plant
threads|Clothes, so to speak
threats|Bits of saber-rattling
threesome|The Stooges, e.g.
thrifty|Frugal
throwers|Potter's wheel users
thyself|A good person to know
tidiness|Felix Unger's quality
timeless|Eternal
tinamou|Partridge's relative
tinkerer|Handyman
tiptoes|Moves with stealth
titania|Queen of fairyland
titanium|Steel toughener
titleholder|Property owner
titrations|Chem-lab procedures
tizzies|Excited states
toasted|Grilled
toasters|Kitchen appliances
toeshoe|Ballerina's slipper
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
toilsome|Laborious
tolerate|Stomach
tolerated|Stood
tollgate|Turnpike structure
tomahawk|Cherokee chopper
tonnage|Shipping figure
toolshed|Backyard building
toolshed|Where to find old saws
toothed|Having protrusions, as gears
topless|Like open convertibles
toreadors|Waltz of the __ (Anouilh play)
torpedo|Sub need
torrent|Deluge
torrent|Flood
tortoiseshell|Mottled inlay material
tortoni|Ice-cream confection
tossers|Salad preparers
totally|100 percent
toucher|Physical one
tourism|Hawaii's main industry
tourist|Vacationing traveler
toweled|Dried off
towlines|Barge connectors
township|County subdivision
towropes|Boat-pulling lines
tracers|Some bullets
trained|Prepared for a bout
trainee|New hire
trainer|Coach
trainer|Spa employee
traipse|Gad about
transit|Mass __ (buses et al.)
transit|Migration
trapeze|Circus swinger
traumas|Harrowing episodes
traumas|Shocks
travails|Tribulations
travels|Gulliver's exploits
travels|Tours
travois|Plains Indians transport
treacle|Excessive sweetness
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treated|Picked up the tab
treetop|Aerie area
treetops|Bird perches
treetops|Forest skyline
trekked|Traveled like Spock
trekker|Enterprise fan
trembler|Catbird's quaking cousin
trended|Showed a general tendency
tresses|Rapunzel's claim to fame
trestle|Train bridge
triassic|Period when dinosaurs appeared
tributes|Testimonials
trilogy|Tolkien wrote one
trireme|Ancient warship
triremes|Ancient galleys
triteness|Banality
trolley|Onetime streetcar
trooped|Went hiking
trysted|Met on the sly
turnpike|Major artery
turnpike|Toll road
turnspit|Rotisserie part
typesetter|Galley worker
ultraists|They're far out
ultraviolet|Beyond the visible spectrum
umpteen|A whole bunch of
unaging|Eternal
unaided|Without assistance
unaired|Shelved, as a TV show
unartful|Not like Dickens' Dodger
unassisted|Alone
unaware|Ignorant
unaware|In the dark
unchaste|Hardly holy
unclose|Ope
underbelly|Vulnerable spot
underpass|Road beneath a bridge
underpin|Give support to
underuse|Neglect, perhaps
undress|Prepare for a shower
unearths|Digs up
unhooks|Disentangles
unitarians|Centralization advocates
unleaded|Gas-pump selection
unleash|Let go
unowned|In public domain
unravel|Decipher
unsaddle|Remove gear from a mount
unsettle|Disturb
unshorn|Hirsute
upended|Turned topsy-turvy
upraise|Hoist
upstate|North, in a way
uranium|Heavy metal
useless|Idle
ushered|Led to a seat
usurpation|Seizure
utility|Water or electricity
vacillation|Inability to decide
vacuuming|Cleaning, as a rug
vanilla|Cream-soda flavoring
vanishes|Leaves suddenly
vegetable|Squash, e.g.
verbals|Gerunds, infinitives, etc.
verbatim|Exactly as spoken
vesicle|Anatomical pouch
vestige|Faint trace
vignettes|Brief sketches
viminal|One of Rome's hills
vintage|Wine datum
violated|Disturbed rudely
violent|Like an upheaval
violist|String player
visiting|Calling on
visitor|Caller
vitiators|Ones who impair
volatile|Apt to explode
volleyballs|Beach bring-alongs
volleys|Socker kicks
waitress|Alice, in "Alice"
waitress|Diner worker
wallflower|Shy person
wandered|Roamed about
warfare|Hostilities
wartime|When travel is restricted
washable|Like drip-dry material
watchtower|Sentinel's post
watered|Sprinkled
waterspout|Oceanic tornado
weakens|Enervates
wealthy|Loaded
webfoot|Duck feature
weltanschauung|World view, in Ulm
wending|Traveling
whatnot|Curio shelf
wheelie|Motorcycle trick
whereinto|Quaint conjunction
whereto|Cabbie's query
whereto|Cabbie's query
whirlybird|Flying machine
whodunit|Movie genre
willfully|With volition
wingchair|Fireside seating
wiseguy|Mouthy sort
wisteria|Flowering shrub
wonderful|Marvelous
workroom|Hobbyist's space, perhaps
wrangle|Tussle
wreckage|Tornado aftermath
wrecked|Destroyed
wrestlers|Hulk Hogan and Captain Lou
yearend|Accountant's "closing time"
yearend|Accountant's closing time
yearlong|Throughout 1998, e.g.
yellers|Cheerleaders, e.g.
yodeler|Tyrolean tunesmith
zapping|Getting a bug, maybe
zestiest|Most piquant
abalone|Seaweed eater
abashed|Disconcerted
aberrant|Exceptional
ablates|Removes by erosion
aboriginal|Native
abounds|Teems
abraded|Wore
absentee|No-show
absentees|No-shows
absinth|Licorice-flavored liqueur
absinthe|Green liqueur
accedes|Gives approval
accedes|Gives consent
accrete|Accumulate
acetone|Solvent ingredient
acetones|Varnish ingredients
acrobat|Tumbler
acrobats|Circus stars
acronyms|SALT and NAFTA
actable|Suitable for the stage
actions|Legal proceedings
actress|Close, for example
actress|Lucci or Leoni
actresses|Two of the Fondas
actuate|Start a process
adaption|Adjustment
adductors|Certain thigh muscles
adeptly|With expertise
adhered|Remained loyal
adjoint|Square matrix, in math
adjunct|Offshoot
admirers|Fan club
adoring|Idolizing
adorned|Decorated
adulated|Flattered excessively
aerially|How some crops are sprayed
aerobics|Fonda's forte
ageless|Forever young
ageless|Forever young
ageless|Satchel Paige descriptor
agitate|Whip up
agrarian|Farm-oriented
aileron|Plane- wing part
ailment|Bug
airmail|Fast delivery
airstrip|Landing place
alameda|City near Oakland
alameda|Tree-lined promenade
alamode|Pie order
alamode|Pie order
alcalde|Mexican mayor
alcoves|Nooks
alfalfa|Our Gang crooner
alidades|Surveyor's devices
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Transfer, as ownership
alienate|Turn off
alienating|Estranging
alienist|Medical expert, in court
alienor|Property transferrer
aliment|Food
allegorize|Show by storytelling
allegro|Fast movement
alliterate|Form phrases euphonically
allover|Thoroughly
alluded|Referred (to)
allurers|Sirens
almanac|Reference book
alongside|Adjacent to
alpacas|Llamas with valuable wool
altercates|Wrangles
altered|Took in, perhaps
altitude|Pilot's concern
alumnae|Radcliffe grads
amalgamate|Mix up
amassed|Accumulated
amassment|Collection
ambulate|Walk
amenable|Willing to agree
amerces|Imposes a fine
amiable|Like a pussycat
amounting|Adding up
anatomy|Topic for Henry Gray
ancient|Like Coleridge's mariner
anecdotal|Nonscientific
anecdote|Short narrative
anemometer|Kid's science project, maybe
anemone|Buttercup kin
anemones|Buttercup relatives
anemones|Tentacled critters
anemones|Windflowers
anguish|Mental difficulty
animals|House of the Rising Sun band
animate|Bring to life
animate|Pep up
anionic|Negatively charged
anisette|After-dinner drink
anklets|Short socks
announce|Tell to the world
annular|Ring-shaped
annulus|Tree ring
anointed|Chosen, in a way
anointer|Consecration participant
anointment|Consecration ceremony
answered|Came back
antacid|Stomach soother
antbear|Aardvark
antebellum|Pre-1860's
antedate|Come before
anteroom|Waiting area
anthill|Colony's home
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
antlers|Horns
aperitif|Preprandial order
aphelia|Orbital extremes
apiarist|Beekeeper
apiarist|One with hives
apologia|Explanatory work
apostle|Peter or Paul
apostles|Last Supper attendees
apparel|Things to wear
appeals|Prayers
appeared|Materialized
appease|Pacify
appeases|Pacifies
applesauce|Nonsense
approves|Green-lights
apricot|Pinkish yellow
aquacade|Water show
aquarists|Dolphin fans?
arboreal|Tree-dwelling
arcades|Game places
archery|Tell's forte
architect|Wren, e.g.
arduous|Burdensome
arietta|Little melody
ariettas|Operatic bits
ariosos|Musical passages
aristocrat|Blueblood
armagnac|French brandy
armament|Military might
armfuls|Firewood carrier's loads
armfuls|Two bags of groceries, maybe
armings|Combat preparations
armoire|Big wardrobe
armorer|Knightly need
arraign|Call before a court
arraign|Charge in court
arrears|Overdue debts
arrested|Ran in
arrived|Made the scene
arsenals|Impressive supplies
article|It's often genuine
article|Newspaper story
artifact|Dig discovery
artiste|Theatrical professional
artless|Free from deceit
asbestos|Former fireproofing
ascribed|Imputed
asinine|Cockamamie
asinine|Ill-considered
asinine|Silly
asinine|Silly
asinine|Utterly absurd
aspects|Appearances
aspects|Visual appearances
aspires|Strives for, with "to"
aspirin|Take two __ and . . .
aspirin|Anti-inflammatory
assenter|Yes man
assents|Agreements
asserts|States with force
assigns|Gives out
assists|Hockey stat
assuage|Mitigate
assuage|Pacify
assuage|Relieve
asterisk|Ad hedge
asterisks|***
asteroid|Eros or Vesta
astride|In the saddle of
astride|On both sides of
atelier|Workshop
athlete|Letter earner
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athlete|Sports participant
athletic|Part of NCAA
athwart|Transversely
atlases|Cartographic collections
atlases|Map collections
atomize|Spray, as perfume
attains|Reaches
attempt|Try
attendees|They're there
attends|Is in the audience
attests|Gives proof
attract|Draw
auditor|Books expert
austere|Lacking adornment
authors|Royalty recipients
automatically|Without thought
avarice|One of a sinful septet
avarices|Covetous qualities
avenger|Mrs. Peel, for one
avenger|Nemesis, e.g.
avenges|Settles accounts
awaiting|In the wings
awarding|Presenting, as prizes
awkward|Klutzy
azimuths|Navigational measurements
babblers|Some brooks
backbreaking|Physically demanding
badlands|Dakota region
bakeshop|Danish locale
baklava|Layered dessert
balcony|Theater level
baldhead|Blue goose
ballyhoos|Hypes vigorously
balsamic|Type of vinegar
balustrade|Parapet railing
bamboozle|Hoodwink
bandaged|Applied first aid
bandied|Exchanged, with "about"
bandstand|Concert platform
barflies|Tavern frequenters
barometer|Meteorologist's device
baroque|Fantastically overdecorated
barrage|Bombardment
barrelhouse|Jazz style
barters|Swaps
bassoon|It's pitched low
bathyscaphs|They work under pressure
batteries|Test arrays
battery|Pitcher + catcher
battery|Power source
bayonet|Rifle attachment
bazookas|Antitank weapons
bearers|Check holders
beastly|Abominable
beastly|Disagreeable
beatnik|'50s hipster
becomes|Suits
beehive|Activity center
beehives|Honeycombed homes
beeline|Direct route
beeline|Direct route
beholden|Obligated
beloved|Precious
benchmark|Standard of excellence
beneath|Not good enough for
benefit|Fund-raiser
bequeath|Leave as a legacy
betroths|Promises to wed
beveled|Cut on a slant
beverages|Punch and smash
bewilder|Perplex
bewitch|Cast a spell over
biotech|Gene splicer's industry
birdbrained|Dimwitted
birettas|Clergymen's headwear
blabber|Tattle
blastoff|NASA mission start
bleated|Said "baa"
bleeder|Tank valve
bleeding|Running, as checks
blessed|Holy
blesser|Priest, at times
blowtorches|Removes paint, in a way
bluebird|Helen Reddy tune of 1975
bluenose|Moralist
bluenoses|Prigs
boasted|Talked big
bobwhite|Johnny Mercer tune of 1937
bolognas|Deli stock
bolster|Support
boltheads|What lettuce lovers do?
bombast|Gassy talk
boniface|Name of nine popes
booking|Scheduled performance
bookmark|Placeholder of a sort
booting|Kicking out
bottleneck|Traffic-jam cause
boundary|Limit
boxcars|12
boycott|Refuse to buy from
boyfriend|Pin giver, maybe
braggart|Tinhorn
braided|Like some hair
bravest|Most valiant
bravura|Cockiness
breakup|Laugh heartily
breezier|More easygoing
brigade|Military unit
brochure|Informational pamphlet
broncos|Denver team
brooded|Moped
bucolic|Pastoral
bugaboo|Nightmare causer
bullheaded|Stubborn
bullhorns|FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
burnoose|Arabian cloak
buttercup|Yellow wildflower
cabinmates|They're cruising together
cadence|Rhythmic flow
cadence|Rhythmic speech
cajoles|Coaxes
calashes|Horse-drawn carriages
caliber|Degree of quality
caloric|Pertaining to heat
candlepower|CP, to a physicist
candlestick|Jack Be Nimble prop
cannier|More astute
canteen|PX
canticle|Hymn of praise
cantina|Place for a margarita
capitals|Salem and Santiago
caprice|1967 Doris Day film
capstan|Rotating spindle
captive|Like some audiences
caravan|1937 Ellington tune
carbonate|Add bubbles to
careens|Tips to one side
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
caribou|Maine town
caricature|Hirschfeld's specialty
carioca|Samba relative
carnival|Fair
carnivores|Lions and tigers and bears
caroled|Sang yule tunes
caroler|Holiday singer
carryall|Convenient luggage piece
cartage|Trash-hauling charge
cartels|Price-fixing groups
carters|First family of the '70s
cartoonist|Charles Schulz, e.g.
casabas|Winter melons
cascade|Waterfall
cashews|NUTS
cashier|Supermarket worker
cashmere|Fine wool
castanet|Pamplona percussion
casting|Pre-rehearsal job
castoffs|Rejects
catacomb|Underground passageway
catapult|Stone hurler
cataract|Waterfall
catchall|Omnipurpose
category|Group
caterer|Blondie, for one
catfish|Whiskered swimmer
catspaw|Pawn in another's game
catspaws|Scam victims
cattails|Tall marsh plants
caulked|Made watertight
celestine|12th-century pope
centered|Poised
centers|Midsections
cerastes|Horned viper
cereals|Breakfast foods
chainsaw|Logger's tool
chalets|Aspen A-frames
chameleon|Color-changing lizard
chapbook|Pamphlet of poetry
chaperone|Dating Game employee
chariot|Ancient vehicle
charisma|Star quality
chasers|Pursuers
checkmate|Last word in chess
checkout|Market place
checkup|Physical
chemist|Druggist, in London
cherishes|Has fond thoughts of
cheroot|Type of cigar
chickpeas|Salad ingredient
choices|Things to pick from
christen|Name at baptism
chucklehead|Nincompoop
cicadas|Summer buzzers
ciliate|Having eyelashes
circuses|Barnum and Bailey's business
cistern|It'll hold water
citified|Urban
claimant|Benefits seeker
claptrap|Tommyrot
clashed|Didn't go together
clavier|Bach instrument
cleaned|Used soap and water
clerical|Like some office jobs
cleverly|In an ingenious way
climate|Prevailing conditions
clinches|Embraces
closedown|Cease operations
clothes|Garments
cloudburst|Picnic interruption
cloverleaf|Highway interchange
coached|Worked with the team
cockeyed|Out of kilter
codeine|Cough quieter
coercion|Force
coldhearted|Lacking sympathy
collard|Variety of kale
collated|Arranged in order
colorado|Grand Canyon river
combats|Fights
commodity|Article of trade
compact|Treaty
comrades|Close associates
conceive|Think up
condescends|Lowers oneself
conifer|Evergreen
constable|British officer
contessa|Ranked "signora"
contrail|Airplane wake
conurbation|Big community
convicts|Declares guilty
cooking|Part 3 of quip
cooperated|Worked together
corneal|Of an eye part
cornered|Trapped
cornetist|One of the brass
corrida|Bullfight
corsair|Pirate ship
cortege|Ceremonial procession
cosigner|Loan party
cottage|Modest home
courage|Valorous display
courtesy|Act of respect
courtesy|__ car (loaner)
crappie|Sunfish
craters|Lunar depressions
craters|Lunar features
creaked|Needed oil
creases|Folds
creditor|Bank, often
credits|Ledger entries
creosote|Wood preservative
crewcut|Hair style
criminals|Malfeasants
croissant|Brunch selection
crooner|Harry Connick, Jr., for one
crossbar|Kicker's target
crossties|Rail supports
crosswords|Newspaper treats since 1913
cruised|Won easily
crumbier|More like a fresh doughnut
crusader|Richard I, notably
culotte|Trousers for women
cursory|Brief
custard|Eggy dessert
cuteness|Kitten's quality
cyclops|Mythical giant
dabbles|Engages occasionally (in)
dahlias|Showy flowers
dairies|Holstein homes
daleths|Hebrew letters
damsels|Young ladies to rescue
dashboard|Auto's instrument panel
daydreaming|Classroom taboo
dazedly|In a confused manner
deadeyes|Marksmen
deadhead|Free-ticket recipient
dealership|Flivver franchise
debarks|Goes ashore
debated|Engaged in forensics
debates|Memorable '60 telecasts
debugged|Fixed, as a computer program
declined|Refused an invitation
decorator|Design pro
deepest|Most profound
defaced|Marred
defeats|Vanquishes
defense|Grandstand cry
dehisce|Burst open
delayed|Put off
delegated|Assigned authority
deleted|Removed
deleted|Wiped out
deletion|Cancellation
delineate|Show by drawing
demands|Urgent orders
denature|Render unpotable
denizens|Inhabitants
denomination|One, for one
denotes|Means
dentate|Toothed, as leaves
dentist|Canine cleaner
dentists|They do drilling and filling
denture|Set of teeth
departs|Hits the road
departs|Leaves
depresses|Cheapens
derails|Loses track?
derides|Scoffs at
dernier|__ cri (newest fashion)
descends|Does deep-sea diving
deserters|RATS
deserts|Runs out on
deserve|Be worthy of
desirable|Coveted
desolate|Barren, as a landscape
despairs|Has the blues
despises|Scorns
dessert|Final course
destiny|Fate
detailed|Comprehensive
detector|Mine __ (soldier's tool)
deterged|Cleansed
deviled|Like some ham or eggs
diagonal|Northeast-to-southwest line
diamondback|National Leaguer
diatoms|Types of algae
diatribe|Sharp criticism
dictates|Governing principles
dilatory|Tardy
dimensions|Three follower
dimness|Lack of light
discolor|Become faded
disgracing|Reflecting reproach on
dishpan|Large vessel
disrobed|Prepared for a shower
disrupt|Cause disorder to
dissent|Difference of opinion
distance|Light-year, e.g.
distaste|Revulsion
distract|Divert
disturb|Ruffle
diverse|Of various kinds
doctrine|Statement of policy
doeskin|Glove leather
doghouse|Penitential place
donator|Charitable benefactor
donator|Endowment angel
doodles|Scribbles
dovetail|Fit nicely
dowagers|Dignified women
downdrafts|What beer drinkers do?
draftee|Nonvolunteer
dragooning|Putting the arm on
dreamers|Freddie's group
dreamier|More soothing, as music
dreamland|Realm of Morpheus
drinkers|Elbow benders
drowses|Nods off
drumfire|Continuous attack
dwarfed|Overshadowed
dynasty|Spelling series
eardrums|Sound sensors
earnest|Resolute
easiest|Least difficult
eastern|Borman's concern, once
easterner|Bay Stater, e.g.
eatable|Fit, as food
ebonize|Stain black
echelon|Management level
echoing|Reverberating
ecology|Green science
economical|Thrifty
ecstasies|Transports of delight
edition|It may be limited
educate|Teach
eeriest|Least explainable
eeriest|Most spooky
eggnogs|Spiked beverages
egomania|Narcissist's affliction
egotism|Self-centeredness
elaters|Joy givers
elected|Put into office
electees|Those voted in
electives|Some courses
elector|One who votes
electorate|Registered voters
electric|Part of GE
electric|Running off current
electric|Thrilling
elegant|Fancy-schmancy
element|Component
element|Neon or nobelium
element|Part
elemental|Basic
elements|Periodic-table components
elevate|Boost up
elevate|Uplift
elevator|Muzak locale
elicitor|One drawing forth
ellipse|Geometric curve
ellipses|Orbital paths
elopers|Gretna Green visitors
elusive|Eely
elysian|Blissful
emanates|Springs
embarrass|Cause to blush
embosser|Seal user
emeriti|Retired professors
emersed|Like water lilies
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emitted|Gave forth
emoting|Sighing and sobbing
emporia|Marketplaces
enables|Facilitates
enacted|Passed, in a way
encages|Coops up
enchant|Bewitch
enclose|Corral
encoders|Cryptographers, often
endearment|Honeyed word
endears|Evokes love
endlong|Lengthwise, old-style
endorse|Support, as for office
endpaper|Part of a book
enduros|Motorcycle races
enemies|__, A Love Story
enfolds|Wraps up
engages|Takes on
engaging|Charmingly attractive
enjoins|Legally forbids
enjoyed|Had fun with
enkindle|Set afire
enlaced|Twined around
enlarge|Blow up
enlarges|Broadens
enounce|Declare formally
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensnarl|Tangle up
entente|Alliance
entered|Became a contestant
entered|Came onstage
enticement|Temptation
entitled|Having the right
entitles|Gives grounds for
entrain|Board the Limited
entrain|Get on the Limited
entrance|Way in
entrant|Competitor
entrenched|Dug in
entrust|Commit
entwine|Interweave
entwines|Twists
envelops|Wraps completely around
epaulets|Uniform markings
epeeist|Sword wielder
ephemeral|Passing
epidemic|Widespread
epigraph|Statue inscription
episode|Sitcom unit
epithet|Nickname
epitome|Embodiment
epitomes|Abstracts
equates|Likens
eradiated|Shot out
erasers|Graphite removers
erasers|Pencil toppers
erasers|Rubber products
erasure|Sign of imperfection
erasure|Sort of smudge
erected|Built
erected|Put together
erectors|Some hardhats
erelong|End of a Cohan tune
eremite|Religious recluse
eremite|Religious recluse
eristic|Controversial
eroding|Crumbling away
erroneous|Mistaken
eruditely|In a scholarly manner
erupted|Burst forth
escapee|Fugitive
escapes|Flies the coop
escorts|Goes with
espouser|Bride or groom
espresso|Strong coffee
essayed|Attempted
essences|Gists
essences|Perfumes
estates|Posh properties
esteems|Prizes highly
estimate|Figure
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
etcetera|Unspecified things
etchings|Currier cuts
eternal|Enduring
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Never-ending
eternal|Unending
eternity|From Here to __
ethereal|Tenuous
etiolate|Bleach
euglena|Protozoa genus
evasive|Equivocal
evasive|Like some action
eveners|Planes, for example
evening|Concluding period
evidence|Exhibits, e.g.
evident|Clear
evident|Manifest
evident|Obvious
evoking|Calling forth
exalted|Lofty
examination|Study
example|Case
excuses|Lets off
executives|Board members
exertion|Backbreaking effort
exhaustive|Thorough
existence|Being
existence|The universe
exorcism|Cleansing ritual
exothermic|Like some reactions
expected|Due
expense|Outlay
expense|Pocket drainer
expungers|They delete
extinct|Like dodoes
extremely|Very very
eyelash|Mascara target
eyelashes|Facial feature
eyelids|Peeper protectors
eyepiece|Microscope component
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyewitness|Whodunit interrogatee
facades|Building fronts
fadeout|Song-ending technique
fairest|Most evenhanded
falsely|Heedless of the facts
falterer|Unsteady sort
fandango|Lively Spanish dance
farewell|Parting word
farinas|Hot cereals
feaster|Hearty diner
federals|Union soldiers
females|Misses
fertile|Like good soil
fervent|Heartfelt
figurehead|Titular leader
filament|Light-bulb thread
finance|College course
finesse|Delicacy
firstly|To begin with
fisheye|Suspicious look
fitting|Suitable
flamenco|Vigorous dance
flexible|Not at all rigid
floorshow|Nightclub offering
florence|Donatello's birthplace
florist|Glad expert
flotsam|Seaborne wreckage
flourish|Prosper
flubbed|Blew
fluoride|Toothpaste additive
foliate|Having leaves
football|Where the goal is the goal
footraces|Mad scrambles
forceps|Surgeon's tool
forename|Tom, Dick or Harry
forename|Tom, Dick or Harry
foresaid|Mentioned earlier
foreshowing|Previewing
forever|Till the board walks
foundlings|Some adoptees
foundry|Metal castings producer
foursomes|Golfing groups
frapping|Wrapping tightly with ropes
freemason|Middle Ages stoneworker
freeway|Jam spot, in L.A.
freshens|Renews, in a way
fromage|French cheese
ganders|Quick looks
gangplank|Ship-to-shore connection
garages|Parking places
gargled|Rinsed, in a way
garnered|Earned
garters|Sock suspenders
gassiest|Most long-winded
gatherer|Accumulator
gatherings|Assemblies
gauging|Determining capacity
gavotte|Dance in 4/4
gazelles|Graceful Africans
geezers|Eccentric sorts
geneses|Origins
genetic|Like some traits
genetics|College subject
genetics|Science of heredity
genteel|Well-bred
germanic|Teutonic
gestured|Signaled, in Charades
ghostwriters|Silent partners of a sort
gigolos|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels guys
gilbert|Woolworth Building architect
gnashes|Grinds together, as teeth
gondolas|Balloon baskets
grabber|Grocery device
grandstand|Stadium seating area
granola|Bar ingredient
granular|Finely textured
grenades|Infantry weapons
gridlock|Traffic stoppage
grilled|Cooked on a hibachi
grosses|Pre-tax takes
grouped|Classified
groused|Fretted and fussed
grownup|Mature
guerilla|Type of warrior
guessers|They estimate
gutbucket|Homemade bass fiddle
gutbucket|Jazz style
gutless|Lacking courage
guttersnipe|Street urchin
guzzlers|Gas __ (inefficient cars)
habanera|Carmen dance
habitant|Resident
habitation|Dwelling
hacienda|Casa
haggadah|Passover book
hailstone|Ice pellet
hailstones|Fall that might hurt you
hairier|More like Esau
hairless|Mexican dog
hairnet|Snood
hairsplitting|Like a nitpicker
halcyon|Calm
halibut|Food fish
halloos|Calls out to
hallowed|Venerated
halters|Some bodices
handcuffs|Escape artist's challenge
hangnail|Manicurist's target
hardball|Game for some businesspeople
hardest|Most difficult
hardhat|Construction worker
harness|Bring under control
harriers|Track team
hastened|Sped up
hatchback|Easy-loading auto
hatrack|Hall item
headiness|Intoxicating quality
headlamp|Miner's hat feature
headstrong|Extremely willful
heartbreak|__ Hotel (Elvis tune)
hearted|Big-__ (kind)
hearties|Shipmates, old-style
heartsick|More than blue
heifers|Some Guernseys
heirloom|Family treasure
hellbent|Recklessly resolved
helmsman|Ship handler
hemmers|Garment workers
hemostat|Surgeon's instrument
heraldry|Coat-of-arms study
herbarium|The woman's element?
heretic|Church dissenter
heretic|Nonconformist
heroism|Decoration justifier
heydays|Periods of great success
hirsute|Hairy
hirsute|Hairy
hitchhiking|Thumbing for rides
hodgepodge|Melange
hoisted|Lifted up
holidays|Christmas and Easter
homebrew|Domestic beer?
honoree|Award recipient
hoodwinked|Fooled
hoodwinker|Deceptive one
hootenanny|Folk-song fest
hornets|Stinging insects
horsefeathers|Nonsense
horseplay|Rough pranks
hosanna|Shout of praise
hospital|M*A*S*H, e.g.
hostages|Freed group of '81
hostels|Inexpensive lodgings
hostile|Antagonistic
hotspots|In places
houseboy|Sort of servant
housemate|Rent sharer
hundred|Franklin's note
hurricane|Cyclonic storm
hydrant|Source of fire water
hyphens|Short dashes
hysterical|Past tense
icicles|Eave danglers
ickiest|Most disagreeable
idealize|Build castles in the air
ideated|Had in mind?
idleness|Inactivity
ignited|Set aflame
ignores|Doesn't notice
iguanas|Horned lizards, e.g.
illicit|Not permitted
illness|Epidemiologist's concern
immanent|Inherent
immortal|Like Olympians
impanel|Do a court job
impanel|Seat a jury
impasse|Negotiation situation
impedes|Gets in the way of
imperil|Put at risk
impiety|Disrespect
imports|Foreign goods
impostors|Most "To Tell the Truth" contestants
impress|Affect favorably
imputable|Subject to blame
inanimate|Like some objects
incense|Fragrant stick
incensed|More than miffed
incident|Episode
inciters|Troublemakers
inconsequential|Trivial
indebted|Obliged
indented|Started a paragraph
indigos|Blue dyes
inedible|Hardly tasty
inertia|Motion notion
inertia|Newton subject
inertia|Newtonian topic
inertia|Property of matter
inertia|Resistance to change
inflame|Spark anger
inhumane|Lacking compassion
initial|Monogram part
initial|Sign, for short
initiate|Set off
insects|Flies, e.g.
insecure|Apprehensive
insipid|Tasteless
insists|Refuses to yield
insoles|Shoe sections
inspire|Fire up
install|Put into place
installer|Cable guy
instant|Coffee choice
instated|Put on the job
instinct|Why geese migrate
insults|Rickles' repertoire
intakes|Air passageways
intense|Demanding
intention|Meaning
intercede|Try to help, perhaps
interest|Concern
interim|Meantime
intermesh|Resemble network
internee|POW, e.g.
intones|Chants
intones|Chants
intones|Vocalizes
intuitive|Insightful
iodates|Halogen derivatives
ironically|Oddly enough
ironies|Literary devices
ironware|Pots and kettles
ironware|Pots and kettles
ironweed|Blue-flowered plant
irregular|Crooked
irrigate|Water
isolates|Pinpoints
isotope|I-131, for one
isotopes|Elemental variations
italicize|One way to exhibit stress
iterant|Repeating
ivories|Piano keys, slangily
jambalaya|Creole dish
jauntier|More sprightly
jawbone|Biblical weapon
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jellybean|Candy-dish item
jeweller|Gem setter, in London
jocular|Facetious
jonquil|Fragrant flower
jostlers|Rude ones
journeys|Long trips
joyride|Reckless jaunt
judases|Traitors
jujubes|Fruity candies
jurassic|Period when dinosaurs lived
karaoke|Bar attraction
keepers|Things worth saving
keeping|Custody
ketchup|Whopper topper
kettles|Pots
keystone|Sennett studio
kickoffs|Football openers
kittens|Feline litter
kneesies|Flirt's game
labeled|Identified, in a way
ladybug|Kind of beetle
laicize|Make secular
lallygag|Loaf around
laments|Expresses sadness
languor|Lack of energy
lankier|More rangy
lantern|Green __ ('60s superhero)
lantern|Pharos chamber
lapsing|Subsiding
lariats|Cowboys' gear
larkspur|Buttercup relative
larynxes|Vocal-cord locales
lasagna|Italian entree
lasagnas|Trattoria treats
lathered|Soaped up
lathers|Tizzies
laudable|Praiseworthy
launchpad|NASA platform
lavender|Purple shade
lawyers|Courtroom figures
layouts|Blueprints
laziness|Couch potato's quality
leaning|Showing a preference
learned|Erudite
leasers|Some auto dealers
leashed|Held close, in a way
legatee|One with will power
leisured|Unhurried
lengthener|Vacuum-cleaner pipe, e.g.
lengthens|Draws out
lengths|Margins of victory
leonine|Like Simba
leotard|First flying-trapeze artist
lessees|Persons holding contracts
lessoned|Taught
leveled|Razed
liaison|Go-between
liaison|Go-between
licenses|Permits
lifelike|Realistic
liftable|Not too heavy to hoist
lightbulb|Idea, in the comics
lighten|Bleach, perhaps
lilting|Singing lightly
limelight|Chaplin film
lineages|Family histories
linemen|Pole stars?
linseed|Paint oil
lionhearted|Courageous
liquidated|Sold off quickly
literatim|Letter-for-letter
lithesome|Supple
litterbug|Sloppy sort
littlest|Like the runt
loamier|Having richer soil
locales|Settings
locators|Detectives, at times
lockers|Clothes holders
locofocos|Friction matches
lodestone|Magnetic mineral
logroller|Political favor-monger
loitered|Hung around
lorries|Trucks along the Thames
lothario|Loverboy
lunches|Dejeuners
luscious|Delectable
lustrum|Half a decade
machete|Bush-whacking knife
machismo|Exaggerated manliness
magnesia|Milk of __
magnolia|Tree of the South
maharajah|Royal title
malaise|The blahs
malevolent|Wicked
mallets|Vibraphonist's need
maltreat|Abuse
manifest|Make evident
manikin|Fashion dummy
manliest|Least wimpy
manning|Supplying the labor for
marathon|Battle site of 490 BC
marches|El Capitan and kin
margarine|Tub sub
marinas|Boat basins
mariners|Bluejackets
mariposa|Lily plant
markkaa|Finnish money
marrers|Scratch makers
marriage|Alliance of a sort
marsala|Italian wine
marsala|Sweet wine
marshals|Western lawmen
martinet|Taskmaster
martingale|Harness strap
martini|Popular cocktail
marzipan|It's sweet and nutty
mascara|Drugstore purchase
mascara|Eye color
mascara|Eyelash thickener
mascara|Lash lengthener
masonic|Like some temples
masseuses|Rubbers
mastermind|Plan and direct
masterminds|Strategists
mastodon|Prehistoric massive mammal
matador|Toro's opponent
matchmaker|Dolly Levi, notably
material|Dacron or denim
matinees|Shows after lunch
mattress|Pad with springs
measles|It's often spotted on kids
meatballs|Pasta topping of a sort
mediate|Assist with the negotiations
medicare|Health program
megalomaniacal|Irrationally dictatorial
megalopolis|Giant community
megatons|Explosive units
meioses|Cell divisions
melanin|Skin pigment
melodic|Tuneful
menaced|Terrorized
menorah|Seasonal candelabrum
mesmerize|Fascinate
meteors|Elements of certain showers
meteors|Shower parts
metered|Like some mail
metered|Rhythmic
microbes|Bugs
microdot|Spy's device
migrants|Itinerant workers
milliner|Occupation for Chanel
mindless|Lunkheaded
minicam|Lightweight recorder
minimal|Barely adequate
mirages|Illusory visions
miscast|In the wrong role
miscible|Easily stirred together
misdeal|Bridge boo-boo
misdealt|Erred, in poker
misdeeds|Transgressions
mislays|Loses temporarily
misspent|Wasted
misterm|Use the wrong word
mittens|Hand warmers
moaning|10/31 sound effect
mollify|Placate
mongols|Genghis Khan's followers
monitor|Computer screen
monsoons|Seasonal winds
monster|Nessie, for one
moonset|Lunar descent
moorish|Like Othello
motorcar|Model T, e.g.
motorcycle|Leisure-time vehicle
motoring|On the road, perhaps
motormouth|Chatterbox
mottoes|Be prepared and "E pluribus unum"
mouthwatering|Very appetizing
mridangam|Indian drum
mulatto|One of mixed ancestry
murderer|Whodunit revelation
murexes|Trumpet shells
murmurs|Soft sounds
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscovites|Soviet capitalists?
mushroom|Grow quickly
musketeers|Three follower
muskrat|Aquatic mammal
nakedly|With total exposure
namesakes|Sons, sometimes
nametags|Convention freebies
natures|Dispositions
navigate|Steer
nearest|Most intimate
nearness|The __ of You ('40 tune)
neatened|Spruced up
neatest|Most orderly
neatest|Most spiffy
neatest|Most spruce
nectary|Flower part
negated|Brought to nought
neglects|Pays no attention to
neglects|Pays no attention to
neither|Common conjunction
nematode|Roundworm
nematode|Roundworm's cousin
neonate|Incubator inhabitant
nephews|Sibling's sons
nerdier|More eggheady
nereids|Sea nymphs of myth
nestable|Space-saving, in a way
netlike|Resembling mesh
network|Broadcasting company
newlyweds|Honeymooners
newsreel|History-class film
nibbler|Picky eater
nightly|Like Brokaw's broadcast
ninepin|Part of some spares
nitpick|Split hairs
noncoms|Sgts., e.g.
nonstop|Airport-board word
nosedive|Ace's maneuver
notations|Marginal jottings
noteworthy|Remarkable
nougats|Almond confections
nowadays|Lately
nursemaid|Nana
oatmeal|Cookie type
obbligato|Subordinate motif, in music
obedience|Fido's school subject
obedient|Loyal
objected|Was opposed (to)
objection|Courtroom interruption
obligee|One who owes a favor
oboists|Some reed players
obtained|Got
ocarina|Sweet potato
occasion|Time to celebrate
octants|Navigators' instruments
oedipal|Of a complex
offense|Stadium cry
offense|Violation
offerer|Solicitious sort
offline|Not on the network
ofttimes|Frequently
okeydoke|Sure thing!
oleander|Dogbane relative
oleaster|Russian olive
olestra|Fat substitute
oloroso|Sherry drink
omission|Slip, perhaps
omitted|Failed to mention
oneness|Identity
onerous|Burdensome
oocytes|Eggs
oospore|Embryo-to-be
opacity|Milk-glass property
opalesce|Show colors, in a way
operate|Run
operators|Con men
opinion|Gist of an editorial
opposed|Not in favor
opposite|Part 2 of question
opposite|Part 5 of question
optimum|Best
optional|Not necessary
opulence|Abundant wealth
oracles|They see ahead
oration|Formal speech
orbital|Like a shuttle's path
orbiting|Going around
ordained|Predestined
ordinal|Type of number
oregano|Pizza herb
oregano|Pizza spice
oregano|Pot marjoram
oregano|Sauce seasoning
organism|Living thing
oriented|Made familiar with
orients|Points properly
ornament|Frill
orthodox|Generally approved
orthogonal|Involving perpendiculars
oscillates|Moves like a pendulum
osculates|Kisses
osmosis|Effortless learning procedure
osmosis|Fluid diffusion
ottoman|Backless divan
ottoman|Empire builder
ottoman|Sit on it
outgrew|Became too large for
outlands|Remote provinces
outlined|Made blueprints
outscore|Beat, in baseball
outshone|Surpassed
outsider|Alien
overbid|Pay too much at auction
overeat|Pig out
overfed|Stuffed
overjoy|Delight
overjoy|Elate
overjoy|Elate
overlaps|Covers a part of
override|Preempt
overshot|Went too far
overstay|Wear out, as a welcome
overture|Orchestral piece
overturn|Capsize
overturn|Upset
overuse|Make trite
oxymorons|Jumbo shrimp, etc.
oysters|Blue points
packers|Vince Lombardi's eleven
paganism|Irreligious life
pageantries|Spectacular displays
paisley|Tie pattern
palaver|Idle chatter
palindrome|Never odd or even is one
panamas|Some hats
panorama|Scenic view
panther|Black cat
pantomime|Silent skill
paperboy|Young tabloid vendor
papered|Did the walls
paprika|Deviled-egg topper
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parable|Story of the Good Samaritan, e.g.
paraded|Walked pompously
parades|Public processions
paragon|Model
paragon|Model of excellence
parakeet|Bluebeard's bird
parakeets|Caged pets
paramour|Loved one
paraphrase|Show by restating
parasol|Sunshade
parenthetical|Like some remarks
parents|Mom and Dad
parfait|Ice-cream concoction
parishes|Counties, in Louisiana
parkway|Broad road
parmesan|Italian cheese
parsecs|Astronomical distances
partake|Share
partakes|Shares in, with "of"
partner|Burns, to Allen
pastoral|Beethoven's Sixth
pastrami|Ham alternative
pastures|Grassy fields
patella|Shin neighbor
patents|Inventors' protections
patience|Solitaire game
payment|Requital
payment|Requital
payolas|Private recompense of a sort
peasant|Boor
peasants|Feudal class
pedantry|Academic purism
pedigree|Ancestral account
peephole|Door opening
peeress|Lady, for example
peeress|Noblewoman
peering|Taking a look
pellmell|Headlong
pellmell|Helter-skelter
pensive|Wistfully thoughtful
peptone|Product of protein conversion
perhaps|Maybe
permanent|Like some markers
peruser|Scrutinizer
pervade|Be rife in
pesetas|They're spent in Andorra
petulance|Touchiness
phonies|Impostors
pianist|Borge or Cliburn
piccolo|Brian's Song subject
picture|Imagine
pilsener|Light beer
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pinecone|Forest floor sight
pinhole|Tiny aperture
piroshki|Russian dumplings
pitapat|Little feet sound
pitapat|Hail sound
pitched|Tossed
placate|Mollify
plainer|Less adorned
platoon|Best Picture of 1986
plaudits|Approvals
players|Cast
playlet|Short show
playmate|Sandbox associate
playpen|Tot spot
plethora|Excess
plinths|Supports for columns
plosive|Like the "p" in "pit"
plotted|Made a graph
plotters|Cabal
plummeted|Dropped sharply
poetess|Teasdale, e.g.
polestars|Guiding principles
polluter|Greenpeace target
pomades|Hair ointments
ponytail|Teen's hairdo
porpoise|Certain cetacean
porridge|Goldilocks meal
postdate|Write a check, in a way
postman|Mail carrier
potence|Strength
potherb|Mint or thyme
pothers|Noisy disturbances
potholes|Interstate irregularities
potluck|Catchall category
prairie|Flat land
prairie|Treeless tract
praised|Gave a rave
pralines|They're sweet and nutty
prattled|Babbled
predicts|Gives a weather report
preerect|Put up beforehand
prelates|Clergymen
prelims|They're before the main event
prenatal|Of interest to obstetricians
prepaid|Sent an advance
prepare|Get ready
presale|Early retailing
presales|Special customers' perks
presets|Car-radio features
presorts|Saves on postage
presses|Persists
pretape|Record for future airing
pretense|False act
pretense|False show
preterit|Verb tense
preterits|Past tenses
pretzel|Saloon snack
pricked|Stuck by a thorn
primeval|Age-old
primmer|More formal
primrose|Perennial herb
printer|Computer add-on
prioress|Rank below abbess
product|Labor result
professorship|College appointment
progeny|Offspring
program|Regimen
projets|Schemes on the Seine
promenade|Square-dance call
promise|One's word
promise|Potential
prophet|Hosea, for one
prophet|Isaiah, for one
propose|Pop the question
protests|Puts up a fuss
protozoa|Microscopic creatures
proverb|Words to the wise
proverbial|Commonly spoken of
psalter|Book of hymns
puerile|Childish
punchboard|Gaming device
puritans|Bluenoses
pursuers|Posse, perhaps
pussyfoot|Act timidly
putoffs|Excuses of sorts
quarter|Two bits
quartermasters|Army clothiers
quartet|The Beatles, e.g.
queerest|Most eccentric
quicken|Accelerate
quinella|Type of bet
quintessence|Purest example
quitclaim|Common deed
quizzed|Tested in class
quotable|Filled with pithy passages
radials|215/75R14s
radials|A lot may be riding on them
radishes|They're sliced for salads
ragtime|Cagney's final feature film
raiders|Oakland team
raillery|Banter
rainmaker|Productive attorney
rainwear|Galoshes, e.g.
raisins|Animated commercial subjects
rakehell|Wild and immoral
rallies|Political conventions
rampages|Tantrums
rampart|Fortification
ransoms|Kidnapers' demands
ranters|They carry on
rapiers|Double-edged swords
rapiers|Flashing swords
rascals|Our Gang kids
rashest|Least cautious
raspers|Sugarcane scrapers
rattail|Type of cactus
ratters|Some house cats
rattlers|Oater menaces
ravines|Eroded valleys
reacted|Showed a response
reactive|Not inert
realism|Norman Rockwell quality
realist|Dreamer's opposite
realizes|Comprehends
rearward|To the back
reasons|Bases
reasons|Thinks like Spock
reassures|Comforts
reattach|Put together again
reawaken|Come back to life
rebates|Money-back deals
rebirth|New lease on life
rebirth|Renaissance
rebooked|Invited to perform again
recedes|Draws back
receipt|Sales record
recheck|Go over again
recital|Dance majors' program
recoiler|Terrified one, perhaps
recrate|Box up again
recreate|Play
recycle|Use again
redates|Repeats a carbon-14 test
redbird|Cardinal
redeemed|Cashed in
redeploy|Move, as troops
redeyes|Wee-hour flights
redhead|Skelton, e.g.
redirect|Change the focus of
redress|Make right
reedier|More like an oboe
reelects|Puts back, in a way
reenlisted|Signed up anew
reenter|Enroll again
reentry|Space-shot segment
reequip|Supply anew
referee|Mom or Dad, at times
referee|Proposal evaluator
referee|Time caller
refereed|Acted as arbiter
refilms|Takes new shots of
refires|Puts back into the kiln
reflect|Think quietly
reflexes|What some hammers test
reframe|Pose again
refusal|Denial
regalers|Feast participants
regatta|Boat race
regnant|On the throne
rehashed|Went over again
rehearse|Run through
rehired|Put on the payroll again
reindeer|Moore octet
reinvokes|Calls on again
reiterate|Say again
related|Described
related|Like sisters
relaters|Storytellers
relaxant|Strain reducer
release|Legal permission
release|PR output
release|Piece of publicity
release|Spring
release|Walking papers
releases|Sets free
relented|Became less severe
relines|Does a brake job
relived|Experienced again
remakes|Newer versions
remarkable|Noteworthy
remarry|Take a second?
remates|Matador's movements
reminder|Hint
remnant|Carpet-store buy
remodeled|Did over
remover|Nail-polish solvent
reneges|Backs out
rentals|Prom night tuxedos, usually
rentals|Some tuxes
renters|They pay flat rates
reobtains|Buys back
reorder|A different sort?
repasts|Meals
repeated|Twice-told
repelled|Fought off
repenting|Changing one's ways
repeople|Furnish again with folks
replant|Move your mignonettes
replete|Stuffed
reports|Loud noises
repressive|Stifling
reprove|Censure
reroute|Use a bypass
research|Plagiarism from many?
resects|Does an appendectomy, perhaps
resents|Can't stand
resents|Feels indignant about
resents|Shows ill will over
reserve|Store of provisions
reshape|Amend
reshape|Mold again
reshoes|Does some equine maintenance
reshows|Puts on again
resided|Dwelt
resided|Had quarters
resider|Dweller
resists|Puts up a fight
resoled|Did a cobbling job
resonant|Like a sitar
resonate|Echo
resorts|Vacation places
respell|Make clearer, in a way
respire|Inhale and exhale
responded|Made a comeback
response|Comeback
restive|Fidgety
restively|With unease
restrung|Fixed a tennis racket
restyled|Made over
resurge|Rise again
retailed|Sold
retainer|Family attendant
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retinol|Form of A
retiree|Gold-watch recipient
retooled|Geared up old gear
retrace|Go back over
retract|Withdraw
retracts|Takes back
retread|Certain tire
retrench|Cut back on expenses
retrials|Hung-jury results
reunite|Emulate alumni
reveille|Wake-up call
reveler|One making merry
reverence|Awe
reviles|Speaks ill of
revisit|Call on again
rewrite|Do over, as a manuscript
rhapsody|Symphonic form
rhetorical|Like some questions
rialtos|Theater districts
riesling|Wine grape
riptides|Turbulent currents
risibles|Sense of the ridiculous
riveted|Fixed
riveter|Rosie's job
riveting|Like some novels
roadrunner|Cartoon bird
roasted|Cooked chestnuts
roaster|Fowl variety
robbers|Cops' quarries
rockets|Houston hoopsters
rodents|Bunnies, e.g.
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
romance|Woo
roomier|Less restricted
rooster|Duke role
rootlet|Little water carrier
rosebush|Thorny subject
rosemary|George Clooney's aunt
rosette|Leopard spot
roughriders|Teddy's outfit
roulade|Meat dish
roulades|Meat dishes
rounder|Not as flat
roustabout|Circus hand
rouster|Wharf laborer
routers|Hollowing-out tools
routine|Everyday business
routine|Gymnast's series
royalism|Monarchic belief
runaround|Evasive treatment
rutabagas|They taste like turnips
saddled|Burdened (with)
saddles|Bicycle parts
sadness|Remorse
sagittate|Shaped like an arrowhead
sailing|Shoving off
salaams|Respectful bows
saloons|Oater settings
saltine|Crisp cracker
samurai|Warrior class of old Japan
sandlots|Diamond settings
sandpainting|Pueblo Indian art
sandwiches|Picnic lunch
sardine|Canned fish
sardine|One in a tight spot?
saturate|Waterlog
savanna|Grassy plain
savorer|Gourmet, for one
sawhorse|Carpenter's support
saxhorn|Cornet kin
scabiosa|Genus of showy plants
scalded|Steamed
scalene|Adjective in geometry
scanner|CB device
scanted|Supplied sparingly
scapegoat|Fall guy
scarecrow|One whose clothes fit poorly
scarfed|Ate voraciously
scariest|Most frightful
scarlet|Rutgers team color
scarlet|Rutgers team color
scenery|Stage backdrop
scherzi|Lively movements
schmaltz|Excessive sentimentality
schoolroom|Learning place
schools|Groups of groupers
science|Fair focus
science|Optics is one
sciences|Arts' partner
sciences|Ologies
scissor|Clip
sconces|Candle holders
scooter|Kiddie transport
scottie|Fala was one
scramjets|Supersonic plane engines
scraper|Glove-box item
scratch|Pool problem
scratch|Starting point
scrawls|Writes illegibly
screamer|Splashy headline
screwball|Like some comedies
scrounge|Finagle
scruples|Judith Krantz novel
sculler|Rower
seafarer|Sailor
sealers|Wood basecoats
seamiest|Most unpleasant
seamless|Smooth and continuous
seaplane|Coast Guard equipment
seaplane|Lake lander
seascape|Albee Pulitzer-winner
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seaside|Shore
seasons|Adds relish to
seatings|Cruise-dinner schedule slots
seawater|Desalinization input
seceded|Withdrew
secretive|Frank's opposite
secrets|Whispered tidbits
sectors|War zones
sedated|Calmed
seizures|Sudden grabs
selective|Part of SSS
selects|Opts for
selenites|Gypsum crystals
sellout|Liquidate
semester|Teaching term
semiarid|Like some climates
seminar|Academic meeting
senator|Impeachment juror
senator|Roman official
sentence|Life, perhaps
sentence|Part of speech?
septets|Many Dixieland bands
sequels|Movie titles ending with numbers
sequence|Succession
seraphim|High-ranking angels
serenaded|Wooed, in a way
serener|More tranquil
serials|Chapterplays
seriate|Arranged in succession
serrated|Like some kitchen knives
servers|Altar boys, e.g.
service|Draftee's destination
sestinas|Quatrains' kin
settings|Dinner-table places
settled|No longer contested
sexless|Neuter
shanghai|Chinese city
shanghai|Chinese metropolis
sheared|Did some wool gathering
sheathed|Undrawn, as a sword
sheathes|Encases, as a sword
sheaves|Reaper's bundles
sheepish|Timid
shelves|Library locales
shingle|Roofing tile
shingles|Roof material
shirting|Broadcloth or oxford
shortstops|Infielders
shotgun|Coercive
showers|Picnic interruptions
showiness|Glitz
showmanship|Theatrical skill
shrines|Holy places
shrivel|Wither
shrunken|Not as big as before
shtetls|Anatevka et al.
shutdown|Factory closing
shutterbugs|Amateur photographers
sideman|Leader's accompanist
sideslip|Skiing maneuver
sidewall|Tire part
sierras|California mountains
sightsee|Go on a tour
silicon|Steel component
singled|Chose, with "out"
singles|Change for a ten
singsong|Monotonous
sirloin|Butcher order
sizzlers|Really hot days
skaters|The in-line crowd
skeptic|Doubter
sketchy|Lacking details
skilled|Highly adept
skinless|Like some cooked chicken
skyline|Manhattan feature
slacked|Loosened
slammed|Hit, a la Sosa
slander|Malign
slanguage|Jargon
slapdash|Hasty and careless
slather|Spread thickly
slayers|Knights, at times
sledder|One with a luge
sleekest|Most glossy
sleeted|Precipitated
sleevelet|Arm wear
sleeves|Jacket features
sleeves|Places for aces
sleeves|Places for aces
sleighs|Snow vehicles
sliders|Fast curves
slimmer|Less likely
slipcase|Book holder
slither|Move like a moccasin
slitted|Made a cut, old-style
slotted|On the schedule
slotter|Grooving machine
slowish|Poky
slowpoke|Dawdler
smaragds|Emeralds
smashup|Freeway mishap
smeared|Spread butter
smearing|Using questionable campaign tactics
smelled|Perceived a scent
smellier|More offensive, in a way
smokeless|Like some ashtrays
smokier|Not as clear
smolders|Sees red
snacked|Raided the fridge
snapped|Lost it
snappier|More stylish
snapping|Turtle activity
snarers|Trap setters
sneerer|One who scoffs
sneerer|Villain, at times
snidely|In a disparaging way
sniffle|Cold symptom
snipers|SWAT team members
snipped|Cut with small strokes
snoopers|Private eyes, e.g.
snooted|Treated condescendingly
snowbird|1970 Anne Murray song
snowbound|Stuck at home, maybe
snowiest|Most pale
snowmobile|Leisure-time vehicle
soberer|More serious
socialist|One speaking collectively
sofabed|Convertible
softened|Muted
soggier|More like morasses
soilure|Stain
solidity|Steadfastness
soloists|Featured players
solution|The Seven-Per-Cent __
someone|Anybody
someones|__ in the kitchen with Dinah . . .
somerset|W. __ Maugham
sometimes|Now and then
sootier|Like a busier sweep?
soprano|Voice range
soreheads|Hot-tempered ones
souffle|Delicate baked dish
soybean|Sauce source
spadework|Data gathering, perhaps
spaetzle|SIDE DISH
sparerib|Pupu-platter part
sparred|Boxed
sparser|Not so dense
spatulas|Kitchen tools
speaking|Piping up
specimen|Lab example
specimen|Representative example
spectre|Greenwich ghost
speedboat|Leisure-time vehicle
speeded|Helped, old-style
speedometer|Civic instrument
speller|Bee participant
speller|Bee participant
spiders|Creepy crawlies
spiegel|Venerable cataloger
spiffiest|Most polished
spillage|Overflow
spinels|Rubylike gems
spinster|Unmarried woman, in law
spiritual|Marian Anderson offering
splashes|Plays in the pool
spliced|Put together, as film
spokesperson|Press secretary, e.g.
sporadic|Occurring irregularly
spousal|Matrimonial
sprayed|Did crop dusting
spreads|Butter and jam
springboard|Pool installation
springtime|Planting season
sprinkle|A few drops
sprints|Short races
spumoni|Italian dessert
squealer|Rat
squeeze|Extract juice
stableboy|Hostler's assistant
stagger|Reel
stained|Discolored
stainer|Wood worker
staircase|Flight pattern?
stalker|Hunter
stallion|Male horse
stamens|Flower parts
stamens|Flower parts
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Staying power
stammerer|Nervous speaker
stampede|Headlong rush
standish|Plymouth colonist
standup|Comedy genre
stapler|Office item
stardust|Carmichael classic
starlet|Movie hopeful
starlets|Acting aspirants
starlike|Heavenly, in a way
starred|Had the lead
starship|Sci-fi vehicle
starters|Track group
startled|Made jump
startles|Alarms
statehouse|Columbus sighting
stately|Grand
stately|Like a mansion
stately|Regal
staterooms|Liner quarters
statute|Law
stealer|Daring baserunner
stealing|Baserunner's "crime"
stealth|Bomber attribute
stearate|Fatty acid
steeliness|Strength
steeped|Soaked
steeple|Church top
steeple|Church topper
steeple|Tower top
stellas|Painters Frank and Joseph
stellate|Star-shaped
stemmed|Arose (from)
stencil|Letter drawer's device
stencils|Lettering tools
stentors|They have booming voices
stepparent|Ari was one
stepper|High-__ (one in the fast lane)
stereos|Speaker setups
sterile|Antiseptic
sterile|Lacking imagination
sterling|Fine silver
sterner|Less lenient
steroid|Cortisone, e.g.
steroid|Digitalis, e.g.
stertor|Heavy snoring
stewards|Shop VIPs
sthenias|Vigors
stiletto|Heel style
stiller|He played Mr. Costanza
stiller|Meara's partner
stillness|Quiet
stingiest|Most tight
stingray|Fish with a dangerous tail
stipple|Paint with dots
stippling|Seurat technique
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stockade|Place for prisoners
stomach|Tolerate
stooges|Larry, Moe and Curly
stooped|Bent over
stopgap|Temporary fix
stopgap|Temporary solution
strainer|Chef's device
strainer|Colander
straitjacket|Escape artist's challenge
stranded|Left on base
strange|Offbeat
strangest|Least familiar
strangled|Inhibited
strapless|Like some gowns
strapped|Without funds
strapping|Broad-shouldered
stratum|Layer
stratum|Layer
straying|Going off course
streaks|Hair highlights
streamed|Flowed copiously
streamlets|Brooks
streamline|Simplify sleekly
streams|Continuous flows
streams|Runs continuously
streetcar|Desire, for one
stressless|Unaccented
stretcher|Paramedic's equipment
strewed|Scattered about
strides|Progress, so to speak
striker|One out
strudel|Potsdam pastry
strudel|Thin-dough pastry
strudels|DESSERTS
studios|MGM has them
stumbling|Inept
stuntmen|Action-film crew
stylishly|A la mode
stylistic|Chic
stylists|Salon staffers
stylists|They give hair flair
subleases|Rents from a renter
sublessees|Tenant's tenants
suggest|Hint at
suggests|Makes a recommendation
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunnier|More cheerful
sunrise|Dawn
sunsets|Sights to admire
supercharge|Use a turbo
superegos|Where consciences are found
superman|Reeve role
supermarket|Food emporium
supersonic|Part of SST
supporters|What some pubgoers do?
surcease|Discontinue
surpass|Go one better
suspect|Lineup member
suspects|Whodunit roster
suspense|Hitchcock genre
sweated|Was worried about
sweetbrier|Eurasian rose
sweetens|Adds sugar to
swelled|Bloated
swinger|Hepcat
symptom|Sneezing, for example
synapse|Neuron gap
syntheses|Combinations
systems|Networks
tablecloth|Crumb catcher
tadpole|Future frog
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
taffetas|Gown fabrics
tailgate|Get too close to
talents|Mimicry and musicianship
talents|Natural gifts
talisman|Charm
talking|End of quote
tallest|Adjective for Everest
tallyho|Fox-hunting cry
taloned|Like a hawk
tamales|Mexican food
tameable|Not beyond control
tanners|Hide workers
tannest|Most bronzed
tantaras|Bugle blares
tapioca|Lunchroom dessert
tarantula|Hairy critter
targeted|Set as a goal
targets|Rifle-range needs
tariffs|Import fees
tartare|Steak style
tatters|Rags
tattler|Tale teller
tattles|Acts the snitch
tattletale|Rat
taverns|Pubs
teakettle|Whistler, perhaps
teardrop|Eye wash
tearoom|Informal eatery
teatimes|British rituals
teenage|Like Donatello or Michaelangelo
teenager|Adolescent
teenagers|High-schoolers
teetotals|Stays dry
telecast|Air
telecasts|Puts on the air
telepathy|Psychic communication
telephone|Ring
telethon|Multihour fundraiser
temperate|Sober
tempests|Violent storms
tenable|Like some positions
tenants|Occupants
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tenement|Catfish Row dwelling
tensest|Least relaxed
tension|Racket-stringing specification
tensors|Stretching muscles
tentacle|Octopus appendage
tenured|Secure, perhaps
terawatt|Huge amount of electric power
tercels|Some Toyotas
termite|House invader
terraces|High-rise features
terrapin|Maryland athlete
tersest|Superlatively short
testees|SAT takers, e.g.
testier|More like a crab
testudo|Roman-siege device
textual|Pertaining to a manuscript
theater|Place for a play
thermometers|Fever recorders
thingamabob|Doohickey
thistly|Tough to handle
thousandth|.001
thrasher|Mockingbird cousin
thrashes|Flails away at
threats|Warnings of trouble
thrillers|Stephen King works
thwacked|Struck, in a way
thwarts|Obstructs
thymuses|Your sources of inspiration, once?
tightfisted|Stingy
tightwad|Penny pincher
tiptoes|Goes quietly
tirades|Wild talk
tiresome|Humdrum
tiresome|Tedious
titanic|1997's Best Picture
toadstool|Inedible mushroom
toaster|Best man, often
toboggan|Winter transport
toenail|Digit protection
toluene|Part of TNT
toneless|Not at all musical
tonight|Leno's show
tonnage|Merchant ship's capacity
tooters|Horn blowers
topless|Very high
topline|Very important
topnotch|First-rate
topples|Knocks over
topsail|Schooner need
tornado|Wicked weather
tortilla|Flat of fiction
tortoise|Slow mover
tossups|College Bowl questions
totters|Wobbles
touchdown|Gridiron goal
toughie|Hard one
toughie|Poser
tourney|Sporting contest
tousles|Musses up
tovarish|Russian comrade
trachea|Respiratory tube
trachea|Windpipe
traction|Road-gripping ability
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Cadet
trainees|Office novices
trainer|Ballclub employee
trainer|Sports team employee
traitor|Fifth columnist
transit|Subways, buses et al.
translate|Change to Chinese
translate|Show by interpreting
trapshooter|Skeet participant
trashes|Condemns as worthless
travesty|Grotesque imitiation
treasure|What X may mark
treasurers|Board members
treated|Paid the tab
treeless|Like the steppes
treetops|Sylvan skyline features
trencher|Mechanical ditchdigger
trepans|Holing devices
tressed|In braids, perhaps
tresses|Rapunzel's claim to fame
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Highway overpass
trestle|Sawhorse, e.g.
trestle|Track support
trickle|Flow very slowly
trident|Gladiator's weapon
trilogy|U.S.A., e.g.
trimmed|Cut away the fat
trimmest|Most toned
tripoli|One of the Barbary States
tripping|Losing one's footing
trodden|Walked on
trolley|Toonerville transport
trolling|Eeler's choice?
trooper|Highway patroller
trophies|Some mementos
trowels|Mason's tools
tryouts|Auditions
tsarina|Onetime Russian royal
tsunami|Tidal wave
tuatara|Reptile of New Zealand
turning|__ blue (holding one's breath too long)
turtled|Capsized
twofers|Theater coupons
typical|Representative
tyranny|Patriot's "enemy"
ultimately|In the long run
ultrasonic|Almost too high to hear
unbalance|Rock, as a boat
uncanny|Remarkable
underage|Not yet 18
undercurrents|Hidden feelings
underground|Blitz shelter
underworld|Hades' domain
unearth|Bring to light
unended|Incomplete
unfasten|Detach
unfolds|Opens a map
unholier|More devilish
unicorn|Legendary beast
uniform|Standard
unilateral|Unreciprocated
unknowns|X and y, in equations
unlikely|Improbable
unlocked|Laid open
unloose|Free
unnerves|Deprives of confidence
unreeling|Letting out more line
unsmoked|Like some hams
unsocial|Hermitic
untamed|Feral
unwedded|Single
upheaval|Extreme turmoil
upsilon|Greek letter
upstaged|Stole the show from
upstarts|Social climbers
uranium|Heaviest natural element
urchins|Scamps
usherette|Stadium worker
usurper|One who takes over by force
utilize|Exploit
utterance|What you say
vacates|Gives up, as an office
valentine|February greeting card
valleys|Simi and Silicon
valuable|Blue-chip
vamoose|Take a powder
vandals|Invaders of Rome
vantage|__ point (viewing place)
veniremen|They have box seats
ventures|Speculative moves
vertebra|Spinal-column component
viewpoints|Positions
vineyards|Napa Valley sight
vintner|Seller with a cellar
volatile|Easily excited
voltage|Intensity of feeling
waiters|CafÇ crew
walkouts|Strikes
wanderers|Nomads
wanders|Roams
warfare|Military-science focus
warrior|Ajax or Crazy Horse
watered|Tended the flowers
wearies|Gets tired
weekend|Work respite
weekends|Getaway times
weepiest|Superlatively sad
werewolves|Movie monsters
wetness|Drizzle
wetness|Moisture
wetsuits|Scuba gear
whalers|Ahab and crew
whereto|Cabbie's question
whipsaw|Two-person cutting tool
whirligig|Flighty person
whispering|Classroom taboo
whitewalls|Car buyer's option
wieners|Bonfire fare
wildcat|WWII Grumman plane
wildcats|Lynx et al.
windjammer|Large sailing ship
winesap|McIntosh kin
wipeouts|Surfing tumbles
wisecrack|Flip quip
wisecracking|Like a comedian
wishful|Like some thinking
wisteria|Climbing shrub
witchgrass|North American weed
withdrawal|Banking activity
woodland|Tree-covered area
woodsman|Red Riding Hood's rescuer
workload|Job responsibility
wrangle|Round up, as cattle
wrapped|Prepared a present
wreaths|Leis
wristwatch|Commuter's wear
written|Put on paper
xeroxed|Copied
yammerer|Whiny one
yarmulke|Rabbi's headgear
yearend|Around Christmas
yearned|Ached
yearned|Wished (for)
yellers|Fans, often
yellowed|Aged, as paper
yellowhammers|European birds
yellows|Shows age, as newspaper
yielded|Conceded
zemstvo|Czarist council
zestier|More lively
zinnias|Bright annuals
zwitterion|Doubly charged particle
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abashing|Embarrassing
abaters|Soothers
abetting|Giving succor
ability|Bent
abolished|Made void
aboveboard|Without tricks
abraded|Scraped off
absence|Inattentiveness
absentee|One away
absorbed|Sopped up
absorbs|Soaks up
abstain|Voluntarily refrain
abysmal|Hopelessly bad
acacias|Small shrubs
academe|College life
academe|College life
academia|University life
academies|Military schools, e.g.
accents|Some regional patterns
accordion|Push my buttons!
accordion|Big squeeze
accordion|Zydeco instrument
account|Story
accrete|Grow together
acculturate|Socialize
acetone|Paint solvent
acolyte|Altar attendant
acquiesce|Agree
acreage|Lot measure
acrobat|Tumbler
acrylic|Type of paint
activity|Doing
actress|Caster's choice
acupuncture|Medical practice
adaptive|Chameleonlike
adaptor|Tape-player accessory
addenda|Postscripts
adheres|Clings
adheres|Conforms
adhesive|Stickum
adipose|Fatty
adjusts|Suits
admiral|Chief of Staff rank
admires|Reveres
adonises|Hunks
adopted|Took as one's own
adornment|Decoration
adulate|Fawn, maybe
advancer|One moving forward
aediles|Roman magistrates
aerator|Aquarium device
aerator|Aquarium device
aerialist|Man on the flying trapeze
aerobatic|Of stunt flying
aesthetes|Art lovers
affinity|Natural liking
ageists|Discriminatory sorts
agendas|Schedules
agendum|Committee task
agitated|Hot under the collar
agitates|Stirs up
aglitter|Sparkling
agoutis|Rabbit kin
aigrette|Hair ornament
alarmed|Like some windows
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
albacore|Tuna type
albatross|Burden, so to speak
alcazar|Moorish palace
aliases|Wanted-poster info
alidade|Angle measurer
alienate|Make hostile
alienee|Property recipient
aligned|Made true, as tires
aliment|Food
aliment|Sustenance
alimony|Ex claim?
alkalis|High-pH substances
alleged|Asserted
alleges|Claims without proof
allelic|Of mutational cells
alleluia|Shout of joy
allergies|Sneeze causers
allergy|Biological aversion
allergy|Sneeze inducer
alligator|Everglades denizen
allowed|Gave one's approval for
allowed|Granted
alluding|Referring (to)
allusive|Containing passing references
almanacs|Fact books
already|Question of surprise
alumina|Bauxite component
alumina|Bauxite component
alumnae|Graduates
amassed|Built up
amassed|Gathered
amassed|Piled up
amasses|Gathers together
amative|Affectionate
amazing|Remarkable
ambient|Completely surrounding
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amendable|Like our Constitution
ammeter|Electrical gauge
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesia|Soap-opera plot element
amperes|Current units
amperes|Units of current
amperes|Units of flow
amusing|Droll
anagram|Supersonic, to percussion
analeptic|Invigorating
analyses|Critiques
analyst|Lab tech
analyst|Wall Street worker
analyst|Wall Street worker
anapest|Poet's foot
anarchic|Lawless
anarchist|Sacco or Vanzetti
andante|Not very fast
andante|Slow tempo
andante|Slowish
andante|Walking along the Po?
andiron|Stand by a fire
android|Man-machine
anemones|Windflowers
aneroid|Using no fluid
angoras|Cats and goats
animated|Enthusiastic
animato|Up-tempo
animist|Shaman, for one
animist|Spiritual-beings believer
annealed|Strengthened by heating
annexation|Attachment
annotate|Supply with explanations
annular|Ring-shaped
anodyne|Soother
anoints|Chooses formally
answered|Talked back
antacid|Neutralizer of a sort
antacid|Upset-stomach aid
anteater|Aardvark
anteaters|Sticky-tongued critters
antelope|Pronghorned creature
antenna|Reception device
antenna|TV reception enhancer
anterior|Preceding in sequence
antidotes|Counteragents
antiknock|Gasoline additive
antsiest|Most restless
apatites|Bone minerals
aplenty|Galore
apologetic|In a sorry state?
apology|Something owed, maybe
apostle|Disciple
appealers|Retrial seekers
appears|Shows up
appeasers|They satisfy
appended|Tacked on
appendix|Book end
appetite|Strong desire
applesauce|A likely story!
applied|Put to use
appointee|Cabinet member, e.g.
appraisal|Value judgment
apprise|Impart knowledge to
apropos|Pertinent
apropos|To the point
arbiter|Judge
areaway|Basement entrance
areolae|Cactus features
ariosos|Short vocal solos
arising|Popping up
aristae|Barley beards
armlets|Ornamental bands
armored|Like a money truck
arousal|Excitement
arraign|Bring to court
arrange|Put in order
arrange|Work with music
arrayed|Drawn up for battle
arrayers|They keep things in line
arrears|Old debts
arrests|Takes into custody
arsenal|Powder room?
arsenals|Weaponry caches
arsonist|Backdraft criminal
arsonist|Dangerous lighter
arsonist|Firebug
arteries|Blood vessels
arteries|Roadways
article|A, for example
article|Item
artifacts|Dig discoveries
artists|Innovative performers
ashlars|Squared building stones
askance|Sidewise
asocial|Unlikely to mix
aspirins|Bottle contents
assailant|Aggressor of a sort
assailing|Sick donkey?
assails|Attacks vigorously
assails|Storms
assented|Gave the nod
asserts|States categorically
assigns|Transfers property
assonant|Similar in sound
assured|Gave a guarantee
assured|Self-confident
assures|Guarantees
assures|Makes certain of
asterisk|*
astringent|Caustic
atheism|Disbelief of a sort
atheist|Nonbeliever
athirst|Eager (for)
athlete|Center or skier
athlete|Center, e.g.
athwart|Crosswise
attache|Embassy staffer
attains|Reaches
attempt|Undertaking
attender|Someone who shows up
attests|Swears (to)
attorneys|Case workers?
attractor|Drawing card
auction|Hand-raising activity
auditions|Play rituals
aureate|Like gold
aurorae|Dawns
auspiciously|In a favorable way
autographs|Fan's souvenirs
avalanche|Himalayan danger
avenges|Settles, as a score
aversion|Hate
averted|Sidestepped
aviated|Barnstormed
aviator|Ace, perhaps
aviator|Post, for one
avocados|Salad fruits
avoider|Goldbrick, e.g.
awakenings|De Niro film of '90
awesome|Wow!
awestruck|Floored
awkward|All thumbs
axiomatic|Self-evident
axolotls|Southwestern salamanders
azimuth|Stellar measure
babushka|Woman's head scarf
babysat|Tended the tots
babysit|Tend a tot
backlog|Accumulation of work
backpedal|Retreat
backslide|Relapse into bad habits
backswept|Slanting away
badgers|Pesters persistently
bagpiper|Droning musician
baklava|Nut-'n'-honey concoction
balanced|On an even keel
bandsaw|Shop tool
banshees|Wailing spirits
bargainer|Tag-sale shopper, often
barhopping|Tavern-tour activity
baritone|Merrill's range
baroness|Noblewoman
baronet|British noble
baronet|Knight's superior
barrage|Artillery output
barrios|Inner-city sections
bartender|Tom Cruise, in "Cocktail"
baseness|Disreputable quality
basenjis|Barkless bowsers
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
bassoon|Grandpapa, to Prokofiev
bastion|Fort
batgirl|Silverstone role
battles|Some campaigns
bearish|Like some investors
bedewed|Moistened, in a way
bedposts|Bowler's nightmare
bedtime|Nighty-night hour
beeswax|Comb material
befogged|Caused confusion
befouled|Sullied
befuddle|Stupefy
beggars|Rascals
behavior|Comportment
belated|Detained
beleaguer|Surround with trouble
beliefs|Doctrines
beltline|Weight watchers watch it
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
benders|Binges
beneath|Not good enough for
benefit|Charity performance
benefit|Fund raiser
berates|Scolds
berthed|Kept, as a sloop
bestirred|Roused to action
betrays|Sells out
bevelled|Cut on the bias, to a Brit
biassing|Prejudicial action
billfolds|Money holders
billows|Great waves
bionics|Mechanical-man science
biosphere|Arizona ecosystem site
biretta|Clergyman's cap
biscuit|Tea cake
biscuits|Bakery products
bistros|Small nightclubs
blackjack|Pershing sobriquet
blankest|Most expressionless
bleacher|Stadium seat
blesses|Makes holy
blinded|Affected by glare, perhaps
blisters|Air bubbles on a photograph
blooming|In full array
bluejays|'93 World Series winners
bluejeans|Casual pants
bluster|Doodyville mayor
boatful|Shipping capacity
boiling|In a rage
bombards|Shells
boneset|Healing plant
bookend|Volume supporter
boomlets|Spurts of activity
boomtown|Rapidly growing burg
bootlegger|Rumrunner
botanic|Pertaining to plants
botanic|Pertaining to plants
bounces|Market fluctuations
boxcars|Train components
bracero|Seasonal laborer
brackens|Large ferns
brawnier|More muscular
breadwinner|Family supporter
breasts|Chicken parts
brigade|Troop group
brigade|Troop group
brights|High beams
brimstone|Fire's partner
brinksmanship|Diplomatic maneuvering
briquette|Patio fuel unit
broaden|Expand
browbeats|Intimidates by bullying
brutish|Cruel
bulkhead|Sub divider
bulldozing|Bovine asleep?
bullhorn|Protestor's prop
bungees|Jumpers' needs
bureaucrat|Government worker
bustles|Hurries
cabanas|Beachfront sheds
cabaret|1972 Fosse film
cabdriver|Archie Bunker's second job
caboose|Crew's quarters
cadenza|Concerto climax
cadenza|Concerto solo
caesura|Poet's pause
cafeteria|School adjunct
caftans|Lounging robes
calabooses|Stirs
calendar|Annual purchase
cameleer|Driver of the desert
camisole|Underbodice
canasta|Card game
canister|Coffee holder
capering|Frolicking about
capital|Uppercase letter
caprice|Whim
captures|Takes
caramels|Toffee cousins
careens|Lurches
caresses|Tender touches
caroled|Sang noels
carpers|They complain
carpeted|Like many living room floors
carrots|Bugs' hoard
carrottop|Redhead
cartwheel|Gymnastics move
catalpas|Long-pod trees
catalyst|Chemist's facilitator
catalyst|Reaction facilitator
catboats|Single-sail vessels
catcalls|Jeers
catchiest|Most memorable
cattish|Feline
cauldron|Large kettle
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Name that means "heavenly"
celeste|Name that means "heavenly"
central|Chief
cereals|Breakfast foods
ceremony|Solemn ritual
cesspit|Refuse receptacle
chalkboard|It's often wiped clean
channel|Divert
chaotic|Completely disordered
chaotic|Highly disorganized
chapeaus|Skimmers and boaters
charades|Game using body language
charges|Fees
charlies|Good-time guys
charmers|Fascinating people
chasers|Keystone Kops, often
chassis|Auto frame
chatroom|On-line meeting place
cheapen|Lower in esteem
cheddar|Popular cheese
cheekiness|Audacity
cheerios|Crispy delights
cheetahs|Wild cats
cheroot|Humidor item
cheroot|Sort of cigar
cherrystone|Small clam
cheshire|__ Cat (Carroll character)
chewier|Harder to swallow
chicane|Trickery
chignon|Nape-covering style
chiliad|A thousand years
chirped|Emulated a robin
chitchat|Yak
chooses|Elects
chorale|Bach work
chuckles|Chewy delights
cistern|It may hold water
citation|1948 Horse of the Year
clanked|Moved like a robot
clarinet|Goodman's instrument
clarity|Transparent quality
clavicle|Shoulder bone
clawing|Scratching, as a cat
cleaner|Maid, e.g.
cleanse|Purge
clerked|Kept the books
climaxing|Reaching the top
clipped|Shortened
closeups|Some shots
cloudburst|Thunder accompaniment, often
coachman|Carriage driver
coalesce|Come together
coaster|It might hold a cocktail
coatrack|Parka place
cockade|Officer's badge
cocktail|Manhattan, for one
cogwheel|Toothed gear
coheirs|Some beneficiaries
coinage|Invented word
comeliness|Beauty
communal|Shared
compete|Go for the gold
comrade|Fellow member
concave|Like some lenses
conceal|Put a smoke screen around
concertina|Squeeze me!
concertina|Little squeeze
condole|Show sympathy
consider|Bear in mind
constrain|Limit
contend|Vie
contests|Argues against
control|Domination
convened|Met
cooperate|Play ball
copilot|God, in a '45 film
copperhead|Venomous snake
copyedit|Polish a profile, perhaps
cornball|Unsophisticated
cornflowers|Ornamental plants
coronet|Bejeweled headband
corsage|Prom-night presentation
cosmism|Evolutionary theory
cottered|Fastened, as a wagon wheel
couches|Living-room pieces
cougars|Mountain lions
cougars|Rocky Mountain predators
countermeasures|Retaliations
courtyard|Atrium
cousins|They may be removed
couture|Fashion industry
covalent|Type of chemical bond
covered|Like Old West wagons
coyotes|South Dakota athletes
cozening|Deceptive practice
crabapple|Sour-fruit tree
crackerjack|Excellent
cradles|Protects, in a way
cranial|Of the skull
cranium|Skull
craters|Lunar sights
craving|Persistent desire
creampuff|Timid person
creaser|Wrinkler
credible|Trustworthy
crenate|Notched
crescent|Moon phase
crisping|Making brittle
croaker|Frog, e.g.
crusade|The first one began in 1095
crusades|Holy wars
crusades|Religious wars
crushes|Puppy loves
crustacean|Aquatic arthropod
cucumber|Pickle, once
cucurbit|Gourd-like plant
cuirass|Plate armor
cuisines|Thai and Cajun, e.g.
curated|Oversaw, as a museum exhibit
curculio|Weevil
curcumas|Ginger plants
curlicue|Ornamental stroke
currier|Ives partner
curtailed|Cut short
cyclops|One-eyed monster
dadaism|Arp's art form
danseuses|Troupe group
dapples|Mottled horses
daredevil|Risk taker
darters|Swift sorts
dashiki|Colorful pullover
dawdles|Lingers
deadened|Soundproofed
deadener|Numbing agent
deadest|Least bouncy, as a tennis ball
dealership|Car-buying locale
debited|Charged
deboners|Butchers, at times
debrief|Interrogate after a mission
decapods|Lobsters and crabs
decency|Moral sense
decency|Standards of behavior
decided|Unquestionable
deciding|Like some factors
declared|Named trumps, in bridge
decomposed|Distilled
deepened|Grew, as friendship
deepens|Gets stronger
defangs|Renders harmless, in a way
defatted|Skim
defeats|Vanquishes
deities|Ares and Eris
delayed|Not on time
delusion|False belief
demarche|Diplomatic protest
demeaned|Lowered in dignity
demeanors|Facial appearances
denoted|Indicated
denotes|Indicates
denouement|Writer's wrap-up
dentate|Toothed
deplane|Get off a shuttle, perhaps
depleting|Causing to run out
deplume|Nom __ (pen name)
deportee|Unwelcome one
depressor|Tongue __
derbies|Bowlers
derringer|Pocket-sized pistol
descender|Lowercase-letter part
deserter|Rat
deserts|Gobi and Kalahari
deserts|Sandy expanses
desires|Yearns for
desists|Ceases
desists|Stops
desists|Stops an action
desktop|Place for a computer
destines|Sets apart for a purpose
detente|Cold War lull
detente|Peaceful coexistence
deterge|Cleanse
detests|Abhors
detonates|Sets off
detract|Take away
detracted|Drew away
developed|Adult
deviate|Turn aside
devotes|Dedicates (oneself)
diagonal|Geometric line
diameter|Circle stat
diameters|Circle widths
diapers|Nursery supply
dickens|Oliver Twist author
dictating|Office activity
dictators|Autocrats
dieters|Pound shavers
digital|Like many watches
dingbat|Edith, to Archie
diocese|Bishop's domain
dioramas|Museum animal displays
direction|End of the quip
director|Movie-set boss
dirndls|Peasant dresses
dirndls|Tyrolean garb
disappears|Vanishes
disarms|Wins over
discard|Toss out
discourage|Frown upon
disdained|Scorned
disillusionment|Idealism opposite
dismayed|Appalled
dispelled|Got rid of
dispossess|Kick out
disprove|Refute
disrobe|Prepare for a bath
dissect|Do a bio-lab assignment
dissension|Infighting
ditches|Gives the slip to
doctorates|Advanced degrees
dogbane|Plant with a bitter root
dogfish|Small shark
doggerel|Silly poetry
doggoned|Minced-oath adjective
doleful|Sad
dominator|Major player
donnybrook|Free-for-all
doomsday|Maximally calamitous
dopiest|Most preposterous
dormouse|Furry-tailed rodent
dovetail|Type of joint
download|Software-acquistion method
draconian|Unusually harsh
dragnets|Police searches
dragoman|Near East interpreter
dragonhead|Herb with purplish flowers
dragoons|Mounted troops
dragster|Auto racer
draping|Arranged to fall just so
drastic|Extremely severe
dreaded|Did not want to do
dreadful|Extremely bad
dreamed|Imagined
dressage|Lippizaner's routine
dressier|More formal
droplet|Cloud component
drosses|Metallic refuses
drywall|Sheetrock material
duality|Yin and yang, e.g.
dubbers|Name callers?
duetted|Sang as a pair
duumvirates|Ruling partnerships
dweller|Resident
dynamite|Nobel's invention
earache|Otalgia
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
earnest|Purposeful
earning|Taking home
earring|Hoop, perhaps
earthly|Terrestrial
earwigs|Insects with pincers
easiness|Nonchalance
eastern|Part of EST
eatables|Food
ebonite|Hard rubber
ebonite|Hard rubber
ebullient|Bubbling over
echelon|Flight formation
echoing|Imitating
eclipse|Astronomical event
eclipsed|Surpassed
eclipses|Surpasses
ecotype|Environmental subgroup
ecstasy|Delight
edgiest|Most anxious
edgiest|Most anxious
edibles|Viands
edition|Book's printing
editors|Flub finders
educator|Mann, for one
educator|Professor, e.g.
eeriest|Most frightening
eeriest|Most weird
egalite|French motto word
egomania|Conceit, and then some
egotism|Conceit
egotist|Stuck-up sort
eidolon|Unsubstantial image
eighths|Pizza fractions, often
ejected|Unseated, Bond-style
elapses|Passes by
elaters|They bring joy
elation|High spirits
elected|In
electee|Vote winner
elector|College member?
electrification|TVA concern
elegant|Classy
elephant|GOP symbol
elephant|Seuss' Horton, e.g.
elevate|Lift up
eliminate|Drop
elitist|Snob
elitist|Upper cruster
ellipse|Squashed circle
emanates|Issues
emancipationist|Abraham Lincoln, for one
embarrassment|Overabundance
emended|Removed errors
emerita|Retired
emerita|Retiree's title
emeriti|Professional retirees
emeriti|Retired professors
eminent|Distinguished
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emitted|Let out
emotion|Elation or frustration
emotive|Showing passion
empathy|Emotional identification
emperor|Andersen title character
emphatic|Forceful
employee|Hired hand
employs|Puts to work
emporia|Stores
emptied|All used up
enacted|Staged
enacting|Making into law
enamels|Nail polishes
enchant|Charm
enclasp|Hug
enclosed|__ please find . . .
encodes|Hides, in a way
encores|Bands' bonuses
encrust|Form a hard coating
endeared|Made beloved
endeared|Made beloved
endeared|Made lovable
endearment|Sweet nothing
endgame|Chess sequence
endgame|Phase of chess
endings|Happy followers
endless|Perpetual
endorse|Apply a signature to
endorse|Get behind
endorse|Stand behind
endpapers|Inside covers
endures|Tolerates
enduros|Grueling auto races
enemies|Combatants
enemies|Hostile parties
energetic|Spunky
enfeebled|Debilitated
enforcers|Strong-arm guys
engaged|Betrothed
engaged|Betrothed
engender|Propagate
engirded|Circled
engrave|Impress deeply
engrave|Personalize a ring
engrave|Personalize, in a way
enhance|Better
enhance|Improve
enlarged|Expanded
enmeshed|Entangled
ennoble|Elevate
enraged|Apt anagram for "angered"
enrobes|Gets dressed
enrolls|Signs up
ensiled|Stored, as grain
ensiles|Preserves fodder
enslave|Opposite of "manumit"
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnarl|Tangle
ensures|Guarantees
entailed|Involved
entails|Requires
entangle|Intertwine
ententes|International accommodations
entered|Came in
entertain|Amuse
enthuse|Bubble over
entirely|100%
entitle|Authorize
entrain|Get on board
entrances|Fascinates
entrant|Contest hopeful
entreat|Beg
entreat|Petition to
entreat|Plead
entreaty|Petition
epaulette|Shoulder attachment
ephemera|Paper collectibles, e.g.
epicene|For men and women
epigram|Saying
epilate|Shave
episode|Incident
episode|Serial chapter
episodic|Like soap operas
epistle|Eucharist reading
epistles|Letters
epitasis|Where the plot thickens
eponymous|Giving one's name to something
equipped|Having gear
erasures|Deletions
erected|Built
eristic|Controversial
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Some art
escalate|Up the ante
escapee|Object of a manhunt
escarps|Steep cliffs
escheat|Confiscate, in law
escorts|Goes with
escorts|They go along
esoteric|Limited-appeal
espouse|Adopt
esprits|Feelings of high morale
essences|Perfumes
estated|Endowed with possessions
estates|Acred homes
esteemed|Held in high regard
estimate|Contractor's calculation
estuary|Where river meets sea
etagere|Knickknack stand
etching|Art product
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Timeless
ethanes|Natural gases
ethereal|Gossamer
ethereal|Sublime
ethereal|Sublime
ethylene|Anesthetic
eugenic|Having good traits
euphoria|Exaggerated happiness
evaluate|Gauge
evening|Dinner time
eventual|Happening someday
eventually|One day
everyone|All
evildoers|The Shadow's foes
evolute|Geometrical locus
exacter|Enforcer
examine|Scrutinize carefully
examiner|San Francisco newspaper
examiner|San Francisco paper
exceeded|Went over
excitant|It's stimulating
excitative|Tending to stir up
exclaims|Bursts out
exerted|Used force
exerted|Went all out
exhales|Completes a respiration
exhilarate|Enliven
exhorts|Gives a pep talk to
expanse|Vast space
expeditiousness|Alacrity
experimentation|Trial
experts|Pundits
extracted|Drew out
exulted|Was triumphantly joyous
exurbia|Commuter's territory
eyebrow|Forehead neighbor
eyeless|Start of a Huxley title
eyeopeners|Enlightening experiences
eyesore|It's not a pretty picture
eyesores|Blights
eyeteeth|Canines
eyeteeth|Canines
eyewitness|Like some accounts
factored|Included (in)
falsehood|Untruth
falsest|Least honest
falsetto|Yodeler's range
fanfare|Publicity
fascinate|Hold, in a way
feinted|Made a deceptive move
felines|Jaguars, e.g.
ferments|Turns into wine
festoon|Deck out
fiancee|Engaged woman
fiction|Bookstore section
fifteenth|Midmonth day
figurine|Statuette
finances|Money matters
firearm|Pistol or rifle
fissure|Crack
flagstone|Patio piece
flamingo|Aquatic bird
fleeced|Cheated
flounder|Struggle
foliage|New England fall attraction
footfall|Step sound
footmen|Household help
foppish|Too fastidious
forbade|Proscribed
forefoot|Puppy's paw
foregone|Like some conclusions
foregone|Like some conclusions
forerun|Precede
forests|Where locusts are
forever|In perpetuity
formats|Organizes
fossils|Fuddy-duddies
fountain|Soda source
foursquare|Unswerving
framework|Structural skeleton
fraternal|Like some twins
freebie|It's on the house
freedom|Bill of Rights word
freedom|One of an FDR quartet
freewill|Human spontaneity
freshets|Stream overflows
freshly|Anew
fretted|Worried
friendship|Amity
frittata|Eggy dish
frostier|Less genial
frugality|Close quality
gabfest|Talkathon
gadgets|Doohickeys
gadgets|Gizmos
gagster|Laugh-a-minute type
gamecocks|South Carolina athletes
gangplank|Ship's access
gangsta|Rap-music variety
gangster|Hood
gardened|Sowed and hoed
gargler|Mouthwash user
garners|Hoards
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gastronomes|Food fanciers
gateaux|Fancy cakes
gatecrash|Evade the ticket-taker
general|Not local
generic|No-name
gentler|Not so tough
genuine|Sincere
germane|On topic
germanic|Teutonic
gestapo|Notorious police force
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
girasol|Fire opal
gladder|Comparatively delighted
gladioli|Altar flora, often
glasses|Stemware
gleaners|Field hands
glibber|Less practiced
gloving|Covering, in a way
goading|Provocateur's activity
goaltender|Hockey position
golgotha|Hill outside Jerusalem
gondola|Venetian taxi
goodbye|Parting word
goodbye|Parting word
goodman|The King of Swing
governor|Bush's title
grandness|Majesty
granola|Bar ingredient
granted|Given
grantor|NEA, e.g.
grayest|Least clear
greasers|Sha Na Na members
greenlight|Give the okay
greyness|Ashy-coloured quality
grievance|Grounds for complaint
grilled|Questioned harshly
grinders|Some teeth
grinned|Looked like the Cheshire cat
gripers|Grumbling sorts
grosbeaks|Thick-billed finches
grousers|Chronic complainers
guardrail|Highway barrier
guidance|Leadership
gurneys|Tables on wheels
guttersnipe|Street urchin
gypsies|Romany wanderers
gyrated|Spun on an axis
habanera|Carmen highlight
habaneras|Slow dances
habitat|Familiar surroundings
hackers|Cyberspace nuisances
hackneyed|Well-worn
hacksaw|Cutter of a sort
hacksaws|Metal-cutting tools
haddock|Food fish
haggled|Bargained
hailstone|Windshield damager
haircut|Do
hairier|More perilous
hairpiece|Toupee
halftone|Musical pitch interval
halogen|Iodine, for instance
handbag|Purse
handcar|Railroad worker's transport
handlers|Boxer's crew
hangnail|Cuticle problem
happening|Spectacle
happiness|Song from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
harbored|Kept
hardest|At the top of the Mohs scale
hardhat|Construction worker's protection
hardhat|Riveter's topper
harpists|Orchestra members
hassles|Disputes
hastened|Hurried up
hatboxes|Milliner's supply
haulage|Transportation charge
hausfrauen|Some married women
hayseed|Hee Haw persona
hayseed|Pa Kettle persona
hazards|Golfers' obstacles
headache|Aspirin target
headstrong|Willful
hearers|Judges, e.g.
heartburn|Spicy-meal follower, maybe
heartier|More exuberant
heartiest|Most sincere
hebetude|Lethargy
hectare|Metric measure
heiress|Gloria Vanderbilt, for one
helical|Patterned like a conch shell
helices|Corkscrews
helipad|Whirlybird landing place
henbane|Poisonous plant
henpecked|Submissive, in a way
heralds|Announcers
heretic|Religious dissenter
hereunto|Legal adverb
heroine|Melodrama headliner
herring|Sardine relative
herself|Reflexive pronoun
hesitated|Was unconfident
hessians|Revolutionary War soldiers
hibachi|Patio purchase
hibiscus|Showy flower
hideaway|Refuge
hideous|Appalling
hideout|Lay low
hillier|Not as flat
hobnobs|Associates
hokiest|Maximally contrived
holiday|Time off
holiday|Time off
holiest|Most sacred
holster|Carrying case
homeport|Ship's base
homophones|To and "too," for two
honeyed|Sweetened
honoree|Center of a roast
hooting|Voicing objections, in a way
hornets|Stinging insects
hornpipe|Sailor's dance
horsecar|Trolley ancestor
horsemen|Apocalypse quartet
horseraces|Derbies
hosanna|Fervent shout
hosteler|Innkeeper
hothead|Volcanic one
hourglass|Slim-waisted
hovered|Hung in the air
hunches|Premonitions
hushpuppies|Southern side dish
hyacinth|Garden plant
hydrofoil|Swift watercraft
hypotenuses|Right-triangle sides
icebreakers|Conversation starters
idolized|On a pedestal
ignorance|Unawareness
ignored|Snubbed
illusive|Misleading
imagine|Fancy
immature|Green
impeached|Accused while in office
impinge|Encroach
impressionistic|A la Renoir
impulse|Action stimulus
inchoate|Not fully developed
incident|Episode
inclination|Slant
indelicate|Tactless
indited|Put into writing
inelegant|Not refined
inertia|Inactivity
inertia|It's a drag
inertia|Newtonian concept
inferred|Deduced
infirmary|Sick bay
inhalator|Breathing apparatus
inharmony|On the same page
inimical|Harmful
initiate|Kick off
initiation|Onset
inkblots|Rorschach test images
inordinate|Excessive
insatiable|Quenchless
insider|The __ (1999 Pacino flick)
insights|Perceptions
insipid|Far from fascinating
insolence|Rudeness
insolent|Rude, and then some
insomniac|Late Late Show viewer, maybe
inspire|Motivate
install|Set up for use
instance|Case
instead|Alternatively
instead|As an alternative
insubordination|Display of disobedience
insulates|Cuts off
insulin|Banting/Best discovery
intended|Meant
intends|Has in mind
intense|Earnest
intense|Fierce
intercom|Office communication device
interim|Meantime
intermix|Commingle
interne|Student teacher
intoned|Practiced singsong
intones|Chants
intrusive|Meddlesome
invests|Buys bonds, e.g.
ionizers|They'll give you a charge
iridium|Element used in penpoints
ironhanded|Dictatorial
ironies|Literary incongruities
ironstone|China type
ironware|Pots and kettles
irrigate|Water
irritable|Testy
irritant|The pea, to the princess
isometric|Kind of exercise
isometric|Tone-building
issuers|Distributors
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
itemizes|Details
iterate|Do over
iterate|Echo
iterates|Echoes
ivories|Piano keys, slangily
jabberwocky|Carroll poem
jackals|Wild dogs
janitor|Office worker
jaspers|Some quartzes
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jeopardy|Hazard
jerseys|Football shirts
jousted|Contended in combat
jubilant|Joyous
juniper|Aromatic evergreen
juvenile|Two-year-old racehorse
juvenile|Youngster
ketchup|Mustard alternative
kidnapping|Young goat off guard?
kindest|Most caring
kneaded|Prepared dough
kneaded|Worked on bread
knelled|Tolled
lactase|Yeast enzyme
lactose|Sort of sugar
ladyfingers|Small sponge cakes
ladyish|Polite, perhaps
lambada|Brazilian dance
lambkins|Sweetie-pie
lantern|Elevator indicator
lantern|Portable light
lapsers|They return to bad habits
laptops|Portable PCs
larceny|Theft
lariats|Cowboys' gear
lasagna|Layered entree
lassoers|Cowboys, often
lateral|Football pass
laterals|Some passes
latices|Rubbery liquids
latinos|Many Americans
latinos|Some Spanish speakers
laugher|Lopsided win
layette|Newborn's outfit
leaders|Gutters' neighbors
leadsman|Sailor who takes soundings
leafage|It grows on trees
leagues|Alliances
leaners|Horseshoes scores
learned|Ma Walton portrayer
leather|Boot material
leathery|Reminiscent of cowhide
lecterns|Speakers' stands
lectors|Instructors
leeches|Sponges
leggings|Winter pants
lenders|Banks, for instance
lentils|Soup plants
lesions|Wounds
lessees|Renters
letterhead|Stationery imprint
letters|Pulitzer Prize category
leveret|Young hare
licensed|Certified to drive
lifters|Weightroom users
limeade|Summer refresher
linguist|UN translator, e.g.
lintier|More fuzz-filled
listing|Liable to sink
litterbugs|Trash tossers
littered|Left a mess behind
littlest|Like runts
liveable|Adequate, as a wage
locates|Finds
locusts|Biblical plague
logical|Making sense
logroll|Engage in vote-swapping
logrolling|Legislative exchange of favors
lolling|Taking it easy
loosest|Most flexible
looters|Post-riot opportunists
lovebug|Disney car, with "The"
loyalty|Boy Scout asset
lozenges|Smith Brothers boxful
lullaby|Rocker's song?
lumberjack|Sawyer
lumberyard|Place for planking
luncheon|Midday event
macadam|Runway topper
machine|Apparatus
machines|Automated devices
madeira|Portuguese wine
maestro|Conductor
magazine|YM or "GQ"
magazine|Waiting-room staple
magical|Enchanting
magnolia|Southern tree
mailbox|Family phone-machine unit
mainstream|Widely accepted
majesty|Grandeur
mallets|Xylophone need
maltose|Sort of sugar
manacles|Handcuffs
manatee|Florida county
manatees|Flippered mammals
mandarins|Types of oranges
mandrake|Magician of the comics
manhattans|Whiskey cocktails
manhood|Virility
manmade|Synthetic
manners|Social skills
marching|Army activity
margarine|Sticks in the fridge
mariachi|Mexican music
marimba|Xylophone cousin
marimbas|Percussion instruments
marinade|Bath for a roast
marines|Tell it to the __!
maritime|Like some Canadian provinces
maritime|Related to the sea
marshal|Dillon's job
martyrdom|Some saints' fate
mascara|War paint, so to speak
mascots|Good-luck symbols
masonic|Kind of lodge
massacre|Defeat decisively, in sports
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
matinee|Afternoon show
mattress|Support with springs
maypole|Springtime celebration need
mealier|More farinaceous
meatloaf|Diner course
meddler|Busybody
meddles|Is a Nosy Parker
mediate|Reconcile
medusas|Some jellyfish
megadyne|Ten newtons
memorize|Learn, as lines
menaces|Threatens
menorah|Religious candelabrum
mentions|Brings up
merited|Was entitled to
merrier|Not as cheerless
messiah|Christmas favorite
messiest|Most untidy
metallic|Clinky-sounding
metronome|Time keeper
microwaved|Cooked quickly
middles|Girths
midmost|Nearest the center
midstream|No horse-changing place
midweek|Wednesday
midwife|Labor leader?
mightily|With great strength
migrates|Moves to a new country
militaristic|Warlike
millstone|Burden, so to speak
minaret|Muezzin's perch
minerals|Apatite and melanite, e.g.
minerals|Multivitamin enhancements
minesweeper|The "Caine", for one
minicab|Small conveyance
minicam|Sportscasting gadget
minstrel|Medieval musician
misleads|Deceives
misplays|Boots on diamonds
misshape|Warp
missiles|Weapons to launch
mistimed|Judged poorly, in a way
mistook|Confused
mistrial|Hung-jury result
moccasin|Sort of snake
moderate|Centrist
moderato|Conductor's demand
mollycoddle|Pamper
monarch|Migrating butterfly
monoliths|Obelisks
monolog|Leno's opening
monotone|Ben Stein's voice, e.g.
montage|Cinematic technique
moonlighter|One with a second job
moonrise|Ansel Adams subject
moonset|Astronomical event
moorage|Docking fee
moorage|Docking fee
moorish|Like the Alhambra
moraine|Glacial deposit
mortgage|Lien on a house
mortise|Carpenter's recess
mothers|Care-givers
motioned|Signaled
motored|Went for a drive
moussaka|Greek lasagna
mousses|Stylists' applications
mousses|Whipped desserts
mugwump|Politically neutral sort
muscular|Brawny
musette|Bagpipe kin
mushroom|Pizza topping
mussing|Rumpling
mystics|Mediums, e.g.
naivete|Trustfulness
nakedness|Vulnerability
nameless|Anonymous
nameplate|Cubicle marker
namesake|Junior, to Senior
namesakes|Juniors, for example
napkins|Beanery freebies
napoleons|Layered pastries
narcissi|Some bulbs
narrate|Do a voice-over, perhaps
nastier|More spiteful
nastily|With malice
nattier|More spiffy
natural|7 or 11, in Vegas
natural|Epithet for Roy Hobbs
nautili|Chambered mollusks
nearest|Most approachable
nearest|Most close
nearness|Proximity
neatens|Tidies up
neckwear|Ties
nectarine|Orange kin
nectarine|Produce purchase
needier|More in want
needler|Noodge
negative|Contradictory
neighed|Sounded like Dr. Fager
nematode|Type of worm
nemesis|Retribution personified
nemesis|Source of harm
nemesis|Vengeance deified
neolith|Stone Age implement
nerdier|More geeky
neutral|Disinterested
neutral|Noncommittal
neutron|Nuclear particle
newfound|Recently discovered
niblicks|Nine-irons
ninepin|Item found in an alley
nitrates|Fertilizer chemicals
nominee|Name on a slate
nostalgia|Wistful feeling
nostril|Air passage
notepad|Reporter's tablet
nothings|They're often sweet
novelette|Short story
novelists|Buck and Crane
numeral|Mathematical symbol
nursemaid|Nanny
nuzzled|Rubbed with one's nose
oarless|Up the creek without a paddle?
obdurate|Unyielding
obliges|Does a favor for
obscene|Abominable
obtains|Wins
ocarina|Sweet potato
occupants|Residents
oceanaria|Fish exhibitions
octagonal|Like some bumper-pool tables
octopod|Type of mollusk
offense|Football coach's concern
oiliest|Most greasy
oiliest|Most greasy
oldster|Methuselah, for one
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
olivine|Greenish mineral
omicron|Greek vowel
omission|Something neglected
omitting|Skipping over
onionskin|Translucent paper
onshore|Like some breezes
onshore|Not aboard ship
onstage|Performing
oompahs|Brass-band sounds
operate|Run
opiates|Sedatives
oppressive|Burdensome
optical|Visual
optimal|Most favorable
oration|Verbal exposition
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah", e.g.
oratorio|Religious musical work
orbiter|Space shuttle, e.g.
orbiting|Traveling a la Mir
orchard|Pear plant?
ordinal|Type of number
ordinance|Law
oregano|Mint relative
organdy|Transparent fabric
origami|Paper craft
orioles|St. Louis Browns' successors
osmosis|Gradual absorption
outdone|Bested
outflank|Get around, militarily
outlines|Summaries
outmoded|PassÇ
outpitch|Hurl better than
outpost|Distant fort
outranked|Was senior to
outsides|Exteriors
outvote|Best at the ballot box
outvote|Defeat at the polls
overact|Chew the scenery
overall|Sweeping
overalls|Farmer's garb
overate|Engorged oneself
overate|Got stuffed
overate|Pigged out
overdue|Late
overran|Seized control of
overshoe|Rubber
overstep|Go beyond
oysters|Some mollusks
pacifism|Certain resisters' belief
pacifism|Dove's belief
packhorse|Beast of burden
paganism|Heathen practice
paginates|Adds folios
pairing|Match-up
palates|Epicures' assets
palette|Artist's paint holder
palindrome|Eve, e.g.
palomino|Golden-coated steed
palominos|Trigger et al.
palooka|Boxer, slangily
palpate|Examine by touch
pancake|Flapjack
panpipes|Primitive wind instruments
parabola|Trajectory shape
parades|Thankgiving Day events
paragon|Ideal
paramedic|Ambulance aide
parasol|Gay Nineties sunshade
parcels|Packages
parchment|Diploma paper
parmesan|Italian cheese
paroled|Given a conditional release
parrots|Pirates' pets
partake|Share (in)
partials|Incomplete components
partied|Had fun
parting|It's "such sweet sorrow"
partner|Burns, to Allen
partyer|Toga-clad frat man, maybe
parvenu|Social climber
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
passkey|Maid's need
passovers|Jewish holidays
pastures|Grazing places
paternal|Solicitous, in a way
pathetic|Sad
pattern|Sewer's guide
patties|Peppermint candies
pawnshop|Loan service of a sort
peacocks|Dandies
pebblier|Rougher, as some roads
pectoral|Chest-related
peculiar|Odd
peerage|Aristocracy
peeress|Lady of rank
peeress|Noblewoman
pellmell|With reckless abandon
penalties|Late charges
pending|Not yet approved
penetrated|Gained a share of
penitent|Rueful
pennant|Ball club's prize
pensive|Wistfully thoughtful
pentene|Isomer from gasoline
peoples|Populates
peppery|Hot and spicy
percent|Piece of the action
perched|Roosted
peridot|Green stone
perigee|Orbital point
perjures|__ oneself (lies under oath)
permeable|Diffusable
permutes|Changes the order of
persimmon|Fruit tree
persist|Endure
persona|Public image
persona|Public role
persons|Missing __ bureau
persuade|Convince
peruses|Reads
pesetas|Spanish money
pesetas|Toledo cabbage
petaled|Like a flower
petered|Faded away, with "out"
pettily|In a picayune way
petunia|Tobacco relative
peyotes|Mexican cacti
pharaoh|Hatshepsut was one
pharaohs|Pyramid builders
photogs|Paparazzi
phrases|Puts into words
physical|Kind of exam
pianissimo|Barely audible
pianist|Borge or Liberace
pianist|Cocktail-lounge employee
pianist|Ivories tickler
pickerel|Freshwater fish
pickups|Farm trucks
pigtail|Queue
pillars|Community VIPs
pillbox|Hat style
pincushion|Sewing-box item
pinsetter|Bowling machinery
pinstripe|Suit pattern
pioneer|Trailblazer
piousness|Reverence
pipeline|Tubular conduit
piranhas|Vicious fish
pistole|Old gold coin of Spain
pitches|Rocks and rolls
pitchout|Baseball ploy
pizzeria|Informal restaurant
placate|Pacify
placebos|Sugar pills
placekick|Boot, in a way
placekicker|Field-goal specialist
plankton|Krill and its kin
plateau|High ground of a sort
platinum|What a million-selling recording goes
platoon|Oscar-winner of 1986
platypus|Australian beast
playboy|Certain pleasure-seeker
players|Troupe group
plaything|Item in Santa's sack
pleasure|Enjoyment
pledged|Swore
pleiades|Atlas' seven daughters
plotted|Cooked up schemes
plumage|Bird's feathers
plumaged|Feathery
pneumatic|Operated by air
podesta|Italian magistrate
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
polecat|Skunk
polyester|Leisure-suit fabric
pompoms|Majorette's items
ponderosa|Type of pine
poolhall|The Hustler locale
poolrooms|The Hustler sets
poorness|State of need
poppycock|Nonsense
porpoise|Literally, "hog fish"
portend|Augur
portfolios|Stock holders
position|Stance
possess|Boast
possums|Pouched critters
postpone|Put off
potence|Authoritative power
pourable|Like wet concrete
praises|Pats on the back
prattle|Babble on and on
preached|Pontificated
precise|On the mark
predate|Come before
predict|Use a crystal ball
preempts|Takes over the time spot
preened|Primped
prefers|Likes better
pregame|Warm-up time
preheat|Get the oven ready
preheats|Gets the oven ready
preliminary|Heat
preparers|Accountants, at tax time
preplan|Arrange in advance
presale|Early order
present|Birthday item
presets|Appliance timesavers
pressed|Put the squeeze on
presser|Garment worker
preteens|12-year-olds
pretend|Feign
pretense|Make-believe
pretest|Advance trial
pretrim|Remove fat beforehand
prevent|Thwart
pricked|Stuck by a thorn
primrose|Pale yellow
prisoners|Rambo rescuees
privilege|Special benefit
profess|Affirm
profess|Avow
programs|Coordinated activities
promise|Vow
promoter|Image maker
propane|Barbecue fuel
propane|Barbeque fuel
propeller|Beanie topper
propone|Tell to a judge
protege|One under another's wing
proteges|Ones under mentors
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
provost|College official
psalter|Hymn book
pudding|Sort of dessert
pullman|Sleeping car
punchboard|Gaming device of yore
puniest|Least important
pureeing|Preparing baby food, perhaps
puritan|Bluenose
purveyors|Food sellers
puttees|Military leg-wraps
pythons|Tropical snakes
quarter|Two bits
quartets|String groups
quartiles|Test-result groupings
quibbled|Argued a bit
quibbled|Pettifogged
radiant|Beaming
radiant|Beaming brightly
radiant|Twinkling
radiate|Emit
radiate|Shine brightly
radishes|Pungent roots
ragamuffin|Oliver Twist, e.g.
raglans|Loose overcoats
raincoat|Stormy weather gear
rallied|Came from behind
rampaged|Ran amok
rampaging|Sheep beeping?
rampart|Fort feature
rankings|Results of a coaches' poll
ransack|Pillage
ransack|Rifle
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rascals|Buckwheat's buddies
rascals|Rogues
ratline|Nautical rope
rattles|Playpen items
reactivate|Bring back
readers|Some school books
reagent|Analyst's chemical
realigns|Straightens again
realists|Pragmatic ones
realized|Caught on to
reallot|Distribute more shares
reamers|Orange-juice extractors
reasons|Tries logic
reassurance|Confidence-building words
rebounder|Hoopster, at times
recasts|Gets new actors
recasts|Hires different actors
receded|Flowed back
receded|Moved back
receded|Withdrew
recessed|Set back
recesses|Secluded areas
recliner|Living-room fixture
recluse|Hermit
recorked|Saved some wine for later
recouped|Made up for losses
recover|Get better
recrate|Prepare to ship again
recreate|Make over
recreative|Refreshing, like play
recruits|Inductees
redacts|Shapes up, in a way
redcaps|Baggage carriers
redcoat|1776 soldier
redeems|Cashes in
redeyes|Late-night flights
redirect|Change the focus of
redskin|Washington player
redtops|Lawn grasses
reelect|Return to office
reenter|Abandon orbit
reenter|Step in again
reflect|Ponder
refreshes|Stimulates
regaler|Lavish host
regarded|Took into account
regents|University officers
regimes|Ruling systems
regrade|Mark again
rehangs|Does a gallery job
rehearse|Practice one's lines
reheated|Used the microwave, perhaps
rehired|Placed back on the payroll
rehiring|Putting back on the payroll
reimbursed|Paid back for expenses
rekeyed|Entered again, as data
relabel|Change a tag
relapse|Backslide
relaxed|At ease
release|Free
release|Liberation
releases|Lets go
relented|Grew less severe
relents|Softens
reletter|Inscribe again
relieve|Take over for
relievo|Type of sculpture
reloans|Lets have again
remember|Keep in mind
reminder|String on finger, perhaps
remnants|Scraps
remodel|Do over
remoter|Farther away
renamed|Dubbed anew
renames|Alters a file, perhaps
rendering|Depiction
renders|Presents for payment
reneged|Failed to follow suit
reneges|Goes back (on)
renewed|Continued a subscription
renounce|Disown
rentals|Summer cottages
repaint|Apply a new coat
repairman|Memorable Jesse White role
repaper|Spruce up the walls
repasses|Laps a second time
repasts|Feasts
repaves|Fixes a road
repeats|Emphasizes
reports|Outside information
reposed|Took a rest
reprisal|Retaliation
reprove|Censure
reptile|Turtle or snake
repulse|Drive back
reroute|Send another way
rescript|Official announcement
rescuer|Perseus, to Andromeda
reseals|Glues back
reseeds|Fills in a lawn
reseeds|Sows over
resembled|Looked like
resentful|Sulky
resents|Takes umbrage at
reshape|Mold anew
resides|Lives
resigned|Quit
resister|He might be passive
resists|Withstands
resolve|Determination
resolve|Settle
resources|They may be natural
respite|Relief
respite|Time-out
restaurant|Waiting area
restless|Fidgety
restored|Put back
restores|Puts back
restuff|Fix a pillow, perhaps
resumes|Job-seekers' needs
retails|Offers directly
retainer|Initial fee
retaliate|Get even
retention|Ability to remember
retentive|Having a good memory
retinue|Suite
retired|Gone to bed
retired|No longer working
retired|Turned in
retitle|Do an editing job
retitles|Gives a new name to
retrace|Go back over
retrack|Follow again
retread|Cure baldness?
retread|Type of tire
retrial|Hung-jury result
retrials|Appeal followers, sometimes
returnee|Overseas veteran
revalue|Assess again
revamps|Overhauls
reveals|Lays open
revenge|Carrie's motivation
revenue|Income
revising|Altering a manuscript
revolted|Turned off
rewards|Bounties
rewired|Got more power
reworked|Made changes to, as a script
rewrote|Did major editing
rhetoric|Empty words
rhinoceros|Ionesco play
ridottos|Masquerade balls
rifleman|Stock holder
rigatoni|Shells alternative
ringlet|Hair curl
rioters|Unruly ones
rioters|Violent mobs
riposte|Zinger
risotto|Rice cooked in broth
rissole|Croquette
riveted|Held firmly
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
rivulet|Brook
roadrunner|Wile E.'s quarry
roaster|Oven fowl
robotics|Word coined by Asimov
romance|Novel genre
rooftop|Tanning site, maybe
rookies|Newcomers
roommate|Laverne, to Shirley
roosters|Cocky ones
rosette|Ribbon ornament
rotifer|Tiny marine animal
rotunda|Domed hall
roughhewn|Crudely formed
routers|Woodworking tools
rubdown|Post-bout action
ruminate|Ponder
ruminator|Cud chewer
runnier|Less gelled
rutabaga|Turnip
saddler|Rider's repairperson
sagamore|Wise chief
sagiest|Most like a cooking herb
saguaros|Flowering cacti
salaaming|Showing obeisance
salamis|Deli buys
salamis|Deli display
salaried|Earning a fixed wage
salchow|Skating jump
salesgirl|Clerk
salesman|Loman, for one
saltbox|Home style
salters|Preservers of a sort
saltine|Soup partner
salutes|Acknowledges an officer
sanctum|Holy place
sandals|Summer footwear
sandalwood|Aromatic evergreen
sandbagger|Bushwhacker
sanders|Big name in chicken
sandlot|Kids' ball field
sandpaper|Wood smoother
sandpiper|Shore bird
sanguine|Cheerful
sanitizes|Launders
sapling|Wee tree
sargasso|Atlantic sea
sarsars|Cold winds
sassafras|Tea variety
sassier|Chicer
satanic|Rushdie's "__ Verses"
satiate|Overfill
satiate|Surfeit
satiated|Fully appeased
satiates|Supplies to excess
satiety|Fullness
satires|Eveyln Waugh works
satires|Swift works
sauerkraut|Reuben requirement
sausage|Brunch selection
savannah|Midnight in the Garden . . . setting
saviours|Rescuers
savored|Reveled in
sawbuck|Two fins
sawhorses|Portable trestles
sayonara|Parting word
scamper|Run like a rabbit
scandal|Tabloid tidbit
scepters|Symbols of power
schemata|Plans
schemer|Underhanded one
schlepp|Tote
schmooze|Chitchat
schoolmarm|Rural educator
schooner|Tall beer glass
schtick|Comic bit
scintilla|Trace
scorcher|Severe critique
scoring|Crossing the goal line
scrapers|Windshield cleaners
scrapes|Tough situations
scrapped|Got rid of
scratch|Bucks
scrawny|Too thin
screams|Primal-therapy sounds
screech|Owl cry
screens|Filters
scrolls|Looks through a computer file
scutella|Insect's thoracic plates
scythes|Grain cutters
seahorse|Aquarium creature
sealers|Paint basecoats
sealers|Wood basecoats
seamster|Tailor
seances|Rap sessions?
seaplanes|Lake landers
searobin|Bottom-dwelling fish
seashores|Coasts
seaside|Onshore
seaside|Vacation spot
seasoned|Unlike a rookie
seasons|Annual foursome
seawalls|Harbor structures
seconds|Boxers' helpers
secretary|Kind of desk
securer|Comparatively safe
sedated|Under
sedates|Calms
seedbed|Place of development
seeders|Farm tools
seediness|Unkempt quality
seedless|Like some grapes
seemliest|Most fitting
seeress|Prophesying woman
seesaws|Playground items
seesaws|Vacillates
seethed|Got hot
selectees|Chosen people
selective|Discerning
sellout|Liquidate
semifinal|A round
seminal|Highly original and influential
seminary|Future minister's school
senator|Dole, formerly
senator|Gore or Bradley, once
senator|Roman official
senescent|Getting older
senhora|Ipanema honorific
senhoras|Portuguese ladies
senores|Malaga address
senoritas|Some Toledo teens
sensate|Of perception
sentries|Password askers
separate|Distinct
separates|Sportswear components
sequels|Narrative continuations
serenade|Love song
serenest|Least cloudy
serious|Considering marriage, perhaps
serrate|Cut sharp notches into
servers|Wait staff
service|Start of play, in tennis
sessile|Permanently attached, in zoology
session|Congressional unit
sessional|Conference-related
settees|Couches
settees|Phyfe pieces
setters|Irish and Gordon
settles|Finds a level
seventh|Stretch time
seventy|Septuagint count
severest|Most rigid
sextets|Chamber groups
shadowbox|Train, in a way
shakiest|Most precarious
shanghai|China's largest city
shapeup|Improve
sharkskins|Smooth fabrics
shatter|Break apart
shatter|Break into bits
shearer|Wool gatherer
sheaths|Close-fitting dresses
shiners|Black eyes
shingle|Roof piece
shipway|Canal
shipyards|Liner builders
shivered|Trembled
showplace|Fine home
shuffleboard|Cruise-ship pastime
shyster|Sharp
siamese|Type of pipe connection
sidebar|Article accompanier
sideslip|Lose traction, in a way
sideway|Indirect
sierras|Muir milieu
signets|Official seals
silencer|Gat attachment
silencer|Rod attachment
siltiest|Containing the most sediment
simians|Apes and monkeys
similar|Related
sincere|Forthright
singles|Some bar patrons
siphons|Draws off
skateboard|Recreational conveyance
skaters|Thomas and Hamilton
skaters|Winter Olympics athletes
skeeter|Pesky flyer, so to speak
skeeter|Summer pest, informally
skimmed|Took off the cream
skylights|Ceiling features
skyscrapers|Chicago School architects' products
skywrite|Create high-level advertising?
skywrite|Make a plane message
slacken|Become looser
slather|Lay on thick
sleeker|More glossy
sleekness|Gloss
sleeves|Jacket parts
sleighs|Horse-drawn vehicles
slipcovers|Upholsterer's project
slobbers|Is oversentimental
slogans|Mottos
slopped|Fed, as hogs
slotted|__ spoon (kitchen utensil)
slowest|Most obtuse
slugabed|Late sleeper
slumbers|Drowses
slurped|Drank rudely
slyness|Art
smarten|Improve in appearance
smarten|Pick up the pace
smelter|Metal-refining machine
smirked|Smiled smugly
smitten|Struck by Cupid
smoothie|Glib type
smugness|Complacency
snakebite|First-aid emergency
snapper|Red fish
snarled|Said "Grr!"
sneakily|In a furtive manner
sneezes|Belittles, with "at"
snicker|Half-suppressed laugh
sniffle|Cold sufferer's sound
sniffled|Had a cold
snoozers|Dormant ones
snoozes|Takes a nap
snorers|Nightly noisemakers
snoring|Sawing wood
snorkeled|Took a dive, in a way
snowball|Winter weapon
snowplow|Highway clearer
soaring|Sailplane flying
socials|Tea parties, e.g.
soilage|Livestock feed
solaced|Gave comfort to
soldered|Joined metal to metal
solider|More compact
solidest|Most dependable
solidly|Firmly
soluble|Capable of being explained
solutes|Unseen contents of seawater
someone|Important sort
somerset|W. __ Maugham
sonatas|60 Haydn compositions
soother|Liniment, e.g.
sopranos|Loft group
sorrels|Brownish horses
sorters|Post-office machines
sourest|Most off-pitch
sourest|Most vinegary
spangle|Bit of glitter
spangle|Glittery bit
spanked|Hit bottom?
spanner|Kind of wrench
spanner|Wrench
sparkplugs|Auto necessities
sparkplugs|V-8's octet
sparrow|Small bird
sparrow|Small songbird
speakeasy|'20s saloon
speakeasy|Bar of yore
speared|Put on a skewer
spearfish|South Dakota town
specials|Waiter's recitation
species|Homo sapiens, e.g.
speckled|Like Doyle's band
spectator|Witness
spectators|Grandstand group
spectre|Apparition, to a Brit
speeder|One caught by radar
spherics|Meteorology branch
spilled|Upset
spinels|Certain gemstones
spinets|Small harpsichords
spinner|Board-game feature
spirits|Strong liquor
splashes|Cannonball consequences
splatter|Paint mess
splendid|Excellent
splendor|Display of grandeur
splotch|Dropcloth decoration
spokesman|Public face
spokesmen|Corporate mouthpieces
sponges|Mooches
sponsor|Commercial producer
spooning|Dishing out, in a way
spooning|Eating, as cereal
spouted|Came out with
sprayed|Broadcast
spreader|Gardening device
spreads|Quilts
spriest|Most agile
springboard|Starting point
springer|Spaniel breed
springs|Shock guards
sprocket|Machine wheel
spruces|Some Christmas trees
sputters|Shoots forth
squabbles|Arguments
squalled|Blew up a storm
squelch|Suppress
staccato|Score direction
stagger|Alternate
stainer|Wood finisher
staircase|Flight of steps
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least fresh
stalled|Played for time
stalwart|Robust
stamina|Staying power
stamina|Staying power
stammer|Speak haltingly
standbys|Frequent airline line
standee|Straphanger
standup|Honest
stannum|Tin: Lat.
starred|Appeared in the lead
starter|Track official
starters|First-stringers
starters|They might need relief
statehouse|Legislature's place
station|Train stop
stations|Depots
statist|Number cruncher, for short
statues|Colossi, e.g.
statures|Heights
statute|Regulation
steamed|In a huff
steamer|Type of clam
steamers|Soft-shell clams
steeled|Made unyielding
steelie|Rainbow trout
steeple|High point of a sort
steeply|With a high grade
steered|Guided
steerer|One who holds the reins
stemware|Goblets, e.g.
stencil|Device for applying patterns
stencils|Crate markings, often
stepping|Moving around
stepson|Greg Brady, to Carol
steroid|Cortisone, e.g.
stiffness|Taut feeling
stilettos|Small daggers
stilted|Stiffly dignified
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stinter|Frugal one
stirrup|Foothold
stockpiles|Stores for future use
stomachache|Serious whale ailment?
stooges|Fall guys
stopgap|Makeshift
stopped|Called a halt to
stopped|Pulled over
storekeeper|Country merchant
storied|Celebrated
stouter|Thicker through the tummy
straddle|Sit astride
strafed|Attacked from the air
strains|Uses a sieve
straits|Bering et al.
strands|Beaches
stranger|Camus title character
streaks|Goes quickly
streamlined|Built for speed
streams|Mills' locales
streets|Fair locales
streets|Major ways
stressed|Played up
stresses|Gives emphasis to
stressful|High-pressure
stretch|Leap of faith
striate|Mark with grooves
strident|Harsh
strifes|Bitter conflicts
strolled|Enjoyed the boardwalk
stunned|Astonished
stupefied|Amazed
stylebooks|Editor's guides
stylist|Technician
stypsis|Application of an astringent
subhead|Chapter title
sublimely|In an outstanding way
subtract|Take away
subtypes|Less important classifications
summons|Legal citation
sundress|Summer outfit
sunlamp|Artificial tan source
sunless|Overcast
sunroof|Feature of some cars
superconductor|It offers little resistance
surceased|Drew to a close
surface|Come up
surreal|Fantastic
surround|Enclose entirely
swabber|Deck toiler
swaddle|Bandage
swatted|Hit flies
swatter|Fly chaser
sweatier|Perspiring more
sweepstakes|Kind of contest
sweeter|Saccharin, vis-a-vis sugar
swiller|Pig feeder
sycamore|Buttonwood
synergies|Cooperative interactions
synonyms|Thesaurus entries
systemic|Of the entire body
tabbing|Advancing the cursor, perhaps
taboret|Portable supply cabinet
tabulate|Organize, in a way
tactical|Like military planning
tactical|Of interest to generals
tailfin|Fender feature
tailpipe|Exhaust tube
talmudic|Instructional, to Yentl
tamarind|Chutney ingredient
tannest|Most like a beach bum
tapioca|Kind of pudding
targets|Clay pigeons, e.g.
tarmacs|O'Hare runways
tarnish|Sully
tarsiers|Tree-dwelling primates
tartare|Steak style
tartare|Steak style
tasseled|Like a fez or mortarboard
tassels|Fez features
tatamis|Straw mats
tattooed|Like Lydia
taunted|Mocked
tauntingly|In a mocking manner
taverns|Public houses
taxidermist|One hired by hunters
teacart|Server of a sort
teardrop|Sign of sorrow
tearier|Moister
teatime|Brighton break
teeterboard|Acrobat's lifter
teetered|Was about to collapse
teeters|Looks unstable
teetotal|Abstain
telethon|Labor Day event
telexed|Sent a wire
tempted|Acted devilishly
tempted|Played the siren
tempura|Seafood dish
tenaces|Bridge holdings
tenants|Lease signers
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tendril|Curly strand
tenners|Sawbucks
tensile|Stretchy
tenting|Campground activity
termagant|Shrew
termite|House eater
terrains|Geographic areas
terrier|Airedale, for one
tersest|Most concise
tertiary|Of the third order
tetherball|Game for two
tethered|Fastened, in a way
thanatos|Self-destructive instinct
theater|Operations place
theology|Seminary course
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
thereat|Then
therein|Legalese adverb
thermometer|It's used in oral exams
thither|Hither's partner
thrills|Excites
thrives|Flourishes
tiaraed|Like a beauty queen
tickled|Delighted
timeliest|Most opportune
tiptoed|Walked quietly
tiptoes|Walks with high heels?
tiredness|Fatigued feeling
tiresome|Old hat
titanium|Steel toughener
tithers|They donate a tenth
toadish|Froglike
toaster|Pop-up gadget
toasters|Kitchen fixtures
toastmaster|Banquet figure
toeshoe|Ballerina wear
toneless|Having poor sound
tonette|Simple wind instrument
toolshed|Certain storage space
toothier|More appetizing
toothpaste|Medicine chest tube
topsoil|Fertile ground
tornado|Dangerous weather
tornado|European military plane
tossers|Coin throwers
tosspot|W.C. Fields persona
tostada|Mexico City munchie
tourneys|Pro-ams, for instance
towhead|Fair-haired one
tractor|Trailer hauler
tractors|Farm machines
tradeoffs|Compromises
trailblazer|Pioneer
trainee|Apprentice
traipses|Tramps
traitor|Turncoat
transform|Undergo changes
transmit|Broadcast
transparentness|Deceiver's bane
trapper|__ John, M.D.
treaties|Peace agreements
tremolo|Organ effect
tresses|Locks of hair
trestle|Railroad bridge
tribunal|Court of justice
tricycles|Kids' vehicles
trident|Neptune's spear
trident|Poseidon's spear
triduum|Three-day religious observance
triennials|36-month periods
trilobite|Horseshoe crab's ancestor
tripods|Camera stands
tritely|In a cliched manner
tritely|Without originality
trousseaus|Brides' put-asides
trueblue|Unwaveringly staunch
truncate|Shorten
tsarina|Romanov royalty
tsetses|Biting flies
tsunami|Salt shaker
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tsunami|Tidal wave
tunneler|Mole, for one
tunnels|Mole creations
tureens|Soup servers
turntable|Singles spinner
turtlenecks|Some sweaters
tutorial|How-to help
twaddle|Nonsense
twirlers|Baton wielders
ukulele|Luau instrument
ultimas|Final syllables
umlauts|German marks
unaided|Without help
unasked|Left out, in a way
unavowed|Like promises never made
unbutton|Loosen, as a vest
uncloses|Opens up
uncreates|Destroys
undercover|Carried out in secret
undercut|Offer lower prices
underlie|Be the basis of
undertake|Attempt
undertow|Riptide pull
undoings|Ruinations
undoubled|Spread out in one layer
uneaten|Still on the plate
unedited|First-draft
unhorse|Topple, as a jouster
universe|Cosmologist's concern
unlimited|Boundless
unlined|Smooth
unlined|Smooth
unoiled|Squeaky, maybe
unopened|Sealed, say
unpressed|Wrinkled
unsafety|Vulnerability
unscrews|Removes, in a way
unshaken|Cool
unsnarled|No longer jammed
untaxed|Duty-free
untaxed|Exempt, maybe
unthrone|Depose
unyoked|Tended the oxen
upbeats|Solti starters
upstater|Plattsburgher, to a Bronxite
upturned|Like snobs' noses
useless|Futile
useless|Futile
useless|To no avail
utopians|Idealists
utterly|Plumb
uxorial|Of wives
valises|Grips
vanities|Word in a Wolfe title
variables|Things that change
varmints|Predatory animals
varnish|Furniture topping
veggies|Side dishes
veneered|Surfaced with fine wood
venison|Deer meat
veranda|Roofed porch
verandas|Porches
verboten|Taboo
verdant|Lush with vegetation
vernier|French mathematician
veronica|Archie Comics character
vertebrate|Bird or mammal
viaducts|Overpasses
viceroy|Monarch butterfly look-alike
viceroy|Sovereign's deputy
victual|Food
vilification|Slander
vinegar|Salad-dressing ingredient
vitamine|Antioxidant
vitiate|Spoil
vittles|Food, slangily
voiceovers|Offscreen announcements
volunteer|Many a campaign worker
volution|Spiraled shape
vortices|Whirling waters
wallets|Father's Day gifts
waltzers|Ballroom dancers
wandered|Roamed
wannabe|Pretender
warehouse|Stock holder
warrant|Searcher's need, maybe
wassail|Holiday quaff
wassail|Yuletide quaff
wassailer|Merrymaker
watchdog|Consumer protector
watered|Gave a drink to
waterer|One with a pail, perhaps
watermelon|Picnic dessert
wattage|Bulb rating
wattages|Power measurements
waverers|Fence-sitters
weakens|Saps
wearies|Loses zip
weekender|Part of a luggage set
weigher|Scale user
western|Shoot-'em-up
whalers|Blubbery bunch
wheedle|Cajole
whereof|I know __ I speak!
whiffers|Strikeout victims
whirled|Rotated rapidly
whirlpool|Kenmore competitor
whiteners|Laundry additives
whitewash|Pale paint
wideawake|Alert
windier|More gusty
winesap|Type of apple
winsome|Engaging
wintergreen|Liniment scent
wiretap|FBI ploy
wiretapper|One who bugs a phone
wiseacres|Eddie Haskell's ilk
wisecrack|Smart remark
wisecrack|Zinger from Groucho
wisteria|House climber
woodcut|Type of art print
woolgathering|Daydreaming
wrasses|Tropical fish
xeroxed|Duplicated
yammered|Whined
yardarm|Place for a sail
yearned|Pined (for)
yearner|One who's left wanting
yeshiva|Hebrew school
yuletides|Present times
zeitgeist|Spirit of the times
zeppelin|Air transport
abalone|Shellfish
abashed|Feeling embarrassment
abashes|Causes embarrassment to
abeyant|Temporarily inactive
abigail|Second First Lady
aborted|Canceled, to NASA
abrasions|Scrapes
abridge|Shorten
abscond|Leave with the loot
absents|__ oneself (keeps away)
abstract|Not practical
absurder|More ridiculous
abusive|Mistreating
abysmal|Really, really bad
academics|College professors, e.g.
accomplish|Work
accosts|Confronts boldly
accursed|Under a spell, perhaps
acerbity|Sourness
acquits|Exculpates
actions|Loud speakers, supposedly
actress|Cast member
actresses|Hunt and Hunter, for two
adamant|Stubborn
adapter|Flexible one
addedly|What's more
addenda|Appendices
addenda|Things tacked on
address|Talk to
adduced|Brought forward
adherence|Steady devotion
adheres|Sticks (to)
adonises|Hunks
adoptee|Annie, e.g.
adorers|Worshipers
adoring|Devoted
adoring|Revering
adorner|One who decorates
adrenal|Important gland
adulate|Admire a lot
adulate|Worship
adverse|Hostile
aerator|Aquarium accessory
aerator|Aquarium device
aerobat|Stunt flyer
aeroplane|747, to a Brit
aeroplane|The Spitfire, for one
aerosol|Spray can
affected|Feigned
against|Compared to
ageless|Everlasting
agelong|Not short-term
agendum|Order of business
agitate|Annoy
agitate|Stir up
agitate|Whip into a lather
agitated|Shaken up
aground|Wrong way to run
aileron|Banking need
ailment|Complaint
airhead|Ditz
airlift|Emergency supply source
airplane|Spruce Goose, e.g.
albinos|White-tressed mammals
alerted|Notified of danger
alfredo|Pasta sauce
algebra|Quest for the unknown?
alignment|Service-station job
aliment|Food
allayer|Calmer
allegro|Fairly fast
allegro|Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
allergen|Pollen, perhaps
allergies|Sneezin' reason
alluvia|Deposits of a sort
alongshore|By the sea
alpacas|Andean wool-bearers
alphabetically|End of quip
altocumulus|Type of cloud
amasses|Pulls in
amassing|Piling up
amative|Expressing love
ambergris|Perfume ingredient
amendable|Subject to change
amiable|Friendly
amnesty|General pardon
amnesty|General pardon
amortize|Write off over time
anagram|Rues, for "sure"
anagram|Rearrangement of letters
anapest|Foot for Frost
anarchic|Lawless
ancestral|Like some stately homes
andante|Not very fast
android|C-3P0, e.g.
anecdote|Cosby specialty
anecdote|Short account
anemometer|Meteorlogist's machine
anemone|Sea creature
angular|Very lean
aniline|Dye source
animate|Bring to life
animator|Roy Disney subordinate
animators|Disney workers
anisette|Licorice-flavored cordial
annealed|Toughened, as glass
anneals|Tempers
answered|Picked up the phone
antebellum|Pre-war
antecede|Come before
antenna|Feeler
antenna|Reception helper
antipode|Direct opposite
antsier|More nervous
apatite|Tooth mineral
apercus|Glances, in Grenoble
apologia|Literary justification
apostate|Cause abandoner
apostle|One of a Biblical 12
apostolic|Papal
apostrophe|Space-saving device
appoint|Name
approving|Giving the OK
apropos|Fitting
aquaria|Tanks for watching
arboreal|Like koalas
arcadia|Peaceful place
archway|Curved entrance
areolar|Of a birthmark
argosies|Fleets of merchant ships
arietta|Short solo
arietta|Short song
aristae|Grain bristles
aristos|British upper crust
armadas|Flotillas
armchair|Living-room furniture
armless|Like "Venus de Milo"
armorers|Gun makers
armrests|They may go up in a plane
arouser|Sudden noise, perhaps
arracks|Mideast beverages
arrange|Collocate
arrange|Place in order
arranged|Taken care of
arrived|Put in
arsenals|They bear arms
arteries|Major channels
article|Constitution element
artiste|Accomplished performer
artsier|More pretentious
ashamed|Red-faced
ashcans|They're waste-full
asinine|Silly
aspects|Phases
aspects|Phases
aspects|Viewpoints
asperses|Slanders
assails|Launches an attack on
assault|Onslaught
assault|Triple Crown winner of '46
assented|Agreed (to)
assents|Agreements
assents|Gives in
assertive|Hardly shy
asserts|Maintains
assisted|Lent a hand
assists|Chips in
assorted|Like mixed nuts
assuage|Soothe
astound|Floor
atelier|Workshop
atheist|Word from the Greek for "godless"
athlete|Goalie or guard
athletes|Bowl figures
atlases|Map collections
atlases|Map volumes
atlases|Motorists' references
atoners|They make amends
atoners|They make things up
attached|Fastened
attacked|Set upon
attainment|Success
attempt|Crack
attendee|Meeting participant
attends|Goes to
attests|Certifies by oath
auctioneer|One with lots to offer
aureate|Gilded
aureole|Halo
aureole|Halo
avenger|Steed, for one
aviaries|Zoo structures
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avoided|Steered clear of
awaiting|Hanging around for
awarded|Presented, as a trophy
awestruck|Overcome with wonder
babbles|Prates
backslide|Revert to old habits
bacteria|Germs
baffled|At sea
bagpipe|Inverness instrument
balefire|Beacon
ballistic|Part of ICBM
balsamic|Type of vinegar
baluster|Type of furniture leg
bananas|Tropical fruits
banisher|Exiler
banshee|Spirit of folklore
bantered|Traded playful barbs
barhopping|Doing the town
barkeeps|Mixologists
baronet|British title
baronet|Commoner called "Sir"
barrack|Garrison building
barstool|Tavern seating
bassinet|Nursery fixture
battens|Sail stiffeners
baubles|Trinkets
bauxite|Aluminum source
bayonet|Musket attachment
beaming|Smiling broadly
beanies|Kids' caps
bearable|Not too much
because|Explanation introducer
bedeviled|Harassed
bedpost|Headboard holder
bedstead|Mattress supporter
beehive|Busy place, so to speak
beehives|Homes for honey makers
befouled|Soiled
beggars|Non-choosers, supposedly
begonia|Garden flower
beguile|Charm
bellhop|Luggage carrier
beltway|City circler
benefactors|Patrons
berated|Reprimanded
berates|Jumps all over
berates|Scolds
bereave|Deprive (of)
besides|Furthermore . . .
bethesda|Maryland city
bethesda|Washington suburb
bigamists|People with too many in-laws
bigfoot|Legendary hairy humanoid
biography|Life story
bipartisanship|Cooperation, in Congress
biplanes|Sopwith Camels, e.g.
birddog|Type of retriever
bismuth|Stomach-soother ingredient
blatant|Out there
bleachers|Salon workers, at times
blesses|Sanctions
blither|Talk nonsense
blockbuster|Popular movie
blockbuster|Successful movie
blockhead|Dolt
blondes|Is it true __ have more fun?
blondes|Pfeiffer and Harlow
bloomed|Flourished
blooper|Embarrassing mistake
blossom|Flower
bluebonnet|Texas state flower
blunter|More candid
boatneck|Type of sweater
boilerplate|Hack writing
boniest|Hardest to eat, as fish
boniest|Least fleshy
botanist|Linnaeus, notably
botanist|Plant specialist
braided|Woven, in a way
bravely|In a courageous manner
brazenly|In a bold way
breadbox|Is it bigger than a __?
breathe|Respire
brickbats|Unkind remarks
brickyard|Mason's resource
brigades|Large bodies of troops
brioche|Sweet bun
broaden|Widen out
brother|Michael, to Marlon
brouhaha|Hubbub
buckrams|Book fabrics
bungled|Messed up
bureaucrat|Government worker
bushing|Insulating liner
business|Going concern
butanes|Lighter gases
buttonhole|Slot on a shirt
bypassed|Skipped
byroads|Little-traveled paths
caboodle|Kit's partner
cabstands|Airport fixtures
cahoots|Partnership
cakewalker|Strutting dancer
calamari|Trattoria serving
calling|Profession
calmest|Least rattled
calorie|Dieter's unit
calyxes|Plant parts
canapes|Party munchies
canines|Fangs
cannery|Steinbeck's "__ Row"
canonize|Glorify
canteen|Hiker's accessory
cantina|Memorable "Star Wars" setting
cantina|Mexican saloon
capsize|Flip
caramel|Yellowish brown
carcass|Unfinished framework
careens|Veers
careers|Long-term occupations
carillon|Tower bells
carrottops|Redheads
cashmeres|Some scarves
cassava|Tapioca source
cassette|Tape holder
castanets|Flamenco clackers
casters|Furniture wheels
catapult|Thrust forward
cataract|Waterfall
catawba|White wine
catcalls|Hoots and hollers
catspaw|Dupe
cauldron|Large kettle
causeways|Over-water roads
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Name that means "heavenly"
cemented|Attached permanently
cements|Fuses
cements|Pavement materials
censing|Filling with perfume
censure|Official rebuke
censure|Official reprimand
centennial|__ State (Colorado)
ceramists|Some potters
chained|Secured, in a way
chairlift|Skier's ride
chairperson|Meeting leader
chalets|Swiss cottages
chalice|Goblet
chamois|Car-wash need
chapeau|Hat
chaperoned|Like many first dates
charlie|Sheen or Parker
charmed|Under a spell
chatrooms|On-line destinations
cheddar|Cracker topping
cherishes|Treasures
chestnuts|Stale stories
chewing|Masticating
chianti|Red table wine
chickenhearted|Trepid
chitchats|Gossips
chloral|__ hydrate (sedative)
chorales|Bach creations
chortles|Sounds of satisfaction
chowder|Fishy creation
chowder|New England specialty
chowhound|Glutton
cinemas|Movie theaters
cistern|Tank
civilizations|Part 2 of quip
clacked|Made sharp sounds
clarets|Red wines
cleaner|Less grimy
cleaner|Solvent
cleaner|Supermarket buy
cleanse|Make spic-and-span
cleated|Like some shoes
clipboard|Portable writing surface
clipboards|Portable writing surfaces
closeups|One-shots
clunker|Worn-out car
coalers|Fuel transports
coarser|Less genteel
coasted|Moved via momentum
cockatoo|Crested bird
cockneys|Doolittle and his friends
coconut|Palm product
coheres|Sticks together
cohesive|Like glue
coinage|Invented word
collide|Conflict
collide|Conflict
colonnades|They may hold up mansions
colorado|Home of the Rockies
coloring|Pastime for tots
combats|Skirmishes
comedic|Funny
comical|Causing laughter
compute|Calculate
concession|One of two made by Gore in 2000
concision|Terseness
concurrently|At the same time
conduction|Heat transfer, e.g.
confession|Result of a grilling, maybe
conforms|Toes the line
congeal|Solidify
connects|Fastens together
connote|Imply
consider|Reflect upon
consorts|Reigning monarchs' spouses
contestant|Round robin participant
contortionistic|Flexible, as an acrobat
contract|Covenant
contractor|Development maker
contrasts|Shows relief
control|Smart's agency
control|Smart's employer
conurbation|Expanded towns
convent|Nuns' home
conventionality|Reluctance to stand out
convoke|Summon for assembly
copycats|Mimics
corkboard|Pushpin place
cornrow|Hair piece
cornrow|Narrow hair braid
corrode|Wear away
costume|Pre-Halloween buy
cottontail|Type of rabbit
cottontails|Types of rabbits
counterattacker|One who fights fire with fire
countryman|Paisano
courage|Desire of Lahr's lion
cowbells|Meadow noisemakers
cowpoke|Ranch hand
coyness|Shy trait
crabgrass|Lawn invader
crackerjack|First-rate
creates|Makes
credenzas|Low cabinets
credits|Film ender, usually
creoles|Some Louisianians
crested|Reached the summit
crimper|Curling iron, at times
critique|Review
croaker|Frog or toad
crochet|Word that means "small hook"
crocheted|Did some needlework
crockery|Earthenware containers
crossbar|Goalpost part
crossbow|Ancient Mariner's weapon
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossest|Most ill-humored
crowbar|Lever of a sort
crueler|Less kind
crumble|Break up
crushes|Puppy loves
cubicle|Work station
curator|Collection manager
curette|Surgeon's tool
curious|Like a fictional George
curveball|Pitcher's specialty
custard|Pie filling
cuticle|Fingernail edger
cyborgs|Sci-fi characters
dagwood|Blondie's hubby
dagwood|Chic creation
dailies|Director's viewing
dalmatian|Firehouse dog
dalmatians|Certain Slavs
daltons|Old West outlaw family
damasks|Heavy silks
dandies|Fops
dashing|Gallant
databank|Electronic resource
dateless|Without company
deadhead|Drive an empty truck
dearest|Honey
debased|Corrupted
debates|Hashes out
debones|Prepares a salmon, say
decagon|2-D figure
deciders|Tiebreakers
declarer|Bridge bidder
declasse|Not in
decodes|Makes readable, maybe
decrease|Lessen
decries|Condemns
default|One way to win
defaulter|Lienee, at times
deftest|Least clumsy
degrading|Humbling
delayed|Past due
deletion|Bit of editing
delicate|Dainty
delight|Joy
deliver|Keep one's promises
delivered|Brought, as a package
deluder|One who misleads
demerit|Bad mark
demurely|In a modest manner
demurred|Said no
denominates|Names
denotes|Signifies
dentists|They treat canines
deposals|Removals from office
deposed|Ousted
deposes|Overthrows
descents|Slopes
deserts|Leaves flat
deserts|Sahara and Gobi
deserve|Merit
designer|Hilfiger or Lauren
designs|Costumer's output
desires|Longs for
desists|Cuts out
despise|Regard with contempt
despises|Execrates
despotic|Tyrannical
destiny|Kismet
destiny|What will be
destructiveness|Malevolent nature
details|Specifics
detects|Senses
detente|Cold War thaw
deterges|Washes away
determine|Find out
detests|Abominates
detests|Can't stomach
deviate|Leave the path
diagnosing|Identifying a problem
diameter|Circle stat
diatribe|Bitter denunciation
diciest|Most problematic
dieting|Eating carefully
dilemma|Tough problem
diminished|Like some chords
dingbat|Archie's name for Edith
diocese|Bishop's domain
dioramas|Grade-school projects
diplomat|Tactful person
disarrange|Make a mess of
disarray|Shambles
discern|Recognize
discover|Scientific American rival
disgruntled|Conclusion of query
dishevel|Rumple up
dislike|Have no use for
disloyal|Untrue
dispatch|Military message
disposes|Gets rid (of)
disrespect|Irreverence
dissect|Examine minutely
dissent|Don't go along
distress|Trouble
dithers|Bumstead's boss
dithers|Bumstead's boss
doctors|Part 3 of quip
doggone|Drat!
doghouse|Punishment place
dogtrot|Easy pace
dogwood|Bunchberry kin
dogwood|Flowering tree
donator|Generous sort
doodads|Thingamajigs
doodled|Scribbled idly
doodles|Sigourney Weaver's uncle
dormice|Furry-tailed rodents
doughboy|Yank soldier in WWI
dovetailed|Meshed well
drainer|Kitchen need
drawing|Sketch
drawstring|Bag closer
dreamboat|Cutie pie
dreamer|Idealist
dredged|Cleared a channel
dressage|Horsemanship
dressings|French and Italian, but not German
drifters|Aimless sorts
druidism|Ancient Celtic religion
ductwork|Ventilation channels
dungaree|Denim fabric
dynamiter|Demolition expert
dynasty|Han or Ming
dyslexia|Special-education concern
eardrop|Jewelry on a pendant
eardrop|Pendant jewelry
earlobe|Place for a ring
earlobe|Stud site
earners|Deserving ones
earning|Acquiring through work
earning|Bringing home the bacon
earphone|Transistor-radio accessory
earthen|Like clay pots
easiest|Least demanding
easiness|Simplicity
eateries|Diners, for instance
ebonies|Some piano keys
ebonite|Hard rubber
echelons|Levels of authority
eclectic|Varied
eclectics|Multifarious architects
eclipse|Surpass
economic|Financial
ecotype|Environmental subspecies
ecstasy|Bliss
edifies|Uplifts
editorial|Newspaper's opinion
educable|Ready for schooling
educing|Eliciting
eeliest|Hardest to handle
eeriest|Most peculiar
eeriness|Spooky condition
effendi|Turkish title
egression|Leaving
elapsed|Passed by
elapses|Passes
elastic|Accommodating
elastic|Stretchy
elbowed|Nudged rudely
elected|Picked
electee|Sucessful candidate
electron|Negative particle
elegant|Chic
elegant|Tastefully beautiful
elegies|Threnodies
element|Carbon or neon
element|Natural habitat
elements|Periodic-table entries
elements|Weather
elevate|Promote
elevate|Raise up
elevens|Gridiron teams
ellipse|Oval
ellipse|Plane curve
elusive|Slippery
emailed|Clicked "send"
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Send forth
emanate|Stem (from)
emblems|Representations
embracer|Warm greeter
emended|Revised
eminent|Noted
emirates|Sharjah and Ajman
emissary|Ambassador, e.g.
emissary|Delegate
emoting|Hamming it up
empathy|Compassion
emphasize|Stress
employed|At work
empowered|Authorized
empress|Title for Josephine
emulate|Try to follow
enables|Makes possible
enactor|Battle recreator
enamored|Smitten by, with "of"
encases|Holds within
enchant|Bewitch
enclave|Isolated district
enclave|Isolated, surrounded area
encloses|Confines
endanger|Put at risk
endears|Evokes affection
endemic|Localized
endgame|Final stage
endgames|Chess student's study
endives|Salad veggies
endless|Interminable
endorsee|Favorite son, perhaps
endowed|Donated
endower|College benefactor
endowing|Providing
endplay|Bridge strategy
enemies|Them
enervate|Tucker out
engagement|Battle
engines|Internet-search helpers
engrave|Cut letters
enigmatic|Mysterious
enlarge|Swell
enlists|Signs up
enliven|Invigorate
enneads|Groups of nine
enormity|Outrageousness
enraged|Seeing red
enshroud|Conceal
ensnare|Capture
ensures|Makes certain
entails|Brings into play
entered|Inputted
entertain|Consider
entrant|Contest competitor
envisages|Pictures
epaulet|Uniform adornment
epaulette|Uniform adornment
epergne|Centerpiece
ephemeral|Here today, gone tomorrow
ephemeral|Here today, gone tomorrow
epicenter|Focal point
epidemic|Widespread
epidote|Crystalline mineral
episodes|Soap segments
episodes|Soap-opera segments
epithet|Sonny or Stinky
equality|Part of France's motto
equinox|Twice-yearly event
equipment|Gear
equitable|Fair-minded
erasable|Like some pens
erasers|Blackboard accessories
erasing|Deleting
erasure|Clearing the board
erasure|Deletion
erasure|Sign of a mistake
erasure|Sign of imperfection
erasures|Blank spaces, perhaps
erected|Built
erected|Built
erectness|Upright stance
erector|__ Set (kid's toy)
erelong|Give My Regards to Broadway ending
erelong|Soon
ermines|Royal furs
ermines|Weasels with valuable fur
erotica|Literary genre
erstwhile|Bygone
escapee|Fugitive
escapes|Houdini happenings
escarole|Salad green
eschewers|They abstain
espresso|Coffee variety
espresso|Coffeehouse order
essayed|Put to the test
essayist|Charles Lamb, for one
essence|Basic feature
essence|Gist
essence|Perfume
essences|Gists
estates|Acred properties
estates|High-end realty
estates|Posh properties
esthete|Art lover
estival|Summery
estuary|River mouth
estuary|Sea arm
etagere|Stand for stuff
etamine|Lightweight cotton
eternal|Unceasing
eternally|For all time
ethanol|Alternative fuel
ethereal|Extremely light
etiquette|Emily Post's expertise
etoiles|Ballet stars
evasive|Not frank
eventful|Momentous
eventuate|Result (in)
evergreens|All-season shrubs
evermore|Always
everything|Part 2 of question
everything|Part 2 of quip
evident|In plain sight
evident|Manifest
evolutions|Gradual changes
examine|Look at
exempts|Lets off the hook
exhausts|Depletes
existent|Having life
exonerate|Clear
exonerate|Clear
exonerating|Clearing
exotica|Unusual stuff
exotism|Unusual quality
expound|Explain in detail
external|Foreign
externs|Some physicians
exulted|Jumped for joy
eyelids|Blinkers
eyeliner|Makeup item
eyeshot|Field of vision
eyesore|Scenic blight
eyesore|Urban blight
eyestrain|Crammer's woe, perhaps
eyewear|Glasses, e.g.
facemask|Goalie need
factoid|Bit of trivia
failure|Bomb
fairgrounds|Exhibition locales
fairgrounds|It makes mediocre coffee?
fairness|Impartiality
faltered|Stumbled
fanatic|Zealot
fantasia|Disney film of '40
fantasia|Disney film of 1940
fantasy|Genre for Tolkien
fatalist|Accepting sort
febrile|Over 98.6
feigned|Not genuine
fenders|Auto parts
fiancee|She's otherwise engaged
filterer|Impurity remover
fishnets|Catch holders
flankers|Some backs
flapper|Blondie's original persona
flappers|'20s free spirits
flashed|Emulated a firefly
flatbed|Type of truck
flaunted|Showed shamelessly
fleeced|Got wool from sheep
fleeting|Transitory
floodgates|Flow controllers
florence|City on the Arno
flossie|One of the Bobbsey Twins
flowerpots|Ledge occupants
flyleaf|Book's endpaper
flyover|Airshow maneuver
flytraps|Bug-eating plants
foliage|Leaves
foliaged|Covered with leaves
footlocker|Place for a GI's gear
foregone|Inevitable
forfeit|Give up
forgather|Convene
fortnight|Wimbledon duration
forwards|40% of a basketball team
foulards|Tie fabrics
foulmouthed|Prone to cussing
frailty|Delicateness
fraises|French fruit
freckles|Sun spots?
freebies|They're on the house
freelancer|One not on salary
freshen|Air out
fundamental|Basic
gagster|Henny Youngman, for one
galatea|Acis' love
gallant|Chivalrous
garbage|Refuse
gardenia|Fragrant flower
garland|Love Finds Andy Hardy star
garners|Puts away
garnets|Red gems
gasoline|Engine's need
gasolines|They're refined
gateless|Without barriers
gemstone|Aquamarine or turquoise
generates|Produces
genuine|Authentic
genuine|Honest-to-goodness
geodetic|Of the earth's curvature
ghastly|Frightful
ghostwriter|Memoirs helper, often
gimmicky|Overembellished
ginseng|Health-food store purchase
girdles|Surrounds, in a way
glacier|Ice Age remnant
gladder|More happy
gladder|More pleased
gladioli|Showy flowers
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glasses|Stemware
glazing|Pottery finish
glissades|Gliding steps
glisten|Sparkle in the sun
goalpost|Football-field structure
goatherd|Alpine animal drover
godmother|Sponsor of a sort
goofiest|Least sensible
gossiper|Dirt passer
gossips|Spreads dirt
gourami|Aquarium fish
gourmand|Food lover
gourmet|Food connoisseur
gradual|Slow
grammar|Rules of language
grandmas|Sometime babysitters
grapeshot|Cannon ammo
grapevine|Rumor mill
gratified|Pleased
grayest|Most ash-colored
grenade|Small shell
griffin|Mythical monster
griffin|Mythical monster
griller|Detective, at times
gristle|Steak throwaway
groaned|Reacted to a pun
grocery|Dobie Gillis' dad owned one
grousers|Crabs
growler|Pitcher of beer
guanaco|Camel kin
guernseys|They're often out standing in their field
guesser|He's not sure
guidepost|Sign holder
gumshoe|Detective
gunboats|Blockade enforcers
gymnast|All-around athlete
gyration|Spiral motion
habitant|Canadien, in Quebec
hairdos|Buns and rolls
hairnet|Salon item
hairnet|Snood
halters|Horse leads
hamster|Gerbil relative
hamstring|Thwart
hangfire|Be unsettled
hangups|Stumbling blocks
hapless|Unfortunate
hardnose|Tough guy
harrier|Cross-country runner
hastened|Didn't dawdle
hastens|Makes a beeline
hastens|Precipitates
hatchery|Fish farm
hateful|Full of malice
headline|Screamer
heathen|Uncivilized sort
hedgehog|Spiny-haired mammal
hedgehopper|Crop sprayer
hedonic|Pleasure-seeking
heelers|Minor pols
hemline|Skirt's edge
hemlock|Poisonous plant
henpeck|Nag
heptagons|Geometric figures
herbalist|Folk-medicine practitioner
hereditary|Genetic
heritage|Birthright
herringbone|Suit fabric
hinging|Dependent (on)
hipness|Cool cat's quality
hobnail|Thick-headed fastener
hocused|Played a trick on
hogwash|Nonsense
hoisted|Put up
homemade|Handcrafted
honeybun|Sweetie
honeyeaters|Bears, for example
honoree|Award getter
hoodwinked|Bamboozled
hoosegow|Pokey
hopscotch|Kids' game
horsefeathers|Baloney
horseradish|Mustard ingredient
hosiery|Socks
hotbeds|Busy places
hotdogging|Showing off on skis
hotspot|Unstable region
hueless|Pale
humoresque|Type of piano piece
hurricane|Donna or Gloria
hutches|China closets
hydrates|Adds water to
iceberg|Shipping hazard
iceboat|Winter vehicle
idealism|High-minded belief
illegal|Forbidden by statute
illness|Complaint
imitate|Follow
imitated|Talked like
imitator|Copycat
imminence|Advent
imminent|About to happen
imparts|Lends
impeaches|Calls into question
imperial|Like Napoleon's posture
implore|Beseech
impolite|Rude
impostor|Phony
incense|Make furious
incisor|Canine cousin
inclined|On a tilt
incognito|Disguised
indecent|Unseemly
indexed|Like most encyclopedias
indoors|Out of the elements
inertia|Torpidity
inferno|Dante locale
infinitive|Part 2 of quote
inflates|Blows up a balloon
ingrate|Thankless sort
inhabit|Be a resident of
inklings|Glimmers
innermost|Superlatively secret
innings|Baseball segments
innings|Cricket units
inoculate|Protect, in a way
inroads|Progress
insides|What x-rays reveal
insights|Thoughtful views
insists|Won't take no for an answer
inspires|Acts the Muse
insulin|Important hormone
insures|Covers, as a car
intemperateness|Excess
intense|Fervid
intense|Very great
interacts|Has synergy
interest|Bank add-on
interim|Short-term
interwove|Laced together
intravenous|Like some solutions
invigorate|Psych up
invoices|Bills to pay
ironers|Laundry workers
ironist|Sardonic writer
ironman|Atlas, for example
ironside|Cop of '60s TV
ironworks|Foundry
irregular|Closeout-bin item
irreverence|Parodist's quality
irritable|Peevish
isolate|Quarantine
isolated|Quarantined
issuers|Summons givers, e.g.
itemized|Went into detail
iterate|Do over
iterate|Do over
iterate|Repeat
iteration|Repetitive procedure
jackhammer|Portable drill
janitors|Maintenance personnel
jetstream|Wind system
jettison|Toss overboard
jigsaws|Shop tools
jonquils|Yellow blooms
kangaroo|Joey's mom
keenest|Most acute
kerosene|Source of the Rockefeller fortune
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
kettles|Soup pots
keystone|Arch support
kinetic|Moving
kinetic|Of motion
kinetic|Pertaining to motion
kinsman|Relative
klatsch|Coffee get-together
knuckled|__ under (gave in)
knucklehead|Simpleton
lacerate|Tear roughly
lactose|Milk sugar
ladyfingers|Small sponge cakes
lakeside|Summer-home spot, perhaps
laments|Moans
lampblack|Paint ingredient
lampoon|Sharp satire
lampoons|Sends up
landlady|Ethel Mertz, for one
langouste|Spiny lobster
lanolin|Soap ingredient
largest|Guinness category
lashings|Severe scoldings
lathing|Wood-turning
launchpad|Cape Canaveral sight
launchpads|NASA structures
laureate|Artistic honoree
layette|Stuff for a newborn
layettes|Baby's outfits
leaders|Furnace ducts
leaders|Roof pipes
leaflet|Folded flyer
leaflet|Page of advertising
leaners|Scorers in horseshoes
leanest|Maximally slender
leapers|Twelve Days of Christmas group
learner|Student
leasers|Car dealerships, often
leathers|Bikers' outfits
lectern|Prop for a prof
lectern|Speaker's stand
legation|Foreign mission
leisure|Time off
leisure|Time off
lempira|Monetary unit of Honduras
lenient|Soft
lentils|Soup ingredients
leopards|They're spotted in the jungle
letterboxes|Mail places
liaison|Go-between
license|Leeway
license|Permission
likable|Simpatico
limelight|Center of interest
limestone|Quarry mineral
limited|Restricted
lineage|Genealogy
lineman|Football position
liniments|Ache soothers
linings|They're often waterproof
lintels|Doorjambs support them
lioness|Elsa, for one
liquidate|Sell off
listening|All ears
litanies|Ceremonial prayers
literal|Not figurative
lithest|Most agile
lobster|Crab cousin
located|Found
logistics|Management details
logistics|Military science
lonesome|Wanting company
loopholes|Contract hazards
loosened|Made less rigid
loosest|Least confining
lopsided|Unsymmetrical
loyalty|Employee asset
lucerne|Swiss lake
lucidity|Coherence
luminous|Glowing
lunkhead|Dolt
macadam|Paving material
machismo|Manliness
maestro|Eminent conductor
maestro|Leader of the orchestra
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Shade of red
magneto|Small generator
magnolia|State flower of Mississippi
mailable|Meeting USPS regulations
mailbags|Letter carriers
mailers|Circulars
mailroom|Corporate department
mainmast|Maritime upright
malaise|Vague discomfort
managers|Store executives
manhood|Maturity, maybe
manicure|Salon offering
manipulate|Work
mantles|Cloaks
manumit|Free
mariner|Sailor
marital|Wedded
maritime|Nautical
marmalade|Something to spread
marmots|Bushy-tailed rodents
marmots|Bushy-tailed rodents
mascara|Eyelash enhancer
masonry|Construction worker's craft
massaging|Spa work
mastered|Learned completely
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
maximum|Largest amount
mediated|Acted as arbitrator
mediates|Goes between
meeters|They get together
megalopolis|Huge city
megaton|Nuclear-weapon unit
melodies|Tunes
memoirs|Autobiography
menacer|Sci-fi title character, often
menorah|Synagogue display
mention|Point out
mentored|Helped a trainee, perhaps
mermaid|Copenhagen statue
milestones|Significant events
mimosas|Brunch beverages
minable|With accessible ore
minaret|Mosque tower
minerals|Nutritional needs
minibus|Hippie transportation
minicam|Telejournalist's need
minicomputer|Laptop, e.g.
miniskirts|Quant creations
minivan|Automobile category
miracle|Extraordinary event
mirador|Balcony, for instance
miscast|Like some shows
misdated|In incorrect sequence, perhaps
miserly|Stingy
misquote|Cite incorrectly
missend|Direct in error
misstep|Faux pas
misters|Plant sprayers
mockups|Scale models
modishly|With style
molasses|Cornbread topper
moments|Particular times
monarch|Brightly colored butterfly
monkeypod|Tropical tree
monotreme|Platypus' classification
moonlighter|Person with a second job
moonshiner|Hootch seller
moonshiners|Illegal distillers
mortals|Human beings
mossier|More antiquated
mouthed|Spouted (off)
mudslinger|Campaigner, often
mudslinging|Serving lousy coffee?
murmurs|Rustles
muscled|Forced
muscovite|Certain Russian
musketeer|Dumas character
muskrats|Water-loving rodents
mustached|Like Dali
naivete|Ingenue's quality
namesakes|Handle sharers
nametag|Convention handout
napoleon|Flaky pastry
nattered|Rambled on
nearest|Most convenient, perhaps
neatest|Most tidy
necessary|Of vital importance
necktie|Bit of haberdashery
nectarine|Apple alternative
needier|More impoverished
needily|In an impoverished fashion
needlefish|Long-nosed swimmer
needles|Bugs
negator|One who denies
neglects|Overlooks
neolith|Stone Age implement
neophyte|Beginner
netlike|Reticular
neurons|Nerve cells
neutered|Did a vet's job
newcomer|Recent arrival
newsmaker|One in the headlines
niblick|Nine iron
nightclub|High-society hangout
nightspot|Café, perhaps
nineteen|Of college age
nitrate|Fertilizer type
nitrous|__ oxide (laughing gas)
noisette|Lamb fillet
nonequal|Lopsided, perhaps
nonsense|Baloney
nonstop|Airport-screen word
nonstop|Like expresses
nontitle|Not for the championship
nonvocal|Silent, as a mime
norther|Cold wind
northern|__ lights (aurora borealis)
nosebag|Oats holder
nosegay|Bouquet
nosegay|Bouquet
noseguard|Football position
notebook|Portable computer
noteworthy|Remarkable
noticed|Saw
noticed|Spotted
notoriety|Negative renown
numbers|Old Testament book
nursemaid|Look after
nursery|Day-care center
nurturer|Nurse, e.g.
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
obliged|In debt
obligor|Contract signer
obscene|Abominable
obsessed|Haunted
obsidian|Igneous rock
obsolete|No longer in use
occasion|Particular time
octanes|Gas ratings
octaves|B to B, etc.
octuples|Crews of eight
oddball|Weirdo
odometer|Dash dial
odometer|Dashboard device
offbeat|Unconventional
oftentimes|Regulars' newspaper?
oldsters|Golden agers
oligopoly|Economic system with few sellers
omnibus|Book of reprints
onagers|Ancient catapults
oneness|Strong affinity
onerous|Burdensome
oneself|Ego
onionskin|Thin paper
opaline|Like some gems
operatic|Like Pavarotti's voice
operative|Agent
opossum|America's only marsupial
opossum|American marsupial
opossum|Pogo, e.g.
oppress|Burden with cruelty
optimal|Best achievable
opulent|Luxurious
oracles|Divine revelations
oranges|Still-life subjects
oration|Formal speech
oration|Public speech
oratorio|Handel genre
oratory|Speeches
orbital|Making the rounds?
ordained|Meant to be
ordained|Predestined
oriental|Avenue in Monopoly
orifice|Anatomical aperture
orioles|'69 World Series losers
ornamental|Type of flower
orthodoxy|Established custom
ostrich|Big bird
otalgias|Earaches
outclass|Be superior to
outhits|Does better at the plate
outlive|Stay beyond
outpost|Frontier settlement
outrank|Rate higher than
outrider|Racetrack attendant
outsmart|Best in brainpower
overbake|Cook too long
overbite|Orthodontist's concern
overdue|Late
overhand|Tennis shot
overlap|Partly coincide
overnice|Too considerate
overpaid|Excessively salaried
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Manager
overstays|Wears out one's welcome
overtures|Opera preceders
overuse|Beat into the ground
oysters|__ Rockefeller
pacesetter|One in front
pageants|School shows
painter|Manet or Matisse
pairing|Match-up
palavered|Talked at length
palooka|Boxer of the comics
palooka|Unskilled pug
pampered|Coddled
panatella|Sort of smoke
panderer|Vile agent
panders|Caters, in a way
panoramas|Wide views
pantheon|Roman temple
papayas|Tropical fruits
paradise|Bliss
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
parents|Meet the __ (De Niro film)
parents|Mom-and-pop magazine
parleys|Informal conferences
parmesan|Pasta topping
parodist|Mark Russell, e.g.
parsecs|Long distances
parsnip|Root vegetable
partners|Law-firm bigwigs
passage|Prose excerpt
passport|Traveler's document
pastels|Art supplies
pasteurize|Remove germs from, in a way
patents|Edison's pride
pausing|On a break
pawnees|Midwest Indians
payloads|Spacecrafts' gear
peanuts|Bar nibbles
pedalled|Cycled, in Surrey
peepers|TV role for Cox
peeress|Noble's wife
pelicans|Louisiana birds
penance|Something to do
pennies|Coppers
pennies|Small change
pensees|Pascal anthology
pentagon|Defense Department headquarters
percale|Sheet fabric
percent|Proportion
perkiest|Most lively
permits|Allows
permits|License precursors
persevere|Carry through
perused|Read
pestered|Heckled
petulant|Touchy
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
pfennig|Mark division
phenomena|They may be psychic
phonetics|Speech study
piaster|Egyptian monetary unit
picador|Matador's colleague
picador|Toro's opponent
picante|Hot
piccolos|Marching-band instruments
pillory|Deride publicly
pilothouse|Navigator's place
pilsner|Type of beer
pinball|Arcade game
pinecone|Forest-floor find
pinhole|Certain camera aperture
pinochle|48-card game
pintail|Long-necked duck
piously|With dutiful reverence
pipeful|Meerschaum contents
pirated|Illegally copied
pirated|Like bootleg recordings
pirates|1979 World Series victors
pirates|Kidd and colleagues
pitcher|Revolutionary War heroine
pitchforks|Farm tools
pitiless|Uncompassionate
placebos|Sugar pills
platonic|Nonromantic
playmate|After-school companion
playmates|Young friends
pliancy|Flexible quality
plinths|Supports for columns
plodders|Slow movers
pneumatic|P, as in __
pocketbooks|Handbags
poignant|Touching
pointed|Like some comments
poisons|Toxicologist's concerns
polecat|Malodorous mammal
politics|Play __
pollute|Contaminate
pompous|Self-important
poppies|Flowers in Oz
poppycock|Baloney
popsicle|Cool invention of 1905
popular|All the rage
porpoise|Aquarium attraction
porpoise|Aquarium attraction
portals|Entryways
portent|Augury
portent|Omen
porthole|Ship's window
portraying|As
possess|Call one's own
postcards|Vacationer's purchase
potluck|Miscellaneous category
prairie|Flat land
prattled|Talked gibberish
prattling|Talking too much
precentor|Choir leader
predatory|Rapacious
preemie|Incubator inhabitant
preener|Peacock, for instance
prefabs|Ready-made houses
prefect|Authority figure
preheat|Get the oven ready
prelates|Church dignitaries
prepaid|Like some calling cards
prepays|Settles ahead of time
present|On the scene
preteens|Seventh graders, usually
pretend|Let on
prevail|Carry the day
primate|Ape or chimp
probate|Estate court
procession|Motorcade, e.g.
production|Broadway play, e.g.
profession|Tinker or tailor
prologs|Novel introductions, for short
propane|Cooking fuel
prosper|Do well
prostrate|Back up
protestant|Calvinist, for one
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
protractor|Math student's purchase
proverb|Pithy saying
provosts|College officials
psychotherapist|P, as in __
ptarmigan|P, as in __
puerile|Immature
puncher|Cowpoke
quantum|__ Leap
queenly|Regal, in a way
quenched|Slaked
questions|Jeopardy! responses
quibbles|Takes issue
quicksand|Hazard in jungle movies
quilled|Stuck, porcupine-style
quilter|Bee participant
quixote|Panza's partner
raccoon|Bushy-tailed beast
racehorses|Cougar II and Gallant Fox
raciest|Most risque
radiate|Give off
radiator|Auto part
radishes|Salad slices
ragamuffin|Street urchin
raiments|Clothing
rakishly|How a hat may be worn
rallies|Comes back
ramadas|Beach shelters
rambling|Wandering aimlessly
rampage|Destructive episode
ramrods|Disciplinarians
ramrods|Muzzle loaders
ranchman|Livestock farmer
rankest|Most absolute
ransack|Rifle through
rarefied|Like some air
rassled|Went at it, so to speak
rattles|Baby toys
rattlesnake|Pit viper
readied|Prepared
realist|Pragmatic one
realists|Pragmatic ones
reaping|Gathering the harvest
rearing|Bringing up
reasons|Justifications
reassign|Transfer
reassure|Give comfort to
reassure|Restore confidence to
rebelled|Mutinied
recants|Comes clean, perhaps
recants|Formally disavows
recants|Takes back
recedes|Diminishes
recedes|Diminishes
recedes|Draws back
receipt|Acknowledgment of a sort
recodes|Edits programs
recount|Word in the news, 11/00
recovered|Pulled through
recycled|Didn't junk
redacts|Edits
redeyes|Late-night flights
redolent|Aromatic
reelected|Returned to office
reelects|Sends back
reenacts|Portrays again
reenter|Key in data again
reentry|NASA event
refasten|Attach anew
refugee|Ellis Island arrival
refugee|Lazarus subject
refusal|Rejection
regaled|Wined and dined
regards|Letter closer
regatta|Rowboat race
regency|Temporary authority
regilds|Applies another coat of gold
reginas|Queens
reglues|Makes whole again, maybe
regress|Go back
rehearsal|Dress, for one
reheats|Prepares leftovers
rehiring|Putting back on the payroll
reindeer|Cupid, for example
reinked|Filled differently, as a cartoon
relapse|Retrogress
relater|Tale teller
relates|Gives an account of
relaunch|Send up again
release|Issue
release|Let go
releases|Lets go
relegate|Exile (to)
relented|Became less severe
remails|Sends again
reminder|String around the finger
remoras|Shark hangers-on
remount|Get back on the horse
renamed|Gave a new title to
renames|Calls again
reneges|Goes back on one's word
renewal|Magazine option
renewal|Subscriber's option
renewing|Subscribers' activity
renovators|Carpenters, at times
reopened|Got back to business, perhaps
reopens|Goes back into business
reorder|Salesperson's goal
repairer|Fixer-upper
repasted|Dined
repasts|Meals
repeater|Kind of firearm
replace|Succeed
replaced|Came after
replicas|Close copies
reports|Shows up for duty
reprint|Go back to press
reproach|Chide
reputedly|As rumor would have it
reseals|Closes the envelope again
reseats|Moves to the balcony, maybe
reserve|Just-in-case funds
reserved|Set aside
resettle|Move to, with "in"
resewed|Darned again
resided|Dwelt
resider|House occupant
residue|Remnant
resifted|Prepared flour again
resilience|Buoyancy
resisted|Put up a fight
resistor|Electric-current blocker
resists|Tries to keep away
resonate|Vibrate sympathetically
resorters|Club Med fans
respond|Come back
responder|Pen pal, at times
response|You're welcome, for one
restage|Show again
restamp|Impress twice
restates|Says again
restless|Fidgety
restore|Put back
restore|Refurbish art
restyle|Make over
retable|Shelve again
retailer|Mall tenant
retained|Held onto
retainer|Venerable attendant
retains|Keeps
retaken|Won over?
retaped|Bandaged again
retested|Gave a makeup to
retinae|Coats with cones
retinue|VIP's attendants
retired|Through with work
retirees|Many AARP members
retires|Hits the hay
retrace|Go back over
retrack|Follow again
retypes|Keys in again
reusable|Like the space shuttles
revalues|Appraises anew
reveled|Partied hearty
reverends|Clerics
reverts|Backslides
revisal|Change
revolted|Attempted a coup
revolve|Spin
rewired|Upgraded circuitry
rewords|Puts differently
reynard|Fox
rheostat|Current controller
rhubarb|Squabble
rhubarb|Squabble
ricotta|Manicotti filler
rideable|Like a busted bronc
riflemen|Some soldiers
rigatoni|Tubular pasta
ringlets|Curlicues
ringmasters|Circus VIPs
ringside|Best boxing tickets
riposte|Comeback
riviera|Nice place
roadrunner|Coyote's nemesis
roadshow|Traveling exhibit
roamers|They wander
roaster|Type of turkey
robbery|Property crime
roister|Revel noisily
roister|Revel noisily
romaine|Salad staple
romance|Novel category
rooster|Barnyard "alarm"
rosette|Ribbon ornament
rosewater|Fingerbowl liquid
rosiest|Most optimistic
rosiest|Most optimistic
roughen|Become violent
roughhousing|Disorderly playing
roughriders|Teddy Roosevelt group
roulade|Meat dish
rounders|Baseball ancestor
routine|Usual
routinely|As a matter of course
rubaiyat|Omar Khayyam opus
rucksack|Hiker's burden
ruinate|Destroy
rumored|Said (to be)
rumours|Scuttlebutt in Liverpool
sabbath|Day of rest
saddened|Bummed out
saddest|Least cheerful
saddled|Ready for riding
saddles|Lamb cuts
sadistic|Cruel
sadists|Cruel ones
safecracker|Certain criminal
saintdom|Peter and Paul's status
salaams|Acts of obeisance
salesman|Miller's Willy Loman, e.g
salesman|Order taker
salmonberry|Pacific Coast fruit
salters|People who use shakers
saltier|More piquant
salutes|Honors
samisen|Guitar cousin
sampans|Chinese boats
sandals|Summer footwear
sandbag|Flooding protection
sandbag|Poker term
sanders|Fast-food chain founder
sandlot|Where kids play ball
sandpaper|Carpenter's purchase
sangria|Fruity drink
sashayed|Swaggered about
satchel|Paige of baseball
satiate|Fill up
satinet|Wool-like fabric
satires|Swift pieces
satiric|Like Swift's works
satirizes|Makes a travesty of
saurian|Lizardlike
savaged|Attacked brutally
savants|They're learned
sawyers|Woodcutters
scarier|More creepy
scariness|Creepy quality
scaring|Acting the menace
scarred|Marred permanently
scatted|Sang like Ella
scherzo|Lively movement
schlepps|Lugs
schmeer|Bribe, so to speak
scholar|Erudite person
schooled|Trained
schools|Educates
sconces|Candle brackets
scooted|Made tracks
scorecard|Ballpark buy
scraggly|Unkempt
scrapes|Prepares to paint
scrimshaw|Carving medium
scrooge|Tight one
scrounged|Did some foraging
scruple|Moral consideration
scuffles|Rough fights
seabird|Ern or tern
seaboard|Where land and ocean meet
sealant|Watertight coat
sealants|Caulks or varnishes
seamier|More sordid
searing|Very hot
seaside|Vacation spot
seasoned|Added salt to
seasoned|Veteran
seatbelt|It may hold you back
seatless|Like sold-out stadiums
secedes|Withdraws, politically
seconds|Fractions of a minute
secular|Nonreligious
securely|With confidence
securest|Least risky
sedated|Calmed
sedatest|Most calm
sediment|Delta deposit
sediment|Delta deposit
sedition|Anti-government talk
seduces|Lures
selects|Chooses
selects|Makes a choice
selfless|Generous, in a way
sellable|Of interest to purchasers
sellers|Clouseau portrayer
semantics|Word interpretations
semester|Spring or fall
seminal|Highly innovative
seminar|Business workshop
seminar|Conference
senates|Deliberative bodies
senates|Roman supreme councils
senates|State bodies
senator|Clinton, for one
sendups|Spoofs
senecas|Eastern Indians
senoras|Spanish ladies
senorita|Argentine miss
sentence|Life, for one
sentence|Paragraph part
sentence|Part of speech?
sentiment|Feeling
sentinel|Watchful one
separate|Divide
separate|Pull apart
sequitur|Non __
seraphs|Angels
serener|Feeling less stress
serener|More calm
sergeants|Drillers, often
serials|Daytime dramas
serials|Saturday features, in the '40s
serious|Somber
serpent|Eve's tempter
servant|Maid or butler
service|McGrew's creator
sestets|Italian sonnet sections
setbacks|Reversals
settlers|Pioneers, often
severed|Broke off, as relations
severer|More exacting
sextette|Mae West's final film
shadowbox|Practice punching
shakeup|Agitate
shamrock|Emblem of Ireland
shapeup|Develop favorably
sharing|Splitting
sharpener|Pencil user's device
sharpshooters|SWAT team specialists
shavetail|Sarge's superior
sheaves|Harvest bundles
sheerer|Less opaque
shellacs|Floor coverings
shepherd|Crook carrier
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherbet|Ice relative
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shinbone|Tibia
shindigs|Lavish parties
shipmates|Ishmael and Queequeg, e.g.
shipshape|In good order
shlemiel|Inept one
shortage|Deficiency
shortage|Deficiency
shorthand|Shorthand skill
shortstop|Sudden-braking outcome
shrieks|Horror-film sounds
shrubbery|Backyard plantings
shudder|Shiver from fear
shuttle|Loom device
siamese|Cat breed
sickened|Became ill
sidelong|Oblique
sideswipe|Hit, in a way
sidling|Crab's movement
sierras|Sawtooth mountains
signaling|Giving a cue
signally|Conspicuously
silence|The __ of the Lambs
silence|The rest is __
silence|Still
silicate|Mica or garnet
silverback|Gorilla leader
silvery|Lustrous
simmers|Stews
simpatico|Of like mind
sincerely|'55 McGuire Sisters tune
skinnier|Not as bulky
skipped|Passed up
skittle|British bowling pin
skyjack|Take a plane?
skyline|Urban attraction
skyrocket|Go through the roof
slacken|Loosen up
slacker|Buck passer
slaloms|Ski races
slanted|Biased
slapdash|In a hasty manner
slapped|Gave a high-five
slavish|Groveling
sleeper|Overnight-train car
sleeves|LP covers
sleeves|Shirt parts
sleighs|Vehicles with runners
slender|Svelte
slimmed|Became svelte
slippers|Nighttime footwear
slogans|Catchphrases
sloshes|Plods through water
sloshes|Spills clumsily
slotted|Like some spoons
slugfest|Boxing melee
slyness|Crafty quality
smasher|Atom __
smashup|Auto mishap
smearer|Finger painter
smearer|Foul pol
smitten|Gaga
smokestack|Factory tower
smudges|Smears
snagged|Became tangled
snapper|RED __
snatches|Melodic fragments
sneaker|Soft shoe
sneered|Showed contempt
snipers|Secret shooters
snippet|A little bit
snookered|Took
snoozes|Catches a few Z's
snorted|Exhaled like a horse
snowball|Winter ammo
snowbound|Stuck home, perhaps
snowshoe|Klondike footwear
snubber|He brushes you off
soilage|Smudges
solaria|Sunrooms
solecism|Bit of nonstandard grammar
solemner|More somber
solidly|Densely
someplace|Unspecified location
sometimes|Part 2 of quote
somewhat|A bit
sonatas|Beethoven works
sonatas|Piano pieces
sooners|Big-12 team
sorrier|Less useful
sorrily|In a miserable manner
soupcon|Slight trace
sourdough|Alaskan prospector
soybean|Oil source
spacecraft|Independence Day target
spading|Preparing the garden
spaghetti|Popular pasta
spandrel|Arch area
spatial|3-D
spatula|Flapjack flipper
speakeasies|Secret bars of yore
speakers|Stereo pair
speared|Attacked a mammoth
spearheads|Leads, as an attack
special|__ effects
speckles|Spots on some birds
specter|Ghostly apparition
spectral|Phantom
speeder|Radar target
speediest|Least laggard
speller|School book
spikenard|Aromatic root
spinach|Popeye's favorite food
spinach|Popeye's power source
spirits|Ghostly entities
spleens|Peevish tempers
splicer|Film editor, often
splined|Provided with a keyway
spoiler|Solution revealer
sponged|Mooched
spoonerism|May I sew you to a sheet? is one
spoonerism|Exchange of letters
spritzes|Seltzer servings
spunkiest|Most spirited
spyglass|Lookout's aid
spymaster|M, e.g.
squeegee|Windshield cleaner
squeeze|Tight spot
stables|Quarter horses' quarters
stacked|Like some decks
stadiums|Rose Bowl et al.
stagnant|Not progressing
staidness|Solemnity
stakeout|Police work
stalled|Going nowhere
stalwart|Steadfast
stammer|Hem and haw
stampeded|Rushed headlong
stander|Hart to Hart actor
standings|Positions
stannic|Tinny
staplers|Desk items
starker|More extreme
starlet|Would-be headliner
starlit|Like a clear night
starstruck|Entranced by famous people
startled|Shook up
stashes|Puts away
stately|Regal
stateroom|Cruise cabin
stators|Motor parts
statues|Kids' game
stealth|Spy aircraft's attribute
stearin|Candle ingredient
steeple|Church topper
steerage|Titanic class
steerage|Ship area
steerage|Ship class
steerage|Unenviable accommodations
steerer|Helmsman
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|First-rate
stellar|Preeminent
stellas|Adler and Stevens
stemsons|Curved planks on ships
sternest|Most strict
steroid|Fat-soluble compound
sterols|Plant lipoids
stetted|Left in
stickpin|Necktie knot holder
stiffed|Failed to tip
stiffen|Use starch
stiffer|Less limber
stinger|Bee's defense
stipend|Grant
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockbrokerages|Wall Street firms
stockcar|Racing vehicle
stoking|Tending, as a fire
stooges|Curly and Larry
stoolie|Rat
stopgap|Makeshift
stoplight|Traffic controller
stormed|Went on a rampage
strapless|Prom dress style
streamers|Hostess' need
streets|A and B, in D.C.
streetwise|Savvy
strength|Long suit
strewed|Scattered
strewer|Messy one
stricken|Afflicted
strident|Grating
strikeouts|K's, to Mays
strikeouts|Pitcher's stats
strolls|Constitutionals
stronghold|Fortress
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
strumming|Playing a banjo
studies|Hits the books
stylish|Smart
stylist|Doer of dos
styrene|Plastic component
subalpine|Below the treeline
subpoena|Legal summons
subsections|Contract elements
subsisted|Lived (on), as food
substitute|Fill in (for)
sugarcoat|Make easier to take
sugarcoats|Makes more pleasant
sundial|Old timer
sundress|Summer garment
sunshine|__ State (Florida)
sunspot|Shortwave-reception factor
superpower|X-ray vision, e.g.
supersonic|Seattle hoopster
support|Back
surfers|Beach habitues
surliest|Most irascible
surnames|Smith and Jones
swampiest|Most mucky
swankiest|Most elegant
swapped|Exchanged
swarthy|Dark
sweeney|Pat portrayer on "SNL"
sweetbread|Gourmet meat
sweeten|Add sugar to
sweetish|Sort of sugary
swimmingly|With great success
swivels|Turns, in a way
syncopate|Accent the off-beats
synonym|Thesaurus listing
syringe|Shot putter?
systems|Gamblers' methods
tablets|Writing pads
tabling|Postponing
tabulate|Sort, in a way
tailpipes|Auto parts
takeout|Date
talisman|Charm
talismans|Amulets
taloned|Like a hawk
tamarack|American tree
tamarind|Chutney ingredient
tangelos|Hybrid citruses
tangents|Digressions
tangled|Snarled up
tangoed|Emulated Higgins and Doolittle
tanning|Getting some sun
tannish|Light brown
tantara|Fanfare
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantara|Trumpet fanfare
tapioca|Popular dessert
tappers|Telegraph keys
tariffs|Taxes on imports
tarpons|Game fishes
tarpons|Silvery game fish
tartare|Uncooked
tassels|Graduation danglers
tatamis|Japanese mats
tattered|Shabby
tattler|Fink
tattler|Snitch
taxicab|One on an airport line
taxpayer|W-2 receiver
teacakes|Four o'clock fare
teaspoon|Silver piece
teenager|College freshman, usually
teepees|Field houses?
teetotal|Stay dry?
telecast|Show on TV
telegram|Wire
telemeter|Distance-measuring device
telepathy|Mind reading
telescopic|Farseeing
televise|Air
televise|Put on the air
tellers|Farmers, often
telltales|Blabber
templar|TV detective Simon __
tenable|Viable
tenacious|Bulldoglike
tendril|Plant entwiner
tensions|They may mount or ease
tensors|Tightening muscles
tenured|Like some teachers
terracing|High-rise specs, perhaps
terribly|Very
terrify|Fill with alarm
tersest|Least verbose
tertiary|Third-level
testate|Having a will
testiness|Sour qualilty
tethers|Restraints
tethers|Ties up, as a horse
theatre|Covent Garden, e.g.
theatrics|Courtroom strategy, perhaps
thicket|Dense shrubbery
thinker|Theorist
thirsts|Needs a pitcher
threadbare|Ragged, as a garment
through|Done
tiddlywinks|Kids' game
timeout|Short break
timpani|Band set
tinkerer|Workshop fiddler
tintype|Old-style photo
tirades|Harangues
titania|Oberon's wife
titanium|Steel component
titmice|Small birds
titular|In name only
toadstool|Inedible mushroom
toasters|Wedding gifts
toasters|Wedding guests, at times
toccata|Bach piece
toenail|Parenthesis, to printers
tolerance|Receptivity
toniest|Most stylish
toniest|Most stylish
tonsils|They may be taken out
topsail|Part of a ship's rigging
torsion|Act of twisting
tortilla|Nacho base
tortoise|Hare's challenger
tortoise|Winner of a fabled race
torture|Nails-on-blackboard pain
tossups|College Bowl questions
totting|Some arithmetic
touristy|Having many gift shops, maybe
tourniquet|Twisty bandage
tousled|Disheveled, as hair
tovarich|Russian comrade
towered|Loomed (over)
tracker|Bloodhound, at times
trailers|Movie promos
trainee|One learning the ropes
trainees|Boots
trainer|First-aid expert
trainers|Fitness pros
trainers|Gym figures
transpire|Happen
traveling|On tour
treated|Administered to
treetop|Baby place of rhyme
tremble|Show fear
trencherman|Buffet lover
trespass|Wrong
tribute|Testimonial dinner, e.g.
trinket|Doodad
triplicate|Bureaucrat's paper
tripoli|One of the Barbary States
trisect|Divide, in a way
tritest|Most hackneyed
tritone|Musical interval
triumph|Take the gold
trivially|In a minor way
trolled|Fished with a moving line
trounce|Defeat soundly
tryouts|Auditions
tsarina|Russian empress
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tungsten|Filament material
turbine|Type of engine
turmeric|Curry-powder ingredient
twinkle|Shine, in a way
twosome|Couple
twosome|Pair
typecasts|Offers similiar roles to
typhoon|Tropical tempest
ukulele|Luau instrument
ukuleles|Small strings
ultraism|Radical belief
ultrasound|Medical diagnostic technique
ultraviolet|Light beyond the spectrum
umbrella|All-encompassing
umpires|Baseball officials
umpteen|Too many to count
unaided|Without assistance
unaired|Not broadcast
unaltered|As is
unasked|Like a party crasher
unaudited|Like some books
uncanny|Remarkable
uncases|Replenishes inventory
unceremoniously|Without formalities
uncover|Bring to light
uncover|Dig up
uncrate|Open a warehouse box
underage|Not yet 18
underestimating|Not sufficiently concerned about
understatements|Minimizers of a sort
unearned|Like some 1040 income
unearth|Turn up
uneaten|Still on one's plate
ungracious|Like a sore loser
unheard|Not met with
unhooks|Prepares to throw a fish back
universal|Film name since 1912
unlacing|Loosening, in a way
unlearn|Break, as a habit
unleash|Turn the dog loose
unoiled|Squeaky, maybe
unpiled|Lying flat, perhaps
unprepossessing|Modest
unravel|Come apart
unripped|Took apart
unshorn|Bearded
unsolicited|Not called for
untalented|Hardly ready for prime time
untunes|Knocks out of pitch
upgrade|Improved model
uranium|Discovery of 1789
urbaner|Comparatively polished
useless|Of no value
utensil|Dicer or ricer
utopian|Visionary
vacates|Leaves
vainest|Least humble
vainest|Least significant
variegate|Diversify
varlets|Rascals
venerable|Time-honored
veronica|Actress Lake
vibrant|Zingy
violate|Transgress
violater|Illegal parker
visions|Beautiful sights
visitor|Tourist
vitamin|__ A
vulpine|Foxy
wagered|Put $2 (on)
wallaby|Kangaroo cousin
wandered|Acted the vagabond
wangles|Accomplishes sneakily
warlocks|Spelling experts?
warlord|Coup leader, perhaps
wastebasket|Circular file
watchtower|Sentinel's perch
watered|Used a sprinkler
waterer|Garden-care giver
waterer|Hose wielder
wattmeter|Electric gauge
wayfarer|Wanderer
weakening|Enervation
weasels|Untrustworthy folks
weather|Endure
wedding|Union
whistler|He painted his mother
whosoever|Anyone
widened|Made broader
wideness|Breadth
willowy|Tall and graceful
windfall|Piece of good fortune
windmills|Quixote's targets
wiretap|Bug
wiseacres|Punks
wishful|__ thinking
witticisms|Marx remarks
wobbled|Wasn't steady
wonders|Marvels
wontons|Chinese dumplings
woodlark|European songbird
wreaking|Bringing ruin
xylophone|Marimba kin
yachters|America's Cup contestants
yearbook|Schooldays souvenir
yearned|Wished (for)
yeasayer|Toady
yesteryear|Not too long ago
youngest|Last born
zealous|Gung-ho
zestiest|Most tangy
zinfandel|Black grape
zippers|Dress fasteners
abandon|Desert
abashes|Disconcerts
abashes|Shames
abridge|Condense, as a book
abscond|Depart secretively
absentee|No-show
absolving|Holding blameless
abstain|Decline to vote
academe|College world
academia|Dean's world
academies|Learning centers
accepts|Goes along with
accepts|Takes to be true
achieve|Accomplish
acquire|Take possession of
acreage|Farmland extent
acrophobia|Skydiving impediment
activate|Turn on
actress|Close, e.g.
actress|Word on Berry's Oscar
adaptive|Not inflexible
adhered|Stuck
adheres|Shows devotion
adjustable|Like seat belts
admiral|Dewey or Nimitz
admired|Thought the world of
admittance|Entrée
adonises|Good-looking guys
adoption|Taking as one's own
adoptions|Passages
adoring|Like some glances
adverbs|Parts of speech
advertisement|Attention catcher
advocacy|Active support
aegises|Sponsorships
aeolian|Wind-blown
aeration|Treatment with carbon dioxide
afghans|Woolen blankets
against|Vs.
agrarian|Of rural land
agreeing|Of one mind
agreement|Contract
ailment|Complaint
ailment|Minor disorder
aimless|Not well-focused
aircrew|Pilots et al.
airdrome|Landing field
airhead|Dunce
airhole|Ice opening
airstrip|Plane's landing place
airtight|Like some alibis
alarmed|Frightened
albumen|White
alcohol|Fermentation product
alerted|Notified
alfresco|Outdoors, as dining
alibied|Covered for
alienate|Turn off
alienee|Property receiver
alights|Lands
alkaline|Basic
alleged|Claimed without proof
alluring|Winsome
already|Now
altered|Did tailoring work
altogether|Everything considered
amaranth|Imaginary eternal flower
amateur|No pro
amazons|Scythian warriors
ambling|Sauntering
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amenable|Open to advice
amercer|Penalty imposer
amerces|Imposes a fine
ammeter|Electrical gauge
ammonia|Pungent liquid
ammonic|Of a pungent gas
amoretti|Little cupids
amorist|Romeo
ampersand|7 neighbor
anagram|Steal, to "stale"
analyst|Certain sportscaster
analyst|Systems pro
anathema|Shunned one
anatomy|Structure
andante|Musical passage
anemone|Buttercup relative
aneroid|Type of barometer
angelic|Saintly
angular|Like some physiques
animated|Lively
aniseed|Chef's flavoring
anisette|Popular cordial
annealed|Toughened, as glass
annexes|Incorporates
annually|Not very often
anointed|Put oil on
answers|Makes a response
antelope|Home on the Range animal
antelope|Safari-park dweller
antenna|Feeler
antennae|Bugs' feelers
antennae|Feelers
antinuke|Like some protestors
antipasto|Trattoria serving
apatite|Crystalline mineral
apelike|Simian
aplenty|In large amounts
apostle|Matthew or Mark
appalls|Dismays
appalls|Dismays
appease|Make content
appease|Placate
appends|Adds on
applesauce|TV dinner dessert
apposed|Placed next to
approve|OK
aquatic|Like seals
arachnid|Spider, e.g.
arboreal|Tree-dwelling
arcades|Covered passageways
arcadia|Peaceful place
arcadia|Rural utopia
archaic|Hoary
archenemies|Hatfields, to McCoys
archrival|Serious competitor
arcsine|Calculator function
arcsine|Trig function
arduous|Backbreaking
argument|Legal work
arietta|Short solo
armchair|Furniture for Archie Bunker
armload|All you can carry
armrest|Seat separator
aromatic|Like potpourri
arouser|Alarm clock, e.g.
arouser|Early bird
arrayed|Decked out
arrears|They're overdue
arrests|Picks up
arrests|Slaps the cuffs on
arrival|Airport debarker
arrival|Airport event
arrogance|Disdain
arrowroot|Food thickener
article|A or an
article|Constitution clause
artistes|Upscale performers
arugula|Salad ingredient
asbestos|Former fireproofing
ascends|Escalates
ascents|Upward slopes
ascribed|Attributed
ashamed|Remorseful
ashiest|Most sallow
ashtray|Casino souvenir
ashtray|Restaurant souvenir
aspirer|Wannabe
aspires|Has aims
assailed|Attacked viciously
assails|Attacks vigorously
assessor|Tax pro
assists|Hockey stat
assortments|Candy buys
assumes|Takes for granted
asterisk|Star, on a keyboard
asteroid|Minor planet
astonish|Amaze
astride|Spanning
astronaut|Eileen Collins, for one
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Art workshops
athletic|Part of NCAA
athletic|Physically active
atingle|Having goose bumps
atlases|Motorists' references
atomist|Believers in elements
atomize|Reduce to mist
attended|Went to
attorney|Lawyer
attract|Opposites do it
attuned|Brought into harmony
audiotapes|Wiretap output
auditioned|Tried out
aureoles|Coronas
autograph|Hound's quarry?
avenges|Gets back for
average|C
average|Fair
averring|Asserting with confidence
averted|Sidestepped
aviated|Flew
aviates|Takes off
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avoidable|Not certain
backrest|Chair part
backrest|Spinal support
bagpipe|Scottish instrument
ballerina|She's on her toes
balloon|Blow up
baloney|Horsefeathers!
bandage|Cut covering
banderole|Small streamer
bandleader|Ricky Ricardo, e.g.
bargain|Good deal
barrelful|Quantity of laughs?
bartered|Gave this for that
barterer|Trading-post patron
bassoon|Band instrument
baubles|Cheap jewelry
beaneries|Modest restaurants
bearcat|Fierce fighter
bearers|They do the carrying
bearhugs|Endure a family reunion?
beastly|Horrendous
bedtime|11 p.m., for some
beefalo|Bovine cross
beefalo|Cross at the ranch
behemoths|Giants
behoove|Be necessary for
believe|Feel
believe|Think
bellhop|Bag carrier
benchwarmer|Second-string player
benefic|Doing kind acts
benefit|Money-raising event
bestowed|Presented a present
biblicists|Certain religious scholars
biddies|Hens
billable|Like attorneys' hours
biretta|Cardinal's topper
birettas|Ecclesiastical caps
birthing|Hospital room's purpose
birthrate|Demographer's concern
bisects|Splits
bismuth|Metal used in fuses
bleeped|Censored, in a way
blessed|Holy
blister|Glass flaw
blooped|Hit just beyond the infield
blossom|Come into one's own
bluenose|Puritanical one
bluestocking|Scholarly woman
boarder|Paying houseguest
boardwalk|It sells for $400
boatswain|Deck officer
bobolinks|Some songbirds
bobsledder|Winter Olympian
bodegas|Neighborhood emporia
bombers|B-29 and B-52, for two
boneless|Filleted
bordered|Edged
bothered|Annoyed
bottleneck|Traffic jam
bottleneck|Traffic tie-up
bouillon|Creation from cubes
bourbon|French royal house
boysenberry|Ice-cream flavor
boysenberry|Jam flavor
brainchild|Creative idea
brainier|Comparatively smart
brandish|Wield, as a sword
brasher|Comparatively headstrong
bristles|Brush parts
broaden|Add lanes to
bromide|Platitude
bromides|Trite sayings
broomstick|Witch craft?
browbeating|Intimidating
brownies|Girl Scout's favorite dessert?
bucktoothed|Beaverlike
bulldozers|Earthmovers
bullfinch|European bird
bullheaded|Very stubborn
bumblebee|Black-and-yellow buzzer
burnooses|Lawrence of Arabia costumes
burnout|Fizzle, as a candle
busgirls|Waiter's female helpers
buttons|Campaign handouts
cabanas|Beach huts
cabaret|Fosse musical
cabaret|Night spot
cabbage|Bucks
cabinet|Advisory group
cadence|Rhythmic sound flow
cadence|Rhythmic talking
cahoots|Collusion
calamine|Lotion ingredient
calculate|Add or divide
calendar|Date reckoner
calendar|Time chart
caliber|Firearm stat
calypso|West Indies music
campfires|Places for storytelling
canasta|Rummy relative
canasta|Rummy variety
cannoned|Bombarded, in a way
canoeist|One with a paddle
cantaloupe|Summer fruit
cantankerous|Grumpy
cantata|Choral piece
canyons|Echo spots
caramel|Yellowish brown
caravel|Santa Maria, for one
careens|Tips to one side
careless|Like some mistakes
cargoes|Freighter fillers
carioca|Astaire/Rogers dance of '33
carloads|Freight quantities
carmaker|Ford or Chrysler
caroler|Seasonal vocalist
carouse|Live it up
carousel|Amusement-park ride
carriers|They're often common
cartwheel|Acrobatic feat
carwash|Place for a waxing
carwashes|Fill-up freebies, at times
cascade|Waterfall
castoff|Throw away
catching|Contagious
category|Jeopardy! grouping
caterers|Helpers hired by hosts
catnaps|Short snoozes
catspaw|Tool
cauldron|Witches' kettle
caviler|Critic
celebrate|Throw a party
celeste|Actress Holm
cellars|Dungeon sites
cemented|Joined together
censure|Reprimand
censures|Officially rebukes
centavo|Peso fraction
central|Like some air conditioning
cereals|Supermarket stock
certified|Like some letters
chaining|Working with links
chalets|Alpine abodes
challenge|Question
chameleon|Color changer
chamois|Towel material
channeled|Directed, as efforts
chaotic|Completely confused
chaperone|School-dance monitor
charisma|Personal magnetism
charlotte|North Carolina city
chartered|Like some flights
chasten|Punish
chateaux|French abodes
chatroom|Internet yak site
chattel|Article of property
cheapjack|Shoddy
checkpoint|Place for passport inspections
cheerleader|Team booster
cheetah|Fast runner
chemists|Druggists
chestnuts|Equestrian's favorite snack?
chiseler|Deceitful one
chitchat|Small talk
chocolate|Dark brown
choices|Evidence of freedom
chorale|Kind of hymn
chowhound|Gourmand
cinematic|Picture-related
cinnamon|Spice from a tree
ciphers|Coded messages
circuit|Current path
circular|Handbill
civilness|Manners
clapper|Bell part
clasped|Held on to
classic|Tried-and-true
classics|Roman literature, e.g.
clatters|Loud sounds
cleanse|Purify
clerical|Like some office work
clerical|Like some office workers
climate|Regional weather conditions
climbed|Rose
clinker|Sour note
cloaked|Covered with a cape
closures|Endings
coalesce|Come together
coarsen|Turn harsh
coarsest|Least refined
coastal|Along the shore
coaster|Bar mat
coattail|Jacket part
coconut|Pie ingredient
coerces|Forces
coffers|Funds
cogency|Persuasiveness
cogitate|Think hard
cogitate|Think hard
cohorts|Group of associates
coldheartedly|With no sympathy
collegiate|NCAA member?
colosseum|Famous amphitheater
coltishness|Playful nature
combine|Farm machine
comical|Causing laughter
comment|Two cents' worth
compactors|Kitchen appliances
comparison|Ratio, essentially
compels|Induces
compere|Host
compound|Multi-building area
concern|Be of interest to
congests|Blocks
conical|Like dunce caps
conserver|Wise user
consider|Give some thought to
consoled|Comforted
consort|Associate
consume|Use up
contessa|The Barefoot __ (Bogart film)
contort|Twist out of shape
cookbooks|Mess with the accounting?
coolants|Engine circulators
cooperate|Pitch in
copilot|Cockpit figure
cornucopia|Symbol of abundance
corporal|Radar, for example
corsages|Prom bouquets
cortege|Train of attendants
cosmetic|Rouge or mascara
cosmetic|Superficial
costars|Two atop a bill
costume|Let's Make a Deal garb
cottontail|Pal of Flopsy and Mopsy
coupons|Newspaper staple
courses|Runs
courtier|Rosencrantz or Guildenstern
courtliness|Good manners
coveralls|Work garments
coworker|Fellow employee
cowpoke|Ranch hand
cowpoke|Ranch worker
cracker|Saltine
craning|Stretching to see better
crannied|Having crevices
crashed|Came uninvited
crashed|Froze, as a computer
crassly|In an unrefined manner
cravats|Some haberdashery
creaked|Sounded stiff
creased|Groovy?
credits|Academic goals
cresset|Metal basket
crevasse|Deep fissure
cribbage|Card game
crispier|Cereal-ad claim
critters|Beasts, to the Clampetts
croaked|Sounded like a raven
crooner|Sentimental singer
crossed|Intersected
crotchety|Grouchy
crumbly|Friable
crusade|Papal war
crusade|Vigorous movement
crusting|Losing liquidity
cubists|Picasso and Braque
cuneiform|Babylonian characters
cupboards|Kitchen cabinets
curacao|Fruity liqueur
curmudgeonly|Gruff
curtain|Theater need
curveball|Tricky pitch
cyclone|Destructive wind
cypress|Cone-bearing tree
dadaists|Arp and colleagues
daddies|Family members
dainties|Tea cakes, e.g.
darkest|__ Africa
darkroom|Where photos are developed
dataries|Vatican officials
davenport|Iowa city
dawning|Starting the day
daycare|Pre-kindergarten facility
daydreamer|One who woolgathers
debater|Kennedy or Nixon, in '60
debater|Legislator, at times
debonair|Dashing
decanted|Poured off, as wine
decants|Pours gently
decides|Gets off the fence
decisive|Resolute
deduced|Derived a conclusion
deepens|Intensifies
deferred|Postponed
defiles|Makes impure
defrosts|Cleans out the freezer
degrades|Goes bad
deities|Goddesses
deletes|Clears
delicate|Like spun glass
demerit|Bad mark
demerit|Mark for misconduct
demerit|Stain on one's record
demigod|Part-divine being
demolish|Total
deniable|Apt to be contradicted
denounce|Blast
dependable|Reliable
deplaned|Disembarked from a 767
deplore|Regret deeply
deposed|Unseated
deserted|Ran out on
deserve|Have coming
desired|Wanted
desires|Thirsts for
despairs|Has a heavy heart
dessert|Napoleon, for one
dessert|Sweet treat
destiny|It's inevitable
destroyer|Warship
destroyers|Fleet components
details|Micromanagement concerns
detente|Political thaw
deterred|Dissuaded
detests|Can't stand
detonated|Blew
detriment|Disadvantage
detriment|Loss
devolve|Delegate to another
dewiest|Most moist
dialogs|Conversations
diamondback|Phoenix ballplayer
diesels|Many buses
differed|Disagreed
diffuse|Widely scattered
dillies|Pips
dillydally|Waste time
diocese|Bishopric
diptych|Pair of pictures
director|Set wheel
dirtier|More soiled
disarmed|Won the confidence of
disaster|Fiasco
discolor|Taint
disdain|Regard with contempt
disguise|Identity concealer
disowns|Cuts off
dispels|Scatters
dispense|Deal out
disrobed|Prepared to bathe
distant|Far off
distrait|Absent-minded
disturb|Break in on
dithers|Bumstead's boss
dithers|Bumstead's boss
diverse|Sundry
divided|Not unanimous
divinity|Minister's favorite sweet?
divisor|Math-problem number
doctored|Hoked up
dogcatcher|Civil servant of a sort
doggies|Pet-store inventory
donates|Supports a foundation
doodads|Gizmos
doodler|Idle scribbler
doormats|Patsies, so to speak
dormant|Quiescent
doubleheader|One who wears more than one hat?
doubters|Skeptics
downfall|Comeuppance
downswing|Eider feathers?
doxology|Hymn
dragonflies|Four-winged fliers
drainage|Outflow
drainpipes|Water conduits
dramatic|Attention-getting
dratted|Doggoned
dreadlocks|Rasta's do
dreamer|Woolgatherer
dressage|Art of horse training
dressage|Equestrian sport
drillable|Like oil-rich land
drinking|Enjoying a beverage
dropcloth|Painter's protector
drunker|More in need of a designated driver
dryness|Lack of interest
duelist|Battler with a sword
duetted|Sang with another
dwarfed|Towered over
earache|Result of wax buildup, perhaps
earlobe|Place for a ring
earlobe|Place for a ring
earlobes|Stud spots
earmuffs|Cold-weather headgear
earnest|Well-meaning
earthrise|Sight from the moon
easiest|Least taxing
easiest|Most comfortable
easterners|Yanks
eatable|Fit for consumption
economic|__ model (business projection)
economical|A good value
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
ecstatic|More than happy
edgeless|Unsharpened
edifice|Structure
edition|Newspaper issue
editorial|Newspaper piece
educate|Impart knowledge to
eeriest|Most strange
eeriest|Most uncanny
effaces|Obliterates
egalite|Word in France's motto
egested|Cast out
egoists|Me types
egomaniac|Citizen Kane, for one
egomaniac|Tyrant, probably
egotism|I problem
egotist|Stuck-up sort
einstein|Brainiac
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Ticks by
elastic|Resilient
elating|Making joyful
elation|Cloud-nine feeling
elected|Sent to Washington
electric|Exciting
electro|Motive preceder
electrode|Current access
elegist|Gray, e.g.
element|Gold or silver
elevate|Up
elevation|Altitude
elevator|Grain place
elicitation|Bringing out
eliding|Slurring over
eliminate|Cut out
elitism|Snobbish quality
ellipse|Closed curve
elopers|Some runaways
elusive|Slippery
emailed|Sent a paperless message to
emanate|Give off
emanates|Springs
embargo|Trade restriction
embattle|Prepare for war
embodied|Incorporated
embosses|Puts raised letters on
emerald|55th anniversary gift
emerald|55th-anniversary stone
emerald|Beryl variety
emigres|Political refugees
eminent|Distinguished
emirate|Arab land
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emission|Discharge
emitted|Gave off
emporium|Retail store
empties|Drains fully
emulate|Act like
emulate|Try to equal
enabled|Made possible
enables|Makes possible
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Overlays, in a way
encamps|Parks the RV
enclose|Surround
encoder|Secret-message writer
encores|Curtain calls
encroached|Went past the barrier
endanger|Put at risk
endangered|Like some species
endashes|Punctuation marks
endears|Ingratiates
endears|Makes beloved
endemic|Prevalent, as in a locale
endives|Salad veggies
endorse|Give backing to
endorse|Sanction
endures|Lasts
enfolds|Wraps up
enframe|Compose, as a plan
engineer|Make possible
engines|Train pullers
engrams|Memory traces
engross|Rivet
enhance|Improve
enlarge|Broaden
enlivens|Animates
enneads|Muses et al.
ennoble|Dignify
ennoble|Exalt
enplane|Get on, maybe
enrages|Makes furious
ensures|Ices
entente|International accord
entente|Political understanding
enticed|Lured
entices|Lures
entirely|100%
entrain|Get on, in a way
entraps|Captures
entrees|Menu picks
entrepreneurial|Businesslike?
entrusted|Gave over (to)
enumerable|Capable of being counted
envelopes|They're stuffed
envenom|Equip with poison
enviable|Very impressive
environs|Vicinity
epaulet|Officer's ornament
epeeist|Olympic competitor
epidemic|Widespread
epigraph|Statue inscription
episode|Soap-opera segment
epitaph|Tombstone, Arizona's newspaper
epsilon|Letter before zeta
equaled|Came to
equates|Considers identical
erasable|Not permanent, as ink
erasers|Art gums
erasure|Sign of change?
erected|Built
erector|Type of muscle
eristic|Controversial
ermines|Certain weasels
ermines|Fine furs
erosion|Flood damage
errands|Chores
errands|They'll take you places
erratic|Inconsistent
erratic|Not at all consistent
erudite|Like sages
escapee|Tim Robbins, in "The Shawshank Redemption"
escargot|Snail, on a menu
escorts|Prom dates
espanol|High-school subject
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
espouse|Advocate
espouse|Commit to
espresso|Strong drink
essence|Basic nature
essence|Heart
essence|Quiddity
estates|Posh properties
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Prizes
esteems|Thinks highly of
estival|Of summer
etcetera|And others
etchers|Some artists
etchings|Type of artwork
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Unbegotten
ethereal|Heavenly
ethereal|Light and airy
ethical|Upright
evaders|They got away
evaders|They got away
evaluate|Size up
evanesced|Faded away
evermore|Always
everyday|Routine
evident|Obvious
evildoer|Bad guy
evildoer|Bad one
evillest|Most Mephistophelean
evolves|Develops further
exasperate|Cause impatience
exhaled|Breathed out
exhales|Sighs or coughs
expects|Waits for
expletive|It might be deleted
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyelets|Small holes
eyelids|Blinkers
eyeopener|Revealing experience
eyeshade|Croupier's accessory
eyeshades|Croupiers' accessories
eyespot|Peacock feather feature
facelifts|Decor renewals
farcical|Ludicrous
farrago|Hodgepodge
farrier|Blacksmith
farriers|Blacksmiths
fastens|Ties
fattier|Less lean, as meats
feather|Exemplar of lightness
feather|Light as a __
featherbeds|They're stuffed
federal|Part of FBI
federations|Star Wars political units
feuding|Emulating the Hatfields and McCoys
fielding|Tom Jones author
fiercer|More intense
figment|Fantastic notion
filibuster|Senate delayer
filmdom|Movieland
finales|Concert windups
fireman|Relief pitcher
fireplace|Volcano's address?
fishier|More doubtful
fittest|In best shape
fixation|Monomania
flagged|Marked with a tab
flapdoodle|Foolish talk
flashcards|Learning method
flattish|A bit off-key
floodlights|Theater illuminators
folksongs|Hootenanny fare
fondles|Caresses
forbade|Prohibited
forbids|Nixes
forebode|Have a feeling
forecastle|Upper deck near the bow
foresee|Be clairvoyant
forests|Sherwood et al.
forsworn|Perjured
fossils|Outdated ideas
foulest|Least honorable
framers|Art-shop workers
franchisee|Certain shop owner
frankfurter|Cookout fare
frappes|Frozen-fruit desserts
freeform|Creatively unrestricted
freestone|Type of fruit
freewill|Lawyer's come-on?
fresher|Crisper
fretful|Feeling worried
friends|Sitcom since '94
frizzier|More curled
fruitless|To no avail
fuchsia|Purplish-red flower
funnels|Tornado shapes
furcate|Forked
gadabouts|Ramblers
galilee|Salome setting
galilee|Biblical region
gameness|Fighting spirit
gamester|Poker player, e.g.
gannets|Black-and-white seabirds
garaged|Kept, as some cars
garbage|Refuse
gardens|Places for puttering
garners|Collects
gaunter|Less filled out
gemstones|King's ransom, perhaps
generate|Produce
generate|Produce, as electricity
generic|No-name
genially|Showing affability
genteelness|Polite quality
gentleman|Valet
gerents|Managers
gerunds|Walking and talking
ghastly|Very bad
ghostwriter|Author's secret collaborator
ghoulish|Halloweenlike
giggled|Laughed a little
gingersnap|Rogers' beauty rest?
giveaway|Freebie
glasses|Franny and Zooey
glassware|Yard-sale staples
glitters|Scintillates
glossies|Actors' photos, often
glowworm|Mills Brothers tune
goddess|Hera or Athena
goldeneye|James Bond film of '95
golfers|Tee sporters
goosier|Less sensible
goulash|Hungarian entree
gourmet|Epicurean
grainer|Maker of simulated wood finishes
grandson|Jacob, to Abraham
granola|Breakfast food
granted|Bestowed
grasshopper|Creamy cocktail
grasshopper|Wickerwork bin?
gravure|Printing process
greases|Lubricates
greater|Larger
greeted|Saw in
gridiron|Network
grimace|Bad face
gripers|Beef sources
groaners|Pun victims, maybe
groschen|Former Austrian coin
grossest|Most vulgar
grounds|Punishes, in a way
guttersnipe|Street urchin
haggard|Tired-looking
hailstones|Destructive fall
hairier|More dangerous
halibut|Fish dish
halibut|Fish-market offering
hammerlocks|Wrestling maneuvers
hammier|More emotive
handcar|Trackmen's vehicle
handier|Easier to reach
handled|Coped with
handpick|Select carefully
handyman|Apartment-building worker
hansoms|Two-passenger vehicles
hapless|Inept
hapless|Unlucky
haploid|Single, in genetics
harassing|Bugging
hassled|Picked on
hastening|Speeding up
hatcheck|Restaurant offering, at times
hawsers|Anchor cables
hayride|Rural jaunt
haywire|In disorder
headfirst|Beauty spot?
headrest|Car-seat part
headsail|Foremast jib
headset|Radio accessory
healers|Physicians
hearken|Listen to what's said
hearsay|Grapevine tidbit
heartbroken|Very disappointed
heather|Actress Locklear
heavenly|Wonderful
hennaed|Emulated Lucy
henpeck|Nag
heresies|Unwelcome opinions
heroine|Pauline, for one
hexagram|Sheriff's badge, perhaps
hibernation|Bears' activity
hideaway|Hernando's place
hillbilly|Jed Clampett, e.g.
hissing|Booing's accompaniment
hoarded|Like a nest egg
hoarded|Stockpiled
hogtied|Severely hampered
hogwash|Nonsense
holiness|Sanctity
holster|Where a Colt is kept
homeowners|Lawn mowers
homeric|Grand
hominoids|Great apes
homogenized|Uniform
honeymoon|Newlyweds' trip
honeymooner|New bride
honoraria|Speaker's fees
hopscotch|Kids' game
horoscope|Dixon report
horridly|In an odious manner
horserace|Election, so to speak
horseradish|Cocktail sauce ingredient
horseshoe|It may score a ringer
horseshoes|Backyard game
hosanna|Shout of praise
hostess|Party giver
hotheaded|Quick-tempered
hourglass|Sand-filled timer
houseman|Paper Chase Oscar winner
houseplant|Windowsill sight
housetops|Pilot's view
hydrogen|Element in water
iceberg|Glacier castoff
icebreaker|Arctic ship
icebreaker|Party conversation starter
idealists|High-minded ones
idiotic|Making no sense
ignoble|Base
ignoramus|Ding-a-ling
ignores|Pays no attention to
illicit|Prohibited
imagism|Free-verse style
imitate|Parrot
imitative|Hardly original
impanel|Seat a jury
impasse|Deadlock
impeach|Accuse of misconduct
impenetrable|Quite secure
important|Significant
impress|Affect deeply
inanest|Most senseless
inanest|Superlatively sappy
inbreeds|Keeps the stock pure
indices|Dow and NASDAQ
indices|Statistical measures
inedible|Like Osage oranges
inferno|Dante masterwork
inferred|Concluded from evidence
inflated|Blew up, as a balloon
ingenue|Kind of role
ingenue|Starlet's persona, perhaps
inhumane|Lacking compassion
initial|First
initial|First
initiate|Get started with
injustice|Wrong
inkblot|Rorschach unit
innersole|It may be underfoot
innovate|Be a groundbreaker
inorganic|Branch of chemistry
inositol|B-complex component
inseams|Clothes lines
insider|Tip source, at times
insiders|Those in the know
insinuate|Suggest slyly
insofar|To such an extent
instinct|Why geese migrate
instrumentation|Scorer's concern
insured|Covered by a policy
insurer|Underwriter
intellect|Brain power
interacts|Mixes
intercom|Squawk-box system
interface|Meet (with)
internal|Not outside
interns|Certain trainees
interpretations|Acting choices
interrelate|Connect (with)
intoners|Chanters
inuring|Having effect
inuring|Having effect
investors|They're in the market
invoices|Bills
irascible|Cross
irately|With anger
irrigate|Water
islander|Fijian, for one
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Cut off from others
isolate|Set apart
isolated|Solitary
isotope|Elemental variant
isotopes|Uranium 235 and 238
issuers|Summons writers
italics|Type for titles
itemizes|Uses the long form
jackpot|Top prize
jackpot|Winnings
jalapeno|Pungent pepper
jampacked|Very crowded
jaywalker|Motorist's bane
jellyfish|Spineless sort
jeweler|Diamond merchant
joinder|Uniting
jonquil|Scrabble player's favorite flower
jumpsuits|Flee the board meeting?
junglegym|Playground apparatus
kanakas|Native Hawaiians
keepsake|Memento
kerosene|Lantern filler
kerosene|Petroleum product
kibbles|Pet-food pellets
kibitzes|Annoys game players
kindest|Most compassionate
kingdom|Camelot, to Arthur
knothole|Board imperfection
knothole|Lumber flaw
knucklehead|Dolt
knucklehead|Dolt
krypton|Superman's birthplace
laboratory|Place for experiments
labyrinth|Bureaucracy, to some
lacerate|Tear roughly
lacings|Thrashings
lacrosse|NCAA sport
lactose|Compound in milk
lactose|Milk component
lactose|Milk sugar
ladders|Stocking runs, in London
laities|Flocks, so to speak
lambert|Brightness unit
laminar|Layered
landslide|Big win
lanolin|Hand-lotion ingredient
lanyard|Whistle holder
largemouth|Type of bass
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|Football throw
latinos|Some Americans
latticed|Like some windows and gates
laundry|Wash room
lawless|Anarchic
leapfrog|Kids' sidewalk game
learned|Became aware of
learned|Got wind of
leashes|Pet-shop buys
leather|Shoe material
leerily|In a wary manner
legerdemain|Magician's line of work
leisure|Spare time
lenders|Banks, e.g.
lenders|GNMA and FHA
lengthening|Frying medium?
lenient|Soft
lentils|Soup ingredient
lessons|Course parts
letters|Varsity awards
levelheaded|Showing sound judgment
liberty|Word on a dime
license|Leeway
licorice|Chewy candy
lifestyles|Ways to be
lifetime|Cable network
ligates|Ties off
likeness|Mirror image
lineage|Family tree
lineate|Marked like a gridiron
lineman|Football position
linemen|Guards and tackles
linemen|Phone crew
linesmen|Some grid officials
liniment|Sprain soother
linseed|Oil in paints
lintier|More fuzz-filled
lioness|Tawny predator
lionhearted|Brave
lipread|Discern a Bush pledge, e.g.
litterer|Trash-on-floor thrower
liturgy|Collection of rituals
loathing|Strong dislike
lobster|Surf-and-turf serving
locales|Places
locknut|Sturdy fastener
lodgers|They rent rooms
loftier|Extending higher
logical|Like Spock
loiterer|Stage-door Johnny
lollers|Lazy ones
lollies|Kiddie treats
lookout|Words of warning
loosest|Most easygoing
looters|Plunderers
lovable|Dear
lunchrooms|Schools' gathering places
lurches|Careers
lushest|Maximally opulent
lyceums|Lecture halls
macadam|Ground cover
macadamias|Hawaiian nuts
machete|Cane cutter
machines|Lever and pulley
maddest|Most frenzied
madeira|Portuguese wine
madonna|Christmas stamp subject
magician|Houdini, e.g.
magnate|Big wheel
maharaja|Indian potentate
mainsail|Windjammer sheet
malaria|Quinine target
malaria|Quinine target
mallards|Flock members
mandate|Authoritative command
mandate|Authoritative order
mandrake|Magician of the comics
manifold|Multiple
mannequin|Department store dummy
mansards|Some roofs
marbles|Common sense
marched|Protested, perhaps
marshall|Actor E.G.
martian|War of the Worlds combatant
martinet|Stickler
martyrs|Some saints
masseur|He may knead you
mastics|Varnish resins
matador|Suit of lights wearer
material|Dacron or denim
matinee|Type of show
maverick|Nonconformist
maypole|Spring dance focus
maypole|Spring fest site
mazurkas|Chopin pieces
meadowlarks|Songbirds
meadows|Alice Kramden portrayer
meanies|Malicious sorts
measles|Kid's complaint
measure|Bar of music
measures|Bars of music
meatballs|Pasta topping, perhaps
meatless|Vegetarian
medalist|Olympic winner
meddler|Busybody
meddler|Nosy sort
meddles|Tampers (with)
medicos|Physicians, slangily
medullas|Nerve centers
menaces|Acts belligerently
menthol|Peppermint oil derivative
messages|Communications
messier|Not as neat
messiest|Most embarrassing
metallic|Clinky
metronome|Ticker on a piano
micromanagement|Nitpicking boss' forte
midland|Interior part of a country
mildest|Least hot
milestone|Significant event
milkweed|Latex-filled plant
millrun|Site of Wright's Fallingwater house
mimosas|Brunch drinks
minaret|Mosque part
minarets|Mosque features
mineral|Feldspar, e.g.
mineral|Twenty Questions category
minibike|Small motorcycle
minister|Tend (to)
minstrel|Wandering entertainer
minuteman|American Revolution soldier
misbehaver|Punishment catcher
misdate|Render anachronically
misdeed|Improper act
misprint|Erratum
missort|Scramble the arrangement
misstate|Speak in error
misstate|Speak wrongly about
misstep|Stumble
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
moderate|Preside over
modesty|Humble quality
modular|Like some furniture
monarch|Type of butterfly
montages|Pictorial pastiches
moonshine|Illegal liquor
moonstruck|Dreamily romantic
moorages|Places to tie up
morsels|Bits
moseying|Ambling
mosquito|Backyard biter
motioned|Waved
motorcade|VIP's escort
mottoes|Inspirational phrases
mottoes|Pithy phrases
mousetrap|Christie play, with "The"
mouthed|Lip-synced
mugwump|Politically undecided one
multiracial|Ethnically diverse
mushrooms|They're stuffed
mutates|Changes, as genes
muttonchops|Thick sideburns
mystery|Mind-boggler
nailbrush|Manicurist's implement
nametag|Luggage attachment
napoleon|Exile at Elba
narrate|Tell
nascence|Genesis
nations|Chad and Chile
nattier|More spiffy
nearest|Proximate
neatest|Least cluttered
neatest|Most effective
needier|Less well-off
needlepoint|Creation on canvas
negated|Brought to naught
neglect|Don't carry out
neighbor|Herb, to Dagwood
neither|Choice word
nelsons|'50s sitcom family
nerdier|More geeky
nestles|Gets cozy
neutral|Not committed either way
newsboy|Extra, extra! shouter
newspeak|1984 language
newsreel|'40s film lead-in
newsreel|Short subject of old
newsroom|Workplace for Rather
niceness|Agreeable quality
niceness|Pollyanna's quality
nineteen|Good score in blackjack
nitpicker|Overly critical one
noblest|Most high-minded
nodules|Bumps
nomadic|Transient
nominee|One on a slate
nonagon|Nine-sider
nonstops|Some flights
noodges|Pesky people, informally
nosegays|Floral arrangements
noseguard|Protection after a rhinoplasty
nostril|Hole in your head
notation|Margin jotting
notices|Reviews
notions|Buttons, thread, etc.
nowhere|Anonymity
nowhere|Pointless
nowness|Immediacy
nozzles|Snoots
numeral|Digit
numerals|Mathematical symbols
numerical|Counting
nurture|Foster
oarsmen|Rowing crew
obedient|No trouble at all
obliges|Does a favor for
oboists|Orchestra members
obsessed|Preoccupied
ocarina|Crude instrument
ocarinas|Crude wind instruments
occults|Hides, astronomically
oceanic|Vast
oceanographers|Start of a quip
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
octagon|Traffic-sign shape
octagon|__ House (Executive Mansion of 1814)
octagonal|Like stop signs
octants|Navigators' needs
oddball|Weird
oftener|Comparatively frequent
oldster|Methuselah, e.g.
oldster|Senior
ominous|Threatening
onetime|Former
onstage|Actor's place
openness|Candor
operate|Do business
operate|Run
operated|Ran, as machinery
operated|Ran, as machinery
opossums|Pogo and kin
optimists|Community-service club
orangeade|Citrus drink
oranges|Produce purchase
oration|Formal speech
orations|Addresses
oratorio|Messiah is one
ordered|Prescribed
ordered|Put in sequence
ordinals|1st and 2nd
ordinals|First and second
oregano|Pizzeria purchase
organized|Formed, as a committee
orients|Acclimatizes
orients|Familiarizes (with)
orioles|Black-and-orange birds
orthodox|Generally approved
oscines|Songbirds
osmosed|Diffused through a membrane
outfielder|Fly catcher
outfitted|Equipped
outruns|Escapes from, perhaps
outsider|Non-member, perhaps
outsmart|Get the better of
overarch|Cover like a canopy
overcharge|Bilk
overcharge|Invoice error
overcoat|Winter wear
overdevelopment|Sierra Club concern
overdoes|Carries to excess
overdraw|Take too much credit
overdue|Late
overeager|Impatient
overlap|Coincide with
overrode|Undid, as a veto
overruled|Judge's response
overrun|Invade
oversell|Make extreme claims
overshadow|Dwarf by comparison
oversleep|End of quip
overstep|Exceed
overtones|Suggestions
overweening|Arrogant
ovoidal|Like watermelons
oxfords|Some shoes
oxymoron|Figure of speech
oysters|Gem sources
pacifist|Dove
paddies|Rice fields
padlock|Theft protection
pahlavi|Shah's surname
palaces|Posh quarters
palette|Artist's color board
palisade|Defensive fence
pamphlet|Motel-rack freebie
pandemonium|Uproar
panhandle|Ask for alms
parakeets|Colorful pets
parents|Mom and pop
parings|Potato peels
paroles|Lets out early, perhaps
parsnip|Carrot cousin
parties|Contract signers
partisans|They take sides
passenger|Conductor's charge
passover|Exodus commemoration
passport|Customs document
pasteboard|Thin backing
patently|With clarity
pathogen|Virus, e.g.
patriotic|Flag-waving
pawning|It will get you a ticket
payrolls|Business expenses
pearled|Went diving for gems
peasant|Laborer of old
peashooter|Prankster's weapon
pebbles|Bamm Bamm's friend
pedaled|Propelled, in a way
pedestal|Column support
peeling|Flaky
peevish|Cross
peevish|Ill-tempered
pellets|Beanbag filler
penetrate|Cut through
pentacle|Occult symbol
peoples|Inhabits
peptalks|Morale builders
perhaps|Noncommittal response
peridot|Green gem
peridot|Green gem
perigees|Orbital low points
pervaded|Was rife in
pewterer|Worker with a certain alloy
piaster|Egyptian money
picante|Spicy
piccolos|What some marchers carry
pierced|Like many earlobes
pigskins|Footballs
pigtail|Braid of hair
pillaged|Plundered
pilsner|Light lager
pinball|Flipping game
pistons|Auto parts
pistons|Detroit team
pitapat|Beating sound
pitching|Trying to make a sale
pitfall|Hidden hazard
pittance|Hardly any money
placate|Pacify
planeload|What a 747 can hold
planets|Holst subject
planner|Date book
platelet|Unit of blood
platters|Deejay's stack
players|Roster members
playground|Theatre?
playmate|Sandbox sharer
playoff|Tie-breaking game
pleaser|It satisfies
pleasing|Delightful
plenitude|Abundance
pliocene|About 5 million years ago
pluguglies|Tough customers
plummer|Actress Amanda
plunder|Rob in a raid
plusses|Assets
plutonium|Radioactive element
pluvial|Rainy
poachers|Illegal hunters
poetesses|Dickinson and Millay
pointed|Like some remarks
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
pomades|Hair treatments
pompano|Florida city, familiarly
popcorn|Cinema purchase
popguns|Noisy toys
portrait|Gilbert Stuart specialty
positron|Subatomic particle
possible|In the running
posters|Teen's wall decor
postures|Stances
pothole|Road rattler
potholes|Road hazards
potluck|Catchall category
praetor|Roman official
praline|New Orleans candy
praline|Nutty treat
praline|Pecan confection
prancer|Memorable team member
prancer|One of Santa's team
preamble|Constitution section
precept|Directive
precinct|Police sector
predate|Come before
predates|Happens before
predicted|Made a forecast
preempt|Forestall
preened|Showed off
preener|Bird, at times
preheat|Get the oven ready
premiere|First showing
premium|Gas grade
prepare|Get set
preparer|Return pro
presale|__ estimates (auction-catalog info)
preseason|Grapefruit League time
present|Gift
preside|Be in charge
presorts|Saves on postage, perhaps
pressed|Urged
pretzel|Bar snack
prevail|Win the day
prewashed|Like some new jeans
primero|First: Sp.
princely|Magnificent
probate|Legal estate work
progeny|Descendants
promise|It may be unfulfilled
promiser|One morally bound
promptbook|Stage manager's script
prosing|Talking dully
prosper|Succeed financially
proteges|Whom mentors mentor
protein|Dietary necessity
protein|Muscle builder
protestor|Placard carrier, maybe
provoke|Nettle
psalter|Biblical book
psalter|Monk's book
psychic|Fortune-teller
pterodactyl|King Kong flier
pulsate|Throb
punishes|Spanks, perhaps
pursuant|Following, with "to"
quantum|__ Leap (sci-fi TV show)
quarter|Urban district
queries|Verbal explorations
quixotic|Pursuing an unreachable goal
quoting|Not being original
racehorses|. . . on these
raconteur|Baron Munchhausen, for one
radiate|Give off
radiuses|Circle lines
rallying|What some cries are for
rampage|Destructive behavior
rampant|Widespread
ramshackle|Rickety
ranchmen|The Cartwrights, e.g.
randomly|With no apparent pattern
ranging|Spanning the gamut
rapines|Plunders
raspberries|Sore loser's favorite fruit?
raspier|Comparatively hoarse
ratatat|Knocking sound
ratchet|Shop tool
ratchets|Elevator safety mechanisms
ratings|R and G
rattletrap|Rickety vehicle
rattling|Some saber sounds
ravioli|Literally, "little turnips"
reactor|Atomic energy unit
readable|Interesting
readers|Subscription takers
readied|Prepared for action
readout|It's often digital
realists|No dreamers
realizes|Figures out
realtor|One with lots to offer
reamers|Hole finishers
reapers|Farm machines
reasoner|Onetime "60 Minutes" reporter
reassigned|Transferred
reassure|Restore confidence to
rebates|Money-back deals
rebooted|Started over, as a computer
rebuffed|Snubbed
rebuilt|Like some auto parts
reburies|Hides again, as treasure
receive|Welcome
receives|Takes in
recessed|Not flush
recharge|Fix a battery
recital|Soloist's showcase
recites|Reads aloud
reckless|Not cautious
reclean|Do more housework
reconnect|Get back together
reconsideration|Parliamentary procedure
recrate|Prepare to ship back
recruiter|Headhunter
recycle|Do one's bit for the environment
redacted|Edited
reddish|Sort of scarlet
redeemed|Cashed in
redeemer|Coupon clipper
redeems|Pays off
redeploy|Make frequent use of
redeyes|They fly by night
redline|Hockey rink divider
redolent|Fragrant
reelects|Puts back to work, perhaps
reenter|Come back into
reentry|Apollo event
referral|Doctor's passalong
referral|Specialist's patient, usually
refined|Free of impurities
reflect|Throw back
reflected|Cast back, as light
refresh|Invigorate
refuters|They debunk
regales|Throws a party for
regalia|Crown and scepter
regatta|Yacht race
regents|Monarchs' stand-ins
regimen|System of diet and exercise
register|Hotel book
regulate|Adjust, as a thermostat
rehashed|Talked over?
reheard|Listened to again
rehearse|Prepare for a concert
reheels|Repairs a pump
reigned|Held sway
reissue|Publish anew
reiterate|Harp on
relapse|Setback of sorts
relapse|Slip back
relapser|One who goes wrong again
relates|Can understand
relates|Expresses
relates|Tells, as a story
relatives|Uncles and aunts
release|Hype handout
reliable|Trustworthy
reloads|Puts in more film
remains|Stays put
remarkable|Out of the ordinary
reminisced|Indulged in nostalgia
reminiscing|Reunion activity
remnant|Carpet leftover
remodelers|Home improvement squad
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Deep regret
removal|Erasure
remover|Solvent's use
renegades|Turncoats
renewal|Fresh start
rennets|Cheese ingredients
renters|Leaseholders
reopens|Starts up again
repanel|Work on a wall
repaper|Cover the walls again
replacement|End of quip
replica|Exact copy
reports|Gossip
reptile|Croc or gator
requiem|Mozart masterwork
resales|Business from loyal customers
rescued|Got out of trouble
resented|Was offended by
resents|Takes the wrong way
resents|Takes umbrage at
resided|Did some home improvement
resistor|Electric-circuit device
resoled|Repaired, as a shoe
resonant|Sonorous
resonate|Show sympathy, in a way
resource|Something available to use
respire|Acquire oxygen
restive|Antsy
restock|Get new supplies
resulted|Came about
retailer|Mall merchant
retails|Sells directly
retainer|Longtime attendant
retakes|Actor's bane
retiled|Laid a new floor
retirees|Some pensioners
retitle|Give a new name to
retrains|Prepares for a new assignment
retread|Hack work
retreat|Bugle call
retypes|Does a letter over
reunite|Bring back together
revamped|Patched up
revamps|Does over
revelation|Discovery
revenge|Hurt one's goal
revolve|Spin
reworded|Edited, in a way
rewrite|Author's chore
rewriters|Script doctors
rhapsodic|Overjoyed
ripsnorter|Guffaw cause
riskily|Without a net
riviera|Jet setter's playground
riviera|Jet-set destination
riviera|Jet-set spot
roadrunner|Desert denizen
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
roaster|Oven, often
rodents|Mice and chipmunks
roistered|Whooped it up
romaine|Loose-leaf buy
romanized|Wrote Japanese with English characters, e.g.
rooftops|They're often pitched
rooftops|View from a low-flying plane
roomette|Sleeping-car compartment
roomette|Train compartment
roomful|Party capacity, perhaps
roommate|Bert, to Ernie
rooster|Kellogg's Cornelius, e.g.
rosebud|Citizen Kane keyword
rosebush|Flowering shrub
rosette|Leopard spot
rosettes|Lapel decorations
rostrums|Lecterns
rotator|Type of muscle
rotisserie|Kitchen device
rounders|Baseball ancestor
rubbery|Elastic
rubbish|Balderdash
sabines|Ancient Italian people
sackcloth|Penitent's garment
saddlebag|Cowboy's carryall
sadists|Mean group
sadness|Gloom
safecracker|Type of thief
sagacity|Discernment
sagamore|__ Hill (Teddy Roosevelt home)
saguaro|Arizona symbol
saguaros|Part of the Arizona landscape
sailboats|Pleasure vessels
saintdom|Elizabeth Ann Seton's status
saintdom|Peter and Paul's status
salesman|Ryan O'Neal, in "Paper Moon"
salient|Noticeable
salines|Hospital solutions
saltine|Soup cracker
samaritan|Do-gooder
samurai|Japanese warrior of old
sandals|Summer footwear
sandalwood|Fragrant evergreen
sandalwood|Incense fragrance
sangria|Spanish beverage
sanguine|Optimistic
sapodilla|Chicle source
sarcasm|Harsh irony
sashays|Walks nonchalantly
sassafras|Tea source
sassily|In a flip fashion
satchel|Baseballer Paige
sateens|Cotton fabrics
satiety|Fullness
satires|Burlesques
satires|Jonathan Swift pieces
saucepan|Kitchen cooker
sauterne|Dessert wine
savable|Like curios
scabbard|Pirate accouterment
scalawag|Scoundrel
scallop|Type of mollusk
scampers|Cuts out
scandal|Something sensational
scapegoat|Fall guy
scapula|Triangular bone
scarier|More terrifying
scattered|In many places
scenario|Plot outline
scenario|Possible plot
schemas|Frameworks
schilling|Austrian money
schlepp|Lug around
schoolroom|Place to learn
scissor|Eliminate, as text
scofflaw|Fine skipper
scooter|Rizzuto's nickname
scoreboard|Conductor's stand?
scottie|Terrier type
scotties|Some terriers
scourge|Bane
scrappy|Itching for a fight
screamed|Shouted
screech|Sudden-stop sound
screwdriver|Carpenter's favorite drink?
scrimped|Pinched pennies
scrubby|Wretched
scruffy|Shabby
scruples|Judith Krantz novel
scurried|Moved quickly
seadogs|Sailing salts
seadogs|Veteran sailors
sealery|Place for some fur hunters
seances|Medium's meetings
searobin|Bottom-dwelling fish
seasoned|Veteran
seawalls|Flood insurance?
seaweed|Kelp, e.g.
seceded|Left
seceders|Confederate States, e.g.
secedes|Withdraws
secluded|Well-hidden
secondhand|Used
sedated|Under anesthetic
seedcase|Aril
seedier|More squalid
seeding|Garden activity
seekers|Posse. for instance
seeress|Certain prophesier
seeress|She looks ahead
seeresses|Dealers in futures?
seesawed|Teetered
seethed|Burned on the inside
seismic|Earthquake-related
sellers|Inspector Clouseau portrayer
sellout|Liquidate
sellout|SRO affair
seltzers|Vaudeville weapons
semimonthly|On the first and the 15th
semitone|From A to A flat
semitropic|Like Paraguay's climate
semolina|Pasta wheat
semolinas|Pasta flours
senates|Some houses
senator|Daschle or Lott
senators|State representatives
senoritas|Misses
sensate|Able to feel
sensation|Big hit
sentient|Conscious
separate|Pull apart
separate|Pull apart
separate|Take apart
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Sing to
serenader|Troubadour
serener|More calm
serfish|Like a villein
sergeant|Snorkel or York
serrate|Having a grooved edge
serrate|Notch on the edge
sesames|Bread seeds
session|Congressional meeting
session|Legislative meeting
sessions|Congressional periods
sestinas|Some poetry
setoffs|Counterbalances
setters|Hunting dogs
seventh|Not quite an octave
several|A few
severer|Less loose
shakeups|Major personnel changes
shallow|Superficial
shambles|Fiasco
shameful|Dishonorable
shampoo|Salon product
shanghai|China's largest city
sharper|More honed
sheepshank|Type of knot
sheepskin|Ram's relatives?
shipmate|Pulver, to Roberts
shocker|Something sensational
shoestring|Tight budget, so to speak
shorings|Wall supports
shortening|Pie baker's need
showman|Barnum, for one
shrimps|Works for Bubba Gump
shrines|Places of devotion
shunned|Froze out
shutouts|Pitching stat
shuttle|NASA vehicle
shuttled|Went back and forth
sickens|Revolts
sidearm|One way to pitch
sidebar|Article supplement
sideman|Teddy Wilson, to Benny Goodman
sierras|Mountain chain
siestas|After-lunch naps
signatures|John Hancocks
signora|Missus, in Salerno
silicon|__ Valley (high-tech region)
silkworm|Domesticated insect
simians|Orangutans, e.g.
simulate|Mock up
sincere|Open
singleton|Boyz N the Hood director
sinister|Up to no good
sinkers|Fishing weights
sinkholes|Ground depressions
sisters|'90s prime-time drama
situate|Put
situated|Placed
skeeter|Summer pest, informally
skeleton|Anatomy class model
skeptic|Doubter
skewers|Metal pins
skidded|Lost traction
skillet|Frying pan
skipped|Passed over
skirred|Went rapidly
skitters|Skips along
skittle|Ninepins pin
skydiving|End of quip
skylights|Roof openings
slather|Lay on thick
slather|Lay on thick
slather|Spread thickly
sleeves|Vest's lack
slender|Thin
slickers|Rain gear
slinkiest|Most stealthy
slippery|Hard to hold on to
slipstream|Propeller backwash
slitted|Used a box cutter
slotted|Like some spoons
slovenly|Far from neat
slyness|Arch quality
slyness|Cunning
smarten|Spiff up
smashed|Broke up
smatter|Slight knowledge
smatterer|One with superficial knowledge
smeared|Made a mess with paint
smilers|Salespeople, as a rule
smitten|Infatuated
snacker|Couch potato, often
snapdragon|Mouth-shaped garden flower
snarled|Spoke menacingly
sneakers|Informal footwear
snidest|Mean to the max
snidest|Most derogatory
sniping|Criticizing from afar
snorkel|Bailey's superior
snowcap|Mountain topper
snowman|Abominable beast
snowplows|Blizzard clearers
societal|Of large-group activities
sofabed|Convertible furniture
softball|Slow-pitch game
soilage|Some fabrics resist it
soldered|Joined metal to metal
solenoidal|Of a conductor
solicits|Asks for
solitary|Unattended
somersault|Flip
somerset|Massachusetts city
sonatas|Musical pieces
sonnets|Donne works
sonorous|Rich
soothes|Gives comfort to
soothes|Gives comfort to
sorcery|Merlin's magic
soreheads|Grudge holders
soundly|Through-and-through
southeast|NHL division
soybeans|Versatile crop
spaceman|He makes long-distance calls
spadework|Early preparation
spandrel|Area between adjoining arches
spareribs|Barbecue entrée
sparkle|Champagnes do it
sparkplug|Barney Google's nag
sparred|Went a few rounds
sparrow|Small songbird
sparrow|What "Piaf" means
spatial|Three-dimensional
spatially|How orbits are arranged
spatters|Paints like Pollock
spatula|Cook's flipper
spatulas|Pancake-house gear
spawned|Engendered
speared|Grabbed with a toothpick
species|Biological classification
spectator|One watching
spheres|Fields of knowledge
spinach|Popeye's veggie
spinets|Apartment pianos
spinner|Fishing lure
spinners|Rotating fishing lures
spirals|DNA shapes
spirits|Liquor
sponsor|Commercial producer
spotted|Like a ladybug
sprained|Wrenched, as an ankle
sprayed|Sent out, perhaps
sprayer|Greenhouse device
springlike|Like some February days
sprinkled|Rained a bit
sputnik|First artificial satellite
squirmy|Restive
squirrelly|Eccentric
stableboys|Grooms
stables|Track buildings
staccato|Score direction
stagecoach|Director?
stagiest|Most artificial
stairway|Elevator alternative
stalactites|Certain roof hangings
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least fresh
stalwart|Firm
stalwart|Strong and brave
stamina|Inner strength
stamina|Staying power
stammerer|He hems and haws
stampede|Western plot element
standpat|Hold one's ground
starker|Less decorated
starlet|Sometime object of Hollywood hype
starter|Engine part
starter|Track official
starters|People with pistols
stashed|Hid away
stashed|Salted away
stately|Majestic
statesman|Revered officeholder
statesman|Revered public servant
station|Social position
stationed|Assigned to a post
stature|Prestige
statute|Piece of legislation
statute|__ of limitations
staunch|Firm
steaded|Was of service to
steadfast|Reliable
steadfast|Unwavering
stealth|Secret activities
stealthy|Like a cat burglar
steamed|In a huff
steeled|Braced
steeled|Braced
steeled|Braced (oneself)
steeple|Church topper
steeplechase|Obstacle race
steerage|Titanic accommodations
steerage|Ship class of old
steerer|One who directs a vehicle
stellar|Tiptop
stemware|Crystal glasses
stepstools|Kitchen ladders
stereos|Music sources
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sternum|Rib connector
stetson|Notable hatter
stetson|Western topper
stewpan|Piece of cookware
sticker|Decal
stiller|Less active
stilted|Very constrained
stingrays|Dangerous fish
stinker|No-goodnik
stirred|Used a swizzle stick
stoking|Adding fuel to
stoolie|Police informer
stoolies|Finks
stopgap|Temporary substitute
storage|Disk's function
storage|Silo's purpose
stormed|Charged
straits|Magellan, Bering, etc.
straphanger|Subway catcher
strapped|Out of funds
stratum|Cloud layer
stratus|Sky sighting
streamed|Flowed copiously
streamer|Party decoration
streamline|Make more efficient, perhaps
streamlined|Sleek-looking
streets|Roadways
stressed|Played up
stretch|Elongate
stretch|Period
stretch|Show elasticity
stricken|Afflicted
strider|Vigorous walker
strides|Long steps
strides|Progress, so to speak
striker|Soccer position
strings|Conditions, so to speak
strings|Orchestra section
stripes|Military array
stripling|Kid
strives|Tries hard
sturgeon|Caviar source
suasion|Urging
succeed|Do well
sugarcoat|Make palatable
sugarcoated|Made more pleasant
sugarplums|While visions of __ . . .
sukiyaki|Japanese dish
sultana|Seedless raisin
summertime|Gershwin song
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunbeams|They start the day
sunshine|Clear-weather forecast
superegos|Conscience controllers
supersonics|KeyArena team
surfboarder|Wave rider
surprise|Astonishment
surrender|1961 Elvis song
suspense|Hitchcock's genre
swagman|Hobo, in Melbourne
sweater|Father's Day gift
sweeten|Improve, as a deal
swelters|Feels the heat
swigged|Guzzled
swordfish|Deep-sea catch
swordfish|Fencer's favorite entree?
synapse|Axon gap
synched|Coordinated
synergy|Conglomerate's concern
synonyms|Like words
systems|Computer networks
systole|Cardiac contraction
tactile|Tangible
taekwondo|Chopper's skill
tailgater|Dangerous driver
tainted|No longer pure
takeover|It may be hostile
tallest|Guinness Book adjective
tallied|Counted up
tamales|Husk-wrapped entrées
tangelo|Hybrid citrus
tangent|Touching
tantaras|Fanfares
tapered|Came to a point
tartans|Kilt patterns
tartare|Steak style
tartish|A bit sour
tasseled|Like a fez
tassels|Mortarboard swingers
tastier|More savory
tattered|In shreds
tatting|Making lace
tattler|Fink
taunter|He's a tease
taxidermist|Mounter of trophy animals
teacake|Punch partner
teacart|Rolling server
teamster|He keeps on truckin'
teapots|Kitchen whistlers
tearful|Sad
teasers|Annoying ones
teenager|Archie or Jughead
teenager|New driver, usually
teenagers|Romeo and Juliet
teeters|Fights for balance
telethon|Money-raising effort
tellers|Cash sources
telltale|Revealing
telltale|Revealing
tenaces|Bridge holdings
tendency|Inclination
tenpins|Alley game
tenpins|Alley items
tenpins|Ball game
tensest|Most uptight
tension|Strain
terminate|Cut off
terrier|Fala, for one
tersely|Succinctly
terseness|Brevity
testily|With impatience
testing|Lab work
tethers|Ties to a stake
theaters|Broadway buildings
therapy|Rehab treatment
thicken|Grow more profound, as a plot
threats|Hazards
throwing|Losing deliberately
thumbscrew|Tightening gadget
thunderstruck|Left gaping
tickled|Very happy
tictacs|Certs competitor
tighten|Make less loose
tigress|Feline female
timberline|Tree-growth limit
timpani|Kettledrums
tinfoil|Food wrap
tinplate|Some sheet metal
tinsmith|Metal worker
tintype|Antique photograph
tintypes|Old photos
tiresome|Ho-hum
titanic|Ill-fated ship of 1912
titling|Giving a name to
tittles|Dots
toadstool|Amphibian's implement?
toddies|Winter drinks
toddler|Beginning walker
toiletry|Cologne, for example
toilette|Eau de __
toilsome|Laborious
tomorrow|Song from "Annie"
tonguing|Yakking idly
toothpick|It may be mint-flavored
tootsie|Term of endearment
tootsies|Feet, so to speak
topspin|Tennis ball rotation
tornados|Destructive weather
torrent|Driving rain, e.g.
torrent|Forceful stream
tortilla|Burrito need
tortoni|Trattoria desert
tostada|Mexican meal
touching|Poignant
tovarich|Claudette Colbert film
towboat|Harbor vessel
towrope|Tugboat's line
towropes|Tugboat lines
trachea|Windpipe
traders|Floor workers
traffic|Customer flow
traipsed|Wandered aimlessly
trample|Stomp on
trances|Hypnotic states
transact|Do business
translate|Work with words, in a way
trashier|More chintzy
treacle|Schmaltz
treadles|Foot-activated devices
treated|Picked up the tab
trembles|Shivers
tremolo|Vocal effect
trespass|Encroach
tresses|Locks of hair
trestle|Bridge support
triceratopses|Cretaceous beasts
tridents|Pitchfork relatives
trinitrotoluene|Cause of some blowups
tripwire|Trap triggerer
trisects|Divides in three
trotline|Angler's device
trotlines|Anglers' devices
trotted|Ran slowly
trotters|Sulky group
truancy|Hooky-playing
truants|Hooky players
trueblue|Very loyal
trustees|College board
tsarist|Bolshevik opponent
tsetses|Fearsome flies
tumbleweed|Peregrinating plant
tumbleweed|Rolling plant
turmeric|Curry-powder ingredient
turnbuckles|Boxing-ring corner pieces
turnpike|Toll road
turtledove|Christmas gift of song
tweaked|Changed slightly
tweeter|Small loudspeaker
tweeter|Woofer's partner
twinset|Bedding purchase
twirled|Used a baton
typesets|Composes a work
typical|Unsurprising
typists|Office staff
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
umpired|Called 'em
umpires|They make a lot of calls
unaware|Not in the know
unbends|Arises from a stoop
unclasp|End a hug
uncouple|Separate
uncrate|Remove from its packing
undecided|Poll category
undying|Eternal
uneaten|Left over
unedited|First-draft
unfasten|Open, in a way
unfasten|Release
unified|Merged
uniform|Firefighter's outfit
unimportant|Trivial
unlades|Empties, as a hold
unleaded|Gas choice
unleased|Without a tenant
unlikeliest|Least probable
unloads|Empties
unloosen|Open
unmoved|In situ
unneeded|Superfluous
unnerve|Rattle
unpiled|Got up after a tackle
unscrew|Take out, as a light bulb
unseals|Opens, as a letter
unsound|Apt to break
unspent|Like a nest egg
unwavering|Reliable
upflows|Rising currents
upraise|Hoist
uprises|Rebels (against)
upsurge|Rapid increase
urgency|Immediate need
useless|To no avail
utensil|Fork or spoon
utensil|Instrument
uttered|Said
vanilla|Plain, in a way
vanilla|Popular ice-cream flavor
vanished|Melted away
vehicle|Agent
venally|As a mercenary might
veracity|Truthfulness
verandas|Outdoor relaxing spots
verbena|Hanging-basket plant
versify|Compose poetry
vertebra|Spinal-cord protector
vertigo|Dizzy feeling
vestige|Remainder
veteran|Experienced
vicarage|Parish residence
vignettes|Brief sketches
virgule|Typewriter slash
viruses|Computer menaces
waistline|Dieter's concern
waiters|Cruise-ship staff
wakened|Brought out of dreamland
walkups|Some apartments
wallaroo|Aussie jumper
wannabes|Wish-they-were-famous types
wapitis|Large elk
warlord|Belligerent leader
warlord|Would-be dictator
warranty|Quality assurance?
wassail|Yuletide toast
watercolor|Aquarelle
waterlily|Pond floater
waterski|Certain slalomer's need
waverer|Hamlet, for one
weakens|Eases off
weekends|Off times
whatnot|Kind of shelf
whisker|Narrow margin
whittled|Worked with wood
whopper|Big fib
wildcat|Villanova athlete
windmills|Make Hayley short of breath?
winless|Having lost every game
wolfhound|Hunting dog
wontedly|In the usual way
working|Not off
worriers|Fussbudgets
wrapper|Shipment protector
wristwatch|Common accessory
wronged|Treated unfairly
xeroxes|They're not original
yardage|Grid gain
yardarm|Sail support
yearlong|All-season
yuppies|1980s demographic group
zoology|Animal life
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abaters|They weaken
abbesses|Mothers superior
abdicates|Cedes the crown
abdomen|Bodybuilder's concern
abrasive|Like emery
abreast|Informed
abreast|Side by side
abscond|Blow
absence|Deficiency
absence|Lack
absinthe|Licorice-flavored liqueur
abutted|Touched up against
accurate|Right on the nose
acerbic|Biting
acetate|Cel material
acetate|Film base
acolyte|Altar attendant
acquire|Obtain
acreage|Lots of land
acrobat|Circus performer
activate|Turn on
actress|She might give you a line
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
adapter|Traveler's need
addendum|Memo p.s.
addition|Arithmetic problem
adheres|Sticks (to)
admiral|Word from the Arabic for "commander"
admired|Thought the world of
admitted|Allowed in
adorable|Cute
adulation|Hero worship
adulation|Very high regard
advisor|Coach
aediles|Roman officials
aerates|Makes fizzy
aerates|Treats with carbon dioxide
aerobic|Like some exercise
afeared|Yellow, to Yokum
affable|Exuding warmth
affaire|__ d'honneur (duel)
affront|Pique
affront|Slap in the face
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Forever young
agendas|Dockets
aggrieve|Oppress
agitate|Charge up
agitate|Whip up
agnomen|Nickname
ahistoric|Not concerned with the past
aircrew|Frequent fliers
airfare|Cost of leaving
airiest|Most open
airport|Flight terminal
airport|JFK, for one
alameda|City near San Francisco
alameda|Shaded walk in the Southwest
alarmed|Filled with apprehension
alarmed|Nervous
alarmist|Rabble-rouser
albacore|Type of tuna
albumen|Egg white
alcalde|Mexican mayor
alcohols|Organic solvents
alerted|Warned
alfalfa|Our Gang crooner
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|Assumed names
alienator|No uniter
alienor|Property transferrer
aliment|Something to eat
alleges|Claims
allergen|Reaction causer
allergic|Sneeze-prone, perhaps
alliance|Formal treaty
alliance|League
almanacs|Certain weather forecasters
altercation|Heated dispute
altered|Took up or let out
alterer|Tailor, often
amaretto|Nutty liqueur
amateurs|Nonprofessionals
amateurs|Volunteers, often
amatory|Lovesick
ambrosia|Fruity dessert
amenities|Hotel offerings
amnesia|Shock result, perhaps
amnesia|Soap-opera plot device
amoebae|Microscope-slide organisms
amongst|In the middle of
ampules|Vials
amusing|Light
anagrams|Letter-rearranging game
analyze|Examine in detail
anapest|Underneath, metrically
anapest|Type of foot
anarchy|State of mayhem
anarchy|Utter chaos
anecdotal|Like some evidence
angered|Teed off
angered|Ticked off
angoras|Mohair source
angrily|In a loud voice, perhaps
animato|Quick tempo
animator|Disney Studios employee
animators|Simpsons staff
anisette|After-dinner drink
anklets|Shoe inserts
antebellum|Pre-Civil War
antelope|Swift runner
antenna|Rabbit ears
anthems|Patriotic songs
antidotes|Venom neutralizers
antiwar|Like some protesters
antlers|Buck's toppers
antlers|Rack components
antlers|Wapiti features
antonym|Stem, to stern
antsier|Less patient
anymore|Ever again
aperitif|Pastis, perhaps
aphorism|Pithy saying
aphorisms|Saws
apogees|High points
apostles|They spread the Word
apparent|Eminently clear
appeals|Legal options
appears|Pops up
appease|Calm
appease|Give in to
appended|Tacked on
appetite|Desire for food
apposes|Places together
approach|Come near
appropriate|Part 3 of definition
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Fitting
aquaria|They hold water
aquatones|Some prints
arcades|Covered passageways
arcadian|Rustic
archaic|Dictionary distinction
archaic|Old-fashioned
archenemy|Worst foe
archery|Olympic sport
areaway|Cellar-door approach
argyles|Diamond designs
armless|Like "Venus de Milo"
armload|Lots to carry
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Bedroom furniture
armorers|Gun makers
arouses|Stirs up
arrange|Order flowers
arranged|Placed in order
arrears|In __ (behind)
arrests|Rap-sheet data
arrests|Slaps the cuffs on
arrival|Coming
arsenal|Weaponry storehouse
arteries|Major courses
artichoke|Salad ingredient
artiest|Most pretentious
artiest|Most showy
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Pretentious sort
ascribe|Credit
asinine|Mindless
asinine|Ridiculous
asperse|Calumniate
asperse|Malign
asperse|Take potshots at
asphalt|Hard covering
asphalt|Turnpike topper
aspired|Had high hopes
aspirer|Wannabe
aspirin|Take two __ and . . .
assayer|Metal tester
assemblage|Meeting
assents|Concurrences
assents|Yeses
asserter|One who's sure
assertion|Claim
asserts|Puts forward
assessment|Fine
assigns|Gives out
assigns|Gives work
assists|Hockey stat
assists|NBA stat
assures|Makes certain
astonish|Stun
astride|Spanning
astringe|Bind together
atelier|Art studio
atelier|Artist's studio
atomizer|Perfume dispenser
atoning|Making amends
attached|Stapled together, perhaps
attendee|One who's there
attends|Goes to
attends|Goes to
attention|Ear
attests|Certifies by oath
attests|Swears is true
attires|Decks out
attuned|Harmonized
attunes|Brings into harmony
attunes|Brings into harmony
augural|Ominous
auricle|Outer ear
auroral|Dawn-related
autograph|Celebrity signature
average|Mean
aversion|Intense dislike
aviates|Flies
avocados|Tropical trees
avoidance|Dodger's aim
avoider|No fan
azaleas|Flowering shrubs
babbitt|Lewis character
backcountry|Rural area
backyard|Place for a barbecue
baggage|Impedimenta
balance|Checkbook figure
balance|Invoice amount
balderdash|Baloney
ballads|Bennett specialty
ballots|Voting slips
ballpoints|Some pens
balmier|Not as cool
bambino|Babe Ruth nickname
bandaid|Curad competitor
bandwagon|Popular cause
bantamweight|Outlaw + Scottish hat + load
barbells|Gym equipment
baritone|Choir voice
baronage|Francis Bacon had one
barrelhouse|Jelly Roll Morton style
barrens|Pine __ (New Jersey region)
baseman|One of three infielders
bassets|Short-legged hunters
beanpole|Lanky guy
becalms|Deprives of wind power
bedevil|Flummox
bedroll|Camper's sack
beefeaters|Tower of London guards
beefier|More brawny
beefier|More muscular
beekeeper|Edmund Hillary's profession
beekeeper|Honey handler
beeline|Direct route
beeline|Most direct route
beetles|Flying insects
behaved|Was good
belated|Like some birthday wishes
belated|Unpunctual
believed|Took for granted
bellmen|Hotel helpers
belugas|Caviar fish
beneath|Not good enough for
berates|Upbraids
besides|Furthermore
betrayal|Act of disloyalty
bibliographical|Sourced
bicycle|Two-wheeler
biremes|Ancient vessels
bitterest|Most acerbic
blandish|Cajole
blanket|Bed cover
bleached|Turned white
blender|Kitchen appliance
blender|Kitchen item
blitzkrieg|All-out attack
blondes|Harlow and Monroe, famously
bloomed|Came into one's own
bloomer|Flowering plant
blossom|Open up
blossoms|Flourishes
blouses|Women's shirts
bluebottle|Iridescent fly
bluffer|Poker player, at times
blushingly|Showing embarrassment
boasted|Bragged
bobsleds|Gravity-powered vehicles
boggles|Stupefies
bolster|Prop up
bolters|Lumber cutters
bonanza|TV debut of '59
bonnets|Easter hats
booboos|Minor mistakes
bookish|Devoted to reading
bootees|Baby shoes
borstal|Behan's "__ Boy"
botanic|From plants
bottles|Preserves, perhaps
brainstorm|Bright idea
bravely|In a courageous manner
bravura|Daring display
braying|Acting like an ass
breaded|Prepared veal, perhaps
breakups|Disintegrations
breastplate|Knight's torso protector
brewing|Preparing tea
brigade|Bucket __
brunches|Midmorning meals
brushoff|Abrupt dismissal
brusque|Short
bubblegum|Kid's chew
bucolic|Pastoral
bullock|The Net star
bullpen|Reliever's home
bushels|Orchard units
bustles|Flurries
butterball|Turkey name
butterball|Turkey type
buttermilk|Dairy-case container
butterscotch|Sundae topping
bystander|Witness
cabaret|Wilkommen show
cabaret|Night spot
cabaret|Supper club
cabbage|Corned-beef companion
cabbage|March 17 meal item
caboodle|Kit's partner
caboose|Where the train crew sleeps
cadence|Rhythmic speech
calliope|Steam-powered device
campfire|Marshmallow toaster
candela|Brightness unit
canonry|Ecclesiastical office
cantina|Spanish bar
canvasback|Type of duck
canvasback|Wild duck
canvassers|They conduct polls
carafes|Wine containers
careers|What people do
careless|Negligent
carnival|Love Makes the World Go 'Round musical
caroler|December visitor
carpenters|Close to You duo
carpentry|Auto + cage + attempt
carried|Kept in stock
carrottop|Red-haired one
cascade|Waterfall
cashbox|Money holder
casserole|Tuna concoction
category|Jeopardy! column
caterer|Party worker
caustic|Corrosive
caustic|Corrosive
celeste|Actress Holm
centered|Placed in the middle
centerfold|Magazine middle, maybe
certain|Positive
chairman|Mao's title
challah|Braided bread
changeling|Markedly altered
changes|Transmogrifies
chanted|Uttered rhythmically
chaplet|Wreath
charade|Obvious deception
chassis|Auto framework
chatroom|Online meeting place
chatterbox|Gabber
chatterbox|Motormouth
cheapen|Demean
cheaper|Comparatively flimsy
cheater|He might look over your test
cheddar|Cheese choice
cheerleader|Team booster
cheeses|Brie and Stilton
cherrystone|Type of clam
chickpeas|Garbanzos
childhood|Early years
chintzes|Drapery fabrics
chipmunks|Alvin and kin
chowder|Thick soup
churning|Making butter the old way
cinnamon|French-toast topping
ciphers|Converts to code
clambakes|Beach parties
clamber|Scramble on all fours
classes|Categorizes
classroom|Teacher's domain
cleaned|Swept
clearer|Less confused
clerihew|Four-line verse
clipper|Sailing ship
coasted|Made no effort
coasters|Bar stack
cobwebs|Spiders' traps
coexist|Live together
cogitator|Thinker
cognition|Knowledge
collate|Sort
collect|Gather up
collect|Like some incoming phone calls
collects|Does a toll booth job
collects|Gets paid
colonel|Major's superior
colones|Costa Rican cash
comedian|Gagster
commend|Express approval of
compacted|Tight
compared|Likened
compass|Explorer's item
compete|Vie
complete|Finish up
concentrate|Swindle + penny + assess
conclave|Secret meeting
conclude|Come to a close
conditioner|Salon item
confide|Discuss private matters
congested|Thick
conjurer|Thaumaturge
connects|Gets through
connive|Cooperate secretly
conniver|Scheming one
consulate|France, circa 1800
consumes|Polishes off
container|Ship's cargo, perhaps
copilot|Second officer
cordoba|Moorish cultural center
corporal|Army two-striper
corrode|Eat
corrosion|Rust producer
coterie|Social circle
cottontail|Rabbit feature
courtier|Sovereign's attendant
courtship|Suitor's activity
coverups|Smocks and aprons
cowlick|Unruly hair
coyotes|Desert howlers
crafted|Designed
creches|Manger scenes
credent|Overly trusting
crested|Like a blue jay
crickets|Chirping insects
criteria|Qualifications
critical|Key
critter|Animal, so to speak
crooner|Crosby or Damone
crooners|Crosby and Martin
crosstie|Tracking device
crowded|Elbow-to-elbow
crumpet|Tea partner
cuisine|Literally "kitchen"
curacao|Dutch territory
curacao|Orange drink
current|Flow of electricity
curveball|Tricky pitch
cypresses|Some evergreens
dacrons|Synthetic fabrics
daftest|Least sensible
dailies|Director's viewing
dalmatian|Certain resident of Croatia
damsels|Young ladies of yore
dancers|Variety-show group
dandier|More peachy
daresay|Hazard a guess
darling|Peter Pan surname
dashers|Speed demons
daydream|Let one's mind wander
daylily|Blooming perennial
dealing|In the market
dearest|Most expensive
decagrams|Metric measurements
decanter|Crystal piece
decapod|Lobster, for one
decibel|Sound unit
decisive|Like a tiebreaker
declare|Follow Customs
dedicatee|Elise, for one
default|Failure to act
deferral|Postponement
definer|Lexicographer, at times
delayed|Not on time
delinquent|In arrears
deliveries|Gopher work
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
deluded|Conned
deluged|Overwhelmed
demeaned|Humiliated
demerits|Bad marks
demurest|Most coy
densest|Most thickly packed
dentine|Tooth material
dentistry|Driller's field
denture|Upper, for one
departed|Went away
departs|Gets off the subject
depends|Maybe yes, maybe no
deplete|Thin out
deploys|Sends forth
deposal|Ouster from office
deposer|King toppler
deposit|Bank transaction
deputies|Sheriff's aides
derives|Figures out logically
dervish|Muslim ascetic
descent|Flight pattern
deserters|They're out of here
deserts|Leaves high and dry
desists|Knocks off
dessert|Banquet ender
dessert|Final offering
dessert|Last course
dessert|Sweet ending
desserts|Cake and pie
desserts|Strudels and sundaes
destine|Fix unalterably
destine|Fix unalterably
destiny|It's inevitable
destroy|Demolish
destroy|Total
details|Particulars
detente|Diplomatic pursuit
detente|Tension reducer
detentes|Political thaws
detract|Take away (from)
devices|Stratagems
dewclaw|Part of some dogs' paws
dhurrie|Indian rug
diagonals|Geometry lines
diatribe|Sharp criticism
diciest|Most iffy
diehard|Film with building suspense
digital|Type of watch
dilates|Widens, as pupils
dioramas|Three-dimensional displays
directs|Engineers
direful|Terrible
discombobulated|Upset
disdaining|Contemptuous
disease|Malady
disguise|Make unrecognizable
dishpan|Kitchen utensil
disporting|At play
dispose|Decide matters
dispose|Incline
disquiet|Anxious feeling
dissent|Don't go with the crowd
dissent|Heterodoxy
dittoed|Made copies, old-style
diviner|Soothsayer
docents|Tour guides
doltish|Thick
donated|Gave
doodads|Gizmos
doormat|Patsy
draftee|Non-volunteer
draftees|Many Civil War fighters
drainage|Farmer's concern
dreaded|Didn't look forward to
dredging|Removing mud from a sea bed
dressers|Backstage workers
dresses|Gets decked
dribble|Keep a ball bouncing
driftwood|Beachcomber's pickup
dromedaries|Arabian animals
drooled|Anticipated a good meal
drudgery|Boring work
duetted|Sang with a partner
dustpan|Broom adjunct
dustpan|Broom's target
dynasties|Powerful families
earache|Cold symptom
earldom|Nobleman's turf
earless|Like some seals
earlier|Before
earlobe|Place for a hoop
earners|Breadwinners
earners|Breadwinners
earnest|Purposeful
earpiece|Cap part
easement|Legal right of way
easiest|Least involved
easygoing|Not very tough
ebullience|Vivacity
echelon|Flying formation
echelon|Level of command
echelon|Management level
eclectic|Diverse
economy|Car class
economy|Election issue
edibles|They're fit to eat
edition|Magazine issue
editorials|Opinionated pieces
editors|Paper workers
educate|School
educate|Teach
educate|Train
effused|Poured out
eggplant|Black Beauty, e.g.
egoists|Big heads
egomania|Tyrant trait
elaborate|Shed light (on)
elastic|Flexible
elation|Good feeling
elbowed|Pushed (aside)
elected|Sent to the Hill
elector|Certain college member
electro|Dynamic starter
electron|Molecule part
electron|Part of an atom
elegance|Class
elegist|Donne, for one
element|I, O or U
elemental|Primitive
elements|Tungsten and tellurium
elements|Weather
elements|Weather
elevate|Make higher
elevate|Promote in rank
elicited|Brought out
elicitor|Antigen, vis- -vis antibodies
elision|Syllable skipping
elitists|High-hatters
elongate|Stretch out
eluders|Escapees
elusion|Deceptive activity
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Send forth
emanated|Flowed
embarked|Left port
embarrasses|Makes red
embodied|Personified
emended|Made revisions
emerald|Green shade
emerges|Comes forth
emeries|Grinding substances
emeriti|Retired professors
eminent|Noted
eminent|Noted
emirate|Dubai, e.g.
emoters|Stage hams
emperor|Caesar
emulates|Takes as a model
emulates|Tries to equal
enameler|Ceramics worker
enamels|Glossy coatings
encamps|Bivouacs
encased|Boxed
enceinte|Expecting
encloses|Fences off
encloses|Shuts up
enclosure|SASE, e.g.
encodes|Makes hard to read
endanger|Imperil
endings|Codas and cabooses
endorse|Sign
endorse|Sign, as a check
endorse|Support
endorse|Support, as a candidate
enemies|David and Goliath
engaged|Planning to marry
engender|Give rise to
engorge|Overeat
enlisted|Joined up
enlists|Joins the service
enliven|Jazz up
ennoble|Bring dignity to
ennoble|Glorify
enounce|Utter
enplane|Hop a shuttle, perhaps
enraged|Hot
enraged|More than sore
enriching|Adding A and D, perhaps
enrobes|Gets dressed
enrolls|Signs on
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Trap
ensnared|Caught
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensures|Guarantees
entails|Involves
entering|State-border sign word
enthuse|Make a fuss
enticer|Siren
entices|Lures
entitles|Qualifies
entrance|Beguile
entrance|Way in
entwine|Interlace
entwined|Tangled up
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epaulet|Uniform frill
epicure|Discriminating diner
episode|Soap-opera segment
epitome|Quintessence
equally|Alike
equinox|March moment
erasers|Gum products
erasure|Paper mark, perhaps
erected|Built
erected|Put up
erecter|One who puts things up
eremite|Recluse
ermines|Fur sources
errands|Things to run
erratic|Not steady
erudite|Learned
erudite|Learned
escalate|Step up
escapade|Lark
escapes|Leaks out
escarole|Frilly green
espionage|Undercover activity
espresso|Beatnik's beverage
espresso|Coffee order
espresso|Strong joe
espresso|Type of coffee
espying|Catching sight of
essaying|Making an attempt
essence|Sum and substance
esteems|Thinks the world of
estimate|Approximation
etagere|Display case
etagere|Whatnot
etageres|Elegant shelving
eternal|Everlasting
evanish|Disappear
evasion|Lack of straightness
eveners|Handicaps
evenest|Most fair
everglades|Florida national park
evermore|Continually
everted|Turned inside out
evictee|Dispossessed person
evidence|Fingerprints or DNA
evident|Plain
eviller|Less benevolent
evocative|Reminiscent (of)
evolves|Turns (into)
excavate|Engage in archaeology
executor|One with will power
exerted|Applied, as pressure
exhausts|Drains of energy
exiling|Banishing
existential|Like "The Plague"
express|Making few stops
expunge|Obliterate
exterior|Outer surface
extracts|Quoted passages
extruded|Removed forcefully
eyelash|Mascara target
eyesore|Not a pretty sight
eyesore|Unpleasant sight
eyewash|Irritation solution
fabrication|Untruthful statement
facsimile|Reproduction
fairest|Snow White adjective
fantasia|Classic Disney film
fantasy|Literary genre
fastest|First to the finish line
feathers|Darts' parts
features|Sales points
federal|18th-century furniture style
federal|Like some cases
ferrule|Pencil part
festoon|Deck out
fielded|Played right
fiercer|More intense
fiestas|Celebrations in Mexico
filters|Swimming-pool gear
finance|Back with money
finesse|Graceful skill
firebug|Arsonist
firings|Kiln actions
fishmonger|Sole seller
flamenco|José Greco specialty
flareup|Outburst
flashcards|Arithmetic-practice aid
flashed|Showed, as a grin
flatlands|Hill-less region
flattery|Insincere praise
flattop|Tracy adversary
fleeces|Wool coats
floodplain|Riverside, perhaps
flossie|One of the Bobbsey Twins
flotsam|Jetsam partner
fluency|Linguistic facility
flunkies|Yes-men
flutter|Flap about
folders|File organizers
footing|Base
footloose|Unencumbered
footrests|Recliner parts
forbidden|In favor of + wager + playroom
forecaster|Meteorologist
forenames|Tom, Dick and Harry
foresee|Predict
forestry|Ranger's study
forests|Rangers' bailiwicks
foretold|Predicted
forsaken|Abandoned
fraternal|Elklike
freight|Semi's load
friable|Easily crumbled, as rock
friendly|Amiable
friends|Long-running sitcom
frigate|Old warship
frigate|Warship of yore
frisker|Cop on a search
fumbler|Oaf
gallant|Knight-like
gallons|Water units
gamesmanship|Contests + guy + boat
gantlets|Railroad-track sections
gapping|Making an opening in
garages|Parking places
garners|Jennifer and James
gazelle|Asian antelope
geishas|Obi wearers
gelatin|Transparent dessert
gendarme|French officer
generic|Not brand-name
gentler|Showing more tenderness
germfree|Devoid of bacteria
gibberish|Baloney
gingerbread|Victorian house trim
gladdened|Warmed
gloomier|More morose
glories|Sources of great pride
goatees|Pointy hair
gooiest|Superlatively saccharine
gosling|Farm young 'un
governor|Jesse Ventura, formerly
governs|Rules over
governs|Runs, as a state
gowning|Clothing the bride
granddaddy|First of its kind
granddaughter|Bridget, to Henry
grandfather|Ornate + diet part + that girl
granulate|Mill
grassroots|Source of political support
greasepaint|Actor's makeup
greasepaint|Clown cover-up
greenhouse|Nursery structure
greenskeeper|Golf-course employee
gremlin|Invisible troublemaker
grimmer|Made of sterner stuff
groaned|Reacted to a pun, perhaps
groaner|Crosby nickname
grosbeak|Kind of finch
guardhouse|Military lockup
guested|Appeared on one episode
guileful|Sly
gyrates|Spins around
habitat|Stomping ground
hackman|Unforgiven Oscar winner
hafnium|Element .72
haggler|Grand Bazaar patron
hairnet|Cook's cover, perhaps
hairnet|Perm protector
halfway|In the middle
hamburgers|Fan fare
hampers|Gets in the way of
handball|Court game
handclasps|Welcome gestures
handing|Distributing, with "out"
handoffs|Football plays
hangnail|Manicurist's target
hangouts|Favorite social spots
hankers|Pines
harbors|Boat facilities
hardhat|Construction worker
harpist|Orchestra member
harsher|More severe
hassled|Didn't make it easy
hastener|One in a rush
hatless|Uncovered, in a way
haunted|Visited often
headstand|Yoga position
headwaters|River's source
headway|Progress
heavier|Weightier
hectare|About 2.5 acres
heeltap|Shoe layer
hegiras|Religious flights
helical|Like DNA
helipad|Copter's spot
hellion|Mischief maker
hencoop|Barnyard building
heptagon|Seven-sided figure
heralded|Proclaimed
heralds|Ushers in
hercules|Mythological strongman
herewith|Enclosed in this
heritage|Birthright
hindered|Got in the way of
hoarder|Miserly sort
hoaxers|Tricksters
hogshead|Big barrel
hokeypokey|Circle dance
holster|Sheriff's need
homeroom|Start of a high-schooler's day
honesty|Billy Joel song
honesty|Truthfulness
honeybee|Hive member
hoodlum|Thug
hoofbeats|The Lone Ranger sound effects
hopeless|Futile
hopeless|To no avail
hornswoggle|Victimize
horsefeathers|Marx Brothers film
hosiers|Sock sources
hotdogs|Fan fare
hothouse|Growing area
hotspot|Popular nightclub
hottest|Most torrid
hourglass|. . . in "The Wizard of Oz"
houseguest|One may settle in
housetop|Roof
however|Weasel word
hubbubs|Commotions
huddles|Football-team discussions
hullabaloo|Uproar
hydrate|Add water to
hydrates|Borax and Epsom salts
idolizes|Thinks a lot of
ignites|Catches
ignores|Skips
iguanas|Mexican lizards
imagine|Lennon tune of '71
imagine|Think up
immense|Without measure
immerse|Dunk
immerse|Plunge into liquid
impasse|Stalemated situation
implants|Fixes firmly
implement|Utensil
inaction|Moving, or not moving
inchworm|Little crawler
indoors|Rainy day spot
inertial|Tending to stay put
inflame|Excite
ingenue|Innocent maiden
ingenue|Young actress
inhabit|Haunt
inhaler|Breath-helping apparatus
inhuman|Cruel
inimical|Antagonistic
inimical|Unfriendly
initiate|Kick off
inklings|Hints
innumerate|Not good in math
inspires|Motivates
instrumentalist|Piper, for one
insulate|Make heatproof
insults|Rickles repertoire
integers|Whole numbers
intense|Fervid
intense|Gung-ho
interest|Mortgage payment part
interface|Point of communication
interned|Did a new doctor's job
interns|Medical rookies
intones|Chants
intrigue|Tantalize
intrude|Gate-crash
invasion|Raid
inverses|Direct opposites
invoice|Package enclosure
involve|Keep rapt
ironical|Rabelaisian
ironies|Unexpected outcomes
ironman|Triathlon participant
islands|Map dots
isolate|Pinpoint
isolated|Singled out
isotope|Literally, "same place"
italics|How to show importance
iterate|Say again
iterates|Goes over
itinerary|Travel schedule
jackrabbit|Long-eared hopper
janitor|Cleanup man
jargons|Professionals have them
jargons|Specialized languages
jaunted|Took a spin
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jingles|Commercial compositions
jitterbug|'40s dance
johnnycake|Cornpone
joneses|Family to emulate
journey|Trip
jousters|Old-time contestants
joyriders|Reckless drivers
juggler|Well-coordinated one
jumpsuit|Parachutist's garb
jurists|Supreme Court members
kahunas|Hawaiian honchos
kayaked|Hit the white water
keepers|Finders __ . . .
keeping|Hanging on to
kettles|Soup pots
keyboards|Computer adjuncts
keyhole|Door feature
keyless|Like some entries
kidding|Joshing
kilogram|Metric mass
kindergarteners|New students
kineses|Movements
kinetic|Pertaining to motion
kneading|Working, as dough
kneecap|Flat bone
knelled|Tolled mournfully
knickknack|Basketball player's talent?
krypton|Kal-El's birthplace
labored|Worked hard
laborer|Unskilled worker
labrador|Region of Canada
lacework|Tatting, e.g.
lactation|Dairy process
lactose|Milk sugar
lactose|Milk sugar
ladybug|Aphid eater
ladylove|Guy's sweetheart
laminate|Plastic cover
lamppost|Light source
landlords|Apartment owners
landscape|Painter's subject
landscapers|Garden designers
larceny|It may be petty
larders|Food supplies
largesses|Bestowals
lariats|City Slickers props
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lassoes|Cow catchers
launched|Sent up a rocket
laureate|Poet __
lawless|Wide open, as a town
lawmakers|Bill writers
lawyers|Certain advocates
layered|Arranged in strata
leaguer|Bush __ (amateur)
leakage|Hose problem
leanest|Least fat
learner|Permit holder
learning|School activity
leeches|Parasites
leerier|More wary
leering|Looking impolitely
leeward|Out of the wind
lefties|Carlton and Koufax, for two
legible|Easily read
legwarmers|Workout wear
lemming|Mass-migrating rodent
lenient|Lax
leopard|Big cat
lessees|Flat occupants
liberty|Freedom
lieutenant|Stead + sawbuck + insect
ligament|Bone connector
lineage|Family tree
linemen|Some football players
linesman|Field official
lingering|Not gone yet
lionhearted|Very brave
lipread|Follow unheard speech
liqueur|After-dinner drink
listeners|Radio audience
littleneck|Kind of clam
lobsters|Seafood servings
locales|Spots
locator|Find-it feature
logrolls|Engages in vote-swapping
lonesome|Like Gobel
longings|Strong desires
looming|Ready to fall
loophole|Groucho Marx, in "At the Circus"
loosely|More or less
lording|__ it over (dominating)
lordship|Address for a nobleman
lotuses|Fragrant flowers
loyalty|Steadfastness
lucerne|Alpine lake
lucerne|City near Zurich
lucifer|Beelzebub
lumberer|Heavy mover
luridly|In a macabre manner
macabre|Danse __
macabre|Like Poe stories
macadam|Paving material
macaroni|Fop
machete|Jungle slasher
machete|Large knife
machismo|He-man's attribute
mackerel|Atlantic food fish
macrame|Knot-making craft
maestro|Leader of the band
maharanee|Important Indian
mahouts|Elephant drivers
makeover|Change of appearance
malarkey|Hooey
manatees|Sea cows
mandate|Order
mandatory|Required
manhood|Bar mitzvah attainment
mannikin|Store-window statue
mantilla|Hair covering
manyfold|Lots of times
maracas|Rattles
marengo|Napoleon victory site
marinas|Parking places of a sort
marinate|Steep
marinated|Seasoned with liquid
mariposa|Western lily
markers|Permanent-ink pens
marking|Ticking off
marshals|Judges' assistants
martini|Vermouth drink
mascara|Eyelash cover
masseur|Spa employee
mastery|Total control
matadors|Traje de luces wearers
matchmaker|Dolly Levi, for one
materialize|Show up suddenly
matilda|British tank of WWII
maverick|James Garner TV western
meadowlark|Drink + bird + boat
meander|Have no destination
meander|Rove
measures|Follows the recipe
medians|Certain strips
medians|Highway dividers
medical|__ leave
medicine|__ Hat, Alberta
medulla|Brain part
melodic|Tuneful
memento|Souvenir
menagerie|Zoo
menages|Households
mendicants|Alms seekers
menhaden|Atlantic fish
meowing|Cat's noise
merinos|Some sheep
mesmeric|Hypnotic
mesmerist|He might make you sleep
messiah|Delivery man?
methane|A natural gas
methodic|Slow and careful
methods|Ways and means
microbes|Bugs
microwaved|Zapped
militate|Weigh heavily
milkmen|Onetime delivery people
milords|British terms of address
mimosas|Brunch drinks
miniskirts|'60s fashions
minivan|Family vehicle
miniver|Greer Garson role
mintage|Coins
minuteman|1776 fighter
miocene|Geological epoch
misnames|Calls incorrectly
missies|Little girls
misstep|Error
mistake|Goof
misuses|Treats badly
moderns|Hemingway and Stein, literarily
modiste|Dress designer
moister|More damp
molecule|Group of atoms
monitor|Watch
monorail|Epcot conveyance
monotone|Boring voice
moonlit|Like some clear nights
moorage|Boat's parking place
moralistic|Ethical
mortgage|Home loan
mothered|Took under one's wing
mottled|Like calico cats
mountebank|Impostor
mouthpiece|Lawyer, so to speak
namesake|Junior, e.g.
namesake|Junior, e.g.
nametags|Conventioneers' IDs
naphtha|Petroleum product
narrative|Account of events
narrator|Ishmael, e.g.
narrowly|Just
nattier|More spiffy
nearest|Closest to hand
neatens|Clears up
neatest|Most trim
necktie|Businessman's accessory
needier|Less monied
needler|Heckler
needless|Gratuitous
negates|Cancels out
negates|Voids
neglects|Pays no attention to
neighbor|Person next door
nemesis|Difficult opponent
neonate|Recent arrival
neonates|Newborns
nestler|Kitten, often
newborn|Nursery dweller
newsboy|Paper seller
newscast|Job for Cronkite
nextdoor|Very close by
nihilistic|Believing in nothing
nirvana|Blissful state
nodules|Small knots
noisier|Less calm
noisome|Malodorous
noisome|Offensive
nomadic|Like Bedouins
nonhero|Villain, e.g.
nonlethal|Adjective for tear gas
nonplus|Flummox
nonsense|Meaningless words
nonsense|Moonshine
nonskid|Like some surfaces
nonstop|Like some flights
nonuser|One who abstains
normally|In general
northern|Arctic
notable|Eye-catching
notices|Leaflets
novella|Goodbye, Columbus, e.g.
novella|Short book
nowadays|Currently
nursery|Blue room, perhaps
oatcake|Brittle sweet
oatmeal|Cookie ingredient
obelisks|The Washington Monument et al.
objector|DA, at times
obsolete|Like iceboxes
obstruct|Get in the way of
octagon|Traffic sign shape
octanes|Gasoline numbers
octopus|Tentacled swimmer
oddballs|Real characters
oddities|Fodder for Ripley
oddment|Part of an incomplete set
odysseys|Long, arduous trips
oftener|More
oilskin|Waterproof cloth
okaying|Giving the nod to
oldstyle|Antique
omelets|Brunch food
oneness|Unity
onetime|Former
onetime|Former
onlooker|Spectator
onshore|Not at sea
onshore|Not at sea
opening|Fianchetto, for Fischer
operate|Run
operate|Run, as a machine
operator|Directory Assistance person
opiates|Pain relievers
optical|__ illusion
optician|Glasses expert
optimal|Most favorable
options|Puts or calls
oratorio|Hercules or "Saul"
orators|Henry and Bryan, for two
orators|Speechifiers
oratory|Long talks
orchids|Exotic flowers
ordered|Dealt with the waiter
ordinal|Not cardinal
oregano|Marjoram relative
organic|Structural
orioles|Tigers' competition
orrisroot|Perfume ingredient
outcome|Payoff
outlawed|Proscribed
outlets|Discount stores
outpour|Torrent
outrush|Rapid escape
overact|Do too much
overbet|Gambler's excess
overcoat|Winter outerwear
overcoat|Winter wear
overdue|Late
overeat|Gorge
overlaid|Placed above
overlap|Partly coincide
overlaps|Partially coincides
overlie|Fall atop
overseas|Far away
oversee|Supervise
oversell|Praise too much
overstep|Go beyond
overvalue|Think too highly of
oxcarts|Farm transportation
oysters|__ Rockefeller
pacesetter|Leader
padders|Expense exaggerators
paellas|Madrid meals
palaver|Idle chatter
palestra|Ancient Greek gym
palisade|Strong fence
panelist|Discussion-group member
papayas|Tropical fruits
papayas|Yellow fruits
papered|Did the living room walls
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paradise|Idyllic place
parapets|Balcony barriers
pardons|Lets off
parfaits|Ice cream concoctions
parlays|Combination bets
parolee|He got out early
parsing|Taking a sentence apart
parsnip|Root veggie
particle|Tiny fragment
partyer|12/31 celebrant
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
passover|Don't consider
pastina|Macaroni for babies
pasture|Grazing ground
patents|Invention protections
pathway|Garden walk
patients|Waiting-room group
pattern|Design
pavilion|Fair building
peahens|Female fowl
peahens|Some fowl
peanuts|Fan fare
peanuts|Hardly anything
pebbled|Like many stream beds
peelers|Kitchen tools
peerage|Aristocracy
peerage|Barons and such
peering|Using a microscope
peerless|Unrivaled
peerless|Without equal
penance|Church sacrament
penitent|Rueful
peppered|Added seasoning to
peptalk|Pre-game ritual
percent|Polling unit
peroxide|Bleach
persist|Refuse to give up
perspire|Get wet, in a way
pertains|Fits
perused|Went through a book
pestles|Grinders
petunia|Porky's pal
philander|Taft secretary of state Knox
phonetic|Like some prounciations
physique|Build
piastre|Egyptian money
pickled|Like gherkins
pierces|Drills through
pigeonhole|Put aside for the present
pigpens|Swine sites
pigskin|Football
pilgrim|Alden or Standish
pilings|Structural support
pinhole|Balloon flaw
pinhole|Small aperture
pintsized|Diminutive
pioneer|Trailblazer
pistachio|Party nosh
pitchforks|Farm utensils
pitfalls|Hidden dangers
placebo|Sugar pill
plaster|Cast material
plaster|Ceiling material
plastered|Blotto
plateau|High point
plateful|All you can eat, maybe
platelet|Blood component
platform|Raised stage
platypi|Egg layers
pleases|Gives satisfaction to
pliable|Not inflexible
plowers|Furrow formers
poetess|Emily Dickinson, e.g.
poleaxe|Middle Ages weapon
polecat|Skunk
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
polestar|Guiding point
polluted|Not potable
pompoms|Cheerleaders' clusters
ponderosa|Bonanza ranch
poplars|Cottonwood trees
poppycock|Baloney
porpoise|Dolphin kin
porridge|Meal for Goldilocks
poshest|Most luxurious
poshest|Most luxurious
postmen|Ones with a route
potatoes|Baked items
potbellied|Like some pigs
potbelly|Type of stove
potboiler|Mediocre novel
potence|Strength
potherb|Seasoning plant
potpies|Courses in crusts
pottery|Stoneware or porcelain
poultry|Chicken Little's kin
poundcake|Dessert selection
practical|Hardheaded
praline|Pecan patty
pralines|Cajun candy
prattle|Idle talk
preachy|Tediously didactic
predate|Happen earlier
preemie|Early arrival
preener|Cat, at times
preform|Decide beforehand
premeditate|Plot
premiere|Opening
premieres|Where stars might be seen
premise|Assumption
prepaid|Like some calling cards
prepared|Set
prepares|Grooms
prepares|Makes ready
prepays|Reduces one's interest, perhaps
present|Give a gift
presents|Christmas purchases
preside|Be in charge
presides|Is in charge
prestige|High reputation
preteen|Twelve-year-old
pretense|False show
pretzels|Fan fare
prewash|Laundry preparation
priests|Bishop's staff
princely|Like some sums
printed|Ran off
privations|Conditions of indigence
probers|They investigate
process|Handle
process|How things happen
proclaim|Assert
produced|Gave rise to
proposal|Would-be author's submission
prorate|Apportion, as costs
prorate|Calculate a fair figure, perhaps
protease|Polypeptide enzyme
protons|Atom parts
proverbs|Psalms follower
prowler|Masked man, maybe
prunella|Heavy twilled fabric
pruners|Gardeners, at time
psalter|Biblical book
psalter|Monk's book
pulsars|Wave-emitting celestial objects
puritan|Cromwell, for one
pushers|Pedal __ (kind of pants)
pushiest|Most assertive
quelled|Crushed
quickens|Accelerates
quitting|Giving up
raconteur|Jessel, notably
radiant|Bright
radiologic|Of uranium, plutonium, etc.
railleries|Bantering remarks
raincheck|Use it later slip
raincheck|Words on a baseball ticket
rainchecks|Ball-game ticket stubs
raindrop|Shower bit
rainfall|Precipitation
rampage|Rush wildly about
rarebit|Welsh __ (cheese dish)
rarefied|Esoteric
rattans|Caning supplies
reabsorb|Take in again
readers|English books
readiest|Most prepared
reaffirms|Offers assurances
realtor|Home finder
reamers|Kitchen tools
reapers|McCormick's machines
reavail|Work again
rebater|One giving something back
reboils|Heats again, as water
rebooted|Started a computer up again
rebuked|Rated
receipts|Gate
receipts|Sales slips
recessed|Not currently meeting
recipes|Cooking formulas
recital|Student's music performance
recount|Tell
recourse|Alternative
recreant|Coward
recruit|Try to bring in
rectory|Minister's house
redcoats|1700s British soldiers
redefine|Give a new meaning for
redwood|Picnic-table material
reelect|Campaign-button word
reelect|Keep an in
reelect|Send back to the Senate
reelects|Puts back
reemerges|Comes back
reenact|Emulate some Civil War buffs
reenter|Go back in
reenter|Go back in
reentry|NASA mission phase
referee|Basketball judge
refills|Prescription extensions
reformed|Went straight
refrain|Song part
refrains|Melodies
reframe|Devise again, as an argument
regatta|Newport event
regattas|Henley races
regiment|Subject to order
regiments|Keeps a tight rein
register|Hotel book
regrade|Mark again
regressive|Like some taxes
rehired|Brought back on board
reissue|Publish a new edition of
reissues|Gives out anew
rejoices|Delights
relapses|Setbacks
relates|Makes a comparison
relates|Tells a tale
relative|Pertinent
relaxed|At ease
release|Issue
release|Middle part of a tune
release|Press agent's issuance
released|Published
relents|Gives in
relents|Gives in
relieve|Alleviate
relined|Worked on brakes
relived|Went through again
reloaded|Placed more film in
remains|Doesn't go
remorse|Second thoughts
remotes|VCR devices
remotest|Furthest out
renegade|Outlaw
renewers|Library patrons, at times
renovator|Carpenter, at times
renters|Apartment dwellers
reorder|Buy some more
repaint|Change the color of
repaint|Give a new coat to
repartee|Witty conversation
repealed|Undid, as a law
replans|Sets a new date
replanted|Moved to larger quarters, in a way
replete|Filled, with "with"
reprieves|Temporary stays
reproof|Censure
requested|Put in for
requiem|Mozart masterwork
requisites|Needs
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
rescore|Orchestrate anew
reseated|Moved to another table
resemble|Look like
resides|Dwells
resists|Fights against
resolute|Staunch
resorts|Vacation spots
respell|Transliterate, maybe
restarted|Gave up, perhaps
restate|Put differently
restively|In an antsy way
restyled|Made over
retailer|Merchant
retaxes|Assesses again
retimed|Clocked again
retinas|Eye parts
retorted|Came back at
retractor|Medical instrument
retrain|Prepare for a new task
retread|It's coming around again
retreat|Bugle call
retreat|Turn tail
retrial|Legal do-over
retried|Tested again
retsina|Greek wine
returned|Got back
returnee|He's making a comeback
retypes|Keys in again
revelers|They love to party
revenges|Acts vindictively
revenue|Government income
reverend|Man of the cloth
reverie|Daydream
reverie|Dreamy piece of music
reverse|Setback
reversed|Turned backward
reviewer|Critic
rewoven|Like mended cloth
rhubarb|Tiff
rhythmic|Like rock and roll
rigatoni|Elbows alternative
ringside|Good seat location
rinsers|Dental patients, often
ripcords|Chutists' needs
rippled|Made waves
rivulet|Small stream
roadster|Cool car of the '20s
roasted|Like some chestnuts
roaster|Cornish hen, e.g.
roisterous|Prone to swaggering
romaine|Lettuce type
rootage|Plant system
rosette|Flower-shaped ornament
rosette|Ribbon ornament
rosiest|Most promising
rosters|Panels
rostrum|Dais platform
rotated|Switched around
rubberneck|Inquisitive sort
runaround|Evasive treatment
sachets|Scented sacks
saddled|Got ready to ride
safaris|Tropical vacations
sailboard|Windsurfer's craft
salaams|Very low bows
salesmen|Glengarry Glen Ross characters
salesperson|Order taker
salience|Conspicuousness
salivate|Show eagerness
saltines|Chowder additive
saltines|Freebies with soup
salutes|Commends
salvias|Sage relatives
samurai|Japanese warrior
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandier|More like the beach
sandlot|Kids' ballgame site
sandstorms|Desert dangers
sangria|Fruity drink
sappier|More maudlin
sardines|Popular fish
sardines|Tightly packed fish
sashayed|Walked proudly
sashays|Moves with ease
sashimi|Fish dish
satchel|Small bag
satiate|Overplease
satiates|Fills completely
satiric|Like Swift's works
saunters|Ambles along
sausage|Link
sausage|Links
sausage|Pizza topping
savages|Brutal beasts
scalawag|Rascal
scalene|Like some triangles
scalped|Sold tickets on the sly
scapegoats|Blame recipients
scarlet|Flagrantly offensive
scarlet|Shade of red
scenario|Master plan
scenery|View
schlepp|Carry, slangily
scholars|Erudite people
schooled|Formally educated
schooner|Big beer glass
schooner|Sailing ship
scoured|Cleaned thoroughly
scowler|Gloomy Gus
scrabble|Word-forming game
scraped|Abraded
scrapes|Tough spots
screened|Sifted through, as candidates
screener|Personnel department, often
scrimps|Economizes
scrooge|Role for Finney or Stewart
scullery|Pantry section
sculpts|Works with marble
scuttle|Coal carrier
scuttlebutt|Gossip
scuttles|Scraps
seaborne|Like flotsam
seafood|Mussels and clams
seahorse|Aquarium critter
seaport|Rotterdam, for one
seasoners|Chefs, often
seceded|Quit the union
seconds|They're not perfect
secreted|Hid
secrets|Confidential matters
sectors|Military regions
securer|More safe
sedately|With propriety
sedative|Calming
seedcake|Crunchy bird food
seeress|She makes predictions
seeress|Woman with ESP
seesawed|Couldn't decide
seethed|Was about to blow
seismal|Quake-related
selects|Picks
sellout|Standing-room-only affair
semantics|Linguistic study
semestral|Of a school term
semilog|Type of graph paper
seminar|Kind of course
semipro|Like some teams
semitropical|Warm, as a climate
senator|State representative
senders|They transmit
sendoffs|Farewell parties
senecas|New York Indians
senores|Spanish gentlemen
sensational|Lurid
sensors|Electric eyes, e.g.
sensory|Of sight, smell, etc.
serapes|Sombrero partners
serapes|Sonora shawls
serener|More peaceful
serener|More quiet
serpents|Boas and cobras
serpents|Herpetologist's subjects
service|It may be offered with a smile
sestets|Italian sonnet parts
sestets|Small bands
sestets|Some stanzas
several|More than a few
sforzando|Emphatically
shadowed|Followed stealthily
shakeup|Unsettle
shapely|Well-formed
shapers|Lathes, for example
sharpener|Office machine
shearer|Ballerina Moira
shepherd|Abel's occupation
sherbet|Ice cream alternative
sherries|Sweet wines
shininess|Brilliance
shoehorned|Squeezed (into)
shooters|Marble player's bagful
shortcut|Time saver
shortened|Did some tailoring
shortstop|One of the infielders
showboat|Jerome Kern score
shrinks|Turns tiny
shutter|Window cover
shuttering|Closing tightly
sideburns|Some whiskers
sidelines|Coach's pacing place
sideshow|Carnival adjunct
sidewise|Lateral
sidings|Spurs
sierras|Rugged mountains
sierras|Saw-tooth mountains
siestas|Noontime naps
sighted|Spotted
signers|Accommodating celebs
signing|Affixing one's name
signore|Turin title
silence|Shhh!
silenced|Suppressed
silesia|Oder River region
sinuate|Curve
sissies|Weak ones
skiddoo|Vamoose!
skunked|Shut out
skydive|Do a free fall
skywrite|Air one's ad, in a way
slaking|Refreshing
slangiest|Least formal
slapped|Gave a high-five
slasher|Scary-movie figure
slather|Lay on thick
slatted|Like blinds
sledges|Heavy tools
sleepers|Baby's nightwear
sleepwalk|Somnabulate
slender|Slim
slimness|Model charactistic
slingshot|Missile launcher
smaller|Less significant
smarter|More clever
smashed|Totaled
smasher|Something extraordinary
smatter|Minimal amount
smithereens|Tiny pieces
smitten|Taken (with)
smoother|Trowel, for instance
snacker|He has a nosh
snaring|Entangling
sneakiest|Most indirect
sneered|Looked nasty
sneerer|One who scoffs
snidely|Dudley Do-Right foe
snidely|In a disparaging way
snooker|Pool variety
snooker|Type of billiards
snorters|Porkers, often
snowsuit|Tot's winter wear
soakers|Heavy rains
society|Association
sodalite|Blue mineral
soggiest|Most sodden
soiling|Making a mess of
solaced|Gave comfort to
solaces|Comforts
soldering|Metal-shop activity
solemnly|Without frivolity
solstice|Summer __ (end of spring)
sonatina|Piano piece
songbooks|Hymnals, e.g.
soonest|Haste-encouraging word
soother|TLC dispenser
sootier|Like a busier sweep
sophist|Logic misuser
soporific|Sleepy
sorrows|Tales of woe
sourdoughs|Gold Rush prospectors
soybean|Protein source
spacing|Distance between
spaders|They dig
spangly|Like Elvis impersonators' outfits
spaniel|Cringing sort
sparerib|Barbecue bit
sparkle|Be brilliant
sparred|Trained with a pug
speakeasy|'20s saloon
speculate|Invest riskily
speeder|Radar-gun victim
spencer|Actor Tracy
spheres|Environments
spieler|Pitchman
spilled|Tipped over, as milk
spillovers|They slop out of buckets
spinets|Apartment pianos
spinner|Top, e.g.
spinster|Unmarried woman, in law
spiraea|Flowering shrub
spleens|Ill humors
splendor|Grandeur
spoliates|Plunders
spoonbill|Ibis relative
sportive|Frolicsome
spumoni|Trattoria dessert
sputnik|Literally, "fellow traveler"
sputters|Speaks incoherently
squashes|Flattens
stabiles|Calder constructions
stagecoach|. . . to Dodge City
stainer|Wood-deck covering
stairway|Elevator alternative
stalemate|Standoff
stalled|Played for time
stalwart|Dependable
stampede|Oater danger
staples|Paper binders
starker|Comparatively severe
starker|Less decorated
starlet|Tinseltown tyro
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starred|Had the lead
starred|Had the lead role
started|Got going
starters|For __ (initially)
startle|Cause to jump
startle|Jolt
startup|New venture
stashed|Hid
statehood|Hawaii's 1959 achievement
statesman|Revered politician
stationary|Not moving
statuary|Park art, often
statute|Group's rule
statutes|Legislative enactments
steadfast|Not easily moved
steadier|More stable
stealer|Scene-__ (upstager)
stealth|Furtiveness
stealth|Subterfuge
steamer|Clambake morsel
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamers|Soft-shell clams
steamroll|Overwhelm
steeped|Like tea
steeped|Saturated
steepest|Most expensive
steeples|Church toppers
steeply|To a high degree
steerage|Immigrants' travel class, once
steerer|Helmsman
steerer|One at the wheel
stellar|Brilliant, as a performance
stereos|Boom boxes, e.g.
stereos|Hi-fi equipment
stereos|Sound systems
stereotypes|Conventions
sterile|Absolutely clean
sterile|Germ-free
steward|Flight attendant
stiletto|Letter opener
stilled|Shut up
stilted|Pompous
stilted|Very constrained
stingray|Manta's cousin
stokers|Furnace feeders
stollen|German cake
stoolie|Informer
stoolie|One who squeals
stoolie|Ratfink
stoppage|Clog
storage|Warehouse use
stowaway|Shipboard hider
streaker|Fast mover
streakers|Daring runners of the '70s
streamlined|Made sleek
streams|Flows steadily
streamy|Flowing rapidly
streets|Thoroughfares
stretched|Warmed up before exercising
strikers|People on picket lines
striper|Sport fish
stripling|Young fellow
stripped|Removed paint from
stroked|Reassured with praise
students|Test takers
studier|Pupil, often
stylets|Engraver's implements
stylets|Pointed instruments
suavest|Most debonair
suborns|Incites to commit, as perjury
substance|Sum and __
subteen|From 9 to 12
subtotal|Bill's line
sugarplum|Term of endearment
sultana|Seedless raisin
sultana|Seedless raisin
sunbathe|Bask on a beach
sunbonnet|Pioneer woman's hat
sundecks|Cruise-ship amenities
sunrise|Daybreak
supergiant|Betelgeuse, e.g.
supermodel|Iman, for one
supposed|Assumed to be true
supremacy|Dominating power
surface|Come up for air
surfeit|Excess
surfeit|Flood
suspense|Fiction genre
suspense|Whodunit ingredient
swaggers|Struts
sweetens|Enhances, as an offer
sweethearts|Darlings
sweethearts|Valentine's Day couple
swellhead|Conceited sort
swelter|Bake
switcheroo|Sudden reversal
switching|Making a change
swooshes|Sounds of speed
tableau|Striking scene
tabloid|It may be sensational
taffeta|Gown fabric
tailpipe|Auto-exhaust duct
talented|Having a gift
talents|Natural gifts
tallish|Around 6', say
tallyho|Fox-hunt cry
tanager|Brightly colored songbird
tanager|Small singer
tangelo|Orchard cross
tantaras|Bugle blasts
tantrum|It may cause a scene
tapered|Came to a point
tarpons|Game fish
tarried|Lingered
tarries|Lallygags
tasseled|Like a fez
tassels|Decorative dangles
tasters|They sample
tastier|More enjoyable, in a way
tastier|Superior in flavor
tattletale|Snitcher
taxidermy|Norman Bates' hobby
teakettle|Loud whistler
teargas|Riot-squad weapon
teatime|4 p.m., for some
teenage|Like a junior miss
teenaged|Almost grown
teeners|High schoolers
teethes|Cuts one's molars
teethes|Grows molars
telecom|Data transmission, for short
telecom|Modem transmission, for short
telegram|Dotted line?
telemark|Skier's turn
telephoning|Buzzing
tendered|Made a formal offer
tenement|Inner-city dwelling
tenoning|Carpenter's activity
tensest|Least loose
tensible|Ductile
tensile|Stretchable
tensors|Stretching muscles
tenured|Professionally secure
tenures|Terms of office
termers|First-__ (freshman politicians)
terminal|Bus station
termless|Unconditional
terrain|Topography
terrier|Airedale, e.g.
terrific|Great
terrific|Swell
tetragonal|Rectangular
tetrode|Radio tube
textured|Not smooth
theists|Believers
thematic|Topical
theorist|Deep thinker
therefore|As a result
thermal|Updraft
thermos|Coffee container
thinner|Richard Bachman novel
thundercloud|Sign of bad weather
thunderstruck|Astonished
thunderstruck|The surprised meteorologist was __
tidiness|Felix's fixation
tieclasp|Haberdashery accessory
tigress|Feline female
tillage|Cultivating
timepiece|General term for each theme answer
timepiece|Watch
tinkles|Bell sounds
tinsmith|Metal expert
tipcart|Peddler's vehicle
tipster|Info seller
tirades|Shows of temper
tirades|Streams of insults
titular|Word often preceding "head"
toadstool|Mushroom relative
toadstools|Mushroom varieties
toddler|Rug rat
toeless|Like most sandals
toilsome|Arduous
tolerate|Stand for
tolerates|Bears
tollway|Road with a charge
toluene|Part of TNT
tomfoolery|Baloney
tonearm|Phonograph part
tonette|Simple wind instrument
tonnage|Merchant ship's capacity
topless|Very high
toreador|Bullfighter
tornado|Severe weather
torpedo|Sub weapon
tortilla|Mexican snack
toughie|Poser
tracker|Detective, at times
trackmen|Milers, e.g.
tractor|Caterpillar, e.g.
tractor|Short truck
trademark|Manufacturer's identifier
trailers|Film promos
trainees|Office novices
traipse|Gallivant
traipsed|Meandered
transformer|DC-to-AC need
transit|Passage
transit|Passage
transom|Entryway part
transom|Window divider
trappers|Fur traders, once
trappers|Pelt hunters
traverse|Cross
traverse|Cross
treadle|Foot lever
treadle|Singer part of yore
treadles|Foot-powered devices
treadmill|Exercise device
treasure|X may mark it
treaters|Generous sorts
trebles|Increases threefold
trebles|Shrill voices
treeing|Cornering
trellis|Creeper keeper
trellis|Ivy holder
tremolo|Vocal effect
tremolo|Vocal vibration
tressed|In braids, perhaps
tresses|They may end with bangs
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|It might hold up your train
trestle|Railroad structure
triangles|Simple instruments
tribune|Roman official
trifles|They're not important
tripods|Camera stands
trisect|Cut in thirds
trisects|Divides in three
trisects|Splits in three
triumph|Win
triumvir|Julius Caesar, once
trotter|Hambletonian entrant
trotter|Sulky racehorse
troubadour|Wandering minstrel
truckers|They're in it for the long haul
trysted|Met secretly
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tumbrel|Two-wheel cart
tuppence|Small change, to a Brit
turbine|It's used for generations
turbots|Halibut-like fish
turtledove|Cooing bird
twinkled|Shone on and off
ukulele|Luau instrument
ultraviolet|Kind of light
ululated|Howled
ululates|Addresses the moon
umbrella|Rainy-day take-along
unaired|Not broadcast
unaired|Not broadcast
unclothe|Strip
uncoated|Bare, as metal
uncorked|Let fly, as a baseball
undergo|Experience
underrated|Thought too little of
undertone|Background sound
unearth|Dig up
unharnessed|Free
unheated|Like some outdoor pools
universe|All there is
unlisted|Nonpublished, in a way
unloose|Free from restraint
unrisen|Still in bed
unrobes|Prepares to bathe
unrolls|Lays out, perhaps
unscrupulously|How chiselers behave
unsettle|Distress
unsolved|Still a mystery
unsought|Not wished for
untreated|Left alone
updates|Makes current
upheaval|Shake-up
upstarts|Johnny-come-latelies
upturns|Wall Street movements
ursiform|Like Gummi Bears
username|Log-in requirement
usurious|Like a loan shark's rates
utopias|They're ideal
utterance|Oral statement
valencia|Orange variety
valises|Overnight bags
vamoose|Scram!
varlets|Rascals
vectors|Airplane courses
venison|Hunter's dish
vertebra|Spine section
veteran|Seasoned serviceman
vibrato|Singer's effect
violation|Reason for a summons
viruses|Software banes
vitamins|A, B and C
volcano|El Misti, e.g.
volcano|Wilshire, in a '97 film
wakeful|Alert
walkingstick|Cane
walkingstick|Twiglike insect
wallflower|Dance loner
walnuts|Snack to crack
waltzes|Chopin pieces
wannabe|Aspiring one
wannest|Most sheetlike
warbles|Evinces happiness
warpath|On the __ (angry)
washtub|Old-fashioned clothes cleaner
waterer|Hose, e.g.
waterfront|Docks area
watermarks|Stationery impressions
waterspout|Spot for a spider of song
wealthy|On Easy Street
wearily|In a tired manner
weaseled|__ out of (evaded)
webcast|Internet-based entertainment
weeders|Gardeners, often
weevils|Cotton pests
western|Shoot-'em-up
whippersnapper|Little twerp
widened|Made broader
winders|Threadmaking machinery
windswept|Blown about
wineskins|Beverage bags
withstands|Bears
wombats|Burrowing marsupials
worsted|Suit material
wrestling|Olympic sport
wretched|Miserable
wristwatch|. . . on your arm
written|On paper
zealots|Overenthusiastic ones
zeniths|Tops
aardvark|Dictionary's first animal
abalones|Nacre sources
abandon|Forsake
abashed|Rattled
abdomen|Gut
abetter|Driver, maybe
abetters|Fences, e.g.
abetters|Heist helpers
abhorred|Disliked
abolish|Do away with
abominated|Couldn't take
aborted|Scuttled a shuttle shot
absolve|Pardon
absorbs|Sponges up
absorbs|Takes in
accedes|Gives approval
accelerate|Hit the gas
accepts|Believes in
accountant|Ledger summer
acetate|Plastic overlay material
acetate|Transparency
actress|Role filler, perhaps
adapter|Plug add-on
addends|Sum things
addition|First grade topic
addressees|Mail getters
adjacent|Next (to)
adoptee|One taken in, in a way
adorner|Hall decker
adulate|Praise to the skies
adulation|Sycophantic behavior
advance|Make headway
advances|Goes forward
adverse|Bad
aediles|Roman officials
aerialist|Circus performer
aerogram|Overseas letter
aerosol|Spray can
affirms|Upholds
against|Compared to
ageless|Never changing
aggressor|Foe
agitate|Shake up
agitate|Stir
agitates|Upsets
agitator|Washer part
agitator|Washing-machine part
aground|Stranded, as a ship
aileron|Plane-wing part
airhole|Pet-carrier vent
airline|Continental, e.g.
airtime|TV Guide detail
airtime|Broadcast slot
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Topped with ice cream
alehouse|Place for a pint
alehouse|Tavern
alfresco|How some dine
algebra|Equational math
algebra|Equational math
aliases|Blotter listing
alienate|Set at odds
aligned|Straightened up
alimented|Fed
alkaline|Basic
alleluia|Song of praise
allover|Everywhere
altimeters|Cockpit gauges
altruist|Carnegie, for one
amasser|Pack rat
amazons|Mythical warriors
amnesia|Loss of memory
amplifier|Sound system part
ampullae|Wine chalices
amusers|Comedians, e.g.
anaconda|Jungle crusher
analogue|Similar item
anchorage|City in Alaska
andromeda|The Chained Lady
anecdotes|Amusing accounts
anemone|Buttercup relative
anemone|Spring flower
angelic|Not at all bratty
angelica|Rugrats brat
animals|Circus performers
animates|Brings life to
aniseed|Liquor ingredient
annotate|Explain, in a way
annoyed|Riled
annoyed|Sore
annoyed|Ticked off
anoints|Consecrates
antelope|Safari sight
antenna|Cricket part
anteroom|Reception area
anthems|Patriotic songs
anthems|Pre-game renditions
antiwar|Dovish
antiwar|Like some protests
antlers|Buck's rack
antlers|Female reindeer have them
aperture|Camera part
apiarian|Of hives, honey, etc.
apologies|Sorry!
apostate|Cause abandoner
apostate|Cause abandoner
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Duds
appease|Satisfy
appeases|Is conciliatory
appetite|Itch
appraisal|Value judgment
appraise|Do an "Antiques Roadshow" task
approach|Get close to
aptitude|Knack
arbutus|Evergreen shrub
arcades|Video game parlors
arcadia|Peaceful place
archaic|No longer relevant
arietta|A buon mercato is one
armature|Sculptor's framework
arouser|Alarm, often
arrange|Set up
arrearage|Overdue payment
arrival|Heathrow event
arrogance|Superiority
arsenal|Arms supply
arsenal|Bag of tricks
arsenate|Chemical salt
artiste|Performer
artiste|Performer, fancily
artiste|Upscale performer
artistic|Tasteful
asbestos|Former fireproofing
ashcans|Refuse holders
asinine|Lacking rhyme or reason
askance|With suspicion
asparagus|Color introduced in 1993
assented|Said yes
assenter|Agreeable one
asserts|Claims
asserts|Puts forth
assessed|Levied, as taxes
assessed|Put a price on
assessed|Set a tax
assessment|Evaluation
assigns|Appoints, as to a duty
assisters|Helpful ones
assured|Guaranteed
assures|Ices
asterisks|Stars on a keyboard
asteroids|'70s video game
astonish|Amaze
astounds|Surprises greatly
astride|On a horse
atavist|Genetic throwback
athirst|Eager
atlases|World books
attacks|Throws mud
attempt|Stab
attendee|One there
attends|Goes to
attests|Makes a statement
attired|Clad
attitude|Point of view
attorney|Member of the bar
attracts|Pulls in
atwitter|Fluttering
audiotape|Cassette contents
aureate|Golden
aurorae|Atmospheric phenomena
aurorae|Night lights
autograph|Celebrity signature
avarice|Greed
avenger|Vindictive one
avenges|Settles the score
average|Hitter's stat
averages|Finds the means
aviates|Emulates Earhart
aviator|One up?
awesome|Very impressive
backfires|Boomerangs
backseat|Certain driver's spot
baggage|Airport-carousel contents
baggage|Depot deposit
bagpipe|Scottish "wind" instrument
bakelite|Type of plastic
balance|Account amount
balance|What's left
balcony|Condo feature
ballads|Troubadour's repertoire
ballyhoo|Hype
balmiest|Most summery
banshee|Irish spirit
baptist|Saint John the __
bargainer|Contract negotiator
baritone|Voice range
barnacles|Boat hangers-on
barnyard|Farm area
barometers|Meteorologists' devices
barrels|Units of fun or monkeys
barrooms|Brawl sites
bartend|Serve suds
baseball|Ken Burns miniseries
baubles|Doodads
bazooka|Long arm
bedaubs|Applies inexpertly
bedecked|Adorned
bedlamp|Night owl's need
bedroom|Apartment feature
beeline|Direct path
befouls|Stains
begonias|Garden flowers
belabor|Harp on
benchwarmer|Nonplaying athlete
benefit|Charity event
betters|Improves upon
bicycle|Velocipede
bighorn|Rocky Mountain sheep
bionics|Six Million Dollar Man science
bistros|Informal eateries
bistros|Stylish restaurants
bittersweet|Chocolate flavor
blaring|Mighty loud
blazers|Sports jackets
blockade|Military embargo
bloomed|Yielded flowers
blueberry|Pie flavor
blueblood|Aristocrat
boarder|Lodger
boating|Going for a sail
bobbers|Fishing floats
bobtail|Cropped
bolting|On the lam
bonanza|Miner's dream
bonanza|Treasure-trove
bonanza|Windfall
bookends|Precedes and follows
bookshop|Place to browse
bookstall|Bibliophile's source
bootlaces|They're tightened before a march
bothering|Nettling
bottomland|Low-lying farmsite
boycott|Refuse to buy from
brevets|Wartime promotions
breweries|Ale sources
bromate|Halogen salt
brooded|Sulked
brought|Took along
buckboard|Old West transport
buckshot|12-gauge shells
bumblebee|Black-and-yellow pollinator
butterfingered|Clumsy
butternuts|Furniture trees
cabanas|Beach shelters
cabaret|Nightclub
cabbages|Garden heads
cactuses|Organ-pipe and rat-tail
caftans|Cover-ups
cagiest|Most astute
caisson|Place for ammunition
cajoler|One who wheedles
calendar|Appointment book
calendar|Wall hanging
calicoes|Tricolor cats
calicos|Multicolored cats
calluses|Signs of hard work
calypso|Jacques Cousteau vessel
camellias|Delicate blossoms
camouflaged|Escaping detection
canapes|Party snacks
candlepins|Bowling variety
cantata|Bach piece
cantata|Bach work
canyons|Where echoes echo
capitol|Where to see your senator
capsize|Overturn
caramel|Candy ingredient
caramel|Chewy candy
cardholder|Name on a Visa
caressed|Touched lovingly
caretaker|Custodian
caribou|Reindeer relative
carnival|Lent preceder
caromed|Glanced
carotene|Plant pigment
carrots|Peas partner
casabas|Winter fruits
casement|Outward-opening window
cashmere|Fine fabric
cassettes|CD ancestors
casuistic|Oversubtle
catchword|Memorable phrase
catenate|Link
cathode|Battery terminal
catspaw|One being used
catspaws|Tools
cauldron|Witch's vessel
causeways|Roads over water
celeste|Name meaning "heavenly"
cellmate|Pen pal, perhaps
centaurs|Fantasia characters
centavos|Peso fractions
cerulean|Sky shade
chairlift|Skier's way up
chairperson|Committee leader
channel|Watercourse
charisma|Literally, "divine favor"
cheapen|Degrade
cheered|Rooted for
cheesecloth|Open cotton fabric
cheetah|Fast African cat
cherish|Really adore
chevalier|Thank Heaven for Little Girls singer
chillers|Scary movies
chophouse|Beef restaurant
chordate|Member of a certain biological phylum
chowders|Thick soups
chronics|Frequent chiropractor visitors, perhaps
citizen|Kane, for one
civvies|They're not uniforms
clarets|Red wines
clarinets|Licorice sticks
clarity|Diamond grading factor
clasped|Held firmly
classmate|Spanky, to Alfalfa
clavicle|Collarbone
cleanups|Ticker-tape parade aftermaths
clematis|Ornamental vine
clerics|Priests and ministers
clinics|Instructional sessions
cloakroom|Nightclub amenity
clodhoppers|Heavy shoes
closers|Deal finalizers
clothesline|Low-tech dryer
coalesce|Become one
coasted|Had an easy time
coastguard|Maritime patroller
cobblestone|Paving material
codicil|Will add-on
cogitates|Reasons
collect|Pile up
collected|Cool
collier|Coal miner
collude|Conspire
colorado|Grand Canyon carver
columns|Sources of support
comical|Funny
comings|__ and goings
commence|Start up
comment|State one's views
company|Business enterprise
compels|Makes, with "to"
competency|Ability
complimentarily|At no cost
concept|Impression
condone|Approve tacitly
condone|Approve tacitly
condoning|Tacitly accepting
conducive|Favorable
conical|Shaped like a dunce cap
connive|Be scheming
consult|Turn to
consumer|Ad target
contempt|Court violation
convene|Get together
conventionality|Customary nature
convicted|In the sentencing phase
coolant|Radiator fluid
cooperate|Work together
copperhead|Venomous snake
cornering|Placing in a tough spot
cornflakes|Breakfast bowlful
cornice|Curtain-rod concealer
coronet|Jeweled headgear
coronet|Small crown
correct|Set straight
corsair|Barbary Coast pirate
costars|They share billing
costume|Period duds
costumes|Head creations
counted|Had meaning
cowcatcher|Old locomotive front
crampon|Climber's gear
crapshoot|Risky business
crashes|Computer woes
cratered|Like the moon
cravens|Cowardly sorts
creamed|Prepared peas, perhaps
creases|Fabric folds
created|Made up
credible|On good authority
crestfallen|Discouraged
crevasse|Glacial fissure
crewcut|Closely-cropped hair
crewcut|Short order?
crewneck|Sweater style
criteria|Yardsticks
cronyism|Playing of favorites
crossbow|Stringed instrument
crossness|Asperity
cruller|Head, so to speak
crumpet|Teacake
curacao|Island off Venezuela
cursers|They swear
curveball|Pitcher's delivery
dahlias|Showy flowers
daintiest|Most exquisite
daiquiri|Bar order
dancing|Activity in musicals
dandelion|What Lahr calls himself in song
darkest|Least lit
darning|Mending, as socks
darters|Freshwater fishes
dashing|Elegant
database|Computerized info
database|High-tech collection
deadened|Made more blunt
dealership|GM offering
debases|Lowers
debaters|Pros and cons
debating|Uncertain about
debonair|Suave
deceptive|Not straight
deciders|Outcome determiners
decimal|By tenths
declare|State firmly
decoders|Cryptogram solvers
decorum|Politeness
decoyed|Faked out
decried|Condemned openly
deducts|Takes off
deepest|Least shallow
deepest|Least trivial
deerskin|Leather fabric
defends|Supports, as a theory
deficit|Budget problem
definite|Clearly determined
deflation|Loss of air
deflects|Turns aside
defoliate|Remove leaves from a tree
defrosting|What Brooklyn bakeries apply?
deities|Goddesses and gods
delayed|Late
deleted|Removed
deleted|Struck out
delicate|Easily broken
delighted|Happy
delighting|What illuminates Brooklyn stages?
demerit|Misconduct mark
demitasse|Café serving
demoted|Busted
demoted|Busted, in a way
denials|Some responses
denotes|Indicates
density|Physics calculation
departed|Left the premises
departed|Went away
departs|Goes away
depended|Was reliant
deplore|Strongly disapprove of
deposer|Coup leader, e.g.
depressant|Alcohol, for one
depressing|What Brooklyn dry cleaners do?
deputies|Sheriff's aides
deputize|Pin a star on, maybe
derided|Showed contempt for
descents|Flight finishes
deserted|Left
deserter|Renegade
deserts|Sahara and Gobi
deserts|Wastelands
desirer|Aspirant
desperate|Frantic
despise|Find contemptible
despots|Tough bosses
despots|Tyrants
dessert|Dinner course
desserts|Last courses
destine|Predetermine
destine|Preordain
destroy|Annihilate
destroyed|Kaput
details|Fine points
detente|Easing of tension
detested|Couldn't take
detracts|Takes away
detrain|Leave the Limited
detraining|What Brooklyn tech schools do?
devoted|True
devotee|Fan
diameter|Circle statistic
diaspora|Group migration
diathermy|Heat treatment
dictate|Bidding
dictator|Order giver
dietary|Like some supplements
digests|Some magazines
dilemma|Perplexing problem
dilemma|Thorny situation
dimpled|Like Shirley Temple
dimples|Shirley Temple film
dinette|Breakfast nook
dinette|Small alcove
diocese|Bishop's district
diorama|Grade schooler's project
diorama|Miniature display
directs|Takes the lead
disappear|Get lost
disarms|Charms
discountenanced|Took a dim view of
disorder|Confusion
displays|Puts in a showcase
disposes|Gets rid (of)
distanced|Kept away, with "oneself"
distaste|Repugnance
distress|Uncomfortable feeling
doctorate|Professor's degree, often
doggone|Blasted
doglegs|Golf-course features
dogsleds|Wheelless vehicles
donated|Gave
donates|Chips in
donator|Generous sort
donator|Philanthropist
doorsills|Entrance step-overs
doublethink|1984 doctrine
doughnuts|On-deck circle devices
downtown|City center
dragnets|Police procedures
drainpipe|Water carrier
drapery|Window covering
dredged|Cleared out, in a way
dressier|More fancy
driftwood|Timber that washes up on beaches
drivetrain|Auto component
drooped|Lost vitality
droplet|Eyewash unit
dropped|Lost, as a game
drudgery|Unpleasant work
dryness|Wine quality
dustbin|Place for Rugby rubbish
duststorm|Desert phenomenon
dynamite|Demolition need
dynamos|Bundles of energy
eagerly|With bells on
eaglets|Baby birds of prey
earaches|ENT cases
earflap|Winter-hat attachment
earlier|Previously
earlobes|Hoop sites
earnest|From the heart
earnest|Heartfelt
earphones|Sound-system accessory
earpiece|Eyeglasses part
earplugs|Sound-blocking devices
easiest|Least thorny
eateries|Where orders are taken
ebonite|Comb material
echelon|Authority level
echoing|Bouncing back
economy|One way to travel
edelweiss|The Sound of Music tune
edified|Uncomplicated
edition|Printing
editorial|Station manager's statement
editors|Whom reporters report to
educate|School
educator|Dewey, notably
eeriest|Most peculiar
eggplant|Trattoria order
egotist|No team player
egotist|Self-absorbed person
eidetic|Photographic, as memory
elapsed|Passed by
elapsed|Went by
elating|Making someone happy
elation|Exultant feeling
elation|Great joy
elderberry|Wine source
elected|Put in office
elective|Art history, to a math major
elector|Qualified voter
electro|Starter for static
electron|Covalent bond particle
electron|Small orbiter
electron|Tiny orbiter
elegant|Refined and tasteful
element|Gold or germanium
element|Gold or silver
element|Hydrogen or helium
elementary|Simple!
elements|Fire and water, to the ancients
elephant|Circus animal
elephant|GOP emblem
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Lift up
elevator|Skyscraper need
elevators|They move people in skyscrapers
elevenses|Brit's morning break
ellipse|Orbital shape
elongate|Draw out
eluders|They slip by
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Give forth
emanate|Give off
emanate|Send forth
emanates|Flows forth
embryos|Early stages
emended|Made better
emergence|Advent
emerging|Coming out of hiding
emerita|Retiree's title
emeritus|Retired
emeritus|Retired, in academia
eminence|Distinction
eminent|Famed
eminent|Noted
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emirates|Some nations
emissary|Diplomatic agent
emitted|Sent out
emitter|Transistor part
emoters|Stage hams
emoting|Waxing melodramatic
emotion|Spock's lack
emotions|Joy and jealousy
emperor|Napoleon title
emporium|Retail store
emulates|Acts like
enamour|Energise with love
enclasp|Hold
enclave|Nested district
endears|Evokes affection in, with "to"
endears|Renders lovable
endnotes|Chapter postscripts
endorse|Get behind
endorse|Sign
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endorser|Advocate
endorser|Check signer
enemies|I.B. Singer story
energizes|Pumps up
engagement|Society page announcement
engraver|Lapidary, at times
enlaced|Tied up
enlarge|Get bigger
enlists|Signs up
enmeshed|Caught in a situation
enormity|Outrageousness
enraged|Mad
enshrine|Elect to the Hall of Fame
ensigns|Streamers
ensnarl|Trap
ensnarls|Tangles up
entailed|Necessitated
ententes|Accords
entered|Set foot in
entering|Becoming a contestant
enthralls|Charms
enthrone|Crown
enticed|Drew
entices|Lures on
entirely|Altogether
entrance|Captivate
entrant|Competitor
entreated|Pled
entrees|Menu items
entropy|Concept in thermodynamics
entrusts|Gives over
enzymes|Food processors
epaulet|Uniform decoration
epergne|Ornamental centerpiece
ephemeral|Not long
epiphanies|Sudden revelations
episode|Soap segment
episode|TV series segment
epistle|Long letter
epitome|Ideal example
epsilon|Greek vowel
equations|Algebra work
erasable|Like some pens
erasers|Clapping candidates
erasers|Classroom need
erected|Put up
erosive|Causing disintegration
errantry|Adventures of old
erratic|Not consistent
erratum|Galley glitch
erratum|Goof in print
erratum|Misprint
escapade|Prank
escapee|The one that got away
escapist|Like a daydreamer
escarole|Salad green
escarps|Protective embankments
escorts|Chaperons
espanol|Lengua neolatina
espionage|Bond's field
espouses|Advocates
essayers|They try
essence|Petal extract
essences|Crucial elements
estates|Fancy homes
estates|Gated acreage
estates|Posh properties
esteemed|Highly regarded
esthetic|Having a sense of style
estimate|Body-shop figure
estrange|Turn off
etagere|Sort of stand
etagere|Stand for stuff
etcetera|And others
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Undying
eternal|Unending
evening|After six
eventide|Dusk, in verse
evermore|At all future times
evident|Obvious
evinces|Displays
evolution|Darwin's theory
exactas|Wagers of a sort
excavate|Work underground
excerpt|Film clip, for example
excusable|Minor, maybe
exegeses|Scriptural interpretations
exertions|Strains
exhibit|Display
exhibits|Fair displays
exotica|Unusual items
expedite|Speed the progress of
expound|Give a full account
expunges|Strikes out
extents|Stretches
extorting|Illegal forcing
extracts|Gets out
extremely|Very very
eyebrows|They may raise in surprise
eyeliner|Beauty buy
eyeliner|Makeup device
eyeliner|Pencil product
eyeteeth|Some canines
eyewash|Ocular solution
eyewash|Stuff and nonsense
factors|Contributing elements
falconers|Gauntlet wearers
falsely|In a spurious manner
falsetto|Tenor's asset
familial|Hereditary
fantasia|Disney's "concert film"
farewell|Bye!
fastener|Snap, e.g.
feldspar|Mineral in granite
feminine|Like some Spanish nouns
fiercest|Most intense
fifteen|Tennis point
finagle|Scheme
finesses|Manages deftly
finessing|Handling deftly
firmest|Most steadfast
fishpond|Angling spot
flagstones|Paving pieces
flamingo|Long-legged bird
flapjacks|Morning fare
flashbulbs|Camera attachments
flashlight|What Brits call a "torch"
flatbed|Open-sided trailer
flatbreads|Scandinavian baked goods
flattery|Sweet talk
fleecing|Overcharging
floaters|They move around a lot
floatplane|Amphibious aircraft
flossed|Practiced good dental hygiene
flowchart|Computer programmer's graph
flugelhorn|Trumpetlike instrument
foliose|Leafy
foolproof|Guaranteed
football|Super Bowl sport
footnote|Term-paper reference
footstool|Easy-chair adjunct
forbears|Desists from
foreign|From another country
foresee|Read palms
forestalls|Prevents
forever|Partner for a day
forgery|Curator's concern
formation|Troop arrangement
foxhound|Hunting dog
franklin|1776 sage
frappes|Cool treats
frontier|Crockett's milieu
fulsome|Overdone
galilee|Biblical sea
galleria|Glass-roofed court
gallery|Senate spectators
gambles|Takes a flier
ganders|Male geese
gangster|Tony Soprano, e.g.
gargantua|Rabelais giant
garrison|Put in a post
gashing|Cutting deeply
gastric|Of the stomach
gawkier|Not as graceful
gazelle|Graceful antelope
general|Colin Powell, once
genteel|Hoity-toity
genteel|Well-bred
gettable|Within reach
giraffe|Long-necked beast
glacial|Snail-like
gladdened|Happy
gladder|More happy
glamour|Cosmo competitor
glances|Quick looks
glistens|Shines
glossary|Book's mini-dictionary
glosses|Explanatory notes
goaltender|Shot stopper
goatish|Caprine
godsend|Unexpected assistance
goldfinch|Black-and-yellow seed eater
goodbyes|Farewells
gorilla|Hoodlum
gradual|Changing slowly
gradual|Not all at once
graduate|Earn a diploma
grammar|Language rules
granddad|I, to III
granddad|Reunion attendee
grandma|Family member
grandson|Pampered kid, perhaps
grantees|Funding recipients
grapevines|Info sources
gratified|Happy
greenback|Money
greenery|Bushes
greenery|Shrubs and such
griddle|Pancakes cooker
grieves|Makes unhappy
grimmer|Made of sterner stuff
grinders|Pestles, e.g.
gristle|Meat dross
gritted|Like some teeth
groaner|Bing nickname
groaners|Bad puns
gyroscope|Device with a rotating wheel
hacienda|Ritzy "casa"
haggler|Hard bargainer
hailstone|Icy pellet
haircuts|Barbershop offerings
hammered|Did some carpentry
hammerlock|Wrestling hold
hampered|Set back
hamster|Workout Wheel user
handbag|Leather accessory
handiest|Most convenient
handset|Telephone part
hangars|Airport buildings
hangars|Airport structures
hangars|Plane housings
hangdog|Crestfallen
hangouts|Popular places
hardhats|Construction workers
harness|Bring under control
harness|Racehorse's gear
harsher|Less mellifluous
hatless|Bareheaded
hatless|How JFK attended his inauguration
hauteur|Pride, plus
headache|Bothersome person
headgear|Hats or helmets
headliner|Biggest name on the marquee
headset|Telephone part
heartthrob|Sweetie
hectors|Torments
heedless|Unmindful
heehaws|Donkey sounds
heehaws|Donkey sounds
heiress|Old-money recipient
helmets|Bicyclists' headgear
helmets|Footballers' headgear
heredity|Genetics topic
heroine|Batgirl, e.g.
heroine|Leading lady
hesitant|Disinclined
hessians|Washington's foes at Trenton
heydays|Heady times
hidebound|Inflexible
highrise|Kind of apartment building
hightail|__ it (leave quickly)
hirable|Ready to come aboard
histories|Herodotus output
holders|Vases or brackets
honeybee|Hive inhabitant
honoree|Award recipient
horserace|Competitive contest
hosiery|Argyles and anklets
hosteler|Young traveler, maybe
hotlines|Many 800 numbers
hourglass|Sand-filled timepiece
huarache|Mexican sandal
humidor|Storage room of a sort
hundred|Large bill
hurdled|Leapt over a barrier
hushpuppy|Cornmeal cake
hydrofoil|Type of ferry
iceberg|Lettuce type
iceboat|Vehicle on runners
iciness|Cool quality
idolize|Admire excessively
idolize|Put on a pedestal
idolize|Worship
idolized|Like an icon
idolized|Put on a pedestal
iffiest|Least certain
ignored|Shrugged off
ignored|Shrugged off
ignorer|Cold-shoulder presenter
illegal|Not kosher
imagine|Ron Howard's production company
imitate|Follow closely
imitator|Unimaginative one
impacts|Bears (on)
impacts|Repercussions
impaler|Vlad's nickname
impales|Skewers
impasse|Stalemate
impatient|Pacing the floor, perhaps
imperturbable|Cool as a cucumber
implores|Pleads with
impolite|Blunt, perhaps
imposers|Judges, at times
inanity|Mindlessness
incline|Upward slope
incognito|Escaping detection
indexer|He's making a list
indigent|Distressed
inertia|Newtonian subject
inevitabilities|They're bound to happen
inferior|Of lesser quality
infield|Diamond
informal|Casual
ingrate|Thankless one
ingroup|Clique
inhalant|Breathing aid
initiate|Get going
inkwell|Office supply of old
innings|Scoreboard columns
inorganic|Branch of chemistry
inserts|Extra leaves
insight|Perceptiveness
insomnia|Stephen King novel
inspirit|How an absentee might be present
install|Put on the hard drive
instance|Case
instance|Example
insulin|Discovery of 1921
integer|Whole number
intense|Concentrated
intense|Vibrant
interact|Work together
interaction|Exchange of ideas
internee|One in custody
interrupt|Discontinue
intonate|Chant
intoned|Chanted
ironclad|Without loopholes
ironsides|Old __ ("U.S.S. Constitution")
irradiate|Bombard with betas
irradiate|Shed light on
irrigate|Water
irritable|Hot, as a grump
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Keep separate
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Strand
isosceles|Triangle type
itemize|Complete Schedule A
iterated|Dwelled on
iterated|Harped on
jalapeno|Hot pepper
jawbones|Lobbies
jellyroll|Ferdinand Morton's moniker
jeweled|Like a tiara
jeweler|Ring pro
jostled|Elbowed
journal|Daily record
jubilee|Celebration
jubilees|Celebrations
jurassic|Period of dinosaurs
justice|Kennedy or Stevens
juveniles|Children
kangaroo|Australian animal
ketchup|Russian dressing ingredient
keystone|Mack Sennett studio
keystone|__ Kops
kindlier|More warm
kissers|Mugs
kissing|Like some cousins
klondike|Gold-rush site
knapsacks|Hikers' burdens
kneeling|Not on one's feet
kneepad|Athlete's protective gear
kneepads|Patella protectors
knesset|Unicameral legislature
knobbier|More like some knees
knuckles|Sandwich filler
labeled|Stuck a tag on
laborers|Work force
lacrosse|Former Olympic event
lactase|Yeast enzyme
laddies|Scottish boys
laggards|Dilly-dalliers
landholder|One with a lot
landmark|Tourist stop
laniard|Cord used in crafts
lanolin|Shampoo ingredient
lanterns|Kerosene burners
larceny|Property crime
larches|Trees with needlelike leaves
latches|Shuts the gate
lateness|Cause for a demerit
laterals|Some passes
latices|Rubber ingredients
laughter|Music to a comedian's ears
lavaliere|Pendant on a chain
lawsuits|Court cases
lawyered|Acted as counsel
laxness|Negligence
layered|Like a shag haircut
layette|Baby's wardrobe
layette|Shower gift
layover|Flight break
leaflets|Handbills
leakers|Reporters' sources, maybe
leanest|Most economical
learner|Attentive student
ledgers|Accounting books
ledgers|Bob Cratchit's concern
legumes|Cover crops
leisure|Time off
leisure|Unoccupied
lenience|Softness
lensman|Photographer
leopard|Spotted wildcat
lessees|Flat renters
letdowns|Bummers
lethargic|Draggy
letterman|Alternative to Leno
lettuce|Salad bar shreds
levelheaded|Sensible
liaisons|Go-betweens
libeled|Defamed in print
liberal|Broad-minded
liberal|Generous
libretto|Operagoer's reference
license|Driver's ID
liegemen|Faithful followers
lifeguard|Worker with a whistle
lineage|Family tree
linesmen|Tennis officials
liniment|Witch hazel, for example
linking|Like some verbs
lipread|Catch words, in a way
listener|Radio buff
liverwurst|Sandwich filler
loaders|Shutterbugs, often
loafing|Doing nothing
lobster|Seafood selection
locating|Spotting
logical|Sound
loitered|Dawdled
lollipops|Candies on a stick
lonesome|Wanting company
lonesome|Wanting company
loosest|Least confining
loveseat|Sofa for two
lovesick|Like a teen with a crush, perhaps
lowrider|Kind of customized car
loyally|With devotion
lozenge|Cough drop
lumberyard|Builder's supplier
lunular|Crescent-shaped
lyceums|Lecture halls
maestro|Respectful title
mailman|Letter carrier
malaprop|Sheridan character
malaria|Literally, "bad air"
malteds|Soda-fountain offerings
maltose|Brewer's sugar
manatee|Sea cow
mandate|Authorization to act
maracas|Rattlelike instruments
marauder|Highwayman
marches|Camp drills
mariners|Sailors
marksman|Crack shot
marshal|Arrange effectively
mascara|Makeup item
mashers|Kitchen tools
massages|Spa offerings
mastery|Expertise
matador|Cape waver
matchmaking|Dolly Levi activity
matchstick|Fire starter
matting|Framer's job
matting|Protective material
mattress|The Princess and the Pea prop
matured|Grew some
matures|Becomes payable, as a bond
meadowlark|American songbird
meantime|Interim
measles|German __
medflies|Fruit pests
medicinal|Good for you
meltdown|China Syndrome danger
menaced|Leaned on
menorah|Synagogue ornament
menswear|Haberdashery
menswear|Haberdashery
merinos|Wool producers
metropolis|Superhero's stomping grounds
migrants|They move about
millers|Their job's a grind
mimosas|Brunch beverages
miniseries|Roots, for one
ministry|Government building
miniver|Oscar role of '42
misadds|Is totally wrong?
miscall|Get the names wrong
misdeal|Bridge blooper
miserly|Tight
mishaps|Bad-luck evidence
missals|Opposite of "buona"
misspeak|Say what you don't mean
moistest|Most humid
moneylender|Shylock, e.g.
mongrels|Mutts
monopole|Hypothetical magnetic particle
monster|Dr. Frankenstein's creation
moonset|Astronomical observance
moonstone|Pearly gem
moralism|Ethical practice
morally|In an ethical way
mothball|Wool protector
motorboating|Former Olympic event
motormouth|Nonstop talker
mudflap|Wheel protector
mudskippers|African crawling fish
multiply|Do some arithmetic
mundane|Quite ordinary
murmurs|Speaks low
mustard|Deli freebie
mystery|Grafton genre
naivete|Lack of experience
namesake|Junior, for example
nametag|Conventioneer's badge
narrates|Gives an accounting of
narrates|Tells stories
natural|Seven, in casinos
nautical|Seafaring
nautical|__ mile
neatest|Least confused
nebulae|Crab and Horsehead
nebulae|Distant clouds
necklines|Scoop and square
nectarine|Smooth-skinned fruit
nectars|Honeybees' collections
neighbors|They live nearby
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
nervous|On edge
nestles|Snuggles
nestling|Baby birdie
newscast|CNN show
newsreels|'40s cinema staples
newtons|Wayne and Isaac
nifties|Swell stuff
nimbler|More like Jack
noisiest|Most raucous
nominal|In name only
nominee|Chosen one
nominee|Name on a slate
nominee|One up for something
nonstop|Endless
nonstop|Without pause
noonday|12:00 p.m.
noontime|Lunch break, for some
nosedive|Great fall
nosiest|Most meddlesome
nosiness|Prying
notable|Distinguished
notarize|Certify
notedly|In an eminent way
novelette|Short read
novella|Billy Budd, Foretopman, for one
nuanced|Subtle
nudging|Moving slightly
nuisances|Headaches
numbered|Like some lithographs
nurture|Feed and protect
nutters|Squirrels, often
obeisance|Homage
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
oboists|Orchestra members
obscene|Indecent
obsolete|Dated
obsolete|Out-of-date
ocarina|Crude instrument
oculist|Contact person?
oddities|Fodder for Ripley
odometer|Car-lot concern
odometers|Mileage gauges
odorless|Like carbon dioxide
odorless|Without smell
offsprings|Children
oleaster|Ornamental shrub
olivine|Gray-green rock
ombudsmen|Consumer advocates
ominous|Portending harm
oneness|Meditator's goal
onetime|Former
onshore|Not aboard ship
opacity|Murkiness
operate|Run, as a machine
operates|Runs
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore is one
opinions|Viewpoints
opposed|Ran against
oppress|Subjugate
oppress|Treat harshly
optimist|Dr. Pangloss, for one
opulent|Ritzy
orangery|Hothouse for fruit
oranges|Popular produce
orangutan|Borneo beast
oration|Henry Clay forte
orations|Formal speeches
oratorio|Handel genre
orbited|Went around the earth
orchestra|Boston Pops, for one
ordinal|3rd or 4th
ordinate|Arranged in rows
oregano|Pizza spice
oreganos|Pizza spices
organic|Carbon-based
oriented|Pointed properly
orients|Gets one's bearings
origami|Artistic technique
origami|Folder's craft
origami|Paper craft
ornamental|Pretty plant
ornately|In a lavish manner
osmosis|Absorption method
ottoman|Chair accessory
outages|Power failures
outleap|Surpass in a track and field event
outsold|Earned more revenue than
outsourced|Hired consultants for
outspent|Surpassed on ads, as a candidate
outvote|Defeat, in a way
overate|Pigged out
overbear|Act domineeringly
overdoes|Produces a surplus
overdone|Burnt, maybe
overeasy|Breakfast order
overemoted|Really hammed it up
overhang|Project
overjoyed|Happy
overlap|Partly coincide
overlong|Wearing, perhaps
overstock|Put too much into inventory
overtip|Give the waiter 50%
overtook|Passed
overtop|Surpass
oxidates|Turns to rust
pacific|Polynesia's place
pageant|Beauty contest
pajamas|Night wear
pajamas|Night wear
paladin|Have Gun Will Travel hero
palates|Senses of taste
palette|Easel partner
palisades|Steep cliffs
pallets|Warehouse platforms
panache|Verve
panamas|Some handmade hats
pancake|Flapjack
pangram|Sentence that uses every letter
paperer|Room prettifier
paprika|Deviled egg seasoning
parasol|Sunshade
parcels|Packages to deliver
pardners|Ranch buddies
parrots|Echoes
parrots|Repeats verbatim
parsley|Dinner-plate garnish
particle|Tiny fragment
partisan|Adherent
partner|Associate
pasting|Scrapbook activity
pastrami|Deli meat
pastries|Bakery display
patentee|Inventor, often
peaceful|Still
peashooter|Breath-powered weapon
peephole|Door feature
pellmell|Recklessly
penalty|Court fine
pencils|Writers' tools
peninsula|Florida or Iberia
penlite|Compact illuminator
penname|Ellery Queen or Alistair McLean
penname|Le Carrê or Twain
pennants|Ballpark souvenirs
peppermint|Sharp flavor
peppier|More spirited
perforce|Necessarily
permits|Licenses
peroxide|Color changer
perusal|Quick look
perused|Read
pesetas|Money replaced by euros
pesterers|They're annoying
pesters|Nags
petaled|Segmented, as a flower
petitions|Appeals
phantom|Mirage
pharaoh|Ancient Egyptian ruler
pharmacist|What Brits call a "chemist"
philately|Stamp collecting
phonetic|Like Esperanto
phonetic|Like some alphabets
photograph|Item under a refrigerator magnet
pierced|Made holes in
pierrot|French pantomime character
pigeonhole|Place in a slot
pigmented|Colorful
pilfers|Makes off with
pillars|Building supports
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pincushion|Sewing-kit item
pinstripes|Dress-suit pattern
pinstripes|Dress-suit pattern
pioneer|Western settler
pioneers|Trailblazers
piranha|Amazon menace
piranha|South American predator
pirates|Peter Pan characters
pitapat|Beating sound
pitapat|Rain sound
pitchfork|Hay implement
placebo|Clinical-trial need
planners|Desk calendars
plastic|Credit cards
plastics|Memorable word from "The Graduate"
platoons|Military units
playact|Make believe
playpen|Infant enclosure
playtime|Recess, for schoolkids
pleased|Meeter's word
plenipotentiary|Full-power
plumier|Having more feathers
plunged|Dropped quickly
poached|Like some cooked eggs
poetess|Dickinson or Lowell
pointer|Singing sisters' surname
polenta|Cornmeal product
policeman|Worker with a whistle
politest|Having the best manners
polygon|Geometric figure
poolrooms|Billiard parlors
popedom|John Paul II's reign
popsicle|Frozen treat
populate|Live in
portable|Easy to carry
portray|Assume, as a character
poshest|Most luxurious
positioned|Set
postpone|Put off
posture|Body stance
potable|Good to drink
potatoes|French fries
powerless|Having no juice
praetorian|Julius Caesar, once
prairie|Treeless tract
pralines|Pecan confections
prebill|Take a reservation, perhaps
precise|Exact
precise|Fixed
precook|Recipe instruction
prelate|Church dignitary
prelate|Church dignitary
prepare|Get ready
prepared|Set
present|Roll-call answer
presort|Separate by zip code
pressman|Print-shop worker
preteen|Ninja Turtles fan
pretend|Fake it
pretense|False appearance
pretentiousness|Swagger
prevent|Keep from happening
principal|High-school head
privileges|Perks
proceeds|Carries on
prodded|Encouraged
profiles|Brief biographies
profiles|Some magazine articles
profiteer|Charge too much
project|Jut out
projectionist|He's reel handy
propane|Gas in tanks
proposal|Words with a ring to them?
prorate|Divide fairly, perhaps
proscribe|Bar
protects|Harbors
protest|Put up a fuss
protester|Demonstration participant
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protocol|Diplomat's concern
proviso|Condition
prudence|Careful quality
psalmist|David, notably
pseudonym|John le Carré, for one
pterodactyl|Jurassic flyer
purpleheart|Military medal
pushcarts|Vendors' settings
pushers|Narc's catch
pushiest|Most brash
quarried|Mined, as granite
quotable|Worth hearing again
radiator|Heating device
radical|Extreme
ragweed|Allergy instigator
rainbow|Wizard of Oz song subject
raincheck|Out-of-stock coupon voucher
rainchecks|Baseball ticket stubs, at times
raincoat|Waterproof garment
raincoat|Wet-weather wear
raindrop|Bit of water
rainout|Cancelled baseball game
raisers|Husbandmen
ramrods|Rifle adjuncts of yore
ramshackle|Rickety
ramshorns|Yom Kippur instruments
rangier|Longer of limb
ransack|Comb through
ransoms|Kings' __ (large amounts)
rappers|Eminem and Ice-T
rapture|Exaltation
rashest|Most ill-considered
raspiest|Most in need of a lozenge
rattler|Sidewinder
rattlers|Diamondbacks
ravines|Steep valleys
ravioli|Filled entrée
ravioli|Trattoria entree
reaches|Gets to
reacting|Combining chemically
readable|Interesting
readier|More willing
readmit|Allow back in
realign|Shift
realism|Gogol's movement
realtor|Home seller
reappear|Come back
reasons|Thinks logically
reassort|Mix over
recesses|Grade school time-outs
recital|Piano student's performance
reclaim|Take back
recreate|Take some R&R
recruits|Signs up
rectory|Priest's house
redbird|Scarlet flier
redcoat|British soldier of yore
redeemed|Out of hock
redhead|Willie Nelson, for one
redials|Tries the call again
redirects|Banks
redness|Rash sign
redoubts|Fort parts
redressed|Made up for
redwood|__ City, CA
reenacts|Plays over
reenter|Go back in
reenters|Shows one's stub, perhaps
refills|Packs of PEZ, e.g.
refrain|Song part
reframe|Pose again, as a question
regained|Got back
regatta|Rowboat race
registered|Like some important mail
reheated|Prepared, as leftovers
reheats|Prepares leftovers
reigned|Had power
reigning|Predominant
reindeer|Blitzen or Dasher
rejects|Turns away
rejoice|Exult
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backsliding
relapse|Be bad again
related|Linked by blood
related|Told
relates|Has empathy
relation|Logical link
relaxant|Strain easer
relearn|Pick up again
relearn|Shake out the cobwebs
release|Seat-belt part
releases|Lets go
reliable|To be counted on
reliable|Trustworthy
reliant|Trusting
remained|Didn't go
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front author
reminds|Jogs one's memory
remittal|Payment
remixes|Recording studio work
remodel|Make over
remodels|Does over
renames|Labels anew
renewed|Extended, in a way
renounce|Give up
renters|They don't own
reoccurs|Keeps happening
reorder|Stock up on inventory
repasses|Goes by again
repellent|Loathsome
repented|Felt sorry
replaces|Takes over for
replates|Adds a second coating to
replete|Abounding
reprint|Subsequent press run
reprises|Sings again
repulse|Drive back
rescript|Emperor's answer to a petition
research|Clinician's task
resents|Takes offense at
reserve|Formality
residue|Dregs
residue|Remnant
resistors|Current controls
resoled|Put a new bottom on
resonated|Echoed
respect|Franklin favorite
respects|They may be paid
respite|Time off
response|Debate statement
response|Feedback
restacks|Puts back into a pile
restart|Get the snowblower working again
restart|Go back to square one
restate|Paraphrase
restate|Say again
restate|Say another way
restates|Says again
restless|Antsy
restore|Make like new
restore|Work with antiques
results|Sports section feature
resumes|Job seekers' submissions
retaliate|Strike back
retells|Narrates again
retested|Assayed again
reticent|Balky
retiree|Condo dweller, often
retiree|Former staffer
retiree|Keogh tapper
retiree|Leisure Village resident
retiree|One on a pension
retires|Stops working
retread|Overhauled tire
retreats|Turns tail
retsina|Greek drink
retunes|Adjusts
revarnish|Treat parquet again
revealing|Full of information
reveals|Brings into the open
revered|Highly admired
reverse|The R of PRNDL
reverts|Goes back
rewelds|Repairs a beam
rewrite|Script change
rewrote|Overhauled the manuscript
rhinoceros|Ionesco play
rhymers|Poets, often
ribbing|Corduroy feature
ricochet|Carom
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
righted|Made amends for
rigorous|Demanding
rioters|They're running amok
ripened|Matured
ripeness|Banana buyer's concern
riptides|Causes of rough oceans
ritually|Per ceremony
riverbank|Land along the Mississippi
riveter|Construction worker
rivulet|Small stream
roadside|Call-box locale
roadster|Word in the etymology of "hot rod"
roamers|Ones with wanderlust
roaming|Word on a cell-phone bill
rodents|Animal order
rodents|Chipmunk and hamster
rosters|Memberships
rotator|Shoulder supporter
rotunda|Large hall
roundtrip|Type of plane ticket
rousing|Vigorous
ruining|Totaling
rustler|Horse thief
sabotage|Hogan's Heroes activity
sachets|Room deodorizers
sacrifice|Sell for a song
sadness|Blue feeling
safecracker|Fingertip filer, in cartoons
sainted|Beatific
salaams|Islamic salutations
salamis|Sandwich meats
salesman|Glengarry Glen Ross figure
saloons|Oater backdrops
samurai|Shogun's warrior
sandbank|Shoal
sandman|He'll put you to sleep
sandpaper|Refinisher's need
sapphire|Blue gemstone
sappier|Comparatively foolish
sarcasm|Cutting remarks
sashays|Prances about
sashimi|Sushi partner
sashimis|Fish servings
satchel|Small case
satirical|Like sendups
satisfy|Fulfill
sausage|Breakfast link
sausage|Pizza topping
sauterne|White wine
savored|Relished
sawmills|Logs' destinations
saxophone|Tex Beneke's instrument
scaling|Dental procedure
scamper|Frolic
scandium|Rare earth element
scarabs|Ancient Egyptian amulets
scarlet|Bright red
scarred|Emotionally hurt
scatted|Sang like Ella
scatters|Broadcasts
scavenge|Emulate hyenas
scepter|Royal emblem
schedules|Timetables
schemer|Underhanded one
schemers|Plot creators
schemes|Private plans
schleps|Lugs along
schmear|Lay on thick
scholar|Erudite one
schoolbook|Student's text
science|Physics or optics
science|Systematic study
scissor|Edit, in a way
scissors|Paper cutter
scoffed|Mocked
scorecard|Ballpark buy
scoreless|0-0
scottie|Wire-haired pooch
scoured|Used steel wool
scourer|One on KP, often
scouter|Older BSA member
scraped|Economized
scratched|Satisfied an itch
screams|Horror-movie sounds
screech|Owl sound
screened|Winnowed through
screenplay|Movie script
screens|Window adjuncts
screwdriver|Vodka plus orange juice
scrooge|Marley's partner
sculled|Propelled a boat
sculptor|Michelangelo, for one
seabird|Tern, for one
seaboard|Coast
sealants|Varnisher's supply
seaplane|Flier with pontoons
seaplanes|Water landers
searches|Looks high and low
searches|Looks high and low
seaside|Coast
seasonal|Not constant
seasoned|Unlike rookies
seatbelts|Passenger protection
seatrain|Ship for railroad cars
seaweed|Sushi wrapping
seceded|Quit the Union
secedes|Breaks away
secrete|Hide
sectors|Pie-chart parts
sedater|Comparatively cool
seersucker|Suit material
seesawed|Went back and forth
seesaws|Playground items
segmented|Like earthworms
segments|Pieces
seismic|Earth-shaking
selected|Chose
selects|Picks
selects|Picks out
selects|Picks out
selfish|Unlikely to share
sellers|Clouseau portrayer
sellout|Have nothing left
semester|Academic period
semipro|More than an amateur
senders|Return recipients
sendoff|Farewell party, e.g.
sensate|Having feeling
sensationalizes|Juices up
sensory|Of sights or sounds
sentries|Military guards
sequence|Melodic passage
serenata|Kind of cantata
serenely|In an imperturbable manner
serenity|Peaceful feeling
serrate|Toothed, as a saw
serrated|Like some edges
serrated|Like some steak knives
serrates|Puts notches on
servant|Butler or maid
servile|Cringing
session|Formal meeting
session|Legislative meeting
settees|Living room pieces
setters|Volleyball positions
settled|No longer an issue
settler|Pioneer, perhaps
settlers|Homesteaders
several|A few
sexiest|Most glamorous
shakier|Less sturdy
sharers|Generous ones
sheafed|Bundled, as straw
sheathe|Encase, as a sword
shedder|Dog, periodically
sheriffs|Oater heroes
shining|Conspicuously fine
shoplifter|Kind of crook
shopped|Cruised the mall
shortcut|Quicker way
shortcut|Time saver
shortstop|Infield position
shouted|Screamed out
shoveler|One who clears snow, maybe
showboat|Ol' Man River musical
showerhead|Bathtub fixture
shrines|Hallowed places
shtetls|Fiddler on the Roof setting, et al.
shuteye|Sleep
shutterbug|Camera user
sidearms|Cavalry swords, e.g.
sidecar|Motorcycle adjunct
sidereal|Star-related
sideshows|Carnival attractions
sideswipe|Oblique blow
siestas|Tijuana time-outs
signees|Contract parties
silencer|Gun attachment
silences|Muzzles
silents|Sennett genre
simpler|Less complex
sincere|Earnest
sincere|From the heart
sinuous|Winding
situate|Establish
sixteen|Sweet age
skedaddle|Scoot away
skeeter|Biting bug, slangily
skeeter|Palmetto State pest
sketchy|Lacking details
skillet|Fryer
skillets|Frying pans
skulked|Hid in the weeds
skyscraper|Lofty building
slammed|Closed loudly
slammer|Joint
slanted|Like some handwriting
slapstick|Keystone Kops comedy
slashes|////
sleepers|Ones in dreamland
sleepers|Pullman cars
sleepier|Less alert
sleepless|Anxious, perhaps
sleuths|Magnum et al.
slicers|Rotating blades
slimmer|Less likely
slipper|Mule, for one
slipshod|Careless
slipups|Mistakes
slither|Move like a snake
slithers|Moves like a snake
slowpoke|Sluggish person
slyness|Craft
smarter|More clever
smashups|Fender benders
smelted|Refined
smoothed|Used a plane
smugger|More likely to smirk
snagged|Acquired a run
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapshot|Photo
snarled|Like gridlocked traffic
sneered|Showed disdain
sneerer|Scornful one
sneezes|Allergic reactions
snifters|Brandy glasses
snooker|Pool table game
snoozes|Naps
snorers|Noisy ones
snowbound|Stuck at home, maybe
soapier|More foamy
soapiest|Most slippery, perhaps
soaring|On a glider ride
solaria|Glass-walled rooms
solecist|Grammarian's bane
solidarity|Notable union
sometime|Sooner or later
sonatas|Beethoven pieces
sonatinas|Mozart selections
sorcerer|Spell expert
sorceries|Tricky business
sourball|Tart candy
sourest|Most vinegary
sousaphone|Marching-band instrument
spaniel|Droopy-eared pet
spaniel|Springer __
spareribs|Barbecue favorite
sparred|Practiced some punches
sparrows|Small songbirds
sparsest|Least abundant
sparsity|Insufficiency
spatial|Three-D
spectral|Phantomlike
spectres|Ghosts in Gloucester
speller|Bee entrant
spewers|Volcanoes, e.g.
spheres|Fields
spinets|Small pianos
spinout|Prolong
spiraled|Spun, as a football
spitfire|Fiery-tempered one
splendid|Wonderful
splinter|Wood bit
spookier|More hair-raising
sporadic|Not steady
spotless|Like some records
spotter|Dry cleaner employee
spottier|More sporadic
spritzer|Wine cooler
spumoni|Italian dessert
squalid|Seedy
squeegee|Window cleaner's tool
stabile|Abstract sculpture
staccato|Not at all continuous
stagflation|Economic period
staging|Putting on a show
stagings|Play presentations
stalest|Least fresh
stalled|Played for time
stamens|Pollen bearers
stamina|Marathoner's need
stammers|Speaks falteringly
stampede|Wild rush
stampeded|Rushed headlong
standish|Miles of Plymouth
standpat|Make no changes
stannic|Of tin
stapled|Fastened, in a way
stardom|Performer's goal, perhaps
staring|Rubbernecking
starlet|Marilyn, circa 1948
starter|Golf official
stashed|Hidden away
statement|Bill
statism|Totalitarian belief
statist|Libertarian adversary
stature|Prestige
steamer|Clambake bit
steamer|Type of clam
steeled|Ready for action
steeled|Toughened
steelie|Metal marble
steelies|Some marbles
steeliness|Unshakable resolve
steelworker|Bridge builder
steeped|Immersed
steepen|Become sheerer
steered|Drove
steered|Provided direction
steerer|Helmsman
stemmed|Arose (from)
stencil|Signmaker's aid
stencils|Lettering tools
stepladder|Ceiling painter's need
stepladder|Roofer's need
stereos|Hi-fi equipment
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sternest|Most strict
sternly|In a strict manner
sternum|Clavicle connector
stetsons|Western toppers
stigmas|Marks of infamy
stiletto|Thin knife
stiller|Meara's partner
stitches|Sewing work
stoking|Fireman's function
stoning|Pelting with rocks
stooges|Loco Boy Makes Good trio
stormily|With anger
storyboard|Director's device
storyteller|Campfire reciter
storyteller|Fibber
stowage|Place for storing
strainer|Kitchen gadget
straits|They may be dire
stranger|__ than fiction
strawberry|Wine cooler flavor
streaky|Like poorly cleaned glass
streamer|Large headline
streetcar|San Francisco sight
streetcar|What Brits call a "tram"
streets|Thoroughfares
stressed|Under pressure
streusel|Coffeecake topping
stricken|Hit
stridently|In a shrill way
stripes|Barber-pole markings
stripes|Stars' partners
strolls|Ambles along
strolls|Takes a walk
stroppy|Quarrelsome, in the UK
strudels|Rolled pastries
studied|Paid attention to
stylish|Chic
subclass|Taxonomic category
suborns|Bribes
succeeded|Was victorious
sugarbush|Vermont resort
suggest|Call to mind
sultana|Seedless raisin
summers|Vacation seasons
summonses|Authoritative calls
sunbelt|Arizona region
sunflower|Black-and-yellow bloomer
sunlamps|Tanners
sunnier|More cheerful
sunrise|Early morning
sunshade|Parasol
superior|Boss
surface|Rise, as a submarine
surfeit|Overabundance
surfers|Beach habitués
surging|Billowy
surname|Smith or Jones
suspenders|What Brits call "braces"
suspense|Hitchcockian quality
swallows|Capistrano returnees
swarmed|Flew together, as bees
swatches|Decorator's samples
sweated|Was worried about
sweater|Knitted wrap
sweeten|Add honey to
sweeter|More welcome
sweetie|Steady
sweltering|Hot, as weather
sycamore|Shade source
symmetry|Proper proportion
synonym|Roget entry
synopsis|Plot summary
systems|Logical procedures
tadpole|Pond swimmer
tailbone|Spinal column terminus
takeoff|Start of a flight
talebearer|Gossipy one
talented|Having a gift
talents|Singing and dancing
tallyho|Fox-hunt whoop
tamable|Easy to domesticate
tambourine|Gypsy's instrument
tangelos|Hybrid fruits
tannery|Leather shop
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantaras|Bugle blasts
taproot|Carrot, for one
tarried|Didn't go
tartare|Steak style
tasters|Winery workers
tattler|Snitch
taunted|Jeered at
tautest|Most tense
teacart|Food server on wheels
teacart|Server on wheels
teahouse|Far East restaurant
teakettle|Whistler on the range
teasers|Taunting ones
teatime|4 p.m., in Britain
teddies|Toy bears
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teenagers|Children
teenier|Comparatively wee
teeters|Wobbles
teethes|Raises canines
teetotal|Stay dry
telecast|Send out on a network
telepath|Sci-fi reader
tellers|Bank employees
telling|Indicative
telltale|Revealing
telltale|Tattler
temperas|Poster paints
tempests|Stormy weather
tenants|Lease signers
tenfold|Like a 5-to-50 increase
tensely|In a nervous way
tension|Strain
tenured|Like some teachers
termini|Ends
termites|House wreckers
termites|Rafter eaters
termites|White ants
terrapin|Maryland athlete
terraria|Plant displays
terrier|Dog like Toto
testament|Statement of belief
textiles|Woven goods
theater|Place for a cast
theists|Supreme Being believers
thesauri|Synonym sources
thesaurus|Synonym book
thimble|Sewer accessory
thousands|Gs
threshold|Entrance demarcation
throatier|More guttural
throats|Narrow passageways
thumbscrew|Easily turned metal fastener
tiddlywinks|Target game
tidings|The latest
tiebreaker|Coin flip, at times
tiebreaker|Overtime period
tieclasp|Haberdashery buy
timothy|Fodder grass
tinhorn|Small-time gambler
tininess|Small quality
tinkers|Fiddles (with)
tiramisu|Italian dessert
titanic|Of epic proportions
titular|In name only
toaster|Anagram of "rotates"
toaster|Bank offering, maybe
tobacco|Carolina cash crop
toffees|Molasses candies
toilette|Eau de __
tomahawk|Cleaver's relative
tomfoolery|Monkeyshines
tonearm|Phonograph part
tooters|Horn blowers
toothiest|Most appetizing
toothpaste|Medicine chest item
toothsome|Delicious
tooting|Street noise
tootsies|Feet
tootsies|Feet, slangily
topsail|It's above the mizzen
topsoil|Garden store purchase
topsoils|Erosion losses
topsoils|Garden surfaces
toreador|Bullfighter
toreros|Suit of lights wearers
torpedo|Sub weapon
torpedo|Submarine's weapon
totalitarianism|Dictatorial rule
touches|Taps or pats
tousling|Messing up, in a way
towrope|Tugboat's line
tracing|Copy of a sort
trademark|Corporate lawyer's concern
traffics|Deals (in)
tragedy|Kind of play
trailblazer|Pathfinder
trailer|Tractor follower
trailers|Tractor attachments
traipse|Gallivant
traipses|Wanders around
transit|Surveyor's device
trapped|Caught
trapped|Having no escape
trashers|Hooligans, at times
trashes|Makes a mess of
travail|Difficult work
trawled|Dragged a net
trawlers|Net-dragging boats
treacle|Schmaltz
treadle|Foot lever
treasure|Cherish
treaties|War enders
treatise|Long writing
treatise|Written exposition
treetop|Rock-a-bye baby place
treetops|Lofty branches
trendsetter|Fashion leader
tresses|Hair
trestle|Highway overpass
trestles|Track supporters
triceps|Back-of-arm muscle
trident|Neptune's spear
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, e.g.
trimmer|Barber's gadget
triplane|Sopwith Camel predecessor
triplet|One of a matching three
tripodal|Having three legs
tripoli|African capital
trisect|Divide into three
tritest|Most stale
tritone|Music interval
troikas|Three-horse sleighs
trolling|Angler's technique
trombone|Marching-band instrument
tropical|Reminiscent of rain forests
trounce|Overwhelm
truisms|They're obvious
trundle|Roll along
tsarina|Alexandra or Catherine
tsarina|Catherine the Great's title
tsetses|Some flies
tsetses|Sub-Saharan fliers
tubular|Pipelike
turnaround|Get back on track
turnover|Folded pastry
tussled|Did battle
twitted|Made fun of
typeset|Prepared for printing
typewriter|Obsolete office machine
ugliness|Heinous quality
ulterior|Hidden
ultrasonic|Too high to hear
ultrasound|Medical test
umbrella|Golf-bag accessory
umpired|Called 'em
umpired|Called strikes
unaired|Not yet on
unbeaten|Without a loss
unclear|Fuzzy
uncouth|Impolite
underage|Minor
undereat|Have too little
underground|Escaping detection
undersea|Like submarine warfare
undersea|Phone cable site
undershirt|What Brits call a "singlet"
understood|Tacit
unearths|Discovers
unearths|Emulates an archaeologist
uneasiest|Most in malaise
unevenly|In an inconsistent way
unfurled|Opened
unhinged|Distraught
unicycle|Circus vehicle
uniforms|Similar outfits
unilateral|Not mutual
unionize|Emulate Gompers
unironed|Yet to be pressed
universe|Cosmos
unlikely|Fat chance!
unloosed|Set free
unreels|Rolls out
unsaved|At risk, as a computer file
unseats|Defeats, as an incumbent
untethered|Not tied up
untwine|Disentangle
upkeeps|Overheads
upstream|Nearer the source
upswing|Pendulum path part
urbanite|Angeleno, e.g.
uttered|Said
vacationland|MAINE
valorous|Exhibiting gallantry
valuable|Worth a lot
vamoosing|Getting lost
various|Mixed
varmint|Bugs, to Yosemite Sam
veggies|Side dish, informally
velveteen|Cotton fabric
veneers|Surface layers
venerable|Hoary
venerate|Look up to
vermicelli|Slender pasta
vertical|Not horizontal
virgins|Attendants to Vesta
volleyball|Sport with spikes
wackiest|Least logical
waiters|Restaurant workers
warlike|Hostile
warlock|Sorcerer relative
warmish|Not so cool
wastrel|Spendthrift
waterbeds|Rest areas
watershed|Turning point
wealthy|Well-to-do
wearied|Out of gas
welcome|Look forward to
westerner|Pioneer, perhaps
wheedles|Coaxes
wheeled|Rolled along
whenever|Some time or another
whinier|More apt to snivel
widespread|Extensive
wildlife|Undomesticated animals
wineskins|Bags for Burgundy
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wisecrack|Impertinent remark
woodruff|White-flowered plant
workers|Staff members
wristwatch|Portable timepiece
yardstick|Measuring tool
yearner|One with a hankering
yeasayer|One who agrees
yelling|Part of a row
youngsters|Children
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalones|Ornamental shells
abashed|Red-faced
abashes|Disconcerts
abcoulomb|Unit of electricity
abdomen|Belly
abrasive|Not very agreeable
abrasives|Emery and pumice
abridged|Like some audio books
abridger|Reader's Digest staffer
abrogate|Rescind
absence|Attendance-book notation
absents|Keeps (oneself) away
accident|Fluke
acetate|Clear overlay
acetone|Spot remover
acolyte|Priest's helper
acreage|Land
acreage|Land
acreage|Land measure
acrobat|One who works with rope
acrylic|Kind of paint
actable|Fit for the stage
actions|Loud speakers, supposedly
activism|Political drive
actress|Thurman or Zeta-Jones
actuator|Relay device
adamant|Not budging
adamant|Unwilling to move
addendum|Codicil
adenoid|Tonsil neighbor
adheres|Sticks (to)
adheres|Sticks (to)
adheres|Sticks fast
adjunct|Accessory
admiral|Halsey or Nimitz
adoptee|Home addition
adorned|Trimmed
adorner|Drapery, e.g.
advance|Pay before payday
advanced|Moved forward
adversary|Moriarty, to Holmes
advisable|Politic
advocates|Mouthpieces
aerobic|Like some exercise
aerobic|Needing oxygen
aerosol|Spray-can liquid
affable|Cordial
affects|Influences
afterglow|Pleasant remembrance
against|As compared to
ageless|Everlasting
agitates|Stirs
agonized|More than worried
agreeable|Willing to go along
airline|Major peanut purchaser
airstrip|No-frills takeoff site
alarmed|Less than calm
alchemy|Medieval science
algebra|High-school math
aliases|Rap-sheet names
aliases|Writing names
alienate|Estrange
alienee|Property recipient
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allegro|Fast tempo
alliance|Multinational pact
alliances|Bonds
alligator|Everglades beast
almanacs|Fact books
already|So soon?
already|Before now
altered|Didn't leave alone
altered|Took up or let out
altimeter|Navigation aid
amaretto|Bitter-tasting drink
amaretto|Truffles ingredient
amasses|Piles up
ambrosia|Divine refreshment
amenable|Open, as to compromise
amiability|Good humor
amnesia|Soap-opera plot line
amongst|In between
amongst|One of
amoretti|Spenser sonnet cycle
amounted|Added up
anaerobe|Deep-sea bacterium
anagram|Bengali, to Belgian
analogue|Parallel
analogy|Instructive comparison
anatomy|Da Vinci subject
ancestor|Family-tree member
anchorwoman|Paula Zahn of CNN, e.g.
anecdotes|Amusing stories
anemone|Buttercup relative
animate|Cheer up
animate|Perk up
animating|Making more lively
anisette|Colorless liqueur
annexes|Wings
annotates|Writes in the margin
announce|Make public
annoying|Pesky
anointed|Chosen, in a way
anoints|Formally designates
anoints|Makes holy
anoints|Puts oil on
anoraks|Cold-weather coats
answers|What some keys have
antenna|Reception helper
anthills|Ground swellings
anticompetitive|Monopolistic
antifreeze|Car-radiator additive
antipasto|Literally, "before food"
antiquity|Ancient times
antlers|Moose feature
antsiest|Most impatient
aperture|Light limiter
apiarist|Honey handler
apollos|Handsome fellows
apostles|James and John
appalls|Dismays
appalls|Fills with horror
apparel|Clothing
appears|Pops up
appease|Mollify
appeases|Pacifies
appended|Tacked on
approve|OK
apricot|Brandy flavoring
arbiter|Judge in a dispute
arbitrator|Go-between of a sort
arborist|Tree maven
archenemy|The Joker, to Batman
archive|Historical record
aristocrat|Silk-stocking
armadillo|Tanklike mammal
armament|Weaponry
armoire|Clothes holder
armoire|Clothing cupboard
armoire|Large wardrobe
armorers|Weapon-maintenance specialists
armrest|Chair feature
arrange|Take care of
arrested|Checked
arrested|Ran in
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsonist|Backdraft baddie
arteries|Highways
artichokes|Salad vegetables
artless|Frank
artsier|More bohemian
ascribe|Attribute
asocial|Hardly gregarious
asocial|Withdrawn
aspired|Had dreams
aspired|Set goals
aspirins|Prostaglandin inhibitors
assails|Goes at
assault|1946 Triple Crown winner
assertive|Strong-willed
asserts|States categorically
assessor|Tax Department employee
assorted|Candy-box word
assorts|Categorizes
assures|Puts at ease
asteroid|Minor planet
asteroids|Classic video game
astronaut|Ohio quarter back
astronaut|Skylab visitor
atlases|Oversized volumes
attempt|Stab
attempt|Take a shot at
attests|Certifies under oath
attires|Provides duds for
attracted|Drew, as a crowd
atwitter|All excited
audible|In sonic range
aureate|Golden
austere|Severely simple
automated|Self-regulating
autopilot|Cockpit device
avalanche|Himalayan hazard
avarice|Grabby quality
average|Mean
average|Ordinary
aversion|Disinclination
aviation|Clyde Cessna's field
aviators|People with wings
awesome|Way cool
backslider|One who reverts
backstroke|One way to swim
ballast|Stabilizing material
balloted|Cast a vote
ballplayer|Marlin or Mariner
bandito|Mexican outlaw
banshee|Wailing spirit
bantamweight|Boxing class
baptist|St. John, notably
barrage|Artillery onslaught
barrage|Overwhelming quantity
barrels|Wine holders
barroom|Saloon
bathmat|Small rug
bathysphere|Diving device
battlers|The sexes, supposedly
beanies|Frosh toppers
beanpole|Tall, thin one
beastie|Goblin, to Burns
beatnik|'50s cool one
bedaubs|Makes a mess of
bedecks|Adorns
beehive|Domelike hairdo
beeline|Direct route
behaved|Did as told
belabor|Harp on
belated|Overdue
bellman|Luggage lugger
belongs|Feels at home
beltways|Peripheral roads
benchwarmer|Second-string athlete
besides|In addition
besmear|Soil
besmear|Sully
bewitched|Agnes MooreHEAD sitcom
bidders|Hand raisers, at times
bilateral|Two-way
billowing|Like big waves
birthdays|What some candles signify
birthright|Item sold by Esau
bistros|Informal restaurants
blamable|Deserving reproach
blenders|Kitchen appliances
blessed|Sacred
blinded|Dazzled
blurted|Let slip
boarded|Got on
boarder|Paying houseguest
boaters|Stiff straw hats
boatloads|Oodles
boatyard|Launch site
bodegas|Hispanic groceries
bohemia|Czech Republic region
bohemia|Czech Republic region
bonanza|Big payday
boomboxes|Portable stereos
boomerang|Aussie missile
bootees|Newborn's footwear
bootlegger|Prohibition-era criminal
bossiest|Most overbearing
bothers|Annoys
bottleneck|Traffic-jam cause
boudoirs|Bedchambers
bounding|Main modifier
bowlers|Gentlemen's hats
bragged|Talked big
brainiest|Most brilliant
brassies|Some golf clubs
bravery|Valor
brawled|Joined a melee
brewers|Miller Park team
bribery|Felonious payment
bristle|Show irritation
brooded|Acted moody
bulwark|Mainstay
bumpers|Places for some stickers
bushman|Outback dweller
buttinsky|Meddler
buttons|Snap alternatives
cabarets|Nightclubs
cabbages|Sauerkraut sources
cabinet|Kitchen fixture
cabooses|Last cars on trains
cabstands|Certain no-parking zones
cackles|Derisive sounds
calendar|Court schedule
calorie|Heat measure
camisole|Short garment
canasta|Card game
canasta|Double-deck game
canines|Four teeth
cannonball|Spherical projectile
cantaloupe|Breakfast fruit
caplets|Medicinal shapes
capstone|Crowning achievement
caramba|Bart Simpson exclamation
caramba|Durango "Dang!"
caravel|Niña or "Pinta"
cardiograph|Diagnostic device
caressed|Showed affection for
caresser|Affectionate one
carmine|Red hue
carouse|Paint the town red
cassette|Outmoded video holder
cassock|Clerical garment
casuals|Friday office wear, perhaps
catbird|One with a great seat, supposedly
caterer|Film-location worker
catnaps|Quick breaks
catnaps|Short snoozes
catsups|Some sauces
caucuses|Congressional blocs
cellblock|Prison section
cellphone|Beeper alternative
cements|Attaches securely
centerfold|Magazine middle, maybe
central|Chicago's time zone
centres|Middlesex middles
ceramic|Like terra cotta
cerebrum|Brain part
cerebrum|Gray matter
chained|In irons
chairlift|Skier's need
chalice|Sacred goblet
challis|Soft fabric
chanted|Did a mantra
chaplain|Army padre
character|Ethical quality
charger|Cavalry mount
charities|Fund-raiser beneficiaries
charlie|Toon tuna
charred|Burnt
cheapskates|Misers
cheered|Made happy
cheered|Made happy
cheerer|Loud fan
cheesecake|Rich dessert
cheesecloth|Lightweight cotton fabric
cheetah|Fast feline
chenille|Bedspread material
cheques|They're drawn on British banks
cheroot|Sort of cigar
chilidogs|Frank-and-beans concoctions
choosers|What "beggars can't be"
chopstick|Chinese restaurant implement
ciphertexts|Coded messages
circumnavigator|Drake, for one
clamored|Made a lot of noise
clarets|Red wines
clasped|Held tight
classical|Like Mozart's music
classics|English Lit reading
clatter|Night Before Christmas noise
cleanse|Apply cold cream
cleanser|Stuff for scouring
cleanser|Tile-scrubbing need
clearest|Least hazy
clearly|In an obvious way
clerical|Like some workers
clerics|Some brothers
climate|Ecologist's concern
climbed|Rose
clinical|Coolly detached
cliquish|Apt to stay with one's pals
clobber|Let have it
closets|Storage rooms
clothes|Threads
coasted|Used no power
coincide|Agree exactly
coliseum|Sporting venue
collapse|Cave in
colleague|Coworker
collect|Save stamps, say
colonnade|Architectural holder-upper
combative|Eager to mix it up
comedian|Joke teller
communal|Group-accessible
compared|Put side by side
compliment|End of quote
concede|Grant
concerto|Orchestral offering
concomitance|Accompanying detail
concord|Grape variety
condense|Abridge
congenial|Pleasant
connote|Mean
consent|Permission
constant|Fixed
constructed|Put up
contest|Competition
coolant|Radiator fluid
coolest|Least worried
cooperates|Does what's requested
copyrighted|Protected, as a poem
cordially|Letter-ending word
cornbraids|Woven hairstyle features
cornhusk|Cob covering
coronet|Noble headgear
coronet|Tiara
cosiest|Most snug
cosmetic|Superficial
cossets|Pampers
costars|Supporting actors
countertop|Kitchen surface
countertops|Kitchen surfaces
coursers|Swift horses
coveting|Wanting badly
cowcatcher|Locomotive attachment
cowpoke|Ranch hand
coyotes|Prairie howlers
crawdad|Cajun seafood
created|Put together
creates|Dreams up
creativity|Architect's asset
creature|Animal
creditors|Ones with IOUs
crested|Reached a maximum
cricket|Fair play
crinkle|Twist and turn
croquette|Salmon selection
crossway|Road intersector
crowned|Anointed, as a champ
crusades|Aggressive campaigns
cuisine|Literally, "kitchen"
culminated|Reached a high point
culprit|Offender
culture|Anthropologist's interest
cursors|Screen lines
curveball|Unexpected development
curveball|Unpleasant surprise, so to speak
custard|Pie filling
custody|Care
cutoffs|Above-the-knee jeans
cyclone|Low-pressure system
cynicism|Trait of Dorothy Parker's writing
dabchick|Small diving bird
daisies|Common wildflowers
dallies|Wastes time
dancing|Wedding activity
daredevil|Risk taker
daredevil|Risk taker
dateless|By oneself, as at a dance
dateless|Going stag
dayroom|Pool-table spot, perhaps
dearest|Sweetheart
dearest|Term of affection
debonair|Suave
debrief|Question after a mission
decants|Pours out
decided|No longer debatable
deckers|Double-__ (tall buses)
declaim|Inveigh
declare|State firmly
decreed|Ruled, as a judge
dedicate|Offer formally
deduced|Thought out
deejays|Wedding workers
deerskin|Leather-jacket material
defames|Maligns
defoggers|Visibility aids
deforest|Marconi contemporary
defrost|Do freezer maintenance
defrosts|Thaws
dehorning|Rendering harmless, in a way
deicers|Certain solvents
deigned|Condescended
deleted|Struck out
deletes|Removes
deletes|Removes
delicious|Very tasty
demeans|Lowers
demolish|Raze
demonize|Portray as evil
denials|Accused one's cries
denoted|Stood for
denoting|Meaning
depress|Lower
deprive|Strip
derbies|Domelike hats
descendant|Great-grandson, for one
descent|Landing preceder
deserted|Left in the lurch
deserter|One that's left
deserve|Be worthy of
desperado|Posse quarry
despite|Notwithstanding
despots|Overbearing rulers
dessert|Ambrosia, for one
dessert|Concluding course
dessert|Divinity, at times
dessert|Menu course
dessert|Trifle, perhaps
desserts|Rich courses
destine|Predetermine
detective|Spade or Marlowe
detente|Cold War thaw
detente|Uneasy truce
deterred|Discouraged
detested|Couldn't take
detests|Can't stand
detonate|Go off
devotees|Fans
diagram|Floor plan, for instance
dictate|Work with a stenographer
digress|Go off the track
dilutes|Thins out
dimensions|Space trio
diorama|3-D scene
diorama|Grade-school project
diorama|Museum display
diplomat|International intermediary
disallow|Reject
disarray|Lack of order
disassociate|Sever
disconnection|Cutoff
discredit|Prove false
dishpans|Suds containers
dishrag|Kitchen cloth
disjoin|Pull apart
dismayed|Upset
disobey|Rebel
disorient|Cause to be confused
disowns|Cuts off
dissected|Analyzed closely
distant|Remote
diverge|Branch off
diverges|Forms a fork
divested|Rid (of)
divined|Acted as oracle
doeskin|Glove material
donkeywork|Tedious task
dormers|Windows in gables
dossier|Record holder
dourness|Habitual gloom
downbeat|Jazz magazine
dragnet|Jack Webb TV program
dragoons|Cavalry units
dragstrip|Car-racing course
dreamboat|Attractive person
dredgers|Tunnel-building machines
dredges|Earth-moving machines
dresses|Prepares to perform
drivetrain|Auto-warranty subject
drywall|Plaster alternative
dusters|Light coats
dwindle|Taper off
dynamic|Forceful
earlaps|Winter-hat parts
earldom|Eden had one
earless|Like some seals
earlier|Before
earnest|Quite serious
easiest|First one tackled, perhaps
easiness|Simplicity
echelon|Troop formation
eclairs|Custard-filled deserts
eclectic|Wide-ranging
eclipse|Ancient's omen
eclipse|Lunar or solar event
eclipse|Sky show
economy|The Fed's concern
ecstasy|Bliss
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
edgiest|Most impatient
edgiest|Most wired
edifice|Building
edition|Issuance
editors|Film workers
educated|Imparts knowledge
educators|Principals and professors
eggnogs|Cold-weather quaffs
egotism|It's all about me attitude
egotism|Self-centered nature
egotists|Braggarts
egregious|Flagrant
elapsed|Passed by
elapsed|Slipped by
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Slips by
elation|High spirits
electing|Putting in
elegance|Style
elegant|Posh
elegant|Refined
elements|Makeup
elevate|Pick up
eligible|OK to participate
elongate|Extend
elongated|Stretched out
eloping|Marrying in haste
emaciated|Too thin
emanate|Arise (from)
emanate|Issue forth
embassy|Diplomat's residence
emblematic|Representative
emerged|Came out
emerged|Came up
emerged|Surfaced
emerges|Surfaces
emeriti|Retired professors
emeritus|Retired prof's title
emigrate|Change citizenship
emitters|Remote-control components
empanada|Filled food
emperor|Supreme ruler
emperors|Absolute rulers
empires|Roman and Ottoman
empires|Roman and Ottoman
employer|Boss
emulate|Copy
emulate|Strive to equal
enables|Makes possible
enameled|Created cloisonné
enameled|Gave a glossy coat to
enameled|Like teeth
enamels|Paint selections
encases|Boxes up
encases|Crates up
encircle|Gird
enclaves|Diplomatic compounds
encores|Concert extras
endless|Eternal
endorse|Sign
endowing|Supporting, as a foundation
enemies|Them
engaging|Winsome
engender|Give rise to
engender|Precipitate
engines|Power sources
english|Part of ESL
engraved|Like some invitations
enhance|Better
enhanced|Heightened
enhances|Gives a boost to
enigmas|Knotty problems
enlaces|Twists together
enlarge|Blow up
enlarger|Photo-lab gadget
enlists|Signs up
enraged|Hot
ensconce|Get cozy
ensnares|Catches
ensnares|Catches with a rope
ensnarls|Tangles up
entailed|Meant
entente|International understanding
entente|Political alliance
entered|In it, as a contest
entered|Keyed in
entered|Went in
entices|Leads on
entities|Beings
entranced|Thoroughly absorbed
entreat|Ask earnestly
entreat|Plead with
entrees|Main courses
entrees|Menu picks
entropy|Thermodynamics concept
envelope|Mail holder
envisioned|Conceived of
epaulet|Military trim
epaulet|Uniform decoration
epaulet|Uniform detail
ephemera|They don't last
epidermis|Skin
epigram|Witty saying
epilogue|Literary postscript
episode|Soap-opera segment
epistle|Romans or Hebrews
epitome|Prime example
epochal|Earth-shattering
equated|Thought the same
equines|Stable group
erasable|Not permanent, as ink
erasers|Art gums
erasers|Blackboard adjuncts
erasers|Pencil ends
eroding|Blowing away
erosive|Causing corrosion
errands|Chores to do
errands|Gofer's jobs
erupted|Spewed lava
escadrille|Squadron
escalate|Swell
escapade|Carefree venture
escapee|One out
escapes|Prison-film plot elements
escarole|Salad plant
esoteric|Not clear to most
especially|Part 3 of quote
espresso|Coffeehouse order
essence|Crucial element
essence|Inherent quality
essence|Inherent quality
essences|Perfumes
estates|Palm Beach realty
esteemed|Admired greatly
estimate|Contractor's offering
etagere|Knickknack holder
etagere|Knickknack holder
etchers|Writers on glass
eternal|Ceaseless
ethanol|Alternative fuel
ethical|Principled
ethical|Upright
etiquette|Conventions
eugenic|Having good inherited traits
evaluate|Appraise
eventide|Dusk, to a poet
evermore|Always
eviction|Landlord's last resort
evident|Obvious
evilest|Most wicked
exactly|Sharp
exalted|Lofty
examiner|Hearst's San Francisco newspaper
exonerated|Off the hook
exorbitant|Much too pricey
exponent|Small number, in math
extender|Cereal in meat, e.g.
eyedrops|Ophthalmologist's application
eyepiece|Jeweler's loupe
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyesight|Ophthalmologist's concern
eyesore|Junkyard, maybe
eyespot|Peacock tail marking
eyetooth|Canine
facemask|Diving gear
faeries|Spenser subjects
falsest|Most treacherous
fantastic|That's great!
farcical|Slapstick
favored|Having the best odds
featured|Showcased
federal|Court or case precede
females|Women
feminine|Ladylike
ferreted|Searched (out)
festoon|Deck
fiercer|More hard-fought
fiestas|Mariachi gigs
filigree|Ornamental work
finance|Get behind
finance|MBA specialty
finesse|Hearts maneuver
fingernail|Emery-board target
firearm|Rifle or revolver
firebird|Baltimore oriole
firecracker|July 4 noisemaker
firecrackers|Pre-Fourth purchase
fireplace|Source of warmth
firewood|Franklin stove fuel
fishhooks|Tackle-box contents
flamenco|Andalusian dance
flautists|Certain woodwind players
fleeing|On the lam
fleeing|On the lam
flibbertigibbet|Flighty fellow
flirted|Made eyes
florists|Bouquet creators
fluently|Very well, in a way
flummery|Balderdash
flusters|Causes consternation
flytrap|Bug-eating plant
folksong|Pete Seeger specialty
footstep|Small distance
footstool|Ottoman
foragers|Hunter-gatherers
forecaster|Meteorologist, often
forecasters|They look ahead
foresee|Predict
foreseen|Not surprising
formals|Dressy dresses
frankfort|Kentucky's capital
freebie|It's on the house
freebies|Giveaways
freelance|Like self-employed writers
freeloader|Parasite
freestyle|Type of swim meet
freight|Lading
fretsaw|Wood cutter
friezes|Architectural bands
fumbled|Made a mess of things
galatea|Moon of Neptune
galleon|Spanish Armada craft
galoshes|Rainy-day footwear
galoshes|Shoes protectors
gangplank|Ship-to-pier structure
gardenias|White flowers
gargoyles|Fantastic spouts
garners|Gets
gaskets|Plumber's rubber rings
gasoline|Pump filler
gastronomy|Culinary art
gathers|Deduces
gelatin|Light dessert
general|Universal
generic|Not brand-name
geneses|Roots
genesis|Beginning
genuine|Sincere
geraniums|Popular plants
ghastly|Frightful
giddier|Less sober
giddier|More silly
giraffe|Treetop grazer
glasnost|'80s Soviet policy
glasnost|Literally, "openness"
gliding|Up in the air, perhaps
gnarled|Like old oak trees
goatees|Chin whiskers
gobbledegook|Impenetrable language
goblets|Stemmed drinking glasses
golfers|People who putt
gossips|Spreads rumors
governs|Rules
grandma|Frequent doter
granular|Like table salt
greater|More important
greenery|Foliage
greenest|Least experienced
greeter|Casino employee
gridder|Back or end
gritted|Like some teeth
groomer|Pup prettifier
grosses|Movie-industry concern
guesser|Estimator
gymnast|Comaneci or Korbut
gymnastics|Sport with rings and horses
hairdos|Salon creations
hairdresser|Salon stylist
hamstring|Leg tendon
hamstring|Upper leg muscle
handbags|Purses
handcar|Railroad device
handspring|Gymnastics feat
hangdog|Browbeaten
harangue|Soapbox tirade
hardball|Ruthless
hardball|Ruthless tactics
hardier|More robust
hardpan|Compact soil layer
hardscrabble|Demanding and unrewarding
harmony|Music major's course
harness|Draft animal attachment
hatboxes|Where derbies may be held
haywire|Out of control
headline|Article preceder
headset|Phone operator's device
headsets|Air travelers' plug-ins
heaping|Recipe word
hearable|Within earshot
hearten|Give comfort to
heartthrob|Term of endearment
heathen|Irreligious one
heavens|Dear me!
heavyset|Stoutly built
hedgers|Fence-sitters
heiress|Nanette in "No, No, Nanette"
henbane|Poisonous herb
henpecked|Like a harried hubby
heretic|Doctrine rejecter
heroine|Admired one
hessian|Battle of Trenton participant
hiccups|Minor inconveniences
hidalgo|Spanish noble
hightop|Sneaker style
hightops|Sorts of sneakers
highwayman|Stagecoach holder-upper
hijinks|Merrymaking
historical|Documented
hitches|Thumbs a ride
hoarded|Stockpiled
hobnail|Heavy sole fastener
holiest|Most divine
holland|Low country
homemakers|Stay-at-home spouses
honeybee|Little stinger
honeycomb|Hive structure
honored|Threw a party for
honoree|Important guest
hoodies|Sorts of sweatshirts
hoorays|Stadium cheers
hopscotch|Sidewalk game
horseplay|Boisterous behavior
horseraces|Close contests
hotshots|Showy, skillful sorts
hourglass|Sand-filled timer
housemate|Rent sharer
hurrier|He makes tracks
hushaby|Word to a baby
hydrangea|Showy flower
iceberg|Glacier offshoot
iceberg|Navigation hazard
idealize|Exalt
ideates|Has a concept
identical|Same
idleness|Lazy quality
idolatry|Excessive adoration
igneous|Rock type
iguanas|Exotic pets
imagine|Think of
imitate|Be derivative
immigrant|ESL student, often
immotile|Fixed
impanel|Form a jury
impetus|Spur
implies|Doesn't quite say
implore|Beg
imposer|Drop-in visitor, maybe
imposers|They take advantage
inaudible|Too soft to hear
incline|Slope
incomes|Part of cash flow
inconsistencies|Holes
indolent|Averse to activity
indoors|Rainy-day play place
inebriates|Besots
ingenues|Unworldly women
inhabit|Call home
inhaler|Breathing aid
inherit|Come into
inhuman|Heartless
inhumane|Cruel
initial|Opening
initials|Monogram parts
injects|Vaccinates
inklings|Hints
inmates|Guests of the state
inspect|Look over
instate|Tuition category
instills|Hammers home
instills|Hammers home
internee|POW, e.g.
interns|New physicians
interrogates|Grills
interrogatories|Legal questions
intoned|Chanted
intones|Chants
intoxicate|Enthrall
intruders|Gate-crashers
intrudes|Is unwelcome
invoice|Bill
involve|Entangle
irksome|Annoying
ironers|Laundry workers
ironman|Durable athlete
ironman|Durable athlete
irritant|Pest
isobars|Meteorologist's lines
isobars|Weather-map lines
isobars|Weather-map lines
isogonic|Like a square
isolate|Pinpoint
isopods|Some crustaceans
isotopes|Elemental relatives
itching|Eager, so to speak
jawbone|Samson's weapon
jellyfish|Spineless sea creature
jewelry|Pins and rings
jezebel|Bette Davis film
johnson|President after Kennedy
jokester|Prank puller
joshers|They're not serious
judicial|Of courts of law
junglegym|Playground apparatus
kaisers|Erstwhile rulers
karaoke|Bar attraction
karateists|Skilled choppers
kettles|Soup holders
kilogram|More than two pounds
kimonos|Dressing gowns
kingfisher|Long-billed diving bird
kissable|Like your sweetheart's lips
kneader|Breadmaker, often
kneepan|Patella
knucklehead|Fool
kohlrabi|Kind of cabbage
kvelled|Beamed with pride
kvetched|Showed dissatisfaction
labeled|Did file work
lacewing|Gauzy insect
lactose|Common carbohydrate
laggard|Time waster
lambaste|Berate
lambaste|Call on the carpet
laments|Complains about
landline|Satellite-link alternative
lapeled|Like some outerwear
laptops|Some computers
lassoed|Roped in
latched|Shut, as a gate
laudable|Praiseworthy
lazybones|Carmichael tune
leaders|People to follow
learner|Permit holder
ledgers|Accountant's books
leeward|Martinique's group
leftist|Radical
legalese|Fine print, perhaps
legions|Great numbers
lengths|Horse racing units
lensing|Action on the set
lensman|Shutterbug
lentils|Soup ingredient
leonine|Reminiscent of Simba
lessens|Diminishes
letters|Varsity awards
liaison|Go-between
liberate|Set free
liberty|President Ford's dog
liberty|Word on a dime
libretto|Musical's book
licensee|Franchise operator
lifelines|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire options
lifesavers|Candy introduced in 1912
lifespans|900+, for Adam and Noah
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Citrus drink
lineage|Family tree
lineage|Roots
lingerie|Sheer duds
lipread|Interpret visually
lipreads|Listens with one's eyes
lissome|Like Nadia Comaneci
litters|Makes a mess
loamier|More like some soil
loaners|Auto-repair shop offerings
loaners|Dealers' offerings
lobster|Crab cousin
lockset|Door hardware
locoweed|Livestock bane
logarithm|Math-table number
lousier|More crummy
lumbered|Moved clumsily
lushest|Most verdant
lustral|Every five years
lyrists|Apollo and Orpheus
machete|Jungle slasher
machine|Part of ATM
madonna|Christmas stamp portrait
mailers|Catalog creators
malaise|Vague discomfort
mallards|Certain ducks
malteds|Fountain treats
mandarin|Kind of orange
mandate|Authoritative order
mandate|Edict
mangers|Fodder holders
manhandle|Mistreat
mansard|Roof style
mantels|They're above fireplaces
mantissa|Part of a logarithm
manuals|Guidebooks
manyfold|By multiples
mapmaker|Cartographer
marinara|Literally, "in sailor's style"
mariner|Tar
marines|Embassy guards
marionette|Pinocchio, for one
marital|Conjugal
markers|Geneticist's tools
marooned|Left high and dry
marquee|Spot for a title
martini|Bar order
martini|Cocktail for 007
masseur|Health-club staffer
massive|Quite substantial
masters|Learns thoroughly
masticated|Chewed on
matchmaker|Marriage arranger
measure|Use a ruler
meddled|Interfered
mediate|Serve as a referee
medical|Health-related
medicine|Pill, maybe
meetings|Office conferences
megabit|Measure of memory
megaton|Huge weight
membrane|Tissue layer
membranes|Tissue layers
memento|Something to keep
memento|Something to save
mementos|Keepsakes
memoirs|Autobiography
menaces|Puts in danger
mercury|Thermometer element
messiah|Handel oratorio
messiest|Most untidy
metaphor|Figure of speech
metaphoric|Not literal
metiers|Strong suits
metronome|Tempo helper
mezzanines|Theater levels
migrant|Certain farm worker
mileage|Use, so to speak
minaret|Mosque tower
mincemeat|Pie filling
mineral|Twenty Questions category
mineral|Vitamin partner
minicams|Personal recorders
minions|Lowly assistants
miniseries|TV offering
ministry|Clergy
minuteman|Massachusetts quarter back
miscreant|Blackguard
misdealt|Gave 12 to North and 14 to West
misprints|Editor's woe
misrule|Anarchy
mistaken|Incorrect
mistreats|Handles badly
mittens|Hand warmers
moderate|Run the debate
modicum|Bit
molasses|Epitome of slowness
monastery|Religious residence
mongoose|Cobra predator
monikers|Nicknames
monsoon|Rainy season
monsters|Sci-fi staples
montero|Spanish hunter's cap
monument|The Statue of Liberty, e.g.
monuments|Some statuary
moodiest|Most temperamental
moonset|Astronomical observation
moonshine|Hard still product
moonshot|Project Apollo mission
mortars|Bonding agents
moseyed|Ambled
mostest|The hostess with the __
motherland|Country of birth
motored|Went for a drive
motormouth|Talkative one, slangily
mountaintop|Summit
movement|Symphony section
mudslinger|Dirty campaigner
mudslinger|Shot taker
muffler|Neck warmer
mundane|Ordinary
mundaneness|Commonplace quality
musketeers|Chocolate-bar trio
muskets|Revolutionary War arms
mustaches|Milk drinkers' mementos
muttons|Butcher cuts
nacelle|Balloon car
naivest|Most simple
narrates|Sets forth
nastiest|Most spiteful
nationally|From coast to coast
natives|You find them in your travels
nautilus|Captain Nemo's submarine
nearing|Closing in on
neatens|Straightens up
neatnik|Felix Unger, for one
neatnik|Felix Unger, for one
nebbish|Milquetoast
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
needier|More disadvantaged
needled|Twitted
negligee|Kind of robe
nelsons|'50s sitcom family
neolithic|Stone Age period
neonate|Newborn
neonates|Newborns
neophyte|Novice
nestable|Space-saving, in a way
nestled|Got comfy
nestler|Snug settler
nestles|Gets snuggly
nestles|Settles snugly
nettled|Sore
neutral|Fence-sitting
newsboys|Extra, extra! shouters
newsmen|Some talking heads
nickelodeon|Old-time theater
nickels|Jefferson coins
nickels|Small change
nightfall|When vampires wake
nineteen|College age
nirvana|Buddhist's bliss
noisome|Smelly
nominee|Convention selection
nominee|Name on a slate
nominee|One being considered
noodles|Chicken soup add-ins
noonday|When shadows are shortest
nosedive|Plunge
nostril|Facial feature
notable|Star
notably|In particular
noteless|Undistinguished
notepads|Office supplies
novices|Beginners
novices|Green bunch
nuclear|Of fission or fusion
obedient|Like a well-trained pet
oboists|Orchestral members
obsidian|Arrowhead material
obstinate|Stony
ocarinas|Egg-shaped instruments
occlusions|Closings
octagon|1080-degree figure
octaves|Musical intervals
odometer|Digital device
officiate|Act as referee
offspring|Kids
oilskin|Rain-gear material
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
ointments|Soothing creams
olestra|Fat-free cooking oil
omicron|Greek vowel
omicron|Pi preceder
omission|Oversight
omissive|Neglecting
omitted|Left out
onerous|Hard to bear
onerousness|Difficulty
oneself|Reflexive pronoun
onetime|Former
ongoing|Uninterrupted
onionskin|Thin paper
onlooker|Sidewalk superintendent
opacity|Light-blocking ability
opacity|Murky quality
opaquely|In an unclear manner
openers|Pair of jacks, perhaps
openness|Candor
operate|Do business
operate|Do business
operate|Do business
operate|Function
operetta|Light musical
opinion|Point of view
opposer|Anti
oppress|Treat harshly
optimists|Bringing Out the Best in Kids club members
optometry|Vision science
oracles|Wise counsels
orangeade|Citrus-flavored drink
orchard|Cherry "factory"
ordained|Meant to be
ordeals|They're trying
ordeals|Tough trials
oregano|Trattoria seasoning
organic|Like some produce
oriented|Used a compass
original|Distinctive
original|First
original|Not a copy
ornament|Christmas tree attachment
ornament|Frill
ornamented|Placed decorations on
otoscope|Doctor's instrument
ottoman|Armchair adjunct
ottoman|Easy-chair adjunct
ottomans|Empire builders of old
outdoors|Picnic spot
outdraw|Defeat in Dodge, perhaps
outeats|Tops at the buffet
outline|Screenwriter's submission
outmoded|Passé
outplay|Get the better of
outposts|Frontier settlements
outsell|Peddle more than
ovations|Loud bursts
overacted|Went too far with a role
overalls|American Gothic attire
overalls|Farming attire
overdrew|Exaggerated
overeat|Emulate Falstaff
overland|Not by sea
overpowering|Irresistible
overrule|Set aside
oversee|Supervise
oversupply|Glut
overtime|Extra hours, on a paycheck
oysters|Seafood serving
packers|Green Bay footballers
packhorse|Beast of burden
palette|Choice of colors
palomino|Trigger, for example
palookas|Boxing pushovers
panpipe|Ancient wind instrument
paparazzo|Shot taker
papillon|Toy spaniel
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paradise|Elysium
paradrop|Deliver from a plane
parallel|Analogy
parallel|Like some gymnastic bars
parallel|The 38th, for one
parasail|Water-ski alternative
parasite|User
parasol|Belle's umbrella
parched|Very thirsty
parental|Part of PG
parents|Mom and dad
paroled|Out early
parolee|Early-release beneficiary
particle|Speck
passages|Book excerpts
pastiche|Hodgepodge
pastimes|Diversions
patchwork|Hodgepodge
patented|Registered, as an invention
payment|Invoicer's request
peacock|Colorful strutter
peakish|Feeling ill
pedestals|Stands for busts
pedigrees|AKC concerns
peeking|Kid's game no-no
peepers|Eyes, slangily
peewees|Small marbles
penance|Act of contrition
pendant|Hanging ornament
pendants|Locket holders
penning|Scribe's activity
pentathlon|Olympian undertaking
percent|Interest-rate unit
perched|Sitting on a stool, perhaps
perhaps|By chance
persists|Won't give up
pesetas|Former Spanish money
pestered|Kept badgering
phaeton|Vintage touring car
pharaoh|Hatshepsut, for one
phenoms|Fast-rising celebs
phoneys|Fakes
pigeonhole|Lay aside
pigsties|Hampshires' homes
pilsener|Lager beer
pinatas|Party animals?
pinsetters|Bowling machines
pinstripe|Suit pattern
pintsize|Little
pirouette|Ballet twirl
placard|Sign
planetarium|Where to see stars
plankton|Food for whales
plankton|Food for whales
plankton|Food for whales
planned|Made preparations
planter|Flower holder
plateau|No-growth state
platters|Diner servings
playmates|They share their toys
pleases|Makes happy
pleases|Satisfies
plenitude|Good supply
plumber|Pipe pro
pocketbook|Place for keys and lipstick
polished|Suave
polyester|Cotton partner
polygon|Geometric figure
ponders|Ruminates
poppycock|Hogwash
population|Census figure
portals|Entryways
portend|Indicate in advance
portrait|You might sit still for it
portrays|Acts as
positing|Putting forth as fact
posters|Rock-concert souvenirs
postmark|Envelope stamp
postpones|Puts off
pothole|Driving hazard
pothole|Urban road hazard
pothook|Kettle hanger
prairie|Bison habitat
praised|Spoke well of
pralines|Nutty confections
prankster|Cutup
prattle|Talk foolishly
prattler|One talking nonsense
precinct|Voting sector
predate|Come before
predecessor|One there before
preempt|Take precedence over
preened|Admired oneself
preened|Fussed with finery
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
premade|Ready when you arrive
premised|Explained beforehand
prepare|Get set
prepays|Settles up in advance
preserves|Bread spread
preside|Have the chair
presorts|Saves on postage
prettify|Neaten up
primary|Election before a convention
princes|Harry, William and Charles
printed|Worked a press
printings|Publishers' lots
private|Personal
problem|Part of a math test
proceed|Press on
produced|Made
proforma|Type of financial statement
programs|Theatrical handouts
programs|World Series souvenirs
progress|Headway
project|Undertaking
prompted|Held cue cards for
prompts|Memory joggers
propels|Drives forward
proposal|Business presentation
propping|Shoring (up)
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protocol|Diplomatic ritual
protons|Nucleus occupants
protrude|Stand out
prudent|Wise
psalmist|King David, notably
pulsates|Beats rhythmically
punchboards|Gambling devices
purchase|Buy
pushover|Soft touch
quandary|Pickle
quarter|Video-game coin
quarterdeck|Ship level
quixote|O'Toole role
rabbits|Warren denizens
radials|Some tires
radicals|Extremists
ragamuffin|Street urchin
rainbows|Post-storm phenomena
raincheck|Spectator's second chance
rainier|Cascades peak
rainier|Cascades peak
rainiest|Most monsoonlike
rainout|Postponed game
rainstorm|Cloudburst
rainstorm|What a thunderHEAD forebodes
rambler|Kind of rose
rancher|Ben Cartwright, for one
rancher|Cattleman
rancher|Cattleman
ransack|Pillage
ransacked|Rifled through
rappels|Cliff descents
rarebit|Welsh __ (cheesy dish)
rarities|Some collectibles
ratatat|Sound of a knock
ratline|Nautical rope
rattail|Kind of cactus or comb
rattletrap|Junky car
rattletraps|Rickety vehicles
rattling|Clattering
rattrap|Seedy joint
ravages|Wreaks havoc on
raveled|Came loose
ravioli|Filled food
reactor|Atomic-energy source
readapt|Adjust again to a situation
readers|Book lovers
realists|Their feet are on the ground
reapers|Combines
rebuffs|Doesn't embrace
recalls|Evokes
recanes|Repairs, as a chair
recedes|Ebbs
receive|Take in
recital|Student musician's show
reclaim|Take back
recline|Go back
recoinage|Mint's second run
recreate|Have fun
rectors|Clergy members
recumbent|Like some bikes
recycle|Practice conservation
recycle|Use again
reddened|Betrayed anger
reddened|Got flushed
redeemed|Made up for
reenact|Perform in a Civil War show, perhaps
reenter|Abandon orbit
reentries|NASA crunch times
refinery|Gasoline facility
reflects|Thinks quietly
refresh|Vivify
refunds|Money-back offers
regalia|Ceremonial attire
register|Roll
registrar|Record holder
rehears|Tries again
rehearse|Get ready to open
rehearse|Prepare for a performance
reheated|Fixed leftovers
reimburse|Pay back
relaced|Tightened, as one's sneakers
relapse|Setback
relearn|Brush up on
release|Software version
released|Let go
releases|Software editions
reliance|Trust
reliant|Dependent
relinks|Connects again
reloads|Inserts more film
relocate|Move
remedies|Makes right
remodel|Do a makeover on
remoter|Further away
remoter|More aloof
renames|Changes the title of
renaming|Nominating anew
renegade|Outlaw
reneges|Doesn't follow through
reneges|Weasels out
renewal|Extension
rentals|Bungalow business
repaper|Cover over
repeats|Says again
repenter|He's sorry now
rephrase|Put another way
replete|Stuffed
replicas|Close copies
replied|Wrote back
reposed|At rest
reprised|Sang again, as a verse
reproves|Doesn't encourage
reraise|Poker ploy
rescuer|Lifeguard, at times
resealed|Applied more caulk
resealed|Closed up again
resends|Faxes again
resettle|Go elsewhere
resided|Had an address
resides|Dwells
resonant|Sonorous
resorbed|Soaked up again
respell|Correct a typo, perhaps
response|Answer
response|Comeback
response|Comeback
response|Feedback
restart|Go back to square one
restated|Paraphrased
restyles|Creates a new hairdo
retiling|Ceramics job
retinue|Followers
retiree|Condo buyer, maybe
retitle|Put a new name on
retouchers|Museum employees
retracts|Takes back
retrain|Prepare for a new job
retraining|Transferee's activity
retread|Type of tire
retrench|Economize
retrieve|Get back
retrofit|Modify equipment, in a way
retsina|Greek wine
retunes|Fixes a piano again
retypes|Does a second draft
reunites|Meets again
revamped|Overhauled
revealed|Made public
reverse|Go back
reviser|Editor, often
rhapsodist|Reciter of Homer
rhymers|Limerick writers, e.g.
ricotta|Lasagne ingredient
rigatoni|Ristorante offering
rigmaroles|Complicated procedures
ringlet|Hair curl
rioters|Lawless group
rioters|They're revolting
rioting|Going wild
rioting|Major unrest
ripened|Reached maturity
riposte|Witty retort
riposte|Witty retort
riskiness|Peril
riveted|More than attentive
rivulet|Brook
roaming|Cell phone user's concern
roaster|Pig, perhaps
romaine|Long-leaf lettuce
romance|Bookstore section
rompers|Tot's outfit
roosted|Slept on a perch
rootlets|Small underground branches
rosehips|Vitamin C source
rosette|Leopard spot
roulette|Ball game
ruffled|Frilly
ruffled|Shook up
rundown|Speak ill of
runtish|A little small
rustles|Swipes
sabbath|Holy day
saddled|Ready to ride
safecracker|Certain burglar
sailors|Clipper's crew
sainted|Like Mother Cabrini
salesgirls|Some clerks
salesman|One with an order book
salient|Striking
salient|Very prominent
sallies|Ventures (forth)
saltier|Comparatively brackish
salukis|Bedouins' pets
salutary|Healthful
sameness|Monotony
samovar|Caterer's need
sandalwood|Fragrant evergreen
sandbox|Kiddie playground area
sangria|Drink with paella
sashays|Square-dance moves
satchel|Bag
satchels|Book carriers
satchels|Grips
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satires|Juvenal works
satires|Some Vonnegut novels
sausage|Pizza topping
sauterne|Sweet wine
savages|Goths
savorer|Gourmet, at times
saxophones|Big-band section
sayonara|Honshu farewell
sayonara|Tokyo farewell
scallops|Veal slices
scandal|Celebrity bane
scandal|Tabloid topic
scapegoat|Fall guy
scapula|Triangular blade
scariness|Halloween-costume quality
scarlet|Bright red
scarlet|Tanager's tone
scatter|Broadcast
scatterbrains|Ditzes
scenario|Plot outline
scenery|Broadway backdrop
scenery|Broadway background
scented|Having a fragrance
scepters|Royal wands
schemes|Plans
schlemiels|Saps
schoolmarm|Frontier teacher
schools|Educates
schools|Home buyer's concern
schtick|Comic's routine
scissor|Clip, as a coupon
scissors|Paper-cutting tool
scorepad|Scrabble accessory
scramble|Mix up
scrawls|They're hard to read
scrolls|Proclamation media
scrooge|Donald Duck's uncle
scruple|20 grains
scruple|Ethical consideration
scuttle|Abandon, as plans
seabird|Albatross, for one
seaborne|Transported by ship
seafaring|Like the ancient Phoenicians
seamier|Less reputable
seamiest|Squalid to the max
seaports|New Orleans and Rotterdam
seatbelt|Auto safety device
seaweeds|Anagram of "seesawed"
secondhand|Pre-owned
secrets|Confidential matters
secrets|Private matters
secures|Makes safe
seedbed|Planter's ground
seedcase|Peapod, essentially
seeders|Farm machines
seekers|Quidditch players
seekers|Those on a quest
seeping|Trickling
seesawed|Vacillated
selection|Number
selfish|Egocentric
selfless|Generous
selvages|Fabric edges
semester|Academic term
semifinal|Tournament round
seminar|Study group
senates|Legislature divisions
senders|Wire sources
senecas|Iroquois League members
senecas|New York Indians
seniors|Some pro golfers
sensory|Part of ESP
sentence|Paragraph part
serapes|Mariachi wear
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphs|High-ranking angels
serenity|Peace of mind
serious|In no mood for kidding
serpent|Treacherous one
serrated|Like some knife edges
servers|Network computers
service|Periodic maintenance
sesames|Certain bagels
sestets|Sonnet parts
setters|Hunting dogs
settled|Took up residence
settler|Pioneer
several|Two or three
shadowbox|Train for a bout
shakeups|Major staff changes
shallows|Shoals
shameless|Brazen
shamrocks|Symbols of Ireland
shanghai|China's largest city
sharpen|Improve, as skills
shelter|Basic need
sheltie|Longhaired dog, familiarly
sherbet|Cold dessert
sheriffs|Oater heroes
shivered|Reacted to cold weather
shoehorn|Oxford accessory
shoestring|Minimal budget, so to speak
shoetree|Closet item
shoppers|Circular target
shorten|Abridge
shortie|Like some pajamas
shrieks|Horror-film sounds
shrines|Hallowed places
shutterbug|Amateur photographer
sideline|Put out of action
sideline|Second job
sidemen|Jam-session participants
sideswipe|Strike obliquely
sidewalks|Places for parking meters
siestas|Acapulco naps
sightsaw|Visited tourist spots
silence|Librarian's demand
silence|Library's need
silence|Muzzle
sillier|More foolish
sincerely|Letter-ending word
sinecure|Cushy job
siphoned|Drew through a tube
sizable|Not to be sneezed at
skaters|Goalies and wings
skidded|Fishtailed
skinflint|Penny pincher
skylight|Ceiling feature
skyline|Urban vista
slackens|Eases off
slacker|Ne'er-do-well
slaloms|Ski races
sledder|Luge driver
sledges|Heavy hitters
sleeker|More streamlined
sleeper|Possible future surprise
sleuths|Gumshoes
slingback|Woman's shoe
slipstream|Backwash of an aircraft
slither|Move like a snake
slowdowns|Delays
slugabed|Lazybones
slugged|Hit
smearer|Mudslinging pol
smelter|Ore processor
smitten|Hit by Cupid's arrow
smooths|Uses a sander
snacked|Had a nosh
snacked|Munched between meals
sneered|Showed disgust
snooper|Gumshoe
snootiest|Most snobbish
snoring|Dorm noise
snowier|More niveous
snubbed|Ignored
softness|Towel trait
soldiers|Parade ground marchers
solitude|Lack of company
solitude|Vacationer's quest, perhaps
solution|What you're finding now
somebody|Important person
somebody|Notable sort
someone|Part 3 of quote
sonatas|Beethoven pieces
sonatas|Mozart pieces
songster|Vocalist
sophomore|College student
soprano|HBO family name
sopranos|Operatic voices
sorcerer|Wizard
soreness|Post-workout feeling
sorrels|Reddish-brown mounts
souffle|Light, puffy dish
sourest|Most like a lemon
spaniel|Sporting dog
sparerib|Barbecued bit
sparkplug|Auto tune-up item
sparser|Less settled
sparser|Not as dense
sparsest|Least dense
spasmodic|On-again, off-again
spatters|Sprays everywhere
spatula|Burger flipper
spatulas|Paint spreaders
spearhead|Be the leader of
spearmint|Gum flavor
spectra|Roy G. Biv displays
spectre|Ghost, to a Brit
speedily|In quick fashion
spheres|Globes
spheres|Marbles and billiard balls
spiegel|Surname that means "mirror"
spinach|Antioxidant source
spindles|Turntable parts
spinning|Twirling around
spirals|Rises precipitously
splashy|Flamboyant
splatter|Make a mess
sponged|Freeloaded
sponged|Used a loofah
sponsor|Commercial producer
spookiest|Most eerie
sprained|Wrenched
spreads|Magazine layouts
spryest|Superlatively peppy
sputters|Fizzles out
squared|End of an Einsteinian formula
stakeout|Police work
stalest|Least creative
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Most musty
stalled|Quit running
stallions|Ranch horses
stances|Postures
standard|Normal
stapler|Office tool
staples|Cupboard contents
starers|They seldom blink
starlet|Cog in the studio system
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
startup|Get going
stationery|LetterHEAD, e.g.
statuesque|Lofty
stature|Level of achievement
stature|Reputation
steadies|Stabilizes
stealth|Sneakiness
steamer|Clam-bar offering
steamier|More muggy
steelie|Metal marble
steepen|Increase the angle of
steepest|Most expensive
steeple|Skyline sight
steeply|How gables are pitched
steerage|Low-cost passage
steered|Controlled forward motion
steerer|One at the helm
stencil|Guide for lettering
stencil|Letter-writing guide
stencil|Pattern-applying device
stereos|Some record players
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
stetson|Cowboy topper
stetsons|Western hats
steward|Estate manager
stewards|Cruise-cabin attendants
stickball|Street game
sticker|Decal
stilted|Stiff and pompous
stimuli|Sights and sounds
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stipple|Paint with dots
stirrer|Drink mixer
stitches|Baseball feature
stollen|German cake
stopoff|Take a break en route
storage|Warehouse's purpose
stowing|Loading on board
strafes|Fires on from aloft
strayer|Penitent person, perhaps
streamlet|Tiny brook
streams|Small rivers
stressed|Pointed up
stretch|Lengthen, as a rubber band
stretch|Pre-workout movement
striped|Not solid
strobes|Disco lights
stubbed|Hurt, as a toe
students|Collegians, e.g.
stylist|Artistic creator
stylist|Beauty consultant
stymies|Baffles
subchapter|Section of a body of laws
sublets|Re-rentals of a sort
substandard|Less than adequate
subtotal|Pre-tax figure
succors|Supports
sudsiest|Most foamy
sugarcane|Molasses source
sugarcoat|Make easier to accept
suitors|Swains
summertime|Aria from "Porgy and Bess"
sunbeam|Ray
sundeck|Liner level
sunflower|Symbol of Kansas
sunless|Overcast
sunrise|Daily event
superstardom|Brando had it
supreme|Paramount
surfers|Cornwall Beach sights
surname|Smith or Jones
surreys|Horse-drawn carriages
surveys|Polls
suspenders|Garment holder-upper
swaggering|Devil-MAY-care
swearer|Court witness, e.g.
sweater|Cardigan or crew neck
sweater|Fall wear
sweetener|Diner freebie
sweetie|Honey
swimwear|Bikini, e.g.
switchblade|West Side Story prop
sybarite|Pleasure seeker
synapses|Gaps between neurons
synergy|Concerted action
synonyms|They mean the same thing
synopsis|Plot summary
systems|Organized ways
taciturn|Reluctant to talk
tactile|Touch-related
tailgater|Dangerous driver
tailings|Mining residue
tamable|Capable of being broken
tamales|Mexican foods
tamales|Mexican meal
tandoori|Cooked Indian-style, perhaps
tangents|Conversational digressions
tanners|Leather workers
tannest|Most bronzed
tanning|Activity at a certain salon
tantrum|Kid's scene
tartans|Clan identifiers
taskmaster|Ramrod
tassels|Fez decorations
tastiest|Most delicious
tatters|Torn clothing
tatting|Doing doilies
tattlers|Ratter-outers
tattletale|Playground snitch
tawdrier|More gaudy
taxicabs|Metered fleet
teaches|Instructs
teamster|Trucker, often
tearoom|Souchong shop
teasers|Publicity devices
teddies|Some bears
teenage|Almost grown
teepees|Crows' homes
teetered|Was on the brink
teeters|Seesaws
teleport|Beam up
tempests|Brouhahas
tempters|Sirens, e.g.
tenable|Solidly based
tenantable|Ready for letting
tenants|Flat fillers
tenderly|Clooney tune of '55
tensely|Not slack
tensest|Least loose
tentative|Only penciled in
tentative|Up in the air
tentatively|With hesitation
tequila|Strong drink
teraohm|A lot of resistance?
tercels|Male hawks
terminals|Anodes and cathodes
terrace|Barbecue site
terrace|High-rise amenity
terrain|Landscape
tersest|Least longwinded
tersest|Least wordy
tersest|Superlatively short
testier|More irritable
testier|More peevish
tethers|Ties to a stake
tetrapod|Moose or mouse
theorize|Form a hypothesis
therapy|Medical treatment
thermos|Coffee holder
thermos|Lunchbox container
thoroughbred|Kentucky quarter back
thousand|Bill picturing Cleveland
threats|Menace's output
through|Done
throughput|Production over time
throwaways|Disposable items
thunderbolt|Thor weapon
thwarts|Ruins the plans of
tidiest|Least cluttered
timeline|Chronology graphic
timidness|Lack of confidence
tintype|Antique photo
tipoffs|Advance alerts
tippers|Waiter rewarders
tirades|Diatribes
tissues|Sneezer's needs
toasted|Made brown
tobacco|Pipe filler
toccata|Piano piece
toddler|Two-year-old
toenails|Pedicurist's concerns
tolerate|Put up with
tonight|West Side Story song
toothsome|Palate-pleasing
topcoat|Painter's finish
topspin|Table-tennis technique
topspin|Tennis-ball rotation
toreros|Bull challengers
torrent|Outburst
tortoiseshell|Eyeglass-frame material
tostada|Fried tortilla
tostada|Mexican dish
tourist|Camera carrier
tourist|Museum visitor, often
towered|Stood tall
tracers|Keen & Co., e.g.
tracery|Gothic-window decoration
trachea|Bronchus connector
trailblazer|Daniel Boone, notably
trainer|Fitness guru
traitor|Arnold, notably
tramcar|Ore hauler
trammel|Restrain
trampler|Careless one, perhaps
tranquil|Free from turmoil
transient|Short-lived
trapezes|Big-top paraphernalia
trapper|Hide seeker
traveled|Went touring
traveler|Tour-bus occupant
treason|Crime mentioned in the Constitution
trellis|Grid for greenery
trellis|Vineyard device
trembles|Quails
trespass|Cross the line, perhaps
trespass|Infringement
tresses|Rapunzel's abundance
trestles|Railroad spans
triceps|Upper-arm muscle
trickster|Br'er Rabbit, for one
tricolor|It flies over the Èlysée Palace
tricycle|Tyke's transportation
trident|U.S. ballistic missile
tritone|Half-octave
trounced|Defeated handily
tsetses|African flies
tsunami|Earthquake aftermath, perhaps
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tumbleweed|Rolling plant in Westerns
tunneled|Worked underground
turnoff|Wet blanket
turntable|Stereo-system component
turtledove|Term of endearment
turtlenecks|Some sweaters
tutored|Taught one-to-one
tweaked|Made a small adjustment
twister|Transport to Oz
twisters|Tornadoes
typhoon|Tropical phenomenon
tyrants|Absolute rulers
ubiquity|Omnipresence
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
ulterior|Hidden
unalike|Distinct
unbeaten|Without a loss
uncouple|Disconnect
unearth|Dig up
uneaten|Left over
uneaten|Like leftovers
unhorse|Win the joust, perhaps
unnerve|Daunt
unnerve|Psych out
unnoted|Not accounted for
unopened|Still sealed
unseats|Ousts from office
unstack|Disarrange, as poker chips
untuned|Sounding flat
unwanted|Like some results
uprising|Revolt
upsadaisy|Baby picker-upper's word
utensils|Spoon, fork and knife
utility|Gas or water
utility|Monopoly buy
utility|Public service
utopian|Visionary
uttered|Came out with
uttered|Spoke
vantage|__ point (place to watch)
vantages|Strategic positions
varmint|Oater slur
venality|Corruptible nature
vendetta|Feud
venerate|Hold in esteem
venison|Deer meat
ventures|Fliers
vitamin|A, C, or D
voicers|Assertive ones
volumes|Encyclopedia books
vulpine|Like a fox
waddles|Walks like a duck
waffles|Breakfast items
wahines|Some hula dancers
waistline|Tailor's measurement
waitress|Tipper's beneficiary
waivers|Exemptions
wakeful|Unable to sleep
walruses|Tusked beasts
waltzing|Cutting a rug, in a way
washroom|Spot with sinks
wassail|Yuletide drink
watchword|Slogan
watermelon|Picnic fare
websites|Internet pages
weekend|Saturday + Sunday
weeniest|Least large
weirder|Less mundane
wettest|Guinness adjective
wheedle|Coax
windbag|Nonstop talker
wormwood|Absinthe source
wraiths|Apparitions
wrappers|Bathrobes
wriggled|Was restless
wristbands|Tennis accessories
yardstick|Tailor's device
yearend|Accountant's book-closing time
yellows|Turns colors, as old newspaper
yodeled|Called from the Tyrol
younger|Less mature
youngest|Most recently out of rompers
zealotry|Intolerance of opposing views
zebrafish|Striped aquarium dweller
zillions|A lot
abandons|Deserts
abandons|Ditches
abashed|Feeling chagrin
abolish|Make illegal
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Side by side
absence|Attendance stat
abusers|They take liberties
abysses|Bottomless pits
abysses|Depths
abysses|Vast chasms
accents|Decorating details
accessory|Supplementary part
accordance|Conformity
accords|Pacts
accosts|Bothers
accosts|Greets rudely
acetate|Overlay material
acetone|Common solvent
acetylene|Blowtorch gas
achieve|Carry out
achieve|Do
acoustics|Science of sound
adaptor|Electrical accessory
addenda|Supplements
adduced|Cited as evidence
adenoids|Tonsils neighbors
adhered|Stuck (to)
adheres|Holds fast
adjuncts|Supplements
admired|Looked up to
adopted|Took up
adoring|Like some fans
adorned|Made lovelier
advance|Go ahead
aerating|Gassing up?
aerator|Aquarium apparatus
aerialist|Barrel-roll performer
aerials|Antennae
aerosol|Product delivery system
aesthetes|Beauty lovers
affairs|Big bashes
affiliate|Local station
aftershock|Earthquake postscript
against|Anti
against|Contrary to
ageless|Lasting forever
aggregate|Sum of all parts
agitate|Stir up
ailerons|Flap neighbors
aimless|Without a goal
airfare|Cost of leaving
airfare|Cost of leaving
airhead|Ditz
airmail|Postal option
alameda|City near Oakland
alamode|Apple-pie order
alamode|With a scoop
albacores|Some tunas
albatross|Encumbrance, so to speak
alcoves|Sites for dinettes, perhaps
alerter|Paul Revere, for one
alertly|With eyes wide open
alewife|Great Lakes fish
alfalfa|Spanky's pal
alimony|Court-ordered payment
allayed|Set to rest
alleger|Accusatory one
alligators|Crocodile cousins
alphabet|Kindergarten lesson
altered|Adjusted, as a suit
alterer|Garment adjuster
alterer|One taking things in
altitude|Athletes' concern at the '68 Summer Olympics
alumnae|Radcliffe grads
amalgam|Combination
amassed|Accumulated
amassed|Piled up
amassed|Piled up
ambulant|Moving about
amenity|Convenience
amiable|Nice
amiable|Nice
amiable|Warm
amiable|Warm
amicable|Free of rancor
amounts|Sums
amperes|Electrical measures
amplitude|Full measure
anagram|Wordplay discovery
analogized|Shown to be similar
analyst|Investment firm employee
anathema|Something detested
ancient|Like Stonehenge
andiron|Fireplace accessory
anglers|Fly experts
angriest|Most likely to have kittens
animate|Spark
animist|Believer in souls
animist|Soul believer
anisette|Licorice-flavored drink
annexes|Takes over, as territory
anoints|Puts oil on
anomaly|Aberration
anosmia|Inability to smell
anosmia|Loss of sense of smell
another|One more
antacid|Upset-stomach soother
anteater|Pointy-nosed animal
anterior|Preceding in development
antidote|Cure
antidote|Remedy
antipasto|Soup alternative
antiquating|Turning obsolete
antiquing|Searching for snuffboxes, perhaps
anymore|Nowadays
aplenty|In streams
apollos|Handsome men
apostate|One who has lapsed
apostle|Andrew, for one
apparat|Power structure
appeals|Looks good
appeared|Materialized
appeased|Calmed
appeased|Pacified
applause|Sign of audience approval
appliers|Diligent ones
apricot|Brandy flavoring
apricot|Yellowish pink
apropos|In respect to, with "of"
arboretum|Ornamental showplace
arctics|Waterproof overshoes
argents|Heraldic colors
arising|Stemming (from)
armadillo|Plated mammal
armchair|Family-room furniture
armholes|Vest's pair
armlets|Military bands
armorer|Gunsmith
arousals|Awakenings from sleep
arraign|Ask for a plea from
arrange|Work with the flowers
arrangement|Floral display
arrearage|Money owed
arrears|They're overdue
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrival|It's here
arrowhead|Shaft attachment
arsenal|Bag of tricks
arsenic|As, in formulas
arsenic|Toxicology concern
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Stage pro
artistes|Singers and dancers
artistry|Craftsmanship
artists|Canvas users
ashamed|Far from proud
ashamed|Guilt-ridden
ashcans|Garbage holders
asinine|Foolish
asinine|Mindless
asocial|Inclined to be a loner
asphalt|Driveway surface
aspired|Aimed
aspires|Thinks big
assailed|Lit into
assembles|Brings together
asserted|Put forth
asserts|Claims
assessed|Imposed, as a payment
assesses|Judges
assesses|Takes stock of
assessor|County official
assessors|Local tax authorities
assigner|Professor, re homework
assurance|Pledge
asterisks|Stars on a keyboard
astound|Dazzle
astound|Flabbergast
astride|Straddling
asunder|Apart
athlete|Gridder or cager
atlases|World books
atonement|Amends
attache|Mission figure
attains|Apt rhyme for "gains"
attempt|Tackle
attention|Drill command
attired|Arrayed
attires|Dresses
attracting|Bringing in
auctioneer|Going, going, gone guy
audible|Loud enough
audibly|Aloud
audited|Checked for accuracy
aureole|Saintly glow
auroras|Dawns
autographs|PHILOGRAPHER
avarice|Money-grubbery
avenges|Gets back for
average|Nothing special
aviator|Frequent flier
aviator|Joystick user
aviator|Pilot
awaited|Was in store for
awardee|Medal earner, e.g.
azimuth|Surveying angle
bagpiper|Highlands musician
balance|Be even
balance|Even out
balcony|Apartment amenity
ballpoint|Kind of pen
balsams|Aromatic resins
bananas|Produce purchase
bandage|First-aid kit item
bandies|Tosses back and forth
banknote|Kind of cash
barnstorm|Take one's show on the road
baronet|British noble
baronet|British title
baronet|Peerage member
barrels|Large quantity
barrette|Hair clip
barrier|Obstacle
bartered|Like Smetana's bride
baseless|Lacking foundation
basenjis|Barkless dogs
baserunning|Spring-training drill
basters|Kitchen gadgets
bathtub|Site for a soak
batsman|Casey, notably
bawdier|Less genteel
beaming|Obviously happy
bearable|Better than awful
bearded|Like Father Time
beelines|Straight paths
bemused|Dazed and confused
besides|Also
bespeak|Indicate
betoken|Foreshadow
bettered|Advanced
bicolor|Like Finland's flag
billionaire|Have
birdseed|Feeder filler
bisects|Splits evenly
bittern|Heron relative
blackberry|Pie flavor
blackjack|General Pershing
blander|Not as interesting
bleared|Made dim
blessed|Lucky
blooded|Cold follower
blossom|Flourish
blossom|Flourish
blunderbuss|Pilgrims' weapon
blushes|Some wines
boarders|Flat letters
boaters|Stiff straw hats
bodegas|Hispanic shops
bombard|Overwhelm, as with complaints
boneheaded|Foolish
boohooed|Blubbered
bookworms|Very serious students
bootery|Shoe emporium
bottleneck|Traffic slower
bracelet|Bit of bling
brasher|More forward
bratwursts|German sausages
breadfruit|Mutiny on the Bounty crop
breakneck|Overfast
breathe|Live partner
breezeway|Roofed passage between buildings
britannia|English Empire
browbeaten|Intimidated
bruises|Fruit flaws
bullfrog|Large croaker
burgers|Fast food
burners|They're at home on the range
butterflies|LEPIDOPTERIST
bypassed|Didn't go through
bypassed|Went around
cabaret|Night spot
calamity|Disaster
calorie|Nutrition-label unit
calorie|Unit of heat
canasta|Rummy variety
cancels|Doesn't take anymore
candelabra|Light source
cannelloni|Little tubes
cannoli|Italian pastry
canoodle|Neck
cantata|Choral composition
cantata|Motet relative
cantatas|Bach works
capacitate|Enable
capital|Venture need
caplets|Aspirin shapes
capsized|Became upset
caption|Picture partner
captive|Like some audiences
capture|Bag
caramba|Hispanic oath
carcass|Body, slangily
cardboard|Gift-box material
carding|Checking IDs
careers|Vocations
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carotene|Provitamin A
carrier|Airline, for instance
carrots|Bugs' meal
carryon|Like some luggage
casabas|Winter melons
caseworker|Social-agency employee
cashier|Source of change
cashmere|Fine wool
cassock|Garment under a surplice
castaways|Gilligan and friends
catcall|Raspberry
catchword|Slogan
catered|Supplied the spread
ceasefire|Truce
cellars|Wine holders
censers|Priests' devices
centaur|Mythical horse/man
centered|In the middle
certainly|Emphatic assent
cerulean|Sort of blue
chained|Like pens at a bank
chairperson|Gavel wielder
challenger|Underdog, often
character|Personal integrity
charmer|Smooth talker
chassis|Saturn frame
cheapskate|Tightwad
checkroom|Place for coats in a café
cheddar|Wisconsin product
cheerful|In good spirits
cheetah|Impala hunter
chestnuts|__ roasting on an open fire
chirped|Sounded like a bird
chocoholic|Certain candy fiend
chooser|Picker
christy|New __ Minstrels
churned|Prepared, as butter
cineaste|Film fan
cinnamon|Sri Lanka export
circular|Leaflet
clarinets|Orchestra members
clasped|Held on to
clauses|Contract stipulations
clawhammer|Carpentry tool
cleaned|Rid of dirt
cleanser|Scouring powder
cleared|Went over, at the Olympics
clearly|Without question
clients|Paying customers
closest|Most intimate
closeup|Camera shot
cloverleaf|Highway-exit pattern
clunker|Heap
coalesces|Unites
coaster|Party accessory
coastguard|Shore-defense group
cobbler|Fruity dessert
coequal|Having the same rank
coinage|Nickels and dimes
coincidental|Movie disclaimer word
coiners|Word creators
colander|Kitchen drain
collapse|Implode
collarbone|Clavicle
cologne|City on the Rhine
colonials|Home styles
colonials|Home styles
comedian|Improv performer
comedian|Sitcom star, often
commando|Assault-team member
commune|Talk together
complete|Missing nothing
concert|Music event
concerts|Auditorium events
conduit|Channel
constant|Pi, for example
contaminate|Foul
coolant|Car-radiator contents
coolers|Picnic containers
cordoba|City of Spain
corkscrew|Bottle opener
corncrib|Where ears are stored
cornerback|Gridiron position
cornfield|Scarecrow's home
corrode|Become rusty
corrupt|Taint
cotillion|Debutante ball
cougars|Wild felines
coughed|Betrayed boredom, perhaps
couturiere|Chanel, for example
coworker|Lunch companion, perhaps
cradlesong|Blake poem
creases|Goalies' areas
creators|Innovative ones
creature|Monster-movie mainstay
creepiest|Most eerie
crested|Got to a max
crickets|Nighttime chirpers
cringed|Shrank in terror
critics|First-night crowd
critters|Beasts, so to speak
crossbar|Goalpost adjunct
crossways|Athwart
cruelest|Most merciless
cruiser|Squad car
crumble|Break into bits
cryogeny|Study of low temperatures
crystal|15th anniversary gift
cunning|Arch
curator|Exhibit official
curbing|Cutting back on
curdlers|Rennet and such, for milk
currently|As of now
cyclist|Tour de France racer
cylinder|Edison recording medium
cynical|Curmudgeonly
dadaist|Jean Arp, for one
daisies|She loves me not flowers
dandruff|Unwanted scales
danseur|Ballet star
darkened|Approached sunset
darnedest|Utmost
database|Electronic information bank
daybeds|Convertible couches
daystar|Venus, sometimes
dazzles|Impresses mightily
deadener|Number
deadwood|HBO western drama
dearest|Honey
dearest|Honey
debonair|Polished
decamps|Leaves hastily
deceits|Dishonest practices
decibel|Acoustic power unit
decimals|Alternatives to fractions
dedicate|Devote
deducts|Takes off
deepest|Like some apologies
defence|British soccer team concern
defendant|Person on trial
defends|Comes to the aid of
defense|National Guard concern
definite|Unquestionable
deleted|Crossed out
deleted|Expunged
deleted|Struck out
deleted|Struck out
demoted|Lowered in rank
denials|Suspect responses
densely|In a crammed manner
densely|Like sardines
densest|Most crowded
densest|Most mindless
depicts|Shows
depones|Gives evidence
deprives|Takes away, with "of"
deputies|Posse members
derailed|Went off the track
derided|Mocked
derives|Reasons out
descent|Extraction
deserts|Gobi and Sahara
deserts|Runs out on
desirable|Attractive
despair|Lose hope
despised|Gave a wide berth to
despots|Dictators
dessert|Pie or cake
dessert|Pie or pudding
desserts|Cakes and pies
destiny|What will be
destroy|Wreck
detente|Reduction of tension
deterrence|Check
detonate|Set off
devises|Thinks up
dewfall|Overnight lawn activity
dialects|Advanced language study
dialogues|Two-person talks
diamond|Top of the Mohs scale
diatoms|Plankton particles
dickered|Horse-traded
differential|Inequality
dilator|Stretching muscle
dilemma|Difficult choice
dinette|Half a room, perhaps
dingdong|Bell sound
diorama|Miniaturist's scene
diplomat|Rice, for one
disables|Renders inoperable, as a computer command
disappears|Responds to a magician, maybe
discolors|Turns blue, perhaps
discordant|Off-key
discuss|Talk over
disdain|Sneeze at
dismiss|Don't take seriously
dismiss|Sneeze at
dispense|Deal out
display|Panoply
disrobe|Get ready for bed
dissected|Took apart
distaste|Lack of interest
disunited|Separated
diversify|One way to reduce risk
doctrine|Monroe follower
doggerel|Comic poem
dogsled|Amundsen vehicle
dogsled|Iditarod vehicle
dogwood|Flowering tree
dominate|Reign over
donated|Gave
donated|Kicked in
donator|Generous sort
doodlebug|Insect larva
doodles|Passes time with a pencil
doorstop|Slam preventer
dormant|Inactive
dormers|Certain windows
dossier|Complete file
downright|Completely
downright|Unequivocal
drafted|Chose, as for the military
drafters|Constitution creators
drainpipe|Piece of plumbing
dreamed|I Have __ ("King and I" song)
dredges|Land-reclamation machines
dreidel|Type of top
dressage|Lippizaner exhibition
dressed|Threw something on
dresses|Combs out and does up
drifted|Lacked purpose
dropouts|Audio failures
drosses|Smeltery by-products
drowses|Drops off
drubbed|Trounced
druthers|First choice
druthers|Preference, so to speak
duetted|Sang together
dungeon|Count of Monte Cristo setting
durable|Tough
dwindle|Taper off
dynamite|Blow up
dynamite|Super
eagerly|With gusto
earldom|Essex, for example
earlobe|Hoop holder
earnest|Serious
earphone|Cell accessory
earshot|Reach of one's voice
earthly|Terrestrial
earthworm|Night crawler
easiest|Least arduous
eastern|Erstwhile airline
eastward|Toward the right, in a way
echoing|Saying again
eclipse|Astronomical event
eclipse|Overshadow
edgewise|Not straight on
edgiest|Most tense
edifice|Imposing building
edifies|Enlightens
edition|Book printing
editors|Manuscript fixers
editors|Media managers
educate|Send to school
educate|Train
educated|Learned
eggbeaters|Kitchen tools
eggheads|Walking encyclopedias
egoists|Me people
egoists|They're out for themselves
egomania|Self-centeredness
egotism|Selfish quality
elapsed|Slipped by
elating|Delighting
elation|Cloud-nine feeling
election|Board-choosing activity
elector|One who votes
elegance|Classy quality
elegant|High-toned
elegant|Refined and tasteful
element|Natural habitat
elements|Periodic-table entries
elitists|Snobs
ellipse|Planetary path
elongate|Stretch out
eluders|Those escaping
elusion|Getting away
emailed|Tried to reach, in a way
emanate|Give off
emanate|Shoot out
embargo|Trade prohibition
embedded|Like some journalists
emerald|55th-anniversary gift
emerged|Came out
emerging|Coming out
emigres|Ellis Island visitors
eminence|High repute
emirate|Bahrain, for one
emoters|Hams
emotion|Sentiment
emporium|Marketplace
emulates|Takes after
enacted|Put on the books
encases|Boxes
enclose|Fence in
enclose|Fence in
enclose|Fence off
enclosed|Like a packing list
encoded|Not easily read
encrust|Place a durable coat on
endears|Evokes fondness
endeavor|Try
endless|Perpetual
endorse|Speak in favor of
endorser|Champion
endplays|Bridge rituals
endures|Lasts a long time
enduros|Motorcycle races
enemies|Battling sides
enemies|Hostile parties
enemies|Opposite sides
energetic|Like a fireball
enervate|Weaken
enforce|Administer
engages|Hires
engages|Holds the attention of
engirdle|Completely surround
english|Pool accessory?
engross|Occupy the attention of
enigmas|They're hard to figure
enigmatic|Baffling
enlarge|Grow
enlarger|Photographer's device
enormous|Really big
enounce|Formally declare
enrollee|Person in school
enroots|Becomes attached
ensigns|Naval flags
ensiles|Stores on the farm
ensnare|Capture
ensured|Put on ice
entente|Alliance
entente|Multination understanding
entered|Came into
entered|Put forward formally
entered|Signed up
enthrone|Exalt
enthuse|Gush
enthuse|Psych up
enthuse|Rave
entices|Tempts
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Dub
entitle|Give the right
entrant|Competitor
entrants|Ones in a contest
entreat|Plead with
entreaty|Appeal
entrust|Give over
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
episode|Soap-opera segment
epitaph|Newspaper in Tombstone, Arizona
equable|Not changing
equines|Horses
erasers|Mistake removers
erasers|Rubber products
erasure|Deletion mark
erasure|Exam smudge
erected|Built
erected|Put up
eremites|They might be under vows
eremitic|Reclusive
eroding|Crumbling away
eroding|Gradually disappearing
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Learned
escalates|Snowballs
escapee|One running
escaper|He's outta here
escapes|Outs
escargots|Hoity-toity appetizer
esoteric|Known by few
espressos|After-dinner servings
essence|Flower oil
essence|Gist
essential|Must-have
estates|Multi-acre homes
estates|Newport realty
estates|Pricy properties
esteeming|Holding dear
esteems|Regards highly
esthete|Art lover
estimate|Ballpark figure
estimate|Contractor's offering
estimate|Make an appraisal
estimator|Insurance worker
estivate|Take a summer rental, perhaps
etagere|Knickknack stand
etagere|Whatnot
etagere|Whatnot
eternity|Infinite time
eternity|Time without end
ethanol|Grain product
ethical|Aboveboard
ethical|Of high integrity
eucalyptus|Tree favored by koalas
euchred|Swindled
evacuee|One out
evading|Staying away from
evanesces|Disappears gradually
evaporated|Like some milk
evasive|Not open
everglades|U.S. World Heritage site
evinced|Showed well
evinces|Shows clearly
evoking|Calling up
examine|Check carefully
examine|Survey
example|Illustration
exciters|Theme-park rides, often
exhilarate|Send
exonerate|Clear in court
exotica|Unusual things
expense|Cash outlay
expense|Something paid
experiment|Try something
experts|Aces
experts|Panel components
expires|Runs out
explodes|Goes off
exports|Sells abroad
exterior|Outside
exterior|Outside surface
exterior|Word on some paint cans
extorts|Bleeds
eyebrow|Tweezers target
eyeglass|Lens
eyeholes|Mask feature
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyeliner|Pencil product
eyeopener|Bombshell
eyesore|Landscape spoiler
eyesore|Littered vacant lot, perhaps
eyewear|Glasses and contacts
eyewear|Glasses and goggles
factors|Contributing elements
fadeout|Film-script direction
fairway|Part of a golf course
falsities|Misrepresentations
faltered|Lost one's footing
fanciers|Enthusiasts
fanfare|Hoopla
farewell|Parting word
fastballs|Pitcher's "blazing" pitches
fatback|Soul-food flavoring
fattened|Ready for market
feathers|Pillow stuffing
federal|From Washington
federations|Leagues
fenders|Car parts
ferrets|Polecat relatives
fettuccine|Little ribbons
feuding|At odds
fictitious|Movie disclaimer word
finagle|Get by trickery
firewood|Hearth fuel
fittest|In best shape
flamethrower|Source of the dragon's sound in "Sleeping Beauty"
flamingo|Pink wading bird
flatbed|Kind of truck
flattop|Aircraft carrier
fledged|Full-__
flicker|Burn like a candle
floated|Bobbed along
flotsam|Unimportant items
flurries|February forecast
foliage|Architectural detail
footrace|100-yard dash, e.g.
footrest|Ottoman
footsore|Needing to sit
forsakes|Abandons
fortress|Defensive structure
foxhounds|Hunters' helpers
freebies|Annie Oakleys
freelance|Not on the payroll
fretful|Complaining
fretted|Like a ukulele's neck
frightens|Causes a start
frostbite|Winter hazard
fumigant|Gaseous pesticide
further|Additional
fusilli|Spiral-shaped pasta
gainsay|Contradict
ganders|Male geese
gatecrash|Attend without an invitation
gazettes|Newspapers, old-style
gelatin|Nail strengthener
gelatin|Stage-light accessory
gelling|Becoming solid
generate|Produce
generate|Produce
genesis|First book of the Bible
gentiles|Non-Mormons, to Mormons
genuflects|Shows respect
geography|Michael Jordan's college major
germane|On point
gestures|Points, for example
geysers|Hot-water sources
gimlets|Vodka drinks
gingerbread|Architectural ornaments
gingersnap|Spicy cookie
ginseng|Health-food store buy
gladness|Pleasure
gleanings|Last of the harvest
glisten|Sparkle
globetrot|Regularly travel the world
goblets|Wine glasses
gondola|Venetian boat
gossamer|Veil material
grandparent|Toddler spoiler, perhaps
granolas|Breakfast cereals
grasped|Caught
grasses|Fescue and zoysia
greased|Worked on axles
greased|Worked on axles
greasepaint|Circus clown's wear
greases|Lubricates
greater|More noble
gridder|Quarterback or halfback
grocery|Bodega
gropers|Light-switch seekers
grounds|Coffee-filter filler
guarddogs|Dobermans, often
guarded|Cautious
gumdrop|Candy shape
gyrated|Emulated Elvis
hacienda|Mexican house
hackers|Cyber-nuisances
hackney|Carriage horse
hairdos|Salon selections
hairpin|Chignon affixer
halibut|Largest flatfish
hamster|Pet with a cage wheel
hamster|Pet with a cage wheel
hamster|Rodent pet
handlebars|Bike-steering devices
harangue|Take to task
hardened|Got tough
hardier|More robust
harping|Nag's activity
harpist|King David, for one
hassock|Padded footstool
headphones|Listening devices
heckles|Needles, as a comic
hedgerow|Organic fence
heralded|Ushered in
heretical|Unorthodox
heroine|Certain saver
hesitate|Hang back
highest|Uppermost
highfalutin|Hoity-toity
hipbone|Part of the pelvis
hirsute|Covered with hair
hirsute|Like the Wolfman
hoedown|Square-dance event
holiday|Easter, for one
holster|Colt's spot
homegrown|Local
honesty|Attribute of Abe
honeymoon|Newlyweds' trip
honeymooners|Union starters
honoree|Toast recipient
hoosegow|Slammer
hooters|Unhappy spectators, perhaps
hormone|Insulin, for instance
hostile|Enemy soldier
hostile|One of the enemy
hotcakes|Quick sellers, supposedly
hotdogs|Ballpark snacks
hotline|Emergency medium
hotrods|Souped-up wheels
housetop|December landing spot
however|But
humdrum|Dull as dishwater
humorist|Twain, for one
hunched|Bent over
iceberg|Unemotional person
iceless|Straight up
icicles|Signs of winter
idealized|Too good to be true
ideates|Uses one's gray cells
idiotic|Senselessly foolish
idleness|Couch potato's condition
ignited|Put a match to
ignorance|Lack of knowledge
ignorant|Lacking knowledge
ignored|Disregarded
illumine|Brighten up
imagine|Lennon tune
imagines|Dreams up
imitate|Copycat
imitate|Mimic
imitator|Copycat
immerse|Dunk
immerse|Place into liquid
impartial|Like referees
implicit|Hinted at
importer|Tariff payer
imposer|Intrusive one
impress|Dazzle
impromptu|Spur-of-the-moment
incapable|Unequal to the task
incense|Fragrance source
incentives|Rebates, e.g.
inching|Moving gradually
inchworms|Little wrigglers
inelegant|Not at all graceful
inertia|Obstacle to progress
inertia|Resistance to change
inertness|Noble-gas property
inexpert|Not accomplished
infrared|Radiation band
ingress|Admittance
inhabit|Call home
inhales|Gets some air
inherit|Be left
inherits|Receives, in a way
inhibit|Hold back
initials|FDR and JFK
innocent|Not guilty
inseams|Trouser lengths
insider|Tip source, at times
insiders|Behind-the-scenes group
insight|Perception
insights|Thoughtful views
insists|Is emphatic
insoles|Shoe accessories
insoles|Shoe parts
insomnia|Pacino film of 2002
instill|Impart
insults|Rude remarks
insurer|Risk taker
intense|Strong
intercom|Office speaker system
interface|Computer-network connection
interstate|Federal highway
intimate|Hint
intimidates|Cows
intones|Chants
irately|Betraying bile
ironical|Kind of funny
isolate|Cut off
isolated|Set apart
isotope|Uranium 238, e.g.
issuers|Stock origins
italics|Emphatic type
italics|Right-leaning type
iterate|Do over
iterate|Dwell on
iterate|Keep saying
iterate|State again
iterates|Repeats
jackknife|Fancy dive
jackpot|Top prize
javelin|Athlete's throw
javelins|Track gear
jaywalker|Law-breaking pedestrian
jaywalker|Reckless pedestrian
johnnycake|Cornmeal concoction
junkers|Clunky cars
juvenile|Childish
karaoke|Bar activity
keenness|Edge
kestrel|Small falcon
kibbutz|Israeli commune
kindest|Most gracious
kingmaker|Checker stacker?
kingmaker|Influential politician
kingpin|Chief
kippered|Cured, as herring
knapsacks|Campers' carriers
knishes|Hot Pockets kin
labeled|Bearing a tag
laborer|Hard hat
laconic|To the point
lacrosse|Native American sport
lacrosse|North America's oldest sport
ladybug|Aphid eater
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
laments|Moans about
lantern|Portable light
largely|For the most part
largest|Most easy to see
largest|Most massive
largest|Most sweeping
larrups|Defeats badly
lassoes|Cow catchers
lassoes|Rodeo ropes
lateens|Triangular sails
lateness|High schooler's infraction
lateral|Kind of pass
lateral|Sort of pass
latinos|Anthony Quinn et al.
latitude|Freedom
lattice|Diagonal-patterned gate
lattice|Garden structure
lavender|Nectar source
layaway|Retail purchase plan
leaflet|Brochure
leaflet|Circular
leafstalk|Stem protrusion
learned|Found out
leasers|They choose not to buy
leathery|Like cowhide
lecture|Hall event
leeches|Hangers-on
legally|According to the law
legroom|Space at your seat
legumes|Protein source
lemonade|Picnic drink
lenders|Mortgage sources
lengths|Race units
lenient|Easy
lessees|Rent payers
lessees|Renters
lessons|Parable points
lessons|Training periods
letterman|Leno's late-night rival
lettuce|Leaf source
lettuces|Iceberg and romaine
liaison|Contact
libellee|Respondent in the Inns of Court
librarians|They work around stacks
license|Permit
license|Wedding need
lighter|Large barge
likened|Compared
limestone|Quarry rock
lineage|Family history
lingerie|Slips and such
linguine|Little tongues
listees|Directory entries
listening|Following along
listening|Paying attention
literal|True to fact
literate|Well-read
literati|Smart set
litterbug|Trash-can ignorer
loading|Dock work
loathes|Abhors
loathes|Can't stomach
logical|Like Mr. Spock
logroller|Lumberjack, at times?
loiters|Doesn't go
lollies|Candies on sticks
longest|Guinness superlative
longing|Desire
lookalike|Dead ringer
looping|Doing aerobatics, perhaps
loosens|Unbinds
looters|Pirates, often
lording|__ it over (domineering)
loutish|Ill-mannered
lovebirds|Affectionate pair
loveseat|Parlor piece
lowlands|Region of Scotland
lozenge|Sore-throat soother
luckier|More fortunate
lumbering|Not very graceful
lumberjack|Logrolling competitor
lunched|Took tiffin
lusters|Brilliant reflections
lutists|Medieval players
macadamia|Hawaiian nut
machetes|Cane-cutters
madeira|Dessert wine
magenta|Purplish red
magnate|Industrialist
magnate|Mogul
mahimahi|Hawaiian fish
mahogany|Reddish-brown
maligns|Slanders
managed|Ran the team
manatees|Aquatic mammals
mandrill|Baboon variety
manicotti|Pipes
manners|Social skills
mansard|Type of roof
manuals|Handbooks
maracas|Gourds with sand
marathoners|They go the distance
margarita|Cantina order
marines|Iwo Jima soldiers
marionette|Puppet on strings
marital|Wedded
marriage|Joining
marsala|Veal style
martini|Bar order
marzipan|Almond confection
massage|Health-spa offering
matador|One who fights in a ring
matchbooks|PHILLUMENIST
matchup|Correspond
maturate|Develop
maudlin|Sentimental
meaning|Import
meantime|Interim
meatball|Pizza topping
meathead|Archie's nickname for Mike
mediator|Negotiation participant
medical|Insurance type
medieval|Very primitive
meditate|Practice Zen
meditate|Reflect
megawatt|Massive power quantity
melange|Hodgepodge
melange|Potpourri
mementos|Keepsakes
memorizes|Learns by heart
mergers|Business news
mermaid|Andersen character
metallic|Like zirconium or zinc
metiers|Callings
metropolis|Superman's hometown
metropolises|Areas in insets
mileage|Distance
milestone|Significant event
milieux|Backdrops
milkshake|Soda-fountain drink
millennium|A new one was celebrated 1/1/2001
mineral|20 Questions category
miniskirt|Short attire
minister|Tend
ministers|Attends (to)
minorca|Spanish resort island
minutia|Small things
miracle|Extraordinary event
miracles|Amazing occurences
mirrors|Medicine-chest attachments
misdeed|Improper act
miserable|Sorry
miserly|Penny-pinching
mishits|Fouls off
misnomer|Inappropriate name
misspell|Write "recieve"
mistake|Error
mistake|Foul-up
mistaken|Not right
mistletoe|Yuletide decoration
mizzenmast|Ship pole
mobiles|Suspension subjects
mockingbird|Top-10 tune for Carly Simon and James Taylor
moments|Short times
monocle|Mr. Peanut accessory
monotonic|Unvarying in pitch
moonshiner|Maker of illegal liquor
moreover|Besides
morocco|Road picture locale
moussaka|Entrée with eggplant
mudslinger|Coffeehouse employee?
munched|Chomped
municipal|Of a city
mutinied|Arose
muttering|Grumbling under one's breath
nailbiter|Close game
nailing|Construction activity
nailing|Homebuilding activity
naivete|Green state
namesake|Junior, often
nametag|Mixer handout
narrate|Do a voice-over
narrate|Set forth
narrate|Tell
narrator|Story teller
natives|Original inhabitants
nattered|Ran on
neatening|Putting straight
neatest|Most clever
neatest|Most organized
necktie|Business wear
needled|Teased
negated|Canceled out
neglect|Pay no attention to
neglects|Pays no attention to
neither|Choice word
nelsons|Some holds
neolith|Stone Age implement
neophyte|Pro's opposite
nesters|Avian home makers
nestles|Gets comfortable
nestling|Robin's offspring
netters|Certain fishermen
nettled|Irked
newscaster|Anchor, for one
newsmen|Some TV anchors
nicotine|Alkaloid in tomatoes
nitpicks|Acts too fussy
noblest|Marc Antony's adjective for Brutus
noblest|Most majestic
nocturnal|Up at night, as owls
noisier|Making more of a racket
nominal|Not worth mentioning
nominee|Slate entry
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
nondairy|Lacking milk or cheese
nonesuch|Person without equal
nonprofit|Smithsonian, for one
nonsense|Baloney
nosiest|Most forward
nostril|Facial feature
notable|Distinguished
notable|Outstanding
notches|Arrow parts
notepaper|Sheet for a quick message
nourish|Foster
nourished|Fed
nouveau|Art __
nouveau|Art style
nouveau|__ riche
nuclear|Part of NRC
nurture|Bring up
nutshell|Model of brevity
nutshell|Something to crack
oakmoss|Lichen used in perfumery
obelisk|Tapering pillar
obnoxious|Hugely annoying
observe|Notice
obsessed|Consumed (with)
obsolesce|Fall out of fashion
obverse|Coin side
occurred|Took place
ocelots|They're spotted in Mexico
octagon|Shape with 135-degree angles
octagon|Street-corner shape
octagons|Tile shapes
octanes|Gas-pump numbers
odometer|Dashboard gauge
odorless|Like krypton
odorous|Fetid
odorous|Reeking
odyssey|Eventful journey
oftener|At shorter intervals
oilhole|Engine feature
okaying|Signing off on
oligarch|One of a few in power
omelets|Brunch buffet offerings
ominous|Appearing threatening
ominous|Sinister
oneness|Unity
oneself|Personal identity
onetime|Former
onetime|Past
onshore|Like some winds
openness|What "glasnost" means
opponent|Adversary
opposed|Con
opposer|One against
opposite|Black, to white
opposites|Completely different pair
opulent|Rich
oracles|Ancient seers
orangutan|Long-armed ape
oratorical|Websterian, perhaps
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oratorio|Bach genre
oratorio|Handel's "Hercules" is one
oratorio|Religious piece
orators|Public speakers
orbiters|Space shots
ordains|Decrees
oregano|Chili ingredient
oregano|Spaghetti-sauce herb
orients|Gets one's bearings
origami|Paper-folding art
origami|Source of paper tigers
originals|One-of-a-kinders
origins|Darwin's study
orioles|Baltimore birds
outdated|Pass
outeats|Consumes more than
outgrew|Got too big for
outgrow|Leave behind
outleap|Prevail over in the long jump
outleapt|Bested in the long jump
outmode|Render obsolete
outmoded|Like slide rules
outside|Not in-house
outsize|Like Pollock canvases
outsmart|Get the better of
outswam|Crawled quicker than
ovenware|Baking needs
overages|Excesses
overcame|Got past
overeat|Get stuffed
overeat|Take in too much
overexcite|Work up
overfilled|Sated
overhang|Projection
overhaul|Refurbish
overhype|Promote to excess
overrate|Appraise too highly
overrate|Make too much of
override|Countermand
overshoes|Galoshes
overtook|Got past
overused|Worn out, as phrases
overwork|Tax
overwrite|Cover up, as text
oxymoron|Jumbo shrimp, for one
pajamas|Sleepers
pajamas|Slumber-party garb
palaces|Royal residences
paladin|Have Gun Will Travel hero
palaver|Chitchat
paleontology|One of Thomas Jefferson's pursuits
panamas|Tropical toppers
panners|Gold-dust seekers
panorama|Wide view
panther|Black wildcat
pantyhose|Type of stockings
panzers|WWII tanks
paperclip|Office fastener
papered|Covered walls, in a way
paperer|One working on walls
parable|Teaching story
paraded|Showed off
parades|Veterans Day events
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
parakeet|Avian mimic
parallel|Line of latitude
pardoned|Granted forgiveness to
parents|Sister mag of "American Baby"
parishioners|They mass for Mass
parolee|Morgan Freeman, in "The Shawshank Redemption"
parries|Averts, as a fencing thrust
parsnip|Edible root
parting|Splitting hairs
partner|Sidekick
partners|Business co-owners
passage|Musical excerpt
passbook|You can take it to the bank
passion|Depth of feeling
passport|Acceptance ensurer
passport|World traveler's document
pastels|Tinted chalks
pastries|Crullers and cream puffs
patella|Kneecap
pausing|Catching one's breath
payrolls|Puts money behind
peaches|They're swell
peanuts|Schulz strip
pedaled|Went biking
pedantic|Doctrinaire
pedicure|Treat for the feet
pedigree|Family tree
peerless|In a class by oneself
penalty|Gridiron punishment
pendant|Necklace attachment
penknife|Scout's accessory
pennames|Some writers' creations
pensions|Retirement plans
penthouse|Ritzy digs
penultimate|Almost last
percale|Sheet fabric
perestroika|'80s Soviet policy
perfecta|Type of bet
pergolas|Vine supports
periods|Sentence-ending marks
peroxide|Bleaching chemical
perspire|Lose water
persuasive|Convincing
perused|Read
perused|Studied carefully
peruser|Examiner
peruses|Reads
pesetas|Euro predecessors
pestered|Was a pain to
pesters|Nags
petites|Small sizes
petites|Some dresses
petulant|Peevish
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
pharaoh|Ancient Egyptian ruler
pharaoh|Ancient ruler
phoneme|Pronunciation unit
piccolo|Literally, "small"
pickiest|Fussy to the max
piebalds|They're spotted on the range
pigtails|Braids of hair
pimento|Popular stuffing
pinafore|Little House on the Prairie garment
pinafore|Apronlike dress
pinatas|Fiesta decor
pinches|Steals, slangily
pinpoint|Locate precisely
pioneered|Blazed a trail
pipsqueak|Twerp
pirated|Illegally copied
pistols|Duel weapons
pistons|NBA team
placidly|In a calm fashion
plainer|More easy to see
plaintiff|Person bringing suit in court
plaiting|Do work
plastics|Milk-bottle materials
plateau|Tableland
platoon|Troop group
players|Theater program heading
playpen|Kiddie corral
pleading|Court statement
pleased|Made happy
pliable|Easily shaped
plodding|Not too quick
plotted|Mapped out
poisons|Contaminates
polygon|Geometric figure
pomaded|Like George Clooney in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
poplars|Cottonwood relatives
poplars|Cottonwood trees
poplins|Drapery fabrics
porosity|Pumice feature
portage|Carrying
portion|Meal serving
possess|Have
postage|Stamps
postcards|DELTIOLOGIST
posthaste|As soon as possible
postwar|Since '46
potholes|Pavement pits
pottery|Ceramic creations
powders|Covers, in a way
prairie|Grassy plain
prairie|Much of Ohio
praised|Bestowed kudos on
praline|Southern confection
prances|Swaggers about
prattle|Trifling talk
prebend|Cleric's stipend
precast|Like ready-made concrete pieces
preener|Fussy dresser
prefixes|Word starters
preheats|Prepares an oven, as for baking
premise|Argument's foundation
prepaid|Already handled
prepare|Get ready
prepare|Whip up, as a meal
preplan|Schedule in advance
presale|Order before it's available
presell|Take orders early
present|On the spot
presented|Handed over
preserving|Keeping safe
presides|Is in charge at a meeting
preteen|Twelve-year old, e.g.
preteens|Many middle-schoolers
pretense|False front
pretense|False show
pretexts|Excuses
prettier|Comparatively comely
pretzel|Bar snack
pretzel|Salty snack
prevail|Triumph
preventer|What Smokey wants you to be, re forest fires
primary|Candidate's hurdle
primatology|Ape man's study
princes|Harry and William
prisoner|Captive
proctor|Monitor
promote|Push forward
promotion|Employee's goal
prosper|Do well
protects|Shields
protest|Gripe
protostar|Concept in cosmology
provide|Furnish
pseudonym|O. Henry, for one
punchboard|Gambling device
punster|Equivoque master
puppetry|Punch and Judy show skill
purloin|Swipe
pursuit|Quest
raconteurs|Skilled storytellers
radiate|Shine brightly
radiate|Throw off
radical|Extreme
raiding|Marauder's activity
rainbow|Meteorological arc
raincheck|Ticket stub, at times
rambles|Blathers on
ransacks|Rifles through
ransoms|Recovers, in a way
rapiers|Light weapons
raptors|Toronto NBA team
rapture|Delight
raptures|Blissful states
ratatat|Drumming sound
ratatat|Fusillade report
rattled|Shook up
rattler|Scourge of the Wild West
rattler|Sort of snake
raveled|Frayed
ravines|Eroded valleys
reabsorb|Take in again
readapt|Modify anew
readmits|Lets in again
realtor|One with lots to sell
rearrange|Work on an anagram
reattempts|Second tries
rebates|Money-back offers
rebelled|Resisted authority
recitals|Music students' performances
reclaims|Takes back
recline|Lie
recluse|Loner, plus
recover|Bounce back
recruiter|Slot filler
recuses|Disqualifies (oneself)
redeploys|Sends back out, as troops
redesign|Interior decorator's job
redress|Set right
reelect|Keep in office
reelect|Put back in
reelers|Two-__ (old short films)
reenter|Come back in
reenter|Visit again
reenters|Writes over
reevaluate|Look again at
refashions|Makes alterations to
referee|Basketball arbiter
refunded|Made good on a guarantee
refuted|Proved false
regales|Wines and dines
regalia|Royal emblems
regents|Substitute rulers
regents|University officials
registry|Bride's list
regress|Go backwards
rehandle|Take care of again
rehearse|Go over lines
reheated|Warmed, as leftovers
reheats|Prepares, as leftovers
reinvest|What some do with dividends
relabel|Change a tag
related|Like sisters
relates|Is germane
relative|Not absolute
relayed|Sent over
release|Allow to go free
release|Permission paper
relented|Let up
relentless|Tigerish
relieve|Free
relieve|Sub for
reloads|Puts in more ammo
remarry|Take another
remarry|Tie a new knot
remedies|Takes care of
reminisces|Speaks nostalgically
remixes|Some CD releases
remnants|Leftovers
remoras|Shark-riding fish
remorse|Deep contrition
renaissance|Reawakening
renewed|Extended, as a subscription
renovate|Modernize
repaint|Put a new coat on
repairs|Fixes
repanel|Fix some walls
repartee|Banter
rephrase|Put differently
replete|Filled to the brim
replica|Copy
reporter|Paper staffer
reprint|Impress further?
reprisal|Payback of sorts
repulses|Drives back
request|Ask politely
reraise|Bump back
rereads|Gets through twice, as a book
rereads|Peruses again
rerouted|Sent elsewhere
rescind|Take back
rescuer|Serial hero, often
reseeded|Sowed again
reseeds|Improves the lawn
reserve|Emergency money
resided|Had quarters
resided|Had quarters
resided|Lived
resource|It may be natural
respect|Franklin tune
respite|Breather
respite|Short break
response|Comeback
restaff|Fill spots again
restates|Says in another way
resting|Taking five
restore|Put back
retaped|Recorded again
retests|Make-up exams
reticent|Not talkative
retired|Stopped working
retirement|Bulova Watch time?
retorts|Sharp answers
retorts|Sharp answers
retrace|Go back over
retreat|Pull back, as an army
returnee|He's back
returns|Kickoff runbacks
reunions|Gatherings for graduates
reunite|Bring together again
reunite|Get together again
revenge|Whodunit motive, maybe
revenue|Incoming cash
reverse|Parallel-parking gear
reverse|Park's neighbor
revises|Tinkers with
revolts|Stages a coup
rewrite|Second draft
ricochet|Bullet bounce
ridicule|Belittle
rigatoni|Little stripes
rimshot|Joke punctuation
rimshot|Snare sound
ringlets|Shirley Temple feature
ripener|Ethylene, to fruit
riskier|More hazardous
rivulet|Small stream
rolltop|Quaint desk
romaine|Produce purchase
romaine|Salad ingredient
rondeau|Verse form
rooftop|House part
roomiest|Superlatively commodious
rosebuds|Wedding-cake trim
rosters|Lineups
rosters|Lists
rotunda|Pantheon feature
roughriders|Roosevelt's regiment
roulade|Musical embellishment
rounder|Clothing display rack
rousted|Dragged out of bed
routine|Everyday
rubella|The US declared it eradicated in 2005
rudiment|One of the ABCs
runaway|Easy win
saddest|Bummed to the max
saddler|Equestrian's supplier
safaris|Exotic vacations
safaris|Game quests
safecracker|One who breaks into a vault
saffron|Expensive spice
sagebrush|Nevada plant
sailors|Tars
salaries|Labor-contract terms
salchow|Skating jump
salesmen|Some insurance agents
salmons|Coho and sockeye
saltish|Not quite fresh, as water
salutes|Honors
sambaed|Did a ballroom dance
sambuca|Licorice-flavored liqueur
samoyed|Dog originally from Russia
samurai|Japanese warrior
sardines|Tom treat
sashayed|Walked nonchalantly
sassier|More impudent
sassing|Being disrespectful to
satiate|Satisfy fully
satires|Lampoons
saucers|Cup holders
saurian|Lizardlike
sausage|Paella ingredient
sausage|Pizza topping
saxophones|Some reeds
scabbard|Saber's home
scallop|Certain shell
scallop|Seafood tidbit
scalpel|Small cutter
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scampish|Like Puck
scanner|Computer adjunct
scarcer|Less available
scarlet|Flagrantly offensive
scarred|Permanently damaged
scepters|Symbols of authority
schemas|Frameworks
schemer|Conniving sort
schisms|Splits
schoolmate|Bus-seat sharer, perhaps
schoolroom|Learning place
scissor|Paper cutter
scorcher|Hot day
scorepad|Word-game accessory
scoring|Crossing home
scrapbook|Clippings holder
scraped|Prepared for painting, perhaps
screener|Airport employee
scribble|Write carelessly
scrunch|Crumple (up)
scuttle|Abandon
sealant|Leak stopper
sealant|Leak stopper
seaplane|It has floats and flies
seaport|Amsterdam or Algiers
seaport|Coastal city, often
seaside|Oceanfront
seasons|Annual foursome
seatbelt|Safety strap
seatbelt|Sedan strap
seating|Pews and stools
seceded|Got out
secrete|Stash away
section|Grapefruit chunk
section|Grapefruit hunk
sectoral|Of a region
sediment|Dregs
sediment|Settled matter
sediment|Wine-bottle contents
sediments|Dregs
seeress|Cassandra, for one
seesawed|Kept changing one's mind
seethed|Did a slow burn
segments|Parts
selective|Choosy
selectors|Knobs on old TVs
selects|Picks out
selfsame|Identical
sellers|eBay principals
sellouts|SRO situations
senates|Deliberative bodies
senates|Governing bodies
senates|Roman councils
senator|Impeachment juror
senators|Birch and Evan Bayh
senators|Toga wearers
senseless|Not smart
senseless|Ridiculous
sentries|Post men
separate|Divide
separate|Sweater or skirt
septate|Divided, anatomically
serapes|Sonora shawls
serenade|Court, in a way
serrate|Saw-toothed
serviced|Maintained
sestets|Sonnet groupings
setback|Architectual detail
settees|Siesta spots
several|Three or four
severed|Cut off
shadows|Surreptitiously follows
shafted|Conned, so to speak
shamrock|Irish emblem
shanties|Crude shelters
sharers|Good kids
shatter|Break
sheepdog|Herding pooch
sheepskin|Diploma
shekels|Tel Aviv coins
sheltie|British sheepdog
sheltie|Type of terrier
shipshape|Tidy
shipshape|Trim and tidy
shoddiest|Most carelessly done
shorten|Take up, as a hem
shoulder|Part 3 of advice
shouter|Spectator, often
showers|Some parties
shrivels|Dries up
shudder|Quiver
shuffleboard|Cruise pastime
shyness|Withdrawn quality
signalmen|Railroad employees
silence|Hush
similarity|Movie disclaimer word
sincere|Heartfelt
sinecure|Cushy position
singsong|Monotonous in pitch
sirloin|Steakhouse order
sirocco|Saharan wind
sisters|The Muses, for instance
situated|Put in one's place
skeeter|Biting bug, informally
skeeter|Summer pest
skiddoo|Leave in a hurry
skittish|Apt to start
slashes|URL elements
sledder|Rope-tow user
sledges|Polar-exploration vehicles
sleeper|Certain sofa
sleeper|Surprise hit
slender|Thin
slicker|Comparatively slippery
slicker|Foul-weather apparel
slicker|Rainwear
sliding|Like some scales
slingback|Shoe with a strap
slipcover|Armchair protector
slipout|Exit undetected
slipper|Cinderella's loss
slopped|Fed from a trough
sloshed|Played in a puddle
slyness|Cunning quality
slyness|Guile
slyness|Reynard's hallmark
smallest|Least important
smashes|Breaks to bits
smelled|Got a whiff of
smoking|On a streak
smooths|Makes easier
snacker|Between-meals eater
snapdragon|Garden flower
snapshot|Album insert
sneezed|Expelled, in a way
snorers|Certain noisemakers
snorkel|Submarine ventilation device
snowbirds|They winter in Florida
snowmobile|Winter vehicle
snowplow|Road-clearing vehicle
soaping|Car-wash step
softener|Laundry additive
softens|Goes limp
software|Computer games, for example
soleprint|Newborn's ID mark
solitaire|Card game for one
soloing|Going it alone
soloist|One at a recital
solvers|You and others
sonatas|Musical pieces
sonatas|Some Mozart music
sonatas|Violin pieces
sophist|Devious arguer
soprano|High range
sopranos|High-pitched voices
sorbets|Ices
sorcerer|Magician
sounded|Rang
soupcon|Small amount
spaceship|Sci-fi staple
spaghetti|Little strings
sparest|Most frugal
sparkplugs|Inspirational leaders
sparred|Bandied words
sparrow|Small bird
sparsest|Least dense
spatter|Splash droplets on
spatula|Kitchen helper
spatula|Kitchen scraper
speakeasy|'20s barroom
speakeasy|Prohibition-era saloon
specters|Visible spirits
speeded|Laid rubber
spender|Skinflint's opposite
spewers|Volcanoes, e.g.
spewing|Sending forth
spinach|Antioxidant source
spleeny|Hot-tempered
spoiler|Plot-info giveaway
sponges|Ocean dwellers
sportsmen|They might go out with pointers
spotlight|Stage lamp
spreads|Bed coverings
spriest|Most nimble
sprockets|Ten-speed components
spruces|Neatens (up)
squeeze|Tough spot
stabbed|Used a fork, perhaps
stabile|Abstract sculpture
staccato|Rapid-fire
stagecoach|Old West conveyance
stagnant|Inactive
stagnant|Still
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least original
stalled|Put off the inevitable
stammer|Hem and haw
standing|On line, maybe
standup|Get out of one's chair
standups|One-liner deliverers
staples|Office supplies
starboard|Seafarer's right
stardom|Understudy's dream
starers|Givers of the evil eye
starfish|Sea urchin's cousin
starlet|Hype focus, at times
starlit|Like a bright evening sky
starred|Marked with an asterisk
starstruck|Captivated by celebrities
startup|Fledgling business
stateside|The U.S., to an overseas G.I.
stators|Turbine parts
steamboats|1800s transports
steamed|Boiling mad
steeliest|With the most nerve
steeple|Church spire
steeples|Church spires
steeples|Church tops
steeples|Places for bells
steerage|Titanic passenger class
steppes|Treeless plains
sterner|Less indulgent
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetson|Ten-gallon hat maker
sticker|New-car reading
stinker|No-goodnik
stinking|Outrageously
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stoical|Far from emotional
stoicism|Zeno's school
stomata|Leaf pores
stonemasons|Quarry men
stoneware|Ceramic dish
stonier|Less sympathetic
stooges|Curly, Larry and Moe
stooges|Threesome in shorts
stoolies|Tip sources
storable|Like canning candidates
storage|Computer memory
storage|Mover's service
storerooms|Attics, often
stories|Fairy tales, e.g.
straddle|Fence-sitter's position
strafer|Warplane crewman, at times
strange|Peculiar
stranger|New arrival
streams|Flows steadily
stretto|Musical overlap
strewed|Cast about
strides|Progress, so to speak
strides|Takes long steps
striding|Taking big steps
stubborn|Like a mule
stumper|It's hard to answer
stumper|It's not easy
stupefy|Baffle
stylers|Experts with locks
stylish|Quite smart
sugarcoated|Made more palatable
suitors|Would-be hubbies
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sundaes|Ice-cream treats
sundial|Old timer
sunflower|Source of snack seeds
sunflower|Tall yellow-petaled plant
sunglasses|Beachgoer's wear
sunglasses|They reduce glare
sunless|Like winter in Antarctica
supermarket|Place to buy bread
sureness|Certainty
surfeit|Overflow
surpass|Top
surprise|Party type
surreal|Fantastic
suspend|Hang
suspension|Punishment for a student
sustain|Bear the weight of
swearer|One taking an oath
sweater|Place for a letter
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweetie|Toots
swellheaded|Egotistical
swiveled|Turned in a chair
swiveled|Turned, as a desk chair
syntheses|Combinations
systems|Procedures
systems|Ways
tableland|Mesa
tacitly|In an implied manner
tackled|Dealt with
tadpole|Pond infant
tagalong|Little brother, maybe
tailpipe|Auto part
tailspins|Rapid descents
tailspins|Sudden declines
takeout|Meals in cardboard containers
talebearer|Source of gossip
talents|Natural abilities
talkies|Silents successors
tallness|Height
taloned|Like a hawk
tamales|Hot Mexican foods
tamales|Mexicali fare
tamales|Mexican munchies
tankards|Large beer cups
tantrums|Infant's rages
taphouse|Place for a brew
tarnish|Silver flaw
tarpaper|Roofing material
tartans|Highlands patterns
tartest|Least sweet
tartest|Most lemony
tattered|In shreds
tatters|Turns to rags
teacarts|Serving trays on wheels
tearoom|Pekoe place
tearoom|Place to eat
tearstain|Cat's-eye problem
teenaged|Almost grown
teethed|Chewed on a ring, perhaps
teethers|Ring chewers
telepath|Mind reader
teletype|Fax predecessor
telling|Revelatory
temporal|Pertaining to time
tenderfoot|Boy Scout beginner
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tenders|Hands over
tendons|Muscle-bone connectors
tenpins|Alley game
tensest|Most volatile
tensing|Becoming tight
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|Octopus arm
tenuous|Flimsy, as an argument
tenures|Periods of service
terrace|High-rise amenity
terrapin|Maryland collegian
terrestrial|Not aquatic
tersest|Least protracted
tersest|Most succinct
testiness|Crabby quality
textbook|Student's reading
theater|Place of action
theocratic|Like Aztecan society
theorize|Speculate
therapy|Type of treatment
threatens|Gives an ultimatum to
thrills|Electrifies
through|All finished
thrusts|Essences
thumbnail|Brief, as a description
thunder|Sign of bad weather
thunderbolt|Stormy weather phenomenon
tickets|Box-office buy
ticking|Watch sound
tidbits|Gossip morsels
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tiebreaker|Deciding game
tieless|Dressed informally, perhaps
timekeeper|Sports official
tingles|Exciting sensations
tinkerer|One who fiddles
tiptoes|Moves quietly
tirades|Bombastic talk
toadstools|Poisonous mushrooms
tobacco|Nightshade family member
toboggan|Winter ride
toccata|Bach piece
toggery|Clothing
tolerate|Put up with
tollbar|Turnpike barrier
tomboys|Outdoorsy girls
tonette|Plastic flute
tonnage|Freighter's capacity
tonsils|Defensive tissues
tonsils|Lumps in the throat
tootsie|Hoffman film
topflight|High-quality
topical|Like Leno's monologues
topmast|Rigging support
topmost|Upper
topsail|Certain nautical canvas
tornado|Wizard of Oz plot device
tortellini|Little fritters
tortoise|Race winner of fable
totaled|Beyond repair
tourist|Camera toter
tourists|They're not home right now
tracers|Lost-parcel inquiries
traction|Road-gripping ability
tractor|Farm vehicle
tradeoff|Quid pro quo
tradesman|Artisan
tragedy|Drama genre
trainees|Newbies
traipse|Gad about
traipsed|Gadded about
traitor|False friend
transmission|Radio broadcast
transoms|Windows over doors
trapdoor|Magician's secret, perhaps
trapshooter|Skeet participant
traumas|Emotional upsets
treasures|Pirate caches
treated|Handled
treated|Played host
treehouse|Backyard play area
tremble|Show fear
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Part of a model-train set
tribute|Compliment
tricolor|France's flag, e.g.
trident|Poseidon's spear
trinket|Knickknack
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
triumphant|Victorious
trolley|Street clanger of yore
trolley|Streetcar of yore
troopers|Ticket issuers
trotter|Type of racehorse
trouble|Hot water, so to speak
trouncing|Decisive defeat
truisms|Self-evident statements
trustier|More reliable
tsunamis|Devastating waves
turmoil|Uproar
turnons|Online matchmaking category
turtledove|Cooing bird
twinged|Hurt, in a way
twinkle|You might get one in your eye
twisted|Wry
twofold|Double
twosomes|Golf matchups
typical|Ordinary
typists|Draft preparers
ulterior|Beneath the surface
ulterior|Guarded
ultimate|Eventual
ululate|Lament loudly
umpteen|Lots of
unarmed|Clean, to a cop
unaware|In la-la land
unaware|Not on the ball
unbaked|Like bread dough
uncaring|Cold
unclasp|Let go
uncouth|Needing polishing
undenied|Not refuted
undesired|Not wished for
unearth|Find with effort
unearthed|Brought to light
uniquely|In an inimitable way
unitizes|Welds
unknowns|X and Y, in algebra
unlatch|Open, as a screen door
unloader|Dock hand
unloose|Emulate Pandora
unloose|Free
unlucky|Accident-prone
unnerve|Psych out
unposed|Like candid shots
unproven|Up in the air
untoward|Inappropriate
unwieldy|Cumbersome
upbraid|Lambaste
updated|Refreshed
uppercut|Boxing punch
upriser|Rebellious sort
upstart|Johnny-come-lately
upswept|Like some hairdos
urbaner|More polished
utensil|Fork or spoon
utterers|They verbalize
vandykes|Short beards
vanilla|Flavor obtained from orchids
vanished|Gone suddenly
vanishes|Leaves, as a magician's assistant
vassals|Feudal tenants
vaulted|Jumped over
verbose|Of too many words
verdant|Grassy
verdict|Final word
vermicelli|Little worms
version|Part of KJV
vespers|Evensong
veteran|Seasoned
viewpoint|Opinion
viewpoint|Opinion
violent|Furious
virtual|Not really real
viscous|Syrupy
voicemail|Modern message taker
voiceprint|High-tech ID
volante|Quickly and lightly, in music
wakened|Heard the alarm
wallflower|Shy one at a dance
waltzed|Did a ballroom dance
wapitis|Red-deer relatives
warrantee|Appliance buyer, e.g.
warship|Armada member
warships|Naval fleet
washrag|Cleaning cloth
wasteland|Barren area
wastrel|Ne'er-do-well
watered|Did a gardening chore
watershed|Turning point
waterskiing|Sport requiring a tow
wattage|Power rating
wearies|Tires
weather|TV news segment
weekend|Days off for most
weirder|More off-the-wall
welfare|Prosperity
western|Shoot-'em-up
wheedle|Beguile
wheelbarrow|Construction-site cart
wheelbase|Distance between front and rear tires
whereto|Hack's query
whirlybirds|Copters
widening|Getting broader
wielded|Exercised
willpower|Self-control
wireless|Like cell phones
wisecrack|Sarcastic remark
wisecracks|Facetious remarks
wishbone|Thanksgiving prize
witless|Boneheaded
wizened|Shriveled up
woodshed|Rural outbuilding
workbench|Carpenter's table
workstation|Assigned office area
wreathe|Envelop
wreaths|Floral bands
wrestler|The Rock or Triple H
wristwatch|Arm accessory
xeroxes|Uses an office machine
yachted|Went sailing, fancily
yardmaster|Railroad boss
yearend|Accounting time
yearned|Had longings
yodeled|Sang, in a way
abalone|Chinese delicacy
abandon|Lack of restraint
abbesses|Convent superiors
abdicator|He's giving up
abdomen|Belly, more formally
abdominal|Type of muscle
abettor|Friend in crime
abilities|Talents
abolish|Make illegal
abrasive|Smoothing stuff
absolute|Unrestricted
absurdity|Silliness
academia|College world
accessed|Got into
accolade|Four-star review
accorded|Bestowed
accrete|Grow together
accurate|Right on the money
accuses|Impeaches
acerbate|Embitter
acerbic|Biting, as criticism
acetate|Overlay material
achiest|Most uncomfortable
achiest|Superlatively sore
acolyte|Follower
acreage|Farm figure
acreage|Rancher's pride
acrimony|Teamwork obstacle
activate|Turn on
actuate|Incite
acutely|With intensity
adamant|Unwilling to negotiate
addends|Numbers to be summed
address|Line on an envelope
addressed|Dealt with
adequate|Sufficient
adherence|Steady devotion
adherence|Sticking ability
adhesives|Glue and rubber cement
adjusts|Gets used to things
admiral|Flag rank
adorers|Devoted fans
adroitly|With great skill
adulterate|Debase
advances|Moves forward
aerates|Puts fizz into
aerator|Aquarium device
aerator|Lawn tool
affixes|Attaches firmly
aftercare|Road to recovery
afternoon|Datebook section
against|Leaning on
against|Not behind
agendas|Politicians may have them
aggress|Start a war
agitation|Washing-machine action
airdate|TV Guide information
airdrop|Deliver via chute
airfare|Cost to fly
airfares|Carriers' charges
airport|Where a plane lands
airtimes|TV Guide data
airwave|Broadcasting signal
alamode|With a scoop
alerted|Tipped off
alerter|Paul Revere, for one
alertest|Most on one's guard
alfalfa|Hay source
alfredo|Type of creamy pasta sauce
aliases|Rap-sheet info
aligned|Adjusted, as car wheels
allaying|Putting to rest
allegro|Pretty quick
alleluia|Shout of joy
alludes|Makes reference
allures|Attractive qualities
almonds|Nuts in cookies
already|By then
altered|Different from before
altered|Let out, maybe
altered|Took in, maybe
although|Despite the fact that
altruist|Good egg
amandine|Seafood serving style
ambassadors|Envoys in residence
amended|Added to
amenity|Hotel selling point
amethyst|Violet gem
ammonia|Household cleaning chemical
ammonia|Nitrogen-hydrogen compound
amoebas|One-celled organisms
amoebas|Single-celled critters
amorally|Without regard for values
amorous|Loving
ampules|Small vials
anaconda|Snake of the Amazon
anagram|Seaweeds, to seesawed
analogs|Some watches
anchorage|Berth place
anchorman|Jim Lehrer, for instance
anecdote|Short, amusing story
anecdote|Stand-up bit
anecdotist|Raconteur
anemone|Showy flower
angoras|Silky-haired cats
angoras|Some cats and goats
annexed|Took over, as territory
annoyed|Less than happy
annoyed|Pestered
anonymous|Unknown
anoraks|Waterproof outerwear
answers|Responds to
antecedes|Happens before
antedate|Come before
antenna|Aerial
antenna|Feeler
antennae|Feelers
antidotes|Remedies for poisons
antique|Roadshow item
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo
aperitifs|Before-dinner drinks
apostle|Last Supper guest
apostles|Simon Peter and Bartholomew
apparatus|Device
apparel|Worn articles
appeared|Faced the judge
appoints|Names for a job
appraisal|Estimation
approach|Get close to
approach|Get near
approval|It may come with a stamp
approve|Give the OK
apricot|Fruit with a pit
arcades|Gaming areas
archenemy|Most difficult foe
architects|Wren et al.
aridity|Dryness
armloads|Carrying capacities
arraign|Bring before a judge
arrange|Set up
arrested|Brought to a standstill
arsenal|Arms supply
arsenals|Bags of tricks, so to speak
arsenals|They bear arms
article|Item
artisan|Smith
artiste|Creative performer
artiste|Montmartre denizen
artiste|Public performer
artistic|Creative
artless|Uncontrived
arugula|Mustard-family member
ascribe|Attribute
ashamed|Far from proud
asinine|Preposterous
asinine|Silly
askance|With suspicion
aspirin|Ache remedy
aspirin|Willow-bark extract
assailed|Attacked vigorously
assenters|They agree
asserts|Puts forward
asserts|States positively
assigns|Doles out, as duties
assigns|Hands out
assumed|Like a fictitious name
assurer|Confidence builder
astutely|In a shrewd manner
athlete|One in training
athletes|Arena figures
atlases|Books with maps
atlases|World books
atoning|Making up
attends|Goes to, as a concert
attests|Bears witness
attests|Bears witness to
attests|Supplies evidence of
attorney|Mouthpiece
attorney|One with a JD
attunes|Gets that syncing feeling?
auction|Card-raising event
audible|Loud enough
audience|Applauding group
audiotape|Cassette-player need
austere|Severely simple
autobahn|Cologne debut of 1931
autoharp|Bluegrass instrument
automat|Coin-operated eatery
available|At hand
aviated|Went up
aviator|Crop duster, e.g.
awardee|Plaintiff, sometimes
awesome|Like, stupendous!
azaleas|Flowering shrubs
backstab|Be treacherous
backstroke|Swimming method
badmouth|Speak ill of
bailout|Rescue
balkanizes|Divides into small, hostile units
ballets|Markova performances
baloney|Nonsense!
banishers|Those forcing expatriation
banshee|Irish wailer
bantered|Traded playful barbs
barflies|Tavern habitués
barrette|Hair holder
bartender|Boilermaker maker
baseball|Cooperstown concern
basilica|Frequent dome site
basilicas|Important churches
beanstalk|Fairy-tale ladder
bedroll|Cowboy's need
bedroom|It may be a "master"
beeches|Timber trees
believe|Feel
bellyache|Whine and complain
beloved|Dear
benched|Sent to the sidelines
benchwarmer|Seldom-used substitute
beneath|Not over
berserk|Frenzied
beseech|Call upon
betrayal|Treasonous act
biggest|Most massive
bizarro|Strange, slangily
blabbering|Prattle
bleaker|More forbidding
blenders|Mixologist's machines
blindfold|Pin the Tail on the Donkey accessory
blintzes|Crepes' relatives
boatswains|They're in charge of rigging
bobsleds|Winter Olympics vehicles
bolivia|South American nation
bombast|Pretentious talk
boneset|Medicinal plant
borrower|Library patron
bottleneck|Jam cause
bottleneck|Narrow entrance
boudoir|Woman's sitting room
boulder|Denver neighbor
bracket|Wall fixture
brainstorm|Bright idea
brakemen|Engineers' colleagues
breaker|Cresting wave
breathe|Inhale and exhale
breathes|Inhales and exhales
breaths|Inhalations and exhalations
breezily|In a sprightly way
brioche|Breakfast bun
broadish|Kind of wide
broccoli|Salad staple
brokers|Investment intermediaries
broncobuster|Rodeo entrant
browsed|Looked through casually
builders|Civil engineers
bureaus|Governmental units
burglar|Second-story man
burrito|Folded food
burritos|San Diego snacks
bushier|More overgrown
bushmaster|Tropical snake
butterflies|Nervous feeling
butterflies|Nervousness, so to speak
buttermilk|Dale Evans' horse
cabaret|Spot for shows
cackled|Laughed shrilly
cadence|Beat
cameras|TV studio equipment
campaigner|Politician, periodically
canines|Dogs, wolves, etc.
canines|Some furry friends
cannery|__ Row (Steinbeck novel)
cannonade|Battle barrage
cannonball|Human circus performer
canonic|Recognized and accepted
cantina|Mexican saloon
canvasbacks|Wild ducks
capable|Competent
capacitors|Charge holders
capping|Setting a limit on
caramel|Yellowish brown
caroler|Fa-la-la . . . singer
carpooling|Gas-saving plan
carrots|Vegetable-soup ingredients
carrottop|Redhead
carrottops|Redheads
cartoonish|Not true to life, perhaps
carwash|Service-station adjunct, maybe
casinos|Features of some riverboats
catalyst|Agent of change
cations|Positive particles
celesta|Glockenspiel relative
cellophane|Transparent plastic
cements|Attaches firmly
censers|Liturgical vessels
censored|Cut out
centaur|Mythical hybrid
centers|Convergence points
centile|Statistical ranking unit
cereals|Supermarket display
cerebral|Requiring intellect
chairperson|Meeting leader
chapati|Flatbread of India
charade|Bit of silent acting
charges|Bill listing
chariot|Ancient vehicle
charlotte|Largest North Carolina city
charter|Hire, as a bus
cheaper|Not so dear
cheapskate|Scrooge was one
checking|Bank offering
checkpoint|Border station
cheered|Rooted for
cheerio|Londoner's "Bye!"
cheesecake|Rich dessert
cheesecloth|Chef's natural strainer
cheetah|Very fast runner
chenille|Bedspread material
cherish|Hold dear
cherished|Held dear
cheroot|Square-cut stogie
chilled|In the fridge
chimers|Bell ringers
chlorine|Green gas
chocolates|Desserts in a box
chunkier|Less smooth
chuppas|Synagogue canopies
cicadas|Droning insects
cinemas|Mall features
cinnamon|Chicken addition
circusy|Frenetic and showy
citizens|Passport holders
claimed|Alleged
claimed|Put forth
clamber|Climb up
clarets|Dry red wines
clarinetist|Woody Allen, for one
classics|English Lit study
clatter|Racket
clayier|More sticky, as some soil
cleanser|Scouring powder
cleansing|Detergent job
clearcut|Quite definite
clearings|Forest gaps
clement|Mild and pleasant
clerics|White-collar wearers
clipboard|Coach's accouterment
closeout|Bargain hunter's bonanza
clothes|Garments
cloudburst|Sudden soaker
cloudiest|Most overcast
cloverleaf|Highway feature
clubroom|Where a frat might meet
clumpier|More like a mass
clunker|Old jalopy
coalbin|Fuel holder
coalesces|Comes together
coarsen|Make rougher
coasted|Biked without pedaling
coatless|Shivering outside, perhaps
coatrack|Place to hang a jacket
coffees|Beverages from beans
cohorts|Demographic categories
collates|Assembles before stapling
collections|Merit badge since 1991
colonel|Klink, for one
colonels|Bird officers
coloraturas|Sills et al.
coloring|Dye, for instance
commandment|Decalogue element
commodore|Star Trek bigwig
compared|Likened
compete|Get in the running
concepts|Notions
concert|Music event
concerto|Orchestral piece
concertos|Orchestral works
condoning|Letting go
confers|Bestows
conflicts|Prolonged struggles
confuse|Mystify
congressman|Legislation passer
conical|Like Elizabethan collars
conjoin|Bring together
conjures|Does some spelling?
connive|Machinate
consent|Permission
consoler|Comforter
content|Makeup
contrast|Note the differences between
contrast|Old TV knob
convents|Buildings with cells
cookoffs|Culinary contests
copiers|Cheats, at times
copyright|Author's protection
cornstalk|Plant with ears
cornstarch|Pudding thickener
corrodes|Eats up
corroding|Eating away
cosigner|Loan requirement, sometimes
cossets|Pampers
countermeasure|Retaliatory move
counterpart|Analogous thing
countertop|Kitchen surface
couplet|Pope piece
coverlet|Bed accessory
crabbiest|Most ill-tempered
cracker|Saltine
crackpot|Eccentric one
crafted|Made
crankshaft|Auto-engine part
crannies|Cozy places
craters|Lunar landscape
cravats|Ties
creamer|Small jug
creampuff|Choice used car
creature|Man or beast
credence|Belief
crescendo|Music marking
crescendoed|Built up
crescent|Roll shape
crevice|Rift
cricket|Chirping insect
crispier|Less soggy
critics|Rappers
crustier|Comparatively crisp
cubbyholes|Small, snug spaces
cupboard|Kitchen feature
curator|Art director
currants|They're in some jams
currently|Now
curtail|Make shorter
cushier|Less demanding
daffodil|Vivid yellow
dairies|Milk companies
dalmatian|Firehouse dog, often
dampens|Muffles
darkened|Grew dim
darlings|Fan favorites
databases|Computerized address files
dateline|Article lead-in
debacle|Fiasco
debarks|Walks off, perhaps
debater|School-team arguer
debates|Hashes over
debates|Part of the campaign season
debates|Thinks about
deboned|Like a fish fillet
debones|Filets
debrief|Interview after a mission
deceive|Mislead
decimal|Of tenths
decried|Condemned openly
deduces|Gathers
deepens|Becomes more profound
deepens|Becomes more profound
deepens|Excavates further
deepest|Most mysterious
defends|Protects, as a fort
defense|Grandstand cry
deferred|Put off
defines|Gives meaning to
degrees|Thermometer markings
dehumidify|Make more comfortable, maybe
deities|Worshiped ones
deleted|Erased
deleted|Struck out
deliberate|Prepare to reach a verdict
delineate|Describe precisely
delusion|False belief
demeanor|Behavior
democrat|FDR, e.g.
demurrers|They object
dentists|ADA members
dentists|They drill and fill
departed|Gone
departs|Goes off
depended|Was contingent (on)
derails|Impedes
descant|Comment at length
descend|Reduce one's altitude
deselect|Cancel, as a choice
deserted|Like ghost towns
deserts|Just __
desirable|Worth pursuing
desired|Sought
desires|Asks for
desisted|Stopped
desktop|Place for a computer
despair|Lose hope
despise|Can't stand
despise|Can't stand
despots|Oppressive ones
dessert|Sweet course
detente|Political thaw
deviate|Go astray
devotion|Earnest attachment
dewdrop|Bead on a blade
dialing|Ringing up, in the past
diameters|Bores
diatribe|Sharp talk
dictated|Was autocratic
dietitian|Hospital staffer
dignity|Self-respect
dilutor|Thinning agent
dinette|Kitchen nook
diocese|Bishop's domain
direful|Like a bad omen
dirndls|Oktoberfest attire
disagree|Clash
disarms|Entrances
discuss|Go over
disdain|Contempt
disobey|Don't mind
disperse|Scatter
dispute|Take issue with
dissect|Analyze in detail
dissuade|Deter
distant|Aloof
ditched|Deep-sixed
dithery|Nervous
diverts|Detours
dodecahedra|Desk-calendar shapes
doleful|Quite sad
dollars|The nation's capital
domineer|Ride roughshod over
donation|Raffle buy, perhaps
donnybrook|Free-for-all
dormitory|College building
dosages|Prescribed quantities
drafting|Merit badge since 1965
drawers|Kids with crayons
dreaded|Feared greatly
dreidel|Chanukah toy
dressed|Got ready to go out
dresser|Actor's aide
driller|Oil-platform worker
dripped|Needed a new washer
drollest|Waggish to the max
drooped|Wasn't taut
droplet|Small bead of water
earflap|Feature of some knitted hats
earldom|Chester, for Charles
earmarked|Set aside (for)
earmarks|Identifying signs
earning|Bringing in
easiest|Least involved
eclairs|Elongated pastries
economic|Part of EEC
economist|Bank of Sweden Prize honoree
ecstasy|Rapture
edifies|Uplifts
educate|Give a lesson to
eeriest|Most uncanny
eeriest|Most unusual
eggplant|Purple shade
egotism|Conceit
egotism|Definite lack of modesty
ejected|Deplaned, in a way
elapses|Goes
elation|Thrill
electing|Going for
electronics|Merit badge since 1963
elegant|Posh
elegant|Refined
elegist|Thomas Gray, for one
element|Comfort zone
element|Favorable environment
element|Oxygen or aluminum
elements|Copper and carbon
elevate|Heighten
elevate|Jack up
elevate|Lift up
elevation|Height of a mountain
elevator|Box with buttons
eleventh|Second extra inning
elicits|Brings forth
eligible|Qualified
elision|Pronunciation omission
elisions|Vocal shortcuts
ellipses|Geometric figures
elucidates|Clears up
elusive|Slippery
elysian|Blissful
emaciate|Make too thin
emailed|Forwarded, as certain articles
emailed|Sent a cyberspace message
emanate|Issue forth
emanate|Stem (from)
emanate|Stream forth
emanated|Effused
embrace|Show of affection
emerald|May birthstone
emerald|Shade of green
emerged|Surfaced
emergence|Coming-out
emeritus|Honorary title
emigres|Asylum seekers
eminent|Lofty
eminent|Lofty
eminent|Noted
emirate|Qatar, for one
emitted|Gave off
emperor|Augustus, for one
emphasis|Stress
emplace|Put
emulate|Follow
enabled|Turned on
enacted|Made official
enacted|Passed, as legislation
enameled|Painted, in a way
enamels|Glossy paints
enamors|Inflames with charm
enchant|Cast a spell over
enclave|Area within an area
enclosed|Like SASEs
encomia|Tributes
endemic|Regional
endgame|Late stages
endings|Denouements
endorse|Sign or support
endorse|Support
endorsed|Backed
endpoint|Final goal
endures|Stands
engages|Occupies
engineered|Was the brains behind
engrave|Etch deeply
enhance|Heighten
enhance|Heighten
enhance|Heighten
enhanced|Better than ever
enigmas|Mysteries
enisles|Quarantines
enlarge|Blow up
enlists|Signs on
enlivened|Pepped up
enraged|Furious
enrolls|Signs up
ensconce|Nestle
ensemble|String quartet, e.g.
ensiles|Stores in the country
enslaves|Keeps in thrall
enslaves|Shackles
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensured|Cinched
entailed|Necessitated
entails|Necessitates
entangle|Twist together
entente|Rapprochement
ententes|Pacts
enterer|One coming onstage
entertain|Think about
entertainer|Acrobat, e.g.
enthuse|Psych up
enticing|Attractive
entitle|Grant a right to
entitle|Grant the right (to)
entitle|License
entitle|Qualify
entitled|Qualified
entitles|Authorizes
entitling|Authorizing
entrance|Fascinate
entrant|Competitor
entreat|Petition
entwine|Curl around
entwine|Twist around
epilogs|Play enders, perhaps
episode|Sitcom showing
episode|Soap-opera segment
episodes|Half-hours of "Scrubs"
eradicate|Wipe out
erasers|Teachers' pets, sometimes
erasure|Chalkboard correction
erasures|Blank spaces, perhaps
erectors|Builders
errands|To-do list entries
erratic|Inconsistent
erudite|Scholarly
erudite|Well-educated
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escalate|Intensify
essayed|Took a stab at
essence|Basic nature
essence|Marrow
essences|Basic natures
essential|Needed
estates|Expensive digs
estates|Properties, in law
esteemed|Regarded highly
esteemed|Well thought of
estival|Of summer
etagere|Stand for stuff
etagere|Stand for stuff
etcetera|And so forth
eternal|Everlasting
ethical|On the up and up
evacuee|One getting away
evangel|The gospel
evening|__ news
evermore|From now on
evidence|Data seen by a jury
evident|Plain
evolved|Became more sophisticated
evolver|Slow developer
examinee|Test taker
exasperate|Try the patience of
exerted|Wielded, as influence
exotica|Botanical rarities, for example
expects|Waits for
expends|Pays
expressions|Idioms, for example
exterior|Outside
extradites|Takes back legally
eyedrops|Pupil-dilating liquids
eyeliner|Makeup purchase
eyeliners|Orb accentuators
factors|Contributing causes
fanciful|Unreal
faraday|English physicist
fatherhood|Swayze film of '93
fearful|Trepid
fearless|Intrepid
fearlessly|In a heroic fashion
federal|__ case
festoon|Deck out
finagle|Be a schemer
finesse|Great skill
fingernail|Clipper's target
fingernail|Manicurist's target
fishnet|Trawler's gear
flagpole|Post-office fixture
flashcard|Memory-drill device
fleeces|Takes to the cleaners
flibbertigibbet|Flighty one
flirted|Apt anagram of "trifled"
flowage|Streaming
fodders|Alfalfa and clover
foghorn|Two-note instrument
foments|Stirs up
forepaw|One of two Fido feet
foresaw|Predicted
forests|Some biomes
forever|Endlessly
forgone|Given up
forklifts|Warehouse equipment
forwent|Gave up
freehand|Carte blanche, with "a"
fretted|Like guitars and banjos
friendships|They're renewed at reunions
fringes|Outer edges
frisbees|Toys that are tossed
frontman|Lead performer
frosting|Cake cover
fugitives|Ones on the run
fullness|Satiety
furnace|Heat producer
gabfest|Conversational gathering
gamines|Mischievous girls
gazelle|Graceful runner
gearshift|Transmission lever
gelatin|Mold contents
gelatin|Wiggly dessert
general|Not specialized
genesis|Old Testament book
genteel|Too polite
gentile|Balaam, e.g.
gessoes|Fresco bases
ghostwrite|Compose for another
giddier|More lightheaded
gilbert|British dramatist/lyricist
gilbert|Savoy Opera collaborator
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gingersnap|Crispy cookie
glaciate|Cover with ice
gladiator|Oscar winner of 2000
glassed|Became expressionless
glassine|Stamp collector's envelope
glowworm|Mills Brothers song subject
gnarled|Misshapen
goatees|Short beards
godless|Atheistic
goodbye|Farewell!
grandpas|Mom and Dad's dads
grasshopper|Creamy cocktail
grassroots|Hoi polloi
greasepaint|Theater makeup
gridiron|Football field
groomed|Neatened up
groovier|Comparatively cool
grossly|In a coarse manner
grottos|Quaint caves
gruffness|Harsh quality
guardrail|Highway barrier
guilder|Euro predecessor
gunnysack|Big bag for grain
hacienda|Pampas spread
hammerlock|Wrestling hold
handbook|New employee's reference
hangouts|Favorite social spots
hansoms|Horse-drawn carriages
hardhat|Construction-site headgear
harness|Bring under control
harness|Racehorse gear
harpoon|Moby-Dick weapon
harpoon|Nautical weapon
hashing|Discussing, with "out"
hassles|Headaches
hastens|Increases one's speed
hatchets|Small axes
hayride|Rural outing in a wagon
haywire|Out of control
headhunter|Corporate recruiter
heartfelt|Sincere
heckler|Comic bane
hedgehogs|Creatures with quills
heeltap|Shoe lift
heiress|Athina Onassis de Miranda, e.g.
heirloom|Cherished possession
heliacal|Occurring near the sun
hemline|Designer's concern
henhouses|Farm buildings
heralded|Ushered in
heredity|Genetics study
heroine|Cartland creation
herringbone|Textile pattern
herself|Feminine pronoun
hinting|Less than direct
hippest|Least square
hitchers|Thumbs-up types
hoarser|Comparatively scratchy
hobnail|Boot-sole protector
hobnobs|Rubs elbows
hogwash|Baloney!
holland|Where Utrecht is
hollers|Screams
hometown|Peru, to Cole Porter
honeymoon|New bride and groom's trip
hooting|Crowd sound
horsepower|Car-engine measure
hostels|Inexpensive digs
hostess|Function figure
hostess|Party organizer
hostess|Party planner
hotline|Direct link
hotline|Source of direct access
hoydens|Tomboys
hulling|Shelling, as corn
humerus|Rotator-cuff neighbor
hungers|Cravings
hurdler|Certain racer
hydrant|Curbside fixture
icebreaker|Conversation starter
icecaps|Martian features
icicles|Eaves droppers
iciness|Winter-wind quality
ideogram|Character in Chinese, e.g.
idiotic|Asinine
illegal|Not to be done
imagined|Thought
imitating|Acting like
imitation|Knockoff
impanel|Courtroom verb
impanel|Seat, as a jury
impartial|Disinterested
impasse|Stalemate
impeach|Call into question
imperial|Domineering
impulse|Whim
impulsive|Rash
incised|Cut into
indecisive|Less than conclusive
indolent|Lazy
indulged|Babied
industrial|Part of DJIA
inebriates|Confounds completely
inedible|Not fit to gobble
inertia|Physics concept
inertia|Property of matter
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inessential|Not required
inexact|Approximate
infants|16-year-olds, legally speaking
ingests|Swallows
inhabit|Be a resident of
initial|Hanky embroidery
initials|Monogram parts
insects|Bugs
insecure|Risky
insecure|Risky
insoles|Pump parts
insoles|Shoe liners
instance|Example
instant|Brief time
insulate|Protect from heat loss
integrate|Bring together
intense|High-powered
intents|Designs
intents|Motives
interlock|Dovetail
interns|Scrubs characters
intrude|Meddle
ironware|Certain pots
irregular|Not perfect, as discounted new clothing
islands|Gas-pump platforms
islands|Maui and Oahu
isomers|Atomic rearrangements
isosceles|Type of triangle
isotonic|Like some exercise
iterate|Do over
itinerary|A matter of when and where
itinerary|Tour outline
ivories|Piano keys, slangily
ivories|Piano, so to speak
jadeite|Green stone
jeopardize|Risk
jingles|Clinks
jockeying|Finagler's activity
joggers|Some treadmill users
judiciary|Senate committee
juggernaut|Overpowering force
juvenile|Sophomoric
karaoke|Bar activity
keyboard|Typist's target
keynoter|Address deliverer
keystroke|Typist's action
kilobyte|Memory unit
kindergartner|Player in a sandbox
kneaded|Pressed, folded and stretched
kneader|Ceramist, at times
kneelers|Pew adjuncts
labeler|Office gadget
labored|Worked hard
lackluster|Sluggish
ladling|Serving, in a way
lakeside|Spot for a cabin
lampooned|Mocked, in a way
lampshades|Covers on end-table items
latchkey|Springlock opener
lateral|Neither forward nor backward
lateral|Type of pass
laurels|Olympians' quests
layovers|Flight breaks
leakier|Less seaworthy
leanest|Most efficient
leaping|Aerialist action
ledgers|Accounting books
ledgers|Books that are written in
leisure|Free time
lenders|For whom loans are assets
lentils|Soup legumes
leopards|Wildcats with spots
lessons|Course makeup
lettuces|Heads for the supermarket
leveled|Flattened
levitated|Defied gravity
liberator|Bol?var, notably
license|Hunter's purchase
licensee|Royalty payer
lichens|Rock plants
lifesavers|Candy in a roll
liftable|Not too heavy
lightbulb|Lamp-socket insert
lightning|Storm signal
limeade|Summer cooler
limelight|Diva's spot
lineage|Extraction
lineage|Family history
linesman|Ice-hockey official
lionize|Treat like a VIP
literate|Knowledgeable
literate|Learned
literati|Intellectuals
litigates|Contests
liturgy|Arrangement of services
loamier|With richer soil
lollygag|Loaf
loofahs|Bath sponges
loophole|Legal out
loosened|Relaxed
loosest|Least rule-bound
loudens|Turns up
lunatic|Recklessly foolish
machetes|Cane cutters
macroscopic|Clearly visible
maddens|Ticks off
madness|Folly
magazine|Waiting-room reading
magenta|Plum relative
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Vivid color
magentas|Red shades
magical|Enchanting
magnets|Compass needles
mahatmas|Hindu sages
mahjongg|144-tile game
maltose|Sugar type
mangles|Old-fashioned wringers
mangrove|Swamp tree
manicure|Salon service
manlier|Less like a milquetoast
maracas|Rumba-band instruments
margaritas|Cantina concoctions
marooned|Cast away
mascara|Lash thickener
massage|Whirlpool alternative
mastery|Expertise
matador|Cape waver
matchstick|Firewood igniter
matinee|Afternoon show
matinee|Play in the afternoon
mattered|Was important
maudlin|Sadly sentimental
mayflies|Short-lived insects
maypole|Spring fest need
meantime|Intervening period
measure|Band's bar
meatballs|Pasta topper
meatloaf|Comfort food
megabucks|Lottery prize, perhaps
megadose|Huge amount, as of vitamins
melodic|Tuneful
menorah|Synagogue candelabrum
meshing|Working together
messages|E-mail, essentially
metallic|Paint descriptor
meteors|Shooting stars
microbe|Minuscule life form
midyear|Early summer or so
militate|Weigh heavily
millimeter|About .04 inches
millisecond|Not much time
mimosas|Brunch libations
minaret|It has an onion-shaped crown
mineral|Twenty Questions category
minibar|Hotel-room feature
miscast|In the wrong role
misdials|Calls incorrectly
missing|Nowhere to be found
misstep|Make a false move
mistake|Howler
mistier|More hazy
misusing|Manhandling
mnemonic|Study aid
moaners|Kvetchers
mobster|Hood
mockers|Roast participants
modeler|One working with clay
modelers|They make miniatures
modeling|Hobbyist's activity
moderation|Restraint
modular|Easily reconfigured
moister|Less arid
moments|Points in time
monument|Enduring symbol
mortise|Carpentry joint
mosaics|Some murals
mossier|More outdated
mothballs|Protection for clothes
motorcar|Auto
mousses|Frothy desserts
mouthpiece|Protection for a boxer
mugginess|High humidity
multiples|Contents of a certain table
multiplexes|20-screen cinemas
muscles|Mr. Olympia's pride
museums|Dinosaur locales
musicale|Tuneful event
mussels|Seafood servings with shells
mustache|Handlebar, for one
mustard|Pungent plant
mutated|Like some viruses
mystery|Agatha Christie offering
naivete|Unsophisticated quality
nametag|Luggage attachment
nasally|With a twang
nearest|Best, as an estimate
neatened|Put into order
neatens|Puts in order
needful|Required
needful|Required
needlepoint|Type of embroidery
needlers|They're annoying
negaters|Vetoes, for example
nemeses|They're unconquerable
neonate|Newborn
neonate|Nursery newcomer
nestling|Small bird
nettled|Bugged
nettles|Vexes
neutral|Not taking sides
neutron|It's free of charge
neutron|Toon hero of a 2001 film
newsmen|Many anchors
nicoise|Salad variety
nightstick|Cop club
nitpick|Carp about details
nitrate|Beef-curing compound
noisome|Malodorous
noisome|Malodorous
nonagons|Nine-sided figures
nonevent|Insignificant occasion
notepad|Spot for jots
notepaper|Correspondent's need
novelist|King or Queen
novelty|New or strange thing
novenas|Church devotions
nuclear|Like some families
nuclear|Like some power
nucleus|Central part
nursery|Where crib sheets are used
nuttier|More like cashews
oatcake|National bread of Scotland
oatmeal|Breakfast choice
obelisk|San Jacinto Monument, for one
obligate|Commit
obstacle|Roadblock
obstacle|Something in the way
obtrude|Force
octagon|1080-degree figure
odometer|Dashboard device
odometry|Measurement of distance traveled
oenology|Port-authority concern
offstage|In the wings
oldsters|Methuselah et al.
olestra|Sucrose derivative
omelets|Breakfast orders
omission|It's left out
omission|What's left out
onionskin|Sort of paper
onlooker|Witness
onstage|Performing a play
opaquely|In an unclear way
openness|Candid quality
operate|Do business
operate|Function
operate|Run
operate|Run
operator|Switchboard worker
operetta|The Mikado, for one
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
opposition|The other side
opulent|Fit for a pharaoh
opulent|Luxurious
oration|Discourse
orbital|Of planetary paths
ordained|Predestined
oregano|Pizzeria herb
organic|Branch of chemistry
organisms|Life forms
organize|Form a union
origami|Art of folding
original|Far from trite
orisons|Prayers
ostrich|Large flightless bird
otoscope|Doctor's device
outdrew|Had better attendance than
outflow|Discharge
outgrew|Got too big for
outposts|Faraway forts
outraged|In a lather
outskirts|Periphery
outworks|Performs better than
overacted|Performed like a ham
overawe|Buffalo
overcrowd|Cram too many people into
overeat|Pig out
overeater|One taking too many courses
overemote|Really ham it up
overhand|Type of tennis shot
overload|Fuse problem
overrate|Put too much stock in
oversee|Be in charge of
overseers|They manage
overshoot|Go beyond, as a target
oversleep|Snooze too long
oversold|Technical-analysis term
overtake|Surpass
overtax|Weary
overtime|Eventually
overturn|Capsize
overturn|Reverse
pageant|Public spectacle
pagodas|Chinese temples
paintbrush|Palette toucher
paisley|Tie pattern
pajamas|Nightwear
paleness|Sun worshippers' bane
palisades|Defensive barriers
palisades|Fjord adjunct
palters|Tells fibs
panorama|Wide view
paprika|Spanish-rice ingredient
papyrus|Ancient document
parades|Thankgiving Day events
paragon|Prime example
parapet|Defensive wall
parapet|Rampart topper
pardons|Excuses
parents|Babysitters' employers
parents|Mag with an "As They Grow" column
parfait|Frozen dessert
parroted|Repeated without understanding
partita|Bach composition
partner|Business associate
partner|Starsky, to Hutch
parvenus|Johnny-come-latelies
pasteboard|Paper-towel tube material
pasture|Place to graze
patches|New parts of old jeans
patella|Literally, "little pan"
patentee|Land, over 500 times
patrols|Walks a beat
pattern|Cryptographer's concern
payments|Outgo
peacock|Vanity case
peashooter|Grade-school toy
pelicans|Louisiana birds
pelicans|Water birds
penalty|Price to pay
pendant|Valentine's Day gift
pennants|Some streamers
pennywhistle|Simple wind instrument
pentane|Organic solvent
percale|Sheet material
perfecto|Nicely done!
periscope|Tubular submarine device
permeate|Fill the nooks and crannies of
perpetual|Everlasting
persists|Keeps going
perusal|Casual read
petites|Small dress sizes
pettier|More trivial
pharynx|Tonsils' neighbor
physics|Fermi's field
pianists|Bench sitters
pickled|Like gherkins
piecemeal|One bit at a time
piedmont|Wine region of Italy
pierces|Breaks through
piglets|Litter members
piloted|Was in command in the cockpit
pilsner|Hoppy brew
pimento|Bar bit
pinchpenny|Tightwad
pinhole|Tiny aperture
pinholes|Some camera apertures
pinstripes|Thin-lines jacket pattern
pintail|Sort of duck
pioneer|Trailblazing settler
pipeline|Supply route
pirates|Hook's crew
pistachio|Yellowish green
placebo|Control-group dose
placement|Feng shui concern
plagiarizer|Prose appropriator
plaited|Made a braid of
planeload|What a Boeing 747 can hold
planing|Woodworker's chore
plastic|Credit cards, slangily
plateau|Level off
platelets|Certain cell fragments
platemaker|Print-shop employee
platter|Serving dish
platter|Serving dish
platypi|Toothless mammals
playful|Not serious
playwright|Dramatist
pleaded|Asked earnestly
pleases|Tickles
plugger|One doing endorsements
plumber|Pipe pro
podiatrist|Corn expert
podiatry|Toe treatment
pointer|Laser device
politic|Tactful
pollster|One asking questions
poppies|California state flowers
populace|All of us
porcelain|Crown material
portentous|Ominously significant
porters|Baggage handlers
portico|Capitol feature
portrait|Painting of a person
posited|Assumed as fact
positive|Type of charge
postdoc|Fellow, often
pothole|Street driving hazard
potters|Workers with wheels
powerful|Mighty
prairie|Flat land
pralines|Pecan treats
prancers|Strutting horses
prankish|Like a card
prayers|What the faithful say
preceded|Went first
predate|Come before
predestine|Foreordain
preexists|Is around beforehand
prelate|Church dignitary
prelates|Bishop's colleagues
premolar|Bicuspid
preppie|Andover type
prequels|Intros that come later
presale|Early deal
preseason|Spring-training period
presents|Introduces
president|Eponymous figure in four state capitals' names
priests|Mass leaders
priests|Some clergymen
printed|Put on paper
prizefight|Pro boxing match
proceed|Move on
proceeds|Income from an auction
projected|Cast forth
promote|Advance in rank
propjet|Type of plane
proposes|Puts forward
prosaic|Boring
protege|Mentee
protein|Dietary need
protests|Puts up a fuss
prowess|Great skill
prowess|Mastery
pullers|Trapshooting aides
pullover|Type of top
puniest|Least consequential
purebloods|Arabian horses, e.g.
purebreds|Pointers, perhaps
pushier|More overbearing
pushpin|Tack relative
quarrel|Find fault
quarterback|Pigskin passer
quicksilver|Free-flowing metal
quicksilver|Mercury alias
radians|Trig units
radiant|All smiles
radical|Profoundly different
raincheck|Baseball-game ticket stub
rainchecks|Ticket buyers' insurance
rainwear|Slickers and galoshes
ramrods|Muzzle loaders
ranchos|South-of-the-border spreads
ransoms|Kings' __ (large amounts)
rapture|Ecstasy
rarebit|Cheesy snack
rascals|Untrustworthy group
rascals|Untrustworthy ones
rattans|Spiny palms
rattler|Dangerous snake
rattles|Psychs out
rattlesnake|Member of the viper family
rattletrap|Junky car
rattrap|Difficult situation
rattraps|Dilapidated dwellings
ravioli|Dumpling relative
ravioli|Stuffed pasta
readymade|Not to order
reagent|Chemical used in analysis
realist|Pragmatic one
reality|The Apprentice genre
reamers|Kitchen devices
reannex|Appropriate again, as land
reargue|Make a new case for
rearmament|Preparation for war
reassert|Say again
rebates|Cash-back deals
recalls|Ousters by voters
receipt|Stub, at times
recessed|Took a break from court
records|Almanac entries
redcoat|1776 soldier
redcoat|Continental foe
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redrawing|Gerrymandering, e.g.
reediest|Least full-voiced
reediest|Most like a beanpole
reeling|Off balance
reenacts|Does over
reenlist|Extend one's stint
reenter|Participate in again
reforests|Starts another canopy
refract|Make rainbows
refreshed|Loaded again, as a Web page
refunds|Money back
regalia|Royal emblems
regatta|Yachting event
reheated|Not freshly made
reheated|Put back on the range
reheats|Prepares, as leftovers
reheats|Uses the microwave, maybe
rehired|Brought back to the payroll
reinstate|Put back on the job
related|In the family
related|Told, as a story
relates|Makes a connection
relearn|Brush up on
relearn|Brush up on
relearn|Pick up again
relents|Caves in
relieve|Take over for
relived|Got nostalgic about
relocate|Move
remails|Sends again, as a letter
remoras|Suckerfish
remorse|Regret
remotest|Opposite of proximate
removal|Ouster
removes|Eradicates
remunerate|Pay off
renewed|Extended, as a subscription
repackages|Markets differently
repaint|Do some home work
repapers|Works on walls
repartee|Verbal skill
reposes|Uses a couch, maybe
represent|Stand for
repriced|On sale, or taken off sale
reprieve|Temporary relief
republic|Pledge of Allegiance word
repulses|Drives back
reraise|Poker ploy
rerouted|Sent a different way
resales|Secondhand shop's business
resales|Some eBay auctions
rescuer|Hero
resells|Vends again
resents|Takes personally
reshape|Mold anew
reshaped|Made into a new form
reshapes|Molds again
reshoots|Gets a new take from
residue|It's left
resistance|Denominator of Ohm's law
reslate|Do a roofing job
resource|It's available to use
respect|Treat with deference
respires|Breathes
responds|Gives one's reaction
restage|Put on again
retiree|One on a pension
retiree|Sun City citizen
retorts|Comebacks
retrace|Go back over
retracts|Takes back
retrain|Prepare for a transfer, perhaps
retreated|Went back
retrial|Courtroom do-over
retrial|Hung-jury result
returner|Hardy's Clym Yeobright, for one
retyped|Keyboarded again
reunion|Nostalgic gathering
revenge|Carrie's motivation
revenge|Whodunit motive
reverer|Any of the Magi
reveries|Unrealistic ideas
reviews|Pans, perhaps
revolts|Rises up
rigatoni|Pasta variety
ringlets|Curly locks
ringmasters|Barnum employees
riposte|Comeback
riptide|Dangerous current
riskiest|Least secure
rivaled|Was equal to
rivaled|Was equal to
riveters|Construction crew
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
roadway|Turnpike or street
roasted|Prepared, as peanuts
robotic|Far from creative
rockers|Some porch chairs
roentgen|First Physics Nobelist
rollers|Window-shade parts
romaine|Arugula alternative
romance|Court
romanticization|Daydreamer's activity, maybe
roofers|Top-of-house workers
roofline|Auto designer's concern
roomiest|Most spacious
rosemary|Kitchen herb
rosette|Leopard spot
rosewater|Perfume ingredient
rosters|Member lists
rotisseries|Some cookers
roughriders|Teddy Roosevelt's regiment
routine|Not unexpected
routine|Unremarkable
rudders|Ships' steering devices
rumbled|Sounded like thunder
ruminant|Camel or giraffe
runaround|Evasive treatment, with "the"
sabbath|Day of rest
saddest|Most woeful
safaris|Fly-drive vacations
safecracker|Kind of crook
salaams|Respectful bows
salinas|Steinbeck's hometown
saloons|Wild West hangouts
saltine|Crispy snack
saltine|Soup cracker
saluted|Greeted, military-style
salutes|Pays tribute to
samovar|Russian vessel
sampled|Tasted
sandals|Beach footwear
sandals|Summer footwear
sandbags|Dragoons
sandhog|Tunnel digger
sangria|Potent punch
satchel|Pitcher Paige
satchel|Place for papers
satiated|Full
satirizes|Sends up
saunter|Move casually
sausage|Pizza extra
sauterne|Unpricey wine
sauterne|White wine
savants|Learned ones
sawdust|Circus surface
saxophone|Tubular musical instrument
scabrous|Full of difficulties
scallop|Type of mollusk
scanned|Read quickly
scanners|Supermarket devices
scatter|Throw around
scatter|Toss randomly, as seeds
scented|Having an aroma
scented|Like some paper goods
schemed|Contrived
schmeers|Spreads, so to speak
schooner|Tall beer glass
science|Social __
scooped|Prepared a cone
scotching|Stamping out
scottie|FDR's Fala was one
scrapbook|Spot for mementos
scraper|Glove-compartment item
scraper|Ice remover
scratch|Square one, so to speak
scratchy|Simpsons toon cat
screens|Window accessories
scrolls|Moves through a computer file
scrooge|Marley partner
scurried|Scampered
seaport|Where a ship docks
seashell|Beachcomber's souvenir
seashore|Beach location
seaside|The land along the coast
seatbelt|Passenger restraint
seawall|Protective shoreline structure
seconds|Additional helpings
seconds|Duel attendants
seconds|Duel officials
seconds|Not much time
seedbeds|Nursery features
seeders|Furrow fillers
seepage|Slow leak
segment|Film clip
selects|Shows a preference
sellout|Compromise one's integrity
seltzer|Carbonated water
semaphores|Signals at sea
semester|Academic period
semester|College term
semester|Course length
seminar|Advanced course
seminar|Advanced course
senator|Washington politician
sending|Passing along
sensors|Motion detectors, e.g.
separate|Prepare, as eggs
sequins|Shine source
serapes|Mariachi wear
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphs|Symbols of innocence
serving|Single portion of food
session|Activity period
session|Legislative meeting
sessions|Legislative meetings
sessions|Lesson periods
setback|Hitch
setbacks|Reversals of fortune
setbacks|Reverses
setters|Some sporting dogs
settler|Colonist
settler|Early inhabitant
settles|Avoids a trial
shamrock|Irish emblem
shanghai|China's largest city
shanghai|China's largest city
sharper|More astute
sheathe|Envelop
sheaths|Slinky dresses
shelter|Bus-stop structure
shelving|Placing into a bookcase
shielded|Out of harm's way
shifted|Changed auto gears
shindig|Big party
shirkers|Goldbricks
shoehorning|Cramming
shoelace|Sneaker accessory
shortage|Deficiency
showboat|End-zone dancer, say
shrimps|Seafood servings
shrines|Holy places
shuteye|Sack time
shutterbugs|Camera enthusiasts
shuttle|NASA vehicle
siamese|Closely connected
sidebar|Private courtroom conference
sighted|Saw
silence|Something golden
silence|Soundlessness
silenced|Shut up
silences|Stills
simulate|Create a model of
sinecure|Cushy gig
sisters|Convent dwellers
sisters|Convent group
skaters|Ice Capades performers
skeeter|Summertime pest, so to speak
skeeters|Pesky insects, informally
skeletal|Not fleshed out
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
sketchpad|Artist's accessory
slaloms|Zigzags on skis
slanted|Not objective
slashes|Reduces considerably
sleeker|More streamlined
sleekest|Best groomed
sleeper|Kind of car
sleepless|Like an insomniac's night
sleeted|Fell icily
sleight|__ of hand (magician's forte)
slender|Pleasingly thin
slender|Trim-figured
sloshing|Washing-machine action
slyness|Arch quality
smaller|Not as big
smallest|Most diminutive
smarter|Less dowdy
smarter|More bright
smarter|More shrewd
smashes|Breaks into pieces
smokers|Frat parties
smother|Extinguish, as coals
snacked|Had a nosh
snaillike|Very slow
snappiest|Most lively
snappish|Irritable
snarers|Webs
snarled|In a tangle
snarled|Put it threateningly
sneered|Showed disrespect
sneezed|Evinced an allergy, perhaps
sneezes|They may reach speeds of 150 miles per hour
snidest|Most contemptuous
snidest|Most nasty
snippety|Impertinent
snoopers|Nosy ones
snoopers|Spies
snorted|Expressed indignation
snorted|Sounded annoyed
snorted|Sounded indignant
snowmobile|Noisy winter vehicle
snowshoe|Racket-shaped footwear
soberly|With all seriousness
solenoids|Experimenter's electromagnets
solidest|Most substantial
somebody|Unspecified person
someday|Eventually
sonatas|Beethoven pieces
sonatina|Short piano piece
sonnets|14-line verses
sonnets|Gray pieces
sonnets|cummings creations
soonest|Most promptly
soothes|Gives comfort to
sortied|Made a raid
soulmate|Close one
sounding|Test measurement
souvenir|Mug, maybe
souvenir|T-shirt or fridge magnet
spaghetti|School-lunch favorite
spammers|They send a lot of mail
sparkplug|Auto tune-up item
sparrows|Cardinal kin
spatial|3-D
speakeasy|Prohibition-era hangout
speared|Caught with a fork
speared|Hunted like a caveman
speared|Stuck with a stick
spearheads|Leads, as a project
special|Unique
specter|Haunting image
spectra|Prism bands
spectral|Eerie
speeded|Zipped
speeder|One caught with radar
speeder|One risking a ticket
speeder|Trooper's quarry
spelled|Signified
spellers|Bee participants
spheric|Globular
spinets|Small pianos
splashy|Ostentatious
splattered|Made a mess, in a way
splendent|Shining
splints|Bone immobilizers
splurge|Spend, spend, spend
sported|Had on
spotted|Saw
spouses|Newlywed Game contestants
springy|Nicely resilient
spumone|Trattoria dessert
squares|They're not with it
stabled|Stored, as chestnuts
stables|Thoroughbreds' homes
stacked|Like some decks
stagecoach|Old West vehicle
stalemate|Chess outcome
stalled|Played for time
stamina|Marathoner's need
stanched|Stopped, as a flow
standard|Reference point
standards|Flags
standish|Miles from Plymouth
standout|Protrude
stanzas|Sonnet divisions
stapler|Desktop device
starers|Evil-eye givers
stargazer|Astronomer, often
starlet|Role seeker
starlet|Would-be diva
startle|Catch off guard
stashed|Hid away
stationed|Posted, as soldiers
stations|Stops on the line
statuettes|They're on stage at the Grammys
stature|Body height
statute|Rule
steadied|Made stable
steadily|Slowly but surely
steamers|Clambake items
steeled|Made strong
steeled|Made tough
steeple|Skyline sight
steeplejack|Skyscraper builder
steerage|Lowest class
steered|Took the helm
steered|Took the wheel
steerers|Wheel holders
stellar|Top-notch
stencil|Letter writer's aid
steppes|Treeless plains
stepson|Blended-family member
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Unproductive
sterilize|Degerm
stetson|Cowboy hat
steward|Estate manager
stilettos|Thin heels
stingers|Business ends of bees
stinted|Was frugal
stipple|Paint with dots
stocker|One filling shelves
stolons|Botanist's runners
stopwatch|Time-measuring device
storeroom|Place for supplies
storers|Pack rats, e.g.
storers|They stockpile stuff
stormier|More inclement
stouter|Comparatively bold
straightforward|Honest
strands|Cord components
strange|Curious
strange|Hard to explain
streaky|Inconsistent, in a way
streets|Lines on some maps
streets|Thoroughfares
strewed|Scattered about
strides|Big steps
strings|Orchestra group
stroller|Baby carriage
strolls|Rambles
strongbox|Container for valuables
stumbler|One who trips
stumbles|Loses one's footing
stunned|More than surprised
stunted|Undergrown
stuntman|Fall guy?
sturgeon|Caviar source
stylists|Artistes
subplot|Novel nuance
subways|Underground trains
sugared|Like some doughnuts
suggests|Insinuates
sultanate|Brunei or Oman
sunbathe|Work on a tan
sundaes|Float alternatives
sunscreen|Protection for a beachgoer
sunshine|Clear-skies forecast
supercharge|Pep up, as an engine
suppers|Evening meals
surname|Family-tree entry
suspend|Hang, as a chandelier
svelter|More slender
swallowtail|Type of butterfly
swankest|Most elegant
swatter|Fly chaser
sweeper|Street cleaner
sweetie|Term of endearment
swelter|Endure dog days
swindles|Takes to the cleaners
swordfish|Oceanic predator
swordfish|Seafood selection
symmetry|Geometric property
synfuel|Biomass product
synthesized|Put together
systems|Orderly manners
tabulate|Count
tactical|Like military maneuvers
tactics|Military maneuvers
tailfin|'50s auto feature
tailgater|Early arriver at the stadium parking lot
tailing|Close behind
tainting|Turning bad
takeout|Something to order
takeover|Assume command
takeover|It may be hostile
takeups|Adoptions
talented|Gifted, as a performer
talents|Innate abilities
talents|What you can do
talisman|Charm
tallied|Corresponded
tallyho|Hunt cry
tangelo|Juicy fruit
tangent|Touching
tangent|Touching
tangents|Trig functions
tankers|Oil holders
tansies|Yellow flowers
tapioca|Kind of pudding
tardier|Less punctual
taunted|Rode
tautened|Put a strain on
tearoom|Elegant eatery
techies|Hardware experts
teenier|Even smaller
teenier|More minute
teensier|Comparatively small
teetotaler|Nondrinker
televise|Air
tellers|Bank staff
tempests|Violent storms
tenpins|Alley game
tensors|Some muscles
termini|Extremes
terrace|Apartment amenity
terraria|Lizards' lodgings, perhaps
terrors|Bad kids
tersely|Without wasted words
testatrix|Woman with a will
testier|More irritated
testify|Bear witness
textbook|Student's reading
thanked|Showed gratitude to
theatergoer|Globe habitué
theorem|Math proof
thermals|Winter undergarments
thimble|Monopoly token
thistle|Prickly plant
thistle|Prickly plant
thriving|Successful
throttle|Diesel engine's lack
thumbnail|Concise, as a sketch
thunderbolt|Stormy weather flash
tidbits|Tasty morsels
timecards|What some workers punch
timetable|Train-station freebie
tintype|Old photo
tirades|Products of bitterness
tiresome|Annoying
tiresome|Not at all interesting
titania|Shakespearean queen
toadies|Sycophants
toddler|Little tyke
toilers|Hard workers
tolerate|Put up with
toleration|Forbearance
tomatoes|Ketchup ingredients
tomcats|Garfield and Morris
tonearm|Turntable part
tonight|This evening
toothpaste|Medicine-chest item
toppers|Capstones
toreador|Corrida star
torpedo|Hero sandwich
torsion|Twisting
tortilla|Corn product
tourism|Island industry, often
towrope|Tugboat's cable
traffic|Rush-hour woe
trailblazer|Jackie Robinson, for example
trained|Well prepared
trainees|They may be on probation
trainer|Fitness professional
trainer|Gym employee
trampled|Crushed underfoot
trances|Hypnotic states
transcend|Eclipse
transcript|Trial's written record
translation|Interpretive work
transmit|Send, as a message
transmute|Metamorphose
trapped|Snared
trapshooter|Skeet participant
traveled|Went
treacle|Cloying stuff
treadle|Spinning-wheel pedal
trebles|Soprano parts
treeless|Like the tundra
trellis|Vine supporter
trestle|Gorge crosser
triangle|Pool-rack shape
trillionth|Minute fraction
tripods|Camera stands
tripwire|Trigger on a trap
trireme|Ancient Greek warship
trolley|Streetcar of yore
trombones|Marching-band instruments
trudges|Walks laboriously
trustbuster|Monopolist's foe
trustee|One on a board
tundras|Arctic plains
turkeys|Thanksgiving entrees
turtledoves|Two __
tuxedoes|They're often white in warm weather
typists|Dictators' aides
ugliest|Worst behaved
ululated|Lamented loudly
unalike|Different
unaware|In the dark
unaware|In the dark
uncoded|Having no zip
underscore|Play up
unfunny|Far from amusing
unified|Whole
unionizes|Bands together, in a way
unitive|Promoting accord
unleash|Loose
unloose|Set free
unlucky|Star-crossed
unmasks|Exposes
unrobes|Prepares to shower
unscrew|Remove, as a light bulb
unsocial|Withdrawn
untraced|Waiting to be found
upcoming|Future
updates|Late news
uprears|Raises
uproarious|Side-splitting
upscale|Posh
upsized|Expanded
upstart|Parvenu
upsweep|Elegant do
upsweep|Kind of coif
uptempo|Bouncy, to conductors
uptight|Antsy
uranium|One of the actinide series
urbaner|More suave
urgency|Need for speed
utopian|Visionary
utterance|Verbalization
vacillate|Keep changing
vagabond|Hobo
vagabond|Wanderer
vanilla|Plain
vanpools|Gas-saving arrangements
variety|Show-biz mag
vaunted|Boasted about
vertexes|Corners, in geometry
vespers|Evening service
videotape|TV watcher's cassette
vigorish|Excessive interest, slangily
villages|Some suburbs
vintage|Wine-label info
violent|Raging
violent|Tempestuous
visited|Called on
voiceover|Film narration work
wahines|Many hula dancers
waistline|Belt's surroundings
waitstaff|Restaurant servers
wakened|Arose
walkway|Passage
wallows|Plays in the mud
waltzed|Danced to "True Love"
warship|Combat vessel
washers|Dryers' partners
waterloo|Undoing, figuratively
waterworks|Utility in Monopoly
website|Homepage location
wheedles|Persuades with flattery
whenever|Sometime or other
whinnied|Neighed
whooshes|Wind sounds
whopper|Story that's not straight
widened|Added a lane to
wildcat|University of Arizona athlete
windbreak|Protective hedge
windfalls|Unexpected gains
winesaps|Apple varieties
wisecrack|Comic's remark
wisecracks|Sarcastic remarks
witchcraft|Sorcery
wizards|Harry Potter et al.
woebegone|Despondent
wontons|Chinese ravioli
wrestle|Emulate Hulk Hogan
yakkers|Chatterboxes
yearend|When books are closed
yearling|Young horse
yearned|Thirsted
yearner|Longer
yodeler|Cowboy crooner, at times
yokemate|Team member
ziggurat|Ancient temple tower
zithers|Stringed instruments
zonking|Knocking out
zoology|Aristotle subject
zwieback|Hard bread
abalone|Chinese symbol of wealth
abalone|Latin American delicacy
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abandon|Run out on
abdomen|Belly
ability|Capacity
abolish|Do away with
absorbs|Takes in
acacias|Gum sources
academic|Learned
accredit|Designate officially
accrete|Grow together
accused|Pointed a finger at
acetates|Art protectors
acquits|Finds innocent
acrobat|Circus performer
address|Get to work on
adequate|Good enough
admiral|Fleet leader
adolescence|The teenage years
adorned|Decorated
adulates|More than likes
aerated|Made fizzy
aerates|Makes fizzy
aerator|Faucet part
aerobic|Like biking or jogging
affects|Acts on
afflict|Plague
aftershock|Repercussion
against|Contrary to
against|Not for
ageless|Like Shangri-La
agendas|Hidden priorities
agendas|They may be hidden
aggravated|Made worse
aggressiveness|Bully's attitude
agitate|Toss
airflow|Wind-tunnel observation
airplane|Bird
alarmist|Anxious one
albacore|Steak source
alerter|Revere, once
alienable|Its antonym is in the Declaration
alienates|Turns off
alkaline|Having a high pH
alleles|Gene forms
alliterate|Have dessert after dinner, perhaps
allocate|Ration out
allottee|Portion recipient
almoners|Charity distributors
alphabet|Set of characters
alphorns|Things that flare
altered|Let out, perhaps
altitude|Geometry calculation
amaryllis|Flowering bulb
amassers|Hoarding type
amasses|Puts together
amateur|Hobbyist
amazons|Trojan War participants
amicable|Not hot
amoebae|One-celled organisms
amontillado|Sherry in a Poe story
amounts|Volumes
ampules|Vaccine vials
amulets|Charms
amulets|Good-luck charms
anaconda|Zoo feature
anagram|Maraschino, to harmonicas
anagrams|Lionel and O'Neill
ancient|Prehistoric
ancients|Minoans or Medes
andantes|Slow movements
anecdotal|Unscientific
anemone|Windflower
angered|Hot
angoras|Some coats
angoras|Some goats
angrier|More incensed
animate|Bring to life
animate|Live
animate|Living
anisettes|Parts of nightcaps
anklebone|Talus
anklets|Short socks
annotate|Add explanations to
announced|Made known
anoints|Formally chooses
anoints|Sanctifies, in a way
anomaly|Something strange
answers|Responses
anteater|UC Irvine mascot
anterior|Fore
anthracite|Black diamonds
antigen|Immunologist's concern
antique|Estate-sale offering
antlers|Bullwinkle feature
anymore|Nowadays
apathetic|Beyond indifferent
aperture|Gap
aphonia|Voicelessness
apologia|Written explanation
apparel|Duds
apparel|What to wear
appeals|Is attractive
appeared|Popped up
appendix|Book feature
appetite|Craving
apricot|Brandy flavoring
apropos|Not out of place
arbalest|Medieval crossbow
argentine|Silvery
ariette|Rossini works
arising|Popping up
aristocrat|PATrician
armadas|Naval forces
armoire|Ensemble's home, perhaps
armoire|Tall wardrobe
armrests|Features of theater seats
armrests|Ottoman's lack
aroused|Stirred
arrange|Place in order
arrange|Set
arrears|Credit concern
arrestee|One taken in
arrests|Takes into custody
arrives|Makes it
arsenals|Powder rooms?
article|A, for one
artisan|Smith, for instance
artists|Painters and musicians
artists|Recording stars
ascends|Rises slowly
ashamed|Not proud
ashcans|Depth charges
ashcans|Trash collectors
ashcans|Trash receptacles
ashcans|Waste-full things
aspects|Features
aspersed|Slandered
asphalt|Driveway surface
aspires|Strives
aspirin|Medicine-chest bottle
assault|Military offensive
assayed|Checked for purity
assents|Go-aheads
assessed|Valued
assesses|Weighs
assigns|Gives out
assists|Helps out
assuredly|Without a doubt
asterisks|Password concealers
asterisks|Stars of typography
athlete|Wing or back
athletics|American League team
atlases|Project Mercury launchers
attache|Embassy official
attaches|Tacks on
attacker|Assailant
attains|Accomplishes
attendance|Ballpark figure
attests|Certifies
attract|Draw in
attract|Draw in
attracts|Draws in
attracts|Draws, as a magnet
attunes|Blends in
audited|Got no credit for
augured|Portended
austere|Far from comfortable
autocratic|Domineering
availed|Was acceptable
availing|Efficacious
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Chatroom icons
aviator|John Wayne, in "The High and the Mighty"
aviator|One with wings
avocados|Essence of guacamole
awaking|Greeting the day
awardee|Prize recipient
awkward|All arms and legs
azaleas|Funnel-shaped flowers
babblers|They make no sense
baccarat|Casino game
bacteria|Some microbes
badgers|Annoys persistently
baguette|French bread
balance|Counterpoise
ballads|Love songs
ballots|Voters' slates
ballplayer|One on the field
balmier|More pleasant
baloney|Horsefeathers
bandwagon|Circus-parade vehicle
bankcard|It's swiped at a register
bankrupt|Legally insolvent
banters|Exchanges taunts
baobabs|Trees used for bonsai
baritone|Low range
barrage|Major fire
bastille|__ Day (July 14)
bastion|Stronghold
bathmat|It may be underfoot
battled|Was part of a campaign
bearhug|Hearty greeting
because|Since
bedecked|Adorned
bedroll|Camping gear
bedroll|Improvised sleeping bag
beehive|Where things are buzzing
beekeeper|Apiarian
belabors|Overworks, as a point
benches|Seats in the park
beriberi|B-vitamin deficiency
besiege|Harass, as with questions
besiege|Overwhelm
bethesda|Naval hospital site
bicorne|Old hat
billing|Sending invoices to
birddog|Watch carefully
bishops|See people
bistros|Stylish eateries
blinded|Bedazzled
blockader|Fleet, at times
blondes|Monroe and Bardot
blowout|Big sale
bluenose|Puritanical one
blueprint|Builder's plan
blurred|Indistinct
bluster|Hot air
boggled|Overwhelmed
bonuses|Perks
bookmark|Web-browser tool
boorish|Ill-mannered
bootleg|Pirated product
bordeaux|French wine region
borders|Customs Service posts
boredom|Yawn causer
botanical|Derived from plants
bottoms|Pajama parts
brawled|Had a row
breathe|Take in air
breezes|Light winds
brewskis|Cold ones
bridals|Certain ceremonies
bridesmaid|Wedding attendant
bristly|Cross
broncobuster|Type of ranch hand
browsed|Grazed
brushfire|Minor blaze
brushfires|Drought dangers
bubblegum|Supermarket checkout display
buckskins|Cowboy trousers
bullfighter|Suit of lights wearer
bushier|More overgrown
busting|Taking a stripe from
buttonhole|Detain for a talk
cabinet|Pantry, for instance
cabstand|Where hacks wait
cactuses|Sonoran sights
caesura|Prosodic pause
cahoots|Colluding, with "in"
caisson|Artillery wagon
calorie|Heat unit
canasta|Match game
canasta|Match game
cancels|Scratches
candidates|Ones under consideration
canebrake|Bamboo thicket
cantatas|Bach works
capelet|Shoulder covering
capitals|Frequent "Jeopardy!" subjects
capsule|Medicine container
caravan|Truck group
caresses|Touches affectionately
caribou|Lichen eater
caricature|Figure in a political cartoon
caroled|Sang yule tunes
caroled|Went door-to-door, perhaps
carwashes|Caddy cleaners
casabas|Crenshaw cousins
cashews|Indian export
cashmere|Fine yarn
cassette|Tape holder
castanet|Hand-held clicker
castles|Royal residences
catnaps|Snoozes
catsuit|One-piece outfit
cellist|Pablo Casals, e.g.
cellophane|Packaging material
centavo|Manila money
centigram|Approximate weight of a grain of sand
chaired|Led, as a meeting
chancier|Less sure
chaperon|One going along
characters|People in a novel
chariot|Horse-drawn vehicle
checkbooks|Do accounting work?
cheekiness|Impudence
cheered|Rooted for
cheerful|Upbeat
cheeses|Limburger and Neufchatel
chicanery|Funny business
chickpeas|Salad-bar item
chiffon|Light and frothy
chimera|Mythological monster
chinned|Yakked away
chitchat|Small talk
choices|Forks in the road
chorales|Bach works
chowderhead|Dolt
cilantro|Salsa ingredient
cinemas|Places for premieres
cinematographer|Film-crew VIP
clambakes|Seafood cookouts
clamors|Rackets
clampdowns|Restrictions
claptrap|Baloney
classic|Of enduring interest
classified|Secret, as files
classroom|Teacher's workplace
cleaned|Straightened out
cleaners|Neighborhood retailers
cleanup|Do very well
clipboard|Spring is here
cloakrooms|Legislative lounges
cloverleaf|On/off ramp pattern
clunker|Jalopy
coalbin|Fuel holder
coarseness|Abrasive quality
coconut|Ambrosia ingredient
coconut|Fiber source
coedited|Put together together
coheirs|Legacy sharers
coinage|New-word creation
collagen|Tissue protein
collapse|Cave in
collins|Apollo 11 astronaut
comfort|Reassure
comical|Rich
compacts|Foundation holders
comparison|Analogy
compiles|Gathers
compliment|PAT on the back
compliments|Speaks well of
conceded|Admitted defeat
conclusion|Reasoned deduction
condescendingly|In a disdainful way
condones|Isn't bothered by
configures|Writes specifications for
contend|Assert
control|Hold in check
controlling|On top of
conversion|One side of the debate?
copilot|One of an air pair
cornflakes|Cereal selection
cornflower|Ornamental plant
cornpone|Southern bread
corollas|Groups of petals
coronas|Circles around moons
corporate|Big business-related
corrida|Bullfight, in Barcelona
cotoneaster|Ornamental shrub
counsel|Give advice to
counselor|Summer-camp worker
counterproposal|Negotiator's offering
courage|Heart
coveted|In demand
cowcatcher|Locomotive attachment
cowhands|Ranch workers
cowslips|Yellow flowers
crabgrass|Lawn invader
crasser|Less refined
crawdad|Southern morsel
creases|Wrinkles
creator|Architect
credenza|Office holder?
cricket|Honorable conduct
critter|Backwoods beast
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossfires|Lively debates
crosstalk|Incidental chatter
cruiser|Kind of car or vessel
crullers|Deep-fried food
crumbles|Goes to pieces
crusades|Aggressive movements
cubists|Picasso and Braque, for example
cupcake|Something sweet
cupolas|Domes
cutlasses|Pirate knives
dampers|Horn mutes
damsels|Fairy-tale femmes
dashing|Debonair
dastard|Sniveling sneak
deacons|Masonic officers
dearest|Term of affection
debasement|Brooklyn storage area?
decided|Certain
declaim|Orate
declasse|No longer in
decline|Drop
decreases|Falls off
deepens|Falls more
deepest|Like a bass' voice
defeats|Overcomes in battle
defenders|Brooklyn auto parts?
defense|Grandstand cry
defined|Gave the meaning of
deflate|Take the air out of
deliberate|Think things over
delight|Joy
delighting|Brooklyn stage crew's job?
delphic|Oracular
deltoid|Shoulder target
demagogues|Fiery orators
demolish|Bulldoze, as a building
demotes|Reduces in rank
denominator|Brooklyn political convention VIP?
denoted|Stood for
densest|Most populated
departure|Straying
deplete|Drain
deplore|Disapprove of
deportable|Brooklyn laptop?
depositor|Bank customer
depressing|Brooklyn dry cleaner's chore?
derbies|Horse races
desecrate|Dishonor
designs|Architect's portfolio
desired|Longed for
desires|Yearnings
desists|Lays off
despairs|Gives up
despise|Hold in contempt
despise|Loathe
despise|Really not like
despised|Had no use for
despoils|Plunders
despoils|Ransacks
dessert|Final course
dessert|Menu course
destiny|Fate
destiny|What will be
detached|Aloof
detached|Torn off
detente|Sort of thaw
detested|Couldn't stand
detesting|Brooklyn teacher job?
detractor|Brooklyn trailer hauler?
detriment|Disadvantage
devalue|Reduce in worth
develop|Evolve
deviates|Goes off course
diarist|Warhol or Woolf
diatribe|Sharp attack
diciest|Most problematical
dickers|Haggles
diction|Acting lesson
dinette|Meal setting
dinettes|Breakfast nooks
diocese|See
diorama|3-D exhibit
dioramas|Science-museum exhibits
dipsticks|Motor-oil level testers
directs|Gives orders
disables|Turns off
disallow|Rule out
disappeared|Ceased to be seen
discreet|Circumspect
discrepant|Inconsistent
dishrag|Kitchen cloth
dislodge|Free
dismiss|Send away, as a class
disparages|Knocks
distant|Miles away
district|Part of DC
divests|Sells off
divesture|Shedding
documentary|Ken Burns-style program
dodgeball|Kids' game
dodgers|Wait Til Next Year subject
dogeared|Shabby
doleful|Woebegone
dolphin|Aquarium performer
doodles|Draws aimlessly
doodles|Draws idly
dormice|They got their name from their hibernation
dotages|Foolish affections
doubleheaders|Baseball events
doubted|Was uncertain of
doughnuts|Breakfast sweets
dovecote|Place with pigeonholes
draftee|Nonvoluntary soldier
dramatize|Adapt for the stage
dreamboat|Very attractive person
dreamer|Visionary
dressed|Ready to go, perhaps
dresses|Combs out and does up
dressier|More formal
drollery|Whimsical humor
droplet|Minimal water
droplet|Not much water
drumstick|Chicken choice
drumstick|Percussionist's prop
dulcinea|Beauty superhuman in a 17th-century novel
durations|How long things last
dustpan|Broom partner
eaglets|Future frequent fliers
earache|Swimmer's woe
earache|What doctors call "otalgia"
earless|Like some seals
earlobe|Place for a bit of jewelry
earlobe|Place for ring jewelry
earnest|Determined
earnest|Heartfelt
earpiece|Audio accessory
earshot|Hearing range
earthiest|Least refined
easiest|Most simple
easiness|Unpretentious quality
echelons|Levels of authority
eclipse|Celestial event
eclipse|Outdo
edibles|Food
edifices|Structures
educate|School
educator|Scopes, for one
eeriest|Maximally uncanny
eeriest|Most strange
effable|Able to be expressed
egomaniac|Me, me, me kind of guy
eighteen|A full course?
einstein|Relativity name
elapsed|Gone by
elapses|Ticks by, as time
elastic|Flexible
elatedly|With high spirits
elected|In
elected|Voted in
electing|Going for
elector|College official
electricity|Power
electronic|Like some music
element|Palladium, e.g.
element|Stomping grounds
elevate|Up
elevates|Takes up
elicited|Drew out
eliding|Passing over
elitists|Snobs
elopers|Some who take the plunge
eloping|Activity for two
emaciate|Make thin
emblaze|Illuminate
embodies|Typifies
emerged|Came out
emerged|Came up
eminence|Ecclesiastical honorific
eminence|Exalted importance
eminent|At the top of one's field
eminent|High-ranking
emirate|Bahrain, for one
emoticon|;-), for one
emotional|High-strung
empanada|Type of turnover
emperors|Big wheels
empress|Josephine's title
enabled|Paved the way for
enabled|Turned on
enameled|Like canines
enamors|Fills with love
encasing|Providing protection
encipher|Code
encoders|They have something to hide
encores|Curtain calls
endemic|Confined
endgame|Chess-match phase
endorse|Back
endorsed|Backed for election
energetic|Vital
enervate|Drain
enforce|Don't waive
enforce|Implement
engrosses|Occupies completely
enlarge|Blow up
enlisted|Joined the Marines
ennoble|Elevate
enrolls|Joins
enslave|Opposite of "free"
enslave|Subjugate
enslaves|Keeps in thrall
ensnares|Trammels
ensnarl|Tangle
ensured|Iced
entails|Means necessarily
entangle|Get caught up
entente|Alliance
entente|Kind of compact
entered|Came in
entered|Typed in
enthused|Spoke excitedly
entitle|Authorize
entrain|Get on
entreat|Plead
entrust|Commit
entrust|Place in the care of
envisage|Picture
epigram|Quip
epigrams|Bons mots
epithet|Spike or Stinky
epochal|Earth-shattering
equated|Balanced
erasers|Ends of pencils
erasure|Exam mark
erasure|Sign of a mistake
erasures|Evidence of revisions
erected|Built
erected|Put up
erected|Put up
erratic|Not fixed
erratum|Slip on a slip
erudite|Learned
escalate|Intensify
escalate|Kick up
escapades|Wild times
escapes|Slips away
eschews|Skips
eschews|Stays away from
escorts|Prom dates
esoteric|Just for a few
essayist|Bacon, e.g.
essayists|Bacon et al.
essayists|Lamb et al.
essence|Core
essence|Distillation product
essence|Nitty-gritty
estates|Ritzy residences
estates|Ritzy residences
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Thinks highly of
esteems|Thinks highly of
esthetes|They're refined
estimates|Judges
etagere|Whatnot
etcetera|And so on
etcetera|Unspecified things
etcetera|Unspecified things
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Without end
evaluated|Weighed
evenest|Least out-of-line
evenness|Uniformity
evensongs|Late-day prayers
eventide|Poetic period
evermore|In perpetuity
evident|Clear
evinced|Demonstrated
exacted|Demanded
exaggerate|Draw like a caricaturist
example|Paragon
execute|Carry out
exhales|Lets the air out
existed|Used to be
expense|Cost
expired|Ran out
explode|Burst
explore|Delve into
exposes|Unmasks
exposure|Photographer's concern
extension|Anxiety no longer felt?
extremes|They're poles apart
eyefuls|Attractive ones
eyeliner|Cosmetic in a pencil
eyesight|Vision
eyesore|Something unpleasant to look at
eyesores|Weedy lots, e.g.
eyewitness|One giving testimony
faculty|Special ability
fairest|Least slanted
fairway|Place to drive
falconer|Hawking expert
falconet|Mini-raptor
fanlike|Resembling some flowing lava
fastest|Like a race winner
feasted|Enjoyed a spread
feaster|Happy gourmand
ferments|Inflames
fetters|Manacles
fiendish|Blasted
firecracker|Holiday noisemaker
firelit|Shining softly
fishers|Members of the weasel family
fishponds|Landscaping options
flailed|Threshed grain
flaking|Peeling off, as paint
flameproof|Not readily ignited
flatiron|Clothes presser of old
forename|Tom, Dick or Harry
foresaw|Anticipated
foresee|Predict
forests|Where loggers work
forests|Wooded areas
forever|Endlessly
forgotten|Left behind
formals|Promwear
forswore|Rejected
fracture|Crack
freedom|First Amendment word
freestyle|Part of a skater's program
freeware|Programs that cost nothing
freshest|Least trite
fricassee|Stewed chicken dish
frisked|Checked for weapons
fuchsia|Drooping flower
gabbles|Cackles
gaieties|Merrymaking
garages|Carport kin
gasoline|Jaguar juice
gelatin|Light dessert
gelcaps|Medicine holders
genders|Language learner's concerns
genealogy|Family-tree study
general|Army commander
general|Four-star officer
gentile|Not Mormon, to Mormons
geologer|Rock expert
gerrymander|Redistrict unfairly
gerunds|Verb forms
ghostwriter|Collaborator of a sort
girders|Sources of support
girlfriend|Guy's significant other
gladden|Cheer up
glistened|Flashed
glockenspiel|Xylophone cousin
gnocchi|Potato dumplings
goddesses|Venus et al.
goldenrod|Shade of yellow
gondoliers|Grand Canal oarsmen
granted|Agreed to
granted|Given
grapples|Struggles
grasshopper|Leaping insect
greasers|Young toughs
greasing|Paving the way
grillwork|Auto feature
grinder|Mill, for example
grindstone|Symbol of hard work
groaner|Portion of corn?
groomed|Prepared
grottos|Caverns
groused|Evinced unhappiness
grousers|Ones who complain
guarddog|Four-legged protector
guarded|Prudent
guffaws|Roars
guppies|Aquarium fish
habitues|Frequent visitors
hackman|Runaway Jury actor
hairdresser|Film-crew VIP
hairstyle|Salon creation
hamsters|Pet rodents
handful|Overactive toddler
handlebar|Bicycle's gripper
handled|Coped with
handlers|Image specialists
harassed|Bugged
harasses|Hounds
harbors|Docking places for ships
hardscrabble|Unrewarding
harmonic|Concordant
harness|Part of a draft horse's gear
hassled|Was a bother to
hastily|In a rash manner
haymakers|Knockout punches
hayride|Dude-ranch activity
headache|Annoying situation
headrest|Car-seat attachment
headwaiter|Restaurant honcho
heartbeat|Pulse sound
heartthrob|One's significant other
helical|Like DNA strands
helmets|Batter toppings
helmsman|Course director
helpers|Assistants
henpecks|Nags
heroine|Leading lady
herstory|Feminist annals
hesitant|Indecisive
hideous|Appalling
highbrow|Intellectual
hitched|Attached, as a horse to a wagon
holiday|Easter, for one
holland|County of the Holy Roman Empire
homebrew|Do-it-yourself draft
homered|Went deep
honesty|Admirable quality
honoree|Name on a plaque
hooknoses|Witch-mask features
hoppers|Rabbits and roos
horselaugh|Guffaw
horseman|Skilled rider
horseshoe|Good-luck piece
horsiest|Most suitable for equestrians
hotline|Phone service
hottest|Of interest to talk-show producers
housework|Vacuuming and dusting
hyperventilate|Show stress
iceboat|Winter vehicle
ignoring|Tuning out
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
illness|Complaint
imagery|Mental representations
imitate|Take after
immerses|Dips into water
immortals|Zeus and Athena, for two
immunize|Protect, in a way
impeached|Discredited
imprecise|Fuzzy
impress|Inspire awe
inaction|Idleness
incisor|Tusk, essentially
inclined|Tilted
inclusion|Admittance
indecent|Unseemly
indecisiveness|Fence-sitter's attitude
indicts|Charges
indirect|Roundabout
indoors|Not outside
indubitably|Really!
inedible|Like Osage oranges
inelegant|Not refined
ineptly|In a klutzy way
inertia|Impedance to progress
inexact|Not precise
inflated|Overblown
infomercial|Half-hour product pitch
ingenue|Role for a starlet
ingenue|Ruby Keeler, in "42nd Street"
ingroup|Clique
inherits|Obtains as a legacy
innocence|Clean hands
innumerable|More than plentiful
inroads|Encroachments
inseams|Alteration stats
insects|Despicable ones
insistent|Not taking no for an answer
insoles|Shoe parts
insoles|Some orthotics
insomnia|Stephen King novel
inspect|Look over
inspire|Urge on to great things
inspirit|One way to attend
instant|Without a wait
insulate|Shield
intakes|Air passageways
integer|One or two
integrate|Unify
intercom|Household appliance
intercom|Office machine
interprets|Construes
interstate|Major road
interweave|Mingle
invalid|Without foundation
invests|Buys bonds, perhaps
invigorate|Punch up
inviolacy|Sacrosanctness
ironfisted|Stingy
ironing|Bombeck bane
ironing|Work done at a table
ironman|Durable one
irritable|Cross
irritate|Bug
irritating|Pesky
isobars|Lines on weather maps
isolated|Cut off
isotopes|Dating material
isthmus|Good place for a canal
iterate|Say again
iterate|Utter repeatedly
ivories|Keys, so to speak
jalapeno|Heat source?
jalapeno|Hot pepper
jalapeno|Hot stuff
jasmine|Tea additive
jetliner|Way to go
jettison|Toss
jewelers|Diamond judges
johnson|Crystal Cathedral architect
joneses|Ones to keep up with
journeyman|Experienced tradesperson
jubilee|Festive occasion
junglegym|Playground setup
kangaroos|Aussie jumpers
keenest|Most gung-ho
keepsake|Souvenir
kettledrums|Percussion instruments
kidneys|Temperaments, so to speak
kilometer|10K part
kindles|Lights up
kinetics|Moving subject
kingdom|Plants, for instance
kneepad|Athlete's protective gear
kneepads|Football player's protection
kookier|More flaky
labeled|Affixed a brand-name tag to
laciest|Most elaborate
ladders|House painters' needs
laggard|Dilatory
lagoons|Seaside ponds
lakebed|Superior's low point
lambaste|Rip into
landlord|Boardinghouse proprietor
landscape|Expanse of rural scenery
landscape|Painting of natural scenery
laptops|Portable computers
larkspurs|Buttercup relatives
lasagne|Course with layers
laserdisk|DVD forerunner
lassies|Misses
lassoer|Buckaroo, at times
lateral|At the side
layette|Shower gift
layperson|One not of the clergy
leaders|Up-front people
leaning|Bent
leaving|On the way out
lectern|Speaker's stand
leerier|Less trusting
leeriest|Guarded to the max
leeriest|Tops in wariness
leftwing|Party's liberal branch
legends|Map features
legerdemain|Magician's skill
lemonade|Stand product
lemonade|Summer drink
lengths|Linear measurements
leonine|Like the king of beasts
lessens|Drops off
letterboxing|Film-to-video transfer technique
lettuce|Green bed
levitate|Perform a magic trick
lexicon|Available words
libelees|Some civil defendants
libretti|Opera texts
license|Carte blanche
license|Hunter's need
license|Sanction
likened|Compared
limelight|Fame, so to speak
lineage|Pedigree
linebackers|Defensive footballers
lingerie|Slips and such
linings|Jacket features
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
listened|Tuned in
listens|Pays attention
litigate|Don't settle
locally|Nearby
loiterer|One who hates to act
lounges|Watering holes
lovelorn|Forsaken, in a way
lumberyard|Builder's supplier
lunchtime|Noon, for many
lustral|Every five years
lustrous|Shining
macaroons|Kinds of cookies
mackerels|Seafood selections
macrame|Do something knotty?
madames|Dear Sirs and __
maharishi|Guru
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahimahi|Lanai lunch
maidens|Nonwinning racehorses
mailbox|Letter holder
mailroom|Letter getter
majesty|Grandeur
majorettes|Marching-band baton twirlers
malaise|Unfocused uneasiness
mallards|Wild ducks
mallows|Hollyhock and okra
manacle|Restrain, in a way
manacles|Checks
managed|Ran
manager|One in charge
manages|Gets by
mandarin|Chinese language
manmade|Synthetic
mansion|Impressive residence
marcher|Certain band member
marimba|Vibraphone relative
marinated|Soaked, in a way
mariner|Seafarer
marmalade|Citrus product
marsala|Sicilian potent potable
marshes|Wetlands
marsupials|Order of mammals
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
masters|Advanced degree
masters|Augusta tournament
matador|Bull session participant?
matchsticks|Fire starters
mathematician|Bertrand Russell, for one
matinee|Early performance
matured|Came due
mazeltov|Bar mitzvah wish
meadowlark|Grackle relative
mealtimes|When lunch and dinner are served
meander|Weave
measles|Spots from childhood
mechanic|Garage pro
mediator|Judge alternative
meekness|Timid nature
megalopolis|Huge conurbation
melanin|Freckle, essentially
mellowed|Became less harsh
memento|Keepsake
mementos|Souvenirs
mementos|Tokens
menaces|Threatens
mending|Patching up
merrily|How "we roll along"
messages|Morals
messier|Not as orderly
midstream|While underway
midterms|Some exams
midweek|Any Wednesday
milkmen|Erstwhile dairy deliverers
milkshake|Malted's relative
milksop|Timid type
millers|Food processors
millets|Cereal grasses
million|It's cool, supposedly
mincemeat|British pie filling
mindful|Attentive
mindset|Mood
mineral|Quartz, for one
minicar|Small wheels
minicars|They're smaller than subcompacts
minorca|Island off the Spanish coast
minuets|Mozart pieces
miracles|Extraordinary events
misadds|Gets the total wrong
miscast|In the wrong role
miscellany|PATchwork of stuff
mislain|Temporarily lost
mismanage|Run badly
mittens|Hand holders
mnemonics|Memory aids
moaners|Kvetches
modeler|Worker with clay
moisture|Dew, for example
monarch|Born leader
monikers|Handles
monitor|Computer screen
monitors|Computer screens
monitors|Keeps an eye on
monocle|Part of Mr. Peanut's outfit
moodier|Less likely to laugh
moonroof|Retractable top
moraine|Glacial deposit
morsels|Tasty tidbits
motorcycle|Roofless vehicle
motorist|Auto Club patron
motormouth|Talkative student
mottoes|Statements of purpose
mousetrap|Spring is here
mouthpiece|Gangster's lawyer
muenster|Milk product
mundane|Unremarkable
murkiest|Least distinct
muscles|Biceps and triceps
muskmelon|Cantaloupe
mutated|Didn't remain
mysterious|Of a secret nature
mystery|Agatha Christie offering
mystery|Whodunit, for example
nailbiter|Close contest
naivete|Inexperience
narrate|Tell tales
narrower|Less encyclopedic
natural|Spontaneous
natural|Unaffected
nearest|Proximate
nearing|Closing in on
neatens|Orders
neatest|Clever to the max
neatness|It may count
neatnik|Felix Unger, for one
necktie|Suit accessory
nectarine|Fleshy fruit
needful|Required
needled|Teased
needles|Christmas tree debris
negated|Canceled out
neglects|Doesn't watch carefully
nestled|Got comfy
nestles|Gets comfy
nestles|Snuggles up
newsman|Telejournalist
nimbler|More like Jack
nineteen|Number of states when Monroe was sworn in
nineteen|Standard dimension of a Go board
nirvana|Blissful state
nitrogen|Product of star fusion
nitwits|Ninnies
noblest|Most high-minded
noisiest|Least subdued
nominal|Putative
nominee|Party's chosen candidate
nonequal|Dissimilar
nonesuch|Paragon
noodled|Experimented
nostrils|Things that flare
notables|Names
notarize|Certify, as a document
notepad|Stenographer's need
notepad|Writer's target
nourish|Build up
oarlocks|Shell connections
obedience|Certain school's objective
obedience|Part of a boxer's training
obeisance|Gesture of reverence
obfuscates|Clouds
oboists|They know the score
observe|Note
obtainable|Within reach
obverse|Heads side of a coin
obverse|Coin side
ocarina|Literally, "little goose"
octaves|Scale ranges
oculists|Old-time eye doctors
odometry|Distance driven
odorless|Like oxygen
odyssey|Adventure series
odyssey|Post-Trojan War epic
officer|Service-academy graduate
okeydokey|I'm game
omelettes|Brunch selections
omitted|Dropped
onetime|Without repetition
onlooker|Sidewalk superintendent
onslaughts|Powerful thrusts
openers|Keys
openers|Kitchen-drawer implements
operable|Ready for use
operates|Mans
operettas|Gilbert and Sullivan works
opinion|Say
oppress|Put under the yoke
oppress|Treat badly
optional|Not standard
oracular|Divinatory
oratorio|Haydn's "The Creation", e.g.
orchestra|Theater section
ordained|Predestined
ordered|Soon to be served
orderer|Restaurant patron, before the meal
oregano|Pizzeria herb
orientate|Set right
orients|Points (towards)
orioles|Maryland state birds
osmoses|Makes it through slowly
ossicle|Anvil, for one
ostracize|Cast out
ourself|Pronoun akin to the "royal we"
outages|Power failures
outbreaks|Flare-ups
outdoes|Tops
outlast|Endure longer than
outlasts|Stays longer than
outleapt|Bested in pole vaulting
outside|Under the stars, say
outsider|Opposite of intimate
outsides|Facades
outstare|Win a "no blinking" contest
overall|Comprehensively
overall|In general
overcompensated|More than made up (for)
overeat|Take too many courses
overexert|Tax
overhaul|Refit
overlap|Duplicate
overlap|Have common ground with
overprotect|Baby, maybe
overruled|Judge's remark
oversee|Manage
oversleep|Get a late start
oversleep|Ignore the alarm
oversleep|Ignore the alarm
overtakes|Catches, then passes
paisley|Swirly pattern
palatine|One of Rome's hills
palette|Variety of techniques
palettes|Choices of colors
palliate|Make less serious
pamphlets|Waiting-room reading
panatela|Corona kin
panpipes|Ancient instrument
parable|Allegory
parable|Story with a moral
parasol|Gay Nineties prop
parasol|Tiki-bar decoration
pardners|Western friends
parents|Babysitters' employers
parings|What's peeled
parlors|Ice-cream purveyors
paroled|Let out early
parrots|Echoes
parsley|Dinner-plate garnish
partake|Have some (of)
partisans|Some of Rick Blaine's customers
partner|Spouse
partners|Law-firm elite
passport|Customs document
pasting|Overwhelming defeat
patrician|Not common
patterns|Dressmaker's guides
paygrade|Union-contract stat
payment|It may be due
payoffs|Bribes grease
peaches|Fuzzy fruits
pebbles|Fred and Wilma's kid
pecorino|Romano family member
pedaled|Rode a bike
pedicab|Three-wheeled vehicle
pedigrees|Descents
peepers|Eyes, slangily
peerless|Without equal
peewees|Little tykes
pelican|Big-billed bird
penalty|Punishment in football
penetrate|Get through
penguin|Aquarium favorite
penmanship|Handwriting style
pennant|Tapered flag
pennyweight|Jeweler's unit
pentacle|Tarot symbol
peonies|Showy spring flowers
peoples|Complete communities
percent|Piece of the pie
perfected|Got better and better at
permanent|Like some markers
permeated|Passed through
permits|Fishing licenses, e.g.
perpetrate|Commit
persist|Don't quit
persist|Hang in there
persona|Public image
peskier|More annoying
pesters|Bedevils
phantasm|Apparition
phenoms|They're amazing
piccolo|Literally, "little"
pickpocket|Sneak thief
piecemeal|Bit by bit
pieholes|Yaps
pierced|Like some earlobes
pierogi|Polish servings
piggyback|One way to ride
pigheaded|Stubborn
pilsner|Beer variety
pinhole|Flask flaw
pinnacle|Culmination
pinstripe|Suit pattern
pioneers|First settlers
piranhas|Fierce fish
pistils|Plant organs
plasters|Overspreads
plastic|Impressionable
platonic|Like some friends
playact|Make believe
pledged|Solemnly promised
plotter|Coup participant
plotters|Schemers
plowmen|Oxen followers
plugged|Open no more
plugugly|Ruffian
plummeted|Declined precipitously
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
polemic|Political discourse
politic|Tactful
pollute|Contaminate, as water
poltergeist|Spirit you can hear
poppycock|Baloney
popular|Hot
popularly|Among the people
portray|Play the role of
possess|Call one's own
possess|Call one's own
potable|Okay to drink
potboiler|Hack novel
potshots|Random criticism
potters|Ceramic artisans
prairie|Gopher's milieu
prayers|Parts of religious services
precede|Come before
precede|Come before
precept|Rule of conduct
predated|Came before
predates|Arrives earlier than
predator|Polar bear, for one
prefabs|Modular homes
preferable|A better choice
preheat|Cookbook word
preheat|Prepare, as an oven
prelates|High-ranking holy men
premise|Basic assumption
premolar|Bicuspid
prepack|Retail assortment
prerecord|Prepare for podcasting
present|Roll-call reply
presentable|Fit to be seen
preside|Chair
pressed|Got pushy
presses|Is insistent
prestos|Fast movements
pretend|Fake it
pretentiousness|Snob's attitude
priceless|Invaluable
priggish|Stuffy
primers|Kinds of coats
prinking|Fussing over finery
private|Not for the public
privateers|Maritime harassers
proctor|Exam supervisor
prodded|Moved along
product|Part of a line
prohibition|It officially ended 12/5/33
pronoun|Your or me
propels|Gets moving
protest|Sit-in, for instance
protesters|Lab staff?
protests|Some marches
prouder|More puffed up
provision|NFLer's dream?
provisos|Qualifications
psychology|Jung's field
punishers|Furies, in myth
purebred|Pedigreed
purists|Sticklers
pursers|Certain accountants
pursuit|Pastime
pyrotechnics|Things that flare
radials|Some tires
radials|Some tires
radiate|Beam
rafting|Grand Canyon activity
ragtime|Cagney's final feature film
railcar|Freight carrier
raiment|Things to wear
raindrop|Start of a summer shower
raindrops|Source of roof noise
rainless|Like a sunny day
rainout|Ballpark bummer
rainouts|Umpires call them
ramshackle|Rickety
rangers|AL or NHL team
ransomed|Got back, in a way
rapture|Great delight
rattrap|Hovel
ravines|Products of erosion
reactor|Fission device
readymade|Produced for immediate use
realtors|Some house sellers
reappear|Emerge again
recanted|Took back
recasts|Gets new actors for
recharge|Beef up, as a battery
recital|Dance program
reckoned|Figured
recovered|Went over again?
rectories|Church buildings
rectory|Parsonage
recycle|Sort one's trash, perhaps
redacts|Prepares for publication
reddened|Flushed
redeems|Buys off
redeyes|Overnight flights
redhead|Lucille Ball, notably
redressed|Changed clothes?
reducer|Photo-lab liquid
reedier|More like marshes
reelect|October ad verb
reemerge|Pop back up
reenter|Abandon orbit
reentry|Shuttle-flight phase
referees|Scientific-paper evaluators
refilled|Topped off
refuses|Passes up
reheats|Uses the microwave, perhaps
reigned|Held sway
reigned|Was everywhere
reinstate|Put back
rejoice|Celebrate
relabels|Gives a new name to
relapse|Backslide of a sort
release|Allow to go free
release|Publicity piece
relegates|Commits
relents|Softens
relents|Softens up
relives|Experiences anew
remarkable|Eye-opening
remission|Forgiveness
remorse|Word from the Latin for "bite again"
remoter|Less likely
rendered|Produced a likeness of
reneger|Word-breaker
renewable|Like solar energy
renewal|Subscription extension
renewed|Extended, as a subscription
repasts|Large spreads
repatriates|Brings back home, in a way
replete|Stuffed
repossesses|Takes back
reprint|Copy of a photo
reproof|Censure
reputed|Generally believed
reputed|Said (to be)
requested|Made a new search?
rereads|Enjoys again, as a book
reroute|Put another way
rerouted|Put another way
reroutes|Forwards
rescues|Saves from trouble
reseeds|Spruces up the lawn
resents|Takes umbrage at
reserve|Book in advance
resided|Dwelled
resident|Dweller
resides|Lodges
resides|Makes one's home
reslate|Adjust, as a schedule
reslate|Schedule anew
resolutions|Annual 1/1 rituals
resonance|Vibrant sound quality
resorts|Sources of satisfaction
resorts|Turns (to)
resource|It's available
respects|Expression of friendship
respond|Give an answer
restarts|Goes over
restate|Say again
restless|Itchy
restore|Bring back
restorer|Museum employee
restrain|Hold back
restrains|Holds back
restricted|Secret, as some information
results|Consequences
results|No-nonsense requirements
results|Upshots
resumes|Starts up again
resurge|Come back
resurge|Rise again
retains|Doesn't give up
retains|Keeps possession of
retinae|Parts of the eye
retiree|Many a Floridian
retiree|Many an expat
retires|Heads for bed
retotal|Bill check
retreat|Bugle call
retreat|Pull back from the front lines
retreated|Bought another round?
retreated|Pulled back
retribution|Payback, so to speak
retypes|Does over, as a report
revenge|Whodunit plot device
reverse|Turn around
revoked|Taken back
rhubarb|Fray
ricksha|Two-wheeler
rickshaw|Chinese vehicle of old
rimshot|Drum sound
rioting|Amok
ripcord|Parachutist's pull
riposte|Witty comeback
risible|Droll
risotto|Italian rice dish
rivaled|Was equal to
rivulet|Brook
roadrunner|Wile E.'s nemesis
roasters|Thanksgiving equipment
rockslides|Earth movers?
roister|Revel noisily
romaine|Healthful food for goldfish
romance|Gothic __
romance|Wine and dine, perhaps
roomette|Train compartment
rosebud|Future flower
rosette|Birthday-cake decoration
rosette|Leopard spot
rotters|Cads
roundtrips|Back-and-forth plane rides
routing|Travel service
rumored|Unconfirmed
russets|Everyday potatoes
ryegrasses|Hay-fever pollen sources
sachets|Drawer fresheners
sadness|Low spirits
salaams|Respectful bows
salamanders|Newts, for example
salamis|Spicy sandwich meats
saltine|Soup toss-in
saltines|Soup crackers
saltines|Soup partner
saluted|Paid respect to
sandals|Beachgoers' footwear
sandman|Sleep guy, supposedly
sanitary|Free from dirt
sapient|Solomonlike
sarcasm|Harsh commentary
satanic|Mephistophelian
satiable|Filled readily
saturated|Waterlogged
saucepot|Kitchen cooker
savages|Brutes
savanna|African grassland
savanna|Lions' home
savings|Nest egg
savoring|Having fun with
scalded|Heated almost to a boil
scanner|Computer add-on
scarabs|Revered beetles
scarcest|Most uncommon
scarier|More terrifying
scatter|Broadcast
scenario|Screenplay summary
scenery|Sights to enjoy
schlemiel|Chump
scholar|Erasmus, e.g.
schools|Groups of fish
schticks|Borscht Belt bits
schussing|Winter activity
scooters|Certain two-wheelers
scorpion|Zodiac arachnid
scoured|Completely clean
scourge|Cause of ruin
scrappy|Pugnacious
screamed|Evinced obviously
screams|Laugh riots
screenplay|Movie script
screwballs|Eccentric ones
scribble|Illegible jotting
scrolls|Curved heads of violins
scrooge|Cratchit's employer
seafood|Fish-market fare
seagoing|Like some vessels
seaport|Cruise-ship stop
seascape|Homer genre
seaside|Resort locale
seatmate|Bus-ride companion
seaweed|Iodine source
seaweeds|Marine plants
seaweeds|Oxygen producers
secants|Cosine reciprocals
seconds|Additional helpings
secured|Acquired
sediment|Glacial deposit
seeable|In plain view
seedbeds|Places to grow
seedily|In a squalid way
seesaws|Playground equipment
selects|Chooses
selfish|Unlikely to share
sellout|Box-office success
semester|Half of a school year
semester|School period
semester|School-year division
senator|Boxer's title
senator|State legislator
sendoff|Farewell party
sendoff|Farewell party, e.g.
seniors|AARP members
senoras|Oaxaca women
senorita|Foreign miss
senoritas|Mexicali misses
sentence|Part of a paragraph
sentries|Password requesters
serapes|Señora's shawls
servers|Banquet workers
session|Meeting of Congress
session|Term
settees|Bowling-center fixtures
severed|Cut
seviche|Sort of seafood salad
sextant|GPS ancestor
shadiest|Least reputable
shadowers|Gumshoes, often
shadowy|Mysterious
shamans|Tribal healers
shaping|Building
sharecrop|Work as a tenant farmer
shattered|Broke into pieces
sheathe|Stow, as a sword
shedding|Pet peeve, perhaps
sheepskins|Diplomas, slangily
sherbet|Cool dessert
sherbet|Frozen fare
shields|PBS political pundit
shimmer|Glisten
shiners|Black eyes
shipmates|Ishmael and Starbuck, for two
shoeing|Cobbler's job
shoelace|Something to tie
shoguns|Japanese leaders of old
shorthand|Stenographer's skill
showers|Rainstorms
showplace|Beautifully furnished home
shrimps|Works on a boat, perhaps
sidearms|Holstered weapons
sidestep|Dodge
sidesteps|Skirts
silence|Still
silently|Without a sound
silents|All of Valentino's films
simians|Hominoidea members
simulator|Training device
sincere|Open
sinecure|Cushy job
singing|Obviously happy
sirocco|Sultry visitor from the south
sitarist|Certain string player
situate|Place
sixpence|Half a shilling
sixteenth|Lincoln's presidential position
sixtieth|Diamond anniversary
skaters|Some Olympians
skedaddled|Beat it
skiwear|Masks, gloves, etc.
skyline|Urban horizon
slacked|Took it easy, with "off"
slanted|On an angle
slapped|Gave a high-five
slathers|Lays on thick
slatted|Like Venetian blinds
slatted|Like Venetian blinds
sleepiest|Most ready for a nap
sleepyhead|Groggy morning riser
sleeted|Fell hard, in a way
sleeves|LP holders
slicker|More oily
sliders|Base stealers, often
slipups|Minor mistakes
sluggish|Moving slowly
slyboots|Shifty sort
slyness|Arch quality
smashed|Broke up
smashes|Shatters
smokers|Some train cars
smoothing|Abrasive effect
smudges|Dark marks
snarled|Sounded like an angry dog
sneaker|Basketball shoe
sneakier|More underhanded
sneered|Looked with contempt
snipped|Made quick scissor cuts
snippet|Itty-bitty bit
snorkeler|Vacationer, at times
snowman|Really cool guy
snowmen|Kids' outdoor winter creations
snuggle|Get close
sobering|Like a serious issue
sociable|Friendly
socials|Church parties
societal|Type of evolution
societies|Cultural groups
sockets|Hollow parts
soggier|More in need of drying
solicit|Drum up, as business
sombrero|Chihuahua chapeau
sombrero|Mariachi's topper
sonnets|cummings creations
soprano|Choir voice
sorceress|Morgan le Fay, for one
soreness|Tender quality
sousaphone|Marching-band instrument
soybean|Veggieburger ingredient
soybeans|Oil source
spading|Garden chore
spambots|Automated address collectors
spangled|Brightly decorated
sparerib|Pupu-platter piece
sparest|Most meager
spatulas|Icers' aids
specialist|Administrative enlistee
speeded|Helped along
speeder|Trooper's catch
splicer|Film editor's device
splints|First-aid applications
sponged|Picked up, in a way
sponged|Took advantage
sponger|Parasite
spooled|Wound on a bobbin
spooler|Computer-printing controller
spoolers|Print-job programs
sportsmen|Club members, maybe
sprains|Ankle injuries
sprawls|Stretches out
springtime|Equinox follower
sprinter|Dash specialist
sprouts|Pops up
sputter|Be incoherent
squabbled|Had words
stadium|Sports arena
stagecoach|Horse-drawn conveyance
stagger|Render helpless
stagier|More overtly theatrical
stained|In need of laundering
stained|Obviously not pristine
stairstep|Riser's place
stairwells|Shafts for flights
stalemate|Standoff
stalest|Most tired
stamens|Flower parts
stamens|Plant parts
standee|Late arrival, often
standstill|At a __ (completely stopped)
standup|Get off a chair
starlit|Bright, at night
starred|Had the top role
started|Already going
startle|Catch off guard
startle|Spook
startler|Something amazing
stashed|Tucked away
statement|Bill
station|Radio studio
station|Train stop
stealth|Surreptitiousness
steamed|Sore
steamed|Sore
steeled|Toughened up
steelmakers|Bessemer-converter owners
steeped|Infused
steeped|Soaked
steepen|Make more vertical
steepest|Most difficult to climb
steeple|Church topper
steeple|Temple tip
steerage|Cheap way to travel
stencil|Sign-making tool
stepped|Raised, with "up"
stepson|Hamlet, to Claudius
stepson|Squashes
stereotype|Eight-track player?
sterile|Germ-free
sternest|Least lenient
sternum|Breastbone
stetson|Bean covering
steward|Wine server
steward|Wine server
stimulus|Incentive
stinger|Brandy drink
stipend|Periodic payment
stipends|Pay
stirred|Mixed together
stirred|Mixed up
stomachache|Overeater's woe
stopped|Obeyed a red light
stories|Fairy tales, e.g.
stormed|Blew hard
straits|Narrow waterways
strands|Leaves alone
strapless|Like many gowns
strategy|Well-prepared plan
streams|Transmits in real time
streets|Thoroughfares
strides|Big steps
stripes|Ref-shirt design
stripes|Seersucker feature
striver|Hardworking ones
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
strudels|Bits of Austrian cuisine
studier|One hitting the books
stuffing|Packing tightly
stumping|Delivering campaign speeches
stylized|Artistically wrought
stylized|Creatively designed
suavely|As James Bond would
subculture|Non-mainstream social group
submission|Sea patrol?
submission|Undersea job?
submits|Sends in
subside|Slow
subsoil|Underground layer
subtitle|Foreign-film feature
suckers|All-day treats
sugarcoats|Makes more pleasant to hear
suitors|Saint Agnes rejectees
sultana|Seedless raisin
sultans|Turkish rulers of old
sunsets|Evening events
sunspots|Source of interference
superpower|Influential nation
supreme|Highest
supreme|Ultimate
surefire|Guaranteed
surgeon|Medical specialist
surreptitiously|In a secretive way
swaggered|Strode cockily
swapped|Traded
swapped|Traded
sweepings|Stuff in a dustbin
sweepstakes|No purchase necessary contest
sweeten|Add honey to
sweetened|Made more attractive
sweetest|Most melodious
sweetie|Honeybunch
switchblade|Spring is here
swooshes|Rustles
systems|Bettors' methods
tableware|Dishes and silver
tabouli|Mideast salad
tadpole|Future frog
tadpoles|Toads-to-be
taffeta|Evening-gown material
tailing|Not first
tailspin|Sudden decline
talents|Natural abilities
talents|Scouts' finds
tanagers|Bright-colored birds
tankards|Stein's cousins
tanning|Getting some sun
tapered|Coming to a point
tapering|Tailor's job
tapioca|Soft dessert
tariffs|Import duties
tastier|More enjoyable, in a way
tatters|Unenviable outfit
tattletale|Snitch
taverns|Pubs
taxable|Like some income
taxpayer|Deduction user
teakettle|Whistler, perhaps
teasers|Lures
teaspoon|Sugar holder
teaspoons|Flatware pieces
teatimes|Court rituals
tedious|Boring
teenager|Minor, maybe
teenager|Young adult
teensiest|Most insignificant
teeters|Rocks
teethes|Starts getting molars
teetotal|Stay dry
telecasts|Puts on the air
tempers|Things that flare
tempest|To-do
temples|Acupressure sites
tempura|Eastern entrée
tenable|Easily argued
tension|Dramatic device
tenters|Scouts, often
tercets|Rhyming triplets
terrace|Sunbather's spot
terrors|Rotten little kids
tersest|Least wordy
testaments|Old book collections
texture|Essential quality
theremin|Eerie-sounding instrument
thinners|Turpentine and the like
thirsts|Aches
thirsts|Cravings
threadbare|Worn out, as a garment
threads|Clothing, so to speak
thunderclap|Stormy weather sound
thwarts|Short-circuits
tidemark|Line on a seawall
timescale|Geologist's tool
timidity|Shyness
timorous|Fainthearted
tintypes|Photos of yore
tipster|Betting advisor, perhaps
tipster|Bettor's adviser
tirades|Angry words
tiresome|Humdrum
tissues|Sneezer's needs
toccatas|Recital pieces
toddler|Two-year-old
toecaps|Boot reinforcements
tollbar|Turnpike barrier
tollhouse|Where turnpike charges are collected
tomcats|Male meowers
tomorrow|Annie's song
toolshed|Place for rakes
toolsheds|Places to store saws
toothpicks|Hors d'oeuvre holders
tortoise|Hare's opponent of fable
toucans|Ones with big food bills
touches|Hints
tourist|One way to travel
tousles|Musses up
towrope|Water-skier need
toyshops|Dolls' digs
tracker|Safari specialist
tractional|Having pull
tractor|Farm vehicle
trademarks|Corporate logos, e.g.
trained|Ready for action
traitor|Turncoat
trampled|Domineered over
transfers|Changes schools
transit|Buses and trains
transports|Moves away
trashier|More lowbrow
trawlnet|Fishing gear
trayful|Bunch of brooches, perhaps
treasures|Values highly
treater|One paying for everyone
treaties|War-ending agreements
treating|Paying
treeless|Topographical adjective
treetop|Lookout's perch, perhaps
trellis|Garden lattice
tremolos|Operatic effects
tremors|Seismic movements
trended|Looked to go
trestle|Railroad bridge support
triangle|Draftsperson's device
tribesmen|Vandals, e.g.
tricolor|Like some pasta
trigger|Activate
tripedal|Like "War of the Worlds" aliens
tripoli|African capital
tripoli|Onetime Barbary state
triunes|Threesomes
trolley|Restaurant server
trombone|Marching-band instrument
troughs|Low-pressure systems
trounced|Defeated soundly
troupes|Bands of actors
truckloads|Freight quantities
trueblue|Unwaveringly loyal
trumpery|Baloney
trumpet|Bugle relative
trumpets|Elephant sounds
tubbiest|Least resonant
turmeric|Curry-powder ingredient
turncoats|Renegades
turtleneck|Type of top
tweeter|Small speaker
tweezer|Stamp collector's need
twiddle|Tinker
twiddle|Turn about
twirling|Parade activity
twosome|Pair of people
typeface|Composing-room concern
ukulele|Maui instrument
ulterior|Guarded
ultrasound|Medical testing technique
umbrella|Golf accessory
umpteen|Innumerable
unalike|Different
unalike|Not the same
unaware|In the dark
unbolts|Opens, as a gate
unbutton|Prepare to take off
uncertain|Up in the air
unconditionally|In a categorical way
uncouth|Ill-mannered
underage|Deficiency
undercover|Secret, as an investigation
undergo|Experience
underprivileged|Needing much financial help
ungainly|Bumbling
unhandy|Clumsy
unhappiness|Miserable state
unhorse|Defeat, in a joust
uniforms|GI's wardrobe
unionist|Secession opponent
uniting|Wedding
unlawfully|By illegal means
unleashes|Lets loose
unleavened|Like matzoh
unnatural|Forced
unpegged|Variable, as exchange rates
unravel|Get to the bottom of
unravels|Gets to the bottom of
unreels|Removes from a spool
unspent|Still in the bank
untilled|Not cultivated
upborne|Supported
upholds|Maintains
upstarts|Arrivistes
upwells|Rises from within
usurped|Assumed
utensil|Fork or spoon
valuations|Assessor's figures
vanilla|Orchid extract
varietal|One-grape wine
vendetta|Bitter feud
venison|Type of game
vestige|Remainder
vexation|Annoyance
vinegar|Salad-dressing ingredient
voicemail|Some cell-phone messages
waivers|They give up
wanderer|Nomad
warning|Alarm
warplane|Marauder or Superfortress
washhouse|Laundry spot
wassail|Winter-holiday beverage
watercolor|Artist's medium
waterski|Summer footwear
weakest|Most inadequate
wealthy|Loaded
weather|TV news segment
webster|Dictionary name
weepier|More sentimental, perhaps
western|Cowboy movie
western|Cowboy movie
whatsis|Gadget
whiffed|Failed to hit
whitewash|Cover up, as wrongdoing
whitewash|Cover up, as wrongdoing
wieners|Barbecue fare
willpower|Determination
willpower|Self-control
woodpiles|Stacks of cut timber
workhorse|Tireless laborer
worrywart|Fussbudget
wraparound|Skirt style
wrestler|Tag-team member
wrinkle|Ingenious trick
wristwatch|Jewelry-store purchase
yardarm|Nautical support
yielded|Gave up
yogurts|Sources of culture
aardvark|First animal, in a way
abalone|Pearl source
abalone|Sushi-bar selection
abandon|Run out on
abetted|Assisted in wrongdoing
abettor|Partner in crime
abhorred|Execrated
abolish|Do away with
abortive|Unsuccessful
abounds|Is plentiful
aboveboard|In an honest way
abrasions|Skin scrapes
abridged|Not full-length
absorbs|Soaks up
abstained|Held back
accuses|Points a finger at
acetals|Colorless solvents
acidity|What pH measures
actions|Legal proceedings
adaptive|Like chameleons' covering
addicts|Very devoted collectors
addressed|Talked to
adhered|Stuck
adheres|Stays attached
admission|University concern
adulate|Fall all over
adulates|Fawns over
aerials|Old reception aids
ageless|Perpetual
agitate|Shake up
agitator|Certain troublemaker
airdrop|Delivery via parachute
airfare|Flight stat
airhole|Pet-carrier feature
airings|Schedule data
airline|Southwest, for one
airmail|Post by plane
airship|Send overseas, perhaps
airspace|NORAD's concern
airtime|Advertiser's buy
alamode|Apple-pie order
alfresco|Out-of-doors
aliases|Dubious adoptions
alkaline|Having a high pH
allayed|Put to rest
allergists|They may make rash decisions
alliance|Compact
alliance|Compact
allures|Draws in
almanacs|Some annuals
altered|Did tailoring
altered|Took up or let out
aluminum|Recyclable stuff
amaranth|Ornamental plant
amassed|Piled up
ambient|Environmental
ambitious|Aspiring
ambrosia|Diet for Olympians
amenities|Hotel-brochure info
amenity|Agreeableness
amicable|Not hard-fought
ammeter|Current measurer
amnesia|Soap-opera plot element
amounts|Quantities
anagrams|Lettter rearrangements
analyze|Consider in detail
anapests|Some feet
anatomy|Life science
ancestors|Family-tree members
ancestors|Forebears
anchorage|City whose motto is "Big Wild Life"
anecdote|Light sketch
animate|Perk up
anisette|Sort of cordial
annoyed|Pestered
answers|Resolutions
antenna|Insect's feeler
antennas|Car-radio accessories
antimony|Metallic element
antique|Far from new
antitoxin|Germ fighter
anywhere|In no specific place
aphorist|Franklin, for one
apostle|Matthew or Mark
apostle|Mormon official
apparel|Threads
appends|Tacks on
applets|Internet software
aquaria|Many tanks
aquatic|Like muskrats
aquavit|What Brits call French brandy
arabica|Type of coffee
arbiters|Dispute deciders
arcadia|Simple, peaceful place
arietta|Handel's "Vieni, O cara!" is one
armbands|Shirt accessories
armhole|Shirt part
arrange|Set up
arrayed|In orderly formation
arrayed|Neatly ordered
arrears|They're late
arrested|Slapped the cuffs on
arrestee|One run in
arrestee|One who's printed
arrival|It's here
arsenic|Element in insecticides
arsenic|Poisonous element
article|Constitution component
artifice|Trick
artisans|Masons and potters
artwork|Gallery display
ascetic|Austere
asceticism|Diogenes belief
ashcans|They're waste-full
ashtray|Casino souvenir
ashtrays|Casino accessories
askance|Dubiously
aspects|Points of view
aspersion|Something to cast
asphalt|Petroleum by-product
aspired|Had ambitions
aspired|Set goals
assassin|Ruby, for one
assemble|Build
assemble|Gather together
asserts|Postulates
asserts|Speaks up
assigns|Transfers
assuage|Calm
assuage|Calm
assuage|Put to rest
astride|Sitting upon
astrolabe|Navigation tool
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Workshop
athletes|Letter earners
atingle|Fluttery
atomize|Reduce to mist
atomized|Reduced to spray
atoners|Ones making up
atoning|Lent effort
attempt|Try
attested|Vouched for
attests|Affirms to be true
attests|Authenticates
aureole|Corona
automobile|Road-test need
avalanche|Onrush
avarice|Cupidity
avarice|Mammonism
avarice|One of Spinoza's "species of madness"
avenger|Hamlet, for one
aviator|Certain soloist?
aviators|Fighter heroes
avocado|Burger topping
aweather|Windward
awesome|Very cool!
awkward|Constrained
awnings|Canopies
azaleas|Spring blooms
babysat|Watched Junior
backdoor|Way out, at times
badminton|Backyard game
bagpipers|March 17 performers
bailing|Taking off
balboas|Panamanian coins
baldest|Least disguised
ballast|Hull filler
balloon|Party decoration
banshee|Mythic wailer
barbell|Weightlifter's lift
bargain|Cut-rate purchase
barista|Coffeehouse server
baritone|Male voice
barometer|Falling __ (picnicker's woe)
barrages|Overwhelming quantities
bartered|Made a swap
basmati|Fragrant food
bassoons|Some double reeds
batters|Makings of cakes
battler|He won't quit
beatnik|'50s nonconformist
beatniks|Kerouac wannabes
becloud|Make unclear
beefsteak|Protein-rich entree
beetles|About 40% of all insect species
begonia|Ornamental flower
behemoth|Something huge
behoove|Make sense for
bemoans|Deplores
benzene|Component of crude oil
beretta|Italian pistol
betrayal|Double-cross
betrayal|Treasonous act
billiards|Two-person table game
birdied|Sank a putt, perhaps
birdseed|Food for parakeets
birettas|Cardinals' peaked caps
bismuth|Lead substitute
blanket|Cover thoroughly
blunderbuss|Oaf
bobbles|Minor mistakes
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bohemia|Czech region
boilers|Hot-water tanks
bolstered|Propped up
boobird|No fan of the home team
borders|Outer boundaries
boredom|Anagram of "bedroom"
bottleneck|Traffic jam
boycott|Refuse to patronize
bracket|Income level
brainchildren|Creative products
braziers|Barbecue grills
breadfruit|Bligh's quest
breeder|AKC VIP
briefer|Less wordy
brittler|More breakable
broaden|Make wider
broncos|Unbroken horses
broncos|Wild horses
browbeaten|Intimidated
burrito|Fast-food fare
caboose|Crew's quarters
caboose|Freight-train finish
cafeteria|School room
calibers|Bores
calibre|9mm, for the Sten gun
calicos|Colorful cats
calypso|Banana Boat Song genre
calypso|Moon of Saturn
calzones|Italian turnovers
cameras|Cell-phone features
camping|Boy Scout activity
canasta|Rummy relative
cancels|Calls off
canners|Food processors
canyons|Spaces between peaks
capacity|Role
capered|Frisked about
captions|Lines under photos
cardholder|One who charges purchases
careful|Cautious
caretaker|Custodian
carioca|Rio de Janeiro native
carload|Large lot
cartwheel|Acrobatic feat
cascade|Fall copiously
cascade|Waterfall
castoff|Throw away
catfish|Swimmer with barbels
cattails|Marsh plants
caustically|Emulating Mencken
cavemen|Neanderthals
cayenne|Hot stuff
centerlines|Highway dividers
central|Optimally located
chamomile|Herb in herbal tea
chances|Raffle purchases
chapters|Locals
charger|BlackBerry accessory
charter|Statistician, sometimes
chatterbox|Magpie, e.g.
cheapen|Debase
cheerers|They support the team
chianti|Italian wine
chilidog|Lunch-cart selection
chopsticks|Elementary piano piece
chronicle|Historical record
chronology|Temporal arrangement
chunnel|England-France connector
citizen|Watch word?
clarinet|Rhapsody in Blue introducer
clarion|Trumpet call
clarion|Trumpet call
cleaner|Solvent
cleaner|Something kept in the kitchen
cleanse|Make spotless
clearly|Beyond question
cleverly|With wit
clinics|Walk-in sites
clogged|Not running
clothes|Garments
clotheshorse|One with lots of duds
clouters|Home-run hitters
cloying|Too sweet
coalpit|Fuel-mining site
cobblers|Shoe specialists
cochleas|Inner-ear chambers
cockatoo|Parrot relative
coerced|Drove
coinages|Newly invented words
collate|Sort in an office
combined|Mixed together
comedian|Joke teller
comedowns|Major bummers
commerce|Trade
commonplace|Run-of-the-mill
compared|Checked for differences
compotes|Fruity concoctions
concede|Admit
concede|End it
concept|Idea
concise|To the point
connotes|Signifies
consent|Agree (to)
constables|Small-town officers
constraint|Limitation
consult|Go see for help
contain|Restrict
contests|Bake-offs, e.g.
contrive|Hatch, as a plot
converge|Come together
cookout|Backyard barbecue
coonskin|Pioneer's hat material
copperhead|Venomous snake
copycat|Imitator
cordial|After-dinner drink
corners|Ring areas
coronas|Flower parts
corrects|Rights
corsage|Formal adornment
corseted|Tightly cinched
cosmonaut|Literally, "universe sailor"
cossets|Mollycoddles
cottage|Small home
cottager|John Wayne, in "The Quiet Man"
coulomb|Electrical unit
country|Part 2 of thought
courtyard|Hotel atrium
couture|Dressmaking
coverage|Insurance policy's scope
cowhand|Ranch helper
crabgrass|Homeowner's bane
cradled|Held gently
cradler|New parent, perhaps
craters|Lunar features
cravats|Formal wear accessories
crayons|Coloring needs
creative|Inspired
crested|Reached a peak
cringer|Mouse, at times
crinkles|Rustling sounds
criteria|Benchmarks
critique|Review
crossbars|Upright connectors
crossly|With ill humor
crosswise|Contrarily
crusade|Cause
crusader|One with a cause
cupcakes|Small frosted treats
curator|Museum honcho
curriculum|Course of study
dabbing|Applying lightly
daggers|Angry looks, in comics
damsels|Fairy-tale maidens
dandify|Turn into a dude
dappled|Spotted
darkens|Grows dim
dateline|News-story starter
debatable|Open to question
debtors|They owe
decadence|Regression
decades|10-year periods
decimal|Of ten
declared|Like some goods at Customs
decrease|Diminish
deducted|Took off
deejays|Record spinners
definitely|For sure!
deflate|Take the air out of
degrease|Remove oil from
deletes|X'es out
delights|Tickles pink
demoted|Reduced in rank
demoted|Took a stripe from
dentist|Flossing recommender
departs|Goes away
depicted|Shown
deployed|Sent, as troops
deposit|Bank transaction
derailed|Went off the track
deserted|Like ghost towns
deserts|Gobi and Sahara
deserts|Some just stuff
desirable|Fine
desists|Ceases
despise|Sneeze at
despite|Disregarding
dessert|Ultimate course
dessert|Word from the French for "clear the table"
destined|Bound
destiny|Lot
detected|Got wind of
detects|Spots
detritus|Debris
devalue|Reduce the worth of
devolves|Delegates to another
diarist|Walter Scott, for one
dickens|Scrooge creator
digress|Make a side comment
dilemmas|Quandaries
dillies|Corkers
dillies|Pips
dimouts|Night-lighting reductions
dingbat|Ditz
dingdong|Doorbell sound
diocese|Bishop's domain
director|Chief
directs|Gives orders to
disaster|Big turkey
discovered|Found, as a new cure
discusses|Speaks of
dishrag|Kitchen-sink cloth
dismiss|Brush aside
displease|Offend or annoy
distinct|Clear-cut
dockworker|Longshoreman
dogwoods|State trees of Virginia
doilies|Knitted decorations
donation|Charitable gift
donkeys|Intractable types
doodles|Draws in the margins, say
doorknob|Impromptu coat hanger
doorman|Entry sentry
doorsill|It's on the threshold
dormant|Undisclosed
downswing|Declining trend
downtime|Unproductive period
downtrend|Something seen by bears
dreamed|Imagined
dreamer|Fantast
dredger|Fried-chicken device
dreidel|Give it a whirl
drenched|Fully covered
drenches|Steeps
dressed|Got decked out
dressing|Vinaigrette, for example
driveshaft|Auto mechanism
droning|Swarm sound
dropcloth|Paperhanger's accessory
droplet|Bit of rain
dropshots|Tricky strokes
drywall|Plasterboard
duchess|Sarah Ferguson's title
duckpin|Alley dweller, perhaps
dumbbells|Gym array
dustbin|Bath receptacle
dwelled|Fixed (on)
dweller|Liver
dynamos|Real go-getters
dynasty|One of an Egyptian 30
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earlier|Before
earners|Breadwinners
earrings|Certain hoops
earsplitting|Very loud
easiness|Stress-free condition
eastern|Erstwhile airline
easters|Egg-roll times
eclairs|Custard-filled desserts
eclipse|Outshine
ecologist|Green researcher
ecstasy|Delight
ecstasy|Transport
editorials|Opinion pieces
editors|Magazine managers
educate|Develop
eggcups|Breakfast-tray items
egoists|The "Me" generation?
einstein|Brain
einsteinium|Element discovered in 1952
ejected|Bounced
ejected|Put out
elastic|Waistband material
elbowroom|Space to move
electing|Deciding upon
elector|One voted for in November '08
electro|Foe of Spider-Man
elegant|Luxurious
element|Natural habitat
elephant|Seuss story subject
elevate|Ennoble
elevated|Gone up
elevated|Pushed higher
elevating|Heady
elitist|High-hat
emaciate|Wither away
emailed|Sent in seconds
embosses|Decorates, in a way
embroidery|Doily-making skill
emerges|Comes into view
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Illustrious
eminent|Noted
emirates|Eastern states
emissary|Agent
emissive|Giving off
emotion|Fear or loathing
empathize|Identify (with)
emperor|Absolute ruler
emperor|Andersen title character
employment|Occupation
enables|Facilitates
enacted|Passed
enamored|Charmed
enamors|Charms
encases|Puts in a shell
enchant|Delight greatly
enchanted|Captivated
enchants|Captivates
enclose|Fence off
enclose|Include, in a way
encodes|Renders unreadable
encores|Concert bonuses
endanger|Place at risk
endeavor|Concerted attempt
endives|Salad greens
endnote|Article trailer
endorse|Sign
endorsed|Signed over
endpoint|Terminus
enemies|Parties far from festive
enemies|They're not for you
enfetter|Put in chains
enforce|Carry out, as laws
engaged|Busy
engineer|Conductor's coworker
engulfs|Swallows up
enhance|Make better
enigmas|Contradictory characters
enlarge|Add wings to
enlisted|Got to go
enraged|About to explode
enshrine|Vote into the Hall of Fame
ensigns|Naval Academy grads
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnarl|Get caught up
entered|Keyed in
entered|Signed up for
enteron|Set about
entertain|Consider
enthrone|Invest with authority
enthusiast|Gung-ho sort
entices|Tempts
entitle|Qualify
entreat|Request urgently
entreats|Petitions
enviable|Lucky
epilogs|Wrap-ups of a sort
episode|Installment
episode|One show
episode|Soap-opera broadcast
epitome|Model
epitome|Prime example
erasable|In pencil, for example
erasers|Art-store purchases
erasure|Paper smudge
erected|Put up
eroticize|Turn blue
errands|Short shopping trips
erratic|Inconsistent
erudite|Educated
erupting|Going off
escapade|Caper
escapee|One who's broken out
espresso|Strong coffee
espressos|Strong brews
essences|Perfume ingredients
establish|Found, as a new organization
estates|British housing developments
estates|Posh properties
estates|Ritzy residences
estates|They often have long roads
esteemed|Admired
esteemed|Highly regarded
estimator|Anagram of East Timor
etcetera|Yada, yada, yada
eternal|Always here
eternal|Unbegotten
ethanol|Type of biofuel
evoking|Bringing to mind
exalted|August
execute|Carry out
execute|Presidential-oath word
execute|Run, as software
exempted|Declared non-taxable
exempts|Frees from an obligation
exerted|Brought to bear
expands|Waxes
expects|Looks forward to
expiate|Make up for
expiates|Atones for
explore|Study
exposed|Revealed, as a secret
extinct|No longer around
eyeball|Assess
eyedrops|Optometric solution
eyeopener|Wake-up call, perhaps
fairest|Most evenhanded
fairgrounds|Carnival setting, often
fanatic|Zealot
fanatic|Zealot
fanjets|Rolls-Royce products
fastest|Guinness adjective
fearless|Like daredevils
feasible|Likely to occur
feeders|Tributaries
festoons|Decks out
fiancee|Certain betrothed
fielders|Some cricketeers
filched|Stole
finagle|Use trickery
firecracker|July 3rd purchase, perhaps
firemen|Train staffers
firings|Glassmaking sessions
flagstones|Paving materials
flamenco|Spanish dance
flamingo|Long-legged bird
flannel|Winter wear
flavors|Raspberry and strawberry
fleshes|Expands upon, with "out"
flosses|Practices good dental hygiene
focaccia|Italian flatbread
footbath|Sole treatment
fordable|Like the Rio Grande, in spots
foreleg|Fido's front limb
forests|Covers with trees
forests|Wooded areas
fossils|They're decidedly out
foxhunting|Tally ho! sport
freight|Relocation cost
freshen|Refill
freshman|Orientation taker
fronton|Jai alai venue
fruitcakes|Yuletide sweets
furniture|Chairs and tables
gaiters|Polo gear
gambles|Takes risks
garners|Acquires
gaskets|Watertight seals
gaudily|In a garish way
gazelle|Wild bovine
gelatin|Transparent dessert
genteel|Well-bred
gentler|Less severe
geology|Earth science
germanic|Like the Goths
geysers|Hot stuff
gherkin|Fruit favored by Jefferson
ghettos|Rough areas
ghostwriter|Uncredited author
gingerbread|Yuletide sweet
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gingham|Checked cotton fabric
glacier|Really slow mover
glaciers|Topography shapers
glanced|Took a peek
glassware|Frequent fast-food giveaways
glowered|Was forbidding
goatees|Facial features
gondolas|Venetian boats
goriest|Most unpleasant
gossips|Dishes dirt
goulash|Hodgepodge
governed|Ran the show
gradate|Arrange by rank
graders|Professors, at times
graduate|Sheepskin recipient
grandpa|Family member
grandpas|Some doting relatives
granger|Farming-fraternity member
grantee|Prize winner
granulate|Process sugar, perhaps
graylag|European goose
grazers|Cows, when eating
grommets|Metal eyelets
guacamole|Green Mexican party dip
guardrail|Highway barrier
gutless|Yellow
gymnast|Parallel-bars user
habitue|Regular
hacksaw|Metal-cutting tool
halogen|At or I
hamlets|Map specks
handbag|Accessory with straps
handicap|Golf-score adjustment
handoff|Football play
handover|Relinquish
hardens|Sets
hardhanded|Oppressive
hardtop|Type of roof
hastened|Hurried
hastens|Steps up
headache|Annoyance
heartsore|Beyond blue
heavenly|Blissful
heavens|It's over your head
hectors|Acts the bully
heftiness|Great weight
heiress|Nanette, in "No, No, Nanette"
helmsman|Mao epithet
hemline|Skirt's edge
hemostat|Paramedic device
heralds|Touts
heritage|Legacy
heroine|Lead, often
hesitant|Disinclined
hessians|Redcoat allies
hibachi|Grilling site
hierarch|High-muck-a-muck
highness|Altitude
hitless|Unsuccessful, as batters
hoagies|Philly-area heros
holdups|Armed robberies
holland|The Netherlands
hollows|Shallow valleys
homages|Tributes
homonym|Bear, to bare
hoodies|'90s fashion statements
hornist|Brass player
horrors|How absolutely awful!
horseshoes|Backyard game
hostess|First Lady, often
hostess|Party planner
hotlines|Customer-service offerings
hotshots|Superstars
housemate|Rent sharer
huggers|Affectionate ones
humerus|Arm bone
humerus|Arm bone
hurrahs|Hearty cheers
hybrids|In-demand vehicles
hymnals|Pew books
icebreaker|Arctic vessel
idolize|Like a great deal
iguanas|Spiny herbivores
illicit|Proscribed
imagine|Fancy
immortal|Lasting forever
immortals|Hall of Famers
impasse|Going-nowhere situation
impasto|Painting technique
impeach|Discredit
impound|Legally seize
impressed|Affected strongly
inaction|Doing one's job
inaction|Lack of movement
incline|Slope
indices|Dow Jones stats
indifferent|Ho-hum
industry|Money-making enterprise
inference|Logical conclusion
inferior|Not up to par
infernal|Blasted
informed|Kept up-to-date
inherit|Come into
inherit|Obtain genetically
inhibitors|Opposite of "catalysts"
inhuman|Very, very cold
initiate|Newcomer
initiate|Start
innards|Guts
inroads|Advances
insects|Bees and beetles
insects|Entomologist's study
insects|Most animals
insomnia|Sleeplessness
inspect|Check for quality
install|Load, as software
instate|Seat
instead|Rather
instigate|Foment
instill|Impart gradually
insurer|Coverage provider
integer|Two or three
interest|Financial stake
interest|Personal concern
internal|Kept hidden
interne|Teacher in training
intuits|Senses
invitee|RSVPer
ionizer|Air-purifier component
ironman|Successful triathlete
ironside|Raymond Burr TV role
irrigation|Crop watering
isotopes|Deuterium and tritium
iterate|Echo
iterative|Repetitious
jackrabbit|Long-eared hopper
jailbirds|Losers
jambalaya|Piquant hodgepodge
jeopardy|Hazard
johnnycake|Corn bread on the griddle
joneses|Ones to keep up with
jurists|Court officials
juxtapose|Put together
kaisers|Ferdinand and his father
kangaroo|Aussie hopper
keenest|Most observant
keggers|Frat parties
kerplunk|Plopping sound
ketchup|Burger topper
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
keyhole|Door feature, maybe
keynote|Tonic, to Toscanini
kishkes|Guts, slangily
kitschy|Tawdry
kneehole|Space under a desk
knockabout|Do nothing
laborer|Unskilled worker
laminar|Layered
lamppost|Light source
landers|Lunar vehicles
landscape|Painting of scenery
largely|Pretty much
largest|Guinness adjective
lassoes|Dogie catchers
latticework|Trellis feature
laughter|Comedian's feedback
layouts|Floor plans
leakage|Electrical problem
leakiest|Having the least integrity
leanest|Most efficient
leashes|Restraints for Fido's friends
lederhosen|Bavarian breeches
leeches|Spongers
leeways|Margins of safety
lengthen|Prolong
lenient|Far from strict
leotard|. . . the Flying Trapeze guy
lessors|Landlords, e.g.
letdowns|Disappointments
letterhead|Corporate stationery
leveler|Evening device
liberty|Sailor's shore leave
librarians|Reference-desk workers
lifeline|Ship's safety rope
lifesavers|WINTERgreen candies
lightning|PART 2 OF QUIP
limestone|Great Sphinx material
limewater|Tannery solution
limiting|Circumscribing
linemen|Football players
lingerie|Slips, for instance
lingoes|Peculiar talk
lioness|Den mother
lioness|Pride member
lionize|Esteem
loading|Filling with cargo
loaners|Dealership conveniences
lobster|Maine course
located|Found
location|Whereabouts
lodging|Place to stay
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
lottery|Chance event
loudish|Kind of flashy
loveseats|Small sofas
lucerne|City on the Reuss River
lullaby|Beatles' "Good Night," e.g.
mackerel|Salt-cured sushi
magenta|Plum kin
magenta|Shade of red
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
mahimahi|Hawaiian food fish
majesty|Pomp
malteds|Counter offers
manages|Oversees
manatee|Marine mammal
mandarin|Standard Chinese language
manhunt|Search for an escapee
manicure|Nailing work?
mantilla|Spanish head scarf
marauders|Plundering bunch
marginal|Just adequate
mariachi|Mexican musician
mariner|Tar
markers|IOUs
marquee|Theater feature
marriage|Union
marshal|One with a gun
martini|Bond choice
mascara|Lash enhancer
matador|Suit of lights wearer
matador|Torero
matchmaker|Marriage specialist
matinee|Sort of show
meander|Ramble
measure|Tape __ (tailor's device)
medigap|Supplemental health insurance
megaphone|Sound booster
melancholy|Low
memento|Souvenir
merchant|Butcher or baker
mesmerized|Rapt
metallic|Like tin or steel
meteorite|Exotic rock
midiron|Club in a golf bag
midnight|Time for a snack, perhaps
midterm|Like some elections
mikados|Japanese emperors
mileage|Usefulness
milkweed|Latex source
million|Big number
million|What "mega-" means
minimize|Sneeze at
miniver|Oscar role of '42
mirages|They're not there
misadds|Gets the wrong number, maybe
misdeeds|Wrongdoings
miserly|Tight
misfire|Fail
misplaced|Lost, as one's eyeglasses
misshape|Warp
mobster|Gat wielder
moderator|Panel-show host
monarch|Swallowtail relative
monarchs|Kings and queens
monarchs|Rulers
moneybag|Pouch brought to a bank
monkeypods|Tropical trees
monologue|Routine delivery
monotone|Not modulated
monsoon|Seasonal wind
montage|Cinematic technique
moonshine|Backwoods beverage
moorish|Like the Alhambra
mornings|AMs
mosaics|Inlaid-tile designs
motioned|Played charades
motorbike|Common Vietnamese transport
mouthpiece|Lawyer, slangily
murmured|Was hard to hear
musketeer|Athos or Aramis
mustard|Pungent powder
mystery|Whodunit
napoleon|Amimal Farm pig
napoleon|Brits call it "vanilla slice"
napoleon|Custard pastry
napoleon|Waterloo loser
narrows|Comes to a point
narrows|Strait
neediest|Least self-sufficient
needler|Tease
needles|Jabs at
needles|Sewing-kit items
neighbor|One on your block
neocortex|Highly developed region
nerviest|Tops in brass
nettles|Ruffles
neurosis|Hang-up
newsreel|The March of Time production
nightshade|Petunia's plant family
nirvana|Blissful state
nitpick|Quibble
noblemen|Dukes and earls
noggins|Beans
nominated|Proposed as a candidate
nonpros|Amateur athletes
nonstop|With no relief
nosebleed|Fight ender, perhaps
noshers|Refrigerator raiders
notated|Gave extra info on
notepad|Phone-desk item
notepad|Reporter's accessory
noticing|Taking in
oarlock|Rowboat part
oarsman|Crew member
oatmeal|Porridge ingredient
obdurate|Intractable
obelisk|Washington Monument, for one
obeying|Compliant
obsecrate|Beseech
obtrude|Force
obverses|Places for Lincoln portraits
occasion|Special event
occasionally|Not too often
octagon|Shape of some windows
octaves|Musical intervals
octuple|Double, double and double again
oddball|Something bizarre
offload|Empty containers
ointments|Smooth applications
oleander|Evergreen shrub
omelette|Diner order
onionskin|Type of thin paper
operetta|The Mikado, for one
opinion|Take
opossum|American marsupial
optical|Film's special effect
optimal|Best achievable
opulent|Lush
orchids|Nero Wolfe's hobby
ordered|Commanded
organize|Do union work
oriented|Set straight
orients|Sets right
orioles|American Leaguers
orioles|Baltimore baseballers
orioles|Maryland birds
osculate|Kiss
osteoid|Bonelike
ottoman|Den fixture
outages|Candle-lighting occasions
outcasts|Pariahs
outdrew|Sold more tickets than
outlive|Last longer than
outraged|At a boiling point
outriggers|Racing vehicles
outswam|Defeated in a pool race
overawe|Intimidate
overeat|Have more than one's fill
overhauled|Made major repairs to
overland|On the ground
overshoe|Winter wear
overtime|Eventually
overtime|Gradually
overturn|Upset
paisano|Compatriot
pajamas|Party garb, perhaps
palaces|Where kings and queens live
palette|Thing with a thumbhole
palisade|Fence made of stakes
panaceas|Answers for everything
panache|Flair
papoose|Crow offspring
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paprika|Sausage ingredient
paraded|Marched as a group
parades|Military maneuvers
parasols|Shade sources
parents|Bonding agents?
parents|Mothers and fathers
parents|Mothers and fathers
parfaits|Ice-cream concoctions
parrots|Echoes
partner|Law-firm bigwig
passage|Literary excerpt
passover|Seder holiday
pastors|Leads one's flock
patrols|Walks a beat
pawpaws|Small trees
peaches|Fuzzy fruits
peachier|More nifty
peashooter|Kid's weapon
pedantic|Pretentious in one's teaching
pedicab|Foot-operated vehicle
peepholes|Door features
peerage|Nobility
penalty|It may be served in a box
penname|Dr. Seuss, for one
penname|Mark Twain, for one
pepperoni|Popular topping
perfume|Cologne cousin
perjures|Lies, with "oneself"
petites|Small dress sizes
petrify|Immobilize
phenomenal|Extraordinary
phenomenon|Prodigy
philatelic|For stamp collectors
phrases|Sentence parts
pianist|Nero, notably
picante|Not mild
piebald|Dappled, as a horse
piehole|Mouth, slangily
pinhole|Balloon flaw
pioneer|Go first
pipsqueak|Twerp
pipsqueak|Twerp
piranha|Ruthless person
piranhas|Vicious sorts
pistachio|Green ice-cream flavor
pitapat|Rhythmic sound
pittance|Paltry amount
pizzerias|Neighborhood eateries
placate|Calm
planner|Its days are numbered
plantain|Banana kin
platform|Raised stage
platters|Catering trays
pleasure|Reason for some trips
plodders|Slow goers
plovers|Sandpiper relatives
plumage|Bird's feathers
plumage|Feathers
pointed|Indicated a direction
poisons|Whodunit elements
poleaxe|Old weapon
poleaxe|Old weapon
politely|Exhibiting refinement
poltroon|Big baby
pontoon|Seaplane part
pooling|Combining, as resources
popcorn|Movie-theater snack
popular|Hot
porcine|Piggish
porterhouse|Sort of steak
portray|Act as
potassium|Mineral in bananas
poundcake|Dessert selection
prancer|Dancer's pal
pratfalls|Vaudeville slips
preamps|Stereo components
precede|Come before
predate|Come before
predict|Foretell
predict|Use a crystal ball
preeminent|Chief
prefers|Likes better
prelacy|See, perhaps
premiere|Initial
premiere|Open, as an opera
preowned|Like much eBay merchandise
presets|Car-radio buttons
preside|Have jurisdiction (over)
preside|Have the chair
presorted|Like some mail
pretapes|Records, perhaps
pretzel|Salty snack
prevalent|The rule
prodigy|One with a gift
profess|Maintain
program|Television production
promoter|Match maker
proprietor|Small-business owner
protection|Sunscreen's purpose
proteges|Charges
proteges|Ones helped by mentors
protest|Object to
protest|Sit-in, for example
proteus|Greek sea god
proudly|With one's head held high
psyched|Eager, so to speak
publishing|Academic activity
pulsars|Some neutron stars
punchball|Urban kids' sport
purpleheart|Military medal
pyrrhic|Very costly, as victories
quetzal|Central American bird
quintet|Schubert's Trout __
quintet|Small band
raffles|Fund-raising devices
raffles|Popular fund-raisers
ragtops|Auto parts
railcars|Caboose and sleeper
railing|Flight-safety instrument
rainbow|Multicultural
rainier|Washington peak
rainproof|Like a macintosh
rainwear|Totes things
raptors|Kites, for example
rarities|They're hard to find
rascals|Mischievous ones
ratatat|Knock
ratatat|Report of a sort
ratchet|Escalate, with "up"
ratfinks|Squealers
ratings|Sweeps Week concern
rattans|Climbing palms
rattlers|Diamondbacks
rattletrap|Rickety car
ravaging|Doing quite a number on
readapts|Makes suitable again
realists|Practical ones
realize|Grasp clearly
realize|Grasp clearly
realtor|Land lady
realtor|Title trademarked in 1949
reassess|Judge anew
rebates|Purchase incentives
recasts|Gets new actors for
reckless|Imprudent
recover|Bounce back
recreate|Have a ball
redacts|Edits
redeemed|Got back
redeemed|Turned in
redefine|Give a new meaning to
redemption|Sermon topic
redhead|Lucille Ball, notably
redoubts|Strongholds
redrafts|Second versions of stories
redress|Provide remedies for
redshirt|Garibaldi follower
reelect|Put back
reelects|Puts back in
reemerge|Become relevant again
reenacts|Dramatizes again
reenters|Corrects one's words, perhaps
referee|Basketball official
referenda|Things to vote on
reflects|Mirrors
register|Record
register|Sink in
reissue|Bring back out
rejoice|Celebrate
relaces|Tightens, in a way
relaxed|At ease
relaxed|Took a load off
relegate|Exile
relines|Does a brake job
reloaded|Placed new film in a camera
remains|Doesn't leave
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front author
remedied|Set right
remember|Keep in mind
remittal|Payment
remorse|Parole-board concern
remorse|Regretful feeling
remorse|Serious second thoughts
removed|Took out
reneges|Goes back
renewers|They take more "Time"
rentals|Many tuxes and limos
renters|Lease signers
repaired|Back online
repents|Feels contrite
replicas|Exact copies
repotted|Planted in a new container
reprise|Do again
rerelease|Snow White . . ., in '87 and '93
rescuers|Firefighters, at times
reseals|Closes back up
reseller|Middleman
reseller|Secondhand-shop owner
resells|Flips a condo, maybe
resends|Mails again
reshape|Mold anew
resized|Blew up, perhaps
resorts|Expedients
respite|Short time-out
restarts|Takes it from the top
restate|Say another way
restocking|Activity after a run
restore|Make good as new
restore|Make good as new
restored|Brought back
resubmit|Send again, as an application
retailer|He might be in chains
retapes|Records over
retapes|Shoots over
retinas|Ocular parts
retired|Hit the sack
retired|Withdrew
retires|Stops using
retitle|Call again
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retorts|Witty comebacks
retrain|Learn new things, maybe
returnee|Veteran, e.g.
reunion|Classmates.com info
reunion|Family gathering
reunite|Get back together
revenue|Yield
reverence|Veneration
reveres|Looks up to
reverie|Distraction of a sort
reverie|Impractical idea
rewards|Credit-card perks
rewires|Updates an electrical system
reworks|Makes changes to
rhetoric|Aristotle's subject
rhinoceros|Safari sighting
ricochet|Bullet bounce
ridgier|Comparatively corrugated
ringtail|Raccoon feature
ripened|No longer green
riposte|Snappy answer
riposte|Zippy comeback
rippled|Made waves
ripsaws|Carpenters' tools
rivaled|Was like
robotic|Machinelike, as movements
rollouts|Product intros
roomier|More spacious
roomies|Apartment sharers
rosette|Icer's creation
rosined|Like bows
rosters|Lineups
rostrum|Speaker's platform
rotated|Changed cyclicly
rotated|Moved around
roundly|Flat out
roundtable|Place for King Arthur's knights
roundtrips|There-and-back journeys
rustler|Oater character
sackcloth|Symbol of remorse
safecracker|Specialized felon
saguaro|Arizona cactus
saguaro|Kind of cactus
sailboat|Regatta vessel
sailing|In a race, perhaps
salamis|Sandwich meats
salamis|Spicy sandwich meats
salesmen|Order takers
saltine|Soup toss-in
sameness|Identity
samovar|Big brewer
sampled|Had a taste of
sampling|Small taste
sanctum|Private retreat
sandhog|Underwater-tunnel digger
sapiens|Our species
sardines|Fish in cans
satchel|Small bag
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satires|Biting works
sausage|Pizza topping
scalding|Hot
scalene|Type of triangle
scallop|Seafood tidbit
scalpel|Cutting tool
scandal|Tabloid fodder
scapegoats|Fall guys
scarecrow|Cornfield guard
scavenge|Be vulturous
scenery|Set things
scenery|Stage-set background
scented|Having an aroma
schedule|Timetable
schisms|Disunions
schleps|Drags along
schmears|Cream-cheese portions
scholar|Library regular
scholar|Well-educated person
sciatic|Near-hip
scolded|Went after
scorepads|Bridge equipment
scorers|They make arrangements
scrambles|Goes quickly
scrapbook|Album with clippings
scrapbook|Place for keepsakes
scraper|Glove-box item
scrapes|Pickles
scrawls|Writes hurriedly
scripts|Studio reading
scripture|Sacred text
seabeds|Oil-drilling sites
seaquakes|Salt shakers
seaters|Ones who usher
seaward|Like some winds
seceders|The Confederate States of America
secedes|Breaks away
secondhand|Pre-owned
seconds|Additional food helpings
seconds|Additional helpings
secretly|On the sly
secrets|Confidential things
secures|Obtains
seeders|Broadcasting devices
seeders|Furrow fillers
seedless|Like some grapes
seedlings|Young ones in a nursery
seeking|Personal ad verb
seesaws|Goes back and forth
seethes|Gets ready to explode, perhaps
segment|Part
selects|Chooses
selects|Chooses
selects|Picks out
selloff|Liquidate
semaphore|Signaling device
semester|School term
seminar|University class
semipro|Weekend athlete, maybe
septets|The Pleiades, et al.
serapes|Spanish shawls
seraphs|Some angels
serpent|Biblical tempter
serpent|Snake
serrated|Like steak knives
services|Performs maintenance on
session|Meeting of Congress
sestets|Byron bits
sestets|Sonnet parts
settled|No longer an issue
settlers|Homestead Act beneficiaries
settles|Reaches an agreement
seventy|Highway speed limit, perhaps
sextons|Bell ringers
shadows|Products of solar energy
shafted|Treated unfairly
shallot|Onion relative
shallots|Cookery bulbs
shavers|Grooming devices
shavings|They go up in a plane
sheerer|More see-through
shellac|Thin varnish
shellacked|Routed
shelter|Protect
shiftless|Good-for-nothing
shiners|Black eyes
shivered|Didn't sit still
shooting|Set activity
shortage|Dearth
shorten|Abridge
shouted|Gave a hoot
shoveled|Dug a hole
showers|April forecast
shrines|Sacred sites
shutouts|Goalie feats
siamese|Kind of cat
siamese|Slender cat
sickles|Harvesting tools
sidebar|Private courtroom conference
siestas|Breaks of a sort
silence|Shut up
silences|Puts to rest
silesia|Where the Oder flows
silverfish|Gray insect
simulates|Feigns
sincere|Heartfelt
sincere|Heartfelt
singsong|Monotonous talking
sipping|Taking tea, maybe
sissies|Chickens
sisters|Convent dwellers
sixties|Hippie decade
sixtieth|Diamond
skaters|They work with figures
skeletons|Supporting frameworks
skinflints|Pocket protectors?
skinned|Lacking a cover
skyline|Apparent horizon
slamdance|Punk-rock activity
slamdancing|Punk-rock club activity
sleazebag|Real creep
sleeper|Overnight-train car
sleeper|Unexpected success
sleeves|Record holders
slogged|Walked wearily
sloshed|Walked through puddles
slumber|Sleep
slurped|Was rude, in a way
slurred|Garbled one's words
smaller|Compressed
smaller|Not as big
smalltime|Unimportant
smartly|With fashion sense
smasher|Atomic device
smeared|Cast aspersions on
smelled|Detected
smileys|Happy-face symbols
smocked|Suited up, in a way
sneaker|Underhanded one
snickered|Giggled
snippets|Parts of speech?
snooped|Nosed
snooping|Mole activity
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snorkel|Face-mask attachment
snorkel|Scuba gear
snorter|Humdinger
snowfall|Winter weather measure
snowiest|Least pigmented
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder to
societal|Of culture
solaced|Cheered
solicit|Ask for
solidly|With no reservations
solvent|Dry-cleaning liquid
sombrero|Tampico topper
sometimes|Now and then
soprano|Top line on a chorale
sottish|Bibulous
spacemen|Sci-fi guys
spaghetti|Vermicelli relative
spartan|San Jose State athlete
spatula|Kitchen blender
spatula|Kitchen flipper
speaking|On the phone
speared|Attacked,   la Ahab
speared|Harpooned
species|Biological grouping
species|Biology groups
speckle|Small spot
speckled|Like a skylark
speckles|Features of some bird eggs
specter|Haunting image
specter|Shade
spectre|Bond opposer
speeder|Citation recipient
speeder|One driving too fast
spelled|Took part in a school bee
spheres|Domains
spigots|Water faucets
spiritism|Occult belief
splendor|Magnificence
splotch|Stain
splurge|Spend excessively
splurged|Shot the works
spoiled|Became inedible
spoilers|Unwelcome giveaways
sponsor|Vouch for
sponsors|They pay for TV shows
spotted|Saw
spouses|Mr. and Mrs.
sprawls|Stretches, in a way
spreader|Butter knife, e.g.
spreads|Big digs
sprinkle|Light shower
spritzer|Wine + soda
spurned|Jilted
spurted|Gushed
spyglass|Small telescope
stabile|Art form
stables|Horses' homes
stables|Horses' homes
stables|Stock holders
stacked|Heaped (up)
stagehand|Theater crew member
stagers|Home-sale aides
stalest|Least appetizing
stamens|Pollen bearers
stampers|Ones who apply postmarks
standard|Not automatic
standardize|Make identical
standee|One up
standee|Unlucky commuter
standees|Upright ones
standstill|Complete stop
starches|Rice and pasta, e.g.
starlit|Like a bright evening sky
starves|Goes hungry
stashed|Stockpiled
statins|Doctor's prescriptions
stations|Positions
statues|Art in parks
statues|Park fixtures
steamed|None too happy
steamed|Ticked off
steeled|Toughened
steepens|Ups a grade
steeple|Church topper
steeples|Church spires
steerage|Cheapest ship accommodations
steered|Acted as helmsman
stellar|Outstanding
steppes|Russian plains
stereos|Music sources
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetson|Cowboy's topper
stetson|Western hat
steward|Custodian
stewards|Administrators
stifled|Curbed
stilted|Overly formal, as writing
stinker|What Bugs Bunny often calls himself
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stocked|Available, in a way
stockier|Comparatively solid
stoical|Very cool
stomachache|Overeater's risk
stooges|Fall guys
storable|Having a decent shelf life
stories|Tales
stormier|More tempestuous
straddle|Sit astride
straggle|Fall behind
strainer|Colander kin
stratum|Echelon
streamlets|Small brooks
streetcar|Desire, for one
strength|Bodybuilder's goal
stretch|Extend
stretch|Lengthen, as a rubber band
strides|Takes long steps
strides|Vigorous steps
strifes|Struggles
strikes|Lane marks
striper|Three-__ (sergeant, informally)
strophe|Poem part
structure|Makeup
strutters|Peacocks, e.g.
stuffed|One way to get clams
stutter|Speaker's slip
stylets|Sharp stuff
subculture|Division of society
suburbia|Commuter towns
success|Victory
sugarcane|Sucrose source
suitcase|Luggage item
sulfides|Rotten-egg compounds
sultanate|Kingdom kin
sundaes|Desserts in glasses
sunfish|Largemouth bass, for one
sunsets|Picturesque moments
surmised|Conjectured
surreal|Dreamlike
surrender|Concede defeat
suspect|Fly-by-night
suspense|Hitchcock genre
sveltest|Most willowy
swagger|Bluster
swathes|Binds
swayable|Undecided
switchboard|Operator's post, once
swooped|Dove
syllable|Cap or "tain," in "captain"
tablecloths|Dining-room linens
taffeta|Early hot-air balloon material
talents|Natural abilities
tallied|Kept score of
tamable|Subject to breaking
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tangent|Speaker's digression
tankard|Hinged beer stein
taproom|Hotel bar
tariffs|Certain taxes
tarmacs|Airport areas
tastiness|Good quality
tattles|Snitches
tattoos|Body art
tautology|Needless repetition
taximeter|Cab-fare calculator
teacart|Service station?
teammate|One on the same side
teardrop|Earring shape
teashop|Sort of restaurant
teenage|Adolescent
teensiest|Smallest
teethes|Gets a new canine
telecast|Aired
tempera|Type of paint
tempest|Violent windstorm
tempest|Violent windstorm
tempura|Seafood serving
tendency|Bent
tenderizer|Type of mallet
tensest|Most rigid
tensors|Some muscles
tensors|They may stretch or tighten
tentacle|Octopus' arm
tentage|Camp gear
termite|Destructive worker
termite|One on a high-fiber diet
termite|Wood-eating insect
termite|Wood-eating insect
terrace|Apartment balcony
terrace|Cookout setting
terrain|Topography
testing|Assessing
testing|It's often spoken into microphones
tetherball|Backyard game
thanking|Showing appreciation to
thawing|Less than solid
theatre|West End playhouse
thematic|Topical
therapists|Sports-team personnel
thesauri|Places where land may be close to home
thickheaded|Rather dense
threadbare|Shabby
threads|Spool fillers
thunderbird|Corvette alternative
tickers|Hearts, slangily
tickets|Box-office purchases
ticktacktoe|Kids' game
tilters|Quixote wannabes
tinhorns|Petty tyrants
tinhorns|Small-time gamblers
tinkers|Putters around
tinkles|Bell sounds
titania|Shakespearean queen
titanic|Ill-fated ship of 1912
titmice|Chickadee relatives
toaster|Bread browner
toaster|Countertop appliance
toastiest|Most pleasantly warm
toddies|Hot stuff
toddler|Rugrat
toenail|Polish place
tomcats|Garfield et al.
tomorrow|Macbeth soliloquy starter
topsails|Mast attachments
tornado|Twister
tostada|Fiesta fare
totaling|Coming to
touches|Makes contact with
tracheas|Internal airways
tracker|Detective, often
traders|Wall Street workers
trainer|First-aid specialist
trammel|Restrain
transacts|Carries on, as business
transform|Change greatly
transit|Mayor's concern
trapeze|Swinglike circus device
trapezium|Wrist bone
traumas|Trying experiences
treacle|Cloying speech
treacle|Excessive sentiment
treacle|Mush
treadmill|Gym machine
treason|Crime in the Constitution
treason|Serious disloyalty
treasure|X marks the spot stuff
treatise|Scholarly paper
treatment|Literary handling
trebles|Multiplies by three
trellis|Garden lattice
tremble|Show fear
tremolo|__ arm (electric guitar add-on)
trestle|Railroad-bridge support
triassic|Very old
tricolor|Like some pasta
tripped|Activated, in a way
trooper|Ticket issuer
truisms|They're obvious
tryster|Meeter on the sly
tryster|Romeo or Juliet
tsetses|Scourges of Africa
tumultuous|Turbulent
tunneled|Went underground
turbaned|Wrapped up, in a way
turkeys|Thanksgiving birds
turnons|Interesting lures
turnstile|Ballpark entry device
tutored|Gave extra help to
twaddle|Horsefeathers
tweezer|Plucky one?
twisters|Destructive windstorms
typesetter|Print-shop worker
unasked|Not invited
uncolored|Plain, in a way
undergo|Be subjected to
undergo|Experience
undersea|Submarine
undertake|See to
undulates|Moves in waves
uneasily|With butterflies
unfurls|Spreads out
unheeding|Careless
univalve|Type of mollusk
universe|All there is
unlawful|Crooked
unrivaled|By oneself
unsnarl|Disentangle
untamed|Wild
untruthful|Telling a lie
uplinks|Earth-to-satellite transmissions
upraise|Lift
upscale|High-end, as a neighborhood
upstart|Early riser
uptight|Jittery
uptilts|Raises
uptrend|Good market news
uranium|Fissionable material
urchins|Bratty kids
uttered|Gave voice to
utterer|Speaker
vagrant|Hobo
valances|Window treatments
vanilla|Ice-cream flavor
vanpool|Commuting group
verbatim|Copied precisely
verdant|Lush
verdict|Jury's decision
vespers|Evening service
veterans|November 11th honorees
violate|Break, as a law
virtuoso|Maven
voguish|Chic
waggled|Wobbled while in motion
wailers|Banshees and sirens
waitperson|Restaurant order-taker
waitstaff|Restaurant workers
walkups|Apartments without elevators
walleye|Large game fish
waltzed|Danced to "The Blue Danube"
warlord|Strongman, perhaps
warranted|Called for
washrags|Kitchen towels
watchband|Timepiece attachment
waterbed|Heatable mattress
waterlilies|Inspiration for Monet
watermelon|Fruit with a green rind
waterski|Glide behind a motorboat
waterskis|Skimming gear
waterwheels|Mill features
waveoff|Dismiss with one's hand
weaseled|Wriggled (out of)
webcasting|Showing videos via the Internet
websters|Where Easter precedes Lent
wellborn|From an upper-class family
wetness|Moisture
wheedle|Cajole
whereto|Cabbie's query
whitened|Bleached
whizbang|Topnotch
wiggled|Squirmed
wishful|Desirous
witching|The __ Hour (Anne Rice novel)
wormiest|Most sycophantic
worrying|In a stew
worsted|Suit fabric
yammered|Whined
yardage|Gridiron figure
yearend|Time to close the books
yodelers|Alpine songsters
yttrium|Element used in CRTs and LEDs
abalone|Sea snail
abalone|Sea snail
abandons|Leaves high and dry
abatement|Tax reduction
abetting|Playing a supporting role
abjures|Washes one's hands of
abreast|Side by side
abscond|Leave in a hurry
abstracts|Condensed versions
abysmal|Dreadful
abysmal|Dreadful
acacias|Biblical incense sources
accented|Pointed up
acetate|Drapery material
acoustician|Source of sound advice
acquaint|Make familiar
acreage|Land
acreage|Land
acreage|Ranch measurement
acrobat|Circus performer
actress|Streep or Close
actuates|Drives
adamant|Determined
adamant|Inflexible in attitude
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
addling|Confusing
addling|Confusing
address|Formal speech
address|Formal speech
address|Formal speech
address|Information on an envelope
adrenal|__ gland (cortisol producer)
advertises|Puts in a spot
advisor|Consultant
aerosol|Kind of spray
afterward|And then . . .
agendas|They may be hidden
agitate|Disturb
agitate|Work up
agonizes|Stews (over)
airbrush|Alter, in a way
aircraft|Planes and copters
airdate|Station manager's determination
airhead|No-brain
airhole|Helmet feature
airlift|Emergency-aid system
airspeed|Jet's velocity
airstrip|Simple runway
airtime|Need for commercial traffic
airwave|Broadcast medium
airways|Breathing passages
albacore|Steak source
albacores|White-meat sources
alerted|Gave a heads-up to
alerted|Gave a heads-up to
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Warned
alexander|Unsuccessful invader of India
aliases|Names after "AKA"
alienate|Cause hostility in
alienate|Cause hostility in
alienee|Land-grant recipient
alienor|Legal conveyor
allegro|Brisk tempo
allegro|Brisk tempo
alliance|Merging
allotted|Appropriated
alright|OK
alterer|Editor
altimeter|Mountain climber's gadget
altimeter|Mountain climber's gadget
altitude|GPS reading
amalgamate|Blend
amaretto|Ice-cream topping
ambience|Tone
ambient|Like some noise
ambitious|Aspiring
amicably|Avoiding combat
amnesia|Bourne Identity plot device
amoebae|Protean ones
amoroso|Lovingly, in music
anaconda|Variety of poker
anaerobe|Fermentation facilitator
anatomical|Like "dorsal" and "ventral"
anecdotes|Short stories
anemometers|Wind instruments
angoras|Plumy-tailed pets
angoras|Swanky sweaters
angoras|Swanky sweaters
animals|Figurines, often
animato|With spirit, on scores
annoyer|Bother
anoints|Sanctifies
anoints|Sanctifies
another|Something different
antecede|Go before
antelope|Range rover
antelope|Range rover
antelope|Range rover
antelope|Range rover
aperture|Light setting
aphorize|Use saws
aplenty|Galore
aplenty|Galore
aplenty|Galore
aplenty|Galore
aplenty|In large quantity
aplenty|In large quantity
apocrypha|Writings of dubious authorship
apocrypha|Writings of dubious authorship
apparat|Political organization
appeases|Soothes
appeases|Soothes
approached|Was nearly as good as
approval|Sanction
aptness|Propensity
aqualung|Diving apparatus
aquiline|Hooked
arabesque|Serpentine line
arbiters|Respected authorities
arching|Bending backward
arching|Bending backward
argument|Heated discussion
armhole|Part of a vest
arraign|Formally accuse
arraign|Formally accuse
arsenal|Military storage site
arsenal|Munitions supply
arsenal|Weaponry storehouse
article|A, for one
article|Newspaper piece
artisan|Silversmith, e.g.
artisan|Silversmith, e.g.
ascends|Gains altitude
ashamed|Feeling guilty
asinine|Foolish
asperses|Maligns
asperses|Maligns
aspires|Aims high
aspires|Aims high
aspirin|Fever reliever
aspirin|Fever reliever
assents|Go-aheads
assents|Goes along
assists|Helps out
assists|Helps out
assorts|Catalogs
assumed|Took, as responsibility
assured|In the bag
assured|In the bag
astound|Astonish
astride|Straddling
astrologer|Horoscope writer
astrologer|Horoscope writer
athirst|Eager
athlete|Goalie or halfback
atomize|Spray, in a way
atrocities|Cruel deeds
atrocities|Cruel deeds
attaboy|Encouraging word
attorney|One at the bar
attorney|One at the bar
attract|Draw
auctioned|Like a lot, perhaps
audiotape|Contents of some music boxes
aureole|Iconographic cloud
authored|Wrote
authorize|Give the go-ahead to
autocrat|Coup target
autoing|On the road
automat|Self-service restaurant
avengers|Ones seeking retribution
avenues|Means of attainment
averment|Positive declaration
aviation|Montgolfiers' field
avionic|Of flight technology
awaiting|Expecting
aweless|Completely undaunted
babysat|Minded Junior
babysit|Take care of a toddler
baffles|Confounds
baggage|Impediments, so to speak
baggage|Impediments, so to speak
balance|Bank-account current total
ballpoint|Pocket clip-on
baloney|Horsefeathers
baloney|Horsefeathers
bandanas|Colorfully patterned kerchiefs
bandits|Highwaymen
bandits|Highwaymen
bangkok|Asian capital
banister|It improves flight safety
bankroll|Back with bucks
bankroll|Back with bucks
banters|Exchanges taunts
banters|Exchanges taunts
baptist|John, notably
baptist|John, notably
barista|Espresso server
barista|Espresso server
barista|Italian word for "mixologist"
barkers|Carnival pitchmen
barkers|Carnival pitchmen
barracuda|Fierce fish
barreled|Went fast
bassoonist|Grandfather portrayer, in "Peter and the Wolf"
bathwater|It's often draining
battleship|Guessing game
bayonet|Marine-training subject
bedpost|Canopy support
beefcake|Muscleman photos
beefcake|Muscleman photos
beeswax|Comb collection
beeswax|Hive product
beguine|Ballroom dance
belonged|Was in the club
belonged|Was in the club
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
besides|Furthermore
besides|Furthermore
besides|In addition
bestrode|Towered over
bestrode|Towered over
betides|Happens to
betides|Happens to
bighorns|Wild sheep
bighorns|Wild sheep
billboard|Interstate ad
biplane|Wrights' craft
bipolar|Earth descriptor
biscuit|Cookie, in Cornwall
bitterest|Most sour-tasting
bizarro|Ultra-odd
blasted|Used dynamite
bleepers|Certain censors
blinkers|Turn signals
blinkers|Turn signals
blissful|On cloud nine
blowhards|Big talkers
bluebottle|Kind of fly
bodices|Kinds of tops
bonanzas|Windfalls
bonbons|Movie candies
bonbons|Movie candies
boredom|Sleep inducer, perhaps
borrowed|Checked out, in a way
borrows|Takes temporarily
braggadocio|Rodomontade
braises|Cooks slowly
braises|Cooks slowly
brasserie|Not a fancy place
breadbasket|Place for rolls
breadbasket|Place for rolls
bribers|Palm greasers
bribers|Palm greasers
bristle|Betray discontentment
broadcast|Television transmission
brochure|Source of information
bromine|Liquid at room temperature
bromine|One of the halogens
brooded|Worried persistently
browser|Surfer's need
bullpen|Where managers get relief
bundles|Aggregations
byliner|Columnist, e.g.
byzantine|Complex and intricate
cabaret|Night spot
cabinet|Advisory group
cabinet|Place for files
cabinet|Place for files
cabstand|Airport-curb feature
calendar|Daybook
calendar|Legislative schedule
calendar|Legislative schedule
camelopard|Old name for the giraffe
canasta|Rummy variety
canasta|Rummy variety
cannonball|Spherical missile
cannonball|Spherical missile
capsules|Tablets' alternative
capybaras|Largest rodents
cardsharp|Poker cheater
careened|Listed
careers|Lifelong callings
caromed|Bounced off
caromed|Bounced off the cushion
carotene|A source
carpentry|This Old House skill
carrier|Post-office worker
carrier|Post-office worker
carriers|Airlines, for instance
carriers|Airlines, for instance
carrottops|Redheads
carryon|Continue
carryon|Continue
casebook|Reference volume
cassette|Outmoded music medium
catboat|Vineyard Cup competitor
catchphrases|T-shirt slogans, perhaps
cattails|Marsh plants
cattails|Marsh plants
cellophane|CD packaging material
cellophane|Packaging material
cellophane|Packaging material
censures|Official reprimands
century|Long time
century|Long time
cerebella|Control centers
chainsaw|Tree removal tool
chairperson|Gavel wielder
chances|Raffle tickets
chartreuse|Crayola color until 1990
chasten|Humble
cheapest|Least expensive
cheapest|Least expensive
cheddar|American relative
cheeses|They may be sharp
chimpanzee|Man's closest kin
chimpanzee|Man's closest kin
chiseled|Like some physiques
chitchatting|Shooting the breeze
chitchatting|Shooting the breeze
chocolate|Swiss __ (dessert)
chooses|Doesn't decline
christen|Name and dedicate
chronic|Recurring
cinnamon|Sri Lankan export
circuit|Roundabout journey
circuit|Roundabout journey
civilian|One not in uniform
claptrap|Bunk
clarence|Legendary attorney Darrow
clarinet|Jazz instrument
clarinet|Jazz instrument
clarinet|Jazz instrument
classes|Schoolroom groups
classmate|Peer of a sort
cleanse|Deterge
clodhopper|Rustic
clogging|Wooden-shoe folk dance
closest|Proximate
closets|They may be walked in
clubbed|Got together
clutches|Holds tightly
clutches|Holds tightly
clutter|Disorderly heap
clutter|Disorderly heap
cockatoo|Loud bird
coercive|The antithesis of easy
collarbone|Shoulder-blade neighbor
collate|Print-command option
college|Learning locale
cologne|German city
colorado|Denver's state
comedians|Funny people
commonsense|Thomas Paine pamphlet
compile|Put together
compile|Put together
comprise|Form
compute|Make sense, informally
concave|Curved and hollow
concave|Curved and hollow
confine|Keep in a cage
conniver|Underhanded one
conniver|Underhanded one
consort|Prince Philip, for one
container|Tin or glass
container|Tin or glass
contempt|Strong feeling of disapproval
contorts|Twists wryly
contorts|Twists wryly
convent|Nuns' home
convince|Snow, perhaps
corncob|Picnic throwaway
cornmeal|Mush
corollas|Flowers' petals
corollas|Flowers' petals
corrals|Ranch features
corrals|Ranch features
correct|Remove errors from
corrida|Bullfight
corrida|Bullfight
corrupt|Stain
costars|Shares top billing
cottontail|Type of rabbit
counted|Was significant
coverts|Hiding places
coveted|Highly sought-after
cowcatcher|Steam locomotive's front
crabgrass|Lawn invader
creative|Outside-the-box
creative|Outside-the-box
crinkle|French-fry feature, often
critter|Brute
crocket|Hook-shaped architectural ornament
crossroads|Decision point
crunched|Analyzed, as statistics
crunched|Analyzed, as statistics
cryptozoologist|Dinosaur hunter, by definition
curacao|Mai-tai liqueur
curacao|Mai-tai liqueur
cushion|Shock absorber
customers|Clientele
cyclone|Destructive spinner
cyclone|Destructive spinner
daddies|Pops
daresay|Think likely
darkens|Dims
debates|Candidates' face-offs
decampment|Sudden departure
decampment|Sudden departure
declares|Proclaims
deerskin|Moccasin material
deerskin|Moccasin material
defeats|Outplays
defender|Accused person's lawyer
deflects|Does some spin doctoring
degaussed|Cleared, as a drive
delegate|Convention attendee
deleted|X'd out
delight|Make happy
delight|Make happy
deliver|Hand over
deliver|Hand over
demagogue|Incite-ful orator
demagogue|Incite-ful orator
demarcated|Bounded
demerit|A mark against
densely|In a concentrated manner
dentate|With a toothed edge
dentate|With a toothed edge
deposit|Bank transaction
deposit|Bank transaction
deserted|Like a ghost town
desires|Longs for
desires|Longs for
despair|Lose hope
despise|Loathe
dessert|Pie or pudding
dessert|Sweet menu course
desserts|Sweet menu courses
detailed|Intricate
details|Fine points
detective|Private investigator
detective|Whodunit hero
develop|Cultivate
develop|Cultivate
develop|Evolve
develop|Grow
diagram|Blueprint
diagram|Blueprint
digested|Condensed
dilator|Eye drops, perhaps
dingily|Betraying lack of brightness
dinners|Main meals
dinosaur|Jurassic Park clone
disaster|Big turkey
discomfort|Absence of ease
discretion|Good judgment
diskette|Outmoded data storer
dissuades|Talks out of something
distend|Bloat
distend|Bloat
divagate|Wander off course
diverse|Varied
domineer|Tyrannize
donation|Charitable gift
donning|Slipping into
donning|Slipping into
doorman|Entrance attendant
doorstep|Threshold
dotards|Foolish folks
dowager|Dignified woman
dowager|Dignified woman
dowager|Queen mother, e.g.
draftee|One forced into action
dragnet|Police procedure
draping|In graceful folds
drastic|Extreme
drawdown|Deplete steadily
dreamers|I would like to help __ . . .: Alfred Nobel
dreamier|Not as practical
dripped|Shed wax
dripped|Shed wax
driveshaft|Torque transmitter
driveshaft|Torque transmitter
droners|Tiresome speakers
droners|Tiresome speakers
dueling|Swashbuckling activity
dueling|Swashbuckling activity
duststorm|Whirlwind in the desert
eagerer|More gung-ho
eagerer|More gung-ho
eaglets|Hunters-in-training
earlobe|Place for a ring
earlobe|Place for a ring
earnest|Deeply felt
earnest|Deeply felt
earphone|Audio accessory
earphone|Audio accessory
earthen|Clayey
earthquakes|You may find faults with them
easiest|Leisurely to the nth
ecosystem|Certain scientific niche
ectomorph|Body type
educates|Schools
eeriest|Least explainable
effusive|Gushing
egomania|Personal preoccupation
egotist|It's all about him
egotists|Big-headed ones
egotists|Big-headed ones
egresses|Leaves
ejected|Out of the DVD player
elapses|Slips by
elation|Felicitous feeling
elective|Non-compulsory course
elector|Qualified voter
elector|Qualified voter
elegant|Luxurious
element|Periodic-table component
elephant|Familiar party symbol
elephant|Republican symbol
elitist|Nose-in-air type
elitist|Nose-in-air type
elitist|Snob
elitist|Snob
elopers|They split to unite
elysian|__ Fields (mythical paradise)
elysian|__ Fields (mythical paradise)
emanate|Give forth
emanate|Throw off
emanations|Odors, e.g.
emanations|Odors, e.g.
embracer|Affectionate one
emended|Changed for the better
emended|Changed for the better
emerald|Beryl variety
emerges|Pops up
eminent|Highly regarded
emirates|Lands in Asia
emirates|National airline of Dubai
emitter|Electronic device
emitter|Electronic device
emoticon|E-mail symbol
emoticon|E-mail symbol
emptiest|Least meaningful
emptiest|Least meaningful
enamors|Bewitches
enclose|Fence off
enclose|Fence off
encodes|Hides, in a way
encrypt|Make hard to read
encrypts|Codes
endnotes|Term-paper references
endnotes|Term-paper references
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endpaper|Chapter One preceder
enemies|They're not talking
enlarge|Blow up
enlists|Signs up
enrollee|One in school
enrolls|Joins up
enrolls|Joins up
enshrinee|Hall of Famer
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
enthrones|Invests with authority
enthrones|Invests with authority
enticed|Drew
entices|Lures
entitle|Qualify
entrance|Delight
entrant|Contest hopeful
entraps|Catches in a snare
entraps|Catches in a snare
entropy|Thermodynamics concept
episode|Sitcom half-hour
episode|Sitcom half-hour
episode|Sitcom half-hour
episode|Sitcom unit
episode|Sitcom unit
episodes|Happenings
epoxies|Strong bonds
epsilons|Elasticity measures, in economics
equivalent|Tantamount (to)
erosion|Gradual decline
errantly|In an aimless way
errants|They may be out of bounds
erratum|Misstep
escapade|Bit of mischief
escaped|Got away
escapes|Gets away
escorts|Accompanies
escorts|Chaperones
escorts|Chaperones
esoteric|Abstruse
espanol|Language in Lima
espanol|Language in Lima
espouse|Advocate
espouse|Advocate
essential|Necessary
estates|Posh properties
estates|Ritzy residences
esteems|Values
estival|Of summer
estival|Of summer
estuary|Fjord
etcetera|Plus other stuff
etcetera|Plus other stuff
eternal|Like amaranth flowers, in myth
evangelist|One of a Biblical quartet
everyone|The whole crowd
everyone|The whole crowd
evident|Clear
evildoer|Wicked one
exaction|Wresting
exciting|Spine-tingling
exciting|Spine-tingling
exertion|Elbow grease
exhaled|Breathed out
exhaust|Run through
exhaust|Run through
expects|Anticipates
expects|Hopes to get
expects|Hopes to get
extents|Ranges
extents|Ranges
external|Outside
eyelets|Holes in your shoe
eyelets|Some brass rings
eyesores|Weedy lots, e.g.
factoids|Some arcana
fastens|Makes secure
fastens|Makes secure
fastens|Uses a buckle
fedoras|Felt hats
feedbag|Horse's chow holder
fellers|Dudes
fellers|Dudes
ferment|Unrest
fetching|Very attractive
fiddlehead|Edible fern frond
finances|Money matters
finances|Money matters
finesse|Deft touch
fireman|Hook-and-ladder rider
firstborn|Eldest
fishnet|Mesh fabric
fishnet|Mesh fabric
flamenco|Dance of Spain
flashers|Auto's emergency lights
flattop|Aircraft carrier, in Navy slang
flatware|Kitchen supply
fletcher|Arrow artisan
flotsam|Ocean debris
foments|Encourages
footrest|Recliner feature
forcible|Like some entries
forcible|Like some entries
forebear|Ancestor
forebear|Ancestor
foresee|Predict
formats|Layouts
forsake|Leave in the lurch
fossils|Archaeologist's finds
fossils|Archaeologist's finds
fossils|Things of the past
fosters|Encourages
freeware|No-cost programs
freeware|No-cost programs
freshen|Air out
fretting|Less than calm
friskers|Arresting officers, at times
friskers|Arresting officers, at times
furbish|Fix (up)
further|Advance, as a cause
further|Advance, as a cause
gadgets|Potato peelers, e.g.
garbanzo|Hummus ingredient
gardening|Backyard putterer's skill
gassers|They're hysterical
gausses|Units of magnetic flux
gelatin|Marshmallow ingredient
gelatin|Marshmallow ingredient
gelatin|Mold filler
gelatin|Mold filler
general|Prevailing
genitor|Father
gherkin|Small pickle
gherkin|Small pickle
gimlets|Gin or vodka drinks
gimlets|Gin or vodka drinks
gladdened|Gave happiness to
gladdest|Most happy
glassblower|Inflation worker
gleaned|Put together
gluttons|They're often stuffed
goldeneye|James Bond film of '95
grammar|Translator's concern
grandpa|Dad's dad
granite|Mount Rushmore rock
grantee|Aid recipient
grantee|Aid recipient
grassroots|Local, as political support
greeting|Opening statement?
grimier|Not as clean
grooves|Phonograph-needle pathways
grooves|Phonograph-needle pathways
grumbler|Crank
guarded|Cautious
gumdrops|Sweet treats
gumdrops|Sweet treats
gushier|More effusive
gushier|More effusive
gutters|Water carriers
haberdasher|HARRY TRUMAN
haberdasher|HARRY TRUMAN
hairline|Very thin
hairnet|Food worker's wear
hairnet|Food worker's wear
hamburgers|Cookout menu item
handler|Boxer's coach
handles|Takes care of
hangdog|Intimidated
hangups|Stumbling blocks
hapless|Unlucky
hapless|Unlucky
hardhat|Construction worker
harsher|More severe
haughty|Supercilious
headache|Annoying situation
headache|Major inconvenience
headache|Major inconvenience
headiest|Most foolhardy
headset|Telephone operator's wear
headstrong|Stubborn
heights|Nth degrees
heiress|Paris Hilton, for one
helicopter|VIP's transport
helloed|Bade welcome to
helpless|Up a tree
heralds|Harbingers
heralds|Harbingers
hesitant|Wavering
hesitant|Wavering
hesitate|Be indecisive
heydays|Prime times
hibachi|Tailgate-party cooker
highlights|Memorable parts of an event
himself|Celeb's cameo-role credit, perhaps
himself|Celeb's cameo-role credit, perhaps
hipster|No square
hipster|No square
hoagies|Grinders
hollered|Whooped it up
holsters|Cell-phone accessories
homesite|Plot
hominoids|Gibbons, chimps and Neanderthals
hominoids|Gibbons, chimps and Neanderthals
honesty|Jefferson's "first chapter in the book of wisdom"
hoofprint|Equine identifier
hoorays|Shows of approval
hornets|New Orleans cagers
hornpipe|Dance in "H.M.S. Pinafore"
hosanna|Hymn cry
hosanna|Hymn cry
hostile|Antagonistic
hothead|One with a short fuse
hothead|One with a short fuse
hothead|Quick-tempered one
hotspot|In place
hotspot|In place
hourglass|Sand-filled counter
houseful|Weekend guests, maybe
hymnals|Mass-market big sellers
hyphens|State-of-the-art features
iceberg|Symbol of detachment
idealist|Visionary one
ideogram|Emoticon, e.g.
igneous|Rock category
igneous|Rock category
ignobly|With low character
ignorant|Out of the loop
imitate|Pass as, perhaps
imitated|Mimicked
immersed|Put under
impasse|Stalemate
impasse|Stalemate
imperial|Haughty
imperil|Risk
impinge|Encroach (on)
impinge|Encroach (on)
impressive|Awesome
incensed|Furious
inchworm|Leaf-eating insect
incites|Stirs up
incites|Stirs up
indebted|Obligated (to)
indicted|Formally charged
indicted|Formally charged
inedible|Unfit to eat
inertia|Newton subject
inertia|Newton subject
inertia|Obstacle to progress
infallible|Perfect
inflamed|Stirred up anger
inflate|Blow up
ingenious|Extremely clever
ingenious|Extremely clever
ingenue|Casting director's type
ingenue|Hamlet's Ophelia, for one
inhaled|Got some air
innocence|What lambs may represent
inserted|Embedded
inserted|Embedded
inserted|Like newspaper circulars
insouciant|Happy-go-lucky
intellectual|Brain
internal|Part of IRS
invitee|Potential no-show
iridium|Most corrosion-resistant metal
iridium|Most corrosion-resistant metal
isomers|Chemical analogues
isotonic|Like some exercise
isotope|Helium-3, e.g.
issuance|Release
issuers|Common-stock sources
issuers|Common-stock sources
jabbered|Talked nonsense
jalapenos|Hot peppers
jambalaya|Hodgepodge
jammies|Nightwear, informally
jasmines|Fragrant climbing shrubs
jasmines|Fragrant climbing shrubs
jellies|Toast toppers
jellies|Toast toppers
journal|Diary
journal|Diary
junglegyms|Spots for swingers
keepsake|Memento
kerosene|Lantern filler
kerosene|Lantern filler
kestrel|Small falcon
kestrel|Small falcon
kettles|Kitchen equipment
kimonos|Japanese wraps
kindheartedness|Compassion
kinkajous|Raccoon relatives
kleenex|Genericized paper trademark
kneecaps|What certain pads protect
kneeled|Got ready to propose
kneeled|Prepared to propose
kneepad|Skateboarder's wear
kneepad|Skateboarder's wear
knitted|Worked with needles
labrador|Web-footed swimmer
laminar|Plated
landslide|Overwhelming victory
larders|Certain storage areas
largesse|Magnanimity
lasagna|Multilayered meal
lassoed|Acquired some stock?
latents|Some prints
lattice|Grid pattern
lattices|Screen patterns
lawgiver|Moses, notably
lawgiver|Moses, notably
leakage|Escape of a sort
lederhosen|Bavarian symbol
leftover|Uneaten
legally|According to the rules
leonine|Like early March days, supposedly
leonine|Like early March days, supposedly
leopards|Nighttime hunters
letterbox|DVD format
lettered|Scholarly
lettered|Scholarly
leverage|Investor's advantage
lexicon|Set of words
liberate|Set free
lindens|Shade trees
lindens|Shade trees
linesman|Hockey official
lioness|Den mother
lionizes|Treats as a VIP
listens|Tunes in
listens|Tunes in
literal|Without metaphor
literal|Without metaphor
literate|Well-schooled
literate|Well-schooled
loanword|Bistro or café
location|Site
locomotion|Movement from place to place
lodgers|Rooming-house residents
logjams|Fixes
loitered|Didn't go
lollipop|Candy on a stick
loofahs|Some sponges
lopsided|Uneven
lotuses|India's national flowers
luggage|Something on a carousel
luggage|Something on a carousel
luminary|Big name
luminary|Big name
lunches|Datebook entries
lunches|Datebook entries
madeira|Portuguese wine
madeira|Portuguese wine
madness|Senseless folly
madness|Senseless folly
maestros|Orchestra leaders
mafioso|Many a Puzo character
maharajah|Potentate of India
maintop|Nautical platform
maintop|Nautical platform
malarky|Bunk
mandalas|Meditation tools
mandate|Authoritative order
mandolin|Bluegrass staple
manifestos|Formal to-do lists
manuals|Reference material
marathoner|One on the run
mariachi|Fiesta musician
mariachi|Fiesta musician
mariachi|Musician on the move
marinate|Steep
mariner|Sailor
martian|War of the Worlds invader
martian|War of the Worlds invader
martyrs|Saint Lucy, et al.
mascara|Cosmetics purchase
mascots|Goats, bears, lions, etc.
matador|Bullring star
matador|Bullring star
material|Not inappropriate
matters|Is of importance
maturate|Become less green
meadows|Grazing grounds
meanness|Malicious behavior
mechanic|Timing expert
medaled|Finished in the top three
medevac|Copter mission
medical|Curative
medicos|Docs
medicos|Docs
megahertz|Dial units
megastar|Gossip-column regular
memories|Recollections
menaces|Imperils
menaces|Poses a danger to
merited|Just
messiah|Handel masterwork
messiah|Handel masterwork
messily|In a slipshod fashion
messily|In a slipshod fashion
metamer|One of two matching colors with different spectra
metronome|Pianist's accessory
middleman|Go-between
midwife|Labor leader?
migration|Birds' semiannual flight
mimeoed|Ran off at one time
mimeograph|Duplicator of old
mimeograph|Duplicator of old
mindless|Vacuous
mindless|Vacuous
mineral|20 Questions category
mineral|Quartz or feldspar
mineral|Quartz or feldspar
miniskirt|60's fashion
miniskirts|They provide limited coverage
minister|Diplomatic official
miracles|Extraordinary events
misdeed|Wrong
misstep|Minor error
misters|Hose attachments
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
mistunes|Turns flat, in a way
modesty|Unassuming nature
modesty|Unassuming nature
molecules|Groups of atoms
monastic|Reclusive and austere
monastic|Solitary
monocle|Mr. Peanut accessory
monocle|Part of Lugosi's "Dracula" costume
monocles|One-lens eyewear
moocher|Freeloader
moodier|More erratic
morales|Esai of "NYPD Blue"
morales|Esai of "NYPD Blue"
motorist|Gas-station customer
mugwumps|Politically neutral ones
mugwumps|Politically neutral ones
munster|German city
mustachios|Certain facial features
mutated|Quite different from before
naiades|Water maidens
nameless|Like Eastwood in three Leone films
narrate|Set forth
narrates|Tells a story
narrates|Tells a story
nations|Olympics competitors
nations|Olympics competitors
naturalist|Teddy Roosevelt, for one
neatening|Tidying up
neatening|Tidying up
neatens|Straightens up
neatness|It may count
neatness|Orderly state
neatness|Orderly state
necessary|Not optional
neckties|Thrift-shop display
needles|Upholsterer's tools
nemeses|Ruins
neonatal|Of a recent delivery
nerdiest|Least cool
nervous|On edge
nestles|Gets snug
nettled|Irritated
neutralized|Made ineffective
newscast|11:00 program
newsiest|Most informative, in a way
nineties|Recent decade
nineties|Recent decade
nitrogen|Most of the atmosphere
noisier|Less reticent
noniron|Drip-dry, in Devon
nonissue|Trivial matter
nonstop|Flight descriptor
nonstop|Flight descriptor
northwest|Erstwhile airline
notable|Salient
notates|Adds extra info to
notation|Marginal jotting
nourish|Feed
novella|Billy Budd, for one
novella|Billy Budd, for one
nudgers|Impetus providers
nudgers|Impetus providers
numerals|1, 2, 3, etc.
numerals|1, 2, 3, etc.
nutrient|Vitamin, for example
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
observe|Note
ocarina|Literally, "little goose"
ocarinas|Simple instruments
ocelots|Painted leopards
odometry|Change-in-position science
odorous|Redolent
odysseys|Epic adventures
offbeat|Rather unconventional
offshore|Where some oil rigs are
offshore|Where some oil rigs are
omelets|Eggy entrees
omelets|Eggy entrees
omnivore|Badger, as a rule
onetime|Former
onlooker|One taking in a scene
onshore|Like some breezes
onshore|Like some breezes
openers|Kitchen devices
openers|Kitchen gadgets
openers|Kitchen gadgets
openness|Candor
optician|Seller of frames
optimist|Murphy, per O'Toole
optional|Not included
oracles|Sources of wisdom
orbited|Traveled like Mir
orbited|Traveled like Mir
orbiters|Landers' counterparts
orbiters|Satellites, e.g.
orderly|Methodical
orderly|Neat
ordinal|1st or 2nd
ordinals|Rankings, e.g.
oregano|Pizzeria purchase
oriented|Directed (toward)
orioles|Maryland state birds
orioles|Maryland state birds
osmosis|Biology 101 topic
otoscope|Instrument near a drum
outcast|Pariah
outeats|Consumes more than
outlasts|Keeps on longer than
outlasts|Keeps on longer than
outrage|Incense
outrage|Incense
outscore|Beat in competition
overawe|Cow
overexposure|Too much publicity
overpass|Walkway above a road
overshoe|Traction provider
overtime|Tie-breaking period
overtly|Publicly
overtly|Publicly
pageants|Beauty contests
pageants|Beauty contests
panelist|Discussion-group member
panelist|Discussion-group member
pangram|Alphabetically complete passage
parable|Story with a moral
parable|Story with a moral
paradise|Blissful setting
paraffin|Candle material
parakeet|Popular pet
paralegal|Julia Roberts Oscar role
pardner|Western associate
parents|Camp visitors, often
parents|Some authority figures
parolees|They get out early
parrots|Repeats verbatim
parsnip|Carrot kin
parsnip|Stew ingredient
partner|Business associate
parvenu|Social climber
passkey|Door opener
passkey|Door opener
passport|Customs document
passport|Customs document
passport|Globetrotter's document
pastimes|Diversions
patellae|They're attached to quads
patinas|Old films
patrons|Aesthetes, often
patties|Hamburger servings
pavlova|She founded her own company circa 1905
peasant|Feudal laborer
peasant|Feudal laborer
peasant|Field laborer
peashooter|Kid's weapon
peekaboo|Baby game
peepers|Baby blues
peerage|Noble group
peerage|Noble group
pelican|Symbol of Louisiana
pellmell|Disorderly
pellmell|Disorderly
pencils|Writing instruments
penname|Author's alias
pennant|Baseball team's prize
pennant|Pirates' quest
pennants|NO PASSING ZONE shapes
pennants|Some fliers
pentagon|Arlington landmark
pentagon|Okra cross-section
peptalk|Locker-room delivery
performs|Appears onstage
peridot|Emerald look-alike
periodic|Intermittent
perusals|Careful examinations
perusals|Careful examinations
pestered|Annoyed persistently
pestered|Was a pain to
pestered|Was a pain to
petites|Some shifts
petrels|Aquatic birds
petrify|Scare stiff
petrify|Scare stiff
petulant|Cranky
petunia|Nightshade cousin
pfennig|P as in __
photography|Wedding worker's skill
phrases|Puts into words
phrases|Puts into words
phthalate|P as in __
pianist|Concerto performer, often
pigeonhole|Filing compartment
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pillowcase|Linen-closet item
piloted|Flew, as a plane
piloted|Flew, as a plane
pilsner|Beer variety
pimiento|Pepper variety
pinball|Arcade game
pineapple|Luau serving
pineapple|Luau serving
pinsetter|Bowling-alley machinery
pintsized|Little
pirates|Captain Hook and associates
placebo|Clinical-trial need
placebo|Clinical-trial need
plagued|Beset
plaints|Lamentations
plaints|Lamentations
plaited|Like pigtails and cornrows
plaques|Doctor's office display
playback|Sound check
plentiful|Teeming
plodded|Moved effortfully
plotless|Unfocused, as a novel
plowers|Farmhands, at times
plowing|Snow job
pneumonia|P as in __
ponders|Mulls over
ponders|Mulls over
poolrooms|Hustlers' haunts
populace|Citizenry
populace|Citizenry
portable|Easily carried
portables|Many modern gadgets
postdoc|Certain student
posthaste|Pronto!
postmaster|ABRAHAM LINCOLN
postmaster|ABRAHAM LINCOLN
postwar|After treaties are signed
potshots|Random criticism
potshots|Random criticism
prairie|Much of Manitoba
praline|Nutty sweet
preached|Set forth
preacher|Bing Crosby Oscar role
precast|Like some concrete
precast|Like some concrete
precept|Rule of conduct
predated|Came before
predated|Came before
predicts|Declares in advance
predicts|Declares in advance
prefight|Like a boxer's weigh-in
prepare|Make ready
prepare|Make ready
preppies|Boarding-school students
presoak|Stain-removal cycle
presumes|Takes for granted
presumes|Takes for granted
pretend|Role-play, say
pretend|Role-play, say
pretends|Makes believe
pretext|Subterfuge
preyers|Falcons and eagles
prisoner|Jean Valjean, e.g.
proceed|Go ahead!
proceed|Go ahead!
process|Systematic action
prolabor|Like a Populist, quite possibly
promotes|Publicizes
prompted|Cued
prophet|Joel or Samuel
protests|Words of disapproval
proverb|Saw
psalter|Church book
pseudonym|P as in __
psychics|Mediums
ptarmigan|P as in __
puckish|Playfully mischievous
puffball|Spherical mushroom
puffball|Spherical mushroom
pullover|Sort of sweater
pullover|Sort of sweater
punster|Cause of groans
punster|Cause of groans
purloins|Makes off with
purloins|Makes off with
putters|Some golf clubs
pyramid|Giza attraction
pyramid|Giza attraction
pyramid|Structure on a $1 bill
pyramid|Structure on a $1 bill
quarrel|Beef
quarterback|Chintzy rebate?
quarters|Dormitory, e.g.
quicksand|Movie-serial hazard
quixote|Subject for Picasso and Strauss
raceway|Trot spot
radicals|Reaction-prone atoms
radicals|Reaction-prone atoms
raggedy|The worse for wear
ragweeds|What botanists call "Ambrosia"
railcar|Caboose, for instance
railcar|Caboose, for instance
railroad|Monopoly buy
raincheck|Ticket for a postponed ballgame
raincoat|Bean product
raindrop|Precipitation unit
rainier|Mount Tahoma, more commonly
ranches|Western spreads
ransomed|Freed, in a way
rapiers|The Princess Bride weaponry
rapture|Sublime state
rarebit|Welsh cheese dish
rarebit|Welsh cheese dish
rascals|Untrustworthy ones
ratchet|Increase gradually, with "up"
rationale|Grounds
rattler|Southwestern snake
rattles|Unnerves
ravioli|Banquet appetizer
reabsorb|Take in again
reactive|Likely to form bonds
readers|Primers
realign|Do a car-wheel job
realign|Do a car-wheel job
realize|Gain
realtor|One with lots to list
rearmost|Lika a caboose
reassured|No longer worried
rebooted|Started up the computer again
rebooted|Started up the computer again
recants|Formally disavows
recants|Formally disavows
recants|Takes back
recants|Takes back
recants|Takes it back
recants|Takes it back
reciter|One in front of the class, maybe
recliner|It goes way back
reddened|Blushed
redeemed|Cashed in
redeems|Cashes in
redeems|Cashes in
redeposit|Done-over bank transaction
redheads|Lucille Ball et al.
redheads|Lucille Ball et al.
reflects|Cogitates
regalia|Trappings
regalia|Trappings
regalia|Trappings
regatta|Tennessee's annual Head of the Hooch is a major one
regrets|Is sorry for
regrets|Polite RSVP reply
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
relatable|Lending itself to narration
relatable|Lending itself to narration
remodel|Make over
remodel|Make over
renders|Performs
reneged|Broke a promise
reneged|Went back on a deal
reneged|Went back on a deal
repairs|What a warranty may cover
repapers|Covers over
repealed|Withdrew formally
repealed|Withdrew formally
repealed|Withdrew formally
repents|Turns away from wrongdoing
repetition|Rote learning method
reports|Some homework assignments
repress|Hold back
request|Ask for
rescind|Annul
rescind|Annul
reshoot|Film again
reshoot|Film again
reshoot|Take another take
residue|What's left
residues|Cinders and such
residues|Cinders and such
resistor|Electrical component
resolution|New Year's self-promise
resonate|Ring
resource|URL part
respite|Break
response|Answer
restart|Computer command
restless|Uneasy
restless|Uneasy
restore|Make good as new
restores|Makes good as new
restores|Makes good as new
retests|Makeups for classes
retitle|Do an editing job
retools|Modernizes, perhaps
retrial|Legal do-over
retrial|Legal do-over
retrograde|Like the orbit of Halley's Comet
retsina|Greek wine
returns|Election info
revamped|Overhauled
revenge|Whodunit motive, often
revenge|Whodunit motive, often
reverends|Service providers
reveres|Bows to
reviewer|Critic
revisit|Consider anew
revisit|Drop in on again
revisit|Drop in on again
risings|Insurrections
risings|Insurrections
risotto|Orzo alternative
roadside|Motel locale
roadside|Motel locale
romaine|Salad ingredient
romancer|Romeo
roomette|Sleeping-car compartment
rosebud|Sign of spring
rosehips|Fruits of a flower
rosette|Cake decorator's design
rosiest|Most promising
rosiest|Most promising
runners|10K participants
rustles|Steals, as steers
rustles|Steals, as steers
sabbatic|Of rest
sadness|Gloom
safeties|Two-point gridiron plays
safeties|Two-point gridiron plays
saintly|Holy
salaries|Weekly incomes
salesman|One with leads
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
saloons|Oater bars
saloons|Oater bars
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
salvages|Retrieves from a shipwreck
sandpaper|Wood smoother
sandpit|Bunker, essentially
sandpit|Bunker, essentially
sardine|Fish in a can
sarongs|Kilt kin
satiate|Glut
satiate|Glut
satires|Literary spoofs
saunter|Leisurely gait
savanna|Tropical plain
savanna|Tropical plain
saviors|White knights
sawmill|Lumberyard supplier
scalded|Burned with steam
scatter|Disperse
scatter|Disperse
scenarios|Outlines
scenery|Set pieces
scented|Like some oils
schedule|Find a slot for
schoolbooks|Kid's backpack contents
schoolroom|Place to find chalk
scooted|Hightailed it
scooted|Hightailed it
scooter|Kid's transportation
scooter|Kid's transportation
scrapes|Sticky wickets
scrapes|Sticky wickets
scrapper|Quarrelsome one
scratch|Delete, so to speak
scratch|Starting place
scratches|CD flaws
scrawny|Overly thin
screeds|Long-winded speeches
screens|Multiplex multitude
scribes|Journalists, so to speak
scribes|Journalists, so to speak
scrimps|Pinches pennies
scrimps|Pinches pennies
scrooges|Miserly ones
scruples|Moral compass
sealants|Caulking materials
seatbelts|They're worn in airplanes
seatbelts|They're worn in airplanes
seatmate|Fellow traveler
secrets|Things to keep
section|Grapefruit portion
section|Grapefruit portion
sectors|War zones
sedition|Incitement of rebellion
seedcase|Pod
seedcase|Pod
seedless|Like most bananas
seepier|Less well-drained
seminal|Groundbreaking
seminar|Conference
senates|Parliamentary bodies
senator|Capitol VIP
senoritas|Misses
senseis|Karate teachers
sensible|Levelheaded
sensible|Well-thought-out
sensible|Well-thought-out
sensory|Like some overloads
separate|Distinct
separate|Distinct
sequoia|National Park in the Sierra Nevadas
serapes|Mexican shawls
serapes|Mexican shawls
serenely|In a calm way
serenest|Collected to the extreme
sergeant|Air Force rank
serious|Solemn
serrate|Saw-toothed
serrate|Saw-toothed
seventh|From C to B
severally|Not all together
severally|Not all together
shackle|Restrict severely
shanties|Crude dwellings
shanties|Crude dwellings
shatterproof|Like tempered glass
sheared|Cut off, as wool
sheared|Cut off, as wool
shearer|Fleece gatherer
shellacked|Finished, in a way
shelved|Postponed
shipment|Package that's en route
shipshape|In tidy condition
shoestring|Tight budget, figuratively
shoetree|Wing-tip insert
shoetree|Wing-tip insert
shortcut|Time-saving route
shortcut|Timesaver
shortly|Before you know it
shovels|Snow-clearing tools
showcase|Put in the spotlight
showcase|Put in the spotlight
shunned|Gave the cold shoulder to
siamese|Cat breed
siamese|Cat breed
siamese|Two-way, as a sprinkler
sidearm|Like some baseball pitches
sidekick|Second banana
sierras|Yosemite setting
siestas|Nogales naps
siestas|Types of breaks
signets|Seals
silence|Quiet!
silences|Conversation breaks
silences|Conversation breaks
simians|Monkeys and apes
simians|Monkeys and apes
simpers|Makes a silly smile
simpers|Makes a silly smile
sincere|Up-front
sisters|The Muses, for example
situate|Establish in place
situated|Positioned
situation|ONE ROOM
sizable|Pretty big
sizzlers|Scorchers
skeeters|Little nuisances
sketchy|Short on details
sketchy|Short on details
skimmed|Looked over quickly
skimmed|Looked over quickly
skyways|Aviation routes
slacken|Let up
slanted|At a tilt
slapstick|Silent-film comedy style
sleekest|Most aerodynamic
sleight|Dexterity
slender|Sylphlike
slipcased|Like some fine books
slipper|After-bath footwear
slipper|Cinderella's loss
slipper|Cinderella's loss
slogans|Advertising catchphrases
sloping|Not on the level
sloping|Not on the level
slyness|Cunning quality
smooched|Evinced affection
smooths|Planes, perhaps
smooths|Planes, perhaps
sneaker|Furtive one
sneaker|Furtive one
sneaker|Running shoe
sneerers|People who scoff
sneerers|They betray cynicism
sneezed|Said "Achoo!"
snifter|Glass for brandy
snipers|Some SWAT team members
snipers|Some SWAT team members
snobbery|Nose-in-air attitude
snootier|More elitist
snootier|More elitist
snorkel|Diver's device
snorkel|Diver's device
snorters|Horses, at times
sobered|Grew serious
sobered|Grew serious
solderer|Construction worker
solderer|Construction worker
sonatina|Short piece of classical music
sonatina|Short piece of classical music
sophomore|Last year's plebe
sortable|Like computer data, often
sortable|Like computer data, often
soundbox|Violin part
sourest|Most tart
soybean|Veggieburger ingredient
spading|Garden chore
spareribs|Barbecue orders
spareribs|Barbecue specialties
spareribs|Chinese restaurant order
spareribs|Chinese restaurant order
sparred|Fought
spartan|No-frills
spartan|No-frills
spatula|Kitchen flipper
spatula|Kitchen flipper
speakers|Part of a sound system
speakers|Part of a sound system
spearmint|Chewing-gum flavor
specters|Apparitions
spellbinding|Sure to fascinate
spellbinding|Sure to fascinate
spewers|They're prone to harangues
spheres|Areas of interest
spheres|Planets and stars
spheres|Realms
spiciness|Feature of Thai cuisine
spiciness|Feature of Thai cuisine
spigots|Faucets
spigots|Faucets
spigots|Water sources
spinach|Green vegetable
spinner|Part of many board games
spinoff|Brand extension
spinoff|Media byproduct
splashy|Ostentatious
splotch|Painting mishap
splutter|Show confusion
spoonbills|Ibis relatives
spouses|Ring bearers
sprains|Twists
sprawled|Really spread out
sprawled|Spread out
sprawled|Spread out
sprouts|Shoots
spryest|Energetic to the max
squatter|Homesteader relative
stackup|Compare
stagecoach|Old West transport
stained|Covered with soiled spots
stained|Like glass in a cathedral
stained|No longer pristine, maybe
stained|No longer pristine, maybe
stalled|Played for time
stamper|It may set a date
standout|Something superior
standout|Something superior
standouts|They shine
standpat|Remain firm
standpipe|Fire-hose hookup
starchy|Like legumes
starred|Took the lead
startle|Give a turn
startled|Surprised
startups|Seed-money recipients
stations|Train stops
statism|Totalitarian policy
statute|One for the books
statutes|Laws
statutes|Laws
stealth|Surreptitiousness
stealth|Surreptitiousness
steamed|Feeling angry
steamed|Mighty mad
steamroll|Force through
steeliest|Most unemotional
steeple|High spot
steeplechase|Race with obstacles
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|Sign-making device
sterner|Less lax
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetted|Didn't take out
steward|Administrator
steward|Administrator
stewards|Keepers
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stooged|Played it straight
stoolie|Snitch
stoolie|Snitch
stooped|Not standing straight
stooped|Not standing straight
stopwatch|Counter for a 100-yard dash
stopwatch|Time-measuring device
storage|Warehouse's purpose
stories|Likely narratives
stories|Likely narratives
storing|Putting away for later
storing|Putting away for later
straggle|Wander off course
straits|Dire situations
straits|Dire situations
streamed|Transmitted in real time
stretch|Extend
stretch|Extend
stretch|Rubber-band asset
strings|Limitations
strives|Competes
strokes|Golf shots
strokes|Golf shots
strolled|Ambled along
strolled|Ambled along
strongmen|Dictators
strudel|German pastry
stunted|Inhibited, in a way
sublime|Awe-inspiring
sublime|Awe-inspiring
subsonic|Not so fast?
succeed|Go far
suitors|Romantic hopefuls
sultans|Former Turkish sovereigns
summons|Judge's citation
summons|Judge's citation
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunbeam|Ray of light
sundeck|House add-on
sundecks|Cruise-ship amenities
sunscreens|Protective lotions
sunscreens|Protective lotions
sunsets|Almanac listings
sunspot|Factor in shortwave reception
supermarket|Large grocery
supposed|Assumed
surceased|Came to an end
surceased|Came to an end
surname|Family identifier
suspend|Hold in abeyance
suspense|Hitchcock specialty
suspense|Hitchcock specialty
swayable|Still uncommitted
swayable|Still uncommitted
sweeties|Honeys
sweeties|Honeys
swirled|Flowed like an eddy
swollen|Overextended, in a way
swollen|Overextended, in a way
syllable|Word chunk
syllable|Word chunk
symposia|Academic conferences
synapses|Transmission sites
synthesize|Process
tadpoles|Young frogs
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
taglines|Catchwords
taglines|Catchwords
tailspin|Sudden collapse
tainted|No longer pure
talents|Natural abilities
talents|Natural abilities
talents|Natural abilities
tallest|Most lofty
tallied|Counted up
tallied|Counted up
targets|Goals
targets|Goals
tarragon|Spice-shelf item
tattler|One who snitches
tattooed|Did some exterior decorating?
tautest|Least relaxed
teacakes|Scone relatives
tearable|Like movie tickets
teasers|Free gift ads
teasers|Free-gift ads, e.g.
teasers|Free-gift ads, e.g.
teaspoon|It might cause a stir
teaspoon|Recipe measure
teaspoon|Recipe measure
teetotal|Keep dry
telescope|Meteor shower
teletype|Erstwhile news source
tempest|Violent windstorm
tenants|Apartment occupants
tenants|Apartment occupants
tendency|Natural disposition
tendency|Natural disposition
tensity|Taut quality
tensity|Taut quality
tenured|No longer on probation
termite|Beam eater
termite|Beam eater
terrace|Apartment feature
terriers|Jack Russells, for example
terriers|Jack Russells, for example
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Bible portion
testament|Bible portion
tetrapod|Bird or beast
texture|Feel of a fabric
theocrat|The Pope, e.g.
thereby|And __  hangs a tale
thereby|And __  hangs a tale
thingummy|Doohickey
thingummy|Doohickey
throttles|Flow regulators
tieback|Curtain holder
tighten|Turn a vise handle clockwise
tilting|On a slant
tilting|On a slant
timidly|Without much conviction
timings|Auto adjustments
tinting|Salon job
tiramisu|Cheesecake alternative
tiramisu|Something served with espresso
titleholder|Current champion
titleholder|Current champion
toadyism|Slavish behavior
toasted|Browned, as bread
toasted|Raised a glass to
toasted|Raised a glass to
toboggan|Ski-patrol transporter
together|United
together|United
toilette|Grooming routine
toilsome|Hard
tornadic|Violent or funnel-shaped
tostada|Tex-Mex order
tostada|Tex-Mex order
totaled|Came to
touchtone|Rotary-dial successor
touchtone|Rotary-dial successor
towards|In the direction of
trailed|Wasn't winning
trailed|Wasn't winning
trailer|Mobile home
trammel|Restrain
trammel|Restrain
tramped|Traversed on foot
trampoline|Thing with springs
trampoline|Thing with springs
transit|It may be rapid
transit|It may be rapid
treason|Only crime defined in the Constitution
treetops|Nest locales
treetops|Nest locales
trekker|Certain sci-fi fan
tremors|No great shakes
trencherman|Guy with a huge appetite
trendsetter|Influential one
trespass|Wrongful entry
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Railroad-bridge support
trestles|Railroad bridge supports
trestles|Railroad-bridge supports
tribune|Chicago paper
trodden|Well-walked on
trodden|Well-walked on
trolley|Mine car
trooper|Officer on the highway
trouble|Hot water
truculent|Aggressively hostile
trueblue|Loyal
tuition|Course cost
tuition|Course cost
turnouts|Concert promoters' concerns
turtledove|Soft-cooing bird
turtleneck|Sweater style
turtleneck|Sweater style
tutored|Offered personal training
tweeted|Used a microblogging service
tweezers|Splinter-remover's gadget
tweezers|Splinter-remover's gadget
twitter|Trendy social network
twitter|Trendy social network
twitter|Web phenomenon
tycoons|Business bigwigs
tycoons|Business bigwigs
ulsters|Heavy overcoats
unaccented|Stress-free
unaided|Single-handedly
unaided|Single-handedly
unarmed|Clean
unaware|In the dark
unbends|Straightens
unbends|Straightens
uncrate|Empty, in a way
underdo|Fall short with
undertake|Essay
undisclosed|Not out
undoable|Only theoretical
undresses|Peels
uneaten|Left over
uneaten|Left over
uneaten|Like leftovers
unenviable|Thankless
unerring|Precise
unionize|Subject to local rules
unitizes|Makes whole
unoriginal|Imitative
unrelated|Coincidental
unrelated|Coincidental
unseats|Bests, as an incumbent
unsettles|Flurries
unspent|Like money in the bank
untamed|Still not broken
untamed|Still not broken
upending|Toppling over
upheaval|Strong disturbance
upheaval|Strong disturbance
upright|Honest
upright|Honest
upsilon|20th in a series
upsizes|Hires
upstaged|Stole the show from
upstaged|Stole the show from
uptakes|Apprehensions
uptight|Jittery
urbanism|Branch of sociology
useless|Good for nothing
useless|Idle
username|Surfer's selection
utensil|Instrument
vamoose|Split
venison|Exotic meat
venison|Exotic meat
veranda|Open porch
victoria|Frequent stop on an Alaskan cruise
videotape|Recording medium
videotape|Recording medium
violations|Traffic infractions
volatile|Hard to predict
wahines|Certain surfers
wannabe|Aspirer
wannabe|Aspirer
wanting|Shy
washable|Like acrylic paints
watchmakers|Swiss __ (precision craftspersons)
waterloo|Decisive defeat
waterloo|Decisive defeat
watermelon|Cookout menu item
weather|Make it through
westerns|Much of 1959 prime-time
whacked|Struck
whatsits|Thingamajigs
whatsits|Thingamajigs
wheelbarrow|Construction-site conveyance
whodunit|Edgar Award candidate
wineglasses|Dinner goblets
wiretap|Surveillance setup
wiretap|Surveillance setup
wisecrack|Funny remark
wistful|Inclined to pine
withers|Shrivels
witness|Courtroom testifier
woodenware|Some salad accessories
woodpiles|Paul Bunyan products
wrestling|Summer Olympics sport
wristband|Watch attachment
yachted|Vied for America's Cup
yachted|Vied for America's Cup
yearend|Like some reports
yearned|Pined
yodeled|Sang alpine songs
ytterbium|Silvery metallic element
abandon|Ditch
abandon|Ditch
ability|Skill
abreast|Side by side
absconder|Person on the run
absinthe|Subject of a Degas café painting
academe|Dean's sphere
accelerate|Be a catalyst for
accelerate|Be a catalyst for
accuser|One faced in court
acetate|Transparent overlay
acetone|Popular lab solvent
acreage|Ranch's extent
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobats|Some circus stars
actuarial|Of interest to risk takers
actuarial|Of interest to risk takers
adenoids|Pharynx tissues
admired|Looked up to
admirer|Fan
admitted|Granted entry to
admitted|Granted entry to
adolescent|Romeo or Juliet
adoring|Like devoted fans
adorned|Frilly, for instance
advantages|They may overcome the competition
advantages|They may overcome the competition
adverbs|Adjective modifiers
adverbs|Adjective modifiers
adverbs|Now and then
aerobats|Fancy fliers
aerobats|Fancy fliers
aerosol|Cleaner medium
aesthetic|Creative manner
afghans|Knitted blankets
against|Adverse to
against|Contrary to
agitated|In a state
agitated|In a state
airdrop|Humanitarian aid mission
airfare|Business expense, maybe
airfare|Cost of leaving
airlines|Users of hub-and-spoke systems
airlines|Users of hub-and-spoke systems
airshow|Blue Angels performance
airtimes|TV schedule listings
alamode|Apple-pie order
alienated|Put off
alienated|Put off
allegory|Story with symbolism
allergen|Sneeze-causing substance
allocate|Set apart
allowance|Sanction
almanac|Ben Franklin publication
alright|Safe and sound
altered|Changed, as a seam
altered|Recast
amarettos|Almond-flavored liqueurs
amasses|Builds up
amasses|Builds up
amended|Made changes to
amnesia|Soap-opera plot device
amnesia|Soap-opera plot device
amnesties|Pardon cousins
amorous|In a romantic mood
anacondas|Mythical South American "giants"
anagram|Destiny, to "density"
analogy|Explanatory tool
anapest|Poetic foot
anapest|Three-part foot
anatomical|Concerning structure
anemone|Showy flower
angering|Infuriating
angoras|Fine sweaters
angoras|Fine sweaters
animosity|Considerable friction
annotated|With extra info
annulate|Ringed
anomalous|Irregular
anomaly|Exception
anteater|Sticky-tongued animal
anteater|Sticky-tongued animal
anterior|Toward the head
antihero|Clark Kent, for one
antique|Musty
antsier|Comparatively fidgety
apartment|The Odd Couple setting
apartment|The Odd Couple setting
aperitifs|Pre-dinner drinks
aperitifs|Pre-dinner drinks
apertures|Optical openings
aphagia|Swallowing trouble
aphagia|Swallowing trouble
aphelion|Orbital extreme
aphorism|Maxim
aphorism|Maxim
apiaries|Where the bees are
apiaries|Where the bees are
apostate|Forsaker of the faith
appalls|Fills with dismay
appeals|Post-trial filings
appease|Calm
applauds|Shows approval
apricot|Hollyhock hue
aquavit|Spirits of Scandinavia
aquiver|Shaking
arabica|Coffee variety
arcades|Video-game parlors
arcades|Video-game parlors
argyles|Diamond wearer's option
aridest|Most dry
armload|As much as you can hold
armoire|Bedroom furniture
armoire|Clothes holder
arrange|Set up
arrested|Ran in
arrests|Puts the collar on
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|Station listing
arrives|Gets to a destination
arrogant|High-and-mighty
arsenal|Bag of tricks
artichoke|Daisy relative
artichoke|Daisy relative
article|Commodity
articles|Items
artiest|Most showy
artisan|Smith, for one
artiste|Creative performer
artless|Not crafty
artless|Sincere
ascends|Climbs
ascetic|Spartan
ascribe|Credit
ascribe|Credit
aseptic|Germ-free
aseptic|Germ-free
askance|With suspicion
asocial|Averse to mixing
asocial|Averse to mixing
asocial|Indisposed to mixing
asocial|Not mixing well
aspired|Had ambitions
aspirin|Drug discovered in 1853
aspirin|Drug discovered in 1853
aspirin|Willow-tree derivative
aspirin|Willow-tree derivative
assessor|Local tax official
assessor|Tax official
assignees|Delegation targets
assists|Lends a hand
asterisk|Symbol next to 8
asterisks|Footnote indicators
astronomy|MAYan civilization's scientific study
athlete|Letter recipient
athlete|Letter recipient
athlete|Scholarship recipient, perhaps
athlete|Scholarship recipient, perhaps
atrophy|Wither away
atrophy|Wither away
attache|Embassy official
attests|Swears (to)
attired|Arrayed
attitude|Pugnacity
attunes|Brings into accord
audiotape|'40s innovation championed by Bing Crosby
auditor|One not getting any credit
auditor|One not getting any credit
aureole|Circle of light
avatars|Video gamers' self-images
avengers|Group seeking satisfaction
avenues|Broad streets
aviates|Goes up
aviators|Pilots
avionics|Technology for flying
awaited|Got ready for
awakened|Roused from sleep
awesome|Wicked
awesome|Wicked
awkward|Schleppy
axillae|Armpits, to anatomists
axillae|Armpits, to anatomists
axolotl|South-of-the-border salamander
azimuth|Navigator's measurement
azimuth|Navigator's measurement
baboons|Bubble-headed brutes
backdraft|Firefighting danger
backdraft|Firefighting danger
backers|Financial supporters
baguette|French bread
baiters|Heckling group
baklava|Greek dessert
baklava|Greek dessert
balance|ATM readout
ballast|Ship stabilizer
balloon|Puff up
ballpark|Pro slugger's workplace
ballpark|Pro slugger's workplace
bandshells|Outdoor performance venues
banners|Full-width headlines
banshee|Spirit of folklore
barnacle|Seagoing shell dweller
barometer|Indicator of impending change
baroque|Overly complex
baroque|Overly complex
bartend|Make the drinks
bartend|Pour drinks
basically|At heart
basically|At heart
bathrobe|Article of loungewear
bathtub|Place for soaking
battery|Juice dispenser
bedrooms|House-listing count
bedstead|Frame for a mattress
bedstead|Frame for a mattress
beeline|Most direct route
beeline|Most direct route
beguine|Ballroom dance
beguine|Ballroom dance
benchwarmer|Rarely used substitute
bequest|What you will
berserk|Frenzied
berserk|Frenzied
besetting|Hounding
besides|In addition
betoken|Signal
betoken|Signal
between|Linking
beverage|Liquid refreshment
bewitch|Cast a spell on
bezique|Scrabble player's favorite card game
bigoted|Intolerant
bilevel|Duplex
biomass|Renewable energy source
birders|Tourists with spotting scopes
birdseed|Feeder filler
birdseed|Feeder filler
bistros|Modest eateries
bistros|Modest eateries
bitters|Mai-tai ingredient
blabber|Be a motormouth
blastoff|Rocket launch
blessed|Holy
blinker|Turn signal
blinker|Turn signal
blogger|Cyber-writer
blooper|Embarrassing error
bobbled|Not handled cleanly
boiling|Really angry
boldness|Courage
bolsters|Supports
bonuses|Extra things
bonuses|Extra things
booboos|Small slips
booklet|Postage-stamp buy
boomers|New grandparents, probably
borscht|Staple of Ukrainian cuisine
botanist|Burbank, for one
botanist|Burbank, for one
botches|Bungles
bottleneck|Traffic tie-up
boudoir|Literally, "sulking place"
bouncers|Nightclubs' ID checkers
bouncers|Nightclubs' ID checkers
breadwinner|One with dependents
breadwinner|One with dependents
breeders|Ones making lines longer
bridles|Parts of horses' harnesses
bridles|Parts of horses' harnesses
brocade|Curtain fabric
brouhaha|Overblown ruckus
brouhaha|Overblown ruckus
bruised|Black-and-blue
bulldoze|Clear away, in a way
bullpen|Warmup area
bullpen|Warmup area
burnish|Put a shine on
burnout|Rocket stage
burnout|Rocket stage
buttery|Overly flattering
bylines|Writers' credits
bylines|Writers' credits
cabaret|Nightclub
cabaret|Nightclub
cabernet|Red wine
calzone|Sort of turnover
canapes|Finger food
canaries|Island group of Spain
canaries|Island group of Spain
canasta|Rummy variety
canasta|Rummy variety
caraway|Rye-bread seed
careful|Guarded
careless|Slipshod
caretakers|Nannies, e.g.
carioca|Ipanema native
cascade|Great fall
cascade|Great fall
casement|Victorian home feature
cashmere|Fine sweater material
casinos|Cruise-ship attractions
cassettes|Wiretapping equipment, once
cassettes|Wiretapping equipment, once
catawba|Grape variety
catawba|Grape variety
catawba|Grape variety
caterers|Wedding workers
caterers|Wedding workers
catspaws|Ones used
cavorted|Pranced about
cedilla|French diacritical mark
celerity|Swiftness
cellists|Some string players
cellists|Some string players
cellphone|Thing in a holster
cementing|Making secure
cements|Bonds securely
cements|Bonds securely
champed|Bit impatiently
champed|Bit impatiently
chancel|Space around the altar
changeup|Baseball pitch
changeup|Pitcher's pitch
chaotic|In a jumble
charisma|Personal charm
charisma|Personal charm
charisma|Personal magnetism
cheater|One with a crib sheet
cheekbones|Model's "high" features
cheesecake|Poster photos of a sort
chemist|Marie Curie, for one
chemist|Marie Curie, for one
chillier|Less warm
chimera|Idle fancy
chipmunk|Member of the squirrel family
chipmunk|Member of the squirrel family
chlorine|Powerful oxidant
christie|Novelist influenced by an early pharmacy job
circumstances|Last part of sign
circumstances|Last part of sign
clerics|Ministers, for instance
cleverer|More resourceful
clientele|Customer list
clientele|Customer list
closers|Deal finalizers
closers|Deal finalizers
clotheshorse|Dapper Dan
cloverleaf|On-ramp pattern
coalbin|Fuel storage area
coalbin|Fuel storage area
coaster|Pub accessory
cochair|Help run, in a way
coexists|Gets along
cohabit|Share a pad
cohabit|Share a pad
coiffeur|Frosting expert
coleslaw|Cabbage concoction
coleslaw|Cabbage concoction
coleslaw|Cabbage salad
cologne|City on the Rhine
colorado|The Centennial State
comanage|Run together
comanage|Run together
combine|Blend together
compact|Purse piece
complimentary|Free
complimentary|Free
concede|Give up
concerto|Orchestral piece
confess|Come clean
confess|Come clean
confess|Stop stonewalling, maybe
confront|Get face to face with
constant|Never varying
contessa|Naples noble
contort|Be wry
contort|Be wry
cookout|Summer get-together
coolants|Fillers of radiators
coracle|Small hide-bottomed boat
cordage|Ship's ropes
cordials|After-dinner drinks
cordials|After-dinner drinks
cornfed|Folksy
coronet|Royal headwear
correlate|Establish a connection between
corrida|Where people face charges
corruption|Rotten nature
corsages|Prom posies
corsair|Flamboyant boarder
cottages|Vacation rentals
coulomb|Unit of current
counsel|Give advice to
counsels|Recommends
countermeasures|Defensive responses
couture|Designer's field
cowboys|Rodeo entrants
crackdown|Stern enforcement
craftier|More sly
crashes|Turns in
creaked|Needed oiling, perhaps
creaked|Needed oiling, perhaps
creates|Makes from scratch
credence|Believability
credence|Confident belief
creoles|Some Louisianans
crevice|Fissure
crevice|Fissure
cringes|Shrinks in fear
crocuses|Spring flowers
crossest|Most angry
crossest|Most angry
crucial|Extremely important
crucial|Key
crusade|Major cause
crystal|Figurine material
curator|Archivist
cutlets|Veal servings
dacrons|Synthetic fabrics
dadaist|Pop-art precursor
dancers|Ballroom figures
dashiki|West African garb
dazedly|With stars in one's eyes?
dealers|Casino employees
dealers|Casino employees
debacles|Fiascos
debatable|Unresolved
decades|Many years
deduces|Gathers
deduces|Gathers
deepfreeze|Suspended animation
defends|Keeps safe
defiled|Polluted
degreaser|Engine treatment
degrees|Stages
degrees|Stages
deleted|Struck out
deliver|Come through
demerge|Break up, as a business
demerge|Break up, as a business
demigod|Hercules, e.g.
dentals|T sounds
department|Cabinet division
departs|Exits the premises
departs|Exits the premises
depended|Hinged (on)
deployed|Put into formation
deposit|ATM transaction
deposit|ATM transaction
deserts|Just punishment
deserts|Leaves in the lurch
deserts|Leaves in the lurch
deserve|Qualify for
designer|One with a line
designer|One with a line
desires|Thirsts for
despised|Couldn't stand
detente|Welcome thaw
detention|High-schooler's punishment
detests|Can't stomach
dethrone|Remove from office
detritus|Eroded matter
devastated|Undone
devolve|Be passed (to)
dialects|Language variations
dialects|Language variations
diapers|Nursery supply
dictate|Give orders
dietary|Of food plans
dieters|Scale models?
dieters|Scale models?
digital|Available electronically
dignity|Proper bearing
dilative|Serving to expand
dilemma|Tough choice
diocesan|Ecclesiastical, in a way
diocesan|Ecclesiastical, in a way
diplomat|Envoy, e.g.
disarms|Wins over
disarms|Wins over
disavow|Wash one's hands of
disgust|Really turn off
dishrag|Kitchen cloth
disobey|Defy
disobey|Defy
disobey|Don't listen to
disorder|State of confusion
dissents|Isn't a pro
distant|Like some relatives
distort|Make too much of, maybe
divined|Intuited
donated|Was philanthropic
doughnut|Pastry with a hole
doyenne|DAR President General, e.g.
drapery|Cloth
drawbridges|They're mechanically inclined
drawers|Chest parts
dreamers|Visionaries
dredged|Unearthed, with "up"
dressed|In gear
dressed|In gear
dresser|Chest of drawers
dresser|Chest of drawers
droning|Bagpipe music
droning|Bagpipe music
droplet|Bit of dew
dryasdust|Insipid
dualism|Belief in body and soul
dualism|Principal of Chinese philosophy
dustcover|Book jacket
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnest|Intent
earplugs|Noise-reduction devices
earring|Hoop jewelry
earring|Hoop jewelry
earshot|Eavesdropping range
easiest|Least complicated
ecocide|Environmental nightmare
ecocide|Environmental nightmare
ecology|Major at Cornell
ecology|Major at Cornell
ecstasy|Transport
ecstatic|Full of joy
edifies|Schools in morality
educate|Send to school
educate|Train
educate|Train
education|College major
eellike|Long and sinuous
eellike|Long and sinuous
egoists|Self-centered ones
egomania|Extreme entitlement
eightieth|A little over 1%
elation|Blissful state
elected|Went for
electee|One voted in
elector|One marking X's, maybe
elegant|Polished
elegant|Polished
element|Natural habitat
element|Natural habitat
elementary|Easy!
elementary|Easy!
elephant|Zoo attraction
elevate|Jack up
elevate|Jack up
elitist|Snob
elitist|Snob
ellipse|Racetrack shape
eloping|Act II action for Romeo and Juliet
embassy|Ambassador's headquarters
embrace|Adopt enthusiastically
emerged|Came through
emerged|Came through
emerged|Came to light
emergent|Coming into view
emeries|Abrasive minerals
emeriti|Some academic retirees
emigrated|Left the country, perhaps
emirate|Kingdom kin
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emperor|Absolute ruler
empowered|Autonomous
empowered|Autonomous
empress|__ of Soul (Gladys Knight)
enameler|Jewelry artisan
enclosed|Placed in an envelope
encoded|Made hard to read
encrust|Put a coat on
encrypt|Put into code
endashes|Bits of punctuation
endashes|Bits of punctuation
endings|Closes
endorsee|Person getting support
enfeebled|Made less vital
enforcer|Thug
engineer|Tech-school grad
engines|Train leaders
english|College major
engrave|Inscribe
engrave|Inscribe
enjoins|Prescribes or proscribes
enjoins|Prohibits legally
enlarges|Blows up
enraged|Really steamed
enrages|Makes angry
enrages|Steams
enrages|Steams
enrobes|Dresses
enrobes|Dresses
enshrine|Vote into the Hall of Fame
enshrine|Vote into the Hall of Fame
ensigns|Naval officers
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnares|Catches in a trap
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensuing|Subsequent
entered|Walked into
entrain|Board, perhaps
entrapped|Snared
entwined|Braided
entwist|Assemble, as yarn
envelop|Wrap up
enzymes|Food processors
epicure|Refined diner
epicure|Unlikely beanery patron
epigram|Witty saying
episode|60 minutes of "CSI"
episodes|Sitcom segments
epistle|Biblical letter
epistle|Biblical letter
epistles|Very formal writing
epistles|Very formal writing
equable|Steady
equable|Steady
equaled|Came to
erasable|Like a whiteboard
erasable|Like some wall calendars
erasable|Like some wall calendars
erasers|Office supplies
erasers|Office supplies
erasure|Sign of change
erectly|Straight up
erosive|Prone to wearing
errands|Trips made for Mom
erudite|Well-educated
eruption|Etna event
escapade|Reckless adventure
escaped|Broke free
escaped|Broke free
escapee|Person on the run
escarps|Steep slopes
essences|Basic natures
estates|Many-acre residences
estates|Multi-acre properties
estates|Posh homes
estates|Posh homes
etagere|Stand for stuff
etagere|Stand for stuff
ethanol|Fermentation product
ethereal|Heavenly
ethical|On the up-and-up
ethical|Square
ethical|Square
euchres|Rooks
euchres|Rooks
eulogize|Praise highly
evacuee|One out
evasive|Slippery as an eel
evasive|Slippery as an eel
evenings|Night times
evictee|Adam or Eve, e.g.
evident|Unmistakable
evinced|Showed clearly
evinced|Showed clearly
evolves|Changes slowly
examined|Took a look at
examiner|IRS worker
example|Illustration
exchange|Many a 12/26 transaction
exchequer|National treasury
exclaim|Cry
execute|Do
execute|Do
exempts|Gives immunity to
exoticism|Gauguin style
exoticism|Gauguin style
exploits|Daring adventures
eyebeam|Glance
eyebeam|Glance
eyeopener|Lulu
eyeopener|Lulu
eyesores|Blots on blocks
eyetooth|Kind of canine
fabrics|Mill output
fabrics|Mill output
facings|Retail shelf space
faculty|Teaching staff
fallout|Unexpected outcome
fancied|Had a yen for
fantasia|Disney film first called "The Concert Feature"
fantasy|Film genre
farewells|Parting words
fastball|Heater in the park
fastener|Paper clip, e.g.
fathoms|Six-footers?
feather|Wing thing
feminist|Steinem, for one
festive|Merry
fiberized|Like some mascara
filchers|Petty thieves
filchers|Petty thieves
filmdom|Big chunk of show biz
filmdom|Big chunk of show biz
filters|Water purifiers
filters|Water purifiers
finales|Grand endings
firemen|Railroad aides
fishhooks|Angler's gear
fistfuls|Large quantities
flashlight|Firefighter's illumination
flatbread|Baker's unleavened loaf
flatten|Depress
flatten|Depress
flexors|Limb-building muscles
florist|Bouquet seller
florist|Bouquet seller
flowers|Mother's Day gifts
flubber|Disney remake of '97
flyover|Pass from above
foibles|Slight failings
fondness|Affection
footfall|Sound of a step
footsore|Long-standing, quite possibly
foremen|Crew chiefs
foresee|Predict
foretaste|Inkling
formats|Organizes
forsook|Left behind
foundries|Plants with molds
frankfort|Kentucky's capital
freeing|Psychologically expansive
freeloader|Two-legged sponge
freeloads|Bums
freewill|Concept in philosophy
fretsaw|Furniture maker's tool
friends|Group to hang out with
friends|Group to hang out with
frigates|Combat-ready craft
frighten|Terrify
frighten|Terrify
frijole|Mexican bean
furless|Like the Sphynx cat
furless|Like the Sphynx cat
gagster|Comedy writer
gaieties|Jolly times
gaieties|Jolly times
gainsay|Challenge
gainsay|Challenge
garners|Collects
garners|Collects
garters|Sock supports
gaskets|Seals of a sort
gaskets|Seals of a sort
gatemen|Entries' sentries
generator|Backup power supply
gentler|Less severe
germinal|Earliest
girding|Encircling
girdled|Encircled
gladiola|Sword lily
glitter|Showy splendor
glowered|Looked angry
goblets|Wine glasses
goldenrod|Vivid yellow shade
goobers|Peanuts, so to speak
gradual|Done by degrees
graffiti|Writings on a bridge, e.g.
grammar|Set of language rules
grandma|Anna Moses' nickname
grandma|Anna Moses' nickname
grandpas|Family patriarchs
grandpas|Family patriarchs
grayest|Most ill-defined
grayest|Most ill-defined
greatness|Eminence
greeted|Received formally
greeter|Restaurant employee
groomsman|Type of usher
groundswell|Surge of popular support
groundswell|Surge of popular support
gyrators|Figure skaters, at times
hackers|Computer criminals
hackers|Computer criminals
hairdos|Beehive and bun
halftime|Super Bowl break
handcar|Railroad maintenance vehicle
handiest|Most convenient
handiest|Most convenient
hangfire|Delay
harasses|Pesters
hardtop|Type of auto
harsher|More severe
harvest|Gather crops
hashish|Word in the etymology of "assassin"
hassles|Big inconveniences
hatchets|Small axes
hayrack|Forage storage
heartland|Amber waves of grain area
heartland|Amber waves of grain area
hectare|About 2.5 acres
hedgehop|Fly at low altitude
hedonism|Devotion to pleasure
heeltaps|Height enhancers
heiress|Paris Hilton's record label
hemline|Designer's concern
hemline|Frequent change of fashion
hencoop|Fowl territory
heptagon|Seven-sided figure
heretic|Orthodoxy opponent
herringbone|V-shaped twill pattern
hippies|Hair characters
hipshot|Guitar-range extender
hocuses|Plays a trick on
hogtied|Hampered severely
holstein|Official pet of President Taft
holster|Gunslinger's carrying case
honesty|Straight nature
honesty|Straight nature
honeydew|Green melon
honeydew|Large fruit
honored|Celebrated
honored|Celebrated
honored|Presented a plaque to, perhaps
honored|Presented a plaque to, perhaps
honoree|Award recipient
honoree|Award recipient
hormone|Insulin or histamine
hostler|One in a stable environment
hotdogs|Ballpark fare
hotfoots|Races, with "it"
hotspot|Trendy bar, e.g.
hygiene|Food-service concern
hygiene|High-school class
hysteria|Mass emotional outburst
iceberg|Shelf breakaway
identical|Same
identify|Put one's finger on
ignites|Instigates
ignition|Fire-starting
ignorance|The only evil, per Socrates
illuminati|Enlightened ones
imagine|Fancy
imagine|Suppose
immense|Oceanic
immoral|Lacking principles
immoral|Lacking principles
impacts|Has an effect on
imparts|Bestows
impeach|Call into question
impearl|Decorate daintily
impeded|Tried to thwart
impersonal|Lacking in emotion
imposter|Fake
improper|Just not done
impugns|Casts doubts upon
impugns|Casts doubts upon
impulse|Reason for some buys
increase|Swell
incurious|Apathetic
indecent|Coarse
independence|Declaration of July 4, 1776
indicts|Brings charges against
inertia|Sluggishness
inexact|Not precise
ingests|Swallows
ingrains|Fixes deeply
ingrains|Fixes deeply
inkwell|Pen partner of the past
inkwell|Pen partner of the past
innersole|Shoe part
innuendo|Element of negative campaigning
inroads|Encroachments
insects|Cricket class
inserts|Some Sunday-paper ads
inserts|Some Sunday-paper ads
insider|Group member
insolence|Cheek
insoluble|Like the toughest problems
inspire|Fill with confidence
instant|Immediate
instinct|Bent
instinct|Innate impulse
instinct|Innate impulse
instincts|They're never picked up
insufferable|End of quip
intense|Type-A
intense|Very emotional
interim|Stopgap
intonate|Say slogans, perhaps
intrigue|Hugger-muggering
intrigue|Hugger-muggering
intrigue|Underhanded activities
involve|Employ
ironsides|Armor-plated warship
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Keep separate
isolate|Leave alone
isolate|Single out for a closeup
isotope|Elemental form
isotope|U-238, for one
isthmus|Panama Canal site
janitors|Clean-up crew
jimsonweed|Thorn-apple alias
jocular|Good for wags
jugular|It may be gone for
kahunas|Hawaiian big shots
kalends|Roman month starter
kalends|Roman month starter
kangaroo|Australian hopper
kangaroo|Australian hopper
keenness|Acuity
keepsake|Memento
keepsake|Memento
kerosene|Lantern fuel
kestrel|Lizard hunter
kestrel|Lizard hunter
kimonos|Geishas' garb
kimonos|Geishas' garb
kinsman|Brother, e.g.
kitchens|Sink spots
kitchens|Sink spots
klondike|Gold rush site of the 1890s
kneepads|Volleyball protective gear
knitter|Wool worker
labrador|Home for some Inuit
laggards|Slowpokes
lakebed|Fossil site, perhaps
lambdas|Longitude symbols, in cartography
lambdas|Longitude symbols, in cartography
larders|Pantries
lasagna|Layered pasta
lasagna|Layered pasta
lassies|Young ladies
lateness|Hall monitor's concern
laterals|Football passes
latinos|Demographic group
lattice|Trellis pattern
lattices|Crossed-strip structures
lawnmower|Yard ride
leaguer|Big __
lectures|College classes
ledgers|Bookkeeping books
lemongrass|Herb in Asian cuisine
lemongrass|Herb in Asian cuisine
lessees|Apartment takers
liaises|Makes a contact
licenses|Cartoonist's income sources, perhaps
licenses|Cartoonist's income sources, perhaps
lifeguard|Pool patrons' protector
lifeless|Like a dull party
likable|Genial
likable|Genial
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Citrus drink
limestone|Great Pyramid material
limestone|Great Pyramid material
lineage|Ancestry
linnets|Birds named for their love of flax seeds
lioness|Food-chain apex
listener|NPR fan
litters|Makes a mess, maybe
litters|Makes a mess, maybe
loaners|Dealers' offerings
locales|Neighborhoods
locales|Places
loftier|More elevated
loiterers|They're not moving
loiters|Hangs about
loopers|Sewing-machine mechanisms
looting|Pirate's pleasure
loutish|Clodhopping
loveseat|Part of a living-room suite
macabre|Ghastly
macrocosm|The universe
madness|Senseless folly
magenta|Primary color for ink
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Purplish red
magnates|Czars
mainstay|Essential part
majorette|Band leader, at times
makeover|Revamp
makeover|Revamp
malaises|Uneasy feelings
manacle|Hamper
mandible|Lower-jaw bone
manicotti|Literally, "little sleeves"
manifest|Obvious
marathon|Long foot race
marathon|Long foot race
markdown|Reduce, as a price
marksman|Infantry specialist
marshal|Old West law officer
marshals|Parade VIPs
masseuse|Health-spa staffer
massive|Hulking
masters|Becomes adept at
matinee|Afternoon show
maudlin|Tearjerking
maudlin|Tearjerking
maximal|Top
maximized|Got everything from
maximized|Got everything from
mayoral|Like some local races
meander|Ramble
medaled|Won gold, silver, or bronze
megabit|Storage unit
megaton|Nuclear-weapon unit
melange|Hodgepodge
melange|Jumble
melange|Mixed bag
melodic|Good to hear
melodrama|Film genre
memento|Nostalgic souvenir
memento|Something kept
memento|Something kept
memorial|Many a DC attraction
memorial|Many a DC attraction
menaces|Threatens
merciless|More than mean
merciless|More than mean
micawber|Uriah Heep employee
micawber|Uriah Heep employee
milestone|Rite of passage
mindset|Way of thinking
minutia|Unimportant details
miracle|Biblical word first seen in Exodus 7
misacts|Behaves improperly
miscues|Fluffs
misgovern|Head wrong
misgovern|Head wrong
misname|Identify incorrectly
misread|Interpret inaccurately
missile|Airborne weapon
missile|Airborne weapon
missteer|Give poor advice
mistletoe|Spotted-owl nesting site
modeler|Toy-train hobbyist
modeler|Toy-train hobbyist
monastery|Where an order may be placed
monetize|Turn liquid
monster|Sci-fi creature
monster|Sci-fi creature
montero|Hunter's cap
moonish|Fickle
moorage|Berth place
morality|Virtuous conduct
morphed|Was transformed
morphed|Was transformed
mothered|Cared for, perhaps
motorcade|Procession of cars
motormouth|Nonstop talker
mousepad|Computer user's accessory
mousses|Whipped desserts
moviedom|Pictures, collectively
moviedom|Pictures, collectively
mudstone|Rock that's easily eroded
munster|French cheese
mustang|Word from the Spanish for "stray beast"
naivete|Credulous quality
namesake|Benny Hill, to Jack Benny
nametag|Conventioneer's wear
nametag|Pet-store purchase
nametag|Pet-store purchase
nasally|With a twang
nasally|With a twang
needlers|Teases
neighed|Made sounds in a stable
nemesis|Unconquerable foe
neonate|Newborn
neonate|Nursery newcomer
neonate|Nursery newcomer
neonate|Recent arrival
neonate|Recent arrival
nerdier|More geeky
nerdier|More geeky
nerdiest|Most geeky
nerdiest|Most geeky
nestled|Snug
netizen|Frequent surfer
netizens|Online gamers, e.g.
netting|Angler's fabric
nettled|Peeved
newcomers|Recent arrivals
newcomers|Recent arrivals
newsreel|Old movie feature
newsreels|Source of much Military Channel material
newsroom|TV studio facility
ninepin|Spare target, at times
nitpick|Split hairs
nitrate|Chilean export
nominee|Name on a slate
nonusers|Luddites, often
noodles|Stuff in some soups
northers|Certain storms
northers|Certain storms
nosegay|Floral token
nosegay|Floral token
notable|Celebrated
notable|Celebrated
novelist|Fiction writer
nowhere|Middle of __ (the boondocks)
noxious|Harmful to one's health
noxious|Harmful to one's health
nozzles|Garden-shop buys
oarlike|Descriptor of a sea snake's tail
oarlike|Descriptor of a sea snake's tail
obscene|Abominable
observe|Note
obtains|Acquires
obtains|Comes into
octopus|Japanese cuisine staple
odometers|GPS functions
odometers|GPS functions
odorize|Add a scent to
odyssey|Extended adventure
odyssey|Extended adventure
ointment|Fly's metaphorical place
olestra|Fat substitute
olestra|Fat substitute
ologies|Sciences
omelets|They're filled, then folded
omelets|They're filled, then folded
omicron|Frat letter
omitted|Did not include
onrushes|Sudden flows
openers|Bar or jar accessories
operated|Set to work
opinion|Point of view
oppress|Subjugate
optical|Frame-shop descriptor
optimist|One with a positive outlook
optimist|One with a positive outlook
oratorios|Some Handel works
oratory|Politician's skill
organist|Cathedral musician
orifice|Opening
origami|Cube creator's technique
origami|Talent that's in creasing
origins|Geneses
orioles|Blackbird cousins
osteopath|Physician, often
outages|Power problems
overeasy|Eggs order
overeasy|Eggs order
overeasy|Eggs order
overeater|One putting away too many dishes
overjoyed|Happy
overjoyed|Happy
overseeing|Running
overseeing|Running
overspin|Tennis-shot effect
overspin|Tennis-shot effect
overstate|Be too generous with
overstep|Exceed
overtone|Subsidiary meaning
oxidize|Rust
oxymoron|Jumbo shrimp, for one
palaces|Royal residences
palaces|Royal residences
palindrome|Race car is one
palindrome|Race car is one
panacea|Greek goddess of healing
pancakes|Silver dollar meal
panning|Giving a bad review to
panpipe|Harmonica ancestor
panpipe|Harmonica ancestor
paprika|Goulash ingredient
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parables|Sermons, often
parader|Waver while walking
parader|Waver while walking
parentage|Extraction
parents|Babysitter employers
parents|Babysitter employers
pariahs|Guest-list omissions
parsnip|Carrot kin
parsnip|Carrot kin
parsnip|Carrot kin
particle|Tiny bit
passerby|Window shopper
passkeys|Superintendents' masters
pasteboard|Business-card paper stock
patriot|Nathan Hale, e.g.
payment|Contract detail
payment|Remittance
peacock|NBC symbol
peculiar|Out of the ordinary
pedicure|Esthetician expertise
peekaboo|Nursery game
peekaboo|Nursery game
penalty|Fine, for one
penance|Remorseful act
penance|Remorseful act
percale|Pillowcase material
perigee|Orbital extreme
perigee|Orbital extreme
periods|Eras
periods|Eras
periods|Time intervals
persona|Public face
persona|Public image
perspire|Emit through pores
pesters|Annoys
pharaoh|Exodus oppressor
phoneme|Speech unit
picture|Framing candidate
piebald|Patched
piebald|Patched
piffles|Talks nonsense
pillbox|Brimless hat
pillbox|Brimless hat
pilsener|Light lager
pinstripe|Line on some jackets
piranha|Amazon predator
plainer|Less adorned
planter|Flower box
plateau|Mesa relative
plateaus|Reaches one's limit
platelet|Bloodstream bit
platinum|South African export
pleases|Satisfies
pleases|Satisfies
pleated|Like kilts
pledged|Spoken for
plotters|Cabal constituents
pluming|Priding (oneself)
polecat|Skunk
polenta|Pasta alternative
polestar|Guiding principle
polestar|Guiding principle
pollute|Foul
polyglot|Multilingual
polymer|Cellulose or nylon
pontoon|Float on an airplane
popular|Well-liked
popular|Well-liked
porthole|Ship's window
possess|Be born with
possess|Be born with
postage|Stamps
posters|Wall hangings
potbelly|Infomercial "before" photo
prairie|Treeless plain
prattle|Chew the fat
prattle|Chew the fat
predict|Divine
preempt|Head off
preempt|Supplant
premise|Logical starting point
prepays|Avoids a bill
presence|Invitation request
present|Hand over
present|Hand over
presume|Take it that
presume|Take it that
primate|Man or monkey
problems|Knotty situations
procure|Get
produce|Put on
project|Major undertaking
pronged|Cork-puller descriptor
proofer|Typo finder
propaganda|Organized rumor-spreading
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
prosper|Flourish
protean|Ever-changing
protect|Watch over
protect|Watch over
provide|Afford
prowess|Exceptional bravery
prudish|Beyond proper
psyched|More than ready
pudgier|More plump
puerile|Childish
pulsate|Beat
puppeteer|Jim Henson, notably
puppeteer|Jim Henson, notably
purchase|Buy
pussycat|Pet feline
pussycat|Pet feline
quarterly|Literary magazine, often
quatrain|Short poem
quiches|Brunch dishes
racehorse|Track ride
radiator|Heat source
ragweed|Seasonal irritant
raiders|Commandos
rainout|Party planner's setback
rampage|Stormy state
rampages|Destructive episodes
rappels|Climber's descents
raptors|Natural hunters
rascality|Knavish conduct
rashest|Most foolhardy
ratatat|Drum sound
ravioli|It's filled at the market
rawboned|Scraggy
readies|Prepares
realism|Common-sense belief
recanted|Took back one's words
recasts|Finds new players for
recasts|Finds new players for
receding|Flowing back
receding|Flowing back
recently|Back a bit
recourse|Contingency plan
recycle|Be eco-friendly
recycle|Be eco-friendly
redeyes|Photo spoilers
redeyes|Photo spoilers
redirect|Divert
redwood|National Park since 1968
reeding|Lines on the edge of quarters
reeding|Lines on the edge of quarters
reelect|Allow to stay in one's seat
refastened|Clicked again, as a seat belt
referee|Research paper evaluator
refilter|Make purer, perhaps
refiners|Oil companies
reflect|Deliberate
refresh|Invigorate
refresh|Jump-start
regaled|Entertained lavishly
regards|Letter ender
regents|University officers
regents|University officers
regimen|Healthful routine
regimen|Healthful routine
regress|Backslide
regress|Backslide
regular|Everyday
reinstate|Put back
reinstate|Put back
relapse|Fall back
relapse|Slip back
related|Allied
related|Allied
relatives|Nodes of some trees
relearn|Brush up on
release|Let go
release|Send off
released|Allowed to go free
relents|Softens
relents|Softens
reliant|Trustful
reliant|Trustful
reloads|Adds more ammo
reloads|Adds more ammo
remotes|Show stoppers
remotes|Show stoppers
renames|Gives a new title to
rendered|Provided
renders|Furnishes
renewing|Freshening up
renovate|Make over
repeats|Goes over
repeats|Goes over
repented|Felt bad about
repines|Complains
replica|Close copy
reports|States what was observed
reposed|Took a rest
repress|Keep in check
reprobate|Scoundrel
rerecord|Make another tape of
resemble|Look like
resents|Feels offended by
resents|Feels offended by
reshape|Alter
reshoot|Film again
resides|Dwells
residual|Leftover
residual|Leftover
resolute|Firmly determined
respace|Loosen up, perhaps
respite|Little break
restart|Computer command
restless|Having cabin fever
restore|Bring back
restore|Put back
restorers|They make it right
restorers|They make it right
restores|Does Louvre work
restroom|Interstate service-center feature
retacked|Placed on a bulletin board again
retacked|Placed on a bulletin board again
retinue|Film star's trailers
retiree|Pension recipient
retraces|Goes back over, as a path
retreat|Draw back
retreats|Places of privacy
reverend|Minister's title
reverent|Full of awe
reverent|Full of awe
reveres|Holds in awe
reverse|Transmission setting
revival|Second-run staging
revival|Second-run staging
rewards|Bounties
rewards|Bounties
rewinds|Goes back to the start
rewinds|Goes back to the start
riddles|Some brain teasers
riffles|Turns quickly
riffles|Turns quickly
rimshot|Percussion effect
ringlet|Curl of hair
rinsing|Dishwashing step
rinsing|Dishwashing step
ripoffs|Swindles
riposte|Sharp reply
risotto|Italian rice dish
roadhouses|Joints near shoulders
roaster|Oven pan
roaster|Sort of oven
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
rollback|Price reduction
rollers|Music-box parts
rooftop|Santa's landing spot
rookeries|Penguin colonies
roommate|Dorm partner
rotated|Took turns
rotator|Two-way muscle
roundtrip|Like some plane tickets
rubbernecker|Traffic-accident gawker
saguaro|Southwestern cactus
sailors|Cruiser crew
salable|Good enough to offer
saltine|Soup cracker
saltine|Soup extra
salutes|Military exchanges
salutes|Military exchanges
sandals|Some beachwear
sandbagger|Deceitful one
sandbox|Place to play
sandbox|Place to play
sandlot|Urban sports venue
sapient|Perceptive
sarcasm|Cutting comments
sardine|Little fish in a tin
sarongs|South Pacific wraps
sashays|Walks nonchalantly
sassily|With freshness
sassiness|Fresh nature
satellite|Earth orbiter
satires|Literary spoofs
satires|Literary spoofs
saucepans|Skillet relatives
saunter|Leisurely walk
saunter|Slow walk
sawmill|Where major cuts will be made
scalper|Ticket profiteer
scarcer|Harder to find
scarier|More hair-raising
scenario|Plot outline
scenery|Vacation-home asset
schemes|Sly plans
schemes|Sly plans
schlock|Trashy merchandise
scintilla|Trace
scintilla|Trace
scooted|Left in a rush
scratch|Square one
scratch|Square one
screamer|Two-year-old, at times
screener|Airport security employee
screens|Shields
scrimped|Was sparing
sculpts|Works with marble
seacoast|Shoreline
seances|Medium media
searobin|Bouillabaisse fish
seascape|Painting genre
seascape|Spray painting?
seascape|Winslow Homer specialty
seasoned|Experienced
seceded|Broke away
securing|Making safe
sedative|Tending to calm
seditious|Far from patriotic
seeders|Farm machines
seeress|Farsighted one
seethed|Got angry
sellers|Auction principals
sellout|No more seats situation
semantic|Of word meanings
semiformal|Evening-wear adjective
semipro|Part-timer of a sort
semipro|Part-timer of a sort
senators|Ottawa's NHL team
sendups|Takeoffs
senecas|Iroquois League members
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senseis|Literally, "masters"
sensory|Like some overloads
sentence|Paragraph portion
serapes|Mexican shawls
serapes|Spaghetti-western garb
serapes|Spaghetti-western garb
serpent|Genesis 3 talker
serpent|Genesis 3 talker
serpent|Snake
serrate|Saw-toothed
session|Business meeting
sestets|Sonnet portions
settler|New arrival
settlers|Pioneers
settlers|Pioneers
severed|Cloven
severed|Cut off
sextant|Mariner's device
sextant|Mariner's device
shagged|Practiced catching, as flies
shampoo|Cleaner of locks
shampoo|Cleaner of locks
shampoo|Hotel freebie
sharers|Generous ones
sheared|Cut
sheared|Cut
sheaves|Clusters
shelled|With husks removed
sherbet|Icy dessert
sherbets|Frozen desserts
shielded|Safe from harm
shields|Gladiator gear
shields|Protects
shields|Protects
shindig|Major party
shirttail|Garment part that's tucked in
shirttail|Garment part that's tucked in
shivers|Horror-film reactions
shivers|Horror-film reactions
shorted|Cheated out of, in a way
shorted|Didn't give enough to
shortish|Rather compendious
shredded|Tore into little pieces
shutterbug|Photography fan
siamese|Short-haired cat
siamese|Short-haired cat
sidebar|Article supplement
sidebar|Article supplement
sidebar|Courtroom conference
signets|Small official seals
signets|Small official seals
signify|Mean
signify|Mean
silence|Lack of sound
silences|Stops from talking
similar|In the ballpark
sincerely|From the bottom of one's heart
sincerely|From the bottom of one's heart
singers|Vocalists
sirocco|Mediterranean storm cause, at times
sirocco|Mediterranean storm cause, at times
skewered|Criticized severely
skewered|Criticized severely
skimped|Pinched pennies
skittles|Brit's bowling game
skydivers|Parachutists
skylark|Small songbird
skyline|Source of urban pride
slaloms|Winter Olympics events
slangier|Less formal, in speech
slapstick|Silent-film comedy style
slashed|Cut severely
slather|Spread thickly
sledded|Went over banks
sleeves|Parka parts
sleeves|Record keepers
sleeves|Record keepers
sleuths|Detectives
slipper|After-bath footwear
slither|Move like a snake
sloppiest|Most messy
slurred|Unclear, as speech
smackers|Bucks
smashed|Broke up
smashed|Broke up
smeared|Made a mess, maybe
smother|Cover thickly, as with mushrooms
smudges|Fingerprints, often
smudges|Fingerprints, often
snakepit|Vile place
snapper|Seafood serving
sneezed|Belittled, with "at"
sneezed|Belittled, with "at"
sneezes|Makes light of, with "at"
sneezes|Photic reflexes for some
sneezes|Reacts to ragweed
sniffle|Cold symptom
sniffle|Cold symptom
snipers|Some commandos
snoozes|Short breaks
snoozes|Short breaks
snoozes|Short sleeps
snorter|Bison, at times
sobbing|In tears
sockets|Places for plugs
soignee|Well-groomed
solaces|Comforts
solidly|Without a doubt
solitaire|Game for one
soloists|Featured players
someday|Eventually
somerset|Jane Austen Centre site
songster|Numbers specialist
soonest|Happening first
soothes|Gives comfort to
soothes|Gives comfort to
sootiest|Most like a chimney flue
sophism|Faulty argument
soprano|Opera heroine, usually
sorehead|Bad loser
sorehead|Bad loser
soreness|Workout by-product
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
sorters|Postal Service machines
spacecraft|Launching-pad vehicle
spangle|Glittery bit
spanned|Traversed
spatter|Make a mess, maybe
spatter|Make a mess, maybe
speechless|Amazed
spellbound|Amazed
spender|Brit who was a US poet laureate
spewing|Sign of volcanism
spheres|Domains
spheres|Domains
spindle|Hard-disk part
spindle|Hard-disk part
spiteful|Vindictive
sponsor|Vouch for
sported|Had on
sported|Had on
spotless|Pristine
spotless|Pristine
sprawls|Spreads out
sprawls|Spreads out
squalls|Thunderstorm phenomena
staffer|Employee
staggers|Arranges at intervals
stagnate|Get stuck in a rut
stalest|Unsurpassingly unoriginal
stalled|Came to a standstill
standfast|Don't compromise
standup|Rise
staples|Fortune 500 retailer
starers|Rubbernecks
starless|Opaque, in a way
startles|Surprises
stature|Eminence
stature|Prominence
stature|Prominence
statute|__ of limitations
stealthy|Catfooted
steamed|Made tamales, maybe
steamer|Sort of ship
steeple|Church topper
steeples|High points
steeples|Tower ornaments
steered|Took control of
steered|Took control of
stemware|Flutes and such
stepper|Ballroom hotshot
stepson|Any of the Brady Bunch boys
stereos|LP players
stickler|Perfectionist
stiffly|In an overly formal way
stigmas|Reputation ruiners
stilted|Not natural
stilted|Not natural
stinkbug|Agricultural pest
stinker|Meanie
stipend|Allowance
stockade|Type of pen
stopped|Put the kibosh on
stoppers|Plugs
stoppers|Plugs
stouter|More resolute
stowaways|The Marx Brothers, in "Monkey Business"
stowaways|The Marx Brothers, in "Monkey Business"
strained|Like much baby food
strains|Stretches too much
strange|Not easily explained
stranger|New arrival in town
streamers|Party purchases
streets|Block surrounders
streets|Block surrounders
streets|Lines on city maps
stressed|Gave emphasis to
streusel|Coffeecake topping
streusel|Coffeecake topping
strewed|Scattered about
strobes|Disco lights
stroked|Flattered
stroked|Flattered
studios|Small apartments
stultify|Thwart
stupefy|Stun
stupors|Dazes
stupors|Dazes
successes|Middle of quote
sugarcoat|Make more pleasant
sugarless|Soda descriptor
sugarless|Soda descriptor
sultans|Caliph's cousins
sunporch|Room that's more window than wall
superintendent|The boss
surface|Sub captain's command
surfaced|Opposite of "submerged"
surfboards|Wave riders
surgical|Extremely precise
surrender|Raise a white flag
suspect|Questionable
suspend|Hang, as a chandelier
svelter|More lithe
swagger|Bravado
swagman|Aussie hobo
sweatshirt|Jogger's wear
sweetly|To please
sweetly|To please
synergy|Effective cooperation
synergy|Effective cooperation
synonyms|Some dictionary listings
systems|Certain analyst's concern
systems|Certain analyst's concern
tabletop|Lazy Susan locale
tailors|Hem alterers
tailpipe|Auto-exhaust part
tailwinds|Sailboat pushers
tailwinds|Sailboat pushers
tallyho|Hunting cry
tallyho|Hunting cry
tamales|Hot stuff
tamales|Tex-Mex treats
tangelo|Kumquat cousin
tankers|Oil vessels
tapestry|Throne-room staple
tariffs|Duty schedules
tastier|More scrumptious
teacart|Server on wheels
teacarts|Rollers at socials
teamster|Trucker in a union
teaspoon|Chef's measure
teenager|Adolescent
teethed|What Adam and Eve never did, per Twain
telegram|Old West-era message
televise|Broadcast on the tube
telexes|Some Western Union messages
tempera|Water-based paint
tenders|Makes a formal offer of
tenders|Makes a formal offer of
tensile|Capable of drawing out
tensile|Capable of drawing out
tentacle|Octopus' arm
termite|Wood-eating bug
terraria|Microcosmic ecosystems
terrible|Distressing
terrier|Airedale, e.g.
terrier|Type of toy
tersest|Most concise
tetrapod|Any larger land animal
thermal|Like hot springs
thermals|Rising currents
thermals|Rising currents
thermoses|Insulated coffee containers
thirsty|Needing hydration
thirsty|Needing hydration
thirsty|Needing some water
thirsty|Needing some water
thoracic|Of the chest
threaten|Give an ultimatum to
threatens|Is a menace to
throaty|Hoarse
thunder|Lightning-storm sound
tiebreaker|Overtime round
tiebreaker|Overtime round
tigress|Liger's mother
tigress|Liger's mother
tinkers|Putters around
tinplate|Sort of sheet metal
tinplate|Sort of sheet metal
tintype|Civil War artifact
tissues|Purse items
tissues|Purse items
titania|Moon of Uranus
titanic|Film that won 11 Oscars
toccata|Classical music piece
toddler|Two-year-old
toddler|Two-year-old
toecaps|Shoe reinforcements
tollbooths|Turnpike's entryways
tollhouse|Coin collector's spot
tollways|Places to get tickets
toluene|Art-studio solvent
tomatoes|Diner supply
tomatoes|Diner supply
tonearm|Needle holder
tonsils|Focus of some take-out orders
tooting|Typical "Auld Lang Syne" accompaniment
topcoat|Winter garment
topmast|Ship's rigging supporter
topmast|Ship's rigging supporter
torches|They may be carried or passed
toreador|Suit of lights wearer
toreador|Suit of lights wearer
tortoise|Hare's race opponent
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
totters|Walks falteringly
toucans|They have big food bills
toucans|They have big food bills
tourism|Big business for the Bahamas
tourney|Process-of-elimination scenario
trachea|Larynx-lungs link
tragedy|Hamlet or "King Lear"
tragedy|Hamlet or "King Lear"
traipse|Be a rover
traipse|Be a rover
traipsed|Wandered
traitor|Rat
trample|Domineer harshly over
trample|Domineer harshly over
tramway|Logging expediter
transfer|Move to a different branch
transit|Pass through
trapeze|Aerial apparatus
trapper|Fur trader
trapper|Fur trader
trashes|Speaks ill of
trattoria|Informal eatery
traverse|Pass through
treadled|Propelled an antique sewing machine
treasurer|Word on all US paper money
treehouse|Backyard play area
treehouse|Backyard play area
treetop|Nursery-song locale
treetop|Nursery-song locale
tripartite|Like the French motto
tripartite|Like the French motto
tripled|Increased by 200%
tripled|Increased by 200%
tripped|Stumbled while walking
triteness|Flat nature
trodden|Stepped on
troilus|Shakespearean title character
trollers|Bait-trailing anglers
trollers|Bait-trailing anglers
tropics|Hot spot
truculent|Combative
trumpeter|MAYnard Ferguson, notably
truncate|Cut short
trustful|Not at all suspicious
trysted|Met on the sly
trysted|Met on the sly
tsetses|African flies
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tugboat|Small tower
tuition|It's steep at Stanford
turmoil|Uproar
turquoise|Color similar to robin's-egg blue
twanged|Pulled, as a bow
tweeters|Small loudspeakers
tweezes|Roots up
twittered|Sang like the birdies sing
ubiquity|Omnipresence
ululates|Sounds like a wolf
ululates|Sounds like a wolf
umlauts|Features in IKEA catalogs
unceasing|Endless
uncouple|Separate
uncovered|Found out
uncovered|Found out
uncross|Straighten, in a way
underdo|Give less than one's all
underdo|Give less than one's all
underfed|Stinted on supper
underlie|Form the basis of
underpaid|Deserving of a raise
uneaten|Like leftovers
uneaten|Like leftovers
ungainly|Awkward
unglues|Detaches, in a way
unitive|Promoting harmony
unleash|Let go
unleash|Let go
unloads|Sells at a loss, perhaps
unopened|Still in the box
unopened|Still in the package
unpicked|Not yet selected
unrepaid|Outstanding, in a way
untuned|Off-key
unusual|Strange
unusual|Strange
upgrade|Better
upriver|Memphis, vis- -vis New Orleans
upriver|Memphis, vis- -vis New Orleans
upstaged|Stole the show from
uranium|Major Kazakhstani export
urethane|Bowling-ball material
usurper|Successful rebel
utensil|Piece of silver
utopian|Impracticable
uttered|Spoke
varnish|Floor finish
vaseline|Personal-care brand name since 1872
veggies|Mixed side dish
vehement|Zealously earnest
veranda|Terrace cousin
veritas|Harvard motto
veritas|Harvard motto
village|Hamlet's cousin
violins|Orchestra section
violins|Orchestra section
visages|Looks
viscous|Sticky
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
wallflower|Shy one at a dance
washers|Laundromat lineup
washers|Laundromat lineup
waterski|Glide behind a motorboat
waterski|Have fun on waves
wayfarer|Wandering one
wealthy|Rolling in it
wealthy|Rolling in it
website|Internet location
website|Internet location
welcome|Greet warmly
whereof|About which
whether|Choice word
whiffed|Inhaled or exhaled
whirlybird|Copter
whitewalls|Types of tires
whittle|Do a little woodworking
wineglass|Part of some table settings
withholding|Salary-check deduction
woebegone|Lugubrious
worrywart|Fussbudget
worrywart|Fussbudget
wrestle|Pin in a ring
wrestles|Contends (with)
wriggler|Tadpole, for example
yearend|Holiday party time
yearning|Strong desire
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
zircons|December birthstones
abalone|Sea snail
abalone|Source of iridescent buttons
abalone|Source of iridescent buttons
abandons|Leaves high and dry
abashed|Shamefaced
abdicate|Cede power
abdomen|Focus of many an infomercial
abigail|1776 character
abigail|1776 character
abigail|Presidential wife and mother
abigail|Presidential wife and mother
abolish|Wipe out
abrogate|Formally abolish
absence|Period away
absorbs|Engages fully
abstain|Decline to vote
abysmal|Extremely bad
academy|Prep school, e.g.
accentuate|Play up
accusal|Finger-pointing
acerbic|Biting
acetone|Organic chemistry building block
acetone|Paint-thinning compound
acquits|Finds innocent
acquits|Finds innocent
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Circus performer
acronym|NATO or OPEC
actable|Appropriate for the stage
adamant|British New Wave singer
adamant|Impervious to appeals
adamant|Implacable
adamant|Not budging
adamant|Unyielding
addenda|Bill riders, for example
addling|Confusing
address|Formal speech
address|Give an oration to
address|Give an oration to
adopted|Took on
adoptee|Rescue dog, for example
adoption|Animal shelter transaction
advantage|Upper hand
advisor|Student's go-to person
aerator|Buy for a lawn
aerially|Aloft
aerials|Former TV accessories
aerosol|Spray can
aerosol|Spray-starch holder
aerosol|Type of spray can
aerosol|Type of spray can
affixes|Sticks on
affixes|Sticks on
afghans|Certain throws
against|Not favoring
against|Opposed to
ageless|Enduring
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Eternal
agendum|Item on a program
agendum|Item on a program
agitate|Shake up
agitates|Rocks
agonize|Stew
agreeable|Pleasing
aimless|Far from goal-oriented
airhead|Dunce
airhead|Dunce
airhead|Ninny
airmail|Post-office stamp
airmail|Post-office stamp
alameda|City near Oakland
alamode|With ice cream
alarmed|Nervous
albumen|Egg white
alewife|Herring relative
alewife|Herring relative
allegers|Contenders
alleviate|Ease
alliance|Compact
alpacas|Llama cousins
already|Before
already|Before
already|Procrastinator's query
already|Procrastinator's query
amicable|Comradely
amicable|Comradely
amperes|Current measures
anagram|Loves to solve, e.g.
anagram|Supersonic, to percussion
anagram|Supersonic, to percussion
analyst|Investment firm worker
anchors|Is the best player of
anchors|Is the best player of
anecdotes|Short narratives
anemone|Literally, "daughter of the wind"
angered|Made furious
angered|Ran afoul of
angered|Riled up
anguish|Acute distress
aniline|Dye in blue jeans
animate|Spark
aniseeds|Sambuca ingredient
annexes|Appropriates
anodyne|Source of relief
anoints|Chooses as a successor
anoints|Officially designates
another|One more
another|One more
another|Something different
answerer|Person coming back
antacid|Tummy relief
antacid|Tummy relief
anteater|Red army's enemy?
antipasto|Certain starter
antipasto|Certain starter
antipasto|Minestrone alternative
antipoles|Planetary extremes
antique|Old-fashioned
antisocial|Like Holden Caulfield
antlered|Like some in lodges
anybody|Do I have a volunteer?
anymore|At present
apaches|Army attack copters
apaches|Southwestern Native Americans
apiarist|Beekeeper
apostles|Gospel writers
appalls|Disappoints, and then some
appalls|Disappoints, and then some
appease|Placate
appease|Quell
apricot|Brandy flavoring
apropos|Well-chosen
aptitude|Flair
aptitude|Flair
arachnid|Tick, for example
archduke|Austrian noble of yore
architect|Wren, for one
ariette|Short solo
armoire|Wardrobe
armored|Carrying mail
armored|Carrying mail
armrest|Theater seat feature
aroused|All fired up
arraigns|Charges in court
arresting|Causing heads to turn
arresting|Causing heads to turn
arrival|Flight board posting
arrival|Incoming plane
arrival|Plane accomplishment
arroyos|Dry creeks
arsenals|Ammo storehouses
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Craftsperson
artisans|Main consumer goods source, before 1750
artistes|Master hands
artists|Creative ones
artsier|Affected to a greater degree
artsier|Affected to a greater degree
ascents|T-bar trips
ascetic|Far from self-indulgent
ascetic|Far from self-indulgent
asphalt|Sidewalk covering
aspirant|Hopeful
aspired|Sought (after)
aspirin|Headache remedy
assails|Goes after
assassins|Musical that includes "The Ballad of Booth"
assault|Barrage
asserts|Doesn't hem and haw over
asserts|Maintains
assists|Emulates gophers
assuaged|Relieved
assured|Certain
assures|Makes certain
astride|Straddling
astride|Straddling
astrodome|Where Knievel jumped 13 cars on two consecutive nights
atavist|Throwback
atelier|French word for "workshop"
atelier|Painter's studio
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
atonable|Venial
atonable|Venial
attached|Stapled on to
attagirl|Brava!
attagirl|Brava!
attempt|Have a go at
attended|Went to
attends|Listens carefully
attends|Listens carefully
attests|Certifies
attired|Habilimented
automat|Coin-op eatery of yore
automat|Erstwhile eatery
autopilot|Cockpit device
autopilot|Cockpit device
available|On hand
avenger|Payback seeker
average|Common
avgolemono|Citrus-tinged Greek soup
aviator|One on the stick
avocado|Good source of potassium
avocado|Good source of potassium
avowals|Firm stances
awakens|Responds to reveille
azaleas|Flowering shrubs
baccarat|Casino game
backcountry|Remote rural area
backcountry|Remote rural area
backspin|Golf-shot effect
backspin|Golf-shot effect
bacteria|Some germs
badlands|South Dakota region
badlands|South Dakota region
badmouths|Criticizes
badmouths|Criticizes
bafflegab|Impenetrable prose
balderdash|Baloney
bandage|Inedible dressing
bandleaders|Baton wavers
bandleaders|Baton wavers
banister|Staircase adjunct
banister|Staircase adjunct
baptize|Name ritually
barrette|Hair clip
barstool|Old-fashioned accommodation?
basketball|Sport with a free throw LANE
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
batboys|Ballpark aides
batboys|Ballpark aides
bathtubs|Soaking sites
bauxite|Aluminum source
beagles|Popular pooches
bedrock|Founding principles
bedrooms|Real-estate listing stat
beginner|Newbie
behaving|Acting properly
behaving|Acting properly
beribboned|Like Hello Kitty
besieged|Far beyond busy
bestrew|Disperse
betoken|Indicate
betwixt|Neither here nor there
biggish|Kinda large
bigoted|Narrow
bipedal|Two-legged
bipedal|Two-legged
birddog|Follow carefully
birdsong|Call from a cage
birdsong|Call from a cage
biretta|Cardinal's cap
bishops|Chessmen that move diagonally
bishops|Chessmen that move diagonally
bleeder|Parasite
blossom|Develop nicely
bodybuilding|Type of fitness training
bodybuilding|Type of fitness training
bologna|Sandwich filler
bologna|Sandwich filler
bonanza|Huge windfall
boniest|Most skinny
boniest|Most skinny
boredom|Yawn inducer
bottleneck|Traffic tie-up
boycotts|Won't deal with
boycotts|Won't deal with
braises|Prepares, as pot roast
bravest|Firefighters' descriptor
bravest|Most valiant
bravura|Daring display
breathe|Take in air
breathes|Takes in air
breathes|Takes in air
breezeway|Roofed area between a house and garage
brittler|More likely to crumble
brittler|More likely to crumble
bromidic|Trite
bromidic|Trite
brooded|Dwelled (on)
browned|Sautéed
brushfire|Minor rural blaze
burrito|Filled tortilla
burrito|Filled tortilla
bystreet|Secluded road
cabanas|Poolside enclosures
cabanas|Poolside enclosures
cabarets|Some clubs
cabinet|Cupboard
caboose|Final car to pull in
calendar|Appointment list
calendar|Appointment list
calicos|Colorful cats
calicos|Colorful cats
calisthenics|Type of fitness training
calisthenics|Type of fitness training
calorie|Unit of food energy
cameras|Image makers
cannons|Armada's firepower
cannons|Armada's firepower
canteen|Hiker's accessory
canteen|It'll hold water
capacious|Holding a lot
capacious|Holding a lot
capelet|Fashionable outerwear
capital|Bucks
capital|Bucks
caramel|Popcorn coating
caraway|Source of some seeds
cardplayer|World Series participant
cardplayer|World Series participant
cardplayers|They have hands
caribou|Beast on a Canadian quarter
cariocas|Rio de Janeiro natives
carpoolers|HOV LANE users
carries|Bears
carries|Bears
casseroles|Picnic array
castoff|Discarded
castoff|Discarded
casuals|Daytime cruisewear
catchphrase|Slogan [six consecutive consonants]
catchword|Slogan
catered|Supplied party food for
catered|Supplied party food for
catlike|Nimble
caulked|Made airtight, as a window frame
caulked|Made airtight, as a window frame
caveman|Sci-fi stock character
cayenne|Hot pepper
cellist|Yo-Yo Ma, e.g.
censorious|Disapproving
centimo|Euro fraction, in Spain
centurion|Caesar subordinate
chairlift|Ski-slope transport
chairlift|Ski-slope transport
chaises|Poolside seating
chaises|Poolside seating
chamber|Legislative hall
chamois|Car-wash cloth
channel|Water carrier
channeled|Spoke exactly like
chapeau|Lid
charged|Intense
charisma|Demagogue's asset
charisma|Demagogue's asset
chattel|Movable property, in law
chattel|Movable property, in law
cheaper|Less
cheaper|Not as high
cheapie|Inferior product
cheapskate|Penny pincher
cheerio|British toast
cheerio|British toast
cheeses|Swiss and cheddar
chemist|Manchester merchant
chemist|Manchester merchant
chicest|Most stylish
childcare|Sitting, for example
chimera|Vain fancy
chipmunk|Small squirrel
chorale|Singing group
churros|Mexican pastries
citizen|Potential voter
cityscape|What a skyline is part of
cityscape|What a skyline is part of
clarity|Exactness
clashed|Didn't go together
clashed|Didn't go together
classify|Pigeonhole
cleaner|Not as messy
cleaner|Not as messy
clobber|Defeat decisively
clubhouse|Golf-course restaurant site
clubhouse|Golf-course restaurant site
clueless|Out of the loop
coalbin|Fossil fuel container
coastal|Near the shore
cockups|Botches, in Britain
cockups|Botches, in Britain
coequals|Peers
coffeepot|Source of refills
coffeepot|Source of refills
coinage|New word
colander|Perforated plastic product
coldest|Maximally unfriendly
coliseum|Sort of sports stadium
collarbone|Clavicle
colleens|Irish lasses
college|Word from the Latin for "community"
colossal|Truly immense
commode|Washbasin stand
complacency|Smug feeling
complete|Lacking nothing
compose|Do some scoring
compose|Do some scoring
concede|Grant
conclude|Resolve
confectioner|Mars, for one
confrere|Crony
confrere|Crony
conical|Like some traffic markers
conical|Like some traffic markers
conquers|Overcomes
consult|Seek advice from
consult|Seek advice from
contend|Battle it out
contend|Battle it out
contests|Argues against
convince|Persuade
coonskin|Crockett's cap material
copperhead|Venomous snake
corncob|Center of some ears
corncob|Center of some ears
corncobs|Picnic throwaways
corncobs|Picnic throwaways
cornets|Major section of the "Seventy-Six Trombones" band
cosecant|Scientific calculator function
cosecant|Scientific calculator function
coterie|Circle of chums
coterie|Circle of chums
cottage|Country quarters
coulomb|Unit of electric charge
country|Music category
country|Music category
courier|Deliveryperson
cowhand|Ranch staffer
coyotes|Howling Southwestern canines
crafted|Fashioned
crayons|Restaurant freebie for tots
crayons|Restaurant freebie for tots
craziest|Tops in improbability
creamery|Food processor
creases|Clothing lines
creases|Clothing lines
creative|Ingenious
credible|Trustworthy
crevasse|Climbing hurdle
crevasse|Climbing hurdle
crewmate|Aldrin, to Armstrong
cringes|Shrinks in fear
crossest|Most annoyed
crowbar|Aid for a pryer
cubical|Blocklike
curacao|Island near Venezuela
customs|Homeland Security responsibility
dailies|Some newspapers
dalmatians|Black-and-white pets
dampest|Most moist
dappled|Put spots on
darling|Honey
dateline|Article starter
dateline|Article starter
dateline|News-story starter
daybreak|Vampire's curfew
daybreak|Vampire's curfew
deadbeat|One who doesn't pay debts
debater|High school team member
decades|Pretty long time
decades|Very long time
declare|State clearly
decoupage|Gluing craft
deepened|Got more complicated
deepened|Got more complicated
defects|Flaws
defects|Flaws
defrays|Pays part of
deletes|Crosses out
delouses|Uses heated air or pediculicide on
deluged|Overwhelmed with work
denials|Repudiations
denotes|Means
denotes|Signifies
depletes|Uses up
derelict|Vagrant
derided|Jeered at
derided|Jeered at
deserts|Leaves alone
deserts|Rainforests' opposites
deserts|Rainforests' opposites
deserve|Merit
deserve|Merit
desired|Longed for
despises|Won't go anywhere near
despises|Won't go anywhere near
despotism|Absolute rule
despots|Autocrats
dessert|Final course
destiny|Miley Cyrus' real first name
destiny|Miley Cyrus' real first name
detests|Can't take
detritus|Leavings
dialect|Language variant
diarist|Anne Frank, notably
dictate|Give orders
dillydally|Waste time
dinette|Kitchen adjunct
diocese|See
dipstick|Oil-measuring rod
dirndls|Alpine jumpers
disarms|Apt rhyme for "charms"
disaster|Bomb
disaster|Bomb
disgusted|Not taking any more
disgusted|Not taking any more
dishpan|Suds holder
dishpan|Suds holder
disorder|Confusion
dispels|Clears up, as misconceptions
dispose|Throw out, with "of"
distill|Extract
diverse|Wide-ranging
donates|Contributes
donates|Contributes
donation|Offering
doodling|Napkin art, perhaps
doormen|Hotel staffers
doorsills|Thresholds
dooryard|Lilacs' site in a Whitman poem
doughboys|American soldiers of WWI
drachma|Euro's Greek predecessor
drachmas|Greek coins before euros
drainers|Countertop fixtures
dramatics|Theater arts
dreaded|Couldn't endure
dresses|Makeup of some fall lines
dresses|Makeup of some fall lines
drillmaster|Military trainer
drillmaster|Military trainer
driveshaft|Auto mechanism
driveshaft|Auto mechanism
dronish|Plodding
dronish|Plodding
drummer|Rock-band member
dryland|Genesis 8 quest
dryland|Genesis 8 quest
dullard|Dolt
dullard|Dolt
dumpster|Trash holder
durable|Lasting
duststorm|Desert phenomenon
duststorm|Desert phenomenon
dynamos|Energetic employees
dynamos|Energetic employees
earlobe|Ring place, perhaps
earlobe|Ring place, perhaps
earlobes|Places for hoops
earners|Deserving ones
earners|Deserving ones
earshot|Audible range
earthen|Made of clay
eastern|'70s sponsor of Disney World's "If You Had Wings" ride
eastern|Tampa's time zone
easterner|Pennsylvanian, e.g.
eavesdrop|Listen secretly
echidna|Australian anteater
eclairs|Filled pastries
eclairs|Filled pastries
eclipse|Astronomical event
eclipse|Upstage
economy|Carefulness with spending
ecotage|Chemical plant graffiti, perhaps
edgewise|Word often following "word in"
edgewise|Word often following "word in"
edgings|Buy for a lawn
edifice|Tower, for example
editing|It may involve striking out
editing|Paper work
editing|Paper work
edition|Printing
editors|Group paid to strike?
educate|Instruct
educing|Drawing forth
eggcups|Breakfast dishware
egotist|Altruist's opposite
egotist|Altruist's opposite
egotists|Sources of annoying wind
egotists|Sources of annoying wind
elaborate|Add details
elaborate|Add details
elapses|Ticks by
elastic|Stretchable
elastic|Stretchy
elating|Taking up?
electorate|Voters
element|Neon or nickel
element|Neon or nickel
elephant|Largest land animal
elevate|Up
elevates|Lifts up
elitism|Snobbish stance
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
emailed|Clicked off, perhaps
emailed|Clicked off, perhaps
emailed|Written, in a way
emanations|Discharges
embrace|Warm greeting
emeralds|Colombian export
eminent|Renowned
eminent|Renowned
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai
emoticon|Virtual face
emoticon|Way to show approval
empathic|Sensitive to other's feelings
empathy|Compassion
emperors|Absolute rulers
empress|One of Victoria's titles
empress|One of Victoria's titles
emulate|Try to be like
enacted|Passed or played
enameled|Like some cast-iron cookware
enameler|Wedgwood artisan
enamels|Crown toppers
enchant|Bewitch
enclosed|In the envelope
enclosed|In the envelope
encloses|Puts in an envelope
endless|Nonstop
endnote|Clarifying article attachment
endorse|Approve of
endowers|How some chairs are paid for
enemies|Foes
enemies|Opposite sides
enforce|Make stick
enforced|Carried out, as laws
enforced|Carried out, as laws
enframes|Prepares to display
engorge|Stuff
engrave|Personalize, perhaps
enisled|Stranded
enlarge|Expand upon
enlarge|Swell
enlists|Answers the call
ennoble|Choose for a peer group
ennoble|Elevate in dignity
ennobles|Dignifies
enormity|Egregiousness
ensemble|Acting troupe
enshrine|Induct into a pantheon
enslave|Opposite of "free"
enslave|Subjugate
ensures|Makes certain
entente|Peace sign
entered|Worked on, as a log
entertains|Considers
enthuse|Become rhapsodic
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Authorize
entrance|Highway on-ramp
entrance|The way in
entrance|The way in
entreats|Begs
entrees|Course selections
epaulet|Uniform ornament
epeeist|Certain Olympian
epeeist|Certain Olympian
ephemera|Pamphlets, greeting cards, e.g.
ephemera|Pamphlets, greeting cards, e.g.
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
epilogs|Literary postscripts
epilogue|Plot resolver, often
epilogue|Plot resolver, often
episode|Sitcom segment
episodes|Sitcom viewings
epistles|Much of the New Testament
epithet|Nickname
epithet|Nickname
epitome|Ideal example
epochal|Highly significant
epsilon|Frat letter
equipage|Gear
erected|Put up
ermines|Traditional symbols of royalty
erosion|Environmental removal
erosion|Environmental removal
errands|Things on some to-do lists
errands|Things on some to-do lists
erudite|Scholarly
erudite|Scholarly
escapades|Antics
escapades|Antics
esplanade|Scenic walkway
esplanade|Scenic walkway
espresso|Strong shot
essence|Basic quality
essence|Main idea
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Thinks the world of
estimates|Gauges
estimates|Gauges
etagere|Stand against the wall
etchant|Aquatinting solution
etchers|Some printmakers
ethanol|Renewable fuel
ethanol|Renewable fuel
evenest|Most free of fluctuations
everyman|James Stewart screen persona
evilest|Most dark
evilest|Superlatively spiteful
evilest|Superlatively spiteful
evolves|Unfolds
exacerbate|Worsen
exactly|Sharp
excerpt|Selection from a book
excerpt|Selection from a book
excitable|Tightly wound
excuses|Lets off
execute|Carry out
exhales|Acknowledges calm
existed|Was around
exotism|Tendency toward the unusual
expanse|Stretch
expects|Anticipates
expects|Anticipates
explicit|Clearly stated
explored|Looked into
exposure|Divulging of a secret
exposure|Divulging of a secret
expounded|Set forth in detail
extraordinary|Remarkable
eyebrow|Tweezer target
eyebrow|Tweezer target
eyelids|Pupil protectors
eyeopener|Source of sudden understanding
eyeopener|Source of sudden understanding
eyesores|Blots on the cityscape
factotum|Right hand
fairway|Much of a golf hole
fajitas|They're made with skirt steak
fanfare|Pageantry
farmers|Pen holders
farmers|Pen holders
farming|Rural occupation
farming|Rural occupation
fathead|Incompetent fool
felines|Leopards and lynxes
felines|Leopards and lynxes
females|Some interface cables
fiddled|Fussed
fiddled|Fussed
fielder|Diamond defenseman
fielder|Diamond defenseman
fiestas|Cinco de Mayo celebrations
filename|Data identifier
finally|Last . . .
finally|Last . . .
finance|Back, or front
firebox|Source of some alarms
firebox|Source of some alarms
firetrap|Major insurance risk
firetrucks|Emergency vehicles with ladders
firmness|Eggplant buyer's concern
fishers|Badger cousins
flailing|Thrashing about
flamingos|Pink lawn ornaments
flimflam|Con game
flyswatter|Low-tech pest-control device
flyswatter|Low-tech pest-control device
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
foghorn|Loud seaside signal
foments|Instigates
foments|Instigates
foolery|Nonsense
foolery|Nonsense
footballs|Sports spheroids
forecast|Weather prediction
forefoot|What a sheepdog shakes with
forefoot|What a sheepdog shakes with
foresaw|Predicted
foreshadowing|Subtle literary device
forklifts|Warehouse machines
frantic|Far beyond antsy
frantic|Overwrought
freakish|Bizarre
freelance|Self-employed
frenetic|In a tizzy
fridges|Kitchen fixtures
fridges|Kitchen fixtures
frisbee|Flying toy disk
fullest|Greatest extent
fullest|Greatest extent
furious|Hot
furious|Hot
fusspot|Hard-to-please one
gadgets|Gizmos
gainsay|Contradict
galatea|Pygmalion's sculpture
gambits|Stratagems
gamekeepers|Wildlife managers
garaged|Not parked outdoors
garaged|Not parked outdoors
gardenia|Coffee kin
gardenia|Coffee kin
gaskets|Moisture barriers
gasohol|E10 blend
gavotte|Dance form favored by Bach
gearbox|Auto part
genuine|Not dissembling
geography|Environmental science
germans|People from Potsdam
getting|Part 3 of quote
gibberish|Baloney
gingerly|With the utmost care
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gingersnap|Spicy cookie
giraffe|Word from the Arabic for "fast walker"
glacial|Really slow
glanced|Ricocheted
glanced|Took a fast look
glasses|What toasters hold
glassware|Tumblers, e.g.
glassware|Tumblers, e.g.
glazier|One who takes panes on the job
glazier|One who takes panes on the job
glissades|Gliding dance steps
glories|Exults
glories|Exults
glowers|Discontented looks
glowers|Discontented looks
gnarled|Out of shape, in a way
goliath|Warrior of 1 Samuel
goodbyes|Parting words
goodies|Bag fillers
grammar|Rules of English
granita|Trattoria frozen dessert
granite|Hard rock
granola|Cereal choice
grapple|Wrestle
grasses|Cereal family
greeted|Saw in
greeted|Saw in
grimaced|Showed discomfort
grimier|Less presentable, perhaps
grimier|Less presentable, perhaps
grosses|Variety.com stats
grottos|Picturesque caves
grottos|Picturesque caves
guarded|Kept watch over
guarded|Kept watch over
gumshoe|Private eye
gumshoe|Private eye
gunpowder|Explosive mixture
gutsier|Less cowardly
gymnast|Vault expert
gymnastics|Sport with horses
habitual|Customary
hacienda|Ecuadoran estate
haggard|Drawn
haggard|Drawn
hagiography|Seminary study
hairdos|Salon stylist's creations
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's topper
handsaws|Wood cutters
handsome|Ample, as amounts
hangups|Preoccupations
hardback|Jacket wearer
hardback|Jacket wearer
hardhat|Construction worker
hardhats|Construction workers
harpers|Second-oldest US monthly
hastened|Precipitated
hastened|Precipitated
hastier|Less painstaking
hatbands|Ropes on Stetsons
haunted|Like some Halloween houses
hawthorn|Hedge plant
headhunter|Recruiting specialist
headmaster|Private school principal
headmaster|Private school principal
hearken|Biblical "pay attention"
hearths|Firesides
heartier|More vigorous
heartier|More vigorous
heavens|Oh my!
heavens|Oh my!
heftier|More substantial
helicopter|Police-department hoverer
helicopter|Police-department hoverer
helpers|Gophers
hercules|Mythical laborer
hesitate|Hem
hilltop|Starting point for sledding
hilltop|Starting point for sledding
hoarsen|Make raspy
hoarsen|Make raspy
hogback|Steep-sided ridge
hogback|Steep-sided ridge
holster|Cell-phone accessory
holster|Cell-phone accessory
homeschooling|Family-based education
homesite|A lot of land
honored|Took, as some cards
hornets|Bee predators
hornets|Bee predators
hotline|Emergency fixture
hotline|Emergency fixture
hotspots|Areas with Wi-Fi available
humored|Allowed to continue
humored|Placated
hurries|Gets the lead out
icebergs|They're tracked by Canada's Radarsats
idyllic|Pastoral
idyllic|Pastoral
igneous|Of volcanic origin
igneous|Of volcanic origin
imaginable|Not beyond belief
imitate|Take after
immerse|Steep
impalas|African antelopes
impeach|Call into question
impound|Hold, as a tower
improbable|Tall, as tales
impulse|Instinctual urge
inchworms|Certain caterpillars
incline|Be disposed
indecisive|Unable to choose
inertia|Galilean concept
inertia|Mechanics concept
inferno|Divine Comedy portion
ingests|Eats
ingroup|Clique
initiation|Club rite
inlands|Centers of countries
inmates|Warden's concerns
innersole|It may be underfoot
innersole|It may be underfoot
insider|Clique member
insists|Refuses to yield
insists|Refuses to yield
inspire|Act as a muse
instate|Ordain
instead|Rather
instead|Rather
insures|Guarantees
insures|Guarantees
interact|Converse
interact|Converse
interior|Cabinet department
interior|Cabinet department
interlude|Entr'acte
intrude|Give unwanted advice
intrude|Give unwanted advice
jabbered|Yakked and yakked
jackknife|Fancy dive
jackknife|Fancy dive
jarring|Discordant
jellyrolls|Spongy cakes
jettison|Throw away
jetways|Plane accesses
journalism|Specialty of a Columbia school established in 1912
journalism|Specialty of a Columbia school established in 1912
keepers|Things to hold
keglers|Alley cats
kestrel|Small falcon
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
keynote|C, for C major
kickboards|Kiddie pool accessories
klaxons|Submarine dive alarms
klaxons|Submarine dive alarms
kneaded|Worked, in a way
kneehole|Place for your legs
kremlin|Literally, "fortress"
labeled|Put into a class
lagging|Falling behind
lakebeds|Salt flats, formerly
laments|Evinces displeasure with
landers|Lunar craft
lanyard|Key holder
larceny|Petty crime
larceny|It may be grand
larceny|Property crime
lasagna|Layered entrée
lawyers|ABA members
layette|Nursery purchase
layette|Nursery purchase
layettes|Newborn's outfits
leaflet|Quick read
leaners|One-pointers in an outdoor game
leaping|In bounds?
learners|Students
learners|Students
leashes|Lab holders
leather|Baseball cover
lecturer|Academic rank
leeriest|Most suspicious
leeriest|Most suspicious
legible|Clear
legible|Easy on the eyes?
legible|Easy on the eyes?
legwarmers|'80s fad garments
legwarmers|'80s fad garments
leonine|Strong and regal
leotard|Circus outfit
lettuce|Green stuff
liability|Minus
liaison|Go-between
librarian|Expert on Melvil Dewey
librarian|Expert on Melvil Dewey
limited|Restricted
lineage|Descent
lineman|Power repairer
lionhearted|Very brave
literal|Without exaggeration
literate|Well-schooled
literati|Highbrows
liveable|Worthwhile
livened|Perked up
loafing|Slacker activity
lobster|Maine seafood
lobster|Seafood selection
locator|Radar, for example
loophole|Originally, a castle-wall slit
loosest|Least rigid
loosest|Least rigid
lopping|Cutting off
lopsided|Like an amateurish cake
lopsided|Like an amateurish cake
lopsided|Out of balance
lopsided|Out of balance
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
loungers|Den furniture
louvred|Shuttered, in Sheffield
lowbred|Opposite of "noble"
lucerne|Central Swiss city
lucifer|Biblical fallen angel
machetes|Cleaver cousins
machetes|Cleaver cousins
macrons|Phonetician's diacritics
maestro|Conductor
magazine|Round holder
magazine|Round holder
magnesium|Atomic number 12
manages|Copes
manhunt|Search for an escapee
manhunts|Cop-show plot devices
manlike|Anthropoid
mansion|Place with a theater and bowling alley, maybe
mantras|Chanted words
mantras|Chanted words
marbles|Elgin __ (British Museum display)
mariners|Sailors
mariners|Sailors
marionette|It comes with strings attached
marionette|It comes with strings attached
marital|Connubial
marjoram|Oregano cousin
markups|Retailer's price add-ons
marsala|Italian sauce style
martians|Sci-fi staple
martians|Sci-fi staple
marvelous|Superb
mascara|Makeup item
mascara|The eyes may have it
mastery|Strong grasp
matcher|Marriage broker
matching|Identical
matchstick|Firewood igniter
maternal|It may precede "instinct"
maternal|It may precede "instinct"
matinee|Early show
matinees|Early shows
maturing|Teenaged
maypole|5/1 fixture
measles|It may be spotted on kids
measlier|Much less substantial
meatball|Pizza topping
meatball|Pizza topping
medicos|Residents, e.g.
medicos|Residents, e.g.
megahit|Blockbuster
megaton|Unit of power
mellows|Chills out
mellows|Chills out
menaced|Emulated movie monsters
menaced|Emulated movie monsters
menaces|Saber rattlers
mentors|Counsels and nurtures
mercies|Acts of kindness
mercies|Acts of kindness
mergers|Business page news
mesozoic|Era when dinosaurs were dominant
meteorology|What Chicken Little was bad at
meteors|They're found in showers
meteors|They're found in showers
metered|Alternative to "stamped"
migrant|Wandering
milestones|Significant events
milliner|Hat designer
mimosas|Brunch servings
mimosas|Plants whose leaves close when touched
mindblower|Something astounding
mindblower|Something astounding
miniver|Greer Garson Oscar role
misdeals|Bridge issues
misfeed|Copier problem
misfeed|Copier problem
misgive|Be apprehensive
mislaid|Lost temporarily
mislaid|Lost temporarily
mislead|Deceive
mislead|Deceive
misread|Interpret incorrectly
mitzvah|Old Testament precept
modiste|Ensemble assembler
molasses|Rum source
morocco|Casablanca setting
morsels|Nibbles
morsels|Nibbles
morsels|Tasty tidbits
mousetrap|Pest-control device
mousetrap|Pest-control device
muddled|Mixed up
muenster|Jack's cousin
mundane|Common
murmurs|Wind sounds
murmurs|Wind sounds
muttered|Sounded unhappy
mutters|Grumbles quietly
mutters|Grumbles quietly
naivete|Simple nature
nametags|Luggage attachments
nametags|Luggage attachments
narrates|Emulates Ishmael
narrates|Emulates Ishmael
nastier|More spiteful
nations|Olympics invitees
nations|Olympics invitees
naysayer|Pessimist
naysayer|Pessimist
necktie|Band over a top
necktie|Businessman's accessory
needler|Heckler
neighbor|Be near
nemeses|They can't be beat
nemesis|Unconquerable foe
nervous|Acutely uncertain
nestling|Baby bird
neurosurgeon|Brain specialist
neutrino|It's free of charge
nineteenth|Hole filled with bottles
noisome|Noxious
nondrip|Mess-free, as candles
noodges|Pests
noodges|Pests
noodles|Goulash ingredient
nosegays|Small floral gifts
nosiest|Furthest from aloof
nostalgia|Memory LANE wistfulness
nowhere|Middle of __ (remote place)
nurture|One side of a development debate
oarsman|Crew-team member
oarsman|Crew-team member
oatmeal|Bath that soothes sunburn
obligator|One who binds
obliges|Accommodates
oblique|Indirect
obliviously|Betraying unconcern
obsolete|Outmoded
obsolete|Outmoded
obstacles|Progress slowers
obtains|Gets hold of
ocarina|Flute ancestor
ocarina|Flute ancestor
occlude|Jam
ocelots|Spotted felines
oculars|Telescope eyepieces
offered|Put forth
offered|Put forth
oleander|Highly poisonous garden plant
omelets|Brunch fare
ominous|Foreboding harm
onerous|A tough row to hoe
onetime|Not to be repeated
onetime|Not to be repeated
onlooker|Rubberneck
onstage|Acting, perhaps
onstage|Performing in a theater
operate|Do business
operate|Make go
operate|Make go
optical|Of vision
oracles|Prophets
oracles|Wise counsels
orangewood|Fine-grained carpentry supply
oration|Address
oration|Address
oratorio|Messiah, musically
ordinal|Rank designation
oregano|Pizza spice
oregano|Pizza topping
oregano|Pizza topping
origami|Paper work
origami|Paper work
original|Fresh and new
original|Innovative
ornament|Decoration
ornament|Decoration
osmosis|Gradual absorption
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Footstool
outplay|1/3 of the "Survivor" motto
outreach|Community service program
outreach|Community service program
outside|Quite unlikely
overall|Comprehensive
overall|Including everything
overconfident|Too sure
overload|Burden too heavily
overtake|Pull ahead of
ozonized|Cleaned without chlorine
ozonized|Cleaned without chlorine
pacesetters|Cutting-edge people
padrone|Italian innkeeper
padrone|Italian innkeeper
pageants|Elaborate exhibitions
pageants|Elaborate exhibitions
paisano|Buddy
palaces|Frequent Disney settings
palaver|Twaddle
pallets|Warehouse platforms
pallets|Warehouse platforms
panacea|All-purpose answer
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth
paneled|Like old station wagons
panorama|Vista
paparazzo|Celeb photographer
papayas|Tropical fruits
paraded|Showed off
paraded|Showed off
parader|Patriot on the move
parasol|The Mikado prop
parasol|Source of shade
parmesan|Italian cheese
parolee|Shortened-sentence recipient
parolee|Shortened-sentence recipient
parroted|Repeated verbatim
parterres|Theaters' rear seats
partner|Team up
partridge|Quail kin
pastimes|Diversions
pastina|Minuscule macaroni
patella|Kneecap
patient|Stoic
patriot|2012 Super Bowl pro
patriot|Supporter of one's country
peacoat|Reefer relative
pedants|Hairsplitters
pedicure|Esthetician offering
peerage|Noble group
peerage|Noble group
pencils|Test supplies
pencils|They may be mechanical
pencils|They may be mechanical
pennant|Stadiumgoer's souvenir
perfect|Improve to the max
perfect|Improve to the max
permafrost|Arctic drilling challenge
peroxide|Changer of locks
perukes|Fashion statements in Pepys' day
pesters|Annoys
pfennig|Mark fraction
phoebes|Fly-catching birds
phoebes|Fly-catching birds
phoenix|Ancient symbol of resurrection
piccolo|Wind instrument
piccolo|Wind instrument
piercer|Awl, for instance
piloted|Flew
pilsner|Lager beer
pirates|Maritime marauders
pitapats|Quick beats
pithier|Less wordy
pivoted|Made a deft turn
pizzazz|Vitality
plainer|Not as ornate
plainer|Not as ornate
platelet|Growth-factor source
platelet|Growth-factor source
platinum|Metal in some catalytic converters
playbook|Football coach's creation
pleasure|It's fun
pleasure|It's fun
pliable|Easily bent
plopped|Fell into a seat
plowshares|Fate of some Biblical swords
plowshares|Fate of some Biblical swords
pocketknife|Camper's cutter
pocketknife|Camper's cutter
pockets|Takes unlawfully
poetess|Mistral or Moore
polecat|Malodorous mammal
polecat|One not to be trusted
polenta|Italian cornmeal mush
pollutes|Contaminates
pollutes|Contaminates
pompous|Self-important
poppycock|Baloney
portend|Forebode
portents|Omens
portfolio|Lawyer's case, maybe
portray|Impersonate
portrays|Acts
possess|Boast
possessed|Had
possessed|Had
postpaid|Requiring no stamps
postpaid|Requiring no stamps
potable|Fit for the draft
prattle|Talk foolishly
prattle|Talk nonsense
prattled|Rambled on
precinct|Election Day division
predator|Tiger or T-Rex
preemie|Early arrival
pregame|Before the match starts
pregame|Before the match starts
prelate|Archbishop, e.g.
prelate|Service leader
prelate|Service leader
premium|Insurance payment
preowned|Used
preowned|Used
prepped|Scrubbed up, perhaps
prepped|Scrubbed up, perhaps
presell|Take advance orders for
presence|Immediate vicinity
presence|Proximity
pretape|Record beforehand
pretape|Record beforehand
priedieu|Church desk
primeval|Earliest
private|Not disclosed
private|Not disclosed
proclaim|Announce publicly
programs|TV shows
progress|Move forward
progressive|Teddy Roosevelt's party in 1912
progressive|Teddy Roosevelt's party in 1912
prosaic|Unimaginative
prosaic|Unimaginative
provost|University official
provost|University official
pyramid|Vegas' Luxor Hotel, e.g.
qualmish|Beset by butterflies
qualmish|Beset by butterflies
queenly|Regal, in a way
queried|Expressed doubt about
quibble|Split hairs
rabbits|Metaphors for fright
radials|Types of tires
radioactive|Emitting nuclear ions
radioactive|Emitting nuclear ions
railcar|Train unit
raiment|Attire
rallies|Comes from behind
rampart|Fort construction
ranchos|California pre-statehood land grants
rangers|State park employees
ransoms|Kings' __ (big bucks)
ransoms|Kings' __ (large amounts of money)
rapture|Extreme delight
rapture|Extreme delight
ratatat|Gangster movie series
ratatat|Rapping sound
ratings|Network concern
ratings|Network concern
rations|Fixed allotments
rattail|1980s hair fad
rattletraps|Jalopies
rattrap|Dilapidated place
ravioli|Pasta with pockets
ravioli|They're filled at the market
razorback|Arkansas athlete
razorback|Arkansas athlete
reactor|Source of electricity
reactor|Source of electricity
realism|True-to-life genre
realism|True-to-life genre
realism|True-to-life style
realize|Net
rebirth|New start
receded|Ebbed
receded|Ebbed
reciprocal|Mutual
reciprocal|Mutual
recover|Get better
recover|Get better
reddens|Flushes
redesigns|Makes over
redhead|Carrot-top
redness|Rash result
redness|Rash result
reelect|Campaign poster word
reelect|Campaign poster word
reelect|Send back, in a way
reenact|Simulate, as old battles
reerect|Set up differently
referee|Whistle blower
regalia|Trappings
regards|Considers
regatta|Aegean Rally, for one
regions|Sales districts
rehangs|Moves, as a portrait
relabel|Put a new title on
relapse|Slip back
related|In the same family
relates|Links
relates|Makes a connection
release|Free
release|Publicity piece
relents|Turns mild
remarked|Commented
remarked|Commented
rematch|Defeated champ's demand
rematch|Defeated champ's demand
remedial|Corrective
reminds|Pokes, perhaps
remitting|Sending payment
remodel|Do the kitchen over
removed|Shed
removed|Shed
renegade|Traitor
reneged|Went back on one's word
reneged|Went back on one's word
reoccur|Come up twice
reopens|Starts over
reopens|Starts over
repeals|Takes off the books
rephrase|Say in a different way
replete|Glutted
replete|Glutted
replete|Surfeited
replica|Exact copy
replica|Exact copy
replica|Word from the Italian for "answer"
reprieve|Postponement of punishment
request|Ask for
request|Ask for
rereads|Brushes up on
rereads|Brushes up on
rereads|Enjoys again, as a book
rerelease|Star Wars was in it in 1997
research|Do some fact-finding
resorting|Finally turning (to)
resorting|Finally turning (to)
respects|Regards highly
respite|Break
respond|Answer an invitation
restart|Wipe the slate clean
restate|Put another way
restate|Put another way
restate|Say another way
rethink|Take a new look at
retinae|Cone holders
retinol|Form of Vitamin A
retinol|Form of Vitamin A
retinue|Group of trailers
retiree|Pensioner
retracts|Takes back
retracts|Takes back
retreads|Good-as-new tires
retreat|Place of privacy
retunes|Adjusts, as a piano
revenge|Whodunit motive
reverie|Daydream
reverse|Transpose
revisit|Go back to
rezoning|City planner activity
rhetoric|Subject taught by Aristotle
rhetoric|Subject taught by Aristotle
ricotta|Cannoli filling
ricotta|Filler of some shells
riddles|Puzzling questions
riddles|Puzzling questions
ringlet|Lock
riotous|A scream
riotous|Really funny
ripened|Became edible
riptide|Hazardous channel
roadster|Model T model
roamers|Vagabonds
roarers|Oceans, for instance
roasted|Cooked beef, perhaps
roasted|Made the butt of many jokes
roasters|Dinner chickens
robotic|Unemotional
robusta|Espresso ingredient
rompers|Toddler's togs
roosted|Perched
rooster|Chinese zodiac beast
roosting|Out on a limb, perhaps
roosting|Out on a limb, perhaps
rosemary|Leaves in the kitchen
rotundas|Some bandstands
roulette|Casino wheel game
rusting|Evidently not recently used
rutabaga|Type of turnip
rutabaga|Type of turnip
saddles|Cowboys' seats
saddles|Cowboys' seats
sageness|Wisdom
saguaro|Southwestern cactus
salient|Conspicuous
saloons|Wild West bars
saltine|Square cracker
saluted|Paid honor to
sambaed|Celebrated Carnaval, maybe
sampler|Product promotion package
sampler|Promo assortment
samples|Tries a bite of
samurai|Literally, "servant"
samurai|Literally, "servant"
sandbag|Flood prevention item
sandlots|Neighborhood sports spots
sandpainting|Native American art
sandpaper|Abrasive wood smoother
sangria|Fruit-filled wine
sanitary|Germ-free
sardines|Fish in a can
sarongs|Some wraps
sashimi|Raw fish dish
saskatoon|City northwest of Regina
sassafras|Tree of the laurel family
sassiness|Cheek
satcheled|Encased, in a way
satiate|Overfill
satiate|Stuff
satires|Pointed comedies
satires|Pointed comedies
saucepans|Stovetop vessels
saucily|In a brazen manner
sausage|Tubular breakfast meat
savable|Not a lost cause
savable|Not a lost cause
savable|Not a lost cause
sayonara|Japanese farewell
sayonara|Japanese farewell
scaling|Cartographic activity
scarier|Less comforting
scarlet|Flagrantly offensive
scatter|Strew randomly
scepters|Regal wands
schmaltz|Mush
scintilla|Merest trace
scissors|Snipping "pair"
scourge|Bane
scourge|Bane
screams|Shrill sounds
screeds|Harangues
screwdriver|Vodka + orange juice cocktail
scripts|Studio stack
scrooge|Paragon of penuriousness
seabeds|Spots for sunken treasure
seabird|Pelican, for one
seacoast|Shoreline
seadogs|Veteran mariners
seadogs|Veteran mariners
seaport|Where ships come in
seaport|Where ships come in
seascape|Summer Squall, for one
seasides|Coasts
seatbelt|Auto restraint
seconds|Duel personalities
sediment|Deposit of a sort
seedbed|Garden spot
seedbed|Gardener's plot
seedless|Like grapes that don't crunch
seedless|Like some fruit
seeress|Cassandra, in Greek myth
seeress|Medium, maybe
seesaws|Playground rides
segment|Talk-show component
segment|Talk-show component
segueing|Starting a new movement
selector|Switch of a sort
selector|Switch of a sort
selects|Opts for
selects|Opts for
selects|Opts for
selects|Picks
selects|Picks
selloffs|Stock market declines
sellout|Standing-room-only show
semiclassical|Like Gershwin's orchestral works
semiclassical|Like Gershwin's orchestral works
seminar|Educational activity
semirural|Not very developed
semirural|Not very developed
senator|Hill title
senoras|Esposas
senoras|Esposas
senoras|Luna de miel participants
senoras|Luna de miel participants
senselessness|Unconscious state
sensors|Motion detectors
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|One on guard duty
septets|Groups of seas and sins
septets|Groups of seas and sins
sequels|They're essential to film franchises
serious|Weighty
sermons|Sunday deliveries
serpent|Biblical villain
serpent|Biblical villain
serpent|Untrustworthy one
serrate|Put grooves in
services|Helpful activities
services|Helpful activities
session|Legislative meeting
setoffs|Counterbalances
settees|Bowling-center fixtures
settees|Furniture store display
settees|Parlor pieces
settles|Finishes a suit
sfumato|Mona Lisa tone-blending technique
sfumato|Mona Lisa tone-blending technique
shackle|Symbol of oppression
shadowbox|Train, in the ring
shadows|Intimations
shebang|Ball of wax
sheepish|Like some grins
sheepish|Like some grins
sheepish|Meek
sheepshearing|Australian sport
sherbet|Dieter's dessert
sherbet|Frozen dessert
shipped|Sent
shipped|Sent
shivaree|Mock serenade to newlyweds
shivaree|Mock serenade to newlyweds
shoetree|Loafer preserver
shoetrees|Shape-saving footwear inserts
shorten|Reduce in length
shorten|Reduce in length
showcase|Trot out
shrouded|Hidden from view
shutters|Window treatments
shuttle|Airport vehicle
shyness|Diffidence
sidebar|Magazine article extra
sideman|Band instrumentalist
sidestep|Evade
sidestep|Evade
silence|Absolute quiet
silence|Absolute quiet
silence|Library directive
similes|Animal analogies, often
sirloin|Chopping candidate
sirocco|Desert wind
situate|Establish
skeletal|Existing only in outline
sketcher|Caricaturist
sketcher|Caricaturist
skillet|Stove-top vessel
skillet|Stove-top vessel
skillet|Wok, essentially
skinless|Like some franks
skinless|Like some franks
slalomed|Navigated gates
slaloms|Ski races
slapdash|Hasty and careless
slaphappy|Silly to the extreme
slaphappy|Silly to the extreme
sledders|Iditarod competitors
sledders|Iditarod competitors
slyness|Cunning
smarmier|Comparatively oily
smarter|More brainy
smarter|More intelligent
smarter|More intelligent
smidgen|Bit
smidgens|Pinches
smudges|Printing problems
snarlers|Some peeved pets
snarlers|Some peeved pets
snatched|Seized suddenly
snatched|Seized suddenly
sneering|Contemptuous behavior
snipers|SWAT team, at times
snippet|Small bit
snorkel|Diving gear
snorkel|Diving gear
soapiest|Most sudsy
soapiest|Most sudsy
soarers|Eagles, often
soberer|More sedate
society|Special-interest group
sofabeds|Sleepers
softies|Easy group
solders|Metal shop supply
solicit|Ask for
solstice|First day of summer or winter
solstice|First day of summer or winter
sombrero|Mexican hat
someone|A VIP
someone|A VIP
someone|Unknown person
sonance|Voice
sonnets|Shakespearean verses
sophomore|Second-year student
sophomore|Second-year student
sorcerer|Wizard
sorcery|Spelling practice?
spaceships|Some probes
spadework|Preliminary activity
spadework|Preliminary activity
spammed|Sent unwanted email to
spareribs|Barbecue order
spareribs|Barbecue servings
sparser|Less dense
spearhead|Pioneer
spearmint|Chewing gum flavor
specimen|Sample to examine
specimen|Sample to examine
specter|Phantom
specters|Shades
speeches|Formal addresses
speeder|One caught in a trap
speeder|One over the limit
speeder|One over the limit
spinout|Lose control on the road
splitters|Cable installer's devices
splitters|Cable installer's devices
sponsor|TV advertiser
spoonbill|Long-beaked wading bird
spoonful|Liquid medicine dose, often
sporran|Bagpiper's accessory
spotless|Immaculate
spotless|Immaculate
spotlit|Called attention to
spousal|Adjective for IRA
spousal|Adjective for IRA
spouses|Married couples
springwater|Cooler drink
springwater|Cooler drink
sprites|Brownies
spruced|Smartened (up)
sputnik|Image on a 1957 Soviet stamp
squared|Settled
stabile|Piece of abstract art
stables|Track adjunct
staccato|Detached, on a score
staking|Placing as a bet
stalker|Ocelot, often
stamina|Staying power
standby|Wait-listed passenger
standpat|Don't change
standpat|Make no change
stapler|Office machine
stapler|Office machine
starker|More complete
starlets|Aspiring actresses
starlets|Ones hopeful for future headlining
starlit|Bright after dark
starring|In the lead
starters|First courses
startle|Alarm
startle|Alarm
startle|Frighten
startle|Frighten
startle|Scare suddenly
stately|August
stationed|Posted
stationed|Posted
statuary|Capitol tourist attraction
stature|Reputation
stealth|Jaguar asset
steamed|Sore
steamers|Clambake fare
steepen|Increase the slope of
steepen|Increase the slope of
steepen|Necessitate a change in gears
steeper|Harder to traverse
steeper|Not as inexpensive
steeple|Skyline sight
steering|Doing the driving
steering|Doing the driving
stenciled|Like some graffiti
stepladder|House painter's need
stepsons|Members of a blended family
stepsons|Members of a blended family
sterner|Less flexible
sternest|Most strict
stimuli|Incitements to action
stipend|Allowance
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stoniest|Maximally unfriendly
stopgap|Makeshift
stoplights|Traffic control devices
stopovers|Brief visits
straighten|Tidy (up)
strange|Hitherto unknown
strange|Quite curious
strawhat|Farmer's topper
streakier|Less consistent
streakier|Less consistent
streaks|Sports headline fodder
streaks|Window-washing flaws
streams|Flowing water
streams|Flowing water
streets|Lines on an urban map
streets|They're crossed on some grids
strewer|Broadcaster
strewer|Broadcaster
strident|Harsh-sounding
stringer|Freelance correspondent
strobes|Flashing lights
strokes|Golfer's count
student|One in class
stultify|Thwart
stylist|Creative one
stylist|Salon employee
stymied|Unable to progress
success|A lousy teacher, per Bill Gates
success|A lousy teacher, per Bill Gates
sucrose|Table sugar
sullies|Besmirches
summons|Legal citation
sunfish|Sushi candidate
sunflower|Tall yellow-petaled plant
sunrise|Dawn
supermarket|Store with an express LANE
superstore|Huge retail establishment
superstore|Huge retail establishment
surpass|Trump
surrender|Throw in one's hand
suspected|On a detective's list
suspend|Stop for a while
sweater|Cardigan or crewneck
sweeter|More sugary
swordtail|Aquarium fish
synapse|Literally, "clasp together"
synapse|Literally, "clasp together"
synergy|Merger goal
synopsis|Overview
systems|Procedures
tactile|In a sense?
tactual|Of touch
tactual|Of touch
tailgate|Get too near
takedown|Dismantle
talents|Natural abilities
talents|Natural abilities
tallest|Adjective for Everest
taloned|Like a hawk
taloned|Like a hawk
tangerine|Orange-colored citrus fruit
tantalize|Taunt by raising expectations
taproom|Origin of many drafts
taproom|Origin of many drafts
tarpaper|Roofer's supply
tarpaper|Roofer's supply
tarries|Lingers
tassels|Commencement cap attachments
tawnies|Golden-brown port wines
taxation|Government revenue source
teapots|Bag holders
teardown|Raze
teatime|British ritual
teenager|Typical driving-school customer
teenager|Typical driving-school customer
teenier|Smaller
teethes|Undergoes dentition
telecom|Cellular-service business
telecom|Cellular-service business
televise|Put on the air
televise|Put on the air
tellers|Money handlers
tempera|Andrew Wyeth medium
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tendency|Natural inclination
tendency|Natural inclination
tenders|Offers formally
tensile|Stretchable
tensile|Stretchable
tenured|Not easily let go
tenures|Lengths of service
tequila|Ingredient in a Matador
terrain|Topography
tessera|Mosaic piece
theatre|London's Victoria Palace, for one
theorem|Formulaic rule
thermometer|Chef's device
thirsty|Needing water
threaten|Give an ultimatum to
threaten|Give an ultimatum to
thrifty|Unlikely to go on a spree
thrifty|Unlikely to go on a spree
throats|Carburetor parts
throats|What lozenges soothe
thunders|Speaks loudly
thundershower|Severe storm
tickers|They often run on cable news shows
tightly|In a constricting way
tightly|In a constricting way
tilapia|Seafood serving
tiltyard|Jousting area
tinkers|Can't leave well enough alone
tinkers|Putters around
tinselly|Garish
tinselly|Garish
tinsmith|Paul Revere, for one
tintype|Antique photo
tintype|Antique photo
tipster|Help in beating the odds
tiramisu|Spumoni alternative
tiramisu|Spumoni alternative
tomfoolery|Silliness
topping|Onion or mushroom, on a pizza
topside|On deck, on ships
topsoil|Earth for farming
torches|What Brits call flashlights
tornado|Radar detection
torpedo|Sub weapon
touchtone|Cell phone's lack
tougher|More difficult to chew
tourism|Main Hawaiian industry
tourmaline|Stone obtained from granite
tractor|Farm vehicle
tragedy|Anagram of "gyrated"
trample|Proceed without regard for
tranquil|Quiet and calm
tranquil|Quiet and calm
transit|Mass __ (buses and trains)
transit|Surveyor's instrument
travels|Proceeds
travesty|Mockery
treacle|Overly sweet stuff
trebles|Does multiplication on
trebles|Does multiplication on
trellis|Vine holder
triangular|What the long answers all are, more or less
tribune|Upholder of rights
tribune|Upholder of rights
tributaries|Feeders
trickery|Deceit
trickery|Deceit
trimaran|Sort of sailboat
trinket|Bauble
trisect|Cut in thirds
trolleys|Streetcars
trooper|Leadfoot's nemesis
trouble|Bother
trouble|Make an extra effort
trustees|Board members
trysted|Met secretly
tumults|Fusses
turbojet|Aircraft engine
turbojet|Aircraft engine
tussled|Went at it
tutorial|After-school offering, often
tweezers|Plucking "pair"
twitting|Taunting
umpires|Works a game, perhaps
umpteen|Myriad
unaired|Like some pilots
unamused|Stony
unamused|Stony
unarmed|Clean, to some sergeants
unasked|Not invited
unawares|By surprise
uncoated|Descriptor for papers or pills
uncopyrightable|Public-domain [no repeated letters]
undercarriage|Vehicle's framework
underdog|Upset winner
unicorns|Mythical symbols of purity
unicorns|Mythical symbols of purity
unjustly|For no good reason
unjustly|For no good reason
unprepared|Not ready (for)
upright|Apartment piano
upright|Apartment piano
upshift|Go from 1st to 2nd
upsilon|Tau follower
upsilons|Letters resembling Y's
upslope|Rising ground
upstate|San Jose's locale, vis- -vis San Diego
uptowns|Some urban areas
username|eBay identifier
username|eBay identifier
usually|As a rule
vacated|Left the premises
valiant|Medal-worthy
vanilla|Sundae staple
various|Divers
vendetta|Bitter feud
venison|Exotic steak
vicomte|French noble
vicomte|French noble
visions|Medium's experiences
volleyball|Olympics event played with a net
wakened|Ready to start the day
walnuts|Antioxidant source
warfare|General activity
warranty|Appliance adjunct
watermelon|Summer picnic fruit
watershed|Major transition point
webcast|Newfangled transmission
webpage|Online site
wedlock|Nuptial knot
wieners|Picnic fare
wieners|Picnic staple
wieners|Picnic staple
windblown|Tousled, perhaps
windblown|Tousled, perhaps
wireless|Network offering
wiretap|Bug
witless|Scatterbrained
witless|Scatterbrained
woodchuck|Groundhog
wording|Phraseology
workbench|Carpenter's need
workout|Get exercise
worldly|Sophisticated
wrestling|Olympics event held on a mat
yakking|Talking too much
yakking|Talking too much
yardsticks|Standards of judgment
yearned|Had a longing
yearned|Had a longing
yodeler|Alpine singer, perhaps
yodeler|Alpine singer, perhaps
yttrium|Element in LEDs
zabaglione|Trattoria dessert
zealous|Devoted
zeniths|Tops
zeppelin|Goodyear partner, 1922-40
abominate|Opposite of "love"
aborigine|First arrival
abracadabra|It may precede a disappearance
absinthe|It's made with anise and fennel
absorbs|Soaks up
academe|Learned environment
acceptance|OK
accessory|Aide
acclaim|Enthusiastic approval
accolade|Honor
accords|Treaties
accrete|Clump
accretive|Gradually built up
accusal|Indictment
accusers|Complainants
acetone|Paint solvent
achieved|Accomplished
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobatic|With marvelous agility
acrobats|Circus performers
adapter|Conversion accessory
addenda|Book supplements
adequate|Sufficient
adhered|Stuck
adulation|Ultra-devotion
adverse|Ill-omened
aerobat|Looper, e.g.
aerosol|Solid alternative
aesthetes|Connoisseurs
affixing|Putting one's stamp on
aforesaid|Spoken of earlier
aftmost|Furthest from the bow
against|v
aileron|Plane part
aimless|Without purpose
airliner|Pressurized vehicle
airship|Dirigible, e.g.
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alamode|Dessert phrase
alarmed|Taken aback
albatross|Largest-wingspan bird
alertness|Wide-awake nature
allspice|Caribbean cuisine staple
amandine|Trout serving suggestion
amassed|Accumulated
amassed|Accumulated
ambivalent|Hemming and hawing
amenable|Open
amorally|With no sense of right and wrong
amounted|Came (to)
amplest|Most plentiful
amulets|Spell checkers
anaconda|South American menace
anagram|Gallery, to "largely"
analogs|Watches with hands
analogy|Explanatory tool
analogy|Kind of comparison
analogy|Kind of comparison
ancestor|Great-grandmother, e.g.
andante|Slow speed
andiron|Fireplace fixture
anecdote|Speechmaker's story
anemone|Windflower
anesthetist|Expert with numbers
angoras|Fine wools
aniseed|Pizzelle flavoring
anisette|Bouillabaisse flavorer
anisette|Sambuca cousin
annexes|Takes over
annotated|Containing commentary
anointed|Divinely chosen
anointing|Conferring with ceremonies
antecede|Forerun
antihero|Flawed protagonist
antihero|Questionable lead
anxiety|Butterflies
anytime|24/7
aperture|Camera feature
aphrodite|Venus' equivalent
apogeal|Climactic
apostle|Last Supper guest
appears|Pops up
appease|Mollify
appease|Pacify with concessions
applaud|Show approval
appriser|One who'll fill you in
arboreal|Sloth descriptor
arcadia|California city on Route 66
archery|Robin's skill
arduous|Tough to accomplish
argyles|Some socks
armorer|Mail man
arraign|Charge
arrange|See to
arrestee|Person in handcuffs
arriving|Nearly delivered
arteries|Major roads
article|Contract detail
artisan|Breadmaker, perhaps
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Virtuoso
artistic|Creatively skilled
ascender|Feature of lowercase h's and k's
ascertain|Fully determine
asinine|Laughable
asinine|Literally, "like a donkey"
asinine|Utterly foolish
aspartame|Sweet stuff
assented|Caved in, maybe
assents|Acceptances
assistant|Aide
assists|Helps
associate|Aide
associate|Junior employee
assurance|Guarantee
assures|Makes certain
asterisk|Star on a keyboard
astride|Straddling
asunder|Opposite of "together"
athlete|Luger, for example
athletic|Good at sports
atlases|Big library books
atlases|Books of maps
attaboy|Olé!
attaboy|Fist-bump accompaniment
attains|Reaches, as a goal
attempt|Have a go at
attendant|Aide
attitudes|Points of view
attunes|Brings into harmony
attunes|Gets in sync
autodidacts|Self-taught group
automat|Eatery setting of a Hopper painting
avarice|Acquisitiveness
avarice|Miserly desire
aviates|Goes up
aviates|Takes up a plane
azaleas|Composition of some sprays
azaleas|Garden shrubs
azimuths|Surveyor's measurements
backout|Renege
balderdash|Baloney
ballooning|Airborne activity
bananas|Fruits in bunches
banditos|South-of-the-border outlaws
bankers|Designations in Monopoly
basement|Cellar
basketry|Summer camp activity
battles|Goes up against
battleship|Target board game
battleship|Typically gray vessel
bayonet|Muzzle attachment
beachheads|D-Day landing locales
beanbag|Juggler's prop
beanery|Unlikely stop for a restaurant reviewer
bearhug|Hearty greeting
bearhug|Wrestling hold
bedside|Place for a night table
beefsteak|RibEYE, for example
beginning|Square one
besieges|Hounds
betters|Improves upon
bewitch|Enchant
bikinis|Small swimsuits
bilevel|Duplex descriptor
bisector|It splits in two
bizarre|Grotesque
blatant|Opposite of "muted"
blended|Thoroughly mixed
blesses|Sanctifies
blooper|Part of some reels
blossom|Flourish
blossomed|Flourished
blotched|Piebald
bluejay|Noisy bird
blueprint|Detailed plan
bobsled|Gliding Winter Olympics vehicle
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bonanza|Big windfall
bootlegger|Speakeasy supplier
bordeaux|French wine
bouquets|Bunches of flowers
brainiest|Most clever
breather|Short rest
breathers|They might lighten your pants
brewing|Cooking up
brogans|Redcoats' wear
bruisers|Big galoots
bruisers|Tough guys
brutally|Tooth-and-nail
bullion|Gold or silver ingots
butterfly|Swimming stroke
cabaret|Musical that quotes "Casey at the Bat"
cadence|Measured flow
calicos|Colorful cats
camises|Loose-fitting shirts
candies|Halloween treats
canteen|Word from the Italian for "wine cellar"
capacity|Space limit
capitol|It's topped by the "Statue of Freedom"
carafes|Water holders
caramel|Food-coloring source
caraway|Seed source
careers|College grads' pursuits
carmine|Purplish-red
carnations|Ohio state flowers
caroled|Did seasonal songs
carouse|Live it up
cashews|Mixed-nuts morsels
castles|Symbols of royalty
castoffs|Throwaways
catamaran|Two-hulled craft
catapult|Spring suddenly
catbirds|Wailing fliers
caterer|Host's hire
ceasing|Letting up
cellophane|Plastic packaging*
centerfold|Type of magazine spread
centers|Hubs
centers|Middle points
cereals|Germ sources
chapeau|It may be over your head
charcoal|Sketcher's medium
chasten|Discipline
chateau|The Louvre, originally
cheerful|High-spirited
cheerio|Brit's "Bye!"
cheetah|It can go 0-to-60 in three seconds
chianti|Red on a table
chicken|Barnyard bird
childcare|Dr. Spock specialty
chilled|On ice
chipper|Cheerful
cinemas|Some mall tenants
citadel|Kremlin or Tower of London
clarinet|Jazz instrument
clashed|Disagreed sharply
classics|Time-tested favorites
classmate|Academic fellow
clearcut|Unambiguous
clergyman|Religious leader
clogged|Needing a plumber
closing|Where a sale is made
clothed|Having something worn
clowning|Joking around
coasted|Barely worked
cockatoo|Villain in the animated film "Rio"
coconut|Sundae bar selection
coffeepot|Percolating carafe
coliseums|Some sports venues
collapse|Implode
collateral|Loan adjunct
collies|Traditional herders
cologne|Site of the world's tallest building, 1880-84
commitment|Perpetration
commodore|Yacht club leader
complete|Lacking nothing
composters|Organic-farm machines
concede|Admit defeat
concepts|Tough categories in 20 Questions
concertinas|Accordion relatives
confined|Pent up
conjuring|Hogwarts homework
constant|Unvarying
contact|Get in touch with
contest|Call into question
contest|Competition
contorts|Twists out of shape
conviction|Firm belief
coolers|Tailgater's needs
coppers|Cents before 1982
corrida|Place to say "Olé!"
corrosion|Something worn on a hood
counsel|Advocacy group
covariate|Predictive quantity, in statistics
cowbell|Meadowland noisemaker
cowcatcher|Locomotive's front
cowrite|Turn out as a pair
craftier|More sly
cramped|Incommodious
crampon|Ski boot attachment
crasher|Unwelcome guest
crawling|Moppet's movement
creamed|Soundly defeated
creampuffs|Round desserts
creoles|Some bayou folk
crescent|Roll shape
crested|Topped out
crewcuts|Short styles
cropland|Farmer's acreage
crosstie|Railroad timber
cruises|Wanders around
crusaders|Ivanhoe's allies
crystal|Fine glass
curlicue|Fancy twist
current|Up-to-date
curtail|Abridge
cuteness|Reason for YouTube popularity
cutthroat|DOG-eat-DOG
czarism|Despotic government
dahlias|Mexico's national flowers
damsels|Fairy-tale stock characters
danseurs|Nutcracker participants
darners|Tailors, at times
dateline|News story starter
daunted|Treading lightly, perhaps
declasse|Formerly in
deejays|Pro players
deepens|Gets more complicated
defense|Resistance against attack
defiant|Not giving in
deficit|Budgetary concern
defraud|Rip off
defrauded|Cheated
deleted|Taken out
delimit|Set the boundaries of
deliria|Brief raptures
deliver|Keep one's promises
demerit|Mark for misconduct
denials|Charger's inconveniences
denizen|Inhabitant
denoted|Signaled
denudes|Removes bark from trees
deplore|Word from the Latin for "weep bitterly"
deposed|Now powerless
deprives|Withholds, with "of"
deputes|Names, as a proxy
desalts|Treats seawater, perhaps
deserts|Leaves high and dry
despise|Loathe
detainee|Person held for questioning
detects|Ascertains
detects|Sniffs out
detente|Diplomatic thaw
detente|Political thaw
detested|Couldn't stand
detests|Can't stand
detours|Trip delayers
detrain|Leave the Limited
detritus|Eroded rock
diagonal|Shortcut, at times
dialogue|Lines of communication
diciest|Most iffy
diesels|Some engines
dilated|Widened
dingdong|Bell sound
dinosaurs|Jurassic Park beasts
diorama|Project in a shoebox
dirtbag|Sleaze
disband|Break up, as a club
dishonor|Stain
dishwasher|Kitchen appliance
disobey|Act rebelliously
dispute|Controversy
disrepair|Broken condition
dissent|Contrary opinion
dithering|Hemming and hawing
diverts|Delights
doctrinaire|Immovable
dogface|WWII GI
doggone|Confounded
dolphin|Aquarium performer
donates|Gives to Goodwill, say
doormats|Punching bags
doozies|Humdingers
doozies|Lulus
dossiers|Pile of intel
doubleheader|Modern baseball rarity
drachma|Euro predecessor
drainpipes|Fixtures below sinks
dredger|Canal-digging device
dressage|Equestrian sport
dribbles|Basketball moves
drunkard|W.C. Fields persona
dubious|Questionable
duckpins|Baltimore bowler's targets
duelists|Swashbucklers, at times
dustups|Quarrels
eaglets|Screeching youngsters
earlaps|Winter cap parts
earlobes|Where some rings hang
earmark|Set aside
earplugs|Noise dampeners
easiest|Least taxing
easters|Spring times
eatings|Season's __ (Yuletide fare)
echelon|Management level
echelons|Levels of authority
eclipse|Render unremarkable
ecotour|Vacation for environmentalists
ecstasy|Delight
ecstasy|Rapture
educated|Analytic
eggshell|Cream relative
egotists|Conscience makes __ of us all: Wilde
elastic|Adaptable
elastic|Easily stretched
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
electees|Successful stumpers
electron|Small spinner
element|Constituent
element|Feature
elementary|Not involved at all
elements|Rudimentary principles
elevate|Lift up
elevated|High-altitude
elevating|Exalting
elicited|Drew out
elitism|Edith Wharton theme
elitist|Snob
elitist|Snobby
elixirs|Cure-all drinks
elopers|Running mates
elopers|They avoid big weddings
eloping|Act II action in "Romeo and Juliet"
elusive|Slippery
emanate|Arise (from)
emanates|Casts out
emanates|Springs forth
embrace|Take up eagerly
embroil|Complicate
emerald|55th anniversary
emigrate|Move to another country
emoticon|Twisted expression?
emotive|Stirring
emotive|Visceral
emperor|Absolute ruler
emperors|Absolute rulers
employers|Paycheck issuers
enablers|Catalysts
enameled|Like some coated cookware
encages|Coops up
enchant|Captivate
enchants|Bewitches
enclose|Hem in
enclosed|In the envelope
encores|Additions to a set
endeared|Made beloved
endemic|Native to a region
endgames|Chess stages
endings|They're often served up with twists
endless|Perpetual
endorse|Back
endorser|Check signer
enforce|Put teeth into
engaged|Busy
engaged|Soon to get hooked
engagements|Gigs
engendered|Bred
engineer|Orchestrate
english|American language
enhance|Make more appealing
enlaced|Tied up
enlisted|Got to volunteer
enlistee|Army volunteer
enlists|Calls upon
ennoble|Give a title to
enounce|Formally declare
enrolls|Signs up
enticed|Lured
enticer|Decoy
entrant|Any Olympian
entreat|Beseech
entreats|Presses
epicenter|Focal point
episode|Incident
epitome|Word from the Greek for "abridgment"
eponyms|Seattle and Vancouver
erasable|Easy to wipe clean
erasers|Goodyear Blimp promotional products
erasers|School supplies
erasers|They go by the board
erasing|Wiping clean
erelong|Pretty soon
eruption|Blowup
escalate|Step up
escargot|Snail on "la carte"
espouse|Champion
espouse|Champion, as a cause
espresso|Coffeehouse order
essayist|Editorial writer
estates|Expensive spreads
estates|Posh properties
ethanol|Hand sanitizer ingredient
ethanol|What the first Model T's could run on
euphoria|Bliss
evacuating|Clearing out
evacuee|One getting away
evasive|Dodgy
evidence|Prosecutor's accumulation
evident|Manifest
evildoer|Malicious one
evinced|Clearly showed
evoking|Drawing out
examine|Look closely at
exceeds|Goes beyond
excellent|Wonderful
exclude|Bar
exhaled|Sighed, perhaps
exhaled|Sighed, perhaps
exhaust|Drain completely
exorcist|Title character of a Blatty novel
expanded|Added detail
expensive|High-priced
exquisite|Mighty fine
extreme|Immoderate
eyeshade|Poker player's topper
eyeshot|View
fantastic|Wonderful
farfalle|Bow-tie pasta
farthest|Most remote
fatherhood|Bill Cosby book
fermata|Musical pause
fertile|Like good soil
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fiascos|Major disasters
fidgets|Isn't still
filmsets|Actors' workplaces
finesse|Great delicacy
fireball|Very energetic person
firewood|Cord material
fishnet|Angler's device
flagship|Commander's vessel
flatbed|Open-bodied truck
fleeter|More speedy
flemish|Dutch dialect
flounder|Struggle clumsily
fluffier|More comfortable, quite possibly
forecast|Weather info
foundry|Casting director's employer
frankly|To be honest . . .
fraught|Filled (with)
freebies|They're on the house
freight|Cargo load
frigate|Warship of yore
furiously|Like a house afire
furtive|Sneaky
fussing|Going out of one's way
galilee|Israeli region
gamester|High roller
garages|Auto repair shops
garrets|Attic spaces
gaslight|Ingrid Bergman Oscar film
gazpacho|Spanish soup
genetic|Hereditary
glasses|They're raised in a toast
glittery|Sparkling
gloater|He told you so
gnashes|Grinds, as teeth
gobbledygook|Gibberish
goldbrick|Avoider of work
gouache|Watercolor cousin
granola|Parfait layer, often
graters|They can get under your skin
gravitational|Attractive
greener|Less wasteful
gridiron|Bowl setting
gridlock|Traffic trouble
griller|One presiding at the barbecue
grinned|Showed defiance, perhaps
groaned|Betrayed overloading
groomed|Well-__ (neat and tidy)
groundouts|Infield plays
gyrates|Takes turns
gyration|Spin
haggled|Bargained
hailstone|Precipitation pellet
hairnet|Chef's wear
halcyon|Untroubled
hamlets|Small villages
hammocks|Outdoor nap sites
handball|Sport requiring a wall
handsaw|Wood-shop tool
hangdog|Sad-looking
harasses|Annoys repeatedly
hardware|Monitor, keyboard, etc.
harness|Draft-horse gear
hassles|Major annoyances
haulers|Trucking companies
hayseed|Bits of chaff
headfirst|Precipitately
hearken|Pay attention
helpers|Assistants
hemline|Skirt's edge
henhouse|Site in a poor-protection simile
hepatic|Livery?
herbage|Annuals, perennials, etc.
heretic|Freethinker
heroine|Leading lady
heroine|Melodrama focus
heroine|Scarlett O'Hara, for one
hilltops|Sledders' starting spots
hinters|They might have implications
hoaxing|Trickster's activity
hobbits|Short race
hogtied|Thwarted
hogwash|Baloney
holidays|Employees' time off
holster|Cell-phone carrier
honesty|Straight nature
honored|Given a testimonial dinner
honoree|Party VIP
honoree|Toaster's recipient
honorer|Medal presenter
hoodwink|Deceive
hornbill|Big-beaked tropical bird
horsepower|Car-engine stat
hosanna|High praise
hosanna|Hymn cry
hostile|Antagonist
hostiles|Enemy combatants
hothead|Short-tempered person
hotspot|Place with Wi-Fi
hourglass|Sand-filled timer
housesit|Help vacationing neighbors
humorist|Will Rogers, for one
husbands|Fiancés, in the future
hymnbook|Volume in a pew
idealist|Person with noble goals
idleness|Inactivity
illegal|Not sanctioned
illustrious|Renowned
imitate|Talk like
immerse|Absorb fully
immerse|Involve deeply
immoral|Not principled at all
impacts|Has an effect on
impalas|Some Chevys
imparts|Makes known
impatience|Antsiness
implode|Burst inward
impolite|Rude
impostures|Deceptions
impresario|Concert master
imprints|Publisher's product lines
imputes|Ascribes
incline|Have a tendency
inclines|Is disposed
indulge|Be permissive with
infamous|Having an evil reputation
inferno|Allegory whose author is its protagonist
infinity|Endless time or space
inflight|Served at 30,000 feet
informal|Casual
initialize|Prepare for use, as a disk drive
innately|Per se
inroads|Beginnings of progress
insanity|Senselessness
insider|Tip source
instance|Single example
instant|Moment
insulants|Materials with R-values
insulation|Energy-saving material
intercom|School communication device
internecine|Mutually destructive
interscholastic|Like some class conflicts?
intimidate|PUSH around
inuring|Accustoming (to)
investor|Stockbroker's client
invests|Puts funds to work
ironers|Laundry workers
ironies|Literary twists
ironman|Triathlon entrant
ironman|Triathlon entrant
irritant|Pain in the neck
irritate|Really annoy
islands|Cruise stops
isotope|Elemental form
italianate|Classical architecture style
itchier|More anxious
iterate|Echo
jackets|Hardcover holders
jacquard|Intricate fabric pattern
jalapeno|Hot stuff
jawline|Bottom of a silhouette
jettison|Throw overboard
jodhpurs|Part of a ringmaster's outfit
jukebox|Man-cave music maker
jumpier|More antsy
junglegym|Playground's climbing device
junglegyms|Playground structures
kerflooey|Out of whack
keystroke|Typist's tap
keystrokes|Mice avoid them
kilometer|About .6 miles
kindliest|Most considerate
kinship|Rapport
kinsman|Brother or father
kinswoman|Niece or aunt
kittenish|Coyly playful
kiwifruit|Possible trifle ingredient
knapsacks|Hikers' bags
kneecaps|Patellas
kneepad|Polo player's wear
kneesocks|Calf-covering legwear
knockoffs|Illegal copies of goods
knowledge|Power, to Francis Bacon
laborer|Menial
lactose|Milk sugar
lancets|Double-edged cutters
largeness|Extent
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lasagna|Pasta serving
latents|Cop-show fodder
lateral|About as high on the organization chart
lateral|Sideways
layette|Outfit for babies
leakier|Dripping more
leashes|Pet shop purchases
leather|Mocassin material
leathery|Like cowhide
leeward|Nautical direction
leopards|They're spotted in the wild
leporine|Resembling rabbits
lessees|People who rent
lessees|Some house parties
lessens|Moderates
lessons|Educational series
letting|Allowing
lettuce|Low-carb sandwich wrap
liberal|Generous
likeness|Good representation
limiter|Source of restrictions
linebacker|Part of a football defense
linemen|Telephone crew
lineups|Menus
linkage|Association
linoleum|Cover with burlap
linoleum|Kitchen floor covering
listened|Indulged one's curiosity
loafing|Taking it easy
loaners|Dealers' substitutes
loathed|Shrank from
locomotion|Self-propulsion
locomotive|Engineer's workplace
lonesome|Missing people
longboat|Cutter kin
loophole|Contract's way out
loopholes|Escape clauses
loosens|Eases up on
lotions|Creamy soothers
lotuses|Water lilies
loudish|Rather raucous
loudness|Magnitude of sound
lovebird|Parakeet cousin
loyaler|Less likely to split
loyalty|What some programs promote
lozenge|Medicated disk
lukewarm|Indifferent
lumbered|Moved without grace
lushest|Most opulent
lustful|Covetous
machete|Hacker's tool
machete|Sugar-cane cutting tool
machetes|Bamboo cutters
magenta|Purplish-red
mahogany|Reddish brown
maidens|Racehorses yet to win
maintain|Keep in good condition
mamboing|Doing a Cuban dance
mammals|Cougars and kangaroos
mariachi|Strolling band specialty
marrying|Causing audience tears, quite possibly
marsala|Italian wine
martinis|Bar orders
marvelous|Wonderful
mascots|Team symbols
masonic|Like some lodges
masonry|Building-block expertise
matches|Tennis games
materiel|Army equipment
matinee|Play during the day
maximal|Highest possible
meantime|Intervening period
medallion|Award that's worn
mediate|Act as go-between
medieval|Extremely old-fashioned
medieval|From the time of chivalry
memoirs|Autobiographies
menacer|Bully, frequently
menorahs|Synagogue store stock
mention|Recognition
merengue|Ballroom dance
meringue|Fat-free dessert
message|It may be a text
messiah|Masterwork with 53 movements
methanol|Antifreeze ingredient
misbehave|Get out of LINE
mishaps|Bad luck
misterm|Call a bad name
molasses|Exemplar of slowness
molehill|Lawn-pest evidence
mollusk|Snail, for one
monocle|Outmoded men's wear
monthlong|Like the World Cup finals
moocher|Freeloader
moonlit|Bright at night
moonlit|Bright, at night
moorage|Berth rate
moorage|Where lines are dropped
mortgages|Bank portfolios
mortise|Dovetail part
mouthwash|Oral hygiene product
mutations|Darwinian phenomena
mystery|Object of speculation
narrate|Do a voice-over, perhaps
narrate|Tell a story
nascent|Newly created
natatorium|Crawl space?
national|Countrywide
national|Countrywide
neatest|The ultimate in dexterity
nectars|Liquids collected by bees
nectary|Pollinator's destination
needles|Bugs
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nesters|Fledglings
nestled|Fit nicely
nestled|Snugly positioned
nettled|Annoyed
nettled|Irritated
neurons|They're fired for thinking
neutron|Bit in an atom
neutron|Bit of an atom
newness|It's never dated
newsdesk|Reporter's post
newsreel|Current events film of yore
nihilism|Nietzsche recurring theme
nihilism|Nothing to be concerned about?
nineteen|Drinking age in Ontario
nineteen|Indiana's statehood position
nitrogen|The atmosphere, mostly
noisemaker|Rattle, e.g.
nominee|Party favorite
nonetheless|In spite of that
nonstop|With no layovers
nonstop|Without a break
noonday|Lunchtime for many
normals|Expected temperatures
notepad|Desk fixture
oatmeal|Breakfast serving
obsession|Hang-up
obtained|Came by
obtained|Snagged
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occupation|LINE of work
oceanic|Immense
octopus|Despotic organization
odyssey|My name is Nobody source
odyssey|Great adventure
offshoot|Outgrowth
offsides|Falcons' fouls
okeydoke|Sure thing!
oligopoly|Movie biz, for one
oompahs|Tuba sounds
operate|Function
opinion|Mind
opponent|Antagonist
opposes|Takes a stand against
optional|Left to you
oranges|Orchard fruit
oration|Stump activity
oratorios|Works like "Messiah"
orators|Public speakers
oratory|Flowery delivery
oregano|Catnip kin
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
ornament|Embellish
orotund|Full-voiced
ostrich|Largest bird
ostrich|Source of lean meat
ottoman|Parlor piece
outdone|Surpassed
outline|Syllabus
outpost|Frontier settlement
outshone|Performed better than
outwits|Gets the better of
overarch|Loom large
overcame|Defeated
overfed|Stuffed at mealtime
overhaul|Do more than tweak
overhead|Operating expenses
overlap|Be somewhat redundant
overlay|Tracing paper, e.g.
overnight|When redEYEs fly
overplay|Exaggerate
oversea|Beyond the blue horizon
overtime|Tiebreaker period
overturns|Upends
pacesetters|Those in front
pacific|Hawaii's ocean
paintballs|War-games projectiles
paisley|Droplet-shaped design
palette|Gamut of creative techniques
pallets|Warehouse platforms
pallets|Warehouse platforms
palpitated|Quivered
panorama|Wide-angle view
pantsuit|Woman's business wear
parasailing|Airborne activity
pardons|Lets off the hook
parmesan|Baked ziti ingredient
parsnip|Stew veggie
partyers|Celebration participants
parvenu|Aspiring climber
pastorship|History/vessel choice?
patches|Typical features of scarecrows
peahens|Female fowls
peanuts|Ballpark snack
peasants|Feudal class
pedants|Know-it-alls
pedigrees|Purebred dogs' ancestries
peekaboo|Baby's face-covering game
peepers|Orbs
pelotas|Jai alai balls
penname|Author's pseudonym
pennants|Long, tapering flags
pentagon|Defense Department headquarters
penults|They're not quite final
peptalks|Locker room speeches
perestroika|Soviet economic program begun in '88
perhaps|Maybe
perhaps|Maybe
periscope|Sub viewer
persevere|PUSH on
pervade|Spread all through
peskiest|Most annoying
petites|Clothing category
pharaohs|New Kingdom rulers
phoenix|Most populous state capital
photographs|Mathew Brady creations
phrases|Some "Wheel of Fortune" answers
piercers|Awls, for instance
pigments|Prehistoric inventions, as found in caves
piloted|Took the helm of
pinnace|Armada's shuttle craft
piranha|Ferocious fish
pitapat|Rain-on-roof sound
pitapat|Small splashing
placebo|Means of rigorous control
plantain|Banana relative
plantain|Bananalike fruit
plastic|Paper or __?
playful|Frolicsome
playmate|Kid's companion
playoffs|Tie-breaking games
playpen|Baby's portable enclosure
pleased|Punchy?
poetizes|Writes verse
pointers|Bits of advice
poleaxe|Ancient chopper
polemic|Controversial
polemists|Disputatious group
polenta|Pasta alternative
politicos|House parties
pollinates|Helps out at the orchard
polymer|Shellac or silk
pommels|Saddle horns
pontoon|Seaplane part
ponytail|Braid relative
popovers|Puffy pastries
portend|Be an omen of
portent|Early indication
positive|Categorical
postpone|Set aside
postwar|The NATO era
potable|Fit to drink
potherb|Selection of greens
prairie|Badger habitat
prairie|Plain
prairie|Plain
praised|Commended
pratfall|Vaudeville skill
prattle|Foolish talk
preacher|Pulpit orator
preboil|Cook, as pasta for lasagna
predate|Were here before
predict|Divine
preempt|Supplant
prefabs|Modular homes
pregame|When flies are shagged
prelims|Tourney rounds
preludes|Chopin selections
premiere|Access Hollywood subject
premium|Of superior quality
preplan|Leave little to chance, perhaps
prequel|Wicked, e.g.
prescient|Having foresight
presoaked|Wet, before washing
pressed|Got pushy
previewed|Watched ahead of time
princess|Royal daughter
private|Army recruit
problems|Part 2 of quip
process|Handle, as paperwork
produced|Manufactured
producer|Film credit
product|Part of GNP
profane|Irreligious
profane|Salty
prognostication|Look ahead
prohibit|Ban
project|Stage coach's direction
prominent|High-ranking
prominent|Renowned
promised|Made a commitment
promote|Further
prosaic|Humdrum
protector|WatchDOG
protein|Food chain
protest|Put up a fuss
protests|Some occupations
proviso|Stipulation
psychics|Professional readers
publish|Bring out
pungent|Biting
purists|Tampering opponents
quibbles|Minor objections
rackets|Low-tech servers
ragamuffins|Street urchins
raggedy|Like an Ann or Andy doll
rainier|It's on Washington's quarter
rainmaker|Law-firm hotshot
raising|Bringing up
raisins|Cereal extras
ranches|Stock holders
ranches|Stock raisers
rankles|Really irritates
ransack|Pillage
rapport|Camaraderie
rarebit|Cheese dish
rarities|Uncommon goods
rascals|Miscreants
rassles|Goes at it, so to speak
ratatat|Drumming sound
ratatat|Rapid fire sound
rathole|Seedy dwelling
rations|Stretches out
rattled|De-composed?
rattler|Oater snake
rattletrap|Jalopy
ravages|Works havoc on
reaches|Contacts
reacted|Did a double-take
readily|Without difficulty
reaffirm|Declare again
reappear|Pop up again
rebound|Basketball player's grab
receded|Flowed back
receiver|Sound investment
recital|Dance students' program
recluses|Hermits
recommend|PUSH for
recurrent|Periodic
reddens|Begins to steam
reddest|Most visibly embarrassed
redness|Cold indicator
redress|Formal compensation
reelers|Shorts, when preceded by "two"
reenact|Portray, as a past event
refilled|Topped off
refiner|Oil company
refinery|Sugar plant
reforms|Turns over a new leaf
refract|Bend, to Bohr
refried|__ beans (Mexican side dish)
regales|Plays the raconteur
regally|Emulating Elizabeth
regimen|A doctor may place you on one
regimen|Systematic routine
regroup|Prepare to try again
regrown|Filled in, as a lawn
rehearse|Prepare for performance
reintroduce|Present a second time
relates|Tells, as a story
release|Vent
relents|Lets up
relents|Yields
relines|Winterizes, in a way
relleno|Stuffed, in Mexican cookery
relocate|Move
remodels|Makes over
remolds|Gets back into shape
renegade|Loose cannon
renovate|Make over
reorders|Sales bread-and-butter
repairs|Fixes, as a fridge
replete|Stuffed
reports|Accounts
reraise|Poker ploy
resells|Flips, by definition
resemble|Be like
resented|Took offense at
resilient|Springy
resists|Holds off
resonance|Evocativeness
restorer|Museum specialist
restorer|Museum specialist
resurged|Made a big comeback
rethread|Install, as new shoelaces
retinue|Rapper's posse
retracts|Takes back, as a comment
reunite|Get together again
reveled|Had a blowout
reveler|Mardi Gras party
revenue|Duties, customs, etc.
reverse|Setback
revolution|One full turn
reynard|Fox of folklore
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
rivieras|Coastal resorts
rivulet|Brook
roadster|Sporty car
robbery|Bank holdup, for example
roister|Revel riotously
romaine|Dark greens
romance|Movie genre
roomier|Not as narrow
roomies|Some house parties
rosehip|Vitamin C source
rotated|Took turns
rotates|Takes turns
rotator|What goes around
routine|Expected
routine|Unvarying
royalty|Kings, princesses, etc.
rubbernecker|One gawking at traffic
rudders|Steering-system parts
ruinous|Catastrophic
rutabaga|Type of turnip
ruthless|Without compassion
sackful|Large quantity
saguaros|Arizona flora
sailors|Certain enlistees
salaries|Weekly wages
salesman|Drummer or pitcher
saloons|Taverns
saltine|Brie base, often
sanctity|Holiness
sandbags|Flood protection items
sarongs|South Pacific costumes
sashimi|Japanese menu listing
satchel|Book bag
satchel|Small bag
satiate|Stuff
saturate|Cover completely with commercials
saunter|Move slowly
sausage|Pizza topping
savages|Barbarians
scalped|Resold tickets illegally
scarlet|Bright red
scenario|Possible pathway
scented|Like potpourri
scepter|Royal rod
scepter|Royal staff
scepters|Symbols of power
scherzo|Pastoral Symphony movement
schisms|Deep divisions
schmears|Bribes
scolding|Bawling out
scorepad|Accessory for some board games
scorers|People making points
scouted|Emulated Carson
scratch|Square one, so to speak
screech|Brake sound
screeds|Filibusters
scrimps|Doesn't spread it around
scruple|Inhibiting moral principle
sculptor|Frequent filer
sculpts|Works with clay
scuttle|Abandon
scythes|Grain cutters
scythes|Grain-cutting implements
seafood|Shrimp and snapper
seamier|Lower
seances|Spirit-raising activities
seashells|Beachcomber's finds
seasides|Coastal areas
seaweeds|Anagram of "seesawed"
seconds|Another helping
section|Grapefruit part
securer|Better protected
seedbed|Garden plot
seeress|Certain futurist
seethed|Burned
seethes|Does a slow burn
selfish|Unwilling to share
seminar|Training session
senates|Chamber groups
senator|Cicero or Cassius
senator|Obama's former title
senator|Six-year-term politician
sendups|Parodies
sensual|Epicurean
sentence|Part of a paragraph
sentries|Military guards
separate|Disjoined
separate|Distinct
serapes|Mexican shawls
session|Go-around
session|Hour of tutoring, perhaps
sestets|Petrarchan forms
settees|Furniture store display
setters|Irish pets
settings|Jewel mountings
settled|No longer an issue
settler|Colonist
sevenths|Intervals less than octaves
seventy|Limit on some Interstates
seventy|Rather fast on the road
shadowbox|Knickknack display case
shakers|Folk-art creators
shakers|Some condiment containers
shallot|Onion cousin
shallow|Superficial
shapers|Woodworking tools
shareware|Programs with previews
sharper|Cheat at cards
sheared|Gathered wool
shebang|Ball of wax
sheepdog|Four-legged herder
sheepshank|Line-shortening knot
sheerer|More transparent
shinguards|Athlete's protective legwear
shirttail|Tee's usual lack
shortage|Deficiency
shorten|Abridge
shorten|Clip
siamese|Cat breed
sifters|Cuisinart products
sightsee|Do touristy stuff
simmered|Boiled gently
sincere|Candid
sincere|Not affected
sinister|Menacing
skidded|Spun out
skydiver|High jumper of a sort
slackened|Let up
slammer|Joint
slander|Spoken defamation
slangier|Less formal
slanting|Presenting unfairly
sleepers|Train cars with beds
sleeveless|Like jumpers
sleeves|Jacket arms
sleuths|Whodunit heroes
slicers|Bakery machines
slicing|Preparing, as cold cuts
sliders|Mini-burgers
slopped|Poured messily
slumping|On a losing streak
slurred|Spoke indistinctly
smacked|Walloped
smirked|Looked smug
smiters|Biblical attack force
snagged|Caught
sneaked|Moved furtively
sneaker|Athletic shoe
sneaker|Tennis wear
sneerer|Scornful one
snicker|Sound unimpressed
snidest|Mocking to the max
snivels|Whimpers
snivels|Whines
snooker|Put one over on
snowier|More typical of Wisconsin winters
snowman|Winter sculpture
snuggle|Cuddle together
softest|The ultimate in indulgence
soloists|Recital stars
sombrero|Mariachi topper
sombreros|Tabasco toppings
somebodies|Important individuals
someone|Unknown person
someplace|At an unspecified location
sonatas|Parlor pieces
sooners|Oklahoma collegians
soprano|Italian for "what is above"
soprano|One who hits the high notes
sorority|College club for women
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
spaniel|Water dog
spaniels|Droopy-eared dogs
sparest|Least generous
sparkle|Glisten
sparkle|Perform superbly
speared|Grabbed with a toothpick
speared|Put on a skewer
specimen|Laboratory example
spectral|Ghostly
speeders|Motorists driving too fast
speedway|Racetrack
spheres|Mercury and Saturn
spillage|Pub problem
splashes|Dolphin show sounds
splashy|Designed to dazzle
splattered|Made a mess, maybe
spliced|Assembled, as film clips
splinted|Not in a cast, maybe
splints|Arm rests
spoiler|Unwelcome news
spoonbill|Wading bird
sported|Had on
spotted|Caught
sprawly|Very spread out
sprayers|Garden hose attachments
sprocket|Pulley with teeth
squalor|Wretchedness
squirts|Rug rats
stakeout|Police procedure
stalest|Most tired
stamped|Part of SASE
standard|Approved model
standstill|Don't move
staples|Rice and beans, for instance
stashed|Under the mattress, maybe
station|Post
station|Server's area
stature|Reputation
steadier|More reliable
steadily|Piece by piece
stealth|Furtive movements
steamed|More than miffed
steepness|High-grade quality
steerage|Titanic passenger class
stegosaurus|Godzilla, in part
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Snowflake adjective
stepson|Hamlet, to Claudius
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Germ-free
stetson|Part of a Mountie uniform
stetsons|Western hats
stetted|Not taken out
stewpan|It's handled in the kitchen
stiller|Meet the Parents star
stomach|Abide
stomach|Belly
stooges|Pigeons
stoolie|Police informant
stopgap|Temporary fix
storage|Boxer's destination
storage|Object of some cable TV "Wars"
storage|Purpose of many drives
stouter|More robust
strands|Rope fibers
straphanger|Bus patron
stratosphere|Ozone layer's locale*
stratum|Caste
stratum|Rank
stratus|Low cloud
streaked|Went quickly
streams|Flows copiously
streets|They may be through
stretch|Elongate
streusel|Coffeecake topping
strikes|Bowler's goals
stripes|Zebra's claim to fame
stroller|Baby transport
strudel|Baklava cousin
studded|Made easier to grip, maybe
student|Dorm dweller
student|One with homework
stymied|Stuck
suburbs|Columbus' surroundings
success|Triumphant result
suitors|Buyout hopefuls
summers|Hottest seasons
summits|Climbers' destinations
sundeck|Tanning venue
sunglasses|Beachgoer's eyewear
sunspot|Solar storm
sunspot|Spectrohelioscope viewing
suntans|Beachgoers' goals
supports|Props up
supposed|Assumed to be true
surfaces|Comes up, as a sub
surfboard|Wave rider's platform
surplus|Unneeded extra amount
survived|Made it through
svelter|Not as filled out
sweetens|Adds, as to the pot
sweetie|Doll
swimsuit|Tankini or trunks
swindling|Shark's skill
swingby|Visit briefly
sycamore|Urban tree
synched|Harmonized
syringe|Hypodermic device
syringe|Injection gadget
tabletop|Ping-Pong surface
tabling|Parliamentary procedure
tacklers|Ends, often
tadpole|Larva with gills
takeoff|Start a plane trip
tallish|On the statuesque side
tallyho|Fox-hunt cry
tallyho|Hunter's holler
tankini|Sort of two-piece suit
tapenade|Olive-based hors d'oeuvre
tapioca|Pudding flavor
tarnish|Sully
tassels|Fringe group
tattooed|Sporting skin art
tattoos|Product at some parlors
tautest|Having the least give
taverns|Bars
taximeter|Cab-fare calculator
teakettle|Stovetop whistler
teammate|Person on your side
teamwork|Cooperative effort
teatime|Traditional British break
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|Like most high schoolers
teenaged|Adolescent
teeterboard|Acrobat's apparatus
teeters|Wobbles
telecast|Air on TV
telecast|Air on TV
telecast|TV airing
telethon|Toteboard milieu
telethon|Tube fund-raiser
telltale|Revelatory
tempest|Hoo-ha
tenable|Readily defended
tenants|Rent payers
tendons|Muscle/bone connectors
tendons|Muscle/bone connectors
tenpins|Bowler's initial targets
tentacle|Octopus' arm
terrains|Tracts of land
tessera|Small mosaic tile
tetanus|What a toxoid can prevent
textbook|Classroom manual
textile|Weaving material
texture|Feel of a fabric
thallium|Element used in thermometers
therapy|Word from the Greek for "healing"
thermal|Heat-retaining
thighbone|Femur
thirteen|Baker's dozen
throttle|Gas pedal
thunderbirds|Air Force aerobatic squad
thunderbolt|Flash of lightning
thwacks|Hits hard
tightwad|Close one
timeless|Everlasting
timeless|Everlasting
tinderbox|Volatile scenario
tinnier|More cheap-sounding
tinselly|Cheap and gaudy
tiramisu|Zuppa Inglese cousin
tiresome|Boring
titania|Bard queen
titanic|Outsized
tittles|Scintillas
toadstool|Inedible mushroom
toadyish|Apt to flatter
toastmasters|Banquet hosts
tomorrow|24 hours from now
topkick|First sergeant, informally
toreador|Escamillo, in "Carmen"
tortellini|Round pasta
tortoise|Hare's fable opponent
tossers|Horseshoes players
tostada|Fried tortilla
tostadas|Deep-fried tortillas
toughies|Stumpers
tourist|One who's going places
towards|Facing
towline|Tugboat rope
townies|Non-college locals
tractor|Farm vehicle
tragedy|Sad story
translate|Make accessible
transom|Window over a door
trapeze|Circus device
trapezes|Aerialist's swings
trapshooter|Skeet participant
trashed|Destroyed
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treadle|Foot lever
treadle|Step on it
treadmill|Gym fixture
treated|Covered all
treated|Picked up the tab
trembled|Betrayed apprehension
tremolo|Vibrating vocal effect
trespass|Wrong
triangle|Percussion instrument
tribunals|Legal venues
tricolor|Pasta seen in party salads
trident|Gladiatorial weapon
trilogy|The "Godfather" films, e.g.
triplane|WWI flier
tripods|Artillerists' supporters
tripoli|City captured by the Allies in January 1943
trombones|Music Man instruments
trouble|Be a bother to
trouper|Dependable participant
truants|Young skippers
truisms|Axioms
tumultuous|Turbulent
turnstile|Ballpark-entrance device
twirling|Some music-box activity
typecase|Box once used by printers
typical|Hardly surprising
ukulele|Luau instrument
unaware|Out of it
uncertain|Hemming and hawing
unclogs|Busts, as a blockage
undated|Like some letters
underfoot|In the way
unearth|Dredge up
unearth|Ferret out
unhitch|Separate
unhorse|Throw, as a rider
unifier|Consolidator
unionist|Teamster, for one
unisize|Stretchy, quite possibly
unisons|Agreements
unitary|Not segmented
unlatch|Open
unlocks|Deciphers
unmasked|No longer incognito
unraveling|Coming apart
untangle|Straighten out
untruth|Whopper
unwelcome|Blackballed
updates|Delivers new info to
upscale|Tony
uptempo|Animated
uptimes|Factory's working hours
useless|Vain
username|Entry requirement
utilize|Exploit
vacated|Cleared out
vacillating|Hemming and hawing
vampire|Dracula, for one
veggies|They're pulled out of beds
vendetta|Prolonged rivalry
ventless|Having no way out
verdicts|Boston Legal conclusions
vessels|Bowls or battleships
veteran|American Legion member
village|Amityville, administratively
vintner|Wine producer
violence|Reason for an R rating
voiceover|Element of much film noir
washouts|Utter failures
wasting|Frittering away
watchdog|Consumer advocate
waterloo|Napoleon's undoing
weather|Endure
webpage|Internet user's destination
websites|Internet locations
weimaraner|Gray dog breed
wetsuit|Triathlon gear
wheedles|Cajoles
whereto|Cabbie's question
wheyfaced|Peaked
whiners|Beef sources
wizardry|Remarkable skill
woodcuts|Art-print category
woolens|Winter wear
wrangled|Had a dispute
wreathes|Envelops
wrinkles|Gets creased
wronged|Did a number on
yachter|America's Cup competitor
yearned|Engaged in wishful thinking
yeshivas|Some religious schools
zappier|Comparatively lively
zealous|Gung-ho
zodiacs|Some star charts
abounds|Is plentiful
aboveboard|Legit
abraded|Rubbed roughly
abridge|Condense
absolutely|Okay by me!
absorbed|Soaked up, as a sponge
abstinence|Fast, e.g.
accepter|Oscar winner's stand-in
accustoms|Familiarizes
acetone|Makeup artist's supply
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobatic|Bending over backward, maybe
adaptation|Camel's hump, to a naturalist
adapted|High-fiber veggie
adapting|Making usable
adaptor|Electrical accessory
adenoids|Pair behind the nose
adoptee|Twist, in the end
adorable|Dreamy
adorable|Precious
adorably|How tots perform recitals
adorers|Devoted fans
adrenal|Epinephrine manufacturer
advertises|Puts in a spot
advertising|Network revenue source*
aerials|Urban passé array
aerometer|Density gauge
aeronaut|Blimp pilot
aerosol|Product with propellant
afghans|Knitted blankets
against|Opposed to
ailment|Minor malady
alamode|Trendy
alienate|Estrange
aligned|Set straight
allayed|Set to rest
allemande|Baroque dance form
allocate|Dish out
allover|Everyplace you look
allures|Attractions
allusion|Casual reference
alopecia|Baldness, to physicians
already|So soon?
altered|Made changes to
alternate|Deputy
alumnae|Bryn Mawr grads
alumnae|Some home-comers
amalgamate|Commingle
amicable|Friendly
ammeter|Current measurer
amnesia|Information-retrieval problem
amnesty|General pardon
amoebae|One-celled creatures
amortize|Write off gradually
amperage|Matter of current concern
amperes|Measures of current
ampulla|British coronation anointment vessel
analgesics|Aspirin and ibuprofen
analyst|Sportscast commentator
analyst|Statistics examiner
ancestor|Family tree entry
andirons|Log holders
andirons|Stands under a fire
angering|Infuriating
angoras|Some cats and goats
animate|Zip up
answers|Gets the phone
antelopes|Pair on Namibia's coat of arms
antenna|Baby-monitor part
anterior|Front
anthemed|Sang "O Canada"
anthems|Patriotic songs
anthems|Patriotic songs
antihero|Uncourageous protagonist
antipode|North, to south
antsiest|Most restless
anything|End of quote
apelike|Churlish
apogeal|Climactic
apologized|Began damage control, perhaps
appalls|Fills with fear
appealed|Sought review of
applets|Web-browser programs
aproned|Dressed for baking
aptness|Relevance
aquamarine|Cool shade
aquifer|Underground water source
aquiver|Trembling
arbiter|Ump or ref
arbitrators|Dispute deciders
archery|Robin's skill
archive|Historical file
armadas|Naval fleets
armament|Weaponry
armoire|Wardrobe cabinet
arresting|Like showstoppers
arrests|Record producers
arrests|Takes into custody
arterial|Main, as a route
article|Magazine piece
article|Newspaper piece
artiest|Most ostentatious
artisan|Skilled practitioner
artiste|Fount of creativity
artistic|Creatively skilled
artistry|Creative skill
artless|Lacking guile
ascents|Climbing efforts
ascents|Trips to the summit
ascetic|Austere
ascribe|Give credit (to)
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashamed|Turning red, quite possibly
ashcans|They're waste-full
asocial|Averse to mingling
asperse|Bad-mouth
asphalt|Sidewalk surface
aspires|Seeks
assayed|Subjected to cell counting
assesses|Figures up
assigned|Gave a task to
assured|Certain to happen
assures|Guarantees
astatine|Radioactive element
astride|Straddling
astringent|Cause of shrinkage
athlete|Letter getter
athlete|Letter recipient
athletes|Olympic competitors
attaboy|Way to go!
attache|Embassy diplomat
attested|Swore to
attests|Bears witness
attests|Swears to
attuned|Brought into harmony
audience|Public reached
audiobooks|Some Amazon orders
audiometer|Alexander Graham Bell invention
available|Handy
aviator|Person with wings
avocado|High-fat fruit
avocado|Shade of green
awakens|Starts the day
awesome|Staggering
awfully|To an extreme degree
awkward|Graceless
azaleas|Rhododendron relatives
azaleas|Spring blooms
azaleas|Spring blooms
azimuth|Cannoneer's angle
bacalao|Spanish fish dish
backslash|Left-leaning member of the board?
bailers|Ones alleviating that sinking feeling?
balalaika|It's heard in "Doctor Zhivago"
ballads|Sentimental songs
ballpark|Diamond setting
bananas|Fruits "split" with ice cream
bandeau|Tube-top kin
bandmate|Paul, to Ringo
banknote|Type of money
bantered|Exchanged witticisms
barnacles|Hull hangers-on
baronet|British title
barrette|Aid in securing locks
barricade|Obstruction
basemen|Most infielders
bassist|Certain guitar player
bassist|String quartet member
bassoonists|They get orchestra seats
beatnik|'50s bohemian
becomes|Looks great on
bedazzled|More than impressed*
beefalo|Steak source
beefier|More muscular
beeline|Quick route
beepers|Grey's Anatomy props
beepers|Paging devices
beeswax|Lip-balm ingredient
begorra|Irish interjection
beliefs|Convictions
believer|Person of faith
belittle|Degrade
bellicose|Ornery, in a way
belongings|What you own*
beloved|Cherished
besides|Other than
besiege|Overwhelm
besmirch|Sully
bestrew|Scatter
betrayal|Treasonous act
bigwigs|Important officials
bilking|Ripping off
biosphere|Life-support system?
birthday|Cake-with-candles time
bisects|Splits in two
bittersweet|Chocolate variety
blindfold|Prevent from seeing
blizzard|Severe winter weather
bloopers|Filler of some reels
blurred|Hard to discern
blustery|Tumultuous
boilover|Blow up
boogied|Got moving, so to speak
bookkeeper|Worker with a ledger
bookmaking|Odds-offering operation
bottleneck|Obstruction
boudoir|Lady's sitting room
bowdlerize|Cut, in a way
brasserie|Low-key eatery
bravado|Swagger
bravado|Swagger
bravest|Adjective for firefighters
bravest|Least likely to shrink
breadth|Latitude
breadth|Spaciousness
breakaway|Take the lead
brewpub|Craft-beer server
brickbats|Strong criticism, so to speak
broader|Less limiting
bulldozer|Earth-moving machine
bullish|Optimistic about a stock
buoyant|Elated
butternut|Squash variety
cabooses|Tails of tourist trains
cajoles|Persuades gently
calipers|Measuring instruments
calipers|Two-legged measuring device
calypso|Caribbean music
calypso|Carnival strains
calzone|Italian turnover
campsites|Places to stay
canasta|Two-deck card game
canoodle|Cuddle up
canteen|Word from the Italian for "wine cellar"
cantina|Where Skywalker first meets Solo
capitulate|Give in
caption|Photo clarifier
carbonara|Bolognese alternative
cardigan|Sweater with buttons
cardinal|Bright red bird
cardsharp|One with bad table manners
carfare|It will let you go
carryon|Overhead-bin bag
castoffs|Possessions discarded
caterer|Banquet VIP
catspaw|Unwitting victim
celesta|Pianolike instrument
celestial|Heavenly
cellmate|Sharer of cooler space
cellophane|Plastic packaging*
centaurs|Fantasia bathers
centers|Hubs
cereals|Edible grasses
cerebra|Thought originators
chairperson|Meeting leader
chapeau|Henri's topper
chariest|Most cautious
chasten|Punish
cheerio|Brit's bye-bye
cheerless|Gloomy
cheeses|Wheels, bricks, etc.
cheesier|Comparatively tacky
cheetah|Very fast African feline
cherubim|Subjects for Raphael
chilies|Green heat sources
chinchilla|Bushy-tailed rodent
chinstrap|Football helmet part
chiseled|Ripped off
chitchat|Small talk
chitchat|Small talk
chocoholic|One who can't resist M&Ms
chooses|Selects
chromosome|Small, thread-like structure
chunked|Broke into large pieces
churros|Spanish pastries
cicadas|Noisy bugs
citadel|Town protector
citizen|Potential juror
citruses|Good source of bioflavonoids
clannish|Tightly familial
clawhammer|Tool that can extract nails
cleanser|Makeup-table bottle
cliches|Overused expressions
clothes|Shirts and shorts
cluttered|In a jumble
coastal|By the beach
coatroom|Ticket distribution center
coconut|Heavy fruit of some palm trees
cointreau|Orange-flavored liqueur
collect|Accumulate
colorado|Denver's state
combative|Ornery, in a way
comfort|Feeling of relief
commonplace|Nothing special
competent|Fit
compost|Organic farmer's fertilizer
concave|Inward-curving
concave|Shaped like the inside of a sphere
concoct|Hatch
condone|Let pass
confers|Talks it over
confetti|Post-parade debris
confusing|Very strange
connect|Execute a right or left successfully
consent|Give permission
contact|Get in touch with
contentious|Ornery, in a way
contessa|Noble in "Le nozze di Figaro"
contour|Silhouette border
contraption|Gadget
copacetic|Just fine
copydesk|News station
cordial|Box-of-chocolates pick
corncrib|Type of granary
corneas|Iris covers
corneas|Parts of the eye
cornstarch|Gravy thickener
corolla|Toyota model
coronas|Circles around moons
coronet|Symbol of a duke or earl
corporal|Private instructor, at times
correspond|Communicate with letters
costarred|Shared a bill
crashed|Needed rebooting
creases|Results of pressings
crowbars|Prying-open tools
crusade|Vigorous campaign
crusaded|Pushed hard (for)
crystal|15th anniversary gift
cuckoos|Noisy birds
cufflinks|FOR A POLICE OFFICER
curlers|Salon supply
czardom|Russia, a century ago
dachshunds|Wiener dogs
dangling|Unresolved
darters|Fast-moving fish
daycare|Preschool facility
deboned|Filleted
decanter|Vessel that might be going to port
decibel|Measure of wave intensity
deckhand|Low-ranking sailor
decline|Gradual loss
decorum|Polite behavior
deepened|Excavated further
deepfreeze|Severe cold snap
defended|Made a case for
deficit|Budgetary shortage
delighted|Very happy
demesne|Feudal land
demotes|Reduces in rank
deniers|They won't admit it
denoted|Signaled
departs|Exits the premises
deplete|Use up
depletion|Draining
deposed|Now powerless
deprave|Make evil
descent|Darwin's study
designers|Web-page architects
desirable|Worth having
desolate|Uninhabited
despair|Lose all hope
despair|Lose hope
dessert|Piece of cake, perhaps
dessert|Sweet course
detains|Keeps in custody
detract|Take away
devices|Contraptions
devises|Hatches
dialogue|Conversation
diligent|Painstaking
diocese|Bishop's domain
diocese|See
diorama|Kid's shoebox school project
diplomats|Embassy workers
dirigibles|Lighter-than-air craft
disavows|Repudiates
disciple|Devoted follower
disease|Epidemiology concern
dishpan|Plastic kitchen tub
dishrag|Plate cleaner
dismiss|Bounce
dismiss|Send away, as a class
display|Make visible
disrupt|Cause turmoil in
distant|Miles away
distorts|Colors
distribute|Pass out
diverts|Alters the course of
dogears|Mint-condition spoilers
dogears|Turns, as a corner
dominos|Pizza Hut alternative
donnybrook|Big brawl
doorbell|Visitor's device
drainage|Outflow of water
drained|Needing a rest
dramedy|TV genre
dratted|Confounded
droning|Going on and on
duelers|Pacers of yore
duetted|Sang with a partner
dullsville|Ho-hum
dummies|Crash-test participants
dumptruck|Mine vehicle
durable|Long-lasting
dwarfed|Towered over
dynamic|High-powered
eaglets|They can stand at five weeks or so
earlobes|Places for hoop jewelry
earnest|Heartfelt
easiest|Least taxing
eastern|Maine's time zone
eclairs|Bakery buy
eclipse|Reduce to second-best
economic|Of supply and demand
ecstatic|Very happy
eddying|Whirling, as water
eeriness|Spine-tingling quality
eggless|Like some cake recipes
egotism|Self-centeredness
eighths|Hat-size increments
elaborate|Byzantine
elastic|Adaptable
elastomers|Rubber and neoprene
elation|Delight
elbowroom|Claustrophobe comforter
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
electives|They're not major requirements
electors|Eligible voters
elegiac|Melancholy
elementary|Not involved
eliminate|Scratch
eliminates|Gets rid of
elixirs|Cure-all drinks
elongate|Protract
emailed|Wrote without paper
embarrasses|Makes a MONKEY out of
embellish|Ornament
embrace|Adopt enthusiastically
emergency|Crisis situation
emeritus|Academic retiree
emeritus|Certain retiree's title
eminent|Noted
emissary|Go-between
emoticons|Text-message figures
emotionally|In a high-strung manner
emotive|Stirring
emperors|Rulers of ancient Rome
emphasis|Special intensity
employee|Hand
empress|Catherine the Great's title
emulate|Follow
emulate|Try to equal
enabled|Made possible
enameled|Made like Fabergé eggs
encages|Coops up
enchants|Fascinates
endeavor|Seek
endgame|Final chess-match phase
endorse|Support publicly
endorsed|Backed
endures|Holds up
engaged|Hold fast
engender|Stir up
engulfed|Inundated
enigmas|Conundrums
enigmatic|Very strange
enisled|Quarantined
enlistees|Willing participants
enrapture|Transport
enrolls|Signs up
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensnare|Catch in a trap
entails|Must involve
entente|Literally, "understanding"
ententes|International pacts
entered|In the journal, say
enthrall|Hold spellbound
enthuse|Express excitement
enticed|Lured
entrain|Hop on board
entrants|Sweepstakes hopefuls
entreat|Beseech
entreats|Petitions
entrees|Culinary creations
entries|Drawing cards
epicenter|Hub
episcopal|American Anglican
episode|Narrative excerpt
episode|Sitcom installment
episode|TV series installment
epoxied|Held together very well
epsilon|Frat letter
equable|Even-tempered
equalized|Evened out
equestrian|One wanting no bucks
equinox|Event heralding spring
eradicates|Knocks out
espadrille|Flip-flop alternative
essence|Kernel
essential|Not optional
estates|Posh properties
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Values highly
estrange|Alienate
estrange|Push away
etcetera|And more of the same
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Never-ending
euphoric|Very happy
evacuate|Flush
evacuee|One getting away
evacuee|One leaving before a storm
evacuee|One out
evaders|Ones who get away
everyman|John Q. Public
evident|Obvious
evolves|Unfolds
exacted|Demanded
examine|Audit
examine|Check
excavating|Bringing up, in a way
excesses|Much intemperance
exchequer|UK's Treasury Department
excuses|Forgives
exhales|Expresses relief, perhaps
exhausted|Needing a rest
exorcist|Title character of a Blatty novel
expanded|Added detail
expensive|Costly
exploit|Adventure
expunge|Blot out
extends|Makes available
eyebrow|Target of tweezers
eyecups|Contoured camera components
eyelets|Holes in your shoe
falafel|What tahini often tops
fallaway|Dwindle
fanning|Spreading (out)
farfalle|Bow-tie pasta
febrile|Highly excited
federal|Word before case or crime
feelings|Personal sensitivity
femoral|Hematology adjective
festoons|Party hang-ups
fiascos|Major disasters
filigree|Fabergé egg feature
firewood|Cord material
fitting|Apropos
flapjacks|Pancakes, slangily
flattened|On the canvas
flipflop|Beach sandal
flooded|Inundated
fluctuated|Wasn't consistent
flunked|Washed out
foliate|Produce leaves
football|What Manchester United plays
forests|Wooded areas
fountain|Abundant source
fromage|Brie ou camembert
fumblers|They drop the ball
furnaces|Sources of home heat
furrier|Stole storer
gabbier|More chatty
galoots|Awkward ones
galumph|Verb coined by Lewis Carroll
garrisons|Army posts
gateman|Doorkeeper
gatemen|Doorkeepers
gaucherie|Lack of grace
gazette|Montreal newspaper
gelcaps|Easy-to-swallow pills
genealogy|Tree-research science
generals|High-ranking army officers
genesis|Origin
genomes|Illustrations on the newest maps
gentlest|Least harsh
geodesic|Dome descriptor
geometry|High school math
geysers|Yellowstone spouters
gherkin|Small pickle
gigantic|Hulking
gigantic|Immense
gimmicky|A little too clever
glances|Quick looks
glasses|Alternative to contacts
glassine|Stamp collector's envelope
gloater|He told you so
gobbledegook|Gibberish
goodish|Rather substantial
gouaches|Opaque watercolors
grabbed|Snatched
grafting|Shoot-shift procedure
greenlight|Go-ahead
grenade|Pineapple with a pin
grinned|Showed defiance, perhaps
grocery|Food store
gruesomely|Evoking King
guardrail|Freeway safety barrier
gunshot|Race starter, perhaps
habanera|Carmen piece
habitant|Settler along the St. Lawrence
haircut|Financial loss, so to speak
hairdos|Salon creations
hairline|Very narrow
handler|Boxer's aide
handout|Dispense
handouts|Sheets given to students
handspring|Acrobatic feat
happens|Takes place
harmony|Choir's concern
harpooners|Queequeg et al.
harried|Overwhelmed at work
hastier|Comparatively quick
hatchet|Short-handled ax
headrests|Chargers' restraints
headset|Traffic controller's gear
heliotrope|Pink-purple flower
hepcats|In-group of yore
heralds|Ushers in
heredity|Genetics study
heretic|Religious dissenter
hibernate|Conserve energy, in a way
highlights|Emphasizes
hipster|Jazz fan
hirsute|Shaggy
homeport|Launch setting
homered|Went deep
homonym|Too, to "two"
honeyed|Dulcet
honored|Paid tribute to
hooknose|Feature of some pliers
hooplas|Big commotions
hootenannies|Country songfests
horserace|Competition with jockeys
hotspots|Areas with available Wi-Fi
hourglass|Sand-filled device
housetop|Roof
idealist|Romantic visionary
ignited|Set off
ignored|Winked at
illogic|Unsound reasoning
imbroglio|Intricate disagreement
imbroglio|Quagmire
imitates|Acts just like
imitator|Unoriginal one
imminent|About to happen
impediment|Obstruction
imperative|Not optional
impersonate|Pretend to be
improper|Not suitable
incisive|Trenchant
incisor|Type of tooth
incitant|Catalyst
increment|Addition
indebted|Beholden
indents|Starts a paragraph, perhaps
ineffectual|Lacking teeth
inelastic|Resistant to stretching
ineptly|À la Clouseau
inferno|Massive fire
infinitive|Victim of a split decision?
inhaler|Breathing aid
inherent|Hard-wired
initial|Indicate assent, often
inkblot|Rorschach pattern
insider|Clique member
intends|Plans
internal|Kept hidden
interrobang|Question-mark/exclamation combo
intrepid|Fearless
inundate|Overwhelm
inverse|Counter
investor|One who plays the market
irksome|Annoying
islander|__ News (Key Biscayne weekly)
isolate|Keep apart from all others
isolate|Shut off
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotope|Elemental form
isthmian|Person from Panama
itchier|More antsy
iterates|Drills, by definition
itinerary|Detailed travel plan
jacketed|Covered, as mysteries
jackknives|Fancy swimming dives
jiggish|Fast and lively, as some dances
jipijapa|Panama hat
jobless|Not working
joneses|Generic neighbors
jouster|Mounted duelist
jukebox|Man-cave device
kamikaze|Wildly reckless
kangaroo|Australian hopper
karaoke|Sing-along of a sort
keepsake|Memento
kerosene|What Brits call "paraffin oil"
kingdom|Senegal neighbor
kitchen|Restaurant's back room
klatsch|Gossipy gathering
kneaded|Worked with clay, in a way
knights|Round Table members
knuckleball|Tricky pitch
kremlin|Literally, "citadel"
lackluster|Ho-hum
lackluster|Ho-hum*
lagoons|Divers' haunts
laminate|Formica, for instance
lancets|Double-edged cutters
lancets|Surgical blades
lanolin|Lotion ingredient
lanyard|Whistle cord
lanyards|ID-badge holders
lapdogs|Pekes and Poms
latched|Closed securely
latched|Shut, as a gate
lateral|Sideways
lattice|Trellis' crisscross pattern
lattices|Grid patterns
leashes|They're taken on walks
legalese|Bar jargon
legroom|Airline patron's concern
leisure|Spare time
lengths|End-to-end measurements
lenient|Soft
lentils|Soup legumes
leotards|They're often seen on tumblers
lessors|Landlords
lieutenant|Subordinate
lighten|Ease
likable|Engaging
lineage|Descent
linkage|Connection
lionfish|Aquarium attraction
lispers|Some Mel Blanc characters
logiest|Most sluggish
logistical|Of goods delivery
longest|Tops in endurance
lotuses|Water lilies
lugubrious|Dismal
lullaby|Rock music?
lyricist|Writer of song words
macabre|Lovecraftian
machete|Cane cutter
macrame|Twine-twisting craft
macrons|Marks in Hawaiian
maddest|Tops in soreness
madonna|Evita star
maestro|Conductor's address
mafioso|Crime lord
magnetic|Captivating
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
maharishi|Literally, "great sage"
mailroom|Office's letter center
mainstream|Principal trend
maintained|Held
maleficent|Reimagining of an earlier Disney film, from the antagonist's perspective
manacle|Handcuff
manholes|Sewer system entry points
manifested|Demonstrated
manmade|Synthetic
marimbas|Xylophone cousins
marinara|Pasta partner
marinate|Soak, as a steak
mariners|Seafarers
maroons|Leaves stranded
marquees|Theater features
marzipan|Fruitcake icing, perhaps
mascara|Word from the Catalan for "soot"
matador|Bullfighter
matador|One accepting charges
maternal|Motherly
matinee|Daytime performance
matinee|Daytime show
matinees|Light shows?
maximize|Raise fully
meadows|Grasslands
meanies|Blue villains in "Yellow Submarine"
meaningless|Part 2 of quote
meddler|Busybody
mediate|Act to settle
meekest|Least likely to bully
melodrama|Movie serial genre
memorize|Learn by heart
menaced|Hung over
mermaid|Swim-fin owner
messier|Not as neat
messier|Not as tidy
mestizo|Literally, "mixed"
metaphors|Figures of speech
meteorites|Shower aftermath, maybe
metered|Stamped by a mail machine
methods|Procedures
metiers|Specialties
microbic|Of bugs
midterm|Course milestone
migrated|Made a move
minaret|The world's tallest one is in Casablanca
minibar|Hotel amenity
minimal|Least possible
miniskirt|'60s fashion
minstrel|Word from Old French for "servant"
misericord|Church's "mercy seat"
mishmash|Confused mess
misspeaks|Goes astray, in a way
mobiles|Crib toys
mobilize|Marshal one's forces
moderation|(In)temperate advice, part 1
moderation|End of (in)temperate advice
moistening|Basting, as a turkey
moisture|Dehumidifier's target
molasses|Symbol of slowness
molecule|What can be edited with the Avogadro app
moments|Instants
monotonous|Ho-hum
monumental|Of great importance*
moodily|In a sulky way
morales|Esprits de corps
moralist|High-principled person
mortise|Recess for a secretary
mountaineer|Person with high aspirations*
mousses|Creamy desserts
multiply|Find a product
mussels|Bed attachments
mutinies|Shipboard rebellions
mysterious|Very strange
mystical|Otherworldly
naggers|Hypercritics
nailbiters|Scary movies, often
nailset|Molding installer's tool
nankeen|Yellowish-buff color
narrate|Do a voice-over
nearing|Closing in on
necessary|Not optional
nectars|Bee collections
negates|Wipes out
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
nemesis|Archenemy
nerdier|Not as cool
network|ABC or CBS
neutrino|Subatomic particle
neutrinos|Subatomic particles
neutron|It's free of charge
newborn|Recent arrival
newborns|Recent arrivals
newfangled|Novel*
newness|Novelty
nightshirt|Pajamas alternative
nonacid|Basic, to a chemist
nonvocal|Mimetic
noodles|Stuff in some soups
nosebag|Steed feeder
nosiness|Snoopy quality
nowadays|In these times
obligatory|Not optional
obliges|Is accommodating
oblongs|Rectangular shapes
obscure|Far from the spotlight
obstetrics|Delivery specialty
obstruction|MONKEY wrench, so to speak
octagonal|Shaped like some open umbrellas
octanes|Grades above 86, typically
octopus|Despotic organization
odyssey|Literary source of "out of sight, out of mind"
oedipal|Child development stage, per Freud
offsides|Football infractions
oftener|Not so seldom
oilstone|Cutter's need
okeydoke|Sure!
oleander|Member of the dogbane family
ombudsman|Public-advocate official
omelets|Brunch fare
omnivores|Badgers and crows
onboard|In agreement
oneness|Unanimity
oneness|Unity of thought
onetime|Not to be repeated
openers|Initial acts
operands|Numbers to be added or multiplied
operettas|Works with minimal weight
opinion|Mind
opinion|Personal perspective
opinion|Your own slant
opossum|Owl prey
opposed|Competed against
opposes|Blocks
optional|Not required
opulent|Sumptuous
orangeades|Fruity drinks
oratory|Public art
orbiter|Earth, to the sun
orbiter|Satellite, by definition
ordered|Set up logically
oregano|Pasta sauce add-in
origami|Subject of the 2010 documentary "Between the Folds"
ornament|Embellish
orreries|Astronomical models
oscillate|Seesaw
osmosed|Went through walls, perhaps
osmosis|Biology 101 topic
outfits|Ensembles
outhits|Does better at bat than
outscream|Surpass in shouting
outsell|Surpass at retail
outshoot|Defeat at a rifle range
outshoot|Defeat,   la Oakley
outsize|Unusually large
outswim|Crawl past, perhaps
ovations|Enthusiastic receptions
overall|On the whole
overcoat|Winter outerwear
overeater|Gourmand
overjoyed|Very happy
overman|Put too many people on
overpay|Get gouged
overpriced|Costly
overrate|Think too much of
overrun|Successfully invade
oversaw|Managed
overshoe|Traction provider
oversize|Unusually large
overtake|Pull ahead of
pachinko|Inspiration for a "Price Is Right" game
pageantry|Elaborate display*
paintbrush|Artist's tool
pajamas|Sleepwear
palette|Artist's paint holder
pandemic|Existing everywhere
panfish|Perch or pike
paperclip|Office fastener
paperer|Wall decorator
paradise|Your library is your __: Erasmus
paragon|Model
parallel|Line of latitude
paranormal|Supernatural
pardonable|Venial
parents|Child-raising mag
paroled|Released, in a way
particularly|(In)temperate advice, part 3
passkeys|Master openers
pastiche|Hodgepodge
pastors|Spiritual leaders
pastrami|Spicy sandwich meat
pastrami|Spicy sandwich meat
peashooter|Prankster's weapon
peccadillo|Minor misdeed
peerage|British legal system
pellmell|In a reckless way
pellmell|Lacking order
penname|Mark Twain, for one
perfidy|Breach of faith
perihelion|Orbit point closest to the sun
perplex|Befuddle
perplexing|Very strange
persnickety|Antonym for "unconcerned"
pestered|Kept bothering
petites|Small dresses
pharaoh|King Tut's title
philistine|Aesthete's bane
piccolo|Stars and Stripes Forever soloist
pidgins|Simplified languages
piehole|Mouth, so to speak
pigtail|One of two worn by Dorothy Gale
pileups|Major accumulations
pincushion|Sewing-kit accessory
pinstripes|Suit pattern
pintsized|Very small
pipettes|Lab tubes
piranha|Literally, "scissor-fish"
pitches|Sales talks
pizzeria|Neighborhood eatery
placebo|Clinical-trial staple
plagues|Recounting of Exodus 7-12
plasmas|Flat-screen selections
plumage|Bird's feathers
poignant|Emotionally moving
polenta|Italian cornmeal concoction
polestar|Guiding light
polestar|Guiding principle
politely|In a refined manner
politics|Frequent editorial subject
pomelos|Big citrus fruits
ponchos|Pullover raincoats
poorest|Most inferior
poorhouse|Oliver Twist's birthplace
portmanteau|Bridezilla, for instance
portmanteau|Word like "smog"
positively|Okay by me!
possess|Call one's own
possess|Call your own
postman|Unseen title character of a Cain novel
potpourri|Hash
pouting|Showing pique
prairie|Treeless plain
pranced|Swaggered
preacher|Lancaster Oscar role
preamble|Introduction to the Constitution
preceded|Came before
predator|Coyote or lion
premiere|Adobe's first video editor
premolar|Type of tooth
presoak|Laundry step
pretend|Make believe
pretense|False profession
pretenses|Iago specialty
primate|Word from the Latin for "dignitary"
princess|Come back new sloganeer
printing|Book's edition
prizefight|Boxing-ring competition
produces|Cranks out
pronoun|Mine, e.g.
propagate|Let spread
property|Stuff that you own
prosaic|Commonplace
prudence|Wisdom
psychologist|Freud, for one
pullulate|Send forth sprouts
pulsate|Beat rhythmically
pulsate|Throb
puppetry|Show of hands?
pureeing|Processing peaches, perhaps
purists|They don't compromise
purloin|Make off with
pushrods|Engine parts
pyramid|Shape of a Louvre entrance
quagmire|Scrape hard to escape
qualify|Fill the bill
quarrelsome|Ornery, in a way
quarterback|NFL Hall of Famer Otto Graham's position
quarters|How change may come to Canadians
radiant|Glowingly beautiful
radiate|Emit, as heat
radiogram|Ship-to-shore message
ragamuffin|Child in tattered clothes
raincoat|Wet-weather outerwear
rainfall|Drought ender
ramblers|Nomads
ramjets|Powerful engines
ratatats|Rapping sounds
rations|Stretches out
rattles|Playpen toys
rattling|Sounding like a clunky car
razorbill|Black-and-white seabird
reached|Arrived at
reaction|Feedback, for example
reactive|Unlikely to take the lead
realigns|Adjusts, as tires
realists|People unlikely to grumble
realize|Ultimately earn
realtor|Home-selling pro
rearmost|In the very back
recedes|Ebbs
recedes|Ebbs
recital|Conservatory offering
recline|Lean back
recline|Lean back in a chair
rectory|Church residence
recycle|Find a new use for
redcoats|Yorktown soldiers
reddens|Blushes
reddish|A bit flushed
redheads|Carrot-tops
redwood|World's tallest tree
refunds|Cash-back offers
regality|Kingly rights
regents|College boards
regrade|Apply a curve to, perhaps
regress|Backslide
reigning|Wearing the crown
relates|Is germane
relayed|Passed along
relevancy|Bearing
reliance|What anchors engender
remotes|Den array, often
rentals|Items for hire
rentals|Mountain cabins, often
reorder|Ask for more
reorder|Stock up again
repasts|Fine meals
reporter|News source
reports|Accounts
reprove|Take to task
resented|Couldn't take
resists|Puts up a fuss
resolves|Takes care of itself
resounds|Echoes
respect|Avoid crossing
respect|Hold in esteem
response|Feedback
restate|Put another way
restated|Updated, as earnings reports
resumed|Went back to work
retools|Updates factory machinery
retraces|Goes back over
retrofit|Modernize, in a way
reveler|Celebrant
reverent|Hushed, maybe
revised|Corrected and updated
rhinestone|Fake gem on a dress
ribbing|Good-natured teasing
ricotta|Lasagna filling
ripened|Got sweeter, perhaps
ripoffs|Wastes of money
risotto|Opening trattoria course
rivulet|Brook
roadblock|Obstruction
roaming|Wandering around
roaster|Large oven pan
rodents|Runners of experiments
rollback|Withdrawal
romantic|Suitable for courtship
rondeau|Poetic form used by Chaucer
rooftop|City sunbathing spot
roomier|More spacious or capacious
roomies|Sharers of quarters
rosaries|Prayer beads
rosebud|Vine growth
rosters|Member rolls
rotating|Spinning
rotatory|Spinning
roughen|Grow less genteel
ruminate|Ponder
rummage|Junk-drawer contents
runaround|Evasive treatment
ruralite|Bucolic figure
sabbath|Day of rest
sabotaged|Did in
sadness|Opposite of euphoria
safaris|Exotic vacations
safaris|Game watchers' outings
safekeeping|Protection from harm
salvers|Wimbledon Ladies' Singles trophies
sandlot|Youngsters' ballfield
sandstone|Rainbow Bridge National Monument, essentially
sassafras|Gumbo seasoning source
sassier|More smart-mouthed
satiric|Tongue-in-cheek
satraps|Two-bit autocrats
saucepan|Long-handled vessel
sauterne|White wine
sauterne|White wine
savanna|Tropical plain
savants|Scholarly ones
scammers|They have burning desires
scandium|Metal in aluminum alloys
schemer|Conniving person
schlock|Shoddy goods
schtick|Comic's routine
sciatic|Nerve near the hip
scimitar|Symbol on Saudi Arabia's coat of arms
scissors|Double-bladed device
scoopful|Pistachio portion
scooted|Left in a rush
scrapes|Predicaments
screech|Sound of brakes
scribes|Manuscript copyists of old
scrolls|Moves on a screen
scuttle|Abandon
seabeds|Shipwreck sites
seances|Hand-holding events
seaport|Harbor city
seconds|Not much time
seedier|Comparatively shabby
seedless|Like grapes that don't crunch
seedless|Like navel oranges
seekers|Ones on a quest
seeming|Looking to be
seesawed|Vacillated
segment|Part of a whole
sellouts|Hit shows
semester|Academic period
semester|School term
seminal|Innovative
seminar|Training session
senecas|New York casino operators
sensation|Huge success
sensory|Feeling
sentence|Paragraph portion
septets|Groups of seven
serpent|One of two Old Testament talking animals
servant|Butler or valet
sestets|Petrarchan forms
setlines|Multi-hook fishing gear
settled|No longer an issue
sextets|Groups of six
shabbier|Not as kempt
shavetail|Recent West Point grad
sheepskin|Diploma, slangily
shenanigans|MONKEY business
shepherds|People working in pastures
sherbet|Frozen dessert
shinguard|Cricket protector
shipyard|Where brigantines are built
shoelace|Tongue crosser
shooter|Basketballer, often
shorter|Not as protracted
showroom|Where new cars are displayed
shuttle|Short-distance transport
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
siamese|Pricey purrer
sidebars|Article extras
sidecar|Motorcycle's add-on seat
siestas|Baja breaks
siestas|Short breaks
sieving|Straining, in a way
silverware|What to eat with
similar|More or less the same
singles|Low notes
singsong|Monotonous voice
sitarist|Harrison, for at least four Beatles songs
skedaddle|RUN along
skeleton|Anatomy class model
skimmer|Straw hat
skinflints|Cheapskates
skyboxes|Stadium seating for VIPs
skydiver|High jumper of a sort
skywrite|Pitch at a high level?
slacker|Ne'er-do-well
slashes|Cuts considerably
slashes|Cuts drastically
slender|Skinny
slipped|Lost one's footing
sloganeer|Hyper?
slotted|Scheduled
slouchy|Showing poor posture
slumbering|Out like a light
slyness|Underhanded nature
smallest|Most tiny
smarter|More stylish
smartest|Most perceptive
smashes|Breaks into bits
smeltery|Ore-processing plant
snacker|Fridge raider
snarled|In a tangle
sneakers|Athletic shoes
snipers|SWAT team members
snobbish|Elitist in attitude
snooper|One who may bug you
snorkel|Spearfisher gear
snorted|Expressed contempt
snowmen|Cold-weather constructions
snubbed|Not included, unkindly
softball|Interviewer's fawning query
soldiers|Those in the army
solecism|Grammatical glitch
solicit|Petition
sonnets|14-line poems
soprano|Choir member
soprano|Price range
soulfully|With deep feeling
soupspoon|Minestrone eater's utensil
spaniel|Disney's Lady, for one
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
spanner|Brit's wrench
sparkler|Diamond
sparser|Not as thick
spearhead|Take the lead in
species|Taxonomic category
speckled|Marked like some sparrow eggs
spectacles|Marvelous displays
speediest|Most prompt
speedos|Some swimsuits
speedos|Swimwear selections
speedup|Move it along
spinneret|Spider's web-making organ
spiteful|Vindictive
sported|Had on
spotless|Immaculate
spouter|The __-Inn (Chapter 3 of "Moby-Dick")
sprawls|Spreads out
sprinkling|Small amount of rain
spritzers|Wine cocktails
spumoni|Layered dessert
spurned|Rebuffed
squalor|Wretchedness
squeegee|Silkscreening need
stallion|Male horse
stamina|Fortitude
starburst|Product first sold as Opal Fruits
staring|Unable to look away
starred|Had top billing
startles|Catches by surprise
statists|Strong-government advocates
statues|Sculpted figures
stealer|Thief
steeple|Church tower
steeple|Pointy tower
steeple|Village skyline sight
stellar|Brilliantly done
stemware|Goblets, for instance
stencil|Write an open letter?
sterner|Less lenient
steward|Wine-list presenter
stiletto|Short dagger
stinger|Kremlin Colonel cousin
stinging|Far from comfy
stipend|Allowance
stockcar|Type of racing vehicle
stollen|Frankfurt fruitcake
stonier|Less likely to gush
stooges|Underlings
stormed|Evinced exasperation
stoutly|With resolve
straddle|Sit astride
straggler|Snail
strands|Yarn, essentially
strangely|Contrary to expectations
stratosphere|Ozone layer's locale*
strayed|Got sidetracked
streamer|Party decoration
streets|Urban grid
stretchy|Elasticized
striate|Make furrows in
striker|Soccer position
striped|Zebralike
stroller|Folding baby carriage
strudel|Deutschlander's dessert
studied|Well-thought-out
studies|Hits the books
stylish|In fashion
stylist|Salon employee
stylizes|Renders creatively
stymied|Stuck
suavely|Emulating 007
subsisted|Made ends meet
subvert|Undermine
summation|Attorney's last words
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunporch|Room getting lots of light
supreme|Highest-ranking
surfing|Waikiki activity
surgeon|Hospital specialist
surprise|Starting impetus
suspicious|Shady
sweetie|Doll
sweetie|Honeybunch
sweeties|Honeys
sweetmeat|Piece of candy
swimmable|Like the English Channel, for some endurance athletes
swingby|Visit along the way
sybarite|Pleasure seeker
symbols|&, %, @, etc.
symbols|Emblems
synapse|Nervous-system junction
synergy|Boardroom buzzword
synopsis|Recap
syringe|Vaccine deliverer
tableau|Striking scene
tactile|Tangible
tadpole|Newborn frog
tadpole|Young toad
tagline|Catchphrase
taglines|Section heading in an IMDb listing
taloned|Like kites
tanager|Scarlet bird
tandems|Teams of two
tapenade|Cajun condiment
tardiest|Least punctual
tarragon|Vinegar flavoring
tarries|Lingers
tartest|Maximally tangy
tartish|Rhubarb descriptor
taskbars|Iconization settings
tassels|Fez features
tassels|Fringe group
tattered|In poor condition
tattler|Snitch
taverns|Bars
taxable|Of interest to the IRS
teaberry|Oil of wintergreen source
teaming|On a task force
tearaway|Remove reluctantly
teargas|SWAT team supply
teargas|SWAT team supply
teasing|Mild mockery
teenier|More minuscule
telecast|TV airing
telemarks|Ski turns
telepathic|Able to read minds
telescope|Astronomer's magnifying device
tempera|Poster paint
tempted|Enticed
tempura|Japanese entrée
tendril|Wall-climbing aid
tenpins|Bowlers' targets
tenseness|Source of butterflies
tension|Dramatist's device
tentacle|Octopus appendage
tenuous|Unsubstantiated
terrier|Monopoly token
tersest|Least long-winded
testify|Declare under oath
thimbleful|Essentially none
thingamajig|Gadget
thrills|Tickles pink
thrones|Royal seats
thrones|Symbols of authority
thunders|Bellows
tillers|Boat steerers
tinplate|Sort of sheet metal
tinwork|Some metalware
tiresome|Tedious
titania|Queen of comedy
titanic|11-Oscar film
toadstools|Inedible mushrooms
toasted|Clinked glasses
tomahawk|Native American ax
toneless|Uninflected
tonette|Plastic flute
toniest|Most ritzy
tontine|Annuity scheme
toolboxes|Auto-shop array
topcoat|Winter garment
toreros|Whom Spaniards call "maestros"
tornado|Destructive weather
towards|For partial payment of
toweled|Dried (off)
tragicomic|Waiting for Godot descriptor
trailer|Film promo
transverse|Cross
trapdoor|Magician's secret, perhaps
trattoria|Spumoni server
treatise|Euclid's "Elements," e.g.
trellis|Garden lattice
tremble|Betray emotion
tremble|Betray fear
tremble|React to excitement
tremors|Vibrations
trestle|Bridge support
triangle|Pink Panther theme instrument
trigger|Set off
trinity|Holy threesome
triodes|Old TV tubes
triodes|Tubes in old TVs
triplet|Group of three
triptych|Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights," e.g.
trisect|Cut into thirds
trolley|Streetcar
trotter|Track entry
trouble|Misfortune
troughs|Pig-food holders
truculent|Ornery, in a way
trustee|College board member
tuition|Cost of courses
tuition|Cost of learning
tunnels|Excavates, in a way
turtleneck|Snug-collared sweater
twiddle|Move one's thumbs idly
twinkle|Act like a star
twisted|Distorted
twister|What brought Dorothy to Oz
typecast|Unable to diversify, perhaps
typecasts|Lacks imagination in role-filling
typists|Group using headphones
tyrants|Fire-breathers
umpired|Called out, perhaps
unaltered|Off the rack
unclasp|Let go
uncurls|Straightens out
understand|Do you __?
undertow|Current danger
undertow|Swimming hazard
undulate|Move in waves
unexciting|Ho-hum
unfixes|Pries loose
unglues|Disassembles, perhaps
unhitch|Separate
unilateral|Fiat-like
unkinks|Straightens, in a way
unknowns|They're solved for in algebra
unmanned|Remote-controlled, perhaps
unmapped|Not yet charted, as a route
unmoored|Loose, as a clipper
unoiled|Still squeaking
unsnaps|Releases with a click
unstable|Not firmly fixed
untangle|Straighten out
unusable|Worthless
updates|Modernizes
upgrades|Perks in the air
upstage|Outdo in performance
upstairs|At a higher level
upticks|Small increases
uptrend|Economic rise
uranium|Makeup of some rods
urbanite|No provincial
urethane|Substance in Spandex
vacated|Left empty
vamooses|Amscrays
vandyke|Pointy beard
vanilla|Not especially edgy
vanpools|Ride-sharing commuter groups
varmint|What Yosemite Sam calls Bugs
vegetarians|Followers of dietary reformer Sylvester Graham
veggies|Garden salad ingredients
venetian|From Italy's canal city
verbosely|At length
vermicelli|Cousin of angel hair
veteran|Longstanding
veterans|Former soldiers
vigilante|Oater stock character
vitriol|Harsh words
vitriol|Severe criticism
volcano|Granite source
waggles|Shakes while in motion
wallops|Big blows
waterskiing|Lake activity
welfare|Good fortune
wetware|The brain, in computer slang
wharves|Piers
whatchamacallit|Gadget
whippoorwills|Nighthawk cousins
whipsawing|Besetting from two directions
whistle|Referee's game-stopping device
whopper|Tall tale
wizards|Hogwarts alumni
wizards|Role-playing game staples
woodpecker|Sapsucker cousin
woodstove|Appliance certified by the EPA
wristwatch|Around-the-arm device
wronged|Did a number on
yearned|Was wistful
yearning|Itch
yodeling|Alpine singing
yogurts|Cultured dairy products
zeppelin|Flight debut of 1900
zestier|With more spice
zigzagged|Showed staggering ability?
zillion|Unreal number
aardvark|Ant-eating animal
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abdomen|Core area
abdomen|Middle
abhorred|Couldn't stand
abolish|Do away with
abolish|Make illegal
abolish|Put an end to
abrades|Chafes
abruptly|All of a sudden
absolve|Exculpate
abundance|Lavishness
academia|Professor's domain
accepts|Takes on
accordance|Conformity
accordion|Portable keyboard instrument
accosts|Greets rudely
accusation|Whodunit plot element
acetate|Cel material
acrobat|Circus performer
acrylics|Types of paint
actress|Leading lady, e.g.
adaptation|Darwin subject
adapter|Voltage converter
adapters|World travelers' accessories
address|Talk about
admiral|Navy bigwig
admiral|Title Columbus held
admiration|Feeling of high esteem
admirer|Valentine sender
admires|Thinks a lot of
adrenaline|Exercise by-product
adroitly|With great skill
adventure|Exciting experience
adversely|I write jingles
aerated|Treated like dirt?
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerator|Home-aquarium accessory
aerosol|Street-art medium
affluent|Prosperous
aftertaste|Eater's lingering sensation
ageless|Eternal
aggregate|Lump together
agitator|Washing-machine part
agonizes|Has trouble deciding
aground|Stranded, in a way
aileron|Plane's banking mechanism
airports|Customs officers' workplaces
airstrip|Landing place
alacrity|Promptness + joy
alerted|Gave a warning to
alerted|Now in the know
alienated|Disaffected
allergies|Sneezin' reasons
amaryllis|Daffodil cousin
amateurs|Dabblers
ambidextrously|In a bi-handed manner [no repeated letters]
amblers|Slow walkers
amenable|Open to influence
amongst|In the company of, in Cornwall
amounts|Adds up (to)
ampoule|Dosage container
amusement|Entertained feeling
anaconda|Subject of several "River Monsters" episodes
anagrams|Vicar's themes and "Christmas Eve"
analyst|Certain sportscaster
analyst|Statistics specialist
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancient|Antediluvian
android|Smartphone operating system
anecdote|Cute oral story
angling|Fishing (for)
animate|Get moving
announcer|Game-show staffer
annoyance|Irritated feeling
anonymous|Without a byline
anteater|Sloth cousin
antedate|Opposite of "follow"
antedated|Came before
anthems|Patriotic music
antidotes|Reversing agents
antigen|Immune-system stimulus
antlered|Reindeer descriptor
anymore|Ever again
aperitif|Appetite enhancer
aphorism|Saw
apostrophe|Schindler's List character
apotheosis|Epitome
apparel|Clothing
appears|Shows up
appetite|Craving
apportion|Distribute pro rata
approved|Good to go
aquatic|Dolphin descriptor
archery|Hunger Games skill
aridest|Most parched
arietta|Diva's rendition
arising|On the way up
arising|Standing up
armadas|Naval fleets
armadillo|Plated mammal
armchair|Vicarious
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Large wardrobe cabinet
armrest|Plane-seat separator
arraign|Bring charges against
arrange|Assemble
arrears|Lateness of payments
arrogant|Highly haughty
arterial|Main, as a highway
arterial|Road descriptor
article|Magazine piece
articular|Of the joints
artifice|Craftiness
artists|Painters and sculptors
ascents|Trips to the summit
ascribing|Crediting (to)
asinine|Preposterous
asinine|Word from the Latin for "donkey-like"
asperses|Disses
assemble|Bring together
assented|Gave the OK
assisted|Got some credit, perhaps
associate|Colleague
assorts|Classifies
assuage|Ease
asterisk|Star on a keyboard
astronomy|Field where Arabic etymologies are common
atelier|Art studio
atelier|Art studio
atemporal|Timeless
athlete|Any Winter Olympian
attempts|Goes for
attract|Draw
attraction|Romantic feeling
attracts|Pulls in
auction|Storage Wars activity
auctioneer|Seller with a gavel
audacious|Reckless
audience|What an artist hopes to draw
audiobook|Spoken version of a novel
auditorium|School's assembly hall
authorize|Give the green LIGHT to
automobile|Family's land vehicle
avenues|Literally, "approaches"
avenues|Wide thoroughfares
avocado|Light green
awaited|Was in store for
baccarat|French crystal brand
backflips|Reverse somersaults
backlit|Illuminated from behind
backout|Withdraw
backrest|Part of a chair
backslap|Hearty congratulation
baguettes|They're often blonde and braided
bananas|Out of control
bandana|Word from the Hindi for "tie-dye"
bandshell|Hollywood Bowl, essentially
banshee|Legendary wailer
banshees|Legendary wailers
barista|Organic coffee maker?
baristas|Espresso servers
barnacle|Shellfish that attaches to ships
barracks|Boot camp lodgings
barrios|Hispanic neighborhoods
barrister|British attorney
barroom|Tavern
barrooms|Saloons
bartender|Mixer of cocktails
baseliners|They eschew the net
bassets|Short-legged hounds
bastion|Fortification
beachball|Inflatable seaside toy
bedpost|Pole near a mattress
bedroll|Outdoor sleeping item
bedsheet|Ersatz toga
beeches|Shade trees
beefalo|Low-cholesterol steak source
beetles|Bugs on wheels
beginners|They're just getting started
begrudge|Envy
believe|Think positive
bellyacher|Faultfinding type
bendable|Opposite of "rigid"
berates|Rips into
berates|Scolds
bilateral|Two-sided
biologist|Scientist who studies cells
biotech|Genomics, drug development, etc.
bipartisan|With two-party support
birdcages|Parakeets' homes
biscuits|Dog treats
blameless|Not responsible
blanket|Metaphor for snowfall
blinkers|Turn signals
bloomer|Any flowering plant
boardwalks|Seaside promenades
boasted|Bragged
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bodyguard|Celebrity's protector
bodysurfer|Wave catcher
boldfaced|Brazen
boobird|Unhappy spectator
bookkeeper|Ledger pro
bookkeeper|Worker with a ledger
booklet|20-stamp buy
booster|Ardent fan
botanist|Burbank, for instance
breadbox|Pumpernickel preserver
breadwinner|Source of family funds
breaths|Inhalations
brewski|Cold one
bribery|Making of illegal payments
bricklayer|Certain mason
broaches|Mentions for the first time
broadcaster|Network
broncobuster|Rodeo regular
brownie|Seven-year-old Girl Scout
bubblegum|Supermarket checkout display
buckwheat|Ingredient in pancakes
bulldozer|Construction-site tractor
bullfrogs|Pond croakers
bustled|Showed a lot of energy
byproduct|Incidental result
cabanas|Beach club amenities
cabinet|Kitchen adjunct
calendar|Appointment list
calendars|Where dates are always found
campsites|RVers' rest stops
canines|Bicuspids' neighbors
canines|Incisiform body parts
capybara|Largest rodent
caramba|Word on some "Simpsons" paraphernalia
cardinal|Bright red bird
cardinal|St. Louis baseballer
carefree|Gleeful
caressingly|We call our convertible Christine
carfare|Cost for a bus
caribou|Reindeer cousin
caricature|From Italian for "distorted"
cartoons|Kiddie-channel fare
cartwheels|Sideways-rotation maneuvers
casinos|Cruise-ship rooms
castaway|Robinson Crusoe, for one
casting|Pre-production ritual
catawba|Jam-making grape
catered|Babied, with "to"
cattiest|Most likely to inject venom
censors|Bleeps out
centrifuge|Chem-lab device
chapter|Section of a book
charade|Travesty
charioteer|Racer of yore
charisma|Personal magnetism
charlatan|From Italian for "chatterer"
charley|Steinbeck's title poodle
charter|Lease, as a bus
chassis|Auto frame
chasten|Censure
cheerless|Gloomy
cherrystone|Kind of clam
chicane|Hoodwink
children|Boys and girls
chowhound|Glutton
circulation|Out of __ (unavailable)
classes|Groups of students
classroom|Learning center
clatter|Rattling noise
cleaned|Spotless again
cleaner|Under-the-sink item
cleanse|Purify
clinches|Sews up
cloudless|Fair, as the sky
cluster|Group of stars
coagulated|Clotted
coastguard|Smuggler catcher
coaxial|Type of TV cable
codeine|World's most commonly consumed opiate
coerces|Puts pressure on
coincide|Square
collapse|Fold compactly
colloquium|Academic conference
cologne|City on the Rhine
colored|Not unbiased
commandant|Naval-base boss
commando|Schwarzenegger blockbuster film of '85
commission|Out of __ (kaput)
commits|Engages oneself
compete|Go for the gold
competes|Gets in the game
complainer|Faultfinding type
composts|Organic farmers' fertilizers
concerts|Summer park events
concise|Abridged, perhaps
condemns|Knocks hard
condition|Out of __ (in poor shape)
congress|Two houses, collectively
conifer|Cypress or spruce
connect|Get in touch
connote|Signify
contention|Out of __ (having no chance)
converted|Something different
copters|Police vehicles
copydesk|Newspaper's editing place
corniest|Most hokey
coronet|Coat-of-arms depiction
coronet|Emblem of nobility
correct|That's right!
corrode|Destroy slowly
cosigned|Backed up for an advance
counterproposal|Alternative offer
courthouse|Where a judge hears a case
coverage|Reporting
cowbells|Noisemakers worn in dairy herds
cowered|Crouched in fear
craters|Lunar surface features
creampuff|Custard-filled pastry
credenza|Buffet
crescendo|From Italian for "growing"
crocuses|Early spring bloomers
crossbred|Like designer dogs
crouches|Talks with a tot, perhaps
crowbar|Tool for prying
crowding|Pressing too closely
crowned|Anointed, as a champ
cruises|Carnival rides
crusading|Espousing aggressively
cuisinart|Griddler maker
cuisine|Cookery
cupboard|Storage area
cupcakes|Specialty of Beverly Hills' Sprinkles shop
cupolas|Domelike structures
currents|Moving waters
currents|Swift streams
cyclamate|BANNED SWEETENER
dalmatian|Black-and-white dog
damasks|Linen fabrics
dampens|Suppresses
dancing|Activity in most musicals
darkest|Most murky
dateline|News-story starter
dayroom|Army-base hangout
daytime|Emmy category
deadeye|Sure shot
deceptive|Misleading
decibel|Sound measure
declare|State formally
decorum|Propriety
decrease|Wane
decrees|Formal orders
defeats|Gets the better of
defeats|Overcomes in battle
deflect|Refuse to answer
delayed|Behind schedule
delegate|Convention voter
deletes|X'es out
delphinium|Garden flower
demerit|Misconduct mark
democrat|Typical blue-stater
denials|Disavowals
densest|Most crowded
deposed|Ousted
deposit|Place cash in an account
deposit|Silt, for instance
derisive|Contemptuous
descant|Comment at length
deserters|They're way off-base
deserts|Places for oases
desires|Fancies
despise|Regard with scorn
despises|Can't stand
despises|Won't countenance
despots|Autocrats
despots|Tyrants
details|Military patrols
detests|Despises
dethrone|Oust from power
detracts|Draws attention away
devalue|Cheapen
develop|Evolve gradually
deviate|Digress
deviltry|What Bugs Bunny calls his antics
devotion|Deep dedication
dialects|Language variants
diamond|April birthstone
diehard|Bitter-ender
dilettante|From Italian for "amateur"
diorama|Repurposed shoebox, perhaps
directs|Works toward wrapping
disable|Switch off
discards|Refuse
disclaim|Repudiate
discount|Brush aside
discuss|Talk about
disguise|Identity-hiding garb
disperse|Break up
dissents|Doesn't go along
dogmatic|Highly opinionated
domicile|Where you live
doormats|Entrance accessories
dormant|Fallow
dormitory|College students' dwelling
dowagers|Peers of Countess Violet Crawley
downers|Drags
drenching|Making thoroughly wet
drinking|Enjoying a beverage
dropcloths|Painters' tarps
dropforged|Made like some hammerheads
duchess|Kate Middleton title
duelists|Cyrano de Bergerac et al.
eaglets|Baby raptors
earbuds|Headphone cousins
earlier|Before now
earmuffs|Winter headgear
easiest|Least taxing
ebullient|In high spirits
eccentricities|Quirky behavior
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
eclairs|Custardy desserts
ecosystem|Environmental concern
ecstasy|Word from the Greek for "trance"
editions|Newspaper issues
egalite|Part of France's motto
einstein|Big name in physics
ejected|Cast off
elaborate|Give details
elected|Voted in
electees|Those voted into office
elegant|Polished
elegists|Grey et al.
elephant|Seuss' egg hatcher
eliminated|Got rid of
ellipse|Planetary path
elongate|Draw out
elopement|Two-person flight
elopers|Ones who fled to wed
emanates|Flows out
embassies|DIPLOMATIC OFFICES
embassy|Mission headquarters
embezzler|Marion Crane in "Psycho"
emended|Touched up, as text
emergent|Budding
emigrate|Become an expat
eminent|Distinguished
emoticon|Cue for the tenor, perhaps
emotion|Delight or fright
emotion|Fright or delight
empathy|Compassion
empires|Royal realms
empower|Authorize
emulsion|Mayonnaise, e.g.
enabler|Catalyst
enables|Facilitates
enacted|Passed, as legislation
encomia|High praises
encores|Concert bonuses
endemic|Indigenous
endives|Food that Belgians call "white gold"
endless|Eternal
endmost|Farthest
endnote|Explanatory postscript
endurable|Not so bad
energetic|Full of life
energetic|Vital
energize|Star Trek catchword
engagement|Band's booking
engines|Power sources
engross|Fully absorb
enhance|Better
enigmas|Perplexers
enlaced|Wound up together
enlarge|Amplify
enlarge|Make bigger
enlistee|Volunteer
enraged|Close to an eruption
enriched|Fortified
enslaves|Opposite of "liberates"
ensnares|Lures successfully
ensures|Sews up
enthused|Bubbled over
enticed|Drew in
entireness|Whole
entitles|Gives grounds for
entreat|Implore
entrees|Menu listing
epicures|Cuisine connoisseurs
episode|Sitcom installment
episode|Slice of life
epistles|Apostolic letters
epithelia|Skin cells
epithets|Nicknames
equator|Line through Indonesia
equities|Shares of stocks
erasers|Gum products
erasures|Pencil deletions
erecting|Constructing, as a building
erelong|Soon, poetically
ermined|Regally clad, in a way
erosion|Wearing process
erotica|Madonna album with a blue-toned cover
erudite|Highbrow
escalator|Moving staircase
escapee|Posse quarry, possibly
escarole|Salad green
escarpment|CLIFFLIKE RIDGE
essayed|Attempted
essayist|Emerson, for instance
estates|Big properties
estates|Many-acred properties
estates|Pricey properties
estates|Social orders of old
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Thinks much of
estimate|Rough guess
estimate|Shop figure
etcetera|And stuff like that . . .
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Perpetual
ethanol|Type of biofuel
ethical|Upright
euphoria|Rush
evermore|Henceforth
evidence|Court material
exactly|On the nose
exertion|Vigorous effort
exhibits|Museum displays
exorbitant|Way overpriced
exorcise|Rid of a harmful factor
expands|Waxes
expeditors|Effective logisticians
expired|Ran out
expires|Ceases
exposition|Fair that has pavilions
exuberant|Full of life
eyehole|Mask opening
eyelashes|Mascara recipients
eyeliner|Cosmetic in a pencil
eyeshade|Sun visor
eyewash|Baloney
facemasks|Colts and Cowboys wear them
falsely|With no basis
fanatics|Hounds
fantasia|Film with Mickey mangling magic
fantasies|Film genre
fantasy|Imaginative fiction genre
fastens|Attaches securely
fastens|Snaps, say
federal|__ case
festers|Increases, as seething
festival|Part 4 of quote
fielder|Shortstop, e.g.
fingerprint|Crime-scene evidence
finitude|Limit
flamingo|Long-legged pink bird
flatware|Place-setting pieces
fleawort|Plant reputed to repel insects
fledglings|Inexperienced people
fleshiness|Quince quality
flicker|Burn like a candle
flitted|Moved like a moth
floorboards|Underfoot installation
folderol|Poppycock
foolhardy|Reckless
forests|Thickly wooded areas
forgivingly|I'm donating these
forsaken|Abandoned
forthwith|Without delay
freelancer|INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
freestyle|Sort of swim meet
frontcourt|Hoopster's offensive area
frontpage|It has the lead
fuchsia|Purplish Crayola color
fussbudget|Faultfinding type
gallant|Chivalrous
ganglia|Bundle of nerves
ganglia|Nerve tissues
garments|Clothing
gauntest|Drawn as much as possible
geneticist|Scientist who studies heredity
genteel|Refined
genteel|Well-mannered
genuflect|Express reverence, perhaps
gerbils|Hamster cousins
gigabytes|Storage units
gladden|Make happy
glamour|Star quality
glamour|Women's magazine
glances|Quick looks
glazier|Windows installer
gliders|Porch furniture
glitterati|Flashy set
glucose|Photosynthesis product
gobbler|Tom turkey
goobers|Movie-counter snack
goodbyes|Parting words
goosenecked|Like some lamps
goulash|Hodgepodge
gradation|Nuance
gratuity|Tip
greenhorns|Untrained people
gridlock|Severe traffic jam
grimaced|Showed discomfort
gripping|Holding firmly
groundbreaker|Innovative type
grounder|Rolling baseball
guardsmen|Beefeaters, e.g.
guesses|Shots in the dark
guppies|Rainbow fish
gyrocompass|Navigation device
hacksaw|Metal-cutting tool
hairnet|Food worker's wear
hairnet|Holder of locks
halflife|About 5700 years, for carbon-14
halftime|Football game break
hamantaschen|Ethnic triangular treats
hamlets|Small villages
handbook|User's manual
handcuffs|Magician's prop
handcuffs|Wrist-restraining manacles
handstands|Heels-over-head maneuvers
handwriting|Ill omen that's "on the WALL"
hardhat|Building-site topper
hardship|Tough time
hassles|Pains in the neck
headrest|Adjustable auto-seat part
headset|Sportscast accessory
hearken|Give heed
hearths|Floors of fireplaces
heavenward|Way up
hedgehops|Flies close to the ground
heftier|More muscular
hegemony|Predominance
heights|Summit
helicopter|Vehicle that hovers in air
hencoop|Fowl territory
henhouse|No place for foxes
heroics|Brave deeds
herring|Kippered fish
herring|Kippered fish
hexagon|Honeycomb shape
hibiscus|Hula dancer's accessory
hoarily|In a timeworn way
hoggish|Averse to sharing
hollers|Outcries
holster|Heat-storing device
holster|Pouch for a pistol
homebrew|What you might do for your own sake
homeland|National security concern
honoree|Name on a plaque
honorees|Award recipients
horizon|Limit of vision
horoscope|Daily forecast
horrors|This is terrible!
horsefeathers|Malarkey
hosanna|Worshiper's cry
hovercraft|It goes near the water
hydrofoils|Some commercial ferries
ideates|Conjures up
idyllic|Xanadu-like
illness|Indisposition
imagery|Literary skill
immense|Really big
immortal|Everlasting
impartial|Fair in one's judging
impasse|Stalemate
impatiently|The waiting room is empty
imperial|Majestic
impetuous|Reckless
impetus|Driving force
implicit|Understood
important|Part 2 of quote
imprecation|Verbal whammy
impresario|From Italian for "entrepreneur"
impulse|Driving force
impulsive|Reckless
incense|Irritate
inchoate|Rudimentary
incises|Engraves
incisions|Notches, for instance
incorrect|Bzzz!
inducer|Catalyst
inductee|Draft choice
inertia|Newtonian subject
inertia|Sluggishness
infants|People under 18, in legalese
informed|Well versed
ingenue|Innocent type
inhaler|Metered dose delivery system
inherit|Not work for, perhaps
initiative|Tagalong's lack
innocently|Not knowing any better
innuendo|Literally, "by signaling"
insecure|Doubt-ridden
insecure|Subject to doubts
insight|Keen discernment
insolence|RUDE BEHAVIOR
insurer|Aetna or State Farm
intaglios|Cameos' counterparts
integer|Whole number
intense|High-pressure
intensive|Highly concentrated
interact|Converse (with)
intercept|Catch the other team's pass
interest|Charge on a loan
interim|Meantime
inveigled|Beguiled
inventively|Look at all the dryer lint
invited|On the guest list
irksome|Vexatious
irritation|Annoyance
islander|Man's man
isolate|Set apart
isotope|Tritium, to hydrogen
iterate|Go through again
jackhammer|Tool powered by air
jackknife|Swimmer's fancy dive
jacuzzi|Big name in bathtubs
jammies|Nightclothes, informally
jerseys|Retirements on many pro teams
jezebel|Biblical wicked woman
jimmied|Forced open
kashmir|K2's region
keepers|Things worth saving
keggers|Frat parties
kilovolt|Electrical measure
kingfisher|Big-headed river diver
kitchens|What "cuisines" means
kleenex|Genericized paper trademark
kneecap|Shinbone neighbor
kneepad|Joint protection
knights|Round Table members
knishes|Potato turnovers
knuckleball|Tough-to-hit pitch
krypton|Superman's birthplace
laborer|Field hand
laboring|Working hard
landers|Curiosity and "Rosetta"
lanterns|Portable lights
larceny|Trespassory taking + removal
largesse|Generosity
lassoes|Ropes in
latinos|Telemundo target audience
laudatory|Praiseful
lecture|Long warning
lentils|Soup legumes
leonine|Strong and proud
leotard|Recital piece
letterbox|DVD format
liaison|Go-between
licensed|Formally permitted
lifelike|Realistic-looking
limeade|Green refresher
lineages|They're often found in trees
lintels|Beams over thresholds
lintiest|Most fuzz-filled
listing|Catalog entry
listlessly|With little enthusiasm
lodgers|Inn patrons
lollipops|All-day suckers, for instance
loudmouth|Indiscreet person
louvered|How shutters are typically made
lovefest|Hardly a hard-hitting interview
lowdown|Inside information
lumbago|Back trouble
lunches|Midday meals
macabre|Ghastly
macaroni|Dandy
madeira|Island group north of the Canaries
maestri|Skilled conductors
magenta|Blusher shade
magical|Bewitching
mainstream|Nonalternative
majesty|Lofty dignity
malcontent|Faultfinding type
mallard|Common dabbler
manager|Supervisor
maniacal|Out of control
manifesto|From Italian for "make public"
manmade|Not natural
manners|Polite social skills
mantles|Loose cloaks
manuscripts|Editor's desk stack
marathoner|Athlete who may "hit the WALL"
marcher|Certain parade participant
marengo|Napoleon's mount at Waterloo
marinates|Makes less tough, in a way
mariner|Coleridge character
mariner|Columbus, for one
mariner|Sailor
markers|Felt-tip pens
maroons|Casts away
martian|War of the Worlds invader
martyrs|Joan of Arc et al.
masthead|Box on the editorial page
mastodon|Extinct elephant cousin
matinee|Play of the day
matrons|Some wedding party members
matures|Ripens
maximally|Haste makes waste
meagerness|Paltry nature
meanest|Most cruel
mediate|Help to settle
meerkat|Lion King beast
megaphones|Sound boosters
memoirs|They're bound to hold recollections
memorabilia|Hall of Fame holdings
memoranda|Minutes, for instance
mentored|Guided, as a trainee
messengers|Errand runners
meteoric|Like overnight successes
meteors|They're seen in shower scenes
mezzanine|From Italian for "little middle"
mildews|Disinfectant targets
militant|Combative
militia|Civilian army
minestrone|Italian vegetable soup
minibar|Hotel amenity
mischief|Annoying behavior
mishmash|Hodgepodge
missiles|Arrows and darts
mistimed|Inopportune
mitigates|Makes less severe
moaners|Malcontents
moisten|Prepare to seal, as an envelope
molasses|Metaphor for slowness
molests|Harasses
monocle|Mr. Peanut accessory
monsoon|Rainy-season wind
monster|Buyer of HotJobs.com in 2010
mooched|Sponged (off)
mortgage|Homeowner's payment
moseyed|Shuffled along
muenster|Semisoft cheese
mukluks|Uggs ancestors
narrows|Tapers
nastiest|Tops in turpitude
natural|Uncultivated
naturalist|Charles Darwin's occupation
nautical|Of sailing
nearness|Proximity
neatened|Spruced (up)
neatness|Tidy appearance
nectars|Liquids collected by bees
needier|Relatively busted
needled|Teased
needless|Uncalled for
negated|Disestablished
neighboring|Very close
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
netizen|Web regular
newcomers|Recent arrivals
newscast|Anchor's venue
newsmakers|Big storms, for instance
newspapers|Recycling bin stack
newswires|MarketWatch services
newtons|Physicist's gravity measures
nibbles|Bits of food
nightly|Every evening
nineteen|Typical hours per day that a three-toed sloth sleeps
nippiest|Least suited to beachwear
nitpicker|Fussy fellow
nonpareil|Peerless thing
nonstop|Always going
nonuser|Abstainer
noshing|Raiding the fridge
nostrils|What the septum separates
novellas|Melville genre
nuisance|Tort in common law
nursing|Johns Hopkins major
oarless|Motorized, say
obscene|Abominable
obsolete|Out-of-date
occupant|Junk-mail addressee
oceanaut|Sealab dweller
oceanic|Immense
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
octanes|Pump postings
octopus|Squid's cousin
oddments|Miscellany
oeuvres|Bodies of work
offerer|Person making a bid
officer|Any service academy graduate
offsides|Over-the-line call
ogreish|Beastly
oilseed|Certain fat source
openest|Most accessible
operands|Numbers added, e.g.
operate|Function
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opining|Reckoning
opinionated|Highly dogmatic
opposed|Fought
optimize|Perfect
optional|If you ask for it
opulence|Richness
oration|Keynote address, e.g.
orations|House addresses
oratorio|Handel genre
orbiter|Satellite, by definition
orchestra|Philharmonic music group
orchids|Exotic bouquet
oregano|Pizza seasoning
ornament|Embellish
ostrich|Large flightless bird
outdraw|Get more attendees
outfielder|Fly catcher
outlander|Alien
outscore|Defeat in competition
overcoat|Winter wear
overeat|Take more than seconds
overeater|Glutton
overheating|Headed for a stall, quite possibly
overlies|Sits upon
overran|Swamped
overreach|Possible strain cause
overripe|Past its best
oversaw|Supervised
overseeing|Director's skill
overseer|Boss
oxymorons|Guest host and "solo concert"
pacesetters|Vanguardists
pacific|Eastern(!) end of the Panama Canal
paddled|Moved a canoe
painters|Manet and Monet
painting|Artwork on the wall
palette|Board with a thumbhole
palmist|Life-line observer
palomino|Golden-coat horse
palooka|Second-rate boxer
pampers|Spoils rotten
panacea|Universal remedy
panache|Pizazz
panache|Verve
panorama|Scenic view
parables|Morality tales
parading|Showing off
paradise|Utopia
paramecium|Kind of protozoan
parasite|Flea, to a dog
parcels|Packages sent by mail
parchment|Paper predecessor
parental|Part of PG-13
parietal|Brain lobe
parmesan|Italian grated cheese
paroles|What some boards vote on
partake|Have some (of)
partake|Join
passion|Zeal
pastels|Delicate colors
pastime|Hobby
pastoral|Country
patella|Femur neighbor
paterfamilias|Pop
patisserie|Napoleon's place
patriots|Bay State NFLers
pattern|Model expression
pedicures|Jobs in a digital workplace?
pedigree|Dog's family tree
peerage|Nobility
penalizes|Doesn't spare
penalties|Football rule-breaking punishments
penknives|Folders in pockets
pentacles|TAROT CARD
peptalk|Locker room speech
percale|Sateen alternative
perhaps|Could be
peridot|Emerald look-alike
perkiest|Most chipper
perpetually|Give a treat to Fido and Fluffy
personal|None of your business
perturb|Unsettle
petites|Women's clothing category
petulance|Surliness
pfennig|Coin succeeded by a cent
pharmacist|Person filling prescriptions
pharmacist|Scientist filling prescriptions
philosophy|Study of the nature of knowledge
phoenix|Most populous state capital
phosphorus|Match point
photocopy|Duplicate made with an office machine
photojournalist|One on the staff of Life
physician|Medical doctor
physicist|Scientist who studies atoms
pianist|Beethoven or Brahms
pianist|Lounge performer
piaster|Fraction of some Mideast pounds
picador|Torero's sidekick
pickpocket|Wallet-grabbing thief
piecrust|Edible anagram of "pictures"
pilgrim|Physician, Franklin, or Friar
pilsener|Type of lager
pilsener|Type of lager beer
pioneer|Conestoga wagon traveler
piranha|Amazon swimmer
pirates|Captain Kidd and colleagues
pistols|Energetic types
planner|Party consultant
planter|Coleus holder
plaster|Wall coating
platoon|Company division
platypi|Venomous mammals
players|They're on the team
pliancy|Bendy nature
plundered|Ransacked
polyester|Yarn fabric
polyglot|Multilingual person
pomfret|Connecticut prep school
pompous|Bombastic
ponderosa|How Livy said "heavy"
porcine|Hoglike
portico|Capitol feature
portico|Fancy entrance
possess|Hold the deed to
postern|Secondary entrance
postmark|Stamp on a letter
potages|Thick soups
potatoes|French fries
pothole|Driving hazard
potions|Witch's brews
powered|Supplied with electricity
prancer|One of a flying team
pratfall|Vaudeville skill
precast|Ready-made, as concrete
precept|Commandment
precursor|Harbinger
predator|Word from the Latin for "plunderer"
preened|Got smart
preexist|Antedate
preheat|Recipe direction
premiering|Viewed first
prenatal|Yoga specialty
prepaid|Opposite of COD
present|In attendance
president|White House boss
presidents|Surnames hidden backwards in the six other long answers
presoak|Treat a stain, perhaps
presort|Ready a bulk mailing
pressruns|Print quantities
pretzels|Twisty treats
pricier|More expensive
primate|Mandrill, for one
principal|High-school boss
priories|Where brothers and sisters live
prognosticated|Forecast
prominent|Famous
promise|Take a pledge
promoted|Publicized
prophets|People predicting the future
proportion|Out of __ (excessively)
proposal|Will you marry me? is one
proprietor|Neighborhood store boss
proscenium|Theater arch
prosper|Be financially successful
protean|Highly variable
protest|Put up a fuss
provolone|Cheese in an Italian hero
provolone|Italian hero ingredient
prowess|Chops
psyches|Freudian concerns
pussyfoot|Hedge
quarantine|From Italian for "forty days"
quetzal|Guatemala's national bird
racehorse|Wire-report topic
radiance|Luster
radiant|Smile descriptor
radiated|Showed joy
radiator|Heating or cooling device
ragbags|Jumbles
rainbow|Word not found in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
rainier|Noted Mount or Monégasque
raisiny|Like some bran cereal
rambler|Gadabout
ramshackle|Rickety
rankest|Most egregious
raspiest|Most hoarse-sounding
rathole|Mean digs
ratholes|Seedy environments
ratlike|Furtive, maybe
rattail|Long-braid hair style
ravenous|Extremely hungry
reactants|Chemistry experiment subjects
readers|Book club members
reagents|Chemical analysis compounds
realist|Pragmatic person
reasoned|Well-thought-out
reassured|Gave confidence to
reboots|Starts up after a crash
recommend|Endorse for use
recorder|Airplane's black box
recover|Get one's strength back
recover|Salvage
redacts|Prepares for declassification, perhaps
redbird|Scarlet tanager or cardinal
redesign|Decorator's task
redoing|In the midst of a makeover
redwoods|World's tallest trees
reelect|Vote into office again
reenact|Put on again
reenter|Verify, as a computer password
reentry|Mission milestone
referee|Ring arbiter
referee|Scholarly paper evaluator
reformer|Advocate for change
refrigerator|Home appliance introduced in 1915
regatta|Yacht race
regrade|Mark again
regrets|Misgivings
regulars|Good customers
reindeer|Game players in a seasonal song
reinstate|Put back on the job
relayed|Passed along
release|Publicity piece
reliant|Showing trust
relieve|Unburden
rellenos|Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine
relying|Hinging (on)
reminder|Note to keep
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Pangs of conscience
renders|Provides, as assistance
renewal|Successful fix-up
renowned|Distinguished
rentals|Vacation vehicles
renters|Tenants
reopens|Gets back to business
repacks|Puts back in the suitcase
repaper|Do over, as walls
repealed|Undone, as a law
replacement|Job created due to a promotion
replete|Surfeited
replica|Facsimile
replica|Facsimile
replicas|Exact copies
representative|Typical
rescale|Alter the dimensions of
resents|Begrudges
resident|Dweller
residues|Chemical remnants
resists|Isn't cooperative
resonate|Make an echo
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
resorts|Travel-guide listing
respace|Loosen up between lines, perhaps
respect|Hold in esteem
respect|Look up to
respect|Look up to
respect|Look up to
respond|Write back
restricts|Hems in
resumed|Got back to it
resumes|Gets back to it
retailed|Sold
retaliate|Take care of payback
retardant|Delaying
retinol|Form of vitamin A
retiree|Shaq, as of 2011
retract|Withdraw, as a statement
retreats|Hideaways
retries|New shots
retrofit|Modernize, maybe
revealingly|I'll have another cutlet
reverse|Go backwards
reverses|Flip-flops
reviles|Speaks ill of
rhetoric|Oratorical skill
ribosome|Site of protein synthesis
richest|Most abundant
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ricotta|Mayo substitute in tuna salad
ricotta|Possible cheesecake ingredient
riflemen|Some who bear arms
rimless|Like some glasses
ringleader|Crime boss
ringlet|Curly lock
rioting|On the rise?
ripcords|They're handled in the air
riposte|Literally, "prompt answer"
riverboats|Casino locales
riveted|Firmly fastened
riveter|Construction job
roadbeds|Street surfaces
roadside|Where a shoulder is
roadster|Open two-seat auto
roasted|Cooked, as some peanuts
rodents|Squirrels and gerbils
roosters|Vane designs
rosiest|Best-case
rotunda|Capitol hall
rotunda|Jefferson Memorial feature
roughest|Most coarse
roundel|Something circular
routine|Comic's creation
rubdown|Post-exercise ritual
rulings|Court activity
ruminant|Cow or camel
rumpled|Mussed up, as clothes
rustics|Rural folk
safaris|Kenyan expeditions
safecracker|Vault specialist
salesclerks|Register attendants
salinas|Steinbeck's hometown
saltier|More brackish
saltine|Chowder cracker
sandals|Beach shoes
sandlot|Makeshift ballfield
sandlots|Makeshift baseball fields
sangria|Wine punch
sapient|Wise
sashays|Struts
sashimi|Fare served with wasabi
sashimi|Sushi bar order
sasquatch|__ Stole My Lunch Money! (2011 Weekly World News headline)
satchel|One at Indiana Jones's side
satiety|Surfeit
saturnine|Adjective for Eeyore
saucepans|Pesto-cooking vessels
saucepot|Stove vessel
sauterne|California wine
savannah|Georgia port
sawlogs|Snore
sawteeth|Blade serrations
saxophone|Jazz instrument
sayings|Saws
scallops|Seafood serving
scalped|Sold tickets illegally
scanners|Barcode readers
scarecrow|Hay-man
scatter|Strew
schemer|Conniving person
schismatize|Form a sect
schtick|Comedian's routine
sciatic|Longest human nerve
scorepads|Some board-game equipment
scrawny|Gaunt
screeched|Sounded shrill [one of the longest one-syllable words]
screener|Airport occupation
scrimmage|Line of __ (football locale)
scrooge|Donald Duck's uncle
scythes|Weed-whacker alternatives
seabeds|Shipwreck sites
seaboard|Coastal region
seacoast|Shoreline
seahorse|Fish with a prehensile tail
seaplane|Alaskan mail carrier
seaplane|Certain Alaskan letter carrier
seaside|The land along the coast
secedes|Withdraws officially
seconds|Plate refills
secrets|Confidential things
sectors|Zones
seekers|People on a quest
seethed|Was furious
seethes|Builds up anger
seethes|Does a slow burn
selective|Discriminating
selects|Calls on
selects|Commissions
selenium|Element in multivitamins
seminary|School for prospective fathers
senates|Chamber groups
sentence|Paragraph portion
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Military lookout
serenade|Woo with music
serials|Stories in installments
seriously|End of quote
sermons|Deliveries by fathers
sermons|Pastor's preparation
sermons|Pastor's speeches
sermons|Preacher's speeches
serpent|Genesis evildoer
serpent|Snake
serpents|Treacherous ones
servers|Data-center installations
session|Legislative period
settees|Where bowlers wait their turn
settler|Frontier colonizer
several|Two or three
shakier|More rickety
shallot|Onion cousin
sharpen|Prepare to use, as a pencil
sharpens|Makes a point of
shiatsu|Pressure treatment
shindig|Blowout
shipshape|In tidy condition
shipyard|Where brigantines are built
shoeshine|Bootblack's service
shortage|Insufficient supply
shorten|Crop
shrivel|Get dry and wrinkly
sidebar|Article supplement
sideburns|Whiskers near the ears
sidelines|Where coaches watch football games
sideshow|Circus attraction
signees|Parties to a lease
silence|Total quiet
silents|Edison Studios productions
silesia|Central European region
silkiest|Most smooth and lustrous
skeeter|Flying pest, slangily
skewers|Criticizes harshly
slacker|Lazy person
slather|Apply liberally
sleekest|Least wind-resistant
sleeper|Train car with berths
sleeted|Verb related to "hailed"
slipcovers|Upholstery protectors
smaller|Less significant
smallish|Rather compact
smarties|Wise guys
smoothest|Having the fewest hiccups
smothers|Stifles
snappier|More lively
sneered|Showed scorn
sneerers|Scornful ones
snippet|Fragment
snooker|Dupe
snoozes|Isn't exactly alert
snorkels|Scuba gear
snowbank|Blizzard by-product
snowplow|SUV accessory
softball|Interviewer's fawning query
solaria|Sun parlors
solenoid|Magnetic coil
solidly|With no doubt
someone|Anonymous person
somersault|Gymnast's roll
soonest|Most promptly
soprano|Choir voice
soprano|High voice
sorcery|Wizard's magic
sorters|Zips aid them
sousaphone|Big brass
soymilk|Tofu source
spacers|Typewriter bars
spandex|Stretcher at the gym
speeder|One driving too fast
speller|One in a bee
spiderweb|Metaphor for intrigue
spiraled|Went round and round
spirals|Inflationary paths
splendor|Gorgeous appearance
splendor|Grand display
sprightly|Full of life
springy|Elastic
sprints|Short races
squeezed|Got juice from
stagger|Leave reeling
stagger|Walk unsteadily
stained|Maculate
stalest|Least fresh
stalwart|Robust
stander|One up
starlet|Paltrow, circa 1993
starring|Sitcom opening-credits word
startled|Made jump, maybe
startles|Scares suddenly
stations|Train stops
stature|Prominence
steadies|Stops from getting upset
stealth|Sneaky skill
steeple|Spire
stenciled|Wrote with a template
stepson|Bill Clinton or Gerald Ford
sterile|Aseptic
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
stevedores|Ship-to-shore figures
stewing|Ready to rumble, perhaps
stiller|Leader of the Frat Pack
stimulate|LIGHT a fire under
stinker|No-goodnik
stinker|What Bugs Bunny calls himself
stipend|Allowance
stipend|Allowance
stipend|Cash allowance
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stitched|Basted. perhaps
stoical|Very cool
stopgap|Makeshift
stories|Newspaper articles
stormed|Wasn't fair at all
stowaway|Nautical freeloader
stowaways|The Marxes, in "Monkey Business"
straights|Good poker hands [one of the longest one-syllable words]
strains|Overworks
stranded|Left high and dry
strange|Eerie
strangers|Hitchcock title pair
streets|Urban grid
strength|Might
strenuous|Taxing
stresses|Emphasizes
stretch|Extend one's arms
stretti|Overlapping fugue motifs
strictly|By the book
student|One in class
stumper|Toughie
sturdier|More robust
sturdier|Not as fragile
subcontinental|Of India or Greenland [five vowels in reverse order]
subtler|Somewhat less crying
suggests|Evokes
sunburst|Sudden shining
sundress|Summer attire
sundress|Woman's summer frock
sunlamps|Greenhouse array
sunrise|First light
superfund|Environmental program since 1980
superman|DC Comics hero
suppose|For the sake of argument
surcharge|Bill add-on
surfboard|Wave rider's platform
surreal|Bizarre
sweater|Skiwear item
sweater|Top choice
swelled|Affected by inflation
swindle|Defraud
swooned|Fainted
swooshed|Moved with a rustle
sympathy|Compassion
symptoms|Signs of illness
synagogue|Rabbi's religious facility
syndrome|Set of signs
synfuel|Shale oil, for instance
synonym|Actual, for "real"
synopsis|Literally, "a seeing all at once"
tadpole|Infant frog
tailfins|Prominent feature of the Batmobile
takeover|Seize control
tallest|Above it all, in a way
tallest|Adjective for Burj Khalifa
tallyho|Fox hunting cry
tamales|Hot stuff
tanagers|Bright-colored songbirds
tapered|Narrowed gradually
tawnier|More leonine in color
teacake|Scone, for instance
teardrop|It's shed when weeping
teeming|Swarming (with)
teenager|Traditional rebel
teeters|Walks unsteadily
tempests|Violent storms
tendered|Put forward
tendril|Spiral plant shoot
tension|Dramatist's device
tentacles|Cuttlefish's pair
terming|Calling
terpene|Component of resins
testers|Tough questions
thawing|Just out of the freezer, perhaps
theorem|Math proof
therein|Legalese adverb
thiamin|B vitamin
thirtieth|Pearl anniversary
thousandths|Decimal place
threads|Clothing, so to speak
tickets|Box office buys
tictacs|Certs alternative
tiffany|JEWELRY FIRM COFOUNDER
tillable|Fit for cultivation
tintype|Typical Civil War photo
tipster|Racetrack informant
titanium|Modern tennis-racket material
toastmaster|Function runner
toeholds|Climbers' supports
together|All in one place
tollgate|Turnpike payment site
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
tonearms|Needle holders
tonight|Late this evening
toolbars|Rows of computer icons
toolshed|Place to store rakes
tooters|Horn section
tornados|Cyclones
torpedos|Hero sandwiches
totting|Adding (up)
touchdown|Six-point football play
towline|Tugboat rope
trainee|One in learning mode
trammeled|Restrained
trampoline|From Italian for "springboard"
traveler|Person on a voyage
treadle|It powered the earliest cylinder phonographs
treatise|Scholarly paper
treetop|Memorable cradle locale
treetop|Rock music setting?
tremble|Shake with fear
tremors|Seismological events
trenchantly|In an incisive way
trenches|Battlefield ditches
trenches|WWI defenses
trespass|Ignore the "Keep Out" sign
trespasser|Opposite of "invitee"
trestle|Certain railroad crossing
trestle|Pontchartrain Expressway supporter
tribute|Testimonial dinner, e.g.
tricycle|Tot's wheels
trimaran|Three-hulled boat
tropism|Plant's movement
troupers|Uncomplaining participants
trustworthy|A Scout is __, . . .
tsetses|Kalahari menaces
tsunami|Huge wave
turrets|Castle towers
tuxedos|Shiny suits
twanged|Talked nasally
twopence|British coin
twosome|Pair of people
typecase|Box once used by printers
ufologists|Some "Skeptical Inquirer" readers
ukuleles|South Pacific strings
ukuleles|They're heard in "Some Like It Hot" and "Lilo and Stitch"
unaided|Solo
unavailing|Futile
uncomplimentary|Demeaning [five vowels in reverse order]
uncopyrightable|Public-domain [no repeated letters]
undervalue|Less than the going rate
unicycle|Circus vehicle
unknots|Loosens, as laces
unlatch|Open, as a gate
unleash|Turn loose
unorthodox|Strikingly different
unrisen|Still out
unrivaled|Tops
unsnags|Disentangles
unsnaps|Clicks open
untangles|Goes through with a fine-tooth comb, perhaps
unusual|Novel
updating|Refreshment
upshift|Advance to third, e.g.
upstairs|On the floor above
uptempo|Musically lively
useless|A waste of time
usurped|Commandeered
utilize|Apply
vagrant|Drifter
vainest|Least modest
valencia|Spain's third-largest city
vanishes|Disappears suddenly
vaporize|Zap
variously|With eclecticism
veranda|Covered porch
vertebra|Part of a spine
vestige|Trace
villainy|Evil behavior
violent|Extreme
vivacious|Full of life
wanderlust|Rambler's itch
warbonnet|Native American ceremonial headgear
warning|Expressing caution to
warrens|Labyrinthine configurations
washdays|Drier times
waspish|Petulant
watchdog|Snarling sentry
watchword|Slogan
watermelon|Large fruit at a picnic
wearable|Adjective for Apple Watches
wearied|Grew tired
weaselly|Underhanded
weather|Get through
webfoot|Penguin feature
webmaster|One creating menus
wettest|Most rainy
whatnot|Stuff like that
wheelie|Bike trick
whirred|Moved like a top
whitecap|Choppy-seas wave
windjammer|Large sailing vessel
witches|Macbeth trio
woolgatherer|Daydreamer
wrenches|Plumber's collection
wrestle|Pin in a ring, maybe
yachted|Sailed in style
yakkers|Chatterboxes
yammering|Beef production
yellers|Enthusiastic spectators
younger|Not as advanced
zaniest|Most outlandish
zoology|One of Darwin's fields
abalone|Sushi bar selection
abandon|Reckless immoderation
abandon|Opposite of "retain"
abdominal|Six-pack descriptor
abiding|Unshakable
abolish|Make illegal
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abrogate|Declare null
abscond|Flee to stay free
absolute|Unconditional
absolutely|For sure!
abstained|Declined to vote
abundance|Plentiful supply
abysmal|Really bad
acacias|Dietary staples for impalas
academia|Brown sphere
academia|College world
accentuate|Call attention to
accessory|Felonious abettor
accrete|Coalesce
acerbic|Bitterly harsh
acetone|Super Glue dissolver
achieve|Pull off
acoustics|Conductor's concern
acrobat|Flipper, for instance
adapted|Made fit
adapter|Electrical accessory
adapter|Travel kit plug
address|Deal with
adherence|Unwavering devotion
adheres|Is clingy
adipose|Containing animal fat
admirals|Fleet bosses
admirer|Devotee
admiring|Appreciative
admixed|Mingled with
admixture|Extraneous ingredient
adopted|Passed, as legislation
adoptive|Like Clark Kent's parents
adorable|Hard to resist, in a way
adorable|So cute
adoring|Worshipful
adorned|Accessorized
adrenal|Word in an endocrine system diagram
aerates|Infuses with oxygen
aerials|Patriots' passes
aerobes|Bacteria needing oxygen
aerosol|Silly String, essentially
affords|Makes possible
aftershave|It's rubbed in following razor use
against|Versus
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Immemorial
agitated|Overwrought
airhead|Scatterbrain
airplay|Song's broadcast time
alamode|Fashionable
alcoholic|Like a tavern shot
alfresco|On the patio, perhaps
algebra|Math course
aligned|Set straight
allergen|Egg whites, to some
alligators|Florida lake invaders
allowance|Payment to a 10-year-old
although|Even if
altimetry|Avionics topic
amaretto|Possible coffee additive
amasses|Builds up
amateurish|Rinky-dink
ambient|Environmental
ambivalent|Not so sure
ambling|Taking it slow
ambushes|Manipulative interviews
amenable|Open to influence
amenity|User-friendly feature
amethyst|February birthstone
anaconda|Heaviest snake
anaerobe|Deep-sea bacterium
anagram|Olympian, to "palimony"
anagram|Auctioned for education, say
anagram|Letter rearrangement
anagram|Rearrangement of letters
analgesia|Painless state
analyzed|Looked at from every angle
anchovies|Fishy pizza topping
andante|Slow tempo
andante|Slow tempo
andante|Unrushed movement
anecdote|Cute little story
anecdote|Sketch not drawn
anemone|Buttercup cousin
animate|Pep up
animator|Person making Mickey Mouse move
animosity|Bad blood
anklebone|Fibula neighbor
annoyed|Less than pleased
answering|Responding to
anteater|Termite predator
antedate|Be older than
antelope|Certain bovine
antelope|Certain herd member
antelope|Player in the West's "unofficial anthem"
antenna|Insect's feeler
antenna|Prawn feature
antique|Ancient relic
antique|Bygone
antivenins|Reptile house supplies
antsier|More jittery
anymore|These days
apathetic|Spiritless
aperture|Optical opening
apiarist|Helmeted harvester
apiarist|Sherlock Holmes, in retirement
apology|Comment of regret
apostles|Last Supper attendees
apparat|Political power structure
appeals|Takes to a higher court
appends|Suffixes
appends|Tacks on
appetite|Inclination
applesauce|Baker's butter substitute
appoint|Assign to a job
aquatic|Dolphin descriptor
arabica|Brewed bean
arboretum|Literally, "tree plantation"
arcadia|Peaceful place
areaway|Passage between buildings
arietta|Not-too-long song
armature|Dynamo's moving part
armholes|Pillowcase dress' lack
arouses|Stirs up
arpeggio|Banjo sequence
arrestee|One run in
arsenal|Weapons warehouse
arsenic|As, for Einstein
artiest|Most ostentatious
artifice|Clever trick
artistic|Of interest to aesthetes
ascents|Upward movements
ashamed|Beyond regretful
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashamed|Feeling remorseful
ashtrays|They're now rarely seen in American hotel lobbies
aspartame|Artificial sweetener
aspirant|Wannabe
assents|Goes along
assignee|Contractual recipient
assists|Helps out
asteroid|Maker of belt loops
astride|As if jockeying, in a way
astride|On both sides of
astride|On, as a horse
astutely|In a perceptive manner
atelier|Artist's studio
athletic|Physically active
atomistic|Composed of simple elements
attache|Kind of case
attagirl|It may mean "Good dog!"
attains|Pulls off
attends|Is present at
attention|Notice
attention|Something to pay
attitudes|States of mind
automaton|Clock's cuckoo, technically
automaton|Metal worker
aviaries|Zoo features
awardees|People getting prizes
awesome|Overused compliment
babysat|Did a traditional Granny task
bachelor|Part of BA
baggiest|Most loose-fitting
baiting|Activity before a cast
balance|On __ (all things considered)
baldness|Mr. Clean's notable feature
ballerina|. . . on a stage
ballistic|Of projectile motion
barbells|Gym array
baroque|Descriptor for Bach's works
baseless|Idle
basilica|St. Peter's, for one
batgirl|Razzie role for Silverstone
bathyscaph|Deep-sea submersible
battling|Waging war
bearded|Uncle Sam descriptor
bearded|With whiskers
bearish|Fearful of a fall
beastie|Name on the 2012 Rock Hall of Fame induction list
beautiful|Charmingly attractive
because|Motive introducer
beehive|Temptation for Pooh
beetles|Weevils, for example
befalls|Happens to
beguile|Enchant
belittle|Disparage
bellhop|Baggage handler
benchwarmer|Substitute player
bentwood|Rocker material
bestirs|Rouses to action
betelnut|Certain palm fruit
betrayal|Treacherous act
bettered|Surpassed
between|Read __ the lines
bewitching|Charmingly appealing
bickered|Had words
bicycle|Tour de France vehicle
bifocal|Dual-purpose, as lenses
bigarade|Orange sauce in French cuisine
bighearted|Kind and considerate
bikinis|Small swimsuits
biplane|Typical WWI aircraft
birders|Some ecotourists
birdseed|Food for a parakeet
birthday|Event with cake and candles
bitumen|Asphalt ingredient
blabbed|Divulged a secret
blinkers|Underused auto parts
blossomed|Fulfilled one's potential
bluejeans|Denims
bluffers|They're unlikely to have strong hands
blushes|Some sommelier suggestions
blustery|Very windy
boatmen|Most gondoliers
bodyguard|Executive perk
bodysurfing|Water sport of a sort
bolsters|Props up
bonobos|Chimp cousins
booklet|20-stamp purchase
bookmark|Place holder
bourgeoisie|Middle class
boutonniere|Lapel adornment
boysenberry|It might get into a jam
braggadocio|Empty boasting
brainstem|Nervous-system regulator
braised|Sautéed and simmered
breaded|How Wiener Schnitzel is served
breathed|Had an inhalation
breweries|Craft establishments
brocade|Decorative fabric
broilers|Some fowl, or what to cook them in
broodmare|Stable parent
brother|Jeb, to George W.
cabstand|Train station adjunct
caddies|Golf-bag toters
caffeine|Stimulant in coffee
calamine|Ointment ingredient
calicoes|Colorful cats
caliper|Thickness measurer
calorie|Dietary measure
canards|Gossip-mill fodder
canners|Some food processors
canteen|Survivalist necessity
cantilena|Simple melodic passage
cantilever|Construction support
capitol|What the Statue of Freedom tops
caramel|Flan ingredient
caramels|Certain sauce source
caravan|Agent-only tour of open houses
caravans|Desert processions
cardamom|Wrigley breath-odor neutralizer
caresses|Signs of affection
carfare|A cost of leaving
carfare|Price of some tickets
carouse|Party to extremes
carousel|Baggage handler
carpool|Drive-sharing group
casters|Office-chair wheels
castled|Protected one's king
catalog|Publisher's roster
catalogs|Book publishers' listings
catamaran|Where a pole may be found
catapult|Cannon ancestor
catchall|Miscellaneous
catspaw|Person used as a dupe
caveats|Cautions
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celibate|Like many clerics
cemented|No longer in doubt
centered|Focused
cereals|Some grasses
chameleon|Mercurial person
chanced|Took the risk of
chanted|Uttered repeatedly
charges|Uses a credit card
chariot|Ben-Hur vehicle
chariot|Auto, humorously
charlie|Guy in the military alphabet
charlotte|City named for George III's wife
chatroom|Modern conference venue
chauffeur|Executive perk
cheated|Didn't play it straight
cheesecloth|Soup chef's herb-bundle holder
cheetah|It's spotted in Namibia
chilidog|Spicy sandwich
chilies|Tex-Mex fare
chiromancer|Palm reader
chorale|Harmonious group
chronic|Habitual
chutzpah|Brass
clamored|Hooted and hollered
clarinet|Woody Allen instrument
clatter|Din
cleaners|Soaps and detergents
cleanest|Most spotless
cleanse|Remove grime from
clearer|Less arcane
clearer|More understandable
cleavers|What some cut steaks with
clients|Law-office visitors
closest|Least distant
clusters|Groups of grapes
coastline|Border contour of a sort
cocoons|Caterpillars' casings
coerces|Puts pressure on
collegiate|Of higher education
colloquy|Dialogue
colorado|State since 1876
comaker|Loan guarantor
comedian|Joke-telling entertainer
commandment|Any of the Decalogue
commission|Payment to a salesperson
comparison|Run a __ (determine differences)
complex|Knotty
conceal|Keep under wraps
concert|Diva's performance
concert|Show in a hall
concierge|Modern hospital staffer
connects|Makes an analogy
consign|Deliver for auction
constants|Uniform factors
convert|Repurpose
copouts|Poor excuses
cornrow|Tight braid
corollary|Natural result
corrals|Rounds up
council|Advisory group
countermand|Reverse, as an order
countryside|Rural region
coupled|As one
courteous|Kind and considerate
coveted|Was jealous of
cowered|Cringed
cowered|Showed fear
crackle|Rice Krispies sound
cranial|Optic nerve descriptor
craning|Straining to see
crasser|More uncouth
craziest|Least practical
creamery|Butter plant
creator|Roddenberry, re "Star Trek"
creeped|Made uncomfortable, with "out"
crewneck|Certain sweater
cricket|Pasture jumper
crisper|Produce bin
criteria|Standards for evaluation
criterion|Evaluation standard
crosstree|Piece of yuletide decor
crouches|Lowers oneself, perhaps
cruelest|Most harsh
cubicle|Dilbert workspace
cultured|Genteel
cupfuls|Rice quantities
curriculum|Course of study
cutpurse|Street thief in the Bard's era
cutthroat|DOG-eat-DOG
cynical|Curmudgeonly
czarinas|Russian empresses
dahlias|Aster cousins
dahlias|Zinnia cousins
daintier|More delicate
dairymen|Guys who work with goats
dangled|Held as an enticement
deadeye|Skilled shot
debacle|Epic failure
debater|Candidate, at times
debtors|Objects of forgiveness in Matthew
decades|Slices of a century
decagon|Shape of some foreign coins
decamps|Flees
decibel|Earplug effectiveness measure
decoded|Readable at last
decorate|Pretty up
dedicate|Devote, as an on-air song
deepens|Becomes complicated
deepfreeze|Severe cold snap
defends|Speaks for
defensive|For protection, as a weapon
defilade|Shield from enemy eyes
deletes|Bleeps
delicious|Very tasty
delightful|Very enjoyable
demerits|Bad marks
democrat|Minority Leader, for one
dependable|Trustworthy
depicts|Portrays
deprive|Strip (of)
deselect|Turn off, as an option
designer|Fashion show creator
desired|Had a yen for
desktops|Office computers
despised|Unpopular in the extreme
despoils|Pillages
desserts|Dinner courses with chocolate
destiny|Fate
detectors|Sensors, essentially
dewless|Sun-dried, possibly
diaries|Some personal papers
diciest|Most iffy
dickens|Scrooge creator
digitize|Convert to an e-book
dilemmas|Difficult-choice situations
dinette|Breakfast nook
diorama|Grade schooler's shoebox project
diorama|Kid's shoebox project
director|Film-set boss
directs|Gives orders on a film set
disarms|Wins over
disgrace|Opprobrium
disgraceful|Ignominious
disguise|Frequent Sherlock ploy
dissect|Analyze minutely
dissemble|Have a hidden agenda
dissolve|Liquefy
distill|Concentrate chemically
district|Part of DC
divebomb|Attack from above
diverse|Widely varied
dogeared|Bent over, as a page corner
dogsleds|Arctic vehicles
dogwood|Missouri's state tree
donnybrook|Major scrape
doorsill|Threshold
downtime|Rest period
dragonflies|Predatory insects
dragons|Game of Thrones hatchlings
drapery|Clothing, on sculptures
drastic|Extreme
dreamer|Idealistic person
dreidel|Hanukkah top
drinker|Pub patron
driveshaft|Car's torque transmitter
droplets|Condensation product
drumrolls|Dramatic percussion intros
drumstick|Percussionist's accessory
duennas|Watchful Spanish ladies
dungaree|Blue denim
duplicates|What the 10 longest answers (including this one) all lack
dystopian|Hunger Games descriptor
earmark|Designation first meant literally
earmark|Designation with an agricultural etymology
earnest|Sincere
easterly|Weather report adverb
ebullience|High spirits
echidna|Spiny anteater
echinacea|Herb in some teas
echinoderm|Sand dollar or starfish
eclipse|Run rings around
ecotour|Birding getaway, quite possibly
ecstatic|Over the moon
ecstatic|Transported
educate|Drill successfully
eduction|Drawing out
eeriest|Most spooky
efficacious|Working as desired
einstein|Theory of relativity physicist
elapses|Slips past
elastics|Rubber bands
elation|Great joy
elation|Great pride
electees|Those voted into office
elector|Ballot caster
elector|Voter
electric|Powered by plugging in
electronic|Controlled by semiconductors
elevate|Hike
ellipse|Oval in math
emanate|Arise (from)
emanate|Flow (from)
emanates|Flows forth
emancipated|Unfettered
embassy|Consulate cousin
embrace|Adopt eagerly
embracing|Adopting eagerly
emerald|Green gemstone
emerges|Is revealed
eminence|Cardinal address
eminence|Lofty status
emissary|Diplomat
emitted|Radiated
emotion|Rage or regret
emperor|Montezuma, for one
emperor|Sort of autocrat
emphasize|Call attention to
empires|Vast kingdoms
emporium|Big store
empowered|Authorized
empurple|Bruise
enabled|Made possible
enameled|Coated, as some cookware
enamels|Glossy paints
enamored|More than fond
encases|Preserves, perhaps
enchant|Fascinate
enchanting|Charmingly appealing
enclasp|Hug
enclave|Isolated region
enclaves|Isolated regions
encyclical|Papal letter
endangered|Placed at risk
endeavored|Tried hard
endgame|Chess denouement
endowed|Funded permanently
endowment|Payment to a university
endowments|Donations to colleges
enduringly|In a permanent way
endwise|Arranged like train cars
enemies|Foes
energize|Work up
enervated|Sapped of zip
enfeeble|Sap
engineer|Contrive
engorge|Have thirds and fourths
enormity|Outrageous nature
enraged|Hot under the collar
enrobed|In something
enrobes|Dons judge's garb
entails|Must include
enthrall|Hold spellbound
enthrall|Spellbind
enthused|Bubbled over
enticed|Drew in
enticement|Incentive
enticing|Hard to resist
entirety|Full measure
entropy|Explanation for disorder
entrust|Give over (to)
entwines|Ties in tandem
epeeist|Olympics dueler
epilogs|Literary codas
epitome|Super model
equanimity|Composure
erasers|Art school supplies
erasers|School supplies
erasure|Error's aftermath
erasure|Imperfection evidence
erasure|Mark of change
erectors|Construction crew
erelong|Old-style "soon"
ermines|White-coat owners
errands|Household tasks
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Scholarly
escalate|Intensify
escalator|. . . at the mall
escheat|Confiscate, as property
esoteric|Known only to few
essence|Gist
essence|Lifeblood
esteemed|Venerable
esteemed|Well thought of
esteems|Thinks the world of
estimated|Inexact
etching|Sort of art print
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
evacuee|One now safe
evasive|Not forthcoming
eventful|Highly noteworthy
eventually|Sooner or later
everyone|All of us
everyone|Tutti, on a choral score
evictor|Mrs. Unger, in the "Odd Couple" intro
evidence|Law school course
exalted|Sublime
exclaim|Call out
executable|Virus carrier, often
executive|Business suit
exotica|Bizarre accumulation
exotica|Out-of-the-ordinary objects
experiment|Run an __ (do lab work)
exploit|Take advantage of
explore|Delve into
extempore|Offhand
eyeglasses|Visual aid worn for reading
eyelash|Place for mascara
eyeliner|Pencil product
eyesores|Blots on the landscape
eyespot|Mark on a peacock's tail
fairest|Adjective for Snow White
fanatic|Zealot
fancied|Took a shine to
fantasia|Disney's "concert feature"
farceur|Wag
fastens|Attaches securely
favelas|Rio areas visited by Pope Francis and Obama
feetfirst|F
festive|Celebratory
fetched|Sold for
fiascos|Washouts
fidelity|Faithfulness
figurehead|F
finalist|National Book Award nominee
finesse|Delicate skill
firearm|Pistol or rifle
flagrant|Outrageous
flagstick|Golfer's target
flamingo|Long-legged shore bird
flanges|Parts of ski boots
flashcard|Arithmetic drill aid
flooded|Inundated
foolproof|Guaranteed to work
forefront|F
foregone|Past
forensic|Like DNA evidence
formals|Dressy occasions
formula|Chemistry datum
fortunate|Blessed
freckly|Like Pippi Longstocking
fresher|More innovative
freshman|Just-arrived
fretful|Worried
fruited|Memorable plain preceder
gabfest|Chatty get-together
gainsays|Denies
galaxies|Some spiral systems
galleria|Posh mall
galumph|Move like a mastodon
gambols|Frolics about
garbanzo|Tapas tidbit
gardenia|What Billie Holiday often wore
gatepost|Fence feature
gazebos|Square structures
gelatins|Transparent desserts
generous|Big-hearted
gestates|Develops gradually
ghostwriter|Author's secret collaborator
glamorous|Charmingly attractive
glasnost|Literally, "publicity"
gleesome|Merry
glittery|Sparkling
globule|Bit of honey
glowers|Looks angry
glutens|Wheat proteins
glycine|Smallest of the amino acids
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
goblins|Mischievous sprites
goddess|Artemis or Aphrodite
goldbrick|DOG it
goulash|Hodgepodge
grandstand|Stadium's seating area
greater|Regional geographic term
gridder|Any NFLer
grinned|Showed satisfaction
gristle|Steakhouse obstacle
growled|Sounded like a guard dog
grunter|Noisy piglet
guardrail|Highway safety barrier
guidebook|Tourist's sightseeing aid
gymnasts|Flexible fliers?
habitat|Ecological abode
habitat|Natural home
hacienda|Mexican ranch
haggles|Offers less
hairnet|Food worker's wear
handing|Submitting, with "in"
handset|Part of a desk phone
handsewn|Made like NFL footballs
hangout|Regular haunt
harangue|Diatribe
hardest|The ultimate in knots
hardwood|Oak or mahogany
harmony|Choral concern
harmony|Music Department course
harness|Horse's gear
harpooner|Queequeg, in "Moby-Dick"
hastened|Flew
hazelnuts|Filberts
heading|Nautical course
headline|Lead the cast
headway|Significant progress
hearken|Pay heed
heather|Symbol of Scotland
heavenly|Divine
heeltap|Noisemaker in many musicals
heirdom|State of succession
heiress|Woman with an inheritance
helices|Rotini, e.g.
helicon|Member of the tuba family
helicopter|M*A*S*H transport
helmsman|He steers ships
hermitage|Abbey adjunct
herstory|Daughters of Eve genre
hibernate|Sleep like a bear
hidebound|Rigid
hierarchy|Company's ranking system
hipster|Cool cat
holiday|Brit's vacation
holiday|Tax-exemption period
holster|Case for a piece
homestead|Where many a pioneer lived
homesteads|Free Soil Party issue
honorarium|Payment to a guest speaker
honoree|Banquet VIP
horizon|Where the sea meets the sky
horologe|Old timer, literally
horserace|Close contest
hosanna|Cry akin to "Hallelujah!"
hotline|Emergency phone link
hotspot|Wi-Fi site
hottest|Selling most briskly
huddled|Had a football field meeting
hundred|Ben Franklin's bill
hypodermic|Like a flu shot
icehouse|Shelter for winter anglers
iciness|Standoffish demeanor
idealize|Overstate as great
ideogram|Symbol for an object
idolizes|Holds in high esteem
illegal|Prohibited
illicit|Not lawful
illusory|Not really there
imitates|Does an impression of
immerse|Involve deeply
immoderate|Extravagant
impacts|Has an effect on
impanels|Takes for a trial
imperial|Domineering
impiety|Irreverence
implode|Self-destruct
important|Like a big shot
improbable|Like a 100-to-1 shot
incarnadine|Pale pink
incidental|Secondary
incline|Slant
indecisive|Not so sure
individual|Person
induced|Persuaded
ineffableness|Unspeakable nature
inertia|Passivity
infamous|Disreputable
infinite|Measureless
infuriated|Hot, as an angry person
ingrained|Well-fixed
iniquitous|Marked by turpitude
inmates|Shawshank Redemption characters
insight|Keen perception
insomniac|One up unwillingly
inspection|Close scrutiny
inspects|Looks carefully at
install|Load, as an app
installer|Application included with Apple software
instigator|Firebrand
instill|Impart slowly
instrument|Violin or clarinet
intense|High-pressure
intensify|Become more acute
interferometer|Wavelength gauge
interne|Hospital apprentice
interns|Hospital staffers
interstate|Cross-country highway
intolerant|Narrow
introit|High Mass starter
intrude|Meddle
inundate|Engulf
invader|Encroaching army
inwards|To the center
irksome|Annoying
ironhanded|Far from easygoing
ironmen|Guys taking race-cations
isolate|Quarantine
isotopes|Elemental variants
issuing|Coming out with
italics|Type for book titles
iterated|Repeated over and over
jalapeno|Hot pepper
jalapenos|Hot stuff
javelin|Decathlon event
jetways|Passages to planes
jezebel|Biblical wife of Ahab
jingled|Made noise with nickels
jocosely|In a playful spirit
jostler|Rude bus rider
jujubes|Fruity candies
justice|Attorney General's department
karaoke|Bar's sing-along
karaoke|Popular pub promotion
kennels|Where boxers train
kilobit|Storage unit
kingpin|Top dog
knavish|Unscrupulous
kneeled|Prepared to be knighted
kneepad|Patella protector
kneepads|Skateboarder's gear
knesset|Israel's legislature
knitting|Making a sweater, perhaps
labyrinthine|Highly convoluted
laconic|Of few words
lactate|Produce milk
lalique|Big name in French crystal
lambdas|Apollo twosome, originally
laments|Beefs about
laminar|Plywood descriptor
lampshade|It might hang from the ceiling
landslide|Electoral rout
laptops|Tablet ancestors
largesse|Generous bestowal
largest|Most massive
lassies|Colleens
lassoed|Roped on a ranch
latinas|Many from Little Havana
launchpads|Space-shot structures
layover|Stop between flights
leashes|Animal restraints
leashes|Lines connected to labs
leather|Handbag material
leatherneck|Marine, slangily
lecture|Talking-to
lecturer|University teacher
leeches|Freeloaders
leerier|Less certain
legwarmers|1980s women's fashion
leisure|Time off
leopards|Wildcats with spots
lessees|Renters
letters|Arts partners
liaison|Intermediary
license|Proof of permission
licensor|Party to many Pez contracts
lifeguard|. . . on the beach
lifetime|Project Runway airer
ligature|Act of binding
likeness|Visual representation
likewise|Me too!
limbered|Loosened (up)
limestones|Some fossil bases
linemen|Gridiron guards and tackles
lionesses|Some den mothers
lipread|Understand speaking without hearing
listless|Apathetic
loathed|Just couldn't take
lockers|Gym array
locomotive|Train puller
logarithm|Slide-rule number
logroll|Engage in vote swapping
loitered|Hung around
loitering|Just hanging around
loosens|Eases up on
loosest|Most flexible
lotteries|Governmental games
loudness|What decibels measure
louvers|Shutter slats
loyalty|Customer service concern
macadam|Tar alternative
macadamias|Queensland nuts, in the US
macaque|Gibraltar monkey
macaque|Monkey around much of the world
macaroni|Elbow-shaped pasta, for instance
madness|Much __ is divinest Sense: Dickinson
madonna|Person on dozens of US stamps since 1966
maestro|Score keeper
magenta|Blue + red
magnolia|Majestic southern tree
magnolias|Mississippi emblems
majestic|Awe-inspiring
majority|Vote-winning group
manifest|Plain
manners|Post area
manning|Quarterback brothers' surname
mantelpiece|Homey place for photos
manuals|Handbooks
maracas|Band rattlers
marinara|Kind of pasta sauce
marlins|Swimmers with spearlike snouts
marmalade|Bread spread
maroons|They're close to clarets
marshmallow|Tidbit in hot cocoa
mascots|Animals in athletics
matador|Bullfighter
matchmaker|Dolly, in "Hello, Dolly!"
mattress|Thing with springs
mayflower|Plymouth (1620)
maypole|Vertical symbol of spring
meadowlark|Small songbird
mealtime|When to eat
meander|Be snakelike
meatball|Pizza topping
meatballs|Beefy pizza topping
medaled|Succeeded at the Olympics
medalist|One displaying some hardware
megalomania|Delusions of grandeur
megawatt|Power-plant measure
melodrama|Silents genre
menswear|Project Runway rarity
mentally|Just by thinking
mentored|Guided, as a trainee
merchant|Shopkeeper
mermaid|Figure in some fountains
mermaid|She's half-woman, half-fish
migrant|Any of the Joads
militia|Group of civilian soldiers
milkman|Tevye's occupation
minimum|Lowest-acceptable
miracle|Extraordinary occurrence
mirrored|Depicted faithfully
mismatch|Lopsided competition
missive|Written letter
moderate|Become less intense
moderate|Middle-of-the-road
modicum|Scintilla
modular|Like prefab houses
moieties|Halves
molasses|Syrup in baked beans
molecule|Group of atoms
molecules|They're free of charge
mongolian|Genghis Khan descendant, quite possibly
monoplane|What Lindbergh flew to Paris
monotone|Unvarying voice
monsoon|Large-scale sea breeze
motormouth|Constant talker
mousers|Some cats
mudflap|Auto splash guard
mushrooms|Fungal pizza topping
musician|Flautist, for instance
muskmelons|Large fruits
mutineer|Christian, notably
myriads|Oceans or seas
mystics|Séance holders
nameless|Like "Rebecca" narrator
namesake|Opposite of "eponym"
naughts|Zeros
neatnik|Ultra-tidy type
necktie|Knotted attire
neckwear|Scarf or tie
needled|Wouldn't leave alone
needlepoint|Embroidery hobby
negates|Nullifies
negotiate|Try to work it out
negroni|Vermouth/Campari cocktail
neonate|Newborn
newsier|Having more info
nickelodeon|Kid-vid channel
nickname|Buzz, for an astronaut
nicotine|Niacin source
niftier|Comparatively cool
nitrate|Oxidizing agent in explosives
nitrogen|Alkaloid constituent, by definition
noblest|Most lofty
nodding|Showing approval
nonpros|Amateurs
nonproven|To be shown
nonsense|Bunk
nonsense|Meaningless talk
noontime|Middle of the day
nosedive|Rapid decline
nosiest|As prying as possible
nosiest|Most prying
notepad|Reporter's accessory
notions|Foolish ideas
novices|Beginners
nowhere|State of obscurity
nursery|Where to buy plugs and bulbs
nurtures|Supports and encourages
oarsmen|Guys in a regatta
obedience|Submission
obedience|What boxers are expected to learn
obeying|Following orders
observe|Note
observe|Take note of
obsolete|Out-of-date
obstacle|Something in the way
obstacle|Stumbling block
occasional|On-and-off
octanes|Numbers posted on pumps
octuple|Eightfold
oculist|Eye specialist
odyssey|Tortuous journey
olestra|Faux fat
omnivore|Far-from-fussy eater
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Oppressive
onetime|Bygone
onetime|Former
operate|Do business
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
opining|Stating one's views
opossums|Most prevalent Western Hemisphere marsupials
optical|Of vision
optimal|Best possible
oranges|Shades seen at sunset
oratorio|Haydn genre
oratorio|McCartney wrote one for Liverpool
oratorio|Word from the Italian for "small chapel"
orchard|Fruit-tree grove
ordered|Sent away for
ordered|Sent away for
oregano|Pizza seasoning
organist|Player at Dodger Stadium
oriented|Pointed in the right direction
orients|Points properly
origami|Production in creases
originals|Unique people
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
ornaments|Gargoyles, for example
ottoman|Armchair accessory
outpace|Leave in the dust
outpolls|Gets more votes than
outposts|Satellite stations
outsiders|They're not parts of circles
outswam|Defeated in a pool race
overarm|Swimming stroke descriptor
overeater|Buffet patron, quite possibly
overhear|Learn by accident, perhaps
overloaded|Stuffed and then some
overloud|Noisier than necessary
overrate|Value too highly
overreach|Try too hard
oversight|Error of omission/close attention
overtime|Basketball tiebreaker period
overuse|Cause to become a cliché
oxidants|Rust agents
oysters|Sources of pearls
pageants|Beauty contests
palates|Taste testers
palaver|Kibitzing
palisade|Defensive fence
palooka|Hapless boxer
pampers|Overindulges, as a child
panorama|Awesome prospect
panoramic|Wide-view
pantries|They might take the cake
paradigm|Ideal model
paradise|Heaven on earth
paralegal|Oscar role for Roberts
paranoia|Excessive fear
parcheesi|The Classic Game of India
parents|Mag for moms and dads
parleyed|Had a conference
parrying|Fending off
particles|Subatomic matter
passage|Literary excerpt
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
passport|Customs document
passwords|Certain access codes
pasteup|Prepare a printed page, old-style
pastrami|Spicy sandwich meat
patella|Cap-shaped bone
patella|Human bone that whales lack
patents|Inventor's accumulation
peacoat|Old Navy favorite, fittingly
pedagogy|Instruction
pedestal|Column support
pedestal|Support for a statue
pelican|Louisiana symbol
pendants|Necklace ornaments
penknife|Pocket cutter
penpoint|Tip of a Bic
pension|Retiree's income
pentagon|Arlington landmark
pepperoni|Spicy pizza topping
peptalks|Halftime encouragement
percent|Word heard re wet forecasts
percussive|Of significant impact
perforate|Make holes in, as a stamp sheet
pergola|Vine-covered walkway
peridot|August birthstone
permeate|Spread throughout
peroxide|Lightening-fast option
personality|Freudian study
persons|Folks
perusal|Careful reading
perverse|Contrary
pestles|Guacamole-making tools
pheasant|Quail cousin
physical|Sort of exam
piecrust|Baking basic
pierogi|Polish dumplings
pierogi|Polish ravioli
pilferage|Retailer's bane
pinafore|Gilbert and Sullivan ship
pinscher|German term for a terrier
piteous|Woeful
plaques|Tablets taken in tribute
plateaued|Leveled off
platinum|Element in fine watches
playtime|Kindergarten period
pleaded|Answered a charge
pleasant|Welcome
pledges|Brothers-to-be
pleonasms|Redundancies
pneumatic|Air-powered
pollute|Sully
pompous|Pretentious
ponders|Mulls over
poodles|Some balloon animals
popular|Liked by many
portmanteau|Word like "brunch"
potation|Bartender's product
potshots|Random squawking
potters|Ceramic artisans
poundcake|Dessert from a loaf pan
praline|Louisiana candy
pranced|Strutted like a steed
precede|Go ahead of
precede|Happen earlier than
preceded|Foreran
preemie|Early arrival, for short
premiere|Red-carpet event
prepares|Gets ready
presets|Car radio buttons
preside|Be the chair
presume|Take for granted
presumed|Taken for granted
pretaste|Early sample
pretend|Fake it
pretends|Makes believe
pretense|False show
pretrial|Before the first witness
prettier|Comparatively lovely
prevalent|Widespread
previous|Earlier
primeval|Aboriginal
princess|Sleeping Beauty, e.g.
printed|Wrote with block letters
priories|Small monasteries
pristine|Immaculate
pristine|In original condition
private|Confidential
procrastination|Deliberate delay of a decision
profuse|Extravagant
promote|Put in a plug for
prorated|Charged thoughtfully
prosody|Study of verses
prosper|Be financially successful
protests|Puts up a fuss
protract|Draw out
provide|Render
prowess|Virtuosity
prowler|Would-be thief
pshawed|Responded dismissively, in a way
psyched|Raring to go
pulsate|Throb
purebred|Pedigreed
pursuant|According (to)
pyrotechnics|Fireworks
quakiest|Most shivery
qualified|Restricted/eligible
quarterdeck|Ship area
queries|Expresses doubt about
radials|Rolls rollers
radiator|Auto part
radioing|Ham hobby
ragweed|Sunflower cousin
railcar|Caboose, for instance
raiment|Wear
rainouts|Ballgame cancellations
raising|Alternative to seeing
rallies|Stages a comeback
ransomed|Bought back, in a way
rappers|Jay Z and Dr. Dre
rapture|Ecstatic joy
rapture|Exaltation
rashest|Most foolhardy
ratholes|Seedy dwellings
raveled|Wound or unwound
readied|Geared up
reassess|Make a new judgment on
reattempt|Make a second try
recasts|Fresh formats
recessed|Took a trial break
recipes|Means to ends
redeemer|Coupon user
redeems|Opposite of "pawns"
redhead|Person called a "carrot-top"
redoubt|Defensive fortification
redress|Make amends for
referee|Basketball arbiter
refinish|Make a table top look like new
regales|Entertains lavishly
rehearsal|Practice session
rehearse|Practice for a concert
reinvest|Do a rollover
relapse|Fall back
related|In the family
relates|Makes a comparison
releases|Lets go
relevant|On point
relieved|Unburdened
relished|Took pleasure in
rellenos|Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine
reminds|Prods, perhaps
remodel|Update the décor
rentals|Dwellings with leases
reprint|Second or third edition
reptile|Snake or alligator
reptilian|Despicable
repulse|Force back
reputed|Supposed
rerolls|Exercises a Yahtzee option
rerouted|Put another way
resales|Secondhand transactions
rescale|Alter in size, as a photo
rescale|Enlarge, as a blueprint
rescuers|Movie-serial recurring roles
reseeds|Fills in, as a field
resembling|À la
resentful|Much less than pleased
residue|Leftover matter
resists|Doesn't go quietly
resoles|Works on a clog or pump
restarting|Trying again
restive|Antsy
restrain|Hold back
retaken|Gotten back
retinas|Anatomical analogs to camera film
retinue|Entourage
revelers|Boisterous celebrants
revolves|Spins in circles
rhapsodizes|Doesn't curb one's enthusiasm
rhinestone|Bit of paste
rhythms|Tempos
ripcord|Parachute feature
ripsaws|Carpentry tools
riveter|Girder worker
roadies|Amp toters
roadrunner|Long-necked toon
roadshow|Group on the campaign trail
rollover|Investment renewal
romance|Category for languages or literature
romances|Wines and dines
romantic|Affectionate
romanticize|Think of as ideal
rooftops|Vane spots
rooster|Cornelius, on Corn Flakes boxes
rooters|Avid aficionados
rotated|Enjoyed, as a kaleidoscope
salable|Fit for purchase
salamis|They're cured for heroes
salient|Significant
salivates|Betrays eagerness
saltine|Anagram of "entails"
saltine|Something thrown into soup
saltwater|The ocean, essentially
samaritan|Good __ (helpful stranger)
sambaed|Danced at Carnival, quite possibly
sanctions|Approvals/penalties
sandbag|Intimidate by threat
sandbar|Marine hazard
sardine|Little fish
sardonic|Derisive
sardonyx|Candidate for a cameo
satellite|Branch office
satiated|Overfilled
satirist|Swift, for one
saunter|Walk slowly
sauteing|Pan-frying
scalier|More like mackerel
scalpels|Arts-and-crafts cutters
scamper|Go quickly
scarecrow|Emerald City visitor
scavenger|Hunter at a party
scenario|Possible outcome
scenery|Stage presence
schemes|Conspiracies
schisms|Religious rifts
schoolwork|Taking notes, studying, etc.
schooner|Vessel to sail on or drink from
scorepads|Bridge equipment
scoundrels|Heels
scratch|CD flaw
screech|Brake sound
scrimmage|Gridiron action
seabeds|Starfish habitats
seabirds|Gulls and pelicans
seaboards|Coastal regions
seances|Hand-holding occult gatherings
seaside|Resort area
seaweed|Source of agar
secedes|Withdraws officially
seclude|Isolate
secluded|Hidden away
secondhand|Analog watch part
secrecy|What a leak might ruin
secrete|Conceal
seedlings|New plants
segment|Constituent
sellers|Shopkeepers
seltzer|Mojito mixer
semidry|Riesling descriptor
seminar|Training session
semisoft|Cheese category
senates|Legislative bodies
senates|Many state legislatures
senators|Cato and Tacitus
senators|Politically significant century
sensors|Detection devices
sensors|High-tech detectors
sensory|Neurology adjective
septets|Harry Potter novels et al.
serenades|Some outdoor deliveries
serials|Daytime dramas
serpent|Genesis villain
serpent|One not to be trusted
service|Helpful activity
session|Meeting of Congress
sessions|Legislative periods
several|A few
sextets|NHL teams, e.g.
shanghaied|Forced into sea service
shanties|Humble abodes
sharers|Gossips, e.g.
sharpie|Shrewd swindler
shatters|Fragments
sheared|Clipped wool from
sheathed|Snugly contained
shebang|Ball of wax
shorthand|Writings in Pepys' diary
shoulder|Part 3 of epigram
showroom|Retail setup
shrewdest|Least obtuse
shticks|Stand-up routines
shutterbug|Amateur photographer
shyness|Timidity
sidestep|Evade
sidewalk|Urban vendor's venue
situate|Install
sizable|Pretty big
skedaddle|Get away quickly
sketchy|Incomplete, as details
skidded|Hit an icy patch, perhaps
skittish|Apt to start
skyhook|Flashy basketball shot
slacken|Have more play
slacken|Make looser
slackens|Relaxes
slamdancing|Punk-rock club activity
slapdash|Haphazard
slapstick|Silent-film genre
sledding|Snow-day activity
sleekens|Streamlines
sleepers|Convertible sofas
slender|Insubstantial
slender|Skinny
sleuths|Case workers
sleuths|Private eyes
slipknot|Lasso feature
slipout|Sneak away
slipper|After-bath footwear
slipups|Small mistakes
slotted|Placed in a schedule
slowdown|Brake
slugabed|Lazy one
smeared|Tried to tarnish
smidgen|Mite
smitten|Enchanted, in a way
snapdragon|Mouth-shaped flower
sneered|Looked scornful
sneered|Showed disapproval
snooker|Dupe
snoring|ZZZ! sounds
snoring|Nocturnal racket
snowplow|Blizzard-clearing vehicle
snowsuit|Infant immobilizer, perhaps
soaring|On a rapid rise
sojourner|Mars (1997)
soldier|One in the army
solicits|Seeks formally
soloing|Flying by oneself
sonnies|Little fellas
sonorant|Rather resonant consonant
sooners|Oklahomans
sorcerer|Memorable master of Mickey
sorters|Postal Service machines
sousaphones|Parade instruments
spaghetti|School lunch staple
spammed|Sent junk email to
spangle|Bit of glitter
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail
sparest|As trim as possible
sparkling|Immaculate
sparrows|City songbirds
spatula|Patty flipper
spatula|Word for the Latin for "little broadsword"
speared|Grabbed with a toothpick
spencer|Two-Oscar Tracy
spencer|Two-Oscar Tracy
spidery|Long and thin
spiteful|Malicious
splendor|Pomp
splints|First-aid devices
spoiler|Unwelcome giveaway
spoilers|Plot-twist giveaways
sponges|Super memorizers
spoofing|Not serious
sporadic|Occasional
spotlight|Call attention to
spouses|Brides and grooms
spouses|Married couples
spreads|Proliferates
sprites|Elves and pixies
sprites|Wee ones with wings, perhaps
squealers|Rats
squeeze|Put pressure on
stablest|Least capricious
stadium|Big ballpark
stadiums|Bowl game venues
stagger|Walk unsteadily
stainless|Immaculate
stalest|Least fresh
stalked|Growing like weeds
stalked|Pursued, as game
stallion|What Apollo called Rocky
stamens|Rose holders
stamina|Endurance
stamping|Putting postage on
stances|Viewpoints
stanched|Stopped, as a flow
standard|Point of comparison
standbys|Loyal adherents
standpat|Take no cards
stapled|Bound, in a way
staples|It has a self-descriptive "L" in its logo
stardom|Hollywood fame
starers|Rude observers
starfish|SpongeBob pal Patrick
staring|Gazing intently
starlets|Aspiring actresses
starred|Had the lead role
statuettes|Oscars and Emmys
statute|Law on the books
statute|Legislative act
steadier|Less wobbly
steadiest|Most reliable
stealth|Furtiveness
steamroll|Defeat forcefully
steeped|Immersed, as a tea bag
stepladder|Ceiling painter's climbing aid
sterile|Germ-free
sterling|Thoroughly fine
sterner|Less lax
sterner|Not as lenient
sternum|Clavicle neighbor
stevedores|Pier group
steward|Custodian
steward|Port authority
stewards|Wine list presenters
stiffen|Become less flexible
stiletto|Heel style
stilling|Shutting up
stimulate|Spur on
stinger|Bee's weapon
stinker|Reprobate
stockade|Base slammer
stonier|More poker-faced
stoolie|Police informer
stooped|Crouched
stopple|Vial adjunct
strainer|Bartender's accessory
straitlacedness|Puritanical nature
strands|Spaghetti, for instance
strayer|One off the path
streaked|Smeary, maybe
streamer|Decorative ribbon
streets|Lines on a city map
strength|Medicinal potency
strewed|Scattered about
strikeout|Fail at the plate
stronger|Not so easy
strudels|German pastries
student|Ongoing investigator
students|Tuition payers
stuntwoman|Film's female daredevil
stymies|Checks
sunglasses|Shore resort eyewear
sunnier|Optimistic, vis-à-vis pessimists
superego|Moral compass
supermodel|Celebrity working a fashion show
supplant|Take the place of
surplus|Asset excess
sweepers|Pet Hair Erasers, e.g.
sweeten|Add inducements to
sweetener|Negotiation enticement
swelter|Feel the heat
swelter|Really feel the heat
sweltered|Got too hot
switchblade|West Side Story weapon
sycamore|Buttonwood tree
sycamore|Urban tree
sympathy|Feeling of compassion
synopsis|Condensation
synopsis|Wrap-up
tabouli|Mediterranean salad
tacitly|By implication
tactics|Military methods
tailfin|'59 Eldorado claim to fame
tailfin|Fish's propulsion aid
tailors|Custom-makes
tangent|Meeting
tanners|People working on wallets
tapered|Narrowed gradually
tapestry|Wall hanging that's woven
tartans|Clans' patterns
tassels|Fez danglers
tastier|Less unsavory
tatters|Becomes ragged
tattoos|Arm art
taxiways|Paths to hangars
teaches|Instructs
teakettle|Household whistleblower
teammate|Dodger, to another Dodger
teardrop|It's shed when one is sobbing
tearooms|Eateries focused on pekoe and Earl Grey
teasers|Appetite whetters
teasers|Enticing ads
teashop|Where you may pay a steep price
teeters|Moves unsteadily
teeters|Walks unsteadily
teethed|Grew new molars
telegram|Old West-era message
telegram|Text ancestor
telepathy|Doctor Who skill
telethon|TV fund-raiser
telltale|Revealing, as a remark
telltale|Revelatory
tempera|Type of paint
template|Mechanical gauge
tenacity|Doggedness
tenants|Lessees
tentacle|Arm of an octopus
tentacles|Squid appendages
terminal|Airport building
terrify|Frighten
tersely|Without wasted words
thesaurus|Synonym book
thiamin|One of the Bs
thirties|When Babe Ruth retired
thoughtful|Kind and considerate
thriller|Mystery tale
thumbhole|Place to grip a palette
thunderclap|Storm sound
tidiest|As trim as possible
tieclasps|Mens' wear accessories
timeline|History class illustration
timpani|Certain drum set
tinnier|More chintzy-sounding
tipster|Tout at a track
tiramisu|Dessert with coffee
titmouse|Chickadee cousin
toeshoe|Ballerina's footwear
tolerant|Patient and forgiving
tolerate|Put up with
toniest|Least stale
toniest|Most stylish
tonsure|Monk's hairdo
toppled|Knocked over
torsion|Act of twisting
totaled|Scrap now, maybe
totaling|Adding up
touchtone|Rotary phone's successor
tourist|Audio guide renter
tractor|Plow puller, perhaps
tractors|Some Caterpillars
tradeoff|Unenviable exchange
trailblazer|Pioneer
trainable|Not hard to manage
trainee|Recent graduate, quite possibly
trainer|Gym employee
transfix|Stop in one's tracks
trapeze|Circus apparatus
trapshooter|Skeet participant
treadmill|. . . at the gym
treasury|Government's revenue department
treated|Picked up the tab
trellis|Horticultural supporter
trellis|Rack for roses
tremble|Betray awe
tremble|Show fright
trespass|Encroach
trespass|Property tort
triangle|Three-sided shape
tribunal|Justice venue
tributes|Testimonial dinners. e.g.
tricorne|Topper favored by Frederick the Great
tricorns|Minutemen's hats
trillion|US GNP unit
tripoli|Marines' Hymn locale
triumphs|Significant successes
truffles|Ball-shaped chocolates
truncate|Cut short
tsunamis|Destructive water
tugboat|Tower on the water
turbans|Sikh wear
turkeys|Showbiz stinkers
tutelary|Custodial
tweeted|Sent to one's fans, perhaps
unabridged|Full-length
unbending|Relaxing/inflexible
uncoiled|Sprung
unconscious|Cold, as a kayoed boxer
underscore|Call attention to
underscore|Spotlight
undistinguished|So-so
uneaten|Not touched at the table
unfairly|In a biased way
unfriendly|Cold, as a grouchy person
unglues|Separates, in a way
unhorse|Knock off at a Ren Faire
unisize|Stretchy, quite possibly
unitard|One-piece suit
unitive|Promoting harmony
universally|Anywhere you go
unlatch|Prepare to open
unposed|Candid, as a photo
unselfish|Kind and considerate
unsteady|Teetering
untamed|Not domesticated
untried|Awaiting one's day in court
updates|Software modifications
upgrades|Gains elbow room, perhaps
uproars|Major turbulence
utensil|Skimmer or seeder
utopias|Ideal societies
valencias|Source of much orange juice
vaquero|Southwestern cowboy
variant|Diverse
vastness|Great expanse
vegetable|PART 3 OF QUOTE
veneers|Parquetry supplies
venerable|Time-honored
vertical|Standing upright
vibrant|Full of life
vindicated|Shown to be innocent
visitor|Guest stopping in
wagoner|Old West driver
waitstaff|Restaurant workers
warbles|Sings like a bird
warplane|Aircraft in battle
waterjets|Spa lineup
waterski|Perform, in some SeaWorld shows
wattles|Turkey parts
wavered|Couldn't decide
webmaster|Internet site administrator
weepier|More sentimental
welcomes|Accepts gladly
whalebone|What Ahab's leg was made of
whaling|Ahab activity
whispers|Soft talk
widened|Made broader
wiliest|Most cunning
windiest|Most gusty
winesaps|How do you like them apples?
wingding|Noisy party
wingdings|Bashes
wirehair|Type of terrier
wiretaps|Bugs in some walls
wispier|Thinner, as clouds
wisteria|Sweet-pea cousin
wonders|Miraculous events
woodwind|Flute, for instance
woolgatherer|Daydreamer
workflow|Efficiency expert's concern
worldview|Global perception of society
wrestle|Grapple in a ring
wriggle|Emulate eels
wrinkle|Innovation
xeroxes|Photocopies
yachting|America's Cup sport
yodeler|Goatherd, in "The Sound of Music"
yodeler|Old-time country singer, sometimes
zaniest|Most comical
zealotry|Fervid nature
abandon|Devil-may-care attitude
abashing|Disconcerting
abatement|Reduction, as in tax
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abridges|Does condensation
absentees|People not present
absolutes|Givens
absurdist|Catch-22 descriptor
acacias|Trees of the mimosa family
academe|Scholarly environment
academic|Moot
academic|Of college life
accrete|Build up
acetates|Synthetic fabrics
acetone|Sharpie-mark remover
achieve|Make good on
acrobat|Agile performer
actress|Streep or Kidman
actress|Woman on the silver screen
adagios|Slow symphonic movements
adapters|AC/DC converters
addenda|Supplementary material
addenda|Supplements
adipose|Opposite of "lean"
admires|Finds awesome
adoptee|Rescue dog, for example
adoption|Animal shelter transaction
adorable|Very precious
adulate|Overpraise
adulated|More than admired
adversity|Tribulations
aerates|Adds fizz to
aerialist|Practicer of throwing and catching
aerobic|Workout category
aerosol|Like some cleaners
aerosols|Something the TSA won't let you get away with
affects|Has influence on
aficionados|Enthusiasts
aftermath|Debacle follower
airfares|Travel website info
airfoil|Plane controller
airplay|Song's broadcast exposure
alabaster|Smoothly white
alchemy|Medieval science
alerted|On guard
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Make a foe of
aligning|Joining (with) a cause
alkaline|Battery descriptor
alleges|Purports
alleges|States without proof
allegory|Symbolic tale
allowed|Permissible
altitude|Aviation concern
altruistic|Generous
amazedly|With wonderment
amazons|Greeks' Trojan War opponents
ambrosia|What Ares ate
amended|Altered, as legislation
amended|Different now
amenities|Real-estate listing
amiable|Antonym of "cold"
ammonia|Hydrogen/nitrogen compound
amoretti|Small figures favored by Donatello
amounts|Comes (to)
amplifier|Intercom component
andante|Slow tempo
androids|Sci-fi machines
angular|Sharp-cornered
announcement|Press release, e.g.
anomaly|Odd occurrence
anoraks|Arctic jackets
antacids|Stomach-soothing remedies
antagonists|Group being played against
antarctic|South Pole's region
antelope|Where the deer and the __ play
anterooms|Where waiters gather
antigens|Immunologist's isolations
antilabor|Favoring management
antimony|Metal in lead alloys
antitheft|Adjective for hood locks
antiwar|Dove descriptor
antiwar|Opposite of "hawkish"
antiwar|Pacific
antlers|They're over a buck in the woods
antsier|More fidgety
aperitif|What gin might be
apostle|Any of 12 Biblical disciples
appease|Placate
appeases|Placates
appends|Adds on
applets|Programs in phones
apprises|Opposite of "keeps in the dark"
apricots|Sacher torte ingredients
apropos|Relevant
aquacade|Swimmers + divers + music
aquarians|Most people born in February
arcades|Pedestrian protectors
archaic|Dictionary designation
archfiends|Vampire Aristocrats, in Dungeons & Dragons
arcuate|Curved like a bow
areaway|Excavated access
arguable|Not quite self-evident
arguments|Court statements
armagnac|French brandy variety
armload|Twelve books, maybe
armored|Covered in steel, as a tank
arrange|Orchestrate
arrayed|In an orderly formation
arrests|Keeps from advancing
arrests|Keeps from spreading
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|Coming
arrives|Is born
article|Constitution section
artisan|Craftsperson
artistes|Virtuosi
ascended|Got a promotion
ascends|Gains altitude
ascetic|Person who sounds vinegary
asinine|Not very sensible
asinine|Ridiculous
aspirates|Pronounces by exhaling
aspires|Thinks big
assassin|Frequent action-film villain
assault|Military offensive
assaults|Military actions
assayer|Ore analyzer
assigns|Gives out, as tasks
assists|Precursors to scoring
assumes|Appropriates
assured|In the bag
astound|Leave at sea
astrally|How horoscopes are cast
astrodome|Major League's first roofed stadium
astronomic|Adjective in optical navigation
astronomy|Constellation expert's field
asunder|Into pieces
atheism|Incredulous thought
athlete|Any Olympics competitor
athletic|Good at sports
atlases|Books of maps
atomize|Fragment
attache|Briefcase
attache|Embassy employee
attache|Hard case
attempts|Takes a crack at
attentive|Obliging
attests|Gives testimony
autodidact|Do-it-yourself learner
automata|Sci-fi walkers
autopilot|Function in Teslas
avarice|Extreme acquisitiveness
avarice|Luxury's child, per Cicero
avenger|Superhero group member
avenger|Thor, in two billion-gross films
avengers|Satisfaction seekers
avenges|Attacks for
averred|Held securely
aviator|Either Mr. Wright
aviator|Either Wright brother
avocado|High-fat fruit
awakened|Roused from sleep
azaleas|Funnel-like flowers
azaleas|Funnel-shaped flowers
babysit|Tend a tot
backdated|Made retroactive, as a contract
badmouthed|Disparaged
baleful|Detrimental
ballroom|Dance venue
ballyhoo|Publicity hype
baloney|Hokum
bamboozle|Hoodwink
banshee|Ghost story screamer
barefoot|Without shoes or socks
barista|Beverage dispenser
barista|Coffeehouse worker
barkeep|Cocktail server
basilicas|Pilgrimage destinations
basilicas|Pilgrimage destinations
basketry|Merit badge craft
battles|Hostile encounters
battles|Military engagements
beachball|Lightweight sphere tossed at the shore
beavers|Industrious ones
bebopper|Dizzy fan
bedframes|Shams may be against them
bedstead|Mattress frame
beefalo|Farm crossing
beetles|About 40% of insect species
belittle|Deprecate
belonged|Fit in well
belongs|Is a member
belowdecks|In the hull of a ship
benchmarks|Standards of excellence
benchwarmer|Rarely used backup
benevolent|Generous
berserk|Much more than miffed
besides|In addition
bestial|Barbaric
betided|Happened to
bewildered|Completely confused
bewitching|Enchanting
bigfoot|Northwestern legend
bighearted|Generous
bivouacked|Encamped, as an army
blemish|Mar
blossoms|Flourishes
bluebonnet|Original Soft Spread purveyor
bluejay|Magpie cousin
blueprint|Construction paper
boardwalk|Most expensive Monopoly property
bodices|Vests with laces
bologna|Sandwich meat
boomerang|Backfire
boomtown|Fast-growing community
botches|Bungles
bottleneck|Traffic slower
boudoir|Victorian-era sitting room
boundaries|Outer limits
boundary|Border line
bourbon|Kentucky potable
bourbon|Mint julep ingredient
boutonniere|Flower in a lapel
brahmas|Some rodeo bulls
braille|Raised writing
brainiac|Ken Jennings' book on trivia buffs
brainpan|Cranium
brambly|Annoyingly pointed
bravely|With stiff upper lip
breathe|Get some air
bridles|Stable gear
briskness|Speed
bristol|Southwest English city
brittlest|Most likely to crumble
buggies|Old West vehicles
bullish|Taking much stock, maybe
buttered|Tried to soften (up)
byzantine|With elaborate intrigue
caballeros|Señores
cackles|Sounds from a hen
cafeteria|Where people are betrayed?
calabaza|Winter squash used in quesadillas
calculator|App for a carpenter
caloric|Far from light
cameramen|Guys working in Panavision
camphor|VapoRub ingredient
cannonry|Servers of volleys
cantinas|Mexican saloons
capacitor|Energy-storage device
caprice|Whim
captain|Command, as a cutter
capturing|Portraying very well
caravel|Nina or "Pinta"
carbonated|Fizzy, as a soft drink
carbons|Copies before photocopies
carburetor|Fuel-injector ancestor
cardiology|Heart doctor's field
carloads|Capacities of autos
carmaker|General Motors or Toyota
carnation|Jacket lapel flower
carnival|Traveling show with rides
carotid|Major artery
carousel|County fair favorite
carpenter|Craftsperson with wood
carpool|Dagwood daily ritual
carwash|Frequent gas-station adjunct
cassette|Audiotape holder
catalpa|Tree with beanlike pods
catechism|Ecclesiastical instruction
caterpillar|Butterfly-to-be
cauliflower|Broccoli's close kin
cauliflower|Close kin to broccoli
causeries|Short informal essays
cayenne|Hot chili pepper
cayennes|Hot stuff
celestas|Glockenspiels' kin
celibate|Unmarried, as a priest
cellists|Some string players
cellmate|Tank space sharer
censors|Curse removers
cereals|Breakfast fare
chained|Fettered
chairperson|Committee leader
chandelier|Fancy lighting fixture
chandelier|Ornate overhead illumination
charitable|Generous
chasuble|Poncho-like vestment
cheeped|Made chick sounds
cheerio|Old chap's goodbye
chiseler|Scam artist
chocoholic|Regular buyer of bars
chooser|Beggar's non-role
chutzpah|Insolence
cinematic|Suitable for filming
cinematographer|Film's camera-crew chief
citizen|Potential voter
clammier|More cold and damp
clawing|Scratching, as a cat
cleaned|Purified
cleaner|Under-the-sink container
cleared|ABSolved
clerics|Ecclesiastics
clientele|Customer list
climaxes|Novels' high points
clothed|Under wraps?
clothesline|Drying device
cloverleaf|Freeway interchange
codicils|Legal supplements
coexist|Get on peacefully
coheirs|Joint beneficiaries
cohosts|Emcee pair
cointreau|Liquid in some flambéed desserts
coleslaw|Cabbage salad
colonial|Early American style
colonial|Suburban home style
colonies|Bunches of bees and blackbirds
colossal|Highly imposing
combative|With a CHIP on one's shoulder
comeback|Make it competitive again
commerce|Cabinet department
commits|Pledges oneself
committee|Work group of legislators
compass|Direction finder that points north
competitors|Group being played against
complement|Whole number
compounded|Exacerbated
computers|Desktop machines showing dates
concentric|What Target's rings are
concept|Birth of a notion
concertina|Polka-band staple
concoct|Dream up
condiments|Ketchup, mustard, etc.
conference|Business meeting
confetti|Party-supply store stock
conifer|Yew, for one
contact|Get in touch with
contribute|CHIP in
control|Be in charge of
cooktop|What dinner may sit on
copacetic|Fine and dandy
copyedit|Mold manuscripts
corneas|Transparent parts of eyes
coronet|Tiara relative
corrals|Rodeo enclosures
corridor|Hallway
corrupt|Crooked
cosecant|Scientific calculator function
costars|Shares top billing
cotillion|Formal ball
counterfeit|Bogus, as bills
countersuit|Claim against a plaintiff
couturier|Clothing designer
covenant|Solemn pact
cowrite|Emulate Rodgers or Hammerstein
cradlesong|Brahms' Lullaby alias
craters|Lunar features
creased|Flawed, as a photo
creased|Flawed, as photos
cricket|Grasshopper relative
cricket|Night chirper
cringed|Recoiled in fright
crooner|Bublé or Sinatra
crooner|Mellow country music artist
crossed|Gone over, as a span
crossed|Risked the wrath of
crosses|Interferes with
crucifix|Sacramental symbol
crumbled|Broke into little pieces
cufflinks|Dressy shirt-sleeve accessories
cuisine|Culinary category
currant|Tangy tart tidbit
customs|Visa accepter
cuticle|Skin above a fingernail
cyberspace|Where websites live
cypress|Tree that sounds like a country
daisies|Freshness metaphors
damasks|Reversible woven fabrics
dancers|Troupe group
danseur|Another way to say "ballerino"
darling|Sweetheart
dateline|Story heading of a sort
debrief|Question about intelligence
decamps|Scrams
decided|Made up one's mind
decimeters|Standard units for ship-hull depth
deepness|Profundity
defaults|Fails to pay, or play
defects|Shortcomings
defense|One side at a trial
defrayed|Helped reduce, as expenses
defrost|Microwave's "thaw" setting
delayed|Put off
delegation|Convention group from a state
deletes|Erases
delight|Elate
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
delusion|False belief
demography|Population statistics expert's field
demoted|Lower than before
demotions|Rank reductions
deniers|Disputants
densest|Most compact
depends|Hinges (on)
deposal|Ouster
deposit|Bank account addition
deprived|Withheld from, with "of"
derides|Scoffs at
descend|Dismount
descent|Genealogist's concern
deserts|Arid terrain
deserved|Rightful
desserts|Cart fillers
destiny|Bryan's "matter of choice," not "chance"
desuetude|Obsolescence
detected|Got wind of
devices|Maneuvers or mechanisms
dialect|Pekingese or Bavarian
dietary|Of food programs
diktats|Harsh orders
dinettes|Eating areas
dioramas|Kids' shoebox projects
diplomat|Embassy worker
disappear|Fade from sight
disappoint|Fill with chaGRIN
disarms|Takes weapons from
disciple|Devoted follower
discovery|Scientific breakthrough
disharmony|Friction within a group
disorderly|Untidy
disperse|Spread widely
dispose|Incline (to)
dispute|Scrap or scrape
disrupts|Throws into turmoil
dissenter|Person who objects
disturb|Interrupt, as a nap
doorjamb|Entryway component
doorstep|Threshold
dotting|Strewn with, as on landscapes
doublethink|Acceptance of opposite opinions (Orwell)
dovetailed|Meshed well
drafting|Choosing for the military
dragster|Racing vehicle
dresser|Star's assistant
dropper|Eye exam accessory
drumbeat|Rock-music staple
dualism|Two-part state
dullest|Least interesting
duodecimal|Base 12
dustcover|Book jacket
duststorms|Drought dangers
dwindled|Declined gradually
earache|Swimmer's ailment
earflap|Winter hat extension
earlobes|Some external adipose tissue
earlobes|What hoops may hang from
earmark|Preallocate
earmark|Telltale sign
earnest|Deeply serious
easement|Legal right of passage
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
eclipse|Sun block of a sort
economics|Supply-and-demand expert's field
ecotours|Environmentalists' excursions
edition|Newspaper issue
editorials|Slanted pieces
efficacy|Ability to work
eightball|Pool game
eightball|Pool hall game
elastic|Springy
elation|Delight
elected|Opted for
electing|Voting in
elector|Ballot caster
element|Sodium or sulfur
elements|Periodic table slots
elevation|Butte or mesa
elevator|Means of avoiding flights
elision|Jack-o'-lantern feature
elitist|Snobby one
ellipse|Any of a Toyota logo threesome
ellipse|Circle, to geometricians
elongate|Stretch out
elongate|Stretch out
emanate|Discharge
emanated|Gave off
emceeing|Hosting a show
emerald|Green Colombian export
emerald|Pistachio relative
emigrate|Become an expatriate
emigrated|Sought greener pastures, perhaps
emigres|Refugees
eminent|Widely known
empanada|Hispanic street food
emperor|Japanese monarch's title
emulate|Try to act like
enameller|Wedgwood worker
encasing|Around
enchant|Captivate
enchant|Captivate
encores|Added numbers
encourages|Eggs on
endangered|In trouble
endashes|Center of many ranges
endemic|Native (to)
endorsee|Note beneficiary
enemies|Foes
engross|Absorb intellectually
enigmas|Closed books
enigmas|Inscrutable ones
enravish|Delight beyond description
enrolls|Chooses a course
enshroud|Keep hidden
ensigns|Some cutter crew
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Rope in
entente|International arrangement
entered|Eligible to win
entered|Walked in
entered|Walked onstage
enthalpy|Total heat of a thermodynamic system
enthrall|Hold spellbound
enthrall|Spellbind
enthuses|Shows zeal
enticed|Inveigled
entitle|Give the right
entourage|Group that travels with a movie star
entwine|Coil
enzymes|Organic catalysts
epidemic|Widespread
epifauna|Bottom-feeders, in zoology
episode|About 22 current-sitcom minutes
epistle|New Testament letter
epistles|New Testament letters
epitomize|Paint a perfect picture of
eponyms|Nikola Tesla and Louis Chevrolet
equation|Newton's second law, essentially
equines|Veterinary specialty
equipoise|Counterbalance
erasing|Teacher's activity
erasing|Wiping clean
erasure|Deletion of a sort
erected|Built, as a skyscraper
ermines|Badger cousins
erosion|Wearing
erosive|Causing corrosion
erratic|Spotty
escalate|Snowball
escaped|Broke loose
escaped|Eluded capture
escaped|Got out
escapee|Fugitive
escapist|Entertaining, often
escarole|Beans partner in pasta
esoterica|They're not known by many
espresso|Strong coffee in a small cup
espresso|Trattoria beverage
estuary|Fjord, for example
etagere|Knickknack stand
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Perpetual
eternal|Unfading
ethanol|Gasoline additive
ethereal|Heavenly
evacuated|Cleared out
evanesce|Fade away
evangelizes|Recruits ardently
evasions|Less-than-straight answers
everyman|Average Joe
everyone|All
evildoer|Superhero's foe
exactly|That's it!
excellent|Outstanding
exemplary|Outstanding
exotics|Rarely seen plants
expedient|Convenient and effective
expense|Monetary outlay
expenses|Financial outlays
expires|Runs out
explored|Examined closely
extraordinary|Outstanding
extremes|Go to __ (overdo it)
exultant|Joyful
eyeballs|Examines, informally
eyebrows|What something surprising might raise
eyelets|Shoestring holders
eyepiece|Microscope lens
factoids|Dubious data
falafel|Pita filling
fantails|Shell station illustrations
farther|More remote
fashion|Construct
faultfinder|Nitpicker
fertile|Fruitful
filename|Storage label of a sort
finders|Start of an acquisition adage
firearms|Combat supplies
fireball|Bundle of energy
fireflies|Airborne beetles
flamers|Forum's combative crew
flashlight|Theater usher's illumination
floaters|Versatile employees
flotilla|Orbital battleship video game
flourish|Thrive
foliage|Leaves
foliate|Covered with leaves
foolproof|Sure to work
foragers|Grizzlies, re their food
forbids|Doesn't allow
forefinger|Digit for pointing
foresee|Expect in the future
formidable|Having awesome power
formulates|Devises, as a theory
forsake|Abandon
forthright|Direct and outspoken
forwards|Sends on
fragile|Likely to split
fragment|Incomplete sentence
frankfurter|FDR appointee
franking|Free-mailing privilege
fraternity|Guys' campus group
freeman|Driving Miss Daisy driver
freesia|Flower in herbal shampoo
frigate|Old Ironsides, e.g.
frittata|Crustless quiche
frittatas|Italian omelets
fritters|Corn concoctions
frivolous|Silly
fruitarian|Certain vegan
frybread|Product of Navajo dough
fussbudget|Frequent complainer
futures|Commodities market offerings
futuristic|Ahead of its time
garbage|Household rubbish
garnets|Source of industrial abrasives
gatefold|Oversized atlas-page format
gateman|Guy giving entrance exams
gearboxes|Car transmissions
gearhead|Car buff, informally
gearshift|Transmission lever
gemstones|Jeweler's inventory
generic|No-name
genoise|French sponge cake
genteel|Quite proper
gentlest|Most tame
gerontology|Science of seniors
ginseng|Energy drink additive
girlhood|Females' youthful time
glances|Quick looks
glasshouse|Home with all-window walls
glazier|Window installer
goatees|Small beards
goliaths|Business behemoths
gondola|Balloonist's basket
gossiped|Repeated rumors
gossipy|Apt to spread rumors
gradual|Little by little
grandpa|Family nickname
grapefruit|About 4.5" in diameter
grasshopper|Katydid or cricket
grassroots|Political support of regular people
gravlax|Nordic cured salmon
greenhouse|Building for plant growing
greeted|Said "Welcome!" to
greeters|Ceremonial hosts
groaning|Sounding dissatisfied
grocers|Food merchants
grownup|Adult
guernsey|One of the Channel Islands
guessed|Took a shot
habanera|Carmen dance
hacienda|Mexican ranch
haggles|Dickers over a price
hailstone|What each of the four longest answers is a term for
halberd|Renaissance pole weapon
handiest|Most convenient
handmade|Individually crafted
hangars|Large garages of a sort
hapless|Very unlucky
hardwire|Endow genetically
harvest|Farmer's gathering
hatters|Stetson University team
hayloft|Barn area
headbands|Tennis accessories
headstand|Perspective-changing pose
headstands|Some yoga poses
hecklers|Annoying attendees
hedgehog|Wonderland croquet ball
heftier|More weighty
helicon|Saxtuba cousin
helmets|Batters' toppers
heritage|Family history
heroine|Juliet or Jane Eyre
hessian|American Revolution mercenary
hieroglyphics|Rosetta Stone symbols
highspot|Much-visited tourist attraction
holiness|Title for Francis
homeowners|People with deeds to dwellings
honking|Congestion sound
hoodoos|Jinxes
hootenanny|Folk-singing gathering
hoppers|Lottery ball holders
hospital|Delivery center of a sort
hotelier|Innkeeper
hothead|Irascible one
hotness|Pepper picker's concern
humerus|Shoulder-to-elbow bone
humorist|Keillor or Twain
humorists|Funny writers
hyphens|Tic-tac-toe symbols
icicles|They're extremely distant
illegal|Criminal
illicit|Disapproved of
imitate|Talk like
imitated|Did impressions of
imitates|Follows closely
imitates|Monkeys or apes
impresario|Ballet bigwig
impressive|Unusually fine
incages|Where pet hamsters live
incensed|Very angry
incisors|Front teeth
indiscreet|Tactless
indoors|Out of the rain
inducing|Giving a good push to
inertia|Disinclination to move
infinite|Boundless
informant|One giving tips to police
informer|Tattle
inherits|Comes by naturally
inmates|People serving time
innovative|Ahead of its time
inpatient|One admitted
insanely|To an awesome degree
inserts|Podiatric products
insipid|Far from inspired
insisted|Wouldn't bend
inspire|Influence creatively
instant|No time at all
integer|Any area code
integer|Pointless statistic
intentional|Planned
internee|One rescued by Rambo
interstice|Short break
intravenous|Injection adjective
intruder|Break-in perpetrator
invoices|Mail to accounts payable
iridium|Element named for the rainbow
ironclad|Loophole-free
ironclad|Unassailable
ironers|Laundry staff
ironist|Writer using incongruity
ironmen|Annual lava-desert bike racers
islands|Oahu and Ireland
isomers|Cousin compounds
isosceles|Word from the Greek for "equal-legged"
isthmus|Geographical neck
jabberwocky|Meaningless talk (Lewis Carroll)
jackhammer|Loud construction tool
janitor|Maintenance worker
jasmine|Pale yellow
jawbreaker|Worcestershire or "onomatopoeia"
jazzmen|Brubeck and Coltrane
jellybeans|Easter season snacks
jeopardy|Winner of 33 Daytime Emmys
jettisoning|Discarding
jigsawed|Made like some wooden stencils
jigsawing|Woodshop specialty
jingles|Commercial music
jockeyed|Maneuvered for advantage
joneses|Generic neighbors
juniper|Aromatic evergreen
juniper|Source of gin berries
kangaroo|Wallaby relative
keenest|Most astute
keepsake|Memento
klutzes|Frequent droppers
kneecap|What a pad might protect
knesset|Israel's parliament
labeler|Grocery clerk's machine
langley|CIA headquarters
largest|Tops in size
lasagna|Food favored by Garfield
lassoer|Buckaroo, at times
lassoer|Cowpoke in action
lassoes|Presents with a ring?
latency|Inactive state
latinos|Millions of Angelenos
laughable|Preposterous
laughable|Silly
launder|Put through a certain cycle
laziness|Sloth
learner|Apprentice, for instance
learner|Student acquiring skills
leftists|Many early Zola readers
leisurely|At an unhurried pace
lengthy|Overly extended
leniency|Permissiveness
leopard|Feline stalker
letdowns|Disillusionments
liaisons|Go-betweens
liberty|Quarter-front word
license|Sanction
licorice|Movie counter candy
ligament|Bone-connecting tissue
limeade|Green beverage
linebacker|Football position
linemen|Gridiron guards
linoleum|Floor decor
linotype|Newspaper production machine of old
lioness|Top of some food chains
lionhearted|Very brave
lionized|Treated as a VIP
lissome|Limber
literary|Authorized?
literature|Category for which the nine writers have won a Nobel
loaders|Earth-raising machines
lobster|Maine thing
locales|Venues
locally|Close by
longest|Maximally protracted
longitude|What meridians mark
longtime|Venerable
loosens|Eases up on
lowbrow|Far from intellectual
ludicrous|Silly
lustier|More spirited
macerated|Softened by soaking
madeira|Portuguese wine
madness|Senseless folly
maestros|Music class
maharani|Indian royal of yore
maligned|Threw much mud at
manacle|Metal band
managed|Faced adversity well
management|Group running a business
mandatory|Absolutely required
mandolin|Pear-shaped instrument
mandolin|Recurring musical subject for Picasso
mandolin|Teardrop-shaped stringed instrument
manhattan|Big Apple island
manhole|Underground vault access
manuscript|Author's typed draft
maracas|Percussion in Gershwin's "Cuban Overture"
marathon|Extended event
marcher|Often-unhappy pedestrian
marengo|Napoleon's horse, named for a battle
margins|Source of retail profits
marimba|Xylophone cousin
marinara|Alfredo alternative
marinas|Collections of slips
marionette|Thing with strings
marjoram|Soup seasoning
markets|Fields of business
marmalade|Orange-flavored toast spread
marriage|Rite with rings
marsala|Sweet addition to risotto
marsala|What tiramisu may be spiked with
marsupials|Kangaroos and koalas
massager|It kneads you
masseur|Spa staffer
matchmaker|Marriage agent
matilda|Title girl of a Dahl novel
meadowlarks|Oriole cousins
meanest|Maximally hostile
meatier|Not as trifling
medicine|Curative
melodic|Singable
members|Country club crowd
menaced|Was a threat to
menagerie|Williams play collection
merited|Got justifiably
merlots|Red wines
mermaid|Mythical woman/fish
message|Fable's moral
metrics|Performance measures
metroplex|Nickname for the Dallas-Fort Worth region
miasmas|Bad atmospheres
microchips|High-tech circuits invented in Dallas (1958)
microwave|Stove neighbor, maybe
mileage|Usefulness, so to speak
militant|Combative
millionaire|Certain game-show winner
minaret|Turkish tower
mindset|Way of thinking
minefield|Treacherous situation
mineralogy|Rock expert's field
minestrone|Italian vegetable soup
miniature|Tiny, as doll-house furniture
minimized|Explained away
minutiae|Trivial details
mirrors|Imitates exactly
miscellany|Hodgepodge
mischief|Troublemaker's doings
mishaps|Unfortunate accidents
mislabel|Tag incorrectly
mislays|Loses for a time
missing|ABSent
mittens|Fingerless winter gloves
mockingbird|Lone Star State symbol
molecule|Bit of a compound
molecule|Ion of a sort
mongoose|Hyena cousin
mongrel|Dog show no-show
moniker|Sobriquet
monolith|Obelisk, for instance
moonshiner|Maker of illegal liquor
moonstruck|Dreamily romantic
morocco|Casablanca's country
mortise|Dovetail part
museums|Many London attractions
mustachioed|Descriptor for Dalí
naivete|Greenness
nameplate|Auto brand
namesake|Junior, to Senior
namesakes|III and IV, quite possibly
nametag|Trade show handout
nanosecond|Not much time
napoleon|Layered pastry
napoleon|What Brits call "vanilla slice"
narcissism|Self-love (Coleridge)
narrated|Shared an account
natural|Innate
nautical|Of ships and sailors
neatens|Puts back in place
necklaces|Strings of pearls, e.g.
nectarine|Shade of orange
nectars|Sweet drinks
needless|Superfluous
negated|Nullified
negates|Proves false
neighborly|Helpful to those living close by
nemeses|Tough opponents
neocons|Some on the right
neonatal|A little more than 0
neonatal|Born yesterday
netizen|Web regular
netizen|Web user
neutral|Not taking sides
newbies|White belts, in judo
newsboy|Early job for Walt Disney
newsies|Disney musical portraying Pulitzer
newspaper|Daily publication showing a date
nightcap|Second game of a doubleheader
noirish|Reminiscent of hard-boiled fiction
nominal|Satisfactory, to NASA
nominee|Name on a slate
nonissue|Irrelevancy
nonissue|Moot point
nonskid|Providing good traction
nonuniform|Heterogeneous
noodles|Ramen, essentially
noonday|12:00
noplace|Part 2 of quote
nosiest|Most intrusive
nostril|One of a facial pair
notepads|Reporters' accessories
noticeable|Conspicuous
novelist|Rice, but not pasta
novella|Of Mice and Men, for example
novenas|Multi-day prayers
numeric|Keypad descriptor
obelisk|Bunker Hill Monument, essentially
obelisk|Egyptian structure in St. Peter's Square
observe|Monitor
obsolete|Outdated
obstacle|Stumbling block
octagons|Shapes of some wall clocks
oddball|Off-kilter
oddment|Remnant
odometer|Dashboard display
odyssey|Homeric epic
odyssey|Wanderer's adventure
offbeat|Quirky
oleaster|Shrub with olivelike fruit
onboard|Supportive, so to speak
oneness|Unanimity
onlooker|Person watching
operating|In working order
operetta|Musical comedy precursor
opposes|Runs against
opposes|Takes a stand against
optician|Frame seller
opulent|Palatial
oracles|Insightful advisors
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for one
oratorio|McCartney wrote one for Liverpool
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordered|Left no choice
ordnance|Shells, for instance
oregano|Greek salad sprinkle
oriental|Monopoly avenue
orients|Points properly
original|Revolutionary
orioles|Old Line State birds
ospreys|Flying fish eaters
outdoor|Suitable for the lawn or patio
outdoorsy|Liking hiking, say
outlines|Story summaries
outskate|Beat, as the Blackhawks
outsold|Done better at retail
outwalked|Covered more ground than
overacting|Emulating a ham performer
overbake|Leave in the range too long
overcome|Speechless, maybe
overeager|Needing restraint, perhaps
overeat|Stuff oneself
overhear|Catch accidentally
overlap|Have coverage in common
oversees|Commands
overstated|Made too much of
overstuffed|Gorged
oversupply|Glut
oxfords|Zappos offering
ozonizer|Water-purifying machine
pacesetter|Role model
packages|Post office parcels
palatal|Of part of the mouth
palomino|Gold-coated mount
panacea|All-purpose solution
panacea|Universal remedy
pandemic|Seen everywhere
pandemonium|Chaos (Milton)
panelists|People in a discussion group
panelists|People in discussion groups
panhandles|Long, narrow regions of Texas and Florida
panoramas|Wide-angle views
pantomimes|Performs without talking
papayas|Tropical fruits
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parables|Biblical allegories
parades|Ceremonies in motion
paradise|Blissful place
parallax|Visual displacement, in astronomy
paramecium|Biology 101 creature
paraphrase|Say a new way
pardonable|Minor enough to excuse
pardons|Forgives
parishioner|Church member
parliament|Great Britain's legislature
parsimony|Cheeseparing
partakes|Has a serving (of)
partials|Excerpts
particle|Minute portion
partition|Office cubicle divider
partook|Participated (in)
partway|Not fully in
pastina|Zuppa morsels
pastured|Allowed to graze, say
pathway|Route
patient|Physician's client
pecorino|Cheese from Sardinia
pedestal|Miss Liberty supporter
pedestrian|One on foot (Wordsworth)
peewees|Preteen hockey leaguers
penalty|Fine or forfeiture
penname|Writer's alias
penniless|Strapped
pensive|Deep in thought
pentagon|Shape of home plate
pentagrams|Cult stars
perigee|Space station stat
periphery|Outskirts
permeated|Diffused through
persona|Outward image
persuade|Convince
persuade|Move to act
perturb|Rattle
perukes|What many Founding Fathers wore
peskier|More annoying
pesters|Won't leave alone
pestles|Pulverizing tools
petites|Dress sizes
pharaoh|Ancient kilt-wearing ruler
philatelic|For stamp collectors
phrasing|Warning from Trebek
physique|Unwritten constitution
pianists|Keyboard players
piehole|Yapper
pigeonhole|Postpone
pilsner|World's most popular beer
pinholes|Balloon flaws
pioneered|Blazed a trail
pioneering|Ahead of its time
pioneering|Trailblazing
pipeline|Rumor conduit
piranha|Cold-blooded type
pirates|Jolly Roger fliers
pistachio|Green ice cream
pitapat|Raindrops sound
pitchfork|American Gothic implement
planetoid|Eros or Ceres
planets|Astrological influences
planter|Farmer, in springtime
plaster|Cast material
plastic|What credit cards are made of
platinum|Album designation
platters|Large courses
playact|Perform a role on stage
playboy|Hedonistic fellow
players|Active participants
pleased|Glad
pledging|Frat-bound, possibly
poignant|Heartfelt
polecat|Old West scoundrel
polygon|Triangle or square
polymer|DNA, essentially
popular|Much sought-after
portraiture|Gilbert Stuart specialty
possess|Boast the faculty of
possessive|Category of "its" and "yours"
postpone|Reschedule for later
potions|Harry Potter class
potpies|Pastry-covered entrées
poundcake|What the recipe is for
powerhouse|Formidable athletic team
practice|Law firm
praised|Lavished compliments on
praises|Extols
precautions|Sensible safeguards
precooked|How frankfurters are typically sold
precools|Readies produce for shipment, perhaps
preempt|Replace for airing
premier|Top-ranking
premieres|Opening nights
preplan|Spurn spontaneity
present|Gift
pretentious|Bombastic
primavera|Vegan pizza style
printout|Part of some paper trails
priority|Special-attention
prizefight|Boxing competition
proactive|With a take-charge attitude
probers|Detectives, in headlines
proforma|Perfunctory
profuse|Extravagant
programmer|Writer of computer code
prohibited|Disallowed
promise|Great potential
prorated|Apportioned fairly
proscenia|Fourth-wall perpetuators
prosecutor|Grand jury VIP
prosecutor|Sotomayor, in the '80s
prospect|Potential buyer
prosper|Do well financially
prosperous|In the CHIPs
proverbial|Time-honored
provided|If
prowlers|Would-be thieves
psalter|Hymn holder
punctual|On time
punditry|What talking heads are paid for
purpleheart|Medal depicting Washington
pushcart|Street vendor's vehicle
quivery|Betraying nervousness
quixotic|Visionary in vain
raccoons|Masked mammals
raincheck|Spectator's second chance
rainouts|Some canceled ballgames
ralliers|Crowd inspirations
ramekin|Small baking dish
rampage|Destructive spree
rampant|Widespread
ransack|Pillage
ransack|Search and destroy, perhaps
rapscallion|Rogue
rapture|Carrying off
rapturous|Elated
ratchet|Wheel in turnstiles
ravioli|Wonton kin
reactive|Opposite of "inert"
realize|Attain
realize|Obtain, as profit
realtors|Some brokers
reasons|Thinks logically
reassess|Consider in a new light
reassess|Size up again
reassure|Set at ease
rebalancing|Portfolio adjustments
rebater|Sales incentive provider
recedes|Ebbs
recitals|Goals for memorization
recitals|Shows with student dancers
reclines|Leans back
recreate|Participate in a pastime
recreate|Produce again
recreate|Produce anew
recusal|Judicial disqualification
redating|Insurance policy procedure
redcoat|Soldier of '76
reengineer|Make more efficient
reentry|Phase near the end of a space flight
reentry|Space shot finale
refiner|Oil company, often
refiners|Domino, Alcoa, etc.
refinish|Give a shiny new surface to
refuels|Fills the gas tank again
regalia|Fancy clothes
regards|Letter ender
regatta|Word that originally meant "gondola race"
regions|Sales districts
regular|Habitual customer
regular|Periodic
reiterate|Say again
rejects|Doesn't accept
relates|Can empathize
relates|Can well appreciate
relearn|Brush up on
release|PR preparation
relocks|Bolts again
remarkable|Unusually fine
remarried|Took a second?
renascent|Making a comeback
rendered|Provided
rendezvous|Secret meeting
renewed|At 100% again
renumber|Change, as page designations
replays|Sports broadcast's second looks
replies|RSVPs
reptiles|What some scientists classify with birds
reracked|Prepared for a new break, in billiards
resales|Many realty deals
resells|Vends used goods
resides|Makes one's home
respect|What Aretha spells in song
respites|Breaks
resumes|Gets back to work
retailer|Store merchant
retreat|Secluded sanctuary
returns|Money back
retypes|Confirms, as a password
revelation|HALLelujah Chorus source
revelry|Cutting loose
reveres|Greatly admires
reviler|One expressing contempt
revokes|Annuls
revolts|Rebellious uprisings
rewires|Electrically updates
rewrites|Second drafts of articles
rhapsodic|Elated
ribbony|Shaped like lasagna
ringleader|Mischief-making mastermind
riotous|Hilariously funny
risotto|Rice + broth concoction
riverbank|Land along the Mississippi, e.g.
roadside|Motel locale
robotic|Operating automatically
romantic|Chopin's era
rooster|Traditional early riser
rumpuses|Furors
rustier|More out of practice
sabbath|Day of rest
saddest|As low as can be
sailboat|Wind-driven vessel
salesman|Guy earning commissions
saltine|Kind of cracker
saltine|Square cracker
saltshaker|Container with a white condiment
sambuca|Anise-flavored liqueur
samoyed|Breed that's a "someday" anagram
samoyeds|Traditional reindeer herders
sandblaster|Loud building-surface cleaner
sanddab|Member of the flounder family
sandstone|Utah's Rainbow Bridge, essentially
sappiest|Most oversentimental
sardine|Fish name derived from an Italian island
sashays|Walks with flair
satiate|Oversupply
saturate|Thoroughly soak
sauerbraten|German entrée
sawhorse|Barricade of a sort
scabbard|Bayonet accessory
scalpel|Cutting tool
scamper|Leave quickly
scatters|Distributes irregularly
scatters|Strews about
scavenge|Rummage through refuse
scenery|Road-trip observance
schmaltzy|Mawkish
schmears|Cream-cheese portions
scholarly|Well-educated
schools|Teachers' workplaces
scoldings|Admonishments
scorpion|Desert stinger
scoutmaster|Head of a troop group
scowled|Showed displeasure
screens|Veils or vets
scrunches|Squeezes together
seahorse|Long-snouted swimmer
seahorses|Aquarium favorites
seances|Occult activities
seaport|Harbor city
seascape|Winslow Homer work
seasons|Summer and winter
seatbelt|Car passenger's restraint
seawards|Opposite of "ashore"
seawater|Desalinization input
seaweed|Outer layer of some rolls
seclude|Keep hidden
secondhand|Fastest mover on a clock face
secretariat|U.N.'s executive body
sectioned|Roped off, perhaps
sectors|Sociology subdivisions
seedling|Very young plant
seedpod|Place for peas
seeress|Certain ball handler
seesaws|Two-person plank rides
seethes|Does a slow burn
seething|Bubbling over with anger
selectee|Person chosen
semester|Word from the Greek for "six-months long"
semesters|School terms
seminal|Highly original
seminar|Business workshop
semisolid|Gel descriptor
senator|Many a presidential candidate
sendoff|Mail away
senhora|Portuguese woman
senoras|Esposas de España
senoras|Hispanas particulares
senoras|Lima ladies
sensational|Unusually fine
senseless|Silly
sensory|Stimulative
sequoia|National park including Mount Whitney
seraphs|Celestial figures
serpent|Genesis antagonist
session|Convention gathering
settler|Early inhabitant
sextant|GPS ancestor
shambolic|Very messy
shamuses|Detective fiction awards
shelter|Bus-stop structure
shelters|Pet-adoption centers
sherbet|Dessert with milk
sherries|After-dinner wines
shielded|Safe from harm
shimmers|Glistens
shoebox|Ersatz file cabinet
shorted|Didn't give enough to
shorter|Not as extended
shortest|Over first
shotgun|Hunter's weapon
shoulder|Edge of a highway
shrinkage|Inventory loss
sickles|Serrated tools
sidestep|Deftly avoid
sidewall|Part between tread and rim
siestas|Mexican naps
siestas|Midday breaks
silences|Ends, as objections
silesia|Coal region of Poland
silversmith|Paul Revere profession
similar|Rather alike
simpler|Easier to grasp
sinuses|Congestion sites
sisters|Convent dwellers
situate|Place
skeptic|Doubter
skeptic|Serious questioner
skitters|Jumps around
skittles|Beer's idiomatic partner
skysurfers|1990s faddists aloft
slanting|With a skewed view
sleekest|Most smooth and stylish
sleeper|Convertible sofa
sleeper|Studio surprise
sleeper|Unexpected success
sleeted|Fell in pellets
sleeted|Rained ice
slender|Slim
sleuths|Tracers and trackers
slidable|Made like trundle beds
slipped|Lost traction on ice
slither|Undulate unsteadily
slivers|Splinter group
sloshed|Played in a puddle
sloshes|Plays in puddles
slowest|Last to finish
smarter|Adjective in a recent game-show title
smarter|Comparatively quick
smashingly|Very, very well
smidgen|Slight hint
sneered|Looked like a villain
sneerer|Grinch, often
snivels|Sounds unhappy
snobbish|Far from accepting
snooped|Was nosy
snoopers|Private detectives
snoozer|Bore
snoozes|Isn't alert
snorkeled|Went finswimming, maybe
snorted|Laughed derisively
snorted|Sounded displeased
snowmobile|Loud winter transport
snowstorm|Road blocker, at times
soapbox|Park orator's platform
society|High __ (elite group)
softener|Laundry room bottle
softest|Most cushiony
soggier|More like slush
soirees|Bashes, from the French
solitary|Lone
solstice|June/December event
somehow|One way or another
someone|The same old __ that I knew (Billy Joel lyric)
someone|Worth getting an autograph from
someway|By hook or by crook
sooners|Team with a Conestoga wagon mascot
southpaw|Lefty boxer
sovereign|Supreme ruler
soybean|Essence of tofu
soymilk|Vegan beverage
spaceman|Buzz Lightyear or Buck Rogers
spadework|Unglamorous preparations
spaniels|Floppy-eared dogs
spatter|Produce stray drops
spatula|Burger turner
spatula|Grilling utensil
spearheaded|Was the leader of
spectacular|Unusually fine
specter|Eerie evocation
specter|Phantom
specters|Spooky sights
spectral|Eerie
speedos|Olympic swimwear
speedos|Some swim goggles
speedos|Swim meet outfits
spelunk|Emulate some rockhounds
spewers|Active volcanoes
spiciest|Tops in zip
splashes|Hits the water
splotch|Apron catch
splotch|Landscapist's mishap
sponsor|Source of campaign financing
sporadic|On-and-off
spotless|Immaculate
spreads|Wingspans
springs|Parts of pogo sticks
sprinter|Dash entrant
sprouted|Began shooting
spryness|Agility
spumoni|Neapolitan alternative
squeeze|Tight situation
staccato|Choppy, in music
staccato|Choppy, to Chopin
stadium|Kind of bowl
stagecoach|Bus ancestor
staidest|Least flashy
stained|With discoloration
staircase|Walkway between floors
stairway|Escalator alternative
staleness|Tired feeling
stalled|Stuck on a shoulder, say
stamina|Triathlete's asset
stampede|Mad rush
standout|Be conspicuous
standpat|Make no moves
starchiest|Tops in formality
starker|Less adorned
starlit|Like a twinkly night sky
starring|In the leading role
starstruck|Captivated by celebrities
startle|Scare suddenly
stashes|Hides away
statues|Easter Island's claim to fame
steadier|Less wobbly
steadies|Regular dates
steadies|Stabilizes
steadies|Stabilizes
stealth|Help in hunting
steamed|Cooked over boiling water
steelie|Heavy playing marble
steepens|Becomes harder to climb
steeple|Village tower
steeply|At a sharp vertical angle
stellar|Capital
stellar|Exemplary
stepladder|Ceiling painter's climbing aid
stereos|Auto options
sterile|Germ-free
sterling|Fine silver
sternest|Most strict
sternest|Most strict
stiletto|Heel style
stinker|Scoundrel
stipend|Word from the Latin for "soldier's pay"
stonewalls|Arrests effectively
stonily|Without feeling
stoplight|Red traffic signal
storage|What warehouses and attics are used for
straggle|Wander off
strains|Overextends oneself
strands|Spaghetti or linguine
straphanger|Public transportation patron
strawberry|Red fruit
streams|Small rivers
strength|Physical power
stressed|Drove home
strikes|Bowler's goals
stringer|Part-time correspondent
stripes|Tangible results of promotions
strokes|Caddie's count
strokes|Golfer's count
strokes|Swimming movements
stronger|More powerful
student|One in class
student|Pupil
stunned|Astounded
stupors|Dazed states
sturgeon|Filleting candidate
stylebooks|Editorial references
stylets|Engraving tools
submerge|Follow Nemo, perhaps
subordinate|Underling
subrace|Cave Troll, in fantasy fiction
subsets|Groups within groups
success|Triumphant result
sunbathing|Cruise activity by the pool
sundial|Old timer
sunflower|Tall yellow-petaled plant
sunrise|First light
sunroof|Sliding auto part
superheroes|Popular HALLoween costumes
superspy|One tops in ops
superstition|Bad-luck bringer, e.g.
supplier|Company's source of goods
surfboard|Wave rider's platform
surpass|Perform better than
surpass|Transcend
sustain|Keep going
swearword|Likely cut from an NPR interview
swerved|Changed direction abruptly
swindler|Con artist
switchblade|Knife with a spring
synapse|Neural junction
synapse|Neurological link
synapses|Group communicating impulses
synonyms|Mean and nasty
tablespoon|Recipe amount
tadpoles|Young toads
tailbacks|Gridiron positions
tailbone|Vertebral column terminus
tailored|Made to order
tailors|They fill take-out orders
talented|Having natural ability
talents|Innate abilities
talents|Natural gifts
tantrum|Something thrown in anger
taquerias|Mexican eateries
tartans|Kilt patterns
tasters|Winery employees
tastiest|Most delicious
tattled|Spilled the beans
taverna|Athens eatery
tchotchke|Tawdry trinket
teaberry|Fruit of the wintergreen
teacart|Leaves home at home
teammates|Passing targets
teamwork|Collaborative effort
teargas|SWAT team supply
technophobe|Internet avoider, quite possibly
teddies|Big sellers in bear markets
teenager|Adolescent
teenagers|Typical high schoolers
teepees|Conical quarters
teetered|Evinced instability
teeters|Moves unsteadily
teetotal|Shun spirits
telescopes|Observatory devices
televise|Air
temperas|Water-based paints
tempest|Violent weather
temporal|Impermanent
tending|Inclining (towards)
tendril|Ivy's twiner
tensile|Stretchable
tepidly|In a half-hearted manner
termite|Wood-eating insect
terrain|Topography
tetanus|Certain vaccine's target
tetrahedron|Type of pyramid
textiles|Cloth goods
thanked|Showed gratitude to
therapeutic|Curative
thespian|Of theatrical talents
thirdhand|How a rumor may be heard
thirsted|Craved, with "for"
thirsty|Needing a drink
thistle|Symbol of Scotland
thronged|Crowded around
throttle|Gas pedal
thruster|Rocket power source
thunderclap|Loud sound from a storm
thunderclap|Sound from the sky
timbres|Tone characteristics
timpani|Back-of-orchestra instruments
tinselly|Showy but insubstantial
tintype|Old-style photo
tiptoes|Gives oneself the creeps?
tissues|Ensembles of cells
toenail|Pedicure focus
tomatillo|Salsa verde ingredient
tomatoes|Essence of marinara
tomatoes|Stewed bits
tonsure|Substantial cutting
tootled|Played a flute
topknot|Geisha's hairdo feature
topmasts|Sailboat rigging supporters
topnotch|A-one
topographic|Showing hills and rivers, as a map
topside|On a ship's open deck
torpedo|Wreck
torrents|Metaphor for verbal flak
tostada|Tex-Mex fare
tostada|Topped tortilla
tostada|Tortilla with toppings
towaways|Cars in some secure lots
towboat|Barge pusher
tradeoff|Exchange made as a compromise
traders|They buy and sell
traffic|Vehicles on the road
trailed|Was in last place
trainee|Intern, for instance
trainee|New hire, often
trainee|Person in learning mode
trainees|Employees learning the ropes
tramcars|Mine transports
trampoline|Acrobat's apparatus
trampoline|Gymnast's springboard
traveled|Took a tour
traverse|Move through
treadle|Apt rhyme for "pedal"
treaties|International agreements
trenchantly|In a caustic way
tressed|In braids
trestle|Bridge support of a sort
trestle|Railroad bridge support
triathlete|Magazine that reviews shoes, saddles and swimwear
tribute|Elaborate recognition
tripled|Made more valuable, as in "Family Feud"
triumph|Significant success
trooper|Interstate patroller
truants|Some Coast Guard cutters
trueblue|Staunch
truncate|Cut short
trustee|Certain board member
tumbler|Something lifted in some locks
tunneled|Emulated moles
turnips|Root vegetables
turnips|Stew veggies
turnstile|Underground item frequently swiped
turtles|River denizens
tutored|Taught privately
tutored|Trained privately
twitter|Distributor of brief messages
unaired|Yet to be broadcast
unbuckle|Prepare to leave a plane
unchaste|Tainted
unclogs|Busts, as a blockage
unclogs|Opens
uncommon|Not often seen
undercover|As a spy
unending|Ceaseless
unethical|Dishonest
ungraceful|Ham-handed
unhands|Releases, in melodramas
unharness|Let go, on a farm
unicorns|Billion-dollar start-ups
unicycle|Clown conveyance
unionize|Prepare for bargaining, perhaps
uniters|Bonding agents
unmarried|Not wed
unmoved|Stoic
unmoved|Stoical
unopened|New in the box
unplugged|Ampless, to MTV
unrevised|Needing polishing
unscrupulous|Conscienceless
unstable|Apt to topple
untalented|Without gifts
unwraps|Gets to, as a gift
upheaval|Great disruption
upright|Compact piano
urbanism|Study of cities
urethane|Bowling-ball material
urgently|At once
useless|Of no help at all
utensil|What Beowulf never had for dinner
utensils|Much kitchenware
utopian|Highly idealistic
utterly|ABSolutely
uttermost|Farthest
valencia|City noted for oranges
valises|Small suitcases
valises|Traveling bags
vamoose|Word from the Spanish for "let's go"
veloute|Smooth white sauce
vestries|Priests' dressing rooms
villages|Grimm story settings
violets|Blue flowers of rhyme
wannabe|Star-struck emulator
warmest|Most friendly
warriors|Combatants
warship|Aircraft carrier, for instance
washers|Rings in joints
waterskis|They're worn when gliding behind a speedboat
waxwork|Many a royal figure in Westminster Abbey
webbier|More like an otter's paws
western|Revived film genre
wetware|The brain, in computerese
wheeling|MOUNTAIN STATE
wheezes|Breathes noisily
windowpane|Glass sheet in a wall
windshield|Auto part above the dashboard
windshields|Safety-glass products
winterize|Prepare for the cold, as a car
wisecracks|Smart remarks
wisteria|Toxic climber
wobbled|Wasn't steady
woodstove|Rustic warmer
wrangler|Horse-handling cowpoke
wrecked|No longer good for anything
wrested|Took forcibly
wristwatch|Timepiece showing a date
yammering|Going on and on
yearned|Had a hankering
yearned|Panted
yearner|Balladeer, often
zabaglione|Italian custardy dessert
zealots|Extreme enthusiasts
zippered|Closed, as sleeping bags
abalone|Sea snail
aberrant|Irregular
abolishes|Makes illegal
aborting|Cutting short
absences|Attendance book notations
abysses|Deep spaces
abysses|Immeasurable chasms
academe|Campus environment
accesses|Gets into, as a database
accordance|Agreement of opinion
accords|Conflict enders
accountable|Required to justify one's actions
accountants|IRS experts who do sums
accredit|Judge as qualified
accrued|Built up, as interest
accurate|Well-aimed
acerbic|Filled with sarcasm
acetone|Paint solvent
acridity|Unpleasant sharpness
acrobat|Skilled flipper
actions|Things done
acutely|With shrewdness
adagios|Many sonata parts
address|Your street and city
addressed|Ready to post
addressees|They're talked to
adhered|Was glued (to)
admiration|High regard
admired|Thought highly of
admittance|Permission to enter
adolescent|Teenager
adopted|Voted to accept
adulatory|Glowing
advantages|Competitive benefits
aerials|TV antennas of yore
aerosol|What some kitchen cans contain
aesthete|Product of refinement
affairs|Catered parties
agemates|Ones in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
agonies|Antonym of "raptures"
aileron|Plane wing part
ailerons|Plane wing parts
airbags|Auto safety devices
airfare|A cost of leaving
airfares|They're frequently quoted online
airiest|Most jaunty
airings|Dorm room refreshments
airspeed|Cockpit concern
alabaster|Sculpture medium
alamode|Apple pie order
albumen|Egg white
alchemist|Anagram of THE CLAIMS
alewife|Female pub operator
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Make hostile
allegro|Fast tempo
allowed|Within the rules
allspice|Seasoning in Caribbean cuisine
almanac|Reference updated annually
alpacas|Camel cousins in the Andes
already|Earlier
alternate|Substitute delegate
although|Even if
amalgam|Mixture
amalgamate|Fuse
amaranth|Unfading flower eaten by Aztecs
amassed|Piled up
amasses|Hoards
amasses|Stores up
amateurs|Newbies
amazonian|Wonder Woman, e.g.
amazons|Warrior women of myth
amenity|Convenient feature
amenity|Inn pool, e.g.
amiable|Good-natured
amoebae|Bio 101 studies
amorous|Lovey-dovey
anagram|African lions, vis-à-vis Californians
anagram|Find rain in Iran, e.g.
analytics|Data field
ancient|Prehistoric
andante|Slow tempo
andirons|Heavy metal brackets
anecdote|Speaker's intro, perhaps
angelfish|Aquarium favorite
angered|Anagram of "enraged"
animals|Lions and tigers and bears
animations|Cartoons
annelid|Earthworm, for instance
annotate|Expound upon in writing
announcers|Game-show VIPs
anosmia|Inability to smell
answers|Investigator's quest
answers|Takes a call
antbear|Aardvark alias
antedate|Be ahead of
antelope|Player of song
antenna|Beetle's appendage
antigen|Immune-system stimulus
antihero|Jay Gatsby, notably
antiheroes|Many Nicholson portrayals
anyplace|Wherever you like
anything|Whatever you want
apogees|Orbital extremes
apologetic|Remorseful*
apostle|Last Supper attendee
apparel|Cords and such
appealed|Was enjoyable
appeased|No longer raging
appeases|Keeps from ranting
appeases|Mollifies
appended|Tacked on
apricot|Plum cousin
aquatic|Descriptor for dolphins
aquatic|With a watery habitat
aquiver|Evincing trepidity
arbiter|Umpire, for instance
archduke|Austrian bigwig of yore
arietta|Recital selection
arietta|Short solo
armadillo|Anteater cousin
armband|Exerciser's smartphone accessory
armoire|Wardrobe cabinet
armoires|Big cabinets for clothing
arraign|Bring to court for a plea
arraignment|Courtroom activity
arranger|Record company VIP
arrests|Crime stats
arrogantly|All modesty aside
arsenal|Metaphor like "bag of tricks"
arsenic|As, to Einstein
artichoke|Green veggie with a "heart"
artistry|Creative skill
arugula|Peppery salad ingredient
ascends|Gets promoted
ascetic|Opposite of "epicurean"
asocial|Averse to mixing
asparagus|Green veggie in spears
assemble|Cobble together
assemble|Put together, as a model plane
assembles|Puts together
assists|Helps out
assorted|Tea sampler descriptor
assorts|Puts into slots
asterisked|Needing explanation, perhaps
asteroid|Minor planet
astounded|Knocked out
astride|Straddling
asunder|Into separate parts
atavistic|Of throwbacks
atheist|Unbeliever
attache|Embassy employee
attendee|Antonym of "skipper"
attestor|Notary, for instance
attractive|In good taste
attractor|Magnet, vis-à-vis iron
attracts|Draws, as a magnet
auditorium|Building where students perform
augment|Add to
austere|No-frills
autodidacts|Group outside the class system
avalanches|Major snowslides
avatars|Gamers' icons
avenger|Iron Man or Captain America
avengers|Iron Man, Hulk and colleagues
avenges|Requites
aviating|Upwardly mobile
aviator|One with wings
aviator|Skipper in the air
avocets|Cousins of plovers
avoided|Steered clear of
awesome|Excellent, informally
azaleas|__.org (site for home gardeners)
babying|Handling with care
backslider|One returning to crime
backstroke|One way to swim
barbarian|Uncivilized
barbell|Gym weight
barbershop|Where guys go for a haircut
baroque|Bach's genre
barrette|Hair clasp
barricade|Obstruct for protection
basements|Rooms that may be "finished"
basmati|Long-grain rice
bassoon|One of the reeds
bastions|Durable protectors
batsmen|Major league hitters
beaches|Draws for resorts
beachgoer|Miami tourist, often
beautician|Hair-cutting job
because|Lame answer to "Why?"
beclouded|Obfuscated
beetles|About 350,000 insect species
behaves|Isn't a brat
behemoths|Big, powerful things
berated|Rebuked
bespoke|Made just for you in London
bettors|Racetrack regulars
bicycles|Two-wheelers
bigheads|Results of inflation
bigmouthed|Very talkative
birdies|Deductions from par
birdseed|Parakeet food
birthplace|Beginning of many biographies
bisects|Runs through the center of
bistros|Cozy eateries
bleared|Obscured from the eyes
bleeped|Audibly censored
blended|Compound
blessing|Pre-meal prayer
blockade|Cuban Missile Crisis tactic
blueprint|Detailed plan of action
boatload|Ship's cargo quantity
bonanzas|Sudden windfalls
bookkeeper|Worker writing in a ledger
booster|Enthusiastic fan
boulder|Large rock
boxiest|Most squarish
brainchild|Original idea
brasserie|Word from the French for "brewhouse"
briefcases|Executive totes
brokered|Was the agent for
brokers|Financial agents
buffalo|Beef source
bulldozer|Noisy earth-moving machine
bulldozer|Tree stump mover
buttercup|Yellow wildflower
cabanas|Resort rentals
cabanas|Where trunks may await their owners
cabbage|Funds
calamari|Rings for dinner, perhaps
calculators|Desktop devices that do sums
calculi|Dental scrapings
calendar|Library event listing
calorie|Measure of heat
calypso|Caribbean music
calzones|Pizzeria fare
camaraderie|Esprit de corps
canasta|'50s game craze
candelabra|Branched holder of light bulbs
canines|Fox and hounds
cannier|Comparatively cautious
cannonball|Missile fired from a mounted gun
cantaloupe|Breakfast melon
canteen|Hiker's water holder
canyons|Spaces surrounded by skyscrapers
capital|Boston or Austin
capital|Seat of government
capitalism|America's economic system
cappuccino|Frothy coffee drink
captivate|Enchant
caramelize|Turn sugar brown
caresses|Hugs
carpets|Decorator's decisions
cascade|Waterfall
castles|Rooks on a chessboard
casually|How browsers scan pages
catalogue|Mail-order booklet
catamarans|Two-hulled pleasure boats
categorize|Arrange in groups
catfight|Intense argument
catfish|Finny swimmer with whiskers
cattail|Marsh plant
cattlemen|Guys owning cow herds
celesta|Heavenly sounding keyboard
cellars|Basements
cellmate|Certain room sharer
censored|Not allowed on
cerebra|Gray matter
chanteuses|Cabaret contingent
charged|Plugged in, as a cell phone
cheaply|For a song
checkerboard|8-by-8
cheddar|Snack that may be "sharp"
cheetahs|Spotted speedsters
cheshire|County beside Manchester
childbed|Crib successor
childbirths|Due processes?
chiller|Horror film
chillers|Eerie pictures
chimney|Sooty shaft above a fireplace
choices|Options
chooses|Decides on
chortled|Expressed amusement
chuckle|Laugh a little
clamping|Wood-shop safety measure
clarence|Justice Thomas
classless|Lacking tact
cleaner|Vacuum, for instance
cleanse|Remove grime from
cleansers|Housekeeping solutions
climate|Prevailing attitudes
closets|Shuts up
cobalts|Chevy Cavalier successors
coconuts|Tropical fruits
cocreate|Cobble together
coddled|Treated too gently
coexists|Lives harmoniously (with)
cohosts|On-air partners
coinage|Mint activity
coinsure|Share a policy's risk
collect|Gather up
colleges|Institutions offering admissions
cologne|German cathedral city
colonial|Early American home style
colored|Not impartial
commune|Kibbutz, for instance
composed|Keeping cool
comrades|Sidekicks, from the Spanish
concept|Structured thought
concise|Wasting no words
condones|Overlooks, as illegality
confident|Sure of oneself
congressman|John Quincy Adams' post-presidential job
conical|Shaped like a Kiss
conical|Shaped like a tepee
connection|Thing in common
connects|Fastens together
conscience|Sense of right and wrong
consomme|Brothy bowlful
constant|Never changing
consumable|Commodity reordered often
contacts|Who you know
contain|Keep under control
continental|General Washington subordinate
contrary|In opposition (to)
cooktop|Something heated up for dinner
cookware|Pots and pans
coonskins|'50s fad material
corners|Rectangle quartet
cornfield|Stalk holder
cornflakes|Popular breakfast cereal
cornrow|Tight braid
corrodes|Rusts away
cosmetics|Makeup
costlier|More expensive
cottons|Warms up (to)
counsels|Gives advice to
countdown|Pre-midnight numerical ritual
courtlier|More refined
couturier|High-end designer
crackle|Fireplace sound
cradles|Babies' rocking beds
creamery|Butter production factory
crevices|Rock fissures
cribbage|Froggy-sounding card game
crimson|Deep red
crossbar|Goalpost connector
crucible|Heat-resistant container
crueler|More merciless
crusades|Ideological quests
cudgels|Clubs used as weapons
cursory|Passing
cutlass|Word from the Latin for "small knife"
cynical|Distrustful
czardoms|Early 20th-century Russia and Bulgaria
dahlias|Showy flowers
dalmatian|Black-and-white dog breed
dashboard|Auto's instrument panel
dastards|Ne'er-do-wells
dealers|Casino employees
debases|Reduces in value
debater|Certain college team member
debrief|Interview post-mission
deceitful|Not to be trusted
decency|Common quality
declare|Announce officially
decries|Condemns
deduces|Reasons
deepest|Booming in the extreme
defended|Stood up for
defends|Sticks up for
deities|Pantheon personalities
deliver|Bring to one's door, as mail
deliver|Bring to you, as mail
demigod|Deified person
denotes|Means
depicts|Portrays
deplore|Not like at all
deposals|Power outages?
deputed|Conferred authority on
derided|Jeered at
derides|Pokes fun at
dermatoglyphics|Study of fingerprints [no repeated letters]
deserters|Those spurning their outfits
deserts|Just stuff
deserts|Throws over
designs|Decorator's plans
designs|Hostile acquisitiveness
dessert|Sugary menu course
desserts|Parfaits and pies
destine|Preordain
detainee|Captive
detector|Sensing device
determined|Keeping at it
detract|Take away (from)
devotion|Ardent allegiance
devoutness|Piety
diamantes|Rhinestones
didactic|Intended for instruction
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
directions|Follow __ (do as told)
director|Film-set boss
disarrays|Makes chaotic
disciple|Faithful follower
disgusting|Much past unpalatable
dishonest|Not to be trusted
dismayed|Much less than impressed
dispenser|Paper-cup container for vending machines
dispersal|Big breakup
disperse|Become scattered
disturbance|Ado
diversify|Branch out
diversion|Pastime
divides|Apportions
documented|Presented evidence for
doghouses|Outdoor structures for canines
dogsled|Vehicle pulled by Huskies
doilies|Dinner table decorations
doltish|Rather dense
doorbells|Entryway sounds to answer
doormat|Welcome purchase
dormitory|Building where students sleep
dotardly|As one in second childhood
doubled|Minimally multiplied
doubloon|Gold coin in pirate stories
downstream|With the current
dragons|Chinese New Year parade regulars
drawback|Negative
dreaded|Didn't look forward to
dreadful|Terrible
dreamers|I would like to help __: Alfred Nobel
dressmaker|Fabric-cutting job
dribbling|Froggy-sounding hoops skill
drifter|Vagabond
dryness|Saharan nature
dumping|Selling at any price
dumpster|Large trash receptacle
durable|Lasting
dustcover|Book jacket
duststorm|Sahara hazard
dynamite|Nobel's invention
dynamites|Blows up
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
earbuds|Headphone descendants
eardrum|Organic sound transmitter
earlier|Some hours ago
earmuffs|Winter wear
earnest|Dedicated
eatable|Fit for consumption
eateries|Hirers of dishwashers
echelon|Command level
ecology|Study of the environment
econometrics|B-school statistical subject
ecotourist|Visitor careful with footprints
ecstasy|Extreme happiness
edgiest|Most avant-garde
educate|Assist with the ropes
educates|Sends to school
eggbeater|Gadget for making an omelet
egoists|For whom "me time" is always
egomania|Tyrannical temperament
egyptian|Cleopatra, for one
eighths|Furlongs, relative to miles
einstein|Source of the quote
elaboration|Filling-out
elapses|Passes, as time
elation|Blissful state
elation|High spirits
elation|Strong kick
election|Voting process
electorate|Voting universe
element|Silver or sulfur
elements|Sodium and oxygen
elephant|Anagram of THE PLANE
elephant|Beast known for its trunk
elevates|Heightens
elitist|Snob
emailed|Sent, as spam
emanate|Flow out (from)
emanate|Flow out (from)
embargo|Trade blockage
emerges|Materializes
emigrated|Moved to another country
emissaries|Diplomatic agents
emoters|Stoics' opposites, sort of
emoticon|Email symbol
emperor|Absolute ruler
emperor|Absolute ruler
emplace|Put in position
employee|Person getting a salary
enabled|Made possible
encamping|Pitching tents
encamping|Pitching tents
encourage|Be inspirational
endanger|Place at risk
endorsed|Supported as a candidate
enemies|The other side
enervate|Drain
enforcer|Any police officer
engender|Foster
engineer|Bridge analyst
enigmas|Inscrutable ones
enjoyed|Had fun doing
enlaced|In braids
enlists|Gets to volunteer
enrolls|Becomes a student
ensigns|Some Coast Guard officers
ensnared|Trapped
ensuing|Coming after
ensured|Confirmed
entered|Infiltrated
entered|Inscribed
enthrall|Hold spellbound
entices|Draws
entranced|Taken a great deal
entrants|Contestants
entreat|Solicit
entrust|Give over (to)
entrusted|Charged or invested
entwines|Tangles up
epeeist|Competitive sword swinger
epeeist|Masked Olympian
ephedra|Source of a nasal congestion remedy
ephemeral|Passing quickly
epigram|Pithy saying
epithet|Phrase of characterization
epitome|Ideal example
erasers|Ends of pencils
erasers|They remove pencil marks
erasure|Mark on many exams
erectly|Straight up
ermines|White-furred weasels
erosion|Canyon creator
erosive|Causing wear
erratic|Fluky
erudite|Lettered
escalate|Intensify
escalate|Intensify
escapade|Audacious adventure
escapade|Devil-may-care adventure
escapades|Reckless adventures
esoteric|Understood by few
espanol|Lengua en Lima
espressos|Strong coffees
essence|Basic nature
essence|Basic nature
essences|Main points
estates|Homes on many acres
estates|Luxurious residences
esteeming|Thinking much of
esteems|Puts on a pedestal
estimate|Approximation
estimate|Educated guess
estival|Of the season
estuary|River mouth area
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Antonym of "bounded"
evacuee|One gone
evaluate|Appraise
everglade|Manatee habitat
evermore|The Raven adverb
evidence|It's introduced in court
example|Elucidation citation
exasperate|Really try
exercise|Work out
exerted|Applied forcefully
exhausts|Depletes
expired|No longer in force
explored|Poked around
exposure|Public presentation
exquisite|Very, very fine
extender|Soy protein, in some recipes
externs|Nuns permitted out of the cloister
extremist|Zealot
eyeglass|Monocle, for example
eyehole|Something to see through
eyelash|Hair that moves with winking
eyeopener|Dose of reality, say
eyesore|Urban renewal target
eyeteeth|Incisor neighbors
eyewash|Empty rhetoric
facelift|Updating of decor
factories|Industrial operations
falcons|Sharp-eyed raptors
fanfare|Showy display
farmworker|HAND that picks crops
fatback|Pork rind makeup
fateful|Decisively important
fatigues|Tires out
favorites|Top seeds
fearsome|Intimidating
fearsome|Really scary
feather|It's shed by a bird
federal|The __ City (what Washington called Washington)
feldspar|Mineral in glassmaking
felonies|Serious crimes
ferment|Become alcohol
ferociously|In an intense manner
filmset|Fox facility
finagle|Obtain by trickery
finagle|Obtain by trickery
fireworks|Post-midnight colorful sky explosions
fitness|Goal of regular exercise
flabbergasted|Bowled over
flattops|Aircraft carriers, to sailors
fledgling|Nest departer
fleeced|Swindled
flipflops|Beach sandals
flouted|Scoffed at
fluorine|Element in Teflon
foliage|Green stuff
followed|Came after
foments|Instigates
forecast|Weather prediction
forehands|Court weapons
foreleg|Limb of a llama
foresters|Group supporting Smokey Bear
formalities|Etiquette requirements
fourteen|Line count in a sonnet
foxiness|Arch quality
fragile|Easily broken
framing|Art gallery activity
freewheels|Rambles around without constraints
frisbee|Tossed plastic toy
frosted|With ice cream
fruitful|Getting good results
gainsay|Deny
gallery|Museum section
galleys|Ketches' kitchens
galling|Nettlesome
garnered|Collected, as praise
gateaus|Rich sponge cakes
gazelle|Graceful African runner
gazette|Pennsylvania __ (Ben Franklin's paper)
gearshift|Auto's transmission lever
geekier|Not as socially smooth
gemologist|Diamond-cutting job
generator|Power source
geniuses|What Twain called Lincoln and Grant
germane|On point
gesture|Bit of courtesy
gesundheit|__ Institute (Patch Adams medical facility)
giantlike|Towering
gibsons|Les Pauls favored by many artists
gigabyte|Storage unit
girlish|Brownie-like
gladioli|Sword lilies
glazier|Windows expert
goalies|Net-guarding soccer players
goobers|Peanuts, so to speak
grabbed|Latched onto
graceless|Having two left FEET
granger|Harry Potter pal
granola|Hiker's snack
grasped|Held in one's hand
graters|Salad-making aids
grazing|Eating grass in a meadow
greener|More ecological
grenadine|Tequila SUNrise ingredient
grilled|Questioned intensely
groomed|Made tidy, as hair
grottoes|Picturesque caverns
grounded|Sensible and well-balanced
gymnasium|Building where students exercise
gyrating|Doing a pirouette
habanero|Hot, hot, hot pepper
haciendas|Argentine estates
hackneyed|Trite
hambone|Split pea soup ingredient
hambones|Leftovers used for stews
handspring|Acrobatic maneuver
hardcase|Cell phone protector
hardcourt|GreenSet or DecoTurf product
hardened|Fully set
hardest|Most demanding
harries|Is a nuisance to
harsher|More severe
hatchet|Kind of ax
hatters|Milliners
headphones|Audiophile's above-the-neckwear
headrest|Safety attachment atop a car seat
heartbeat|Very short time
hedgehog|Spiny-haired mammal
heftier|Of greater weight and size
heighten|Anagram of THE HINGE
helicopter|Noisy hovering aircraft
heliport|Place where copters land
hemisphere|Half of a globe
hereafter|From now on
heroine|Wonder Woman, for instance
herstory|Daughters of Eve genre
hijacks|Forcefully commandeers
hitchhikers|Audience for Douglas Adams' . . . "Guide to the Galaxy"
hoarding|Miserly behavior
hodgepodge|General assortment
hokiest|Most corny
holiness|Sanctity
homepage|Initial view of a website
homeschool|Guppies in your fishtank
homespun|Unpretentious, as humor
homophones|Certain soundalikes
honesty|Trust facilitator
honoraria|Lecture circuit income
hooligan|Roughneck
horizon|Where sea meets sky
hosannas|Biblical shouts of praise
hotshot|Showily skillful person
housetop|Santa's landing site
housetop|Santa's landing spot
hummingbird|Flier that can hover
hunters|Hunger Games contestants
hydrocarbon|Propane or polyethylene
hysteria|High anxiety
icemaker|Fridge's cube producer
idealist|High-principled person
ideates|Conceptualizes
ignites|Fires up
ignobly|Without honor
ignores|Pays no mind to
illusionist|Sleight-of-hand expert
imitate|Pretend to be
imitate|Take after
immensely|A whole lot
immersed|Plunged into water
imparted|Disclosed
impasse|Mediator's challenge
impeach|Attempt to tarnish
imperturbable|Keeping calm
impostor|Fake
inbounds|Not out of play
incapable|With no trace of expertise
incense|Infuriate
incline|Gradient
inconsideration|Getting looked at
incubators|Office-space providers for startups
incumbent|Obligatory for, with "upon"
indicate|Direct attention to
indigene|Native
indulgent|Too eager to please
industrialist|University endower, at times
ineloquent|Far from articulate
inertia|Disinclination to move
inevitable|Destined
inexorable|Having no hope of being checked
informal|Relaxed and casual
ingenue|Casting director's type
inhaled|Ate quickly, so to speak
inimical|Unfriendly
initiative|Lazybones' lack
initiator|Person getting things started
inkiest|Most dark
inlander|Iowan, for instance
insects|Crickets and beetles
inserts|Magazine renewal cards
inserts|Shoe accessories
insider|One in a clique
insomnia|Sleeplessness
instructs|Schools or orders
insurer|Policy purveyor
intellectuals|Smart set*
intercom|Kitchen-to-bedroom sound system
intercom|Speaker system
interests|What you like to do
interims|Waiting periods
intermediate|Between extremes
intertwine|Lock
intrepid|Courageous
intrepid|Medal-worthy
inventor|Edison's occupation
invitations|Party announcements to answer
ironfisted|Tyrannical
irritant|Fly in the ointment
irritated|Feeling annoyed
isolate|Obtain uncombined, in a lab
isosceles|Type of triangle
isotherm|Wavy line on some maps
italics|Right-leaning letters
iteration|App development step
jackhammer|Noisy pavement-breaking drill
janitors|Custodial staff
jarring|Unexpected and scary
jerseys|Football shirts
jiggered|Fiddled with
jouster|Renaissance Faire participant
judgmental|Tending to moralize
justice|Supreme Court VIP
kachina|Southwestern souvenir
katydid|Walking leaf mimicker
kayakers|Paddlers at the Olympics
keglers|People on lanes
kerosene|Lantern fuel
kerosene|Standard Oil's first stock-in-trade
ketchup|Burger topper
kettles|Salvation Army donation holders
kickboxer|Barefoot combatant
kielbasas|Brats' cousins
kindergarteners|Five-year-olds who do sums
kinescope|TV archive video
kinkajou|Raccoon's rainforest cousin
kiwifruit|Green salad ingredient
kneehole|Desk space for legs
kneeled|Prepared to be knighted
knesset|Literally, "assembly"
kookier|Not as ordinary
kowtows|Grovels
laborer|Field hand
lagoons|Atoll features
laminar|Layered, as plywood
laminate|Cover, as a library card
lampoons|Hits hard with satire
largely|For the most part
largesse|Generous bestowal
lathered|Soaped up
lavender|Shade of purple
layette|Newborn's clothing
leached|Percolated
leaders|Tour guides, for instance
leanest|Streamlined to the max
learned|Found out about
leathery|Tough in texture
lectern|Professor's stand
lecture|Professor's delivery
leerier|Less accepting
leftmost|Furthest west, on a map
lengthened|Drawn out
lenient|Far from stern
lenient|Soft
leotards|Ballet garb
lessees|Apartment dwellers
lethargy|Sluggishness
letterbox|Home video format
liftman|British guy running an elevator
limeade|Green cooler
lineman|Any of nine guys at a scrimmage
lingoes|Specialized vocabularies
lioness|Pride member
literati|Well-read ones
loading|What some street sections are for
loathed|Abominable
lobster|Maine thing
locusts|Crop-pest grasshoppers
logbooks|Pilots' journals
loiters|Stays idly by
lollipop|Stick-y candy
lollipops|They may carry bubble gum
longing|Yen
longings|Strong yens
lounges|Sitting rooms
lovebug|Auto in Disney comedies
loveseat|Conversation bench cousin
lumberjack|Tree-cutting job
lumberyard|Stack holder
lyrists|Apollo, Hermes and Terpsichore
machination|Crafty scheme
mackintosh|Venerable rainwear brand
macrons|G7 attendees last June
madeira|Portuguese wine
madrigal|Baroque vocal work
maelstrom|Powerful whirlpool
magenta|Purple hue
magenta|Purplish red
magician|Performer of illusions
maidens|Lasses
mainliner|One in a dominant movement
malaise|Vague discomfort
management|Poster of "please" signs
mandate|Official order
mandible|It's under your chin
mansion|Humongous house
mantels|What Brits call "chimneypieces"
mantras|Some marchers' messages
maracas|They're handled with salsa
marinara|Spaghetti staple
marinara|Trattoria staple
marionette|One in a string band?
marsala|Vino center
marsala|Scallops style
marshals|Arranges effectively
mascots|Certain costumed cheer leaders
matador|Cape user
matchstick|Metaphor for thinness
meatballs|Trattoria staple
mechanism|Device
mediate|Act as go-between
membrane|Cell's outer covering
merengue|Dominican dance
message|Official communication
message|Text, for instance
metaphor|Heart of gold, for one
meteorite|Rock from outer space
midwifes|Assists with deliveries
milestone|Significant event
militants|Aggressive activists
millennia|Really long time
minaret|Mosque tower
mindset|Mood
miniseries|Limited-episode TV programs
mintage|Quantity of coins created
miscellany|General assortment
miserere|Have mercy, in Latin masses
misleading|Not to be trusted
misshaping|Distorting
mistletoe|Christmas season decoration
modeler|Ship-in-a-bottle builder, e.g.
modesty|Freedom from self-centeredness
modesty|Sartre's "virtue of the lukewarm"
mohawks|Spiky hairstyles
monarchs|Queens and emperors
monocle|Sesame Street's Count wears it
moochers|Freeloaders
moonrise|Dusk follower, often
moonset|Lunar phenomenon
moonshiner|Cagney, in "Public Enemy"
morsels|Tasty tidbits
moussaka|Turkey dinner
musings|Contemplative thoughts
mutably|In a nonpermanent way
naivete|Innocent nature
naivete|Lack of seasoning
narrate|Do a documentary job
narrows|Becomes less wide
natatoria|Swimming pools
nationwide|Insurance seller (Columbus Blue Jackets)
neckline|Dress designer's concern
neckties|Common Father's Day gifts
neolithic|Stone Age period
neonatal|Of early infancy
nestled|Like Clement Moore's children
netizen|Latter-day free speech advocate
neutral|Color category
neutrino|Chargeless particle
neutron|Nucleus particle
newscast|Current events update program
newscasts|Programs on current events
newshound|Aggressive journalist
nightclub|Gig for a comic
noirish|Chandleresque
nomadic|Prone to wandering
nonsked|Ad-hoc, as an airline
nostrils|Facial features
noticed|Saw
notices|Picks up on
notions|Fanciful thoughts
nucleus|Crucial core
nuisance|Persistent pest
numeral|C or D, e.g.
numeric|Expressed digitally
nutmeat|Cashew kernel, e.g.
oarsmen|Guys on a crew team
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
obsolete|In disuse
ocarina|Small wind instrument
oceanaut|Cousteau, for instance
odyssey|Extended adventure
oenophile|Port authority
officiate|Ump or ref
offscreen|Apt filmdom rhyme for "unseen"
omelets|Brunch selections
omission|Something left out
omitted|Not a part of it
omnipotent|Unstoppable
oneness|Unitary principle
onlooker|Witness
onshore|Coastal breeze descriptor
onstage|Playing to an audience
opaline|Vase glass
operatics|Overwrought behavior
opposite|Polar
opposites|Antonyms
opulency|Splendor
oracles|Ancient fortune-tellers
orangeades|Drinks with juice
oration|Podium delivery
oratory|Skill at speaking
oratory|Speaking skill
ordeals|Difficult tests
oregano|Mint family member
oriented|Pointed properly
origami|Japanese paper-folding art
original|Inventive
orioles|Bobolink cousins
orioles|Players in orange-and-black caps
ornament|Embellish
otherwise|Alternatively
ottoman|Armchair adjunct
outbids|Tops on the floor
outboxed|Defeated in the ring
outdoors|In the open air
outrigger|Hawaiian canoe stabilizer
overeat|Have more than one's fill
overemotes|Mugs much too much
overfly|Soar beyond
overkill|Zealous excess
overload|Current problem
overpaid|Getting too much
oversee|Regulate
overshoe|Bad-weather wear
overtone|Subsidiary intent
oxymoron|Original copy or "alone together"
pacesetter|Person in front
paddock|Equine exercise area
palette|Artist's board
palette|Range of shades
panoramas|Virtual reality images
panthers|Jaguar cousins
paparazzi|Celebrity photographers
paperclip|Office fastener
parapet|Balcony's edge
parasailing|Soaring through the air while tethered to a motorboat
parasol|Mai tai garnish
parcheesi|Gamers say it looks like Trouble
parolee|One out early
parrots|Chatty pets
parsley|Dinner garnish
partitions|Room dividers
partner|Law firm figure
passport|World traveler's document
pastels|Soft colors
pathway|Route
patinas|Antique dealer's concerns
pavilions|State fair structures
paygrade|Entry on a salary scale
peacoat|Traditional naval outerwear
peeping|Hatchery sound
pelican|State bird of Louisiana
pelting|Hitting, as with hailstones
penalty|Gridiron punishment
penetrate|Break
penetrated|Got through, as a barrier
penicillin|Common antibiotic
penname|Mark Twain, for example
pentathlon|Five-part athletic event
perhaps|It could happen
perhaps|Noncommittal response
perhaps|Unsure response
permanent|Long-lasting hairdo
permanently|For good
persistent|Keeping at it
persists|Doesn't give up
persona|Many a public projection
perspire|Break a sweat
peskiest|Most annoying
petition|Respectful request
petitions|Protests on paper with signatures
petrified|Extremely scared
petticoat|Woman's old-fashioned underskirt
petulance|Surly nature
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
photography|Ansel Adams' field
picture|Imagine
piedmont|Northern Italian region
pimpernel|Scarlet literary hero
piranha|Ferocious fish
pirates|Main interception group
pizzeria|Chuck E. Cheese's, in part
plaintiffs|Action initiators
plaited|Created like pigtails
planets|Astronomy studies
playhouse|Theater
playing|Taking advantage of
pleaded|Asked earnestly
pleonasm|Redundancy, from the Greek
plummet|Fall rapidly
pontificate|Expound with pomp
poormouths|Pleads poverty
porthole|Ship's window
portraits|Paintings of a person
poshest|Most swanky
possess|Preoccupy
postscript|Epistolary afterthought
potages|Thick soups
pothole|Urban hazard
praises|Commends
prattle|Talk nonsense
prayers|Parts of religious services
precede|Come before
precedes|Comes before
predawn|Extremely early
predictable|Hardly full of surprises
preemie|Early arrival, informally
preened|Dressed up fussily
preheat|Warm up, as an oven before cooking
premise|Screenplay's starting point
prenatal|Before-birth
prepares|Warms up or whips up
present|The here and now
presort|Bulk-mailing activity
pressed|Weighed heavily upon
pressman|Guy that prints newspapers
pretends|Isn't for real
pretenses|False claims
prevail|End up as the winner
proceed|Carry on
producers|People funding a play
progeny|Sons and daughters
prognosis|Likely outcome
programmer|Scott Adams job before "Dilbert"
progressive|Insurance seller (Cleveland Indians)
prohibited|Forbidden
promoter|Boxing bigwig
prosaic|Unimaginative
prosody|Science of versification
prototype|Experimental working model
proviso|Restrictive qualification
provitamin|Beta carotene, since it can become A
provolone|Po Valley product
prudential|Financial services giant (2006-2018, New Jersey Devils)
puerile|Childishly trivial
pulsate|Move rhythmically
purpleheart|Decoration depicting Washington
pushcarts|Street vendors' setups
pussycats|They're not so tough
pyromaniacs|Compulsive fire starters
quarterback|Play caller
questions|Exam parts to answer
quinine|Tonic water ingredient
quipped|Told a joke
rabbits|Small bucks and does
radical|Extreme
radicchio|Veggie in risotto recipes
raincoat|Wet weather wear
rainier|Sight from Seattle
rainouts|Umps call them
rampages|Destructive sprees
raptors|Eagles, for instance
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rarebit|Welsh __ (cheesy dish)
ratatat|Woodpecker sound
ratatouille|Word from the French for "stir up"
rattail|Ornamental cactus
reading|Typical homework assignment
realism|Unvarnished outlook
realist|Pragmatic person
realistic|Having both FEET on the ground
reassess|Appraise once again
reassure|Give back confidence to
rebuild|Fill a team with rookies, perhaps
receipt|Proof of purchase
recollects|Brings back to mind
recourse|Contingency plan
rectors|Whom vicars work for
recycle|Turn bottles into bags, perhaps
redcoat|Minuteman adversary
reddens|Betrays rage
reddest|Most clearly embarrassed
reediest|Most tall and thin
reedited|Modified further
reenact|Stage, as a historical battle
reenactors|Ersatz soldiers
reenacts|Stages, as a historical battle
regaled|Delighted
regatta|Yacht race
register|Enroll
regress|Backslide
rehashes|Tired vehicles
rehearse|Work on your lines
reheats|Throws in the microwave
reigned|Showed all who's czar
reissue|Bring back out
reiterate|Say again
relaxes|Takes it easy
relentless|Keeping at it
relieve|Antonym of "aggravate"
remaster|Transfer for CDs
rematch|Defeated champ's demand
remixed|Gave a ballad a disco beat, say
renaissance|Subject in an Art History class
renames|Extends an appointment for
renames|Titles differently
rendezvous|Get-together, from the French
rendition|Performance of a song
reneges|Backs out on a deal
renewal|Lapse preventer
rentals|Apartments with leases
rentals|Much formal wear
repanel|Spruce up, as a den
repasts|Meals
repeater|One voting twice
replaces|Comes in for
replaces|Succeeds
reports|TV news stories
reptile|Gator or croc
reputable|Trustworthy
rereads|Goes back over
rerents|Extends occupancy, perhaps
reroute|Direct to a detour
resells|Flips, e.g.
reservoirs|Water-supply storage areas
resettle|Start a new occupation
reshapes|Gives new form to
resisted|Balked at
resorts|Locales with vacation facilities
resorts|Surroundings of many hotels
restate|Clarify, perhaps
restate|Paraphrase, perhaps
resting|On a break
retagged|Discounted, or undiscounted
retainer|Work-for-hire agreement
retired|Called it a day
retotal|Check an addition
retrieval|Fetching of something
retrieve|Bring back
retsina|Beverage with moussaka, perhaps
reunion|Grad get-together
reusable|Opposite of "throwaway"
reveille|Soldiers' wake-up call
revenge|It's behind many whodunits
revenuer|Moonshiner's nemesis
reverses|Flip-flops
reverses|Unfortunate turns
rewires|Brings up to code, maybe
rhubarbs|Baseball brawls
ribbons|Froggy-sounding decorations
richest|Tops in calories
ricochet|Carom
riddled|Affected negatively
rideable|Tamed, for a cowpoke
riposte|Quick retort
ripsaws|Wood cutters
rivaled|Was comparable to
rivalry|Bitter competition
riviera|Where Cannes is
roadbed|Train track foundation
romaine|Iceberg alternative
ropiest|Maximally muscular
rosaries|Cathedral gift shop items
rosette|Flower-shaped design
rosined|Got ready to fiddle with, perhaps
rotations|Planetary spins
roughhewn|In an unsmoothed state
roulette|Casino wheel game
ruminant|Cow, e.g.
ruminate|Think things over
rumored|Discussed but not proven
rutabaga|Yellow turnip
saddest|Most morose
saddest|Most unfortunate
sagacious|Nobody's fool
salable|Fit for purchase
salamis|Spicy sandwich centers
salamis|Spicy sandwich sausages
salesman|Guy on commission
salesmen|Guys on commission
salinas|City near San Jose
saltines|Stuff served with soup
saltwater|What an ocean is made of
salutes|Pays tribute to
samosas|Pastries served with chutney
sandals|What many beachgoers walk on
sappers|Combat-zone engineers
sardine|Metaphor for density
sassily|With brass
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satinet|Shiny fabric
satirist|Aristophanes or Orwell
saturate|Soak thoroughly
saucers|Pieces of a tea service
scallops|Seafood selection
scandal|Tabloid topic
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarabs|Egyptian amulets
scarcest|Least abundant
scatting|On the run
schoolmasters|Anagram of THE CLASSROOMS
schtick|Comedy routine
science|Systematized knowledge
scissor|Clip out
scooped|Served, as strawberry
scoreboard|Stadium staple
scratched|Removed, at a racetrack
screens|Bug-blocking window inserts
scribble|Froggy-sounding writing
scrimshaw|Carving craft
seabirds|Pelicans and petrels
seagull|Symbol of Utah
seamless|Smooth, as a transition
seascape|Oceanic art
seasonal|For certain times of the year
seating|Party planner's concern
seaward|Away from shore
seaward|Toward the ocean
seaweed|Sushi wrap
seconds|Extra helping
secrecy|Policy of concealment
secular|Worldly
seedbeds|Plots of ground for planting
seedless|How some rye breads are made
seedless|Produced by cloning, as bananas
seedpod|Place for peas
seethes|Gets hotter
segment|Portion, as of a talk show
semicircle|Typical protractor
seminar|Training vehicle
senates|Parts of most state legislatures
senders|Postal Service patrons
senecas|Nation near Lake Erie
senorita|Mexican miss
senorita|Spanish miss
sentiment|Pragmatist's anathema
separate|Pull apart
serenades|Originally, greetings for loved ones
serenely|With no nervousness
serenity|Peaceful feeling
serials|Old-time cinema "chapterplays"
servers|Data-sharing computers
services|Non-product businesses
session|Legislative meeting
settler|Early inhabitant
shakers|Minced-onion containers
shallow|Up to one's ankles, perhaps
sharpens|Makes pointier, as a pencil
shavings|Wood shop debris
sheathe|Put away, as a saber
shellfish|Seafood category
sheltie|Scottish sheepdog, familiarly
sherbet|Cool dessert
sherbets|Fruit-flavored frozen desserts
sheriff|Old West lawman
sheriffs|Western stock characters
sherlock|BBC detective series
shimmering|With a flickery glow
shindig|Bash
shingle|Roofing tile
shoehorn|Device to help get into footwear
shoehorn|Help for a tight fit
shooing|Running off
shortbread|Type of butter cookie
showmen|Guys who produce plays
showstopper|Spectacular performance
shrunken|Made smaller, as improperly dried laundry
siestas|Short snoozes
silenced|Caused to clam up
silences|Muzzles
silverware|Fine cutlery
similar|Rather close
simulate|Make a pretense of
sinister|Word from the Latin for "left"
sinuous|Serpentine
situate|Put in place
sizzler|Real hot one
skaters|Ice dancers, for instance
skepticism|Unbelieving nature*
skittish|Easily frightened
skysurf|Do up-in-the-air acrobatics
slanting|At an angle
slapdash|Carelessly thrown together
slathered|Laid on thick
sledges|Heavy hammers
sleeper|Surprising success
sleeper|Unexpected success
slender|Resembling a reed
slimming|Reduction process
slotted|Cubby-like
slotted|Placed in a schedule
slowpoke|Person who doesn't move very fast
smartest|Maximally stylish
smashing|Breaking into bits
smashups|Major accidents
smeared|Spoke ill of
smooths|Irons out
snackers|Concessionaire's clientele
snippet|Small scrap
snowplow|Bank-withdrawal specialist?
snowstorm|Possible school-closing weather
soapiest|Most sudsy
softshell|Tortilla, at times
solicit|Ask for
solidly|Without a doubt
sonatas|Beethoven piano pieces
sopping|__ wet (completely soaked)
sorbets|Cuisinart creations
sorbets|Frozen desserts
southpaw|Lefty pitcher
souvenir|Literally, "remember"
sparerib|Cookout piece
sparred|Traded digs
sparsest|Least crowded
speared|Plucked out of the air
specter|Ghostly image
specter|Object of dread
spectra|Prismatic displays
speeder|Trooper's quarry
spinoffs|Shows derived from shows
splashy|Flamboyant
splotch|Stain on an artist's smock
sponges|Persistent borrowers
sprains|Joint mishaps
sprayer|Kitchen sink attachment
springs|Oasis features
sprinkle|Scatter in droplets
squeezable|Squishy, as paper towels
stagnate|Get stuck in a rut
stairwells|They handle flights and landings
stampeded|Ran wild, as cattle
stanches|Stops the flow of
standoff|Stalemate
standpat|Change nothing
standstill|Frozen condition
standup|Comedy genre
stapler|Paper-fastening device
staring|Unable to look away
starlit|Twinkly at night
starlit|Twinkly in the evening
starters|Cars' ignition switches
statements|Paper from a bank
station|Train stop
steadfast|Unflinching
steadied|Stabilized
steamer|Old West riverboat
steelier|More intimidating, as a gaze
steeped|Brewed, as tea
steeped|Immersed
steepens|Becomes harder to climb
steered|Kept on course
steered|Took the wheel
stepson|Blended family member
stereos|Hi-fi systems
stereos|Two-speaker sound systems
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Germ-free
sternest|Least forgiving
steroid|HDL or LDL, e.g.
steward|Custodian
stiffed|Swindled
stiffing|Leaving no tip for
stilled|No longer talking
stilted|Overly formal
stockade|Military lockup
stoneworks|Hangout for some chiselers
stonily|Showing no warmth at all
storied|Legendary
stormed|Ranted and raved
strafes|Attacks from above
strands|Hair, essentially
stratus|Source of fog
strayer|Cattle drive runaway
streamed|Saw ". . . Kimmy Schmidt"
streamer|Party decoration
strongbox|Container for valuables
strudel|German pastry
strutted|Walked pompously
stumblebum|Lummox
stupider|More inane
subcontract|Get extra help, as a builder
subpoena|Court summons
subpoena|Paper that requires reporting
subroutine|Programmer's reusable code
subsist|Nourish oneself (on)
sucrose|Table sugar
sugarloaf|One of the last stops for the 2016 Olympic torch
suggest|Hint at
sumptuous|MagnifiCENT
sundries|Processes, as some figs
sunglasses|Beachgoer's eyewear
sunspot|Solar dark patch
superstate|Eurasia, in "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
suppers|Light dinners
supplants|Displaces
surrendering|. . . on a battlefield
surround|Encircle entirely
sweatband|It encircles an athlete's forehead
sweater|Pullover, perhaps
sweater|Warming wear
sweatshop|Muckraker's target
sweatsuit|Exercise attire
swelter|Really feel the heat
swelters|Gets too hot
swindlers|Con artists
swingers|Saloon doors, when opening or closing
switchblade|Hoodlum weapon
sycophant|Uriah Heep persona
symptom|Cough or sneezing, to a doctor
tablets|Small computers
tablets|Stones smashed in Exodus
tailbone|Spine's terminus
tailors|They alter suits and coats
tailspin|Plane's sudden descent
talents|Performer's résumé listing
tandoori|Ovens in Indian cuisine
tangent|Going off on a __ (digressing)
tangible|Real and apparent
tapioca|Dessert pudding
tapioca|Pudding flavor
tappers|Keys of telegraphs
taproom|Bar
taradiddle|Minor misstatement
tariffs|What NAFTA reduced
tartars|Menacing medieval band
tassels|Loafer ornaments
taunted|Rode with rude remarks
teacakes|Scones, for instance
teahouse|Coffee shop kin
teammate|Sports colleague
teashop|British bistro
teaspoon|Sugar measure
teatimes|British afternoon breaks
techies|Computer repairers
teeners|Adolescents
teetered|Felt the strain of brinksmanship
teleplays|They get Emmys every year
telescope|Sky & __ magazine
temblor|Reason for fault finding
templates|Word processor conveniences
tempted|Enticed
tempter|What a dessert tray is meant to be
tenacity|Persistence
tenanted|Occupied, as an apartment
tendencies|Natural dispositions
tenderness|Gentle quality
tentative|Not definite yet
tenuous|Rather remote in reasoning
termini|End points
termite|Wood-eating bug
terrible|Frightful
testers|Perfume counter bottles
thanked|Acknowledged in an acceptance speech
thermal|Heat-keeping
thermal|Heat-retaining, as blankets
thicket|Dense shrubbery
thieves|Pickpockets, for instance
throttle|Gas pedal
thumper|Bambi's little pal
thunderclap|Loud sound from a gray sky
thunderstruck|Bowled over
tillers|Cultivating machines
tippers|Restaurant patrons, presumably
tipsters|They give racetrack betting suggestions
toecaps|Work boot features
toecaps|Work boot reinforcements
together|Simultaneously
tollgate|Turnpike's collection spot
tomatoey|Salsa-like
tonearm|Turntable part
toothpaste|Ersatz poster adhesive
toothpick|Wooden hors d'oeuvre holder
toreador|Occupational term popularized by "Carmen"
toreros|Horsemen painted by Picasso
tornado|Transportation to Oz
tornados|Meteorological twisters
torpedo|Naval weapon
torpedo|Submarine weapon
torsion|Act of twisting
tortilla|Burrito's shell
tostada|Fiesta food
totaling|Adding up
tracked|Followed closely
traction|Road-gripping ability
traipse|Knock about
trammel|Ensnare
transact|Conduct, as business
transponder|Electronic toll device
trapezists|Circus performers up high
trashier|More lowbrow
trattoria|Zuppa di pesce emporium
treacle|Overly sweet stuff
treadle|Part of an antique sewing machine
treasonable|Subject to prosecution, per Article III
treasury|Cabinet department
trekked|Traveled with difficulty
tremolos|Wavering effects, in music
trenchant|Penetrating
trespass|Ignore a "KEEP OUT" sign
tresses|Do things
tresses|Locks of hair
tributes|They're paid with gratitude
tricolor|French flag descriptor
trifecta|Long-odds bet
troilus|The Bard's Trojan prince
trooper|State's police officer
troublemaking|Impish [no repeated letters]
trounce|Beat by a lot
troupers|Cast on tour
trustee|Board member of a sort
tsunami|Immense Pacific Ocean wave
tubeless|Tire descriptor
tunneler|Mole, for instance
turnips|Rutabagas, for instance
tycoons|They're very well-fixed
typecast|Unable to broaden one's roles
typhoons|Pacific storms
tyrants|Bossy bosses
tyrants|Dictatorial rulers
ugliest|Least congenial
ultimatum|Uncompromising demand
umpteen|Large, inexact number
uncopyrightable|Always in the public domain [no repeated letters]
uncover|Reveal by research
undercut|Sell for less than
underdo|Cook less than needed
underdo|Don't cook enough
unearned|Not merited
unearth|Find by great effort
unearths|Discovers by digging
uneaten|Left over, in a way
unfazed|Not shaken or stirred
unilateral|Opposite of "mutual"
uninstalled|Took from a tablet, say
unlearn|Break, as a habit
unmanned|Crewless
unoiled|Squeaky but remediable
unpoetic|Witless, as some writing
unscrew|Remove, as a light bulb
unscrew|Twist open
unsettle|Shake up
unsnapped|Released with a click
untapped|Not yet utilized
untether|Release from a leash
untruth|It's not so
untruthful|Not to be trusted
untwist|Tackle a cap
unwavering|Keeping at it
upbraid|Reprimand
updated|Current again
updraft|Kite lifter
upgraded|Modernized, maybe
upstate|Albany's locale, vis-à-vis Manhattan
uptight|Anxious
uptimes|Data center stats
uptrend|Market improvement
urchins|Bratty kids
urgency|What good pitching may convey
username|Account identifier
usually|More often than not
utilize|Draw on
uttered|Came out with
vagabonds|They don't stay
vaporizer|Pharmaceutical delivery device
veteran|11/11 honoree
veteran|Seasoned person
vibrant|Highly lively
vinegar|Liquid in salad dressing
vinegars|Products of fermentation
virally|How memes spread
virtuosos|Expert musicians
visiting|Dropping in on
vitamin|Thiamine. for instance
waddled|Moved like penguins
walkups|Apartment buildings without elevators
wallets|Cash holders
wannabe|Person dreaming of fame
warlike|Martial
warranty|Car company contract
washday|Occasion for throwing in and folding
washers|Nuts-and-bolts accessories
washing|Household chore
watchmen|Nighttime security-guard guys
waterskiing|Skimming the surface while pulled by a boat
weaseled|Evaded, with "out of"
weaselly|Furtive
weasels|Sneaky sorts
weights|Bodybuilder's gear
welfare|Good health, happiness, etc.
wheedle|Cajole
whereto|It's a fare question
windfall|Sudden wealth
windshield|Auto's front glass
windshield|Auto's front glass
windsurfing|Riding waves on a board propelled by air
winless|0-and-something
wiriest|Most lean and muscular
wispiness|Nebulous nature
witchcraft|Sorcery
withers|Loses vitality
wobblier|Comparatively unsteady
wolfram|Tungsten alias
woodbine|Honeysuckle found in forests
woodsmen|Guys wielding axes
wristwatch|It encircles the lower arm for timekeeping
yawners|Snoozefests
yawning|Open wide
yearend|Late December
yearlies|Almanacs, for instance
yearling|Former foal
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
zaniness|Nutty nature
zealotry|Nonacceptance of opposing views
zeniths|High points
zippered|Closed, as a parka
abandons|Leaves high and dry
abashed|Feeling embarrassed
abdomen|Solar plexus location
aberration|Anomaly
ability|Competence
ability|Faculty
abolish|Do away with
aboveboard|Legit
aboveboard|Sincere
absorbs|Engrosses
acceded|Went along
acetone|Paint remover ingredient
actions|Steps taken
actions|Things done
actuate|Set in motion
address|Deal with
adjustable|Not set in stone
admirals|Some Joint Chiefs members
admirals|Top fleet officers
admirer|Fan club member
adopters|Pet shelter customers
adorers|Superfans
adorned|Trimmed
adulate|Admire excessively
adulterant|Water, vis-à-vis vodka
adversity|Something to rise above
advisee|Campus office-hours visitor
aerating|Adding carbonation to
aerobic|Exercise category
aerobics|Fitness regimen
aerosol|Spray can
aerosol|Spray can
aerospace|Flying sphere
affable|Fun to be with
aftershave|Witch hazel, e.g.
agendas|Meeting handouts
agendas|To-do lists
agility|Mental asset
agitate|Unsettle
agribusiness|Texas A&M; major
agronomy|Farming science
aimless|Without a purpose
airborne|Over your head
airborne|Winging it?
airstream|Wind, essentially
alamode|Stylish menu phrase
alamode|Apple-pie order
albedos|Planets' reflective ratios
aliases|Many literary anagrams
alienating|Driving away
alkaline|Battery category
allspice|Pumpkin pie seasoning
alludes|Refers indirectly
alongside|Traveling next to
alphabet|A through Z, collectively
alterer|Garment worker
altruist|Unselfish one
amasses|Builds up
ambient|Environmental
ambivalent|Semi-pro
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesia|Soap opera plot device
anacondas|South American slitherers
anagram|How to get from Ames to Mesa
analgesia|Lack of pain [NOT a country!]
analogs|Close relatives of a sort
analogy|Former SAT question type
anarchism|What Guy Fawkes masks symbolize
ancestor|Foregoer
ancestor|Seth, to Noah
ancestral|Inherited
ancient|Old-fashioned
anecdote|One related to others
anemone|Daughter of the wind plant
anemones|Flowers in the buttercup family
anemones|Flowers literally "daughters of the wind"
animist|Believer in souls
announcer|Game show job
another|Something extra
anteater|Termite hunter
antigenic|Triggering, in immunology
antihero|Unlikable principal
antiques|Old items of value
antonym|Slow, to fast
apocope|Omission of part of a word
apologists|They have defensive ends
apostle|Any of a Last Supper 12
apostle|New Testament disciple
apparatus|Complex mechanism
appealed|Applied for a review
appearance|How something looks
appetite|Craving
applaud|Clap for the cast
applesauce|Fruity dessert that's puréed
applicants|Résumé submitters
applicator|Brush, essentially
appraise|Determine the worth of
apprentice|Worker learning a trade
apprises|Keeps in the loop
approachable|Easy to talk with
aquamarine|Shade named for a mineral
aquatic|Like muskrats
aquiline|Hooked, la Holmes
arachnid|Spider or scorpion
arietta|Short operatic solo
arietta|Short solo
armored|How some cars are made
armored|Metal-plated, as some trucks
armrests|Plane seat separators
aromatic|What potpourri is meant to be
arraigns|Formally accuses
arrange|Set up
arsenal|Bag of tricks
arsenal|Weapons cache
artifact|Ancient relic
artisan|Anagram of "Sinatra"
artless|Lacking cunning
ascetic|Austere
aspects|Points of view
aspirant|Hopeful
aspires|Is ambitious
assaults|Incursions
assists|Helps out
assists|Stat in hockey, baseball and basketball
assorts|Prepares a line for retail
astonish|Cause to gasp
astound|Leave slack-jawed
atelier|Artist's workshop
attaboy|Encouragement to a little lad
attendees|Spectators at the concert
attitudes|Mindsets
attuned|Conformed (to)
auditors|Bank examiners' colleagues
augment|Add to
automat|Vending machine eatery of yore
available|At liberty, as in "Variety"
averred|Maintained
aversions|You want no part of them
avifauna|Audubon Society array
avocado|Guacamole fruit
avocado|Tropical fruit
avocados|Guacamole fruits
azimuth|Cannoneer's angle
backhand|Certain squash shot
bacteria|Some microbes
bailiffs|Courtroom officers
bailouts|Emergency assistance, from nautical lingo
balance|Bank account's current total
balances|Amounts outstanding
ballroom|Dance hall
bandages|First-aid kit contents
bandolier|Ammo-holding sash
bandstand|Platform for the concert
baptisms|Trying inductions
barbell|Gym fixture
barbells|Gym array
barista|Coffee server
barnacle|Clinging crustacean
bartender|Martini mixer
baseman|Guy playing the infield
basmati|Long-grain rice from India
bathtubs|Soaking settings
beachcomber|Shore scrounger
bearers|They may carry a lot of weight
beautifies|Makes prettier
bedsprings|JUMPING AIDS
beefalo|Hybrid that runs on grass
beetles|Largest zoological order (300,000+ species)
benches|Dugout furniture
beneath|Insignificant to
benumbed|No longer feeling
beseech|Implore urgently
bespeak|Reserve beforehand
betrayed|Two-timed
biathlete|Skiing/shooting Olympian*
biblical|What many early Bartlett's quotes are
bicuspid|Member of an oral octet
biennale|Every-other-year event
bilateral|Two-sided
biofuel|Eco energy source
biographer|Author of life stories
biologist|Life-science lab worker
birches|Trees with papery bark
blacksmith|Old West horseshoer
bobcats|Cousins of lynxes
bobsleigh|Brit's winter vehicle
boisterous|Rowdy
bondmen|Feudal group
bookkeeper|Accounting department aide
boosted|Publicized
boredom|Against __ even gods struggle in vain: Nietzsche
boredom|Cause of yawning, perhaps
bourbon|Mint julep ingredient
braggers|Boastful ones
bravado|Display of swagger
breadth|Side-to-side measure
broader|More inclusive
brother|Sleepy, to Sneezy
bubblegum|Candy that's chewed and blown up
bullwhip|Red (or brown or black) snapper
bungler|Clumsy person
burgers|Picnic fare
bystander|Chance spectator
cachets|Marks of authenticity
camcorder|Videographer's buy
campuses|Academic settings
canasta|Rummy variety
candlestick|What Jack Be Nimble jumped over
canoers|Lake denizens
cantaloupe|Fruit with ORANGE flesh
cantatas|Choral works
canteen|Summer-camp snack bar
cantilever|Bridge beam
canvasbacks|Large diving ducks
capsize|Flip over
capsize|Flip over
caramel|Chewy candy bar ingredient
caraway|Source of sandwich seeds
careened|Pitched wildly
carefree|Without a worry
carmine|Color like crimson
carnage|Great destruction
caromed|Bounced, on some tables
carried|Had in stock
cartoon|Short animated film
casabas|They may be mixed into margaritas
cascade|Flow in abundance
casinos|Cruise ship areas
casserole|Shepherd's pie, e.g.
casuals|Informal apparel
cataclysm|Word from the Greek for the Genesis Flood
catamaran|America's Cup participant
catapult|Ancient stone-hurling device
centipede|It may have up to 354 legs
chairwomen|Certain committee leaders
chalices|Ecclesiastical cups
chalupas|Deep-fried Tex-Mex treats
chameleon|Color-changing reptile
chancel|Space around an altar
channels|TV selections
chapels|Vegas' Graceland and Cupid's
charades|Party pastime
charlatan|She's not for real
charlie|Peanuts kid
cheerful|Buoyant
cheetah|Fast feline of Africa
chipmunk|Squirrel cousin
chipmunks|Small striped rodents
choices|What people go for
choirmaster|Choral leader
christen|Use for the first time
clandestine|Hush-hush
clarence|Birdseye of frozen food
clarion|Trumpet call
clashes|Conflicts (with)
classmate|Damon, to Affleck, in the '80s
cleanse|Make spotless
clearance|Tunnel entrance stat
clothes|What to wear
clothespin|Fastener that keeps laundry on the line
clothespin|What Brits call a "peg"
cloudier|More overcast
clutched|Held firmly
coalpit|Fuel-mining site
coastal|By the ocean
coastlines|Seaboard contours
cockatoo|Noisy parrot
coerced|Strong-armed
coherence|Good sense
cohosts|On-air partners
cohosts|Pair of emcees
coinage|Minting process
coinages|Newly invented words
collector|Group-minded individual
colorado|Denver's state
colorado|Four-sided state
coloratura|Operatic ornamentation
colossus|Massive statue
colossus|What Lazarus called Miss Liberty
comedians|People delivering punch lines
communique|Official bulletin
compactor|Trash-crushing appliance
compromise|Win some, lose some
concord|Capital of New Hampshire
conductor|Person leading the concert
confines|Restricts
conflict|Come into disagreement
congrats|Bravo!
congratulations|Well done message that tops cakes
connects|Hits the target
consummate|As good as it gets
containers|Regular port arrivals
convenient|Easy to access
copycat|Unoriginal person
corncob|Frosty accouterment
cornrow|Tight braid
correlated|Dovetailing
correspond|Be analogous
corrosive|Causing erosion
cosmetics|LipSTICKS, for example
cosseted|Brought up too closely
counter|Diner seating area
countersuit|Claim against a plaintiff [blackjack, many]
countries|Almanac section
coziest|Most snug
craftier|Comparatively cunning
creator|Mastermind
crescendo|Louder, please
crested|Reached a high point, as a flood
crested|Reached a high point, as the tide
cribbage|Game played in pubs
criteria|Evaluation standards
crochet|Word from the French for "small hook"
crochets|Does hooked needlework
crooner|Many a wedding playlist choice
crooners|Many supper-club headliners
crosswalks|Striped areas for pedestrians
crystal|Nine-time Oscars host (1990-2012)
crystals|Many cave formations
cubicle|Frequent "Dilbert" drawing
cubists|Picasso and Braque, originally
cuisine|Cooking category
curates|Selects carefully for display
curating|Selecting thoughtfully for display
curdled|Turned sour
cylinders|Manicotti, essentially
czarina|Mrs. Ivan
dachshund|Literally, "badger dog"
dadaism|Avant-garde creative movement
dailies|Film's raw footage
dandelions|Weeds used for wines
dashiki|Top worn by hippies
daunted|Put off
deadest|Least spirited
debacle|Complete collapse
decapods|Crayfish and prawns
decennia|Many nicknamed eras
deceptively|In a false fashion*
deckhands|Swabbing crew [many, many]
declare|State formally
declasse|Fallen from favor
decrease|Cut or slash
decried|Complained about
deejays|Track team?
deerstalker|What Doyle called "ear-flapped"
defames|Maligns
defence|Royal Air Force concern
deletes|Strikes out
delimit|Establish boundaries
delineate|Explain in detail
delivers|Performs as promised
denials|Refutations
denizen|Inhabitant
dentist|Flossing recommender
deodorant|Stick in a gym bag
deports|Banishes from a country
deputies|Sheriff's assistants
deputies|Sheriffs' assistants
desecrates|Pollutes
deserted|Antonym of "awash"
desktop|Place for a PC
desolated|With no one around
despises|Has no use for
despotic|Uncomfortable with argumentation
despots|Totalitarians
destruct|Demolish
detailer|Car wash worker
detects|Senses
deterrent|Curb
detests|Can't tolerate
dethrones|Removes from power
detonator|Destructive device
deviance|It doesn't conform
diagnosis|Physician's conclusion
dialect|Translation complication
dialect|West Saxon or Yorkshire
dialects|Language variants
dilemma|Ethical challenge
disband|Break up, as an organization
discard|Get rid of
discarded|No longer kept
disconsolate|Gloomy
disguised|Seeking anonymity, perhaps
dishwasher|Appliance used after dinner
disjoint|Come apart
dislike|Don't care for
disloyal|Two-timing
dispatcher|Radio-active employee
disturb|Unsettle
dizzying|Causing lightheadedness
dockside|Where to say "Bon voyage!"
document|Provide proof for
doghouses|Backyard shelters for canines
dollars|Currency
donated|Gave to a charity
donates|Grants
donation|Offering
dongles|Small plug-in adapters
doorstop|Wedge on the floor
dossiers|Intelligence collections
downhearted|Dispirited
downshift|Change to a lower gear
drafted|Prepared for review
drapery|Window treatments
dressers|Backstage staff
dressier|More formal in attire
duffers|Not very good golfers
dullard|Hardly a sage
dumbbell|Gym weight made of iron
dynamic|High-energy
earlier|Before
earshot|Eavesdropping distance
earthworm|Wriggler used for bait
eastwards|Heading in the right direction?
echidnas|Egg-laying mammals
echinacea|Folk-remedy staple
ecstasy|Rhapsodic state
educate|Develop
educate|Train engineers, e.g.
educator|Principal occupation
edutainment|Sesame Street, Bill Nye shows, etc.
effable|Not defying description
eggcups|Breakfast-tray items
egoists|Legends in their own minds
egotists|They're stuck on themselves
egyptian|Cairene, e.g.
ejected|Ousted
elapses|Goes by
elapsing|Slipping by, as time
elected|Went for
electrodes|Part of a Frankenstein costume
element|Nickel or neon
elements|Component parts
elements|Lab table, essentially
elephant|Big beast with a trunk
elevate|Promote
elicits|Draws forth
elision|Saying "I dunno," say
ellipse|Oval shape in math
elopers|They fly for a union
emanated|Came forth
emanated|Released
embankment|Check on overflow
embassy|Mission away from home
emblems|Insignias
embryos|Rudimentary stages
emergence|A coming out of difficulty
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emoticon|Sideways cyberspace symbol
emperors|Absolute rulers, as of Japan and old Rome
emphasis|Special stress of a speech
emporium|Marketplace
emulate|Try to equal
enabling|Making possible
enamored|Smitten by, with "of"
enchants|Bewitches
enchants|Casts a spell on
encrypt|Put into code
endanger|Imperil
endangered|Placed at risk
endears|Makes cherished
endeavor|Strenuous project
endeavors|Serious efforts
endemic|Indigenous
endless|Interminable
endorsed|Spoke in favor of
endorsement|Back-of-check signature
endorsing|Signing, as a check
endowments|Major donations to colleges
endures|Puts up with
enemies|Combatants
enemies|Foes
enforce|Make stick
engineer|Arrange artfully
engineers|Drivers on railroad lines
engorge|Glut
engulfs|Surrounds overwhelmingly
enhance|Beautify
enhance|Magnify
enlists|Signs up
ensigns|Naval flags
ensiled|Stored, as grain
ensnare|Catch in a web
ensured|Made certain
entered|Input
entered|Popped in
entices|Tempts
entitle|Make eligible
entrance|Where a soloist joins the chorus
entrances|Ways into buildings
entrant|Contest participant
entrees|Main dinner courses
entryway|Greeting place
entryway|Where to walk in
entwine|Wrap around
enumerate|Count off
enunciated|Mentioned
envision|Imagine, as a future event
epicure|High-class diner
epicures|Picky eaters of a sort
epistle|New Testament message
epistles|New Testament messages
eponymic|Like Fahrenheit or Celsius
equates|Regards as the same
equipoise|Counterbalance
erasers|Mistake eliminators
erasers|Pencil ends
erection|Skyline structure
erosive|Prone to wear
errands|Short shopping trips
errands|What aides may be running
erroneous|Off the mark
escaped|Made a getaway
escapee|One on the lam
escarole|Salad green
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
espresso|Coffee in a small cup
espresso|Strong coffee in a small cup
espressos|They're not drips
essence|Gist
essence|True nature
estates|Big digs
esteemed|Well thought of
esteems|Thinks much of
estrange|Drive a wedge between
etagere|Cabinet for curios [first letter]
eternal|Unceasing
eternity|Endless time
ethanol|Product of a yeast reaction
evasion|Straight shooter's abhorrence
evinced|Demonstrated
exactas|Two-horse bets
exaggerate|Caricature, by definition
excavate|Dig out
execute|Sign, as a contract
exercise|Jog or do push-ups
exerciser|One working out
exerted|Put forth
exigency|Urgent need
exiting|Walking off
explode|Blow one's top
exposes|Makes public, as secrets
exposes|Unmasks
external|Coming from without
extract|Concentrated essence in a bottle
eyeball|Observe closely
eyeholes|Mask cutouts
eyesore|Sight that's a blight
eyeteeth|Upper-jaw canines
eyewear|Specs' category
fabricate|Make up
faceplate|Astronaut helmet "window"
fairgrounds|Carnival setting, often
familial|Of blood
fanatic|Zealot
fanatical|Overly zealous
fantabulous|Really great
fantasized|Went wild, maybe
fastballer|Source of diamond heat
fatback|Salt-cured pork
fateful|Momentous
fathomable|Clearly explained
fearless|Not afraid of anything
federal|Part of FBI
federal|Part of FDIC
feminist|Admirer of Mary Shelley's mom
festoon|Decorate
fiction|Imaginary event
fighting|Engaged in combat
filename|Computer document identifier
firebug|Arsonist
fishnet|Trawler's gear
flacons|Fragrance holders
flagpole|Place to hoist a banner
flammable|Easily ignited
flashlight|Tubular illuminator in a nightstand
flatters|Plays to another's vanity
flinched|Shrank back
flourish|Thrive
foolish|Unwise
forgave|Wiped from the ledger
forgiving|Lenient
formula|Baby bottle contents
formulaic|Too predictable, as a plot
forthcoming|Candid and cooperative
fostered|Helped to develop
fourteen|Dozen + two
freezer|Spot for chilling
gadgets|Gizmos
gaiters|Equestrian accessories
gardenia|Corsage selection
gargoyle|Grotesque carving
gateways|Entry points
gavotte|French folk dance
gearbox|Transmission housing
genesis|Book before Exodus
genteel|Refined
geography|Course with maps
geology|Science major
germane|Pertinent
gestalt|Forest, vis-à-vis the trees
gesture|Charades signal
getaways|What spas are visited for
gherkins|Small pickles
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
glacier|Metaphor for slowness
globules|Drops of liquid
glowered|Looked mighty angry
goldsmith|Certain metalworker
gondolas|Hot air balloon compartments
gossiping|Exchanging rumors
grafted|On a new trunk
grandniece|Second Susan B. Anthony, to the first
granite|Rock used for countertops
granule|Rock fragment
grapple|Struggle (with)
greener|Less experienced
grenade|Thrown weapon
grogshop|Unpretentious pub
grossly|The most may err as __ as the few.: Dryden
groundswell|Sudden increase of support*
guesses|Conjectures
habitats|What artificial reefs may help preserve
haggled|Went back and forth orally
hairdos|Flips, for instance
hairnet|Food worker's wear
hairpin|Very sharp, as a turn
handmade|Crafted by an artisan
handsewn|Manually stitched
handsome|Good-looking
hardest|Most arduous
hardest|Most knotty
hardline|Uncompromising
hardware|Nuts and bolts
harrying|Being a nuisance to
hassles|Big inconveniences
hassles|Major annoyances
hayloft|Underground Railroad hiding place
hazards|Ventures upon
headcheese|It's a meat product
headset|Traffic controller's wear
hearkened|Listened to Tolkien
heartbreaks|Major disappointments [many, blackjack]
heroine|Melodrama focus
highway|Road with ramps
hindsight|Too-late understanding
historic|Eisenhower National __ Site
history|Liberal arts major
history|What web browsers can save
hobnobs|Socializes
holdover|Extended-run show
hollandaise|One of Auguste Escoffier's "mother sauces"
homages|Tributes
homestretch|Hint to what the other nine longest answers have in common
homogenize|Do a dairy job
honeybees|Striped hive insects
hoodies|Some sweatshirts
hornswoggle|Swindle
hostess|Female party thrower
hostler|Stable worker
hotbeds|Great breeding grounds
hotdogs|Ballpark fare
hotheads|Short-tempered people
hourglass|Timekeeper filled with sand
huskies|Sled dogs
ibuprofen|Aspirin alternative
icecaps|Polar __ (frozen toppers)
icicles|Christmas tree ornaments
iconoclast|Nonconformist
ideally|In theory
idolizer|High elevator
illegal|Forbidden by statute
imagine|Fancy
imarets|Turkish inns
immaterial|Extraneous
immature|Not full-grown
immerse|Involve deeply
impaneled|Chose for a trial
impeach|Call into question
imperial|Domineering
impinge|Encroach
implosion|Bursting in
imports|Goods from abroad
impossible|Do the __
improve|Make better
impudent|Shamelessly fresh
inaction|Lack of movement
inanity|Preposterousness
inaugurator|Metaphorical father*
incense|Enrage
incisor|Front tooth
incomes|Joint filing figures
incongruous|Out of place
indicated|Pointed out
indirect|Circumlocutory
inertia|Disinclination to act
infidel|Faithless person
infomercial|Long TV ad
ingenue|Casting director's type
inhuman|Remorseless
initial|Sign off on, in a way
inkblot|Rorschach pattern
innuendo|Evil implication
insight|Deep understanding
inspects|Checks for quality
instantly|Before you know it
intense|High-powered
intense|Highly focused
internee|One rescued by Rambo
intricate|Complex, as a maze
inundate|Come at from all sides
invasion|Raid into enemy territory
invoice|Send a bill to
iratest|Least serene
iridescent|Like certain seashells
irksome|Exasperating
ironing|Press passes?
issuance|Initial release
ivories|What pianists "tickle"
jackhammer|Construction worker's concrete-breaker
jellybeans|Easter season oval candies
junglegym|Structure for young climbers
juniper|Tree whose berries flavor gin
juvenile|Immature
kalamata|Greek dark olive
kerosene|Camping fuel
keynote|C, for C major
keynote|Main address
kielbasa|Brat's cousin
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kindest|Supremely sympathetic
kinetic|Moving
kneecaps|Midleg bones
kneepads|Protection for polo players
laboratory|Edison's West ORANGE, NJ workplace
laborsaving|Skipping work?
laconic|Not saying much
lacrosse|Canada's National Summer Sport
lagoons|River mouth formations
laments|Moans about
lanolin|Lotion ingredient
lanolin|Ointment ingredient from wool
laptops|They sleep to conserve energy
lathers|Big moods
laudatory|Praiseful
legalese|Bar babble
leghorn|Common chicken breed
lemongrass|Herb in Thai cuisine
lenient|Too easy
leotard|. . . the Flying Trapeze guy
lessons|Sessions with a teacher
lifeguard|Reagan, for seven youthful summers
likeness|Portrait, for one
lilliput|Fictional land of little significance
lingual|Of the tongue
lioness|Pride member
lipoprotein|Part of HDL
literati|Deep thinkers
litterbug|Mess maker of a sort
loaners|Dealership's courtesy cars
lobster|Red shellfish serving
locales|Venues
logarithms|High-school math subject
lollipops|Candies licked on a stick
loosest|Least organized
loosest|Most flexible
lounger|Easy chair
lovelies|Things that are pleasing
macadamia|Royal Hawaiian Orchards morsel
macaroni|Elbow pasta, for example
machine|Robot or chain saw
maddens|Enrages
madeira|Fortified wine
madeira|Wine from Portugal
magenta|Computer printer's primary color
magenta|Purplish hue
magician|Performer of illusions
magneto|Simple generator
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mailbags|What the Pony Express transported
mainstay|Essential part
mainstay|Pillar
manacle|Hand holder
manatee|Everglades mammal
manatee|Large marine mammal
maneuver|Strategic tactic
manicure|Hand work
manicure|Spa service
manifest|Plain
mariner|Coleridge title character
marsala|Wine in Italian sauces
marshmallowy|Soft and yielding
martian|Resident of the Red Planet
mascara|Many eyes have it
material|What comics work up
matinee|Afternoon stage performance
maypole|Spring dance prop
mazeltov|Synagogue props
medevac|Short-notice helipad user
mediate|Act as arbitrator
mediocre|Hardly remarkable
meekness|Timid quality
megadeal|Headline buyout, e.g.
megaton|Measure of explosive force
memorize|Master mentally, maybe
menially|In a subservient manner
menorah|Word from Hebrew for "lampstand"
mentality|Outlook
merinos|Sources for fine sweaters
merriment|Celebratory goings-on
message|Fable's moral, e.g.
message|Voicemail recording
messiness|No-no for Mary Poppins
metallic|Like iron or tin
methodist|Protestant who's the M in SMU
metrics|Standards of evaluation
metronome|Timekeeper on a piano
microbe|Vital bit of fertile soil
midsummer|Hot time
migrants|Grapes of Wrath characters
mineral|Table salt, for instance
mingles|Puts together
minutia|Unimportant information
misdeeds|Transgressions
misleads|Gives the wrong impression
mispronounce|Say "cachet" as "ca-CHET," say
mistletoe|Decoration for Christmas kissing
misused|Exploited
moaners|Kvetches
monasticism|Austere calling
monocle|Mr. Peanut wears one
monorail|Seattle transportation
monsieur|French fellow
monsieur|What M. may mean
moonlight|Take a second job
moonwalk|Outing for Armstrong
moseyed|Sauntered
mousers|Some house cats
moussaka|Lasagna-like dish
movable|Like couches on casters
muckraked|Dug for dirt
muscles|What weightlifting builds
namesake|Junior, to his dad
nanotech|Science on an atomic scale
napkins|Table linens
narrate|Provide a voice-over, say
nasally|Evincing congestion
nearest|Supremely neighboring
nearside|Half of the Moon
nearsighted|Myopic
neatnik|Ultra-tidy type
nebulous|Vague
needles|Sewing tools
neglect|Fail to keep up
negotiates|Works out a deal
nemesis|Undoing
nestled|Warmly touching
nestling|Baby buzzard
netizen|One online a lot
neutrals|Noncombatant group
newsdesk|Network "gathering" place
nibbles|Noshes
nirvana|Hindu/Buddhist concept
nitrates|Natural Choice Ham's lack
noncola|Sprite, e.g.
nonlocal|From another town
nonpareils|Incomparable ones
nontoxic|Harmless, as paint
noodles|Edible bow ties
noonday|Lunchtime for many
normalcy|Usual situation
nostrum|Quack creation
notable|Worthy of attention
novelists|Writers of book-length story lines
novella|Heart of Darkness, e.g.
novella|Of Mice and Men, e.g.
novelty|Something new or unusual
nowadays|At present
nuisance|One you can do without
numeric|Code descriptor
oarlock|Rowboat brace
oatcakes|Griddle-cooked crackers
obedient|Well-trained
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obligate|Bind
obliged|Having no choice
oblongs|Rectangular shapes
oblongs|Rectangular shapes
oboists|Orchestra members
oboists|Woodwind players
obscured|Out of sight
obsesses|Is overly preoccupied
obtrusive|Meddlesome
occasioning|Bringing about*
octopus|Metaphor for a conglomerate
octopus|One traveling via water jets
oddsmakers|Vegas VIPs
odometer|Device in a "busting miles" crime
odorless|Like water
omission|Skipping of something
omission|Something left out
omitted|Didn't include
omnibus|Volume of reprints
omniscient|Maximally wise
omnivore|Adaptable eater
oneself|Personal identity
onionskin|Toy kite material
onstage|Acting up?
opalesce|Shimmer mercurially
operates|Works
operator|+ or -, to mathematicians
operetta|Light work
operetta|Musical comedy ancestor
oratorical|Inclined to stump
orchestra|Ensemble playing the concert
oregano|Pizzeria staple
organist|Wedding's keyboard player
organizer|PDA, e.g.
orienteer|Navigational hobbyist
orienting|Getting one's bearings
orifice|Anatomical opening
orifice|Vent
originate|Institute
orioles|Brightly plumed birds
orioles|Maryland's state birds
ottoman|Elegant footstool
outdone|Surpassed
outdoor|Category of grills
outrage|Delight's opposite
outsmart|Get the better of
outtake|Blu-ray extra, often
outwits|Surpasses in smarts
ovenware|Baker's collection
overall|On the whole
overbite|Orthodontic concern
overcoat|Common cold protection
overcome|Get the better of
overlap|Have items in common with
overlies|Covers, in topography
overlooking|Not noticing
overran|Went past
overstep|Encroach
oxidation|Electron loss, to chemists
pacifism|Nonviolent belief
palette|Artist's board
palisade|Fence made of stakes
pampered|Was too kind to
panamas|Lightweight hats
pancetta|Italian bacon
panorama|Wide scenic view
papayas|Smoothie fruits
paperclip|Fastener that keeps pages together
parades|Military maneuvers
paradox|Seeming contradiction
paragon|Perfect example
parallels|Bases for comparison
pardonable|Minor enough to excuse
paroxysm|Violent outburst
partitions|Office cubicle dividers
partridges|Pear tree Christmas carol birds
partygoers|Celebration attendees
passageway|Duct, for instance
passenger|Bus fare
password|Log-in entry
patience|Long-term asset
patinas|They're often examined on "Antiques Roadshow"
patriot|Paul Revere or Nathan Hale
payables|Checks to write
payload|Launch-vehicle capacity
payouts|Disbursements
payrolls|Business expenses
peaches|Cobbler fruits
pedantry|Ostentatious academicism
peddles|Sells from a cart
pedicure|Spa treat for feet
peekaboo|Game played with a baby
penitent|Contrite
penname|Dogood, for Franklin
penname|Mark Twain, for one
penname|Orwell or Twain
pennants|Symbols of diamond success
peptalks|Motivational messages
percolator|Coffee-making machine
perfection|Flawlessness
perforate|Punch holes through
perfumed|Placed a sweet aroma on
perimeter|Boundary measure
persistent|Unwilling to give up
persona|Public face
persuasive|Very convincing, as an argument
perused|Read carefully
pesters|Troubles
petunia|Tobacco relative
pharmacy|Drugstore
pheasant|Partridge cousin
phobias|Excessive fears
phonograph|Once-popular record player
physicians|AMA members
pilgrim|Stranger in a strange land
pinches|Emergencies
pinching|Stealing, so to speak
pinesap|Arboreal bandage
pinhole|Flask flaw
piranha|Ferocious fish
pitapat|Rain-on-roof sound
pitchblende|Ore of uranium
pivotal|Most important
pizzerias|Neighborhood eateries
placard|Demonstrator's sign
planets|Large revolvers
platypi|Symbols of Australia
playgoer|First-nighter, for instance
pleading|Arguing in court
pleasant|Agreeable
pleiades|Seven Sisters of the sky
plummeted|Dove
plutocrat|Teddy Roosevelt bane
pocketknife|Twig-cutting tool
poinsettia|Plant with a December 12th "Day"
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
policed|Patrolled, as cops
polygamy|Wedding too many
popsicle|Stick-y summer treat
popularity|Amount of fame
popularizer|One making a subject accessible*
populate|Inhabit
portable|Convenient to carry
portals|Entry points
portends|Promises
postcard|Picture mail sent by a tourist
postdoc|Fellow at school, for short
postgame|Time to sum things up
potshot|Random criticism
practical|Matter-of-fact
prairie|Grassy tract
prating|Cackler's specialty
prattle|Talk nonsense
precede|Antedate
precept|Maxim
predict|Foretell
predict|Give a forecast
premade|Created in advance
premiere|Open, as an opera
presale|Special customer event
present|On hand
presiding|Wielding the gavel
pressure|Undue influence
prestige|High reputation
primate|Orang, for instance
probity|Rectitude
procedure|Method of doing something
product|Manufactured item
prohibit|Verb from the Latin for "hold back"
proofreads|Searches for slips
protein|About 15% of raw quinoa
protests|Takes exception to
provide|Put forward
proviso|Stipulation
purists|Grammar police, for instance
quintets|Show of hands?
raciness|Indecorum
radiate|Emit
radiate|Emit
radiator|Motherboard's heat sink, e.g.
rainchecks|Tickets for postponed baseball games
raincoat|Wet-weather apparel
rainout|Bad news for bleacherites
rainstorm|High intensity shower*
ramblers|They need to be cut off
ramshackle|Collapsible?
rangers|Park protectors
rangier|More tall and thin
ransoms|Kings' __ (big bucks)
rapscallion|Rogue
ratatat|Jackhammer sound
rattles|Psychs out
readout|Digital display
realism|Norman Rockwell's style
realism|True-to-life art style
reality|__ Competition (Emmy category)
realtor|Land lady
reapers|Harvesting machines
reawaken|Get up again
recalled|Needing repairs, perhaps
recedes|Flows out
recesses|Break periods
recharge|Instill with new energy
recital|Show in a small studio
reciting|Showing off memorization, maybe
recuses|Disqualifies (oneself)
redtail|What many a hawk has
redundant|What "the hoi polloi" actually is
reenacts|Dramatizes, as an old battle
reenacts|Simulates with a show
reenter|Type in again
regaler|Lavish host
regatta|Yacht race
regattas|Races on rivers
regiment|Colonel's command
registrar|College official maintaining records
regress|Backslide
regular|Habitual
regular|Slacks specification
regulus|Leo's bright star
rehashed|Discussed over and over
reissue|Second publication
relaces|Draws together again
relaxed|Loose as a goose
relegate|Exile
relents|Caves
relevant|Applicable for a topic
reliability|Auto buyer's concern*
relining|Chimney sweep's task
relying|Resting (on)
remands|Sends back, in the legal system
remedies|Effective medicines
remodel|Modernize a room
renowned|Eminent
reorders|Sales rep's delight
repelled|Fought off
reproduce|Make a dupe of
repudiate|Antonym of "endorse"
rereads|Looks over again, as a manuscript
rerelease|Digital version, perhaps
rerolls|Backgammon do-overs
researcher|Person doing diligent investigating
resettle|Transplant
reshapes|Edits substantially
residue|Leavings
residue|Leftovers
resistor|Ohm's Law dictates its behavior
resistor|Zigzag line, in physics class
resolve|Definitely determine
resonance|Vibrant sound quality
resource|Something to tap
respite|Welcome break
restart|Boot up again
restates|Clarifies, perhaps
retiree|Condo buyer, perhaps
retiree|Pension recipient
retrain|Prepare for a new job
retread|Secondhand tire
retrial|Legal do-over
retrofit|Add GPS to a Model T, e.g.
revenant|Returnee
reverend|Church wedding's official
reverie|Distracting daydream
reverie|Impractical idea
revised|Newly updated
rewards|Part of many loyalty program names
rhinoceros|Literally, "nose-horned"
rickety|Likely to collapse
riffraff|The mob, to a snob
rigatoni|Sicilian cuisine staple
rigmarole|Convoluted process
risotto|Italian rice dish
riviera|Jet set destination
riviera|Jet setter's destination
roadside|Convenient for cars
rodless|Fishing with a net, perhaps
romanticize|Think of as ideal*
roomers|Boardinghouse patrons
rosaries|Prayer beads
rotated|Changed cyclically
roulette|Casino wheel-and-ball game
roulette|Numbers game
routine|Nothing special
rumbled|Sounded like a train
rusting|Cause of what Pliny called "ferrum corrumpitur"
saddens|Makes melancholy
saddest|Most melancholy
saguaro|Armed figure on Arizona quarters
salamis|Spicy sausages
salchow|Axel's cousin
sameness|Monotony
samosas|Stuffed pastries of India
samosas|Turnovers of India
samovar|Big brewer
sanctum|Inner private retreat
sanctum|Private study
sandals|Beach shoes
sandbag|Strong-arm
sandbar|Boating hazard
sandlot|Ersatz diamond
sandlots|Kids' ballfields
sapient|Enlightened
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
satellite|Dominated nation
satiate|Overfill
satisfy|Hit the spot
scammer|Shark
scarlet|Bright red
scented|How some candles are made
scepter|Royal wand
scholarly|Learned
scissors|V sign, in a selection process
scoopful|Kool-Aid measure
scoured|Searched all over
scrapped|Threw away
screamer|Sensational headline
screech|Sound of jammed-on brakes
screecher|Owl, often
scribble|Write sloppily
scrivener|Copyist of old
seafront|Dock area
seaports|Tanker stops
seashell|Sandy souvenir
seaside|Beach resort locale
seasonal|Economic stat descriptor
seasons|Adds salt to, say
seasons|Summer and spring
seaward|Toward the ocean
secedes|Breaks away
secrets|Untold stories
secured|Got
seedcase|Pod, essentially
seedpod|Purpose of a pistil
seekers|Ball catchers in quidditch
segment|Be divisive
segment|Talk-show subdivision
segments|Talk show components
seizure|Confiscation
selected|Chosen
sellout|Smash of a show
semester|School session
semidome|Curved roof of some churches
semipro|Occasional catcher
semipro|Part-time paid player
senators|Tacitus and Cicero
seniors|Soon-to-be alumni
senseless|Lacking logic
sentiment|Tender emotion
sentinel|One on guard duty
service|Sort of commercial supplier
servile|Humbly yielding
settees|Parlor pieces
settees|Small sofas
settled|No longer an issue
seventeen|Syllables in a haiku
several|More than two
shackle|Restrain, as a wrist
shampoo|Hotel room freebie
shiatsu|Massage method
shivered|Reacted to fear
shortest|57 seconds, vis-à-vis commercial flights
showrooms|Retail display areas
shushes|Tells to be quiet
sidesteps|Avoids skillfully
signaled|Gave the nod to
similar|Close
similar|Somewhat alike
similes|Figures of speech
similes|Many "as"-in-middle phrases
sincere|Speaking with candor
singalongs|Campfire entertainment
sinister|Baleful
sirloins|Cuts of steak
sisters|The Muses, for instance
sitarist|George Harrison, from 1965
skinnier|Comparatively lanky
skitter|Glide lightly
skullcap|Accessory for rabbis and popes
skyscraper|Tall urban building
slaloms|Weaves at a fast pace
slammer|Hoosegow
slaphappy|Foolishly giddy
sledges|They cause big breakups
sleeker|Less lumbering
sleeper|Surprise success
sleeping|Out for a while
sleeves|Record holders
slender|Insubstantial
slender|Lean-bodied
slicers|Sandwich shop devices
sliders|Mini-burgers
slighted|Treated with contempt
slipknots|Starting points in crocheting
slipover|Poncho, e.g.
slivers|Tiny wood fragments
slowest|Most deliberate
smalltime|Unimportant
smashes|Hard things to hit
smiling|Clearly pleased
snakebite|Boy Scout Handbook safety subject
snarled|In a muddle
snarlers|Disagreeable ones
sneaker|Half a court pairing
sneakers|Common athlete endorsements
sneering|Looking scornful
sneezed|Derided, with "at"
snooped|Poked around
snorers|Users of Breathe Right strips
snorkel|Scuba gear
snorkeler|Certain underwater explorer
snowblower|Blizzard cleanup machine
snowplow|Blizzard-clearing vehicle
snuggle|Laundry liquid with a stuffed-bear mascot
soakers|Heavy rains
society|The S in ASPCA
soldered|Fused, as on a circuit board
solicit|Ask for
solicit|Ask for
somehow|By hook or by crook
somehow|One way or another
sommelier|Reds coach
southpaw|Lefty
soybean|Ingredient in faux cheddar
sparely|In a frugal manner
spatula|Kitchen blender
spatula|Turner over a burner
spatulas|Pancake house implements
species|Biological grouping
specifiable|Concrete, as complaints
specimen|Sample to analyze
speckled|Colorfully dotted
spectates|Watches from the stands
spectator|One watching a game
speeder|Traffic court attendee
speediest|Exceeding all in expedition
spelled|Amounted to
spherical|Not edgy at all
spinets|Small pianos
spiraled|Traveled a coiling path
spirits|Occult observations
spiteful|Catty
spleens|Organs in abdomens
splicer|Low-tech film editor
splinter|Factionalize
sponsor|Back in production
sprayer|Gardener's device
sprinkling|Small portion
sprites|Supernatural beings
spritzer|Wine + soda drink
spurred|Goaded into action
spyglass|Talk Like a Pirate Day prop
stagflation|Challenge for economists
stagnant|Making no progress
stalemate|No-win situation
stalest|Least innovative
stalest|Least newsworthy
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Staying power
stamped|Obliterated, with "out"
stamped|Pounded with a pestle
stances|Points of view
stances|Postures
stardom|Great success for a player
startle|Cause to jump
statesman|Wise guy in government
statins|Lipid-lowering meds
stealth|Ninjas' stock-in-trade
steepens|Turns sheerer
steeples|Church features
steered|Took the wheel
stemware|Collection of goblets
stemware|Glass flutes, e.g.
stemware|Goblets, for instance
stencil|Lettering aid
stencil|Sign-lettering aid
sterile|Germ-free
sternum|Clavicle neighbor
stetsons|Sunset Ride and Rodeo Jr.
stevedore|Docker
stipend|Periodic payment
stirring|Mixing with a spoon
stirrup|Foot holder
stitches|Sewing work
stockade|Military lockup
stomachs|Tolerates
stooped|Bent over
storeroom|It gets the goods
storied|Celebrated
stories|Tales
stowage|Room on a ship
strainer|Meshy utensil
stranger|Person you don't know
strayed|Took a wrong turn
streaky|Inconsistent in performance
streamers|Decorative strips
stretch|Elongate
strides|Metaphor for progress
strobes|Divers' emergency signals
stroked|Flattered, so to speak
structure|Makeup
students|Learners in classrooms
stylets|Engraving tools
subconscious|Layer of the mind
subgenus|Classification above species
sublime|End of range
suburban|Geographically outlying
suburbia|Commuters' region
sunbelt|Our bottom tier
sunbelt|Our southern tier
sunglasses|Beachgoer's eyewear
sunglasses|Beachgoer's eyewear
sunless|Overcast
sunshine|Light on a clear day
superego|One striving for perfection
supreme|Greatest
surveyors|People who mark property lines
sweater|Turtleneck, for instance
sweater|__ weather
sweeteners|Incremental inducements
synapse|Bit of neurology
synapse|Nervous-system junction
synapse|Nervous-system node
synonym|Rock, for stone
synopses|Brief reviews
systems|Hardware + software
tackled|Undertook
tadpole|Baby frog
tadpoles|Young toads
tailbone|Sore spot for novice skaters
tailgate|Follow a car too closely
tailgate|Part of a pickup truck
tailgater|One at a lot of parties
tailspin|Dramatic drop
talkers|Chatterboxes
talking|Do the __
tanbark|Raw material in leather making
tangent|Go off on a __ (digress)
tasteful|Showing class
tattooed|Covered with body art
teacake|Deep South sweet
teacher|Classroom boss
teargas|Law enforcement agent
teasers|Ads intended to entice
teetered|Balanced precariously
telecast|Aired
telethon|Calls for relief?
telexes|Email ancestors
tempera|Type of paint
tempest|Violent windstorm
temporary|Short-term
tempting|Designed to entice
tempura|Seafood serving
tenderly|With love
tenders|Submits, as a resignation
tendons|Muscle-bone connectors
tenebrae|Holy Week candle-snuffing service
teriyaki|Marinated Japanese dish
termite|Wood-eating insect
terraces|Sites for retaining walls
terrain|Plain, say
terrier|Scottie dog, for one
terriers|Hunting dogs
tersely|Emulating Coolidge
thanking|Expressing appreciation to
theologian|Expert in divinity
theologians|Religious group for whom St. Augustine is a patron
thimble|Fingertip protector
threaten|Close in on
throughput|Maximum production rate
thyroid|Larynx neighbor
tightwads|Scrooge emulators
timepiece|Chronometer
tiptoes|Treads very lightly
titanic|Immense
toecaps|Work boot reinforcements
toehold|Initial access
toeless|How sandals are made
tomorrow|Not yet
tonsils|Throat tissues often "taken out"
tooters|Horn blowers
tootled|Sounded one's horn
topknot|Man bun hairdo
topmast|High point of the "Bounty"
toponyms|Roquefort and Cheddar
topples|Knocks over, as a house of cards
torment|Ride for quite a while
torpedo|New Yorker's hero
torpedo|Undermine
tostada|Fried tortilla
touchdown|Cause for bowl roars
tourbillon|Mechanical part of a pricey watch
tourism|Keys' key industry
tousles|Musses, as hair
towelettes|Boxed lunch add-ins
traders|Wall Street buy-and-sell people
trained|A newbie no longer
trainer|First-aid specialist
trainer|Gym coach
transmits|Sends, as a radio message
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treacle|Excessive sentimentality
treasure|Pirate's hoard
treatise|Scholarly paper
trellis|Garden lattice
trendier|Further now
trestle|Railway structure
trestle|River spanner
triangle|One-note instrument
trillionth|What "pico-" means
tripoli|Shores of place in "The Marines' Hymn"
tripoli|City that sounds like a shoe stat
trotted|Introduced, with "out"
trowels|Gardeners' diggers
trumpet|Brag about
trustworthy|Sincere
tubular|Pipelike
turbans|Sikhs' headgear
turbine|Machine with a rotor
tussles|Engages in a scuffle
twaddle|Horsefeathers
tweaked|Changed slightly
tweaked|Made minor changes to
tweedles|Sings like a bird
tweezed|Plucked out
twinkle|Shimmer
twirled|Rotated rapidly
twitches|Common contractions
tycoons|Magnates
typewriter|Once-popular keyboard device
ultracool|Swell to the max
umbrella|Portable rain protection
umpires|Authorities on diamonds
umpteen|A whole bunch of
unaware|Out of the loop
uncoils|Straightens out, in a way
uncolored|Plain, in a way
underground|Brit's subway
underpin|Reinforce from below
undertake|Attempt
undesigning|Sincere
undesirable|Not much wanted*
undisputed|Boxing biz adjective
unengaged|Free to do stuff
unicorn|Mythical equine
unitard|Bodysuit
unmasks|Reveals as a fraud, say
unnamed|Anonymous
unproven|Still in doubt
unrests|Turmoils
unrivaled|By oneself
unsalted|How some prefer peanuts
unsavory|Arousing antipathy
unshelled|How some shrimp is served
unsnarl|Disentangle
untamed|Wild
untenable|Not likely to hold up
untouched|Pristine
unwisely|In defiance of warnings, say
upbeats|What bands don't accent
upbringing|How you were raised
upended|Overturned
upshift|Move from 2nd to 3rd
upstanding|Respectable
username|Poster selection
usually|As a rule
usurped|Seized
utensils|Picnic bring-alongs
utility|Gas company, e.g.
utilize|Take advantage of
uttered|Spoken
vacated|Split
validates|Confirms
vamooses|Scrams
vandyke|Goatee cousin
vanished|Suddenly gone
vaporetto|Venice waterbus
varsities|College sports squads
vendors|They've got the goods
violate|Infringe on
vulcanization|Charles GOODyear discovery
vulpine|Foxy
waggish|Jokey
waistlines|Tailor's measurements
waiters|Front-of-house staff
warrens|Residences for rabbits
washrag|Loofah alternative
wassail|Yuletide drink
watches|Keeps an eye on
watercooler|GLUG, GLUG, GLUG . . .
weeknight|Time to relax after work
werewolf|Man-beast howling at the moon
whereto|Cabbie's query
whereto|Cabbie's query
whistle|What a referee blows into
windmill|Quixote opponent
windshield|Auto's front glass
wiseguy|Smart aleck
wistful|Nostalgic
withholding|Paycheck deduction
wreaths|Yuletide rings on doors
wristwatch|Timekeeper on your arm
yardstick|Tailor's measuring device
yarmulke|Topper like the Pope's zucchetto
yogurts|Dairy case array
zarzuela|Spanish operatic genre
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abashed|Put to shame
ability|Thing you can do
abridger|Person shortening a book
absence|Attendance record spoiler
absentee|Nonarrival
abstractly|Read this bodybuilding brochure
accepted|Credit card reader display
accordingly|Bungee jumping is fun
accrual|Cop's vacation time, commonly
accustom|Familiarize (oneself)
acerbate|Embitter
acetone|Super Glue remover
acetones|Heavy duty degreasers
achiest|Most in need of a massage
acreage|Louisiana Purchase figure
acritical|Not pressing
actresses|Some "Best" Oscar winners
actuated|Now moving
adaptive|Plastic
addling|Mixing up
adhered|Stuck (to)
adjective|Word that modifies a noun
adjusts|Fine-tunes
admiration|Great respect
admixtures|Cocktails, for instance
adolescent|Teenager
advance|Go ahead
advantage|Competitive edge
adventure|. . . Tin Tin plot portion, per the title
adventure|__ story
aeolian|Wind-blown
aeronauts|Balloon pilots, e.g.
aerosol|Kind of spray
aerosol|Spray-can mist
aerospace|Astronaut's interest
agelong|Highly durable
agendas|Orders of business
agitate|Work up
agitato|Hurried tempo
agreeable|Willing to go along
agriculture|Saturn's growing concern
airbags|Olds was the first to offer them to the public (1972)
airhead|Scatterbrain
airlines|Flag carriers, e.g.
airspace|Part of a nation's sovereignty
airspeed|Jet's velocity
alabaster|Snow white
alamode|Fashionable, in a phrase
alencon|French lace city
alfredo|Pacino's birth name
algebra|Unknown subject
aliases|Made-up names
aliment|Sustenance
allegro|Brisk tempo
allergist|Expert on hay fever
alleyway|Urban passage
alligators|Long-jawed Florida reptiles
allocate|Ration out
already|So soon?
alumnus|NHL retiree
amaranth|Immortal bloom in "Paradise Lost"
amasses|Keeps getting
ambivalence|Conflicted state
ambrosia|Dessert with oranges
ammonia|What Lysol lacks
amulets|Good-luck charms
anaerobes|Organisms not needing oxygen
analysts|Studiers of statistics
anarchy|Lawless state
angered|Made furious
animals|Felines and bovines
annexes|Wings without feathers
anthems|First-pitch precursors
antidotes|Rescuers in whodunits
antimatter|Particle accelerator product
antipasto|Certain soup alternative
antique|Appraiser's specimen
antiwar|Descriptor for doves
antlers|Deer defenses
apaches|Southwestern Native Americans
apostles|Last Supper attendees
appalls|Fills with dismay
appease|Pacify
approve|OK
aqualung|Diving apparatus
architects|Creators of story lines
arguable|Not necessarily so
aristocrats|Second Estate, in old France
arithmetic|Flashcards subject
armadillos|Thick-plated desert mammals
armfuls|Carryable loads
arousal|Excitement
arrange|Display carefully
arrangers|Jazz band VIPs
arrayed|Decoratively laid out
arrayed|Set out
arrears|In __ (behind in repayment)
arsenal|Array of resources
arsenal|Source of resources
arsenals|Powder rooms
article|A, for one
ascents|Upward climbs
asinine|Very foolish
askance|With skepticism
askance|With suspicion
asparagus|Green vegetable
asperity|Harshness of tone
aspirant|Hopeful
aspires|Aims high
assayed|Analyzed for potency
assembly|Grade-school gathering
asserts|States confidently
assessor|Trade-in value calculator
assists|Helps out
asterisk|Common Web wild card
asteroid|Body in a belt
asteroid|Minor orbiter
astronomy|CARL SAGAN MEDAL
atavist|Biological throwback
ateliers|Portraitists' workshops
atheist|Nonbeliever
athlete|Center or back
athlete|Quarterback or catcher
athletes|All Olympians
attaboy|Good going, guy!
attache|Ambassador's subordinate
attache|Mission assistant
attache|Mission's assistant
attagirl|Encouraging word
attagirl|Praise for a female puppy
attempt|Try
attendance|Being there
attested|Backed up officially
attract|Draw
auctioneer|Person selling to the highest bidder
audibly|Aloud
auditioned|Tried out for a film role
auditors|Checkers of books
austere|Far from fancy
autograph|Celebrity's hand-written name for a fan
automobiles|Machines with water PUMPS
avarice|Grasping nature
avenues|Means of attainment
avenues|Urban ways
average|Bowler's stat
aviation|Field with climbing
avocado|Trendy toast topper
avocados|Taqueria staples
axolotl|Mexican salamander
azimuth|Cannoneer's angle
azimuth|Surveyor's angular measure
babushka|Gorbachev's grandmother
backrest|Chair part to lean on
balance|Account amount
baldest|Least disguised
ballast|Sandbags in the sky
bananas|Yellow fruits in bunches
bandleader|Concert's baton waver
banknote|Piece of paper currency
baptize|Christen
barbershop|Haircut place for guys
barista|Espresso server
barkeep|Suds server
bartender|Swizzle stick server
basketball|NAISMITH TROPHY
batsmen|Most major leaguers
bearded|What five presidents were
beastie|Small animal, in lit
becoming|Attractive, as clothing
bedazzled|Overwhelmed by a performance
bedstead|Mattress frame
bedtimes|Instructions to a sitter
befouls|Soils
begonia|Window box favorite
believes|Holds to be true
belonged|Was a member
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
beneficent|Big word for "big-hearted"
berated|Tore into
betterment|Upgrading
bewildering|Enigmatic
bicycle|Ironman Triathlon essential
bifocals|Ben Franklin wore them
bighorn|Substantial source of sweaters
billboards|Poster ads on highways
bismuth|Element with a unique last letter
bizarro|Ultra-odd
blatant|Conspicuous and annoying
blessed|Holy
blessed|__ event (birth of a child)
blooper|Something caught in a reel
bluebird|Symbol of happiness
boastful|Showing self-pride
bobolink|Meadowlark cousin
bonitos|Tuna kin
bouquet|Aroma
brained|Follower or hare or bird
brakeman|Guy assisting a train conductor
brazened|Toughed (out)
breaths|Inhalations
breeder|Person raising and selling dogs
broaden|Educate or sophisticate
bromeliads|Pineapples' family
bromide|Trite saying
brushup|Renew, as a skill
bubblegum|Pink chew for kids
bubblegum|Treat once packaged with baseball cards
bulldozer|Noisy earth-moving machine
bullfinch|Songbird with a "bovine" name
buyouts|Corporate takeovers
buzzwords|Trendy terms
cabinet|Advisory group
cabinet|Executive team
cabstand|Airport curb feature
cadenced|With a steady pulse
cadenza|Concerto improvisation
caesars|Where a bundle is won in "Rain Man"
cafeteria|Film studio's commissary
caffeine|Stimulant in coffee
calmest|Least choppy, as seas
calmest|Rattled the least
caloric|Adjective for intake
camelopard|Old name for the giraffe
canasta|Game Goldfinger cheats at
canasta|Rummy relative
candlelight|Home illumination of old
canteen|Portable water source
carload|Full group in a sedan
carotene|What makes flamingos pink
carpentry|Nag + doorway = trade
carriers|Airlines, for instance
cartoons|Characters lacking depth
castles|500+ Wales attractions
catacomb|Twisty underground passageway
catalogues|Mail-order booklets
catamaran|Ancient Polynesian invention
catamaran|Austronesian transportation invention
catspaw|Person being used
censures|Officially reprimands
central|Particularly important
central|Time zone of Illinois
centralizes|Brings together for convenience
cereals|Breakfast fare
cereals|Breakfast servings in bowls
chainsaw|Tree remover
chairperson|Gavel wielder
chaotic|Much more than messy
charades|Pantomime game
charlotte|EB White's spider
chassis|Frame + engine, transmission et al.
chastise|Criticize severely
cheerio|British farewell
chenille|Bedspread material
children|Small fry
chimera|Idle fancy
chipotle|Hot sauce pepper
chocolate|Brown ice-cream flavor
chromate|Ion used in plating
cineaste|Film fan
circusy|Frenzied but entertaining
clanging|Attention-getting rings
clarinet|Jazz instrument
classroom|Where a bell signals students
clatter|Noisy disturbance
cloisters|Keeps secluded
cloture|Filibuster stopper
coarsen|Get rougher
coastal|Beside the sea
coleslaw|Barbecue staple
colonists|Our earliest settlers from Europe
comedian|Joke-telling entertainer
concealer|Color-correcting cosmetic
concede|Admit defeat
concise|Tight
concrete|Sidewalk-paving material
confine|Keep in a cage
connote|Signify
conserve|Don't be wasteful
consort|Prince Philip, for one
constellations|Star groups like the Big Dipper
consult|Put it to
contacted|Got hold of
contest|Competition
cornflakes|Cereal made from kernels
cornstarch|Sauce thickener
coronet|Royal topper
corrida|Bullfight
corroborate|Back up
corsets|Locke criticized them for causing "ill lungs"
costars|Shares top billing
counselor|Courtroom title
cowhand|Ranch employee
crawlers|Tots, before walking
crenshaw|Melon variety
crescent|Pointy lunar phase
cribbage|Pub game with pegs
crimson|Dark red
crimsons|Deep reds
crocodiles|Long-jawed African reptiles
crooner|Mellow melodist
crossbar|Goalpost's horizontal part
crosses|Betrays
crouton|Small cube in a salad
crowning|Putting headgear on a monarch
crunchy|Nut butter descriptor
cursory|Get-it-over-with-quick
cushion|Shock absorber
customers|Clientele
cybercafe|Web access establishment
cyclone|Transport for Dorothy
cylinder|Tree trunk, more or less
damages|Impairs
deadbeats|Freeloaders
dealers|Casino crew
debtors|Loan recipients
decampment|Sudden departure
deceits|Fraudulence
deerstalker|ELDER SKATER
defaces|Vandalizes with scratches
defender|Accused person's lawyer
defense|One side at a trial
defuses|Calms, as a crisis
delayed|Postponed
deliver|Hand over
demands|They're nonnegotiable
demolished|Totaled
densest|Most crowded
dentist|Canine care specialist
dentist|Tooth care specialist
dentition|Oral arrangement
deoxygenate|Turn biomass to fuel, e.g.
deposed|Booted from power
depress|Push, as a button
derided|Did pan-roasting?
desires|They may be burning
desktops|Computer category
desserts|Finales of feasts
desserts|Trifles with wine
destiny|Inevitable outcome
destiny|Lot
details|Enumerates
detected|Sniffed out
detects|Sniffs out
detentes|International easings
deterred|Tried to prevent
detested|Thought the worst of
detests|Can't abide
detonate|Go off, as explosives
detoxes|Dries out
detritus|Eroded rock particles
devotee|Two-legged bug
dextrose|A simple sugar
dialogue|Acting class subject
diarists|Nin and Pepys, for two
digests|Processes food in one's stomach
digests|Takes time to process
dilemma|Thorny situation
dilettantes|They're not serious
diorama|Grade schooler's shoebox project
diphthong|Two-vowel sound
directions|Details for a driver to follow
disaster|Fiasco, so to speak
discards|Tosses into the trash
discomfort|Absence of ease
discovered|Hit on
dishonest|Shady
disinfects|Debugs
dislocation|Out-of-joint injury
dismiss|Allow to leave, as a class
dissolution|Saturn's decaying concern
divination|Predictive practice
divination|Purpose for tarot cards
doctored|Tampered with
dogfights|Aerial battles
dogmatical|Of a religious doctrine
dollies|Truckers' rollers
domains|Dotcoms' addresses
dominance|Complete control
donnybrook|Big brawl
doodles|Idle drawings
doodles|Improvised lines
doorpost|Place for a screwed-in hinge
dotards|Foolish folks
downing|May's former street
doyenne|One with the most institutional memory
drachma|A euro predecessor
drainers|Sink accessories
dramatist|Occupation associated with Tennessee
drastic|Immoderate
dredger|Canal-digging machine
dresses|Boutique merchandise
drifter|Vagabond
drinker|One served at a pub
dropcloths|. . . to help you keep paint off furniture
ductile|Easily influenced
dustbins|Glasgow garbage cans
eagerly|With gusto
eardrum|Sensory membrane
eardrum|Where the auditory canal ends
earplugs|Noise dampeners
earrings|Hoop jewelry
earthen|Clayey
easiest|Least burdensome
eclairs|Cream-filled treats
economics|ADAM SMITH AWARD
ecstasy|Extreme joy
ecstasy|Overpowering exaltation
edgeways|Sidelong
edifice|Imposing building
editing|Correcting, as a manuscript
editors|Newspapers' senior staffers
education|GOLDEN APPLE AWARD
egghead|Brainiac
eighteenth|Constitutional amendment that went into effect in 1920
elaborate|I need more
elapses|Goes by, as time
elapses|Passes by, as time
elastic|Accommodating
electing|Deciding upon
electives|What you don't have to take
elegant|Concise and clever
element|Chlorine or krypton
element|Constituent part
elitist|Snob
elixirs|Pharmacist's alcohol solutions
embanks|Restrains, as sounds
embargo|Trade blockade
embassy|Diplomatic establishment
embassy|Visa issuer
embezzlers|Thieves from employers
emboldens|Encourages audacity in
embraces|Accepts enthusiastically
embroiling|Pulling into a spot
emdashes|Hyphen cousins
emerges|Comes out
emirate|Any of seven members of a UN member
emirate|Islamic jurisdiction
emitted|Gave off
employs|Puts to work
emulsion|Mayo, for instance
encamps|Pitches one's tent
enchant|Cast a spell on
enchanted|Captivated
encipher|Code, as a message
enclasp|Hold firmly
enclave|Nested neighborhood
encrust|Form a hard coating
encrypt|Make secret, as a transmission
encrypt|Make secret, in a way
endnote|Article's afterword
endorsement|Public OK
endorses|Supports publicly
endowed|. . . that they are __ by their Creator . . .
endowing|Funding, as a scholarship
endures|Doesn't fade
enemies|They're not talking
energies|Physical and mental powers
enervate|Sap of strength
engaged|Busy
engagingly|We're getting married
engines|Locomotive pullers
engraved|Etched deeply
enlists|Gets to help
enlists|Gets to volunteer
enriched|Added vitamins to
ensnare|Catch in a trap
enthrone|Formally seat, as a sovereign
enticing|Hard to resist
entitle|Furnish
entitles|Gives the right (to)
entreaty|Plea
entreaty|Urgent petition
entropic|Prone to disorder
entropy|Disorder, in thermodynamics
entropy|Tendency toward disorder
environs|Surroundings
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epeeists|Masked combatants
epigram|Bit of Wilde wit
epigraph|Quotation at the start of a chapter
episode|Sitcom half-hour
episode|Sitcom half-hour
episodes|30-minute viewings of sitcoms
episodes|Installments of a TV show
episodic|In installments
episodic|With a new show in the series each week
epistles|Formal letters
epitome|Pristine example
epochal|Highly significant
equable|Constant
equator|One of the great circles
erasers|School supplies
erasure|Revision remnant
ermines|White-furred weasels
erosive|Apt to wear
erotica|Publisher's Weekly review category
errands|Trips listed on to-do lists
erratic|Unpredictable
erupted|Blew one's top
escapees|Break beneficiaries
escapes|Makes a getaway
escorts|Accompanies on an outing
escorts|Accompanies, as to a prom
espadrille|Casual canvas shoe
espanol|Lengua del Perú
essayed|Made an attempt at
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Everlasting
ethical|Principled
ethical|Stand-up
eulogize|Praise highly
euphoria|High
evading|Slipping away from
evaluating|Putting on a scale
eventually|We need a party planner
everyman|Typical guy
evidence|Confirmation presentation
evilest|Supremely beastly
eviscerated|Deprived of essential parts
excesses|Immoderation
exemption|Deduction allowance
exhaled|Breathed out
expanse|Anything vast
expected|Looked for
expends|Shells out
exurbia|Outlying region
eyelash|Narrow-margin metaphor
eyespots|Butterfly-wing markings
eyetooth|Certain canine
famished|Hungry as a bear
fandango|Dance with castanets
faradays|Measures of electrical charge
farcical|Preposterous
fascist|Certain authoritarian
fathead|Goose or turkey
feinted|Keeled over*
feinted|Made a false move
females|Ewes and hens
fenders|Car's wheel guards
ferment|Begin to turn into wine
ferryboat|Watercraft that can carry cars
finances|Bankrolls
firehouse|Where a bell signals a crew to go fight flames
firetrucks|Machines with centrifugal PUMPS
fishbowl|Home for pet guppies
flamingos|Pink long-legged birds
flashlight|Detective's handheld illuminator
flatiron|Hair straightener of yore
fleetingly|The battleships are at sea
flirted|Wasn't serious
floodlights|Wide-area illumination
floorage|Building's square feet
flotation|__ device (life jacket, for instance)
foolhardy|Incautious
forayed|Made a raid
forebode|Herald
foreman|Fighter subject of "Million Dollar Genius"
foresaid|Already brought up
foresee|Perceive in advance
forevermore|Eternally
foreword|Basketball position*
forlorn|Woebegone
freeloaded|Didn't earn
freeman|Robbins' "Shawshank" pal
freemason|Mozart, fraternally
gabfest|Talky time
gaiters|Equestrian garments
galleries|Drawing rooms
gamecock|Feathered fighter
garters|Elastic straps around socks
gassers|They're hysterical
gaveled|Made to order?
gazette|Name for some newspapers
gazetteers|Files offered by the Census Bureau
general|Nonspecific
generals|High-ranking army officers
generation|Part 4 of quote
generic|No-name
genetic|Inherited
gestalt|Holistic notion
giraffes|Long-necked beasts
glasnost|Part of the '80s "demokratizatsiya" program
glassmaker|One whose work can be a pane
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
goading|Provocateur's activity
godship|Divine status
goldeneye|007 film named for Fleming's home
goldeneye|James Bond film of '95
gondola|Venetian vehicle
goodness|Shout of surprise
gotchas|Prankster's successes
gouache|Watercolor technique
gourmet|Connoisseur of cuisine
granule|Fragment of a geological scale
grating|Preparing, as pizza cheese
greased|Hard to handle, in a way
greenback|Federal Reserve Note
greener|Better fertilized, perhaps
greenest|Most inexperienced
greenlights|OKs
greenroom|Space where performers wait
grimier|Not as clean
grommets|Shoe eyelets, for instance
grossly|In a flagrant way
groundskeeper|One mowing an outfield
grunters|Many of today's tennis pros
guarddog|Low-tech security device
habitue|Regular gal or guy
hairbrush|Tool for tangled tresses
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's head covering
hairsprays|Salon supplies with PUMPS
hairstyle|Bob or bun
halyard|Sail-hoisting rope
handles|Attends to
handshakes|Greetings with PUMPS
handspring|Gymnast's feat
hansoms|Old-fashioned carriages
hastened|Hurried up
haywire|Out of control
hazards|Offers, as a guess
headhunter|Executive recruiter
headsets|Earphones
heating|Purpose of a furnace
helicopter|Airborne ambulance
heroine|Leading lady of a film
heroine|Narc's confiscation*
hessian|1770s mercenary
heuristic|Of experimentation
hibachi|Japanese grill
hillsides|Natural amphitheaters
hirsute|Wolfman-like
history|College major
hitless|Unsuccessful, as batters
hizzoner|Big Apple's Mr. Mayor
holiest|Most sacred
holster|Cell phone pouch
honeycomb|Hexagonal pattern
honeyeaters|Nectar-loving birds
hoofprint|Equine identifier
hooplas|Big to-dos
hoopster|Basketball player, informally
horsemen|Zane Grey posse
hostess|Certain restaurant greeter
housewares|Kitchen utensils, teacups, etc.
hydrants|Firefighter's water sources
iceberg|Frozen mass from a glacier
icebreaker|Vessel that cuts through frozen waters
iceless|How some coolers are made
icemaker|Fridge feature
ichthyology|Fish science (1)
idealist|Person with noble goals
ideally|In a perfect world . . .
idiomatic|Peculiar to a dialect
idolatry|Excessive adoration
idyllic|Charming and unspoiled
iffiest|Least certain
iguanas|Pets named Iggy, often
illegal|More than frowned on
illegal|Outlawed
illustrative|Meant to demystify
imitate|Pass as, perhaps
imitator|Parrot, for instance
impasse|Stalemate in negotiations
impasse|Stalemated situation
impasses|Negotiation stalemates
implicit|Unquestioning
impress|Awe
impress|Awe
imprudently|Junior has a fresh mouth
inalterable|Fixed
inching|Caterpillar's activity
increase|Amp up
indebted|Obligated (to)
inducted|Enrolled in the service
inexact|Not all that precise
infidel|Unbeliever
inhales|Takes on air
inkblots|Important decade in analysis
innuendo|Imputation
insolence|Brass
insouciant|Careless?
inspire|Influence creatively
inspire|Motivate to act
inspired|Very clever
instant|No time at all
integral|Requisite
intense|Far from low-key
intense|Fervid
interchange|Highway exit
interloped|Was a buttinsky
interviewer|One asking questions of applicants
intimacy|Deep understanding
intruded|Was a fifth wheel
intrust|Kept for safekeeping
irascible|Testy
ironist|Writer fond of twists
isolated|Away from other people
iterant|Repeating
itinerant|Troubadour, for instance
jacquard|Intricate weave
jaguars|What Mexicans call "tigres"
jawbreaker|Very hard candy
jostled|Pushed around
judoist|Olympian in a weight class
kangaroos|Aussie beasts
karaoke|Common bar activity
kayakers|Aquatic Olympians
kayakers|Some Olympic racers
kenneled|Held for training, as boxers
kerosene|What once lit street lamps
keyboard|Typist's target
keyholes|Openings in doors
keystone|Linchpin
kimonos|Japanese robes
kneecap|Bone protecting a leg joint
kneeled|Prepared to pray
labourer|Bloke harvesting beetroot
ladders|Fire-truck items with steps
ladyfingers|Elongated sponge cakes
ladylike|Refined, in a way
laggards|They dawdle
lanolin|Cosmetics protectant
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lateens|Finlike sails
latinas|Shakira, J. Lo, etc.
latitude|Freedom of action
latticed|Built like the Eiffel Tower
laureate|National poet
leakage|Escape of a sort
leaners|Some horseshoe throws
leapfrog|Jumping-over-kids game
learner|Successful student
leasing|Not buying it
leatherneck|Slang term for a Marine
lectern|Speaker's podium
lederhosen|SHOE LENDER
leftover|Remaining on a serving tray
legends|Sports greats, to fans
legible|Clearly written
legroom|Plane seat stat
lemonade|Citrus drink at a kid's stand
lengths|Effort, in an idiom
leopard|Kipling story's "sandy" subject
lessens|Mitigates
letters|What alphabets consist of
levelheaded|Sensible
license|Proof of permission
licensed|OK to drive
lightning|Part 2 of quip
limeade|Summer cooler
lineate|Marked with stripes
lipread|Interpret visual communication
listens|Pays heed
literal|Without metaphor
loaders|Dump truck fillers
lobster|Maine thing
loftier|More high-minded
loiterer|Person hanging around
longest|Guinness Book descriptor
longest|Taking the most time
loonies|Royal Canadian Mint products
loosely|More or less
lovebird|Either half of a bonded pair
lowered|Now less
lozenge|Tablet smaller than a smartphone
macabre|Ghastly
madonna|Yuletide stamp portrait
maestro|Timekeeper with a stick
magician|Performer of illusions
magnate|Business tycoon
magnolia|Majestic southern tree
magnolia|Pink flower symbol of Mississippi
magnolia|Tree of the South
mailman|Mister Rogers' Mr. McFeely
majorette|Parade's baton twirler
majorettes|Baton twirlers in parades
malaise|Vague uneasiness
malamute|Regular Iditarod racer
malaria|What primaquine cures
mallets|Croquet equipment
manatee|Water-plant grazer
mandate|Landslide winner's claim
mangoes|Fruit in chutney
manhunt|Search for an Alcatraz escapee
mankind|All the guys
mantilla|Head scarf of Spain
marathon|Extended event
marauder|Hun on the run
marched|Kept pace in a drill
mariachi|Fiesta participant
martinet|Military terror
martinis|Gin cocktails
mascara|What tears may damage
masseurs|Spa staffers
matriarchs|Female heads of families
mattress|Drop-off spot
meadowlark|Small songbird
meaning|Dictionary definition
medalist|Olympic winner
medicare|Seniors' health coverage
megabit|Measure of memory
memento|Souvenir
memoirs|Recollectional reading
memoranda|Notes
memories|Stevenson's "gift which cannot be worn out in using"
mermaid|Disney bride of '89
messiah|One counted on for delivery
midland|Nation's interior
midwife|Labor leader?
mildews|Discolors, as fabrics
millimeter|Ruler measure
mindless|Vacuous
mindset|Attitude
mineral|Ore, for instance
mineral|Quartz or feldspar
ministry|Cleric's calling
minorities|They're outnumbered
mismatch|Unsuitable pairing
misread|Take the wrong way, in a way
missile|Patriot or Trident
mistime|Overcook or undercook
mittens|Hand warmers
modesty|It might go with a miniskirt
moisten|What skin creams do
molasses|Syrup in baked beans
moniker|Nickname
monocle|Mr. Peanut accouterment
monorail|Type of track
monotony|Orator's avoidance
monsters|Centaurs, dragons, etc.
monsters|Horror movie menaces
monsters|Sci-fi frighteners
moonlit|Ripe for romance, as a stroll
moonshine|White lightning
mortals|Mere people
motliest|Most miscellaneous
motorcycle|Two-wheeled vehicle with a gas tank
mottled|Blotchy
mousepad|Wrist rest of a sort
mousses|French word for "foams"
multitalented|Impressively versatile
mundane|Not at all eye-opening
muscles|Biceps and triceps
mussels|Sources of strength*
muttered|Barely let out
nametag|Conference ID
nannies|Child-care providers
nannies|Live-in babysitters
narcissist|Gatsby or Dorian Gray
narrator|Ishmael, in "Moby Dick"
narrator|One voicing a documentary
nascent|Newly created
neatens|Straightens up
neatest|Maximally readable
neatness|Orderly state
neckerchief|FREE CHICKEN
nectars|Agave products
negated|No longer in force
nemesis|Wellington, to Napoleon
neologism|Laser, circa 1960
neonatal|Of a recent delivery
nervous|Feeling edgy
nettled|Sore
nickname|Term of endearment, e.g.
nicotiana|Tobacco plant genus (unsurprisingly)
nightshirt|RIGHT HINTS
nomadic|Apt to wander
nonoral|Written or gestured
nonpaid|Without a salary, as volunteers
nonpareils|They have no matches
northern|Honduras' hemisphere
northwest|Erstwhile airline
nosedive|Rapid decline
notoriously|We're in the Labour Party
novelettes|Brief romances, e.g.
nowadays|In these times
noxious|Detrimental
nuanced|Complex and subtle
nutmeat|Edible kernel
nutrient|Boon of consumption
obesity|Stoutness
obligate|Commit
obliques|Ab muscle group
oboists|Certain woodwind players
observe|Follow obediently
ocarinas|Venerable wind instruments
odorous|Offensive, maybe
oedipal|Complex descriptor
offloads|Takes out, as cargo
oftener|Pictures deface walls __ than they decorate them: Frank Lloyd Wright
oilpaper|Portrait canvas of a sort
oleander|Highly toxic garden flower
omelets|Brunch fare
omelets|Brunch orders with eggs and cheese
onerous|Difficult to bear
onerous|Hard to bear
onetime|Former
onetime|Not to be repeated
onscreen|Seen in a film
operate|Run, as a machine
operated|Ran, as a machine
opinion|One's take
opposed|Intending to vote no
optimums|Unsurpassable levels
ordinal|1st or 2nd
oriental|Avenue beside Reading Railroad
original|Innovative
orioles|Black-and-orange birds
orioles|Whom the Miracle Mets beat
otherwise|If not . . .
ottomans|Conquerors of the Byzantines
outcomes|End results
outjump|Best in a "long" event
outlaws|Proscribes
outlook|Weather forecast, for instance
outplay|Defeat on the field
outreach|Community service program
outshone|Surpassed in splendor
outsider|Nonmember
outspoke|Defeated in a debate
outstrip|Best in competition
ovenware|Sheets, but not pillowcases
overeasy|Breakfast order
overpaying|Getting soaked, in a way
overplan|Go too far with your scheme
oversee|Quarterback
overtly|Publicly
ovoidal|Watermelon-shaped
pachisi|Board game since at least the 1500s
pailfuls|Dairy low-tech measures
paintball|Game you're dyeing to play*
pairings|Menu suggestions
palliations|They take the edge off
palooka|Hapless boxer
panettone|Yuletide fruitcake
papered|Deluged with documents, in legalese
paralegal|Law firm aide
parasol|Cocktail garnish
pardner|Western associate
parental|Of moms and dads
parsnip|Carrot kin
partake|Have some (of)
partridge|Section + hills = bird
password|Access code
pastoral|Nickname for Beethoven's Sixth
patents|IBM's 9,000+ in 2019
patents|Inventors' protections
pathetic|Affecting
patsies|Two-legged pigeons
peaches|Well-liked things
pedestal|Support for a statue
peerless|Totally alone
pegboard|Sheet to hang tools on
pelican|Symbol of Louisiana
pelican|Web-toed wader
penchant|Pigsty + intone = strong tendency
penname|Novel assumption, now and then
percent|Number with a "%" symbol
perfume|Cousin of cologne
periods|What high schoolers sometimes get free
permafrost|It covers much of Alaska
personae|Bard's players
personal|Not readily shared
perusals|Close examinations
petites|Small sizes
phantom|Apparition
pharisee|John the Baptist opponent
photography|ANSEL ADAMS AWARD
photoresist|Light-sensitive circuit board coating
picking|Going for
pictured|Formed a mental image of
pillage|Sack
pilsner|Beer variety
pilsner|The first blond lager (1842)
pineapple|Luau serving
pinecone|Something dropped from an evergreen
pinsetter|Bowling-alley apparatus
pinspotter|Bowling center machine
pioneer|Inaugurate
piscine|Like rays
pistachio|Green, nutty ice-cream flavor
pivotal|Extremely important
pixyish|Small and mischievous
plainspoken|Candid
planning|Architectural activity*
plaques|Doctor's office display
plaster|Water + sand + lime
platoon|Army captain's command
platypi|Aussie beasts
playdate|Tot's engagement
plotline|Novel part
plotzed|Keeled over, to Barbra
plowing|Snow job
polenta|Italian porridge
polestar|Guiding light
policeman|Baton carrier on his beat
policeman|Guy who carries a nightstick
pomelos|Large citrus fruits
pontiffs|Bishops of Rome
popular|Liked by many
porcupines|Forest mammals with quills
postdate|Follow
posthaste|Pronto!
posties|Royal Mail deliverers
postponement|A rescheduling for later
potable|Water fitness class
potages|Creamy courses
praenomen|First name of a Caesar
prairie|Much of the Great Plains
praised|Gave good feedback for
preacher|Bing Crosby Oscar role
precast|Like some concrete
precise|Strict
predicts|Declares in advance
prefabs|Manufactured buildings
prehensile|Good for grasping, as possums' tails
prelims|Main event preceders
prelude|Chopin piece
presents|Stack at a shower
presidents|Common "Jeopardy!" responses
presort|One way to get a Postal Service discount
pressure|Diamond former
preteen|11- or 12-year-old
pretense|False appearance
proactive|Making things happen
problem|Difficult situation
proceed|Go ahead!
procrastination|Do tomorrow strategy
procreator|Source of a scion
proctor|School exam monitor
procure|Come by
prodding|Incitement
profess|Lay claim to
prolong|Antonym of "abbreviate"
prolongs|Drags out
pronoun|What it is
prorate|Be fair about a fee
protocol|Diplomatic ritual
prowler|Sneaking burglar
psalmic|Of sacred poetry
psalter|Church book
psychiatric|Of Freud's specialty
psychics|Clairvoyants
pulsate|Beat
puritan|Oliver Cromwell follower
puritan|Plymouth colonist, e.g.
purpleheart|Medal depicting Washington
purpose|Intended result
puzzlement|Something mystifying
pyramid|Ancient Egyptian monument
pyramid|Shape of a Louvre entrance
quotable|Worth hearing again
raincoat|Wet weather wear
rampage|Fiery display
rampart|Defensive barrier
rawhides|What tanneries turn into leather
readies|Prepares, as one's plans
readily|With no difficulty
receipt|Sales slip from a store
receiver|Football pass catcher
recreate|Make over
recurred|Kept happening
recurrently|The river keeps flowing
recycled|New again
redacts|Deletes for security reasons
reddens|Begins to blush
redouble|Make twice as strong
reemploys|Gets back to work
reenact|Do over
reenact|Dramatize on an open field
reenter|Come back in
refinance|Lower one's interest rate
refined|Genteel
refolds|Neatens, as cloth napkins
reforms|Common campaign promises
regatta|Yacht race
regency|Sovereignty substitute
regular|Frequent patron
regulate|Subject to restraint
rehears|Tries again, as in court
rejoiced|Was jubilant
relapse|Backslide
releases|American Eagle Foundation events
relented|Came around
remnant|Trace
renewals|Subscription continuations
renovates|Makes over, as a kitchen
repellant|Insect spray, for example
replicas|Facsimiles
reprove|Correct with kindness
reseeds|Encourages to grow up
resends|Makes up for missing merchandise
residuals|TV actors' royalties
resoled|Flipped, as real estate*
respect|Hold in esteem
restart|Take it up again
restore|Fix, as a fresco
restrict|Place a limit on
resurgent|Making a comeback
resurges|Makes a comeback
retainer|Feudal flunky
retirement|Office party occasion
retools|Modernizes a factory
retread|Unoriginal work
retrieve|Bring back from storage
reverse|Undo
rewriter|Script doctor's function
rhubarb|Two-in-a-row situation
ribosome|RNA binder
ribosomes|Amino acid connectors
richest|Most wealthy
riesling|Germany's leading grape
rioters|Destructive contingent
ripened|Became ready to pick
riptide|Boating hazard
riviera|French resort region
roadrunners|City marathon participants
roasting|Cooking on a barbecue
rockhound|Geology buff
rodents|About 40% of mammal species
romaine|Salad ingredient
ropewalk|Pathway on old sailing ships
rosehip|Familiar flower's fruit
rosehips|Fruits of a flower
rosette|Cake decorator's design
rosette|Flowerlike decoration
rotation|Planetary motion
rototill|Turn soil by machine
rouille|Bouillabaisse sauce
roulette|Casino spinner
roulette|Con's game in "The Sting"
roundtable|Camelot meeting spot
roustabout|Carnival crewperson
routine|Not out-of-the-ordinary
runaround|Evasive maneuvering
running|In theaters now
sabotage|Spy's deliberate destruction
saboteur|Role for a mole
sachets|Potpourri pouches
sagamore|__ Hill (TR's home)
saguaro|Botanical symbol of Arizona
sainthood|Honor for Peter, Paul and Mary
salivate|Evince excitement
saloons|Mining camp fixtures
saloons|Oater bars
saloons|Western watering holes
saltbox|New England house style
saltcellar|Dining table container
samurai|Cruise's career choice, in a 2003 film
sapling|Baby beech
sarcasm|Comments with bite
sardine|Fish in a can
sashays|Walks with flair
satiric|Tongue-in-cheek
saturate|Soak thoroughly
sawteeth|Notches on a cutting blade
scalding|Extremely hot, as water
scampering|Puppy activity
scandal|Very bad publicity
scapegoat|Person wrongly blamed
scapula|Latin word for "shoulder"
scherzo|Humorous movement
schmooze|Idle talk
schools|Instructs
scooped|Served, as butter pecan
scorecards|Booklets with player rosters sold at stadiums
scorers|They're making their point
screech|Chase-scene sound effect
seamiest|Most remote from reputable
seaplane|Alaskan mail carrier
seaward|Away from the beach
secrets|Things spilled when not kept
section|Stadium ticket word
sedulous|Diligent
seedcase|Pod
seeress|Sybill, in Rowling's books
segments|Portions of talk shows
selects|Opts for
selects|Opts for
selfless|Thinking only of others
seminarian|Father-to-be
seniors|Class of '21, in '21
sensible|Like a chill in the air
sensible|Well-thought-out
sensory|Like some overloads
sentries|Military guardians
sentries|Ones on watch
serenely|In a calm way
sergeant|Marine rank
serpent|Genesis 3 beast
several|Not a lot
shadier|Less legit
shawled|Wrapped for warmth
sheepish|Rather hesitant
shelled|With husks removed
shelved|Put away for a while
sheriff|Old West lawman
shiatsu|Japanese massage technique
shingled|Installed overlapping rectangles on a roof
shining|Splendid
shirker|One avoiding one's duty
shmears|Cream cheese on bagels
shogunates|Medieval military governments
shorted|Didn't pay enough to
showboat|Cruise vessel with a theater
shunned|Gave the cold shoulder to
shunpike|Toll road alternative
shushes|Finger-on-lips orders
sidecars|Motorcycle appendages
siestas|Mexican snoozes
silence|Shh!
silicon|What many chips are made of
sincerely|Subsequently + depend = with candor
sinusitis|Cause of nasal congestion
sizable|Rather large
skedaddles|Bails
skeleton|Bony Halloween costume
skilled|Adept
skillet|Pan on a stove
skiwear|Goggles, gloves, etc.
skywriting|Message made by pilots
slammer|Big house
sleeved|Unlike vests
slipcase|Five-sided cardboard box
slipper|Cinderella's loss
sloppiness|Disorderly conduct
slouches|Doesn't sit straight
smartest|Tops in style
smashup|Freeway mishap
smelter|Ore processing plant
smelters|Ore processors
smooches|Smacks on the mouth
smooths|Planes, perhaps
snakepit|Chaotic place
snapshots|Certain album fillers
sniffing|Sound of a cold
snorkel|Diver's device
snowmobile|Noisy vehicle at a ski resort
soffits|Covers of eaves
softest|Most cushiony
soirees|Bashes
solutes|Salt and oxygen, to chemists
solvent|Financially OK
someday|In the future
songbird|Canary or robin
songbird|Robin or canary
soother|Balm
sophist|Devious debater
soreness|Workout by-product
sortable|Like computer data, often
soundbox|Violin part
southpaw|Lefty pitcher
spaceflight|A Big Apple newspaper called it "impossible" in 1920
spacewalk|Gravity excursion
sparred|Skirmished
spatters|Sprays everywhere
spatting|Having a minor argument
spearmint|Flavor of gum
special|Distinguished
specious|Misleading
spectators|Witnesses
spheres|Areas of influence
spheric|Globular
spigots|Water faucets
spineless|Yielding
spinelessly|The book fell apart
spirits|Things to lift
splatter|Paint mess
sponsored|Underwritten
spooned|Served yourself, as soup
spotless|Immaculate
spreads|Becomes prevalent
spreads|Big ranches
sprinkled|Rained gently
spryest|Most agile
squatter|Homesteader relative
squishes|Compresses severely
staffer|One on the payroll
stairstep|Part of a flight
stalest|Least creative
stalked|Growing like weeds
stalled|Played for time
stallions|Male horses
stamens|Filament holders
stamina|Staying power
stanzas|Triplets, quatrains, etc.
stardust|Dreamy powder from outer space
starlit|The silent wonders of a __ night: Dickens
startup|New business
startups|Google and Facebook, at first
stating|Coming out with
station|Server's post
statutes|Laws
statutes|Laws on the books
statutes|Legislative enactments
statutes|Legislative enactments
statutes|Legislative successes
statutes|Local laws, e.g.
steadily|At an even pace
steamer|Kind of clam
steerage|Ship class of old
steerage|Third-class ancestor
stencil|Label maker's timesaver
stencils|Sign painter's patterns
stepladder|. . . to help you paint the ceiling
stepparent|Villain in numerous fairy tales
sterile|Unevocative of emotion
sterling|Fine silver
sterner|More strict
stetson|Fashion favored by Buffalo Bill
stetsons|They "won the West," per John Wayne
stilted|Overly formal
stingray|Dangerous whip-tailed fish
stoneware|Beer mugs, e.g.
stoolie|Film noir stock character
stopgap|Improvised
stoplights|Red traffic signals
storers|They stockpile stuff
stories|Film plots
storing|Putting away for later
straddles|Sits with legs apart
strainer|Holey utensil
strategy|Well-planned procedure
strayed|Got sidetracked
strength|Inner intensity
stroked|Swung, as batters
stroller|Curb cut beneficiary
stubborn|Remnant + hatched = bullheaded
suavity|Show of smoothness
submarine|Underwater vessel
subzero|Negative
succeed|Go far
suddenly|Without warning
suitors|108 "Odyssey" fellows
sunbathing|Hot-day basking at a beach
sunburst|Sudden shining
sundress|Woman's summer garment
supermarket|Large grocery
supersonic|Anagram of "percussion"
surgical|Very precise, as a military strike
suspects|Whodunit lineup
swallowtail|Large butterfly
sweeter|More sugary
sweetie|Honey
swirled|Moved in circles
switchblade|Stiletto relative
synapse|Neural junction
systems|They may be operating
syzygies|Three-orb alignments
tabletop|Ping-Pong surface
takeaway|What a speaker wants you to remember
talented|Having a natural skill
talents|Natural abilities
talents|Natural abilities
tallness|Height
tamarins|Marmoset cousins
tambourine|Shaken instrument that jingles
tamping|Forcing in
taproot|Carrot classification
tarpaper|Roofer's installation
tattoos|Parlor creations
taverner|Barkeep
taxiing|Rolling toward a runway
teacher|Homework assigner
teacups|China pieces on saucers
teakettle|One home on the range
teasers|Free gift ads
tedious|Monotonous
teethed|Grew new molars
teething|Getting new molars, say
telecom|Fiber biz
telltale|Revelatory
temporizes|Plays for time
tendril|Ivy's twiner
tenpins|Alley arrangement
tension|Mental strain
tercets|Three-line poems
terrors|Extreme brats
tersely|In very few words
testing|Giving an exam to
tetanus|Certain vaccine's target
tetanus|Vaccine target
thankless|Unappreciated
theater|Musical major
theaters|Where plays are staged
thermos|Lunchbox drink holder
thirsts|Strong cravings
threatens|Offers things you can do without
throttle|Suppress, as creativity
thruways|What some toll roads are called
thunders|Speaks vehemently
tighten|Make stricter
tirades|Blowups
tissues|Common makeup removers
toehold|Opening for a rock climber's foot
tofutti|Dairy-free frozen dessert brand
tokening|Symbolizing
toluene|Hydrocarbon used in lacquers
tonearms|Holders of pointy diamonds
toniest|Tops in swank
toolbar|Screen-icon strip
tootsie|Film with Dustin as Dorothy
topflight|Superior
torment|Bedevil
tortilla|Burrito's shell
tortoise|Hare's race opponent
towards|In partial payment of
towropes|Lines for water skiers
traders|Early American merchants
traders|Frontier merchants
trainers|Workout coaches
transmit|Send, as a broadcast signal
trashed|Spoke ill of
travels|Meanderings
treason|Traitor's crime
treetop|Part of a canopy
trekker|Certain sci-fi fan
trekkers|Fans of Picard and Kirk
trellises|Garden lattices
trencherman|Guy with a huge appetite
trended|Had temporary popularity
trespass|Ignore a KEEP OUT sign
trestles|Railroad bridge supports
trestles|Railroad bridges
tribute|Acknowledgment of esteem
triceps|Upper arm muscle
tridents|What psis look like
tripoli|Marines' Hymn destination
trivial|Of little consequence
trolley|Dessert cart
troupes|Girl Scout units*
trouser|Pertaining to pants
trousseau|Bride's pride*
truants|School skippers
truffle|Belgian __ (variety of praline)
tunneled|Dug up dirt
tureens|Soup crockery
turpentine|. . . to help you wipe away old paint
turtleneck|Sweater style
tweeting|Communicating with followers
twilights|Brief periods after sunsets
twinges|Regretful feelings
twofers|Double-purchase deals
ultralow|Adjective for interest rates
ululate|Lament loudly
unarmed|Clean
unaware|In the dark
unclothes|Bares
undermine|Weaken secretly
underrun|Expense less than estimated
undertaking|Endeavor
uneaten|Like leftovers
unfetter|Let loose
unlawful|Illicit
unleash|Set free
unlisted|Off the charts?
unopposed|Alone on the ballot
unoriginal|Imitative
unreasoned|Not based on good sense
unrevised|Needing editing
unsavory|Loathsome
unseeded|Not relinquished by treaty*
unswerving|Steadfast
unwraps|Prepares to nuke
upended|Knocked over
uplands|Elevated regions
upright|Honest
upsilons|Ys, sometimes
uptempo|Lilting
useless|Ineffective
uselessness|Reason for recycling
usurers|Shylock and colleagues
vacationer|Picture postcard sender
vendetta|Long-running feud
venetian|Marco Polo, by birth
videotape|Contents of '70s cassettes
viewfinders|Camera attachments
vintners|Napa nabobs
volcano|Ultimate source of granite
wagered|Put at risk
wahines|Misses surfing, perhaps
wallabies|Aussie beasts
warbler|Diminutive songbird
warrior|Aggressive competitor
washboard|Laundry device of old
washers|Rings in faucets
washtub|Resonator for a jug-band bass
watches|Guard duty
watchwords|Mottoes
wealthy|Affluent
webster|Noah of dictionaries
weekends|When many kick back
westmost|St. Thomas, compared to the other US Virgin Islands
whalers|Ahab and colleagues
wheelbarrow|Cart for transporting topsoil
whippoorwill|Bird named for its song
whistle|Ref's accessory
whitecap|Sort of breaker
wholesomely|Should we take it all or not?
whoosis|Doodad
wickedness|Evil
widespread|What the other nine longest answers have in common
windjammer|Clipper ship
windmill|Common minigolf obstacle
windward|Nautical direction
winners|First of all
wiretap|Surveillance technique
withdraw|Take cash out of an account
withhold|Refrain from giving
wittier|More quick with quips
wizened|Shrank in the cold
wombats|Aussie beasts
woodstove|Home heating device of old
worrier|Anxious one
wrestling|SLAMMY AWARD
wristband|Watch holder
written|Composed on paper
xenophobia|Fear of foreigners
xylophone|Marching-band instrument hit with small mallets
yearend|Accountant's "closing time"
yellower|Time's role in the book business
yeshiva|Type of parochial school
zeniths|High points in the sky
zestier|Piquant by comparison
abandon|Leave high and dry
abbreviated|Made FOOT "ft.," for instance
abdomens|Bodybuilders' concerns
abiders|Patient people
ability|Bent
ability|Competence
abounded|Was plentiful
absentee|Student not in class
absolving|Freeing from blame
academic|Professor, for instance
accelerator|Certain FOOT pedal
accented|Put stress on
accolade|Laudation
accumulate|Gather gradually
accuser|Plaintiff
acerbate|Embitter
acetates|Overhead transparencies
acetone|Organic solvent
acetone|Super Glue solvent
acolyte|Altar boy
actives|Current members
activity|Something to do
actuate|Put in motion
adamant|Immovable
additives|They're extra
addresses|Customer data
admirer|Fan
adonises|Hunky guys
adrenal|Endocrine gland
adrenal|Steroid producer
advantages|They may overcome the competition
adventurer|Soldier of fortune
adverbs|Now and then
aerobic|Exercise adjective
aerosol|Sort of spray
aerospace|Rocketry industry
affirms|Declares to be true
agitation|Unrest
agoutis|Guinea pigs' cousins
agrarian|Of farming
airdrop|Deliver via parachute
airfare|Cost of leaving
airholes|Facemask feature
airlift|Humanitarian operation
airliner|One of the jet set
airspeed|Cockpit concern
airtime|When a TV show is on
airways|Breathing passages
alabaster|Smooth and white
alignment|Affiliation with a cause
alimenting|Sustaining, as with supper
allegro|Fast tempo
alliance|Reality TV team tactic
allosaur|Jurassic carnivore
almanac|Ben Franklin publication
already|So soon?
altarpiece|Screen on a sacred stage
altered|Different now
altered|Let out, perhaps
aluminum|Kitchen foil metal
amalgam|Hodgepodge
amaretto|Coffee creamer flavor
amasses|Piles up
amateurs|Athletes who aren't paid
ambassador|Goodwill representative
ambulance|First responder's vehicle
ambulance|Vehicle headed to a hospital
amenable|Not unwilling
amenable|Open to advice
amenable|Open, as to compromising
amenity|User-friendly feature
amnesia|Soap-opera plot device
amoebae|Simple life
amorous|In a romantic mood
ampersand|Symbol like a plus sign
anaconda|South American slitherer
anecdotes|Speaker's humorous stories
angoras|Fine sweaters
angrily|In a furious way
animals|Aesopian characters
animals|Zoologist's concern
animate|Cheer up
annotate|Mark up
announced|Made known
antecede|Go before
antedates|Precedes
antelopes|Impalas, but not Corvettes
antenna|Insect's feeler
antidote|Remedy
antifreeze|Protective liquid in the radiator
antimatter|Negative particle physics material
antisocial|Not at all fond of mingling
antitank|Defensive weapon descriptor
anytime|Whenever it's convenient
apartment|Many a sitcom set
apolitical|Disinclined to vote
apostrophe|Sign of a contraction
appalls|Horrifies
appendix|Back pages
applets|1990 coinage in "PC Magazine"
appoints|Assigns to a job
approximations|Numerical guesses
apricot|Fruity brandy flavoring
apricot|Jam flavor
aptness|Suitability for a situation
arbiter|Field judge
arbored|Leafy
archery|Bow-and-arrows sport
archery|Robin's skill
arguments|Legal procedures
arietta|Marriage of Figaro piece
armbands|Symbols on sleeves
armoire|Large wardrobe
arraign|Accuse formally
arraying|Placing in proper order
arrested|Ran in
arrests|Takes into custody
arsenals|Impressive supplies
arsonist|Certain fire starter
arterial|Driven on frequently
article|Genuine item
article|News item
articles|The Constitution's septet
artifact|Ancient relic
artisanal|Non-mechanized, as meals
ascends|Heads up
ascetic|Self-denying
ashamed|Feeling very regretful
ashtrays|What most new cars lack
asinine|Ridiculous
asocial|Averse to mingling
asperity|Bitter nature
aspirin|Willow-tree derivative
assailed|Criticized strongly
asserts|Maintains with authority
assessing|Weighing with care
assigns|Gives a task to
assuage|Pacify
astride|Straddling
astride|Straddling
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Artist's workshop
atheist|Unbeliever
atonable|Allowing for amends
attention|Regard
attract|Entice
auctioned|Like a lot, perhaps
auctioneer|Hammer handler
auditing|Accounting course
augment|Enhance or enlarge
augmented|Made larger
automaker|Ford, but not Reagan
automobile|Family wheels
autopens|Signature collectors' banes
autumns|Falls
avarice|Greediness
avarice|Miserly desire
avatars|Video gamers' self-images
avenged|Got even for
averted|Staved off
aviates|Takes flight
avocados|Guacamole fruits
awarding|Presenting, as a prize
axiomatic|Self-evident
babushka|Russian grandma
bachelor|Unmarried guy
backdated|Made a thing of the past
bacteria|Pasteur's study
badness|Evil
balloon|Inflatable decoration
ballyhoo|Flamboyant publicity
bambino|Boy in Italy
bandito|Old West outlaw
banging|Loud door knocks
banister|Kids' stairs alternative
bankcards|Vinyl inserts into ATMs
barbecue|Cookout with ribs and burgers
barracudas|Fierce fish
barrels|Places for potations
barrens|Relatively arid area
baseless|With no justification
batgirl|Detective Comics debut of '67
batiste|Fine lightweight cloth
battleship|Large naval war vessel
beachcomber|One searching for seashells
beanbag|Squishy seating
bearhug|Extreme embrace
beastly|Horrid
beatnik|Persona in many a '50s film
beaucoup|Much, so to speak
beckons|Summons silently
becomes|Suits
bedroll|Cowpoke's sack
bedtime|When you turn in
beerier|Exceeding in suds
behemoth|Huge, powerful thing
believed|Swallowed
believer|Adherent
bestiary|Medieval book of fables
bestirs|Rouses to action
betided|Happened to
between|Connecting
between|Read __ the lines
beverage|Liquid refreshment
biannually|Each June and December, for instance
bibliophile|Big buyer of books
bidders|Auction participants
biopics|Life stories on screen
blatant|In-your-face
blended|Mixed together
blender|Shake-making appliance
blesses|Signs off on
bloodred|Shade similar to rosewood
blotchy|With a calico catlike coat
blueprints|Architect's building plans
boatels|Quarters for sailors
bobsleds|Vehicles first built in Switzerland (1860s)
bodyboard|Surfing equipment ridden while horizontal
bolivia|South American country named for "Liberator" Simón
bondage|Israelites' initial Exodus status
boneless|Filleted, as fish
bossier|More domineering
botanist|Burbank, for one
bottler|The __ did it (solution to "Murder at the Winery")
bouncer|Door attendant's opposite
bouncers|Nightclubs' ID checkers
boycotts|Won't go to
bragged|Was boastful
brambles|Hiker's hazards
breathe|Inhale and exhale
bridles|Parts of horses' harnesses
bristle|Strand of a brush
brunette|Person with dark hair
burning|Intense
butterfly|What a caterpillar becomes
cabanas|Beachside sheds
cabinet|Pantry, for example
caboose|Traditional final car
cabooses|Quaint cars
cafeteria|College eatery
calendars|Court dockets
calipers|Two-legged tools
callaloo|Caribbean seafood stew
calorie|Dietary measure
calorie|Nutrition label measure
cameoed|Had a walk-on role
campfire|Construction near tents
campsites|Outdoor accommodations
candidly|Without reservations
candlelight|Romantic dinner illumination
candles|Wicked group
cannula|Thin medical tube
canoeist|Paddle pusher
canvass|Conduct an opinion poll
capable|Accomplished
capitulate|Stop resisting
capsizes|Flips over
capsizes|Overturns, as a boat
caresses|Expressions of love
carousels|Spinning rides with carved horses
casinos|Betting settings
casters|Wheels on furniture
catamarans|Regatta craft
cataract|Large waterfall
cataract|Waterfall
catawba|Grape variety
catcall|Feline shout of disapproval
catcall|Heckling sound
catchphrase|Popular slogan
catered|Provided food for a party
cellists|People playing large stringed instruments
cements|Bonds securely
censure|Official rebuke
centaur|Four-legged fellow
centerpiece|Middle-of-the-table decoration
central|Most important
centres|Names for Canadian arenas
ceremony|Reception preceder
chagrin|Annoyed regret
challenge|Call to contest
chameleons|Color-changing lizards
champion|Tourney winner
chandeliers|Glass above ballrooms
chappie|Bloke
charcoal|Briquettes for barbecuing
charmed|Won over with hospitality
cheekbones|Model's "high" features
cherish|Hold dear
chintzy|Far from ritzy
chopper|M*A*S*H transport
churlish|Uncouth
cinemas|Movie theaters
cinnamon|Sweetener from tree bark
ciphertext|Decoding candidate
citizen|Passport holder
clashes|Less-than-friendly encounters
cleanest|Spotless
cleanly|Without a hitch
clothesline|OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
coarsen|Make rougher
cockatoos|Noisy, crested parrots
coconuts|Milk source in Maui
coercion|Duress
cologne|Cathedral city on the Rhine
colonel|Eagle wearer
colorer|Salon pro
colossal|Big, big, big
combine|Blend together
commoners|Non-nobles
compare|Liken one thing to another
compels|Calls on, with no choice
component|Integral element
concept|Birth of a notion
concept|Notion
concepts|Tough categories in 20 Questions
confidence|Belief in oneself
confined|Cooped up
considering|Thinking over
consomme|Food from the French for "finish"
continent|Africa or Asia
corkscrews|Wine bottle openers
cornfed|Nourished well, as some cattle
coronet|Royal headwear
coronet|Tiara kin
corporate|Branch manager's bosses
coterie|Circle of friends
councils|Advisory boards
courage|True grit
courageous|Lion-hearted
courthouse|Town square building
cousins|They may be removed at weddings
crackerjack|Caramel popcorn brand
crafter|Etsy merchant
creaked|Needed oiling, perhaps
creator|Make-up artist
credence|Trust placed
creditor|Debt payee
credits|Collegian's accumulation
crescendo|Increase of volume
crostini|Italian appetizers
crostini|Trattoria's tiny toast
cubicle|Common "Dilbert" setting
cufflinks|Clothing closures at the wrists
curacao|One of the Caribbean's ABC Islands
curator|Archivist
current|Up-to-date
cutters|USCG patrol boats
cyclical|Rising and falling, rising and falling . . .
dachshund|Little dog from Germany
dallies|Wastes time
dalmatian|Black-and-white dog
dalmatians|IN A DOG PARK
damaged|Deeply discounted, perhaps
daresay|Speculate
deacons|Priests' subordinates
deadeyes|Super sharpshooters
deadline|When it must be in by
decodes|Cracks to read
decodes|Unlocks to access
decorum|Proper behavior
dedicate|Set apart for a purpose
defeats|Sports page stats
deficit|Budgetary shortage
defiled|Tainted
deflate|Take the air out of
degrade|Lessen in value
dehorned|Disarmed, as a bull
delayed|Running late
delegate|Hand off
delegation|Do-it-all's bane
delight|Great joy
delphic|Oracular
democratic|Blue political party
democratic|BLUE state's party
densely|Without much play
deplanes|Exits at a gate
designer|Fashion-line creator
desirous|Wishful
desists|Cools it
despair|Hopelessness
desperate|In dire straits
desperate|Last-ditch
despite|Notwithstanding
dessert|Sweet conclusion
dessert|What's served last
detente|Welcome thaw
detonated|Went off with a bang
detoured|Avoided an accident
diagram|Math book illustration
dialects|Language variants
dialects|Linguistic variations
diaries|What Orwell and Woolf kept
diarist|Journal keeper
dieters|Scale users
digitize|Turn pages into PDFs
dilemma|Sticky situation
diligent|Painstaking
dinette|Studio space
dinettes|Alcoves for eating
diploma|Evidence of education
diplomatic|Tactful, as an ambassador
directs|Gives orders on a film set
directs|Helms a film
disaster|Flop
disbelief|I'm shocked reaction
discipline|Kung fu, for example
disobey|Defy
dissimilar|Not at all alike
distance|Length from point A to point B
distant|Far from friendly
ditchdiggers|Excavators
divested|Got rid of
divests|Sheds
dolesome|Sorrowful, in "The Divine Comedy"
dominoes|Box-set pastime
dormice|Rodents that hibernate
downstream|Current's direction
drainpipe|Piece of plumbing
drapery|Cloth
dreadlocks|Tight-braided hair associated with Jamaica
dreamboat|Heartthrob
dreamier|Not as practical
dresser|Chest of drawers
dresser|Stage actor's aide
dropkick|Wrestling maneuver
earache|Swimmer's ailment
earlier|Before now
earlobe|Place for a ring
earmarks|Sets aside
earmuff|Half of a winter-warmer pair
earners|W-2 addressees
earnest|Heartfelt
earshot|Listening range
earthen|Made of baked clay
easiest|Least complicated
ebonics|Controversial vernacular of the '90s
eclipse|Sun-blocking astronomical event
economic|Of supply and demand
ecotours|Green vacations
ecstasy|Great feeling
edition|Newspaper issue
educate|Inform
eeliest|Hardest to handle
eeriness|Spooky feeling
effaces|Blots out
egoists|Self-seekers
egomania|Extreme entitlement
ejector|What gets an ace into space
elapsed|Ticked away
eldercare|What assisted living provides
elected|Voted into office
elegant|Polished
element|Periodic table entry
elicits|Causes to say
elision|Speech shortening
elongation|Drawing out
elysian|__ Fields (mythical paradise)
emanate|Flow (from)
embattled|Up against it
embitter|Make sour
embroidery|Needle-and-thread skill
emender|Editor
emeralds|Oz building material
emigrate|Become an expatriate
eminent|Star
emoticon|Expression for your mood
empanada|Tex-Mex turnover
emperor|Napoleon, in his heyday
empower|Invest with authority
enables|Catalyzes
enables|Makes possible
enactor|Senator in action
enactors|Successful lawmakers
enamels|Canine coats
enamored|Lovestruck
encamped|Pitched tents
encased|Kept in a container
enchant|Fascinate
enclave|Vatican, to geographers
encoded|Converted to an MP4 file
encrypt|Put into code
endeavor|Serious attempt
endgame|Late-stage play
endnote|Explanatory postscript
endnotes|Academic article postscripts
endorse|Get behind
endured|Hung in there
engines|Vehicle motors
engorge|Swallow too much
engross|Occupy fully, as one's attention
engulfed|Inundated
enhance|Make better
ennoble|Ascribe altruistic motives to
enrages|Steams
enshrinee|Hall of Famer, by definition
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensured|Made certain
entitled|Deserving to get it
entourage|They're in a star's orbit
entreat|Implore
entreats|Presses verbally
entrechat|Type of ballet leap
entrees|Main dishes
entrees|Menu selections
entryway|Door/foyer area
envelopes|Holders for invoices
epicenter|Pivotal place
episode|Showing of a sitcom
episodes|Series segments
equable|Self-possessed
equator|Longest line of latitude
erasers|Blackboard accessories
erected|Constructed
erosive|Prone to wearing
errands|Trips made for Mom or Dad
erratic|Trusty antonym
erupted|Blew up
escalator|Onetime Otis trademark
escapees|The ones that got away
espresso|About 75 ml of a cup's hot stuff
estated|With a many-acre home
estates|Posh properties
esteemed|Prestigious
esteems|Thinks much of
estuary|Part of a mouth
ethanol|Gasohol ingredient
ethanol|Plant-based fuel
ethicist|High-minded individual
euphoria|Elevated state
evacuee|She's getting away
evaluative|Leading to a judgment
evensong|Late-day prayer
evictee|Adam or Eve, e.g.
evolves|Changes slowly
examples|Instances
excavate|Hollow out
excellence|Great distinction
excogitate|Devise
exoticism|Gauguin style
expanse|Vast sweep
exposes|Tell-all articles
eyehole|Certain face-covering feature
eyehole|Mask's opening
eyeless|How some cave fish evolved
eyelets|Holes in shoes
eyeliner|Makeup pencil
eyeshade|Poker player's headgear
fabrics|Mill output
faceless|Unidentifiable
faceted|Cut like gems
faculty|Teaching staff
falsely|In a deceitful manner
fateful|Momentous
fathoms|Makes sense of
feasted|Savored a spread
females|Sows and cows
ferment|React to yeast
festoons|Decks out
fettered|Restrained, as in shackles
fiancee|She's engaged
filchers|Petty thieves
filleting|Butcher's skill
filmdom|Big chunk of show biz
finagle|Obtain by trickery
finales|Grand endings
firefighter|Blaze battler
firetruck|Red vehicle headed to a blaze
fistfuls|Large quantities
flamenco|Foot-stamping Spanish dance
flashlights|FOR THE DARK
flaunted|Displayed shamelessly
flemish|Language of Belgium
florist|Busy person today
flotilla|Two or more naval squadrons
flowerpots|Containers for household blooms
flunkies|Lowly aides
foisted|Imposed (on)
folioed|Put page numbers on
followup|Investigate something further
forsythia|Four-lobed yellow flower
foursomes|Golf groups
fraises|French strawberries
fraternal|Antonym of "identical"
freeman|He drove Tandy's Miss Daisy
frivolity|Silliness
frontman|Guy who's the lead singer
fuelers|Gas station attendants
furless|Like the Sphynx cat
gadzooks|Mild oath of old
galling|Vexatious
garages|Places to park
gazelle|Graceful antelope
general|Prevailing
geneses|Origins
gentler|Less harsh
gingerbread|Christmas cookie (2012)
glidepath|Plane's approach
gliders|Porch furniture
glottises|What are needed to say "Aye!"
gnashed|Ground together
gondolas|Venetian touristy transportation
goofier|Less conventional
grandma|Family member
grandpas|Family patriarchs
grasses|Meadow meals
greener|More ecological
greenhouse|Glass-paneled building for plants
greenish|Pistachio, say
greeters|Ones saying "Welcome!"
grimace|Make a face
grimaces|Makes a face
grocery|Food store
grossest|Most revolting
grottoes|Underground spaces
groundhog|It's a rodent
groundswell|Surge of popular support
groundswells|Surges of enthusiasm
guarddog|Four-legged protector
guernsey|English Channel island
guessed|Conjectured correctly
guesstimate|Ballpark figure
halcyon|Peaceful and happy
hamster|Treadmill user
handspring|Bit of circular acrobatics
hapless|Unlucky
harasses|Pesters
harbinger|Portent
hardhats|Construction workers' toppers
harrier|Cross-country runner
hatless|Lacking a lid
hayrides|Rural drives with straw seats
headhunter|Recruitment expert
heaters|Radiators, for example
heathen|Irreligious one
hedgehogs|Little spiny mammals
helicopter|Passenger aircraft that hovers
helpful|Of practical use
hencoops|Fowl territories
heptagon|Seven-sided figure
heralds|Announces in advance
highflier|Speculative stock, so to speak
hoarded|Kept a lot of
hobbyhorse|Tot's ride
hobnobs|Associates (with)
hokiest|Maximally corny
holdfast|Hang on tight
hollyhock|Summer bloom with flowers on spikes
homeland|Country you're from
honesty|Truthfulness
honeybee|Nectar collector
honeyed|Dulcet
honeymoon|Newlyweds' trip
honored|Paid tribute to
hoofprints|Roof proof of a Santa visit
hopeless|Certain not to succeed
hostelry|Inn
hotline|Emergency phone
hotspot|Popular nightclub
hottest|Selling most briskly
hourglass|SAND-filled timer
household|Family group
huckster|Persuasive salesperson
hygiene|High-school class
hysteria|High anxiety
iceberg|Greens in many courses
icebreaker|Arctic path-clearing vessel
icemaker|Fridge convenience
idolize|Much more than admire
ignites|Touches off
ignorant|Ill-informed
imagined|Dreamed up
imamate|Muslim domain
imarets|Turkish inns
imitates|Acts like
immense|Extremely large
impalas|Savanna antelopes
impenitent|Without remorse
imperils|Jeopardizes
impossible|Not at all likely
imprison|Incarcerate
inanimate|__ object (rock or chair)
inaugural|Presidential swearing-in
incages|Where pet gerbils live
inching|Moving slowly
inexorable|Bound to happen
infantryman|FOOT soldier fellow
inflate|Fill up, as a pool toy
ingrate|Embodiment of nonappreciation
inhaler|Flu-treatment device
inhuman|Brutish
initial|Sign swiftly
initial|Sign, briefly
inkwell|Partner of quill pens
inkwell|Pen partner of the past
innocent|Unworldly one
innovate|Do something new
insects|Beetles and bees
insects|Flies and fleas
inserts|Some Sunday-paper ads
insider|One in a clique
insists|Won't budge
insofar|To such a degree (as)
installed|Set up
instill|Teach gradually
institute|Set up
instrument|One on a panel
insufferable|End of quip
insurer|One offering coverage
integer|Whole number
interns|Summer apprentices
intones|Vocalizes
intrudes|Is a crasher
inundate|More than fully cover
inveigle|Beguile
ironing|What a certain board is for
ironsides|Armor-plated warship
isotope|Alternative form of an element
isotope|Elemental form
iterated|Went over again
itinerate|Travel in a regular circuit
jackknife|Tool mimicked for a dive
jackrabbit|It's a hare
jamborees|Large Boy Scout gatherings
jangled|Made sounds with a key ring
jellyfish|Sea creature that stings
jitters|Butterflies
juxtapose|Place side by side
keening|Lamenting loudly
kerosene|Lantern fuel
kilowatt|Electricity measure
kneepad|Roller derby accessory
kneesocks|Calf-covering footwear
knotted|Tied up
knowing|Part 3 of quote
labeled|Stuck a tag on
laicize|Make secular
lampposts|Park installations
lasagna|Layered pasta
lateraled|Sent sideways
layaway|Store purchase plan
laziest|Least energetic
learner|Pupil, presumably
leather|Trouser material
lederhosen|Alpine attire
lederhosen|German shorts worn with suspenders
legalese|Court jargon
legends|Mythical tales
legions|Multitudes
lengths|Horse race measures
lentils|Soup legumes
lifting|Workout activity
likewise|Same here!
limestone|ROCK
lineman|Guy near the quarterback
listens|Does as told
litigate|Contest for an award
littered|Bestrewn (with)
loafers|Goof-offs
lodestar|Direction finder
logical|Making perfect sense
logical|Sensibly thought out
lonesome|Eager for visitors
loosely|More or less
lowness|Degree of depth
lyrical|Melodious
lyrists|Orpheus and Apollo
madness|Much __ is divinest Sense: Dickinson
maestro|Orchestra conductor
magazines|Issues read in waiting rooms
magazines|Many monthly issues
magenta|Primary color for printer ink
maharani|Hindi for "great queen"
mailmen|Guys in postal uniforms
makeover|Renovation
mallard|Common wild duck
mammals|Bats and cats
manager|Office supervisor
manholes|Street openings for underground work
manholes|Street's accesses to sewer systems
maniacal|Excessively enthused
manifesto|Declaration of policy
manifold|Diverse
manners|Social skills
mansard|Roof over dormer windows
marauds|Roams and raids
marshal|Grand parade official
marshals|Old West law officers
mastermind|Pull the strings of
masthead|Editorial page feature
matinee|Daytime show
matinee|Play during the day
maydays|Ships' distress signals
mayoral|Of an urban official
maypoles|Focus of Euro spring festivals
meander|Ramble
measure|Determine the size of
medaled|Took silver, say
medieval|Extremely old-fashioned
medigap|Certain supplemental coverage
medigap|Supplemental insurance for seniors
meeting|Office activity
meetings|Teleconferences, for instance
meister|Expert, informally
melamine|Plastic in plates
melancholy|Feeling BLUE
melanin|Photoprotective pigment
memorizers|They learn by repetition
menagerie|Carnival's animal exhibit
merited|Had coming
mermaid|Mythical woman/fish
merrier|More jolly
messiah|Yuletide masterwork
metaphor|Figure of speech
midterms|Some 2022 elections
mimicry|The art of imitation
minimalism|Less is more movement
minimums|Low points
minister|Attend (to)
minority|Childhood
misaddress|Mail to the wrong place
misname|Identify incorrectly
missent|Directed incorrectly
modular|How cubicles are made
moments|No time at all
moneyed|Wealthy
moniker|Handle
monocle|Mr. Peanut accessory
monsoon|Rainy season wind
monumental|Of huge importance
moorage|Berth place
mopiest|Most glum
mothered|Cared for, perhaps
motorcycle|Two-wheeled highway vehicle
motored|Went for a drive
motorway|Brit's major artery
mountainous|What Colorado and Utah are
mousepad|Workstation surface
mousepads|FOR YOUR DESKTOP
multiple|__ choice (exam type)
museums|Places to see dinosaurs or mummies
mustaches|Horizontal hair on upper lips
mutates|Alters genetically
nailers|Wood shop power tools
naivete|Innocence
nametag|Conventioneer's wear
narrowest|Most restrictive
narwhal|Beluga cousin
natural|Uncultivated
navigate|Keep a ship on course
nearest|Proximate
necktie|Knotted attire
needles|Late December debris
neonate|Nursery newcomer
neonatology|Pediatric subspecialty
nephews|Some kinfolk
nesting|Up-a-tree activity
netting|Angler's fabric
neuroses|Phobias, for instance
nibbles|Takes a small taste
nickels|Contents of a $2 roll
nightie|Teddy's cousin
ninepin|Spare target, at times
nitrate|Fertilizer compound
noisome|Fetid
nonbeing|Existentialist's void
nonevent|Trifling occurrence
nonpros|Amateurs
nonsked|Airline flying irregularly
nonstop|Ceaselessly
noontimes|Middle parts of days
northers|Certain storms
nosebag|Place for oats
notable|Worthy of your attention
novelist|Fiction writer
oatmeal|Breakfast for babies
obelisk|Pointy monument
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obligation|Something you must do
oblique|On a slant
obsequious|Overly compliant
obsolete|No longer used, as a word
obstructive|UnderFOOT
oceanfront|Land beside a beach
odometers|GPS functions
odorize|Add a scent to
odyssey|Extended quest
odyssey|Wanderer's adventure
oersteds|Magnetism measures named for a Danish physicist
oftener|More frequently
ointment|Soothing cream
ointment|Soothing substance
ointment|Topical application
oneself|Make __ scarce (hide)
onlooker|Eyewitness
onrushes|Sudden surges
opalesce|Shimmer, as a certain stone
openhanded|Unstinting
openwork|Lace and embroidery
operative|PI or spy
optimal|Best-case
optimist|Murphy, per O'Toole's Corollary
optimum|Best possible
opulent|Sumptuous
organist|Church keyboard player
organize|Arrange nicely
orienteer|Navigational hobbyist
origami|Folding art
osmosis|Effortless learning method
osteopath|Physician, at times
outages|Power failures
outboard|Stern-mounted boat motor
outpouring|Effusive flow
outsells|Beats at retail
outsourced|Obtained from a consultant, say
overbooked|Subject to bumping, perhaps
overcrowd|Put too much into
overeasy|Eggs order
overfished|Excessively angled
overlook|Think nothing of
overreacted|Went too far
oversee|Keep tabs on
oversize|Unusually enormous
overtime|How stalactites form
oxidant|Rust producer
oxidation|Rusting
oysters|Raw bar order
package|Combo deal
pageboy|Short hairstyle
palette|Artist's color board
palimpsest|Recycled paper from long ago
pallets|Straw beds
palomino|Golden-coat horse
panacea|Greek goddess of healing
panache|Impressive style
pancakes|Silver dollar meal
papayas|Tropical fruits
paradisal|Edenic
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
parapet|Defensive wall
parasailing|Airborne pastime
parboiled|Not fully cooked
parboils|Precooks
parcels|Package deliveries
parodied|Made fun of in performance
parsecs|They're longer than light-years
partake|Have some (of)
passageways|Walks, for example
passers|Highway drivers in a hurry
pastoral|Rustic
pastries|Dessert cart display
pastures|Places to graze
patentee|Edison, notably
paternal|Poppy?
patsies|Scam victims
paychecks|They're cashed at banks for one's salary
peanuts|Fan fare at the ballpark
peddler|Itinerant merchant
pedestrian|One traveling on FOOT
pedicab|Rickshaw family member
peeping|Noise from a nest
peeress|Noblewoman
pendulum|Swaying part of a grandfather clock
pennant|Three-sided wall adornment
peoples|Inhabits
percale|Sheet fabric
perfectly|With everything done right
perhaps|Maybe
perimeter|What a fence may fix
periodic|Every once in a while
periwinkle|Sea snail
perpetuate|Extend indefinitely
pestered|Bedeviled
pesters|Is a nuisance to
pharaoh|Exodus oppressor
pharmacopoeia|Drug directory
phosphates|Compounds in fertilizer
phrased|Put together, as a paragraph
physical|Reflex-testing exam
pickles|Green slices for sandwiches
pigeons|Park perchers
pigskin|Football nickname
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pimiento|Olive stuffing
pioneer|Settler in a covered wagon
pioneer|Stock character of Westerns
pipeline|Crude path
piranha|Swimmer to stay away from
piranha|Word from a Brazilian language for "tooth fish"
piranhas|Sharp-toothed swimmers
pistils|Seed containers
pizazzy|Full of flair
pizzeria|Fast-food establishment
plateauing|Leveling off
plateaus|Reaches one's limit
plateaus|Stops progressing
platypi|Egg-laying mammals
playboy|Synge title guy
playground|Where rompers land in SAND
playlet|Short drama
playroom|Finished basement, often
plurals|Nouns like "occupants" and "octopi"
poinsettia|Red-and-white Christmas plant
pollutes|Sullies
ponchos|Rainy day wear
pontoon|What may float your boat
poolhall|Hustler's hangout
popular|Well-liked
portable|Easy to carry around
postpone|Table at a meeting
powders|Sugar on donuts
praline|Fudgelike food
pranced|Strutted like a pony
precarious|On thin ICE
predator|Food chain term
preened|Admired oneself
prejudicing|Affecting attitudes unfairly
premade|Created in advance
premade|Put together early
premise|What a screenwriter starts with
premium|Extra charge
premium|Superior-quality
prequel|Back-formation, to wordsmiths or producers
presage|Be an omen of
present|The here and now
pretense|False display
priests|They wear long white stoles
primacy|Highest importance
primers|Basic books
printer|Computer device filled with paper
printout|Document's hard copy
procrastinating|Keeping a situation on ICE
profits|Sales less expenses
prohibited|Not legally allowed
promotion|Advancement in one's job
pronged|Pitchforklike
propaganda|Organized rumor-spreading
propose|Throw out there
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
protester|Marcher promoting a cause
protocols|Codes of conduct
pulleys|Helpers for hoisting
purpose|Reason for being
quasars|Luminous galactic nuclei
quester|Quixote, for instance
question|Don't swallow easily
quiches|Brunch selections
quintet|Score fourth
quivered|Trembled due to fear
quixote|Spaniard who inspires Cyrano
racehorse|Nonspeaking part in "My Fair Lady"
ragweeds|What botanists call "Ambrosia"
raiding|Fridge activity
rainbow|Aqueous illusion
raincoat|Wet weather wear
raincoats|Vinyl wet-weather garments
rambler|Gadabout
ramekin|Bowl for crème brûlée
rampage|Destructive episode
rampart|Defensive barrier
ransack|Despoil
ransack|Rifle through
ransacker|One prone to pillaging
rapiers|Slender swords
rashest|Most reckless
rations|Supplies in limited quantities
ravines|Valleys formed by erosion
reaches|Gets through to
readded|Checked a sum
readies|Prepares
readily|Without hesitation
realist|No dreamer
realtor|Home-selling pro
realtor|Trademark in home selling
reapply|Put in again
reassess|Prepare to alter, perhaps
rebirth|New spiritual start
recasts|Finds new players for
rectify|Make right, as a mistake
redevelop|Make something new of
redirect|Divert
redness|Blushed state
reenacts|Simulates, as historical battles
reenrolls|Signs up again
refutes|Disproves
regatta|Thames activity
regattas|Annual Royal Yacht Squadron events
regimens|Disciplinary programs
regrets|RSVPs, often
reissue|Back-again book
reiterate|Harp on
rejoins|Comes back to a club
release|Publicist's handout
release|Set free
relieve|Take over for
relieves|Subs for
relines|Makes a tailoring update
remasters|Enhanced audio releases
renders|Furnishes
renewal|Fresh start
rentals|Summer cottages, e.g.
reoccur|Come up again
replicate|Copy
repress|Keep in check
reptile|Creepy one?
reptile|Viper, for one
resells|Flips things
reshape|Mold into a new form
reshapes|Transforms
residual|Leftover
residues|They're left behind
respace|Loosen up, perhaps
restful|Good for a relaxing break
restocks|Gets back to selling
restrain|Hold back
retests|Makeup exams
retreads|Secondhand tires
retsina|Ouzo alternative
retypes|Transcribes twice
reunite|Meet again
reveler|Celebratory sort
revenger|Vindictive person
reveres|Holds high
reverse|Change one's mind
rhyming|Pleasingly poetic
richest|Most caloric
rickety|Apt to fall apart
riddles|Some brain teasers
rigatoni|Trattoria tubes
ripcords|Balloonists' devices
rivalry|Extended competition
rodents|Squirrels and rats
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
romaine|Head for a salad
roomette|Train's sleeping compartment
rosette|Flower-shaped ornament
rotaries|New England traffic circles
roulades|Tubular stuffed beef servings
roundabout|Circuitous
roundtrip|There-and-back flight
rousted|Drove (out)
rubbernecker|Traffic accident gawker
rubdowns|Postgame treatments
runabout|Small pleasure boat
rutabaga|Type of turnip
sabbatic|Of rest
saddles|Jockeys' seats
sadness|Remorseful feeling
salable|OK to be marketed
salesclerk|Employee on a store's floor
salient|Worth noting
saltine|Something often served with soup
saltine|Soup extra
salutatorian|. . . at Commencement
saluted|Devoted a whole show to, say
salutes|Military gestures of respect
sanders|They have true grit
sardines|Tightly packed fish
sashayed|Strode with swagger
satirist|Producer of parodies
saucepan|Stovetop vessel
savanna|African grassland
savored|Enjoyed a lot
savored|Enjoyed eating
scalene|Triangle descriptor
scalpel|Small cutter
scammed|Hustled
scandal|Very bad publicity
scapula|Humerus-clavicle connector
scatterbrained|Far from logical
schedule|Put in a slot
schemes|Sly plans
schlock|Trashy merchandise
schnitzel|Alpine kin to chicken-fried steak
scorepad|Board game accessory
scouted|Made an advance inspection
scratch|Square one
scratches|Cat claw marks
screech|Chase scene sound effect
scrunch|Walk-on-gravel sound
sculpts|Shapes with a chisel
seaborne|Carried by freighter, say
seaborne|Carried by galleys
seagull|Possible beach wedding observer
seahorse|Fish that swims upright
seaport|Boston, but not Austin
seaports|Cities with coastal harbors
seatings|Scheduled times for dining
sectors|War zones
securest|Maximally safe
seedier|Comparatively shabby
seeress|Cassandra, in Greek myth
seesawing|Changing your mind a lot
seethes|Gets angry
sellers|Auction principals
semester|Duke's fall, e.g.
seminar|Training session
semitone|E to F, to flautists
senator|What Julius Caesar once was
sendups|Satirical renderings
sensual|Experienced through sight, or sound, etc.
sentries|Guards at gates
sequoia|Giant at a California national park
serious|Not kidding
session|Legislative meeting
sessions|Recording times
settler|Stock character of Westerns
settles|Is sedimental
seventy|Threescore + ten
several|Less than a lot
several|More than two
sexiest|Annual "People" cover word
shakers|Some condiment containers
shampoo|Hair-washing liquid
shamuses|Snoopers for hire
sharpens|Makes pointier
sharper|More honed
sharpness|Bite
sheathe|Stow, as a sword
sheerer|More translucent
sheerer|More vertical
sherbet|Fruity frozen treat
sherlock|Big name in deductions
shinguards|Catcher's legwear
shoelaces|Clothing closures around the feet
shoppes|They're often pricier than "stores"
showbiz|Variety coverage
showoff|Two-legged hotdog
shuttered|No longer in business
shuttle|Flight between nearby cities
siamese|Pedigree cat
sideburns|Vertical hair near the ears
sidestep|Skillfully avoid
silence|Be quiet!
silkworm|It's a caterpillar
silverfish|It's an insect
silverware|Pricey forks, spoons, etc.
sirloin|Steak order
sizzling|Torrid
skateboard|What Astaire (at 78) fell off, breaking his wrist
skedaddle|Flee
sketches|Quick drawings
skitter|Move like a squirrel
skullcap|Pope's topper
slaloms|Giant races
slanting|Sloped
sleeper|Convertible sofa
sleepers|Some sofas
slender|Slight of frame
slender|Trim-figured
slightly|Just a tad
slights|Instances of indifference
slimness|Willowy quality
slipcases|Box set holders
slitted|Opened with a letter opener
slobber|Doggy drool
slogans|Ad catchphrases
smartens|Spruces (up)
smarter|More clever
smelled|Caught a whiff of
smelled|Offended the nose
smelled|Perceived, as a scent
smelter|Ore processing place
smolder|Burn slowly
smolder|Burn slowly
smoothing|Working with SANDpaper
smugness|Overconfident nature
snapshot|Album insert
sneaked|Crept, perhaps
sneezes|Reacts to ragweed
sneezing|Eyes-closed activity
snobbish|Snooty
snooped|Was a busybody
snoozes|Short breaks
snorers|Noisy nappers
snowflakes|Fluffy bits of blizzards
snowman|Frosty of a Christmas song
snowmobile|Noisy vehicle at a ski resort
snowshoe|Winter footwear
soapsuds|Dishwasher creation
softens|Starts to melt
soleprints|FOOT IDs in delivery rooms
solitaire|Game for one
someone|Unknown person
somersault|Move all around
sonatas|They're in a book of Liszt's
soonest|As early as possible
soonest|Happening first
soonest|Without delay
sourdough|Bread for 49ers
sousaphone|Marching band debut, c. 1906
southbound|Headed toward San Diego on I-5
soymilk|Vegan beverage
spacing|Distance between typed lines
spattered|Made a "messy" manicure
species|Biological group
spectra|Prismatic displays
speechless|Unable to talk
speedometer|Where numbers are velocity
speedos|Suits for the water
spiders|Eight-legged web spinners
spiders|Web-spinning crawlers
spilled|Tipped over, with liquid escaping
spinner|Board game device
spinners|DJs, by definition
spirits|Things to lift
splashy|Flamboyant
spliced|Put together, as two shots
splicer|Tape recording editor
splotch|Something caught by a smock
spoilage|Fruit store's concern
sponges|Kitchen spill absorbers
spotted|Espied
spouses|Husbands and wives
sprinter|Dash entrant
squishy|Soft and yielding
stagflation|Slow growth/increasing prices situation
stained|Maculate
stamens|Pollen producers
stances|Postures for a golfer
stapled|Secured a bill, perhaps
staples|Principal commodities
starker|Less nuanced
starred|Had the leading role
startle|Cause to jump
startle|Cause to jump suddenly
statues|Sculptures of people in parks
steadiness|Total consistency
steamed|Fit to be tied
steamrollers|Road-smoothing machines
steeples|Points to the sky
steered|Turned left, say
stereos|Hi-fi equipment
sterile|Germ-free
stetson|Ten gallon brand
steward|Wine manager
stifled|Suppressed, as a laugh
stipend|Student's cash allowance
stomach|Abdomen
stopper|Sink accessory
storage|Attic's use
storied|With an interesting history
straggle|Fall behind
strawberry|LOW-calorie fruit
strawberry|Red ice-cream flavor
strawhat|What often accompanies a barbershop soloist
streambeds|Bottoms of channels
streamlets|Minimally wide waterways
streams|Watches online
streetscape|Sort of urban art
strengthen|Make more durable
stressed|Drove home
stresses|Accentuates
stricken|Deleted from a manuscript
striders|They take big steps
striker|One not working
stringer|Paper aide
strollers|Foldable baby carriages
strolls|Leisurely walks
stronghold|Well-fortified fort
structures|Office buildings or bridges
strudel|German apple pastry
subpoenas|Orders to the court
subsumed|Included in a broader category
sugarcoat|Make easier to swallow
suggest|Hint at
suitability|Appropriateness
suitable|Fitting well
sunbelt|Southern region
sunflower|Yellow-and-brown bloom
sunglasses|Eyewear for the beach
sunnily|With an upbeat manner
supermarket|Large grocery
superpatriotism|Extremely avid love of country
support|Shore up
surfaced|Opposite of "submerged"
suspects|Mystery figures
sustain|Keep up
sweeney|Barbarous barber of Broadway
sweeten|Frost or ice, for example
sweetens|Improves, as a deal
swelled|Puffed up
sycophants|Soft-soap sources
syllabus|Course outline
symbols|What new drivers must learn
synapse|Neurological junction
synonyms|Some dictionary listings
tacking|Regatta activity
tactful|Diplomatic in one's words
tadpole|Future frog
tainted|No longer pure
takeoff|Parodic imitation
tambourine|Instrument that may double as a tip jar
tangles|Hair snarls
tapering|Tailor's activity
tarantulas|Large hairy spiders
tasters|Winery workers
tattier|Threadbare, comparatively
tattler|One giving things away
tattooed|Rapped rhythmically
taxiway|Air lane of a sort
teacake|Sweet served with Earl Grey
teakettles|Stovetop whistlers
teasers|Ads that entice
teashop|Bistro serving pekoe and Earl Grey
teashop|Place to buy bags
techies|Computer gurus
tedious|Long and tiresome
teenager|Babysitter, often
teeters|Looks unstable
teeters|Moves unsteadily
teleporting|Arriving immediately, in future stories
teletype|Fax forerunner
tempest|Violent storm
template|Preset document format
temporal|Ecclesiastical antonym
tenants|Apartment renters
tenners|ATM supply
tentacle|Octopus' arm
tenured|Hard to dismiss
termite|Wood-eating bug
terrapin|Swamp swimmer
testify|Swear to what you saw
thankless|Unappreciated
thermal|Heat-retaining
thermal|Heat-retaining, as blankets
thermos|Mothers anagram at a picnic
thermos|Bottle-brand anagram of MOTHERS
thermostat|Where numbers are room temperature
thirstiest|Most likely to want a drink refill
threads|What a tailor's spools contain
thrifts|Savings banks, to Wall Streeters
throaty|Husky in voice
throttled|Suppressed
tidewater|Coastal region
tidiest|Most impressive, as a profit
tiebreaker|Overtime round
tigress|Liger's mother
timbers|Wooden beams
titmouse|It's a bird
toaster|Bread-browning machine
toehold|Not quite a foot in the door?
tofutti|Nondairy dessert brand
tolerable|Barely OK
tolerant|Accepting
tolerate|Stand for
tomcats|Prowlers/growlers
tontine|Annuity scheme
toolbar|Row of clickable icons
topiary|Pink elephants, perhaps
topmast|Ship's rigging supporter
tossing|Throwing softly
tostadas|Fiesta food
tourist|Travel guide toter
tournament|Kind of contest
towaway|Haul off
towelettes|Moist hand cleaners in packets
towline|Tugboat rope
tracksuits|Jogging attire
tractors|Farm vehicles
trainee|Intern, for instance
trainees|They've got a lot to pick up
tramcar|Vehicle on wheels in a mine
trample|Domineer harshly over
transit|Rapid urban system
transom|Thing above a doorway
travesty|Distorted imitation
treachery|Double-dealing
treadle|Foot lever
trendier|Cooler, or hotter
trickles|Slow flows
tricolor|The French flag
tricycle|Tot's wheels
tricycles|Three-wheelers for kids
trilobites|Very early arthropods
tripartite|Like the French motto
tripoli|Marines' Hymn city
tripoli|Shores of city in "The Marines' Hymn"
triremes|Peloponnesian War vessels
tristate|Delmarva descriptor
triumph|Significant success
trivial|Of small importance
troubadour|Wandering minstrel
truncated|Cut short
trustee|Foundation administrator
trysted|Met on the sly
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tuition|Cost of learning
turnips|Root veggies
turnover|Fruity pastry
turquoise|Color similar to robin's-egg blue
tutelage|Under-wing taking
tweeters|Small loudspeakers
typecast|Stuck in sci-fi, perhaps
typhoon|Pacific cyclone
ugliest|Most appalling
umbrellas|FOR THE RAIN
unabridged|Not at all shortened, as a dictionary
unaired|Kept out of view?
unalike|Dissimilar
unaware|Out of the loop
unclear|Needing explaining
uncorks|Pops open
uncover|Find out about
undebatable|Settled
underdo|Give less than one's all
underwrite|FOOT the bill for, as a scholarship
unending|Continuous
unexpected|Out of the BLUE
unfrees|Locks up
unfriendly|Cold as ICE in personality
ungainly|Awkward
unglued|Fallen apart, in a way
unicorn|Billion-dollar startup, to investors
unicorn|Mythical equine
unifies|Amalgamates
uniformity|Overall sameness
unitive|Promoting harmony
unloaded|Removed cargo from
unpoetic|Irreversible?
unrests|Turmoils
unseats|Bests, as an incumbent
unshaken|Standing firm
unsnarl|Detangle
unspoken|Thought, but not said
untainted|Pure
untoward|Not appropriate
upstate|Albany, relative to Manhattan
uranium|Major Kazakhstan export
useless|To no avail
utensil|Baker's helper
utilizes|Draws upon
uttered|Said
vagrant|One drifting
validation|Proof of truth
valises|Hand luggage
vanilla|White ice-cream flavor
vaseline|Personal-care brand name since 1872
veggies|Mixed side dish
velvety|Soft and luxurious
vendetta|Noun related to "vindictive"
verbatim|Precisely repeated
verbiage|Wording
vessels|Armadas and arteries
vestibules|Entry halls
veteran|November honoree
viewfinder|Camera part
violate|Infringe upon
visible|Not hidden
visited|Emulated Santa, per Moore's title
vulpine|Like a fox
waiving|Giving up via contract
walkway|Aisle, for instance
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
warrants|Authorizes
warship|Combat participant
washcloth|Small fabric for showering
washrag|Kitchen cloth
watchdog|FactCheck.org, e.g.
waterlog|Make soggy, as by rain
wattage|Power consumed
wealthy|Rolling in it
wearable|Made to be donned
website|Internet location
welcome|Greet warmly
welfare|Health, security, etc.
whether|Options introducer
wigwagging|Sending ship-to-ship signals
windmills|Power sources with outdoor spinning blades
windowpanes|Glass in storefronts
winters|Chilly seasons
wiriest|Most lean and strong
woodworm|Hole maker in furniture
worldly|Mundane
wrights|Air pair
xylophonist|Hammer handler
yappers|Yorkies, for instance
yearned|Felt a need (for)
yowlers|Loud screamers
zingers|Barbed remarks
zircons|Alphabetically last birthstones
zircons|December birthstones
zithers|Guitar cousins
zwieback|Toast for tots
abalone|Ear-shaped seashell
abdomen|Belly, more formally
abetted|Shilled for, say
abettor|Henchwoman, e.g.
abhorred|Detested
abiding|Long-term
abigail|1776 character
abolishes|Antonym of "enacts"
aborigine|Term first used for a legendary Italian
abracadabra|Magic word
abscond|Leave on the sly
absconds|Sneaks off
acacias|Shrubs with yellow flowers
academia|The world of education
academical|Collegey
accepted|Stamp of approval
accompany|Play along with
accuses|Points a finger at
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetone|Manicurist's solvent
acridly|In a sarcastic way
actionable|Ready to go
actress|Woman on stage
acutely|With sharpness
adaptive|Chameleon's coloring, e.g.
admired|Highly thought of
admirer|Fan club member
admission|Entrance fee
adoring|Reverent
adulthood|One's majority
aerator|Lawn crew tool
aerobics|Vigorous exercise program
aesthete|Connoisseur of creativity
aesthetics|Taste of philosophy
affirms|Doesn't swear for an oath
ageless|Eternal
agitato|Direction often following "Allegro"
agreement|Unanimity of opinion
aigrettes|Hair ornaments for Marie Antoinette
aimless|Without a focus
airdate|Broadcast time
airholes|What football helmets have
airliner|Ship in the sky
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Apple pie order
alarmist|Person causing panic
albumin|Egg-white protein
alchemists|St. Michael's, after renovation
alcohol|What proof measures
alerted|On guard now
alerting|Guard duty
algebra|Math's "unifying thread"
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|They're assumed by many novelists
alienated|Drove away
allayed|Put to rest
allegiance|What's pledged "to the flag"
alleging|Declaring in court
allegro|Quick tempo
alleviates|Lightens
alligator|Crocodile cousin
allotment|Assigned portion
allotted|Earmarked (for)
allowance|Margin for error
almanac|Annual fact-filled book
alpacas|Camel's South American cousins
alternative|Nontraditional
altimetry|High science
altitudes|Heights above sea level
amassing|Building up
amateurish|Suitable for "Champion" magazine?
ambassador|Embassy boss
ambassador|Jefferson, circa 1787
ameliorate|Better
amoebas|Slide show subjects
amounts|Quantities
amulets|Personal protectors
anaconda|Giant reptile
anaerobic|Intense, as some exercise
anagram|Bengalis, to Belgians
analyst|Statistics specialist
anarchist|Begrudged order taker
ancient|Prehistoric
andante|About 75 beats per minute
anecdote|Cute little story
anesthesia|Insensibility
anesthesiology|Medical specialty
angrier|More furious
animation|Film division Roy Disney once headed
annealed|Toughened, as metals
annotate|Write comments on
annotated|With a markup
anoints|Officially designates
anonymously|How ghosts do their thing
another|More, please
answerer|Person coming back
answering|Picking up
antacid|Stomach soother
antelope|Runner on a range
antenna|Insect's feeler
antepenultimate|Nearing the end
antifreeze|Liquid in a car radiator
antifreeze|Liquid in auto radiators
antigravity|High-upkeep?
antimacassar|Old-timey chair protector
antiseptic|Coldly impersonal
anxious|Feeling fretful
anybody|Who has an answer?
apelike|Resembling King Kong
apiarist|Beekeeper
apologia|Literary justification
apolune|Farthest orbital point from the moon
appears|Turns up
appreciate|TREAT with gratitude
apropos|Well-chosen
arbored|Shady, in all likelihood
arcadian|Rustic
archaic|No longer used, as an ancient word
archery|Sport that takes a bow
arguing|Having a debate
aristocrat|Noblewoman, for example
armadillo|Anteater cousin
armament|Military weaponry
armored|Carrying mail
armrest|Shared plane-seat part
aromatics|Flavor enhancers
arpeggio|Pianist's flourish
arrange|Make plans for
arrange|Organize neatly
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|It just got here
arsenal|Football club with a cannon in its logo
arsenal|Munitions storehouse
artfully|In a sly way
artificial|Full of affectation
artisan|Craftsperson
artisans|Craftspersons
artists|Singers, to labels
ascendance|Rise
ascendant|Rising
ascetic|Austerely simple
aseptic|Germ-free
aseptic|Germ-free
ashamed|Much more than sorry
ashcans|They're waste-full
asinine|Not worth entertaining
aspersions|Words cast to criticize someone
asphalt|Turnpike topper
assents|Gives approval
assorts|Categorizes
assuage|Mitigate
asterisk|Keyboarding star
asteroid|Mini-planet beyond Mars
astound|Surprise greatly
astronomer|Scientist looking up at constellations
asunder|In pieces
atelier|Art studio
atelier|Painter's studio
atheists|Nonbelievers
atheneum|Reading room
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athlete|Shortstop or sprinter
atlases|They hold world records
atomize|Reduce to a spray
atonable|Venial
attends|Listens carefully
attracts|Draws in
attracts|Lures in
atypical|Surprising to see
auditing|Course for an accountant
austere|Severely simple
austere|Severely simple
automat|Coin-op cafeteria of yore
autumnal|Of fall
average|Nothing special
avocado|Shade of green
avocation|Something on the side
backpacking|Trekkers' recreation
backpacks|Carryalls worn behind a student
backspaces|Removes one's words, in a way
backstab|Be treacherous
backyard|Area behind a house
balmier|Milder, as weather
balsamic|Vinegar variety
bandanas|Colorful neckwear
banister|Staircase adjunct
banquet|Munificent meal
barbecue|Backyard cookout (from Arawakan)
barhops|Visits multiple pubs
barracks|Boot camp quarters
bazookas|Long tubes of war
beagles|Snoopy's family
bebopper|Certain jazz fan
bedevil|Vex
bedframes|They're fit for kings and queens
behaving|Acting properly
belittle|Depreciate
berettas|Some Italian arms
berries|Pickings from patches
bettered|One-upped
biotechs|Gene-splicing companies
birdsong|Twitter message
blackjack|Casino game
blackjack|Spade or club's lowest face card
blancmange|Mold-made French dessert with milk and almonds
blanked|Kept from scoring
blooper|Embarrassing error
blossom|Begin to flourish
blueprint|Detailed outline
bodybuilding|Type of fitness training
boldfaced|Very dark, as words on a page
bonanza|Windfall
bowstring|One use for a horsehair
boysenberry|It may get into a jam
bracelet|Common theme park ID
breakage|Debits for department stores
breathes|Takes in air
brewers|They make draft choices
brewpub|Crafter's establishment
bribery|Crime in the Constitution
broadax|Timber-cutting tool
brooded|Acted moody
brownest|How set-for-max toast comes out
brownout|Brief loss of power
bubbled|Started to boil
bubblegum|Stretchable pink chew for kids
buccaneer|High-seas menace (from Arawakan)
bulletins|Some show stoppers
bumblebee|Striped hive dweller
buoyant|Tending to float
bureaucracy|Source of regulatory RED tape
bushier|More mustachioed
butterfingers|Clumsy person
buttinsky|However + soft metal + heavens
bystreet|Secluded road
cabdriver|Taximeter reader
caboodle|Kit's colleague
cafeteria|Room where high schoolers have lunch
calamari|Trattoria seafood
calendar|Appointment list
caliper|Width-measuring device
calisthenics|Type of fitness training
calzone|Pizzeria order
candled|Looked at internally, as eggs
cannons|Armada's firepower
caplets|Oval-shaped pills
capsizes|Baseball uniform specs
capsule|Doctor's frequent prescription
capture|Apprehend
caramelize|Brown sugar
caramels|Chewy candies
carcase|Where to keep your Hot Wheels
cardiac|Of the heart
careened|Listed at sea
carotid|Neck artery
carpentry|Auto + pigsty + attempt
carpools|Commuters' drive-sharing groups
carrier|One making daily deliveries
cartels|Price-regulating groups
cartels|Trusty groups?
carwash|Where you are
cascara|Pacific coast tree
catalyst|Agent for change
cathode|Where the current goes out
catkins|Marsh plants
caustic|Biting
cavorted|Romped happily
cements|Bonds firmly
centering|Placing in the exact middle
certain|Positive or particular
cerumen|Earwax
chalice|Ceremonial cup
chalice|Sacred goblet
chancellor|University official
chandelier|Dining room's fancy overhead illumination
chaotic|In disarray
charade|Insincere behavior
charlatan|The Wizard of Oz, for one
charred|Blackened on a grill
chassis|Auto frame
chayote|Mexican summer squash
checkers|Game with red and black disks
cheered|Rooted for
cheerio|British toast
cheesecake|Creamy dessert pie
cheetahs|Mile-a-minute sprinters
childcare|Pediatrician's specialty
chinchilla|Bushy-tailed rodent
chipmunk|Squirrel cousin (from Ojibwa)
chipmunk|Striped cousin of squirrels
choosers|It's up to them
chowder|Clam soup
cicadas|Hummers in summer
cicadas|Loud buzzers
cinemagoers|People buying popcorn tubs
cinemas|Many mall tenants
cinematographer|Person supervising the camera work
cinnamon|Topping for French toast
circles|Travels around
citizen|Potential juror
cityscape|What a skyline is part of
claimed|Figured with deduction?
clarinet|Rhapsody in Blue introducer
clashed|Didn't go together
cleanse|Sanitize
clearer|More understandable
clement|Fair, as weather
clenched|Made a fist
climate|Prevailing attitudes
clinics|Medical centers
clocker|Racetrack official
clogged|Needing clearing, as a drain
closeups|Zoom-in photos
cloudburst|Heavy rainFALL
coalition|Short-term alliance
cobbler|Crumble cousin
cocksure|Convinced, and then some
cognate|Father to "père," per Wikipedia
colicky|Needing attention, as a tot
coliseum|Big sports venue
collages|Early Picasso works
collate|Sort, as a report's pages
colleague|Coworker
coloratura|Diva designation
columns|Daily essays
commentary|Explanatory essay
conceals|Doesn't show
concept|Designer's starting point
concrete|Tangible
condemn|Denounce
conditioner|Liquid for hair used after shampoo
consonant|Scam + family boy + hill bug
contest|Dispute, as a decision
coonskin|Crockett's cap material
cordage|Wood for fireplaces
corncrib|Farm bin for ears
coterie|Circle of chums
counterattack|Something to launch
courtesies|Polite behavior
coveted|Highly sought-after
crabapple|Sour fruit
crackle|Fireplace sound
crankier|More irritable
crayons|Restaurant freebie for tots
crayons|Restaurant freebies for tots
crayons|Sticks for coloring
creeper|Tot, before walking
crevice|Crack in a cliff
criminal|Arsonist or forger
crimper|Salon tool
crisper|More crunchy, as potato chips
criteria|Yardsticks
criticized|FOUND fault with
crockery|Earthenware plates, cups, etc.
crocuses|Bulbs that bloom in the spring
crossbar|H's horizontal
crosscut|Step-saving route
crosstalk|Not a formal discussion
crosswalk|Striped intersection for pedestrians
cubbyhole|Small compartment
currents|They're streaming all the time
curricula|All the courses everywhere
cutlery|Some tableware
cylinder|Engine chamber
daffodil|Yellow flower
daintier|Comparatively delicate
dairyman|Guy with cows to milk
dallies|Is in no hurry to decide
dalmatians|Big white dogs with black spots
danseurs|Certain company men
database|Electronic information bank
dateline|Article starter
deadbolt|Door securer
deceive|Lie to
decibel|Loudness measure
decoders|Devices sent to Little Orphan Annie Secret Society members
decodes|Solves, as a secret message
deejays|Workers at weddings
deerskin|Leather for a pioneer
default|Factory setting
defenestrates|Throws out a window
deficiency|ShortFALL
defrost|Clear off ice from a windshield
delegate|Convention attendee
deletes|Gets rid of
delicate|Fragile
demeanor|How one behaves
denudate|Bare
depended|Was contingent (on)
deplores|Has no fondness for
deports|Conducts (oneself)
deposit|Bank acceptance
depress|Place lower
derbies|Some horse races
deserve|Merit
designs|Architect's creations
desired|Had a yen for
desolation|Magnificent __ (what Aldrin called the moon)
desperado|Old West outlaw
despises|Won't go anywhere near
despoil|Sack
despots|Autocrats
detached|Separated
detente|Diplomatic thaw
detours|Driving diversions
detracted|Took away (from)
devices|Contraptions
diamond|Baseball infield's shape
dictionary|Book of definitions
dictionary|Where to look up a word's definition
different|Not at all the same
dilemma|Sticky situation
dingoes|Outback canines
diploma|Sheepskin certificate
diplomas|School papers
directory|Lobby list of building tenants
disappearance|Making a rabbit vanish, for example
disarmed|Captivated
discharge|Cannonade, e.g.
disclose|Reveal
discovered|FOUND out about
dismiss|Don't take seriously
disorder|Mayhem
dispatched|Took care of
disrobe|Prepare for a bath
distraction|RED herring
documentary|Program based on historical facts
doeskins|Certain leathers
dogeared|Turned the page?
doloroso|Plaintively, in music
domestic|Manufactured in this country
donated|Filled a certain pledge
donation|Offering
dormouse|Guest at Alice's tea party
dottier|Not as sensible
doubloon|Coin in pirate tales
dragging|Pulling from behind
drearier|More gloomy
dreidel|Hanukkah toy
drenched|Soaking wet
dressed|Ranch-topped, say
dressed|With ranch on top
dresser|Theatrical aide
dressing|Liquid topping for a salad
drillmaster|Boot-camp trainer
dwindle|Shrink in size slowly
dynamics|Driving forces
dynamos|Hardworking people
eaglets|Baby raptors
earache|Possible cold symptom
eardrop|Canal cleanser
earldoms|British noble ranks
earlobe|Place for a hoop
earlobes|Some external adipose tissue
earthen|Worldly
eateries|Casual restaurants
eclairs|Custard-filled pastries
eclipse|Overshadow
ecologists|Foresters, for instance
econometricians|Financial number crunchers
economical|Priced to be a good value
ecstasy|Overpowering feeling
ecstatic|Extremely happy
edgiest|Pushing the most
edibles|Food items in a pantry
educing|Drawing forth
egoless|Unassuming
egomania|Me, me, me, me, me, . . .
egomania|Peacock's display
egomania|Personal concern, and then some
elaborates|Goes on further
elapsed|Slipped by
elapsing|Passing by, as time
elastics|What some call rubber bands
elating|Taking up?
elbowed|Nudged rudely
electric|Needing to be plugged in to work
electronics|Semiconductor field
elegance|Classy quality
elevate|Enhance
elevates|Puts on a pedestal
eliminates|Scraps
elisions|What contractions display
ellipse|Samsung logo's blue background
elongate|Stretch out
eloquence|A way with words
emanate|Arise (from)
emanation|Coming out
embarrass|Cause to blush
embattle|Prepare for combat
emerald|Green seen in "The Wizard of Oz"
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emigrants|Uprooted newcomers
emirate|Any of three states
emirate|State named for its leader
emitter|Anything radioactive
emoting|Acting appallingly
emotion|Love, anger, or joy
employment|Hiring of workers
emporia|Selling points
empress|Czarina equivalent
empress|One of Victoria's titles
empress|One of Victoria's titles
emulation|Effort to equal
enacted|Now a law
enamored|More than fond
enamors|Bewitches
enclose|Put a fence around
encores|Bonuses at a concert
endangered|Requiring conserving
endgames|Late-stage play
endless|Sempiternal
endnote|Article's afterword
endocrinologist|Adrenal expert
enfolds|Wraps around
enhanced|Better than ever
enlarge|General rearrangement
enlarge|Make bigger
enliven|Juice up
ennobles|Dignifies
enriched|With vitamins added
enrollee|Schoolgoer, say
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a web
ensnarls|Tangles
entente|International accord
enterprise|Business venture
enthrone|Put in power
entitled|Having a right (to)
entrance|Way out antonym
envision|Imagine for the future
epaulet|Shoulder patch
epeeists|Olympians in masks
ephemera|Ticket stubs, menus, etc.
epilogs|Literary postscripts
epistles|Letters of the Apostles
epoxied|Glued very well
erectly|Straight up
ermines|White-coated weasels
erosion|Beach resort's concern
errands|Short shopping trips
escapee|He got away
escapee|Person on the run
escapers|They've gotten away
eschews|Spurns
esoteric|Not clear to most
esplanade|Spot for a stroll
essayed|Took a stab at
essence|Basic nature
essences|Perfumery ingredients
essentials|What you can't do without
esteems|Thinks much of
estimable|Worthy of respect
estivate|Spend one's summer
etchers|Artists in a Works on Paper department
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Endless
eternal|Everlasting
ethanol|Renewable fuel
ethicist|Writer on morals
evading|Giving the slip to
excelsior|Signoff favored by Stan Lee
execute|Carry out
exercise|Work for yourself?
exerciser|User of FREE weights in a gym
expanders|Orthodontist's palatal appliances
expedite|Help to move more quickly
expletive|Far-from-refined remark
exposed|Revealed, as a secret
exposition|Trade show for products
exposure|Divulging of a secret
extreme|Immoderate
eyebrow|Tweezer target
eyelets|Openings for shoelaces
eyesore|Not a pretty sight
falsetto|Unnaturally high voice
fandangos|Guitar-and-castanets performances
fantasyland|Middle-earth or Narnia
fearless|Indomitable
feather|Bit of plumage
federal|The __ City (what Washington called Washington)
feelers|Opinion checks
fencers|Two different groups working with wires
fiddlers|Bluegrass entertainment
filename|Data identifier
filmdom|The movie industry
fireside|Hearth
firetrap|Dangerous dwelling
fireworks|Illumination in the sky on July 4th
flareup|Outburst
flashlight|Theater usher's illumination
flatcar|Train's lumber carrier
flattening|Rolling over for dinner
flaunted|Made a spectacle of
flitted|Moved erratically
floored|Astounded
floorer|Tile installer
footdragger|Procrastinator
forefoot|What a sheepdog shakes with
forehoof|Place for a horseshoe
forgery|Felonious faking
forgets|Leaves behind, perhaps
forgone|Given up
forklifts|Warehouse machines
freakier|More unusual
freeing|Liberating
fretsaw|Furniture maker's tool
friable|Easily crumbled
frijole|Mexican bean
frontier|International border
frontispiece|Early artistic leaf
fuelers|Gas station attendants
furthered|Cat hair + definite article + stop signal
fussbudget|Sweater for the small
gadgets|Small conveniences
gallops|Horses' fast paces
garbanzo|Bit of gluten-free pasta
gasoline|Fuel to power your engine
gassiest|Most long-winded
gathers|Gets the sense
gazette|Word in newspaper names
generals|Highest-ranking army officers
generate|Produce, as electricity
genesis|First book of the Bible
genomes|DNA maps
genuflect|Show servility
gerundial|Of hiking, biking, etc.
ghosted|Wrote uncredited for another
ginseng|Korean soup staple
girders|Steel support beams
glariest|Most harshly bright
gleeful|Exultant
glimmer|Slight light
goliath|Warrior of 1 Samuel
grackle|Raucous black bird
graduation|Congratulations on your diploma
grandpa|Nickname for Mom's dad
granting|Philanthropic activity
grantor|Charitable person
grasses|Choices for a lawn
greased|No longer noisy, perhaps
greenhorn|Inexperienced one
greeter|Employee at an entrance
greyhounds|Big dogs seen on sides of buses
grinder|. . . in New England
guesses|Estimates that might be "wild"
guesses|Speculations
haggard|Drawn
haggard|Well-worn
hairnet|Food worker's headgear
hallowed|Sacrosanct
handler|Boxer's coach
handler|Spy's boss
handsaw|Wood-cutting tool
handsewn|Made by Grandma, perhaps
handwringer|One overwrought with worry
harping|Repeating annoyingly
hayseed|Bumpkin
hazelnut|Frangelico flavoring
hearten|Cheer up
hectare|About 2.5 acres
helicopter|Police-department hoverer
helping|Single portion
henhouse|Specialty barn
heptameter|Seven-foot construction
heralds|Ushers in
heroines|Melodrama misses
heterogeneity|Diverse nature
heteronyms|Verb does and "noun" does
hexagram|El Al logo depiction
hexagram|Figure of concentric triangles
highest|Adjective for Everest
hilltop|Starting point for sledding
hipbone|It connects to the femur
hirsute|What you could call Bigfoot
histrionic|Over the top
hitchhike|Get a FREE ride using your thumb
hittable|Like a pitch that a batter won't miss
hobnobs|Socializes (with)
homemade|Diner descriptor misnomer
homiest|Most comfy
hominid|Person, to anthropologists
homunculus|Alchemist's "little person" statue
honeysuckle|Flower with sweet nectar
honored|Decorated for good
hoofbeat|Radio Western sound effect
hoosegow|Old West lockup
hopscotch|Sidewalk jumping game
hornswoggle|Bamboozle
horseman|Revelation rider
hotelier|Hilton or Marriott
hourglasses|Sand-filled counters of seconds
hullabaloo|Large racket
humorous|Comical
hungered|Yearned (for)
hurricane|Severe storm (from Arawakan)
hydrate|Have some water
icebergs|They're tracked by Canada's Radarsats
identity|Sense of self
igneous|Of volcanic origin
ignoble|Of low character
ignorant|Lacking knowledge
ignores|Passes by
imbuing|Permeating
immerse|Dunk into water
impersonal|Devoid of emotion
implant|Fix firmly
inaction|Idleness
inbound|Headed toward the city
incense|Stir up
incised|Cut marks on
incision|Sharp cut
indecisive|Unable to choose
indicator|Telltale sign
indices|Dow Jones stats
indicia|Markings imprinted on mail
inflame|Rouse
inflows|Money moving
ingrate|Thankless one
initiates|New members
innersole|It may be underfoot
innings|Baseball game segments
insider|One in a clique
insignia|Official emblem
instant|No time at all
instate|Ordain
instead|As an alternative
insteps|Natural arches
instrument|What nine long answers contain
insulin|Glucose regulator
integral|Intrinsically necessary
intended|Meant (for)
intense|Highly emotional
interlay|Place ricotta between lasagna strips, e.g.
intrepid|Fearless
introduce|Present formally
intruder|Uninvited visitor
intruders|Unwelcome guests
ionosphere|Where Shatner went, October 2021
irksome|Grating
irksome|Vexatious
islands|Ireland and Oahu
issuers|Companies providing credit cards
itching|Eager, so to speak
itemize|Use a Schedule A
iterate|Keep saying
iterates|Goes over again
jetliner|Frequent flier
junkers|Clunky old cars
jurassic|Dinosaur's heyday
kahunas|Hawaiian big shots
karaoke|Bar activity
kettles|Pots for heating water
keynote|C, for C major
kibitzed|Was a meddler
kickstand|Spring is here
klondike|Yukon region
kneecaps|Neighbors of shinbones
kneeled|Showed subservience
kneepan|It articulates with the femur
knesset|Middle Eastern diet
labeled|Put a tag on
labored|Done with difficulty
labyrinth|Complicated path to navigate
lactose|Milk sugar
ladlefuls|They're often taken out of stock
lambada|'90s fad dance
lamplighter|Dusk job of yore
lanolin|Ointment ingredient
lanterns|Hand-held devices
laptops|The Epson HX-20s (1980) were the first of them
largest|Most immense
latitude|Global positioning stat
launders|Cleans in a washing machine
laureates|People with prestigious prizes
lawnmower|Machine to cut grass
leapfrogs|Advances in elevation
leathery|Tough in texture
legends|Folklore tales
legibility|What EASY-to-read handwriting has
leisure|Play time
lemonade|Drink sold at a kids' stand
lenience|Judge's decision
leotards|Ballet wear
levitation|Floating an assistant on thin air, for example
libelee|Person defending their writing
librarian|Expert on Melvil Dewey
lifesaving|Beach worker's skill
limousine|Long luxury car
linages|Mag space measures
liquids|They may be potable
literal|Word-for-word
literati|Highbrows
lithest|Most physically flexible
litigator|Court specialist
locomotive|What's needed for training
locusts|Trees named for insects
loftier|More noble
logbook|Ship's record
loitered|Wouldn't move on
lopsided|Out of balance
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
lotuses|Water lilies
louvered|Having window shutters
lowland|Broad valley
lowlight|What philodendrons grow well in
loyalty|Unbending support
macabre|Ghastly
macadamias|South Africa now tops Hawaii in their production
machetes|Cleaver cousins
machinist|Micrometer reader
macrons|First Family of France
madonna|007 film theme performer 10 years before Adele
madonnas|They're seen on many fall-issued stamps
maestri|The best conductors
maestro|Eminent conductor
magicians|TRICKsters performing for an audience
magnate|Economic eminence
mahatma|Esteemed sage
mainstay|Essential part
majority|Ruling group
malamute|Helper on Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions
malamute|Large sled dog (from Inuit)
manacle|Limb limiter
manhattan|Guy + topper + brown shade
mantels|Fireplace shelves
mapmaker|Cartographer
marathon|Any extended contest
marchionesses|Wives of marquises
mariner|Guy of verse "whose beard with age is hoar"
mariners|Golden Fleece crew, e.g.
martians|War of the Worlds foes
masonite|Canvas for Grandma Moses
masonry|Stonework
masterstroke|Ingenious action
mastery|Strong grasp of a subject
matching|Identical
maternal|It may precede "instinct"
matters|Is significant
mayoral|Of a civic leader
meatball|Pasta topping
meatball|Sphere served with spaghetti
mediate|Be a go-between
medigap|Health insurance for seniors
meekness|Timid nature
meerkat|African omnivore
megabit|Data storage measure
megastar|Gossip column regular
menaces|Threatens
menacing|Threatening harm to
menfolk|Family guys
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
mergers|Business page news
mergers|United states
merited|Was worthy of
meteorologist|Barometer reader
micrococci|Colonies of tiny bacteria
midlist|Publisher's semi-strong selections
midmost|Closest to the center
milkily|In a timid fashion
minarets|Mosque toppers
mineral|Twenty Questions category
mingler|Person circulating at a party
minilabs|Small photo processors
minnows|Small freshwater fish
misfeed|Copier problem
misfire|Go off badly
mislays|Loses for a while
misplace|Lose temporarily
mission|Church charge
mission|Diplomatic establishment
missionary|Person abroad for a religion
mistaken|Off-base
mittens|Cold weather wear
moccasin|Heelless shoe (from Algonquian)
modeling|Plane-building hobby
monarch|Born leader
monetizes|Makes pay
monthly|Many a mag
moreover|Not only that . . .
morocco|African country closest to Spain
mossier|More antiquated
mothballs|Protectors of closet clothing
mousetrap|Spring is here
mudflat|Bed of a dry lake
mudroom|Where to come in out of the rain
mulligan|Duffer's do-over
musician|Person paid to play
mustang|Small hardy horse
mystery|Suspense novel
nailbiter|Exciting, close contest
naivete|Gullible nature
namesake|Junior, to Senior
narrate|Do a job on PBS
narrate|Tell tales
narrows|Reduces in width
nascent|Just beginning
nastiest|Maximally mean
naysayer|Pessimist
nearest|Convenient in the extreme
needier|More disadvantaged
negative|Uh-uh
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
nestling|Owlet, for instance
netizen|Web surfer
networkers|What mixers get a lot of
neutral|Not taking sides
neutrinos|Supernova by-products
newmown|Well-manicured, in a way
nihilist|Believer in anarchy
nitrogen|Main element in air
nomadic|Prone to wandering
nomadic|Prone to wandering
nominal|Insignificant
noncash|Descriptor for depreciation
nonlinear|Creative, as reasoning
nonmetal|Carbon or sulfur
nonprofit|Charity, typically
nosebags|Equine accessories
nourish|Provide food to
noxious|Unwholesome
nucleosynthesis|How oxygen is formed from supernovas
numeral|C, for Caesar
numerous|Lots of
oarsman|Guy on a crew team
obelisk|Four-sided pillar
obelisk|Pointy pillar
obloquy|Reproach
obsolete|Current no more
obsolete|Outmoded
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
oceanic|Of the Atlantic or Pacific
oceanic|Vast
octagon|Shape of some windows
octagons|Traffic sign shapes
odiously|In a loathsome way
offense|Gridiron contingent
ogreish|Barbarous
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
ominous|Foreboding harm
omissions|They're not done
omnivore|Sloth or skunk
omphaloskepsis|Mystic contemplation of one's navel
oneself|What it's usually best to be
onscreen|In view, in a way
onslaughts|Vigorous attacks
opening|Grand event for a new store
operate|Drive, for example
operate|Make run
opinion|Personal view
opinion|Point of view
opposite|Left, to right
optional|A matter of choice
options|Add-on alternatives
orations|Formal speeches
oratorio|Messiah, for one
orators|Speakers set up on stages
orchestration|What Gershwin delegated for "Rhapsody in Blue"
ordeals|Trying times
ordinal|2nd or 3rd
ordinary|Pedestrian
oregano|Chili ingredient
orienteer|Competitor carrying a compass
origami|Paper-folding art
orioles|Blackbird cousins
orioles|Maryland's state birds
orioles|They're smiling on big league caps
ostinato|Recurring musical fragment
outcome|Consequence
outduel|Pitch more effectively than
outgrew|Moved beyond
outrage|Deep resentment
outwear|Be more durable than
overate|Had thirds, say
overdid|Took too far
overflow|Superabundance
overran|Invaded
overridden|Set aside
overstating|Making too much of
padrone|Italian innkeeper
pageants|Miss America airings
pagination|Novel numbers
palmists|Life-line readers
palookas|Stumblebums
panpipe|Pastoral instrument
pantomimist|Nonspeaking performer
parakeet|Pet bird that can talk
parasol|Umbrella to block the sun
particular|Highly selective
partook|Had some (of)
patience|Bierce's "despair, disguised as a virtue"
patterns|Designs for wallpaper or china
peephole|Door device to look through
peerless|Inimitable
pelican|Winged symbol of Louisiana
peninsula|India, essentially
perambulators|Hyde Park baby carriages
perceive|Become aware of
perforate|Apiece + favoring + ingested
pergolas|Vine-covered walkways
perigee|Post-liftoff announcement
periodic|__ table (chart of chemical elements)
perorations|Overlong addresses
persimmon|Plumlike fruit (from Algonquian)
persons|You and me
perspire|Lose water, in a way
peruses|Leafs through
pesetas|Former Spanish money
petitions|Paper protests with signatures
petroleum|What's refined to produce gasoline
pettifog|Be persnickety
pettifogger|One arguing over nothing
photographer|Light meter reader
photographs|Album contents
photography|Camera work
phrased|Put into words
physicist|Spectrometer reader
physics|Fermi's field
pigskin|Football, informally
pigtail|Hair braid
pillowcase|Sleep on it
pillowcases|Coverings for a bed's head cushions
pinpoint|Determine definitively
pinsetter|Bowling job of yore
pivoted|Made a deft turn
plainest|Least decorated
plaints|Lamentations
planter|Large flowerpot
platings|Metallic surfaces
platoon|Two or more squads
platter|Multi-fish meal, for instance
plausible|Convincing
playact|Perform on a stage
pleasing|Delightful
pleasure|It's fun
pleasure|It's fun
pleated|How some skirts are made
podiums|Platforms for speeches
pointer|Item often seen near a lecture screen
polemic|Hostile argument
pollack|Fish related to the cod
pollers|Survey takers
portends|Is an omen of
porters|Sherpas, for instance
portside|Left at sea
poshest|Luxurious to the max
postpaid|Requiring no stamps
postpunk|Avant-garde rock
potholders|Protectors of chefs
pottery|Ceramic stuff
practice|What "makes perfect"
prattled|Talked nonsense
predates|Outdoes in history
prediction|Forecasting what card you picked, for example
prefers|Would rather have
preheats|Gets ready, as a range
preheats|Readies, as a range
premiere|Film's first showing
premium|Top-quality
prenatal|Obstetrical adjective
prepared|Cooked up
presence|Proximity
presorted|Prepared for discount postage
pretense|False front
preterit|Verb for the past
priests|Rectory residents
principal|Superior at many schools
prodigal|Wasteful
produces|Manufactures
promote|Further
prompter|Offstage aide
prophecy|Any of three in "Macbeth" Act 4
prophet|Isaiah or Elijah
prosperous|On EASY street
prospers|Flourishes financially
protestant|Evincing one's annoyance
pterosaurs|Very early fliers
publican|British bar owner
puddles|Rainy day accumulations
quarterly|Four times a year
quinquennial|French president's term
raciest|Most improper
radiant|Luminous
raftered|Supported by beams
rafters|They make rapids transits
ragouts|Spicy stews
rainbow|Multicultural metaphor
rainbow|Sign seen by Noah
rainout|Game canceled by showers
rainstorms|Garage sale spoilers
rancher|Cattle raiser
rancher|Cowpoke's boss
rarebit|Melted cheese + toast
raspers|Ones with gravelly voices
rathole|Seedy dwelling
ravaged|Wreaked havoc upon
razzmatazz|Flamboyant stuff
realism|True-to-life genre
realists|They're grounded
realtor|Trademark in home selling
rebroadcasts|Encore presentations [with an inside track]
recalls|Thinks back to
recanted|Took back, as testimony
recapped|Went over
receive|Catch a pass
receiver|Radio, for instance
receivers|Sound investments
reciters|Poets at a reading
reclaim|Take back
recorded|Kept in a DVR
recreate|Act out, as an historical battle
redeems|Cashes in, as a coupon
redressed|Even now
reediness|Lanky nature
reelect|Campaign poster word
reenacted|Staged an historic battle
reenter|Walk in again
reference|Section with dictionaries
regaled|Entertained lavishly
regalia|Royal trappings
regards|Best alternative
regatta|Crew team competition
rehearse|Practice before a performance
reheated|Nuked, say
relayed|Passed along, as a message
relegate|Send into exile
relentlessly|Without letup
remolded|Shaped differently
remorse|Deep regret
remorse|Regretful feeling
remorseful|In a sorry state
reopened|Was back in business
reorganize|Overhaul
repacks|Preps for the trip home
repairmen|Mr. Fixits
repanel|Spruce up, as a den
replant|Move to another garden
replica|Copy that's close to the original
reporter|Teller
reprimand|Agent + edge + also
request|Ask for
rerisen|Up again
resales|Secondhand shop transactions
reshaped|Made over, maybe
residence|Sojourn
residue|Leavings
resiliency|Elastic quality
resolutely|With determination
resound|Ring with silver, say
resourcefulness|Imagination in a pickle
resources|Exploitable assets
respite|Welcome break
restart|Option for a phone's Options menu
restart|Wipe the slate clean
resumed|Continued after a pause
retests|Makeup exams
retirement|Enjoy your pension
retrace|Go back over, as one's path
retreating|FALLing back, as in battle
retries|Takes another stab at
retrievers|Big dogs bred to bring things back
retrofit|Upgrade technologically
retuned|Adjusted, as an engine
revealer|One telling all
reverend|Title for a pastor
reverse|Go back on
reverses|Turns backward
reworks|Tinkers with
rhetoric|Subject taught by Aristotle
rhetorical|Not to be answered
rhinestone|Bit associated with Elvis
rhinestone|Originally, a river crystal
rhythms|Percussion patterns
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
riotous|A scream
ripcord|Chute trigger
riptide|Where the current goes out
risking|Putting on the line
riviera|Jet set destination
roentgen|Discoverer of x-rays
roguish|Mischievous
roguish|Rascally
romance|Love-story film genre
roofers|Shingle installers
rooster|Bird that crows
rosebush|Flowering shrub with thorns
routine|Standard procedure
royalty|Family of kings and queens
sadists|Cruel ones
sadness|Antonym of "euphoria"
sadness|Gloom
safaris|African expeditions
salesrooms|Where merchandise is displayed
salient|Conspicuous
salinas|Steinbeck's hometown
samosas|Dumplings of India
samoyeds|Herders from Siberia
sandbar|Submerged ridge that's a boating hazard
sangria|Spanish wine punch
sanitary|Germ-free
sassily|With cheek
satellite|Word from the Latin for "attendant"
satiric|Filled with ridicule, as a novel
savings|Funds in a nest egg
sayonara|Last word (Japan)
scalded|Burned with hot water
scalene|Triangle descriptor
scalene|Trig adjective
scalier|More lizardlike
scallop|One of the mollusks
scallop|Seafood morsel
scandals|Publicist's challenges
scapegoats|FALL guys
scarecrow|. . . Oz traveling companion
scariest|Most frightening
scaring|Giving a start
scarlet|Color associated with Sherlock
scarves|Nonmetallic mufflers
scented|With aroma added
schmoozers|Gossipy group
sciatic|Near the hip
science|High school department
science|Systematic study
science|Systematic study
scissors|Sewing kit staple
scolded|Bawled out
scooter|Two-wheeler of a sort
scorepads|Sports pages
scorpion|Eight-legged stinging crawler of the Southwest
scouted|Beat the bushes for ballplayers
scrapheaps|Refuse deliveries
scrimps|Is sparing
scruffier|More unkempt
sculler|Regatta participant
seabird|Flier over water
sealants|Caulks, for instance
seaport|City with a harbor
seaways|Watery shipping routes
section|Piece of a grapefruit
sediment|Wine bottle residue
seedbed|Sowing area
seedbeds|Garden plots
seepage|Slow leak
seesaws|Keeps changing one's mind
seethed|Got angry
seething|Furious
selects|Clicks on
selects|Picks
selfless|Highly attuned to others
semicircle|Most of westernmost Detroit
seminal|Original and influential
seminar|Educational activity
seminar|Instructional conference
senders|People mailing letters
sendups|Spoofs
senores|Telenovela fellas
senorita|Mexican miss
senorita|Word like "mademoiselle"
sensate|Having feeling
septets|Groups of seas and sins
septuagenarian|Ben Franklin, in 1776
serenade|Light music from Mozart
serendipitously|As luck would have it
serener|More calm
seriate|One after another
serpent|Tempter of Eve
session|Convention gathering
setting|Time and place
seventy|Rather fast on the road
sextant|Guidance computer backup for Apollo astronauts
shallow|Superficial
shampoo|Hotel freebie
shapeup|Improve one's performance
sheepish|Like some grins
shifted|Changed gears
shingle|Piece of roofing
shivered|Couldn't sit still
shooters|Some casino gamblers
shopgirl|Female salesclerk
shorten|Decrease in length
showbiz|The entertainment industry
shyster|What Groucho called himself, re his timidity
sidestep|Avoid skillfully
sidestep|Skillfully evade
sierras|California's "High" mountains
sifters|Bakers' gadgets
silence|Soundlessness
simmers|Keeps just below a boil
sincere|Pretenseless
skateboards|Kids' four-wheel planks
skeeter|Summertime pest, so to speak
sketcher|Caricaturist
skilled|Highly adept
skiplane|Rental from Alaska's Regal Air
skyboxes|London's Emirates Stadium has an entire tier of them
skywriting|Airborne advertising that debuted in 1922
slacker|Goof-off
slammer|Angry exiter, perhaps
slashes|URL punctuation
sleeper|Berth place
sleuths|Case workers
sliders|Mini-burgers
slimmest|Most slender
slippage|Falling off
slipped|Lost one's footing
slovenly|Untidy and unclean
smashes|Breaks into bits
smeltery|Plant regulated by the EPA
sneezed|Belittled, with "at"
snorkel|Diving gear
snowier|Likely to result in bigger banks
soberer|More sedate
softball|Slow-pitch sport
soignee|Fashionable, from the French
solaria|Glass-walled rooms
solidly|By a wide margin
soloist|One standing near the conductor
someone|A VIP
sorters|Mail-processing machines
soulmate|Perfect match
southpaws|Left-handers
spacecraft|One making long-distance calls
spackle|Patch plaster
spareribs|Barbecue served in "racks"
sparser|Less abundant
spattered|Painted like Pollock
speeder|One driving too fast
speeder|One ignoring limits
speedily|Fast
sponsor|TV advertiser
spooked|Caused to be apprehensive
spoonbill|Long-beaked wading bird
sportscaster|One paid to talk since the 1920s
spotless|Immaculate
spotlit|Called attention to
spotter|Gym assistant
sprawls|Spreads out ungracefully
sprayer|Plant-watering device
squeezer|Toothpaste extrusion assistant
squeezes|Uses a hand grip strengthener
staccato|Choppy musical direction
stalemated|Got nowhere
stamina|Constitutional strength
stamina|Staying power
standings|Sports section staples
started|Already in progress
starter|Soup or salad, on a menu
stashing|Stockpiling
station|Place to board a train
stationed|Posted
statutes|Laws on the books
steadied|Made stable
stealth|Skill at being sneaky
steamed|More than miffed
steerage|Low class of the past
stellar|Brilliant
stencils|Sign-making templates
stepladder|Ceiling painter's climbing aid
stepped|Took strides
steppes|Plains of Russia
stereos|Hi-fi systems
stipends|Scholarship allowances
stoolies|Sellouts?
stopwatches|Counters of seconds for races
storied|Celebrated in legend
stouter|More robust
strained|Put through a sieve
stratum|Layer of rock
striker|Person picketing
stringer|Freelance writer of a sort
stubbed|Banged accidentally, as one's toe
stymied|Unable to progress
suburbs|Park & Ride setting
suburbs|Urban periphery
succotash|Beans/corn combo (from Narragansett)
sulking|Acting mopey
sunglasses|Eyewear for the beach
supercomputer|Machine that goes fast
sureties|There's no doubt about them
surfboards|Wave-riding platforms brought to the beach
sweaters|Warming clothing
sweatpants|Stretchable workout wear
swirling|Moving like an eddy
swished|Used a mouth rinse
switchblade|Spring is here
sympathy|Sincere compassion
systems|Certain analysts' specialties
tabletop|Surface to set for supper
tabulate|Count up
taciturn|Usually reserved
tactile|Touch-related
tagalong|Accompany someone
tailpipe|Exhaust-system part
tainted|No longer pristine
talents|Natural abilities
tanager|Scarlet songbird
tarnish|Discolor, as silver
tasseled|How commencement caps are made
tasters|Winery workers
teacart|Server with wheels
teamaker|The Mr. Coffee TM75, e.g.
teeters|Balances unsteadily
teeters|Is about to topple
televise|Show on the air
tenders|Offers formally
tendril|Grapevine's gripper
tensest|Least relaxed
tensest|Least relaxed
tentacle|Arm of an octopus
terrain|Topography
terrains|Tracts on military maps
terrapin|Diamondback reptile (from Algonquian)
thataway|Western direction
therapy|Remedial treatment
thesaurus|Where to look up synonyms
thistle|Prickly plant that's a symbol of Scotland
threaded|Interwoven
thumbnail|Tiny computer graphic
tidbits|Gossipy items
tightrope|Stretchable path for a circus acrobat
timbered|Covered with trees
timekeepers|What the other three long answers all are
tipsheet|Bettor's buy
tiptoes|Goes quietly
tiramisu|Spumoni alternative
tobacco|Taboo for Mormons and Sikhs
tollway|Turnpike
toothbrush|Oral care appliance
topcoat|Lighter-weight jacket for colder weather
topsoil|Agricultural concern
torments|They trouble you
torsion|Twisting force
tortilla|Taco exterior
tortured|Overly stretched, as language
toughed|Withstood hardship, with "out"
traffic|What Waze monitors
trailblazers|Pioneers in a field
transit|Rapid conveyance
transposition|A woman and a tiger changing places, for example
trashes|Speaks ill of
treason|Crime in the Constitution
tremolo|Vibrating vocal effect
tremolos|Vocal vibrations
trended|Was hot for a time on social media
tricorn|Minuteman's hat
trillion|Enormous number
triplex|Three-screen theater
tripped|Stumbled while walking
troilus|Shakespearean character in the "Iliad"
trouble|Aggravation
trounced|Defeated soundly
trounced|Wiped the floor with
troupes|Theatrical travelers
trowels|Cement smoothers
trowels|Spadelike gardening tools
trumpet|Instrument like a bugle
trumpets|Bugle relatives in jazz bands
trusted|Had confidence in
trustee|Certain board member
turnabouts|Reciprocal actions
turtles|Mega-selling action figures of the '90s
tuxedos|Formal wear
twinkie|Fried food at fairs
tycoons|Big shots in business
typecast|Stuck in one type of role
typeset|Ready to print
ultimate|Unimprovable
ululate|Howl
umbrellas|Protectors of those in the rain
unaired|Never broadcast
unapologetic|Hardly in a sorry state
unbroken|Still in one piece
unceremoniously|With harsh haste
underage|Not old enough
undergo|Experience
undergo|Submit to
unionist|Teamster, for instance
unitard|Figure skater attire
uniting|Joining forces
unlatch|Open, as a gate
unliked|Far from popular
unquotes|Ends a certain citation
unrated|Like some director's cuts
unreliable|Not at all stalwart
unsealed|Steamed open, perhaps
unseats|Ousts from office
unsettled|Debatable
unsnaps|Releases with a pop
unsnarl|Disentangle
unstrap|Open, as a seat belt
untested|Still to be tried out
updated|New now
upfront|At the outset
upraises|Heightens
uproars|Big disturbances
uproots|Displaces from a place
upsides|Profit potentials
upstairs|On the next floor
useless|To no avail
utensil|Fork or spoon
utterances|Comments spoken
uttered|Spoke
vacationer|Person on a two-week holiday
valentine|February greeting card
valleys|Regions between mountains
vandalize|Trash
vanishes|Disappears suddenly
variably|In a fickle fashion
varnish|What Brits call nail polish
vastest|Most extensive
vegetarian|Person who doesn't eat meat
veiling|Antonym of "exposition"
veneers|Plywood portions
vertigo|Dizzy feeling
viewership|Total audience watching a TV show
villains|Miscreants in movies
visages|Facial expressions
vivacity|Liveliness
vocabulary|All the words that you know
vocabulary|All the words you know
vulture|Bird of prey
wakened|Started the day
wannabes|Hopeful bunch
wariness|Suspicious nature
warrantee|Combat + sprinted + golf peg
warranties|Protectors of auto buyers
warthog|Lion King beast
waspish|Hard to hobnob with
watchband|Strap for your arm
weaseled|Evaded, with "out of"
weasels|Achieves through deceit
weasels|Sneaky ones
weatherman|Guy paid for predictions
webcast|Streamed video event
welcome|Good reception
wetsuits|Scuba divers' clothing
whatever|Expression of indifference
wheezed|Breathed noisily
whupped|Defeated, à la Ali
widener|Road upgrade worker
wildcat|Ocelot, for instance
wineglass|Goblet for Cabernet
winesap|Apple variety
wisecrack|Remark of snark
wishbone|Turkey part that may be broken for luck
without|Not having
woodpecker|Sharp-beaked bird that strikes trees
wormholes|Fantastic shortcuts
worsted|It may suit you
wrinkle|Imperfection or innovation
wristwatch|Personal timekeeper
xeroxed|Photocopied
yachtsmen|Guys who own pricey boats
yanking|Removing without warning
yappers|Many miniatures
yardsticks|36-inch rulers
yearnings|Strong desires
yesteryear|Nostalgic focus
yielded|Gave way
youngsters|Children
zealous|Extremely eager
zirconia|Cubic __ (faux diamond)
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandon|Cast aside
abettors|Helpers in crime
abilities|Means
abscond|Clear out
absconds|Makes a getaway
absolve|Pardon
abstains|Doesn't participate
abstracts|Paintings with unreal designs
abysmal|Dreadful
abysses|Vast chasms
academic|Of college life
academy|Scholarly association
accelerate|Improve your progress
accepts|Goes along with
accounts|Ad agency assignments
acetates|Artwork overlays
acetone|Organic chemistry building block
acetone|Paint remover ingredient
achieve|Bring about
achieve|Get done
acreage|Land
acrobat|Agile circus performer
acupuncturist|Professional poker
adamantine|Fully firm
adaptable|Not well fixed
adaptor|Electrical accessory
address|Deal with
adjoins|Is next to
admiral|Naval VIP
admirer|Devoted fan
adopted|Brought home, as a shelter dog
adorable|Prone to spoilage?
adulate|Overpraise
adverbs|Words like "possibly" and "truly"
advertent|On purpose
aerated|Filled with fizz
aerobat|Stunt flyer
aerobat|Stunt flyer
aerosol|Kind of spray
aesthetes|Connoisseurs
aforesaid|Previously mentioned
aforesaid|Spoken of earlier
aftershave|Soothing liquid after removing a beard
aftershave|Soothing liquid following razor use
agemate|Basis of comparison re primary school success
agitate|Perturb
agitate|Work in a washing machine
agitator|Washing machine part
ailment|Minor malady
airfare|A cost of leaving
airlifts|Copters' rescue missions
airstrikes|Bombing missions
alarmist|Aesop's shepherd, e.g.
albatross|Largest-wingspan bird
algebra|High school math
algorithm|Problem-solving procedure
alienable|With a transfer OK
allegation|Claim not yet proven
allegro|Lively tempo
allergen|Any sneeze-causing substance
allergy|Anatomical aversion
allergy|Messy gallery
almighty|Supremely powerful
almonds|Source for vegan milk
alyssum|Sweet garden flower
amandine|Seafood serving style
amasses|Collects in abundance
amendable|Subject to alteration
amenity|Creature comfort
amounts|Dashes or pinches
analogies|Indirect comparisons
analogue|Something comparable
analogy|Explanatory tool
ancestry|Descent
ancient|Very old
andiron|Fireplace fixture
androids|Many people call on them
aniseed|Bit of biscotti
annexes|Add-ons for office buildings
anoints|Designates officially
another|One more
anthracite|Fighting fuel of WWII
antibody|Protective protein
antihero|Dubious protagonist
antiheroine|Madame Bovary or Jane Eyre
antipasto|Minestrone alternative
antipole|Magnetic north, to magnetic south
antlers|Reindeer toppers
antlers|Reindeer toppers
antsier|Less likely to relax
anybody|Final request for a volunteer
apiaries|Honey sources
apiculture|Veil-wearing activity
apostle|One of the first disciples
apostles|Last Supper attendees
appaloosa|Quadruped symbol of Idaho
appease|Mollify
appease|Placate
appliances|Section to buy dishwashers
approval|Go-ahead
apricot|Brandy flavor
aquaria|Fish tanks
archery|Robin's skill
argonaut|Castor or Pollux
arguers|Debating team members
ariette|Short solo
armlocks|Wrestling holds
armorer|Knight's aide
armorer|One delivering mail
armrests|Places for cup holders
arousal|Awakening
arraign|Accuse formally
arrears|Unpaid debts
arrests|Picks up
arugula|Pungent salad ingredient
ascender|Feature of "small" h's and k's
ascertain|Fully determine
ascribed|Attributed
ashamed|Very embarrassed
ashcans|Containers at curbsides
ashcans|Trash holders
ashrams|Gurus' homes
asocial|Averse to mingling
aspirin|Fever reliever
assailing|On the attack
asserts|Declares with confidence
astride|Straddling
asyndeton|Omission of conjunctions in prose
atomizer|Medicine delivery system
atonement|Makeup ritual
attache|Embassy official
attacks|Digs into
attacks|Sets about with a bang
attempt|Take a crack at
attendance|Count of people present
attendance|What a school ROLL call "takes"
attendant|Parking lot employee
attendee|Person in the audience
attention|Ear or eye
attests|Swears (to)
attract|Be magnetic
auctioneers|They have lots to talk about
audience|Spectators
audiotape|Record replacement
auditorium|Where students watch a recital
avenger|Hamlet, for instance
averred|Warranted
aviates|Is a pilot
aviator|Either Mr. Wright
avocado|California roll ingredient
avowing|Professing
awarded|Bestowed, as a trophy
azurite|Dark blue mineral
backgammon|Board game often on the other side of a checkerboard
backpacks|Bags with straps carried from behind
bagatelle|Mere trifle
bailiff|Court officer
balalaika|Part of the "Doctor Zhivago" score
balderdash|Hogwash
bandito|Old West outlaw
baroness|Margaret Thatcher title
barrette|Hair holder
barstool|Comic relief?
barstools|Padded pub seats
basement|House's cellar
basements|Houses' lower levels
basically|At HEART
basketry|Summer camp activity
bassoon|Oboe kin
beanbags|Big squishy chairs
beanpole|Tall, thin person
beefsteak|RibEYE, for example
beekeeper|Person harvesting honey
behavioral|Branch of psychology
behests|Commands
behests|Urgent promptings
beholding|Taking in
bellmen|Guys bearing bags
benchwarmer|Ballplayer who seldom plays
betaken|Get selected
between|Connecting or separating
biennially|How foxgloves flower
bighead|Metaphor for egotism
billionths|Tiny fractions
biotech|Gene research industry
birdseye|Frozen food pioneer
blabber|Idle talk
blabbers|Talks too much
blackboard|School surface written on with chalk
blotched|Piebald
blowback|Unintended consequences
blubber|Weep noisily
blueberries|Round fruits baked into muffins
bluebonnet|Texas' state flower
bluejay|Noisy bird
blueprint|Detailed plan
blunders|BRIDLE FLAPS
boardroom|Where directors meet
boasted|Bragged
bonanza|Big windfall
bonanzas|Financial windfalls
bonnets|Traditional Easter hats
bookkeeper|Ledger user
bootees|Footwear pair for a baby
bootlegger|Speakeasy supplier
borders|Edges of countries
botanist|Burbank, e.g.
bouillon|Stock market purchase
bouquets|Bunches of flowers
boyfriend|One seen regularly
braggart|Boaster
bravura|Brilliant, as a performance
breathes|Gets some air
brimming|Packed to capacity
bruiser|Tough guy
bullterrier|Barker from Britain
buoyant|Like bleach bottles
bystander|Onlooker
cabbage|Bucks
caboose|Model train car
caboose|Traditional train terminus
cafeteria|Where students eat lunch
cafeteria|Where students have lunch
calculus|Advanced math class
calendar|Display of days
calumniate|Trash-talk
calypso|Caribbean music
campaign|Stump, say
canasta|Rummy relative
canister|Flour holder
canoodles|Gets smoochy
cantata|Bach work
canteen|Water source
capable|Competent
captive|What audiences may be
caravan|Brit's trailer
caraway|Source of some seeds
cardsharps|Poker cheaters
careful|Cautious
carnivores|Salmon and squid
carrottop|Redhead, slangily
cascade|Abundant flow
cashews|Crescent-shaped nuts
castanet|Half of a dance duo
castles|Symbols of royalty
catbirds|Wailing fliers
catchall|Miscellaneous
causation|Producer of an effect
caveman|Guy of long ago
cavorted|Played gleefully
cellophane|Plastic packaging*
censored|Bleeped out
centaurs|Half-horses of myth
centers|Hubs
cerebra|Brain areas
chaired|Presided over
chairperson|Committee head
chalice|Word from the Latin for "mug"
champagne|Bubbly wine
champagne|Potent potable (c. 1690)
chances|Probabilities
chandelier|Fancy hanging light fixture
charade|Obvious deception
chastity|Moral purity
chatterbox|Motormouth
cheered|Filled with gladness
cheeses|Cheddar and Swiss
chicken|Barnyard bird
chilidog|Topped-frank fare
chilies|Tex-Mex pods
chilled|On ice
chimera|Impossible dream
chromatid|Identical twin in genetics
cilantro|Soup garnish
circular|Promotional leaflet
citrusy|With added zest
claimant|Benefits seeker
clarets|Purplish reds
clarity|Easy-to-understand nature of a speech
clasped|Held firmly
classic|Timeless
classroom|Where a teacher teaches
classroom|Where students hear lectures
cleanse|Wash thoroughly
clearer|More apparent
clearer|Plow, vis-à-vis roads
clients|Fee-paying customers
climbers|People scaling mountains
clincher|Decisive match
clothespins|Laundry room clips
clutched|Held tightly
cockatoo|Parakeet cousin
coconut|Sundae bar selection
coeditor|One sharing the polishing
coffeemaker|Appliance to brew a morning beverage
coldhearted|Cruel
collies|Traditional herders
colluded|STRUCK EACH OTHER
cologne|Metropolis on the Rhine
colonial|Home style
comestible|OK to put away
comfort|Consolation
commandeer|Take by force
commodore|Yacht club leader
concern|Something that might be going
concisely|With few wasted words
confidence|Self-__ (trust in one's own abilities)
congruous|Harmonious
conifer|Pine or cypress
consent|Give permission
console|Instrument panel
constructor|SORT OF SNAKE
convene|Gather
coppers|Cents before 1982
coppice|Thicket of bushes
copters|Vehicles at heliports
corkscrews|Wine bottle openers
coronation|Word in the news expected today (5/6/23)
correct|You're right!
correct|Fix
corrosion|Something worn on a hood
cowcatcher|Locomotive's front
craftier|More sly
credits|Unsurprising conclusions of whodunits
crested|Reached a peak
crevices|Cracks in rocks
cuisine|Culinary category
curacao|Island near Venezuela
curries|Indian menu listing
dallies|Wastes time
dancers|Troupe group
danishes|Breakfast pastries
danseurs|Nutcracker participants
darlings|Favorites
dateline|News story starter
daybreak|Dawn
daytime|Dawn-to-dusk period
deadpan|Poker-faced
decided|Made a choice
decoded|Rendered readable
deducts|Takes off
deepened|Got involved
deepens|Gets more complicated
deepens|Intensifies
defangs|Takes the risk out of?
defenses|Court procedures
defrosts|Prepares to toast, perhaps
deletes|Crosses out
deletes|Takes out
delimiter|Character for separation
deliver|Keep one's promises
deltoid|Hand-raising requirement
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demerits|Misconduct marks
democrat|Ballot sharer with a Republican
dentists|Canine experts
deposes|Overthrows
deprave|Vitiate
derogate|Disparage
desertion|Unauthorized absence
desolated|With no one around
dessert|Final course
destiny|Inevitable outcome
detainee|One answering questions
detritus|Debris
deviant|Hardly typical
devised|Invented
diagnose|San Diego anagram
diagrams|Manual art
diciest|Most iffy
dimmest|*Least bright
dineros|Piles of cash
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diorama|Kid's shoebox project
directly|Without a detour
dirigibles|Craft presaged by da Vinci
disabused|No longer under a misapprehension
disallow|Rule against
disasters|World Almanac section after Meteorology
disasters|Total failures
disbelief|Incredulity
discards|Tossed stuff
discipline|Self-__ (ability to control yourself)
dishwasher|Kitchen appliance
dismays|Fills with agitation
dismiss|Don't take seriously
disowns|Forswears
disposals|Kitchen conveniences
disposes|Tosses, with "of"
dispute|Controversy
dissenter|Messy residents
distinct|Not the same
distrust|Have no faith in
ditched|Got rid of
divinity|Nutty white candy
doggone|Confounded
dolphins|Dan Marino's team
domineering|Bossy
dominos|Pizza Hut alternative
doorbell|Visitor's ringer
doorman|Entry-level guy
doormen|Guys working at a hotel entrance
doubleheader|Modern baseball rarity
doughnuts|Deep-fried sweet rings
downbow|Cellist's stroke
draftee|Conscripted soldier
drainer|Device for dishes
dresser|Bedroom furniture
drumsticks|What to hit cymbals with
dumplings|Stuffed doughy bits in stews
durable|Built to last
dystopian|Edenic antonym
eagerer|More enthusiastic
earlaps|Winter cap parts
earmark|Allocate, as funds
earnest|Sincere
earnest|Sincere
earrings|Fancy formal wear
earshot|Eavesdropping range
earthen|Made of clay
easiest|Least taxing
eccentric|ODD, as a person's personality
echelon|Command level
echinacea|Supposed cold remedy
eclipse|Celestial event
ecologist|Environmental researcher
economics|Field involving supply and demand
ecstasy|Rapture
edelweiss|Alpine flower
edgiest|Most ultra-innovative
editable|Ready to amend
efficient|Well-organized
eggshell|Diner discard
egoistic|Self-centered
eightball|All-black billiards sphere
ejector|Fighter jet seat
ejector|Fighter-jet seat
elapses|Goes by
electorate|All eligible voters
electricity|POWER FOR ALL YOUR DEVICES
elegant|Posh
elevates|Exalts
elevenses|Break for biscuits
elixirs|Cure-all drinks
eloping|Marrying in haste
elsewhere|In other places
emanates|Issues (from)
emanates|Stems (from)
emerald|Green gemstone
emoticon|Twisted expression?
emotive|Visceral
emperors|Absolute rulers
emulate|Take after
emulated|Tried to follow
enabling|Abettor's activity
enchant|Delight greatly
enchilada|Rolled Mexican fare
enchilada|The whole __
encores|Bonus numbers
endeavour|Erstwhile space shuttle
endgame|Last stage of a chess match
endless|Incessant
endorses|Supports publicly, as a candidate
endowed|Funded, as a scholarship
enemies|Combatants
enemies|Foes
enemies|The opposition
engaging|Hiring, as a consultant
engineered|Put together
engross|Rivet intellectually
engulfs|Swallows up
enlistee|One preparing to fight
enlists|Persuades to volunteer
enormity|Egregiousness
ensemble|Play's supporting players
ensiles|Stores, as grain
entailed|Had to involve
enthrone|Invest with power
enticed|Lured
entrant|One in a contest
entreat|Implore
entrusted|Given over (to)
envelop|Wrap up in a covering
epaulet|Military decoration
epaulet|Military uniform ornament
epeeist|Olympics dueler
ephemeral|Short-lasting
epicure|Discriminating diner
epicures|Refined diners
epilogs|Literary postscripts
eponyms|Many measures of physics
equable|Unvarying
erasure|Removal of pencil marks
erasures|Pencil removal marks
ergonomics|What a mouSEPad's wrist rest improves
ermines|White weasels
erosion|Unwanted wearing
erstwhile|Former
escalate|Step up
escalator|Former Otis trademark
escaper|Runaway
escapes|Makes a getaway
espresso|Strong coffee
espressos|They get steamed every day
essentials|What you need
esthesia|Capacity for feeling
etcetera|And more, for long
ethanol|What the first Model T's could run on
evaporate|Disappear
evaporates|Enters a new phase
evasive|Not forthcoming
evening|Part 3 of farewell
everglades|Florida national park with swamps
evidence|Prosecutor's accumulation
evidence|Trial presentation
examined|Looked at closely
exerted|Brought to bear
exobiology|Study of life beyond Earth
exorcist|Title character of a Blatty novel
expensed|Got paid back for
explorer|*Lewis or Clark
extreme|Immoderate
eyefuls|Stunning sights
eyeglasses|Wearable with a noSEPiece
eyeopener|Startling revelation
facades|Window dressing
faction|Organization's subgroup
faculty|Staff of teachers
falsely|In spite of the facts
farfalle|Bow-tie pasta
farside|Unlit lunar area
fashionable|Voguish
fathomless|Impossible to understand
feeling|State of mind
felines|Lions and leopards
fermata|Musical pause
fetishes|Magic charms
fielder|Shortstop, for instance
fieriness|Piquancy
finagled|Got by trickery
fireside|It engenders warm feelings
fishers|Rod and reel users
flagpole|Tall shaft that holds Old Glory
flareup|Outburst
flatcar|Freight hauler
flavors|Sundae selections
flecked|Speckled
flowerpot|Thing on a sill
flowerpots|Holders for blossoms
fluoride|Toothpaste ingredient
folklore|Collection of traditional tales
foolproof|Guaranteed to work
footstool|Furniture to rest your legs on
forebear|Ancestor
foreshadow|Prefigure
foretaste|Anticipation
foretell|Predict
fortress|Military stronghold
foundry|Casting director's employer
franchise|Many a burger place
frittered|Squandered (away)
furiously|Like a house afire
gallant|Noble-minded
gambits|Stratagems
gardenia|Fragrant white bloom
gatepost|Fence fixture
gaudiest|Most garish
gazette|Name for some newspapers
gendarme|French cop
generic|Unbranded
generosity|HEART of gold
geothermal|Inner power
glamour|Star quality
glimmerings|*Faint lights
glowers|Looks angry
gnarled|What many old oaks are
goaltender|Hockey player guarding the net
gondola|Venetian boat
gophers|Tunneling experts
goriest|Disagreeable to the max
government|Self-__ (country's rule by its own people)
gradation|Something on the spectrum
grandpa|Dad's dad
granules|Stony fragments
greatly|Much
greatness|Messy sergeants
greener|Not as wasteful
gregarious|Sociable
grievances|Festivus recitation
groaned|Sounded displeased
gruntled|Happy
guacamole|Deep-fried fair fare
guacamole|Green-sauce taco topping
gymnasium|Where students exercise indoors
gymnast|Olympic leaper
gymnastics|Sport that includes handSPRINGs
hacksaw|Metal-cutting tool
haircut|Barbershop task
halberd|Medieval battleaxe cousin
halberds|Swiss Guard weapons
halters|Horses' restraints
halters|Leads on a farm
hammerhead|Swimmer of the Atlantic
hammock|Snoozing spot hung up between two trees
happened|Took place
hardhats|Construction workers
hardheaded|Stubborn
harvest|Annual gathering
hayseed|Mixture from alfalfa, clover, etc.
headbands|Absorbent strips worn over the eyebrows
hearsay|Grist for a mill
heathen|Irreligious one
helical|In a whirl
heliport|Rooftop landing place
hellbent|Recklessly resolute
hemostat|Paramedic's device
hennaing|Turning red, in a way
heptagon|Seven-sided shape
heroism|Reason for a medal
hibernates|Sleeps all winter, as bears
highlander|*One at home in Scottish mountains
hillbillies|Moonshiners, to many
hipbone|Part of the pelvis
hoarder|Pack rat
hobbits|Short race
homburg|Hat favored by Churchill
homonyms|Hymn and him
honesty|Truthfulness
hoodies|They're tops for some musicians
hootenanny|Rustic jam
horrify|More than upset
horrors|Heaven forbid!
horsepower|Car engine stat
hotline|What to call with in a crisis
hotlink|What a breakfast staple could be (but isn't) called
housewares|Department to buy kitchen utensils
humorist|Will Rogers, for one
hustles|Works hard
hydrated|Dry no longer
iceboat|Wind-driven vessel
idealistic|With stars in one's eyes
ideally|In theory
identical|Very same
ignited|Detonated
illegal|Not sanctioned
illicit|Unlawful
imitable|Worthy of emulation
immediately|*Without delay
immerse|Involve deeply
impactful|Having a significant effect
impaling|Fixing upon
impersonal|Displaying no emotion
implicate|Show to be an abettor
implodes|Bursts inward
impostor|Person deceiving with a false identity
improve|Better
impudent|Brazen
impulse|Instinctual urge
inaugurate|Install
incandescent|Extraordinarily bright
incandescent|Many Peruvians' ancestry
incomes|Workers' earnings
increase|Add to
infiltrate|Join a group, as for spying
infinitive|Basic verb form
infinitude|Unimaginable extent
initial|Sign swiftly
initials|Towel embroidery
innings|Baseball game divisions
insatiate|Quenchless
insensible|Numb
inspirit|Psychically
instance|Case
insulants|Materials with R-values
insulate|Verb related to "island"
insulation|Energy-saving layer in an attic
intaglio|Engraved gem
intends|Means (to)
intercede|Step in to mediate a conflict
interference|Run __ (help someone with a problem)
intertwines|Weaves together
intones|Speaks in a singing voice
intriguing|Thought-provoking
intuition|That certain feeling
inuring|Habituating
inveigle|Entice
irrelevant|Meriting ignoring
islands|Features of many kitchens
isolates|Sets apart
isomers|Glucose and fructose
isotope|Elemental form
isotope|Elemental form
italics|Right-leaning type
jacquard|Intricate fabric pattern
jamboree|Scout gathering
jeepers|Golly!
jellybeans|Small kidney-shaped candies
journalism|Major for a future reporter
junglegyms|Structures often near seesaws
katydid|Noisy summer insect
kettledrums|Boomers
keynote|Convention address
kickstand|Bike support
kneecaps|Stymies, so to speak
kneepads|Gardener's wear
knitted|Made a sweater or scarf
labeler|Store clerk's device
laborer|Manual worker
lackluster|Not at all lively
lactose|Milk sugar
laments|Sings the blues
lampposts|Street light supports
landlines|Cell ancestors
landscapes|Paintings of rural scenery
lankier|More Lincoln-like
lanterns|Beacons' lens enclosures
lateral|About as high on the organization chart
lateral|Sideways
layered|With multiple levels, as a cake
leashes|Dog walkers' needs
leather|Baseball cover
lectures|Some college classes
leerier|Less trusting
leftist|Progressive
lessons|Drill bits
lessons|Units of instruction
letters|Authorial profession
libeling|Defaming in print
lifeline|Spiritual reader's resource
lighthouse|Tall navigational aid for ships
likeness|Good representation
limeade|Fruity refresher
linebacker|Part of a football defense
linemen|Football positions
lissome|Supple
lizards|Some exotic housepets
loafing|Idle
loathed|Shrank from
locator|Tracking device
louvers|Ventilation slats
louvred|With shutters, in England
loyaler|Less likely to split
lunchboxes|Kid's carriers with sandwiches
luncheons|Formal midday meals
macaroni|Partner of cheese
madeiras|After-dinner drinks
magnolia|Flowering tree of the South
magnolia|Fragrant flower of the South
mainframes|Large computers
malaise|Uneasy feeling
malinger|Shirk work
manacles|Handcuffs
manhattan|Whiskey + vermouth
maracas|Rattle-like musical instruments
marathon|Many-mile race
marathons|Racing vehicles
margarita|Tequila + lime juice
marshmallows|White squishy sundae extra
mastery|Strong grasp
matadors|Professional cape wavers
matinees|Afternoon performances
mattress|Thing with springs
matured|Ripened fully
matures|Grows up
mausoleum|One of the Seven Ancient Wonders, in today's Turkey
mayflower|Pilgrims' ship that stopped at Plymouth ROCK
mayonnaise|White sandwich spread
meanders|Doesn't go straight
meanest|Most cruel
measles|Once-common childhood ailment
mechanic|Card shark
meddles|Horns in
mediated|Assisted in settling
medicos|Docs
meerkat|One of two "Lion King" pals of Simba
megapixels|Digital camera measures
megaplex|House with a lot of features
melodize|Break into song
mercury|Thermometer element
meringue|Lemon pie topping
messaged|Wrote to without paper
metaphor|Figure of speech
meteors|They're seen in shower scenes
microinch|About two dozen nanometers
microscope|Lab device with a noSEPiece
midlines|Anatomical centers
militant|Combative
militia|Word from the Latin for "soldiery"
minaret|Mideast word for "lighthouse"
minaret|Mosque tower
mineral|Salt, essentially
minestrone|Serving in the Vatican
minions|Humble helpers
miniski|Newbie's wear on the slopes
minnows|Small fry
minorca|Spanish resort island
mislabel|Tag incorrectly
missies|Little girls
missort|Cause to ride on the wrong carousel
mocktails|Refreshments that aren't hard to enjoy
modesty|Humble nature
monitored|Kept track of
monocle|Mr. Peanut accessory
moonset|Farmer's Almanac datum
moorages|Docking fees
mortals|People
motorist|Car driver
mountain|Something to climb
moussaka|Lasagna cousin
mouthwash|Liquid to gargle with
moviedom|All the features
munched|Chewed noisily
muscles|Biceps and triceps
muskrat|Wetlands rodent
namesake|Junior, to his dad
namesake|Junior, to Senior
napoleon|Loser at Waterloo
nastier|More spiteful
nasties|Bad sorts
navigate|Handle headings
nearness|Proximity
neatnik|Ultra-tidy type
needily|In a disadvantaged way
needless|Gratuitous
nemeses|Archrivals
nemesis|Antonym of "ally"
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neonate|Newborn child
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
nepotism|Favoring relatives in hiring
nestled|Fit nicely
nestles|Gets snug
neurons|They're fired for thinking
neutral|Not taking sides
niftier|Comparatively cool
nitpicking|Quibbling about small details
noisome|Malodorous
nonexempt|Eligible for overtime
nonissue|Moot point
nonnative|Immigrant, for instance
normality|Business as usual
northern|Boreal
nosedive|Sudden drop
notched|With belt holes, for example
notepad|Desk fixture
notepad|Reporter's tablet
notepad|Tablet
nothing|Play 1, part 3
novenas|Periods of prayer
nurturer|Parental role
nutraceuticals|Vitamin-enriched cereals, for instance
obliges|Is accommodating
obsessed|Overly preoccupied (with)
odyssey|Epic journey
offshoot|Outgrowth
offshore|Where some oil rigs are built
offsides|Falcons' fouls
oligopoly|Movie biz, for one
onionskin|Origamist's purchase
onscreen|Monitored?
opening|Commencement
operate|Run, as machinery
operates|Runs machinery
operations|Military campaigns
operetta|Light work
opponent|Ill-wisher
oppress|Subject to tyranny
optical|Of vision
oration|Address meant to impress
orchard|Apple establishment
ordinary|Nothing to write home about
oregano|Pizzeria herb
ornament|Embellish
orotund|Full-voiced
orreries|Solar system mobiles
ostrich|Fastest two-legged animal
ostrich|Largest bird
ostrich|Largest bird
outlets|Holes in the wall
outplay|1/3 of the "Survivor" motto
outposts|Remote military bases
outwits|Bests in finesse
overfeed|Flood, as a carburetor
overlie|Rest atop
overnight|When redEYEs fly
oversee|Be in charge of
overseer|Office boss
oversells|Pushes too hard
overtures|EXHAUSTS TO EXCESS
oxidant|Rust-causing agent
paintball|Game you'll be dyeing to play
palette|Range of shades
palimony|Anagram of OLYMPIAN
pallets|Warehouse platforms
pallets|Warehouse platforms
panicle|Flower cluster
panorama|Big picture
pantries|Messy painters
paragons|Nonpareils
paranoia|Frequent "Twilight Zone" theme
parapets|Defensive walls
parasites|Banes of hosts
parceled|Distributed, with "out"
passers|Quarterbacks, while throwing
passport|Document for foreign travel
pastiche|Hodgepodge
pastrami|Spicy sandwich meat
pastries|Danishes and cream puffs
pastureland|Grazing area
patella|Kneecap
patents|Inventor's pride
pathfinder|*Nickname for Natty Bumppo
peccable|Prone to sin
pedagog|Schoolteacher
pedagogue|Literally, "boy's tutor"
pediatric|For young patients
pedigrees|Purebred dogs' ancestries
peekaboo|I see you! toddler's game
penicillin|Antibiotic (1928)
penname|Seuss or Twain
perches|Stopovers between flights
perhaps|Maybe
peridot|August birthstone
perigee|Orbital extreme
pesetas|Certain euro predecessors
pfennig|Euro cent preceder
phenomenal|Smashing
photoelectric|Effect that won Einstein his Nobel
photograph|Snapshot
photons|Particles of light
phrases|Some "Wheel of Fortune" answers
pillage|Loot
pioneers|Trailblazers
pitapat|Rain-on-roof sound
pittances|Small sums
planners|Datebooks
plaster|Wall covering of a sort
plastic|Paper or __?
plateau|Highland that's flat
plateau|Level off
players|Messy parsley
playground|Outdoor area for recreation
playpen|Baby's portable enclosure
playroom|Daycare establishment
pleasures|What you like
plotters|Conspirators
poinsettias|Red-and-green Christmas plants
pointed|Indicated a direction with one's finger
polestar|Guiding light
politic|Astute
pollute|Make unclean
polymer|Shellac or silk
ponchos|Raincoats with a hole for the head
pontoons|They raise sunken objects
popsicle|Disney Frozen Minis brand
portraits|Paintings of a person
poshest|Most luxurious
possess|Be the owner of
postage|Stamps
postcards|Picture souvenirs that are mailed
potently|With considerable power
prairie|Badger habitat
prairie|Plain
praline|Nutty confection
pralines|New Orleans confections
preambles|Introductory statements
preboil|Cook, as pasta for lasagna
precincts|Captains' commands
predates|Comes before
predator|Messy teardrop
prelate|Archbishop, e.g.
preload|Install in advance, as software
prerinse|Washer cycle
presides|Chairs a meeting
presorts|Bulk mailings
prisoners|Inside people
program|Usher's handout
prospect|Seek your fortune, perhaps
protect|Shield from harm
protects|Stands guard over
protoplasm|You and me, essentially
proviso|Stipulation
psyched|Highly motivated
psychology|Major for a future therapist
punster|Person known for her plays on words
purists|Sticklers for perfection
pyramid|Building on a $1 bill
quarrelsome|Apt to argue
queenly|Regal, in a way
quibble|Split hairs
radiator|Household hisser
radishes|Roots for salads
rainmaker|Income-generating exec
rainwear|Totes things
rapscallion|Rogue
rarebit|Cheese dish
rationales|Grounds
reaches|Arrives at
readers|People who enjoy books
readily|Without difficulty
realtor|Home seller's designation
reappear|Eight-letter word with only four different letters
reassess|Take a fresh look at
reboots|Starts up a computer again
recants|Takes back
receded|Withdrew
recheck|Second look
reclaim|Take back
recluses|Hermits
recooked|Boiled over, say
recruit|New member
recycled|Sorted paper and plastic in bins
recycled|Used again, as paper or bottles
redwood|Very tall California sequoia
reenacts|Dramatizes, perhaps
referee|Soccer official
referenda|Questions voted on
refilled|Topped off
refried|Word on taqueria menus
refuting|Putting holes in, perhaps
regards|Considers
regulate|Control, as temperature
rehearses|Practices parts
rehiring|Bringing back, in a way
reimburse|Make whole
reiterates|Echoes
relaced|Tightened, as shoes
relapse|Backslide
relations|Family members
reliable|Trustworthy
reliant|Having dependence (on)
reliefs|Embossed art
relieve|Free (of)
relieve|Take away
relleno|Tex-Mex "stuffed"
remorse|Deep regret
removal|Erasure
renamed|Dubbed differently
renames|Gives a new title to
renegade|Turncoat
renewal|Subscription extension
renounce|Give up formally
renowned|Notable
repeats|Says again
replant|Move to a larger pot
replays|Sportscast's second showings
reprove|Scold gently
reptiles|Dander-free pets
rereads|Enjoys again, as a book
rerisen|Up again
reseals|Makes extra tight
resemble|Be like
resharpen|Undull again
resistance|Source of friction
resists|Puts up a fuss
resists|Puts up a fuss
resolve|Settle, as a dispute
resound|Echo loudly
resounded|Rang out
restage|Put on again, as a show
restart|Boot up again
restated|Said another way
retailer|Store merchant
retailored|Took in or let out
retotaled|Double-checked, as a sum
returnees|People coming back
reunion|Class convention
reunite|Get together again
revamps|Makes over
revenge|Common whodunit motive
reverse|Turn back
richest|Most wealthy
ringlets|Small hair pieces
ripened|Matured
ripoffs|Swindles
riverbed|Bottom between banks
roadbed|Street surface
roaster|Oven pan, or what might go in it
rollover|Complete a floor exercise?
romaine|Salad green
roomier|More spacious
roosted|Spent the night
rosebud|Small sign of spring
rottener|Comparatively contemptible
roulette|Casino wheel game
roundabout|You'll find things that are __ the seven other 9+-letter answers
rubbernecker|One gawking at traffic
rustier|Needing more review
sacrificed|Sold at a bargain price
sadness|Remorseful feeling
saguaro|Arizona cactus
sailors|Cruiser crew
saintliest|Most likely to become canon
salinas|City near San Jose
salinas|Steinbeck's California hometown
salters|Shaker users
saltines|Servings with soup
samosas|South Asian turnovers
samplings|Small tastes
samurais|Hereditary nobility of yore
sanctity|Holiness
sandbags|Flood protection items
sandpit|Playground spot in Sussex
sangria|Wine with fruit slices
sapient|Very wise
sardine|Fish in a tin
sashayed|Walked with a swagger
sashing|Quilt's fabric strips
satchel|Small bag
satellite|Moon orbiting a planet
satiety|Surfeit
satires|Literary spoofs
saucily|In a brazen manner
savanna|Grassland region
sawhorses|Carpentry supports
sawlogs|Snore, informally
sayings|Words of wisdom
scabbard|Sheath of a sort
scalene|Type of triangle
scalene|Word from the Greek for "unequal"
scarabs|Bug-shaped gems
scarceness|Dearth
schadenfreude|Literally, "harm joy"
schedules|Bus or train timetables
schisms|Deep divisions
schlump|Inept person
schmoozed|Chatted, informally
scratch|Starting point
scrimshaw|Moby-Dick's "lively sketches of whales"
scrunch|Squeeze
scrunch|Squeeze into a ball
scubaed|Dove under the water
sealant|Leak-preventing coating
sealers|Primer coats
seaplane|Alaskan letter carrier
secondhand|Analog watch feature
sectarian|Narrowly confined
section|Word on stadium tickets
sections|Grapefruit parts
sedatives|Sleep aids
seepier|Letting more out
seethes|Becomes agitated
segment|Portion
segments|Newscast components
seismic|Highly momentous
senator|Legislator with a six-year term
senator|State representative
sendups|Parodies
separate|Not connected
serapes|Mexican shawls
serenade|Winning number?
sestina|Six-stanza form for Dante
seventeen|Former America's Next Top Model sponsor
shadowbox|Practice for a bout
shameful|Dishonorable
shatter|Break into bits
shebang|The whole __
sheepshank|Line-shortening knot
shelved|Restocked, as library books
sherbet|Fruity frozen dessert
sheriff|Occupation for Earp
shetlands|Scottish offshore acres
shibboleth|Password, from the Bible
shielded|Protected from harm
shillelagh|Part of the Boston Celtics logo
shindig|Big bash
shinned|Climbed, as a pole
shirker|Task evader
shirttail|Tee's usual lack
shrewish|Quarrelsome
shylocks|Cruel creditors
siamese|Short-haired pedigreed cat
siameses|Silver-gray cats
sidesaddle|Antonym of "astride"
sierras|Rugged mountains
sifting|Refining, as flour
sincerely|With all one's HEART
sinecure|Cushy job
sinister|Up to no good
skeeter|Itty-bitty biter
skilled|Expert
skydiver|High jumper of a sort
skyline|Urban vista
skyscraper|Tall urban building
slathered|Generously spread
sledges|Heavy hitters
sleepwalks|Is out and about
sleeves|Long parts of a shirt
slicers|Sandwich shop machines
slimmer|More willowy
slipped|Lost one's footing
slipper|After-bath footwear
slipups|Minor mistakes
smarted|Stung
smitten|Lovestruck
smolder|Burn without flame
snapper|Digital attention-getter
snapshot|Photograph
sneaked|Moved furtively
sneaked|Moved on the sly
sneered|Smiled scornfully
sneezed|Belittled, with "at"
sneezes|Scoffs (at)
snicker|Scornful laugh
snifter|Brandy glass
snivels|Is a whiner
snowcap|Mountain topper
snubbed|Persona non grata
softest|Most cushiony
solders|Fuses pieces of metal
sometime|One of these days
sonatinas|Haydn opera
sonneteers|Keats and Yeats
sooners|Big 12 team
sophist|Devious logician
sorcerer|Wizard or magician
southpaw|Left-hander, informally
spaciest|Most out of it
spammer|Unappreciated inbox filler
spangle|Bit of glitter
spaniel|Water dog
spaniels|Cocker __ (small dogs)
special|Out of the ordinary
spectral|Ghostly
speeder|Trooper's catch
sphinxes|Enigmatic ones
spiderweb|Little crawler's sticky insect trap
spinach|Veggie omelet ingredient
splicer|Low-tech film editor
splices|Joins, as DNA segments
splints|Wooden first-aid supports
splitting|Side-__ (very funny)
spoilers|Plot twist giveaways
sponsors|Backs with bucks
spoonbill|Wading bird
spotlit|Singled out on stage
sprains|Wrist mishaps
sprayed|Used an aerosol can
sprints|Short races
sprites|Pixies and elves
sprocket|Pulley with teeth
squalor|Wretchedness
squealer|Human rat
squiggles|Tildes, essentially
staffers|Group on the payroll
stairway|Something to climb
stalemated|Going nowhere
stamina|Ability to tough it out
stamina|Athlete's staying power
standard|Approved model
standee|Rider who can't find a seat
standees|Spectators without seats
starboard|Ship's right side
starter|First course on menus
stashes|Tucks away
stature|Esteem
statute|Law on the books
statute|Law on the books
stealing|Thievery
stealth|Furtive movements
steeple|Village high point
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|Sign-lettering aid
stepladder|House painter's climber that folds
stepsons|Blended family members
stepsons|Boys in a blended family
sternal|Adjective in cardiology
sternal|Of the breastbone
sterner|Less forgiving
stethoscope|Tool for hearing a heartbeat
stetson|Boss of the Plains apparel
stetson|Part of a Mountie uniform
steward|Sommelier, for instance
stewpan|It's handled in the kitchen
stewpan|Piece of cookware
stingier|More Scroogelike
stirrup|Saddle's footrest
stoical|Impassive
stoniness|Unemotional nature
stoolie|Cop show informer
stoolie|Whodunit character
stopgaps|Temporary solutions
storage|Boxer's destination
straggle|Don't keep up
straight|Unvarnished
straight|Without a bend, as a road
strains|Muscle overexertions
strapless|How some gowns are made
stratosphere|Ozone layer's locale*
strawberries|Fruity sundae extra
streamer|Party decoration
streets|City's roads
stretch|Lengthen, as a rubber band
strictly|By the book
strolls|Slow walks
student|One with homework
studios|Small quarters
stunned|Astonished
suburbs|Seattle's surroundings
successful|Flourishing
sudsers|Soap operas
sufficient|Self-__ (needing no outside help)
sugared|Sweetened
sugarless|Keto-friendly
sunrise|Dawn
sunscreen|Protective liquid for the beach
sunscreen|Protective liquid for the beach
sunshine|Daylight on a cloudless day
superglue|Strong adhesive (1942)
superhero|Batman or Spider-Man
supermodel|One on many covers
suspect|Be mistrustful of
sustenance|Fuel source
sutures|Sews up
sweatshirt|Upper-body garment
sweetest|Maximally sugary
sweetheart|Beloved
sweetings|Honeycrisp apple relatives
swelter|Really feel the heat
swerved|Turned aside
swerves|Turns suddenly
swingby|Visit briefly
swordfish|Ocean swimmer with a long pointy nose
syrettes|Disposable injection units
tabbies|Striped cats
tableau|Picturesque scene
tabouli|Salad of Mediterranean cuisine
tacklers|Ends, often
tadpoles|Amphibian infants
taffeta|Stiff, shiny fabric
tailgate|Approach incautiously
tailored|Custom-fitted
tailors|People who alter clothes
tambourine|Hand-held percussion that jingles
tambourine|Percussion instrument that jingles
tampering|Court crime
tampering|Monkeying (with)
tanager|Bright-colored songbird
tapered|Narrowed gradually
tapioca|Kind of pudding
tarmacs|Paved airport areas
tarpaulin|Waterproof covering
taverns|Choices for toasters
tchotchkes|Tangible trifles
teacake|Sort of sweet bun
teaches|Instructs a class
teaching|Instructor's activity
teakettle|Stovetop appliance that whistles
teakettles|Range-top water heaters for pekoe
teardown|Raze
teasers|Enticing ads
teaspoon|Measure of sugar
teenager|Adolescent
teenier|Smaller
teetotal|Don't drink
teetotaler|One not taking a shot
telltale|Particularly revealing
telluride|*Colorado ski area
temblor|Earthquake
temerity|Reckless boldness
tenacity|Persistence
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenderest|Most sensitive
tenderfoot|Rank between Scout and Second Class
tenners|Sawbucks
tenuously|With only the flimsiest connection
tersest|One of four anagrams of SETTERS
thermometer|Tool for taking temperature
thermoses|Lunchbox drink holders
thrashes|Clobbers in competition
threaten|Give an ultimatum to
thumbtacks|Sharp bulletin-board stickers
thunder|Storm warning
thunderbolt|Flash of lightning
thunderbolt|Something thrown by Thor
tieless|Casual Friday adjective
tightrope|Cable viewed by an audience
timbers|Beams on a ship
timecards|Punched records of hours worked
tirades|Overemotional oratory
tiresome|Humdrum
titanic|Immense
tonearms|Phonographs' moving parts
toothpaste|Cream for dental brushing
topcoat|What a painter finishes with
toppings|Pizza's mushrooms and meatballs
tortellini|What Martha Stewart bakes with turkey ragu
totaled|Past saving
totemic|Serving as a symbol
townies|Non-college locals
toyshop|Top seller
traditional|Long-established
trances|Hypnotic states
trances|Spelling sessions
transact|Conduct, as business
trappings|Ornamental apparel
trashed|Destroyed
traverse|*Journey through
traverse|Span
treacle|Schmaltz
treadle|Foot-operated lever
treason|Crime in the Constitution
treasure|Hold dear
treehouse|Kids' elevated backyard hideout
trellis|Garden lattice
tremors|Seismic events
trestles|Railroad bridges
triassic|Period when dinosaurs appeared
tricycle|Tot's three-wheeler
trinkets|What Manhattan was bought with (1626)
triples|Big hits
tripods|Folders for photos
tritone|F to B, in music
triunes|Three-in-one things
trivets|Kitchen stands for hot plates
tropics|Hot spot
trouble|Be a bother to
troubles|Woes
troweled|Spread around for sealing
truants|They should've been there
trustee|One on a board
trustworthy|Count-on-able
tsardom|Russia, before Peter the Great
tsunamis|Seismologist's study
tundras|Arctic plains
tunesmiths|Composers and lyricists
turkeys|Duds not worn
turntable|Deejay gear
twelfths|Third quarters
twitter|Bird sound
typeset|Prepare for printing
typical|Commonplace
typical|Hardly surprising
ululation|Loud lament
unarmed|Clean, in police jargon
unbolts|Releases from the inside
unclips|Detaches, as a microphone
unclogs|Clears, as a drain
unearths|Digs up
unedited|Not yet revised, as a first draft
unfinished|Still to do, as a loose END
unfortunately|Part 3 of quote
unheard|Not listened to
unhinged|Out of control
unicycle|One-wheeled circus vehicle
unknown|Waiting to be discovered
unlawfully|In a bad way
unlearn|Forget about
unmasks|Removes the cowl from, perhaps
unmatched|ODD, as a sock
unpaved|Needing to be topped with asphalt
unraveling|Puzzling out
unremarkable|So-so
unsettles|Disconcerts
unsophisticated|GREEN, in life experience
unstick|Free, as a jammed window
unstrung|Rattled
untrimmed|*Needing pruning
unwelcome|Blackballed
updated|New now
uploads|Posts online
upriver|Hard to paddle to
upscale|High-end
useless|Vain
vamoose|Zane Grey's "Get outta here!"
vanishes|Leaves no trace
vaunted|Boasted about
vegetables|Carrots and spinach
vendetta|Prolonged rivalry
veranda|Open porch
verbiage|The way we word
verboten|Not done
vermouth|Wine for cocktails
vexillology|Its lexicon includes "banner" and "standard"
virtuoso|Master performer
visible|In plain view
waitstaffs|Meal servers
walkabout|Aboriginal rite of passage
wannabe|One aspiring to fame
warfare|Ares' area
washcloth|Small fabric used for scrubbing
wasting|Frittering away
watercooler|Office machine to drink from
watermelons|Big red (inside) and green (outside) fruits
weapons|Grenades and swords
wettest|Guinness meteorological maximum
wharves|Port structures
wheedles|Cajoles
whereto|Cabbie's question
whipsawed|Beset doubly in opposite ways
wideawake|Fully alert
wiliness|Skill in deception
wonderful|Part 2 of farewell
worsted|Knitting material
worthies|Admirable individuals
wrappers|Candy coverings
wristwatch|Wearable timepiece once made with a mainSPRING
written|Composed on paper
yarmulke|Synagogue skullcap
yeanling|Lamb or kid
yearling|Farm youngster
yeshivas|Religious schools
yodeler|Person singing high up high
yoghurt|Dairy product in small containers
zabaglione|Trattoria dessert
anemones|Windflowers
apparent|Visible
coronate|Crown
degenerate|Corrupt
delivering|Saving
imparadise|Make perfectly happy
irrelevant|Not pertinent
maddened|Angry
nearest|Most closely related
semester|College half-year
sporadic|Scattered
strives|Contends
backdraft|Firefighter's danger
boggled|Completely confused
clinics|Outpatient facilities
crosshairs|Marksman's view
embrace|Wrap your arms around
encased|Surrounded
firebricks|Furnace ceramics
helmets|Football equipment
idleness|Loafer's state
indulge|Gratify
kiddies|Sesame Street audience
mariner|Seattle ballplayer
medleys|Musical miscellanies
niceties|Refined features
oftener|More frequently
panacea|Cure-all
pennies|Small change
pimento|Olive stuffer
reneges|Doesn't keep a promise
ruining|Destroying financially
sealing|Wrapping up, as a deal
serapes|Cancún covers
sharpie|Permanent pen brand
snowcap|High peak topper
spanned|Bridged
speared|Harpooned
teenage|In high school, probably
tramway|Manhattan-Roosevelt Island conveyance
abalone|Ear-shaped shell
abalone|Seafood delicacy
abating|Like remittent diseases, perhaps
abetters|Heist helpers
abnormal|Nonstandard
abstain|Decline to decide
academic|College teacher
accentuate|Stress
acetate|Overlay material
acetate|Overlay material
acolyte|Altar boy
acreage|Land
acreage|Land
acrobat|Participant in a pyramid scheme?
activated|In force
adaptor|Electrical device
addling|Throwing off
adolescence|Time of your life?
adolescent|Youthful
adorner|Christmas tree decorator
adrenal|___ gland (kidney's neighbor)
adulate|Fawn on
aerobics|It may include a stretch or two
aerosol|Solid alternative
affairs|Potential relationship ruiners
airhole|Pet carrier feature
alacrity|Willingness
alchemy|Process of transmutation
alewife|Shad relative
allover|Everywhere
allusions|Passing references
almanac|Annual reference book
altered|Made fit
altimeter|It takes measurements on a plane
amassable|Like things that can be gathered
ampoule|Solution holder: Var.
amulets|Magic charms
anadems|Ancient head garlands
anagram|Item in relation to time?
anagrams|Won and own, for now
anathema|Abomination
ancient|Like the Sphinx
anemone|Member of the buttercup family
anemone|Sea animal or land plant
anemone|Tentacled sea creature
angular|Bony
antenna|Feeler
antennae|Bee lines?
antieducational|Like video games, some believe
antinationalist|Rebel
antiperspirants|Sure things?
antiwar|Like some '60s protests
antlers|Stag's pride
anytime|Day or night
apathies|Feelings of inertia
apprise|Inform
ariettas|Some solos
armadas|Fleet groups
armholes|T pair
arranges|Sets up
arrests|Takes into custody
arrival|Part of ETA
arteries|Parkways and turnpikes
ascetic|Hardly decadent
ascribes|Credits
ashamed|Red-faced
askance|With suspicion
aspires|Has great ambition
assayers|Some analysts
assists|Hockey stat
asteroid|Ceres or Eros, e.g.
astride|On both sides of
athlete|Jock
athlete|Tinactin user, presumably
atlases|World books
atoners|Yom Kippur observers
attagirl|Encouraging remark
audience|Opportunity to be heard
austere|Strict
autopsy|Postmortem examination
avenues|Most properties in Monopoly
aviator|Flier
avocados|They surround big pits
awakens|Comes to
backrest|Supporter
backspin|Result of hitting a slice in tennis
badinage|Give-and-take
balmoral|Castle in Scotland
bandanna|Large handkerchief
bandsaw|Woodworking power tool
bangers|Sausages, in British slang
banking|Business that involves checks and balances
bassoons|Woodwinds of low range
bathmat|It might prevent you from getting cold feet
beanpole|Person nicknamed "Stretch," most likely
beastly|Like a wild animal
bedbugs|Bloodsucking insects
bedtimes|Retirement plans?
bellows|Accordion part
beltway|Encircling road
betterment|Something that improves the value of property
bigfoot|Weekly World News subject, often
birdbrain|Noodlehead
blacktop|Driveway surface
bleeder|Leech, e.g.
blossoms|Comes into one's own
bluejays|Rivals of the Yankees
bobtailed|Cut short
bolivia|Landlocked South American country
bookcase|Atlas's locale
bookends|They may hold volumes
booming|Prosperous
boyhood|Time when shaving isn't necessary
breadwinner|Person who supports a family
breathe|Yoga instructor's comment
bridges|Either of the stars of "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
brigade|Division division
brittle|Apt to crack
brocade|Fancy fabric
broilers|Coquilles St. Jacques cookers
bulldog|Stubborn person
cabaret|Studio 54 musical
cadenza|Passage near the end of an aria
cannery|___ Row
cannoli|Little Italy dessert
captive|Prisoner
caravan|Desert group
caravels|Niña, Pinta, and Santa María, e.g.
careful|Circumspect
caribou|North American reindeer
carload|Five people, often
casabas|Crenshaw melon's cousins
casings|Frames
catalyze|Force changes in
catharsis|Emotional cleansing
catnips|Mint family members
cerebellum|Piece of mind?
chanted|Intoned
cheerios|Popular cereal
chevalier|Maurice of "Gigi"
chevelure|Head of hair
chewable|Like many kids' vitamins
chronics|Habitual sufferers
chutzpah|Alan Dershowitz book
chutzpah|Gall
claimed|Asserted
classes|Years of school
cleanse|Purify
clearance|Truck driver's concern
clearcuts|Removes all the trees from part of a forest
clinker|Sour note
clouded|Obscured
clutters|Makes messy
coalbins|Fuel containers
coinage|Word creation
coliseum|Event location, perhaps
colludes|Conspires
colonial|House style
colorado|River though the Grand Canyon
colporteur|Bible peddler
condiment|State of being national security adviser Rice?
confreres|Colleagues
connects|Brings together
connote|Imply
connotes|Suggests
console|Soothe
consonants|The "string sextet" in the five theme answers
continued|To be ___ ...
copacetic|Groovy
cornice|Ornamental molding
cornmeal|Hush puppy ingredient
corvette|Sports car introduced in 1953
counteracts|Neutralizes
coursed|Ran
credenza|Sideboard
crisscross|Move back and forth
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cutlass|Oldsmobile offering
cyclers|Tour de France participants
cypress|Cone-bearing tree
dadaists|Man Ray and others
daiquiri|Popular drink
darkroom|Developmental zone?
database|Computer collection
dawdles|Idles
debarred|Kept out
defames|Publicly attacks
deliver|Come through
demeanor|Conduct
demoness|Succubus
dentures|False teeth
deplane|Touch the tarmac
deplanes|Gets off, in a way
deprave|Vitiate
deprived|Lacking in opportunity
derides|Razzes
desalts|Makes drinkable, maybe
deserts|Leaves high and dry
desktop|Icon locale
details|Men's magazine
detonator|Fuse, e.g.
dialect|Cockney, e.g.
diamond|60th anniversary gift
diatribe|Harangue
digests|Some literary collections
dimmers|Graduated switches
dinette|Eating alcove
diploma|Commencement document
direful|Like a bad omen
disable|Injure permanently
disaster|Calamity
disavows|Washes one's hands of
discern|Perceive
discover|Word on a card
disrobe|Get ready to shower
dissented|Just said nay
district|Confines
doorsteps|Thresholds
dragstrip|Accelerated course?
dryasdust|Uninteresting
duopoly|Market control of a sort
dustier|Less frequently used
eaglets|Young birds of prey
earplugs|Noise reduction devices
ecological|Of concern to conservationists
economy|Airline ticket class
ecstasy|Drug also known as X
edgewise|Way to get a word in
edibles|Food
edition|Bulldog, e.g.
editorial|Two-cents piece?
educate|School
egotism|Problem for people with big heads
elegant|Well-bred
elevates|Raises
embolden|Encourage
embroil|Draw into a conflict
emigrate|Leave one country for another
emirates|Dubai and others
emissaries|Legates
emoticon|;-) is one
emotions|Love and hate, e.g.
empiric|Based on observation
enabler|Person who makes excuses for an alcoholic, perhaps
enamels|Glossy coatings
enamels|Hard finishes
encircling|Playing ring-around-the-rosy
endearments|Sugar and sweets, e.g.
endings|Denouements
endocrine|___ gland
enfetters|Binds
enlarge|Blow up
ensigns|Starfleet grads
ensiles|Stores, in a way
enticers|Seducers
entrance|Mesmerize
entrance|Way in
entrant|Competitor
entreat|Petition
entwine|Wrap around
epaulet|Shoulder piece
episcopal|Kind of church
episode|One of 24 of "24"
epithet|Nickname
epithet|Richard the Lion-Hearted, e.g.
epitome|Apotheosis
equator|Great circle
equinox|Spring time
erasure|Evidence of a written error
erectly|How cadets stand at attention
erotica|Blue prints
escargot|Edible snail
eschews|Avoids
espanol|Aquí se habla ___
espresso|Little Italy order
espresso|Starbucks offering
espying|Catching sight of
essence|Sum and substance
essences|Gists
essential|Requisite
estopped|Barred, at the bar
eternal|Ageless
etiolate|Grow pale
eulogizes|Delivers a panegyric
evaders|They're hard to get ahold of
evasions|Some lies
examiner|Doctor, at times
exhibits|Courtroom evidence
expense|It's deductible
expires|Runs out
eyeshade|Sun visor
eyeshot|Range of vision
facades|Fancy fronts of stores
factoid|Trivia tidbit
faraday|Dynamo inventor
feedbag|Oats holder
filtration|Pool-cleaning process
finagle|Get by trickery
fireman|Hook and ladder rider
flakier|More unreliable
flamingo|Bugsy Siegel's Las Vegas casino, with "the"
flanerie|Aimlessness
flareup|Outbreak
fleeced|Ripped off
flirter|Coquette
flitted|Darted about
flowchart|Motion picture?
fluoresce|Glow, in a way
foghorn|Warning at sea
footbath|Relief for sore tootsies
footsore|Dog-tired?
footstep|Pace
forager|Food seeker
foxiness|Crafty-manship
freeman|Nurse Betty costar
freeman|Robbins's "Shawshank Redemption" costar
freezer|Where ice cream is stored
frisbee|Ultimate item
fussbudget|Nitpicker
gatehouse|Sentry's spot
generic|Not brand-name
generic|Not special
genesis|In the beginning is its beginning
gillnet|Curtainlike fish catcher
gladiators|Colosseum combatants
glasses|They sit on bridges
gobbledygook|Jargon
graduation|Event at which "Pomp and Circumstance" is played
grandstand|Racetrack section
granite|___ State (New Hampshire)
greases|Bribes
greatest|Nickname for Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century, with
greeted|Shook hands with
griddles|Bacon cookers
grilles|Decorative window covers
gripers|Kvetches
grounders|Chances for infielders
guacamoles|Dips for chips
guidance|What some counselors provide
gundogs|Pointers and retrievers, e.g.
hacienda|Rancher's estate
hangers|Closet items
haphazard|Lacking order
hardhat|Construction worker
hayseed|Hillbilly
headband|It can keep sweat out of the eyes
headsets|Hands-free equipment
hideout|Lair
highchair|Tot's mealtime perch
holyday|Rosh Hashanah, e.g.
homburgs|Felt toppers
hominid|Lucy, for one
honesty|Every man has his fault, and ___ is his: "Timon of Athens"
hooligan|Rowdy sort
hootenannies|Informal concerts with folk singing and dancing
hubcaps|They cover lug nuts
hurtled|Moved with great speed
hygienist|Pick wielder
hymnals|They are in view in a pew
idealist|Utopian
ideates|Forms mental pictures
ignores|Overlooks
ignores|Shrugs off
impresario|Concert manager
impulse|Kind of purchase
incense|Aromatherapy need
inelastic|Lacking flexibility
inferno|It's hell
inkiest|Superlatively black
inmates|Pen pals?
inquire|Look (into)
inquires|Seeks information
inroads|Encroachments
inserters|Paperboys, at times
insistence|Pertinacity
insurer|Lloyd's of London, for one
intended|Meant
intense|Profound
interest|Principal's counterpart
interlope|Be a busybody
intones|Vocalizes
intrigue|Captivate
invalid|Null and void
invoice|Manifest
irately|In an angry manner
ironsides|Part of the Constitution's nickname
ironworks|Where some fences are mended?
islander|New York athlete
janitor|School worker
jellybeans|Vegetables that kids don't mind eating
jousters|You may get a charge out of them
joyride|Car thief's caper
jurists|Law experts
kennels|Dogs' digs
keynote|Big talk
kilometer|Olympics unit
kinetics|Subject of Newton's "Principia"
kitbags|Knapsacks
kneeholes|They're surrounded by drawers
kneepads|Skateboarding equipment
kneesocks|Calf covers
larders|They have lots of provisions
lassoed|Roped
latrine|Place to go on base
lawless|Xena star Lucy
leaving|On one's way out
leeward|___ Islands (chain that includes Guadeloupe)
libeler|One who writes damaging lies about a person
liberal|Left-winger
liberal|Open-minded
lifeboat|Hitchcock film of 1944
lifetime|Television for Women channel
lighter|What a matchless person might carry
lineman|Hiker, for example
linemen|Tackles and ends, e.g.
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
lipreader|One who sees what you're saying
literal|Like some translations
locates|Spots
logjams|Blockages
loosener|One who twists a nut counterclockwise
lothario|Rake
loveliest|___ of trees, the cherry now, Is hung with bloom along the bough: A.E. Housman
luggage|Bags
macaroni|Elbows on the table
machismo|Trait of a tough guy
macrame|Knotty craft
maestri|They work in pits
magnate|Captain of industry
mandate|Order
marathon|Patriots' Day event
marinate|Prepare teriyaki
marsala|Seaport in Sicily
masseuse|Rubber
matilda|Waltzing woman
matless|Unwelcoming?
maturer|Ripening agent
measles|Children's disease
megadose|Large amount
memento|2001 Guy Pearce film
memento|Token
mentored|Had a protégé
mentors|Provides guidance
mesmerist|Under achiever?
metronome|Tempo keeper
mingler|Hardly a wallflower
minibus|Tour vehicle
miniskirt|Mary Quant creation
minivan|Soccer mom's transport
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
misdeals|Deviant deck distributions
misread|Interpret incorrectly
missive|Letter
misters|Produce moisteners
monitor|Merrimac battler
motored|Took a drive
multiprocessing|Handling of several things at once
musketeer|Infantryman of old
nannies|Live-in babysitters
narcotic|Number
natural|Pure
nearest|In the foreground
neatens|Makes orderly
neatens|Tidies up
neatness|It sometimes counts in homework
neither|Not one or the other
neonate|Recent arrival
netsuke|Kimono sash figure
newsboys|Paper pushers
nicotine|Toxic substance in tobacco
nitrify|Oxidize by bacterial action
nonelective|Like English, usually
nonzero|Positive or negative
notable|VIP
notaries|They own seals
notified|Tipped off
oboists|Some orchestra members
ocarina|Instrument also called a sweet potato
octagon|Bokhara rug pattern
oddballs|Weirdos
odometer|Car wheels?
oilpaper|Waterproof material
oldster|Senior, politically incorrectly
operatic|Like a Met performance
operetta|Light work for musicians
opossum|Pogo, for one
optimal|As good as it gets
opulent|Lush
orating|Sermonizing
oregano|Pizza topper
organic|Kind of chemistry
origami|Japanese art of folding paper
original|Master
ornament|December dangler
outlandish|Over the top
outside|Off the plate
overalls|Painter's wear, perhaps
overbid|Err on "The Price Is Right"
overeats|Stuffs oneself
overstretch|Cause a strain
overtire|Exhaust
overwork|Use to excess
pageboy|Rolled-under style
palomino|Gold stud?
paparazzi|They follow the stars
papoose|Small Winnebago?
parable|Story with a moral
paradox|Self-contradictory thing
parakeet|Colorful squawker
paranoia|Personality disorder
parsnip|White-rooted plant
passion|___ pit (drive-in movie theater, in older slang)
pastels|Some paintings
pawnshops|Loan arrangers
peaches|Herb's singing partner
peasant|Rustic
pedaling|Spinning class activity
pedigree|Dog food brand
peekaboo|Cry with your hands over your eyes
peephole|Voyeur's station
peering|Emergent
pellmell|Helter-skelter
perfecto|Wonderful!
perplex|Keep guessing
pesters|Hassles
philosophy|Spinoza's specialty
phonier|Less genuine
pictured|Imagined
pilgrim|Plymouth colonizer
pioneer|Trailblazer
piratic|Larcenous
placarded|Posted signs
placebo|Clinical trial offering, perhaps
planter|Farmer in springtime
playpen|Nursery item
pleasant|Affable
polonaise|Chopin piece
portfolio|Stocks and bonds, often
possess|Have
possess|Occupy from within
postwar|Occurring after 1945
potatoes|Shoestring material?
pottage|Vegetable soup
prairie|___ State (Illinois's nickname)
praline|Nutty confection
prefabs|Cookie-cutter houses
premises|Logical propositions
prepares|Sets up
presale|Event for select customers
pressure|Tire gauge readout
preteen|Sixth grader, e.g.
pretend|Make believe
pretend|Sham
pretense|Make-believe
pricers|Some grocery store workers
princes|William and Harry, e.g.
produces|Puts on
protege|Mazda model
proximal|Nearest
prudent|Frugal
psalters|Sects' books
psychic|Medium
puckish|Playfully mischievous
quacksalver|Charlatan
quoters|John Bartlett and others
radical|Extreme
ragtops|Convertibles
raiders|Super Bowl XI champs
rainout|Cause for a doubleheader
rangelands|Buffalo's stamping grounds
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ratline|Rope rung on a ship
reasons|Explanations
reassure|Calm
reattaches|Connects anew
recessive|Like blue eyes
recliner|Easy chair
recreate|Make over
recruit|Parris Island newcomer
redolence|Nice smell
reenact|Battle at Gettysburg, perhaps
referee|Whistler in the Garden
release|Free
relleno|Stuffed pepper of Mexican cookery
removing|Casting off
renegade|Traitor
renewal|Renaissance
renewal|Subscription extension
repeats|Follows the shampoo bottle directions
repeats|Summer fare
reproval|Condemnation
resales|Car dealer offerings
rescind|Take back
rescues|Delivers from danger
reseeds|Fixes up the lawn
resettled|Moved
respire|Breathe
respoke|Made an additional utterance
resters|Hammock users
restock|Order more of
restrooms|Comfort stations
resurface|Come back up
retaliate|Strike back
retaste|Try again
retinue|Suite
retired|Went to bed
retooled|Tried to fix, as a TV show
retries|Hears twice
reunite|Bond, after a time
reverser|Parallel parker, at times
rhubarbs|Heated debates
ripening|Coming to maturity
roadhouse|Place for the inn crowd?
roamers|They get around
roasters|Some pans
rococos|Ornamental styles
roentgen|Discoverer of x-rays, who has a unit named after him
rollout|Quarterback maneuver
romaine|Caesar salad base
rosewood|Cabinet material
safaris|Adventurous journeys
safaris|Trips that might give you a gnu look
saloons|Watering holes
saltier|More racy, as humor
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
saltshaker|Indoor sprinkler
salvage|Recover a wreck
sandwiches|Picnic main course
sapsucker|Woodpecker, or two slang terms for "dupe"
satanic|Devilish
satires|Swift works
satirists|Takeoff experts
sausages|Charcuterie offerings
scalawags|Rascals
scalpel|Operator's tool
scottie|Monopoly token
scrawls|Doesn't use good penmanship
sealant|Waterproofing
secedes|Withdraws
seconded|Like some motions
sedates|Tranquilizes
seedcase|Pod
seedier|Like a strawberry compared to an apple
seethes|Is angry
semipro|Part-time player
semiretired|Not quite out to pasture
senators|Damn Yankees team
sendoffs|Farewell parties
senoras|Mérida mesdames
sentinel|Soldier on guard duty
sentries|Lookouts
serpents|Some reptiles
service|Zagat ratings category
sesames|Some bagels
session|Term
sestets|Octave followers
sestets|Sonnet parts
settled|Sank to the bottom
seventeen|Magazine for young women
shadows|Secretly trails
shadowy|Like film noir films
shamble|Walk awkwardly
shameless|Brazen
shearer|Dancer Moira
sheepdogs|Wool protection of a sort
sheepskin|College paper?
shocked|Unpleasantly surprised
shoofly|Kind of pie
shortstop|Result of slamming the brakes too hard?
sierras|Rugged mountain ranges
silence|What a rest indicates
similes|Good as gold and the like
simonize|Protect a car, in a way
sitters|They're hard to get on New Year's Eve
skateboard|Participate in the X Games, perhaps
skeptic|Pyrrho, for one
slayers|Dragon killers
slayers|They make heads roll
sledges|Heavy tools
slinked|Moved furtively
slither|Move like a rattler
smashes|Breaks into pieces
snapper|Red fish
snicker|Half-suppressed laugh
snoopers|Busybodies
snowball|Cold war missile?
snuggle|Nestle
socialism|System advocated by Eugene Debs
societal|Relating to the population at large
someone|Important person
someplace|At an unspecified location
somewhat|Rather
soybean|Seed used to make miso soup
spacesuit|Bubble-headed outfit?
speeded|Got faster, with "up"
speeders|Driving hazards
speedometer|Sonata instrument
spencer|Charlie Chaplin's middle name
spender|Prodigal
spikelet|Small floral cluster
spindle|Record holder
spinets|Small harpsichords
spinner|Board game device
spinout|Lose control on the racetrack
spinout|Racer's problem
sprawls|Stretches out
sputtered|Spoke incoherently
squeegee|Silkscreening implement
staccato|A dot indicates it
stained|Prepared a slide
stalest|Least original
stalest|Superlatively trite
stalked|Crept up on
stamina|Asset for the long haul
standardization|Norm's establishment
standbys|People without reservations
standpat|Take no cards
statuary|Sculptor's output
statuettes|Oscars, for instance
staunchest|True to the max
stealth|Cat burglar's forte
steamship|State of being water vapor?
steeled|Strengthened (oneself)
steelie|Metallic playing marble
steeple|Belfry's locale
steeple|Top of a church
steepness|Exorbitance
stencil|Letter-writing device
stencil|Pattern-making device
sterile|Arid
stickier|More muggy
stiffen|Add starch to
stilettos|Some heels
stiller|Elfman's "Keeping the Faith" co-star
stitches|There are 108 on a baseball
stomped|Danced at the Savoy?
stonily|Without expression
stoolie|Informer
storage|Memory
strands|Locks
strange|Quark flavor
strayed|Left the path
stressed|Underlined
stresses|Puts weight on
stupors|Lush states
suavely|How sophisticated people act
subplot|Side story
subverts|Corrupts
sunbaths|Times spent catching some rays
supersedes|Overrides
swapped|Had a little give and take?
sweated|Worried
sweetens|Dulcifies
swindler|Con artist
sycamore|Buttonwood
syllabi|Course outlines
synapse|Automatic transmission part?
syringes|You're stuck with them
tabulate|Arrange systematically
tactile|Type of sensation
tallest|Like the Petronas Towers
tallish|Edging into six-footer country
tamarack|Larch tree
tangerine|Life Savers flavor
tangiest|Most sharp-tasting
tanginess|Bite
tannery|Smelly workplace
tarboosh|Tasseled cap
tasseled|Like a mortarboard
tasseled|Sporting a nice set of threads?
tattletale|Snitch
teahouse|Eastern bistro
teether|Baby's ring
telephones|Rings
telexes|Devices for direct communication
telltales|Strings on sails that indicate the wind direction
temblor|Earthquake
tempera|Egg-based paint
tenures|Terms of office
teriyaki|It comes from the Japanese words for "glaze" and "broil"
testate|With a will
tetanus|It might cause lockjaw
tethers|Spot checkers?
theatric|Showy
thesaurus|Speechwriter's reference
threnody|Sad song
tidiest|Least jumbled
tinware|Some pots and pans
tipsheets|Handicappers' purchases
titmice|Small songbirds
toenails|Piggy backs?
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
toeshoe|Dance slipper
tolerate|Countenance
tolerators|They're open-minded
tonight|Baseball ___ (ESPN show)
topless|Like monokini wearers
topless|Sans shirt
torpedo|Ship sinker
torsion|Force applied to open a jar
torture|Extreme anguish
tostada|Taqueria order
toyshop|Top seller, usually
tractor|Caterpillar product
tractor|Farm vehicle
transom|High-level entry?
treaders|Pedestrians
treason|Disloyalty to country
treason|Lese majesty
treating|Doing doctorly deeds
treehouse|Branch headquarters?
treetop|Baby's spot in song
treetop|Rock-a-bye-baby locale
trekked|Went backpacking
trendily|In a chic way
tresses|Locks of hair
tricolor|France's flag, e.g.
trotter|Hambletonian horse
trumpet|Proclaim loudly
tsunami|Wave of terror
tuition|Duke's source of income
twinborn|Delivered jointly
unanchored|Liable to float away
unbolts|Opens, in a way
uncaring|Cold
unchain|___ My Heart
uncover|Reveal
unhorse|Defeat in jousting
universe|Sagan subject
unlaced|Prepared for takeoff?
unmarred|Without a scratch
unnerve|Rattle
unseals|Opens
unstable|Tottering
upfront|Open
upheave|Cause a major disturbance in
upraise|Lift
urbanizes|Builds up
username|On-line ID
utensil|Setting element
vagabond|Bum
vamoose|Git!
vanilla|Cream soda flavoring
varicose|Abnormally dilated
vastness|Enormity
vespers|They include a Magnificat
villages|Hamlet's cousins?
vitriol|Harsh words
voyages|Trips
voyageur|Traveler: Fr.
waivers|On ___ (available for claiming by a rival team)
wakened|Roused
warplanes|Fighters, bombers et al.
wassail|Festivity with much drinking
wastrel|Spendthrift
watermelon|Picnic dessert
waterwheel|Steamboat feature
webpages|Surfing locales
werewolf|Movie monster who changes when there's a full moon
whistle|Sound from a zebra?
windburn|It might cause rosy cheeks
windlasses|Hoisting devices
winesaps|Some apples
wordplay|Puns, for example
workroom|Office
xeroxed|Made more of, maybe
yardman|Railroad worker
yelling|Acting like a rebel?
yesterday|Big hit of 1965
zealous|Fervent
zoology|Natural history branch
zucchini|Ratatouille ingredient
aardvark|Ant colony threat
abalone|Ornamental shell
abalone|Sushi fish
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashes|Destroys the poise of
abigail|First name of the second First Lady
abracadabra|Magical incantation
abraded|Rubbed the wrong way?
absence|That common cure of love, according to Cervantes
abutted|Kept in touch?
acacias|Trees of the mimosa family
academia|Dean's world
accrete|Grow together
accurate|On the money
acerbic|Sour
acreage|Land
activity|Show and tell, for one
acutest|Most intense
adagios|Slow movements
addiction|Madison Avenue word usage?
address|Madison Avenue attire?
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adeptness|Proficiency
adherer|One who toes the line
admission|Madison Avenue undertaking?
adorable|Cute as a button
adoration|Madison Avenue speech?
adrenal|Epinephrine producer
adventure|Madison Avenue business enterprise?
adverse|Madison Avenue jingle?
aerator|Aquarium attachment
aerator|Aquarium device
aerials|Snow removers?
aerosol|Spray paint can, e.g.
aerosols|Some deodorants
aesthesia|Sensitivity
agelessly|For all time
agendas|Some are political
agendas|Some are political
agendas|Some are political
agendas|To-do lists
agitate|Upset
agitato|Restless, as orchestral music
agonies|Defeated feelings?
agonies|Painful struggles
agronomic|Pertaining to crop production
aileron|Banking controller
ailment|Cold, e.g.
airdrop|Deliver by parachute
airhole|Pet carrier feature
airlifts|Transports troops, perhaps
airport|JFK, for one
airtime|Sponsor's purchase
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Apple pie order
alcohol|Hooch
alimony|Ex claim?
allocate|Parcel
allsorts|A great variety
alumnae|Wellesley College graduates, for example
amateur|Nonprofessional
amazons|Fabled warriors
amazons|Race that Theseus fought
amenity|Extra
amnesiac|Bourne in "The Bourne Identity," e.g.
amnesty|Broad political pardon
anaconda|Long snake
anaconda|Poker game also known as Pass the Trash
anacondas|Constriction workers?
anacondas|Constriction workers?
anacondas|Constriction workers?
analogy|Explainer's aid
anecdote|Offering from a teller
anemones|Tentacled creatures
angoras|Some cats, goats, and rabbits
angrier|More livid
angular|Rawboned
animals|The House of the Rising Sun group, with "the"
anisette|Absinthe alternative
annoyer|Nudnik
annuals|Plants that live for only one growing season
anointed|Performed last rites on
anomalous|Irregular
antenna|Dish alternative
antenna|Rabbit ears
antenna|Reception aid
antilabor|Like the Taft-Hartley Act
antilabor|Like the Taft-Hartley Act
antilabor|Like the Taft-Hartley Act
antsier|More impatient
anywhere|Get ___ (be successful)
apelike|Simian
aperitifs|Drinks before meals
apogees|Orbital points farthest from Earth
apostasy|Defector's crime
apostle|Disciple of Jesus
apostle|Simon Peter, for one
apposed|Put next to
approve|Sanction
arachnid|Daddy-longlegs, e.g.
arcades|Pinball-playing sites
archaic|Dictionary label
archive|Save for later
argentum|Silver
argentum|Silver
argentum|Silver
aromatic|Odoriferous
arraign|Haul into court
arrested|In custody
arrested|Ran in
arrests|Copper collars?
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Supply of weapons
arsenic|Insecticide ingredient
articles|Newspaper pieces
artiness|Bohemian trait
ashtray|Place to rest your butt
asinine|Idiotic
asinine|Nonsensical
asinine|Sapheaded
askance|Skeptically
asserts|Avers
asserts|Sets forth
assumes|Takes on
assumes|Undertakes
asterisk|Footnote indicator
astrolabes|Old navigation instruments
atheist|Nonbeliever
atheist|One who doesn't believe in God
athlete|Participant at the Olympics
athletic|A, more formally
atingle|Stimulated
attache|Case for a lawyer
attacks|Lays into
attagirl|Encouraging word
attends|Ministers to
attorneys|Members of the bar
attunes|Puts on the right wavelength
aunties|Em and others
avarice|Cupidity
aversely|With repugnance
aviators|They get high while on the job
avuncular|Genial, like a certain male relative
awestruck|More than impressed
awkward|All thumbs
azaleas|Flowers associated with Augusta National golf course
babbles|Talks nonsense
backlash|Violent reaction
bagpipe|Inverness instrument
balance|Rest
bambino|Nickname for Babe Ruth, with "the"
barracuda|Dangerous fish
barrels|Loads
baseline|Path to home
basketry|Craft that might use wicker
battery|Manhattan's ___ Park
bayoneting|Sticking to one's ribs?
beanery|Cheap restaurant
bearcat|Oscar Robertson, in college
beatnik|'50s cool cat
beatniks|Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, for two
bedaubs|Smears all over
bedevil|Torment
bedframe|Nighttime supporter
beefalo|Low-fat meat from a hybrid
beeswax|It's found in combs
begorra|Mild Irish oath
beriberi|Disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine
bigfoot|Hairy humanoid of legend
blowhole|Main opening?
blowoff|Stand up
blowoff|Stand up
blowoff|Stand up
blueprinted|Made plans
boarded|Got on, as a plane
boatels|Waterside inns
bobsled|Brakeman's workplace
bondsmen|Slaves
bonfires|Guy Fawkes Day sights
bookmark|What a worm uses to keep his place?
bracers|Stimulating drinks
bracers|Stimulating drinks
bracers|Stimulating drinks
breadboard|Electric circuit model
brigadier|British army rank
brioche|French roll
britannia|Woman on English money
broadax|Timber-hewing tool
bronchi|Airways
bulldozer|Machine used for moving earth
burettes|Lab tubes
cabooses|Rears
cachepot|Ornamental container
cadaver|Stiff
camshaft|Engine part
cannibal|One who might have a hand in the cookie jar?
cannoneer|One with the big guns
caprice|Impulsive change of mind
cardcase|Salesperson's need
carryon|Easily stowed bag
casabas|Winter melons
cascade|Fabric folds
catacomb|Twisty underground passageway
catalysts|They make things happen
catcher|Part of a battery
cattail|Marsh plant
caustic|Biting
cayenne|Hot pepper
ceasing|Cutting out
celeste|Babar's wife
cellars|Wine repositories
chalupa|Taco Bell offering
chandler|Friends friend
charley|Type of horse
charting|Much of a nurse's work
chartreuse|Yellowish-green map put to a fresh purpose (10)
chassis|Car frame
chatted|Shot the breeze
cherish|Hold dear
chorale|Bach piece
chronic|Not acute
cinemas|Movie theaters
circulated|Mingled
claptrap|Campaign promises, often
clarion|Loud and clear
classifies|Makes secret
cleaner|One who handles suits
clearer|Less muddy
clothes|Type of horse
clucked|Made noises from the roost
coastal|Seaside
cockamamie|Goofy
coconut|Oil source
coexistent|Living together, prepared exotic nest (10)
coherent|Rational
coinage|Ecdysiast, for example
coiners|Word inventors
coleslaw|Shredded side
collinear|Sharing the same one-dimensional space
colloquia|Scholarly get-togethers
commence|Get going
commenced|Got going
compeers|Equals
concede|Acknowledge the loss of an election
congaed|Did a line dance
congest|Overcrowd
conifer|Pine, for example
connects|Puts together
conservation|Sierra Club concern
console|Television cabinet
consolers|Support group members, at times
contempt|Disdain
conversation|Interview, essentially
coolest|Most unflappable
copters|Whirlybirds
cordial|Friendly
cornrow|Tight braid
corsairs|Sea raiders
corsets|Middle managers?
cosines|Trig table numbers
cottony|Soft
couplet|Sonnet ender
courage|Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's ___: Anaïs Nin
courage|What a chicken lacks
coverup|Exposé topic
cowgirl|Dale Evans, e.g.
crackups|Collapses
craning|Rubbernecker's activity
craters|___ of the Moon (national monument in Idaho)
cravats|Neckties
creamery|Site of separation anxiety?
creates|Whips up
credenza|Office cabinet
crested|Like a blue jay
crevasse|Deep fissure, as in a glacier
critique|Review
cruising|Asea
crustacea|Barnacles' class
cussing|Emulating a sailor, in a way
cussing|It might get your mouth washed out with soap
custody|Keeping
cyclists|Pedal pushers
dagwood|Cookie's dad
daiquiri|City in Cuba that's also a toponym
damsels|They're often in distress
database|Oracle output
database|Oracle output
database|Oracle output
database|Record collection
davenports|Says prayers in Hebrew about Portuguese sofas (10)
daycare|Preschool program
debonair|Suave
debones|Prepares a fillet
decipher|Crack the code
decline|Send regrets
decorum|Gentility
deliver|Set free
demerit|Blemish on one's school record
denuded|Took off everything
deplete|Use up
derange|Madden
derange|Unbalance
deserts|Oasis places
despite|In the face of
despite|Notwithstanding
detests|Isn't able to stand
devices|Ingenuity
diehard|Bruce Willis action flick of 1988
dilatate|Broadened
dilates|Expands
dilettantes|Dabblers
disparage|Belittle
distorts|Misconstrues
distribute|Pass out
ditchdigger|Excavator of a sort
dithers|Bumstead's boss
dithers|Bumstead's boss in "Blondie"
domineer|Tyrannize quarry caught by activist (8)
doormat|Punching bag
dosages|Noted wise men?
dotards|Some nonagenarians
doubleheader|Back-to-back baseball games
drabness|Lack of cheer
drapery|Window treatment
dreamers|Visionaries
dressage|Olympic equestrian event
dresses|Little black numbers
dribble|Run with the ball
drooled|Showed considerable enthusiasm
druthers|Preference
dummkopfs|No-brainers?
dynasty|Prime time soap opera of the 1980s
eagerly|With relish
eaglets|Bald babies
earless|Like harp seals
earlier|Ago
earlobe|Place for a hanging?
earnest|Sincere
earshot|Audible range
ecliptic|Apparent annual path of the sun
edgeless|Like Richard III's sword
editing|Life-altering activity?
editing|Life-altering activity?
editing|Life-altering activity?
editorial|Newspaper opinion piece
eeliest|Most slippery
egalite|Word in a French motto
egotist|Self-centered person
egregious|Extraordinarily bad
elastic|Flexible
elected|Put in
elector|President picker
electric|Thrilling
electro|EEG part
elegies|Threnodies
elegize|Commemorate in verse
element|Lanthanide series member
elevate|Up
elevator|Lift
elicited|Brought out
eligible|Like singles
ellipse|Orbital path
elopers|Ones who have waived their rites?
emanate|Flow out
emerald|55th anniversary gift
emerged|Came out
emerges|Comes through
emitted|Gave off
emoticon|E-mail symbol
empanels|Puts a dozen into the box
emulate|Try to equal
enables|Makes possible
enamels|Canine coverings
encircle|Gather around
enclosure|Check, often
endgame|Final stage
endless|Infinite
endnote|Afterword
endorse|Get behind
endures|Suffers through
engaged|Committed to tying the knot
engines|Flying Fortress's foursome
engorge|Swallow greedily
engraver|Wedding invitation printer
enhance|Add to the value of
enhance|Increase
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Swell
enlargers|They blow up shots
enlisted|Joined the corps
ennoble|Dignify
enplane|Board
enquired|Asked
enshrine|Induct, perhaps
entente|Understanding
entering|Piercing
entering|Piercing
entering|Piercing
enthrall|Charm
entices|Dangles a carrot in front of
entreaty|Petition
entropy|Subject of the second law of thermodynamics
entwine|Twist about
envelop|Swallow
envying|Begrudging
ephedra|Dangerous diet pill ingredient
epilogue|Short speech following a play
episode|Serial segment
epitome|Apotheosis
epitome|Prime example
epoxies|Powerful adhesives
equally|In the same way
erasers|They're on the school board
ermines|Valuable weasels
ermines|White furs
erosive|Tending to wear away
erotica|Blue books?
erotica|Henry Miller genre
erotica|Hot stuff
erotica|Pictorial content?
erupted|Went off
escalate|Increase in intensity
escapee|Bloodhound's quarry
escargot|Edible snail
eschewed|Stayed away from
escorts|Attendants
esophagi|Gullets
esoteric|Abstruse
esoterica|Abstruse matters
espressos|After-dinner drinks
essence|Concentrate
estates|Trusts and ___ (law school class)
estimate|Ballpark figure
etceteras|Extras
etceteras|Extras
etceteras|Extras
eternal|Adjective applied to Rome
eternal|Undying
ethical|On the up-and-up, morally
evictee|One who is out at home?
exacter|Enforcer
exigent|Demanding
expediting|Pushing forward
expediting|Pushing forward
expediting|Pushing forward
extends|Stretches out
extollers|They might lift you up
extrude|Force out
eyeopener|See Game 1 of the World Series?
eyesores|Seedy sights
failings|Faults
federalist|Alexander Hamilton, for one
ferried|Traveled to Staten Island, perhaps
fiestas|Ford cars
fiftieth|Golden anniversary
filigree|Delicate ornamental work
finesse|Bridge maneuver
fingerboard|Part of a violin
firelit|Like cozy cabins, perhaps
fireman|Red suspenders wearer, maybe
fishtailed|Swerved
flatbed|Scanner variety
floodgates|Inundate tech VIP Bill?
flotsam|Refuse, perhaps
followup|Pursue to a conclusion
footrest|Attachment to a barber's chair
forelimb|Wing or flipper, maybe
foursomes|Fairway groups
freshet|Sudden flood
gadabout|Wanderer
gangbusters|Strikingly successful
gardens|Marvin ___ (yellow Monopoly property)
garnish|Something to eat with a cocktail?
garrison|Abolitionist who founded The Liberator
gavotte|Moderately quick French dance
genesis|... and he was put in a coffin in Egypt is how it ends
gentiles|Non-Jews
gestate|Develop gradually
ghosted|Wrote for another
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
girasols|Fire opals
gladden|Delight
glimmers|Twinkles
glisten|Sparkle
glossed|Explained away, with "over"
glossed|Explained away, with "over"
glossed|Explained away, with "over"
glucose|Sugar found in excessive amounts in the blood of diabetics
gondola|Airship passenger compartment
gramercy|Gated Manhattan park
grandpa|Toddler spoiler, maybe
granola|Breakfast food
greenhouse|Plant parenthood setting
gremlin|Troublemaker
greyhound|Rabbit chaser
gropers|Light switch seekers, e.g.
grosses|Earns
grossest|Most disgusting
growths|Warts and polyps, e.g.
guesses|They might be educated
hairnets|Beehive covers
hammerhead|Kind of shark
handicap|Odds evener
harsher|More discordant
harshest|Most scathing
hawsers|Heavy-duty ropes
headgear|Helmets and such
headrest|Whiplash preventer
heartland|Vital region for a worm?
helpless|Incapacitated
henhouses|Structures with many layers
herbivorous|Like kangaroos
hercules|Mythical strongman
herdsmen|Sheepish fellows?
hereunto|Legalese adverb
hibachi|Small grill
hipbone|Ilium
hipbone|Pelvis part
hobbyhorse|Hoofless steed
hodgepodge|Jumble
hoecakes|Cornmeal treats
holster|Place for drawing
homilist|Preacher
homonyms|Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
hookahs|Water pipes
hooplas|Big bustles
hormone|Melatonin, e.g.
horoscopes|Daily forecasts
horrible|Revolting
hostess|Perle Mesta, famously
hotspot|Popular nightclub
housebroken|Like a good puppy
houselights|They're dimmed to indicate the end of intermission (or two words low GREEN)
huddled|Got together, like the Titans?
humidors|Corona containers
hungers|Longs (for)
hybrids|Tiglons, e.g.
iceberg|Titanic sinker
icicles|They're found on cold eaves
idealist|Dreamer
ignitable|Like a match
igniter|Pyrotechnician's device
imagine|John Lennon hit of 1971
imitates|Does
immediate|Very close
immigrant|Alien
imminent|About to happen
impalas|Serengeti leapers
impasses|U-turn prompters
impeach|Accuse
imported|Like many wines
improve|Make better
inactions|States of idleness
inanest|Making the least sense
increase|Up
indelicate|Not PC
indelicate|Rough
indicted|Formally accused
ineptitude|Clumsiness
inertia|Staying power?
infidel|Unbeliever
inpatient|One staying at a hospital overnight
inspire|Motivate
inspire|Motivate
inspire|Motivate
interact|Converse
invited|Unlike a crasher
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a contract
ironers|They have pressing engagements
ironmonger|Smithy supplier, possibly
irritate|Bother
islander|Bossy was a famous one
isobars|Weather map lines
isolate|Quarantine
isomers|Chemically related compounds
isotopes|Cobalt 60 and iodine 131, e.g.
iterate|Go over again
itinerary|Stop order?
jackdaw|European crow
jackpot|Good thing to hit
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jeopardy|TV show with a 30-second theme song
jousted|Tilted, in a way
joystick|High-school athlete has repulsed tiny game controller (8)
karaoke|Japanese for "empty orchestra"
katakana|Japanese writing system
ketchup|Dog coat
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kimonos|Kobe coverups
kneepad|Rollerblader's protective gear
knishes|Deli dishes
laborite|Union advocate
ladybug|Spotted beetle
lampoon|Harsh satire
lampreys|Eels' lookalikes
landfall|End of a voyage
lanolin|Wool fat
larceny|It may be grand
largest|Of interest to Guinness
lateness|Reason for a employee write-up
lateral|Audible call, sometimes
latitude|Angular distance from the equator
laundry|Wash room
laureate|Nobelist, e.g.
layered|Like tiramisu
laziness|Sloth
leasers|Temporary users
leathery|Like weatherworn skin
lemonade|Shandy ingredient
letters|Golf foursome?
lexical|Pertaining to words
lexical|Word-related
licorice|Jelly Belly flavor
lighted|Got off one's horse
lighted|Green-___ (approved)
likable|Simpatico
limestone|Empire State Building material
limitless|Unbounded
lineage|Stock
linotype|Printing innovation of the 1880s
lioness|Pride queen
loafing|Inactivity
locoweed|Plant that is poisonous to livestock
logjams|River pileups
loiters|Hangs around
loneliest|One is the ___ number that you'll ever do (Three Dog Night lyric)
looniest|Most insane
loosener|Wrench, sometimes
loosest|Most laissez-faire
lotuses|Some water lilies
lotuses|Symbols of reincarnation
lovelorn|Unlucky with Cupid
lowbred|Coarse
lumbars|Lower vertebrae
lunatic|Nut
macaroni|Elbows on the table?
magnate|Tycoon
mahatma|Brahman sage
mahimahi|Seafood offering
mainline|Principal route of a railroad
malaria|Tropical tourist's concern
malaria|Tropical tourist's concern
malaria|Tropical tourist's concern
malodor|Stench
mammoths|They're huge bullets cut into 1000ths? (8)
mangrove|Marsh tree with interlacing roots
manhole|It has a round cover
maroons|Strands
marquee|Title holder?
martian|One in another world
martini|Bond order
martini|Cosmopolitan, e.g.
masoned|Did brickwork
masoned|Did brickwork
masoned|Did brickwork
massage|Backrub
massage|Tension reducer
masseur|Gym employee, maybe
maturer|More grown-up
maturing|Massachusetts computer theorist leaving childish things behind (8)
mawkish|Sentimental
meanest|Most hateful
meanies|Stinkpots
measure|Bar
measured|Careful
meatless|Like veggieburgers
medicare|Common political debate topic
medusas|Saucer-shaped jellyfishes
menthol|It's cool
mentors|Gurus
messier|Longtime teammate of Gretzky
metalworker|Welder, e.g.
migrant|Noted president?
milestone|Significant event
minaret|Mosque tower
mincemeat|Pie filling
miniatures|Some models
minivan|Voyager, e.g.
minorca|Mediterranean island
minored|Studied secondarily, with "in"
minutia|Small stuff
miracle|34th Street happening
misprint|Gone With the Wing, e.g.
missteps|Faux pas
mistake|Source of learning?
mizzens|Some masts
moistened|Wet
molecule|It has bonds that are hard to break
mongoose|Cobra killer
monocular|Like many microscopes
moonset|When satellite viewers stop watching?
mottoes|Inspirational words, often
mousses|Creamy desserts
mukluks|Fur-lined boots
napkins|These go in rings
narrower|Shorter of breadth
narrows|Strait in New York Bay, with "the"
nastier|Less pleasant
nasties|Mean people
nations|General Assembly assembly
nearest|Proximate
neatness|It may count on homework
needles|Sewing kit items
neighbor|Kramer, to Seinfeld
neighed|Complained like a nag?
neither|I don't like my options
neonatal|For the very, very young
nepotism|Family business practice
nesting|Building a tree house?
nettles|Really irritates
newsdesk|Paper department
newsier|Having more information
newsweekly|Current events magazine
nickname|The Yankee Clipper, for Joe DiMaggio
ninepin|Alley target, at times
ninepin|Bowler's target, maybe
nitpick|Quibble
nosiest|Most meddlesome
notepad|Place for shorthand
notepad|Writer's block?
notions|Buttons, thread, ribbons, etc.
novellas|Billy Budd and "Death in Venice," for two
novices|Raw bunch
novices|Raw bunch
novices|Raw bunch
nudists|They like to be debriefed
nurseries|Rooms with changing tables
oatmeal|Hot breakfast food
obesity|Potential cause of hypertension
obesity|Potential cause of hypertension
obesity|Potential cause of hypertension
oblique|Not immediately understandable
obnoxious|Holier-than-thou, maybe
obscurity|State of being unknown
odometer|Dashboard gauge
oenology|Viniculturist's study
ogreish|Monstrous
ohmmeters|They measure resistance
oilcloth|Waterproof fabric
okeydoke|Go ahead
oldness|Cause for decrepitude
omelets|Western fare
omicron|Hoi polloi character
onionskin|Translucent paper
operated|Made the cut?
operator|Switchboard worker
opining|Saying one's piece
opinion|View
opponent|Foe
opposed|Was against
optioned|Acquired for film adaptation
opulence|Luxurious living
orangeade|Sweet drink
orbited|Went round and round
oregano|Greek salad seasoning
orients|Gets one's bearings
origami|Paper tiger, say
orioles|Players at Camden Yards
orotund|Full-sounding
orthodox|Like some Jews
osmosis|Biology class topic
ospreys|Fish hawks
ostrich|Bird that lays the largest egg
ottoman|Backless divan
outlast|Word in the "Survivor" slogan
outsells|Brings in more revenue than
overact|Risk a bad review
overate|Didn't stick to a plan, say
overbites|Targets for orthodontists
overcame|Bested
overfed|Stuffed
overgrow|Become choked with weeds
overkill|Excess
overseer|Head
overtake|Pass
overtone|Insinuation: obvious one (8)
oviduct|Fallopian tube
oxymorons|Jumbo shrimp and "paid volunteer," e.g.
panacea|Catholicon
papayas|Tropical fruits
parasols|Sun umbrellas
paroles|Sentence shorteners
passalong|Relay
passalong|Relay
passalong|Relay
passersby|They might provide eyewitness accounts
passive|Kind of voice
passkey|Housekeeper's need
patinas|Green films
pecorino|Italian cheese made from sheep's milk
pelotas|Jai alai balls
penniless|Destitute
peptalk|Momentum changer, maybe
peptalk|Rah-rah speech
perfect|Having no faults
permanence|Fixture feature
permanent|Salon offering
permeate|Pass through every part of
pesetas|Old dinero
pessimist|Chicken Little
petering|Dwindling, with "out"
pettier|More trivial
pfennig|Mark part
pharaoh|Ramses II, for one
phoenix|Sun spot?
pickerel|Walleye
piercer|Awl, e.g.
pigment|Albino's lack
pilsners|Pale lagers
pinhole|Camera type
pioneers|Trailblazers
pizzeria|Brick oven locale
placket|Skirt slit
planets|Sun set?
planter|Flower holder
platoons|Uses two players at the same position
players|They're involved in a deal
playtime|Kindergarten period
pleated|Like a tuxedo shirt
pleiades|Star group in Taurus
plotline|Writing seminar topic
poetics|Aristotle treatise
polecat|Skunk
ponderosa|Bonanza ranch
populate|Inhabit
postmodern|Like some late 20th-century architecture
potshots|Random criticisms
potters|Kickwheel kickers
pralines|Confections named for a French army officer
prattle|Hooey
prebaked|Heat-and-serve, maybe
preener|Macaw, sometimes
prelate|Church dignitary
prenuptial|Certain agreement
preplan|Design in advance
preppie|Andover type
presides|Is in command
presses|Irons
pretrial|Like some attorneys' motions
priests|White-collar workers?
primate|Human or chimpanzee
prisoner|Cooler guy
prodders|They might give you a goose
programs|Aired fare
propman|He works on the Broadway stage
proscribes|Bans kid in tricky process (10)
protozoa|Pond dwellers
proverbs|Bible book
provoke|Egg on
prowess|Exceptional skill
prowling|In search of prey
proximal|Nearest
psyches|Topics for shrinks
pungent|Biting
putters|Does this and that
quadrennial|Like presidential elections
quartzes|Amethyst and onyx
racehorse|Omaha, e.g.
rackets|Shuttlecock whackers
radiate|Send out
radical|Extremist
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
ragingly|How battles may progress
ragouts|Spicy stews
ragtime|1975 E.L. Doctorow novel
ralliers|Tennis players, at times
rarefied|Lofty
rassles|Scraps, in the hills
ratfinks|Canaries
razzmatazz|Flashy display
reaches|Noted pains?
reactors|Core containers
readdress|Deal with again
rearing|Parental activity
reasoner|Safer coworker
reassess|Give a new value to
receipt|Return requirement, usually
recessed|Like an alcove
reclean|Wash again
recoiled|Sprang back
recolor|Dye
rectories|Ministers' abodes
recycle|Be green
redhead|Buttons, e.g.
redolent|Having a pleasant odor
redwood|California's ___ National Park
reenter|Correct, as a PIN
refaces|Changes the look of
referee|Call the shots
referee|Call the shots
referee|Call the shots
refolds|Closes, as a newspaper
reforest|Engineer refers to plant again (8)
refugee|Fleer
regaled|Delighted
regalia|Crown and scepter, e.g.
regalia|Fine trappings
regalia|Fine trappings
regalia|Fine trappings
regatta|Sailing race
registered|Prepared for a wedding, in a way
regretful|Apologetic
regrets|What an invitee may send
regrown|Like some starfish arms
regular|Coffee order
rehearings|Some court cases
reheats|Prepares leftovers
reignites|Puts another match to
reiterate|Emphasize
reiterate|Say again
relaxed|Took it easy
relearn|Brush up on
relieve|Perform as a closer
relieve|Perform as a closer
relieve|Perform as a closer
relleno|Stuffed chili pepper
relocates|Moves
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front author
remedies|Fixes
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Sentence modifier?
reneges|Fails to come through
repacks|Puts away a parachute
repealers|Ones who abrogate
repellent|Debugging device?
repentance|Yom Kippur prayer topic
repiner|Complaining person
repiner|One who complains
requite|Avenge
resects|Surgically removes
resells|Scalps
resells|Turns over
resided|Lived
residence|Home
resistive|Obstinate
resoled|Fixed a flat
resoled|Put a new bottom on
resonates|Rings
restart|Go back to square one
retains|Hangs on to
retiles|Fixes the grout, maybe
retinas|Blind spot spots
retinues|Suites
retools|Updates, as machinery
retouch|Airbrush
retrace|Walk all over?
retsina|Strong Greek wine
revenues|Income tax returns
revision|It may make a draft better
rhubarb|Quarrel
richest|Most buttery, say
riddance|Good ___!
riddance|Good ___! ("Glad you're leaving!")
ringdove|Wood pigeon
riptide|Dangerous current
risible|Funny
rituals|Religious formalities
riveter|Rosie the ___ (WWII icon)
roadies|They travel with the band
roadkill|Tired wild animals?
rosebay|Rhododendron variety
rosebuds|Future flowers
rosiest|Most upbeat
rosters|Lists of players
rotters|Scoundrels, in British slang
rotunda|Capitol feature
roughrider|Volunteer cavalry member led by Theodore Roosevelt
rousters|Unskilled laborers
rubbernecker|One who might cause a traffic tie-up near an accident
rustier|More out of practice
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
saddens|Deflates
saddest|... the ___ are these: 'It might have been!': Whittier
salamis|Some cold cuts
saltier|Like the Atlantic, compared to the Pacific
samurai|Follower of the Bushido code
sanctify|Make holy
sandlot|Field alternative
sandlot|Field alternative
sandlot|Field alternative
sandlot|Urban playground
sandpits|Excavation sites
sashimi|Fish dish
satanic|Evil
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
saunters|Promenades
scalawag|Ne'er-do-well
scarabs|Objects of ancient beetlemania
scarcer|Not so common
schedule|Plan
schnook|Dope
scooted|Went quickly
scooter|Phil Rizzuto's nickname
scrapers|Handy devices for winter drivers
screech|Sound of brakes
scribes|Manuscript copiers
scripted|Not extemporaneous
scriveners|Professional copyists
sculptor|Gutzon Borglum, for one
seances|Meetings whose participants are always late?
seances|Rap sessions?
secures|Protects from intruders
sedated|Under, in a way
sedates|Knocks out
seducer|Lothario, e.g.
seeable|Not hidden from view
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seeress|Medium, maybe
seeress|Sibyl
seminar|Focused course
senators|Ottawa's NHL team
separates|Mix-and-match clothes
seraphim|Highest angels
sestets|Sonnet closers
sestets|Sonnet endings
settees|Medium-sized sofas
settling|Occurrence during shipping
shading|Slight variation of color
shamans|Medicine men
sheepherder|He keeps his bucks in a fold
sheepish|Embarrassed
shingle|Piece of toast, in army slang
shipshape|Trim and tidy
shipyard|Boat-building place
shoebox|Place for loafers
shortcakes|Desserts often served with strawberries
shortens|Cuts
shovelful|One scoop of snow
shtetls|Jewish communities
shutter|Blind
shutter|Camera part
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
siamese|Cat breed
siamese|Kind of cat
sideman|Jazz band member
singular|Not plural
sixpences|Forty of them made a pound
skinned|Without the peel
skippers|Team leaders
skywriter|Airborne adman
slaloms|Zigzag courses
slamdance|Participate in a mosh pit
slicers|Deli machines
slickest|Hardest to catch
slipshod|Careless
slipups|Lapses
slowest|The sloth, among mammals
smacked|Kissed loudly
smasher|Auto junkyard machine
smatters|Dabbles in
smelter|Place for refining metal
smooths|Runs a hand over
sneezes|They might bring you blessings
snifter|Brandy glass
snoozes|Catches forty winks
societal|Like some norms
soirees|Some gatherings
solaces|Comforting thoughts
solarize|Go green, in a way
solicitude|Excessive attentiveness
soloist|Concerto performer
solvent|Noted opening?
someone|Name
sonatas|Bach works
sonatina|Short musical composition
soothes|Placates
soulmate|Perfectly suited partner
sounders|Depth-measuring devices
soundest|Least likely to collapse
southbound|Going from the Bronx to Brooklyn
spaniel|Dubya's Spot, for one
sparing|Showing mercy
spattered|Made a mess
spawned|Generated
speargun|Device for catching some rays?
speeder|Fuzzbuster owner, most likely
speedup|Put the pedal to the metal
spicers|Chefs, at times
spirals|Some passes
spitted|Ready for roasting
splicer|Film editor's device
splotch|Stain
sponged|Was a schnorrer
sponged|Was a schnorrer
sponged|Was a schnorrer
sportsmen|Winners of hockey's Lady Byng Trophy, e.g.
sprints|Short races
spruces|Many Christmas trees
squalor|Filth
squelch|Silence
stainer|Woodworker, at times
stalest|Most like a chestnut
stammer|Speak with involuntary pauses
stampers|Coin-making machines
starfruit|Carambola
starless|Like a cloudy night
starling|Bird with dark plumage
startlers|They may make you jump
startlers|They may make you jump
startlers|They may make you jump
stashes|Hidden drug supplies
stashes|Private stocks
statute|Act
steadies|Makes less wobbly
steamers|Long-neck clams
steamship|Lusitania, for one
stearin|Candle-making substance
steeled|Toughened up
steered|Navigated
steerer|Conn man
steerer|Helmsman, e.g.
steersman|He's at the helm
stencil|Designer's device
stepson|Greg, Peter, or Bobby, to Carol Brady
stetson|University where the Hatters play
stickers|They're often put on bumpers
stockroom|Where the goods are kept
stoical|Impassive
stollen|German fruit-filled loaf
stoolie|One who sings
stopgap|Improvised
stopgap|Makeshift
strapless|Like some evening gowns
strategic|Pivotal
strategy|Game plan
strayer|Lost soul
streakier|Not as clean
streams|Little rivers
streetcar|Desire, for example
streets|Wall and others
stringent|Rigorous
stylizes|Represents conventionally
stymied|In a bind
sublime|Majestic
subpoena|Court summons
sulkies|Harness drivers' places
sunbeam|Kitchen appliance brand
sundial|Item with a gnomon
sunglasses|Ray-Ban products
supersede|Replace
supreme|Unmatched
surplus|Army-Navy store stock
sutures|Closes, in a way
swaddled|Wrapped in a receiving blanket
swashbuckle|Make like Errol Flynn
sweated|Worked like a dog
sweeten|Add sugar to
sweetness|Equal attribute
sweetness|Walter Payton's nickname
swinger|Promiscuous person
synapse|Neurological confluence
synched|In agreement
synching|Matchmaking?
synecdoche|Use of "Midas" for "wealthy person," e.g.
synecdoche|Use of "Midas" for "wealthy person," e.g.
synecdoche|Use of "Midas" for "wealthy person," e.g.
systems|Setups
tacticians|Military planners
tadpole|Frog larva
tailing|Some detective work
takeout|Escort
talcums|Bottom toppers
talents|Natural assets
tampered|Fiddled (with)
tantivy|At full gallop
taphole|Blast furnace aperture
tapioca|Cassava product
tattoos|Makes body art
teardrops|Streamlined shapes
teargases|Tries to control a riot, perhaps
teatime|Occasion for a spot
telecasts|Puts on a show?
telecasts|Puts on a show?
telecasts|Puts on a show?
teletypes|Obsolete message machines
temblors|Seismic events
tempera|Painting medium that uses egg yolk
tempest|Commotion
temples|Parts of eyeglasses
tenement|Project, perhaps
tension|Stress
terrace|Penthouse amenity
terrific|Dynamite
tethers|Restricting leashes
theatres|Movie houses, in Britain
thereto|Legalese adverb
thiamine|Remedy for some nerve disorders
thiamine|Remedy for some nerve disorders
thiamine|Remedy for some nerve disorders
thousand|Grand
threadbare|Worn
threats|Menaces
thronged|Crowded
through|Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
thunderbird|Management grad school in Arizona
thunders|Gets cracking?
tiebreakers|They end close matches
tinglier|More excited
tinlike|Malleable and ductile
tiramisu|Dessert that's Italian for "pick me up"
titania|Moon of Uranus
tithing|Noted entity?
titmouse|Chickadee, e.g.
titmouse|Chickadee, e.g.
titmouse|Chickadee, e.g.
tombstone|O.K. Corral locale
toothpaste|Rembrandt, e.g.
toothpick|Hors d'oeuvre holder
topless|Like some bars
tortillas|Chimichanga parts
tortillas|Chimichanga parts
tortillas|Chimichanga parts
torture|Put on the rack
tostada|It might be topped with refried beans
tournament|The Masters, e.g.
towered|Cast a long shadow
towrope|Cable
trachea|Windpipe
tractor|Trailer leader
trainees|Interns
trainer|Coach
transom|Window over a door
trapdoors|Secret exits for magicians
trapeze|Circus apparatus
trapeze|Cirque du Soleil prop
treetop|Angel's perch, at times
trellis|It might be crossed on a porch
trembly|Quivering
tremors|Aftershocks
tresses|Lady's-___ (kind of orchid)
triangle|Blow large tin musical instrument (8)
tribute|Album of covers, perhaps
trickiest|Least straightforward
trident|Symbol of the planet Neptune
tridents|Gladitorial weapons
trigger|The smartest horse in the movies
triplex|Local theater, perhaps
tripwire|Explosives detonator
troilus|Son of Priam
troubles|Northern Ireland conflict, with "the"
trouper|Uncomplaining sort
tsunami|Enormous wave
tungsten|W on the periodic table
turbine|Rotary engine
tutelar|Having a position of guardianship
twanged|Talked nasally
tweezes|Plucks
tzarina|Empress of old: Var.
umpired|Called home?
unassuming|Modest
unclasp|Prepare for takeoff?
uncover|Ferret out
undamaged|Whole
underage|15, say
underarm|Deodorant's place
undertake|Try
uneasier|More restless
ungodly|Simply dreadful
uniquely|In an incomparable way
unitive|Promoting accord
unlined|Like printer paper
unorthodox|Innovative
unpeeled|How fruit is sometimes served
unreels|Pulls off a spool
unseals|Opens, in a way
unsnaps|Opens certain fasteners
unspent|Remaining
unveiling|Cemetery ceremony
updated|Like software versions above 1.0
upgrades|New versions of computer programs
uptempo|Quick, in music
usually|Oftentimes
usurper|One who seizes power
utensil|Piece of flatware
utilize|Get some mileage out of
vaseline|Brand of petroleum jelly
violate|Break, as a rule
visited|Went to see
walkout|Strike
warmish|Uncool
washout|Utter failure
watchband|Observe Aerosmith?
watershed|Turning point
waterski|Glide behind a motorboat
waviest|Having the most curves
waylaid|Bushwhacked
weakest|Like a runt
western|Kind of omelet
whippersnapper|Insignificant but presumptuous person
wingtip|Dressy shoe
wistful|Melancholy
worsens|Relapses
wrestle|Use a hold, perhaps
xeroxed|Made a spare, in a way
xeroxes|Copies
yawning|Agape
yearners|Ones with thirsts
yodelers|High-range singers?
yogurts|Dannon products
zestful|Exuberant
zonking|Knocking out
abbesses|Convent superiors
absence|Lack
absentee|One who votes by mail
absolute|Unquestionable
acidheads|Some users
acquaint|Familiarize
acquire|Board game invented by Sid Sackson
acropolis|Parthenon locale
actress|Play girl?
adheres|Clings
adhesive|Stickum
adrenal|Gland near the kidney
adulate|Flatter servilely
aerated|Like the water in a hot tub
affable|Friendly
agitato|Fast and with excitement, on a musical score
agitato|Restless, on a score
agitator|Washing machine part
aglitter|Sparkling
aglitter|Sparkling
aglitter|Sparkling
ailment|Disorder
ailment|Hypochondriac's imagining
airless|Stuffy
airlift|Emergency supply flight
airlift|Means of delivering humanitarian supplies
airplane|Skydiver's jumping-off point
airport|1970 movie with three sequels
albacore|Bluefin relative
albumen|Egg white
alencon|Lace place
alerted|Sent signals to
aliases|Rap sheet listing
alienation|Common punk rock theme
alimony|Split-up payments?
allegory|Parable's kin
alliance|Compact
allusive|Using indirect references
almanac|Book of facts
almoner|One who distributes charity
amalgam|Filling material
amateur|Dabbler
ambiance|Atmosphere
ambrosia|God fodder
ambulance|Word often written in mirror-writing
amoebae|Low life?
amoebas|Protozoans using pseudopods for locomotion
amongst|Surrounded by
anapests|Dactyls' kin
ancestor|Forebear
andantes|Slow movements
andirons|They're often under fire
angelic|Really good
angoras|Wool sources
animates|Makes a Minnie series?
animation|Vivacity
aniseeds|They're used as flavoring in the liqueur raki
anisette|Pastis relative
annunciate|Proclaim
anodyne|Pain reliever
another|Bar order
answers|They're often found in the back of a book
antacid|Bromo ingredient
antenna|Wave catcher
antennas|Receivers of electromagnetic waves
anthill|Small mound with a hole in the middle
anthrax|Heavy metal band whose name is a disease
antihero|Unlikable protagonist
antihero|Yossarian in "Catch-22," e.g.
antique|Refinish, perhaps
antiwar|Like a dove
anybody|Is There ___ Out There? (Pink Floyd song)
apartments|Foolishly rent Tampa's penthouses, for example (10)
aperitif|Preprandial drink
apparel|Wear
appeased|Satisfied
applejack|Money earned by singer Fiona?
approval|Okay
armload|Amount that can be carried
arousal|Stimulation
arterial|Through street
article|A or an, e.g.
artlessly|In an unsophisticated manner
artlessly|In an unsophisticated manner
artlessly|In an unsophisticated manner
artwork|Guggenheim display
arugula|Trendy salad ingredient
ascetic|One who leads a Spartan lifestyle
asocial|Like a nerd
asphalt|It covers some arteries
aspirators|Suction devices
aspirin|Acetylsalicylic acid
aspirin|Percodan ingredient
assails|Rips into
assault|Battery's partner
assemble|Convene
assemble|Put together
assisted|Helped out on a goal
asterisk|*
asteroids|Classic Atari game
astride|On a horse
astrolabes|Devices superseded by sextants
astronomer|Apt anagram of MOON STARER
asylums|Sanctuaries
athlete|Luger, e.g.
athletics|Connie Mack's team
atlases|Oversize references
atoners|They make reparations
atrocious|Dreadful
attaches|Flat briefcases
attacker|Aggressive player
attains|Reaches
attaint|Disgrace
attitudes|Mind-sets
austere|Spartan
avarice|The spur of industry, according to David Hume
avarice|Greediness
avarice|Trait of a hoarder
avenged|Got satisfaction for
aversive|Causing repugnance
avianizes|Modifies, as a virus, using chick embryos
aviated|Flew
aviator|Frequent flier
avocado|Alligator pear
awakens|Rouses from sleep
awnings|Sidewalk shaders
awnings|Sidewalk shaders
awnings|Sidewalk shaders
awnings|Sun shields
backchat|Gossipy conversation
backdrops|They go behind the scenes
backspace|Key with an arrow
badminton|Game named after the Duke of Beaufort's estate
bankable|As good as gold
baskets|Magic feats
beanpole|Skinny six-footer
beanpole|Stick figure
bechamel|Rich white sauce
beeline|Straight path
befitted|Was appropriate
behemoth|Huge thing
beriberi|Disease caused by a thiamine deficiency
besiege|Hound endlessly
biaxial|Like some crystals
billabong|Aborigine word for a creek that runs during the rainy season only
bindery|Where leaves are collected
binging|On a spree
bipolar|Manic-depressive
birdseed|Feeder fill
bisexual|Interested in both men and women
blatant|Patent
blinkered|Like some racehorses
bluffer|Polish worker grabs large, deceitful poker player (7)
boasting|Blowhard's activity
boasting|Blowhard's activity
boasting|Blowhard's activity
bolivia|Quechua is one of its official languages
bonanzas|Mother lodes
bonfire|Guy Fawkes Day sight
booboisie|Mencken's great unwashed
boosting|Shoplifting, in slang
botanist|Person who can tell alders from elders
braille|It's read with feeling
breakthrough|Make a sudden advance
breathe|Use your lungs
breeder|Certain nuclear reactor
broaches|Brings up, as a subject
broadax|Big feller
brocade|Heavy fabric with a woven design
bruisers|Big fellows
buttress|Support
cabanas|Poolside structures
caboose|Last car on a train
cabstand|Taxi's waiting spot
canasta|Card game that uses four jokers
canonical|Orthodox
canopies|Parachute parts
capital|What a star may indicate
carioca|Native of Rio
carload|Large quantity
carnivore|Lion or tiger, e.g
carrottop|Redhead, slangily
cascade|Electrasol rival
cascade|Waterfall
castaway|Tom Hanks film of 2000
cataract|Waterfall
caterer|Blondie's job in "Blondie"
caterer|Purveyor
cavalcade|1934 Kentucky Derby winner or a 1933 film that won Best Picture
cavalier|Offhand
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
celibate|Like the Pope
censure|Black mark for a senator
censure|Black mark for a senator
censure|Black mark for a senator
central|Certain time zone
chained|In fetters
chapman|Monty Python member Graham
charades|Game in which you might tug on your earlobe
chattel|What slaves were considered
chemises|Shifts
cherrystone|14 pounds of maraschinos?
chiffon|Sheer fabric
chinstrap|Shako attachment
chinstrap|Shako attachment
chinstrap|Shako attachment
chortled|Laughed gleefully
cinematic|Related to movies
circled|Was in a holding pattern
citizens|CB part
cleared|Found not guilty
cliches|You've heard them before
cliches|You've heard them before
cliches|You've heard them before
clients|Law office visitors
climbdown|Retreat
cloister|Monastery
coastal|Located on a shore
codependence|Al-Anon topic
colleens|Galway gals
combine|Harvesting machine
comeback|Snappy retort
compass|Orienteering device
complex|Involved
conciliate|Win over
conferee|Recipient of an academic degree
confetti|Ticker-tape parade bits
connects|Relates
console|Idiot box box
consomme|Clear soup
contests|Disputes
contraindicates|Makes inadvisable
copiers|Office machines
coquette|Flirt
cossack|Mounted Russian soldier of the past
cotangent|Precalculus calculation
coterie|Ring
cottages|Small vacation homes
council|Synod
cowsheds|Stable relatives
creampuffs|Pushovers
creases|Pressing result
creepier|Stranger Canadian native sitting on quay (8)
crevice|Narrow opening
crewcut|Buzz
crimson|Harvard's team
criticized|Found fault with
crosstie|Railroad beam
crueler|More sadistic
cruiser|Squad car
crystal|Ball material
cummerbund|Tuxedo accessory
custards|Eggy desserts
cyclers|Tour de France athletes
czarinas|Catherine and others
daredevil|Temerarious
dashiki|Colorful garment
dealing|Pusher's activity
debaters|Forensics experts
decisive|Critical
decisive|Indisputable
declaration|Apt anagram of AN ORAL EDICT
decreed|Issued an order
deities|Gods
deletes|Strikes out
dentists|They give oral exams
deplore|Bewail
deplore|Lament
derides|Lampoons
desegregate|Make racially diverse
deserts|Comeuppance
designs|Selfish scheme
desired|In demand
desired|In demand
desired|In demand
despised|Felt enmity toward
despite|In the face of
destined|Predetermined
destroy|Wreck
details|Fine print
detects|Makes out
dialect|Specific vocabulary
diplomat|One who might have immunity
disdain|Scorn
disruptive|Tepid virus, strangely unsettling (10)
dissolve|Break up
dizzies|Makes giddy
docudrama|Television genre
doggerel|Crude poetry
doggoned|Confounded
donkeys|Mommies of hinnies
doorplate|Item on which an office worker's name is printed
dormitory|Apt anagram of DIRTY ROOM
dousers|Firemen, often
draggle|Follow slowly
dreamer|Don Quixote
dreamiest|Most delightful
druthers|Choice
dumbbell|Aerobic exercise prop
dwarfed|Loomed large over
earlobe|Spot for a hoop
earnest|It's Wilde-ly important to be this
earthen|The parts get made of clay (7)
earthly|Possible
echelon|Level
eclairs|Creamy desserts
eclairs|Napoleon's relatives
eclipse|Sun block
eclipse|Sun block
eclipse|Sun block
eclogue|Pastoral poem
edgiest|Most provocative
egotism|I problem
egotism|Diva's problem
eiderdown|Comforter filler
ejector|Bouncer, at times
elaters|They'll give you a lift
elegant|Refined
eligible|Qualified
ellipse|Certain conic section
ellipse|Shape of a planet's orbit
eluders|Those who get away
emaciation|Boniness
embitter|Rankle
emergent|Like new nations
emergent|Like new nations
emergent|Like new nations
emerita|Title for a retired professor, maybe
emigres|Some aliens
eminent|Conspicuous
emissive|Pertaining to car exhaust
empanel|Put on a jury
empower|Authorize
emulate|Try to be like
emulators|Programs that let computers run software written for other systems
enabler|One who eschews tough love
enacted|Passed
enamored|Bewitched
encrypt|Make hard to read
endearing|Winsome
endearing|Winsome
endearing|Winsome
endgame|When queening usually occurs
endures|Lasts
enlistee|Specialist, for example
enrolls|Registers
ensnare|Trap
entered|Came in
entered|Made a record of
enteron|Begin
entrant|One who partakes in sweepstakes
enwraps|Covers in cellophane
ephedrine|Hay fever medicine
episode|Attack
episode|Incident
epitome|Embodiment
erasable|Like some ink
erasers|Rubbers
ermines|White-furred weasels
eroticize|Sex up
erratic|Far from solid
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Learned
escalators|They take people to new levels
escaped|Got out
escrows|Gives to a third party
escrows|Gives to a third party
escrows|Gives to a third party
espanol|Catalán relative
espresso|Barista's creation
esquires|Lawyers' titles
essayers|Trying people
essence|Crux
essence|Perfume
essence|Thrust
estates|They may be taxed
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Prizes
estrogen|Ingredient in the Pill
estuaries|Big arms
estuaries|Big arms
estuaries|Big arms
eternal|Timeless
ethanol|It's intoxicating
ethical|Part of PETA
evaporate|Disappear, as hopes
evening|When "ladies" work
example|Part of an explanation, perhaps
exhaust|Drain
exotica|Unusual stuff
explore|Check out
exports|Balance of trade concern
expounder|Former Montreal baseballer working for interpreter (9)
extremes|Go to ___ (be immoderate)
eyepopper|Wonder
eyepopper|Wonder
eyepopper|Wonder
eyeshot|View
facemask|Part of a catcher's "tools of ignorance"
factoid|Sidebar item
failure|Bomb
fallout|Incidental effect
faltered|Gave way
fanfold|Invoice pad
felucca|Fast Mediterranean sailing vessel
ferreter|One who searches intensively
flamingos|Front lawn ornaments
flashed|Blinked on and off
flatbread|Focaccia or chapati, e.g.
flatiron|___ Building (Manhattan landmark)
flattery|It will get you nowhere
flipflopped|Made a complete reversal
flossing|Activity that improves the well-being of canines
flutists|Orchestral blowers
flyswatter|Pest control device
foggiest|Least notion, in a phrase
footstep|Short distance
foreigner|Feels Like the First Time band
forepaw|Front foot of a quadruped
foreshorten|Give the illusion of three dimensions
foursome|Group for golf
fracture|Hairline problem?
frantic|Desperate
freebie|Comped thing
freebie|Good for nothing?
freehand|Drawn without mechanical aid
freshen|Wash (up)
freshen|Wash (up)
freshen|Wash (up)
fulgent|Very bright
gallantry|Dashing courage
gambler|Poker player
gaskets|Joint securers
gentleman|Gallant
genuine|Certifiable
ghosted|Wrote under someone else's byline
giraffes|Spotted ruminants
glimpse|Aperçu
glimpse|Catch sight of
glossaries|Argot aids
glottis|Larynx opening
goalies|Soccer players who can use their hands
goddesses|Female deities
goliath|Philistine giant
gorilla|Big ape
gossipers|They dish out scoops
grammar|English subject
grandam|Popular Pontiac
grandniece|Drew, to Ethel Barrymore
grandstand|Hot-dog
granite|Countertop material
grapeshot|Small cannonballs
grappler|One who wrestles
greased|Bribed
greenery|Verdure
greenhouse|Growing area
greenrooms|Backstage areas
greeter|Store employee who works by the entrance
grenadier|Soldier with pineapples
growths|Tumors, e.g.
hammock|Napping locale
handicapped|Disadvantaged, or given an advantage
harassing|Badgering
hardhats|Crew sweaters?
hardship|Difficulty
harshest|Most severe
harvest|Bring in
hatboxes|They have lids under their lids
hateable|Like mean people
hawknose|Prominent feature
hayride|Rural jaunt
headaches|Troubles
hearses|Six Feet Under vehicles
heartthrob|Teen idol
heather|Fuzz on that woman's low-growing shrubs (7)
heckler|Target of an ad-lib comeback
hectare|10,000 square meters
hedonist|One in search of a good time
heehawed|Made an ass of oneself?
hellbent|Overdetermined
hematology|Blood work?
hepcats|Jazz devotees
heptads|Water polo teams, e.g.
heptagon|Seven-sided figure
heritage|American ___ (noted dictionary name)
heritage|Legacy
heroics|Daring rescue, say
hibachis|Hot space-savers
hidalgo|2004 Viggo Mortensen film
highroad|Ethical course
hillbillies|People from the backwoods
hillock|Knoll
hoarser|Sounding more like a frog
hoecake|Item made with cornmeal
hoedowns|Where do-si-dos are done
hogwash|Baloney!
holdups|Delays
holistic|Like some medicine
homeboy|Friend in the 'hood
horseraces|Belmont Park activities
hotspot|Dangerous place
hotties|Attractive people, in slang
housesit|Take someone's place?
hubcaps|Garage wall hangings
hurdled|Leapt over
ibuprofen|Pain reliever
iceboats|Winter racers
icemaker|Hotel amenity
icicles|Electrical line hazards
ideally|In theory
identical|The same
idiotic|Brainless
idiotic|Harebrained
idyllist|Pastoral poet
illumed|Lit
imagery|Mental pictures
imaginary|Kind of number
imamate|Mosque leader's office
imitate|Monkey
immature|Green
immerse|Engross
immolations|Sacrifices
immortal|Everlasting
impotent|Powerless
imprint|Mark
inadequate|Not up to snuff
inelastic|Unyielding
inertia|Torpor
infernos|Hot spots
infrared|Ultraviolet's counterpart
inhales|Gobbles
initial|Last name's first?
initial|Monogram letter
inkblot|Rorschach test component
inmates|Cons
innuendo|Slur
innuendo|Slur
innuendo|Slur
insecure|Not self-confident
insinuated|Got at
inspect|Go over with a fine-tooth comb
install|Set up, as software
installs|Sets up for use
instate|Kind of tuition
intimacy|Warmth
intimidate|Cow
intranet|Corporate web
invoices|Shipper's slips
ionizer|Gadget used by some allergy sufferers
irksome|Exasperating
irksome|Like a gnat
isolated|Set apart
isoline|Meteorological map feature
jabbing|Landing rights?
jackdaws|Start of a 31-letter pangram (a sentence with all 26 letters)
jackknifes|Does a fancy dive
jasmine|Guy who's really a gal
jaywalker|Law-breaking pedestrian
johnnycake|Corn bread
journeyman|Competent worker
jujitsu|Karate relative
kibitzer|Pest of a sort
kimonos|Geishas' garments
kinsman|Relative
kishkes|Stuffed beef casings of Jewish cookery
kittens|Litter makeup
kiwifruit|Chinese gooseberry
lacerate|Tear
lactose|Milk sugar
ladybug|***Spotted creature***
landfill|A lot of it is garbage
languid|Listless
laterals|Short football passes
latinos|Hispanics
lattice|Framework of crossed strips
leadoff|Bat first
legumes|Soybeans and chickpeas, e.g.
lenders|Brand of bagels
lengthen|Stretch
lessens|Falls off
lighted|Illuminated
limeade|Citrus drink
limnetic|Living in freshwater lakes away from shore vegetation
lindens|Shade trees near the Brandenburg Gate
lintwhites|Small finches that feed on flaxseed
lioness|Disney's Nala, for one
lionized|Put on a pedestal
liqueur|Curaçao, e.g.
literati|Intellectuals
lobsters|Pot boilers?
lockjaw|Trismus
logiest|Most lethargic
loitered|Annoyed shopkeepers, possibly
loitered|Dillydallied
lookalike|Doppelgänger
looping|Film dubbing technique
lowbrow|Philistine
macabre|Ghastly
maestri|Maazel and Masur, e.g.
maggots|Fruit fly larvae
magnetic|Charming
magnetize|Charm
magnums|Large wine bottles
mahatma|Great soul, in Sanskrit
mahjongg|Game featured in "The Joy Luck Club"
maintain|Keep up
maladies|Illnesses
manacle|Handcuff
managers|Tinker, Evers, and Chance, e.g.
mandolin|It resembles a bouzouki
manikin|Med school model
mansion|Big house
mantras|Intoned chants
marauds|Pillages for plunder
marigold|Orange flower
martyred|Put to death for adhering to a belief
massage|Reflexology, essentially
masseurs|People who knead people
masterly|Skillful
matchless|Incomparable
matrices|Arrays of numbers in linear algebra class
meander|Ramble
meanest|Least altruistic
measurers|Rulers, e.g.
meatier|More thought-provoking
mechanic|Car jacker?
medevacs|Hospital transports
medians|Highway dividers
mediate|Serve as referee
mediates|Acts as a go-between
mediator|Go-between
megaton|Large explosive force
melodic|Easy on the ears
memento|Relic
menacer|Threatening one
merited|Just
midriff|Six-pack location
midterms|Halfway ordeals
midterms|Halfway ordeals
midterms|Halfway ordeals
migraine|Reason for taking Imitrex
militia|Word in the Second Amendment
mineral|Inorganic
minicam|Videographer's device
minnows|Bait shop fish
minstrel|Lay person
misdate|Check goof
missiles|Heat seekers
misuses|Malapropisms, e.g.
misuses|Malapropisms, e.g.
misuses|Malapropisms, e.g.
mittens|Kindergarten lost-and-found items
modesty|A "species of nobility," according to Spinoza
modesty|A "species of nobility," according to Spinoza
modesty|A "species of nobility," according to Spinoza
modiste|Dress seller
modiste|Dress seller
modiste|Dress seller
mohawks|Conspicuous hairstyles
moisturize|Apply face cream
mollusk|Conch or oyster, e.g.
molters|Snakes, at times
mongrel|Cross
monolog|Soliloquy
monomania|Intense focus
monster|2003 Charlize Theron movie
mooring|Place where a ship can be anchored
moorish|Like Othello
morales|NYPD Blue costar
munchkins|Lollipop Guild members
nailbiter|Tension-filled sports contest
nailset|Carpenter's tool
naivete|Ingenuousness
nameplate|It might attach a handle to a door
nameplate|It might attach a handle to a door
nameplate|It might attach a handle to a door
nappies|Diapers, to a Brit
natural|Blackjack, in blackjack
nautiloid|Like some mollusks
neatest|Most kempt
necklines|T tops
necklines|T tops
necklines|T tops
necktie|Piece of business attire
neckties|Popular Father's Day gifts
needled|Teased
negated|Counteracted
neglect|It may be benign
neglected|In disrepair, perhaps
neglected|Uncared-for
nelsons|Some holds
nemesis|Formidable opponent
nervier|Showing more brashness
nestles|Snuggles
netsuke|Ivory figure on an obi
neutron|Bohr model part
nevermind|Emily Litella catchphrase
newsreel|Feature preceder, once
nextdoor|Like a close neighbor
ninepin|Skittle
nodular|Like some geodes
nomadic|Wandering
nonacidic|Like some paper
nonactor|Extra, maybe
nonbasic|Advanced, in a way
nonstop|Incessant
nonzero|Like all odd numbers
notional|Imaginary
notional|Imaginary
notional|Imaginary
nourish|Build up
novella|Hugo Award category
numeral|Roman X, e.g.
nutcase|Crazy person
obliged|Indebted
oboists|They're found among the reeds
obscene|Filthy
obtrude|Meddle
obviate|Render unnecessary
oceanfront|Shore
octagonal|Like Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock
octopuses|Army marine creatures?
oddsmaker|Point spread determiner
oenophile|Sommelier, most likely
oenophile|Sommelier, most likely
oenophile|Sommelier, most likely
oilhole|Opening for lubrication
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
oldster|Golden ager
omelets|Frittatas
omelettes|Breakfast fare
opaline|Showing a play of colors
operand|Mathematical quantity
oppress|Crush
orangutan|Killer in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
orangutan|Killer in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
orangutan|Killer in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
oration|Public speech
oratorio|Handel bars
orderer|One who calls the shots
orderly|Hospital worker
oregano|Chili powder ingredient
orifice|Opening
original|Imaginative
orogeny|The process of mountain formation
ostosis|Formation of bone
ostrich|Biggest bird
ottoman|Footstool
ourselves|We French bear with cookie bakers? (9)
outcrops|Protruding rock formations
outdate|Make obsolete
outdates|Makes obsolete
outrage|Indignity
outraged|Furious
ovation|Enthusiastic applause
overate|Stuffed oneself
overdub|Additional sound blended into a recording
overeasy|How some fried eggs are cooked
overeat|Binge
overlie|Blanket
overlooked|Rose above
overseas|Abroad
overtone|Secondary meaning
overtures|Musical openers
oxfords|Alternatives to loafers
pacesetters|Leaders of the pack
pajamas|Nightclothes
pajamas|They might have a drop seat
panaceas|Elixirs
panatela|Slender cigar
panhandlers|They hold tin cups
pantheon|The gods of a people
panties|Women's underwear
paparazzi|Photographers heckle this writer following Hemingway (9)
paperer|Room decorator, at times
parallel|Analogous
parasite|Host's counterpart in a symbiotic relationship
parasite|Host's counterpart in a symbiotic relationship
parasite|Host's counterpart in a symbiotic relationship
parents|Brings up
parolee|One who is out
passage|Way
passkeys|They open up lots of doors
pastrami|Deli meat
pastries|Sweet treats
patness|Facile quality
pawnees|Onetime Sioux enemies
payrolls|Employers' lists
peacoat|Seaman's jacket
pedigree|Kennel club requirement
penchant|Liking
penetrate|Cut through
penname|Mark Twain, for one
perhaps|Possibly
perigee|Orbital extreme
permutes|Changes
picante|Three-alarm, say
pickaxe|Miner's tool
pilsners|Certain beer glasses, or the lagers in them
pioneered|Led the way
piranha|Dangerous swimmer
piscator|Fisherman
placard|Picketer's sign
placenta|Starter home?
pliable|Easily persuaded
plinths|Statue bases
policies|Think tank output
polygon|Quadrilateral, for example
pomelos|Fruits also known as shaddocks
postponed|Apt anagram of STOPPED? NO
postpositions|Starting gate assignments
potassium|Its symbol is K
potions|Witch's brews
potsherd|Dig find
prancer|Parade horse, e.g.
precedes|Antedates
precept|Commandment
prelate|High-ranking ecclesiastic
presage|Portend
presoaked|Got ready to launder
prewarms|Heats up in advance
primary|Chief
primers|Easy readers
procedure|The way to get things done
proceed|Move on
procure|Obtain
profane|Obscene
project|Attribute one's feelings to others
promote|Pitch, as a product
pronouncer|Spelling bee official
prophesy|Foretell
prospects|Outlook
prospects|Outlook
prospects|Outlook
protein|Diet necessity
providence|Brown spot
puddles|Muddy waters
puddles|Muddy waters
puddles|Muddy waters
pulsate|Beat
quagmires|Sticky situations
quarrel|Dispute
radiate|Branch out
radical|Square root sign
raffles|Some fundraisers
railroads|Monopoly foursome
rapture|Fundamentalist experience, with "the"
rashest|Most impetuous
reactant|Catalyst's counterpart
readily|Without hesitating
reapers|Farm machines
reasons|Grounds
receive|Kick alternative
recessed|Let out
recharge|Have another cup of coffee
recherche|Sought out with care
recital|Musical performance
recreate|Play
redeems|Cashes in
redline|Tachometer marking
reenact|Dramatize again
reenter|Come on over?
reerect|Build over
referee|Whistle blower
referees|Calls the shots
refrain|Chorus
refuels|Prepares for a road trip
refusal|Naysayer's act
regalia|King's things
regulars|First string
reheating|Microwave function
reigning|In power
reinstall|Load onto a computer again
related|Having common ancestors
relaxed|Comfortable
released|Free
remains|Dead body
remarks|Observations
remorse|Guilt
reneger|One who goes back on a promise
reneges|Doesn't follow suit when able to
reneging|Ruffing illegally
renewal|Time extension?
renowns|Makes famous
renting|Living in a sublet, perhaps
reorganize|Fix, in a way
replacer|One making a switch
repleteness|Abundance
reporter|Clark Kent, e.g.
republic|Work by Plato
rerolled|Tried to make one's point
rerolled|Tried to make one's point
rerolled|Tried to make one's point
resales|Thrift shop transactions
reseeded|Worked on some bald spots
resoles|Makes a mule sound, perhaps?
respond|Give an answer
restamp|Put more postage on
restore|Fix up
restores|Gives back
restroom|Number one place?
restroom|Where to go
reticle|Grid in the eyepiece of an optical instrument
retinue|Entourage
retrain|Get back in shape
retrain|Get back in shape
retrain|Get back in shape
retread|Dull work
revarnished|Put on a new face
rewound|Like a videotape that's ready to be played
ringlet|Curl of hair
ringside|Right up front
riskless|Totally safe
risotto|Italian restaurant dish
rodents|Pack rats, e.g.
rondeau|Short poem
roofing|Cover work?
roomier|Less cramped
rushers|Running backs, often
sadness|Depression
salamis|Sandwich meats
saluter|Forehead toucher
saluter|Forehead toucher
saluter|Forehead toucher
sandalwood|It's sometimes burned as incense
sardine|Herring family member
sassing|Impudent action
sassing|Impudent action
sassing|Impudent action
satiric|Like George Carlin's humor
satirize|Mock
sayings|Saws
scalawag|Rascal
scandal|Smear-sheet topic
scanner|Computer peripheral
scapegoat|Person to blame
scaring|Terrifying
scarlet|Bright red
scenario|Plot outline
scepter|Royal rod
schlock|Flea market junk
scholar|Polymath
scholar|Wise one
scissor|Cut
scissor|Expunge
scofflaw|One who doesn't pay parking tickets
scooter|Skateboard alternative
scorekeeper|Sports official
screwup|Bungle things
scrimped|Was frugal
seahorse|Fish with a prehensile tail
seasoned|Added spice to
seatbelt|Bronco restraint?
seating|Usher's job
secedes|Breaks away
seconds|More
section|Grapefruit part
sediment|Bank deposit?
sediment|Dregs
seedbed|Sowing site
seedily|In an unkempt manner
seeress|Woman who usually has a ball
segment|Portion
selenium|Element found in walnuts
sensate|Feeling
sequoia|Toyota model
serenely|In peace
sermons|Preachers' speeches
sesames|Some bagels
session|50 minutes spent with a shrink
setbacks|Hiccups
sewerage|Waste
sewerage|Waste system
shadower|Private eye, often
sharpen|Hone
sheikdom|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
shipway|Canal
shootout|Soccer match tiebreaker
showery|Wet
sidebar|Courtroom conversation
sidecar|Brandy drink
sidekicks|Close friends
sidemen|Swing orchestra members
sideswipe|Hit, as a parked car
sideswipes|Hits with a glancing blow
sierras|Western range, with "the"
signers|They might use an X to mark the spot
signets|Kings' rings' things
signora|Italian woman's title
silence|The most perfect expression of scorn, according to George Bernard Shaw
silexes|Proctor ___ (certain toasters)
sinkage|Depression
sixpenny|Nail size
skeeter|Picnic annoyance, informally
skeletons|Danse macabre figures
skeletons|Halloween decorations
skeptic|Unbeliever
skiable|Well-groomed?
skidded|Spun out
skimpiness|Want Christmas trees covered with treats in a superficial way (10)
slaloms|Skier's courses
slamdance|Mosh
slapped|Hit back?
slathers|Spreads thickly
slaughter|Trounce
sleeted|Rained hard?
sleuths|Gumshoes
slipstream|Drive right behind another racecar
slobber|Drool
slowpoke|Snail
smudges|Blurry patches
sniveler|Tearful whiner
snootier|More stuck-up
snoozes|Drops off
snorted|Expressed contempt
softens|Mollifies
solders|Welds with a gun
soliloquy|Hamlet has a famous one
soulmate|One's true love, perhaps
soulmates|Ideal marriage partners
sourball|Sucking candy
spandex|Material for The Rock
sparerib|Cookout item
sparkler|Handheld firework
spartan|Michigan State player
spatula|Plaster spreader
specify|Make explicit
spectre|Dr. No's org.
speedboat|Skier's tower
speedway|Indianapolis suburb
speller|Elementary school textbook
spellings|Qaddafi has a slew of them
spelunking|Tell about gym bumbler exploring caves (10)
spender|Prodigal person
spender|Prodigal person
spender|Prodigal person
spenders|Skinflints' opposites
spiffier|Outsmarting?
spirals|Nicely thrown passes
squishy|Like a wet blanket, say
stagnated|Became dull
stanine|Test score range
starship|The Enterprise, e.g.
stashed|Hid
stashes|Hides, with "away"
statesmen|Some leaders
statesmen|Some leaders
statesmen|Some leaders
staunch|Firm
stencil|Silkscreening device
sterile|Lacking vitality
sterner|Less lenient
stevedore|Longshoreman
stipend|Allowance
stipend|Payment to a fellow
stirrup|Equestrian's support
stockpiled|Amassed
stopgaps|Temporary fixes
stopover|Short stay on the way
stopped|Beat by a knockout
stormier|More tempestuous
stratum|Echelon
streaky|Uneven
streamline|Eliminate excess
striate|Furrowed
strides|Big steps
stroked|Hit with a club
stroller|Baby carriage
stronger|Concentrated more than usual?
strophe|Stanza in a Pindaric ode
strumpet|Harlot
stylets|Surgical probes
summery|Warm and pleasant
summoned|Called upon
surname|Dallas, Houston, or Austin, e.g.
sweater|Cardigan, e.g.
sweeten|Add inducements to
sweeten|Make more attractive, as a deal
swordsman|Cyrano de Bergerac, for one
syllabi|Class outlines
synonyms|Good and bad, at times
tailing|Following
tailored|Not off-the-rack
tailpipes|They might backfire
taipans|Highly venomous snakes
talents|Gifts
talents|Gifts
talents|Gifts
talents|They're scouted
talisman|Charm
tambura|Indian lute
tankards|Large drinking vessels
tantara|Trumpet blast
tantrums|They make the terrible twos terrible
tartans|Highland plaids
tasteless|Crass
taurine|Bullish
teacake|Treat at a social
tearoom|Spot for a spot?
techies|Network administrators, usually
teenage|___ Mutant Ninja Turtles
teenager|One "in love" in song
teetered|Moved as if well-oiled?
teleports|Moves by psychokinesis
telethons|Jerry Lewis specials
tenfold|Decuple
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
teriyaki|Popular marinade
termite|Insect with a taste for wood
terrain|Ground
terrapin|Diamondback creature
terriers|Energetic dogs
tesseract|Four-dimensional analogue of a cube
testily|With irritability
thataway|In the direction indicated
thereto|Adverb in contracts
thermals|Wintertime underwear
thirsty|Dry
thought|Fancy
thought|Idea
thrived|Blossomed
thrived|Blossomed
thrived|Blossomed
thunderous|Clapped out?
timepieces|Watches
timidity|Shyness
tipples|Drinks
titania|Oberon's wife in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
toddles|Moves like a new walker
toenail|Polish site
toilsome|Hard
tollman|Highway robbery victim, maybe
tomcats|Womanizers
toothpaste|Aim, for example
topline|High-profile
topmasts|Tall spars on sailing ships
topspin|It may be put on a return
toreador|Escamillo in "Carmen," e.g.
torpedo|U-boat chaser
tractor|Allis-Chalmers product
tractor|County fair sight
tractor|County fair sight
tractor|County fair sight
transient|Short-lived
transistor|Circuit board component
transparent|Easily seen, or not easily seen
traumatize|Emotionally scar
treason|Turncoat's crime
tremolo|Singer's quivery effect
tridents|Submarine-launched ballistic missiles
trimmed|Cut back, or added to
trireme|Ancient galley
trolled|Went fishing
trundle|Push along
trundle|Push along
trundle|Push along
trussed|Tied up
tsetses|Flies over the equator?
tsouris|Trouble
tsunamis|Big waves miss tuna at sea (8)
turbojet|Kind of airplane
turnabout|It's fair play, they say
typical|Representative
typical|Representative
typical|Representative
ultramarine|Blue hue
umpires|Makes calls from home?
umpteen|Many
uncouth|Gauche
underdog|Person expected to lose
underset|Insufficiently filled, as a printed page
undresses|Strips
unexposed|Safe, in a way
unfasten|Disconnect
unfroze|Relaxed controls on
unideal|Imperfect
unneeded|Superfluous
unneeded|Superfluous
unneeded|Superfluous
unqualified|Lacking, or not lacking
unshapely|Not well-proportioned
unteachable|Mired in ignorance
untuned|In need of adjustment
upfront|Candid
upgrade|Improvement
upheave|Cause a major disturbance in
uproars|Hullabaloos
upstart|Nouveau riche
upsurge|High rise
uptakes|Flues, e.g.
urethane|Compound used as a solvent
ushered|Worked in the theater
utility|Advance token to nearest ___ (Chance card in Monopoly)
utility|Part of SUV
vainest|Most conceited
vaquero|Southwestern cowboy
venture|Risky enterprise
verandahs|Open porches
vicunas|Wool source
vintners|They work with grapes
virulent|Full of hate
visitor|Booed player, often
visitor|Tourist bill includes it (7)
voluptuous|Stacked
wassail|Christmastime drink
waterski|Get towed behind a speedboat
watthour|Unit of energy equivalent to 3,600 joules
wealthy|Loaded
weblogs|Internet journals
weirdos|They're really out there
whimsical|Capricious
whipper|Lion tamer, at times
whirler|Person who gets around?
whitewing|Part of a dove?
whither|To which point
whither|To which point
whither|To which point
whopper|Big lie
wielded|Exercised
wildfire|Fast-moving destroyer
wimpier|Less robust
winnings|Money earned at a poker game
wishbone|Football formation
witless|Foolish
wizardry|Potter's field
wolfish|Lupine
woodgrain|1/7000 of a pound of oak or cedar?
worship|Church activity
wrecker|Tow truck
wyandotte|Chicken breed of the U.S.
zapping|Using a remote, in a way
zealots|Gung-ho types
zesters|Kitchen devices
zesters|Kitchen utensils
abalones|Edible mollusks that cling to rocks
abaters|Reducers
abetted|Helped in a heist
ability|Talent
abolisher|Abraham Lincoln, notably
aborning|Coming to fruition
abrasive|Substance used for polishing
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Adapt for audio format, perhaps
abridge|Condense
abruptly|Without warning
academe|Campus life
academia|Ivory tower setting
accents|They can be heard in New York City
acclimate|Cool indoor conditions?
accrete|Become attached
accurst|Detestable
accuses|Finds fault with
acquits|Lets off
acronym|Scuba, e.g.
acupuncture|A jab well done
adamant|Unyielding
addends|Some sum numbers
addiction|Vocal expression since year one?
adenine|DNA component
adequate|Nothing to write home about
adequate|Passable
adheres|Sticks
admirer|One who writes a fan letter
adventurer|Soldier of fortune
afghani|Currency of Kabul
agonize|Really struggle
aileron|Airplane roll control
airplane|Place for an ace
aisleway|Corridor
alcohol|Fifth element?
alcohol|Spirits
alencon|Orne's capital
algebra|It's full of unknowns
alienate|Estrange
allegorist|John Bunyan, for one
allocable|Like some funds
allocator|Designated hitter finder?
allspice|Condiment from the myrtle family
already|By now
altered|Changed from a maxi into a midi, maybe
amalgam|Mixture
amateur|Open mike night participant
amateur|Unpaid performer
amending|Improving
amicability|Good nature
ammeter|Measuring device that works only before noon?
ammonia|Primordial soup ingredient
amnesia|It might be caused by trauma
amoebae|They're often seen on slides
amputate|Cut off
anagram|Sensation for Estonians?
anagrams|Goes from angered to enraged?
analogy|Comparison
anatomic|Structural
ancient|Really old
anecdote|Raconteur's recital
angrier|More like a young man?
anodyne|Drug that relieves pain
another|___ Saturday Night (Cat Stevens hit)
another|Penultimate word in "Gone With the Wind"
antacid|Milk of magnesia, e.g.
anteater|Aardvark
antecede|Predate
antediluvian|Belonging to the period before the Flood [1994]
antenna|Aerial
antennas|They catch some waves
anthrax|Band with the album "Spreading the Disease"
antilog|Math class calculation
antinoise|Like some headphones
antsiness|Opposite of sang-froid
apaches|They may have reservations
aperitif|Drink before dinner
aperture|What changing the f-stop changes
apparat|Russian political machine
apparels|Dresses
appoggiatura|Embellishing musical note [2005]
appoint|Tip off the wire?
apprentice|Donald Trump series, with "The"
approvals|Blessings
approves|Okays
aquamarine|March's birthstone
aquatics|Water polo, etc.
arcadia|Grecian region
archive|File
arctangent|Trigonometry function
argyles|Colorful socks
arietta|Short opera piece
ariosos|Some vocal compositions
armadillo|Texas's official state small mammal
arouses|Stimulates
arraign|Bring to court a rule for listeners (7)
arrange|Set up
arrests|Record features?
arrival|Advent
arterial|Main street
article|Time piece?
artistry|What crafty people have
ascends|Gets high
ascetic|Spartan
asceticism|Austerity [1929]
ashamed|Hangdog
ashlars|Masonry stones
ashrams|Residences of gurus
asinine|Utterly foolish
asocial|Not at all gregarious
aspersions|They're often cast in soap operas
assailer|One casting aspersions
assents|Yeses
assigned|Gave out
assistants|Seconds
assizes|British trial sessions
assorter|One who classifies things
assurers|They make you feel confident
athlete|Letter getter
atomizers|Scent spreaders
attache|Briefcase
attempts|Essays
attested|Swore
autopilot|Aircraft system
avenues|All three red properties in Monopoly
average|C-worthy
avionic|Pertaining to flight technology
avocado|Shade of green
awesome|Terrific
azaleas|Bloomers at the Masters golf tournament
backstabber|False friend
bailout|Hit the silk
ballpark|Roughly estimated
bananas|Running low on sanity
bandeau|Narrow bikini top
barbershop|Sportscaster Red's short leap?
barista|Coffee maker at Starbucks, e.g.
baritone|Stick it on a male singer (8)
barkeep|Tapster
barnstorm|Perform aerial stunts, perhaps
baroness|Noble Spanish lady caught up in undergraduate degree (8)
barrens|Unfruitful area
barrier|Obstruction
baseballs|Indians use them
baskets|Easter egg holders
bassist|John Entwistle, e.g.
bassoons|Double-reed instruments
bayonet|Gun point?
bayoneted|Took a stab at?
beanpole|Person who would not be a good sumo wrestler
because|CENTER FIELDER
bedbugs|Bloodsucking hemipterons
bedside|Place for a vigil
bedside|___ manner (doctor's deportment with patients)
bedsore|Painful hospital development
benders|Boozing sprees
benumbs|Deadens
beriberi|Disease whose name is a reduplication of the Sinhalese word for "weakness"
bestial|Inhuman
besting|Topping
between|Connecting
biometer|Device that measures emanations of carbon dioxide
birdbrains|Dumb clucks
birdbrains|Nitwits
birdman|Alcatraz inmate of fame [flute]
bitterly|With rancor
blasters|Ghetto ___ (boom boxes)
bleated|Mimicked a nanny
bloated|Swollen
blueblood|Aristocrat
bluefin|Large tuna
boaters|Stiff hats
boathooks|Mooring equipment
bobcats|NBA team since 2004
bobolink|Common migratory songbird
bolster|Shore up
bonesets|Plants also called thoroughworts
braised|Like Swiss steak
brashly|With impetuousness
breasts|Confronts
breathe|Have an inspiration?
cabooses|Rear train cars
cagiest|Least forthcoming
caisson|Military funeral carriage
calendars|Their days are numbered
camomile|Herbal tea type
canasta|Card game with melds
cantata|Choral composition
canvases|Painting surfaces
capable|Competent
capitals|Austin and Boston, e.g.
caprice|Whim
cardiac|Heart-related
cardiopulmonary|Pertaining to the heart and lungs
carrottop|Comedian in AT&T ads
carrottop|Wacky entertainer born Scott Thompson
casabas|Crenshaw alternatives
caseworker|Social agency investigator
castanet|Flamenco dancer's clicker
catalyst|Spark
catatonic|In a stupor
catchier|More memorable
catnaps|Short snoozes
celebrate|Revel
cellist|Ma is one
cellists|Jacqueline du Pré and others
cellmates|Pen pals?
centaur|Horse-man of myth
ceremony|Formal ritual
chagrin|Feeling caused by failure
changes|Morphs
charter|Hire, as a bus
chastened|Subdued
chestnut|Old joke
chigger|Harvest mite
choosing|Purpose of a coin toss
chopped|Cut classes at first and used a pogo stick (7)
chopsocky|Genre of "Shogun Assassin"
chromes|Puts a shiny plate on
chucklehead|Bozo
chutists|Paratroopers, e.g.
cineast|Art house habitué
clapped|Kept time, in a way
classic|Textbook
cleaves|Splits
cloakroom|Outerwear store?
clocked|Hit hard, informally
clockers|Richard Price novel
closets|Hangers' hangouts
closure|What many mourners seek
coalbin|Mine holder
cobblers|Deep-dish pies
cohabited|Was a POSSLQ
collard|___ greens (kale alternative)
collect|Kind of call
colonels|High-ranking army officers
colossal|Enormous
compliment|Praise
concoct|Dream up
conducts|Leads
conferee|Badge wearer, perhaps
confidentiality|Subject of some business agreements
contestant|Herb Stempel, notably
contrite|Hangdog
corners|Boxing ring foursome
cornrow|Flat braid
corpsman|First-aid giver
corsage|Bouquet worn by a prom queen
cottontail|Small rabbit
counterbalances|Offsets
couplet|Ten-footer in Shakespeare?
courses|Soup and salad, e.g.
cowhides|Leather boots, informally
coyotes|Hockey team coached by Wayne Gretzky
crammer|One pulling an all-nighter, perhaps
crashes|Attends without an invitation
craters|Cancels, in slang
creamer|Part of a tea set
creases|Clothes lines?
creates|Cooks up
cremate|Prepare for inurnment
crescendo|Musical passage that gets gradually louder
crestless|Like the scrub jay
crewman|Sailor
crimson|Deep purplish-red
cupboards|Kitchen cabinets
cursory|Superficial
curtail|Cut short
curvetting|Horse's activity in dressage
cuticle|Skin at the base of a fingernail
cutover|Cleared of trees
cyanide|Poison pill contents
cyclopedias|Big books
cygnets|Pen output
damaged|Like some returned merchandise
dauphin|French king's eldest son
dazzler|Bobby ___ (outstanding person, in British slang)
debacle|Fiasco
deceits|Shenanigans
deficient|Inadequate
deicers|Winter windshield sprays
deicing|Preparing for takeoff, in a way
delimited|Set the boundaries of
delists|Removes from a stock exchange
demands|Ransom note contents
demeanor|Behavior
demeanors|Bearings
democrat|Cleveland, for example
densely|How cities are populated
dentists|Hygienists' coworkers
dentures|Washington's were famous
deponents|Ones who testify
deranged|Sick
desolate|Uninhabited
desperado|Outlaw
dessert|Brits call it afters
detests|Loathes
dethrone|Oust
detours|Trip delayers
devices|Guillotines and gyrostabilizers, e.g.
diameter|Longest possible chord
diamond|In Cleveland, I am on dusty infield (7)
different|End of the quote
dinosaurs|Folks who can't adapt possibly drain us so (9)
discuss|Talk about
disease|CDC member?
diskette|Floppy
dispose|Throw out, with "of"
dissolute|Like a rake
distorting|Deceitfully altering, as facts
ditties|Cute songs
dittoed|Copied, in a way
dogcatcher|Retriever retriever, sometimes
dogsled|Iditarod vehicle
donation|Charitable gift
downturn|Economic slump
drawler|One with a Southern accent
dressing|Italian, e.g.
duckpin|Bowler's target [oboe]
earrings|Studs, for example
earthmover|Bulldozer
eastern|Folded flier
echelons|Levels of authority
echoism|Use of imitative words
ecotourist|Vacationing naturist, perhaps
edictal|Like a bull
effendi|Honorific in Turkey
egalite|Middle word in the motto of the French Revolution
eighteen|The full course
eightieths|Big birthdays
elastic|Stretchy
electrodialysis|Water desalination method
elegance|Refinement
elevations|Side views on blueprints
elision|Sound loss
ellipses|Omission marks
elusive|Hard to catch
emanate|Come out
emanates|Sends forth
embarked|Got on board
embassies|Where some diplomats work
embattled|Beset by controversy
emerald|Beryl variety
emeralds|May birthstones
emerita|Like some professors
eminence|Fame
eminence|His ___ (title of honor for a cardinal)
emperor|Kind of penguin
empower|Give official control to
enables|Gives power to
encases|Prepares for display, perhaps
enclose|Pen
encrust|Cover with a hard coating
endears|Makes beloved
endorse|Back
endorse|Sign the back of
energies|Efforts
engineer|Conductor's coworker
engines|They sometimes purr
enhances|Intensifies
enjoined|Legally prohibited
enlarges|Blows up
enmities|Feelings of hostility
enplane|Prepare to fly
enrollee|Matriculant
ensnarled|Tangled
ensured|Made certain
enthrall|Transport
enthuse|Go on and on
enthuse|Show passion
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Qualify
entitled|Deserving
entomology|Alfred Kinsey's original field of study
entomology|The study of insects
entwine|Fold
epexegeses|Critical interpretations of a text
epidemiologists|Disease experts
equational|Like algebra
erasers|Back-to-school purchases
erasers|They get the lead out
erosional|Produced by land deterioration
errands|They're often run by children
escapee|One that got away
escorts|Squires
esophagi|Inside passages
espanol|Chihuahua tongue
espanol|Madrileño's language
essayists|Lamb and Bacon, e.g.
estuary|Place where fresh water and salt water mix
etceteras|Odds and ends
etceteras|Sundries
evenings|Going-out times
exacted|Demanded
exaction|Unjust demand
examine|Check out
exhaled|Like secondhand smoke
exhibit|Object labeled with a letter in court
exotica|Strange things
exotica|Unusual objects
expense|Cost
explode|Blow up
externs|Nonresident physicians
extreme|Way beyond the norm
eyeball|Check out
eyebrow|Target of tweezers
eyehole|Door security feature
eyelashes|Flirts bat them
eyepopper|Lulu
eyeshade|Poker player's accessory
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyespot|Feature on a peacock's tail
fascism|Mussolini's movement
fashion|Shape
fathead|Chump
faucets|Taps
faulting|Pinning on
featherbeds|Stuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds]
fermata|Musical hold
fielders|Fly catchers?
fingernail|Quick cover
fireplace|Hot spot
fixative|Chemical substance used in a darkroom
flamenco|Antonio Gades's dance style
flashed|Briefly showed oneself in public
flattop|Dick Tracy villain
flattop|Aircraft carrier, informally
flextimer|One who might work from 10 to 6
floodlit|Highly illuminated
flyspeck|Minute spot
flyswatters|Pest exterminators [up to 112 pounds]
forefather|Francis Mulcahy: "What do you shout as a warning in golf?" Radar O'Reilly: "___"
foresee|Divine
forests|They can be petrified
forfeits|Some 1-0 results
fractal|Shape of a Mandelbrot set
freebie|Ultimate loss leader
freesias|Flowers of the iris family
frolics|Scampers about
furnace|Hot spot
gamester|Casino regular
garibaldi|Famous Italian general, a nasty one (9)
garrote|Mob hitman's device
gasless|Like most dental practices, nowadays
gazetteers|Geographical dictionaries
geishas|Obi wearers
generosity|Magnanimousness
gestation|NBC?
gilberts|Grape and others
glorify|Bless
glottis|Throat part
gobbler|Turkey eater (7)
gorilla|Thug
gradate|Pass imperceptibly from one shade to another
grandma|Nana
graveyards|Dead spots?
greenery|Fern bar décor
grimace|Mug
groaner|Bit of paronomasia
guitars|Fretful things?
gumdrop|Sweet treat
hacienda|Ecuadoran estate
halftone|Newspaper photograph, e.g.
halftones|Octave twelfths
hallmark|Greeting card company
hallway|Corridor
hamburg|Where the Beatles first hit it big
hankers|Has a yen
happened|Took place
hardhat|Construction site wear
harkens|Listens
haymakers|Knockout punches
headmaster|Tony Nelson: "What's another word for 'toilet'?" Jeannie: "___"
headpin|It's denoted by a 1
heights|Summit
heirloom|Gold pocket watch, maybe
herdsman|Keeper of sheep
herself|Feminine pronoun
hibachi|Patio cooker
hilltop|Starting place for a sledder
hokeypokey|Popular dance at kiddie parties
hollered|Yelled
honorer|Laurels giver
hoodies|Sweats with tops
hotbeds|Glass-covered enclosures in greeneries
hubcaps|Nonessential car parts
identical|Indistinguishable
idiotic|Nutty
immersed|Like someone who's gone off the deep end
immobile|Not going anywhere
immoral|Not right
impalement|Result of a good shot with a spear gun
impassions|Excites
impasto|Neo-expressionism technique
impatient|One in rehab for chatting too much?
impeach|Challenge the credibility of
impurer|More contaminated
inanest|Goofy to the max
incisor|Any of four front teeth used for cutting [1975]
indents|Puts right?
indexed|Like almanacs, usually
industry|Utah's motto
inheres|Essentially belongs
inkblot|It might be black and have left-right symmetry
inkblot|Rorschach test item
inroads|Raids
insincere|False
insinuates|Slyly suggests
inspire|Fire up
instance|Example
instead|Rather
instill|Impart gradually
interviews|Playboy features
interwoven|Like basketwork
intrepid|Fearless
ironclads|Old warships
ironwood|Material sometimes used in fence posts
irritate|Vex
isosceles|Having two equal sides
italics|What an underline might indicate
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Say again
jaguars|Dangerous cats
jalapeno|Hot pepper
janitors|Some after-hours workers
javelin|Decathlete's equipment
jawbreaker|Hard, round candy
jetstream|Troposphere phenomenon
jollies|Kicks
karaoke|Modern sing-along
katzenjammers|Discordant clamors [37 points]
kernels|Unpopped popcorn pieces
keystroke|Depression that results in a letter
kilobit|Storage unit
kilohertz|What AM radio frequencies are given in
kinkily|In a twisted fashion
kitchen|Cook's tour stop
kleenex|Tissue brand
klutzes|Butterfingers
klutzes|Lummoxes
kneecap|Patella
knobbier|Less smooth
ladybug|Ohio's state insect
lamprey|Underwater bloodsucker
landscapers|Outside consultants?
languish|Become weak
lantana|Plant of the verbena family
laureate|Honored poet
leaguer|Bush or Texas follower
ledgers|Bookkeeping books
leeches|Bloodsucking worms
legalese|Contract language
leghorn|Prolific layer of eggs
legislate|Make into law
lieutenant|Police department officer
limeade|Summertime drink
linearly|In a straight manner
linguists|Polyglots
linings|Winter coat features
lioness|Elsa, for one
litterer|Possible fine recipient
livener|Emcee, at times
lodgers|House tenants
loneliest|___ Star (Seal song)
loopers|Inchworms
lousily|In a bad way
lucidly|In a clear way
lullaby|Cradlesong
lummoxes|Oafs
macabre|Gruesome
macadam|Paving material
machine|ATM part
mackinaw|Plaid garment
maddens|Tees off
magical|Bewitching
maimers|They cause serious injury
manhandled|Roughed up
mantises|They look like they're praying while preying
mantrap|Femme fatale
manzanita|Evergreen shrub that's Spanish for "little apple"
marathon|Race that's 1,661,220 inches long
marriage|It can be arranged
marries|Joins together
marsala|Sweet potable
mascara|Lash cosmetic
material|Having great importance
materiel|Military supplies
matinee|Day play
mealier|Looking less healthy
mealybug|Fruit tree pest
meandered|Rambled
meanest|Most malicious
medicaid|Government health insurance program
medicare|Perennial hot-button political debate topic
meditate|Brood
megalithic|Like Stonehenge
megaton|Unit for nukes
megatons|Fusion bombs' units
megohms|Large units of resistance
melanites|Black garnets
melodic|Tuneful
melodies|Tunes
menorah|Light provider for a dreidel game
menorah|Shammes's place
mercies|Prayers' requests
merlots|Some reds
mesmerism|Fascination
metronome|Something that might give you a beating?
metronomes|Beat keepers
microchip|Integrated circuit piece
midsummer|Hot time
mildest|Least intense
militants|Fighters
mineral|20 Questions category
minibus|Airport shuttle, usually
minicourses|Quick studies?
misdeal|Pass out faceup, maybe
mistbow|Fog bank phenomenon
mistreats|Abuses
modestly|In an unassuming way
modular|Like some furniture
moisturizer|Skin cream
molasses|Gingerbread ingredient
molests|Harasses
mollusk|Jingle shell, e.g.
moments|Time pieces?
moniker|Handle
monitor|Computer screen
monotone|Not varying in pitch
monsieur|What M. can stand for
moocher|Minnie the ___ (Cab Calloway song)
moolahs|Bread and cabbage
moonlit|Like romantic evenings
moonshine|Risky whiskey
moonshiner|Mountain dew maker
moonshiner|White lightning maker
moonstruck|Quarterback Warren's pickup?
motored|Drove
mousepads|Surfers' surfaces
mousiest|Least assertive
muchacho|Boy, in Bolivia
mudflap|Splash guard
museums|Docent hirers
mustard|French's product
mustered|Gathered
mutates|Changes
mutineer|Christian on the Bounty, e.g.
nailset|Shop tool
nametag|Uniform part, often
narrate|Do the voice-over
narrate|Tell tales
narrator|One doing a voice-over
nascent|Coming into existence
natives|They might be restless
nattered|Gabbed
natural|Sharp nullifier
natured|Ill-___ (spiteful)
natures|Temperaments
navigators|Cockpit workers
neatnik|Felix Unger, e.g.
nectars|Drinks that are sometimes peachy
nelsons|Wrestling holds
neonate|Week-old baby, e.g.
netlike|Meshed up?
neutered|Unable to bear anymore?
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nominee|Party favorite
noncoms|CPOs, e.g.
nonhero|Willy Loman, for one
nonsubject|American, to a British monarch
notarize|Certify, as a document
nouveau|Recently created
novelty|Uniqueness
novenas|Nine-day devotions
numbers|Leviticus follower
nurture|Cultivate
oarsman|Rowing team member
obesely|In a very big way?
obeyers|They follow the rules
oblasts|Russian provinces
obsidian|Volcanic glass
obsolete|Antiquated
obstructs|Hinders
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occlusive|Tending to obstruct
occupant|Letter getter, often
octangle|Stop sign's shape
octopus|What pulpo is, on a Spanish menu
oddities|Remarkable items
offline|Incommunicado, in a way
oligocene|Epoch of the Tertiary Period
onerous|Burdensome
onstage|Like a curtain call
onstream|Into operation
onwards|Straight ahead
opposed|Went against
options|Automobile add-ons
opulent|Plush
orators|Figures of speech?
ordeals|Contractions for surgeons?
ordeals|Tribulations
ordinals|First, second, and third, e.g.
oregano|Catnip's cousin
organism|Life form
oriental|Avenue six away from Go
orthodox|Conventional
ossuary|Receptacle for the bones of the dead
ostrich|Emu's cousin
ottoman|Backless couch
outargue|Beat in a debate
outdone|Bested
outrace|Run faster than
outwore|Lasted longer than
oversee|Supervise
overspent|Broke the budget
overuse|Muscle cramp cause
oxidize|Rust
oxygenate|Ethanol vis- -vis gasoline
oxyphenbutazone|Arthritis drug [41 points]
padrone|Master
pageboy|Shoulder-length hairdo
panamas|Jipijapa hats
pancetta|Italian bacon
panhandle|Ask for change
paperbacked|Like dime novels
paperboys|News casters
parachute|Drop cloth?
parakeet|Pet named Polly, perhaps
paramedics|Emergency workers said camper exploded (10)
parapet|Rampart part
parasail|Fly over the beach, maybe
pashmina|Fine woolen fabric used to make shawls
patiently|Without fidgeting
peanuts|Snoopy's comic strip
peelings|Orange debris
pensions|Retirement incomes
perfect|Like a 300 game in bowling
peridot|Transparent green gem
permission|Green light for each assignment (10)
persist|Last
pertinency|Relevance
picante|Hot
piecrust|Baker's base
pilchard|Fish mentioned in "I Am the Walrus"
pimentos|They're stuffed in olives
pimpernel|Plant of the primrose family
pinnacle|Acme
pipsqueak|Twerp
placebo|It might have an effect
planned|Outlined
plastic|Credit cards
playhouse|Backyard structure for kids
pleaser|Crowd-___ (popular performer)
pleasure|Delight
plenary|Absolute
plenitude|Abundance
plicate|Folded like a fan
pluralize|Make sibilant, perhaps
poloist|Mallet holder
polyunsaturated|Like some fat
poolside|Lounging area
poppycock|Horsefeathers!
popular|Hot or cool
portage|Carrying of boats overland
portico|Jefferson Memorial feature
postmark|Stamp stamp
postures|Attitudinizes
precept|Rule of moral conduct
predecease|Go before?
preemie|Early delivery?
prelate|Archbishop, e.g.
prepares|Gears up
preprint|Article issued in advance of publication
preteen|Little Leaguer, e.g.
pretests|Advance trials
pretext|Excuse
pretrial|Like some legal motions
pretzel|Ballpark snack
prewarm|Heat in advance, as an oven
princesses|Royal daughters incorporated into crowds (10)
printouts|Hard copies
prisoner|Con
probate|Type of court
proctors|People who put you to the test?
program|Write code
propjet|Certain plane
propped|On crutches
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
protect|Shelter
proteges|Mentees
protons|Helium pair
psyched|Excited
psychoanalyzing|Treating on a couch, perhaps [38 points]
pungent|Sarcastic
purpleheart|Military medal featuring George Washington's profile
quadrille|Square dance for four couples
quarrels|Angry disputes
quavers|Eighth notes
queenly|Regal
quested|Sought
rabbles|Mobs
ragtime|1981 film directed by Milos Forman
ragtops|They have retractable roofs
raiders|Super Bowl XXXVII losers
raisins|Trail mix ingredient
rampages|Tears
ransack|Plunder
rapports|Harmonious relations
rashness|Daredevil's trait
rashness|Temerity
rational|Sensible
ravenous|Famished
readopt|Take back
realist|Romantic's counterpart
reasoner|Original "60 Minutes" correspondent
rebater|One giving some money back
receive|Get
recline|Use a La-Z-Boy
recruit|Try to sign up
rectory|Parish residence
redness|Patch test indicator
reentry|Part of a spaceflight
refreshing|Like a swim on a hot day
regents|University board members
reheats|Nukes, perhaps
reinstates|Puts back
reintegrate|Bring back together
relater|Storyteller
release|Press statement
relists|Puts back on eBay
remains|Corpse
remnants|Scraps
remonstrant|Expostulatory
renamed|Changed the title of
repossess|Take back due to nonpayment
repossesses|Takes back
repulse|Turn back
reseats|Moves in an airplane
reseats|Moves to a better location, perhaps
resemble|Mirror
resents|Begrudges
resided|Dwelt
residence|Dwelling
resoles|Fixes a clog?
resorts|Getaway spots
respond|Answer
restrains|Checks
resumed|Went back to
retread|Cheap tire
revelry|Fun times
revelry|Partying
reverend|R.R. part
reverie|Daydream
reviewer|Film critic
rhinestones|Ornaments that resemble diamonds
riddles|Pierces with many holes
riesling|White wine grape
riposte|Comeback
ripostes|Rejoinders
rivulet|Small stream
robbery|Taking things badly?
robotic|Operating automatically
roentgen|First Nobelist in Physics
romances|Woos
romantic|Idealist
roofers|High-up workers
rototill|Do a farming job
rotunda|Dome-topped building
roughneck|Goon
runover|Make roadkill of
sadness|Sorrow
sailors|Salts
salariat|Drawing class?
salivary|Mouth-watering?
saltarello|Lively Italian dance with a hop step
salters|Food preservation experts
samovar|Russian urn
sanitarium|Institution to improve one's health [1938]
sashays|Moves sideways
sassier|More impudent
sassiest|Impudent to the max
satchel|Small bag
satisfy|Hit the spot
saturate|Drench
sausage|Brat, e.g.
sauternes|French commune known for its white wine
savants|Learned people
saxhorns|Brass band members
sayable|Not requiring bleeping
sayonara|Parting word, in Tokyo
scarcer|Less abundant
scathingly|Rough, entertaining article using bitter remarks (10)
scenario|Outline for a screenplay
scholar|Master of a discipline
sciatica|Pain in the butt
science|Biology or geology, e.g.
scorched|___-earth policy
scorner|One who shows contempt
scottie|FDR's Fala, for one
scouted|Did some reconnaissance
screech|Sound heard before a car crash
scrooges|Skinflints
searched|Looked high and low
seasoners|They spice things up
secedes|Breaks away
seconds|Additional helping of food
secrete|Conceal
seedeater|Finch variety
seersucker|Crinkly fabric
seethes|Is furious
seethes|Is in a tizzy
segueing|Smoothly transitioning
seining|Activity resulting in a net gain?
seldomly|Once in a blue moon, old-style
seltzer|Egg cream ingredient
senator|Washington post
seniors|High class?
sensors|Motion or sound detectors
sensors|They pick up things
sensual|Like some massages
separatist|Breakaway
serenity|12-stepper's prayer request
setters|Irish dogs
shaggier|More unkempt
shakers|United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, familiarly
shakily|With a tremor
shantytown|Area with crude dwellings
shatter|Break up
shekels|Cash, in slang
shepherd|German ___ (dog breed)
shiatsu|Popular massage technique
shoeshine|Bootblack's offering
shoetree|It's rarely sold individually
shorebird|Snipe, e.g.
shotgun|Football formation used for passing
shylock|Moneylender in "The Merchant of Venice"
sidecar|Motorcycle add-on
sidemen|Jazz band instrumentalists
sideways|2004 nominee
siestas|Midday naps
sighted|___ sub, sank same
sightless|Like baby rabbits
silicone|Implant material
silicones|Rubbery polymers
similar|Kindred
singled|Got to first base
siphons|Tubes for emptying fishtanks
sirocco|Desert wind
sixfold|Half a dozen times as much
skillet|Latke-making need
skirter|One avoiding the issue
skyline|View of Manhattan from Brooklyn, e.g.
slammer|Prison, in slang
slapdash|Haphazard
slatings|Some roof jobs
sleekest|Most aerodynamic
slender|Slight
sliming|Ghostbusters activity
slingshot|Pebble propeller
slugfest|High-scoring baseball game
slumberers|They're in the arms of Morpheus
smallest|Guinness category
smartens|Spruces (up)
smearer|Desperate politician during a campaign, perhaps
smelter|Metal refinery
smocked|Ready to finger-paint, perhaps
snakier|More sinuous
snapper|Seafood menu choice
sneered|Gave a dirty look
sneered|Responded villainously
sneerer|Villain, at times
snippet|Scrap
snowplow|It might clear the way
snugger|Like pants after a big meal
soberer|Less loaded
softballs|Easy-to-answer questions
soloist|Jazz band improviser
sometimes|Not very often
sonatas|Classical compositions
sorehead|Disgruntled person
sourest|Most unpleasant
spaceship|It travels long distances
spackle|Material used to repair Sheetrock
spandex|Lycra, e.g.
sparerib|Barbecue piece
spatula|Flapjack flipper
spatula|Food-mixing utensil
speaker|House party?
speargun|Underwater fishing aid
specified|Stated in detail
specter|Spirit
speedster|Leadfoot
spelunk|Go caving
spiegel|Catalog retailer of women's apparel
spinner|Deejay
splicer|Cutting room device
splicer|Film editor, at times
splurge|Spend lavishly
sported|Wore
spreads|Bed and breakfast items?
spriest|Most agile
sprucing|Fixing (up)
squeezability|Trait of Charmin [36 points]
squeezed|Like bridge players, at times
staccato|Detached
staccato|What a dot indicates on a musical score
stalemate|Endgame result, sometimes
stamina|Marathoner's asset
standpat|Hold firm
standup|Comedy genre
stapler|Device on a desk
stargazer|Woolgatherer
station|Word with space or gas
steamer|Soft-shell clam
stellate|Like a starfish
stereos|Sound investments?
sterner|Less flexible
steroid|Substance written about in Jose Canseco's "Juiced"
sticker|Shock source, sometimes
stilettos|Slender daggers
stonier|More obdurate
stonily|In an inflexible way
stoutest|Most corpulent
stowaways|Some fare-beaters
strafed|Shot from the air
strafes|Machine-guns from above
strainers|Teatime tools
streaker|'70s faddist
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
strewer|Litterbug, for example
stricken|Poverty-___ (very poor)
strides|Progress
stringent|Tight
stutter|Hesitate, in a way
subject|Guinea pig
subsist|Get by
subsonic|Slower than Mach 1
succumbs|Yields
suckers|Fools
sunbaked|Like adobe bricks
sunbather|Person catching some rays
suntans|Vacationers' souvenirs, perhaps
surnames|London and Berlin, e.g.
suspense|Film genre
swabber|Hand, at times
sweater|Garb for Lana Turner
sweeten|Add Splenda to
sweeter|Having more lumps?
sycamore|Tall maple tree
synonym|Thesaurus listing
systole|Contraction of the heart
takedown|Wrestling move
takeover|Acquisition
tallies|Counts
talmudic|Like some scholars
tangent|It doesn't go in circles
tantrum|Hissy fit
tapenade|Spread made with black olives, capers, and anchovies
tapioca|Pudding flavor
tapioca|Soup thickener
targeted|Not scattershot
tarnish|Sully
tartest|Most puckery
tasseled|Adorned, in a way
tasters|They check for poison
tattersalls|Historic London horse market with a pattern named after it
taunter|Bully, at times
taurine|Like a bull
taxonomic|Of classes
taxpayers|They fill out schedules
tchotchke|Bauble
teacher|NEA member
teashop|London café
tectonic|Like some really big plates
teeming|The wretched refuse of your ___ shore (line from "The New Colossus")
teenage|Adolescent
teenier|Extra minute?
teentsy|Wee
teethed|Broke in a canine?
teetotals|Passes the bar?
telecast|Airing
teleplay|Video drama
tempests|Uproars
tempura|Shrimp ___ (Japanese restaurant offering)
tenders|Chicken chunks
tentacle|Feeler
tenured|Like many professors
terrier|Scottie, e.g.
testate|Having a will
thingummy|Whatchamacallit
thirstily|With eagerness
thirties|Depressed time
thorpes|Olympic gold medalists Jim and Ian
thoughts|Mind set?
thralls|Enslaves
throwaway|Disposable
thwarter|One who impedes
tigress|Striped female feline
tinfoil|Sandwich wrap
tingling|Like pins and needles
tinhorns|Two-bit gamblers
tippler|Lush
tirades|Engineer read its diatribes (7)
titania|Shakespeare's queen of the fairies
tobacco|Snuff stuff
tomfool|Blockhead
tomorrow|End of the quip
tomorrow|PITCHER
tomorrow|Part 3 of the quip
tootsie|Movie featuring the TV soap opera "Southwest General"
topmast|Rigging supporter
toreros|Muleta wielders
torques|Twists
torsion|State of being twisted [1933]
tortellini|Trattoria treat
tortillas|Burrito wrappers
tortoni|Rich ice cream
tourism|Source of income for many island nations
towpath|Route alongside a canal
tragedy|It "delights by affording a shadow of the pleasure which exists in pain," according to Shelley
trainers|Running shoes, to a Brit
traverse|Cross
treetop|Locale for a rocking cradle, in a lullaby
trembled|Shook
trestle|Supporting framework
tribesmen|Clan members
trimotor|Certain airplane
tripart|Threefold
tristate|Involving New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, for example
troopship|Carrier of soldiers
trounces|Beats convincingly
truelove|1989 Annabella Sciorra film
tsunami|Result of a seaquake, perhaps
tuition|Scholars' dollars
tumbler|Glass
turbots|Some flatfishes
turnover|Football flub
tweezes|Removes, as splinters
twitters|Birdsong makeup
unallied|Alone
unbosoms|Bares one's soul
uncashed|Like some checks
unclose|Open
uncorks|Opens, as a wine bottle
undamaged|Pristine
unfired|Not yet put in a kiln
unhands|Lets go of
unhinge|Rattle
unitedly|As one
uniters|They bring people together
unitizes|Makes one
unkempt|Tatterdemalion
unlearns|Breaks, as a habit
unnerve|Dismay
unrisen|Like the pre-dawn sun
unseals|Opens, as documents
unseated|Threw
unseats|Chairs in the General Assembly?
unseats|Defeats, as an incumbent
untwist|Loosen, as a cap
unusable|Broken beyond repair
upscale|Luxurious
upswelled|Got bigger
usurper|Coup leader
utilize|Draw on
utopian|Visionary
valence|One, for lithium
vanilla|Popular flavor of ice cream
veranda|Glider locale
veronica|Matador's move
violated|Didn't show respect for
vulpine|Foxy
washrag|It's often in a lather
watches|They might be wound up
waterloo|Decisive defeat
waterski|Jump a wake, perhaps
wavelet|Ripple
weasels|Untrustworthy sorts
webfeet|Support for Donald?
welding|Using an acetylene torch
wellsite|Drilling spot
wheeler|Two-___
whittles|Pares
windows|Holes in the wall?
wisteria|Flowering vine
womanizer|Don Juan
woodcut|Print from a carved block
worldwide|International
wreakers|They cause havoc, e.g.
yearned|Longed
younglings|Kids
zealots|Fans
zinnias|Butterfly attractors
zirconia|Compound used in abrasives
zoneless|Not subdivided, in a way
abashes|Disconcerts
abdomen|Belly
abetted|Shilled for, e.g.
abridge|Shorten
abridged|Like many Reader's Digest articles
abridged|Not all there
absolution|Washing ritual incorporates true forgiveness (10)
abstain|Refrain from voting
academia|Chronicle of Higher Education topic
accident|Fender bender, e.g.
accurate|True
accurst|Ill-fated
acrylic|Oil alternative
adapter|World traveler's device
addenda|Appendixes
address|Speak to
adeptly|In a proficient manner
adipose|Like fatty tissue
admiral|Fleet person
adoptive|Like some parents
adrenal|Gland that produces cortisone
advisee|Chief executive, at times
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerials|Ski jumper's maneuvers
aerials|They catch a lot of waves
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
aerostat|Dirigible, e.g.
ageless|Eternal
agendum|Item on a plan
aggress|Attack first
agitated|In a lather
agonize|Rack
aground|On the shore
aground|On the shore
airmails|Sends by plane, as a letter
airtime|Deejay's shift
alerter|More watchful
alienates|Estranges
alienates|Turns off
alienist|1994 Caleb Carr novel, with "The"
aliquot|Quantity that divides into another with no remainder
allover|Everywhere
altitude|Pilot's concern
alveolar|Like the sound "tsk"
amaretto|Nut-flavored liqueur
amazing|___ Grace
amended|Formally modified
amoebas|Examples of low life?
anagram|Course for Crusoe?
anagram|Go from Tokyo to Kyoto?
analytic|___ geometry (math branch)
analyze|Dissect
anarchism|Doctrine that favors no authority
anathema|Curse
anatomy|Future surgeon's course
anatomy|Gray matter?
anchors|Newsroom bigwigs
ancillary|Subordinate
angrily|With rage
animate|Give motion to
announce|State
anoints|Consecrates
answerer|One who gets it?
answers|Key words?
antacid|Overindulger's remedy
antacid|Tums, e.g.
antecede|Go before
antelope|Lion's lunch, maybe
antennas|Cell tower features
anteroom|Waiting area
antibody|Virus fighter
antihero|Leopold Bloom, e.g.
antirust|Like some car wax
anyways|Irregardless
apostle|Paul, for one
apostle|Thaddeus, e.g.
apparel|Dress
appearances|They can be deceiving
applejacks|Pops alternative
approval|Thumbs-up
archery|Tell tale activity
arcsine|90°, for 1
aridest|Having the least rainfall
armchair|Quarterback's spot?
armoire|Tall wardrobe
armoring|Joust prep
arousal|Stirring
arrests|Rap records?
arsenic|___ and Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring play)
article|Life story?
artisans|Crafty folks?
ascenders|More than half of adulthood?
ascetic|Hedonist's antithesis
asepsis|Absence of germs
asexual|Like some reproduction
asphalt|Blacktop makeup
assemblage|Gathering
assemble|Meet
assented|Said "Righto"
assents|They're often okay
asserts|Postulates
assistant|Helper
assisted|Backed up
assisters|They help as nuns (9)
assists|John Stockton had 15,806 in his career
assonant|Having vowel rhyme
assuages|Relieves
assumer|Postulating person
assumes|Takes for granted
atheneum|Reading room
athletes|Track figures
atlases|References with scales
attache|Case for an attorney?
attestors|Notaries public, for example
attired|Clad
attired|Dressed up
attitude|A little thing that makes a big difference, according to Churchill
atypical|Irregular
autopilot|Steering system
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Embodiments
aviates|Uses props, perhaps
aviator|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, for one
aviators|They get high while at work
avuncular|Benevolent, in a way
awakens|Responds to the alarm
aweather|On the windward side
awesome|Outstanding
azaleas|Pinxter flowers, e.g.
backdraft|1991 Kurt Russell movie
baggage|Encumbrances
bananas|1971 Woody Allen movie
barista|Espresso expert
barnacled|Having crustaceans, as a ship's hull
barrage|Fusillade
bartends|Slings Singapore slings, say
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's other identity
beargrass|Plant valued by basket weavers
beefalo|Hybrid on the range
befalls|Happens to
befools|Dupes
behests|Directives
bequest|What you will
berserk|Bad way to go
bilateral|Two-sided
billfold|Moneybag alternative
bimodal|Like a distribution with two peaks
bleepers|Censors, at times
blistered|Really let have it
bloopers|Embarrassing TV mistakes
blueprints|They're drawn for lots
boasters|Blowhards
boatload|Slew
boatloads|Large quantities
boilerplate|Formulaic writing
bolivia|Lake Titicaca forms part of its border
bougainvillea|Flowering shrub of the four-o'clock family
braggart|Blowhard
brainstem|Medulla oblongata structure
brainteaser|Lingerie shown during a preview?
bravado|Pretentious display of courage
bravely|In a valiant manner
brevity|The soul of wit, according to Polonius
brewski|Beer, slangily
brewski|Cold one
bruises|Fruit flaws
brunette|Like some unnatural blondes
buckaroo|Broncobuster
bulletin|Periodical
butthead|Mike Judge cartoon character
buzzard|Carrion seeker
caballero|Horseman of the Southwest
calumet|Ceremonial peace pipe
cameleers|Dromedary drivers
canards|Untrue stories
canasta|Rummy variety
canasta|Two-deck game
cancels|Nixes
canines|Small island
cannoli|It has and is filling
capable|Up to the task
caravan|Saharan sight
carbuncle|Color also called London brown
carcass|Buzzard food
cardiac|Bad kind of arrest
carotene|Orange pigment
carpool|Commuting group
cartoons|Saturday morning TV fare
cashbox|Former music magazine
cashmere|Pashmina alternative
caskets|Stiff boxes?
cassava|Source of tapioca
catcalls|Yells and whistles?
catenate|Link
caymans|Island group northwest of Jamaica
cedilla|François's diacritic
ceiling|Fan's place, often
cenacle|Last Supper room
central|Dominant
ceramics|Potter's field
chasers|They sometimes follow shots
chassis|Auto frame
chateau|Country estate
cheerless|Dark
chicane|Deception
chilidog|Frank with a hot topping
chopsticks|Piece you can play with two fingers
clambake|Seafood gala
clasped|Held on to
classical|Record store section
clatter|Racket
cleaner|Less of a mess
cleanse|Deterge
clearer|Less silty
cleavage|Cosmo cover feature
closeout|Liquidation sale
cloudier|Not as transparent
cobbler|Fruity dessert
codicil|Will supplement
collide|Crash
colonel|Silver eagle wearer
colonnade|Feature of ancient Greek architecture
comforting|Advent claims keep reassuring (10)
comical|Like a gag
concrete|Solid, in a sense
conjuror|Legerdemain expert
consulate|Government building
contralto|Lowest female voice
copters|Apaches and Comanches, e.g.
copters|Whirlybirds
cordial|Liqueur
corrupts|Turns bad
costume|Halloween wear
cottage|Vacation house
cowbird|Herd-following nester
crackerjack|Ace
cradles|Holds protectively
creation|Genesis
creator|Maker
cricket|Honorable behavior
cringes|Shrinks back
critter|Animal
crossbreed|Mix
crusade|Mission of a sort
crushed|___ red pepper (pizza condiment)
crusher|Compact car manufacturer?
cryptogram|Where "marmalade" might represent "represent"
curacao|Mai tai liqueur
curates|Parish assistants
curbstone|Road block?
current|Up-to-date
cussword|Profanity
cyanide|Laetrile ingredient
cyborgs|Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers, for two
cygnets|Young swans
czarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
dahlias|Ornamental flowers
dairies|Milkmaid hirers
darkest|William Booth's "In ___ England and the Way Out"
dastardly|Treacherous
database|Collection of information
datelines|Article starters
dawdled|Shilly-shallied
dearths|Lacks
deathblow|Final shot
debates|Argues
decease|Expire
decibel|Noise pollution unit
decider|Epithet for President Bush, with "the"
declarer|South, in bridge columns
declasse|Common girls lacking finish at the end of December (8)
declasse|Lowered in rank
decontrol|Make unregulated
deflators|Pins and needles?
deforest|Costar of William and Leonard
deforms|Gets all bent out of shape?
deliria|Hallucinatory states
demerit|Bad mark in school
demigod|Übermensch, maybe
dentist|Bridge expert
dentist|One who might get to the root of the problem?
deprave|Corrupt
desexed|Sterilized
desserts|Final orders
detente|Warming
detonate|Set off
detritus|Waste
develop|Render visible while in a darkroom
deviled|Indiana university
dewfall|Time when the grass gets wet
dilator|Ophthalmologic solution, maybe
dinettes|Kitchen alcoves
dingers|Flies into the seats
dingers|Slugfest shots
dioxide|Sulfur ___ (pungent gas)
directs|Oversees productions
discover|Checker, for one, in charge of pioneer (8)
dishrag|Kitchen aid
dissemble|Do a verbal tap dance
distillery|Less frantic in do-it-yourself hooch establishment (10)
diverse|Varied
doctored|Tampered with
doctors|Checkup performers
domestic|Housekeeper
dominick|A Season in Purgatory author Dunne
donates|Gives to a busker
donations|Drive goals, often
doorjamb|Frame piece
dosages|Pharmacists' concerns
dotting|Making a point?
downpour|Parade spoiler
drabber|Less exciting
dragons|The second D of D&D
draining|Arduous
drastic|Severe
dropper|Tube for dispensing eye medication
drumfire|Continuous battlefield sound
drummers|Gift on the twelfth day
duchess|Camilla's title
duckwalks|Moves while squatting
dustpan|Sweeper's need
eagerer|More anticipatory
earache|Cause for a trip to the pediatrician, perhaps
earache|Otalgia
earlaps|Winter cap parts
earnest|Far from frivolous
earnest|___ money (contract confirmer)
earrings|They're usually sold in pairs
eatable|Fit to be taken in
eccentrics|Odd numbers?
echelon|Troop formation
economic|Pertaining to money
ecotours|Trips for nature lovers
ecotype|Environmental subgroup
edition|Book printing
editors|Staff of Life
eeriness|Spooky quality
einstein|Mass-energy equation formulator
elapsed|Passed by
elapsed|Went by, as time
elephants|Some trumpeters
elicits|Brings out
elitist|Snob
eloquent|Silver-tongued
elucidates|Clarifies
emanative|Effluent
emerging|Coming up
eminent|Distinguished
emirates|Abu Dhabi and Dubai, for two
empires|Vast holdings
employs|Puts to use
empress|Powerful female
emulate|Model oneself after
enclave|Lesotho, to South Africa
encodes|Puts into ciphertext
endeared|Made beloved
endears|Arouses admiration in
endorse|Approve
endpoint|Terminus
enduring|Permanent
enemies|Feuding sides
engender|Produce
engines|Some have fans
engirds|Surrounds
engrafted|Transferred to a new plant
enhance|Heighten
enhance|Magnify
ennoble|Exalt
enrolls|Matriculates
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Trap
ensnared|Captured
entails|Necessitates
entente|Rapprochement
enthrall|Hold spellbound
entirety|Gamut
entities|Objects
entitle|License
entitled|Qualified
entreat|Beseech
entropy|Thermodynamics topic
enzymatic|Like some reactions
epigraph|Quotation at the start of a chapter
epithet|Descriptive nickname
epitome|Exemplification
erasure|Mark of a mistake
erecting|Putting up
erectly|Straight
erotica|Steamy stuff
erratic|Inconsistent
escallop|Bake in a sauce, as potatoes
escapes|Breaks out
essence|Magazine that produces an annual music festival
estates|Probate court topics
estates|Subjects of wills
esthetic|Attractive
estimate|Contractor's calculation
etagere|Knickknack stand
etageres|Bric-a-brac stands
etcetera|Yada, yada, yada
ethical|Scrupled
euglena|Protozoan that can photosynthesize
evanesce|Fade away
evangelism|Job done on the convertible?
everyone|___ Says I Love You (1996 Woody Allen film)
evicted|Given the bum's rush
evolved|Wasn't a dinosaur
examine|Check
excesses|Acts of unrestrained hedonism
exempts|Grandfathers
explode|Go boom
eyehook|Simple locking gadget
eyeopener|Jolt
feudist|One in a longstanding fight
fibulae|Leg bones
filmsets|Good places to make a scene
finagle|Wangle
flasher|Person you don't want to play peekaboo with?
flatcar|Part of a train
flatter|Butter up
flattop|Certain haircut
fleeter|More rapid
flextime|It allows workers to avoid rush-hour traffic
flipflop|Thong
flogged|Punished painfully
floorshows|Nightclub entertainment
florist|Glad handler
florists|Branch managers?
fluorine|Most reactive element
flyover|___ states (Middle America, mockingly)
flypaper|Sticky stuff
footboard|Bedstead attachment
footstool|Place for one's dogs
formica|Countertop material
forward|Wisconsin's motto
foxhole|Pit for a soldier
freedom|It may be academic
fulcrum|Seesaw pivot
fumaroles|Volcano vents
gavotte|Medium-paced French dance
geocentric|Like Ptolemy's universe
gestapo|German secret police
gingerbread|What some men are made of
glamour|Allure alternative
glances|Takes a peek
glengarry|Scottish cap
glitterati|Fashionistas
glucose|Insulin regulates the amount of it in the blood
gorilla|Silverback, e.g.
grandpa|Character on "The Munsters" who was sometimes batty?
grandparent|September honoree
granule|Small particle
gremlin|Mischievous troublemaker
grenadine|Pink lady ingredient
greyhounds|Fast dogs (hey!) running wild in estate (10)
gripers|Complaint department visitors
gripers|Complaint department visitors
gropers|Wolves, at times
grosses|Movie exec's concerns
grownup|Adult
gruyeres|Holey cheeses
gumshoe|Dick
gyrenes|Leathernecks
halftime|*Super Bowl break
hallowed|... ___ be thy name
handhold|Climber's find
handout|Food given to a beggar
handsaw|Carpentry tool
handsaw|Wood shop tool
handsaws|Toothed tools
hangmen|Guys with gallows humor?
hardier|More robust
harmonic|Fifth, e.g.
harpers|Magazine that celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2000
harrumph|Clear the throat pompously
hatbands|Press card holders
headers|Bad falls
healing|Getting better
hellcat|Bad-tempered woman
helpful|Friendly
heritage|Birthright
hindquarter|Sirloin's section
hireling|Menial
holster|You can draw from it
honeydew|Winter melon
hooligan|Ruffian
horizon|Sunset setting
horserace|Close contest
hostels|Backpacker's stops
hotline|Direct link
hottish|In the 70s
housesat|Took care of a vacationer's residence
hubbubs|Uproars
hustler|Pool hall figure
iceberg|Romaine alternative
icebergs|Shipping hazards
icecaps|Martian topographical features
identical|Like some twins
idyllic|Picturesque
idyllic|Unspoiled
iffiest|Most doubtful
igniter|Match, maybe
illegal|Bootleg
illness|It's contracted
imagery|Figurative language
imagine|Picture
immodest|Not reserved
immoral|Wrong
impeachers|Representatives, at times
impinge|Have an effect
impulse|Sudden urge
incarnation|Embodiment
incident|Happening
incision|Cut
inciting|Fomenting
incoherent|Muddled
inconsideration|Thoughtlessness
increment|Addition
incubate|Develop
indented|Moved to the right
indexer|Creator of the back pages of some nonfiction books
inexorable|Merciless
inharmonic|Dissonant
inhibitive|Discouraging
inhumane|Barbarous
initial|First
inklings|Slight suggestions
inkwell|Quill accompanier
innately|From birth
innings|Baseball game segments
innovators|Groundbreakers
inseminate|Sow
insipid|Bland
insoles|Pads for pumps
inspect|Check out
instead|As a substitute
interact|Work together
interleave|Insert blank pages between
intimacy|Closeness
intruder|___ in the Dust (William Faulkner novel)
intuited|Sensed
inundate|Swamp
inurned|Stored in memory?
ironclad|Solid, in a sense
isolate|Place apart
italicize|Tilt to the right
itchiest|Most in need of calamine lotion
iterant|Marked by recurrence
iterant|Repetitive
jabberwocky|O frabjous day! source
jaybird|Crow's cousin
jetport|Flight site
jewelry|Rings and things
jibboom|Bowsprit extension
jipijapa|Plant whose leaves are used to make Panama hats
jittery|On edge
juicier|More scandalous
junipers|Gin berry sources
karaoke|Offering of some bars
keyboard|Type in
keycard|Hotel room door opener
kickstarts|Quits eating pastries?
kielbasa|Mortadella alternative
kilobit|Unit of information
kneepad|Protective sports gear
knesset|Israeli parliament
laminate|Protect, in a way
lancers|Some cavalry soldiers
lapidary|One who makes cameos
larcener|Thief
lasagne|Baked Italian dish
lassies|Birds
lateral|Short pass
layaway|Certain payment plan
leafage|Corinthian column detail
leanest|Most economical
leashed|Not able to run free
lemongrass|Asian cuisine staple
leopard|It's spotted in the jungle
leopards|Antelope eaters
lessons|Learned things
lessons|Prodigy's need
letterbox|Format for some DVDs
limestones|Mammoth Cave rocks
linguini|Pappardelle alternative
lobotomy|Psychosurgical operation
locations|Sites
lockbox|Secure place
locoweed|Pea family plant that's poisonous to livestock
locusts|Plague swarm
lodestar|Guide
lollipops|Suckers
lowball|Poker variety in which the best hand is called a wheel
lushest|Most opulent
madeleine|Proustian cake
magenta|Primary color of color printing
majorette|Baton wielder
mandate|Require
mantras|Meditation incantations
marauds|Raids
marengo|Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and wine
marinating|Kabob preparer's activity
martens|Bushy-tailed relatives of weasels
masonic|Like the Knights Templars
matador|One who accepts charges
mayoral|Like some races
measure|Word before and after "for" in a Shakespeare play title
meatloaf|Singer Marvin Lee Aday, familiarly
medicine|Nobel Prize category
megadose|Extraordinarily large amount, as of a vitamin
megahit|Blockbuster
melanites|Deep-black garnets
menswear|Department store department
mentalist|Mind reader
mermaid|Daryl Hannah played one in "Splash"
mermaid|Daryl Hannah played one in "Splash"
meshuga|Nuts
metaphor|It's sometimes mixed
meteors|Shower components, maybe
mezzanine|Lowest balcony in a theater
microbe|Disease cause
middles|Core group?
minibar|Hotel offering
minuses|Cons
misadded|Didn't carry properly, maybe
mislabel|Make a jarring error?
misname|Call incorrectly
misname|Put the wrong handle on
misreport|Present wrongly, as facts
missile|Brickbat
mistrust|Suspect
mistuned|Somewhat sharp, perhaps
misusage|Malapropism
mnemonic|Role for Reeves
moleskin|Sportswear material
monkeypod|Tropical tree with pink flowers
monkeys|Trifles (with)
monotony|Mark of a bad speaker
monster|Elmo, e.g.
monuments|Architectural tributes
mooners|Their ends are in sight
moonlit|Not completely dark, maybe
moonset|Nautical almanac listing
moonstones|Gems with a silvery play of color
moorages|Marina slots
mortgage|Monthly payment, for many
mousepads|Keyboard neighbors
muscular|Ripped, say
narrate|Recount
natural|Musical symbol that negates a sharp or flat
neatened|Made orderly
neatens|Removes clutter from
negated|Made invalid
neocons|Some former liberals, for short
neonate|Mohel's subject, usually
nesters|Empty ___ (many seniors)
nestlings|Young birds misinterpreted glint in Scottish loch (9)
netizen|Chat room participant
netizen|Frequent poster to an on-line forum, e.g.
neutrino|Lepton with no charge
newspaper|Hotel freebie
newtons|Units of force
ninepin|Part of some splits
nitrogen|Air, mostly
noisier|More clamant
nominee|Primary figure
nonagricultural|Job category
nonevent|Big nothing
nonhero|Weak lead
nontoxic|Like Play-Doh, e.g.
nonunion|Like some workers
nourish|Feed
nouvelle|Like some cuisine
novenas|Catholic prayer periods
nuanced|Refined
nuanced|Subtle
numbers|Part of the Pentateuch
numskull|Dip
oakmoss|Lichen used to make perfume
oatcakes|Bran muffin alternatives
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
obeying|Complying
obfuscates|Clouds
obscure|Not clear
obsolete|Outmoded
obtrude|Impose (upon)
occupant|Junk mail addressee, often
ocelots|Cousins of pumas
ocelots|Rain forest felines
octaves|Musical intervals
odometer|Car part that moves in only one direction
odyssey|Great adventure
oenophile|Nose expert
offbeat|Quirky
offends|Insults
offhanded|Informal
oldness|Antiquity
olestra|Ersatz fat
olestra|Substitute approved by the FDA in 1996
omelettes|Breakfast menu heading
oneness|Agreement
oneness|Harmony
onwards|Ahead
operates|Runs
optimum|Ideal
oration|Speech
oregano|Herb in Italian dressing
oregano|Rosemary's cousin
oregano|Wild marjoram
organic|Like some produce
oriental|Avenue next to Reading Railroad, in Monopoly
orioles|Cal's pals
orreries|Planetary models
ostrich|Leather source
outdone|Surpassed
outranks|Surpasses in stripes
outside|Exterior
outstrip|Surpass
outvote|Beat, in a way
overall|Including everything
overarm|Like bowling in cricket, usually
overate|Took in too much
overcharge|Pad the bill
overdue|Outstanding
overplan|Leave no room for spontaneity
overreach|Extend oneself too far
overtone|Suggestion
overuse|Ache cause
oxymoron|Guest host, for example
oxymoron|Light heavyweight, e.g.
pacifism|Dove's movement
pajamas|Slumber party attire
palatal|Certain consonant
palaver|Idle talk
panacea|Nostrum
pancake|Flapjack
parable|Apologue
paragon|Ideal
parasol|Shade provider
partridge|Gift on the first day
pasteups|Onetime layout jobs
patented|Protected, in a way
patrolmen|Beat keepers
pavlova|Ballerina famous for her "Dying Swan"
peepshow|X-rated exhibition
peevish|Having pets
penalizes|Puts in a box, perhaps
pennant|League championship series prize
pentane|Petroleum hydrocarbon
perfume|Passion, e.g.
peridot|August birthstone
periodic|___ table (chemistry class topic)
perplexed|Lost
persist|Endure
pickets|Walks the line
pillbox|Milliner's offering
pinkeye|Evergreen tree has critical condition that's contagious (7)
pioneer|Panasonic rival
pipestem|It comes out of a bowl
pismire|Ant
plantar|Pertaining to the sole of the foot
plasmas|High-tech TVs
plaudit|Commendation
playgirl|Beefcake source
playroom|Rec area
pleaded|Said "Guilty," e.g.
pleases|Makes content
plethora|Superfluity
pocketed|Stole
poetess|Iamb woman?
polestar|Guide
pollute|What Woodsy Owl asked you not to do
poorest|Worst off, in a way
portent|Omen
porters|Railroad station employees
portiere|Curtain in a doorway
portrait|Higher than it is wide, as a book
possible|Cartoon character Kim
potatoes|Word on Idaho license plates
praline|New Orleans treat
prefabs|Quick-to-build houses, for short
premiere|First showing of a film
preside|Chair, with "over"
pretapes|Plays it safe in broadcasting
probate|Will process
proceed|Go on
process|Serve a summons on
proctor|Blue book collector
prolific|Fecund
promulgate|Announce
proofreading|Study ace?
propels|Drives
properly|Right
proselyte|New convert
proverb|Saying
providers|Breadwinners
psyched|Pumped up
psychic|Like a mind reader
pyramid|Image on the back of a $1 bill
pyramid|Structure in the Louvre courtyard
quarterdeck|Area of a ship where ceremonies take place
quartet|Alabama, e.g.
quivered|Showed fear, maybe
quixote|Cervantes hero
quixotic|Impractical
racists|Stink
railbird|Track figure
railcar|Tracked vehicle
rainfall|It's measured in inches
raisins|Gingerbread man's eyes, maybe
rampart|Defensive structure
rashest|Least circumspect
rationales|Justifications
raveled|Frayed
reactor|Power plant feature
realist|One who's pragmatic about preferred party guests (7)
realtor|Person with a lot to offer?
rebater|Car manufacturer, often
rebates|Gives back, in a way
reckons|Figures
recoils|Winces
recounts|Describes
recurve|Bend over backward?
redeyes|Night flights
rednecks|Fodder for Jeff Foxworthy jokes
refitted|Gave more supplies to
regains|Puts back on, as weight
regular|Pump option
rehearse|Run through
reinflates|Blows up again
relapse|Setback
relegate|Banish
relents|Lets up
reliant|'80s Plymouth model
relleno|Mexican restaurant appetizer
remixed|Like some soundtracks
renovate|Overhaul
repairman|Mr. Fixit
repartee|Clever banter
repaves|Puts new asphalt on
rephrase|Express anew
reporter|Cub, e.g.
reseats|Moves away from the kitchen, maybe
respire|Breathe
respite|Brief relief
respites|Breaks
response|Answer
resters|Ones taking five
restless|Antsy
retainer|Orthodontic device
retakes|Second tries on the set
retaste|Take another try of
retinue|Attendants
retorts|Comebacks
returns|Mid-April mailings
revamps|Changes for the better
revenged|Even
reverse|Football play
rigamarole|Complicated process
rigatoni|Tubes that go into the mouth
rigatoni|Ziti alternative
rivulet|Brook
roadbed|Train track foundation
romance|Barbara Taylor Bradford's genre
roomier|More spacious
roommate|Rent splitter
rosters|Team lists
rototills|Breaks up, in a way
roundup|Summary
rousseau|Painter of "The Sleeping Gypsy"
routine|Bit
rumored|Spread, as gossip
sabbath|Black ___
sacrilege|Making Kool-Aid with holy water, e.g.
saguaros|Cacti with edible fruit
salamis|Deli meats
salinas|Seat of California's Monterey County
salivate|Have a Pavlovian response, perhaps
sanctum|Private place
sandstorm|Haboob, e.g.
sarcasm|Cutting language
sarongs|South Pacific wraps
satiates|Fills to excess
satirize|Send up
saturate|Soak
saviors|Rescuers
scabbed|Was a strikebreaker
scalers|Ones who prepare fillets
scandal|Muckraker's topic
scandal|Tabloid topic
scapular|Monastic garment
schadenfreude|Delight in the misfortune of others
scherzo|Playful musical movement
schleps|Moves slowly
schnook|Lunkhead
science|The whole of ___ is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking: Einstein
science|Fair subject
scrapes|Abrasions
scratch|Use one's nails
scrawny|Unpleasantly thin
screamed|Yelled
screener|Advance copy of a video sent to critics
searing|Very hot
seasons|Annual foursome
seaters|Ushers, e.g.
seawater|Source of bay salt
seceding|Breaking away
seconded|Stood behind
secondhand|Used
secretariat|Offspring of Bold Ruler and Somethingroyal
seedpod|Pea jacket?
seedpods|Edamame eater's discards
seepage|Bilge water, e.g.
seesawed|Wavered back and forth
seismal|Earthshaking?
selfish|Egocentric
sellers|Casino Royale star
sending|Like active beacons
senecas|Native New Yorkers
senhoras|Madeira mesdames
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensationalists|Tabloid headline writers, often
sentience|Robot's lack
sequels|They sometimes have Roman numerals in their titles
sequence|Succession
serenaded|Went a-courting, perhaps
serener|More tranquil
sesames|Some seeded bagels
sestina|Verse form used by Dante
settler|Colonist
settler|One who's on the wagon?
several|A few
sexless|Neuter
sextant|Astrolabe descendant
sextuplet|One with very little womb room
shanties|Hobos' abodes
sharpen|Intensify
shatter|Destroy
sheaths|Dagger holders
shedder|Cat, e.g.
shielded|Kept from harm
shlemiel|Awkward bumbler
shoeshine|Soldier's preinspection action
shooter|Person with the dice, in craps
shooter|Triggerman
shtetls|Pre-WWII villages of Eastern Europe
shutter|Venetian blind alternative
sidemen|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee category since 2000
sidestep|Skirt
silence|Be quiet!
simonized|Polished with wax
sinners|Sloths and gluttons, e.g.
sitcoms|Funny fare
sixties|Era of liberalization
skyhook|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar specialty
slabbing|Stonecutter's job
slacken|Lose tension
slakers|Glasses of water, at times
slaloms|Whizzes by gates
sleight|Dexterity
sleuths|Case workers?
slyness|Cunning
smaller|More mean-spirited
smallish|Compact
smarter|More sophisticated
smashed|Lit
smooths|Uses a sander on
smuggle|Ignore local customs?
snaring|Catcher's goal
sneaker|Puma, e.g.
sneered|Spoke scornfully
sneezer|One suffering from hay fever
snidely|Dudley Do-Right nemesis ___ Whiplash
snooker|Cheat
snooted|Treated with disdain
snootier|More aloof
snoozed|Caught a few z's
snowcat|Ski trail vehicle
snowfield|White expanse
soapbox|Speakers' Corner prop
soapsuds|They're removed in the rinse cycle
sofabed|Convertible parked in the living room?
soldiers|Occupants of barracks
soloist|Featured performer
sonatas|Many Beethoven pieces
songbird|Bobolink, for example
soprano|Tony, for one
sorbets|Between-course palate refreshers
sorbets|Some palate cleansers
sourball|What a sucker might have
souvenir|Keepsake
spaghetti|Accompanier of meatballs
spatula|Pancake flipper
specked|Dotty
spectra|Kia model
speeder|Ticket taker?
speedups|Accelerations
splotch|Challenge for a dry cleaner
spoofed|Sent up
spoonbills|Ibis relatives
spotters|Weightlifters' assistants
spurrer|Horseman, at times
stalagmite|Cave deposit
stallions|Horses on a stud farm
stances|Batting postures
standish|Plymouth Colony leader
stapler|Swingline product
starers|They don't blink
stargazing|Summer camp activity
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlit|With glimmers of brilliance
starship|We Built This City group
stashed|Put away
stashes|Hidden drug supplies
statuaries|Some garden groupings
stature|Height
steelies|Metallic playing marbles
steepen|Rise sharply
stellar|Great
stencil|Lettering aid
stepfather|Johnny Cash, to Carlene Carter
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
stereos|Music setups
sternly|Without relenting
stetson|Ranch dressing item?
steward|Manage
stipple|Mark with dots
stomach|Tolerate
stompers|Those who don't drag their feet?
stonewall|Be uncooperative
strafes|Machine-guns from a plane
stratagems|Schemes
streaks|Jogs without togs
streaks|Runs out of clothes?
streamer|Festive decoration
strobes|Flashes
stupids|1996 Tom Arnold movie, with "The"
stylist|Wave maker
subabbot|Monastery figure
suburbs|Bedroom communities, often
suitcase|Traveler's checked item
summing|Recapping, with "up"
sunbonnet|Beach wear
sunglasses|___ at Night (1984 hit)
supernaturalist|Séance participant, presumably
supreme|Chief
surgeonfish|It has scalpellike spines on its tail
surrogate|Gestational carrier
survived|Didn't get voted off
swatter|High fly catcher?
sweater|Pullover, e.g.
sweater|Turtleneck, e.g.
swerves|Sudden turns
syringe|Hypodermic
tabulator|Reader of punch cards
tailpipe|Muffler attachment
tallboy|16-ounce beer can
tallest|Like the Taipei 101 skyscraper
tanager|Honeycreeper's relative
tandoori|Word on an Indian restaurant menu
tangelo|Grapefruit's cousin
tarantella|Lively Italian dance
tarpons|Certain silverfish
tattled|Told secrets
teardown|House purchased for a lot?
teeterboard|Acrobat launcher
teethed|Grew molars
teetotal|Stay dry
teetotum|Small top used in the game put-and-take
teletype|Fax forerunner
tellers|They have a lot of bills
tensors|Some muscles
terawatt|Huge amount of power
thereat|Contract adverb
thesaurus|He's introduced to sign in astrology reference book (9)
thriller|The best-selling album of all time
throttled|Choked
tidbits|Choice pieces of gossip
tipcart|Easy-to-empty carrier
tirades|Vituperative speeches
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
toilette|Grooming routine
toilette|Morning routine
toluene|Part of TNT
tomatoes|Lycopene sources
tomorrow|Annie's song?
topcoat|Final layer
topiary|Specialty of Edward Scissorhands
toreador|Bullfighter
tortoni|Trattoria treat
tostada|Taco alternative
totaled|Wrecked beyond repair
tourist|Stranger in a strange land
tourneys|Semis happen near the end of them
toweled|Dried (off)
tracing|Seismograph record
traffic|It puts the "ow" in "rush hour"
trailer|Park structure?
trampled|Crushed
tranquil|Still
transacts|Conducts business
transposons|DNA elements also called jumping genes
treason|Possible reason for a president's impeachment
treetop|Bird's-eye view locale
treetop|High vantage point
tremors|They cause people to be on shaky ground
trimester|Pregnancy division
trinket|Tchotchke
trombone|Dixieland instrument
trounce|Give a whupping to
tryouts|Team-building events
tsetses|Little bloodsuckers
tsetses|Nagana carriers
tsunami|It may make a big splash
turbine|Wind ___ (electricity generator)
turnable|Situated on an axle, say
tweezes|Removes, as stray hairs
twitter|Excited state
undated|Like nonvintage wine
uneaten|Left over, in a way
unerased|Like some blackboards
uneventful|Perfectly ordinary, as a day
unicorn|Symbol of purity
unilateral|Not mutual
unlikely|Improbable
unruled|Like copy paper
unsaddle|Throw
unsalable|Not fit for market
unsated|Still hungry
unsnarl|Disentangle
unsuited|Incompatible
uploads|Puts on an FTP server
uproars|Brouhahas
uptempo|Allegro
usurers|They take great interest in their work
usurped|Took over
utterly|Altogether
valentine|Saint not modest about fasting days at start of Easter (9)
vehicles|They'll take you places
ventured|Took a dare
veritas|Motto of Harvard
vibrate|Cell phone mode
virtuoso|Musical master
waistline|Spare tire's locale
wannabe|Hopeful
waspier|More snappish
wassail|Yuletide drink
wasteful|Prodigal
waterbeds|People use them only when they're full
wattages|Numbers on bulbs
weakens|Saps
weimaraner|German dog breed
weirdos|Crackpots
wetland|Moor, sometimes
wettish|Damp
whatever|It doesn't matter
whinnies|Stud poker's elicitations
wildflower|Raging river?
winesaps|McIntosh alternatives
wiretap|Bug
wiretap|Eavesdropper's device
wiseacre|Smarty-pants
woodcuts|Albrecht Dürer works
woodwind|Clarinet, e.g.
xeroxes|Dupes
yardwork|Mowing the lawn, trimming the bushes, etc.
yielded|Gave up
yummiest|Most pleasing to the palate
abettor|Getaway car driver, for example
aborted|Terminated early, as a spaceflight
abrades|Scuffs
abscess|Quinsy symptom
absorbing|Riveting
abysmal|Extremely bad
accusals|Whodunit climaxes
acetone|Manicurist's solvent
acetylene|Welding gas
achieve|Obtain
acolyte|Priest's assistant
acquaint|Make familiar
acquaint|Make familiar
acquaint|Make familiar
actuate|Put into motion
acutely|With intensity
addlepated|Birdbrained
address|Keynote, e.g.
addressees|Getters of letters
adipose|Fatty
admitting|Hospital department
adorning|Decorating
adrenalin|It can be used to pick up the beat
aerated|Added bubbles to
aerobat|Stunt pilot
agnomen|Additional epithet
agonies|Major pains
agonies|Major pains
agonies|Major pains
agonizes|Torments
agreement|Lead
airdates|Showtime showtimes
alameda|California county whose seat is Oakland
alcoves|Places for statuary
alienated|Cut off from society
alienist|1994 Caleb Carr bestseller, with "The"
aliquot|Exact divisor, in math
alright|The Kids Are ___ (1979 rockumentary)
alternated|Took turns
altimeters|Skydivers' devices
altruists|Do-gooders
amalgamate|Blend
amaretto|Sweet liqueur with an almond flavor
amasses|Gets a load of
amethyst|February's birthstone
ammeter|Circuit gauge
amnesiac|Radiohead album of 2001
amnesic|Forgetful
amnestied|Pardoned
amongst|In the company of
anacondas|They might put the squeeze on you
anaerobe|Septic tank organism, e.g.
analyst|Shrink
analyst|Wall Street worker
anathema|Bête noire
anatomical|Pertaining to makeup
anecdotal|Based on unscientific observations
anemone|Clownfish's home
anemone|Snowdrop or thimbleweed
anemone|Tentacled sea creature
angoras|Mohair goats
animates|Gets moving
animating|Giving life to, as cel bodies?
anklets|Short socks
annotated|With commentary
another|Die ___ Day (James Bond movie)
antenna|The A of BASE jumping
anthers|Pollen-bearing parts of stamens
antidote|Poison counteracter
antipasto|Zuppa preceder
antlers|Pair that might elicit a "Nice rack!"
antonyms|Fast and loose, for example
anymore|From now on
apatite|It's 5 on the Mohs scale of hardness
appetite|Desire
apprise|Fill in
apprise|Inform (of)
arcadia|California home of the Santa Anita racetrack
archery|Toxophilite's skill
architects|Pritzker Prize winners
arcsine|Inverse function in trigonometry
armload|Six-month-old baby, maybe
armrest|Place for a cup holder
armrest|Retractable part of an airplane seat
arraigner|Judge, at times
arresters|Cops, at times
arrival|Coming
arsenal|London soccer team
arsenite|Poisonous salt
arsonist|One with a burning desire
article|A, for one
artworks|Handsome prints?
ascribed|Chalked up (to)
ashrams|Rishis' retreats
asphalt|Paving material
aspirator|It sucks
assessed|You are ___ for street repairs (Community Chest card in Monopoly)
assigns|Gives, as homework
assisted|Living predecessor?
assonant|Like small talk?
assuage|Make less harsh
astrodome|It was dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World"
atheism|Madalyn Murray O'Hair's belief
athwart|Crosswise
atingle|Like a formerly asleep foot
attacks|Onslaughts
attempt|Try
attentive|Mindful
attuned|Brought into harmony
attunes|Brings into harmony
attunes|Harmonizes
audiophile|One who makes many sound investments?
austere|Sober
avarice|Greed
avatars|Icons representing users in cyberspace
avenger|Steed, e.g.
average|Batting statistic
average|Fair
average|Mean
aviating|Getting high, perhaps
aviation|FAA part
aviation|Field for upwardly mobile types?
avionic|High-flying adjective?
avocado|Light green color
awesome|Way cool!
azimuth|Astronomer's measurement
babysat|Minded
bailiff|Hearing aid?
balaclava|Skier's wear
balding|Losing one's hair
ballgames|Series parts
bananas|What you shouldn't eat if "you are what you eat" is true?
bandager|School nurse, at times
bandaid|Temporary solution
baptismal|___ name (church bestowal)
barkeeps|They open taps and tops and pick up tips
barleys|Certain cereal grains
baroque|Period in which the oboe d'amour was common
bartend|Work with spirits
bastille|___ Day (July 14)
bazookas|Rocket launchers
bearhug|Tight squeeze?
beefalo|Low-fat meat
begonia|Showy flower
believed|Had faith
bemuses|Makes moonstruck
berlins|Four-wheeled carriages with hooded rear seats
berserk|Sienna
bethesda|National Institutes of Health headquarters
billows|Puffs up
biosphere|It's full of life
bipartite|Joint
birdbrain|Nincompoop
biscuit|Dog treat
bistros|French-style cafés
blinkering|Hampering the peripheral vision of, as a racehorse
boatels|Waterside inns
bobbins|Yarn spools
bonanza|TV series set on the Ponderosa
bonnets|British hoods
bookkeepers|They work with numbers
bootleg|Unauthorized concert recording
boozers|Soaks
bordering|Surrounding pedestrian holding communist uprising (9)
botulin|Toxin in spoiled food
bounced|Thrown out, as from a club
boycotted|Avoided in protest
braided|Like pigtails
brassiere|It can be uplifting
brassieres|Support group?
brassieres|Support group?
brassieres|Support group?
breastbone|Sternum
breather|Swimmer hems about brief rest (8)
brimming|Replete
buckteeth|Reason to get braces
bulldoze|Level
bullets|Wizards, formerly
bullock|While You Were Sleeping star
caimans|Relatives of alligators
calypso|Jacques Cousteau's ship
canasta|Basket rummy
cannoli|Sicilian treat
capitally|Very well
captors|Ransom seekers
capybara|Largest rodent in existence
carrack|Mediterranean merchant vessel
cartoony|Animated?
carwashes|Some school fundraisers
cassette|Walkman insert
catalpas|Trees of the bignonia family
catheter|Angioplasty tube
cavemen|Neanderthals
cedilla|Addition to a letter
celibacy|Congress is not allowed in it
celibate|Like a virgin
cerebral|Appealing to brainiacs
cesarean|It may bring out the kid in you
chainsaw|Powerful feller?
chalice|Drinking cup
changer|CD ___ (audiophile's purchase)
charley|Poodle in a Steinbeck travelogue
charlotte|Web
chastest|Most virtuous
chautauqua|Westernmost county in New York
checkbook|It can be balanced
checkmate|Game-ending announcement
cheddars|Smooth cheeses
cheesiness|B-picture quality, often
chemist|Bunsen, e.g.
chiaroscuro|Technique used by Rembrandt
chilidog|Messy frank
chimera|Fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail
chisels|Woodworking tools
chortle|Gleeful laugh
chunnel|Chase scene locale in the film "Mission: Impossible"
citadel|Fortress
citadel|Stronghold
citizen|Potential voter
clauses|Contract parts
clearcut|Unambiguous
cleaver|Last name of a TV family that premiered October 4, 1957
clinker|Wrong note, in slang
cliquiest|Most exclusive
coached|Managed
coaster|*Item under a glass to protect a table
cockers|Popular dogs, for short
coinage|Neologism
collect|Assemble
colleen|Limerick lass
colonel|Mustard, for example
colorizes|Removes the gray areas from?
comedic|Not serious
commoners|They're untitled
compadre|Buddy
compounding|Method of figuring bank interest
concrete|Real
confines|Encloses $5 in ice cream purchases (8)
conking|Much "Three Stooges" activity
considers|Weighs
convents|Mothers oversee them
cooktop|Hot pot spot
coolant|Nuclear reactor fluid
corkboard|Place for thumbtacks
cornball|Like a hokey joke
cornets|Flugelhorns' cousins
cornstarch|Ingredient in confectioners' sugar
corollas|Popular Toyota models
corrosion|Rust, e.g.
cottony|Fluffy
coverage|Area within broadcasting range
covered|Reported on
coverup|Investigation revelation
cowskin|Hide from the herd
crampon|Mountain climber's footwear
cranial|Relating to head cases?
crankcase|Engine housing
creator|Brahma, with "the"
credited|Unlike extras
creosote|Coat on a tie
cribbage|Catcher and kid win electronic game (8)
criminal|One with a record
crosses|Strikes (out)
crossways|Transversely
crosswords|Enigmatology topic
crusher|Junkyard machine
cuneiform|Ancient writing system
curates|Rectors' assistants
currant|Vodka flavorer
cutlery|What a whetstone services
cuttlefish|Squidlike mollusk
cybersex|Chat room activity for some
czardas|Hungarian folk dance
czarina|Alexandra, once
dashikis|Colorful shirts for men
dastardly|Wacky Races villain Dick
dateline|Kiribati is near it
daydream|Stargaze
daydreams|Fantasies
deadline|Time by which something must be finished
deadpan|Like Steven Wright's delivery
decision|Ruling
declawed|Not up to scratch?
defense|Department twice headed by Rumsfeld
deflect|Push aside
defoliates|Leaves without leaves
defoliating|Action that makes leaves leave
deigned|Stooped
deigned|Stooped
deigned|Stooped
demanded|Insisted
denials|No, no, a thousand times no?
denials|No, no, a thousand times no?
denials|No, no, a thousand times no?
densities|Population statistics
dentate|Having canines, e.g.
depends|Hangs (on)
depends|Rests (on)
deplete|Lessen
derision|Ridicule
designs|Architects' output
desired|Wanted
desiring|Wishing for
detached|Like some garages
detrain|Leave the car
dewclaws|Parts of dogs' feet
diagonal|TV measurement
diamondback|Arizona baseball player
diarists|Anne Frank and others
dichotomy|Division into two parts
different|Other fender fit convertible (9)
dilemma|Tough choice
dillies|Humdingers
dillydally|Loiter
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diptychs|Two-paneled paintings
discounted|On sale
disguise|Mask
dishonesty|Double-dealing
dishonors|Mashes
dismiss|Let go
dittoed|Made copies of
divebomb|Attack from a warplane
doddered|Shook
dogears|Bookmark alternatives
dolomite|Common translucent mineral
doorsill|Threshold
doubtable|Uncertain
doubter|Skeptic
downscale|Not luxurious
dreamer|Pragmatist's opposite
dreidels|They have shins on only one side
dressage|New grad sees equestrian event (8)
droplet|Bit of dew
duodenum|Part of the small intestine
duotone|Two-color
dustpan|Broom accompanier
dwelling|Home Depot's leader gushing (8)
dynasties|They have long rules
earlaps|Winter hat parts
earmark|Tag, in a way
earring|Stud, e.g.
earthly|Terrestrial
easement|Property owner's right to limited use of another's land
easterly|Like trade winds
easterner|Manhattanite, e.g.
ebonies|Durable woods
economic|EEC part
ecotour|Environmentally sensitive vacation choice
ecstatic|Delighted
edgiest|Most nervous
edifies|Enlightens
edition|Printing
educated|Like bachelors
educates|Instructs
egghead|Batman villain
egghead|Intellectual
eggplant|Deep purple
egoists|They're legends in their own minds
egyptian|African cooked tangy pie (8)
elaborate|Better able to speak, add details (9)
elderly|Like geriatric patients
elderly|Like someone paying a reduced fare, maybe
electee|November winner
electoral|Word with college or vote
elegies|Some Rilke works
ellipse|Figure in Kepler's first law
ellipsis|...
elusive|Hard to define
emanate|Throw off
embroider|Fudge
emerging|Like some markets
emersion|Ralph Waldo protects one coming out (8)
emitted|Issued
empathizing|Sharing one's feelings?
empower|Delegate
emulative|Suitable for modeling
encircling|Ringing
endorse|Recommend in an ad
endorse|Sign
endures|Puts up with
enemies|Forgive your ___, but never forget their names: John F. Kennedy
enfolds|Wraps up
enlarge|Magnify
enlists|Joins the private sector?
enquire|Probe
ensnarl|Tangle up
entailed|Required
entails|Calls for
entente|International agreement
enthalpy|It's symbolized by an H
enthuse|Speak avidly
entitle|Name
epaulet|Ornamental shoulder pad
epeeist|Certain Olympic athlete
ephemeral|Short-lived
epigraph|Chapter opener, at times
epilogue|Novel finish, often
episcopal|Like George Washington, religiously
episode|Pilot, for example
episode|TV series installment
epitome|Model
epoxying|Bonding together, in a way
erasers|Needs for wipeouts?
erasers|They're on school boards
erupted|Blew one's top
escapism|Avoidance of reality
escargot|It most definitely is not fast food
eschewed|Shunned
esophagi|Feeding tubes
esoteric|Difficult to understand
espials|Observations
esprits|Vivacious wits
essayed|Tried
essence|Distillate
essential|Key
esteemed|Revered
esthete|Dilettante
estimate|Garage guess
etagere|Stand against the wall, maybe
eternal|___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
euchres|Swindles
evaluate|Appraise
evaporate|Disappear
eventide|Morn's counterpart
eventide|Twilight
everglades|Home to many a manatee
excepts|Doesn't count
executive|Suit, so to speak
executor|One with a lot of will power
exercise|Do crunches, say
exigent|Pressing
expense|Charge
expires|Dies
explode|Go ape
extends|Draws out
extends|Holds out
eyelash|Mascara target
eyesore|It doesn't look good
fantasy|Fiction genre
farming|Activity for Old MacDonald
farmland|It's measured in acres
fatigue|Burnout
fearsome|Ride
feedback|Focus group output
felonies|Crimes more serious than misdemeanors
feverfew|Plant used in herbal medicine to treat headaches
fiddler|Sunrise, Sunset musical, familiarly
fifteenth|Crystal anniversary
filched|Copped
fisheye|Wide-angle lens
fisheyes|Wide-angle lenses
flakiness|Piecrust quality
flapjacks|They come in stacks
flashes|Strobotron output
fleecer|Shepherd's colleague
flyaway|1999 Lenny Kravitz hit
foisted|Imposed (upon)
folklore|Legends and such
founder|Go to the bottom
fractal|Shape studied by Benoit Mandelbrot
freshen|Refill
frisbee|Pluto Platter, today
friskier|More frolicsome
fritter|Small corn cake
galactic|Beyond big
galactic|Huge
gardens|Flowery spots
gargles|Uses mouthwash
garments|Tailor-made goods
gasbags|Conversation monopolizers
gateways|Portals
gaudier|Less tasteful, in a way
gelatin|Glutinous substance
gelatin|Jiggly dessert
gentile|Non-Mormon, to a Mormon
germier|Less sterile
ghostwrite|Take cash but not credit?
glassie|Shooting marble
glitterati|Style section subjects
glutamine|Bodybuilding supplement
gnarled|All knotted up
gnarlier|More difficult, in slang
gnawers|Beavers, at times
goddess|Venus, e.g.
gondola|Ski lift cabin
gordita|Taco Bell offering
goriest|Having the most guts?
gospels|John et al.
gossamer|Delicate
gradient|Inclination
grading|Teacher's homework
grandam|Popular Pontiac of the past
granola|Bar food?
granola|Muesli's cousin
grantee|MacArthur Fellow, e.g.
gratings|Grilles, e.g.
grazers|Sheep, at times
grenades|Items in a commando's bandoleer
griddle|Breakfast pan
grimace|Pal of Ronald McDonald
grocers|Supermarket proprietors
groomed|Prepared to show
grosbeak|Brightly colored finch
grovels|Fawns
gumshoe|Case worker?
habitue|Frequenter
hacksaw|Shop cutter
hagridden|Tormented
halting|Ungraceful, as speech
halyard|Sail hoister
handcar|Low-tech rail transport
hansoms|Horse-drawn cabs
happier|Less sorrowful
hatters|Pillbox creators
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
headpin|It's closest to the foul line
hearings|Legal proceedings
hedgers|Topiarists
hedging|Reducing risk, in a way
heeltap|Lift
henpeck|Nag
heralded|Trumpeted
heretic|Auto-da-fé victim
hereunto|Legalese adverb
hijackers|They take planes
hognose|Having a rounded cutting edge, as a tool
holland|Louis Bonaparte's kingdom
honoree|Whom a benefit benefits
horseshoer|Farrier, at times
hosiery|Stockings
hothead|One with a short fuse
hotshots|Whizzes
however|Nevertheless
iciness|Warmth's antithesis
ignored|Didn't consider
immortally|How gods live
immunize|Protect, in a way
impertinence|Lip
impertinence|Lip
impertinence|Lip
impounds|Legally seizes
impression|*Dental mold
inamoratas|Sweethearts
indoors|Where you might go when it starts raining
inertia|Relativity topic
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inexact|Like some sciences
ingrates|They're thankless
inhabit|Dwell within
inhaled|Put away in a hurry
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inlands|Noncoastal regions
inmates|Rifles
innately|By birth
inspector|Gadget label?
install|Load, as software
instance|Occurrence
instant|Jiffy
instantly|Outright
intakes|Engine parts
interim|Meanwhile
intestines|Guts
inventors|Idea men
invents|Coins
invigorated|Ready to take on the world
inviter|Party planner, at times
ionizes|Charges, in a way
iridium|Element often found in meteorites
ironists|O. Henry and others
isolate|Sequester
itemize|Fill out a Schedule A
jailbreaks|Some prison plots
joneses|It can be tough to keep up with them
journal|Log
journalese|Hackneyed writing style
jugglery|Art of the Flying Karamazov Brothers
katakana|Japanese syllabary
keenest|Most astute
kerchoo|It often receives a blessing
kerchoo|It often receives a blessing
kerchoo|It often receives a blessing
kerning|What a typographer might use to save space
ketchup|Hamburger condiment
keyhole|Revealingly intimate
kickboxed|Put one's foot in someone else's mouth?
kidnaps|Holds for ransom
kimchee|Korean cabbage dish
klutzes|Schlemiels who drop things
kneaded|Worked, as dough
kneepads|Volleyball player's wear
knelling|Ominous ringing
knesset|Body that first convened in February 1949
knesset|Parliament of Israel
kowtows|Overdoes deference
lacrosse|Popular collegiate sport
ladyfingers|Tiramisu ingredients
ladylove|Girlfriend
lakeside|Summer cottage locale, maybe
lampooner|Mad worker, at times
lateral|Pass to one side?
latrine|Head of the military?
laureate|Honor recipient
layered|Like lasagna
lazybones|Loafer
leashed|Ready for a walk, maybe
leashes|Controls
legatees|Will subjects
legwarmer|Bit of '80s apparel
legwork|Research that can't be done on-line
lepidopteran|Butterfly, e.g.
libeled|Like some newspaper suers
liberal|Loose
licorice|___ stick (clarinet, in slang)
lifestyle|Modus vivendi
limeade|Green cooler
linchpin|Keystone
linkage|Bond
littler|More microscopic
liverwurst|Certain sausage
liverymen|Stable fellows?
loafers|Slouches
lobster|Maine course
lovebirds|Openly affectionate couple
loveseat|Courting chair
lowball|Deliberately underestimate a cost
lowercase|Like a
lummoxes|They're clumsy
macrame|Spin a yarn?
madonna|Author of "Sex"
maestro|Orchestra leader
maharani|Hindu princess
mamboed|Did a Cuban dance
manacle|Band of the hand?
manacle|Cuff
manhole|Ground round opening?
manicurists|They work with files
marigold|Flower mentioned initially by character on TV's "Entourage" (8)
maroons|Leaves alone
marquee|Star
mashers|Kitchen utensils used on potatoes
massage|Back strokes?
masthead|Editorial page listing
material|Fabric
mayoral|Like some political campaigns
message|Point
metallic|Like mercury
migraines|Major headaches
minings|Ore extractions
miracle|*"___ on 34th Street"
miserly|Like Scrooge McDuck
monarchs|Jackie Robinson's first pro team
moneyed|Like the haves
montero|Mitsubishi SUV
moratoria|Halts
moronic|Dense
mouther|One who lip-syncs
moviola|Film editor's gizmo
multipole|Like some magnetic fields
mundane|Common
mutable|Fluid
mutilate|Dismember
myriads|Great numbers
mythical|Like unicorns
narcissus|Self-loving mythological character
narrate|Do work on a documentary, perhaps
narrate|Tell
narrate|Tell
narrate|Tell
narrates|Does a voice-over
narrator|Taleteller
natives|Adventure serial extras, often
natures|Dispositions
naysayers|Skeptics
neonatal|Like some nurses
neophyte|Tyro
nepenthe|Ancient potion of forgetfulness
netizens|Wiki writers, e.g.
neutered|Incapable of littering
nirvana|Place of bliss
nominal|Insignificant
nondairy|Like soy milk
nonglare|Like framer's glass
nonusers|They're clean
notated|Scored
noticed|Was observant
nozzles|Showerheads, e.g.
nutcase|Wackaloon
nymphet|Dirty old man's obsession, perhaps
obscene|X-rated
obverse|Head
occupied|In use
oceanaut|Skin-diver
oceanaut|Undersea explorer
oddsmakers|They work with bookies
oenology|Viniculture science
oilskin|Slicker fabric
okeydoke|Fine by me
oligarchy|Ancient Athens's Thirty Tyrants, e.g.
omelette|Petit déjeuner dish
omicron|Xi-pi go-between
onetime|Former
openers|Jacks or better, in poker
opiates|They induce sleep
options|Acquires the film rights to
orangeade|Sugary beverage
ordeals|Gauntlets
ordeals|Trials by fire
oregano|Pizza herb
organist|Pedal pusher?
orientate|Get the bearings of
orients|Brings up to speed
origami|Paper work
orioles|Earl Weaver's longtime team
orthodoxy|Established custom
ostrich|Bird with a powerful kick
outfitter|Expedition supplier
outrage|Indignation
outranks|Is above
ovenware|Pyrex products
overran|Went beyond
overrating|Judging too highly
overreaching|Aiming too high
overreaching|Aiming too high
overreaching|Aiming too high
oversees|Heads
overusing|Depleting, perhaps
pampered|Spoiled rotten
panacea|Cure-all
panties|Certain unmentionables
parapet|Protective wall
parapet|Rampart part
parapet|Roof-deck wall
parodied|Did a satire of
pashmina|Shawl made of goat wool
passage|Excerpt
pastels|Soft shades
pastille|Medicated lozenge
patents|Exclusivity documents
patents|Exclusivity documents
patents|Exclusivity documents
paupers|They're penniless
payload|Warhead's explosive charge
peanuts|Snacks on a plane
pecorinos|Cheeses made from ewes' milk
pendants|Lavalieres, e.g.
penitent|Rueful
penname|Mark Twain, e.g.
peppertree|*Ornamental evergreen
petered|Became exhausted, with "out"
petunia|Cartoon pig
phonier|More full of it
pigeons|If they're dropping by your house, don't stick your head out the window
pillars|Columns
pintail|Long-necked river duck
piquant|Pleasantly biting
pitiers|They feel your pain
placebo|Sugar pill
planter|Flower box
platter|*Serving tray
pleural|Pertaining to a lung membrane
plumbers|Q: See title A: "One--but that's just an estimate"
pointman|Soldier at the head of a patrol
pollack|Sketches of Frank Gehry director Sydney
pollens|Bees' needs
pontiffs|See stars?
poppycock|Rubbish!
popular|Big
porthole|Stateroom feature
positivism|It's a sure thing
positivism|It's a sure thing
positivism|It's a sure thing
postulate|Claim
potentate|Sovereign
potherbs|Purslane and peppergrass, e.g.
pothole|It's hard on struts
potshots|Unfounded criticisms
pragmatism|Whatever gets the job done philosophy
prairie|___ Dawn (Muppet on "Sesame Street")
praises|Commends
praises|Extols
prayers|Mass communication?
precuts|Jigsaws at the factory, maybe
preempts|Denies air to?
preened|Swelled with pride
preener|Bird, often
prefers|Likes better
prejudge|Form an opinion of too quickly
premature|Early
prenatal|Like some vitamins
preplan|Arrange beforehand
preppie|Unlikely prom date for a goth
presets|Radio buttons
pretense|False claim
priestly|Like some unwed fathers
priests|Bishops outrank them
printed|Made a paper copy of
private|Low army rank
privateer|Armed ship
probable|Likely
programmers|Q: See title A: "None--that's a hardware problem"
propane|Gas used in some stoves
prorates|Divvies up fairly
protect|Shield from danger
protege|Mentee
protein|Tofu is rich in it
provost|University bigwig
provost|University bigwig
provost|University bigwig
pruners|Topiarist's tools
psychologists|Q: See title A: "Just one, but it has to really WANT to change"
pythons|Large constricting snakes
quartets|Foursomes
quicksilver|Mercury
quipster|Wit, often
quiverer|One who trembles
raceway|Place for trotters
ragbags|Motley collections
ragtops|Some convertibles
raiding|On a sortie
railroad|One of a Monopoly foursome
railroad|Reading, e.g.
raincheck|Something a fair-weather fan might use?
rainwear|Macs and such
rapidity|Dispatch
rareness|Scarcity
rassles|Grapples with, slangily
ratchets|Devices with gearwheels and pawls
rathole|Filthy dwelling
rathole|Seedy dwelling
ratlines|Ship ropes that serve as steps
rattler|Diamondback, e.g.
rattler|Diamondback, e.g.
rattler|Diamondback, e.g.
rattlers|Tail-wagging animals
raveler|One working with yarn, at times
reabsorb|Take in again
reacted|Wasn't deadpan
readies|Preps
readies|Preps
readies|Preps
reagents|Chemically active substances
reappear|Come back
reargue|Present to an appellate court
rearrangement|Importunate
reawakens|Gets aroused again
rebates|Incentives for car buyers
rebuked|Told off
recession|Tough economic time
recluse|Solitudinarian
redelivered|Dropped off again, maybe
redlines|Drives with the tach above the recommended limit
redneck|Longhaired ___ (1976 David Allan Coe album)
redneck|Butt of a Jeff Foxworthy joke
redressed|Set right
reinfects|Contaminates again
rejoices|Is delighted
relapse|Medical worry
released|No longer in prison
remixes|Disco versions, e.g.
remorseful|Contrite
remoulade|Sauce served in creole restaurants
renewed|Kept getting Mad, say
rentals|Summer houses, sometimes
repairman|Fixer
repealer|Congress, at times
replete|Well-stocked
reprints|Copies of articles, e.g.
reprise|Do again, as a role
requesting|Asking for
requests|Some bands take them
reraise|Bluffer's ploy
rerelease|Second opening
resentment|Pique
resided|Did some weatherization
responds|Comes back
restaff|Get more help
restaff|Hire new employees
restate|Adjust, as corporate earnings
restores|Works in an art museum, possibly
restuff|Fix, as an old cushion
retainer|Fee
retired|No longer working
retorts|Snappy answers to stupid questions
retouches|Alters, as a photo
retouches|Uses an airbrush
retreat|Secluded place
returns|Election-night telecast
returns|Election-night telecast
returns|Election-night telecast
revenge|A dish best served cold, it's said
reverend|Interims
reviews|Notices
rewoven|Fixed on a loom
rezones|Allows commercial development in, perhaps
rezones|Changes from commercial to residential, say
rhetoric|Bombast
rhubarb|Row
rhubarb|Tart tart ingredient
rhubarbs|Dustups on the field
ringdove|Wood pigeon
ringlets|They're often seen next to temples
ripened|Changed from green to red, maybe
ripened|Matured
ripsaws|Lumberyard tools
risible|Ludicrous
risotto|Osso buco accompanier
rivalry|It's common among siblings
roadbed|Train track supporter
roadkill|Animal that's tired right before dying?
rodomontade|Hot air
romantic|Like candlelit dinners
roomful|Studio capacity
roosted|Sat on a perch
ropeway|Tram track
rosemary|Baby
rosette|Flowerlike decoration
rosette|Ornamental flower shape
rototill|Break up, as soil
rotundas|They have big tops
rounder|More circular
rousseau|18th-century philosopher Jean-Jacques
royalty|Kings and queens
russets|Baking potatoes
rustles|Takes stock?
ruthless|Cutthroat
ryegrass|Wimbledon surface
sadists|Dominatrices, e.g.
sadness|Blue state
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
sallies|Military assaults
saluted|Greeted a superior
sandbag|Ambush
sanitary|Clean, and then some
sanitary|Clean, and then some
sanitary|Clean, and then some
sappers|Plant-puncturing insects
sarcasm|Saying what you don't mean, possibly
scallop|Coquilles St. Jacques ingredient
scatted|Sang like Ella
scatted|Went off in a hurry
scatting|Singing nonsense
scented|Deodorant designation
schedule|Arrange
schmear|Bribe
scholar|Learned person
scofflaws|Fine dodgers
scratch|Sink the cue ball
screams|Haunted house reactions
screener|Airport worker
scrimmage|Practice game
seamstress|Betsy Ross, e.g.
seances|Spirited gatherings?
seashore|Beach
seasons|Ripens
seaweed|Sushi bar supply
secession|Breakaway
seeress|Ball handler, maybe
selects|Picks
senhors|Men of Portugal
senoras|Ladies of La Mancha
sentence|Life or death, e.g.
serenade|Music to woo to
serfdom|Helotry
settees|Salon furnishings
settled|Didn't have to go to court, maybe
seventh|Inning to stretch in
sevenths|They're not quite octaves
sewerage|Refuse liquid
sexists|Practicers of misandry, e.g.
sexualized|Turned blue?
shadows|Trails
shallot|Bulb in the kitchen
shallot|Ingredient in Bercy sauce
shamrock|Symbol of Aer Lingus
shanghai|Induce to do something using deceit
sheetrock|Brand of drywall
sheilas|Aussie lassies
shiatsu|Japanese technique that literally means "finger pressure"
shillelagh|Irish cudgel
shoelaces|They're often tied up
shooter|Small alcoholic drink
showroom|Display area
shrewdness|Perspicacity
shunted|Sidetracked
silenced|Shut up
sincerer|Less disingenuous
singalong|Musical gathering
situate|Place
skibobs|Winter vehicles that resemble bicycles
skimmer|Utensil used to remove cream
skitters|Moves rapidly over a surface
skydive|Deplane like a thrill-seeker
skydiver|High jumper?
slanted|With a bias
sleeker|More aero, so to speak
sleeveless|*Like some dresses
slicers|Cheeseboard accompaniers
slicers|Machines in delicatessens
slippage|Falling off
slobber|Chew toy coating
smaller|More insignificant
smashers|British hotties
smelled|Stank
smilers|Ones who say "Cheese!"
smitten|In love
smoocher|Person who's smacking
smother|Suffocate
snapped|Showed irritable impatience
snappiest|Most impatient
sneaker|High-top, e.g.
sneezed|Elicited a blessing
snifters|Brandy glasses
snipers|Some SWAT team members
sniveler|Whiny person
snorers|Bothersome bedmates
snorting|Expressing contempt
snowplow|Creator of some banks
snowsuit|Winter attire
socialism|Marxian topic
solvent|Doing okay financially
someday|Start of "The Way You Look Tonight"
sonogram|Baby shower?
soonest|Most quickly
souffle|Puffy dessert
soundest|Least disturbed
sparser|Less abundant
specter|Shade
spherics|Geometry subject
spirituals|Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and others
spitballs|Hard-to-hit pitches
splendor|Magnificence
sprawls|Takes up all the space in a bed
spreads|Bookmaker's margins?
sprinkle|Drizzle
sprucer|More dapper
squares|Equiangular rhombi
squeaker|Close game
staccato|Disjointed
stagnant|Moribund
stagnate|Cease to develop
stained|Tarnished
stances|Flip-floppers often change theirs
standish|Surname on the Mayflower
standpat|Keep your original cards
standpat|Refuse a drawing opportunity
starship|Captain Kirk commanded one
stature|Level of achievement
stealer|Thief
steamier|More passionate
steeped|Soaked in liquid
stemmed|Arose
stenciled|Written using an outline
sternly|With firmness
stewpan|Bouillabaisse cooking vessel
stickiness|Tack
stickpin|Ascot fastener
stigmas|Bad marks
stigmas|Bad marks
stigmas|Bad marks
stiletto|Arch enemy?
stinger|Tail end?
stingrays|They have barbed spines
stipends|Payments to fellows
stipulate|Accept as true, in a courtroom
stoolie|Rubout target
storages|Depositories
stories|Tellers' offerings
strawhat|Boater, for example
streaming|Like YouTube video
streets|D and C, in D.C.
strides|Long steps
strobes|Action freezers
strolls|Walks in the park
strutted|Walked like a peacock
stubble|Five o'clock shadow makeup
studios|Animators' workplaces
stylets|Surgeons' probes
subpoena|Server's offering
sucrose|Sweet substance
sudsers|Soap operas
suggest|Call to mind
sultana|Certain raisin
sunburn|It might lead to skin cancer
superiors|Higher-ups
supreme|*Utmost
surcoat|Tunic worn over armor
surefire|Guaranteed
surfside|___ Beach, South Carolina
surrealists|Q: See title A: "Fish"
surveys|Inspects
suspend|Leave dangling
sustained|Objection! response
sweaterdresses|Knitted garments for women (and the longest common word that uses just the left typing hand)
sweatshop|Factory with poor working conditions
swimsuit|Tankini, e.g.
syringe|Shot putter?
taglines|Advertising catchphrases
taglines|Phrases on movie posters
takeoff|Start of a plane trip
takeovers|They can be hostile
tallyho|Foxhunter's cry
taloned|Like birds of prey
taloned|Like owls
tampers|Fiddles
tarantella|Lively Italian dance
tasters|___ Choice
tatamis|Washitsu flooring
taunters|Bullies, at times
teakettle|Mother's whistler?
teammate|One on the same side
tearjerker|Schmaltzy drama
teaspoon|80 minims
teeniest|Most microscopic
teensier|More microscopic
teensier|More microscopic
teensier|More microscopic
teeters|Wobbles
telecast|Air
tempest|Hoo-ha or brouhaha
tempests|Boating dangers
temptation|*"I can resist everything except ___": Oscar Wilde
tenderly|With affection
tentage|Encampment
tequila|It's named after a Jalisco town
terbium|One of the lanthanides
tetrazzini|Opera singer Luisa whose name can be found on some menus
thriller|1983 music video with narration by Vincent Price
throats|Gut courses?
thrones|High chairs
thunder|Stormy weather sound
tightfisted|Stingy
timbals|Kettledrums
timesaver|Efficient technique
timetable|Schedule
tinting|Salon activity
tinware|Lightweight utensils
tiramisu|Italian for "pick me up"
titanic|Musical with the song "The Largest Moving Object"
titular|Like figureheads
tofutti|Soy-based ice cream alternative
toilsome|Arduous
tomahawks|Hatchets
tomatoes|Pico de gallo ingredient
tonnage|Shipping figure
toolbox|Place for a plane
toolshed|Hammer home?
topically|How medicinal creams are applied
topmost|Culminating
tornado|Twister
toroidal|Like bagels
tosspot|Souse
tousles|Dishevels
tousles|Messes up, as hair
touters|Plug sources
towards|For
towrope|Boat puller
tractor|Deere vehicle
tragedian|One who would rather play Othello than Orsino
trammels|Impediments to liberty
trances|Hypnotic states
tranquil|Pacific
transact|Carry on business
transom|Over-the-___ (unsolicited)
trapeze|Aerialist's medium
treehouse|It might be out on a limb
trestle|Supporting member
tribune|Former New York newspaper
trigrams|ABC and KLM, e.g.
triples|Sam Crawford hit the most of them
triplets|Special delivery?
tritone|Augmented fourth
trooper|Where's the fire? asker
trowels|Small spades
trucked|Used a dolly
trysted|Met for a nooner
tsunami|Destructive wave
turncoat|Traitor
twiners|Many climbing plants
uncages|Sets free
undersea|Like some volcanoes
ungodly|Outrageous
unhands|Releases
unhorse|Throw
universal|Part of UT
unkempt|Scruffy
unmasks|Exposes
unpotted|Ready for transplanting
unrated|Awaiting the MPAA's decision
unrated|Awaiting the MPAA's decision
unrated|Awaiting the MPAA's decision
unroofs|Opens to the elements
unsated|Not filled up
unscrew|Turn to open
unseals|Makes public, as an indictment
unseated|Like an incumbent who's lost reelection
unseemly|Indecent
untapped|Not used
unwieldy|Cumbersome
updating|Giving the latest news to
uploaded|Made available to netizens
uploading|FTP site activity
upstate|Albany's setting in New York
upstate|Cooperstown position
upsweep|High hairdo
username|It's entered before a password
username|System identity
username|Web site info
ushered|Led
uterine|IUD part
uterine|Like some contractions
vagrancy|What a hobo might be charged with
vagrant|Member of the lumpenproletariat
vamoosed|Split
velours|Upholsterer's inventory
venison|Deer meat
venison|Entrée that may cost you a few bucks?
vibrant|Full of life
vicarious|Like some thrills
victoria|Secret
viewing|Funeral parlor event
viragos|Nags
vitamine|Antioxidant found in eggs
voyager|Janeway's ship
warriors|Team Wilt Chamberlain played for when he scored 100 points in a single game
waterbus|River transport
waterloo|Abba's first hit
webcams|Devices for streaming video
website|Surfing destination
weeklies|New York and others
weeknight|What follows a nine-to-fiver's work
weevils|Flour sack infiltrators
whitens|Bleaches
whopper|Prodigious prevarication
wienies|Campfire fare
wienies|Campfire fare
wienies|Campfire fare
winding|Ending (up)
winepress|Device needed to make grappa
wingchair|Parlor piece
wintergreens|Shrubs also known as checkerberries
wirephotos|News story accompaniers, often
wittier|Better at banter
wittier|Better at banter
wittier|Better at banter
wordsmith|Cruciverbalist, e.g.
wormhole|Hypothetical feature of the space-time continuum
wouldst|What, ___ thou have a serpent sting thee twice?: Shylock
wrecked|Cracked up
wrestler|One using a pile driver
wrinkle|Twits
xeroxed|Photocopied
yearend|Like some clearances
yielded|Gave way (to)
zeniths|Pinnacles
zeniths|Summits
zephyrs|Mild breezes
zestier|More seasoned
zippiest|Most energetic
zookeeper|Primatologist hirer
zooming|Cinematography action, at times
zwieback|Rusk
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandoned|Left announcement about group of musicians on Ecstasy (9)
abdomen|C-section scar site
abdomen|C-section scar site
aberration|Irregularity
aberration|Irregularity
aboveboard|In open sight
abrasion|Scrape
absinthe|Green liqueur flavored with wormwood
absinthe|Green liqueur flavored with wormwood
absorbed|Sucked up
absorbed|Sucked up
abstain|Stay on the wagon
abysmal|Horrible
abysmal|Horrible
academe|College professor's community
academe|College professor's community
academe|University environment
academe|University environment
academic|Moot
academic|Moot
acceded|Gave approval
acceded|Gave approval
accords|Agreements
accosted|Waylaid
acetate|Overlay material
acetate|Overlay material
acetone|Nail polish remover
acetone|Nail polish remover
acetones|Thinner elements
acetones|Thinner elements
acronym|Radar, e.g.
acronym|Radar, e.g.
actress|Stage performer braided hair at rear of empty attic (7)
adamant|Musician with the real name Stuart Goddard
adamant|Musician with the real name Stuart Goddard
adapter|Electrical gadget
adapter|Electrical gadget
adhered|Cleaved
adhered|Cleaved
adherent|Follower
adherent|Follower
adjacent|Facing
adjacent|Facing
adjourn|Recess
adjourn|Recess
adrenal|Ductless gland located above the kidney
adrenal|Ductless gland located above the kidney
adrenal|Gland that regulates stress response
adrenal|Gland that regulates stress response
adwoman|Madison Avenue worker
adwoman|Madison Avenue worker
aerated|Gassed up?
aerator|Fishtank device
aerator|Fishtank device
against|In contact with
against|In contact with
agemate|Contemporary
agemate|Contemporary
agonizes|Loses sleep (over)
agonizes|Torments
agonizes|Torments
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
airboat|Swamp transport
airboat|Swamp transport
airhead|Dolt
airhead|Dolt
airhead|Fool
airhead|Fool
airtimes|When shows are broadcast
airtimes|When shows are broadcast
alamode|Apple pie order
alamode|Apple pie order
aliases|Pen names?
aliases|Pen names?
aliases|Rap sheet names
aliases|Things assumed to be false?
aliases|Things assumed to be false?
allowed|Licit
allowed|Licit
altimeter|Parachutist's device
altimeter|Parachutist's device
amaretto|Almond-flavored Italian liqueur
amaretto|Almond-flavored Italian liqueur
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amazing|Incredible
ambient|Of the surrounding environment
ambient|Of the surrounding environment
ambient|Surrounding
ambient|Surrounding
amblers|Unhurried pedestrians
amblers|Unhurried pedestrians
ammeter|Device for measuring current
ammeter|Device for measuring current
ammeter|Electrician's device
ammeter|Electrician's device
amnesic|Having memory problems
amoretto|Little cupid
amoretto|Little cupid
anaconda|Movie with the tagline "It will take your breath away"
anaconda|Movie with the tagline "It will take your breath away"
anagram|Trench coats, to technocrats
anagram|Trench coats, to technocrats
analgesia|Inability to feel pain
anarchists|Some Russian Revolution figures
anarchists|Some Russian Revolution figures
ancient|The Rime of the ___ Mariner
ancient|The Rime of the ___ Mariner
andiron|Firedog
andiron|Firedog
andirons|Often-hot dogs
andirons|Often-hot dogs
anemometer|Spinner in the wind
anemone|Tentacled zoophyte
anemone|Tentacled zoophyte
angriest|Superlatively sore
animato|Lively, on a score
animato|Lively, on a score
aniseeds|Tamara ingredients
aniseeds|Tamara ingredients
anklets|Ornaments sometimes hidden by socks
anklets|Ornaments sometimes hidden by socks
annoyed|Got to
annoyed|Got to
annulment|Divorce alternative
annulment|Divorce alternative
another|___ One Bites the Dust (Queen hit)
another|___ One Bites the Dust (Queen hit)
anthems|Israel's "Hatikvah" and others
anthems|Israel's "Hatikvah" and others
antifreeze|Alcohol needed for driving?
antifreeze|Alcohol needed for driving?
antiunion|Opposed to organized labor
antiunion|Opposed to organized labor
antonym|Long, for short
antonym|Long, for short
apartheid|Former policy of racial segregation in South Africa
apartheid|Former policy of racial segregation in South Africa
appraise|Determine the worth of
apricot|Crayola color since 1949
apricot|Crayola color since 1949
aproned|Like homemakers, often
aquamarine|Birthstone for many Pisces
arbitrate|Determine
arbitrate|Determine
arboreta|Tree gardens
arboreta|Tree gardens
argument|Thrust in one's briefs?
argument|Thrust in one's briefs?
argyles|Socks with diamond-shaped patterns
argyles|Socks with diamond-shaped patterns
aroused|Excited
aroused|Excited
arraign|Charge
arraign|Charge
arranger|One who adapts orchestral music for marching bands, say
arranger|One who adapts orchestral music for marching bands, say
arrested|Ran in
arrested|Ran in
arresters|They make collars
arresters|They make collars
arsonist|Firebug
arsonist|Firebug
arsonist|Incendiary
arsonist|Incendiary
ascertains|Finds out Isaac Stern is playing (10)
asocial|Withdrawn
asocial|Withdrawn
assassin|Professional offer?
asserts|Maintains
asserts|Maintains
assists|Baseball stats
assists|Baseball stats
astonish|Blow away
astonish|Blow away
atelier|Painting place
atelier|Painting place
atingle|Excited, perhaps
atonement|2007 film with the tagline "You can only imagine the truth"
atonement|2007 film with the tagline "You can only imagine the truth"
atrocious|Execrable
atrocious|Execrable
atrophied|Affected by underuse
augment|Swell
augment|Swell
auroral|Dawnlike
auroral|Dawnlike
avenging|Getting back for
avenging|Getting back for
avenues|Monopoly's Mediterranean and Baltic, e.g.
avenues|Monopoly's Mediterranean and Baltic, e.g.
avenues|Monopoly's Mediterranean and Baltic, e.g.
aviaries|They're for the birds
aviates|Plays an ace?
aviates|Plays an ace?
aviation|Birthplace of ___ Pioneers (phrase on an Ohio quarter)
aviation|Birthplace of ___ Pioneers (phrase on an Ohio quarter)
aviation|Air field?
avoided|Kept from happening
awesome|Excellent
awesome|Excellent
azaleas|Heath family members
azaleas|Heath family members
azaleas|Pinxter flowers, e.g.
azaleas|Pinxter flowers, e.g.
baboons|Chacmas, for example
backflips|Gymnast's maneuvers
backflips|Gymnast's maneuvers
backhoes|Excavating machines
backhoes|Excavating machines
backwater|Isolated place
baggies|Lunchbox sandwich holders
baggies|Lunchbox sandwich holders
baggily|How droopy pants fit
baggily|How droopy pants fit
baileys|Brand of cream liqueur
balding|Having a receding hairline
baldpate|Cueball, so to speak
baldpate|Cueball, so to speak
balmier|More pleasant, as weather
balmier|More pleasant, as weather
bananas|Chiquita products
bananas|Chiquita products
banknotes|Green
banknotes|Green
banknotes|Green
baptism|Religious rite
baptism|Religious rite
barflies|Pub regulars
barflies|Pub regulars
barrette|Scrunchie alternative
barrette|Scrunchie alternative
barroom|Place for taps
barroom|Place for taps
baseness|Immorality
baseness|Immorality
baseness|Immorality
basmati|Long-grain rice
basmati|Long-grain rice
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's alter ego
bathing|Word with cap or suit
bathing|Word with cap or suit
beachhead|Landing spot for naval forces
beachhead|Landing spot for naval forces
beadier|Smaller and rounder, in a way
beadier|Smaller and rounder, in a way
beadier|Smaller and rounder, in a way
beanies|Freshman hats
beanies|Freshman hats
beanies|Freshman hats
bedlamp|Night light
bedlamp|Night light
bedlamp|Night light
beeline|Straight course
beeline|Straight course
beeline|Winding path's opposite
bestowal|Award
bestowal|Award
betelnut|Pinang
betelnut|Pinang
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
betides|Happens to
betides|Happens to
biasing|Affecting one's judgment
biasing|Affecting one's judgment
biasing|Affecting one's judgment
bigeyes|Some tunas
bigeyes|Some tunas
binoculars|Opera glasses, e.g.
binoculars|Opera glasses, e.g.
biremes|Phoenician double-deckers
biremes|Phoenician double-deckers
biscotti|Coffeehouse dunkables
biscotti|Coffeehouse dunkables
blackberry|Standout success from Research in Motion
blackberry|Standout success from Research in Motion
blacklist|Ban
blacklist|Ban
blipped|Showed up on radar
blipped|Showed up on radar
blister|Marathoner's problem
blister|Marathoner's problem
blunderbuss|Pilgrim's weapon
blunderbuss|Pilgrim's weapon
bobtail|Docked thing
boldest|Most audacious
boldest|Most audacious
boneless|Like a fillet
boneless|Like a fillet
boneless|Like a fillet
boneset|White-flowered plant named for its supposed healing properties
bookcases|Study furnishings
bookcases|Study furnishings
boomlet|Brief bull market
boomlet|Brief bull market
bordello|House with a lot of johns
bordello|House with a lot of johns
bottoms|They're often put on the bench
bottoms|They're often put on the bench
bottoms|They're often put on the bench
braille|It's on Alabama's state quarter
braless|Unsupported, in a way
braless|Unsupported, in a way
bronzes|Some busts
bronzes|Some busts
browbeat|Cow
brownstone|Many a Park Slope residence
brownstone|Many a Park Slope residence
brunets|They have dark hair
buffoonery|Harlequinade
buffoonery|Harlequinade
bugaboo|Object of fear
building|Erection
building|Erection
burrito|Enchilada alternative
burrito|Enchilada alternative
bursars|University treasurers
bursars|University treasurers
bursars|University treasurers
butterball|Chubby person
cabaret|Movie for which Liza Minnelli won an Oscar for Best Actress
cabaret|Movie for which Liza Minnelli won an Oscar for Best Actress
cabinet|Group of secretaries
caboose|Bum
cabstand|Locale of a rank with medallions
cabstand|Locale of a rank with medallions
cachets|Marks of distinction
cachets|Marks of distinction
cadaver|Body of science
cadaver|Body of science
cajoles|Wheedles
cajoles|Wheedles
calamari|Squid
calamari|Squid
calumets|Peace pipes
calumets|Peace pipes
canapes|Some appetizers
canapes|Some appetizers
canards|Lies
canaries|Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote, and others
canaries|Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote, and others
canasta|108-card game
cannonade|Barrage
cannonade|Barrage
cantata|Bach specialty
cantata|Bach specialty
capital|Madison, for one
capital|Madison, for one
carryout|Execute
carryout|Execute
castaways|Shipwreck survivors
cataloged|Listed
cataloged|Listed
catalogs|Records
catalogs|Records
catalyst|Spark
catalyst|Spark
catchflies|Yawn, in slang
cattish|Spiteful
cattish|Spiteful
cedilla|A French letter might have one
cedilla|A French letter might have one
cellular|Like some phones
central|Part of CIA, CPU, and CST
central|Part of CIA, CPU, and CST
chalice|Goblet
chalice|Goblet
chapeau|Hat
chapeau|Hat
chattel|Personal possession
chattel|Personal possession
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
chemical|Like some warfare
chicken|Game for daredevils
chicken|Game for daredevils
chinned|Worked at a bar?
chinned|Worked at a bar?
chintzy|Closefisted
chintzy|Closefisted
cholera|Polk's fatal affliction
cholera|Polk's fatal affliction
chording|Harmonizing
chording|Harmonizing
chutzpah|Unmitigated gall
chutzpah|Unmitigated gall
cicadas|Seventeen-year locusts, e.g.
citizen|Watch brand
citizen|Watch brand
citizens|Nationals
citizens|Nationals
claptrap|Bunk
claptrap|Bunk
clarinetist|Artie Shaw, for one
clarinetist|Artie Shaw, for one
cleaners|Business with pressing concerns?
cleanup|Make a killing
cleanup|Make a killing
cleareyed|Realistic
clientele|Patronage
clientele|Patronage
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
closets|Cedar-lined rooms
closets|Cedar-lined rooms
clotheshorse|Fashionable dresser
clotheshorse|Fashionable dresser
coachwork|Creation of automobile bodies
coachwork|Creation of automobile bodies
coattail|Jacket flap
coattail|Jacket flap
cochair|Preside over with another person
cochair|Preside over with another person
cognates|Fantástico and fantastic, e.g.
cognates|Fantástico and fantastic, e.g.
coheres|Sticks together
coheres|Sticks together
colorado|Boulder's place
colours|Ochre and others
command|Charge
command|Charge
commonly|Often
commonly|Often
concerns|Worries
concerns|Worries
congeal|Solidify
congeal|Solidify
constant|e, e.g.
constant|e, e.g.
context|What quotes may be taken out of?
cordoba|Chrysler with "Corinthian leather"
cordoba|Chrysler with "Corinthian leather"
cornered|Having nowhere to run
cornfed|Like some cattle
cornfed|Like some cattle
cornflakes|*Basic breakfast cereal
cornier|More banal, as a joke
coroner|Investigator of unnatural deaths
coroner|Investigator of unnatural deaths
costars|Show people
costars|Show people
costars|Show people
counterproposal|Response to an offer
courage|Pluck
courage|Pluck
crabgrass|Unwanted lawn growth
crabgrass|Unwanted lawn growth
creampuff|Weak person
creepage|Oozing
creepage|Oozing
creepage|Oozing
cremated|Ready for inurnment
cremated|Ready for inurnment
crouton|Soup cube
crouton|Soup cube
culinary|The ___ Institute of America (school in Hyde Park, New York)
culinary|The ___ Institute of America (school in Hyde Park, New York)
cunning|Sly
cunning|Sly
cunning|Sly
currier|Partner of Ives
curtail|Dock
cushion|Stool softener
cushion|Stool softener
cutdown|Lessen
cutdown|Lessen
damnedest|Utmost
damnedest|Utmost
dancers|Ball attendees
dancers|Ball attendees
dangler|Hanger-on
dangles|Is pendulous
dangles|Is pendulous
dapperly|With smartness
daredevil|Marvel Comics superhero who's blind
daredevil|Marvel Comics superhero who's blind
darkens|What a photochromic lens does in daylight
darkens|What a photochromic lens does in daylight
daycare|Program that might have naptime on its schedule
daycare|Program that might have naptime on its schedule
daydream|Castle in the air
daydream|Castle in the air
daylight|1996 Sylvester Stallone disaster movie set in a tunnel under the Hudson River
daylight|1996 Sylvester Stallone disaster movie set in a tunnel under the Hudson River
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadeye|Sharpshooter
dealing|Method of business
dealing|Method of business
dealing|Method of business
deepened|Became more intense
deepened|Became more intense
deflate|Get out of shape, in a way
deflate|Get out of shape, in a way
deistic|Like Illuminati members
deistic|Like Illuminati members
delighted|Ecstatic
delighted|Ecstatic
delineated|Mapped out
democrats|House party
demonic|Evil
demonic|Evil
denudes|Lays bare
denudes|Lays bare
departs|Goes
departs|Goes
deposit|Bank account increaser
deposit|Bank account increaser
depressed|Very sad
deprive|Strip
deprive|Strip
derisive|Mocking
desalts|Makes potable, perhaps
desalts|Makes potable, perhaps
desexes|Gelds
desexes|Gelds
desisted|Stopped, in legalese
desisted|Stopped, in legalese
detente|War forestaller
detente|War forestaller
detente|War forestaller
detract|What drawbacks do
detract|What drawbacks do
diagnose|Troubleshoot
dialogs|Exchanges
dilater|Instrument for expanding a tube
dimension|Length or width
dimension|Length or width
diorama|3-D display
diorama|3-D display
diorama|Natural history museum display
diorama|Natural history museum display
directions|What you might ask a stranger for
directions|What you might ask a stranger for
dirndls|Oktoberfest dresses
discard|Get rid of
discard|Get rid of
dissent|Opposition
dissent|Opposition
disserts|Delivers a thesis
disserts|Delivers a thesis
distaff|Attachment on a spinning wheel
distaff|Attachment on a spinning wheel
dittoing|Repeating the words of
dittoing|Repeating the words of
doctrine|Philosophy
doctrine|Philosophy
dodderer|One who's shaking
dodderer|One who's shaking
dognapper|Person who takes pointers from others?
dognapper|Person who takes pointers from others?
doormat|Perennial cellar dweller
doormat|Welcome place to wipe one's feet?
dovetail|Certain carpentry joint
dovetail|Certain carpentry joint
dovetail|Fit together well
dovetail|Fit together well
downhill|High-speed skiing event
downhill|High-speed skiing event
download|Get from an FTP site, e.g.
download|Get from an FTP site, e.g.
drifter|Vagabond
driving|On the road
duennas|Spanish chaperones
duennas|Spanish chaperones
dulcinea|Man of La Mancha song
dulcinea|Man of La Mancha song
dungeon|Medieval prison
dungeon|Medieval prison
earring|Girl With a Pearl ___ (Vermeer painting)
earring|Girl With a Pearl ___ (Vermeer painting)
eastern|Folded carrier
ebonies|Trees whose wood doesn't float
echoless|Reflecting no sound
ecstatic|Beyond happy
ecstatic|Beyond happy
educator|Maria Montessori, e.g.
educator|Maria Montessori, e.g.
eeriest|Most supernatural
eeriest|Most supernatural
egotist|Braggart
egotist|Braggart
egotists|They're full of themselves
egotists|They're full of themselves
egotists|Vain sorts
egotists|Vain sorts
egressed|Went out
egressed|Went out
elapsed|Passed by, as time
elapsed|Passed by, as time
elegized|Mourned in meter
elegized|Mourned in meter
elevate|Lift up
elevate|Lift up
eleventh|Steel anniversary
eleventh|Steel anniversary
elixirs|Miracle drinks
elixirs|Miracle drinks
ellipsis|It indicates an omission from a quote
ellipsis|It indicates an omission from a quote
ellipsis|Literary periods?
emanate|Issue
emanate|Issue
emanate|Spring
emanate|Spring
emanated|Arose
emanated|Arose
emancipate|Deliver
emancipate|Deliver
emeriti|Retired professors
emeriti|Retired professors
eminence|Fame
eminence|Fame
eminent|___ domain (state's right to take private property for public use)
emoticon|:-@ is one
emoticon|:-@ is one
empanel|Select as a juror
empanel|Select as a juror
emperor|Caligula, for one
emperor|Caligula, for one
empower|Authorize
empties|Beer bash leftovers
empties|Beer bash leftovers
enamels|Gives a glossy coat to
enamels|Gives a glossy coat to
enamored|Smitten
enamored|Smitten
encases|Packs up
encases|Packs up
encloses|Confines
encloses|Confines
encoder|One who writes cryptograms
encoder|One who writes cryptograms
endemic|Native
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endorse|Support, as a candidate
endorsed|Backed
endorsed|Backed
enforce|Compel compliance with
engirdles|Circles
enigmatic|Puzzling
enigmatic|Puzzling
enlarges|Blows up
enlarges|Blows up
enlighten|Instruct
enlighten|Instruct
enrollee|One who is registered for class
enrollee|One who is registered for class
enshrine|Sanctify
enshrine|Sanctify
enslave|Subjugate
enslave|Subjugate
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnares|Nets
ensnares|Nets
ensnarls|Involves in difficulties
ensnarls|Involves in difficulties
ensnarls|Involves in difficulties
entails|Involves
entails|Involves
entertainers|Singers, dancers, and the like
entertainers|Singers, dancers, and the like
enticer|Lorelei
enticer|Lorelei
entourage|HBO series about movie star Vincent Chase
entourage|HBO series about movie star Vincent Chase
entrance|Spellbind
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epaulet|Uniform adornment
ephemera|Collectible paper items
ephemera|Collectible paper items
ephemeral|Fleeting
ephemeral|Fleeting
epilepsy|Disorder characterized by seizures
epilepsy|Disorder characterized by seizures
epilogue|Last part of many a novel
epilogue|Last part of many a novel
epistle|Letter
epistle|Letter
epitaxy|Crystalline overgrowth
equerry|Personal attendant in the British royal household
equerry|Personal attendant in the British royal household
erasure|Chains of Love pop duo
erasure|Rubout
erasure|Rubout
erasure|Sign of a mistake
erasure|Sign of a mistake
erasures|Disappearing acts?
erasures|Disappearing acts?
erasures|Indications of check tampering
erasures|Indications of check tampering
erelong|Shortly
erelong|Shortly
ergometer|Device that measures work performed
ergometer|Device that measures work performed
erosion|Bank problem
erosion|Bank problem
erosion|Shoreline problem
errands|Run things?
errands|Run things?
erudite|Learned
erudite|Learned
esplanade|Seaside pathway
esplanade|Seaside pathway
esplanade|Seaside pathway
estates|Heirs' acquisitions
estates|Will things
estimate|Body shop figure
estimate|Body shop figure
eternal|Endless
eternal|Endless
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Everlasting
eternally|Always
evaders|Tax cheats
evaders|Tax cheats
evaders|Tax cheats
eventful|Not at all dull
eventful|Not at all dull
eventide|Byron's day ender
eventide|Byron's day ender
eventides|Gloamings
eventides|Gloamings
evident|Clear
evident|Clear
examine|Check out
examine|Study
examine|Study
examiner|Part of M.E.
examiner|Part of M.E.
execute|Sign, say
exempts|Makes immune
exercised|Used kettlebells, say
exerted|Put forth
exerted|Put forth
exhumes|Digs up, as a corpse
exhumes|Digs up, as a corpse
existed|Was
expanse|Stretch
expanse|Stretch
experiment|Trial
experiment|Trial
exposure|Candidate's need, often
exposure|Candidate's need, often
extenders|Seat belt attachments
extenders|Seat belt attachments
extremely|No end
extremely|No end
eyehole|Mask feature
eyehole|Mask feature
eyelash|Ultraslim margin of victory
eyelash|Ultraslim margin of victory
eyelets|Buttonholed holes
eyelets|Buttonholed holes
eyeshades|Visors
eyestalk|Lobster peduncle
eyestalk|Lobster peduncle
eyewear|Contacts, say
eyewear|Contacts, say
fainter|More washed-out
fainter|More washed-out
feasible|Like things that might fly
feature|Full-length film
feature|Full-length film
federal|FTC part
federal|FTC part
fedoras|Soft felt hats
fertileness|Ability to deliver?
fertileness|Ability to deliver?
filberts|Thick-shelled nuts
filberts|Thick-shelled nuts
finance|Engaged fellow comprehends new money matters (7)
fireman|Person who puts out?
fisheye|Lens choice
fisheye|Lens choice
fishhooks|They have barbs
fishnet|Stocking material
fishnet|Stocking material
fishnet|Stocking material
flashgun|Photographer's gizmo
flashgun|Photographer's gizmo
flashier|Having more razzle-dazzle
flashier|Having more razzle-dazzle
fleawort|Plantain named for its seeds, which resemble small insects
fleawort|Plantain named for its seeds, which resemble small insects
flipflop|Sudden policy reversal
floated|Didn't sink
floated|Didn't sink
floozie|Tart
floozie|Tart
florets|Broccoli pieces
florets|Broccoli pieces
flotilla|Naval formation
flotilla|Naval formation
flyswatter|Thing causing a buzz kill?
fondest|Most doting on Desmond in fort (7)
foothills|Region at the base of a mountain range
foothills|Region at the base of a mountain range
footstool|Dogs' resting spot?
footstool|Dogs' resting spot?
footway|Walk
footway|Walk
foregut|Part of an earthworm's alimentary canal
foregut|Part of an earthworm's alimentary canal
foregut|Part of an earthworm's alimentary canal
foresee|Anticipate raw materials included in fee (7)
fostered|Bred
fostered|Bred
foxglove|Source of the heart stimulant digitalis
foxglove|Source of the heart stimulant digitalis
fractal|Self-similar pattern
fractal|Self-similar pattern
freakish|Bizarre
freakish|Bizarre
freebies|After-dinner mints, e.g.
freebies|After-dinner mints, e.g.
fruitcake|Crazy person
fumigate|Debug?
fundamentalist|Religious conservative put up money for a mindreader (14)
garrote|Weapon used to make Luca Brasi sleep with the fishes
garrote|Weapon used to make Luca Brasi sleep with the fishes
gaslight|1944 Best Picture nominee
gaslight|1944 Best Picture nominee
generator|Electrical backup
generator|Electrical backup
geneses|Origins
geneses|Origins
gestapo|Secret police of the Nazis
gestapo|Secret police of the Nazis
geysers|Some thermophilic habitats
geysers|Some thermophilic habitats
giraffe|In error, I restricted zoo animal (7)
glasses|Alternative to contacts
glasses|Alternative to contacts
glassine|Water-resistant paper
glassine|Water-resistant paper
globetrot|Go around the world
goateed|Like Jason Kidd
goateed|Like Jason Kidd
goggles|Speedo product
goggles|Speedo product
googols|Very large numbers
gooiest|Superlatively soft, as a cookie
gooseflesh|Horripilation
gooseflesh|Horripilation
goulash|Hungarian stew
granola|Bar food?
granola|Bar food?
graters|Kitchen gadgets
graters|Kitchen gadgets
gremlin|AMC model of the 1970s
gremlin|AMC model of the 1970s
grenade|Explosive shell thrown by hand
grenade|Explosive shell thrown by hand
grieves|Eats one's heart out
grieves|Eats one's heart out
groused|Bellyached
groused|Bellyached
groused|Bellyached
guarddogs|Shepherds, sometimes
guarddogs|Shepherds, sometimes
gullies|Small ravines
gunfighter|Billy the Kid, for one
habaneros|Hot chilies
habaneros|Hot chilies
hamster|Wheel runner
hamster|Wheel runner
hardship|Suffering
hardship|Suffering
headmaster|*Albus Dumbledore, e.g.
headmaster|*Albus Dumbledore, e.g.
headpin|It's placed midway between the gutters
headpin|It's placed midway between the gutters
healthy|Fit
healthy|Fit
hearths|Places for fireside chats
heathens|Irreligious individuals [Greece]
heathens|Irreligious individuals [Greece]
hedonism|Pleasure-seeker's doctrine
heeltap|Lift in the back of a shoe
heeltap|Lift in the back of a shoe
helmets|Riddell products
henhouse|It has many layers
henhouse|It has many layers
heralds|Announces
heralds|Announces
herring|Kippered fish
herring|Kippered fish
herstory|What a philogynist might study
hibachi|Cooker at a tailgate party
hibachi|Cooker at a tailgate party
highlight|Emphasize
highlight|Emphasize
holdalls|Containers for odds and ends
holstein|Dairy cow
holstein|Dairy cow
homemaking|Domestic pursuit
homemaking|Domestic pursuit
horizontal|Level
horizontal|Level
horrors|How awful!
horrors|Cry of dismay
horrors|Cry of dismay
hosteler|Certain innkeeper
hosteler|Certain innkeeper
hotties|They have nice bods
hotties|They have nice bods
hurricanes|College team whose mascot is Sebastian the Ibis
hurtful|Deleterious
hurtful|Deleterious
hydroxyzine|Antihistaminic drug
hydroxyzine|Antihistaminic drug
hyperlinks|They're often underlined
hysteria|State of panic
hysteria|State of panic
icicles|Eaves droppers?
icicles|Eaves droppers?
identify|Finger
impetigo|Contagious skin disease that's most commonly found in children
impetigo|Contagious skin disease that's most commonly found in children
implode|Burst inward
implode|Burst inward
implode|Self-destruct
implode|Self-destruct
inanest|Least sensible
inanest|Least sensible
inanest|Most foolish
inanest|Most foolish
inanest|Most foolish
inductor|Circuit coil
inductor|Circuit coil
inexact|Like some sciences
inexact|Like some sciences
infante|New Mexican?
infante|New Mexican?
informer|Canary
inkblot|Diagnostic smear
inkblot|Diagnostic smear
inkiness|Quality of dark shadows
inkiness|Quality of dark shadows
inspire|Fire up
instrument|Player's choice?
instrument|Player's choice?
instrument|Player's choice?
integer|Solution to a Diophantine equation, e.g.
integer|Solution to a Diophantine equation, e.g.
intestinal|Gutsy?
intestinal|Gutsy?
intruder|Evil Otto, in the video game Berzerk
intruder|Evil Otto, in the video game Berzerk
invited|Requested the presence of
invited|Requested the presence of
ionizes|Converts into charged particles
ionizes|Converts into charged particles
ironmen|Athletes with great endurance
irresolute|Wishy-washy
islands|Canaries, e.g.
islands|Canaries, e.g.
isogonal|Equiangular
isogonal|Equiangular
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Cut off
isotopes|Springfield's minor league team on "The Simpsons"
isotopes|Springfield's minor league team on "The Simpsons"
italicize|Stress, in a way
italics|Stressful type?
italics|Stressful type?
itemizes|Files a Schedule A, say
iterate|Do over again
jabberwocky|Poem that begins "'Twas brillig"
jabberwocky|Poem that begins "'Twas brillig"
jalapeno|Heat source?
jalapeno|Heat source?
jelling|Coming together
jelling|Coming together
jelling|Coming together
jerkins|Renaissance Faire coats
jerkins|Renaissance Faire coats
jerkins|Renaissance Faire coats
jitters|Heebie-jeebies
keeling|Capsizing, with "over"
keeling|Capsizing, with "over"
kerfuffle|Stir
kerfuffle|Stir
kernels|Nutmeats
kernels|Nutmeats
kidders|They're not serious
kidders|They're not serious
kindest|Like Miss Congeniality
kindest|Like Miss Congeniality
kissers|Yaps
kissers|Yaps
kneaded|Worked, as clay
kneaded|Worked, as clay
lampooned|Sent up
lampooned|Sent up
lampshade|Party hat?
landslide|Resounding win
lantana|Ornamental flower
lantana|Ornamental flower
lateral|Part of ALS
latrine|Head of the army?
latrine|Head of the army?
laugher|Easy victory
laughter|*"___ is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one": "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
laughter|*"___ is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one": "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
leaches|Lixiviates
leaches|Lixiviates
leaches|Removes by percolation
leaches|Removes by percolation
leasehold|Rented property
leaving|Departure
leaving|Departure
legislature|Assembly, for example
legislature|Assembly, for example
lending|Activity that's not without interest
leprechaun|Little green man?
leprechaun|Little green man?
leverage|Influence
leverage|Influence
liaises|Connects (with)
libidos|Drives in the back seat of a car?
libidos|Drives in the back seat of a car?
libretto|Text of an opera
libretto|Text of an opera
license|Marriage requirement
license|Marriage requirement
lighter|Smoker's item
lighter|Smoker's item
lightly|To a small degree
lightly|To a small degree
linchpin|Axle insert
linchpin|Axle insert
linings|Removable coat parts
linocut|Print "clout" in a different way (7)
lioness|Den mother
lioness|Den mother
lipases|Digestive enzymes
listless|Dragging
listless|Dragging
livener|Good emcee, for example
livener|Good emcee, for example
locusts|One of the Ten Plagues
locusts|One of the Ten Plagues
loiterers|They hang around
lollies|Sticks in the mouth?
lollies|Sticks in the mouth?
lollies|Sticks in the mouth?
loudest|Most easily heard
loudest|Most easily heard
loveless|Like some bad marriages
loveless|Like some bad marriages
loyalty|Staunchness
loyalty|Staunchness
lucerne|Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
lucerne|Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
lunatics|They're off their rockers
lunatics|They're off their rockers
maestro|One who sets the tempo
magnesia|Milk of ___
magnesia|Milk of ___
mailmen|Delivery specialists
majority|It may rule
majority|It may rule
malachite|Green mineral
malachite|Green mineral
malaria|Disease transmitted by mosquitoes
malaria|Disease transmitted by mosquitoes
mallets|Glockenspiel players
mallets|Glockenspiel players
manholes|Sewer entries
manholes|Sewer entries
manitou|Algonquian spirit
manitou|Algonquian spirit
mansions|Big houses
mansions|Big houses
mappers|Cartography experts
mappers|Cartography experts
marathoner|One who can keep on running after hitting the wall
marathoner|One who can keep on running after hitting the wall
mariachis|Members of some bands
mariachis|Members of some bands
marlins|2003 World Series champs
marlins|2003 World Series champs
marmoset|Tropical monkey
marmoset|Tropical monkey
mascara|Lash add-on
mascara|Lash add-on
maximal|Greatest possible
medaled|Got the gold, e.g.
medaled|Got the gold, e.g.
medallions|Veal servings
medallions|Veal servings
melilot|Sweet clover
melilot|Sweet clover
membership|Rushee's desire
membership|Rushee's desire
memoirs|Recollections
memoirs|Recollections
memoranda|Work sheets?
memoranda|Work sheets?
menorah|It's used in the months of Kislev and Tevet
menorah|It's used in the months of Kislev and Tevet
mentions|Cites
mentions|Cites
messiah|Delivery man?
messiah|Delivery man?
methane|A greenhouse gas
methane|A greenhouse gas
midriffs|Belly areas
midriffs|Belly areas
milkmen|They might give you 2%
milkmen|They might give you 2%
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
misfile|Put in the wrong folder
misfile|Put in the wrong folder
misgave|Had apprehensions
misgave|Had apprehensions
mismatch|Couple incorrectly
mismatch|Couple incorrectly
misplaced|Lost medic wandering around rising mountain chain (9)
missile|___ Command ('80s arcade game)
missile|___ Command ('80s arcade game)
misstep|Error
misstep|Error
mistake|Slip
modeling|Looker's career, perhaps
modeling|Looker's career, perhaps
modeling|Looker's career, perhaps
moderato|Tempo that's neither slow nor fast
moderato|Tempo that's neither slow nor fast
molehills|Some mounds in the ground
molehills|Some mounds in the ground
monsoons|Rainy seasons
monsoons|Rainy seasons
mooches|Sponges
mooches|Sponges
moonsets|Astronomical phenomena
mosaics|Terrazzo patterns
mossgrown|Old-fashioned
mossgrown|Old-fashioned
motions|Court applications
motions|Court applications
motives|Reasons
mousses|Mugs holding second small whipped desserts (7)
mundane|Blah
mundane|Blah
murders|Defeats resoundingly
murders|Defeats resoundingly
mussels|Billi-bi ingredient
mussels|Billi-bi ingredient
nailbiters|Tense contests
nailbiters|Tense contests
naproxen|Aleve, generically
naproxen|Aleve, generically
nascence|Birth
nascence|Birth
nations|United ___ Day (October 24)
nations|United ___ Day (October 24)
nautical|Marine
nebulas|Clouds of interstellar dust
nebulas|Clouds of interstellar dust
neither|*Postal creed starter
neither|*Postal creed starter
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
neocons|Ones who have moved to the right, for short
neocons|Ones who have moved to the right, for short
nerdier|Less cool
nerdier|Less cool
netizen|Facebook member, e.g.
netizen|Facebook member, e.g.
network|Movie for which Peter Finch won an Oscar for Best Actor
network|Movie for which Peter Finch won an Oscar for Best Actor
newsboy|Paper pusher?
newsboy|Paper pusher?
newscasts|Anchors can be seen on them
nitrogen|Discovery of Daniel Rutherford
nitrogen|Discovery of Daniel Rutherford
noonday|When shadows are shortest
nosebags|Arab food containers
nosebags|Arab food containers
nosegay|Bouquet
nosegay|Bouquet
nosegay|Posy
nosegay|Posy
nosiness|Snoop's trait
nosiness|Snoop's trait
notarize|Certify with a seal
notarize|Certify with a seal
nozzles|Hose spouts
nuclear|Like some potentially hazardous plants
nuclear|Like some potentially hazardous plants
nuclear|Like some potentially hazardous plants
nursers|Their babies are not yet weaned
nutcases|Screwballs
oarlike|Resembling a rowboat mover
oatcakes|Griddle creations
obdurate|Stubborn
obedient|Good
obedient|Good
obnoxious|Pushy, perhaps
obsessed|Fanatical
obsessed|Fanatical
obstinate|Set
obstinate|Set
ocelots|South American wildcats
ocelots|South American wildcats
octanes|Gas pump numbers
octanes|Gas ratings
octanes|Gas ratings
oddballs|Crazies
oddballs|Crazies
odorless|Like carbon monoxide
odorless|Like carbon monoxide
oilcans|Service station squirters
oldster|Centenarian, e.g.
oldster|Centenarian, e.g.
oleaster|Ornamental shrub with yellow flowers
onrushes|Torrents
onrushes|Torrents
onstage|Between the wings
onstage|Between the wings
operands|The 2s in 2 + 2 = 4
operate|Make the cut?
operate|Make the cut?
operates|Manages
operates|Manages
operetta|Candide, for one
operetta|Candide, for one
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial of the U.S.
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial of the U.S.
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial of the U.S.
optical|Like some illusions
optical|Like some illusions
oracles|Places of prophecies
oracles|Places of prophecies
oratorio|Handel's "La Resurrezione," for one
oratorio|Handel's "La Resurrezione," for one
oratorio|Handel's "La Resurrezione," for one
orbiter|Space shuttle component
orbiter|Space shuttle component
ordered|Systematic
ordered|Systematic
oregano|Herb closely related to marjoram
oregano|Herb closely related to marjoram
oregano|Pizza seasoning
oregano|Pizza seasoning
orioles|Camden Yards team
orioles|Camden Yards team
orioles|Team owned by Peter Angelos
orioles|Team owned by Peter Angelos
ottoman|Footstool
outbound|Away from the city, say
outbound|Away from the city, say
outshine|Perform better than
outshine|Perform better than
outstay|Abuse, as a welcome
outswim|Beat in the first leg of a triathlon
outswim|Beat in the first leg of a triathlon
ovarian|Like some cysts
ovarian|Like some cysts
overbooked|Like flights in which passengers get bumped
overdosing|Having too much of, with "on"
overdosing|Having too much of, with "on"
overdrive|Intense state of activity
overdrive|Intense state of activity
overimaginative|Too fanciful
overimaginative|Too fanciful
overkill|Much more than what is required
overrun|Deluge
overrun|Deluge
oxcarts|Steered vehicles?
oxcarts|Steered vehicles?
oysters|*Pearl harborers
oysters|*Pearl harborers
pajamas|*Altogether alternative?
pajamas|*Altogether alternative?
palates|Parts of mouths
palates|Parts of mouths
palette|Paint holder
palooka|Big lug
palooka|Big lug
panache|Élan
panache|Élan
panorama|Big scene
panorama|Big scene
panorama|Big scene
pardons|Forgives
pardons|Forgives
parodies|Mad pieces
parsnips|Carrots' cousins
parsnips|Carrots' cousins
passover|Holiday during which many bagel stores close
passover|Holiday during which many bagel stores close
peculiar|Strange
peculiar|Strange
pedantry|Academic snobbery
pedantry|Academic snobbery
pedigree|Lineage
pedigree|Lineage
peekaboo|Made of sheer fabric
peelers|Kitchen implements
peelers|Kitchen implements
penetrated|Broke
penetrating|Sharp
penetrating|Sharp
penology|Warden wannabe's study
penology|Warden wannabe's study
penstock|Pipe to a waterwheel
penstock|Pipe to a waterwheel
perhaps|Could be
perhaps|Could be
perused|Read thoroughly
picador|Bullfighter on horseback
picador|Bullfighter on horseback
picnics|Easy tasks
piehole|Trap
pilsener|Tapered beer glass
pilsener|Tapered beer glass
pinecone|Wreath adornment
pinecone|Wreath adornment
pinions|Immobilizes
pinions|Immobilizes
pinions|Immobilizes
pistachio|Cashew cousin
plastic|Paper alternative
plastic|Paper alternative
platelet|Blood component
pledgers|Fraternity members, e.g.
pledgers|Fraternity members, e.g.
plethora|Sea
pliability|Supple quality initially put at risk (10)
plumbago|Graphite
plumbago|Graphite
plummet|Fall fruit gathered (7)
plutocracy|Government by the wealthy
plutocracy|Government by the wealthy
poisons|Toxins
poisons|Toxins
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
polenta|Cornmeal mush
polenta|Cornmeal mush
polestar|Part of the Little Dipper
policed|Monitored
policed|Monitored
pomelos|Large citrus fruits
pomelos|Large citrus fruits
possess|Hold
possess|Hold
potency|Strength
prairie|Grassy tract
prairie|Grassy tract
praises|Touts
praises|Touts
pralines|New Orleans sweets
pralines|New Orleans sweets
precast|Like a concrete slab that's made off-site
precast|Like a concrete slab that's made off-site
presets|Car radio conveniences
presets|Car radio conveniences
preside|Exercise control (over)
preside|Exercise control (over)
pretense|Masquerade
pretense|Masquerade
primacy|First rank
primacy|First rank
primero|Old card game whose name means "first" in Spanish
probate|Authentication of a will
probate|Authentication of a will
profanes|Defiles
profanes|Defiles
program|Write computer code
program|Write computer code
pronoun|It is what it is
pronoun|It is what it is
protege|Mentor's tutee
protege|Mentor's tutee
provincials|Unsophisticated ones
provincials|Unsophisticated ones
proving|Math homework, at times
proving|Math homework, at times
proxies|Representatives
proxies|Representatives
publicly|Out in the open
punnier|Containing more wordplay
punnier|Containing more wordplay
pushpin|Bulletin board insert
pushpin|Bulletin board insert
pyramid|Popular game show of the '70s and '80s, familiarly
pyramid|Popular game show of the '70s and '80s, familiarly
quacked|Made like a duck
quacked|Made like a duck
quandary|Pickle
quandary|Pickle
queasiness|Mal de mer symptom
queered|Spoiled
quixote|Rocinante rider
quixote|Rocinante rider
racists|They're not color-blind
racists|They're not color-blind
radical|Math class symbol
radical|Math class symbol
radical|Out there
radical|Out there
rafters|Roof supports
railroader|Switch hitter?
railroader|Switch hitter?
railroader|Switch hitter?
raisins|Ice cream mix-in
raisins|Ice cream mix-in
rampant|Runaway sheep gasp for breath (7)
rascals|Varlets
rascals|Varlets
ratatat|Sound of gunfire
ratatat|Sound of gunfire
ratchets|Increases by degrees, with "up"
rattrap|Dilapidated place
rawhide|Clint Eastwood TV series
rawhide|Clint Eastwood TV series
readmit|Let in again
realist|Pragmatic person
realist|Pragmatic person
rebuttal|Debate counterargument
recalled|Like some products with major malfunctions
recalled|Like some products with major malfunctions
receipt|Indication of payment
receipt|Indication of payment
records|Capitol output
records|Capitol output
records|They're meant to be broken, it's said
reenact|Simulate, as a crime
reenact|Simulate, as a crime
regiment|Division subdivision
regiment|Division subdivision
relapse|Post-treatment setback
relapse|Post-treatment setback
relaxed|Chilling, so to speak
relaxed|Chilling, so to speak
relaxer|Lotion that straightens curls
release|Let go
release|Let go
relight|Match up again?
relight|Match up again?
remaster|Prepare for a DVD release, perhaps
remover|Nail polish ___
remover|Nail polish ___
renaming|Attaching a new handle to
renaming|Attaching a new handle to
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
rerents|Sublets
rerents|Sublets
reshoot|Do another take
resided|Dwelt
resided|Dwelt
resistance|There's none in superconductivity
resistance|There's none in superconductivity
resisting|Acting in opposition
resized|Blew up, perhaps
resized|Blew up, perhaps
resonate|Ring
resonate|Ring
resonate|Ring
response|Comeback
restage|Put on again
restage|Put on again
restore|Mend
resumes|Job hunters' needs
resumes|Job hunters' needs
retailed|Went (for)
retailed|Went (for)
retailed|Went (for)
retaken|Shot again
retaken|Shot again
retests|Makeups
retests|Makeups
retitle|Give a new handle to
retitle|Give a new handle to
retrial|Court do-over
retunes|Prepares to play after a break
retunes|Prepares to play after a break
returns|Tax documents
reunite|End a separation
reunite|End a separation
reverent|Devout
reverent|Devout
reverie|Daydream
reverie|Daydream
reviles|Verbally abuses
reviles|Verbally abuses
rewires|Fixes faulty circuitry
rewires|Fixes faulty circuitry
rewires|Makes some new connections
rewires|Makes some new connections
rhapsody|Liszt piece
rhapsody|Liszt piece
ricotta|Italian whey cheese
ricotta|Italian whey cheese
rimless|Like some glasses
rimless|Like some glasses
ripener|Agent of maturation
ripener|Agent of maturation
ripsnorting|Doing coke from a tombstone?
ripsnorting|Doing coke from a tombstone?
riviera|Casino on the Vegas Strip
riviera|Casino on the Vegas Strip
roaches|Clipped joints
roaches|Clipped joints
roadshow|Traveling exhibit
roadshow|Traveling exhibit
roadsides|Locales for motels
roamers|Peripatetic people
roamers|Peripatetic people
roomette|Compartment in a sleeping car
roomette|Compartment in a sleeping car
rosebud|Charles Foster Kane's dying word
rotguts|Evil spirits?
rubella|German measles
rubella|German measles
rundown|Seedy
rundown|Seedy
runover|Typeset matter that exceeds the allotted space
runover|Typeset matter that exceeds the allotted space
rustier|Not as practiced
rustier|Not as practiced
rustles|Purloins sirloins?
sadists|Cruel sorts
sadists|Cruel sorts
sadness|Unhappy state
sadness|Unhappy state
saguaro|Arizona license plate image
saguaro|Arizona license plate image
sailboat|Vessel moved by the wind
sailboat|Vessel moved by the wind
saintly|Beatific
saintly|Beatific
sandlot|Site of informal ball games
sapphic|Like some odes
sargasso|Sea in the Bermuda Triangle
sargasso|Sea in the Bermuda Triangle
sasquatch|Cryptozoology subject
sasquatch|Cryptozoology subject
sassier|More impertinent
sassier|More impertinent
satires|Mad features
satires|Mad features
satisfy|Meet
satisfy|Meet
saucier|More insolent
sauternes|White wine often served with foie gras
sauternes|White wine often served with foie gras
sawbones|Surgeon, slangily
sayonara|Fukushima farewell
scabbing|Crossing a picket line to work
scabbing|Crossing a picket line to work
scandal|Watergate, e.g.
scandals|Many politicians weather them
scatted|Sang nonsense syllables
scatted|Sang nonsense syllables
scatter|Disperse
scatter|Disperse
schisms|Rifts
schisms|Rifts
schmear|Bagel topper
schnapps|Fruity liquor
schnapps|Fruity liquor
scoundrel|No-goodnik
scoundrel|No-goodnik
scourge|Source of widespread devastation
scourge|Source of widespread devastation
scouters|Intel collectors
scouters|Intel collectors
scrabble|Classic word game
scrabble|Classic word game
scrapheap|Dump
scrapheap|Dump
screeners|Advance copies of movies that are sent to award voters
screeners|Advance copies of movies that are sent to award voters
screens|Checks the caller ID before deciding whether to pick up, e.g.
scuttle|Sink
scuttle|Sink
seascapes|Wavy pictures?
seascapes|Wavy pictures?
seasons|Salts, e.g.
seasons|Salts, e.g.
secretariat|Belmont Park statue subject
secrete|Discharge
secrete|Discharge
seeders|Farm apparatuses
seeders|Farm apparatuses
seesawed|Alternated
seesawed|Alternated
segments|Divisions
segments|Divisions
sellers|The Bobo star
sellers|The Bobo star
semidry|Like some wines
semidry|Like some wines
semolina|Couscous makeup
semolina|Couscous makeup
sensate|With feeling
sensate|With feeling
sentence|It might end with a bang
sentence|It might end with a bang
sentinel|Lookout
sentinel|Lookout
sequoia|Toyota SUV
sequoia|Toyota SUV
serenade|Lover's song
serenade|Lover's song
sessile|Attached by its base, as a plant
sextette|Mae West's swan song
sextette|Mae West's swan song
shebangs|Hung cover?
shebangs|Hung cover?
shooters|Raw oysters served in small glasses
shooters|Raw oysters served in small glasses
shopper|Free paper with a lot of ads
shopper|Free paper with a lot of ads
shorten|Cut
shorten|Cut
showbiz|Variety focus
shrewish|Ill-tempered and scolding
shrieky|Full of harsh cries
shrieky|Full of harsh cries
shushed|Told to be quiet
shushed|Told to be quiet
shyster|One unlikely to do a bar mitzvah?
shyster|One unlikely to do a bar mitzvah?
sideslip|Crosswind landing maneuver
sideslip|Crosswind landing maneuver
sidestep|Dodge
sidestep|Dodge
siestas|Chihuahua timeouts
siestas|Chihuahua timeouts
siestas|Mediodía naps
siestas|Mediodía naps
sincere|Earnest
sincere|Earnest
sinister|Bad
sinister|Bad
sinkers|Line weights
sinkers|Line weights
situation|It might be sticky
situation|It might be sticky
sitzmark|Fall evidence on a snowy slope
sitzmark|Fall evidence on a snowy slope
sixties|Peace time?
sixties|Peace time?
sixties|Peace time?
skeeter|Bloodsucking insect, informally
sketchy|Incomplete
sketchy|Incomplete
skirmish|Tussle
skirmish|Tussle
skywrites|Manages an air line?
slacker|Laggard
slacker|Laggard
slalomed|Competed in the super-G
slalomed|Competed in the super-G
slasher|Gory flick
sleazes|Dirtbags
sleazes|Dirtbags
sleazier|Less reputable
sleazier|Less reputable
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleighs|Winter vehicles
slender|Trim
slender|Trim
slights|Brushes off
slights|Brushes off
slipslop|Trifling talk
slipups|Mistakes
slobbery|Like chew toys, often
slobbery|Like chew toys, often
slobbery|Like chew toys, often
slouched|Didn't stand tall
slouched|Didn't stand tall
slovenly|Disheveled
slovenly|Disheveled
slurred|Pronounced indistinctly
smashup|Wreck
smashup|Wreck
smeltery|Place of refinement
smithers|Cartoon character whose first name is Waylon
smithers|Cartoon character whose first name is Waylon
smithies|Forgers' workplaces
smithies|Forgers' workplaces
snakier|More winding, as a path
snakier|More winding, as a path
snarlier|More tangled
sniglets|Rich Hall's neologisms
snoozed|Took a nap
snoozed|Took a nap
snorted|Did a line, say
snorted|Did a line, say
sobriquets|Monikers
sobriquets|Monikers
solarium|Sunroom
solarium|Sunroom
solecist|One who says "irregardless," e.g.
solecist|One who says "irregardless," e.g.
solider|More financially sound
solider|More financially sound
soppier|More drenched
soppier|More drenched
soprano|Kind of sax played by Kenny G
soprano|Kind of sax played by Kenny G
sopranos|They can get high
sopranos|They can get high
sorbets|Light desserts
sorbets|Light desserts
sorbets|Light desserts
sorceresses|Witches
sorceresses|Witches
souffle|Literally, "puffed up"
soymilk|Drink for the lactose intolerant
soymilk|Drink for the lactose intolerant
spandex|Cyclist's wear
spandex|Cyclist's wear
spareribs|Pu pu platter portion
spareribs|Pu pu platter portion
sparkle|Éclat
sparkle|Éclat
spatula|Flipping implement
spawned|Gave birth to
spawned|Gave birth to
spawning|Giving rise to
spawning|Giving rise to
speeded|Hastened, with "up"
speeded|Hastened, with "up"
speedos|Some bikinis
speedos|Some bikinis
speedup|Accelerate
speedup|Accelerate
spellbind|Enchant
spellbind|Enchant
spheroid|Earth, e.g.
spinster|Old maid
spinster|Old maid
spirited|Feisty
spirited|Feisty
spirited|Feisty
spoiler|Lousy team that wrecks a contender's chances
spoiler|Lousy team that wrecks a contender's chances
spooked|Made uneasy
spooked|Made uneasy
spoonerism|Loose Brie, for example
spoonerism|Loose Brie, for example
sprints|Dashes
spumoni|Italian ice cream
sputnik|Launch of October 4, 1957
sputnik|Launch of October 4, 1957
squirts|Half-pints
squirts|Half-pints
stabbed|Stuck
stabbed|Stuck
stableman|Groom
stableman|Groom
staffer|One on the payroll
staffer|One on the payroll
stagily|In a theatrical manner
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least fresh
stalest|Least fresh
stamens|Pollen-bearing organs
stamens|Pollen-bearing organs
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Marathoner's need
standup|Like some triples
standup|Like some triples
stannic|Tinny
stannic|Tinny
started|In progress
started|In progress
started|Lifted the curtain on
started|Lifted the curtain on
startle|Alarm
startle|Alarm
staters|Out-of-___ (some tourists)
stealer|Klepto, e.g.
stealer|Klepto, e.g.
steered|Moved the rudder
steered|Moved the rudder
steersmen|Helm handlers
steersmen|Helm handlers
stellar|Topnotch
stellar|Topnotch
stemmed|Dammed up
stemmed|Dammed up
stepladders|What people who need to get high might use?
stepladders|What people who need to get high might use?
stereos|Sound systems
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Fruitless
sterile|Fruitless
sterner|Less forgiving
sterner|Less forgiving
stetson|Dallas topper
stetson|Dallas topper
stetsons|Cavalry hats
stetsons|Cavalry hats
stevedore|Dockworker
stevedore|Dockworker
stiletto|Wedge alternative
stiletto|Wedge alternative
stipple|Paint in spots
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockcar|Daytona 500 vehicle
stockcar|Daytona 500 vehicle
stooges|Straight men
stooges|Straight men
straddle|Favor both sides of an issue
straddle|Favor both sides of an issue
stranger|1942 Albert Camus novel, with "The"
streaky|Hot and cold
streaky|Hot and cold
streamer|Flowing ribbon, as at a party
strewed|Spread (about)
striped|Like some pool balls
striped|Like some pool balls
stroked|Caressed
stroked|Caressed
strollers|Baby carriages
strollers|Baby carriages
stymies|Blocks
stymies|Blocks
submarines|Long lunches
submarines|Long lunches
submarket|Where to buy underwater vessels?
subplot|Condensed book's lack, maybe
subplot|Condensed book's lack, maybe
subplot|Condensed book's lack, maybe
subpoena|Process server's document
subpoena|Process server's document
suburbans|Chevrolet SUVs
suburbans|Chevrolet SUVs
sukiyaki|It comes from the Japanese words for "slice" and "broil"
sukiyaki|It comes from the Japanese words for "slice" and "broil"
sullied|Tarnished
sullied|Tarnished
sundeck|Place for patio furniture
sundeck|Place for patio furniture
sunrise|When the day starts
sunsets|Final stages
sunsets|Final stages
suntans|You have to lay out a lot to get them
suntans|You have to lay out a lot to get them
suntans|You have to lay out a lot to get them
supremo|Person in charge, in British slang
sweated|Showed fear, maybe
sweated|Showed fear, maybe
sweetie|Hon
sweetsop|Another name for the sugar apple
sweetsop|Another name for the sugar apple
swimmer|Be quietly angry about head of wet athlete at the pool (7)
swished|Went through the hoop hitting nothing but net
swooned|Fainted
swooned|Fainted
syllable|There's only one in Maine
symbolism|French art movement of the late 19th century
symbolism|French art movement of the late 19th century
syndrome|Villain in "The Incredibles" [Italy]
syndrome|Villain in "The Incredibles" [Italy]
tabouli|Middle Eastern salad
tabouli|Middle Eastern salad
tactician|The Tall ___ (nickname of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack)
tactician|The Tall ___ (nickname of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack)
tactual|Relating to the sense of touch
tactual|Relating to the sense of touch
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
talkies|Innovation of the 1920s
talkies|Innovation of the 1920s
talkies|Innovation of the 1920s
tallies|Keeps score
tallies|Keeps score
tallies|Keeps score
tangerine|Atomic ___ (Crayola color formerly called Chartreuse)
tangerine|Atomic ___ (Crayola color formerly called Chartreuse)
taphole|Blast furnace opening
taphole|Blast furnace opening
tarboosh|Red cap
tarnation|Sailor is on land, darn it (9)
tatamis|Judo surfaces
tatamis|Judo surfaces
tattoos|Leg art?
tattoos|Leg art?
tautens|Becomes unslack
taxicab|It might have a long run on Broadway
taxicab|It might have a long run on Broadway
taxicab|Waiter at a hotel
tchotchke|Cheap trinket
tchotchke|Cheap trinket
teakettle|Hot pot
teardrop|Diamond shape
teardrop|Diamond shape
teardrop|Pillowcase stainer?
teargases|Temporarily blinds, in a way
tearoom|Spot spot?
tearoom|Spot spot?
teaspoon|Sixth of a fluid ounce
teenager|Potter, e.g.
teenager|Potter, e.g.
teepees|Hide quarters
telecast|Put on the air
telecast|Put on the air
telemark|Skiing maneuver
telemark|Skiing maneuver
telepath|Wordless communicator
tempest|Hurly-burly
tempest|Hurly-burly
tempest|Teapot contents?
tenderloin|Cut of beef
tendons|Bone-muscle connectors
tennies|Sneaks
tennies|Sneaks
tenpins|Common form of bowling
tenures|Awfully sure after 10 teachers' goals (7)
terraria|Plant containers
terraria|Plant containers
terries|Absorbent fabrics
terries|Absorbent fabrics
terries|Absorbent fabrics
terrorizes|Really scares
testers|Beta ___ (software guinea pigs)
testers|Perfume counter array
testers|Perfume counter array
threatened|Growled at, say
threatened|Growled at, say
thriving|Prosperous
thriving|Prosperous
timider|Card inserted into clock shrinking more (7)
timidness|Reason for shrinking
timidness|Reason for shrinking
timothy|Dumbo's mouse pal
timothy|James Bond portrayer Dalton
timpani|Kettledrums
timpani|Kettledrums
timpani|Tunable drums
timpani|Tunable drums
tingles|Traces
tingles|Traces
tipsily|With a slight slur, perhaps
tobacco|Basic ingredient?
toecaps|Boot reinforcements
toecaps|Boot reinforcements
tokenism|Lip service to equal rights
tokenism|Lip service to equal rights
toniest|Most stylish
toniest|Most stylish
toniest|Superlatively stylish
toniest|Superlatively stylish
topspin|A winner might have it
topspin|A winner might have it
topspin|King's English?
topspin|King's English?
torsion|Twisting force
torsion|Twisting force
torsion|Twisting force
tortilla|Flauta wrapper
tostada|Taqueria offering
tourney|Event with a leaderboard
tourney|Event with a leaderboard
tousles|Musses up
trachea|Breathing tube
trailers|Picture ads
trailers|Picture ads
trailers|Picture ads
traipse|Gallivant
transit|Mistakenly start in carriage (7)
transpire|Happen
transpire|Happen
treasurer|One whose signature appears on U.S. paper money
treaties|Compacts
treehouse|*Backyard club locale
treehouse|*Backyard club locale
treetop|Angel's perch, perhaps
treetop|Angel's perch, perhaps
trefoil|Girl Scout cookie
tribute|Homage
tribute|Homage
triodes|Some vacuum tubes
trireme|Ancient warship
trisect|Make two cuts in, perhaps
trisect|Make two cuts in, perhaps
tritons|Mollusks that eat starfish
tritons|Mollusks that eat starfish
trolley|Brooklyn streetcar, once
trolley|Brooklyn streetcar, once
trouble|Game featuring a Pop-O-Matic
trouble|Game featuring a Pop-O-Matic
trouble|Game featuring a Pop-O-Matic
trudges|Tiring walks
trudges|Tiring walks
trundle|Wheel
trundle|Wheel
trysail|It keeps a vessel windward in a storm
turnarounds|Wide places in the road, maybe
turnarounds|Wide places in the road, maybe
twosome|Couple
twosome|Couple
tyranny|Despotism
ugliest|Most unfair?
ugliest|Most unfair?
ulcerate|Fester
ulcerate|Fester
umpteen|Innumerable
umpteen|Innumerable
unaware|Out of it
unaware|Out of it
underran|Passed beneath
underran|Passed beneath
uneaten|Left on the plate
uneaten|Like leftovers
uneaten|Like leftovers
uneaten|Remaining tidy after university (7)
unfasten|Open
unfasten|Open
unharmed|Sound
unharmed|Sound
unmanning|Depriving of virility
unreeled|Let out, as a fishing line
unreeled|Let out, as a fishing line
unreels|Lets out, as a fishing line
unreels|Lets out, as a fishing line
unsexed|Neutered
unsexed|Neutered
unsound|Fallacious
unsound|Fallacious
untimely|Premature
untucked|Like an exposed shirttail
unusable|Worthless
unusable|Worthless
upraise|Hold high
upraise|Hold high
upraise|Hold high
upsilon|Meson made up of a bottom quark and its antiquark
upsilon|Meson made up of a bottom quark and its antiquark
uptilts|Raises one side of
uptilts|Raises one side of
useless|Futile
username|Handle for surfers
username|Handle for surfers
username|Handle for surfers
utility|Electric Company or Water Works, in Monopoly
utility|Electric Company or Water Works, in Monopoly
uttered|Put into words
vacation|Leave
vacation|Leave
vanished|Dematerialized
vanished|Dematerialized
varnish|Gloss
vehicle|Part of HOV
virtuoso|Ma, e.g.
virtuoso|Ma, e.g.
volcanic|Like some ash
volcanic|Like some ash
wahines|Lei women
wahines|Lei women
wassail|Christmas liquor
wassail|Christmas liquor
wattage|Power
wattage|Power
weaseled|Was purposely ambiguous
weaseled|Was purposely ambiguous
webfoot|Nickname for an Oregonian
webfoot|Nickname for an Oregonian
website|Requirement for e-commerce
website|Requirement for e-commerce
website|Requirement for e-tailing
westerns|Wayne's world
westerns|Wayne's world
whipsaw|Beset in two ways at once
whistle|Play halter
witless|Asinine
witless|Asinine
wontons|Soup dumplings
wontons|Soup dumplings
wordplay|2006 documentary directed by Patrick Creadon
worrisome|Disturbing
worrisome|Disturbing
writing|Novel activity?
writing|Novel activity?
xeroxes|Duplicates
xeroxes|Photocopies
xeroxes|Photocopies
yummiest|Superlatively scrumptious
yummiest|Superlatively scrumptious
zesters|Peeling gadgets
zesters|Peeling gadgets
zoology|Fauna
abalone|Kelp eater
academy|Part of AMPAS
acquits|Finds not guilty
actuate|Get going
adheres|Is faithful (to)
adoptee|One taken in
agitator|Incendiary
alabaster|Figurine material, perhaps
alamode|Fashionable
allergic|Like some reactions
alumnae|Barnard graduates, e.g.
amidships|Neither fore nor aft
anarchy|Chaos
anisette|Sambuca relative
answers|Givens on "Jeopardy!"
antacid|Baking soda, e.g.
antidotes|Cures
apostle|John, e.g.
appetizers|Introductory courses?
aquiline|Like a nose that resembles an eagle's beak
arabesque|Ballet pose
argyles|Patterned socks
arrogance|Haughtiness
asepsis|Germfree state
asperses|Slings mud at
assumes|Postulates
avocado|Butter pear
bailsmen|Surety providers
beefalo|Meat from a crossbreed
birthrate|Baby figure?
blobbed|Splotched
blowhard|Windbag
bohemia|Artistic, unconventional community
boniest|Most difficult to fillet
bristle|Get angry and defensive
broadswords|Excalibur and Glamdring
camouflage|Hide
canteen|Water holder
capture|___ the flag (kids' game)
caribous|Arctic game
carotids|Pulsating pair
cavernous|Yawning
checking|Depositor's account choice
clarence|Thurgood's successor on the Supreme Court
commemorate|Serve as a reminder of
composted|Put into a heap to decay
controls|Holds in check
crabbed|Found fault with
crackpot|Nut
craftier|More cunning
czarina|Russian empress
dartboard|It has 18° sectors
demitasse|Small cup for coffee
digress|... but I ___
directory|Lobby list
domineer|Tyrannize
earring|Lobe adornment
elevate|Raise
eminent|August
enchant|Spellbind
engender|Cause
engraver|One who makes fancy invitations, maybe
enrolls|Signs up
eradicates|Puts an end to
erosive|Wearing
evident|Plain to see
excellency|Title for some dignitaries
extrema|Mathematical minima and maxima
eyehole|Ghost costume cutout
eyestrain|Result of reading the fine print, maybe
feature|Showcase
fractal|Geometric term coined by Benoît Mandelbrot
gassiest|Most in need of Beano, maybe
glissando|Signature sound from a trombone
hamster|Plastic wheel spinner
headline|Screamer, e.g.
heralded|Announced
hierarch|Person in a position of authority
hoovered|Did some work as a char
hosanna|Shout of praise
hurtles|Flies
impostor|Fake
inertia|Physics topic
inherit|Be a willing participant?
insists|Maintains
insofar|To such an extent (as)
ironing|Decreasing?
isometry|Distance-preserving transformation, as the rotation of a plane
kamikaze|Literally, "divine wind"
knishes|Street vendor snacks
knockers|Brass rings, maybe
latency|Incubation period
libidos|Sex drives
machete|Jungle slasher
makeshift|Stopgap
manhattan|Museum Mile milieu
marvels|Wonders
maximizes|Makes as big as possible, as a computer window
mellowly|In an easygoing manner
melodrama|Soap, frequently
mesomorph|Person with a muscular body
metered|Like many parking spaces on city streets
minimal|Spare
mislearn|Be taught incorrectly
missile|Silo contents
mistreated|Done wrong
moonbeam|Romantic reflection
morales|President of Bolivia since 2006
mosaics|Decorative works
mysticism|Sufi beliefs, e.g.
nepenthes|Forgetfulness potions
noodges|Pesky folks
obliger|Accommodating person
operate|Use a laparoscope, maybe
orioles|Baltimore ball club
overlaid|Superimposed
panderer|One who caters basely
pastrami|Deli meat
perspire|Sweat
petunia|Aunt of Harry Potter
pleasant|Congenial
portable|Part of PDF
queerer|More peculiar
quetzal|Guatemala's national bird and currency unit
rabbinism|Yeshiva study
rainbow|Sherbet variety
ramadas|Hotels run by Wyndham Worldwide
ranters|Fulminators
rattraps|Ramshackle structures
reasons|Makes a deduction
recanes|Fixes, as some furniture
regatta|Cowes Week event
release|Make available
remarry|Go back into the ring?
renamed|Given a new title
renewal|Extension of sorts
requite|Give in return
reserve|Mothball
resistor|What a zigzag line might represent in a schematic
resonates|Strikes a chord
retinae|Yellow spots' spots
reverend|King's title
romance|Movie genre
royalty|Payment to an author, perhaps
sackers|Defensive linemen, at times
saguaro|Plant on the back of Arizona's state quarter
seeress|Divine miss?
senator|Barack Obama, once
sitcoms|Must See TV lineup
spatter|Spray of paint, e.g.
spattered|Like blood at some crime scenes
spelunk|Explore among stalagmites and stalactites
splotch|Irregularly shaped stain
starlit|Like the night sky
staticky|Full of electrical interference
stature|Height
sunbelt|Red states on a U.S. weather map?
sweetbrier|Rose with pink flowers
systems|All ___ go!
teacake|Social goodie
teardrop|Pendant shape
unmerited|Not deserved
vestments|Attire
watchband|Citizen part
abomination|Wickedness.
abraded|Worn away.
acacias|Flowering plants of warm regions.
acacias|Locust trees.
acaudal|Tailless.
accidentals|Sharps or flats in certain measures.
acierates|Turns into steel.
acrolith|Greek statue with extremities of stone.
actuate|Move or incite to action.
adapted|Made suitable.
adipose|Fat.
adipose|Fatty.
admiral|Ernest King's rank.
admiral|Nimitz's rank.
admired|Did homage.
adoring|Cherishing.
aggress|Make the first attack.
agitates|Keeps in motion.
agnatic|Related through males.
agnation|Alliance.
agreeing|Assenting.
airdrome|Airport.
aldoses|Aldehyde sugars.
alembic|Distilling apparatus.
alienator|One who causes estrangement.
alienist|Psychiatrist.
alienor|Transferrer of property.
aliners|Surveying telescopes.
alleges|States.
alliance|Agreement between nations.
altered|Changed.
altered|Varied.
amalgam|Mixture.
amalgam|Union of mercury with another metal.
amasser|Collector.
amasses|Accumulates.
amateur|Unprofessional.
amboina|Dutch Moluccan isle.
amentia|Mystic trance.
amplifier|Part of a plane detector.
anapest|Metrical foot, two short and one long.
anglings|Fishing with rod and line.
anguished|Distressed with grief.
aniline|Base of dyes.
animals|Brutes.
anomaly|Irregularity.
antagonize|Oppose.
antenna|Radio aerial.
antifascist|Mussolini's enemy.
antired|Anti-revolutionary.
aphagia|Inability to swallow.
apostil|Marginal note.
apostles|Mormon church officials.
apostrophize|Shorten a word.
appalls|Horrifies.
appeals|Calls forth.
appeaser|He thinks he can do business with Hitler.
appeasers|Offspring of Munich.
appends|Annexes.
appreciator|One who values.
approve|Confirm.
arbiter|A judge.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Interstices.
areolas|Small areas.
areolate|Marked out by network.
arietta|Song for a short-winded soprano
arousers|Alarm clocks.
arsenal|Ammunition center.
arsenal|Vital storehouse.
arsenal|What the U. S. is to the Allies.
assegai|Javelin of South Africa.
assents|Concurs.
assents|Concurs.
asserts|Avers.
assigns|Specifies.
assists|Efforts to put men out on bases.
assumes|Adopts.
assumes|Takes for granted.
astrakhan|Great commercial city on Lower Volga.
astrict|Limited the use of: Scot.
atelier|Studio.
atheists|Nonbelievers.
atingle|Prickling.
attends|Follows.
attests|Vouches for.
attires|Clothes.
attitudes|Postures.
attracts|Tempts.
augured|Foretold.
aureole|Halo.
aurists|Ear specialists.
avarices|States of intense greed.
avenger|Torpedo plane.
avenger|U. S. Navy's newest torpedo bomber.
average|Mean rate.
averment|Positive affirmation.
aviator|Celestial warrior.
aviatrice|Woman flier.
awakenings|Realizations.
awesome|With fearsome majesty.
azaleas|Christmas floral gifts.
bailiff|Court officer.
balance|___ the good and evil of things.—L'Estrange.
balmier|Milder.
baloney|Nonsense: slang.
balsamic|Soothing.
banderole|Small military flag.
baptist|John the ___.
barbarous|Uncivilized.
baroness|Title of "The Scarlet Pimpernel."
basinet|Close-fitting steel helmet.
battles|Front page news from the world over.
battleships|Units of a fleet.
bayonet|Symbol of hand-to-hand fighting.
bazaars|Oriental markets.
beadles|Church officials.
bearable|Capable of being borne.
bearing|Carriage.
bedsores|Irritations caused by pressure.
beefeater|Yeoman of English Royal Guard.
begging|Importuning.
behoove|Be incumbent upon.
believe|Credit.
belittle|Disparage.
bellower|Bull.
berated|Scolded.
beseems|Is suitable.
bestial|Inhuman.
bethesda|A pool at Jerusalem.
betimes|Early.
biennial|Happening once in two years.
bigoted|Intolerant.
biplane|Type of plane.
birettas|Square caps worn by ecclesiastics.
bismuth|Chemical element used in medicine.
blunder|Gross error.
bodiless|Incorporeal.
bonnets|Headdresses of American Indians.
brushed|___ with the hiss of rustling wings.—Milton.
bushman|Australian tribesman.
butenes|Alcohol radicals.
bystander|One present but not taking part.
cadgers|Spongers.
caisson|Ammunition wagon.
calendar|Almanac.
calumet|Indian peace pipe.
camises|Loose tunics.
camisole|Negligee jacket.
camisoles|Women's garments.
camorra|Italian Ku Klux Klan.
canaries|Little birds
candler|Tester of eggs.
canteen|Post exchange.
canteen|USO cafe.
cantina|Pommel bag: Southwestern U. S.
capered|Pranced.
capitals|Important cities.
capitular|Member of church order or chapter.
capotes|Soldiers' overcoats.
capsule|It's buried at World's Fair site.
captain|Army officer.
carbarn|Building for street railway equipment.
caressed|Fondled.
caressed|Fondled.
carotid|Neck artery.
carrots|Source of vitamin A.
caterer|Purveyor.
cattail|Marsh plant.
cedilla|Pronunciation mark.
celesta|Pianolike musical instrument.
censures|Passes severely upon.
centares|Square meters.
centaur|Mythical being.
centime|Hundredth of a franc.
central|Basic.
charger|Platter for meat.
chemist|Druggist.
chorale|Sacred music.
chutist|Paratrooper.
cicerone|Guide.
cigaret|Soldier's friend.
citadel|Fortress.
citadel|Fortress.
cleaner|Renovator.
cobalts|Blue pigments.
codeine|Narcotic.
cognate|Allied.
colleen|Maiden.
collins|Torpedo plane hero in Battle of Midway Island.
cologne|1,000 bombers raided it.
cologne|Bombed German city.
colonel|Commander of a regiment.
colorado|U. S. battleship.
commandant|Chief of a military post.
commandos|Dare-devils.
commandos|Raiding troops.
commensurate|Adequate.
company|Subdivision of a regiment.
compass|Important airplane equipment.
complain|Lament.
component|Constituent part.
concave|Hollow and curved.
concave|Hollowed.
concede|Admit.
conceit|Fanciful idea.
concerts|Simultaneous actions.
condones|Forgives.
connect|Join.
constant|The ___ creaking of a country sign.—Cowper.
contagious|Catching.
contracts|Donald Nelson gives out these.
copiers|Transcribers.
cornice|Top projection of a wall.
coroner|Medical officer.
corporal|Noncommissioned officer.
corrects|Rectifies.
cossets|Pet lambs.
council|Body of men acting in advisory capacity.
cradles|These are endlessly rocking, according to Walt Whitman
creamer|Pitcher.
created|Originated.
creeper|Climbing iron.
creepier|More hair raising.
crevasse|Glacial fissure.
crusade|Zealous drive against evil.
crusading|Contending against evil.
crybaby|Lacrymist.
curdles|Coagulates.
curlews|Shore-birds.
cypresses|Trees.
czarina|Queen assassinated in 1918.
dadaism|Doodling cult in art.
dairies|Milk farms.
damasks|Silk fabrics.
dangled|Swung loosely.
darters|Snakebirds.
dastard|Arrant coward.
dateless|Having no set time.
deafens|Makes inaudible.
dearest|Fauntleroy's mother.
dearest|Most beloved.
debased|Depreciated.
debonair|Affable.
decemvir|One of the ten Roman magistrates.
decibel|Unit for measuring siren sounds.
decollate|Behead.
decorum|Convention.
decreed|Ordered.
definer|Explainer.
deforms|Disfigures.
dejects|Disheartens.
delator|Informer.
demarche|Course of action in diplomacy.
demigod|Superman.
denials|Disavowals.
denotes|Shows, with a not in the middle
density|Ratio of mass to volume.
dentate|Toothed.
deplete|Exhaust.
deploys|Spreads out in line of battle.
derange|Unsettle.
desired|Prayed for.
desolated|Laid waste.
despair|Doubt is brother-devil to ___.—O'Reilly.
despots|Rulers without constitutions.
dessert|Sweet.
destined|Foreordained.
detectors|Devices for locating submarines.
detonate|Explode.
detoured|Went in a circuitous way.
diglots|Books written in two languages.
diluted|Weak.
diploma|Sheepskin.
disease|Enemy of men in white
disported|Made merry.
distaste|Repugnance.
distend|Expand.
dodgers|Famous ball team.
dominate|Exercise control.
donated|Bestowed.
draftee|One selected for the army.
dreadnought|Early battleship.
dredger|Mine sweeper.
dredges|Excavators.
dredges|Sprinkles a roast with flour.
driveled|Talked foolishly.
drought|Aridity.
dubbers|Leather oil bottles of India.
dunkers|Doughnut-dippers.
duteous|Obedient.
dynasty|Line of sovereigns.
eagerly|Earnestly.
easiest|The ___ Way.
easterly|Toward the rising sun.
easterner|New Yorker.
ebonite|Black hard rubber.
eclogue|Pastoral poem.
edemata|Watery swellings of plants.
editors|Emendators.
editors|Revisers.
editors|Staff members of a newspaper.
egalite|Liberté, ___, Fraternité!
egotist|Self-opinionated person.
eidolons|Phantoms.
eighteens|Sizes for matrons.
elaters|Snapping insects.
elations|Exaltations.
elderly|Beyond middle age.
elector|Democratic chooser.
element|Component.
elementary|Uncombined.
elevators|Lifts.
eleventh|Ordinal number.
elicited|Brought to light.
eliminate|Get rid of.
eliminations|Rejections.
elusive|Impalpable.
emanate|Arise.
emanate|Arise.
emerald|Birthstone for May.
emeritus|Retired professor.
emirate|Arab chieftaincy.
emissions|Amounts put in circulation at one time.
emperor|Hirohito.
enabled|Empowered.
encases|Encloses.
enclose|Surround.
endears|Makes beloved.
endives|Chicory-like annual herbs.
endless|Lives and works through ___ changes.—Carlyle.
enemies|Nazis and Japs.
enfaced|Written on the outer surface of.
engaged|Betrothed.
engineer|Army sapper.
engrave|Carve upon.
enhance|Augment.
enlarge|Amplify or exaggerate.
enlists|Enrolls for service.
enliven|Animate.
enrages|What sitting on a bee does to Ferdinand
ensnare|Take by craft.
enticer|A spider's web, to a gullible fly
entities|Individual facts.
entrances|Charms.
entrust|Commit.
enumerate|Tell.
envenom|Embitter.
eosines|Reddish dyes.
epicene|Of common gender.
epigram|Martial's witty specialty.
equipoise|Famous race horse.
eradicate|Do this to ragweed and avoid sneezes
erasure|Obliteration.
erective|Setting upright.
eremite|Religious recluse.
eremitic|Living in solitude.
erodent|Caustic.
erosely|Unevenly.
escaped|Fled.
essential|Highly important.
essentials|First principles.
esthetes|Those who make overmuch of the sense of the beautiful.
etiolates|Blanches.
evacuee|Seeker of bombless Eden.
evanescent|Fleeting.
evening|Dusk.
eventuate|Culminate in some result.
examine|Explore, with a French friend
execration|Malediction.
existed|Lived.
exonerations|Acquittals.
exposed|Word found on a used film
fascist|Anti-democratic enemy of U. S.
fastener|Bolt or button.
fathead|Stupid person.
federal|Our ___ Union: it must be preserved—Jackson.
federal|Pertaining to a national government.
federal|Unionist in 1861.
fending|Keeping away.
fetlock|Part of horse's leg.
fighter|Pursuit plane.
filiate|Adopt or ally.
fishers|Anglers.
fittings|Try-ons.
flagstone|Flat paving rock.
fledges|Acquires feathers.
flutelike|Describing Lily Pons' voice.
folklore|Traditions of the people.
foreign|The ___ Legion.
forswore|Rejected upon oath.
fortresses|U. S. bombing planes.
fosterer|Encourager.
frankfurter|Member of U. S. Supreme Court.
freedom|What we're fighting for.
freedoms|The Four ___.
fronded|Leaved, as ferns.
frontal|Facade.
funicle|Small cord.
galactose|Glucose obtained from milk-sugar.
galeate|Wearing a helmet.
gallantry|Quality liked by friend and foe.
ganging|Attacking in a group.
gaseous|Tenuous.
gateway|What New York City is to the Hudson.
gauleiter|Nazi district leader.
gendarme|French policeman.
general|Chief commanding officer.
general|High-ranking officer.
gerunds|Verbal nouns.
gestapo|German terror agency.
gestapo|Nazi snoopers.
ghettos|Restricted quarters.
gilbert|Jap island base raided by U. S. Navy.
gilbert|Pacific Island group, foothold of Marines.
gimlets|Small boring tools.
glimmers|Faint lights.
globose|Spherical.
grandad|Pop's pop.
granules|Small particles.
grenade|Explosive hand shell.
grieves|Laments.
groaner|Complainer.
groaner|Complaining person.
guerrilla|He harasses the enemy.
guerrillas|Russian fighters behind the lines.
gumdrop|Bit of candy.
habitat|Haunt.
hamburg|German port, bombed by R. A. F.
harbors|Ports.
hardships|Privations.
harness|Dobbin's working gear.
harpies|Plunderers.
hearkens|Listens.
hegemons|Greek city-states exercising leadership.
heretic|One who chooses his own belief.
hessian|German of our Revolution.
hessian|We fought this German in another war.
hilarious|Mirthful.
honesty|Probity.
hostages|Victims of Nazi vengeance.
hotspurs|Heedless persons.
hurricane|Bomber.
hurrier|Precipitator.
icelike|Resembling frozen water.
idiomatic|Pertaining to peculiarities of speech.
illegally|Unlawfully.
illumes|Lights up.
imagery|Figurative language.
imperil|Endanger.
inceptive|Noting the beginning.
inclose|Envelop.
inertia|Indisposition to act.
infernal|Devilish.
infidelic|Disloyal.
ingress|Entrance.
inherit|Receive as a patrimony.
innards|Insides: slang.
inordinate|Excessive.
inroads|Predatory raids.
insects|Small invertebrates.
installed|Put in place.
instate|Place in office.
intervene|Interfere for some end.
inundate|Deluge.
inverness|Capital of the Highlands.
ironers|Tuesday workers.
islands|Guadalcanal, New Britain and Florida.
islands|Lands surrounded by water.
isogeny|Likeness of origin.
isolate|Sequester.
isolate|Sequester.
isomeric|Having the same molecular weight: chem.
issuers|Publishers.
iterate|Tell me again
iterative|Repetitious.
kaftans|Garments worn in the Levant: var.
kaiserin|Former German ruler.
keystone|Fundamental element.
klondike|Region in Yukon Territory.
kneeled|Genuflected.
kremlin|Stalin's citadel.
laborer|Worker.
laminar|Scalelike or flaky.
languishment|Lackadaisical state.
lariats|Ropes.
lassitude|Debility.
lassitude|Weariness.
lattices|On what do rambler roses ramble?
launder|Wash.
laurels|Honors acquired.
lavages|Washings.
lawyers|People whose profession it is to disguise matters.—More.
lebensraum|Elbow space à la Hitler.
leeward|Guarded West Indian islands.
legations|Residences of diplomats.
legator|Testator.
leisure|Time out for fun.
lessees|Renters.
lessoned|Tutored.
lethean|Inducing oblivion.
lettered|Scholarly.
letters|Important cargo for armed forces.
liberals|Men independent in opinion.
lignite|Coal made from wood.
limiting|Bounding.
limpers|Lame ducks.
linseed|Material used for poultices.
lissome|Nimble.
listels|Small square moldings.
literal|Exact.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
litotes|Rhetorical form.
litters|Scatters straw for bedding.
littoral|Coastal.
lizards|Reptiles.
lobelia|Genus of herbaceous plants.
loiters|Saunters.
longers|Yearners.
loonies|Crackpots.
lowered|Frowned.
lunulae|White nail crescents.
lurking|Hiding.
macabre|Gruesome.
maestro|Toscanini.
maharajah|Title of Eastern prince.
mahatma|Gandhi once was this.
maintains|Upholds.
malaria|Tropical disease.
malines|Mechlin lace.
mandates|Colonies granted by League of Nations.
manpower|Mr. McNutt's problem.
marines|Our fighting sea dogs.
marines|They're "semper fidelis."
marital|Conjugal.
maroons|Abandons.
married|United.
martial|Military.
martins|Swallows.
masonry|Secret order.
massage|Remedial treatment.
massive|Voluminous.
matinal|Of the morning.
matinees|Afternoon shows.
mealier|More pale-colored.
meanest|Most sordid.
mediate|Negotiate between.
mediterranean|Landlocked sea.
mediums|Clairvoyants.
meerkat|South African mongooselike pet.
membranes|Pliable layers.
menders|Repairmen.
merlins|Falcons.
meseems|It seems to me.
messman|Nautical steward.
metronome|Timekeeper.
mileage|Distance left in your old auto tires.
militia|National guard.
millstone|Heavy burden.
minarets|Lofty turrets.
mineral|Inorganic substance.
mintage|Unmolded reason's ___.—Milton.
mirador|Bay window.
misdeal|Distribute wrongly.
misthink|Consider wrongly.
mistreat|Handle badly.
moderate|Restrain from excess.
modesty|A virtue not often found among poets.—Cervantes.
moiling|Working hard.
mongrel|Of mixed origin.
monitor|Vessel in Civil War naval battle.
monorail|Used by a gyroscope car.
monsoon|India's rainy season.
monsters|Horrible creatures.
moorish|What Othello was.
mortars|Bomb throwers.
muezzin|Moslem crier of the hour of prayer.
multiple|Having many parts.
mummers|Philadelphia merrymakers.
murmurs|Soft complaints.
mutates|Changes.
myrmidons|Toadeaters.
nacelle|Enclosed part of aircraft.
napoleon|19th century conqueror.
narcose|Describing the result of a shot in the arm
natives|Aboriginals.
natives|Indigenes.
nativity|Birth.
navigate|Sail.
nearest|Closest.
nearest|Closest.
needier|Poorer.
needled|Vexed: slang.
needless|Superfluous.
negator|Denier.
nemeses|Relentless avengers.
nerolis|Orange-flower oils.
nesters|Homesteaders.
nettles|Vexes.
nilgais|Large antelopes of India.
nirvana|Oblivion to care.
noisier|Louder.
normally|Ordinarily.
normals|Accepted rules.
notching|Cutting V-shaped nicks.
novelette|Short romance.
obelisk|Monument in Central Park.
obesity|Embonpoint.
obscure|Little known.
obsessional|Pertaining to a siege.
ocarina|Musical instrument.
ocarina|Musical toy.
oddment|Something left over.
offspring|Issue.
oiliest|Greasiest.
olivine|Chrysolite.
olivine|Green garnet.
onagers|Catapults.
oneiric|Pertaining to dreams.
opaline|Pearly.
operose|Laborious.
opinions|I have bought golden ___ from all sorts of people.—Macbeth.
opulent|Copious.
oration|Anniversary speech.
oratory|Art of public speaking.
oratory|Private chapel.
orientals|Allies and enemies.
orifice|Perforation.
ornament|Setoff.
orphans|Bereft offspring.
ostiary|Porter of a monastery.
otiosely|Indolently.
outclass|Exceed in skill.
outnumbered|Exceeded.
overate|Gormandized.
overbalance|Proponderant weight.
overboard|Out of a ship.
overeaten|Gorged.
overlaps|Extends beyond.
overlight|Excessively frivolous.
oversee|Manage.
oversee|Supervise.
pacific|World's largest naval arena.
paddies|Irishmen.
pageants|Showy parades.
pagodas|Chinese towerlike temples.
painter|Artist.
pallets|Beds of straw.
palmyra|U. S. island south of Hawaii.
panacea|Universal balm.
panniers|Baskets.
panther|Puma.
parados|Defense against attack from the rear.
paradox|Contradictory phenomenon.
paraffine|Waxy substance.
paramount|Supreme.
parlour|The Gentleman in the ___.
parting|Division.
patamar|Ceylon coasting vessel.
patriot|One who loves his country.
peculates|Embezzles.
peddlers|Hawkers.
peloria|Botanical change.
peltate|Shield-shaped.
penance|Contrition.
percussive|Operated by striking.
perorated|Declaimed.
pertain|Belong.
perused|Read through.
petunias|Summer annuals.
phenols|Carbolic acids.
piloted|Manoeuvred an airplane.
piratical|Engaged in pelagic depredation.
platter|Dish.
plaudit|Acclamation.
pluralism|The holding by one person of two or more offices at once.
poetess|Edna St. Vincent Millay.
polecat|Skunk.
pontoon|Military portable boat.
poplars|Rapid-growing trees.
porcine|Of swine.
porters|Luggage carriers.
possess|Own.
potentially|Mightily.
praetor|Roman magistrate.
praline|New Orleans confection.
precede|Go in advance of.
premiere|First showing.
prescript|Ordained by authority.
presented|Introduced with formality.
president|Head of the nation.
prevail|The wrong shall fail, but the right shall do this
princes|Noblemen.
priorities|Industrial "Me-firsts."
prisoners|Casualties of battle.
pristine|Primitive.
privates|Soldiers.
process|Judicial writ.
processor|Issuer of legal writs.
profile|Contour.
prolate|Elongated.
promise|Assure.
propaganda|Morale builder.
prospers|Favors.
protein|Food constituent.
proviso|Conditional stipulation.
pruinose|Covered with whitish dust, as a plant.
punitive|Penalizing.
punters|Football players.
purchase|Buy.
purists|Overparticular persons.
puttees|Military leggings.
quisling|Hitler stooge.
quisling|Traitor.
radiant|Describing a bride the sun shines on
railings|Donate these for scrap.
rainier|Third highest mountain peak in U. S.
ramekin|Pottery dish.
ramenta|Minute particles.
rampart|Bulwark.
rangers|They helped open our newest front.
ransack|Rummage.
ransacker|Pillager.
rapture|The first fine careless ___!—Browning.
rations|What Mr. Henderson does.
rattler|Snake.
rattrap|Situation of hopeless doom.
ravages|Ruins.
reached|Heaven is not ___ at a single bound.—Holland.
readier|More prepared.
realizer|Appreciator.
rebuilds|Establishes again.
recedes|Gives way.
reclaim|Do this to old rubber.
recreates|Refreshes after labor.
recruit|Rookie.
rectory|Parsonage.
redeems|Buys back.
redeems|Repurchases.
redeems|Takes out of pawn.
redemptions|Payments due on bonds.
redirects|Changes an address.
refugees|Homeless lovers of freedom.
regimen|Systematic course.
regiment|A body of soldiers.
regiments|Units under colonels.
regress|Go back.
relapse|Slip back.
relater|Pest who tells movie plots
relates|Refers.
relators|Complainants in court.
release|Deliverance.
release|Discharge.
released|Set free.
releasers|Liberators.
relegations|Removals.
relievo|Raised decorative work in sculpture.
relucent|Shining.
reminds|Calls to memory.
remittent|Having irregular action.
removed|Transferred.
removes|Displaces.
renamed|Given a different title.
renderer|Giver.
renewed|Revived.
repairs|Restores.
repaper|Redecorate a room.
repeats|Recites.
repulse|British warship sunk in East.
reredos|Altar screen.
reseats|Establishes anew.
resedas|Mignonette greens.
reshoot|Fire again.
resides|Lives.
resined|Treated with pine product.
resmelt|Remelt ore.
resoled|Having new shoe bottoms.
resoling|Cobbler's job.
respite|Time to catch your breath
resters|Reposers.
restoral|A rare return to the good old days
restorers|Reclaimers.
restores|Brings back.
resumer|Continuer.
retinas|Image-receivers.
retinol|Resin oil.
retinue|Suite.
retinue|Train.
retires|Goes into seclusion.
retorts|Verbal ripostes.
retrace|Backtrack.
retreats|Orderly withdrawals.
retrorse|Bent backward.
reunite|Reconcile.
revenge|Return in kind.
revengers|Retaliators.
reverences|Bows.
reverse|Where is the medal without its ___?—Marx.
revisal|Review for correction.
rewarded|Recompensed.
rheometer|Device for indicating speed of blood circulation.
riddling|Perforating by machine-gun fire.
righter|One who does justice.
ringing|Tolling.
roaring|Loud sound.
romance|Story.
rondeau|13-line poem.
rooster|Bird.
rosette|Bow.
rustical|Pastoral.
saboteur|Quarry of the F. B. I.
saboteurs|Criminals rounded up by the F. B. I.
sachems|Indian chiefs.
sacrists|Sextons.
saddest|Most pathetic.
salines|Soluble salts.
salivary|Pertaining to glands of the mouth.
salvage|Work now being done on Normandie.
samurai|Japanese Army officer.
sartors|Tailors.
satrapy|Domain of ancient Persian viceroy.
saurian|Lizardlike reptile.
savanna|Treeless plain of the South.
scathing|Bitterly severe.
schemes|Visionary projects.
scholarly|Erudite.
scholars|Learners.
scorners|Spurners.
screeds|Diatribes.
scutate|Shield-shaped.
seasons|As the swift ___ roll!—Holmes.
seating|An usher's job.
seceded|Went out.
seconded|Abetted.
secrete|Hide.
sectors|Zones of military action.
seductive|Captivating.
seeress|Female crystal gazer.
seeress|Sibyl.
selectee|Man called, but not yet chosen.
senates|Assemblies of elders.
senates|Upper houses.
senator|One of 96 in Washington.
seniles|Aged persons.
separates|Distinguishes.
serapes|Spanish shawls.
seraphs|Celestial beings.
sergeant|Noncommissioned officer.
sermons|Preachments.
serpent|Sea monster.
serpents|Zigzag fireworks.
serrated|Saw toothed.
setting|Locale.
shaders|Parasols.
shavetail|New second lieutenant, or untrained Army mule.
shiners|Hackles used in making artificial flies.
shotted|Loaded with pellets.
shrapnel|Projectile containing bullets.
shrieval|Pertaining to a sheriff.
shunned|Kept clear of.
silenced|Forced to cease firing.
similar|Resembling.
situate|Placed.
situate|To place.
skeleton|Framework.
slainte|Irish Skoal!
slaters|Severe critics.
slattern|Untidy woman.
sledged|Struck with a heavy hammer.
sledges|Armed snow vehicles used by Russians.
sleeper|This is coupled and uncoupled in the wee small hours
sleepier|More unwakeful.
slitters|Slashers.
slotters|Machines for making mortises.
smaller|Shorter.
smarted|Endured punishment.
smolder|Exist in latent state.
snarled|Entangled.
snigger|Subdued laugh.
snipers|Guerrilla marksmen.
soirees|Evening parties.
solaces|Consoles.
soldier|Doughboy.
soldiers|Armed men.
soleless|What shoes in a bad state are.
soluble|Dissolvable.
soonest|Most quickly.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorters|Classifiers.
soviets|Russian councils.
spaders|Digging machines.
spathed|Having a large membranaceous bract: bot.
spatted|Wearing gaiters.
spatter|Noise of distant musketry.
spatters|Spots.
special|Noteworthy.
specter|Apparition.
speeded|Hastened.
spheres|Stars shot madly from their ___.—Midsummer Night's Dream.
spiderweb|Cover with network of fine lines.
spinnings|Metallic trimmings.
spitfire|British plane.
spitfires|British interceptor planes.
spitfires|Defenders of London.
sportive|Frolicsome.
spreads|Publishes, with peruses included
squadron|Air fleet.
stacked|Piled up.
stalest|Describing the state of ancient jokes
standee|Real music lover.
staters|Asserters.
staters|These are found in Persian pocketbooks
stationer|Dealer named for open stall, his original shop.
statues|Images.
stature|Natural height.
stealer|Thief.
steepens|Grows precipitous.
sterlets|Fish yielding fine caviar.
sternpost|Ship's timber aft from keel to deck.
stevedore|Dock worker.
sthenic|Having power to animate.
stiffer|More rigid.
stipitate|Borne on a stipe.
storers|Warehousemen.
stowage|Capacity for holding goods.
straiten|Contract.
strands|Parts of a rope.
strands|Where the waves are permanent
strange|A soldier full of ___ oaths.—As You Like It.
strange|Foreign.
strategy|Art of war.
stratus|Low, widespreading cloud.
strayers|Waifs.
streaky|Variable or mixed.
streets|Passageways.
strewer|Scatterer.
strigil|Back-scratcher.
strikers|Nonworkers.
strings|Cords.
strophe|Stanza.
stupider|Dumber.
styling|What dressmakers do.
sucrose|Cane or beet sugar.
suicide|Hara-kiri.
sultana|Seedless raisin of Smyrna.
sultans|Mohammedan rulers.
summers|Recipient of D. F. C. for heroism during attack on Bali.
sunbird|Australian singing bird.
supernal|Heavenly.
surmise|Looked at each other with a wild ___.—Keats.
swarming|Thronging.
swastika|Hakenkreuz.
syllabled|Uttered: poet.
systole|Shortening of a syllable.
takeoffs|Aeroplane starts.
tangerine|Native of Moroccan city.
tangerine|Native of Moroccan seaport near Gibraltar.
tantara|Blare of a trumpet.
tantrum|Ill-natured caprice.
tapered|Lessened gradually.
tarantula|Venomous arachnid.
tasseled|Having pendant ornaments.
tasteless|Insipid.
tedious|Slow-going.
teeters|Sways.
telesis|Social or individual progress.
telesis|Social progress.
temperate|Mild.
temples|The groves were God's first ___.—Bryant.
temporal|Pertaining to the present life.
tensest|Most keyed up.
tentative|Empirical.
teosinte|Fodder grass of Mexico.
terrestrial|Inhabiting the land.
theatre|Playhouse.
thinner|More diluted.
thinness|Exility.
threaders|Machines for cutting screwheads.
tierces|Large casks.
titanic|Her maiden voyage was in 1912.
titillations|Transient reactions.
tonsure|Shaven patch.
toppers|Candle snuffers.
torpedo|$10,000 worth of war.
tortoise|Laggard.
totaled|Amounted to.
tousles|Rumples.
tractor|Ancestor of the tank.
tragedy|Fatal event.
traitor|Betrayer of his country.
traitor|One who'd sell out his country.
tramper|Hiker.
trances|Stupors.
transfer|Shift.
translate|Change completely.
treadle|Foot lever.
treater|Negotiator.
trebuchet|Military stoneslinger of Middle Ages.
tremulous|Quivering.
trepanned|Operated on the skull.
tribute|Rich is the ___ of the grateful mind.—Burns.
tricorn|Cocked hat.
triplicates|The Quints, minus two
tripoli|City in Libya.
tripoli|Enemy city in Libya.
tripoli|Oil city at terminus of Syrian pipe line.
tripoli|Strategic seaport in North Africa.
trolled|Fished.
trolled|Spoke rapidly.
trombone|Musical instrument.
tsetses|African flies.
tutelar|Guardian.
twiddled|Twirled idly.
typists|Workers in demand in Washington.
tzigane|Hungarian gypsy.
ukulele|Hawaiian guitar.
ululate|Hoot.
umbrella|Symbol of appeasement.
unedited|Not prepared for publication.
unessential|Describing spending not done in wartime.
unessential|Not of emergency importance.
unhonored|Not regarded with deference.
uninsured|Unprotected against loss.
unnamed|Anonymous.
unpaged|Not numbered, as book leaves.
unrinsed|Not cleaned by immersing.
unsaved|Not delivered from sin.
unstated|Not said.
upended|Stood upright.
uranium|Radioactive element.
usurpers|Arrogators.
utterer|One who gives tongue to.
vegetates|Has a mere existence.
vendetta|Italian feud.
vendetta|Private warfare.
verruca|Wart.
vinegars|Sour liquids used as preservatives.
violation|Desecrations.
volunteering|Offering without compulsion.
voracious|Hungry.
wagoner|Charles's Wain.
wastrel|Spendthrift.
wearied|Worn with exertion.
weather|Censored subject.
welting|Ribbed edging.
western|A cowboy movie.
witness|Authenticate.
xerotic|Dry: medical term.
yarrows|Common perennial herbs.
yesterday|O, call back ___, bid time return.—Richard II.
yodeler|Swiss warbler.
aardvark|Earth pig.
abalone|Shell-fish.
abandon|Forsake.
abashes|Takes aback.
abbotcy|Abbey leadership.
abrades|Wears away by friction.
absolve|Render blameless.
acapnia|Decrease of carbon dioxide in the blood: Med.
acaudal|Tailless.
accosts|Besets.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Salt of acetic acid.
aconite|Monkshood.
acorned|Bearing nuts, as an oak.
acrostics|Compositions in verse, with letters specially arranged.
actress|Profession of Katharine Cornell.
adagios|Slow musical compositions.
adapter|Chemist's tube.
address|Adroitness.
address|Speech.
adenoma|Tumor of a gland.
adorner|Decorator.
advisory|Prudent.
ageless|Timeless.
agnomen|Additional honorary Roman name.
agrarian|Agricultural.
agriculture|Industry related to United Nations Conference at Hot Springs.
aileron|Movable edge of a plane's wing.
airings|Sessions out-of-doors.
alameda|Site of a U.S. Naval Air Station in California.
alameda|Tree-lined walk.
alertness|Vigilance.
alexander|Allied "ground force" commander.
alexander|Commander of British forces in Middle East.
aligner|Arranger.
aliment|Nutriment.
aliment|Sustenance.
altered|Transformed.
altering|Transforming.
amalgam|Mixture of different things.
amalgam|Union of mercury with another metal.
amasses|Piles up.
amative|Affectionate.
ammonia|Scarce household item.
amongst|Amidst.
amulets|Charms.
anatase|Octahedrite.
anchoret|Hermit.
annatto|Salmon color.
annelid|The earthworm.
anodyne|Pain-reliever.
antacid|Alkaline remedy.
aperies|Safe places for monkeys.
apparel|Vesture.
arcanum|A secret and marvelous remedy.
arenose|Full of grit.
armature|Piece of iron joining poles of magnet.
armoire|Ornate cupboard.
arousal|Awakening.
arouses|Impels to action.
arrayed|Dressed.
arrester|Restrainer.
arrived|Attained success.
arsenal|___ of democracy.
article|Concise statement.
artillerist|Gunnery expert.
artiste|Female performer.
ashamed|Abashed.
ashamed|Confused by guilt.
ashcans|Depth bombs: Navy slang.
aspires|Aims.
aspires|Desires with eagerness.
assents|Subscribes.
asserts|Claims.
asserts|Declares.
assured|Gave confidence to.
astrakhan|Red city in Lower Volga region.
asunder|Separated.
atabals|Kettledrums.
atamans|Cossack hetmans.
atamans|Hetmans.
atavism|Reversion to a more primitive type.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Workroom.
atonies|Weak accents on syllables.
attacks|Raids.
attrite|Penitent through fear: Theol.
automat|Eating place.
avatars|Incarnations.
avellan|Designating the filbert or hazelnut.
avenger|United States Navy torpedo bomber.
avengers|Grumman TBF-1 defenders of Midway.
average|Ordinary.
averted|Prevented.
aviates|Flies a bomber.
aviator|Flier.
aviator|One of the few to whom so many owe so much.
avoider|Cold-shoulderer.
avoider|Shunner.
awesome|Inspiring with fear.
azaleas|Handsome garden flowers.
balboas|Silver dollars of Panama.
baleful|Pernicious.
bananas|Rare tropical fruits.
barneys|Humbugs: British slang.
baronet|Below a baron, above a knight.
baronet|Title above a knight's.
battler|Fighter.
battlewagon|Titan of the Navy.
bayonet|Military weapon.
bazooka|U. S. Army's two-man anti-tank gun.
bazooka|United States anti-tank gun.
besides|In addition to.
besmear|Soil.
biasing|Showing prejudice.
billabong|Blind channel leading out from a river in Australia.
billeted|Quartered.
billeters|Soldiers quartered in private homes.
birdlime|Substance to catch small birds.
bittern|Small heron.
bitting|Curbing a horse.
blaster|One who uses dynamite.
blatter|Make a rattling noise.
bloated|Made turgid.
blockbuster|Modern heavy bomb.
blotted|Obscured.
bolivar|South America's George Washington.
bolivia|La Paz is its capital.
bolsheviki|Majority of Russian Social Democrats, 1903–1912.
boluses|Large veterinary pills.
bombard|Pound with block-busters.
bombers|Flying Fortresses.
booster|Eucomiast.
bossism|Dictatorial management of political party.
boycott|Consumers' weapon.
brandish|To wave weapons menacingly.
brattice|Partition in shaft of a mine.
brevets|Nominal commissions above regular rank.
bridges|West Coast labor leader.
bridging|Spanning.
broaden|Increase the width of.
bromidic|Tiresome.
buccaneer|U. S. Navy long-range dive-bomber.
butenes|Hydrocarbons used in a substitute for rubber.
cackler|A gabbling goose.
calmest|Least disturbed.
campaigning|Electioneering.
canapes|Little hors d'oeuvres.
canonic|Orthodox.
canonize|Declare a saint.
canteen|Post Exchange.
cantons|There are twenty-two in Switzerland.
cantors|Eddie, Ida and the girls.
capability|Aptitude.
capitalism|Economic system.
carabao|Philippine water buffalo.
caramel|Confection.
caravan|Desert convoy.
careers|Runs swiftly.
carline|System of transportation.
carrier|Backbone of a task force.
castanet|Rhythm-making shell.
castanets|Always heard in "Carmen."
casuals|Unassigned soldiers.
catenae|Chains.
caterer|Steward.
cattlemen|Raisers of live stock.
causerie|Conversational criticism.
cayenne|Convict settlement in French Guiana.
ceasing|Ending.
celestial|Chinese.
cellarer|Butler in a monastery.
centers|Concentrates.
centipede|Many-jointed myriapod.
certify|Testify in writing.
chamois|Small antelope of the Caucasus.
channel|Group of Nazi-held British Islands.
chatterer|Voluble talker.
cheater|Card sharp.
chiselers|Employers of unfair methods: Slang.
cinders|Burnt matter.
cinders|Soft coal ashes.
clamors|Noisy cries.
clamors|Vociferates.
clarinet|Band instrument.
clasped|Embraced.
classes|Castes.
cleaner|Purer.
cleanse|Purify.
clients|Customers.
closing|Finishing.
coastal|Pertaining to the shoreline.
coeliac|Pertaining to the abdomen.
cologne|Blasted birthplace of Nazi submarine parts.
cologne|Bomb-blasted city making Nazi sub-parts.
cologne|City bombed by R. A. F.
cologne|German industrial center razed by Allied bombs.
cologne|Industrial target of Allied blockbusters.
cologne|Much-bombed city on the Rhine.
cologne|Nazi industrial target of R. A. F.
colonel|Army officer's rank.
cometic|Like a heavenly body.
compeer|One having equal rank.
concise|Laconic.
condole|Express sympathy.
congealers|Thickening agents.
control|Airplane contrivance.
conveyances|Vehicles.
coolies|They built the Burma Road.
coronate|Crown a king.
corsair|Navy and Marine fighter plane, F4U.
corsair|Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1, Navy fighter.
corsair|Yacht now in Navy.
coterie|Social circle.
cotters|Toggles.
courante|Dance of Italian origin.
craters|Shell holes.
crazier|Daffier.
creases|Wrinkles.
critical|Censorious.
crumble|Perish.
curator|Custodian of a museum.
dabster|An unskilled hand: Colloq.
dandruff|Condition of the scalp.
dangles|Swings loosely.
dareful|Venturesome.
darners|Menders.
daystar|Luminary seen in morning.
deadbeat|Exhausted.
dealers|Shopkeepers.
deanery|A collegiate office.
debated|Discussed.
decades|Decenniums.
decisive|Final.
decoration|What the "Purple Heart" is.
defaced|Marred.
defaulter|One who fails to pay.
defense|Bulwark.
deformed|Twisted unnaturally.
degrees|Shades.
degrees|Stages.
delayed|Arrested.
deletes|Removes.
delicious|High quality apple.
denizens|Dwellers.
dentists|Members of the Medical Corps.
depends|Relies.
deposes|Removes from power.
deprive|Divest.
derails|Causes to run off track.
derider|Mocker.
deterge|Cleanse.
deviser|Contriver.
dictate|Command.
dilemmas|Perplexing cases.
dilutes|Makes weaker.
diorama|Scenic presentation.
direction|Australian cape on northeast coast.
disdains|Scorns.
disperse|Cause to become separated in flight.
dispute|Contend.
disputes|Bickers.
disrates|Lowers in rank, as a petty naval officer.
dissert|Argue.
divulge|Publish.
doggone|Drat.
doilies|Fancy centerpieces.
dominie|Minister.
dorsals|Fins.
dragnet|Device to gather things.
dragoon|Trooper of Royal Scots Greys.
dressers|Theatre valets.
drivers|Golf clubs.
dueness|Becomingness.
eagerly|With avidity.
easiest|Least severe.
eclogue|Bucolic poem.
eclogue|Bucolic poem.
economy|War necessity.
educate|Teach.
educates|Trains.
eeriness|Spooky atmosphere.
egotism|Self-praise.
egotistic|Self-centered.
egyptian|Nile Valley dweller.
elaters|Click beetles.
elaters|Click beetles.
elating|Raising the spirits of.
electrified|Strongly aroused.
elegant|Richly ornamental.
elephant|Political symbol.
elephant|___ Bay, anchorage at Angola, W. Africa.
elevate|Advance in rank.
elevate|Exhilarate.
eliminate|Liquidate.
elision|A striking out.
elision|Striking out part of a word.
elusion|Adroit escape.
emanate|Give out.
emancipation|Freedom.
emergent|Issuing forth.
emotive|Prone to agitation.
emporia|Wm. Allen White's home town.
emulate|Equal.
encasement|Covering.
endless|Boringly long.
enduring|Remaining firm.
enemies|The Axis powers.
enemies|Those opposed to the Allied cause.
enemies|Those opposing our democractic ideals.
engineers|Bridge builders.
engrossment|Deep interest.
enhance|Increase in quality.
enigmas|Things inexplicable.
enlaces|Tangles.
enounce|Enunciate.
enounce|State formally.
enraged|Irate.
ensconces|Fixes snugly.
ensiled|Stored fodder.
ensouled|Animated.
entente|Agreement between nations.
enticed|Coaxed.
enticer|Decoy or allurement.
enticing|Very attractive.
entitle|Authorize to receive.
entourage|Followers collectively.
entrant|Beginner.
enuring|Hardening.
envenom|Poison.
epicenter|Focal point.
episode|Incident.
epitome|Abridgment.
epopees|Epic poems.
epsilon|Greek letter.
equines|Cavalry mounts.
erasers|Blackboard cleaners.
erasers|Rubbers.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Rubbing out.
eremites|Solitary monks.
ermines|Advances to judgeship.
ermines|Stoats.
ermines|Weasels in winter.
erodent|Wearing away.
errancy|Wandering state.
errands|Commissions.
errands|Commissions.
erstwhile|Former.
escapee|Person who got away.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Substance.
estates|Manors.
estates|Properties.
estates|Properties.
etamine|Bunting-like fabric.
etamine|Curtain material.
etamine|Kind of bunting.
etamine|Light cotton dress fabric.
etesian|Annual.
evaders|Bafflers.
evaders|Shunners.
evanesced|Faded away.
evasive|Deceitful.
eventuated|Came to pass.
evergreen|The ___ State, Washington.
eyesore|Something offensive to sight.
faitour|Loafer: dial.
fascist|Enemy of Democracy.
feature|Lineament.
federal|Relating to U. S. Government.
ferment|Yeast.
festive|Gay.
fighter|Type of plane.
filibusters|Powerful parliamentary weapons in U. S. Senate.
finesse|Stratagem.
fingers|Pinkies.
flitted|Went from place to place.
fomenters|Instigators.
footpad|Highwayman.
forename|Christian appellation.
foresee|Play the prophet.
forgers|Counterfeiters.
fortresses|They wing their way to Victory.
fortune|Lot.
freedom|Liberation.
frigates|Ship-rigged war vessels.
fritter|Waste.
fuehrer|Alias of Tojo's partner.
funnels|Smokestacks.
furnace|Heating unit.
furnish|Accommodate.
fustier|Moldier.
galilee|Sea through which Jordan River flows.
gardened|Planted for victory.
garland|Judy of the movies.
gasconade|Boastful talk.
gathers|Collects.
gaudier|More gimcrack.
gelable|Capable of being frozen.
generals|Officers.
gentled|Rendered easy.
germans|Foes of Democracy.
germans|Slaves of the Nazis.
gestapo|Himmler's infamous henchmen.
gestapo|Hitler's secret terrorist gang.
gestapo|Organization of new Nazi Minister of Interior.
gladder|Happier.
glasses|Binoculars.
gloried|Reveled in.
glossed|Wrote marginal explanations.
gnomons|Vertical plates of sundials.
goodman|Noted exponent of jazz.
governors|Presidential timber.
governs|Controls.
gracile|Gracefully slendor.
grantee|Recipient of a gift.
gravers|Sculptors.
greenlets|Vireos.
greenwood|Forest in leaf.
gremlin|Mythical heckler of RAF.
grimace|Contort the features.
grocery|Most vital store.
gropers|Seekers.
gunnery|Science of flight of projectiles.
hairiness|Hirsuteness.
hamlets|Towns.
hanaper|Small basket.
hangman|Epithet for Gestapo Chief Heydrich, assassinated in Prague.
harbors|Landlocked bodies of water.
harmony|Agreement.
harpers|___ Ferry.
heckled|Gibed.
heeders|Careful ones.
hellcat|Newest Navy fighter plane.
henpeck|Nag.
heroism|Valor.
herring|Iowa Senator in 77th Congress.
hinderers|Obstructers.
hoarders|Ration law violators.
holders|Payees of notes.
holster|Leather revolver case.
hominess|Domestic atmosphere.
hostler|Groom.
humdrum|Commonplace.
hurdler|Track athlete.
hurricane|British fighter plane used at Malta.
hydrate|Combine with water.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideates|Forms mental conceptions.
ideates|Shapes ideas.
idiotic|Absurdly asinine.
imagine|Envision.
imaginer|Fancier.
imitate|Follow as a pattern.
immigration|Vital post-war problem.
impasse|Cul-de-sac.
impinge|Trespass.
impress|Affect forcibly.
impurities|Base admixtures.
inamorato|Lover.
inaptly|Awkwardly.
inaptly|Unskillfully.
indorsers|Signers.
inertia|Inactivity.
inertia|Inactivity.
infirmity|Foible.
initialed|Signed provisionally.
insipidly|Tastelessly.
install|Induct.
instead|As a substitute.
integer|A whole number.
interatomic|Acting between atoms.
interpolate|Make insertions.
intertribal|Existing among savage clans.
intoned|Droned.
intrepid|Daring.
introit|Hymn sung before service.
inutile|Useless.
inwoven|Interlaced.
iodated|Impregnated with antiseptic.
iolites|Blue silicates used as gems.
ironist|Person given to sarcasm.
irradiation|Illumination.
irredenta|Region of one country claimed by another.
isinglass|Very pure form of gelatin.
islander|Non-continental dweller.
isleted|Set like a tiny island.
isolate|Sequester.
isolationism|Doctrine to be fought on home front.
isolationist|Unpopular person after Pearl Harbor.
issuant|Proceeding.
iterate|Utter a second time.
itinerate|Travel on a circuit.
jerries|German soldiers.
karakuls|Sheep.
keenness|State of being very sharp.
kingbird|Tyrant flycatcher.
kirmess|Outdoor fair: var.
kneeler|Genuflector.
kremlin|Stalin's citadel.
laconic|Terse.
lairing|Resting in a den.
larders|Storage places.
latakia|Seaport of Syria, north of Tripoli.
lateeners|Mediterranean sailing vessels.
lateens|Sailing rigs used on Mediterranean vessels.
leaders|Bargains to attract trade.
leadsmen|Sailors who take soundings.
leeward|Islands southeast of Puerto Rico.
legates|Ambassadors.
lending|Activity supervised by Stettinius.
lessens|Slackens.
leveler|Would-be remover of social inequalities.
leveret|Young hare.
liberal|Political party of England.
liberals|Members of a British political party.
liberator|B-24, flew Atlantic in 8 hrs. 20 min.
liberator|Consolidated B-24, Army bomber.
liberty|Allied pledge to enslaved peoples.
liberty|Goal of anti-Axis nations.
library|Collection of books.
licence|Excess of liberty: British spelling.
license|Excess of liberty.
ligular|Strap-shaped: Bot.
limeade|Hot weather drink.
limpers|Lame people.
limpidity|Translucence.
lineage|Descent.
lineman|Repairer of telegraph wires.
litotes|Affirmation by the negation of the opposite.
loosest|Least firmly attached.
loppers|Pruners.
lorries|Trucks.
loyalty|French islands near New Caledonia.
lucarne|Dormer window.
lustres|Glitters.
macaroon|Small cake.
machine|___ gun.
madworts|Mustard cresses.
maenads|Bacchantes.
mafioso|Member of secret society in Sicily.
magical|Enchanting.
mahatma|Great-souled one: Buddhist title.
mahatma|Title of a Buddhist adept.
maidens|___ fair are commonly fortunate.—Lyly.
malaise|Feeling of discomfort.
maltose|Crystalline sugar.
mangoes|Fruits which taste like turpentine.
manilla|City captured by the Japanese: var.
manilla|Island capital to be won back: var.
marines|Heroes of Tarawa.
marines|Men trained at Quantico.
marines|Men under Lieut. Gen. Holcomb.
marines|Quantico grads.
marsala|Fortified port in western Sicily.
marshall|Allied supreme war chief.
marshall|Vice President of U. S., 1913–21.
marshes|Pripet ___, in Poland and White Russia.
masters|Subdues.
meeters|Opponents in a duel.
melange|Medley.
mention|Refer to.
merinos|Sheep.
messmate|Sailor's table companion.
metrology|Science of measurement.
mettled|Fiery.
middleman|Fellow between wholesaler and retailer.
mineral|Inorganic.
mirador|Balcony.
mirador|Balcony.
mirador|Belvedere.
misdone|Badly accomplished.
misinfers|Deduces wrongly.
mobilization|Preparation of soldiers for warfare.
modular|Pertaining to a standard.
moisten|Wet.
moister|More humid.
moisture|Humidity.
monadic|Like a unit.
monitor|Type of war vessel with low deck.
monkery|Monastic life.
moraine|Earth-and-stone deposit of a glacier.
morocco|African colony of France.
morocco|Country successfully invaded by Allies.
morocco|Country visited by Roosevelt.
morocco|Sultanate in Africa.
motherland|Land of one's ancestors.
motionless|Fixed.
muleteer|Driver of stubborn animals.
muscles|Coordinated bundles of tissue fibers.
mustang|North American P-51 single-seat fighter, used at Dieppe.
mustangs|North American P-51 single-seat fighters.
mutters|Indistinct utterances.
myriads|Hosts.
nankeens|Trousers of cotton cloth.
napoleon|Famous Corsican.
napoleon|Military genius.
narcotize|Induce stupor.
nardine|Relating to aromatic plant used by ancients.
narrates|Recounts.
nascency|Birth.
naseberry|Sapodilla tree, source of chewing gum.
nastier|More dangerous.
nattiest|Most tidy.
natural|___ Bridge, formerly property of Thomas Jefferson.
naturalizes|Habituates.
natured|Endowed with a distinguishing quality.
necktie|Cravat.
nectars|Delicious beverages.
needles|Pointed rocks in the English Channel.
needles|Sewing implements.
needless|Not required.
negators|No-men.
negotiate|Transact.
nellies|Nice people.
nemeses|Avenging agencies.
nestled|Snuggled in.
nestled|Took shelter.
netsukes|Japanese carved objects of art.
netters|Fishermen.
netters|Snarers.
nettler|One who irritates.
neurone|Nerve cell: Anat.
neurons|Structural units of nervous system.
newsreel|Popular film.
nimiety|Redundancy.
nimrods|Great hunters.
ninepin|Bowling target.
ninnies|Dunderheads.
nodders|Sleepy folk.
noodles|Main ingredient of a popular soup.
nostrum|Quack medicine.
notable|Extraordinary.
notable|Famous person.
notation|System of signs.
nothing|Cipher.
nothing|Nonentity.
nouvelle|Short story: Fr.
nursing|Profession of the A. N. C.
obverse|Counterpart.
ocarina|Musical instrument.
oceanic|Vast.
octaves|Stanzas of eight lines.
odorous|Sweet-smelling.
offense|The best defense.
oleates|Salts of oleic acid.
onagers|Asian wild asses.
onomatopoeia|Formation of words from natural sounds.
oospore|Fertilized cell in botany.
opaline|Iridescent.
oration|Graduation speech.
orators|What Daniel Webster and Patrick Henry were.
ordains|Decrees.
organist|Musical performer.
organizes|Systematizes.
oriental|Chinese.
ornament|Decoration.
ostosis|Bone formation.
ottoman|___ Empire.
outcome|Result.
outstanding|Salient.
outstrip|Go beyond.
ovation|Popular homage.
overapt|More than likely.
overate|Feasted to excess.
overate|Glutted one's self.
overate|Was a glutton.
overcome|Achieve mastery.
overcomer|Conqueror.
overseas|Where A. E. F.'s are sent.
overstep|Exceed.
overtly|Publicly.
ovulate|Containing immature seeds.
pacific|Allied-Japanese naval arena.
pacific|Battle arena south of Aleutians.
pacific|Huge Allied-Jap naval arena.
pacific|Naval arena.
pacific|Vast Allied-Jap naval arena.
pacific|Vastest war theatre.
palinode|Metrical recantation.
palmate|Resembling a hand.
palters|Speaks trickily.
paneled|Style of wainscot.
parachute|Modern type of troops.
parachutist|Specially trained fighter.
parsons|Engineer of N. Y. C. subways (1859–1932).
parting|Division.
pastors|Clergymen.
pawners|Hock shop customers.
peahens|Female birds.
pensive|Thoughtful.
pentane|Gas found in petroleum.
percale|Closely woven cotton fabric.
perigee|Point where moon is nearest earth.
perpetuate|Preserve from extinction.
pertain|Relate to.
perusal|Scrutiny.
pestles|Implements for grinding.
phalarope|Small shore bird.
phrases|Word arrangements.
pillages|Takes as booty.
pinesap|Fragrant plant parasitic on roots.
platens|Typewriter rollers.
plaudit|Acclamation.
pleader|Lawyer.
pleased|Gratified.
ponderers|Deliberators.
portend|Betoken.
possess|Own.
potentially|Latently.
praters|Idle talkers.
preened|Smoothed, as feathers.
premises|Distinct portions of real estate.
preserves|Non-rationed foodstuffs.
preterite|Past tense.
primate|Church dignitary.
primate|Highest ranking prelate.
properly|Correctly.
provenders|Provides cattle with food.
province|Division of a country.
pullets|Potential broilers.
punners|Those who play on words.
purples|Hues of kings.
quartan|Occurring every fourth day.
quavery|Shaky.
quintet|Musical group.
radiate|Emit light.
radiate|Send out heat.
radiate|Shine.
raiders|Attacking planes.
rainier|Washington peak, 14,408 feet high.
rallies|Gathers round the flag.
rallies|Mass meetings.
rapines|Pillages.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
rarebit|Dish of melted cheese on toast.
readier|Better prepared.
readjusts|Brings into a different order.
reagent|Source of reflex action.
reagents|Reacting chemicals
realigned|Straightened out the ranks.
realtor|Florida business man.
rebater|Discounter.
recalled|Withdrew an official.
receive|Admit.
recession|Withdrawal.
reciprocal|___ Trade Agreements.
recites|Repeats aloud.
reconnoiter|Make strategic survey of land.
recovers|Obtains by legal process.
redolent|Fragrant.
redraws|Makes a redraft.
redress|Reparation.
redress|To commit justice.
reenslaving|Putting in bondage again.
refluent|Ebbing.
regatta|Famous sporting event at Henley on the Thames.
regatta|Series of races.
regranted|Conferred again.
regulations|Army rules.
rejuvenated|Reinvigorated.
relabel|Reclassify.
related|Recounted.
relaxer|Slackening agent.
relegate|Consign.
reliant|Dependent.
relieve|Assuage.
relieve|Furnish reinforcements.
relives|Experiences anew.
remembrance|Keepsake.
remised|Surrendered: Law.
remoras|Fish that adhere to sharks.
reneger|Person revoking.
renewed|Invigorated.
renovated|Done over.
repaints|Redecorates.
repanel|Refurnish with wainscoting.
repeople|Restock.
repetend|Number in a repeating decimal.
replete|Full.
reporter|Newspaper man.
reprint|Second edition.
repulse|British warship sunk by the Japs.
resection|A cutting or paring off.
resents|Takes umbrage.
resewed|Stitched anew.
resounded|Reverberated.
respect|Deference.
respect|Esteem.
respect|Hold inviolable.
respond|Answer.
restored|Put back.
resulted|Terminated.
retention|Maintenance.
reticent|Indisposed to talk.
retinal|Pertaining to part of the eye.
retirer|Withdrawer.
retorts|Vessels for heating chemicals.
retotal|Add again.
retouch|Modify.
retrace|Go back the same way.
retreat|Bugle call.
retrial|Second judicial examination.
reversal|Turnabout
reviler|Asperser.
revival|Renaissance.
revived|Rekindled.
ridotto|Italian masquerade.
rigadoon|Brisk dance.
rightly|Without error.
rillets|Small streams.
rimless|Without edging.
ringers|Bells.
rinsing|Washing lightly.
ripener|Maturing agent.
riskily|With jeopardy.
rivalled|Stood in competition.
riveter|Defense worker.
riveter|Workman in aircraft factory.
roaster|Excessively hot day: Colloq.
roentgen|Discoverer of light rays (1845–1923).
rolling|Coiling.
romance|Form of prose fiction.
rowboat|Unit of Central Park Navy.
rudders|Airplane steering gear.
rugging|Coarse cloth for blanketing.
ruinate|Demolish.
ruinate|Demolish.
ruminants|Cud-chewing animals.
russets|Winter apples.
sachets|Perfumed bags.
sacristan|Sexton.
saddler|Equine-leather maker.
sailors|Bluejackets.
sailors|Horn-pipe dancers.
salamis|Island off the coast of Greece.
salinas|City in California.
sallied|Proceeded spiritedly.
saltish|Brackish.
saluter|Soldier when meeting an officer.
samisen|Guitar played by geishas.
samurai|Jap army officer, loosely.
sandbag|Form of protection against bombs.
sarabande|Old-time Spanish dance.
sardine|Fish delicacy.
sardine|Former Norwegian export to U. S.
sardine|Pilchard.
sardine|Young of the pilchard.
sashayed|Skipped lightly: Slang.
satsuma|Seat of a pro-imperialist Japanese clan.
saurels|Horse-mackerels.
saurels|Pompano-like fishes.
sausage|Highly seasoned meat.
saviour|Redeemer of mankind.
scalars|Pure numbers.
scanned|Marked with feet and accents.
scariest|Most jittery.
scarred|Battle-marked.
science|Exact knowledge of natural laws.
scorpion|Constellation partly in the Milky Way.
scraper|Apparatus used in leveling airfields.
scrapes|Grades a road.
screened|Hidden from sight.
scrolled|Drafted in outline
sculler|Rower.
scuttled|Sank.
seadogs|Old sailors: colloq.
seagull|United States Navy scout-observation plane.
searing|Blighting.
seasick|Afflicted by mal-de-mer.
seaside|Seashore.
secants|Straight lines cutting a curve.
secrete|Cache.
secrets|Mysteries.
secures|Makes fast.
sedately|With decorum.
sedatest|Most reserved.
seeking|Looking for.
seeress|Clairvoyant.
selects|Chooses draftees.
sellers|Tradesmen.
selvage|Edging of fabric.
semantic|Pertaining to meaning in language.
seminars|Student groups.
senator|Upper House member.
senator|What the sponsor of the Wagner Act is.
senecas|Iroquoian Indians.
senecas|Iroquois Indians.
senhora|Brazilian lady.
separates|Parts.
serener|More peaceful.
serener|More peaceful.
seriema|Cranelike Brazilian bird.
serosas|False amnions.
serpents|Reptiles.
serrate|Notched, as a leaf margin.
servals|Spotted African wildcats.
sesames|East Indian herbs yielding oil.
sessile|Continuously employed.
sestets|Concluding sonnet stanzas.
setters|Gun dogs.
setters|Hunting dogs.
sextons|Church officers.
sextons|Under-officers in a church.
shallop|Light rowboat.
shammer|Faker.
shatter|Break.
shelter|Air-raid refuge.
shipbuilders|Vital war workers.
silesia|Region in Poland and Czechoslovakia.
similes|Figures of speech.
simmers|Is in a state of repressed irritation.
singlet|Cotton undershirt.
skeletal|Pertaining to bones.
skewered|Pierced.
slacked|Relaxed.
slacker|Evader of military service.
slanders|Calumniates.
sleeper|Unexpectedly successful movie: slang.
slights|Insults by omission.
slitted|Cut lengthwise.
sluices|Drenches.
sluices|Flumes.
slushed|Drenched: Colloq.
slyness|Underhandedness.
smarten|Improve in appearance.
snapper|Kind of turtle.
snaring|Trapping.
sneezes|Kerchoos.
snoozed|Napped: Colloq.
solanin|A poisonous alkaloid from plants.
solemnly|Formally.
sonatas|Instrumental musical compositions.
sophist|Fallacious reasoner.
sophistry|Subtly fallacious reasoning.
sordine|Musician's mute.
sorosis|A woman's club.
soutane|Cassock worn by priest.
soutane|Cassock.
speared|Struck with a lance.
speeded|Helped onward.
spheral|Symmetrical.
spicule|Spikelet.
spinate|Having a backbone.
spitefulness|Petty ill will.
spitfire|Defender of London and Malta.
sponsal|Pertaining to marriage.
sponsor|Godfather.
spouted|Jetted.
springe|Noose to catch an animal.
spurting|Jetting.
stabile|Not moving.
stadium|Football field.
stamens|Parts of flowers.
stannic|Containing tin: Chem.
starets|Russian teacher.
starter|Tyro.
statical|Acting by mere weight without motion.
station|Battle ___.
steerer|Helmsman.
steeves|Derricks used in stowing cargo.
stelene|Columnar: rare.
steppes|Vast Russian plains.
steppes|Vast plains.
sterile|Useless.
stetting|Letting stand, in printing.
stewing|Fricasseeing.
stinger|Sharp retort.
stinted|Scanty.
stinter|Frugal person.
stipends|Allowances.
stirred|Moved.
stoical|Impassive.
storeship|Naval vessel for carrying supplies.
stories|Yarns.
stouten|Make strong.
strainer|Kitchen utensil.
straits|___ Settlements: capital, Singapore.
strands|Fibers.
streaks|Shoots, as a meteor.
streams|Currents.
streets|City ways.
streets|Paved ways.
streets|Ways.
streets|Ways.
stretch|Exaggerate.
stretto|More rapid: Music.
strings|Part of the Philharmonic Orchestra.
stripped|Peeled.
subordinate|In a lesser role.
suiting|Becoming.
supported|Advocated.
surnames|Patronymics.
surpass|Outdo.
surpass|Outstrip.
surtout|Man's overcoat.
swigged|Drank: colloq.
symbolism|The giving of fanciful meanings to prosaic objects.
syndicate|Combination of capitalists.
tabaret|Upholstery silk.
tabulate|Arrange methodically.
tagging|Marking.
talipot|Fanleaf palm of Ceylon.
tamales|Hot Mexican dishes.
tanager|Oscine bird.
tangent|A new and unexpected tack.
tapalos|Spanish-American scarfs.
tarantella|Lively Neapolitan dance.
tasting|Sampling.
tautest|Tightest.
teamsters|Truck drivers.
teardrop|Saline liquid.
teatime|Afternoon recess in Britain.
teepees|Indian lodges.
tegumen|Seed covering.
tempestuous|Stormy.
tempted|Induced.
tension|State of strain.
ternary|Containing three variables.
ternate|Arranged in threes, as poison ivy leaves.
terrace|Balcony.
testiest|Grouchiest.
testified|Witnessed.
thanksgiving|American holiday celebrated in England.
thereat|At that place.
therein|In that place.
thistle|Companion of the rose and the shamrock.
thunderbolt|Army P-47 fighter plane.
thunderbolt|Escort plane on Emden raid.
thunderbolt|Fast fighter of the USAAF.
thunderbolt|Newest Army fighting plane.
tierces|Wine casks.
tillable|Fit for plowing.
tinnier|Brighter.
tiptoes|Walks very quietly.
tirades|Harangues.
tirades|Long speeches.
tissued|Gauzelike.
titrate|Determine the concentration of: Chem.
titular|Nominal.
toasted|Drank in honor of.
toasting|Parching by heat.
toddies|Hot drinks.
tolerates|Puts up with.
tonight|Target for ___.
tooters|Players of wind instruments.
tootled|Sounded a horn.
torpedoes|Projectiles.
torrent|Rushing flood.
tortoise|Chelonian.
torture|Judicial procedure obsolete in most civilized countries.
toupees|Wigs.
traders|Merchants.
tragedy|Of which Melpomene is the Muse.
trainee|Soldier under construction.
tranced|Enraptured.
transitions|Changes.
transom|Part of a door.
transports|Important ships in a convoy.
transpose|Interchange.
treason|Betrayal.
treater|One giving care.
trenail|Wooden spike used in ship-building.
tresses|Hair.
tribune|Roman official.
trigonometry|Branch of mathematics.
tripoli|To the shores of ___.
tripoli|Libyan city.
tritest|Stalest.
triumphal|Commemorating victory.
troopers|Cavalrymen.
tropine|Poisonous crystalline base.
tsarina|Title of ruler slain in 1917.
tsetses|Poisonous flies.
turdine|Bird family, including the thrushes.
turnstile|Device for a doorway.
tuxedos|Suits named after Indian word for wolf.
typhoons|British fighter planes.
tyrants|Oppressors.
unaware|Ignorant.
uneases|Discomforts.
uneaten|Not consumed.
ungenteel|Impolite.
unhorse|Unharness.
uniform|What every soldier wears.
unitarian|Member of a religious sect.
unitarian|Member of religious sect.
unitarianism|Religious doctrine.
unities|Classical canons of dramatic composition.
unlined|Smooth.
unlocated|Not placed.
unmanly|Unbecoming a male person.
untrammeled|Not hampered.
unutterable|Inexpressible.
uranium|Radioactive element.
utilize|Make serviceable.
valuate|Appraise.
varnish|Gloss.
venerated|Respected.
ventages|Finger holes in musical instruments.
vermian|Worm-like.
veteran|Seasoned soldier.
victors|Winners.
violates|Infringes.
vocalic|Having vowel sounds.
volplaned|Glided in an airplane.
wapitis|Elklike animals.
washers|Scrubbers.
waverers|Falterers.
wayside|Border of a road or patch.
weakener|Underminer.
wheedle|Cajole.
windpipe|Weasand or trachea.
winters|White Russian generals.
wiremen|Telephone repairers.
wirings|Installations of electrical conductors.
withers|Jane ___ of the movies.
wrongdoer|Sinner.
yardarm|Either end of a square-rigged vessel's yard.
yearned|Pined.
yeasted|Fermented.
yodeled|Sang in the Alps.
ytterbic|Pertaining to a rare metallic element.
zorillo|The Cape polecat.
abandons|Forsakes.
abating|Lessening.
abigail|Lady's waiting maid.
abolish|Do away with.
abominate|Abhor.
abominate|Loathe.
absentee|War production slacker.
academy|West Point or Annapolis.
acetate|Acetic acid salt.
acetone|Liquid ketone.
acoustic|Auditory.
acreage|Area.
acrobat|Tumbler.
acrobats|Tumblers.
adamant|Formerly, the diamond.
adipose|Fatty.
admiral|High naval officer.
advance|Further.
adventure|Daring feat.
ageless|Unending.
agility|Nimbleness.
agitate|Excite.
alcoves|Recesses.
alexander|Allied commander in Italy.
alexander|Allied commander in Italy.
alexander|Victor in Italy.
alienee|Receiver of transferred property.
aliment|Sustenance.
alligator|Armed amphibious U. S. landing barge.
amanita|Poisonous fungus.
amboina|Island S. of Ceram.
amboina|Naval base, Moluccan Islands.
ancestor|Object of worship in Japan.
anemone|Genus of herbs of buttercup family.
aneroid|Barometer.
aneroid|Fluidless barometer.
angelic|Seraphic.
animals|Beasts.
animate|Inspire.
animater|Vivifier.
animato|Lively: Music.
anisette|French liqueur.
annotate|Make foot-notes.
anoints|Moistens with oil.
another|Not the same.
anteroom|Vestibule.
antipodes|Island group S of N. Z.
antipodes|Island group S. of New Zealand.
antipodes|Islands S. E. of New Zealand.
apelike|Anthropoidal.
aporias|Matters professed: Rhetoric.
appeals|Fund-raising campaigns.
appease|Mollify.
approval|Endorsement.
aragonite|Calcium carbonate.
arbutus|Massachusetts State flower.
archangel|Port at mouth of Dvina.
arctics|Overshoes.
arenose|Sandy.
areolas|Portions of irises.
ariette|Short song.
armament|Guns and munitions for war.
armload|Amount carried.
armorer|Gunner's mate.
arousal|Awakening.
arousal|Incitement.
arouser|Awakener.
arranges|Determines.
arrears|Debts.
arrogation|Usurpation.
arsenal|Ammunition dump.
arsenal|What the British countryside is.
arteries|Channels of trade.
artiste|Female performer.
artless|Unsophisticated.
askance|Obliquely.
assault|Attack.
assault|Attack.
assenter|Acceder.
asserts|Asseverates.
assuage|Comfort.
assures|Confirms.
astatic|Without polarity.
asteroid|Starlike body.
atavist|Reverter to primitive type.
atelier|Studio.
atomize|Reduce to minute particles.
attests|Confirms.
attired|Dressed.
audition|Radio test.
auditor|Hearer.
baronet|British title.
bastille|Prison destroyed in 1789.
batters|Ball players.
battles|Combats.
battleships|Attackers of Truk.
bayonet|Weapon.
behoove|Be proper for.
beldame|Old crone.
beleaguers|Besets.
believer|One who has faith.
beneficence|Active goodness.
beveled|Sloping.
beverages|Drinkables.
biretta|Ecclesiastic square cap.
biretta|Priest's cap.
bittern|Nocturnal swamp bird.
blankly|Vacantly.
blatant|Clamorous.
bleeder|Sponger, leech.
blenders|Mixing machines.
blitzkrieg|Slowed-up lightning war.
bluings|Wash whiteners.
blunderer|Bungler.
boaters|Sailors in Central Park.
bohemia|Where Prague is.
bolivia|Country with no seaport.
bologna|University city in battle-line.
bombardiers|Airmen.
bombers|Mitchells, Forts, Liberators.
braying|Animal outcry.
breathe|Whisper softly.
bridges|West Coast labor leader.
buttery|Pantry.
cabaret|Restaurant.
calends|First day of Roman month.
calibrate|Determine needed corrections in a firearm.
calibre|Diameter of a bullet.
caliper|Measuring device.
calotte|Skullcap.
camorra|Italian secret organization.
cantatas|Choral compositions.
capeskin|Glove leather from goats.
capitol|Where Congress meets.
capsicum|Plant yielding Cayenne pepper.
capsize|Overturn.
capstans|Hoisting machines.
captain|Wearer of four ½ in. gold stripes.
captains|Wearers of silver spread eagles.
caravel|Turkish man-of-war.
cassino|Besieged Italian town.
cassino|Bitterly contested city.
cassino|Liberated Italian town.
cassino|Strategic town on road to Rome.
cassock|Ecclesiastical garment.
cataclysm|Débâcle.
caterer|Provider.
catkins|Aments.
cattery|Feline stock farm.
celerity|Dispatch.
celestial|Of the Chinese people.
cellars|Wine rooms.
censure|Condemn as wrong.
chained|Catenated.
chaises|Light carriages.
changes|Alters.
chaparral|Thicket of oaks.
charade|Guessing game.
charter|Hire.
chicane|Sharp practice.
chrisms|Baptismal oils.
citadel|Fortress.
classes|Grades.
cleaned|Mopped up.
clement|French Pope at Avignon (1305–1314).
clients|Patrons.
coarsen|Thicken.
coastal|Of the shoreline.
cogitation|Reflective thought.
coinage|Mintage.
cologne|Blasted Rhine city.
cologne|Devastated German industrial city.
cologne|Heavily bombed Rhineland city.
colonial|British citizen.
commons|Lower House of Britain.
concern|Business establishment.
concert|Musicale.
concertina|Musical instrument.
congruity|Point of agreement.
connote|Imply secondarily.
coralline|Type of atoll composition.
corners|Nooks.
corsair|J. P. Morgan yacht, now serving in Navy.
corsair|U. S. fighter plane.
corsair|U. S. scout bomber.
coterie|A set, as the "Cliveden set."
cottage|Type of cheese.
coyness|Bashfulness.
cracked|Broken open.
creamed|Beaten till frothy.
creator|Maker.
crested|Topped.
crunchers|U. S. Army "bulldozers."
cutlass|Pirate sword.
dalmatian|Native of East Adriatic coast.
damaged|Vandalized.
deadwood|Anything not useful.
decagon|Ten-angled, ten-sided figure.
deemster|Manx judge, or novel by Hall Caine.
deepens|Dredges.
deference|Regard.
delegate|Proxy.
delegated|Authorized.
deleted|Removed.
demands|Asks for.
demasts|Breaks spars.
demobilization|Post-war problem for Uncle Sam.
denounce|Accuse.
denuded|Stripped.
denudes|Strips.
deodars|Under the ___.—Kipling.
deplore|Regret profoundly.
depress|Discourage.
deserts|Libyan battlegrounds.
despises|Loathes.
destroy|Blot out.
destroyer|Nemesis of U-boats.
detailing|Briefing before an air mission.
deutzia|Asiatic hydrangea.
devotee|Ardent worshiper.
diademing|Crowning.
dictated|Enjoined.
dilates|Expatiates.
diorama|Scenic effect.
diseuse|Artiste.
disloyal|Treacherous.
disprove|Refute.
dissects|Anatomizes.
dogwatch|4 to 6, 6 to 8 P. M.
dominos|Half masks.
donator|Contributor.
dormant|Asleep
dormant|In abeyance.
dragoon|Soldier of British "Guards."
drained|Drew off.
dramatic|Vivid.
dramatist|Playwright.
dreadnought|Famous British battleship.
earlaps|Parts of flying helmets.
earldom|English noble's domain.
earning|Acquiring by labor.
eastern|The most active war front.
easterner|Atlantic Coast dweller.
edition|Version.
educate|Instruct.
eftsoon|Soon afterward: Archaic.
einkorn|One-grained wheat.
emanate|Arise.
emanates|Flows out.
emanating|Arising.
embosses|Ornaments with raised work.
emerges|Comes forth.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Notable.
empanel|Enroll in a jury.
emperor|Hirohito's rank.
emperor|Hirohito's title.
enabled|Made possible.
enameler|Painter.
endorse|Sanction.
endways|Lengthwise.
enemies|The Axis.
energies|Physical forces.
energies|Powers.
engaged|Began a conflict.
engender|Call forth.
engineering|The big job of the Seabees.
enliven|Animate.
enounce|State.
erewhile|Some time before: Archaic.
erigerons|Asteraceous plants.
eristical|Controversial.
ermined|Clothed as kings.
erodent|A caustic.
eroding|Wearing away.
erythroid|Reddish.
escudos|Pieces of eight.
esperance|Cape on northwest tip of Guadalcanal.
espionage|FBI's bailiwick.
essayed|Attempted.
essayer|Endeavorer.
essence|Time is of the ___.” nyt 1944 ESSENE Jewish ascetic. nyt 1944 ESSENE Jewish cenobite. nyt 1944 ESSENES Ascetic Jewish sect. nyt 1944 ESSENES Members of ancient Jewish sect. nyt 1944 ESSES English letters. nyt 1944 ESSIE Girl's nickname. nyt 1944 EST Superlative ending. nyt 1944 EST Superlative suffix. nyt 1944 EST Superlative suffix. nyt 1944 ESTANCIA South American rancho. nyt 1944 ESTANCIAS Great ranches in Argentina. nyt 1944 ESTATE Property. nyt 1944 ESTATES Properties. nyt 1944 ESTE Famous princely house of Italy. nyt 1944 ESTEEM Respect. nyt 1944 ESTER Ether compound derived from an oxygenated acid. nyt 1944 ESTER Girl's name: Spanish. nyt 1944 ESTERS Chemical compounds. nyt 1944 ESTERS Ethereal salts. nyt 1944 ESTES Colorado park, Rocky Mts. nyt 1944 ESTES Colorado park. nyt 1944 ESTES National park, Colorado. nyt 1944 ESTES ___ Park, Col. nyt 1944 ESTIMATE Rough calculation. nyt 1944 ESTONIA 16th U.S.S.R. republic. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Invaded Baltic state. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Invaded northern State. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Tallinn is its capital. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Tallinn is its capital. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Where Tallinn is. nyt 1944 ESTONIA Where Tallinn is. nyt 1944 ESTOPPEL Stoppage. nyt 1944 ESTRAY Unclaimed horse. nyt 1944 ESTREAT Exact by way of fine: Law. nyt 1944 ESTREAT Take by way of levy: Law. nyt 1944 ESTUARIAL Of large river mouths. nyt 1944 ETA Class of Japanese outcasts. nyt 1944 ETA Greek letter. nyt 1944 ETA Greek letter. nyt 1944 ETA Jap pariah class. nyt 1944 ETA Japanese outcasts. nyt 1944 ETAAC Blaubok of South Africa. nyt 1944 ETAAC Bluebuck antelope. nyt 1944 ETAAC Extinct South African antelope, the blaubok. nyt 1944 ETAACS S. Afr. antelopes. nyt 1944 ETACISM Erasmian pronunciation of seventh Greek letter. nyt 1944 ETAH Allied base in Greenland. nyt 1944 ETAMINE Cotton fabric. nyt 1944 ETAT State: French. nyt 1944 ETEN Truk isle near Dublon. nyt 1944 ETERN Everlasting: Poet. nyt 1944 ETERNAL Unending. nyt 1944 ETERNE Forever: Poet. nyt 1944 ETERNITY Forever. nyt 1944 ETESIAN Periodical wind. nyt 1944 ETHANE Gaseous hydrocarbon, source of alcohol. nyt 1944 ETHER Liquid used in making rayon. nyt 1944 ETHIC Moral. nyt 1944 ETHIC Pertaining to morals. nyt 1944 ETHIOPIA Recent signer of lend-lease pact with U. S. nyt 1944 ETHIOPS Selassie's people. nyt 1944 ETIENNE Bay on Attu Island. nyt 1944 ETIN Chemical suffix. nyt 1944 ETIOLATED Whitened, as plants. nyt 1944 ETITE Eaglestone. nyt 1944 ETNA Former battleground. nyt 1944 ETNA Mountain near Catania. nyt 1944 ETNA Sicilian battleground. nyt 1944 ETNA Where St. Bernard Hospice is. nyt 1944 ETNAS Heating devices. nyt 1944 ETNAS Heating devices. nyt 1944 ETON Waterloo was won on the playing fields of ___"—Wellington.
eugenics|Science of race improvement.
evicted|Expelled.
evident|Patent.
evildoer|Transgressor.
examine|Scrutinize.
examined|Scanned.
eyeballs|Orbs.
eyetooth|One of two in the upper jaw.
fanatics|Followers of Nazism, Fascism, etc.
fantasia|Disney film.
fascist|Blackshirt.
feaster|Patron of the groaning board.
feathered|Turned oars.
federal|Of a league.
filigree|Ornamental openwork.
finesse|Stratagem.
flagella|Threadlike swimming organs.
florence|City of Lilies.
forager|Soldier rustling up food.
fractional|Relatively small.
frankfurt|Blasted city on the Oder.
fritter|Waste.
froward|Cape at S. tip of Chile.
galeate|Helmet-shaped.
galliard|Precursor of the minuet.
garibaldi|Champion of Italian unity (1807–82).
garrison|Famous Abolitionist (1805–79).
garrottes|Chokes with the arm.
gassing|Use of chlorine.
gauntlet|With the, a challenge.
gearings|Motive mechanisms.
general|U. S. Army officer.
generalissimo|Chief commander: Ital.
generalissimo|Title of Allied leader.
genuine|Authentic.
gestapo|Perpetrators of Lidice massacre.
gleaning|Gathering.
glinted|Glittered.
glitter|Sparkle.
gondolas|Cars attached to airships.
gondolas|Venetian commonplaces.
graduation|Important June event.
grainer|Tool for marking wood.
grasper|Greedy person.
grassed|Covered with turf.
greaten|Enlarge.
greater|___ Antilles.
greened|Camouflaged.
grenadier|___ Guards, heroes of Anzio.
grimier|More soiled.
groaned|Creaked.
groping|Feeling blindly.
grosbeak|Cardinal bird.
guerrilla|Kind of warfare promised by Hitler.
guitarist|Instrumentalist.
hanaper|Wicker receptacle.
hankerer|Yearnful person.
hapless|Unfortunate.
harasses|Plagues.
harnessed|Geared, as draft animals.
harpies|Viragoes.
hoariest|Oldest.
holland|Country on invasion coast.
holland|Premier Gerbrandy's country.
honoraria|Payments.
hoopers|Workers who ring casks.
hopping|Taking airplane flights.
hostels|Caravansaries.
howitzer|Light cannon for high-angle fire.
howitzer|Short cannon.
hutment|Soldiers' cabins.
illusion|Imaginary picture.
immense|Gigantic.
immerse|Dip.
immobile|Moveless.
imperials|Empire troops.
imperil|Endanger.
inertia|Inactivity.
inertia|Laziness.
infante|Spanish or Portuguese princely title.
inherit|Acquire by descent.
initiate|Introduce.
inosites|Chemical substances.
instant|Immediate.
instill|Infuse with.
intactly|Wholly.
intense|Expressive of strong emotion.
interceptor|Defensive fighter plane.
interlining|Additional material for warmth.
inutile|Unprofitable.
inutile|Unprofitable.
invaded|Entered hostilely.
investments|Military sieges.
irenics|Theology of Christian unity.
irenics|Theology.
irenics|Type of theology.
iridium|One of the heaviest substance known.
ironers|Pressers.
irrigate|Water.
isagoge|Introduction.
islands|Stepping-stones.
iterate|Repeat.
iterated|Repeated.
itinerated|Traveled on a circuit.
javelin|Thrusting weapon.
jerries|What GI's call the Germans.
jugglers|Legerdemainists.
kerries|Black Irish cattle.
kestrel|European falcon.
khedives|Former Turkish viceroys of Egypt.
kinetic|Producing motion.
kneader|Dough mixer.
laminae|Layers.
lanated|Woolly.
lanoline|Wool fat.
lantern|Luminary associated with Diogenes.
lantern|Portable lamp.
larceny|Theft.
largess|Liberal giving.
latitudinal|Of geographical measurements.
launder|Wash.
laureate|Distinguished poet.
learner|Apprentice.
leather|Hypothetical neck of a Marine.
leatherneck|Uncle Sam's fightingest nephew.
leavening|Dough raiser.
legalism|Strictness in conforming to law.
leisure|Free time.
lemonade|Popular drink.
liberator|Consolidated Army bomber.
liberator|Great U. S. bomber.
liberator|U. S. bomber.
liberator|USAAF bomber.
lightning|Plane flown by Major Bong.
ligneous|Woody.
lineage|Family.
lingers|Waits.
lissome|Supple.
listened|Tuned in.
literal|Written.
liturgy|Ritual.
localizer|Electrical apparatus in fire alarm system.
loggerheads|Large marine turtles.
loiterer|Flaneur.
loiters|Wastes time.
lubbers|Unskilled seamen.
lyrical|Suited for song.
maenads|Bacchantes.
magistrates|Civil officers.
mahatma|High-minded person.
maiming|Crippling.
mainsheets|Nautical ropes.
maintenance|Biggest job of our Service of Supply.
majority|The rulers in a democracy.
malapert|Saucy person.
malcontents|Dissatisfied people.
mananas|Franco's tomorrows.
manatee|Sea cow.
mandate|Order.
manikin|Pygmy.
maniocs|Cassavas.
mannans|Hexosans: Chem.
mariners|Martin PBM-3's; eyes of the fleet.
marines|Heroes of Cape Gloucester.
marital|Connubial.
marshal|Military title.
marshall|Islands, base of bombers of Truk.
marshalls|Kwajalein, Eniwetok, etc.
marshalls|Pacific islands attacked by Mitscher.
martello|Circular fort used in Corsica, 1794.
massing|Gathering forces.
mastaba|Egyptian tomb.
masters|Edgar Lee ___.
mastery|Ascendancy.
matelot|Sailor: Fr.
matilda|Waltzing ___.” nyt 1944 MATSUS Japanese pines. nyt 1944 MATSUWA Island in Kuriles. nyt 1944 MATTE Dull finish. nyt 1944 MATTED Snarled. nyt 1944 MATTY Nickname. nyt 1944 MAUCH ___ Chunk, Pennsylvania. nyt 1944 MAUDLE Render tearful. nyt 1944 MAUI Chief culture hero of Polynesia. nyt 1944 MAUSERS Firearms of repeating type. nyt 1944 MAW Bird's craw. nyt 1944 MAXIM Inventor of automatic gun (1840–1916). nyt 1944 MAXIM Type of gun. nyt 1944 MAYAS Early settlers in Yucatan. nyt 1944 MCAFEE Lieut. Comdr. of the Waves. nyt 1944 ME Symbol for German plane. nyt 1944 MEA ___ culpa. nyt 1944 MEAD One of the 'round the world” Senators.
meanest|Humblest.
meanness|Baseness.
meatier|More substantial.
medieval|Of the Middle Ages.
melange|Medley.
melange|Mixture.
menthol|Peppermint camphor.
mention|Name.
mimicry|Apish mockery.
minders|Nursemaids.
minters|Money makers.
misaver|Declare mistakenly.
misdeals|Mistakes in bridge.
missile|Shell.
molests|Disturbs.
monadnock|Peak in S. W. New Hampshire, 3,186 ft.
monarchist|Advocate of restoration of royalty in Europe.
mongols|Nomadic Asiatics.
moniker|Tramp's identifying sign.
monists|Those opposed to dualism.
monotone|Sameness of color.
monsoon|Rains.
mooring|Anchoring.
moralisms|Maxims.
morally|Ethically.
morocco|Where Fez is.
morocco|Where Tetuan is.
morocco|Where fourth Roosevelt-Churchill meeting was held.
morsels|Pieces.
mottled|Variegated.
mulatto|Half-breed.
mulatto|Person of mixed Caucasian and Negro blood.
muletas|Matador's assistants.
mutinous|Rebellious.
nacelle|Aircraft part.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Native simplicity.
nameless|Indescribable.
napoleon|1769–1821.
nargile|Ornamental Turkish water pipe.
narrate|Give an account.
narrated|Told a story.
natrons|Glass galls.
natured|Good-___.
nearest|Most intimate.
nearest|Most nigh.
nearest|Shortest.
necessaries|Essentials.
necessities|Compulsions.
nectarine|The color peach.
nectary|Flower part sought by bee.
neddies|Donkeys.
negated|Nullified.
negated|Proved nonexistent.
neogene|Period in Tertiary era.
nepenthe|Potion of forgetfulness.
nesters|Homesteaders.
nestler|Snuggler.
netting|Mosquito bar.
neutrals|The Swiss.
nibbles|Tugs at the bait.
niellos|Metals with inlaid alloys.
ninnies|Intellectual dwarfs.
ninnies|Simpletons.
nitrated|Combined with an acid.
nitrids|Chemical compounds.
nitrite|Salt of nitrous acid.
nodular|Having lumps.
nominate|Propose for office.
nonagons|Nine-sided figures.
nonbelligerent|Spain.
norland|North country: Poet.
nosegay|Bouquet.
notates|Puts into characters.
noticed|Observed.
noyades|Mass drownings during French Reign of Terror.
nutrias|Coypus.
nutshell|Thing of small size.
obedient|Submissive to authority.
obovate|Inversely ovate: Bot.
obsessed|Influenced by a fixed idea.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
ocellated|Spotted, as a peacock.
octagon|Eight-sided figure.
oldness|Antiquity.
olivary|Olive-shaped.
olivine|In commerce, green garnet.
ominous|Sinister.
onagers|Catapults.
oneness|Singularity.
opaline|Iridescent.
operate|Run.
operate|Work.
operation|Working.
optimal|Best.
options|Rights of choice.
orangery|Orchard.
oranges|The ___, a cluster of New Jersey towns.
oratorio|Handel's opus.
orators|Elocutionists.
orbital|Of a planet's path.
ordainer|Predestiner.
origination|True source.
orology|Science of mountains.
orometers|Aneroid barometers.
orotund|Bombastic.
oscular|Of a kiss.
osmosis|Diffusion through a membrane.
ostrich|Two-toed bird.
outcast|Pariah.
outgone|Retired.
outsold|Surpassed in selling.
overact|Emote.
overall|Outer garment.
overate|Gormandized.
overawe|Restrain by fear.
overboard|Into the water.
overmen|Foremen.
overnew|Too lately come.
pacific|Operational area of Adm. Nimitz.
palmate|Webbed, as duck's foot.
parades|Shows off.
paratrooper|Fighter under Gen. Brereton.
paratrooper|Invasion soldier, praised by Bradley.
paratroops|Specially trained airborne infantry.
parings|Peelings.
partite|Tri-___ Conference.
pathfinders|Allied air raiders' guides to accurate bombing.
patient|What Griselda was.
pattern|Exemplar.
peacher|Stool pigeon.
peasant|Tiller of the soil.
peerage|Nobility.
pelisse|Fur-lined garment.
penicillin|Sir Alexander Fleming's gift to the world.
peoples|Races.
percales|Cotton fabrics, usually printed.
perennial|Never-failing.
perorated|Harangued.
petitions|Pleas.
phrasal|Consisting of expressions.
pierrot|Pantomime character.
pilgrim|Early American.
pilgrim|Wayfarer.
pillage|Loot.
pioneers|___ Day, Utah holiday, July 24.
placing|Running second: Horse racing.
planner|Strategist.
plenitude|Abundance.
pocketed|Confined.
podesta|Mayor of Italian city.
porridge|Gruel.
postern|Rear gate.
practise|Accustom.
praiser|Eulogist.
predial|Concerning landed property.
premise|Set forth beforehand.
presage|Portend.
privateer|Vessel sailing under letters of marque.
proceeds|Amounts of money.
promise|Pledge.
propagator|Diffuser.
protagonist|Leading character.
prussic|Deadly acid.
puerile|Childish.
pungent|Strong, biting.
puristic|Pertaining to nicety in literary style.
pygmoid|Dwarfish.
radiate|Extend in all directions.
raffles|The Amateur Cracksman, 1899.
ragtime|Predecessor of swing.
raiding|What the USAAF is doing.
rainier|Highest peak in Washington.
rallied|Bantered.
ramrods|Instruments for cleaning small arms.
rangers|Uncle Sam's Commandos.
raspish|Somewhat harsh.
rationed|Divided by Mr. Bowles.
ratline|Small tarred rope.
ratteen|A kind of mahogany.
rattrap|Hopeless plight.
ravager|Despoiler.
rayless|Without beams.
realistic|True to fact.
rearrest|Take into custody again.
reassert|Restate.
rebreeds|Reproduces.
redskin|Early North American.
reenter|Re-enlist.
refines|Clarifies.
regaler|Lavish entertainer.
regalia|Finery.
regards|Esteems.
regiment|Unit commanded by colonel.
register|Enroll.
regular|Member of standing army.
reinstate|Reinstall.
relaces|Intertwines again.
relator|Story-teller.
release|Permission to publish the news.
remaining|Staying.
remoter|More distant.
renitent|Recalcitrant.
renters|Lessees.
repairs|Mends.
repeats|Battologizes.
repossess|Take back.
reptile|Mean person.
reptile|Serpent.
reradiate|Give off solar heat.
rereading|Scanning again.
reredos|Altar screen.
resends|Transmits again.
resides|Dwells.
resorts|Goes.
restore|Replace.
resurged|Was resurrected.
retaker|Recapturer.
retards|Hinders.
retreat|Retire.
retrials|Second judicial examinations.
revelations|Discoveries.
revolutions|Political upheavals.
revolutions|Political upheavals.
riverside|City in S E California.
riviera|Pre-war French vacation coast.
roentgen|German physicist: 1845–1923.
romance|Tale of adventure.
rooters|Home-town fans.
rootless|Sourceless.
rosters|Lists.
roughshod|Stoutly booted.
routine|Usual procedure.
ruiners|Despoilers.
ruiners|Ravagers.
sabotage|Underground activity in France.
sabotages|Maliciously destroys.
scrapers|Bulldozers for leveling air fields.
scrawls|Hieroglyphics.
screams|Roars.
screeds|Harangues.
scruple|Hesitant feeling in matters of conscience.
seaplane|Mars.
secured|Obtained.
sedition|What Liz Dilling is on trial for.
seediness|Shabbiness.
seepage|Soaking through.
seminar|Student research group.
senates|Councils.
senator|Legislator.
senators|Washington ballplayers.
sendoff|Farewell party.
senores|Spanish gentlemen.
senoritas|Misses.
sensible|Reasonable.
sepaled|Having leaves of calyxes.
seraglios|Harems.
seraphs|Angels.
serenaded|Sang.
serener|Calmer.
sericin|Silk glue.
sermons|Preachments.
serpent|Malicious person.
session|Meeting.
sestertia|Thousand-sesterce amounts.
several|Diverse.
shacked|Slapped.
shadier|More sheltered.
shelter|Home, during air raids.
sherlock|Famous since 1887.
shibboleths|Watchwords.
shiners|Fresh-water fishes.
shortage|Deficit.
shrikes|Butcherbirds.
sierras|High, jagged range.
signaler|Wigwagger.
signore|Italian title.
silesia|District of Central Europe.
similes|Comparisons.
sippets|Bits of toast in broth.
sissies|'Fraidy cats.
sisters|Relative status quints.
skirted|By-passed.
slainte|Irish "skoal!"
slander|Unkind gossip.
slapped|Smacked.
slatted|Flapped, as a sail.
sleeker|Glossier.
sleeper|Train.
slipped|Slid.
smattering|Slight knowledge.
smirked|Simpered.
smokers|Stags.
snappiest|Sharpest.
sneaker|Gum shoe.
sneezer|Hay feverite.
snipers|Detached riflemen.
snorter|Short ___.
soignee|Well groomed.
solaces|Allays.
solaces|Consoles.
soloist|Air Corps cadet on first lone flight.
solvent|Able to pay.
sonance|Tuneful sound.
soprano|Lily Pons.
sorority|Club for co-eds.
soviets|Town councils.
spaniel|King Charles's favorite.
spanner|British monkey wrench.
sparrow|City bird.
spearers|Lancers.
spectacular|Unusually showy.
specula|Reflectors used in optical instruments.
spiegel|Pig iron variety, containing manganese.
spillage|Overflow.
spilled|Slopped over.
splendor|Glory.
sponsor|Backer.
spooler|Reel winder.
stagnate|Become inactive.
stalled|Unable to move.
stalwartness|Sturdy valiance.
stampedes|Rushes in panic.
standee|Victim of SRO.
starker|Harsher.
starter|Race course official.
statics|Branch of mechanics.
stearate|Ester from tallow.
stearates|Stearic acid salts.
steeples|Spires.
steered|Governed.
steerer|Pilot.
steersmen|Sailors at the helm.
stentor|Herald in the Iliad.
stereos|Pulp-mold plates used in printing: short form.
sternite|Insect's ventral plate.
stewards|Ships' culinary chiefs.
stiletto|Poniard-like weapon.
stinging|Stimulating.
stolons|Grass runners: Bot.
stomata|Breathing pores.
stomata|Mouthlike openings.
storage|Safekeeping.
storage|Space for goods.
storied|Historic.
stratus|Great horizontal, low altitude cloud.
streets|Thoroughfares.
striate|Minutely grooved.
strider|Long-stepping walkist.
studwork|Ornamental leather.
sturgeon|Origin of Russian caviar.
stylist|Fashioner.
styrene|Hydrocarbon.
suicide|Seppuku.
superficial|Not significant.
surrealists|Devotees of Dali.
suspense|Mental uncertainty.
sweeten|Add honey.
tamarind|Tropical fruit.
tanager|Unmusical bird.
taphouse|Tavern.
taproot|Underground plant growth.
tapsters|Bartenders.
tasting|Sampling.
tatouay|Large armadillo.
taverns|Taphouses.
tearers|Rippers.
teeters|Vacillates.
telescope|Found on Mount Wilson.
tenures|Rights of holding, as property.
terming|Naming.
termite|Tropical pest.
termites|Social insects.
terranes|Territories.
terrapin|___ War of 1812.
tetrahedron|Four-faced geometric figure.
thalers|German silver coins.
theatre|Area.
theatre|Scene of conflict.
theorem|Principle or law.
theorem|Proven mathematical statement.
thermostat|Device for regulating temperature.
thiamin|Vitamin B.
thunderbolt|Fast USAAF fighter plane.
thundered|Boomed.
tierced|Put in a cask.
toelike|Resembling pedal digits.
tolerate|Suffer.
tooting|Blowing.
tornado|Cyclone.
traduces|Slanders.
trailer|Short film.
trainee|GI Joe in early stage.
traitor|Quisling.
transalpine|On far side of a European mountain group.
transitions|Changes.
transom|Lintel.
transparent|Guileless.
transpire|Become known.
transshapes|Transforms.
traversed|Crossed.
treason|Capital wartime offense.
treasonable|Subversive.
trephines|Cylindrical saws.
trespass|Intrude.
trestle|Railroad scaffold.
trident|Neptune's staff.
trilbies|Beautiful feet: Slang.
tripoli|Libyan battle city.
trooper|Cavalry soldier.
tsarina|Queen ___.
tunneled|Burrowed.
twilight|Evening dusk.
twitched|Plucked.
ukulele|Small guitar.
unbroken|Untamed of spirit.
unclear|Indistinct.
uncoded|Not written in cipher.
universe|The spacious firmament.
unmasks|Reveals.
unusable|Not fit for service.
unwalled|Not protected by parapets.
updraft|What keeps a glider aloft.
uralite|Amphibole found in Russian mountains.
usurper|Displacer of true ruler.
utterer|Speaker.
vectors|Lines in space.
venetian|Nationality of Tintoretto.
vernier|French inventor of slide scale (1580–1637).
victoria|Capital of British Columbia.
vinegar|___ Joe Stilwell.
wavered|Vacillated.
weeders|Garden tools.
western|Describing the coming front.
westerner|Californian.
wetting|Small drink of liquor.
wildcat|Navy fighter plane.
winiest|Most bibulous.
wrested|Taken.
yardages|Length measurements.
yarders|Loggers' donkey engines.
abalone|Ear shell.
abandon|Desert.
abandon|Leave in the lurch.
abasers|Degraders.
aberrational|Characterized by unsound thinking.
aborigine|One of the native race.
absentees|Industrial slackers.
academy|Where Plato taught.
acalephe|Type of jellyfish.
accompany|Go with.
accruing|Growing.
accusations|Criminal charges.
accuser|Prosecutor.
acreage|Extensive ground areas, collectively.
actinia|Sea anemone.
actress|Mummer in skirts.
adamant|Imaginary stone.
addenda|Book supplements.
admiral|Fleet ___ Nimitz.
admiralties|Islands N. of Bismarck Archipelago.
aerobic|Living only in presence of oxygen.
aeronautics|Gen. Doolittle's forte.
against|Upon.
aggresses|Is first to attack.
agitate|Disquiet.
agitator|Fomenter.
agreement|The Yalta ___.
aguacate|Alligator pear.
aileron|Plane's auxiliary wing-tip.
airless|Vacuous.
airless|Without ventilation.
airlike|Ethereal.
alamode|Thin silk.
aleatory|Resulting from luck.
alertly|Briskly.
alexander|Britain's youngest field marshal.
alidade|Surveyor's rule.
alidade|Surveyor's rule.
aliment|Sustenance.
alodium|Real estate held in absolute independence: Law.
aloetic|Like aloes.
alternate|Vary by turns.
amalgam|Alloy of mercury with another metal.
amazons|Women who aided besieged Trojans.
amblers|Trotters.
amboina|Moluccan island.
amirate|Jurisdiction of an Arab ruler.
amities|Friendships.
amphibian|Sea-going jeep.
amulets|Lucky pieces.
anagoge|Mystical meaning of words.
analgesia|Insensibility to pain.
analyst|Chemist.
anasarca|Dropsey: Med.
anathemas|Maledictions.
anchored|Securely moored.
andantes|Musical compositions.
anemone|Reddish blue-red.
anemone|Windflower.
angered|Vexed.
angoras|Handsome cats.
angoras|Turkish shawls.
aniline|Liquid used in making dyes.
animadverts|Makes censorious remarks.
animals|Characters in Aesop's fables.
animate|Cartoonize cinematically.
animate|Stimulate.
animato|Lively: Music.
animosity|Active belligerence.
annotates|Furnishes with explanatory items.
annulet|A little ring.
aphasia|Loss of power to understand speech.
aphelia|Points in orbits of planets.
appellation|Name.
appertain|Belong.
apposes|Places side by side.
araroba|Brazilian tree.
arbiter|Judge.
arbored|Embowered.
arcadia|Happy land.
arcuate|Curved like a bow.
areaway|Tenement yard.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Portions of the iris bordering the pupil.
areolar|Filled with interstices.
areoles|Interstices.
areoles|Tiny areas.
armadas|Navy task forces.
armadas|Navy task forces.
armistice|Happy day.
aromatic|Redolent.
arouser|Alarm clock.
arrange|Adjust.
arrange|Determine.
arrears|Unpaid bills.
arrester|Detainer.
arrogate|Usurp.
articulate|Able to speak.
artiste|Professional dancer.
artless|Naive.
asinine|Ridiculous.
aspects|Phases.
aspirin|Acetate of salicylic acid.
assault|Onslaught.
assizes|English court.
assuages|Quenches.
asteria|The star sapphire.
asteroid|Small planet.
astride|Straddling.
astrolabe|Forerunner of the sextant.
atheists|Followers of Ernst Haeckel.
atlases|Books needing revision.
atresia|Closure of an anatomical channel.
attainers|Achievers.
attenuates|Diminishes in force.
attrition|One method of warfare.
audited|Verified accounts.
aurally|By way of the ear.
aurists|Ear specialists.
auroral|Of the dawn.
authors|Card game.
autopsy|Outstanding procedure in many mystery novels.
availed|Profited.
avatars|Incarnations.
avenges|Retaliates.
aversion|Antipathy.
aversions|Objects of dislike.
averted|Prevented.
aviated|Operated a plane.
avocados|Tropical fruit.
avoided|Shunned.
avoider|Evader.
avoider|Shunner.
avoirdupois|Heaviness.
awesome|Fearfully grand.
bagatelle|Trifle.
balance|Counterpoise.
ballast|Steady.
bangkok|Great Thailand base.
barrage|Coordinated artillery fire.
barrows|Pushcarts.
bartered|___ Bride, opera by Smetana (1824–84).
beatitude|Consummate bliss.
behests|Injunctions.
beloved|Adored.
berthed|Docked.
bestead|Assist.
bestows|Presents.
bestrew|Scatter.
betides|Befalls.
betimes|In good season.
billets|Quarters.
birdies|Golf scores, one below par.
birthstone|Gem for particular occasion.
blander|Smoother.
blankly|Vacantly.
blazing|Burning fiercely.
bleaching|Whitening.
blockbuster|Large egg.
boiling|Cooking.
bombing|War of attrition.
bonanzas|Lucky strikes.
bonneted|Wearing a head covering.
botcher|No artist, he.
braille|Professor revered by blind.
breathes|___ there a man with soul so dead.—Scott.
brigand|Ladrone.
brimful|Replete.
bringer|Bearer of anything.
bristle|Become aggressive.
broking|Trafficking.
bullfrog|Batrachian.
cabaret|Night club.
cadmium|Tin-white metal.
caesarean|Imperial.
calends|First day of Roman months.
caliber|Ability.
caliper|Instrument for measuring diameters.
callers|Visitors.
callous|Unfeeling.
calumny|Slander.
cameras|Reconnaissance devices.
canonic|Orthodox.
caravan|Desert equipage.
caravel|Large Turkish ship of war.
cardinal|What Patrick Joseph Hayes became, March 1924.
casease|Cheese-ripening enzyme.
catapult|Ship's plane-launching device.
catnaps|Dozes.
cavilers|Carpers.
ceasing|Coming to an end.
censors|Letter-openers.
chalice|Goblet.
champagne|Product of Reims.
chances|Opportunities.
chaparral|Thicket of thorny shrubs and dwarf trees.
charger|Cossack's mount.
chestnuts|Trimming for turkeys.
cigarette|AWOL.
cinders|Burnt matter.
circulars|Printed letters.
cistern|Reservoir.
clarinet|Instrument.
coalers|Fuel ships.
cohesions|Adherings.
coignes|Corner stones.
cologne|City in path of U. S. 1st and 9th Armies.
cologne|Rubble city.
cologne|Ruined Reich metropolis.
columbine|Sweetheart of Harlequin.
command|Troops under a general.
compile|Anthologize.
compose|Adjust.
condense|Shorten.
condition|Harden.
considered|Matured by thought.
contorted|Bent in curves.
contour|Outline.
contrasts|Exhibits noticeable differences.
contretemps|Embarrassing occurrence.
cossacks|Irregular cavalry of Russian Army.
cossacks|Units of Russian Army.
costume|Attire.
coverage|Risks included in insurance policy.
crayons|Pastels.
creator|God.
cricket|Pinocchio's conscience.
critics|Judges.
cropping|Cutting off short.
crudity|Lack of refinement.
cumulated|Heaped together.
cupidity|Greed of gain.
curator|Custodian.
curfews|Unpopular night-life ordinances.
curtail|Abridge.
cutaway|Groom's favorite garment.
dactyls|Poetical feet.
daemons|Tutelary deities: Gr. Relig.
damager|Injurer.
damages|Reparation for injury.
dastard|Coward.
datives|Grammatical cases.
dawdled|Lingered idly.
daystar|Morning star.
daystar|Star of dawn, symbol of hope.
deadheading|Traveling in a bomber just for the ride.
deadman|Il Duce, after April 28th.
deafish|Somewhat hard of hearing.
dealers|New ___.
decadence|Deterioration.
decibel|Unit for measuring noise.
decided|Determined.
decrease|Grow smaller.
decrease|Moderate.
decrepitude|Worn-out condition.
defense|Homeguard job.
degrade|Reduce in rank.
delates|Makes public.
delegates|Representatives.
delvers|Diggers.
demeans|Lowers.
deodars|Cedars of India.
deodorant|Disinfectant.
deports|Expels.
deposit|Put.
depreciator|Disparager.
derange|Unhinge.
derates|Reduces insurance premium charges.
derived|Deduced.
desists|Leaves off.
desists|Stops.
desolater|Ravager.
despoil|Pillage.
details|Military bodies.
dialect|Patois.
dialers|Telephoners.
diastem|Interval in music.
dickens|Creator of Silas Wegg.
differentia|Distinguishing mark.
dilemma|Predicament.
directive|An order from Washington.
disaster|Calamity.
disband|Scatter.
discards|Rejects.
discase|Unsheathe.
discrete|Separate.
disherit|Deprive of birthright.
disliked|Hated.
dismast|Break a ship's spars.
dismisses|Rejects.
disowns|Repudiates.
disparage|Belittle.
dispart|Divide.
disperse|Scatter.
dissects|Analyzes.
distrustful|Not confident.
diverse|Varied.
document|Official paper.
dolomites|Division of the Alps.
dolomites|Mountains, NE Italy.
dominator|America's mightiest bomber.
dossier|Papers containing detailed information.
dovetail|Fit in nicely.
dragoman|Interpreter for travelers in the East.
dreaded|Feared.
dresser|Composer of "On the Banks of the Wabash."
dressers|Highboys.
dressings|Outstanding work of Red Cross.
dynamics|Laws relating to physical forces.
eagerness|Fervency.
earnest|Zealous.
earnestly|Seriously.
eastern|An Oriental.
ebonies|Black woods.
ebonite|Hard rubber.
ebonite|Vulcanite.
echelon|Military formation on an angle.
echelon|Plane formation.
eclairs|Cream cakes.
economy|Thrift.
eggplant|Herb allied to potato.
eglantine|Honeysuckle.
egocentric|Self-centered.
egomaniac|Hitler is one.
egotist|Braggadocio.
egotist|Self-centered one.
egotist|Self-centered person.
egotist|Self-centered person.
eidolon|Phantom.
elaters|Snapping-beetles.
elegant|Tasteful.
elevators|Grain storage places.
eliminate|___ the negative.
emaciated|Wasted away.
emerged|Cropped up.
emergency|War; a state of ___.
emirate|Arab chieftainate.
emissaries|Secret agents.
emitter|Discharger.
empires|Domains.
empires|Dominions.
emulates|Vies with.
enactive|Having power to decree.
enamelers|Makers of cloisonné.
endocarps|Inner layers: Bot.
endowed|Gifted.
enemies|Nips.
energies|Potential forces.
enfilade|Rake with gunfire.
enforce|Compel obedience.
engages|Hires.
enigmatic|Puzzling.
enlarger|Expander.
enlists|Joins up.
enliven|Animate.
enlivened|Inspirited.
enormity|Outrageous offense.
enounce|Utter.
enraged|Excessively angered.
enrobed|Invested.
ensigns|Products of Annapolis.
entente|Agreement.
entente|International agreement.
enterer|Incoming one.
entices|Lures.
entitle|Style.
epaulet|Officer's shoulder ornament.
epilogues|Conclusions.
epitome|Abstract.
eradiate|Diffuse.
erasers|Articles never used by solvers.
erasing|Scraping off.
erector|Builder.
erelong|Soon.
eremite|Hermit.
erosion|Processing of Dust Bowl.
erotical|Of a sensual nature.
erratic|Strange.
erratum|Mistake.
eruptive|Breaking forth.
escapee|Skedaddler.
escorts|Convoys.
escorts|Destroyers in a convoy.
esparto|Spanish grass.
espouse|Champion.
estimate|Opinion.
estivated|Remained torpid during summer.
estuary|Mouth of the Thames.
evasive|Shifty.
evolute|Unfolded.
extends|Draws out.
eyeshot|Range of vision.
eyesore|Anything visually offensive.
eyewitness|Looker-on.
facades|Fronts.
falsetto|Artificial voice.
fanatic|Zealot.
fanatic|Zealot.
fashion|Vogue.
fatness|Goering's characteristic.
federal|Of a league.
fedoras|Soft felt hats.
felonies|Crimes graver than misdemeanors.
finales|Conclusions.
finally|At long last.
finesses|Artifices.
finials|Ornamental pinnacles.
flatland|Topography of North German plain.
flotsam|Goods salvaged from the sea.
folding|Plaiting.
foolish|Unintelligent.
foregoing|Preceding.
forested|Wooded.
fragile|Delicately formed.
framers|Writers of the Constitution.
freedoms|The Four ___.
freshest|Newest.
gadgets|Thingumajigs.
galatea|Pygmalion's statue.
garrote|Choke.
gavotte|Dance resembling the minuet.
geishas|Jap dancers.
gelatin|Animal jelly.
gentile|Crack U. S. ace.
gestapo|Perpetrator of horrors in Europe.
gesture|Expressive motion.
gloaters|Exulters.
gouging|Scooping.
gourmets|Epicures.
grandson|Male descendant.
gravest|Most serious.
graylag|Wild goose.
greaten|Magnify.
greyest|Most dreary and cloudy.
groaner|Griper.
growing|Expanding.
gyrators|Rotators.
habited|Arrayed.
halloos|Calls loudly.
hamburg|Von Ribbentrop was captured here.
handsome|Fair of face.
hankers|Hungers.
hardens|Indurates.
harries|Makes hostile invasions.
hastener|Expediter.
hatters|Chapeau vendors.
haulage|Act of drawing.
hearses|Funeral vehicles.
heavily|With emphasis.
hectare|10,000 square meters in France.
hedonists|Pursuers of pleasure.
helicon|Apollo's mountain.
hellcat|Navy plane.
heralds|Proclaims.
hillers|Farming implements.
hinderers|Impeders.
hoister|Lifter.
honesty|Integrity.
honorer|Esteemer.
hosiery|Nylons.
huaracho|Mexican sandal.
iciness|Quality of Aleutian waters.
icterus|Genus of orioles.
ideates|Thinks.
identic|Exactly alike.
idiomatic|Colloquial.
idleness|Baselessness.
ignoble|Base.
illicit|Unlawful.
illness|Malady.
imbrued|Gory.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Copy.
imitators|Copycats.
impanel|Enroll as a jury.
imperials|French beards, copied after Napoleon III.
imposer|Obtruder.
imprint|Stamp.
inadvertent|Heedless.
incense|Madden.
incepts|Commences.
incited|Egged on.
inconnu|The unknown: Fr.
incrust|Apply mosaic.
inditer|Letter writer.
indolent|Lazy.
inhuman|Diabolical.
initiate|Begin.
innings|Turns to bat.
innocent|Lamblike.
innocent|Pope who first gave red hat to Cardinals, 1243–54.
innovating|Introducing new methods.
inroads|Forays.
insider|One in the know.
insider|Possessor of first-hand information.
installed|Initiated.
intaglio|Incised figure in stone.
intakes|Parts of pumps.
integer|___ vitae.
intents|Aims.
intercede|Arbitrate.
interests|Moneyed groups.
international|Rallying song since 1871.
internee|Prisoner in a military camp.
intestine|Domestic.
intoned|Recited.
inundated|Submerged.
inutile|Unprofitable.
inutile|Unprofitable.
ironsides|Constitution.
isolate|Cut off.
isolation|Anti-internationalism.
isthmian|Inhabitant of Panama area.
iterates|Repeats.
jailers|Keepers.
joviality|Mirthfulness.
junction|Point of union.
junketed|Banqueted.
kaisers|Shipbuilding wizards.
kamikazes|Jap suicide planes.
kanakas|Hawaiian natives.
kashmir|Where Srinagar is.
keenest|Sharpest.
kinship|Affinity.
kinsman|Relative.
knacker|Slaughterer of old horses: Eng.
knavery|Villain's work.
knitting|Work of needle-wielder.
kremlin|Stalin's H. Q.
labeling|Designating.
laborers|Heavy workers.
ladings|Cargo.
lanolin|Valuable skin lotion.
larboard|Port.
largess|Generous bounty.
largest|Most comprehensive.
lawyers|Solicitors.
leatherneck|Hero of Iwo Jima.
leeways|Margins for action: Colloq.
lemonade|Summer drink.
lenient|Indulgent.
lentoid|Lens-shaped.
liaison|Connecting link.
liberator|Bomber active in Frankfort's destruction.
liberators|American B-24 bombers.
liberty|Permission to go ashore.
liberty|Unalienable right.
lilliputians|Residents of imaginary country.
liminal|At the threshold.
loadstone|Magnetite possessing polarity.
lobster|Crustacean.
logistics|Chief Allied problem in Pacific.
lolling|Lounging.
lollipops|Children's delight.
loobies|Louts.
loosest|Most indefinite.
loricate|Cover with plates.
lounger|Idler.
lumbago|Rheumatic pain.
lunatic|Madman.
lustred|Had radiance.
lyonnaise|Of the third city of France.
lyrical|Melodious.
macaroni|Italy's staff of life.
machine|Stereotyped; lacking originality.
malaria|Enemy of jungle fighters.
malines|Belgian city of linens and laces, on Dyle River.
malines|Belgian city.
malines|City S. of Antwerp.
mananas|Procrastinators' favorites.
mankind|Humanity.
manumit|Emancipate from slavery.
marauders|Gen. Merrill's jungle fighters in Burma.
mariner|Navy and Marine PBM patrol bomber.
mariner|Navy and Marine PBM, Patrol Bomber.
mariner|Sailor.
marines|All capital ships carry them.
marines|Gen. Vandegrift's boys.
marines|Pacific spearheads.
marquisette|Cotton fabric.
mascots|Navy goat and Army mule.
masonic|Of a secret order.
masseter|Chewing muscle of lower jaw.
mastery|Ascendancy.
matinee|Afternoon performance.
matters|Signifies.
maudlin|Effusively sentimental.
maulers|Bruisers.
mayapple|The mandrake.
meander|Winding river in Phrygia.
medical|Of wearers of the caduceus.
melange|Mixture.
mellowed|Ripened.
memoirs|Biographies.
menders|Fixers.
mentors|Counselors.
merchants|Tradesmen.
merlins|European falcons.
merrily|Gaily.
minaret|Typical sight in Turkey's skyline.
mirador|Turret.
mirages|Optical illusions.
misereres|Penitential Psalms.
mistake|Slip.
moccasin|Pit viper.
monolog|Cornelia Otis Skinner specialty.
monoplane|Type of flying machine.
morales|de ___, Spanish painter called The Divine.
moralize|Interpret in an ethical sense.
morocco|Locale of International Zone.
mortise|Tenon and ___.
muenster|Blasted rail center of S W Germany.
muleteer|Tender of Missouri canaries.
murderer|Whodunit character.
musette|Canvas bag.
myriads|Swarms.
nameless|Anonymous.
nankeen|Durable cloth.
napless|Threadbare.
narrows|Entrance to New York's inner bay.
narwhale|Mammal mentioned in "Moby Dick."
nastier|More vicious.
nastiness|Loathsome taste.
nations|Peoples.
nattier|Neater.
nearest|Closest.
nearing|Approaching.
nearing|Approaching.
nearsighted|Myopic.
neatest|Most deft.
neatherds|Keepers of cattle.
necessity|Urgent need.
necromantic|Practising magic.
negates|Nullifies.
negation|Blankness.
nemeses|Embodiments of retribution.
nemesis|Retributive justice.
nescience|General ignorance.
nettled|Irritated.
nettler|Heckler.
neuters|Worker ants and bees.
neutral|What Switzerland is.
neutrals|Non-belligerents.
nevermore|At no time hereafter.
nidgets|Horse hoes.
ninepin|Game equipment.
nitrate|Salt of nitric acid.
nitrify|Impregnate with nitrogen.
nodules|Little lumps.
nominal|Par.
nominee|Candidate.
nonagon|Nine-sided figure.
nonchalant|Cool.
nothing|Absence of all magnitude.
numeral|Expressing a number.
numeral|Number symbol.
obelisk|Cleopatra's needle.
obtrude|Thrust out.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
oceanic|Of the sea.
octette|Group of 8.
oculist|Spectacles fitter.
oddment|Leftover.
oleasters|Shrubs with olive-shaped fruit.
olefine|A hydrocarbon.
olivine|Green garnet.
omelettes|French soufflés.
oneiric|Of dreams.
opaline|Iridescent.
operate|Run.
operates|Deals on the Stock Market.
operetta|What "Oklahoma" is.
operose|Diligent.
opulent|Wealthy.
oranges|California's pride.
oration|Speech.
organic|Of biological functions.
organists|Players on wind instruments.
orioles|Baltimore birds.
orology|Science of mountains.
ortolan|Game bird.
ottoman|Turkish.
outings|Picnics.
outwear|Last longer than.
overarm|Swimming stroke.
overeat|Prepare for dyspepsia.
overnight|From dark to dawn.
overrun|Ravage.
overtime|Period beyond set limit.
overtrade|Operate on insufficient capital.
paddled|Propelled.
padrone|Italian innkeeper.
palmers|Pilgrims.
pandemonium|Wild uproar.
panthers|Large cats.
papered|Filled with free passes: Theat.
paperer|Pre-dictator Hitler.
papists|Partisans of the Vatican; used disparagingly.
parader|Marcher.
paraders|Marchers.
parches|Shrivels with heat.
parolee|Prisoner conditionally released.
parsnip|Vegetable.
partakers|Sharers.
partial|Biased.
partisans|Anti-fascist European guerrillas.
passade|Forward or backward movement of a horse.
pastorale|Piece of idyllic music.
pasturage|Feeding place for cattle.
patamar|Coasting vessel of Bombay.
patricides|Quislings.
pattern|Model.
pealing|Reverberating.
pedants|Ostentatious scholars.
peddler|Itinerant salesman.
pedestrian|Dull.
peeress|Lady Astor's rank.
peewees|Runts.
penates|Roman household gods.
penicillin|Life-saver.
penitence|Contrition.
peonage|Serfdom.
perdurable|Eternal, lasting.
perfidy|Treachery.
periwig|Covering of hair for head.
perlite|Volcanic glass.
personate|Pass for.
pertness|Sauciness.
petered|Failed: With {/out/}.
pharisee|Paul's sect before conversion.
picketer|Placard-bearing striker.
pintail|River duck.
plaguing|Annoying.
plaintive|Mournful.
planner|Designer.
plaudit|Acclamation.
playoff|Tie-breaking contest.
pleaded|Implored.
polecat|Weasel-like carnivore.
poodles|Toy yapsters.
popeyed|Having bulging orbs.
portent|Calamitous event.
portico|Porch.
potherb|Spinach.
precede|Occur before.
predicated|Affirmed the qualities of.
prepare|Arrange.
prepare|Ready.
pressed|Constrained.
presume|Infer.
pretence|Sham.
pretend|Make believe.
primate|Church title.
private|GI Joe.
proletariat|Wage earners.
promise|Covenant.
propaganda|Psychological warfare.
propanes|Constituents of crude petroleum.
prorogue|End a parliamentary session.
protestations|Asseverations.
provost|Officer of Military Police.
prudent|Cautious.
prunelles|Skinless dried fruit.
pruning|Tree-trimming.
pulsate|Throb.
putties|Cements.
quietus|Discharge from duty.
raciest|Superlatively smart.
raciness|Pungency.
ragtime|Ancestor of jazz.
rallier|Rabble rouser.
rashest|Most reckless.
rasping|Grating.
ratatat|Drum beat.
rattails|Long appendages.
reactors|Responders.
readapt|Make over.
realize|Gain.
rearers|Builders.
reassures|Encourages.
rebutter|Contradicter.
receded|Lost ground.
recedes|Withdraws.
receipt|Act of taking.
recharges|Revitalizes.
reciters|Declaimers.
recreate|Amuse.
rectorate|Cleric's office.
redenies|Withholds again.
reenter|Stage direction.
reeving|Threading, as a rope.
refasten|Link anew.
reframe|Reconstruct.
registrar|College secret'y.
regressions|Backward courses.
regular|Member of standing army.
related|Akin.
relater|Scheherazade.
relator|Story-teller.
release|Free.
release|POW's hope.
releases|Permits to publish at a specified time.
relents|Softens in temper.
relevant|Pertinent.
remised|Transferred legally.
remorse|Self-reproach.
remoter|More distant.
remount|Fresh horse.
remudas|Spanish relays of horses.
rendered|Yielded.
reneger|Violator of rules at bridge.
rentals|Income from real estate.
renters|Apartment dwellers.
reopens|Resumes.
repealers|Followers of Daniel O'Connell.
repeating|Reiterating.
replace|Supply anew.
replacement|Refresher division of troops.
replate|Silver again.
replies|Answers.
reprint|Second edition.
republic|Plato's subject.
repudiates|Goes back on a promise.
repulse|Battleship sunk Dec. 9, 1941, off Malaya.
repulse|Ill-fated British battleship.
rescuer|Lifesaver.
reshape|Change the form.
resigns|Quits.
resigns|Withdraws.
resound|Echo.
resound|Reverberate.
respects|Regards.
respire|Breathe.
restitution|Reinstatement.
restive|Impatient.
restorer|Healer.
retarders|Braking devices.
retestified|Gave evidence again.
retinue|Train.
retinues|Trains.
retread|Popular tire.
retreats|Involuntary withdrawals.
reunite|Bring together.
reveilles|Bugle calls.
reverence|Low bow.
reverie|Waking dream.
reverse|Waltzing movement.
revisions|Corrections.
revisor|Proofreader.
rezoning|Redistricting.
rhubarb|Common garden plant.
riddler|Perforator.
rifling|Spiral grooves in bore of a gun.
ripcord|Part of a parachute.
rissoles|Fried meat rolls, pastry covered.
riverside|New York's famous boulevard.
riviera|The Midi.
riviera|Where Gen. Patch landed, Aug. 15, '44.
roadway|Thoroughfare.
rockets|Weapons of the Future.
roilier|More turbid.
romance|Love story.
rookery|Sealery.
rotated|Revolved.
rotated|Revolved.
rotates|Twirls.
rotator|Turner.
rotunda|Famed round room in Washington.
routine|Habitual path.
saddler|Maker of equine equipment.
sailboats|Sloops.
sailers|Boats spreading canvas.
sailors|Rovers of the deep.
saintlike|Holy.
salamis|Greek island in Aegina Gulf.
salient|Outstanding.
salinas|Monterey city.
salinas|Port of Ecuador S. of Montecristi.
salines|Chemical compounds.
salines|Salt solutions.
samaritans|Ready helpers.
samurai|Exponent of Bushido.
samurai|Jap army officer.
sanctity|Inviolability.
sapient|Sagacious.
satanist|Euchite.
satchels|Traveling bags.
satsuma|Industrial district, Kyushu Island.
saturate|Drench.
saurian|Dinosaur.
sauteed|Fried quickly.
scalene|Triangle.
scallop|Bake in crumb sauce.
scandal|Shameful occurrence.
scarcer|Rarer.
scatters|Disperses.
scenics|Panoramic representations.
schematic|Of a general plan.
schemer|Crafty person.
scolder|Ducking-stool candidate.
scorner|Contemptuous one.
scorpion|Arachnid with venomous sting.
scrooge|Character in Dickens' "Christmas Carol."
scrouged|Crowded, pressed.
seaport|Harbor city.
seasickness|Mal de mer.
seasons|Makes tastier.
seasons|Salts.
seaweed|Kelp, dulse, etc.
seceder|Johnny Reb.
secrete|Hide.
secrets|Mysteries.
secures|Makes fast.
sediment|Dregs.
sediment|Dregs.
seeking|Questing.
seeming|Looking.
seeress|Crystal gazer.
semester|School term.
senator|Legislator.
seniles|Ancient ones.
seniles|Old people.
sepaled|Having leaves.
separate|Unconnected.
septets|Groups of seven.
sergeant|Three-striper.
sergeants|Top-kicks.
sermons|Homilies.
serrano|Spanish marshal and regent (1810–85).
serrate|Notched.
servers|Tennis players.
sessile|Attached by its base, as a leaf.
session|Court sitting.
sestina|Lyrical form.
settees|Sofas.
setting|Style of mounting.
settlers|Pioneers.
settles|Colonizes.
seventy|Square root of 4900.
severest|Most rigorous.
shanghai|City of the International Settlement.
sharers|Partakers.
shatter|Splinter.
sheaths|Sword cases.
sheered|Deviated from proper course.
shingle|Hair-do of the Nineteen Twenties.
shivers|Breaks in pieces.
shoaled|Became less deep.
showery|Pluvious.
shuddery|Causing quaking.
siamese|A people dominated by Japanese.
siamese|Citizens of Bangkok.
sideburns|Short whiskers.
sidecar|Brandy cocktail.
sidereal|Starry.
sideslipped|Skidded.
sighing|Lamenting.
signeted|Marked with a seal.
silence|Most perfect expression of scorn.—Shaw.
silence|Stillness.
silesia|Territory ceded to Poland.
silesia|Where Breslau is.
silliest|Most ridiculous.
similar|Alike.
simoleon|Dollar.
singulars|Individuals.
sinuate|Wind.
sirdars|Commanders in chief of Anglo-Egyptian armies.
slacker|Goldbricker.
slander|False report.
slaters|Severe critics.
sledders|Tobogganists.
sleekness|Glossiness.
sleepiest|Most somnolent.
sleeted|Precipitated winter moisture.
slender|Thin.
slimier|More disgustingly mean.
slippers|Pantofles.
sloganeer|Coiner of catch phrases.
slotter|A shackler.
slovenly|Untidy.
smitten|Struck.
snakebird|Long-necked bird allied to cormorant.
snarers|Strategists.
sniffle|Sign of a cold.
snipers|Concealed marksmen.
snorter|Short ___ Club.
soirees|Evening parties.
solaces|Assuages grief.
solaria|Places for sun baths.
soldier|Doughfoot.
solitary|Hermit.
sonnets|___ from the Portuguese.
sonorant|Resonant.
sorites|Syllogisms: Logic.
sparser|Thinner.
spatted|Wearing low gaiters.
spatters|Splashes.
spencer|Winnie's middle name.
spikelet|Small ear: Bot.
spilths|Things freely poured out.
spinage|Leafy vegetable: Var.
spinster|Lady in waiting.
spirant|A consonant such as "S."
spontaneity|Self-acting quality.
spotted|Accurately located: Mil.
spotters|Detectives.
sprayer|Atomizer.
spruces|Dresses up.
stables|Mews.
staghound|British armed reconnaissance car.
stamens|Spore-bearing flower parts.
stamens|Spore-bearing leaves.
stamina|Power of resistance.
staples|Principal items.
statutes|Written laws.
steelyard|Balance for weighing objects.
steered|Directed.
steerer|Pilot.
steinbok|Small African antelope.
stenosed|Contracted: Med.
sterile|Barren.
sterner|Harsher.
sterner|More severe.
stipends|Salaries.
stipule|Appendage at base of a leaf: Bot.
stirrer|Rouser.
stoning|Lapidation.
storied|Can ___ urn or animated bust.—Gray's Elegy.
straitly|In a narrow manner.
straits|___ Settlements.
strategic|Of military importance.
strayed|Divagated.
streets|Where "white wings" held sway.
stresses|Italicizes.
stretti|Fugue divisions.
striker|Worker AWOL.
strikes|Hits.
striped|Design of Uncle Sam's pants.
stripes|Signs of rank in Navy.
student|Member of ASTP.
stupidity|There is no sin except ___.—Wilde.
stylers|Designers.
stylets|Graving tools.
stylets|Pointed tools.
stylist|Fashion designer.
suggest|Prompt.
surrender|May 8, 1945.
susurrus|Whispering.
sutures|Sews together.
swaggers|Blusters.
swastika|Symbol of a fallen tyranny.
syringe|Squirt-gun.
systoles|Contractions of the heart.
tactile|Tangible.
tailors|Garment makers.
tailors|The Nine ___, by Dorothy Sayers.
takings|Winnings.
taloned|Supplied with claws.
tanager|Bright-colored finchlike bird.
tantara|Succession of trumpet notes.
targets|Objects in Norden bomb sights.
tarlatan|Material for ballet-skirts.
tartare|Culinary sauce.
tartars|People of southern Russia.
tartness|Sharpness of language.
tassels|Pendent ornaments.
teamster|Member of Dan Tobin's union.
teargas|Weapon of the riot squad.
televises|Transmits by light waves.
televisor|Radio set of the future.
tentacle|Feeler.
terminus|Important station.
ternate|Island west of Halmahera.
ternate|Moluccan island base.
ternate|One of the Spice Islands.
ternate|Spice island.
terrane|Geologic formation.
tessera|Mosaic piece.
tesserae|Mosaic cubes.
testate|Having left a will.
theoretical|Given to speculative thinking.
thrower|Propeller.
tigress|Fierce woman.
tindery|Inflammable.
tirades|Harangues.
tireder|More fatigued.
tiresome|Boring.
titanic|April 15, 1912.
tithing|Small levy.
toasted|Browned.
toasted|Drank to.
toledos|Famous sword blades.
tomatoes|Source of vitamin C.
tomboys|Hoydens.
tonsures|Shaves head of.
tooting|Blowing a horn.
tortoises|Chinese emblems of longevity.
totally|Wholly.
totters|Topples.
tourism|Good post-war business.
tracers|Kinds of bullets.
tradesmen|Shopkeepers.
trailer|Short film.
translate|Carry over.
transport|ATC's big job.
traumata|Injuries.
travail|Labor.
travail|Toil.
traverser|Conveyer.
treason|Overt act against one's country.
treason|What Ezra Pound is accused of.
treasure|R. L. S.'s island.
treated|Negotiated.
treaties|International agreements.
tripoli|Seaport of Syria.
trombone|Wind instrument.
truncated|Cut off.
trundle|Roll along.
trunnel|Wooden peg: Var.
trustee|Guardian of money.
tsarina|Catherine the Great.
tsarism|Absolutism.
tsarist|Russian Royalist.
tsetses|Insects carrying nagana.
tunneled|Burrowed.
tunnelers|Subway diggers.
twister|Typhoon.
ulterior|Remote.
unalike|Dissimilar.
uncertain|Doubtful.
unction|Benign influence.
underrun|Pass beneath.
undrape|Reveal.
unerotic|Not outlandish.
unicorn|Vis-à-vis of British lion.
universe|Cosmos.
unlacing|Unfastening.
unladen|Traveling light.
unlined|Without inside covering.
unlisted|Not admitted to trading on the Exchange.
unplanned|Unexpected.
unscrew|Unloosen by turning.
unseams|Rips.
unveils|Dedicates a monument.
upstart|Parvenu.
uranium|Source of atomic power.
uranology|Study of the heavens.
urgency|Pressure.
useless|Of no appreciable value.
usurper|Illegal seizer.
utensil|Useful tool.
utopians|Visionaries.
utterer|Enunciator.
valetudinarians|Invalids.
vantage|Superior position.
variant|Changing.
veiners|Gouges used in wood-carving.
vendetta|Blood feud.
venerate|Respect.
venetians|Natives of famous Italian city.
vespers|Musical services at evening.
victory|The final conquest.
virtues|Ethical qualities.
visages|Faces.
wagoned|Carted.
wallopers|Leather pushers.
wanders|Deviates.
wantage|Birthplace of Alfred the Great.
wanting|Deficient.
warders|Jailers.
warfare|Armed conflict.
warlike|Bellicose.
watered|Sprinkled.
westers|Turns toward setting sun.
whatnot|Nondescript object.
wheeler|Mountain State Senator.
widener|Carpenter's reaming tool.
wildcat|F4F, Navy fighter plane.
wildering|Uncultivated plant.
winesap|Winter apple.
withstand|Endure.
worrisome|Generating anxiety.
wrangle|Squabble.
zebrine|Resembling an animal.
zoology|Science treating of animals.
abolishes|Terminates.
abusers|Traducers.
academies|Learned societies.
accurate|Quality of Natty Bumppo's marksmanship.
aceldama|Potter's Field bought by Judas with thirty pieces of silver.
achenes|One-seeded fruits.
acolytes|Altar boys.
acrostic|Cabal is one.
aculeated|Having a sting.
adenoid|Like a gland.
adhesion|Sticking together.
adorner|Garnisher.
advisers|Counselors.
aerates|Charges with air.
aerates|Fills with ozone.
affiliate|Auxiliary union.
agarics|Fungi including the mushrooms.
agarics|Fungi including the mushrooms.
agential|Of a representative.
agglomerate|Cluster.
agnates|Relatives in the male line.
agnation|Kinship.
aileron|Airplane part.
ailment|Sickness.
aimless|Random.
airdromes|Havens for planes.
airport|Landing field.
alabasters|Gypsums.
alameda|City near the "Golden Gate."
alameda|Shaded walk.
alameda|Suburb of San Francisco.
albatrosses|Largest sea birds.
alcalde|Spanish magistrate.
alcoves|Nick Carter's retreats.
alderman|Mr. Cute's title: Dickens' The Chimes.
alerted|Ordered readiness for attack.
alexander|British general.
alexander|Canada's famous Governor General.
aliases|Assumed monikers.
alienated|Estranged.
alienee|One to whom property is transferred.
alipeds|Wing-footed animals.
allegro|Lively symphonic movement.
alterer|Changer.
alterers|Changers.
amassed|Accumulated.
amateur|Non-professional.
amelcorn|Wheat.
amerced|Mulcted.
americium|New chemical element, No. 95.
amidases|Enzymes which free ammonia from acid amides.
amidine|Chemical compound.
amnesty|General pardon.
amnesty|Pardon.
amoebas|Microscopic protean animals.
amounts|Totals.
amusive|Tending to excite mirth.
amylums|Starches.
anaemia|Blood disease.
analgesic|Producing insensibility to pain.
anapests|Verses in a certain meter.
anathema|Object of intense dislike.
anatomies|Physical structures.
ancients|Classics.
andromeda|Perseus rescued her from the sea-monster.
anemone|Marine zoophyte.
anemones|Windflowers.
anguine|Like a snake.
animation|Act of giving life.
animosity|Malignity.
annular|Ring-shaped.
anoxemia|Deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
antifascist|Fighter against state dictatorship.
antifascists|Opposers of dictators.
antipodes|Islands diametrically opposite Greenwich.
apaches|Geronimo's men.
apartment|Scarcer than a hen's molars.
apostle|One charged with a high mission.
appears|Looks.
appeaser|Conciliator.
arcadia|Classical site of rural happiness.
arcadia|Romance by Sir Philip Sidney.
arenose|Gritty.
areolae|Interstices.
arethusa|She guarded the golden apples.
arietta|Short solo.
arranged|Made orderly.
arrears|Debts due.
arrears|Overdue balances.
arrears|Unpaid dues.
arrests|Restrains.
arrives|Appears.
arrives|Is successful.
arsenal|The ___ at Springfield.—Longfellow.
arsenite|Salt of arsenious acid.
artilleryman|What Harry Truman was in World War I.
artiste|Designating Emma Calve.
ascarid|One of family of roundworms.
ascribes|Accredits.
asepsis|Surgical cleanliness.
asperses|Discredits.
asphalt|Paving material.
asphalt|Paving material.
aspires|Longs.
assault|Winner of racing's 1946 "Triple Crown."
assemble|Convene.
assessor|Tax rater.
assessor|Valuator.
asseverate|Affirm.
assignor|One who transfers property: Law.
assimilate|Absorb.
assizes|English courts.
assumed|Shammed.
assumer|Appropriator.
astuteness|Cunning.
atavism|Reversion to more primitive type.
atavism|Reversion to primitive type.
atelier|Scene of La Boheme, Act I.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Studio.
athlete|Track man.
atomicity|Chemical valence.
atomize|Reduce to fine spray.
atoners|Expiators.
atonies|Phonetic weaknesses.
atrophy|Waste away.
attache|Member of a diplomatic embassy.
attainted|Sullied.
attests|Manifests.
attires|Dresses.
aunties|Ladies from Brazil where the nuts come from.
austere|Stern.
autonomists|Advocates of self-government.
avarice|Covetousness.
avengers|Participants in blood feuds.
averters|Preventatives.
aviates|Flies.
aviator|Birdman.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocado|Pulpy fruit eaten as salad.
avocados|Salad fruits.
avocets|Curved-billed wading birds.
aweless|Without fear.
axillae|Armpits.
ballers|Bushelers.
bananas|Tropical seedless yellow berries.
bankers|Men of David Harum's business.
barathea|Fabric of silk and worsted.
baritone|Singer.
baronet|Hereditary dignity.
basemen|Players on diamond.
battened|Throve.
bayards|Reddish-brown horses.
bearable|Sufferable.
begrudging|Giving reluctantly.
bemuses|Stupefies.
bendays|Stipples, in newspaper parlance.
bergeres|Louis XVI sofas.
beriberi|Disease caused by vitamin lack.
besiege|Beset.
besprinkled|Strewed.
bestowed|Presented.
betakes|Goes: Used reflexively.
biannual|Twice a year.
bidders|Bridge players.
bidders|Bridge players.
bigness|Immensity.
bigness|Importance.
blaster|Destroyer.
blatant|Clamorous.
blatant|Excessively noisy.
bleeder|Hemophiliac.
blessed|___ event.
boleros|Short jackets.
bolides|Shooting stars.
bolivar|Founder of Colombia, 1819.
bolivar|South America's George Washington.
bolivar|Venezuelan coin.
bologna|Site of church of Madonna di S. Luca.
bolshevik|Anti-capitalist revolutionary of 1918 Russia.
boosters|Promoters.
bornite|Valuable ore of copper.
bovines|Oxen.
bracing|Invigorating.
braille|System of printing invented 1829.
brainless|Silly.
brassage|Cost of coinage.
brasses|Wind instruments.
bridges|CIO leader.
bridges|Longshoremen's champion.
bringer|Herald.
brocade|Rich fabric with raised design.
bunters|Short infield hitters: Baseball.
business|Traffic.
bustled|Wearing a tournure.
cabalas|Occult systems.
caesars|Roman emperors.
caldron|Large kettle.
caliper|Measuring instrument.
calorie|Thermal unit.
camorra|Secret society.
campion|English poet.
candent|Glowing.
candidate|Gov. Dewey.
canners|Preservers.
cantata|Bach's favorite choral form.
cantatrice|Concert singer.
canters|Easy gaits.
cantles|Parts of saddles.
cantons|Federal States of Switzerland.
cantors|Singers.
capered|Frolicked.
capitalists|America's economic monarchs.
caprice|Whimsey.
caracks|Galleons.
carbine|Light rifle.
careens|Heels over.
careering|Moving rapidly.
casabas|Winter melons.
casinos|Gaming places.
ceasing|Terminating.
celesta|Pianolike instrument.
cellular|Consisting of small compartments.
centesimo|Small Italian coin.
centrum|Middle section.
cereals|Vital foods being sent abroad.
cessions|Surrenderings.
chariot|Wheeled vehicle.
charter|Instrument of the U.N.
chauvinism|Excessive nationalism.
chemise|Shroud of Dumas' Camille.
chesterfields|Overcoats.
choirboy|Church-singer.
chorals|Bach composed many of these.
christen|Baptize.
cinemas|Motion pictures, in England.
clarence|The late Mr. Darrow.
clarets|Purplish reds.
clerisy|The literati.
cloisonne|Art enamelware.
clothed|Invested.
clothes|What members of ILGWU make.
cloture|Method of ending a filibuster.
cobbler|Shoemaker.
coconut|Palm fruit.
commandeer|Seize for military purposes.
commissar|Russian official.
communist|Molotov.
concentrate|Fix.
conduce|Tend.
congeals|Freezes.
connive|Cooperate secretly.
consists|Is composed of.
constellation|Sky-giant record breaker.
constitute|Enact.
construct|Build.
contend|Assert.
contract|Formal agreement.
conventions|Fixed usages.
cortical|External: Anat.
corundum|Sapphires and rubies.
coruscation|Glitter.
counteract|Frustrate.
coverlet|Counterpane.
coyotes|Prairie wolves.
craters|Volcano openings.
crenated|Marginally scalloped.
crepuscular|Of twilight.
crooner|Singer.
crueler|More sadistic.
ctenoid|Having a comb-like margin, as fish scales.
curacao|Dutch island of Venezuela.
current|Of the present.
curtesy|Widower's land tenure.
cyclotrons|Atom-smashing machines.
dairyman|Big butter and egg man.
damaged|Condition of Don Quixote's lance.
damages|Impairs.
dandelion|Biennial composite plant.
dandled|Pampered.
dangler|Hanger-on.
daubers|Smearers.
daunted|Dismayed.
dealated|Divested of wings, as ants after mating.
dearths|Famines.
debated|Controversial.
decanter|Bottle.
decease|Dissolution.
deceptive|Describes the Black Knight's manner: Ivanhoe.
decried|Underrated.
deepened|Grew profound.
deepens|Intensifies.
defense|Objective of U. S. military.
defense|___ of Poetry—Shelley.
deferred|Put off.
degrees|Stages.
deletes|Blue pencils.
delighted|T. R.'s favorite word.
delvers|Fact seekers.
demented|Thus shock leaves Ophelia.
demised|Leased.
democrat|Harry Truman is one.
denoted|Signified.
dentists|Orthodontists.
departs|Deviates.
derelicts|Abandoned ships.
derides|Treats with scorn.
desires|Wants.
despair|Giant in Pilgrim's Progress.
despoil|Pillage.
despots|Hard masters.
detainer|Legal writ.
detonates|Explodes.
devests|Take away: Law.
dialers|Twirlers at the radio.
diapers|Fabrics woven in a continuous pattern.
diaster|Stage of cell-division.
dietary|Fixed allowance of food.
digested|Thought over.
dilates|Extends in bulk.
dinners|Banquets.
diorama|Mode of scenic representation.
diplopic|Pertaining to double vision.
discipled|Made converts.
discolors|Stains.
disguised|Thus Rosalind appears.
dispose|Adjust.
disposer|Adjuster.
disproven|Shown to be false.
dissever|Sunder.
doghouse|Ignominious state of disfavor: Colloq.
doilies|Table ornaments.
dormers|Windows vertical in roof.
dossers|Baskets to be carried on back.
dossier|Portfolio.
dottles|Tobacco leavings in pipes.
drapers|Dry goods merchants.
dresses|Mrs. Mantalini's business.
ductile|Tractable.
dustmen|British cleaners.
dynasts|Monarchs.
eaglets|Young birds.
earache|Aural pain.
earnest|The Importance of Being ___.
easeful|Comfortable.
easterner|Furriner in the West.
ebonize|Blacken.
echelon|Arrangement of troops or planes.
economy|Thrift.
economy|What OES helps to guide.
ectypes|Copies of an original.
edifices|Radio City components.
editors|Greeley, Watterson, White.
editress|Autocratrix of the copy room.
educative|What Dotheboys' Hall was not.
egoists|Of one of these George Meredith wrote.
eidolon|Image; phantom.
eidolon|Phantom.
elapses|Glides away.
elapses|Passes.
elapses|Slips away.
elaterin|Substance derived from elaterium.
electee|One who has just taken office.
elements|ABCs.
elephant|Tarzan's jungle taxi.
elevate|Lift.
elusive|Baffling.
emanate|Arise.
embassies|Positions in State Dept.
emerald|Fortieth wedding anniversary.
emeralds|Gems.
emergency|Office for ___ Management, created May, 1940.
eminence|Spellman's title.
emirate|Mohammedan official office.
emission|Act of sending forth.
empanel|Enroll.
employee|Person on payroll.
enactive|Having power to decree.
enactor|Player.
enameling|Painting.
enamels|What Palissy worked on (1509–1589).
enamored|Inspired with ardent love.
enclave|Enclose within foreign territory.
encomium|Praise.
endearing|Those ___ young charms.
endears|Holds in affection.
endocrine|Secreting internally.
endurer|Patient person.
enemies|What the Montagues and Capulets were.
energetic|Strenuous.
engages|Involves.
engines|Mechanical tools.
engorge|Devour greedily.
engorge|Swallow greedily.
engrave|What did Hogarth do?
enhance|Intensify.
enisled|Placed apart.
enliven|Animate.
enormity|Outrageous act.
enrapture|Transport.
ensemble|Complete costume.
ensemble|Union of soloists and chorus.
enshrine|Cherish.
ensigncy|Naval rank.
ensigns|Navy officers.
ensphere|Enclose in a globular form.
ensures|Guarantees.
enterprise|Famous carrier.
entitle|Style.
entitles|Gives a name to.
entrant|Joiner.
entries|Notations.
eohippus|Primitive horse.
epaulet|Shoulder trapping.
ephemerals|Short-lived things.
episode|Incident.
episode|Two reels of The Perils of Pauline.
epistaxis|What the doctor calls a nosebleed.
epistlers|Letter-writers.
erasure|That effaced.
erected|Builded.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Recluse.
eremites|Solitary monks.
ermines|Stoats.
erosion|Effect of glacial movement.
erosive|Disintegrative.
erosive|Gnawing.
escaladed|Entered via ladders.
escapes|Leaks.
eserine|An alkaloid.
espouse|Take up the cause of.
espouses|Marries.
essayist|Charles Lamb's calling.
essential|Necessary.
essoins|Excuses for nonappearance in court.
esthete|Dilettante.
estopping|Barring, legally.
etamine|Bunting-like fabric.
eternal|The ___ City.
eternally|Forever.
eternizes|Makes endless.
etiolate|Blanch.
etiolated|Bleached from absence of sunlight.
etiquette|Conventional rules of society.
evaders|Slackers.
eveners|Equalizers.
eventide|Close of day.
everlasting|Infinite.
everted|Turned outward.
evicted|A word every renter hates to hear.
evicted|Ousted.
evictor|Ouster.
evinced|Made manifest.
examiner|Customs appraiser.
example|Pattern.
exegesis|Critical explanation of a text.
exigent|Critical.
existent|Having life.
exonerate|Vindicate.
exserts|Protrudes.
eyepiece|Lens.
facades|Fronts.
fanatic|Temperament of Hitler.
fancying|Liking.
farinose|Mealy.
federal|Of a league.
felting|Manner of sawing wood.
filament|Thread.
finances|What a theatrical "angel" supplies.
firings|Kiln bakings: Ceramics.
firmness|With ___ in the right as God gives us to see the right.—Lincoln.
fishnet|Seine.
fission|Splitting.
flabellum|Fan used in religious ceremonies.
flintiness|Obduracy.
flowery|The ___ Kingdom.
footage|Length expressed in certain units.
foppery|Coxcombry.
foppish|Dandy-like.
foreigner|Alien.
forests|Large areas of natural resources.
gaggers|Joke makers.
gamekeepers|Wardens for animals.
gardening|Pre-Victory hobby of many Americans.
gargantua|Father of Pantagruel.
garibaldi|The George Washington of Italy (1807–82).
gatherer|Acquirer.
gauleiter|Nazi district deputy.
general|Military rank of Macbeth.
geopolitics|Hitler's favorite science.
gestures|Bodily motions.
gibbered|Chattered foolishly.
glances|Fences to hold back snow.
glaring|Plainly evident.
glasses|Barometers.
gliders|Air transport auxiliaries.
glutted|Cloyed.
gnomons|Pins of a sundial.
golgotha|Place of torment or martyrdom.
goliath|Giant of Gath.
governmental|Type of intervention, frequently in strikes.
grackle|American blackbird.
grammar|Textbook.
granite|Symbol of endurance.
greengrocer|Retailer of essential foods.
greetings|Salutations.
grimacer|Maker of faces.
grouped|Assembled.
guttler|Glutton.
habitat|Natural abode of fauna and flora.
hanaper|Receptacle for documents.
hardness|Severity.
harelip|Facial deformity.
harpies|Rapacious persons.
harvest|Shine On, ___ Moon.
healers|Therapeutics.
hearing|Judicial investigation.
hedonic|Pleasureful.
hematic|Of the blood.
hennery|Poultry enclosure.
heritage|Birthright.
hesitates|Demurs.
hessian|Mercenary person.
hinders|Embarrasses.
hircine|Goatlike.
history|What Clio was Muse of.
hoarded|Amassed and concealed.
homicide|Manslayer.
homiest|Most intimate.
honeycomb|Basket-weave pattern.
hosanna|Exclamation of praise.
householder|Head of family.
hurrier|Fast walker.
iciness|Gelidness.
iguanas|Giant tropical lizards.
imagines|Guesses: Colloq.
imitate|Copy.
impaint|Depict; color.
impatient|Temperament of Dorine, Molière's Tartufe.
imperialist|Empire-minded person.
imposed|Levied.
improvise|Extemporize.
inaugural|Lincoln's "with malice toward none," address.
incites|Provokes.
inelegant|Unpolished.
inertia|Indisposition to act.
inertia|Spring fever.
inflation|Economic specter.
ingenious|Cleverly creative.
ingenue|Role played by young actress.
inherent|Permanently contained.
inherit|Take by descent.
inhibit|Restrain.
initiate|Beginner.
insatiate|Unappeasable.
instate|Establish in office.
intagli|Engraved designs.
integrate|Assemble various parts.
intense|Feeling deeply.
intense|Quality of Heathcliff's emotions.
interlude|Entertainment between the acts.
intermit|Discontinue.
interne|Assistant hospital physician.
interns|Places under arrest.
interstate|___ Commerce Commission.
intimated|Implied.
intramural|Within the walls.
invaded|Encroached on.
irresistibility|Superiority to opposition.
isagoge|Introduction.
isolate|Sequester.
isolate|Sequester.
isolation|Idea contrary to "One World."
iterant|Battological.
iterating|Repeating.
keepers|Finders ___.
keynoter|Convention speaker.
kneeled|Rested on marrowbones.
lamentation|Expression of sorrow.
laments|Ghostly cries heard by Old Scrooge.
lancinate|Lacerate.
landlords|Bogie men of housing shortage.
lantana|Tropical shrub of verbena family.
lanyard|Cord used in firing cannon.
lapwings|Plovers with slow, irregular flight.
larders|Pantries.
largest|Most liberal.
lateral|Proceeding from the side.
lavaliere|Pendant ornament.
layette|Collection of clothing.
leapers|Executers of saltations.
legumes|Beans.
lenders|Pawnbrokers.
lenient|Clement.
leopard|It bears the Ethiopian's fingerprints.
leporine|Like a hare.
levities|Frivolities.
liberal|Political progressive.
liberator|Simon Bolivar.
libretto|Opera text.
limited|Express train.
lineaments|Features.
linesmen|Football officials.
listened|Attended a musicale.
literal|Following the exact words.
litigant|Contender by law.
lorries|Trucks.
lucence|Brightness.
macadam|Broken stone for roads.
magenta|Fuchsine.
magnate|Person of distinction.
malaria|What anopheles transmits to man.
malines|Belgian city of linens and laces.
maltase|Digestive enzyme.
managed|Conducted.
manager|Conductor.
manatee|Herbivorous aquatic mammal with big eyes and tough whiskers.
mandarins|Officials of Chinese Empire.
manganese|Grayish white metal used to harden steel.
mantled|Cloaked.
marauder|Morgan the Raider.
mariner|Coleridge's hero, 1798.
marines|Branch of U. S. service since 1775.
marmoset|Squirrel monkey.
married|Conjugal.
marshall|New Ambassador to China.
martian|A being in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds.
masters|Dictators.
material|Writers' data.
matinal|Of the morning.
matured|Completed.
medallion|Commemorative tablet.
mediator|Third party who acts as peacemaker.
meditate|What Hamlet liked to do.
mediterranean|Mittelmeer.
mediterranean|Overseas gateway to the East.
megrims|Headaches.
melinite|High explosive.
menagerie|The Glass ___, by Tennessee Williams.
menially|Servilely.
mentors|Counselors.
mergers|Commercial combinations.
messages|Radiograms.
mestees|Half-breeds.
metabolic|Of chemical changes in cells.
militants|Intrepid fighters for a cause.
militarize|Organize for war.
mingled|Joined.
mirador|Turret in Spanish architecture.
miscasts|Allots an unsuitable role.
misrules|Governs badly.
mistakable|Liable to be misinterpreted.
mistiest|Dimmest.
mistreat|This cruel relatives do to Cinderella.
moderation|Proper mean between extremes.
molasses|What runs slowly in January?
monarchists|Reactionaries in Spain.
monastery|The ___, by Sir Walter Scott.
mortality|Old ___, novel by Scott.
mortared|Plastered.
motived|Promoted.
nameless|Indescribable.
namesakes|Children.
nankeen|Chinese blue on white porcelain.
narrows|Strait between Long and Staten Islands.
nascent|Incipient.
natation|Swimming.
nations|Peoples.
natural|Anything immediately successful: Slang.
natural|Inborn.
navigated|Steered.
nearest|Most closely akin.
neatest|Nattiest.
needles|Polarized steel hands of compasses.
negated|Contradicted.
negligee|Slack attire.
negotiate|Attempt to settle a strike.
negotiate|Surmount: Colloq.
nemesis|Avenger.
neogene|Of a Cenozoic era.
nesters|Home builders.
nestlers|Cuddling children.
nestlings|Young birds.
nestors|Wise men.
newness|Novelty.
nimiety|Redundancy.
nineteen|Square root of 361.
nirvana|Oblivion.
nominate|Designate.
nominations|Results of primaries.
nominee|Candidate.
nonegos|External objects of knowledge.
novelle|Short tales: It.
numbers|Book of Old Testament.
numeral|Figure.
numismatist|Coin collector.
nuptials|Weddings.
oblates|Religious devotees.
obviated|Made unnecessary.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
octanes|High explosive constituents of gasoline.
octants|Eighth parts of circles.
oiliest|Most unctuous.
oleasters|Ornamental shrubs.
oleates|Pharmaceutical preparations.
oneness|Identity.
ontogeny|Life history of individual organism: Biol.
opaline|Resembling October's birthstone.
operose|Laborious.
opiates|Poppy derivatives.
opposes|Conflicts with.
orbital|Ocular.
orectic|Of the appetite.
organon|Means for acquisition of knowledge.
orientals|Chinese, Japanese, etc.
origins|Beginnings.
ornamentals|Beautifying shrubs.
ospreys|Fish hawks.
ostiole|Tiny sponge orifice.
outings|Object of the Pickwick Club.
outreasoned|Excelled in cerebration.
outsnores|Surpasses in stertor.
ovation|Enthusiastic popular tribute.
overact|Exaggerate a role.
overact|Exaggerate in acting.
overall|Including everything.
overeat|Gormandize.
overhonor|Praise too much.
overripe|Decayed.
overseer|Inspector.
overstrung|Unusually tense.
overtaking|Catching up to.
ovulate|Containing seeds.
oxalate|Salt of an acid.
packers|Group of employes who struck.
palatable|Savory.
palette|Artist's color board.
palette|It becomes Peggy Bacon's thumb.
palettes|Paint holders.
palmate|Webbed.
palominos|California's "golden" horses.
palooka|Tough fellow, in GI terms.
panamas|Fine hats made in Ecuador.
papyrus|Cleopatra's notepaper.
parachute|Flier's equipment.
paramatta|Dress fabric like bombazine.
parapet|Guard wall.
parasite|Sycophant.
parleys|Talks with the Hurons: The Deerslayer.
parsonage|Abode of Parson Adams: Fielding's Joseph Andrews.
partial|Predisposed.
pasties|Apple ___. Dickens.
pastime|For which Izaak Walton fished.
pavlova|Famed ballerina (1885–1931).
peanuts|Goobers.
pedants|Prigs.
pedants|Those who display learning.
peeking|Looking slyly.
pensile|Pendent.
pentode|Vacuum tube.
peptone|Product of digested proteins.
perishing|Becoming extinct.
perused|Read carefully.
petered|Died out.
petiole|Leafstalk.
pharisaical|Self-righteously hypocritical.
philatelist|F.D.R.'s favorite avocation.
phrases|Catchwords.
physics|Forte of nuclear scientists.
pickets|They march back and forth.
piloted|Lead.
pinnacle|Summit.
pirated|Infringed.
placate|Conciliate.
plainsman|Western cattleman.
plaited|Laid in folds.
plantain|Kind of banana.
planted|Engendered.
platina|Grayish-white element: Chem.
pleader|Advocate.
pleiades|Seven daughters of Atlas.
plenist|Believer that all space is plenum.
polecat|Its fur is fitch.
politer|Better mannered.
politer|More polished.
pontoons|Floats.
portionless|Nonsharing.
positioned|Put in proper place.
positive|It's accentuated in song.
posoles|Spanish-American chili and meat dishes.
praline|Confection.
prawner|Shrimp fisherman.
precipitate|Overhasty.
predated|Anticipated.
prejudice|Religious or political bias.
premiere|Important occasion in Hollywood.
prepare|Provide.
prepares|Equips.
primary|Preliminary election by U. S. voters.
princess|Title of "Lilibet."
princess|Title of Snow White.
printer|Ben. Franklin's trade.
private|GI Joe.
private|GI.
production|Making of goods.
prolate|Extended.
promotive|Tending to advance.
propaganda|Biased news.
prostrate|Desolated.
protagonist|Champion.
protest|What the lady doth too much—Hamlet.
protestants|In England, dissenters.
protract|Lengthen in time.
psaltery|Zither-like instrument.
pulsations|Beats.
queller|Crusher.
querist|Inquisitor.
racemed|In an inflorescence.
racketed|Made a hubbub.
radiance|It glowed on the House of Usher.
radiates|Diffuses.
radiation|Diffusion.
radiative|What atom bombs are.
radices|Roots.
radioed|Wirelessed.
rainier|Mount Tacoma.
raisable|Capable of being lifted.
raisers|Bridge hands.
raisers|Cards that justify higher bid.
raising|Mustering.
rampage|Sir Pitt Crawley's vent.
ranchers|Estancieros.
rangers|American Commandos.
rankers|Commissioned officers formerly privates: Colloq.
rankles|Festers.
ransacked|Pillaged.
rapture|Delight.
rarenesses|Superior excellences.
rareripe|Variety of peach.
rations|Allots.
realist|Anti-theorist.
recaned|Repaired furniture.
reciter|Declaimer.
reciter|Scheherazade was one.
redeems|Rescues from damnation.
redirect|Guide afresh.
redoubt|Enclosed fortification.
redrill|Bore again.
redrills|Disciplines.
redskin|Indian.
reenact|Reconstruct dramatically.
reentry|Second ingoing.
refeeds|Gives nourishment again.
refrigerator|Where not to put your bananas.
regatta|English sporting event.
reginal|Queenly.
register|Record.
regulate|Govern.
reinspected|Examined again.
reissue|Put out a new edition.
rekindle|Light again.
relenting|Yielding.
relents|Mollifies.
reluctance|Aversion.
remails|Posts again.
remakes|Fabricates again.
remanned|Furnished with a new crew.
remises|Grants a claim: Law.
remission|Forgiveness.
remodels|Alters.
remorse|Compunction.
rendered|Melted, as fat.
renters|Lessees.
reordered|Requisitioned a second time.
repented|Felt regret.
repenter|Regretter.
replace|What Mr. Hyde failed to do to Dr. Jekyll.
replayed|Gave an encore.
reredos|Fireback.
reredos|Ornamental partition wall.
reroller|Device on automatic piano.
rescinds|Abolishes.
resedas|Mignonettes.
resentment|Reactive indignation.
resents|Expresses displeasure at.
resides|Dwells.
respace|Rearrange.
restless|Hurry Harry's disposition, The Deerslayer.
restoration|Our big job in Europe.
restrict|Limit.
retention|Continuance in use.
reticence|Reserve.
retires|Leaves.
retrace|Follow backward.
retracts|Disavows.
retrials|Second tests.
reunite|Join again.
revelry|Boisterous festivity.
reverse|Transpose.
reviled|Vilified.
reviles|Vilifies.
revised|Edited.
rewired|Telegraphed again.
ribaldry|What Elizabethan drama abounds in.
ridotto|Eighteenth-century masquerade.
rilievo|Method of sculpture.
rippled|Moved like little waves.
riveters|Steel workers.
riviera|Côte d'Azur.
roarers|Great waves: The Tempest.
rochets|Red gurnards.
romance|Love affair.
rostral|Of a platform.
rousseau|French author of "Confessions" (1712–78).
ruddier|Having a greater glow.
ruining|Destroying.
runaway|John Gilpin's steed.
russets|Brown apples.
sailing|How the Flying Dutchman spent his time.
salamanders|Small portable stoves.
salutes|Recently modified by the Army.
salvage|Rescue.
samaras|Winged seed pods.
sameness|It drove Mme. Bovary into unfaithfulness.
sandbar|Ridge in river.
sandman|Bedtime visitor.
sandman|Somniferous genie.
sandpile|Popular spot in the playground.
saphead|Fool: Colloq.
sardines|Young herrings.
sarsars|Cold, piercing winds.
satchels|Traveling cases.
satinet|Lining cloth.
satraps|Caesars and Czars.
saturant|Impregnating to the full.
savanna|Large shrub-covered prairie.
savarin|French gastronomist.
saxhorn|Bass tuba.
scabbard|For D'Artagnan's sword.
scallop|Bake in a sauce.
scalper|Illicit ticket seller.
scanned|Scrutinized.
schedule|Formal list.
science|Knowledge.
science|Ology.
scramble|Mix confusedly.
screams|Heard in the Rue Morgue.
screams|Sound effects in mystery play.
screeds|Harangues.
screens|Protections.
scrooge|Lionel Barrymore's Christmas role.
scruple|Conscientious morality.
seceded|What the South did in 1861.
seconds|Furthers.
secreted|Hid.
securer|Fastener.
sedately|Staidly.
seeders|Pitters.
seeresses|Sibyls.
seismic|Subject to earthquake.
seminar|Group of research students.
seminar|Group of students.
senates|Toga-wearing bodies.
senator|One of Mr. Truman's former jobs.
senescent|Aging.
senhora|Inez's title: Lever's Charles O'Malley.
seniors|Those longer in office.
seniors|Upper classmen.
sensate|Apprehend.
senseless|Moronic.
separate|Part.
separates|Lives apart.
separations|Divorces.
serenade|Evening song.
seriemas|Brazilian crested birds.
session|Period of conducting classes.
settees|Long seats.
setters|Hunting dogs.
setting|Mounting of a jewel.
settling|Composing.
severed|Disjoined.
severeness|Austerity.
sextant|Mr. Midshipman Easy learned its use.
shadows|Skiagrapher's subjects.
shambles|What Hamlet ends up in.
shanked|Decayed, as part of flower.
shantung|In what great province is Tsinan?
sheaths|Protective envelopes.
shinned|Climbed.
shogunate|Former Japanese government.
shogunates|Feudal Japanese military offices.
shophars|Horns used by ancient Hebrews.
shrimps|Contemptible little things.
shrimps|Dwarfs.
shutters|Camera blinkers.
sierras|Mountain ridges with irregular outline.
silence|Forte of the "Dumb Wife."
similar|Like.
sincere|Genuine.
singsong|Having monotonous rhythm.
sinking|Declining.
sinners|Status of Bret Harte's Outcasts of Poker Flat.
skaters|Stars of ice show.
skeptic|Person "from Missouri."
skirter|Dog that runs wide of the pack.
skookum|Mighty Good: Colloq.
slandered|What Mrs. Slipslop did.
slapped|Censured physically.
sleeper|Railway car.
sleepless|Insomniac.
slender|Phoebe Pyncheon's figure.
slingshot|Catapult.
slowest|Least precipitate.
smarten|Make spruce.
smithereens|Atoms.
smithereens|Fragments.
smooths|Calms.
smutted|Smudged.
snarler|Growler.
sneerers|Scoffers.
snickered|Laughed in undignified fashion.
snorter|Gale.
soberer|Less intoxicated.
socialist|Adherent to Marxian doctrine.
socialize|Convert to public ownership, as industry.
socialized|Converted to public ownership.
soignee|Well groomed.
solutions|Denouements.
sonatina|Short piano composition.
sooners|Oklahomans.
sootier|More blackened.
sophomore|College student.
sopranos|Singing voices.
soreness|Sensitivity.
sorties|Air raid missions.
soundlessly|How late-comers should conduct themselves.
spareribs|They're served with sauerkraut.
sparges|Sprinkles.
spearhead|Forefront of an attack.
spectroscope|Optical instrument.
spielers|Barkers.
spikelet|Secondary offshoot.
spinose|Prickly.
spitfire|Fighter plane.
splashes|Spatters.
sputter|Excited speech.
stagers|Coach horses.
stainer|Dyer.
stalemate|Impasse.
stander|Lionel ___, plays hardboiled screen roles.
starlings|Passerine birds.
starred|Bespangled.
startle|Frighten.
statant|Standing: Heraldry.
stating|Narrating.
station|Post.
stature|Natural height.
steeled|Made unfeeling.
steepen|Grow higher.
steeper|More precipitous.
steeper|So grew Christian's way: Pilgrim's Progress.
steeple|___ jack.
stentor|Greek hero of Trojan War.
stentor|Homer's loud-voiced herald.
stentors|Loud-voiced persons.
sterile|Unfruitful.
sterner|More exacting.
stewards|Clubhouse managers.
stillness|Tranquility.
stonier|More hardhearted.
stories|Fibs: Colloq.
stoutest|Firmest.
strafes|Bombards at close range.
strains|Airs.
strands|Beaches.
strange|Extraordinary.
strange|How things seem to Alice in Wonderland.
streets|A Lion in the ___.
strengthens|Makes powerful.
strengthens|Vivifies.
stretchers|Horizontal timbers.
strewer|Spreader.
striate|Mark with grooves.
stridor|Shrill noise.
strikes|Post-war phenomena.
styrene|Fragrant liquid hydrocarbon.
submarine|Vessel in Vice Adm. Lockwood's command.
sundaes|Cold treats.
sunsets|What makes the "Golden Gate" golden?
survivers|Those who remain.
swallow|Passerine bird.
swastikas|Symbols of fascism.
swerved|Deflected.
swerves|Deflects.
swooner|Obliging devotee to Sinatra.
sybarites|Voluptuaries.
synonym|Equivalent expression.
synonym|Word of similar meaning.
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals.
tamable|Capable of gentling.
tangelo|Hybrid variety of fruit.
tankers|Cargo boats.
tantara|Blare of a horn.
tarantella|Neapolitan folk dance.
tarantula|Insect, cause of dancing mania of Middle Ages.
tartars|Persons of violent temper.
tastier|More savory.
tattered|Ragged.
tattered|Ragged.
taurine|Bovine.
teamster|Driver.
teetotum|Twirling toy.
tempers|Assuages.
tempest|Cause of a first act shipwreck.
tempest|What did Prospero bid Ariel to raise?
tempter|Satan.
tenanted|Occupied.
tenants|Dwellers.
tenants|Lease-holders.
tenoner|Mortise worker.
tenoner|Mortising machine.
ternate|Dutch island E of Celebes.
terraced|Banked with earth.
terrene|Worldly.
tersest|Most succinct.
therapies|Methods of treating diseases.
therapy|Treatment of disease.
thermal|Warm.
threatens|Promises evil.
threats|Menaces.
thumper|Disney's frantic rabbit.
thumper|Walt Disney's frantic rabbit.
tinamou|Quail-like bird.
tinselled|Gaudy.
tirades|Screeds.
titania|I am ___ in Mignon.
titania|She fell in love with Bottom.
tocsins|Warning signals.
tolerance|Brotherhood of Man, in practice.
tolerates|Endures.
tomalley|Lobster liver.
tooling|Ornamentation on book-covers.
toreros|Bullfighters on foot: Sp.
torsade|Twisted strand.
tortoni|Rich dessert.
totters|Threatens to collapse.
tovarich|Comrade.
towline|Tugboat Annie's hawser.
traders|Merchantmen.
trainee|Boot.
traveler|Boston newspaper.
treadle|Part of loom.
treasurer|Fred M. Vinson's job.
trebled|Became threefold.
tresses|Locks.
trestles|Bridge-supporting frameworks.
tripoli|Capital of Libya.
trireme|Type of warship used by Greeks.
tritons|Marine deities.
triturates|Pulverizes.
troilus|Shakespeare's type of constancy.
tropine|Poisonous crystalline compound.
trysters|Mildred Pierce, et al.
tumbrel|Farmer's cart.
twitted|Taunted.
ululant|Howling.
ululate|Howl.
uncages|Releases from enclosure.
uncoils|Straightens out.
uncolored|Without prejudice.
underwater|Atomic bomb No. 5.
uniform|Alike.
uniters|Marrying parsons.
unitive|Harmonizing.
unlevel|Hilly.
unloose|Set free.
unquote|End of citation: Radio.
unreadable|Illegible.
unsaved|Damned.
unsoberly|In gay manner.
unspent|Saved.
untruth|Lie.
uranium|Vital atom-bomb material.
useless|Ineffectual.
ushered|Guided.
ushered|Prefaced.
usurper|Executer of coup d'état.
utility|Business rendering public service.
vainest|Least modest.
valence|Chemical indication of degree of combining power of an element.
valencia|Gulf and seaport, E. Spain.
valentine|New Yorker now reorganizing Japanese police.
valiant|Stouthearted.
veinule|Small fissure.
venerated|Greatly esteemed.
venetian|Native of Italian city.
veranda|Piazza.
verbena|Garden flower.
vestment|Garb.
violate|Transgress.
violent|Fierce.
violist|Instrumentalist on strings.
violoncello|Victor Herbert's instrument.
volcano|Island group to which Iwo Jima belongs.
waiters|Salvers.
warison|Note of assault.
warrant|Guarantee.
welched|Reneged on a wager.
weltering|Wallowing.
wheedled|How Becky Sharp influenced people.
wheeler|Treasure State's retiring Senator.
whished|Moved with humming sound.
whitens|Blanches.
winesap|Type of apple.
wintergreen|___ for President, Gershwin.
wintergreen|It bears checkerberries.
wisents|North American bisons.
woodcocks|Game birds.
worsted|Fabric.
yanking|Pulling.
yearling|Horse in second year.
yesternight|Last evening: Poet.
zealots|Enthusiasts.
abalones|Sea-ears.
abandon|Dash.
abandoner|Deserter.
abators|Those who moderate: Law.
abetted|Supported.
abiders|Dwellers.
abiding|Sojourning.
abolish|Do away with.
abrades|Scrapes.
abridged|Condensed.
abstain|Stand aloof.
abstain|Withhold.
abstainer|Forbearer.
abuttals|Legal land boundaries.
acerbated|Embittered.
acetate|Acetic-acid salt.
aciform|Needle-shaped.
aconite|Monkshood.
activate|Revivify.
actress|Kit Cornell.
actuated|Aroused.
actuates|Arouses.
adamant|Obdurate.
adamants|Impenetrably hard stones.
adapted|Accommodated.
adapter|Converter of literary material.
adapters|Chemists' tubes.
adhibit|Administer.
administer|Dispense.
adularia|Moonstone.
adulation|Servile flattery.
adulator|Sycophant.
aerostat|Airship.
afterclap|Surprise blow following affair thought ended.
ageratum|An aster.
agoutis|Paca-like rodents.
aileron|Movable edge of plane wing.
airplane|Truman's brand-new "Independence."
aleatory|Pertaining to luck.
alexander|Governor General of Canada.
alexander|Owner of the steed Bucephalus.
alienate|Estrange.
alienee|Property owner by transfer.
alienor|Vendor.
aligners|Adjusters.
aliunde|From elsewhere: Lat.
allegory|Metaphor in story form.
allegro|Agnes de Mille's latest hit.
alloyed|Impaired by mixture.
alodium|Land held in absolute independence: Law.
alongside|By the side of.
alright|O. K.
altered|Edited.
altered|Modified.
amative|Disposed to love.
amboina|Important island of the Moluccas.
ambsace|Lowest throw at dice; bad luck.
amenable|Tractable.
amended|Corrected.
amentia|Mystic trance: Lat.
amiable|Complaisant.
amongst|In the same group.
amorini|Infant cupids in Italian paintings.
amorino|Little cupid: Ital.
amorous|The muleteer's nature: "Gil Blas."
anacondas|Enormous water snakes.
anamnestic|Aiding the memory.
anarchs|Nihilists.
anarchy|Agovernmentosis.
anemone|Showy flower.
aneroids|Barometers.
angelic|Amy Dorrit's disposition.
animate|Inspirit.
animater|Inspirer.
animato|Brisk: Music.
animism|Belief that all objects possess life.
animist|Believer in soul as vital force.
annatto|Red dyestuff from tropical tree.
anoints|Moistens with oil.
another|One similar.
ansated|Having handles.
anserine|Like a goose.
antisolar|Opposite the sun.
antonym|Word opposed to another in meaning.
antonyms|Rich and poor, black and white.
anurous|Tailless, as frogs and toads.
apogeal|Of the highest point.
apology|One of Plato's dialogues.
apothegm|Short saying.
apparent|Seeming.
appears|Comes to light.
applause|It greets champions: Ivanhoe.
appoint|Name to office.
apprise|Inform.
aquaria|Fish tanks.
araroba|Brazilian tree with striped wood.
arguing|Indulging in forensics.
armature|Dynamo part.
aromatics|Spices.
arrayal|Attire.
arrival|Landing.
arrives|Shows up.
arrogating|Claiming without right.
arsenic|What lewisite contains.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
artisan|Mechanic.
ascents|Balloon maneuvers.
asphalt|Mineral pitch.
aspires|Seeks to attain.
aspirin|Acetate of salicylic acid.
assault|Turf king of 1946.
assesses|Levies.
assessments|Tax-minded evaluations.
asseverates|States solemnly.
assizes|Court sessions.
assonance|Resemblance of sound.
assorting|Classifying.
asylums|Refuges.
atamans|Cossack chiefs.
atelier|Studio.
atlantes|Figures of men used as columns.
attacks|Censures.
attemper|Modify by mixture.
attired|Arrayed.
attractive|Personable.
attracts|Magnetizes.
attrite|Worn by friction: Obs.
audience|Papal reception.
aureate|Golden.
aureola|Halo.
austere|Ascetic.
austere|Havin acerbity.
austere|Mr. Dombey's disposition.
available|Handy.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Greed.
avenger|Count of Monte Cristo's role.
averted|Turned away.
aviaries|Homes in zoos.
awarded|Gave an Oscar.
awesome|So were "The Last Days of Pompeii."
azaleas|Pinkster flowers.
backboards|Structures on basketball court.
badinage|Banter.
balance|Equilibrium.
baronet|Pitt Crawley's rank: "Vanity Fair."
basilar|Fundamental.
basilar|Fundamental.
beanbag|Child's missile.
beastlier|More gross.
bedtime|Lullaby hour.
beetles|Egyptian symbols of immortality.
behaves|Conducts oneself.
belatedly|How some operagoers arrive.
believe|Accredit.
belugas|White whales.
benefit|___ of clergy.
benthos|Bottom of sea.
bergere|Farmerette.
besetter|Besieger.
besieges|Blockades.
bestirs|Acts vigorously.
bestrides|Straddles.
betimes|When Pepys arose.
biannually|Twice a year.
binnacle|Compass case.
blackamoor|Othello.
blaring|Proclaiming loudly.
blarney|Famous town near Cork.
blazoned|Displayed ostentatiously.
blemish|Sully.
blended|Combined.
blowpipes|Peashooters.
bluenose|A Nova Scotian.
bolivia|Politically fluctuating S. American country.
bombardiers|Airmen.
bonfires|November 5th spectacles in England.
bootless|Unavailing.
borderlands|What the Balkans are to Russians.
botanical|Of plants.
braised|Pot-roasted.
brewery|Where wort is made.
bridges|Chairman, Senate appropriations Committee.
brilliant|Glittering.
bristol|City on the Avon.
brunets|Men of dark pigmentation.
cabaret|Night spot with music.
cadence|Rhythm.
calibers|Bullet diameters.
caliper|Measuring tool.
camorra|Society named for a blouse.
canaille|Rabble.
candidature|A running for office.
captivation|Enchantment.
caramel|Bon bon.
carapaces|Turtles' shells.
carcass|Body.
cardigan|Sweater.
careers|Professional callings.
careless|Inconsiderate.
carioca|Disney's friendly Brazilian parrot, Jo ___.
cariole|One-horse carriage.
cassaba|Winter melon: Var.
casters|Condiment vials.
casuist|False reasoner.
catalog|Index.
catenate|Link together.
catmint|Aromatic herb.
centres|Shopping districts.
century|One-tenth of a millennium.
chaises|Vehicles.
chandler|Commissioner of baseball.
chapter|Local unit of fraternal order.
charcoal|Wood fuel.
charlotte|Cornwallis' "hornet's nest," 1780.
cheapest|Paltriest.
cheeses|Wisconsin products.
chemise|Garment.
choosers|Voters.
chortle|What one does on a frabjous day.
cigarette|Unit of "currency" in European black markets.
cigarettes|Black market items.
cinerary|Pertaining to ashes.
ciphers|Monograms.
citadel|The ___.—A. J. Cronin.
cleaner|Detergent.
cleared|Enlightened.
clematis|Vine of crowfoot family.
cliches|Platitudes.
closure|One way to end a filibuster.
cluttered|Disarranged.
codling|Young food fish.
cognized|Perceived.
coilers|Cotton spinning devices.
coliseum|The Roman Bowl: Var.
collected|What James Johnson did on March 15.
collective|Gathered in one mass.
colliers|Coal miners.
colossus|Cyclopean figure.
command|Mandate.
concise|Brief.
congress|Bicameral body.
consigns|Remands.
constitution|Sept. 17, 1787.
contests|Competitions.
contort|Twist.
convene|Assemble.
corneas|Eye-bank stock.
corolla|Group of petals.
coroner|Essential character in murder story.
corrals|Herds together.
corsair|Fighter plane.
council|___ Bluffs, Ia.
crooned|Sang a lullaby.
crossroads|Synonym for Bikini.
crucify|___ mankind upon a cross of gold.—W. J. Bryan.
cubical|Shaped like a die.
culvert|Arched drain.
cuppers|Healers who produce vacua at body surface.
curable|Admitting remedy.
curator|Overseer.
damages|Mars.
dampeners|Moisteners.
dancers|Members of Ray Bolger's profession.
dankest|Most humid.
dariole|French cream cake.
darners|Menders.
dashing|Spirited.
dastard|Cad.
daunted|Disheartened.
daunters|Intimidators.
debaters|High-school haranguers.
debonair|Mien of Doyle's Brigadier Gerard.
decorate|Garnish.
decrease|Reduce in intensity.
defames|Traduces.
defaulter|Neglecter.
defeats|What Lohengrin does to Telramund.
defense|Bulwark.
defense|Forrestal's herculean task.
deleted|Expunged.
deletes|Expunges.
denatures|Adulterates.
deniers|Negators.
denizen|Habitant.
denizens|Inhabitants.
deportee|Exiled person.
depression|What economic planners hope to avoid.
designing|Edith Dombey's disposition.
desisted|Ceased.
dessert|Baked Alaska.
detailer|Itemizer.
detects|Discovers.
detonate|Explode.
detonate|What cannon do.
devices|Contrivances.
diabolic|Infernal.
dicasts|Judges of ancient Athens.
dictator|Oligarch.
diehard|Tenacious Tory.
diestock|Holder for screw-cutting tool.
dignity|Intrinsic worth.
dikdiks|African antelopes, size of a hare.
dilemma|The Doctor's ___: G. B. S.
dilettantes|Dabblers.
dinners|Gustatorial gatherings.
directs|Commands.
directs|Manages.
direness|Ominousness.
disagreements|U. N. problems.
disaster|Calamity.
disaster|Unfortunate event.
discernment|Perspicacity.
discomforted|Made uneasy.
disputed|What Capulets and Montagues did.
disrobe|Strip.
disrobed|Something Lady Godiva did.
distemper|Canine disease.
distich|Couplet.
docents|Teachers.
dodgers|Pennant winners.
doggerel|Amateur verse.
doloroso|Sorrowful.
domicile|Habitation.
dragoman|Tourists' guide in the East.
dragonets|Fabulous lizards, pocket size.
dragons|Slain in Spenser's "Faerie Queene."
draughts|The game of checkers.
drooled|Spoke sillily.
droughts|Phenomena of the Dust Bowl.
dualities|Twofold qualities.
dusters|Worn by Gibson girls.
dynamism|Power of imparting energy.
dynasts|Thomas Hardy's poetic drama.
earnest|A pledge.
earring|Lady's trinket.
easeful|Soothing.
eastern|Oriental.
eastward|Marco Polo's way.
ebonite|Vulcanite.
ecology|Mutual relations between organisms and their environment.
economies|Favorite topic of Senator Byrd.
ecstasies|Delights.
edacity|Extreme voraciousness.
edifices|Structures.
educates|What propaganda presumably does.
edulcorate|Sweeten.
effective|Telling.
effuses|Pours out.
egoistic|Narcissistic.
eidolon|Specter.
elastic|Buoyant.
elation|Joy.
eldress|Foremother.
electronics|Science that produced radar.
elegize|Celebrate in lyric poetry.
element|Component part.
elephant|Donkey's opponent.
elephant|Symbol to be displayed in Philadelphia.
elephants|Nearly hairless mammals.
elicitor|Eductor.
elongate|Stretch out.
emanate|Issue forth.
emigres|People in "Tale of Two Cities."
eminence|Cardinal's title.
eminent|Standing of Henry Esmond.
emirate|Jurisdiction of Arabian ruler.
emperor|Title of Eugene O'Neill's Jones.
emperors|Rulers in Gibbon's "Decline and Fall."
empires|Domains.
empires|Supreme states.
empress|Nagako of Japan.
emulate|Compete.
emulate|Vie with.
enables|Makes easy.
enamors|Captivates.
encinas|California oaks.
endears|Ingratiates.
endured|Lasted.
enemies|Antagonists.
enemies|Foes.
enforce|Constrain.
enforcer|Compeller.
engages|Entangles.
engineer|William McFee's profession.
engorge|Glut.
enhance|Augment.
enhancer|Value-heightener.
enlarging|Augmentative.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enraged|Made furibund.
ensigns|One-stripers.
ensnarl|Intertwine.
ensouls|Imbues with spiritual force.
entangles|Involves.
entente|Understanding between nations.
entices|Inveigles.
entices|Tempts.
entreat|Petition.
entrees|Items on the carte.
entries|What Raffles made illegally.
entwined|Interlaced.
epicure|Connoisseur.
epigene|Foreign.
epigeous|Growing upon or above the ground: Bot.
epsilon|Between delta and zeta.
erasers|Pencil ends.
erasers|Rubber offers.
erasures|Obliterations.
eremite|Solitary.
ermined|Befurred.
ermines|Worn by "The Royal Family."
erosion|Wearing away.
erosion|Wearing away.
errantry|Sir Galahad's occupation.
escapes|They're many and narrow in Quentin Durward.
escarole|Endive: French.
escorts|Attends.
essayer|One who tries.
essences|Quiddities.
establishes|Institutes.
estates|Landed properties.
estates|Large properties.
estates|Places in Thackeray's "Henry Esmond."
estreat|True copy: Law.
etagere|Cabinet.
etamine|Woven fabric.
etamines|Light dress fabrics.
etiolate|Become pale from absence of sunlight.
etoiles|What Mario sings about in "Tosca," Act 3: Fr.
evasive|Deceitful.
evening|Nightfall.
evident|Apparent.
evolute|Geometrical curve.
evolver|Deducer.
exceeds|Surpasses.
excessive|More than enough.
exercise|For which Madame Bovary rides horseback.
exigent|Critical.
expiate|Atone for.
fagoting|Needlework.
fanatic|Enthusiast.
fantasia|Stokowski-Disney masterpiece.
fascism|Freedom-denouncing doctrine.
fascists|Political and spiritual vultures.
feasted|Banqueted.
federalist|Alexander Hamilton was one.
fiestas|Carnivals.
filigree|Ornamental openwork.
fishing|Hoover's favorite pastime.
fissate|Deeply cleft.
flailed|Threshed.
flankers|Side guards.
flemish|Nationality of Rubens.
flexuose|Having turns.
flosses|Embroidery threads.
foliate|Leafy.
forlorn|Maiden's plight: The House That Jack Built.
formation|Structure.
fostered|Nourished.
fraction|Part.
freemen|Citizens.
freemen|Persons enjoying liberty.
freshet|Flood.
fulsome|Offensive from excess of praise.
funeral|Painful outcome: Slang.
furtive|Stealthy.
galatea|Prototype of Shaw's Eliza Doolittle.
gamester|One playing for wagers.
gangsters|Hijackers.
garibaldi|Hero of Italian unity (1807–82).
gashing|Incising.
gasless|Devoid of carbon dioxide.
gayness|Merriment.
genesis|Theme of Book VIII, "Paradise Lost."
genocide|Denial of right of existence of entire human groups.
gentian|Wildflower.
gentile|Famous ace.
geopolitics|Prof. Haushofer's gift to nazism.
geranium|Plant.
gerbils|Rodents of Asia, Africa and Russia.
gestapo|Geheime Staatspolizei.
girlish|Artless.
gitanos|Spanish gypsies.
glacial|Describing the Pleistocene epoch.
gladstone|Disraeli's rival.
glasses|Rose-colored ___.
globate|Spherical.
globule|Spherule.
gourmets|Friends of Apicius.
grainer|Wood-texture artisan.
granites|Igneous rocks.
granular|Pebbly.
gratitude|Thankfulness.
greases|Bribes.
greater|___ Antilles.
grenades|Weapons.
gruesome|Grisly.
guillotine|Killer of Louis XVI.
hailers|Welcomers.
hamulus|Hook: Anat.
handsome|Comely.
harvester|Gene Stratton Porter's 1911 hero.
hastened|Hurried.
hatters|Subjects of Carroll and Cronin.
headman|Chief.
heelers|Political hangers-on.
hennery|Poultry farm.
hidalgo|Spanish title.
hindered|Held back.
hireling|Stooge.
histone|Basic protein.
hitched|Hooked.
hoarser|More raucous.
honesty|What Brutus was "arm'd so strong in."
horizons|Ranges of perception.
hovered|Hung about.
humored|How Evans is treated: The Hucksters.
hurrier|Urger.
huskies|Eskimo dogs.
hygiene|Science named for Greek goddess.
hygienic|Of health.
iciness|Gelidity.
ideally|Flawlessly.
ideologies|Ways of thinking.
idolators|Pagans.
idolize|Deify.
ignobly|Dishonorably.
illusive|Unreal.
imagery|Figurative language.
imagines|Indulges in fancy.
imbitter|Exacerbate.
imitate|Counterfeit.
imitators|Copycats.
imposers|What Fritz and Sapt are: The Prisoner of Zenda.
impound|Hold in legal custody.
improvised|Vamped.
imputer|Attributer.
inanities|Follies.
inanity|Foolishness.
indites|Composes.
indites|Puts into words.
inflation|Threat to post-war economy.
innocent|The name of thirteen Popes.
insects|Invertebrate animals.
insiders|John Gunther and Jonah.
insoles|Parts of shoes.
insoles|Parts of shoes.
institute|National society of France.
intakes|Drains.
intelligence|G-2.
intends|Plans.
intense|Fervent.
intercepters|High-climbing war planes.
intercrosses|Meets.
interim|Time between periods.
interlopes|Intrudes.
interns|Detains in port.
interns|Men in White.
intoned|Chanted.
inverness|Capital of the Northern Highlands.
investigates|What Brewster's committee does.
iodinate|Treat with an antiseptic.
isobars|Lines on weather maps.
isolate|Enisle.
isolate|Sequester.
isopods|Small crustaceans.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Utter again.
iterates|Repeats.
itinerants|Travelers.
jocular|Humorous.
kennels|Doghouses.
kernels|Whole grains of wheat.
killers|The ___.—Hemingway.
kinetic|Motive.
kinetics|Branch of dynamics.
kittens|Nursery rhyme animals.
knavish|Dastardly.
knickerbocker|New Yorker.
labored|What Gilliatt did in "Toilers of the Sea."
laborer|Status of Sancho Panza.
laborite|What Attlee is.
laically|Secularly.
laminal|Arranged in layers.
langley|Airfield near Norfolk, Va.
largess|Liberal giving.
leaders|Status of Jane Porter's Scottish Chiefs..
leanest|Poorest.
legatee|Recipient of a bequest.
legislation|Business of Congress.
legists|Those versed in law.
lenient|Merciful.
leprose|Scaly.
leucine|White amino acid.
leveled|So lay the walls of Jericho.
liaison|Cooperation.
liberal|Minor British political party.
librate|Be poised.
ligation|Act of tying.
lineament|Feature.
linkage|Connection.
littoral|Coastal region.
loafing|Delightful summer pastime.
lonesome|Trail of the ___ Pine: John Fox.
looting|For which Kidd was hanged.
lordings|Petty noblemen.
lotuses|Food of the Lotophagi.
loudened|Intensified.
lunarians|Supposed inhabitants of the moon.
lunisolar|Ecliptic period of Julian calendar.
madness|Peter Ibbetson's affliction.
madrona|Evergreen tree: Pacific coast.
mahatma|Indian wise man.
mailmen|Robert Hannegan's cohorts.
malaria|Anopheles' gift to mankind.
maleate|Salt of maleic acid.
manager|Job at which Shotton succeeds Durocher.
mangles|Machines that smooth cloth.
marches|Frederic and Florence.
marengo|June 14, 1800.
margarita|Heroine in Spanish version of Goethe's Faust.
marionette|What Pinocchio was.
marital|Connubial.
marplot|A meddler.
marshall|Five-star statesman.
marshall|Man with a plan.
mascara|Make-up.
massive|Describes castle stones: Dracula.
mastodon|Extinct animal.
materialism|Marx's "Dialectical ___."
matrass|Chemist's tube.
meanderer|Wanderer.
meanest|Shabbiest.
meatiness|Pithiness.
medaled|Honored, as in armed forces.
mediate|Interpose.
mediterranean|Malta's bathtub.
mediterranean|Mittelmeer.
meerkat|Burrowing mammal of South Africa.
melange|Literary miscellany.
memorabilia|Nostalgic record.
mentally|Intellectually.
mentors|Wise counselors.
merlins|Falcons.
mermaid|Shakespeare's favorite tavern.
message|Carrier pigeon's charge.
meteors|Passed on Verne's Trip to the Moon.
micawber|W. C. Fields' role in "David Copperfield."
militarist|Disbeliever in disarmament.
mimetic|Parrotlike.
minaret|Lofty tower.
minelayer|Naval sower of destruction.
mineralize|Petrify.
mingled|Consolidated.
miniver|Garson's role.
miocene|Period of the Age of Mammals.
mirages|Illusions.
misgiving|Distrust.
mislaid|Lost.
misnomer|Wrong name.
misspent|Wasted.
mistake|Jupiter's is corrected: Poe's Gold Bug.
monarchists|Advocates of royal dictatorship.
moonshiners|Makers of white mule.
moraine|Glacial heap.
moraines|Glacial debris.
morales|Spanish painter 1509–86.
morions|Spanish visorless helmets.
moronism|State of low intelligence.
mottoes|Short expressions of guiding principles.
mystery|Edgar Allan Poe's specialty.
mystery|Inexplicable phenomenon.
nacelle|Enclosed shelter on an aircraft.
naively|Ingenuously.
nasality|Vocal trait.
nascent|Beginning to develop.
nationalism|Sentiment that must be controlled for U. N. success.
natives|Islanders in Westward Ho!
nattily|Trimly.
natural|As large as life and twice as __. Lewis Carroll.
natural|Instinctive.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most adroit.
negated|Contradicted.
negates|Refutes.
neolith|Implement of Stone Age.
nervines|Soothing tonics.
nesters|Illegal squatters.
nestles|Cuddles.
newcomer|Recent arrival.
nibbler|Cautious biter.
niellists|Inlayers of metal using black alloy.
ninepin|A skittle.
noctule|Old World bat.
nocturne|Frank Swinnerton's novel, 1917.
nodules|Little irregular lumps.
nonagon|Polygon of nine angles.
nonsense|Leacock's specialty.
nonusers|Abstainers.
norites|Gabbros: Geol.
nosedives|Descends sharply and suddenly.
nosegays|Posies.
noteless|Undistinguished.
nothing|This answers: "Jane Eyre."
noticed|Remarked.
novelettes|Short fictitious tales.
nubbins|Small projecting bits.
nucleins|Compounds obtained from cells: Biol.
oatmeal|Standard diet of the Scotch.
obscureness|Nebulosity.
oceanic|Pelagic.
oddness|Peculiarity.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleanders|Dogbanes.
oleates|Oleic acid remedies.
oleograph|Picture imitative of oil painting.
olivine|Chrysolite.
olivine|Chrysolite.
olympiad|Big event in London next summer.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omnivora|Ungulate group including hippopotami and swine.
onagers|Wild asses.
oneness|Unity.
opaline|Gemlike glass.
operation|Military action.
operator|Coal-mine boss.
operose|Laborious.
optimum|The best degree.
orators|Some appear in Plutarch's Lives.
ordinal|Opposed to cardinal.
originally|In the beginning.
ornately|Floridly.
orneriness|Cantankerousness.
orometer|Aneroid mountain barometer.
ortolans|Buntings valued by gourmets.
ortolans|Buntings.
osteitis|Inflammation of bone.
otocyst|Auditory organ in invertebrates.
ottoman|Turkish.
outgeneraled|Excelled in military skill.
outlast|Survive.
overaction|Excessive performance.
overage|Surplus goods.
overarm|___ stroke.
overate|Gourmandized.
overcast|Clouded.
overeat|Gorge.
overeat|Gorge.
overlong|What the new skirts are.
overtreat|Apply remedies too continuously.
pacific|Magellan's discovery, 1520.
pageant|Staged in Scott's Kenilworth.
paillasse|Straw mattress.
palaces|Fourth word of Home, Sweet Home.
panamas|Jipijapas.
pandora|All-gifted woman, created by Hephaestus.
pandora|The girl who kept Hope in a box.
parades|Military displays.
parades|Processions.
paradox|Seemingly absurd statement.
paragon|100-carat diamond.
paragoned|Served as a model of.
paramos|Plateaus in the Andes.
paratroop|Specially trained airborne infantry.
parental|Motherly or fatherly.
parents|Topsy has none.
parings|Peels.
parleyed|Conferred.
patentees|What Edison and Westinghouse were.
patroness|Benefactress.
pattern|Archetype.
peasant|Poet and ___ by Suppe.
penicillin|Man's new anti-disease ally.
penults|Next-to-last things.
peonies|Large flowers.
peppered|Showered missiles on.
periled|Hazarded.
periods|Stages of life.
permanent|Stable.
perorator|Grandiloquent talker.
pertness|A trait of Laura's: Gil Blas.
pessimists|French "existentialist" types.
pianist|Player in Tante: Mrs. Sedgwick.
pigmies|Little men.
pinioned|Tied the arms of.
pirates|The Smoky City's Buccaneers.
piteously|Pathetically.
placate|Conciliate.
pleasance|Amusement park.
pleasant|Affable.
pleonasm|Redundancy: Grammar.
politics|Field in which unions are restricted by Taft-Hartley law.
pomaces|Fruits crushed by grinding.
pommelling|Beating.
poppies|They grow in Flanders' Fields.
popular|Expressing the people's will.
portent|Ill omen.
porters|Carriers.
portholes|Openings in a wall.
potables|Beverages.
pounces|How Reddy Fox catches mice.
prairie|Treeless plain.
praises|Recited of Dulcinea by Don Quixote.
precession|Regular change in direction of an axis.
prefectures|Offices of French administrators.
preliminaries|Introductory steps.
prepossessed|Having a fixed idea.
present|Deliver.
primrose|The Vicar of Wakefield.
priorate|Abbot's assistant's office.
procurements|Acquisitions.
progeny|Children.
proletariat|Wage earners.
promoter|Lobbyist.
pronate|Bent.
propaganda|Effort to spread particular doctrines.
protracted|Lengthened.
ptomaine|___ poisoning.
pulsate|Throb.
purchase|How Alaska was acquired from Russia.
purposes|Ends.
pyriform|Pear-shaped.
pythons|Descendants of serpent slain by Apollo.
rabbits|Beatrix Potter's characters.
raccoon|Old college coat.
rainiest|Most pluvial.
ralline|Pertaining to the rails.
rampart|Bulwark.
ranches|Places in Owen Wister's The Virginian.
rangers|U. S. commandos.
rascals|Miscreants.
ratatat|Repeated knocking.
rational|Intelligent.
rationed|Doled.
ratline|Step of rope ladder.
ratsbane|Rattlesnake plantain.
reacted|Answered.
reactor|That which responds to a stimulus.
readied|Prepared.
realist|Person with "feet on the ground."
realness|Actuality.
reapers|What Cyrus Hall McCormick made.
reappears|What the Cheshire cat does.
rearers|Builders.
rebuilt|Constructed anew.
receiver|Headphone.
recitatives|Oratorical musical performance.
reclines|Lies at ease.
recollect|Call to mind.
recorded|What Pepys did in shorthand.
recorder|A being in Omar's Rubaiyat.
recourse|Source of aid.
rectangle|Shape of a basilica.
recurrent|Frequent.
reducer|Curtailer.
redwood|What the General Sherman is.
refastens|Secures again.
reflowed|Ebbed.
rehearse|What the players do: Hamlet.
rejects|Denies.
relapse|Retrogress.
relapsed|Sank.
relayed|Transmitted with middleman.
relicts|Surviving relatives.
relieve|Alleviate.
relieve|Ease.
remains|Stays.
remanded|Sent back.
remarque|Author of "Im Westen Nichts Neues," 1929.
remixes|Compounds anew.
renaissance|Important period in European culture.
renewal|A resuming.
rentals|Frank Creedon's problem.
repairable|Restorable.
repaper|Redo walls.
repined|Fretted.
repugnance|Strong antipathy.
repulse|Denial.
rereads|Cons again.
reredos|Altar screen.
reredos|Screen behind altar.
resales|Secondhands.
rescinds|Abrogates.
reseals|Refastens.
reseason|Add more salt and pepper.
resedas|Mignonettes.
resents|Is indignant.
restates|Puts forth again.
restore|Heal.
restressed|Emphasized anew.
retainer|Attorney's fee.
retinal|Of the eye membrane.
retirer|Withdrawer.
retirers|Pensioners.
retributory|Involving recompense.
reverse|Misfortune.
revilers|Railers.
reviles|Uses contemptuous language.
revises|Readjusts.
revisionary|Pertaining to improved version.
revisit|Call again.
rhodoras|Shrubs with pink flowers.
rialtos|Market places.
richness|Affluence.
riddled|Perforated.
ridotto|Music festival of 18th Cent. England.
rioters|Tumultuous crowds.
riparian|Living on the banks of a river.
risible|Disposed to laughter.
risibles|Laughing qualities.
rivaled|Emulated.
rivulet|Little stream.
roaming|Wandering.
roaster|Chicken.
roaster|Severe critic: Colloq.
rocketed|Shot upward.
roentgen|X-Ray Wilhelm.
rolling|Undulatory.
romance|Play by Edward B. Sheldon.
roseate|Pleasing.
rosebud|Young girl: Colloq.
rosiest|Most optimistic.
rotters|Cads: Slang.
rulable|Governable.
rumored|Bruited about.
sabered|Struck with sword.
sadirons|Pressing devices.
sagamore|Indian chief.
sailors|Customers of Little Buttercup.
sailors|Straw hats.
saintly|Pious.
salinas|Monterey city.
saloons|Large cabins on shipboard.
salters|Seasoners.
saltire|Cross formed by bend dexter and bend sinister.
saltpeters|Niters.
samaritan|A good neighbor.
samurai|Japanese military class.
sandlots|Juvenile baseball grounds.
sapless|Characterizing Alfredo in "Traviata."
saponite|Soft, soapy sicicate.
sartors|Tailors.
satanic|His ___ Majesty.
satanical|Nature of the fallen ones: "Paradise Lost."
sateens|Glossy fabrics.
satiable|Capable of being gratified.
saurels|Horse-mackeral.
sauterne|Château d'Yquem.
saxophone|It gives music.
scalene|Having unequal sides.
scalpel|One of Arrowsmith's instruments.
scarred|Blemished.
scenery|Landscapes.
scepters|Batons.
sceptre|Sovereignty.
scholar|Tom Brown at Oxford.
screaming|Evoking guffaws, as a farce.
scrolls|Rolls of parchment.
seahorse|What Nereus drove.
sealers|Calling of the Sea Wolf's men.
sealers|Fasteners.
sealing|Calling of London's "The Sea Wolf."
seasonal|Affected by weather periods.
seaters|Movie ushers.
secedes|Withdraws.
secedes|Withdraws.
section|Paragraph.
sedition|Major crime, in U. S.
seeking|Trying.
segment|Division.
selected|___ Poems, by W. B. Yeats.
selectmen|New England town officers.
selenic|Like the moon.
selfward|Tending toward ego.
sellers|Mark Twain's Col. Mulberry ___.
senates|96-man conclaves.
senates|Councils.
senator|Mr. Claghorn.
senecas|Indians.
senoras|Ladies.
senoritas|Young ladies.
sentence|What convicts serve.
sentiment|Refined feeling.
serenata|Dramatic cantata.
serenata|Secular ode.
serener|Calmer.
serener|Less excited.
serener|More tranquil.
serpent|What Doyle's Speckled Band is.
serrate|Notched.
sessile|Attached directly by the base.
session|Sitting of a court.
sestina|Six-stanzaed poem.
several|Divers.
shadoof|Counterpoised sweep used in Egypt for raising water.
shepherded|Escorted.
shrieked|Yelled.
shrieks|Heard in the Rue Morgue.
shrills|Screeches.
shrivel|Wither.
shrunken|Atrophied.
shudder|Quake.
shuttle|Crosstown subway train.
siamese|P. T. Barnum's twins.
signatures|Autographs.
silliest|Most foolish.
similes|Comparisons.
sincere|Unfeigned.
sinewed|Descriptive of "The Village Blacksmith."
sinless|Innocent.
sinuses|Cavities of the skull.
skewers|Meat-pins.
skimped|Limited too closely: Colloq.
slaking|Allaying.
slender|Ann Page's country suitor.
slender|Attenuate.
slender|Mistress Anne Page's suitor.
slender|Slight.
slimmed|Grown slender.
slipper|Soft shoe.
slumber|Rip's lasted twenty years.
smarten|Spruce up.
smarten|Spruce up.
smasher|Crusher.
smeared|Defamed.
smelter|Scrap metal converter.
smiling|Regarding with amusement.
smirked|Simpered.
smithery|Forge.
smithies|Workshops of forgers.
smolder|Manifest suppressed anger.
smolders|Seethes with suppressed emotion.
smother|Stifle.
snakier|Slyer.
sneakers|Gym shoes.
sneered|Scoffed.
sneerer|Applicable to Voltaire.
sniffed|How bloodhounds searched for Eliza.
snipped|Clipped.
snuggle|Nestle.
sobered|Chastened.
socialists|Britain's political leaders.
solider|Stabler.
something|This gurgles and moans at the door: "Jane Eyre."
sonnets|Shakespeare's poems.
soprano|Margaret Truman.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorting|Classifying.
spandrels|Narrow mats for pictures.
spangles|Sparkling ornaments.
spaniel|King Charles' pet.
spaniel|Pet of Charles II.
sparely|Parsimoniously.
sparked|Wooed.
speaker|Next after V. P. in line of succession to President.
speakers|Chairmen.
special|Noteworthy.
specialist|Expert.
specter|It appears to Old Scrooge.
specter|Spook.
spelled|Allowed an interval of rest to.
spicier|More piquant.
sponges|Marine animals.
sponges|Squeezes.
sprains|Stretches injuriously.
sprinted|Ran rapidly.
sprites|Nymphs and fairies.
spurned|Rejected with disdain.
stabbing|Piercing.
stagehand|Theatre employe.
stapler|Machine that binds papers.
started|Jumped suddenly.
starter|Automobile part.
starter|Official at track meet.
startles|Alarms.
statuette|Figurine.
steamed|What the sea did: Verne's Mysterious Island.
steeples|Where chimes ring: "A Christmas Carol."
steered|Guided.
stentor|Loud-voiced person.
stentors|Uncommonly loud-voiced persons.
sterile|Barren of ideas.
stertor|Snoring: Med.
stigmata|Marks of blemish.
stipples|Engraves by means of dots.
stocked|Stored.
stoical|Unfeeling.
stomped|Trod: Dial.
stonecrop|Mosslike plant.
stooges|Line feeders used by comedians: Slang.
storage|Warehousing.
stratums|Social divisions.
streamer|Page-wide newspaper headline.
streetcar|Trolley.
streptomycin|New "wonder drug" from fungi.
strides|Steps.
student|Status of Tom Brown at Rugby.
suckers|P. T. Barnum's customers.
sulphur|Element used for vulcanizing rubber.
sundial|Time-teller at Princeton U.
supreme|The S in SHAEF.
surgery|Branch of medical science.
surmise|Guess.
syllabi|Compendia.
synonym|Interchangeable word.
tabaret|Upholstery silk with satin stripes.
tablets|Writing pads.
taffeta|Glossy silk fabric.
talaria|Shoes worn by Hermes.
tallest|Most unusual: Colloq.
taloned|Having claws.
tantrums|Quilp's rages.
tapioca|Bland dessert.
tapioca|Cassava starch.
tapioca|It and prussic acid come from cassava root.
tarpons|Game-fishes.
tasters|Samplers.
tattler|School stool-pigeon.
teasers|Fish-lures.
teasers|Zane Grey's fish-luring devices.
teenage|Period of Sinatra-loving.
teeters|Seesaws.
television|Video.
telsons|Segments of arthropods.
tenures|Rights of holding property.
tercets|Triplets.
testiness|Petulance.
tethered|Confined by rope.
thawers|Melters.
thinker|Noted example of Rodinesque art.
threaded|Interwove with O.N.T.
threshed|Flailed.
thrones|Gives sovereignty to.
tilbury|Kind of gig.
tillage|Cultivated land.
timetable|Itinerary.
tinkers|Kettle-menders.
tippets|Scarves.
tiresome|Boring.
tissues|Webs.
titanium|White metallic element.
titillates|Tickles.
toadeaters|Menial hangers-on.
toadies|Sycophants.
toddler|Two-year-old.
toilers|Laborers.
tolling|Heard in "The Nine Tailors."
toluate|Toluic acid salt.
tomorrow|Favorite word of procrastinators.
toneless|Devoid of resiliency.
toniest|Classiest.
toreadors|Favorite sportsmen of Spanish America.
toreros|Bullfighters on foot: Sp.
tormentor|Toy tickler.
torpedo|Projectile.
totalitarian|Of a form of government.
totalled|Amounted to.
tourism|Expanding postwar activity.
toylike|Diminutive.
trainmen|Subway guards.
traitor|Benedict Arnold.
trammels|Hampers.
trample|Tread heavily.
transit|Conveyance.
transits|Passages over.
traveller|Gen. Robert E. Lee's war horse.
traverse|Pass through.
treasurer|What W. A. Julian is.
treatises|Covenants.
treeless|Describing area above timber line.
trellis|Interweave.
tressier|More like curls.
triangle|Set of three.
trident|Poseidon's sign.
triggers|Cocked and pulled in Handy Andy.
tripoli|Capital  of Libya.
trireme|Roman galley.
trireme|Roman warship.
tritest|Most vapid.
troglodytic|Inhabiting caves.
troller|Fisherman.
tropical|Describing the background of "Almayer's Folly."
trotter|Trained horse.
trouble|Disturb.
tsarina|Wife of a ruler.
tugboats|Vessels.
tumular|Resembling a mound.
turkeys|Targets in "The Pioneers."—Cooper.
typhoid|___ Mary.
ulsters|Loose overcoats.
unabated|In full force.
unclasp|Open.
uneaten|Not consumed.
unemployment|Recurring problem.
unending|Ceaseless.
unessential|Not indispensable.
unideal|Not perfect.
unifoliate|Having a single leaf.
unironed|Rough-dried.
unoiled|Greaseless.
unprobed|Unpenetrated.
unreason|Absurdity.
untouchables|Part of an important global problem.
untuned|Disarranged.
uranite|Mineral of element No. 92.
uranium|Discovered by Klaproth, 1789.
uranium|Source of atomic power.
uranium|The "War-or-Peace" element.
utilize|Employ.
uxorious|Dotingly fond of wife.
vacated|Moved out.
vacationist|Average American worker, for a week or so this summer.
vaccinations|What most New Yorkers recently got.
valentine|Singer of Even Bravest Heart in "Faust."
variolate|Inoculate.
venetian|Titian's school of painting.
veranda|On the National Hotel: Martin Chuzzlewit.
veranda|Open gallery.
vibrates|This the pendulum does—Poe.
vinasse|Residual product from wine-press.
vitamin|Diet essential.
wafered|Sealed with adhesive disk.
wakener|Rouser.
walking|Pres. Truman's favorite form of exercise.
warders|Watchmen.
warding|Fending.
wardrobe|Closet.
wariest|Most cagey.
wastrel|Spendthrift.
wavelet|Ripple.
waylaid|Ambushed.
weasels|Furtive people.
welcome|What applause may signify.
werewolf|Person turned into an animal: Folklore.
whalers|Boats of a special kind.
whiting|Food fish.
wingspreads|Big measurements on B-29's.
worsted|Yarn.
wrangles|Disputes.
writers|Penmen.
abalone|Ear shell.
abalones|Large nacreous mollusks.
abettor|Accomplice.
abhorrent|Detestable.
abolish|Annul, as a law.
aborted|Cut short.
abreast|Side by side.
absents|Keeps away.
academies|Schools.
acaudal|Condition of "Three Blind Mice.”
acaudate|Without a tail.
accented|Emphasized.
accordant|Consonant.
aceldama|Where Judas committed suicide.
acetates|Salts of acetic acid.
acetone|Dimethyl ketone.
acierate|Convert into steel.
acierate|Convert into steel.
acorned|Oak-seeded.
actress|Tragedienne.
address|Speech.
adenoids|Pharyngeal tonsils.
adulate|Praise obsequiously.
aeonian|Everlasting.
aerates|Inflates.
agencies|Instrumentalities.
agitate|Contrive busily.
agitates|Excites.
agitator|Rabble rouser.
agonise|Suffer extremely: Eng. sp.
agonize|To torture, as Tantalus.
agrarian|Bulgaria's Peasant party.
agronomic|Concerning field-crop production and soil management.
airiness|Gaiety.
airport|Idlewild.
alameda|City in California.
alarums|Shakespearean direction.
alderman|In shape no bigger than an agate stone. On the forefinger of an  ___.” nyt 1948 ALE Beverage. nyt 1948 ALE Robin Hood's beverage. nyt 1948 ALEA Athena ___, Greek goddess of light. nyt 1948 ALEATORY Pertaining to luck, lotteries, etc. nyt 1948 ALEC Pianist Templeton. nyt 1948 ALECS Wise guys. nyt 1948 ALECTO One of the three Furies. nyt 1948 ALEE On the sheltered side. nyt 1948 ALEGAR Vinegar made of ale. nyt 1948 ALEM Turkish crescent, or its flag. nyt 1948 ALEMAN President of Mananaland. nyt 1948 ALEMAN President of Mexico. nyt 1948 ALEN Danish measure. nyt 1948 ALERTS Warning sirens. nyt 1948 ALES Beverages. nyt 1948 ALEXANDRE Monsieur Dumas. nyt 1948 ALEXIS Czar of Russia (1629–76). nyt 1948 ALGER Clergyman who wrote 119 books (1832–99). nyt 1948 ALI Arabian Nights character. nyt 1948 ALI Disciple of Mohammed. nyt 1948 ALI Son-in-law of Mohammed. nyt 1948 ALI ___ Baba. nyt 1948 ALIA By another way: Latin. nyt 1948 ALIAS Nom de guerre. nyt 1948 ALIBI What everyone has in a whodunit. nyt 1948 ALIDADE Instrument for locating forest fires. nyt 1948 ALIENATE Estrange. nyt 1948 ALIENED Estranged. nyt 1948 ALIGN Lay out methodically. nyt 1948 ALIKE Identical. nyt 1948 ALIKE Identical. nyt 1948 ALIKE In common. nyt 1948 ALISH Like October brew. nyt 1948 ALIST Canted over. nyt 1948 ALIT Dismounted. nyt 1948 ALIT Dismounted. nyt 1948 ALIT Dismounted. nyt 1948 ALIT Rested. nyt 1948 ALKALI Mineral salt in some soils. nyt 1948 ALL ___ American. nyt 1948 ALLA According to. nyt 1948 ALLA Mme. Nazimova. nyt 1948 ALLAH Arab God. nyt 1948 ALLAYED Quelled. nyt 1948 ALLEGES Declares. nyt 1948 ALLEGHENY One of the Smoky City's rivers. nyt 1948 ALLEGRO L'___" by Milton.
almanac|A nonfiction best seller.
alopecia|Baldness.
altruist|Devotee of the "Golden Rule."
amasses|Accumulates.
amassing|Heaping up.
amatory|Loving.
ambassadors|Caffery, Dunn, Smith, etc.
ameliorated|Improved.
amenable|Responsive.
amenably|Tractably.
amenders|Makers of changes.
amoretti|Infant cupids of 16th century painting.
amperes|Electrical current strength units.
analectic|Made up of literary selections.
analyse|Study in detail.
anarchism|Form of government, sired by Proudhon.
ancient|Time-honored, as Chinese lore.
anemone|Windflower.
annates|Churchly benefice.
anodyne|Painkiller.
anointing|Moistening.
antbear|Toothless animal with bushy tail.
antecedents|Nouns that pronouns relate to.
antimacassars|Doilies.
apartment|Sometimes called "diggings.”
arbalest|Crossbow.
arbored|Bowered.
arcadia|Sir Philip Sidney's pastoral romance.
arenose|Sandy.
areolas|Small interstitial areas.
argalis|Spiral-horned Asiatic wild sheep.
arietta|Short melody.
armature|Part of a magnet.
armistice|War's end.
arouses|Alerts.
arrester|Detainer.
arrestor|Hinderer.
arrests|Apprehends.
arrived|Reached one's destination.
arsenal|Military storehouse.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
arsenide|Chemical compound.
artiste|Theatrical headliner.
artists|Craftsmen.
asperges|Religious ceremony of sprinkling.
aspired|Reached upward.
assagai|Zulu spear.
assents|Acquiesces.
asserter|Declarer.
assessed|Estimated for taxation.
assessment|Campaign levy.
assuredly|Without a doubt.
asterisks|* * *.
asterism|Constellation.
atabals|Drums.
atamans|Cossack chiefs.
atavism|Reversion to primitive type.
atelier|A scene in "La Bohème."
atomies|Pygmies.
attache|Member of diplomatic staff.
attaints|Sullies.
attests|Bears witness.
attires|Clothes.
attitude|Posture.
attract|Invite or allure.
attritions|Frictions.
aureola|Halo.
aureolas|Halos.
auroral|Radiant.
avarice|___, envy, pride, Three fatal sparks.—Dante.
avarice|Covetousness.
avatars|Embodiments.
avenger|World War II plane.
averted|Turned aside.
avoided|Fought shy of.
awarder|Adjudicator.
axillar|Pertaining to the armpit.
bagatelle|Pin-ball game.
balcony|Proposed addition to White House.
banister|Part of a staircase.
bannerettes|Small ensigns.
barbarities|Cruelties.
barbets|Small poodles with long curly hair.
barbette|Gun platform.
baroness|Nadia von Meck's rank.
bastile|Castle razed at Porte St. Antoine, Paris.
batlike|Resembling a chiropter.
beggars|Almsmen.
benefactors|Lord bountifuls.
bereave|Deprive of.
bereave|Make destitute.
bereavement|Deprivation.
beriberi|Disease caused by vitamin deficiency.
bestowing|Granting.
betterment|Improvement.
biremes|Ancient galleys, with two banks of oars.
bloated|Puffed up.
blondes|Anita Loos' subject.
blossoms|Broken ___,” starring Richard Barthelmess. nyt 1948 BLOW Windstorm. nyt 1948 BLOWOUTS Highway accidents. nyt 1948 BLUM French Premier, 1936–37. nyt 1948 BLUNDERBORE Giant in Jack and the Giant Killer.”
bolivar|Latin America's "George Washington."
bondholder|Investor.
borderline|Marginal.
boshvark|South African wild hog: Var.
bottles|Hollow vessels.
bounteous|Munificent.
braises|Browns in fat, then simmers.
breadnut|Product of tree of Jamaica and Mexico, roasted and ground into flour.
briefly|Not long-windedly.
brigand|Menace to early travelers.
brigands|Carmen's gypsy comrades.
britannia|Group of nations: Poet.
bromide|Trite joke: Slang.
budgeter|One who lives within his income.
burglar|Second-story man.
bursting|Exploding.
cabalist|Mystic, interpreter of Scriptures.
cabinet|Presidential advisers.
cadastre|Official register of real estate.
caldron|Copper kettle.
calliope|Muse of Oratory.
camomile|Strong-scented aster.
canapes|Appetizers.
capricci|Delightfully playful compositions: Ital. pl.
caramel|Burnt sugar.
caramel|Gravy flavoring.
caravan|Trailer: English.
carbonate|To make soda water.
caretaker|Baby-sitter.
carioca|Disney's parrot.
cascades|Mountains of the Pacific coast.
caserns|Barracks.
cashmere|Himalayan wool.
castanets|Spanish dance accompaniment.
casters|Swiveling wheels.
catapult|Ancient engine of war.
cataracts|What Niagara Falls consists of.
catcher|Walker Cooper.
catguts|Tough cords.
cattish|Feline.
causing|Bringing about.
cautions|Warns.
cavemen|Our ancestors.
celesta|Form of pianoforte.
cements|Unites firmly.
censors|Busy people in Boston.
censure|Rebuke.
centering|Adjusting an axis to normal position.
centurion|Roman captain.
cereals|Jentacular foods.
cerement|Shroud.
chalcedonies|Agates.
chalice|Goblet.
chancellor|Title of Dr. Hutchins of Chicago University.
charted|Mapped.
chartists|Reformers in England, 1837–48.
cheaper|Lower in price.
cheerio|Defunct radio program.
chelate|Like a lobster's claw.
chemistry|Science of the composition of substances.
children|Victims of Medea.
chiliad|Period of a thousand years.
chimera|Mythological monster vomiting flames.
chinook|Warm, dry wind from the Rockies.
chorale|Hymn sung in unison.
choruses|Companies of singers, in Greek drama.
ciliate|Having eyelashes.
cithara|Ancient Greek lyre-like instruments.
cleaner|Domestic helper.
cleanse|Purify.
clearings|Settlements of differences of accounts.
clients|Fee customers.
climate|California asset.
clouter|Home-run hitter.
coaster|Tumbler holder.
coeternal|Equally everlasting.
coherence|Consistency.
collapse|What opera hats do.
collides|Clashes.
colorations|Chromatic patterns.
commodities|Staples in the market slump.
compass|Ancient instrument, used by Columbus.
comrade|Associate.
concord|Capital of Governor Dale's state.
confidantes|Recipients of romantic secrets.
connect|Link.
connected|Met.
contentiously|Quarrelsomely.
coopers|Barrel makers.
cordonnet|Thread used for tassels.
correlatives|Words having mutual relation.
coterie|Clique.
country|Fatherland.
crating|Boxing.
creakiest|Most dilapidated.
creativeness|Productivity.
creature|Living being.
credible|Plausible.
creeper|Virginia ___.
crenelates|Furnishes with open-spaced parapets.
cronies|Chums.
crooners|Singers.
crushes|Comminutes.
daggers|Reference marks.
damascene|Native of Syria.
damosel|Old-time maiden.
damsels|Succored by Don Quixote.
danseuses|Coryphees.
dariole|Custard pastry.
daymare|Oppression while awake: Med.
dearness|Costliness.
dearths|Scarcities.
debacle|Stampede.
debarments|Preclusions.
debased|Adulterated.
debaser|Corrupter.
deceased|Defunct.
decentered|Placed out of middle point.
dedicate|Hallow.
deepener|Intensifier.
deepener|River dredger.
deepest|Lying within the farthest recesses.
defeats|Circumvents.
defender|Ulysses' role in Sophocles' "Ajax.”
degreed|Conferred a scholastic honor upon.
deities|Pagan gods.
delaine|Dress fabric.
deliver|Free.
deluded|Deceived.
demeaning|Behaving.
dementia|Craziness.
demerit|Black mark.
demirep|Adventuress: Slang.
demotes|Strips of rank.
demurrers|Legal objections.
denoted|Indicated.
deposed|Ousted.
deposes|Unhorses.
derided|Gibed.
derives|Deduces.
desires|. . . the huge army of the world's ___.—Love's Labors Lost.
destiny|Inevitable end.
determination|Resoluteness.
detesters|Abominators.
deuteron|Nucleus of hydrogen isotope, mass 2.
diaries|James Byrnes' forte.
dickens|Author of "Master Humphrey's Clock."
dictator|Famous Chaplin role.
dilutes|Weakens by admixture.
diorama|Scenic display.
diploma|Certificate of merit.
directer|More straightforward.
directs|Conducts.
disagreed|Quarreled.
discredit|Doubt.
diseuses|Talking chanteuses.
dislodge|Remove.
dissect|Anatomize.
distemper|Paint mixed with emulsion of egg yolk.
diviner|Prognosticator.
donates|Bestows.
doodles|Aimless pencilings.
dragonet|Little dragon.
drastic|Rigorous.
dresses|Embellishes.
drollery|Buffoonery.
drummer|Commercial traveler.
dryadic|Relating to a wood nymph.
dryness|Thirst.
duchess|Windsor's lady.
dueller|Aaron Burr was one.
dwelled|Tarried.
eaglets|Aerie dwellers.
earlier|Sooner.
easiest|Simplest.
edifice|Building.
edifiers|Things that instruct and improve.
eductor|Analyzer.
eelpout|Burbot.
egoists|George Meredith wrote of one.
egyptians|Fuad's people.
elapine|Of a group that includes cobras.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elating|Cheering.
elbowroom|Ample space for action.
elector|Important man of Nov. 2.
electric|A sign of Broadway.
electric|Thrilling.
electrocute|Execute.
electron|Opposite of the proton.
elegist|Writer of laments.
element|Active part of electric iron.
elephant|Political symbol.
elevate|Promote.
eliminate|Exclude.
elopement|Stealthy departure.
elopers|Visitors to Gretna Green.
emanant|Flowing forth.
emanant|Issuing.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Originate.
emanates|Originates.
embayed|Sheltered.
embolus|Foreign particle in circulatory system.
emeriti|Retired college professors.
emigrant|Departer to a new home.
emigres|Fugitives.
emigres|People in "A Tale of Two Cities."
emigres|Refugees.
eminent|Distinguished.
emirate|Turkish office.
emissive|Sending out.
emperor|Rank of the Great Khan.
empires|Imperial domains.
emplaned|Embarked, in modern manner.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Rival.
enabled|Empowered.
enacted|Legislated.
enameler|Worker on cloisonné ware.
enamour|Charm.
encages|Confines in an enclosure.
encages|Places in a zoo.
enclosed|Hemmed in.
encloses|Fences in.
endemic|Confined to a region.
endless|Long and uninteresting.
endogens|Plants such as grasses, sedges, etc.
endogeny|Growth from within: Biol.
endowed|Furnished with money.
engager|Hirer.
engineer|Man at the controls.
english|Nationality of Virginia Dare.
engrails|Ornaments with indented edge.
enhance|Increase in desirability.
enhance|Intensify.
enisles|Isolates.
ennoble|Exalt.
enroots|Implants deep.
ensemble|The whole.
ensigns|One-stripe officers.
ensiled|Prepared as fodder.
enslave|Subjugate.
enslave|Subjugate.
ensured|Guaranteed.
entente|Understanding.
eradicate|Extirpate.
erasures|Obliterations.
erected|Caused to arise.
erector|Structural worker.
eremite|Recluse.
eremites|Solitude-seeking ascetics.
ergates|Worker: Zool.
erigerons|Asterlike flowers.
eristic|Controversial.
ermines|Official judiciary robes.
erodent|Caustic.
eroding|Wearing away.
erosive|Wearing away.
errands|Missions.
erudite|Descriptive of Dr. Johnson.
escritoires|Desks.
essence|Elixir.
essences|Perfumes.
estates|Fortunes.
esthete|Connoisseur of the beautiful.
estreat|Take by way of a levy.
estreats|Fines.
etamine|Light cotton fabric.
etamine|Light wool fabric.
etamine|Worsted fabric.
etcetera|And so on.
eternal|Immutable.
eternals|Antonym of ephemera.
ethnographical|Of science that treats of races and nations.
etiolate|Bleach.
etiolate|Turn pale; said esp. of plants.
etiquette|Polite society rules.
etoiles|Stars: Fr.
evading|Ducking.
evaluate|Estimate the price of.
evasive|Shifty.
evening|Candlelight time.
evolute|Turned back.
excises|Luxury taxes.
execute|Work.
exerted|Made an effort.
expedient|Means to an end.
expound|Set forth.
extensors|Muscles opposed to flexors.
extorts|Blackmails.
eyeopener|Morning potation.
eyesore|Offensive sight.
faddism|Support of new-fangled ideas.
farinas|Infants' cereals.
fastener|Pin.
feeblest|Least effective.
feminine|Sex of the Erinyes.
ferrets|Animals that hunt rabbits and rats.
fifteen|___ men on the Dead Man's Chest.
flavors|Tasted in Alice's "drink me” jug.
flawless|Unblemished.
fleecing|Swindling.
flesher|Knife for scraping hides.
folioed|Paged.
forager|Supplier of food.
forecastle|Part of a vessel where the sailors live.
foremen|Leaders of work crews.
foremen|Overseers.
forensic|Used in legal proceedings.
forestaysail|Triangular sail.
forestry|Science important in preserving natural resources.
forsaken|Deserted.
fossils|What paleontologists study.
fosterers|Cultivaters.
foulard|Silk tie material.
gainsays|Contradicts.
galilee|Historic sea in Holy Land.
ganymede|Cupbearer.
garnets|Gems.
garrote|Spanish mode of execution.
gelatin|Animal jelly.
genders|Grammatical characteristics of words.
gentian|Blue flower.
gestalt|German theory of psychology.
gisarme|Medieval foot soldier's long-staffed weapon.
glaceed|Iced.
gladstone|Prime Minister of England at 84.
goobers|Peanuts.
gospels|Infallible truths.
governors|Officials whose salaries range from $4,500 to $25,000.
gradual|Gentle.
grainer|House painter's tool or brush.
granite|___ State, New Hampshire.
grassier|Richer in verdure.
greenest|Most verdant.
greeted|Nodded to.
gremial|Bishop's apron.
grieved|Sorrowed.
griminess|Soot.
grouses|Complains: Slang.
groveling|Behaving abjectly.
guesser|Surmiser.
hapless|Unlucky.
harvest|Reaping time.
harvests|Demeter's forte.
hashish|Narcotic made from hemp.
heeltap|Part of a shoe.
heralds|Harbingers.
hercules|Heroic achiever of the twelve tasks.
heretic|Opponent of prevalent doctrine.
hermits|Misanthropes.
heroine|Demigoddess.
hesitant|Undecided.
hessian|A venal person: Colloq.
hessians|Fighting mercenaries of 1775–83.
hessians|Natives of Darmstadt.
hetmans|Cossack leaders.
hillers|Cultivator attachments for hilling plants.
hinderer|Impeder.
hindsight|Perception of nature of an event after it has happened: Humorous.
hinters|Cue-givers.
historians|Toynbee, Beard, Motley, et al.
hitherto|Until now.
hoisted|Elevated.
holland|Fabric used for window shades.
holloas|Exclamations to attract attention.
homeric|Grandiose.
honeymooners|Newlyweds.
hospital|Sick bay.
hosteler|Boniface.
hosteler|Innkeeper in former days.
hotspur|Sir Henry Percy (1364–1403).
hotspurs|Fiery-tempered men.
howitzer|West Point's year book.
icebound|Owen Davis' Pulitzer prize play, 1923.
idiotic|Imbecilic.
igneous|Like fire.
illegible|Undecipherable.
imagines|Fancies.
imitation|___ of Christ.—Kempis.
impasse|Deadlock.
impenitent|Not contrite.
imperils|Jeopardizes.
importunes|Pleads.
impress|Mark of distinction.
impulse|Sudden thought.
inamorata|Woman beloved.
incisor|Tooth adapted for cutting.
inciters|Stimulators.
incoherence|Disjointedness.
increase|Augment.
increate|Self-existent.
indican|Source of indigo.
inelastic|Describing a wartime girdle.
ingrain|Saturate.
inheres|Belongs.
inherit|Succeed to property.
initiator|Beginner.
inmates|Inhabitants.
insanity|Affliction of Edward Rochester's wife.
insouls|Inspirits.
inspector|Police officer.
instant|The current month.
intends|Means.
intents|Purposes.
interprets|Explains.
intwine|Interlace.
inutile|Unprofitable.
invader|Assailant.
invalid|Of no weight.
irenics|Peaceable theology.
ironies|Life's Little ___.”—Thomas Hardy. nyt 1948 IRONSIDES Old ___."
irritates|Nettles.
isagoge|Introduction.
isobars|Lines showing equal barometric pressure points.
isolate|Segregate.
iterate|Repeat.
itinerate|Journey.
jinglers|Sleigh bells.
kanakas|Hawaiians.
keynote|___ address given by Governor Green of Illinois.
knittings|Mittens and sweaters.
laborite|Incumbent in England.
largess|Liberality.
larruped|Beat: Colloq.
lascars|East Indian sailors.
leadman|Miner of plumbum.
leakage|Amount that escapes.
leanest|Describing Jack Sprat's choicest meat.
learned|An upright judge, a ___ judge!
learning|Scholarship.
lection|A text from Scripture.
legislates|What Congress does.
leisure|Ease.
lenders|Pawnbrokers.
lenient|Assuasive.
lenient|Merciful.
lenient|Merciful.
lessens|Diminishes.
lettuce|Folding money: Slang.
libation|Potation.
liberty|Freedom's Lady.
licences|Automobile musts: Var.
lineage|Family.
lioness|Mother of cubs.
listener|Hooperating unit.
literal|Exact.
locales|Sites.
lodestar|Guiding light.
lorimer|Famous magazine man.
lorries|Trucks.
lovelier|More beautiful.
lunette|Crescent-shaped ornament.
lurdane|Lazy, stupid person.
lyceums|Educational groups.
machine|Political organization.
maestro|Applicable to Mr. Toscanini.
magnesium|Silver-white metallic element.
manumit|Liberate.
marching|What followed beating of Kublai's great drums.
marines|Gen. Cates' men.
marsala|Sicilian wine.
martens|Their fur passes as sable.
martinis|Cocktails.
masterpiece|A chef-d'oeuvre.
matelot|Sailor: Fr.
material|Of consequence.
meanest|Most parsimonious.
mediate|Interpose.
mediate|Interpose.
mediator|What Count Bernadotte was in Palestine dispute.
mediterranean|Cradle of Western civilization.
menacer|Threatener.
mentions|Discusses casually.
metalware|Artistic smithwork.
meteors|Atmospheric phenomena.
ministerial|Pertaining to administrative or executive duties.
minuteman|Revolutionary patriot.
mislead|Send astray.
mistitle|Inappropriate name.
miterer|Beveling tool.
molesters|Teasers.
monitor|Large lizard.
monitor|She met and checked the Merrimac.
mortise|Cavity for a tenon.
mothier|More full of holes, as woolens.
motivate|Stimulate to action.
mountain|Vast quantity.
movable|Susceptible to change.
muddies|Clouds.
muddiest|Most turbid.
munitions|Armament.
muslins|Cotton cloths.
napoleon|He proclaimed a paper blockade of England, 1806.
nardine|Of an ointment.
nargiles|Turkish pipes.
narrate|Rehearse.
narrate|Set forth.
natural|Inborn.
naturally|Spontaneously.
nearest|Walk to the ___  exit.
neatest|Most fastidious.
nebulas|Celestial structures in gaseous state.
nectars|Delicious beverages.
nemeses|Avengers.
nemeses|Inflicters of retribution.
neolith|Stone age implement.
neophyte|Beginner.
nepenthe|Anything causing oblivion.
nepotist|One who favors relatives in job-giving.
nestled|Fitted snugly.
nestles|Settles.
neutrons|Uncharged nuclear particles.
nicotine|Barrie's "My Lady ___."
niellos|Decorated metals.
nitrate|Export of Chile.
nitrates|Fertilizer.
nitwits|Morons.
noddles|Pates.
noisome|Unwholesome.
nominates|Names as Presidential candidate.
noonday|12 M.
northern|Boreal.
notabilia|Memorable sayings.
notable|Remarkable.
notation|Memorandum.
noticer|Observer.
nuclease|Any of important enzymes in plants and animals.
nutates|Nods.
nutritional|Pertaining to food intake.
oatmeal|Food.
obelisk|What Cleopatra's Needle is.
observe|Conform to.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
oceanic|Pelagic.
ocelots|American cats.
odalisk|Harem slave.
oleanders|Poisonous evergreen shrubs.
oleates|Chemical salts.
olivine|Chrysolite.
olivine|Green garnet.
olivine|Yellowish green.
olivines|Transparent green gems.
omicron|O in Greek.
omnibus|The general public.
oneness|Unity.
opaline|Having a milky iridescence.
opaline|Yellow chalcedony.
operate|Produce an effect.
operates|Manages.
operetta|Sweethearts, for instance.
opinions|Views.
opulence|King Croesus' distinction.
oracular|Dogmatic.
oranges|The golden apples?
oratorical|Describing Senator Claghorn.
orchids|Compliments from Winchell.
ordeals|Primitive trial methods.
ordering|Directing.
otalgia|Earache.
otologist|Ear doctor.
ottomans|Flat overstuffed couches.
outrigger|Boat used in "Almayer's Folly."
overply|Work to excess.
overtaken|Caught up with and passed.
overuse|Make into a cliché.
oxblood|Yellowish-red color.
oysterer|Blue point fisherman.
pachisi|Backgammon-like game of India.
paladin|Officer of Charlemagne.
palaver|Profuse idle talk.
panache|Military plume.
pandora|Prometheus' brother's wife.
pandora|The first woman, in Greek myth.
paneled|Decorated with strips.
papered|Did the walls.
papoose|Young child.
parabolic|Expressed allegorically.
paradise|Miltonian theme.
parenthetic|Of inserted comment.
partition|Palestine problem.
patented|Protected, as an invention, by Government letters.
patriot|Nathan Hale, for instance.
patrols|Boy Scout groups of eight.
pedestrians|They are part of traffic problems.
pelisse|Woman's long cloak.
pellets|Cannon balls.
pensioner|Dependent.
peopled|Inhabited.
peppers|Florida Senator and family.
perceive|Discern.
peregrine|Smollett's "___ Pickle."
permanent|Wave.
perorate|Speak at length.
persist|Continue to exist.
peruses|Reads.
pinioned|Fettered.
pirates|Baseball team partly owned by Bing Crosby.
pistols|Blackbeard's arms.
pitmans|Exploiters of an old shorthand system.
pittances|Meager allowances.
plainer|More candid.
planate|Flattened.
plasmas|Varieties of green quartz.
platens|Typewriter parts.
platform|Where the Ghost first appears in "Hamlet.”
platinum|Precious metal.
pleasant|Gratifying.
plebiscites|Postwar expedients.
pleurae|Pulmonary membranes.
pliantly|Flexibly.
polices|Keeps order by threat of force.
politburo|Russia's governing body.
politics|The science and art of government.
popeyed|Staring in terror.
popular|Suitable to the common people.
portray|Delineate.
posadas|Hotels: Sp.
postdates|Marks with a future time.
posterior|Later in time.
potters|Ceramists.
poultice|Counterirritant.
poundage|Weight.
prairie|The ___ Years, by Carl Sandburg.
pralines|Confections.
prancers|Circus horses.
praters|Talkers.
preeminent|Outstanding.
preempt|Appropriate exclusively.
preempt|Appropriate.
premise|Proposition in a syllogism.
preserves|Shields.
presidium|Soviet high council.
prester|___ John, fabulous Christian monarch of Asia.
presume|Take for granted.
pretender|Charles Edward Stuart.
pretender|James Stuart, the Old ___ (1688–1766).
pretense|Sham.
pretense|Subterfuge.
pretext|Excuse.
princesses|Elizabeth and Margaret Rose.
printer|Ben Franklin's business.
proceed|Advance.
proletariat|The working classes.
promoter|Fistic impresario.
prorating|Dividing proportionally.
protege|Marco's probable relationship to Kublai Khan.
protons|Charged nuclear particles.
prudence|Sagacity.
prunelle|Prune packed without the skin.
prunello|Skinless dried plum.
prussic|Hydrocyanic.
psalter|Boss of David's songs.
puissant|Mighty.
purples|Colors obtained from mollusks.
quinine|Febrifuge.
racially|In a manner pertaining to an ethnic group.
raddled|Twisted together.
radiant|Effulgent.
radiate|Diffuse.
radical|Drastic.
radishes|Edible roots.
railroad|The Trans-Siberian.
railways|These were recently nationalized in Britain.
rainier|Extinct volcano of Cascade Range.
rampage|Reckless behavior.
rampart|Bulwark.
ramsons|Salad garlics.
rankled|Produced an inflamed effect.
ransacked|Pillaged.
ranters|Extravagant declaimers.
rareness|Infrequency.
rasorial|Fowl-like.
ratafia|Almond liqueur.
ratatat|Tapping sound.
ratings|Official ranks.
rations|Soldiers' food.
rattler|Snake.
rattles|Clatters.
raucous|Strident.
ravager|Destroyer.
referee|Ring official.
regalia|Kingly rights.
regears|Readjusts.
regimen|Government.
regimen|Orderly government.
register|Record.
reinfused|Reimbued.
reissue|Second publication.
rejector|Refuser.
rekindle|Light up.
relaced|Tied again.
relapses|Setbacks.
relates|Narrates.
relates|What Scheherazade does.
relation|Storytelling.
relator|Narrator.
release|Deliver.
release|Liberation.
releases|Delivers.
relents|Grows compassionate.
relents|Mollifies.
reliever|Relay man.
remarque|German author.
reminisce|Talk about old times.
renounce|Disclaim.
repeals|Abolishes.
repented|Felt compunction.
repines|Grumbles.
resentments|Ill feelings.
resettle|Form a sediment again.
resettle|Subside again.
resides|Sojourns.
resides|Sojourns.
resilience|Rebound.
resists|Strives against.
resolder|Cement anew.
resoles|Cobbles.
resonant|Ringing.
respaced|Reseparated.
respire|Breathe.
restaffed|Supplied with new aides.
resumed|Picked up the threads.
resumes|Recommences.
retails|Gossips.
retests|Double-checks.
retinue|Hangers-on.
retorts|Answers in kind.
retorts|Cutting replies.
retract|Rescind.
retract|Withdraw.
retread|Wartime tire.
retreat|Bugle call.
reveres|Venerates.
reverse|Contrary.
reverser|Revoker.
revitalize|Reanimate.
rhetors|Eloquent spokesmen.
rhodora|Plant of Emerson's poem, 1839.
riddled|With a Swiss cheese effect.
riposte|Aramis' counter-thrust.
risking|Venturing.
rissoles|Fried pastry-covered rolls of rich minced meat.
riveted|Fastened firmly.
riveter|Rosie's profession.
riviera|Côte d'Azur.
roasted|Cooked.
roaster|A pig.
romance|Doris Keane's starring vehicle.
rootlet|Radicel.
roseate|Optimistic.
roseate|Reddish.
rotates|The world does it.
rotunda|Large domed room.
roulade|Vocal flourish: Mus.
rounded|Spherical.
rounder|Spendthrift bon vivant.
routines|Regular procedures.
rowdies|Ruffians.
ruiners|Destroyers.
rustler|Western villain.
sadiron|Heavy pressing implement.
sadness|___ is a wall between two gardens.”—Kahlil Gibran. nyt 1948 SADNESS Dolor. nyt 1948 SAE Greek letter fraternity. nyt 1948 SAFETY Prevention of accidents. nyt 1948 SAFETY Two points in football. nyt 1948 SAFINE Language of the Sabines. nyt 1948 SAGA Icelandic legend. nyt 1948 SAGE Judicious. nyt 1948 SAGE Russell ___ Foundation. nyt 1948 SAGELY With wisdom. nyt 1948 SAGELY With wisdom. nyt 1948 SAGS Slumps. nyt 1948 SAGUM Roman garb of war. nyt 1948 SAHARA African Gobi."
sailors|Travelers of the seven seas.
salamis|Greek naval victory over Persians, 480 B. C.
salariat|The white-collar class.
salicin|Medicinal willow extract.
salience|Prominence.
salient|Projecting.
sallied|Leaped forth.
saloons|Cabins on ships.
saltatory|Making leaps and bounds.
salvager|Rescuer.
samoyeds|Arctic dogs of Siberia.
samphires|Herbs common along beaches.
sarongs|Malayan garments.
satanic|Diabolical.
satanic|Infernal.
satanic|Like Old Scratch.
sateens|Glossy cotton fabrics.
sateens|Smooth cotton fabrics.
satellite|What Yugoslavia is to Russia.
satiate|Cloy.
satiric|Ironical.
satiric|Nature of many Shavian remarks.
savages|What the Andamanese and other islanders were.
savants|Scholars.
savarin|Famous chef.
sawyers|Large beetles.
scalene|Triangle with unequal sides.
scandal|Disgrace.
scandal|Opprobrium.
scarred|Experienced.
scenery|Backdrops.
scholar|Literate person.
science|Knowledge from exact observation.
scolder|Berater.
sconces|Wall candlesticks.
scotoma|Blind spot in the visual field: Med.
scraped|Rasped.
scutate|Shield-shaped.
scuttle|Run swiftly.
seaboard|Coastal.
seaming|Joining by sewing.
seaport|Objective of the Polish Corridor.
searches|Explores.
seconde|Parrying position: Fencing.
secretariat|What Trygve Lie heads.
sectary|Dissenter.
sectionally|In a provincial manner.
sedative|Remedy for irritation.
sedilia|Seats in the chancel.
seeders|Farmers' implements.
seeping|Permeating by degrees.
seeress|Forecaster.
seeress|Oracle.
seeress|Prophetess.
seeress|Sibyl.
seeress|Soothsayer.
seethed|Boiled.
selector|Part of a gearshift.
selenic|Moonlike.
sellers|Optimistic colonel in "The Gilded Age."
semester|School term.
senator|Member of major league baseball team.
senator|Old man.
senator|Upper House man.
senescent|Aging.
sensate|Felt through the senses.
sensational|Hollywood adjective.
senseless|Inane.
sensibilities|Feelings.
sequelae|Adherents.
serenader|The barber's side line: "Gil Blas."
serenest|Least turbulent.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriates|Arranges in successive sections.
seriatim|In regular succession.
serotines|European brown bats.
service|Set of articles.
sessile|Attached by the base.
sessile|Stemless: Bot.
session|Term.
sessions|Meetings of Congress.
sessions|Terms.
sestets|Six-liners.
setters|Dogs.
settlers|Colonists.
sewered|Provided with drains.
shamans|Medicine men.
sharpie|Long, flat-bottomed sailboat.
shatterers|Wreckers.
shivery|Tremulous.
shocker|B-type movie.
shoeshine|Prize-winning Italian movie.
shorter|Briefer.
shrivel|Wither.
shylock|Loaner of 3,000 ducats.
shyster|Pettifogger.
sidecar|Police motorcycle adjunct.
sideline|Byroad: Canada.
sidetrack|Pigeonhole.
sierran|Pertaining to a mountain ridge.
sierras|Mountains in Golden State.
silents|Old movies.
silkiest|Smoothest.
simitar|Mohammedan saber: Var.
simpler|A herbalist.
sinkers|Fishing gadgets.
sinuate|Tortuous.
sinuated|Wound in and out.
sirenian|Sea cow.
sirenian|Sea cow.
sisters|What Gipsy Lee and June Havoc are.
slatted|Built like a crate.
sleepless|Ceaseless.
sleeplessly|Vigilantly.
sleeplike|Resembling hypnosis.
sleepwalking|Somnambulation.
sleeted|Rained at freezing temperature.
sleetier|More slippery.
slithers|Moves as if sliding.
smallage|Wild form of celery.
smallest|The ___ worm will turn.”—King Henry VI. nyt 1948 SMARTED Stung. nyt 1948 SMASHES Shatters. nyt 1948 SMATTERS Bits of wisdom. nyt 1948 SMC Small caps: Abbr. nyt 1948 SMEAR Bedaub. nyt 1948 SMEARY Adhesive or viscous, as wax. nyt 1948 SMELT Small fish. nyt 1948 SMETANAS Bartered Bride" composer and family.
snappier|Quicker on the draw.
snarers|Trappers.
snipper|Cutter.
snivels|Hypocritically weeps.
snivels|Sniffles.
snootier|More hoity-toity.
snorter|Short ___: Autographed dollar bill.
sockets|Hollow holders.
soirees|Social gatherings.
solanos|Hot east winds of Mediterranean.
solaria|Sun rooms.
sonatinas|Short instrumental compositions.
sorosis|Women's club.
spatula|Instrument for spreading paint.
speaker|Rep. Rayburn, come January.
speculators|Market manipulators.
spencer|American penman (1800–64).
spencer|Winnie's middle name.
spheres|Planets.
spiders|Pans.
spinnaker|Large triangular sail.
splashes|Spots of color.
spoused|Wedded: Archaic.
spreads|Circulates.
sprints|Mel Patton specialties.
sprints|Short races.
squired|Escorted.
stadium|The Harvard ___.
stagers|Veteran thespians.
stained|Discolored.
stained|Disgraced.
stainer|Pigment.
stalemate|One of the U. N. headaches.
stalwart|Valiant.
stamina|Capacity to endure strain.
stamina|Staying power.
starers|Gazers.
steepest|Most precipitous.
steerer|Helmsman.
steering|___ Committee.
stepmothers|Fairy tale characters.
sterile|Ineffective.
stipends|Fixed salaries, as of clergymen.
stirrers|Agitators.
stomata|Pores.
streamer|Ribbonlike flag.
streetcars|Vanishing vehicles.
stridor|Shrill sound.
striker|Officer's servant.
striker|Picket.
stringy|Filamentous.
strutted|Swaggered.
stumbles|Trips.
stupors|Comas.
submariners|Pigboat manners.
subrent|Underlet.
substantiations|Proof-supplying demonstrations.
suicided|The last thing Himmler did.
sultana|The Padishah's lady.
summations|Aggregates.
summering|Estival sojourn.
sunspot|Solar phenomenon.
surface|School for Scandal hypocrite.
sustains|Keeps up.
sutures|Stitches.
sweater|Knitted jacket.
sweeter|More honeyed.
syenite|Igneous rock of Upper Egypt.
sympetalous|Having a corolla of united petals.
syndical|Of managing bodies.
syntheses|Compositions.
systaltic|Contractile.
tabulate|Form into a synopsis.
tailors|Ulster makers.
tainted|Contaminated.
talaria|Footwear of famous messenger.
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals.
talaria|Winged shoes of Mercury.
talions|Retaliations under the Mosaic Law.
tallest|Most boastful.
tanglers|Ensnarers.
tantalus|Submerged son of Zeus.
tantara|Quick succession of notes from a horn.
tantara|Trumpet blare.
tarboosh|Fez.
tarriers|Loiterers.
tartars|The Great Khan's people.
tartars|Turks.
taurine|Bovine.
tearooms|Restaurants.
teasers|Advertisements to arouse curiosity.
teasers|Plaguers.
teepees|They solved Sitting Bull's housing problem: Var.
telamon|Father of Ajax, friend of Hercules.
television|Toscanini's newest medium.
tempest|Probably the Bard's last play.
templar|12th century guardian of the Holy Sepulcher.
temporal|Transitory.
tenpins|Game with top score of 300.
tentacles|Feelers.
terrace|Balcony.
tessera|Mosaic piece.
tetragon|Quadrangle.
thanage|The dignity of a Scot's peer.
theatres|Geo. S. Kaufman called one of them "The Fabulous Invalid.”
theomachy|Battle among the gods.
tigerish|Fierce.
tillage|Cultivated land.
tillite|Geologic rock formation.
tinamou|Quail-like bird.
tiniest|Most minute.
tininess|Atomity.
tissues|Thin papers.
titania|Oberon's wife.
titters|Snickers.
toilers|Slaves.
tolerates|Suffers to be.
tonnage|Duty on cargo.
tossups|Fifty-fifty chances.
totemic|Of tribal symbols.
tourist|Motel customer.
tousling|Disheveling.
tracers|Detectives.
tracings|Copied drawings.
traders|Merchants.
tradition|Oral transmission of information from ancestors to posterity.
trainee|Boot.
trainee|Military novice.
transom|Crosspiece.
tsarina|Alexandra was the last.
tsetses|Poisonous flies.
tularemia|Disease transmitted by the deer fly.
turbans|Headdresses.
turbinated|Fashioned like a top.
turmoils|Disturbances.
tutelar|Guardian.
twiners|Morning glories.
tyrannous|Despotic.
ukulele|Popular instrument.
ululate|Howl like a wolf.
ululate|Howl like a wolf.
unaware|Ignorant.
uncovers|Discloses.
underdone|Rare.
underfed|Inadequately nourished.
understudy|Dramatic substitute.
undulate|Wavy.
uneaten|As Daniel in the lions' den.
uneaten|Not ingested.
unessential|Not intrinsically requisite.
unhinge|Dislocate.
unicorn|Animal mentioned in the Book of Job.
unintentionally|Without premeditation.
unlearns|Forgets previous instruction.
unnerve|Discourage.
unready|Unarmed.
unsated|Unslaked.
untruth|Falsehood.
uplifts|Elevates.
upstands|Endures under stress.
uralite|Amphibole from Russian mountains.
uranium|Source of atomic power.
useless|Ineffectual.
utility|Bentham's golden rule.
utopian|Visionary.
uttered|Expressed.
utterly|To the utmost.
valises|Traveling bags.
vapidly|Insipidly.
vascula|Botantists' collecting-cases.
vendetta|Theme of Mérimée's "Colomba."
venetian|Nationality of famous ancient travelers.
venires|Judicial writs.
veteran|Member of AVC.
vintners|Wine sellers.
violate|Desecrate.
violence|Offered by mad Orlando Furioso.
violent|Turbulent.
virulent|Venomous.
vitamin|Food element.
voyages|Trips.
weather|Year-round front-page news.
weatherman|Mr. Benjamin Parry of Whitehall St.
weedier|Scraggier.
whitened|Made to appear guiltless.
wiremen|Makers of threaded metal.
wizened|Shriveled.
worsted|Gabardine.
xanthic|Having a yellow color.
abalone|Shell used in button-making.
abashes|Discomfits.
abettor|Supporter.
abnegate|Denounce.
abroach|Astir.
abscess|Ear ailment.
abstains|Doesn't vote.
acaroid|Resembling a mite.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acerate|Shaped like a needle.
acetate|Plastic.
acetate|Vinegar salt.
achieve|Realize.
acreage|Area.
acrimony|Bitterness.
actress|What Sarah Churchill, Winston's daughter, is.
adipose|Fatty.
adipose|Fatty.
admiral|Denfeld's rank.
adoration|___ of the Magi.
adorned|Resplendent.
adulator|Outrageous flatterer.
aerator|Ventilator.
against|Anti.
agateware|Kind of pottery.
ageless|Unending.
agitate|Incite.
ailment|Infirmity.
airlift|Frankfurt-Berlin phenomenon.
airline|Sky transport company.
airways|CAA's domain.
alameda|California city.
alameda|Promenade.
alameda|Walk lined with poplar trees.
alamedas|Promenades.
alamode|Fashionably.
alamode|In fashion.
alastor|Epithet of Zeus.
alerted|Made vigilant.
alexander|Master Bumstead Jr.
aliases|Noms de guerre.
alibied|Made excuses.
alidade|Instrument for locating forest fires.
alidade|Rule equipped with sights, for surveying.
alienor|One who transfers property.
aliment|Nutriment.
alleges|Urges as a reason.
almoner|Dispenser of charity.
alterer|Clothes fitter.
amateur|Unsullied by money.
amazons|Hippolyta was their queen.
amethyst|British warship attacked in China.
amnesia|Loss of memory.
amorists|Devotees of Eros.
amounting|Being equivalent.
amphibole|Hornblende.
amplitude|Largeness.
amylase|An enzyme.
anaemia|Poorness of blood.
anagrams|Logogriphs.
anapest|Metrical foot.
ancestor|Forefather.
aneroid|Barometer.
aneurin|___ Bevan, Britain's Health Minister.
anguish|Lorry's friend in "Graustark."
aniline|Chemical base for dyes.
animation|Disney technique.
annalist|Historian.
annates|First fruits of benefice: Eccl. Law.
annates|Papal benefice.
annulet|Small ring.
answerer|Respondent.
antarctic|Admiral Byrd's favorite hibernation spot.
antelope|African cousin of the mountain goat.
anterior|Prior.
anurans|Frogs: Zool.
apatite|Green mineral.
aphonia|Loss of voice.
aphonic|Voiceless.
apogees|Culminations.
apostles|Island group in Lake Superior.
appealed|Proved attractive.
appellant|As opposed to respondent: Law.
applause|Actors love it.
araroba|Brazilian tree with striped wood.
arduous|Laborious.
arenose|Full of sand.
arenose|Very sandy.
arenose|Very sandy.
areolate|Divided into angular spaces.
areolate|Having interstices.
areoles|Small spaces: Bot.
argalis|Wild sheep with large horns.
arietta|Short air: Music.
armoire|Wardrobe.
armorer|Maker of war equipment.
armpits|Axillae.
arrange|Put in proper sequence.
arrears|Unpaid sums.
arrester|Radio part.
arrests|FBI accomplishments.
arrivals|Advents.
arsenal|Military building.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
arsenic|Rat poison.
artifice|Ruse.
artisans|Skilled workmen.
artists|Skilled workers.
ascribe|Attribute.
asinine|Silly.
aspires|Seeks to attain.
assented|Concurred.
assents|Acquiesces.
asserts|Maintains.
assesses|Taxes.
assorter|Classifier.
assuage|Mitigate.
assuages|Quenches.
assures|Confirms.
asternal|Unattached to the breastbone, as the floating ribs.
asteroid|One of many planetoids between Mars and Jupiter.
astride|Straddling.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Workshop.
atheist|Infidel.
athletic|Hercules' build.
attenuate|Slenderize.
attracts|Invites.
audacity|Effrontery.
auroral|Resembling the dawn.
austere|Describes England's program.
avenger|Vindicator.
average|Typical.
averages|Baseball players watch these constantly.
averred|Declared.
aviated|Flew.
aviator|Calling of the author of "We."
aviator|Sky writer.
avocado|___ salad.
avocets|Wading birds.
badinage|Raillery.
baggage|Impedimenta.
banians|Indian fig trees, with aerial roots.
barbecue|Outdoor feast.
barmaid|Miss Douce's job in Joyce's "Ulysses."
barters|Trucks.
basilic|Kingly.
bastion|Stronghold.
batrachians|Frogs.
battery|Pitcher and catcher.
bearskin|Headdress of the Old Guard.
beatitude|One theme of the Sermon on the Mount.
begorra|Mild oath.
beheads|Decapitates.
benedict|Newly married man.
besetters|Assailers.
betoken|Presage.
bittern|Bird that emits a booming noise.
bleaching|Process of whitening.
bleeder|Hemophiliac.
bolivar|Silver coin of Caracas.
bombardier|He drops the "eggs."
bookman|Scholar.
bootees|Infant's footwear.
borages|European blue-flowered salad herbs.
boredom|Ennui.
bottles|Dead men swept up after football games.
brained|Destroyed.
breathing|Alive.
breeders|Dog fanciers.
bridges|Senator from N. H.
broaden|Extend.
buncombe|Senseless talk.
burnoose|Garment and hood worn by Arabs and Moors.
bursars|Treasurers.
cabbala|Occultism: Var.
cabinet|Mr. Truman's advisers.
calorie|Dieter's shibboleth.
calorie|Thermal unit: Physics.
calorimeter|Apparatus for heat measurement.
calumet|Peace pipe.
camerae|Italian legislatures.
cameras|Spanish council chambers.
canasta|Recent import from Argentina.
candida|Drama by G. B. Shaw.
cantatas|Short oratorios.
cantered|Loped.
capelet|Short pelerine.
capital|Paramount.
capitol|Statehouse.
careens|Heels over.
carfare|Seven cents for Desire.
carmine|Lipstick hue.
carmine|Purplish-red.
caroler|Singer.
carrier|Navy's bone of contention.
carrousel|Merry-go-round.
castanet|Heard in "Carmen."
castoff|Discarded one.
catamaran|Outrigger raft.
cathedral|Church.
caviler|Quibbler.
ceiling|Legally fixed price.
cellars|Vaults.
cenobite|Hermit.
ceramics|Faience.
cerated|Coated with wax.
cereals|Wheat, maize, rice, etc.
cerebrating|Thinking.
ceremony|Formality.
chamber|Deliberative hall.
chandler|Baseball czar.
channel|Island group, capital St. Helier.
charade|Fanciful novel by Edita Morris.
charges|Obligations.
cheated|Bamboozled.
cheerio|So long!
chimera|It had a goat's body, lion's head and dragon's tail.
chimneys|Smokestacks.
chrestomathy|Mencken's book, a selection of passages, with notes.
ciliate|Protozoan with hairlike processes.
citation|Big-money winner of the turf.
clamors|Makes uproar.
clangor|Loud ringing.
clarence|Mr. Darrow.
clarets|Red wines.
clearer|More obvious.
cleaver|Butcher's instrument.
cleaver|Butcher's tool.
climates|Regions of the earth.
cloisonne|Partitioned enamel work.
closure|Method of ending debate.
codicils|Provisions added to documents.
collaret|Small cape.
collate|Compare critically.
collects|Opening prayers.
colleens|Maureen, Bridget, etc.
college|Society of scholars.
collins|Family name of new quadruplets in Bronx.
colours|Hues.
commonweals|Welfares of the public.
compare|Liken to.
compasses|Circle-making instruments.
conatus|Natural tendency.
conditional|Not absolute.
congresses|U. S. has had eighty-one thus far.
congressional|___ Record.
consider|Think upon.
constitutions|Principles governing nations.
contains|Holds.
contessa|Italian title.
cornets|Brass-wind instruments.
coronas|Circles of light around sun or moon.
coroner|Official probing unnatural deaths.
corpses|Arsenic and Old Lace collection.
covered|The ___ Wagon.—Hough.
coverts|Defenses.
cratered|Hollowed by a bomb bit.
cravers|Those who beg earnestly.
creamery|Part of a diary.
credence|Belief.
credent|Believing.
cretinism|Idiocy.
crevasse|Glacial fissure.
cripple|___ Creek, Colorado.
crudely|Gracelessly.
crudely|Tactlessly.
crunchy|Crisp to the teeth.
crusade|___ in Europe.
cuneate|Wedge-shaped.
curacao|Dutch West Indian island.
currently|Prevalently.
curries|Spicy dishes.
curtain|Behind the ___, by John Gunther.
cuspids|Canine teeth.
cutoffs|Bypasses.
daggers|I will speak ___ to her, but use none.—Hamlet.
daisies|First-rate things: Slang.
dallies|Trifles.
damages|Money equivalent of injuries sustained.
dappling|Spotting.
darnels|Cornfield weeds.
daunted|Intimidated.
davenport|Author of "The Valley of Decision."
daystar|Venus, when it precedes sun in rising.
deadener|That which devitalizes.
deadeye|Dick ___, of "H.M.S. Pinafore."
deadpan|Expressionless.
debated|Deliberated.
debouchment|Valley outlet.
decades|Groups of ten.
decamps|Absconds.
decease|Dissolution.
decided|Clear-cut.
declarative|Shown.
decocts|Steeps.
decorum|Propriety.
decorum|Propriety.
decreer|Adjudicator.
deicide|Killer or destroyer of a god.
deliberate|Intentional.
deliver|Liberate.
delouse|Free from vermin.
deltoid|Triangular.
deluded|Describing Othello's state of mind.
deluges|Inundates.
demeans|Conducts oneself.
demented|Ophelia was.
democrats|Tops since 1933.
denazify|What certain courts try to do in Germany.
denoted|Indicated.
denoted|Signified.
deodars|Under the ___.—Kipling.
departed|What Gerhart Eisler did secretly.
deports|Exiles.
deposed|Fate of Napoleon III.
depriver|Dispossessor.
derided|Laughed to scorn.
derives|Receives.
derogate|Depreciate.
deserted|Ran away.
deserve|Merit.
desists|Stops.
despots|Autocrats.
deterge|Cleanse.
detests|Loathes.
deviled|Seasoned highly.
devised|Invented.
devotee|Fan.
devotee|Fan.
diamond|The infield.
dineros|Peruvian coins.
dingeys|Small boats.
diploma|Sheepskin.
disband|Break up a party.
discase|Unsheathe.
discolor|Stain.
discourse|Art of conversation.
dislike|Feeling against Dr. Fell.
dismiss|Discharge.
dispassionate|Objective.
displaced|IRO is charged with such persons.
dispose|Settle.
distance|___ lends enchantment.
distemper|Dog malady.
diverge|Branch off.
diverse|Multiform.
diverts|Entertains.
divided|How Big Four opinion is on Berlin.
divisor|Factor of a number.
dodgers|Batsmen of the Gowanus.
dominance|Prevalence.
dominie|Schoolmaster.
dominion|What Canada is.
doodlebugs|Robot bombs.
doodles|Scribbles.
dosseret|Capital in Byzantine architecture.
dragnet|System for catching criminals.
dragomans|Official guides or interpreters in the Near East.
drapers|Tailors.
dreamer|Castle-builder.
dreamer|Visionary.
dreamer|Visionary.
drenched|Soaked.
dresses|Gets ready for a party.
drivers|Golf clubs.
droopiest|Most forlorn.
ducally|In a noble manner.
dynamic|Forceful.
dynasts|Rulers.
earmark|Identification sign.
easiness|Unconstraint.
ecdysis|Act of shedding a shell, as in insects and crustaceans.
echelon|Formation of Superfortresses.
eclairs|Cream-filled pastries.
eclairs|Pastries.
ectomere|An ectoderm.
editors|Blue-pencilers.
educator|What Mark Hopkins was.
effaces|Cancels.
egalite|Philippe ___, Duke d'Orléans, guillotined in 1793.
eggnogs|Mixed drinks.
egoists|Self-centered persons.
elative|The absolute superlative.
election|Choice.
elector|Balloter.
electromagnet|Used to hoist iron.
element|Basic substance.
element|One of the electrodes in a vacuum tube.
elemental|Basic.
elevate|Dignify.
elevate|Ennoble.
elevator|Device in "Grand Hotel."
elevens|Athletic teams.
elevens|Teams.
eligible|Suitable.
eluders|Escapers.
emaciated|Gaunt.
emanant|Flowing forth.
emanant|Issuing.
emanate|Issue.
embargo|Arms ___.
embargoes|Restrictions imposed on commerce.
emerged|Came out.
emeutes|Seditious outbreaks: Fr.
emeutes|Seditious tumults: Fr.
emigrant|D. P. coming to America.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Distinguished.
emirate|Turkish official's jurisdiction.
emoters|Ham tragedians.
emotion|Feeling.
emotional|Easily moved.
emotive|Prone to strong feeling.
emperor|King George no longer is this.
emperor|Title of O'Neill's Brutus Jones.
empiric|Charlatan.
empower|Authorize.
emulate|Strive to excel.
emulated|Strove to outdo.
enactors|Legislators.
enameler|Painter.
encases|Encloses.
encored|Sang after applause.
encounter|Noel Coward's was brief.
encourages|Emboldens.
endeared|Became an object of love.
endeavour|Try: Eng. sp.
endless|Everlasting.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Baneful persons.
enemies|Foes.
enemies|Inimical forces.
energetically|Forcefully.
energies|Inherent powers.
engager|Hirer.
engages|Involves.
engineer|Herbert Hoover's former profession.
enhanced|Augmented.
enigmas|Stock in trade of the Sphinx.
enisled|Isolated
enisled|Isolated: Poet.
enlarge|Augment.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarges|Expands.
enounce|State formally.
enraged|Infuriated.
enrages|Maddens.
enrolled|Registered.
ensemble|Complete costume.
enshrine|Cherish as sacred.
enshrine|Cherish.
ensnare|Trap.
entails|Involves.
enterer|Bookkeeper.
enterer|Joiner.
entering|Joining.
entices|Lures.
entwine|Mesh.
environ|Surround.
epaulet|Naval uniform ornament.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicure|Connoisseur of good living.
epicure|Patron of culinary art.
epidermis|Man's integument.
epistle|Apostolic letter.
equines|Horses.
erasers|Rubbers.
erasure|Obliteration.
erector|Constructor.
eremite|Anchoret.
eremite|Recluse.
erodent|Abrasive substance.
erodent|Caustic.
erosive|Abrasive.
erosive|Tending to rust.
errands|Missions.
erudite|Well-read.
escaped|Slipped away.
escapes|What Edmund Dantès does, from Chateau d'If.
escorts|Accompanies.
escorts|Safeguards.
esoteric|Mystic.
essences|Perfumes.
essences|Predominant qualities.
estaminet|Small cafe.
esteems|Regards as worthy.
estival|Summery.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Alienate.
etagere|Cabinet.
etagere|What-not.
etageres|Cabinets.
evaluate|Appraise.
evasive|Sidestepping.
eveners|Equalizing devices.
evenest|Smoothest.
evidence|The ___ of things not seen.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Obvious.
evinces|Makes evident.
evolves|Develops gradually.
examine|Scrutinize.
exigent|Urgent.
exorable|Easily persuaded.
express|The Pony ___.
faddist|Follower of crazes.
familiar|Companion.
fancier|Pigeon breeder.
federal|Union soldier.
feminine|Womanly.
ferments|Seethes.
fertile|Productive.
fertile|Prolific.
fidelity|Loyalty.
figured|Computed.
flatness|Prairie feature.
flatted|Fell from true pitch.
flimflam|Humbug.
flirter|Dallier.
flowery|The ___ kingdom: China.
fluttery|Nervous.
foaming|Adjective for Moby Dick's wake.
footpads|Highwaymen.
forbids|Proscribes.
foreran|Preceded.
forgeries|Criminal offenses.
fortune|Destiny.
fragmental|Disconnected.
gabbiest|Most loquacious: Colloq.
gabelle|French salt tax before the Revolution.
gaiters|Congress boots.
galenas|Lead ores.
galipot|Resin.
gasoline|Fuel.
gastropod|Mollusk.
genealogy|Darwin's study.
generate|Produce.
gentlemen|Shakespearean extra.
gleamer|Diamond: Slang.
gleaned|Collected.
globate|Spherical.
gnarred|Growled.
gradate|Blend gradually.
gradate|Sorted according to size.
graduate|None do this from Dotheboys Hall.
grandee|Spanish nobleman.
granite|___ City, Aberdeen.
gratitude|The greatest virtue.—Cicero.
greyest|Dullest.
grilles|Ticket windows.
griping|GI pastime.
grisons|South American monkeys.
halcyon|Kingfisher.
halfway|___ House.—Maurice Hewlett.
haricot|String bean.
harmony|Melody.
harridan|Vixen.
harrier|Hound.
haughty|Jiggs' Maggie's demeanor.
hawkers|Pitchmen.
headaches|Brain storms.
hearths|Firesides.
heartsore|Grieved.
heaters|Furnaces.
heeders|Listeners.
helicon|Abode of the Muses.
hematin|Iron-containing substance.
herculean|Of a famous Greek hero.
herders|Keepers of animals.
heretic|Nonconformist.
heroine|Star.
heroine|What Mary Martin is in "South Pacific."
hesitate|Waver in purpose.
hilarity|Gaiety.
hinderers|Retarders.
historians|Chroniclers.
hoarser|Harsher.
homager|Vassal.
hominess|Intimacy.
hornito|Smoke-emitting mound in volcanic regions.
hospice|House of refuge.
hostess|Airplane attendant.
hostile|Inimical.
houseleek|Plant having pink flowers
housels|Administers the Eucharist to: Archaic.
humanist|Petrarch was a great one.
hussies|Ill-behaved girls.
hustler|Go-getter.
hyperbola|Geometric curve.
ideated|Preconceived.
ideates|Conceives thoughts.
ideograms|Pictorial symbols.
ideologic|Concerned with ideas.
idyllic|Pertaining to pastoral verse.
iguanas|Edible lizards.
illegal|The spitball is.
illegal|What pool rooms are in New York City.
imamate|Yemen in one.
imarets|Turkish inns.
imbedded|Set.
immense|Colossal.
impacts|Collisions.
imparts|Tells.
imperial|Athos' beard.
impones|Wagers: Obs.
importer|Merchant of foreign goods.
imports|Goods from abroad.
imposter|A phony.
impresa|Emblem used as bookplate.
impresarios|Personal managers of concert artists.
impressionistic|Characteristic of painting in the style of Manet.
improve|Better.
incensed|Maddened.
incline|Gradient.
inelegant|Clumsy.
ingrate|Applicable to Charles Grandet.
inheritor|Heir.
inhospitable|Affording no shelter.
initials|Okays.
innocence|Subject of Blake's "Songs."
innocent|So dies Desdemona.
insatiate|Incapable of being satisfied.
inseams|Gloves have them.
insects|Crawlers, fliers, stingers.
insides|Alimentary canal: Colloq.
insides|Interiors.
insisted|Persisted.
inspirational|Stimulating.
inspissated|Thickened, as by evaporation.
instate|Install.
intarsia|Decorative design of wood inlaid in wood.
integer|Whole number.
integral|Complete.
intellect|Understanding.
intense|Extreme.
interest|Capital's share from industry.
interim|Meanwhile.
interjected|Interposed.
intermediates|Acts as a peacemaker.
internal|Domestic.
internal|Enclosed.
international|Famous song dating from 1871.
internecine|Mutually destructive.
intersperse|Vary at random.
intimate|Style of Boswell's "Johnson."
intrude|Butt in.
inulase|An enzyme.
invidious|Offensively discriminating.
iodated|Impregnated with iodine.
iodines|Tinctures prepared from kelp.
ironies|Playful contradictions.
ironing|Pressing.
ironist|Satirist.
ironsides|Old ___.
irrigate|Make the desert bloom.
isotope|Element having same atomic number as another.
isotope|Element resembling another in atomic number but not weight.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iteration|Re-utterance.
johnson|Secretary of Defense.
keenest|Sharpest.
keening|Wailing.
kinfolk|Recent best seller by Pearl Buck.
klondike|Scene of Rex Beach's "The Spoilers."
kneaded|Massaged.
knesset|The Israeli Assembly.
koodoos|African striped antelopes.
kremlin|Headquarters of White Army, 1917.
kremlin|Moscow's citadel.
labiate|Lipped.
laborer|Sancho Panza's calling.
laborite|One on Attlee's side.
labyrinth|Lars Porsena built one for his tomb.
laconic|Sententious.
ladrone|Bandit.
lambent|Radiant.
lampions|Pots of oil with wicks.
lanated|Woolly.
lantanas|Shrubs with red and yellow flowers.
launders|Besides modeling, Trilby does this.
lavaliere|Ornament named after Louis XIV's favorite.
learned|Judge ___ Hand.
leastwise|At any rate.
leather|Tan color.
leechlike|Tenacious.
legates|Papal envoys.
legations|Residences of diplomatic ministers.
lenient|Forbearing.
leonine|Kingly.
leonine|___ verse, with internal rhyme.
leopards|Ounces.
lessees|Tenants.
lessons|Exercises.
lethargy|Torpor.
letters|Erudition.
leverage|Mechanical advantage.
lictors|Bearers of the fasces.
liernes|Minor ribs in Gothic vaulting.
likening|Comparing.
lilliputians|Gulliver's little people.
limestone|Calcium carbonate.
lineate|Striped.
lineman|Telephone worker.
linemen|Football players.
linemen|Football players.
liniment|A "must" in a football team's dressing room.
listels|Fillets on Ionic capitals.
litigant|Engaged in a lawsuit.
littoral|Living on a shore.
loathed|Execrated.
lovingly|Affectionately.
lowborn|Of humble parentage.
lozenge|Diamond.
lucifer|The rebel archangel.
lunatic|___ fringe.
lupines|Blue-bonnets.
macadam|Type of pavement.
mackerels|Spikes, blinkers and tinkers.
magdalen|Oxford college.
magnate|VIP.
magnates|Rich or powerful industrialists.
magnifier|Microscope.
mahatma|Adept.
mahatma|Great soul: Sanskrit.
mailmen|Donaldson's couriers.
mainland|One of the Orkneys.
malaprop|She says, "As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
manatee|Water cow.
manhattan|Name meaning hill island.
maniple|Ecclesiastic arm band.
manitos|Good or evil spirits of the Algonquians.
manorial|Pertaining to a feudal estate.
marlines|Two-strand cords used by sailors for seizing.
marriage|Close union of individuals.
martians|Hypothetical visitors to earth.
martinet|Rigid disciplinarian.
matadors|Hemingway or Bizet characters.
matilda|Girl's name.
matures|Ripens.
meanest|Most shabby.
meatiest|Pithiest.
medical|___ Corps, wearers of the caduceus.
mediums|Agencies.
melange|Mixture.
melodeon|Reed organ.
mementoes|Relics.
menacer|Intimidator.
menaces|Threatens.
mercury|God of science.
mergers|Consolidations.
meridian|Noon.
merrier|More jovial.
message|President Truman goes to Congress.
messiah|The expected deliverer.
metropolis|What New York City is.
migrators|What most birds are.
millings|Manufacturing processes.
minaret|Mosque tower.
minaret|Muezzin's tower.
miniature|Pint-size reproduction.
mintage|Coinage.
miracle|A happening at Lourdes.
missals|Mass books.
mitigate|Alleviate.
mocking|Imitating.
moneyed|Wealthy.
monument|What the Lincoln Memorial is.
mooring|Anchors, etc.
morocco|Where Tangier is.
mossier|More covered with lichens.
murderer|Macbeth, for example.
musicale|Concert.
musings|Meditations.
mustard|Reddish yellow.
mystery|John Dickson Carr specialty.
mythology|Frazer's "The Golden Bough."
nacelle|Framework below an airship.
naiades|Fresh-water mussels.
namesake|One named after another.
namesakes|Funnyman Morgan and Pirate Morgan.
napoleon|Shaw's "Man of Destiny."
nargile|Hubble-bubble.
nargiles|Oriental smokers.
narrate|Give an account of.
narrate|Recount.
nascent|Beginning to exist.
nations|United ___.
nattier|Neater.
nearest|Closest.
nearest|Most closely akin.
nearest|Next.
nearness|Proximity.
neatens|Makes orderly.
neatest|Most orderly.
nebulae|Huge, celestial structures.
nebular|Of gaseous celestial structures.
needled|Teased: Colloq.
needler|Heckler.
needless|Unnecessary.
negates|Nullifies.
negates|Nullifies.
neither|Nor yet.
nemesis|Retribution.
nereides|Sisters of Amphitrite.
nereids|Sea nymphs.
nesters|Squatters: Western U.S.
nestled|Cuddled up.
nestled|Snuggled.
nestles|Cuddles.
netters|Fishermen.
nettled|Stung.
neuters|Insect workers.
neutral|Indifferent.
neutron|Nonelectrical particle, size of a proton.
nitrate|Fertilizer.
noisier|More clamorous.
noisome|Obnoxious.
nonagenarian|What philosopher John Dewey became on Oct. 20.
nonagon|Nine-sided figure.
nonsense|Col. Stoopnagle's artistry.
nonsmoker|Eschewer of the filthy weed.
northern|___ Rhodesia.
nostalgic|Homesick.
notable|V. I. P.
notorious|Adjective for Moll Flanders.
novelle|Short tales, as the "Decameron."
novices|Tyros.
nuisances|Annoyances.
numbers|Fourth book of the Bible.
nutters|Fruit gatherers.
occludes|Stops up.
octagon|Geometrical figure.
octopus|The ___, by Frank Norris.
oldfangled|Behind the times.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omelettes|Unmakable without breaking eggs.
omissions|Things left out.
onetime|Quondam.
onstage|Theatre order.
opalesce|Glow with colors.
openers|A pair of jacks.
openers|Tools used in kitchenettes.
operate|Manage.
operate|Use.
operate|Work.
operates|Deals in stocks, speculatively.
operation|___ Vittles.
oralist|Follower of a certain method of teaching.
orating|Speechifying.
oratorio|What "The Messiah" is.
ordered|Regulated.
organic|Constitutional.
originate|Start.
origins|Sources.
origins|Sources.
orioles|International League baseball team.
ormolus|Brasses made to ape gold.
ostiole|Small orifice in sponge.
otherwise|Else.
outfield|The garden.
outrage|Affront.
outrage|Violate.
overall|Including everything.
overalled|Dressed for farming.
overlie|Cover.
overloaded|Having surplus weight.
oversea|Foreign.
pacific|Quiet.
package|Container.
paddled|Waded.
paleface|Bob Hope.
palestra|Gymnasium of ancient Greece.
palisades|Phenomenon of the Hudson.
panacea|Claimed for "Tono-Bungay."
pandora|All she kept was Hope.
pangene|Bearer of hereditary qualities.
paperer|What Hitler once was.
parable|Moral tale.
parading|Showing off.
paragenesis|Geologic formation of minerals in contact.
paravanes|Devices used by minesweepers.
parlous|Dangerously clever.
parties|Troop detachments.
partisans|FFI, for instance.
passable|Mediocre.
passade|Turn of a horse.
passado|Fencing thrust.
pastures|The Green ___, by Marc Connelly.
patamar|Bombay-Ceylon coasting vessel.
patamar|Coasting vessel of India.
patriot|The ___, by Pearl Buck.
peasant|Countryman.
peasant|Follower of Wat Tyler, 1381.
pelerine|Woman's cape.
pelican|Hotel in "Sorrell and Son."
pelisse|Lady's silk cloak.
peltate|Having the stem attached to the lower surface.
penates|Roman deities.
penates|Roman household gods.
penates|Vestal gods.
pendulum|Clock part.
penguin|Denizen of the Antarctic.
pennons|Flags.
pentagon|Building in D. C.
peoples|Third word of U. N. Charter.
peregrine|Blue-black falcon.
perigee|Point when moon is nearest earth.
permanent|Wave.
perorate|Harangue.
persist|Survive.
pertain|Have reference.
pervades|Permeates.
pesetas|Spanish gold coins.
petaled|Having leaves.
pettier|Smaller.
pettifog|Bicker or cavil.
pettitoes|Feet of a pig used as food.
philately|Hobby of our thirty-second President.
pianist|Profession of José Iturbi.
piecing|Eating between meals.
piecing|Uniting into a whole.
pigment|Coloring matter.
pigtail|Braid.
pillory|Device used to expose offenders to public scorn.
pinafore|H. M. S. ___.
pinchers|Lobster's claws.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pioneer|Colonist.
pipestones|Pinkish rocks.
pipettes|Chemist's glassware.
pismire|Ant.
plastics|Bakelite, lucite, etc.
plateau|What Quito is built on.
pledget|Piece of cotton.
plenary|Complete.
pleonasm|Redundancy.
plimsolls|Load-lines on vessels.
plowable|Tillable.
plunder|Loot.
podesta|Italian mayor.
pontine|Italian marshes.
pontine|Marshes between Rome and Naples.
poolers|Persons in joint ventures.
portage|Falls in the Genesee River.
portend|Presage.
posture|Attitude.
potentate|Sovereign.
potpies|Menu items.
poultry|Turkeys.
powered|Strengthened.
praetor|Roman magistrate.
prairie|James Fenimore Cooper novel.
prairie|Last home of Natty Bumppo.
preclude|Make impossible.
preempt|Appropriate.
preened|Dressed up.
prepaid|Not c.o.d.
presage|What witches do in "Macbeth."
prescind|Consider independently.
prescind|Turn aside in thought.
presents|Offers.
pretence|Sham.
pretends|Simulates.
priestly|Sacerdotal.
primaries|Reds, blues and yellows.
primate|High churchman.
princess|Rank of the Sleeping Beauty.
probing|Investigating.
process|Legal summons.
promised|Assured.
pronate|Bent.
prospect|Anticipation.
protean|Exceedingly variable.
protege|One under care of another.
provide|Furnish.
prudery|Primness.
psychic|Sensitive to nonphysical forces.
pungent|Biting.
pursuable|Very much in the running.
pursuit|Eluded by Eliza.
pusillanimous|Faint-hearted.
quixote|Dulcinea's Don.
radiance|Glory.
radiate|Diffuse.
radical|Extremist.
rampart|Fortification.
rapeseed|Plant that yields oil.
ravines|Arroyos.
ravines|Gullies.
reaches|Extends.
reading|Bacon said this "maketh a full man."
realize|Acquire as result of efforts.
realtor|Land broker.
reappear|Come again.
reasoning|Forming of rational ideas.
reasserts|Reaffirms.
reassures|Restored confidence.
recency|Newness in time.
recession|Present state of business.
recital|Musicale.
recited|Told over.
recoined|Minted again.
recorder|City official.
reelect|Return to office.
reelect|Send back to Washington.
reenact|Re-stage.
reenter|Record or inscribe again.
refaces|Freshens up the surface again.
refuters|Disprovers.
regents|School examinations in New York State.
regreets|Returns a salutation.
rehearsals|Private recitals.
reinsert|Introduce again.
reiterate|Repeat.
relabel|Tag again.
relater|Story teller.
relates|Is germane.
relaxed|At ease.
release|Authorized to use publicly.
relegated|Exiled.
relented|Abated.
reliant|Trusting.
relieve|Ease.
relieve|Palliate.
reluctant|Unwilling.
remands|Consigns.
remittance|Money sent from one place to another.
remount|Fresh horse.
removes|Eliminates.
remudas|Strings of saddle horses: Sp.
reneger|Cheater.
reneges|Breaks a promise.
renitent|Antagonistic.
renovate|Make over.
rentier|Person with fixed income.
reopens|Resumes.
reordain|Reinvest.
repairs|Resorts.
repaper|Redecorate.
repasts|High teas.
repenters|Reformed sinners.
repetend|Circulating decimal.
repiner|Complainer.
repinned|Refastened.
representatives|Congressmen.
reputes|Good names.
reredos|Altar screen.
reseats|Reinstalls.
resecting|Surgical operation.
resides|Sojourns.
residue|Leftover.
resinous|Juicy as pinewood.
resists|Withstands.
resoles|Repairs shoes.
resonate|Sound vibrantly.
resorts|Playlands.
response|Reaction.
response|The "I do" at a wedding.
resting|Dormant.
restive|Hurry Harry's nature in "The Deerslayer."
restless|Uneasy.
restoration|Congreve's era.
results|Follows.
retiled|Resurfaced a floor.
retinal|Of an eye membrane.
retinas|Image receivers.
retired|Withdrew.
retires|Withdraws.
retires|Withdraws.
retreat|Closing theme of "Anabasis."
retributive|Tending to punish.
retrogressive|Slipping back.
retrospective|Contemplating the past.
returned|What Enoch Arden did.
revenue|What the Treasury is interested in.
reverie|Day dream.
reynard|Fox.
rhodium|Element No. 45.
rhubarb|Wordy debate on the ball field.
riesling|Rhine wine of Baden.
riffled|Shuffled the deck.
ringing|Resonant.
rinsers|Washing devices.
ripeness|Maturity.
riposte|Quick retort.
riveted|Fastened immovably.
roadbed|Foundation of a railway.
romaine|Long leaf lettuce.
romantic|Idealistic.
rooters|The fans.
roselle|East Indian herb.
rosette|Cockade.
rostrum|Featured in Hokinson cartoons.
rotated|Revolved.
rotated|Spun.
rotates|Circles.
rotates|Follows a fixed routine of succession.
rotates|Gyrates.
rotation|Succession.
roundelay|Song with repeated strain.
ruining|Laying waste.
ruminant|Cow.
rundles|Wheels.
runlets|Brooks.
sadisms|Cruelties.
sailers|Boats.
sailors|Members of our "First Line of Defense."
sailors|Men of the "Narcissus."
sailors|The cast in "Mr. Roberts."
salamis|Scene of famous naval victory 480 B. C., Xerxes defeated by the Greeks.
saloons|Carrie Nation's bête noire.
sanders|Suave screen star.
saneness|Rationality.
sapless|Lacking energy.
sargasso|___ Sea.
satinette|Glossy fabric.
satires|Works of J. P. Marquand.
sauterne|Château Yquem.
savaged|Attacked fiercely.
scalene|Triangle with unequal sides and angles.
scalier|More crusty.
scalped|Worked as a ticket speculator.
scarabs|Ancient charms.
scenery|Jo Mielziner's forte.
scented|Redolent.
scepters|Royal emblems.
sceptre|Royal symbol.
sceptre|Symbol of authority.
scholar|Advanced student.
science|Knowledge.
scraped|Abraded.
scratchy|What red flannels are.
scrimps|Pinches pennies.
scrimps|Stints.
scripts|Scenarios.
sealers|Fasteners.
sealers|Weights and measures officials.
searched|Scrutinized.
seawall|Breakwater.
seaways|Ocean lanes.
seceded|Bowed out.
secretariat|Trygve Lie heads this section of United Nations.
secretes|Hides.
sedater|More composed.
seethed|Was in a state of agitation
seizure|Sudden attack.
selectness|Discrimination.
selenic|Like the moon.
seltzer|Mineral water.
semester|Eighteen weeks.
semester|Half year at school.
senates|Governing bodies.
senators|They have the power of filibuster.
sennets|Small barracudas.
sensate|Apprehended through the senses.
sensate|Felt through senses.
sentinel|Guard.
serapes|Shawls.
serapes|Worn south of the border.
serenest|Unruffled to the last degree.
serfage|Servitude.
sergeants|Quirt's equals in "What Price Glory."
seriate|Arranged in a series.
serpent|Satan, in Genesis.
serrate|Notched.
serrated|Notched like a saw.
servile|Obsequious.
session|Meeting.
sessions|Meetings.
setback|This bankruptcy was to Sir Walter Scott.
setters|Hunting dogs.
setters|Hunting dogs.
setting|Locale.
settler|Planter.
several|Particular.
shadowed|Followed secretly.
shaitan|The Devil: Mohammedan.
shakiness|Insecurity.
sharpest|Most penetrating.
shelled|Removed husks of.
shivers|Grippe symptom.
shortfall|Deficit.
shrivels|Withers.
shutter|Camera part.
sidereal|Astral.
sierras|Mountains of California.
siestas|Rest periods.
silents|Old-time motion pictures.
silicon|A chief elementary constituent of the earth's crust.
sincere|Free from deceit.
sincere|True.
sincere|Without guile.
singers|Crosby, Sinatra, Como, etc.
singles|Tennis games.
sinister|Vincent Price's screen personality.
sinless|Pure and holy.
sirenian|Marine mammal allied to whale.
sirocco|South wind from Sahara.
siroccos|Hot. dusty winds of N. Africa.
sitters|Children tenders: Colloq.
sittings|Sessions.
situate|Located.
skinner|Mule ___.
skitter|Skim, along water.
slander|Defamation of character by spoken words, signs, gestures, etc.
slanted|Inclined sidewise.
sledder|Arctic musher.
sleeper|Slow-selling article.
sleeted|Showered icy particles.
sleight|Dexterity.
slender|Meager.
slinger|David's part in Goliath's fall.
slippery|Unreliable.
smarted|Stung.
smatter|Dabble in.
smeared|Defamed.
snailed|Moved slowly.
sneaker|Gym shoe.
sneered|Spoke derisively.
snipers|Hecklers.
snorers|Noisy sleepers.
snorkel|Breathing submarine.
snorter|High wind: Slang.
snorters|Short-___: flyers' club.
soberer|More like a judge.
solacer|Comforter.
solaria|Sun parlors.
soldier|Tommy Atkins.
solenoid|Electrical coil.
soluble|Capable of being explained.
somerset|Mr. Maugham.
sooners|Premature settlers on Government land (as in Oklahoma in Eighteen Eighties).
sovereign|Potentate.
spanner|Tool for turning nuts.
sparkles|Effervesces.
spatters|Scatters by splashing.
spencer|The penmanship man.
spiders|Long-handled pans.
spinneys|Thickets: Eng.
spirals|Helices.
spliced|Joined.
spoiled|Caddy Jellyby's temper in "Bleak House."
sported|Wore publicly.
sportsmanship|Spirit of good baseball.
sportswear|August attire.
spurned|Rejected.
squeaked|Made shrill cry.
stabile|Not moving.
stainer|Pigment used to give color to paint.
stamina|Vigor.
stances|Postures.
started|Commenced.
starter|Part of an automobile.
startle|Frighten.
startling|Frightening.
staters|Old Greek coins.
stature|Size.
statute|Enactment.
steamboat|Fulton's Folly.
steamed|Vaporized.
steeled|Nerved oneself for crisis.
steeled|Rendered inflexible.
steeple|A place in Dickens' "The Chimes."
steeples|Spires.
stentors|Loud-voiced ones.
steppers|Dancers: Slang.
stereos|Printing plates, made from paper pulp: Colloq.
sterling|Silver, .925 fine.
sternness|Severity.
stetted|Kept as it was.
stingaree|Large fish with whiplike tail.
stipule|Tendril.
stirring|Inspiring.
stirrup|___ cup; one for the road.
stogies|Strong cigars.
stooges|Foils for comedians.
strainer|Colander.
strainer|Kitchen utensil.
strands|Beaches.
strange|Alien.
stratus|Low extended cloud bank.
streaked|Striped.
strewed|Scattered.
strides|Advances.
stridor|Harsh noise.
stringer|Butcher's tool.
stroller|Child's buggy.
struggled|Made violent efforts.
stuccoed|Plastered with cement.
studied|Planned.
stuffed|___ shirt.
stuntman|Daredevil.
stutterer|Defective talker.
stutters|Speaks haltingly.
submerge|Overwhelm.
suddenly|So tapped Poe's Raven.
suicide|How Nero died.
sunrise|A daily morning happening.
suspend|Stop temporarily.
sweeten|Make more palatable.
sybarite|Luxury-loving person.
systems|Methods.
tackier|Stickier.
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals.
tamarin|South American marmoset.
tannery|Where saffian is made.
tantras|Hindu religious texts.
tapadera|Stirrup hood of a Mexican saddle.
tarboosh|Fez.
tarsier|Big-eyed primate of East Indies.
tartars|Irritable persons.
tatters|Rags.
tattooer|Polynesian artist.
taverns|Inns.
teaching|Mark Hopkins' profession.
teasers|Ads calculated to arouse curiosity.
tediums|Ennuis.
tegular|Tile-like.
telling|Effective.
tendrils|Twining leaf stalks.
tennises|What Schroeder does.
tenoner|Maker of mortise inserts.
teratology|Science dealing with monstrosities.
termites|White ants.
termites|Wood underminers.
ternate|Island E of Celebes.
terrains|Military topographies.
terriers|Scotties.
testators|Makers of wills.
testers|Four-poster canopies.
theaters|Brooks Atkinson's beat.
thereat|At that point.
thereat|In the place mentioned.
thinker|Rodin's famous figure.
threats|Meances.
tiffing|Quarreling in small way.
timothy|St. Paul's convert.
tirades|Curtain lectures.
tissues|Gauzy fabric.
titania|She fell in love with Bottom.
toeless|What many women's shoes are.
tokened|Symbolized.
toledos|Fine tempered blades.
toledos|Fine-tempered swords.
tolerate|Permit.
toluene|Liquid from coal tar.
tooters|Horn blowers.
torsion|Act of twisting.
totaled|Added up.
tracery|Decorative Gothic openwork.
tractable|Controllable.
trailer|Home on wheels.
trailer|Spanish moss.
trained|Disciplined.
trained|Reared.
traitor|Quisling.
transacted|Conducted.
transilluminate|Cause light to pass through.
trapped|Cornered.
traveled|Tripped.
traverse|Thwart.
treader|Stepper.
treated|Gave medical care.
treaters|Negotiators.
treatises|Literary tracts.
treatment|Medical attention.
trellis|Frame-work.
tremble|What our banners make tyranny do.
tremors|Quakes.
tressed|Braided.
tresses|Locks of hair.
tribute|Encomium.
tricolors|Flags like the French one.
tricorn|Cocked hat.
trident|Ler's symbol.
trident|Neptune's symbol.
triolet|Stanza of eight lines.
tripods|Three-leggers.
trisect|Cut into parts.
tritone|Musical interval.
trooper|State policeman.
trotters|Pig's feet.
trounce|Beat badly.
trounce|Defeat decisively.
trouser|One leg of pants.
troweled|Shaped with a tool.
tsarism|Autocracy.
tumular|Like a mound.
tuneless|Without a song.
turbine|Hydraulic motor.
turbines|Rotary engines.
tussles|Struggles.
twanger|Banjo player.
twilight|___ of the Gods.
ululate|Hoot.
umbered|Stained with brown earth pigment.
umpires|Arbiters.
umpteen|Large indeterminate number: Humorous.
unburden|Ease.
undated|Not timed.
underage|Too young.
unearthed|Found.
unengaged|Not occupied.
unironed|Not pressed.
uniting|Joining.
universes|Worlds.
unseals|Opens.
unseats|Deposes.
untaken|Not captured.
untamed|Wild.
untouchable|Caste recently abolished.
useless|Futile.
usurious|Charging exorbitant interest.
utility|Happiness, à la J. S. Mill.
utilize|Use.
vagrant|Wanderer.
vantage|Best position.
varicella|Chickenpox.
varnish|Lacquer.
vaunted|Famous.
veneers|Layers of plywood.
viciously|Meanly.
victoria|Her great-great-great-grandson arrived recently in England.
vileness|Sin.
voyager|Captain Cook.
warless|Peaceful.
wassail|Drinking bout.
wasting|Prodigal spending.
wavelet|Ripple.
wearable|Suitable as clothing.
welcome|Giving pleasure.
wheeler|Burton K.
whereto|To what?
wielder|Manipulator.
witches|Characters in "Macbeth."
workhouses|County homes.
writing|Earliest art.
wronged|Treated unjustly.
yielded|Surrendered.
yielder|One who gives in.
yodelers|Swiss warblers.
abandon|Leave in the lurch.
abatement|Diminution.
abattis|Felled-tree defensework: Var.
abdomen|Part of the body.
abeyant|In suspension.
abiders|Dwellers.
abigail|Wife of our second president.
ability|Aptitude.
abiosis|State of being without life.
absorbs|Engrosses wholly.
abstain|Refrain from voting, U. N. style.
abusive|Scurrilous.
abutter|Adjoiner.
acaudal|Tailless.
accedes|Enters office.
accrete|Grow together.
accreted|Grown together.
accumbent|Reclining, as at table in "Quo Vadis."
accuser|Blamer.
accuses|Indicts.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Vinegar salt.
acetylene|Gas used in lighting.
acicula|Needlelike spine or bristle.
acidulous|Sourish.
acreage|Grounds.
acreage|Land area.
acreage|Lands.
acrobat|Inevitable performer on TV variety show.
acrophobia|Dread of high places.
activates|Sets in motion.
actress|Nancy Kelly, for instance.
actress|Nell Gwyn's profession.
actuates|Animates.
adapter|Adjuster.
addicts|Devotees.
address|Speech.
addresser|Business machine.
adeemed|Revoked.
adenoid|Upper pharynx tissue.
adhesive|First aid item.
adipose|Fatty.
adipose|Fatty.
adjudged|Determined.
admiral|Blandy's rank.
admirals|Sherman and Joy.
admired|Delighted in.
adoration|Worship.
adulate|Flatter servilely.
adviser|What Harriman is to Truman.
aerates|Inflates.
aerates|Treats with carbonic acid gas.
afghans|Natives of Kabul.
ageless|Time-defying.
ageless|Timeless.
agelong|Everlasting.
aggressor|___ nation.
agitate|Disquiet.
agitate|Perturbs.
agitato|Restless, hurried: Music.
agnatic|Allied.
agraphia|Loss of ability to write.
agriculture|Mr. Brannan's department.
agriculture|Mr. Brannan's department.
aground|Where the Big Mo went.
aileron|Airplane part.
aileron|Edge of airplane wing.
airliner|Sky bus.
airmail|Important part of Donaldson's work.
airplane|Jet.
alastor|Zeus as an avenging deity.
alcalde|Mayor in Franco's domain.
alencon|Needle-point lace.
alerted|On the lookout.
alerted|Put on the "qui vive."
alexander|Canada's Governor General.
aliases|Assumed names.
alidade|Surveyor's instrument.
alienate|Turn away.
alienates|Estranges.
alienee|Recipient of title to property.
allegoricalness|Quality of figurative writing.
allergy|Subject of current medical research.
almonry|Place where charity is given.
altered|Changed.
altered|Converted.
altered|Transposed.
altitude|What airplanes need.
alumina|Corundum.
alumina|White powder used as an abrasive.
amanitas|Poisonous toadstools.
amarelle|A race of cherries.
amassed|Collected.
amative|Disposed to love.
amative|Loving.
ambassador|David Bruce's role in France.
ambassador|Walter S. Gifford's new role.
amblers|Strollers.
amboina|Island in Dutch East Indies, rebel stronghold.
amboina|Moluccan isle swept by tidal wave.
amenable|Tractable.
amendable|Having room for improvement.
amenders|Constitutional reformers.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amidine|Chemical compound.
ammoniated|Descriptive of new dentifrices.
amnesia|Loss of memory.
amnesties|Official pardons issued by governments.
amoebae|Protozoa.
amoretti|Infant Cupids.
amorino|Infant cupid
amorino|Infant cupid, in Italian painting.
amorist|Casanova.
amorous|In love.
amphibian|Seaplane.
amphora|Ornamental Greek jar.
analogy|Resemblance.
analyse|Resolve into elements.
analyst|Commentator who assays the news.
anapest|Foot of three syllables.
anapest|Metrical foot.
anapests|Dactyls reversed.
anatomic|Of the bodily structure.
anchorage|Alaskan Army post.
anchorage|Important army post and airport in Alaska.
anecdotes|Short stories.
anemone|One of South Dakota's state flowers.
anemone|Wild flower.
angelic|Very, very good.
angered|Enraged.
angered|Wroth.
aniline|Indigo dye.
aniseed|Aromatic cookery item.
anisette|French liqueur.
anisettes|Sweet liqueur.
anneals|Tempers steel by heating and cooling.
announcer|Don Wilson is one.
annulus|Ringlike marking.
anodyne|Medicine which allays pain.
anserine|Stupid.
answers|Solutions.
antecede|Go before.
antelope|They play in "Home on the Range."
antennas|Television necessities.
antihistamine|Foe of common cold.
antlers|Trophy horns.
antlike|Patiently industrious.
aphasia|Loss of speech.
aphesis|Gradual loss of initial vowel.
apiaries|Where beekeepers work.
apocope|Deletion of last syllable.
apostate|Turncoat.
apostle|The ___, by Sholem Asch.
appeals|Earnest requests.
appeals|Fund-raising letters.
appears|Looks.
appease|Assuage.
appease|Conciliate.
appease|What we didn't do in Korea.
appoint|Designate.
apposes|Juxtaposes.
aproned|Wearing kitchen apparel.
araroba|Tree having striped wood.
araroba|Zebrawood.
arbiter|Frequent role of Cyrus Ching.
arbiter|Third man in the ring.
arbitrate|Submit disputes to judicial methods.
arboretum|Botanical garden of trees.
arcades|They line Rue de Rivoli.
arcadia|Delightful region.
arcadia|Idyllic place.
arching|Curving.
areolae|Interstices in veins of leaves.
areolae|Interstices.
areolae|Small areas.
areolate|Divided into small spaces.
arethusa|Artemis changed her into a stream.
arethusa|Nymph changed into a fountain.
argonaut|Zetes was one.
aristae|Grain beards.
armadas|Huge fleets.
armaments|Weapons of war.
armilla|Bracelet.
armistice|11:11 A. M., November 11.
armoire|Large ornate wardrobe.
armoires|Ornamental cupboards.
arousal|Awakening.
aroused|Awakened.
arrange|Group.
arrange|Plan.
arranges|Brings about.
arrester|Policeman.
arrests|Checks.
arrests|Stops.
arsenal|Repository of arms.
arsenal|Treasury of war matériel.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
arsenic|Found in Paris green.
artificer|Craftsman.
artisan|Skilled worker.
artiste|Performer.
artiste|Word for Lily Pons.
ascents|Trips to the top.
ascribe|Accredit.
aseptic|Germ-free.
aseptic|Germ-free.
askance|With a side glance.
asperse|Blacken one's reputation.
asperse|Slander.
asperse|Traduce.
aspirers|Seekers.
assassin|Zangara was one.
assault|Kentucky Derby winner in '46.
assembly|New York's lower house.
asserted|Maintained.
assesses|Values.
assessors|Appraisers.
assorted|Various.
assorts|Classifies.
assumed|Took for granted.
astound|Amaze.
astride|So rode the Indians.
atingle|Having a stinging sensation.
atomism|Modern theory of the universe.
atomists|Oak Ridge workers.
atrophy|Waste away.
attained|Achieved.
attempt|Try.
attendant|Young man at a gas station.
attenders|Retinue.
attired|Dressed.
attorney|Pudd'nhead Wilson's business.
attract|Draw.
attunes|Adjusts.
aureate|Golden.
auroral|Like the dawn.
available|Pitcher Sheldon Jones' nickname.
availed|Served.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Greediness.
avarice|One of the seven mortal sins.
avenges|Retaliates.
avenues|Fifth and Sixth.
average|Arithmetical mean.
average|Batting ___.
average|Just so so.
average|Medium.
averted|Prevented.
averted|Turned aside.
aviates|Flies.
aviates|Operates the Caroline Mars.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocado|Kind of pear.
awaited|Expected.
awaiter|Expectant one.
awaiter|Expectant one.
awarded|Bestowed upon.
bacilli|Microbes.
bacteria|Microscopic organisms.
badlands|Tracts in Nebraska, the Dakotas, etc.
baidarkas|Sealskin boats of Alaskan Eskimos.
ballots|Votes.
baloney|Bunk!
bandage|Item of headdress in "Spirit of '76."
bangkok|Where U. S. diplomats will hold conference in February.
bankrupt|Insolvent.
baptize|Christianize.
barcarole|Melody of Venetian gondoliers.
barkeep|Bacchus of the Last Chance Saloon.
baronage|Modest peerage.
baroness|Mrs. Munchausen.
baronetage|Rank higher than knightdom.
barrage|Artillery fire.
barrators|Those guilty of ship scuttling.
barreled|Tubed like a rifle.
baseball|Eddie Sawyer's game.
baseline|Side of a diamond.
basking|Taking the sunshine.
bastile|Small fortress.
battled|Fought.
battles|Waterloo, Trafalgar, etc.
bearcat|Energetic person: Slang.
because|Frequently sung at weddings.
because|Shakespeare's Lucetta's reason.
because|Song title, tenor's favorite.
beeline|Direct route.
begotten|Fathered.
beldame|Hag.
beliers|Calumniators.
benedict|Nick Hilton, for instance.
benzoins|Aromatic resins.
beringed|Completely surrounded.
berthas|Collars worn about the shoulders.
beseems|Befits.
besetters|Harassers.
bestride|Stand over.
betting|Bookie business.
biassed|Prejudiced.
bidding|Auction action.
bighorn|Little ___, scene of Custer's Waterloo, 1876.
binders|Farm machines.
biotope|Region adapted to its fauna.
bipartisanship|Great necessity in foreign affairs.
biretta|It's scarlet for a cardinal.
bistros|Small restaurants (argot of Paris and Broadway).
bittern|Heron.
bivalve|Oyster.
blabber|Chatter excessively.
blameless|Innocent.
blowfish|Globefish.
bluster|Utter loud, empty protests.
boatman|Hexam's calling in "Our Mutual Friend."
bogeymen|Bugaboos.
bolivar|South America's George Washington.
bookies|Much-investigated gentlemen of the day.
boredom|Emma Bovary's undoing.
bothers|Vexes.
braille|Alphabetic system invented in 1829.
brakeman|Worker of the R. R. Brotherhood.
brassie|Golf's No. 2 wood club.
breakers|Waves.
breeders|Stock farmers.
brethren|Fellow members.
brevities|They are the soul of wit.
brewers|Makers of bock.
bridges|Senator from Green Mountain State.
bridges|Senator from New Hampshire.
bristol|Clock city in Connecticut.
broiling|Sweltering.
bromate|Salt of a certain acid.
bruises|Suffered by Jack and Jill.
bubblegum|$20 million is spent on it annually.
buckeyes|Ohio State football players.
building|One of our great industries.
bungler|Botcher.
butlery|Pantry.
bywords|Popular phrases.
cabanas|Florida bathhouses.
cabinet|Nine important men.
cabinet|Nine men with high responsibility.
cabinet|Presidential advisors.
cabinet|Snyder, Chapman, Tobin, etc.
cadastre|Register of real estate for taxation.
cadence|Rhythm.
caesars|Autocratic rulers.
caisson|Ammo wagon.
calamite|Reed fossil.
caldaria|Hot rooms of the ancient Roman baths.
calenderers|Paper mill workers who glaze paper by machine.
caliper|Measuring instrument with two curved legs.
camaraderie|Good-fellowship.
camphor|Product of Japan and Formosa.
camping|Summer pastime.
canasta|Bridge's rival.
canasta|Current indoor rage.
canasta|It's played with 108 cards.
canasta|Newest craze.
canasta|Popular card game.
canasta|Rival of bridge.
canoness|Nun-like woman.
canonically|In accordance with the Scriptures.
cantata|Bach's forte.
capitalists|Advocates of free enterprise.
captors|Those who take prisoners.
caravel|Kind of ship Columbus sailed.
caravel|Pinta, Nina, or Santa Maria.
caravel|Small ship, such as Columbus' "Pinta."
caraway|Cookery item.
caraway|Seed used in flavoring.
carbine|Short rifle.
careened|Lurched.
caresses|Signs of affection.
carioca|Popular dance number.
caroler|Christmas greeter.
carolers|Choir boys.
caromed|Ricochetted.
carousal|Shindig.
carriers|Flattops.
caseate|Become cheesy.
caserne|Barracks.
cashier|Dismiss with ignominy.
cassino|Battleground of 1943.
castanet|Spanish rattler.
castles|Irene and Vernon.
catacomb|Subterranean burial passage.
catalos|Hybrid animals.
cataract|Niagara Falls.
catenate|Connect in series of links.
catspaw|Dupe.
caveman|Troglodyte.
caverns|Carlsbad ___.
cavorts|Prances.
ceasing|Stopping.
celadon|Porcelain ware from China.
celeste|___ Holm, screen star.
celibate|Unmarried.
cellarets|Sideboards.
cellars|Wine ___.
cellist|Gregor Piatigorsky.
censored|Post Office's rubber stamp.
censors|Bête noire of foreign correspondents.
censors|Supervisors of morality.
censure|Criticize adversely.
centered|Concentrated.
central|A famous park.
central|One-time telephone girl.
chaired|Presiding at a meeting.
chalices|Goblets.
challis|Lightweight wool fabric.
chamois|Agile goatlike antelope.
chandler|Baseball commissioner.
chandler|Baseball's top man.
chapels|Places of worship.
chaplain|Cleric with the armed forces.
chapman|New Secretary of Interior.
chapman|Secretary of the Interior.
chapter|Branch of a society.
charade|The Game problem.
charade|Guessing game.
charger|War horse.
charity|The greatest of these.
charlie|Confucius-quoting detective.
charlotte|Luxembourg's Grand Duchess.
chatted|Talked.
chattels|Goods and ___.
cheroot|Cigar.
children|The Pied Piper led them away.
chloral|A narcotic.
choired|Sang in chorus.
chromos|Colored pictures.
chromos|Old-fashioned color pictures.
chronicles|Books of the Bible.
circles|Rings.
circlet|Ring.
circumnavigator|Magellan was the first.
clangor|Harsh, ringing sound.
clapper|Tongue of a bell.
clarets|Red wines.
clatter|Noise.
cleanse|Deterge.
cleated|Describing nonskid shoes.
cleaver|Butcher's knife.
cleaves|Splits.
clement|Mr. Attlee.
climate|Famous California product.
coarser|Less refined.
codgers|Cranky old men.
coerces|Forces to.
coinage|Function of U. S. Mint.
collate|Compare.
collins|Chief of Staff of U. S. Army.
collision|Worlds in ___, Velikovsky.
colonel|Bogey's rank.
colossus|Seventh Wonder of the World.
combated|Fought.
comedies|Aristophanes' forte.
commander|Jason's rank on the Argo.
communique|Message from MacArthur.
composer|Menotti, for instance.
concealed|Secreted.
condone|Overlook.
conduit|Pipe or aqueduct.
confuse|Muddle.
congress|The 81st ___.
congress|The 82d ___.
consentaneously|Unanimously; concurrently.
consider|___ the lilies, how they grow.
constant|The ___ Nymph, by Margaret Kennedy.
consulate|State Department outpost.
contact|Establish business connection with: Slang.
contain|Hold.
contest|Popular radio formula.
continuance|Sequel.
controllability|Power of regulation.
convenes|The 82d Congress does, on Jan. 3.
convulsions|Upheavals.
coppice|Wood or thicket of small trees.
corkers|Good ones: Slang.
corncob|MacArthur's pipe.
cornices|Top parts of facades.
coronas|Cigars.
coronet|Symbol of nobility.
cortisone|Miraculous new remedy for arthritis.
corvine|Crowlike.
cossacks|Russian horsemen.
counter|Poker chip.
courage|Intrepidity.
courant|Hartford newspaper.
courser|Swift horse or hunting dog.
covered|Held at gun point.
crayons|Child's drawing materials.
creatable|Can be produced.
created|Produced.
creator|The Almighty.
creches|Nurseries.
cremated|Burned.
crenelate|Furnish with battlements.
creoles|Descendants of French and Spanish settlers.
crimson|Harvard's newspaper.
critter|Any animal: Colloq.
crocine|Like a certain spring flower.
crofter|Small farmer of Scotland.
crossroads|World-shaking Operation.
crowers|Chanticleers.
cruiser|Could be Jack London's "Snark."
current|Topical.
curricula|Courses of study.
curtains|They're gold at the Met.
custard|Mack Sennet comedy accessory.
daintier|Finer.
dainties|Foods especially tasty.
damaged|Impaired.
damages|Impairs.
damming|Erecting a barrier.
damosel|Maiden: Poet.
damsons|Plums.
dandles|Fondles; pampers.
dangerous|Early Bette Davis picture.
dangers|Braved by Jason.
dangers|Pitfalls.
daphnes|Shrubs with fragrant flowers.
daredevil|Trapeze artist.
darkness|Koestler's "___ at Noon."
darting|Scurrying.
dartles|Dashes forth repeatedly.
dashers|Parts of a churn.
dateless|Enduring.
dateless|Lasting.
datelines|Most news stories carry them.
daydreamer|Builder of air castles.
daystar|Poetic name for the sun.
dazzles|Glitters.
deadened|Weakened.
deadeye|Sailor on the "Pinafore."
dealate|Divested of wings, as termites.
dealers|Card players.
deanery|Residence of church official.
debacle|General breakup.
decease|Demise.
decimate|Take the tenth part of.
declarers|Bidders in bridge.
dedicate|Inscribe, as a book, by way of compliment.
deduced|Inferred.
deduces|Infers, à la Sherlock Holmes.
deepest|Most abstruse.
defames|Slanders.
defense|Secy. Johnson's department.
defense|Secy. Johnson's department.
degrees|Thermometer calibrations.
deities|Gods.
delegates|At U. N., Jebb, Austin, etc.
deleted|Removed.
deleted|Took out.
deliver|Free.
deliver|Mr. Donaldson's men do.
dements|Deprives of reason.
demesnes|Domains.
demigod|Hero.
demigod|Hero.
demigods|Heroes.
democrat|James Farley or William Boyle.
democratic|How the U. S. has voted since '32.
demolish|Raze.
denials|Desdemona made these in vain.
deniers|Rayon yarn sizes.
denoted|Identified by a visible sign.
dentate|Having teeth.
dentist|Orthodontist.
denuded|Stripped.
deodars|Cedar trees.
departs|Quits.
dependents|Fine folks around March 15.
deplete|Exhaust.
deplete|Reduce.
deports|Exiles.
depress|Dispirit.
deranges|Maddens.
deranges|Unbalances.
derated|Reduced taxes.
derates|Lowers the assessment.
derelict|Neglectful of duty,
derider|Scoffer.
derides|Mocks.
derivations|Origins.
descent|A parachute drop.
deserter|Soldier A.W.O.L. too long.
desertion|Grounds for divorce.
deserts|Phenomena of Australia.
desirable|Pleasing; agreeable.
desired|Wished for.
desires|Yearnings.
despise|View with contempt.
dessert|Pie à la mode.
dessert|Pie, cake, etc.
dessert|Sweet.
destine|Foreordain.
deterge|Cleanse.
detests|Abhors.
detonate|Go off.
detonated|Exploded.
detonator|Unsolved problem of H-bomb.
deviate|Cause to swerve; turn aside.
deviate|Swerve.
devisee|Legatee.
devotee|Fan.
dictate|Command.
dictate|Read aloud.
dictator|Charlie Chaplin's famous role.
diehard|Irreconcilable political opponent.
dieters|Waistline watchers.
dilates|Expands.
dilatory|Behindhand.
dilemma|Crossroads problem.
dilutes|Attenuates.
dimeter|A verse of two feet.
dinette|The ½ in a 3½ room apartment.
diorama|Scene seen through an aperture.
disarmament|U. N. problem.
disarms|Divests of hostility.
disentanglement|Loosening.
dislike|Aversion.
disrobe|Undress.
distill|Trickle.
diverse|Of various kinds.
diverts|Amuses.
diviner|Soothsayer.
divisor|A factor of the dividend.
divisors|Water measurers in irrigating ditches.
doctored|Tampered with: Colloq.
dodgers|Flatbush's "Pride and Joy."
doeskin|Firm woolen cloth.
doggerel|Poor poetry.
doggery|Canines, collectively.
dolmans|Capelike cloaks.
dominion|Canada's status.
donator|Contributor.
doormen|Park Avenue aristocracy.
dormouse|The Mad Hatter thrust him into a teapot.
dossers|Burro baskets.
dowager|___ Queen Mary.
draftee|Serviceman.
dramatic|Describing O'Neill's works.
drapers|Cloth dealers.
drastic|Extreme.
dreamer|Visionary.
dresser|Actress' assistant.
dresser|Bureau.
dresses|Costumes.
dressings|Medical applications.
dripping|Fat from roasting meat.
driving|Motoring.
drowses|Dozes.
dryades|Wood nymphs.
duennas|Chaperons.
duennas|Spanish chaperones.
dungeon|Underground cell.
durometers|Instruments for measuring hardness.
dusters|Garments of early motorists.
dynasty|Sequence of rulers.
eagerly|Anxiously.
eagerly|Ardently.
earache|Otalgia.
earners|Breadwinners.
earnest|Importunate.
earnest|Not trivial.
earphone|Receiver in a headset.
earring|Costume jewelry fad.
earthen|Made of clay.
easiest|Calmest.
easiest|Most generous.
easiest|Simplest.
eastern|Russian-held part of Germany.
easterner|Resident of New England.
ebonite|Bowling balls are made of it.
ebullient|Effervescent.
echelon|Step-like formation of airplanes.
eclogue|A work of Vergil's.
ecstasy|Overwhelming joy.
ecstasy|Transport.
edifice|Skyscraper.
edifies|Teaches.
edition|Issue.
editors|Weeks, Ross, Hibbs, etc.
educated|Trained to appreciate.
educators|Harry N. Wright and Harry D. Gideonse, for example.
effendi|Sir, in Turkey.
eftsoons|Soon afterwards: Arch.
eggless|Describing a cake minus an important ingredient.
eglantines|Sweetbriers.
egotist|Self-praiser.
eidolon|Phantom.
einstein|Noted Princetonian.
einstein|Renowned physicist.
ejection|Ousting.
elapses|Passes.
elaters|People in high spirits.
elative|Raised to the highest degree.
elative|The absolute superlative.
elected|Decided upon.
elections|Events in Sandburg's "Lincoln."
elections|Polls of democracy.
electoral|___ College.
electoral|___ college.
electrode|Terminal plate of a radio circuit.
electromagnetic|Describing a device for lifting masses of iron.
elegant|Luxurious.
elegant|Superior in quality.
element|Sphere.
element|Uranium is one.
elements|The weather.
elevate|Dignify.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Raise.
elevates|Raises.
elevens|Cricket teams.
elevens|Rose Bowl teams.
eligibles|Selective Service prospects.
elimination|Type of sports tournament.
elision|Slurring over of a vowel.
elision|Suppression of a vowel.
elongates|Lengthens.
elusion|Adroit escape.
elusive|Slippery.
emanant|Issuing forth.
emanate|Arise.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Originate.
emanate|Originate.
emanated|Radiated.
embargo|Shipping ban.
embarking|What Columbus was doing on Aug. 3, 1492.
embattled|Fortified.
emborder|To edge.
embroils|Implicates.
emended|Corrected.
emended|Corrected.
emerald|Color.
emerald|The ___ Isle.
emeralds|Lorelei Lee would find them acceptable.
emigrate|What Jacob Riis did, 1870.
emigrate|What many D. P.'s do.
emigres|French Revolution exiles.
eminence|Title of honor.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Georg Brandes' "___ Authors."
eminent|Strachey's "___ Victorians."
emirate|Arab prince's province.
emirate|Domain of an Arabian ruler.
emirates|Provinces of Oriental rulers.
emissary|Word for Cooper's "The Spy."
emitted|Let out.
emotional|Prone to tears.
emotive|Expressing strong feeling.
empales|Pierces with a stick: Var.
emplaned|Boarded a Stratocruiser.
empress|Eugenie of France.
empress|Title of Nagako of Japan.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Take as a model.
emulate|Vie with.
enabled|Empowered.
enabled|Empowered.
enacted|Decreed.
enacted|Passed by Congress.
enacted|Portrayed.
enameled|Formed a glossy surface.
enamels|Paints.
enamors|Captivates.
enamour|Captivate.
encamps|Bivouacks.
encased|Enwrapped.
encased|Enwrapped.
enchoric|Native; domestic.
enclave|Country surrounded by territory of another country.
encored|Yielded graciously to applause.
endemic|Confined to a certain area, as a disease.
endless|Interminable.
endless|Like Father Time.
endorses|Approves.
endorses|Signs.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Ill-wishers.
energize|Rouse to activity.
engaged|Betrothed.
engagers|Hirers.
engages|Locks in combat.
engorge|Devour.
engraves|Imprints.
enhance|Increase the value.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlistment|Patriotic action in wartime.
enlists|Volunteers for military service.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enneads|Treatises by Plotinus.
ennoble|Aggrandize.
ennoble|Make honorable.
enormous|Huge; immense.
enounce|Proclaim.
enplane|Embark for flight.
enrobes|Puts on official garments.
enrolls|Matriculates.
ensigns|Officers in U. S. N.
ensilage|Farmer's winter store.
enslave|Place in bondage.
enslave|Send to a labor camp.
ensnare|Beguile.
ensures|Guarantees.
entails|Involves.
entered|Joined in.
entered|Matriculated.
enterer|Newly arrived student.
enterprise|First steamer from Falmouth to Calcutta, 1825.
enthrall|Fascinate.
enthrone|Crown.
enticed|Drew on.
entitle|Designate.
entrant|Applicant.
entrant|New member.
entreated|Pled.
entrees|Dinner courses.
entrepreneur|Middleman.
envelops|Wraps.
environ|Surround; encompass.
ephedrin|Medicine used in nose drops.
ephemera|Transitory things.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicenter|Focal point.
epigram|Pithy phrase.
epilate|Remove hair.
epithet|A significant name, as "Old Reliable."
epithet|Significant appellation.
epithets|Meaningful names.
epitomes|Abstracts of works.
epitomic|Of the nature of a summary.
erasers|Blackboard cleaners.
erasers|Rubbers.
erasure|A rubbing out.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erective|Raising.
erectness|A trait of Homo sapiens.
erector|Builder.
erelong|Soon.
eremite|Desert recluse.
eremite|Status of Paphnutius in "Thaïs."
ergates|Worker type of insect.
ermines|Valuable furs.
ermines|Weasels.
erodent|Causing friction.
erodent|Caustic agent.
erotica|Amatory compositions.
errands|Commissions.
errands|Missions.
erudite|Well-informed.
erupted|What Etna did.
escapade|Prankish adventure.
escapades|Pranks.
escaped|Slipped away.
escapes|Eludes.
escorts|Naval vessels.
esculent|Edible.
eserine|Drug used in eyedrops.
espionage|Dr. Fuchs' crime.
essayed|Attempted.
essayed|Ventured.
essayist|Max Beerbohm, for instance.
essayist|Writer of short pieces.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Scent.
essences|Perfumes.
essoins|Excuses: Law.
estaminet|Small cafe.
estancia|A ranch in Mexico.
esthete|One who makes much of the beautiful.
estimable|Deserving regard.
estimates|Appraises.
estreat|Fine.
estreats|Fines.
estuary|River mouth.
etagere|Series of shelves for bric-a-brac.
etamine|Fabric.
etamine|Light fabric for dresses.
eternal|Epithet for Rome.
eternal|The ___ feminine.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|___ flame at Gettysburg.
eternally|Unceasingly.
eternize|Immortalize.
etesian|Periodic, as certain winds.
etesian|Periodic.
ethereal|Heavenly.
euthanasia|Word from the "Dunciad," a current ethical problem.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evangel|The good tidings.
evasion|Subterfuge.
evenest|Smoothest.
evening|Some Enchanted ___.
evensong|Vesper hymn.
evicted|Ousted.
evident|Obvious; manifest.
evident|Patent.
evident|Plain.
evolved|Developed.
examine|Inspect carefully.
exiling|Ousting.
exiting|Going offstage.
exonerate|Absolve.
exordia|Introductions; prefaces.
expiate|Atone for.
explicit|Plainly stated.
exponents|Arithmetical symbols.
extracurricular|Describing activities now lacking in N. Y.'s public schools.
eyelids|Expressive parts of the face.
eyesore|Unsightly object.
failings|Shortcomings.
fanfare|Short air played on trumpets.
fanions|Small flags.
fantastic|Describes Alice's adventures.
farther|More remote.
fatalism|Belief in inevitability.
fatheads|Stupid fellows: Colloq.
favorer|Biased person.
feasible|Practical.
features|Main pictures in movie programs.
feigned|Pretended.
felicity|State of being happy.
females|The Women.
fervent|Glowing.
fervours|Glowing ardours.
filibusters|Bill-blocking oratory.
finable|Subject to penalty.
finance|Business of the Stock Exchange.
flatbeds|Types of printing presses.
flattop|Carrier.
flattop|The "Big E."
flattop|The Wasp was a famous one.
fleshpot|Meat-cooking vessel.
flotage|Buoyant matter.
flowered|Came to full bloom.
folioed|Numbered each page of a Ms.
foolproof|What Truman wants the disarmament system to be.
football|Bud Wilkinson's game.
football|Herman Hickman's concern.
forbore|Refrained.
forehead|Part of the face.
forester|Creator of Captain Hornblower.
forester|Member of I. O. F.
forsake|Abandon.
fosterage|Care of another's child.
fostered|Nursed.
foulard|Necktie fabric.
frescoes|Artwork on fresh plaster.
fundamentalists|Ultraconservatives.
furnace|Central heating.
further|Advance.
galeate|Helmet-shaped.
galipot|An oleoresin.
gallate|Salt of an acid used in ink.
galoshe|Overshoe.
gambler|Frank Erickson.
garters|Badges of Knighthood in Great Britain.
gaseous|Describing a comet's tail.
gelatine|Popular dessert.
genealogy|Pedigree.
generate|Create.
generous|Big-hearted.
gentlemen|___ Prefer Blondes.
germane|Relevant.
gestapo|Himmler's men.
getaway|Escape.
gilbert|Sir William Schwenck ___.
girasol|Fire opal.
gitanos|Spanish gypsies.
gladden|Please.
gladstone|Four-time premier of England.
glamorous|Exuding romance.
glanced|Flashed.
gleaner|Gatherer.
gliders|Planes.
glisten|Shimmer.
glitter|Musical advice to the glowworm.
globate|Spherical.
glossed|Made lustrous.
gnashes|Grinds the teeth.
goddess|Rank of Adonis' pursuer.
goggles|Stares.
gophers|Minnesota football players.
governor|Jimmy Roosevelt's goal.
gradients|Ramps.
grammar|Subject studied in ___ school.
grammaticalness|Correctness in use of language.
grangers|Patrons of Husbandry, won establishment of Dept. of Agriculture, 1889.
grantee|Legal recipient of lands, rights, etc.
graphic|Bernarr Macfadden's defunct tabloid.
greases|Used in theatrical make-up.
greaten|Enlarge; increase.
greater|More important.
greater|___ New York.
greeter|Welcomer.
grillroom|Good place to eat.
grimace|Make a face.
groping|Searching blindly.
grouper|Food fish of Florida coast.
guerrilla|Harassing warfarer.
guineas|Twenty-one shilling amounts.
guitarist|Eddie Condon, "Dixieland" exponent, is one.
gunless|Without arms.
gunmetal|Blue steel.
gyrenes|Gen. O. P. Smith's men: Slang.
haggles|Disputes over terms.
hailstone|Weather phenomenon.
hairpin|It's sometimes invisible.
hallway|Foyer.
hammers|Iron curtain symbols.
hamster|Short-tailed rodent raised for profit.
hamster|Short-tailed rodent, used for laboratory tests.
hanaper|Wicker holder.
harassed|Badgered.
harvest|The season of gathering.
hashish|Oriental narcotic.
haulers|Draggers.
headgear|Worn by football players.
hearers|Audience.
hearing|Judicial audition.
hearing|Preliminary examinations.
heckler|Pest in the audience.
helical|Spiral.
helpers|Aides.
hemlock|Taken by Socrates.
hennish|Biddy-like.
hepatic|Liver-colored.
hercules|Slayer of the Nemean lion.
hereafter|Subject of Hamlet soliloquy.
heresies|So Galileo's discoveries were rated.
heresies|Unorthodox ideas.
heretic|John Huss was burned as one.
heretical|Stubbornly dissenting.
herewith|Accompanying this.
heritor|An heir.
heroine|Courageous woman.
heroine|Leading lady.
heroine|Leading lady.
hessian|Hired soldier in Revolutionary War.
hessians|Mercenaries of the American Revolution.
hibernate|What bears do in winter.
hilliest|Steepest.
himation|Ancient Greek garment.
hirsute|Bearded.
histamine|New drug.
hoarder|Unpatriotic grabber.
homages|Marks of respect.
homeric|Of epic quality.
homeric|___ laughter.
hornets|Stinging insects.
horniest|Hardest and most callous.
horologe|Time piece.
horseshoe|Symbol of good luck.
hosteler|Student traveler by bicycle.
hostile|Inimical.
hostlers|Grooms.
hotdogs|Coney Island commodity.
housing|Major domestic problem.
hovered|Wavered.
hoverer|Brooder.
humerus|Bone from shoulder to elbow.
humerus|Funnybone.
hurlers|Baseball pitchers.
hurricanes|Miami football players.
hydrogen|Focus of scientific limelight.
hydrogen|Typical univalent element.
iceberg|Haughty one.
iceless|How Britons prefer water.
idolize|Venerate.
illicit|Unlawful.
illiteracy|The rate in U. S. is 2.7 per cent.
imagers|Vivid describers.
imagers|Vivid describers.
imaginal|Conceivable.
imagistic|Of vers libre.
imitate|Copy.
imitate|Do a take-off.
imitate|Mimic.
imitation|Counterfeit.
immolate|Offer in sacrifice.
imparts|Lends.
imperil|Endanger.
imposer|Too-demanding person.
imposts|Weapons in the Cold War.
impress|Dent.
impress|Influence strongly.
inanely|In a senseless manner.
inaugural|Address by Truman, Jan. 20, 1949.
incises|Cuts sharply.
incomings|Entries.
indigene|Native.
inertia|Sluggishness.
inferno|Dante's subject.
ingenue|Young actress.
ingrown|Developed inward.
inhumane|Lacking kindness.
initiator|Starter.
inkhorn|Small bottle for holding writing fluid.
inmates|Occupants.
innings|Baseball rounds.
insects|Hazard to crops.
insolence|Impertinence.
inspire|Inhale.
instant|Immediate.
instate|Put in office.
instead|As a substitute.
institute|National French society.
intakes|Things sucked in.
integral|Essential to completeness.
intellects|Minds with the capacity for higher forms of knowledge.
intense|High-strung.
intercity|Interurban.
interim|Meantime.
interim|The meantime.
interior|Mr. Chapman's department.
interior|Secretary Chapman's department.
internal|Inside the body.
interne|Resident doctor in a hospital.
interred|The evil that men do lives after them. The good is oft ___ with their bones.
interrupt|Break the continuity.
intertwine|Enmesh.
interventionist|Non-isolationist.
intones|Chants.
intrigue|Conspiracy.
introvert|Psychological type.
intrude|Butt in.
intrude|Trespass.
inutile|Useless.
inveigle|Entice.
ironers|Clothes pressers.
ironers|Ladies of the press.
ironsides|Old ___, the frigate "Constitution."
irrigate|Water the fields.
islander|Nantucket native.
isolate|Place in a detached situation.
isosceles|Triangle with two equal sides.
isotope|Element resembling another in atomic structure.
isotope|Form of a chemical element.
isotope|Oak Ridge output.
isotope|Useful form of a chemical element.
isotopes|Forms of elements having same atomic number.
issuance|A giving out.
itemize|List.
iterance|Repetition.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say again.
iterate|Say again.
iterate|Tautologize.
iterated|Repeated.
jezebel|Wife of Ahab.
johnson|Displaced person: Truman's Cabinet.
jollily|Merrily.
jonquil|Species of narcissus.
jubilee|Victoria's celebration, 1887.
juniper|Evergreen tree.
kaffeeklatsches|Informal German coffee-drinking gatherings.
kashmir|Cause of dispute in India.
kashmir|Land involved in India-Pakistan crisis.
kilometer|Nearly five-eighths of a mile.
kimonos|Garments.
kneaded|Manipulated.
kneecaps|Patellae.
kneepan|Patella.
knickerbockers|New York's pro basketballers.
laborer|He's worthy of his hire.
laborer|Member of a union.
labradors|Black-coated retrievers.
laciest|Fanciest, as lingerie.
lacquers|Varnishes.
lacunae|Gaps; breaks.
ladders|Fire-truck equipment.
lagging|Moving slowly.
laminae|Layers.
landlubbers|Clumsy seagoers.
lantern|A light for Diogenes.
lantern|Carrying light.
lantern|Diogenes carried one.
lanyards|Nautical ropes.
larches|Fir trees.
lassies|Girls.
lassies|Misses.
lateral|Football pass.
lateral|Of the side.
lateral|Of the side.
layettes|Babies' outfits.
leaning|Inclination.
learner|Pupil.
learner|Student.
learning|Book ___.
leering|Ogling.
leeward|Antigua is one of the ___ Islands.
leeways|Extra times or spaces.
legatee|Monty's role in "Brewster's Millions."
legates|Ambassadors.
legible|Distinct to the eye.
lenders|Libraries, banks, etc.
lenient|Merciful.
leonine|Like a lion.
leonine|Like simba.
leonine|Tawny.
leopards|Hunted by Trader Horn.
lessons|Homework.
levanter|Strong Mediterranean wind.
leveler|Remover of social inequalities.
leverage|Archimedes asked for it.
leveret|Young hare.
lexicon|Wordbook.
liberal|Party with "balance of power" in Parliament.
liberate|Free.
liberators|U. S. Army bombers.
liberty|Statue by Bartholdi, 1886.
licence|Official permit: Brit. sp.
lifters|Hoists.
ligates|Ties surgically.
limiter|Rationer.
lineage|Ancestry.
lineate|Marked with stripes.
lineate|Striped.
linseed|Flaxseed.
lionize|Treat as a V. I. P.
listless|Lackadaisical.
literatim|Letter for letter: Lat.
literatures|Belles-lettres.
litotes|Rhetorical understatement.
litterbug|Citizen who ignores trash baskets.
loaders|Dock workers.
loaning|Granting.
loathed|Abhorred.
loathed|Detested.
lobelia|Blue bell-shaped flower.
lobelia|Garden flower.
locality|Place.
located|Determined the position of.
lonesome|The Trail of the ___ Pine—Fox.
lordship|Beaverbrook.
lorimer|Editor of SEP, 1899–1936.
losings|What an unlucky canasta player leaves behind.
lothario|Gay rake.
lotions|Cosmetic washes.
lotions|For external use only.
lovesick|Descriptive of Juliet.
lubbers|Awkward seamen.
lunches|Automat specialty.
lurched|Staggered.
macadam|Scottish inventor of broken stone paving.
machine|Boss' political group.
machine|Political organization controlled by boss.
mahatma|Gandhian title.
maidens|Rhine ___.
mailmen|Mr. Donaldson's workers.
malaise|Indefinite feeling of discomfort.
mammoth|Kentucky cave of the blindfish.
manacle|Shackle.
manager|Casey Stengel.
manager|Mr. Bing's position, at the Met.
manages|Operates.
mandarin|Chief dialect of China.
mandates|U. N. commissions.
manhattan|Peter Minuit's purchase.
maniacs|Minds off balance.
manners|Ways of acting.
mansard|Curb roof with dormer windows.
mansion|Gracie ___.
mantilla|In Senora Peron's wardrobe.
mantissa|Decimal part of a logarithm.
mantuas|Ladies gowns ca 1700.
marathons|26-mile races.
marengo|A Napoleon victory, 1800.
marengo|Napoleon's victory over Austria, June 14, 1800.
marines|Clifford B. Cates' men.
marshall|Author of "Gypsy Sixpence."
marshall|Defense chief.
marshall|President of American Red Cross.
marshes|Swampy regions.
martinet|Describes Captain Bligh.
martinets|Disciplinarians.
martyry|Joan of Arc's fate.
masonic|___ Hall, headquarters of a famous brotherhood.
masticate|Chew well.
matilda|Heroine of Scott's "Rokeby."
matinee|Daytime opera.
matinee|Wed., Thurs., or Sat.
maturer|More grown-up.
maudlin|Mawkish.
maunder|Talk foolishly.
mealiest|Most soft-spoken.
meandered|Wandered.
meanest|Of least value.
measure|Try for size.
meatless|___ Tuesdays.
medaled|Decorated.
megalomania|Hitler's delusion.
melismas|Melodies: Eng. pl.
melodic|Lilting.
melodic|Songlike.
melodist|An Irving Berlin.
memento|Reminder of the past.
menacer|Threatener.
menacing|Endangering.
menagerie|Bronx Park showplace.
menials|Retainers.
mention|Name.
merriment|Jollity.
metered|Measured by an instrument.
methods|Systems.
microbe|Germ.
midland|City W of Bay City, Mich.
migrants|Fruit-pickers who move about.
militant|Fighting.
militarizations|Preparations for war.
millenary|A thousandth anniversary.
mineral|Pitchblende is a rare one.
minimum|___ Wage.
miniver|Jan Struther's heroine, Mrs. ___.
minstrel|Eddie Leonard.
mintage|Important function of Treasury Department.
minuteman|Famous statue in Concord, symbolic of American Revolution.
minutes|Proceedings.
miracle|Famous Geddes-Gest-Reinhardt production, 1924 (with The).
miscall|Make an error.
mislays|Misplaces.
mistake|Alice makes one after another in Wonderland.
mitered|Beveled the ends for joining at an angle.
mobilizer|Charles Wilson's role.
modeler|Sculptor.
moderate|Not too left, not too right.
moderates|Acts as MC on TV forums.
modesty|An old-fashioned virtue.
modesty|Diffidence.
modiste|Dressmaker.
modiste|Fashionable dressmaker.
mollusk|Clam, oyster or mussel.
monarchists|Members of political party in Spain.
moneyers|Coiners.
mongolian|Manchurian.
moniker|Nickname: Slang.
monitor|Yankee cheesebox on a raft, 1862.
monitor|Captain Ericsson's ironclad.
monticule|Hillock.
moonshine|Nonsense.
moorings|Anchoring cables.
moreover|Besides.
morocco|French protectorate in Africa.
mortise|Join securely.
mounted|On horseback.
mudlark|The ___, starring Irene Dunne.
mullers|Pestles.
musical|Call Me Madam is one.
mustache|Pride and joy of Police Commissioner Murphy.
mustangs|Southern Methodist football players.
mutinied|Refused to obey.
mystery|Popular book.
mystery|Rex Stout story.
naiades|Water nymphs.
naivete|Natural simplicity.
nameless|Unknown.
nannies|Children's nurses.
narrate|Recount.
narrates|Relates.
narrator|Schéhérazade's role.
nastier|More unpleasant.
nations|They meet at Flushing Meadow.
natives|Greeters of explorers.
natives|Slayers of Captain Cook.
nativist|One who favors inhabitants over immigrants.
natural|Unaffected.
naturals|The white keys on a piano.
natures|Characters.
natures|Temperaments.
nearest|Most intimate.
nearest|Most parsimonious.
nebular|___ hypothesis of Laplace.
necessary|Indispensable.
nectars|Delicious beverages.
nectary|Honey-sweet.
needier|Closer to want.
needles|Cleopatra's monuments.
needles|Sharp-pointed rocks.
needless|Unnecessary.
negated|Vetoed.
negates|Nullifies.
negligee|Feminine at-home attire.
neither|First word of Post Office's motto.
nemeses|Agents of retribution.
nereids|Attendants of Neptune.
nereids|Granddaughters of Oceanus.
nereids|Sea god's fifty daughters.
nereids|Sea nymphs.
nervure|Vein.
nervures|Veins: Bot.
nesters|Homesteaders.
nestler|Baby bird.
nestles|Cuddles.
nestles|Lies snug.
nestles|Takes shelter.
nestles|Takes shelter.
nettled|Provoked.
neurine|Poisonous ptomaine.
nicotine|Lady championed by Sir Walter Raleigh.
niobate|Salt of niobic acid.
noblest|This was the ___ Roman of them all.
nocturn|Midnight service in early Christian church.
noisiness|Clamor.
noisome|Noxious.
nomarch|Governor of a Greek province.
nominee|Corsi was one.
nonacting|Inoperative.
nonagon|Figure with nine sides.
nonagon|Nine-angled figure.
nonagon|Nine-sided figure.
nonlegal|Not concerned with law.
nonsense|Morgan's forte.
nonsense|Métier of S. Leacock.
nostrum|Magic elixir.
notable|Distinguished.
notions|Knickknacks.
nourish|Feed.
novenas|Nine-day devotions.
novices|Convent newcomers.
nuclear|Harold Urey's type of physics.
numeral|Worn by a football player.
nurseries|Where plants are raised.
nutters|Pecan pickers.
oatmeal|Breakfast food.
oblateness|Ellipticity: Astronomy.
ocarina|Sweet potato.
ocarina|Egg-shaped musical instrument.
oceanic|Belonging to the sea.
oceanic|Living in the open sea.
ocelots|Wildcats.
ochered|Colored with yellow.
octanes|Hydrocarbons in aviation gasolines.
oddment|A leftover.
oddment|Article belonging to a broken or incomplete set.
odyssey|It begins. "Tell me, goddess, of the man . . . "
odyssey|Series of travels.
ointment|Balm of Gilead.
oldsters|Persons getting along in years.
oleander|Poisonous shrub.
oleates|Acid salts.
oleates|Salts of fatty acids.
oloroso|Spanish sherry.
omelets|Luxury food.
ominous|Inauspicious.
omissive|Leaving out.
omnipresent|Ubiquitous.
onerous|Burdensome.
oneself|Pronoun.
onetime|Quondam.
oompahs|Toots on the tuba: Slang.
oospore|Fertilized plant cell.
opalesces|Emits colors.
operant|Working.
operate|Drive.
operate|Run.
operate|Use.
operate|What "Men in White" do.
operate|Work.
operator|Skilled worker.
operator|Worker.
operettas|Victor Herbert's works.
opinion|Supreme Court decision.
optimal|Most favorable.
oracular|Prognostic.
oration|Anniversary speech.
oration|Florid speech.
oration|Speech by Daniel Webster.
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah."
oratory|Words from Clay, Webster, Bryan.
ordained|Decreed.
ordains|Appoints.
ordains|Predestines.
ordered|Regulated.
oriental|Carpet.
orientate|Face east.
orifice|Aperture.
orioles|Baltimore baseball players.
orioles|Minor league team.
orology|The science of mountains.
orphanage|Home for children.
ortolan|Bunting.
osseous|Bony.
ossicle|Bone of the ear.
ostrich|Domesticated bird.
otalgia|Earache.
otalgic|Remedy for earache.
ottoman|Couch.
ottoman|Turk.
ottoman|Turkish.
outgone|Done better than.
outrage|Affront.
outrage|Scandalize.
outside|Furthest limit.
outspan|Part of a bridge.
outspan|Unyoke, as oxen.
overall|Inclusive.
overate|Acted the gourmand.
overate|Gormandized.
overate|Indulged in too much food.
overate|Invited dyspepsia.
overcolor|Make too florid.
overeat|Consume too much food.
oversee|Supervise.
overset|Put too much copy in type.
overuse|Excessive treatment.
pacemaker|One in the lead.
pachyderm|Symbol of a political party.
pacific|South ___.
pacific|It washes 500 miles of Canada.
packeted|Parceled.
pageant|Spectacle of pomp and glory.
painter|Mr. Churchill.
pairing|Matching.
paisley|Scottish manufacturing burgh.
palatine|Having royal privileges.
palaver|Flattery.
palavers|Conferences, with much talk.
palette|Assortment of colors.
palette|Tablet for colors.
palisade|Defensive work.
palmist|Chiromancer.
pampeans|Argentine plainsmen.
panamas|Hats.
panther|Carrier-based U. S. plane.
panthers|Pittsburgh University's team.
parable|The Good Samaritan is one.
paragon|A model or pattern.
parallel|Thirty-eighth ___.
parapet|Breastwork; rampart.
parasites|Spongers.
parasol|Queen Mary carries one.
parietal|Pertaining to a wall.
parishioner|Church member.
parliament|British lawmakers.
parliaments|Rigsdag, Sejm, etc.
parmesan|Kind of Italian cheese.
parodic|Having the character of burlesque.
paronym|Similarly derived word.
parsecs|Measures for interstellar space.
parsnip|Large whitish edible root.
parsons|Louella of Hollywood.
partake|Participate.
partner|Husband or wife.
passers|Football players.
passive|Descriptive of Gandhian resistance.
pasteurizes|Prevents fermentation.
pastier|More like glue.
pastime|Painting as a ___—Churchill.
pastime|Amusement.
pastors|Clergymen.
pastors|Tony ___ famous theatre in Union Square.
pastures|Green ___.
pastures|The Green ___, Pulitzer Prize play of 1930.
patents|They last 17 years.
patulous|Expanded.
pebbles|Small stones.
peculate|Steal.
pedants|Intellectual showoffs.
peerage|Nobility.
pelisse|Fur-lined robe.
penance|Act of contrition.
penance|Sacrament of contrition.
penates|Roman household gods.
pendulum|The Pit and the ___, Poe's famous horror story.
penetrant|Sharp; subtle.
penicillin|Dr. Fleming's miracle.
penitent|Contrite.
pennames|George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, etc.
pennant|It flies at Yankee Stadium.
pennant|The big prize in baseball.
pennate|Feathered.
pensive|Meditative.
pentagon|Work place of 25,000 people.
peonage|State of servitude.
peopled|Inhabited.
pericarp|Seed-holding wall of a flower.
peridotites|Groups of igneous rocks.
permanent|Enduring—for about six months.
personae|Characters of a novel.
pertness|Sauciness.
peruser|Reader.
pervade|Spread through; permeate.
pesetas|Spanish coins.
pesters|Nags.
petaled|Having flowery leaves.
petrels|Black-and-white sea birds.
pharisee|Hypocrite.
pharisee|Hypocrite.
physicists|They made the atom bomb.
pianists|Players.
piastre|Turkish monetary unit.
pierrots|Buffoons.
pietist|One specially devout.
pilgrim|One of 78 men, 24 women.
pinhead|Stupid person: Slang.
pinnace|Ship's tender.
pintsize|Knee-high to a grasshopper.
pioneer|Daniel Boone's appellation.
piously|Devoutly.
pistols|Hopalong Cassidy totes them.
plainclothesmen|Commissioner Murphy recently returned them to uniform.
plainer|Simpler.
planetary|Terrestrial.
planter|Emile De Becque's occupation.
plaques|Commemorative tablets.
plaster|___ of Paris.
platitude|Insipid truism.
pleated|In folds.
plummeted|Sounded, fathomed.
poetess|Status of Felicia Hemans.
policed|Patrolled.
politburo|Soviet state department.
politic|Expedient.
polkaed|Danced in 2/4 time.
poppers|Machines used to make corn confections.
posadas|Spanish inns.
possess|Have.
postmen|Mr. Donaldson's workers.
potables|Drinks.
potatoes|U. S. price-controlled crop.
prairie|A Leatherstocking tale.
prairie|Level treeless tract of land.
praline|Confection.
praline|Nutty confection.
prancer|One of eight famous animals.
predate|Mark the day in advance.
prelate|Church dignitary; bishop.
premedical|Of a doctor's early training.
premiere|Grand Hollywood affair.
premiered|Introduced a show.
premiers|Salazar, Dupong, Thors, etc.
premise|Basis of argument.
prepaid|Not C. O. D.
prepare|Make ready.
presides|What Barkley does in the Seante.
presses|Printing machines.
presses|Sine qua non, for newspapers.
pretense|Affectation.
pretense|Unwarranted assumption.
preternaturally|Extraordinarily.
prevalent|Widespread.
prevent|Hamper.
primates|Man, the apes, the monkeys, etc.
primrose|The Vicar of Wakefield.
princess|Anne Elizabeth Louise Alice of Edinburgh.
printer|Ben Franklin was one.
prisoner|Captive.
promote|Advance in rank.
promote|Contribute to the development of.
promotes|Advances.
propels|Gives motive power to.
prosaists|Fielding, Dickens, etc.
protege|Adopted one.
protrude|Bulge.
psychologically|According to the science of mind.
psychosomatic|Pertaining to mind and body, as a unit.
ptomaine|Bacteria in spoiled food.
pumpkin|Symbol of fall.
pumpkin|Symbol of harvest time.
puritan|Subject of Saint-Gaudens statue.
purples|Colors.
pursuer|Follower.
puttering|Dawdling.
quarrel|Squabble.
quintuplets|They're sweet sixteen today.
racists|Believers in the superiority of certain human groups.
radialia|Wrist bones uniting with the radius.
radiant|Glowing.
radiant|Lambent.
radiate|Shine.
radiation|Diffusion.
radiation|Effect of atomic energy release.
radical|Root-and-Branch man.
radical|Left.
rafting|Huck Finn's outdoor sport.
ragtime|Jazzy music.
ragworts|Yellow-flowered weeds.
raiding|Pillaging.
raiment|Reviewed in "Sartor Resartus."
raiment|Trappings.
rainmaker|Dr. Howell, meteorologist.
ramekin|Dish.
rampage|Storm.
rampage|Stormy behavior.
rampant|Rearing; fierce.
rampart|Bulwark.
ramparts|O'er the ___ we watched.
rankles|Keeps bitter resentments.
ranting|Raving.
rarifies|Thins: Var.
rassles|What Gorgeous George does: Dial.
ratatat|Sound of repeated knocking.
rathole|Rodent's refuge.
rattans|Climbing palms.
rattrap|Hopeless situation.
ravener|Glutton.
rawhide|Untanned skin.
reached|Gained.
reaching|Attaining.
readings|Public recitals.
readymades|Store-bought clothes.
reagent|Chemical activator.
realizes|Feels.
reapportionment|Re-determination of state representation in Congress.
rearers|Mean horses to ride.
rearrests|Takes into custody again.
recanted|Retracted.
recanters|Retracters.
recedes|Flows back.
receiver|Giver's friend.
recesses|Intermissions.
recital|Event at Town Hall.
recited|Narrated.
reciters|Diseurs and diseuses.
recoils|Shrinks back.
recoils|Springs back, as a gun.
reconsideration|Second thought.
recorders|Fipple flutes.
recourse|Source of aid.
recrate|Repack.
reddest|Furthest left.
redecorates|Refurbishes.
redeemed|Reclaimed.
redeemer|Liberator.
redefeats|Beats again.
redevelop|Regenerate.
redlegs|Players on Cincinnati's baseball team.
redness|Quality of one end of the spectrum.
redolent|Perfumed.
redress|Set right what is wrong.
redwing|American blackbird.
reelections|Fresh political leases.
reenact|Decree again.
reenact|What the suspects often do for the detective.
reference|Allusion.
reflexes|Our involuntary movements.
refrain|Burden of a song.
refugees|Victims of warfare.
refuter|One who disproves.
regaled|Gratified.
regalia|Worn by the Kingfish's lodge.
regatta|Boat race.
regatta|Event on the Thames or the Hudson.
regency|Government.
regents|Examinations group for school finals.
regimens|Diets.
regiment|Three battalions, a band, headquarters, service and howitzer units.
register|Sign.
regnant|Ruling.
rehearsed|Prepared for performance.
rehired|Put back to work.
reindeer|Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ___.
reining|Checking with the bridle.
relapse|Recurrence.
relapse|Setback.
related|Allied.
relater|Teller of tales.
relations|The "R" in N.L.R.B.
relator|Narrator.
release|Acquittance.
release|Allow to be issued.
release|Loosening of restraint.
release|Manumit.
release|Manumit.
releases|Statements given to the press.
relegate|Dismiss as of minor import.
relends|Proffers anew.
relents|Complies.
relents|Softens.
relents|Softens.
relevant|Germane.
relights|What a pipe smoker does often.
reloans|Lets one have again.
remails|Posts anew.
remands|Sends back.
remeasure|Count out again.
remember|This I ___.
remember|Reward.
remorse|Compunction.
renders|Depicts, as in painting.
reneges|Revokes.
renewed|Invigorated.
renewed|Obtained extension for lease.
rennets|Substances used in making cheese.
renovate|Do over.
renovate|Renew.
renovated|Made over.
repainted|Redid a canvas.
repaper|Decorate the walls again.
repartees|Clever retorts.
repassed|Traversed anew.
repasts|High teas.
repatriation|PW's hope.
repeals|Rescinds, as by act of the Legislature.
repenter|Penitent.
repents|Feels compunction.
replica|Facsimile.
reporter|Correspondent.
reposal|Act of resting.
repress|Hold back.
repress|Overpower.
reprints|Paper-bound books.
reptile|Pterodactyl.
republican|Hoover.
republicans|White House aspirants.
repulse|Historic British warship.
rereads|Peruses anew.
reseats|Instates again.
reseats|Sets again.
resents|Takes umbrage at.
resider|Dweller.
resiles|Rebounds.
resists|Withstands.
resituate|Change location.
reslate|Cover a roof again.
resoles|Cobbles.
resonate|Vibrate audibly.
respected|Observed.
respite|Pause.
response|Reaction.
restages|Dramatizes again.
restamp|Press with a die again.
restate|Rephrase.
restates|Phrases differently.
resters|Relaxers.
restive|Uneasy.
restrain|Curb.
results|Aftermath.
resurgent|Rising again.
retained|Held.
retainer|Lawyer's fee.
retakes|Movie scenes, done over.
retaped|Bound again.
retentive|Having a good memory.
reticule|Grandmother's handbag.
retimes|Computes speed again.
retinae|Eye membranes.
retinue|Attendants.
retinue|Entourage.
retinue|Train.
retired|Retreated.
retires|Departs.
retitle|Rename.
retrace|Go back the same way.
retreat|Meditation period.
retreated|What Rommel did in Africa.
returned|Re-elected to office.
returners|Those who credit purchases.
retyped|Made a new machine script.
reveler|New Year's Eve celebrator.
revenge|Grenville's ship.
revenue|Unpaid by Carmen's smugglers.
revenue|Yield.
reveres|Patriot Paul and family.
revisory|Having the power to correct.
revisory|Making changes.
revolts|Frequent events in Latin America.
revolution|1948 event in Venezuela.
ridicule|Mock.
ringent|Gaping, as a corolla.
ringing|Loud and clear.
rioting|Flourishing exceedingly.
riotous|Wanton.
ripener|Maturing agent.
ripeness|Maturity.
riposte|Quick retort.
riposte|Quick return, in fencing.
ripostes|Sharp retorts.
risible|Disposed to laugh.
risibly|In a manner provoking laughter.
risotto|Dish of rice with meat.
rituals|Sacred ceremonies.
riviera|From Cannes to La Spezia.
roadster|Open car for two.
roaster|Hot day: Colloq.
roentgen|Discoverer of X rays, 1895.
roisterer|Blusterer.
rollers|Skates for the pavement.
romance|Drama by Edward Sheldon, 1913.
romance|Faith Baldwin's forte.
romance|Work of fiction.
roofers|Certain housing mechanics.
roosted|Perched.
rooster|Bird.
roselle|Town near Elizabeth, N. J.
rotated|Raised different crops each year, for conservation.
rotates|Turns.
rotator|Spinner.
rotundas|Round rooms.
roughshod|Domineeringly.
rubbernecks|Curious gapers.
ruction|Row: Colloq.
ruffian|Scoundrel.
ruinate|Demolish; destroy.
runways|Airstrips.
sabines|Romans carried off these women.
saddles|Imposes as a burden.
sadists|People who enjoy tormenting others.
sailers|Vessels.
salient|Conspicuous.
salient|Prominent; conspicuous.
salines|Salt springs.
saltine|Cracker.
saltpeter|Niter.
saluted|Greeted an officer.
salvage|Rescue from wreckage.
samisen|Japanese instrument of 3 strings.
samites|Medieval silk fabrics.
sampled|Tasted.
sampler|Practice work of Colonial girls.
samples|Salesman's kit.
sanders|Movie villain.
sandman|Character in an Andersen fairy tale.
sashing|Furnishing a frame for a window.
satanist|Worshiper of the devil.
satellite|What Hungary is to Russia.
satellites|Obsequious followers, as Hungary, Rumania, etc., to Russia.
satiate|Satisfy completely.
satiated|Cloyed.
satinet|Fabric.
satiric|Ironic.
satiric|Like Petronius' writing.
satisfy|Gratify.
satrapy|Principality.
saturate|Drench.
saturate|Soak.
savagery|Barbarity.
savages|Crusoe's foes.
savored|Tasted deeply.
scaling|Type of ladder.
scarabs|Sacred beetles of ancient Egypt.
scenery|Backdrops.
scenery|Jo Mielziner's forte.
scenical|Dramatic; theatrical.
scepters|Emblems of power.
sceptre|An attribute of Pluto.
schemer|Word for Iago.
science|Knowledge.
scoters|Surf ducks.
scramble|Made rush.
scraper|Device for smoothing roads.
screamer|News headline in red.
screeds|Diatribes.
screened|Eliminated choosily.
scrooge|A character from Dickens.
scrooge|Lionel Barrymore's famous role.
scutter|Scamper.
seacoast|Land open to naval attack.
seances|Medium meetings.
seascapes|Pictures by Winslow Homer.
seasons|Periods of time.
seaward|Away from the land.
seceding|Withdrawing from a group.
secretary|What Ross is to Truman.
secrete|Conceal.
securing|Making fast.
security|recently enlarged.
sedilia|Seats (usually three) in the chancel for officiating clergy.
sediments|Settles to the bottom.
seeders|Farm implements.
seeding|Planting.
seeress|Clairvoyant.
seeress|Female Nostradamus.
seeress|Soothsayer.
segment|Fragment.
seizers|Captors.
sellout|South Pacific.
semester|College term.
seminaries|Educational institutions.
semolina|Spaghetti's made of it.
senates|Governmental bodies.
senates|Upper houses.
senates|Upper houses.
senator|A title of Rienzi's.
senator|He serves for six years.
senator|Legislator.
senator|Margaret Chase Smith.
senator|Margaret Chase Smith.
senator|Truman in 1934.
senator|Washington ballplayer.
senators|One-third of these seek re-election.
seneschal|Major domo.
seniors|Class of 1950.
sentient|Capable of sensation and feeling.
sentries|Soldiers on guard.
separate|Distinct.
serenade|Charivari.
serendipity|The gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
serener|More placid.
serials|Continued stories.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriation|Orderly sequence.
serpent|Dweller in the Garden of Eden.
serpent|Visitor to the Garden of Eden.
serpentine|Where Londoners go boating in Hyde Park.
serrate|Saw-toothed.
serrates|Cuts teeth into an edge.
servant|Domestic.
service|Bard of the Yukon.
servile|Obsequious.
session|Held by the Pickwick Club.
sestets|Double trios.
sestets|Six-line stanzas.
sestina|Lyrical form.
sestina|Poem of six verses.
setters|Hunting dogs.
settler|Colonist.
settler|Colonist.
seventy|MacArthur's age.
seventy|Stalin's age.
several|Respective.
shallot|Tasty member of the onion family.
shameless|Word for Shakespeare's Doll Tearsheet.
shanked|Having shins.
sharers|Participators.
sharper|Confidence man.
shearer|The movies' "Juliet."
shebang|Establishment: Slang.
shelter|Underground refuge.
sherlock|Famous Baker Street resident.
shiners|Minnows.
shipments|Seat under E. C. A.
shivers|Governor of Lone Star State.
shouldst|Ought to.
showier|More gaudy.
shrivel|Wither.
shunters|British switchmen.
sialoid|Resembling saliva.
siamese|Native of Bangkok.
silence|It's golden.
sillabub|Sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten stuff.
silvery|By the light of the ___ moon.
simians|Monkeys or apes.
simperer|He wears a silly smile.
sinuate|Wavy.
siphons|Devices for withdrawing fluid by means of atmospheric pressure.
sissies|Little Lord Fauntleroys.
situate|Locate.
skeletons|Frameworks.
slander|Ordeal by ___—Lattimore.
slander|Defamation of character.
slaters|Severe critics.
slayers|Criminals.
sleaving|Separating into filaments, as silk.
sleeper|Brunhild, at the end of "Die Walkuere."
sleeper|Railroad car.
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle.
slender|Merry Wives character.
slicing|Cutting.
slimness|Lissome looks.
slipslop|Wishy-washy.
slowdown|Type of protest by workers.
slowest|Most phlegmatic.
slyness|Cunning.
smacked|Kissed.
smacked|Kissed.
smeared|Besmirched one's character.
smeared|Sullied.
smeared|Sullied.
smelter|Metal refinery.
smilingly|In a cheerful manner.
smothered|Suppressed.
snaffle|Kind of bit.
snappers|Food fishes.
snapshot|Picture.
snarled|Entangled.
snarled|This Quilp, the dwarf, did.
sneakier|Stealthier.
sneered|Curled the lip in scorn.
sneered|Curled the lip.
sneerer|One who shows contempt.
snipers|Hidden marksmen.
snipers|Marksmen.
snivels|Whines.
snooped|Pried about.
snooper|Nosy person.
snorkel|Used by Pickerel, submerged 21 days.
snorter|Hurricane.
snowing|Skier's favorite word.
soapbox|Popular Communist platform.
soberer|More solemn.
society|___ Islands, where Tahiti is.
sojourn|Temporary stay.
sokeman|Early English landholder.
sokemen|Privileged medieval tenants.
solders|Alloys.
soldiery|The military.
sonants|Syllabic sounds.
sonnets|Petrarch's specialty.
sooners|People from Oklahoma.
soothed|Mollified.
soothes|Mitigates.
sorcery|Merlin's practice.
sorehead|Disgruntled politician: Colloq.
sororities|Clubs for college girls.
sorrows|When ___ come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.—Hamlet.
soundless|Still.
souther|Wind or storm from a certain direction.
soviets|Councils.
spacers|Printer's slugs.
spacers|Typewriter bars.
spangle|Glittering dress ornament.
spaniel|My Own Brucie.
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail.
spanned|Extended over.
sparest|Leanest.
sparest|Most meager.
sparker|The plug in a car engine.
spatter|Splash.
spatula|Flexible knife.
spatula|Kitchen implement.
spatula|Pancake-flipper.
speared|So died Priam.
spearers|Fishermen.
spearheads|They lead the attack.
specter|Ghost; phantom.
speller|School book.
spender|U. N. delegate from Australia.
sphered|Formed into a globe.
spinets|Old-fashioned pianos.
spinose|Armed with sharp points.
spiraea|Handsome rose shrub.
spitted|Ready for roasting.
splints|First aid equipment.
spokesmen|Party leaders.
spondees|Metrical feet.
sponges|U. S. gulf-coast industry.
sponsors|Radio advertisers.
sportsmen|Chivalrous competitors.
spotter|Detective.
spouters|Oil wells.
spreaders|Implements for buttering bread.
spreads|Butter, jam, etc.
springe|Noose for catching game.
spryest|Most agile.
spurned|Disdained.
squiring|Escorting.
stabile|Not moving.
staging|Engineering a situation.
staider|More sedate.
stalemate|Deadlock.
stalest|Most vapid.
stalest|Most vapid.
stamens|Spore-bearing leaves.
stamina|Endurance.
stamina|Staying power.
standard|Criterion.
standards|Accepted rules or models.
standee|S. R. O. customer.
standee|Sign of a Broadway hit.
stander|Lionel ___, Hollywood villain.
standish|Creator of Frank Merriwell.
standish|Military leader at Plymouth (1584?–1656).
starless|Without headliners.
starlit|Describing a clear night.
started|Already in progress.
starters|Bus line officials.
starving|Suffering from hunger.
stateless|Without a country.
stately|Dignified.
stately|Displaying dignity.
stately|Majestic.
stateside|Back in the U. S.: Colloq.
statewide|Throughout one of the Forty-eight.
station|Subway platform.
statute|Act.
stauncher|Firmer.
staying|Abiding.
staying|Lasting; enduring.
stealth|Furtiveness; slyness.
steamer|Fulton's folly.
steamer|Not the Mayflower.
steamer|Stanley ___.
steeple|Highest structure in most towns.
steeple|___ jack.
steerer|Tiphys' duty on the Argo.
stellar|Astral.
stentor|Giant voice.
steppes|Feature of Negeb terrain.
steppes|Feature of Russia's topography.
steppes|Plains of Russia.
sterile|Unfruitful.
sternward|Aft.
stigmas|Marks of infamy.
stimuli|Incentives.
stockpile|Atom bomb hoard.
stockpiles|Reserve stores.
stooges|Comedians' men.
stooped|Bent over.
stopgap|Temporary expedient.
storage|Silo's use.
storeship|Supply vessel.
stouter|Plumper.
stouthearted|Intrepid.
stovepipe|Abe Lincoln's hat.
strafes|Rakes with gunfire.
stratal|Pertaining to a layer.
stratus|Low dense cloud.
streamer|Flag in the wind.
streptomycin|One of the "wonder" drugs.
strewed|Scattered; sprinkled.
strikers|Dissatisfied workers.
strikes|They were made in the Yukon.
striven|Tried hard.
stroller|Baby carriage.
stuccos|Coats with cement.
student|Columbia man.
submerge|Plunge.
suborns|Incites secretly.
subtler|Less obvious.
success|Symbolic lake.
suicide|Hara-kiri.
sulfanilamide|Wonder drug.
sulkier|Moodier.
sultanas|Seedless grapes.
sunlamp|Hollywood stand-in for Old Sol.
sunrise|Day's beginning.
sunrise|Morning glory.
supercargo|Officer on a merchant ship.
supergovernment|One administration on top of another.
superior|Father of lakes.
superlative|Unexcelled.
supernaturalist|Believer in miracles.
support|Congressman's sine qua non.
surface|Character in "School for Scandal."
suricate|Mongoose-like mammal.
surpass|Outreach.
suspend|Hang.
suspense|Basic ingredient of whodunits.
sustain|Give heart.
swatter|Fly killer.
swatting|Batting flies.
sweatbox|Third Degree room.
sweeten|Sugar.
swindle|South Sea Bubble.
synagog|Hebrew temple: Var.
syncopes|Contractions of words.
synergy|Combined action of two or more drugs.
systems|Organizations.
systoles|Contractions of the heart.
tacitness|Silence.
tactile|Endowed with the sense of touch.
tailored|Made clothes.
talaria|The small wings at Mercury's ankles.
talkers|Gossips.
talkers|Nuisances at movie.
tallage|Feudal tax.
tamarack|American larch.
tambour|Drum; or a pair of embroidery hoops.
tameness|Insipidity.
tanager|Scarlet bird.
tannate|Salt of a certain acid.
tansies|Common weeds.
tantras|Bible of the Shaktas.
targets|Military objectives.
tassels|Corn silk.
tassels|Decorations on ears of corn.
tastiest|Most savory.
taunted|Reproached sarcastically.
taverns|Inns.
taxicab|Item in the traffic problem.
teacher|Molly's calling in "The Virginian."
teamaker|What a samovar is.
teamsters|Oregon Trail breakers.
tearfully|In soap opera fashion.
teargas|Riot weapon of the police force.
tearoom|Dainty restaurant.
teemers|Swarmers.
teenage|Adolescent.
tegular|Tilelike.
tegular|Tilelike.
tegumen|Inner seed covering: Bot.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
teleconferences|Meetings, held in modern fashion.
televised|On the video.
televisor|A modern "must."
telfers|Cars on Cannon Mountain, N. H.
telford|Form of road pavement.
tempest|Play produced in 1611 (with The).
templar|Leslie Charteris' hero, the "Saint."
template|Shaping guide in machinery.
tenaces|Good whist holdings.
tenants|Concern of O. H. E.
tenants|Primary concern of OHE.
tenants|Residents of Peter Cooper Village.
tenements|Housing problem.
tenoner|Mortise fitter.
tensors|Muscles that stretch.
tentacle|Feeler.
tentative|Experimental.
tenures|Holdings.
tercels|Male falcons.
ternate|Arranged in threes.
terrain|Milieu.
tersest|Least prolix.
tertian|Occurring every third day.
tessera|Mosaic cube.
testate|Having left a will.
testified|Bore witness to.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
tetanus|Trismus.
tethers|Secures by rope.
theatre|Tennessee Williams' métier.
theines|Substances in tea.
theists|Believers in God.
thicket|Crown's hiding place in "Porgy."
thimble|Symbol of spinsterhood.
thonged|Bound with straps.
thralls|Slaves.
throbbing|Pulsation.
tiaraed|Crowned.
tigerish|Fiercely feline.
tinhorn|La Guardia's epithet for a gambler.
tinhorns|Cheap, flashy gamblers (a word much used by La Guardia).
tippets|Fur scarfs.
tirades|Screeds.
tisanes|Medicinal teas.
titania|Wife of Oberon.
titrate|Measure chemically.
tobacco|Brought to England by Sir Francis Drake.
toddles|Walks like a baby.
toilers|Hugo's "___ of the Sea."
tollage|Tax paid for crossing a bridge.
toluene|A "T" in TNT.
toluols|Commercial hydrocarbons, used in dyeing.
tommyrot|Nonsense.
tonnage|Capacity of a vessel.
tonnage|Carrying capacity of a ship.
topcoats|Fall apparel for men.
topside|On deck: Colloq.
topsoil|What the Dust Bowl loses.
tornado|Storm spinner.
torpedoed|Fate of the Royal Oak.
totalitarianism|Form of government.
tourist|American asset in Europe, et al.
traduce|Calumniate.
tragedienne|Judith Anderson.
trained|Skilled.
trainee|Array tyro.
trainer|Coach's aid.
transformations|False hair, wigs, etc.
transpositional|Involving a rearrangement.
trapper|Calling of Daniel Boone.
travail|Suffering.
traveling|___ salesman.
travois|Indian transport device of trailing poles.
treacle|Molasses.
treacle|Popular British food.
treader|Tramper.
treason|Axis Sally's crime.
treasurer|Georgia Neese Clark's job.
treated|Negotiated.
treater|He picks up the check.
treater|He picks up the check.
treater|Negotiator.
treater|One who pays for both.
treaters|Dutch ___.
tremolo|Vibrating effect in the voice.
trended|Ran.
trespass|Encroach.
trespass|Encroach.
trespasses|Encroaches.
tressures|Heraldic charges.
triangle|Popular drama plot.
triangle|Princeton's dramatic club.
tribalism|Primitive social group life.
triceps|Extensor muscle at back of upper arm.
trickles|Drips.
tricotine|Dress fabric.
trident|Neptune's forked staff.
trident|What Neptune carries.
triolet|Poem of eight lines.
trioses|Sugars, in chemistry.
tripods|Stands used by photographers.
trippet|Cam that strikes another regularly.
trireme|Ancient galley.
trireme|In which Cleopatra fled Actium.
triremes|Ships engaged at Actium.
trodden|Tramped upon.
troopship|LCI.
trotted|Ran.
trotter|Small child.
trouble|Cause of annoyance.
trowels|Bricklayers' tools.
trusses|Ties up.
trustee|Guardian of property.
tryster|Date-maker.
tryster|One who keeps a date.
tuition|The price of knowledge.
tumescent|Swelling.
tureens|Soup vessels.
turnsole|Sunflower.
turtles|Food for the Swiss Family Robinson.
turtles|Leatherbacks.
tussles|Wrestles.
twitchy|Very nervous.
tycoons|Powerful business men.
tyrants|Oppressors.
tyrants|The Thirty ___.
ugliest|Most gargoylish.
ukuleles|Godfrey plays them.
umpires|Oddmen of baseball.
unaimed|Pointed at random.
unaired|Not given public notice.
unbends|Relaxes.
unclose|Open.
uncrated|Removed from packing.
undertone|Subdued voice.
undular|Wavy.
undutiful|Disobedient.
unerased|Not expunged.
unitedly|Harmoniously.
uniting|Banding together.
unlades|Takes off cargo.
unobtrusiveness|Modesty.
unrated|Not classed.
unreeled|Loosened a fishing line.
unsophisticated|Ingenuous.
untaught|Illiterate.
untoward|Unfavorable.
untruthful|Inveracious.
untuned|Cacophonous.
unveils|Discloses.
upended|Turned bottom up.
upstage|Snobbish.
upstart|Parvenu.
uralite|Amphibole.
uralite|Dark-green material.
uralite|Dark-green mineral.
uranite|General term for certain related minerals.
uranium|Component of pitchblende.
uranium|Element in the headlines.
uranium|Objective of Geiger counter.
useless|Unproductive.
usurers|Loan sharks.
utensil|Pot.
utilize|Employ.
utopian|Hopelessly optimistic.
utterer|Speaker.
vacation|Post-election necessity.
vagrants|Idle wanderers.
valentine|Administrator of Economic Stabilization Agency.
valentine|Head of Economic Stabilization.
valentine|Head of Economic Stabilization.
valentine|Slain in "Faust."
vampers|Flirters of the 1920's.
vampire|Bram Stoker's "Dracula."
velures|Velvet-like fabrics.
verdure|Greenness.
veritas|Lux et ___.
vessels|Ships.
veteran|Member of A. V. C.
veteran|One who has seen service.
victoria|Irene Dunne's role in "The Mudlark."
village|New York's Bohemia.
vintner|Ribbentrop's early profession.
vistaed|Having a view.
vultures|Birds of prey.
waddled|Walked like duck.
wafting|Floating through air.
wailers|Crybabies.
walloper|DiMaggio, Musial, or Williams.
wanderer|Nomad.
wariest|Most cautious.
warless|Peaceful.
wastrel|Good-for-nothing.
wastrel|Spendthrift.
waterloo|Symbol of dire defeat.
weasels|Animals that suck eggs.
weather|New York is trying to make its own.
weaving|Silas Marner's trade.
wedding|Marriage.
western|Type of adventure story.
wheeler|Ex-Senator Burton K. ___.
whipsaw|Lumberman's cutting instrument.
whiskered|Describes Bluebeard.
wiretap|Secret line on a phone hookup.
wiretaps|Illegal phone eavesdrops.
wiretaps|Listens in sub rosa.
wistaria|Vine called tree on Broadway.
wizened|Shriveled.
wolverines|Michigan football players.
wonders|Seven ___ of the world.
workaday|Laboring.
worrier|One uneasy about the future.
worsted|Firmly twisted yarn.
wrangle|Round up livestock.
wrapper|Envelope.
wreathe|Encircle.
yardarm|End of long spar: Naut.
yardarm|Pirate's finale.
yearner|Longer.
yellower|More jaundiced.
yeomanry|Former British cavalry.
aardvark|African mammal, fond of ants.
abalone|Ear-shaped shellfish.
abalone|Large snail.
abalone|Mollusk with a spiral shell.
abalone|Sea ear.
abashes|Destroys the self-possession of.
abashes|Humiliates.
abatement|Reduction.
abaters|Moderators.
aberration|A wandering from the norm.
abigail|Mrs. Adams, second First Lady.
abnegates|Renounces.
abracadabra|Mystical word for incantations.
abrader|Grater.
abrades|Scrapes off.
abrades|Scrapes.
absence|Deficiency.
abstain|Cast no vote, as in U. N.
abutments|Supporting structures of a bridge.
abysmal|Depth-plumbing.
acacias|Locust trees.
academy|West Point.
academy|West Point.
acarology|Study of mites and ticks.
acclaim|Applaud.
accustom|Familiarize.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Kind of rayon fabric.
acetate|Man-made fabric.
acetate|Synthetic fabric.
acetate|What some rayon is made of.
acetone|Inflammable liquid used in varnishes.
acetose|Vinegary.
acicular|Needle-shaped.
acidity|Tartness.
acierate|Convert into steel.
acolyte|Altar boy.
aconite|Sedative derived from monkshood.
acoustic|Of the science of sound.
actinia|A sea anemone or related animal.
actress|Olivia de Havilland.
actress|Shirley Booth, for instance.
actuate|Arouse.
actuated|Prompted.
acutely|Very sharply.
adamant|Impervious to appeal.
adamant|Obdurate.
adamant|Unyielding.
adamant|Unyielding.
adapter|Accessory to convert a machine to a new use.
adapter|Adjuster.
adaptor|Device to switch on color TV.
address|A formal speech.
address|Manners and bearing.
adenoids|Denizens of the upper pharynx.
adequate|Critic's version of soso.
adherents|Politician's followers.
adherer|Sticker.
adipose|Fatty.
adipose|Fatty.
administrate|Run, as a Washington agency.
admiral|Sherman's rank.
admiral|Thomas Kincaid, for instance.
admires|Regards with delight.
admitter|One who tells all.
admonishes|Rebukes gently.
adorable|Exquisitely charming: Colloq.
adsorbed|Condensed and held.
adulate|Flatter servilely.
adulate|Flatter servilely.
adulate|Praise fulsomely.
adulated|Flattered servilely.
adulation|Fulsome flattery.
advance|Military movement.
advised|Recommended.
aerates|Charges with air.
aerates|Charges with gas.
aerates|Treats with carbon dioxide.
aeration|Mixture with air, purifying water.
aerator|Contrivance for fumigating grain.
aerator|Gas infuser.
affected|Not natural.
afterglows|Western skies past sunset.
against|Con.
agelong|Eternal.
agented|Represented, for 10 per cent.
aggress|Attack without provocation.
aggressor|Communist China, by U. N. vote of 44-7.
agility|Football player's asset.
agitate|Churn.
agitate|Shake briskly.
agitate|Start trouble.
agitate|Stir up.
agitato|Hurried: Mus.
agitato|Hurried: Music.
agitator|Trouble breeder.
agnails|Uncomfortable finger ailments.
agonies|Torments.
agonises|Suffers: Eng. sp.
agonists|Contracting muscles.
agrarian|Designed to help farming.
ailment|Indisposition.
ailment|Indisposition.
ailment|Malady.
airlift|The historic Berlin ___.
airlike|Ethereal.
airplane|Eisenhower's "Columbine."
airplanes|General LeMay's concern.
airport|New York International, for instance.
airpower|Secy. Finletter's specialty.
airship|The Caroline Mars is one.
airtime|Valuable radio commodity.
airtimes|Plane schedules.
airways|Where planes fly.
airwoman|Member of the W. A. F.
aitches|Letters.
alabaster|Onyx marble.
alameda|City in California.
alameda|City near San Francisco.
alamode|A way of preparing beef.
alamode|A way of serving pie.
alamode|In the latest style.
alamode|Menu phrase.
alamode|Pie or beef ___.
alation|Wingedness.
albacore|Large fish of the tunny family.
alcazar|Palace in Seville.
aldermen|City councillors.
alembic|Old type of distilling apparatus.
alencon|Needle-point lace.
alerted|On the qui vive.
alerted|Warned for emergency.
alewife|Food fish of herring family.
alexander|Governor General of Canada.
alexanders|That famous ragtime band.
alfalfa|___ Bill Murray, former Governor of Oklahoma.
alfresco|In the open air; out of doors.
algebra|Subject for potential Einsteins.
aliases|Criminals usually have several.
alidade|Instrument for locating forest fires.
alienated|Estranged.
alienee|One from whom property title is transferred.
alienee|One to whom property is conveyed.
alienor|One who transfers property.
alienor|Transferor of property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Nourishment.
aliment|Nutriment.
alimony|Aftermath of Reno.
alining|Taking sides.
alleged|Asserted without proof.
alleger|He quotes without proof.
alleges|Asserts.
allergy|Why some people leave town in August.
allonym|The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.
allover|Lace design.
allures|Attracts.
allures|Snares.
altering|Transforming.
alternate|Reciprocal.
althaea|Lovelace wrote to her from prison.
amalgamate|Coalesce.
amanita|Poisonous mushroom.
amassed|Collected.
amasses|Stores up.
amassment|Big collection.
amative|Disposed to love.
amative|Disposed to love.
amative|In romantic mood.
ambassador|Role of Henry James' Lambert Strether.
ambience|Environment: Var.
ambulance|Emergency vehicle.
amended|Put right.
amender|Modifier.
amendment|The 22d, limiting the Presidential term to 8 years.
amendment|The Twenty-second is the most recent.
amerces|Punishes by a fine.
amethyst|Anatole France's "___ Ring."
amiable|Friendly.
amiable|Friendly.
amidols|Photographic developers.
ammonal|An explosive.
amnesia|Condition useful in mystery plots.
amnesia|Memory mislaid.
amoeboid|Like simplest form of life.
amorini|Infant cupids.
amorist|Casanova.
amoroso|Tenderly: Music.
amorous|Loving.
amperes|Electrical units.
amperes|Units of electrical current.
ampersands|&s.
amtracks|Amphibious landing tanks.
amtracks|Vehicles of war.
anaconda|City in Montana, largest copper smelter in the world.
anadems|Garlands: Poetic.
anaemic|Pale and spiritless.
anagram|Flit on, cheering angel for Florence Nightingale.
analectic|Fragmentary, as literary works.
analects|Seleted passages from the writings of an author.
anapest|Metrical foot of three syllables.
anathema|Execration.
anathema|Person or thing detested.
ancestral|Pertaining to progenitors.
anchorage|Alaskan Air Force base.
ancient|___ of days.
andiron|Firedog.
anemone|S. Dakota's state flower.
anemone|Windflower.
anemone|Windflower.
aneurin|Nye Bevan.
aneurin|Nye is short for it.
aneurin|Mr. Bevan, British Minister of Health.
anfractuous|Circuitous; sinuous.
angelic|Sinless.
angelic|Too good for this world.
animate|Disney's artists do this.
animate|Make alive.
animate|What Disney artists do.
animato|Lively: Mus.
animato|Spirited: Mus.
animator|Walt Disney, for instance.
anisette|Liqueur.
anisette|Pale sweet liqueur.
anisettes|Sweet liqueurs.
annates|Bishop's first-year revenue.
annatto|The color salmon.
annealer|Oven for tempering glass.
annealers|Steel workers.
anneals|Tempers metal.
annexes|Subsidiary buildings.
anomaly|Bird that can't fly, for instance.
anorexia|Loss of appetite, in medical parlance.
anosmia|Loss of sense of smell.
anserine|Goosish.
answering|Echoing.
answers|Solutions.
antarctic|Site of Little America.
antenna|Part of a TV set.
antenna|Part of the rooftop forest.
antenna|Rooftop item.
antenna|Rooftop or built-in necessity.
antennae|Insect's feelers.
antennae|Insects' feelers.
anthems|Patriotic songs.
anthill|Termite's home.
antifat|An agent to prevent weight increase.
antipasto|Appetizer course of smoked meat, fish, etc.
antique|Treasured piece of furniture.
antired|Status of a non-Communist.
antitank|Kind of weapons useful in Korea.
antiwar|Status of all good Americans.
aperitif|Something to whet the appetite before a meal.
aphasia|Loss of speech.
apogeal|Of a point in the moon's orbit.
apollos|Very handsome young men.
apparent|Plain.
appealing|Evoking sympathy.
appended|Subjoined.
apportionment|___ bill, following each census.
apposed|Placed next to.
apposes|Places before.
apprise|Inform.
apprise|Notify.
appropriations|Concern of Cannon's committee.
apricots|Fruits.
aproned|Wearing a pinafore.
aquacade|Natatory spectacle.
aquaria|Where guppies swim.
arbalest|Crossbow.
arbiter|Judge.
arbiter|Judge.
arbitrate|Settle differences by mediation.
arcadia|Land of peace and quiet.
arcadia|Region of untroubled quiet.
archive|A birth certificate is one.
archives|Official records.
archways|Passageways.
arctics|Old-fashioned galoshes.
arenose|Full of sand.
areolae|Small spaces.
areolar|Having interstices.
areolas|Interstices.
areolas|Interstices.
areolas|Small spaces.
areolas|Small spaces.
areolas|Spaces between the veins of leaves.
argentine|Peronista.
argentine|Scene of important election this Sunday.
armadillo|Animal with a coat of mail.
armistice|11:11 A. M., Nov. 11, 1918, at Rethondes, France.
armrest|Support for weary limbs.
armrests|Supports for backseat riders.
arnicas|Herbs of thistle family.
aromatic|Fragrant.
arousal|Stimulation.
aroused|Awakened.
aroused|Awakened.
aroused|Stimulated.
arouser|Awakener.
arouses|Excites to action.
arouses|Wakes.
arousing|Waking.
arpeggio|Chord played on a harp.
arraigns|Charges in court.
arrange|Adapt, as music.
arrester|A policeman is one.
arrests|Takes into custody.
arrival|Coming.
arrives|Attains success.
arrogance|Overbearing pride.
arrogant|Haughty.
arrogate|Usurp.
arsenal|Arms depot.
arsenal|Place for stockpiling ammunition.
arsenal|Repository of arms.
arsenals|Storehouses for arms.
arsenic|A poison.
arsenic|Strong poison.
artisan|Handicraftsman.
artisan|Skilled tradesman.
artiste|Chanteuse.
artiste|Dancer or singer.
artiste|Entertainer.
artists|La Norma, The Man in the Moon, etc.
artists|Pen and brush men.
artless|Naive.
ascents|Balloons make them.
ascribes|Attributes.
asepsis|Absence of harmful micro-organisms.
asinine|Donkey-clever.
asinine|Rattle-brained.
asinine|Stubborn and stupid.
asinine|Stupid.
asinine|Stupid.
asinine|Stupid; obstinate.
askance|Disdainfully.
askance|Out of the corner of the eye.
asocial|Not seeking company.
aspects|Ways in which a thing may be regarded.
asphalt|The ___ Jungle.
aspirator|Suction pump.
aspires|Ardently desires.
aspirin|One of the biggest bargains in the price war.
aspirin|Palliative for "heady" troubles.
aspirin|Pill for an executive.
aspirin|Salicylic acid.
assails|Attacks.
assails|Sets upon with vilence.
assassins|Princip, Zangara, Collazo.
assault|Horse of the year, 1946.
assegai|Zulu spear.
assembly|United Nations General ___.
assenter|Yes-man.
asserter|One who states plainly and strongly.
asserts|Declares firmly.
assessed|Estimated the amount of.
assessed|Estimated the value of.
assisting|Helping.
assists|Plays which help to put runners out.
assizes|Trial sessions held periodically in England.
assizes|Trial sessions in England.
associate|Colleague in office.
assorted|Miscellaneous.
assorted|Miscellaneous.
assorts|Classifies.
assorts|Divides into lots.
assuagers|Appeasers.
assumed|Fictional.
assured|Made certain.
astragal|Anklebone.
astrakhan|City at the mouth of the Volga River.
astride|Straddling.
asunder|Into separate parts.
atabrine|Tablet used against malaria.
atactic|Poorly coordinated.
atelier|Artist's studio.
atelier|Studio of an artist.
atelier|Workshop.
athlete|Gridiron performer.
athletes|Paavo Nurmi and Charlie Paddock.
athletics|Fain, Zernial, etc.
athletics|Jimmy Dykes manages them.
atomist|Investigator of molecular problems.
atomists|Nuclear scientists.
atomize|Reduce to fine particles.
atomize|Reduce to particles.
atonement|Amends.
atonement|Satisfactory reparation.
atonements|Reparations for wrong.
atoners|Expiators.
atrocity|Wretched work of art: colloq.
atrophy|Waste away.
attache|Member of ambassador's staff.
attainer|Achiever.
attains|Achieves.
attended|Went to meeting.
attention|Army command.
attesting|Confirming.
attests|Bears witness.
attests|Bears witness.
attests|Bears witness.
attitudes|Postures.
attrite|Worn by friction.
attunes|Makes melodious.
auditor|Bank checker.
auditor|He checks the books.
augured|Made predictions.
aureate|Golden.
aureate|Golden.
aureola|Mystical circlet of light.
aureole|Halo.
auroral|Rosy.
austere|Word for not-so-Merry England.
austerity|British program of belt-tightening.
authors|Asch, Wouk, Yerby, et. al.
autobahn|Modern German road.
automata|Mechanical men.
automats|Eating places.
availed|Benefited.
avalanches|Hazard for skiers.
avarice|Silas Marner's fault.
avarices|Cupidities.
avenged|Exacted satisfaction for.
avenger|A nemesis.
avenger|Agent of retribution.
avenger|Navy torpedo bomber.
avengers|Navy bombers.
avenges|Seeks satisfaction for.
average|Just so-so.
average|Middling.
average|Ordinary; typical.
averages|Quantities indicating batters' skills.
averred|Affirmed.
averter|Parrier.
aviated|Toured the skyway.
aviator|Calling of jet-ace Captain James Jabara.
aviator|Member of the U. S. A. A. F.
aviator|One of Gen. LeMay's men.
aviator|One of Gen. LeMay's men.
aviator|One of Vandenberg's men.
aviatrix|Jacqueline Cochran, for instance.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocets|Long-legged shore birds.
avowals|Declarations.
avowing|Declaring openly.
awaited|Expected.
awaited|Was in store for.
awesome|Fear-inspiring.
awesome|Inspiring respectful fear.
awesome|Terrifying.
awninged|Sun-screened, as a bungalow.
bacchanals|Revels in honor of the wine god.
backers|Broadway "angels."
backroom|The boys in the ___.
backstage|In the greenroom, for instance.
backstops|Tennis and baseball necessities.
backstroke|Specialty of Allen Stack, Eleanor Holm, etc.
badminton|Popular game.
baggage|Trunks, valises and other impedimenta.
bailiwicks|Special domains.
bailout|What paratroopers do.
bakeries|They make butterflies, pigs' ears, etc.
balance|Needed by bookkeepers and aerialists.
balderdash|Critic's version of nonsense.
ballasting|Heavy material for stabilizing a ship.
balloon|Auguste's Piccard's vehicle.
ballots|Poll-box fillers.
baluster|Support for a railing.
bandage|Roll of gauze.
bandages|First-aid items.
bandeau|Hair ribbon.
bandleader|Benny Goodman.
bandleader|Tommy Dorsey.
baneful|Pernicious.
banquet|Hundred-dollar-a-plate affair.
bantams|Trinity's team.
barbers|A notably garrulous lot.
bargains|Advertised opportunities.
baronet|Degree of honor above a knight.
barrage|Artillery fire.
baseball|My Fifty Years in ___, by Ed Barrow.
bassinet|Portable baby's bed.
bassoon|Relative of the oboe.
bastille|___ Day, July 14th in France.
bathers|Part of Coney's crowds.
battalion|HQ and two or more companies.
bearded|Describing a sideshow lady.
bearskins|Soldiers' hats; King George sometimes wears one.
beating|Pulsation.
beautiful|What K-K-K-Katie was.
beebread|Substance stored in honeycomb cells.
belated|Overdue.
beliers|Misrepresenters.
believers|People having faith.
belugas|White whales.
bemoaned|Deplored.
bemused|Dreamy.
berated|Chided vehemently.
berates|Takes to task.
bereave|Leave desolate.
beriberi|Disease cured by Vitamin B.
bermudas|Islands 650 miles from N. Y.
bestead|Serve, avail.
bestows|Gives.
bestrode|Stepped over.
bestrode|Straddled.
bethesda|Medical center in Maryland.
bethesda|Site of naval medical center, near Washington.
betoken|Signify.
betters|Improves.
bewilder|Perplex.
bewitch|Captivate.
bibelot|Knickknack.
bigness|Huge size.
bigstick|Speak softly and carry a ___.—T.R.
binnacle|Stand containing the ship's compass.
bionomics|Science of relationship of organisms to environment.
birettas|Bishops' purple hats.
birettas|Cardinals wear them.
bisector|Line dividing an angle.
bishops|Chess pieces.
bismuth|Metallic element, poorest heat conductor.
bivouac|Area in the field where troops assemble.
bizarre|Whimsical.
blackened|Vilified.
blander|More smooth and soothing.
blatant|Word coined by Spenser for a beast with 100 tongues.
blazers|Tennis players' jackets.
blazons|Publishes far and wide.
bleared|Dimmed.
blessed|Hallowed.
blesser|Giver of benediction.
blouses|G. I. jackets.
blowhard|Braggart: Slang.
bluebooks|Social registers.
blurted|Blabbed.
bluster|Utter loud, empty protests.
boggles|Bungles.
boilermakers|Conquerors of Notre Dame.
boiling|Angry.
bolivia|Its capitals are Sucre and La Paz.
bolivia|Republic once part of Incan Empire.
bolster|Pillow.
bombastic|Using too high-flown speech.
boneheaded|Word for Merkle's play when he failed to touch second.
boneset|Thoroughwort.
bonitos|Atlantic coast fishes, skipjacks.
bonuses|Appreciation payments.
bonuses|Extra payments.
bootleg|Made, sold, or transported illegally.
bootlegs|Handles illicitly.
bootless|Futile.
borates|Salts of a certain acid.
borderline|Marginal.
boredom|Ennui.
bouncers|Muscle-men employed to keep order.
bountiful|Generous in giving.
bournes|Streams, in England.
boutonniere|Subject of a recent popular song.
bracelet|Ankle ornament.
bragged|Gasconaded.
braided|Plaited.
braille|Special alphabetic system.
brainpan|Cranium.
brainstorm|Sudden thought, not too bright.
braised|Pot-roasted.
bramble|Raspberry or blackberry.
brander|Cattle marker.
bravado|Boastful defiance.
bravest|Most intrepid.
bravura|A florid, brilliant style of music.
breathe|Take the air.
breather|A short respite.
brickbat|Unwelcome missile.
bringer|Fetcher.
brittle|Candy, usually with peanuts.
brocade|Rich fabric.
broiled|Cooked over charcoal.
bromide|Any remark about the weather, for instance.
broncos|Wild horses.
brooders|Apartments for chicks.
brushed|Swept.
buckaroo|A cowboy.
builder|Construction man.
buoyages|Channel-marking systems.
burettes|Stopcock chemistry tubes.
burgess|Actor Meredith.
bursting|The bombs ___ in air.
busybody|Meddling person.
butchers|Men of distinction, these days.
caballero|Spanish gentleman.
cabaret|Night club.
cachets|Seals, as on letters.
cadence|Modulation of the voice.
caduceus|Emblem worn by the U. S. Army Medical Corps.
caesars|Dictators.
cahoots|Partnership: Slang.
cairned|Marked with a heap of stones.
caisson|Ammunition wagon.
cajoled|Wheedled.
calculi|Methods of computation: Math.
calender|Press between rollers to glaze, as paper, cloth, etc.
calenture|Sunstroke, in medical parlance.
calibrate|Determine the graduation of an instrument, as a thermometer.
calicle|Cuplike depression in coral.
calicos|Colorful cotton dresses.
calliope|Circus music-maker.
callous|Insensible.
calmest|Most undisturbed.
calomel|Mercurous chloride.
camellias|Waxy roselike flowers, named after a missionary.
cameral|Pertaining to an official room.
cameraman|Mathew Brady was the first great one.
cameras|Alfred Stieglitz equipment.
camorra|Neapolitan secret society.
camping|Concomitant of hunting and fishing.
canasta|A natural nets 500 points.
canasta|Alternative to Bridge.
canasta|Favorite subject for cartoonists.
canasta|Two decks and sundry jokers.
canastas|Seven-card melds.
cannoned|Hurled shells at the enemy.
canoers|Lucky vacationers.
canonic|Accepted as authority.
cantata|J. S. Bach's "Coffee ___."
canteen|Servicemen's relaxation center.
capacious|Roomy.
capered|Frolicked.
capitalists|Members of the Right.
capitol|The halls of government.
capitol|Where the Statue of Freedom is.
capitol|Where the Statue of Freedom is.
caporal|Coarse kind of tobacco.
capstan|Device for raising an anchor.
capsule|One form of vitamin pill.
captions|Words under pictures.
captives|Prisoners.
caracoles|Horses' wheeling movements.
caramel|A kind of candy.
caramel|Burnt sugar.
caravel|The Santa Maria was one.
cardinals|Marty Marion's ball club.
careened|Heeled over.
careens|Heels over.
careens|Heels over.
careens|Lists.
careless|Negligent.
caricature|With a ___ of a face.
carioca|Vincent Youmans' popular tune.
carnation|Symbolic flower.
carnations|Mother's Day gift.
caroller|Songster.
caroused|Had a gay time.
carousel|Cavalry tournament.
carriage|Stroller.
carried|Borne.
carrier|The Philippine Sea.
carrier|The "Coral Sea," for instance.
carrousel|Renovated roundabout for Central Park.
cartels|International combines.
cassette|Photographic film holder.
castaway|Alexander Selkirk was one.
castled|Turreted.
castles|Otranto, Rackrent, Zenda.
category|Comprehensive division.
catered|Provided with food.
caterer|Purveyor of food.
caterer|Steward.
cathedral|St. Patrick's or St. John's.
catnaps|Short sleeps.
cattlemen|Prime factors in the meat situation.
caveman|Tenant in the pre-rent control era.
caverns|Underground chambers.
ceasefire|U. N. request, twice rejected by Mao.
ceasing|Desisting.
ceasing|Refraining.
ceiling|Price limit.
celandine|Poppylike plant.
cements|Adhesives.
cements|Solidifies, as relations.
censure|Take to task.
centavo|Small coin.
centavos|Money in Mexico.
centered|Gathered around a focal point.
centime|French coin.
centime|French coin.
central|Popular park.
ceramic|Of pottery.
cerates|Unguents.
cereals|Pantry shelf items.
ceremonial|Ritual.
certain|Cocksure.
chaired|Presided at a meeting.
chairmen|Vinson of the Armed Services and Doughton of the Ways and Means.
changed|Broke a bill.
channels|Frequency bands of TV.
chantey|Seaman's song.
chapman|Secretary of the Interior.
charade|Parlor game.
chargers|War horses.
charier|More careful.
charley|Ray Bolger plays his aunt.
charlie|Chan or McCarthy.
charlotte|Largest city of North Carolina.
charter|Atlantic ___.
chasten|Discipline.
chastener|Discipliner.
chatelaine|Women's ornamental clasp.
cheviot|Breed of sheep in Scotland.
chiffon|Sheer fabric.
children|Subject of U. N. concern.
chimera|Impractical idea, so-called after a fabulous monster.
chlorin|Element used in purifying water.
choired|Sang in concert.
cholera|Scourge of India.
chooser|Elector.
chorale|Simple sacred tune.
chorine|Singing lady: Slang.
chorion|Embryonic membrane.
christie|Creator of Hercule Poirot.
cigarette|F. D. R.'s constant companion.
cigarettes|Former black market currency in Europe.
cinders|Ella of the comics.
cineole|Camphorlike liquid.
circular|Round.
cirrose|Having tendrils, as a leaf.
citadel|Cronin's subject, 1937.
citizens|Enfranchised members of a nation.
citrine|Resembling a lemon.
claimants|People with rights.
clambake|Outdoor party.
clamored|Made importunate demands.
claptrap|Critic's version of phony histrionics.
clarence|Play by Booth Tarkington.
clarets|Bordeaux wines.
classed|Ranked with.
classes|Junior and Senior.
classical|Adhering to traditional forms.
clatter|When out on the lawn there arose such a ___.
cleavages|Splits.
cleaves|Clings.
clement|First name of British statesman.
clement|Recent visitor to Washington.
clients|Fee-payers.
clinical|Pertaining to treatment of patients.
cloture|Method of ending debate, in Congress.
clutters|Throws into disorder.
coalers|Fueling vessels.
coarsen|Make crude.
coarsest|Least elegant.
coastal|Of the seaboard.
coasters|The drinks are often on them.
cobbled|Roughly paved.
coconuts|Early Marx Bros. show.
codicil|Supplement to a will.
cognate|Kinsmen.
cognizant|Aware.
cognizes|Knows at sight.
collate|Compare critically, as texts.
college|Bright ___ years.
collins|Army Chief of Staff.
colonel|Ace Gabreski's rank.
colonel|He wears a silver eagle.
colonel|Mr. Truman's rank in Reserves.
colonel|Rank of MacArthur's physician, Canada.
colonizes|Settles.
coloratura|Lily Pons, for instance.
colossus|One of the Seven Wonders.
columbine|Name of Gen. Eisenhower's plane.
combine|Machine for cutting and threshing standing wheat.
combined|Joined forces.
comeback|Now being made by Joe Louis.
comforters|Quilts.
commence|Start.
comment|No ___; politician's retort.
commissioner|Government official.
commodores|The Vanderbilt squad.
communism|Totalitarian form of government.
communist|Persona not very grata in U. S.
communistic|Of the Left.
compact|Gift for her.
company|Captain's command.
compare|Examine for differences.
compass|Surveyor's instrument.
compeer|Mate.
comperes|Godfathers: Fr.
competed|Strove for the prize.
composer|Samuel Barber or David Diamond.
computes|What the M. I. T. "brain" does.
concept|Idea.
concordat|Papal pact with a state.
condiment|Pepper.
conference|Paris meeting of diplomats.
confide|Tell in secret.
confide|Tell privately.
confuse|Put in a state of snafu.
conifer|Pine or yew.
connects|Joins.
connive|Scheme.
consensus|Gallup measures it.
consent|Accede.
consent|Say yes.
conservative|Winston Churchill's party.
consider|Give thought to.
consider|Ponder.
consists|Is composed of.
consorts|Husbands or wives.
constellation|Transport plane.
constitutionals|Health walks.
construes|Interprets.
consulates|State Department outposts.
consumes|Burns up.
contemn|Scorn.
contemns|Scorns.
contemplatively|Thoughtfully.
contested|Called in question.
contour|Important factor in plowing to prevent erosion.
contrast|Compare.
controller|Officer who checks expenditures.
controls|Subjects for DiSalle's department.
coolest|Calmest.
copperhead|Yankee favoring the South in the Civil War.
cornets|Musical instruments.
coroner|Inquest holder.
coroner|Public official.
coronet|The Prince of Wales may wear one.
corroborative|Confirmatory.
corsage|Coed's prom adornment.
cortisone|New drug for arthritis.
costlier|More expensive.
costume|Dress plus accessories.
costumes|Mardi Gras garb.
coterie|Social or literary circle.
courant|Au ___ (up to date).
couriers|Spies who carry messages or films.
coursers|Spirited horses: Poet.
coverage|Area reached by certain advertising media.
covered|Reported the news of.
cowbell|Sound effect on the farm.
cowered|Shrank.
coyotes|Wailers of the West.
crackpots|Partly pixilated people.
cranial|Of the skull.
cranker|Hurdy-gurdy player.
crassly|Coarsely.
crayfish|Junior lobster.
creamery|Part of a diary farm.
creampuff|Delicious dessert.
creative|Productive.
creator|The Supreme Being.
creature|Not a ___ was stirring, not even a mouse.
credited|Believed.
credits|Values received.
creeper|Clinging vine.
creeper|Ivy or couch grass.
creeper|Ivy.
creepers|Garments for babies.
creeses|Serpentine-bladed daggers.
creoles|Some Louisianians.
crescent|Figure on the Turkish flag.
cribber|Cheater in school exam.
crimson|Well-known college magazine.
cringed|Shrank from.
cringes|Cowers before.
crisscross|Ticktacktoe.
criteria|Bases of comparison.
criterion|Yardstick.
crochet|A kind of needlework.
crossing|Ocean voyage.
crosspatch|Peevish person: Colloq.
crosswords|Pleasant pastime.
crosswords|Popular indoor sport.
crowner|Climax; topper.
crucial|Decisive.
crumbing|Dusting off the dinner table.
crusaders|Freedom-lovers of past and present.
crystal|Early radio set.
cudgeled|Beat with a heavy stick.
culotte|Breeches worn by lady bicyclist.
culprit|Guilty individual.
culprits|Guilty ones.
curacao|Island off Venezuela.
curates|Vicar's assistants.
curator|Museum man.
curious|Describing a certain unfortunate feline.
curtail|Cut short.
curtained|Shut off with a portière.
customer|Regular patron.
cyclotrons|Apparatuses for bombarding atoms.
cylinders|Piston chambers of an engine.
daguerreotyping|Reproducing photos by a former method, on a silver plate.
dailies|Certain newspapers.
dailies|Newspapers.
daintiest|Most delicate.
dakoity|Gang robbery in India and Burma: Var.
damager|A hurricane, for instance.
damaging|Sabotaging.
dandles|Treats with fondness, as a child.
dangled|Hung and swung.
daredevil|Man on the flying trapeze.
darling|Term of endearment.
dartles|Shoots forth repeatedly.
dartles|Shoots forth repeatedly.
dateline|Most newspaper stories have one.
dawdlers|Time wasters.
daylight|The D in DST.
daylight|There's more in the summertime.
deacons|Temporal officers of a church.
deadpan|The comedy of Buster Keaton, for instance.
dealate|Stripped of wings.
dealers|Men in trade.
dealers|Merchants.
dealing|Doing business.
dearest|What Little Lord Fauntleroy called his mom.
dearness|Preciousness.
dearness|Reciprocal affection.
debases|Corrupts.
debater|Member of a college "team."
debates|Congressional discussions.
decadence|Moral decline.
decades|The Twenties and Thirties.
decanter|Decorative bottle.
decease|Death.
deceive|Offer false evidence.
decibel|Noise measurement.
deckers|Ships, vehicles, sandwiches.
decorate|Embellish.
decreed|Constituted by edict.
deeding|Transferring property.
deepened|Intensified.
deepens|Intensifies.
deepens|Intensifies.
defender|Fighter against invasion.
defense|New Cabinet post.
defenses|N. A. T. O. is building these.
deicers|Devices unfreezing plane wings.
deicing|Ridding plane wings of sleet, etc.
deified|Exalted to divine rank.
delaine|Light woolen fabric.
delegate|Member of a political convention.
delegate|Representative of a territory.
delegation|U. N. General Assembly group.
deleted|Expunged.
deletes|Crosses out.
delicate|Exquisite.
delouse|Spray with DDT.
demanded|Insisted upon.
demander|Peremptory claimant.
demeans|Lowers in dignity.
demerit|Mark denoting a fault.
demesne|Property territory.
demesne|Realm or province.
demigods|Minor deities.
democracies|Western nations.
democrats|McKinney's responsibility.
demoiselle|Young lady: Fr.
denarii|The "d" in L. s. d.
denuded|Divested of covering.
deodars|Under the ___.
departs|Retires.
depended|Was contingent.
deplete|Use up.
deplore|Sorrow over.
deponed|Gave testimony.
deported|Lucky Luciano was.
deportment|Schools used to grade pupils in this.
deports|Exiles.
deports|Sends into exile.
depositors|Bank's customers.
depreciate|Lessen in value.
deprives|Takes away from.
derange|Unhinge mentally.
deranged|Disordered.
derider|Mocker.
dernier|Final; ultimate.
descant|The soprano part.
descent|Pedigree.
deserter|Renegade.
deserters|AWOL-ers.
deserters|Renegades.
deserts|Sahara, Gobi, Death Valley.
deserved|Merited.
designers|Fath, Patou, etc.
designs|Amorous intentions.
desirer|Hankerer.
desires|Wants.
dessert|Dieter's nemesis.
desserts|Dieter's nemesis.
destroyer|Part of the U.S.N.
details|Particulars.
detained|Held in custody.
detection|Police business.
detective|Member of the police department.
detects|Gumshoes.
detente|Easing of strained international relations.
detents|Ratchet-wheel pins.
deterrent|That which restrains.
detester|Disliker.
detests|Abhors.
detours|Roundabout courses.
detrain|Leave a railroad car.
devised|Originated.
devolve|Transfer to another.
diagram|Working plan.
dialect|Brooklynese, for instance.
dialect|Comedian's stock in trade.
dialectic|Art of logical discussion.
dialing|Calling a number.
dialogued|Held colloquy.
diarist|Boswell, for instance.
diarist|Samuel Pepys.
dickens|Creator of Trotty Veck, Daniel Quilp, etc.
dictate|What bosses do.
diction|At which Laurence Olivier shines.
dieters|Fat fighters.
dieters|Slenderizers.
dieters|They watch their calories.
diggers|Archaeologists.
dilating|Enlarging.
dilations|Pupil enlargements.
dilatoriness|Procrastinator's fault.
dimeter|Verse of two metrical feet.
dimmers|Auto accessories.
dinettes|Alcoves for eating in small apartments.
dingers|Very good things, in H. S. T.'s vocabulary.
diorama|Mode of scenic representation.
diorama|Modeled display scene.
diplomacy|Averell Harriman's forte.
diplomats|Grady, Dunn, Muccio, et al.
directing|One of Joseph Mankiewicz's talents.
director|DiSalle's title.
directors|Abbott, Mann, Lewis, etc.
directs|What George Abbott does.
direful|Calamitous.
disable|Incapacitate.
disarms|Doffs the gun belt.
disaster|Sudden misfortune.
discord|Lack of harmony.
disdain|Haughtiness.
diseuse|Professional entertainer, such as Hildegarde.
dishpan|Housewife's bête noire.
dishrag|Platter clout.
dismiss|Send off.
disorganization|Lack of systematic arrangement.
disparage|Belittle.
dispose|Put in proper order.
dissent|Differ in opinion.
dissent|Differ.
dissenter|English Protestant.
dissimilarities|Differences in appearance.
distant|Not cordial.
distend|Stretch.
diverse|Different.
diverted|Amused.
diverting|Delightful.
divides|Causes to disagree.
doddered|Walked shakily.
dodgers|Dem Bums.
dodgers|Pennant runner-up.
dodgers|Residents of Ebbets Field.
dogears|Book disfigurements.
doghouse|Pluto's palace.
dogtrots|Canine canters.
doldrums|State of ennui.
dollars|Folding money.
dolphin|Porpoise.
dolphin|Relative of the porpoise.
dolphin|Relative of the whale.
domicile|Place of residence.
domines|Scottish schoolmasters.
dominions|Canada and New Zealand.
dominos|Hooded cloaks worn at masquerades.
donkeys|Stupid people.
doodads|Thingumbobs.
dosages|Amounts of medicine.
dosimeter|New G. I. "dog tag" warning of radiation.
dotards|People in second childhood.
dowager|Queen Mary, for instance.
downers|Clever tacklers.
draftee|Future soldier.
drafter|Maker of plans.
dragnet|A radio "police case" program.
dragons|Fafnir, Grendel, and others.
drained|Flowed off gradually.
drainer|Laborer who digs trenches.
drastic|Acting with violence.
dreaded|Feared greatly.
dreamboat|Ship of fancy.
dreamer|Castle-builder.
dreamer|Lewis Carroll's Alice.
dreamland|Unreal, delightful country.
drencher|Soaker.
dressed|Prepared for cooking.
dresses|Ladies' wear.
dribble|Basketball player's maneuver.
dripping|Wet.
driveled|Babbled senselessly.
dromedary|One-humped camel.
drovers|Dealers in cattle.
drowses|Is half asleep.
drummer|Traveling salesman.
dualist|Adherent of a twofold system.
dugouts|Where Yanks, Dodgers, etc., sit.
dumpier|Shorter and shorter.
durable|Long-wearing.
dusters|Stylish new coats.
dynasty|Ming ___, 1368–1644.
eardrop|Piece of jewelry.
earless|Sans aural appendages.
earlier|Bird that gets more worms.
earlier|More recent.
earnest|Life is real! Life is ___!
earnest|The Importance of Being ___.
earnest|In a serious reality.
earnest|Showing sincerity.
earnests|Token payments to bind a contract: Law.
earning|Breadwinning power.
earning|Gainfully employed.
earphones|Part of UN translating equipment.
earthly|Mundane.
earthworm|Fish food.
easiest|Least burdensome.
easiest|Least burdensome.
easiest|Least difficult.
eastern|One kind of time.
eastern|Russian-held part of Germany.
eastern|The E in E. S. T.
easters|Church festivals.
ebonies|Trees yielding valuable wood.
ebonite|Black variety of hard rubber.
ecclesiasticism|The practices and principles of the church.
echelon|Flying formation of planes.
echelons|V-shaped formations of ships or planes.
eclipse|Heavenly phenomenon due March 7, 1951.
eclipse|Temporary obscurity.
eclipses|Solar obscurations.
ecology|A branch of biology.
economic|Financially politic.
economy|The money-saving size.
ectypes|Copies of artists' originals.
edibles|Contents of the market basket.
edibles|Items on the grocery list.
edifice|Any large building.
edifice|The U. N. building, for instance.
editing|Preparing for publication.
editions|Issues of a newspaper in one day.
editors|Eyeshade brigade.
editors|Max Perkins, William Allen White, etc.
editors|Men of the galleys.
editors|Wallace, Ross, Hibbs, etc.
educable|Able to be taught.
educate|Enlighten.
educate|Enlighten.
educate|Train.
education|Henry Adams' forte.
eelgrass|Coarse shoreline verdure.
effects|Property.
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité.
egalite|Part of the French Revolution rallying cry.
egotism|I trouble.
egotist|His favorite word is "I."
egotist|Self-praiser.
egyptian|Citizen under Mustafa Nahas Pasha.
eidolon|Phantom.
eighteen|Two ball teams.
einstein|Sage of Princeton.
einsteins|Albert and family, of Princeton.
elapsed|Passed.
elapses|Passes, as time.
elastic|Springy.
elastic|Supple.
elaters|Bearers of good cheer.
elaters|Click beetles.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elation|High spirits.
elative|Absolute superlative.
elative|Super-superlative.
elected|Chose.
elected|Pecora and Corsi weren't.
electee|One soon to take office.
election|Drama in November.
electives|College courses freely chosen.
elector|Important man in November.
elector|Qualified voter.
electoral|November college.
elegant|Beautiful in form, color or design.
elegant|Polished.
elegant|Superior in quality.
elegant|Tasteful.
elegies|Commemorative compositions.
elegist|Composer of laments.
element|One's natural sphere.
element|Part of a mechanism.
element|Uranium is one.
elementary|___, my dear Watson.
elements|Earth, air, fire, and water.
elephant|Political mascot.
elephant|Political symbol.
elephants|Hannibal's Alp-crossers.
elephants|Kipling subject.
elevate|Raise in quality.
elevate|Transfer to a higher plane.
elevate|Uplift.
elevate|What built-up shoes do.
elevens|Bowl aspirants.
elevens|Turned out by Lou Little, Frank Leahy, etc.
eliding|Ignoring.
ellipse|Oval figure.
ellipse|Oval.
ellipse|Shape of the orbit of a planet.
ellipse|Shape of the orbit of a planet.
ellipsis|Omission of a word from a sentence.
elopers|Romantic refugees.
eloping|Running away.
elsewhere|Not here.
emaciate|Waste away.
emanant|Flowing forth.
emanate|Flow forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Proceed from a source.
emanate|Radiate.
embargo|Ban on shipping.
embargo|Weapon of the cold war.
embassy|Office of Kirk, Gifford, etc.
embrace|Accept willingly.
embraces|Romantic movie "close-ups."
embroider|Ornament with needlework.
emendates|Corrects a text.
emended|Edited.
emerald|Birthstone for May.
emerged|Became manifest.
emerged|Issued.
emergency|Subject of Truman's December speech.
emerges|Comes into view.
emeritus|Retired from office with honors.
emersed|Rising above a surface.
eminent|Celebrated.
eminent|Illustrious.
eminent|Outstanding.
eminent|Signal.
eminent|Strachey's "___ Victorians."
emirate|District under an Arabian chief.
emirate|Domain of an Oriental ruler.
emirate|High office in Near East.
emirate|Where an Arabian chief rules.
emotion|Deep feeling.
emperor|Hirohito's title.
emphatic|Forcible.
empires|Assyrian, Babylonian, Roman, British, German, etc.
empires|Obsolescent groups of nations.
empiric|Medical man who relies on experience; a quack.
emplane|Board an airliner.
emporia|Home town of William Allen White.
empress|Nagako of Japan.
empress|One of Queen Victoria's titles.
empties|Used containers.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Strive in rivalry.
emulate|Strive to equal.
emulate|Strive to equal.
enabled|Made possible.
enacted|Played a role.
enactor|Legislator.
enameler|Applier of paint.
enameler|Painter of furniture.
enamored|Bewitched.
enamors|Captivates.
enamors|Charms.
enamors|Charms.
encages|Shuts up.
enchant|Bewitch.
enchant|Fascinate.
encomia|Eulogies.
encores|Calls for another song.
encouraged|Heartened.
endamage|Injure.
endeared|Made beloved.
endives|Salad ingredients.
endorse|Sanction.
endurance|Fortitude.
endured|Lasted.
enemies|Antagonists.
enemies|Combatants.
enemies|Foes.
enemies|Ill-wishers.
enemies|Yugoslavia and Russia, for instance.
enervate|Weaken.
engagers|Parties to a contract.
engenders|Produces.
engineer|Herbert Hoover's original calling.
engirds|Surrounds.
english|This week's voters.
engorge|Devour.
engorge|Gulp greedily.
engraver|Holbein, for instance.
engraver|Mint worker.
engraves|Carves.
enhance|Heighten.
enhance|Make greater.
enigmas|Riddles.
enisled|Isolated.
enisles|Isolates.
enisles|Isolates.
enjoins|Puts an injunction on.
enlaces|Entwines.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlargers|They "blow up" photos.
enlisted|Kind of man the G. I. is.
enlister|Recruiting officer.
enlivens|Stimulates.
ennobles|Lifts up.
enounce|State formally.
enounce|Utter.
enraged|Hot under the collar.
enraged|Maddened.
ensemble|Musical group.
ensembles|Costumes of two or more pieces.
ensembles|Musical groups.
ensigns|Naval officers.
ensiled|Stored as fodder.
ensiles|Stores as fodder.
ensiling|Storing fodder.
enslaved|Doing forced labor.
enslaved|Held in bondage.
ensnare|Catch in toils.
ensnare|Inveigle.
ensurers|Guarantors.
entailed|Given inalienably, as an estate.
entails|Imposes.
entails|Involves.
entangle|Involve in difficulties.
entente|Agreement, especially between nations.
entente|Triple ___, alliance that ended in 1917.
entente|___ cordiale.
ententes|International agreements.
entered|Joined.
entered|Registered.
entering|___ wedge.
enthuse|Get excited: Colloq.
enticer|Inveigler.
entitle|Call.
entrance|Coming on stage.
entrance|Matriculation.
entrant|Candidate.
entrant|Contest starter.
entrant|Sen. Taft in the Presidential contest.
entrant|Starter in a race.
entrapped|Decoyed.
entreat|Beseech.
entreat|Solicit earnestly.
entreated|Beseeched.
entreats|Solicits earnestly.
entrees|Menu items.
entrees|Menu items.
entrees|Most expensive items on the menu.
entrenched|Established in a strong position.
envelop|Wrap up.
envelope|Item in the morning mail.
enviers|Those coveting.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament for uniforms.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epicene|Adapted to both sexes.
epicures|Persons of discriminating tastes.
epidemic|Widespread ailment.
epidermal|Cuticular.
epigene|Produced at the surface of the earth.
episode|Cliff-hanger picture release.
episode|Unit of a serial movie.
epistle|Formal letter.
epistle|Letter.
epitome|Condensed representation of something.
epitome|Summary of a literary work.
equated|Made equal.
equates|Reduces to the average.
equator|Latitude zero.
eradiate|Shoot forth rays.
eradiated|Issued in rays.
erasers|Ends of pencils.
erasing|Blackboard cleaning.
erasing|Blotting out.
erasing|Clearing the blackboard.
erasure|A scratching out.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Rubbed out place.
erasures|Deletions.
erector|Builder.
eremite|A solitary.
eremite|Desert dweller.
eremite|Recluse.
eremite|Religious recluse.
eremite|Solitary.
eremites|Recluses.
eristic|Controversial.
erlkings|Mischievous spirits in German folklore.
ermined|Wearing fur.
ermines|Furs.
ermines|King-size furs.
ermines|Linings for regal robes.
erodent|Caustic.
erodent|Caustic.
erodent|Caustic: Med.
eroding|Wearing away.
erosion|Wearing away of soil.
erosive|Tending to eat away.
errands|Jobs for messenger boys.
errands|Useful journeys.
errands|Work for messengers.
errantry|Occupation for knights.
erratic|Deviating from the usual course.
erratic|Eccentric.
erratic|Having no certain course.
escalator|Clause in labor-management contracts.
escapades|Adventures.
escaped|Fled.
escaped|Got away.
escaped|Got away.
escaped|Slipped away.
escapee|Fugitive.
escaper|Runaway.
escapers|Refugees.
escapes|Comes through the Iron Curtain.
escapes|Emulates Mr. Konvalinka.
escorts|Convoys.
escorts|Honor guards.
esoteric|Understood by a select few.
espanol|Señor's language.
espanol|Spanish.
espiegle|Roguish; frolicsome: Fr.
espionage|Crime of treason.
espouser|Defender of a cause.
esquire|H. M. Pulham.
essayer|One who attempts.
essayer|One who tries.
essence|Gist.
essence|Gist.
essence|Vital spirit.
essences|Vital spirits.
estancia|Cattle ranch: So. America.
estates|Country homes.
estates|Country places.
estates|Country properties.
estates|Housing developments, in Britain.
estates|Landed properties.
estates|Ranks.
esthete|Enjoyer of the artistic.
esthete|Lover of beauty.
esthete|Person sensitive to beauty.
estival|Appropriate to summer.
estival|Of the summer.
estivated|Spent the summer.
estreats|Takes away by a levy: Law.
estuary|Sea arm at lower end of a river.
esurient|Greedy.
etagere|Cabinet for bric-a-brac.
etagere|Cabinet for bric-à-brac.
etagere|Open-shelved cabinet.
etagere|Series of open shelves.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etamine|Light cotton fabric.
etamine|Sheer fabric.
eternal|___ smiles his emptiness betray.—Pope.
eternal|Appellation for Rome.
eternal|Epithet for Rome.
eternal|Like Rome.
eternal|Rome, the ___ City.
eternal|Undying.
eternal|Without beginning or end.
eternally|Forever.
etesian|Periodical.
ethanes|Compounds occurring in natural gas.
ethereal|Tenuous.
etherize|Treat with an anesthetic.
etherizer|Anesthetizer.
ethical|Of moral worth.
etiolate|Blanch, as celery.
etoiles|Stars: French.
etoiles|Stars: French.
etymons|Word roots.
eugenics|Science for race improvement.
evaders|Dodgers.
evaders|Slackers.
evading|Shunning.
evaluate|Appraise.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evanesce|Disappear, like vapor.
evanesce|Fade away.
evangel|Good news.
evasion|Avoidance.
evasion|Excuse to get around something.
evening|Oh, how lovely is the ___.
evening|Busy time on the Great White Way.
everlastingness|Endlessness.
evermore|At all times.
evident|Clear to vision and mind.
evident|Clear.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Overt.
evident|Patent.
evident|There to be seen.
evidently|Apparently.
evinced|Shown.
evolute|Unfolded, as petals.
exacter|Taskmaster.
exalted|Glorified.
examine|Inspect.
examiner|He gives drivers' tests.
exigent|Requiring immediate action.
exigent|Urgent.
existed|Continued to be.
exordia|Introductions of discourses.
expends|Disburses.
experiment|The 18th Amendment, the "noble ___."
explained|Made intelligible.
extension|Continuation of length or breadth.
extensions|Additional telephones.
extraneous|Foreign.
eyeopener|A piece of startling news.
eyeopeners|Startling pieces of news.
eyesore|Hideosity.
eyesore|Something unpleasant in the landscape.
faceted|Having small surfaces, as a diamond.
faience|Glazed pottery.
failure|Insolvency.
failures|Insufficiencies.
falderal|Refrain of old songs.
fallback|Give way.
falsetto|Yodeler's pitch.
famines|India's perennial problem.
fastens|Attaches.
fastens|Hog-ties.
fastens|Tightens.
fatalist|He believes his destiny is inevitable.
fearers|Apprehensive people.
features|The face.
federal|Pert. to the government.
federal|Pertaining to our government.
felloes|Wheel rims.
ferreted|Searched out.
ferreted|Sleuthed around.
ferried|Crossed the Upper Bay.
fertile|Abundantly productive.
festival|Coming British event.
festival|May through September in England.
festive|Describing Britain.
fiancee|Betrothed.
finally|At long last.
finesse|How to win a trick at bridge.
finesse|Subtlety.
firearms|The Sullivan Law's concern.
firedog|Andiron.
firelit|Flame-brightened.
firemen|Important city employes.
firemen|Peter J. Loftus' charges.
fissure|Cleft in a rock.
fissure|Split.
fittest|Most capable.
fitting|Suitable.
fixative|Varnish sprayed on drawings.
flacons|Perfume flasks.
flakiness|Scaliness.
flamingo|A bird and color.
flannels|Winter clothing.
flapdoodle|Critic's version of nonsense.
flappers|Gay young ladies of the Twenties.
flatten|Make level.
flattop|Floating airport.
flavors|Characteristic qualities.
fleabite|Trifling annoyance.
fledges|Cares for young birds.
flitter|One who moves lightly and quickly.
floated|Launched.
florence|Historic city on the Arno.
flouters|Scoffers.
fluorine|Tooth-saving chemical.
foliage|Spring burgeoning.
foments|Agitates.
foments|Incites.
footmen|Liveried servants.
footpad|Walking robber.
footraces|Track events held at Madison Square Garden.
forefend|Avert.
foremen|Jury heads.
foremost|Part of a ship.
foresight|Prescience.
foresightedness|Quality of prescience.
forester|Creator of Captain Hornblower.
foretell|Predict.
formless|Amorphous.
forsook|Deserted.
fourscore|First word of a famous address.
fragile|Easily broken.
fraternal|Brotherly.
fraying|Wearing off.
freedom|It's Everybody's Business.
freedoms|F. D. R. named four.
freedoms|The Four ___.
freemen|Citizens of the U. S.
frenetic|Distraught.
frenetic|Violently agitated.
freshet|Sudden rise in the level of a stream.
friends|They were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.
frosted|Rimed.
fullback|He's part of a T-formation.
funneled|Moved through a central point.
fusions|Coalition parties.
gadabout|Busy traveler.
gainsays|Contradicts.
gaiters|Congress boots.
galactic|Of the Milky Way.
galipot|Crude turpentine oleoresin.
garniture|Fine feathers.
garrisons|Troops in "Barrack-Room Ballads."
garters|Symbols of the highest order of British knighthood.
gastric|Pertaining to the stomach.
gatemen|Grade-crossing guards.
gaudier|Louder, if not neater.
gaveled|Pounded, judgelike.
gazette|William Allen White made this newspaper famous.
gazettes|Official publications.
gearing|Equipping.
gelable|Capable of setting.
gelatin|Ingredient of ice cream.
gelatin|Popular dessert.
geminated|Became doubled or paired.
general|Army man.
general|MacArthur.
general|Mark W. Clark, for instance.
general|Nathan Farragut Twining's rank.
generally|For the most part.
generates|What a dynamo does.
generator|Dynamo.
generator|It changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.
genteel|Well-mannered.
gentler|Kinder.
genuine|Free from hypocrisy.
genuses|Classes of plants, animals: Rare pl.
geodetic|Pert. to mathematical measurement of large tracts of land.
geology|The science of the earth.
germans|Citizens under Allied occupation.
gestapo|Nazi police.
gesture|Expressive motion.
gesturer|He talks with his hands.
gestures|Radio actors acquire them for TV.
gifting|Endowing with talent.
girasol|Blue white opal.
gladioli|Brilliantly colored flowers.
glassless|Having no panes.
gleamed|Flashed.
gleaners|Millet's "The ___."
gloated|Gazed with malignant joy.
glomerate|Clustered together.
gloriole|Halo.
gluepot|Carpenter's container for adhesive.
gnarred|Snarled.
gnawings|Feelings of hunger.
goggled|Stared popeyed.
goggles|Aviators wear them.
goodies|Bonbons.
gorilla|Subject of psychologist Yerkes' research.
gossoons|Serving lads.
goulash|Menu item, full of paprika.
governor|Connecticut's John Davis Lodge, for instance.
gradates|Blends.
gramercy|Famous square in N. Y. C.
grammar|School subject.
grammar|Speech or writing in accordance with standard usage.
grandad|Spencer Tracy's current role.
grandstand|Pigskin fan holder.
granger|Farmer in the dell.
granite|New Hampshire, the ___ State.
granite|Symbol of New Hampshire.
granulate|Crystallize, as sugar.
grapevine|Person-to-person method of relaying news.
grasper|Avaricious person.
grasshopper|Light, unarmed scouting plane.
grassier|Greener, as fields.
greased|Lubricated.
greater|___ Antilles.
greenhouse|Botanist's workshop.
greenly|In a verdant manner.
grenade|Gen. Ridgway's "adornment" in the field.
greyness|It's distinguished at the temples.
grilled|Broiled.
grimness|Prevailing mood of the times.
gripers|Bitter complainers.
groaned|Made noises like wrestlers.
groaner|Bing Crosby.
groaner|Epithet for Bing Crosby.
grocers|Food retailers.
grotesque|Fantastically ugly.
grottoes|Caves.
growers|Farmers.
guessed|Tried to divine.
gulfing|Swallowing up, as in an abyss.
guppies|Tropical fish.
gussies|Miss Moran's.
guttered|Channeled.
habanera|Famous aria.
habanera|Rise Stevens sings it.
habitan|French settler in Canada or Louisiana.
haggard|He wrote "King Solomon's Mines."
haggish|Like a crone.
hairline|Narrow color striping, in textiles.
hairpin|Predecessor of the bobbypin.
halibut|Fish of the Grand Bank.
halidom|Sanctity: Archaic.
halites|Native rock salts.
halogen|Element like chlorine.
hamster|Popular pet.
handlebar|Mustache style.
handler|Fight trainer.
handler|Man in boxer's corner.
handsel|First Monday after New Year's: Scot.
handsome|Epithet for an Adonis.
hangdog|Describing a mean look.
hardens|Sets.
harebell|Herb having blue flowers.
harvest|___ moon.
haversack|Bag for carrying provisions.
haymaker|Boxer's roundhouse swing.
haymaker|Landed by Jersey Joe.
headliner|Star with top billing.
headlines|Found on "The Front Page."
hearten|Buck up.
heavies|Boxers over 174 pounds.
hedgehops|Buzzes the landscape.
hedonist|Pleasure's slave.
heeders|The careful ones.
heeltap|Part of Fred Astaire's skill.
helices|Spirals.
helices|Spirals.
helldiver|U. S. plane of World War II.
helpers|Assistants.
hematic|Relating to blood.
hematin|Pigment containing iron.
hennery|Poultry farm.
hennish|Like a biddy.
heralding|Announcing with fanfare.
heresies|Unorthodox opinions.
heretic|Dissenter.
hermetic|Made airtight by fusion.
hermitic|Like an anchorite.
heroine|Anna Leonowens, for instance.
heroine|Star part.
hessians|German troops hired by George III.
hinnies|Hybrid animals.
histamine|Substance that lowers blood pressure.
historian|Arnold Toynbee, for instance.
historian|Commager is one.
historian|D. S. Freeman, for instance.
historical|Popular kind of novel.
hizzoner|The mayor: Humorous.
hoarded|Amassed.
hoarders|Misers.
hoarser|Huskier.
hoecakes|Food made of Indian meal.
hoedown|Lively country dance.
hogwash|Worthless speech: Colloq.
hokeypokey|Ice cream sold by street peddlers: Colloq.
holiday|Play by Philip Barry.
holiest|The most blessed.
holland|Queen Juliana's country.
holland|Queen Juliana's land.
homicide|Unnatural death.
homines|Men.
honored|Celebrated.
hoodoos|Jonahs.
hooplas|Exclamations of delight.
hornets|Stingers.
horoscope|Astrologer's stock in trade.
horseshoes|Popular game.
hostess|The ___ with the Mostes' on the Ball.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hotbeds|Places favoring rapid growth.
hottest|Fieriest.
housing|Current national shortage.
howitzer|High-angle type of cannon.
huckster|Unscrupulous adman: Colloq.
huntress|Diana's vocation.
hurdlers|Forrest Towns and William Porter, for instance.
hysteria|Result of the war of nerves.
iceberg|Summer home for a polar bear.
idealized|Made more perfect than life.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideated|Prefigured.
ideates|Conceives thoughts.
ideates|Thinks.
identical|Agreeing exactly.
idiotic|Foolish.
idolater|Devotee.
idolater|Worshiper of pagan deities.
ignites|Lights.
ignored|Passed by.
ignores|Overlooks.
illiterate|One unqualified to vote.
illumes|Makes brilliant.
imaginativeness|Creative thought.
imagine|Fancy.
imagine|Guess.
imarets|Turkish rest houses.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Duplicate.
imitated|Flattered sincerely.
imitative|Counterfeit.
imparted|Gave.
impartial|Just.
impasse|Deadlock.
impasse|Position from which there is no escape.
impavid|Fearless.
impeder|Obstructor.
imperial|Fruitful valley in California desert.
impetus|Energy of motion.
impinges|Encroaches.
importers|Dealers with foreign lands.
imposed|Levied.
impounds|Takes in custody.
imprison|Put in a calaboose.
impudent|Rude.
impulse|Sudden thought.
inamorata|A woman beloved.
inaudible|Opposite of deafening.
inaugural|Address by Truman, Jan. 20, 1949.
incense|Enrage.
incense|It's burned for atmosphere.
incensed|Angry.
incomprehension|Lack of understanding.
increscent|Waxing, as the moon.
independence|Truman's plane.
independent|What India has become.
indetermination|A wavering state of mind.
indited|Wrote.
induced|Persuaded.
inductee|He's in the army now.
inductees|Greetings receivers.
inertia|Do-nothing-ness.
inertia|Sluggishness.
inertia|Sluggishness.
infanta|Spanish princess.
inflame|Incite to passion.
inflaters|Expanders.
inflating|Puffing up.
inflation|What the O. P. S. is fighting.
ingenue|Young showgirl lead.
ingesta|That which is taken in.
inhalators|Used for head colds.
inhales|Breathes in.
inherits|Comes into somebody else's own.
initial|Brief signature.
initial|Embroidered letter.
initiate|Induct into a frat.
initiate|Set going.
initiator|He's always starting something.
inlander|Resident of the Middle West.
inmates|Dwellers.
innerly|Privately.
innuendo|Sly hint.
inodorous|Scentless.
inorganic|Inanimate.
inquiry|Popular activity of 82nd Congress.
insects|Crawlers of earth.
insects|Man's tiny friends and foes.
inserts|Extra leaves in a book.
inserts|Places an ad.
inshore|Near the coastline.
insiders|Those "in the know."
insincere|Hypocritical.
insistent|Persevering.
insistently|Perseveringly.
install|Place in position.
instances|Examples put forth in illustration.
instances|Examples.
instant|New-fangled coffee.
instantly|Immediately.
instate|Place in authority.
instated|Established.
instates|Places in office.
instead|By proxy.
instead|In place of.
instrumentalist|Nathan Milstein or William Kapell.
insurrectionist|Mao.
intellect|Ability to think.
intention|Design.
interdependence|Mutual reliance.
interior|Secretary Chapman's department.
international|The tone of Lake Success.
interne|Ambulance rider.
internes|Resident hospital physicians.
internship|Training for "Men in White."
interprets|What the U. N. does, via earphones.
interregnum|Period between kings.
intoner|Chanter.
intoner|Chanter.
introvert|Person concerned chiefly with his own thoughts.
intrude|Come uninvited.
intrudes|Barges in uninvited.
inverness|Overcoat with a removable cape.
inversely|In the opposite way.
irising|Rainbowing.
irksome|Monotonous.
ironbound|Rigid and unyielding.
ironers|Mangles.
ironical|Describing O. Henry denouements.
ironical|Sarcastic.
ironing|A chore for Judy O'Grady.
ironsides|What Oliver Cromwell was called.
irradiate|Brighten or shine.
irrigating|Making fertile, as in Grand Coulee project.
irrupts|Bursts upon violently.
isolate|Insulate.
isolate|Put in solitary.
isolate|Segregate.
isotope|Chemical phenomenon.
isotope|One of several elements, having the same atomic number.
issuant|Emerging.
issuers|Printers.
italicize|{/Print like this./}
iterance|Repetition.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say again.
iterate|Say again.
iterates|Repeats.
ivories|The musical 88.
ivories|Tinkling 88s.
jabbing|Throwing short punches.
jackals|Henchmen.
jamborees|Wild parties.
jangler|Bell that makes a discordant sound.
jasmine|Rita's daughter.
jaspers|Manhattan College athletes.
jerseys|Basque shirts.
jettisons|Throws overboard.
jitneys|Five-cent pieces: Slang.
johnsons|Van and his wife, of Hollywood.
jubilation|High spirits.
kaisers|Last of these was buried at Doorn.
kalends|First day of the Roman month.
keepsake|Token of friendship.
keepsakes|Memory-laden gifts.
kenotron|Vacuum tube used in television.
kerosene|Fuel in use since 1852.
kerseys|Woolen trousers.
kewpies|Rose O'Neill's claim to fame.
khedive|Title of Turkish viceroy of Egypt, 1867–1914.
kinematic|Pertaining to motions of bodies.
kinescope|Cathode-ray television tube.
kinswoman|Relative on the distaff side.
kippers|British breakfast food.
knarred|Burred, like wood.
kneader|What an old-fashioned baker is.
kneeing|Action in gym exercises.
kneeler|Reverent one.
kneeler|Suppliant.
knesset|Israel's Parliament.
knesset|Israel's Parliament.
knesset|Israeli parliament.
knesset|Israeli parliament.
knesset|Parliament of Israel.
kotowed|Treated with deference: Var.
krakens|Scandinavian sea monsters.
kremlin|Beria's headquarters.
kremlin|The citadel of Moscow.
laagers|South African camps.
labeled|Characterized.
laborer|Man working.
laborer|Workman.
laborers|A. F. L. members.
laborite|British voter.
laborites|Attlee's supporters.
laborites|Attlee, Bevan, Herbert Morrison.
laborites|Members of Attlee's party.
laciest|Most delicate, as fabrics.
lacunae|Gaps.
ladders|Fire-fighting equipment.
ladrone|Brigand.
laggard|Slowpoke.
lamentable|Widely mispronounced word meaning sorrowful.
lamenter|Wailer.
laminated|Plated.
laminations|Layers.
lampoon|Harvard's font of humor.
lampooners|Certain Harvard men.
lampoons|Travesties.
lancets|Surgical cutlery.
landfall|Sudden inheritance.
landing|Beachhead arrival.
landscape|Extensive view.
lankier|Taller and thinner.
lapidates|Pelts with stones.
larceny|Theft.
larches|Graceful trees.
largess|Bounty.
lariated|Lassoed.
lariats|Lassos.
lashing|Fastening with rope.
lassitude|Debility.
lassoed|Roped a dogie.
lateens|Square sails.
laterals|Football passes.
lattice|Framework of crossing slats.
lattices|Windows with crossed strips.
laughed|Chortled.
laurels|What many people rest on.
laxness|Negligence.
layette|Baby's first trousseau.
leaders|Editorials.
leaders|Lombardo, Lopez, Whiteman.
leagued|Federated.
leanings|Inclinations.
learned|U. S. Judge ___ Hand.
leashes|Necessities for city dogs.
lectors|Readers, in a church.
lecture|College event.
legatee|Beneficiary.
legatee|Inheritor.
legendary|Apocryphal.
leghorn|White chicken.
legions|Military groups.
legislate|Exercise the function of Congress.
legislature|Sorting, Riksdag or Knesset.
leisure|Free time.
leisure|One result of the 40-hr week.
leisure|Time for hobbies.
lemures|Roman nocturnal spirits.
lemures|Roman nocturnal spirits.
lenient|Merciful.
lenient|Tempered with mercy.
lentils|Ingredients for a soup.
leopard|Big cat.
leopards|Spotted cats.
lessees|Tenants under contract.
lessens|Abates.
lessons|School exercises.
lethargy|Apathy.
lettered|Erudite; learned.
lewisite|Chemical warfare weapon.
lexicographical|Describing Dr. Johnson's most famous work.
libeled|Defamed.
libeled|Defamed.
liberal|Adolph Berle Jr.'s party.
liberal|Britain's third party.
liberator|One who frees.
licence|Number on a Hillman Minx.
license|Car necessity.
license|Essential automobile accessory.
license|N. Y.'s plate will be permanent.
license|Necessity of a dog's life.
licensed|Permitted.
lignite|Brown coal.
lineage|Family tree.
lingerer|Guest slow to leave.
lingoes|Peculiar languages.
lingual|Pronounced with the tongue.
liniment|Arnica, for instance.
lioness|Cat.
lioness|Feminine V. I. P.
lioness|Simba's spouse.
lionesses|Raisers of cubs.
lionize|Regale a celebrity.
lionize|Treat like a V. I. P.
lionizes|Treats as a celebrity.
lipless|Having a very thin mouth.
lissome|Willowy.
listeners|They proverbially hear no good of themselves.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
literati|Men of letters.
lithoid|Like a stone.
litigation|Lawsuit.
loather|Detester.
loggias|Open-air galleries.
logroll|Work together for mutual political gain.
loitered|Waited idly.
lonesome|Describing a wallflower's plight.
longest|What "antidisestablishmentarianism" is.
loosens|Frees.
lordship|British title.
loricae|Roman cuirasses.
lorimer|He edited the S.E.P. for 37 years.
lorries|British trucks.
lotoses|Flowering water plants: Var.
loungers|Park-bench sitters.
loveseat|Small settee.
lucerne|Scenic lake in Switzerland.
lucerne|Switzerland's popular tourist resort.
lunatic|Bedlamite.
lunatic|The ___ fringe.
luncheonettes|Noontime eateries.
lyrebird|Australian pheasant.
lyrical|Full of joyous emotions.
macabre|Blood-curdling.
macaroni|A fop.
macaroni|Yankee Doodle with his feather.
macerate|Soften by steeping in a liquid.
machete|Cuban cane cutter.
mackinaw|Cold weather coat.
madames|Ladies.
madeira|Portuguese island in the Atlantic.
madrona|Evergreen tree of Pacific Coast having red berries.
maelstrom|Celebrated whirlpool off the coast of Norway.
maestro|Toscanini, for instance.
magenta|Fuchsine.
magnate|Industrialist.
magnesium|Light-weight alloy metal.
magnolia|Kathryn Grayson's role in "Show Boat."
mahatma|High-minded, as Gandhi.
mailable|Lawful to post.
mailman|Civil Service employe.
mailman|Civil Service employee.
mailmen|Nothing stays these couriers.
mailmen|Secretary Donaldson's cohorts.
malodor|Stench.
managed|Contrived.
manager|Chuck Dressen's new job.
mandate|Command.
maneges|Equestrian schools.
manganese|Metal used for hardening steel.
manhattan|Big little island.
manicure|Beauty parlor item.
manifest|List of a ship's cargo.
manpower|Dr. Flemming's and Dr. Graham's problem.
mappers|Cartographers.
marauder|U. S. Navy plane.
marauds|Raids for booty.
maremme|Marshy regions near the seashore, as in Italy.
margarine|Sometimes yellow, sometimes white.
marginal|Barely covering production costs.
mariner|Coleridge's old salt.
marines|Wearers of the eagle, anchor and globe.
marital|Pertaining to wedlock.
marshall|Lovett has succeeded him.
marshall|Pentagon chief.
martian|Hypothetical visitor from another planet.
martini|Nino, the singer.
martini|Tenor Nino.
martyrs|Sacrificers for a cause.
martyrs|St. Stephen and others.
mascara|Eye accenter.
massacre|Princeton, 60-Lafayette, 7.
masters|Ben Hogan's triumph at Augusta.
masters|Famous golf tournament.
masthead|Editorial page statement of ownership, etc.
mastoid|Bone behind the ear.
matadors|Spanish athletes.
matched|Gave blow for blow.
matelote|Fish stew, or a sailor's hornpipe.
materialism|Doctrine that self-interest is first law of life.
materialism|Marxism, for instance.
matrons|Helen Hokinson's "girls."
maunder|Grumble incoherently.
mausolea|Gloomy structures.
mazurka|Dance form used by Chopin.
meantime|In the interval.
measure|Repeated word in Shakespeare title.
measure|Word used twice in a Shakespeare title.
measures|Steps to be taken.
mediation|U. N. function.
mediator|Any government arbitrator.
mediator|Service that brought fame to Dr. Bunche.
mediators|Ching and Steelman, for instance.
mediators|Officials like Dr. Bunche.
medicine|___ man, primitive doctor.
mediums|Objects of psychical research.
melanges|Mixtures.
meltages|Batches of molten metal.
members|Club personnel.
memento|Souvenir.
memento|Symbol of the past.
memorandum|Thing to do today.
memsahib|European woman: India.
menagerie|Central Park meeting place.
mentors|Trusted advisers.
merinos|Fine-wooled sheep.
merinos|Sheep with wool over their eyes.
merited|Earned.
merited|Well deserved.
mesdames|Bovary and Butterfly.
message|Official communication from the President to Congress.
message|Presidential word to Congress.
message|Truman's speech to Congress.
messages|Dots and dashes.
metamer|Type of chemical compound.
methanes|Gaseous hydrocarbons.
midiron|One of Ben Hogan's clubs.
mightiest|Having the greatest power.
milesian|The first of the Celts in Ireland.
military|The army.
militias|Groups of civilian soldiers.
minaret|A tower in Baghdad.
minaret|A tower in Mecca.
mineral|Category for "Twenty Questions."
mineral|The kingdom of coal.
mingles|Rubs elbows.
minions|Fawning favorites.
minister|A cabinet member, in Britain.
minister|Member of a Cabinet.
minstrel|Jolson singing "Mammy."
minstrel|Nanki-Poo, for instance.
minuted|Clocked, as a racer.
miracle|A wonderful thing.
miracle|Controversial movie, with "The."
mirrors|Effective items in interior decoration.
mirthful|Jovial.
miscues|Wrong signals.
mishmash|Hodgepodge.
mislaid|Hard to find.
mislaid|Lost.
mislead|Deceive.
misnomer|Deceptive title.
misnomer|Wrong name.
misreads|Interprets incorrectly.
misstep|False move.
mistaken|Wrong.
mistral|Big blow in the Midi.
mistress|Pistol's wife, ___ Quickly.
miterer|Machine tool.
mittens|Well-known lost and found articles.
modelers|Sculptors.
molasses|Longlick or blackstrap.
moldered|Crumbled to dust.
monarchs|Large black and red butterflies.
mongers|Dealers.
mongolian|Most numerous race in the world.
mongolian|Native of Asia.
mongooses|Domesticated animals of India.
mongrel|Cur.
monists|Believers in a certain doctrine.
monitor|Cheesebox on a raft.
monitor|Listen to broadcasts for propaganda analysis.
monsters|Griffins, sphinxes, etc.
montages|Composite pictures in movies.
monument|555 foot shaft in Washington, D. C.
moonset|Descent of Luna.
moraine|Earth and stones of glacial deposit.
morales|Maestro Noro ___.
morales|Noro ___, rumba specialist.
morales|States of mind.
moralists|Didactic teachers.
morality|Conformity to right ideals of human conduct.
moreens|Coarse woolen fabrics.
morgans|Famous financiers.
moseying|Shuffling along: Slang.
mosquito|Light British long-range bomber.
mossback|Any arch conservative.
motives|Moving impulses.
mountains|The Hindu Kush, for instance.
mousers|Good cats.
mousiness|Timorousness.
muddier|Describing dirt roads after rain.
mudhole|Soldiers' makeshift protection.
myriads|Numberless hordes.
mystical|Symbolical.
nabbing|Seizing suddenly.
nacelle|Housing for plane engines.
naivete|Artless simplicity.
nankeen|Durable cotton fabric.
napalms|Fire bombs used in Korea.
napoleon|Cliff McBride's lop-eared dog.
narcissi|Egocentrics.
narcose|In a stupor.
narcotic|Heroin, for instance.
narcotics|Subject of New York State investigation.
nargile|Water pipe smoked in the East.
narrate|Give an account of.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Recount.
narrated|Told.
narrator|Spinner of yarns.
narrator|Yarn spinner.
narrators|Scene-bridgers on radio programs.
national|Common to the whole country.
national|League the Giants play in.
natives|Inhabitants.
natrons|Sodium carbonates.
natters|Nags shrewishly: Brit.
natural|Free from affectation.
naturalists|Darwin, Audubon, etc.
naturals|Sharps, flats, and ___.
natures|Dispositions.
nauseate|Sicken.
nearing|Almost at hand.
neatness|Adroitness.
nebulae|Cloudy luminosities of night skies.
necessary|Indispensable.
nectary|Part of a flower.
needers|Those in want.
needier|In greater want.
needier|In more desperate case.
negated|Nullified.
negative|No.
negotiate|Deal with.
negotiator|Harriman's job in Iran.
nellies|Dames Melba and Bly.
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet.
nemeses|Inflicters of retribution.
nemesis|Retribution.
nephews|Relations.
nepotic|Showing favoritism to relatives.
nereids|Sea nymphs.
nereids|Sea nymphs.
nerolis|Distillates of orange flowers.
nerolis|Orange flower oils.
nervier|More brazen.
nervine|Soothing tonic.
nescient|Ignorant.
nesters|Homesteaders; squatters.
nesters|Young birds.
nestlers|Young birds.
nestling|Fledgling.
nestling|Very young child.
nestors|Elder statesmen.
nettling|Irritating.
neuroses|Why we need psychiatrists.
neuters|People who take no part in a controversy.
neuters|Persons "on the fence."
neutral|Above the battle.
neutral|Non-warring nation.
neutron|This bombards the atom.
nevermore|Famous bird's saying.
newscast|Lowell Thomas specialty.
newscasts|Radio specialties.
newsmen|The President sees them often.
nibbled|Tried the bait.
nibbler|The one that got away.
nightcap|Kin of the stirrup cup.
nihilist|Russian adherent of anarchy.
ninepin|In the back row, in bowling.
nineteen|A roundhouse and four jacks: Pinochle.
nineteen|The amendment that gave women the vote.
ninnies|Simpletons.
nitrate|A Chilean source of wealth.
nitrate|Chilean export.
nitrate|Fertilizer.
nitrate|Important Chilean product.
nitrates|Important Chilean product.
nocturne|Chopin composed in this form.
nominal|Existing in name only.
nominative|A case in grammar.
nominee|Chosen one for the party ticket.
nominee|What Taft wants to be.
nonages|Legal minorities.
nonages|Legal minorities.
nonagon|Nine-sided figure.
nonagon|Variety of polygon.
noncoms|Army ranks below warrant officer: Colloq.
nosedives|Airplane maneuvers.
nosegay|Bunch of flowers.
nosegays|Bunches of flowers.
notable|Memorable.
notaries|They take affidavits.
notates|Expresses in symbols.
notecases|Where Englishmen keep their money.
noticing|Perceiving.
notions|Department store section.
notorious|Scandalously famous.
novelle|Short stories, like Boccaccio's.
nudging|Jogging.
nullity|Nonexistence.
numbering|Amounting to.
numbers|Illicit gambling game.
numeral|Digit.
numeric|Expressed in digits.
nutshell|Queen Mab's chariot.
nuttier|More cockeyed.
nuttier|More eccentric: Slang.
oarlock|A pair of tholepins.
oatmeal|Breakfast dish.
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle is one.
obelisk|Cleopatra's needle.
obeseness|Corpulence.
oblates|Monastery dwellers.
obliged|Compelled.
obligers|Those who render service.
observed|Celebrated.
obsolete|What the Model T is.
ocarina|Musical "potato."
ocarina|Musical "potato."
ocarina|Musical potato.
ocarina|Semi-musical instrument.
occidental|Western.
occults|Mysterious sciences such as alchemy, necromancy, etc.
oceanic|Of the Seven Seas.
oceanic|Of the high seas.
oceanic|Pertaining to the Seven Seas.
oceanic|Pertaining to the sea.
octagon|Eight-sided polygon.
octopus|Eight-armed cephalopod.
oddment|Something left over.
odorless|Oxygen is an ___ gas.
offered|Presented.
officer|Army brass.
oiliness|Unctuous manner.
oldster|Ancient one.
oldster|Methuselah.
oldster|Nonagenarian for instance.
oldstyle|A pen name of Washington Irving.
oleates|Certain acid salts.
oleates|Salts of a certain acid.
olivine|Chrysolite.
omelets|Cuisine with eggs.
omelette|Very eggy dish.
omicron|Fifteenth letter of Greek alphabet.
ominous|Looming dangerously.
ominous|Portentous.
omission|Neglected duty.
oneness|Unity.
onerous|Irksome.
onetime|Quondam.
onetime|Quondam.
onetime|Quondam; former.
onrushing|Stampeding.
ontology|The science of reality.
oomiacs|Eskimo boats made of skin and paddled by women.
openwork|Net.
operagoer|Denizen of the Diamond Horseshoe.
operants|Workers.
operate|Bring about.
operate|Make work.
operate|Manage a machine.
operate|Manage; conduct.
operate|Run, as an elevator.
operate|Transact business.
opposer|Anti.
opulent|Luxuriant.
opulent|Wealthy.
orangeade|Refreshing beverage.
oranges|Communities in New Jersey.
oranges|Source of Vitamin C.
oration|Anniversary speech.
oration|Harangue.
oration|Speech.
oratorio|Dramatic text: Music.
orators|Clay, Webster, etc.
oratory|Churchill's forte.
oratory|Eloquence.
oratory|Filibuster specialty.
ordains|Gives orders for.
ordains|Institutes.
ordeals|Severe trials.
orderly|Officer's attendant.
organism|Living thing.
oriental|A hand-woven rug.
oriental|Asian native.
oriental|Chinese.
orients|Faces east.
orients|Gets one's bearings.
original|Novel.
originate|Start.
orioles|Babe Ruth once played for them.
orioles|Baltimore baseball players.
orthodox|Sound or correct in doctrine.
ortolan|Bobolink.
ortolan|European bunting.
osculation|Kiss.
osiered|Planted with willows.
osseous|Bony.
ostiolar|Holey, as a sponge.
ostiole|Small aperture.
ostlers|Stablemen.
ostriches|Feigns not to see.
otalgias|Earaches.
otherwise|Contrarily.
otocyst|Ear vesicle.
ottoman|Turk.
outcast|Poker Flat character.
outcomes|Consequences.
outdate|Antiquate.
outdated|Passé.
outfield|Diamond garden.
outpace|Run faster than.
outrank|Take precedence of.
outsets|Starts.
outside|Edge of home plate farthest from the batter.
ovation|Enthusiastic reception.
overage|Too old.
overall|Including everything.
overate|Consumed too many calories.
overate|Gorged.
overate|Gourmandized.
overawes|Cows.
overboard|From ship to sea.
overbore|Domineered.
overcall|Non-original bid in bridge.
overdone|Carried too far.
overeat|Emulate a glutton.
overlap|Extend beyond the edge.
overlie|Superimpose.
overnice|Too finicky.
overran|Spread rapidly.
override|Annul, as a veto.
overrule|Reverse a decision.
overscore|Cross out.
oversea|Abroad.
oversea|Foreign.
overseas|G. I. caps.
oversee|Direct.
overset|Excess printed material.
oversized|Too big for comfort.
oversleep|Ignore the alarm clock.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overtime|Extra working hours.
overtime|Pay for extra work.
overtones|Richness of suggestion, as in a poem.
overtures|Beethoven's Leonore ___.
overuse|Employ excessively.
overuse|Employ in excess.
overuse|Hackneyed repetition.
oxidate|Combine with a certain gas.
ozonides|Chemical compounds.
pacific|Admiral Radford's command.
pacific|What Balboa discovered.
pacific|Where MacArthur spent 14 years.
paddling|Canoeman's exercise.
pageboy|Neat hair-do.
pagodas|Oriental temples.
pagodas|Summer houses.
paintings|Ruskin's theme.
pajamas|Suit for a dreamer.
paladin|Knightly champion.
palaver|Idle chatter.
palaver|Idle talk.
paleness|Faintness.
paletot|An overcoat.
paletot|Loose overcoat.
palisades|View from Riverside Drive.
palladium|Rare element harder than platinum.
palming|Magician's skill.
palming|Using sleight-of-hand.
palpate|Examine by touch.
pampers|Indulges to excess.
panache|Bunch of feathers on a helmet.
pancake|Flapjack.
pandora|Sister-in-law of Prometheus.
paneled|Decorated with wainscoting.
panfries|Cooks quickly.
pantomime|Christmas show in London.
papoose|Hiawatha at an early age.
parable|The Good Samaritan.
parader|An Irishman on St. Patrick's Day.
parader|Thanksgiving Day marcher.
paradise|Oh, Wilderness were ___ enow!
paragon|Faultless character.
parallel|Line on a map.
parallel|Strategic line in Korea.
paramecia|Microscopic denizens of fresh water.
paramount|Times Square landmark.
paramour|Mme. Pompadour, for instance.
parapet|Protective wall.
parasang|Almost 4 miles, in Persia.
parceners|Joint heirs: Law.
pardons|Amnesties.
parenthood|Prerequisite for joining the P. T. A.
parents|Mom and pop.
pariahs|Outcasts.
parietal|In a region of the skull.
parlance|Way of speaking.
parleyers|Conferee, as at San Francisco and Ottawa.
paroled|Conditionally released.
paroled|Released from prison conditionally.
parsonage|Kind of house in which the Brontë sisters grew up.
parsons|Radio's Louella of Hollywood.
parvenus|Those who have risen above their qualifications.
passable|Not bad, but not too good.
passage|Word used in Forster's and Roberts' title.
passant|Walking, as a heraldic lion.
pastime|Diversion.
pastrami|Delicatessen smoked beef.
patamar|Ceylon coastal vessel.
patella|Kneecap.
pathetic|___ fallacy.
patient|Persevering.
patrols|Units of eight Boy Scouts.
patterers|Fast-talking comedians.
paupered|Reduced to poverty.
paupers|People without means of support.
pavanes|Stately old dances.
pavlova|Ballerina who died in 1931.
pavlova|Russian ballerina (1885–1931).
peasant|Tiller of the soil, in Europe.
peashooter|Juvenile weapon of destruction.
pebbles|They helped Demosthenes with diction.
peccadillo|A trifling sin or fault.
peculiarity|Idiosyncrasy.
pedagogs|Schoolteachers.
peddler|Traveling retailer.
pedlars|Hawkers: Var.
peekaboo|Baby's first game.
peelers|Irish policemen.
peephole|One way of seeing a baseball game.
peerage|Listed in Burke's.
peeress|Lady Astor, for instance.
pelicans|Texas gift to London.
pelisse|Fur-lined cloak.
pelisse|Lady's long cloak.
penance|Mortification.
penchant|Strong inclination.
pendant|Necklace or earring.
penetrant|Piercing, sharp.
penguin|Tuxedoed bird.
pennant|Emblem for the Yankee Stadium.
pennies|Acute shortage of these, says Treasury.
pennons|Tapering, triangular or swallow-tailed flags.
penologist|Prison warden.
pension|Labor-management issue.
pensioner|Recipient of rewards for past services.
pentacle|Five-pointed star.
pentagon|Defense beehive in Washington.
pentagon|Where U. S. defense strategy is planned.
peopled|Inhabited.
peppiest|Zippiest.
percale|Closely woven cambric.
periapt|A charm worn against disease or mischief.
peridot|Olive-green gem.
periled|Endangered.
periscope|Optical instrument used in trenches.
periscopic|Viewing on all sides.
perished|Came to an untimely end.
permeate|Pervade.
personae|Characters of a play: Latin.
personage|Man of distinction.
personal|Private.
pertains|Refers.
pesades|Tricks of show horses.
pestilent|Plaguy.
petaled|Having a corolla.
petiole|Leaf stalk.
petroleum|Sine qua non for the wheels of industry.
petrologist|One versed in the study of rocks.
petulant|Irritable.
petulant|Irritable.
petunia|Popular garden flower.
phaeton|Four-wheeled carriage.
pharisee|Hypocritical person.
philosophized|Searched into the reason and nature of things.
philter|Potion of trouble for Tristan and Isolde.
philtre|A potion for Tristram.
phoenix|Capital of Arizona.
phonetic|Representing speech sounds.
photogram|Pictorial photograph.
phrased|Expressed.
pianists|Serkin, Casadesus, etc.
picayunes|Things of very small value.
piccalilli|A relish made of chopped vegetables and spices.
pierced|Affected deeply.
pigeons|Early airmail carriers.
pillage|Loot.
pimento|Spanish paprika.
pimpernel|Baroness Orczy's scarlet hero.
pinafore|Dick Deadeye's ship.
pinioned|Shackled.
pinnate|Featherlike.
pintail|Duck.
pioneer|Daniel Boone.
pioneer|Open a way.
pipelines|The Big Inch and others.
pirates|Branch Rickey's men.
pirates|Comic-opera characters of Penzance.
pismire|Ant.
pistols|Part of a Hopalong outfit.
pitapat|In a flutter.
pitchfork|Farmer's tool.
pitfall|Danger for the unwary.
placement|Employment bureau's business.
plainclothesman|Dick Tracy's rank.
plainest|Simplest.
planner|Organizer.
planted|Embedded.
planted|Put in the ground for growth.
plateau|Tableland.
platens|Parts of printing presses.
platform|Campaign policies of a party.
platform|Declaration of a political party.
platform|Kind of shoe used by diamond smugglers.
platoon|A lieutenant's command.
platter|Disk jockey's stock in trade.
platters|Dishes or phonograph records.
playboy|Synge's "___ of the Western World."
players|Topping's hired hands.
playful|Kittenish.
playpens|Baby's stamping grounds.
pleasure|Satisfaction.
pleasure|Will.
pleasures|Second word of "Home, Sweet Home."
pledgee|One who holds property for collateral.
pledges|Students who have promised to join fraternities.
plethora|Superabundance.
plotted|Conspired.
plowman|Military Traffic Service chief, member of "Shadow Cabinet."
plunger|Daring speculator.
plutonium|Radioactive element isolated in 1940.
pluvious|Rainy, by Jupiter!
pneumonia|Aureomycin chases it.
poetess|Applicable to Kipling's sister, Beatrice.
polecat|Skunk.
polemic|Controversial argument.
polestar|Friend of sailors.
politburo|Controlling body of Communists.
politic|Diplomatic.
polltaker|Gallup, for instance.
pollute|Render unfit to drink.
pongees|Silks for summer dresses.
pontoons|Portable floats to aid advancing troops.
poorest|Most meager.
poorhouse|Over the Hill to the ___.
portage|Cost of carriage.
portiere|Old-fashioned substitute for a door.
postcard|Standby of most tourists.
posthaste|In the quickest possible manner.
postmaster|Mr. Donaldson.
potpies|Menu item.
pouters|Domestic pigeons.
powwows|Conferences: Colloq.
prairie|___ schooner.
praised|Lauded.
praisers|Hallelujah chorusers.
praline|Kind of candy.
praline|New Orleans confection.
praline|Pecan candy confection.
prancer|High stepper on Santa's team.
prattle|Chatter.
preamble|Part of the Constitution.
precept|Commandment.
precept|Maxim.
precise|Overnice.
predicate|Part of a sentence.
predict|Foretell the future.
preened|Dressed fussily.
preened|Prettied up.
preened|Primped.
preener|Careful dresser.
prelate|Cardinal Spellman, for instance.
prelate|Ecclesiastic.
premier|Rene Pleven's post.
premolar|Bicuspid.
prepare|Get set.
prepare|Pave the way.
prepare|Qualify beforehand.
prepared|Be ___: Boy Scouts motto.
prepared|Made suitable for use.
prepotent|Very powerful.
presage|Forbode.
presently|Anon.
presently|Before long.
presents|Affords.
presets|Arranges beforehand.
presets|Fixes beforehand.
president|1952 question mark.
president|Person most affected by the 22d Amendment.
presidents|Washington and Jefferson.
pressed|Prodded.
pressure|A kind of cooker.
pressure|Constraining influence.
prestidigitator|John Mulholland, for instance.
pretends|Lays claim to a title.
pretense|Sham.
pretenses|False claims.
preterite|Past tense.
pretexts|Excuses.
prevent|Keep from occurring.
primrose|The Vicar of Wakefield.
princes|Hal, Albert, and Charming.
printed|Practiced the art of typography.
printers|Constituency of the I.T.U.
prisoner|King Rudolph, "___ of Zenda."
prisoner|Resident of Dannemora.
prisoners|A very old game, ___ base.
prisons|Atlanta, Leavenworth, etc.
private|Low man on the T/O.
private|Rank of the "Absentminded Beggar."
problem|Mr. Anthony's forte.
proceeded|Advanced.
proceeders|Advancers.
procure|Acquire; gain.
producers|Shumlin, Abbott, Gordon, etc.
profane|Unholy.
professor|Mr. Bhaer in "Little Women."
profile|Revealing character sketch.
program|Playbill.
project|Housing ___.
prolong|Draw out.
promenade|Big event for a junior or senior.
prompts|Impels.
propaganda|Weapon in the cold war.
propene|Colorless gas.
propping|Bolstering.
prosaist|Certain kind of writer.
prosecute|Subject to trial.
protein|Albumen of egg.
protest|Expression of objection.
protocol|Washington hostess' headache.
protons|Parts of atoms.
prounion|In behalf of organized labor.
provide|Supply with.
providence|Where Gov. Roberts presides.
prudently|With discretion.
psalmist|King David.
puerile|Childish.
pulsated|Throbbed.
puritans|Our English forefathers.
pussyfoot|Act cautiously or timidly: Slang.
pyromaniac|Fire bug.
quadruped|The horse, for instance.
quashes|Sets aside, as an indictment.
rabbles|Unruly mobs.
racehorse|Battlefield, for instance.
racketeer|Target of Kefauver's committee.
radiale|Bone of the wrist.
radiant|Beaming.
radiant|Glorious.
radiate|Shed warmth.
radiation|Hazardous consequence of new weapons.
radical|Political extremist.
radicel|Rootlet.
radioed|What ships did in "Wireless."
radioman|Key member of plane crew.
radiometer|It measures intensity of radiant energy.
radishes|Ornaments in the salad bowl.
raffles|Famous hotel in Singapore.
ragtags|Rabbles.
raiders|Commandos, or Rangers.
railroading|Putting a bill through Congress hastily: Colloq.
raiment|Garments.
rainfall|It's measured by a pluviometer.
rainfall|Weather phenomenon.
rainier|Mount in the Cascade Range.
rainier|Peak in the Cascade Range.
rainmaker|Dr. Wallace (Pluvius) Howell.
rainmaker|Tribal magician of 1950.
rainmaker|Tribal magician, now a cloud-seeder.
rainstorm|Picnic spoiler.
raisers|Optimistic poker players.
raising|Leavening.
rambler|Notre Dame athlete.
rampaged|Went on a tear.
rampart|Protective bank of earth.
ramparts|Watched by Francis Scott Key.
rangers|Joel McCrea's Texans.
rangers|New York hockey team.
rangers|Texas State Police.
rangers|They represent N. Y. on ice.
ransomed|Bought out of bondage.
ransomer|Kidnap payer.
ransomer|Redeemer.
ransoms|Kidnappers' demands.
ransoms|Payments releasing captives.
ranters|Boisterous talkers.
ranting|Talking wildly.
rapiers|Thrusting weapons.
rapture|Delight.
rapture|Ecstasy.
raptures|Ecstasy's transports.
rascals|They ran "around the ragged rock."
rasures|Rub-outs.
ratable|Proportional.
ratatat|Drumbeat.
ratchet|Pawl or click that works with wheel.
rational|Sensible.
rationale|Statement of reasons.
rationales|Underlying reasons.
rattler|Noisy freight train.
rattler|Pit viper.
rattling|Snake's danger signal.
ravages|Plunders.
raveler|Neophyte  knitter.
raveling|Thread from a fabric.
ravelled|Untwisted.
ravenous|Eager for food.
ravioli|Stuffed shells of thin noodle dough.
rawhide|Rope of untanned skin.
rawness|The roughness of winter.
reactance|Form of resistance in alternating currents.
reacted|Responded.
readiest|Most available.
reading|City in Pennsylvania.
reagent|Cause of a reaction.
realise|Have cognizance, in England.
realism|Hemingway's form of writing.
realize|Become aware.
realize|Convert into money.
realness|Fact.
realtor|Coined word for a busy broker.
reamers|Cutting tools.
reapers|Farm machines.
reapplies|Makes a second request.
reasoner|Logical thinker.
rebates|Allows as a discount.
rebottle|Decant again.
recalled|Summoned..
recamier|French lady on a sofa.
recasts|Gets new actors.
recasts|Shapes afresh.
receive|Accept.
receive|Welcome.
receptive|Willing.
recipes|Cook's literature.
recipes|Fanny Farmer's forte.
reciter|Story teller.
recites|Narrates.
recites|Speaks a piece.
reconditioned|Made like new.
reconnaissance|Survey.
reconnaissances|Searches made for useful military information.
recross|Traverse again.
rectors|Parish heads.
redated|Changed the time.
redated|Put a new time on.
redeemer|Savior.
redeems|Atones for.
redeyes|The effects of weeping.
redhead|Arlene Dahl is one. So is Arthur Godfrey.
redials|Works the phone again.
redigest|Codify again.
redolent|Odorous.
redouble|A return bid at bridge.
redrawn|Sketched again.
redress|Relief from a wrong.
redress|Reparation.
redress|Something done to make amends.
reenact|Pass legislation again.
reentered|Came in again.
referee|Football official.
referee|Football official.
reflect|Muse.
reformed|Improved in character.
refugee|DP.
regatta|Annual Yale-Harvard event.
regimens|Regulated courses of diet, exercise, etc.
registered|Signed up.
registers|City records of births, marriages, etc.
registers|Enrolls in a list of voters.
regulate|Control.
regulates|Adjusts.
reinsures|Underwrites again.
rejects|An author's unpublished works.
relaced|Refastened.
relapse|Backslide.
relapser|Faller from grace.
related|Akin.
relater|Narrator.
relater|Teller of tales.
relates|Connects.
relayed|Brought in stages.
release|Statement for the press.
release|Statement to the newspapers.
relegate|Banish.
relentless|Unceasing.
relents|Becomes more compassionate.
relents|Becomes more mild.
reliant|Trustful.
relieve|Set off by contrast.
relieves|Frees from anxiety.
relines|Coats inside again.
relines|Repairs a car's brakes.
remarry|Divorcees do.
remedial|Affording relief.
remember|Pet verb of the nostalgic.
remissions|Pardons.
remissive|Moderating.
remodel|Reconstruct.
remorse|Contrition.
remoter|More aloof.
renamed|Gave a new title.
renames|Gives a new title to.
renders|Contributes.
renders|Gives.
renegade|Apostate.
renegade|Turncoat.
reneged|Revoked.
reneged|Welshed.
reneger|Deceiver at cards.
renewal|Fresh start.
renewal|Renovation.
renewer|Regenerator.
renewer|Renovator.
renitent|Persistently opposed.
renovate|Make over.
renovated|Done over.
reopened|Started in business again.
reorient|Take new bearings.
repairs|Mends.
repaper|Cover the walls again.
repellers|Repulsers.
repents|Thinks better of.
replete|Full.
reposed|Put trust in.
reposes|Lies quietly.
representative|One of 435.
representatives|Javits, Vinson, F. D. R. Jr., etc.
representatives|Only 234 of them are now Democrats.
representing|Speaking or acting for.
represents|Betokens.
repressions|Inhibitions.
reprint|A subsequent edition.
reprisals|Retaliatory acts, especially in war.
reprise|A return to the first theme: Music.
reproof|A chiding.
reprove|Scold.
reptilia|Snakes and saurians.
republicans|Morse, Nixon, Dirksen, etc.
republicans|Nixon, Dirksen, Aiken, Wiley, etc.
repudiate|Disclaim.
repudiating|Disclaiming.
repulse|British battleship sunk off Malaya.
required|Not an elective course.
reredos|Screen, behind an altar.
rerents|Lets again.
resails|Leaves port again.
resales|Transactions in used car lots.
rescript|A rewrite.
research|What Cancer Fund dollars go for.
reseeds|Sows again.
reseeds|Sows the lawn again.
resemble|Be like.
resented|Felt indignant at.
resents|Takes offense at.
resents|Takes umbrage.
reserve|Status of many veterans.
reserve|Status of the National Guard.
reservoir|Croton, for instance.
resettle|Alight again.
resettled|Moved to a new home.
resewed|Stitched again.
reshape|Model anew.
resharpen|Edge again.
reshine|Polish anew.
resided|Dwelt.
resident|Hospital doctor.
resides|Dwells.
resisted|Stood up to aggression.
resisting|Opposing.
resists|Withstands.
resonant|Describing an orator's voice.
resonant|Vibrant.
resonate|Amplify vocal sound.
resonate|Resound.
resorted|Went customarily.
resorts|Vacation spots.
respires|Breathes.
respires|Breathes.
response|Answer.
response|Answer.
restate|Put another way.
restate|Say again.
restate|Say it again.
restatement|New version.
restates|Says over again.
restaurant|Damon Runyon's Mindy's.
restful|Tranquil.
restore|Touch up old masters.
restorers|Artists who touch up old masters.
restores|Returns to a former position.
resumed|Began again.
resumes|Takes up again.
resurge|Rise again.
retailed|Sold to the consumer.
retailed|Sold to the public.
retails|Sells in small quantities.
retails|Tells again and again.
retainer|What Perry Mason seldom undertakes a case without.
retaken|Won back.
retakes|Gains back.
reticle|Network of fine lines for focusing telescopes.
retiled|Covered again with glazed slabs.
retinue|V. I. P.'s traveling companions.
retired|Relieved from active duty.
retirer|One qualified for an old-age pension.
retirer|Qualifier for old-age pension.
retires|Puts out, in baseball.
retorts|Distillation vessels.
retrace|Go back step by step.
retrace|Go over again.
retract|Swallow one's words.
retreat|Bugle call.
retrench|Economize.
retrieve|Fetch back.
retrieves|Finds and fetches.
retrorse|Bent backward.
returns|Cause of excitement in early November.
returns|Many happy birthday greetings.
reunion|Festival in June.
reunion|Get-together.
reunion|June festivity.
revamps|Gives a new form to old materials.
revealed|Disclosed.
revealer|Discloser.
reveals|Uncovers.
revenge|Returning evil for evil.
revenge|Sir Richard Grenville's ship.
revenue|Bureau of Internal ___.
revenue|The government's income.
revenues|Excise, customs, income taxes, etc.
revered|Adored.
reverie|Debussy piece.
reverie|Dreamy musical piece.
reverie|State of being lost in thought.
reversals|Setbacks.
reverse|Football maneuver.
reverse|Gear shift.
reverse|Gearshift position.
reverse|Part of a gearshift.
revises|Emends.
revisited|Paid another call.
revoked|Failed to follow suit.
revolts|Mutinies.
revolutions|The "r" in r.p.m.
revolve|Turn.
rhubarb|Movie about a cat and baseball.
rialtos|Theatre districts.
riddles|Conundrums.
rillets|Tiny streams.
ringlet|Curly lock.
ringlike|Of circular shape.
rioters|Brawlers.
ripened|Became mature.
ripened|Came to maturity.
riposte|Quick and sharp retort.
riposte|Quick, sharp retort.
riposte|Verbal thrust.
riposte|Witty answer.
ripping|Jolly good!
riverbed|Bottom of the Grand Canyon.
riverside|New York City's scenic Drive.
riveter|Defense worker.
riveter|Shipyard worker.
riviera|Mediterranean playground.
riviera|Mediterranean resort area.
riviera|The Coast of Blue.
riviera|Where Monte Carlo is.
riviera|Winter playground of Italy and France.
rivieras|French and Italian coasts on the Mediterranean.
riviere|Diamond necklace.
rivieres|Diamond necklaces.
roaches|Don Marquis' "archie" and friends.
robalos|Pikelike marine fishes caught off Florida.
robbers|Hold-up men.
rockabye|Nursery word.
rockets|Jet-propelled missiles.
rockets|They aid takeoffs.
roebuck|Small deer.
roentgen|Discoverer of X-rays, 1895.
roilier|More muddy.
roister|Act in swaggering manner.
roisters|Revels.
roisters|Swaggers.
rollback|OPS maneuver.
romance|Popular novel.
rondels|Verses of 14 lines.
rondures|Circles: Poet.
rontgen|Discoverer of X-rays.
rookies|Denizens of Camp Dix.
roomier|More spacious.
roorback|Defamatory falsehood published for political effect.
rooters|Fans.
rootstock|Source; origin.
roseate|Bright or promising.
roseate|Optimistic.
rosebud|Young girl; debutante: Colloq.
rosemary|Herb of memory.
rosemary|Mrs. Stephen Vincent Benét.
rosette|Flowerlike ornament.
rosette|Flowerlike ornament.
rosettes|Circular architectural ornaments.
rosettes|Ribbon ornaments.
rostrate|Beak-shaped.
rotated|Alternated.
rotates|Changes in regular order.
rotates|Spins.
rotator|Anything that revolves.
rotters|Blackguards: British slang.
rouging|Improving on nature.
roulade|Vocal flourish in music.
roulade|Vocal flourish.
roulade|Vocal flourish: Music.
roulettes|Monte Carlo gambling games.
rounded|Wheeled about.
rousers|Alarm clocks, for instance.
rousers|Rabble ___.
rousseau|Author and social reformer of 18th-century France.
routines|Regular procedures.
rowdies|Ruffians.
royalist|Adherent of George III in '76.
rugging|Carpet material.
ruinate|Demolish.
ruiners|Destroyers.
ruinous|Baneful.
ruinous|Devastating.
ruminated|Mulled over.
rummage|Kind of sale for charity.
rustler|Calling of the horse-opera villain.
rustler|Character in a Western.
saccate|Pouch-shaped.
sachems|Tammany chiefs.
saddler|Champion of the featherweights (126 lbs.).
saddles|Imposes as a burden.
sadness|Melancholy's baby.
sadness|Sorrow's cloak.
safaris|Hunting expeditions.
sagaman|Norse bard.
sagamore|Samoset was one.
salable|Marketable
salable|Vendible.
salaried|Receiving fixed regular pay.
salesman|Arthur Miller's hero.
salesman|Willy Loman.
salient|Outer part of a trench system.
saltine|Cracker.
saltire|Heraldic bearing.
saltpeter|Chilean export.
salvage|Save, as a soul or a ship.
sameness|Lack of variety.
sameness|Monotony.
samisen|Japanese banjo with three strings.
samovar|Copper urn for making tea.
samovar|Russian urn.
samurai|Warrior class of Japan, abolished 1871.
sandbar|Mississippi obstruction.
sanders|Cinema actor, villain in "All About Eve."
sanders|George ___ of Hollywood.
sanders|George ___, actor.
sanders|He won a 1950 Oscar.
sandstorm|Sahara phenomenon.
sapience|Wisdom.
sardine|Import from Portugal.
sardines|Product of California.
sardonic|Sneeringly derisive.
sarmenta|Slender running stems.
sartors|Tailors: Humorous.
sashayed|Tripped the light fantastic.
satanic|Devilish.
satchels|Handbags.
sateens|Lining fabrics.
satiable|Capable of being satisfied.
satiate|Glut.
satires|Burlesques of human follies.
satires|Plays like "The Mikado."
satiric|Caustic.
satiric|Ironical.
satirist|Juvenal or Sinclair Lewis.
satyric|Of certain demigods.
savager|Wilder.
savannah|Georgia river, site of H-bomb plant.
savants|Know-alls.
savored|Enjoyed to the full.
sawmill|___ River Parkway.
sayings|Homilies.
scaffold|Painter's structure.
scalage|Allowance for shrinkage, in measuring.
scalage|Allowance for shrinkage.
scalene|A kind of triangle.
scalene|Having unequal sides, as a triangle.
scandal|Defamatory talk.
scandal|Sheridan's famous school.
scandals|Shows by George White.
scanner|TV "eye."
scarehead|Words in huge print.
scarier|More frightening.
scariest|Most hair-raising.
scarlet|Color of autumn foliage.
scarlet|Robin Hood's friend.
scatter|Disperse.
scatter|Disperse.
scatter|Put to flight.
scattered|Rambling; disrupted.
scenery|Donald Oenslager's forte.
scenery|Jo Mielziner's forte.
scenics|Outdoor movies.
schemed|Intrigued.
schists|Rocks that split readily.
scholar|Candidate for an advanced degree.
scholars|College boys, presumably.
sciatic|Ischial.
science|Field of knowledge.
scientist|Dr. Oppenheimer.
scintilla|Particle.
sclerous|Hard or bony, as tissue.
scolded|Gave a verbal lashing.
scolded|Tongue-lashed.
scooter|Phil Rizzuto.
scorers|Talliers.
scoriae|Worthless residue from melted metals.
scornful|Derisive.
scourer|Household cleanser.
scrammed|Got out fast: Slang.
scraper|Paint remover.
scraper|Road-building machine.
screaming|Outcry.
screened|Photographed.
screwballs|Crackpots.
screwballs|Eccentric fellows: Slang.
scripted|Wrote a TV scenario.
scrolls|Parchment rolls.
scrooge|Annual Barrymore role.
scrooge|Literary curmudgeon.
scrooge|Symbol of a miserly curmudgeon.
scruple|Conscientious reluctance.
scuppers|Drainage system of a ship.
scurrile|Coarsely abusive.
scutate|Shield-shaped.
seaborne|Designating troops transplanted by ship.
seahorse|Steed for a Nereid.
seamster|Tailor: Dial.
seances|Meetings.
seaport|New York City is the world's largest.
seascape|A Winslow Homer, for instance.
seashore|Vacation spot.
seasons|Adds condiments to.
seaters|Ushers.
seating|Theatre capacity.
seawards|Toward the ocean.
seceded|Withdrew from the union.
seclude|Keep apart.
seconds|Charles' assistants.
secrets|Classified material in Government circles.
secrets|Hidden causes.
secrets|Things not to be revealed.
sectors|Areas.
seculars|Lay officials of the church.
securers|Obtainers.
securers|Obtainers.
sedater|More composed.
sedative|Having a calming effect.
sedative|Pain assuager.
sediment|Lees.
sedulous|Diligent; persevering.
seeders|Farmers in the springtime.
seedier|Shabbier.
seepage|Slow percolation.
seeress|Lady who looks ahead.
seeress|Prophetess.
seersucker|Summertime fabric.
seesawed|Teetered.
seesawed|Teetered.
seizure|Regulated by Article IV, Bill of Rights.
seizure|Taking by force.
selectee|Draftee.
selects|Culls.
selfish|Unaltruistic.
sellers|Articles in great demand.
semblance|Unreal appearance.
semester|One-half of an academic year.
seminars|Research courses for the advanced students.
semiraw|Not well done.
senates|Law-making groups.
senates|Legislatures.
senator|Fulbright, Frear or Ferguson.
senator|H. S. T., from '34 to '44.
senator|Job paying $15,000 a year.
senator|One of 96.
senator|Washington ballplayer.
senator|Washington ballplayer.
senator|William Benton, for instance.
senators|D. C. ball team.
senators|Frequent nemesis of the Yanks.
senators|Mr. Brewster and Mrs. Smith, for instance.
senders|Dispatchers.
senders|Radio transmitters.
sendoff|Bon voyage celebration.
seneschal|Major-domo.
seniors|Elder statesmen.
seniors|Group of high school students.
sennets|Small barracudas.
senoras|Ladies of Latin America.
senoras|Ladies of Santander.
senores|South of the Border gentleman.
senorita|Miss from Rio.
sensates|Apprehends: Rare.
sensitive|Impressionable.
sensitives|Clairvoyants.
sentience|Awareness.
sentient|Capable of feeling.
sentient|Discerning.
sentient|Feeling.
sentiment|Appeal to the tender emotions.
sentinel|Francisco's role in "Hamlet."
sentries|Guards.
separate|Disjoined.
separated|How Kipling saw East and West.
separated|Parted company.
seraglio|Harem.
serapes|Mexican articles of clothing.
serapes|Mexican shawls.
serenade|Circus ___, John Ringling North production.
serenade|Open air music.
serenade|Swain song.
serenaded|Sang to.
serenader|Warbling Romeo.
serener|More tranquil.
serenes|Calms.
serenes|Calms.
serenes|Makes calm.
serenes|Tranquilizes.
serenest|Most placid.
serenity|Peace of mind.
sergeant|Police officer.
sergeant|Police officer.
serials|Radio fare.
serials|Thus Dickens' novels were published.
seriate|In sequence.
sericulturist|He raises silkworms.
sermons|Serious addresses.
serpent|Snake in the grass.
serpents|Laocoön's destroyers.
serpents|Treacherous persons.
service|Poet sometimes called "the Canadian Kipling."
sesames|Words for Ali Baba.
sessional|Of a court sitting.
sessions|Congressional meetings.
sestinas|Lyrical forms used by Dante.
settees|Benches.
setters|Irish ___.
settler|Colonist.
settler|Colonist.
settles|Gets comfortable.
seventeen|Famous story by Booth Tarkington.
several|Indefinite number.
several|Unspecific number.
severed|Sundered.
sextant|Mariner's instrument.
shadows|Trails.
shallot|Member of the onion family.
shamefaced|Blushing.
shanghai|City of the International Settlement.
shantung|Popular summer fabric.
shapers|Modelers.
shatter|Wreck.
shearer|Magical Moira of ballet.
shearer|Popular ballet star.
shearer|She danced in red shoes.
shearers|The ___, Doug and Norma.
sheaves|Bundles of grain.
shedder|Molting bird.
shellfire|Artillery action.
shelters|Places of refuge.
shelves|Pigeonholes.
sherifs|Arab chiefs.
shetland|An island group of the Orkneys.
shields|Non-playing captain of Davis Cup Team.
shiners|Results of fisticuffs.
shingled|Roofed with thin slabs.
shipmates|Members of the crew.
shivers|Governor of the Lone Star State.
shoaled|Schooled, as fish.
shocked|Horrified.
shoemaker|Cobbler.
shortcake|Strawberry ___.
shorted|Failed to complete the electrical circuit.
shortener|Abridger.
shorter|Founder of The London Sketch, 1893.
shorthand|Gregg's system.
shortness|Characteristic of LaGuardia, Napoleon, etc.
shotguns|Legendary marital inducements.
shotted|Loaded with a projectile.
shouter|Revival singer.
shovelers|Winter emergency brigade.
showboat|Captain Andy Hawks' craft.
showering|Sprinkling.
shrewdness|Yankee trait.
shrieks|Sounds of loud laughter.
shriller|More high-pitched.
shriller|Sharper.
shrinks|Draws back.
shrivel|Shrink and wrinkle.
shutters|Window blinds.
sibilant|Bane of lispers.
sidecar|Attachment to a motorcycle.
sidecars|Seats for rather bumpy transportation.
sidekick|What Mutt is to Jeff, for instance.
sideline|Salesman's secondary wares.
sideshow|Adjunct to the Big Top.
sideshow|Where shills and barkers operate.
sideslip|Highway menace on a rainy day.
sienite|Feldspar-containing rock: Var.
siennas|Artist's brown shades.
sierras|Mexico's mountain chains.
silages|Fodders for winter use.
silence|Armistice Day observance.
silence|Usual sign in a public library.
silencer|Gun gadget.
silicas|Quartz, opals, etc.
similar|Alike.
simoleon|A dollar: Slang.
simpers|Smiles in a silly manner.
simpleton|Booby.
sincere|From the heart.
sinecure|High pay, no work.
sinecures|Remunerative offices requiring little work.
singled|Hit safely in the Polo Grounds.
singles|Where Doris Hart shines.
sinister|Left.
sinistrous|Unfortunate.
sinuate|Curve in and out.
sinuated|Twisted tortuously.
sirocco|Hot, dust-laden wind.
sissies|Imitations of Lord Fauntleroy.
sistered|Treated as a member of the family.
sitters|Proxies for parents.
sitters|Relief for Mom and Dad.
situate|Locate.
situates|Locates.
situation|Dramatic crisis.
skeeter|Pestiferous insect: Colloq.
skillet|Cooking utensil.
skimmers|Long-winged marine birds.
skylarks|Frolics boisterously.
slammed|Banged.
slander|Defamation.
slander|Weapon of the "witch-hunters."
slanted|Inclined.
slantwise|Obliquely.
slaters|Severe critics.
slavery|Aïda's lowly state.
slavish|Obsequious.
sleaves|Divides into filaments, as silk.
sleaves|Tangled skeins.
sledded|Transported during winter.
sledges|Arctic conveyances.
sleeker|More smooth and glossy.
sleeker|Smoother and plumper.
sleeper|Night train.
sleeper|Railroad car.
sleeper|Railroad tie.
sleeper|Unexpected success.
sleeper|Unheralded movie that becomes a hit.
sleeping|Baby's favorite pastime.
sleeted|Fell as frozen rain.
sleeves|Dressmaker's problem.
sleuthed|Gumshoed around.
sleuths|Spade, Chan, et al.
slovenly|Sloppy.
slowing|Coming to a stop.
slowpoke|Annoyingly deliberate person.
slowpoke|Lazybones.
slushed|Splashed with mud.
slyness|A trait of Becky Sharp's.
slyness|Reynard's forte.
smallish|Taking size 10 or 12.
smaragd|Emerald.
smartly|Briskly.
smeared|Sullied.
smearers|Kindergarten finger-painters.
smeller|Busy bloodhound.
smelter|Operator of a blast furnace.
smelter|Ore refiner.
smidges|Tiny bits.
smoothers|Mollifiers.
smuggle|Import secretly.
snapped|Took a picture.
snappers|Party "crackers."
snarled|In a mixup.
snarler|Growler.
snarler|Word for Shere Khan.
sneaked|Crept away.
sneaker|Gym shoe.
sneaker|Tennis shoe.
sneakers|Knickerbockers' footwear.
sneaking|Deceitfully underhand.
sneered|Derided.
sneered|Mocked.
sneered|Snickered.
sneered|Taunted.
sneered|Taunted.
sneerer|Gibing one.
sneezes|Ragweed results.
snelled|Strung a fishhook.
snickers|Smothered giggles.
snipers|Hidden marksmen.
snipers|Long-range marksmen.
snooped|Minded other people's business.
snoring|It keeps neighbors awake.
snorkel|Submarine breathing tube.
snorkel|The latest in submarines.
snorters|Loud laughers.
snorters|Violent gales: Slang.
snugger|More compact.
soapsuds|Dishwasher's aid.
soarers|High flyers.
socialistic|England's type of government.
soddenly|Damply.
soirees|Evening parties.
soirees|Evening parties.
soluble|Capable of being liquified.
sombrero|Hat worn in Aleman's country.
someone|Person of importance.
somerset|County in England.
somerset|First name of author of "The Moon and Sixpence."
somerset|Mr. Maugham's middle name.
somewhere|An undetermined place.
sonatas|Moonlight and Kreutzer.
sonatina|Short musical form.
sonatina|Short piece of music.
songstress|Dinah Shore.
sonless|Mr. Bennet's parental status.
sonnets|Elizabeth Browning's forte.
sooners|Governor Murray's people.
soothing|Caressing.
soreness|Distress.
soricine|Resembling a shrew.
sorrows|Grieves.
sorties|Air Forces flights.
sourest|Most fermented.
soutane|Cassock.
southern|Route to Key West.
southpaw|Warren Spahn is one.
southpaws|Messrs. Koslo, Lopat, Roe.
souvenir|Remembrance.
soybean|Extensive crop in Illinois and Indiana.
soybeans|From these we get linoleum, glue, soap, house paint, etc.
spacers|Typewriter bars.
spacing|Typist's concern.
spahees|One-time Turkish cavalrymen: Var.
spangled|Adorned with glittering objects.
sparerib|Popular cut of pork.
sparkled|Effervesced.
spatial|Of rocket ship regions.
spatulate|Spoon-shaped.
spavins|Foot troubles of horses.
speaker|Sam Rayburn's place in the House.
speaker|Sam Rayburn's role.
speaker|Sam Rayburn.
speakers|Cannon, Rayburn, etc.
speared|Jabbed with a fork.
speeder|Fine-payer.
spelled|Competed in a "bee."
spencer|One of Churchill's middle names.
spender|Extravagant person.
spenders|Poet Stephen and Ambassador Percy.
sphered|Made round.
spheres|___ of influence.
spiller|Divulger of secrets.
spinals|Local anesthetics.
spinnaker|Racing yacht's large triangular sail.
spinose|Prickly.
spinster|Miss at liberty.
splatter|Splash.
spoliate|Pillage.
spontaneousness|Naturalness; lack of guile.
spooler|Thread winder.
sporadic|Now and again.
spouses|Husbands or wives.
spreader|Butter knife.
spreaders|Butter knives.
spriest|Quickest in movement.
springe|A trap.
springe|Trap.
springs|Alice ___ in the center of Australia.
sprints|Short races.
sprucest|Trimmest.
spurred|Stimulated.
spurted|Gushed.
sputters|Speaks hastily and indistinctly.
squadron|U. S. A. F. unit.
squares|Times, Madison, etc.
squares|Un-hep people: Slang.
stabbed|Pierced.
stadium|Rose or Sugar Bowl.
staging|Putting on a play.
stagnant|Not running or flowing.
stainer|Dyer.
stainer|English composer of church music.
stalemate|One predicted result of Korean war.
stalest|Most corny.
stalest|Most vapid.
stalkers|Deer hunters.
stalled|Forced to stop.
stalled|Played for time: Slang.
stalled|Procrastinated.
stamens|Parts of flowers.
stampedes|Causes to scatter in headlong flight.
stamper|P. O. canceler.
stannic|Containing tin.
stapelia|African plant.
staples|Goods in steady demand.
stardust|Song by Hoagy Carmichael.
starers|Curious bystanders.
starers|Rude people.
starkest|Most barren and grim.
starlit|Illuminated by the heavens.
starnose|American mole, having prominent nostrils.
starred|Played the chief role.
starrier|More sparkling of eye.
started|Commenced.
started|Instigated.
starter|Device on most automobiles.
starter|Race track official.
starter|Stationary elevator man.
startle|Alarm.
starver|One who is famished.
stately|August.
statements|Financial reports.
statesmanship|Dulles' forte.
stating|Declaring.
stators|Parts of motors.
statues|Products of Praxiteles.
stature|Natural height.
statute|Written will of the legislature.
stayers|Guests who don't go.
steadiest|Least skittish.
stealer|Filcher.
steamboat|Predecessor of the Queen Mary.
stearic|Like tallow.
steelhead|The rainbow trout.
steelier|More firm.
steelworks|Their 1950 production was highest in history.
steepen|Increase.
steeper|More difficult to climb.
steeple|Part of a church.
steerage|Certain ship accommodations.
steerage|One way to cross the Atlantic.
steerage|Part of a ship.
steered|Directed into the proper channels.
steerer|Pilot.
steerers|Helmsmen.
steeves|Stuffs.
stellar|Heavenly or Hollywood system.
stellate|Shaped like a star.
stenographers|Working girls.
stepped|Moved.
steppes|Part of Russia.
stepping|Walking.
stereos|Metal copies of printing plates.
stereos|Printing plates: Colloq.
sterile|Free from germs.
sterile|Ineffective.
sterlet|Caviar fish.
sterner|More severe.
sterner|More severe.
steward|Man accused in Luke xvi, 1.
stewards|Attendants on shipboard.
stigmas|Black marks.
stilled|Silenced.
stingos|Zippy beverages.
stipend|Compensation.
stipends|Fixed salaries, usually too small.
stippled|Painted walls by brush-taps.
stirred|Got a move on.
stirrer|Mixer.
stockpile|Atomic granary.
stockpile|Reserve of scarce commodities.
stogies|Cheap cigars.
stomata|Minute orifices in leaves.
stomata|Plant pores.
stonewall|Famous sobriquet.
stonewall|Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
stonier|More flinty.
stoning|Pelting.
stopple|Plug.
storage|Type of battery.
storage|___ battery.
storied|Historically famous.
stories|Horizontal building sections.
stormed|Raged.
stouter|More robust.
stoutly|Resolutely.
stovepipe|Hat worn by Lincoln.
strafer|Machine-gunner.
strainer|Kitchen implement.
straits|Gibraltar, Bass, Torres, etc.
strange|Bizarre.
strange|Surprising.
strawberry|Type of blond Casey waltzed with.
strawhat|The summer theatrical circuit.
streamed|Flowed freely.
streetcar|Means of transportation.
streets|Main, Elm, etc.
streets|Wall, Main, Fleet, etc.
stretch|Traditional part of the 7th inning.
striate|Striped or streaked.
striker|Picketer.
stringent|Exacting, urgent.
stringy|Thin and long.
stripes|Buck sergeants wear three.
striptease|Burlesque feature.
strolled|Sauntered.
strolls|Promenades.
strutter|Drum majorette.
students|University men.
stumpers|Difficult questions: Colloq.
submits|Refers for consideration.
subsoil|Hardpan.
subtitle|Secondary heading.
subtone|Low musical sound.
subvenes|Gives aid, as funds to Europe.
successor|Johnston to Valentine.
sugared|Sweetened.
sulfate|Salt of a certain acid.
sultana|Small seedless raisin.
summaries|Résumés.
sunbonnet|Headgear popular in Kansas.
sundial|The common lupine.
sunsuit|Summer sport tog.
superabundant|Overflowing.
supercargo|Officer on a merchant ship.
superiors|Commanding officers.
superpose|Place above.
supersede|Replace.
supersede|Succeed to the position of.
supertaxes|Extras for the upper-bracket group.
surgeon|Man in white.
surlier|More churlish.
surmise|Conjecture.
surplus|Excess of assets over liabilities.
surreys|Popular vehicles of grandma's day.
suspect|Character in a whodunit.
suzerainty|Descriptive of Tibet's governmental status.
sweater|Star of starlet's wardrobe.
sweeper|Street cleaner.
sweeten|Sugar.
swerved|Shifted course.
symbols|Used by Einstein in his equations.
synagog|House of worship.
syncope|Elision of a sound from the middle of a word.
synopses|Brief outlines.
tabletop|Kitchen work space.
taboret|Armless, backless seat.
taboret|Small drum.
taciturn|Habitually silent.
tackles|Between ends and guards.
taggers|Thin sheets of iron.
tailing|Following a suspect.
talebearers|Scandalmongers.
talented|Qualifying for a Godfrey program.
talents|Subject of a parable in Matt. xxv.
talipes|Clubfoot.
talipot|Stately fanleaf palm, 50 to 100 ft. high.
talisman|The magic "Lee penny" in one of Scott's novels.
tallied|Counted.
tallies|Tots up.
tamable|Domesticable.
tamales|Food wrapped in corn husks.
tampers|Meddles.
tanager|Scarlet bird.
tanbark|Material used for circus rings.
tangent|Sudden divergence from one course to another.
tangential|Digressive.
tangibles|Material assets.
tangier|International zone in North Africa.
tangier|Internationalized seaport of Morocco.
tanners|Makers of football makings.
tantalize|Harass.
tantalus|His punishment was a tease.
tantara|Fanfare for foxhunters.
tapestry|Work of art, woven by hand.
tapioca|Dessert.
tarboosh|Cousin of the fez, worn in Near East.
tarlatan|Stiffened gauze used in millinery.
tarries|Lingers.
tartars|Tough customers.
tassets|Overlapping armor plates.
tasters|Food samplers.
tastier|More flavorsome.
tastiest|Most sapid.
tatters|Rags.
tattles|Tells secrets.
taurine|A bull.
taurine|Bull-like.
taxable|Subject to assessment.
teahouse|Coffee shop's opposite.
teasers|Advertisements to arouse curiosity.
tectonic|Architectural.
teenage|What the babies of 1937 are today.
teenager|Junior miss.
teeters|Is unbalanced.
teetotaler|Abstainer, as was G. B. S.
telamon|Colossal figure of a man, used as a column.
telecast|Video show.
teletype|Apparatus for news transmission.
televise|Next season the Met may.
televise|Transmit by coaxial cable.
televise|Transmit by video.
television|Vidiot's delight.
telford|___ Taylor, who was prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials.
tempest|The Swan's swan song, with "The."
temples|Belled pagodas.
temples|Places of worship.
temporal|Not out of this world.
tenable|Defensible.
tenaces|Bridge holdings.
tenaille|In fortifications, an outwork in the main ditch.
tenants|House renters.
tenants|Occupants.
tendered|Offered.
tenders|Cars attached to locomotives.
tenement|Human hive.
tenements|Problem of the Housing Authority.
tentacle|Feeler.
tentacle|Octopus arm.
tenters|Campers out.
tenters|Campers.
tenures|Periods of holding offices.
tenures|Rights held by experienced teachers.
teredos|Shipworms.
termini|Grand Central and Penn. stations.
termite|Tiny house wrecker.
termites|Eaters of furniture.
ternate|Arranged in threes.
ternate|Arranged in threes.
ternate|Like poison ivy leaves.
ternate|Moluccan island.
terrane|Geological area.
terrapin|Menu delicacy.
terrapins|Maryland's team.
terrariums|Small indoor glass-enclosed gardens.
terrene|Earthly.
terrene|Of the earth.
terrene|The earth.
terrors|Unmanageable children.
testator|One who leaves a will.
testers|Canopies over beds.
tetanus|Preventable disease.
tethers|Leashes.
textiles|Woven fabrics.
texture|Quality of a woven fabric.
theater|Russel Crouse's bailiwick.
theater|Russel Crouse's bailiwick.
theaters|Spots along the Rialto.
theistic|Believing in the existence of a God.
therein|In that place.
thiamin|Its chloride is vitamin B1.
thriller|Typical Hitchcock production.
thruway|New York State's big road project.
timbales|Pastry shells with filling.
tinamou|Game bird.
tinamou|Game fowl of South America.
tinkers|Menders of metal household utensils.
tinnitus|Ringing in the ears.
tinsels|Christmas tree decorations.
tinting|Slight coloring.
tirades|Intemperate speeches.
tirades|Philippics.
tiresome|Tedious or vexatious.
tissues|Handy things for sneezers.
titania|Queen in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
tittered|Giggled.
toadies|Flatterers.
tocsins|Alarm bells.
toeless|A fashion in female footgear.
toilette|Personal grooming.
tolerance|Good word for Brotherhood Week.
tollgate|Stopping place on a parkway.
tommies|British soldiers.
tonnage|Weight carried by a vessel.
tonsorial|Free Senatorial service at the Capitol.
tontine|Group life insurance policy.
toothed|Geared.
toppers|Tall silk hats.
topping|Co-owner of the Yankees.
topsail|Part of a ship's rig.
toreros|Bullfighters on foot.
toreros|Bullfighters.
tornado|Violent outburst.
tornado|Whirlwind.
torpedo|The "T" in PT boat.
torpedoes|Farragut's famous phrase, "Damn the ___!"
torpedoes|Fireworks for sidewalk celebrators.
torsade|An ornamental twist.
tortilla|Corn meal cake.
tortilla|Mexican corn cake.
tortoni|Italian dessert.
tortured|Suffering anguish.
tossers|Football passers.
totalitarianism|Anathema to believers in democracy.
totalize|Combine into a whole.
touring|On the road.
towards|To.
toweled|Rubbed dry.
towline|Rope for pulling a barge.
towrope|Hawser.
toxicant|Poison.
tracings|Copies.
trackers|Bloodhounds, for instance.
tractor|Farm machine.
tractor|Sold by Alexander Botts.
trading|Basis of international economy.
traditions|Inherited cultures.
tragediennes|Judith Anderson, Uta Hagen, etc.
tragedy|The Salesman is one.
trailer|Mobile dwelling.
trailer|Movable home.
trailer|Movie teaser.
trainee|Business neophyte.
trainee|New marine, for instance.
trainee|Rookie.
trainee|Soldier at boot camp.
trainee|Soldier at camp.
trainee|Soldier undergoing basic.
trainer|He's on Ezz Charles' payroll.
traitor|Perfidious person.
tramlines|London street car systems.
transient|Not permanent.
transit|Business of bus and subway.
transitory|Fleeting.
translate|Interpret.
transmontane|Beyond the mountains.
transparentness|Translucidness; diaphanousness.
transport|The Comet, British jet, for instance.
transportations|Moves from one place to another.
transports|Certain ships or planes.
trapezes|Where the Alluring Aloha Girls do their ballet.
trapper|Daniel Boone was one.
trapper|One of Daniel Boone's vocations.
traveller|Robert E. Lee's famous horse.
travels|Goes.
travesty|Burlesque.
travesty|Mockery.
treadle|Pedal.
treason|Giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
treason|Sedition.
treasure|Island made famous by R. L. S.
treasure|Montana is the ___ State.
treasurer|Georgia Neese Clark.
treasurer|Georgia Neese Clark.
treasury|John W. Snyder's responsibility.
treated|Arranged terms.
treater|Footer of the bill.
treeless|Describing a tundra.
treeless|Descriptive of the tundra.
treetop|Rockabye baby's roost.
trekker|South African traveler.
trellis|Garden frame.
trellis|Where rambler roses grow.
trembled|Shook with fear.
trended|Took a direction.
trespass|Sin.
tressel|Gentleman in "Richard III."
tresses|Flowing locks.
trestle|Support for railroad tracks.
trestles|Sawhorses.
tribute|Deserved praise.
tricolor|The flag of France.
tricorn|George Washington's hat.
trident|Britannia's emblem of sea mastery.
trident|Neptune's staff.
trident|Part of Neptune's gear.
trigons|Three-sided figures.
trillions|Very large numbers.
trinitrotoluene|TNT.
triples|Extra base hits.
tripoli|Capital of Libya.
tripoli|Libyan seaport.
trireme|Roman galley, with three banks of oars.
trireme|Three-banked galley.
trisect|Cut three ways.
tritest|Most hackneyed.
trivial|Unimportant.
trophied|Adorned with symbols of victory.
tropical|Hot in climate.
trouble|Adversity.
trusses|Bundles of hay or straw.
trustee|College administrator.
tsarina|First lady of old Russia.
tsarina|Former Russian ruler.
tsarist|Follower of Nicholas II.
tsetses|Flies that transmit sleeping sickness.
tugboats|Salvage vessels.
tungsten|Metal for lamp filaments.
tureens|Vessels for serving soup.
turntables|Roundhouse equipment.
tutelar|Guardian.
twiddler|One who is busy with trifles.
twining|Vice-Chief of Staff, U. S. A. F.
twister|Whirlwind.
twitches|Jerks.
tympanum|Eardrum.
ukulele|Arthur Godfrey's favorite instrument.
ululate|Howl.
unadded|Not totaled.
unaided|Solo.
unalike|Dissimilar.
unaltered|Without change.
unarmed|Defenseless.
unaware|Ignorant of.
unbaled|Not tied in bundles.
uncanny|Mysterious.
uncapped|Removed the top of.
uncover|Doff one's hat.
undamaged|In good order.
underdo|Cook rare.
undergo|Experience.
underlip|Just above the chin.
underprivileged|Characteristic of slum children.
underran|Passed below.
underscore|Emphasize.
undertone|Sotto voce.
underworld|Realm spotlighted by Kefauver.
undried|Still wet.
undular|Wavy.
uneaten|Unconsumed.
ungenuine|Spurious.
unguent|Ointment.
unicorn|A supporter of the British Royal Arms.
unimaginatively|Showing lack of creative thought.
unintentionally|Aimlessly; without purpose.
uniters|Joiners.
unities|Agreements.
universal|All-pervading.
universe|All things viewed as a whole.
univocal|Having one meaning only.
unleash|Let loose.
unlinks|Disconnects.
unnatural|Contrary to its kind.
unnoted|Not observed.
unpointed|Not sharp.
unravel|What to do if you drop a stitch.
unraveled|What Penelope did to Laertes' shroud.
unready|Epithet for King Ethelred (968–1016).
unruliest|Most cantankerous.
unscrew|Open.
unscrew|Open.
unsettles|Displaces.
unsling|Remove a rifle from the shoulder.
untasted|Left on the plate.
unusual|Occurring seldom.
unveiling|First public showing of art works.
upended|Overturned.
upgrade|Ascent toward a better state.
upright|Kind of piano.
uprisen|In rebellion.
upstage|Snobbish.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstart|Snob.
upstream|North on the Hudson.
upsurge|An upward billowing.
uranite|Product of a fissionable element.
uranite|Source of valued mineral.
uranium|Element in pitchblende.
uranium|Material for Los Alamos.
uranium|Valuable fissionable element.
uselessly|In vain.
usherette|Chic theatre attendant.
usurper|Unlawful seizor.
utilize|Make profitable.
utilize|Make use of.
utilize|Turn to profitable account.
utopian|Describing a never-never land.
vacationer|Anyone with two weeks off.
valance|Hanging drapery for bed, window, etc.
valances|Window draperies.
valencias|Summer-ripening oranges.
valentine|Eric Johnston has replaced him.
valentine|He was succeeded by Eric Johnston.
valentine|Symbol for today.
vamoose|Scram! in the 20's.
vampire|Siren of the Twenties.
vandyke|Trim pointed beard.
vedettes|Mounted sentinels.
veering|Changing direction.
vegetarian|What the British beefeater is turning into.
vegetates|Does little but eat and grow.
vehement|Impetuous.
velured|Brushed with a hatter's pad.
vendeuse|Saleswoman in Pleven's country.
venires|Judicial writs to summon jurors.
venires|Writs for jurors.
venison|Meat popular in Britain.
venomers|Poisoners.
veritas|Lux et ___.
vesicate|Blister.
veteran|Campaigner.
veteran|IV-A man.
veterinarians|They are being drafted.
viewing|Inspecting.
villager|Resident of Gotham's art colony.
viminal|Northeasternmost of Rome's seven hills.
vinegar|Acidulous speech.
violence|Unjust exertion of power.
violent|Furious.
violets|Signs of spring.
virginal|16th-century spinet.
viridian|Yellowish-green color.
virulent|Malignant.
viruses|Non-filterable agencies of infection.
visitor|Weekend guest.
vitamin|Body builder.
votable|Subject to the franchise.
walkouts|The Taft-Hartley law is concerned with these.
wallaby|Small or medium kangaroo.
wallets|Presents for men.
wanigan|Houseboat used by loggers.
warders|Guards.
warhorses|Old compaigners who have had stormy but successful careers: Colloq.
warlock|One given to black magic.
warlords|Men of power in China.
warrior|Al Smith was the "Happy ___."
washers|Hardware used in faucets.
washtub|Predecessor of the laundromat.
wastrel|Spendthrift.
wastrels|Good-for-nothings.
watershed|Rain-catching area.
watershed|The Great Divide is one.
weariness|Boredom.
webster|The Devil and Daniel ___.—Benét.
webster|Margaret ___, theatrical director.
websters|Dictionaries.
weddings|Society page items.
weepiest|Nearest to tears.
welcome|Popular sign for visitors.
western|Hopalong movie.
westerner|Hopalong Cassidy, for instance.
wetback|Mexican smuggled over the Rio
wetback|Mexican worker illegally in U. S.
whitens|Blanches.
whitens|Cleans summer shoes.
whitewash|Exonerate by superficial investigation.
whodunit|Popular form of fiction.
wienies|Hot dogs.
windfall|Unexpected piece of good fortune.
windier|More garrulous.
wineshop|Burgundy is available here.
wiretapper|Telephone listener-in.
wiseguys|Smart alecks.
wisterias|Trees recently associated with Helen Hayes.
wittier|More amusing.
wolverine|Michigander.
wolverine|State name of Michigan.
womanly|Graciously feminine.
woolies|Winter garments.
workman|Skilled employe.
worthies|Estimable characters, in humorous use.
wrangler|Tender of horses at the Rodeo.
wrastles|Grapples: Slang.
wreathe|Garland in leis.
wrestle|What the Dusek brothers do.
wrinkle|Fad.
wristwatch|Timely gift.
yardage|Gain or loss in football games.
yardarm|Pirate's gibbet.
yearlings|Members of a certain class at West Point.
yearned|Longed.
yellers|Football rooters.
yestreen|Last evening: Poet.
yodeler|Hillbilly falsetto singer.
yonkers|Neighbor of the Bronx.
zealots|Fanatics.
zealous|Diligent.
zeppelin|Inventor of an airship, 1900.
zincate|Salt of a certain chemical.
zouaves|French soldiers in Arab costumes.
zwieback|Baby's biscuit.
abalone|Large snail with a bowl-like shell.
abalone|Shellfish from pearl buttons.
abandon|Freedom from constraint.
abasers|Degraders.
abasers|Humblers.
abatement|Depreciation.
abductor|Kidnapper.
abetted|Egged on.
abettor|Helper.
abidance|Conformity.
ability|Power to cope with tasks.
ability|Skill in doing.
abolish|Do away with.
abolish|Put an end to.
abominating|Loathing.
abounded|Swarmed with.
abracadabra|Word charm or empty jingle of words.
abridge|Shorten.
absents|Keeps (oneself) away.
absolve|Free from penalty.
absorption|Engrossment.
abstracts|Summaries of books.
abusive|Using harsh words.
acacias|White and yellow flowers thriving in hot climates.
academe|Any place of instruction: Poet.
academe|Plato's place of study.
academy|Annapolis.
acceder|Yielder.
accedes|Agrees.
accessible|Easily attained.
accordant|Harmonious.
accosted|Approached and spoke to.
accosts|Approaches with a greeting.
account|Newspaper report.
accuses|Points the finger at.
acerbic|Sour or severe.
acerose|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Kin of nylon and orlon.
acetate|Smooth modern fabric.
acetates|Rayon fabrics.
acidulous|Sharp with asperity.
acierate|Manufacture steel.
aconite|Drug from a poisonous plant.
acreage|Land.
acrimony|Bitterness.
activity|An occupation, recreation, or the like.
actress|Member of Equity.
adapter|Rewriter of a play.
adaptors|Additions to TV sets.
addlepated|Empty-headed.
address|A formal speech.
addresses|Formal speeches.
adducer|Alleger.
adeptness|Proficiency.
adhered|Stuck to.
adherent|Disciple.
adheres|Cleaves.
adipose|Describing Mrs. Sprat.
adipose|Fatty.
adipose|Too fat.
administrations|Groups of men entrusted with executive powers.
admiral|Carney or McCormick.
admiral|Fechteler's Navy rank.
admiral|Rank of Arthur William Radford.
admiralty|Headquarters of the British navy.
admirer|One who sends flowers.
admissions|The gate.
adopter|Foster parent.
adorable|Very charming.
adorably|In a captivating way.
adrenal|Pertaining to a gland.
advisor|Counselor.
advisor|Dewey or Dodge, to Eisenhower.
aediles|Officials of ancient Rome.
aediles|Roman officials.
aerialist|Man on the flying trapeze.
aerials|Squad cars have them outside.
aerogram|Message conveyed by aircraft.
aerometer|Instrument for finding the weight or density of a gas.
aeronaut|Pilot of a balloon.
aeroplane|Traveler in the stratosphere.
aerostat|Any lighter-than-air craft.
affront|Offend by open disrespect.
affronted|Offended by disrespect.
aficionados|They go to the plaza de toros.
afterclap|Unlooked-for ending.
against|On the other side.
agatize|Convert into a type of quartz.
ageless|Descriptive of Satchel Paige.
ageless|Unwithered by time.
agelong|Everlasting.
agendas|Lists of things to be done: Colloq. pl.
aggressor|Beginner of a quarrel.
aggressor|The first to take the offense.
agility|Requisite for shortstops.
agiotage|Exchange business.
agitate|Discuss vigorously.
agitations|Turmoils.
agitprop|Serving to promote agitation and propaganda: Theat.
agreement|Goal of the G.O.P. convention.
agreement|What we seek at Panmunjom.
aileron|Airplane part.
aimless|Without purpose.
alamode|After the fashion.
alamode|Beef ___.
alamode|French phrase on the menu.
alamode|In style.
alaskas|Gruening is ___ Governor.
alastor|Poem by Shelley, 1815.
alastor|Poem by Shelley.
alcoves|Cozy nooks.
alderman|Municipal officer.
alencon|Home of needlepoint in France.
alerted|In a state of vigilance.
alexander|Britain's defense chief, on visit to Korea.
alexander|Former Canadian Governor-General, now Churchill aide.
algerines|Natives of Oran.
alidade|Movable arm of a microscope.
alidade|Telescope used as forest fire locator.
alienate|Estrange.
alienate|Estrange.
alienated|Estranged.
alienated|Turned friends to foes.
alienee|One to whom property is transferred.
alienee|Transferee of property.
alienees|Receivers of transferred property.
alienist|Psychiatrist.
alienor|One who transfers property.
alienor|Transferer of property.
alienor|Transferrer of property.
aliment|Nourishment.
alimental|Nourishing.
alimony|Calculation arrived at in Reno.
alimony|One result of divorce.
alkalic|Not acidic.
allayed|Calmed.
alleger|Asserter.
alleges|Asserts without proof.
allegro|Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
alliances|Grand, Holy, Triple, etc.
allocated|Distributed.
allopath|Doctor adhering to a certain medical practice.
allspice|Berry of a tropical tree.
alluvial|Composed of sand from a flowing river.
alpacas|Relatives of the llama.
alphabets|Soup ingredients.
alpines|Soft felt hats worn in Switzerland.
alpinist|Mountain man.
already|Even now.
altered|In a new guise.
altered|Made a suit fit.
altered|Modified.
altheas|Roses of Sharon.
alveoli|Tooth sockets, anatomically speaking.
amalgam|Mixture.
amalgamates|Unites; mingles.
amaranth|Plant with long-lasting flowers.
amaranths|Imaginary flowers that never fade.
amassed|Collected.
amasser|Collector.
amasses|Accumulates.
amasses|Collects.
amasses|Snowballs.
amateur|Status of certain athletes.
amative|Loving.
amative|Loving.
ambassador|James Dunn, for instance.
ambassador|Post for Mr. X.
ambition|The goad to power.
ambrosial|Fit for Olympian tastes.
ambulance|Vehicle having the right of way.
ambuscade|Concealed military force.
amentia|Lack of intellectual development.
amerced|Fined.
amiable|Friendly.
amiable|Pleasant.
ammonia|Household cleanser.
amnesties|General pardons issued by governments.
amoebae|Rudimentary forms of life.
amortized|Liquidated by periodic payments.
ampules|Sealed glass vials.
amusement|Divertissement.
amusements|Fun and games.
anaconda|City in Montana, famed for copper smelting.
anadems|Garland for the head: Poetic.
anaemia|Deficiency of the hemoglobin.
anagoge|Mystical meaning of words.
anagram|A word in any shape or form.
anagram|Dilatory to idolatry.
anagrams|Popular game.
analogy|Resemblance of things.
analyst|Chemist.
anapest|A trisyllable metrical foot.
anapest|Meter in which "A Visit From St. Nicholas" is written.
ancestors|What we all have.
anchovy|Herring at a cocktail party.
ancient|Word for the pyramids.
anemone|Relative of the buttercup.
anemones|Relatives of the buttercup.
anemones|Wild flowers.
aneurin|Britain's "Nye."
aneurin|Mr. Bevan.
angelic|Very good indeed.
anglesite|A minor ore of lead.
animate|Lively.
animate|Make cartoon movies.
animate|What the Disney artists do.
animated|Full of life.
animating|Moving to action.
animation|Vivacity.
animism|Belief in spiritual beings.
anisette|Liqueur.
annotate|Write comments about, as literary works.
annular|Marked with rings.
anodyne|Pain reliever.
anodyne|Something soothing.
anodynes|Painkillers.
anointed|Consecrated.
anonymous|Shy author.
another|Not the same.
antarctic|Where Adélie Land is.
antedate|Come earlier.
antedate|Precede.
antenna|Radio signal catcher.
antennae|Insect's horns.
anthills|Insects' homes.
anthologist|Francis Turner Palgrave, for instance.
antidote|Remedy.
antipasto|Anything that whets the appetite.
antipasto|Hors d'oeuvre.
antiwar|Opposed to belligerency.
antiwar|Peace-loving.
aorists|Greek verb tenses.
apaches|Parisian gangsters.
apertures|Windows.
aphotic|Lightless.
aphrodite|Beauty from the sea.
apollos|Candidates for Hollywood.
apologue|A moral fable.
apostate|Backslider.
apostle|Matthew or Matthias.
apparent|Not hard to see.
appeared|Came.
appeasement|Dangerous aspect of foreign policy.
appeaser|Mollifier.
applauds|Praises in any way.
applause|It's metered on TV.
applecart|It's a mess, if upset.
apposer|One who places things opposite each other.
appreciate|Be fully aware of.
appreciate|Be grateful for.
apprise|Inform.
approaches|Means of access.
approve|Sanction officially.
appurtenant|Accessory.
apricot|Red-yellow.
arachnid|Spider or scorpion.
arbiter|Referee.
arcadia|Land of peace and innocence.
archers|Benders of the longbow.
archness|Sly humor.
archrivals|Giants and Dodgers, for instance.
ardours|Enthusiasms: Eng. sp.
areaway|In front of a brownstone front.
areaway|Part of a courtyard.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Botanical interstices.
areolae|Spaces between the veins of a leaf.
argentines|Natives of Cordoba.
aridness|Dry state.
aridness|Paucity of interest.
arietta|Operatic song.
arietta|Short operatic solo.
arietta|Short song.
ariette|Short melody.
aristocrat|Member of a noble or privileged upper class.
armadillo|Relative of the peba.
armatures|Wire-wound dynamo parts.
armoire|Cupboard.
armoire|Large cupboard or wardrobe.
armoires|Large wardrobes.
armored|Equipped for battle.
armorer|Steel plater.
armoring|Plating with steel.
aromatic|Spicy.
aromatic|Sweet-scented.
arousal|Awakening.
arousal|Awakening.
arpeggio|The sound of a rolling chord.
arraigned|Charged, in court.
arrange|Set in order.
arrears|Cause for dunning.
arrested|Brought to a standstill.
arrests|Checks.
arrests|Delays.
arrival|Attainment.
arrival|Attainment.
arrival|Attainment.
arrival|Person at the door.
arrived|Successful.
arrived|Was successful at last.
arrives|Gets there.
arrives|Reaches.
arriving|Pulling into the station.
arrogated|Appropriated without right.
arrogates|Assumes presumptuously.
arrogates|Takes upon one's self.
arrowed|Equipped for archery: Poetic.
arsenal|Storehouse for military equipment.
arsenic|Medicine or poison.
arsenide|Poisonous compound.
arteries|Blood vessels.
article|Part of a written document.
article|Part of the Constitution.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Handicraftsman.
artisan|Skilled mechanic.
artless|Naive.
artless|Naive.
artless|Simple and sincere.
asbestos|Theatre curtain.
ascents|Balloon trips.
ascetics|Abjurers of pleasure.
ascetics|Gandhi-like individuals.
ascribe|Attribute.
ascribe|Impute.
asinine|Obstinate and dull.
askance|Obliquely.
askance|With doubtful eye.
askance|With suspicion.
asocial|Uninterested in one's fellows.
aspects|Phases.
aspersive|Defamatory.
asphalt|Paving material from Trinidad.
asphalt|Product of Trinidad.
aspirant|Candidate.
aspired|Hoped for glory.
aspired|Sought ambitiously.
aspirers|Young hopefuls.
aspires|Seeks to attain something noble.
aspirin|Batter's term for a good fastball.
aspirin|Home remedy.
aspirin|Household remedy.
assagai|South African spear.
assails|Sets upon with violence.
assayer|He analyzes ores.
assemble|Put together, as an engine.
assents|Gives in.
asserted|Maintained by words.
assertive|Dogmatic.
assertive|Positive.
assesses|Makes an estimate of.
assigns|Designates.
assigns|Sets apart.
assigns|Transfers.
assistances|Helps.
assistant|Helpmate.
assisted|Befriended.
assists|Baseball plays.
associate|Co-worker.
assorts|Classifies.
assorts|Classifies.
assuage|Mollify.
assurance|Freedom from doubt.
assured|Confident.
astrologer|Student of horoscopes.
astronaut|Space traveler.
atheism|Godlessness.
athlete|Candidate for the Olympics.
athlete|Olympic material.
athlete|Synonym for Mathias or Richards.
atomize|Reduce to a spray.
atrophy|Fail from disuse.
attache|Member of a diplomatic staff.
attachment|Binding affection.
attempt|Essay.
attempt|Try.
attends|Goes to a meeting.
attends|Serves.
attention|Drill sergeant's order.
attenuate|Make thin.
attests|Bears witness.
attests|Vouches for.
attires|Adorns.
attires|Dresses up.
attires|Garbs.
attiring|Dressing.
attract|Captivate.
attract|Invite or allure.
attract|Invite or allure.
attracted|Engaged the attention.
attracted|Magnetized.
attractions|Coming at the movies.
attractive|Charming.
attunes|Brings into accord.
attunes|Makes melodious.
auctions|Atlantic City boardwalk specialties.
audible|Too loud for an aside.
auditions|Tryouts for performers.
auditoria|Assembly halls.
augment|Increase.
aureate|Golden in color.
aureate|Golden.
aureoles|Halos.
auroras|Poetic Miss Leigh and others.
austere|Adjective for England.
autocrats|Undisputed bosses.
automat|Place to eat.
availed|Made use of.
availed|Served.
avalanche|Hazard to mountain climbers.
avarice|One of the seven deadly sins.
avarice|One of the seven deadly sins.
avarice|The rage of Midas.
avenges|Settles a grim account.
avenges|Vents righteous wrath.
avenues|Main strees.
avenues|Passageways.
average|Arithmetical mean.
average|Betwixt and between.
average|Unspectacular.
averages|One phase of statistics.
aversion|Antipathy.
aversions|Dislikes.
averter|Parrier.
aviator|Billy Mitchell, for instance.
aviator|General Vandenberg.
aviators|Gen. Weyland's men.
avoider|Side-stepper.
avowers|Those who make declarations.
awareness|Cognizance.
aweather|A position of the helm.
awfully|Exceedingly: Colloq.
backstop|Berra, Campy or Westrum.
backstroke|Oyakawa holds this Olympic record.
badgered|Harassed.
balance|Composure.
balatas|Gum-yielding bully trees.
ballade|Poetic piece of music.
ballads|Folk songs.
ballerina|Maria Tallchief, for instance.
balletomane|He goes to "Les Sylphides."
balloting|Nov. 4 activity.
balmoral|Queen Elizabeth's royal residence, in Scotland.
balmoral|Royal home in Scotland.
bandaged|Bound spirally.
bandages|Binds up.
bandores|Old stringed instruments similar to the lute.
bandsaw|Handy cutting device.
bandsaw|Implement that cuts in an endless steel belt.
bandsman|Music maker.
bandstand|Edwin Franko Goldman's domain.
bangkok|Capital of Thailand.
bankers|Men of finance.
banneret|Small flag.
banshees|Wailing spirits of Ireland.
barbaric|Not at all civilized.
barbell|Item of gymnasium equipment.
baronet|Man to be "sirred."
barracuda|Voracious fish, caught off Florida.
barrels|What a cooper makes.
barrier|Where racehorses line up at the start.
bartender|Informer in "Frankie and Johnny."
bascules|Balanced weights of a movable bridge.
baseline|Where Sedgman serves.
basements|Bargain spots in department stores.
bashing|Conking.
bassoon|Relative of the oboe.
bastile|A small fortress.
bathers|Seashore visitors.
battiest|Wackiest.
battleship|Missouri or New Jersey.
bayonets|Combat weapons.
bayonets|Steel instruments attached to rifles.
beanstalk|Jack's stairway to wealth.
bearcat|Cincinnati football player.
bearers|Carriers.
bearing|Manner of carrying oneself.
bedabble|Wet by spattering.
bedside|Young doctors' school for manners.
beefing|Complaining à la G. I.
beehives|Scenes of lively activity.
beeline|Shortest distance between two points.
beeping|Tooting the horn: Slang.
befuddle|Confuse.
behaves|Acts properly.
belabor|Beat vigorously.
bemires|Muddies.
bemuses|Dazes.
benders|Curved balls, in pitching.
benignly|Graciously.
bequests|News for heirs.
berated|Tongue-lashed.
berated|Vehemently rebuked.
berates|Takes to task.
bereave|Deprive of joy.
bereaves|Deprives of hope.
beseech|Implore.
bespoke|Asked for in advance.
bestrewed|Sprinkled.
bestride|He doth ___ the narrow world like a Colossus.
betided|Befell.
bibelot|Trinket.
billboard|Advertising medium.
billfold|Wallet.
biometric|Of life expectancy measurement.
bipedal|Descriptive of man.
biretta|Cleric's square cap.
biretta|Stiff, square cap for clerics.
bisected|Cut in two.
bishops|Chess pieces.
bistros|Sloppy Joe's and others.
blasted|Destroyed.
blatant|Loud-mouthed.
bleachers|Seats in the sun.
blenders|Mixers.
blesses|Glorifies.
blockade|Reason for the airlift.
blockaded|Surrounded by hostile troops or ships.
blooper|Pop fly.
blowout|Motorist's bugbear.
bluecoats|Police in uniform.
blurted|Said inadvertently.
bobbies|Characters in British mysteries.
bobtail|Camptown Races nag.
boleros|Hypnotic Spanish rhythms.
boleros|Short, close-fitting jackets.
bolivar|First President of Colombia.
bolivar|Sudamericano whose statue graces Central Park.
bolivia|Ballivian's country.
bolivia|Country named for South America's great hero.
bolster|Uphold.
bondages|Previous conditions of servitude.
boneheads|Highly stupid fellows.
borates|Salts of a certain acid.
botanist|Scientist who'd have little interest on the Moon.
bovines|Oxen.
boycotted|Abstained from buying or using.
bracers|Tea and coffee.
braggart|Self publicist.
braille|One system of communication.
brashness|Cool effrontery.
brasier|Vessel for glowing coals: Var.
brassie|No. 2 wooden club.
bravado|Simulated courage.
bravura|Brilliant style of execution, in music.
breaker|Seaside sight.
breeder|Cattleman.
breezes|Winds up to 30 miles per hour.
bridegroom|Lohengrin, for one.
bridges|New Republican Senate leader.
briefers|They instruct fliers before missions.
brimstone|Spitfire: virago.
bristol|___ board.
broached|Introduced as a topic of conversation.
broader|More liberal.
brocade|Rich fabric for upholstery.
brochure|Pamphlet.
browner|More sunbaked.
brownie|Ballplayer on Marty Marion's team.
bruiser|Pugilist.
brunette|Elizabeth Taylor, for instance.
brusque|Abrupt.
buffoon|Pagliacci, for instance.
bugbear|Any source of needless fright.
bulletin|Official news report.
bunnies|Easter presents.
bushels|Measures.
butenes|Hydrocarbons.
cabanas|Bathhouses on Miami beaches.
cabaret|Gay rendezvous.
cabaret|Place for a frivolous evening.
cabaret|Place of entertainment.
cabinet|Chapman, Sawyer, Tobin, etc.
caddies|Unsung heroes of golf.
cadetship|Student's term in military school.
caesura|A pause, in verse or music.
caesura|Rhythmic break in verse.
cafeteria|Good place to eat.
caffein|Stimulant found in coffee and tea.
caisson|Where a sand hog works.
calabash|Lady to whom Jimmy Durante always says, "Good Night, wherever you are."
calamitous|Fatal to success.
caldera|Large volcanic crater (from the Spanish for "kettle").
caldron|It hold the witch's brew.
calices|Drinking cups.
caliper|Measuring device.
calumet|Peace pipe of North American Indians.
calumet|Peace pipe.
calypso|Describing the musical style of the West Indies.
calypso|Musical style of the West Indies.
cameraman|Hollywood V. I. P.
cameras|Eyes of TV.
cameras|Gifts for fathers.
camorra|Historic Italian gang.
camorra|Relative of the Mafia.
campanile|What the Leaning Tower is.
canapes|Appetizers.
canapes|Appetizers.
canapes|Cookbook specialties.
candida|One of Katherine Cornell's roles.
candids|Unposed photos.
canines|Dalmatians.
cannibal|Frequent figure in South Sea cartoons.
canonical|Orthodox.
cantata|Bach's "Birthday ___."
cantatas|Vocal-instrumental pieces by Bach.
cantatrice|Songstress in a Paris musical.
canyons|Colorado River scenes.
caparisoned|Wearing ornamental coverings, as circus horses.
capered|Skipped playfully.
capital|Excellent or first-rate.
capitular|Member of a chapter, as of the Masonic order.
caressed|Fondled.
caressing|Treating with favor.
carfare|Subway toll, for instance.
caricature|David Low product.
carmine|Purplish red.
carmine|Tammany leader DeSapio.
carnage|After the battle.
caroler|December vocalist.
caroling|Xmas Eve harmony.
caromed|Rebounded.
carouser|Reveler.
carpenter|Adam Bede's vocation.
carpetbag|Symbol of political adventurers of the Reconstruction.
carriage|Stroller.
cartels|International trade combines.
cartilage|Gristle.
cartooned|Caricatured.
cascade|Range whose highest peak is Mt. Rainier.
cashier|Dismiss.
cashless|With empty pockets.
castanet|Clapper.
catastrophe|Final event in a drama.
catawba|An American red grape.
catcall|Theatregoer's disapproval.
catchall|Something to hold most anything.
catchword|Time for a change, for instance.
catering|Providing party food.
catnaps|Spells of forty winks.
catspaw|Tool.
catsups|Hamburger garnishes.
caustic|Sharp-tongued.
cavalier|Frans Hals' well-known "Laughing ___."
caveman|Subject of many cartoons.
cavemen|Subject of many courtship cartoons.
ceasefire|Long-sought objective in Korea.
ceasefire|The issue in Korea.
ceinture|Belt: French.
celestial|Heavenly.
cellarets|Sideboards.
cenacle|Where the Last Supper was eaten.
cenotaph|Famous memorial in Whitehall.
cenotaph|Famous monument in Whitehall.
censored|Emulated the Johnston office.
censored|Examined for unsuitable matter.
censors|Faultfinders.
centavo|Small change in Lisbon.
centime|One hundredth of a franc.
centimes|Very small change in Paris.
centipede|It has a long segmented body and three-jointed legs.
cerated|Covered with wax.
cerates|Ointments.
champion|Top man in sports.
chances|Sweepstakes tickets.
chariots|Stately vehicles.
charter|Kind of member.
chassis|Auto section.
chasten|Discipline.
chatterbox|A woman of a few thousand words.
chatterer|Magpie.
chelate|Like a lobster claw.
chemism|Scientific affinity.
chemist|Glenn T. Seaborg's profession.
cheshire|Cheese or cat.
chestnuts|Jokes of "Joe Miller" vintage.
chevied|Chased or pursued.
children|Space ship enthusiasts.
chimera|It had a goat's body, lion's head and dragon's tail.
chlorophyll|It's all the rage in drugstores.
chooses|Elects.
chooses|Gives preference to.
chorale|Composition for voices.
chorales|Bach specialties.
chortle|A word from Lewis Carroll.
chouses|Defrauds: Colloq.
christie|Creator of Hercule Poirot.
christie|Creator of M. Poirot and Miss Marple.
chromatic|Highly colored.
chromed|Gave color to.
churners|Makers of butter.
cicadas|Harvest flies.
cigaret|One of billions made in this country.
cincture|Surrounding border.
circles|What certain people run around in.
cithers|Ancient lyrelike instruments.
citizen|John Q. Public.
citizen|Not a subject.
clambake|New England-type outing, often political.
clanged|Reverberated.
clangor|Sound of cymbals.
clarence|Booth Tarkington hero.
clarence|Closed four-wheeled carriage.
clarence|Closed four-wheeled carriage.
clarence|Mr. Mulford, creator of Hopalong.
clarence|Play by Booth Tarkington.
classes|College doings.
classes|Principal's principle concern.
classics|Contents of the Five-Foot Shelf.
classless|Describing Marx's ideal society.
clavate|Club-shaped.
claymore|Broadsword.
clearness|Freedom from confusion.
clematis|Flowering vine.
clement|Mr. Attlee.
clerics|Ministers.
clients|Customers.
climate|Temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.
climbable|Easier than Everest.
cloakroom|Night club gold mine.
closeness|Intimacy.
cloture|Method of ending a filibuster.
cloture|Method of limiting debate.
clouted|Hit with a bat.
clouter|Hard-hitting batsman.
clouter|Pinch-hitter's usual role.
clouter|Stan Musial, for instance.
clouters|Sauer and Doby.
clutter|Disorder.
coached|Emulated Bill Dickey.
coaming|Raised frame around a hatchway.
coarsest|Least refined.
coastal|Along the shore.
coasted|Kept going on acquired momentum.
coaxers|Wheedlers.
cobbled|Mended shoes.
cobwebby|Descriptive of the furniture in a haunted house.
cockeyed|Awry: Slang.
cocksure|Absolutely positive.
coheirs|Joint inheritors.
coinage|Word invention.
coiners|Fabricators.
coiners|Inventors.
colleague|Senator Lehman to Senator Ives, for instance.
college|Smith, for instance.
colleges|Members of the Ivy League.
collier|Ship from Newcastle.
colonist|William Penn was one.
colonizes|Peoples far lands.
colorado|Pike's Peak, Continental Divide and minerals.
colored|Painted.
comedienne|Ethel Merman, for instance.
comedienne|Ethel Merman, for instance.
commanded|Overlooked, as from a height.
comments|Observations.
commercially|In a business way.
communism|Major State Department problem.
commutes|Shuttles from suburb to city.
competition|The life of trade.
compiler|Gatherer of existing data.
compound|Put together to form a whole.
concise|Brief and compact.
conclave|Secret meeting.
condone|Forgive and forget.
conducive|Tending.
conduit|Aqueduct.
confidant|Baruch's role to three Presidents.
confound|Circumvent.
confute|Overwhelm by argument.
congress|It meets again on Jan. 8.
connoisseur|He goes to galleries.
consoling|Cheering.
consorting|Associating.
consulate|Residence of a Foreign Service officer.
consumer|One who uses up goods.
contentious|Looking for an argument.
contest|Presidential race.
contorted|Twisted.
contradictor|Gainsayer.
contrast|A striking exhibition of unlikeness.
contrast|Opposition of associated things.
convene|What the Reps and Dems do this summer.
convener|A congressman on Jan. 3.
convention|What all candidates are pointing toward.
converting|Exchanging for an equivalent.
conveyances|Means of transportation.
cooeeing|Yoo-hooing in Australia.
cooling|Air conditioning.
coonskin|One of the hats in the ring.
coonskin|Senator Kefauver's symbol in the ring.
coonskins|Emblems of one of the candidates.
cooperating|Acting together.
coordinator|Harmonizer.
coquette|An early Helen Hayes play.
coronation|1953 event.
coronation|Coming event in London.
corporeal|Physical.
corries|Circular hollows in the side of a hill.
corrodes|Eats away.
corsairs|Navy planes.
corsairs|Pirateers.
coruscate|Glitter or sparkle.
cosecant|One of the trigonometric functions.
cosmotron|This fires atomic bullets.
cossack|Cavalryman of the steppes.
cossets|Pampers.
costarred|Shared the limelight.
costers|Apple sellers of London.
cottontail|Relative of Flopsy and Mopsy.
counterfeiters|One of the T-men's chief concerns.
countermand|Revoke an order.
couplet|Pope's favorite verse form.
courage|Pluck.
courant|Famous Hartford newspaper.
courier|Voice of America Coast Guard cutter and floating transmitter.
coursed|Raced; galloped.
coverage|Portion of a community reached by a newspaper.
coverts|Hiding places used by hunters.
cowlick|Problem for the barber.
coyness|Maidenly trait of Victorian times.
coyotes|Sheepraisers' pests.
crabber|Crustacean catcher.
crackpot|Member of the lunatic fringe.
cramped|Restrained.
crashes|Enters without ticket: Colloq.
creamer|Companion of the sugar bowl.
creative|Adjective for poets, painters, etc.
creative|Mentally productive.
creator|Shaper of man.
creeper|Ivy or couch grass.
crescent|Emblem of the Turkish Empire.
crescent|Symbol on the Turkish flag.
crested|___ flycatcher.
crested|___ flycatcher.
crestfallen|Proud no longer.
criterion|Touchstone.
critical|Discriminating.
critique|Appraisal of the merits of a literary work.
crocuses|First signs of spring.
crowded|Came in throngs.
crowsfeet|Condition alleviated in a beauty parlor.
crudest|A low for immaturity.
cruiser|U. S. S. Daytona or Chicago.
cruiser|U. S. S. St. Paul.
cruisers|Navy vessels.
crullers|Fried cakes.
crumbiest|Softest.
crusade|Zealous campaign.
crusade|Zealous enterprise.
cubicle|Small room.
cuisine|Specialty of a Cordon Bleu.
cuisine|The chef's domain.
curator|Museum man.
current|In vogue.
currents|Trends and tides.
curtesies|Life tenures inherited from wives: Law.
custard|Popular dessert.
custodian|Museum keeper.
czarist|Follower of Nicholas II.
dachshund|Small hound.
dadaist|Any unhampered expressionist artist.
dampers|Valves in furnace flues.
dancers|Astaire and others.
dancers|Tallchief and Toumanova.
dandelion|Sunflower yellow.
danders|Tempers: Colloq.
dandles|Pampers.
dangerous|On ___ ground.
danseuse|Maria Tallchief, for instance.
daredevil|Reckless fellow.
darkest|Pre-dawn adjective.
darkest|Stanley's adjective for Africa.
darning|___ needle.
dazzler|A very bright light.
deadbeats|Spongers: Slang.
deadener|Noise-killer.
deadens|Numbs.
dearest|Salutation for a love letter.
dearies|Darlings.
debased|Reduced in value.
debasers|Ruiners of currency.
debaters|U. N. talkers.
debates|Senate floor oratory.
debenture|Certificate of debt.
debonair|Affable and gay.
decadent|What dictators call democracies.
decagon|It has 10 sides.
decamped|Departed suddenly.
decanters|Wine bottles.
decapod|Crustacean, as a shrimp or a lobster.
decathlons|Ten-event Olympic contests, Bob Mathias' forte.
decease|Dissolution.
deceits|Double-dealers' tactics.
decerned|Differentiated clearly.
deciare|10 sq. meters.
decibel|Measure for loudness of noise.
decibel|Measure of sound.
decider|Arbiter.
decider|Settler.
decoder|Cryptanalyst.
decorates|Beautifies.
decorates|Bestows medals.
decorum|Propriety.
decoyed|Inveigled.
decrees|Orders.
deepened|Became more obscure.
defames|Calumniates.
defense|Lovett's sphere.
defense|Rovert Lovett's responsibility.
defenseman|Goalie in ice hockey.
deference|Courteous regard for another's wishes.
definers|Interpreters.
definite|Sharply outlined.
deflate|Remove the air from.
deforest|Important inventor in radio and electronics.
deigned|Condescended.
delaine|Light woolen dress fabric.
delegate|Member of Congress from Alaska or Hawaii.
delegation|Convention group.
delegation|State group headed for Chicago.
delighter|One who gives pleasure.
delineate|Sketch.
delirium|State of great excitement.
deliver|Rescue.
demander|A gold-digger, for instance.
demarcate|Mark boundaries.
demarche|Step involving change of policy in diplomacy: French.
demerit|Bad mark.
demesne|Land attached to a manor house.
demesnes|Estates.
demesnes|Realms of interest.
democrat|Stevenson or Sparkman.
democratically|The way our country is run.
democrats|Fire-eaters of Chicago.
demonic|Fiendish.
demonism|Devil lore.
denarii|The "d" in l.s.d.
denature|Modify without impairing usefulness.
denials|Contradictions.
dentate|Having teeth.
dentist|Fluoridation may ease his work.
deodars|The cedars of India.
deplore|Regret deeply.
deplore|View with alarm.
deponed|Testified.
depones|Speaks out as a witness.
deportee|Costello may become one.
deportee|Unwanted alien.
deposed|Adjective for Farouk.
deposed|Removed from office.
deprecates|Expresses disapproval of.
depress|Lower.
derange|Throw into disorder.
derange|Unsettle.
derange|Unsettle.
derbies|Bowlers.
derelict|Unfaithful or neglectful.
derides|Makes fun of.
deriding|Ridiculing.
descent|Pedigree.
describe|Delineate.
describing|Giving an account of.
deserts|Black Rock, Mojave, etc.
deserts|Nefud and Negeb.
deserve|Merit.
deserved|Was worthy of.
desideration|Longing for something.
desired|Coveted.
desirer|A wanter.
desires|Aspirations.
despair|Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."
desperado|Law breaker in a Western.
despite|Notwithstanding.
despite|Notwithstanding.
desserts|Ices.
destine|Predetermine.
destiny|The irrevocable.
destroyer|It's named after a famous Navy man.
detains|Withholds.
detected|Caught in the act.
detested|Hated.
detests|Abhors.
detests|Abhors.
detonate|Explode with sudden violence.
detonator|Exploding device.
detours|Turnings.
detracts|Takes credit from.
detriment|Injury; damage.
deviser|One who plans or invents.
devoirs|Respects or compliments.
devotee|Fan.
devotees|Zealots.
dialect|Regional English.
dialect|Vernacular.
dialogist|Plato was one.
dialogue|Important part of playwriting.
diarist|Boswell, for instance.
diatoms|Microscopic freshwater algae.
dicentras|Flowers also called bleeding hearts.
dictate|Rule behind the Iron Curtain.
dictated|Kept a secretary busy.
diction|Where Olivier shines.
diehard|Political irreconcilable.
diehards|Tough old conservatives.
dieselize|Equip with an engine using oil as fuel.
dignity|Intrinsic worth.
dilated|Enlarged upon.
dilated|Expanded.
dilater|Enlarger.
dilemma|Situation with horns.
dillydally|Waste time.
dimmers|Safety items for night driving.
dingdong|Ripsnorting, as a fight.
diocesan|Pertaining to the district of a bishop.
diocese|Bishop's care.
diorama|Museum display unit.
diorama|Picture viewed through a small opening.
diplomat|Warren Austin, for instance.
diplomats|Men at the U. N. table.
dipteral|Having two wings, as files.
director|Herbert Graf, for instance.
disband|Muster out.
discerns|Perceives.
discord|Difference of opinions.
diseases|Targets of antibiotics.
disgorged|Relinquished.
dishearten|Daunt.
dishing|Serving, as food.
disliked|Didn't care for.
dislocate|Put out of place.
dislodge|Pry from position.
dispirited|Suffering from low morale.
dispose|Arrange or settle.
dispose|Put in proper order.
disroot|Tear from a foundation.
dissentious|Factious; wrangling.
dissents|Supreme Court minority opinions.
dissipate|Squander.
distempers|Ill humors.
distend|Expand.
distends|Expands.
distorter|One who misrepresents.
distorts|Colors the truth.
distracted|Out of one's mind.
disyoke|Free from a coupler.
ditched|Got rid of: Slang.
diverts|Amuses.
diverts|Turns aside or amuses.
divests|Deprives of anything.
divided|How we fall.
diviner|User of the dowsing rod.
divisions|They're commanded by major generals.
divulged|Revealed.
doeskins|Firm, soft gray cloths.
dogeared|Condition of some books.
dogeared|Evincing signs of use, as a book.
dogears|Bugbear of librarians.
dogears|Paginal disfigurations.
doghouse|Husband's occasional secondary abode.
dogmatic|Opinionated.
dogmatize|Speak or write arrogantly.
dollies|Low platforms on wheels for moving heavy loads.
dolomites|Italian alps.
dolphins|They entertain people on cruises.
domesday|Best-known book of the 11th century.
doormats|Figuratively, timid people.
doorstep|Commuter's starting point.
dormancy|State of inactivity.
dormice|Small rodents.
doughnuts|Favorite snack of many Americans.
dovetailed|Connected ingeniously.
downsides|Underneaths.
drafted|Called by the S. S. S.
draftee|Service man.
dragnet|Trawler's fishing device.
dragoman|A professional interpreter, in the Near East.
drainage|System of conduits.
dramaturgy|The Thespian art.
draughts|Checkers, in Britain.
drawers|. . . hewers of wood and ___ of water.
drawlers|Languid enunciators.
dreamboats|Fanciful reveries.
dreamer|Impractical person.
dreamer|Jacob, or Peter Ibbetson.
dreaming|Considering the possibility of.
dreamland|A delightful imaginary place.
dreamland|Realm of fancy.
dreamland|Realm of unreality.
dreamland|Where children get sent every night.
dredges|Probes the river bed.
dressed|Made ready.
dresser|Chest of drawers with a mirror.
dressers|Actors' valets.
dribble|Bounce a basketball.
dribblet|Little drop: Var.
drifter|Irresponsible person.
drivers|Golf clubs.
dunderhead|Chap who won't vote for your candidate.
duperies|Hoaxes.
durable|Long-wearing.
dynamic|Forceful.
earlaps|Cold weather comfort, on a cap.
earlier|More ancient.
earnest|Sincere.
earnest|Sincerely zealous.
earnest|What life is, according to Longfellow.
earrings|Baubles for beauty.
earshot|The range within which a voice may be heard.
easeful|Comfortable.
easiest|Most comfortable.
easiest|Most moderate.
easiest|Presenting no problems.
easterner|New Yorker, for instance.
easters|Church festivals.
eavesdrop|Hear no good of oneself.
ebonite|Hard black stone.
ebonite|Rubber for combs and buttons.
echelon|Linear arrangement of fighting craft.
echinoderm|Starfish.
echoism|Onomatopoeia.
eclairs|Dessert.
eclairs|French pastry.
eclogues|Pastoral poems.
economics|Science of production and distribution for human needs.
economics|Sumner Slichter's forte.
economy|Enemy of inflation.
economy|Subject of household debates.
ecstatic|Transported with rapture.
edentate|Toothless.
edgiest|Most impatient.
edifice|The U. N. Building, for instance.
edifice|The U. N. building, for instance.
edition|Version.
editorial|Leading article.
editorial|Newspaper's own published opinion.
editors|They work on MSS.
educate|Develop mentally.
educates|Provides knowledge.
educative|Instructive.
eeriest|Most haunting.
effaced|Reduced to insignificance.
egalite|Between Liberté and Fraternité.
egalite|Found with Liberté and Fraternité.
egalite|Part of a slogan of 1790.
eglantine|Sweetbriar.
egotist|I is his favorite pronoun.
egotist|Self-praiser.
egotistic|Of blind conceit.
egyptian|Rebel against Britain.
eighteen|How many amendments before Woman Suffrage?
einstein|Scientist at Princeton.
ejaculate|Exclaim.
elaborate|Not casual or simple.
elapsing|Slipping away.
elastic|Flexible.
elastic|Flexible.
elastic|Highly flexible.
elastic|Item of office supplies.
elastics|Handy office supplies.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elation|Great joy.
elation|Walking-on-air feeling.
elderly|Sixtyish.
elected|Chosen.
election|Coming event casting many shadows.
elections|November events.
electively|Voluntarily.
elector|November figurehead.
elector|V. I. P. in November.
elector|Voter.
electorate|About 98,000,000 of us.
electorate|All those entitled to vote.
electorate|They have the final say on Election Day.
electors|Balloters.
electors|They cast 531 votes.
electrons|Prisoners of the atom.
elegance|Delectable refinement.
elegance|Luxurious quality.
element|Environment adapted to any person or thing.
element|Plutonium, for instance.
elemental|Primary.
elementary|A favorite word of Sherlock Holmes.
elements|Atmospheric agencies or forces.
elephant|Political symbol originated by Thomas Nast.
elephants|Highly current cartoon symbols.
elevate|Improve the tone.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Raise in rank.
elevates|Uplifts.
elevation|Height above sea level.
elicited|Brought to light.
eligibles|Qualified members of a delegation.
eliminated|Removed.
ellipse|Flattened circle.
ellipse|Shape of a planet's orbit.
elocution|Training for public speaking.
eloined|Conveyed to a distance: Var.
elongate|Protract.
elongation|Protraction.
eluders|Escapers.
elusive|Slippery as an eel.
elusive|Tricksy.
emanant|Coming forth.
emanant|Coming forth.
emanant|Flowing from a source.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Come.
emanate|Flow forth.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Proceed from a source.
emanate|What radio waves do.
embargo|Weapon of the cold war.
embossed|Ornamented with raised work.
embrace|Accept willingly.
emending|Making corrections.
emerald|Symbol for the 55th wedding anniversary.
emerges|Appears.
emerges|Comes forth.
emerges|Comes into view.
emersed|Rising above the water: Bot.
emigrate|Go to live in another country.
emigres|Refugees.
eminence|A point of vantage.
eminence|High station.
eminent|Celebrated.
eminent|High in office.
eminent|Noteworthy.
eminent|Signal.
eminent|What a V. I. P. is.
emirate|Arabian chieftain's realm.
emirate|State of an Arabian rule.
emitted|Issued, as paper money.
emitted|Put into circulation.
emotive|Expressing strong feeling.
empiric|Depending on experience rather than science.
emplane|Embark for an air journey.
emplane|Embark for the sky.
employed|Working.
empower|Invest with authority.
empress|Nagako of Japan.
empties|Gondolas without freight.
emulate|Strive to equal.
emulous|Desirous of equaling others.
emulous|Striving to excel.
enables|Makes possible.
enacted|Legislated.
enacted|Made into law.
enacted|Portrayed.
enactor|Portrayer.
enameled|Glossed.
enamelist|Artist of smooth surfaces.
enamels|Paints.
enamored|Fascinated.
enamors|Captivates.
enamors|Captivates.
enamors|Fascinates.
enamour|Captivate.
encaged|Confined.
enchant|Fascinate.
enclave|Country enclosed by foreign territory.
enclose|Contain.
encloses|Walls in.
enclosure|A check inside a letter, for instance.
encoder|Worker with cryptograms.
encores|Overtime for concertmasters.
encores|Signs of success.
endears|Makes beloved.
endears|Makes cherishable.
endears|Makes precious.
endermic|Acting through the skin.
endless|Interminable.
endless|Soap operas seem so.
endogamy|Custom of marriage within a tribe.
endorse|Sign a check.
endorse|Sign on the dotted line.
endorsement|Approval.
endurance|Stamina.
endurer|Stoic.
enemies|Those we guard against.
enervate|Drain of energy.
enervates|Saps of vigor.
engender|Give rise to.
engineer|Herbert Hoover, for instance.
engirds|Encompasses.
engorge|Glut.
engorges|Swallows greedily.
engrave|Carve.
engraves|Emulates Timothy Cole.
engross|Occupy the whole attention.
enhance|Heighten.
enigmas|Inscrutable persons.
enisles|Isolates.
enlaced|Interwoven.
enlaced|Twined.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarges|Amplifies.
enliven|Make cheerful.
enneads|Groups of nine persons or things.
enneagons|Geometric nine-angled figures.
ennoble|Confer high rank.
ennoble|Dignify.
enormous|Bigger than big.
enquire|Seek information, in Britain.
enraged|Infuriated.
ensemble|Harmonious costume.
ensembles|Spring outfits.
enshrines|Preserves or cherishes as sacred.
ensigns|Graduates of U. S. N. A.
ensnare|What trappers do.
ensphered|Enclosed in a globe.
ensured|Guaranteed.
ensures|Guarantees.
entente|NATO, for instance.
entente|Understanding.
ententes|Treaties.
entered|Came in.
entered|Matriculated.
enterer|Joiner.
enterers|Workers at textile drawing frames.
enteron|Digestive tract.
enterprise|Famous Flying ___.
enthrones|Invests with sovereign authority.
enthuse|Gush.
enticed|Inveigled.
enticer|The spider, to the fly.
entrain|Start on a journey.
entrant|New member.
entrants|Participants in the Olympics, for instance.
entreaty|Supplication.
entrench|Establish in a strong position.
entrepreneur|Middleman.
enumerate|Tally specifically.
epaulet|Naval officer's shoulder ornament.
epaulet|Shoulder badge.
epergne|Table centerpiece.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicure|Man of taste.
epicure|Member of Wine and Food Society.
epilogue|Concluding section of a novel.
episodes|Installments in the Pearl White days.
episodes|Separate incidents.
epistles|Parts of the New Testament.
epithet|A meaningful name.
epitome|A part typical of a large and intricate whole.
epitome|An abstract.
epitomes|Abstracts.
eradiated|Shone.
erasers|Blackboard cleaners.
erasers|Blackboard implements.
erasers|Schoolroom equipment.
erasing|Cleaning the blackboard.
erasing|Obliterating.
erasing|What mistakes need.
erasure|A scratching out.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Rubbed out place.
erasures|Removals of errors.
erector|Construction man.
eremite|A solitary monk.
eremite|Anchorite.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Solitary monk.
eremite|Status of the monk in "Thais."
eristic|Pertaining to controversy.
ermines|Fur animals.
ermines|Royal furs.
ermines|Stoats in winter.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
eroticisms|Amatory sentiments.
errable|Prone to mistake.
errands|Small chores.
erudite|Adjective for a scholar.
erudite|Full of book learning.
erudite|Scholarly.
erupted|Blew up.
erupted|Broke out.
erupted|Hibok Hibok did.
escapade|Merry lark.
escapades|Merry pranks.
escapades|Prankish adventures.
escaped|Fled.
escapes|Gets through the Iron Curtain.
escapist|Reader of light fiction.
escutcheon|On which armorial bearings are displayed.
eserine|Drug used in eyedrops.
eserine|Drug used in eyedrops.
eserines|Drugs used in eye drops.
esophageal|Pertaining to the gullet.
esoteric|Abstruse.
esoteric|Understood by a select few.
espanol|What they speak in Mexico.
espionage|Work for intelligence men.
esprits|Ghosts: Fr.
essayed|Endeavored.
essayed|Tried.
essayer|One who makes a try.
essayers|Those who endeavor.
essayist|Lamb or Bacon, for instance.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|The heart of the matter.
essences|Perfumes.
essences|Substances obtained by distillation.
essential|Required.
estates|Clergy, nobles, commons and press.
estates|Country places.
estates|Monticello and Mount Vernon.
estates|Places in the country.
estates|Possessions: Law.
estates|The professions.
esteemed|Prized.
esteemed|Regarded.
esteems|Prizes.
esteems|Regards.
esteems|Values.
esthete|Artistic soul.
esthete|Arty person.
esthete|High-brow.
estimate|Judgment.
estimate|Survey of cost.
estival|Suitable to summer.
estoppages|Prohibitions.
estranged|Alienated.
estranged|Alienated.
estrangers|Alienators of affection.
estreated|Exacted by way of a fine.
estreats|Exacts a fine.
etagere|Whatnot: Fr.
etageres|Cabinets with shelves.
etamine|Tammy cloth.
etamins|Cotton fabrics: Var.
etching|Hogarth's specialty.
eternal|Unending.
eternal|Without time.
eternities|Things that last.
eternity|Damned from here to ___.
etesian|Periodical wind of the Levant.
etesian|Periodical.
ethereal|Light as an April cloud.
ethical|Professionally right.
etiolate|Bleach.
etiolate|Whiten in the dark, as celery.
etiolated|Blanched, as celery.
etiolates|Causes to whiten by excluding light.
eugenist|An expert on heredity.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evaporate|Disappear into thin air.
evasive|Shifty.
eveners|Doubletrees.
evenings|Twi-nites.
eventide|All things come home at ___.
everted|Turned inside out.
everything|Something extremely important.
evicted|Forced out.
evicted|Put out.
evidence|Lawyer's delight.
evidence|Means of making proof.
evident|Plain to see.
evolute|Go from ape to man.
evolves|Developed.
exacted|Demanded.
excisemen|British tax officers.
excites|Arouses.
exertive|Having power to put in action.
exhibit|Museum specialty.
exonerated|Said "not guilty."
expanse|Stretch.
expansion|Spread.
expiate|Atone for a crime.
expiate|Pay the penalty.
explain|Clear up.
exploit|Heroic deed.
express|Directly stated.
express|Put thoughts into words.
extremes|The sublime and the ridiculous, for instance.
eyedrops|Tears: Poetic.
eyelike|Ocellated.
eyesore|Strewn litter, for instance.
eyetooth|Cuspid.
fabricator|Liar.
faceted|Describing diamonds.
faction|Party within a party.
fadeaway|Famous last words.
fadeout|Conclusion of a movie scene.
fainted|Swooned.
fallacy|An illogical notion.
falseface|Part of the Mardi Gras costume.
fanfares|Orchestral passages by brass instruments.
fantast|A visionary person.
fascist|Adherent of totalitarian ideas.
fascist|Black Shirt.
fascists|Believers in a totalitarian government.
fastens|Secures; affixes.
fibered|Having tough, threadlike tissues.
fiestas|Holidays, south of the border.
figment|A product of the imagination.
finales|Last scenes.
finance|Wall Street specialty.
finances|Common causes of headaches.
finances|Provides capital.
finches|Sparrows, linnets, etc.
finesse|Cardplayer's strategy.
fireman|Important civil servant.
fishbones|Shore dinner hazards.
fission|A splitting into parts.
flageolet|Small, end-blown flute with six finger holes.
flattered|Blarneyed.
flattery|Northernmost cape on the West Coast.
flattop|Guadalcanal or Wasp.
flenses|Strips a seal's skin.
flinder|Splinter.
florence|Mecca for art lovers.
florists|Specialists in American Beauties.
flutterer|Word for a butterfly.
foisted|Palmed off.
folderol|Fuss and feathers.
folklore|Part of everyone's education.
followed|Succeeded.
fondues|Mixtures of cheese, eggs, butter, etc.
footballer|Otto Graham is one.
footpad|Highwayman.
forearm|Where the radius is.
foreman|Member of the jury.
foremast|Spar nearest the bow of a ship.
foreshow|Pre-indicate.
foundry|Where castings are made.
fourscore|First word of a famous speech.
foursquare|Unequivocal.
fourteenth|Good February date.
freemen|Beneficiaries of the Bill of Rights.
freemen|Citizens of the U. S.
freesia|Fragrant white or yellow flower.
freshmen|First-term Senators.
friends|Their Service Committee won the Nobel peace prize, 1947.
fruitcake|Holiday treat.
fulcrum|Support on which a lever rests.
funnyman|Hope or Benny.
furtive|Stealthy.
futures|Grain transactions.
gadarene|Pertaining to some biblical swine.
gadgets|Novel contrivances.
gaieties|Delightful entertainments.
gangster|Criminal.
garaged|Put in a repair shop.
garbled|Made unfair or misleading selections from.
gargles|Liquids for the throat.
garroter|Spanish executioner.
gauntlet|Symbol of challenge.
gavotte|Dance of the French court.
general|Thomas Handy's rank.
generate|Cause to be.
generator|Machine that produces electricity.
genesis|Book of the Bible.
genetic|Relating to the science of heredity.
geniuses|Shakespeare, Beethoven, da Vinci.
genteel|Well-mannered.
gentile|Ace of World War II.
gentler|More pacific.
geranium|Denizen of the window sill.
germane|Relevant.
gestalt|German school of psychology based on "A whole is more than the sum of its parts."
gesture|Action to express idea.
gesture|Diplomatic act.
gestured|Expressed in pantomime.
getaway|Start of a race.
gewgaws|Gimcracks.
giggler|Victim of laughter.
gingerly|With extreme care.
glacier|National park in Montana.
glaciers|The largest known are in Greenland and Antarctica.
gladness|Pleasure.
gladstone|Four-time P. M. of England.
gleaners|Subject of a Millet masterpiece.
gleemen|Minstrels of olden days.
gliders|Simplest aircraft.
gloated|Gazed with exultation.
glossed|Explained away (with "over").
glottis|Space between the vocal cords.
gnashes|Grits the teeth.
goldbrick|Loaf on the job.
goldsmith|Creator of Tony Lumpkin.
golgotha|Place outside Jerusalem.
goliath|Role in "David and Bathsheba."
gondola|Means of transportation in Venice.
gondoliers|Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri of Venetia.
goodies|Tasty sweets.
gooseflesh|Horripilation.
gorilla|The late Gargantua.
gorilla|The late lamented Bushman.
gougers|Merchants or landlords who overcharge.
goulash|Hungary's gift to the inner man.
gradate|Blend, as colors.
gradate|Pass by degrees, as one color into another.
graders|Road machines.
graduates|Heroes and heroines of June.
grafters|Undesirable politicos.
grainer|Decorative painter of wood.
grammar|Dizzy Dean's problem.
grandames|Old women.
grandstand|Where Bobby Thomson homered.
granger|Husbandman.
granite|New Hampshire's specialty.
grapeshot|Old-fashioned ammunition.
grapevine|For those with a sense of rumor.
grapevine|Method of communication used during Civil War.
grapevine|Person-to-person news service.
grasses|Millet, timothy, redtop.
grassroot|Indicating political trends emerging spontaneously from the people.
grateful|Welcome.
graters|Rough-surfaced kitchen utensils.
gratings|Subway vent covers.
gratitude|Thanksgiving feeling.
greatest|Kind of show the circus is.
greediest|Most shamelessly grasping.
greenery|Verdure.
greenest|Most gullible.
greenie|Tenderfoot: Colloq.
greenth|Verdure.
greeters|Handshakers and backslappers.
grenadier|Member of a famous British regiment.
gridiron|Famous Washington club of newspaper men.
grimace|Unhappy facial expression.
grinder|Millstone.
gripper|Hard handshaker.
grisette|French working girl.
groaner|Bing Crosby's sobriquet.
groomsmen|Wedding attendants.
grottos|Scenic features at Capri and elsewhere.
guanaco|Wild animal of South America, relative of the camel.
guaranty|Promise to make good a loss.
gunmetal|Hosiery shade.
gunpowder|Diabolical Chinese invention.
habanera|Risë Stevens sings it.
haggard|He wrote "King Solomon's Mines."
hagrode|Afflicted with nightmares.
hairpins|They're invisible.
hallway|Space between Apt. 1 and Apt. 3.
hammers|16-pounders, used in Olympic Games.
handcar|Railroad worker's vehicle.
handicap|Event at Aqueduct.
handier|More convenient.
handlebar|Kind of mustache.
handmaiden|Nerissa was Portia's.
handout|Bonanza for a tramp.
hangout|Haunt.
haplessly|Unfortunately.
harassed|Badgered.
harasses|Pesters.
hardeners|Substances in paint.
hardpan|Firm layer of clay underlying soft soil.
harmers|Evil doers.
harpers|___ Ferry, West Virginia.
harpist|Occupation of one of the Marx brothers.
hassled|Fought with the umpire: Slang.
hastate|Triangular in shape, as leaves.
hastily|At a fast clip.
hastily|Lickety-brindle.
hatable|Odious.
hatable|Worthy of odium.
hateable|Detestable: Var.
hatters|Relatives of haberdashers.
haulage|Trucker's fee.
hauling|Transporting by rail or truck.
haunted|What Ebeneezer Scrooge was, on Christmas Eve.
hayward|She portrayed Bathsheba.
haziest|Vaguest.
headmaster|Heely of Lawrenceville, for instance.
headpin|Bowler's target.
heartache|Sorrow.
heartless|Cruel.
heavens|Exclamation of surprise.
heavens|Oh, goodness me!
hedgers|Cautious bettors.
heeltap|Shoe lift.
hegiras|Exoduses, like Mohammed's.
heiress|Play based on Henry James novel (with "The").
helicon|Home of the Muses.
hellcat|Bad-tempered woman.
henchman|Unscrupulous follower.
henhouse|Home for Plymouth Rocks.
henlike|Resembling a bird.
hennaed|Dyed reddish-orange.
hennaed|Dyed the hair.
hennery|Poultry farm.
henpeck|Treat the way Maggie treats Jiggs.
henpecked|What most comic strip husbands are.
herdsman|Cowpuncher or sheep tender.
heretic|Nonconformist.
heretic|Nonconformist.
heretical|Unorthodox.
heritage|Birthright.
heroine|Jane Froman, for instance.
herring|Red ___.
hibernal|Wintry.
hideout|Gangster's refuge.
highland|Where the heather grows.
highness|Elizabeth II's title of honor.
hilliness|A hazard on some golf courses.
hinderer|Obstructionist.
hinters|Suggestion-makers.
hinting|Suggesting.
hodgepodge|Everything but the kitchen sink.
hoedown|Noisy, shuffling dance, in Southern U. S.
hogshead|Large barrel.
hoister|Apparatus for lifting.
holland|Juliana's land.
holland|Low Country.
holster|Hopalong's carrying case.
holster|Part of a "Hopalong" outfit.
homeless|Hobo's state.
homelike|Cheerful; cozy.
homeric|Of epic proportions.
homespun|Philosophy à la Will Rogers.
honesty|A good characteristic.
honesty|Excellent presidential policy.
honorary|Given as a token of esteem.
honored|Held in high regard.
honorer|One who shows respect.
hooters|Some owls and some spectators.
hornbook|Old-time primer.
hornets|Social wasps.
hornier|More keratinous.
hornpipe|Sailor's dance.
horserace|Arcaro's specialty.
hostage|What Damon was for Pythias.
hostess|Perle Mesta is a noted one.
hostile|Inimical.
hostile|Not at all friendly.
hotspur|Headstrong reckless fellow.
hotspur|Person with no temper control.
hotspur|Sir Henry Percy.
hoydenish|Boisterously unladylike.
hugeous|Very large: Humorous.
humbleness|Simplicity.
hunters|Theodore Roosevelt, Carl Akeley, etc.
hurtles|Rushes violently and noisily.
husbandman|Farmer.
hustles|Works energetically.
hyphenated|Describing "what-you-may-call-it," "son-in-law," etc.
iceberg|Person of cold temperament.
iceboat|It's fun on lakes in winter.
icicles|Winter's stalactites.
iciness|Lack of warmth.
icteric|Remedy for jaundice.
ideates|Thinks.
ideologies|Characteristic beliefs of large groups of people.
idolatry|Blind devotion.
ignescent|Bursting into flame.
ignoble|Lacking worthiness.
ignorant|Unaware of.
ignoring|Paying no heed.
illicit|Not permitted or authorized.
illicit|Unlicensed.
illusory|Tending to deceive.
imagers|Vivid describers.
imagine|Conjecture.
imagine|Conjecture.
imagine|Form an idea of.
imagist|Poet like Amy Lowell.
imamate|A Moslem principality.
imitate|Strive to copy.
imitates|Does likewise.
imitates|Follows suit.
immemorial|Indefinitely ancient.
immerse|Dip.
immobile|Stationary.
impalas|Beautiful antelopes of Africa.
impaled|Fixed on a stake.
impaled|Pierced.
impaler|Desk spike.
impaler|Transfixer.
impanel|Enroll, as a jury.
impartial|Equitable.
impasse|Blind alley.
impasses|Blind alleys.
impassive|Volatile as a wooden Indian.
impeach|Accuse of misconduct in office.
impiety|Lack of reverence.
impinge|Encroach upon.
importer|Buyer of British tweeds, for instance.
imposture|Deception under a false character.
impotent|Lacking power.
impounder|Dogcatcher.
impresario|Rudolph Bing, for instance.
impress|Stamp.
imprimaturs|Official licenses to publish books.
improper|Unseemly.
impudence|Audacity.
impugnable|Open to question.
imputes|Attributes or ascribes.
inalienable|Descriptive of the rights stated in the Declaration.
incense|Pleasing fragrance.
incited|Aroused.
incites|Eggs to action.
includes|Embraces.
incorrect|Erroneous.
increment|Something gained.
independence|HST's plane.
indexers|Librarians.
indicate|Betoken.
indoctrination|Reds' effort at brain control.
indolence|Symptom of spring fever.
inducer|One who persuades.
inerrant|Infallible.
inertia|A property of matter, in physics.
inertia|Stagnation.
inertias|Disinclinations to move.
infatuate|Captivate to the point of folly.
inference|A logical conclusion from a premise.
inferno|First third of an epic.
inflames|Angers.
inflict|Impose a penalty.
ingenue|Role like Isabel Bigley's.
ingrain|Fix firmly.
inhabit|Live.
inherent|Belonging by nature.
inherit|Receive from a predecessor.
inheritors|Beneficiaries of a will.
inhuman|Barbarous.
initial|Incipient.
initial|Sign in a certain way.
initiate|Begin.
initiate|Originate.
initiate|Take the first step.
initiated|Made a start.
inkhorn|Small bottle for writing fluid.
inkstand|Handy desk appurtenance.
inlander|Native of the Middle West.
innocence|Subject of some William Blake's poems.
innocence|Symbolized by a lamb.
innocents|Americans abroad, à la Mark Twain.
innuendos|Sly digs: Var.
insanity|Extreme folly.
insatiate|Ever avid.
inscribe|Engrave characters.
insects|Entomologists study them.
insiders|People in the know.
insides|Gunther books.
insincere|Hypocritical.
insists|Dwells with emphasis.
insists|Maintains stoutly.
insolence|Gross disrespect.
inspirit|Animate.
install|Induct.
instance|A case in point.
instantaneously|At once.
instinct|Natural inclination.
insufflate|Blow DDT around.
insults|Barbed weapons, verbal.
insures|Takes out a policy.
insuring|Making certain.
integer|A whole number.
intellectuals|Persons of special enlightenment.
intents|Designs.
interarch|Form in overlapping curves.
interborough|Between divisions of Greater New York.
intercom|Office chatter-box.
interdependence|Mutual reliance.
interests|Groups allied in business.
interim|Betweentime.
interlunar|At the dark of the moon.
intermits|Ceases for a time.
internationals|Certain people.
interne|Hospital employe.
internee|One detained by war or law.
internes|Ambulance riders.
interns|Detains aliens in wartime.
interpreters|U. N. workers.
interrogate|Cross-question.
intervenes|Comes between.
intestate|Having made no will.
intestate|Not disposed of by will.
intimate|Give an inkling of.
intoned|Chanted.
intoner|Chanter.
intoner|Chanter.
intoner|Chanter.
intones|Chants.
intrepid|Dauntless.
introduces|Ushers in.
intrude|Trespass.
invader|Aggressive nation.
invades|Enters for conquest.
invents|Emulates Edison.
inverness|Sherlock Holmes' famed cape.
invitee|Recipient of RSVP note.
involve|Embroil.
ionization|Chemical process.
iridium|Element used in platinum alloys.
ironers|Mangles.
ironman|Ideal jet pilot.
ironmen|Dollars: 2 facetious wds.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell.
irrigate|Water.
irrigate|Water.
irritate|Go against the grain.
irritate|Nettle.
isogram|Weather-map line denoting equal temperatures.
isolate|Keep from contact with others.
isolate|Sequester.
isomers|Chemical compounds of similar structure.
isometric|Having equal measurements.
issuers|Publishers.
issuers|Publishers.
isthmus|Kra or Suez.
isthmus|Panama or Suez.
italicize|Underscore with a single line.
italics|A style of printing.
italics|Type for special purposes.
itchings|Ivy mementos.
itemize|Catalogue.
iterant|Echoing.
iterant|Repeating.
iterant|Repeating.
iterant|Repetitive.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say it again.
iterated|Repeated.
jackanapes|Petty person who affects importance.
jailers|Officials at the Tombs.
janitor|Doorkeeper.
jeepers|Bobbysoxer's exclamation.
jobless|There are about 270,000 in New York.
jodhpur|Indian city.
joiners|Carpenters who construct doors, windows, etc.
jugglers|Vaudeville performers.
jugular|Important part of one's neck.
kaffirs|Tall, powerful Africans.
kanakas|Natives of the South Sea islands.
kashmir|Country of the Shalamar gardens.
kedgeree|Flaked fish cooked with rice and eggs.
keelages|Mooring tolls.
keelhaul|Drag someone under a ship, as the pirates did.
keelson|Beam structure in a ship.
keeners|Professional mourners in Ireland.
keenest|Most bitter.
keepers|Custodians.
kennels|Certain living quarters.
kennels|Lodgings for boxers.
kerosene|Cheap light fuel.
kettles|Ma and Pa in the movies.
keynoters|Orators on July 7th and 14th.
keynoters|They will sound off at the Chicago conventions.
keystone|A state or something on which other things depend.
kickbacks|Examples of graft in industry.
kidnaped|Abducted.
kindhearted|Of tender mercies.
kindred|Of the same blood.
kinetics|Branch of mechanics having to do with motion.
kingless|Descriptive of Spain, Portugal, Italy, etc.
kinsman|Relative.
kippers|Britisher's favorite breakfast food.
kismets|Destinies.
kissable|The Blarney Stone is.
kneaded|Prepared dough.
kneader|Baker of homemade bread.
kneeled|Genuflected.
knesset|Ben-Gurion's parliament.
knesset|Ben-Gurion's parliament.
knesset|Israel's Parliament.
knickknack|A piece of bric-à-brac.
knotted|Tangled.
knotter|Harvester device.
kremlin|Heart of Moscow.
kremlin|Synonym for the Soviet.
labials|Certain consonants, as b, p, m.
laborite|Follower of Attlee.
labrador|Northerly peninsula of North America.
lacrosse|American Indian ball game.
lacteal|Milky.
lacunal|Having small openings or gaps.
ladrones|Former name of the Marianas Islands.
lamentations|Jeremiah's book of the Old Testament.
laminar|Arranged in layers.
lampooners|Satirizers.
lanated|Woolly.
landing|Pier, dock, etc.
landlady|Real estate owner.
landlords|Lessors.
languish|Lydia ___, heroine of "The Rivals."
languor|Lassitude.
lanolin|Cosmetic ingredient.
lapwing|Sight for a bird watcher.
larders|Pantries.
largely|In a generous way.
largess|Generous bestowal of gifts.
lashers|Cords.
lasters|Pitchers that go the whole way.
lasting|Permanent.
latakia|Seaport in Syria.
latecomer|Ten o'clock scholar.
lateness|State of the bird who goes wormless.
lateral|Football maneuver.
lateral|Kind of football pass.
laterals|Football passes.
lattices|Frameworks of crossbars.
lauding|Singing the praises of.
laughers|Titterers.
laurels|Symbols of honor and fame.
lawlike|Having legal respect.
layaway|One plan for buying.
layered|Laminated.
layette|Newcomer's wardrobe.
leadened|Made heavy.
leaders|Commanders-in-chief.
leaders|What the country needs.
leakier|Having more holes.
leaping|Vaulting.
leasing|Renting.
leathered|Covered with horsehide.
leavens|Makes light with yeast.
lecture|Wigging.
lecturer|Chautauqua performer.
lectures|One method of adult education.
ledgers|Books of final entry.
leeward|Island chain in the West Indies.
leftwing|One side of a political party.
legatee|Recipient of a bequest.
legation|Perle Mesta's headquarters in Luxemburg, for instance.
legends|Stories the Indians told.
legislates|Enacts.
legislates|What Congress does.
legless|Unsupported, as an apod.
leisure|Alluring prospect for vacation.
leisure|Avocation time.
leisures|Times for enjoyment.
lending|___ library.
lengthens|Protracts.
lenience|Clemency.
leniency|Clemency.
lenient|Inclined to mercy.
leonine|Courageous.
leotard|Rehearsal garment.
leprechauns|Little men of Bogland.
letterer|Skilled hand-printer.
leverage|Increased power of action.
levitator|Table-lifting medium.
lexicons|Dictionaries.
libations|Liquids poured on the ground in honor of deities.
liberal|Favorable to progress and reform.
liberate|Take chains away.
license|___ plate.
licensee|One with official permission.
limeades|Thirst quenchers.
limited|The Twentieth to Chicago.
limiter|That which bounds.
lineages|Family trees.
lineaments|Features.
lineate|Marked with stripes.
linemen|Part of a football team.
linemen|Phone company workers.
lingual|Formed with the tongue, as t, d, n, s.
linkage|Connective units.
linnets|Finches.
lissome|Supple.
lissome|Svelte.
listens|Hearkens.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
literal|Unimaginative.
literator|Critic.
litotes|Rhetorical expression such as "not bad at all."
littles|Several Dickens heroines.
littoral|Pertaining to the coast.
liturgy|Church ritual.
lizards|Iguanas.
locator|Finder of a mining claim.
longbows|Weapons of Ivanhoe's time.
loophole|Narrow avenue of escape.
loosener|That which releases.
looters|Robbers.
lorries|British motor trucks.
lothario|Gay and unscrupulous rake.
lotharios|Stage door johnnies.
loudest|Most blatant.
macerate|Soften by steeping.
macerater|Apparatus for converting paper into pulp.
macular|Spotted.
madness|Extreme folly.
madrigal|Song for a glee club.
madrigal|Song for a glee club.
madrigals|Part songs without accompaniment.
maelstrom|Norway's famous whirlpool.
magenta|Kin of shocking pink.
maggots|Larvae of the housefly.
magical|Like Thurston's art.
mahatma|Great-souled person.
maidenly|Gentle or modest.
maidens|Florodora girls.
mailing|Operation Christmas card.
mailman|Daily deliverer.
mainlands|Continents.
maintop|Circus tent.
maintop|Platform at the head of a certain mast.
majored|Specialized in certain subjects.
majored|Specialized, in college.
makings|Ingredients.
malacca|Malayan seaport.
maladies|Ailments.
malaria|Tropical hazard.
malaria|What atabrine prevents.
malefic|Emanating evil.
malignant|Bent on evil.
malines|Handmade bobbin lace from Flanders.
mallard|Target of the duck hunter.
maltose|Item in baby formulas.
managers|Theatrical directors.
mananas|Tomorrows, in Spain.
manatee|Kin of the dugong.
manatee|Sea cow.
mandate|Territory administered by another nation.
manhattan|Peter Minuit's bargain.
manhole|Favorite device in the cartoonist's repertoire.
manning|Commodore of the United States.
mansion|Gracie ___, where N. Y. C.'s Mayor lives.
mantles|Items from the gaslight era.
mantuas|Ladies' cloaks.
manzanita|Flowering shrub of western U. S.
marathon|An Olympic event.
marathon|Annual event in Boston.
marathon|Twenty-six miles 385 yards.
marathoner|Olympic entrant in the 26-mile race.
marauder|Buccaneer.
marching|Student activity between halves.
margarine|White in New York, yellow in New Jersey.
marinate|Let stand in a vinegar-oil mixture.
mariner|Subject of Coleridge's famous poem.
marines|Gen. Shepherd's command.
marines|Gen. Shepherd's men.
mariposa|Famous redwood center in California.
marital|Conjugal.
marital|Pertaining to wedlock.
maritime|Nautical.
marplots|Frustraters of plans.
marshall|Subject of campaign controversy.
martian|Possible flying saucer pilot.
martini|Companion of the canapes.
martyrs|Unsubmissive idealists.
mascara|Cosmetic item.
mascara|Part of a make-up kit.
mascara|Part of a make-up kit.
mashies|Middlecoff uses them.
mashies|No. 5 irons.
massacre|One form of genocide.
massacre|Slaughter.
massage|Part of a trainer's job.
massage|Treatment for Charley horse.
mastermind|Du Maurier's Svengali, for instance.
mastermind|Leader of a brain trust.
masters|Golf tournament at Augusta.
masters|Golf tournament.
matador|Army robot plane.
matador|Bestseller by Barnaby Conrad.
matador|Bizet or Hemingway character.
matador|Hero of "The Brave Bulls."
matador|Sidney Franklin's occupation.
maternities|States of parenthood.
matinee|Show.
mattock|Implement for digging and grubbing.
maverick|Maury ___, famous Texas Congressman.
maxwell|Amateur U. S. gold champion.
mayonnaise|Dieter's taboo.
meander|Pursue a winding course.
meaningful|Significant.
measure|Ruler.
meatman|Inportant tradesman.
medaled|Decorated.
medalist|Trophy winner.
mediate|What arbitrators do.
medicos|Docs.
meditate|Reflect.
medusan|A jellyfish.
melodist|Frederick Loewe or Dick Rodgers.
memorial|The Unknown Soldier or the Eternal Light.
menacer|Ominous person.
menagerie|Part of a circus.
menageries|Places for wild life.
menders|Reweavers.
merceries|Textile shops, in London.
merchants|Buyers and sellers.
meridians|North-to-south lines on a map.
merited|Deserved.
mermaid|Tavern where Ben Jonson and friends met.
mesdames|Salutation for a letter to a woman's club.
message|What Andrew S. Rowan carried.
messages|Communications.
messages|Telegrams.
messenger|Mercury or Iris.
messiah|An expected deliverer.
messiah|An expected deliverer.
messier|Less tidy.
metiers|Professions.
metropolitan|Central Park landmark.
miasmas|Noxious atmospheres.
microbe|Laboratory phenomenon.
microphone|Part of a walkie-talkie.
midinette|Parisian shopgirl.
midrash|Explanation of Hebrew Scriptures.
midriff|Diaphragm.
mignons|Stars who sing in a Thomas opera.
migrate|Seek a new homeland.
mileage|Automobile age indicator.
millions|U. S. budget units of yesteryear.
mimicry|Thespian's art.
minaret|Muezzin's tower.
minimum|___ Wage Law.
miniver|Mrs. ___.
mintage|Work directed by Nellie Tayloe Ross.
minting|Treasury function.
minutes|Recording secretary's job.
mirages|Things seen that aren't there.
mirthful|Jolly and gay.
miscast|Unsuited for a role.
misdirect|Send on a wild-goose chase.
misdoers|Miscreants.
misgauge|Estimate incorrectly.
mislearns|Wrongly receives instructions.
mismates|Arranges in the wrong pairs.
mismating|Pairing imperfectly.
misrepresenting|Belying.
mistake|A wrong definition, for instance.
mistaken|Understood wrongly.
misters|Ike and others.
mistier|In denser fog.
mistral|Mediterranean wind.
mitered|Cut a picture-frame corner.
mittens|Misplaced nursery articles.
mixture|Hodgepodge.
mnemonic|Aiding memory.
mnemonic|Intended to aid the memory.
mobbish|What gangsters are.
moderately|Judiciously.
moderates|Presides over a public meeting.
moderne|New-fashioned: French.
modiste|Fashionable milliner.
molasses|Slow-flower in January.
molasses|Symbol of sluggishness.
molests|Disturbs.
monetary|Pertaining to currency.
mongolian|Chou En-lai, for instance.
mongoose|Rikki-tikki-tavi.
monikers|Tramps' identification marks.
monitor|Patroller of radio lanes.
monopolist|One who corners the market.
monopoly|Barred by the Sherman Act.
monsoon|India's rainy season.
monsoon|Rainy season in India.
monster|King Kong.
monsters|Jabberwock, Geryon, griffin.
montero|Hunter's cap.
moonlight|A Beethoven sonata.
moonlit|Suffused with lunar radiance.
moorish|Moroccan.
moppets|Little girls.
mothers|Mrs. Goose and Mrs. Hubbard.
motorcade|Part of a torchlight procession.
motorcar|A product of Michigan.
motored|Traveled by auto.
moulage|Making of plaster molds for evidence: Criminology.
mounted|Ready for a ride.
mousetrap|Part of a famous quotation from Emerson.
mudhole|Hazard on a country road.
muffles|Silences.
mugwump|Political independent who bolts his party.
mugwumps|Republican renegades of 1884.
mulligan|Stew, probably named for a tramp.
multitude|Throng.
mutineer|Bane of the Bounty.
mysteries|Escape literature.
mystery|Favorite hammock reading.
mystics|Persons claiming special insight.
nabbing|Arresting: Colloq.
nacelle|The car of a balloon.
naivete|Artlessness.
nannies|British nurses.
napoleon|Dessert named for a general.
napoleon|Shaw's "Man of Destiny."
narcotics|T-men's problem.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Tell a story.
narrate|Tell.
narrated|Gave a commentary.
narrators|Story tellers.
narrows|Passage from upper to lower New York Bay (with "The").
nasality|Twanginess in speech.
nasality|Twangy utterance.
nastiest|Worst and meanest.
nationalization|Laborite theory opposed by Churchill.
nations|A "united" group.
nations|States.
nations|They could be "One World."
natives|All-year-round people.
nativities|Infant debuts.
naturist|Someone like Thoreau.
nautilus|First atomic-powered submarine, now under construction.
nautilus|Name for the U. S. atom-powered submarine.
nearest|Most intimate.
neatest|___ Trick of the Week.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most shipshape.
neddies|Veritable donkeys.
needers|Ready customers.
needers|Those in want.
needful|Requiring.
needier|More in want.
needier|More poverty-stricken.
neediest|Gifts for the ___.
needled|Teased or heckled.
needles|City near Hoover Dam.
negated|Nullified.
negation|Absence of certain qualities.
negative|Camera product.
negatives|Photography items.
negotiants|They meet at Panmunjom.
negotiate|Discuss peace terms.
negotiate|Make a peace treaty, for instance.
negotiator|Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner, for instance.
neighbor|Canada is one.
neither|Not the one or the other.
nelsons|Popular radio family.
nemeses|Inflicters of retribution.
nemeses|Relentless avengers.
nemeses|Retributive fates.
nemesis|Goddess of retribution.
nemesis|Goddess who saw that men got their just deserts.
nemesis|Inflicter of retribution.
neologic|Pertaining to the use of new words.
nervier|Bolder.
nervines|Soothing tonics.
nescient|Ignorant.
nesters|Birds in the spring.
nesters|Squatters in cattle country.
nesting|Spring activity in the avian world.
nestled|Cuddled.
nestled|Snugly settled.
nestler|Warm snuggler.
nestles|Settles comfortably.
nestors|Wise old men.
nettler|Irritating fellow.
neuroses|Emotional disorders.
neutrals|Switzerland and Sweden, in recent years.
newlywed|Tito, for instance.
newness|Quality of a 1952 car.
newshawk|Paper peddler.
nibbles|Bill of fare for dieters.
nicotine|James M. Barrie's "My Lady ___."
niellist|Ornamenter of metal with inlays.
nightcap|Headgear referred to in "Visit From St. Nicholas."
nimrods|Hunters.
nincompoop|The other fellow's candidate.
ninepin|Bowling target.
ninepin|Bowling-alley requisite.
ninnies|Dunces.
nippiest|Most invigorating.
nirvana|Escape to oblivion.
noblesse|___ oblige.
noblest|Brutus, "the ___ Roman of them all.”
nocturne|Chopin's Opus 27, for instance.
noisome|Pernicious.
nomadic|Characteristic of certain Arabian tribes.
nominal|Not real or actual.
nominal|Of small value.
nomination|Big news in Chicago.
nontypical|Hardly representative.
norites|Rocks found in Norway.
norites|Rocks from Norway.
norther|The wind that sweeps through Texas.
northwest|Where the Mounties ride.
nostalgia|That no-place-like-home feeling.
nostrums|Remedies.
notables|V. I. P.'s.
notebook|Where memoranda go.
notedness|Renown.
nothing|Goose egg.
noticer|Observer.
notices|Brief newspaper reviews, as of books or plays.
novices|Green hands.
nuances|Delicate shades of feeling.
nucleoles|Parts of cells.
numerable|Capable of being counted.
numeral|An Arabic creation.
nursing|Vital profession manned chiefly by women.
nurture|Train.
oarsman|Crew member.
oatcake|Snack in Scotland.
oatmeal|Ingredient of certain cookies.
obedience|An asset in any family.
obelisks|Cleopatra's Needles, in New York and London.
obeyers|Submissive ones.
obliged|Accommodated.
obliterate|Remove all traces of.
obsessive|Single-minded to a degree.
obviate|Make unnecessary.
occasioning|Bringing about.
ocelots|Spotted wildcats.
octagons|Plane figures.
octavos|Book sizes.
octette|Two quartettes.
octopus|Eight-armed cephalopod.
octuple|Consisting of eight parts.
odalisk|Harem girl.
odalisk|Lady in a harem.
oddities|Strange happenings.
odorful|Fragrant.
odorous|Fragrant.
oersted|Danish physicist in the field of electromagnetism.
offender|Wrongdoer.
offenders|Wrongdoers.
offside|It costs footballers five yards.
oftener|More frequently.
oftener|Not so seldom.
oilseed|Castor bean product.
oldsters|An increasing percentage of our population.
oleaster|Flowering shrub of southern Europe.
omelets|Spanish ___.
ominous|Threatening.
oneness|Constancy.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
oospore|The germ of a future plant.
openers|Jacks or better.
openers|Kitchen gadgets.
openers|Kitchen gadgets.
opening|Opportunity.
operagoers|Diamond Horseshoe patrons.
operate|Act.
operate|Conduct.
operate|Handle.
operate|Work.
operation|A strategic project.
operative|FBI agent.
operative|Garment worker or detective.
operator|Garment worker.
operetta|Iolanthe, for instance.
operetta|Patience, for instance.
operetta|Sigmund Romberg's forte.
operettas|Broadway offerings.
operose|Requiring labor.
ophthalmologist|Important doctor of medicine.
opiates|Products of the poppy.
opiates|Puts to sleep.
opinion|Supreme Court decision.
opinion|View.
optical|Type of lens.
optometer|Device for measuring vision.
opulence|Wealth.
oracles|Delphian utterances.
oracles|Know-it-alls.
orangery|Glasshouse for growing fruit.
oranges|Object of California-Florida rivalry.
oranges|Temples, kings and mandarins.
orations|Valedictories.
oratorios|The Creation and "The Messiah."
orators|Political speakers.
orbital|Describing the path of a planet.
orbital|Like a planet's path.
orbital|Pertaining to a sphere.
orchestra|Toscanini has one.
ordeals|Trying experiences.
ordered|Prescribed.
ordering|Housekeeper's chore.
ordinal|First or second, for instance.
ordinal|Number like 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
ordinals|First, second, third, etc.
ordinand|Candidate for the ministry.
oregano|Fragrant condiment.
organdie|Thin muslin.
organons|Means of acquiring knowledge.
oriental|Akihito, for instance.
original|Not a reproduction.
originated|Sprang.
origins|Beginnings.
orismology|Art of defining technical terms.
ornament|Something that beautifies.
ornamental|Decorative.
orphans|Annie and others.
ortolan|Bobolink or bunting.
oscular|Pertaining to kissing.
osiered|Lovely with willows.
ostensive|Outwardly appearing as such.
ostlers|Stablemen.
ostrich|Feign not to see.
otologists|They treat ears.
ottoman|Footstool.
ottoman|Footstool.
ottoman|Piece of furniture.
ottoman|Seat for the extra TV guest.
ottoman|Turk.
ousting|Expelling.
outages|Vents.
outcast|Exile.
outdoes|Excels others in action.
outlast|Wear better.
outrage|Act of wanton violence.
outrider|Mounted stagecoach guard.
outward|Away from port.
overact|Play up the drama.
overacting|Fault of a "ham."
overalls|Wardrobe item.
overate|Gourmandized.
overcame|Conquered.
overcrowded|Describing streets and subways at six.
overeat|Indulge the appetite.
overeating|One way of getting plump.
overexert|Do too much.
overlap|Extend above and beyond.
overlays|Superimposes.
overleap|Bridge with a bound.
overpower|Vanquish.
override|Outweigh.
overrun|Invade and occupy.
oversee|Supervise.
overseers|Superintendents.
overseers|Supervisors.
overset|Too much print for one page.
overshade|Make dark or gloomy.
overshot|Went wide of the mark.
overside|The upper or higher border.
overstep|Take too much for granted.
overtime|Extra working hours.
overtire|Exhaust.
overtire|Fatigue too much.
overture|Beethoven's "Prometheus," for instance.
overuse|Too frequent practice.
ovicide|Sheep killing.
oxidate|Cover with a coating of rust.
oysters|They're off the list until September.
pacifists|Antagonists of war.
package|TV show put together and offered for sale.
painter|A stern fast.
palatine|One of the seven hills of Rome.
paleface|Bob Hope's movie role.
paleness|Lack of color.
palette|Pigment board.
palisade|Unit of Hudson River escarpment.
palisades|40 miles on the Hudson.
palliate|Mitigate.
palliative|Extenuating.
pamperer|Doting parent.
pampero|Cold wind, over the pampas.
panamas|They're made of plaited palm leaves.
pandora|Recent Ava Gardner role.
paneled|Adorned with strips.
panorama|View of wide horizons.
panting|Heaving.
pantomime|Jimmy Savo's forte.
paperers|Interior decorators.
papering|Giving out free tickets to performances: Slang.
papoose|Nokomis's baby.
parachute|Airman's pack.
parachute|Insigne of Air Force units.
parader|Drum majorette.
parades|Celebrations for celebrities.
paradisal|Resembling a famous garden.
paradise|Final abode of the righteous.
paradise|Omar Khayyam's transmuted wilderness.
parakeet|Cage bird.
paranymph|Bridesmaid, in ancient Greece.
parapet|Protecting railing of a bridge.
parapets|Protective walls.
parasol|Protection against the sun.
parboiled|Overheated.
pardoned|Forgave.
parental|Characteristic of certain family members.
parental|Of mater and pater.
parentheses|Qualifying phrases.
pargeted|Plastered ornamentally.
parliament|Where M. P.'s congregate.
parolee|Captive released on his word.
parricide|A murderer in the family.
parrots|They're now legal in N. Y. C. after ban since 1938.
parsers|Grammar students.
parsnip|Member of the carrot family.
parsnip|Root vegetable.
partake|Share.
partially|Not wholly.
particle|Scintilla.
parties|Democratic and Republican.
partisan|Devoted adherent.
partita|Musical form favored by Bach.
passage|Enactment, as of a law.
passive|Unresisting.
pastorate|A minister's flock.
pastures|Farm lands.
pastures|Lands surrounding farms.
patella|Important bone.
patella|Kneecap.
patently|Obviously.
patroons|Dutch aristocrats of old New York.
pavlova|She was famous for "Death of the Swan."
payrolls|Important concern of industry.
peasant|Agricultural worker of Europe.
pedantic|Ostentatious of learning.
pedicles|Plant stalks.
pediment|Triangular gable on a building, as the Parthenon.
peeresses|Noblewomen.
peering|Looking intently.
pelagic|Oceanic.
pelagic|Pertaining to the ocean.
pelican|Big bird on the state seal of Louisiana.
pelleted|Supplied with small shot.
pellets|Balls of dough.
pendant|Neck ornament.
penitence|Contrition.
penitent|Contrite.
penitent|Sorry.
pennames|George Sand and George Eliot.
pennant|Goal of eight teams in each league.
penners|Writers.
pennies|A problem for Nellie Tayloe Ross.
pennies|Useful change.
penniless|Without a sou.
pennines|Alps famed for tourist resorts.
penstocks|Sluices or floodgates.
pentagon|World's largest office building.
pentene|In chemistry, a hydrocarbon.
peonage|Next thing to slavery.
peoples|Populates.
percale|Sheet fabric.
percales|Fine cotton fabrics.
perceive|Understand.
percent|Batting average.
percent|By the hundred.
perigee|Point in the moon's orbit nearest the earth.
perigee|Point in the moon's orbit.
periled|Jeopardized.
periwig|It's worn by British barristers.
permits|Licenses.
perrons|Out-of-door flights of steps.
personal|Short news paragraph.
persons|Alabama's Governor.
persuaded|Induced by argument.
pertain|Belong or have relation to.
perused|Scrutinized.
perverse|Stubbornly wrong.
pesades|Rearings of a horse.
petered|Diminished gradually.
petered|Dwindled (with "out").
petiole|Slender stalk of a leaf.
pettifog|Do law business in a tricky way.
pettish|Fretful.
petulant|Showing irritation.
phalange|A bone of the finger or toe.
pharaoh|Pursuer of the Israelites, drowned in the Red Sea.
pharisee|Self-righteous person.
pheasant|Game for a pointer.
pianist|Hofmann, Horowitz or Hess.
pianist|William Kapell, for instance.
pianists|Rubenstein, Iturbi, Levant, et al.
picador|Horseman in the bullring.
picketer|Walking man carrying a sign.
pictured|Imagined, described or drew.
piebald|Calico pony.
piedmont|Department of Italy where Turin is.
pigeonhole|Shelve, as legislation.
pigskin|Oval in a grid game.
pigtail|Younger set hairdo.
pilaster|Architectural column.
pilgrim|He ate the first Thanksgiving dinner.
pillages|Sacks.
pillory|Expose to public ridicule.
piloted|Guided.
pimento|Allspice.
pinball|Penny arcade game.
pinnate|Feather-shaped.
pinnate|Feather-shaped.
pinnated|Shaped like a feather.
pinpoint|Target of precision bombing.
pintado|Mackerel-like Florida fish.
pintsized|Small.
pioneer|Breaker of new ground.
pioneer|Daniel Boone, for instance.
pioneering|The winning of the West.
pipeline|Oil or news conveyer.
pipette|Chemist's tube.
pirates|Branch Rickey's team.
pistole|The double escudo of Spain.
piteous|Exciting compassion.
pitiable|Lamentable.
placement|Good shot by "Little Mo."
plagues|Calamities of the Middle Ages.
plainsmen|Nickname of Auburn's eleven.
planetary|Of Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, etc.
planetoid|Asteroid.
planets|Mercury, Venus, et al.
planets|Neptune, Mars, Earth.
planish|Flatten metal by hammering.
plasterer|Worker in stucco.
plastering|A last stage in housebuilding.
platters|Disk jockey's stock in trade.
platypus|Bronx Zoo attraction.
plaudits|Acclamations.
pleasance|Place with trees, walks, etc.
pleasantry|A jest.
pleaser|Ingratiater.
plebeian|One of the common people.
plenary|Fully attended, as a session.
poetess|Marianne Moore, for instance.
poetical|Highly imaginative.
pogonip|Dense fog of the Sierra Nevadas.
poinsettia|Xmas plant.
poisoner|Word for the witch in "Snow White."
policing|Keeping order.
pontoon|Army engineer's construction.
pontoon|Part of a military bridge.
poolroom|Where a game is played.
popcorn|Sales of this reached new high in 1951.
popular|A hit with the people.
portage|Usual part of canoe trip.
portage|Where the canoeist gets out and walks.
porthole|Casement opening on the foam.
portside|From which southpaws throw.
possess|Hold or occupy.
postage|Source of revenue for Mr. Donaldson's dept.
postmaster|Albert Goldman, for instance.
postmen|Important civil service employes.
potable|Fits to drink.
potatoes|Sweet and Irish.
potboiler|Piece of writing done from sheer necessity.
potency|Effectiveness.
potions|Magic drafts.
pottage|A thick soup of vegetables and meat.
pouters|Pigeons with distensible crops.
practice|Business of a professional man.
praline|Nuts in syrup.
pranced|Curvetted.
pranced|Moved like a spirited steed.
prancer|Comet's fellow traveler.
prancer|One of Santa's reindeer.
prances|Emulates a cakewalker.
prattle|Chit-chat.
prattle|Kindergarten conversation.
precede|Be earlier than.
precede|Go before in rank.
precent|Lead a church choir.
precise|Exact.
predators|Plunderers.
preempts|Confiscates.
preener|Primper.
prefabs|Certain new homes.
prefabs|Mail-order houses.
preface|Introduce.
prefects|Ninety French departmental administrators.
prejudge|Pass an opinion beforehand.
prelate|Church dignitary.
prelates|Church dignitaries.
prelude|Chopin-type piece.
prelude|Composition by Bach or Chopin.
premiers|Chen Cheng and Chou En-lai.
premiers|Hoxha, Drees, Mossadegh.
presage|Forecast.
presents|Birthday harvest.
presents|Brings before the public.
presider|Wielder of the gavel.
presidial|Of Truman's office.
presser|Tailor's aid.
pressman|Printer.
pressure|Constraining force or influence.
prestidigitator|Thurston or Mulholland.
pretence|Artifice: Var.
pretend|Let's ___.
pretender|Status of Charley's aunt.
pretense|Acting.
pretense|False show.
pretentious|Showy; pompous.
pretext|Excuse to cloak one's real intention.
prevails|Is victorious.
priggish|Insufferably superior.
primaries|Important political events.
primate|Archbishop or bishop.
primero|Old card game.
primula|Flower allied to the cowslip.
princely|Magnificent.
printer|Benjamin Franklin was one.
printer|Gutenberg.
printers|I. T. U. members.
prisoners|Important factor in the negotiations at Panmunjom.
private|A kind of eye.
privateer|Non-government vessel permitted to war on enemy, before 1856.
procedure|Parliamentary order.
proclamation|Signal event of Jan. 1, 1863.
producer|Pandro S. Berman, for instance.
profaned|Treated with irreverence.
proffer|Give.
profiles|Magazine pieces.
program|Music in the air.
projectile|Bullet, shell or rocket.
promise|Given word.
promiser|One who gives his word.
promote|Encourage the growth of.
promote|Further.
promoting|Furthering.
promotional|Of publicity.
prompts|Inspires.
promulgators|Announcers.
pronate|Bent over.
pronunciamentos|Manifestoes.
prorate|Distribute according to quota.
prorate|Divide proportionately.
prosinesses|Addictions to the commonplace.
protect|Cover.
protege|One helped by another.
protege|One under another's guidance.
protege|Somebody under your wing.
protein|Vital element of food.
protest|Formal declaration of disapproval.
protest|Formal declaration of disapproval.
protest|Objection.
protract|Lengthen.
protractor|Instrument for measuring angles.
proverbs|Book of the Old Testament.
provincial|Countrified.
psalmed|Extolled in hymns.
psalmist|Asaph, for instance.
psalters|Psalm books.
pshawed|Exclaimed impatiently.
ptarmigan|Colorado peak, 13,736 feet.
ptarmigans|Birds of northern regions.
pureness|Galahad's quality.
purists|Meticulous grammarians.
puritan|John Winthrop, for instance.
puritan|Pilgrim father.
puritans|Early settlers in America.
question|To be or not to be . . .
raccoon|Proper attire for football games.
raccoons|Nocturnal tree-climbing animals.
racehorse|He runs a few minutes a day.
racemes|Flower clusters.
racetracks|Aqueduct, Hialeah, etc.
rackets|The numbers game, and others.
radarscopes|They record "blips."
radiate|Shine.
radiate|Shine.
radiates|Spreads from a center.
radiation|An effect at Eniwetok.
radiators|Where to pour the anti-freeze.
radical|French party, not what its name implies.
radicel|Rootlet.
radioed|Transmitted electronically.
ragouts|Stews.
raincoat|Useful garment.
ramonas|Helen Hunt Jackson's heroine, and others.
rampage|Reckless action or behavior.
rampager|A hellion on the loose.
rampages|Rushes about wildly.
rangers|Guardians of the forests.
ransackers|Pillagers.
ransoms|Redeems.
rapines|Despoilments.
raptures|Expressions of great delight.
rarebit|Chafing dish specialty.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
raspberry|Jeers of the crowd: Slang.
rasters|Light patterns on TV screens.
rataplan|Continuous drum beat.
ratchet|Pawl or detent.
ratings|Naval ranks.
ratline|Part of a ship's ladder.
ratooned|Sprouted from an old root.
ratooner|Cultivator who uses roots from previous year's planting.
rattier|More shabby in appearance.
ravager|Despoiler.
ravened|Devoured.
ravenous|Greedy.
rayless|Kind of gun no space cadet would use.
reading|City of 110,568 in Pennsylvania.
readings|Current craze in the theatre.
reagents|Chemical substances used in developing photographs.
realgar|A shade of orange or yellow.
realist|Almost any modern novelist.
realist|Not a dreamer.
realize|Grasp.
realizer|Netter of a profit.
realtor|Babbitt's job.
realtor|Babbitt's occupation.
realtor|He does a land-office business.
reamers|Pipe cleaners.
reapers|McCormick's inventions.
rearmament|Subject of campaign controversy.
rearmed|Made ready for another battle.
reassure|Restore confidence to.
rebates|Partial refunds.
reblended|Mixed again.
rebuilds|Starts from the bottom again.
recalled|Brought back from a foreign post.
recanted|Disavowed an opinion.
recants|Takes back openly.
receipt|Product of a cash register.
receptacles|Silent butlers, for instance.
receptionist|Girl in the front office.
reciprocal|Working both ways, as tariff pacts.
recitative|Between arias, at the opera.
recitatives|Portions of an opera.
reciter|Speaker.
recites|Enumerates.
reclame|Publicity, à la Français.
reconstructions|Restorations, as of the houses at Williamsburg.
recorded|Put on tape.
recrudesce|Become active again.
rectorate|Clergyman's incumbency.
rectorates|Clerical offices.
redcaps|They work at the railroad.
reddened|Blushed.
redictate|Speak to the steno again.
redolent|Fragrant.
redresser|Maker of amends.
reducers|Price cutters.
reedier|Having a thinner tone.
reelect|Return to office.
reenacts|Simulate, as the crime at its scene.
reengaged|Affianced again.
refiled|Made application again.
refitted|Equipped again.
reflect|Think carefully.
regaled|Feasted.
regalia|Special dress.
regarding|Respecting.
regatta|Originally, a gondola race.
regatta|Racing meet on the Thames.
regimen|A prevailing system.
regimen|Government.
regiments|Groups commanded by colonels.
register|Singer's range.
regnant|Exercising sway.
regretful|Sorry.
regular|Member of the standing army.
rehearsal|Where the stage director reigns.
reigned|Held sway.
reignite|Start a new fire.
reinforces|Adds troops or ships.
rejects|Throws away.
relapse|A set-back.
relapsed|Took a turn for the worse.
relapses|Goes back to a former condition.
relapses|Slips back into a former condition.
relapses|Slips back into a former state.
relaters|Story tellers.
relation|Sister or cousin or aunt.
relativity|Scientific theory formulated in 1905.
release|Allow to be shown or sold.
release|Discharge from obligation.
release|Liberation.
release|Packaged news item.
relents|Grows more gentle.
relevant|Apropos.
relieve|Ease the tension.
relieve|Make less tedious.
relieved|Took the place of.
religion|One of the Four Freedoms.
religion|One of the Four Freedoms.
relines|Does a tailoring job.
remains|___ To Be Seen.
remands|Returns to custody.
remarque|His latest novel is "Spark of Life."
remating|Reno aftermath.
remedial|Correcting a fault.
remember|Fourth word of "Ben Bolt."
reminds|Causes to recollect.
remittal|The sending of payments.
remnant|Item at the bargain counter.
remnant|Leftover.
remodel|Do over.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Contrition.
remorse|Regret's brother.
remoter|More distant.
rendered|Paid back.
renders|Performs, as music.
renegades|Deserters.
reneger|Promise breaker.
reneges|Misplays.
reneges|Welshes on a promise.
renests|Builds a new hope.
renewed|Granted an extension of.
renewer|One who signs another lease.
rentals|Figures in real estate news.
rentals|Landlord's collections.
reordain|Decree again.
reorder|Salesman's delight.
repairer|He fixes things.
repassage|The trip back.
repeals|Abrogates.
repeals|Rescinds.
repeats|Does it again.
repeats|Echoes.
repellent|Adjective associated with raincoats.
replace|Supplant.
replaced|Hired someone else.
repousse|Relief work in metal, Cellini's forte.
represent|House members do.
representatives|McCormack, Priest, Martin, Arends, etc.
represser|Crusher of impulse.
reprised|Recovered forcibly: Rare.
reptile|Relative of the pterodactyl.
reptile|The crocodile, for instance.
republicans|The Old Guard.
repulsed|Beat back.
reredos|Ornamental screen behind an altar.
rerises|Resurges.
rerolls|Winds again.
reroute|Direct traffic by another way.
reroute|Send by another way.
resawed|Ripped through again.
rescues|Lifesaving feats.
research|Prerequisite to any great discovery in medicine.
resentment|Indignation.
resents|Feels displeasure at.
resents|Takes umbrage.
reservist|Member of inactive military force.
reservoir|Ashokan or Croton.
reservoir|Lake Mead is the world's largest.
reshape|Mold anew.
reshape|Put into different form.
reshines|Polishes again.
resident|Hospital doctor.
resident|Hospital doctor.
resident|Physician of higher rank than an interne.
residents|Physicians training in hospitals.
resides|Lives at.
resiles|Bounds back.
resisted|Refused submission.
resistible|Being easily withstood.
resolute|Fixed of purpose.
resolve|New Year's decision.
resorcin|Modern dye stuff.
resorts|Miami, Sun Valley, etc.
resounds|Echoes.
resource|Skill in meeting a situation.
respite|Postponement.
respite|Postponement.
respites|Postponements.
response|Advertiser's hope.
restate|Say over.
resters|Nappers.
resters|Takers of siestas.
restore|Put back into the original form.
restore|Put back into use.
restrain|Curb.
restrain|Deter.
restraint|Self-control.
resumed|Proceeded after interruption.
resumes|Summaries.
resurge|Come back strong.
retailed|Sold to the ultimate consumer.
retailed|Told in detail.
retaken|Captured again.
retaliates|Returns like for like.
retarded|Held back.
retentive|Good, as a memory.
reticence|Restraint in speaking.
reticent|Uncommunicative.
retinae|Optical image "screens."
retinae|Sensitive eye membranes.
retired|Status of Joe DiMaggio.
retires|Puts out, as a batter.
retires|Withdraws from circulation.
retires|Withdraws from circulation.
retorts|Glass vessels for distilling.
retraces|Goes over again.
retracts|Withdraws an indiscreet statement.
retreats|Places for seclusion.
retrograde|Move backward.
returns|Election news.
reunions|Festive college gatherings.
reunite|Bring together again.
reunite|Come together again.
revamps|Gives a new form to old materials.
reveille|I can't get 'em up . . .
revenge|Fierce vindication.
revenge|Grim satisfaction.
revenger|Grim redresser.
revenue|Snyder's concern.
reverence|Gesture indicative of deep respect.
reverie|Daydream.
reverse|Car gear.
reverse|Set aside, as a legal decision.
reverts|Goes back to.
reviled|Assailed verbally.
revises|Alters.
revisor|Editorial worker: Var.
revolted|Cast off subjection.
revolts|Mutinies.
rewards|Guerdons.
rewards|Items on "Man Wanted" posters.
reweave|Interlace into fabric again.
rewound|Reversed a movie film.
rewoven|Invisibly mended.
reynard|A fox.
rhubarbs|Noisy objections to umpires' decisions: Slang.
rialtos|Exchanges.
ricksha|Oriental taxi: Colloq.
ringside|Place for a close view.
rioters|Demonstrators against unpopular policies.
rioters|Runners amuck.
ripcords|Chute strings.
riposte|A quick thrust with sword or word.
riposte|Crackling repartee.
riposte|Sharp answer.
riposte|Smart reply.
riposts|Thrusts to parry lunges.
rippers|Cutting implements.
ripples|Small curling waves.
riptide|Savage blend of crosscurrents.
riskers|Gamblers.
rissole|Minced meat covered with pastry and fried in deep fat: Fr.
rivaled|Strove to equal.
rivaling|Competing with.
riveter|Worker on girders.
rivulet|Brook.
roadbeds|Highway foundations.
robands|Marlines: Naut.
rockets|They may take you to the Moon.
rodents|Beavers, squirrels, hamsters, etc.
roister|Bully.
rollback|One method of price control.
rollicking|Very jolly.
romaine|Cos lettuce.
romaine|Lettuce.
romance|A type of popular fiction.
romance|Popular song subject.
romance|Stuff of which tales are woven.
romances|Summer fiction.
romancing|Indulging in fanciful tales.
ropedancers|Circus entertainers.
rosette|Flower-like ornament.
rosters|Rolls of names.
rostrums|Platforms for speakers.
rotates|Spins about an axis.
rotates|Spins like a planet.
rotunda|Room in the Capitol.
rotunda|Room.
roughhewed|Formed crudely.
roughhouse|Noisy sport in a spirit of fun.
roughrider|T. R. in 1898.
rounded|Cylindrical.
roundhouse|Baseball curve.
roundtable|Device by which King Arthur avoided quarrels.
routine|Matter-of-course.
royalist|Colonial supporter of George III.
rudiments|First principles.
ruining|Reducing to rubble.
rusticate|Go to the country.
rustler|Villain in Western novel.
ruthless|Cruel.
sabered|Cut with a sharp weapon.
sabines|Ancient Italians.
sackcloth|Symbol of penitence.
sadirons|Precursors of the mangle.
sadness|Usual post-vacation feeling.
safaris|Big game expeditions.
saffron|Vivid yellow.
sagacity|Wisdom plus sound judgment.
sagamen|Tellers of adventure tales.
sagamores|American Indian chiefs.
sagamores|Indian chiefs.
sailers|Ketch, lugger, yawl, etc.
sailorly|Befitting a mariner.
salamis|Historic island off the SE coast of Greece.
salamis|Island off the coast of Greece.
salesman|Drummer.
salesmen|Drummers.
salient|Conspicuous.
salient|Prominent.
salinas|City in California, near Monterey.
sallowed|Made yellowish.
saloons|Anathema in Nation's notions.
saltant|Leaping; jumping.
saltant|Leaping; jumping.
salters|Dealers in a certain mineral.
saltine|Soup cracker.
saltines|Crackers.
saluted|Honored by dipping the colors.
salutes|Greets with a kiss.
saluting|Dipping the colors.
salvage|Rescue.
salvation|Redemption.
samaritan|Subject of a parable.
samisen|Three-stringed banjo of Japan.
samoyed|A Siberian or his dog.
sampans|Boats on the Yangtze.
sandbag|Flood-bulwark unit.
sandbar|Offshore island.
sanders|Suave film actor.
sandstorm|Sahara phenomenon.
sandstorm|Scene shifter in the Sahara theatre.
sandwich|Luncheon dish named for an earl.
sanitary|Hygienic.
sappers|Trench-digging soldiers.
sarcasm|Sharpness of tongue.
sarcasms|Cutting remarks.
sardine|Relative of the herring.
sarongs|Hollywood South Sea props.
sarsars|Very cold winds of Moslem countries.
sartorial|Of elegance in attire.
sartorial|Pertaining to the tailor's art.
sassier|Fresher.
satanic|Devilish.
satanic|Diabolical.
satellites|Hungary and Bulgaria to the U.S.S.R.
satiate|Surfeit.
satiates|Feeds to the full.
satiates|Gluts.
satinet|Imitation of closely woven glossy silk.
satinet|Thin, shiny fabric.
satires|Literary works reproving human folly.
satirizes|Uses Jonathan Swift's technique.
satisfied|Fulfilled.
satsuma|Glazed yellow Japanese pottery.
savages|The uncivilized.
savines|Red cedars.
savored|Possessed a certain quality.
scalene|Geometry figure.
scalene|Triangle.
scalper|Ticket profiteer.
scalper|Wild Indian.
scapegoat|On whose head lies the sins of others.
scarcer|In shorter supply.
scareheads|Front page phenomena.
scatter|Disperse.
scenario|Movie script.
sceneries|Passing shows from train windows.
scenery|Imposing features  of open country.
scenics|Certain kinds of motion pictures.
sceptres|Emblems of authority.
schemer|Wily dreamer.
schists|Fissile rocks.
schnapps|What Rip Van Winkle imbibed too much of.
schnorkel|German name for a submarine device.
scholar|Schoolboy.
scholars|Beneficiaries of Rotary Fellowships.
schools|Important items on state and Federal agenda.
schooner|The Hesperus.
science|Field of Dirac or Urey.
scientist|Glenn Seaborg's occupation.
scientist|Oppenheimer or Urey.
scientist|V. I. P. in the Atomic Era.
scissor|Clip.
sconces|Bracket candlesticks.
scooted|Ran like Junior.
scooter|Nickname of the Yankees' Rizzuto.
scorers|Shooters of goals.
scorpion|F-89 jet interceptor plane.
scottie|Hyde Park pet.
scottie|Presidential pet.
scoured|Rubbed clean.
scraped|Lived hand to mouth.
scraped|Played the fiddle like Jack Benny.
scraper|Device for removing dirt from shoes.
scraper|Road-making apparatus.
scrawls|Illegible writing.
screams|Laughs immoderately.
screech|The sound of hastily applied brakes.
screeds|Long pieces of writing.
scribes|Newspaper men.
scripts|Motion picture scenarios.
scrooge|Man who saw the Christmas light.
sculled|Rowed.
sculptors|Figure workers.
scurries|Scampers.
scuttle|Run swiftly.
scuttled|Fate of the Graf Spee.
seabags|Toted by sailors.
seahorse|Three-inch star of the Aquarium.
sealers|Officers who test weights and measures.
seaminess|Less pleasant aspect.
seamstress|Dorcas was one.
seaplane|Flying boat.
seaport|New York or San Francisco.
seaport|New York or San Francisco.
seaports|Halifax and San Francisco.
searest|Most withered.
seashell|Souvenir of a vacation.
seaside|Cape May or Montauk Point.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seasons|Divisions of the year.
seasons|The dry, the rainy, and the cold.
seaways|Ocean routes.
seaweed|Phenomenon of the Sargasso.
secants|Intersecting lines: Geom.
seceded|Eleven states did in 1860–61.
seceder|One who withdraws from a group.
secerned|Separated.
secondly|In addition (used in a series).
secondly|In addition.
seconds|Goods not of perfect quality.
secretly|In a mysterious way.
secrets|Diary entries.
sectary|Church dissenter.
sectors|Military areas.
secures|Acquires certainly.
secures|Makes safe.
sediment|Lees.
sediment|Lees.
sediment|Material deposited by a river.
sediments|Settlings.
seduces|Leads astray.
seeable|Within eyeshot.
seediest|Most shabby.
seepage|Exudation.
seeress|Cassandra.
seeress|She's clairvoyant.
seesaws|Playground equipment.
seethes|Is in a state of ebullition.
seething|Intensely hot.
segregate|Set apart from the others.
selection|Any number on the juke box.
selector|Tuning-in device on a radio.
selfish|Unconcerned about anyone else.
semanticist|He goes to the dictionary.
seminar|Research group in college.
seminary|Union Theological, for instance.
semolina|The makings of macaroni and spaghetti.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|State councils.
senates|Supreme councils.
senates|Upper houses.
senator|Fred Seaton, for instance.
senator|Member of "most exclusive club in the U. S."
senator|One of 96.
senators|Washington's team.
senatorship|Objective of the Gore-McKellar contest.
senecas|Indians of New York State.
senoras|Ladies from Toledo.
senoras|Ladies of Leon.
senoras|Ladies of Spain.
senoras|Wearers of mantillas.
sensual|Not spiritual.
sententious|Pithy; axiomatic.
sentinel|Name for a newspaper.
sentinels|They challenge all comers.
separate|Remove cream from milk.
seppukus|Acts of hara-kiri.
septuagenarians|MacArthur and Churchill.
sequester|Isolate.
sequoia|California's redwood.
serapes|Spanish American shawls.
sereins|Fine rains falling from a clear sky after sunset.
serenade|Schubert piece.
serenades|Orchestral compositions.
serenata|Mozart composition.
serener|Calmer.
serener|More peaceful.
serenes|Calms.
serenes|Tranquilizes.
serenity|Clearness and calmness.
serfhoods|Previous conditions of servitude.
sergeant|Alvin Cullum York.
serially|Running in installments.
seriema|Brazilian bird.
serious|Thoroughly in earnest.
serpent|Anaconda.
serried|Pressed together in ranks.
serries|Closes ranks.
servals|Wildcats common in Africa.
servant|Helper.
servant|Official of a government in relation to the public.
serviced|Repaired, as a TV set.
serviette|Table necessity.
sesames|Opening words.
sesames|Words which open doors.
session|Court term.
session|Series of meetings.
session|What Congress is in.
sessions|Convention meetings.
sestets|Parts of sonnets.
sestets|Parts of sonnets.
settees|Porch furniture.
setters|Gun dogs.
setters|Hair-wavers.
settled|Fixed.
seventh|Our Army in Germany.
several|A few.
several|Divers.
several|Various.
severed|Dissociated.
severer|More extreme.
severest|A kind of critic.
sewerage|System of conduits.
shamble|Walk clumsily.
sheathed|Having a protecting covering.
sheaves|Symbols of harvest.
sheepskin|Diploma.
shelled|Cannonaded.
sheltering|Giving refuge to.
shepherd|Leader of the Leathernecks.
shingle|John Doe, Attorney-at-law, for instance.
shingle|Professional sign.
shinnied|Climbed by using the legs.
shipworms|Marine clams, destructive to wharves and boats.
shivers|Governor of Texas.
shoehorn|Squeeze into tight quarters.
shoeshines|Bootblack's services.
shofars|Ram's horn trumpets.
shophar|Ram's horn used as a trumpet.
shopper|Almost anybody the week before Xmas.
shopper|Lady with a little wagon and big bill.
shortchange|Take advantage of a careless customer.
shorted|Blew a fuse.
shorter|Not as tall as Long John Silver.
shrieked|Laughed loudly.
siamese|Natives of Bangkok.
siamese|Premier Songgram's people.
sibilant|Sisyphus or syzygy, for instance.
sickles|Symbols of the harvest.
sidearms|Swords, revolvers, etc.
sideboard|Dining room piece.
sidecars|Seats for cycle riders.
sidekicks|Partners: Slang.
sideline|Business in addition to one's regular occupation.
sideline|Mark on a football field.
sidereal|Measured by the stars.
sidereal|Of the stars.
sideswipes|Glancing bows.
sidewalks|Where al fresco diners sit.
sidewards|Crab's progress.
sierras|The jagged Nevadas, for instance.
sifters|Searchers in sand.
signals|From catcher to pitcher.
signature|Button Gwinnett's claim to fame.
signora|Lady from Sforza's land.
silence|The rest is ___.
silence|No comment.
silencer|Invention of Maxim.
silesia|Where Breslau is.
sillies|Foolish people.
simoleon|Dollar: Slang.
simoniacal|Of the crime of traffic in sacred things.
sincere|Open and aboveboard.
sinister|Ominous.
sinister|Underhand.
sinkable|Vulnerable to Neptune.
sinkers|Doughnuts: Slang.
sirloins|Juicy cuts of meat.
sirocco|Weather in Italy.
sistered|Acted as a certain relative should.
sisters|The Colonel's Lady an' Judy O'Grady.
situate|Locate.
situate|Locate.
skaters|Burke, Button, Marchetti, etc.
skaters|Button, Scott, etc.
skaters|Olympic winners Dick Button and Ken Henry.
skeeter|Pesky insect.
skeined|Wound wool into hanks.
skeleton|Inhabitant of a closet.
sketches|Short, humorous acts.
skinner|Famous American actor.
skyline|Wondrous sight of Gotham.
skyscraper|Symbol of twentieth century bigness.
slander|Basis of some campaign speeches.
slander|Injure by malicious talk.
slander|Malicious report.
slanderer|Backbiter.
slanted|On a tilt.
slapdash|Hasty and careless.
slapstick|The comedy of Bert Lahr.
slattern|Drabbletail.
slattern|She's a sad housewife.
slavers|Certain ships of the 19th century.
slavery|Campaign issue for 1860.
slavish|Abjectly submissive.
sleaves|Divides into threads, as silk.
sledges|Sledlike vehicles.
sleeker|Richer, fatter, smoother.
sleeker|Smoothing tool.
sleeper|Pullman.
sleepers|Railroad cars.
sleepers|Unexpected successes.
sleeted|Fell as frozen rain.
sleeted|Rained and froze.
sleeving|Fitting with a tubular part.
sleighs|Symbols of Santa.
sliders|Thrown by pitchers.
sliding|A scale for wages.
slighted|Treated as unimportant.
slimmed|Slenderized.
slotted|Fitted for inserting coins.
slotted|Furnished with narrow openings.
slummers|Visitors to certain parts of a city.
smaller|More diminutive.
smaragd|Emerald.
smaragd|The emerald.
smarten|Spruce up.
smashups|One-way trips.
smatter|A little knowledge.
smatter|Dabble in.
smeller|Cat's whisker.
smirked|Wore a conceited smile.
smoldered|Displayed suppressed anger.
smudges|Smoky fires for driving away mosquitoes.
snagging|Catching on a projecting branch.
sneaked|Got in without notice.
sneaked|Slunk.
sneaker|Soft shoe.
sneerier|More mocking.
sneezes|Forte of one of Snow White's friends.
sneezes|Signs of hay fever.
sniffler|Sufferer from "wheezles and sneezles."
sniping|Shooting from cover.
snooded|Wearing a hair fillet.
snooker|A variety of pool.
snooped|Spied surreptitiously.
snorers|Noisy sleepers.
snoring|The perpetrator never hears it.
snorkel|Breathing device enabling protracted submarine immersion.
snorkel|Submarine breathing system.
snorkels|Submarine "breathing" mechanisms.
snorter|Short ___.
soapers|The clean ones.
soapstone|Slate pencil.
soarers|Saucers and balloons.
socialist|Thomas or Bevan.
sonatas|Items in a record catalog.
sonnets|Gift from "the little Portuguese."
sophist|Adroit and specious reasoner.
sophist|Adroit but unsound reasoner.
sophistries|Beguiling but tricky methods of reasoning.
sorceress|Circe was one.
sororities|Alpha Phi, Delta Zeta, Phi Mu.
sorosis|The first women's club formed in the U. S., 1869.
sorosis|Woman's club.
southpaw|Preacher Roe, for instance.
sovietize|Render communistic.
soviets|Local governing bodies in Russia.
spaceship|A star rover.
spaceship|Multistage, manned rocket.
spaceship|Vessel of the future.
spanker|Old-fashioned parent?
spanners|Tools for turning boltheads.
sparkles|Says witty things.
sparser|Less abundant.
sparser|Scantier.
speaker|Contemporary of Ruth and Cobb.
special|Bargain offer.
special|Salesman's inducement.
species|Study by Darwin.
spectral|Ghostly.
speeders|Highway perils.
speeding|Highway hazard.
speleology|Science of cave exploring.
speller|School book.
spelling|Grammar school subject.
spelunker|Cave explorer: Colloq.
spelunker|He explores caves.
spelunkers|Cave men of today.
spencer|One of Churchill's names.
spender|Australian Ambassador to U. S.
spender|Australian envoy to U. S.
sphering|Forming a globe.
sphinxlike|Inscrutable.
spicate|Having spikes, as a plant.
spicate|Pointed.
spiders|Black widows.
spiller|Upsetter.
spinach|Popeye's stand-by.
spindle|Rod in a spinning wheel.
spirals|Inflationary convolutions.
spleens|Ductless organs.
splices|Interweaves, as ropes.
spoiler|Plunderer.
spoilsport|Wet blanket.
spondee|Poetic foot of two long syllables.
sponges|They're used for mopping up.
spongier|More porous.
sponsored|Answered for.
spontaneousness|State of being natural and unconstrained.
sporting|Trifling.
spotless|Free from blemish.
spotter|Member of Operation Airwatch.
spoused|Wedded, in the old days.
spouses|Man and wife.
sprawls|Lies awkwardly.
spreads|Butter, jam, etc.
spriest|Most nimble.
springe|A gin to catch small game.
springe|Noose trap.
sprinter|Runner.
sprinting|At top speed.
sprints|Melvin Patton's specialty.
sprites|Elves.
sprocket|Tooth of a wheel.
squired|Took out a young lady.
stablemate|An "associate" in boxing or racing.
stables|Homes for Clydesdales and Percherons.
stadiums|Scenes of Saturday strife.
stagecoach|Prop used in Westerns.
stagger|Arrange hours to avoid crowding.
stagnate|Get into a rut.
stained|Colored, as wood.
stainer|Dyer.
stalest|Oldest, as news.
stalled|Played for time: Slang.
stamens|Parts of flowers.
stammer|Speech defect.
stampeder|Panicker of steers.
stateable|That can be asserted: Var.
statecraft|Art of conducting the affairs of a nation.
stateless|Without territory.
stateside|The U. S., to an American abroad.
statesmanlike|What diplomats should be.
station|Kind of wagon.
station|Part of a radio network.
station|Post of vigil.
statistics|Figures to prove anything.
stature|Height of a man.
stature|Size.
stealer|A fast base-runner.
stealer|He gets from first to second.
stealer|Pilferer.
stealth|Clandestine procedure.
stealthy|Tiptoeing.
steamed|Cooked in a certain way.
stearin|Solid part of fat.
steepled|Placed the fingertips together.
steeples|Tall tapering structures.
steeples|Towers topped with spires.
steerage|Low-rate ship accommodations.
steered|Managed.
stellate|Resembling a star.
stencil|First requisite in mimeographing.
stencil|Paint letters mechanically.
stenographers|They work for dictators.
stenotype|Instrument used in taking shorthand.
stentor|Greek herald in Trojan War.
stentors|Persons with very powerful voices.
steppes|Level, forestless areas.
stereotype|Something lacking originality.
sterile|Barren of ideas.
sterner|Harsher.
sterner|More severe.
sternum|Breastbone.
sternum|The breastbone.
stertors|Sources of snores.
stevedore|North River worker.
stimulate|Rouse to action.
stimuli|Things that incite to action.
stinging|Causing acute irritation.
stingrays|Fish with whiplike tails.
stipular|Growing on like tendrils.
stirred|Awakened.
stoking|Stirring up the fire.
stolons|Shoots developing buds and roots.
stomata|Ostioles.
stonish|Somewhat flinty.
stooges|Slapstick targets.
stopgap|Kind of temporary legislation.
stopgap|Temporary legislation.
stopper|Eye-catcher.
stopple|Plug.
storage|Kind of battery.
storage|Warehouse room.
straddle|Appear to favor both sides of: Colloq.
strainer|Colander.
strains|Exerts to the utmost.
strains|Passages of music.
strange|___ Interlude.
strange|New.
strange|Unfamiliar.
strange|Unfamiliar.
strangler|Nickname of wrestler Lewis.
strayer|Rambler.
streaky|Variable.
streamlet|Rivulet.
streamline|Design with smart modernity.
streetcar|Short for a Vivien Leigh movie.
streetcar|Short title of a famous play, movie, ballet.
streets|They're all lit up.
strengths|Degrees of intensity.
stresses|Accents.
stretch|Seventh inning tradition.
stretched|Obeyed the seventh-inning tradition.
strewer|Spreader.
strides|Steps forward.
strikes|Umpires' decisions.
stringent|Rigid.
strings|Part of the wrapping.
strings|Parts of an apron.
stringy|Quality of a tough steak.
striped|Descriptive of a zebra.
stripped|Devoid of trappings.
strolls|Sunday morning outings.
strophe|Stanza.
stuccos|Plaster-faced houses.
stumble|Trip.
stylers|Dress designers.
subjugate|Bring under the yoke.
submarine|The Nautilus, for instance.
submerge|Inundate.
submits|Acquiesces.
subside|Fall into a state of quiet.
subsided|Relapsed.
subterfuge|Creephole.
success|Long Island lake.
succinct|Brief and to the point.
succors|Helps in difficulty.
sugared|Prepared to the popular taste.
suicide|Tit-willow's tragedy.
suitcases|Travelers' impedimenta.
suitors|Princess Margaret Rose's callers.
sulkily|Ungraciously.
sultana|Wife of an Eastern ruler.
summary|Quickly executed.
sundial|Outdoor timer.
sunflower|Emblem of Gov. Arn's state.
sunrises|Category in the astronomical calendar.
sunshine|Cheerfulness.
suntans|Army summer wear.
suntans|Evidences of Miami vacations.
superintendents|Landlords' myrmidons.
supplant|Take the place of.
suppose|Believe.
surface|Seek the sea top.
surfacing|Submarine maneuver.
surfeited|Cloyed.
surmise|Conjecture.
surplus|Reason for Government sales.
surprise|Kind of party.
surtaxes|Additional economic burdens.
swashers|Blustering daredevils.
swashes|Swaggers.
sweeney|Tell it to ___!
sweeten|Make mild or kind.
sweeten|Make palatable.
sweeten|Mollify.
sweeten|Render pleasing.
swiping|Striking with a long, sweeping blow.
symposia|Collections of opinions on a subject.
synagog|House of worship.
synopses|Condensed statements.
synopsis|First treatment of a book for Hollywood.
systemic|Concerning the body as a whole.
systems|Regular methods.
tableware|Restaurant sine qua non.
taboret|A stool.
taboret|Drum-shaped stand.
taboret|Hassock.
tabouret|Stool.
tabulates|Forms into a list.
tactics|Campaign maneuvers.
tactics|Naval maneuvers.
tadpole|Swimmer in the spring.
taffrail|Barrier at a ship's stern.
tailgate|Part of truck.
tailored|Custom-made.
tainted|Somewhat corrupt.
talcums|Baby powders.
talented|What one presumably is on Amateur Night.
tamales|Mexican food.
tamandu|Little anteater of So. America.
tamasha|Anglo-Indian pageant.
tampers|Meddles.
tanager|Bird.
tankard|English stein.
tantara|Blast of a trumpet.
tantara|Fanfare for trumpets.
tantaras|Fanfares from trumpets.
tapered|Pyramidical.
tapioca|Kind of pudding.
tarantula|Two-inch spider.
tatterdemalions|Ragamuffins.
tatting|Making openwork with thread.
tattletale|Unpopular informer.
tattooers|Needlers of people.
tattoos|Sailors' mementos.
teahouses|Places to eat.
teamsters|Dan Tobin's men.
tearing|Rushing headlong.
tearoom|Ladies' rendezvous.
teasing|Vexing with impertinence.
teatime|Afternoon in England.
technics|The science of mechanical arts.
tedders|Machines for strewing hay.
teddies|Toys for kids.
teenage|Growing-up time.
teenagers|Squealing fans.
teenagers|Their ways baffle grown-ups.
teeters|Wavers uncertainly.
teethed|Cut the molars.
teethers|Babies from about six months on: Colloq.
teetotal|Advocate abstinence from heady beverages.
telamon|Male figure in architecture.
telegenic|Good-looking on the TV screen.
teleost|Bony fish.
teleost|Member of the bony fishes.
teleost|Member of the bony fishes.
telephone|Invention of 1876.
telescope|Our eye into space.
telescoped|Slid together.
televiewers|They like "I Love Lucy" best.
television|Field of entertainment.
tellers|Bank counters.
temblor|Earthquake.
tempera|Artist's medium.
tempest|Beethoven's Sonata No. 17.
templar|Brian de Bois-Guilbert's knightly status.
templed|Thy woods and ___ hills . . .
tenaces|Bridge combinations.
tenants|Apartment house dwellers.
tenants|Occupants.
tenderloin|Corrupt district of a city.
tenders|They're hitched to locomotives.
tendons|Sinews.
tendons|Sinews.
tendril|It's what makes ivy climb.
tenement|Backdrop for "Street Scene."
tenpins|Bowling game.
tenseness|Suspense.
tensile|Ductile.
tensile|Stretchable.
tentacle|Weapon of an octopus.
termers|Incarcerated felons.
terminus|Penn Station is one.
termite|Destroyer of houses.
termites|Destructive insects.
ternate|Important isle of the Moluccas.
terrace|Outdoor living area.
terrace|Street cut in a slope.
terrain|Milieu.
terrain|Tract of ground.
terrible|Distressing.
terrier|Boston U. football player.
terrier|Schnauzer.
terrors|Nightmares.
tertial|Kind of feather.
tertian|Recurring every other day.
testable|Verifiable.
testees|Those who take examinations.
testing|Analyzing.
testing|First word in the microphone.
tethered|Tied to a hitching post.
tetrazzini|A poultry dish is named for this singer.
thatched|Anne Hathaway's cottage roof.
theater|Ferrer's forte.
theater|Guthrie McClintic's bailiwick.
theater|John van Druten's bailiwick.
theater|Leland Hayward's domain.
theater|Summer ___.
theatergoer|He's seen at first nights.
theatre|Could be the Jones Beach Marine Stadium.
theatre|Shakespeare's Globe.
theatre|The footlights.
theatric|Spectacular.
theatrics|Histrionics.
thereto|Word in the marriage ceremony.
thermite|Aluminum mixture used in welding.
thespian|Member of the Lambs Club.
thiamine|Vitamin B.
thickset|Short and stout.
thither|Companion of yon.
thither|To that place.
thought|Mental concentration on ideas.
threats|Denunciations.
throned|Regally ensconced.
thrones|Owned by Elizabeth and Juliana.
thronged|Assembled in a crowd.
thunderer|Epithet for Jupiter.
tiaraed|Crowned.
tickets|Lists of candidates.
tigerish|Fierce.
tightwad|Careful watcher of expenditures: Slang.
tigress|Mate of Shere Kahn.
tillage|Cultivated land.
timbers|Growing trees.
timecard|Worker's record.
timetable|It's carried in every commuter's pocket.
timings|Certain ways of achieving dramatic effects.
tinhorn|La Guardia's adjective for a  gambler.
tinhorns|Small-time gamblers.
tinsels|Gaudy ornaments.
tintype|Souvenir of Coney Island.
tipster|Informant.
tiresome|Boring.
tissues|Second sheets for the steno.
tissues|Sheer fabrics.
titania|Oberon's queen.
titanic|Of enormous strength.
titivated|Spruced up.
titmice|Small birds.
titulars|Incumbents of titles.
toadeaters|Yesmen or hangers-on.
toadstool|Vegetable umbrella.
toaster|Household appliance.
toasters|Kitchen aids.
tobacco|Product of New England.
toehold|Wrestling grip.
toeless|Hoofed.
toenail|Pedicurist's problem.
together|Mrs. Marshall's book.
toilers|Hugo's "___ of the Sea."
toilsome|Laborious.
tomfoolery|Nonsense.
tommies|Britons in battle dress.
tomorrow|In the future.
tonsured|Shaven.
topside|Above the main deck of a ship.
topsoil|Substance blown from dust bowls.
topsoil|The good earth.
toreador|Escamillo.
tornado|Twister.
tornados|Tropical house wreckers.
torpors|Periods of inertia.
torrefied|Roasted.
torsade|Twisted cord.
tortured|Racked.
totalitarianism|The end of freedom.
totters|Sways as if about to fall.
tourist|Man with passport, camera, guidebook.
touters|Race track characters.
touters|Runners.
towards|With respect to.
trackmen|Bob Mathias and others.
tractor|Farmer's favorite vehicle.
traditionalists|Those opposed to modernism.
traduced|Blackened a name.
tragedy|Melpomene's sphere.
trammels|Restrains.
transactor|He carries through negotiations.
transient|Here today; gone tomorrow.
transit|Passage from one place to another.
transit|Subway's function.
translate|Change into another form.
transmit|Send by wire.
trapeze|Sine qua non for an aerialist.
traveled|What Phileas Fogg did.
traverser|A form of conveyor, fueling a furnace.
travois|Frame on two poles, transport device of Plains Indians.
trawled|Fished with a net.
treaders|Tramplers.
treadles|Foot levers on sewing machines.
treason|Defined in Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution.
treasures|People, books, doubloons, etc.
treated|Negotiated.
treater|He pays the bill.
treater|He picks up the check.
treatment|Handling.
trebled|Multiplied by a certain number.
treehouse|Home for Swiss Family Robinson.
treeless|Descriptive of the tundra.
tremble|Quiver.
tremble|Shake with shock.
tremolo|Musician's way of expressing emotion.
tremulant|Shaking.
trespass|What poachers do.
tresses|Chevelure.
tresses|They can be raven.
triangle|One of the traditional plots in fiction.
triangular|Shape of a lateen sail.
triarchy|Rule by three.
tribunal|Court of justice.
tribunes|Roman magistrates.
tribute|Praise.
trickles|Proceeds bit by bit.
tricorn|Washington's campaign hat.
tridents|Fish spears.
trimotor|Triple-engined.
triolet|8-line poem.
triolet|Eight-line poem with two rhymes.
triolet|Eight-line poem.
triolets|Verses with repeated catch lines.
tripartite|Describing the agreement about Germany.
triplane|Early flying machine.
tripoli|Capital of Libya.
triremes|Ancient warships.
trodden|Trampled.
trolley|The ___ Song, popularized by Judy Garland.
trombones|Tommy Dorsey prizes.
trooper|Cavalryman.
troopships|Transports.
trounce|Defeat.
troupers|Veteran actors.
trowels|Gardener's tools.
truantry|Hooky playing: Var.
truants|Youngsters, AWOL.
trudger|Walker.
trudges|Walks wearily.
truepenny|An honest fellow, in the good old days.
trumpet|Symbol for Harry James.
trundle|Roll a hoop.
trussed|Tied up.
tsarina|Alexandra was the last.
tsarists|Adherents of Nicholas II.
tuggers|Haulers.
tumults|Noisy riots.
tumults|Wilson's private secretary.
turbine|An engine.
turbulent|Tempestuous.
tureens|Soup holders.
tureens|Soup servers.
tureens|Soup vessels.
turista|A sight-seer in Mexico: Span.
turmoil|Tow for the "Flying Enterprise."
turpitude|Wickedness.
tuskers|Elephants.
tussles|Wrestling matches.
twattle|Chitter-chatter.
tweedled|Sang or whistled.
twiddler|Thumb rotator.
ukulele|Hawaii, with strings attached.
ukulele|Music-maker.
ulsters|Overcoats.
ultimatum|A final statement of conditions.
ululant|Howling like a dog or wolf.
ululate|Howl like a dog.
umbrage|Offense.
umpires|Baseball's men in blue.
unaided|Without help.
unaverted|Not turned aside.
unaware|In the dark.
unbutton|Unfasten, as a coat.
uncages|Releases.
unceasing|Without an end.
unclamp|Free from a holding device.
underdo|Cook for less than the usual time.
underfoot|Status of the children of the old woman who lived in a shoe.
underlay|Line the bottom of.
underwrote|Agreed to meet the expense of.
undreamt|Never even in fancy.
undulant|Wavy.
uneager|Not enthusiastic.
unearth|Bring to light.
uneaten|Frequent plight of Junior's spinach.
uneaten|Not touched, as a meal.
unheard|Not given an audience.
unhinge|Throw into confusion.
unhinge|Unsettle, as one's mind.
unhorsed|Thrown, as was the Black Knight.
unicellular|Amoebic.
unicorn|Supporter of the English shield since 1603.
unintended|Not meant.
unionism|Principle on which A. F. of L. and C. I. O . are based.
unitive|Tending to fuse strongly.
unlaced|Open, as a shoe.
unladen|With empty holds.
unnatural|Affected.
unnerve|Deprive of courage.
unravel|Bring out of a tangled state.
unravel|Disentangle.
unravel|Retrieve a knitting blunder.
unreels|Operates a movie projection machine.
unseats|Deprives of place in a legislative body.
unsharp|Not keen edged.
unsorted|Miscellaneous.
unstable|Subject to change.
untaken|Not captured.
untamed|Feral.
untamed|Ferocious.
unteach|Cause to forget.
unusual|Bizarre.
unusual|Different.
upheaval|Euphemism for revolution.
uprooting|Weeding out.
upshots|Conclusions.
uranium|Element for atomic research.
uranium|Element named for a planet.
uranium|Radioactive element No. 92.
ushered|Participated in a wedding.
utility|A public service.
utopian|Idealistic.
utopian|Idealistic.
utterance|Vocal expression.
vacated|Left unoccupied.
vacation|Summer's highlight.
valencia|City celebrated in song in the 20's.
valentines|Objects of affection.
valeted|Acted as a manservant.
vanilla|Favorite flavoring.
vanities|Dressing tables.
varnish|Cabinetmaker's preparation.
vassals|Subjects or followers.
vastest|Most immense.
vaunters|Braggarts.
vedette|Small naval launch used for scouting.
vendetta|Blood feud.
vendible|Salable.
vendues|Public sales.
veneering|Thin material for overlaying wood.
venerate|Regard with deep respect.
ventage|Finger-hole in a wind instrument.
verboten|Forbidden.
vespers|Evening prayers or devotions.
vespers|Evensong.
vespine|Resembling a wasp.
vestige|Mark.
vestige|Trace.
vestless|How most men prefer their suits today.
videlicet|Namely.
vigilance|The price of liberty: Eternal ___.
vigilante|Member of a frontier group to enforce law and order.
vinegar|___ Joe Stillwell.
vintage|Wine of quality.
violate|Break, as a law.
violate|Commit sacrilege.
virosis|Disease due to a virus.
visions|Lovely sights.
vocalist|Performer at the microphone.
voodooism|Haiti's brand of sorcery.
wackiest|Most goofy.
waggling|Preliminary swinging of a golf club.
waiters|Men with burdens.
wanderer|Strayer from a path.
wanderlust|Desire to roam.
wantage|An amount lacking.
wantonly|Capriciously.
warrior|Al Smith was a "happy" one.
washers|Flat rings used with bolts.
watchman|Vigilant patroller.
watercress|Salad green.
watered|What moire is.
wearies|Bores.
weariest|Most exhausted.
weathermen|Important predictors of the near future.
welders|Workers with torches.
welshed|Went back on a promise: Slang.
welshes|Cheats by evading payment: Slang.
western|Popular form of fiction.
westerns|Ike reads them.
westerns|Juvenile TV fare.
westerns|Popular movies.
whatsit|Thingumbob.
whereat|On which occasion.
whisper|Sound of leaves in the wind.
whistle|Modern expression of approval.
whitest|Most snowy.
whitewash|Political laundry.
wieners|Beach party favorites.
winsome|Charming.
winsome|Engaging.
wiremen|Repairers of power lines.
wisecrack|Bob Hope's forte.
wisteria|A shade of violet.
wittier|Quicker in repartee.
wolfram|Important ore of tungsten.
wolverine|Michigan athlete.
womankind|The fair sex.
wonderful|Having ___ time. Wish you were here.
workaday|This ___ world.
worsted|Fabric made of twisted woolen yarn.
wotting|Knowing, as Sir Thomas Malory said it.
wrangle|Altercate.
wreathe|Adorn, as with holly.
wristwatch|Timely present.
wrongdoer|Transgressor.
xenophobia|Fear of things foreign.
yammers|Screams, chatters: Colloq.
yanking|Pulling quickly: Colloq.
yearners|Victims of longing.
yeasted|Frothed in ferment.
yellers|Noisy speakers.
yellers|Shouters.
yellowy|Like amber.
yesterday|Frederick Lewis Allen's "Only ___."
yodeler|A Swiss Bing Crosby.
younger|More juvenile.
zastruga|Snow ridge on arctic plains: Var.
zenanas|Harems.
zoologist|Lamarck, for instance.
zoology|Study of animal life.
abasers|Humblers.
abashed|Humiliated.
abashes|Confounds.
abetted|Furthered.
abeyances|Temporary suspensions.
abolish|Do away with.
aborigine|A Maori, for instance.
abusive|Scurrilous.
academe|The grove where Plato taught.
academy|Heart of West Point or Annapolis.
accedes|Concurs.
accidental|Happening unexpectedly.
acclimate|Become used to new conditions.
accorded|Granted.
accordion|Popular talent show instrument.
accosts|Addresses.
accoutrements|Soldier's equipment.
accustom|Get used to.
acerbates|Makes sour.
acerose|Needle-shaped.
acetates|Rayon fabrics.
achieve|Accomplish.
acnodes|Points on a curve.
aconite|A poisonous plant, monkshood.
acoustical|Serving to aid hearing.
acropolis|Where the Parthenon was built.
actinia|Sea anemone.
actions|They speak louder than words.
activate|Create or organize.
actives|Soldiers in current service.
actress|Member of Equity.
actresses|Winners of Oscars, Tonys or Emmys.
adamant|Inflexible.
adamant|Too hard to be broken.
adapted|Accommodated.
adaptive|Showing adjustment to environment.
addenda|Supplements to books.
addendum|Supplement to a book.
addicts|Fans or zealots.
address|Lecture.
adduces|Cites as an example.
adhered|Was devoted.
adolescent|Approaching maturity.
adopted|Embraced.
adorable|Overworked word in new parents' vocabulary.
adorable|Winsome and fetching.
adorned|Bedecked.
adsorbed|Condensed and held on a surface.
adulate|Flatter servilely.
adulate|Play the flatterer.
advance|A step forward.
advance|Beforehand.
advance|Get ahead.
adverting|Referring to incidentally.
advocate|Backer or proponent.
aerobatic|Doing stunts with airplanes.
aerobes|Organisms: Biol.
ageratum|Plant of the thistle or aster family.
aggressor|The first to attack.
aggrieve|Hurt someone's feelings.
agitate|Move to and fro.
agitation|Attack of the fidgets.
agitato|Hurried: Music.
agitator|Malcontent.
agnomen|Nickname.
agonists|Contracting muscles.
agreement|Aim of mediation.
agreements|Results of Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam.
aground|Not afloat.
aiguille|Needle: Fr.
ailerons|Hinge flaps on airplane wings.
airline|Sky artery.
airlines|Companies regulated by C.A.B.
airmails|Sends by plane.
airpost|A kind of mail.
airships|Zeppelins.
alameda|City in California, pop. 64,430.
alamode|Served in a certain style.
alarmed|Disquieted.
alarmists|Predictors of the worst.
alastor|Poem by Shelley.
albatross|Victim of the Ancient Mariner's crossbow.
albatrosses|Birds of ill omen.
alderman|City official.
alegars|Malt vinegars.
alehouse|Falstaff's hangout.
alencon|France's lace center.
alerted|Put on guard.
alexander|British Minister of Defense.
algarroba|A tree, the common mesquite.
algebra|School book.
algerine|Native of a North African city.
aliases|Names like "Jimmy Valentine."
alidade|Surveyor's instrument.
alienate|Estrange.
alienate|Estrange.
alienated|Estranged.
alienates|Puts a gulf between.
alienor|One who transfers property.
alienor|One who transfers property.
aliment|Food; nourishment.
alinement|A straightening of the ranks.
allegation|Assertion made without proof.
alleger|One who states positively.
allopath|Kind of medical practitioner.
allurer|Enticer.
almanac|John Kieran edits one.
almanacs|Statistical yearbooks.
almoner|An alms distributor.
almoner|Dispenser of charity.
alodial|Freehold, as certain real estate.
aloofly|In an unsympathetic manner.
already|By this time.
alsikes|Pink-flowered clovers.
altered|Modified.
altitude|What a quadrant measures.
alumina|Corundum.
alveoli|Cells in a honeycomb.
amanitas|Poisonous mushrooms.
amenable|Open to persuasion.
amender|Maker of a change or revision.
amentia|Lack of intellectual growth.
amiable|Good-humored.
amicable|Friendly.
amirate|Former government of Sind.
amoretto|An infant cupid.
amplitude|Full measure.
anaemia|Blood deficiency.
anaerobe|Bacterium that can exist without air.
anagrams|Pre-Scrabble game.
analogs|Corresponding words: Ref. sp.
analytic|Logical in examination.
analyze|Study in detail.
anapest|Foot of poetic meter.
anapest|Meter of "I am monarch of all I survey."
anapest|Reverse of a dactyl.
anathemas|Curses.
anatomic|Of the body structure.
anatomy|Sculptor's course.
ancestral|Pertaining to forebears.
anchorage|Alaskan city on Cook Inlet.
anchorets|Hermits.
anconal|Pertaining to the elbow.
andiron|Firedog.
andromeda|Bride of Perseus.
anemone|Sea animal resembling a flower.
anemone|Windflower.
angelica|Girl in "The Rose and the Ring.”
angoras|Cats.
angular|Without ease or grace.
aniline|Coal-tar dye base.
animate|Enliven.
animate|Lively.
animate|Vivify.
animate|What Disney artists do.
animator|Disney artist.
aniseed|Flavoring for a liqueur.
aniseed|Sweet cordial.
anlaces|Medieval daggers.
annalist|Writer of history.
annealer|Tempering agent.
annotation|Explanatory item in a textbook.
announce|Break the news.
announce|Publish.
anodyne|Pain quencher.
anomalies|Irregularities.
anomaly|Freak of nature.
anomaly|Something out of keeping with the usual thing.
anonyms|Persons whose names are not known.
answered|Responded.
answered|Served.
answers|Serves the purpose.
anteater|Pangolin or aardvark.
anteater|Relative of the aardvark.
antelope|They play on the range.
antenna|Part of a TV set.
antenna|Roof decoration.
anthemia|Flower cluster, botanically speaking.
anthill|Eating place for aardvarks.
anthracite|Product of the Keystone State.
antidotes|Countermeasures.
anxiety|Too common state of mind.
anymore|Annie doesn't live here ___.
anything|This, that or the other.
aperies|Silly actions.
aperitifs|Preprandial drinks.
aphasia|Speechlessness.
apocope|Omission of the last syllable of a word.
aptitude|Quickness to learn.
aptness|Propensity.
aptness|Suitability.
aquatic|One adjective for Esther Williams.
aquiline|Like an eagle.
araroba|Brazilian tree.
arbiter|Judge in a dispute.
arbiter|Judge.
arbitrary|Tyrannical or high-handed.
arbitrator|Person authorized to decide a dispute.
arcature|Series of decorative arches.
argentine|Native of Bahia Blanca.
aridest|Most barren.
arietta|Short melody.
ariettes|Brief operatic songs.
aristae|Awns.
aristae|Beards of grain.
aristae|Beards of wheat.
aristate|Bearded, as barley.
aristocrat|Blue blood.
armadillo|Burrowing animal with bony plates.
armhole|Part of a coat.
armiger|Esquire.
armistice|Goal of the Panmunjom meetings.
armorial|Concerning heraldic arms.
armrest|Place for a doily.
aromatic|Pungent.
arousal|An awakening.
aroused|Excited.
arouses|Excites.
arraign|Bring into court.
arrangement|Musical composition adapted to a certain style.
arrangers|Adapters of music.
arranges|Makes plans for.
arrests|Catches and keeps, as attention.
arrests|Police statistics item.
arrival|Advent.
arrivals|Incoming ships.
arrivals|People off a plane.
arrived|Attained fame.
arrivers|Guests.
arrogancy|State of being domineering.
arsenal|House of weapons.
arsenic|Companion of "Old Lace."
arsenic|Subject of a Lindsay-Crouse play.
arsonist|Incendiary.
artifice|Subtle deception.
artisan|Skilled craftsman.
artiste|Hildegarde, for instance.
artistic|Done with finesse.
ascendant|Position of dominance.
asepsis|Freedom from bacteria.
ashcans|Depth bombs: Slang.
ashcans|Depth charges: Navy slang.
asinine|Blockheaded.
asperse|Calumniate.
asphalts|Street pavements.
aspirant|Candidate.
aspirate|Speech sound of an "h."
aspirates|Sounds the "h."
aspired|Sought ambitiously.
assagai|Javelin used by Kaffirs.
assembly|Body presided over by Mme. Pandit.
assented|Said yes.
assentor|Endorsing voter, in England.
assents|Complies.
assents|Concurs.
assessment|Evaluation.
assessments|Evaluations.
assisted|Participated in a put-out.
assists|Gives support to.
assonance|Resemblance of sounds, a substitute for rhyme.
assorts|Classifies.
assorts|Classifies.
assorts|Divides into groups.
assorts|Selects.
assuage|Pacify.
assuage|Pacify.
assumed|Took for granted.
assumer|Taker for granted.
assumes|Takes for granted.
astound|Strike all of a heap.
astride|Bridging like a colossus.
astronauts|The experts on travel in outer space.
atavisms|Reversions to type.
atavistic|Resembling remote ancestors.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Workshop.
ateliers|Artists' studios.
atheistic|Worshiping none.
athirst|Eager.
athlete|Bob Mathias, for instance.
athlete|Mathias, for instance.
atlases|Cartographer's works.
atonement|Amends.
attache|Diplomatic staff member.
attained|Arrived at.
attains|Secures.
attaint|Disgrace.
attempt|Undertake.
attenuate|Become thin.
attenuate|Weaken.
attested|Stated officially.
attests|Certifies.
attests|Certifies.
attired|Clad.
attired|Garbed.
attorney|Stevenson is one.
attorneys|Rogers, Olney, Holland, etc.
attract|Get the attention of.
attract|Invite.
attracted|Fascinated.
attributes|Characteristics.
attuned|Made melodious.
auction|Form of bridge.
audience|Free guests at TV shows.
audition|Tryout for radio.
augment|Add to.
aureole|Nimbus.
aureole|Sacred radiance.
authoritarian|Adjective for U. S. S. R. rule.
automatic|Offspring of Samuel Colt's invention.
avarice|Acquisitive fault.
avarice|Greediness.
avarice|Mania for gain.
avarice|Miser's motif.
avarice|Miser's sin.
avarices|Cupidities.
avellan|Describing a cross shaped like "X."
avenger|Navy torpedo bomber.
average|Normal.
averaging|Finding the mean of.
averted|Prevented.
averted|Turned away.
aviator|Colonel Gabreski is one.
aviatrix|Jacqueline Auriol or Jacqueline Cochran.
awarder|Prize-giver.
axolotls|Salamanders of Mexico.
azaleas|Flowering shrubs.
azaleas|Specialty of Charleston April festival.
baccarat|Favorite game on the French Riviera.
bachelor|President Buchanan was one.
backbend|Calisthenic exercise.
backlog|Unfilled orders, for instance.
backyards|City playgrounds.
badminton|Court game.
bailers|Occupants of a leaky rowboat.
bakeries|Food stores.
balalaika|Accompaniment for the "Volga Boatman."
ballades|Tone poems for orchestra.
ballerina|Alicia Markova is one.
ballgame|Walter Alston's bailiwick.
balloon|Vocal part of a comic strip.
balloter|John Q. Citizen in November.
ballots|Primary events.
ballrooms|Where stags are found.
ballyhoo|Loud talk (after a village in County Cork).
ballyhoo|Press agent's stock in trade.
balmoral|Royal residence in Scotland.
balmoral|Royal residence on the Dee.
balusters|Stair rail supports.
bandage|First Aid item.
bandicoot|Large rat of India.
bandoleer|Cartridge belt.
banshee|Supersonic jet fighter.
bantams|Fowls.
banters|Makes good-humored jests.
banzais|Cheers in Osaka.
barleduc|Currant jam.
barmaids|Tapstresses.
barnacle|___ Bill the sailor.
barnstorm|Tour the country doing stunt flying.
baronet|Noble.
baronet|Title.
barrier|Movable gate for starting race horses.
barroom|Scene in "The Iceman Cometh."
barterer|Trader.
barters|Exchanges in trade.
basalts|Fine-grained rocks.
baseball|Ford Frick's business.
baseboard|Wall lining next to the floor.
basement|Where bargains are found.
basketball|Dr. Naismith's claim to fame.
basketball|Where Jack Molinas stars.
bastile|Small fortress.
bastinado|Oriental chastisement, applied to the soles of the feet.
batsmen|Robinson, Hodges, etc.
batsmen|Wielders of the big stick.
battener|Hatch fastener.
battles|Bunker Hill and Bull Run.
battles|Verdun and Vicksburg.
beacons|Lighthouses.
beagles|Long-eared hounds.
beanery|Place for a quick lunch.
beanies|Popular headgear.
bearcat|Panda.
bearers|Members of a safari.
bearings|Dead ahead; abaft the beam, etc.
beatific|Imparting bliss.
bebopper|Real gone musician.
becalms|Stills.
because|Perry Como favorite.
because|Popular song often heard at weddings.
beckets|Grommets, loops of rope, etc.
beckoned|Lured with silent force.
bedewed|Wet.
bedlamp|Light to read by.
beelines|Shortest routes.
beginner|First-grader.
begrime|Soil.
begrime|Sully.
beguine|South American dance, famed in song.
beholds|Notices with wonder.
believer|Christian, Jew or Moslem.
believes|Is convinced.
belladonna|Deadly nightshade.
belladonna|Plant with reddish flower and black berries.
belvedere|Vatican art gallery in Rome.
bemoans|Laments.
benches|Takes out of the game.
benedict|Texas family in "Giant."
benjamin|Disraeli's first name.
berates|Chides vehemently.
bereaved|Deprived of a loved one.
berlines|Autos with taxi-type bodies.
berserk|Frenzied.
berthas|Frau Krupp's namesakes.
beseech|Supplicate.
beshamed|Disgraced.
bespeak|Engage beforehand.
bestride|Stand over.
bestudded|Ornamented with nailheads.
betatron|Atom smasher.
bethesda|Washington, D.C., suburb; naval hospital.
betoken|Presage.
biasing|Influencing, usually unfairly.
bicycles|Means of locomotion.
biologist|Gregor Mendel, for instance.
biometric|Reckoning the span of human life.
bisques|Rich vegetable or meat soups.
bitumen|Natural asphalt.
bivalent|Double, in biology.
blackface|Guise of American minstrels.
blazers|Campus togs.
bleaches|Whitens.
bleated|Baaed.
blemished|Not perfect.
bloomed|Caused to flourish.
bloomers|Fashion plate of 1850.
blotters|Police records.
blouses|Middies.
blusters|Talks loudly and boastfully.
blustery|Windy.
boarder|He of the famous reach.
boatload|A full passenger list.
bobcats|Bob Crosby's band.
bobolink|Songbird with an onomatopoeic name.
bobsled|Double-ripper.
bohemia|Land of the Czechs.
bolivar|South American liberator.
bolivars|Silver coins of Venezuela.
bombings|Missions for a stratojet.
bonanzas|Mines of wealth.
bonanzas|Profitable enterprises.
bonehead|Kind of play: Slang.
boneless|Word on a sardine can.
boniface|Pope who instituted All Saints' Day.
bonitos|Skipjacks.
bonnets|Automobile hoods.
bonuses|Extra credits at bridge.
bookends|Certain desk paraphernalia.
bordeaux|French port.
boronic|Of a certain nonmetallic element.
boulder|City near Denver.
bountiful|Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest's home in Utah.
bowlegged|Describing most cowboys.
braggarts|Self-advertisers.
brainier|Having a higher I.Q.
brasses|French horns.
bravado|Bluff and bluster.
brawlers|Scrappers.
breakaways|Starts of races.
breakeven|Balance gains and losses.
breathe|Whisper.
breeder|Keeper of kennels.
brevities|Short news items.
bridges|N. H. Senator.
bridges|Sen. Tobey's colleague.
briefed|Instructed, as in the Air Force.
brigantine|Two-master.
bristle|Grow aggressive.
broadbeans|Fodder plants.
broadens|What travel does.
brooked|Put up with (usually in the negative).
brownies|Young Scouts.
browser|Man in a bookstore, just looking.
brushed|Passed over lightly.
buccaneer|Henry Morgan.
bucolic|Pastoral.
bullrings|Rendezvous for matadors.
bullyrag|Frighten by threats.
bumblebees|Members of the Hymenoptera.
bunnies|Easter souvenirs.
burdocks|Weeds with prickly heads.
burlesque|What made Minsky famous.
burnish|Make lustrous.
burster|A firecracker is one.
bushmen|Pioneers of Australia.
butlers|Senators from Nebraska and Maryland.
butterscotch|Treat for children.
bystanders|They're usually innocent.
cadaster|Register of land ownership.
cadgers|Itinerant hucksters.
caesura|Rhythmic pause in verse or music.
cakewalk|Popular stage dance.
calcine|Oxidize by heating.
caldron|Great kettle.
caliper|Sculptor's measuring tool.
calmest|Most composed.
caloric|Pertaining to heat.
calumet|Pipe of peace.
cameramen|They ride the dolly.
canasta|Relative of rummy.
canceler|Post office instrument.
candelabras|Old religious ornaments.
candlewood|Connecticut lake resort.
canister|Small box for tea or coffee.
cannonades|Noises to greet the Fourth.
cannoneer|Artilleryman.
cantrip|Spell or charm: Scot.
capitals|Paris, Rome, Berlin.
caprices|Lively musical compositions.
caracara|Vulture of southern U. S.
caramel|A piece of candy.
caravan|Ancient transportation.
caravel|Niña or Pinta.
caraway|___ seeds, used in cooking.
carbarn|End of the run for trolleys.
carbine|Relative of a Garand.
carcass|Humorously, the body.
cardinal|Member of the "Gashouse Gang."
cardinal|Yvars or Musial.
caresser|Affectionate one.
cargoes|Stevedore's concern.
carhops|Waitresses at drive-ins.
carless|Pedestrian's situation.
carline|Trolley route.
caroler|Seasonal singer.
carousel|Liliom as a musical.
carpels|Parts of flowers.
carpool|Semiprivate transport to work.
carpools|Arrangements for driving to work.
carport|Today's garage.
carrier|Craft for Navy planes.
cartage|The price of wagon freight.
casabas|Winter melons.
cascades|Range of Mount Rainier.
casements|Windows.
cassava|Its rootstock is made into tapioca.
castanets|Carmen clicks them.
castanets|Dancer's equipment.
castles|Balmoral and Verurie.
catalog|Kin of a program.
catcall|Derisive cry from the audience.
catcher|Man in the iron mask.
catspaw|He does another's dirty work.
catwalks|Footways in dirigibles.
causerie|Informal discussion.
caution|Sign at a road crossing.
cautioned|Counseled wariness.
cavalier|Gallant gentleman.
cavalier|Haughty or disdainful.
cavalier|Subject of a famous Hals painting.
cavatina|Melody simpler than an aria.
caviare|A salty relish.
cayennes|A seaport in French Guiana, and its product.
celeste|Holm from Hollywood.
celibacy|The unmarried state.
cellist|Gregor Piatigorsky's métier.
cellists|Casals and Piatigorsky.
cellists|Members of the Philharmonic.
cenobite|A monk.
censers|Acolytes swing them.
censers|Thuribles.
centers|Tall basketball players.
centurion|Captain in Caesar's army.
cereals|Food.
ceremony|The Inauguration, for instance.
cerises|Colors.
cession|A yielding, as of rights, to another.
chafing|___ dish.
chagrin|Mortification.
chambers|Author of "Witness."
chaperon|Charley's aunt's job.
chapfallen|Weary to an extreme.
chapped|Roughened, as the skin.
charabanc|Vehicle for English outing.
charabancs|Sight-seeing buses.
charade|Guessing game.
charade|Word guessing game.
charlatan|Quack.
charlie|Foreign traveler with Bergen.
charlotte|Pudding, city or girl's name.
charmer|Siren.
charred|Partially burned.
charter|Basis of NATO.
charter|The U. N. has one.
chasses|Gliding steps in dancing.
chassis|Part of a TV set.
chastise|Castigate.
chattel|Any item of property.
cheaper|The price by the dozen.
cheered|Encouraged.
cheered|Inspired with courage.
cheerful|Blithe.
cheeses|Camembert and Stilton.
chelate|Having claws like a lobster.
cherimoya|Luscious fruit of tropical America.
chevalier|Member of the Legion of Honor.
chicane|Bridge hand sans trumps.
chicken|Cowardly: G. I. slang.
chignon|Hair bun.
chimera|Fantastic or impracticable idea.
chimera|She-monster slain by Bellerophon.
chinaware|Gift for the second wedding anniversary.
chinaware|Second anniversary gift.
chocolate|Cold weather beverage.
chorine|Girl for a stage-door Johnny.
chortle|Utter with glee à la Lewis Carroll.
choruses|Sings as one.
christen|Baptize.
cigarettes|Big industry of North Carolina.
cinemas|Rank's forte.
cineole|Oily liquid: Chem.
circlet|Ring.
circular|Advertising leaflet.
cisterns|Rain water storage tanks.
citadel|Quebec landmark.
citadel|What the Kremlin is.
citrons|Fruit trees.
civilian|Member of CD.
claimant|Seeker of redress.
clambake|Political picnic.
clamors|Insistent demands.
clarion|Clear and shrill.
clasped|Embraced.
classic|What "Hamlet" is.
clatter|Din.
clatter|Noise of reindeer on roof.
clattering|Making a hubbub.
clavichord|Bach's instrument.
cleanup|Heavy hitter's batting position.
cleared|Became sunny.
clearer|Weather prediction.
cleaver|Long-bladed hatchet.
cleaves|Is faithful (with "to").
clergymen|The Cloth.
clerical|Relating to office work.
climate|Meteorologist's concern.
clocklike|With precision.
cloisters|Museum of medieval art in New York City (with "The").
closets|Shuts up; hides.
closeup|A movie shot.
clouted|Hit a mighty blow.
coaches|Important men on the diamond.
coalbin|House owner's concern as winter approaches.
coalers|Fuel supply ships.
coalescent|Growing together.
coaster|Small tray for glass or bottle.
cobbler|Danny Kaye role.
coconut|Tropical food.
codfish|Symbol of Boston.
cogitate|Ponder.
cognize|Perceive.
coleslaw|Delicatessen specialty.
collared|Seized: Slang.
collide|Clash.
cologne|Large city on the Rhine.
colonies|Dahomey, Kenya, Mauritania.
colorer|Pastel artist.
colossus|One of the ancient Seven Wonders.
columnist|Newspaper feature writer.
columnists|Newspaper stars.
comedian|Danny Kaye.
commodious|Roomy.
commune|Talk intimately.
compeer|An equal.
composing|Stravinsky's forte.
composted|Treated to form into fertilizer.
condenser|Part of a radio set.
conenose|Big bug of southwestern U.S.
congeries|An assemblage.
congratulations|Word often heard at weddings.
congress|Capitol gathering.
conical|Shaped like a pine tree.
conifers|Dendrologist's concern.
connexion|A relationship: Eng. spelling.
consists|Is made up.
console|Radio or TV cabinet.
consorts|Husbands or wives.
constable|The law, in many small towns.
constantly|In a uniform manner.
contact|Social or business connection.
contempt|Open disrespect of the orders of a court.
content|Girl's name, in the good old days.
continual|Often repeated.
contradict|Oppose in words.
contradict|Take issue with.
contrasts|Black and white, good and bad, etc.
control|Authority to regulate.
convertible|Vehicle for sporty folks.
coopery|Barrel factory.
copycat|Unoriginal one.
cordage|The ropes in a ship's rigging.
coronates|Crowns.
coronation|Elizabethan holiday.
coronation|June 2, 1953.
coronation|Rite celebrated in Westminster Abbey since 1066.
coronet|Heraldic figure.
corsage|Florist's specialty.
corsage|Item for a date.
coryphee|Ballet dancer, especially one who leads a ballet.
counsel|Lawyer's stock in trade.
counselor|Advisor in U. S. Foreign Service.
counter|Where sales are made.
courage|Pluck.
courante|Old French dance.
courses|Parts of a meal.
courted|Wooed.
covetous|Greedy.
craftier|More cunning.
craters|Kilauea and others.
crayoned|Sketched with chalk.
crayoned|Sketched.
creamed|Beaten smooth, as food.
creaser|Bookbinder's tool.
creator|The Maker.
creature|An animate being.
credence|Renaissance sideboard.
credent|Worthy of belief.
creeper|One-year-old tot.
creeper|Woodbine.
creoles|Colonists of French descent.
creoles|Louisianans of French descent.
creoles|Some Louisianians and Texans.
crestfallen|Dejected.
cribber|Petty cheater in school.
criteria|Standards to judge by.
criticized|Took to task.
crooner|Mike-hugging singer.
crooner|Sweet singer.
crosser|More contrary.
crosses|Designs on British ensigns.
crossfire|Sidearm pitcher's delivery.
crosstie|Railroad item.
crossword|International pastime.
crowing|Chantecler's forte.
crueler|More pitiless.
cruiser|SS Helena, for instance.
cruises|Trips on the S.S. Nassau.
crusader|Tancred was one.
cultural|The "C” in Unesco.
culverin|An old firearm, forerunner of the field gun.
cumarin|Flavor extract like vanilla.
curative|Restoring to health.
curator|Custodian of a museum.
curator|Gallery official.
curmudgeon|Ickes' description of himself.
curtain|Play's finale.
cuttlefish|Source of sepia, artist's pigment.
cyanide|Extremely poisonous compound.
cyclecar|Small motor-driven vehicle.
cyclotron|E. O. Lawrence won a Nobel prize for inventing it.
daffodils|The flowers that bloom in the Spring.
daimios|Feudal barons of Japan.
daintier|Nicer.
dairymen|Important food dealers.
damaged|Impaired.
damages|Balm for injury.
damosels|Renaissance maidens.
damsels|Girls.
dancers|Followers of Terpsichore.
danseuse|Première ballerina.
dappled|Piebald.
daredevil|Stunt man.
darkest|It's this before dawn.
datelines|What checks have.
davenport|Sofa convertible into a bed.
davenports|Living room pieces.
daybreak|The dawn's early light.” nyt 1953 DAYLIGHT Part of DST. nyt 1953 DAYMAN Worker on an evening paper. nyt 1953 DAYS Ancient of ___."
daytime|Hours of light.
deadbeats|Spongers: Slang.
deadeye|Dick of H.M.S. Pinafore.
dealers|Business men.
dealers|New ___.
dealing|Trafficking.
deanery|Residence of a church official.
deanery|Residence of a college official.
dearest|Lord Fauntleroy's ma.
dearths|Scarcities.
debacle|Sudden disaster.
debases|Reduces in value, as currency.
debated|Argued the merits.
debonair|Graceful.
debutant|Actor playing his first part.
decades|The Twenties and Thirties.
decanted|Poured off gently.
decathlons|Olympic contests.
decease|Pass away.
deceivers|Two-timers.
deciders|Settlers of questions.
declarer|Dummy's bridge partner.
decoder|Worker of cryptograms.
decodes|Deciphers.
decorum|Good taste in behavior.
decrepit|Lacking pep, vim and vigor.
deduced|Inferred.
deedless|Inactive.
deepened|Darkened.
deepening|Dredging a river or harbor channel.
deepens|Becomes more complicated.
deepest|Most intense.
deepest|Most profound.
defeats|Frustrates.
defender|One of Elizabeth II's titles.
deferrals|Postponements.
deferred|Yielded to another's opinion.
definite|Fixed.
defunct|Extinct.
dehorner|Stripper of antlers.
delegate|Post for Gov. Byrnes in U. N.
deleted|Crossed out.
deleterious|Hurtful.
delimed|Freed from calcium oxide.
deltaic|Pertaining to a river's mouth.
dements|Deprives of reason.
demigod|Hero.
demitasse|Menu item.
democrat|One of 46 in the Senate.
democrats|Their sights are set on '54.
demotes|Lowers in rank.
dendroid|Like a tree.
denotes|Is a sign of.
denoting|Meaning.
densities|Opaque qualities.
dentines|Tooth ivories.
denture|Expensive bridgework.
denudes|Strips bare.
departing|Going.
depending|Hanging.
deplaning|Getting off a DC-6.
deportees|Lucky Luciano and others.
deprived|Took from.
deputed|Appointed as one's substitute.
derailed|Off the tracks.
derange|Throw into disorder.
derelict|Neglectful of duty.
derelict|Unfaithful.
deriders|Scoffers.
derides|Jeers.
derides|Makes fun of.
deserted|Like Goldsmith's "Village.”
deserts|Mojave and Black Rock.
designators|Namers.
designer|Fath or Dior.
desirer|Craver.
desolate|Descriptive of a ghost town.
despair|Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."
desperado|Bold outlaw.
despite|Nevertheless.
despotic|Tyrannous.
dessert|Parfait.
dessert|Trifle, for instance.
desserts|Just rewards.
destroy|Undo the work of.
destroyer|U. S. S. Everett S. Larson, for instance.
details|Work squads in the Army.
detents|Pawls.
detents|Pawls.
determiners|They decide.
detested|Abominated.
detested|Loathed.
detests|Abhors.
detracts|Takes something desirable away.
detriment|Harm.
develops|Becomes apparent.
deviate|Stray.
deviate|Turn aside from a course.
devilment|Mischief.
devised|Invented.
dewdrops|Herbs with white flowers.
dewiness|State of the lawn at dawn.
diameters|Geometric lines.
diamond|Pirates' playground.
dictate|A command.
dictated|Commanded expressly.
diehard|Stubborn person.
dietary|Regular food list.
dieters|Waistline watchers.
digestible|Capable of being assimilated.
dimmest|Least visible.
dinosaurs|Attraction at the Museum of Natural History.
diocese|District of bishop's authority.
diorama|Mode of scenic representation.
diorite|Igneous rock.
diploma|Symbolic document.
directions|Label reading matter.
directs|Emulates Joshua Logan.
disaster|Ruinous mischance.
disasters|Calamities.
discase|Unsheathe.
disclaim|Repudiate.
discountenances|Shows disapproval of.
diseuse|Cornelia Otis Skinner, for instance.
disgrace|Ignominy.
disperse|Cause to vanish.
dispirit|Cause to lose heart.
displace|Crowd out.
displace|Remove from office.
dispute|Controversy.
disseminate|Circulate.
dissolute|Profligate.
distant|Not cordial.
distingue|Having a special air: Fr.
distort|Misrepresent.
diverging|Differing in opinion.
diverse|Multiform.
divested|Deprived of.
divined|Prophesied.
dockers|A. F. L. men.
doctors|Schweitzer, Bunche, etc.
dogeared|Worn, as the pages of a book.
dogfight|Close combat in the air.
doggerels|Pomes and jingles.
dogmata|Theological doctrines.
dogtrot|Slow, easy gait.
dogwatch|Ship's lookout period, from 4 to 6 or 6 to 8 P. M..
dominance|Authority.
domineer|Tyrannize.
dominion|New Zealand, for instance.
dominos|Masquerade costumes.
donnybrook|Place for an uproarious fair.
doodlebug|Robot bomb.
doodlebug|Robot bomb.
doormat|Vestibule appurtenance.
dopiness|General stupidity: Slang.
dossier|Bundle of documents in a lawyer's briefcase.
dossier|Complete file of information.
downpipe|Rainspout.
drabness|Lack of color or interest.
draftee|He's 1-A.
dragnet|Finecomb for a fugitive.
dragoons|Persecutes.
drainer|Device for drawing off liquid.
drapers|Dealers in clothes.
drapers|Dealers in dry goods.
drapery|Part of the décor.
dreamer|What his brothers called Joseph.
dreamiest|Handsomest: Slang.
dressers|Sideboards.
dressing|Sauce for the goose.
dribble|Maneuver at basketball.
driller|Oil prospector.
dromedary|Mount for the African corps.
dryness|Lack of oil.
duelist|Hamlet, for instance.
dullest|Bluntest.
dumbest|Least articulate.
dumbwaiter|Portable serving stand.
durable|Lasting.
duration|Lifetime.
dweller|Resider.
dwindle|Become smaller.
dyeable|Stainable.
dynamites|Blows up.
dynasts|Theme of Hardy poem.
eaglets|Fledglings of a large bird.
earache|Case for an otologist.
earlaps|Cap accessory.
earliest|First.
earnest|Zealous and sincere.
earring|Gypsy jewel.
earring|Gypsy trinket.
earthly|Terrestrial.
earthnuts|Peanuts.
earwigs|Insects with many-jointed feelers.
easement|Act of pacifying.
easement|In law, a privilege such as a right-of-way.
easiest|Least exacting.
easiest|Most unaffected.
eastern|Oriental.
eastern|Oriental.
ebonies|Dark woods.
ebonizes|Stains black.
ecaudate|Lacking a tail: Zool.
eclairs|Popular pastries.
eclipse|January 29th's headline.
economist|Expert in production and distribution.
ecstatic|Rapturous.
ectoderm|Outer membrane.
edacity|Greed of the gourmand.
edifice|Skyscraper.
edifies|Teaches.
edition|Publisher's product.
educate|Train.
educators|Pusey, Tinker, Dickey, et al.
effects|Belongings or property.
effendi|The Turkish equivalent of "Sir."
effendi|Turkish title of respect.
efforts|Achievements.
egalite|Second word of France's slogan.
eggbeater|Helicopter.
eggbeater|Popular nickname for a helicopter.
egghead|Pseudo-intellectual: Slang.
eggheads|Intellectual liberals.
eggplant|Popular upholstery color.
egoists|Opposite of altruists.
egomaniac|Man with "I" trouble.
egotist|He has no use for modesty.
eidolon|Phantom.
eightball|Symbol of a very unfavorable position.
einstein|His figures are out of this world.
einstein|U.S. citizen since 1940.
elapsed|Passed, as time.
elastic|Adaptable.
elating|Causing joy.
elation|Flush of success.
elation|Joy.
elations|Joyous feelings.
elected|Put into office.
elector|Member of a political college.
elector|The 12th Amendment concerns him.
electro|Type of printing plate.
electronics|Brand-new science.
elegance|Dignified richness and grace.
elegant|Pleasingly superior.
elegies|Poetic laments.
elegies|Sad songs.
elegist|Poet like Thomas Gray.
elegize|Compose as did Gray.
elementary|Holmes' favorite comment.
elevate|Award a promotion to.
elevate|Heighten.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Refine.
elevates|Puts in high spirits.
elicited|Drew forth.
elicitor|One who draws forth information.
elicits|Draws forth.
elicits|Draws out.
eliding|Skipping over.
elimination|Type of contest.
elision|Euphonic omission.
elision|Slurring over of a vowel.
ellipses|In printing, marks ( . . .  or * * * ) indicating omissions.
elongates|Stretches.
elopements|They're frantic and romantic.
elopers|Cartoonists' couple on a ladder.
elopers|Disappearing couple.
elusive|Baffling.
elusive|Baffling.
elysian|Blissful as the Greek paradise.
emaciate|Cause to lose much weight.
emanate|Arise.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Spring forth.
emanated|Came forth.
embankments|Part of a flood control program.
embezzle|Steal from funds entrusted to one's care.
embroider|Ornament with needlework.
emendate|Edit.
emendators|Correctors of texts.
emended|Made corrections.
emender|Corrector.
emerald|Symbol of a 55th wedding anniversary.
emergency|Sudden occasion for action.
emeritus|Harry Fosdick's status.
emersed|Rising above a surface.
emeutes|Riots: Fr.
emigration|Post-war problem.
eminence|Celebrity.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Leading.
emirate|Any Arabian province.
emirate|Domain in Arabia.
emissary|Agent.
emitted|Sent forth.
endeared|Held in affection.
endears|Makes lovable.
endears|Makes loved.
endives|Salad greens.
endless|Infinite.
endless|Perpetual.
endorse|Sanction.
endorse|Sanction.
endorsee|One to whom a note is assigned.
endures|Lasts.
enemies|Persons of ill will.
energetic|Full of pep, vim and vigor.
energies|Vim, vigor and vitality.
energizes|Peps up.
enervate|Weaken.
enervator|That which weakens.
engages|Hires.
engines|Diesels.
engrafting|Propagating by cions.
enhance|Augment.
enhance|Augment.
enhance|Intensify.
enhance|Raise in esteem.
enhances|Heightens.
enigmas|Inscrutable ones.
enigmas|Riddles.
enisled|Isolated.
enisles|Maroons.
enisles|Places apart.
enlaced|Entwined.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarged|Blown up, as a photograph.
enlarged|Broadened.
enliven|Make cheerful.
ennoble|Dignify.
ennobles|Dignifies.
ennobles|Dignifies.
enounce|State formally.
enplane|Board a DC6.
enrages|Maddens.
enrages|Sends into tantrums.
enriches|What humus does to the soil.
enrolled|Signed up.
enrollment|Pennsylvania State's is 11,753.
enshrined|Cherished.
ensiles|Stores on the farm.
enslave|Put into forced labor.
enslaves|Puts in bondage.
ensphere|Ring.
ensured|Made certain.
enswathe|Wrap.
entailed|Describing certain estates.
entails|Involves.
entangle|Snarl.
entasis|Slight curve in the shaft of a column.
entente|An international accord.
entering|Gaining admission to.
entering|Joining up.
entering|Putting on the books.
entertain|Harbor, as a thought.
enticed|Attracted.
entices|Inveigles.
entitle|Empower.
entitle|Give a right to.
entrains|Gets aboard.
entrains|Starts a journey.
entrance|Bewitch.
entrance|Cause rapt attention.
entranced|Delighted.
entranced|Filled with delight.
entrant|Applicant for admission.
entreat|Beseech.
entreaty|Plea.
entrenched|Strongly established.
entrust|Relegate.
entwine|Interlock.
envenom|Make poisonous.
epaulets|Part of a dress uniform.
ephemeral|Short-lived.
epicure|Cultivator of his tastes.
epicures|Students of pleasure.
epigene|Formed on the surface of the earth.
epigram|Its body brevity, and wit its soul—Coleridge.
epigrams|Terse witticisms with a twist.
episodic|Incidental.
epitaph|Inscription "in memoriam."
epitome|A brief summary.
epitome|Brief statement.
epitomes|Concentrated résumés.
equalize|Make uniform.
equated|Reduced to an average.
equines|Percherons and palominos.
equines|Steeds.
equinox|When night and day are of equal length.
erasers|Ends of pencils.
erasing|Obliterating.
erasing|Wiping off.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Removal of a mistake.
erasure|Removal of trace.
erasure|Scratching out.
erasure|Typist's chore.
erasures|Obliterations.
eremite|Hermit.
eremites|Hermits.
eristic|Controversial.
ermined|Adorned with stately robes.
ermines|Furs for the Coronation.
ermines|Trimmings for regal robes.
erodent|Wearing away.
erosion|Phenomenon of the dust bowl.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
errands|Office boy's routine.
erratic|Wandering
erstwhile|Former "former."
erudite|Learned.
erudite|What a blue stocking is.
eruptive|Breaking forth.
escalade|A mounting by ladders.
escalade|Mount by ladders.
escalop|Marine mollusk.
escapable|Avoidable.
escapade|Wild prank.
escapee|Freedom seeker from behind the Iron Curtain.
escapee|Jail breaker.
escorted|Took to an affair.
escorts|Convoys.
eserine|Drug used in eyedrops.
esoteric|Belonging to the select few.
espionage|Cold war problem.
esplanade|Public walk along a shore.
espouse|Champion a cause.
espouses|Champions a cause.
essayer|Trier.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essences|Certain elixirs.
essentials|Basic features.
estates|Manors.
estates|Monticello and Mt. Vernon.
estates|Properties.
esteemed|Prized.
esteeming|Prizing.
esteems|Prizes.
esthete|One who cultivates appreciation of the beautiful.
esthetes|Votaries of the arts.
estimate|Opinion.
estimation|Opinion.
estimative|Inclined to appraise.
estimator|Rough guesser.
estrays|Lost creatures.
estuary|Wide mouth of a river.
etagere|Open cabinet for bric-a-brac.
etalons|Standards: Fr.
etamine|Cloth like Tammy.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etamine|Fabric like bunting or voile.
etamine|Light dress fabric.
etamine|Light fabric.
etceteras|The King of Siam's favorite words.
eternal|___ vigilance is the price of liberty.” nyt 1953 ETERNAL Kind of city Rome is. nyt 1953 ETERNAL ___ flame at Gettysburg. nyt 1953 ETERNE Forever: Poet. nyt 1953 ETES French summers. nyt 1953 ETES Nous sommes, vous ___. nyt 1953 ETES Nous sommes, vous ___. nyt 1953 ETES Nous sommes, vous ___. nyt 1953 ETES Nous sommes, vous ___. nyt 1953 ETES Summers in France. nyt 1953 ETES Summers: Fr. nyt 1953 ETESIAN Recurring annually, as winds. nyt 1953 ETH Biblical verb ending. nyt 1953 ETH Biblical word ending. nyt 1953 ETH Country in NE Africa: Abbr. nyt 1953 ETH Suffix for ordinal numbers. nyt 1953 ETH Suffix of cardinal numbers. nyt 1953 ETH Suffix of ordinal numbers. nyt 1953 ETH Suffix of ordinal numerals. nyt 1953 ETHAN Edith Wharton character. nyt 1953 ETHANE Gaseous hydrocarbon. nyt 1953 ETHEL Actress Waters. nyt 1953 ETHEL Famous first name in the theatre. nyt 1953 ETHEL Girl's name. nyt 1953 ETHEL Mrs. Mertz of I Love Lucy."
ethereal|Spiritlike.
etiolate|Bleach.
eugenic|Having good inherited characteristics.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evanesce|Vanish in vapor.
evangel|Gospel.
evangel|Message of glad tidings.
evangelist|Graham or Sunday.
evasive|Not frank.
eveners|Equalizers.
eventide|A time of day.
eventide|When "the day is done . . . ”
eventides|Times after dark.
evergreen|Rhododendron or laurel.
evergreens|Maine is full of them.
evermore|From here to eternity.
evermore|Last word of a famous poem.
evictors|Ousters.
evident|Patent.
evinced|Made evident.
evinced|Made manifest.
evinces|Displays.
evinces|Displays.
evincing|Making manifest.
evolved|Developed by stages.
examine|Scrutinize.
example|A problem in arithmetic.
example|Arithmetic problem.
exedrae|Out-of-door benches.
exerted|Made an effort.
exerted|Put into action.
exhibit|Museum specialty.
exhibit|Museum specialty.
exigent|Pressing.
exonerate|Absolve.
expedite|Speed up.
expellees|Cousins of refugees.
expense|Senator Byrd's great worry.
expiring|Terminating.
extracurricular|Football or dramatics, for instance.
extrados|Outside curved surface of an arch.
exultant|Buoyantly joyful.
eyefuls|3-D movies, for instance.
eyelets|Grommets.
eyeopeners|Startling events.
eyesore|An ugly building.
eyewash|Flattery intended to deceive: Slang.
faceted|Surfaced like a diamond.
faculty|Principal and teaching staff.
faeries|Sprites in early England.
falderal|Piece of finery.
falsetto|Part of a yodel.
fancies|Is pleased with.
fantail|Variety of pigeon.
fantast|Visionary; dreamer.
faraway|Dreamy or abstracted.
farcical|Ridiculous.
farinas|Breakfast foods.
fascism|Italy's government, 1922–43.
fastball|Carl Erskine's stock in trade.
fathoms|Understands thoroughly.
fatuous|Silly.
fearful|Trepidant.
fearing|Shaking in one's shoes.
feasance|Performance of a duty, in law.
febrile|Hectic.
fedoras|Homburgs' rivals.
ferrets|Relatives of weasels.
ferriage|Staten Islander's trip.
fetching|Attractive.
fetlocks|Horse's joints.
fiancee|Bride-to-be.
fiascos|Ignominious failures.
fiddled|Wasted time.
fielder|Duke Snider's job.
fielder|Joe DiMaggio's old job.
figurehead|What Nike of Samothrace appeared as.
filaments|Parts of electric lights.
filibuster|Vocal marathon.
fillets|Form of frozen fish.
fillips|Snaps one's fingers.
finance|Budget business.
finesse|Subtle discrimination.
finical|Too particular.
firedog|Support for a log.
fireside|Family gathering place.
firetrap|House of danger.
fireworks|Pyrotechnic display.
flagpoles|Ornaments of the U. N. Plaza.
flagstaff|Adjunct of Old Glory.
flamingo|Broad-billed bird.
flammed|Deceived.
flecked|Speckled.
fleshers|Leather workers.
flipper|Relative of a fin.
flipper|Whale's limb.
flooded|Overwhelmed with an abundance of something.
flotsam|Evidence of the cruel sea.
flotsam|Floating wreckage.
flubbing|Making a botch of.
folders|Circulars or timetables.
followup|Sequel to a news story.
fondest|Most affectionate.
foolery|The work of clowns.
foolhardy|Rash.
foolscap|Paper in sheets 13x16 or 17 inches.
football|Autumnal activity.
footrace|100-yard dash, for instance.
forages|Scouts for food.
foramen|Small opening.
foreman|Superintendent.
foremen|Members of juries.
foreseen|Known ahead of time.
forester|Official in charge of timberland.
forests|Arden and Sherwood.
forming|Organizing.
forsaken|Desolate.
forthright|Going straight to the point.
fortieth|Birthday of symbolic import.
freckle|Sun spot.
freelance|He sells to whom he pleases.
freeness|State of being autonomous.
friendship|Loyal amity.
friendship|___ Train.
friezes|Shaggy woolen cloths.
frizzes|Forms into tight curls.
fumatories|Where things are treated with smoke and vapor.
gainful|Profitable.
galatea|Shaw's Liza Doolittle.
galeate|Helmet-shaped.
galleons|Ships of the Spanish Main.
gangster|Movie role.
gantlet|An ordeal (to run the ___).
gantlet|Any obstacle course.
ganymede|Cupbearer of the gods.
gardener|Man with a hoe.
gardenia|Favorite corsage.
garners|Former Washington residents.
garners|Gathers in grain.
garnets|January's symbols.
garotte|Throttle and rob: Var.
garrotes|What a tight collar does.
gaskets|Washers or disk used to seal joints.
gavotte|Minuet-like dance.
gendarme|M. Javert's role in "Les Misérables.”
general|Handy or Hull.
general|Maxwell D. Taylor.
general|Thomas Hardy's rank.
generate|Create, as electricity.
geneses|Origins.
geniuses|People with very high I. Q.'s.
gentian|Flower to which Bryant wrote a poem.
gentile|Former famous ace.
gentility|State of being well-bred.
gentlemanly|Well-mannered.
geometry|Euclidean subject.
germans|Voters for Adenauer.
girdler|Beetle harmful to trees.
girlish|Adjective for an ingénue.
gladiolus|Flower named for a small sword.
gladstone|Four-time Prime Minister of England.
gleemen|Minstrels.
globule|Bubble.
glossal|Of the tongue.
glowered|Stared angrily.
gnashed|Ground together, as the teeth.
goalpost|Game trophy.
goatees|Facial adornments.
goggles|Part of a flier's gear.
goodies|Bonbons.
gorgers|Gluttons.
gourmand|His chief pleasure is eating.
grabble|Grope, seize or sprawl.
gradins|Series of low steps.
graduate|Leave ivied walls.
graduator|A dividing engine.
grandad|Pa of pa or ma.
granite|Vermont product.
graphic|Well delineated.
grapple|Contend in close fight.
grasped|Apprehended.
greased|Lubricated.
greenie|Nickname for a chlorophyll fan.
greenwood|Under the ___ tree.
gremlin|Air-minded elf.
griddle|Kind of cake.
griddle|Waffle plate.
griffons|Small wiry matted pet dogs.
grivets|Green monkeys of Africa.
groaners|Crosby, Como, Haymes, et al.
grommet|Metal eyelet in a sail.
groundhog|He's in today's headlines.
gruntle|Sound from the pigpen: Scot.
guanacos|Animals allied to the llamas.
guerdon|Honorable reward.
gunwale|Upper edge of a boat's side.
habanera|Risë Stevens solo.
habitat|Locality.
hachure|Line shading used on maps.
hackwork|Penny-a-line toil.
hallmark|Figurative stamp of good quality.
hamlets|___ soliloquy.
hammered|Made persistent attempts.
handcars|Railroad conveyances.
handler|Boxer's aide.
handsome|___ Dan, the Yale bulldog.
handsomer|Comelier.
handspring|Relative of a cartwheel.
hangers|Closet accessories.
hangouts|Casual haunts.
hapless|Unfortunate.
hapless|Unlucky.
hardtack|Army and Navy ration.
harkens|Gives heed.
harmonica|One of Ben Franklin's inventions.
harness|Double ___ (close partnership).
harries|Persecutes.
hasheesh|Relative of marijuana: Var.
hasheesh|Relative of opium.
hashish|Drug from hemp.
hashish|Origin of the word "assassin."
hassles|Brawls or disagreements: Slang.
hassles|Squabbles: Dial.
hassock|Footstool.
hatable|Deserving of ill-will: Var.
hatcheck|Topper ticket.
haulage|Transportation of goods.
haymakers|Wild swings: Slang.
hayride|Form of rural recreation.
headers|Dives.
heartbreakers|Callous philanderers.
heartsease|A flower, Johnny-jump-up.
heather|Actress Angel.
heavens|Goodness gracious!
hectares|Metric measures of area.
helldiver|Navy scout bomber.
hellhound|A fiendish person.
hemlock|Member of the Christmas tree family.
hemlock|Socrates' last drink.
henchmen|Ward heelers.
hennery|Chicken Little's home.
henpecked|What most comic-strip husbands are.
heretic|Nonconformist.
heroical|Brave.
heroine|Character lacking in "The Old Man and the Sea."
heroine|The villain still pursues her.
herring|Little fish.
hiccups|Ailment for which there are many different remedies.
hierarch|Leader of a religious group.
highland|Burns' sweetheart, ___ Mary.
highwayman|Subject of a famous Alfred Noyes poem.
hillock|Links hazard.
hillside|Phenomenon of San Francisco's layout.
hippodrome|Circus.
hirsute|Hairy.
hirsute|Shaggy.
histamine|Drug affecting blood pressure.
hitches|Periods of enlistment: Military slang.
hitting|Batting well.
hitting|Reaching with a missile.
hoarder|Sinner of ration book days.
hobbled|Tied the legs of a horse.
hognoses|Boring bits.
hoisters|Cranes.
holiday|September 7.
holland|Willem Drees' home.
hollandaise|Sauce of egg yolk, butter, lemon juice.
holstein|Breed of dairy cattle.
holster|Part of Hopalong's gear.
holyday|Easter, for instance.
hombres|Men, in Mexico.
homburg|Hat style for the well-dressed man.
homeless|Send these, the ___, tempest-tost to me . . .
homered|Hit over the backfield fence.
homestead|Drama of the mortgage, "The Old ___."
hometown|Each of us has one.
honorable|Title for a Congressman.
honored|Rendered courtesy.
honored|Treated with respect.
hoopers|TV ratings.
hopscotch|Child's game.
hornets|Large wasps.
hornpipes|Lively dances.
horsecars|Street sights in gaslight era.
horseplay|Romp.
hosanna|Acclamation of adoration.
hostages|Status of some prisoners of war.
hostess|Airplane attendant.
hostile|Antagonistic.
hotfoot|Cruel practical joke.
hoverer|Word for a glider pilot.
huaracho|Mexican type sandal.
huddles|Gridiron conferences.
hullabaloo|Noise and confusion.
humdrum|Monotonous.
humerus|Funnybone.
humored|Indulged.
hurrahs|Cheers.
hurrahs|Shouts of joy.
hurrays|Shouts of joy.
husbands|Benedicts.
husbands|Manages with frugality.
hyaline|Transparent as glass.
hydrant|Shower bath for city kids.
iceboat|Racer on Lake Placid.
icecaps|These cover the poles.
icicles|Symbols of winter.
iconoscope|Television tube.
iconoscope|The tube that made TV possible.
idealists|Believers in altruism.
idealists|Foes of the cynics.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideated|Imagined.
ideates|Imagines.
ideates|Preconceives.
ideology|Ism.
ideology|Political philosophy.
igniter|Firebrand.
ignoble|Dishonorable.
ignorance|No excuse, to the law.
ignored|Shut the eyes to.
ignorers|They don't pay attention.
ignores|Overlooks.
illustrate|Give an example of.
imagine|Guess: Colloq.
imagine|Just think!
imagine|Think!
imagining|Picturing in the mind.
imagists|Modern poets of vers libre.
imbroglio|State of confusion and complication.
imitate|Follow suit.
imitate|Take off: Colloq.
imitation|Not the real McCoy.
immediacy|Directness.
immerse|Baptize by dipping.
imminence|Impending danger.
impaled|Gored.
impasse|Blind alley.
imperials|Articles of excellence.
implicate|Involve.
importers|They dislike high tariffs.
impotent|Powerless.
inaction|Idleness.
inamorata|Woman beloved.
inanimate|Dull.
inaptly|Unsuitably.
inattentiveness|Symptom of spring fever.
incidence|Range of occurrence.
incites|Moves to action.
incomes|Fiscal figures.
indents|Sets back from the margin, in typing.
indications|Marks.
indigene|Native.
indited|Composed.
indolent|Lackadaisical.
indolent|Suffering from spring fever.
indorse|Give approval to.
ineptitude|Foolishness.
inerrant|Infallible.
inertia|Disinclination to act.
inertias|Indispositions to exertion.
infanta|Spanish princess.
inflate|Blow up.
ingress|Entrance.
inhaler|Drug store item.
inheres|Belongs, as a right.
inhuman|Inordinately cruel.
inhumane|Cruel.
initial|Decoration on a shirt.
initial|Identifying mark.
initials|DDE, for example.
initiate|Admit into a society.
inlander|Kansan, for instance.
innocents|Twain's travelers.
innovator|Inventor of techniques.
inordinate|Excessive.
inscrutable|Defying analysis.
insecure|Wobbly.
insisted|Took a firm stand.
insolence|Studied discourtesy.
installers|They set things up.
instances|Examples.
instructor|Teacher.
insurance|Hartford's specialty.
insurgents|Rebels.
intakes|Points at which water enters pipes.
intense|Extreme.
intensify|Make more extreme.
intention|Purpose.
intents|Purposes.
intercoms|Radio units, on planes.
interest|Concern.
interest|Engage the attention of.
interfere|Clash.
interim|Entr'acte, for instance.
interim|Novel by R. C. Hutchinson.
internal|Domestic.
internationally|How Olympic teams are made up.
interne|Doctor in training.
internee|One held for political reasons.
interposed|Placed between.
interstate|I. C. C.'s province.
interstate|Part of  I.C.C.
intervened|Came between.
intimate|In close relation.
inundated|Overwhelmed.
invariant|Constant.
inventories|Itemized lists of stock.
inveterate|Habitual.
invigilator|Proctor at an English school exam.
involute|Rolled up in a spiral.
iodinates|Treats with a certain chemical.
iodines|Antiseptics.
iodoform|Antiseptic.
irascible|With a chip on a shoulder.
iridescent|One of the most frequently misspelled English words.
irksome|Tedious.
ironers|Mangles.
ironies|Outcomes that are contrary to expectations.
ironman|Sobriquet for Lou Gehrig.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell's nickname.
ironwood|Very hard, heavy timber.
isinglass|Translucent gelatin.
islander|Native of Nantucket.
isobars|Meteorological lines.
isolate|Keep apart.
isolating|Detaching.
isosceles|Triangle with two equal sides.
isotopes|Basis of most chemical elements.
isotopes|Elements having the same atomic number.
issuers|Promulgators.
isthmus|Kra of Suez.
italics|Style of type.
italics|Type used for emphasis.
jayhawker|Kansas border ruffian of the Civil War.
jaywalker|Stroller in jeopardy.
jinrikishas|Transportation on the Ginza.
jubilee|Celebration of an anniversary.
juncture|Point of time.
juvenile|He usually plays opposite the ingenue.
karakuls|Persian lambs.
keepers|Zoo attendants.
keepsakes|Mementoes.
kennels|Bed and board for borzois.
kennels|Boxers' homes, at times.
kernels|Whole grains.
ketchup|Spicy culinary concoction.
kettledrum|Percussion instrument.
kettledrums|They're in the back row at the Philharmonic.
keystone|Pennsylvania's symbol.
kiboshed|Queered the pitch.
kickshaw|Bauble or toy.
klondike|Gold region in Yukon territory.
klondike|Gold rush scene, 1897–98.
kneaded|Mixed and pressed dough.
kneader|Bread shaper.
kneaders|Dough handlers.
kneepiece|Part of an armored suit.
knelled|Rang.
knesset|Ben-Gurion's parliament.
knothole|Free baseball view.
knothole|Free vantage point at a ball park.
knowers|People with the facts.
knowledge|More than equivalent to force.
knuckleball|Pitcher's specialty.
kremlin|The government of U. S. S. R.
labored|Done with great exertion.
laborer|Worker.
laborites|Churchill's opposition.
laconic|Expressing much in few words.
ladders|Hose mishaps.
ladrone|Bandit, in Latin America.
ladrone|Spanish highwayman.
ladybird|Small, brightly colored beetle.
lallation|Pronouncing "r" like "l."
laments|Elegies or dirges.
laments|Elegies.
laminate|Form into layers.
laminate|Stratify.
lamping|Looking at: Slang.
lancers|Cavalry regiment.
landgrab|Seizure of public ground.
landholder|Possessor of real estate.
landslide|Candidate's easy victory.
lantana|Plant with yellow or orange flowers.
lantern|One if by land . . .
lanterns|Party decorations from China or Japan.
lapdogs|Pets.
lapidates|Pelts with stones.
lapides|Stones (used in Latin phrases).
largess|Generosity.
lariats|Cowpoke's gear.
lariats|Roundup equipment.
lasting|Durable.
latchkey|Parental gift to a trustworthy teenager.
laterals|Football passes.
laterals|Football plays.
lateritic|Of soil produced by the decomposition of rocks.
lattice|Device of crossed slats.
laundry|Weekly job.
laureate|Part of John Masefield's title.
laurels|Symbol of fame and honor.
lavishes|Squanders.
layettes|Wardrobes for the youngest set.
lazybones|He'd rather go fishin'.
leaders|Pipes for rain water.
leagues|National and American.
leaking|Not seaworthy.
leaping|Springing.
learned|Judge Hand.
leavens|Makes bread light.
lectors|Religious readers.
leftish|Following the party line.
leftist|Pinko.
leftover|Something in the icebox.
leftovers|Icebox treasures.
legator|Testator.
leghorn|Mainstay of our egg industry.
legislates|Congress does.
leisures|Times free from employment.
lemonade|Summer drink.
lemonade|Summer refreshment.
lemonade|Treat at a garden party.
lenient|Compassionate.
lentigo|A freckle, medically speaking.
leonine|Maned.
leonine|Maned.
lesions|Injuries.
lessees|Tenants.
lessons|Things learned by experience.
lessons|Work in the three r's.
letterers|Sign painters.
letting|Permitting.
lettuce|Iceberg.
leveled|Played fair with: Colloq.
levelers|Reformers for social equality.
levigate|Make smooth by polishing.
libellant|Suer for damages.
liberal|Free and unconfined.
liberal|Free from prejudice.
liberate|Manumit.
liberates|Frees.
librate|Oscillate, as the beam of a scale.
license|Motorist's need.
licorice|A stick for Benny Goodman.
licorice|Quondam penny candy.
liernes|Ribs: Arch.
lightest|Least serious.
likened|Compared.
limeade|Summer refreshment.
limelight|Picture in which Claire Bloom co-starred.
limericks|A flea in a fly in a flue, and others.
limestone|Rock in Mammoth Cave.
lineage|Ancestry.
lineage|Ancestry.
lineament|An outline of the face.
lineate|Marked with stripes.
lingered|Was unnecessarily slow.
lingerie|Item in women's shops.
linguistic|Belonging to language.
linnets|Small finches.
linseed|Kind of oil.
lioness|Powerful feline.
lionesses|Members of a pride.
lionize|Make a hero of.
lionize|Treat as a V. I. P.
lionizer|Celebrity worshiper.
lipsticks|Basic cosmetics.
liqueur|Benedictine.
lispers|Baby talkers.
lissome|Supple.
lissome|Supple.
literature|Field of Mauriac's Nobel Prize.
litigants|Persons engaged in lawsuits.
liveness|Animation.
livestock|One source of rural income.
loading|Burdening.
lobbyist|Professional bill pusher.
lobster|Tempting crustacean.
locations|Places.
locator|Definer of mining-claim limits.
lodestar|A guiding ideal.
lodestar|A guiding light.
loggers|Lumberjacks.
logistician|Expert in military transport and supply.
lollypops|Prizes for good children.
lonesome|Depressed by solitude.
loofahs|Vegetable sponges.
loosened|Eased.
loppers|Drooping ears of rabbits.
lorimer|Famous former magazine editor.
lothario|Gay deceiver.
lottery|Shirley Jackson's famous story (with "The").
loudest|Most obstreperous.
lucency|Clarity.
lunette|Crescent-like ornament.
lupines|Plants of the pea family.
lutanist|Minstrel.
lyrical|Expressing feelings in emotional language.
macabre|Saint-Saëns' "Danse ___."
macaroni|Pizzeria dish.
macaroni|Yankee Doodle's feather.
machete|Tool for cutting sugar cane.
machree|Mother in an old song.
macrocosms|Universes.
madeira|Most important tributary of the Amazon, 2,000 miles.
madonna|Subject of Renaissance art.
madonnas|Subjects for old masters.
maelstrom|Whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean.
magenta|Shade of red.
magnets|Bodies attracting iron.
magpies|Chatterers and scolds.
maharaja|Title of the former monarch of Kashmir.
mahatma|Wise and holy person of India.
mainline|Track for the Century.
mainstays|Principal supports.
majolicas|Pieces of Italian pottery.
malacca|City of the Malay peninsula.
malacca|Singapore's strait.
malaria|Hazard of the tropics.
malaria|Tropic hazard.
malarky|Hot air.
malcontent|Dissatisfied.
malines|French name for Belgian city.
mallard|Wild duck.
mandarin|Standard Chinese.
mandate|Area administered under trusteeship.
manhattan|Object of a business deal, May 6, 1626.
manhattan|Peter Minuit's bargain.
manhole|Part of a street.
manhole|Street opening.
manilas|Specimens of strong wrapping paper.
manmade|Formed by Homo sapiens.
mannequins|Couturier's aids.
manners|Good ways of behaving.
manorial|Descriptive of a country house.
marasca|Sour cherry.
marathons|Sporting events.
marbles|What we're not playing for.
marengo|Napoleon's Austrian victory, 1800.
marigold|Plant with red, yellow or orange flowers.
marigolds|Garden flowers.
marimbas|Cousins of the xylophone.
mariners|Carney, Duncan, Radford, etc.
mariners|Navy planes.
marines|Lemuel Shepherd's men.
marines|Members of the "Fighting Sixth."
marines|The Sixth Regiment.
maritime|Part of N. M. U.
markers|Signals at the rear of a train.
markets|Places where there is a demand for goods.
marking|Taking notice of.
marmites|Cooking pots in which pot-au-feu is made.
marshal|Juin's title
martians|They're out of this world.
martingales|Straps to prevent horses from rearing.
martins|Dean, Mary, and others.
martlet|A swallow.
mascara|Eye cosmetic.
mascots|Army's mule, Navy's goat.
mashies|Fairway irons.
massive|Huge.
masterpiece|Othello, for instance.
masters|Augusta golf tournament.
masters|Spring golf tourney.
mastery|Skill.
mastodon|Museum exhibit.
matador|Arena expert.
matador|Book by Barnaby Conrad.
matilda|Girl's name meaning mighty battle maiden.
mayflower|Historic 180-ton sailing vessel.
medalled|Hung with decorations.
mediate|Reconcile (opposing forces).
mediates|Acts as a go-between in a dispute.
medicates|Treats.
medusas|Heads never to behold.
meeting|Chatauqua event.
melange|Hodgepodge.
melodrama|Offering on the screen.
menhirs|Upright prehistoric stones.
mercies|Blessings.
merited|Was worthy of.
messenger|Courier.
messenger|Courier.
meterage|Measurement of kilowatt usage.
mezzanines|Sections of theatres.
microbe|A bacterium.
microbe|Minute living thing.
middens|Refuse heaps.
midterm|Between semesters.
mignonette|Plant with fragrant, greenish-white flowers.
migraine|Splitting headache.
migration|Birds flying south.
millineries|Busy places just before Easter.
minarets|Towers of mosques.
minikin|Anything very small and delicate: Rare.
minister|Plenipotentiary.
ministers|Prime V. I. P.'s in London.
miniver|Greer Garson role.
miniver|White fur used in medieval times.
minorities|Less numerous groups.
mirages|Desert phenomena.
misconstruction|Wrong interpretation.
misericord|Medieval dagger.
misfits|Square pegs in round holes.
mismade|Improperly formed.
mismated|Unsuitably paired.
mismates|Matches wrongly.
missiles|The Regulus, the Nike, etc.
mission|Group of envoys to a foreign country.
mistake|2 + 2 = 5, for instance.
misters|Roberts and others.
mistletoe|State flower of Oklahoma.
misuser|Wastrel.
moderate|Act as chairman of a debate.
modicum|Small quantity.
modulate|Shift from one key to another, in music.
moidore|Old gold coin of Portugal.
moisture|Humidity.
molasses|Candy ingredient.
molester|Disturbing party.
molests|Harasses.
monastic|Ascetic.
monastic|Pertaining to religious life.
moneybags|Rich man: Slang.
moneyed|Wealthy.
mongering|Trafficking.
monologs|Cornelia Otis Skinner's forte.
monomania|Overconcentration on one theme.
monotones|Problems for speech teacher.
mooners|Idle dreamy people.
moraine|Glacial deposit.
morocco|Troubled corner of Africa.
morocco|Where Fez is.
moronic|Of twelve-year-old mentality.
motorman|Offstage character in Tennessee Williams play.
mudhens|Coots or gallinules.
mudhole|Hazard on a dirt road.
mundane|Worldly.
muscles|Makes one's way by force (with "in").
mushrooms|Fungi for gastronomes.
mushrooms|Phenomena over Yucca Flat.
musical|Broadway offering.
mustachio|Facial decoration.
mutations|Biological variations.
mynheer|Dutch mister.
nailers|Crackerjacks.
naivete|Native simplicity.
napkins|Serviettes.
narcissus|Youth of Greek myth.
nargile|Hookah.
narrate|Set forth.
narrate|Tell a story.
narrate|Tell.
narration|Job for a radio announcer.
narrows|Water between Brooklyn and Staten Island.
nascent|Beginning to grow or develop.
nationals|Fellow countrymen.
nations|Members of NATO.
nations|Participants at the U. N.
natural|Lifelike.
naturals|Seven and eleven.
navigate|Plot a course for a plane.
nearing|Approaching.
nearness|Intimacy.
neatherds|Cattle drovers.
nebulose|Cloudy: Var.
nebulous|Vague.
necklaces|Swag for burglars.
necktie|Xmas gift.
nectars|What the bee sucks.
needers|Those in want.
neediest|The One Hundred.
needlers|Hecklers.
needles|Pointed rocks.
needless|Not required.
negates|Nullifies.
negates|Nullifies.
negating|Gainsaying.
negating|Nullifying.
negator|No” man. nyt 1953 NEGATOR One who denies. nyt 1953 NEGEB Israel's desert. nyt 1953 NEGEB Semi-desert region of Israel. nyt 1953 NEGLECT Leave undone. nyt 1953 NEGOTIATING Parleying. nyt 1953 NEGRI Star of early movies. nyt 1953 NEGRI Star of the silent screen. nyt 1953 NEGRO 1,400-mi. river into the Amazon. nyt 1953 NEGRO 630-mile river in Argentina. nyt 1953 NEH Book of the Old Testament: Abbr. nyt 1953 NEHRU Asiatic V. I. P. nyt 1953 NEIGH Stable talk. nyt 1953 NEIL Actor Hamilton. nyt 1953 NEIL Man' name. nyt 1953 NEIL Man's name. nyt 1953 NEIL Man's name. nyt 1953 NEIL Man's name. nyt 1953 NEIN Definitely not, in Berlin. nyt 1953 NEIN No: German. nyt 1953 NEIN No: German. nyt 1953 NEITHER Conjunction. nyt 1953 NELL Dickens character. nyt 1953 NELL Friend of Kit Nubbles. nyt 1953 NELL Kit Nubbles' friend. nyt 1953 NELLA Girl's nickname. nyt 1953 NELLIE Guest at Aunt Dinah's quilting party. nyt 1953 NELLIE Miss Forbush of Little Rock. nyt 1953 NELS Role in Mama."
nemesis|An avenging power.
nervine|A soothing tonic.
nesters|Setting hens.
nesters|Squatters in the West.
netting|Curtain material.
nettles|Irritates.
nettles|Urticaceous plants.
neutral|Gray.
neutron|Uncharged particle.
nevermore|Word for a talking bird.
nirvana|Freedom from worry and the world.
nitrogen|Four-fifths of the earth's atmosphere.
noblesse|Persons of high birth.
noblesse|___ oblige.
noblest|Brutus, the "___ Roman of them all."
nodders|Yesmen.
noisemaker|Souvenir of New Year's Eve.
nomadic|Without a settled home.
nominal|Not real.
nominate|Appoint.
nominee|Office seeker.
nonages|Legal minorities.
nonbasic|Not essentially.
nonmoral|Wanting in righteousness.
noodles|Chow mein accompaniment.
nosegays|Gardener's delight.
nostalgia|Homesickness.
nostrils|Parts of the face.
nostrums|Quacks sell them.
notices|News on the bulletin board.
nougats|Candies with nuts.
noughts|0000.
nuisance|Inconvenience.
nutshells|Thimblerigger's makeshifts.
oarsmen|Regatta starts.
obdurate|Deaf to entreaty.
obeisance|Homage.
oblates|Members of religious orders.
oblates|Monastics.
oblations|Religious offerings.
obliger|Accommodating person.
obscure|Cryptic.
obtainer|Go-getter.
ocarina|Simple musical instrument.
ocarina|Simple wind instrument.
ocarinas|Wind instruments often used as toys.
occasional|Now and then.
occlude|Shut in or out.
oceanic|Like the Atlantic.
ocelots|Large American cats.
ocelots|Lesser lights in the lion house.
octameter|Verse containing eight feet.
octanes|Anti-knock elements in motor fuel.
officer|___ of the day.
offstage|In the wings.
oleates|Chemical salts.
oleates|Chemical salts.
oleoresin|Balsam.
olympiad|To be held in Australia, 1956.
omelets|Fooyungs.
omelets|Fooyungs.
omicron|Greek letter.
omitted|Not named.
onagers|Catapults of early warfare, which threw stones.
ondogram|Record of wave forms of electric current.
oneness|Concord.
oneness|Singularity.
oneness|Unity.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
opaline|Translucent glass.
openers|Kitchen gadgets.
opening|Brooks Atkinson evening.
operagoer|Devotee of a certain art.
operant|Performer.
operate|Bring about.
operate|Control.
operate|Drive.
operate|Manage.
operate|Work.
operates|Acts.
operations|Overlord and "Crossroads."
operettas|Specialties of Rudolf Friml.
opossum|American marsupial with prehensile tail.
oppress|Tyrannize over.
optical|A kind of illusion.
opulent|Wealthy.
oranges|Israeli fruit crop.
orangutan|Man of the woods of Malaya.
orations|Cicero's forte.
orations|Commencement speeches.
oratorio|Messiah or "Elijah."
oratorio|The Creation, for instance.
oratorio|Form used by Handel.
oratorio|Mendelssohn's "Elijah.”
orators|Cicero and Webster.
orators|Demosthenes and Cicero.
orators|Henry and Webster.
oratory|Eloquence.
orbital|Of the path of a heavenly body.
orchestras|Units led by Szell and Muench.
orchestras|Units led by Szell and Muench.
ordeals|Ancient methods of trial by fire, water, combat, etc.
ordered|Shopped for later delivery.
orderer|Command giver.
orderer|Commanding person.
orderer|Lady with a shopping list.
ordering|Doing the marketing.
ordinary|Early bicycle with one large wheel and one small wheel.
ordinate|Appoint.
ordnance|Army department.
oregano|Plant leaf used as a condiment.
orioles|Bobolink's relatives.
orioles|Colorful birds.
orology|Study of mountains.
ortolans|Bobolinks.
ortolans|Bobolinks.
osmoses|Diffuses through a membrane.
osseous|Bony.
ostlers|Old-time innkeepers.
ostrich|Large bird.
otalgias|Earaches.
ottoman|Provision for a TV guest.
ottomans|An Empire and a hassock.
ourselves|Pronoun.
outclasses|Is distinctly ahead of.
outdoes|Surpasses.
outeats|Wins a pie-consuming contest.
outhits|Shines as a batter.
outlets|Stores for bargain goods.
outlooks|Prospects of the future.
outmodes|Relegates to antiquity.
outpost|Attu is one.
outpost|Thule or Attu.
outsider|Stranger.
outsing|Vocalize better than.
overact|Emote.
overage|Surplus.
overate|Took too many  helpings.
overawe|Intimidate.
overawes|Cows.
overcoat|Chesterfield.
overcrowds|Puts too many pupils in one class.
overcut|Miss too many classes, in campus parlance.
overdid|Carried too far.
overdone|Without finesse.
overinflate|Subject to too much air pressure.
overlaps|Exceeds the bounds.
overpaid|Compensated generously.
overpay|Reward excessively.
overran|Spread swiftly throughout.
override|Disregard arbitrarily.
overrules|Pronounces invalid.
oversea|Transoceanic.
oversee|Manage.
overset|Excess material, at the printer's.
oversold|Disposed of more than could be supplied.
overstay|Sojourn too long.
overtaken|Caught up with in traveling.
overtness|Obviousness.
overvalue|Estimate too highly.
pageant|Coronation pomp.
painter|Calling of Jimmy Ernst.
paladin|Knight.
palates|Special sensitivities to taste.
palates|Tastes.
palatial|Magnificent.
palatinates|Natives of Germany.
paleface|Injun's enemy.
palindrome|Was it a cat I saw? for instance.
palisades|Hudson River escarpment.
palomino|Real star of a Western.
panacea|Cure-all.
panache|Aigrette.
pancakes|Shrove Tuesday meal.
pandora|First woman in Greek myth.
pangolin|Long-tailed scaly anteater.
panhandle|Geographic phenomenon of Texas, Oklahoma, Maryland.
panhandler|Beggar.
panhandler|Candidate for a handout.
panhandlers|They ask for handouts.
panniers|Pair of baskets for pack mules.
panoramas|Complete views in every direction.
pantaloon|Character in Italian comedies.
paperboy|He hollers, "Extry! Extry!”
paperer|Passer of counterfeit money: Slang.
papooses|Reservation dwellers.
paraded|Showed off.
parapet|Top of a rampart.
parasite|Flea.
parasite|Mistletoe is one.
parasites|Fleas.
parasol|Shield from the sun.
parasol|Sunstroke prevention.
parboil|Recipe direction.
parcels|Mysterious objects delivered in December.
parental|Of a father or mother.
parliamentarian|Wielder of a gavel.
parriers|They ward off blows.
partake|Have a share.
partake|Receive a share.
partakes|Has a share.
parterre|First tier of boxes at the Met.
particulars|Details.
partway|Not the whole distance.
parures|Sets of jeweled ornaments.
passades|Horsemanship exercises.
passages|Indefinite portions of a book.
passing|Playing catch.
passion|Emotion of compelling force.
passover|Nisan festival.
pasters|Decorations on much-traveled baggage.
pastille|Lozenge.
pastimes|Hobbies.
pastoral|Symphony by Handel.
pastries|Napoleons.
patents|They have legal life of 17 years.
patience|Gilbert and Sullivan milkmaid.
patient|Like Griselda.
patronage|Political prerogative.
patroness|Sponsor of a social affair.
patroon|Head of a manor in early New York or New Jersey.
pattern|Design.
patties|Bakery products.
paupers|Candidates for the poorhouse.
payrolls|Matters of business significance.
peacoat|A sailor's jacket.
peacoat|Sailor's jacket.
peanuts|Insignificant pay: Slang.
peculate|Embezzle.
peculiar|Individual.
pedantic|Overscholarly.
pedants|Intellectual snobs.
peeling|Veering away from a flight formation (with "off").
peelings|K. P. leftovers.
peepers|Popular TV role.
peepers|Teacher at Jefferson High.
peepshow|Scene inside an old-fashioned Easter egg.
peeress|Wearer of a tiara.
peeresses|Their presence at Elizabeth's Coronation is compulsory.
pelicans|Birds with bills for scooping fish.
pelisse|Long fur garment.
penitent|Sorry.
pennames|George Eliot and George Sand.
pennant|Emblem of athletic success.
pennywise|Saving, in a small way.
pensile|Hanging.
pentagon|Where Secy. Wilson works.
pentagons|Geometric figures.
pentagons|Structures like one on the Potomac.
peonage|Semibondage.
peonies|Hybrids having 700 varieties.
peonism|A system of forcing service.
peptics|Substances promoting digestion.
percale|Cotton cloth.
percale|Sheeting material.
percales|Closely woven cambric materials.
perceive|Recognize.
perfecto|Kind of cigar.
peridot|Green gem; olivine.
peridot|Yellowish-green gem.
perigee|Point in moon's orbit nearest to earth.
perjurer|False witness.
permafrost|Hard-frozen underpinning of Thule.
permanent|Beauty parlor specialty.
permeate|Spread through.
personable|Good-looking.
personae|Dramatis ___.
personally|If you ask my opinion . . .
personating|Acting a part.
persons|Governor of Alabama.
pertest|Sauciest.
pertinent|Relevant.
perturb|Agitate.
perturb|Give cause for alarm.
perukes|Wigs.
perusal|Careful examination.
pesters|Bothers.
petitions|Documents pleading for action.
petulant|Querulous.
phalanx|Infantry battle formation.
pheasants|Brilliantly colored wild birds.
philistine|Opponent of progress.
phrasal|Forming a part of a sentence.
pianoforte|Levant's instrument.
piaster|Turkish coin.
piccoloist|Pete the Piper.
piebald|Horse of different colors.
pigtail|Hair-do.
pilasters|Roof-truss supports.
pileups|Results of scrimmages.
pilferer|Thief.
pilgrim|William Bradford or John Carver.
pillows|Bolsters.
pineapples|Exports from San Juan.
pinhead|Ninny.
pipeline|Big Inch.
pipeline|Channel whereby information is conveyed.
pirates|Copyright infringers.
pirates|Forbes Field players.
pirates|Team that ended in the cellar.
placard|Poster.
placard|Sign.
placate|Proffer a soft answer.
placing|Finishing second in a horse race.
plagued|Harassed.
planets|Orrery objects.
planters|Owners of large farms.
plashes|Tumbles about noisily in water.
plaster|Gypsum product.
plasters|Mends the ceiling.
plastic|It has replaced many fibers, metals.
plasticine|Material for play school artists.
pleaders|Trial lawyers.
pleasant|Good as company.
pleased|Gratified.
pleated|Made like a kilt.
pledgee|Pawnbroker.
plopped|Fell with the sound of a flat dive.
plumber|Durkin was one.
plumier|One who feathers arrows.
plummet|Surveyer's item.
podagral|Afflicted with gout
poetical|Endowed with beauty and imagination.
poinsettia|Decoration for Dec. 25th.
pointers|Hunting dogs.
poleaxes|Long-handled weapons.
polemic|A controversial argument.
polemics|Controversial discussions.
policed|Maintained law and order in.
politician|Party man.
polygon|A many-angled figure.
pompano|Food fish.
pontoon|Portable float.
poorest|In greatest need.
poorest|Most insignificant.
popcorn|Big profit item at movies.
porkpie|Hat style for college boys.
porringers|Bowls for babies.
portage|Carrying a canoe overland.
porterage|Work of the carriers on safari.
portered|Worked as a redcap.
portfolio|Office and function of a Cabinet member.
porticos|Colonnades.
porticos|Structures attached to buildings.
portion|Serving.
portrait|Gainsborough's forte.
portrait|Likeness.
posadas|Inns, in the Southwest and Mexico.
postern|Rear door or gate.
posthaste|With all possible speed, in the good old days.
postilion|Guide who rides a coach horse.
postulate|Assume a proposition.
potages|French soups.
potatoes|KP chore.
potboiler|Hack job of writing or painting.
poteens|Products of illicit stills in Ireland.
potentates|V. I. P.'s in London.
potlatch|Indian equivalent of Christmas.
praline|French nut candy.
praline|Kind of candy.
prankish|Frolicsome.
preamble|We, the people of the United States . . .
prearrange|Plan in advance.
precedence|The order to be observed by protocol.
precedent|Decision serving as a pattern for the future.
precursor|Shadow of a coming event.
precursory|Indicative of something to follow.
predated|Came before.
predated|Came before.
preempt|Appropriate beforehand.
preempts|Seizes before someone else can.
prefabs|Assembly line houses.
prefabs|Quickie housing.
preface|Introduction.
prelate|Archbishop.
prelate|Ecclesiastic of superior rank.
prelude|Wordsworth's autobiographical poem.
premiers|Pella, Hoxha, Laniel.
premises|Piece of land.
prenotion|An idea arrived at beforehand.
present|Here.
presented|Introduced.
presenter|Profferer.
presides|Handles the gavel.
presidium|Malenkov, Beria, et al.
presidium|Ruling body in U. S. S. R.
pressed|Demanded haste.
pressing|Urgent.
pressman|Printer.
pressure|What blocs and lobbys use.
pressures|Compelling influences.
pretense|Excuse.
pretense|False show.
pretense|Something done for show.
prettify|Make dainty in a finical way.
prevalent|Widespread.
prevent|Forestall.
previewed|Saw an out-of-town play opening.
priestly|Suitable for a clergyman.
priests|Clergymen.
primaries|Local meetings of voters.
primary|An election to nominate candidate.
primary|Of chief rank.
primate|Man.
primrose|A ___ by the river's brim . . .
princesse|Designating a type of close-fitting beltless dress.
principal|School official.
printed|Fixed as by pressure.
prisoner|Traveler to Freedom Village.
prisoners|Heroes of "Operation Big Switch."
privately|Not in public.
probation|Period of trial.
product|Something manufactured.
profess|Declare openly.
profess|Declare publicly.
profile|Vivid and concise sketch.
profusion|Generous supply.
prognostication|A weather forecast, for instance.
proletariats|Working classes.
promise|Ground for hope.
propaganda|Two-edged weapon of "cold war."
protects|Keeps under one's wing.
protracts|Lengthens.
proudly|How queens die.
prowess|Great skill or ability.
proximity|Nearness.
psalter|Religious book.
psychologist|Jung, for instance.
pueblos|Villages of the Zunis and the Hopis.
puerilism|Juvenility
puisnes|Junior associates.
pulsated|Throbbed.
pumpkin|Seasonal symbol.
pumpkin|Symbol of Hallowe'en.
punctate|Pointlike.
pungent|Stinging to the taste.
punsters|Jokesmiths of a certain type.
puritan|Narrow-minded person.
purlieu|Outlying area.
purloin|Filch.
pursuits|Occupations or pastimes.
pyramid|One of three at Giza.
queenly|Like H. R. H.
quietus|Final discharge or acquittance.
quixotic|Extravagantly romantic.
racetracks|Woodbine, Aqueduct and others.
raciest|Most piquant.
radians|Angles
radiates|Branches out from a center.
radicals|Extremists on the political scene.
radiograms|Messages from abroad.
radiograms|Messages from abroad.
ragamuffin|Scarecrow.
raglans|Overcoats.
ragtime|Forte of "Alexander."
ragweeds|These make thousands sneeze.
railings|Balustrades.
raiment|Clothing.
raiment|Garments.
rainband|Part of the solar spectrum.
rainbows|Beauties to Wordsworth.
raincoat|Mackintosh.
raindrops|Symbol of April.
rainier|Tacoma's mountain.
rainstorm|Picnic spoiler.
raisable|Capable of going up.
raisers|Optimistic poker players.
rakeoffs|Commissions, usually illegal.
rallies|Late inning phenomena.
rallies|Popular meetings.
ramekin|Small baking dish.
ramparts|Protective barriers.
rancheria|Gaucho's dwelling.
rangers|Texas, forest, etc.
ranting|Blustering.
rapture|Sheer delight.
rareripe|Variety of peach.
raspberries|Something good to eat.
rasping|Raucous.
rassled|Fought, on the TV screen: Slang.
rasters|Preliminary patterns on TV screens.
rataplan|Sound of drum beats.
rationalize|Justify speciously.
ratites|Birds.
ratline|Transverse rope in a rope ladder.
ratters|Nemeses of rodents.
ratters|Terriers or cats.
raucous|Hoarse.
ravaged|Destroyed violently.
ravager|Despoiler.
ravioli|Italian delicacy.
reaccuse|Point the finger at again.
reactive|Characterized by a reverse movement.
readers|McGuffey's production.
readier|More willing.
readily|At once.
readiness|Alacrity.
readorn|Ornament anew.
reagent|Chemical.
realism|A tendency to face facts.
realist|Twain or Whitman.
realist|Type of artist or writer.
realists|They look facts in the face.
reality|Fidelity to nature.
reapers|Farm machines.
reargue|Dispute again.
reasonable|Within just limits.
reasoned|Argued in a logical way.
reasoned|Exercised the mind.
reasons|Justifications.
reasons|Motives.
rebated|Deducted from.
rebates|Discounts.
rebates|Kickbacks.
recamier|French beauty and wit of 19th century.
recants|Takes back openly.
receded|Fell away.
recedes|Moves back.
recedes|Slopes backwards.
receipts|The take.
received|Greeted, as guests.
recessed|Stopped work for a while.
recesses|Adjourns.
recession|A dip in the prosperity chart.
recitals|Detailed statements.
recitative|A style of vocal music.
reciter|Rehearser.
recites|Speaks poetry for company.
reclines|Leans back.
recluse|Hermit.
reconstructions|The buildings in Williamsburg, for instance.
recording|Kind of secretary.
records|Music lover's collection.
recover|Mend.
rectors|Clergymen.
recurve|Bend back.
reddens|Blushes.
reddens|Incarnadines.
redears|Finds in husking bees.
redeemers|Ransomers.
redeems|Makes up for.
redheaded|The ___ League.
redlegs|Kluszewski, Raffensburger, etc.
redwings|Detroit's hockey team.
reelect|Vote into office again.
reelects|Returns to office.
reelects|Returns to office.
reenter|Come back on stage.
reenter|Renew membership.
reenter|Return to the stage.
reentry|An ace in the dummy, for instance.
refeeds|Provides material (to a machine) again.
refiner|Smeltery worker.
refresh|Restore strength to.
refused|Declined an offer.
refutes|Disproves.
regaled|Wined and dined well.
regalia|Royal paraphernalia.
regards|Last word of a telegram.
regatta|Thames contest.
register|Compass of a voice.
reglets|Flat moldings.
regular|Square-shooting.
reinstall|Put in office again.
reiterate|Repeat.
relapse|Backslide.
related|Of the same nature or kind.
relater|Narrator.
relater|Teller of tales.
relater|Teller of tales.
relative|Sister or cousin or aunt.
relatives|Members of the family.
relator|Narrator.
relearn|Master the same lesson.
release|Liberation.
release|Permit to be issued.
release|Quitclaim.
releaser|Deliverer.
releases|Items for publication.
relegate|Consign to an inferior place.
relents|Becomes less severe.
relevant|To the purpose.
reliable|Dependable.
reliant|Trusting.
relieve|Substitute for.
relight|Kindle anew.
remainder|The rest.
remanence|Residue.
remarries|Weds anew.
reminds|Bethinks.
remised|Surrendered by deed.
remnant|Piece of cloth at bargain price.
remorse|Bitter regret.
remorse|Compunction.
removes|Dismisses, as from office.
renders|Gives.
renders|Translates.
reneges|Breaks one's promise.
renewal|Extension.
renounced|Put aside voluntarily.
renouncer|One who repudiates.
renouncer|One who sacrifices personal ambition.
renters|Tenants.
renters|Tenants.
renting|Leasing.
reopened|Began again.
repaves|Mends the roadway.
repeats|Echoes.
repeats|Echoes.
repents|Has a change of heart.
replaceable|Expendable.
replant|What gardeners do.
replicas|Facsimiles.
reportage|Journalistic writing.
repress|Quell.
reprove|Scold.
reproves|Finds fault with.
republican|Mr. ___.
repulses|Beats back.
reputable|Well thought of.
reputation|Good name.
reraises|Hoists again.
reredos|Altar screen.
rerises|Increases in price again.
rescore|Arrange the music.
rescuer|Lifesaver.
reseats|Re-elects.
reseeks|Looks for again.
resented|Took umbrage at.
reserve|Part of a country's fighting force.
resettle|Come to rest again.
resided|Was vested (in).
resider|Dweller.
resides|Is vested (with "in").
resilient|Having lots of bounce.
resists|Holds off.
resists|Withstands.
resolder|Join metal again.
resolved|Word in a formal statement, after the whereases.
resolves|Follows a Jan. 1st custom.
resonator|Device for amplifying sound.
respects|Thinks highly of.
respite|Delay.
respites|Lulls.
response|Part of a church service.
restate|Tell again.
restaurateurs|Caterers to the public.
resters|Vacationers.
resting|Inactive.
restive|Not quiet.
restive|Unruly; balky.
restore|Give back.
restore|Repair with care.
restore|Touch up.
restorer|Hair ___.
retailer|Merchant.
retailers|Stationers, grocers, etc.
retails|Sells over the counter.
retainer|Partial payment to a lawyer.
retaken|Won back.
retaliate|Strike back.
retards|Slows.
retenes|Hydocarbons from pine tar.
retests|Examines again.
reticent|Uncommunicative.
reticule|Grandmother's handbag.
retinue|Group attending a V. I. P.
retires|Departs.
retires|Falls back.
retitle|Name again.
retools|Adjusts to modernize production.
retrace|Go back upon (one's steps, etc.)
retries|Proves again.
retriever|Kind of dog.
returns|Election results.
reunite|Meet again.
revamps|Patches up.
reveler|Participant in a Dec. 31st party.
reverends|Ministers.
reverent|Deeply respectful.
reverie|Daydream.
reverse|Automobile gear.
reverse|Gear shift.
reverses|Alters completely.
reviewer|Professional first-nighter.
revisions|Editorial operations.
rhetorical|Describing a question not meant to be answered.
rhubarb|Hassle.
riddlers|Propounders of enigmas.
ridiculed|Chaffed.
ridiculous|Nonsensical.
riflemen|Body of militia.
ringers|Exact duplicates.
ringleader|Chief mutineer.
rinsing|Washing lightly.
rioting|Terror in the streets.
ripcord|Parachute releaser.
riposte|Swift retort.
risings|Rebellions.
risking|Hazarding.
rissole|Fried minced meat in pastry.
rissole|Meat dish made with pastry.
riverside|Location of Grant's Tomb.
riveter|Worker in a plane factory.
riviera|French vacationland.
roadbeds|Underpinnings for ties.
roadblock|Part of a dragnet.
roamers|Gadabouts.
roarers|Hungry lions.
robbery|A felony.
roisters|Indulges in revelry.
romanced|Indulged in fanciful talking.
rondeau|Verse form.
rontgen|Winner of first Nobel prize in physics, 1901.
rookies|Men at Camp Chaffee.
roomettes|Cozy Pullman quarters.
rooster|Chanticleer.
rooster|Weathervane figure.
roosters|Barnyard denizens.
rooters|Basketball game crowds.
rootstock|Source.
rosebud|Fragrant June visitor.
rosters|Lists.
rotated|Alternated in a series.
rotated|Took turns.
rotator|Motor to spin disks.
roulade|Arpeggio.
roulette|Monte Carlo attraction.
roundelay|Song with repeated strains.
rounders|Baseball's ancestor.
roundup|Subject of a Bing Crosby song.
routine|Entirely customary.
routine|Entirely customary.
routine|Fixed practice.
royalist|Political partisan of Spain.
rubbers|Footwear.
rubbles|Broke stone masses.
ruching|Pleated trimming.
ruffles|Frills.
rugging|Cloth used for floors, blanketing, etc.
runabout|Car.
runaway|Robinson Crusoe or Dick Whittington.
runners|Milers.
rusting|Becoming discolored.
rustler|Bad hombre in a Western.
rustlers|Characters in Westerns.
sabines|Ancient people of Italy.
sabotage|Malicious undermining of a cause.
saccade|Quick pull on reins.
sacristy|Where vestments are kept.
saddlers|Stable boys.
sadistic|With cruel tendencies.
sailings|Ship news.
salicin|Base of an ingredient in aspirin.
salinas|City in California.
salines|Natural deposits of salt.
sallied|Set out briskly.
saloons|Dining rooms on ships.
salutary|Promoting some good purpose.
salvation|___ Nell, Mrs. Fiske's role.
samaritan|A friend in need.
sameness|Monotony.
samisen|Japanese banjo.
samovar|Water heater, usually made of copper.
samoyeds|Arctic sled dogs.
sampans|Craft on the Yangtze.
sampler|Relic of the colonial era.
samurai|Military noble of Japan.
sandbag|1st, 2d or 3d base: Slang.
sandhog|He works under rivers.
sandiness|Grittiness.
sandman|Mythical sleep-producer.
sangfroid|Coolness under pressure.
sapling|Nursery item.
saponified|Converted (a fat) into soap.
sardine|Pilchard in oil.
sardine|Subway rider in rush hour.
sardine|Young of the pilchard.
sargasso|Floating brown seaweed.
sartorial|Pertaining to the tailor's art.
sashayed|Moved around: Colloq.
satanic|Devilish.
satchel|Veteran pitcher Paige.
satchels|Handbags.
satchels|Travelers usually carry them.
sateens|Glossy fabrics.
satiate|Cloy.
satiates|Fills to repletion.
satires|G. B. S. wrote many.
satires|Relatives of travesties.
saturate|Soak.
saturnalia|Riotous carnival.
saturnalia|Roman festival, probable origin of gift-giving at Christmas.
saucier|More impertinent.
sauerkraut|Delicatessen specialty.
sauterne|A white table wine.
sauterne|Product of Château d'Yquem.
savanna|Treeless plain of southern U. S.
savants|Learned men.
savings|Nestegg.
savored|Appreciated with discrimination.
savorer|Taster.
sawbuck|Rack for cutting wood.
scalage|Act of weighing.
scalding|Very hot.
scalpel|Dissecting knife.
scalpers|Ticket speculators.
scamper|Run like a mouse.
scampers|Hastens away.
scapegoat|Relative of a fall guy.
scarcely|Hardly.
scarify|Make cutting remarks about.
scarily|In blood-curdling style.
scarlet|A letter from Hawthorne.
scarred|Showing traces of battle.
scattered|Spread out.
scatters|Routs.
scenario|Shooting script.
scenarists|Writers in Hollywood.
scenery|Donald Oenslager's forte.
scenics|Picturesque movies.
sceptre|Possession of Elizabeth II.
sceptred|Having royal authority.
schisms|Fallings out.
schists|Foliated rocks.
schooner|Rig of famous cup winner, America.
scolded|Chided sharply.
scolded|Rebuked roundly.
sconces|Bracket candlesticks.
scorecard|Ebbets Field item.
scorepad|Bridge necessity.
scorers|Baseball officials.
scourer|Cleanser.
scourers|Cleaners.
scourge|Affliction.
scouted|Searched for new talent.
scowled|Looked angry.
scrammed|Took it on the lam.
scrapers|Road machines.
screech|Sound effect for a ghost story.
screeds|Words from impassioned orators.
screwball|Hubbell's famed pitch.
scribes|Authors.
scrounge|Pilfer: Slang.
scrubbed|Very clean.
scrubber|User of elbow grease.
sculptor|Mahonri Young, for instance.
scuppers|Openings at the level of the deck for draining water overboard.
scutters|Bustles about.
scuttlebutt|Rumor: Navy slang.
seabeds|Ocean floors.
seadogs|Mariners.
seadogs|Old sailors.
seadogs|Popeye, Deadeye, et al.
seagull|Kittiwake.
seahorse|Small, semitropical fish.
sealers|Officials of weights and measures.
sealskin|What grandmother's tippet was made of.
seances|Meetings.
seaplane|Naval craft.
seaport|City of docks.
seascape|Winslow Homer's favorite subject.
seashore|Vacation spot.
seashore|Where to catch bass or grunnion.
seashores|Vacation places.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seaside|Where surf fishermen gather.
seating|Problem in protocol for Washington hostess.
seawall|Dike for Holland.
seconded|Assisted.
secretes|Hides.
secretly|Without the knowledge of.
secrets|What the A. E. C. has.
sectary|Protestant nonconformist.
secular|Pertaining to worldly things.
securable|Capable of obtainment.
sedately|Soberly.
sedentary|Non-migratory.
sediment|At the bottom of the bottle.
sediment|Lees.
sedition|Conduct tending to treason.
sedition|Stirring up of rebellion.
seedcake|Something good to eat.
seedsman|Sower.
seepage|Slow percolation.
segmented|Divided like an orange.
sellout|S. R. O.
sellouts|S. R. O. shows.
semipro|Part-time ball player.
semitone|Interval of a half step in the scale.
senates|U. S. Vice Presidents are their presidents.
senator|Kuchel of California, for instance.
senator|Mayor Burke's new title.
senator|New title for Prescott Bush.
senator|One ninety-sixth.
senator|Yost or Busby.
sending|Radioing.
sendoffs|Bon voyage parties.
seneschal|Major-domo.
seniors|High school students.
senoras|Ladies in Spain.
senoras|Women of Oaxaca.
sensation|A figurative bombshell.
sensual|Sybaritic.
sentence|A subject and predicate.
sententiousness|Pompous formality.
sentinel|Soldier on guard.
sentinel|Watcher.
sentries|Guards.
septets|Groups of seven.
septets|Groups of seven.
sequesters|Withdraws into solitude.
seraphim|The highest order of angels.
seraphs|Celestial beings.
serenaded|Sang for a señorita.
serenaded|Sang under a lady's window.
serenades|Ballads beneath balconies.
serenata|Piece of music.
serenes|Calm seas.
sergeant|Warden in "From Here to Eternity."
seriate|In succession.
serious|In earnest.
serpent|Don't Tread on Me symbol, 1775.
serpent|Satan in disguise.
serpents|Reptiles.
servants|Ancestral baby sitters.
servings|Portions.
sesames|Plants yielding oil.
sessile|Attached directly to the main stem, as some leaves.
sessional|Pertaining to a meeting.
sessions|Congressional gatherings.
sessions|School terms.
sestina|Lyrical form used by Dante.
sestinas|Forms of romance verse.
setbacks|Interruptions in progress.
setbacks|Reverses.
settees|Porch furniture.
setting|Environment.
settled|Came to an agreement.
settlers|Homesteaders.
seventy|Thermostat figure.
several|Divers.
severance|Breaking off, as of relations.
shadows|Hamlet's father, Banquo, et al.
shagreen|Rawhide with a rough surface.
shallots|Small onions.
shallow|Appropriately named Justice in "Merry Wives of Windsor."
shanghaied|Drugged and shipped.
shapers|Machine tools.
shapeup|Waterfront hiring method.
sharpeners|Office equipment.
sharpness|Severity.
shatter|Wreck.
shatters|Smashes.
shawled|Wearing a shoulder wrap.
sherbet|Popular dessert.
sherlock|One with keen powers of deduction.
shimmer|Gleam faintly.
shimmers|Gives unsteady light.
shiniest|Most brilliant.
shivaree|A mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, etc.
shophars|Ram's horn trumpets.
shopped|Looked for buys.
shortcut|Quick way.
shoulder|Edge of a road, often soft.
shouted|Roared.
shoveled|Worked in snow.
shoveling|Activity after a snowstorm.
showboat|Jerome Kern classic.
showmen|Ringling brothers.
shrimps|Peewees.
shrimps|Small or insignificant people.
shriver|Giver of absolution.
shrouded|Enveloped in mystery.
shunned|Eschewed.
shuttle|Thread-holder in a sewing machine.
shuttle|Travel between Grand Central and Times Square.
shyster|Dickens' Sampson Brass.
shyster|Pettifogger.
siamese|Feline from Thailand.
siamese|Native of Bangkok.
sickbed|Nurse's post.
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment.
sidewalks|Where to "trip the light fantastic."
sierras|Mountain ranges.
sierras|Rugged mountain chains.
sighted|Saw.
signaled|Wigwagged.
signaler|Wigwagger.
silence|Sign in a library.
silesia|Region in central Europe, now mostly in Poland.
silesias|Linen cloths.
sillier|More asinine.
silvers|Comedian of "Top Banana" fame.
simioid|Apelike.
sincere|Honest.
sincerely|Epistolary adverb.
sincerer|More forthright.
sinecure|No work, all play.
sinecure|Well-paid job with no work.
singled|Chose (with "out").
sinuous|Winding in and out.
sippers|Straws.
sisters|Mrs. John McCloy and Mrs. Lewis Douglas.
skaters|Tenly Albright et al.
skeptic|Somebody from Missouri.
skillets|Relatives of spiders.
skimpier|Too meager for comfort.
skinned|Fleeced.
skinner|Well-known actress.
skintight|Close-fitting.
skirmish|Brief encounter.
skunking|Defeating opponents and holding them scoreless: Slang.
skyline|The splendor of New York.
skyrocket|Zoom into the wild blue yonder.
slaking|Quenching.
sledges|Heavy hammers.
sleeken|Make smooth.
sleeper|Something that unexpectedly achieves great success.
sleeper|Unexpected moneymaker.
sleepers|Dark horses.
sleepers|Horizontal timbers.
sleetiest|Most wintry.
sleight|Dexterity.
slender|Suitor of Anne Page.
slicers|Machines in bakery stores.
slinging|___ Sammy Baugh.
slippers|Scuffs.
slithers|Moves like a snake.
slitted|Slashed.
slivered|Cut in thin slices.
slivovitz|Plum brandy, Tito's gift to Churchill.
slobber|Gush sentimentally.
slogans|Rallying cries.
sloppier|More disheveled.
sloshiest|Most splashy.
slowdown|Show of labor union displeasure.
slowest|Least precipitate.
slowing|Slackening speed.
sluiced|Washed with water.
slumber|Result of a lullaby.
smarted|Caused a stinging pain.
smarter|More intelligent.
smartest|Descriptive of the Quiz Kids.
smartest|Most chic.
smarties|Jokesters.
smashes|Hard overhand strokes on the tennis court.
smeared|Finger painted.
smeared|Threw mud.
smelted|Refined, as ore.
smilers|Pleasant-looking people.
smiters|Lambasters.
smoking|Emulating Sir Walter Raleigh.
smoothy|Shrewd character: Colloq.
smother|Extinguish, as flame.
smugglers|Rumrunners.
snappers|Fish resembling the bass.
snarled|Spoke angrily.
snarlier|More tangled.
sneered|Curled the lip.
sneered|Gibed.
sneered|Showed contempt.
sneering|Contemptuous.
sneezing|Symptom of coryza.
snicker|Suppressed laugh.
snippers|Cutters.
snorkel|Submarine's breathing tube.
snorkel|Ventilation for submarines.
snowdrop|Sign of spring.
snowing|Ushering in a white Christmas.
snowshoes|Footgear.
snowstorm|Scenic effect in old-time melodrama.
snuggle|Get cosy.
snuggles|Cuddles.
snuggles|Curls up comfortably.
sobered|Became subdued.
soberer|More serious.
soberer|More serious.
socialism|Great Britain's way in 1945.
society|South Pacific island group.
sockdolager|Knockout blow: Slang.
soirees|Evening parties.
solaced|Alleviated distress.
solaced|Comforted.
solaced|Comforted.
solacer|Comforter.
solitude|Goal of an ivory tower dweller.
solutes|Dissolved substances.
solvent|Ether is one.
someone|Anonymous person.
somerset|Maugham's middle name.
somerset|Where Bath is.
sometime|A Woman Is a ___ Thing.
sometime|Gershwin's "A Woman Is a ___ Thing."
sonatine|Short musical compositions: Ital.
sonnets|Part of Shakespeare's work.
sonnets|Parts of "The Golden Treasury."
sonship|Filial state.
sorority|Phi Beta Phi or Chi Omega.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorrels|Certain horses.
sorrels|Reddish yellows.
soulful|Full of deep feeling.
soutane|Priest's cassock.
souvenir|Franz Drdla's popular piece.
sovereign|Elizabeth II.
spaceship|Future transportation.
spacious|Ample.
spencer|Actor killed by Ben Jonson in a duel.
sphered|Made globular.
spheric|Globular.
spiders|Cast-iron frying pans.
spiders|Eight-legged arachnids.
spieler|Barker at a carnival.
spindle|End of an axletree.
spireas|Meadowsweets.
spiritistic|Concerning the occult.
spiting|Treating maliciously.
splattered|Sloshed water on.
sponsorial|Pertaining to a patron.
spooned|Romanced in Lover's Lane.
spoonerism|Blushing crow for "crushing blow."
sporran|Fur purse worn with kilts.
spotlit|Brought into public notice.
spotted|Espied.
spouters|Oil wells.
sprawlers|Bobbysoxers in usual array.
spreader|Butter knife.
spreads|Buffet suppers.
spreads|Jam, butter, etc.
springer|Large field spaniel.
springs|French Lick or Saratoga.
sprinter|Remigino or Stanfield.
sprucer|Neater.
sprucer|Neater.
spurned|Rejected with disdain.
spurning|Scorning to accept.
spurred|Equipped for riding, à la Gene Autry.
squalors|Miserable conditions.
squares|Open areas of a city or town.
squelch|Silence the opposition.
squires|Escorts.
squirts|Ejects, as from a water pistol.
stabbers|Dagger wielders.
stabile|Fixed in position.
staccato|Rapid-fire.
stackup|Total: Slang.
stagger|Set alternately.
stagier|More theatrical.
stagnant|Dull.
stagnate|Become inactive.
stainer|English composer (1840–1901).
stainers|Painters of furniture.
staking|Betting.
stalemate|Deadlock.
stalemated|Brought to a standstill.
stalest|Driest.
stamens|Flower parts.
stampede|Headlong general flight.
stances|Golfing positions.
standard|Flag or banner.
standee|Part of the audience.
standee|SRO sufferer.
standish|Priscilla Mullens' suitor.
standpatter|Opponent of change in policy.
staples|Flour, sugar, salt, etc.
staples|U-shaped fasteners.
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael hit.
stardust|One of Crosby's favorites.
starers|Inquisitive ones.
started|Began.
starter|Descendant of the crank.
startled|Astounded.
startler|He surprises us.
stashes|Hides away: Slang.
statecraft|The art of government.
statehood|Hawaiian-Alaskan dream.
statement|Balance sheet.
statement|Declaration.
stateside|West of the Atlantic.
station|King of wagon.
stations|Locations for transmitting radio programs.
stators|Parts of dynamos.
statutes|Laws.
staving|Averting (with "off").
stayers|Lingering guests.
steadier|More reliable.
stealer|Pickpocket.
steamed|Cooked.
steamer|An oldtime auto.
steaming|Vaporizing.
stearate|Fat found in tallow.
stearic|Fatty.
steeped|Saturated.
steeple|Part of a church.
steeplejack|Worker on dizzy heights.
steerage|One way to cross the Atlantic.
steered|Regulated.
steerer|Confederate in a confidence game.
steerer|Confederate of a con man.
steerer|Helmsman.
steerer|Pilot.
stellas|U. S. experimental $4 gold pieces, 1879–80.
stenciled|Produced a design with a perforated form.
stentors|Loud-voiced persons.
stepped|Paced.
stepped|Walked briskly.
stepper|Dancer: Slang.
stepping|Dancing: Colloq.
stereopsis|Three-dimensional vision.
sternest|Most severe.
steward|Club supervisor.
stiffest|Most difficult.
stipends|Compensation for services.
stipends|Regular payments.
stirrup|Arcaro's footrest.
stirrups|Items in the tack room.
stirrups|Rodeo equipment.
stocked|Kept on hand for sale.
stockholder|Reader of "quotations."
stoical|Indifferent to joy or grief.
stomacher|Article of dress worn by Good Queen Bess.
stomachs|Puts up with.
stomper|Performer of a modern dance.
stonemason|Builder.
storage|Safekeeping.
storeys|Segments of a skyscraper.
storied|Celebrated in tales.
stories|Hans Andersen's forte.
stories|Newsworthy people or events.
stovepipe|Lincoln's "Homburg.”
straddle|Appear to favor both sides: Colloq.
straddlers|Fence sitters.
stragglers|Lost sheep.
straight|Combination at poker.
strains|Passages of music.
straits|Bab el Mandeb, Golden Gate.
straits|Malacca, Torres, etc.
straits|Otranto et al.
strange|Outlandish.
strangle|Garrote.
strangler|___ Lewis of wrestling fame.
strapper|Tall man on a team.
strategist|Master tactician.
strawhat|Part of Ike's fishing costume.
streaker|One of flashing speed.
streamliner|Fast train.
streetcars|Vehicles on the wane in N. Y.
streets|Ways of the city.
streets|Where Arabs roam.
strength|Samson's forte.
stresses|Accents.
striate|Marked with stripes.
strident|Rasping.
strides|Steps.
strifes|Warfares.
stringer|Beam supporting a floor.
stripes|Insignia in the Navy.
striven|Had made great efforts.
stroked|Rowed nearest stern in a racing shell.
strokes|Crawl, trudgen, etc.
strokes|Golf count.
strokes|Varsity-shell oarsmen nearest the stern.
strolls|Rambles.
stubbed|Struck an obstacle.
stubbled|Rough-surfaced.
studios|Broadcasting rooms.
stumble|Come by chance.
stunted|Dwarfed.
sturdiness|Unyielding spirit.
sturgeon|Source of isinglass.
stylist|Dior is one.
stylists|Wardrobe specialists.
subarctic|Designating Greenland, Baffin Land, etc.
suburbia|Westchester, Burlingame, Deer Park, etc.
success|Business man's objective.
succors|Gives aid.
succotash|Vegetable dish.
sugarloaf|Rio de Janeiro's mountain.
suitors|Orchid buyers.
sultana|Raisin from Mediterranean lands.
sultana|Seedless grape.
summertime|Memorable song from "Porgy and Bess."
sunbeam|One who radiates happiness.
sunbird|Bright-colored oscine.
sundial|Non-windable timepiece.
sundials|Timepieces.
sundowner|A very strict Navy captain, curtailer of shore leave.
sunless|Quality of a northern exposure.
sunnier|More cheerful.
sunrays|Source of vitamin D.
sunrises|Mornings.
superhero|Paul Bunyan or Mike Fink.
supreme|The S in Shape.
surbase|Molding.
surmiser|Guesser.
surmises|Conjectures.
surpass|Eclipse.
surpass|Outstrip.
sutures|Seams.
swagged|Traveled carrying a bundle, in Australia.
swagmen|Australian travelers with shoulder packs.
swallow|Harbinger of spring.
swallowed|Accepted without question: Colloq.
swathes|Wraps.
sweaters|Pin-up garb.
sweetest|Term of endearment.
swimsuit|Beauty contest wardrobe.
swotters|School grinds at Eton.
syenites|Certain igneous rocks.
symbols|What poetry is full of.
sympathy|Popular song from Friml's "The Firefly."
syncopate|Play in jazz style.
synthesize|Combine into a complex whole.
synthetic|Not genuine.
syringa|State flower of Idaho.
systems|Complex plans of procedure.
systems|Plans.
systole|Part of the heart's work.
tabletop|Small radio.
taboret|Drumlike seat.
taboret|Small stand.
taciturn|Sparing of words.
tackled|Began dealing with.
tactics|Science of military maneuvers.
taffeta|Popular fabric.
tailors|United Garment Workers.
tailspin|Spiraling air maneuver.
takeover|Assume control.
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals.
talaria|The winged shoes of Hermes.
talebearer|He's unpopular in school.
talebearers|Gossips.
talented|Gifted.
talents|Diplomacy, oratory and art are Churchill's.
talents|Special abilities.
talipot|Fanleaf palm of Ceylon.
talkers|Filibusterers.
tamales|Specialties of the house in Mexico.
tamboured|Embroidered on cloth stretched in hoops.
tangier|International port on Strait of Gibraltar.
tankard|Relative of a beaker.
tankard|Wassail holder.
tannate|Salt of substance used in tanning.
tanners|Leather makers.
tannery|Leather works.
tansies|Strong-scented herbs.
tantalite|Heavy iron-black mineral.
tantara|Blare of a trumpet.
tantara|Trumpeter's blare.
tantaras|Trumpet blasts.
tapered|Smaller toward the end.
tapster|Barkeeper.
tapster|Bartender.
tapsters|Drawers of porter.
tarantella|Neapolitan folk dance.
tarries|Waits.
tartare|Sauce ___, good with fish.
tartlet|Small pie.
tartuffe|Hypocritical Molière hero.
tassels|Shoe ornaments.
tasteful|Having fitness and beauty.
tatterdemalion|Ragamuffin.
tatterdemalions|Scarecrows.
tattered|Wind-torn, as a flag.
tatters|Ragged clothing.
tattled|Kissed and told.
taurine|Bull-like.
tautology|General consensus of opinion, for example.
taxicabs|The city fleet.
teacart|5 o'clock wagon.
teacher|Mr. Peepers.
teamster|Member of Dave Beck's union.
teamster|Member of an A. F. L. union.
teapots|Companions of caddies and cosies.
teardrop|Symbol of sorrow.
teardrops|Manifestations of lamentation.
teargas|P. D. weapon.
teargas|Volatile weapon of the police department.
tearoom|Place for a snack.
teatime|Social hour.
technology|Applied science.
tedious|Creating boredom.
teenage|Describing seven long years.
teenager|Junior miss.
teetered|Wavered uncertainly.
teetering|Unsteady.
teeters|Wavers.
teetotaler|Dry.
teetotalist|Shunner of drink.
tegument|Covering.
telegas|Wagons of the steppes.
temerity|Foolhardiness.
temperance|Part of W. C. T. U.
tempest|Beethoven's Sonata No. 17.
template|Beam for supporting joists
tenaces|Card combinations.
tenement|Backdrop for "Street Scene."
tenements|Urban dwelllings.
tentacle|A feeler.
tenters|Campers-out.
tenters|Stretchers for cloth.
tenures|Rights many teachers have.
tenures|Terms of office.
termagant|Scold.
terminal|Where to catch a train.
termite|Tiny house wrecker.
termite|Wood-eating insect.
termites|Destructive insects.
ternate|Island of Dutch East Indies.
terrace|The flat roof of a house.
terraces|Outdoor living areas.
terrain|Ground.
terrets|Harness rings.
terrier|Cairn, for instance.
terrier|Fala was one.
terrier|Kerry blue.
tersest|Least verbose.
tessera|Small mosaic piece.
testate|Having left a will.
testily|In a huffy manner.
testing|Word for trying out a microphone.
tetanics|Drugs, such as strychnine.
tethers|Confines with a rope.
thatcher|Maker of roof covers.
theater|Feature of the "Roaring Forties.”
theatre|Novel by W. S. Maugham.
theatric|Extravagantly histrionic.
theorems|Propositions in mathematics.
thereabout|Near that number.
thinned|Became sparse.
thirsted|Craved.
thirteen|Symbol of an ancient superstition.
thirteen|What a triskaidekaphobe fears.
thistle|National emblem of Scotland.
thornier|More controversial or vexatious, as a problem.
thralls|Slaves or bondmen.
threads|Strings together.
threefold|More than double.
thrives|Grows vigorously.
throaty|Describing a voice.
thruway|Road to be built from Buffalo to N. Y. C.
thunder|Off-stage sound effect.
thwacks|Slapstick sounds.
ticktacktoe|Uneventful indoor pastime.
tideland|State-owned underwater tract.
tightwires|On which acrobats perform.
tillage|Cultivation of soil.
timbales|Pastry shells filled with a cooked mixture.
timbered|Full of trees.
timbers|Two-by-fours.
timbrel|Old Hebrew tambourine.
timecard|Worker's record of hours of labor.
timetable|Commuter's guide.
timetables|Airplane schedules.
tinters|Dyers.
tinware|Pie plates.
tirades|Angry speeches.
titians|Certain works of art.
titmice|Chickadees.
tittered|Giggled.
tittles|Jots.
titular|Existing in name only.
titular|Having no work and all pay.
titular|In name only.
toastmaster|George Jessel, for example.
tobacco|Long-run "Road."
tocsins|Alarm bells.
toddies|Drinks of hot water, sugar and spirits.
toeholds|Gorgeous George's forte.
toeshoes|Footgear for Danilova.
toledos|Swords.
tolerate|Permit.
tolerators|Endurers.
toluene|A "T" in TNT.
toluene|Part of TNT.
tomorrow|Day of hope.
tontines|Annuities.
toolshed|Place for hammer and sickle.
toothless|Describing a hen.
tooting|Din when the light changes.
topkick|G. I.'s name for a frist sergeant.
toppers|Stylish short coats.
topsail|Canvas on a windjammer.
tornado|Texas twister.
torpedo|Explosive cartridge used in oil wells.
torrent|Cloudburst.
tortile|Twisted.
tortilla|Maize cake: Sp.
tortilla|South-of-the-border food.
tortured|Racked.
torturers|Cruel ones.
tosspots|Devotees of John Barleycorn.
totemic|Of primitive tribal symbols.
touchdowns|Cause for Saturday cheer.
tournament|Sports event.
tracked|Followed.
tractor|Farmer's "must."
tractor|Point 4 gift to foreign farmers.
trademarks|Symbols of merchandise.
tragedy|Death of a Salesman, for instance.
tragedy|Hamlet, for instance.
trailed|Followed after.
trained|Coached.
trained|Disciplined.
trainee|Kin of a rookie.
trainee|Man at boot camp.
trainee|Military recruit.
trainer|Aide in Marciano's corner.
trainer|Air Force plane T-28.
trainer|He keeps athletes in the pink.
trainers|Race track men.
trainmen|A railway brotherhood.
traitor|Perfidious one.
traitorous|Ready to betray.
tramcar|British carrier.
transient|Hotel guest.
transient|Overnight guest in a motel.
transits|Passages.
translate|What U. N. aides do.
transoms|Windows above doors.
transport|Military vessel.
transports|Raptures.
transverse|Athwart.
trapezes|Circus equipment.
travails|Labors.
travelogs|Certain educational movie programs.
travestied|Burlesqued.
trawler|Fishing boat.
treacle|A treat for British children.
treacles|Sugary by-products.
treadle|Foot lever.
treadle|Old-time sewing machine part.
treadles|Pedals.
treasons|Traitorous acts.
treated|Carried on negotiations.
treatise|A book on some particular subject.
triplet|One of the Andrews sisters.
triplets|Surprise for an expectant father.
tripoli|Shores in a famous Marine song.
triumphs|Caesar's entrances into Rome.
troopers|State police.
tropical|Miami race track park.
trothed|Pledged.
trousers|They come in pairs.
trueness|Exactness of adjustment.
truncate|Cut short.
trusser|Binder up.
trusted|Allowed to act without fear.
tsarinas|Alexandra and others.
tsetses|Harmful African winged carriers.
tuatara|Descendant of earliest reptile.
turnout|Coach and horse, attendants, etc.
turnover|Amount of business done in a given time.
tussled|Wrestled with.
twentieths|Certain fractions.
twilights|Crepuscules.
twistable|Capable of being distorted.
twisted|Wrenched.
tympano|Kettledrum.
ulsters|Belted topcoats.
ultimate|Final.
ululated|Howled.
umbrage|Resentment.
umpires|Messrs. Pinelli and Passarella.
unawares|By surprise.
unconquered|What Mt. Everest is, so far.
uncontroversial|Not subject to dispute.
uncouple|Disconnect, as railroad cars.
underground|London subway.
undershot|Came in short of runway.
undertow|Current beneath breaking surf.
undertow|Surf bather's hazard.
undrawn|Not pulled aside.
unearth|Discover.
unearthly|Outlandish: Colloq.
uneaten|Left on the plate.
uneaten|Not consumed.
uneventful|Dull.
unfaded|Still colorful.
unheard|Such as was never known before (with "of").
unhooking|Disconnecting.
unhorse|Overthrow.
uninjured|Safe and sound.
unitarians|Advocates of centralization, as in government.
unitary|Not divided.
unitive|Productive of harmony.
university|Temple or Trinity.
unlaced|Loosened.
unladen|Not burdened.
unmated|Odd.
unnamed|Anonymous.
unoiled|Lacking lubrication.
unplaited|Separated, as hair or straw.
unpopular|Destined to be a wallflower.
unravel|Disentangle.
unsaddle|Unhorse.
unsettle|Disarrange.
unsettled|Pending.
unsettles|Displaces.
unsolid|Not compact.
untired|Not fatigued.
untiring|Without letup.
upbraid|Reprove sharply.
uprisers|Rebellious ones.
upstate|Northerly part of New York.
upstream|Against the current.
urnlike|Resembling a footed vase.
usherette|Girl guide.
usuries|Exorbitant rates of interest.
utilities|Gas and electric services.
utilizes|Sets to work.
vagabonded|Roved.
vainest|Most conceited.
vampire|The Adventure of the Sussex ___.
variable|Subject to change.
variety|Skits, songs, dances, etc.
varlets|Rascals, when knights were bold.
vaunted|Highly touted.
vealers|Calves ready for market.
vectors|Lines in mathematics.
vedette|A mounted sentinel.
vedette|French word for movie star.
vedette|Small naval scouting vessel.
veepees|Certain business men.
veinules|Smaller circulatory vessels.
velocipedes|Vehicles for small fry.
venality|Accessibility to bribery.
venison|Goal of some hunters.
verdure|Greenness.
veritas|Lux et ___, Yale's motto.
veritas|Lux et ___.
veronica|___ Lake.
veteran|American Legionnaire.
villainous|Given to scurvy tricks.
vinegar|Part of Gen. Stillwell's nickname.
vinegar|Part of Gen. Stilwell's sobriquet.
vineyard|Sound off Cape Cod.
violets|Rain, in an oldtime song.
violist|Symphony orchestra member.
violoncello|Piatigorsky's instrument.
virelay|Old French verse form.
viscount|Field Marshal Montgomery's title.
vistaed|Having a view.
vitriolic|Extremely caustic.
volcano|Lassen or Stromboli.
waddled|Walked like a duck.
wainwright|The hero whose nickname was "Skinny."
waistband|Part of a garment.
waistcoat|Almost outmoded garment.
waitress|Restaurant employee.
walloper|Something huge or greatly exaggerated: Colloq.
wanderer|Man without a country.
wandering|___ Willie.
wantons|Ladies of little virtue.
warheads|Business ends of torpedoes.
warhorse|An old campaigner.
warring|In a state of strong opposition.
washups|Ablutions.
waspish|Disposed to speak sharply.
wastage|Loss by evaporation.
watered|Resembling moire.
watermelons|Products of Texas, Georgia, Missouri, etc.
wayward|Steinbeck's "Bus."
weakest|Most inadequate.
weeklies|Types of magazines.
weeting|Cheeping of young birds.
welcomes|Accepts with pleasure.
westerly|Following the sun.
western|Luke Short's forte.
wetback|Immigration problem of border states.
wetness|Result of monsoon weather.
wheeler|19th Vice President of U. S.
whereto|Toward what place?
whisker|Missed by a ___.
whiskers|Characteristic of Uncle Sam.
whistler|Artist who flunked out of West Point.
whistler|He signed his paintings with a butterfly.
whiteface|Lake Placid's impressive mountain.
whitens|Loses color.
whodunits|Donald Gordon's word for certain reading matter.
wisteria|Climbing shrub.
wisteria|Violet.
wittier|Cleverer with the quip.
wolverine|Stocky animal, relative of the European glutton.
wonderland|One end of a rabbit hole.
woodman|Dorothy's friend in Oz.
workman|Artisan.
workshop|Handy man's HQ.
worriers|Apprehensive ones.
worsteds|British exports.
wrapper|House gown.
wrassled|Grappled: Colloq.
wrested|Extorted.
writers|Members of P. E. N.
yardarm|What Capt. Bligh threatened to hang Mr. Christian from.
yaupers|Noisy talkers: Var.
yeasted|Fermented.
yodeler|Singer near a chalet.
younger|The way everyone wants to look.
zinnias|Symbols of Indiana.
abalone|Ear shell.
abalone|Sea ear.
abandon|Unrestrained freedom of activity.
abashed|Disconcerted.
abators|Checkers of a nuisance.
abducts|Kidnaps.
aberration|Deviation from the typical.
abigails|Second first lady and others.
aboriginal|Native to.
abracadabra|Mystical word.
abraded|Scraped.
abreast|Alongside.
absence|Possible truancy.
absentee|One AWOL.
absorbed|Completely engrossed.
abstention|Self-restraint.
abutments|Bridge supports.
academic|Theoretical.
academy|Air Force project at Colorado.
acceded|Concurred.
acceders|Agreers.
accelerator|Part of an auto.
accessory|Purse or gloves, for example.
accident|Chance.
acclaimer|Applauder.
accolade|An award of honor.
accordion|Cousin of the concertina.
accosted|Approached and spoke to.
accosts|Greets.
accrues|Grows.
accurate|Precise.
accuser|Plaintiff's role.
acentric|Without a focus.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acerose|Chaffy.
acetate|Synthetic material.
acetylene|Kind of torch carried by welders.
achieved|Gained.
achieves|Attains.
achromous|Lacking all color.
aconite|Monkshood.
aconite|Poison from monkshood.
acrobat|Circus performer.
acrobats|Circus performers.
acropolis|The citadel of ancient Athens.
actions|Behavior.
activate|Put into operation.
actuate|Put into operation.
actuate|Start.
adamant|Deaf to entreaty.
adamant|Firm.
adamant|Impenetrably hard.
adamant|Unyielding.
adaptation|Play from a novel, for instance.
adapted|Fitted.
additions|New members of the family.
address|Lecture.
address|Speech.
adheres|Cleaves.
admiral|Fechteler or McCormick.
admiral|Jerauld Wright's rank.
admired|Had a fancy for.
admission|Entrance fee.
admittance|Access.
admitted|Owned.
adorning|Bedecking.
adulate|Flatter.
adumbral|In shadow.
advance|Early payment.
adverse|Hervey Allen's Anthony.
adviser|Guidance counselor.
aerialist|Trapeze artist.
aerials|They snatch music from the skies.
aeronaut|Auguste Picard, for instance.
aeronaut|Piccard or Zeppelin.
aeronautics|Art of flying.
affected|Insincere.
affects|Stirs the emotions of.
affects|Stirs the emotions of.
affirms|Ratifies.
afflicts|Troubles.
against|Counter to.
against|Opposed to.
ageless|Ever-young.
agelong|Interminable.
ageratums|Small blue or white flowers.
aggravate|Make worse.
aggression|Unprovoked attack.
agility|Mountaineer's asset.
agitate|Shake up.
agitate|Stir up.
agitate|Verb for a firebrand.
agitator|Professional trouble maker.
aileron|Part of a plane.
aileron|Plane feature.
alabaster|Onyx marble.
alabaster|Smooth and white.
alameda|Tree-lined promenade.
alamode|Fashionably.
alamode|Menu phrase.
alamode|One way to serve pie.
alarmist|He expects the worst.
albatross|Sea bird, order of tube-nosed swimmers.
alchemist|He tried to change metals to gold.
alembic|Apparatus used in distilling.
alerted|Gave the signal.
alerted|Put on the qui vive.
alertness|Essential quality for a good athlete.
alexander|British field marshal.
alexander|Macmillan's predecessor as British Defense Minister.
alexander|Sen. Wiley.
alidade|Instrument for map makers.
alidade|Surveyor's instrument.
alidade|Surveyor's telescope.
alidads|Surveyors' telescopes: Var.
alienate|Make unfriendly.
alienation|Legal transfer of ownership.
alienee|Receiver of transferred property.
aliment|Food or sustenance.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Nourishment.
aliments|Foodstuffs.
aliners|Telescopic contrivances.
alining|Trueing.
aliunde|From elsewhere: Law.
allayed|Lessened.
allegers|Those who make assertions.
allergic|Describing a fugitive from ragweed.
alleviated|Made more durable.
alliances|Benelux and NATO.
alliances|Federations.
allover|Ended.
allover|Ubiquitous.
allowable|Not improper.
allowance|Cash for junior.
allowance|Junior's income.
allurer|Siren.
allying|Binding in friendship.
almanac|Current Broadway hit.
already|Previously.
altered|Made over.
although|Notwithstanding.
alyssum|Sweet ___, plant with white flowers.
amalgamate|Combine.
amaranth|Love-lies-bleeding.
amassed|Accumulated.
amateur|College athlete's status.
amative|Loving.
amative|Loving.
amatory|Loving.
ambassadors|Dillon, Allison, Coe, etc.
ambition|Macbeth's nemesis.
ambitious|Aspiring.
amboina|Moluccan island.
ameliorate|Make better.
amenable|Willing to follow advice.
amended|Improved.
amenity|Gentleness.
amentia|Absence of mental power.
amerced|Punished with a fine.
amities|Friendships.
amities|Friendships.
amitosis|Cell division, in biology.
amnesia|Foggy state.
amorous|Fond.
amperes|Electrical units.
ampersand|&.
amusements|Newspaper section.
anabasis|Xenophon's epic.
anaconda|Montana copper town.
anadems|Wreaths: Poet.
anagoge|Interpretation of the Scriptures.
anagram|What idolatry is to dilatory.
analecta|Collections of literary excerpts.
analgesic|Deadening pain.
analyst|Critical examiner.
anapests|Poetic feet.
anastrophe|Word inversion, such as "Came the dawn."
anchorage|Alaskan city.
anchoritic|Reclusive.
andante|Moderately slow, in music.
andiron|Hearth metal.
andirons|Fireplace trappings.
anemone|State flower of South Dakota.
anemones|Cup-shaped flowers.
anemones|Sea animals resembling flowers.
anesthesia|Temporary dullness of perception.
anglepod|Dixie vine.
angrier|More incensed.
anilines|Bases of brilliant dyes.
animals|Elephant and donkey.
animate|Make cartoons move.
animating|Mr. Disney's work.
animato|Lively: Music.
animist|Believer in the souls of beasts and objects.
aniseed|Herb product.
annuals|They're not perennials.
annular|Ring-shaped.
anodyne|Pain reliever.
anodynes|Pain assuagers.
anomalies|Departures from the general rule.
anserine|Stupid as a goose.
antagonist|Opponent.
antalkalis|Counteracting agents.
antarctic|Where Bay of Whales is.
antebellum|Before the Civil War.
antedate|Anticipate.
antedated|Occurred earlier.
antenna|Feeler.
antenna|Radio-TV accessory.
antenna|TV accessory.
antennae|TV appurtenances.
antibiotics|Selman Waksman's field.
antidote|Remedy to counteract.
antiphony|Musical response in church singing.
antiseptic|Type of home remedy.
antlion|Kind of insect.
apaches|Geronimo and his braves.
apartheid|Daniel Malan's theory of living.
apartheid|South African racial policy.
apartment|Modern cliff dwelling.
apelike|Anthropoidal.
aphorist|User of short, pithy sentences.
apiaries|Places for bees.
apiculture|Beekeeping.
apoplexy|Dangerous stroke.
apothem|A polygon's "radius."
appalled|Terror-struck.
apparel|Clothing.
apparently|Clearly.
appealed|Went to a higher court.
appealed|Went to a higher court.
appealing|Attractive.
appearing|On stage.
appended|Subjoined.
applauds|Commends.
applause|Music to actors.
applecart|Something that can be upset.
applesauce|Hokum.
applesauce|Insincere flattery: Slang.
applicant|Petitioner.
appraise|Place a value on.
apprehended|Understood.
apprised|Notified.
apprisers|Informers.
approve|Sanction.
apricot|Fruit from California.
apteryx|Kiwi.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbitrator|Grieve or Dascoli.
arboreal|Dendral.
arboreal|Dendrophilous.
archery|Bowman's forte.
archfiend|Lucifer himself.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
areolar|Interstitial.
areolate|Divided into small spaces.
areoles|Interstices.
argentine|Native of Rosario.
argentines|People of the pampas.
argonaut|Hercules was one.
argosies|Large ships.
arguers|Umpire disputers.
arietta|Short air.
arietta|Short song.
aristate|Bearded: Bot.
armadas|Fleets.
armature|Part of a dynamo.
armatures|Frameworks for sculptors in clay.
armorer|Ground-crew man in charge of weapons.
arpeggio|One way to play a chord.
arpents|French land measures.
arrange|Make plans for.
arrange|Make plans.
arrange|Write musical adaptations.
arranges|Orchestrates.
arrayal|Drawing up; marshaling.
arrears|Unfinished business.
arrestive|Tending to hold.
arrests|Fixes the attention of.
arrived|Attained fame.
arrives|Attains eminence.
arrogant|Haughty.
arroyos|Watercourses, often dry.
arsenal|___ of democracy.
arsenates|Certain salts or esters.
arsonists|Pyromaniacs.
article|A thing for sale.
article|An.
artifact|The Cheops solar ship, for instance.
ascended|Scaled.
ascends|Soars.
ascetic|Austere.
ascetic|Devotee of austerity.
ashcans|Part of the street scene.
ashlars|Square building stones.
ashtray|Household receptacle.
asinine|Nonsensical.
asininity|Obstinate stupidity.
asocial|Not gregarious.
aspirants|Ambitious people.
aspired|Longed to achieve.
aspires|Is ambitious (with "to").
assagai|Aftrican spear.
assault|Derby winner of 1946.
assayed|Tested.
assenter|Yesman.
assents|Concurs.
assertive|Unduly positive.
assessor|Judge's aide.
assessor|Tax official.
assonance|Resemblance of sounds.
assorts|Classifies.
assuaged|Pacified.
assumed|Took for granted.
assures|Convinces.
astatic|In neutral equilibrium.
atabrine|Synthetic drug used in treatment of malaria.
atelier|Left Bank lodging.
atelier|Rodolfo's lodging.
atelier|Workshop.
atelier|Workshop.
ateliers|Art studios.
atheism|Unbelief.
atheists|Unbelievers.
athletes|Ed Furgol and Willie Mays.
atingle|Feeling the cold.
atlases|Certain reference books.
atomize|Reduce to a spray
atonement|Expiation.
atoners|Penitents.
atropine|Poisonous alkaloid.
attaches|Ambassador's aides.
attains|Gains by effort.
attempted|Tried to do.
attended|Lent an ear.
attends|Goes with.
attends|Goes with.
attested|Certified under oath.
attests|Certifies.
attests|Certifies.
attests|Speaks as a witness.
attired|Clothed.
attired|Dressed up.
attires|Dresses.
attorney|Mr. Tutt's vocation.
attorney|Ray Jenkins.
attorns|Accords homage to a lord.
attorns|Continues as tenant under a new landlord.
attracts|Gets the attention of.
attrite|Having grief for sin: Theol.
audible|Able to be heard.
auditor|Listener.
aureole|A glory.
aureole|Halo.
aureole|Halo.
automat|Eating place.
availed|Was of use.
avalanche|A mass of material that snowballs.
avarice|Cupidity.
average|Run of the mill.
average|Usual.
averages|Strikes a happy medium.
averred|Swore to.
aviates|Flies.
aviation|Branch of our armed forces.
aviators|Servicemen.
avidities|Greeds.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocado|Fruit used for salad.
avocado|Salad fruit.
awaiting|Expecting.
awarder|Medal giver.
axolotl|Mexican salamander.
badgers|Wisconsin footballers.
badgers|Wisconsin's football squad.
badinage|Good-humored raillery.
badinage|M. C.'s stock in trade.
bakeshop|Pastry store.
balalaika|Triangular stringed instrument.
balances|Checks and ___.
balderdash|Nonsense.
ballasts|Stabilizes.
ballets|Rodeo, "Fall River Legend," etc.
ballyhoo|Exaggerated publicity.
bananas|Central American export.
bananas|Relatives of plantains.
bandoleer|Ammunition belt.
baneful|Poisonous.
bangtail|Race horse: Slang.
barbarous|Primitive.
barberry|Shrub with sour red fruit.
bareheaded|Uncovered.
barging|Moving clumsily.
barnstorm|Tour rural areas giving performances.
barnyard|Part of a farm.
barracuda|Marine terror.
barrages|Concentrated deliveries.
barrettes|Hair clasps.
bartender|Character in "The Iceman Cometh."
barterers|Traders.
basilica|Ancient church.
bassett|American historian.
bassoons|Wind instruments.
bastile|Small fortress.
bastions|Fortifications.
battens|Thrives; grows fat.
bearcat|Panda.
bearcat|U. S. fighter plane.
bearhug|Very affectionate embrace.
beechnut|Three-cornered fruit of hardwood tree.
beekeeper|Sir Edmund Hillary's occupation when not mountain-climbing.
beelike|Apian.
beeline|Straight route.
beeriness|Tavern sentimentality.
behests|Biddings.
behooves|Is incumbent upon.
belated|Delayed.
belated|Delayed.
bellboys|Hotel employes.
bellhops|Hotel employes.
beloved|Second word of the marriage ceremony.
beloved|Term of endearment.
benefit|Special theatrical performance.
bereave|Deprive.
bereave|Leave desolate.
besides|Otherwise.
bestial|Inhuman.
betimes|Early.
betterments|Improvements.
betting|Track activity.
bewails|Laments.
bickers|Quarrels.
bifocal|Eyeglass lens.
bigmouth|Blatant talker.
bilinear|Bounded by two lines.
billets|Positions or jobs.
billings|Montana city on Yellowstone River.
billion|Government figure.
biplane|Type of flying machine.
biremes|Ancient ships.
biretta|Priestly headdress.
bisects|Halves.
bishopric|Episcopacy.
bistros|Small eating places.
bitterns|Wading birds.
bittersweet|Noel Coward work.
blabbed|Gossiped.
blackguard|Scoundrel.
blacklists|Weapons of demagogues.
blanches|Actress Yurka and others.
blanker|More expressionless.
blankets|Camping out necessity.
blaspheme|Revile.
blasphemes|Speaks irreverently.
blastoff|Jet-rocket start.
blatant|Too loud for elegance.
blenching|Quailing.
blesses|Glorifies.
blondes|Lorelei Lee and others.
bloomers|Daring garment of 1849.
blossoms|Signs of spring along the Potomac.
blowhard|Empty braggart.
blowups|Photo enlargements.
bluebook|Official list of U. S. office-holders.
blunder|Flounder.
bobbinets|Hexagonal-meshed laces.
boleros|Short jackets.
bolides|Bright, shooting meteors.
bolivar|Silver coin of Caracas.
bolster|Pillow.
bombshell|Sensational revelation.
bonhomie|Good nature.
bonnets|Feathered headdresses of American Indians.
bootlegs|Deals in moonshine.
bossiest|Most dictatorial: Colloq.
bothers|Flusters.
bottles|Baby's repasts.
bouncer|Chucker-out.
bounded|Vaulted.
bracers|Protective wrist bands.
braiding|Trimming.
braille|Inventor, 1829, of system of printing.
brainstorms|Sudden aberrations.
braises|Cooks.
brasses|French horns.
bravely|Wiith valor.
breaded|Dipped in crumbs before frying.
breaded|Prepared, as chops, for cooking.
breadline|Depression sight.
breakneck|Suicidally reckless.
breastpin|Brooch.
breezes|Blows.
brevity|The soul of wit.
bridesmaid|Usher's counterpart.
brimstone|Symbol of Satan.
briskly|With vivacity.
bristle|Evince resentment.
bristol|British port on the Avon.
britannia|Rule, ___.
brittle|Crisp candy.
broaches|Clasp pins.
broadens|Makes wider.
broadloom|Kind of carpeting.
bromide|Platitude.
bromidic|Commonplace.
broomed|Swept the house.
brothers|Dwight and Milton.
brownstone|Outmoded type of building.
browsers|Book samplers.
buccaneer|Teach or Morgan.
buckram|Cloth used for bookbinding.
budgeteers|America's Dodge, England's Butler.
bulkhead|Upright partition on ship or plane.
bulldozer|Road-building machine.
bulletin|Press release.
bumpered|Filled to the brim.
burdeners|Encumbers.
burette|Chemist's glass tube.
burglar|Man in a police line-up.
burlaps|Gunny sacks.
buttoners|Fasteners.
buttress|Support firmly.
cabanas|Bathhouses.
caddies|Sport aids.
caisson|Army wagon.
cajolers|Wheedlers.
calendar|Schedule of events.
calends|Roman date.
caliper|Measuring instrument.
calliope|Merry-go-round music-maker.
callous|Insensitive.
calories|Weight "lifters."
calypsos|Oddly accented songs from Trinidad.
camelopard|Giraffe.
cameras|TV equipment.
camorra|Neapolitan gang.
canalize|Divert to a channel.
canalled|Built a waterway.
canapes|Party snacks.
canards|False statements.
canastas|They're worth 500 points each.
canners|Food processors.
cannibal|Anthropophagite.
canteen|Post Exchange.
cantered|Loped.
cantina|Store-saloon of the Southwest.
canyons|Bryce and Grand.
capitol|Legislative center.
capsule|Seed pod.
captain|Hornblower's rank.
captains|Peewee Reese and Alvin Dark.
caramba|Spaniard's cry of admiration.
carburet|Vaporize and mix gas for car use.
cardsharps|Professional swindlers.
careless|Untidy.
caresser|Fond one.
carhops|Outdoor waiters.
carline|Trolley route.
carmagnole|Song and dance of the French Revolution.
caroled|Sang.
carousel|1944 musical.
carpenter|The Walrus' companion.
carries|Keeps in stock.
carrottop|Lucille Ball is one.
cartography|Map-making.
cartooned|Emulated Herblock.
cartoons|Herblock's specialty.
catalog|List.
catamaran|Boat with two hulls.
catamaran|Twin-hulled.
cataract|Waterfall.
catspaw|Pliable, gullible chap.
cattail|Tall marsh plant.
cattlemen|Characters in "Old Arizona."
caustic|Biting.
caustic|Satirical.
celebrate|Honor with gaiety.
celeste|Marie ___: famous mystery ship.
cements|Adhesive substances.
cements|Unites firmly.
cements|Unites firmly.
cemetery|Act III scene in "Our Town."
cenacle|Room of the Last Supper.
cenotaph|War memorial of Whitehall Street.
censurer|Harsh critic.
censures|Condemns.
centaur|Half man, half horse.
centaur|Horse-man.
centered|Placed symmetrically.
centipede|He has legs to spare.
cerates|Waxy unguents.
cerises|Bright colors.
cerises|Shades of cherry.
certain|Reliable.
chairman|Gavel wielder.
challis|Light wool dress material.
chamois|Antelope.
champagne|Symbol of luxurious living.
champion|Dancer Gower.
chanted|Recited in monotone.
chapeau|Easter parade specialty.
chapels|Places of worship.
chaplet|Garland.
chapter|Section.
charades|Guessing games.
chariot|Two-wheeled cart.
charlotte|City in North Carolina.
chasten|Punish.
cheaper|___ by the Dozen.
cheated|Shortchanged.
cheerful|In good spirits.
cheeses|Stilton, Gouda, etc.
chemise|Garment.
chemistry|Harold Urey's field.
cherish|Take good care of.
chestnut|Antique wheeze.
chestnuts|Filling for the bird.
chickenhearted|Lily-livered.
chiders|Reprimanders.
children|Beneficiaries of the U. N. program.
chinning|Gym exercise.
chinooks|Quinnat and King salmon.
chopine|Platform shoe of 17th and 18th centuries.
chopins|___ "Les Sylphides.”
choplogic|One who bandies words: Shakespeare.
chorine|Girl in a musical.
chortle|Gleeful sound, à la Lewis Carroll.
chortled|One of Lewis Carroll's funny words.
chromos|Color pictures.
cicadas|Locusts.
cigaret|Subject of many a singing commercial.
cigarette|Smoke.
circlers|Riders in a six-day bicycle race, for instance.
cithara|Ancient lyre-like instrument.
citizen|Not a subject.
claimed|Maintained.
clambake|Political picnic.
clamber|Scramble up.
clanged|Made a loud, ringing sound.
clanked|Rattled.
claptrap|Nonsense.
clarinettist|Goodman or J. Dorsey.
clasped|Embraced.
cleaner|Charwoman.
cleaner|Spot remover.
cleared|Exonerated.
cleaves|Hews apart.
cleaving|Splitting.
clemency|Act of mercy.
clinkers|Bane of the furnace tender.
closest|Most reserved.
closets|Skeletons' homes.
closeup|TV view.
clowned|Acted like Emmett Kelly.
coalbins|Adjuncts to the furnace.
coaster|Amusement railway, roller ___.
coaxial|Important cable.
cobalts|Lustrous metals.
collateral|Side by side.
collations|Light meals.
collect|Short prayer in certain church services.
collies|Long-haired dogs.
cologne|City on the Rhine.
colonel|Eagle wearer.
colonel|H.S.T.'s retired rank.
colonialist|Advocate of a certain foreign policy.
coloratura|Operatic voice.
coltish|Young and frisky.
columbine|Ike's airplane.
columnist|Newspaper writer.
comeback|Gloria Swanson's forte.
comedienne|Bea Lillie.
comedienne|Lucille Ball, for instance.
comeuppance|Just deserts.
comical|Droll.
commended|Cited for valor.
commonsense|Paine's famous pamphlet, 1776.
compare|Be regarded as similar.
compeer|Equal.
compiler|Anthologist.
computes|Calculates.
comrade|Associate.
concave|Hollow and curved.
concealed|Under cover.
conceit|Fanciful notion.
conceit|Odd notion.
concerns|Business organizations.
concertina|Cousin of the accordion.
conciliate|Appease.
concise|Laconic.
confetti|Rain for a hero.
congenital|Natural.
congratulations|Wedding reception word.
congress|The 83rd ___.
conifer|Cedar or yew.
connect|Link.
connection|Junction.
connexion|Relationship: Brit. sp.
connote|Imply.
conscious|Aware.
conscious|Intentional.
conserve|A kind of jam.
consider|Think over.
consoles|Certain radio cabinets.
consort|Status of Duke of Edinburgh.
consorted|Hobnobbed.
constant|Steadfast.
constitutionals|Healthful strolls.
contact|Ready!: Aviation signal.
contain|Hold.
contaminate|Sully.
contemners|Scorners.
contend|Argue.
contended|Fought for the championship.
contents|Satisfies.
contestants|Croquet players, for example.
contour|Outline.
contrast|Set or place in opposition.
controversially|In a polemical manner.
convent|Religious house.
convention|Occasion for the smoke-filled room.
convolute|Rolled together.
coopers|Barrel makers.
copiers|Transcribers.
copilot|Member of a plane crew.
cordate|Heart-shaped, as leaves.
coronachs|Dirges played on bagpipes.
coronal|Diadem.
coronet|Bridesmaid's bonnet.
coronet|Bridesmaid's hat.
corporal|Two-chevron man.
corsages|Floral tributes.
corvettes|Ships for convoy duty.
cosseted|Treated as a pet.
costate|Having ribs.
costate|Having ribs.
costlier|Higher-priced.
cotillions|Ballroom dances.
cottage|House "by a waterfall."
courage|Intrepidity.
courage|Mettle.
courante|Dance with running steps.
covenant|Solemn agreement.
cowslip|Marsh marigold.
coyness|Former maidenly virtue.
cozener|Cheat.
cracker|Something for July 4th.
crackling|Crisp rind of roast pork.
cranberries|Product of Cape Cod.
cranium|Skull.
creamer|Milk separator.
creases|Folds.
creator|Originator.
creators|Originators.
credited|Had faith in.
creditor|Holder of IOU's.
creeper|Woodbine.
crenated|Having notched edges.
crenelate|Furnish with battlements.
crenellated|Having battlements.
cresses|Greens.
cribbage|Popular card game.
cricketers|British sportsmen.
crooner|Eddie Fisher, for example.
crooner|Mike-hugging singer.
crossbars|Transverse stripes.
crossbeam|Girder.
crosses|Thwarts.
crossroads|Moment of decision.
crosswalk|Pedestrian's lane.
crotchety|Full of whims and cranks.
crusade|Historic event, 1096.
crusades|Zealous actions for causes.
crystal|Clear, transparent quartz.
cuckoos|Clock birds.
culpable|Blameworthy.
curlicue|Penmanship flourish.
curmudgeon|Cantankerous fellow.
curtail|Shorten.
custard|A kind of pie.
custards|Pie fillings.
cutback|Football maneuver.
cutlass|Weapon for Long John Silver.
cutlets|Dinner dish.
cuttles|Ink-squirting fishes.
czarist|Anti-Bolshevist, 1917.
daggers|Creese and poniard.
dalmatian|Firehouse denizen.
damager|Impairer.
damaging|Injuring.
damasks|Figured woven fabrics.
dampers|Furnace valves.
dandelion|Flower.
dangers|Thin ice, sharp curves, etc.
dappled|Spotted.
daredevil|Midget car racer, for instance.
dariole|Custard-filled pastry.
dateline|The 180th meridian.
davenport|City in Iowa.
dawdles|Wastes time.
deadbeat|All tired out: Colloq.
deadbeat|Exhausted: Slang.
deadens|Benumbs.
deadeye|Dick ___ of the Pinafore.
deepened|Grew more intense.
deepest|Adjective for the Pacific.
deepwater|Type of Conrad's seamen.
defamed|Slandered.
defaulted|Forfeited.
defenses|Bastions.
deferred|Payment ___.
defiant|Challenging.
deficit|It means "there is lacking," in Latin.
delaine|Dress fabric.
delation|Spying and informing.
delegate|Convention member.
delegate|Gov. Byrnes' U. N. status.
delegate|Toiler in the U. N.
deliberate|Weigh in the mind.
delicate|Slight and subtle.
deliver|Come to the rescue.
deliver|Save from evil.
delivers|Throws.
delivery|Manner of speaking.
demeans|Behaves.
demerit|Bad mark.
demesnes|Kingdoms.
democrat|Andrew Jackson was one.
demoded|Out of style.
demonic|Fiendish.
demotion|Reduction in rank.
denigrate|Blacken the name of.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denoted|Indicated.
departs|Takes off.
depicted|Portrayed.
deplores|Regrets.
deploying|Placing, as troops.
deports|Banishes.
deposed|Testified.
deposes|Unthrones.
depositors|People with money in the bank.
depredating|Preying upon.
deprived|Dispossessed.
depriver|Despoiler of others.
derails|Runs off the track.
derails|Throws off the track.
deranges|Puts out of order.
deriders|Mockers.
derision|Contumely.
descriptive|Depicting verbally.
deserter|Candidate for court-martial.
deserter|Runaway.
deserts|Mojave, Imperial Valley, etc.
deserve|Earn by service.
deserve|Merit.
deserve|Merit.
desires|Yearnings.
desisted|Discontinued.
desperate|The ___ Hours.
despise|Contemn.
despise|Scorn.
dessert|Final treat.
dessert|Napolean.
dessert|Sweet.
destroy|Overthrow.
detains|Causes to remain.
detection|Work for Sherlock.
detonated|Exploded.
detonator|Percussion cap.
detours|Roundabout ways.
detracts|Disparages (with "from").
devilish|Extremely bad: Colloq.
devotee|Fan.
devotee|Zealot.
diametric|Directly opposite.
diamond|Star of Africa.
diamonds|A suit.
diaries|Basis for the Ickes books.
dibasic|Having two atoms of a univalent metal.
dickens|Mild substitute for "devil."
dictate|Give orders arbitrarily.
dictated|Commanded expressly.
dictation|Business study course.
diehard|Rampant conservative.
differs|Disagrees.
digests|Certain magazines.
dilemmas|Predicaments.
diluted|Attenuated.
dinette|Part of a small apartment.
diorama|Scene inside an Easter egg.
diorama|Scenic exhibition.
dioramas|Miniature scenes.
diploma|Sheepskin.
dipoles|Opposites, in chemistry.
dippers|Big and Little.
directs|Commands.
directs|Guides.
dirties|Smirches.
disarmament|Operation Mothball.
disaster|When the Red Cross goes into action.
disburse|Pay out.
discreet|Prudent.
discretion|Prudence.
discuss|Talk about.
disgust|Deep aversion.
disparage|Belittle.
dissembled|Concealed one's true feelings.
dissent|Smyth's action in Oppenheimer case.
disused|Not practiced any more.
diverse|Unlike.
divided|Shared.
doctors|Followers of Hippocrates.
doggier|More stylish and showy: Colloq.
doilies|Mats.
doilies|Table décor.
dollars|Mrs. Priest's concern.
dollhouses|Good Christmas gifts.
domestic|Home-grown.
domineers|Has control over.
dominos|Cloaks worn at masquerades.
dominos|Half masks.
dominos|Masqueraders.
donations|Dimes or dollars.
donkeys|Small, portable steam engines.
doorstop|It prevents slamming.
dopester|Tout.
dormant|Quiet.
dowager|Title of the late Queen Mary.
draftee|U.S.A. man.
dragnet|Friday operation.
dragnets|Sweeping snares on TV.
dragonfly|Darning needle.
dramatise|Act out: Eng. sp.
drastic|Extreme.
drawback|Disadvantage.
drawback|Disadvantage.
drawing|Picture.
drawling|Speaking slowly.
drayman|Driver of a cart.
drayman|Teamster.
dreadful|Terrible.
drenches|Soaks.
drilled|Rehearsed.
driveler|Foolish talker.
droller|More comic.
drollest|Funniest.
droners|Monotonous speakers.
dropkick|Football boot.
drovers|Herders.
druggist|Corner merchant.
drumsticks|Favorite servings of turkey.
dudgeon|Anger.
dudgeon|Resentment, often high.
dungeon|Black hole.
durable|Hardy.
dustpan|Household receptacle.
earnest|Not playful.
earnest|Not trivial.
earnest|Word in Wilde title.
earphones|Devices used at U. N.
earshot|Distance within which voices can be heard.
earshot|Range of hearing.
easeful|Giving much comfort.
easement|Legal right.
easements|Rights to use of others' lands.
eastern|Denoting an important seaboard.
eastern|Designating New York's time.
eastings|Directional departures: Naut.
eavesdrop|Listen secretly.
ebonize|Stain black.
echolalia|Habit of repeating others' words.
economists|Veblen, Mill, etc.
ecstasy|Great delight.
ecstasy|Mental state of overwhelming joy.
ecstatic|Greatly delighted.
edacious|Greedy.
eddying|Forming vortices.
edgings|Beading, tatting, etc.
edgings|Borders.
edictal|By law.
edifice|Structure.
editing|Job for a journalist.
editions|Sizes, styles or forms of books.
editors|Fourth Estate men.
educable|Capable of being trained.
educate|Discipline.
educate|Instruct.
educate|Train.
educates|Schools.
educator|Seymour or Pusey, for instance.
educators|Milton Eisenhower, Nathan Pusey, etc.
educing|Eliciting.
efficient|Working well.
egalite|Word in motto of France, 1789.
egghead|Brainy one: Slang.
eggnogs|Holiday potations.
eglantines|Wild roses.
egotist|Conceited person.
egotist|Self-enamored one.
egotists|Relatives of know-it-alls.
egyptians|Waltari's Sinuhe and others.
eidolon|Revenant.
einstein|1921 Nobel prize winner.
elaborate|Work out in detail.
elapses|Slips by.
elastic|Buoyant.
elastic|Flexible.
elaters|Click beetles.
elections|Events in the political arena.
elections|Pre-Thanksgiving events.
elector|Voter.
electorate|American public in November.
electors|They vote.
elegant|Fine: Colloq.
elegant|Superior.
element|Basic part.
element|Component.
element|Molybdenum, for instance.
element|Uranium is one.
element|Uranium, for instance.
elementary|What Holmes said to Watson.
elements|Component parts.
elements|Fire and water.
elephant|Member of the cartoon menagerie.
elephant|Relative of the mastodon.
elephant|Shape of mechanical "Wendy."
elephant|Symbolic animal.
elephantine|Like Dumbo.
elephants|Kipling's "The ___ Child."
elevate|Channel upward.
elevate|Raise the spirits of.
elevate|Upraise.
elevators|Buildings for storing grain.
elevens|Football teams.
ellipse|Closed plane curve.
ellipse|Geometric figure.
elliptical|Having a part omitted.
eloigned|Concealed, as property, from a sheriff.
eloigned|Conveyed to a distance: Law.
eloping|Running away.
elsewhere|In some other place.
elucidated|Explained.
elusive|Baffling.
emanate|Proceed outward.
emanate|Send forth.
emanative|Flowing forth.
emanator|That which issues forth.
embitter|Aggravate.
emblems|Flying colors.
embrace|Accept readily.
emendates|Corrects.
emended|Corrected.
emender|Editor.
emerald|Birthstone for May.
emerald|May's birthstone.
emergence|Outcoming.
emeriti|Honored faculty members, retired.
emeritus|Retired professor.
emeritus|Retired with a title.
eminence|Greatness.
eminency|Prominence befitting relative importance.
eminent|Distinguished.
emirate|Arab chief's domain.
emirate|Desert chieftain's province.
emirate|Region of a Near East ruler.
emitter|Issuer.
emitter|Issuer.
emoters|Ham actors.
emotion|Deep sensibility.
emotion|Lack of calm.
emotion|Love or hate.
emotion|Strong feeling.
emperor|Large orange butterfly.
employing|Making use of.
employs|Makes use of.
empress|Nagako.
empress|Woman of great influence.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Try to equal.
emulate|Vie with.
emulates|Tries to surpass.
emulation|Rivalry.
emulsions|Milklike liquids.
enabled|Made possible.
enables|Makes possible.
enacted|Ordained.
enacted|Passed a bill.
enactor|Law maker.
enactor|Legislator.
enameling|Type of ornamentation.
enamels|Cloisonné finishes.
enamelware|Kitchen utensils.
enamors|Charms.
enamors|Charms.
enamours|Enchants: Brit. sp.
enchant|Charm.
encircle|Besiege.
enclose|Shut up.
encores|Repetitions.
encrust|Coat crisply.
encrust|Overlay.
endearment|Expression of affection.
endears|Makes beloved.
endeavor|Exert effort.
endemic|Native to a particular people.
endives|Varieties of chicory.
endless|Tediously long.
endorse|Sign approval of.
endower|Patron of art or education.
endurance|Fortitude.
endures|Remains firm.
enemies|Make thine ___ thy footstool.
enemies|Antagonists.
enemies|Hostile forces.
energize|Invigorate.
enervate|Devitalize.
engagers|Employers.
engender|Produce.
engendering|Setting in motion.
engineers|Members of the Seabees.
engorge|Devour.
engrains|Imitates a wood surface.
engrave|Impress deeply.
engrave|Impress deeply.
engraved|Carved in relief.
engross|Occupy exclusively.
enisles|Places on an Elba, for example.
enjoins|Bars.
enlaced|Enfolded.
enlaced|Entangled.
enlaced|Wound about.
enlaces|Twines.
enlarge|Augment.
enlarge|Blow up: Photog.
enlarge|Magnify.
enmeshing|Entangling.
enmities|Strong feelings of hatred.
ennobled|Elevated to the peerage.
enormous|Gigantic.
enounce|Proclaim.
enounce|State formally.
enounce|State publicly.
enounce|State publicly.
enrages|Infuriates.
ensconce|Settle comfortably.
ensconce|Shelter or hide.
ensilage|Fodder preservation.
ensilage|Process of preserving fodder.
ensiling|Storing.
enslavers|Subjugators.
ensnare|Catch.
ensures|Protects.
entailed|Imposed as necessary.
entente|An understanding.
ententes|Governmental understandings.
entered|Matriculated.
enterer|Textile machine part.
enthuses|Becomes all steamed up.
enticed|Tempted.
enticer|Tempter.
entices|Lures.
entitles|Qualifies one for something.
entoils|Catches in a snare.
entombed|Honored in death, as Grant and Napoleon.
entomology|Study of insects.
entrain|Take a sleeper.
entrance|Admission.
entrant|Contestant.
entrant|New member.
entraps|Catches.
entraps|Snares.
entreat|Ask earnestly.
entreats|Asks with urgency.
entrechat|Difficult ballet step.
entrees|Dinner courses.
entrees|Dinner dishes.
entrees|Palate tempters.
entrench|Surround and fortify.
entwist|Weave.
enuring|Coming into use.
environs|Suburbs.
environs|Suburbs.
enzymes|Pepsin is one.
epaulet|Part of a dress uniform.
epaulet|Shoulder décor.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicure|Member of the Wine and Food Society.
epistles|Letters.
epitaph|Here lies . . .  et cetera.
epitome|Summary.
equipage|Cinderella's coach, for instance.
eradiate|Send forth rays.
erasers|Blackboard equipment.
erasers|Concessions to carelessness.
erasers|Items for blackboards.
erasing|Obliterating.
erasure|A scratching out.
erected|Built.
erector|Builder.
erectors|Derricks.
erelong|Soon.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Religious recluse.
eremite|Religious solitary.
eremites|Hermits.
eremites|Hermits.
eremitic|Like a hermit.
eristic|Controversial.
ermines|Weasels.
erosion|Cause of dustbowls.
erosion|Topsoil trouble.
errantly|Deviously.
errants|Wandering knights.
erratic|Departing from the usual course.
erratic|Describing a wild pitcher.
erudite|Scholarly.
erudition|Learning.
escalade|Mount by means of ladders.
escalator|Designating a clause in present-day contracts.
escalop|Shell-like decoration.
escapee|One who got away.
escapee|Willing fugitive.
escaper|Refugee.
escapes|Breakouts.
escorts|Accompanies.
esparto|Spanish grass.
espouse|Adopt.
espouser|Supporter of a cause or idea.
essayed|Attempted.
essayed|Tried.
essayed|Tried.
essayists|Bacon and Montaigne.
essayists|Repplier, Quennel, etc.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essences|Perfumes.
essences|Perfumes.
essonites|Dark-brown garnets.
establish|Organize.
estates|Country places.
estates|Country places.
estates|Country places.
estates|Properties.
estates|Ranks.
esthetes|Believers in art for art's sake.
estimate|Appraisal.
estimate|Builder's figure.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Cause a person's ardor to cool.
estrange|Cause coldness between.
estrange|Turn away.
estranges|Turns away.
estrays|Wandering livestock.
estreat|Take from law court records.
estuaries|Arms of the sea.
etamine|Cloth like voile.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etamine|Light dress worsted.
etamine|Loosely woven fabric.
etching|Job at a photo-engraving plant.
eternal|Never-ending.
eternally|Everlastingly.
eternities|Endless times.
eternity|Word in James Jones' title.
etesian|Periodical, as winds.
ethanol|Ethyl alcohol.
ethanols|Ethyl alcohols.
ethereal|Heavenly.
ethereal|Light.
etheric|Of the upper regions of space.
ethical|Of high professional character.
ethical|Professionally right.
ethically|Morally.
etoiles|Lustrous satins.
evangel|Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
evanish|Disappear.
evasive|Not frank.
evenhanded|Impartial.
evening|Subject of "South Pacific" song.
eventide|All things come home at ___.
everglade|Swamp, à la Florida.
evergreen|Ivy, laurel or holly.
evicted|Ousted
evicted|Threw out.
evidence|Ground for belief.
evident|Plain.
evident|Plain.
evinced|Showed.
evokers|Summoners forth.
exaction|Excessive demand.
exalted|Raised in dignity.
examinee|Test taker.
example|A case in point.
excitor|Nerve stimulating action.
excoriates|Denounces strongly.
excursions|Summer jaunts.
execute|Carry out.
execute|Play, as a piece of music.
exerting|Putting into action.
existing|Alive.
exonerate|Declare blameless.
exonerate|Exculpate.
expecters|Anticipators.
expires|Terminates.
expires|Terminates.
expositor|Role of a news commentator.
eyeballs|Containers for pupils, irises, etc.
eyebrows|Facial distinctions of John L. Lewis.
eyelash|Part of the facial décor.
eyelashes|Recipients of mascara.
eyeless|Unseeing.
eyelets|Decorative perforations.
eyeopener|Important piece of news.
facedown|Wrong side up.
facelift|Major beautifying operation.
facility|Freedom from difficulty.
factors|Agents.
fairway|Part of a golf course.
fallowed|Left land unplanted.
fandango|Lively Spanish dance.
fantail|Double-finned goldfish.
fantail|Kind of boat design.
fantasia|Disney classic.
fantasies|Caprices.
fantastic|Unbelievable.
farewell|Sad word.
farmhouse|A place to live.
fascism|A totalitarian way.
fashions|Woman's world.
fastened|Attached.
fattened|Made richer.
feckless|Irresponsible.
fedoras|Headgear for men.
feelings|Sympathies.
felines|Lions, tigers, leopards.
fellahs|Egyptian peasants.
fellowship|Community of feeling.
fencers|Dumas characters.
fenestra|Small opening in the ear.
fenestra|Small opening in the ear.
ferrate|Salt of ferric acid.
fetishes|Rabbits' feet, for instance.
fetishism|Belief in magical objects.
fidgeted|Moved restlessly.
fielder|Dusty Rhodes.
fiercer|More violent.
fiestas|Holidays.
fifteen|First word of "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
figment|Something imagined.
finales|Musical endings.
finance|Budget maker's job.
fineness|Quality of sheer nylons.
firebrand|Person who stirs up strife.
fireplace|Hearth.
firetraps|Unsafe buildings.
fission|Splitting of an atom nucleus.
fisticuffs|Marciano's forte.
fitness|Suitability.
flageolet|Relative of the fipple flute.
flagpole|Old Glory's place.
flagship|Headquarters of a squadron.
flamencos|Spanish gypsy dances.
flamingo|Florida bird.
flanges|Rims of a car wheel.
flapdoodle|Nonsense.
flapper|What Dior's latest look brings to mind.
flaring|Describing stylish skirts.
flattery|Northern cape of state of Washington.
fledges|Rears a parakeet.
fleered|Laughed scornfully.
flirtatiousness|Coquette's specialty.
flirted|Coquetted.
floater|Transient laborer: Colloq.
flooded|How Noah found things.
flooded|Overwhelmed.
florence|Where the Uffizi Palace is.
fondant|Sugar candy.
footage|Length of film.
foothold|Basis for operation.
footing|Toe hold.
footloose|Free.
footpad|Highwayman.
foresee|Anticipate.
foresees|Predicts.
framings|Ornamental borders.
fraternizes|Is on friendly terms.
freedom|___ Village.
fruitcake|Southern Christmas favorite.
fumbler|Football dropper.
furniture|Movable things in a room.
fusions|Coalitions.
gaiters|Anklewear.
gallantry|Bravery.
galloping|How Lone Ranger rides off.
gambrel|Type of roof with two slopes on each side.
gamekeeper|Poacher's foe.
ganging|Running with a mob.
ganymede|Cupbearer of Olympus.
garages|Service station adjuncts.
garibaldi|He cried, "Roma o Morte!"
garnets|January symbols.
gazettes|Journals.
geezers|Queer old fellows.
gemmule|Little bud.
general|Handy's title.
generate|Produce.
generator|Car part.
generous|Noble-minded.
genuine|Honest and forthright.
geology|Science of the earth.
geranium|House plant.
germane|Relevant.
germans|President Heuss' people.
geysers|Features of Yellowstone.
giblets|Gravy ingredients.
gingered|Made lively.
giraffes|Spotted animals.
girlhood|Time of proms, crushes and diaries.
giveaway|Modern type of TV program.
glaciate|Convert into ice.
gladstone|O'Neill's middle name.
glances|Quick casts of the eyes.
gleaner|Farm worker.
gleaner|Worker in the fields.
glissade|Ballerina's gliding step.
glitter|Colorful splendor.
glorias|Miss De Haven and Miss Grahame.
glowing|Incandescent.
gnarled|Knotted.
gnarled|Knotty and twisted.
gnarlier|More twisted.
godless|Impious.
goggles|Automobile accessory in 1904.
goldbrick|Worthless thing passed off as valuable.
goodbye|Tosti's well-known song.
gorillas|Great apes.
government|World ___.
governor|Charley E. Johns of Florida.
gradation|Gradual change.
graduate|He's newly sprung in June.
grained|Granulated.
grammar|School subject.
grandaddy|Family member.
granting|Conceding.
grapples|Imitates a wrestler.
gratify|Indulge.
grating|Grille.
greener|The grass in our neighbors' yards.
greenest|Most untrained.
greeter|Grover Whalen's job till this year.
greeter|Receptionist.
greeter|Welcoming official.
gremlins|Scapegoats for airmen.
griller|Cross-examiner.
grimace|Make faces.
gristle|Cartilage.
groaned|Uttered sounds of dismay.
grouchier|More sullen.
growler|Complainer.
grunions|Silversides of California waters.
guesses|Conjectures.
guileful|Tricky.
gyratory|Whirlpool's motion.
habitual|Customary.
haggles|Drives a bargain.
haircut|Trim.
hairnets|Invisible headgear.
hairpin|Tress holder.
halfback|One of a football team.
halogen|Element like bromine or iodine.
hambone|Flavoring for pea soup.
hanapers|Wicker receptacles.
handcuffing|Prelude to a "stretch."
handlers|Men in corners.
handout|Hobo's delight.
handrail|Protective device on an escalator.
handshake|Symbol of a closed deal.
handworkers|Craftsmen.
hangover|Aftereffect.
hangover|Something remaining from an earlier time.
hanseatic|___ League of medieval Germany.
happier|More felicitous.
happier|Of deeper felicity.
harassments|Causes of "headaches."
harbored|Gave asylum to.
hardest|Adjective for a diamond.
hardest|Like diamond.
hardpan|Rock bottom.
hardships|Privations.
harpers|___ Ferry, site of John Brown's raid.
harpers|___ Ferry.
harpoon|Barbed javelin.
hassock|Informal seat.
hatracks|Useful front-hall equipment.
haulage|Transportation charge.
havened|In snug harbor.
haymaker|A wild swing, in boxing.
hayride|Fun on the farm.
headlight|Part of a car.
headline|News of Cheops' boat, for instance.
headlines|Press agents' aims.
headset|New telephone device for housewives.
heartbreak|Shaw "House."
heartbroken|Inconsolable.
hearten|Encourage.
hearths|Family circles.
hebdomad|A week.
heelpiece|Part of a shoe.
hegemonic|Ruling.
heiress|Girl with a million dollar future.
helmeted|Footballers' heads are.
helmsman|He's behind the wheel.
hemline|Moot point in the fashion world.
henbane|Wild herb, called poison tobacco.
henequen|Fiber for rope.
henpeck|Be shrewish.
hermits|Spiced cookies.
heroine|Audrey Hepburn, for instance.
hesitates|Falters.
hessians|Mercenaries of 1776.
heterodox|Inclining toward heresy.
hibernation|Bear business.
hidalgo|A lesser Spanish noble.
highest|Adjective for Tibet.
hillbilly|Backwoodsman.
hinterland|Back country.
historical|Popular form of fiction.
histrionics|Theatricals.
hitherto|As yet.
hoarded|Laid in a big supply.
hoarder|Ungenerous one.
hodgepodge|Mixture of almost anything.
hoidens|Tomboys: Var.
holiday|February 22.
hollies|Red-berried sprigs.
homeless|Unsheltered.
homered|Emulated Stan Musial.
homicide|A must for a whodunit.
homiest|Most comfy.
homologue|That which has the same value as something else.
honoraria|Token fees.
honorers|Glorifiers.
hoofbeats|Western sound effect.
hoofers|Bolger, Astaire, et al.
hoopskirt|Relic of crinoline days.
hoptoad|Shy garden dweller.
horizon|End of the visible earth.
hormone|Chemical substance in the body.
hornpipes|Lively dances.
horseman|One of a famous N. D. backfield.
hosiery|Knitted goods.
hospital|Beneficiary of the community chest.
hospital|Community Chest beneficiary.
hospitals|Life-saving institutions.
hostages|Persons held as pledges.
hostess|Epithet for Perle Mesta.
hostess|Frequent role for Mamie.
hostesses|Party givers.
hotdogs|Tasty bleachers' fare.
hothead|Unphlegmatic person.
hotrods|Souped-up cars.
household|Mom, pop, sister and brother.
housemaids|___ knee.
housings|Casings for machine parts.
hulking|Loutish.
humanitarianism|Ideal of man's welfare.
humdinger|A lulu.
humored|Complied with.
humored|Indulged another.
hurricane|Seasonal meteorological affliction.
hurried|Urged on.
husbandry|Farming.
huskies|Sledge dogs.
hyperbole|Exaggeration for effect.
iceboxes|Often-raided repositories.
icebreaker|Ship in Arctic waters.
idealist|Visionary.
idealize|Put on a pedestal.
ideates|Forms impressions.
identical|Like twins.
idiotic|Ridiculous.
idiotic|Senseless.
ignoble|Base.
illegal|Prohibited.
illicit|Prohibited.
illicit|Unauthorized.
illiterate|Without book learning.
illumed|Lighted: Poet.
imagine|Conjure up.
imagine|Fancy.
imagist|Free verse poet.
imitate|Copy.
imitate|Forge.
imitate|Take off.
imitates|Takes off.
immature|Undeveloped.
immense|Vast.
immodest|Not decorous.
impales|Pierces.
impassible|Stolid.
impassioned|Showing ardent feeling.
impinge|Touch upon.
importance|Consequence.
impossible|Word scorned by a real optimist.
impress|Make an effect.
impressionism|A theory and school of art.
impressionistic|Describing Debussy's works.
inamoratas|Casanova's ladies.
inamoratas|Don Juan's ladies.
inanimate|Spiritless.
inboard|Kind of small-boat motor.
incident|Event.
incised|Engraved.
inciter|Rabble rouser.
increases|Augments.
incubated|Hatched, as a plot.
indicated|Showed.
indignation|Righteous anger.
indites|Composes.
indolence|Slothfulness.
inducer|Persuader.
inearth|Hide in the ground.
inelegant|Crude.
inertia|Resistance to change.
inertia|Static condition.
infanta|Spanish title.
infernal|Devilish.
infernal|Hateful: Colloq.
infidel|Unbeliever.
infidel|Unbeliever.
informer|McLaglen's famous role.
ingenues|Theatrical roles.
inhabit|Occupy.
inhales|Breathes in.
inhered|Belonged intrinsically.
inhuman|Barbarous.
inimical|Antagonistic.
inimical|Unfavorable.
initial|First.
initial|Sign in a certain way.
initiate|Start.
initiate|Take the first step.
innings|Nine ___.
innocent|Name of several popes.
innuendo|Basis of a smear campaign.
inoculates|Imbues.
inquisitiveness|A nose for news.
inroads|Forays.
inscribed|Wrote.
inserts|What carets are for.
inshore|Toward the land.
insight|Perception.
inspirer|Invigorating ideal.
install|Fix in position.
instead|In place of.
instead|Rather.
insulation|Covering on electrical wires.
insulin|Important discovery of 1923.
insured|Guaranteed.
integer|Number.
integer|Whole number.
integer|Whole.
integers|Whole numbers.
integration|Part of the scholastic problem.
intercede|Plead for another.
intercept|Stop on the way.
interests|Concerns.
interim|Meantime.
interim|Time between.
intestate|Having made no will.
intolerance|An un-American feeling.
intones|Chants.
intones|Chants.
intones|Chants.
intrastate|Not under I.C.C.
intrudes|Crashes the party.
inundate|Overflow.
inutile|Useless.
invades|Commits aggression.
invalid|Subject of Moliere's last play.
inverse|Opposite.
investment|U. S. Savings Bonds.
invoice|List of goods.
iodates|Chemical salts.
irately|Wrathfully.
irritant|Cause of annoyance.
irritate|Annoy.
irritate|Incense.
islands|Canaries.
italics|Emphatic type.
italics|Type used since 1501.
iterant|Repeating.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iteration|More of the same.
ivories|The "88."
jacketing|Coat material.
jackies|Cooper and Gleason.
jackstraw|One or many little sticks in a game.
jamborees|Boy Scouts' gatherings.
japeries|Jerry Lewis jests.
jarring|Conflicting.
jaspers|Quartzes.
jennets|Small Spanish horses.
jitters|Nervous feeling: Slang.
joannes|Girls' names.
jocosities|Humorous remarks.
johnnycake|Corn bread.
johnson|Retiring Colorado Senator.
joneses|Pace setters for those who keep up.
justifies|Absolves.
kangaroo|Wallaby.
karakuls|Sheep of Central Asia.
katydid|Musical insect.
keratoid|Horny.
kerosene|Illuminant.
kestrels|Small falcons.
ketches|Small craft.
ketchup|Savory sauce.
keyhole|Part of a door.
kickback|Illegal refund.
kindergarteners|The lollipop set.
kindred|Family.
kinematic|Treating of the motion of bodies in space.
kittenish|Playful.
kneader|Breadmaker.
kneading|Kitchen exercise.
kneading|Making dough.
knighted|Bestowed a title upon.
knitted|Made a cardigan.
kowtows|Makes obeisance.
krakens|Legendary sea monsters of Norway.
kremlin|It's on Red Square.
kremlin|Malenkov's hideaway.
lacrosse|National sport of Canada.
lagniappe|A little gift for the customer.
lakeside|Resort town near Sandusky.
lancers|Light cavalry soldiers.
landslides|Hoped-for political results.
largess|Bounty.
largesse|Generous giving.
lassies|Belles of Scotland.
latecomer|He misses the first scene.
laterals|Football pass plays.
laterite|Reddish clay from rock decay.
lathery|Covered with froth.
lathery|Frothy.
lattice|Device of crossed slats.
lattice|Openwork fence.
laughable|Adjective for Mr. Peepers.
laundry|Mechanized chore.
lavalava|Relative of the sarong.
lavender|Fragrant plant.
lavender|Fragrant plant.
layover|Stop between trains.
lazarets|Ship storage places: Var.
leaders|Main editorials.
leakage|Battery trouble.
leapers|Hurdlers.
learned|Erudite.
learners|Apprentices.
learning|Knowledge.
lebkuchen|Weihnachten cookie.
lecture|Discourse.
legalese|Jargon of the bar: Colloq.
legatee|Heir.
legates|Ambassadors.
legation|An embassy.
legator|Testator.
legator|Testator.
leitmotif|Wagnerian strain.
lemming|Arctic rodent with suicidal bent.
lenience|Clemency.
lenient|Easy-going.
lenient|Ready to forgive.
lenitive|Soothing.
lentils|Soup makings.
leonine|___ City, part of Rome.
leopardess|Big cat.
leporine|Like a hare.
lesions|Injuries.
lessened|Abated.
lessens|Depreciates.
letdowns|Disappointments: Colloq.
letterer|Printer.
letterer|Sign painter.
lettuce|Romaine.
levantine|Native of Syria or Lebanon.
levantine|Native of Syria, Lebanon, etc.
levantine|Ship of the Near East.
leveler|Worker for equality.
liberal|Broad-minded.
liberties|Subjects of the Bill of Rights.
liberty|Bartholdi's colossus.
librettist|Abe Burrows, for instance.
license|Car necessity.
lifeline|Maritime route of great importance.
lightness|Levity.
lignify|Convert into wood.
likewise|Too.
limeade|Cooling drink.
liminal|Resembling a threshold.
limited|A crack train.
lindens|Shade trees.
listing|Including in a directory.
listless|Languid.
literate|Educated.
literate|Educated.
literature|Churchill's prize, 1953.
littoral|Of the seashore.
loafers|Sport shoes.
lobster|Sea food treat.
locales|Places.
locator|One who establishes a mining claim.
lockram|Kind of linen cloth.
lofters|Certain golf clubs.
loftiest|Most exalted.
lollypop|Confection.
loneliest|Describing a lighthouse keeper's job.
lonesome|Desolate.
lookouts|Forest rangers' points of vantage.
loophole|Means of escape.
loosely|Without cohesion.
lopsided|Not symmetrical.
lorries|Trucks.
loudmouth|Boisterous speaker.
lounger|Loafer.
lounges|Hotel rooms.
lowercase|Foible of e. e. cummings.
lowermost|At the bottom of the list.
loyally|With fealty.
lozenge|Throat soother.
lucerne|Forest canton of Switzerland.
lucerne|Lake of William Tell legends.
luminal|Of a light unit.
lunkhead|Numskull: Colloq.
lyrical|Like Hammerstein's works.
lyrists|Poets.
macerate|Soften by steeping.
machinate|Plot craftily.
machine|Automobile.
madding|Far From the ___ Crowd.
madonnas|Subjects of Renaissance artists.
magenta|Purplish-red.
magnate|Tycoon.
magnetos|Ignition-current generators.
magnificat|Song of rhapsody and praise.
mahatma|Wise and holy one.
mahjongg|Tile game.
mainmasts|Parts of yawls, brigs, etc.
mainsail|Canvas.
mainspring|Principal agent or motive.
majordomos|Chief stewards.
malacca|Strait off Sumatra.
malarkey|Nonsense.
malices|Animosities.
malteds|Fountain drinks.
mandate|Trusteeship under the U. N.
mandates|Commands.
mandrake|Poisonous plant.
manganese|Metal important to steel industry.
manganese|Nonmagnetic metal.
mangers|Integral parts of crèches.
mangers|Symbols of Christmas.
mangoes|Tropical fruit.
mangrove|Tropical tree growing in swamps.
manhattan|Theatrical center of U. S.
manlier|More resolute.
manliness|Courage.
manorial|Of stately homes.
manservant|Wodehouse's Jeeves.
mansion|Palatial home.
mansion|The White House.
marchen|Fairy tales: Ger.
marcher|Parader.
marimbas|Instruments like xylophones.
marimbas|Relatives of the xylophone.
marinate|Steep in brine.
marinated|Steeped in brine.
marines|Lemuel Shepherd's men.
marionette|Punch or Judy.
marksmen|All Marines are.
marmots|Woodchucks.
marooned|Left to one's fate.
married|Reader, I ___ him.—Jane Eyre.
marries|Espouses.
marseilles|Scene of "Fanny."
marshal|Montgomery's rank.
marshall|1953 prize winner.
marshall|Noted Nobel Prize winner.
marshall|Statesman who won Peace prize.
marshall|Winner of Nobel Peace Prize, 1953.
marshes|Boglands.
martian|Speculator about Earthmen.
martinet|Strict disciplinarian.
martingale|Check on a horse's head.
martini|Cocktail.
martins|Swallows.
martyrs|Sacrificers for a cause.
mascara|Item of make-up.
masonic|Of a noted order.
masonry|Bricklaying.
massive|Bulky.
mastaba|Ancient tomb.
mastaba|Oblong Egyptian tomb.
masterminds|Atomic scientists, for instance.
mastery|The upper hand.
matador|Star at the Plaza de Toros.
materialist|Devotee of worldly goods.
materiel|Weapons and equipment of the armed forces.
matinees|Certain performances.
matricide|Why the Furies pursued Orestes.
matrimony|Honorable estate.
mattress|Feather bed.
maturer|More adult.
matures|Reaches full growth.
maxilla|Bone bearing the upper teeth.
maxixes|Brazilian dancers.
mazurkas|Polish dances.
meander|Ramble.
meanderer|Aimless wanderer.
meanest|Most miserly.
meantime|Interim.
measles|German ___.
measure|Bushel.
medians|Ancient Persians.
mediate|Settle a dispute.
mediates|Acts as peacemaker.
mediator|Equal friend of disputing parties.
mediator|Part played by an intercessor in a dispute.
medical|___ Corps.
medicine|One of Albert Schweitzer's skills.
meditate|Ponder.
medulla|Lowest part of the brain.
medullae|Bone marrows: Anat.
meeters|Convention goers.
meeters|Gladhanders.
meetings|Conventions.
melange|Hodgepodge.
melange|Mixture.
melodeon|Harmonium.
memories|Bing Crosby song.
memorize|Learn by heart.
menagerie|Lincoln Park has a famous one.
menagerie|Word in Tennessee Williams title.
menhaden|Fish of the herring family.
mentality|Intellectual endowment.
mentored|Coached: Slang.
meowing|Caterwauling.
mephitic|Noxious.
merchantman|Trading vessel.
mercury|Planet nearest the sun.
merinos|Givers of fine wool.
merinos|Sheep.
mesalliance|Unfavored combination.
message|Communication.
message|President's January speech to Congress.
messenger|Mercury.
messmates|Companions at table.
metallurgist|Expert in smelting, refining, etc.
metatarsal|Of the instep.
metered|Measured mechanically.
microbes|Dr. Waksman's subject.
microbes|Germs.
midiron|Golf club.
midiron|Golf club.
midship|Between stem and stern.
midterms|Current college exams.
migration|Tern's pole-to-pole flight.
milestones|Significant events.
militarism|Hitler's philosophy.
milkmaids|Patience and others.
mineral|Graphite, for instance.
minerals|Important natural resources.
minesweeper|Naval vessel.
minnesinger|Tannhaeuser was one.
minstrel|Nanki-Poo
minutes|Record of the session.
minutes|Secretary's job.
miocene|Geological period.
miracle|A wonderful thing.
miracle|The loaves and fishes.
miracle|Wonder.
miscellany|Mixture.
mischance|Bad luck.
misdeal|Bridge error.
misnomer|The term "comics," for instance.
missions|Important church work.
misters|Men's titles.
mistral|Mediterranean north wind.
mistreat|Abuse.
mistreat|Deal with badly.
mnemonic|Helping the memory.
modelist|Pattern maker.
modicum|Small amount.
molests|Disturbs.
mollycoddle|Pamper.
momentum|Impetus.
monastic|Secluded.
mongers|Dealers.
mongoose|Rikki-tikki-tavi.
mongrel|Doggie not in the window.
monitor|Take notes on, as a phone call.
monitor|The "cheesebox" of 1862.
monitors|Selected students.
monkeyshine|Clownish trick.
monologue|Skinner specialty.
monsoons|Seasonal winds in southern Asia.
monster|Frankenstein's creation.
monstrous|Shocking.
moonset|Pre-dawn phenomenon.
moonshiner|Modern lawbreaker.
moorage|Charge for anchoring privilege.
moppets|Children.
moraine|Glacial deposit.
moraine|Mass of rocks, gravel, sand, etc. on a glacier.
moralist|Writer of fables.
morasses|Perplexing states of affairs.
moratorium|Legal period of delay in payment.
mordant|Sarcastic.
morocco|Tangerines are found here.
mortgage|Crucial document of "mellerdrammers."
mostest|Git thar fustest with the  ___.” nyt 1954 MOSTEST Git thar fustest with the ___."
motorcar|Means of transportation.
movable|Changing.
mudhole|Road hazard.
muleteer|Skinner.
mushroom|Grow rapidly.
mushroom|Whereon Alice found the Caterpillar.
musical|Wonderful Town, for instance.
mustache|Item in a make-up box.
mutineer|Candidate for a court-martial.
naivete|Simplicity.
naivete|Simplicity.
nameless|Indescribable.
nankeen|Cotton cloth.
narrate|Unfold a tale.
narrating|Radio announcer's sideline.
naseberry|Sapodilla plum.
national|Affecting a country as a whole.
nationals|Citizens.
nattier|Mme. Pompadour's favorite painter.
natural|Life-like.
natural|Unassumed.
natural|Without mannerisms.
naturism|Realism.
navigated|Plotted a course for.
navigates|Sails by instrument.
nearest|Closest.
nearest|Most intimate.
nearing|Getting close.
nebulae|Parts of the Milky Way.
necessary|Mandatory.
necklace|Subject of a famous De Maupassant story.
needers|Indigent ones.
neediest|100 ___ Cases.
neediness|Want.
needled|Goaded.
needled|Taunted: Slang.
needled|Vexed by repeated gibes: Colloq.
needlers|Relatives of hecklers.
needles|City on the Colorado, last stop before Los Angeles.
needles|Heckles.
negative|Photographic film.
negators|Deniers.
neglects|Is remiss.
neither|Conjunction.
nemeses|Avengers.
nerving|Giving strength or courage to.
nesters|Birds.
nestled|Cuddled up.
nestling|Peeper.
nestors|Wise men.
neutrals|Certain colors.
newness|Unfamiliarity.
nightcaps|Second games of double headers.
ninepin|Bowling piece.
nineteen|___ fifty-five.
nipping|Pinching.
nocturne|Dreamy serenade.
noggins|Small mugs.
nominate|Name as candidate.
nomination|Procedure necessary for election.
nominee|Man in the running.
nonages|Legal minorities.
nonentities|People of little account.
nonesuch|Something without parallel.
nonpareil|Peerless.
nonstop|Describing certain flights.
nonstop|London-Khartum flight.
noontime|When the whistle blows.
noosers|Rodeo stars.
nostrums|Quack remedies.
notable|Remarkable.
notable|Worthy of mention.
nursing|A Career With a Future.
nursling|Delicate child.
nurturer|Educator.
nurtures|Educates.
nutting|Autumnal occupation or recreation.
obdurate|Impervious to appeal.
obeisance|A kowtow.
obelisks|Pillars like the Washington Monument.
obliges|Does a favor for.
obligor|Person giving a bond.
ocarina|Musical sweet potato.
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments.
occident|Countries west of Asia.
occulted|Hidden from view, in astronomy.
octaves|Intervals in music.
octette|Chamber ensemble.
octette|Singing group.
octuple|Eightfold.
odalisque|Harem slave.
oddment|Scrap.
offered|Introduced for acceptance.
oiliness|Unctuous manner.
oldster|Mellowed person.
oleander|Flowering shrub.
oleates|Esters of an acid.
ominous|Sinister.
omissible|That may be left out.
omitting|Neglecting.
onetime|Quondam.
opalesce|Emit a play of colors.
opaline|Nacreous glass.
openers|Kitchen gadgets.
operand|Factor on which a math example is performed.
operate|Conduct.
operate|Run.
operation|Militarily speaking, a campaign.
operator|Agent.
operetta|Show Boat.
opposes|Speaks against.
opticians|Lens makers.
options|Important parts of Hollywood contracts.
oracles|Know-it-alls.
oranges|Evergreen trees.
oranges|Juicy fruits.
oranges|Product of California.
oranges|Source of vitamin C.
oranges|Urban group in New Jersey.
oranges|Valencias or Kings.
oration|Harangue.
oration|One of the "Philippics.”
oration|Platform thunder.
orators|Platform rhetoricians.
orators|Silver-tongued ones.
oratory|Churchill's specialty.
ordered|Regulated.
ordered|Systematized.
orderer|Housewife with a list.
ordinal|Church book.
ordinal|First, second, etc.
oregano|Relative of marjoram.
organists|Musicians.
original|Firsthand.
original|Not copied.
orioles|Ball team.
orioles|Baltimore cheers them.
orioles|Baseball team.
orioles|Hangnests.
ornament|A statue, for instance.
oroides|Copper and zinc alloys.
ortolan|Bunting or bobolink.
ossified|Fixed rigidly in a custom.
ossifies|Settles into a rigid routine.
ostlers|Stablemen: Var.
ousters|Wrongful dispossessions.
outclasses|Puts in the shade.
outfall|Mouth of a river.
outflank|Thwart.
outlets|Markets for goods.
outlined|Described briefly.
outlook|Prospect for the future.
outlooks|Prognosticators have them.
outmoded|Not in fashion.
outraces|Moves more swiftly than.
outside|The utmost limit.
outstare|Win an ogling match.
outwardly|Externally.
overage|Surplus.
overate|Gourmandized.
overawe|Subdue with splendor.
overawe|Terrify.
overbills|Charges excessively.
overcame|Subdued.
overdosed|Treated to excess.
overdrew|Wrote one check too many.
overdue|Late.
overdue|More than late.
overeat|Have a third helping.
overhang|Part of a roof.
overhot|Too torrid.
overlade|Pile on cargo.
overland|One way to travel.
overlap|Coincide in part.
overlap|Partly coincide.
overlay|Surface decoration.
overleaps|Jumps.
overlong|Protracted.
overpass|One way to cross a road.
overpasses|Highway bridges.
overrides|Disregards.
overrule|Decide against.
oversaw|Supervised.
oversold|Praised excessively: Colloq.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overtaken|Captured.
overtaken|Caught up with.
overthrow|Upset.
overtime|Extra-pay period.
overtip|Surprise the waiter.
overtire|Weary to excess.
ownership|Possession.
oxygenate|Treat with a chemical element.
pachisi|Indian game resembling backgammon.
pacific|The peaceless main.
packsack|Useful accessory for camping.
paddled|Spanked.
paddler|Hiawatha, at times.
padlock|Close up an establishment.
pageant|Showy celebration.
painless|Sans trouble.
painter|Cougar.
painter|Eisenhower, in his spare time.
palates|Senses of taste.
palatine|Having royal privileges.
palette|Painter's colors.
palindrome|Madam is one.
palinode|Recantation.
palisade|Fence of pointed stakes.
palmetto|South Carolina's symbol.
palmetto|South Carolina's tree.
pampered|Indulged to excess.
pandoras|___ box.
pandowdies|Deep-dish apple pies.
paneled|Wainscoted.
panicle|Flower cluster.
panoramas|Open views.
panoramas|Unlimited views.
pantalets|Once-modish frills.
panther|Cougar.
paperback|Feature of current publishing.
paperer|Decorator.
paperless|Lacking printed news.
parable|Bible tale.
parable|Biblical narrative.
parable|Story with a moral.
parable|The Prodigal Son, for instance.
paradox|Inconsistent person.
paragon|Exemplar.
paramnesia|Illusion of remembering events experienced for the first time.
parasite|Hanger-on.
parasol|Lady's accessory of Victorian days.
parasol|Victorian accessory.
paravane|Device for protection from underwater mines.
parboil|Cook partially.
parceled|Apportioned.
parishes|Counties in Louisiana.
parlance|Debate.
parsnip|Vegetable.
partakes|Shares.
particle|Speck.
partook|Received a portion of.
passage|A journey by water.
passenger|He's taken for a ride.
passengers|Token buyers.
passion|Great enthusiasm.
passover|April 18–25, 1954.
passport|Traveler's constant companion.
pasticcio|Mixture.
pastier|More doughy-looking.
pasties|Meat pies.
pastime|Solitaire or Scrabble.
pastoral|Music of a rustic style.
pastorale|Beethoven's Sixth.
pastors|Men of the cloth.
pasture|Part of a farm.
patella|Shallow pan.
patents|Exclusive rights.
pathways|Lanes.
patience|Bunthorne's Bride.
patient|Calm in expectation.
patient|Quietly persevering.
patriot|Washington.
patriotic|Strongly national.
pauperize|Impoverish.
pavement|Sidewalk.
pawners|Certain borrowers.
paycheck|Labor's reward.
payment|Recompense.
peacemaker|Conciliator.
peacetime|Between wars.
peahens|Birds.
peanuts|Product of the southeastern states.
pedantic|Narrow-minded.
peening|Flattening with a hammer end.
peeress|Noblewomen.
peerless|Unmatched.
pelican|Symbol on seal of Louisiana.
pellets|Shotgun charge.
penciler|Eyebrow toucher-up.
penitent|Ready to atone.
pennames|Bell and Sand.
pennant|Giant trophy.
pennate|Feathered: Bot.
pensioners|Retired workers.
pensive|Thoughtful.
pentads|Groups of five.
penurious|Stingy.
percales|Fine cotton fabrics.
percales|Sheetings.
percentage|Mays' was .345.
perfusive|Tending to overspread.
pergolas|Arbors.
perigee|Moon's nearest orbital point.
perimeter|Circumference.
periodicals|Mailbox jammers.
perlite|Volcanic rock.
permeates|Seeps through.
perorate|Harangue.
persists|Continues firmly.
persuade|Induce.
pertained|Referred to.
pervade|Permeate.
pervades|Permeates.
pesetas|Money in Toledo.
pestles|Chemists' tools.
petrels|Sea birds with long wings.
petrels|Sea birds with long wings.
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower.
phantasm|Figment of the imagination.
phantasm|Figment of the imagination.
phantasy|An imaginative poem, play, etc.
phantasy|Power of creative imagination.
pharaoh|Cheops' title.
philately|Stamp collecting.
philter|Magic potion for Tristan and Isolde.
phonies|Fakers: Slang.
phrasing|Method of expression.
piastre|Turkish coin.
piccalilli|Relish.
picnics|Summer outings.
picture|Product of Hollywood.
picture|Vivid description.
pictured|Imagined.
pigeonholed|Put aside and ignored.
pigeons|Birds that "talk."
pigheaded|Obstinate.
pileate|Crested, as a woodpecker.
pileated|Crested, woodpecker style.
pilferer|Petty thief.
pilules|Contents of a pillbox.
pimento|Colorful part of antipasto.
pinafores|Girlish garments.
pinafores|Little girl's wardrobe.
pincers|Holding tool.
pinecone|Souvenir of Maine woods.
pinhole|Kind of camera.
pinnule|Leaflet of a plant.
pinochle|Game akin to bezique.
pinprick|Petty irritation.
pintsize|Small.
pioneer|Traveler on Wilderness Road.
piscatory|Pertaining to fishing.
pismire|Ant.
pitiful|Pathetic.
pittance|A barely sufficient amount.
placate|Appease.
placate|Mollify.
placates|Appeases.
placement|Employment agency's task.
plainest|Least ostentatious.
plainly|Without ambiguity.
plainsong|Church music.
planers|Carpenters' power machines.
plaster|House coat.
plasterer|An AFL member.
plastic|Useful compound.
plastral|Of a horny shell.
platens|Typewriter parts.
platform|Thick-soled shoe.
platina|Precious metal: Rare.
platypus|Mammal that lays eggs.
pleases|Though every prospect ___ . . .
pleasing|Agreeable.
pleasure|Delight.
pleasure|Enjoyment.
plebeians|Common people of ancient Rome.
pliable|Easily influenced.
plumbings|Soundings.
poacher|Device for cooking eggs.
poaches|Trespasses.
podesta|Commune official, under Mussolini.
poetess|Amy Lowell.
pogroms|Organized massacres.
poinsettias|Christmas decorations.
pointed|Sharp.
polarised|Made magnetic: Var.
politburo|Predecessor of the Presidium.
politer|More courteous.
political|Having to do with government.
pollard|A hornless cow or sheep.
polltaker|Roper or Gallup.
pomades|Ointments.
pompous|Self-important.
poorest|Worst.
popcorn|Money-maker in movies.
popinjays|Beau Brummells.
popover|Fluffy biscuit.
porpoise|Sea mammal.
portends|Foreshadows.
portentous|Ominous.
porters|Cole and others.
postage|Stamps.
postern|Castle gate.
posthaste|Speedily.
postpaid|Not C. O. D.
postrider|Equestrian with mail.
postrider|Mail carrier of the pony express.
postulated|Assumed.
postwar|After 1918 or 1945.
poteens|Products of illicit stills in Ireland.
potpourri|Mixture.
potshot|Haphazard try.
pottery|Ceramics.
poundages|Enclosures for cattle.
powwows|Conferences: Colloq.
praetor|Roman official.
pragmatic|Opinionated.
prairie|Land in the Mississippi Valley.
prairie|Nickname for Illinois.
prairie|Two-thirds of Minnesota.
prairie|___ schooner.
praline|Confection.
prancers|High-steppers.
prancing|Swaggering.
prattle|Idle chatter.
prayerful|Very devout.
precepts|Rules of moral conduct.
predate|Be earlier in time than.
predates|Antecedes.
predict|Tell the future.
preface|Begin.
preface|Introduce.
preface|Introduction.
prefect|Officer.
prefectures|Political districts.
prelate|Bishop.
prelate|Cardinal.
premature|Too early.
premier|One of Malenkov's titles.
premiere|Broadway festivity.
prepare|Forearm.
prepare|Make suitable.
presaged|Portended.
prescience|Foreknowledge.
presence|Dignity.
present|At hand.
present|Roll call reply.
presents|Robert Montgomery ___.” nyt 1954 PRESIDENT Magsaysay, for instance. nyt 1954 PRESS Consensus of editorial opinion. nyt 1954 PRESS Demand haste. nyt 1954 PRESS The Fourth Estate. nyt 1954 PRESS ___ conference. nyt 1954 PRESSBOX Scribes' roost. nyt 1954 PRESSREPORT News release. nyt 1954 PRESSTEAMS Groups of journalists. nyt 1954 PRESSURE Lobby's forte. nyt 1954 PRESTO Magician's command. nyt 1954 PRESUME Suppose. nyt 1954 PRET Past tense: Abbr. nyt 1954 PRETENDED Simulated. nyt 1954 PRETENDS Acts. nyt 1954 PRETENDS Feigns. nyt 1954 PRETERITE In grammar, the past tense. nyt 1954 PRETEST Diagnostic exam. nyt 1954 PREVAILED Waxed strong. nyt 1954 PREVALENCE General usage. nyt 1954 PREWAR In the peacetime. nyt 1954 PREWITT Character in From Here to Eternity."
primely|In excellent style.: Colloq.
primitive|Grandma Moses' school of painting.
princes|Akihito and Masahito.
princess|Designating a popular dress style.
princess|Member of a royal family.
prisons|Bastilles.
probable|Likely.
probate|Proof of a will.
proboscis|Elephant's trunk.
prodigy|Mozart, as a child.
proffer|Tender.
profiled|Sketched a side view.
profiteer|Devote oneself to making excessive gains.
proforma|As a matter of form: Latin.
progeny|Children.
progress|Headway.
progress|Moral improvement.
promenades|Square dance maneuvers.
promisee|Party to a promissory note.
promotes|Stirs up interest for.
pronate|Bent.
propane|Hydrocarbon in petroleum.
proposers|Poppers of the question.
prosers|Dull writers, indeed.
prosodic|Of versification.
prospers|Makes out well.
protects|Shields.
protege|Man who has found a Maecenas.
proteins|Meat, eggs, etc.
protests|Remonstrates.
provender|Fodder or food.
proverb|Saw.
proving|Testing by experiment.
provoke|Excite to action.
provost|College head.
prowlers|Stealthy trespassers.
prudently|With penny wisdom.
prudery|Extreme modesty.
psalmists|David and Asaph.
puerile|Childish.
puissance|Power: Poetic.
puissance|Power: Poetic.
pullets|Young hens.
pullover|Kind of sweater.
pullover|Sweater.
pulmotor|Lifesaving apparatus.
pulsate|Throb.
punster|Humorist.
puppydom|Doggies, collectively.
purpleheart|Order established by George Washington.
pushover|A set-up
pussyfoot|Avoid making one's position clear.
quarries|Objects of the chase.
queried|Indicated as doubtful.
quinine|Product of cinchona.
rabbits|Flopsy, Mopsy, et al.
racetrack|Santa Anita.
racetracks|Hialeah, Belmont, etc.
raciest|Most Rabelaisian.
radiance|Brightness.
radiator|Part of a car.
rafters|Roof timbers.
ragouts|Stews.
ragtime|Alexander's ___ Band.
railers|Complainers.
railers|Revilers.
railroad|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe.
raiment|Clothing: Poet.
raiment|Joseph's coat, for instance.
raisins|Important output of California.
rakeoffs|Gambler's cuts.
rallentando|Musical direction.
rallies|Tennis exchanges.
rambles|Grows in all directions.
rampaged|Stormed about.
rampager|Bull in a china shop.
rampagers|Rambunctious roisterers.
ramping|Storming.
ranches|Large farms.
rangers|Texas state police.
ranking|Taking precedence over.
rapacious|Grasping.
rarebit|Fondue-like dish.
rarities|Things seen once in a blue moon.
rascals|Rugged rock runners.
rascals|Blackguards.
rascals|Scaramouches.
rashest|Most impetuous.
rathole|Symbolic place for wasted money.
ratsbane|Chervil.
rattans|Canes.
rattlebrains|Empty-headed chatterers.
rattrap|Desperate predicament.
rattrap|Hopeless situation.
rattrap|Snaring device.
ravaged|Sacked.
ravelled|Disentangled.
reaction|Chemical change.
reactor|Responder to stimulus.
readies|Prepares.
reagent|Chemical substance.
realist|Adherent to truth of detail.
realist|John Steinbeck, for instance.
realist|Practical man.
realists|Practical people.
realists|School of writers.
rebates|Deductions.
rebelled|What the Guatemalans did.
rebuttal|Lawyer's forte.
recanted|Took back.
recedes|Falls back.
receive|Entertain.
receive|Prepare to return, in tennis.
recessed|Took time out.
recipes|Woman's page items.
recital|An evening of music.
recital|Musicale.
reciter|Speaker of a piece.
reciters|Speakers of set pieces.
recites|Enumerates.
recline|Lie at ease.
recline|Lie flat.
recolored|Blushed anew.
recondite|Hard to understand.
recreate|Make anew.
recross|Traverse again.
redeemer|Last word of Psalm 19.
redeemer|Saviour.
redeems|Saves.
redheads|Relatives of the canvasback.
redheads|The Misses Dahl, Ball and O'Hara.
redolent|Strong-scented.
redraft|A second version.
redresses|Sets right.
redtail|Nightingale's cousin.
reedits|Revises again.
reelected|Back in office.
reenter|Stage direction.
referee|Clinch breaker.
refiner|Owner of a sugar mill.
refrains|Hey-nonny-nonny and tra-la-la.
refuses|Declines.
regarded|Examined.
regards|Sign-off for a letter.
regatta|Intercollegiate competition.
regatta|River event.
regattas|Thames river events.
regency|Deputed government.
registers|Performs a civic duty.
regressed|Moved backward.
regrind|Sharpen again.
rehashes|Discusses and discusses and discusses.
reheard|Listened again.
rehearse|Train for performance.
reindeer|Donner and Blitzen.
reinsert|Put in again.
rekindle|Light up again.
relaters|Story tellers.
relates|Recounts.
relation|Connection.
relativity|Historic theory in physics.
release|Let go.
releases|Lets go.
relevant|On the subject.
relieve|Set off by contrast.
relines|Replaces inner covering.
relives|Experiences anew.
remakes|Old films in new styles.
remember|Bear in mind.
remitter|Sender of money.
remoras|Fish that cling to sharks.
remorse|Guilty regret.
remorse|Too-late emotion.
remorse|Twinge of conscience.
remorseless|Devoid of pity.
remount|A change of horses.
removes|Displaces.
renames|Changes the title of.
renames|Gives a new title to.
renegade|Turncoat.
reneges|Breaks faith: Colloq.
reneges|Fails on a promise.
reneges|Goes back on a promise.
renewed|Started over.
renounced|Gave up.
rentable|Ready for leasing.
rentals|Amounts of leases.
reorder|The "lifeblood" of any business.
reorient|Ascertain one's bearings anew.
repairer|Cobbler, for one.
repartee|M. C.'s specialty.
repasts|Dinners.
repeater|A parrot.
repeater|Fraudulent voter.
repeaters|Overzealous voters.
repellent|Rainproof.
repined|Fretted.
replaced|Paid back.
replaces|Supplants.
replants|Does over the garden.
replies|Echoes.
replots|Reshapes the story line.
reporter|Member of the press.
reposed|Sat quietly.
represents|Portrays.
repressed|Curbed.
represses|Excludes from consciousness.
reprints|Gravy for authors.
reprisals|Retaliations.
reprised|Played as an encore.
reprobate|Scoundrel.
reproof|Censuring.
republic|Free democracy.
republican|Abraham Lincoln was one.
repulse|British ship, sunk with "Prince of Wales."
reputes|Esteems.
reputes|Esteems.
resaddle|Prepare mount again.
resales|Used car transactions.
rescale|Adjust for new dimensions.
rescale|Advertisement reduced to smaller size.
rescind|Take back.
resedas|Greenish yellows.
reserve|Federal ___ Bank.
reserve|Strength for emergency.
reshines|Rises anew.
resides|Dwells.
residue|Left-over part.
resists|Withstands.
resolute|Determined.
resolve|Fixed purpose.
respects|Honors.
respires|Breathes.
respires|Breathes.
respites|Lulls.
restates|Paraphrases.
restaurant|Buffet.
resting|Abiding.
resting|Basing.
restive|Unruly.
restless|Discontented.
restore|Clean up a work of art.
restore|Make like new.
restored|Cured.
restorer|Hair ___.
restrict|Hem in.
restrict|Limit.
restudies|Examines again.
restyle|Fashion anew.
resurge|Rise again.
retailer|Seller.
retailing|Art of selling.
retails|Sells in small lots.
retails|Sells.
retainers|Fees.
retains|Engages the services of.
retains|Keeps in mind.
retaliate|Return evil for evil.
retaliated|Returned like for like.
reticent|Taciturn.
reticulate|Like a network.
retinol|Oil from resin.
retinue|Escort.
retinue|Following.
retinues|Groups of attendants.
retouch|Improve a photo.
retrace|Go back over.
retrace|Go back the same way.
retraced|Went back.
retraces|Goes back.
retract|Back water.
retract|Disavow (a statement).
retracts|Disavows.
retreat|Augusta, to D.D.E.
retreating|What Rommel was doing, 1942.
retreats|Sunset bugle calls.
retrench|Economize.
retroacts|Legally affects past performances.
reunite|Come together again.
reveler|Noisy neighbor.
revelled|Caroused.
revenue|Treasury Department figure.
revered|Venerated.
reverie|Debussy opus.
reversal|A setback.
reverse|Automobile gear.
reverses|Changes, as a decision.
reversible|A kind of coat.
revised|Changed or amended.
revolve|Spin.
rewired|Replied by telegraph.
rewrote|Worked over a MS.
reynard|Fabled fox.
rheostat|Electrical device.
rhetorical|Describing a question used for effect.
rhubarb|Free-for-all on the diamond.
rhubarb|Trouble on the diamond.
rialtos|The Great White Way and others.
ribbons|Decorations.
rickshaws|Means of transportation.
riddance|Sometimes this is good!
riddles|The Sphinx, Mona Lisa's smile, etc.
rifleman|Any member of the U. S. M. C.
rigadoon|Lively dance for two.
rigidly|Severely.
rigmarole|Nonsense.
ringers|Skilled horseshoe throws.
ringlet|Curl.
ringlet|Curly lock.
riotous|Profligate.
riotous|Tumult-ridden.
riparian|Living on a river bank.
riposte|Quick retort.
ripples|Small undulations.
risible|Disposed to laugh.
risible|Exciting laughter.
rissole|Meat pastry roll fried in deep fat.
riviera|Mediterranean coastal strip.
roadbeds|Supports for ties and rails.
roasted|Sweltered.
robalos|West Indian snooks.
roister|Carouse.
roistered|Reveled boisterously.
roisterer|Blustering reveler.
rollicking|Hilarious.
romance|Popular fiction.
romance|Type of literature.
rondelets|Short lyric forms.
rookeries|Breeding places.
rooster|Announcer of dawn.
rooster|Chanticleer.
rosaceous|Ruddy.
rosemary|Mrs. Ferrer.
rosette|Circular ornament.
rosette|Circular ornament.
rosette|Decoration.
rosette|Flowerlike ornament.
rosewater|Perfume.
rotates|What Earth does.
rotator|Spin drier.
rotifer|Microscopic water animal.
roulade|Vocal flourish.
roulette|Las Vegas specialty.
roulette|Russian ___.
roundabout|Merry-go-round, in England.
rounders|English game like baseball.
roundtable|Place for a discussion.
routine|Fixed practice.
rowboat|Charon's craft?
royalist|Cavalier.
rubaiyat|Quatrains.
rubberneck|Highly curious sightseer.
rubeola|German measles.
ruinate|Demolish.
ruining|Destroying.
ruinously|Destructively.
ruminant|Buffalo or camel, for instance.
ruminates|Ponders.
runaway|Fugitive from home.
runless|Shut out.
runners|Santee and Bannister.
sabines|Ancient Italians.
sabines|Prototypes of the "Seven Brides."
sabotage|Strategic monkey wrench in the works.
sacques|Dressing jackets.
sacrilege|Profanation.
sacrists|Sextons.
sadiron|Clothes presser.
sadness|Theme of "blues" songs.
safaris|Jungle jaunts.
saffrons|Yellow colors.
sagamores|Chiefs in the wigwam.
sagamores|Indian chiefs.
sagebrush|Nevada symbol.
sailboats|Participants in regattas.
sailing|Refrain of a sea chantey.
salesmen|TV announcers.
salient|Outstanding.
salmagundi|Mixture.
salmagundi|Potpourri.
saltcellar|Shaker.
saltier|More pungent.
saltine|Cracker.
saltines|Crackers.
salutes|Gestures of greeting.
salvage|Reclaim from the sea.
salvers|Trays.
samisen|Japanese banjo.
samoyed|Cousin of a chow.
sampans|Chinese boats.
sampans|Sights on the Yangtse.
sampler|Great-grand-mother's fancy work.
sanction|Approve.
sandals|Ladies' rubbers.
sandbag|Balloon adjunct.
sanders|Hollywood star.
sandpits|Excavations for a building material.
sandworts|Mat-forming plants.
saraband|Graceful, slow Spanish dance.
sarcenet|Soft silk lining fabric.
sarsenet|Silk fabric.
sartorially|In the manner of a tailor.
satchel|Nickname of famous relief pitcher.
satellite|Follower.
satiate|Overfeed.
satiates|Gluts.
satinet|Cotton-wool cloth.
satinet|Thin fabric.
satires|Marquand's forte.
satraps|Overlords.
satraps|Petty princes.
saturnine|Gloomy.
saucers|Flying enigmas.
sausage|Captive balloon.
sauterne|French export.
savanna|Flat, open country.
sawbill|Merganser or motmot.
sayings|Maxims.
sayonara|Michener best seller.
sayonara|Michener novel about Japan.
scarecrow|Denizen of a cornfield.
scarecrow|Oz character.
scaring|Bringing to light (with "up").
scarlet|Rutgers symbol.
scarlet|Tanager's hue.
scented|Fragrant.
sceptered|Invested with royal authority.
sceptic|A doubting Thomas: Var.
scholar|Companion of a gentleman.
science|Astronomy, for example.
science|College course.
science|Man's servant—or master.
science|The world of research.
sciolists|Persons of superficial learning.
sclaffs|Scrapes the ground with a golf club.
scooping|Hollowing out.
scooted|Went quickly.
scooter|Small boy's locomotion.
scorner|Disdainful one.
scoundrel|Unprincipled fellow.
scourer|Cleaner.
scourer|Pot cleaner.
scrabble|Popular board game.
scraped|Abraded.
scraper|Road machine.
scrapper|Plucky fighter.
scrapple|Breakfast food, in Philadelphia.
scratch|Withdraw from a contest.
scriber|Tool for engraving wood.
scrimmage|Rough-and-tumble fight.
scrimps|Provides scantily.
scriptural|Biblical.
scriveners|Pen wielders.
scrubbed|Cleansed.
seabags|Nickname of a character in "Battle Cry."
seafarer|McGinty, for instance.
sealeries|Alaskan places.
seaport|New York is one.
seaport|What Trieste is.
seaports|New York and San Francisco.
seascout|B. S. A. member.
seasick|Describing a bad sailor.
seaside|Mecca of vacationers.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seasonal|Periodic.
seasoned|Prepared lumber for use.
seawall|Bulwark in Holland.
seaward|Toward the ocean.
seawards|Away from terra firma.
secondhand|Indirect.
secretary|An officer of state.
secreted|Covered up.
secreted|Removed from observation.
secretes|Hides.
secrets|Classified information.
secrets|Things not to be told.
sectarian|Denominational.
secular|Temporal.
securely|Safely.
security|Social ___.
sedately|Quietly.
seedier|Feeling worse: Colloq.
seedier|More shabby.
seedtime|The Spring.
seeming|Apparent.
seepage|Liquid infiltration.
seeress|Cassandra.
seeress|Fortune-teller.
seeress|Sibyl.
seeress|Soothsayer.
seethes|Boils.
segment|Part.
segments|Pieces of arthropods.
seiners|Fishermen.
selection|Item on a recital program.
selector|TV tuning device.
selects|Chooses.
selects|Picks out.
selvaged|Having a nonraveling edge.
semipro|Part time athlete's status.
semipro|Sandlotter.
semolina|Macaroni ingredient.
senates|Legislatures.
senates|Legislatures.
senates|State councils.
senates|Upper houses.
senator|Griffith Stadium player.
senator|He gets $15,000 a year.
senator|Member of Congress.
senator|New title for Alan Bible.
senators|Kuchel, Griswold, Burke, etc.
senators|Pete Runnels and others.
senders|Transmitters.
senescent|Aging.
seniors|Upper classmen.
senoras|Mantilla wearers.
senoras|Mantilla wearers.
senorita|Caballero's date.
senoritas|Juanita, Ines, Dolores, et al.
sensate|Felt.
sensate|Felt; perceived.
sentence|I do, for instance.
sentence|I will, for instance.
sentiments|Expressions on greeting cards.
sentinel|Guard.
sentinel|U. S. observation plane.
separate|Become detached.
separate|Take apart.
seraglio|Harem.
serapes|South-of-the-Border wear.
seraphic|Angelic.
serenades|Charivaris.
serenata|Orchestral composition.
serenata|Orchestral composition.
serenata|Pastoral cantata.
serendipity|Faculty of stumbling onto good things.
serenity|Peace of mind.
serenity|Peace.
sergeants|Police officers.
seriate|In succession.
sericulture|Silkworm raising.
serious|Important.
serious|Thoughtful.
serpent|The Devil, in Genesis.
serpent|Treacherous one.
serpents|Sea ___.
servant|Family retainer.
service|Part of a tennis game.
services|Army, Navy, Air Force.
servile|Obsequious.
sesames|East Indian plants.
sessile|Designating flowers having no stalk.
session|Legislative term.
session|Sitting.
sessions|Meetings.
sesterce|Old Roman coin.
sestets|Musical groups.
sestets|Sonnet stanzas.
sestets|Stanzas.
setback|Skyscraper must.
setbacks|Interruptions in progress.
settees|Loveseats.
settees|Waiting room furniture.
settled|Colonized.
settled|Decided.
settled|Determined.
settler|First inhabitant.
settler|Homesteader.
settlers|Homesteaders.
settling|Making one's home.
settling|Solving.
seventies|Area of a first-class golf score.
severer|Harsher.
severest|Dearest friend, ___ critic.” nyt 1954 SEVERS Cuts. nyt 1954 SEVILLE Setting of a Rossini opera. nyt 1954 SEW Do fagoting. nyt 1954 SEW Featherstitch. nyt 1954 SEW Monopolize (with up"): Colloq.
sextons|Bell ringers in churches.
shadoofs|Eastern water-raising devices.
shadower|Private eye on the job.
shadows|Indications of coming events.
shagged|Jitterbugged.
shakeup|Change in an organization.
shallot|Small onion.
shampoos|Beauty shop items.
shandygaff|Mixture of beverages.
shantung|Peninsula province of China.
shantung|Variety of pongee.
shapeless|Unformed.
sharper|Trickster.
shearer|Star of "Midsummer Night's Dream."
sheaves|Symbols of harvest.
shellac|Varnish ingredient.
shellers|Bombardiers.
shelters|Protects.
shelving|Deferring,
sherpas|Tenzing and other Himalayan guides.
shifted|Turned.
shilling|A bob, in London.
shingle|Short haircut.
shipless|Describing the Swiss "navy."
shipmates|Companions.
shipshape|In order.
shipshape|Tidy.
shipshape|Trim.
shipside|Along the Plimsoil line.
shivered|Broke into fragments.
shiverer|Man in a chill wind.
shoelace|Notion counter item.
shopper|Department store employe.
shorebird|Sandpiper, for instance.
shoreline|Cartographer's concern.
shortcake|Part of a fruit dessert.
shortchange|Cheat.
shorten|Abridge.
shotgun|Short-range weapon.
showbiz|The Theatre: Slang.
showboat|Musical popular since 1929.
showing|Formal display.
showman|Jessel is one.
shrievalty|Office of a sheriff.
shuteye|Sleep: Slang.
shyness|Timidity.
siamese|Prime Minister Songgram's people.
sidecar|Bathtub.
sidecar|Mrs. Peepers's mode of travel.
sidecars|Attachments to cycles.
sidepieces|Parts of eyeglasses.
sidereal|Measured against the stars.
sierras|Western mountain ranges.
sighted|Took aim.
signaled|Wigwagged.
signers|John Hancock and others.
signora|Italian Mrs.
silence|Library sign.
silence|The golden trait.
silencer|Attachment on a gun.
silents|Old movies.
silliest|Most absurd.
silliest|Most foolish.
silvers|Top Banana star.
similar|Resembling.
similar|Word for Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
similes|Figures of speech.
simoleons|Dollars: Slang.
simoons|Hot winds of Asia.
simulations|Counterfeit displays.
sincere|Faithful.
sincere|Faithful.
sinking|Kind of fund.
sinners|Offenders.
sinuations|Turns and curves.
sirloin|Pièce de résistance.
sissies|Nice Nellies.
sitters|Household problem.
situate|Localize.
situation|Unusual state of affairs.
skaters|Subject of popular Currier and Ives sports print.
skaters|Winter sport devotees.
skewered|Speared like shashlik or shish-kebab.
skinner|Well-known monologist.
skipping|Getting ahead in school.
skirled|Sounded shrilly, as a bagpipe.
skirting|Going around instead of through.
skitters|Moves along quickly.
skulking|Furtive.
skyscraper|Phenomenon of the modern city.
slanted|Expressing a particular bias.
slapper|Back ___.
slapstick|Circus comedy.
slashes|Cuts.
slating|Roofing.
slavery|1860 issue.
sledders|Winter sportsmen.
sledges|Arctic transportation.
sleekened|Smoothed.
sleekens|Makes smooth.
sleekit|Wee, ___, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie . . .
sleeper|An unexpected success.
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle.
sleepers|Garments for toddlers.
sleepers|Surprise successes.
sleepless|Vigilant.
sleepless|Word for an insomniac.
sleeves|Leg-of-mutton ___.
sleeves|What jumpers lack.
slenderer|Less robust.
slinger|David was one.
slingshot|Small boy's weapon.
slipknot|Running noose.
slipslop|Nonsense.
slobber|Gush sentimentally.
sloughs|Boggy spots.
slowest|Most tedious.
slowpoke|Snail.
sluggers|Good batsmen.
slumber|Sleep.
slumping|Sinking suddenly.
smaller|More compact.
smallness|Insignificance.
smarter|Keener.
smelted|Refined ore.
smelted|Refined.
smelter|Refinery apparatus.
smirking|Smiling in an affected way.
smiting|Hitting.
smitten|Deeply enamored.
smokers|Pipe nights.
smolder|Burn smokily.
smolder|Burn without flame.
smothers|Covers over thickly, as with onions.
snaffles|Restrains, as a horse.
snailing|Dawdling along.
snakepit|Authoress Ward's topic in '46.
snaking|Hauling a log by a chain.
snarling|Speaking sharply in anger.
sneaker|Footwear.
sneaker|Gym shoe.
sneakers|Footwear.
sneerers|Scoffers.
sneezer|Allergic one.
snelled|Describing a fishhook.
snicker|Giggle.
snifters|Small drinks: Slang.
sniggerer|Giggler.
snipers|Long-range riflemen.
snipers|Marksmen.
snipers|Shooters of men or reputations.
snippet|Small clipping.
snitcher|Informer: Slang.
snooper|Paul Pry.
snooted|High-hatted.
snoring|Sleep sound.
snorkel|Submarine device.
snowball|Accumulate rapidly.
snowing|Welcome word to skiers.
snowlike|White.
snowmen|Symbols of winter.
snubbed|Treated with contempt.
softhead|Nincompoop.
solacers|Consolers.
solaces|Consoles.
solanos|Hot east winds of Spain.
solaria|Glassed porches for sunning.
soldier|Member of A. U. S.
soldiers|Rank and file.
solecist|Blunderer in speech or manners.
solicit|Importune.
solider|Firmer.
solitaire|Sparkler.
soloist|Concert artist.
someone|___ to Watch Over Me.
someone|Vague pronoun.
somerset|English county.
somerset|Maugham's middle name.
sometime|A Woman Is a ___ Thing.
somnolence|Drowsiness.
sonatinas|Short musical pieces.
songbird|Canary.
songful|Melodious.
songwriters|Berlin and others.
sonless|Adjective for King Lear.
sonneted|Wrote poems.
sonneteers|Shakespeare and fellow souls.
sorcery|Merlin's job.
sounders|Telegraphic devices.
sourdough|Klondike prospector.
spacemen|Heroes of science fiction.
spaceship|Dream boat for Junior.
spaceship|Locale of much modern fiction.
spadeful|Flat-shovel load.
spaghetti|Basis of many dishes.
spahees|Algerian cavalryman: Var.
sparkle|Vivacity.
sparkplug|Engine part.
sparrow|Who killed Cock Robin?
sparser|More meager.
sparser|Scarcer.
spartan|Stoical.
speaker|Head of the House in Washington.
speaker|Joe Martin.
spearheaded|Took the lead, as in a campaign.
spectacle|Grand Canyon, for instance.
spectacular|New type of TV show.
specter|Phantom.
specters|Ghosts.
spectre|Ghost.
speedboat|Watercraft.
speeders|Ticket collectors.
speeders|Certain highway men.
speeders|State troopers' catches.
speller|Schoolbook.
spenders|Playboys.
spheroidal|Resembling a globe.
spicing|Flavoring.
spilled|Kind of milk.
spinach|Cause of much table talk.
spindly|Long and slender.
spinster|Elizabeth I, for instance.
spirant|Breathy sound.
spoilers|Plunderers.
spouted|Sent forth a flow of words.
sprained|Twisted.
spreader|Farm implement.
springe|Snare for birds.
springtime|Youth.
sprinter|100-meters runner.
sprouts|Small cabbage-like buds.
spruces|Evergreen trees.
stabile|Orchestra leader.
stacker|A ship, according to its funnels.
staffed|Having a body of assistants.
staffed|Manned.
stagers|Old hands.
staggerer|Surprising statement: Colloq.
staggering|Greatly astonishing.
staggers|Makes zigzag in arrangement.
staging|Art of presenting a play.
staider|More sedate.
stained|Fused with color.
stainer|Pigment.
stalely|In trite style.
stalwart|Sturdy.
stamina|Asset for a track star.
stamina|Endurance factor.
staminate|Designating pollen-bearing flowers.
stamped|Ready for mailing.
stampede|Rustler's strategy.
stampede|Sudden mass movement.
standard|Colors of a cavalry unit.
standard|Flag or emblem.
standings|Hooperatings, for instance.
standpatters|Persons opposed to change.
starched|Stiffened.
staring|Looking.
starker|Sterner.
starless|Like a dark night.
starlet|Hollywood hopeful.
starlet|Hopeful young actress.
starred|Got top billing.
starter|Automobile necessity.
starter|Race official.
startle|Scare.
stateless|Condition of many displaced persons.
stateless|Describing a citizen of nowhere.
statesman|Conferrer at Bermuda.
statics|Branch of mechanics.
statues|Works of French.
stature|Growth reached.
stature|Height.
stature|Height.
statutes|Acts.
steadied|Stabilized.
steadies|Boy friends.
steadiness|Reliability.
stealer|Pilferer.
stealers|Pilferers.
steamed|Evaporated.
steamer|Autoclave.
steamer|Laker.
steamer|Pressure cooker.
stearin|Solid portion of fat.
steeliest|Hardest.
steepens|Becomes precipitous.
steeper|More precipitous.
steepers|Tea brewers.
steeple|Old North Church hurricane loss.
steeple|Spire.
steeple|Village high point.
steerer|Helmsman.
stelene|Like a column: Rare.
stellar|Astral.
stencil|Design maker.
stenotype|Business machine.
stentor|Big-voiced person.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
stentorian|Extremely loud.
stentors|Loud-voiced people.
stepson|Relative.
sterlet|Source of caviar.
sterlets|Small food fish.
sterner|More austere.
sternest|Harshest.
sternest|Most inexorable.
sternest|Most severe.
stertor|Heavy snoring sound.
stetsons|Popular hats.
stewards|Ocean liner V. I. P.'s.
stingaree|Whip-tailed ray.
stipends|Wages.
stipple|A method of painting.
stippler|Wall-painter.
stirpes|Bases for genealogical trees.
stirred|Moved strongly.
stirring|Exciting.
stockmen|Cattle raisers.
stogies|Smokes.
stonemason|Trowelman.
stonier|More unfeeling.
stoplight|Motorist's concern.
stopover|Interruption in a journey.
stopover|Motel.
stopple|Plug or cork.
stopwatch|Special timepiece.
storage|Cold —.
storage|Kind of battery.
stories|Frank O'Connor's forte.
stormed|Raged.
straddle|Equivocal position: Colloq.
straggler|Sheep separated from the flock.
straightforward|Open.
strained|Filtered.
strainer|Kitchen utensil.
strains|Melodies.
strains|Passages of music.
strains|Passages of music.
stranded|High and dry.
strands|Bundles of fiber forming rope.
strange|___ Interlude.
strange|Extraordinary.
stranger|Newcomer.
straphangs|Holds on in a vehicle.
strapping|Big and strong.
strategic|Artfully maneuvered.
strategic|Part of S.A.C.
strategist|Field general.
stratum|Part of society.
stratum|Social layer.
streamline|Modernize by eliminating superfluities.
streams|Flies as a flag in the breeze.
stresses|Emphasizes.
striate|Marked with fine lines.
striker|Member of a picket line.
strikers|Members of the picket line.
strikes|Discovers.
strikes|Umpire's decisions.
stringent|Strict.
stringer|Horizontal timber.
strings|Orchestra section.
striped|Barred.
stripes|Naval cadets wear gold ones.
stripes|Seven red, six white.
strives|Endeavors.
stroller|Gocart.
stropper|Blade sharpener.
struggle|Contest.
sturgeon|Source of caviar.
stutterer|Nervous speaker.
stygian|Dark.
stylebook|Summary of typefaces, etc., of a newspaper.
stylized|Unimaginative.
submarine|Adm. Rickover's concern.
submarine|Product of Groton shipyard.
submarines|Sea Wolf and Nautilus.
subpena|Writ to appear in court.
subsist|Have the means to live.
substitutes|Benchwarmers.
subtend|Be opposite to.
suburbs|City rim.
suburbs|Commuters' haven.
succeeds|Follows.
suitcase|Drummer's "companion."
suiting|Tailor's cloth.
sultans|Padishahs.
summary|Covering the main points concisely.
summered|Passed a season.
summits|Tops.
sunburns|Tans.
sundaes|Dishes named for their original time of sale.
sunniest|Most cheerful.
sunrise|Serenade by Glenn Miller.
sunshine|Cheer from the sky.
suppose|Assume.
suppose|Believe.
suppose|Conjecture.
supposes|Believes.
sureness|Certainty.
surfaces|Comes up, as a submarine.
surmises|Inferences.
surpass|Outdo.
suspense|Attribute of some fiction.
suspires|Sighs.
sustain|Encourage.
swaddle|Dress an infant.
swathed|Wrapped up in.
swathes|Encloses.
sweatshops|Obsolete workrooms.
sweeney|Tell it to him.
sweeping|Complete.
sweeten|Make pleasant.
swelters|Is oppressed by heat.
swifter|What Bannister was at Vancouver.
swimsuit|Bikini.
swinger|The man at bat.
swinging|Handling successfully, as an election.
swooned|Languished, à la bobbysoxers.
sympathetic|Congenial.
syndics|Business agents.
synergetic|Working together.
synopses|Brief reviews.
synthetics|Dacron, orlon, nylon.
tabletop|Not a console model.
tabular|Having a flat surface.
taciturn|Uncommunicative.
tactics|Troop maneuvering.
tactile|Endowed with touch.
tactless|Lacking savoir-faire.
tadpoles|Immature amphibians.
tailors|Members of the ILGWU.
tailwind|An asset for any plane.
takeout|A certain bridge bid.
talaria|Hermes' winged sandals.
talaria|Mercury's winged shoes.
talaria|Winged sandals.
talents|Abilities.
talents|Gifts.
talents|Natural gifts.
talents|Prerequisites for stardom.
talents|Special abilities.
talkative|Loquacious.
tallboy|Chest of drawers.
tallied|Agreed.
tanbark|Symbol of the circus.
tangible|Having actual form and substance.
tangled|Snarled.
tannery|Leather factory.
tantamount|Equivalent.
tantara|Blare of a horn.
tantrum|Fit of bad temper.
tapelines|Measuring implements.
tarantas|Four-wheeled carriages of Russia.
targets|Butts.
targets|Butts.
tarpons|Game fish.
tarried|Lingered.
tartans|Plaids.
tartness|Sharp taste.
tartufe|Hero of a Molière comedy.
tassels|Mortarboard decorations.
tattered|Battle-torn.
tattersalls|Famous horse market in London.
tattler|Gossip.
taurine|Bovine.
taxicab|Street cruiser.
teahouse|Setting of a Broadway hit.
teammates|Partners.
teamster|One whose business is hauling.
teaseled|Raised a nap by brushing.
teasers|Ads designed to excite interest.
teatime|4:30 P. M.
technics|Doctrine of arts in general.
tedious|Promoting ennui.
teenage|Juvenile.
teenage|The category of many summer campers.
teenager|Tomorrow's voter.
teenier|Smaller: Colloq.
teepees|Homes of the bison hunters.
teetered|Wavered.
teethed|Cut incisors.
teetotaler|Carry Nation, for example.
teetotaler|Dry.
telamon|Supporting column in form of a man's figure.
telescope|Mt. Palomar has the world's largest.
telesis|Planned progress.
televise|Transmit via electronic tube.
televise|Transmit via video.
televised|Shown on the air.
tenaces|AQ and KJ.
tenaces|Card combinations.
tendered|Presented for acceptance.
tenders|Small, useful boats.
tenfold|Decuple.
tenners|Sawbucks.
tensest|Most keyed up.
tentacle|Arm of a squid.
tentacles|Squids have ten.
terrapin|Turtle.
terrapins|Soup makings for a gourmet.
terrene|Land or realm.
terrors|Formidable children.
tersely|Succinctly.
testate|Having left a will.
testers|Examiners.
testifies|Serves as evidence.
testing|Word used in trying out a microphone.
tethered|Tied with a rope.
tethers|Ropes for horses.
tetrode|Electron tube.
thanked|Expressed appreciation.
theatres|Where some TV shows originate.
theorized|Speculated.
therapist|Elizabeth Kenny was one.
therefor|On that account.
thirsts|Cravings.
threads|Weaves in and out of.
threatens|Is a source of danger.
through|Via.
thunders|Jovian sounds.
tideland|One source of oil.
tidelands|Controversial shore properties.
tideless|Like the Mediterranean Sea.
tillage|Cultivation of land.
tilting|Knight's pastime.
timbale|Dish cooked in a mold.
timberheads|Nautical belaying parts.
timidly|Shyly.
timothy|Herd's-grass.
timpani|Kettledrums.
tinamou|Quail-like bird of ostrich family.
tinhorn|Smalltime gambler.
tiniest|Smallest.
tinplate|Certain sheet metal.
tintype|Old-fashioned photo.
tintype|Old-fashioned photo.
tirades|Curtain lectures.
tirades|Harangues.
titania|Shakespearean character.
titanic|News on April 15, 1912.
titanic|Of great strength.
titillative|Pleasantly exciting.
tobacco|Product of North Carolina.
tobaccos|Products of North Carolina.
toddled|Walked, but just.
toeholds|Wrestlers' grips.
toenail|Pedicure target.
toenails|Parts of the foot.
toilers|Hugo's "___ of the Sea."
toleration|Sufferance.
tollgate|Stopping place on the highway.
toluene|Hydrocarbon used in dyes.
toluene|Hydrocarbon.
toluene|Part of TNT.
tonsils|Part of the throat.
tonsure|Barber's job.
topiary|Ornamental gardening.
topsails|Adjuncts of a square rigger.
topside|On deck.
toreador|Bullfighter.
toreros|Bullfighters on foot.
torment|Harass.
torsion|Act of twisting.
tortile|Coiled.
tortilla|Unleavened corn cake.
tossers|Restless ones.
tossing|Buffeting.
touching|Full of pathos.
tourists|European "invaders."
towboat|Tug.
towered|Loomed.
township|Unit of local government.
trachea|Windpipe.
tractors|Farm machines.
trademark|Relative of a colophon.
trademarks|Symbols on products.
traders|Merchants or merchant ships
tragedians|Shakespeare and others.
tragedies|Olivier forte.
tragedy|King Lear, for instance.
trailer|Coming events film.
trainee|Baseball rookie.
trainee|Recruit.
trainee|Tyro at Fort Dix.
trainee|Young man at Ft. Dix.
trainer|Every football team has one.
training|Soldier's basic work.
traitors|Faithless ones.
transacted|Carried on business.
transacted|Negotiated.
transept|Part of Westminster Abbey.
transfiguration|Richard Strauss' "Death and ___."
transit|Carriage.
transit|Conveyance.
transition|Change.
translating|Part of the U. N. routine.
transportations|Removals.
transposed|Played in a different key.
traumas|Emotional shocks.
travelers|Innocents abroad, for instance.
travellers|Space nomads.
treacle|Food in the Dormouse's story.
treasured|Cherished.
treasurer|Ivy Baker Priest.
treasury|Humphrey's department.
treater|One who pays the tab.
treenail|Wooden peg that swells when wet.
trefoil|The clover.
treillage|Latticework for vines.
trellis|Garden structure.
trellis|Where rambler roses grow.
tremolo|Effective musical quaver.
tremolo|Fluttering effect in music.
tremolo|Quavering tone.
tremors|Seismic signs.
trespass|Intrude offensively.
trespass|Intrude.
trespass|Invade property.
tresses|Ringlets.
trestle|Bridge support.
trestles|Elevated railway spans.
trickled|Moved slowly.
tricolor|Flag of Lt. Genevieve.
trident|Fish spear.
trident|Neptune's attribute.
trifles|Items of no import.
tritone|Musical interval.
triumph|First word in a Churchill title.
trivial|Not important.
trochees|Metrical scheme of "Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater."
trolled|Fished, with a spoon.
trooper|Canadian mountie.
troopship|Naval transport vessel.
troopship|Queen Elizabeth in drab.
tropics|Hot countries.
trotter|Sulky racehorse.
trotters|Pig's feet.
trounce|Defeat in a game: Colloq.
truelove|But me and my ___ will never meet again . . .
trusted|Considered reliable.
trysters|Courters in secret.
trysters|Meeters in lovers' lane.
trysting|___ place, a rendezvous.
tsarinas|Catherines I and II.
tuckers|Sewing machine attachments.
tumults|Riotous outbursts.
tupelos|Sour gum trees.
tuppence|Fare in London's tubes.
turbine|C. G. Curtis invented one.
turnips|Delicacy for Jeeter Lester.
turnstiles|Ways of entrance or exit.
turtledove|Affectionate person.
turtlenecks|Types of sweaters.
twinkler|Star.
twopence|Small change in London.
typewrote|Prepared a business letter.
ululate|Howl.
umbrella|Symbol of Neville Chamberlain.
umlauts|Marks on German vowels.
unallied|Independent.
unallied|Not in an entente.
unaware|Heedless.
unbeaten|Ever-victorious.
unclasp|Release.
unclean|Impure.
uncomplimentary|Disparaging.
underdog|The odds are against him.
undersides|Hidden surfaces.
undertone|A subdued color.
undrapes|Reveals.
unearths|Digs up.
unerring|Infallible.
ungainly|Clumsy.
unhallowing|Desecrating.
unicameral|One-chambered, as Nebraska's Legislature.
unicorn|Figure in British coat of arms.
unicorns|Heraldic animals.
unideal|Less than perfect.
uniforms|Government issue items.
uninvited|Descriptive of a "gate crasher.”
unknown|Inconnu.
unlearn|Nullify a wrong method.
unloaded|Empty.
unmoral|Not knowing right from wrong.
unrated|Not in Dun & Bradstreet.
unravel|Disentangle.
unseemly|Not becoming.
unsharp|Dull.
untaken|Vacant.
uplands|High regions.
upraise|Lift.
uproots|Weeds out.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upstage|Haughtily aloof: Colloq.
upstairs|Part of a house.
upstart|Member of the nouveau riche.
uralite|A mineral.
uranite|Mineral group.
uranite|Phosphate of a certain element.
uranium|Export of the Belgian Congo.
useless|Good-for-nothing.
uselessness|Futility.
utilities|Electric power, gas, water, etc.
utterance|Speech.
vacates|Leaves.
valencia|Guy Lombardo favorite.
valiant|Stouthearted.
vetoers|Presidents, sometimes.
vicarages|Homes for clergymen.
victoria|Huge lake in Africa.
visionary|Chimerical.
visitors|Callers.
vittles|Things to eat: Dial.
volcano|Lassen of Asosan.
volleyball|Game usually played indoors.
vortices|Whirlpools.
vulgarian|An inelegant upstart.
vulture|Turkey buzzard.
wallops|Powerful blows: Colloq.
wallpaper|Item of home décor.
waltzed|Danced.
wanters|Greedy ones.
wantonly|Unrestrainedly.
warpath|Way of one ready to fight.
wassail|Festivity around the flowing bowl.
waterfront|Scene of recent strike.
weighted|Loaded.
welshed|Went back on a promise: Slang.
westerly|Traveling with the sun.
westerns|Johnny Guitar, "High Noon," etc.
westers|Certain storms.
westward|The course of empire.
wettest|At the saturation point.
whenever|At any time.
whereas|Word beginning a formal resolution.
windows|Casements.
wineshops|Bistros.
winglet|Part of a maple seed.
wingman|Flier.
wingmen|Members of U. S. A. F.
wiseguy|He knows all the answers.
womanish|Feminine.
wonderland|Fictional place.
wraparound|Fashionable kind of windshield.
wrecker|Salvage car.
wrestler|Muscular showman.
written|Inscribed.
yardage|Gain on the gridiron.
yeasted|Fermented.
yellers|Cheerers.
yesteryear|1953.
yuletide|December time.
zigzagged|Moved with short, sharp turns.
zucchini|Variety of summer squash.
abalone|Pearly shellfish.
abalone|Type of sea shell.
abandon|Unrestrained freedom.
abashes|Embarrasses.
abettal|Act of egging on.
abiders|Sojourners.
abolish|Do away with.
abolish|Put an end to.
aboriginal|From earliest times.
abridge|Condense.
absence|Fondness promoter.
absolute|Pure.
absorption|Engrossment.
academy|Part of U.S.N.A.
academy|Riding ___.
acceded|Yielded readily.
accused|Defendant.
acetone|Paint remover chemical.
acetylene|Blowtorch gas.
achiever|Accomplisher.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acrobatic|Gymnastic.
activated|Energized.
actuary|Calculator of insurance statistics.
actuate|Put into motion.
adagios|Slow tempos.
adamantine|Impenetrable.
adapter|Camera attachment.
adapter|Radio appurtenance.
adaptive|Able to change or conform.
addenda|Additional items.
address|Skill and tact.
addrest|Spoke to: Poet.
adenoids|Part of the throat.
adhered|Stuck fast.
adheres|Sticks.
adipose|Fat.
admiral|Felix E. Stump, for example.
admiral|Navy chief.
admired|Esteemed.
admires|Looks up to.
adorers|Fans.
adoring|Doting upon.
adoring|Worshipful.
adorned|Beautified.
adornment|Decoration.
adulate|Admire fulsomely.
adulates|Plays up to.
adventures|What Alice had.
aeolian|Wind harp.
aerolites|Stony bodies from outer space.
affaire|___ d'amour.
affirms|States positively.
affluent|Rich.
affront|Slight.
against|Contrariwise.
ageless|Untouched by time.
aggrade|Build up, as the bank of river.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Perturb.
agitate|Perturb.
agitato|Fast and excitedly: Music.
agitator|Part of a washing machine.
agitator|Rabble-rouser.
agnates|Father's kinfolk.
agnates|Relatives on the father's side.
agonies|Throes.
agrarian|Pertaining to land.
agrarian|Relating to land.
aground|Stranded.
ailerons|Movable parts of plane wings.
ailment|Mild disorder.
airiness|A light touch.
airline|Transportation company.
airstrips|Landing fields.
airtime|TV sponsor's concern.
alacrity|Sprightliness.
alameda|San Francisco Bay city.
alameda|Shaded walk.
alamode|Glossy silk.
alamode|In fashion.
alamode|Stylish.
alation|State of having wings.
aldehyde|Volatile alcohol derivative.
aleatory|Depending on luck.
alencon|Needlepoint lace.
alencons|Laces.
algerine|A North African pirate.
aliases|Identity disguises.
alidades|Parts of sextants.
alienated|Estranged.
alienation|Estrangement.
alienor|One who transfers property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Sustenance.
alimental|Supplying food.
aliquant|Designating divisor that leaves a remainder.
allegretto|Moderately fast, in music.
allemande|A German in Paris.
allergy|Hay fever.
alliance|Coalition.
alliances|Unions.
alphabet|___ soup.
alphabets|Complete assortments of letters.
altered|Changed.
altered|Underwent change.
altitude|Mountaineer's problem.
aluminum|Modern building material.
amateur|Player for fun.
ambassador|Douglas Dillon.
ambitious|Eager to advance.
ambulator|Walker.
amended|Freed from faults.
amender|Reviser.
amenders|They move to alter motions, bills, etc.
amendments|The Bill of Rights, and others.
amenities|Courteous acts.
amerced|Fined.
amethysts|Symbols of February.
amiable|Good-humored.
amnesia|Loss of memory.
amongst|In the class of.
amorino|Cupid, in art.
amoroso|In music, tenderly.
amounts|Adds up (to).
ampules|Druggist's concerns.
anadems|Poet's garlands.
analecta|Literary excerpts.
analecta|Literary excerpts.
analecta|Literary gleanings.
analogous|Similar.
analyze|Determine nature of.
anapests|Metric feet of three syllables.
anchors|Insignia of U. S. M. C.
ancient|The A in A. O. H.
ancients|Gaffers.
andante|In music, moderately slow.
andante|Slow number.
anecdote|Short, short story.
anecdotes|Raconteur's specialty.
anemones|Windflowers.
aneroid|Kind of barometer.
aneurin|First name of well-known Briton.
aneurin|Name in British politics.
angelic|Seraphic.
anglers|Followers of Izaak Walton.
angrier|More wrathful.
angriest|Most threatening.
aniline|Coal-tar dye.
animals|Lassie, Bambi, Jumbo.
animated|Lively.
animates|Inspirits.
animator|Disney artist.
animators|Toilers of Disneyland.
aniseed|Flavoring agent.
anisette|Sweet liqueur.
anklets|Foot coverings.
annates|First fruits.
annexed|Added on.
annotate|Provide footnotes.
announce|Speak for the sponsor.
annuals|Yearbooks.
anodyne|Pain reliever.
anointers|Oilers.
anoints|Applies suntan.
anomalies|Deviations from the general rule.
anomaly|Irregularity.
another|Not the same.
another|Not the same.
another|One additional.
anserine|Like a goose.
answerer|One who responds.
answerer|Person on the phone.
antarctic|Penguins' home.
anteater|Aardvark or echidna.
antecedent|Preceding.
antecedent|Prior.
antenna|Radio wire.
antenna|TV accessory.
antenna|TV adjunct.
antenna|TV adjunct.
antenna|Wires of a radio.
antennae|Insect feelers.
antennas|Sets of TV wires.
antibiosis|Theory of some wonder drugs.
antipasto|Appetite whetter, before a pizza.
antipasto|Entree at a pizzeria.
antitype|Person or thing foreshadowed by a preceding one.
antlers|Buck's headpieces.
antonym|Love to hate, for instance.
aoudads|Wild sheep of Africa.
apaches|Geronimo's tribe.
aperture|Gap.
aperture|Keyhole.
apollos|Handsome young men.
apologia|Justification.
apostle|Teacher of the Gospel.
apostles|A dozen men for the ages.
apostrophes|Digressions in a speech.
appalled|Shocked.
appealed|Was attractive (to).
appeared|Looked.
appeared|Showed up.
appease|Quiet.
appeases|Propitiates.
application|Diligence.
apposite|Fitting.
apposite|Relevant.
approbate|Sanction.
approve|Pronounce good.
approve|Sanction.
apropos|Suited to the occasion.
apteral|Wingless.
arapaima|Giant river fish of S. America.
arbalest|Medieval crossbow.
arcades|Amusement park features.
arcades|Passageways with shops.
arcanum|Secret.
archaic|Old-fangled.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Interstices.
areolar|Having interstices.
arethusa|Nymph who became a fountain.
argument|Reasoning.
arietta|Short operatic solo.
ariettas|Singer's encores.
aristocrat|Nobleman.
armadas|Fleets.
armadillo|Small burrowing animal.
armorer|He has a song in "Robin Hood."
armourers|Makers of weapons, in Britain.
aromatic|Sweet-smelling.
aroused|Excited.
arrange|Fix, as flowers.
arrange|Make plans.
arrange|Put in proper order.
arranges|Makes plans.
arrearage|Something held in reserve.
arrears|Obligations not met in time.
arresting|Commanding attention.
arrestment|Stoppage.
arrests|Renders inactive.
arrests|Stops.
arrival|Advent.
arrivals|Newcomers.
arrived|Reached.
arrives|Succeeds.
arrogate|Usurp.
arrogate|Usurp.
arsenal|A type of storehouse.
arsenal|Munitions depot.
arsenal|Ordnance depot.
arsenal|Storehouse for guns.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
article|Magazine piece.
articled|Signed up.
artisan|Mechanic.
artiste|Performer.
artistic|Done skillfully.
ascents|Social rises.
ashamed|Chapfallen.
ashcans|Depth charges: Navy slang.
ashlars|Squared blocks of building stone.
asinine|Stupid.
aspects|Appearances.
aspirate|A speech sound.
aspires|Has ambitions.
aspirin|Febrifuge.
aspirins|Medicine chest occupants.
assails|Attacks.
assassin|John Wilkes Booth.
assault|Derby winner of 1946.
assaulter|Attacker.
assayers|Analyzers.
assegai|African spear.
asserter|Declarer.
assigned|Appointed.
assigns|Appoints.
assigns|Designates.
assists|Baseball plays.
assists|Helps.
associate|Colleague.
assorts|Classifies.
assuage|Pacify.
assumer|One who takes things for granted.
assures|Convinces.
astatic|Not stable or steady.
asterisks|Footnote indicators.
astilbe|Plant of the saxifrage family.
astonish|Amaze.
astound|Amaze.
astraddle|On the fence.
astronomer|Sir James H. Jeans.
atelier|Artist's milieu.
atelier|Setting of "La Boheme."
ateliers|Workshops.
ateliers|Workshops.
athlete|Member of A.A.U.
athlete|Olympic contender.
athlete|Olympic team member.
athlete|Sports participant.
athwart|Crosswise.
atomizer|Sprayer.
atomizes|Sprays.
atoners|Penance seekers.
attainable|Not so far as a star.
attains|Accomplishes.
attains|Arrives at.
attains|Comes to.
attains|Comes to.
attempt|Endeavor.
attempted|Endeavored.
attempts|Efforts.
attempts|Essays.
attended|Accompanied.
attended|Waited upon.
attends|Accompanies.
attests|Signs and witnesses a document.
attired|Dressed.
attiring|Dressing.
attorney|Dewey or Stevenson.
attract|Magnetize.
attracter|Magnet.
auction|Card game.
audacious|Bold.
audience|The listeners.
auditor|Bank check-maker.
auroral|Of dawn.
authorizer|Granter of a privilege.
autobus|Stagecoach's successor.
automat|Place to eat.
automata|Robots.
automation|Describing new electronic devices.
automation|New word for machine production.
automation|Push-button technology.
availed|Profited.
avarice|Deadly sin.
avarice|Miser's trait.
averted|Prevented.
averted|Turned aside.
averters|Avoiders.
aviates|Operates a plane.
aviates|Rides the air.
avifauna|What bird watchers watch.
avocados|Salad fruits.
avoider|Shunner.
awarded|Granted, as a prize.
awarder|Prize giver.
awesome|Terrifying.
axillar|Of the armpit.
azurites|Blue copper ores.
baboons|Dog-faced apes.
baccalaureate|Farewell discourse.
backdrop|Theatrical painting.
backwoods|Folk-song country.
bacteria|Schizomycetes.
badgered|Annoyed.
badgers|Wisconsinites.
bagasse|Crushed sugar cane.
baguette|Convex oblong gem.
baguette|Gem shaped like a convex oblong.
bailies|Scots aldermen.
bailiwicks|Special provinces.
balance|Make up for.
balancer|Tightrope walker.
ballast|Balloon's extra cargo.
ballerinas|Tallchief and Fonteyn.
ballgame|Take me out to the ___.
ballgame|Le sport American.
balloon|Sausage ___.
balloter|Voter.
ballots|Polls items.
ballpoint|Pen.
balmacaan|Coat with raglan sleeves.
bangkok|Scene of signing of Manila pact.
bankrupts|Causes to go into receivership.
bantered|Teased good-naturedly.
baptize|Name.
barbecue|Open-air social event.
barbecues|Patio parties.
bareback|Describing an equestrian performance.
barkeeper|Tavern worker.
barnacle|Fellow hard to shake off.
baroque|Gaudily ornate.
barreled|Packed, as herrings.
barrier|Fence or wall.
barterer|Trader.
baselines|What a fair ball must be between.
baskets|Tom Gola's specialty.
bastile|Small fortress of olden times.
bastions|Strongholds.
battlers|Fighters.
beadroll|List of names.
beakers|Large cups.
beastly|Most ungentlemanly.
bedaubs|Smears.
bedeviled|Tormented maliciously.
beefeater|Yeoman of the royal guard.
beehive|Symbol of Utah.
beeline|Shortest route.
beginner|Tyro.
begrimed|Dirtied.
beholder|Looker-on.
beholder|Witness.
belabor|Attack verbally.
bemuses|Confuses.
benchmark|Surveyor's sign on a permanent landmark.
benefit|A special theatrical performance.
benignant|Kindly.
berates|Chides.
berates|Scolds.
beriberi|Disease of the Orient.
berserk|In a frenzied rage.
berthed|Docked a liner.
berthed|Gave an allotted place to.
bespoke|Arranged in advance.
bestead|Situated.
bestial|Brutal.
bestial|Brutal.
betimes|Early.
bewails|Mourns over.
bidders|Auction customers.
bigness|Quality of being prominent.
bigtime|Highest level in vaudeville.
billers|Invoice clerks.
billeted|Quartered.
billows|Large waves.
binnacle|Ship's compass holder.
biretta|Ecclesiastic hat.
biretta|Priest's cap.
bishops|Chess pieces.
bistros|Small night clubs.
bistros|Small night clubs.
bizarre|Strange indeed.
blackout|Type of theatrical skit.
blanket|Something electric for cold nights.
blasted|Blew up.
blastoff|Space Cadet's command.
blendes|Ores of zinc.
bloodred|Describing a harvest moon.
blossom|Burgeon.
blossoms|Beauty from the earth.
blossoms|Begins to thrive.
blotter|Police station log.
blowout|Tire trouble.
bludgeon|Offensive weapon.
bluntly|Brusquely.
bobbles|Errs on the diamond.
bohemian|Unconventional.
boiling|Extremely irate.
bolivia|Country with two capitals.
bologna|City with two leaning towers.
boloney|Nonsense: Slang.
bondmen|Serfs.
boohoos|Sounds of sorrow.
bookshop|Place to browse.
bootleg|Deal illicitly, à la Prohibition.
bootleg|Illicit: Slang.
borates|Mixes with an acid.
bordered|Having margins.
bordered|Was next to.
boredom|Playboy's nemesis.
botanic|Of plant life.
bothersome|Trying.
bottleneck|Cousin of a log jam.
bottling|Section in a soft-drink plant.
boughpots|Large containers for cut flowers.
boulder|Large mass of rock.
boundary|Limit.
bowered|Enclosed by overhanging branches.
bracelet|Bangle.
braggers|Show-offs.
brasses|Household ornaments.
bravado|Characteristic of D'Artagnan.
bravado|Pretense of courage.
bravery|Valorous spirit.
bravest|Deserver of the fairest.
brazier|Container for burning coals.
breadbox|Good place for a loaf.
breathes|Whispers.
breezeway|Covered air passage in some houses.
bridling|Restraining.
bristle|Have an aggressive air.
broadest|Most slapstick in style.
bromide|Cliché.
brother|Oh boy!
brownstone|Type of building exterior.
bugaboo|Hobgoblin.
bullpen|Area where the drudges work.
bundled|Packed
bungalow|Summer residence.
bunkers|Ike's favorite hazards.
burette|Wine cruet.
bushels|Dry measures.
bustlers|Busy people.
buttery|Pantry.
cabalas|Mystic arts.
cabanas|Beach bungalows.
cabaret|Scene of night life.
cabaret|Type of entertainment.
cabinet|Weeks, Wilson, etc.
caboose|Freight crew's car.
cachepots|Ornamental casings for flower containers.
cackler|Hen or goose.
cadencies|Intonations.
caisson|Ammunition wagon.
caisson|Underwater chamber.
cakewalk|Dance.
calabash|Good night, Mrs. ___, wherever you are.
calabash|Jimmy Durante's mythical Mrs.
calabashes|Gourds.
calamity|Famous "Jane."
calendar|New Year's gift.
caliper|Measure, as diameters of trees.
caliper|Measuring instrument.
callous|Unfeeling.
calmest|Most placid.
calypso|The charm of Trinidad.
camellia|Corsage favorite.
cameramen|Favorites of the top stars.
cameramen|V. I. P.'s on the set.
cameras|TV necessities.
cameras|Tourists' constant companions.
cameras|Tourists' gear.
camphor|Mothball ingredient.
campstools|Outdoor furniture.
canasta|Popular card game.
canastas|Card games and Spanish baskets.
canastas|Seven-card melds.
candelabra|Trademark of a certain TV star.
candescent|Glowing.
canebrake|Bamboolike thicket.
canoers|Campers on an outing.
cantata|Choral composition.
cantatas|Lyric dramas.
cantered|Loped.
canticle|Hymn.
canticle|Musical setting of the Magnificat, for example.
cantilever|Bridge-builder's form.
capital|Washington.
capitol|Government building.
capitol|Where Congress sits.
capsized|Overturned.
capstan|Upright windlass.
caramel|Plastic candy.
caramel|Sweetmeat.
carbarn|Trolley haven.
cardinal|Important.
cardinalate|High church office.
careened|Tilted.
careening|Tossing from side to side.
careens|Lurches.
careering|Going full tilt.
caressed|Flattered.
caressed|Fondled.
carfare|Token.
caribou|Reindeer.
carnies|Players in traveling shows: Slang.
carousel|Famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
carpenter|Joiner.
carpetbags|Old-fashioned luggage.
carriages|Victorias.
carriole|Small carriage.
carryon|Keep going.
cartloads|Wagons full.
cartoon|Feature of the editorial page.
cartoonist|Virgil Partch.
caryatid|Column in the form of draped female figure.
casserole|Earthen vessel.
cassino|City S. of Rome.
casters|Swiveled wheels.
catapult|Carrier's plane launcher.
cataract|Lofty falls.
catastrophic|Disastrous.
caterer|Supplier of food.
catnaps|Dozes.
catnaps|Short sleeps.
cattier|More spiteful.
caulked|Patched cracks with oakum.
caustic|Sharply sarcastic.
cavalier|A gallant gentleman.
cavorted|Capered about.
ceasefire|U. N. achievement.
ceilings|Maximum heights.
celeste|Actress Holm.
celeste|Adjective for Aida.
cellarettes|Cabinets for decanters.
cementers|Workers with mortar.
cements|Sticks.
cenobite|Convent inhabitant.
cenotaph|Memorial monument in London.
censers|Thuribles.
censored|Expurgated.
censored|Expurgated.
centers|Hubs.
centipedes|Insects.
centrical|Located in the middle.
ceramic|Of pottery.
cerebellum|The little brain.
cerises|Cherry reds.
chaining|Fastening.
chanson|French song.
chapters|Fraternity branches.
charade|Pantomimist's act, in a game.
charlatan|Quack.
charming|Fictional prince.
charters|Hires a boat.
chasten|Chastise.
chateau|House in Fontainebleau.
chateau|___ Thierry.
chattel|Any article of property not real estate.
chatter|Gabble.
cheered|Brightened.
cheetah|Leopardlike animal.
cheviot|Wool suiting fabric.
chicane|Trickery.
chickpeas|Vegetables.
chimeras|Wild fancies.
chipmunk|Ground squirrel.
chiseler|Swindler: Colloq.
choleric|Easily made angry.
chopstick|Oriental item.
chorine|Miss in a musical.
chromate|Salt of a certain acid.
cicerones|Guides.
cigaret|Fag.
cigarette|Part of the coffee break.
cinemas|Movies.
citadel|Stronghold.
claimer|Demander.
clambake|Summer get-together in New England.
clamored|Cried out.
claptrap|Showy, empty talk.
clarity|Expounder's asset.
classed|Ranked.
classmate|Eisenhower to Bradley.
clatter|Reindeer-on-roof sound.
cleaner|Busy housewife.
clement|Governor at Nashville.
cleverer|More ingenious.
clientele|Regular customers.
clients|Lawyer's assets.
climate|Temperature, winds, etc.
climatic|Pertaining to weather conditions.
clipper|Fast ship or plane.
closeup|TV view.
cloudburst|Thunderstorm phenomenon.
clubman|Gentleman about town.
cluster|Group of stars.
coarsened|Became rougher.
cobbler|Deep-dish fruit pie.
cockier|More self-confident: Slang.
coconut|Cake icing décor.
coconuts|Tropical export.
coexistence|Subject of current controversy.
coleslaw|Side dish.
collate|Verify, as the make-up of a book.
collation|Light meal.
collect|Assemble.
collins|Our special Ambassador to Vietnam.
cologne|Fragrant liquid.
colonel|Any Kentucky VIP.
colorado|Sen. Allott's state.
colorful|Very interesting.
columnist|F. P. A.
comatose|Torpid.
combine|Threshing machine.
comedians|Hope and Wynn.
comedown|Humiliating setback.
comfort|State of ease.
commiserate|Sympathize with.
committee|Congressional group.
compare|Juxtapose critically.
compeer|An equal.
compete|Be in rivalry.
compose|Create musical works.
compote|Fruit dish.
concertina|Accordion's cousin.
concerto|Rhapsody in Blue category.
concierges|Gallic caretakers.
conclusive|Definitive.
condole|Sympathize with.
condone|Forgive (an offense).
congeal|Solidify.
congenially|Sociably and agreeably.
congressmen|Long and Short.
conifer|Evergreen.
connect|Link up.
connects|Links.
connotes|Suggests.
conscience|Still, small voice.
consensual|By mutual consent, in law.
consents|Gives approval.
consist|Be made up (of).
constants|Unchanging things.
constrained|Forced; unnatural.
construes|Interprets.
consulates|Foreign service offices.
consume|Eat.
contenders|Rivals.
content|Satisfied.
contentions|Altercations.
continuity|Movie scenario.
continuum|The space-time ___, akin to the fourth dimension.
contract|A form of bridge.
contrary|Obstinate.
contrivers|Ingenious managers.
convention|1956 highlight.
coolest|Least torrid.
coolies|Oriental workers.
coonskin|Symbolic headgear.
coopers|Barrel makers.
coordinate|Radcliffe's relationship with Harvard.
copartners|Business associates.
coracle|Small boat.
cordons|Lines of stationed guards.
corduroy|Type of log road.
cormorant|Voracious sea bird.
corncobs|Pipes.
cornier|More old-fashioned: Slang.
coronation|Event of June, 1953.
coronet|Mark of high rank.
correct|Emend.
corselet|Girdle.
counterman|Drugstore employe.
courage|Valor.
courting|Emulating John Alden.
couturiere|Modiste.
coveralls|Mechanic's habit.
coxcomb|Jester's cap.
crackajack|Ace performer.
crackdown|Become stricter (with "on").
crackpot|Eccentric.
cradler|Reaper using a special scythe.
crampons|Climbing irons.
cranial|Concerning the skull.
cranked|Started the car, in 1900.
creamer|Small pitcher.
creampuff|Rich pastry.
creases|Pressing problems.
created|Originated.
creator|Originator.
creature|Living being.
credent|Believing.
creeper|Plant.
crenate|With a scalloped edge.
crevice|Chink.
cricketer|English athlete.
crisper|Refrigerator compartment.
croaker|Frog.
cropper|Headlong fall: Colloq.
crowbar|Weight-lifter.
crustacea|Lobsters, shrimps, crabs.
culottes|Knee-length trousers.
cuneate|Wedge-shaped.
curable|That can be remedied.
curlicue|Penman's flourish.
current|Timely and topical.
curtsey|Greet a queen: Var.
curvetted|Frolicked.
custodians|Caretakers.
cutlass|Pirate's arm.
cutlasses|Pirates' weapons.
cyclones|Relatives of twisters.
cylinders|Printing press rollers.
cynical|Distrustful and gloomy.
dailies|Newspapers.
daintier|More squeamish.
dalliers|Late stayers.
damasks|Deep pinks.
damasks|Table linens.
damasks|Table linens.
dampers|Furnace valves.
dandiest|Nattiest.
dangers|Jeopardies.
danseuse|Maria Tallchief, for example.
darlings|Characters in "Peter Pan."
dateless|Alone on Saturday night.
davenport|Author of "My Brother's Keeper."
daydreamer|Builder of castles in the air.
daystar|The sun: Poet.
daytime|When to hear soap operas.
deafened|Stunned with noise.
dealers|Jobbers' customers.
dearest|Lord Fauntleroy's name for his mother.
dearest|Start of a love letter.
dearths|Famines.
debarred|Kept out.
debates|Congressional doings.
debonair|Jaunty.
decadence|A falling away.
decants|Pours gently.
decease|Demise.
decimal|Mathematical system.
deckhand|Roustabout.
declare|Bid to play a bridge hand.
decoctions|Extracts prepared by boiling.
decrees|Determines by law.
dedicate|Hallow.
dedicate|Set apart for a special purpose.
deduces|Infers.
deepens|Becomes more complex.
defender|Champion.
defends|Protects.
defiance|Bold resistance.
defining|Settling.
deflated|Dispirited.
degrade|Reduce in rank.
degraded|Corrupted.
degrees|B.A. and B.S.
deities|Olympians.
deletes|Strikes out.
delimits|Marks the boundaries of.
delivers|Releases.
deluded|Misled.
deludes|Beguiles.
demotes|Reduces in rank.
demotion|Reduction in rank.
demurrer|Legal objection.
denature|Make unfit for drinking.
denatures|Renders unfit to drink.
deniers|Units of weight for threads of silk, rayon, etc.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denounce|Inform against.
dentistry|Bridgework, for instance.
departs|Sets out.
departs|Sets out.
depicts|Pictures.
deplane|Get out at Idlewild.
deplete|Exhaust, as of energy.
deponed|Gave testimony.
deported|Banished.
deposer|One who testifies.
deposit|Bank transaction.
deposit|Banking procedure.
depositor|Bank customer.
depredate|Plunder.
depress|Discourage.
derailed|Thrown off the course.
derails|Throws off the track.
derelicts|Menaces to navigation.
derringer|Old pistol.
descender|Line below the main part of type.
descends|Takes a lower place.
descents|Sudden attacks.
describes|Paints a word picture.
deserter|Turncoat.
deserts|Black Rock and Mojave.
deserts|Leaves in the lurch.
desired|Asked for.
desolate|Uninhabited.
despairer|Hopeless one.
desperate|The ___ Hours.
despite|Notwithstanding.
despites|Prepositions meaning "in defiance of."
despoiler|Thief.
dessert|Shortcake.
dessert|Watermelon, for example.
desserts|Petits fours.
destiny|Fate.
destiny|The inevitable.
destroyer|A naval greyhound.
destroyer|War vessel.
details|Minor points.
details|Minutiae.
detained|Buttonholed.
detainers|Legal writs.
detected|Found out.
detection|Perry Mason's forte.
detectives|Thursday and Friday.
detects|Discovers hidden facts.
detests|Loathes.
detract|Take away.
detriments|Drawbacks.
deviates|Alters one's course.
devices|Mottoes or emblems.
devisee|Beneficiary of a will.
devoted|Zealous.
devotee|Loyal adherent.
devotees|Fans.
devours|Swallows up.
diagnosis|Opinion based on careful investigation.
diagraph|Drawing instrument.
diaspora|Biblical dispersion of the Jews.
dibbles|Garden trowels.
dictate|Positive command.
dictator|Perón.
dieters|Weight-conscious ones.
dieting|Counting calories.
different|What Kipling's Kangaroo wanted to be.
digester|A condenser of articles.
digesting|Thinking over.
digital|Of the fingers.
digress|Turn aside.
dilated|Expanded.
dilemma|An awkward fix.
dilemma|Spot between the devil and the deep blue sea.
dilettante|Dabbler in fine arts.
dimples|Facial décor.
dinette|Alcove of modern dwelling.
dinette|Half a room.
diploma|Graduate's prize.
diplomas|Certificates.
diplomat|Geneva conferee.
diplomat|Much-traveled government representative.
diplomat|Tactful one.
dipnets|Fishing gear.
director|Elia Kazan, for instance.
directors|Kazan and Hitchcock.
discrete|Separate and distinct.
discuss|Talk about.
disdained|Spurned.
dislike|Aversion.
dismast|Remove upright spars.
disobeyers|Recalcitrant ones.
disparage|Belittle.
dispersal|Distribution.
dispose|Arrange.
disrate|Lower in rank.
disrupter|Troublemaker.
dissenter|Sen. Morse's GOP status.
dissert|Discourse upon.
dissever|Cut apart.
dissident|Not agreeing.
dissolve|Camera fadeaway.
distaff|Women in general.
distaffs|Parts of spinning wheels.
distance|Far-away place.
distended|Stretched out.
district|Part of a city.
disturbed|Upset.
diversion|Pastime.
docking|Tugs job.
doctorate|Ph. D. or Ed. D.
document|Important paper.
doddered|Shook.
dodgery|Trickery.
dogsled|Certain transportation.
dogtrot|Gentle pace.
dogtrot|Kind of pace.
domestic|Home-loving.
dominator|Overbearing one.
dominie|Clergyman.
dominions|New Zealand and Australia.
dominos|Game.
donates|Gives.
doodads|Gimcracks.
doodlebug|Rube Goldberg gadget.
doorstop|Household device.
dormant|Inactive.
dormered|Having a certain type of window.
dossier|Courtroom papers.
dovecot|House for pigeons.
dovecotes|Certain bird homes.
dovecotes|Houses for birds.
dovetail|Fit nicely.
dovetailed|Fitted together skillfully.
downgrade|Demote to a less skilled job.
downtrodden|Oppressed.
downward|From earlier to later time.
drabber|More monotonous.
draftee|Service man.
draftiest|Breeziest.
draggled|Trailed on the ground.
dragnet|Popular TV program.
dragoman|Near East interpreter and guide.
dragonhead|A kind of mint.
dragoon|Heavily armed cavalryman.
drapery|Interior decoration.
drawbacks|Disadvantages.
drawers|Sections of a highboy.
dreamed|Thought wistfully.
dreamlands|Fantasy worlds.
dresser|Old-fashioned china cupboard.
driblet|Small drop.
dropper|Device for measuring liquids.
drowses|Becomes sleepy.
ductile|Malleable.
duellist|Fighter.
duennas|Chaperons.
duennas|Chaperons.
dullard|Simple Simon.
dullards|Dunderheads.
dullness|Boredom.
dunking|Bad manners at a party.
duplicator|Business machine.
duramen|Heartwood.
dusters|Stylish garments.
duststorms|Prairie States hazards.
dutchman|The Flying ___.
dynasts|Rulers.
earlaps|Winter cap addenda.
earthiest|Most Rabelaisian.
eastern|Oriental.
eastern|Oriental.
eavesdrops|Listens in.
ebonies|Decorative woods.
echoing|Reverberant.
ectoplasms|Medium's vaporous substances.
edentate|Lacking teeth, as the anteaters.
edentate|Toothless, as an anteater.
edentate|Without teeth, as anteaters.
edgewise|With the rim forward.
edgings|Ruffles, for instance.
edibles|Comestibles.
edifice|Structure.
edition|Issue.
editorials|Leaders.
editors|Bookmakers.
editors|Journalists.
editors|Literary men.
educated|Schooled.
eelpout|Cape Cod muttonfish.
eeriest|Most uncanny.
efforts|Laborious exertions.
eftsoon|Quickly: Archaic.
egalite|Follower of "Liberté."
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité.
egalite|Watchword of French Revolution.
egghead|Visionary: Slang.
egoists|Opposite of altruists.
egoists|Self-centered ones.
egomania|Excessive amour-propre.
egomania|Sublime conceit.
egotist|One with an "I" complex.
egotist|Self praiser.
egyptian|Recent film (with "The").
eiderdown|The stuff of pillows.
einstein|Great name in physics.
einsteinium|Element named for famous scientist.
elastic|Springy.
elatedly|Joyfully.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elating|Lifting the spirits.
elation|Great joy.
elation|High spirits.
elation|Walking-on-air feeling.
elative|Absolute superlative.
elderberry|Kind of homemade wine.
elderly|Over ninety.
election|Coming event.
elector|Voter for the President.
electorate|The voting public.
elegant|Tasteful.
elegiac|Melancholy.
element|Basic part.
element|Rhenium or Rhodium.
element|Silicon, for example.
elements|Titanium and uranium.
elements|Wind, rain, etc. (with "the").
elevate|Exalt.
elevate|Put on a pedestal.
ellipse|Ovoid.
ellipsoids|Compressed spheres.
eloiner|Concealer of goods: Law.
elongate|Stretch out.
elusion|Adroit escape.
elusions|Evasions.
emaciate|Become very thin.
emanate|Flow out.
emanated|Issued forth.
emanated|Originated.
emanates|Comes forth.
emanating|Issuing forth.
embitter|Exacerbate.
embitters|Aggravates.
emendating|Working editor-wise.
emended|Corrected.
emerald|Green variety of beryl.
emerald|Precious stone.
emerald|Variety of beryl.
emerges|Becomes known.
emigrate|Change countries.
eminence|Distinction.
eminence|Greatness.
eminent|Notable.
eminent|Of high rank.
emirate|Mohammedan ruler's bailiwick.
emotion|Love.
emotional|Showing strong feeling.
emperor|Beethoven's Concerto No. 5.
emphasis|Insistent repetition.
emulate|Try to outdo.
emulation|Keeping up with the Joneses.
emulations|Ambitious strivings.
emulsion|Pharmacist's preparation.
enacted|Portrayed.
enacting|Congressional business.
enactive|Legislative.
enactment|A law.
enameler|Painter.
enamels|Cloisonné surfaces.
enamels|Nail polishes.
enamels|Substances used in cloisonné.
enamoring|Charming.
encircles|Surrounds.
enclave|Extraterritorial area.
enclose|Compass about.
enclose|Hem in.
encores|Singers' seconds.
encoring|Applauding for more.
encyclical|Papal letter.
endeavor|Attempt.
endeavor|Strive.
endeavor|Strive.
endocrine|Thyroid or pituitary.
endorse|Underwrite.
endorsed|Sanctioned.
endowed|Bequeathed.
enemies|Friendly ___.
enemies|Antagonists.
energies|Potential forces.
energize|Make vigorous.
enfilade|Rake with gunfire.
engager|Personnel man.
engagers|Those who hire.
engineer|Mr. Hoover from 1895 to 1914.
engineers|Important trained workers.
english|College course.
engrave|Decorate with intaglios.
engrave|Impress deeply.
engraver|Albrecht Dürer was one.
enhance|Heighten.
enhance|Magnify.
enhances|Adds to the beauty of.
enlaced|Twined.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarges|Magnifies.
enneads|Groups of nine.
ennobler|Exalter.
ennobler|Exalter.
enormous|Larger than life.
enormous|Prodigious.
enriches|Adorns.
enrobes|Garbs.
ensconces|Hides.
enshrine|Sanctify.
enslavers|Subjugators.
ensnare|Trap.
ensorcells|Puts under a spell.
ensouls|Imbues with life.
entailing|Involving as a result.
entails|Involves.
entails|Necessitates.
entente|Understanding.
ententes|Agreements.
entered|Matriculated.
entered|Started upon.
entered|Used a turnstile.
enterer|Bookkeeper.
enteron|Begin.
enterprises|Big doings.
entertainer|Star.
enticers|Sirens.
entices|Inveigles.
entices|Inveigles.
entices|Tempts.
entirely|Thoroughly.
entities|Complete things.
entitle|Confer a right upon.
entitle|Give the right.
entomology|The study of insects.
entrain|Embark at the station.
entrain|Take railroad passage.
entrained|Started on a journey.
entrains|Begins a journey.
entrance|Delight.
entrances|Charms.
entreat|Plead.
envelops|Wraps.
epicene|Of common gender: Gram.
epicure|Expert in gastronomy.
epicure|Person fond of luxury.
episode|Occurrence.
episode|Occurrence.
epitome|Typical example.
equator|A Great Circle.
eradicate|Extirpate.
erasers|Instruments of correction.
erasers|Rubbers.
erasers|Slate cleaners.
erasures|Obliterations.
erectly|Uprightly.
erector|Construction man.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|Early recluse.
eremites|Religious solitaries.
eristic|Controversial.
eristic|Controversial.
erlking|Subject of a Goethe ballad.
ermines|Prized weasels.
erodent|Causing rust.
erodent|Caustic: Med.
erosion|Problem in the Southwest.
erosion|Work of wind and wave.
erosions|Geographical phenomena.
erosive|Tending to eat away.
errancy|Tendency to go astray.
erratic|Changeable.
erratum|Printer's slip.
erudite|Learned.
erudite|Scholarly.
erudite|Scholarly.
erupting|Breaking out.
escapades|Wild oats of a kind.
escaped|Broke loose.
escapee|Refugee.
escapes|Gets away.
escapes|Slips away.
escargot|Snail, on a French menu.
escheat|Reversion of property to state.
esoteric|Understood by only a chosen few.
esoteric|Understood only by the select few.
especially|To a marked degree.
esprits|Spirits: Fr.
essayed|Tried.
essayers|Triers.
essence|Perfume.
essentially|Intrinsically.
estates|Mount Vernon and Monticello.
esteemed|Highly regarded.
esteemed|Prized.
esteemed|Valued.
esteems|Thinks well of.
esthete|Lover of beauty.
esthetic|Relating to the beautiful.
estimable|Worthy.
estimate|Appraiser's specialty.
estimates|Inexact figures.
estivated|Spent the summer.
estoppel|Legal bar.
estrange|Alienate.
estrays|Lost pets.
estrays|Wanderers from the flock.
etageres|Open-shelved cases.
etamine|Bunting.
etamine|Fabric like voile.
etamines|Flag fabrics.
etcetera|Refrain of a "King and I" song.
etceteras|More addenda.
etching|Type of picture.
eternal|Always true.
eternal|Everlasting.
eternal|Forever the same.
eternities|Ages.
eternize|Immortalize.
etesian|Periodic.
ethical|Moral.
etiolate|Bleach.
etoiles|Satin fabrics.
eucalyptus|Tree common in California.
euphony|Pleasant effect of sounds.
evacuate|Withdraw from.
evacuate|Withdraw, as from a besieged town.
evaluate|Appraise.
evasive|Avoiding direct reply.
evasive|Shifty.
evenest|Most smooth.
evening|Some Enchanted ___.
evenness|Equality; balance.
eventide|Time of day: Poet.
eventual|Final.
evergreen|Washington State.
evergreens|Laurel and ivy.
evictors|Ousters.
evidence|Basis for court action.
evidence|Testimony.
evildoers|Satan's helpers.
evinced|Showed.
evinces|Exhibits.
evinces|Shows.
evinces|Shows.
evolver|Developer.
exaggerate|Overstate.
exalter|Glorifier.
exchange|Heart of Wall Street.
excited|In a dither.
excitement|Great stir.
exerted|Put in vigorous action.
exhaustive|Painstakingly complete.
exonerate|Absolve.
exorcised|Expelled evil spirits.
expanse|Stretch.
expanse|Wide extent.
experts|Possessors of special skills.
expiations|Amends.
explain|Account for.
explained|Accounted for.
exposed|Submitted to action of actinic rays, as films.
exposure|Section of a film.
expurgates|Removes censorable passages from books.
extenuate|Render less serious by giving excuses.
extreme|Outermost.
eyeball|Place for a pupil.
eyesore|Architect's mistake.
eyesore|Architectural blunder.
eyeteeth|Canines.
fairish|Moderately well.
fallout|Quarrel.
families|Fundamental social units.
fancier|Person with a special interest.
fanciest|The most select.
fandango|Dance with castanets.
fandango|Spanish dance.
fantastic|Incredibly bizarre.
farmhands|Tillers of the soil.
farther|More remote.
fascist|Falangist.
fashion|Contrive.
fastest|Most rapid.
fattens|Prepares for market.
fattest|Most profitable.
fearing|Showing apprehension.
fearless|Undaunted.
featherhead|Not a member of the "brain trust."
feckless|Irresponsible.
federal|Part of FBI.
federate|Form a league.
feeders|Suppliers of material.
feeders|Tributaries.
felines|Cats.
felonies|Major crimes.
ferryboat|River transportation.
fervent|Glowing.
festival|The Mardi gras, for example.
fielding|He wrote "Tom Jones."
finance|Pecuniary management.
financed|Backed.
fingers|Pinkies.
finished|Over.
firearm|Revolver.
fireball|Globe lightning.
firedog|Andiron.
firedogs|Andirons.
firefly|Operetta by Friml.
fireplace|Milieu for stockings.
fireplaces|Where ingle nooks are.
fireside|Where folks keep warm.
firesides|Symbols of home life.
firewater|Misguided gift to the American Indian.
firstborn|Eldest.
fissure|Narrow opening.
flagrant|Glaringly bad.
flamingo|Tropical bird.
flattop|Jet carrier.
flattops|Saratoga and Princeton.
flavored|Tangy.
flawless|Perfect.
fleabite|Trifling annoyance.
flibbertigibbet|Chatterbox.
flimflam|Humbug.
floated|Drifted gently.
florence|Tuscan city.
flounder|Struggle clumsily.
fluency|Readiness of speech.
flummery|Empty compliments.
flutter|Type of kick in swimming.
foliates|Numbers, as the pages of a book.
foothills|Part of a mountain range.
footloose|Untrammeled.
footsore|Weary, like a G. I.
foremasts|Schooners' spars.
foreside|The front.
foretop|Platform on a ship's mast.
forgery|A misdemeanor.
forlorn|Deserted.
fountain|Feature of Versailles.
foursome|Golfing group.
foursomes|Groups of golfers.
fractured|Broken.
freemen|Beneficiaries of civil liberties.
freesia|Fragrant yellow flower.
freethinker|Agnostic.
freezer|Modern household appliance.
freezers|Kitchen accessories.
frescos|Plaster murals.
frijoles|Mexican beans.
fringes|Surrey trimmings.
fritter|Corn cake.
frittering|Wasting bit by bit.
fritters|Apple ___.
frogman|He works under water.
fromages|Cheeses: Fr.
frontlines|Battle area.
frontlines|Where the fight is thickest.
furnace|Hot spot.
fuzziest|Describing Kipling's Sudanese soldier.
gadabout|Aimlessly on the go.
gadabout|No stay-at-home.
gainsay|Deny.
galatea|Shaw's Liza Doolittle.
galenas|Lead ores.
gamecock|Fowl fighter.
gamester|Gambler.
gangling|Lanky and awkward.
ganymede|Cupbearer of the gods.
garaged|Put the car away.
garland|Over the Rainbow girl.
gasolene|How some refiners spell their product.
gassers|Nonstop talkers.
gavotte|Lively dance.
gavottes|Lively versions of minuets.
geishas|Oriental dancing girls.
gelatine|Kitchen staple.
generate|Produce.
genesis|In the beginning . . .
gentles|Tames.
geology|A science.
georgics|Rural poems.
germane|Pertinent.
gerontologists|Students of the problems of old age.
gesture|Generous act.
gestures|Actions for effect.
gesundheit|Aftermath of a sneeze.
getaway|Escape.
giaours|Non-Moslems.
gillies|Shoes that tie around the ankles.
gingers|Plants with pungent juice.
giraffe|Zoo attraction.
giraffes|African animals.
giveaways|Sometime lucrative TV shows.
gleaner|Field worker.
gleaners|Subject of Millet painting.
gleeman|Minstrel of yore.
glistered|Sparkled.
gloated|Gazed with malicious pleasure.
gloomed|Took a dim view.
gluepot|Sticky, hard-to-get-out-of place.
glutton|Person with a great capacity for something.
gluttons|Heavy eaters.
gnashed|Struck teeth together.
gnashes|Grinds together.
goldenrod|Symbol of three states.
goldsmith|Cellini, for example.
goliath|Famous Philistine.
gorilla|Vegetarian animal.
gospels|Four books of the Bible.
gossamer|Spider's web.
gothics|Sans-serif types.
gourmets|Judges of fine food.
governed|Held in check.
gradate|Arrange in ranks.
graduation|Commencement.
grafter|Maker of illicit profit.
grampus|Relative of the dolphin.
granaries|Rich wheat regions.
granary|Storage place for wheat.
grandiose|Impressive.
grandniece|Princess Anne to the Duke of Windsor.
grapevine|Telegraph system of Civil War.
grapple|Come to grips.
grasshopper|Light scouting plane: Mil. slang.
graters|Kitchen gadgets.
gravels|Loose, rough road surfaces.
greaten|Enlarge.
greaten|Expand.
greatness|Fame.
greedier|More grasping.
greeneries|Places for raising plants.
greenest|Most unsophisticated.
greengages|Delicious plums.
greening|A kind of apple.
greeter|Host.
gremlin|Annoying little spook.
grenade|Explosive missile.
grenade|Explosive weapon.
grenade|Shell.
grenades|Glass containers for fire-fighting.
gridirons|They're found in bowls.
grieved|Afflicted.
grinder|Molar.
gripper|Paper holder on a printing press.
grisette|French shop girl.
gristle|Part of meat.
grivets|Green monkeys.
groaner|Word for Bing (with "The").
grocery|Market.
groggery|Old-time saloon.
groomsman|Wedding attendant.
grottoes|Caves.
groused|Complained: Slang.
groveler|Toady.
grubstake|Money advanced for an enterprise.
grubstaker|He fits out miners.
grunter|Pig.
guesser|One who hopes he's right.
gunboat|River patrol.
gunnels|Where topsides and decks meet.
guppies|Pet fish.
habanera|Part of "Carmen."
habilitate|Equip or outfit.
hacienda|Home of a hidalgo.
hacksaw|Machine shop tool.
haggard|Worn and drawn.
hairless|Describing a Mexican dog.
hairnet|Coiffure aid.
hambone|Good flavoring for split pea soup.
handicapper|Jockey club official.
handiwork|Do-it-yourself production.
hangbird|Baltimore oriole.
harangue|Speech to a multitude.
harassers|Vexing raiders.
harassment|Worry.
hardship|Common Dickensian situation.
hardtack|Prospector's fare.
harlequins|Buffoons.
harridan|Vixen.
harrowing|Distressing.
harsher|Stricter.
hatcheck|Night club service.
hatless|Uncovered.
hatmakers|Many Danbury citizens.
hatters|Workers in haberdasheries.
hauteur|Snobbery.
hayseed|Bumpkin.
headily|Too elatedly.
headliner|Star performer.
headstone|Schoolmaster in "Our Mutual Friend."
hearken|Listen carefully.
hearsay|Gossip.
heartache|Sadness.
heartbeat|Vital throb.
hearths|Firesides.
heartiness|Backslapper's quality.
heartsease|The wild pansy.
heaters|Radiators.
heavier|Of greater importance.
hectare|100 acres.
hectare|Metric measure of surface.
hedgehog|Insect-eating animal.
heftier|Carrying more weight.
hegiras|Flights.
heliport|'Copter landing field.
heliports|Terminals for rotary-wing aircraft.
hellcat|Witch.
hellcats|Navy fighter planes.
helldiver|Navy scout bomber.
hemisphere|Half the globe.
henpeck|Subject to petty attempts to rule.
hepatica|Spring-flowering plant.
heralding|Proclaiming.
heralds|Bringers of tidings.
heretofore|Formerly.
heritage|Birthright.
heritor|One with expectations.
heritors|Heirs.
hierarch|Religious group leader.
hinters|Cautious suggesters.
hireling|Mercenary.
histamine|Anti-___ cold tablets.
history|The biography of great men.—Carlyle.
hockshop|Place of business for certain "lend-lease" deals.
hocused|Cheated.
hogties|Binds fast.
hoister|Raiser.
holdout|Ballplayer who wants a better contract.
holdover|Movie that runs longer than expected.
holiday|Christmas.
hollands|Dutch gin.
homebrew|Phenomenon of the 1920's.
homework|Schoolboy's bane.
homilies|Sermons.
honestly|An intensive meaning "really."
honestly|Truly.
horseman|Paul Revere, for instance.
horsemen|Western stars.
horseplay|Boisterous fun.
hostess|Crew member on a passenger plane.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hotfoot|Practical joke.
hotheads|Impetuous people.
hotrods|Souped-up cars.
hottest|Most biting, as mustard.
housewarmings|Parties for new neighbors.
huckster|Peddler.
humanist|Classical scholar.
humanities|College courses (with "the").
hundreds|Ben Franklin adorns them.
hurricanes|Atlantic hazards.
husband|Manage economically.
hushing|Stilling.
huskies|Connecticut U's football team.
hyperbole|Exaggeration for effect.
iatrical|Medical.
iceboat|Craft for a water sport.
iciness|Chilling reception.
iconoclast|Ridiculer of traditional ideas.
idealize|Form a perfect concept.
idealize|Imagine as perfect.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideated|Produced a thought.
identical|Undifferent.
identified|Given a name.
identity|Individuality.
idiotic|Foolish.
idleness|Immobility.
idolatrous|Showing excessive admiration.
idolatry|Excessive devotion to.
idolize|Make a hero of.
igneous|Born of fire, as rock.
igneous|Formed by great heat, as rock.
ignescent|Scintillating.
ignites|Kindles.
ignites|Starts burning.
ignores|Disregards.
ignores|Pays no attention to.
iguanid|Of certain large lizards.
illegal|Not authorized.
illegal|Not right.
illustrator|Rockwell Kent.
imitate|Make a duplicate of.
imitates|Attempts to duplicate.
immanent|Inherent.
impairs|Damages.
imparts|Lends.
impassable|Describing traffic-jammed roads.
impasse|Deadlock.
impecunious|Broke.
imperil|Endanger.
implant|Inculcate.
imploded|Burst inwardly.
imports|Rubber and tin.
impounds|Takes into legal custody.
imputer|Ascriber.
incarnate|Embodied.
inceptor|Taker of a degree at Cambridge University.
incising|Carving.
inclement|Stormy.
incliner|Tilter
inclose|Surround.
include|Comprise.
include|Count in.
increase|Pay raise.
increments|Growths of value, sometimes unearned.
indicate|Signify.
indicia|Signs.
inditer|Writer.
indites|Writes.
indorse|Give support to.
inertia|Dullness.
inertia|Laziness.
inertia|Sluggishness.
inertia|Sluggishness.
infesting|Swarming in or about.
informants|Conveyers of news.
infract|Break, as a law.
infringe|Break, as a law or agreement.
inhabit|Occupy.
inimitable|Matchless.
initial|Earliest.
initial|Sign in a certain way.
initial|Starting.
initiation|Ceremonial beginning.
inkblot|Desk blemish.
inkling|Hint.
innerve|Stimulate to action.
innerves|Invigorates.
innocence|Purity.
innovator|Maker of new methods.
inroads|Encroachments.
insider|One in the know.
insider|One in the know.
insoles|Parts of shoes.
inspires|Motivates.
instants|Seconds.
instead|As an alternative.
instinct|Natural aptitude.
insular|Narrow, illiberal.
insults|Affronts.
insurable|O. K. for a Lloyd's risk.
integer|Whole number.
intended|Fiancé.
intense|Deep.
intently|With concentration.
interdict|Prohibit.
interims|Periods between.
interlaced|Entwined.
interlope|Meddle in others' affairs.
intermezzo|Ingrid Bergman's first American film, 1939.
interne|Character in "Medic."
interne|Young man in white suit.
internes|Not as a Stranger characters.
internes|Medical school graduates.
interrupters|Conversation breakers.
intonate|Speak in a certain way.
intoner|Chanter.
intrigue|Underhand plot.
intruders|Gate crashers.
intrust|Under another's care.
inutile|Unprofitable.
inutility|Lack of usefulness.
invented|Made of imagination.
investors|Owners of E bonds.
invitation|Bid.
irenical|Peaceful.
ironworker|Construction-man.
isobars|Barometric lines.
isolate|Place alone.
isolate|Segregate.
isolate|Set apart.
isolation|Obsolete U. S. policy.
isthmus|Suez or Panama.
isthmuses|Necks of land.
itemize|List separately.
itemize|List.
itemize|State by particulars.
itemized|Specified individually.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Repeat.
itinerary|Salesman's route.
ivories|Piano keys.
ivories|The "88."
jailhouse|Calaboose.
jawbreakers|Hard candy.
jeremiads|Impassioned tirades.
jettison|Discard.
jewellers|Watch men.
jingles|Certain radio ads.
jollity|Mirth.
journalist|William Allen White.
journey|Trip.
jubilee|Season of rejoicing.
juggled|Performed tricks.
justices|Burton, Minton, et al.
jutting|Projecting.
juxtaposition|Proximity.
kaffeeklatsch|Informal social.
kangaroo|Illegal type of court.
kangaroo|Inhabitant of Australia.
kangaroos|Champion leapers.
keelsons|Ship's timbers.
keenest|Most sagacious.
kennels|Where to find Dandie Dinmonts.
kermess|Indoor or outdoor fair or carnival.
kettles|Family featured in several movies.
kettles|Kitchen equipment.
kettles|Pa and Ma of films.
keystone|Name for Gov. Leader's state.
killers|Hemingway's "The ___."
kilowatt|Electrical measure.
kinetics|Science of motion.
kingdoms|Possible horse-trading items.
kitties|Tabbies.
kneaded|Worked dough.
kneaded|Worked dough.
kneeler|Worshiper.
knights|Chess pieces.
knitted|Interlaced.
knitter|Needle worker.
knitwear|Sweaters.
knitwear|Sweaters.
kobolds|Gnomes, in German folklore.
kowtows|Shows great deference.
kremlin|Cynosure in Moscow.
kremlin|Moscow landmark.
kumquat|Citrus fruit.
labials|Articulated consonants.
lacerate|Rend.
laconic|Economical with words.
ladrone|Bandit, in Latin America.
lagnappes|Trifling gifts, in New Orleans: Var.
lagoons|Centers of atolls.
lagunes|Coral island ponds: Var.
laities|Groups outside the clergy.
lamella|Thin plate.
lamentable|Deplorable.
laments|Bewails.
laments|Is sorry
laminal|Formed of thin plates.
laminar|Composed of thin sheets.
laminate|Separate into thin sheets.
landings|Happy ___.
landlady|Queen of the apartment house.
landmark|Unforgettable structure.
lantana|Verbena shrub.
lantern|Magic ___.
lanyard|Short rope: Naut.
lanyards|Sailors' blouse cords.
lapwing|Crested plover.
largesse|Generous gifts.
largesses|Liberal gifts.
lariats|Ropes.
latecomers|Ten o'clock scholars.
lateral|Of the side.
lateral|Sideways.
lateral|Sideways.
laterals|Football passes.
latherer|Old-fashioned shaver.
lattices|Openwork structures.
laundered|Did a household task.
laverock|A lark, in Scotland.
lawbook|Barrister's reference.
lawbook|Blackstone opus.
lawnmower|Gardener's equipment.
lawsuits|Court battles.
leading|Principal.
leadsman|Sailor taking soundings.
leanest|Most meager.
leanest|Thinnest.
leaning|Inclination.
learned|Schooled.
learner|Scholar.
leastwise|Anyway.
lectern|Reading desk.
lectern|Reading desk.
ledgers|Chores for bookkeepers.
leewards|Islands of the West Indies.
lefties|Southpaws.
legumes|Lima beans or peas.
legumes|Pea pods.
leisure|Spare time.
lemonade|Circus beverage.
lemonade|Cooling drink.
lemonade|Hot weather drink.
lenience|Clemency.
lenient|Compassionate.
leotard|Ballet dancer's garment.
lessees|Rent-payers.
lessees|Tenants.
lessens|Dwindles.
lessoned|Rebuked.
letdown|Disappointment.
letdown|Disappointment: Colloq.
letdown|Slow up.
lethargy|Total indifference.
lettered|Hand printed.
letterers|Poster painters.
letterforms|Subject at secretarial school.
lettuce|Romaine.
leveler|Farm implement.
levitated|Rose by buoyancy.
lexicon|Reference book.
lexicons|Word books.
liberals|Broad-minded ones.
libretto|Opera-goer's must.
licentiate|Authorized practitioner.
lichees|Nuts of a Chinese tree: Var.
likeness|Picture.
lilliput|Country in "Gulliver's Travels."
limelights|Conspicuous positions.
lineate|Streaked.
lineman|Football player.
linesmen|Telephone workmen.
lineups|Lists of starting players.
lingual|Of the tongue.
linking|Joining.
lioness|Jungle denizen.
lionizes|Treats as a V. I. P.
lissome|Supple.
listless|Feeling indifference.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
literal|Unimaginative.
litterbug|Untidy one.
littlenecks|Young quahogs.
littler|Popular young golfer.
livened|Brightened up.
loading|Taking on cargo.
lobelia|Herbaceous plant.
lobster|___ thermidor.
location|Where movies are shot.
loiterer|Street-corner idler.
lollers|Indolent ones.
lollipop|Popular sweet.
lonesome|Adjective for George Gobel.
longhairs|Classical musicians: Slang.
lopsided|Out of shape.
lothario|Gay rake.
lounges|Greenrooms.
lovages|Herbs used in homemade remedies.
lowlands|Section of Scotland.
lozenge|Cough drop.
lucites|Plastics.
lukewarm|Lacking enthusiasm.
lullaby|Cradlesong.
luminal|Pertaining to a unit of light.
macadam|Type of surfaced road.
machete|Jungle knife.
machete|West Indies cane cutter.
machine|Comptometer, for example.
machinery|Cause of employment and unemployment.
maddens|Enrages.
madness|Ophelia's trouble.
madonna|Old master's subject.
madonna|Raphael painting.
madonna|Raphael subject.
madrigal|Part song.
maestros|Toscanini and Beecham.
mailing|Promotion department activity.
maintops|Platforms around masts.
malteds|Drugstore drinks.
manager|One in authority.
manatee|Aquatic mammal with flippers.
mandarin|Chinese orange.
mandate|Area now called trust territory.
mandate|Togoland, for instance.
mandrake|Herb with large forked root.
mangers|Fodder troughs.
mangled|Pressed linens.
mangoes|Pulpy fruits.
manhattan|Where Capt. Kidd married the Widow Ort, 1691.
manilas|Hemp and paper.
manmade|Adjective for Lake Mead.
manpower|National strength.
mansards|Garrets.
mantilla|Part of Carmen's costume.
mantled|Went rosy red.
margins|Limits.
mariner|Coleridge character.
marital|Nuptial.
marriage|Princess Margaret's problem.
marriages|Society page news.
martinet|Capt. Queeg, for example.
martinet|Fanatic disciplinarian.
martinet|Stickler for rigid regulations.
marzipan|Almonds, sugar and egg white.
masseter|Lower jaw muscle.
mastermind|Brains behind a project.
masterminds|Behind-the-scenes brains.
mastodon|Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.
matador|User of muleta and sword.
matadors|Antagonists of el toro.
maternal|Motherly.
matinee|Entertainment time.
matinee|Not the late show.
matinees|Certain performances.
matinees|Certain performances.
mattress|Household appurtenance.
maunders|Drivels.
mawkish|Foolishly sentimental.
maximum|Upper limit.
mayoral|Pertaining to a city executive.
meadowlark|Songbird.
meander|Ancient name for a winding river.
meandered|Took a winding course.
meandered|Wandered aimlessly.
meatier|More pithy.
meatiest|Fullest of substance.
mechanic|Lather, for instance.
medalists|Winners at a form of competitive golf.
meddled|Interfered unjustifiably.
mediate|Bring about by intervention.
meditate|Think deeply.
meditated|Thought it over.
meetings|Assemblies.
melange|Jumble.
memento|Forget-me-not item.
menaces|Film villains.
menaces|Threatens.
menaces|Threatens.
menaces|Threats.
menhaden|Most abundant of fishes on Atlantic coast.
mentally|Intellectually.
mentions|Short references.
mercantile|Commercial.
mergers|Business combinations.
meringue|Bakeshop specialty.
meringue|Beaten egg white.
merriment|Jubilation.
messaline|Silky, twilled fabric.
messmate|Table companion.
metalled|Coated, as with zinc.
meteors|Brilliant, atmospheric bodies.
metered|Described a taxicab.
methane|Hydrocarbon used as fuel.
metopic|Of the forehead.
metrists|Makers of verses.
mettled|Full of spirit.
mettles|Tempers or spirits.
microbe|Very minute organism.
middleman|Go-between.
middleman|Minstrel show interlocutor.
midriff|Diaphragm of the body.
midriff|Waist region.
mildest|Least harsh.
mileage|Dashboard figure.
millponds|Still waters.
minaret|Mosque tower with balcony.
mincemeat|Pie mixture.
mincing|Chopping.
mineral|Category of substances.
minestrone|Vegetable soup.
minings|Burrowings.
minutiae|Minor matters.
misapply|Use incorrectly.
miscalls|Names incorrectly.
misdeal|Bridge error.
misdealing|Making an error at bridge.
misdone|Executed badly.
miserables|Subjects of Hugo novel.
mismatched|Mated unsuitably.
misplay|Error.
misread|Misinterpret.
misrule|Maladministration.
missile|Guided ___.
misterm|Name incorrectly.
misters|Roberts and others.
mistletoe|Christmas décor.
mitigates|Moderates.
mitigation|Relief.
moanful|Noisily sad.
mobcaps|Housemaids' millinery.
mobilize|Assemble and make ready for use.
moderne|Blond and simple, as furniture.
moderne|Up-to-date: French.
modesty|Maidenly trait.
modesty|Opposite of boastfulness.
moisture|Humidity.
molasses|Sulphur and ___.
molasses|Syrup.
molecule|It consists of atoms.
molests|Harasses.
mollusks|Slugs and whelks.
monarch|Large orange-brown butterfly.
moneymaker|Lucrative business.
monitor|Civil War fighting ship.
monitor|Teacher's substitute, pro tem.
monkeys|Zoo favorites.
monogram|Initials.
monsters|Minotaur, Echidna, Chimera.
mooneye|Fresh-water fish.
moonrise|A beauty of night.
morsels|Bits.
mortarboard|Academic cap.
mortarboard|June headgear.
mortise|Join securely, in carpentry.
mortised|Joined securely.
mothball|Piece of camphor.
motorcar|One symbol of prosperity.
mottoes|Maxims.
mountain|Vast quantity: Colloq.
mourner|One grieving.
mousetraps|Hazards for the unwary.
moustaches|Dali specialties.
muddler|Swizzle stick.
mudhole|Place to get stuck.
mummifying|Preserving, Egyptian style.
mumming|Wearing a mask.
municipal|Pertaining to city affairs.
murrain|Plague: Archaic.
mushroom|Where Alice met the Caterpillar.
musicales|Private concerts.
muskrat|Fur-bearing rodent.
mutations|Changes, as in form or nature.
muttered|Talked indistinctly.
nailing|Fastening in place.
naivetes|Unsophisticated remarks.
nameable|Memorable: Var.
namesake|Junior, for example.
nankeens|Cotton cloths.
narrate|Relate.
narrate|Set forth.
narrate|Tell.
narrates|Tells the tale.
narrator|Voice in a travelogue.
nasality|Quality of some voices.
nascence|State of beginning.
nasturtium|Bright-colored spurred flower.
natatorial|Adapted for swimming.
national|Countrywide.
nationals|Giants and Pirates.
natives|First inhabitants.
natives|Sakini and friends in the "Teahouse."
natural|At ease.
natural|Unaffected.
natures|Dispositions.
nautilus|Sister of the Seawolf.
nearest|Most closely akin.
nearest|Most direct.
nearness|Quality of resemblance.
neatens|Finishes carefully, in sewing.
necrose|Destroy plant tissue.
needfully|Necessarily.
neediest|The Hundred ___ Cases.
needled|Teased: Colloq.
needles|Narrow, pointed rocks.
needless|Not required.
neighing|Sound from the paddock.
neither|Not one or the other.
nellies|Melba and others.
nemesis|Goddess of vengeance
nemesis|Goddess of vengeance.
neologist|Coiner of words.
neoprene|Rubberlike plastic.
nesters|Squatters.
nestled|Cuddled.
nestled|Settled snugly.
nestles|Cuddles up.
nestors|Wise men.
netting|Meshy fabric.
network|TV stations.
networks|Radio and TV chains.
networks|Radio and TV chains.
neutral|Nonpartisan.
neutron|It bombards the atom.
newness|Novelty.
newscast|Program by Ron Cochran.
newspaper|Daily.
newsprint|Paper.
nickelodeon|Precursor of the movie palace.
nicotine|Smoker's bane.
nictate|To wink.
nictate|Wink.
niggard|Stingy one.
nightmare|Dread in the dark.
nineteen|Extra golf hole.
nineties|The gay ___.
nitrate|Chilean export.
nitrates|Fertilizer substances.
nitrates|Fertilizers.
nitride|Chemical compound.
noisomely|In a disagreeable manner.
nomination|Convention climax.
nonprofessional|Amateur.
nonsense|Hocus-pocus.
nonuser|Not a consumer.
noodles|Italian fare.
normalcy|Political slogan word of former years.
northeast|New England.
norther|Wind blowing south.
northers|Winds of Texas.
notable|Famous person.
notaries|Affidavit takers.
notation|Memorandum.
notices|Bulletins.
notices|Remarks upon.
nuisance|Mischief.
nunnery|Suggested abode for Ophelia.
nuptials|Wedding.
nursery|Tree farm.
nutmeat|Kernel.
nutrient|Food substance.
nutrient|Good food.
nutting|Illustrator of early American scenes.
oaklike|Resembling a hard wood.
oatmeals|Breakfast foods.
obedient|Submissive.
obituaries|Brief biographies.
oblation|Offering to a deity.
obligation|Responsibility.
oblique|Indirect.
obliterate|Erase.
oboists|Mitch Miller and others.
observers|Scientists at Palomar.
obsessions|Persistent preoccupations.
obsidian|Glassy volcanic rock.
obstruction|Sand trap or bunker, for example.
ocarinas|Sweet potatoes.
ocelots|Large cats.
octants|Angles of 45 degrees.
octaves|Groups of eight.
octette|Choir of eight voices.
octette|Merger of two singing groups.
octopus|Creature in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
oculist|Ophthalmologist.
odyssey|Homeric undertaking.
offered|Proposed.
offsides|Cause of gridiron penalties.
offstage|Behind the scenes.
oilstone|Knife sharpener.
ointments|Soothing balms.
oldstyle|Antiquated.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleaster|Shrub like the wild olive.
omelets|Breakfast dishes.
omelets|Chef's specialty.
omissions|Acts of neglect.
omitted|Forebore to perform.
onagers|Wild asses of Asia.
oneness|Unity.
opaques|Non-transparent substances.
opening|Opportunity.
opening|Première.
operate|Produce an effect.
operating|In working order.
operator|I. L. G. W. U. member.
operator|Manager.
operose|Diligent.
opinion|Formal statement by a judge.
opossum|Cartoon animal.
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial.
opposer|Combatant.
opposers|They're against everything.
opposes|Resists.
optional|Elective.
opulent|Rich and flashy.
oracles|Prophetic utterings.
oracular|Prophetic.
oracular|Very wise.
orangeade|Cooling drink.
oranges|Punch ingredients.
oratorio|Dramatic musical poem.
oratorio|Handel wrote a superb one.
orators|Valedictorians.
oratory|Forensic talent.
ordeals|Trials and tribulations.
ordinal|First or second.
ordinance|Local law.
ordinary|Run-of-the-mill.
oregano|Spanish condiment.
organist|Mainstay of a church choir.
organize|Systematize.
organizers|Labor-union officials.
oriental|Rug.
orientals|Rugs.
orientates|Instructs a tyro.
orients|Adjusts to surroundings.
orients|Pearls of great luster.
original|First.
origins|Beginnings.
orioles|St. Louis Browns' successors.
ornament|Feather on a hat.
ornamented|Beautified.
ornately|Elaborately.
orthoepist|Authority on pronunciation.
oscillate|Swing.
oscines|Family of many singing birds.
osculate|Kiss.
osiered|Full of willows.
osmosis|Process of permeation.
ospreys|Fish hawks.
ospreys|Rapacious birds.
ostensible|Apparent.
osteopath|Treater of certain ailments.
otherwise|In a different way.
ottoman|Cushioned seat.
ottoman|Overstuffed footstool.
outbids|Offers more.
outcrop|Prospector's find.
outline|General plan.
outposts|Military stations.
outrides|Surpasses other jockeys.
outshout|Talk louder than.
outside|Absolute limit (with "the").
outtrot|Win the Hambletonian, for instance.
overact|Indulge in histrionics.
overact|Strain for effect.
overate|Dined too well.
overbear|Dominate.
overcast|Stitch to prevent raveling.
overcoat|Raglan.
overcut|Tennis stroke.
overdone|Cooked too much.
overdone|Exaggerated.
overeat|Dine too well.
overeats|Puts on pounds.
overhear|Give ear unwittingly.
overheats|Makes too warm.
overlap|Extend beyond.
overlie|Rest upon.
overnight|For a short journey.
overrate|Have too high an opinion of.
overripe|Too mature.
oversee|Supervise.
overset|An excess of type, in printing.
overstate|Declare in too strong terms.
overstep|Transgress.
overtake|Catch up.
overthrow|Depose.
overtip|Be generous to a fault.
overtone|A quality in music.
overtone|Faint sound.
overture|Musical work.
overture|Proposal.
overtures|Proposals.
overvalued|Rated too high.
overwhelmingly|Crushingly.
oystermen|The Walrus and the Carpenter, by choice.
oysters|Shellfish.
paddles|Parts of a sidewheeler.
padlocks|Closes, as an establishment.
padrone|Italian innkeeper.
pairing|Selecting twos, as did Noah.
paisano|Countryman: Sp.
paisley|Scottish city famous for a distinctive cloth.
pajamas|Wearing apparel.
palates|Parts of the mouth.
palaver|Lots of talk.
paleface|Bob Hope's Indian picture (with "The").
palette|Artist's gamut of colors.
palettes|Artists' gear.
palisade|Defense fence.
palisade|Fence for defense.
palisade|Hudson River scenic feature.
palliate|Gloss over.
palterer|Haggler.
paltriest|Most insignificant.
panacea|Catholicon.
panacea|Cure-all.
panache|Plume on a helmet.
panatela|Short slender cigar.
panatela|Type of cigar.
pancake|Something hot off the griddle.
pandora|Wife of Epimetheus.
paneled|Decorated with woodwork.
panorama|All-embracing scenic view.
papoose|Cradleboard occupant.
paraded|Marched.
paraders|Easter ___.
paradox|Something self-contradictory.
paragon|Model of excellence.
paragon|Superlative example.
paragons|Models of perfection.
parallel|Counterpart.
parallel|Similar.
parapet|Bridge railing.
paraphrase|Rewording of a thought.
parcels|Packages.
pardoned|Excused.
paregoric|Tincture of opium.
pariahs|Outcasts.
parishes|Civil divisions in Louisiana.
parlays|Risks a second bet.
paroles|Releases for good behavior.
parrots|Captain Flint and others.
parsley|Aromatic herb.
parsons|Ministers.
partake|Share with others.
partial|Fond of (with "to").
partial|Not complete.
partial|One-sided.
parties|Festivities.
passage|Journey by water.
passengers|Stateroom occupants.
passers|Cautious bridge players.
passers|Pigskin hurlers.
passing|Going by.
pastels|Artist's media.
pasting|Kindergarten occupation.
pastorale|Beethoven's Sixth.
pastorales|Cantatas on rural themes.
pastries|Napoleons, for instance.
pasture|Grazing place.
pasture|The outfield.
pastures|Puts out to graze.
patella|Kneecap.
patentees|Certain inventors.
patents|Inventors' goals.
patents|Inventors' rights.
pathfinder|Natty Bumppo.
patronage|Political prerogative.
pattered|Made light rapid taps, as rain.
pattered|Walked with short steps.
pattering|Sound of rain on the roof.
patterns|Outstanding TV drama.
peacock|Bird sacred in India.
peafowls|Vain birds' mates.
peanuts|Small rewards: Slang.
pedantry|Dry-as-dust scholarship.
pedigrees|Family trees.
peekaboo|Children's game.
peelers|Bobbies.
peepers|Frogs.
peepers|TV teacher.
peepers|They have voices of spring.
peephole|House-door gadget.
peephole|Lookout point in a theatre curtain.
peerage|Noble rank.
peeress|Marchioness.
peering|Looking intently.
pellagra|Disease obviated by niacin.
pellicle|Thin, skinlike substance.
pendant|Lavaliere.
pendants|Hanging ornaments.
pennames|George Eliot and George Sand.
pennant|Polo Grounds décor.
pennywise|What bargain-hunters are.
pensive|Thinking deeply.
pentagon|Building in Arlington, Va.
pentanes|Volatile liquids.
peonage|Slavery.
peoples|Inhabitants.
percale|Cotton fabric.
perforce|Of necessity.
perfume|Scent.
perhaps|Could be.
perhaps|Not definitely.
periled|Endangered.
periled|Put in danger.
periods|Quarters.
periscope|Nautilus adjunct.
periwig|Peruke.
permanence|Quality we seek in peace.
permeate|Diffuses.
personal|Small, private ad.
persons|Individuals.
perusal|A reading.
perused|Read.
perusers|Studiers.
peruses|Looks over carefully.
peruses|Reads.
pesters|Annoys.
pestled|Pounded prescriptions.
petalled|Resembling a flower.
petered|Dwindled (with "out").
petrels|Storm birds.
petunia|Flower.
pharisee|Opponent of the Sadducees.
phloxes|Garden flowers.
phoenix|Gov. McFarland's capital.
phonetic|Of speech sounds.
phrases|Short, forceful expressions.
phrenology|Study of skull bumps.
physicist|Enrico Fermi.
pianist|Master of the "88."
piastre|Turkish coin.
picayune|Too small for notice.
picklock|Keysmith's tool.
piebald|Having patches of black and white.
pierrot|Pantomime character.
pigeonhole|Part of a desk.
pigheaded|Stubborn.
pigtail|Back-to-school hair-do.
pillory|Lay open to public scorn.
piloted|Conducted.
piloted|Led the way.
pimiento|Spanish paprika.
pinafore|Capt. Corcoran's command.
pinkest|Adjective for a carnation.
pinkies|Fingers.
pinnacle|Acme.
pinning|Fastening.
pinstripe|Neat suit pattern.
pintados|Silvery game fish.
pipeline|Means whereby something is conveyed.
pipeline|Source of information.
pipelines|Modern transportation phenomena.
pirates|Forbes Field players.
pirates|G and S characters.
pitiless|Unmerciful.
pittance|Small amount.
placebo|Salk control factor.
planetaria|Orreries.
planners|Designers.
plaster|Cover walls.
plasterer|Worker in stucco.
platens|Typewriter parts.
platonic|Describing a kind of love.
platted|Divided into plots.
players|Thespians.
pleader|Advocate.
pleases|Gives satisfaction.
pleasure|One's wish.
pledged|Drank a toast to.
plovers|Game birds.
plowshare|Sword in peacetime.
plumage|Peacock's pride.
poached|Trespassed.
poaches|Cooks in a certain way.
podesta|Judge or official in an Italian town.
poetess|Louise Townsend Nicholl, for example.
poetess|Sappho, for instance.
polemic|Argument.
polestar|Guiding principle.
polestar|Mariner's guide.
polices|Keeps orderly.
pompoms|Many-barreled anti-aircraft guns.
pontiff|Bishop.
pontine|Marshes of Rome.
popguns|Junior cowboy`s arsenal.
popinjay|Highly conceited person.
poppets|In England, endearing children.
popular|Having a high Hooper rating.
porcelain|Sink finish.
porkpie|Man's hat style.
porkpie|Man's hat style.
porpoise|Cetacean.
portend|Foreshadow.
portent|Forewarning.
portent|Significance.
porterhouse|Tenderloin.
possessed|Controlled by an evil spirit.
posterior|Subsequent.
posters|Signs.
posters|Works of French artist Toulouse-Lautrec.
posthaste|With great speed.
posthaste|With speed.
postillion|Rider on a carriage horse.
postmaster|Part of Summerfield's title.
potages|Cooked mixtures.
potluck|Informal meal.
pottered|Dawdled.
poverty|Wolf at the door.
powdered|Ground.
practical|Useful.
prairies|Where Conestogas rolled.
praline|Boiled sugar and nuts.
preclude|Shut out.
precluded|Made impossible in advance.
predate|Come before.
predestine|Foreordain.
predicted|Used a crystal ball.
prefects|Administrative chiefs in France.
preheated|Warmed beforehand.
prelims|Certain boxing contests: Slang.
premises|A house and its land.
preside|Chair a meeting.
presides|Has authority.
presser|Tailor's employe.
pretell|Reveal beforehand.
pretend|Escape reality.
pretender|Son of James II of England.
pretense|False claim.
pretenses|False claims.
pretests|Evaluates in advance.
prevail|Succeed.
prevented|Stopped.
pricers|Setters of values.
pricket|Small spike on which to stick a candle.
priests|Clergymen.
primavera|Seasonable Botticelli masterpiece.
primitive|A Grandma Moses painting.
primping|Dressing up nicely.
primrose|A flower that blooms in the spring.
princes|Royalty.
principe|Brother of an Infanta.
prissier|More finicky.
privateers|Navy patrol planes.
privets|Hedge plants.
probable|Likely.
problem|Trifle for Univac.
procrastination|Thief of time.
product|Manufacturer's forte.
production|Artistic work.
profits|Benefits.
profusion|Lavish supply.
progeny|Offspring.
promise|Oh, ___ Me.
promoted|Advanced.
promoter|Lobbyist.
prophets|Forecasters.
prorate|Divide.
prorates|Allots.
protege|One under another's protection.
protest|Remonstrance.
protests|Objects formally.
prunella|Worsted twill, used for academic gowns.
psalmist|King David was one.
psaltery|Ancient stringed instrument.
psaltery|Book of sacred songs.
publisher|Bennett Cerf.
punitive|Concerned with penalties.
punster|Funny fellow.
puppeteer|Burr Tillstrom, for example.
purlieu|Outlying district.
purported|Signified.
pursues|Continues.
pushover|A snap or cinch.
pyramids|Wonders of Gizeh.
quarantine|What the yellow jack indicates.
quarterdeck|Officers' area on board.
quinate|Growing in sets of five.
quintet|Basketball team.
quizmaster|Hal March, for instance.
rabbeted|Grooved a board, in carpentry.
raccoons|Animals in great current demand.
raceway|Water channel.
rackets|Dealings outside the law.
radiate|Branch out from a center.
radiate|Fan out.
radiates|Gives out.
radiation|Fall-out hazard.
radicle|Root part.
radulae|Rudimentary teeth of mollusks.
raglans|Stylish coats.
ragouted|Prepared a stew.
ragouts|Stews.
ragouts|Stews.
ragtime|Jazzy music.
raindrop|Gift of Jupiter Pluvius.
raindrop|Start of a shower.
rainfall|Shower.
rainouts|Wet-weather postponements.
raisers|Builders.
raisins|Fruit.
rambler|Rose.
rampaged|Rushed about wildly.
ramrods|Gear for rifle cleaning.
rangers|Smokey Bear's aides.
ransack|Search thoroughly.
ranters|Violent talkers.
ranting|Speaking wildly.
rapidly|With dispatch.
raptures|Ecstasies.
rarebits|Relatives of pizzas.
rascals|Air Force supersonic missiles.
rashers|Strips of bacon.
rashness|Lack of prudence.
rathole|Refuge of rodents.
rational|Sensible.
ratline|Nautical rope.
rattans|Stems for wickerwork.
rattles|Confuses: Colloq.
rattles|Disconcerts: Colloq.
rattrap|Device for catching pests.
rattrap|Exterminator's device.
rattraps|Desperate predicaments.
raveled|Disentangled.
raveled|Untwisted.
ravines|Deep gorges.
ravioli|Popular Italian dish.
razorback|Wild hog.
reactive|Showing response.
reagent|Chemical "detective."
reagent|Type of chemical used in photography.
realist|Faulkner, for example.
reality|True state of affairs.
realtor|Land dealer.
rebated|Gave discounts.
rebelling|Opposing any control.
recanter|Renouncer.
receipts|The "take."
receiver|Part of a telephone.
receptive|Quick to take in ideas.
recesses|Niches.
recipes|Housewives' collections.
recitals|Musical program.
reclined|Rested.
recliner|Recumbent person.
recluse|Hermit.
records|Collectors' items.
recount|Losing candidate's demand.
recovery|Comeback.
recrate|Make a new package.
rectories|Relatives of vicarages.
redcaps|Station workers.
redears|Husking bee finds.
redeemed|Paid off.
redeemer|Last word of the 19th Psalm.
redeemers|Saviours.
redeems|Saves.
redheads|Carrottops.
redheads|Skelton and Barber.
redolent|Imbued (with).
redstart|Singing bird.
reducer|Calorie counter.
reduces|Dwindles.
redwing|Smallest of the thrushes.
reedbird|Boblink.
reedits|Works over a manuscript.
reelects|Puts back in office.
reelers|Manipulators of fishlines.
reentered|Came on stage again.
referee|Football arbiter.
referee|Man in the ring.
referees|Football officials.
referrer|Alluder.
refiner|Type of industrialist.
refineries|Important industrial plants.
refires|Bakes in a kiln again.
refresh|Revive.
refuser|Denier.
regains|Recovers.
regales|Entertains richly.
regimes|Political systems.
regular|Predictable.
regulated|Systematized.
rehired|Engaged anew.
reigned|Prevailed.
reissue|A certain publication.
reissue|Publish again.
reissue|Second printing.
reiterate|Say it again.
relapse|Halt in progress.
related|Cognate.
relates|Narrates.
relative|Parent.
relative|Pertinent.
relator|Raconteur.
relators|Storytellers.
relaxation|Vacation objective.
relaxed|Devoid of tension.
relayed|Passed from one to another.
relearn|Take a refresher course.
release|Liberate.
release|Statement for the press.
releasing|Putting into circulation.
relegate|Banish.
reliable|Trustworthy.
reliant|Dependent.
reliant|Showing trust.
relieve|Bring help to.
relines|Does a tailoring job.
relists|Catalogs again.
reloaded|Put a new film in.
reloader|Machine-gun part.
reloads|Charges again.
remapped|Recharted.
remarked|Commented.
remelts|Fuses again.
remember|Berlin song hit.
reminder|Memo of future action.
reminder|String on finger.
remittal|Cancellation of a claim.
remnant|Fragment.
remorse|Contrition.
remorse|Sense of guilt.
remorseful|Feeling distressed.
remoter|Farther off.
remount|Horse replacement.
renders|Performs.
renditions|Performances.
renegade|Quisling.
renewed|Extended a subscription.
renewer|Renovator.
renitent|Persistently opposed.
rentals|Certain income.
rentals|Type of income.
rentier|French coupon-clipper.
reorder|First sign of a best seller.
repaired|Fixed up.
repairer|Handy man.
repairer|Service man.
repetitive|Characterized by duplication.
repines|Complains.
replaster|Patch a wall or ceiling.
replayed|Re-enacted.
replete|Abounding.
replete|Surfeited.
replete|Well filled.
replica|Facsimile.
reporter|Legman, for instance.
reporter|Member of "Meet the Press."
representing|Job of 435 at Washington.
repressions|Frustrated desires.
reprove|Objurgate.
repulse|Famous British cruiser.
reputed|Supposed to be such.
requite|Repay in kind.
reredos|Partition wall behind an altar.
reroute|Revise an itinerary.
reseating|Installing new chair rows.
reseats|Moves the place cards.
resedas|Mignonettes.
resented|Took umbrage.
reshape|Make different.
reshaved|Got rid of the "five o'clock shadow."
residence|Dwelling.
resident|Not migratory, as birds.
resinous|Describing pine trees.
resistance|Organized underground movement.
resistor|Part of an electric circuit.
resolute|Steadfast.
resolvents|Means of clearing problems.
resonant|Echoing.
resources|Assets.
respire|Breathe.
respire|Inhale and exhale.
respite|Lull.
respites|Postponements.
respoken|Uttered again.
responds|Answers.
response|Answer.
restaurant|Part of a hotel.
restive|Hard to manage.
restoration|Period in English history.
restore|Fix a painting.
restore|Reconstruct art work.
restorers|Relic rejuvenators.
resultant|Outcome.
resulted|Eventuated.
resumed|Began anew.
resumes|Takes up again.
resurges|Rises again.
retailed|Passed on to others.
retailer|Storekeeper.
retails|Tells again.
retaped|Bound again.
retasted|Sampled again.
retells|Gives another account.
retention|Memory.
retested|Tried again.
retinue|Regal attendants.
retinues|Attendants.
retired|Inactive.
retired|Secluded.
retorts|Conversational quips.
retorts|Laboratory equipment.
retreads|Tire repairs.
retreat|A hideout.
retrieve|Make good.
retrousse|Describing a turned up nose.
retuning|Changing programs.
returned|Came back.
returned|Reciprocated.
returned|Yielded, as a profit.
returned|Yielded.
revalue|Change the price.
revealed|Told a secret.
revealer|Discloser.
revenge|Sir Richard Grenville's ship.
revenge|Warship of 1591.
revenuer|Tax bureau man: Slang.
reverent|Respectful.
reverer|Venerator.
reverie|Fanciful musing.
reverie|Listless musing.
reversal|About-face.
reversal|Legal change.
reverse|Auto gear.
reverses|Exchanges.
revisor|Editorial worker: Var.
reweave|Do invisible mending.
reworded|Made corrections.
rheostat|Radio-set volume control.
rhodium|Hard chemical element.
rhubarbs|Heated argument: Slang.
rickrack|Serpentine braid.
riddler|Rebus propounder.
righteous|Just.
righting|Correcting.
rigidity|Strictness.
rigmarole|Relative of gobbledygook.
rimester|Minor poet.
ringleader|Rebel chief.
ringleaders|Relatives of demagogues.
ringtail|Young golden eagle.
rinsers|Washers.
rinsing|Washday operation.
riotous|Turbulent.
ripcord|Part of a paratrooper's harness.
ripened|Matured.
riposte|An answering sally.
riposte|Quick and sharp retort.
riposte|Quick return thrust.
riptide|Choppy cross-current.
risible|Provoking laughter.
rissole|Relative of a croquette.
riverboat|Where Mark Twain got his name.
roadblock|Highway police procedure.
roadrunner|Cuckoo-like bird, swift afoot.
rockers|Chairs.
rockling|Relative of the cod.
roentgen|X-ray man.
rollaway|Having casters.
rollers|Waves.
rolltop|Kind of desk.
romancer|Knight-errant.
romances|Popular fiction.
rondeau|Short lyrical poem.
roommate|Sharer of living quarters.
rooting|Cheering the team.
roseate|Optimistic.
rosette|Tufted ornament.
rosiest|Most optimistic.
rostrum|Dais.
rostrum|Pulpit.
rotated|Changed tours.
rotates|Revolves.
rotates|Spins.
rotates|Spins.
rotates|Turns around.
rotator|Something that turns.
rounder|One who does the town.
routine|Usual run of things.
ruction|Rumpus.
rumbling|Sounding like thunder.
rutabaga|Swedish turnip.
rutabaga|Turnip.
sabines|Ancient people of Italy.
saboteur|Operator for destruction.
sacrilege|Desecration.
sacristan|Sexton.
saddens|Grieves.
sadirons|Implements for pressing.
sadness|Dejection.
sagacity|Good judgment.
sagamore|Roosevelt Family of ___ Hill.
saguaro|Giant cactus, symbol of Arizona.
sailboat|Yawl.
sailors|Men in blue.
sailors|Ralph Rackstraw and others.
salamis|Historic city of Cyprus.
salience|Prominence.
salinas|City in California.
salmagundi|Dish of spiced meat, herring, etc.
saluted|Dipped the colors.
salvage|Rescued wreckage.
salvers|Trays.
samaritans|Souls of kindness.
samovars|Tea makers in Tomsk.
sandals|Beachwear.
sandbar|Sailing hazard.
sanders|Actor George.
sanders|Suave cinema star.
sandhog|Tunnel worker.
sandstone|Rock.
sangaree|Spiced drink common in the tropics.
sapphire|45th wedding anniversary symbol.
sardine|Member of the rush hour.
sardine|Pilchard.
sarongs|Garments in Malaya.
sashayed|Moved around: Colloq.
satellite|Proposed "basketball" for the upper air.
satellites|Dominated states.
satiate|Surfeit.
satires|Certain books and plays.
satrapy|Principality.
saturates|Soaks.
saucers|Flying phenomena.
sausage|Wienerwurst.
sauterne|White table wine.
savings|Bank account.
savings|Nest egg.
scalade|Old form of attack by climbing ladders.
scalene|One type of triangle.
scalene|Type of triangle.
scallion|Shallot.
scalper|Ticket speculator.
scamper|A quick hurried run.
scandal|School for ___.
scanting|Failing to give full measure to.
scareheads|Words in 48-point type.
scarlet|Rutgers' symbol.
scenery|Open country view.
scepter|Symbol of authority.
sceptre|Symbol of power.
schematic|Radio chassis diagram.
schemer|Crafty one.
schisms|Separated factions.
scholar|Companion of a gentleman.
scholar|Man of learning.
schools|Subject of national concern.
sciatic|Of the hip.
scientist|Explorer on frontier of knowledge.
scientist|Vannevar Bush, for instance.
scimitar|Moslem saber.
scissors|Stage prop for Figaro.
scoffer|Cynical one.
scooped|Dug out, with a shovel.
scooted|Dashed away.
scooter|Child's vehicle.
scorcher|Hot day.
scorers|Sports officials.
scorned|Disdained.
scoters|Large sea ducks.
scoters|Surf ducks.
scoundrel|Villain.
scourge|Affliction.
scouted|Emulated Davy Crockett.
scramble|A hard climb.
scratch|Old ___, the Devil.
screens|Passes through a standardized test.
screwball|Al Schacht impersonation.
scrimps|Is ungenerous.
scripts|Scenarios.
scrutiny|Minute inspection.
scudded|Moved swiftly.
scuttle|Short swift run.
seaborne|Carried by the water.
seacoast|Shore.
seahorses|Walruses.
seaplanes|Amphibians.
seaport|Boston, for example.
seaside|Strand.
seasoning|Spice.
seasons|Winter, spring, etc.
seaters|Ushers.
seawall|Levee.
seaweed|Water plant.
seaworthy|Safe in rough weather.
secerned|Discriminated.
seconder|Supporter of a motion.
secrecy|Concealment.
secretariat|Staff of the U. N.
secrete|Hide.
secrete|Hide.
secreting|Concealing.
section|Distinct part.
secular|Worldly.
sedatest|Most calm.
sedative|Calming.
sedative|Having a soothing effect.
sedative|Tending to soothe.
sedilia|Seats for clergy.
sediments|Gritty residues.
seeders|Farm machines.
seeders|Planters.
seeress|Medium.
seesaws|Fun for children.
seesaws|Teeter-totters.
selectees|Draftees.
selective|Based on choice.
sellers|Fast-moving stock.
selvage|Woven cloth edge.
selvage|Woven edge of material.
semantic|Of meaning.
semester|Period of instruction.
seminar|Study group.
seminar|Study group.
seminars|College research groups.
senates|Groups of 96.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislatures.
senator|Flanders or Holland.
senator|Griffith Stadium player.
senator|Herbert Lehman.
senatorial|Of legislators.
senators|American League team.
senators|Team that beat the "Damn Yankees."
sending|Dispatching.
sendoff|Bon voyage party.
senecas|Indians of N. Y.
senecas|Iroquoian Indians.
senecas|Iroquois group.
seniors|Certain students.
senoras|Donas.
senoras|Ladies from Monterrey.
senoras|Ladies.
senoras|Spanish ladies.
senoras|Spanish ladies.
sensate|Appreciated by eye, ear, etc.
senseless|Conspicuously unwise.
sensible|Intelligent.
sensorial|Of the center of feeling.
sentient|Perceptive.
separate|Muster out.
separate|Part company.
separation|Break.
septate|Having partitions.
serapes|Blanket garments of Mexico.
serapes|Mexican blankets.
serapes|Mexican wraparounds.
serapes|Mexican wraparounds.
serapes|Woolen blankets.
seraphim|Celestial beings.
serenade|Schubert song.
serenes|Makes placid.
serials|Radio rivals of baseball.
serpent|The ___ beguiled me . . .
serpent|Eve's intruder in the dust.
serpent|Symbol on the caduceus.
serpents|Caduceus symbols.
serrate|Notched like a saw.
servants|Family retainers.
serving|Portion of food.
session|Meeting.
sessions|Legislative meetings.
sessions|U. N. meetings.
setbacks|Recessed sections of buildings.
settees|Furniture.
settled|Staid.
seventeen|Story by Booth Tarkington.
several|Diverse.
severely|In an austere manner.
sextants|Navigators' instruments.
shallot|Onion.
shamble|Walk awkwardly.
shambled|Shuffled along.
shanghai|Port on the Whangpoo River.
sharers|Participants.
sharpen|Make a point.
sheepskins|College goals.
sheerer|More precipitous.
sheeted|Garbed KKK-style.
shelter|Refuge from icy blasts.
shepherds|A part of every Xmas pageant.
shimmer|Gleam faintly.
shinguards|Equipment for Berra.
shinnied|Climbed in a certain way.
shipload|Cargo.
shippers|Men of commerce.
shoguns|Former tycoons.
shooters|Important marbles.
shopped|Looked for bargains.
shortage|Limited supply.
shortcut|Time-saving device.
shortcut|Way of saving time.
shortstops|Miranda and Dark.
shortwave|Radio medium for Voice of America.
shovels|Digs.
shoving|Pushing.
showboat|Jerome Kern classic.
showers|Weather prediction.
shriller|More high-pitched.
shriveled|Withered.
shrouded|Veiled by obscurity.
shrouded|Veiled.
shuddery|Adjective for a ghost story.
shuttle|Sewing machine part.
siamese|Southeastern Asians.
sidearms|Pistols or swords.
sidearms|Sword and pistol.
sidereal|Of the stars.
sidereal|Pertaining to the stars.
sidestep|Evade.
sidetrack|Divert.
sidetracked|Diverted from the main issue.
sidewise|As a crab darts.
sierras|Sawtooth ridges.
siestas|Naps at noon.
signaler|User of semaphores.
silenced|Repressed.
silencer|Firearm attachment.
sillabub|Frothy mixture of wine and cream.
sillabub|Wine and cream beaten to froth.
silliness|Inanity.
silvery|Describing moonlight.
similar|Resembling.
similes|Figures of speech.
similes|Poets' comparisons.
simples|Medicinal herbs.
simulate|Pretend.
sincere|Free from hypocrisy.
sincerely|In heartfelt manner.
sinecure|All-pay-and-no-work job.
singsong|Monotonous cadence.
sinister|Ominous.
sisterhoods|Sororal societies.
sisterhoods|Women's auxiliaries.
sisters|Goneril, Regan, Cordelia.
sisters|The seven Pleiades.
sitting|Model's occupation.
skating|Button's forte.
skedaddle|Run away, in Civil War slang.
skeined|Wound into hanks.
skeleton|Framework.
skillet|Frying pan.
skillet|Spider.
skinflints|Penny-pinchers.
skinflints|Silas Marner and others.
skittish|Easily frightened.
skittishly|Nervously.
skylark|Blithe spirit.
slacken|Slow up.
slander|Cause for legal action.
slandered|Maligned.
slanderer|Owner of a bad tongue.
slangiest|Most addicted to jive.
slanting|Showing prejudice.
slapstick|Crude comedy.
slather|Use a lot of: Colloq.
sleeker|Glossier.
sleeker|Smoother.
sleeping|Occupation for babies.
sleeves|Parts of cardigans.
slender|Fashionable in silhouette.
slickers|Storm garments.
slightest|Least.
slightest|Most insignificant.
slingshot|Goliath's undoing.
slipper|Moccasin.
slipper|Part of the "Cinderella" plot.
slivers|Splinters.
slogans|Adman's specialties.
slotted|Having narrow grooves.
slugabed|Lazy Mary, for instance.
slugger|A success at the plate.
slyness|Secret humor.
smashes|Theatrical hits.
smashing|Breaking completely.
smatter|Slight knowledge.
smeared|Daubed.
smelted|Fused, as ore.
smelting|Function of a blast furnace.
smilers|Happy individuals.
smilers|Happy-looking folk.
smoothes|Eases.
smother|Cover over thickly.
snailed|Dawdled.
snapper|Food fish.
snapper|Tropical food fish.
snarers|Trappers.
snarled|Describing holiday traffic.
snarled|Growled.
snarled|Tangled.
snatching|Clutching.
snathes|Handles of scythes.
sneakers|Footwear.
sneered|Flouted.
sneerer|Contemptuous one.
snicker|Sly laugh.
sniffish|Disdainful.
snippet|Small piece.
snivels|Complains in whining manner.
snoopers|Busybodies.
snorters|Violent winds: Colloq.
snowbell|Small tree of Southeastern U. S.
snowcap|Any white peak.
snowstorm|Entry on a weather map.
soapsuds|Lather.
soarers|Fliers.
soberer|Better balanced.
sociably|Genially.
socially|In companionable fashion.
sockets|Parts of electric lights.
sodalite|Translucent mineral resembling marble.
sodality|Fellowship.
sodality|Fellowship.
soirees|Evening entertainments.
soirees|Evening parties.
soldered|Cemented.
solitude|Ivory tower aspect.
soloist|Singing star.
solvent|In good financial condition.
sombrero|Relative of a ten-gallon hat.
someone|Person of importance.
sonatas|Moonlight and "Pathetique."
sonatas|Musical compositions.
songstress|Emmy winner Dinah.
sonnets|Millay's forte.
sonnets|Poetic forms.
sooners|Folks from Oklahoma.
sooners|Oklahoma footballers.
soother|Appeaser.
sophist|Clever but specious thinker.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorties|Sallies.
soubriquet|Fancy nickname.
spaceman|Astronaut.
spaceman|Role for Captain Video.
spacers|Typewriter parts.
spadework|Preliminary labor.
spalpeens|Good-for-nothings: Irish.
spangle|Glittering ornament.
spanner|Wrench.
sparerib|Cut of pork.
sparred|Boxed.
sparser|Scantier.
spartan|Michigan State footballer.
spartan|Sternly disciplined.
speaker|Martin in December, Rayburn in January.
speared|Pierced.
specials|Certain policemen.
specimen|Typical part.
specimens|Typical parts.
speckled|The ___ Band.
speechify|Harangue.
speeding|Reason for a ticket.
spelunks|Goes cave exploring.
spencer|One of Churchill's names.
spiciness|Piquancy.
spieled|Barked in a sideshow.
spieler|Step-right-up-folks man.
spieler|Side show barker.
spinach|Goosefoot plant.
spinach|Symbolic vegetable.
spindling|Lean and lanky.
spinner|Shiny fish lure.
spinose|Thorny.
spiraea|Shrub of the rose family.
spiraled|Traveled with a twist, as a football.
spiteful|Malicious.
splatter|Splash water about.
spleens|Ductless organs.
spliced|Joined, as film.
splices|Joins.
spondaic|Having a certain meter.
sporran|Furry purse worn with kilts.
spotters|Important C. D. workers.
spouses|Partners in marriage.
spouter|Whale.
sprayers|Devices for gardeners.
springers|Seasonably named dogs.
sprinkle|Light rain.
squeezing|Avoidable K. P. chore.
squires|Attends the ladies.
stabile|Fixed in position.
stableboys|Old-time inn attendants.
stacked|Arranged in a pile.
stadium|Bowl.
stalker|Hunter of game.
stamina|Staying power.
stammer|Falter.
standbys|Stanch supporters.
stapler|Office gadget.
stardom|Pinnacle of success.
starers|Interested crowd.
starers|Oglers.
stargazing|Working at Mt. Palomar.
starlet|Young actress.
starlets|Cinema comers.
starlike|Describing certain flowers.
starter|Car mechanism.
starters|They control elevator traffic.
startup|Set running.
statehood|For Hawaii and Alaska?
stately|Majestic.
stateroom|Quarters on a Queen.
stateroom|Voyager's quarters.
statesman|Churchill, for instance.
statesmen|Cabinet members.
station|Base of operations.
station|Commuter's goal.
statute|Law.
staunch|Unwavering.
steadfast|Resolute.
stealers|Light-fingered gentry.
stealing|Theft.
stealth|Furtive quiet.
stealth|Pussyfooting.
stealth|Secrecy.
steamboat|First Mickey Mouse picture, "___ Willie."
steamer|Liner.
steamers|Side-wheelers.
stearin|Chief ingredient of suet.
steeped|Imbued.
steepen|Become extreme.
steeper|More precipitous.
steepest|Hardest to climb.
steeple|Spire.
steeples|Certain structures.
steered|Guided.
stellar|Heavenly.
stellar|Starry.
stenciled|Lettered with a form.
stentor|Greek herald with voice of fifty men.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
stentorian|Extremely loud.
stepmother|Villainess in fairy tales.
stepped|Walked rapidly.
stepper|Astaire or Kelly.
steppers|Fast horses.
steppes|Great plains of S. E. Europe.
sternal|Of the breastbone.
sternal|Pertaining to the breastbone.
stewards|Workers on a ship.
stiffened|Starched.
stilted|Pompous.
stinter|Careful spender.
stinter|Economical individual.
stinter|Pinchfist.
stirred|Provoked (with "up").
stirrer|Muddler.
stirrers|Swizzle sticks.
stockade|Setting in "From Here To Eternity."
stockings|Erstwhile chimney adornments.
stollen|German fruit cake.
stomata|Breathing pores in plants.
stomper|Foot banger.
stoners|K. P. implements.
stoners|Kitchen implements.
stonewall|General's epithet.
stooped|Leaned.
stopgap|Temporary expedient.
stopple|Cork.
storeroom|Attic or cellar.
storers|Warehouse men.
stories|Literary output.
stories|Tales.
stouter|Braver.
stouter|More thickset.
stoutest|Most brave.
straddler|Man on the fence.
strafes|Bombards heavily.
stranded|Aground.
strands|Shores.
strange|Odd.
strange|Unfamiliar.
stranger|Not As a ___.
strapper|Strong man.
strawhat|Easter finery.
strayed|Got lost.
streamed|Floated.
streamed|Poured out.
strewers|Disseminators.
striate|Mark with grooves.
striates|Makes grooves.
strident|Raucous.
strides|Long steps.
strikeout|Fail completely.
strikeouts|Bob Turley's forte.
strings|Violins, for instance.
strives|Contends.
stronger|More powerful.
stropped|Sharpened.
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry dessert.
students|Characters in "Tea and Sympathy."
stunner|Handsome girl.
styling|Making fashionable.
stylist|Showy player.
stylites|Saints who lived on pillars.
sublime|Awe-inspiring.
submarine|Jules Verne's dream come true.
substitute|Nonpermanent teacher.
subterfuge|Artifice.
subversion|Subject of current controversy.
succinct|To the point.
suitcases|Salesman's luggage.
sunbathers|Prone forms on beaches.
sunbaths|Solar balneations.
sundial|Horologe.
sundial|One way to tell time.
sundown|Time of day.
sunlamp|Tan producer.
sunless|Cloudy.
sunrises|Morning glories.
sunspot|Solar phenomenon.
suntans|Army summer clothes.
supererogatory|Nonessential.
supervene|Occur unexpectedly.
supplement|Sunday paper feature.
suppose|Think.
supposed|Imagined.
surcoat|Outer cloak.
surefire|Certain to win: Colloq.
sureness|Reliability.
surliest|Most churlish.
surrealist|Dali is one.
suspender|Trousers support.
sustains|Encourages.
sutures|Joins by stitching.
swankier|More dashing.
swastikas|Symbols used by American Indians.
swathes|Envelops.
swatter|Fly's finale.
swatter|Mighty batsman.
sweater|Pull-over.
sweeney|Tell it to him.
swelter|Get overhot.
swiveled|Pivoted.
syllabus|Résumé of a book or course of study.
symmetric|Evenly proportioned.
sympathy|Old-time Friml song.
symphonies|Haydn is known as their "father."
symphony|Concord of sweet sounds.
syndicate|Newspaper service.
synonym|What "glad" is to "joyful."
synoptic|Presenting a general view.
systems|Arrangements.
systems|Arrangements.
systems|Methods.
systole|Shortening of a syllable.
tabaret|Silk used in upholstering.
tabernacle|Building in center of Salt Lake City.
talaria|Winged shoes of Hermes.
talents|Innate aptitudes.
tallest|Most incredible: Colloq.
tamales|Daily fare in Zacatecas.
tamales|Mexican corn-meal cakes.
tamales|Minced meat, red peppers, etc.
tampers|Meddles.
tanager|Songbird.
tangent|Touching.
tangerines|Natives of Morocco.
tangled|Snarled.
tantaras|Trumpet blasts.
tantrum|Behavior problem.
tantrum|Flareup of temper.
tarantellas|Fast, whirling Italian dances.
targeted|Used as a bull's-eye.
tarries|Sojourns.
tasseled|Adorned, as Indian corn.
tasseled|Ornamented with fringed knobs.
tassels|Drapery décor.
tattled|Revealed a secret.
tattles|Gives away secrets.
tautened|Tensed.
taxicab|Hack.
taxicab|Milieu of Amos or Andy.
teacart|Movable piece of furniture.
teacart|Piece of furniture on wheels.
teaches|Pursues Miss Dove's profession.
teahouse|Social spot in a current Broadway hit.
teammate|What Dropo is to Minoso.
teargas|Lachrymatory stuff.
teargas|Police weapon.
tearoom|Place for a snack.
tearoom|Small restaurant.
tearooms|Certain restaurants.
teatime|Four o'clock.
teatime|Late afternoon.
teatime|Pause for refreshment.
teatime|Period in a Londoner's day.
teatime|Sociable hour.
teddies|Popular toys.
tedious|Boresome.
tedious|Dull.
tediums|Periods of boredom.
teenager|Eddie Fisher fan.
teenager|High school student.
teenager|Young person.
teenagers|Sub-debs.
teenier|Littler.
teethes|Develops incisors.
telecast|Video program.
telecast|Video show.
telephone|Intercom.
tellers|Bank employes.
telltale|Outward indication of a secret.
telltale|R. R. danger signal, hanging cords indicating low bridge.
tempera|Artist's process.
temperate|Self-restrained.
tempest|Weather phenomenon.
tempests|Violent winds.
templar|Crusader.
templar|Crusader.
tempter|Inveigler.
tempters|Enticers.
tenable|Defensible.
tenants|Occupants.
tenants|Occupants.
tendril|Part of a grapevine.
tenoned|Fitted for a mortise.
tension|Dramatic suspense.
tensors|Stretching muscles.
tentatives|Experimental offers.
terminate|Close.
terminus|Boundary post.
terraced|Tiered.
tertiary|Of the third order.
testable|Qualified to make a will: Abbr.
testament|A covenant.
testers|Bed canopies.
tetanus|A shot given G. I.'s.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
tethered|Fastened with rope.
tethers|Ties up.
tetrodes|Electron tubes.
textile|Woven fabric.
theater|Part of the entertainment world.
theaters|Scenes of action.
theatre|Novel by Maugham.
theatrical|Histrionic.
theistic|Pertaining to belief in one God.
thematic|Pertaining to the principal subject.
theoretical|Not practical.
therapy|Dr. Howard Rusk's branch of medicine.
thinner|More svelte.
thirsts|Desires.
thirteen|Symbol of bad luck.
thorned|Guarded like the rose.
threats|Bully's stock in trade.
threats|Menaces.
threesome|Kind of golf match.
threnody|Song of lamentation.
thrones|Palatial furniture.
thrushes|Bluebirds.
thumper|Rabbit in "Bambi."
thumpers|Heavy blows.
thunderstricken|Astonished.
thwarts|Frustrates.
tiaraed|Richly crowned.
tidiest|Neatest.
tiepins|Gentlemen's accessories.
tightwad|Jack Benny's impersonation.
tillage|Cultivated land.
tillage|Cultivation of land.
timbale|Fried pastry shell.
timeless|Interminable.
timeout|Pause on the gridiron.
timepiece|Watch.
timidly|Without assurance.
timidness|Lack of daring.
timothies|Hay grasses.
tinamou|South American bird.
tingled|Prickled.
tininess|Littleness.
tinners|Metal workers.
tinware|Tenth anniversary gifts.
tippers|Waiters' friends.
tirades|Intemperate speeches.
titania|Ovid's name for Diana.
titania|Queen Mab's successor.
titanic|Of great power.
titivate|Dress up.
titmice|Very small birds.
titular|Existing in name only.
toastmaster|George Jessel.
toeholds|Very slight footings.
toilers|Hugo's "___ of the Sea."
tolerate|Permit.
tolerates|Puts up with.
tollgate|Where travelers pay.
tomcats|Nocturnal serenaders.
tonnage|Carrying capacity of a ship.
tonsils|Neighbors of the pharynx.
tonsure|Haircut.
tonsures|Monastic haircuts.
tontine|Fantastic insurance policy, Costain's subject.
tootler|Horn blower.
topical|Relating to current matters.
topically|In a newsworthy manner.
tornado|Twister.
tornado|Twister.
tornados|Mississippi Valley hazards.
torpedo|Navy missile.
torpedo|Submarine munition.
torrent|Rushing stream.
tortoise|Fabled racer.
tortoni|Biscuit ___.
torturer|Relic of the Inquisition.
tosspots|Old Soaks.
totters|Trembles.
totting|Adding up figures.
touring|Seeing the countryside.
tourist|Traveler.
tourists|Sightseers.
tournament|Masters' contest.
traction|Pulling power.
tractor|Hauling vehicle.
trademark|Commercial symbol.
traders|Business men.
traders|Frontier merchants.
traders|Stock exhange members.
traditive|Conventional.
traducer|Slanderer.
tragedians|Actors.
tragical|Calamitous.
trailer|A place to live in.
trained|Instructed.
trainees|Rookies.
trainer|Coach.
trainers|Clubhouse liniment wielders.
traitor|Quisling.
traitor|Quisling.
traitor|Turncoat.
traitor|Turncoat.
traitors|Betrayers.
trample|Crush.
tranced|Intensely still.
trances|Dreamlike states.
transfer|Type of ticket.
transient|He's here today, gone tomorrow.
trapezes|Circus appurtenances.
trapezist|The daring young man.
traveler|Globetrotter.
travelers|Dulles and aides.
trawler|Fishing vessel.
treacle|Molasses.
treason|Gunpowder ___ and plot.
treater|Generous fellow.
treatise|Formal essay.
treenails|Wooden pegs used in shipbuilding.
tremolo|Sound effect device on a pipe organ.
tremors|Earthly quakes.
tremors|Temblors.
trenails|Wooden pegs.
tresses|Locks.
tresses|The makings of switches.
trestles|Braced frameworks.
trestles|Braced frameworks.
tribute|Praise.
tricked|Cheated.
tricycle|Locomotion for Junior.
tridents|Fish spears.
triennially|Happening every third year.
trigger|Noted movie equine.
trillion|One, followed by twelve zeros.
trinity|San Antonio university.
tripartite|Threefold.
triptych|Three-paneled altarpiece.
trireme|Ancient galley.
trireme|Galley.
triremes|Caesar's warships.
tritest|Most commonplace.
trolled|Fished for sailfish.
trolley|Subject of Judy Garland song.
trooper|Cavalryman.
troopship|Vessel of war.
tropics|Hot countries.
tropics|Hotbed of hurricanes.
tropics|Region for a winter holiday.
trotter|Gaited horse.
trotters|Racehorses.
troublemakers|People with chips on their shoulders.
trousers|Article of apparel.
troweling|Digging.
truckler|Obsequious one.
trudged|Plodded along.
trueblue|Completely loyal person.
truffle|Edible fungus.
trussed|Packed into a bundle (with "up").
trusses|60-lb. bundles of hay.
trysted|Had a rendezvous.
trysted|Had a rendezvous.
tsarina|Anastasia's mother.
tsarina|Catherine or Alexandra.
tsarina|Great lady for Ivan.
tsarinas|Quondam Russian titles.
turfman|Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
turnabout|Reversal of course.
turnout|Coach and horses.
turnouts|Gatherings of people.
twiners|Morning-glories.
twister|Storm.
twitters|Cheep-cheep-cheep.
typhoons|China Sea hazards.
typists|Office workers.
tyrants|Oppressors.
ukuleles|Aloha Oe accompaniment.
ultrasecret|Cloaked item for C. I. A.
ululant|Howling.
ululate|Howl, as a wolf.
ululate|Howl.
ululate|Wail.
umpired|Called the plays.
umpires|Men of decision.
unassigned|Not designated.
unavailing|Futile.
unbends|Becomes more genial.
undenied|Not contested.
undercover|Acting in secret.
undersea|Describing Nemo's adventure.
undersea|Submarine's habitat.
understatement|Traditional trait of the British.
undulate|Move like a wave.
unearned|What some income is.
unearthed|Dug up.
uneasiest|Most restless.
unicorn|Fabulous animal.
unicorn|Monoceros.
unlearns|Sheds misconceptions.
unmannerly|On the boorish side.
unnoted|Not recorded.
unpoetic|Without meter or rhythm.
unravel|Disentangle.
unrelated|Not connected.
unrolled|Revealed.
unsated|Not surfeited.
unseals|Opens.
unshaven|Bearded.
unsightly|In a mess.
unsolder|Disunite.
untired|Still feeling fresh.
untoward|Inconvenient.
unwaxed|Not protected, as floors.
upperclassmen|Certain students.
uproarious|Noisily hilarious.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstate|Part of New York.
upstater|Resident of northern New York.
uselessly|Without purpose.
usurper|Illegal occupant of a throne.
utopian|Idealistic.
vagrant|Aimless as the wind.
valedictorian|Student speaker at graduation.
vamoose|Spanish "scram."
vampire|Tropical bat.
variety|The spice of life.
varsities|Football teams.
vaticinate|Foretell.
vegetable|Squash, for instance.
vendetta|Revenge-seeking feud.
vengeful|Bent on retaliation.
verandas|Galleries.
version|Rendition.
veteran|Man of experience.
viceroy|A king's governor.
victoria|The Zambesi's falls.
victory|Conrad novel.
viewpoints|Opinions.
vinegar|A condiment.
vinegar|Catsup ingredient.
vinegar|Condiment.
vintage|Choice, as wine.
violent|Very strong.
violets|April flowers.
violinist|Nathan Milstein.
virtuoso|Gifted musical performer.
virulent|Extremely venomous.
visited|Paid a call.
vistaed|Having a view.
vistaed|Scened.
vitiate|Impair the quality of.
vitriol|Anything sharp or caustic.
volcano|What Popocatepetl is.
wagerer|Bettor.
wagerers|Gamblers.
waggled|Moved in wobbly manner.
wailing|___ Wall of Jerusalem.
waistline|Dieter's concern.
waiting|At one's call.
waitress|Café employe.
waitress|What Mildred was in "Of Human Bondage."
wallpaper|Do-it-yourself material.
wardens|Air-raid officials.
warehouse|Commercial building.
warmups|Exercises before the game.
washbasin|Laundry accessory.
washers|Plumbers' fittings.
washtubs|Laundry equipment.
waspish|Irascible.
wassail|Convivial affair of olden times.
waterfront|Brando's latest beat.
waterless|Needing irrigation.
wearing|Tiring.
wedding|Dramatic scene in "Lohengrin."
weekend|House party period.
welcomes|Accepts with pleasure.
western|TV offering.
westerner|Cowboy.
westerns|Horse operas.
wheeler|___ Field, U. S. air base at Oahu.
whiskered|Like "Trade" and "Mark."
whitecap|Wave crest.
whitened|Bleached.
whitens|Bleaches.
whodunit|Mystery story (coined by Donald Gordon).
widener|Well-known Philadelphia family.
winters|Actress Shelley.
wiremen|Long line workers.
wiretapper|Uninvited listener.
wisteria|Purple-flowering vine.
wisteria|Twining shrub of the pea family.
wolverine|Native of Michigan.
wombats|Marsupials.
wondering|Thinking.
wreathe|Encircle.
wreather|Shaper of garlands.
wrested|Snatched.
wrestling|Sport on TV.
yelling|Cheering.
yellower|Having more carotin.
yesterday|Recent time.
youngest|Baby.
youngster|Teen-ager.
yuletide|Happy season.
zaniest|Most clownish.
zealousness|Enthusiasm.
zestful|Piquant.
zodiacs|Diagrams used in astrology.
zoologists|Students of animal life.
aardvark|First animal in the dictionary.
abalone|Rock-clinging mollusk.
abalone|Sea mollusk.
abalone|Shellfish.
abandon|Lack of restraint.
abandons|Deserts.
abecedarian|Tyro.
ablative|Latin case.
abolish|Cancel.
aboveboard|Square-shooting.
abrader|Friction agent.
abrades|Wears away.
absconded|Left with the loot.
absentee|Truant, for one.
abusing|Maltreating.
academy|School.
accelerate|Hasten.
accepts|Believes in.
accepts|Takes.
accords|Bestows on.
accosts|Greets first.
accountant|Essential business employe.
accounts|Bank clients.
accruing|Building up, as interest.
accuser|Plaintiff's role.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetone|Liquid used as paint remover.
acetone|Volatile liquid.
acetose|Vinegary.
achieve|Get results.
achieves|Accomplishes.
acidity|Tartness.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acquires|Secures.
actress|Stage innovation, circa 1656.
acumens|Points of a maple leaf: Bot.
adamant|Determined.
adamant|Unyielding.
adamantine|Immovable.
adaptable|Of flexible nature.
adaptations|Certain plays.
addicted|Devoted (to).
additions|Annexes and ells.
address|Formal speech.
address|Place where one lives.
addresser|Speech-maker.
adheres|Becomes attached.
adhesive|Tenacious.
adhesive|Tenacious.
adjacent|Next to.
administer|Dispense.
administrations|Government executives and their policies.
admiral|Arleigh Burke's rank.
admires|Likes.
admires|Regards with wonder.
adorable|Lovely: Colloq.
adoring|Idolizing.
adulation|Servile flattery.
advance|Promote.
advances|Promotions.
advantage|Slight edge.
advents|Important arrivals.
adverse|Famous Anthony.
advisers|Consultants.
aerates|Charges with gas.
aerates|Inflates.
aeration|Purifying process.
aerials|Antennas.
aerials|Contemporary household necessities.
affairs|Matters of business.
affinity|Mutual attraction.
afternoon|Time of day.
afterpiece|Additional short sketch.
against|Counter to.
ageless|Eternal.
agential|Acting as a representative.
ageratums|Garden flowers.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Shake violently.
agitates|Stirs up.
aileron|Airplane wing section.
aileron|Movable part of plane wing.
aileron|Plane's wing flap.
airiest|Breeziest.
airiest|Most graceful.
airings|Outdoor jaunts.
airlift|Blockade buster.
airliner|Passenger plane.
airport|Teterboro is one.
airtime|Aviation term.
alacrity|Eagerness.
alamode|In style.
alamode|In the fashion.
alarmed|Frightened.
albatross|Web-footed sea bird.
aldermen|City council members.
alehouse|Café.
alewife|Herringlike fish.
alewives|Herringlike fish.
alexander|Actress Joan.
alexanders|Eight Popes.
alfalfa|Important forage plant.
algebra|School subject.
aliases|Devices for remaining incognito.
aliases|Pseudonyms.
aliases|Underground names.
alienate|Make an enemy of.
alienate|Make unfriendly.
alienates|Makes a foe of.
alienation|Estrangement.
alienee|Receiver of a deed.
alienists|Legal term for psychiatrists.
alienor|Conveyor of property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
alimony|Type of income.
aliners|Straighteners.
alleged|Declared.
alleges|Asserts without proof.
allegory|Metaphorical narrative.
allergy|Common susceptibility.
almoner|Dispenser of alms.
alpenhorn|Swiss signaling instrument.
alphabet|Useful foreign invention (ends in Z).
altered|Made different.
alternations|Variations.
altruist|One with unselfish motives.
amassed|Collected together.
amasses|Accumulates.
amateur|Olympic athlete, for instance.
amateur|Vic Seixas, for example.
amateurs|A. A. U. members.
amazement|Overwhelming wonder.
amazing|Astounding.
ambiguous|Vague.
ambivalence|Simultaneous conflicting feelings.
ambsace|Dice throw called snake eyes.
ambsace|Snake-eyes.
ambulate|Walk.
amendment|Fifth ___.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amerced|Penalized by fine.
amiability|Good nature.
amnesty|General pardon.
amorist|Romeo.
amorous|Affectionate.
amperes|Electrical units.
ampersands|Connective symbols.
amulets|Charms.
amusers|Comedians.
analysis|Syllabus or conspectus.
analysts|News ___.
anapest|Poetic measure.
anapest|Relative of a dactyl.
anatomic|Pertaining to plant or animal structure.
anatomy|Animal structure.
ancestral|Parental.
ancient|Of an older world.
andante|Musical direction.
andante|Musical term.
andiron|Hearth log support.
anemometer|Wind gauge.
anemone|Cup-shaped flower.
aneurin|England's Bevan.
angling|Fishing.
angulate|Having corners.
aniline|Colorles dye-making liquid.
aniline|Liquid used in dyes.
animadverted|Expressed censure (with "on").
animate|Liven up.
animato|Lively: Music.
animosity|Ill will.
aniseed|Aromatic cordial.
anisette|A sweet liqueur.
anisette|Cordial.
anklets|Type of hose.
anneals|Strengthens and tempers.
annotate|Do editorial work.
annotate|Furnish with notes.
annually|Every year.
anodyne|Ease-giving substance.
anomaly|Cousin of a paradox.
antarctic|Scene of a proposed colony.
antebellum|1938.
antecedent|Prior to.
antedate|Happen aforetime.
antelope|Steenbok.
antenna|Radio appurtenance.
antenna|TV signal finder.
anterior|Toward the front.
anthems|Hymns of praise.
anthill|Result of formicid activity.
anticolonialism|Widespread feeling in the East.
antifat|Dieter's word.
antipode|Exact opposite.
antitax|One adjective for the Boston Tea Party group.
antitoxic|Counteracting poison.
antlers|Pride of the caribou.
apaches|Colorful characters of Paris.
aparejo|Packsaddle on a Mexican pony.
apartheid|Strydom's social credo.
aperies|Mimicries.
aphonic|Voiceless.
aphonic|Voiceless.
aphrodite|Statue by Praxiteles.
apologia|Formal spoken or written defense.
apologies|Expressions of regret.
apology|Makeshift.
apostles|Evangelists.
appanages|Perquisites.
apparition|Blithe Spirit.
appendices|Additional sections of a book.
appetizer|Canapé.
applesauce|Hokum.
applique|Ornamental needlework.
apposes|Places in proximity.
apposes|Places near.
apposes|Puts side by side.
apricot|Yellowish-orange.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbutus|Mayflower.
arcaded|Having arches.
arcadia|Place for the exurbanites.
arcadian|Possessor of pastoral tastes.
arcanum|Elixir.
archers|Bowmen.
archives|Public records.
arduous|Difficult to do.
areaway|Building courtyard.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Small spaces.
areolar|Having interstices.
areolas|Small areas.
areolate|Marked by interstices.
argonaut|Hercules was one.
arguers|Logomachists.
arietta|Little song.
arietta|Short melody.
arietta|Short melody.
arietta|Short song.
arietta|Songlet.
ariettas|Short operatic melodies.
aristae|Grain beards.
aristate|Bearded, as grain.
armadillo|Burrowing animal.
armadillos|Toothless, burrowing animals.
armature|Part of a motor.
armchair|Symbol of relaxation.
armorer|Munitions maker.
armorer|Soldier in charge of certain weapons.
arouser|Agitator.
arraign|Call before a tribunal.
arraign|Call to account.
arrange|Organize.
arrange|Plan.
arrange|Put in order.
arranged|Adapted, as music.
arranger|Worker with band or orchestra.
arranges|Determines.
arrearage|Bookkeeping category.
arrears|Unfinished business.
arrested|Stopped the spread of.
arrested|Stopped.
arrestive|Tending to fix the attention.
arrived|There at last.
arriving|Coming to pass.
arrogant|Haughty.
arrogate|Assume undue authority.
arrogate|Claim without right.
arrogate|Claim without right.
arsenal|Ordnance depot.
arterial|Describing highway systems.
arterial|Designating a main road.
article|Commodity.
article|Part of the Constitution.
article|Section of a document.
ascetic|Monk.
ascribes|Imputes.
ashamed|Abashed.
aspects|Appearances.
aspirate|Pronounce the "h."
aspirer|Ambitious one.
aspirer|Ambitious one.
aspirin|Remedy.
assailed|Attacked with arguments.
assailed|Attacked.
assassin|Booth, for example.
assayer|Mineralogist.
assents|Expresses agreement.
assessor|Estimator of values.
assistant|Right-hand man.
assonance|Partial rhyme.
assonant|Showing resemblance of sound.
assured|Confident.
asterisks|Marks in printing.
asterisks|Signs used in printing.
astound|Strike with great surprise.
astrologers|Evangeline Adams and others.
astronautically|According to a means of proposed propulsion.
atelier|Artist's milieu.
atelier|Artist's studio.
atelier|Artist's workshop.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Workshop.
athenaeum|Literary or scientific club.
atlases|Reference books.
atomizer|Spray.
atonements|Wrongdoers' penances.
attests|Certifies.
attired|Raimented.
attires|Get-ups.
attitude|Frame of mind.
attorney|Role of Javits or Williams.
attorney|___ general.
attract|Allure.
attractive|Magnetic.
attrite|Opposite of contrite.
attrite|Opposite of contrite.
attuned|Harmonized.
attunes|Makes harmonious.
auctions|Puts up for sale.
aureate|Gilded.
aureate|Golden.
auroras|Dawns.
autographs|Collector's items.
automation|Neologism in industry.
automation|New industrial phenomenon.
availed|Was of use.
avarice|Greed.
avaricious|Miserly.
avatars|Incarnations.
avowing|Declaring.
avulsed|Plucked off.
awaiting|Being ready for.
awarder|Prize bestower.
awestruck|Appalled.
azaleas|Attraction of South Carolina festival.
azaleas|Rhododendron relatives.
baccarat|Card game at Monte Carlo.
backers|Seconds.
backstage|Where the green-room is.
backstop|Baseball necessity.
badgers|Natives of Wisconsin.
badminton|Game.
bagasse|Refuse from sugar cane.
bagatelle|Trifle.
bagpipes|Thrillers of Scotsmen.
balanced|In equilibrium.
balancer|Acrobat.
ballads|Burl Ives' forte.
ballast|Gravel between railroad ties.
ballcarrier|Gridiron's center of attraction.
balmoral|Historical Scottish castle.
bananas|Latin-American exports.
bandaid|Medicine chest item.
bandanna|Relative of a babushka.
bandsaw|Lumberman's machine.
bandshell|Place for a concert.
bandwagon|Political phenomenon.
banknote|Paper money.
banknotes|They're payable on demand.
banters|Joshes.
banters|Teases without malice.
barnacle|Hanger-on.
barnacle|Person hard to get rid of: Colloq.
barnstorm|Play, speak, etc. in small towns.
barnyard|Part of a farm.
barracks|Type of housing.
barrages|Hails of missiles.
basemen|Players on a diamond.
baskets|Goals in a game.
batsman|He'll be up on April 17th.
battered|Mauled.
beanies|Headgear for freshmen.
beanpoles|Tall, thin persons: Colloq.
beanstalk|Subject of a nursery tale.
bearded|Goateed.
bearskin|Cap.
beatify|Make happy or blessed.
becalms|Makes quiet.
bedizens|Dresses showily.
beeline|Shortest way to a place.
beeline|Straight route.
begonia|House plant.
behavior|Bearing.
behemoths|Huge animals mentioned in Job.
behindhand|Late.
behooves|Devolves on.
belated|Tardy.
beleaguer|Besiege.
belongs|But my heart ___ to daddy.
beltlines|Circuit railways.
bemired|Deep in mud.
benchmarks|Points of reference, for surveyors.
benefited|Aided.
benthos|Bottom of the sea.
bestirs|Rouses to action.
bestowal|Giving.
betatron|New apparatus for M. D.'s.
betroths|Affiances.
bevatron|Atom-smasher similar to the synchrotron.
bevelled|Slanted.
bicycles|Freewheeling vehicles.
billeting|Placing in quarters.
biremes|Ships at Actium.
biretta|Ecclesiastical cap.
bittern|Wading bird.
bituminous|Describing soft coal.
blackmail|Coerce into compliance by threats.
blacksmith|Longfellow's famed artisan.
blameless|Without guilt.
blanket|Covering all contingencies.
blasted|Exploded.
blatant|Noisy.
blazers|Jackets.
bleater|Lost sheep.
blessed|The ___ Damozel.
blighter|Chap: British slang.
blistered|Attacked with sharp words.
bloodstone|Symbol of a March birthday.
blossoms|Flourishes and prospers.
blowers|Ventilating fans.
blowhard|Boastful one: Slang.
blubbering|Weeping noisily.
bluebeard|Far from ideal husband.
bluenose|Too puritanical person.
bluestem|Tall fodder grass.
bluestocking|Pedantic woman.
blunder|Flounder.
bluster|Use empty threats.
boasted|Crowed.
boasted|Exulted.
bodices|Upper parts of dresses.
boilers|Water tanks.
bolivar|George Washington of S. A.
bolters|Political decampers.
bombast|Pompous speech.
boneheads|Dumbbells.
boneset|Thoroughwort.
bonitos|Mackerellike fishes.
bonitos|Salt-water food fish.
bookends|Supporters of literature.
boosters|Amplifiers, in radio.
bootery|Shoe shop.
bordered|Was next to (with "on").
borders|Where flowers grow.
boredom|Ennui.
bouncer|Ouster of the disorderly.
bourbon|Political reactionary.
bowlegged|Describing most cowboys.
boycott|Refuse to sell, buy or use.
boyhood|Time of one's life.
brassies|Golf clubs.
bravura|Brilliant style of music.
bravuras|Brilliant passages, in music.
braziers|Old-time heating devices.
breadboard|Kitchen appurtenance.
breadlines|Depression scenes.
breathed|Inhaled.
brewery|Scene of fermentation.
briefed|Summarized.
broaden|Expand.
broadloom|Wall-to-wall item.
brocade|Rich fabric.
brogues|Heavy walking shoes.
brooders|Poultry farm devices.
brother|Good fellow: Colloq.
brownies|Girl Scouts-to-be.
brunette|Spanish beauty, for example.
brushup|Refresh one's knowledge (with "on”).
buoyancy|Lightness.
burgess|Mr. Meredith.
burlaps|Hempen fabrics.
busybody|Officious person.
butterfly|Cio-Cio-San.
bynames|Sobriquets.
cabanas|Detached bathhouses.
cabaret|Type of café.
cabbages|Products of a vegetable garden.
cabbies|Taxi drivers.
cabinet|Presidential advisory group.
caboodle|The whole ___.
cacophony|Dissonance.
cadence|Rhythm.
cadence|Rhythm.
caesura|Rhythmic pause.
cafeterias|Eating place.
calabash|Jimmy Durante's Mrs.
calendar|Gregorian or Julian.
calendar|List of days.
calends|First day of Roman month.
calories|Dieter's concern.
camorra|Secret society dating from 1820.
campaigner|Stevenson or Kefauver.
canasta|Game at cards.
canasta|Game with jokers.
canastas|Bonuses at cards.
canastas|Melds in a card game.
candescent|Glowing.
candidates|Relatives of dark horses.
canisters|Tea holders.
canonist|Expert in church law.
canopies|Relatives of marquees.
cantata|Choral composition.
cantatas|Certain Bach compositions.
cantatas|Stories set to music.
canteens|Post exchanges.
cantered|Loped.
cantors|Ida and Eddie.
cantrip|Trick or prank: Scot.
caperer|Prancer.
capitol|Site of Statuary Hall.
caporal|Coarse tobacco.
capotes|Long cloaks with hoods.
capstan|Ship's revolving drum device.
capture|Apprehend.
carabaos|Water buffaloes.
caramel|Candy.
caravan|Safari.
caravel|Sailing ship of old.
carbarn|Storage shed for trolleys.
carbines|.30-caliber rifles.
careeners|Ship repairers.
careered|Rushed wildly.
careers|Rushes wildly.
careless|Character in "School for Scandal."
caressed|Displayed tender affection.
caretaker|Watchman.
carfare|Token.
caricature|Pictorial lampoon.
carmine|Tammany's De Sapio.
carpool|Suburbanites' cost-cutting set-up.
carrottop|Redhead.
casabas|Muskmelons.
casbahs|Native quarters of N. African cities.
cascade|Range of the Sierra Nevada.
casement|Kind of window.
casernes|Barracks.
casinos|Rooms for dancing, etc.
castigates|Rebukes.
castles|Balmoral and others.
cataracts|Thundering cascades.
catboats|Small, single-sailed vessels.
catcall|Derisive sound.
catcalls|Vociferous jeers.
catcher|Member of a battery.
category|Class; division.
caterer|One kind of sandwich man.
caterer|Supplier of food.
catholic|Universal.
catspaw|Dupe.
catspaw|Tool.
cauldron|Witches' kettle in "Macbeth."
ceasing|Leaving off.
ceasing|Stopping.
celeste|Actress Holm.
celibate|Unmarried.
cellarer|Steward of a monastery.
cemented|Stuck.
censure|Rebuke.
centaur|Legendary monster.
centaur|Mythical creatures.
centavo|Cash in Colombia.
centers|Football players.
centers|Football players.
centimeter|Unit, as a Salk vaccine.
central|Telephone exchange.
centric|Relating to the hub.
ceramist|Potter.
ceramists|Fictile craftsmen.
cereals|Hot or cold foods.
chaconne|Stately Spanish dance.
chaffer|Haggle over price.
chainsaw|Coal cutter.
chairman|Job for Sam Rayburn.
chancel|Church section.
chandler|Governor in Frankfurt.
changeover|Shifting of position.
character|Graphic symbol.
chargers|War horses.
charges|Concerted rushes.
charlie|Bonnie Prince.
chasers|Small naval vessels.
chassis|Auto body.
chimera|Idle fancy.
chooser|Selector.
chorales|Hymn tunes.
chorister|Church singer.
chowder|Dish of seafood and vegetables.
christens|Performs ship-launching ceremony.
churlish|Ill-mannered.
cigaret|King-size smoke.
cigarette|American best seller.
cigarette|Filter-tip.
cigarettes|Tobacconist's commodity.
ciliate|Having lashlike hairs.
cinders|Covering for a racing track.
cineraria|Showy flower from the Canary Islands.
cinnamon|Flavoring agent.
citadels|Fastnesses.
citizen|Voter.
citrate|Ester of a fruit extract.
citrons|Fruitcake ingredients.
clannish|Cliquy.
claptrap|Insincere, empty talk.
clarinet|Goodman's instrument.
clarion|Kind of trumpet.
clarion|Trumpet sound.
classmates|Bradley and Eisenhower.
claymore|Highlander's sword.
cleaned|Scoured.
cleaners|Dry ___.
cleanse|Purify.
cleanup|Make large profits: Slang.
clearances|Sales.
clearcut|Sharply defined.
clearer|Lighter.
clearer|More audible.
clematis|Vine of the crowfoot family.
clement|Earl Attlee.
clement|Keynoter for the Democrats.
clergymen|Ministers.
clerihew|Pseudo-biographical verse, originated by Edmund Bentley.
cleverly|With ingenuity.
clients|Customers.
clients|Patrons.
clinker|One of Edgar Bergen's aides.
clocked|Timed.
clodpate|Blockhead.
closely|Intently.
cloverleaf|Modern highway intersection.
coaches|Gives instruction to.
coalbin|Cellar storage space.
coarsest|Most unrefined.
coatees|Garments.
coexistence|Proposed substitute for cold war.
collated|Compared critically.
colleague|Sen. Knowland to Amb. Lodge.
collector|Art enthusiast.
college|Electoral ___.
colloid|Gelatinous substance.
colonel|Silver eagle man.
colonel|Silver eagle wearer.
colorado|Western wonderland.
colorists|Artists.
columnist|Writer with a by-line.
combated|Opposed by force.
comeuppance|Deserved rebuke: Slang.
commandeer|Take by force.
compared|Likened.
compass|Airman's guide.
compatible|What TV color is.
competence|Ability.
compile|Make an anthology.
complacent|Self-satisfied.
complete|Entire.
composer|Rome or Berlin.
concept|Thought.
concerto|Musical work.
condense|Put in a nutshell.
conduct|Transmit.
conductors|Erede, Walter, and others.
conference|Session of party officials.
confide|Put faith in.
conflicted|Clashed.
congress|Part of C.I.O.
conifer|Yew.
connect|Associate.
conniver|Conspirator.
connotes|Implies.
consomme|Popular first course.
consumed|Used up.
contends|Vies.
contestants|Hal March's guests.
continentals|Paper money of 1776.
contort|Twist.
contour|Outline.
contraband|Illegal trade.
convalesce|Get better.
convention|August assemblage.
convert|New adherent.
conveyer|Mechanical carrying device.
convincer|Persuasive arguer.
coolers|Water ___.
coonskins|Caps.
copacetic|First-rate: Slang.
copestone|Finishing stroke.
coppice|Thicket of small trees.
cordite|Smokeless gunpowder.
cordoba|Nicaraguan coin.
corners|Angles.
corners|Cut ___ (take a direct route).
coronal|Of a king's crown.
coronet|Crown of lesser nobility.
coronet|Ornamental headband.
correct|According to protocol.
corrodes|Rusts.
coruscate|Gleam in flashes.
corybant|Follower of Cybele.
coterie|Exclusive set.
cottontail|Pal of Peter Rabbit.
courage|Pluck.
courier|Carrier of dispatches.
craftier|Slier.
creaked|Moved with a grating sound.
creamer|Small pitcher.
creases|Lines on a cricket field.
creates|Makes.
creates|Produces.
creatures|Beings.
credence|Belief.
creeper|Ivy.
crenate|Having a scalloped edge, as leaves.
crenate|Scalloped, as leaf edges.
crenelate|Fortify with battlements.
crenelate|Furnish with battlements.
creoles|Louisianians.
cresset|Fire basket.
crevasse|Deep fissure.
cringes|Shrinks.
criterion|Measure.
critters|Cattle and men, to cattlemen.
crooners|Popular vocalists.
crossable|What the Delaware was, Christmas, 1776.
crossroads|Place of decision.
crowsfeet|Signs of age.
crucible|Miller play (with "The").
cruisers|The Helena and others.
crusade|Concerted action for some cause.
crusader|Title of TV program.
crybabies|Ungracious losers.
cryptic|Secret.
cuddled|Curled up.
cudgels|Truncheons.
culvert|Conduit.
curiosity|Something unusual.
currants|Ingredient of a certain jelly.
currency|Money.
current|In vogue.
curries|Certain stewed dishes.
cursing|Hurling imprecations.
curtain|Last word of a play script.
cuticles|Parts of fingers.
cutlass|Blade for Captain Hook.
cutlass|Machete.
cyclopean|Gigantic.
cyclotron|Atom apparatus.
czardas|Hungarian dance.
dailies|Papers.
damaged|Hurt.
dandelion|Common flower.
dangerous|Full of hazard.
dangers|Pitfalls.
daringly|Audaciously.
darkens|Obscures.
dateless|Immemorial.
dateline|Appendage to a news article.
daybook|Journal.
daytime|Dawn to dusk.
deadbeat|Tired out: Slang.
deadhead|Holder of a free pass.
deadpan|Expressionless: Slang.
deafest|Most heedless.
debater|Douglas, for example.
debates|Indulges in forensics.
debates|Political disputes.
debunked|Exposed the false claims of: Colloq.
debunked|Exposed the falsity of: Colloq.
debutante|Social initiate.
decalog|Ten Commandments.
deceitful|Janus-faced.
decency|Proper observance of good taste.
declare|State.
declined|Sent regrets.
decorate|Paint or wallpaper.
decorating|Giving a medal to.
deepest|Most recondite.
deerskin|Leather for frontier garb.
defector|Deserter.
defense|Mr. Wilson's forte.
defenses|Problems for Secy. Wilson.
deference|Respect.
deferred|Put off.
deflator|Foe of the pompous.
degrees|Centigrade units.
deities|Gods.
deleted|Crossed out.
deleting|Striking out.
delicate|Fine in texture.
delight|Transport.
delineate|Trace the outline of.
delinquent|Failing to do one's duty.
deliver|Liberate.
deluded|Misled.
demanded|Exacted.
demarches|Changes of policy, as in diplomacy.
demijohn|Wicker-covered bottle.
demised|Transferred by will.
democratic|One way to vote.
dendroid|Treelike in form.
dendron|Tree: Comb. form.
densest|Most solid.
density|Population level.
dentist|Cary Middlecoff's calling.
departs|Leaves.
deploring|Being sorry about.
deposit|The D in FDIC.
depurate|Free from impurities.
deputize|Appoint as a substitute.
deputizes|Authorizes as an official.
derailed|Off the track.
derailed|Untracked.
derails|Throws off the tracks.
derange|Disturb.
deranged|Disordered.
derelict|Remiss.
derided|Ridiculed.
derides|Makes fun of.
derives|Infers.
dernier|Le ___ cri.
dernier|___ cri.
derricks|Frameworks over oil wells.
descants|Talks at length.
deserter|Long-time AWOL.
deserts|Death Valley and others.
deserts|Goes AWOL.
deserts|Negev and Nefud.
deserved|Merited.
deserves|Merits.
designed|Planned.
designs|Aims.
designs|Secret schemes.
desires|Inclinations.
desists|Stops.
desolate|Forlorn.
desolate|Forsaken.
destine|Intend.
destine|Predetermine.
destines|Sets apart for a certain purpose.
destroyer|Warship.
detainer|Writ for continued custody.
determine|Ascertain.
deterred|Hindered.
deterrent|A cause to pause.
detested|Heartily disliked.
detests|Abhors.
detonate|Set off.
detract|Take away (with "from").
detracts|Takes away a part.
devaluated|Lowered in worth.
devastate|Lay waste.
devastates|Lays waste.
devoted|Given up to a particular cause.
devotee|Ardent enthusiast.
dialing|Calling one's party.
diameter|Longest line within a circle.
dickens|$64,000 subject.
dickens|Boz.
dictate|Command expressly.
dictate|Command expressly.
dictators|Correspondence men.
diehards|Obstinate opponents.
dieters|Calory watchers.
dimples|Smiling features.
diorite|Igneous rock.
diphthong|Ou, for example.
diptera|Group of insects, including the housefly.
directly|Straight.
director|Impresario.
directors|VIPs on the set.
directs|Manages.
dirigible|Airship.
discern|Distinguish.
discern|Perceive.
discovers|Finds.
discrete|Separate, and distinct.
discuss|Debate.
disease|Evil state of affairs.
dispassionately|Calmly and coolly.
dispenser|Vending machine.
dispraise|To censure.
disruptive|Tending to break up.
disrupts|Throws out of kilter.
dissolve|Fade in or fade out.
dissuades|Advises against (a course)
diverse|Varied.
diverts|Entertains.
divorce|Disunite.
divulge|Make public.
doctors|Paul White and others.
dodgers|Series players.
doeskins|Smooth woolens.
dogcart|Small carriage.
doggerel|Jingle.
dogwoods|Flowering trees.
doldrums|Dead calms at sea.
dollhouse|Gift for a little girl.
dolomite|Alps of winter Olympic games.
donator|Benefactor.
donator|Presenter.
doodlebug|Small "drone” plane.
doodlers|Scribblers.
doorway|Threshold.
dopesters|Racetrack worthies.
dopesters|Touts.
dormant|Inactive.
dormice|Squirrel-like animals.
doubleton|Bridge holding.
dovetail|Fit nicely.
dovetail|Type of joint.
dowager|Queen mother.
downier|Softer.
downstage|In the spotlight.
downtown|City's center.
dowsers|Water finders.
draconian|Greek synonym for "Hitlerian."
draftee|Future soldier.
dragnet|Police web.
dragnet|TV program.
dragoons|Coerces.
dramatist|Howard or Coward.
draping|Arranging in folds.
dreamer|What his brothers called Joseph.
dreamers|Castle-builders.
dreamland|Sleep.
dreamless|Easy and restful, as sleep.
dresser|Bureau.
dresses|Dior's specialty.
dresses|Frocks.
drivers|Golf clubs.
drivers|Golf clubs.
drivers|Men of the road.
driving|___ iron.
duelists|Lord Byron and Mr. Chaworth.
durable|Lasting.
dutchmen|Juliana's ships.
duvetyn|Soft fabric with velvety nap.
dwindles|Shrinks.
dyestuff|Indigo or henna.
dynamic|Forceful.
dynamite|Powerful stuff.
earache|Tympanum disorder.
earmarked|Set aside for a special purpose.
earnest|Deeply convinced.
earnestly|Not at all in jest.
earnests|Pledges or token payments.
earthpea|Vine with underground pods.
earthworm|Bait.
easiest|Least difficult.
easiest|Least severe.
easterly|From a certain direction.
easterly|Toward the Orient.
eastern|Oriental.
eastern|The "E" in EDST.
eastern|___ Star.
easterner|Harriman, for example.
eatables|Possible food.
eavesdrop|Use a wire-tapping device.
eclectic|Choosing from various sources.
eclipse|Solar phenomenon.
economy|What all candidates promise.
edacious|Voracious.
edentate|Armadillo or anteater.
edentate|Toothless, as the sloth or anteater.
edibles|Things to be eaten.
edifices|Stately structures.
edition|Newspaper issue.
editorial|Church's "Is There a Santa Claus?"
educate|Train.
educated|Lettered.
educative|Informative.
educator|Teacher.
eelpout|Salt-water fish.
eeriest|Strangest.
effacers|Obliterators.
effendi|Sir, in Turkey.
effendis|Turkish titles.
efforts|Attempts.
effuses|Sheds.
eggheads|Certain members of the electorate.
egotism|Self-conceit.
egotist|Self-fancier.
einstein|Great theoretical physicist.
ejected|Ousted.
elapine|Of cobras, coral snakes, etc.
elapsed|Passed.
elapsed|Slipped by.
elastic|Springy.
elaters|Click beetles.
elation|Most happy feeling.
elbowroom|Plenty of space.
elected|Chose.
elector|Member of a well-known college.
electrode|Part of a battery.
electron|Atom component.
electron|Negatively charged particle.
electronics|Important branch of physics.
elegant|Richly ornamental.
elegant|Showing good taste.
element|Gold.
element|Hydrogen or oxygen.
element|Simple substance.
elementary|Type of school.
elephants|Symbols in the campaign.
elevate|Advance.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Raise.
elevator|Skyscraper necessity.
elevators|Features of skyscrapers.
elevens|Bobcats, Panthers, etc.
eligible|Fit to be chosen.
elkhound|Large dog, originating in Norway.
ellipses|Geometric figures.
elongate|Extend.
elongation|Lengthening.
eloping|Running off to Gretna Green.
elusory|Hard to grasp mentally.
emaciate|Cause to lose weight.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Flow forth.
emanated|Flowed forth.
emanates|Issues forth.
emanations|Auras.
emancipator|Epithet applied to Lincoln.
embargo|Economic blockade.
embarking|Setting out.
embarks|Engages in an enterprise.
embellish|Adorn.
emblems|Badges.
embroidered|Added fanciful details to.
emendates|Improves by revision.
emended|Made corrections.
emerald|Beryl.
emerald|English type size.
emerges|Becomes apparent.
emerges|Issues.
emigrates|Changes countries.
eminences|Lofty places.
eminent|Celebrated.
eminent|Outstanding.
eminent|Renowned.
emirate|Eastern domain.
emissary|Secret agent on a mission.
emoting|Overacting.
emotive|Expressing deep feeling.
emperors|Rulers.
emphasis|Accentuation.
emplace|Set up, as a gun.
employs|Uses.
empowers|Commissions.
emulate|Try to equal.
emulate|Vie with.
emulate|Vie with.
enables|Empowers.
enactments|Laws.
enameler|Worker on cloisonné.
enamels|Glazes.
enamored|Captivated.
enamors|Charms.
enation|A growing out.
encircle|Surround.
encores|Extras on a musical program.
endanger|Imperil.
endanger|Put in peril.
endeared|Made beloved.
endeared|Made precious.
endears|Makes beloved.
endeavor|Strive.
endeavors|Strives.
endemic|Indigenous.
endives|Salad herbs.
endless|Infinite.
endlessly|Out of the cradle ___ rocking . . .
endocarp|Peach or plum pit.
endorse|Sanction.
endorse|Support.
endorsee|Recipient of another's check.
endorser|Signer.
endurer|One who lasts.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Foemen.
enemies|Those hostile to a cause.
energies|Capacities for action.
enervates|Deprives of force.
enfilading|Sweeping with gunfire.
engineer|M. I. T. alumnus.
enigmas|Perplexities.
enigmas|Riddles.
enisles|Isolates.
enisles|Maroons.
enisles|Places apart.
enjoyment|Happiness.
enkindle|Stir to action.
enlists|Joins up.
enmeshing|Snaring.
ennoble|Exalt.
ennobled|Elevated.
ennobles|Dignifies.
enrages|Infuriates.
enriches|Makes more fruitful.
enrobed|Attired.
enshrine|Consecrate.
ensigns|Banners.
ensigns|One-stripers.
ensigns|One-stripers.
enslave|Keep in bondage.
enslave|Subjugate.
ensphere|Encircle.
entente|Agreement.
entente|International agreement.
entente|NATO, for instance.
ententes|International accords.
ententes|International agreements.
enterprise|Project.
entertain|Divert.
entertain|Play host.
entertain|Wine and dine.
entertainers|Their mecca is Broadway.
enthuse|Manifest zeal: Colloq.
entices|Tempts.
entires|Covers, in philately.
entirety|Sum total.
entitle|Name.
entrain|Start of a journey.
entreat|Beseech.
entreaty|Urgent plea.
entremets|Side dish: Fr.
entrench|Establish firmly.
entresol|Mezzanine.
entwine|Wreathe.
envelope|Folded paper container.
envelopes|Office supplies.
envenoms|Poisons.
environ|Surround.
envisions|Pictures.
eolipiles|Steam engines of antiquity.
eolithic|Of the earliest Stone Age.
epaulet|Dress uniform ornament.
epaulet|Military ornament.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epicarp|Rind of an apple.
epicene|Common to both sexes.
epicurean|Luxury lover.
epidote|Yellowish-green silicate.
episodes|Installments of a serial.
epistle|Letter.
epitaph|Hic jacet.
epitome|Sum and substance.
epitomize|Characterize briefly.
epsilon|Greek letter.
eradiate|Shoot forth.
erasers|School supplies.
erasers|Schoolroom equipment.
erasers|Slate cleaners.
erasure|Obligation.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Typist's headache.
erected|Built.
erector|Builder.
eremite|Anchoret.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Recluse.
eremite|Solitary.
eristic|Controversial.
eristic|Given to disputation.
erlking|Subject of Goethe ballad.
erosion|Geologic process.
erosive|Frictional.
escapes|Penologists' problems.
esoteric|Confidential.
esoteric|Taught only to the initiated.
espouses|Takes up, as a cause.
essayist|Repplier, for example.
essayist|Type of writer.
essence|Substance.
estates|Country places.
estates|Country properties.
estates|Landed properties.
estates|Manor lands.
estates|Properties.
estates|___ General, pre-French Revolution assembly.
esteeming|Holding in regard.
esteems|Regards.
estimate|Rough calculation.
estimated|Appraised.
estrange|Come between.
estrange|Turn from friendly to hostile attitude.
estuaries|Firths.
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand.
etagere|Whatnot.
etceteras|Odds and ends.
eternal|Enduring.
eternal|Unchanging.
eternity|Time without end.
etesian|Periodic.
etesian|Periodical, as Mediterranean winds.
ethanes|Hydrocarbons.
ethical|According to moral standards.
ethical|In keeping with moral laws.
ethical|Moral.
etoiles|Heavenly bodies: Fr.
evanescent|Tending to fade away.
evangelic|Of the Gospel.
evangelists|Billy Graham and others.
evasive|Tricky.
evolute|Geometric curve.
evolute|Geometrical curve.
evolutes|Unfolds: Colloq.
exactitude|Precision.
exactly|With precision.
excitant|Stimulating.
excitement|Derby Day by-product.
exclude|Keep out.
executant|Performer.
exercise|Workout.
existed|Lived and breathed.
existentialists|Character in "The Mandarins."
exonerate|Exculpate.
expiate|Make amends for.
exploded|Detonated.
exploiter|Unethical user of another's work, friendship, etc.
explore|Investigate.
exports|Items of international trade.
express|High-speeder.
expunge|Erase.
exurbanite|Subject of A. C. Spectorsky's book.
eyeopener|Something astonishing.
eyeteeth|Upper canines.
factional|Pertaining to a party split.
fairies|Titania's subjects.
fairway|Scene from the tee.
famishes|Deprives of food.
fanciest|Most whimsical.
fanfare|Convention sound effect.
fantails|Fancy goldfish.
farewell|Parting words.
farmhands|Important workers.
fashion|___ show.
favoring|Having a preference.
favorite|Preferred.
feasible|Practicable.
feature|Newspaper article.
federal|Part of F.H.A.
ferment|Turmoil.
fertile|Rich in resources.
festoon|Curved hanging garland.
festoons|Gala decorations.
fiascos|Flat failures.
figment|Something imagined.
figurehead|Relative of a puppet.
figurine|Statuette.
filiate|Ally.
filibuster|Obstructionist tactic in Congress.
filmdom|Hollywood.
finless|Lacking airfoils.
firearm|Sheriff's equipment.
fishhook|Angler's accessory.
flagstones|Patio blocks.
flamenco|Gypsy dance.
flashes|Brief news dispatches.
flashing|Sparkling.
flashlight|Camper's equipment.
flatters|Pleases the eye, ear, etc.
flattery|Cape of the State of Washington.
flatulence|Pomposity.
flaunters|Ostentatious displayers.
floater|Person who votes at several polling places.
flotsam|Driftage.
flutist|Performer on a wind instrument.
fluttery|Adjective for ZaSu Pitts.
foothold|Secure position.
footstep|Sometimes portentous sound.
forager|Icebox raider.
foredated|Coming before, in time.
forehand|Tennis serve.
forehead|Part of the face.
foreshore|Part of a beach visible at low tide.
foresight|Prophetic talent.
forestall|Get there first.
foretop|Billy Budd's place aboard ship.
forewoman|Feminine supervisor.
forewords|Introductions.
formats|Shapes, sizes, etc. of books.
forsake|Abandon.
forsakers|Renouncers.
fortress|Malta or Gibraltar.
fortresses|Flying ___.
fortunate|Lucky.
fortuning|Happening.
fosters|Dulles and others.
fracases|Loud disturbances.
freedom|Statue on the Capitol Dome.
freeloader|He expects something for nothing.
freeloader|Nonpaying party-goer: Slang.
frescos|Water color designs on wet plaster.
friction|Disagreement.
friendlier|More favorable.
frigate|What the Chesapeake was.
frolicker|Gamboler.
frontage|Land bordering a street.
froufrou|Showy accessories.
frounce|A curl or frizz.
furthers|Advances.
gabbler|Nonstop talker.
gainsay|Give the lie to.
gallant|Brave and noble.
galleon|16th century man-of-war.
galleons|They sailed the Spanish Main.
gallinule|Moor hen.
galloped|Rode.
gambado|Dancing caper.
gamesomely|In playful manner.
gamester|Las Vegas habitué.
ganders|Barnyard denizens.
gannets|Water birds.
gardeners|Green-thumb men.
garment|Caftan.
garrote|Spanish mode of execution.
gascons|D'Artagnan and others.
gaseous|Lacking substance.
gasolene|Flammable liquid: Var.
gateless|Describing certain railroad crossings.
gatemen|Railway employes.
gathers|Concludes.
geishas|Lotus Blossom and others.
gendarme|French policeman.
general|Lauris Norstad's rank.
genesis|In the beginning . . .
genesis|Book of the Bible.
gentlemen|Polite term of address.
georgic|Poem about farm life.
geriatrics|Science of treating the aged.
germans|Natives of Stuttgart.
gestures|Expressive motions.
getaway|Escape.
gherkin|Cucumber.
gilbert|Famous librettist.
girlish|Word for Yum-Yum.
glacier|Rear Admiral Byrd's flagship.
gladden|Make happy.
gladsome|Delightful.
gladstone|Statesman of Victorian days.
glassware|Blower's product.
glaziers|Windowpane fitters.
gleeful|Happy.
glengarry|Scottish cap.
gliders|Porch furniture.
glisten|Scintillate.
glisters|Nor all, that ___, gold.
glossary|Word list of a textbook.
glossed|Made an error appear right by minimizing (with "over").
gnomish|Dwarflike.
goalposts|Victor's gridiron spoils.
goldsmith|English dramatist (1728–74).
goliath|Giant.
goliaths|Giants.
gondolas|Coal cars.
gorilla|Jungle denizen of equatorial Africa.
gorilla|Jungle denizen.
gouging|Overcharging.
governorship|From Kennon to Long, in Louisiana.
graduated|Changed by degrees.
grandad|Old party.
grandstand|Spectators' place.
grandstand|Tier upon tier.
granular|Like salt or sugar.
granulates|Forms into particles.
grasses|Timothy and bluestem.
grasslands|Pastures.
gravamen|Essential part of a complaint, in law.
greengrocer|A certain storekeeper.
greenhorn|Novice: Colloq.
greenroom|Backstage place.
greeting|Christmas card.
grindstones|Nose rests for the assiduous.
grinned|Looked cheerful.
grinner|Smiling one.
groaning|Creaking, as from a heavy weight
groomer|Stable implement.
groomers|Brushes used by stable boys.
grotesques|Bizarre works of art.
grovels|Kowtows abjectly.
growers|Agriculturists.
growers|Orange men.
grudges|Gives with ill-will.
gunboat|Navy vessel.
gunshot|Sound effect in a thriller.
hackmatack|Juniper.
hagrides|Torments.
hairdressers|Beauty parlor employes.
halftones|Certain photoengravings.
hallmark|Stamp on gold and silver.
halyard|Tackle for raising a flag.
hambone|Ingredient of pea soup.
hamburg|Port on the Elbe.
hamsters|Burrowing animals.
handball|Popular sport.
handball|Sport.
handcart|Self-service shopping aid.
handcuff|Fetter.
handily|With ease.
handlebar|Gay-Nineties mustache style.
handler|Prizefighter's trainer.
handoffs|Basketball plays.
handpicked|Personally selected.
handrail|Supporting bar on a stairway.
handsaws|Carpenters' tools.
handsome|Impressive.
hankies|Kerchiefs.
happened|Chanced.
happily|By good fortune.
harbinger|Avant-courier.
hardfisted|Niggardly.
hardships|Privations.
haricot|Ragout of lamb.
harmonica|Benjamin Franklin invented one.
harpoons|Equipment for the Pequod.
harrier|Dog used for hunting hares and rabbits.
harriers|Cross-country runners.
harrows|Vexes.
harvester|Farm machine.
hassock|Ottoman.
hassock|Piece of furniture.
hastate|Shaped like a spearhead.
hastate|Spear-shaped.
hatracks|Household appurtenances.
haversack|Hiker's burden.
hayride|Country festivity.
hayseed|Clodhopper.
hayseed|Rustic: Slang.
headless|Ichabod Crane's horseman.
headliner|Stage luminary.
headliner|Star.
headpieces|Gear for telephone operators.
headquarters|Center.
hearsay|Rumor.
hearten|Encourage.
heathers|Plants with bell-shaped flowers.
hecklers|Annoying individuals.
hectored|Bullied.
helices|Spirals.
helicon|Home of the Muses.
helicopter|Airship.
heliport|Where whirlybird comes to rest.
helmets|Head coverings.
hemming|Hesitating in speaking.
henbane|Poisonous plant.
henequen|Yucatan rope fiber.
hennery|Poultry farm.
heralds|Forerunners.
herculean|Describing U. N.'s task.
herewith|Companion of "enclosed."
heritor|Heir.
heroine|Anne Frank, for example.
heroine|The villain's quarry.
herpetologist|Expert on reptiles.
hillbilly|Cartoon character.
hinders|Prevents.
hinters|Insinuators.
historic|Of enduring importance.
hockshop|Pawner's goal.
hodgepodge|Chowchow.
holiday|Festive occasion.
holstein|Cow.
homebody|Housewife, for instance.
homestretch|Decisive Derby distance.
homines|Men: Lat.
homunculus|Anatomical model.
honesty|Fairness.
hornpipe|Sailor's dance.
hornpipes|Dances.
horoscopes|Charts of the future.
horrify|Appall.
horrors|Exclamation of dismay.
horselaugh|Guffaw.
horsemen|Jockeys.
hosanna|Hallelujah.
hostage|Person held as a pledge.
hostiles|Indians on the warpath.
hotcake|Breakfast item.
hothead|A harum-scarum.
hotspur|Quick-tempered one.
hovered|Lingered close by.
humored|Yielded to the whims of.
hunters|Certain horses.
hustles|Puts on some speed.
hydrogen|Element of vast power.
hydrogen|Element potentially destructive.
hydrogen|The lightest of all known substances.
icebergs|Frosty people.
iceboat|Craft for winter sport.
iceboat|Winter sailor.
idealism|Belief in man's better nature.
ideally|As in Utopia.
ideologist|Theorist.
idiomatic|Of the vernacular.
idiotic|Senseless.
illegal|Unlawful.
illiterate|Showing limited knowledge in a particular field.
imitation|Not the real thing.
immediate|First-hand.
immemorial|Beyond recollection.
immortal|Person of lasting fame.
imparts|Discloses.
impasse|Deadlock.
imperium|Supreme power.
impinging|Encroaching upon.
implores|Beseeches.
impressions|Mimic's forte.
imprint|Stamp.
imprinter|Stamper.
inanely|In a silly way.
inanimate|Dull.
inburst|Implosion.
incarnate|Personified.
incepts|Begins.
inchoate|Just begun.
independent|Important type of voter.
indicts|Brings a true bill.
indolence|Spring feeling.
inducted|Enrolled by Uncle Sam.
inedible|Not fit for food.
inelegant|Deficient in refinement.
inexorable|Relentless.
inferences|Conclusions.
inferno|Section of the "Divine Comedy."
infinite|Unbounded.
infinitive|To have or to hold.
informal|Unconventional.
ingenue|Girl for a musical comedy.
ingested|Took as food.
ingrained|Deep-seated.
ingrate|Unappreciative person.
ingrates|Ungrateful ones.
ingrown|Native.
inhales|Draws a deep breath.
inhaling|Breathing.
inherence|Innateness.
inherit|Fall heir to.
innermost|Closest to the center.
innkeeper|Boniface.
innocent|Name of 13 Popes.
innuendo|Insinuation.
inseams|Stitching that doesn't show.
inserted|Set in.
insists|Demands strongly.
insofar|To such extent.
inspired|Gifted with unusual talent.
inspissate|Thicken by evaporation.
insults|Repartee on some quiz programs.
insurers|Underwriters.
intakes|Passageways for air.
integer|Whole number.
integrated|Unified.
intention|Meaning.
intents|Meanings.
interact|Produce an effect upon each other.
intercedes|Mediates.
intercolonial|Among certain regions.
interesting|Absorbing.
interests|Rights of ownership, often vested.
interim|The meantime.
interlaced|Woven together.
internee|One held during war.
interrupt|Break in upon.
interstate|The "I" in I. C. C.
intervened|Stepped into a labor dispute.
intimate|Close friend.
intrepid|British warship, sunk to blockade Zeebrugge, 1918.
intrepid|Decatur's ship.
intrepid|Very brave.
intrigue|Machination.
introduced|Brought forward.
introvert|Self-centered one.
intrude|Trespass.
intrust|Held by an administrator.
invader|Encroacher.
inverts|Reverses the position of.
invoice|Shipper's statement.
iodates|Treats with a certain tincture.
iodating|Treating with a chemical.
irenics|Nonpolemic theology.
ironers|Mangles.
ironical|Wryly humorous.
ironies|Wry turns of fate.
ironist|Type of writer.
ironsides|Warship.
irradiate|Beam out rays.
irrigated|Reclaimed arid land.
irrigates|Waters.
irritable|Touchy.
irrupts|Breaks into.
islands|Thousand ___.
isolate|Place alone.
isolate|Quarantine.
isolate|Sequester.
isolate|Set apart.
isolated|Out-of-the-way.
isolation|$64,000 booth.
isolation|Lighthouse keepers' problem.
isometric|Measuring the same, as crystal sides.
iterate|Echo.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say over again.
jackstone|Part of a child's game.
janitor|Custodian, as of a school.
japonica|Camellia.
jawbreaker|A kind of hard candy.
jealousies|Mistrustful feelings.
jeweled|Set with gems.
joiners|Carpenters.
joshing|Bantering.
kennels|Doghouses.
kerneled|Took shape, as corn.
kernels|Most important parts.
kestrel|Falcon.
kettles|Kitchen utensils.
kettles|Ma and Pa of the movies.
keyboard|What touch typists learn first.
keystone|___ Comedies.
kinescope|Film version of a TV show.
kinetic|Of motion: Physics.
kittens|Nursery rhyme trio.
knesset|Israel's Parliament.
knesset|Israeli's parliament.
knesset|Relative of Diet or Storting.
knockabout|Suitable for rough use.
knothole|Cavity in wood.
knurled|Having milled edges.
kremlin|Where the Red Staircase is.
labored|Not natural.
laborite|Member of Hugh Gaitskell's party.
labrador|Where Goose Bay is.
laconic|Expressing much in a few words.
laconic|Wasting no words.
lacrosse|Ball game, with rackets.
lactose|Milk sugar.
ladrones|Former name of the Marianas.
lamentation|Bewailing.
laments|Bewails.
laminae|Layers.
landing|Plymouth event, 1620.
landlady|Rent collector.
landlubber|No sailor, he.
landscape|Picture.
landslide|Type of political victory.
lanolin|Cosmetic ingredient.
lantern|Illuminating device.
lanyards|Short pieces of rope.
largely|Mainly.
largesse|Bountiful donation.
largesse|Bounty.
larkspur|Blue garden flower.
lassoes|Cow catchers.
lateral|Sideways.
laterally|Sideways.
latitude|Scope.
launder|Wash.
laundry|Wash.
laundry|Wash.
lavender|Fragrant shrub.
lavender|Pale purple.
lawless|Unruly.
laxness|Nobel prize winner in literature, 1955.
layettes|Nursery provisions.
leagues|The Minors.
leakage|Result of faulty insulation.
learned|Erudite.
learned|Erudite.
learned|Well-informed.
leather|Morocco.
lecturing|Avocation of many authors.
ledgers|Books.
leftwing|Section of a political party.
legations|Diplomatic bodies.
legends|Inscriptions.
legends|Titles.
legislator|Congressman.
leisure|Ease.
lending|Affording.
lentigo|Freckle.
leopards|Ounces.
lessened|Eased off.
lessons|Exercises.
letdown|Disappointment.
letdowns|Great disappointments.
lethargy|Indifference.
liberal|Abundant.
license|Permit.
lichens|Plants for rock gardens.
licorice|Confection.
liegemen|Vassals.
ligature|Bandage.
limeades|Citrus drinks.
limited|Kind of train.
limited|Type of train.
limiter|Circumscriber.
lineate|Marked with stripes.
lingerie|Department store goods.
lingerie|Garments.
liniment|Medicated liquid for rubbing.
lioness|Jungle beast.
lipreading|Art useful to the deaf.
listened|Lent an ear.
listers|Sen. Hill and namesakes.
listlessly|In lackadaisical manner.
literate|What one must be to vote.
literates|Readers and writers.
literati|Bookmen.
litheness|Flexibility.
litters|Straw beds for beasts.
liverwurst|Sandwich filling.
loading|Burdening.
lobelia|Showy garden flower.
lobsters|Product of Maine.
locales|Places.
locales|Places.
localizer|Place indicator.
locations|Neighborhoods.
lodgers|Roomers.
logistics|Art of supplying, moving and feeding troops.
longitude|E or W from Greenwich.
longshoreman|Dock worker.
loosely|Without care.
looters|Housebreakers.
lordship|Title of peers.
lothario|A gay deceiver.
lounged|Dillydallied.
lovable|Endearing.
lovelier|More beautiful.
lowborn|Of humble descent.
lowboys|Pieces of furniture.
lowbred|Boorish.
lowlands|Part of Scotland.
lubricate|Oil.
luggage|Traveler's impedimenta.
lumberman|Paul Bunyan's calling.
lyonnaise|Kind of cooked potatoes.
lyrical|Musical.
macadam|Type of road.
machete|Bololike knife.
madeira|Portuguese island off Morocco.
madeira|Where Funchal is.
madonna|Maternal figure.
madrigal|Lyric poem set to music.
maelstrom|Violently confused state of affairs.
maestro|Toscanini.
magnate|Tycoon.
magnetic|Endowed with personal attractiveness.
mahatma|Title given Mohandas Gandhi.
mahouts|Elephant drivers.
mailman|Postal employee.
mailmen|Civil service workers.
majored|Specialized in a subject.
majorities|Controlling groups in House and Senate.
malapert|Impudent: Archaic.
malinger|Shirk or "goldbrick.”
malmsey|Sweet white wine.
manatee|Sea cow.
mandola|Lutelike instrument.
manganese|An element.
manganese|Metal for hardening steel.
mangler|Worker in a laundry.
mangroves|Trees found in swamps.
manhattan|22 sq. mi. of historic soil.
maniacs|Bedlamites.
manikin|Small dummy.
manlier|More heroic.
manmade|Artificial.
mannerisms|Tricks of behavior.
manning|Contemporary of Cardinal Newman.
mantelet|Short cloak or cape.
manuals|Keyboards on an organ.
marabou|African stork.
marathon|Endurance contest.
marcher|Foot soldier.
marcher|Man of parade.
marginal|Borderline.
marigolds|Summer flowers.
marinated|Pickled.
mariner|He who shot the albatross.
marines|Pate's men.
marooned|What Robinson Crusoe was.
marriage|Love and ___.
marriages|Unions.
marsala|Wine from Sicily.
marsupial|Bandicoot, for example.
martens|Fur animals.
martinet|Stern taskmaster.
martini|Singer Nino.
martini|Swiss inventor of a rifle.
martinis|Mixed drinks.
martyrdom|St. Joan's fate.
martyrs|Jeanne d'Arc and Savonarola.
martyrs|John Foxe's subject.
mascara|Make-up item.
masoned|Did stonework.
masonic|Of a certain brotherhood.
mastery|Control.
matadors|Arena performers.
matadors|Spanish athletes.
matchmaker|Bride of the merchant of Yonkers.
matchmaker|Role for Ruth Gordon.
matchmakers|Mothers and others.
material|Worldly.
matinee|A type of idol.
matinee|Box office term.
matinee|Theatre performance.
matinee|Theatrical performance.
matinee|Theatrical performance.
matrass|Chemical glass tube, closed at one end.
matrons|Institutional managers.
mattress|Household necessity.
matures|Victor and others.
matures|Works out fully.
matutinal|Of the morning.
mayflowers|Trailing arbutuses.
maypole|Symbol of spring.
maypoles|Structures for spring dances.
meadows|One of the Jaynes.
mealier|More friable.
meander|Ramble.
meaningless|Nonsensical.
meantimes|Interims.
mechanic|Repairman.
mediant|Third tone of a musical scale.
mediate|Arbitrate.
meditative|Thoughtful.
mediums|Means.
medlars|Applelike fruits.
meekness|Humility.
melodrama|Sensational action.
melodrama|TV offering.
melodramas|Theater-goers' fare.
melodramatic|Thriller-style.
melting|___ pot.
memories|Autobiographer's material.
menaced|Posed a threat.
menaced|Threatened.
mention|Refer to.
mentors|Wise and trusted advisers.
mercury|Element from cinnabar.
mermaids|Marine enchantresses.
merrier|More jovial.
message|Sponsor's communication.
messages|Words from the sponsors.
metaphor|All the world's a stage, for example.
mettled|High-spirited.
middens|Refuse heaps.
midshipmen|Future ensigns.
midwatches|Ship duties, midnight to 4 A. M.
militate|Be directed (against).
militate|Operate (against).
millionaire|Give-away TV play.
millions|Money.
mimeograph|Office machine.
minaret|Mosque tower.
minaret|Mosque tower.
mineral|Quartz.
minestrone|Kind of soup.
minestrone|Stick-to-the-ribs soup.
minuteman|Symbol of vigilance.
minutemen|Symbol of American spirit.
minutiae|Small details.
miracle|Wonderful example.
mirrors|Decorators' items.
mirrors|Wall décor.
mirthless|Minus laughter.
miserere|Penitential Psalm.
misereres|Certain pieces of church music.
miseries|Tribulations.
miserly|Scroogelike.
misnomer|Democrat Party or Publican Party.
misprize|Undervalue.
missile|Army's Redstone or Dart.
mission|The Alamo, for example.
missive|Letter.
misspaced|Arranged incorrectly.
misstated|Reported wrongly.
mistrials|Courtroom fiascoes.
mnemonic|Helping the memory.
mobiles|Artistic abstract sculptures.
moderate|Restrain.
moderator|Presiding officer of town meeting.
moderator|Presiding officer.
modicums|Small portions.
modiste|Mlle. ___, Victor Herbert operetta.
modiste|Dressmaker.
modulate|Soften.
modules|Standards of measurement.
molasses|Kitchen staple.
momenta|Quantities of motion, in mechanics.
monarch|I am ___ of all I survey . . .
monarch|Reddish-brown butterfly.
monarchal|Sovereign.
monetary|Of the coinage.
mongols|Tatars.
monstrous|Gigantic.
mounded|Made into a hill.
mountains|Geographical barriers.
mountebank|Friend of a fourflusher.
mounted|Part of R.C.M.P.
mounted|Set up and ready for use.
mousetrap|Key word of aphorism attributed to Emerson.
mouthers|Renderers of lip service.
mouthpiece|Spokesman.
movement|Part of a symphony.
mudslinger|Political scandalmonger.
muleteer|Army teamster.
muleteer|Old-time teamster.
muleteers|Animal drivers.
multitudes|Hosts.
municipal|Of city affairs.
munitions|Defense material.
muscatel|Sweet wine.
mushier|More sentimental: Colloq.
musical|My Fair Lady, for instance.
mutated|Changed.
mutineer|Fletcher Christian, for example.
mutters|Grumbles.
mystical|Spiritually symbolic.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivetes|Qualities of simplicity.
napoleon|Famous man from Ajaccio.
napoleon|The Little Corporal.
nappers|Machines used in cotton mills.
narghile|Oriental water pipe for smoking.
narrate|Tell.
narrate|Tell.
narrater|Reader on radio.
narration|Facet of radio and TV programs.
narrator|Story-teller.
narrows|Waterway to New York City.
nasality|Certain speech quality.
national|Fellow citizen.
natives|Indigenes.
natural|Innate.
natural|Lifelike.
natural|Not synthetic.
naturalist|Teddy Roosevelt was one.
naturals|White keys of a piano.
nautilus|New type submarine.
navigate|Steer a course.
neatest|Most orderly.
neatest|Most shipshape.
neatest|Most skillful.
neatherd|Tender of cattle.
nectary|Aphid's honey tube.
needers|Wanters of things.
needful|Essential.
needier|More indigent.
neediest|The Hundred ___ Cases.
needles|Derby contender.
needles|Winner of Florida Derby.
needless|Superfluous.
negated|Nullified.
negated|Rendered null.
negatron|Old term for an electron.
neglects|Is remiss.
nelsons|TV family.
neologist|Coiner of words.
nereids|Green-haired mermaids.
nettles|Weeds.
network|TV term.
neutral|Not taking sides.
neutralism|Attitude of Nehru and others.
newcomer|Johnny-come-lately.
newsies|Paper boys: Colloq.
newsprint|Product of Canada.
niblick|Golf club.
niceties|Subtle details.
nickelodeon|Old-time movie theatre.
nictates|Winks.
nighttime|Dark.
nimbler|More agile.
nimrods|Devotees of the hunt.
nimrods|Sportsmen.
nineteen|Amendment that legalized woman suffrage.
nodders|Drowsy ones.
nodules|Small knots.
nodulose|Knotty or knobby.
noisiest|Most blatant.
noisome|Offensive.
noisome|Offensive.
nominal|Not actual.
nominal|Trifling, as a fee.
nomination|Step in the Presidential race.
nonchalance|Casualness.
nonsense|Twaddle.
noosing|Looping.
nosegay|Bunch of flowers.
nosegay|Posy.
nosegays|Little bouquets.
nostrums|Cure-alls.
notable|Eminent.
notable|Fameworthy.
notices|Scrapbook items.
novelist|Faulkner.
novelist|Member of P. E. N.
nuclear|___ physics.
nullity|Nothingness.
numeral|Arabic or Roman.
numeral|V or X or L.
nurtures|Brings up.
ocarina|Tuneful "sweet potato."
ocarina|Wind musical instrument.
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments.
ocarinas|Terra cotta instruments.
octogenarian|Robert Frost, for example.
octopuses|Cephalopods.
octuple|Eightfold.
oddments|Leftovers.
odyssey|Long journey, Homeric style.
oldsters|A large part of the population.
oleanders|Evergreen shrub.
oleates|Oily salts.
olivine|Chrysolite.
omelets|Certain short-order dishes.
ominous|Sinister.
omniarch|Ruler outrivaling Pooh-Bah.
omnibus|Popular TV program.
onagers|Wild asses of Asia.
onagers|Wild asses of Asia.
oneness|Harmony.
onerous|Burdensome.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
onshore|Landward.
onwards|Advancing.
oolitic|Resembling a grainy rock.
opalesce|Show a play of colors.
opaline|Reflecting pearly light.
openers|First games of a season.
openers|Kitchen devices.
openers|Kitchen gadgets.
openhanded|Generous.
operate|Drive.
operate|Run, as an elevator.
operate|Run.
opinion|Editorial say.
opinion|Impression.
opposes|Withstands.
oracles|Seers of Delphi.
oracular|Far-seeing and authoritative.
orangeades|Summer refreshments.
oration|Valedictory.
oratorical|Eloquent.
oratorical|Like Cicero's speeches.
orators|Cicero and others.
orators|Speakers.
oratory|Forensic skill.
oratory|W. J. Bryan specialty.
orbital|Like the path of a celestial body.
ordained|Appointed with authority.
ordered|Arranged.
ordered|Commanded.
ordered|Decreed.
organdy|Muslin for dresses.
orientals|Rugs.
orients|Gets one's bearings.
originally|In the beginning.
orioles|American League ball team.
orometer|Instrument for measuring mountain altitudes.
ortolan|Bobolink.
ortolan|Bobolink.
ortolan|Bobolink.
ortolan|European bunting.
ottoman|Osmanli.
ottoman|Upholstered footrest.
outcast|Pariah.
outfields|Beyond the diamonds.
outgrowing|Getting too large for.
outlander|Alien.
outlandish|Bizarre.
outpoints|Scores more than.
outputs|Amounts produced.
outshines|Excels in splendor.
outsider|Colin Wilson's "The ___."
outward|Visible.
ovation|Demonstration of public approval.
ovation|Outburst of cheers.
ovation|Welcoming cheer.
overactive|Too busy.
overage|A surplus, as of goods.
overate|Had too many helpings.
overawed|Fear-struck.
overbearing|Arrogant.
overeat|Dine to excess.
overgrow|Get too big.
overhand|One way to pitch a ball.
overlay|Superimpose.
overlit|Garishly illuminated.
overnice|Too fastidious.
overpasses|Highway bridges.
overrate|Estimate too highly.
overrated|Considered better than it really is.
override|Disregard.
overrule|Decide against.
overrun|Spread swiftly throughout.
overseer|Plantation manager.
oversees|Supervises.
overshade|Dominate.
overslow|Describing a tempo.
overstates|Exaggerates.
overstay|Tarry too long.
overstuff|Upholster.
overtake|Catch up with.
overtake|Come up with.
overtakes|Catches up with.
overture|Ruy Blas, for instance.
packmen|Peddlars.
packsack|Hiker's burden.
pageant|One type of spectacular.
pageant|Spectacular exhibition.
pageboy|Hair-do of only yesterday.
painter|Rowboat rope.
paladin|Knight of Charlemagne's guard.
palatal|Pronounced in a certain way.
palavers|Conference among African tribes.
palavers|Talks idly.
palette|Artist's board.
palings|Pickets.
palisading|Fortifying with fences.
pallettes|Round armor plate.
palomino|Golden horse.
panatelas|Slender cigars.
pancake|Type of make-up.
panegyric|Paean of praise.
paneled|Decorated with woodwork.
panhandler|Beggar.
panicle|Flower cluster.
panjandrum|A pompous official.
panthers|Big cats.
pantomime|Marcel Marceau's art.
pantomimists|Marcel Marceau and others.
paperers|Interior decorators.
paprika|Ingredient in goulash.
parader|Cadet on review.
parader|Marcher.
paragon|Perfect example.
paragon|Perfect model.
paramedics|New type of specially trained troopers.
parangs|Malay knives.
parapet|Barrier on the edge of a roof.
parasite|Mistletoe is one.
parasite|Sycophant.
parboil|Cook partially.
parchment|Superior paper.
parenthesis|Explanatory insertion.
parents|Be Kind to Your ___.
parents|Homemakers.
parlando|Operatic recitative.
parliament|Group assembling in Westminster Palace.
parliamentarian|Sam Rayburn, for example.
parsimony|Stinginess.
parsnip|Vegetable.
parsnips|Edible white roots.
parterre|First tier of boxes in the Met.
parterre|Theater section.
partial|Favoring one side.
partisans|People who take sides.
parvenu|Nouveau riche.
passade|Pivot, in horsemanship.
passbook|Banking item.
passport|Government document.
passport|Warrant of admission.
pastels|Pink and powder blue.
pastimes|Golf and bridge, for example.
pastrami|Delicatessen specialty.
pasture|Nashua's retreat.
pathfinder|Subject of a novel by Cooper.
patriots|Henry Clay and Patrick Henry.
patronized|Gave one's trade to.
patroons|Early Dutch settlers on the Hudson.
pattern|Beginning of a dress.
pavlova|Famed name in ballet.
pawnees|Enemies of the Cheyenne.
paydays|Times of plenty.
payment|Recompense.
peached|Turned informer: Slang.
peasant|A rustic.
peasant|Countryman.
peasant|Farmer of Europe.
peasants|Farmers, in Europe.
pectins|Jellying properties of certain fruits.
pedaled|Cycled.
pedaler|Cyclist.
pedicures|Chiropodists.
pedometer|Gadget for walkers.
peelings|Rinds.
peephole|Device for seeing.
peerage|A reward of knighthood.
peerage|Subject of British Debrett annual.
pelican|Louisiana symbol.
pelisse|Long outer garment.
penalty|Fine.
penalty|Handicap.
penance|Contrition.
penates|Roman household gods.
pendent|Overhanging.
pendulums|Parts of grandfather clocks.
peninsular|Like Florida.
penitently|With remorse.
penname|Henry Green, for instance.
penname|Patrick Dennis, for example.
pennants|The Yanks and Dodgers have them.
pennine|Range of the Alps.
pennons|Streamers.
pensive|Museful.
pensive|Thoughtful.
penstocks|Floodgates.
pentagon|Defense headquarters.
pentagon|Government building.
peonage|Condition of certain laborers.
peonies|Garden blooms.
peonies|Showy flowers.
peppered|Spiced.
peppermint|Kind of candy.
percale|Cotton fabric.
percale|Fine sheet cotton.
percales|Fine cotton sheetings.
perceive|Understand.
peregrine|Foreign.
perimeter|Outer boundaries.
permeate|Suffuse.
persist|Endure.
persist|Evince stick-to-itiveness.
persist|Keep at it.
personage|V. I. P.
pesetas|Spanish coins.
pestilence|In some versions, one of the Four Horsemen.
pestles|Crushing tools.
petered|Ceased gradually (with "out").
petiole|Stalk of a leaf.
petulant|Fretful.
petunia|Flower.
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower.
pfennig|1/100 of a mark.
phantasm|Ghost.
phantom|Vision.
phantoms|Images of the mind.
philippic|Name-calling speech.
piecers|Crazy-quilt makers.
pileate|Capped, as a mushroom.
pilgrim|Devout voyager.
pineapples|Hawaiian exports.
pinheaded|Stupid.
pirated|Violated a copyright.
piratical|Reminiscent of Kidd.
pistole|Double escudo.
pitapat|Rapid succession of beats.
pitched|Hurled.
placket|Slit at the top of a skirt.
plaiter|Braider.
planetoid|Traveler between Mars and Jupiter.
planter|Simon Legree was one.
plaster|Stucco.
plateau|Level reached by quiz contestant.
platina|Old name for a precious metal.
playbooks|Copies of dramas.
playboy|Pleasure-seeker.
playmakers|Key men, in basketball.
pleasance|Delightful garden.
pleases|Is the wish of.
pleasure|Hedonist's chief goal.
pleasure|One's wish, will or choice.
plenary|With all members present.
plosion|Articulation of a speech sound, k, p or t.
plurals|Word forms.
plutocrat|Very rich man.
pointillist|Artist using dots of color.
polemic|Involving controversy.
polemics|The art of disputation.
policeman|His "lot is not a happy one.”
policer|One on a beat.
polices|Keeps orderly.
politer|More civil.
politically|With reference to government.
politician|Butler or Hall.
polygon|Geometric figure.
pompoms|Antiaircraft guns.
pontiff|High priest.
poodles|Popular pets.
poorest|Most inadequate.
popular|Regarded with favor by many.
portage|Canoe carry.
portals|Entrances.
portends|Foretokens.
portents|Ominous signs.
porterhouse|Choice steak.
porters|Carriers.
porticos|Colonnades.
portions|Quotas.
possets|Milk-and-wine drinks.
postals|Cards.
posters|Advance announcements.
posters|Artistic ads.
posthaste|By leaps and bounds.
postlude|Concluding music.
postpone|Defer.
potherb|Spinach or chard.
potiche|Large vase: Fr.
potshot|Haphazard try.
pottery|Dishes.
practises|Puts into use.
prairie|J. F. Cooper classic (with "The").
praisers|Eulogists.
praline|Nut confection.
prattle|Childish talk.
preacher|Specialist in homiletics.
preceded|Came before.
preceded|Went before.
precedent|Basis for a legal decision.
precious|Term of endearment.
precipitate|Too hasty.
precise|With no variation.
preclusive|Eliminating beforehand.
preferences|First choices.
prehensile|Adjective for a kinkajou's tail.
prelude|Introductory movement of fugue.
preorder|Arrange beforehand.
prepare|Make ready.
presaged|Augured.
preserve|Marmalade.
president|Voters' choice.
presidents|Arthur, Garfield, Hayes, etc.
presidents|Thirty-three Americans.
prestidigitator|Expert in legerdemain.
prestige|Renown.
pretend|Simulate.
preterit|Past tense.
prevalent|Rife.
preview|Film foretaste.
primaries|Candidates' first hurdles.
primaries|Pre-election votes.
primates|Bishops.
primitives|Painters like Grandma Moses.
private|Army man.
private|Relative of a recruit.
privateer|Type of armed ship.
probate|Official proof.
procedures|Parliamentary methods.
proceeds|Money.
processes|Writs.
procession|Commencement event.
prodigal|Lavish.
professor|Artificial fly with gray speckled wings.
promoter|Type of businessman.
prompters|Certain theatre employes.
propeller|Airplane part.
prophet|Amos was one.
propone|Propound: Scot.
propose|Offer a plan.
prorates|Divides proportionally.
prosperity|Election catchword.
prostrate|Supine.
protectors|Shields.
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette.
protocol|Etiquette of diplomacy.
provident|Thoughtful of the future.
prudence|Practical wisdom.
pruning|Trimming.
psalteries|Ancient instruments.
psalters|Church books.
psyches|Human souls.
psychosis|Possible aspect of a case history.
publishers|Men of the book world.
puckers|Gathers in folds.
puerile|Childish.
puffball|Edible fungus.
puissant|Powerful: Arch.
pullets|Layers of small eggs.
pulsate|Quiver.
pulsate|Three.
pundits|Authorities.
punitive|Concerned with penalties.
puritan|Increase Mather, for example.
purpose|Aim.
pussycats|Shipmates of owls.
pussyfoot|Hedge: Slang.
pyramid|Cheops built the largest one.
pyrites|Fool's gold.
pyrometers|Instruments measuring high temperatures.
pyrrhic|Describing victory at great cost.
quarterfinalist|Player in a certain tournament round.
quartet|Piano and strings.
queried|Raised a question.
question|Doubt.
quicksand|Treacherous trap.
quixotic|Visionary.
quizzical|Bantering.
racecourse|Longchamp, for example.
racehorse|Needles.
raceways|Narrow channels for water.
racketeer|Criminal.
raddled|Twisted together.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Shine.
radiate|Shine.
radiation|Diffusion of heat.
radiator|Part of a car.
radical|Advocating sweeping change.
radioed|Sent a message.
radiomen|Important people on shipboard.
radishes|Relishes.
raindrops|Shower gifts.
rainier|Benedict of '56.
rainmaker|Katherine Hepburn's latest.
raisers|Rebidders.
ramekin|Pottery dish.
ramekin|Small baking dish.
rampage|Act wildly.
ramshorn|Ancient Hebrew trumpet.
ranches|Estates in the West.
rangers|New York's hockey team.
ranging|Extending.
rankles|Causes long-term resentment.
ransacked|Rifled.
ransoms|Redeems.
ranting|Bombastic.
rapiers|Light swords.
rarebit|Party dish.
rashers|Bacon slices.
rashest|Most reckless.
rataplan|Drum tattoo.
ratatat|Sound of knockong.
ratchets|Safety devices on lifts.
ratifier|Signer of a bill.
rationale|Logical basis of fact.
rationed|Apportioned.
ratites|Ostriches, emus, etc.
ratline|Light, tarred rope.
rattler|Freight train: Slang.
rattler|Snake.
rattletrap|Jalopy.
rattrap|Exterminator's device.
rattrap|Household pest remover.
ravages|Devastates.
raveled|Frayed.
raveled|Unwound.
raveling|A thread.
ravener|Glutton.
ravenous|Hungry.
rawhide|Untanned cattle skin.
rawhides|Untanned skins.
reacted|Was affected by some influence.
reaction|Chemical change.
reactor|Atomic pile, in which energy is controlled.
reactor|Atomic-energy device.
readers|McGuffey classics.
readied|Prepared.
realism|Tendency to face facts.
realize|Grasp.
realtor|Sales agent.
realtors|Certain brokers.
reamers|Sharp-edged tools.
reapers|Farmers in the Fall.
reapers|Framing apparatus.
reasoners|Logical arguers.
reasons|Argues logically.
rebaters|Givers of deductions.
rebelled|Opposed any authority.
rebinds|Puts old books in new covers.
rebounded|Caromed.
recarpet|Lay new broadloom.
recasts|Selects new actors.
recatalog|Itemize again.
receipts|Money.
receiver|Catcher.
receiver|Part of a telephone.
recesses|Temporary halts in work.
recipes|Chef's secrets.
recital|Musical event.
recites|Tells.
reclame|A seeking for publicity.
recline|Lean back.
recourse|Source of aid.
recreate|Put fresh life into.
recreative|Diverting.
recurred|Came back.
redates|Changes the time of.
redcoats|British soldiers.
reddening|Blushing.
redeemer|Rescuer.
redheaded|___ woodpecker.
redials|Phones again.
redlegs|Robinson and Temple.
referred|Submitted for settlement.
refiner|Member of the sugar industry.
reflects|Mirrors.
reforming|Turning over a new leaf.
refrain|Hey nonny, nonny.
refusal|A right in connection with an option.
refusal|Declination.
regaler|Lavish entertainer.
regaler|Royal entertainer.
regalia|Emblems of royalty.
regalia|Fancy trappings.
regalia|Splendid clothes.
regatta|Thames affair.
regimes|Administrations.
regions|Extents of land.
register|Do this to vote.
regulate|Control.
regulator|Controlling device.
rehearse|Tell in detail.
rehired|Employed again.
reichsmark|Foreign monetary unit.
reichsmark|Monetary unit of Germany.
reindeer|They fly only at Christmas.
reinstate|Take off probation.
rejoicer|Happy celebrant.
relapse|Setback.
relater|Narrator.
relates|Tells.
relation|Account.
relative|Kinsman.
relaxed|Eased up.
relaxes|Eases tension.
release|Free.
release|Press agent's piece.
releaser|Freer.
releasers|Tripping devices on machines.
relegate|Banish.
relents|Softens in temper.
reliance|Confidence.
relicts|Widows.
relieve|Send help to.
relieve|To spell.
relieved|Spelled, as a pitcher.
relieves|Gives aid to.
relives|Experiences anew.
relocate|Establish again.
remarks|A few introductory words.
remeets|Sits again.
remended|Repaired again.
remittance|Money by mail.
remnant|Leftover.
remodel|Make over.
remoras|Fish that cling to others.
renaissance|Of a style of architecture.
renames|Changes the title.
renders|Extracts by melting.
renegade|Turncoat.
reneged|Misplayed, at cards.
reneger|Misplayer at cards.
renewal|Renovation.
rennets|Cheese-making ingredients.
renovate|Do over.
renovation|Restoration to original state.
rentier|Frenchman of means.
reopens|Resumes.
reorder|Second sale.
repaint|Cheap golf ball.
repaints|Decorates anew.
repaints|Touches up.
repaper|Redecorate.
reparation|Making of amends.
repassed|Failed to bid again.
repasses|Goes by again.
repatch|Darn again.
repeater|Firearm.
repertoire|Stock company's offerings.
repined|Languished.
replaces|Supplants.
replate|Coat with metal again.
replete|Chock-full.
replete|Full.
replica|Duplicate.
reporter|Denizen of the city room.
reports|Accounts.
reprise|Musical repetition.
reproduces|Copies.
reprover|Chider.
republic|South Korea, for example.
republican|One way to vote.
request|Word on a wedding invitation.
rereads|Studies again.
reredos|Screen behind an altar.
rereleases|Lets out again, as a film.
rerents|Sublets.
rerents|Sublets.
reroutes|Changes the circuit of.
reseated|Rearranged the place cards.
reseeds|Plants again.
resells|Disposes of again.
resentment|Indignation.
resents|Exhibits displeasure.
resents|Takes amiss.
resents|Takes offense.
reserves|National Guard.
residence|Large or imposing house.
residue|Remainder.
resigned|Acquiescent.
resiles|Comes back into position.
resolute|Determined.
resolve|Determine.
resource|Expedient.
respire|Breathe.
respire|Breathe.
respired|Breathed.
restates|Affirms anew.
rheostats|Current regulators.
rhinestone|Cheap brilliant.
rialtos|Theatre districts.
riboflavin|Vitamin B-2.
riffles|Little waves.
rimless|Type of eyeglasses.
rimmers|Implements for cutting edges.
rioters|Dangerous demonstrators.
riposte|Quick and sharp reply.
ripsaws|Woodcutting equipment.
riptides|Causes of rough wateer.
risible|Causing laughter.
rissole|Fried meat roll.
rituals|Books of ceremonial forms.
riverbed|Bottom of the Hudson.
riverbed|Wadi.
riveter|Girder worker.
riviera|Where Monaco is.
roadbed|Highway engineer's concern.
roadhouse|Wayside inn.
roadway|Thoroughfare.
roasted|Heated to excess.
roister|Be noisy.
roister|Carouse noisily.
rollers|Companions for rockers.
romaine|Cos lettuce.
romaine|Salad vegetable.
romance|Type of novel.
romancer|Indulger in fanciful tales.
rooster|Rural alarm clock.
rootlet|Radicel.
rosebuds|Debutantes.
rosettes|Flowerlike ornaments.
rostrum|Pulpit.
rotator|Muscle that turns.
rotunda|Room in the Capitol.
roughrider|Epithet for one of the Roosevelts.
roundelays|Short and lively rural strains.
rousseau|18th century philosopher.
routine|Finale of George-and-Gracie program.
ruinate|Wreck.
runaround|Evasive treatment: Slang.
rusticate|Take a vacation.
rustled|Sounded like leaves in the wind.
sabines|Ancient Italians.
saddled|Encumbered.
saddles|Ridges between two peaks.
sadiron|Pressing instrument.
safaris|African expeditions.
sagamore|Sachem's aide.
sagamore|___ Hill, T. R. shrine at Oyster Bay.
sailboat|Lugger.
sailings|Lloyd's Register items.
sailors|Characters in "Billy Budd."
sailors|Hats.
samovar|Urn for tea-making.
samoyed|Powerful Siberian dog.
samplers|Pieces of needlework.
sandglass|Time-teller.
saneness|Rationality.
sapience|Wisdom.
sapient|Sage.
sapphire|Deep-blue corundum.
saraband|Stately Spanish dance.
sarcasm|Gibing criticism.
sarcasm|Trenchant writing.
sardana|Catalonian dance.
sardine|Canapé item.
sardine|Food fish.
sardine|Small pilchard.
sardine|Young pilchard.
sargasso|Floating mass of seaweed.
sassing|Talking impudently.
satellite|It will be launched from Cocoa, Fla.
satiable|Possible to satisfy.
satiates|Cloys.
satiation|Surfeit.
satires|Certain literary works.
satrapy|A province.
saturate|Soak through.
saurians|Lizards.
sauterne|White wine.
sauterne|Yquem.
savanna|Grassland.
saxifrage|Spring flower.
scalawag|Rascal.
scalawags|Rascals.
scandals|George White productions.
scanned|Iconoscoped.
scapula|Shoulder blade.
scarabs|Ancient Egyptian symbols.
scarabs|Beetle jewels.
scarabs|Charms for Cleopatra.
scarecrow|Fred Stone's unforgettable role.
scarves|Strips of cloth.
scatter|Sow.
scatter|___ rug.
scenario|Movie manuscript.
scented|Perfumed.
sceptre|English symbol of sovereignty.
sceptre|Mace.
schemers|Machiavellians.
scherzo|Section of a sonata.
schisms|Results of doctrinal disputes.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
scholars|Companions of gentlemen.
scholastic|Educational.
schooners|Beer mugs.
science|Kingpin of the modern scene.
science|Knowledge from research.
science|Ology.
scimitar|Curved sword.
scimitar|Oriental weapon.
scintilla|The slightest bit.
sciolist|Pretender to knowledge.
scissors|Cutting tool.
scooted|Scurried off.
scooting|Scampering off.
scorers|T. D. makers.
scowler|Frowner.
scrabbles|Plays a popular game.
scraper|Device for removing dirt from shoes.
scrapes|Fiddles like a hillbilly.
screeds|Harangues.
scriptures|The Bible.
scrooge|Dickens character.
scrubby|Small and mean.
sculled|Rowed.
seadogs|Pirates.
seadogs|Popeye and Sindbad.
seagull|Chekhov play (with "The").
seagull|Chekhov play (with "The").
sealeries|Phenomena of Pribilof Islands.
sealers|Specialized seamen.
seaplanes|Aircraft.
seaplanes|Navy Dumbos.
seaport|Halifax, for one.
seaport|Key city.
seaports|Halifax and Hamilton.
searchers|The ___, new John Wayne movie.
seashores|Vacation spots.
seaside|Beach.
seasides|Coastal areas.
seasoner|Condiment.
seasons|Spices.
seawater|Brine.
seawater|Brine.
secedes|Withdraws formally.
secludes|Isolates.
seconders|Approvers of motions.
seconds|More helpings of food.
secrete|Hide.
secular|Of the world, worldly.
seedeater|Bird.
seeking|Begging leave.
seeress|Fortune teller.
seeress|Haruspex.
segregate|Set apart.
selected|Chosen.
selector|Dial marked 2–13.
selector|Part of a TV set.
selector|Part of a radio set.
selects|Culls.
selloff|Get rid of, at cut rates.
sellout|Successful theatrical production.
seltzer|Soda pop.
semester|Half a college year.
semesters|Terms of the school year.
semicolon|Punctuation mark.
seminars|Advanced courses.
semipro|Bush league.
semitones|Musical notes.
semolina|Wheat meal.
senator|Author Kennedy, for example.
senator|Flanders or Holland.
senator|Six-year man.
senator|Washington baseballer.
senators|American League team.
senators|Dressen's team.
senescent|Growing old.
seniors|Certain students.
senoras|Ladies of Spain.
senores|Gentlemen of Cadiz.
senores|Madrilenos.
senores|Men of Madrid.
senseful|Judicious.
senseless|Foolish.
sentiment|Touching quality.
separate|Distinct.
septate|Divided by a wall.
septette|Seven daughters.
serapes|Souvenirs of Mexico.
seraphim|Angels with three pairs of wings.
serenade|Mario Lanza's latest movie.
serenade|Musical tribute.
serenade|Special piece of music.
serenades|Music under a jalousie.
serener|Calmer.
serenes|Tranquil expanses.
serenest|Calmest.
serials|Literary forms.
seriated|Arrange in sequence.
seringa|Brazilian rubber tree.
sermons|___ in stones, and good in everything.
serpents|Treacherous ones.
servile|Humbly yielding.
session|Congressional term.
sesterce|Ancient Roman coin.
setbacks|Checks in progress.
setbacks|Steplike indentations of buildings.
settings|Designs for jewels.
settlement|Village.
settler|Colonist.
settler|Pioneer.
settlers|Homesteaders.
settles|Calms.
seventeen|Story by Booth Tarkington.
several|More than a few.
shadows|Dim images.
shambles|Scene of great disorder.
shampoos|Tonsorial services.
shapers|Machine-shop equipment.
sharers|Those who take part.
sharpen|Make keener.
shearer|Moira or Norma.
sheathe|Enclose in a covering.
shebang|Thing or affair: Slang.
sherpas|Scalers of Annapurna.
shindig|Festive occasion with dancing: Slang.
shindig|Gay social gathering: Slang.
shiners|Minnows.
shipmate|Companion at sea.
shipmates|Fellow travelers.
shipment|Outgoing order.
shipshape|Orderly.
shivarees|Comic serenades for newlyweds.
shivers|Texas notable.
shoebill|Large wading bird, allied to the heron.
shoeshines|Polished effects.
shooter|Marble.
shopman|Store worker.
shortcakes|Dessert treats.
shorten|Abridge.
shotgun|Weapon.
shouted|Laughed noisily.
showier|More flashy.
showoff|George Kelly's hit (with "The").
shrilled|Spoke in high-pitched tones.
shrouds|Supports for ships' masts.
shudder|Shake.
shuteye|Forty winks.
shuteye|Sleep: Slang.
shutter|Camera part.
siamese|Spenders of bahts.
sideboard|Piece of furniture.
sideline|Paying hobby.
sidereal|Of the stars.
sidestep|Evade.
sidestep|Maneuver to avoid.
signora|Mrs. in Italy.
silesia|European mining center.
silverware|Gift for a bride-to-be.
similar|Alike.
simmered|Boiled gently.
simmers|Cooks.
singlet|Jersey.
singleton|Bridge holding.
sinkers|Lead weights.
sirocco|Hotwind.
sisterly|Affectionate, in a certain way.
sisters|The Dionnes.
sitters|Parents' paid proxies.
situate|Put in a position.
skaters|Contestants on ice.
skeleton|Halloween masquerade costume.
skidded|Sideslipped.
skiddoo|Go away: Slang.
skiddoo|Old-fashioned "scram!"
skippers|Captains.
skippers|Pilots.
skylines|City profiles.
slander|Calumniate.
slander|Canard.
slanted|Biased.
slanted|Directed.
slapdash|Harum-scarum.
slapped|He Who Gets ___.
slavers|Hard workers.
slavery|Condition of servitude.
slavery|It was abolished by Amendment XIII.
slavish|Ignoble.
sleekit|Wee, ___, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie . . .
sleeper|Pullman.
sleeper|Railroad car.
sleeper|Unexpected success.
sleepers|Relatives of dark horses.
slender|Slight.
sleuthhound|Sherlock, for instance.
slickers|Weatherproof coats.
slingshot|Type of weapon.
slipknot|Noose.
slipper|Light shoe.
slithered|Moved like a snake.
slogger|Plodding one.
sloshes|Moves clumsily through water, mud, etc.
sloughs|Casts off.
sluggers|Mays, Snider, Mantle, etc.
slyness|Cunning.
smallest|Least.
smarties|Show-offs.
smartly|Quickly.
smelted|Fused ore.
smokers|Stag parties.
smoking|Spouting fumes.
smorgasbord|Favorite buffet repast.
smother|Cover over thickly.
snagged|Caught upon.
snagged|Cut jaggedly.
snakepit|Reptilian abode.
snarers|Rabbit hunters.
sneaked|Acted furtively.
sneaked|Transferred secretly.
sneaking|Type of suspicion.
sneerers|Imitators of Pooh-Bah.
sneerers|No cheerers, they.
snicker|Smothered giggle.
snickers|Giggles.
snipers|Sharpshooters.
snipped|Used shears.
snooper|Cousin of an eavesdropper.
snoopers|Paul Prys.
snowcap|Crown of K-2.
snowfall|Winter weather prediction.
snubbed|Checked the motion of.
snuggled|Cuddled.
soarers|Larks, hawks, etc.
sociable|Friendly.
socialite|Park Avenue resident.
soirees|Evening parties.
solaria|Sun porches.
solders|Unites.
soldiers|Members of U. S. A.
solidest|Most substantial.
solidus|Gold coin of old Rome.
someday|Friml song.
someone|___ To Watch Over Me.
somersault|Acrobatic stunt.
somerset|Famous middle name in literature.
somersets|Acrobatic tumbles.
sonarman|Important member of Nautilus crew.
sonatas|Glen Miller tunes.
sonatinas|Short classical compositions.
sonorous|High-sounding.
soonest|At the earliest possible time, in telegraphese.
sorcerer|John Wellington Wells, for example.
sordino|Italian form of mute, used with a trumpet.
sorosis|Women's society.
sorrows|Causes of grief.
sorties|Combat missions by planes.
sorties|Raids.
southwest|U. S. region.
soybean|Plant with hairy, brownish pods.
spangles|Sequins.
spanked|Moved along swiftly.
spanning|Extending over.
sparest|Least fleshy.
sparkers|Gallants of olden days.
sparred|Boxed.
sparrow|Weaverbird.
sparser|More thinly scattered.
spartan|B. C. Greek.
spatulas|Kitchen implements.
spearer|Kind of fisher.
spearmints|Plants used for flavoring.
special|Distinctive.
specialize|Work in a limited field.
specimen|Sample.
specked|Spotted.
specter|Ghost.
speedup|Production rush.
spencer|Handwriting stylist (1800–64).
spencer|One of Churchill's names.
spencer|One of Churchill's names.
spencer|One of Churchill's names.
spenders|Users of money.
spheric|Orbital.
spiders|Richmond Va. eleven.
spinner|Shiny fish lure.
spinose|Thorny.
spinster|Elizabeth I, for example.
spirals|Helices.
splices|Joins, as rope.
splotch|Stain.
splurges|Spending sprees, for example.
spoilage|Food dealer's concern.
spoiler|Plunderer.
spokesmen|Representatives of groups.
spongers|Parasites.
sponsor|Man behind a TV show.
sporter|Gamester.
spouses|Marriage partners.
sprawls|Spreads awkwardly.
spriest|Most agile.
springer|Hunting dog.
springiness|Light, bouncy feeling.
springs|Saratoga ___.
sprinkler|Lawn gadget.
sprinter|Dave Sime, for example.
sprints|Short races.
sprites|Pixies.
sprites|Puck and Robin Goodfellow.
spurious|False.
spurious|False.
spurious|Not genuine.
sputters|Speaks hastily and explosively.
spyglass|Telescope.
squealers|Informers: Slang.
staccato|In music, abrupt.
staffed|Supplied with personnel.
staffed|Supplied with personnel.
stagiest|Most theatrical.
stagnate|Fail to progress.
stairway|Steps.
staking|Risking.
stalled|Stuck fast.
stamens|Botanical parts.
stampede|Mass flight.
stamper|Foot pounder.
stanchion|Upright beam.
standee|Overflow theatre customer.
standees|Latecomers at a hit.
standpat|Sit tight.
standpatter|Immovable one.
stanhope|Light, open carriage.
starchy|Glutinous.
stardom|Theatrical renown.
starfish|Small sea animal.
starless|Describing certain nights.
starlet|Comer in Hollywood.
starter|Elevator chief.
starter|Elevator director.
starter|First in a series.
startle|Take unawares.
staters|Declarers.
stations|Headquarters.
statives|Verbs in Hebrew grammar.
statuette|An Oscar or Emmy.
stature|Growth reached.
statute|Established rule.
statute|Law.
statute|Law.
stayers|Pitchers who "go the route."
steadies|Regular beaux: Slang.
steamer|Autoclave.
steamer|Type of trunk.
steamer|Watercraft.
steamers|Cookers.
steamers|River packets.
steamroller|Crush opposition, politically speaking.
steatite|Soapstone.
steatite|Soapstone.
steeled|Made strong.
steelier|More flintlike.
steeper|More precipitous.
steeple|Church tower.
steeple|Part of a church.
steeple|Tower.
steeplechase|Event at Aintree.
steerage|Cut-rate liner accomodations.
steerage|Part of an ocean liner.
steerage|Passenger ship section.
steerer|Helmsman.
steeving|Stowing cargo.
stellar|Abounding with stars.
stencilers|Certain office workers.
stenography|Tool for the working girl.
stentors|Clarion-voiced ones.
stentors|Loud-voiced ones.
stereoscopic|Describing a three-dimensional effect.
sterile|Ineffective.
sterile|Lacking in interest.
sterlet|Small sturgeon.
sterlet|Sturgeon.
sterling|Bride's cherished gift.
stevedore|Maritime worker.
stiletto|Dagger.
stiletto|Slender dagger.
stilled|Quieted.
stimuli|Incentives.
stipend|Remuneration.
stipends|Wages.
stochastic|Skillful in guessing or conjecturing.
stockade|Defensive structure.
stoicism|Impassively.
stollen|German fruit and nut bread.
stoners|Kitchen gadgets.
stonewall|Epithet for a general.
stooges|Foils: Slang.
stooges|Relatives of straight men.
stooping|Deigning.
stopcock|Faucet.
stopgap|Fill-in.
stopgaps|Makeshifts.
stoppage|Obstruction.
stoppages|Halts and interruptions.
stoppers|Corks.
storage|Safekeeping of goods.
storeroom|Place for trunks.
storeys|Floors of London buildings.
stormbound|Held up by weather.
stormed|Blew violently.
stormed|Blustered.
stouter|More hardy.
stoutest|Most rugged.
straddler|Man on the fence.
strafes|Bombards.
streets|Ways of the city.
strength|Longest English one-syllable word.
stresses|Emphasizes.
strewed|Spread abroad.
striated|Furrowed.
strident|Discordant.
strides|Stepping distances.
strikes|What fishermen hope for.
stringent|Severe.
strings|Conditions attached to a plan: Colloq.
strings|Violins and cellos.
stripped|Despoiled.
striving|Working hard.
stroked|Set the rate of rowing for (a crew).
strokes|Tennis maneuvers.
strokes|Trudgen and crawl.
strutter|Conceited fellow.
studded|Adorned with knobs.
student|One on the dean's list.
studios|Hollywood landmarks.
stumble|Trip.
stupendous|Staggering the imagination.
stygian|Gloomy as the infernal river.
stylizes|Designs in conventional manner.
styrofoam|New synthetic pastry used for display cakes.
submarine|The Sea Wolf.
subpoena|Call to court.
subservient|Obsequious.
subsidy|Part of the farm problem.
subtend|Extend under.
subtile|Tenuous.
sugarplums|Bonbons.
sulphur|Small, yellow butterfly.
sundries|Odds and ends.
sunniness|Cheerful aspect.
sunshade|Awning.
supercargo|Merchant ship officer.
superman|Comic strip hero.
supernal|Ethereal.
supersonic|Describing the speed of jets.
supersonic|Past the sound barrier.
supersonic|Traveling at a great speed.
superstate|Type of government.
suppress|Quash.
sureties|Guarantees.
surmount|Overcome.
surmounts|Conquers.
surprised|Taken unawares.
surrender|Cede.
surreptitiously|With stealth.
swamped|Overwhelmed.
swashes|Sounds of dashing waves.
swatted|Hit a fly.
swearing|Promising emphatically.
sweater|Article of clothing.
sweaters|Slip-ons.
sweeten|Make agreeable.
sweetie|Term of endearment.
swindler|Cheat.
swineherd|Animal tender.
swirled|Rotated swiftly.
swooped|Pounced (upon).
syncopations|Musical effects.
syndromes|Groups of symptoms.
syringa|State flower of Idaho.
systematic|Orderly.
systemic|Relating to a formulated theory.
systole|Contraction of the heart.
tabbies|Pussycats.
tabloid|Kind of newspaper.
taboret|Frame for embroidery.
taciturn|Disinclined to talk.
taillamp|Appendage on a surrey or buggy,
talented|Able.
talents|Natural gifts.
talents|Special aptitudes.
tallest|Most incredible: Colloq.
tamales|Mexican dishes.
tangerine|Deep reddish-yellow.
tankers|Ships of a certain type.
tannery|Where leather is made.
tantara|Fanfare of trumpets.
tantara|Trumpet call.
tantrums|Fits of bad temper.
tapeline|Tailor's appurtenance.
tapster|Alemonger.
tarantula|Eight-legged animal.
tarantulas|Spiders.
tardiest|Latest.
tarpaulin|Something for a rainy day.
tartare|French sauce.
tartare|___ sauce.
tartuffe|Molière hero.
tartuffes|Hypocrites, à la Molière.
tassels|Ornaments on academic caps.
tassels|Ribbons fastened to books, for bookmarks.
tattler|Gossip.
taunted|Twitted.
taurine|Pertaining to a sign of the zodiac.
taxicabs|Business of Amos and Andy.
taxpayer|Citizen with income.
teacake|Londoner's treat.
teahouse|Recent Broadway hit play.
teamster|Handler of a vehicle.
teamster|Truck driver.
teamsters|Certain workmen.
teapots|Proverbial places for tempests.
teardrop|Describing the shape of pendent ornaments.
teardrops|Signs of sorrow.
tearjerker|Sad and sentimental play.
tearoom|Place to eat.
tearoom|Traditional gipsy shop.
teaseled|Raised the nap on (cloth).
teasers|Playful pests.
teasers|Puzzling problems.
teaspoon|One-sixth fluid ounce.
teatime|Five o'clock.
tectonic|Of architectural construction.
teenage|Adolescent.
teetering|Vacillating.
teeters|Moves unsteadily.
teething|Cutting grinders.
teething|Subject for the baby books.
teetotal|Abstain absolutely.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
telegrams|Certain messages.
telephones|They now come in colors.
teleplay|Chayefsky item.
teleran|Electronic aid for aircraft.
telescope|Wonder on Mount Palomar.
tellers|Bank clerks.
telltale|Revealing.
temblor|Earthquake.
temperance|Carry Nation's crusade.
tempered|Moderated.
tempted|Attracted.
tempted|Lured.
tendered|Proffered.
tenderloin|Mid-town New York in the Gay Nineties.
tenderly|With compassion.
tenders|Certain railroad cars.
tendons|Skeletal attachments.
tendril|Part of a climbing plant.
tendril|Part of a vine.
tendrils|Morning glory appendages.
tenement|Civic problem.
tenements|Part of the city scene.
tenners|Bill: Colloq.
tenners|Folding money.
tensile|A kind of strength.
tensing|___ Norkay, conqueror of Everest.
tentacle|Feeler.
tenting|Civil War activity.
tenures|Durations of office.
terebene|Chemical mixture of acid and turpentine.
termites|House wreckers.
terrific|Star word in the teen-age vocabulary.
tertian|Occurring every third day.
tesserae|Pieces in a mosaic.
testament|The Old and the New.
testate|Leaving a will.
testers|Bed canopies.
testier|More ornery.
testimony|Proof.
tethers|Ties up.
tetrads|Quartets.
textbook|Student's sine qua non.
texture|Fabric weave.
thatcher|Tom Sawyer's Becky.
theatre|Helen Hayes ___.
theatre|One of the arts.
theatre|Playhouse.
theatres|Grauman's Chinese and others.
theatric|Histrionic.
theatrics|Stage art.
thespian|Actor.
thespians|Actors.
thiamin|Vitamin B compound.
thimble|Household gadget.
thimblerig|The shell game.
thinner|Liquid added to paint.
thorough|Complete.
thousand|M or G.
thrifty|Provident.
thrillers|Hitchcock productions, for example.
throaty|Describing Garbo's voice.
throwaway|Handbill.
thumbnail|Said of a small sketch.
thunderer|Epithet for Zeus.
thwarted|Foiled.
tiaraed|Crowned.
tilters|King Arthur and knights.
tilting|Taking part in a joust.
timeless|Eternal.
timeout|Cessation in sports.
timeout|Gridiron recess.
tinderbox|Excitable person.
tingling|Prickly feeling.
tinhorns|Cheap sports.
tirades|Vehement declamations.
tireless|Indefatigable.
titania|Shakespearean Queen.
titanic|Scene of "A Night to Remember."
titians|Renaissance masterpieces.
titrate|Test by a chemical process.
titrate|Test, in chemistry.
titters|Nervous laughs.
tittles|Iotas.
toasters|Kitchen appliances.
together|Conjointly.
toileted|Shaved, showered, etc.
tolerable|Moderately good.
tolerance|An asset in human relations.
toleration|Religious freedom.
tomfool|Relative of Simple Simon.
tontine|Form of annuity.
tontine|Form of insurance, with shared annuity.
tontine|System of insurance.
toothing|Indented brickwork.
topside|Abovedecks.
toreador|Mounted man in an arena.
torments|Hectors.
tornado|Weather Bureau problem.
tornado|Windstorm.
torrent|Niagara.
tortilla|Mexican cake.
tortillas|Tasty Mexican specialty.
tossers|Restless sleepers.
totalities|Aggregates.
tottered|Wavered.
touchstone|Shakespearean clown.
tourists|Americans in Paris.
tournament|Series of contests.
tousles|Dishevels.
tracers|Investigators.
trachea|Windpipe.
tractile|Ductile.
tractor|Bulldozer.
tradition|Legend.
traducer|Slanderer.
traducers|Calumniators.
trailer|Rolling home.
trainbearers|Brides' attendants.
trained|Scientifically conditioned.
trainee|Recruit.
trainer|Important man in sports.
trainers|Aids for athletes.
traipses|Gads about: Colloq.
traipses|Gads about: Dial.
traitor|Faithless one.
traitor|False friend.
traitor|Quisling.
traitor|Quisling.
traitor|Renegade.
transistor|Small electronic device.
transistor|Tiny power device.
transit|Surveying instrument.
translation|Foreign-language job.
translators|Indispensable members of the United Nations staff.
trapped|Caught.
trapper|Natty Bumppo's occupation, in "The Prairie."
traumas|Neuroses.
traveled|Adjective for Mr. Dulles.
travelogue|Type of lecture.
travels|Tours.
treacle|A viscid syrup.
treadle|Foot lever.
treason|High crime.
treasure|Person highly valued.
treasury|Department of the Government.
treasury|Governmental department.
treated|Prescribed.
treater|He pays the check.
treater|Host.
treetop|Nesting place.
treetop|Place for "rock-a-by baby."
trended|Had a general direction.
trepidation|Quaking.
tresses|Braids.
triable|Subject to trial in court.
trickster|Deceiver.
trifles|Toys.
trifold|Triple.
trigger|Roy Rogers' horse.
trimeter|Verse of three feet.
triolet|Poem of eight lines.
trireme|Ancient galley.
triremes|Ancient galleys.
trisect|Cut into three portions.
trisected|Divided into three parts.
tritely|In vapid style.
triumphal|Conquering.
triumphs|Achievements.
trivial|Of slight importance.
trooper|Cavalryman.
trooper|State ___.
trotter|Hambletonian entry.
troubleshooter|Maintenance man.
troubling|Bothersome.
truebred|Of excellent stock.
truelove|Sweetheart.
truelove|Tryster on the banks of Loch Lomond.
trumpet|Louis Armstrong's forte.
trundle|Roll along.
trustee|Fund official.
tsarina|Catherine I.
tsarinas|Catherine I and Catherine II.
turbine|Motor.
turncoat|Renegade.
tussles|Scuffles.
twaddle|Fustian.
tweedles|Sings or whistles.
twilled|Having diagonal ribs.
twining|U. S. Air staff chief.
twisted|Warped.
typewriter|Office machine.
typical|Characteristic.
typified|Symbolized.
tyrannic|Despotic.
tyrannize|Oppress.
tyranny|Taxation without representation, according to James Otis.
tyranny|Oppressive domination.
ulsters|Overcoats.
ulterior|Beyond what is manifest.
ultimate|Final.
umpired|Called the strikes.
unabridged|Describing certain dictionaries.
unaired|Not ventilated.
unallied|Not part of a coalition.
unassuming|Modest.
unaware|Heedless.
uncanny|Mysterious.
undercut|Chop stroke in tennis.
undergo|Experience.
undergoing|Experiencing.
undergrad|Campus man.
underlie|Be at the base of.
underneath|At a lower level.
underworld|Milieu of racketeers.
undress|Ordinary clothing, as opposed to uniform.
uneatable|Descriptive of badly cooked food.
uneaten|Left on the plate.
unerring|Exact.
unessential|Not of great importance.
unethical|Not cricket.
unguent|Salve.
unhinge|Remove, as a door.
unhorse|Overthrow.
unhorse|Overthrow.
unification|Problem in Germany.
uninitiated|Not informed.
unironed|How one can wear Orlon.
uniters|Joiners.
unitive|Serving to bring together.
unitive|Tending to bring together.
unmasked|Revealed.
unnatural|Affected.
unopened|Still sealed.
unreserved|Not taken, as a seat.
unsharp|Not honed.
unspeakable|Ineffable.
unthrone|Depose a king.
untired|Still full of vim.
usuries|Examples of excessive interest.
usurper|Royal supplanter.
utility|Public ___.
vacuumed|Cleaned house.
vagabond|Friml's "The ___ King."
vagrant|Moving at random.
valiant|Fearless.
valises|Drummer's burden.
vampires|Certain bats.
vandalism|Wanton destruction.
vanilla|Popular flavoring.
varnishy|Like a glazed surface.
vaudeville|Palace doings.
vaulter|Olympic participant.
veloute|Rich white sauce in French cookery.
venerator|Deeply respectful one.
veracities|Truths.
veranda|Porch.
verbenas|Garden flowers.
vernacular|Shop talk.
veronicas|Daring bullfight maneuvers.
vertigo|Dizziness.
vespers|Church services.
vessels|Air or sea craft.
vestige|Bit.
vicarage|Home of Dr. Primrose.
vinegar|Pickling agent.
vineries|Certain greenhouses.
violets|It's raining ___ . . .
visionary|Rainbow chaser.
visitant|A ghost come to call.
vocable|A word or term.
volunteers|Blood donors and sky watchers.
vouchers|Bookkeeping papers.
waistcoat|Article of attire.
waiters|Major-domo's aides.
wanderer|Peregrinating person.
wanderers|Nomads.
warlords|Local rulers in China.
washtub|Housekeeping necessity.
wastrel|Playboy.
watered|Kind of silk.
watered|Sprinkled.
waterfront|Budd Schulberg novel.
waterloo|Decisive defeat.
watermelon|Summer dessert.
waterpower|TVA product.
waterworks|Tears: Slang.
wavering|Showing indecision.
waybills|Commercial papers.
welcome|Warm reception.
westerns|Adventure stories.
westerns|Zane Grey's forte.
whalers|The Pequod and others.
whiffed|What Casey did.
whipsaw|Lumberjack's implement.
whirred|Made a buzzing sound.
whiteness|Innocence.
whitewashes|Shutouts, in various games.
whiting|Weakfish.
wielded|Held and used.
wilderness|Daniel Boone's road, now U. S. Route 24.
windowpanes|Fenestral glass.
wineries|Business buildings in California.
wiretap|Controversial source of evidence.
wiretap|Phone cut-in.
wiretap|Secret phone inlet.
wishbone|Part of a chicken.
wisteria|Plant with purple flowers.
wisteria|Twining shrub.
witnesses|Spectators.
wonderful|Broadway Mr.
wonderland|Imaginary realm.
wonders|Wants to know.
woodland|Forest.
woolhats|Term for rural supporters of Georgia politicos.
wordage|Editor's concern.
workman|Carpenter or mason.
workouts|Spring training routines.
worrier|Troubled thinker.
worsteds|Wool fabrics.
worsteds|Woolen yarns.
yeasted|Fermented.
yellows|Daffodil shades.
yesterday|Recently.
yodeler|Tirolean singer.
yttrium|Rare-earth element.
zeppelin|Dirigible.
abalone|Mollusk.
abalone|Sea-ear.
abalones|Edible mollusks.
abandons|Leaves high and dry.
abnormally|In an unusual manner.
abscissa|Element of reference in geometry.
absconded|Ran away and hid.
absolver|He who pardons.
abstains|Holds back.
abstract|Summary.
academical|Scholarly.
academy|Association of scholars.
accedence|A giving in.
accedence|Consent.
acceding|Giving consent.
accident|Chance.
accorded|Bestowed on.
accosted|Greeted.
accrete|Grow together.
accurate|Exact.
accused|Found at fault.
accuser|Plaintiff.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Synthetic fabric.
acolyte|Altar boy.
aconite|Poisonous plant.
acquire|Get.
acritical|Having no crisis.
actinal|Oral, in reference to jellyfish and other radiates.
actinometers|Photographic instruments.
actress|Helen Hayes.
actuate|Put into motion.
acutely|Keenly.
adamant|Hard.
adamant|Indomitable.
adamant|Rocklike.
adamant|Unyielding.
adaptor|Electrical gadget.
addenda|Supplements to writings.
addresses|Speaks.
adherent|Follower or supporter.
adipose|Fat.
adjacency|Contiguity.
admiral|Stump or Wright.
admired|Looked up to.
admirer|Beau.
adoptees|Certain lucky children.
adoption|Acceptance of a plan.
adoption|Acceptance.
adoptions|Social worker's concern.
adulterate|Debase by admixture.
adventurer|Fortune hunter.
adverts|Refers to.
aerodrome|Croydon is one.
afterdecks|Areas astern, on ships.
ageless|Seeming never to grow old.
agileness|Nimble quality.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Stir up.
agitato|Fast, in music.
agitator|Trouble-maker.
agnomen|Additional name given to famous Romans.
agoutis|Rodents like guinea pigs.
agreement|Contract.
agreements|Documents of treaty.
agronomist|Specialist on soil and planting.
aimless|Desultory.
aircraft|Bombers and jets.
airlift|Former Berlin phenomenon.
airliner|La Guardia transient.
airliner|Ship of the sky.
airliners|Planes.
airplane|Banshee, for example.
airport|Baltimore's Friendship.
airport|Friendship, in Baltimore, for example.
airport|Gander.
airport|La Guardia, for example.
airscapes|Part of the "open skies" plan.
airstream|Atmospheric phenomenon.
airwave|Radio channel.
alameda|California coastal county.
alameda|City on island in San Francisco Bay.
alameda|Promenade.
alamode|Not passé.
alamode|Stylish.
alamode|With ice cream.
alanine|An amino acid: Chem.
alarmist|One easily frightened.
albacore|Tunny or tuna.
alerted|Put on guard.
alerted|Warned: Colloq.
alewife|Atlantic food fish.
alewife|Relative of the herring.
alexander|Baseball great.
alfresco|In the open air.
aliases|Assumed names.
aliases|Deceptive names.
alienate|Estrange.
alienate|Estrange.
alienated|Transferred ownership of (property).
alienator|Estranger.
alienist|Psychiatrist: Legal term.
alienors|Transferers of real estate.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Nourishment.
alleges|Affirms.
alliance|Joining of interests.
alluded|Referred (to).
almanac|Calendar book.
almanac|Compilation of useful information.
alpacas|Llamas.
alright|Correct, in a form not regarded as correct.
alright|O.K.
altercated|Wrangled.
alterer|Changer.
altimeter|Airplane navigation instrument.
aludels|Pear-shaped pots used in chemistry.
alumnus|Graduate.
amaranth|Never-fading flower: Poet.
amaryllis|Bulb plant, the belladonna lily.
amassed|Built up.
amasses|Accumulates.
amateur|Member of A. A. U.
amateur|Olympics athlete.
amateurs|Certain athletes.
amative|Of love.
amatory|Of love.
ambergris|Substance used in perfumery.
ambitious|Eager to advance.
ameliorate|Improve.
amenable|Docile.
amender|Improver.
amenities|Social graces.
amerced|Fined.
amiably|Good-naturedly.
amnesia|Absence of memory.
amperes|Current units for footlights.
amperes|Electrical units.
anabasis|Xenophon wrote it.
anabasis|Xenophon's classic.
anabasis|Xenophon's history.
analecta|Literary collection.
analogue|Corresponding factor.
anchored|Fixed fast.
anchoret|Hermit.
anchorman|Important member of a team.
anchovy|Type of herring.
ancient|Of times long past.
ancient|Old as the hills.
ancient|What Iago was to Othello.
andante|Fairly slow movement: Mus.
andante|Moderately slow: Mus.
andiron|Firedog.
anecdotal|Describing most memoirs.
anemone|Cup-shaped flower.
anemone|Flower in well-known Matisse painting.
anemone|Showy flower.
aneroid|Kind of barometer.
aneroid|Type of barometer.
angelic|Heavenly.
anglers|Disciples of I. Walton.
angrier|More wrathful.
animals|Menagerie.
animate|Full of life.
animate|Inspire.
animato|Lively musical direction.
animato|Lively: Music.
anisette|Liqueur.
announcer|Radio man.
anodyne|Type of drug.
anodynes|Soothing medicines.
anomaly|Departure from the common rule.
anonyms|Authors whose names are unknown.
answerable|Accountable.
answers|Winning replies on TV.
antagonize|Make an enemy of.
anteater|Pangolin.
anteater|Pangolin.
antedates|Occurs earlier.
antelope|Bongo.
antelope|Gemsbok.
antelope|Impala or bongo.
antelope|Pronghorn.
antenna|Radio wire.
antennae|Feelers.
anterior|Previous.
anticlimax|Novelistic disappointment.
antifreeze|Radiator protection.
antipasto|Dish served as an appetizer.
antipodal|Exactly opposite.
antired|Against communism.
antiseptic|Alcohol, for example.
antitrust|Describing the Clayton Act.
aperitif|Drink taken before a meal.
aphrodite|Praxiteles statue.
apostates|Renegades.
apostle|Peter or Paul.
apostolic|Papal.
appertains|Belongs.
applecart|Shaw play (with "The").
applecarts|Upsettable things.
applesauce|Hokum.
applesauce|Malarkey.
applesauce|Slangy interjection of disbelief.
appoint|Designate.
apprise|Inform.
apropos|By the way.
aragonite|Mineral similar to calcite.
arbiter|An umpire, for example.
arbiter|Umpire.
arboreal|Living in trees.
arboretum|Type of botanical garden.
arborvitae|Evergreen tree.
arcadia|Peaceful clime.
archaist|Specialist in antiquities.
architrave|Beam resting on tops of columns.
areaway|Sunken court.
areaway|Sunken court.
aridity|Dullness.
arietta|Kind of song.
arietta|Short operatic air.
arietta|Short song.
arietta|Simple song.
ariettas|Short songs.
arillate|Having covered seeds: Bot.
armaments|Secy. Wilson's concern.
armchairs|Favorite resting places.
armistice|Cease fire.
armlock|Hold at wrestling.
armored|___ car.
armorers|Gunners' mates.
arnicas|Lotions for treating sprains.
aroused|Worked up.
arouses|Stirs up.
arouses|Stirs up.
arpeggio|Type of chord.
arrayed|Decked out.
arrayed|Decked.
arrayers|Costumers.
arrearage|Debt.
arrears|Amounts overdue.
arrested|Halted the growth of.
arrester|Cop in action.
arresters|Electrical devices.
arrests|Seizures.
arrival|Timetable time.
arrives|Comes to hand.
arrogance|High-handedness.
arrogant|Overbearing.
arsenal|Part of a fort.
arsenal|Redstone, in Alabama.
arsenal|Storage building.
arsenic|Pharmacopoeia item.
article|Form of composition.
article|Section after Preamble.
artisan|Workman.
artisans|Craftsmen.
artiste|Entertainer: Fr.
artistic|Tasteful.
ascended|Rose.
asinine|Obstinate.
asinine|Ridiculous.
asinine|Silly.
asinine|Stupid or stubborn.
asinine|Utterly ridiculous.
aspects|Appearances.
aspects|Appearances.
aspects|Views.
aspires|Seeks (after).
aspires|Seeks ambitiously.
assailed|Attacked.
assaulted|Attacked.
assayer|Tester of ore.
assents|Pleasant responses.
assessor|City official.
assisted|Helped out.
assists|Helps.
assonant|Having a partial rhyme, as "come" and "home."
assorted|Miscellaneous.
assumer|Surmiser.
assured|Confident.
asterisk|Reference mark.
astronomer|Shapley, for example.
astronomy|Study of the heavenly bodies.
asunder|Into parts.
atabrine|Antimalarial drug.
atavism|Reversion to type.
atelier|Art studio.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Workshop.
atelier|Workshop.
atelier|Workshop.
atelier|Workshop.
athlete|Sports competitor.
attache|Aide of a legation.
attaches|Minister's aides.
attempts|Essays.
attendant|Bridesmaid.
attendant|Lady-in-waiting.
attendants|Members of a retinue.
attended|Was present at.
attests|Makes clear.
attests|Manifests.
attired|Dressed.
attiring|Robing.
attractive|Magnetic.
audacity|Boldness.
audiophile|Hi-fi fan.
auricles|Ears.
auroral|Rosy.
austere|Puritanical.
austere|Rigorous.
authored|Wrote.
automation|Present-day production trend.
availing|Being of benefit.
avalanche|Alpine phenomenon.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Greed.
avatars|Incarnations.
avatars|Incarnations.
average|Common run.
average|Ordinary run.
average|Soso.
averages|Means.
averred|Declared.
averter|Preventer.
aviator|Member of SAC.
avidity|Greediness.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocado|Salad fruit.
avoidance|Shunning.
awaited|Expected.
awakens|Stirs.
babbled|Sounded like a brook.
babyish|Timid, silly, etc.
backbends|Calisthenics
bacteria|Cause of fermentation.
badgers|Wisconsin footballers.
bagatelle|Game.
baggage|Supplies and gear.
baiters|Hecklers.
balance|Scales.
ballade|French poetic form.
ballerina|Hightower or Tallchief.
balmoral|Castle in Scotland, on the Dee.
baloney|Nonsense: Slang.
balustrade|Part of a balcony.
bananas|Musical "shortage" of the 1920's.
bandits|Billy the Kid and others.
bandstand|Structure for outdoor entertainment.
bankrolls|Supplies of paper currency.
bannered|Flying flags.
baptist|Member of a religious denomination.
baritone|Walter Cassel, for example.
baritones|London and Singher.
barkeep|Relative of a counterman.
barnstorm|Tour the rural areas, as actors.
barnstormer|Freelance aviator.
barnstormer|Itinerant actor.
barnstormer|Many an early aviator.
barnyard|Part of a farm.
barometer|Any indicator of change.
barreled|Went at high speed: Slang.
baseline|Part of a diamond.
baseline|Part of the diamond.
basilica|Church like St. Paul's in Rome.
basilica|Early Christian church.
bassoon|Woodwind.
bathers|Swimmers.
batsman|Mantle, at times.
battles|Cannae and Actium.
beagles|Favorite pets of U. S.
beanpole|Tall, thin person.
beanstalk|Jack's magic ladder.
bearable|Tolerable.
bearhugs|Enthusiastic embraces: Colloq.
bearskin|Floor covering.
beavers|Fur-bearing animals.
beavers|Oregon State eleven.
beckoned|Summoned by a gesture.
bedside|Kind of manner.
beguile|Charm.
behests|Commands.
belated|Tardy.
believed|Trusted.
bemired|Involved in difficulties.
benefit|Kind of theatrical performance.
berates|Takes to task.
berhyme|Mention in verse.
betides|Happens.
betimes|Early.
betters|Persons superior in authority, position, etc.
betting|Parimutuel system.
bibelot|Small but rare object.
bicorne|Matador's headdress.
bidders|Auction zealots.
bioscope|Early movie projector.
biotics|Anti ___ (wonder drugs).
bisects|Cuts in two.
bitterroots|Rocky Mountain flowering plants.
bitters|Flavoring used in apéritifs.
blabber|Talk too much.
blackcap|Chickadee.
blackjack|Nickname of Gen. Pershing.
blankets|Covers, as with snow.
blended|Prepared, as a pipe mixture.
blinder|Leather flap on a horse's bridle.
blonder|Fairer.
bluegrass|Kentucky region.
bluestocking|Type of egghead.
blunder|Faux pas.
blunder|Flounder.
blustering|Swaggering.
boarder|Roomer.
boatload|Ship's carrying capacity.
boatsman|Charon, for one.
bobolink|Songbird.
bolivia|Where the Altiplano plateau is.
bonanzas|Rich mines.
boobies|Simple Simon, et al.
bootlace|Cobbler's item.
bootlegger|Specialist of the 1920's.
boredom|Lack of divertissement.
boscage|Thicket.
bossies|Members of the herd.
botanist|Student of plants.
bottleneck|Trouble shooter's concern.
bracelet|Bangle.
braille|Special alphabetic system.
brainchild|Idea: Colloq.
brassie|Golf club.
braziers|Pans for burning coals.
breathers|Ten-minute breaks.
brevets|Military commissions.
bridges|Republican Senator.
brigades|Army groups.
brigand|Freebooter.
brindle|Animal streaked with a darker color.
broadening|What travel is so.
brocade|Rich fabric.
browner|Tanner.
brownstone|Type of house.
brushoff|Curt dismissal: Slang.
buildup|Favorable publicity: Slang.
bulletins|News reports.
bullied|Browbeat.
bungalow|Resort abode.
bypasses|Detours.
byproduct|Important result of manufacture.
cabanas|Bathhouses.
cabaret|Evening entertainment.
cabochon|Gem without facets.
cadence|Inflection in tone.
cadenza|Musical flourish.
caisson|Ammunition chest.
calculus|Course in higher mathematics.
caliber|Quality.
caliber|Quality.
callers|Guests.
callously|Unfeelingly.
calumets|Peace pipes.
camerae|Judges' chambers.
camises|Smocks.
camorra|Notorious secret society.
campsite|Summer vacation place.
canapes|Cocktail snacks.
canapes|Party provender.
cancels|Nullifies.
candida|G. B. Shaw play.
candidate|Man on a ticket.
canines|Retrievers.
cantata|Choral composition.
cantata|Choral composition.
cantata|Musical form.
cantata|Piece of music.
cantata|Story set to music.
cantina|Saloon, in Tia Juana.
canyons|Bryce, Kings, Walnut, etc.
capitals|Holland has two.
capitols|State houses.
caporal|A kind of tobacco.
capsize|Turn over.
capstan|Hauling apparatus on a ship.
capstones|Finishing blocks, in architecture.
carafes|Containers for liquids.
carafes|Relatives of flagons.
carafes|Water bottles.
caravan|Company of travelers.
caravan|Company of travelers.
caravel|Lateen-sailed vessel.
carbide|Compound, used in acetylene.
cardigan|Sweater.
carefree|Having no troubles.
caresses|Fondles.
caroler|Singer.
caroming|Billiards technique.
carotid|Large artery.
carouse|Paint the town red.
carousel|Rodgers-Hammerstein musical.
carpetbag|Symbol of 1865 et seq.
carriages|Victorias.
carrots|Vegetables.
cartels|Big business combines.
carters|Wagoners.
casement|Type of window.
cashews|Kidney-shaped nuts.
catalpas|Flowering trees.
catawba|Reddish grape.
catcalls|Sounds of disapproval.
catered|A certain "Affair," in the movies.
catfish|Row where Porgy lived.
catnaps|Snoozes.
catspaw|An unwitting tool.
cattail|Marsh plant.
cattail|Marsh plant.
cattleman|Rancher.
cavalry|Rough Riders.
celeste|Soft pedal.
celestial|Name for Kublai Khan's empire.
celestial|Of the sky.
celibate|Single.
cellars|Storage places.
cements|Unites firmly.
cenacle|Room of the Last Supper.
cenacle|Room of the Last Supper.
centennial|100th anniversary.
centipede|Myriapod.
century|Long time.
cerates|Waxy preparations.
cerebrum|Part of the brain.
certain|Sagan's "A ___ smile."
certainty|Definite fact.
chairmen|Gavel-wielders.
chaldrons|Dry measures of old England.
chalets|Houses.
chalice|Cup-shaped flower.
channel|Frequency band.
channeled|Sent through communications media.
chanteuse|Hildegarde is one.
chanties|Sea songs.
chaparral|Thicket of shrubs.
chapels|Churches.
chaperon|Duenna.
chaperons|Parents at school parties.
chapter|Division.
character|Moral strength.
chariot|Ancient vehicle.
charleys|___ Aunt.
chassis|Automobile frame with wheels and machinery.
chatelaine|Grandmother's waist ornament, with keys.
chatelaine|Lady of a castle.
chatted|Talked.
checkbooks|Bank items.
checkers|The Nixons' pet.
checkmated|Defeated.
cheesecake|Photographer's term.
chianti|Dry red wine.
chianti|Dry red wine.
chianti|Red wine.
chimera|Fire-breathing monster.
chinaware|Crockery.
chinwag|Gossip: Slang.
chlorophyll|Green coloring matter of plants.
choices|Alternates.
chorale|Finale of Beethoven's Ninth.
churned|Agitated by violent motion.
cigaret|Smoke.
cigarets|Slot machine buy.
cinders|Hot coals.
cinematographer|James Wong Howe's occupation.
cinnamon|Kind of spice.
circled|Surrounded.
citadel|Dixie military school.
citadel|Novel of 1937 (with "The").
civilly|Politely.
clamant|Demanding attention.
clambake|Picnic on the beach.
claptrap|Nonsense.
claptrap|Twaddle.
clarence|London house of Queen Mother Elizabeth.
clarence|Relative of a brougham.
clarinets|Orchestral section.
clasped|Clutched.
classer|One who sorts goods.
classifications|I-A, II-C, IV-B, etc.
clatter|Noise of dishwashing.
clavier|Keyboard of an organ, piano, etc.
cleaned|Did housework.
cleaned|Finished (with "up").
cleanup|Hit a homer with bases loaded.
cleaves|Separates.
clement|Merciful.
clement|Tennessee's Governor.
clickers|Camera bugs.
climatic|Atmospheric.
climber|Social ___.
clockwork|A certain mechanism.
coagulated|Solidified.
coalyards|Where fuel is kept.
cogitate|Reflect.
cohorts|Groups.
colander|Kitchen utensil.
collapse|Cave in.
collars|Stops and talks to: Colloq.
collateral|Side by side.
colleen|Irish maid.
college|Goal of many young Americans.
collins|Author of "The Moonstone."
collops|Rashers of bacon.
colonel|Group commander in the air force.
colonel|Kentucky VIP.
colonel|Kentucky ___.
colonel|Nasser's military rank.
colosseum|Flavian Amphitheatre.
colossi|Things of overawing greatness.
comfort|Old Point ___, in Virginia.
commander|Naval officer.
commonsense|Tom Paine's treatise, 1776.
compacts|Purse items.
compeer|An equal.
compete|Contend in rivalry.
competed|Vied with.
compiles|Assembles for composition.
composes|Makes up.
comrade|Close associate.
conatus|Natural tendency.
concealment|Place of hiding.
concentrated|Strong.
concepts|General notions.
concerned|Interested.
concerts|Events at Tanglewood, Marlboro, etc.
concise|Laconic.
concurrent|Acting together.
condescends|Stoops.
condole|Show sympathy.
condoled|Expressed sympathy.
condors|American vultures.
confute|Prove to be wrong.
congests|Overcrowds.
congress|The 85th ___.
conical|Strobile-shaped.
conners|Readers.
conquest|Prescott's subject.
consider|Have regard for.
console|Type of table.
consort|Wife or husband.
conspicuous|Noteworthy.
conspiracy|Machination.
conspire|Plot.
constitutionals|Trumanesque walks.
consumer|Advertiser's target.
consumer|Supermarket customer.
container|Carton.
contents|Sum and substance.
contessa|Role for Ava Gardner.
contessas|Titled ladies of Italy.
context|Associated surroundings.
contorts|Warps.
contract|Bridge.
contract|Type of bridge.
contractor|Party to an agreement.
converges|Inclines nearer together.
converse|The opposite.
convert|Change over.
convert|Transmute.
convertible|Cool car.
conveyance|Vehicle.
coolish|Rather chilly.
cordage|Ship's rigging.
cordovans|Shoes of a certain leather.
cornmeal|Muffin ingredient.
corollas|Floral envelopes.
coronas|Long cigars.
coronas|Types of cigars.
coronet|Headdress.
coronet|Royal headgear.
coroneted|Crowned.
corporal|Napoleon's sobriquet, Little ___.
corporal|Uncle Toby's Trim.
corporal|WAC ___, Army missile.
corrects|Makes right.
corrode|Eat away slowly.
corsage|Flowers for milady.
coterie|Social set.
cottages|Summer homes.
counter|Opposite to.
counters|Opposes.
couples|Joins.
courage|Spirit.
courtesan|Aspasia.
courtesy|Consideration.
covenant|Agreement.
covenant|Binding agreement.
covenant|Solemn agreement.
coverall|One-piece garment.
coverup|Hide, as evidence.
coveter|Green-eyed one.
coyotes|Prairie wolves.
cozened|Defrauded.
cracker|One type of party favor.
crackups|Highway hazards.
crammed|Fitted too snugly.
crayoned|Drew.
creamery|Where cheese is made.
creates|Originates.
creeper|Plant.
crinoline|Hoop skirt.
criterion|Touchstone.
cronies|Close companions.
crooner|Type of singer.
crossroads|Parting of the ways.
crossroads|Place akin to the valley of decision.
crowbar|Pry.
crusade|A fight for the right.
crusade|Noble enterprise.
crusaders|Holy Cross eleven.
cuddling|Nestling.
curator|Museum director.
custard|Dessert.
custard|Pie filling.
custody|Protection.
cutaway|Coat.
cutlass|Curving sword.
cutlass|Smee's weapon in "Peter Pan."
cybernetic|Relating to a mechanical man.
czardas|Hungarian dance.
dahlias|Showy flowers.
damosel|Elizabethan maiden.
dandled|Petted.
dangers|Risks.
dangled|Hung loosely.
danseuse|Margot Fonteyn, for example.
daredevil|Reckless.
darkest|Like the hour before dawn.
darkrooms|Photographers' quarters.
darling|Term of endearment.
darners|Menders.
dastard|Skulking coward.
dateline|Part of newspaper heading.
dateline|Time boundary.
daubery|Slapdash painting.
dauphin|French title.
daybook|Ship's log.
daybreak|Sunup.
daydream|Reverie.
daydream|Symptom of spring fever.
deadest|Least lively.
dearest|Usually the nearest.
debaser|Lowerer of standards.
debater|Arguer.
debutant|Actor in first role.
debutant|An actor, in his first role.
decamped|Skipped out.
decamps|Vamooses.
decanter|Bottle.
decanter|Decorative glass bottle.
decapod|Lobster or shrimp.
deceive|Hoodwink.
decibel|Unit for measuring volume of sound.
decided|Clear-cut.
decimal|Dewey ___ System.
decipher|Figure out.
decision|Duty expected of an executive.
decisively|In conclusive terms.
declaims|Announces loudly.
declaims|Recites.
declare|State formally.
declasse|Lowered in social status.
decoders|Cryptanalysts.
decorate|Paint or wallpaper.
decorate|Trim.
decorator|Authority on interiors.
decrees|Ordinances.
decrees|Proclamations.
dedicates|Inscribes.
deduces|Infers.
deepens|Becomes more profound.
deepest|Most abstruse.
deepest|Most intense.
deepwater|Serious difficulty.
defaced|Marred.
defends|Shields.
defense|Cabinet Department.
defense|Cabinet post created 1947.
deferred|Type of payment.
deferrers|Procrastinators.
definer|Expositor.
defines|Describes exactly.
deforests|Clears (land) of trees.
degenerate|Grow worse.
degradation|Humiliation.
degrade|Bring low.
degrade|Humble.
degrade|Lower in rank.
degrees|First, second, and third.
deigned|Vouchsafed.
delaine|Dress fabric.
delegate|Lodge of the U.N.
deletes|Crosses out.
deletes|Expunges.
delicacy|A choice food.
deliver|Set free.
deltaic|Of a river mouth.
deltaic|Pertaining to a river mouth.
deluders|Deceivers.
demanded|Claimed as a right.
demeans|Humbles.
demerit|Bad conduct mark.
demesne|Realm of activity.
demoded|Out of date.
denotes|Indicates.
densest|Thickest.
dentate|Having a toothed margin, as a leaf.
dentate|Notched.
dentists|Middlecoff's classmates.
denudes|Bares.
deplane|Alight at the airport.
deplore|Regret deeply.
deployed|Spread out, as an army.
deploys|Spreads out for battle.
deported|Banished.
deposed|Unthroned.
deposer|One who testifies.
deposes|Removes from authority.
depredation|Plundering.
derange|Disorder.
derange|Madden.
derelict|Remiss.
derider|Scornful one.
derringer|Short-barreled pistol.
descant|Talk at length.
descend|Fall upon.
descending|Orpheus ___, Tennessee Williams' latest.
descends|___ upon (attacks suddenly).
descent|Fall.
described|Told about.
deserve|Merit.
desiccate|Dry up.
designers|Fashion makers.
desired|Wanted.
desires|Asks for.
desolates|Leaves forlorn.
desperado|Billy the Kid, for one.
despoil|Pillage.
dessert|Sweet.
desserts|Ices.
destine|Predetermine.
destines|Predetermines.
destroyer|Highly maneuverable warship.
details|Minutiae.
detains|Keeps in custody.
deterged|Cleansed.
detergents|Modern cleansers.
deterges|Washes with soap substitute.
deterred|Discouraged.
deterred|Restrained.
detests|Abhors.
detonator|Device for exploding.
detracts|Takes away (from).
deviations|Sins, in Kremlin parlance.
devilkin|Gremlin.
devolve|Pass by succession.
devotes|Consecrates.
devourer|Hungry eater.
dialects|Cockney and others.
diamond|The infield.
diarist|Samuel Pepys, for example.
diatomic|Bivalent.
dickens|Boz.
dickered|Bargained.
dickers|Trades by bargaining.
dickies|All young Richards.
digester|Make of abridgments.
digital|Pertaining to fingers.
dillydally|Waste time.
dimeters|Lines of verse having two measures.
dimities|Thin cotton fabrics.
dinette|Section of many modern houses.
director|Member of the board.
disarmament|International problem.
disarmament|Subject of international importance.
disease|Evil tendency.
dishrag|Kitchen appurtenance.
dismantle|Remove furniture.
disparages|Belittles.
dispatch|Official message.
disported|Frolicked.
disposal|Arrangement.
dispute|Quarrel.
disrate|Lower in rank.
dissolve|Fade-out, in movies.
distaff|Women in general.
distress|Damsel's dolor.
district|Political division.
disturbs|Unsettles.
ditties|Simple songs.
diverse|Varied.
diverse|Various.
diverts|Entertains.
divests|Unfrocks.
divides|Mountain ridges.
docility|Tractability.
dodgers|Ball club.
dogeared|Describing certain books.
dogeared|Improvised a bookmark.
dogtrot|Slow, easy gait.
doleful|Like a jeremiad.
doltish|Slow-witted.
dominate|Tower over.
dominie|Pastor.
donated|Contributed.
donator|Giver.
doodads|Trifling ornaments: Colloq.
doodles|Thoughtless scribblings.
doomsday|Last Judgment.
doormen|Certain openers.
dormant|Inactive.
dormant|Inactive.
dossier|F.B.I. file.
doubled|Served two purposes.
dovetailing|Fitting together logically.
drafter|Architect.
drainer|Device for drawing off liquid.
draughts|Checkers, in Britain.
dreamer|Beautiful ___, Stephen Foster song.
dreariest|Least cheerful.
drenched|Soaked.
dribbler|Bouncer of a basketball.
drillers|Seekers for oil.
driveway|No Parking zone.
droshky|Russian carriage.
drought|Farmer's problem.
drummers|Band members.
duennas|Governesses.
dullards|Simpletons.
dunnage|Seaman's personal effects.
duotone|Designating a certain color effect.
durance|Imprisonment.
dynamite|Blow up.
dynamite|Blow up.
dynamite|Blow up.
dynasty|Han or Chin.
eanling|Young lamb: Obs.
earlier|Occurring farther back.
earnest|Sincere.
earning|Gaining by labor.
earthen|Made of clay.
earthquake|Capp's McGoon.
easterner|Atlantic Coast dweller.
easters|Church festivals.
eatable|Esculent.
eatable|Esculent.
ebonite|Black hard rubber.
ebonite|Combs are made of it.
echidna|Spiny egg-laying mammal.
eclipse|Celestial phenomenon.
ecology|Study of biology in relation to environment.
economics|Science of consumption and distribution.
economy|Purpose of cutting the budget.
ecumenic|World-wide.
edacity|Consuming hunger.
edition|Bulldog ___.
edition|Extra or bulldog.
edition|Issue of a book.
editors|Text correctors.
educates|Schools.
eelworm|Nematode.
eeriest|Most ghostly.
egalite|Component of the French Revolution motto.
egalite|Ideal of 1789.
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité.
eggbeater|Helicopter.
eggbeater|Navy 'copter.
egghead|Relative of a "longhair,"
egghead|Role for Karl Malden.
eggplant|Member of potato family.
egotists|Exalters of themselves.
elapsed|Passed, as time.
elapsed|Passed.
elapses|Passes.
elastics|Office supplies.
elation|High spirits.
elbowed|Jostled.
election|A democratic process.
elector|Voter.
electoral|National "College."
electoral|November college.
electoral|Well-known college.
electorate|Over 100 million in U. S.
electors|College men of U. S.
electron|Negatively charged particle.
elegance|Refinement.
elegance|Superior quality.
elegance|Tasteful luxury.
elegant|First-rate: Colloq.
elegant|Like Beau Brummell.
elegant|Soignée.
elegiacal|Mournful.
elegist|Writer of plaintive verse.
elegist|Writer of plaintive verse.
elemental|Basic and powerful.
elements|Features.
elephant|Howdah carrier.
elevate|Promote.
elevator|Movable cage.
elevators|Grain warehouses.
elevens|Lucky numbers.
eleventh|Latest possible hour.
elicited|Drew out.
elicits|Draws out.
elongate|Stretched.
elucidator|One who makes clear.
elusive|Baffling.
emanant|Issuing forth.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Emerge.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanated|Issued.
embassy|Type of government building.
embrace|Clasp.
emendable|Rectifiable.
emended|Corrected copy.
emended|Improved.
emender|Editor.
emending|In process of revision.
emerald|Color.
emeralds|Products of Columbia.
emerges|Becomes visible.
emigrate|Leave one's homeland.
eminence|Distinction.
eminence|Lofty place.
eminence|Renown.
eminent|Highly placed.
eminent|Noted.
emirate|Arabian nobleman's jurisdiction.
emirate|Arabian ruler's state.
emotive|Showing feeling.
emotive|Tending to stir up feeling.
empales|Pierces: Var.
emperor|Character in O'Neill play.
empires|Dominions.
empires|Roman and others.
employment|Gainful activity.
empress|Woman of power.
emulous|Desirous of equaling.
enacted|Ordained.
enameled|Painted.
enamels|Glosses.
enamels|Glosses.
enamels|Paints.
enamels|Smooth coats.
enamels|Wall finishes.
enamors|Captivates.
encased|Boxed.
encased|Sheathed.
enchilada|Mexican dish.
enclasp|Embrace.
enclave|Territory within a foreign territory.
enclaves|Territories surrounded by other countries.
encores|Musical repetitions.
encores|Repeated offerings.
encores|Shouts at the opera.
endanger|Imperil.
endearment|Term of affection.
endears|Makes beloved.
endears|Makes beloved.
endives|Salad herbs.
endorse|Approve.
endorsed|Gave approval to.
endorsed|Supported.
endorser|Signer.
enemies|Antagonists.
enemies|Hostile forces.
enemies|Snakes in the grass.
enfilade|Type of gunfire.
engages|Takes part (in).
engender|Cause.
engineer|Casey Jones' job.
engineer|Casey Jones.
engineer|Manage skillfully.
engineered|Steered, as a bill through Congress.
engines|Roundhouse items.
enhanced|Added to.
enigmas|Problems from the Sphinx.
enlarge|Broaden.
enlarger|Special type of camera.
enlarges|Makes a blow-up.
enlarges|Makes a type of photographic reproduction.
enlists|Gets the help of.
enliven|Brighten.
enmities|Antipathies.
ennoble|Exalt.
ennoble|Give dignity to.
enormity|Great wickedness.
enouncing|Proclaiming.
enriched|Bejeweled.
enricher|Wheat germ, for instance.
enrolled|Entered.
ensemble|Couturier's product.
ensemble|Entire company, on stage.
ensigns|Annapolis graduates.
ensigns|Banners.
ensnare|Trap.
ensurer|Guarantor.
ensurer|Guarantor.
ensures|Protects.
entailed|Necessitated.
entailed|Necessitated.
entails|Involves.
entente|Alliance.
entente|An understanding.
ententes|International understandings.
ententes|Pacts.
entered|Began (with "on").
entered|Joined.
entered|Started upon.
entering|Starting upon.
enthused|Full of zeal: Colloq.
enthuses|Shows ardor: Colloq.
enticer|Tempter.
enticing|Attractive.
entitle|Give a right to.
entitles|Qualifies (one) for.
entomology|Study of insects.
entourage|Environment.
entrain|Take the Chief.
entrains|Boards a sleeper.
entrance|No exit.
entrant|New member.
entrant|Newcomer.
entrant|One in a race.
entrant|Race contestant.
entrants|Participants.
entreat|Ask earnestly.
entreat|Beg.
entreat|Supplicate.
entreats|Pleads.
entrees|Dinner courses.
entresol|French mezzanine.
entries|Racing program.
entries|Vestibules.
entrust|Commit with confidence.
envious|Green-eyed.
environ|Surround.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epaulet|Uniform décor.
epaulette|Shoulder ornament.
epergne|Centerpiece.
episode|Isolated event.
episodes|Installments of serial stories.
episodic|Not happening continuously.
epitome|Representative part.
epitome|Summary.
equably|In a tranquil way.
equator|Latitude zero.
erasers|Office equipment.
erasers|Pencil parts.
erasers|Rubbers.
erecter|Builder.
erector|Builder.
erectors|Builders.
erelong|Soon.
eremite|Hermit.
eremites|Sequestered people.
ergates|Worker, as an ant or bee.
eristic|Controversial.
ermines|Furs.
ermines|Prized weasels.
ermines|Small, valuable animals.
erodent|Caustic.
eroding|Rusting.
erosion|Sculptor of Utah's natural arches.
erosion|Eastern Colorado problem.
errands|Income source for children.
erratum|Misprint.
erroneous|Incorrect.
erudite|Describing savants.
erudite|Learned.
erudite|Word for a blue stocking.
escalloped|Baked in a cream sauce.
escapade|Prank.
escapade|Reckless prank.
escarole|Vegetable.
escritoire|Piece of furniture.
espalier|Trellis or lattice.
espoused|Championed.
essayer|Trier.
essence|Perfume.
essences|Perfumes.
estancia|Mexican cattle ranch.
estates|Acres.
estates|Country places.
estates|Country places.
estates|County homes.
estates|Properties.
estates|Property possessions.
esteemed|Regarded highly.
esteems|Respects.
esthete|Oscar Wilde, for example.
esthetes|Art lovers.
esthetes|Lovers of beauty.
esthetic|Loving beauty.
estimate|Businessman's calculation.
estimate|Reckon.
estimator|Appraiser.
estivate|Spend the summer.
estivate|Spend the summer.
estranged|Friends no more.
estreat|Legal copy.
estuary|Arm of the sea.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etcetera|And so on.
etchers|Artists.
eternal|Describing a kind of triangle.
eternal|Never-ending.
eternal|Not just for today.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|Unchangeable.
eternized|Perpetuated.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Annual: Said of winds.
etesian|Periodical, as the winds.
ethical|Conforming to moral standards.
ethnarch|Governor of a province.
etiolate|Become blanched.
etiquette|Relative of protocol.
evaders|Elusive ones.
evanesce|Dissipate.
evaporate|Escape into air.
evasive|Tricky.
evenest|Most level.
evening|Dusk.
evening|When Hesperus is seen.
eventful|Momentous.
eventides|Hours beloved by poets.
eventualities|Contingencies.
eventuate|Happen finally.
evermore|Always.
everyman|Old morality play.
evidence|Show.
evident|Manifest.
evildoers|Malefactors.
evinced|Exhibited.
evinced|Manifested.
evincing|Displaying.
exacerbate|Irritate.
exaggerate|Intensify.
examiner|Popular name for a newspaper.
examiner|Questioner.
exasperate|Incense.
excogitate|Think out.
executes|Carries out.
exigent|Pressing.
exonerate|Clear.
explores|Searches into.
exscinds|Cuts out.
extorts|Wrings from.
extrovert|One with an outgoing personality.
facades|Fronts.
facelifts|Minor car model changes, in Detroit parlance.
factory|Industrial plant.
factual|Containing data.
faience|Decorative porcelain.
fainter|Less clear.
fairest|Adjective for Snow White.
fancier|Person with a special interest.
fandango|Lively dance.
fanfare|A flourish of trumpets.
fantasia|Disney musical film.
fastener|Zipper, for one.
fasting|Feature of the Lenten season.
fathers|Leaders, as of the Pilgrims.
fatness|Falstaff's forte.
favored|Specially privileged.
feasted|Delighted.
feature|A full-length movie.
feature|Play up.
federal|Of the U. S.
federals|Mr. Lincoln's soldiers.
feeding|Baby's meal.
fellows|Members of learned societies.
felucca|Mediterranean sailboat.
females|The ladies.
ferment|Excitement.
ferments|Agitates.
fervent|Ardent.
fescues|Tough meadow grasses.
feudists|Yokums and Scraggs.
feverish|Excited.
filibuster|Focus of Senate controversy.
filibuster|Obstructionist tactic.
finalist|Contestant.
finesse|Bridge stratagem.
finessed|Played one's hand cunningly.
fingers|Pinkies.
firearms|Six-shooters.
firedogs|Andirons.
firemen|Important civil servants.
firetrap|Condemned building.
fishnet|Cod catcher.
flailed|Threshed.
flapper|Girl of the 1920's.
flatiron|Housewife's device.
flatted|Sang off key.
flatten|Squash.
fleeter|Swifter.
flenser|Whaling V. I. P.
flitting|Light rapid movement.
flounder|Kind of flatfish.
floweret|Part of a daisy or dandelion.
fluoridates|Adds an element to drinking water.
flushed|Flooded with color.
foliage|Verdure.
fooling|Banter.
footstep|Tread.
footstool|Hassock.
forensic|Suitable for public debate.
foresee|Pierce the time barrier.
foresees|Divines.
forester|Woodsman.
forests|Arden and Sherwood.
forests|Woodlands.
forints|Money in Hungary.
fourscore|Beginning of a famous speech.
fraction|Small part.
fracture|Break.
framers|Designers.
franklin|F. D. R.
freedoms|Subject of 1941 FDR speech.
freelance|Writer not on regular payroll.
freeman|Governor of Minnesota.
freestone|Kind of peach.
freshen|Become vigorous.
furlongs|Measures of distance.
furthers|Promotes.
fussier|More meticulous.
gadabouts|People "on the go."
gadarene|Native of Biblical city.
gaiters|Congress boots.
gallant|Chivalrous.
gallery|Museum.
galliot|Light Dutch merchant ship.
galloon|Narrow binding of rich material.
gamekeeper|Guardian of a hunting preserve.
ganders|Male geese.
gargles|Throat ailments.
garnets|Gems.
garnishes|Parsley, water cress, etc.
garrisons|Certain troops.
gaslight|Illumination.
gateway|Entrance.
gathers|Infers.
gavotte|Lively dance.
gearshift|Part of car becoming obsolete.
gelatin|Common food.
gelatines|Substances in cookery.
generally|As a rule.
generous|Magnanimous.
genesis|Old Testament book.
genetics|Study of heredity.
genevas|Swiss canton, city and lake.
gentian|Blue flower.
geocentric|Having the earth as a center.
germane|Pertinent.
germane|Relevant.
germane|To the point.
getaway|Escape.
gherkins|Pickles.
ghosting|Literary composing for another.
gibbered|Spoke incoherently.
gingery|Spicy.
gipsies|People with wanderlust.
giveaway|Type of TV program.
gladsome|Cheerful.
gleaned|Gathered the leftovers.
gleesome|Merry and mirthful.
glisten|Sparkle.
globule|Tiny pellet.
glowering|Frowning.
glutted|Sated.
gnarled|Knotty.
gnashed|Ground one's teeth.
gnashes|Grinds the teeth together.
goaltender|Hockey player.
godmother|Character in "Cinderella."
godsend|Happy event.
goldbrick|Malinger: Slang.
goliath|One of the Anakim.
gondola|Canalboat.
gondolas|Grand Canal transportation.
gondolas|Open freight cars.
gondoliers|Gilbert and Sullivan opus (with "The").
goobers|Peanuts.
goodmen|Husbands, in colonial days.
gorgons|Three fabled sisters.
gorilla|Denizen of the African jungle.
governess|Jane Eyre's calling.
governor|Bradford of Plymouth.
grabber|Greedy one.
gracile|Graceful and slender.
grading|Teacher's job.
granite|Symbol of hardness.
granules|Particles of sugar.
grasped|Understood.
grasping|Acquisitive.
grassplot|Lawn.
gravure|Photo printing process.
greased|Did a car job.
greased|Lubricated.
greatly|In a big way.
greenhouse|Botanical garden structure.
greenroom|Expression meaning theatre shoptalk.
gremlin|Aviation imp.
gremlin|Aviation imp.
grenade|Small bomb.
gridiron|Part of the Sugar Bowl.
grilses|Young salmon.
groggery|British tavern.
grottoes|Caves.
grouses|Complains: Slang.
grubstake|Outfit a prospector.
gunboat|Small armed ship.
gunshot|Range of a weapon.
gunstocks|Rifle parts.
gyrated|Twirled.
hackney|Carriage kept for hire.
hagride|Harass.
hairline|Very slender margin.
hairnet|Beauty shop item.
hairnets|Coiffure aids.
halibut|Another food fish.
hambone|Flavoring agent in soup.
hambone|Soup flavorer.
hamburger|Sandwich.
hampered|Encumbered.
hamster|Ratlike animal.
hamster|Ratlike animal.
handcart|Small vehicle.
handfast|Firm grip.
handrail|Stairway addendum.
handsome|Liberal in amount.
happened|It ___ One Night.
happiest|Adjective for a millionaire.
harbored|Gave asylum to.
hardens|Becomes solid.
hardship|Cause of suffering.
hardtops|Features of some automobiles.
harness|Bring under conditions for working.
harpers|___ Ferry, where John Brown raided an arsenal, 1859.
hastened|Accelerated.
hatches|Lower halves of Dutch doors.
hatrack|Cloakroom accessory.
hauteur|Disdainful manner.
hayrides|Rural frolics.
hazelnut|Filbert.
headache|Cause of trouble: Colloq.
headstand|Acrobat's stunt.
hearten|Take courage.
hearths|Where families gather.
heatedly|In an excited manner.
heather|Plant with bell-shaped flowers.
hedonic|Living for pleasure.
heedless|Inattentive.
heedless|Unmindful.
hegiras|Exoduses.
heliacal|Near the sun, in astronomy.
hennery|Farm structure.
hepatica|A flower that blooms in the spring.
heralds|Announces.
heralds|Ushers in.
heretical|Promoting dissension.
heritages|Birthrights.
heroine|Anne Frank, for example.
heroine|Girl in a novel.
hiatuses|Blank spaces.
hideaway|Fugitive.
hideout|Place of concealment.
hideout|Safe retreat.
highspot|Climax.
hilarity|Mirth.
hindered|Obstructed.
hobnobs|Associates intimately (with).
hoedown|Old-fashioned square dance: Colloq.
hoisted|Raised.
holdings|Possessions.
homebred|Domestic.
homemaking|Course in some schools.
homestretch|Final part of an undertaking.
homicide|Police department division.
honesty|The best policy.
honored|Exalted.
horsecar|Old-time vehicle.
horsepower|Motor capacity.
horseraces|Derbies.
horseshoes|Game like quoits.
horseshoes|Game.
hospice|House of refuge of a religious order.
hospitable|Generous.
hospital|People's repair shop.
hotcake|Proverbial seller.
hotdogs|Picnic food.
hothouse|Where fruit is grown.
hotspot|Cabaret, for example.
housing|Shelter.
humdingers|Corkers.
humored|Indulged.
hurleys|Sticks used in Irish game.
hurtles|Moves noisily.
hustles|Makes haste.
iceberg|Type of lettuce.
icebergs|Glacial phenomena.
ichnology|Study of fossils.
idealizing|Attributing perfection to.
ideates|Imagines.
ideological|Of class concepts.
idiotic|Nonsensical.
idolaters|Worshipers of false gods.
ignoble|Base.
iguanas|Large lizards.
illegal|Not according to Hoyle.
illusive|Deceptive.
imagery|Poet's forte.
imagine|Picture.
imagine|Think of it!
imbecilic|Absolutely fatuous.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Counterfeit.
imitated|Copied.
immaterial|One cause of a lawyer's objection.
immortelle|An everlasting.
impanel|Make a jury list.
impasse|Cul-de-sac.
impeded|Held up progress.
impenitence|Obdurateness.
impetuous|Hotheaded.
impinge|Encroach upon.
impinges|Strikes against.
impresses|Produces favorable reaction.
impressionistic|Describing a school of painting.
impulse|Motive coming from within.
imputes|Ascribes.
inaugural|Washington ceremony.
incident|Episode.
incinerate|Burn.
incipient|Just beginning to exist.
incisor|Tooth.
including|Embracing.
increase|One of the Mathers.
indelible|Permanent.
indicator|Speedometer needle.
indicts|Charges with an offense.
inductor|Introducer to.
inertia|Torpidity.
infielder|Man on a diamond.
infields|Certain groups of baseball players.
informed|Educated.
informed|Well-posted.
infrared|Kind of rays.
inhabiting|Dwelling in.
inherit|Come into a legacy.
inhuman|With a heart of stone.
inhumane|Hard-hearted.
initial|First.
initial|Sign in a certain way.
initiate|Begin.
initiate|Start.
inkpots|Desk accessories.
innermost|Deepest in from the edge.
innersole|Shoe part.
innocent|Right of ___ passage.
inordinate|Much too great.
inquirer|Name for a newspaper.
insects|Bird food.
insensate|Unfeeling.
insiders|Those "in the know."
insistence|Urgency.
insolence|Disrespectful behavior.
insoles|Parts of shoes.
insolvable|Admitting no answer.
inspects|Reviews officially.
installed|Fixed in position.
instantly|Forthwith.
instead|As an alternative.
instead|Rather.
instigator|Provoker.
instigators|Rabble rousers.
instill|Impart gradually.
instinct|Natural impulse.
insulation|What asbestos is used for.
insulter|Insolent one.
insurer|Premium underwriter.
integer|One or two.
interacted|Had an influence on each other.
intercede|Step in between.
interdict|Forbid.
interest|Share in something.
interested|Concerned.
interesting|Exciting curiosity.
interline|Insert between rows of words.
interne|Assistant resident physician.
internes|Medical men.
interstices|Chinks.
intervene|Come between.
intervene|Take place between two points of time.
intestate|Having made no will.
intestate|Not disposed of by will.
intoned|Chanted.
intoners|Utterers of chants.
intones|Chants.
intransigence|Uncompromising hostility.
intrigue|Machiavellian specialty.
introvert|Withdrawn personality.
intrude|Come uninvited.
invader|Intruder.
inventive|Edisonian.
inverse|Opposite.
investors|Bond purchasers.
ironist|Wry humorist.
ironmonger|Type of British merchant.
ironsides|Men of great strength.
ironsides|Old ___, U. S. frigate Constitution.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell's sobriquet.
isoclinal|Dipping equally, in geology.
isolable|Capable of being separated.
isolate|Segregate.
isolate|Separate.
isolates|Puts in a kind of booth.
issuance|Publication.
itemize|Make an invoice.
itemizes|Gives a detailed report.
iterant|Repetitive.
itinerant|Wayfarer.
ivories|The eighty-eight.
jactitation|Boasting.
jailbird|Pen dweller.
jalousies|Tropical window shades.
japanning|Applying certain varnish.
jeerers|Sarcastic ones.
joyrider|Motorist of a sort.
kashmir|Disputed state of the East.
keenest|Most perceptive.
keratin|Tissues of fingernails.
keratose|Hornlike.
kingship|What George VI had.
kitchens|Snack spots.
kittenish|Playful.
knitwear|Sweaters.
knotted|Entangled.
knowing|Shrewd; wide-awake.
knuckleball|Special kind of pitch.
laborer|Union man.
laborite|Bevan constituent.
lacunae|Gaps.
ladders|Companions of hooks.
lambaste|Clobber.
lambaste|Larrup.
laminae|Layers.
laminar|Having scales.
laminate|Separate into thin sheets.
lamppost|Boulevard standard.
lancers|Kind of dance.
landgrab|Seizure of free homestead territory.
landscape|Beautify the grounds.
landslide|One way to win an election.
landslide|Overwhelming victory.
landslides|Overwhelming victories.
lantana|Tropical shrub.
lantern|Magic ___.
lapboard|Work surface akin to a table.
lapidate|Stone to death.
largesse|Generous giving.
largesses|Bounties.
larruped|Clobbered.
lasagna|Italian ribbon macaroni.
latches|Window fastenings.
latchkey|Award of merit for Junior.
lateens|Triangular sails.
lateral|Football pass.
lathered|Ready to shave.
lathering|Shaving preliminary.
laundryman|What's My Line? candidate.
lawnmower|Suburbanite's machine.
layette|Infant's outfit.
lazybones|Cousin of a sleepyhead.
leaders|Top men.
leaflet|Brochure.
leagues|American and National.
leanest|Most meager.
leapfrog|Strenuous game.
learning|Acquired knowledge.
learning|Student's objective.
lecturers|Visitors to women's clubs.
ledgers|Books to keep.
leftovers|Refrigerator hoard.
legated|Bequeathed.
legates|Envoys.
leghorns|Domestic fowl.
lemonade|Summer refreshment.
lempira|Gold coin of Honduras.
lenders|Finance companies.
lending|Imparting.
lengths|End-to-end extents.
lenient|Clement.
lensing|Photographing: Slang.
leonine|Like a certain beast.
leprechaun|Little old man of folklore.
lessees|Certain tenants.
lessons|Selections read from the Bible.
letters|A to Z.
letters|Typing job.
leucite|White mineral.
leverage|Increased power of action.
leverage|Means of using greater force.
leveret|Young hare.
liberal|Broad-minded.
liberal|Generous.
liberators|U. S. planes in W. W. II.
librarian|Candidate for "What's My Line?"
license|Permit formally.
lictors|Roman magistrate's attendants.
lifeboats|Ship's equipment.
lifelines|Items in palmistry.
lifesaver|Job for an expert swimmer.
lighters|Barges.
likeness|Effigy.
likewise|Also.
lilliput|Land of six-inch people.
limbers|Makes pliant.
limeade|Fruit drink.
linemen|Tackles, guards, etc.
linesman|Gridiron official.
liniment|Arnica preparation.
lionize|Make a hero of.
lionize|Treat as a celebrity.
lissome|Supple.
literal|True to the fact.
literal|Word for word.
literate|Educated.
literature|College course.
litigator|One in a court battle.
litotes|Understatement: A figure of speech.
litterers|Untidy picnickers.
loathed|Detested.
locales|Sites.
locomotive|Where to find Casey Jones.
lodgers|Renters.
logistic|Of an army's transport and supply services.
lookout|Take care.
lordship|Authority.
lorries|Motor trucks.
lothario|Character in "The Fair Penitent."
lotions|Soothing liquids.
loudmouth|Jackie Gleason creation.
lovable|Endearing.
loverly|Wouldn't It Be ___.
lowland|Region, as in Scotland.
lowland|Southern Scottish.
luggage|Trunks.
lushest|Most verdant.
macabre|Ghastly.
macadam|Road surface.
macerate|Soften by soaking.
machine|Automobile.
machine|Factor in automation.
mackerels|Salt water catches.
madness|Great folly.
madonna|Subject of many great paintings.
maelstrom|Violent confusion of ideas or conditions.
maestro|Great composer.
magdalene|College at Cambridge.
magenta|Purplish red.
mainsail|Part of a clipper.
majesty|Stateliness.
majordomo|Head steward.
malaise|Vague discomfort.
malefic|Hurtful.
malines|Belgian city noted for lace.
manatees|Sea cows.
manatees|Sea mammals.
mandate|The voters' wish.
mandrel|Machinist's axle.
manhole|Part of the street scene.
manhole|Street aperture.
mannered|Not wholly natural.
mannerless|Impolite.
mannerly|Respectful.
mansard|Roof.
mansard|Type of roof.
mansards|Roofs.
mantrap|Novel by Sinclair Lewis, 1926.
maracas|Musical gourds.
marbled|Stained and veined, as book edges.
marchers|The infantry.
marengo|Napoleon's steed.
marinate|Pickle in liquid.
mariner|Navigator.
mariner|Salt.
mariner|Sea dog.
marines|Amphibious soldiers.
marines|General Pate's men.
marionettes|Kukla's relatives.
marketplace|Shopping center.
marsala|Seaport in Sicily.
marshal|Officer of the law.
marshes|Swamps.
martinis|Office party refreshments.
martyrs|Sufferers for a cause.
marvels|Prodigies.
masters|Golf tournament in Augusta.
masters|Great artists.
mastery|Dominance.
mastodon|Elephant's ancestor.
matchbook|Smoker's necessity.
matchmaker|Ruth Gordon occupation.
material|Fabric.
materiel|Equipment and supplies.
matinal|Of the morning.
matinees|Wednesday performances.
mattered|Had importance.
matures|Ripens.
maulers|Boxers: Slang.
maunder|Move in an aimless way.
maunder|Talk in a rambling way.
maxwell|Jack Benny's auto.
meadowlarks|Songbirds.
meaning|Import.
meantime|Term in astronomy.
measure|Step.
measurer|Gauger.
meatloaf|Dinner dish.
mechanic|Skilled worker.
mediocre|Not good, not bad.
medullae|Bone marrows: Anat.
meeting|Convention.
meeting|Event on the way to St. Ives.
meetinghouse|Church.
meetings|Assemblies.
melange|Hodgepodge.
mementos|Items in the attic.
memorial|Adjective for today.
menagerie|Zoo.
menthols|Cooling substances.
mercuries|Messengers or guides.
meridian|Line from pole to pole.
merited|Was worthy of.
mermaid|Famous tavern of Shakespeare's day.
mermaids|Fabled marine creatures.
merrier|The more the ___.
merriest|Superlative for Christmas.
merrymakers|Mardi gras mummers.
metered|Written in rhythmic form.
middles|Waists.
midgets|Tom Thumb and friends.
midiron|Golf club.
midterm|Kind of college exam.
milestone|Important event.
military|Gen. Taylor's jurisdiction.
milking|Farmer's chore.
millraces|Certain currents of water.
minarets|Slender Islamic towers.
mineral|Hematite or calcite.
mineral|One of three kingdoms.
miniver|Fur esteemed in Middle Ages.
minorca|Balearic island.
minority|Smaller number.
minsters|Large churches.
minuteman|Daniel Chester French statue.
minutiae|Details.
miscast|Playing an unsuitable role.
miscreant|Villain.
misgiving|Premonition of evil.
mishaps|Accidents.
misleader|Fooler.
misplace|Lose.
misreads|Interprets falsely.
missals|Devotional books.
missend|Dispatch wrongly.
missent|Postoffice stamping.
missile|Jupiter, for example.
missionary|Religious worker.
mistreat|Deal with badly.
mistrial|Judicial decision.
modesty|Diffidence.
modesty|Shyness.
modiste|Mlle. ___, by Victor Herbert.
modiste|Dressmaker.
moistener|Stamp affixing aid.
molests|Annoys.
moments|Twinklings.
monarch|Elizabeth II.
moneymaker|Profitable, fast-selling article.
mongolian|Kublai Khan, for example.
monitors|Checks on radio or TV transmitters.
monolith|Cleopatra's Needle, for example.
montage|Special effect in movies.
montage|Special effect in movies.
moonlit|Naturally illuminated.
moonsets|Almanac items.
moonshine|Nonsense.
moorage|Port facility.
mortals|People.
motivate|Impel.
motorist|Driver.
mountebank|Charlatan.
mousetrap|Emersonian symbol.
murderers|Macbeth and others.
murrain|A pestilence, in Shakespeare's day.
muscles|Rotators.
mushroomed|Got out of hand.
muttered|Grumbled.
nabbers|Catchers: Slang.
nacreous|Designating certain buttons.
naivete|Simplicity.
namesake|Junior.
namesakes|Ones called after another.
nametags|Labels.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Tell.
narrate|Unfold a tale.
narrative|Novel.
narrows|Part of N. Y. Harbor.
natives|Hoosiers, Sooners, etc.
natives|Indigenes.
natural|Real.
naturals|Signs in music.
naturist|Believer in realism.
nautilus|Captain Nemo's submarine.
nearest|Most narrow.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most orderly.
neatherds|Old-time cattle tenders.
nebulae|Components of galaxies.
nebulae|Misty patches in night skies.
nebular|Galactic.
nebular|Resembling the Milky Way.
nebulous|Hazy.
nectarine|Smooth-skinned peach.
nectars|Olympian quaffs.
needier|Poorer.
neediest|The Hundred ___ Cases.
needles|Pine leaves.
needles|Sharp rocks.
negaters|Not yes men.
negates|Denies.
neglects|Disregards.
neglige|Informal dress: Fr.
negotiate|Succeed in surmounting: Colloq.
negotiator|Union intermediary.
neighed|Whinnied.
neolith|Ancient stone implement.
neolith|Stone implement.
neolithic|Of the later part of the Stone Age.
neophyte|Beginner.
nepotist|He favors relatives.
nerolis|Orange-flower oils.
nesters|Western squatters.
nestled|Snuggled.
nestles|Settles snugly.
nestles|Snuggles.
nestling|Bird.
nettled|Irritated.
nettled|Vexed.
network|System of crossed roads, canals, etc.
networks|CBS, NBC, etc.
neuroses|Modern disorders.
neutron|Part of an atom.
newcomer|Recent arrival.
newsier|Describing some dailies.
newtons|Sir Isaac and others.
nighest|Nearest: Dial.
nightclubs|Places of entertainment.
nightingale|Subject of Keats ode.
nightmare|Frightening experience.
ninepin|Kegler's target.
ninepins|Skittles.
nineteens|Numbers.
nineties|Gay decade.
nitrate|Fertilizer.
nitrogen|Atomic number 7.
nitrogen|Essential for plant growth.
nitwits|Chumps.
noblest|Most illustrious.
noisily|With clamor.
noisome|Harmful.
nomination|Candidate's first goal.
nonagon|Geometrical figure.
nonsense|Balderdash.
nonstop|Express.
normalcy|Word made famous by Pres. Harding.
nosedives|Airplane stunts.
nostril|Breathing opening.
nostrums|Quack remedies.
notates|Records in symbols.
notions|Small merchandise.
novelty|Something unusual.
novices|Apprentices.
novices|Apprentices.
nuisance|Pest.
nursery|Romper room.
nurtured|Fed.
nurtured|Maintained.
nutmeat|Edible kernel.
nutrient|Dietitian's concern.
oarsman|Regatta entrant.
oblations|Offerings to God.
obsolesce|Become outmoded, as machines.
obstinate|Dogged.
obviate|Make unnecessary.
ocarina|Simple wind instrument.
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments.
oceanic|Deep-sea.
oceanic|Pelagic.
octopus|Sea mollusk.
odysseys|Long series of wanderings.
offerer|Bidder.
oilskin|Slicker material.
oleander|Handsome but poisonous shrub.
oleander|Southern flowering shrub.
oligarch|One of a ruling group.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omelette|Dish for dejeuner.
omelette|Egg serving.
omission|Neglect.
omitted|Left out.
onagers|Wild asses.
oneness|Unity.
oneself|Reflexive pronoun.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
onionskin|Thin, glazed paper.
onshore|Landward.
opalesce|Exhibit delicate colors.
opalescent|Exhibiting a play of colors.
openers|Jacks or better, at poker.
openers|Kitchen tools.
operands|The numbers divided, multiplied, etc.
operated|Functioned.
operates|Controls.
operatives|Private eyes.
operettas|Theatrical attractions.
opinion|Belief.
opinions|What people think.
optical|Visual.
optimist|Dr. Pangloss, for example.
opulence|Affluence.
oracles|Revelations from a deity.
oracles|The Scriptures.
oranges|Sources of vitamin C.
orangutan|Jungle beast.
orangutan|Primate of Borneo.
orangutans|Apes.
oratorios|Bach opuses.
orators|Keynoters.
orators|Speakers.
oratory|Cicero's skill.
oratory|Keynoter's forte.
ordained|Instituted.
ordered|Systematic.
orderer|Giver of commands.
orderer|Man with a menu.
ordinal|First, for example.
ordinal|Kind of number.
oregano|Spanish herb.
organic|Constitutional.
organic|Constitutional.
organon|System for acquiring knowledge.
orientate|Turn in a certain direction.
orientated|Faced east.
orients|Gets one's bearings.
original|Earliest.
original|Pristine.
orinasal|Vowel sound, for a good French accent.
orioles|Richards' charges.
ornaments|Embellishments.
ornithologist|Roger Tory Peterson, for example.
ortolan|Bobolink.
osculate|Kiss.
osmosis|Diffusion of liquid through a membrane.
ostlers|Grooms of olden days.
ottoman|Football.
ousters|Orders to move.
outburst|Eruption.
outcast|Waif.
outdoors|Alfresco.
outlasts|Survives.
outrider|Attendant on horseback.
outstrips|Surpasses.
overact|Exaggerate, in a role.
overage|Surplus.
overage|Too old.
overall|Comprehensive.
overalls|Farm clothing.
overate|Acted the gourmand.
overate|Gorged.
overcast|Descriptive of skies.
overdid|Exaggerated.
overdrive|Automatic gear.
overhauls|Fixes from top to bottom.
overhead|Business man's concern.
overlord|World War II Operation.
overrides|Defeats, as a veto.
oversee|Superintend.
oversee|Supervise.
overset|Superfluity of type.
oversleep|Take an extra forty winks.
overtax|Exhaust.
overtures|Friendly  moves.
overuses|Employs too often, as a word.
pacific|Unwarlike.
pageant|Outdoor drama.
pagodas|Storied temples.
painkiller|Anodyne.
palaces|Blenheim and others.
palaces|Large ornate places of entertainment.
palaces|Ornate places of entertainment.
palates|Tastes.
palaver|Cajolery.
palaver|Idle chatter.
palaver|Speech.
paletot|Loose jacket.
palette|Art shop purchase.
palette|Symbol of an artist.
palliate|Alleviate.
palpitate|Throb.
pamphlet|Common Sense, for one.
panacea|Universal remedy.
panamas|Hats.
panamas|Products of the jipijapa.
panatela|Type of cigar.
pandemonium|Capital of Hell: Milton.
panhandle|Part of Texas.
panorama|Wide view.
panther|Mountain lion.
papoose|Small Sioux.
parades|Assembles in military formation.
parades|Shows off.
parados|Rear rampart.
paradox|Oscar Wilde specialty.
paradox|Something strange but true.
paraffin|Petroleum product.
parapet|Breastwork.
parapet|Breastwork.
parapet|Rampart.
parapet|Wall.
paraphrases|Expresses in different words.
parcheesi|Game, originally from India.
parental|Of mother or father.
pariahs|Outcasts.
paroled|Released conditionally.
parsnip|Herb with edible root.
parsnip|Plant with edible root.
partridges|Game birds.
passages|Migrations.
passages|Parts of a printed context.
passerby|Man on the street.
passover|Disregard.
passover|Jewish festival.
passport|Touristic document.
passwords|Countersigns.
pastels|Certain drawings.
pastime|Diversion.
pastimes|Bowling, bridge, etc.
pastoral|Portraying rural life.
pastoral|Rustic.
pastors|Clergymen.
pastors|Parish priests.
patella|Kneecap.
patellar|Of the kneecap.
patents|Exclusive rights.
paterfamilias|Father.
paternal|Fatherly.
patient|Resigned.
patinas|Antique surfaces.
patricide|Case of murder.
pattern|Design.
pawnbroker|Business man of a sort.
pawnshop|Place of business.
pearlite|Alloy of carbon and iron.
peashooter|Not-too-lethal weapon.
pedants|Dull pedagogs.
pedestal|Foot of a lamp.
peeking|Glancing quickly.
peeress|Lady.
peerless|Unequaled.
peltate|Shield-shaped, as nasturtium leaves.
peltries|Furrier's concern.
penanced|Punished.
penances|Fasting and others.
pendants|Baubles for milady.
penetrant|Sharp.
penitent|Contrite.
penknife|Something for purse or pocket.
penname|Anatole France, for example.
penname|Ellery Queen.
penniless|Impecunious.
pentagon|Building on the Potomac.
pentagon|Government building.
peppermint|Source of menthol.
peppers|Sprinkles freely.
peptalk|Coach's exhortation.
percale|Sheeting.
perennials|Dandelion, daisy et al.
perform|Execute.
perfuse|Spread over, as fluid.
permeate|Spread through.
persist|Remain.
persistently|With great tenacity.
persuade|Induce.
pertain|Have relevance.
perturbed|Upset.
perused|Read.
pervades|Spreads through.
perverse|Wayward.
pesetas|Money in Spain.
pestles|Prescription pounders.
petitioned|Formally requested.
petitioning|Pleading.
petulance|Ill-humor.
phalarope|Bird in Alan Paton title.
phantoms|Illusions.
philosophic|Unruffled.
philosophy|Study of esthetics, logic, ethics, etc.
photogenic|Welcome adjective for screen hopefuls.
phrases|Expressions.
pianissimo|Very soft, in music.
pickaxe|Laborer's tool.
pickles|Dilemmas: Colloq.
picoted|Edged with small loops.
pictures|Museum pieces.
piedmont|At the base of mountains.
pierrot|Comedy character of French pantomime.
pigeons|Fantails.
pikemen|Old type of soldiers.
pilasters|Rectangular columns.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinpoint|Define a specific target.
pintails|River ducks.
pioneer|Johnny Appleseed was one.
pioneer|Trail blazer.
pipsqueak|Nonentity.
pirated|Stole, as styles.
pirates|Publishes without copyright.
piratic|Like Edward Teach.
pismire|Ant.
pistole|Former Spanish gold coin.
pitapats|Excited heart beats.
pitcher|Battery member.
placebo|Medicament sans medicine.
plainsong|Gregorian chant.
planets|Jupiter and Saturn.
planets|Jupiter, Neptune, etc.
plantain|Cooking banana.
planter|Colonist.
plateful|Large helping of food.
platter|Disk jockey's disk.
platypus|Duckbill at the zoo.
playboy|The ___ of the Western World.
playboys|Gay blades.
pleases|Though every prospect ___ . . .
pleasure|Gratification.
pleasure|Something enjoyed.
pleasures|Gives enjoyment to: Archaic.
pleiocene|Geological period.
pliancy|Flexibility.
plicated|Folded.
plication|Fold.
plimsoll|British ship's load-line mark.
plimsolls|Ships' load lines.
plovers|Shore birds.
plovers|Shore birds.
plumose|Feathery.
plunges|Dives.
plutocratic|Wealthy and powerful.
plutonium|Fissionable element.
pocketed|Hemmed in.
podesta|Mayor, in Fascist Italy.
pointer|Blackboard adjunct.
pointer|Suggestion: Colloq.
poisons|Corrupts.
polecat|Weasel-like carnivore.
polemic|Controversial.
polestar|Guiding light.
polestar|Navigator's guide.
pollers|Trendex workers.
polonaise|Chopin composition.
pomades|Unguents.
poolhall|Neighborhood hangout.
popovers|Puffy muffins.
populate|People.
porkpie|Type of man's felt hat.
portage|Cost of carrying.
portaled|Having an imposing entrance.
portent|Shadow of a coming event.
portmanteau|Bag.
portside|Opposed to starboard.
possessive|Case in grammar.
possessor|Owner.
postlude|Closing organ music.
postman|G. P. O. worker.
postmaster|Government job.
postmen|G. P. O. carriers.
postmen|Important Government employes.
potations|Drafts.
potherbs|Greens, as spinach.
potluck|Whatever the family meal happens to be.
potshot|A random blow.
pottage|Kind of stew.
potters|Workers in ceramics.
poundcake|Bakery item.
praises|Glorifies.
praises|Panegyrics.
pralines|Nut candies.
prattlers|Young talkers.
precast|Pour into molds before placing.
precede|Forerun.
precede|Go before.
precede|Go before.
precedent|Forerunner.
precedent|Legal decision serving as an example.
precise|Definite.
predated|Fixed retroactively.
predator|Plunderer.
predicate|Part of a sentence.
predict|State that there will be.
predictor|Weather man's role.
prefaces|Introductions.
prelate|Cardinal.
prelate|Monsignor.
preludes|Overtures.
premeds|Certain undergraduates: Colloq.
premier|Ben-Gurion, for example.
premier|Chief official.
prenatal|Of an expectant period.
prepare|Pave the way.
prepare|Put together.
presage|Augury.
present|Donation.
present|Now, at ___.
presents|Bestows formally.
president|Ben-Zvi, for example.
president|Subject of Article II of the Constitution.
pressed|Flattened.
presses|Devices for punching.
pressman|Printer.
pressmen|Printers.
pressmen|Reporters.
pressure|___ cooker.
pressuring|Exerting compelling influence on.
prestidigitator|Old-time vaudeville headliner.
pretend|Feign.
pretense|Make-believe.
pretense|Mere display.
pretension|Assertion of a claim.
pretorian|Citizen of Transvaal's capital.
pretors|Roman magistrates: Var.
prevented|Forestalled.
primates|Man and the apes.
primely|Excellently: Colloq.
printed|Produced, as a photograph.
prissiest|Most fussy.
pristine|Uncorrupted.
private|Hargrove, for one.
privateer|Type of armed vessel.
privates|Bilko's men.
probate|Establish a will as valid.
probate|Legal proof.
probates|Legal procedures.
process|Method of doing something.
proctors|Agents.
professes|Avows.
profiled|Sketched biographically.
progeny|Offspring.
prolongs|Extends.
prominent|Eye-catching.
promoters|Supersalesmen.
prophetess|Cassandra.
prorated|Divided proportionally.
prorates|Divides equally.
prosaic|Humdrum.
prosers|Tedious talkers.
protean|Very changeable.
protect|Guard.
protege|One enjoying another's patronage.
protest|Object.
protest|Object.
protestant|Dissenter.
protests|Asserts.
protests|Formal objections.
protons|Atomic nuclei.
prowess|Bravery.
proxies|Stockholders' documents.
prudence|Partner of Patience.
prussic|Hydrocyanic.
publicity|Press reports, write-ups, ballyhoo.
puckered|Gathered into small folds.
pulsates|Quivers.
puritan|Pilgrim Father.
purlieus|Environs.
putative|Supposed.
quartet|Musical group.
queried|Interrogated.
quintal|Hundredweight.
rabbits|Hutch dwellers.
racecourse|Track.
racehorses|Sunny Jim's specialty.
racetrack|Sporty spot.
raciest|Most zestful.
rackers|Certain workers.
radarscope|Indicator in a detection device.
radiant|Effulgent.
radiate|Beam.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Send forth.
radiate|Shine.
radiator|Heating device.
radiometer|Instrument used in physics.
rafters|Roof parts.
ragtime|Forerunner of swing.
ragtime|Musical tempo.
ragweed|Allergy irritant.
railroader|Casey Jones.
railroader|Conductor, for example.
railway|Transportation system.
raiment|Clothing in general.
raiments|Clothes.
raindrop|Sign of a shower.
rainstorm|Picnic spoiler.
raisers|Elevators.
rallies|Pre-election meetings.
rambler|Rose.
rampage|Rush wildly about.
ransack|Search through.
ransoms|Rescues with money.
rapiers|Fencing weapons.
rapiers|Swords.
rapture|Great joy.
rarebit|Chafing dish specialty.
rarebits|Cheese dishes.
rareripe|Variety of early fruit.
raspberry|Lollypop flavor.
rationed|Gave allotments.
ratline|Light, tarred rope.
rattlers|Certain reptiles.
ravages|Lays waste.
raveled|Disentangled.
reached|Attained.
reacted|Responded.
readers|Schoolbooks.
reading|City in Pennsylvania.
reading|City near Philadelphia.
reading|City on the Schuylkill.
readings|Charles Laughton's forte.
readymade|Not original.
reagent|Chemical conversion substance.
reagent|Laboratory substance.
reagent|Reactive chemical substance.
realism|Quality of certain writing, art, etc.
reasoning|Thought on a matter.
reasons|Motives.
reassert|Stick to one's point.
reasserts|Maintains again and again.
reassign|Transfer again.
rebellion|Subject of front page news.
rebirths|Revivals.
recants|Withdraws statements.
recasts|Molds anew.
receded|Ebbed.
recedes|Falls back.
receive|Entertain visitors.
receiver|Catcher, in baseball.
recital|Musical performance.
recited|Told in detail.
reciter|Narrator.
recluse|Solitary.
reconvened|The Congress did Jan. 3.
recorded|On tape.
recorders|Early forms of the flute.
records|Best performances.
recourse|A turning for aid.
recovers|Makes up for.
reddest|Most flushed.
redness|Sunburn.
redoubt|Stronghold.
redstart|Fly-catching warbler.
reducer|Eschewer of starches.
redwing|City on Upper Mississippi River.
redwing|Songbird.
reedits|Does publishing work.
reengaged|Put back on the pay roll.
reentered|Came in again.
reforged|Recast.
regales|Entertains.
regales|Feasts royally.
regalia|Trappings.
regents|University officers.
regicide|King-killer.
regiments|Organizes systematically.
register|Enroll.
registrar|College official.
regrets|Polite reply to an invitation.
regulus|Bright star or guided missile.
reheated|Prepared, as leftovers.
reheated|Warmed over.
reindeer|Santa's helpers.
reinstate|Put back in office.
reinstate|Return to office.
relapse|Backslide.
related|Unfolded a tale.
relates|Recounts.
relating|Telling.
relative|Father, for one.
relativity|Famous theory.
relator|Teller of tales.
relaxed|At ease.
release|Deliverance.
release|Let go.
release|Permit to be issued.
releasing|Permitting to be shown.
relents|Softens in temper.
relevance|Applicability.
reliant|Trusting.
relieve|Give aid to.
relieve|Set off by constrast.
relived|Experienced again.
relives|Thinks about the past.
remands|Sends back.
remands|Sends back.
remanent|Left over.
remission|Forgiveness.
remodel|Make over.
remorse|Rueful reaction.
removed|Took off.
rendezvous|Meeting.
renegade|Traitor.
renegade|Turncoat.
renegades|Turncoats.
reneger|Villain at bridge.
reneges|Backs out.
reneges|Makes a bridge faux pas.
renewal|Renovation.
renewal|Replenishment.
renovate|Make changes in interiors.
renovate|Make like new.
renowns|Glories.
renters|Apartment-dwellers.
repairs|Patchwork and mending.
repaper|Redo the walls.
repartee|Bright answers.
repasts|Collations.
repellent|Causing aversion.
repelling|Throwing back.
repertoire|Stock company's forte.
repined|Fretted.
replace|Supplant.
repledge|Promise again.
reports|Official statements.
representatives|Subject of Article 1, Section 2, U. S. Constitution.
repressions|Subconscious ideas.
reprisal|Retaliation.
reprise|Recurring theme in music.
repulse|British cruiser sunk Dec. 9, 1941.
reputed|Generally supposed.
reraise|Bid one's hand again.
reredos|Altar screen.
rescripts|Authoritative answers by the Pope.
rescuer|Liberator.
reseals|Closes tight again.
research|The business of science.
resented|Took umbrage.
resents|Feels indignation at.
resents|Feels indignation.
reservoir|Water supply.
resetting|Changing to new type.
resided|Dwelt.
resider|Dweller.
resides|Dwells.
resides|Dwells.
resides|Has domicile.
residual|Left over.
resigns|Bows out.
resigns|Yields.
resiles|Springs back.
resilience|Elasticity.
resilient|Elastic.
resilient|Elastic.
resolute|Firm.
resound|Give forth loudly.
resounds|Echoes.
respite|Interval of rest.
restate|Affirm again.
restive|Balky.
restive|Unruly.
restless|Unceasing: Poet.
restless|Unquiet.
restored|Gave back.
restored|Put back.
restorer|Museum employe.
resumed|Took up again.
retailer|Merchant.
retailer|Shopkeeper.
retailer|The butcher, or baker, or candlestick maker.
retails|Sells.
retainer|Old and trusted servant.
retains|Keeps.
retaken|Captured again.
retakes|Screen players' headaches.
retaliate|Make reprisal.
retells|Informs anew.
retention|Memory.
retests|Probes anew.
retinae|Layers of the eyes.
retinue|Suite.
retired|Marshall's status.
retires|Turns in.
retrace|Go back over.
retrace|Go back over.
retract|Draw back.
retreats|Ivory towers.
returned|Yielded.
revamped|Renovated.
revamps|Overhauls: Colloq.
reveille|Bugle call.
revenue|Income.
revenues|Items of income.
revered|Venerated.
reverence|Esteem highly.
reverence|Honor.
reverent|Deeply respectful.
reverent|Honorific.
reverer|Solemn respecter.
reveres|Respects.
reverie|Daydream.
reverie|Dreamy piece of music.
reverie|Fanciful musing.
reverse|Car gear.
reverses|Setbacks.
reverting|Going back to.
revisal|Editorial job.
revival|Type of Broadway production.
revivalist|Billy Graham, for example.
revolter|Rebel.
revolter|Rebel.
rewired|Refitted for electric service.
rheostat|Electric current regulator.
rhubarb|Altercation: Slang.
ringing|Tintinnabulation.
ringmaster|Circus VIP.
ringside|Any place that provides a close view.
ripostes|Return thrusts.
ripsnorter|Humdinger.
risking|Hazarding.
rissole|French cooking term.
rissole|Meatball.
riversides|Banks.
riveted|Fastened with metal bolts.
riveters|Certain steel workers.
roadhouse|Inn.
roadster|Auto.
roamers|Peripatetics.
roaming|On the loose.
robalos|Tropical sea fishes.
roebuck|Male deer.
roguery|Playful mischief.
roister|Be lively and noisy.
roister|Make too merry.
rollers|Relatives of combers.
rollers|Sea swells.
rollers|Waves.
romance|Novel.
romances|Exaggerations.
rooftop|Place for antennas.
rookery|Colony of seals.
roomers|Lodgers.
rosaries|Beads.
rosette|Architectural ornament.
rosters|Lists of officers.
rotated|Revolved.
rotated|Took turns.
rotator|Important muscle.
rotator|Siren disk motor.
rotator|Turning device.
rotifer|Microscopic water animal.
rotundas|Large round rooms.
roulade|Vocal flourish.
roundtable|Discussion group.
routers|Dispatchers.
rubbery|Elastic.
rubdowns|Athletes' refreshers.
rudiment|First principle.
ruinous|Destructive.
rulings|Court decisions.
runback|Football field sprint.
running|Bent for election.
running|Tom Courtney's forte.
russets|Winter apples.
rustler|Western character.
rutabaga|Swedish turnip.
ruthless|Inexorable.
sabered|Having a cavalry sword.
sacerdotal|Priestly.
saddles|Gets ready to ride.
sadiron|Tailor's implement.
safeguard|Radar, for instance.
sagamore|Indian chief.
sailboat|Regatta entry.
sailors|Men in blue.
salamander|Mythical reptile, supposed to live in fire.
salamis|Battle described by Thucydides.
salamis|Naval battle of 480 B. C.
saleratus|Baking soda.
saltine|Cracker.
saltine|Dieter's snack.
saltings|Sea flooded lands.
saltpan|Phenomenon of Death Valley.
saluted|Welcomed officially.
salvoed|Fired a volley.
samovar|Copper urn.
sampans|Chinese transportation.
sampled|Tasted.
sanative|Healing.
sandman|Bringer of sleep.
sandpaper|Abrasive.
saphead|Dumbbell.
sapience|Wisdom.
sapless|Feeble.
sapphire|Wife of Kingfish.
sapsago|Hard green Swiss cheese.
saraband|Spanish dance.
sardine|Kind of sandwich.
sardine|Pilchard.
sardines|Little fishes.
sardonic|Derisive.
satanic|Fiendish and fearsome.
satanic|Infernal.
satanical|Infernal.
satellite|Dependent  state.
satellite|The moon, for instance.
satiate|Glut.
satiates|Supplies to excess.
satires|Swift's forte.
satirist|Sinclair Lewis was one.
satrapy|Province ruled by a petty tyrant.
saturate|Soak.
saunter|Careless, slow gait.
saurian|Lizard or iguana.
sauterne|Wine.
savager|Less civilized.
savagery|State of being uncivilized.
savanna|Treeless plain.
savants|Men of learning.
savines|Juniper trees.
savorer|Enjoyer of flavor.
savories|Fragrant herbs.
sayings|Bywords.
scagliola|Imitation marble.
scalers|Mountaineers.
scanners|Antenna assemblies.
scapegoat|Current best-seller (with "The").
scapegoat|Fall guy.
scarabs|Beetle-shaped amulets.
scarabs|Beetles.
scarcer|Less plentiful.
scarlet|Autumnal shade.
scathing|Withering, as a remark.
scatter|Disperse.
scatter|Disperse.
scatter|Spread.
scenario|Plot outline.
scenarios|Hollywood products.
scenarios|Mss. in Hollywood.
scenery|Picturesque views.
scenical|Having beautiful views.
sceptres|Regal adjuncts.
schools|Eton and Harrow.
schooners|Watercraft.
science|Ology.
scientific|Part of UNESCO.
scintillate|Twinkle.
scissors|Indispensible household gadget.
scolder|Fault finder.
scooter|Child's vehicle.
scorecard|What you can't tell the players without.
scorned|Disdained.
scouring|Cleaning.
scoutmasters|Men in charge of troops.
scraper|Road machine.
scrapes|Embarrassing situations.
scrawls|Pens hastily.
screeds|Long, tiresome speeches.
screener|Sifter.
screens|Room dividers.
scribble|Relative of a doodle.
scriber|Wood-marking tool.
scribes|Writers.
scrimps|Acts the skinflint.
scrooge|Dickens character.
scrounge|Cadge.
scrubber|Floor cleaner.
scrubby|Dwarfed or stunted..
scuffer|Sandallike shoe for children.
scullery|Back kitchen.
seacoast|Concern of the U. S. C. G.
sealers|Fur-hunting vessels.
sealers|Packaging devices.
seamarks|Beacons to warn mariners.
seaplane|Dumbo, for example.
seaport|Mobile, for example.
searched|Hunted high and low.
seashore|Summer Sunday mecca.
seaside|Favorite vacation locale.
seasoned|Tempered.
seawalls|Dikes.
seaways|Certain routes.
seaweed|Mermaid's-hair.
secedes|Formally withdraws.
secedes|Withdraws.
secerned|Discriminated.
secondaries|Subordinate persons.
secrete|Cache.
secrete|Cache.
secrete|Hide.
secretes|Caches.
secretive|Not open.
secretive|Reticent.
secretors|Hiders.
sectary|Nonconformist.
sedative|Tranquilizing.
sedentary|Descriptive of a desk job.
sediment|Settle to the bottom.
seedier|More shabby.
seeding|Planting.
seedless|Type of grape.
seeping|Oozy.
seeress|Crystal gazer.
selectee|Young man in a draft.
selector|Radio dial.
selects|Chooses.
selfish|Careless of others.
sellers|Retailers.
selvage|Woven edge.
selvages|Ravelproof edges.
semester|School year divisions.
seminar|Study group.
seminars|College courses.
semitones|Musical steps.
senates|Law-making bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Roman supreme councils.
senator|Church or Bible.
senator|Webster, for example.
senator|William A. Blakely, for example.
senators|Washington team.
seneschal|Figure in authority.
seniles|Subjects for gerontologists.
seniority|Status of an old employe.
seniors|Certain students.
seniors|Graduating class.
senorita|Miss from Cadiz.
sensations|Feelings.
sensations|Hearing, seeing, etc.
senseless|Idiotic.
sensoria|Brain centers.
sentence|Part of whole of a paragraph.
sententious|Short and pithy.
sentiment|Opinion.
sentinel|Lookout.
sentinel|Watcher.
sentries|Guards.
separate|Distinct.
septets|Groups of seven.
septets|Musical groups.
serapes|Aguascalientes apparel.
serapes|Blanket capes.
serapes|Peons' wear.
seraphic|Angelic.
serenade|Piece of music.
serenade|Piece of music.
serenade|Piece of music.
serenades|Caballeros' specialties.
serenata|Just a song at twilight.
serener|Quieter.
serenes|Calms.
serenity|Quietude.
serfdom|Bondage.
serials|Magazine features.
serials|Magazine features.
serials|Old-time movies.
seriated|Arranged in succession.
seriates|Arranges in succession.
serious|Not trifling.
serious|Weighty.
serrate|Saw-toothed.
serried|Compact, as soldiers in rank.
servers|Trays.
servile|Obsequious.
servile|Obsequious.
sesames|Passwords.
session|Meeting.
sessions|Periods of activity: Colloq.
sestets|Groups of six.
sestina|Kind of poem.
setback|Reverse.
setback|Untimely defeat.
setoffs|Counterbalances.
setters|Relatives of pointers.
settlers|Early Americans.
settles|Puts in order.
sextons|Church employees.
shadowy|Indistinct.
shakeup|Reorganization: Colloq.
shakeups|Staff changes.
shallow|Superficial.
shambled|Walked awkwardly.
shambles|Any place of carnage.
shanties|Shabby shacks.
shapeless|Without symmetry.
sharers|Generous people.
sharkskin|Type of suiting.
sharpers|Cheats.
shatter|Break up.
shatter|Burst.
shavers|Boys: Colloq.
shelter|C. D. sign.
shelter|Sign in many cities.
shepherd|Religious leader.
sherries|Certain wines.
shetlands|Island group NE of the Orkneys.
shifted|Veered.
shindigs|Festive occasions: Slang.
shingle|Lawyer's signboard: Colloq.
shipload|Cargo.
shipshape|Navy neat.
shivery|Chilling.
shoddier|More imperfectly made.
shoelace|Peripatetic fastener.
shoeshine|Italian award-winning movie.
shopping|___ center.
shortbread|Rich cake.
shortcut|Time-saving device.
shortest|Most concise.
shortstop|Infielder.
shortstop|Infielder.
shovels|Tools.
showier|More ornate.
showings|Garment industry events.
shredded|___ wheat.
shrieking|Screeching.
shrouds|Nautical ropes.
shudder|Thrill with horror.
shutdown|Cessation of work.
shutouts|Pitching masterpieces.
siamese|Getting to Know You children.
siamese|Asian people.
siamese|Bangkok natives.
siamese|Citizens of Bangkok.
siamese|Thai.
siblings|Brother and sister.
sickles|Companions of hammers.
sideline|Books in a supermarket, for instance.
sideline|Secondary occupation.
sidelined|On the bench.
siderite|Valuable ore of iron.
sidestepped|Avoided.
sideway|Road off the main thoroughfare.
siestas|Naps.
siestas|Noonday naps.
sightlier|More comely.
signals|Weather flags.
signature|John Hancock.
signposts|Guides.
silence|Library sign.
silencers|Mufflers.
silvers|TV's opportune Sergeant.
simioid|Apelike.
simperer|One who smirks.
simulative|Assuming an appearance.
sincere|Heartfelt.
sinecure|Easy work, high pay.
singlet|Briton's garment.
sinister|Ominous.
sisters|Regan and Cordelia.
situate|Localize.
skaters|Button and Heiss.
skaters|Certain performers.
skaters|Hockey players.
skerries|Rocky islands off Scotland's coast.
skewered|Fastened for cooking.
skimped|Did imperfectly.
skipped|Capered.
skulked|Lurked.
skylarks|High-flying song birds.
skywriters|Heavenly broadcasters.
slaloms|Winding ski courses.
slander|Speak ill of.
slashes|Swampy lowlands.
slaters|Roof layers.
sledded|Went coasting.
sledges|Heavy hammers.
slender|Limited in size.
slender|One of Anne Page's suitors.
slender|Slight.
slicker|Type of coat.
slicker|Waterproof coat.
slightly|Just a bit.
slippery|Not reliable.
sloganeer|A coiner of catchphrases.
slotted|Vented to receive a coin.
slurred|Disparaged.
smallest|Of least importance.
smarten|Spruce up.
smarten|Spruce up.
smarten|Spruce.
smeared|Bedaubed.
smirked|Simpered.
smirking|Assuming a conceited expression.
smorgasbord|Hors d'oeuvres.
snacked|Ate a hasty bite: Colloq.
snaffle|Bridle bit.
snapped|Seized eagerly (with "at").
snarers|Trap setters.
snarled|Growled.
sneaker|Gym shoe.
sneakers|Boy's footwear.
sneakers|Gym shoes.
sneaking|Furtive.
sneered|Smiled derisively.
sneered|Taunted.
sneerer|Derisive one.
sneerers|Gibers.
sniffed|Showed disdain.
snippet|Small scrap.
snivels|Whines.
snooper|Keyhole watcher.
snorers|Certain sleepers.
snorers|Sleepers of a sort.
snorted|Laughed stertorously.
snorter|Short ___, transoceanic flier.
snowman|The "Abominable ___."
snubber|Shock absorber.
soapstone|Substance for making griddles.
soapsuds|Washday necessity.
sobered|Became serious.
soberly|Quietly.
soiling|Contaminating.
solaced|Assuaged.
solaced|Comforted.
soldier|Hero honored at Arlington.
solicit|Ask for.
solider|More compact.
soloists|Concert stars.
solvent|Water, for example.
somatic|Corporeal.
somatic|Physical.
sombrero|Hat.
somebody|A person.
someone|Indefinite person.
somersets|Acrobatic tumbles: Var.
sometime|Former.
sonance|Quality of sound.
sonatas|Musical compositions.
sonatas|Recording specialties.
sonatina|Musical composition.
sonatina|Musical piece.
sonnets|Works of Clément Marot.
sooners|Oklahoma eleven.
sorehead|Disgruntled loser: Colloq.
sorrels|Certain horses.
sorrier|Poorer.
sottish|More than maudlin.
souvenir|Memento.
soybeans|Subjects of Dr. Carver's experiments.
spacemen|Explorers of the future.
spacers|Bars on typewriters.
spaceship|Means of possible future travel.
spaders|Disk harrows.
spalpeen|Irish rogue.
sparser|Scantier.
spartan|Member of Michigan State eleven.
spartan|Undaunted.
speaker|Mr. Rayburn.
speakers|Cannon and Rayburn.
speared|Fished with a lance.
spearers|Lancers.
specify|Give full particulars.
specimen|An individual: Colloq.
spectacular|Last year's kind of TV show.
specter|Apparition.
speeded|Promoted.
speediest|Least time-wasting.
speeding|Traffic violation.
spellbound|Fascinated.
spelunker|One whose hobby is exploring caves.
spencer|Noted penman.
spender|Open-handed person.
spenders|Prodigals.
sphered|Having a rounded form.
spicate|Having spikes, as a plant.
spicing|Enlivening.
spirals|Types of football kicks or passes.
spirited|Full of fire.
spirits|Frame of mind.
spirits|Frame of mind.
spitfire|British plane of W. W. II.
spitfire|Hot-tempered person.
splendor|Magnificent show.
splices|Ties the knot.
splinter|Sliver.
spoilable|Likely to decay.
spoiled|Marred the enjoyment of.
spoiler|Depredator.
spoiler|Plunderer.
spoking|Fitting with rungs.
spooled|Wound.
sporter|Flashy fellow.
sportive|Playful.
sportswriter|Newspaper man.
spotted|Detected.
spouter|Whale.
spriest|Most vigorous.
springy|Elastic.
sprinkler|Device for lawn owners.
sprinklered|Protected from fire by a water system.
sprites|Pixies and nixes.
spumone|Italian ice cream.
sputniks|Things out of this world.
sputters|Speaks indistinctly.
stadium|Bowl.
stagers|Theatricians.
stagers|Veteran troupers (with "old").
stagger|Arrange in a zigzag order.
stainer|English composer.
staircases|Flights of steps.
stairway|Part of a split-level house.
staking|Betting.
stalactite|Cavern phenomenon.
stalled|Played for time.
stalled|Played for time: Slang.
stalwart|Valiant.
stamens|Pollen-bearing stalks.
stamina|Endurance.
stamina|Staying power.
stampeder|Panicky runner.
standard|Criterion.
standard|Flag.
standards|Criterions.
standee|Late-comer at a hit show.
standee|Type of playgoer.
standee|Type of spectator.
stannum|Tin.
staplers|Paper binders.
stardom|Hollywood goal.
starkest|Most desolate.
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls.
starlets|Hollywood personalities.
starter|Elevator man.
starters|Line-up for a race.
startle|Alarm suddenly.
startle|Alarm.
startle|Surprise.
startup|Come into being suddenly.
startup|Set machinery going.
starves|Destroys by deprivation.
stately|Imposing,.
stately|Imposing.
staters|Ancient Greek coins.
station|Assigned post.
station|Position.
statist|Advocate of centralized government.
stators|Nonmoving parts.
stature|Growth reached.
statute|Congressional act.
statute|Regulation.
steadily|Without respite.
stealer|The piper's son, for one.
stealthy|Furtive.
steamboat|Fulton's Folly.
steamboat|Side-wheeler.
steamer|___ chair.
steamier|More vaporous.
steamroller|Overwhelming power, as used in politics.
steamships|Liners.
steeper|More precipitous.
steeper|More proclivitous.
steeple|Church tower.
steeple|Guidepost for Santa.
steeplechase|Event at Aintree.
steerage|Inferior ship accommodations.
steered|Directed.
steered|Guided.
steered|Guided.
steered|Guided.
steered|Piloted.
steered|Pursued a course.
stellar|Astral.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stencils|Mimeograph items.
stentor|Herald of Trojan war fame.
stentor|Loud-voiced herald in Trojan War.
stepparent|Relative.
stepped|___ it (danced).
stepsons|Certain children.
stepsons|Family members.
stereotype|Conventional expression.
sterile|Aseptic.
sterlets|Food fish.
sternal|Of the breastbone.
stertor|Snoring sound.
stifled|Held back.
stimulative|Invigorating.
stipplers|Certain painters.
stipulate|Specify.
stipule|Plant appendage.
stirrer|Swizzle-stick, for example.
stirrup|Saddle attachment.
stivers|No-account things.
stockyard|Feature of Chicago.
stokeholes|Furnace openings.
stonewort|Seaweed-type plant.
stoniest|Hardest.
stooges|Comedians' foils.
stopgap|Emergency measure.
stopgap|Temporary measure.
stopper|Useful card in bridge.
storeys|Floors: Brit.
straddle|Hedge: Colloq.
straddle|Refuse to commit oneself: Colloq.
strafed|Bombarded.
strafers|Bombarders.
strafes|Bombards.
strains|Filters.
strains|Lines of descent.
straiten|Contract.
strakes|Boat's outside planks.
strakes|Lines of planking on a ship.
strange|Extraordinary.
strange|Unaccustomed.
straphanger|Bus standee.
stratal|Of a layer of rock.
streams|Brooks.
streetcar|Predecessor of "The Cat."
streets|Peachtree and Elm.
streets|Threadneedle and Harley.
streets|Where to hold block parties.
stresses|Strains.
stretch|Continuous space (of time).
strewer|Sower.
strewing|Scattering.
striate|Grooved.
stricter|More exact.
strides|Advances rapidly.
strides|Long steps.
stringer|Carpenter's timber.
strings|Orchestral section.
striven|Endeavored.
stroller|Baby carriage.
strolls|Constitutionals.
strophe|Stanza.
strudel|German cake.
studded|Adorned with knobs.
student|A certain musical Prince.
stumbler|Blundering speaker.
stunning|Of striking beauty: Colloq.
stutter|Speech defect.
stylebook|Printer's guide.
stylets|Small poniards.
suasion|Forceful argument.
subaltern|Officer below rank of captain: Brit.
submerge|Command aboard the Nautilus.
submerge|Suppress.
suborned|Brought about through bribery.
suggestion|Faint hint.
suitors|Penelope's problem.
sultanas|Counterparts of ranees.
summons|Calls forth.
sunburn|Summery complexion.
sundeck|Porch with a southern exposure.
sunrises|Morning phenomena.
sunshade|Accessory of Victorian days.
sunspots|Cause of radio interference.
sunspots|Supposed causes of magnetic phenomena.
supermarket|Shopping center.
supersonic|More than 750 mph.
supervisor|VIP at school.
surgeon|Johns Hopkins specialist.
surgery|Department in a hospital.
surmises|Conjectures.
surnamed|Gave an epithet to.
surrealist|Type of artist.
surrealist|Type of painter.
surreptitiously|In a stealthy way.
swallow|Capistrano tenant.
swastika|Design of ancient origin.
swatter|Fly ___.
sweaters|Turtle-neck ___.
swelters|Suffers from heat.
swivels|Turns on a pivot.
swollen|Turgid.
syncope|Never into ne'er.
synopses|Digests.
systemic|Physical.
tablets|Aspirins.
taborin|Small drum.
tactile|Tangible.
tadpoles|Larval wrigglers.
taillight|Automobile requisite.
tailors|Makes clothes.
takeoff|Imitation: Colloq.
takeout|Escort: Colloq.
talebearer|Gossip.
talented|Gifted.
talented|Gifted.
talisman|Charm.
tallest|Adjective for the Empire State Building.
tallest|Highest.
tallest|Loftiest.
tallest|Most unusual: Colloq.
tamales|Hot dish.
tamarack|Larch.
tamarind|Tropical tree.
tameness|Docility.
tanager|Oscine bird.
tangent|Touching.
tangerine|Orange shade.
tannery|Leather factory.
tannery|Leather factory.
tannery|Where hides are processed.
tantalus|Mythical king who suffered eternal hunger and thirst.
tantara|Fanfare.
tapered|Diminished.
tapestry|Gobelin.
tapioca|Type of pudding.
tardier|Even later.
tardive|Tending to delay.
tartars|Intractable ones.
tassels|Mortarboard decorations.
tasters|Baking contest judges.
tastier|More appetizing.
tattering|Becoming ragged.
tattler|Gossip.
tattletales|Types of gossips.
tattoos|Drumbeats.
taunter|Teaser.
taxicab|Vehicle.
teacart|Piece of furniture.
teacarts|Pieces of furniture.
teaming|Joining (with "up").
teamster|Driver.
teamster|Member of a union.
teamsters|Large labor union.
teamsters|Union men.
teargas|Item in police work.
tearoom|Fortune teller's working place.
technics|Rules and methods of art and industry.
tedious|Engendering ennui.
teenage|Between 12 and 20.
teenage|Designating youth.
teenager|Fan club member.
teenagers|Junior misses.
teepees|Homes of the bison hunters.
teepees|Wigwams.
teeterboard|Seesaw.
teeters|Vacillates.
teeters|Wavers.
teledus|Animals of Java, Borneo, etc.
telegenic|Suitable for TV broadcast.
televise|Transmit images.
telltale|Giving warning of something.
temerity|Foolish boldness.
tempera|Method of painting.
tempera|Painter's process.
tempted|Disposed strongly.
tempted|Enticed.
tenable|Defensible.
tenaces|Bridge holdings.
tenancy|Term of residence.
tenders|Coal cars.
tendresse|Deep affection: Fr.
tendril|Clinging spiral outgrowth.
tendrils|Ringlets.
tenement|Type of dwelling.
tenfold|With decimal point moved once.
tenpenny|Designating a 3-inch nail.
tentacle|Squid's arm.
tenures|Terms of office.
tequila|Mexican firewater.
terebic|Kind of acid from turpentine.
terminate|Put an end to.
termite|House wrecker.
terrace|Balcony.
terrace|Barbecue locale.
terrace|Kind of street.
terraces|Unroofed areas adjacent to houses.
terrain|Ground.
terrains|Regions.
terrane|Geological formation.
terrane|Geological formation.
terrapins|Maryland eleven.
terrier|Schnauzer.
terries|Looped cotton cloths.
territory|Alaska.
tessera|Mosaic piece.
testament|A covenant.
testers|Canopies.
testers|TV lines.
testier|More irascible.
testiest|Most peevish.
textile|Silk or satin.
theater|Playhouse.
theatre|Sphere of operation.
thermos|Lunchbox item.
thermos|Picnicker's purchase.
thirsty|Dry.
thistles|Emblems of Scotland.
threaded|Strung together.
threads|Winds one's way.
threats|Menaces.
threats|Minatory gestures.
thresher|Harvesting machine.
thrones|Chairs of state.
thronged|Moved in multitudes.
thrusts|Lunges.
tiaraed|Crowned.
tickets|Lists of candidates.
tightropes|Where equilibrists perform.
tillage|Crops.
tillage|Cultivated farm land.
timbers|Beams.
timetables|Satellite schedules.
tincture|Slight admixture.
tinfoil|Modern kitchen aid.
tinhorn|Cheap and flashy.
tinhorns|Boastful gamblers: Slang.
tinsmith|Metal worker.
tintype|Kind of photograph.
tintypes|Certain photographs.
tisanes|Medicinal teas.
titania|Character in "Midsummer Night's Dream."
titanic|Night to Remember subject.
titanic|Colossal.
titlarks|Pipits.
titleholder|Floyd Patterson.
titrate|Test by a chemical process.
titular|Nominal.
toadeaters|Parasites.
toasted|Designating a type of sandwich.
toasted|Heated thoroughly.
tobaccos|Kentucky products.
toccatas|Brilliant compositions meant to show off a musician's touch.
toehold|Slight footing.
tolerate|Abide.
tolerate|Permit.
tollgates|Barriers on some turnpikes.
toluene|Coal tar derivative.
tonight|Video program.
tonsure|Capuchin's haircut.
topless|Describing Ilium's towers.
topmost|At the apex.
toreador|___ Song.
toreador|___ Song.
toreadors|Escamillo and others.
torrent|Stream at flood.
torrents|Freshets.
tortilla|Mexican flapjack.
torture|Put to the rack.
tossing|Moving about restlessly.
totally|Without exception.
totters|Actress Audrey and family.
totters|Is unsteady.
totters|Rocks.
touchstones|Criteria.
tourist|Popular class on shipboard.
trackman|Ron Delaney is one.
traders|Certain ships.
tradesmen|Shopkeepers.
trainees|Ones being instructed.
trainmen|Conductors' assistants.
traipse|Gad about, in Dogpatch.
traipse|Gad: Colloq.
traipses|Gads about: Dial.
traitor|Perfidious one.
trammel|Fishing net with three layers.
tramped|Hiked.
trample|Crush ruthlessly.
trample|Crush under foot.
trances|Ecstasies.
transfers|Changes.
transient|Fleeting.
transistor|Electronic device.
transistor|Mighty electronic midget.
transit|Conveyance, as of goods.
translate|Direction in Latin exam.
transpired|Become known.
trapeze|Film starring Lollobrigida.
trapezoid|Four-sided figure with two parallel sides.
travails|Hardships.
traveler|Wayfarer.
traveller|Robert E. Lee's gray steed.
travelogue|Type of lecture.
traverse|Cross over.
traverser|Passer-through.
travois|Crude horsedrawn sled used by Plains Indians.
trawler|Fishing boat.
treader|Stepper.
treason|If this be ___, make the most of it.
treasure|Cherish.
treasures|Holds dear.
treated|Handled.
treater|Payer of the check.
treaters|People who pick up the tabs.
treaties|Diplomatic feats.
treatise|Disquisition.
treetop|Sparrow in the ___.
treetop|Bird's-eye view.
treetops|Milieu for birds.
trellis|Lattice.
tremolo|Musical effect.
tremors|Jitters.
trespass|Poach.
trespassed|Didn't keep off.
tresses|Locks.
trestles|Bridge supports.
trestles|Certain railroad bridges.
tribunal|Court.
tributes|Encomia.
trickle|Move little by little.
tricots|Knitted fabrics.
trigger|Roy Rogers' horse.
tripartite|Three-way.
triptych|Three-part art work.
trireme|B.C. ship.
triremes|Galleys of antiquity.
tritons|Attendants of the sea gods.
trooper|State policeman.
tropism|Tendency to turn, as a flower toward light.
trotted|Jogged along.
trounces|Defeats: Colloq.
trouper|Bob Hope, for instance.
truants|Boys AWOL.
trusteed|Put under guardianship.
trysail|Canvas.
tsarina|Empress.
tsarinas|Former rulers.
tuberose|Fragrant garden plant.
tuition|Teaching.
tumbler|Acrobat.
tumbler|Glass.
tunneled|Dug, as a sand hog.
tunnelers|Sand hogs, for example.
turbine|Type of motor.
turnout|Carriage with its horses.
tussocks|Thick clumps of grass.
tweeter|Kind of hi-fi speaker.
twinged|Caused a sudden sharp pang.
twining|Pentagon name.
twister|Cyclone.
udometer|A rain gauge.
ukulele|It means "a jumping insect."
ukulele|Musical instrument.
ulsters|Long, loose overcoats.
ulterior|Beyond what is manifest.
ultimate|Final.
ululate|Wail loudly.
umbrella|Something for a rainy day.
umlauts|German vowel markings.
unarmed|Defenseless.
unaware|Not cognizant.
unawares|By surprise.
unbarred|Opened, as a door.
uncoded|Not written in secret script.
underbrush|Scrub.
undercover|Surreptitious.
undergo|Experience.
undersea|Frogman's milieu.
undersea|The Nautilus' realm.
undertook|Attempted.
undiluted|Pure.
unentered|Not recorded.
unexceptional|Commonplace.
unfitly|In an unsuitable manner.
unguent|Salve.
unhands|Releases from a grip.
unicorn|Emblem on Britain's arms.
unicorns|Mythical animals.
unitive|Tending to combine.
unladen|Without freight.
unlatch|Open the door.
unlined|Describing some garments.
unpaved|Type of road.
unravel|Solve.
unreeves|Withdraws (a rope) from a block: Naut.
unrisen|Not up yet.
unrolls|Displays.
unseals|Opens.
unseats|Deprives of office.
unsoiled|Spick-and-span.
unsteel|Soften.
unstrung|Nervous.
unwashed|Disdaining soap.
unwisdoms|Foolish actions.
upgrade|Use a higher standard.
upsetter|Disturber.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upsurges|Rises with a violent, sweeping motion.
urgency|Insistence.
useless|Vain.
usurper|Unlawful seizer.
utopian|Chimerical.
utopian|Ideal.
utopianism|Ideal governmental system.
vagrant|Moving at random.
valentine|Heart-to-heart message.
validate|Give legal force to.
valuing|Prizing.
vandals|Sackers of Rome, 455.
variable|Fluctuating.
variably|In multiple ways.
vaticinations|Prophecies.
vedette|Small scout boat in the Navy.
verandas|Warm-weather living quarters.
verdant|Green.
verdure|Greenery.
veridical|Truthful.
veriest|Truest.
vernier|Short scale sliding on a longer one.
veronica|Matador's fancy pass with a cape.
versatile|Many-sided.
vestment|Stole.
veteran|Member of V.F.W.
violent|Extreme.
violinist|Jack Benny, for example.
visionary|Not real.
vitalist|Opposite of a mechanist.
vitamins|A, B, C, etc.
vitiate|Impair.
vocally|Aloud.
volplaned|Glided with plane motor cut off.
voteless|Without franchise.
vulgate|Latin version of the Bible.
wariest|Least gullible.
wassail|Spiced ale.
waterborne|Floating.
watercolor|Medium used by Whistler.
waterlines|Plimsoll marks.
waterlogs|Saturates.
watermelons|Summer treats.
wavered|Vacillated.
waylaid|Ambushed.
wearable|Suitable for one's wardrobe.
weariest|Most exhausted.
weathers|Passes through safely.
weekends|Monday morning memories.
weeklong|Continuing for seven days.
weimaraner|Sporting dog from Germany.
welfare|Part of Secy. Folsom's job.
westerns|Popular movies.
westward|___ Ho!
wetbacks|Swimmers of the Rio Grande.
wettish|Somewhat damp.
whatnot|Cabinet of an earlier day.
whitebeard|An old man.
whittler|Wood carver.
wholesome|Salubrious.
wienerwurst|Austrian delicacy.
wildcats|Northwestern eleven.
willies|Heebie-jeebies.
winsome|Charming.
wisteria|The ___ Trees.
wisteria|Handsome purple flower.
without|Lacking.
woodenest|Most awkward.
woodsman|Ax wielder.
woolens|Winter clothing.
woolgathering|Purposeless thinking.
worships|Puts on a pedestal.
wrangle|Argue.
wreathe|Encircle.
wrestler|Grappler.
wrestler|Type of TV performer.
writing|Important profession.
yachters|Affluent sailors.
yardarm|Nautical term.
yellows|Withers.
yesterday|Fortune cannot give him ___.—Poor Richard's Almanac.
yuletide|Happy season.
zircons|Gems.
abalone|Sea shell.
abalones|Large snails.
abettor|Instigator.
abhorred|Detested.
abolish|Annul.
aborigine|Native.
abounded|Was plentiful.
absorbs|Takes up one's full attention.
abundant|In full supply.
academe|Plato's school: Poet.
academic|Theoretical.
academies|Schools.
academies|Societies of learned men.
acanthus|Leaf copied in architecture.
accedes|Gives consent.
acceding|Giving consent.
accident|Fortuity.
accolade|A praising mention.
accolades|Awards.
accolades|Pulitzer Prizes, Oscars, etc.
accorded|Granted as proper.
accords|Reconciles.
accosts|Greets.
account|Financial statement.
accuser|Plaintiff.
accustom|Habituate (to).
accustom|Habituate.
acerbates|Embitters.
acetate|Popular synthetic fabric.
acetates|Popular materials.
achenes|One-seeded fruits.
acierate|Convert into steel.
acreage|Pasture lands.
acrobatic|Describing a gymnast.
activate|Put into service.
activate|Set in motion.
adagios|Slow ballet dances.
adamant|Too hard to be broken.
adamant|Unyielding.
adaptable|Conformable.
adaptive|Able to conform.
adaptive|Capable of adjustment.
address|Lecture.
adduced|Gave as proof.
adducer|Citer, as of facts or proof.
adhered|Stuck.
adherent|Follower.
adjusted|Trued.
admonish|Caution.
adnouns|Adjectives used substantively.
adorable|Exquisitely charming: Colloq.
adorable|Lovely.
adoration|Worship.
adorers|Worshipers.
adorned|Decorated.
adrenal|Ductless gland.
advances|Furthers.
aerated|Charged with gas.
aerodynamic|Relating to air in motion.
affairs|Matters of business.
afflatus|Inspiration, as of an artist, poet, etc.
ageless|Eternal.
agitable|Capable of being flustered.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Shake up.
agitate|Stir up.
agitation|Dither or flurry.
agnates|Paternal relatives.
agnomen|Nickname.
agonies|Great pains.
aiguille|Needle-shaped peak of rock.
ailment|Minor disorder.
airdrome|Flying field.
airplane|Means of transportation.
alabaster|Variety of gypsum.
alabaster|Variety of gypsum.
alameda|Naval air base in California.
alamode|In fashion.
alamode|In the fashion.
alarmed|Fearful.
alarmist|One who cries wolf.
albacore|Salt-water fish.
albatross|Bird of good omen.
aleatory|Resulting from luck.
alehouse|London pub.
alembic|Distilling device.
alerted|Put on guard.
alerted|Ready for action.
alertness|Vigilance.
alewives|Atlantic Coast herrings.
alexander|Macedonian conqueror.
alexander|Prince Albert's second name.
aliases|Incognito names.
alidade|Surveyor's instrument.
alienate|Estrange.
alienate|Make hostile.
alienator|Estranger.
alienee|Recipient of property.
alienee|Transferee.
alienists|Specialists in the psychiatric field.
aliment|Food.
aliments|Foods.
alimony|Maintenance.
alliteration|Full fathom five thy father lies . . .
allocate|Place.
allover|Wholly: Colloq.
alludes|Makes reference (to).
almoner|Distributor of charity.
aloofly|In a reserved way.
alteration|Tailor's service.
altered|Modified.
altered|Remodeled.
alterer|Changer.
aluminum|Element in bauxite.
amassing|Heaping up.
amatory|Loving.
amazement|Surprise.
amazonite|A green semiprecious stone.
amblers|Certain pacing horses.
ameliorate|Improve.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amiable|Friendly.
amiable|Good-natured.
amities|Friendly relations.
amnesia|Loss of memory.
amnions|Certain membranes.
amoebaean|Alternatively responsive, as in church readings.
amorini|Cupids in Italian art.
amounts|Quantities.
ampules|Containers for medicine.
amulets|Lucky charms.
amusing|Risible.
anaconda|Montana copper mine town.
anadems|Chaplets: Poet.
anagoge|Mystical interpretation, as of Scripture.
anagoge|Mystical meaning of words.
analecta|Miscellany.
analecta|Sayings of Confucius.
analysts|Laboratory workers.
anapaest|Metrical foot.
anapaests|Metric feet of three syllables.
anarchy|Absence of government.
anatomic|Of the body.
anchored|Firmly secured.
anchovy|Antipasto item.
andante|Moderately slow: Mus.
andromeda|Beauty of Greek myth.
anemone|Sea ___, colorful polyp.
aneroid|Type of barometer.
angelic|Heavenly.
angelical|Heavenly.
angered|Enraged.
angrily|With wrath.
angularly|Awkwardly.
aniline|Kind of dye.
aniline|Type of dye.
animals|Fauna.
animals|Fauna.
animate|Lively.
animato|Lively, in music.
aniseed|Flavoring agent.
annular|Type of eclipse.
anodyne|Pain reliever.
anodyne|Soothing.
anonymity|Namelessness.
antarctic|Locale of the Ross Sea.
anteater|Aardvark.
anteater|Pangolin.
antecessor|Forerunner.
antenna|Part of a lobster.
anteroom|Place of waiting.
anthemed|Sang a song of country.
anthill|Formicary.
anthills|Formicaries.
antipodean|Australian.
antiserum|Term in immunology.
anxious|Disquieted.
apaches|Geronimo's warriors.
apanage|Natural adjunct: Var.
apartment|Dwelling.
apophasis|I will not speak of his unsavory past.
apostle|Peter or Andrew.
apostle|Preacher of the gospel.
apostles|Zebedee's sons.
apostrophe|O death, where is thy sting?
appalled|Dismayed.
appalls|Dismays.
appears|Looks.
appeases|Placates.
appetite|Trencherman's forte.
applier|Applicator.
apricot|Pinkish yellow.
apricot|Tree of the peach family.
apsides|Points in the moon's orbit.
arbiter|Umpire.
arbiters|Judges.
arcades|Covered passageways.
arcades|Covered ways.
arcadia|Wooded Eden.
arcanum|Secret or mystery.
architect|Edward D. Stone, apropos Fair pavilion.
archival|Of public records.
areaways|Basement entrances.
argonaut|Hercules or Orpheus.
argonaut|Meleager or Theseus.
argyles|Colorful knitted hosiery.
armadillos|Burrowing mammals.
armband|Brassard.
armband|Brassard.
armilla|Bracelet: Lat.
armoire|Fancy cupboard.
armoire|Large ornate cupboard.
armorer|His suits wear like iron.
arnicas|Plants with yellow flowers.
aroused|Excited.
arrange|Classify.
arrange|Classify.
arrange|Determine.
arrange|Orchestrate.
arrayed|Clothed.
arrogant|Haughty.
arrogates|Claims unduly.
arroyos|Dry gullies in Southwest.
artifice|Crafty device.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Mason.
artiste|Performer.
artistic|Showing taste.
artless|Ingenuous.
artless|Naive.
artless|Natural.
artless|Unaffected.
ascendant|Rising.
ascender|Climber.
aseptic|Barring infection.
ashtray|Adjunct in a smoke-filled room.
asinine|Obstinate.
asinine|Silly.
asinine|Stupid.
aspects|Views.
aspirant|Ambitious one.
aspirate|The sound of "h."
assagai|S. African spear.
assails|Attacks.
assassin|Zangara or Czolgosz.
assault|Attack.
assents|Ayes.
asserts|Says.
assigns|Allots.
assonance|Likeness of sound.
assuage|Pacify.
assurance|Confidence.
assured|Guaranteed.
assured|Self-confident.
astatine|Element No. 85.
astride|Straddling.
astringency|Austerity.
astronomy|Oldest of the sciences.
asunder|Separated.
atabals|Kettledrums.
atabrine|Quinine substitute.
atavism|Reversion to the primitive.
atelier|Workshop.
athlete|Herb Elliot, for example.
atlases|Missiles of the U. S. A. F.
atlases|Missiles.
atmosphere|Pervading influence.
atonement|Penance.
atonics|Unaccented syllables.
atropine|Alkaloid from belladonna.
attache|Case popular with commuters.
attache|Embassy employe.
attache|Embassy person.
attache|Member of an embassy.
attacker|Assailant.
attainments|Acquired skills.
attests|Authenticates.
attired|Dressed.
attracted|Charmed.
austere|Rigorous.
automat|Eating place.
automatic|Revolver.
automation|Use of electronic devices.
automaton|Lifelike mechanism.
availed|Helped.
availed|Was of help.
availing|Being of help.
avarice|Covetousness.
avarice|Greed.
avenger|Dealer of retribution.
avenger|Nemesis.
avenger|One who retaliates.
avenger|Wrong righter.
avenges|Exacts punishment for.
avenges|Exacts satisfaction for.
avenues|Thoroughfares.
avenues|Ways of approach or exit.
average|The mean.
average|The mean.
averaged|Reduced to a mean.
averted|Turned away.
aviates|Pilots a plane.
avidness|Greed.
avocado|Tropical fruit.
avocados|Alligator pears.
axiomatic|Self-evident.
azimuth|Arc of the horizon, in astronomy.
backroom|Locale of Dietrich's boys.
backslide|Retrogress.
bacteria|Microorganisms.
badlands|Barren, eroded regions.
badlands|South Dakota region.
baffles|Foils.
bagatelle|Trifle.
baggage|Impedimenta.
ballast|Weight to steady a ship.
balletomane|Devotee of Terpsichore.
ballistae|Devices of ancient warfare, like catapults.
ballistic|Adjective presently associated with Thor and Jupiter.
balloon|Trial ___.
balsamic|Soothing, fragrant, etc.
balsams|Evergreens.
bandage|First aid item.
banisher|Ostracizer.
banners|Standards.
bannister|Famous track star.
banters|Engages in raillery.
barbecue|Cook in a certain way.
barbell|Gymnasium item.
barbell|Gymnasium item.
barbershop|Type of good old harmony.
barnyard|Farm enclosure.
barnyard|Habitat of farm animals.
barrage|Protective curtain of gunfire.
basalts|Dark volcanic rocks.
baseball|Subject of current headlines.
baseline|Where Althea serves.
basilisk|Fabulous serpent or dragon.
bastion|Military fortification.
batfishes|Flying gurnards.
batiste|Cotton goods.
battler|Dogged fighter.
battlers|Fighters.
beading|Indian handiwork.
beastie|A mouse, to Robert Burns.
becomes|Is suitable to.
bedlams|Scenes of uproar and confusion.
bedless|With no place to sleep.
beefeater|Yeoman of the guard.
beeline|Shortest distance between two points.
beelines|Direct routes.
beeping|Sound of a satellite.
beheads|Decapitates.
behemoth|Huge animal.
behemoth|Huge animal.
behests|Biddings.
bemedaled|Much decorated.
berates|Rebukes.
beseech|Implore.
bespeak|Engage in advance.
betides|Comes to pass.
between|Connecting.
bifocals|A type of eyeglasses.
bigtime|Major-league baseball: Slang.
billies|Clubs.
billings|City in Montana.
birdseye|A primrose.
biretta|Type of headgear.
birettas|Churchly caps.
blackmail|Basis of a case for Perry Mason.
blameless|Not guilty.
blandish|Cajole.
blarneyed|Wheedled.
bleacherite|Real ball fan.
blissful|Ecstatic.
blistered|Scorched.
blisters|Aircraft gunners' cockpits.
blizzards|Winter phenomena.
bloater|Fat herring.
blossoms|Signs of spring.
blouses|Garments.
blowhard|Boastful talker: Slang.
blowout|Tire trouble.
blunter|Duller.
boatman|Volga worker.
bobsled|Toboggan.
bolster|Support.
bondage|Slavery.
bondman|Serf or villein.
bondstone|Masonry wall unit.
bonehead|Chump.
bonesets|Asterlike plants.
boniface|School.
bonitos|Skipjacks.
bonuses|Business plums.
booster|Amplifier in radio.
borscht|Russian specialty.
bossism|Campaign issue.
bottlenecks|Conditions that hinder progress.
bounteous|Munificent.
brainier|More intelligent: Colloq.
breadbasket|The Ukraine, for example.
breadbaskets|Regions supplying much grain.
breaker|Wave hitting land.
breather|Respite from labor.
breathing|Living.
bridles|Harness parts.
brigands|Bandits.
brinier|More salty.
brittle|Crisp candy, with peanuts.
brittle|Easy to break.
broiled|Cooked.
broomed|Tidied.
brouhaha|Hullabaloo, French style.
browser|Here-and-there reader.
bruiser|Fisticuffer.
bruiser|Pugilist.
buckled|Crumpled up.
bulkiness|Massiveness.
bulldozes|Browbeats.
bumblebees|Hymenoptera.
burdened|Encumbered.
burglars|Cracksmen.
bustler|Obviously busy person.
bustles|Old-time fashion items.
butternuts|Trees.
cabalas|Esoteric doctrines.
cabinet|Advisory council.
caboose|Railroad car.
cadenzas|Musical flourishes.
caesars|Emperors.
caftans|Levantine garb.
calcine|Oxidize by heating.
calends|First day of each month, in ancient Rome.
calendula|Pot marigold.
caliber|Gun bore.
calibrate|Ascertain the diameter of, as a gun bore.
callboards|Places for notices backstage.
calling|Trade.
caloric|Of heat.
calorie|Unit often counted.
calumet|Famous racing stable.
calumet|Peace pipe.
calumet|Peace pipe.
calypso|Odyssey sea nymph.
camellia|Flower for a corsage.
cameras|TV devices.
camions|Trucks used to carry cannon.
canasta|Card game.
canasta|Card game.
canasta|Card game.
canasta|Card game.
canasta|Game at cards.
canasta|Popular card game.
canasta|Variety of rummy.
candida|Katharine Cornell role.
candida|Role for Kit Cornell.
candida|Shavian heroine.
candida|Shaw play.
candies|Kisses.
canneries|Food processing plants.
cannibals|Certain primitive savages.
canoeing|Water recreation.
canonic|Obedient to church law.
cantonment|Military quarters.
capital|Athens or Sparta.
capital|Washington, for instance.
capsule|Pod of a seed plant.
captains|Nemo and Bligh.
captioned|Having a descriptive title.
caramel|Candy filling.
caramel|Candy.
caravan|Vehicle for gypsies.
careener|Ship overturner, for caulking purposes.
careers|Professions.
carefree|Happy-go-lucky.
carefree|Lighthearted.
careless|Unstudied.
carioles|Small, light carriages.
carline|Means of transportation.
carnival|Mardi Gras.
carotene|Source of vitamin A.
carotid|An artery.
carousals|Wild times.
carport|Outdoor garage.
carports|Modern home adjuncts.
carried|Won, as an election.
carryover|Remainder.
cartooned|Caricatured pictorially.
carwash|Automotive service.
casabas|Melons.
cascade|Range of the Sierra Nevada.
castanet|Clapper used by dancers.
castanets|Spanish dancer's accessories.
casters|Wheels on chairs, tables, etc.
cataclysm|Great upheaval.
catacombs|Subterranean galleries.
catamaran|Boat with twin hulls.
catamount|Cougar.
catchall|Receptacle for odds and ends.
caterer|Purveyor.
caterers|Party helpers-out.
caterwaul|Back fence noise.
catfish|Bullhead.
cathode|___ ray tube.
catnapped|Dozed.
catspaw|Dupe.
catspaw|Knot used to hook a tackle.
cattail|Marsh reed.
cattail|Tall marsh plant.
cattier|More spiteful.
caution|Admonition.
caveman|Human being of the Stone Age.
celeste|Organ stop.
celeste|Rhadames' adjective for Aida.
celeste|Voix ___, organ stop.
cements|Glues.
cemetery|Boot Hill.
cemetery|Boot hill.
cenobite|Dweller in a monastery.
censures|Reproves.
centaur|Nessus, slain by Hercules.
centered|Concentrated.
centered|Found a focus.
centers|Basketball players.
centers|Hearts.
central|Well-known park.
century|Period of years.
cerated|Waxed.
cerates|Waxy ointments.
ceratoid|Horny.
chafers|June and rose beetles.
chalets|Tirol homes.
chalice|Goblet.
chamberlain|Joseph, Austen or Neville.
chandler|Frankfort is his capital.
chandler|Kentucky's Governor.
chanticleer|Proper name for a bird.
chaperon|Duenna.
charades|Parlor games.
chariot|Transportation for Caesar.
chariot|Vehicle on the Via Appia.
charities|Philanthropic organizations.
charlie|Bergen's friend.
charming|Famous Prince.
charterer|Renter of bus or ship.
chassis|Framework.
cheapens|Depreciates.
cheddar|Kind of cheese.
cheered|Urged on.
cheerio|Londoner's greeting.
cheerleader|Cynosure at bowl games.
cheetahs|Leopard-like felines.
chemises|Latest styles from Paris.
chemist|Pierre Curie was one.
cherish|Take good care of.
chianti|Wine from Tuscany.
chimera|Vain or foolish fancy.
chirrups|Bird sounds.
chloral|___ hydrate, sedative.
chorale|Hymn tune.
chorine|Attraction for a stage door Johnny.
chortle|Gleeful sound.
chowhound|G.I. with a healthy appetite.
christie|A turn in skiing.
chromate|Salt of an acid.
chromosome|Gene-carrying body: Biol.
chuckle|Laugh softly.
cigarets|Product of North Carolina.
cigarette|Smoke.
cinders|Hot coals.
circlet|Small bracelet.
citadel|Stronghold.
claimed|Called for.
clangor|Harsh sound.
clansman|Highlander.
clansmen|Macgregors, Gordons, etc.
clansmen|The Campbells, for instance.
clarion|A loud, clear call.
clasper|Holding device.
classes|Groupings.
cleansers|Household items.
cleaves|Sticks.
clematis|Flowering vine.
clement|Name of 14 popes.
clingstone|Variety of peach.
clinker|Furnace impediment.
clockwise|Rotating to the right.
closedown|Stop entirely.
closest|Most exact.
cloverleaf|Highway intersection.
cloverleaf|System of routing highway traffic.
clowned|Played the buffoon.
clubman|Fraternity member.
coalesce|Grow together.
coastal|Littoral.
coasters|Small, round trays.
coconut|Custard pie topping.
codfish|New England specialty.
codicil|Document modifying a will.
coheres|Holds fast.
cohesive|Sticking together.
cohorts|Roman military units.
coliseum|Stadium in Los Angeles.
collapse|Cave in.
collars|Buster Browns. for example.
colleague|Associate in office.
collect|Garner.
colleen|Irish lass.
collide|Crash.
colorado|Home of Rams and Buffaloes.
colorado|It means "red" in Spanish.
colorado|River into Gulf of California.
colorado|Yuma's river.
colorer|Wielder of crayons.
colosseum|Famous Flavian structure.
coltish|Frisky.
columns|Ranks.
comedienne|Type of entertainer.
commence|Begin.
commentator|News analyst.
commission|Warrant granting certain powers.
commoner|A citizen.
commoner|The Great ___.
comparing|Likening.
complete|Finish.
compromised|Split the difference.
compute|Calculate.
concatenate|Linked, as in a chain.
concave|Incurved.
concert|Harmony.
concerts|Type of entertainment.
condoner|Forgiver of faults.
confiders|Entrusters.
congeals|Sets.
congested|Overcrowded.
connote|Imply.
conquistadores|Pizarro, Cortes, etc.
consents|Gives approval.
console|Comfort.
consult|Refer to.
contact|Touch.
contemn|Scorn.
contempt|Punishable act, in law.
contends|Strives in combat.
contentment|Utopian state.
continents|Global land masses.
contract|Bridge begun in 1925.
cookstove|Kitchen equipment.
cordite|Smokeless explosive.
corncob|Pansy Yokum's pipe.
corning|N. Y. city famous for glass industry.
cornstalk|Cereal stem.
coronation|Event of 1952.
coronet|Princely headgear.
corporal|Army man.
corpsman|Certain soldier or sailor.
corrects|Makes right.
corslet|Armor for the body.
cosmetic|Intended for beautifying.
cossack|Cavalryman of the Czar.
costard|Clown in "Love's Labour's Lost."
costumes|Contents of a wardrobe.
counsel|Legal advice.
countered|Opposed.
coursed|Hunted with hounds.
coursed|Traversed.
couscous|No. African food.
coutures|Professions of dressmakers: Fr.
cowcatcher|Part of a locomotive.
cowpeas|Cattle fodder.
cradled|Nurtured in infancy.
cradles|Early bassinets.
crammed|Stuffed.
cranium|Brainpan.
cranium|Skull.
craters|Lunar features.
crayoned|Sketched in colors.
credent|Believing.
credible|Worthy of belief.
crenate|Having a scalloped edge.
crenate|Scalloped, as leaves.
creoles|Some Louisianians.
cresset|A fire basket.
cresset|Flaming vessel used as a torch.
crested|Having a topknot.
crewcut|Campus trim.
crisscross|X.
criteria|Rules.
croaker|Small food fish.
crooner|Singer.
crosses|Thwarts.
crossroad|Place for a stoplight.
crouton|Bit of toast for garnish.
crouton|Pea soup additive.
crowbar|Pry.
crumbled|Disintegrated.
crystal|Transparent quartz.
cuddled|Snuggled.
cullies|Fellows or pals, in British slang.
culminate|Reach the highest point.
culottes|Sans-___ of the French Revolution.
cupidity|Greed.
cushioned|Eased, as from shock.
cutgrass|Mow.
cynical|Misanthropic.
cynosure|Object of great interest.
daffier|Sillier: Colloq.
daisies|Oxeyes.
dalmatian|Coach dog.
damages|Certain payment, in law.
damages|Expense: Colloq.
damascene|Syrian.
damosels|Maidens: Archaic.
dampings|Reductions in oscillations, in physics.
damsels|Ladies fair.
dandelion|Abundant plant.
danseur|Male in a French ballet.
darkens|Obscures.
darkness|Obscurity.
dastard|Coward.
daunted|Cowed.
daytime|Dawn to dusk.
deadeye|Dick ___.
deadlier|More unbearable: Colloq.
deanery|Residence of a college official.
deanery|Residence of a college official.
dearest|Salutation for a love letter.
dearies|Loved ones: Colloq.
debacle|Violent disruption.
debases|Devalues.
debated|Argued the point.
debtors|As we forgive our ___.
decanter|Carafe.
decanter|Carafe.
decenter|Make (a thing) eccentric.
decibel|Unit for measuring sound.
decided|Settled.
declare|Proclaim.
declared|Announced.
decoded|Deciphered.
decorate|Embellish.
decrees|Things settled and unchangeable.
dedicated|Set apart formally to a definite use.
deducted|Took away.
deducts|Takes away.
deepens|Reams.
deepfreeze|Operation ___.
deepfreeze|Place for food storage.
defended|Maintained against force.
defender|Champion.
deficit|Budget problem.
deficit|Budget problem.
deflated|Collapsed.
deflates|Lessens in amount, as currency.
defrosts|Removes ice from.
deities|Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune, etc.
delaine|Dress fabric.
delayed|Held up.
delayed|Impeded.
deliberate|Take counsel.
delight|Please.
deliver|Utter.
delusion|False belief.
demands|Queries.
demesne|Domain; realm.
demesne|Province.
demigod|Hero.
demitasse|After-dinner beverage.
demitasse|Menu item.
democrat|Thomas Jefferson, for instance.
denatured|Unfit to drink.
denseness|Compactness.
densest|Most compact.
densest|Thickset.
dentures|Teeth.
denudes|Divests of rights.
departed|Gone.
depends|Is in suspense.
deplore|Be regretful about.
deployed|Spread out, as troops.
depones|Testifies.
deportee|Exile.
depredate|Plunder.
deputed|Appointed as agent.
deranged|Disordered.
derelicts|Persons neglectful of duty.
derider|Ridiculer.
dervish|Member of a Moslem order.
descants|Talks at length.
deserted|Forsook.
deserted|Goldsmith's "___ Village."
deserted|Goldsmith's poem, "The ___ Village."
deserter|Renegade.
deserter|Turncoat.
deserters|Turncoats.
deserts|Areas in Saudi Arabia.
deserts|Outdoor locales for Westerns.
desires|Expressed wishes.
despaired|Was without hope (of).
despicable|Contemptible.
despises|What a misanthrope does.
despond|The slough of ___.
desserts|Pies.
destitute|Lacking (with "of").
details|Special tasks, for soldiers, sailors, etc.
detents|Catches.
detests|Dislikes heartily.
detests|Loathes.
detours|By-passes.
detours|Roundabout ways.
detours|Roundabout ways.
detracts|Takes away (from).
detrain|Get off, as at a station.
detritus|Debris.
devaluate|Lower the price of.
develop|Expand.
deviate|Veer off orbit.
devisee|Beneficiary.
dewlaps|Folds of skin at the throat.
diamonds|Infields.
diapason|Organ stop.
dictate|Command expressly.
dictionaries|Reference books.
diehards|Standpatters.
dietetic|Pertaining to a food regimen.
digested|Assimilated.
digests|Briefs.
digests|Compilations.
digital|Of the fingers.
dilemma|The Doctor's ___.
dilemma|Problem.
dilemma|To be or not to be.
dimeters|Verses consisting of two feet.
dinette|Eating nook.
dingdongs|Sound effects of schooldays.
dinnerware|China.
dinosaurs|Museum exhibits.
diplomas|Commencement Day features.
director|Hollywood VIP.
directs|Governs.
directs|Superscribes.
disarmament|Instrument of peace.
discovery|Ship of Henry Hudson's last voyage.
displease|Rub the wrong way.
dissonant|Clashing unmelodiously.
distance|Surpass greatly.
distillate|Moonshiner's product.
distrait|Absent-minded.
district|Election section.
districts|Electoral subdivisions.
ditches|Trenches.
diverge|Branch off.
diverse|Multiform.
diverted|Amused.
divides|Watersheds.
diviner|Prophet.
divines|Clergymen.
divinities|Gods.
dodgers|New L. A. feature.
dogcart|Back-to-back vehicle.
dogvane|Streamer to show wind direction: Naut.
dogwatch|4 to 6 P. M. or 6 to 8 P. M.
dogwood|Lovely spring bloom.
dolesome|In low spirits.
dollars|Money.
dollars|Stable currency.
dollars|___ to doughnuts.
dolomite|Magnesium limestone.
dolphin|Sea mammal.
dominate|Control.
dominate|Tower over (other things).
dominoes|Game.
donkeys|Political symbols.
donnybrook|Irish fair, traditionally a riotous occasion.
doorstops|Hardware for the household.
dormice|Squirrels' kin.
dossier|G-man's file of letters, records, etc.
dossier|Secret personal record.
dossiers|F.B.I. papers.
dotages|Objects of excessive fondness.
downgrade|Declivity.
downgrade|Demote.
drabness|Monotony.
dragnet|Police maneuver.
dramatist|Ketti Frings, for one.
draperied|Adorned with hangings.
drapers|Dry goods merchants.
dreaded|Greatly feared.
dreaded|Regarded with apprehension.
dreaded|Was apprehensive.
dreamer|Visionary.
dreamworld|Alice's wonderland.
dressers|Articles of furniture.
dresses|Chemises.
dresses|Chemises.
drought|Dust Bowl problem.
drudges|Hard workers.
drumbeater|Figuratively, a publicity man.
duennas|Latin chaperones.
dulcinea|Don Quixote's lady love.
dungeon|Part of the Bastille.
dunnage|Baggage or personal effects.
duotone|Color effect in printing.
durians|Edible fruits of E. I. tree.
dustpan|Cleaner's adjunct.
dynasty|Race of kings.
eaglets|Eyrie fledglings.
eardrum|Tympanum.
earldom|Territory of a nobleman.
earnest|Money to bind a bargain.
earnests|Traders' pledges.
earning|Acquiring by labor.
earrings|Adornment for Carmen.
easiness|Nonchalance.
easiness|Simplicity.
easters|Annual Christian festivals.
easters|Religious festivals.
eatable|Fit for Lucullus.
echelons|Formations of troops.
economist|Ricardo or Keynes.
economy|Strict husbanding of resources.
edacity|Voracious appetite.
edemata|Swellings.
edgiest|Most irritable.
edictal|In the form of a decree.
edified|Instructed.
editorial|Press feature.
editors|Writers of leaders.
educate|Discipline.
educate|School.
educate|Train.
educational|Designating certain TV programs.
egalite|Important word in France in 1789.
egalite|Key word in the French Revolution.
egalite|Liberté's companion.
eggbeaters|Whirlybirds.
egghead|Intellectual: Slang.
egghead|The new highbrow: Slang.
egoists|Conceited ones.
egoists|Conceited persons.
egresses|Ways out.
eightball|Symbol from a game of pool.
eighteen|Number of significance to Ford and Furgol.
elaborate|Complicated.
elapsed|Passed.
elapses|Passes.
elastic|Flexible.
elastic|Not rigid.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elation|Joyfulness.
elative|Absolute superlative, in grammar.
elected|Chosen.
electorates|Voters in various districts.
electrodes|Terminals of a battery.
elegant|Fastidiously tasteful.
elegiac|Like Thomas Gray's finest work.
element|Fitting environment.
element|Krypton, for example.
element|Natural environment.
elemental|Basic and powerful.
elephant|Large-eared animal.
elevate|Ennoble.
elevate|Raise.
elevates|Ennobles.
elevator|Ascenseur or lift.
elicited|Drew forth.
elicited|Drew out information.
elicited|Evoked.
elicits|Extracts.
eliding|Passing over in silence.
eliding|Slurring over.
eligible|Fit to be chosen.
eliminate|Remove.
elision|Relative of syncope.
elision|Suppression of a vowel.
elixirs|Cure-alls.
ellipses|Omissions of words or phrases.
elongate|Stretch out.
elongated|Stretched out.
elopers|Romeo and Juliet.
elysian|___ fields.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue from.
emanated|Originated.
emanates|Issues.
emanation|Ectoplasm.
embarrass|Disconcert.
emblems|Symbols.
embodiment|Concrete expression of some idea, quality, etc.
embrace|Accept willingly.
emerald|Shade of green.
emerald|___ City, in Oz.
emergent|Coming up unexpectedly.
emerges|Comes into view.
emigrate|Leave one country for another.
eminence|Lofty place, as a hill.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Illustrious.
eminent|Renowned.
emirate|Middle East province.
emoluments|Fees.
empires|Great states.
emptied|Unloaded.
emulate|Try to excel.
enables|Makes easy.
enactive|Having the power to legislate.
encased|Packaged.
enchiladas|Mexican specialties.
enclose|Surround.
encloses|Surrounds.
encoded|Put into a cipher.
encores|Repeated performances.
endemic|Confined to one region: Biol.
endemic|Localized, not epidemic.
endemic|Native to a particular people.
endgame|Concluding stage at whist.
endless|Infinite.
endless|Interminable.
endmost|At the extreme tip.
endopod|Lobster limb.
endorse|Approve.
endorsees|Names on bank checks.
endorses|Sanctions.
endower|University's best friend.
enduring|Not ephemeral.
enemies|Batista and Castro, for example.
enemies|Feudists.
enemies|Opponents.
enemies|The unfriendly.
enemies|Wolves, to lambs.
enforce|Compel.
engineers|Missilemen.
engines|Diesels, for example.
engines|Diesels.
english|Spinning motion given to a billiard ball.
engraver|Worker in the printing industry.
engraves|Impresses deeply.
engross|Occupy wholly.
enhance|Greaten.
enhance|Heighten.
enisles|Maroons.
enisles|Places apart.
enlaces|Entwines.
enlaces|Tangles.
enlarge|Elaborate (on).
enlarge|Increase.
enlists|Joins up.
enliven|Perk up.
enneagon|Nine-sided figure.
ennoble|Lend dignity to.
enrages|Angers.
enrages|Infuriates.
enrages|Infuriates.
enshrined|Cherished.
enshrines|Beatifies.
ensiled|Stored grain.
ensiles|Stores, as fodder.
enslave|Reduce to subjection.
ensnare|Trap.
ensphere|Encircle.
ensures|Makes certain.
entailed|Involved.
entente|A combine among nations.
entente|Agreement.
entente|International compact.
entente|Political agreement.
entered|Inscribed.
enterers|People coming in.
entertain|Amuse.
entertain|Consider or dwell upon.
entertained|Diverted.
enthrall|Captivate.
enthuses|Shows ardent interest: Colloq.
enticer|Lorelei.
entities|Real things.
entitles|Gives a right to.
entitles|Names.
entombs|Buries.
entrance|Delight.
entrances|Fascinates.
entrant|Starter.
entreat|Beg.
entreats|Begs.
entreats|Pleads.
entreaty|Supplication.
entrees|Lobster, steak, etc.
entrepot|French warehouse.
entwine|Weave together.
envisaged|Viewed with the mind's eye.
epaulet|Mark of rank.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epeeist|Swordsman.
epicure|Fastidious diner.
epigoni|In Greek legend, sons of the "Seven Against Thebes."
equalizer|Six-shooter, à la the adult Western.
equinox|Time when sun's center crosses equator.
eradicate|Extirpate.
erasures|Obliterations.
erected|Founded.
erector|Builder.
erector|Builder.
erelong|Before much time: Poet.
eremite|Desert recluse.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Recluse.
eremites|Hermits.
erigeron|Fleabane.
eristic|Pertaining to disputation.
erodent|Caustic: Med.
erosible|That may be worn away.
erosive|Disintegrating.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
errands|Missions.
errands|Missions.
errantry|Knight's search for adventure.
errantry|Vocation of King Arthur's men.
erratic|Wandering.
erudite|Learned.
escaped|Avoided.
escapee|Prisoner on the loose.
escapes|Dodges.
escapes|Makes off.
escarole|Vegetable.
escorts|Boy friends.
escorts|Convoys.
escuage|Feudal fine for military default.
esoteric|Abstruse.
esplanades|Public walks along the seaside.
espouse|Make one's own.
essaying|Attempting.
essayist|Agnes Repplier, for example.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Inward nature.
essence|Perfume.
essences|Distillations.
essences|Perfumes.
esteemed|Valued.
esteems|Prizes.
esteems|Prizes.
estopped|Prevented by law.
estuarine|Formed in a firth.
etamine|Bunting.
etamine|Cotton cloth.
etamine|Fine bunting.
etcetera|Common Latin expression.
etcetera|Song refrain in "The King and I."
etchers|Certain artists.
eternal|Adjective for the verities.
eternal|Immutable.
eternal|Timeless.
eternals|Imperishable things.
eternity|Infinite duration.
eternity|What Addison called "thou pleasing dreadful thought."
etesian|Annual, as certain winds.
ethereal|Spiritlike.
ethical|Professionally right.
etoiles|Lustrous satins from France.
eugenics|Study of methods to improve human race.
evasive|Not frank.
eventide|Dusk.
eventuate|Come to pass.
everglades|Home of the Seminoles.
everted|Turned inside out.
everywhere|Ubiquitous.
evictor|Ouster.
evictors|Removers of tenants.
evidence|Ground for belief.
evidence|Indication.
evidence|Outward sign.
evident|Manifest.
evident|Plain.
exclamation|Eureka!, for one.
exertion|Strong effort.
expiate|Make amends for.
explorer|1958 Alpha.
explorer|1958 Alpha.
explorer|New moon.
exported|Sent (goods) abroad.
exposure|Time element in photography.
extirpate|Root out.
extorts|Wrests from.
extract|Selection.
extreme|Immoderate.
extrovert|Outgoing person.
eyelets|Embroidery décor.
eyesore|Slum, for example.
factored|Resolved into mathematical quantities.
factory|Plant.
factual|Real.
fadeout|End of a movie.
falderal|Mere nonsense.
fallout|Problem for the A. E. C.
falters|Hesitates in purpose.
fancier|One governed by whims.
fancies|Likes.
faraway|Dreamy, as a look.
farceur|Humorist: Fr.
farthing|Small coin.
fatalists|Determinists.
fatally|Inevitably.
fathoms|Sounds.
fearsome|Alarming.
feature|Full-length movie.
features|Newspaper items.
federated|Leagued.
felicitated|Wished one joy.
fellows|Odd ___.
fenders|Cushioners.
festive|Full of gaiety.
fetters|Chains.
fetters|Shackles.
fiddler|Kind of crab.
fidgeted|Was restless.
fielder|Mays with glove.
fiestas|Holidays.
filaments|Slender threads.
filmland|Hollywood.
finesse|Delicate skill.
fireballs|Large, bright meteors.
fireboat|Certain harbor vessel.
firewood|Logs.
fitness|Congruity.
flaccid|Limp.
fleabane|Plant of the aster family.
fleeced|Bilked.
flexible|Pliant.
flexure|A bend or turn.
flipflop|Turn over, as a flapjack.
floaters|Transient population.
floorshow|Type of entertainment.
florence|Cradle of the Italian Renaissance.
florence|Where the Uffizi Gallery is.
folderol|Mere nonsense.
folktales|Uncle Remus, for example.
foolery|Absurd behavior.
footboards|Parts of beds.
footnote|Reference below the text.
footsore|Dog-tired.
forages|Supplies cattle with food.
foreleg|Animal member.
forenoons|Times of day.
forensic|Rhetorical.
forensic|Suitable for public debate.
forepart|First section.
forester|Ranger.
foretaste|Anticipation.
foretaste|Anticipation.
forsaken|Lovelorn.
fortress|Flying ___.
fourscore|Eighty.
fowlers|___ "Modern English Usage."
foxhole|Doughboy's lair.
foxtrot|Dance.
fractures|Breaks.
fragments|Incomplete parts.
fraulein|Mädchen.
freedoms|The Four ___.
freehold|Estate.
fretful|Peevish.
frigate|Chesapeake or Constitution.
frigates|The Constitution and others.
frisked|Gamboled.
fritter|Small cake of fried batter.
frittered|Wasted (with "away").
froward|Obstinately willful.
funnyman|Emmett Kelly, for example.
furbelow|Flounce.
furioso|Musical direction: with great force or vigor.
furrowed|Wrinkled.
gadgets|Contrivances: Slang.
galatea|Prototype of "My Fair Lady."
gallant|Prince Charming.
gallons|Liquid measures.
gangster|Little Caesar.
garaged|Put the car away.
garages|Addenda to country houses.
garages|Repair shops.
garbles|Mangles (a story) so as to mislead.
gargantua|Giant of medieval legend.
garnish|Decorate.
garreted|Lodged like a poor poet.
garrets|Rooms of a sort.
garrison|Leading abolitionist.
garrote|Old Spanish method of execution.
garters|Useful elastic bands.
gasoline|High-test liquid.
gasolines|Motor fuels.
gaspers|Fags, in Britain.
gastronomic|Of eating.
gateman|Guard at a railroad crossing.
gathers|Infers.
gelatin|Substance used in cookery.
gendarme|French policeman.
general|Isaac D. White's rank.
generate|Cause to be.
generate|Engender.
genetic|Of heredity.
genteel|Pretentiously polite.
geranium|Flowering plant.
germicide|Disinfectant.
gesturers|Pantomimists.
gesundheit|German toast.
getatable|Easy to reach.
ghostly|Spectral.
ghostly|Supernatural.
gigantic|Circus ballyhoo adjective.
ginners|Cotton workers.
giraffe|Camelopard.
giraffes|Tall quadrupeds.
giveaway|Cousin of a handout.
glamorous|Adjective for a siren.
glancer|Casual noticer.
gleaned|Picked by degrees.
gleaner|Harvest hand.
glissade|Dance step.
glissade|Intentional slide in snow, in climbing.
glissade|Sliding descent of a snow slope.
glissade|Sliding descent of a snow slope.
glisten|Sparkle.
glitters|Is brilliant.
glossier|Having more sheen.
glucose|Sugar syrup.
gnarled|Twisted.
gnostic|Having knowledge.
godsend|Unexpected boon.
gondola|Canalboat.
gondolas|Venetian taxis.
goodish|Fairly well-behaved.
goodwill|Business asset.
googols|Any very large numbers.
gossamer|Film of cobwebs floating in air.
gossamer|Gauzelike.
government|Administration.
gradated|Arranged so as to blend.
gradates|Blends, as colors.
grainer|Brush or tool for marking wood surfaces.
granddad|Pop's pop.
grander|More imposing.
grandiose|Affectedly splendid.
grandiose|Pompous and showy.
grandson|Adlai in relation to Cleveland's V.P.
granules|Bits of sugar.
grapefruits|Symbols of the Sunny South.
grapnel|Anchor.
grasses|Bluejoint, redtop, etc.
grassland|Savanna.
grateful|Appreciative.
gratefully|With thanks.
gravity|Terrestrial force.
graybeard|Wise old man.
greater|___ New York.
greener|What the grass on the other side of the fence always is.
greenroom|Theatrical symbol.
greeter|Welcomer.
greeters|Reception committee.
grenadine|Gauzy silk fabric.
griddles|Restaurant equipment.
griffin|Talmadge's successor.
grilled|Questioned mercilessly.
grimalkin|Cat mentioned in Macbeth.
grindstone|Place for a hard worker's nose.
grinners|Happy-faced ones.
grisette|French working girl.
groaned|Expressed grief.
grocers|Certain storekeepers.
gruesome|Grisly.
guilder|___ rose, the snowball tree.
gunshot|Range of a weapon.
gymnasts|Circus performers.
gypsies|Wanderers.
habituate|Accustom.
hailstorms|Weather prediction.
hairdos|Coiffures.
halloos|Shouts.
hambone|Seasoning item in soup.
hamstring|Disable.
hanaper|Hamper for documents.
handbags|Relatives of porte-monnaies.
handbill|Loose printed sheet.
handlebar|Bicycle part.
handouts|Press releases.
handsome|Good-looking.
handsome|Of pleasing appearance.
handstand|Acrobatic feat.
handstand|Gymnastic stunt.
hankers|Longs (for).
happens|___ on (meets).
harasses|Wearies by importunities.
hardtack|Unleavened bread.
hardtop|Kind of auto.
harmonica|Small wind instrument.
harrier|Cross-country runner.
harvest|Product of any exertion.
hassock|Footstool.
hastier|More precipitate.
hatchers|Plot contrivers.
hateful|Odious.
haylofts|Places for storing fodder.
headache|Any vexing problem: Colloq.
headlights|Beams in the night.
headlines|Streamers.
headman|Chief.
headship|Primacy.
headstand|Acrobatic feat.
heartbroken|Akin to Ruth "amid the alien corn."
heaters|Electrical appliances.
heavier|___-than-air.
hedgerow|Shrub border.
heeders|Those who listen.
hegiras|Exoduses.
heights|Mountains.
hellions|Imps of Satan.
helmsmen|Pilots.
helpers|Assistants.
helpmate|Husband or wife.
hemlock|Socrates' final cup.
hemlocks|State trees of Pennsylvania.
hemlocks|Trees of the Acadian forest.
henpecks|Emulates Xantippe.
hepcats|Swing adepts.
heptagon|Seven-sided figure.
herbages|Green growths.
heresies|Unorthodox beliefs.
heretic|Unorthodox.
heretical|Unorthodox, at least.
heroine|Leading lady.
heroine|Star role.
heroines|Protagonists of novels.
hideout|Den.
hilarious|Noisily merry.
hinterlands|Frontiers.
hinting|Intimating.
historic|Adjective for Yalta conference.
hitters|Williams, Ashburn, etc.
hoedown|Noisy, shuffling dance.
holdout|Ballplayer who wants a better contract.
holidays|Festive time.
holidays|Periods of rest.
holiness|Saintly perfection.
holster|Item for Arness.
homeric|Like a great poet.
homicide|A police squad.
honeybee|Flower visitor.
hoodlum|Street tough.
hoosegow|Cooler.
hopeful|Affording promise of good.
horologist|Watchmaker.
horsecar|Former transportation.
horsehair|Upholstery fabric.
horsehairs|Stiff fabrics.
horseman|Apocalyptic rider.
horseshoe|Basic equipment for Silver.
horseshoe|Good luck symbol.
horsetail|Rushlike flowerless plant.
hosanna|Word in a hymn of praise.
hospital|Bellevue, for example.
hostage|Person held as a pledge.
hostages|Persons held as pledges.
hotrods|Cars of a sort.
hotspur|Shakespeare's Harry Percy.
hugging|Keeping close to.
hulking|Unwieldy.
hurlers|Moundsmen.
hydrant|Fire plug.
hydrogen|Lightest of all known substances.
hyperbole|All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
hysteria|Outburst of uncontrolled feeling.
icebreaker|Arctic vessel.
icebreaker|U. S. S. Glacier, for example.
ideates|Has thoughts.
ideates|Pictures in the mind.
identical|Alike.
idleness|Doing nothing.
idleness|Dolce far niente.
idolater|Worshiper.
ignition|Sparking device of cars.
ignorance|Proverbially, bliss.
ignored|Disregarded.
ignores|Slights.
ignoring|Not heeding.
illegal|Breaking the law.
illegal|Unauthorized.
illness|Indispostition.
illusory|Unreal.
imagery|Figurative description.
imagine|Envision.
imagist|Amy Lowell, for example.
imitate|Ape.
imitative|Apish.
imitator|Mockingbird, for example.
immigrant|Potential new citizen.
immortal|Shakespeare, for example.
immured|Imprisoned.
impacted|Driven firmly in.
impassive|Phlegmatic.
impediment|Obstruction.
imperative|Absolutely necessary.
imperil|Endanger.
implodes|Bursts inward.
impounds|Takes into legal custody.
impresario|Rudolph Bing, for example.
imprisons|Jails.
inanely|Foolishly.
inarmed|Embraced.
incentive|Stimulus.
incites|Spurs on.
indirectly|In a roundabout manner.
indispose|Render unfit.
ineptitude|Gaucherie.
inertial|Tending to remain in a fixed condition.
inexorable|Relentless.
infielder|Baseman or shortshop.
infinite|Limitless.
inflates|Puffs up.
inflation|Economic phenomenon.
infolds|Embraces.
informs|Tells.
infuriate|Enrage.
ingenue|Female theatrical role.
ingrate|Thankless one.
ingrate|Thankless one.
inhaler|Apparatus for filtering air.
initial|First.
initiative|Enterprise.
inkling|Merest hint.
inlayer|Maker of buhl furniture.
innermost|Deepest.
innovate|Make changes (in).
inordinate|Excessive.
inroads|Raids.
insatiate|Beyond gratification.
insides|Parts within.
insincere|Hypocritical.
insistence|Urgency.
insnare|Trap.
insoles|Parts of shoes.
inspans|Yokes, as oxen.
inspissate|Thicken by evaporation.
instigate|Provoke.
insular|Narrow-minded.
intaglios|Cameos.
intents|True meanings.
intercede|Plead for.
interceptor|Type of plane.
interfere|Clash.
interne|Doctor on the staff.
interne|Man in white.
interne|Young medico.
interns|Doctors in training.
interrogation|Can Spring be far behind?
intoning|Chanting.
intrigue|Secret love affairs.
intruder|Interloper.
inutile|Useless.
invested|Installed ceremoniously.
involve|Require.
iodizers|Chemical solutions for photographic plates.
ionosphere|Part of the earth's atomosphere.
iracund|Choleric.
irefully|Angrily.
ironfisted|Hard of hand.
ironhanded|Inflexible.
ironical|Sarcastic.
ironsides|Epithet for Cromwell.
irradiate|Shine upon.
irrupts|Bursts in.
islands|Christmas and Easter.
isolate|Quarantine.
isolate|Set apart.
isolating|Cutting off from.
isolation|___ booth.
isotope|Element much like another.
isotope|Uranium 238, for instance.
issuance|Putting forth.
itemize|Make a list of.
iterance|Repetition.
iterate|Repeat.
jackknife|Diving feat.
jackpot|Las Vegas payoff.
jettison|Discard.
johnnie|Frankie's victim.
journey|Long Day's ___.
jungles|Tropical regions.
justices|Black, Burton, Clark, etc.
keenest|Most eager.
keepsake|Memento.
kestrel|Small falcon.
kettles|Ma and Pa of a movie series.
keyboard|Dame Myra Hess' forte.
keystones|Main parts or principles.
kindergarten|School.
kindred|Blood relations.
kinescope|Rerun of live TV show.
kinglet|Small crested bird.
kingpin|Chief person in a group: Colloq.
knavery|Scamp's tricks.
kneaded|Worked dough.
knelled|Tolled.
knesset|Israel's parliament.
knesset|Parliament of Israel.
knothole|One means of watching a ball game.
labeled|Tagged.
laborites|Members of a certain political party.
lacerated|Torn.
laciniate|Fringed, as petals.
laconic|Concise.
laddered|Ran, as a thread.
ladrone|Former name of the Marianas.
ladybug|Brightly colored beetle.
lagoons|Atoll lakes.
lakeport|Cleveland or Detroit.
lallation|Velly good.
lambency|Radiance.
lamenting|Expressing sorrow.
laminar|Layered.
lancers|Light cavalrymen.
landlocked|Like Bolivia or Paraguay.
landlubber|No sailor he.
lantana|Shrubby plant like verbena.
lantana|Vervain.
lantern|Light for the barn.
larceny|Theft.
largesse|Gifts freely bestowed.
lasagna|Italian ribbon-macaroni.
lascars|East Indian sailors.
lassitude|Weariness.
lateens|Vessels with triangular sails.
latened|Advanced, as the hour.
lateral|Of the side.
laundering|Housewife's chore.
laundry|Monday's job.
laureate|Poet worthy of honor.
leaders|Pennsylvania's first family.
leaders|Pioneers.
leanest|Sparest.
leapfrog|Children's game.
learned|Erudite.
learned|Well-informed.
learner|Schoolboy.
leashes|Restraints.
leather|Morocco.
leavens|Yeasts.
lectors|University readers.
lecture|College teaching technique.
lecture|Scold at length.
leeward|Away from the wind.
leftover|Remaining.
leftwing|Radical element.
legatee|Receiver of a bequest.
legends|Captions or inscriptions.
leghorn|Hat or hen.
legroom|Space to stretch.
leisure|Nonworking class.
leisure|Time for recreation.
lemonade|Summer quaff.
lengthen|Extend.
lenience|Clemency.
lenience|Quality of being gentle.
lenient|Indulgent.
lenient|Merciful.
lenient|Mild.
leonine|Noble, regal.
leotard|Ballet garment.
leotard|Scant garment for dancers.
lessened|Decreased.
lessons|Homework.
lessors|Landlords.
lessors|Landlords.
lessors|Landlords.
letdowns|Disappointments: Colloq.
lethargic|The reverse of energetic.
lettered|Literate.
levantine|Native of the Near East.
leveret|Young hare.
liberal|Abundant.
liberal|Broad-minded.
librettists|W. S. Gilbert, Boito, etc.
lichees|Chinese nuts: Var.
lifelines|Palmist's concern.
lifesaver|Member of a beach patrol.
limeade|Cooling drink.
limiter|Stinter.
limitless|Like outer space.
lineage|Ancestry.
lineman|Football player.
lineman|Football player.
lineman|Inspector of railroad tracks.
lingered|Continued to stay.
linguist|Polyglot.
liniment|Embrocation.
linoleum|Floor covering.
lintels|Architectural supports.
lionizes|Treats as a celebrity.
listing|Selvage of cloth.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
literal|Prosaic.
literati|Bookish folk.
literati|Intelligentsia.
literati|Men of letters.
literati|Men of letters.
lithesome|Supple.
litotes|A citizen of no mean city.
littler|A golfing Gene.
littoral|Of the seashore.
littorals|Coastal regions.
loaning|Allowing the use of.
loather|Execrator.
lobsters|Menu items.
located|Settled: Colloq.
locates|Finds.
lodestars|Mariners' guides.
logistics|Science of moving troops.
logjams|Lumberman's problems.
longhand|One way to write.
longitude|Navigator's concern.
loosely|Not strictly.
loosened|Unfastened.
loosest|Most inexact.
lopsided|Not symmetrical.
lothario|Gay Romeo.
lotharios|Gay rakes.
lotions|Liquid applications.
lovebird|Parrot.
lovesick|Languishing, like the maidens in "Patience."
lozenges|Diamonds.
lunches|Midday meals.
lunching|Eating.
lycopod|Club moss.
macabre|Gruesome.
macerate|Soften by soaking in liquid.
macerate|Soften by soaking.
machree|Much-sung Irish mother.
mackinaws|Short winter coats.
maestro|Title for Bernstein.
magenta|Color.
magician|Great ___, epithet for Sir Walter Scott.
magistrate|Civil officer.
magnates|Tycoons.
mahouts|Riders of pachyderms.
mainsail|Canvas.
maintain|Keep up.
maintop|Platform at the head of a mast.
majestic|August.
majordomo|Jocularly, a butler.
malacca|Walking cane.
malaise|Discomfort.
malison|Archaic imprecation.
mallets|Gavels.
mallets|Part of a croquet set.
maltose|A sugar.
mammals|Cetaceans, for example.
managers|Stengel and Rigney.
manatee|Animal traditionally mistaken for a mermaid.
manatee|Sea cow.
mandolins|Instruments of the lute kind.
manikin|Displayer's lay figure.
manmade|What some satellites are.
mannerisms|Affectations.
manorial|Of an estate.
mansion|Grand house.
mantilla|Type of veil.
marabou|Large stork.
marathon|Annual track event in Boston.
marginalia|Notes in a book.
marimba|Musical instrument.
marinas|Seaside promenades.
mariner|He told his tale to a wedding guest.
marines|Quantico graduates.
marionettes|Friends of the Bairds.
mariposa|Gateway to Yosemite National Park.
marital|Connubial.
marital|Pertaining to wedlock.
markers|Mileposts.
markets|Outlets.
marlins|Large, deep-sea fish.
marooned|Stranded.
maroons|Leaves high and dry.
marquess|Nobleman of Europe.
marriage|Inspiration for an epithalamium.
marshes|Fens.
martens|Fur bearers.
mascara|Make-up item.
masseuse|Candidate for "What's My Line?"
mastaba|Egyptian tomb cover.
masterminded|Did the brainwork.
mastodons|Extinct relatives of elephants.
matinee|Kind of idol.
matinee|___ idol.
matings|Matches.
matrimony|Object of the banns.
maudlin|Effusively sentimental.
maverick|James Garner TV role.
mayapples|Plants with white blossoms.
meanders|Winds.
meaning|Import.
measuring|Taking the gauge.
mechanic|Artisan.
medians|Certain veins, nerves, etc.
mediate|Settle by friendly intervention.
mediates|Intervenes in a dispute.
mediator|Intercessor.
megapode|Large-footed bird.
meiosis|The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine . . .
melange|Hodgepodge.
melanite|Black garnet.
mellowness|Soft quality.
menaces|Movie villains.
menagerie|Circus treat.
menders|Patchers.
mention|Speak of.
mentions|Specifies, as by name.
mentors|Teachers and guides.
meridian|Highest point.
mermaids|Sea creatures.
message|Communication.
message|Communication.
metathesis|Transposition, as cruel for crulle, Falstaff for Fastolph, etc.
microbe|Germ.
microbe|Paul de Kruif's "___ Hunters."
micrometeorite|One hazard of space travel.
middies|Navy's team.
migrate|Go south with the birds.
mildest|Most soothing.
militate|Of things, to have effect (against).
militia|Minute Man's outfit.
millstone|Figuratively, a burden.
minaret|Slender tower.
mineral|One of three kingdoms.
ministrations|Kindly service.
minored|Specialized to a secondary degree (in).
minster|Cathedral.
minster|Large or important church.
minuteman|Revolutionary figure.
miocene|Geological period.
mirrors|Reflects.
misdate|Err chronologically.
misgave|Suggested doubt to.
missile|Grenade.
missile|Jupiter, for instance.
missive|Letter.
mnemonic|Of memory.
mobster|Cops' target.
modelers|Workers in clay.
moderate|Middle-of-the-roader.
moiling|Drudging.
molecule|Particle of matter.
mollifies|Appeases.
monarda|Aromatic plant of the mint family.
monastic|Given to asceticism.
moneybag|Cash receptacle.
mongoose|Cobra adversary.
monogram|Set of initials.
monsoons|Winds of the Indian Ocean.
monsters|Chimera, centaur, griffin, etc.
moonlet|Little satellite.
moonlit|Kind of night for romance.
moonrise|Evening phenomenon.
moonset|Lunar occurrence.
moonshine|Nonsense.
moonshiner|Do-it-yourself maker of beverages.
moppets|Cute little girls.
moraine|Glacial deposit.
moraine|Glacial ridge.
mordant|Sarcastic.
moreens|Stout fabrics used for upholstery.
moreover|Besides.
morgans|Strong, light trotting horses.
motioner|Gesturer.
motivated|Impelled.
motivation|Why one does what one does.
mountain|McKinley or Logan.
mountains|Ranges.
mousetrap|Sometime household necessity.
muletas|Matador's staffs.
muletas|Red-flagged staffs of the bullring.
mullets|Silvery fishes.
multiply|Increase.
muscatel|Sweet wine.
muscles|Brawn.
musette|Soldier's bag for provisions.
musicals|Broadway specialties.
musicians|Members of a combo.
muskrat|Fur.
muskrats|Fur animals.
mustache|Hirsute adornment.
mustang|Half-wild cow pony.
mutated|Changed.
muteness|Silence.
mutters|Grumbles, sotto voce.
muttons|Let us return to our ___.
nacelle|Aircraft housing.
nailers|Crackajacks.
naivete|Innocence.
naivete|Unaffected simplicity.
naivetes|Artless qualities.
napless|Threadbare.
narcotic|Producing insensibility.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Tell a story.
narrate|Unfold a tale.
narration|Story.
narrative|Account.
nascent|Coming into existence.
natives|Aborigines.
natives|Greeters of summer visitors.
nattier|More trim and tidy.
natures|Dispositions.
nautical|Marine.
nautilus|Atomic submarine.
nautilus|U.S. atomic submarine.
navigator|Naval officer, third or fourth in command.
nearest|Right at hand.
nearing|Getting closer.
neatest|___ trick of the week.
neatest|Most cleverly done.
neatness|Orderly quality.
nebular|Of cosmic groups.
nectarine|Fruit.
needier|More in want.
needler|One who heckles.
needless|Superfluous.
neglected|Out in the cold.
nelsons|Holds in wrestling.
nelsons|TV family.
nemeses|Just punishments.
nereids|Poseidon's attendants.
nervine|Tonic for the jumpy.
nervures|Veins in a leaf.
nesters|Squatters.
nestler|Young bird.
nestling|Young bird.
nestors|Men of wisdom.
netlike|Meshy.
netsuke|Carved art object of Japan.
nettled|Vexed.
network|Radio chain.
neurology|A branch of medicine.
neuroses|Anxieties and their retinues.
nevermore|Word from a literary raven.
newsboy|Horatio Alger hero.
niacins|Vitamin B components.
nicotine|Insecticide ingredient.
niftier|More stylish: Slang.
nightlife|Café society's activity.
nightstick|Billy.
nilgais|Slate-blue antelopes.
nitrate|Fertilizer.
nitrite|Chemical salt.
noblemen|Lords of the land.
nocturne|Chopin specialty.
nodders|Droopyheads.
noisier|More uproarious.
nominate|Propose for office.
nominate|Propose for office.
nominee|Convention choice.
nonages|Legal infancies.
noninterference|Laissez-faire.
nonplused|In a quandary.
nonsense|Foolishness.
nonstop|Kind of flight.
nonusers|Those who stop smoking, for example.
noodles|Part of chow mein.
nooning|Midday period: Archaic.
noontide|Time of day.
noplace|Not anywhere: Dial.
norther|Storm at sea.
norther|Storm or strong wind.
norther|Wind from a certain direction.
nosiest|Most inquisitive.
nosings|Step edges that protrude.
notaries|Public officers.
notches|V-shaped indentations.
notepad|Reporter's necessity.
notices|Short articles about books, plays, etc.
nougats|Candies.
novelist|John Cheever, for one.
novelty|Hula hoop, for example.
novenae|Nine-day devotions.
numerical|Of figures.
nuptial|Of a wedding.
nutshell|In a ___ (in a few words).
oarsman|Athlete.
obdurate|Hardhearted.
obdurate|Intractable.
obesity|Corpulence.
oblates|Monastics.
obligate|Bind by a contract promise, etc.
obliged|Much ___ (much indebted to).
obscure|Hidden.
observe|Remark.
ocarina|Simple wind instrument.
ocarina|Simple wind instrument.
oceanic|Pelagic.
octanes|Gasoline ratings.
octanes|Hydrocarbons.
octavos|Books having 8mo pages.
odometer|Instrument to measure distance traversed.
odorous|Fragrant.
odorous|Fragrant.
odorous|Redolent.
offense|What not to give or take.
offside|Football offense.
offstage|Not on the scene.
oiliness|Unctuous suavity.
oilseed|Sesame.
oldness|Antiquity.
oleander|Poisonous evergreen shrub.
olivine|Green garnet.
omelets|Short order dishes.
omission|Oversight.
omniarch|Monarch of all he surveys.
omnibuses|London vehicles.
oneness|Concord.
onerous|Laborious.
onetime|Quondam.
onomatopoeia|To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells . . .
onshore|Not asea.
opalesce|Show a play of colors.
opening|Gambit.
operate|Perform.
operate|Run.
operettas|Stage attractions.
operose|Diligent.
opinion|Public ___.
optative|Expressing wish.
optimum|The best degree.
orangery|Place to raise citrus fruit.
orating|Speechifying.
oratorio|Handel specialty.
oratorios|Works like "The Messiah."
orators|Fourth-of-July speakers.
oratory|Eloquence.
oratory|Small room for prayer.
ordains|Establishes.
orderly|Law-abiding.
ordinal|Indicating succession.
ordinal|Number.
ordinates|Appoints.
organism|Any living thing.
organists|Church musicians.
organon|Means for acquisition of knowledge.
oriental|Variety of garden poppy.
orientals|Mohammedans, for instance.
orientate|Adjust to a situation.
orientate|Face east.
original|Not an adaptation.
originate|Begin.
orioles|Birds related to crows.
orioles|The pride of Maryland.
ornament|Bauble.
orotund|Flowery of speech.
orrisroot|Ingredient in sachet powder.
osmosis|Cellular interaction.
ospreys|Large hawks.
ostensible|Apparent.
osteopath|Specialist in a system of therapeutics.
ostracize|Banish from social favor.
ottoman|Footstool.
ottoman|Kind of divan.
outgeneral|Surpass in leadership.
outlaid|Expended.
outpost|Border settlement.
outshone|Was more brilliant.
outsiders|Nonmembers.
outtake|Vent for carrying off air.
outwear|Last longer.
overact|Saw the air.
overacted|Exaggerated, on stage.
overage|Surplus goods.
overage|Surplus.
overate|Gorged.
overawe|Restrain through wonder.
overcomes|Surmounts.
overeat|Break one's diet.
overeat|Dine too well.
overeat|Gorge.
overeats|Gorges.
overfond|Too doting.
overhaul|Catch up with.
overland|By ground route.
overland|Designating a way to travel.
overlook|Neglect.
overplay|Shoot past the green.
overplus|Excess.
overrate|Put too high a value on.
overripe|Too mellow.
oversaw|Superintended.
oversea|Foreign.
oversleep|Fail to hear the alarm.
overspending|Cause of budget trouble.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overtly|Publicly.
pachyderm|Thick-skinned person.
package|Mailable item.
paddled|___ one's own canoe.
paddlers|Canoers.
paddock|Belmont Park area.
pageant|Vivid show.
pageants|Spectacular exhibitions.
painter|Churchill, for example.
painter|Maugham's Charles Strickland.
painter|Rope for making a boat fast.
pajamas|Lounging suit.
paladin|Richard Boone's TV role.
paladins|Legendary heroes.
palatine|One of the seven hills of Rome.
paleface|Indian's nemesis, in Westerns.
paleolith|Stone Age tool.
paletots|Loose overcoats.
palette|Artist's mixing board.
palisades|Natural grandeur on the Hudson.
palmist|Fortuneteller.
palterer|Trifling haggler.
panacea|Universal remedy.
panaches|Helmet plumes.
panamas|Hats.
paneled|Describing certain walls.
pansies|Garden flowers.
panther|Large cat.
panthers|Men of Pitt.
pantile|Roofing piece.
paperback|Book.
paperwork|Clerk's concern.
papyrus|What Xenophon wrote on.
parallel|Counterpart.
parasite|Hanger-on.
parasite|The mistletoe, for instance.
parasitic|Sycophantic.
parasol|Sunshade.
paratrooper|Soldier of W. W. II.
paravane|Navy device for detecting mines.
pardine|Spotted as a leopard.
parental|Important kind of authority.
parings|Potato leftovers.
parleys|Oral conferences.
parliament|Westminster Palace assembly.
parlors|Rooms.
parlour|Room, as on Baker Street.
paroled|Released, as a prisoner.
parolee|Released prisoner.
parterres|Orchestra circles.
particle|Iota.
partner|Husband or wife.
parvenu|Upstart.
passage|Avenue.
passers|Men on the street.
passing|Making the grade.
passport|Globe-trotter's must.
pastelist|Artist using crayons.
pastern|Between fetlock and hoof.
pasters|Stickers.
pastors|Originally, shepherds.
pastrami|Smoked beef.
paternal|Like a father.
patience|Gilbertian milkmaid.
patiently|With resignation.
patriot|Proud citizen.
patrols|Boy Scout groups.
patrols|Scouting groups.
patties|Hamburgers.
paycheck|Weekly draw.
peaches|Companions of cream.
pedaled|Rode a bicycle.
peddlery|Hawking.
pedestal|Base of a lamp.
peekaboo|Child's game.
peekaboo|One way to entertain the kiddies.
peepers|Eyes: Colloq.
peerage|Burke's list.
peerage|Dignity of a nobleman.
peeress|New member of the Lords.
pelican|Large-billed bird.
pellmell|Helter-skelter.
pelting|Driving, as rain.
penance|Punishment.
penates|Lares and ___, household gods.
penetrant|Piercing.
penname|Françoise Sagan, for example.
penname|George Eliot is one.
pensions|Boardinghouses, in Paris.
pentomic|Designating the modern U. S. Army organization.
peppery|Hot-tempered.
perambulators|Strollers.
percales|Cotton fabrics.
perceive|See.
perching|Roosting.
perimeter|Outer boundary of an area.
periodic|Recurrent.
permanent|Hair-do.
persevered|Pursued steadily any course begun.
persiflage|Flippant conversation.
personae|Dramatis ___.
personage|Man of distinction.
personate|Portray.
personification|How gracious, how benign, is Solitude.
pertain|Have relevance.
pesetas|Cadiz silver.
pesetas|Money in Madrid.
pesetas|Money in Morocco.
pesters|Annoys.
petards|Firecrackers of a sort.
petrify|Become stone.
pettiest|Most trivial.
pettifog|Argue trickily.
phantom|Ghost story character.
phonics|Acoustics.
phonies|Fakes: Slang.
phrases|Words.
physical|Part of I. G. Y.
pianist|Van Cliburn.
pianists|Van Cliburn and others.
piaster|Turkish coin.
picador|Mounted bullfighter.
piebald|Mottled.
piebald|Pinto horse.
pierces|14th President and family.
pigeonhole|Shelve, as legislation.
pigpens|Untidy places.
pinesap|Herb like the Indian pipe.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinnacle|Lofty peak.
pirates|Gilbert & Sullivan characters.
pirates|Lafitte and Morgan.
pitiers|Sympathizers.
placard|Poster.
placate|Appease.
placate|Appease.
placate|Pacify.
plainness|Simplicity.
plaints|Grievances.
planetarium|Place to watch the worlds go by.
planets|Heavenly bodies.
plastered|Finished a wall.
plastics|Synthetic compounds.
plateau|A step to $64,000.
plateaus|Flat extents in a graph.
platefuls|Generous servings.
platonic|Pertaining to a school of philosophy.
playbill|Theatregoer's memento.
playground|Schoolyard.
pleases|Is agreeable.
pleater|Sewing machine part.
plenary|Complete.
plenary|Complete.
plenipotentiary|Robert Murphy, on occasion.
pliocene|Of a geological period.
plumage|Feathering.
plunders|Spoliates.
plurals|Nouns in a certain form.
poignant|Affecting.
poising|Balancing.
poisoned|Tainted.
policed|Guarded.
politeness|Courtesy.
politic|Expedient.
politically|With reference to government.
polonaise|Chopin piece.
poltergeist|A noisy ghost.
poniards|Daggers.
porkpie|Campus hat style.
portable|Kind of radio or typewriter.
portent|Handwriting on the wall.
portents|Omens.
positive|Confident.
postmaster|Government worker.
potions|Drafts.
potlatch|Winter festival of Pacific Coast Indians.
potluck|Ordinary, informal meal.
potshot|Haphazard try.
pottages|Soups in Chaucer's day.
prairies|Large tracts of grasslands.
prairies|U. S. farm region.
praline|Southern confection.
prankster|Practical joker: Colloq.
prayers|Earnest requests.
precept|Maxim.
precise|Punctilious.
predate|Mark as of a former time.
preened|Plumed.
prefaces|Introduces.
prelate|Churchman.
prelate|High churchman.
prelude|Introduction.
prelude|Introductory section, in music.
premise|Part of a syllogism.
premium|Extra reward.
presage|Augur.
presage|Foretoken.
presaged|Forecast.
presence|Bearing.
presence|Mien.
presents|Displays.
presents|Gifts.
president|Business executive.
presser|Valet's machine.
pressing|Importunate.
pressing|Urgent.
pressure|Exigent demands.
prestige|Renown.
presume|Stanley's well-known verb.
presumed|Took for granted.
presumed|Took for granted.
pretend|Put in a claim (with "to").
pretense|Sham.
preterits|Past tenses.
pretests|Does market research.
pretext|Excuse.
prevailed|Was victorious.
previses|Foresees: Rare.
primrose|Flower.
profess|Avow.
program|TV fare.
promoter|Entrepreneur.
propaganda|Indoctrination of a sort.
propane|A methane from crude petroleum.
propeller|Thrust of the pre-jet age.
propene|Gas from petroleum refining.
prophet|Weatherman.
proportion|Quota.
proposes|Intends.
propulsion|Force of a rocket.
propulsion|Forward drive of the jet.
prorate|Apportion accordingly.
prorate|Distribute in shares.
prosodic|Of the rules of verse.
prosper|Flourish.
protest|Formal objection.
protestant|Dissenter.
proteus|Greek old man of the sea.
proudness|Self-esteem.
providence|Thrift.
prowess|Valor; skill.
psalmist|Composer of certain songs.
psalmists|King David and others.
psalter|Part of the Book of Common Prayer.
psychic|Gifted with occult powers.
psychosomatic|Of mind and body as a unit.
puerile|Childish.
puerile|Childish.
pulsated|Throbbed.
purists|Advocates of precise usage in language.
purpleheart|Military order initiated by Washington.
purslane|Portulaca.
pursuant|Following.
pussyfoot|Equivocate: Slang.
pussyfooted|Moved with stealth: Slang.
quadrate|Square.
quipster|Wit.
quitters|Those lacking perseverance.
racehorse|Bold Ruler, for one.
racehorses|Tim Tam and others.
radially|So as to be branching out.
radiate|Beam out.
radiate|Beam out.
radiate|Send forth.
radicals|Left-wingers.
ragtimes|Syncopated melodies.
raiment|Attire.
rainbow|Kind of trout.
rambled|Was discursive.
rambler|Climbing rose.
rampage|Tear.
rampage|Violent behavior.
rampart|Bulwark.
rankest|Least fragrant.
rankles|Causes resentment.
rapiers|Blades.
rapiers|Swords.
raptures|Transports.
rareripe|Early fruit.
rareripe|Early maturing peach.
rascally|Base.
rashers|Slices of bacon.
rasorial|Scratching for food, as poultry.
ratable|Capable of being appraised.
ratable|Taxable.
ratatat|Drumbeat.
ratatat|Repeated rattling.
rathole|Figuratively, a squalid hovel.
rathole|Rodent's retreat.
ratings|The TV success indicator.
rations|Food.
ratteen|Old-time fabric like frieze.
rattled|Disconcerted: Colloq.
rattletrap|Much-used car.
rattling|Lively.
rattrap|Rodent catcher.
ravings|Extravagant utterances.
reagent|Developer's chemical substance.
realism|Fidelity to nature.
reality|Accomplished fact.
reapers|Farm workers.
rearguard|Defenders of a retreat.
reasoners|Logicians.
reasons|Thinks out.
reassert|Declare again.
rebirth|Renascence.
recants|Disavows.
recants|Takes back one's words.
recants|Takes back openly.
recedes|Ebbs.
recedes|Falls back.
recedes|Moves back.
receive|Make welcome.
receive|Take in.
receives|Has visitors.
recessed|Set back.
recessions|Temporary setbacks.
recital|Program of music.
recites|Speaks in class.
recoated|Applied paint again.
recoiled|Drew back.
recorder|Early form of flute.
recorder|Tape ___.
recruiter|Enlister of new members.
rectorate|Office of a clergyman.
recurrent|Coming back periodically.
redacted|Prepared for publication.
redcoat|British soldier of the American Revolution.
redeemed|Saved.
redeems|Atones for.
redhead|Carrot-top.
redhead|Carrottop.
redheads|Subjects of famed Sherlock Holmes story.
redlegs|Cincinnati baseballers.
redness|Rubescence.
redolences|Fragrances.
redskin|Professional football player for Washington.
redskins|Pawnees, Paiutes, etc.
redstart|Fly-catching warbler.
redstart|Songbird.
redwings|Detroit's hockey team.
reelers|Winders.
reemerge|Come into view again.
reenact|Play again.
reenact|Portray again.
reenforced|Strengthened.
reenter|Make a second appearance.
reenter|Stage direction.
referee|Clinch breaker.
reference|Kind of room in a library.
referenda|Submissions of laws to direct vote.
referent|That applies (to).
reflower|Bloom again.
refolds|Creases (paper) again.
refrain|Lest we forget is one.
refusal|Option.
refusal|Option.
regaled|Entertained delightfully.
regaled|Entertained.
regales|Feasts.
regales|Feasts.
regally|As becomes a king.
regatta|Henley-on-Thames event.
regents|State-wide exams in N. Y.
regimen|Orderly system.
regiment|Reduce to strict uniformity.
regretted|Missed poignantly.
regulars|Career personnel of the Army.
rehangs|Returns the picture to the wall.
rehearsal|Practice performance.
reinvest|Put earnings back into a business.
relaced|Intertwined again.
relapser|Backslider.
related|Akin.
relates|Recounts.
relates|Tells.
relations|Kin.
relator|Narrator.
relaxed|At ease.
release|Let go.
release|Quitclaim.
released|Gave out for publication.
released|Let go.
relegates|Banishes (to)
relents|Becomes less harsh.
relents|Becomes more forgiving.
relents|Grows less severe.
reliance|Trust.
reliant|Trusting.
relists|Catalogues anew.
relocate|Change abodes.
remakes|Arranges again.
remanded|Sent back
remarque|German novelist in the U. S.
remember|Reward or tip.
reminder|The string around one's finger.
remnant|Leftover.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Self-reproach.
remover|Eradicator.
removes|Gets rid of.
removes|Takes away.
rendered|Given.
renegades|Turncoats.
reneged|Played the wrong card.
reneging|Denying.
renewal|Option pickup.
renovate|Make over.
renovate|Refurbish.
renters|Leasers.
repairer|Fix-it man.
repaved|Surfaced again.
repaving|Fixing the streets.
repeals|Abrogations.
repeals|Rescinds a law.
repeats|Summer TV fare.
repertoire|Entertainer's stock in trade.
repines|Feels discontent.
repines|Frets.
replica|Facsimile.
reporter|Correspondent.
reporting|Newspaper work.
reposed|Rested.
reposed|Rested.
reposed|Tranquil.
represent|Serve with delegated authority.
repress|Hold in check.
reprieve|Temporary respite.
reprises|Songs repeated in musicals.
reprobate|Scoundrel.
reproves|Censures.
reptiles|Herpetologist's interest.
resales|Used-car dealer's business.
rescores|Arranges for different musical instruments.
rescued|Liberated.
rescuers|Lifesavers.
rescues|Saves.
reserve|Reticence.
reserves|National Guard.
reshape|Give a new form.
resident|Present.
residents|Eligible voters.
resides|Is vested as a right.
resight|Direct one's aim again.
resilience|Elasticity.
resists|Opposes.
resoles|Mends shoes.
resonant|Re-echoing.
respect|Esteem.
respectable|Worthy of note.
respire|Breathe.
respites|Breathing spells.
respites|Intervals of rest.
resplendent|Lustrous.
respond|Act in answer.
restive|Uneasy under restraint.
restored|Fixed paintings.
restores|Gives back.
restrains|Curbs.
results|Fruits.
resumes|Picks up again.
retainer|Attendant.
retainer|Lawyer's fee.
retakes|Time-consuming movie procedures.
retarded|Checked.
retaste|Sample again.
retasted|Sampled again.
retells|Gives a new account.
retentive|Tenacious.
reticule|Handbag.
retinal|Of a part of the eye.
retired|Baseball term.
retires|Withdraws.
retrace|Go back over again.
retrace|Go back over.
retraces|Reverses one's path.
retreats|Secluded places.
reunions|Long-time-no-see affairs.
reunite|Join, after separation.
reveled|Took great delight (in).
reveler|Merrymaker.
revenge|Vindictive spirit.
reverend|Church title.
reverend|Clerical title.
reversal|Setback.
reverse|Car gear.
reviles|Rails at.
revisit|Call again.
revolting|Engaging in mutiny.
rezones|Alters a city plan.
rhetoric|Skillful use of speech.
rialtos|Theatre districts.
rialtos|Theatre districts.
richest|Most abundant.
riddles|Perforates.
ridiculer|Scoffing person.
rigmarole|Nonsense.
rilievo|Basso ___, type of Italian sculpture.
rimester|Poet of sorts.
rimples|Folds.
ringleader|Rebel chief.
ringmaster|Cracker of the whip.
ringside|Choice kind of seat.
riparian|Living on a river bank.
riposte|Verbal thrust.
risotto|Italian rice dish.
rissole|Croquette's relative, pastry-covered.
rissole|Meat or fish dish.
rissole|Pastry-covered meat or fish.
roadbed|Part of a railway.
roamers|Footloose people.
roaring|Noisy, as a subway.
romaine|Variety of lettuce.
romance|Boy-meets-girl.
romance|Story of chivalry.
romance|Type of literature.
rondelets|Short lyric poems.
roomers|Dormitory dwellers.
roomers|Tenants.
roomier|More spacious.
roosted|Perched.
rootlet|Radicel.
rootstock|Type of stem.
rosemary|Shrub of the mint family.
rosette|Flower-like ornament.
rosiness|Cheerful quality.
rotates|Takes turns.
rotunda|Room with a dome.
roulettes|Toothed wheels for making rows of dots.
roundabout|Indirect.
roundtable|Device to avoid disputes about precedence.
rouster|Deck hand.
royalty|Kings.
rucksack|Boy Scout's hiking gear.
ruinates|Destroys.
ruminant|Buffalo, camel, or llama.
running|Successive.
runways|Airstrips.
rustler|Posse's quarry.
rustlers|Posse's quarry.
sabbath|Day of worship.
sabbath|Day of worship.
saboteur|Subversive worker.
sacristy|Vestry.
saddens|Makes gloomy.
saddlebag|Horseman's pouch.
saddled|Encumbered.
sadiron|Presser.
sadiron|Pressing device.
sadirons|Pressers.
sagamore|Indian tribal chief.
sageness|Discernment.
saguaro|Giant cactus.
salable|Marketable.
salamis|Ancient ruined city of Cyprus.
salines|Metallic salts.
sallied|Rushed out.
sallies|Witty remarks.
saltish|Somewhat briny.
salutes|Dips colors.
salutes|Gestures of welcome.
samaras|Key fruits.
samisen|Japanese banjo.
samisen|Japanese banjo.
samovar|Metal urn for tea making.
samovars|Household appliances in Moscow.
sampans|Oriental watercraft.
samples|Commercial traveler's wares.
sampling|Tasting.
samurai|Military class in feudal Japan.
saraband|Stately dance.
sartors|Tailors.
satchel|Small bag.
satchel|The ageless Paige.
sateens|Fabrics.
sateens|Fabrics.
satellite|Explorer, for instance.
satellite|Man-made moon.
satellite|Moon.
satellite|Vanguard I.
satellites|Cold war propaganda weapons.
satellites|States dominated by powerful neighbors.
satiate|Glut.
satiate|Surfeit.
satiety|Repletion.
satsuma|Exquisite Japanese porcelain.
saturnine|Gloomy.
sauerkraut|German specialty.
sausages|Meat dish.
sauterne|Chateau Yquem.
savages|Wild Indians.
savanna|Treeless plain.
savored|Relished.
savored|Tasted with relish.
saxifrage|Rock garden plant.
sayonara|Marlon Brando movie.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scallop|Relative of the oyster.
scapegoats|Cousins of fall guys.
scarabs|Tumblebugs.
scarcer|Harder to find.
scarecrow|Character in children's stories.
scareheads|Sensational front-page items.
scarfed|Wearing a boa.
scarier|More eery.
scarifies|Lacerates, as the feelings.
scarlet|Tanager's hue.
scented|Fragrant.
schemer|Crafty one.
schemers|Intriguers.
schnitzel|Viennese specialty.
scholarly|Well-read.
scholars|Rhodes ___.
science|Branch of learning.
science|Teller's forte.
sciences|College courses.
scimitars|Arabian Nights weapons.
scolded|Upbraided.
scooter|Child's vehicle.
scooter|Small boy's vehicle.
scorcher|Hot day: Colloq.
scorcher|Very hot day: Slang.
scorecard|Stadium purchase.
scoring|Achieving success.
scorpion|F-94 jet interceptor.
scotties|Terriers.
scourge|Punishment.
scramble|Familiar cry at S. A. C. bases.
scraped|Drew a road grader over.
scraper|Bulldozer part.
scrapes|Awkward predicaments.
screens|Sifts.
screwball|Type of pitch, on the diamond.
scrimmage|Football melee.
scrollwork|Ornamentation.
scullery|Dishwasher's room.
seafarer|Sailor.
seafood|Crawfish, bêche-de-mer, etc.
seafood|Lobsters and shrimp.
sealers|Hunters in the Pribilofs.
sealers|Ships of the Arctic.
seaport|Galveston, for example.
seaport|New York City, for one.
seaports|Coastal cities.
searcher|Ransacker.
searest|Most faded.
seashore|Popular resort site.
seaside|Beach.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seasoned|Veteran.
seasons|Christmastide, Epiphany, etc.
seasons|Periods of time.
seaward|Away from shore.
seawater|Impractical source of gold.
seaweed|Water growth.
secedes|Withdraws from an organization.
secession|1860–61 headline word.
seclude|Isolate.
seconde|Fencing position.
seconds|Men at duels.
secrete|Hide.
section|Part.
sections|Train accommodations.
secured|Protected.
seekers|Explorers.
seekers|Hunters.
seepage|Oozing.
seeress|Sibyl.
segment|Portion.
selectee|Draft choice.
selection|Pick.
selects|Makes a choice.
selects|Picks.
selenite|Crystalline gypsum.
seltzer|Mineral water.
sematic|Serving as a warning, as the color of certain poisonous snakes.
semester|School unit.
seminar|College group.
semolina|Wheat for macaroni.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Relatives of diets.
senates|State councils.
senator|H.S.T. 1935–45.
senecas|New York Indians.
senores|Gentlemen of Spain.
senores|Spaniards.
senorita|Carmen, for example.
senorita|Girl at a bullfight.
senorita|Lady of Spain.
senorita|Mexican maiden.
sensate|Felt by the ears, eyes, etc.
sensate|Felt via touch, taste, etc.
sentence|Judgment.
sentient|Capable of feeling.
sentiment|Feeling.
sentimental|Affectedly tender.
sentinel|Guard.
separate|___ Tables.
sequester|Set apart.
serapes|Guanajuato garb.
serapes|Mexican garb.
serenade|Courting music.
serenade|Mario Lanza film.
serenades|Evening music.
serenest|Calmest.
sergeant|Bilko.
seriate|Arrange in succession.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriemas|Crested, leggy birds of Brazil.
serpents|Assailants of Laocoön.
servants|Adam, Grumio, Simple, etc.
service|Ceremony.
service|Tennis stroke.
serviceman|Member of the armed forces.
servicemen|Members of the armed forces.
sesames|Hairy herbs.
sessile|Attached, as a leaf, to the main stem.
sessions|American composer.
sessions|Court meetings.
sesterce|About a nickel, to Julius Caesar.
sestinas|Certain poems.
setback|Temporary defeat.
setoffs|Counterbalances.
settees|Furniture items.
settees|Medium-sized sofas.
settees|Small sofas.
setters|Canines.
setters|Irish ___.
settlers|Colonists.
settlers|Colonizers.
settlers|Covered wagon people.
settlers|Early Westerners.
settles|Decides.
several|Diverse.
shackle|Hamper.
shadier|More underhand: Colloq.
shadows|Precursors of coming events.
shadrach|One of a Biblical trio.
shagbark|Rough-looking hickory.
shallots|Small onions.
shallow|Character in "Merry Wives."
shamans|Medicine men.
shampoo|Barber shop specialty.
shampoo|Beauty parlor item.
shapers|Machine tools.
shatters|Breaks to flinders.
shavetail|Second lieutenant: Slang.
sheared|Fleeced.
shearer|Norma or Moira.
sheened|Having luster.
sheepdog|Collie.
sheered|Swerved, as a ship.
shetland|Island group NE of the Orkneys.
shiniest|Most bright.
shining|Radiant.
shipmate|Fellow traveler.
shippen|Benedict Arnold's Peggy.
shirtsleeves|Symbol of informality.
shocker|Penny dreadful.
shooter|A taw.
shoppers|Department store employes.
shopping|Housewife's activity.
shoptalk|Madison Avenue conversation.
shortchange|Cheat: Colloq.
shortcut|Any way of saving time, effort, etc.
shortcut|Way of saving time, effort, etc.
shortens|Curtails.
shortly|Soon.
shortstops|Infielders.
shortwave|Radio for overseas.
showcase|Display cabinet.
showered|Bestowed liberally.
showers|Weather forecast.
showman|Impresario.
shriveled|Withered.
shyness|Reserve.
shyster|Pettifogger.
sideline|Football field marking.
sideliner|Footballer out of the game: Colloq.
sidemen|Jazz musicians: Colloq.
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse.
sidestep|Avoid meeting issues.
sidestep|Dodge.
sidetrack|Divert.
sidewinder|Navy missile.
sierras|Mountain ranges.
sierras|Western mountains.
siestas|Brief naps.
sighing|Lamenting.
signora|Woman of Rome.
signoras|Italian ladies: Eng. sp.
silence|Still.
silence|Taciturnity.
silencer|Gun device.
silents|Early films.
silicon|Abundant element.
silvered|Electroplated.
similes|Figures of speech.
simoleon|Dollar: Slang.
simpered|Smirked.
simplified|Made plain.
sincere|Heartfelt.
sinecure|Rare job.
singers|Tenors.
singles|Cooper's Wimbledon win.
singlet|Undershirt, in Britain.
sinners|Wrongdoers.
situate|Locate.
situate|Place.
skaters|Indulgers in a winter sport.
skaters|Rink patrons.
skating|Winter sport.
skeeter|Child's word for an insect.
skinflints|Misers.
skinner|Actress Cornelia.
skipjack|Sister ship of the Nautilus.
skitter|Glide lightly or hurriedly.
skittle|One of the pins in ninepins.
skylarks|Frolics boisterously.
skysail|Canvas on a full rigger.
slammed|Banged.
slanted|Biased.
slapdash|Careless.
slavish|Servile.
sleeker|Better groomed.
sleeker|More polished.
sleeper|Railroad car.
sleeper|Unexpectedly successful movie.
sleepers|Stringpieces.
sleepier|Less active.
sleepier|Less active.
sleeted|Rained icy particles.
sleeted|Showered with frozen rain.
sleetier|Describing wintrier weather.
sleight|Dexterity.
sleight|___-of-hand.
sliders|Certain pitches.
sliding|Tot's sport.
slinger|Missile man of ancient warfare.
slingshot|Goliath's nemesis.
slipknot|Part of a noose.
sloshed|Walked through slush.
slotted|Notched.
slotter|Grooving machine.
slowpoke|Dilatory one.
slyness|Cunning.
smarter|More capable.
smashes|Tennis strokes.
smeared|Did finger painting.
smeared|Sullied.
smeariest|Most bedaubed.
smitten|Deeply in love: Colloq.
smother|Cover over thickly, as with onions.
snafued|Muddled hopelessly: Slang.
snappers|Turtles.
snappers|Turtles.
snapshot|Photo.
snarers|Trappers.
snarled|Confused.
snarled|Tangled.
snarling|Speaking harshly, as in anger.
sneerer|Contemptuous critic.
sneerers|Scornful ones.
snippet|Relative of a swatch.
snooping|Acting the busybody.
snorers|Sound sleepers.
snorkel|Device for submarines.
snorkel|World War II submarine development.
snowdrift|White bank.
soaring|Mounting.
sobered|Became serious.
socialite|One of the four hundred.
socially|In a friendly way.
socials|Informal parties.
soddened|Soaked through.
soddens|Becomes soaked through.
sojourns|Visits.
solaced|Consoled.
solaces|Comforts.
solitaire|Single diamond.
soloist|Guest artist.
somatic|Corporeal.
somehow|By hook or by crook.
somehow|In a way not stated.
someone|A person.
somewhat|In a measure.
sonarman|Navy rating.
sonatas|Musical compositions.
sonatina|Short classical composition.
sophomore|College man.
sophomore|Second-year man.
sorites|Chain of syllogisms, in logic.
sorrier|More dismal.
sorties|Sallies of troops.
spaceship|Transportation of a sort.
spaghetti|Relative of vermicelli.
spangled|Set with bright ornaments.
spaniels|King Charles ___.
sparkle|Coruscate.
sparkle|Liveliness.
sparkler|Pencil-shaped firework.
sparred|Boxed.
sparred|Boxed.
sparrow|Slayer of Cock Robin.
spartan|Hardy.
spartan|Sternly disciplined.
spatter|Sound, as of rain on a roof.
spatter|Sprinkle sound.
spatula|Artist's tool.
spatulas|Artists' implements.
speakers|Hi-fi components.
spearer|User of a trident.
special|Noteworthy.
spectacular|One kind of TV show.
speeder|Expediter.
speller|Schoolbook.
spelters|Zinc ingots.
spender|Contemporary English poet.
spheres|Globes.
spheroid|The earth is one.
spiders|Fly catchers.
spieled|Barked for a sideshow.
spinach|Popeye's dish.
spinets|Small harpsichords.
spinning|Making thread or yarn.
spinose|Prickly.
spinster|She's "always a bridesmaid . . . "
spinsters|Relatives of bachelor girls.
spiritualist|Séance holder.
spitfire|Shrew.
splashy|Full of puddles.
splayed|Spread out.
splicer|Rope mender.
spoiler|Pillager.
spoiler|Robber.
spoilsport|Cousin of a wet blanket.
spoliation|Plundering.
sponsor|Accept responsibility for.
sponsor|Godfather.
sponsor|Program backer.
sponsors|Angels of the air.
spoonerism|He was dealt a blushing crow.
spotter|C. D. worker.
sprayed|Used as an atomizer.
spreads|Propagates.
springs|Hot ___, Arkansas.
springtime|Youth, figuratively.
sprites|Leprechauns.
sprouted|Grew rapidly.
spumoni|Italian frozen dessert.
spurner|Jilter.
sputnik|Event of Oct. 4, 1957.
sputnik|Last year's moon.
sputter|Confused and excited speech.
stables|Places adjoining the paddock.
stagnate|Succumb to inertia.
staleness|Lack of originality.
stamina|Vigor.
stampede|Mad rush.
stampeded|Rushed headlong.
stampedes|Sudden, headlong flights.
stamper|Post Office worker.
standards|Criteria.
standish|Captain of Plymouth Colony.
standpat|Stick by one's guns.
standup|Prove valid.
stapled|Metal-bound.
stardust|Carmichael perennial.
starlet|Hollywood hopeful.
starlets|Aspiring actresses.
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls.
starred|Was the hero.
started|Broached.
started|Initiated.
starter|Race track official.
starters|Race horses at the post.
startles|Frightens.
starver|Zealous dieter.
statant|In heraldry, standing.
statehood|Alaska's aim.
stateroom|Cabin.
statesmen|General Assembly members.
station|Times Square, for one.
statistics|Facts and figures.
statures|Natural heights.
staunch|Steadfast: Var.
stealer|Larcenist on base.
stealing|Taking by subtle means.
steamer|Side-wheeler.
steamer|The Clermont, for example.
steamer|Vessel.
steamer|___ trunk.
steeled|Made tough.
steepen|Become sheerer.
steeple|Spired structure.
steeple|Tower.
steerage|Guidance.
steered|Directed the course of.
stellar|Astral.
stellar|Chief, as of a role.
stellar|Excellent.
stemmed|Sprang (from).
stenotype|Kind of shorthand symbol.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
steppes|Siberian plains.
stepsons|Boys with a second mother.
stereotypes|Hackneyed expressions, for example.
sterile|Fruitless.
sterlet|Caviar sturgeon.
sterner|More austere.
sterner|More exacting.
sternway|Backward movement of a ship.
stertor|Snoring sound.
stetson|University in Florida.
stetsons|Hats.
stiller|Not so noisy.
stilted|Artificially formal.
stimulates|Spurs on.
stimuli|Incentives.
stingers|Nettles.
stinted|Was frugal.
stinter|Frugal one.
stinter|Frugal one.
stirred|Moved slightly.
stirrups|Tack room items.
stivers|Things of little worth.
stoical|Not affected by feeling.
stokers|Firemen.
stoners|Kitchen implements.
stoners|Pitters.
stonewall|Confederate general's nickname.
stonework|Kind of masonry.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopgaps|Expedients.
stopgaps|Makeshifts.
stoplight|Device on rear of motor vehicle.
stopover|Traveler's option.
storage|___ battery.
storage|___ battery.
storeroom|Buttery.
stowage|Warehouse contents.
straddling|Being noncommittal.
strafes|Attacks with gunfire.
strafes|Bombards.
straggle|Wander off course.
strainer|Kitchen tool.
straiten|Confine.
straiten|Make narrow.
straitlaced|Prim.
strangers|Newcomers.
strategy|Intrigue.
stratum|Layer.
streaked|Moved at high speed: Colloq.
streaky|Mottled.
streamed|Poured.
stressed|Emphasized.
stresses|Accents.
strides|Progress.
striped|Tigerlike.
striper|Naval officer: Slang.
stripers|Tapering paint brushes.
strives|Contends.
strollers|Baby carriages.
stronger|More vigorous.
strophes|Stanzas.
strutted|Was the cock o' the walk.
student|Seminarian.
students|Collegians.
studies|Dens.
stumble|Slip or blunder.
stupids|Lummoxes.
stylite|Ascetic who lived on top of a pillar.
subcellar|Underground room.
sublunar|Under the moon.
submits|Offers as an opinion.
successor|Eisenhower to Truman.
successor|Heir.
succors|Helps.
sulphurs|Brimstones.
sultana|Kind of raisin.
sultana|Small, white seedless grape.
sundial|Time teller.
sundries|Miscellaneous articles.
sunflower|Symbol of Kansas.
sunrooms|Solaria.
sunshine|Happiness.
sunspots|Solar features.
sunspots|Solar phenomena.
superfine|Exceptionally good.
superior|World's largest fresh-water lake.
supermarket|Shopping place.
supernal|Coming from heaven.
supersonic|Faster than sound.
support|Back up.
support|Backing.
suppose|Presume.
supreme|Utmost.
surefire|Certain: Slang.
surnames|Patronymics.
suspect|Possible culprit.
suspends|Hangs.
swallow|Chimney swift.
swallowtails|Large butterflies.
swamped|Deluged.
swastikas|Ancient symbols of good luck.
sweeper|Cleaning device.
sweetie|Term of endearment: Colloq.
sweetmeat|Bonbon.
sweetmeat|Candy.
swelter|Feel the heat.
swooner|Fainter.
swooped|Pounced upon and seized.
swordplay|One of D'Artagnan's fortes.
swordsmen|The Three Musketeers.
sybarite|Luxury lover.
symphony|Concert composition.
synecdoche|Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
systems|Orderly arrangements.
tabards|Knightly mantles.
tableau|Striking scene.
tablets|Pads.
taciturn|Close-mouthed.
tackled|Tried to do, as something difficult.
tactics|Military or naval science.
tadpole|Future frog.
tadpole|Larva of an amphibian.
tailers|Shadowers.
tailspin|Descent.
takeoff|Burlesque: Colloq.
talaria|Hermes' winged shoes.
talcums|Powders.
talesman|Extra juror.
talisman|Magic ring or stone.
talisman|Symbol from the time of the Crusades.
tallied|Matched.
taloned|Having claws.
tamarind|Tropical tree.
tameless|Defying domestication.
tanager|Songbird.
tanager|Songbird.
tangelo|Hybrid fruit.
tankard|Ale cup.
tankards|Drinking vessels.
tannage|Process of curing, as hides.
tanners|Workers on leather.
tantalus|Locked cellaret for wines and liquors.
tantalus|Tormented king, in Greek legend.
tantara|Fanfare sound.
taproom|Part of a tavern.
taproot|Part of a plant.
tarantula|Large venomous arachnid.
tarpaper|Roofing material.
tarpons|Florida coast fish.
tartest|Sharpest.
tattersall|Founder of famous horse market in London.
tatties|Wet fiber screens for air-cooling, in India.
taurine|Of bulls.
tautology|A rose is a rose is a rose.
taxidermy|Art useful in natural history museums.
teaches|Schools.
teakettle|Kitchen whistler.
teamster|Driver of a vehicle.
teamster|Trucker.
teamsters|Powerful union.
teapoys|Small three-legged stands.
teardrop|Sign of sorrow.
tearoom|Small restaurant.
tearstain|Visible sign of grief.
tedders|Hay spreaders.
tedious|Yawn-producing.
teenage|Characteristic of youth.
teenager|Member of the family.
teenager|Presley enthusiast, for example.
teetered|Seesawed.
teethed|Developed bicuspids.
teetotals|Is 100% temperate.
telecasting|Putting a show on the air.
telegram|Speeded message.
telescope|Scientist's instrument.
televise|Send out pictures.
televise|Transmit to home viewers.
temperance|Frances E. Willard's field of activity.
temperas|Paints used in a certain process.
tempest|1611 theatre production (with "The").
tenable|Capable of being defended.
tenaces|Card combinations.
tenacity|Persistence.
tenderloin|Filet mignon.
tenement|Multiple dwelling.
tenements|Housing of a sort.
tenfold|Decuple.
tenpins|Alley game.
tensely|With great nervousness.
tenseness|Nervous state.
tensile|Ductile.
tensile|Ductile.
tensions|Modern living problems.
tensions|Stresses.
tensors|Constrictor muscles.
tenuity|Thinness.
tepidity|Indifference.
teredos|Marine worms.
teredos|Shipworms.
termagant|Fishwife.
terrace|Row of houses on raised ground.
terrain|Lie of the land.
terrors|Nightmarish fears.
tertian|Occurring every other day.
testate|Having left a will.
testate|Leaving a will.
testers|Canopies.
testers|Items from Colonial bedrooms.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
texture|Character of a woven fabric.
thataway|Where Western riders go.
theater|Joshua Logan's field.
theater|One of the arts.
theatergoer|Devotee of drama.
theatre|Home of one of the arts.
theists|True believers.
thematic|Of a musical motif.
thermodynamics|Subject for a contemporary scientist.
thermos|Insulated bottle.
thespian|Sock and buskin man.
thiamin|Vitamin B1.
thinner|Additive to paint.
thrashers|American songbirds.
threshold|Beginning point.
thrillers|Exciting movies.
throaty|Guttural.
throned|Gave sovereignty to.
thunder|Proverbially, it's often stolen.
thunder|Utter very loudly.
thunderstorm|Weather prediction.
tickets|Ballots.
tidiest|Neatest.
tieless|Sans cravat.
tigress|Member of the cat family.
timberman|Lumberjack.
timesaver|Housewife's delight.
timesavers|Washing machines, frozen foods, etc.
timpani|Kettledrums.
tinderbox|Spitfire.
tingles|Prickles.
tinseled|Made falsely spendid.
tippier|More wobbly.
tiptoed|Walked quietly.
tirades|Harangues.
tissues|Net works.
tissues|Webs.
titania|Oberon's consort.
titanic|Brobdingnagian.
titmouse|Cousin of the nuthatch.
titters|Giggles.
titular|Nominal.
toasted|Browned.
toddled|Walked unsteadily.
toenail|Pedicure's concern.
toenail|Pedicurist's concern.
togetherness|Advertiser's word.
tolerance|Basis of friendly relations.
tolerate|Put up with.
tollgate|Fee-paying station.
tonsils|Throat tissues.
tonsure|Monk's shaven crown.
toolshed|Housing for certain gear.
tooters|Horn blowers.
topazes|Gems.
topical|Pertaining to a subject.
topmast|High spar.
toreros|Bullfighters.
torment|Plague.
tornado|U. S. A. F. jet bomber.
tornado|Whirling wind.
tornados|Trouble in Kansas.
torpedo|July Fourth noisemaker.
torrents|Heavy falls of rain.
torsade|Twisted cord.
touraco|Bright tropical cuckoo.
tourist|Man with camera.
tractor|Motor truck for hauling.
traders|Merchants.
trading|Buying and selling.
traduce|Calumniate.
traduce|Vilify.
trailer|Short film used for advertising.
trained|Made proficient.
trainer|Airplane for beginners.
trainer|Teacher.
trammel|Kind of fish net.
trample|Tread heavily.
trampoline|Tumbler's net.
transistors|They make tiny radios possible.
translate|Change into another medium.
translator|Interpreter.
transmute|Convert.
transom|Lintel.
transoms|Types of hinged windows.
transpose|Change keys, in music.
trapeze|Swinging apparatus.
trapezoids|Certain four-sided figures.
traveled|Much used, as a road.
traversed|Ran back and forth.
travois|Crude sledge of Plains Indians.
travoise|Indian sledge.
trawlers|Fishing vessels.
treachery|Perfidy.
treacle|British bread spread.
treacle|Molasses.
treadle|Machine pedal.
treadle|Part of a spinning wheel.
treason|Betrayal.
treated|Dealt with.
treated|Negotiated.
treater|Generous fellow.
treaties|Agreements.
treaties|Agreements.
treating|Handling.
treatment|Usage.
treeless|Describing the steppes.
trefoil|Clover.
trellis|A lattice bower.
tremble|Quake.
trembles|Vibrates.
tremors|Seismologist's concern.
trepang|Sea cucumber.
trestle|Supporting frame.
trestle|Supporting frame.
trestle|Supporting framework.
tribunes|Speakers' platforms.
trident|Neptune's spear.
trifled|Dallied.
trigger|Roy Rogers' horse.
trilateral|Three-sided.
trimmer|In better order.
tripodal|Three-legged.
tripoli|To the shores of ___.
trireme|Three-banked galley.
trisect|Divide into three parts.
trivial|Unimportant.
trodden|Crushed under the feet.
trollers|Certain fishers.
tropical|Very hot.
tropine|Poisonous alkaloid.
trotter|Jingle's servant in "Pickwick Papers."
trotters|Certain racehorses.
trouncer|Defeater.
trouper|Thespian.
trowels|Garden tools.
trumpeter|North American swan.
trundle|Kind of bed.
trundle|Roll on casters.
trustee|Board member.
truster|Creditor.
trypsin|Digestive enzyme.
trysters|Keepers of a rendezvous.
tsarinas|Female rulers.
tuatara|Iguanalike reptile, only survivor of prehistoric order.
tuckers|Devices on sewing machines.
tuckers|Wearies (with "out").
tunesmith|Songwriter: Colloq.
tuppence|Small amount: Brit. colloq.
turbine|Kind of engine.
turnstile|Doorway device.
turrets|Fortress structures.
turrets|Ornamental structures.
tutelar|Guardian.
tweeter|Hi-fi necessity.
tweeter|Small hi-fi speaker.
typists|Office workers.
tyrannical|Befitting a Nero.
tyrants|Periander, Nero, etc.
ukuleles|Hula hula accompaniments.
ultramodern|Like Swedish furniture, mobiles, etc.
ululate|Howl.
ululates|Wails.
umbrellas|Lost and found items.
umpiring|Acting as an arbiter.
unaided|Without help.
unaided|Without help.
unaware|Oblivious.
uncoded|Not in cipher.
uncover|Reveal.
undated|Having no limit.
undercover|How a secret agent works.
underfed|Not fully nourished.
underpart|Subordinate role.
underset|Prop or support.
understated|Opposite of exaggerated.
undress|Divest of ornament.
uneaten|Left on the plate.
unemotional|Phlegmatic.
unheard|___ of (unprecedented).
uniform|Even.
unities|Principles in dramatic structure.
uniting|Merging.
universal|General.
unlaced|Loosened, as shoes.
unlaced|Loosened.
unleased|Not rented.
unleash|Free.
unlevied|Not yet imposed, as a tax.
unmuffle|Remove the covering from.
unnails|Opens as with a claw hammer.
unnoted|Insignificant.
unoiled|Adjective for a squeaky hinge.
unoiled|Not lubricated.
unpolled|Not having voted.
unreels|Unwinds.
unseats|Deposes.
unsettled|Changeable.
unsettled|Liable to change, as weather.
unsettled|Still in doubt.
unsigned|Anonymous.
unstable|Variable.
unwashed|Edmund Burke's contemptuous epithet, the "great ___."
upholster|Do work with furniture.
upholstery|Cushions, curtains, coverings, etc.
uprises|Ascends.
upstage|Haughtily aloof.
upstater|Resident of Plattsburgh, N. Y., for instance.
uralite|Dark-green amphibole.
uranography|Branch of astronomy.
useless|Good for nothing.
utensil|Kettle.
utility|Company providing gas, electricity, etc.
utterance|Speech.
utterance|Statement.
uttered|Spoke.
utterer|Proclaimer.
uttering|Speaking.
uttermost|The limit.
vacuums|Gaps.
valence|Chemical combining power.
valencia|Guy Lombardo favorite.
valiant|Describing the Spartans at Thermopylae.
valiantly|With heroic fortitude.
vanguard|1958 Beta.
vanguard|Troops in front of army.
vantage|Point after deuce.
vaticinate|Foretell.
vegetal|Relating to plant life.
vehement|Deeply felt.
veinings|Formations of streaked markings.
verbena|Garden flower.
version|Particular form of anything.
vertical|Upright.
vessels|Airships.
vessels|Biremes or triremes.
veteran|Ex-G. I.
vexation|Annoyance.
viaducts|Arched bridges.
vibrissa|Cat's whisker.
viewfinder|Camera device.
viewpoint|Attitude of mind.
vilayet|Province of Turkey.
vintage|Wine.
vintage|___ wine.
violets|Symbols of four states.
violinists|Members of a string quartet.
vitiated|Spoiled.
volatile|Light-hearted.
volcano|Lassen, for example.
volumes|Books.
wallflower|Not the belle of the ball.
wangled|Resorted to indirect methods: Colloq.
warbled|Sang with trills.
warlord|Chinese military chief.
washable|What most clothes are.
washrags|Bathers' necessities.
watchdog|Alert custodian.
waterline|Plimsoll mark.
waterloo|Bridge in Sherwood title.
wattage|Sum of electric power.
wearers|Adopters of the latest fashions, for instance.
weasels|Animals allied to minks.
welcomes|Receives hospitably.
wethers|Rams of the flock.
wetness|Humidity.
wheedled|Influenced by flattery.
whereat|Upon which.
whereon|At which.
whether|___ or not (in any case).
whirlybirds|Means of going on short hops.
whisper|Soft, rustling sound.
whisper|Soft, rustling sound.
whistle|Advice to workers from the Seven Dwarfs.
whoopee|Hilarious yell.
widespread|Rife.
wielded|Handled.
wielder|Plyer.
wildcatters|Oil prospectors.
windmill|Cape Cod structure.
windmills|Don Quixote's "giants."
windrows|Hayfield heaps.
windshields|Protection for drivers.
winesaps|Apples.
winning|Attractive.
wiretapping|Controversial means of evidence.
wonders|Miracles.
woodcuts|Dürer's specialties.
woolens|Winter wear.
wordsmith|Language adept.
wrestle|Struggle for mastery.
yeasting|In a ferment.
yellowtails|California coastal fish.
yodeled|Warbled.
abacuses|Counting devices.
abandon|Forsake utterly.
abasers|Humble ones.
abasing|Lowering.
abattis|Barbed-wire barricade.
abettor|Accomplice.
abeyance|Temporary suspension.
abiding|Enduring.
abigail|John Adams' wife.
ablatives|Words in a certain grammatical case.
abolish|Abrogate.
abolition|Political issue of 100 years ago.
abrasive|Emery.
abridge|Shorten.
abscissa|Geometry term.
absurdly|In preposterous manner.
abundant|In full supply.
accelerant|Speeder-up in processing something.
accents|Speech: Poet.
accepts|Believes in.
acclaims|Cheers.
accolade|Approving mention.
accorded|Granted.
accosts|Speaks to.
accredit|Vouch for officially.
accrete|Increase, as by growth.
acerose|Chaffy.
acetate|Synthetic fabric.
acetate|Synthetic fiber.
acetose|Vinegary.
achieve|Perform.
achromic|Colorless.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acoustics|Science of heard sound.
actives|Army regulars.
adamant|Firm.
adamant|Princess Ida's castle.
adamantine|Unyielding.
adapter|He writes the film version.
adapting|Making suitable.
adaptive|Not set in one's ways.
addenda|Postscripts of a sort.
addible|Possible to sum up.
addresses|Speeches.
adduces|Cites.
adenoids|Tissues in the upper part of the throat.
adequate|Suitable.
adjudicate|Hear and decide (a case).
admiral|Arleigh A. Burke.
admitted|Confessed.
adolescent|Growing up.
adoptee|Foster child.
adorable|Exquisitely charming: Colloq.
adorable|Lovely: Colloq.
adoring|Honoring highly.
adorners|Decorators.
adulate|Flatter servilely.
adverse|Unfavorable.
advised|Recommended.
aerates|Atomizes.
aerates|Charges with gas.
affront|Intentional insult.
afterglow|Sunset beauty.
afternoon|Après-midi.
ageless|Eternal.
ageratums|Blue or white garden flowers.
agitate|Perturb.
agitate|Roil.
agitato|Hurried, in music.
agitator|Rabble rouser.
agnomen|Nickname.
agonies|Sudden, strong emotions.
aground|On the beach.
aileron|Control flap on an airplane wing.
ailerons|Airplane parts.
airhole|Open space on a frozen lake.
airiness|Gaiety.
airline|Means of transportation.
airline|Modern transportation.
airliner|Jet.
airmail|Postal service.
airtime|Hours in the sky.
airways|Routes of the jets.
alacrity|Eager quickness.
alamedas|Tree-shaded walks.
alamode|Pie ___.
alamode|Style of cooking beef.
alastor|Poem by Shelley, 1816.
alcoves|Recesses.
alderman|City official.
aldermen|City functionaries.
alencon|City famed for lace.
alencon|City famed for needle-point.
alencon|Lace.
alerted|Gave warning.
alerted|Put on guard.
alertness|Vigilance.
alienate|Estrange.
alienate|Estrange.
alienates|Makes unfriendly.
alienee|Party to property transfer: Law.
alienor|One who transfers property.
alienor|Transferer of property.
aliform|Wing-shaped.
aligned|Ranged in file.
aligner|Surveyor's instrument.
alimental|Nourishing.
allegory|Work like "The Faerie Queene."
allegro|Fast movement, in music.
allergy|Sneezy's ailment.
alliterate|Repeat an initial sound, as in poetry.
allotment|Share.
allover|Ended.
allover|Everywhere.
allowances|Fixed quantities.
allowances|Spending money.
allured|Played the siren.
allying|Uniting by treaty.
almagest|Astronomical treatise by Ptolemy, c. 150 A. D.
alpenglow|Scenic beauty of Mont Blanc.
already|Previously.
amalgams|Alloys of mercury and silver.
amasses|Accumulates.
amasses|Agglomerates.
amasses|Collects.
amazons|Female warriors.
ambient|Moving round.
ambrosial|Fit for the gods.
ambuscades|Waylays.
amenable|Willing to follow advice.
amended|Corrected.
amerces|Punishes by fining.
ammonia|Household disinfectant.
amnestied|Pardoned.
amoebae|Unicellular animals.
amoebic|Protoplasmic.
amorino|Infant cupid.
amorists|Gallants.
amoroso|In music, tenderly.
amoroso|In music, tenderly.
amplitude|Part of AM.
amulets|Talismans.
amusing|Diverting.
anadems|Poetic garlands.
anapaest|Metrical foot of three syllables.
anapest|Metrical foot.
anarchs|Nihilists.
anatomic|Dealing with bodily structure.
ancestor|Forefather.
ancestor|Progenitor.
ancient|Hoary.
ancient|What Iago was to Othello.
andante|Moderately slow, in music.
andromeda|Wife of Perseus.
anemology|Science of the wind.
anemone|Spring flower.
anemone|Thimbleweed.
anemone|Windflower.
aniline|Basis of dyes.
aniline|Component of dye.
aniline|Dye.
anilins|Dyes.
animals|Fauna.
animals|Members of a certain kingdom.
animate|Alive.
animate|Living.
animate|Spirited.
animated|Designating some cartoons.
animation|Disney's forte.
animation|Spirit.
animato|In music, lively.
animato|Lively: Mus.
animists|Believers in a primitive religion.
anisette|Sweet liqueur.
annotate|Write brief explanations.
annular|Ring-shaped.
anosmia|Loss of sense of smell.
answers|Rejoins.
antarctic|Locale of Sir Edmund Hillary's latest feat.
antebellum|Of the period before 1861.
antedate|Precede, as in time.
antelope|Home on the Range fauna.
antelope|Klipspringer, for example.
antenna|Feeler.
antenna|Radio station wire.
antenna|TV accessory.
antenna|TV part.
anthems|Patriotic songs.
antipode|Exact opposite.
antitype|Opposite symbol.
antlered|Having horns.
antlers|Hunting trophies.
apaches|Frontier raiders of the wild West.
apaches|Indians.
apartment|Urban kind of house.
apercus|Hasty impressions.
aphorisms|Adages.
apology|Formal defense.
apparition|Haunted house occupant.
appealed|Was attractive.
appears|Shows up.
appetent|Of the nature of desire.
appetite|Problem for dieters.
applesauce|Interjection expressing disbelief: Slang.
applesauce|Roast pork's partner.
applied|Was relevant.
approach|Entryway.
apricot|Relative of a peach.
apricot|Yellowish-orange.
apterous|Without wings.
aptitudes|Subject of certain tests.
aquatint|Type of engraving.
arbitrate|Decide (a dispute).
arcanum|Mystery.
archives|___ Building in Washington.
areaway|Space between buildings.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
arethusa|Bog orchid.
argalas|Large storks.
argents|Silvers.
argents|Silvers: Poet.
argument|Disputation.
aridity|Parched condition.
arietta|Operatic piece.
arietta|Short song.
aristae|Awns.
armadas|Fleets.
armature|Dynamo part.
armorial|Of heraldry.
armrest|Support on a chair.
aroused|Excited.
arouses|Incites.
arraigns|Charges.
arrange|Dispose.
arrange|Make plans.
arranged|Classified.
arraying|Marshaling.
arrears|Unstinted business.
arrival|Advent.
arrogates|Claims without right.
arrowhead|Popular California lake.
arsenal|Magazine of arms.
arsenal|Storage place of a kind.
arsenal|Type of storage place.
arsenic|An element.
arsonist|Incendiary.
article|Component of the Constitution.
artifices|Subterfuges.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Paul Revere, for instance.
artisans|Mechanics.
artiste|Professional entertainer.
artistes|Chanteuses.
artistes|Entertainers.
artistry|Virtuosity.
asafetidas|Odoriferous gum resins.
ascetics|Hair shirt wearers.
ashamed|Much abashed.
asinine|Stubborn and stupid.
asinine|Stupid.
aspects|Appearances.
asphalt|Tarlike substance.
aspirate|Sound of "h."
assagai|African javelin.
assagai|Zulu's spear.
assault|Big-money race horse of 1946.
assayers|Workers in metallurgy.
assented|Complied.
assents|Concurs.
asserted|Stated forcefully.
asserts|States.
assessed|Placed value on.
assessor|Estimator of values.
assiduous|Hard-working.
assistant|Adjutant.
assists|Plays at baseball.
assortments|Classified sets.
assurance|Guarantee.
astatic|Not steady.
asterisks|Signs used in printing.
astragals|Convex moldings.
astride|Mounted.
astronaut|Traveler in training.
astronomer|Palomar scientist.
astronomers|Halley and Herschel.
atelier|Artist's worshop.
atelier|Workshop.
athlete|Member of A. A. U.
athletic|Kansas City ballplayer.
atmosphere|Surrounding influence.
atomies|Tiny beings; pygmies.
attache|Ambassador's staff member.
attache|Diplomatic staff member.
attained|Secured.
attains|Reaches.
attempts|Unsuccessful efforts.
attended|Paid heed to.
attends|Gives heed.
attends|Is present at.
attends|Is present at.
attenuate|Thin out.
attired|Arrayed.
attorney|Dodson or Fogg.
attuned|Adjusted.
auctioneer|Special kind of salesman.
audiovisual|Kind of teachers' aid.
auditor|Colleague of a CPA.
aureate|Golden.
austere|Not given to luxury.
austerity|Condition in post-war British economy.
automat|Kind of eating place.
automat|Type of eating place.
automations|New electronic techniques.
automotive|Self-propelling.
autumns|Harvest times.
available|Ready.
avarice|One of the seven deadly sins.
avarice|The "itching palm."
avenger|Punisher.
avenges|Requites.
avenges|Vindicates.
average|Mean.
average|Typical.
average|Usual.
aversions|Antipathies.
aviaries|Zoo features.
aviates|Navigates the air.
aviation|Gen. White's concern.
avocado|Pear-shaped fruit.
avocado|Salad fruit.
avoided|Dodged.
avosets|Wading birds: Var.
awaited|Was ready for.
awaiter|Expectant one.
awarded|Bestowed upon.
awarder|Prize giver.
awfully|Very: Colloq.
awkward|Ungraceful.
axillae|Armpits.
babbled|Prattled on.
babbles|Prattles.
background|Sum of one's experience.
backhanded|Insincere, as a compliment.
backing|Support.
backpedals|Does a volte-face.
baddest|Worst: Colloq.
badinage|Joking.
bagatelle|Ball-and-board game.
bailiff|Court official.
balaclava|Scene of Light Brigade charge: Var.
ballade|Verse form.
ballast|Ship stabilizer.
ballgame|Cynosure of many eyes on April 9.
balloted|Voted.
bananas|Plantains.
bandsaw|Cabinetmaker's aid.
bandwagon|Fred Astaire hit show.
bandwagon|Political victory chariot.
banister|Stair rail.
bannocks|Oatmeal cakes of Scotland.
barefaced|Audacious.
barefooted|Discalced, as certain monks.
barites|Silver-white minerals.
baritones|London, Singher, Warren.
baronet|Scott, for example.
baronet|Superior to a knight.
barratry|Fraud, in maritime law.
barroom|Scene in "The Iceman Cometh."
baseball|Sport.
baseman|One of three, on a diamond.
basement|Lowest part of anything.
basketball|Sport.
bastille|Celebrated prison demolished in 1791.
bastion|Fortified place.
bastion|Part of a fortification.
batiste|Fine, thin linen.
batsman|Musial, for one.
battery|Automobile adjunct.
battery|Southern tip of Manhattan (with "the").
battles|Antietam, Vicksburg, etc.
bearable|That can be endured.
beatnik|Kerouac type.
beatniks|New Lost Generation.
because|A woman's reason.
because|Song by Guy D'Hardelot.
because|Song by Guy d'Hardelot.
beckoned|Summoned by a gesture.
beckons|Summons by gesture.
bedecking|Adorning.
bedevil|Torment.
bedtime|Retiring hour.
beefiest|Brawny to the nth degree.
beehive|Utah's symbol.
beehives|Agriculturalist's concern.
beetles|Whirligigs.
befriend|Assist.
belated|Tardy.
believe|Suppose.
bellowed|Roared.
beloved|Second word of a marriage ritual.
benedicts|Married men.
benison|Blessing.
beseech|Implore.
besieged|Descriptive of Vicksburg, 1863.
besieged|Surrounded.
besmirch|Sully.
betrothal|Engagement.
betroths|Affiances.
bewildering|Perplexing.
bibelot|Small, valuable object.
bickers|Wrangles.
bicornes|Hats worn in the bull ring.
bicycle|Means of getting around.
bisector|Dividing line.
bitters|Cocktail ingredient.
bittersweet|Noel Coward musical.
bitumen|Mineral asphalt.
bivalve|Mussel or clam.
blackmail|Case for Perry Mason.
blandish|Cajole.
blarney|Smooth talk.
blatant|Vociferous.
blesbok|South African antelope.
blessed|Joyful.
blessing|Grace said before eating.
blindest|Least percipient.
blissful|Ecstatic.
bluebeard|Polygamous uxorcide.
bluebottle|Fly.
bluenose|Puritanical one.
bluestem|Forage grass.
blunder|Be greatly mistaken.
bluntly|In plain-spoken terms.
boatloads|Shipments.
boatmen|Volga workers.
boiling|Cooking method.
boldest|Most daring.
bondstone|Masonry binder.
boneless|Describing some sardines.
boneset|Asteraceous plant.
boneset|Thoroughwort.
boobies|Tropical sea birds.
booking|Theatrical engagement.
boomerang|Rebound harmfully.
boosters|Devices for rocket propulsion.
boosters|Promoters: Colloq.
bootleg|Illicit: Slang.
borstal|Brendan Behan: "___ Boy."
boscage|Woods.
botanic|___ garden.
bounden|Obligatory.
boycotted|Refused to deal with.
brainstorm|Idea: Colloq.
bravura|Brilliant passage in music.
brazier|Heating device.
breakers|Waves.
breakout|Begin suddenly.
breakout|Escape.
breakouts|Insurrections.
breeders|Experts in animal husbandry.
bridesmaids|Members of the wedding.
brigades|Military units.
brightens|Improves.
brimstone|Sulphur.
brisket|Cut of meat.
bristles|Hackles.
broached|Introduced as a topic of conversation.
broaden|Expand.
broaden|Spread.
broadest|Most extensive.
brooded|Pondered.
brooding|Thinking anxiously upon.
bruiser|Professional boxer.
brunettes|Rivals of Lorelei Lee.
brushfire|Type of conflagration.
buddies|Campmates.
bullfight|Spectacle in "Around the World."
bullock|Draft animal.
bunters|Certain baseball players.
bureaus|Pentagon departments.
burgoos|Thick soups.
burning|What Fry's lady was not for.
bursars|Treasurers.
butadiene|Substance used in synthetic rubber.
buttressed|Reinforced.
cabinet|Washington group.
caboshed|Designating an animal's head in heraldry.
cadence|Rhythmic inflection.
cadences|Rhythms.
caesars|Autocrats.
cahoots|In ___ (in partnership): Slang.
calamine|Zinc silicate used in lotions.
calculus|College math subject.
caldron|Boiler.
caleches|In Quebec, two-wheeled vehicles.
caliper|___ rule, for measuring thickness or diameter.
calorie|Familiar word to a dieter.
calories|Dieter's concern.
camellia|Flowering shrub.
camellia|Flowering shrub.
cameras|TV studio equipment.
campers|Tent dwellers.
camshaft|Engine part.
canards|Extravagant reports set afloat to delude.
canasta|Card game.
canasta|Card game.
candida|Shaw comedy.
cannonball|A serve from Pancho Gonzales.
cannonball|Civil War missile.
cantaloup|Relative of honeydew.
cantatas|Poems set to music.
cantered|Rode at an easy gallop.
capered|Cavorted.
capital|Wealth.
capitalists|Men of property.
capstan|Ship's cable drum.
capsules|Spaceman's flight compartments.
caramba|Great Scott!, in Mexico.
caramba|Great guns!: Span.
caramel|A sweet.
caravan|Trailer, in England.
caravels|16th century ships.
cardigan|Popular campus wear.
cardsharps|Professional swindlers.
careeners|Lurchers.
careered|Moved rapidly.
careless|Neglectful.
caresses|Acts of endearment.
caresses|Pet and pat.
carline|Means of transportation.
carloads|Freight units.
carmine|Purplish-red.
carmine|Red pigment.
carmine|Shade of lipstick.
caroused|Painted the town red.
carriages|Victoria and clarence.
cartoned|Put in a box.
cartridge|Cylindrical power charge.
casabas|Melons.
cascade|Pacific range.
castellan|Warden in a medieval stronghold.
casting|Fisherman's skill.
castled|Made a certain chess move.
catapults|Slingshots.
catcall|Cry of disapproval.
caterer|Provider of refreshments.
caterer|Purveyor of food.
cathode|___ ray, in TV.
catnapped|Dozed.
causeway|Giant's ___, headland in N. Ireland.
caustic|Lye, for example.
caution|Person so unusual as to astonish: Colloq.
celesta|Pianolike instrument.
celeste|___ Aida.
celeste|___ Aida.
cenobite|Member of a monastic order.
censored|Suppressed.
centennials|Important jubilees.
centers|Headquarters.
centime|French coin.
central|New York park.
ceramic|Of earthenware.
chagrin|Mental disquietude from wounded pride.
chairlifts|Skiers' conveniences.
chalets|Alpine cottages.
chalices|Goblets.
chandler|Governor in Frankfort.
chapman|Peddler, in Britain.
character|Personage.
charade|Guessing game.
charade|Parlor game.
charily|Frugally.
charing|London's ___ Cross.
charlie|One of the McCarthys.
charmer|Girl with fascination.
chateau|French feudal castle.
chateaubriand|Contemporary of Lamartine.
chatterbox|Nonstop talker.
chatters|Talks.
checkout|Supermarket activity.
chemise|Shirt.
cheroot|Truncated cigar.
chiffon|Sheer silk cloth.
childcare|Welfare work.
children|Cornelia's jewels.
chimeras|Mythological monsters.
chimeric|Fanciful.
chinchier|More miserly: Slang.
chipmunk|One of a trio in a current song hit.
chiseler|Small-time crook: Slang.
chisels|Sculptor's tools.
chockfull|Holding as much as possible.
chocolate|Confection.
choicer|More uncommon.
choosers|What beggars must not be.
chorale|Work for vocalists.
chorals|Hymn tunes.
chordate|Having vertebrae.
choristers|Singers.
christie|English mystery writer.
chromatic|Progressing by half tones.
chukker|Period of play in a polo game.
cinches|Saddle girths.
cinematic|Of the movies.
cinnamon|Flavoring agent.
clamber|Climb with difficulty.
clamping|Fastening tightly.
clarence|Tarkington comedy, 1919.
classical|Not new and experimental.
classmates|Eisenhower, Bradley, Van Fleet.
clattered|Rattled.
clavicle|Collarbone.
cleaner|Detergent.
cleaner|Spot remover.
clearest|Purest.
clement|Merciful.
clerics|Ministers.
clientele|Following.
climatic|Of prevailing weather.
cloddish|Awkward.
closeups|Certain movie scenes.
clotted|Thickened, as cream.
coalsack|Black area in the Milky Way.
coasted|Went sledding.
coastline|Geographical feature.
cocaine|Narcotic.
cocksure|Too self-confident.
coexistent|Contemporaneous.
cogitate|Think over.
coherent|Logically consistent.
coheres|Sticks together.
cologne|City on the Rhine.
colonel|Blimp or Bogey.
comedienne|Kind of entertainer.
comical|Droll.
compact|Purse item.
compassionately|With humane feeling.
compiler|Anthology editor.
composts|Fertile mixtures.
concert|Recital.
concerti|Specialties of Bach and Vivaldi.
condone|Overlook (an offense).
condoner|Forgiving person.
confects|Prepares by mixing.
congenial|Friendly.
congress|The Eighty-sixth.
congressman|House member.
connate|Inborn.
conscience|The voice of the soul.—Rousseau.
consent|Approval.
conserves|Jams.
consomme|Soup.
constitutionals|Mr. Truman's early warm-ups.
consulted|Conferred with.
contend|Dispute.
contest|Match.
contests|Debates.
continent|Australia, for one.
continent|Division of land.
cookbook|A perennial best seller.
cooperate|Act jointly with others.
coracle|Canvas boat.
coracles|Wicker-framed boats.
cordilleras|Mountain system of Western U. S.
cornered|Beyond escape.
cornered|Three-___ hat.
cornetist|Member of a band.
cornfed|Plump: Colloq.
corolla|Floral part.
corolla|Floral part.
coronae|Haloes about the sun.
coronae|Solar halos.
coronas|Circles around sun or moon.
coronet|Royal headgear.
corpulent|Stout.
corrupt|Debase.
corsair|Pirate.
corsair|Pirate.
corsets|Boned garments.
costume|Fancy ball attire.
costumed|Provided with period attire.
coterie|Set.
cottage|___ cheese.
cotters|Split pins used as bolts.
cottons|Summer dresses.
counselor|Perry Mason, for one.
countdown|Canaveral arithmetic.
countdown|Canaveral procedure.
countdown|Missile launching procedure.
counteract|Neutralize.
courier|Messenger.
courses|College electives.
covenants|Solemn compacts.
coverage|Amount of insurance.
cowardly|Describing a fictional lion.
cowbell|Pasture sound.
crabapples|The makings of jelly.
cranesbill|Wild geranium.
crankcase|Part of an engine.
crasher|Intruder: Slang.
crassly|In a gross way.
crawled|Moved slowly.
creators|Authors.
creches|Day nurseries.
credentials|Important papers.
creditor|Lender.
credits|Important items on TV screens.
creepers|Ivies.
creosote|Preservative for wood.
crescendo|Musical direction.
cresset|Fire basket.
cresset|Fire basket.
crested|Describing titmice, flycatchers, etc.
cretonne|Curtain material.
crevice|Chink.
cringed|Showed fear.
crinoline|Hoop skirt.
criteria|Standards.
criterion|Standard.
crooned|Sang softly.
cropper|Come a ___ (fall headlong).
crossarms|Transverse bars.
crossbar|Part of a goal post.
crosses|Intersects.
crosshairs|Aiming aid.
crossovers|Passageways for pedestrians.
crossroad|Highway sign.
crosswalk|Pedestrian's lane.
crosswords|This and others.
crowsfeet|Time's tracks.
crudeness|Lack of refinement.
cruised|Moved about, as a taxi seeking fares.
crybaby|Constant complainer.
cryogenics|The subject of refrigeration.
cubicles|Small compartments.
cuirass|Armadillo shell.
customer|Regular purchaser.
cutlets|Pieces of meat.
cutovers|Cleared timberlands.
cybernetic|Concerning robot brains.
cynical|Knowing "the price of everything and the value of nothing."
cynosure|Center of attraction.
daemons|Guardian spirits.
dairies|Mild farms.
damages|Compensation, in law.
daredevil|Stunt man.
daresay|Consider probable.
dastards|Arrant cowards.
dateline|Cause of lost and gained days.
dateline|Where Sunday becomes Monday.
daydream|Idle fancy.
deadman|Fifteen men on a ___'s chest . . .
dearest|Lord Fauntleroy's mother.
dearies|Darlings.
deathsman|Old-time executioner.
debases|Vitiates.
debated|Lincoln and Douglas did.
debtors|As we forgive our ___.
debutante|Society girl.
decanted|Poured off.
decibels|Measures of sound.
decides|Passes judgment.
decides|Passes judgment.
decimal|Numbered by tens.
declaims|Gives a set speech.
decompose|Fall apart.
decompose|Resolve into constituent parts.
dedicated|Devoted to duty.
deepens|Intensifies.
deepest|One adjective for the Pacific.
deerlike|Cervine.
defector|Forsaker of a party, group, etc.
defends|Protects.
defense|Cabinet department.
deficient|Lacking.
deforest|American television pioneer.
degrade|Lower in status.
dehisce|Burst open, as seed capsules.
deliberate|Well-considered.
delimes|Frees from caustic substances.
demagogue|The "mob's lackey," so called by Diogenes.
demeaned|Humbled.
demerit|Black mark.
demerit|Mark for bad conduct.
demerits|Bad marks.
demesne|Territory.
demigod|Hero.
demijohn|Large bottle.
demimonde|Woman who is declassee.
demonic|Fiendish.
demotes|Lowers in rank.
denials|Disavowals.
density|Compactness.
dentate|Notched, as leaves.
dentate|With toothed margin, as a leaf.
dentine|Ivory: Anat.
depicts|Represents.
deplores|Regrets deeply.
depones|Testifies.
depones|Testifies.
deposer|One who testifies.
depress|Sadden.
deprives|Keeps from having.
derelict|Neglectful.
derelict|Ship abandoned at sea.
derided|Mocked.
derogate|Detract.
deserve|Merit.
desiderate|Regard as essential.
designee|Appointee.
desisted|Stopped.
desists|Stops.
desolate|Lonely.
desolate|Uninhabited.
despairs|Gives up hope.
despond|Become disheartened.
despotism|Tyranny.
despots|Autocrats.
despots|Hard masters.
dessert|Dinner course.
dessert|Floating island, for one.
desserts|Sweets.
destine|Preordain.
destines|Foreordains.
destiny|Kismet.
destroy|Put an end to.
detained|Kept.
detected|Found out.
detents|Catches, in machinery.
deterge|Wash with few suds.
detergents|Soap rivals.
detests|Hates.
detours|Motoring annoyances.
detours|Roads of a sort.
developed|Unfolded gradually.
deviled|Cooked with condiments.
devious|Not straightforward.
devotes|Gives up wholly.
devotion|Loyalty.
dialect|Language.
diameter|The moon's is 2,160 miles.
diarist|Mr. Pepys.
diatribes|Bitter denunciations.
diehard|Last-ditcher.
digress|Turn aside.
dilative|Tending to expand.
dinette|Alcove for eating.
dinners|TV ___.
dinnertime|Chef's concern.
dinosaur|National Monument near Vernal, Utah.
diorite|Igneous rock.
diplomat|Ben Franklin was one.
dippers|Predecessors of paper cups.
dirtier|More sullied.
disciple|John or Andrew.
discretion|Prudence.
discuss|Talk over.
disesteems|Thinks slightingly of.
disgust|Abhorrence.
dismiss|Permit to go.
disputant|Argumentative one.
dissect|Analyze critically.
dissent|Difference of opinion.
distance|From here to there.
distance|Outstrip.
distant|Cold.
dithers|Shakes with excitement: Colloq.
diurnal|Daily.
divagate|Digress.
diverted|Distracted.
divested|Dispossessed.
dividers|Devices for keeping drawers neat.
divines|Guesses.
divisible|Separable.
doctrinaire|An impractical theorist or "rainbow chaser."
dodders|Parasitic plants.
dogwatch|Lookout time, at sea.
dominie|Pastor.
dominos|Table game.
donnered|Stunned: Scot.
donnybrook|Riotous affair.
doodled|Scribbled or drew idly.
doormats|Household needs.
doormen|Uniformed employes.
doorsill|Threshold.
dorados|El ___.
dorbugs|June beetles.
dossier|File.
downright|Thoroughly.
downtown|One place to shop.
drafter|Maker of plans.
dragnet|TV crime series.
drapers|Dealers in dry goods.
drapers|London dry goods dealers.
draping|Hanging loosely.
drawled|Spoke lazily.
dreamers|Impractical ones.
dreamland|Peaceful sleep.
dresser|Piece of furniture.
dressing|Mayonnaise.
drifted|Accumulated, as snow.
drilled|Perforated.
driller|Oilfield worker.
driller|Worker in the oil fields.
driving|Tee activity.
dropout|Withdraw.
druggist|Apothecary.
drysalter|Dealer in kippered herring, etc.: Eng.
dualisms|Twofold distinctions.
duennas|Guardians of a sort.
dullard|Obtuse one.
duststorm|Type of whirlwind.
eaglets|Young birds.
earlaps|Winter wear.
earliest|First.
earnest|Not joking.
earplug|Radio addendum.
earshot|The range within hearing.
earthen|Type of jar.
earthward|Direction of a sunbeam.
easement|Legal right.
easement|Right of way, for example, in law.
easiest|Most pleasant.
easiness|Poise.
easterners|People of New England.
eastward|Direction.
eatable|Esculent.
eatable|Fit for the palate.
ebonites|Hard black rubbers.
eccentric|An odd fellow.
eccentric|Unconventional.
eclairs|Chocolate ___.
eclectic|Selecting from various sources.
economic|Utilitarian.
economy|Thrifty use.
ecstasy|Rapture.
ecstatic|Enraptured.
edentate|Without teeth, as armadillos, sloths, etc.
edibles|Food.
edictal|Announced by a decree.
edifices|Buildings.
editing|Preparing for publication.
edition|A printing.
edition|Bulldog, for example.
educate|Train.
educator|Grayson Kirk, for example.
effaced|Obliterated.
eftsoons|Again: Archaic.
eggbeater|Kitchen appliance.
eggheads|Intellectuals, in current lingo.
eggnogs|Holiday "cheer."
egotist|Self-seeker.
egotist|Self-seeker.
elapses|Passes.
elastics|Rubber bands.
elation|High spirits.
elbowroom|Ample scope.
elected|Chose.
elective|Optional course.
electorate|Voters, collectively.
electrical|Type of engineering.
electron|Part of an atom.
electronic|Relating to charged particles.
elegant|Correctly fine.
elegant|Fastidiously tasteful.
element|Oxygen, for one.
elementary|Simple as ABC.
elementary|What Holmes said to Watson.
elements|Actinium, aluminum, americium, etc.
elements|Hydrogen, oxygen, etc.
elevate|Ennoble.
elevated|Exalted.
elevates|Raises.
elevator|Warehouse for grain.
elevens|Ivy League teams.
elicited|Educed.
elicitor|One skilled at drawing forth information.
elision|Omission of a vowel.
eloiner|Remover of property avoiding seizure.
elucidate|Make clear.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Issue.
embarcadero|San Francisco's waterfront.
embarks|Goes aboard.
embitter|Make resentful.
emblems|Doves, flags, stars, etc.
embroiled|Involved in confusion.
embroils|Involves in trouble.
emendate|Correct (a text).
emenders|Editors.
emerges|Comes forth.
emeries|Abrasives.
emeritus|Retired with honors.
emigres|Fugitives.
eminence|Cardinal's title.
eminence|Distinction.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Outstanding.
emirate|Realm of an Eastern prince.
emirate|Realm of an Eastern ruler.
emirate|State ruled by Arabian prince.
emissaries|Agents.
emissary|Secret agent.
emitted|Let out.
emotion|Sorrow or joy.
emotional|Guided by one's heart.
emperor|The ___ Jones.
emperor|Largest penguin.
emperors|Rulers.
empiric|Based solely on experiment.
emplane|Embark on an air journey.
emulate|Rival successfully.
emulsion|Photographer's solution.
enabled|Made possible.
enabled|Provided with means.
enacted|Ordained.
enactor|Lawmaker.
enactor|Lawmaker.
enactor|Legislator.
enamels|Certain surfaces.
enamors|Captivates.
enamors|Charms.
encages|Confines.
enchanting|Delightful.
enclave|Country enclosed by foreign territory.
enclose|Surround.
enclosed|Fenced in.
encomium|High praise.
encored|Called for a repeat performance.
encores|Extras on a musical program.
encrusts|Decorates richly.
encyclical|Pope's letter to the clergy.
endeared|Held in affection.
endeared|Held in affection.
endeavors|Exerts effort.
endives|Salad makings.
endless|Interminable.
endmost|Farthest.
endmost|Farthest.
endorse|Approve.
endorsed|Sanctioned.
endorsee|Person to whom a check is made over.
endpapers|Parts of a book.
enervated|Weakened.
engaged|Busy.
engages|Pledges (oneself).
engineer|Hoover's early occupation.
engineer|Man at the throttle.
engineer|Manage.
engines|Apparatus.
engines|Sources of power.
engines|Sources of power.
engorge|Swallow up.
engraves|Etches.
engross|Occupy wholly.
enhance|Grow larger.
enhance|Raise the value of.
enhances|Makes greater.
enigmas|Perplexities.
enigmas|Sphinxlike problems.
enigmatic|Puzzling.
enisled|Seagirt.
enlaces|Entwines.
enlaces|Weaves.
enlarge|Blow up.
enlarge|Broaden.
enlarges|Spreads.
enlisted|___ man.
enliven|Animate.
enneadic|Of a group of nine.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enneagon|Nonagon.
ennobles|Exalts.
enounce|State formally.
enraged|Infuriated.
enraged|Provoked.
enrages|Infuriates.
enrolled|On the books.
ensconce|Shelter or hide.
ensiles|Stores, as fodder.
enslave|Subjugate.
ensnared|Trapped.
ensurer|Guarantor.
ensurer|One who guarantees.
entangle|Mesh.
entente|___ cordiale.
enteric|Intestinal.
enterprising|Bold.
entertain|Consider.
entitles|Dubs.
entombed|Buried.
entourage|Retinue.
entrance|Carry away with delight.
entrant|New member.
entrant|Participant.
entreat|Implore.
entreat|Solicit.
entreat|Supplicate.
entreaty|Plea.
entrees|Menu items.
entries|Vestibules.
entwine|Weave.
entwined|Wound together.
entwined|Wreathed.
environs|Outskirts of a town.
epaulet|Shoulder piece.
epaulette|Shoulder badge.
epergne|Ornamental dish.
ephemera|A May fly.
ephemeral|Short-lived.
epicene|In grammar, having but one form for either sex.
epicureans|Persons fond of luxury.
epidemic|Widespread.
epigram|Brief, witty verse.
epilogue|A good play needs no ___.
epilogue|Frequent last chapter.
epitome|Condensed account.
epitome|Summary.
epitomes|Compendiums.
epitomes|Summaries.
epsilon|Greek letter.
epsilon|Greek letter.
epsilons|Greek letters.
equalities|Evenly proportioned things.
eradiate|Beam forth.
eradiate|Beam.
erasion|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erected|Built.
erected|Put up.
erected|Raised.
erecting|Building.
erector|Builder.
erector|Construction man.
eremite|Desert recluse.
eremite|Desert recluse.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Recluse.
erodent|Tending to wear away.
erodent|Wearing away.
erosion|Object of conservationists' concern.
errancy|The state of being wrong.
errands|Missions.
errantry|Knight's quest for adventure.
erudite|Book-wise.
erudite|Scholarly.
erudite|Scholarly.
escalate|Ascend without walking.
escalator|Type of stairway.
escaped|Got loose.
escargot|French delicacy.
eschalot|Small onion.
escorts|Armed guards.
escorts|Convoys.
esculent|Edible.
esculent|Edible.
espanol|Spanish, in Spain.
esparto|Grass used in papermaking.
esparto|Spanish grass.
essayed|Tried.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Substance.
essences|Attars.
essences|Distilled substances.
essoins|Legal excuses: Eng. Law.
estates|Monticello and Mount Vernon, for example.
estates|Mt. Vernon and Monticello.
estates|Properties.
estates|Properties.
esthete|Believer in art for art's sake.
esthete|Devotee of beauty.
esthetes|Virtuosos.
estimate|Gauge.
estimates|Judges.
estival|Of the summer.
estuaries|Arms of the sea.
etagere|Series of bric-a-brac shelves.
etagere|Whatnot.
etagere|Whatnot.
etagere|Whatnot.
etageres|Knickknackatories.
etamine|Flag bunting.
etamine|Relative of tammy cloth.
etching|Work by Whistler.
eternal|Epithet for Rome.
eternal|Everlasting.
eternal|Infinite.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|Timeless.
etesian|Annual, as a wind.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Periodical.
etesian|Wind of the Levant.
euchred|Defeated: Slang.
eugenol|Aromatic liquid from oil of cloves.
evaluates|Takes stock.
evangelic|Of the Gospel.
eventual|Final.
eventual|Ultimate.
eventually|Ultimately.
evermore|Always.
evinced|Manifested.
evinced|Manifested.
evocative|Calling forth.
exactor|Maker of authoritative demands.
exalted|Filled with joy.
excelsior|Motto of the Empire State.
execrate|Loathe.
expansion|Growth.
exploded|Backfired.
explorer|Space traveler.
explorers|Shackleton, Scott, and Hillary.
exposition|World's fair.
exposure|Photographer's concern.
extends|Prolongs.
extensive|Far-reaching.
extents|Vast areas.
extrovert|Person with an objective viewpoint.
extrudes|Forces out.
eyeopener|Cause of astonishment.
eyeopeners|Startling events.
fabrics|Madras and Shantung.
factual|Adhering to the truth.
fagoted|Bound together, as sticks.
faineance|Do-nothingness.
fairies|Leprechauns.
falcate|Sickle-shaped.
fallaway|Type of slide in baseball.
falling|Coming by chance.
fanatic|Excessively enthusiastic.
fanatic|Zealot.
fantastic|Grotesque.
fantasts|Dreamers.
fantasts|Visionaries.
farmhand|Hired man.
fastens|Makes secure.
fathead|Slangy term of opprobrium
fearless|Brave.
federal|___ Reserve.
felicity|Happiness.
felines|Panthers or pumas.
fenders|Fireplace screens.
fermented|Agitated.
ferreous|Like iron.
festoon|Garland.
fetishes|Objects of special devotion.
fetlock|Joint above a horse's hoof.
fiancee|Bride-to-be.
fidgety|Restless.
figment|Something imagined.
figurehead|Bow decoration.
filches|Pilfers.
finespun|Visionary, as a theory.
finessed|Tricked cleverly.
fireboat|Harbor vessel.
firedog|Andiron.
fishnets|Seines.
fission|Process by which amoebas multiply.
fission|Splitting of molecules.
fistfight|Brawl.
flagellum|Taillike part in bacteria.
flammed|Cheated.
flashed|Glinted.
flashers|Signal lights of a certain kind.
flashings|Sheets of metal for weatherproofing.
flatfooted|Determined: Slang.
flatiron|Skyscraper of 1902.
flatten|Squash.
flatters|Portrays too favorably.
flattops|Certain haircuts: Slang.
flatware|Knives, forks, spoons, etc.
flavored|Made palatable.
flavors|Adds spices.
flections|Folds.
fleered|Laughed derisively.
flemish|Of a school of painting founded by the Van Eycks.
flintier|Harder.
flintlock|Type of firearm.
flirters|Philanderers.
flivver|Jalopy of the good old days.
flivver|Small car: Slang.
floater|Workman who shifts from job to job.
floorage|Area to be carpeted.
flounder|Proceed clumsily.
flowerage|Blooms in general.
flowers|Pinks or lilacs.
flushes|Card holdings.
flutter|Quiver.
foaming|Bubbly.
foliage|Leaves.
followup|Type of sales letter.
footpads|Highwaymen.
footsteps|Sound effects in movies.
footstool|And the earth is my ___.
forager|Hunter for food.
forceful|Effective.
forerun|Precede.
foresees|Prophesies.
forestall|Get ahead of.
forests|Feature of Oregon.
forties|The prime of life (with "the").
fortunate|Auspicious.
foundered|Filled with water and sank.
foursquare|With steadfast firmness.
fragile|Easily broken.
franchises|Voting privileges.
frankfort|Gov. Chandler's capital.
franklin|American revolutionary statesman.
franklin|Experimenter in electricity, c. 1750.
frantic|Greatly agitated.
frappes|Iced mixures.
fraught|Loaded (with).
freckle|Mark on the skin.
freckled|Spotted.
freebooter|Buccaneer.
freeman|Citizen.
freemason|Member of a secret order.
freeway|Type of thoroughfare.
frenetic|Greatly excited.
frenetic|Overexcited.
frequency|Part of FM.
frolicsome|Sportive.
fronting|Facing.
frostbite|Arctic hazard.
frosted|Describing nontransparent glass.
funnymen|Entertainers of a sort.
furtively|Stealthily.
fuselage|Framework of a plane.
fusilier|British rifleman.
gadabout|Social butterfly.
galatea|Beautiful statue that came to life.
galeate|Helmet-shaped.
gallant|Beau Brummell, for example.
galleries|Parts of theatres.
galloper|Fast steed.
gallops|Moves at a fast gait.
gamboled|Frolicked.
gamboled|Frolicked.
gameness|Quality of being plucky.
gannets|Large sea birds.
garaged|Sheltered a car.
garbled|Distorted, as a story or report.
garrets|Top stories.
gasconades|Boasts.
gavotte|Dance of French peasant origin.
generous|Lavish.
generous|Munificent.
germans|Cotillions.
gerrymander|Manipulate to gain unfair advantage.
gigantic|Cyclopean.
gigantic|Very large.
girders|Construction beams.
glacial|Cold as ice.
glacier|National Park near Hungry Horse, Montana.
gladstone|Four-wheeled carriage.
glaring|Vividly conspicuous.
glasses|Vision aid.
gleaner|Worker in the fields.
glinted|Shone.
glorify|Ennoble.
glossed|Made lustrous.
glowers|Frowns.
gnostic|2d century sectarian.
goobers|Peanuts.
gooseberry|Figuratively, a superfluous third person.
gophers|Minnesota eleven.
gossamer|Light and filmy.
gossiped|Spread rumors.
goulash|Paprika-spiced dish.
grandee|Man of high rank.
grandee|Spanish nobleman.
grandma|Member of the family.
grandmothers|Glenway Westcott book (with "The").
grandstands|Shows off: Slang.
granite|New Hampshire product.
granite|Quarry product.
granting|Admitting as true.
grapples|Comes to grips (with).
grasped|Comprehended.
grasses|Timothy and bamboo.
grassroots|Electorate of the farm districts.
grassroots|Politico-economic group.
grating|Type of latticework.
grayish|Somewhat dreary.
greaten|Become larger: Archaic.
greater|Major.
greater|Word used to designate N. Y. metropolitan area.
greedily|With cupidity.
greened|Came forth in verdure.
greengrocer|Kind of provisioner.
greenhorn|Novice.
greenroom|Theatric meeting place.
greeted|Welcomed.
greetings|Draft notice salutation.
grenades|Bombs.
grenadiers|Originally, they were missile throwers.
greylag|Wild goose of Europe.
griddles|Cooking utensils.
grilled|Cross-examined searchingly.
grilles|Window barriers.
grinder|Coffee ___.
groaner|Erstwhile epithet for Bing.
groping|Blindly searching.
grouper|Food dish of Florida.
growlers|Small bergs.
guaranty|Security or pledge.
guilder|Netherlands coin.
gulches|Deep ravines.
habitants|Dwellers.
habitue|Frequenter of club, cafe, etc.
hacksaw|Metal-cutting implement.
halcyon|Peaceful.
halyard|Nautical rope.
hamlets|Small groups of houses.
hansoms|Old-time carriages.
hardens|Petrifies.
hardpan|Solid foundation.
hardtack|Pilot bread.
harelike|Swift, agile.
haricot|Ragout of meat.
haricots|Ragouts of lamb.
harlequins|Buffoons.
harried|Raided and robbed.
harrier|Hunting dog.
harvesttime|Autumn.
hatchecks|Ransom notes of a sort.
hatchet|Tool, often buried.
haunted|Frequented.
haunter|Frequenter.
hautboy|Musical instrument.
hawkshaw|Detective, from character in 1863 play.
headsets|Receiving devices.
headstrong|Obstinate.
healthy|Sound.
heartfelt|Sincere.
heartsease|Wild pansy.
heathen|Bret Harte's Ah Sin.
heavier|More burdensome.
hebetude|Dullness, lethargy
hedonic|Pertaining to pleasure.
heiresses|Certain beneficiaries.
helpmate|Darby's Joan, for example.
helpmate|Spouse.
henpeck|Subject to petty attempts to rule.
hercules|Ground-to-air missile.
hercules|One of the missiles.
heroines|Players of leading roles.
herself|A quasi-noun.
hessian|Citizen of Wiesbaden.
hessian|Mercenary of the Revolution.
hibernate|Winter.
hideaway|Secret place.
hideout|Mobsters' domicile.
hillier|More steep.
hitchers|Boat hooks.
hoarder|Miser.
hoarser|Sounding huskier.
hoaxers|Practical jokers.
hobbles|Rope fetters.
hoedown|Country dance.
hoister|Lifting device.
hoisters|Cranes.
holdout|Stand fast.
holiday|Fourth of July.
holiday|Joyous or gay.
holocaust|Destruction by fire.
holstein|Breed of cattle.
holyday|Religious feast.
homespun|Plain; unpretentious.
homestead|The Old ___, melodrama of 1887.
homestretch|Final part of any undertaking.
homestretch|Last part of any course.
honesty|Good policy.
honored|Respected.
hooliganism|Rowdy behavior.
hootenanny|Folk song get-together, Carnegie Hall feature.
horizontal|Gymnast's type of bar.
hornets|Stinging insects.
horoscope|One way of foretelling the future.
horsehairs|Stiff fabrics.
horsehide|Leather.
horselaugh|Guffaw.
hospice|Travelers' refuge.
hostages|Persons held in pledge.
hostess|Member of the crew on an airplane.
hostlers|Grooms.
howitzer|Short-range cannon.
humdinger|A whiz.
hyacinth|Recommended purchase "to feed thy soul."
iceberg|Arctic block.
iceberg|Floating menace.
iconoclast|Attacker of cherished beliefs.
ideally|Perfectly.
ideated|Preconceived.
ideates|Imagines.
ideologies|Systematic schemes about life.
idolism|Image worship.
ignorant|Untaught.
ignores|Overlooks.
iguanas|Large lizards.
illative|Introducing an inference, said of words, as "therefore."
illumine|Shed light on.
imagine|Conjure up.
imbroglio|A complicated situation.
imitate|Do a take-off.
imitate|Mime.
imitators|Fad followers.
immaterial|Of no significance.
immenseness|Very great size.
impasse|Cul-de-sac.
implacable|Relentless.
implorer|Petitioner.
implosion|A bursting inwards.
impolite|Discourteous.
impresario|Hurok or Bing.
impresario|Hurok, for example.
imprint|Fix indelibly.
impudence|Effrontery.
incense|Olibanum.
incised|Carved.
incises|Engraves.
increment|Income tax word.
indecorous|Unseemly.
indicators|Pointers.
indices|Alphabetical lists.
indices|Lists in reference books.
indited|Composed.
ineptly|Without finesse.
inexact|A bit off.
inexact|Not accurate.
inexpert|Unskilled.
infringes|Encroaches (on).
ingrain|Dyed before weaving, as carpets.
ingrates|Inappreciative ones.
ingredient|Recipe item.
inhabit|Occupy.
inhaled|Breathed in.
inherent|Basic.
inheritance|Birthright.
inhibits|Restrains.
inhumane|Heartless.
iniquities|Sins.
initiated|Began.
initiations|Campus ordeals.
initiators|Members of the avant-garde.
inkstand|Desk accessory.
inlanders|Midwesterners.
innkeeper|Boniface.
innocence|Quality of children.
innovate|Introduce something new.
inquisitor|Cross-examiner.
inroads|Raids.
insatiate|Never satisfied.
inscribed|Stamped deeply.
insecure|Shaky.
insertion|Placement of an ad.
inshore|Near the beach.
insider|One in the know.
insider|Person having first hand information.
insides|Inner works.
instance|Example.
instant|Prepared quickly.
instants|Twinklings.
intakes|Quantities piped in.
integration|Current political issue.
intellect|Mind.
intense|Deep.
intense|Profoundly earnest.
intention|Purpose.
intention|Ultimate end.
interest|Importance.
interim|Meantime.
interim|The meantime.
interior|Secy. Seaton's sphere.
intermit|Cease at intervals.
intermit|Discontinue.
interns|Doctors.
interposes|Cuts in.
interrupt|Break in upon.
interspace|Area between.
intimates|Cronies.
intoned|Chanted.
intoner|Chanter.
intricate|Complex.
inundate|Deluge.
inverse|Directly opposite.
iodides|Chemical compounds.
iolites|Bluish or violet minerals.
ionosphere|Outer region.
ionosphere|Region of air above the earth.
irately|In a choleric way.
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a lease.
ironhanded|Firm and rigorous.
ironsmiths|Steel construction men.
irrigate|Water.
irrigates|Waters.
irritable|Peevish.
isochronal|Equal in time.
isolate|Place alone.
isolate|Sequester.
isotope|Atomic age word.
isotope|U 235 or U 238, for example.
isotope|Word in atomic terminology.
italianize|Adopt the characteristics of a certain country.
iterant|Repeating.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterated|Repeated.
iterates|Reaffirms.
iterates|Repeats.
itinerated|Rode a circuit.
jackanapes|Whippersnapper.
jointly|Together.
jonquil|Spring flower.
journals|Diaries.
joyrider|Menace of the highway.
keenness|Sharp edge.
kerchief|Bandanna.
kettles|Cauldrons.
keyhole|Part of a door.
keystone|Pennsylvania's nickname.
killers|Famous Hemingway story (with "The").
kimonos|Useful garments.
kingfisher|Crested bird.
kissing|___ cousins.
knavish|Tricky or dishonest.
kneepad|Basketball gear.
knickers|Breeches.
knothole|Something to see through.
knotted|Tied.
kreutzer|Beethoven sonata.
kreuzer|Old German copper coin.
krimmer|Grayish fur.
laborer|Wage-earner.
labrador|Location of Goose Bay airport.
laconic|Sententious.
lacunar|Ceiling having sunken panels.
laddies|Young 'uns.
ladybird|Lyndon Johnson's wife.
ladyfinger|Cake.
lakeside|Site for a summer camp.
lambent|Softly radiant.
lambert|Unit of brightness.
laminar|Arranged in layers.
lamprey|Eellike aquatic animal.
landlord|Come, ___, fill the flowing bowl.
landlubber|Not a seafaring man.
landsman|Inexperienced sailor.
language|English.
lanolin|Cosmetic substance.
largesse|Bounty.
lariats|Cowpoke's equipment.
lariats|Roundup equipment.
larkspur|Blue crowfoot flower.
larrikin|Rowdyish fellow.
lascars|Oriental sailors.
lassoed|Roped.
lasting|Permanent.
latecomer|Inconsiderate guest.
lathing|Foundation for plastering.
lattens|Thin sheets of metal.
lauders|Sir Harry and family.
laughed|Was amused.
launching|Canaveral event.
lavender|Scent for linens.
layered|Stratified.
leaders|Featured articles of trade.
leadsman|Sailor who heaves the sounding line.
leaflet|Folder.
leakage|An escaping.
leapfrog|Child's game.
learner|Novice.
leavings|What nobody wants.
lectern|Choir desk.
ledgers|Relatives of journals.
leeward|Islands discovered by Columbus, 1493.
lefties|Certain pitchers: Slang.
legates|Envoys.
legator|Bequeather.
leggings|Winter wear for tots.
legions|Armies.
legists|Jurists.
lending|Business of a library.
leniency|Softness.
lenient|Clement.
lenient|Far from stern.
lentils|Soup vegetable.
lessees|Certain tenants.
lessees|Certain tenants.
lessened|Decreased.
lessoned|Reproved.
lessons|Course of instruction.
letdown|Anticlimax.
lettered|Erudite.
letters|Football awards.
leveler|Razer.
levitate|Float in the air.
lexicon|Wordbook.
libation|Ritual pouring of wine on the ground.
liberal|Bounteous.
library|Important part of a school.
librate|Oscillate.
lifelike|Realistic.
lifetime|Once in a ___.
lighten|Ease the burden.
lighterage|Unloading charge for ships.
lighthouse|Cape Hatteras structure.
lilliput|Gulliver was here.
limerick|Nonsense verse.
limerick|Seaport on the Shannon.
limerick|Type of jingle.
limerick|Type of poem.
limitation|Boundary.
lineages|Descents.
lineages|Families.
linemen|Surveyor's assistants.
lingoes|Patois.
linings|Materials used for finishing.
linkman|Torch bearer for night travelers.
linnets|Small finches.
lintels|Horizontal door frame timbers.
lioness|Feline.
listless|Without inclination or interest.
literal|As opposed to figurative.
literal|True to fact.
literate|Educated.
literati|Men of letters.
litters|Makes untidy.
littler|Well-known golfer.
littler|Well-known golfer.
littoral|Coastal region.
livened|Animated: Colloq.
loaders|Stevedores.
loafers|Casual shoes.
loafing|Dawdling.
lobster|Shore dinner item.
location|Movie-making site.
lockage|Canal toll.
locofoco|Democratic party faction in 1835.
lollipops|Candy.
loneliness|Inducer of the blues.
longhair|Type of egghead.
lookout|Crow's nest.
looniest|Wackiest.
loophole|Means of evasion.
loosens|Unbinds.
lotions|Soothing liquids.
lotteries|Irish sweepstakes and others.
lottery|Sweepstakes.
louvers|Ventilating slits.
louvers|Ventilating slits.
lovable|Endearing.
lovebird|Charming parrot.
loveseat|Piece of furniture.
lubbers|Landsmen, to Popeye.
lukewarm|Indifferent.
lullaby|Cradlesong.
luminal|Pertaining to light intensity.
lunated|Crescent-shaped.
luncher|Eater.
lusters|Glosses.
lyncean|Sharp-sighted, as a certain animal.
macerates|Wastes away.
machetes|Cane cutters.
machine|Potent political group.
madames|Butterfly and others.
madeira|Portuguese island.
madeira|Portuguese sherry.
madness|March hare visitation.
madonna|Former Italian title.
maelstroms|Whirlpools.
magenta|Color of the fuchsia.
magenta|Purplish red.
magnetons|Hypothetical particles, in physics.
magnets|Great attractions.
mailman|Letter carrier.
mainliner|Large transport plane.
mainsail|Part of a square-rigger.
malaprop|Mrs. ___.
malaprop|She blundered in "The Rivals."
malcontent|Dissatisfied one.
malines|Flemish city.
managed|Contrived.
manager|Executive.
manager|Executive.
managerial|Like Stengel's job.
mananas|Tomorrows: Span.
manatee|Sea mammal.
manciple|Steward, as in an English college.
maniple|Band worn by a priest at Mass.
manmade|Fashioned by mortals.
manpower|Strength of a nation.
manropes|Handrails on shipboard.
manuals|Handbooks.
marabou|Large stork.
maracas|Latin band noisemakers.
marauders|Pirates.
marched|Paraded.
marengo|Battle site of June 14, 1800.
margined|Edged.
marinate|Steep in French dressing.
marinates|Pickles, as fish.
marinates|Steeps in oil and vinegar.
mariner|Bluejacket.
marines|Sea scenes.
marines|Seascapes.
maritime|Living near the sea.
maritime|Naval.
maritime|___ Provinces of Canada.
marline|Nautical cord.
marlins|Deep-sea game fish.
marmalade|Bread spread.
maroons|Leaves high and dry.
marshal|Commander, in Britain.
marshal|Federal officer in Westerns.
marshall|Acheson's predecessor.
marshes|Where cattails grow.
martens|Sables.
martial|Warlike.
mashers|Kitchen devices.
masquerades|False representations.
masterful|Dominating.
masthead|It appears on the editorial page.
materiel|Weapons, equipment, etc.
matinal|Of the morning.
matinee|Theatrical performance.
matinees|Soap operas, for instance.
matzoth|Passover fare.
maudlin|Effusively sentimental.
mayflower|Trailing arbutus.
mayoralty|Civic office.
maypole|Inn in "Barnaby Rudge."
meander|Wander aimlessly.
meander|Wander aimlessly.
meanest|Most paltry.
measure|Legislative enactment.
measure|Yardstick.
medical|Therapeutic.
meditative|Thoughtful.
medusae|Jellyfish, in zoology.
melodic|Tuneful.
melting|About to dissolve.
meltons|Woolen cloths for overcoats.
menacers|Threateners.
menacers|Utterers of threats.
menaces|Hostile portents.
meniscus|Crescent-shaped thing.
mentors|Advisers.
mercenaries|George III's Hessians.
mercery|British textile shop.
merchants|Antonio and others.
meringue|Dinner dessert.
merited|Deserved.
merited|Deserved.
mermaid|Fabulous marine creature.
mescals|Spineless cacti.
message|Communication.
messaline|Soft fabric.
messenger|One of Hermes' functions.
messiah|Subject of oratorio by Handel.
messmate|Fellow diner at camp.
metallurgy|One of the sciences.
meteorite|Mass from outer space.
methane|Marsh gas.
methodist|Religious denomination.
methods|Ways.
metopes|Areas in Dorio friezes.
metropolis|Chief city.
mettled|Full of spirit.
middleman|Broker.
middling|Ordinary.
milepost|Road marker.
milestone|Event in a career.
milestone|Graduation Day, for example.
militate|Operate (against).
militia|Armed force.
militia|National Guard.
milksop|Mollycoddle.
minaret|Mosque tower.
mineral|Gold, for one.
mineral|Valuable food element.
ministered|Gave service.
ministry|Branch of government, in European countries.
minters|Coiners.
minutes|Official record of a meeting.
miracle|A wonderful thing.
misdate|Make a certain common error.
misease|Discomfort.
miserere|Fifty-first psalm in the Vulgate.
missals|Mass books.
misshapen|Warped.
missile|Atlas or Hercules.
mission|Organization for religious work.
misspend|Squander.
misstep|False move.
misstep|Faux pas.
misstep|Faux pas.
misting|Becoming dim.
mistletoe|Oklahoma's floral symbol.
mistletoe|Symbol from Druid days.
mistral|Cold, dry north wind.
mistreats|Deals with (a subject) badly.
mnemonics|Art of improving the memory.
moderns|Contemporaries.
moisture|Cause of mildew.
molecule|Minute particle.
molehills|Constituents of some mountains.
mollycoddles|Babies.
monitorial|Serving to warn.
monocle|Eyeglass.
monotone|Specialty of "Johnny One-Note."
montage|Composite picture.
moonset|Lunar phenomenon.
morales|16th cen. Spanish painter.
mordant|Cutting.
mortared|Plastered.
motives|Reasons why.
mottled|Spotted.
mouthpiece|Part of a telephone.
mouthwatering|Food advertiser's adjective.
movable|Not fixed in place.
mulligan|Stew.
mustang|Texas steed.
mustangs|SMU eleven.
mysteries|Reading matter.
nagging|Persistent complaints.
naivete|Simplicity.
nakedly|Manifestly.
namesake|Junior, for example.
napless|Threadbare.
narrate|Tell.
narration|Account.
narrator|Voice in a documentary.
national|Big league.
nations|United ___.
natives|Local products.
nattily|Sprucely.
natural|Unadulterated.
natural|___ gas.
naturally|Of course.
natures|Essences.
nautical|Sailorly.
nautilus|Pioneering Arctic traveleer.
nearest|Often the dearest.
nebulae|Celestial spirals.
nebulae|Large celestial groups.
neckline|Couturier's concern.
negates|Denies.
negates|Proves nonexistent.
neither|Nor yet.
nemesis|Goddess of retribution.
neoliths|Stone Age implements.
nereides|Fifty daughters of a sea god.
nervously|With agitation.
nesters|Homesteaders.
nestler|Young bird.
nestlers|Cuddly ones.
nestles|Cuddles.
nestles|Lies close and snug.
nettled|Quite put out.
nettles|Pesky weeds.
network|TV system.
networks|Systems of interlacing channels.
newsstand|Kiosk.
nightstick|Billy.
nihilist|Advocate of violent revolution.
ninepin|Bowling piece.
nirvana|Passionless peace, in Buddhism.
nitrite|Acid salt.
noggins|Small cups.
noisemaker|Reveler's gadget.
noisette|Small choice piece of meat.
noisome|Malodorous.
nominates|Proposes for office.
nominee|Office seeker.
noodles|Heads: Slang.
norther|Gale from the Arctic.
nosedives|Headlong drops.
nostalgia|Homesickness.
notable|Man of distinction.
notably|In a striking manner.
notched|Cut nicks for scoring.
noughts|Valueless things.
novenas|Nine days' devotions.
nuclear|Designating a form of energy.
nuclear|Designating a type of power.
nudists|Health faddists of a sort.
numbers|After Leviticus.
numbers|Book of the Bible.
nursemaids|Predecessors of the baby sitter.
obeisance|Deference.
obsessions|All-consuming feelings.
ocarina|Small wind instrument.
occlude|Block (a passage).
occulted|Eclipsed, in astronomy.
octanes|Petroleum products.
oculist|A certain physician.
odometer|Mile measurer on a vehicle.
offhand|Impromptu.
offshoot|Branch.
oilstones|Sharpening devices.
okaying|Approving: Colloq.
oldster|Graybeard: Colloq.
oleates|Chemical salts.
omelets|Chef"s specialties.
omicron|Greek letter.
omicron|Greek letter.
omitted|Skipped.
oneness|Unity.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
onetime|Quondam.
onstage|Before the footlights.
opalesce|Emit a play of colors.
opaline|Milky variety of glass.
opaline|Translucent variety of glass.
openers|Gadgets for kitchen use.
operant|Manager.
operate|Manage.
operated|Acted.
operates|Runs.
operation|___ Overlord.
operative|Agent.
operose|Laborious.
opossums|Marsupials.
opposers|Nay voters.
opulent|Moneyed.
oralist|Teacher of lip reading.
oranges|Fruits.
oranges|Mandarin, temple, etc.
orating|Haranguing.
oration|Commencement feature.
oratorio|Musical composition.
oratorios|Musical compositions.
orators|Burke and Churchill, for example.
orators|Webster and Clay.
oratory|Chapel for prayer.
oratory|Feature of filibustering.
oratory|Small chapel.
ordains|Names.
oregano|Herb for seasoning.
organic|Designating a branch of chemistry.
organism|Any living thing.
oriental|Eastern.
orientals|Syngman Rhee and U Nu.
orienting|Turning in an indicated direction.
orients|Brings into due relation.
orioles|Baltimore team.
orioles|Baseball team.
orioles|Major League baseball club.
ornament|Embellish.
orotund|Ringing and musical, said of the voice.
ospreys|Hat feathers.
ossicle|Little bone.
otalgia|Earache.
otherness|Quality of being different.
otology|Science of the ear.
ottomans|Overstuffed footstools.
ottomans|Pieces of furniture.
outgrew|Developed beyond the need of.
outline|Shape a course.
outline|Sketch.
outlive|Last longer than.
outlive|Last longer.
outpulled|Triumphed at tug of war.
outrace|Win at the track.
outrigger|Canoe with an extension.
outsert|Extra section of a magazine.
outsider|Stranger.
outtalks|Wins a debate.
ovations|Ticker-tape affairs.
overact|Exaggerate, on stage.
overact|Indulge in histrionics.
overactive|Too busy.
overage|Surplus, as of goods.
overage|Surplus.
overages|Surpluses.
overall|Comprehensive.
overawe|Cow.
overawe|Restrain by fear.
overawe|Restrain by fear.
overeat|Ignore the diet.
overeat|Take too many helpings.
overflow|Inundate.
overhand|Tennis stroke.
overhang|Projecting roof.
overladen|Burdened too much.
overlap|Extend beyond the edge.
overloaded|Filled to excess.
overlooks|Views from a height.
overnice|Fastidious.
overornamented|Gingerbready.
overran|Flooded.
oversee|Supervise.
overset|Excess, as of type.
oversight|Unconscious neglect.
oversleeps|Ignores the alarm clock.
oversouls|Spiritual beings (a term used by Emerson).
overspend|Wreck the budget.
overthrows|Upsets.
overtime|Extra period in Giants-Colts game.
overtime|Extra working period.
overtrain|What some athletes do.
overurge|Ply with too many arguments.
overuse|Repeat irritatingly.
overused|Hackneyed.
oysters|Victims of the Walrus and the Carpenter.
ozonosphere|Layer 12 to 30 miles up.
pacifist|One opposed to carrying arms.
pageboy|Type of bob.
pageboy|Type of haircut.
pagodas|Storied temples.
painting|Museum piece.
paladin|TV Western hero.
paladins|Knightly defenders.
palatal|Pronounced like "y" in young.
palatine|One of Rome's seven hills.
palisade|Fence of pointed stakes.
palmers|Pilgrims.
panacea|Cure-all.
panacea|Cure-all.
panache|Feathery topknot.
pancake|Crumpet's relative.
pandemonium|Riotous tumult.
panegyrics|Eulogies.
panhandle|Part of Texas or Oklahoma.
panniers|Large baskets.
panoply|Magnificent array.
panorama|Comprehensive view.
panorama|Constantly changing scene.
panorama|Extended prospect.
pantomime|Drama without words.
pantomimes|Christmas entertainments, in England.
parable|Allegory.
parabola|Conic section.
parades|Military ceremonies.
paradises|Edens.
paragon|Ideal.
parakeet|Budgereegah of Australia.
parakeet|Feathery pet.
paralyze|Unnerve.
paramecia|One-celled animals.
parasite|Hanger-on.
parentage|Family.
parents|Experts in child guidance.
parliamentarian|Gladstone, for example.
parricide|Oedipus, by chance.
parroter|Mimicker.
parsnip|Edible root.
parterre|Orchestra circle.
parterre|Part of a theatre below the balcony.
parterre|Section of a theatre.
parterre|Theatre section.
parties|Birthday events.
partisans|Devoted adherents.
partners|Colleagues.
partners|East and West, at the bridge table.
partridge|Ruffed grouse.
passage|Thoroughfare.
passers|Certain football players.
passion|Feeling.
passion|Strong feeling.
passport|Safe-conduct.
password|Countersign.
pastoral|Of shepherds.
patella|Bone.
patella|Kneecap.
patented|Protected, as an invention.
patented|Secured, as an invention.
pathetic|Exciting emotion.
patient|Forebearing.
patient|Slow to anger.
patrician|Aristocrat.
patriciate|Aristocracy.
patricide|Oedipus' crime.
patriots|Patrick Henry, John Hancock, etc.
patrols|Navy or Air Force groups.
patronizes|Treats with condescension.
patrons|Sponsors of social affairs.
patroon|Early Dutch settler.
patroon|Landholder under Peter Minuet.
patroons|Estate holders in early New York.
patsies|Cat's-paws: Slang.
patties|Meat pies.
paymaster|G. I.'s favorite staff officer.
peacocks|Colorful zoo denizens.
peanuts|Ball game nourishment.
peanuts|Important crop in the South.
peartly|In a smart manner: Dial.
pebbled|Strewn with stones, as a beach.
peccavi|I have sinned: Lat.
pectate|Salt of fruit acid.
pedaled|Rode a bicycle.
pedantic|Pretentiously learned.
peddles|Vends.
pedigree|Thoroughbred's line.
pedlars|Door-to-door salesmen: Var.
peekaboo|Child's game.
peekaboo|Game to amuse baby.
peelers|Kitchen gadgets.
peeress|Lady of rank.
peeress|New member of the House of Lords.
peerless|Nonpareil.
pejorative|A disparaging word, such as poetaster.
pelican|Louisiana's bird.
pelican|Symbol of Louisiana.
pelican|Water bird.
pelisse|Fur-trimmed cloak.
pelisse|Outer garment.
pellmell|In furious haste.
pellucidly|Transparently.
penates|Roman household gods.
penitent|Sorry.
penname|Isak Dinesen, for example.
penname|Pseudonym.
pennant|Symbol of baseball prowess.
pennants|Casey Stengel perennials.
pennine|Range of the Alps.
pennyroyal|One of the mints.
pensive|Musing.
pentacle|Five-pointed star, former magic symbol.
pentads|Five-year periods.
pentagon|Its daytime population is 29,000.
pentagon|Largest building in U. S.
penthouses|Living quarters de luxe.
peopled|Populated.
perforce|Of necessity.
perfume|Product of Paris.
perhaps|By some chance.
perhaps|Maybe.
periapt|Amulet.
perimeter|Outer boundary.
perique|Louisiana tobacco.
periscope|Optical instrument with mirrors.
peristyle|Row of columns.
perjurer|Unreliable witness.
perorates|Speaks at length.
persistence|Stick-to-itiveness.
personae|Dramatis ___.
pessimist|He views with alarm.
petitioned|Made a request.
petunias|Easiest perennials to grow.
phalanx|Battle formation.
phantasy|Product of imagination.
philippic|Diatribe.
pianissimo|Very softly.
piaster|The kurus of Turkey.
picador|Horseman in the Plaza de Toros.
piccolo|Musical instrument.
pickets|Practicing protestants.
pickles|Popular relish.
piebald|Of different colors.
piecemeal|Bit by bit.
pigeons|Pouters.
pigskins|Sports equipment: Colloq.
pillion|Cushion for lady passenger on horseback.
pimpernel|Scarlet flower.
pinafores|G. & S. seagoing productions.
pincers|Military movement.
pincers|Military trap maneuver.
pincers|Nippers.
pincers|Tool for gripping.
pinhole|Tiny puncture.
pinocle|Card game: Var.
pioneer|Lunar probe satellite.
pipeful|Load of tobacco.
piranha|Bloodthirsty fish.
pirates|Forbes Field team.
pistons|Sliding valves in musical instruments.
pitapat|In a flutter.
pitcher|Molly of Monmouth.
pitiable|Lamentably insignificant.
placate|Appease.
placate|Appease.
placket|Finished slit in a skirt.
plainsmen|Certain Midwesterners.
planers|Workers in wood.
planetaria|Hayden, Fels, Adler, etc.
planetarium|Guide to the heavens.
planets|Nine bodies in orbit.
planned|Designed.
plasters|Applies stucco.
plasters|Mixtures of lime, sand and water.
plastic|Lucite, for example.
platina|Crude native platinum.
platitude|Bromide.
platoons|Military units.
platoons|Squads.
playlet|Curtain raiser.
playoff|Crucial ball game.
pleased|___ as Punch.
pleated|Made in folds.
plenary|Complete.
pliable|Easily molded.
plougher|Tractor operator.
poetize|Compose verse.
poinsettia|Popular holiday gift.
polecat|Ferret's relative.
polestar|Alpha of constellation Ursa Minor.
politic|Body ___ (state).
pollsters|Election predictors.
pollute|Desecrate.
poltergeist|Lively ghost.
poltergeists|Noisy ghosts.
poltroon|Coward.
poppies|Plants with showy flowers.
popular|Easy to understand.
porgies|Crimson fish with blue spots.
porridge|Fare for Goldilocks.
portend|Augur.
portends|Foretokens.
portents|Omens.
portulaca|Popular name of rose moss.
positions|Situations.
possess|Have and hold.
possess|Maintain.
possess|Maintain.
possessive|Case in grammar.
posting|Rising to the trot, in manége.
postpones|Defers.
postulate|Underlying hypothesis.
posture|Attitude.
potboiler|Book hastily written for gain.
potboiler|Hack writing effort.
pounded|Pummeled.
powwows|Indian get-togethers.
practice|Do.
praisers|Appreciative ones.
prancer|Famous reindeer.
prances|Struts.
prankster|Mischief maker.
prankster|Practical joker.
prayers|Orisons.
precasts|Selects actors without a tryout.
precede|Antedate.
precede|Be earlier than.
precise|Sharply defined.
predate|Antecede.
predator|Plunderer.
predecessor|The one before.
predicted|Foretold.
prefects|Officials.
prefecture|Office of Paris police chief.
prelate|Bishop.
prelate|Church dignitary.
premiere|Movie event.
preorder|Foreordain.
prepares|Gets set.
prepense|Premeditated.
present|Begun but not ended.
present|Here.
presents|Exhibits.
preside|Act as chairman.
presume|Take for granted.
pretended|Alleged.
prevalent|Rife.
prevents|Forestalls.
priests|Clerics.
priggery|Behavior à la Elsie Dinsmore.
primage|Freight fee to ship's owner.
primavera|Allegory of Spring by Botticelli.
primitivists|Return to nature group.
principles|Ethics.
prithee|Medieval "I pray thee."
probity|Rectitude.
problem|Riddle.
proceeds|Sum derived from a sale.
profiles|Short, vivid biographies.
profited|Gained pecuniarily.
profitless|Without gain.
program|Playbill.
program|Prepare data for a computer.
prologue|Introduction to a play.
prominent|Outstanding.
promise|Oh, ___ me that some day . . .
promised|___ Land.
promoter|Business man.
prompts|Urges into action.
propellant|Agent that sets off a rocket.
propellants|Explosive charges.
prorate|Distribute by quota.
prorates|Distributes fairly.
prosaic|Dull.
prosier|Duller.
protective|Designating a type of tariff.
protest|Objection.
protests|Affirms solemnly.
protract|Draw out.
proverb|Guide to wisdom.
province|Quebec or Manitoba.
psalter|Book for churchmen.
psalter|Book of Psalms.
psychic|Of soul or mind.
psychograph|Instrument for spirit writing.
puerile|Childish.
puerile|Childish.
punster|Perpetrator of paronomasia.
puritan|John Alden, for example.
puritan|William Bradford, for example.
pushover|A cinch.
putouts|Baseball plays.
putters|Golf clubs.
puzzlers|Conundrum addicts.
pyrogen|Substance produced by heat, in chemistry.
pyromania|Firebug's affliction.
pyromaniac|Firebug.
quarterer|Four-part divider.
quidnunc|A gossip, from Latin "what now?"
quietude|Tranquillity.
quipster|Very witty one.
raccoon|Nocturnal mammal.
racketeer|Extortionist.
radiant|Glorious.
radiate|Branch out from a center.
radiate|Shine forth.
radical|Left-wing.
radical|Political rebel.
raffles|Lotteries.
rafters|Beams.
ragouts|Certain entrees.
ragtime|River boat music, from 1890.
ragweed|Very common plant.
raiders|Commandos.
railings|Guards on upper decks.
rainchecks|Appendages on baseball tickets.
rainier|M. Grimaldi.
rainier|Peak in the Cascade Range.
rainier|Peak or pince.
rainstorm|Precipitatation.
rainstorm|Weather phenomenon.
rakehell|Dissolute.
rambler|Rose.
ramblers|Roses.
ramekins|Baking dishes.
rampant|Unchecked.
ramshorn|Shophar.
rapport|Close agreement.
rapport|Harmonious relation.
rapport|Harmony.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
raspberry|Dessert fruit.
raspberry|Prickly shrub of rose family.
ratholes|Rodents' hideouts.
ratline|Nautical rope.
ratlines|Nautical ropes.
rattlers|Fast freights: Slang.
rattletrap|Flivver.
rattrap|Rodent's nemesis.
raucous|Strident.
ravioli|Italian menu specialty.
readied|Prepared.
reading|One of the three R's.
realist|Writer like Steinbeck.
reasons|Because, and others.
reassure|Remove apprehensions.
reawaken|Rouse again.
recanted|Abjured.
recants|Makes retraction.
recants|Takes back openly.
receive|Be a host.
receive|Take in.
receiver|Telephone part.
recessed|Set back.
recession|Condition in recent U. S. economy.
reciter|Narrator.
recites|Speaks up in class.
recoins|Mints again.
reconciles|Settles differences.
recross|Intersect again.
redcaps|Luggage toters.
redcoats|Parts of Santa costumes.
reddens|Flushes.
redeems|Delivers.
redhead|Current Broadway musical.
redheaded|Descriptive of Elizabeth I.
redheads|Certain woodpeckers.
redlegs|Cincinnati team.
redress|Make amends to.
redshirts|Garibaldi's men.
redskins|Pro football team.
redstart|Fly-catching warbler.
reduces|Diminishes.
redwing|Small thrush.
reenact|Portray again.
reenter|Stage direction.
refiner|Worker with sugar, oil, etc.
refineries|Processing plants.
refinery|Industrial plant.
reformers|Advocates of betterment.
refueled|Filled the tanks again.
refuses|Declines to accept.
regiment|Subject to uniformity.
register|Enroll.
regrets|Rues the day.
regular|Symmetrical.
rehearses|Recites for practice.
reheated|Warmed over.
reheated|Warmed over.
rehires|Takes on old hands.
rejoined|Answered.
relater|Teller of tales.
relates|Pertains (to).
relative|Kinsman.
relativity|Theory in physics.
relayed|Received and passed on.
release|Press agent's handout.
release|Quit-claim.
relegated|Banished from sight or mind.
relegating|Consigning to an inferior position.
reliance|Trust.
reliant|Having confidence.
reloaded|Got set to shoot again.
reluctant|Unwilling.
remanded|Ordered to go back.
remanded|Sent back.
remarked|Said so.
remarque|German novelist.
remarry|Take a second spouse.
rematch|Patterson vs. Johansson.
remedial|Designating some school reading.
remedies|Medicines.
reminded|Jogged the memory.
remodel|Make anew.
remoras|Parasitic ocean fishes.
remorse|Compunction.
removal|Change of residence.
renegades|Turncoats.
reneged|Went back on a promise: Colloq.
renewed|Freshened.
renounces|Gives up.
renovate|Refurbish.
rentals|Amounts in leases.
renting|Temporarily in possession.
repatriated|Restored to citizenship.
repaved|Did road work.
repeals|Abrogates.
repeals|Revokes.
repented|Was remorseful.
replica|Facsimile.
reposit|Put away for safekeeping.
repository|Storehouse.
repousse|Relief pattern on thin metal: Fr.
representatives|House occupants.
reproof|Censure.
reproval|Admonition.
reprove|Scold.
reptile|Lizard.
republic|Form of government.
repulse|Historic British battleship.
repulses|Throws back.
requite|Make return for.
rereading|Second perusal.
rescore|Correct a tally.
research|Fact-finding.
resented|Took amiss.
resented|Took offense.
reserve|Balance sheet item.
reserve|Extra supply.
reshape|Change the mold.
resided|Dwelled.
residue|Remainder.
residue|Remains.
resigner|One withdrawing from office.
resigns|Relinquishes.
resistance|The Maquis of France, W. W. II.
resists|Withstands.
resorts|Banff and Nice.
respire|Breathe.
respires|Breathes.
respite|Temporary relief.
responder|Reactor.
response|Answer.
response|Answer.
response|Answer.
restamp|Imprint again.
restates|Says over.
resting|At ease.
restively|Uneasily.
restore|Give back.
restore|Put back into use.
restore|Put back.
restores|Brings back to health.
restrain|Curb.
restrain|Inhibit.
restrained|Checked.
restrict|Curb.
retained|Kept in mind.
retaken|Captured again.
retaken|Captured again.
retakes|Screen stars' bugbear.
retaliation|An eye for an eye.
retarded|Delayed.
retarded|Hindered.
retaste|Relish again.
retells|Discloses anew.
retenes|Hydrocarbons from pine tar.
retinae|Image receivers of the eyes.
retinue|Following.
retired|Not in active service.
retired|Secluded.
retired|Secluded.
retires|Goes away.
retracing|Following a path again.
retreat|Bugle signal at sunset.
retreat|Place of seclusion.
retreated|Withdrew.
retrospect|A looking back.
revenue|Income.
revenue|Income.
revenuers|Moonshiner's nemeses: Slang.
revered|Honored.
reverie|Daydream.
reverie|Debussy piano piece.
reverie|Dream.
reverie|Fanciful musing.
reversal|Change of mind or direction.
reverse|Contrary.
reversed|Annulled, as a judgment.
reverses|Changes to the opposite.
reverts|Displays atavism.
revised|Corrected.
revoked|Canceled.
rewarded|Compensated.
reweaves|Mends (fabrics) in a certain way.
rewrite|Do a job in journalism.
reynard|12th century fox.
reynard|Fox.
rheometer|Instrument for measuring velocity of flow.
rialtos|City districts.
ridicule|Make sport of.
righted|Adjusted.
rightist|Conservative.
rigidity|Strictness.
rigmaroles|Rambling statements.
rigours|Austerities, in England.
ringlet|Long curl.
ringlets|Curls.
rioting|Evidence of popular unrest.
riparian|Living on a riverbank.
riposte|Quick return thrust.
risotto|Italian rice dish.
rituals|Church books.
rituals|Observances.
riviera|European playground.
riviera|European playground.
roadblock|Part of a dragnet.
roadless|Trackless.
roadster|Sports car.
roaster|Cooking pan.
rockets|Components of modern projectiles.
rockets|Part of the missile program.
roentgen|Famous physicist.
roister|Indulge in revelry.
romaine|Type of lettuce.
romance|Conrad-Ford novel, 1903.
romance|Dreamy habit of mind.
romance|Group of languages.
romance|Love story.
romantic|Starry-eyed.
rondeau|Short lyrical poem.
rondure|Circle: Poet.
rookery|Breeding place for birds.
roommate|Dormitory companion.
roseate|Promising.
rostral|Of a pulpit.
rotated|Spun.
rotator|Device on an axis.
rotator|Muscle.
rotters|Blackguards: Slang.
rotunda|Part of the Capitol.
roulades|Musical flourishes.
roulades|Vocal flourishes.
roulette|Game of chance.
roundel|Short lyrical poem.
rounding|Making a turn about.
routine|Humdrum ways.
rubbish|Nonsense.
ruffles|Narrow ornamental pleats.
ruinous|Destructive.
rumored|Noised about.
sabbath|Day of rest.
sachets|Perfumed pads.
sadirons|Clothes pressers.
sadness|Dejection.
safecracker|Yegg.
safeness|Security.
sagamore|___ Hill, T. R. shrine at Oyster Bay.
saguaro|National Monument near Tucson.
sailboat|Regatta entry.
sailorly|Describing Ralph Rackstraw
sainted|Very holy.
salaams|Bows.
salamis|Snack meats.
saleslady|Department store worker.
saleslady|Important worker: Colloq.
saleslady|Store employe.
salespeople|Clerks.
salesroom|Auction salon.
sallied|Burst forth.
sallies|Quick witticisms.
sallies|Quips.
saltbox|House style, popular in New England.
saltier|Brinier.
saltire|St. Andrew's cross on a shield.
saltish|Suggestive of brine.
samaras|Key fruits.
samaritans|Compassionate helpers.
sameness|Monotony.
samites|Rich fabrics of the Middle Ages.
samovar|Metal urn.
sampans|Boats on the Yangtze.
sampler|Embroidered motto.
sampler|Original piece of needlework.
sanction|Lend approval to.
sandstorms|Desert hazards.
sapience|Wisdom.
sapless|Devoid of juice.
sapling|Between acorn and oak.
sapling|Young tree.
saraband|Spanish dance.
sarcastic|Taunting.
sargasso|Calm sea in the Atlantic.
sargasso|Still sea.
sarongs|Wrap-arounds.
sartorius|Longest muscle in human body.
sassaby|Large South African antelope.
satanist|Devil worshiper.
satellite|Explorer, for one.
satiated|Cloyed.
satiates|Surfeits.
satraps|Petty rulers.
saturate|Drench.
saunter|Idle walk.
sauries|Sea fishes with projecting beaks.
sausages|Butcher's specialty.
savannah|First steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819.
savants|Learned men.
savants|Men of learning.
saviors|Deliverers.
saviors|Rescuers.
saxhorns|Band instruments.
sayings|Aphorisms.
scalene|Describing a triangle.
scalper|Ticket peddler.
scalping|Buying and selling for quick profit: Colloq.
scanned|Glanced at.
scanted|Gave sparingly.
scarcer|Less plentiful.
scarecrow|Garden guard.
scatter|___ rug.
scavenger|Vulture, for example.
scenario|Hollywood document.
scenario|Photoplay outline.
scepter|Mace.
sceptred|Having authority.
scherzo|Sprightly composition.
schooled|Trained.
sciatic|___ nerve, largest in the body.
science|Systematized knowledge.
scopula|Pollen brush of a bee: Zool.
scorners|Disdainful ones.
scorning|Treating with contempt.
scorpion|U. S. jet plane.
scoters|Surf ducks.
scourer|Cleanser.
scourers|Cleansing agents.
scourge|An affliction.
scramble|Throw together haphazardly.
scrapbook|Actor's album.
scrapes|Abrasions.
scrapping|Discarding.
screaked|Made a harsh, grating sound.
screamed|Broke into gales of laughter.
screeds|Philippics.
screens|Ornamental room dividers.
scrounge|Pilfer: Slang.
sculptor|Jo Davidson, for instance.
scutate|Shaped like a shield, as nasturtium leaves.
scutate|Shield-shaped.
scuttles|Hods.
seabird|Stormy petrel.
seafront|Atlantic City feature.
seahorse|Bony-plated fish.
sealery|Type of fishery.
seamstress|Garment worker.
seashore|Summertime playground.
seaside|Favorite vacation spot.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seasons|Flavors.
seasons|Periods of time.
seasons|Spices.
seawall|Relative of a dike.
seaware|Marine alga used as fertilizer.
seaways|Routes by water.
secants|Lines in trigonometry.
secants|Lines in trigonometry.
secedes|Formally withdraws.
seconds|Moments.
secretariat|Mr. Herter and staff, for example.
secrete|Conceal.
secretes|Hides away.
secular|Worldly.
secures|Makes fast.
seeders|Farm machines.
seedier|More threadbare.
seedling|Potential plant.
seeking|Hunting.
seemingly|To all appearances.
seepage|Ooze.
seepage|Oozing.
seesawed|Wavered.
seesaws|Playground equipment.
seethed|Was agitated.
seething|Boiling.
seething|In a state of violent agitation.
segments|Divisions.
segregate|Set apart.
seiners|Fishermen.
seismal|Having to do with earthquakes.
seismic|Pertaining to earthquakes.
selected|Picked.
selector|Discriminating buyer.
selects|Makes a choice.
selenic|Kind of acid solution dissolving gold.
selenite|Inhabitant of the moon.
sellers|Col. Mulberry ___, in "The Gilded Age."
sellouts|Broadway hits.
seminar|Group of students.
seminaries|Academies.
seminars|Lecture groups.
senates|Governing bodies.
senates|Law-making bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senator|Byrd or Bartlett.
senator|Church or Bible.
senator|Lyndon Johnson.
senators|American League team.
senators|Capitol group.
senators|Cookie Lavagetto's team.
senators|Major League team.
senders|Telegraphers.
senders|Transmitters.
senecas|Cornplanter's tribe.
senecas|Members of a Five Nations tribe.
senores|Madrileños.
senorita|Duenna's charge.
senorita|Spanish title.
sensate|Apprehended by touch, taste, etc.
sensate|Discovered by touching, tasting, etc.
sensate|Perceived by sight, hearing, etc.
sentinel|Military guard.
separate|Detach.
sequent|Consecutive.
sequoia|National Park near Mt. Whitney.
sequoia|Redwood tree.
serapes|Blanket garments.
serapes|Brightly colored blanket garments.
serenade|Just a song at twilight.
serenade|Well-known Schubert composition.
serenades|Romantic music.
serenata|Orchestral composition.
serenata|Type of secular cantata.
serener|Calmer.
serenes|Peaceful expanses: Poet.
serenity|Peacefulness.
serially|Appearing in installments.
seriate|In succession.
seringas|Brazilian rubber trees.
sermonic|Like a talk from the pulpit.
serpent|Mamba or fer-de-lance.
serrate|Like a saw.
serrated|Having notched edges, as leaves.
serrates|Marks with notches.
servant|Scarce worker in U. S.
service|Creator of Dan McGrew.
service|Military duty.
service|Work done for another.
servile|Truckling.
session|Meeting.
sesterce|Old Roman coin.
sesterces|Money in Augustus' treasury.
setback|Reversal.
setback|Unexpected check.
settees|Lateen-rigged vessels.
settled|Located permanently.
seventh|Fraction.
several|A few.
several|Respective.
severance|Partition.
severest|Most keen.
shacklers|Handcuffers.
shadrach|One of a Biblical trio.
shakeout|Clean, as a dust mop.
shallot|Relative of onion and garlic.
shapely|Well-proportioned.
sharing|Dividing.
sharper|More pungent.
sharpest|Most distinct.
shavetail|Untrained mule.
shavetails|Second looeys.
sheaves|Bundles.
sheepdog|Collie.
sheerer|More diaphanous.
sherbet|Dessert.
shindig|Festive occasion with dancing: Slang.
shiners|Little fish.
shipper|Exporter.
shippers|Exporters, for instance.
shivers|Breaks into fragments.
shocker|Penny dreadful.
shoelaces|Loafers haven't any.
shooter|Large and fancy marble.
shoreline|Water's edge.
shortened|Truncated.
shortly|Soon.
shovels|Spades.
shriekers|Vocal feminine fans.
shrines|Loreto and Lourdes.
shrouded|Concealed.
shushes|Quiets.
shuteye|Sleep: Slang.
shutout|Exclude.
shylocks|Exacting creditors.
sidearms|Sword and pistol.
sidecar|Place for a passenger.
sidesaddle|How Queen Elizabeth rides.
sidestep|Evade.
sidestep|Evasive move.
sidewinder|Navy air-to-air missile.
sierras|Western ranges.
sifting|Examining minutely.
sightseers|Vacationers on a grand tour.
signature|John Hancock.
silencers|Mufflers.
silesia|Where Katowice is.
silvered|Made into a mirror.
silvers|Sergeant Bilko.
silvery|Adjective for the moon.
similes|Figures of speech.
simoons|Desert winds.
sincere|Heartfelt.
sinecure|Position requiring little work.
singsong|Monotonous mode of speech.
singsong|Monotonous.
sitters|Household helpers.
sitters|Mothers' helpers.
situate|Place.
situations|What dramatists contrive.
skeeter|Pesky insect.
skeeter|Pestiferous insect: Colloq.
skeleton|Popular Halloween costume.
skeletons|Closet occupants.
skeptic|Legendary Missourian.
skewered|En brochette.
skewers|Brochettes.
skewers|Metal pins for kitchen use.
skilled|Having ability.
skimmer|Long-winged sea bird.
skittles|English game.
skyline|Visible horizon.
skyrockets|Rises rapidly: Colloq.
slacker|Irresponsible one.
slander|Meanest spawn of hell.
slanders|False, malicious tales.
slanders|Speaks ill of.
slapdash|Hasty, careless, etc.
slasher|Swashbuckler.
slaters|Roofing workers.
slather|Spread on thick: Colloq.
slatted|Descriptive of a Venetian blind.
sledder|Coaster.
sledder|Winter sportsman.
sledges|Winter logging vehicles.
sleepwalker|Lady Macbeth's famous role.
sleeved|Having arm coverings.
sleeves|Garment parts.
sleight|Adroitness.
slender|Willowy.
slender|Willowy.
slimier|More glutinous.
slipknots|Relatives of running bowlines.
slipper|Carpet ___.
slogans|Catchwords.
slogans|Catchy phrases.
slogged|Plodded through mire.
slugabed|Late riser.
slyboots|Cunning of waggish person.
smaller|Not so big.
smalltime|Petty: Slang.
smarten|Make more trim.
smeared|Maligned.
smelted|Fused, as ore.
smelter|Pittsburgh worker.
smiting|Striking hard.
smitten|Enamored.
smugness|Complacency.
snakier|More sinuous.
snappers|Food fish.
snarers|Trappers.
snarled|Became knotted.
snarled|Growled.
snarler|Menacing dog.
sneakers|Tennis player's need.
sneered|Exhibited disdain.
sneerer|Contemptuous one.
sneezers|Allergic ones.
sniveled|Complained in whining manner.
snootier|More uppity.
snorers|Sound sleepers.
snowing|Falling in flakes.
snowplow|Highway maintenance vehicle.
snuggery|Cozy den.
soberer|More subdued.
sobriety|Temperance.
sociable|Friendly.
socialite|Member of the fashionable set.
society|Category of news.
society|Companionship.
soggier|Wetter.
soilage|Fodder crops.
solacers|Sympathetic friends.
solacing|Cheering up.
soldier|Worker for a cause.
soldiers|Three ___, 1921 novel.
solicitors|Dodson and Fogg, in "Pickwick Papers."
solstice|June 21–22 or December 21–22.
somebody|A person of importance.
somehow|In one way or another.
somerset|English county.
sonance|The state of being voiced.
sonatas|Moonlight and "Waldstein."
sonatas|Musical works.
songster|Canary.
songstress|Entertainer.
sonnets|Golden Treasury treasures.
sonorous|Ringing.
sooners|Oklahoma eleven, Orange Bowl winners.
soonest|Cablese word requesting great haste.
soonest|With least delay, in cablese.
sopranos|Chorus girls.
sorehead|Poor loser: Colloq.
soreness|Vexation.
sorties|Raids.
sounding|Measuring depth.
soupier|Foggier: Colloq.
soybean|Edible seed.
spaceman|20th century hero-to-be.
spaceman|Moon traveler.
spaceman|One of seven intrepid adventurers.
spaceship|X-15 may be the first.
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail.
sparked|Went a-wooing.
sparkle|Glitter.
spartan|Member of Michigan State eleven.
spatial|Existing beyond the earth's atmosphere.
spatula|Palette knife.
speakers|Sam Rayburn and others.
spearhead|Leading person in an endeavor.
special|Exceptional.
speckle|Spot.
spectre|Ghost in a British castle.
speechless|Not conveyed by words.
speeder|Racer.
spellbind|Fascinate.
spheres|Sun and moon.
spheric|Globular.
spiders|Eight-legged animals.
spigots|Taps.
spindle|Rod holding a bobbin.
spindrift|Spray.
spinets|Musical instruments.
spinous|Prickly.
spinule|Small thorn.
spirals|Football passes.
spirited|Lively.
spirited|Lively.
spiritual|Song of faith.
splashy|Making a show: Slang.
splayed|Spread out.
splendor|Brilliance.
splicer|Movie editor's device.
splinter|Fragment.
spoilsport|Kill-joy.
sponged|Dampened in a certain way.
sponsor|Program backer.
spookier|More uncanny.
sporters|Show-offs of a kind.
sprayed|Used an atomizer.
springe|Trap.
springer|Large spaniel.
sprints|Dashes.
sprites|Elves.
sprites|Fairies.
sprocket|Motion-picture machine part.
sprouting|Fresh growth.
spurious|Counterfeit.
spurted|Jetted.
sputnik|Phenomenon of 1958.
sputter|Speak hastily and indistinctly.
sputter|Talk hastily and indistinctly.
squatted|Settled on land, without right or title.
stadium|Candlestick Park.
stagers|Veterans (with "old").
stagestruck|Hypnotized by Broadway.
stagger|Make zigzag in arrangement.
stained|Discolored.
stained|Spotted.
stainer|British oratorio composer.
stainer|English composer of church music.
stairstep|Part of a flight.
stakeout|Mark with pegs.
stalemate|Drawn contest.
stalemate|Tie.
staleness|Vapidity.
stamens|Flower parts.
stampede|Panic on the range.
stances|Postures.
stances|Tee postures.
standard|Banner.
standee|Relative of a railbird.
standee|Type of theatre-goer.
standish|Colonist at Plymouth.
standouts|Recalcitrant members of a group.
standpat|Oppose all changes.
standup|Rise.
stargazers|Fortunetellers.
starker|More barren.
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls.
starlit|Illuminated, as the heavens.
starriest|Describing Old Glory.
started|Sprang into being.
starter|Auto part.
startle|Surprise.
statehood|Achievement of Hawaii.
stately|August.
stately|Imposing.
stately|Majestic.
stateroom|Accommodation on the United States.
statics|Branch of mechanics.
stations|Pennsylvania and Waterloo.
statist|Believer in republican government.
statuary|Hall in the Capitol.
statures|Natural heights.
stealer|Pilferer.
stealthy|Done in furtive manner.
stealthy|Surreptitious.
steamed|Way of serving clams.
steamers|River craft.
steeped|Infused.
steepest|Most precipitous.
steeple|Spire.
steeplejack|Man on high.
steered|Directed.
steeves|Packs.
stellar|Astral.
stellate|Formed like a star.
stemware|Drinking vessels.
stentor|Greek herald in Trojan War.
stentor|Loud speaker.
stepfather|New dad.
stepladder|Wall-painter's aid.
stepson|Relative by marriage.
sterile|Fruitless.
sterlet|Small sturgeon.
sterlets|Small sturgeons.
sterner|More rigorous.
sternest|Most rigorous.
sternest|Most rigorous.
stethoscope|Invention of French doctor, about 1819.
stetted|Marked to remain.
stetted|Marked to retain, on proofs.
steward|Employe of a passenger ship.
stewarded|Supervised, as a kitchen.
stickup|___ for (defend).
stimulus|Incentive.
stimulus|Incentive.
stingaree|Deadly ray.
stingray|Whip-tailed flat fish.
stinted|Gave sparingly.
stinter|Niggard.
stipend|Wage.
stipple|Paint by dabbing.
stipulator|Maker of terms or conditions.
stipule|Leaflike part.
stirred|Agitated.
stirrups|Rider's equipment.
stockcars|Auto agency items.
stocked|Put in a supply of for sale.
stolons|Grass rootstocks.
stomped|Danced to jazz tunes.
stonemason|Builder of monuments.
stoners|Kitchen devices.
stonewall|General's sobriquet.
stonewall|Sobriquet of a General.
stonily|In an unfeeling manner.
stooges|Underlings: Slang.
stooping|Condescending.
stopgaps|Makeshifts.
stopoff|Interruption in a trip.
stopovers|Travelers' respites.
stopples|Cruet parts.
storage|Depository.
stouter|More courageous.
straddle|Equivocal position: Colloq.
straddlers|Fence sitters.
strafed|Shelled.
strafer|Machine-gunner.
strainer|Colander.
straiten|Restrict as to finances.
straits|Dover, Magellan, etc.
stranded|High and dry.
strands|Bundles of thread, fiber, etc., twisted into rope.
strands|Maroons.
strange|Interlude of O'Neill title.
strange|Extraordinary.
strange|Uncommon.
straphanger|Subway passenger.
strapped|Bound, as with adhesive tape.
strapper|Big fellow.
strapping|Husky.
strategy|Military plan.
stratum|Horizontal layer.
stratum|Layer.
streamer|Pennant.
streams|Currents.
streetcar|Form of transportation.
streets|Ginza, Rue de la Paix, etc.
stretch|Seventh inning phenomenon.
stretta|More rapid: Mus.
strider|Water ___, long-legged bug.
strides|Advances.
stridulated|Made a shrill sound, as katydids, crickets, etc.
strikes|___ out (erases).
stringer|Horizontal timber.
stringy|Long, thin, wiry, etc.
striped|Having bands of contrasting color.
stripped|Peeled.
strives|Contends.
striving|Doing battle.
strokes|Styles in swimming.
strolls|Constitutionals.
strophe|Stanza.
structure|Building.
strummed|Played, as a ukulele.
stuccos|Plasters for outer walls.
stunted|Dwarfed.
stymied|Obstructed, on the green.
subtlety|Ability of making fine discriminations.
succumb|Give way.
suffice|Be enough.
sugared|Sweet.
suitors|Prince of Arragon, Prince of Morocco, Bassanio.
sultanas|Seedless grapes.
sultans|Middle East rulers.
summery|Warm-weatherlike.
sunbeam|Bright, merry child.
sundaes|Teen-age treats.
sundials|Time tellers.
sunspot|Celestial phenomenon.
sunspot|Solar phenomenon.
suntans|Summertime acquisitions.
superior|Duluth's water front.
supersede|Replace.
suppose|Believe to be.
surcoat|Short cloak of Middle Ages.
surface|Sir Oliver in "School for Scandal."
suspended|Hung.
swathes|Wraps, as in swaddling clothes.
sweaters|Varsity garb.
sweeney|Gullible chap, in an expression.
sweeney|Man to tell blarney to.
sweetsop|Tropical American tree.
swelters|Is oppressed by heat.
swerves|Veers.
swindle|Shell game.
switched|Turned aside.
swordsman|Fencer.
sylphids|Small, soulless, elemental beings.
systole|Natural contraction of the heart.
tabaret|Strong upholstery fabric.
tableau|Vivid representation.
tabling|Postponing indefinitely, as a motion.
tabloid|Type of newspaper.
taboret|Small drum.
tabulate|List systematically.
tacklers|Defense men at football.
tadpole|Immature amphibian.
tadpole|Long-tailed larva.
taeniae|Headbands worn by ancient Greeks.
tailored|Cut to fit.
tailors|Sartorial craftsmen.
tailspin|Aviation term.
takeoff|Departure.
talaria|Hermes' anklewear.
talebearer|Gossip.
talents|Ancient money units.
talesman|Extra juryman.
talisman|Charm.
talismans|Charms.
tallied|Recorded, as a score.
tanager|Beauteous bird.
tanners|Leather workers.
tanners|Sixpences: Brit. slang.
tantalus|King doomed to hunger and thirst.
tantalus|Locked cellaret, named after mythical king.
tantara|Flourish of trumpets.
taphole|Furnace opening for drawing off slag.
tapioca|Starchy substance from cassava root.
tapioca|Type of pudding.
targets|Objects of fire.
tarpaulin|Waterproof canvas.
tarries|Lingers.
tartans|Plaids.
tartest|Most mouth-puckering.
tasseled|Having pendants.
tassels|Mortarboard adornments.
tassels|Ornamental tufts.
tatters|Shreds.
tattles|Chatters.
tattles|Gossips.
tattletale|Gossip.
taxicab|Item for Amos and Andy.
teammates|Associates in a sport.
teamster|Hoffa follower.
teamster|Union man.
tearing|Moving with speed.
tearoom|Eating place.
tearooms|Luncheonettes.
teatime|Britisher's coffee break.
teatimes|Afternoon hours.
technics|Branches of learning.
teenage|Adolescent.
teenager|Youngster: Colloq.
teetering|Vacillating.
teething|Trying period for baby.
telecast|Type of entertainment program.
telepathic|More than psychic.
telephonic|Long-distance, for instance.
telescope|Mount Wilson appurtenance.
telescope|Palomar instrument.
teletype|Communications system.
televises|Transmits by a certain device.
television|Home entertainment.
tellers|Vote counters.
telpher|Car suspended from overhead cables.
temblors|Seismographic recordings.
temperate|One of two global zones.
tempered|Word in famous Bach title.
templar|Crusader.
templed|Enshrined in a church.
tenable|Capable of being defended.
tenaces|Bridge holdings.
tenaces|Card holdings.
tenancy|Rental period.
tenanted|Occupied.
tenants|Leaseholders.
tenants|Occupants.
tenches|Fresh-water carps.
tendered|Made a formal offer.
tenderly|Con amore.
tenement|Housing of a sort.
tenement|Squalid dwelling.
tenfold|Decemplex.
tenpenny|Nail size.
tensile|Ductile.
tensors|Certain muscles.
tentacle|Feeler.
tentacled|Having arms, like a squid.
terebinth|Tree that yields turpentine.
terminal|Concluding.
terrace|Paved area adjacent to a house.
terrace|Strip of park in the middle of a street.
terrain|Region.
terrible|Epithet for a Czar.
terrible|Simply awful.
terrier|Bedlington or Boston.
terrors|Great nuisances: Colloq.
tessera|Bit of marble.
tessera|Piece used in mosaic.
testate|Where there's a will, so to speak.
testator|Maker of a will.
testator|Will-maker.
testers|Canopies.
tetragon|Quadrangle.
textile|Formed by weaving.
texture|Weave.
theater|The drama.
theology|Religious study.
theology|Seminarian's subject.
thiamin|Bread fortifier.
thickener|Flour, for example.
thimblerig|Shell game.
thinker|Philosopher.
thirsted|Desired.
thoughtful|Considerate.
threads|Weaves in and out of.
thrills|Roller coaster sensations.
throwaway|Reject.
tidbits|Items of gossip.
tiebreaker|Play-off.
tiepins|Jewelry for men.
tightwad|Penny pincher.
tigress|Deadliest of females.
tigress|Shere Khan's mate.
timbale|Small pastry shell.
timecards|Workers' daily records.
timesaving|Automation is.
tinhorn|Cheap and flashy: Slang.
tiniest|Most diminutive.
tinsmith|Metal worker.
tintype|Grandpa's photo.
tipster|Tout.
tirades|Harangues.
tirades|Screeds.
titania|Consort of Oberon.
toasted|Cooked, as marshmallows.
toaster|Household appliance.
toddlers|Little ones.
toehold|Insecure grip.
toelike|Resembling a digit.
togated|Dignified.
toledos|Fine Spanish swords.
tolerates|Bears.
tomahawk|Indian artifact.
tomfooleries|Funny businesses.
tonality|In music, a key.
toneless|Lacking in modulation.
tonight|Make me a child again, just for ___!
tonsorial|Pertaining to barbering.
tonsorial|Pertaining to barbers.
tontines|Annuities shared by a group.
toolers|Artisans in bookbinding.
tootler|Flautist.
tootles|Sounds the horn.
topline|Where the star's name goes.
topnotcher|First-rate fellow.
topsail|Ship's canvas.
toreros|Veronica experts.
tornado|Wizard of Oz beginning.
torpedo|___ boat.
tortile|Twisted.
towline|Item for a tugboat.
tracery|Ornamental work.
trackwalker|Railroad worker.
traduce|Defame.
traduce|Slander.
traffic|Big city problem.
trailers|Certain living quarters.
trained|Instructed.
traipse|Rove about idly: Dial.
traipses|Gads about: Colloq.
traipses|Roves about idly: Colloq.
traitor|Faithless one.
tramper|Hiker.
trances|Seance doings.
transact|Negotiate.
transatlantic|Over the waves.
transepts|Parts of churches.
transient|Fleeting.
transient|Here today, gone tomorrow.
transistor|Tiny amplifier.
transistor|Tiny amplifier.
translates|Interprets.
transom|Crosspiece.
trapeze|Recent dress style.
traveler|Robert E. Lee's horse.
traveler|Robert E. Lee's horse.
traverse|Cross.
treason|Subject of Dreyfus trial.
treasured|Valued.
treater|He pays the check.
treater|Tab payer.
treaties|Formal agreements.
treatise|Monograph.
treatises|Theses.
treetop|Baby's perch in rhyme.
tremble|Quake.
tremblers|Quakers.
tremolo|Musical effect.
tremolo|Vocal effect.
trended|Took a general direction.
trepang|Sea cucumber.
trepans|Boring tools.
trespass|Intrude.
tresses|Pony-tails.
triangle|Geometric love problem.
triangle|Three-sided figure.
tribune|Roman official.
tributary|River into another.
trillium|Wake-robin.
trinary|Consisting of three parts.
trinket|Small ornament.
triolet|Form of verse.
triolet|Verse form.
tripled|Increased three times.
trireme|Ancient warship.
trireme|Galley.
trireme|Three-banked galley.
tritest|Most banal.
tritone|Interval, in music.
tritons|Sea gods of Greek myth.
trivial|Of small consequence.
trolley|Car.
trounce|Defeat: Colloq.
trousers|Men's wear.
trowels|Bricklayers' tools.
trowels|Masons' tools.
trudges|Walks wearily.
trudges|Walks.
trueness|Reality.
trustees|Custodians, as of funds.
tryouts|Tests, in sports.
tsarina|Empress.
tsarina|Former ruler.
tsarina|Former ruler.
tsarina|Wife of a ruler.
tuition|Budget item.
turnings|Detour features.
turnips|Food for Jeeter Lester.
turnout|Eventuate.
tussles|Scuffles.
tussock|Thick clump of grass.
twelfth|Important February date.
twenties|Certain engravings of Andrew Jackson.
twenties|Post-war era.
tympanist|Percussion instrumentalist.
typesetter|Compositor.
tyrants|Overlords.
tyrants|Philip of Macedon and Periander of Corinth.
ugliest|Least lovely.
ululates|Howls.
umpired|Acted as a judge.
umpires|Team officials.
unadded|Not appended.
unaired|Stuffy.
unasked|Not invited.
unaware|Heedless.
unaware|Ignorant.
uncages|Releases.
unclean|Soiled.
underwent|Experienced.
underwood|Governor at Charleston.
underwrite|Subscribe to.
uneaten|Left over.
unfurls|Spreads out, as a flag.
ungenial|Disagreeable.
unheroic|Not addicted to derring-do.
unhorse|Overthrow.
unifies|Makes one.
uniform|Official's suit.
unknown|Incalculable.
unlatch|Loosen.
unlined|Having no wrinkles.
unmoved|Calm.
unnatural|Artificial.
unreadable|Not legible.
unready|Ethelred the ___.
unreeling|Figuratively, telling without pause.
untamed|Wild.
untested|Not tried.
untiring|Having boundless energy.
updated|Made current.
uppercut|Boxing blow.
upslope|Rising ground.
upstage|Haughtily aloof: Colloq.
upstart|Nouveau riche.
upturns|Trends toward prosperity.
uranium|Element No. 92.
utilizer|Employer.
valance|Short drapery.
valkyries|Odin's daughters.
vanguard|Satellite launching Operation.
vanilla|Cake flavoring.
vanilla|Flavor.
vanishes|Disappears.
vassalages|States of servitude.
veloutes|Rich white sauces: Fr.
veniremen|Jury candidates.
ventricle|Chamber of the heart.
vertical|Following gravity's pull.
vertigo|Dizziness.
vesture|Apparel.
veteran|Old campaigner.
vibrator|Massaging device.
villain|Bad man.
vinegar|Fermented wine.
vinegar|Liquid condiment.
visitors|Word in Menotti opera title.
vitiate|Render ineffective.
volcanology|The study of Katmai, Krakatoa, etc.
wahines|Feminine Hawaiians.
waistline|Fashion designer's concern.
waistline|Movable item, in the fashion world.
waiters|Garçons.
waitress|Restaurant employe.
wakeners|Bugles, bells, etc.
walkups|Certain apartment houses.
wanders|Meanders.
warehouse|Storage place.
warhead|Nose of a missile rocket.
warhorses|Old campaigners.
washout|Failure: Slang.
washout|Result of a flood.
washout|Socially colorless one: Slang.
wassail|Beverage for old-time festivity.
wassail|Beverage for toasting purposes.
watchdog|Alert guardian.
watercolor|Painting.
wavelet|Ripple.
waxworks|Madame Tussaud's museum.
waylays|Ambushes.
wearers|Costumed or habited ones.
weathers|Seasons by exposure to the air.
webster|Tyler's Secy. of State.
wedging|Fastening with a tapering piece.
weightless|Describing man in outer space.
welladay|Alas, in olden days.
werewolves|Lycanthropes.
westerner|Gov. Edmund Brown, for example.
westerners|Zane Grey characters.
wheaten|Made of a certain grain.
whining|Puling.
whitest|Palest.
whodunit|Gardner product.
widener|Philadelphia art collector.
wiggler|Mosquito larva.
winesap|Good apple.
winesap|Winter apple.
wineskin|Vintner's baggy receptacle.
winnowed|Blew off the chaff.
winters|Seasons.
wispier|More filmy.
wisteria|Woody vine.
without|Free from.
withstand|Oppose.
wonderful|Bravo!
woolens|Serge and tweed.
wordier|More verbose.
worldwide|Extended over the globe.
worship|Reverence.
wraiths|Apparitions.
wrangle|Herd cattle.
wrestle|Engage in a physical struggle.
yearbook|Annual.
yearend|Of the latter part of December.
yearling|Ranch animal.
yellowed|Became golden.
yellowtail|California rockfish.
zabaglione|Italian dessert.
zithers|Stringed instruments.
zouaves|Colorful soldiers of Algeria.
abalone|Dish popular on Fisherman's Wharf.
abandon|Desert.
abandon|Letting oneself go.
abettal|Help in wrongdoing.
abettal|Incitement, usually to wrongdoing.
ablative|Case in grammar.
abominate|Dislike thoroughly.
aborigine|From the beginning: Lat.
aborigines|Algonquins, for example.
aboveboard|On the up and up.
abracadabra|Magic spell.
abracadabra|Spell to ward off evil.
abrader|Scraper.
abrades|Rubs off.
abreact|Talk out of one's troubles, in psychoanalysis.
abreast|Side by side.
abridge|Curtail.
absconder|He takes French leave.
absolutes|Ultimates and perfections.
abstains|Refrains, as from voting.
abusive|Harshly scolding.
acceded|Concurred.
acceded|Gave assent.
accented|Underlined.
accepted|Conventional.
accolade|An approving or praising mention.
accords|Harmonies.
accuracy|Precision.
aceldama|Field where Judas died.
acerose|Shaped like a pine needle.
acetate|Rayon fabric.
acetate|Synthetic fabric.
acetylene|Gas used in welding.
acquits|Conducts (oneself).
acrobat|Tumbler.
acrobat|Tumbler.
actress|Member of Equity.
adagios|Dances in slow tempo.
adamant|Immovable.
addenda|Appendices.
addenda|Appendices.
address|Speech.
adeptness|Skill.
adipose|Fatty.
adjacent|Neighboring.
adjudge|Decide by law.
adjutant|Large stork of India.
admiral|Gold striper.
admired|Venerated.
admittance|No ___.
adonises|Handsome men.
adopter|Foster parent.
adorable|Cute.
adorable|Delightful: Colloq.
adulates|Flatters.
adulator|Flatterer.
adversary|Satan (with "the").
aediles|Roman officials.
aerated|Effervescent.
aerates|Ventilates.
aerators|Devices for oxygenation.
aerials|Antennas.
aerials|Housetop jungles.
aerials|Rabbit ears.
aerials|Rooftop devices.
aerobes|Bacteria.
aerostat|Weather balloon.
afterglow|Twilight.
against|Up ___ (opposing).
ageless|Eternal.
aggregate|Total.
agitate|Stir up.
agitates|Clamors for change.
agitator|Troublemaker of a sort.
agitator|Troublemaker.
agnomen|Nickname.
agnomen|Nickname.
agreeable|Charming.
airborne|Paratroops are.
airhole|Winter fisherman's spot.
airiness|Trait of Shakespeare's Ariel.
airplanes|Jets.
airtight|Without leaks.
aitches|Letters.
alabaster|Gypsum.
alameda|City on island in San Francisco Bay.
alameda|San Francisco's neighbor.
alamode|Fashionable.
alamode|Pie ___.
alamode|Term used on a menu.
alarmed|Apprehensive.
alaskas|Yarns of cotton and wool.
albinos|White elephants.
alcazar|Castle in Seville.
alcohol|Colorless, volatile liquid.
alderman|Town official.
alehouse|Pub.
alerted|Made vigilant.
alfresco|Outdoors.
alidade|Surveying instrument.
alienate|Estrange.
alienee|Person to whom property is transferred.
aliment|Food.
alimony|Payment of a sort.
aliners|Telescopic sighters: Var.
aliphatic|Fatty.
alleged|Stated without proof.
alleges|Asserts without proof.
allegretto|Quicker than andante.
allowance|Schoolboy's stipend.
allowance|Spending money.
allures|Tempts.
almagest|Medieval work on alchemy, astrology, etc.
almanac|Reference book.
almanacs|Information books.
almoner|Distributor of charitable gifts.
alodium|Freehold estate, in law.
alpacas|Glossy fabrics.
already|Previously.
alright|O. K.
altered|Made over.
alumina|Abrasive material.
amadavat|Small bird of India, both singer and fighter.
amassed|Gathered.
amasses|Brings together.
amateur|Part of A. A. U.
amateurs|Olympic performers.
amazement|Overwhelming wonder.
amazonite|Green feldspar.
amazons|Mythical females.
ambivalence|Combination of opposed impulses.
ambulant|Walking.
ambulant|Walking.
amenably|In an agreeable manner.
amendable|Improvable.
amiable|Good-natured.
amidins|Soluble principles of starch.
amities|Friendly relationships.
ammeter|Instrument for measuring electric current.
ampersand|Sign used in company names.
amphora|Ancient Roman jar.
amulets|Charms.
amusement|___ park.
amusement|___ park.
anagram|What "a rag man" is.
analogy|Comparison.
analyst|Man with a couch.
anapests|Feet, in prosody.
anathema|Malediction.
anatomic|Structural.
ancestral|Hereditary.
ancient|Old.
ancients|People of Graeco-Roman times (with "the").
andiron|Fire-dog.
andiron|Fireplace feature.
anemone|Flower.
anemone|Member of buttercup family.
anemone|Sea animal resembling a flower.
anemone|Windflower.
anemone|Windflower.
anemones|Windflowers.
aneroid|Type of barometer.
angered|Incensed.
anglicizes|Pronounces in a certain way.
angular|Gaunt.
angular|Rawboned.
animals|Aesop characters.
animals|Member of a certain kingdom.
animate|Draw for Disney.
animate|Endowed with life.
animate|Make gay.
animated|Vigorous.
animato|In music, lively.
animist|Believer in spirits, demons, etc.
aniseeds|Ingredients for cordials.
anneals|Heats, as glass, to fix colors.
annelid|Earthworm.
annotate|Furnish with notes.
annually|Yearly.
annuitants|Persons receiving a type of income.
annulet|Little ring.
anointed|Consecrated.
anomalies|Irregularities.
another|One more.
anserine|Stupid, as a goose.
antebellum|Before 1861.
antecedes|Comes before.
antedate|Come before in time.
antedate|Come before.
antedates|Comes before.
antenna|Wire on a radio.
antibodies|Weapons in the medical arsenal.
anticlimax|For God, for country, and for Yale.
anticline|Arch of stratified rock.
antidote|Remedy.
antifreeze|Alcohol, for one.
antipode|Exact opposite.
antipodes|A place on the other side of the earth.
antipodes|Small islands SE of New Zealand.
antiquated|Old.
antisocial|Not gregarious.
antithesis|To err is human, to forgive divine.
antitrust|Opposed to centralized industry.
antonym|Word of opposite meaning.
anybody|Unspecified person.
anytime|Now or later.
aperitifs|Drinks before dinner.
aphorism|Birds of a feather flock together.
aphorism|Maxim.
apollos|Handsome young men.
aposiopesis|She had a heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad . . .
apostate|Recreant.
apparent|Readily seen.
appealer|Advocate.
appeasement|Short-sighted type of government policy.
appertain|Have relation to.
appetent|Pertaining to desire.
appetizer|Apéritif.
applecart|Upset the ___.
applecart|Upsettable item.
applesauce|Malarkey.
apposable|Descriptive of the human thumb.
aquacade|Water carnival.
aqueous|Watery.
arcadia|Rural Utopia.
archaic|Old-fashioned.
archaism|Sirrah, for example.
ardently|With fire.
arduous|Strenuous.
areaway|Playground of a sort.
areaway|Sunken court.
areolae|Interstices.
areolae|Interstices.
areolae|Small spaces, as between veins of leaves.
argentine|Frondizi's country (with "the").
arietta|Short song.
ariettas|Short vocal airs.
ariette|Short song.
aristae|Awns on barley.
aristae|Awns.
aristocracy|Rule by the best.
armadas|Armed fleets.
armatures|Frameworks used with modeling clay.
armored|Describing certain cars.
armorial|Heraldic.
armorial|Heraldic.
armrest|Chair part.
arnicas|Locker room ointments.
aromatic|Fragrant.
aromatic|Pungent.
arousal|Stirring to action.
arouses|Kindles.
arouses|Stirs up.
arranges|Sets.
arrears|Obligation not met on time.
arrears|Past-due items.
arrears|Unfinished business, work, etc.
arrests|Apprehends.
arrests|Stops.
arrival|Part of E. T. A.
arsenates|Poisonous compounds.
arsenides|Poisonous chemical compounds.
articles|Sections of a constitution.
artillery|Military branch.
artiste|Entertainer.
artistry|Aesthetic ability.
artistry|Aesthetic workmanship.
artists|Pastry chefs, for instance.
artists|Virtuosos.
asbestos|Fireproof stuff.
ascents|Upward slopes.
ascetic|Austere.
ashlars|Hewn stones in masonry.
asinine|Silly.
asinine|Silly.
asocial|Not gregarious.
aspects|Views.
asperity|Sharpness of temper.
aspirate|Pronounce in a certain way.
assailed|Attacked.
assembles|Comes together.
assenting|Concurring.
assents|Acquiesces.
assents|Agrees.
assents|Concurs.
asserts|Asseverates.
assesses|Values.
assessor|Town official.
assimilated|Integrated.
assists|Serves under.
assizes|Court sessions.
astatic|Unstable.
astound|Dumfound.
astride|Way to ride horseback.
astronaut|Project Mercury member.
astronaut|Traveler in training.
astronomers|Shapely, Hale, etc.
astronomy|Oldest of the sciences.
astronomy|Tycho Brahe's field.
atavist|One marked by reversion to primitive type.
atelier|Studio.
ateliers|Rooms with skylights.
athlete|Member of A.A.U.
attache|Diplomat.
attache|Diplomatic staff member.
attainder|Loss of civil rights.
attains|Accomplishes.
attempt|Endeavor.
attired|Costumed.
attract|Draw.
atypical|Not characteristic.
auctioneer|Salesman of a sort.
audiophile|Hi-fi enthusiast.
audited|Did C. P. A. work.
auditorium|Carnegie Hall.
aureate|Golden.
aureate|Golden.
auspices|Sponsorship.
austere|Ascetic.
autocrat|Dictator.
autocrats|Despots.
automat|Eating place.
automat|Type of restaurant.
automat|Type of restraurant.
automation|Use of electronic devices.
automaton|Robot.
availed|Was of help.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Miser's trait.
avenger|Angry man.
avengers|Nemeses.
avenues|Famous 5th and others.
average|Batting ___.
average|Usual.
averaged|Resulted in a mean quantity.
averages|Baseball arithmetic.
aviarist|Birdman of a sort.
aviates|Manages a jet.
aviates|Rides the air.
aviatress|Girl in the wild blue yonder.
avifaunal|Of the birds of a region.
avocado|Alligator pear.
avocado|Tropical fruit.
avocados|Tropical fruit.
avocados|Tropical fruits.
avoidance|Eschewal.
avoider|Bypasser.
avowers|Declarers.
awaiter|Attendant.
awarded|Gave.
awnless|Without beard, as some grains.
axletree|Carriage underpinning.
azaleas|Pinkster flowers.
babblers|Chatterboxes.
baccarat|Card game.
backboard|Where Wilt Chamberlain shines.
backrooms|Hangouts for habitués.
backstop|Ball park screen.
backstops|Screens in sports arenas.
backwash|Aftermath.
baffled|Thwarted.
baffling|Mystifying indeed.
baggage|Impedimenta.
balances|Scales.
balderdash|Senseless jumble of words.
ballasts|Keeps a ship steady.
ballerinas|Dancers.
ballgame|Take me out to the ___ . . .
ballistic|Relating to projectiles.
ballots|Convention features.
balmiest|Most refreshing.
bambino|Babe Ruth.
bandanna|Handkerchief named from a method of dyeing.
bandits|Highwaymen.
bandwagon|Symbolic imaginary vehicle.
banterer|Dispenser of chaff and jest.
bargainer|Labor negotiator.
bargeman|Boat worker.
baritones|Singers.
barleycorn|Subject of Burns poem.
barnacle|Person hard to get rid of.
barnstorm|What free-lance aviators do.
barnstormer|Campaigning politician.
baronet|British title.
barrage|Screening gunfire.
barters|Traffics.
baseballs|Horsehides.
basemen|Infielders.
bashaws|Self-important officials.
baskets|Specialties of Indian workmanship.
bassoon|Orchestral instrument.
batiste|Fine cotton fabric.
beached|High and dry.
beadles|British university officials.
beamish|Radiant, à la Lewis Carroll.
bearcat|Panda.
bearings|Lose one's ___ (lose one's way).
beautician|Candidate for "What's My Line?"
becalmed|Fate of the Ancient Mariner.
bedspread|Counterpane.
bedstraw|Cleaverworts
beefeaters|Yeomen of the guard.
beefsteak|Cut of meat.
beeline|Shortest route to a place.
beholder|Possessor of an eye for beauty.
behoove|Be fitting for.
beldame|Hag.
belonged|Was related (to).
beltline|Circuitous transportation.
bemoaned|Lamented.
berates|Scolds.
berried|Gathered wild fruit.
besides|Over and above.
besieges|Crowds together.
besmear|Daub.
betrayal|Sellout.
bewilder|Confound.
bicycle|Wheel.
bidders|Bridge players.
bighearted|Generous.
biscuit|Quick bread.
bisects|Halves.
bishops|Chessman.
bitters|Cocktail ingredient.
blackbirds|Grackles.
blackmail|Basis of many a mystery.
blameless|Not guilty.
blaming|Censorious.
blandish|Cajole.
blessed|Gave a benison.
blinder|Flap on a bridle.
blindfold|Item for a TV panelist.
blinked|Shone intermittently.
blisters|Transparent domes, on aircraft.
blither|Gayer.
bloater|Fish dish.
bloomed|Flowered.
bluings|Laundry necessities.
boardroom|Where the top brass meets.
bobbies|Lestrade's men.
boilers|Heating plants.
boldest|Least afraid.
boleros|Short jackets.
bolivar|Latin-American hero.
bologna|Site of oldest university in Europe.
bolsters|Supports.
bonbons|Candies.
bonemeal|Type of fertilizer.
boodlers|Political bribe takers.
boohoos|Nursery cries.
boomerang|A scheme that backfires.
boorish|Unmannerly.
boosters|Opposite of the knockers.
booteries|Certain stores in the U. S.
bootery|Shoe shop.
bootlegger|Relative of a black marketeer.
boredom|Tedium.
bottleneck|Any hindrance to progress.
boudoirs|Rooms.
bouillabaisse|Menu item.
bowline|Sail rope.
bracelets|Arm ornaments.
brashly|With impudence.
braveries|Valorous spirits.
bravura|Brilliant technique, in musical performance.
bravura|Florid passage in music.
breadroot|Edible prairie plant.
breadths|Measurements.
breakfronts|Cabinets of a sort.
breakout|Appear suddenly.
breasted|Famous Egyptologist.
breather|A rest: Colloq.
breezes|Moves briskly or jauntily: Slang.
bridges|George Washington and others.
brigade|Body of troops.
brigandage|Freebootery.
brimstone|Sulphur.
brindle|Color of a gnu.
brittle|Crisp, breakable candy.
brittle|Peanut ___.
broader|More extensive.
brocaded|Embellished with needlework.
bromides|Clichés
brooder|Heated shelter for chicks.
brooding|Thinking anxiously upon.
brother|Good fellow: Colloq.
brothers|Men.
brownie|Small chocolate cake.
bruiser|Bully.
bulldozer|Machine used in road building.
bulletin|News flash.
bumblebee|Subject of popular Rimsky-Korsakov piece.
bunkers|Guardians of the green.
bureaucrat|One type of stickler for rules.
burgundy|Shade of red.
bustard|Game bird.
butterscotch|A confection.
buttery|Storeroom.
cabanas|Bathhouses.
cabaret|Entertainment place.
cabaret|Place of entertainment.
cabinet|Federal group.
cadence|Flow of rhythm.
caffein|Stimulant alkaloid.
caftans|Near Eastern garments.
caissons|Chests for holding ammunition.
cajoles|Wheedles.
cakewalk|Strutting gait.
calends|Roman date.
calibres|Diameters of gun bores: Var.
callers|Guests.
calumny|Defamation.
cambric|Fine fabric.
camelopard|Giraffe.
cameras|Tourists' companions.
cameras|Tourists' equipment.
camomile|Medicinal plant.
campaigner|Man running for office.
campstool|Safari equipment.
candida|Play of 1897.
canteen|Post exchange.
canteen|Post exchange.
canteen|Small flask.
cantina|Saloon in the southwest.
capelet|Short garment.
capered|Was playful.
capital|Bismarck or Pierre.
capotes|Long cloaks with hoods.
capstans|Nautical hoisting devices.
captures|Bags.
carafes|Bottles.
carafes|Water bottles.
carafes|Water bottles.
caramel|Sweetmeat.
caravan|Covered wagon.
caravan|Wagon train.
caravel|Type of ship in Armada days.
cardboard|Relative of papier-mâché.
cardigan|Knitted jacket.
cardsharp|Professional swindler.
careened|Heeled over.
careened|Tipped.
caressed|Touched gently.
caribou|Reindeer.
carioca|So. American dance.
cariole|Light covered cart.
caritas|Latin charity.
carloads|Quantity shipments.
carnation|Clove pink.
carnations|Boutonniere flowers.
caroled|Sang.
carouse|Revel.
carpetbagger|Corrupt Northerner of 1865.
carpool|Riding group.
cartels|Trusts.
carthorse|Hard-working animal.
cartilage|Gristle.
cartoons|Pictorial forms of political commentary.
cartouche|Any scroll-shaped ornament.
cartwheel|Acrobatic stunt.
casabas|Juicy fruits.
casabas|Melons.
casinos|Summerhouses.
cassava|Starch used in making tapioca.
casting|Broadway activity.
castoff|Abandoned.
catachresis|To take arms against a sea of troubles.
catalpa|Colorful tree.
catalpa|Indian cigar tree.
catbird|Familiar feathered friend.
catchall|A place for odds and ends.
catenary|Like a chain.
catenate|Form into a chain.
catface|Blemish in wood.
catspaw|Tool.
cattier|More spiteful.
causerie|Chat.
cautions|Look before you leap, and others.
caveman|Wooer of a sort.
caviare|Hors d'oeuvre.
caviled|Quibbled.
celadon|Shade of green.
celerity|Speed.
celeste|___ Aida.
celibate|Single.
censured|Criticized.
censured|Expressed disapproval of.
centaurs|Chiron and Nessus.
centavo|Mexican coin.
centime|Monetary unit of France.
central|Principal.
central|___ America.
century|Period of years.
cereals|Breakfast fare.
cervine|Deerlike.
chalets|Alpine homes.
chalets|Swiss cottages.
chamberlain|British Prime Minister, 1937.
chanting|Responsive singing.
chaplet|String of beads.
character|Moral strength.
chariot|Elijah's vehicle.
chariot|Stately vehicle.
charley|___ horse.
charmer|Fascinating female.
chassepot|Breech-loading rifle of Franco-Prussian war.
chasseur|French trooper.
chasten|Discipline.
chattered|Gabbled.
cheddar|Cheese.
cheddar|Somerset village, famous for its cheese.
cheerio|Salutation in London.
cheesecake|Popular dessert.
chessman|Late subject of a cause célèbre.
cheviot|Coat fabric.
chickadee|Titmouse.
chieftain|Head.
chiller|Suspense story.
chukkar|7½ minutes, in a polo match.
chukker|Polo period.
chutney|Spicy relish.
cicadas|Locusts.
cigarets|Products containing Latakia.
ciliary|Relating to the eyelashes.
cinemas|Theatres.
claimer|Seeker of rights.
clambakes|Beach cookouts.
clammiest|Dankest.
clannish|Associating only with one's group.
claptrap|Nonsensical talk.
clarinet|Basset horn.
classes|Campus groups.
classroom|Part of a school.
clatter|Hubbub.
clavier|Instrument for Landowska.
claviers|Keyboards of pianos, organs, etc.
cleaner|Charwoman.
clerics|Men of the cloth.
cleveite|Mineral from Norway.
clients|Madison Ave.'s customers.
clinical|Purely scientific.
closeout|Kind of sale.
closest|Most intimate.
clotheshorses|Some candidates for the "best-dressed" list.
cloverleaves|Modern highway intersections.
coalesce|Merge and mingle.
coalesce|Merge.
cockney|Miss Doolittle's origin.
cockpits|Airplane sections.
coerced|Forced.
coerces|Effects by force.
coercion|Duress.
coheres|Forms a tight unit.
coinable|Capable of being devised.
coldest|Most unfriendly.
coleslaw|Salad.
collared|Nabbed.
coloratura|Florid ornaments in vocal music.
colossal|One of the Hollywood adjectives.
comedian|Entertainer.
comeuppance|Deserved rebuke: Colloq.
commandos|Raiders of World War II.
comment|Talk.
communed|Conversed intimately.
component|Part of a whole.
composer|Practicer of one of the arts.
compote|Stewed fruit in sirup.
conceal|Veil.
concept|Idea.
concepts|Thoughts.
concerted|Mutually planned.
concertina|Music maker.
concertos|Pianist's forte.
concise|Pithy.
concludes|Decides by reasoning.
conduct|Deportment.
conical|Top-shaped.
connect|Couple.
consensus|Unanimity of opinion.
consists|Is formed (of).
conspire|Agree secretly.
contact|Touch.
contain|Hold.
contented|Easy in mind.
contingency|Chance happening.
contredanse|A variation of the quadrille.
contretemps|Awkward mishap.
convene|Assemble.
convenient|Handy.
convent|Nunnery.
converted|Transformed.
cookbooks|Housewives' guides.
cooking|Home Ec course.
coolest|Least ardent.
cooncan|Card game.
coquette|Pert flirt.
coracle|Welsh fishing boat.
coracles|Boats.
corbies|Ravens, in Scotland.
corners|Grover's ___, "Our Town."
cornucopia|Emblem of abundance.
coroner|Character in a whodunit.
coronets|Circlets.
corrode|Eat away.
corsage|Bouquet.
corsages|Bouquets.
corsets|Undergarments.
cortege|Retinue.
cossack|Red rider.
costume|Santa Claus suit.
coterie|Clique.
countess|Earl's wife.
countess|Title.
coupled|Paired.
couples|Twosomes.
courses|Curriculum.
covered|Provided for.
coyness|Feigned bashfulness.
cozened|Defrauded in a paltry way.
crabgrass|Bane of gardeners.
crabgrass|Lawn scourge.
crackerjack|Top-notcher.
cranberry|Red fruit.
cranial|Of the skull.
crannogs|Ancient lake dwellings of Ireland or Scotland.
cravats|Neck scarves.
cravats|Neckerchiefs.
creamer|Table pitcher.
creamery|Milk plant.
created|Originated.
creates|Produces.
creator|Author.
crediting|Having faith in.
crenelle|Embrasure in a battlement.
crenels|Spaces in a battlement.
cricket|Fair play: Colloq.
critter|Domestic animal: Dial.
critter|What a farmer calls his cow.
croaker|Frog.
crochet|Do needlework.
crookedly|Awry.
crossed|Intersected.
crossover|Passageway.
crossroads|Place of decision, figuratively speaking.
crossties|Support for a railway.
crotons|Oil-yielding shrubs.
cruises|Goes wandering about.
cruller|Sweet cake.
crunched|Ate noisily.
crusade|Newspaper enterprise, for example.
crusades|Concerted actions for causes or ideas.
crystal|Fifteenth anniversary gift.
crystal|Part of a formal dinner service.
cuisine|The kitchen.
cunningly|Artfully.
cupcake|Bakery item.
curacao|Dutch colony of West Indies.
curates|Clergymen.
curbstone|Part of the street scene.
curfews|Ringings of bells.
currency|Dollars and cents, pounds and pence.
cursory|Hastily done.
curtail|Shorten.
curtain|Backdrop.
cyclotron|Atom smasher.
czardas|Magyar dance.
czarinas|Empresses.
daemons|Guardian spirits.
daisies|Oxeyes.
daisies|Symbolic flowers.
damages|Compensation for injury.
damasks|Table linens.
darkroom|Studio necessity.
darting|Moving suddenly and fast.
dashers|Rotating blades in an ice-cream freezer.
dateline|Beginning of a news story.
datives|Latin cases.
daymare|Relative of a bad dream.
daystar|The sun: Poet.
daytime|Sunrise to sunset.
deadbeats|Free loaders.
deadhead|Freeloader.
deadline|Time limit of a sort.
deadlock|Standstill.
deadpan|Poke face.
dearest|Beloved.
debates|Political TV programs.
debutante|Junior Leaguer.
decades|Periods of time.
decares|Metric units of surface measure.
decease|Die.
decedent|Person departed.
decerned|Perceived.
decider|Determiner.
declaim|Recite.
decorate|Garnish.
decreased|Lessened.
decreers|Decision makers.
decrees|Orders.
decrial|Clamorous censure.
dedicate|Devote to sacred use.
deduced|Used logic.
deducts|Takes away.
deemster|Novel by Hall Caine (with "The").
deepens|Becomes intense.
deepfreeze|Housewife's aid.
deerfly|Insect with mottled wings.
defeated|Frustrated.
deflate|Release air from.
deicide|Destroyer of a god.
delaines|Light woolen fabrics.
delegate|Conventioner.
delegate|Deputy.
delegation|Convention unit.
deleted|Crossed out.
delimit|Bound.
delineate|Sketch.
delivers|Gives forth.
deltaic|Describing an alluvial tract of land.
deltoid|Shoulder muscle.
deltoid|Shoulder muscle.
demarcate|Bound, as ground.
demerit|Adverse point.
demerit|Black mark.
demerit|Black mark.
demerit|Fault.
demerit|Mark of remissness.
demesne|Feudal land.
demitasse|Postprandial drink.
democrat|Advocate of rule by the majority.
democratic|Party of the Locofocos.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denizens|Inhabitants.
denoted|Signified.
denotes|Shows.
dentists|Professional men.
departs|Takes off.
dependent|April 15th asset.
dependent|Contingent.
dependent|One kind of asset at income tax time.
deplete|Use up supplies.
deplore|Be regretful about.
deplored|Regretted.
deplored|Was regretful about.
depredate|Plunder.
depression|Gloominess.
deputes|Appoints as one's substitute.
derailed|Off the track.
derails|Throws off the tracks.
derelict|Remiss.
dernier|___ cri.
derogate|Detract (from).
deserter|Runaway.
deserts|Due reward or punishment.
deserts|Earth areas.
deserve|Be worthy.
designer|Edith Head.
designer|VIP in Detroit.
desired|Longed for.
desires|Urges.
desires|Wants.
desolate|Abandoned.
despair|Giant of Doubting Castle.
despair|Slough of despond.
despicable|Base.
despised|Scorned.
despises|Scorns.
despises|Scorns.
dessert|Dinner sweet.
dessert|Parfait, for example.
dessert|Plum pudding.
dessert|Sweet.
desserts|Blancmanges, trifles, etc.
desserts|Sweets, in England.
destines|Decrees beforehand.
destines|Fixes unalterably.
desuetude|Obsolescence.
detailed|Sent on a special task, in military usage.
detained|Kept.
detecters|Radar and sonar: Var.
detective|Dupin or Lupin.
detects|Finds out.
deterge|Clean.
deterred|Restrained.
detours|Motoring problems.
detract|Take away something desirable (from).
detract|Take away.
devastates|Ravages.
deviate|Swerve.
deviled|Highly seasoned, as meat.
devised|Contrived.
devisor|Testator.
devotee|Ardent fan.
diabase|Igneous rock.
diadems|Crowns.
diagonal|Cater-cornered.
dialect|Local form of language.
dialect|Patois.
dialects|Regional patois.
dialled|Telephoned.
dialogue|Writers' contribution to TV shows.
diapason|The entire range of a musical instrument or voice.
diaries|Records to start January 1.
dicasts|Judges of old Athens.
dickens|Noted novelist.
dictates|Authoritative commands.
dietaries|Daily food allowances.
dietaries|Fixed allowances of food.
dietary|Daily food allowance.
dietary|Of food.
dietitian|Meal planner.
differentia|Distinguishing property or mark, in logic.
digests|Summarizes.
digress|Turn aside.
dilemma|Two-horned problem.
dilettante|Lover of the fine arts.
dimension|A famous fourth.
dinette|Apartment alcove.
dinette|Eating place.
dingier|Duller.
dinkier|Less substantial: Slang.
diocese|Church area.
diorama|Three-dimensional scene.
diploma|Document, in education.
diploma|Evidence of education.
directs|Guides.
disabled|Out of commission.
disallow|Refuse to approve.
disarmament|Topic for the summit.
disarms|Renders innocuous.
disbands|Scatters.
discord|Variance.
discrete|Separate.
discussed|Talked over.
disdain|Contempt.
dismissed|Sent away.
disposed|Prone (to).
disposer|One who bestows.
dissent|Difference of opinion.
dissert|Discourse upon.
dissipate|Scatter.
distant|Reserved.
distrait|Absent-minded.
diverge|Branch off.
diverse|Multiform.
diverse|Multiform.
diverse|Varied.
divests|Deprives (of rank, rights, etc.)
dividends|One kind of income.
dividers|Compasses.
diviners|Soothsayers.
docility|Willingness to be taught.
doctorate|Degree.
dodgers|National Leaguers.
doggies|Popular pets.
doghouse|In the ___ (in disfavor): Slang.
dogtrot|Run slowly.
doilies|Table décor.
doilies|Table décor.
dollars|Peso, yuan, etc.
dominion|Canada.
donates|Presents.
donkeys|Certain political symbols.
donkeys|West Indies transportation.
doodles|Scribblings.
doormats|Figuratively, people who get stepped on.
doorsill|Threshold.
dorados|El ___ (sources of wealth).
dormers|Windows.
dossier|Collection of documents on file.
dotterels|Shore birds, the plovers.
doubter|Unconvinced person.
doughty|Humorous word for "valiant."
doughty|Valiant, humorously.
dourest|Most gloomy.
dowsers|Divining rods.
doxologies|Hymns.
drafters|Makers of plans.
draggled|Trailed on the ground.
dragomen|Travelers' guide, in the Near East.
dragoon|Browbeat.
dramatic|Vivid, exciting, etc.
dramaturges|Playwrights.
draperied|Curtained.
drapery|Clothing represented in sculpture or painting.
drawbacks|Hindrances.
drawbridge|Structure outside a castle.
dreamer|Beautiful ___, Stephen Foster song.
dreamer|Absent-minded one.
dreamful|Lost in reverie.
dreamier|More soothing.
dredger|Excavating device.
dresser|Bureau with mirror.
dresser|Bureau.
dressers|Bureaus.
driving|Using a golf club.
droplet|Little globule.
dropper|Useful glass tube.
drovers|Cattle dealers.
drumstick|Portion of roast turkey.
ductile|Easily molded.
dulcimer|Stringed musical instrument.
durance|Long-continued imprisonment.
dustpan|Household necessity.
dynamite|1866 discovery.
dynamite|1866 invention.
dynamos|Figuratively, what presidential candidates must be.
dynasties|Ruling lineage.
dynasty|Succession of rulers.
eaglets|Young birds.
eardrop|Lobe ornament.
eardrop|Piece of jewelry.
earmark|Set aside for special use.
earmarked|Set aside for special use.
earnest|Zealous and sincere.
earplugs|Swimmers' precautions.
earring|Piece of jewelry.
earshot|Distance important to spies.
earshot|Hearing range.
earthed|Covered up seeds.
ebonite|Hard black rubber.
ebonite|Hard rubber.
ebonites|Vulcanites.
eclairs|Cream-filled desserts.
eclairs|French pastries.
economy|Management of finances.
ecotone|Zone, as between forest and prairie.
ecumenical|Universal.
edacity|Appetite.
edentate|Toothless.
edibles|Provender.
edifices|Skyscrapers.
edified|Instructed.
edition|Bulldog or city ___.
edition|First ___.
editorial|Newpaper article.
editors|Newspaper officials.
educate|School.
edulcorates|Sweetens.
egomania|Dictator's disease.
egotist|Self-flatterer.
egotists|Self-centered ones.
einstein|Great name in science.
elation|High spirits.
election|Democratic choice.
election|Kind of year 1960 is.
election|Much-discussed subject.
elections|Choices.
elective|Optional.
electorate|VIP's of 1960.
electorate|Voters.
electorate|Voters.
electrics|Grandpas' cars.
electro|Plate used in printing, for short.
elegance|Refinement.
elegant|First-rate: Colloq.
elegiac|Plaintive.
elegies|Threnodies.
elegist|Composer of threnodies.
element|Basic part.
element|Strontium, for example.
elements|Actinium to zirconium.
elephants|G.O.P. attributes.
elevate|Ennoble.
elevate|Uplift.
elevated|Type of railway.
elicits|Draws forth.
eliminate|Take out.
ellipse|Orbit of a satellite.
ellipse|Orbit of a satellite.
ellipsis|Mark to show words left out.
ellipsis|Omission of words, in grammar.
elongate|Stretch out.
eloquent|Vividly expressive.
eluders|Bafflers.
elusions|Escapes.
elusive|Baffling.
elysian|Blissful.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Flow forth.
emanate|Flow forth.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Originate.
embargo|Economic sanction.
embassy|The dispatch of ambassadors.
emblazon|Display sumptuously.
emblems|Symbols.
emerald|Color of a bird of paradise.
emerald|Precious stone.
emeries|Polishing materials.
emeritus|Retired from active duty.
emigres|Departers from homelands.
eminence|Distinction.
eminency|Prominency.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Distinguished.
eminent|Noted.
eminent|Outstanding.
eminent|Renowned.
emirate|Type of Arab principality.
emitted|Gave out.
emphasis|Weight.
empiric|Based on practical experience.
empiric|Quack.
emplanes|Boards a jet.
emporia|Stores.
empresses|Sovereigns.
emulate|Try to excel.
enabled|Made it possible for.
enabled|Made possible.
enables|Provides with means (to do something).
enacted|Legislated.
enactment|Law.
enactor|Legislator.
enamels|Cloisonnés.
enamels|Paints a smooth surface.
enamors|Captivates.
enamour|Captivate.
enation|Kinship on mother's side.
encases|Surrounds with.
enchased|Embossed.
enclose|Surround.
enclose|Surround.
encloses|Fences in.
encomia|Eulogies.
encored|Demanded more music.
encores|Musical treats.
encores|Theatrical extras.
encores|Thespians' delight.
encroach|Advance beyond proper limits.
endeared|Held in affection.
endeared|Made beloved.
endemic|Peculiar to a locality.
endless|Perpetual.
endmost|Farthest.
endorse|Write approval of.
energetic|Forceful.
energies|Capacities for vigorous action.
energize|Make active.
enervate|Deprive of pep.
enervate|Weaken.
enforce|Lay stress upon.
engaged|Promised.
engages|Interlocks.
engines|Diesels.
engines|Locomotives.
engorge|Swallow up.
enhance|Heighten.
enhances|Makes greater.
enigmatic|Inexplicable.
enisled|Marooned.
enisled|Placed apart.
enlists|Follows the flag.
enlivens|Cheers.
enlivens|Exhilarates.
enneads|Groups of nine.
ennobled|Dignified.
enrolment|Total registration.
enslave|Enthrall.
enslave|Reduce to subjection.
ensured|Got as a certainty.
entangled|Snarled.
entente|Agreement.
entente|Covenant.
entente|Covenant.
entente|Covenant.
enterprise|Famous U. S. aircraft carrier.
enticed|Inveigled.
enticement|Bait.
enticer|Tempter.
entices|Decoys.
entices|Plays the siren.
enticing|Alluring.
entitle|Give a right to.
entitle|Give a right to.
entitle|Qualify (one) for.
entrain|Board a streamliner.
entrain|Board the Chief.
entrance|Charm.
entrancing|Delightful.
entrant|New member.
entraps|Beguiles.
entreat|Beseech.
entreats|Pleads.
entreats|Supplicates.
entrees|Dishes served before the roast.
entrees|Menu items.
entremets|Side dish.
entwine|Twist round.
envelope|Wrapper.
enzymes|Catalysts.
enzymes|Catalyzing substances.
epergnes|Table centerpieces.
epicure|Fastidious trencherman.
epicure|Gastronome.
epicure|Man of taste.
epidemic|Generally prevailing.
epitome|Digest.
epitome|Summary.
equestrienne|Horse show rider.
equitable|Just.
eradiate|Give off light.
eradicate|Extirpate.
erasers|School equipment.
erasers|Typists' assistants.
erasure|Eradication.
erasure|Flaw in typescript.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Typist's problem.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|A religious in solitude.
eremite|Anchoret.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Religious recluse.
eremites|Hermits.
eremites|Recluses.
eremites|Solitaires.
eremitic|Like a hermit.
eristic|Controversial.
eristic|Controversial.
ermined|Regally garbed.
erodent|Caustic.
erodent|Disintegrating.
erodent|Like the tide on rocks.
erosive|Tending to eat away.
erosive|Wearing away.
errands|Jobs for a footboy.
errands|Lunchtime chores, perhaps.
errands|Missions.
errands|Office boy's agenda.
errantry|The business of Don Quixote.
erratic|Devious.
erratic|Eccentric.
erratic|Wandering.
erratics|Eccentric ones.
erratum|Mistake of a sort.
erratum|Printer's mistake.
escadrille|Squadron of airplanes.
escalator|Department store appurtenance.
escapades|Tyll Eulenspiegel's activities.
escaped|Fled.
escapee|Man on the run.
escapes|Avoids.
escolar|Big fish: Spanish for scholar.
escorted|Accompanied.
escorts|Accompanies.
escorts|Beaux.
escorts|Guards on the way.
esculent|Edible.
esophagus|Part of the thorax.
esoteric|Secret.
esoterica|Abstruse knowledge.
espalier|Framework for fruit trees.
espalier|Trellis.
esquire|Knight's shield-bearer.
esquire|Word on English envelopes.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Substance.
estaminet|Coffee shop, in France.
estates|Lands.
esteemed|Prized.
esteemed|Prized.
esthete|Art lover.
estimate|Appraise.
estimate|Gauge.
estival|Pertaining to summer.
estivated|Spent the summer.
estovers|Alimony, in law.
etamine|Bunting.
etamine|Cotton cloth.
etamine|Cotton goods.
etamine|Light bunting.
etcetera|And the rest.
etcetera|Everyday Latin phrase.
eternal|Epithet for a triangle.
eternal|Never-ending.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
ethereal|Delicate.
ethical|Moral.
ethical|Possessing scruples.
etiolate|Blanch by deprivation of sunlight.
etiolate|Blanch, as celery.
etoiles|Stars: Fr.
euphony|To the tintinabulation that so musically wells . . .
euphoria|Sense of well being.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evanesce|Fade away.
evasive|Deceitful.
evasive|Tricky.
eveners|Doubletrees.
evening|Time of Hesperus.
eversions|Outward turnings.
evident|Clear.
evident|Plain.
evinces|Indicates.
evoking|Calling forth.
evolved|Developed.
evolved|Unfolded.
examine|Scrutinize.
examiners|Auditors.
exclamation|O frabjous day!
exedrae|Semicircular outdoor benches.
exemplification|Illustration.
exercise|Use.
exertions|Efforts.
exhortation|O come all ye faithful . . .
exigent|Urgent.
existence|Presence.
existing|Alive.
exorciser|Deliverer from evil spirits.
expatriate|Man without a country.
expedites|Facilitates.
exposes|Startling revelations.
expression|A particular word or phrase.
extending|Increasing in scope, area, etc.
extents|Magnitudes.
extirpated|Rooted out.
extracurricular|Outside the set course.
eyeball|Optic item.
eyecups|Medicine chest items.
eyeglass|Lens.
eyehole|Opening to look through.
facsimile|Copy.
factory|Workshop.
fadeout|Gradual disappearance.
faience|Earthenware.
faience|Glazed pottery.
falderal|Refrain in old songs.
fallacious|Deceptive.
falters|Shows uncertainty.
famines|Dearths.
fandango|Lively Spanish dance.
fanlight|Overdoor window.
fantasy|Illusion.
faradic|Induced, in electricity.
farewell|Aloha.
farmstead|Rural home.
farrows|Litters of pigs.
farsighted|Sagacious.
farthest|At maximum distance.
farthings|Small British coins.
fascinate|Allure.
fathoms|Sea depths.
fatidic|Prophetic.
fatuity|Complacent stupidity.
fealties|Obligations of loyalty.
feather|Type of hat decoration.
featherbedding|Management's bargaining point.
features|Full-length movies.
feedbag|Figuratively, something donned at meals.
feedbag|Something for Dobbin.
feldspar|Crystalline mineral.
females|Daughters of Eve.
ferneries|Where certain plants are grown.
festoon|Decorate.
festooned|Bedecked.
fetlocks|Joints above horses' hoofs.
feudists|Capulets and Montagues, for example.
feuilleton|Article in a French newspaper.
fielder|Willie Mays, for one.
fieldfare|European thrush.
filament|Part of a light bulb.
filigree|Type of lacy ornamentation.
finagle|Get by craftiness: Colloq.
fineness|Purity.
finesse|Adroitness.
finesse|Artifice.
finesse|Bridge maneuver.
finesse|Common bridge procedure.
finesse|Skill.
firearms|Arsenal contents.
firedamp|Dangerous mine gas.
fissures|Crevices.
flambeau|Torch.
flashlights|Hand torches.
flatiron|Building in N. Y. C.
flattery|Washington cape, S. of Vancouver Island.
fleeced|Defrauded.
flimflam|Nonsense.
flipped|Did a somersault.
floater|Transient laborer: Colloq.
flouter|Mocking one.
fluster|Confuse.
flyleaf|Part of a book.
foliate|Send out leaves.
folklore|Popular antiquities.
fomented|Stirred up.
fondant|Creamy candy.
fondler|Caresser.
foolery|Nonsensical performance.
footpad|Highwayman.
footsore|Dog-tired.
footstep|Tread.
footwear|Shoes.
freestone|Peach or plum.
freestone|Peach.
freewill|Principle of unhampered choice.
freshen|Give a new look.
freshened|Calved.
frigate|Ship-rigged war vessel.
frisked|Gamboled.
frontage|Boundary line of a lot.
frontal|Bone of the forehead.
froufrou|Silk sound.
fugitive|Man on the run.
fumigate|Do an exterminator's job.
furrier|Coat maker.
futures|Certain stock market deals.
gadabout|Relative of a social butterfly.
gaffers|Old codgers.
gainful|Profitable.
gaiters|Spats.
galenas|Bluish-gray ores.
gallopade|Lively dance.
gallows|The Tyburn Tree.
gambler|Las Vegas habitué.
gamekeeper|Lady Chatterley's lover.
gametes|Reproductive cells.
gangster|Tough.
ganymede|Cupbearer of the gods.
garages|Relatives of carports.
gardener|Man with a hoe.
gardenias|Cape jasmines.
garotte|Disable by strangling: Var.
garrote|Throttle.
gascons|Natives of old French province.
gatepost|Figuratively, a keeper of secrets.
gazetteers|Geographical dictionaries.
gelatine|Jellylike substance.
gendarme|Tourist's friend, on the Rue de Rivoli.
general|Prevalent.
general|Prevalent.
general|Widespread.
generalize|Make vague statements.
generals|George S. Greene and Nathanael Greene.
generous|Open.
genesis|Book of the Bible.
genetic|Pertaining to evolution or heredity.
gentlemen|Third word of many speeches.
geological|Of the study of rocks.
germfree|Sterilized.
gesundheit|Good wish, on Unter den Linden.
geysers|Yellowstone Park phenomena.
gingerbready|Rococo.
gingival|Of the gums.
girdler|Corsetiere.
gladiator|Spartacus was one.
glamour|Charm.
glasses|Stemware.
gleaners|Millet subject.
gliders|Aircraft.
gloried|Exulted.
glosses|Polishes.
gnostic|Having knowledge.
goblins|Mythical creatures.
godmother|Member of the christening.
goliaths|Giants.
goodbye|The last word.
gorgons|Trio with snaky locks.
gossips|Newsmongers.
gradate|Arrange by degrees.
graduation|Marks on a chemist's vessel.
grafter|Corrupt politician.
grammar|School book.
grandee|Castilian duke.
grandee|Important personage.
grandpa|Family man.
grapevine|Report without foundation.
grappler|In sports, a wrestler.
grappler|Wrestler.
grasses|Fescue and quitch.
grating|Portcullis.
gravure|Print.
greaser|Automobile mechanic.
greener|More naive.
greenhouses|Relatives of nurseries.
greeted|Received.
grogshop|Old-time barroom.
groomer|Cleaning brush.
grooves|Channels.
groundswell|Pelagic undulation.
grouses|Complains, à la Britishers.
grouses|Complains: Slang.
guffawed|Laughed raucously.
guideline|Proofreading mark.
guitarist|Segovia, for instance.
guitars|Sources of soft music.
gumshoe|Detective: Slang.
gushers|Certain oil wells.
gyrates|Whirls.
habitue|Frequenter.
hacienda|Home on the ranch.
haematin|Pigment containing iron.
haggard|He wrote "She."
hairlines|Very thin stripes.
halyard|Nautical rope.
halyard|Tackle for hoisting sails.
halyards|Sail ropes.
hammerhead|Shark.
hanaper|Basket for official papers.
handier|More skillful.
handover|Deliver.
handset|Telephone instrument.
handsomer|Better formed.
handstamp|Do a post office job.
handyman|Jack-of-all-trades.
hanging|Suspended.
hankies|Apparel accessories: Colloq.
happens|Occurs.
happier|Gladder.
harness|Gear or equipment.
harness|Parachute straps.
hashish|Cannabis.
haslets|Edible viscera.
hastate|Shaped like a spearhead, as a leaf.
hastate|Shaped liked a spearhead.
hastate|Spear-shaped.
hastened|Was quick.
hatless|Uncovered.
haulage|Carrying charge.
haunted|Ghost-ridden.
hayseed|Rustic.
haziness|Obscurity.
headgate|Upstream lock control.
headline|Succinct display copy.
headliner|Name on the marquee.
headman|Chief.
headmaster|British principal.
headstall|Part of a bridle.
headway|Progress.
healers|Physicians.
hearings|Legal trials.
hearted|Big-___ (generous).
hearten|Encourage.
heartiness|Cordiality.
heckled|Annoyed the speaker.
hectors|Browbeats.
hectors|Bullies.
heedless|Indifferent.
heifers|Animals of the farm.
heifers|Young farm animals.
helicopter|Feature of Mt. McKinley rescue.
heliports|Termini for short-range aircraft.
helpful|Of service.
hemline|Movable item in fashion.
hepatica|Plant with white, pink, blue, or purple flowers.
heptagons|Geometric figures.
heralds|Precursors.
herbarium|Plant museum.
hercules|He performed twelve labors.
heretic|Dissenter.
heritors|Heirs.
hesitate|Demur.
hexapod|House fly, for one.
hidalgos|Spanish noblemen.
hinders|Thwarts.
hippodrome|Track for chariot races.
hitless|Describing some ball games.
hoarsens|Becomes rough of voice.
hoecakes|Breadstuffs.
holdfast|Catch or clamp.
hollered|Shouted: Slang.
homered|Hit for the circuit.
homeric|Epic.
homeric|Epic.
homestead|Site for a pioneer.
honesty|Fairness.
honesty|Lincolnian trait.
honeybee|Queen or drone.
honorary|Conferred as a sign of esteem.
hopscotch|Part of the street scene.
hornets|Pugnacious insects.
horsecar|Former form of transportation.
horseplay|Relative of monkeyshines.
horsepower|Engine's potential rating.
horserace|Derby.
horserace|The Oaks, for example.
horseraces|Derbies.
horseraces|Sporting events.
horseradish|Snappy relish.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hostlers|Grooms.
hotheads|Impetuous people.
hotrods|Souped-up jalopies.
housecoat|Useful garment.
hovered|Stayed at hand.
hovered|Waited close by.
hullabaloo|Uproar.
humanist|Student of language and arts.
humdrum|Dull.
hurdlers|Participants in a track meet.
hurrahs|Exclamations of victory.
hurricane|Weather Bureau concern.
hydrangea|Showy flower.
hysterics|Fit of wild excitement.
iceberg|Kind of lettuce.
idiotic|Nonsensical.
idolater|Hero worshiper.
idolized|Admired greatly.
idolizers|Hero worshippers.
illegible|Undecipherable.
imagine|Conceive.
imagine|Think.
imagined|Conjectured.
incense|Fragrant gum.
incense|Perfume.
inchworm|Looping caterpillar.
incipit|Here begins: Lat.
inclining|Showing a tendency.
incomer|Person using an entrance.
incoming|Taking office.
increase|Add to.
incrusted|Coated.
indefinite|Vague.
indented|Made a new paragraph.
indents|Sets in margins.
indices|Reference pages.
indictment|Charge.
indisposes|Makes unwilling.
inedible|Not fit to eat.
inertia|Common symptom of spring fever.
inertia|That spring-fever feeling.
infantas|Princesses.
infants|Babes in arms.
ingrate|Thankless one.
inhabit|Live in.
inhales|Breathes in.
inhered|Belonged, as an attribute.
inimical|Hostile.
inimitable|Unsurpassed.
initial|First.
initial|Incipient.
injustice|Wrong.
inkling|Hint.
innocent|Blameless.
inroads|Incursions.
insects|Flies.
insecure|Lacking confidence.
insider|One "in the know."
insider|One in the know.
insigne|Mark of rank.
insinuate|Hint at.
insistence|The quality of being demanding.
insister|Persistent one.
insouciant|Carefree.
inspires|Motivates.
inspires|Stimulates.
inspissate|Thicken, as by evaporation.
instant|Kind of coffee.
insular|Narrow-minded.
insular|Narrow-minded.
insularity|Narrow-mindedness.
insured|Underwrote.
insurgence|Uprising.
intaglio|Carved gem.
integer|Number.
integer|Seven or eleven.
integer|Whole number.
intentions|Ends.
interest|Concern.
interest|Feeling of concern.
interested|Concerned.
interferer|Meddler.
interims|Waiting periods.
interior|Inland region.
interlaced|Twined together.
interlude|Performance between the acts.
internes|Hospital staff members.
interns|Detains (ships) in port.
interns|Doctors.
interns|Men in white.
interrupted|Stopped temporarily.
interstate|Kind of commerce.
interstate|Part of I. C. C.
intertwine|Weave.
intimate|Hint.
intoned|Chanted.
intones|Chants.
intones|Recites in singsong manner.
introvert|Self-centered one.
inundate|Overwhelm.
inveigle|Lure.
invented|Originated.
inveterate|Of long standing.
involve|Entangle in affairs.
ionizes|Reduces to minute parts.
irascible|Easily angered.
ironical|Lightly sarcastic.
ironist|Master of sarcasm.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell.
ironworker|Certain craftsman.
irradiate|Light up.
irreverent|Disrespectful.
irritant|Agent of annoyance.
irritate|Provoke.
irruptive|Rushing in or upon.
islanders|Tahitans, for example.
isolate|Place alone.
isolate|Set apart.
isolate|Set apart.
isotope|Form of a chemical element.
itemize|Make a list of.
itemize|Make an invoice.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterates|Repeats.
iterates|Repeats.
iteration|Repetition.
iterative|Repetitious.
itinerant|Peripatetic.
jackpot|Cumulative stakes.
jasmine|Shrub with fragrant flowers.
jayhawkers|Citizens of Kansas.
jaywalkers|Pedestrians of a sort.
jocular|Full of fun.
judiciary|Branch of government.
jukeboxes|Record players of a sort.
katydid|Stridulant insect.
keelson|Ship's beam.
keepsakes|Memory book items.
kinetic|Of motion.
kinsman|Relative.
kinsmen|Members of a clan.
kneeled|Genuflected.
knickerbocker|Washington Irving character.
knobbed|Doors and drawers are.
knothole|Imperfection in a board.
knotted|Entangled.
knotter|Device for tying, as in a harvester.
kremlin|Moscow pile.
laagers|Trekkers' camps, on the veldt.
labored|Not easy.
laborer|Union member.
labrador|Canadian peninsula.
labrador|Part of Canada.
lacunae|Gaps.
ladders|Ways of going up.
lambasting|Thrashing: Slang.
lambent|Softly radiant.
lambert|The "sheepish lion," in Disney song.
laminate|Split into layers.
lampreys|Eellike water animals.
landler|Austrian country dance.
landscape|Corot painting.
landslide|Type of election result.
languid|Apathetic.
languor|Lassitude.
lantern|Lighthouse item.
lanterns|Portable lights.
lanterns|Signals for Paul Revere.
lanterns|Source of illumination.
lapdogs|Chihuahuas.
largess|Liberal gift.
largesses|Bountiful gifts.
lariated|Lassoed.
lariats|Cowboy's gear.
lashers|Binders.
lassoes|Rodeo gear.
latecomer|Recent arrival.
lateral|Gridiron pass.
lateral|Sideways.
laterals|Sides.
lattice|Type of screen.
lattice|Type of window.
lawsuit|Bardell vs Pickwick, for example.
layered|Stratified.
lazybones|Do-nothing.
leaflets|Propaganda literature.
learned|Educated.
leashed|Controlled with a thong.
leavened|Fermented.
lectern|Reading desk.
leerier|More suspicious: Slang.
leeward|Side to with a sailboat tilts.
leeways|Drift angle.
legacies|Inheritances.
legatee|Beneficiary.
legatee|Beneficiary.
legatee|Beneficiary.
legatee|Heir.
legerdemain|A kind of trickery.
legions|Roman army units.
legumes|Certain plants.
leisure|Time off.
lending|Imparting.
lending|___ library.
lenitive|Soothing.
lentils|Plants of the pea family.
leonine|Like a certain beast.
leonine|Noble.
lessons|Units of instruction.
lettered|Very well educated.
lettuce|Kitchen garden specialty.
levantine|Near Easterner.
leveret|A hare in its first year.
lexicon|Wordbook.
lexicon|Wordbook.
liberal|Generous.
liberal|Member of a British party.
liberate|Disengage.
libretto|Opera-goer's purchase.
licenses|Fisherman's necessities.
lichens|Mosses.
likable|Attractive.
limbate|Bordered, as a flower.
lineate|Striped.
lineman|Forward wall member.
lineman|Surveyor's assistant.
linemen|Inspectors of railroad cars.
liniment|Arnica.
linking|Connecting.
liquors|Cellar contents.
lissome|Limber or supple.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
litotes|Understatement to increase effect.
littleneck|Young of the quahog.
loafers|Step-in shoes.
localize|Fix in one place.
locations|Movie sites.
lockers|Gym adjuncts.
locking|Closing tightly.
locofoco|Member of the Equal Rights Party, 1835.
lodging|Shelter.
logomachy|An argument about words.
logwoods|Dye trees.
loiters|Dallies.
lollipop|Candy favorite.
longboat|Relative of a dory.
longest|Most extended.
lookalike|Resemble.
loosens|Unties.
loosest|With least restraint.
lorimer|Famed editor and "Self-made Merchant."
lorries|Vehicles in England.
lotions|Hand creams.
lowered|Scowled.
lozenge|Medicate tablet.
lucerne|Swiss city.
lucifer|Friction match.
lucubrate|Burn the midnight oil.
luscious|Savory.
lustrum|Period of five years.
machine|Steam roller, for example.
maddens|Excites violently.
maddest|Most impractical.
madeiras|Wines.
madonnas|Certain paintings.
maelstrom|Whirlpool.
maestoso|With dignity, in music.
mahatma|Gandhi's title.
mahogany|Wood resistant to termites.
maintain|Keep.
majestic|Descriptive of the giant sequoia.
majored|Specialized in a subject.
makeweight|Something thrown in to avoid a shortage.
maladroit|Clumsy.
malapropisms|Illiterate him . . . from your memory, et al.
malaria|Tropical hazard.
malarious|Pertaining to a miasma.
maligns|Defames.
maligns|Slanders.
malines|Fine lace from Belgium.
malines|Fine, silk net fabrics.
malinger|Feigh illness.
malingerer|Shirker of duty.
malison|Archaic interdiction.
mallets|Long-handled hammers.
manacle|Fetter.
manacles|Restraints.
manatee|Relative of the dugong.
manatee|Sea cow.
manatee|Sea cow.
mandarin|Chinese dialect.
mandate|Injunction.
mandatory|Required.
mandolins|Serenaders' instruments.
manhunts|Leap year activities.
manteaus|Women's cloaks.
mantels|Shelves.
mantilla|Short cloak.
manuals|Handbooks.
manuals|Keyboards of organs.
margrave|Hereditary German title.
marigold|Flower.
marinas|Yacht basins.
marketplace|Proverbially, where no grass grows.
marksmen|Crack shots.
marmoreal|Resembling marble, as in being white, smooth, etc.
maroons|Strands.
marseille|Second largest city of France.
martens|Furs for stoles.
martinet|Strict disciplinarian.
martinet|Strict disciplinarian.
martins|Small swallows.
mascara|Make-up item.
masonic|___ Temple.
masseur|Turkish bath employe.
masterpiece|Capital performance.
mastodon|Natural History Museum exhibit.
matador|One of the principal cards in skat.
matador|Performer with cape and sword.
matador|Plaza de toros figure.
matador|Plaza de toros figure.
materialize|Become visible.
matilda|Waltzing girl.
matinee|Theatrical term.
matrass|Glass tube for blowpipe tests.
maverick|Unbranded animal.
maximal|Highest.
meadows|Pleasant fields.
mealtime|When the mess call sounds.
measure|Prescribed limit.
measure|Statute.
medallists|Winners of awards.
meddles|Interferes unnecessarily.
mediation|Effort toward peaceful settlement.
medicate|Apply a healing substance to.
medicinal|Healing.
medicos|Physicians: Colloq.
meditate|Ponder.
meditations|Celebrated book by Marcus Aurelius.
medulla|Lowest part of the brain.
melding|Pinochle term.
melodic|Musical.
memento|Keepsake.
memento|Token.
mementos|Pressed flowers, ticket stubs, etc.
memsahib|Title in India.
menacer|Sinister one.
merinos|Fine woolens.
merited|Deserved.
messier|More untidy.
messman|Shipboard worker.
messmate|G. I.'s pal.
metaphor|Why, the world's mine oyster.
metronome|Timekeeper for piano practice.
miasmas|Noxious vapors.
microfilm|Cloak-and-dagger item.
midways|Fair concourses.
millstream|Waterway in a song.
minaret|Mosque tower.
minaret|Mosque turret.
minster|Cathedral.
minster|Monastery church.
minutemen|Massachusetts volunteers of 1776.
miracle|The "loaves and fishes."
mirages|Sahara phenomena.
mirrors|Symbols for the superstitious.
misapply|Use incorrectly.
miserly|Parsimonious.
misplace|Bestow (one's trust) unwisely.
missile|Modern weapon.
missive|Epistle.
missives|Letters.
misspend|Squander.
misstep|Blunder.
mistaken|In error.
mitigate|Temper.
mittens|Something to wear.
mnemonics|Science of improving the memory.
moaners|Discontented ones.
modeled|Worked in clay.
moderate|Middle-of-the-road voter.
modiste|Dressmaker.
modulates|Softens.
mohairs|Angora wool fabrics.
molasses|Bread spread.
molasses|Symbol of slowness.
molders|Crumbles into decay.
mollycoddle|Pamper.
monacid|Chemical compound.
monarda|Genus of mints.
monastics|Cenobites.
moneybags|Owner of blue chips.
mongoose|Ferretlike animal.
monitor|Classroom officer.
monorail|Transportation of a special type.
monotone|Handicap for a speaker.
monsoon|Periodic wind.
moonstones|Translucent gems.
moorages|Places for boat stopovers.
morassy|Full of bogs.
moratoria|Legal authorizations for delay in payments.
mortals|Human beings.
mortarboard|Commencement wear.
mortarboard|Plasterer's accessory.
mortise|Notch in a rafter.
mossback|Behind-the-times politico.
mothers|Looks after.
motioned|Directed by hand.
motions|Proposals made in assembly.
moulded|Shaped.
mountebank|Tricky pitchman.
mourner|Attendant at a wake.
mudslinger|Political vilifier.
muffles|Deadens sound.
murders|Events in the Rue Morgue.
muscats|Wine grapes.
mustangs|Half-wild horses.
mustard|Condiment.
naivete|Lack of guile.
naivete|Lack of worldly wisdom.
narcism|Inordinate vanity.
narrate|Recount.
narrations|Tales.
narrower|Closer.
natatory|Pertaining to swimming.
national|Citizen of a country.
nationally|Throughout the country.
nations|Peoples.
natives|Indigenes.
natives|Not summer people.
natural|At ease.
naturists|Outdoor cultists.
nautilus|Relative of the Skate.
navigator|Plotter of a course.
nearest|Closest.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most cleverly done.
necromancer|Wizard.
needers|Those in want.
needled|Goaded to action: Colloq.
needles|California city.
needles|Kentucky Derby winner, 1956.
negated|Nullified.
negates|Denies.
neighbor|Fellow man.
nematode|Roundworm.
nemeses|Inflicters of tribulation.
neolith|Stone tool from 10,000 B.C.
neoteric|Modern.
neoteric|Modern.
nepotist|Employer of relatives.
nereids|Attendants of Poseidon.
nestled|Cuddled up.
nestles|Snuggles.
nestlings|Squabs.
nestors|Wise old men.
netters|Fisherman.
network|Crisscross fabric.
neurotic|Word for the worrier.
neutral|Quiet in tone.
neutrals|Nonbelligerents.
nevermind|Don't bother.
newlyweds|Happy couple.
newscaster|Reporter of a special report.
newspapers|Fourth estate.
newsstand|Stall vending printed matter, etc.
nifties|Clever remarks: Slang.
niggards|Skinflints.
nightcaps|Old-fashioned headgear.
nineteens|Prime numbers.
nirvana|Passionless peace.
nirvanic|Oblivious to worldly cares, as in Buddhism.
noisette|Champney rose.
noisome|Injurious to health.
nominated|Put up.
nominee|The party's choice.
nonacting|Not officiating.
nondescript|Hard to classify.
nondescript|Undistinguished.
nonpayment|Default.
nonsense|Bosh!
nonsense|Humbug.
noonday|Time.
northeast|Direction.
nosegay|Flowers.
nosegay|Something for the bridesmaid.
notables|Persons of distinction.
notices|Announcements.
nougats|Nutty sweets.
nouveau|___ riche.
novelists|Gerald Greene and Graham Greene.
nullifier|Invalidator.
nursemaid|Denizen of the playground.
nutmegs|Seasonings.
nutshell|In a ___ (in a few words).
oarsmen|Rowers.
obeying|Minding.
obscure|Ambiguous.
obstacles|Impediments.
obverts|Changes the appearance of.
ocarina|Musical instrument.
ocarina|Musical instrument.
ocarina|Musical sweet potato.
ocarina|Musical toy.
ocarinas|Terra cotta wind instruments.
ocreate|Sheathed, as stems of some plants.
oddment|Leftover.
odometer|Device for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle.
odyssey|Long journey.
offering|Donation.
oilstone|Article for polishing.
oldness|Antiquity.
oleander|Fragrant evergreen.
oleates|Acid salts.
oleoresin|Product from tropical trees.
omelets|Breakfast dishes.
omelets|Heading for Fannie Farmer.
omelets|Short order dishes.
omelets|What frittatas are.
omelette|French menu speciality.
omnibuses|Public vehicles.
oneiric|Having to do with dreams.
onerous|Burdensome.
onetime|At some past date.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
openers|Certain poker cards.
openmouthed|Showing astonishment.
openness|Candor.
operagoer|Music lover.
operate|Manage.
operate|Run.
operate|Run.
operates|Works with a machine.
operative|Detective.
operator|Owner or manager of a mine, factory, etc.
operators|Managers of mines, factories, etc.
operetta|Stage attraction.
operetta|Tuneful show.
opiated|Put to sleep.
opposes|Contends with.
optical|Visual.
opulent|Rich.
oracles|Makers of mystic pronouncements.
oracles|Phenomena at Delphi and Cumae.
oracles|Very wise ones.
orangeade|Summer quaff.
oranges|Florida specialty.
oranges|Mandarins.
oration|Address.
oration|Speech.
orations|Discourses.
oratorio|Musical composition.
orators|Forum speakers.
orators|Speakers with eloquence.
orbital|Of an Explorer's path.
ordinance|City statute.
ordnances|Formerly, firearms.
orectic|Of appetite, in philosophy.
oregano|Herb for spaghetti sauce.
oregano|Spanish condiment.
organdy|Fine muslin.
organdy|Very sheer, stiff cotton goods.
organise|Form into a system: Var.
orientate|Adjust (oneself) to a situation.
orientates|Adjusts to a situation.
orienting|Ascertaining the bearings of.
original|Novel.
original|Novel.
originate|Begin.
orioles|Major League team.
orioles|Major League team.
ornament|Spangle.
ostlers|Grooms: Var.
ottoman|Flat overstuffed couch.
ottomans|Divans.
outlast|Survive.
outlays|Expenditures.
outlook|Future.
outmode|Declare passé.
outpoint|Score more than (a competitor).
outshine|Excel.
outsider|Horse which has little chance of winning.
outsole|Part of a shoe.
outturn|Yield, as of a crop.
ovation|Ticker-tape parade, for example.
overact|Exaggerate, on stage.
overate|Dined too well.
overate|Gorged.
overawe|Cow.
overawed|Cowed.
overcoats|Checked items.
overdraw|Exaggerate.
overdue|Delayed.
overdye|Color excessively.
overeager|Too impatient.
overeat|Dine too well.
overing|Being in excess.
overnight|For a short journey or visit.
overpay|Give too much for.
overpower|Quell.
overreaching|Going too far.
overscored|Marked lines through.
oversea|Trans-oceanic.
oversee|Supervise.
overseer|Foreman.
overseers|Managers.
overset|Excess type, in printing.
oversets|Puts too much material into type.
overshadow|Obscure.
overshoe|Boot.
overslow|Taking more time than necessary.
overstatement|Hyperbole.
overtake|Catch up with.
overtime|Type of extra pay.
overtraded|Did business beyond one's capital.
overture|Piece of music.
overuse|Excessive application.
overuse|The trouble with clichés.
oxidations|Laboratory processes.
oxymoron|And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
oysters|Menu item.
packers|Wholesale dealers in meats.
padrones|Innkeepers, in Italy.
pageant|Spectacular exhibition.
paginal|Pert. to pages.
painter|Boat rope.
painter|Boat rope.
pairing|Matching.
paisano|Countryman of Spain.
paladin|TV character.
paladin|TV role.
paladins|The twelve peers of Charlemagne.
palatal|Pronounced in a certain way.
palates|Relishes.
palatine|Hill of Rome.
paleface|Red man's friend.
paletots|Overcoats.
palings|Fences.
palisades|Line of steep cliffs.
palliate|Ease.
palmate|Shaped like a hand.
palmyra|Ancient city in Syria.
palters|Equivocates.
panache|Military plume.
panache|Plume on a helmet.
panatelas|Cigars.
pandoras|___ box.
panhandlers|Beggars: Slang.
pannier|Wicker basket.
panorama|Comprehensive survey.
panorama|Comprehensive view.
panorama|Pictorial view.
panther|Navy jet fighter plane.
pantomime|Form of theatrical spectacle.
paperback|Reader's purchase.
paperboy|Eisenhower was one.
paperboy|Familiar suburban character.
parader|Convention demonstrator.
parader|Marching man.
parader|Member of a procession.
paraders|Convention hall participants.
parades|Displays.
paradise|Dwelling place of penitent peris.
parados|Embankment at back edge of a trench.
paragon|Size of type.
parakeet|Cage bird.
parapet|Fortification.
parapets|Fortifications.
parasol|Sun shade.
parasol|Sunshade.
paratroop|Airborne soldier.
parboil|Cookbook direction.
parceled|Distributed.
parents|P. T. A. members.
parents|Very important persons.
parlayed|Made a certain kind of bet.
paronomasia|An apothecary should never be out of spirits.
parrots|Lories and lorikeets.
parsecs|Units of measurement, 19.2 trillion miles.
parsley|Blue plate special.
parsnip|Edible root.
parsonage|Rectory.
particle|Minute portion.
particles|Documentary clauses.
parties|Persons: Colloq.
parting|Such sweet sorrow, according to Juliet.
partlet|Ruffled garment of 16th century.
partridge|Fabled pear-tree dweller.
partway|Portion of a distance.
passers|Men on the street.
passion|Deep feeling.
passive|Taking no part.
pastime|Opposite of work.
pastime|Recreation.
pastoral|Beethoven's Sixth.
pasture|Grassland.
pasture|Graze.
patamar|Vessel of Bombay and Ceylon.
paternal|Fatherly.
pathway|Beaten track.
patinae|Eucharistic vessels.
patrons|Benefactors.
pattens|Wooden sandals on iron supports.
patterns|Designs.
paychecks|Take-home money.
peasant|Figure in "The Gleaners."
peasants|Farmers.
peashooter|Boy's toy.
peccadillo|Slight fault.
pectase|Enzyme found in fruits.
pedaler|Cyclist.
pedaler|Cyclist.
pedantry|Didacticism.
pediform|Foot-shaped.
pediment|Triangular gable.
pedimental|Having a triangular gable.
peepers|Froglets in Spring.
peerage|Burke's ___.
peeress|Marchioness.
peeress|Noblewoman.
pelisse|Long cloak.
pelisses|Long cloaks for women.
peltries|Furrier's stock.
penance|Way of showing repentance.
penates|Roman deities.
penchant|Strong liking.
pendant|Earring.
pendant|Hanging ornament.
pendant|Jewelry item.
pendant|Lavaliere.
penname|Boz, for example.
pennant|Pirates' flag.
pennyroyal|European perennial mint.
pensioners|Retired folk.
pensions|Boardinghouses.
pentagons|Plane figures.
pentane|Hydrocarbon.
peoples|Inhabitants of the earth.
peppers|Many-seeded red or green fruits.
percent|By the hundred.
pergola|Latticework structure in a garden.
perhaps|By chance.
perimeter|Outer boundary.
periodic|Intermittent.
periscope|Optical instrument at sea.
perjuring|Forswearing.
permeate|Pervade.
persist|Continue firmly.
persona|___ grata.
persona|___ non grata.
personae|Cast of characters: Lat.
personae|Characters of a novel or play.
personal|Type of newspaper ad.
personnel|Group of workers.
perspires|Emits through pores.
persuasion|A particular religious belief.
pesetas|Spanish coins.
petasos|Winged cap of Hermes.
petiole|Leafstalk.
pettish|Out of humor.
petunia|Flower.
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers.
phaeton|Light, four-wheeled carriage.
phantoms|Apparitions.
pharaoh|Cheops was one.
pharaoh|Kingly title.
pharaoh|Sheshonk or Necho.
piaster|Turkish coin.
piastre|Turkish coin.
pigeonholed|Fate of some legislative bills.
pileate|Crested like the kingfisher.
pilgrim|Sojourner.
pillaged|Looted.
piloted|Directed.
piloting|Important skill on shipboard.
pineapple|Product of the Fiftieth State.
playroom|Tot's quarters.
pleaded|Appealed earnestly.
pleasant|Agreeable.
pleased|Gratified.
pleasing|Agreeable.
pleated|Folded.
pleonasm|The very identical thing itself.
plodded|Trudged.
plodder|Drudge.
plunder|Loot.
poetess|Type of woman writer.
poisoner|Whodunit villain.
polecat|Weasel's cousin.
polemic|Argumentative.
polestar|Guiding principle.
polestar|Symbol of constancy.
polisher|Shoe brush, for example.
politician|Administration man.
politics|Activity for 1960.
politics|Front page topic for 1960.
polling|Sampling the voters' preferences.
poltergeist|Noisy goat.
polygons|Many-sided figures.
pomades|Hair beautifiers.
pomatum|Hair salve.
ponchos|Mexican-type raincoats.
poniard|Dagger.
poplars|Trees.
popover|Muffin.
popover|Quick bread.
porcine|Greedy.
porcupine|Prototype of "Pogo" character.
portend|Foretoken.
portent|Groundhog's shadow for one.
porticos|Covered walks.
portiere|Heavy curtain.
portlier|Stouter.
possess|Gain control over.
possess|Keep control over.
posterity|Descendants.
posterns|Old-time back doors.
posthaste|Quickly.
potassium|Silver-white metallic element.
potentate|Ruler.
pothole|Pavement pit.
practice|Follow a profession.
praises|Lauds.
praline|Nutty sweet.
praline|Southern confection.
prancer|High-stepping horse.
prancer|One of Santa's team.
prancer|Spirited steed.
prattler|Talkative tot.
precede|Come before.
precepts|Rules of conduct.
precocious|Describing a child prodigy.
predaceous|Living on prey.
predator|One who plunders.
predicted|Foretold.
prefaces|Introductions.
prelate|Bishop.
prelates|High clerics.
prelates|Important clerics.
premiere|First night.
premise|Statement in logic.
prepare|Compound.
prepare|Make ready.
prepare|Take measures.
prepares|Devises.
prepave|Surface a path in advance.
presage|Foretell.
presages|Forebodings.
presence|Immediate vicinity.
presses|Irons.
prestamped|Imprinted beforehand.
prestidigitator|Performer of a sort.
presume|Suppose.
presume|Venture.
pretend|Simulate.
pretender|Claimant to a throne.
preterite|Expressing past time.
pretests|Teachers' prognostic aids.
pretrain|Discipline beforehand.
pretzel|Popular biscuit.
prevail|Succeed.
prevalent|Widespread.
priests|Men of the cloth.
primordial|Fundamental.
primulas|Primroses.
princes|Charles and Andrew.
prisons|Lockups.
pristine|Having its original purity.
prizefight|Professional fisticuffs.
probate|Court action.
probate|Court for wills.
probate|Establish validity of a will.
probate|Establish validty of (a will).
probate|Legal term.
problems|What everybody has.
process|Method.
process|Subject to some special treatment.
profess|Avow.
prolate|Extended at the poles.
prologue|Rumor's speech, in "King Henry IV."
prominence|Distinction.
promise|It's either broken or kept.
promote|Advance.
promoter|Business man.
promotes|Furthers.
promulgate|Make known officially.
pronged|Like a trident.
propaganda|Publicity of a sort.
propaganda|Systematic effort to sway opinion.
propagated|Multiplied.
propitiate|Appease.
proposer|Maker of a motion.
proscribe|Interdict.
prospers|Flourishes.
protects|Shields.
protein|Diet need.
protruded|Jutted.
prouder|More arrogant.
provide|Furnish.
prowess|Daring.
prudent|Highly sensible.
psalmists|David and Asaph.
psalter|Church book.
psalter|Lectern book.
puppeteer|Bill or Cora Baird.
purists|Careful speakers.
purlieu|Outlying part, as of a city.
putative|Supposed.
pyrites|Fool's gold.
quagmire|Morass.
quahogs|Hard-shelled clams.
quarrel|Altercation.
quatres|Cards with four spots.
quavering|Vibrating.
quicksand|Treacherous ground.
quotients|Answers to some math problems.
raccoon|Flapper Age fur.
raceway|Track.
raddled|Colored highly with rouge.
radiant|Beaming.
radiant|Brilliant.
radiant|Glowing.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Issue in rays.
radiator|Heating device.
radicle|Little root.
raftsmen|Operators of river boats.
ragamuffins|Mud larks' playmates.
ragtime|Berlin's forte.
raiders|Gen. Morgan's men.
raiders|Western frontier peril.
raillery|Joking.
railroad|Send to prison unjustly: Slang.
raiment|Garb.
raiment|Garb.
rainbow|Hopeful harbinger.
raincoat|Mackintosh.
raining|Showery.
rainwater|Soft liquid.
rakeoff|Relative of payola.
ramekin|Pottery baking dish.
ramrods|Items for a rifleman.
randoms|Chance thoughts.
rankest|Most strong-scented.
ranking|Ranging in a class.
rapport|Harmony.
raptorial|Of birds of prey.
rapture|Ecstasy.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
rarities|Uncommon things.
rascals|Runners "around the rugged rock."
ratchet|Pawl.
ratchet|Toothed wheel.
rathole|Home of a sort.
ratings|Grades of sailors.
ratsbane|Tropical plant.
rattail|Kind of file.
rattles|Noisemakers.
raucity|Hoarseness.
raucous|Strident.
ravines|Mountain gorges.
ravines|Valleys caused by erosion.
ravioli|Italian dish.
ravioli|Italian dish.
reactance|Electrical impedance.
reactions|Counter tendencies.
reactor|Atomic device.
reactor|Nuclear ___.
readable|Acceptable appraisal of a book.
reading|Pennsylvania city.
readout|___ of (expel from a political party, group, etc.).
realign|Put in order again.
realize|Convert into cash, as assets.
realize|Understand.
realtors|Certain brokers.
rearguard|Military force.
reasons|Whys and wherefores.
reasserts|States for emphasis.
rebaits|Prepares to fish again.
rebates|Discounts.
rebound|Spring back.
rebounds|Springs back.
recants|Takes back.
recedes|Withdraws.
recessive|Not dominant.
recitals|Narratives.
recluses|Hermits by choice.
recoiled|Drew back.
recorder|Early form of flute.
recorder|Soft-toned flute.
recourses|Sources of aid.
recover|Win back.
recreational|Describing Disneyland.
rectangle|Shape of a dollar.
reddest|Most flaming.
redeemed|Saved.
redeemer|Pawn shop customer.
redeems|Cashes in.
redness|Rubicundity.
redoubles|Takes a calculated risk at bridge.
redound|Flow back as a consequence.
redress|Reparation.
redressed|Corrected.
redwoods|Sequoias.
refasten|Secure again.
referee|Decision maker.
referee|Officiate.
referee|Sports official.
referenda|Submissions of laws to direct vote of people.
refiner|Worker with oil.
regaled|Entertained.
regards|Views.
regatta|Boat race.
regents|University officers.
regimen|Prevailing system.
regiment|Colonel's command.
regional|Local.
registers|Indicates.
regular|Usual.
rehearse|Perform for practice.
rehearse|Practice.
reheats|Warms over.
reheels|Repairs a pump.
rehires|Employs again.
rehouse|Provide new quarters.
reigned|Occupied a throne.
reindeer|Arctic animals.
reinstate|Put in former position.
reinstate|Return to a former position.
rejoined|Came again into the company of.
rekindles|Arouses anew.
relabel|Change the classification of.
relapse|Backslide.
relapse|Backslide.
relapse|Backslide.
relapse|Retrogress.
related|Akin.
related|Akin.
related|Akin.
related|Sib.
related|Told.
relates|Recounts.
relates|Tells the story of.
relativity|Concern of the physicists.
relaxation|Ease.
relaxed|Loosened up.
relayed|Passed along, as news.
release|Deliverance.
release|Let go.
release|P. R. handout.
release|Press agent's article.
release|Publicity item.
release|Story to the press.
released|Gave to the press.
released|Set free.
relents|Softens.
reliant|Having confidence.
relines|Does a tailoring job.
relines|Repairs, as garments.
relived|Went through again.
remarks|Comments.
remarque|The "All Quiet" man.
remodel|Shape anew.
remodels|Makes a charge.
remoras|Fish that attach themselves to sharks.
remoras|Fishes.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Penitence.
removes|Carries away.
removes|Eradicates.
removes|Takes away.
renascent|Flourishing anew.
rendered|Given.
renegade|Bad guy in a Western.
reneged|Revoked.
reneges|Fails to follow suit.
reneges|Faux pas at bridge.
renewed|Made strong again.
renovate|Bring back to good order.
renovates|Does over.
rentals|Income source.
rentals|Income source.
rentier|One with a fixed income: Fr.
reopens|Resumes.
repasts|Feasts.
repasts|Refections.
repatriate|Return to the country of birth.
repeater|Firearm.
repeater|Weapon for a Western.
repeats|Echoes.
repeats|Summer TV shows.
repertoire|Actor's can-do list.
rephrase|Present in a different manner.
replete|Filled.
replica|Exact copy.
reporters|Characters in "The Front Page."
repress|Stifle.
repression|Relative of inhibition.
reprint|Type of paperback.
republican|Party of the Mugwumps.
repulse|Historic British cruiser.
repulse|Historic British warship.
repulses|Drives back.
request|What is asked for.
requite|Compensate for.
reraise|Elevate again.
reroute|Change a trucker's course.
resales|Business of middleman.
rescind|Annul.
rescore|Reckon again.
rescuers|Life guards.
resemble|Be similar to.
reserve|Keep back.
reserve|Set apart for later use.
reservoir|Artificial lake.
resided|Dwelt.
residence|Home.
residence|Mansion.
resident|Neither visitor nor transient.
resident|Not migratory, as birds.
resider|Inhabitant.
residue|Rest.
resigns|Abdicates.
resists|Fends off.
resoled|Repaired shoes.
resolves|Determines.
resonant|Vibrant.
respected|Highly regarded.
respire|Breathe.
respire|Breathe.
respite|Lull.
restate|Say it again.
restated|Paraphrased.
restaurant|Place for a banquet.
restive|Fidgety.
restore|Build anew.
restore|Give back (something taken, lost, etc.).
restores|Gives back.
resultant|Following as a consequence.
resumed|Went on.
resurrects|Brings back into use.
retailer|Butcher or baker.
retails|Tells over again.
retainer|Lawyer's fee.
retentive|Having a good memory.
reticence|Taciturnity.
reticent|Discreet.
reticule|Old-fashioned handbag.
retimed|Recorded speed again.
retouch|Do a photographer's job.
retraced|Went back.
retreat|Period of seclusion.
retreat|Sunset bugle signal.
retrograded|Deteriorated.
retunes|Restores to harmony.
reunite|Get together again.
revealed|Divulged.
reveals|Shows.
revelry|Merrymaking.
revelry|Noisy festivity.
revenge|Grenville's ship, 1591.
revered|Regarded highly.
reverie|Daydream.
reverse|Car gear.
reverse|One side of a coin.
reverts|Goes back (to).
reverts|Goes back.
rewrites|Does a newspaper job.
reynard|Character in beast-epic.
reynard|Fox.
rhetoric|Persuasive oratory.
rhodora|Shrub genus.
riffraff|The mob.
riffraff|The rabble.
rigmarole|Nonsense.
ringneck|Kind of pheasant.
rioters|Law defiers.
rioters|Noisy ones.
rioters|Unruly ones.
rioting|Disturbing the peace.
riotous|Noisy and brawling.
ripened|Brought to perfection.
riposte|Quick retort.
riposte|Witty retort.
ripples|Becomes ruffled.
ripsaws|Cutting tools.
riptide|Cause of rough waters.
risible|Inducing mirth.
rissole|Meat ball fried in deep fat.
rissoles|Rolls of minced meat.
rituals|Church services.
rivaled|Was a match for.
rivalry|Competition.
riverbeds|Watercourses.
roadster|Old-time sports model.
roaring|Like a lion.
roasted|What peanuts often are.
roister|Be lively and noisy.
rolltop|Kind of desk.
rondeau|Poetical form.
rookery|Breeding ground for seals.
rookery|Colony of seals.
rooming|Having living quarters.
roosters|Chanticleers.
rootstalks|Rhizomes.
roseate|Cheerful.
rosebud|Junior Jacqueminot.
rosebud|Partly open flower.
rosemary|Herb for seasoning.
rosettes|Ornaments with ribbons.
rosettes|Ribbon ornaments.
rotates|Spins.
rotates|Takes turns.
rotator|Turner.
rotator|Turning muscle.
rotator|Type of muscle.
rotisserie|Eating house.
rotunda|Type of building, hall or room.
roundup|Collect: Colloq.
roundup|Gathering,
rovings|Wanderings.
rudeness|Lack of polish.
rudiment|First slight beginning.
rumbles|Fights, in gang slang.
ruminate|Ponder.
runagates|Fugitives: Archaic.
rundown|Exhausted.
rustier|Stiffer in action.
rustlers|Cattleman's problem.
sabered|Dispatched with a sword.
sabines|Ancient people of Italy.
sabotage|Resistance specialty.
saboteurs|Deliberate wreckers.
sadirons|Pressing tools.
sadness|Sorrow.
sailers|Fast vessels.
salesman|Traveling ___.
salesmen|Commercial travelers.
salience|Prominence.
salient|Conspicuous.
salient|Conspicuous.
salient|Principal.
salient|Prominent.
salient|Prominent.
salines|Salt springs.
saltcellar|Condiment container.
salutes|Greets.
salutes|Hails with a salvo.
salutes|Military gestures.
sameness|Monotony.
samisen|Japanese banjo.
samisen|Japanese three-stringed banjo.
samites|Rich fabrics of Middle Ages.
samovar|Device for heating water.
samovar|Water heating device.
sampled|Tasted.
samplers|Embroideries with mottoes.
samplers|Pieces of needlework.
sandals|Footwear.
sandalwoods|Tropical trees.
sandbag|Item for emergency river wall.
sanders|Devices used on icy roads.
sanders|Machines for polishing.
sandman|Bringer of sleep.
sandstorm|Desert hazard.
sandwich|Hero,  for one.
sapwood|Tree part.
sarabands|Spanish dances.
sarcasms|Ironies.
sarcenet|Soft silk fabric.
sardine|Hard-pressed passenger.
sardines|Fishes.
sardines|Smorgasbord fare.
sargasso|Sea NE of the West Indies.
sarongs|All the rage on Bali.
satanists|Devil worshipers.
satanists|Devil's devotees.
sateens|Fabrics.
satiate|Glut.
satiate|Glut.
satiate|Sufeit.
satinet|Glossy cloth.
satinette|Frilled pigeon.
satires|Certain literary works.
satires|Lampoons.
satsumas|Mandarin oranges.
saturate|Drench.
savannah|Augusta's river.
savants|Scholarly men.
sawbucks|Tenners.
sayings|Proverbs.
sayings|Saws; proverbs.
sayonara|Sad saying on the Ginza.
scalded|Heated just short of the boiling point.
scaleni|Neck muscles: Anat.
scallop|Sea food delicacy.
scapegoats|Relatives of fall guys.
scarabs|Beetles.
scaramouch|Swaggering buffoon.
scariest|Most hair-raising.
scarlet|One of Robin Hood's men.
scarred|Dented.
scatter|Disperse.
scenery|Features of nature.
scenery|Flat, backdrops, etc.
scented|Delicately fragrant.
scepters|Royal maces.
sceptred|Invested with royal authority.
sceptred|Invested with royal power.
schemed|Contrived.
schemer|Member of a cabal.
schemes|Plans.
schisms|Divisions.
schnapps|Source of Dutch courage.
scholars|Bookworms.
schooled|Trained.
schoolrooms|What U.S. needs more of.
schools|Cultural institutions.
schooner|Prairie ___.
schooners|Covered wagons: Colloq.
science|Nothing but perception, according to Plato.
science|Important course of study.
scissor|Cut with an instrument.
scolded|Reproved.
scooted|Skedaddled.
scooter|Motor vehicle of a sort.
scooters|Vehicles of a sort.
scorecard|Relative of a playbill.
scoriae|Lava and slag.
scoured|Cleansed.
scramble|Progress clumsily.
scrambled|One way to prepare eggs.
scraper|Mud remover.
scrapes|Predicaments.
scrapped|Discarded.
scrapper|Boxer: Slang.
scrapper|Pugilist: Slang.
screener|Sifter.
screening|Putting through aptitude tests.
screenplays|Dramas or football maneuvers.
scribers|Pointed instruments for woodwork.
scribes|Professional penmen.
scrimped|Tried to make ends meet.
sculler|Thames rower.
sculpture|Works of Epstein.
scutter|Run swiftly.
seaboots|Sailor's footwear.
seafoods|Shore dinner menu.
seaside|Beach location.
seasonal|Appropriate to the time.
seasoning|Chef's speciality.
seasons|Time periods.
seawall|Levee.
seaweeds|Sargasso vegetation.
secants|Lines in trigonometry.
seconded|Backed.
secondhand|This measures by sixties.
seconds|Merchandise for a bargain sale.
secrete|Conceal.
secrete|Hide.
secrete|Hide.
secrets|Confidences.
secrets|Mysteries.
sectile|Capable of being cut.
sectile|Capable of being cut.
section|640 acres.
section|Part.
sectors|Parts of a circle.
secular|Temporal.
securement|Act of acquiring.
security|Social ___.
sedately|Demurely.
sedately|With dignity.
sedately|With dignity.
sedater|More dignified.
sedatives|Tranquilizers.
sedulous|Steadily industrious.
sellers|Best ___.
sellouts|Where S. R. O. signs are found.
semaphore|System of signaling.
semaphores|Sends signals.
semester|Part of an academic year.
seminar|Course of study.
seminars|Study courses.
semitone|Interval in music.
semitones|Musical notes.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislatures.
senates|Legislatures.
senator|Fong or Long.
senator|Fong or Long.
senator|Green, for example.
sendals|Old silk fabrics.
sendoff|Bon voyage celebration.
senecas|Five Nations tribe.
senecas|Five Nations tribe.
senecas|Five Nations tribesmen.
seniors|Campus VIPs.
senoras|Caballeros' ladies.
senoras|La Paz ladies.
sensate|Felt in a certain way.
sentients|Creatures with feelings.
sentiment|Feeling.
sentimental|Describing Laurence Sterne's "Journey."
serapes|Relatives of ponchos.
serapes|Woolen blankets used as garments.
seraphs|Angels.
seraphs|Cherubs.
serenade|Composition by Schubert.
serenatas|Handel's "secular odes."
serenes|Tranquilizes.
serenes|Tranquilizes.
sergeant|Police officer.
serials|Certain stories.
serpent|Sea ___.
serrate|Notched.
serries|Presses together, in ranks.
servants|Footmen.
service|Military duty.
servile|Obsequious.
sessile|Having no stalk: Bot.
session|Assembly.
session|Jam ___.
sestets|Musical groups.
sestets|Sonnet stanzas.
sestets|Stanzas in sonnets.
sestinas|Six-line stanzas, used by Dante.
setters|Bird dogs.
settler|Early pioneer.
settlers|Pilgrim Fathers, for example.
sevenfold|Repeated a certain number of times.
seventeen|Booth Tarkington story.
seventy|Ike's next milestone.
several|Divers.
sextets|Concert groups.
shadows|Umbrae.
shamans|Medicine men.
shamble|Walk clumsily.
shavers|Young'uns.
sheathed|Enclosed in a case.
sheaths|Snug-fitting gowns.
sheaves|Harvest bundles.
sheepskin|Coat lining.
sheerest|Most gauzy.
sheerest|Purest.
shellac|Floor covering.
shelters|Civil defense items.
sheriff|Posse leader.
shindig|Noisy party: Slang.
shindigs|Social affairs: Colloq.
shingle|Professional signboard: Colloq.
shocker|Sensational tale.
shoebills|Wading birds.
shoeshine|Notable Italian movie.
shoofly|Kind of pie.
shoptalk|Businessman's lunch conversation.
shoring|Propping timbers.
shorties|No basketball players, they.
showers|Weather prediction.
showery|Adjective for April days.
showstopper|Almost any Merman number.
shrieks|Cries.
shrinks|Contracts.
shudder|Not quite a quake.
shudder|Quake.
shyness|Child's reserve.
siamese|Far Easterners.
sibilate|Pronounce in a certain way.
sickles|Reaping hooks.
sidearm|Pitching style.
sidecar|Motorcycle accessory.
sidecar|Motorcycle accommodation.
sidecars|Motorcycle extras.
sidereal|Starry.
sideshow|Adjunct of the big top.
sidestroke|Swimmer's skill.
sightseeing|Sometime diplomatic activity.
signaler|Semaphore expert.
signers|John Hancock and others.
signora|Italian lady.
silages|Quantities of fodder.
silence|The rest is ___.
silence|Golden commodity.
silencer|Device for muffling sound.
silicon|Element.
silicon|Nonmetallic element.
silvers|Acquires a dawn-gray color.
silvers|Well-known comedian.
silverware|Appropriate wedding gift.
silvery|Adjective for the moon.
silvery|Describing moonlight.
simians|Monkeys.
similes|Figures of speech.
similes|Figures of speech.
simpers|Smiles sillily.
simpler|Less complex.
simulates|Feigns.
sincere|Unfeigned.
sinecure|Soft job.
singled|Earned first base.
singlet|Undershirt or jersey.
singsong|Monotonous.
sinless|Saintly.
siphoned|Drew off, as liquids.
sirloin|Steak.
sirocco|Hot, oppressive wind.
situate|Place.
situate|Place.
situated|Located.
skeeing|Winter sport.
sketchy|Roughly outlined.
slander|Defamation.
slashes|Sweeping strokes.
slatted|Composed of horizontal laths.
slattern|Relative of Doll Tearsheet.
slatting|Venetian blind material.
sledder|Winter sportsman.
sleeken|Make smooth.
sleeper|Railroad car.
sleepier|Less alert.
sleeves|Green ___.
sleeves|Tubular fittings.
sleighed|Took a winter ride.
sleighs|Cutters.
slender|Cousin of Justice Shallow.
slender|Cousin of Justice Shallow.
slender|Not buxom.
slipper|Pantofle.
slipper|Shoe.
slippery|Not reliable.
slither|Snake's progress.
slotted|Having a narrow opening.
sloughs|Gets rid of (with "off").
slowdown|Take it easy.
slowest|Most wearisome.
slowing|Decelerating.
sluggard|Lazy one.
smaller|What Lake Ontario is to Lake Erie.
smarted|Felt acutely remorseful.
smatter|Speak with spotty knowledge.
smirked|Smiled sillily.
smithery|Forge, bellows and anvil.
smitten|Infatuated.
smoothes|Polishes.
smooths|Polishes.
snakier|More treacherous.
snapback|Football pass.
snapper|Cracker bonbon.
snapper|Fish used for soup.
snapper|Tropical fish.
snarers|Trappers.
snarers|Trappers.
snaring|Luring.
sneaker|Furtive one.
sneaker|Shoe.
sneered|Flouted.
sneered|Played the critic.
sneerer|Scoffer.
sniggered|Laughed disrespectfully.
snivels|Whines.
snooper|Busybody.
snooper|Curious one.
snooper|Sneak thief.
snootier|More supercilious: Colloq.
snoring|In unquiet sleep.
snorkel|Submarine device.
snorted|Laughed loudly: Colloq.
snorters|Gales: Slang.
soapbox|Makeshift rostrum.
soapsuds|Foam of a sort.
soaringly|In a zooming way.
sobered|Made serious.
sobered|Made serious.
sobersides|Serious person.
soirees|Receptions.
solaced|Consoled.
solaced|Gave comfort.
solaces|Comforts.
solaria|Glass-enclosed porches, for example.
solaria|Sun parlors.
solaria|Sun rooms.
solarium|Sun room.
solitary|Secluded.
sollerets|Shoes worn with suits of armor.
someday|___ My Prince Will Come.
someone|Person of importance.
someone|Unidentified person.
somerset|Bath's county.
somerset|Hardy hero.
sometimes|On various occasions.
sonatas|Beethoven works.
sonatas|Classic recording.
sonatas|Musical compositions.
sonatas|Musical works.
sonatas|Piano solos.
sonatine|Piece of music, as by Ravel.
songster|Canary.
songsters|Canaries.
sorites|Series of premises, in logic.
sorosis|Women's club.
soulmates|Affinities.
soundest|Most dependable.
spaceman|Explorer of the future.
spaceship|Type of conveyance, perhaps obsolete.
spacesuits|Garments for astronauts.
spangle|Sequin.
spangled|Set with shiny pieces.
sparely|Leanly.
sparing|Provident.
sparkle|Gleam.
spartan|Ancient Greek.
spatter|Splash.
spatular|Spoon-shaped.
spearers|Certain fishermen.
special|TV descendant of the "spectacular."
species|Biological group.
species|Class.
spectra|Ranges of colors from prisms.
speedboats|Hydroplanes.
speeder|One kind of lawbreaker.
speedway|Road.
spelean|Of or like a cave.
spellbound|Bewitched.
spelled|Signified.
spender|Prodigal person.
spheral|Globe-shaped.
spieled|Emulated a barker: Slang.
spilled|Overflowed.
spinach|Vegetable.
spinner|Fishing lure.
spinners|Fish lures.
spinster|Bachelor girl.
spirals|Certain orbits.
spirals|Helices.
spirits|Supernatural beings.
spiritually|In a sanctified manner.
splayed|Spread out.
splines|Flat, pliable pieces of wood or metal.
splints|Wood strips.
splurge|Show off.
spondee|Metrical foot.
spondee|Poetic foot.
sportsmen|Hunters and anglers.
spotter|Automatic bowling machine.
spotter|Lookout.
spouter|Old Faithful, for example.
spriest|Nimblest.
springer|Hunting dog.
sprinkle|Light rain.
sprinters|Track men.
sprouted|Started to grow.
squatter|Unsanctioned settler.
squired|Acted as an escort.
squires|Country gentlemen.
squirmed|Wriggled.
stabile|Stationary.
stables|Mews.
stables|Mews.
staccato|Musical direction.
stacked|Piled up.
stagnation|State of inactivity.
stained|Describing some glass.
stained|___ glass.
staining|Changing color.
stalemated|Deadlocked.
stalemates|Draws.
stalled|At a standstill.
stamens|Flower parts.
standstill|Halt.
standstill|Stop.
standup|Endure.
standup|Prove valid, durable, etc.
starched|Describing certain collars.
starchy|Designating certain foods.
starfish|Cousin of the sea urchin.
stargaze|Use a telescope.
starless|Nocturnally overcast.
starlets|Hollywood actresses.
startle|Alarm.
starved|Hungry.
stately|Dignified.
statement|Report.
stateroom|Cruise accommodation.
station|Getting-off place.
stature|Height.
stature|Size.
statute|Decree.
statute|Decree.
statute|Law.
steadied|Stabilized.
stealer|Light-fingered one.
stealth|Furtiveness.
steamboat|Daniel Webster's favorite mount.
steamer|Ship.
steeled|Hardened.
steepen|Become precipitous.
steepen|Increase.
steeple|Architectural feature.
steeplechase|Famous Aintree race.
steered|Piloted.
stellar|Chief.
stellar|Excellent, as a performance.
stemmer|Device to trim fruits.
stencil|Cousin of a carbon copy.
steppers|Mettlesome horses.
stepsons|Relatives by marriage.
stereos|Hi-fi's.
stereos|Successors to hi-fi.
stereoscopes|3-D picture devices.
sterile|Lacking in interest.
sterile|Useless.
sterlet|Food fish.
sterling|Pound ___.
sternal|Of the breastbone.
sterner|Less lenient.
sternest|Least lenient.
sternest|Most uncompromising.
sternly|With austerity.
sternway|Movement of a ship backward.
stetson|Famous hatter.
stetson|Name in hats.
stickle|Be very scrupulous.
stilled|Allayed.
stilled|Calmed.
stimuli|Incitements.
stingaree|Ray having a whiplike tail.
stinger|Britisher's whisky and soda.
stingers|Nettles.
stinted|Restricted.
stipend|Pay.
stipend|Pension, perhaps.
stipends|Paid allowances.
stipple|Method of painting in dots.
stipulate|Arrange definitely.
stirring|Exciting.
stirrup|Mounter's aid.
stirrups|Equestrian gear.
stocked|Put in a supply of.
stomach|Appetite.
stomach|Put up with.
stomatic|Of the mouth.
stomped|Danced to jazz tunes.
stoneware|Pottery.
stooges|Foils, in stage slang.
stopgap|Temporary expedient.
stopover|Function of a motel.
stopped|Precluded.
stopper|Plug.
storekeeper|Grocer.
stoutest|Most valiant.
straddle|Appear to take both sides of (an issue).
strafers|Machine-gunners.
strainer|Kitchen utensil.
straits|Difficulties, often dire.
straits|Mackinac and Magellan.
strakes|Lines of planking on a ship.
strands|Ropelike cables.
strands|Threads.
strange|Alien.
strange|Novel.
strange|Outlandish.
strange|What "truth is always."
stranger|Newcomer.
stranger|Outsider.
strangle|Repress.
strangle|Suppress.
strapless|Type of dress.
strapped|Hard up: Slang.
stratum|Horizontal layer.
strawhat|The summer circuit, descriptively.
strayer|Candidate for the pound.
strayer|Lost sheep.
streets|Certain parking places.
streets|Wall and others.
stretch|Exaggerate.
strewed|Scattered.
striate|Having threadlike lines.
striate|Marked with fine lines.
strictly|Rigorously.
stridence|Quality of being harsh or shrill.
strident|Harsh-sounding.
strigil|Ancient Greek instrument for scraping bather's skin.
striper|Military man.
stripes|Stars' companions.
stripes|Symbol of the 13 colonies.
stripper|Worker on tobacco.
strippers|Trimmed cards, used by magicians.
strives|Endeavors.
strokes|Crawl and others.
stroller|Baby buggy.
stubble|Whiskers.
studded|Set thickly on.
students|Campus crowd.
studios|Certain workrooms.
stultify|Make worthless.
stunners|Amazingly pretty girls: Colloq.
stutter|Speak in a certain way.
stylites|Ascetics who lived atop pillars.
stymied|Blocked.
styrene|Ingredient of synthetic rubber.
subagent|Representative of a sort.
subsides|Settles.
suburbia|Commuters collectively.
success|Satisfactory outcome.
succors|Helps.
succors|Helps.
succumb|Yield.
sugared|Candied.
sugared|Sweet.
sulfide|Chemical compound.
sullied|Smirched.
sullied|Tarnished.
summersault|Trampoline stunt.
sunbather|Rooftop haunter.
sundaes|Popular confections.
sundial|Time teller.
sunrays|Source of light.
sunshade|Awning for store fronts.
sunshine|Figuratively, a cheerful soul.
sunspots|Solar phenomena.
superhuman|Divine.
suppress|Quash.
surmised|Conjectured.
surmises|Conjectures.
surpass|Excel.
surprise|Unexpected pleasure.
sutures|Sews.
syncope|Elision of a syllable.
syringe|Small hand pump for laving.
systems|Codifications.
tabbies|Felines.
tablemate|Dinner companion.
tablets|Pads.
tablets|Pads.
tabloid|Newspaper.
tabloid|Type of newspaper.
tacitly|Silently.
taciturn|Of few words.
tactful|Having savoir-faire.
tactical|Describing a maneuver.
tadpole|Larva of an amphibian.
tadpole|Larval amphibian.
tagalong|Follow closely.
tailboard|Station wagon feature.
tailender|Relative of a cellar dweller.
tailfins|Detroit-made adornments.
tailored|Made to order.
tailwind|It speeds the flight.
takeout|Extract.
tapioca|Kind of pudding.
tapiocas|Certain puddings.
taproom|Part of a pub.
taproots|Main parts of plants.
tarantula|Venomous spider.
tarlatan|Kind of thin muslin.
tartars|Formidable opponents.
tartars|Genghis Khan's men.
tartufe|A hypocrite, from Molière's satire.
tartufe|Play by Molière.
tasting|Sampling.
tattler|Gossip.
taxicab|Vehicle.
teacart|Piece of furniture on wheels.
teardrops|Shape of some earrings.
tearjerker|Soap opera, for example.
tearless|Dry-eyed.
teasers|Importunate persons.
teataster|Oolong expert.
teenage|Designating the younger set.
teenier|Littler by far.
teenier|Much smaller: Colloq.
teeters|Seesaws.
teeters|Wavers.
teethed|Grew canines.
teething|Subject for the baby books.
teetotals|Advocates abstinence.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
telegram|Wire.
teleosts|Bony fishes.
telephone|Call.
telephone|Conversation piece.
telephoned|Used a handset.
telethon|TV fund-raising event.
televise|Show on a screen.
tendered|Made an offer.
tenement|One kind of housing.
tenements|Habitations of a sort.
tensile|Capable of being stretched.
tensile|Ductile.
tensile|Stretchable.
tensity|State of stress.
tenterhook|Nail to hold cloth stretched on a frame.
tenters|Campers-out.
termini|Ends.
termite|Insect.
termites|So-called "white ants."
ternary|Threefold.
terrane|Geological formation.
terrapin|Diamondback.
terrapin|Diamondback.
terrible|Epithet for Ivan IV.
terrier|Bedlington ___.
terrier|Dandie Dinmont.
testify|Affirm.
tethers|Ties to a post.
tetragon|Quadrangle.
textiles|Fabrics.
theists|Believers in one God.
thereat|On that account.
thiamin|Vitamin B1.
thingumajig|Cousin of a gimmick.
thinned|Became less dense.
thirteen|Important age.
thorite|High explosive.
thrills|Excitements.
throats|Parts of necks.
throwaway|Leaflet or handbill.
tierces|Casks holding 42 gallons.
tightrope|Circus feature.
tillers|Steersmen's stations.
timbale|Pastry shell filled with meat, fish, etc.
timbale|Type of fried pastry shell.
timesaver|Product of automation.
timesaver|Short cut.
tinderboxes|Danger spots, figuratively.
tiniest|Most minute.
tinkered|Did makeshift mending.
tintypes|Mementoes of Coney Island.
tintypes|Photos of a sort.
tinwork|Metallic product.
tippler|Bibber.
tipsters|Touts.
tirades|Diatribes.
tisanes|Decoctions of herbs.
titania|Fairy queen.
titania|Shakespearean queen.
tobacco|Widely cultivated annual.
toenails|Relatives of claws.
toilette|Costume.
tolanes|Hydrocarbons.
tollgate|Fee collecting station.
tomcats|Night prowlers.
tonnage|Nautical cubature.
tootled|Played the flute.
topmast|Place for the lookout.
toreador|Escamillo.
toreador|Escamillo.
toreros|Heroes of the arenas.
torment|Anguish.
tornado|Foreboding weather report.
torrents|Floods.
tortilla|Companion of frijoles.
tortillas|Mexican pancakes.
tosspots|Pub patrons of Shakespeare's day.
totalize|Combine into a sum.
tourist|American in Paris.
tracers|Inquiries for missing letters, packages, etc.
trackmen|Milers.
tractate|Treatise or dissertation.
traders|Merchants.
traders|Stock exchange members.
traduce|Defame.
traduce|Slander.
traduce|Vilify.
tragedy|What the buskin symbolizes.
trailblazers|Lewis and Clark, for example.
trailing|___ arbutus (Mayflower).
trailing|___ arbutus, the Mayflower.
trainee|Military recruit.
trainee|Recruit.
trainee|Rookie.
trainer|VIP in sports.
training|Education.
trainloads|Freight units.
traipse|Gadabout's walk.
traipse|Walk: Colloq.
traipsed|Gadded about: Colloq.
traitor|Turncoat.
trampoline|Acrobats' mat.
transalpine|Ultramontane.
transistor|Part of a pocket radio.
transit|Passage from one place to another.
transitory|Passing.
translate|Interpret.
transmit|Send.
trapdoor|Scruto, in theatre parlance.
trapeze|Circus gear.
trapeze|Circus item.
trappings|Adornments.
trapshooter|Annie Oakley was a noted one.
travail|Suffering.
travels|Accounts of high adventure.
tritons|Attendants of the sea gods.
trochee|Metrical foot.
trolled|Went fishing.
trolley|Obsolescent common carrier.
trolley|Vehicle of grandpa's day.
trombonist|Band member.
trouped|Performed on the road.
trouser|Half of a garment.
truants|Schoolboys of a sort.
trudged|Slogged along.
truelove|Theme for a folk song.
truepennies|Trusty fellows.
trundle|Low-slung cart.
trundled|Rolled along.
trussed|Securely tied.
trusties|Certain prisoners.
tsarist|Follower of Nicholas or Alexis.
tsarist|Royalist of a sort.
tsetses|African insects.
tsetses|African insects.
tyrants|Absolute rulers.
tyrants|Autocrats.
ugliest|Least attractive.
ulsters|Coats.
ulterior|Further.
ulteriorly|In a covert manner.
ultimatum|Final offer.
ultraviolet|Describing certain rays.
ululant|Howling.
ululate|Hoot, as an owl.
ululate|Howl, as a dog.
ululate|Howl.
umbrage|Resentment.
umpires|Scapegoats at the ball game.
umpires|Sports officials.
unaided|Single-handed.
unalloyed|Pure.
unbeaten|Describing certain Bowl teams.
unboned|Describing certain roasts.
unbowed|Straight.
unburden|Relieve, as one's mind, by telling all.
unclasps|Releases from an embrace.
undercut|Backspin on a golfball.
undermine|Sap.
uneasiness|Qualms.
unequal|Ill-matched.
unethical|Not according to Hoyle.
unfitted|Disqualified.
unhinges|Detaches.
unicorn|Mythical animal.
unicorns|Beasts that never were.
uniform|Constant.
uniform|Suit.
unlaces|Loosens shoes.
unloose|Liberate.
unloosed|Set free.
unneeded|Surplus.
unopened|Closed.
unravel|Solve.
unraveled|Solved.
unrequited|Not given in return.
unrested|Sleepless, perhaps.
unrivaled|Peerless.
unrobes|Divests.
unromantic|Lacking in sentiment.
unseeded|Not sown.
unteach|Cause to forget.
unturned|What no stones are sometimes left.
unusual|Out-of-the-way.
unusual|Rare.
unusually|Remarkably.
upright|Kind of piano.
uprising|Mutiny.
uprooted|Removed utterly.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upsilon|Greek letter.
upstream|Against the current.
upsurged|Swelled forth.
uptakes|Pipes from a furnace to its chimney.
upwards|___ of (more than).
uralite|Dark-green rock, in mineralogy.
uranium|Its atomic number is 92.
useless|Ineffectual.
useless|Of no purpose.
utopians|Visionaries.
uttered|Said.
uxorial|Wifelike.
vacancy|Motel sign.
vacates|Takes a holiday: Slang.
vaccine|Laboratory preparation.
valedictory|Farewell address.
valence|Wine city of France, on the Rhone.
valiant|Lion-hearted.
valises|Luggage items.
vandals|Ruthless plunderers.
vandyke|Beard.
vaporous|Foggy.
varmint|Objectionable fellow: Dial.
varnished|Having a glossy surface.
vassals|Feudal underlings.
veering|Changing direction.
vegetable|One of the three kingdoms.
veinules|Small blood vessels.
vendetta|Feud in Firenze.
venerate|Rever.
ventriloquist|Popular type of entertainer.
veranda|Porch.
verbena|Garden plant.
verdant|Unsophisticated.
vernacular|One's mother tongue.
vestals|Priestesses of ancient Rome.
vestments|Chasuble, maniple, etc.
videotape|One way to put on a TV program.
viewers|TV audience.
vigilance|Watchfulness.
village|Part of New York City (with "the").
villagers|Countryfolk.
vindicate|Justify.
violinists|Musicians.
virginal|17th century spinet.
viscous|Like mud.
voyages|Journeys.
wallaby|Small kangaroo.
walleye|Pike.
wallflower|Not the cynosure, at a dance.
walling|Enclosing with an upright structure.
washboard|Bumpy kind of road.
waterfront|Dock area.
waterside|Seashore.
wayside|Along the road.
wearable|Suitable for the wardrobe.
weaving|One of the most ancient arts.
weedless|Condition of an ideal garden.
weighed|Had influence or importance.
westerner|Man from the Panhandle.
whalers|Characters in "Moby Dick."
wheelhorses|Steady workers.
whereabouts|Location.
wigwams|Algonquian dwellings.
winesap|Apple.
winnings|Las Vegas loot.
wintered|Hibernated.
wintered|Spent the season.
wintergreen|___ For President.” nyt 1960 WINTERMONTHS Time of the year. nyt 1960 WINTERPALACE Leningrad edifice, now a museum. nyt 1960 WINTERSET Anderson play. nyt 1960 WINTERWIND Boreas. nyt 1960 WIRE Finish line. nyt 1960 WIRE Peace material. nyt 1960 WIRER Electrical worker. nyt 1960 WIRER Telegram sender. nyt 1960 WIRETAP Phone cut-in. nyt 1960 WIRY Lean and sinewy. nyt 1960 WIRY Thin but tough. nyt 1960 WISE Prudent. nyt 1960 WISEACRE Know-it-all. nyt 1960 WISED ___ up (became informed): Slang. nyt 1960 WISED ___ up (informed): Slang. nyt 1960 WISEMEN Kings of Cologne. nyt 1960 WISH Father to the thought."
witness|Behold.
wizardry|Magic.
womanly|No longer childish or girlish.
woodbine|Virginia creeper.
woolhats|Early political faction in S. C.
wranglers|Cowboys.
wrestling|Indoor sport.
wrongdoing|Transgression.
xenophobia|Fear of foreigners.
xerophyte|Plant suited to desert regions.
yardage|Measurement, as on the gridiron.
yearlings|Young horses.
yodlers|Singers.
zombies|Voodoo snake deities.
aardvark|First animal in the dictionary.
abalone|Delicacy at Fisherman's Wharf.
abalone|Ear shell.
abalone|Mollusk.
abalone|Pacific seafood.
abalone|Sea mollusk.
abalone|Source of mother-of-pearl.
abasement|Humiliation.
abashed|Discomfited.
abashed|Discomfited.
abating|Letting up.
abettal|Connivance.
abeyant|Currently inactive.
abigail|John Adams' wife.
aborigines|First inhabitants.
abounds|Is plentiful.
abreast|Side by side.
abridgment|Compendium or synopsis.
absence|Being away.
absence|Item of classroom record.
absence|Scholastic cut.
absolute|Free from imperfection.
abstain|Refrain, as from voting.
abstract|Designating some painting.
acaudate|Tailless.
accolade|A praising mention.
accords|Agreements.
accosting|Approaching and speaking to.
accosts|Approaches.
accosts|Speaks first to.
accredit|Approve.
accustom|Make familiar.
acerbic|Sour.
acerbity|Sharpness.
acerose|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Kind of rayon.
acetate|Synthetic fabric.
achieve|Do.
acidulate|Make slightly sour.
acoustic|Of hearing.
acrobat|Aerialist.
acrobat|The "man on the flying trapeze."
acrobats|Circus stars.
acropolis|Elevated citadel of a Greek city.
actress|Ingenue.
adamant|Extremely hard.
adamant|Obdurate.
adamant|Stony.
adamant|Too hard to be broken.
adamant|Unbreakable substance.
adamant|Unyielding.
adapted|Made suitable.
admeasurement|Size.
admiral|Navy man.
admirals|Flagships.
admiralties|Islands near New Guinea.
admirers|Beaux.
admirers|Suitors.
admittedly|By general agreement.
admonish|Caution.
admonish|Reprove mildly.
adorably|Charmingly.
adulate|Flatter excessively.
adulate|Praise too highly.
advance|Progress.
adventure|Unusual experience.
adventurers|Fortune hunters.
adverbs|Now, never, etc.
adverse|Antagonistic.
advertise|Bring before the public.
aeneous|Like brass in color.
aerated|Charged with gas, usually carbon dioxide.
aerials|Radio conductors.
aerobic|Living only in oxygen, like some microbes.
aerolite|Meteorite.
aeronautic|Pertaining to an important science.
aeroscope|Apparatus for collecting dust suspended in air.
aforetime|In days of yore.
against|Con.
against|Contra.
against|Next to.
ageless|Eternal.
ageless|Eternal.
ageless|Eternal.
agelong|Endless.
agitate|Stir.
agonistes|Samson ___, Milton drama.
agonize|Rack.
agoutis|Relatives of guinea pigs.
agoutis|Relatives of guinea pigs.
aileron|Airplane part.
aileron|Part of an airplane wing.
aileron|Part of an airplane wing.
aileron|Plane part.
airhole|Fishing spot of a sort.
airhole|Open place in the ice.
airliner|Descendant of the Wright biplane.
alabaster|Material used for vases, urns, etc.
alabastrine|White.
alacrity|Sprightliness.
alamode|Cookery term.
alamode|In fashion.
alamode|Menu term.
alarmed|In a panic.
alarums|Old-time warnings.
alastor|Poem by Shelley, 1816.
alastor|Zeus as an avenging deity.
albescent|Turning white.
alehouses|Certain convivial places.
alewives|Fish of the herring family.
alewives|Herring-like fish.
alfalfa|Plant used as a cover crop.
algebra|School subject.
algerine|North African.
aliases|Buffalo Bill and Billy the Kid.
alienated|Made unfriendly.
alienee|Property receiver, in law.
alienee|Transferee.
aliment|Food.
aliments|Nutriments.
alkalis|Chemical salts.
alkalis|Soluble salts.
alleged|Declared without proof.
alleger|One asserting without proof.
alleges|Adduces.
alleges|Declares.
allegory|Pilgrim's Progress, for example.
allegro|Richard Rodgers musical.
allergy|Susceptibility of a sort.
alleviate|Mitigate.
allover|Covering everything.
allsorts|___ and conditions of men.
alluded|Referred (to).
almoner|Giver of money.
alphorn|Colorful Swiss artifact.
alpinists|Certain mountain climbers.
already|Even now.
altered|Changed.
altered|Modified.
altered|Modified.
alternates|Seconds at political convention.
alternator|Electric device.
amassed|Made a hoard.
amassed|Piled up.
amateur|Neophyte.
amateur|Olympic athlete.
amateur|Tyro.
amatory|Of love.
amatory|Of love.
ambassadresses|Irene Dunne and others.
ambient|On all sides.
ambiguously|Equivocally.
amelioration|Improvement.
amended|Improved.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amesace|Lowest throw at dice.
amiable|Friendly.
amidships|In a certain area, nautically speaking.
ammeter|Instrument for measuring electric current.
amoebae|Simplest form of animal life.
amperes|Electrical units.
amulets|Charms.
amusing|Laughable.
anabasis|Xenophon's classic.
anaconda|Copper city.
anaconda|Python.
anagram|What chaser is to search.
analysis|Separation into constituent parts.
anaphora|Repetition of words, in rhetoric.
anatomic|Structural.
ancestral|Hereditary.
andante|Faster than larghetto.
anecdotal|In the style of Boswell.
anemometer|Instrument showing wind velocity.
anemone|Pasqueflower.
anemone|State flower of South Dakota.
anemones|Pasqueflowers.
aneurin|Laborite Bevan.
angelic|Heavenly.
angelus|Subject of Millet painting.
angling|Izaak Walton's forte.
angoras|Cats and goats.
angoras|Cats or goats.
anguish|Torment.
animals|Circus attraction.
animate|Bring to life.
animate|Enliven.
animate|Lively.
animates|Draws, as for TV commercials.
animato|Lively: Mus.
animator|Artist, à la Hollywood.
animism|Belief in spirits.
animism|Primitive form of religion.
animistic|Of belief in spirits, demons, etc.
aniseed|Flavoring agent.
aniseeds|Flavoring agents.
anisette|Liqueur.
annatto|Yellowish-red dye.
annattos|Trees yielding dyestuff.
annelids|Earthworms, leeches, etc.
annoyance|Botheration.
anserine|Gooselike.
answered|Served the purpose.
answers|Replies.
antenna|Feeler.
antenna|Wire in TV and radio.
anterior|Prior.
anterior|Toward the front.
anthems|Songs of praise.
anticipator|Expectant one.
antidote|Remedy for an evil.
antimony|Metallic element.
antipasto|Hors d'oeuvre.
antipodes|Exact opposites.
antique|Piece of furniture from a former period.
antique|Smacking of bygone days.
anxiety|What "Angst" means.
anymore|Annie doesn't live here ___.
apelike|Anthropoid.
aperies|Monkeyshines.
aperitifs|Pre-dinner drinks.
aperture|Hole.
aperture|Opening.
apology|So sorry, for example.
apology|Excuse.
apostle|Matthew or Mark.
apothecary|Character in "Romeo and Juliet."
apparatus|Complex device or machine.
apparel|Adornment.
apparel|Clothes.
apparent|Obvious.
appends|Attaches.
appetite|Craving.
applejack|Brandy.
applicator|Device used as a swab.
appoint|Ordain.
apportion|Mete out.
apprise|Inform.
apricot|Red-yellow.
aptitudes|Abilities.
aquiver|Trembling.
arbalest|Old-time crossbow.
arbiters|Judges.
arbitrarily|Highhandedly.
arcadia|Pastoral paradise.
arcadia|Place of rural peace and simplicity.
archduke|Austrian peer.
areaway|Space for cellar ventilation.
arenaceous|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
areolae|Interstices.
areolae|Interstices: Bot.
argalas|African storks.
argonaut|Follower of Jason.
argonaut|Hercules or Orpheus.
arietta|School tune.
ariette|Short song.
aristocrat|Patrician.
armchair|Figuratively, comfortably remote from actual facts.
armored|Ironclad.
arnicas|Remedies for sprains.
arousal|Excitation to action.
arouses|Kindles.
arouses|Wakes.
arraign|Accuse.
arrange|Make plans.
arrayed|Placed in order.
arrearage|Amounts overdue.
arresting|Compelling attention.
arrests|Holds.
arrival|Airport word.
arrived|Reached a goal.
arsenal|Arms repository.
arsenal|Military edifice.
arsenals|Storage places of a sort.
arsenic|___ and Old Lace.
artfully|Adroitly.
artichoke|Vegetable.
artifact|Archeologist's find.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Mechanic.
artisans|Handicraftsmen.
artists|Talented people.
artless|Naive.
artless|Unaffected.
artless|Unsophisticated.
ascertain|Find out.
asepsis|Hospital technique.
asepsis|Hospital technique.
ashamed|Abashed by guilt.
ashamed|Abashed by guilt.
asinine|Fatuous.
asinine|Silly.
askings|I'm sure we should all be as happy ___.
asperse|Calumniate.
aspiration|Hope.
assagai|Javelin.
assails|Attacks violently.
assembly|Convention.
assents|Acquiesces.
asserted|Maintained.
asserts|Avers.
asserts|Avers.
asserts|Declares.
assessed|Taxed.
assesses|Appraises.
assesses|Estimates official value.
assessment|Levy.
assessments|Certain payments.
assignee|Person to whom a claim is transferred.
assignees|Executors.
assigns|Designates.
assigns|Designates.
assister|Right-hand man.
assorts|Classifies.
assorts|Classifies.
assumed|Hypothetical.
assumes|Undertakes.
assured|Confident.
assures|Encourages.
assures|Guarantees.
atheist|Unbeliever.
athlete|A. A. U. member.
athletes|Olympics contestants.
atomics|Branch of nuclear physics.
atonement|Amends.
attache|Envoy's aide.
attempt|Essay.
attempts|Endeavors.
attendant|Bridesmaid.
attendants|Members of the wedding.
attended|Was present.
attention|Sergeant's command.
attestant|One who bears witness.
attests|Certifies.
attires|Dresses.
attorney|Professional man.
attract|Draw.
attuned|In harmony.
aureate|Golden.
auricula|Alpine primrose.
autonomies|Independent political groups.
autonomous|Having self-government.
autostrade|Italian superhighways.
avalanche|Flood of a sort.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Silas Marner's sin.
avenged|Exacted punishment for.
avenues|Ways of approach.
average|Batting ___.
average|Medial sum.
average|Ordinary.
average|Reduce to a mean.
averaged|Calculated the mean of.
averaged|Did a problem in calculation.
aversions|Dislikes.
aviated|Flew.
aviator|Man in the clouds.
avidity|Extreme eagerness.
avocado|Salad fruit.
avoided|Eschewed.
awaited|Expected.
awarded|Adjudged.
awareness|Consciousness.
axillae|Armpits: Anat.
azimuth|Arc of the horizon.
backgammon|Board game.
backgammon|Very old game.
backlog|Reserve.
bagpipe|Musical instrument.
bagpipes|Highland favorites.
bailers|Rowboaters, at times.
bailiff|Court usher.
balanced|Kept steady.
baleful|Evil.
ballast|Vessel stabilizer.
ballerina|Danseuse.
balloon|Child's toy.
ballots|Votes.
ballots|Votes.
baloney|Sandwich makings.
bananas|Dessert in popular song.
bananas|Fruits.
bandsaws|Cutting tools.
bandstands|Village green structures.
bankers|Important men of business.
bannered|Gay with pennants.
bantered|Teased playfully.
barbarians|Philistines.
barbell|Gym item.
barbershop|Kind of close harmony.
barites|White minerals use in paints.
barkers|Side show orators.
barnstorm|How to make political bread and butter.
barometer|Weatherman's instrument.
baroque|Rococo.
barrage|Hail of missiles.
barrelhouse|Kind of jazz.
barrette|Hair clasp.
barrios|Philippine districts.
barrooms|Pubs.
basketball|Mr. Naismith's invention.
basques|People of the Pyrenees.
bassets|Hounds.
bathysphere|Diving bell.
batiste|Sheer fabric.
battleground|Bull Run, for one.
battleship|The Oregon, for example.
bazooka|Antitank gun.
beacons|Watchtowers.
beanstalk|Ladder to Blunderbore's castle.
beatnik|Pad dweller.
becalms|Makes still.
becomes|Suits.
bedraggle|Soil, as garments in the mud.
beechen|Made of a certain wood.
beehive|Utah symbol.
beeline|Straight route.
beestings|Cow's first milk.
beguile|Charm.
belabor|Attack verbally.
belated|Delayed.
belated|Not on time.
believe|Credit.
believes|Accepts as true.
belladonna|Deadly nightshade.
bemoans|Laments.
bemoans|Laments.
benedict|Married man.
benison|Blessing.
berates|Reproves.
berrying|Fruit gathering.
betatron|Device in which electrons are accelerated.
betimes|Early.
betimes|Forthwith.
betrayal|Sell-out.
betwixt|In the middle: Poet.
bewitched|Under a spell.
bibelot|Objet d'art.
biblical|In keeping with a sacred book.
bigoted|Prejudiced.
bilinear|Of two lines, in math.
billion|About how many seconds in 32 years?
birddog|Pointer.
birdwatch|Go on a nature outing.
bisects|Divides.
bistros|Meeting places for café society.
bituminous|Kind of coal.
bivalve|Mussel.
blackjacks|Billies' relatives.
blacklist|Relative of boycott.
blacklisted|Put on a certain roster.
blancmange|French molded dessert.
blasted|Destroyed.
bleacher|The sun is one.
blinder|Flap on a bridle.
blizzard|December headline in N. Y. C.
blowtorch|Airman's name for jet plane.
bluebooks|Social registers.
boatswain|Petty officer in the merchant marine.
bodegas|Latin-American grocery stores.
bolster|Long pillow.
bonbons|Colorful candy.
boneset|Thoroughwort.
bonfire|Conflagration of a sort.
bonnets|Headgear.
bookend|Half of a library set.
botflies|Pasture pests.
bottles|Containers.
bracelet|Jewelry item.
bracers|Tonics.
bracing|Stimulating.
bracket|Classification, as of income.
braided|Plaited.
braider|Sewing machine attachment.
bramble|Raspberry or blackberry.
brandish|Wave menacingly.
brazened|Acted impudently.
breakdown|Lively shuffling dance.
breakthrough|Scientific triumph.
breviary|Prayer book.
bribery|Under the table item.
bridgehead|Fortified place of a sort.
brigade|Military unit.
brilliant|Sparkling.
brioches|Petit déjeuner treats.
britannias|___ Pastorals, by William Browne.
brogans|Shoes.
brooded|Incubated.
brooded|Pondered.
broomstick|October night vehicle.
browbeat|Bully.
brushes|Light touches.
bubblegum|Child's confection.
budgeteer|David Bell, for example.
buffalos|Oxlike animals.
buffoon|Merry-andrew.
bulldogs|Certain newspaper editions.
bulletin|News item.
bullpen|Ball park area.
bunting|Small bird.
bureaucracy|One system of administration.
bureaucrat|Type of official.
burgess|Inhabitant of a borough.
burnoose|Moorish garment.
busboys|Waiters' assistants.
buskined|Wearing boots, as early tragedians.
cabbage|Vegetable.
caboodle|Whole lot: Slang.
cabriolet|Collapsible-top coupé.
cachets|Slogans stamped on mail.
cadenza|Musical flourish.
cadenza|Ornamental flight in a concerto, aria, etc.
caesura|Break in the meter.
caesura|Rhythmic break.
cafeteria|Restaurant.
cahoots|In ___.
calabash|Bottle gourd.
caldron|Large kettle.
calender|Glossy finish on paper.
calicos|Printed cotton cloths.
calipers|Measuring instrument.
calorie|Unit for measuring heat.
calumet|Peace pipe.
calumet|Peacepipe.
calypso|Ballad in West Indian style.
cambered|Arched slightly.
cameleers|Drivers of certain animals.
cameral|Of a judge's chamber.
camisole|Jacket or underwaist.
canasta|Game.
candlepins|New England style bowling.
candytuft|Floral symbol of "indifference."
cannery|Type of factory.
canopic|___ jar, found Egyptian tombs.
cantata|Short oratorio.
canteen|Water container.
cantoned|Divided into districts.
capacities|Contents.
capital|Excellent.
capital|Excellent.
capital|Lincoln, for one.
caprices|Whimsies.
capsule|Rocket part.
captors|Seizers.
captors|Takers of prisoners.
caramel|Burnt sugar.
caramel|Candy.
caramel|Sweetshop item.
caravan|Company of travelers.
carbarn|Last trolley stop.
carbons|Duplicates.
cardigan|Popular sportswear item.
cardinals|Relatives of the finch.
careerer|One who runs full tilt.
careering|Rushing wildly.
carefree|Happy.
carelessly|Without heed.
cariole|Light covered cart.
carless|Lacking transportation.
carnauba|Wax palm of Brazil.
carnival|Mardi gras.
carouses|Sprees.
carpetbag|Post Civil War gear.
carpets|Saruk and Kashan.
carriage|Clarence or victoria.
cartoon|Herblock product.
caryatid|Column in form of a female figure.
cascade|Range of Mt. Rainier.
cascaded|Fell over rocks, as water.
cascara|Buckthorn plant.
cashbox|Coffer.
cashews|Nut trees.
cashier|Bank worker.
cassava|Source of tapioca.
cassino|Card game.
castoffs|Discards.
cataclysm|Social or political upheaval.
catalpa|Indian cigar tree.
catbirds|Feathered friends.
catchpole|Bailiff.
cations|Certain ions.
catnaps|Snoozes.
catspaw|Dupe.
catspaw|Puppet's cousin.
cauldron|Large kettle.
causerie|Chit-chat.
caustic|Biting.
cavorts|Leaps about.
ceaseless|Unending.
cedilla|Diacritical mark.
celebrate|Proclaim.
celesta|Musical instrument.
celestes|Girls with "heavenly" names.
celibacy|The single life.
cellular|Having small hollow spaces.
censers|Thuribles.
censorial|Descriptive of a Watch-and-Warder.
censures|Rebukes.
centimo|Coin of Spain.
central|Principal.
centralize|Concentrate.
century|Roman body of soldiers.
chaconne|18th century French dance.
chafers|Rose bugs.
challenge|Defy.
challis|Printed wool fabric.
channel|Frequency band in TV.
chanson|Song.
chaperon|Duenna.
charade|Guessing game.
charivari|Mock serenade with discordant noises, tin horns, etc.
charley|Man with a well-known aunt.
charring|Burning up.
charters|Hires.
chartreuse|Pale, yellowish green.
chastener|That which subdues.
cheated|Bilked.
cheddar|Cheese.
cheerful|Bright.
cheerless|Dismal.
cheeses|Products of Wisconsin.
cheeses|Wisconsin products.
cheetah|Doglike cat.
cheetah|Spotted cat.
chemist|Nobel prize winner Libby.
chessmen|Bishops, knights, etc.
chickadees|Titmice.
chicory|Salad plant.
chimera|Foolish fancy.
chimeras|Foolish fancies.
choleric|Quick-tempered.
chollas|Mexican cacti.
cicadas|Locusts.
cicerone|Guide.
cinemas|Hitchcock products.
cineoles|Certain terpene ethers.
cinnamon|Light reddish-brown.
circular|Distributed notice.
claimer|Asserter of a right or title.
clamshells|Beach décor.
clangor|Loud metallic noise.
clarets|Bordeaux wines.
clarinet|Wind instrument.
classed|Arranged in groups.
classes|School periods.
classics|Five-foot shelf books.
classifies|Sorts and labels.
cleaner|D. S. C. man.
cleaner|Dyer's partner.
cleaner|Houseworker.
cleanup|Profit: Slang.
clearance|After-Christmas sale.
clearer|Brighter.
cleverest|Most talented.
cleverly|With dexterity.
clinics|Hospital departments.
clinics|Where patients are treated.
clippers|Historic sailing vessels.
closets|Cupboards.
closing|Farewell, as a performance.
cloverleaf|Interchange pattern.
clubbed|United.
coalers|Certain cargo vessels.
coastal|On the seaboard.
coasted|Went sledding.
coastlines|Shores.
codgers|Crotchety old fellows.
codicil|Addition to a will.
coercion|Use of force or pressure.
cogitate|Think about.
cognate|Kindred by birth.
coinage|Invented word.
coleslaws|Vegetable dishes.
collage|Artist's composite.
collard|Kale.
collate|Compare critically.
collect|Short prayer.
collection|Set.
collects|Short prayers.
colleen|Girl.
college|Bucknell or Finch.
comediennes|Coca, May, Raye, etc.
comeliness|Attribute of Miss Universe.
communique|Official bulletin.
compact|Type of car.
compeer|Equal.
compliance|Acquiescence.
compote|Fruit dish.
compressors|Certain muscles.
compulsion|Subjection to force.
concede|Own.
concentrate|Fix.
concertina|Small accordion.
concessionaires|Certain lunch counter operators.
concise|Brief and compact.
concise|Pithy.
concise|Terse.
concludes|Terminates.
concussions|Agitations.
condense|Epitomize.
condescends|Vouchsafes.
conductions|Acts of conveying.
confederate|Adherent of the C. S. A.
confessed|Acknowledged.
confetti|Carnival fallout.
conformist|What Babbitt was.
congeries|Heap.
congers|Marine eels.
congestions|Crowded conditions.
conglomerations|Mixed coherent masses.
congressional|___ Record.
conifer|Evergreen.
conjure|Practice magic.
connote|Imply.
consort|Associate.
consort|Monarch's mate.
conspiracy|A case of "gunpowder treason and plot."
conspired|Plotted.
conspired|Plotted.
consulate|Envoy's H.Q.
contain|Hold.
contentions|Positions taken.
contested|Disputed.
continue|Extend.
contort|Turn awry.
controller|Finance official.
controversy|Disputation.
convections|Acts of transmitting.
convenience|Personal comfort.
cookers|Stoves.
cookies|Bakery goodies.
coolness|Composure.
coontie|Arrowroot plant of Florida.
coopers|Barrel makers.
corkscrew|Bottle opener.
corncobs|Kinds of pipes.
cornered|In a difficult situation.
cornstalk|Autumnal sight.
corrode|Eat away.
cortisone|Modern drug.
coruscates|Sparkles.
cosmetics|Make-up.
cosmonaut|One term for a spaceman.
cotangent|Relative of a secant.
coterie|Clique.
counsel|Discussion and deliberation.
countermeasures|Certain expedients.
countryman|Rustic.
courage|Firmness of spirit.
courtly|Dignified.
coverup|Hide.
cowhand|Ranch employe.
cowpoke|Ranch hand: Slang.
cowpokes|Herdsmen of a sort.
cowslip|Marsh marigold.
coxcomb|Fop.
coxcombry|Silly conceit or vanity.
crabbed|Peevish.
cranial|Of the skull.
cranial|Of the skull.
cranial|Of the skull.
crashes|Loud sounds.
cravats|Ascots.
cravens|Cowards.
creamer|Small jug.
creamer|Small pitcher.
creamier|More luscious.
creased|Mussed.
created|Brought about.
created|Brought about.
creates|Brings about.
creative|Productive (of).
creator|Producer.
credence|Belief.
credent|Believing.
credulous|Easily convinced.
crenate|Scalloped, as foliage.
crepitate|Make a crackling noise.
crepitation|Crackling.
crestfallen|Disheartened.
cretonne|Drapery fabric.
crevice|Fissure.
crewcut|Hair style.
crewcuts|Hair styles.
criterions|Standards.
critical|Decisive.
critics|First-nighters.
critique|Review.
croaked|Talked dismally.
croissants|Relatives of brioches.
crooner|Singer of a sort.
cropper|Come a ___ (fall headlong).
crossed|Went counter to.
crossroad|Highway intersection.
crosstown|East–West in Manhattan.
cruller|Fried cake.
crullers|Bakery goodies.
crusade|Expedition of the 12th century.
culture|Education's goal.
cuneate|Wedge-shaped.
curbstone|Part of the sidewalk scene.
currant|Berry.
currently|Popularly.
currents|Streams.
currier|Partner of Ives.
currish|Snarling.
cursory|Hasty.
curtail|Reduce.
cushion|Chair part.
cuticles|Layers of skin.
cyanide|Poison.
cyclone|Storm.
czarinas|Empresses.
dailies|Papers.
daintily|Fastidiously.
dairies|Certain food stores.
dallied|Lingered.
damaged|Impaired.
damasks|Table linens.
dampened|Moist.
dampens|Depresses.
dancers|Devotees of the Twist.
dangled|Hung loosely.
darkest|Pre-dawn status.
dashers|Parts of old-time freezers.
dateline|Here the sailor gains or loses a day.
dateline|Where Sunday becomes Monday.
daunted|Dismayed.
daydreams|Reveries.
deadline|Time limit of a sort.
deafens|Drowns out.
dealing|Apportioning.
dealings|Business transactions.
dealings|Transactions.
deanery|Ecclesiastical residence.
dearest|Epistolary salutation.
debarked|Went ashore.
debarks|Goes ashore.
debased|Lowered.
debases|Lowers.
debated|Engaged in polemics.
debenture|Interest-bearing bond.
debited|Made an entry, in bookkeeping.
debonair|Genial.
debonair|Jaunty.
debtors|As we forgive our ___.
debtors|IOU signers.
decades|Century units.
decades|Time periods.
decampment|A marching off.
decathlon|Rafer Johnson's Olympic Championship.
decease|Death.
decency|Legion of ___.
decides|Settles.
declare|Announce.
declarer|At bridge, the maker.
deduces|Infers.
deepfreeze|Kitchen equipment.
defeated|Outscored.
defense|McNamara's assignment.
degraded|Fallen like Lucifer.
deicide|Destroyer of a god.
dejeuner|Breakfast in Paris.
delaine|Cotton and wool cloth.
delaine|Dress fabric.
delaine|Light, woolen dress fabric.
delaine|Thin fabric.
delaines|Thin woolen fabrics.
delators|Informers.
delectation|Pleasure.
delegated|Entrusted.
deleted|Removed.
deleted|Struck out.
delicts|Misdemeanors, in law.
delphic|Oracular.
demanded|Claimed.
demands|Claims.
demijohn|Large bottle.
demiurge|Subordinate god who creates the world: Plato.
demoness|Female evil spirit.
denature|Adulterate.
denigrate|Blacken the name of.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denizen|Occupant.
denotes|Points out.
denoting|Showing.
denounce|Inveigh against publicly.
denounces|Accuses.
densest|Most impenetrable.
dependable|Trustworthy.
deplore|Lament.
depress|Flatten.
derelicts|Hulks.
derides|Mocks.
descent|Lineage.
descent|Lineage.
deserve|Merit.
desiderata|List of items wanted.
desideratum|Something wanted.
desires|Requests.
desolate|Woebegone.
dessert|Apple pie.
dessert|Shortcake.
dessert|Sweet.
destines|Intends.
destines|Sets apart for a certain purpose.
destroy|Wipe out.
desuetude|Disuse.
detailed|Full of information.
detailed|Itemized.
detection|Nero Wolfe's forte.
detector|Radio tube.
detente|Let-up in international strain: Fr.
deterge|Cleanse.
detests|Abhors.
detonated|Exploded.
detract|Derogate.
detract|Take away (from).
detritus|Debris.
devaluation|Diminution of worth.
deviates|Turns aside (from).
deviled|Seasoned highly.
devotee|Ardent fan.
devotions|Religious observances.
diabolo|Cousin of a yo-yo.
dialers|Telephone users.
diamond|Playing field.
diatonic|Relative of chromatic.
diehard|Extreme conservative.
diehard|Relative of the standpatter.
dietetic|Describing some foods.
different|Unusual.
dilates|Enlarges.
dilates|Expands.
dilemma|Quandary.
dilution|Weakening.
dinette|Feature of a small apartment.
dingbat|Relative of a thingumajig.
dingdong|Bell sound.
dinning|Repeating insistently.
dioramas|Modes of scenic representation.
diploma|Important certificate.
directory|Book with numbers of numbers.
direful|Calamitous.
disarmed|Rendered innocuous.
disbars|Excludes.
discomfiture|Embarrassment.
dishrag|Symbol of limpness.
disordered|Thrown into confusion.
dispense|Apportion.
disperses|Scatters.
dispirit|Deject.
disrupt|Break up.
distaste|Aversion.
distemper|Method of painting.
distend|Expand by stretching.
distend|Stretch out.
distract|Divert, as the mind or attention.
district|Portion of a city.
disused|Not put into service.
diurnal|Daily.
diverse|Varied.
dividers|Compasses.
divined|Perceived by intuition.
divines|Guesses.
divisible|Capable of being separated into parts.
dockets|Court calendars.
doggone|Mild expletive.
dogtrots|Certain gaits.
dogwatch|Duty period on shipboard.
dolphin|Porpoise.
dominate|Rule by superior power.
dominos|Masquerade costumes.
donated|Subscribed to a cause.
donation|Gift.
doodler|Artist of a sort.
doohickey|What-you-may-call-it.
doorbells|Ringing devices.
doormen|Hotel functionaries.
doornail|Symbol of deadness.
doorsill|Threshold.
dormers|Roof windows.
dossier|FBI file item.
doublet|Old-time jacket.
downgrade|Road slope.
downtown|Business section of a city.
downtrodden|Oppressed.
dragnets|Police systems.
drainpipe|Attachment to a sink.
drainpipe|Home-building necessity.
dramaturge|Playwright.
drawbacks|Shortcomings.
drawlers|Slow, lazy speakers.
dreaming|Imagining.
dressed|Attired.
dresser|Actor's valet.
dresser|Bureau.
dresser|Cupboard.
dressing|French ___.
dressmaker|Jenny Wren was one.
dressmaker|Sewer of new clothes.
drifter|Vagrant.
drizzling|Raining.
duennas|Chaperones.
duennas|Chaperons.
dumptruck|Road-building necessity.
dungeon|Castle keep.
dungeons|Cells, as in the Château d'If.
durable|Far from fragile.
duration|Time period.
dustpan|Household necessity.
dwindle|Decrease.
dynamic|Forceful.
dynamite|Explosive.
eaglets|Aquiline fledgling.
earlier|Before.
earmarked|Set aside for special use.
earmarks|Signs.
earners|Breadwinners.
earnest|Deeply convinced.
earnest|Zealous and sincere.
eastern|Oriental.
eavesdrop|Listen secretly.
ebonies|Tropical hardwood trees.
ebullient|Effervescent.
ebullient|Effervescent.
ebullient|Overflowing with enthusiasm.
eclairs|French pastry.
eclogue|Pastoral poem.
economic|Profitable.
economical|Frugal.
economy|Everybody's problem.
economy|Realm of the budgeteer.
ecumenical|World-wide.
edacious|Devouring.
edacity|Consuming appetite.
edgeways|Get a word in ___.
edgiest|Most irascible.
edgiest|Most snappish.
edibles|Victuals.
edifice|Cathedral, for example.
edifice|Structure.
editing|Preparing copy.
edition|A printing.
edition|Late city ___.
editions|Printings.
editions|Printings.
educated|Well-versed.
egalite|Watchword of French Revolution.
eggheads|Intelligentsia, modern style.
eggplant|Vegetable.
eidolon|Apparition.
eidolon|Phantom.
eighths|Fractions.
einstein|Co-worker of Bohr, Fermi, etc.
elaborate|Highly wrought.
elapsed|Passed.
elapses|Slips away.
elastic|Springy.
elaters|Click beetles.
elaters|Fire beetles.
elation|High spirits.
elation|High spirits.
elation|High spirits.
elbowroom|Ample space.
elected|Picked out.
electing|Determining in favor of.
election|1960 headline.
elector|Voter.
electoral|November college.
electric|Thrilling.
elegiac|Plaintive.
element|Component part.
element|Fitting environment.
element|Helium, for one.
elementary|Of first principles.
elements|Hydrogen, uranium, etc.
elephant|Political symbol for ninety years.
elephant|Recent transportation for Elizabeth II.
elephantine|Huge.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Raise.
elevenses|Coffee breaks: Brit.
eleventh|___ hour.
elision|Syncope.
ellipse|Geometric curve.
elongate|Stretch out.
elopers|Romeo and Juliet.
elsewhere|Not there.
elsewhere|Some other place.
elsewhere|What "alibi" means.
elusive|Baffling.
elusive|Hard to catch.
elution|Washing process, in chemistry.
emaciate|Decline to skin and bones.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Rise from.
emanates|Originates.
emanating|Proceeding from a source.
emanations|Effluences.
embassy|Foreign office.
emblems|Symbols.
embrocate|Rub with a lotion.
emendate|Correct texts.
emended|Corrected, as a literary work.
emerald|Shade of green.
emergence|A coming out.
emerges|Comes forth.
eminence|Distinction.
eminent|Notable.
emirate|Eastern prince's realm.
emirate|Eastern realm.
emirate|Kuwait, for example.
emirate|Realm of an eastern ruler.
emotion|Excitement.
emotion|Joy or sorrow.
emotion|Sentiment.
empales|Fixes on something pointed.
emperors|Rulers.
empress|Eugenie, for one.
emulate|Try to surpass.
enabled|Made possible.
enabled|Made possible.
enactment|Law.
enameler|Painter of a sort.
enamors|Charms.
enamour|Captivate.
encaging|Putting in an enclosure.
encased|Closed inside.
encased|Wrapped.
enchant|Delight greatly.
enchant|Fill with delight.
encinas|California oaks.
encinas|California trees.
enclave|Foreign territory surrounded by a country.
enclose|Surround.
enclose|Surround.
enclosure|Paddock or corral.
encomia|Eulogies.
encores|Repetitions.
endeared|Made beloved.
endearment|Sweetheart, for one.
endears|Makes beloved.
endives|Chicories.
endives|Salad greens.
endorse|Give support to.
endorse|Sanction.
endurance|Fortitude.
endured|Lasted for a long time.
endures|Lasts.
endures|Withstands.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Adversaries.
energetic|Forceful.
energies|Capacities to produce.
energize|Invigorate.
enervate|Deprive of strength.
engender|Bring about.
engilded|Made shiny.
engrave|Print in a certain way.
engraved|Describing some stationary.
engraver|Type of artist.
engrosses|Absorbs.
enjoined|Prohibited.
enjoins|Prohibits.
enlaces|Intertwines.
enlarges|Broadens.
enliven|Give spirit to.
ennuyee|Affected with boredom: Fr.
enormous|Brobdingnagian.
enounce|State formally.
enrages|Infuriates.
enrichment|Education's goal.
enrobes|Clothes.
ensemble|Musical group.
ensemble|Total effect.
enslave|Reduce to bondage.
enslavers|Subjugators.
ensnared|Caught in a web.
ensured|Made safe.
ensures|Makes certain.
entails|Involves.
entente|Covenant.
entente|Understanding.
entered|Did a bookkeeping job.
enterprise|U. S. aircraft carrier.
enterprise|U. S. aircraft carrier.
enthuse|Become ardently interested: Colloq.
enthusiast|Devotee.
enticers|Sirens, for example.
entitle|Give a right to.
entrain|Go aboard an express.
entrance|Gateway.
entrances|Charms.
entrant|New member.
entrant|New member.
entrants|Participants in a contest.
entreat|Beseech.
entreated|Implored.
entreaty|Earnest plea.
entremets|Side dish.
entresol|Mezzanine floor.
entresol|Mezzanine.
entries|Contestants.
entwists|Wreathes round.
enucleate|Extract (a kernel) from shell or husk.
envelop|Surround.
envenomed|Filled with hate.
enwraps|Envelops.
epaulet|Shoulder badge.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epicure|Food expert.
epicure|Gourmet.
epicures|Gastronomes.
epigram|Any pungent saying.
epilogs|Concluding chapters.
episodes|Story parts, complete within themselves.
epistle|Missive.
epitome|Compendium.
epsilon|Greek letter.
equanimity|Evenness of temper.
eradicate|Wipe out.
erasers|Item of office supplies.
erasing|Blackboard chore.
erasure|Flaw in a legal document.
erasures|Obliterations.
erected|Constructed.
erected|Constructed.
erected|Set up.
erector|Builder.
erector|Construction worker.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|Anchoret.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Religious solitary.
eristic|Controversial.
ermines|Symbols of royalty.
erodent|Corrosive substance.
eroding|Corrosive.
errable|Liable to stray.
errands|Chores of a sort.
errands|Housewife's chores.
erudite|Very learned.
erupted|Burst forth.
escalop|Bake with crumbs.
escapade|Wild adventure.
escapade|Wild adventure.
escaped|Avoided.
escudos|Money in Portugal.
esculent|Edible.
esoteric|Recondite.
espoused|Embraced, as a cause.
essayed|Endeavored.
essence|Basic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Perfume.
estates|Country places.
estates|Mount Vernon and Monticello.
estates|Possessions.
esthete|Dilettante.
esthete|Lover of beauty.
esthetic|Of beauty.
estimable|Worthy of respect.
estimate|Approximation.
estimated|Judged.
estimations|Opinions.
estoppel|Legal prohibition.
estuary|Firth.
etagere|Open-shelved cabinet.
etagere|Whatnot.
etamine|Cotton cloth.
etamine|Flag material.
etamines|Dress fabrics.
etcetera|And so on.
etcetera|And the like.
etching|Aquatint.
etching|Artist's work.
eternal|Always true.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|Unchangeable.
eternal|Unending.
eternity|Thou pleasing, dreadful thought.—Addison.
ethereal|Celestial.
ethereal|Heavenly.
etheric|Pertaining to the upper atmosphere.
eucalyptus|Gum tree.
eugenia|Girl's name.
evangel|Good news.
evangelism|Preacher's work.
evanish|Disappear.
evasion|Subterfuge.
evening|Time of day.
evening|Vesper time.
evergreen|Ivy or laurel.
evergreens|Pines.
evermore|Always.
evicted|Put out.
evidence|Show clearly.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Plain.
evildoing|Malefaction.
evoking|Calling forth.
evolves|Develops gradually.
example|Model.
excited|Keyed up.
excites|Arouses.
executes|Carries out.
exemplary|Serving as a model.
exerted|Put into action.
existed|Lived.
existence|Being.
existent|Living now.
existing|Current.
exonerate|Acquit.
exonerate|Declare blameless.
experiences|Feels.
expletive|Oath.
expositive|Serving to elucidate.
express|Fast train.
expression|Phrase.
extends|Holds out.
extenuates|Mitigates.
extinct|Without a survivor.
extremist|Radical.
extroverts|Outgoing ones.
exulted|Gloried.
eyelets|Grommets.
eyeopener|Startling news.
eyesore|Offensive sight.
faddists|Craze-makers.
fadeless|Enduring in its prime.
fairyland|Children's paradise.
falsettos|Voices of a sort.
fanatic|Overzealous one.
fancier|More whimsical.
fanfares|Showy displays.
fantail|Goldfish of a fancy breed.
faraway|Remote.
fascinated|Bewitched.
fascism|Black Shirt movement.
fashionable|With style.
fashioned|Shaped.
fateful|Significant.
fathomless|Incomprehensible.
fattens|Puts on pounds.
faucets|Taps.
feasted|Wined and dined.
feasters|Celebrators.
featherbed|Comfortable situation.
feature|Principal attraction.
federal|Civil War soldier.
feinted|Made a mock attack.
fellows|Associates.
feminine|Womanly.
ferreted|Searched.
fertile|Productive.
feudalism|Social order of medieval times.
finances|Monetary affairs.
finesse|Card play.
fingerpost|Directional sign.
firebird|Stravinsky suite.
firedog|Andiron.
fireless|Type of cooker.
firemen|Stokers.
fission|Atom splitting.
fisticuffs|Patterson's forte.
flagpole|Army post fixture.
flanked|Bordered.
flapjacks|Breakfast dish.
flapjacks|Campers' dish.
flathead|Montana Indian.
flatten|Level.
flattered|Gratified the vanity of.
flattop|Naval vessel: Slang.
flavors|Vanilla, pistachio, etc.
fleecer|Swindler.
flenses|Strips blubber from whales.
flirting|Coquet's pastime.
flotsam|Sea litter.
flowery|Ornate.
folders|Office supplies.
footage|Length, as of movie film.
footling|Silly: Colloq.
footnote|Terminal comment.
footpads|Highwaymen.
forearm|Antebrachium.
forestalls|Acts in advance of.
foretoken|Premonitory sign.
forever|Infinity.
forewarned|Cautioned in advance.
forgave|Overlooked.
forklike|Describing a runcible spoon.
forsake|Give up.
foursquare|Unyielding.
fragrant|Sweet-scented.
framings|Skeletal constructions.
freehand|Kind of drawing.
freehold|Estate: Law.
freeman|Citizen.
freeman|Citizen.
freeman|Secretary of Agriculture.
freemasons|Members of a secret order.
freeness|Liberality.
freewheeler|Someone who "sits loose."
freewill|Ability to choose.
frenetic|Highly excited.
freshness|Invigorating quality.
friedcake|Doughnut.
frontals|Altar draperies.
fruitless|Vain.
fulness|State of satiation.
funeral|Obsequies.
funicle|Little cord or fiber.
fustian|High-sounding nonsense.
gadabout|Roving.
gaiters|Leggings.
galatea|Inspiration for G. B. S.
galilee|Old division of Palestine.
gallant|Brave as any man.
galling|Exasperating.
gannets|Water birds.
garages|Repair shops of a sort.
gardener|Man with a trowel.
gardener|What Adam was.
garibaldi|Italian patriot (1807–82).
garroted|Throttled.
gearbox|Transmission unit.
gelatin|Glue ingredient.
general|Officer.
general|___ store.
generals|Longstreet, Sheridan, etc.
genesis|Book of the Bible.
genteel|Excessively refined.
gerents|Rules.
gestapo|Nazi police.
gestured|Motioned.
getatable|Approachable.
getaway|Escape.
getaway|Escape: Colloq.
geysers|Yellowstone phenomena.
gigolos|Certain dancing partners.
girdles|Encircles.
glaciers|Phenomena of Antarctica.
gladiate|Sword-shaped, in botany.
glasses|Lorgnette.
gleaned|Collected bit by bit.
gleaner|Harvest field worker.
gleaner|Worker in the fields.
glissade|Slide.
glissades|Ballet steps.
glossal|Of the tongue.
gnarling|Contorting.
goatees|Beards.
godless|Impious.
godsend|Stroke of fortune.
golfers|Members of Burning Tree.
goodness|Quality of saints.
goonies|Large sea birds.
gradations|Degrees.
grandad|Family man.
grandames|Old ladies.
granule|Small particle.
grapevine|Channel of information.
grassier|Hawaiian vs. Mainland skirts.
grateful|Appreciative.
gratifying|Pleasant.
greengage|Plum.
gremlin|Disruptive imp.
gremlin|Invisible mischief maker.
grilled|Broiled.
gristle|Cartilaginous part.
grossly|Crudely.
groundwork|Basis.
guipure|Kind of lace.
habitat|Abode.
habitat|Native environment.
habitat|Natural environment.
habited|Dressed.
habitue|Regular patron.
haciendas|Mexican abodes.
hackneyed|Trite.
haddock|Food fish.
hairnet|Coiffure item.
hairnet|Coiffure item.
hairpin|Designating a sharp turn.
hairsplitters|Quibblers.
halibut|Large food fish.
hallmarks|Symbols of high quality.
hallowed|Enshrined.
hallowed|Sacred.
hamster|Cute rodent.
hamster|Ratlike animal with cheek pouches.
handbag|Grip.
handier|More adroit.
handover|Deliver.
handsomely|With generosity.
hanging|Drapery.
hangout|Frequent: Slang.
hansoms|Baker Street vehicles.
happens|Befalls.
harassing|Wearying by importunities.
hardest|Most laborious.
haricot|Stringbean: Fr.
harrier|English breed of dog for hunting.
harshly|Stridently.
hassles|Mix-ups on the diamond.
hauteur|Snobbery.
hayride|Outing of a sort.
helices|Spirals.
helicon|Home of the Muses.
helping|Portion served.
hemisphere|___ solidarity, Western aim.
heralds|Gives tidings of.
herders|Cowmen.
hermetic|Airtight.
heroics|Extravagant words or actions.
heroine|Consuelo, for instance.
heroine|Novel character.
herself|Pronoun used as an intensive.
herself|Reflexive pronoun.
hesitated|Demurred.
hessians|Soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
hibiscus|Hawaii's state flower.
highfalutin|Pretentious: Colloq.
highness|Royal title.
highwayman|Noyes poem (with "The").
historian|Calling of Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
historic|Famous.
hollands|Glazed fabrics.
hollyhock|Floral symbol of "ambition."
holster|Prop in a Western.
holydays|Easter, Advent, Passover.
homeric|Great in conception.
homiest|Most comfy.
homines|Men.
honesty|Common garden plant with purple flowers.
honesty|Probity.
honeymoon|Happy holiday.
honorific|Conferring respect.
hoplite|Greek soldier.
horntail|Sawfly.
horologe|Timepiece.
horsefeathers|Marx brothers film.
horseman|Polo player.
horseshoes|Quoits.
horseweed|Strong-smelling plant of the mint family.
hosiery|Nylons.
hosteler|Old-time innkeeper.
hostess|Innkeeper's wife.
hostile|Inimical.
hostiles|Warlike Indians of the early West.
hotbeds|Gardener's concern.
hottest|Most controversial.
howitzer|Short cannon.
hulking|Bulky.
humorous|Jocular.
hundred|Five score.
hurling|Irish game like hockey.
husband|Bridegroom.
husband|Manage economically.
hustles|Works energetically: Colloq.
hydrant|Part of the street scene.
hydrant|Part of the street scene.
hydrants|Watering places.
hymnists|Toplady and others.
hyphens|Punctuation marks.
hypnotized|Bewitched, in a way.
iceberg|Variety of lettuce.
iconoscope|Electronic scanning device.
identic|Same in wording, form, etc.
identical|Alike.
identical|Said of some twins.
identities|Individuals.
idiotic|Inane
idolize|Put on a pedestal.
idolizes|Adores.
idyllic|Pleasing in simplicity.
ignitions|Car parts.
illegal|Lawless.
illiterate|Antonym for erudite.
illusions|Mirages.
imagine|Envision.
imamate|Yemen, for example.
imitate|Follow the example of.
imitate|Mock.
imitator|Entertainer of a sort.
impalas|African antelopes.
imparts|Makes known.
impasse|Blind alley.
impasse|Deadlock.
impeding|Hindering.
impelled|Urged forward.
impellents|Motive powers.
impersonal|Detached.
implore|Beseech.
importance|Consequence.
improper|Not applicable.
imprudence|Rash actions.
inaction|Idleness.
inanition|Emptiness.
inaugural|Administration opener.
inauguration|January event.
inboard|Within the hull of a ship.
incense|Perfume.
incense|Pleasing scent.
incenses|Makes angry.
incessant|Continual.
inchworm|Moth larva.
incident|Liable to happen.
incipit|A beginning: Lat.
incision|Cut.
incisor|Tooth.
incites|Rouses.
inciting|Provoking.
included|Contained.
incomer|Successor.
incomes|Stipends.
inconstant|Fickle.
increases|Adds.
increasing|Becoming more numerous.
indoors|Out of the rain.
indorse|Sanction: Var.
inductee|New soldier.
induction|Relative of inauguration.
industry|Big business.
inference|Deduction.
inference|Logical conclusion.
infernal|Diabolic.
inflamer|Inciter.
inflames|How Troy perished.
inflation|Economic bugbear.
ingroup|Social unit with community of interests.
inhabiting|Residing in.
inhumane|Cruel.
initial|Beginning.
inkberry|Fruit of the pokeweed.
innings|Baseball nine.
innocents|___ Abroad.
insatiable|Voracious.
inscrutable|Unfathomable.
inspector|Lestrade, for example.
inspirer|Stimulator.
install|Seat.
install|Settle.
instead|As a substitute.
institutes|Parts of universities.
insured|Secure against loss.
integer|Whole number.
integrate|Verb in current headlines.
intense|Existing in a high degree.
interest|Concern.
interest|Feeling of concern.
interests|Excites the curiosity of.
interim|Meantime.
interim|Time between.
interloper|Meddler.
interlunar|Of the interval when the moon is invisible.
intermezzo|Short instrumental composition.
internal|Domestic.
interne|Man in white.
internecine|Mutually destructive.
internee|Prisoner of war.
internes|Young M.D.'s.
interpose|Come between.
interred|The good is oft ___ with their bones.
interstate|Part of I. C. C.
intestate|Not disposed of by will.
intimidate|Frighten.
intones|Chants.
intrepid|Fearless.
introverts|Self-centered ones.
invades|Violates.
inveigh|Rail (against) bitterly.
inviolate|Unimpaired.
ionized|Subjected to electrolysis.
ionosphere|Part of space.
irenical|Pacific.
iridescent|Displaying rainbowlike colors.
irksome|Annoying.
ironers|Laundry aids.
ironers|Mangles.
ironhanded|Strict and severe.
irradiate|Enlighten.
irradiate|Shine upon.
irregular|Out of the ordinary.
irresolute|Undecided.
irritate|Fret.
irritate|Vex.
isagoge|Introduction to a treatise.
islander|Fijian, for example.
islands|Cays.
islands|Jersey and Guernsey.
isogram|Line on a weather map.
isolate|Sequester.
isthmus|Panama.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say it again.
iterate|Utter repeatedly.
iterated|Repeated.
iterates|Utters again.
iterating|Uttering repeatedly.
jackanapes|Coxcomb.
jamboree|Boy Scout convention.
jarring|Discordant.
jasmine|Tropical shrub with fragrant flowers.
jettison|Throw overboard.
jitterbugs|Devotees of swing.
jodhpur|City for which riding breeches were named.
jubilee|Season of joy.
juniper|Evergreen tree.
jurymen|Panel members.
kasbahs|Native quarters, as in Algiers.
keeners|Mourners.
keenness|Perspicacity.
kenning|Knowing: Scot.
kestrel|European falcon.
keynoter|VIP at a political convention.
keystone|Famous movie cops.
kickback|Sharp reaction.
kinetic|Of motion.
kinkajou|Nocturnal, arboreal animal.
kittens|Young animals.
kneeled|Paid homage in a certain way.
kneepad|Protection for a basketball player.
knighthood|What flourished at Camelot.
knothole|Imperfection in lumber.
kremlin|Citadel.
laagers|So. African wagon camps.
labelled|Classified as.
laborer|Man with a hoe.
laconic|Terse.
lactary|Of milk.
lactose|Milk sugar.
lactose|Milk sugar.
ladrone|Former name of the Marianas Islands.
ladybird|Mrs. Lyndon Johnson.
ladybug|Beetle.
lamellae|Thin plates, scales, etc.
lamented|Deplored.
laments|Deplores.
laments|Deplores.
laments|Regrets deeply.
laminar|In layers.
lampposts|Part of the street scene.
lanceted|Having an acutely pointed arch.
landings|Debarkations.
landmarks|Events which mark turning points in a period.
landmen|Farmers.
lanyards|Nautical ropes.
lapwing|Crested plover.
larceny|Theft.
largest|Biggest.
lashing|Cord for a sailor's hammock.
lasting|Permanent.
latchet|Strap for fastening an old-time sandal.
latecomer|Tardy one.
lateens|Vessels.
lattice|Trellis.
launder|Wash and iron.
launders|Washes.
lawyers|Advocates.
layette|Outfit for the youngest.
layettes|Infants' wear.
leadoff|Bat first.
leadsman|One of the ship's crew.
leafage|Foliage.
leakage|Result of faulty roofing.
leanest|Most gaunt.
leapfrog|Child's game.
leapfrog|Children's game.
leasehold|Certain tenure of property.
leashed|Checked.
leastwise|At any rate: Colloq.
leather|Calf.
leather|Kid, for example.
leavened|Added yeast.
lectern|Desk.
lectern|Platform desk.
lectured|Scolded.
leftist|Member of a certain faction.
legatee|Heir.
legatee|Heir.
legatee|Inheritor.
legator|Testator, in law.
legislated|Enacted.
lemonade|Beverage.
lenders|Furnishers.
lengthens|Draws out.
lenient|Merciful.
lentoid|Lens-shaped.
leonine|Like a feline beast.
leonine|Resembling a certain beast.
leopards|Jungle beasts.
lessons|Homework.
lettered|Educated.
leveret|Hare.
libeled|Defamed.
liberalism|Political doctrine.
liberals|Members of a British party.
liberator|Epithet for Simon Bolivar.
liberty|Inscription on a nickel.
librettist|Writer in a special field.
license|Abuse of liberty.
license|Permit.
license|Permit.
licensee|Permit holder.
licorice|Sweet substance from root of a plant.
liernes|Architectural ribs.
lifetimes|Spans of three-score years and ten.
lifters|Bar bell users.
lighter|Large barge.
likewise|Similarly.
limeade|Summer drink.
limited|Type of train.
limpets|Clinging gastropods.
lineate|Marked with lines.
linguist|U.N. worker.
lioness|Den mother.
lioness|Elsa, for one.
lioness|Elsa, heroine of "Born Free."
lionhearted|Braver than any man.
liquidity|State of being fluid.
listless|Languid.
literal|Word for word.
literati|Scholarly folk.
literature|Belles-lettres.
literature|Nobel Prize category.
literature|Quasimodo's field.
liveryman|Predecessor of a chauffeur.
lividly|Palely.
loblolly|Southern pine.
locator|Finder.
lockstep|Marching style.
lodestar|Guiding light.
lodestars|Guides for ancient mariners.
lodestone|Magnet.
loggers|Lumberjacks.
loggers|Lumbermen.
logiest|Most sluggish.
loitered|Hung around.
loiters|Dawdles.
longing|Eager desire.
longsighted|Farseeing.
looniest|Super pixilated.
lorgnons|Eyeglasses.
lorimer|Long-time magazine editor.
lotions|Cosmetics.
lottery|Affair of chance.
lovelorn|Forsaken.
lowborn|Not aristocratic.
lowdown|The actual facts: Slang.
lozenges|Diamonds.
lucerne|Swiss lake.
lumberyard|Where to buy 2x4's.
lunatic|___ fringe.
lunette|Architectural crescent.
lupines|Garden plants with blue, pink or white flowers.
lutists|Musicians.
macaroni|Dandy, old style.
macaroni|Item on the grocery list.
macaroni|Popular pasta.
macaronic|Characterized by a mixture of languages.
macaroon|Small sweet cake.
macerate|Soften by soaking in liquid.
macerate|Soften by steeping.
machete|Jungle knife.
maddens|Infuriates.
maestro|Conductor.
maestro|Kapellmeister.
magenta|Fuchsin.
magical|Bewitching.
magnetos|Small generators.
magnitudes|Sizes, as of stars.
maharaja|Indian potentate.
mahatma|Great-souled one, in India.
mahatma|Wise man of India.
mahouts|Elephant men.
mainspring|Chief motive.
malaise|Discomfort.
malihini|Newcomer to Hawaii.
malingerer|Shirker.
malison|Archaic curse.
manager|Business man.
mandate|Court order.
manikin|Window display figure.
maniocs|Cassava plants.
manitou|Algonquin god.
manless|Describing a wallflower.
mannerly|Well-behaved.
manners|Methods.
mansard|Type of roof.
manteau|Woman's cloak.
manumit|Free a slave.
marathons|Olympics events.
marauds|Plunders.
marched|Advanced.
marginalia|Book notes.
marimba|Instrument like a xylophone.
marimba|Musical instrument.
mariner|Seaman.
marionette|Punch or Judy.
marmalade|Bread spread.
marmoset|Monkey of South Africa.
marquis|Nobleman.
marshal|Military officer.
martinets|Strict disciplinarians.
marveled|Stood in awe.
masterly|Showing superior skill.
masters|Augusta golf tournament.
masters|Golf tourney.
masters|Lords.
mastiff|Powerful dog.
matador|Man with cape and sword.
matchbox|Rickety structure.
matinee|Part of the theatre week.
matinees|Certain performances.
matinees|Certain performances.
mattered|Had importance.
mayflower|Historic ship.
mayflowers|Spring décor.
meander|Turn and twist.
meander|Wander aimlessly.
meanders|Takes a winding course.
meanest|Most ignoble.
meaningless|Nonsensical.
meddler|Busybody.
meddlers|Busybodies.
medicinal|Healing.
meeting|Session.
megaton|Measure of a bomb blast.
megatons|Explosive forces.
melange|Mixture.
melodic|Tuneful.
memento|Relic.
menacing|Minatory.
menageries|Circus features.
menageries|Circus features.
menhaden|Sea fish used for bait.
menhaden|Sea fish yielding oil.
menthol|Cigarette ingredient.
mention|Refer to.
mention|Refer to.
mermaid|Ben Jonson's favorite tavern.
mesmerized|Bewitched, in a way.
messenger|Delivery boy of a sort.
messmate|Table companion.
meteors|Celestial bodies.
metered|Measured.
methane|Firedamp.
metrists|Poets.
microbes|Tiny animals.
middleman|Trader of a sort.
midmost|In the exact middle.
midship|Nautical term.
midshipmen|Annapolis students.
mignonette|Fragrant garden flower.
migraine|Nervous headache.
migrant|Okie.
militates|Has weight or effect.
militia|Citizens' army.
militia|Washington's soldiers.
milldam|Water barrier.
millenniums|Golden ages.
millionaire|Man in the upper brackets.
mineral|One of the three kingdoms.
mineral|Uranium.
minestrone|Soup.
miniature|___ golf.
minimums|Smallest quantities.
minions|Henchmen.
miniver|Family name in Jan Struther novel.
minstrel|Traveling man of a sort.
minutes|Records.
miocene|Division of the tertiary system.
miracle|Biblical event.
miracles|Marvelous events.
misdone|Performed improperly.
misguided|Deluded.
misjudge|Construe wrongly.
mislead|Cause to err.
misname|Call wrongly.
missile|Atlas, for example.
missteps|Faux pas.
mistletoe|Seasonal evergreen plant.
mistral|Cold wind on the Riviera.
mistrusts|Suspects.
misuses|Solecisms.
mitering|Beveling the ends of.
moaning|Lamenting.
mobster|One of the "Untouchables."
moderate|Middle-of-the-roader.
modicum|Small quantity.
modiste|Maker of fashionable clothes.
molasses|Thick sirup.
moments|Spaces of time.
monetary|Of the currency of a country.
moneyed|Wealthy.
monitor|Historic ironclad.
monitor|Historic warship of 1862.
monitors|Large lizards.
monocle|Eyeglass.
monograph|Scientific paper.
monsoon|Seasonal wind of Asia.
monsoon|Wind of the Indian Ocean.
monster|Chimera.
moonlight|Atmosphere for romance.
moonshine|Nonsense.
moorage|Anchoring place.
mooring|Securing.
moraine|Glacial deposit.
moralist|Didactic writer.
moronic|Inane.
morsels|Bits of food.
mortals|People.
motorcade|Celebrity escort.
motored|Took a certain kind of trip.
mottoes|Excelsior, "Eureka," etc.
movable|Changing in date from one year to the next.
muddler|Stick for stirring.
mudhole|Wallowing place.
myrtles|California laurels.
mystery|Type of story.
nailers|Carpenters.
nailing|Doing carpenter's work.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Girlish quality.
naivete|Ingenuousness.
naivete|Innocence.
nameless|Unknown to fame.
namesakes|Juniors, for example.
napping|Off one's guard.
narghile|Oriental smoking pipe.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Recount.
narrates|Gives an account of.
narrator|Raconteur's relative.
nasality|Voice quality.
national|One of the Leagues.
natives|Aborigines.
natives|Indigenes.
natural|Musical sign.
natures|Distinguishing qualities.
nearest|Next.
needers|The have-nots.
neediest|The Hundred ___ Cases.
neediest|Designating some of the have-nots.
needled|Heckled: Colloq.
negated|Nullified.
nelumbo|Water lily
nemeses|Agents of retribution.
nemeses|Fates.
nemeses|Just retributions.
nepotism|Family favors.
nervures|Veins in a leaf.
nesters|Birds in the spring.
nesters|Squatters.
nestled|Took shelter.
nestles|Snuggles.
nestlings|Relatives of squabs.
nestors|Wise old men.
netters|Seine makers.
nettles|Vexes.
nevermind|Don't bother.
newsmen|Reporters.
newspaper|Publication.
newspapers|Reading matter.
newsstands|Part of the street scene.
niftier|Smarter: Slang.
nightcap|Hot toddy, for one.
nightfall|Dusk.
nighties|Certain garments.
nightingale|Keats' inspiration.
nimrods|Hunters.
nipping|Biting.
nitrogen|Important element.
nocuous|Harmful.
noisiest|Most clamorous.
nominal|In name only, not in fact.
nonaligned|Uncommitted.
nonchalant|Unconcerned.
nonentity|Something of little consequence.
nonsuch|Paragon: Var.
noodles|Menu item.
noontime|When the whistle blows.
normally|As a rule.
nosedive|Plane maneuver.
nostrum|Favorite remedy.
notable|VIP.
notaries|Public officials.
noteless|Unmarked.
notepad|Desk item.
noumena|Objects of pure intuition: Phil.
noyades|Mass drownings.
nucleon|Proton or neutron.
nuptials|Wedding.
nurseries|Children's rooms.
oarsmen|Crew members.
oarsmen|Crew.
obelisk|Four-sided monolithic pillar.
obliterate|Erase.
obsessed|Preoccupied.
obtains|Secures.
occasions|Events.
oceanic|Of the sea.
ocelots|Spotted cats.
octagons|Polygons.
oddities|Curiosities.
offhand|Casual.
offside|Football term.
offside|It gets a 5 yd. penalty.
offstage|In the wings.
oilskin|Type of rainwear.
oldster|One past middle age.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleanders|Rosebays.
olympiads|Celebrations of famous athletic contests.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omelets|Fancy scrambled eggs.
omelets|Short order dishes.
omelette|Eggs for dinner.
omicron|Greek letter.
omicron|Greek letter.
ominous|Foreboding.
ominous|Menacing.
ominous|Sinister.
onagers|Wild asses of Asia.
oneness|Unity.
oneness|Unity.
onerous|Burdensome.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Formerly.
onstage|Acting.
onstage|Callboy's call.
opalesce|Show a play of colors.
openest|Most unconfined.
opening|Available job.
operate|Function.
operate|Work.
operate|Work.
operated|Ran.
operated|Worked.
operetta|Musical.
operetta|Offenbach's specialty.
operetta|Stage attraction.
opportune|Timely.
opposers|Antis.
opposes|Is not in favor.
opticians|Lens makers.
optimist|Owner of a hope chest.
optimists|Owners of rose-colored glasses.
oracles|Persons of great knowledge.
oracular|Very wise.
oratorio|Handelian work.
oratorios|Musical compositions.
orators|Declaimers.
orators|Spellbinders.
oratory|Small chapel.
orbital|Pertaining to a satellite's path.
orderly|Relative of a batman.
ordinal|Indicating succession.
oregano|Condiment.
oregano|Spanish condiment.
organdie|Gauzy material.
oriental|Type of rug.
orients|Turns toward the East.
orifices|Openings.
orioles|Baltimoreans.
orioles|Memorial Stadium team.
ornamental|Beautifying.
orphans|Annie and others.
orthodox|Canonical.
osculate|Kiss.
osteopath|Kind of doctor.
ostrich|Bird.
otherness|Differentness.
ottoman|Footstool.
ourselves|Reflexive form of a pronoun.
ousters|Ejections.
outdoors|Alfresco.
outgrew|Got too big for.
outline|Profile.
outrage|Deep insult or offense.
outrank|Take precedence of.
outranked|Exceeded in official grade.
outrigger|Canoe.
outsell|Do better than other merchants.
outsmart|Win by strategems: Colloq.
outspoken|Frank.
outstare|Put out of countenance, by gazing.
outwear|Prove more hardy.
overage|Surplus goods.
overall|Including everything.
overall|Including everything.
overdid|Worked too hard.
overeat|Emulate a trencherman.
overexpose|Use the wrong shutter setting.
overlap|Coincide in part (with).
overleaps|Omits.
overlie|Cover.
overlorded|Tyrannized.
overrated|Regarded too highly.
oversalt|Season too much.
oversee|Supervise.
overset|Turn topsy-turvy.
overtop|Surpass.
overture|Proposal.
overtures|Musical show opener.
oysters|Victims of the Walrus and the Carpenter.
padrones|Italian innkeepers.
paganism|Idolatry.
palaces|Buckingham and others.
paladin|TV role.
palaestra|Roman gymnasium.
palatine|Hill of Rome.
palatine|Hill of Rome.
palatine|Hill of Rome.
palaver|Talk.
palavers|Talks glibly.
palestra|Gymnasium.
palettes|Atelier items.
palmers|Pilgrims to the Holy Land.
palmetto|Symbol of South Carolina.
pamperos|Cold winds from the Andes.
panadas|Dishes made with bread crumbs.
pancake|Relative of a crumpet.
pantheon|Westminster Abbey, for example.
pantomimes|English Christmas entertainments.
pantomimes|Stage presentations.
paperboy|Job of Horatio Alger hero.
paperhanger|Interior decorator, for one.
papoose|Early American baby.
paprika|Condiment.
parapet|Defensive wall.
parasite|Orchid, for example.
parasol|Sunshade.
pardons|Governors' prerogatives.
parental|A type of discipline.
parental|Familial.
parfait|Frozen dessert.
parings|Skins.
parlance|Diction.
parmesan|Kind of cheese.
parsley|Green garnish.
parsons|They marry people.
partial|Biased.
partial|One-sided.
partings|Leave-takings.
partite|Having divisions.
partner|Associate.
partners|Co-owners.
passage|Musical strain.
passengers|Wayfarers.
pastelists|Certain artists.
pastels|Summer shades.
pastille|Lozenge.
pastoral|Crosier.
pastorate|Clergyman's position.
paternal|Fatherly.
patience|Bunthorne's Bride.
patient|Forbearing.
patisserie|French bakeshop.
patriot|Loyal subject.
patronage|Reward system in politics.
patterns|Exemplars.
pavement|Hard surface.
paydays|Busy times for cashiers.
peahens|Birds.
peanuts|Edible seeds.
peanuts|The makings of a kind of butter.
peasant|Son of the soil.
pedaled|Bicycled.
pedimental|Having the shape of a low-pitched gable.
peeress|Woman of rank.
pelican|Bird with a large bill.
pelican|Fish-catching bird.
pelicans|Symbols of Louisiana.
pelisse|Garment.
pellets|Pills.
peltast|Ancient Greek soldier.
pencils|Articles of office equipment.
pendulum|Clock part.
penetrate|Grasp mentally.
pennant|Diamond prize.
pennies|Small change.
penniless|Simple Simon's status.
pension|Boarding house, in France.
pensive|Musing.
pentacle|Star.
pentads|Groups of five.
pentagon|McNamara's bailiwick.
pentane|Petroleum hydrocarbon.
penults|Second last syllables of words.
percale|Cotton fabric.
percales|Some sheets.
percolated|Filtered.
perfect|Complete, as a stranger.
perforated|Punctured.
periapt|Amulet.
periodical|Publication.
peripatetic|Moving from place to place.
periwig|Peruke.
perjures|Forswears.
permits|Licenses.
personae|Characters in a play.
personae|Characters of novel, play, etc.
personal|Subjective.
pertain|Relate to.
petaline|Leafy, as certain flowers.
petiole|Leafstalk.
pettifog|Bicker.
petulance|Peevish impatience.
petunia|Flower named for tobacco.
phantoms|Mental images.
pharaoh|Ancient monarch.
philters|Magic potions.
pianist|Performer in one of the arts.
piastre|Turkish coin.
picador|Horseman in the bull ring.
pickled|Preserved food in a certain way.
picture|Old master.
piercing|Keen.
pigtail|Hair-do.
pikeman|Old-time soldier.
pilaster|Square pillar.
pilloried|Exposed to public scorn.
pimento|Allspice.
pinball|Game of chance.
pinchbeck|Spurious.
pinesaps|Parasitic plants.
pinhead|No brain truster, he.
pinions|Wing feathers.
pinstripe|Fabric pattern.
pintail|River duck.
pioneer|Trail blazer.
pisiform|Resembling peas in size and shape.
pistole|Double escudo.
pistole|Quarter doubloon.
pistols|Arms.
pistons|Engine parts.
pitapat|Heart throb.
pitapat|Palpitation.
placard|Notice.
placard|Poster.
placate|Pacify.
placate|Pacify.
placate|Soothe the anger of.
placekicks|Gridiron events.
planetaria|Where celestial phenomena are reproduced.
planted|Established.
plasterers|Members of a construction team.
plastic|Impressionable.
plastic|Modern material.
plastic|Produced by molding.
plastics|20th century industry.
platter|Piece of china.
players|Cast.
plectrums|Musical picks.
plenary|Full; absolute.
plenties|Supplies in abundance.
plenums|Fall assemblies.
plessor|Hammer with a rubber head, used in percussion.
plethora|Overabundance.
pliancy|Adaptability.
plights|Predicaments.
plotter|Conspirator.
plunged|Dived.
pockets|Parts of a billiard table.
polemics|The art of controversy.
policemen|Constables.
polished|Urbane.
pommeled|Beat soundly.
pompous|Self-important.
poolroom|Place for cues.
poplars|Tulip trees.
population|Modern type of "explosion."
portals|Entrances.
possibly|Maybe.
postage|Mail necessity.
posterity|Future generations.
postern|Castle door.
postern|Private back gate.
posters|Public placards.
posthaste|With great speed.
postman|Important government worker.
poteens|Irishman's moonshine.
pottage|Currency for a birthright.
powered|Having engines.
powerhouse|Slam hand: Colloq.
pralines|Nut candies.
pranced|Capered.
prattle|Jabber.
prattled|Talked like a tot.
precedent|Authoritative example.
precedes|Comes before.
precious|Beloved.
predestined|Foreordained.
predicts|Foretells.
predilection|Partiality.
predisposed|Made susceptible to.
predominating|In control.
preempt|Appropriate.
preempted|Appropriated.
preform|Shape beforehand.
prelate|Church dignitary.
prelate|Churchman.
prelude|Overture.
premedical|Designating a certain course of study.
premises|Bases of reasoning.
premises|Piece of real estate.
premonition|Forewarning.
prepare|Fit out.
presage|Foretell.
prescient|Having foresight.
present|Exhibit.
present|Give, as formally.
presentable|Fit to be seen.
presents|Birthday features.
preside|Occupy the chair.
presidents|Tyler and Taylor.
presses|Tries too hard.
pressure|Constraining force.
prestige|Renown.
presume|Suppose.
pretence|Mere ostentation: Var.
pretend|Make believe.
pretend|Make believe.
pretense|Sham.
pretext|Excuse.
prettify|Make attractive.
prevail|Succeed.
prevailed|Held sway.
prevails|Is current.
priestess|Vestal virgin.
primitive|Of the earliest time.
pristine|Unspoiled.
probate|Establish a will's validity.
probate|Testamentary proof.
proceed|Carry on some actions.
processions|Continuous courses.
proclaim|Announce officially.
production|Concept in economics.
profess|Avow.
progenies|Groups of descendants.
progeny|Descendants.
program|Course of action.
program|List of events.
progress|Improvement.
projects|Schemes.
promote|Further.
promoters|Lobbyists.
pronounce|Decree.
property|Ownership.
propounded|Set forth.
propria|In ___ persona (in actual person): Lat.
prorate|Distribute by quota.
prorate|Distribute proportionately.
prorogue|Terminate a session, as of Parliament.
proselyte|Convert.
protean|Readily assuming different shapes.
protect|Shelter.
protected|Shielded.
proteges|Personally sponsored artists.
protein|Substance in the diet.
protest|Objection.
protestant|Member of a religious group.
protests|Formal objections.
provisos|Conditions or stipulations.
provost|English college head.
proximity|Nearness.
prudent|Circumspect.
prudent|Discreet.
ptomain|Poisonous alkaloid.
pullover|Sweater.
pulsating|Vibrant.
pumices|Abrasives.
pumpernickel|Kind of bread.
punster|Humorist.
punster|Practicer of a form of wit.
punster|Witty one.
purport|Meaning.
purport|Meaning.
purslane|Weed with pink, fleshy stems.
pursuant|According (to).
pussycat|Owl's companion.
pussyfoot|Be noncommittal: Slang.
pyrenes|Seeds of apples, pears, etc.
quagmires|Boggy places.
quakers|Friends.
quaking|Trembling.
quandaries|Dilemmas.
quantum|Amount.
quantum|Energy measure, in physics.
quarrel|Falling out.
queried|Asked.
question|Dispute.
quieter|Calmer.
quinine|Bitter alkaloid.
quixotic|Extravagantly chivalrous.
racemes|Flower clusters.
racemes|Flower clusters.
raceway|Narrow channel for water.
raconteur|Storyteller.
radiant|Beaming.
radiate|Branch out from a center.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Shine brightly.
radiate|Spread from a center.
radiates|Beams.
radioing|Modern method of communication.
ragouts|Menu items.
ragtime|Precursor of jazz.
ragweed|Bane of the hay fever victim.
ragweed|Plant with tattered leaves.
ragweed|Pollen scatterer.
raiders|Commandos.
raiders|Guerrillas.
railroad|Means of travel.
railway|Transportation system.
raiment|Garments.
raiment|Vesture.
rainier|Cascade peak.
rainier|Peak in Washington.
rainproof|Watertight.
raising|Cattle ___, a Hawaii speciality.
raisins|Dried fruit.
rallier|Chaffer.
rallies|Get-togethers of a sort.
rampant|Running wild.
ramrods|Strict disciplinarians.
rancher|Hero or villain in a Western.
ranchers|Western VIPs.
rangers|Forest wardens.
ransomed|Redeemed.
ransoms|Certain prices paid.
rapport|Harmony.
rapport|Sympathetic understanding.
rapture|Ecstasy.
rareripes|Peaches of a certain variety.
rascals|Turn the ___ out! (political slogan of 1871).
ratatat|Sound of the drum.
ratatat|Tapping sound.
rathole|Mean, dark place.
rations|Army food.
ratline|Nautical rope.
ratline|Part of a rope ladder.
ratlines|Shroud ropes.
rattled|Confused: Colloq.
rattlesnake|Sidewinder.
rattletrap|Car of a sort.
rattletrap|Jalopy.
ravages|Devastates.
ravioli|Italian dish.
ravioli|Italian dish.
reaches|Extends.
reaction|Counter tendency.
readies|Prepares.
reading|Public recital.
readout|An electronic meter indication.
reagent|Substance in chemistry.
reallot|Distribute again.
reamers|Drilling tools.
reaming|Carpentry skill.
reapers|Farm laborers.
rearranges|Does a new musical adaptation.
rebates|Deductions.
rebates|Deductions.
rebuker|Chider.
rebuttals|Legal arguments.
recasts|Makes over.
receded|Ebbed.
receive|Be a host.
receiver|Telephone part.
reception|Wedding festivity.
recitatives|Certain passages in opera.
recluse|Solitary.
records|Collectors' items.
records|L.P.'s.
recover|Get well again.
recreation|Holiday activity.
redeems|Buys back.
redlegs|One of the ball teams.
redlegs|World Series team.
redness|Rubricity.
redolent|Sweet-smelling.
redound|Accrue.
redstart|Fly-catching warbler.
reducer|Calorie watcher.
reducer|Dieter.
reelect|Return to office.
reenter|Stage direction.
referee|Man in the ring.
refinement|Cultivation.
refusal|Negative answer.
regales|Entertains as with a feast.
regales|Entertains.
regatta|Boat race.
regatta|The Henley.
regauge|Estimate anew.
regions|Places.
registers|Lists.
regression|Movement backward.
regressors|Reverters to earlier ways.
regrets|One answer to R. S. V. P.
regrets|One response to RSVP.
regulated|Governed according to a system.
regulates|Adjusts.
regulus|One of the missiles.
rehashes|Goes over the same old arguments.
reindeer|Animals of Lapland.
reindeer|Yule symbols.
rejoice|Be happy.
rejoined|Answered.
relapses|Gets worse.
related|Akin.
related|Cognate.
related|Cognate.
relates|Connects.
relatives|In-laws.
relatives|Members of the wedding.
relaxed|Gave rest to.
release|Permit to be published.
release|Set free.
relents|Becomes less stern.
relents|Becomes milder.
relevant|Germane.
relevant|To the point.
reliant|Trusting.
relicts|Survivors.
reliefs|Certain works of art.
relieve|Set off by contrast.
relocates|Settles again.
remailed|Forwarded, as a letter.
remails|Forwards.
remained|Endured.
remains|Continues.
remains|Stays.
rematch|Set again in competition.
remates|Pairs again.
remission|Forgiveness.
remitted|Sent back.
remodeled|Made over.
remodels|Does over.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Penitence.
remorse|Repentant regret.
removed|Separated.
renaissance|Historic period in Europe.
renamed|Changed the title.
renegade|Traitor.
reneges|Fails to follow suit.
renitent|Persistently opposed.
renovate|Do over.
renters|Tenants.
renting|Leasing.
reorder|Salesman's prize.
repairers|Handymen.
reparative|Correcting defects.
repartee|Clever retorts.
repartee|Ready wit.
repartee|Witty comeback.
repeats|Certain TV fare.
repertoires|Stock company's programs.
repertoires|Theatrical lists.
repetitive|Tautological.
repined|Complained.
replace|Supplant.
replate|Finish again, as metal.
replete|Well supplied.
replevin|Legal writ.
reprieve|Respite.
reprisal|Evil for evil.
reptilians|Snakes.
repulse|Beat back.
reputable|Held in esteem.
rerolled|Performed another revolution.
rerolled|Reworked, as dough.
rerouted|Dispatched over a new course.
rescinded|Abrogated.
rescinds|Cancels, as a law.
reseeds|Does a gardener's job.
resemble|Be similar to.
resemble|Be similar to.
reserve|Self-restraint.
reserve|Set aside.
resigns|Abdicates.
resiles|Bounces back.
resistance|Underground group.
resistance|Underground movement.
resistant|Standing firm against.
resistor|Radio circuit part.
resists|Stands up to.
reslated|Put on a new roof.
resoled|Did a cobbler's job.
resoles|Does a cobbler's job.
resource|That which one depends on for help.
respaded|Did more digging.
respire|Breathe.
respire|Breathe.
respire|Breathe.
respires|Breathes.
respite|Lull.
respite|Lull.
restaurateurs|Specialists in turkey dinners.
restored|Made restitution.
restrain|Check.
restrict|Confine.
restyle|Make changes in design.
resumed|Began again.
resumes|Summaries.
resurge|Rise again.
resurges|Rises again.
retailed|Sold to the customer.
retailer|Merchant.
retained|Held.
retainer|Faithful servant, old style.
retainers|Fees for Perry Mason.
retakes|Cinema shots.
retapes|Makes a new recording.
retests|Examines again.
reticent|Uncommunicative.
reticules|Old-fashioned purses.
retinue|Escort.
retinues|Escorts.
retires|Puts out (a baseball batter).
retread|Type of tire.
retrieve|Find again.
retyped|Copied.
retyped|Did a stenographer's chore.
reunite|Bring together again.
reunite|Reconcile.
revealers|Disclosers.
revelations|Disclosures.
revenge|Eye for an eye.
revenue|Income.
revenue|Money.
reverence|Bow or curtsy.
reverend|Worthy of great respect.
reveres|Famous colonial family.
reverie|Brown study.
reveries|Mood music.
reversal|Direct opposite.
reverse|Car gear.
reverse|Opposite.
reverse|Opposite.
reverse|The other side.
reversions|Returns, as to former habits.
reviewer|Type of newspaper man.
reviser|Emendator.
revival|Billy Graham specialty.
revives|Brings back into use.
revokable|Cancelable.
revokes|Cancels.
rewarmed|Heated over.
rhinestone|Artificial gem.
rhinoceros|Ionesco comedy.
rhinoceros|Zero Mostel vehicle.
rhubarbs|Heated arguments, in baseball lingo.
ribbons|Small falderals.
riddance|Escape.
rifleman|Soldier.
righted|Vindicated.
rimming|Bordering.
ringlet|Curl.
ringside|Where the best seats are.
ringtail|Raccoon's cousin.
rioters|Unruly mob.
riotous|Uproarious.
riposte|Witty retort.
rippers|Double-___, long sleds for coasting.
risible|Exciting laughter.
risible|Inclined to laughter.
rissole|Meat patty.
rissole|Relative of a croquette.
rivalry|Competition.
riverside|___ Drive.
riveted|Fastened firmly.
riveter|Construction worker.
rivulet|Small stream.
roaster|Covered pan.
rocketed|Darted ahead swiftly.
rocketed|Zoomed upward.
rococos|Grotesque styles of ornamentation.
rodents|Gnawers.
romaine|Leafy vegetable.
romaine|Lettuce.
ronyons|Riffraff of Shakespeare's time.
rooftops|High places.
roommate|Fellow tenant.
rootstocks|Origins.
rosemary|Traditional symbol of remembrance.
roseola|Symptom of German measles.
rosette|Flowerlike badge.
rosolio|Raisin cordial.
rosters|Membership lists.
rotated|Turned.
rotatory|Successive.
rotifer|Minute aquatic animal.
rotunda|Capitol room.
roulade|Vocal flourish.
roulette|Las Vegas forte.
roundelay|Short, lively rural strain.
rounders|Game like baseball.
roundup|Cowboys' activity.
roustabout|Man of all work on a ranch.
routines|Habitual procedures.
rubdown|Massage.
runabouts|Relatives of "karts."
rusticates|Lives in the country.
sabines|A people conquered by Rome.
sabines|Ancient Italians.
sabines|Ancient people of Italy.
sabines|Early Italians.
saccate|Baglike.
sacristy|Vestry.
saddest|Most deplorable.
sadness|Tristesse.
sailboat|Lightning of Star.
salaams|Obeisances.
salamander|Animal fabled to live in fire.
salamis|Island near Athens.
salariat|Wage earners collectively.
salient|Type of projecting angle.
sallies|Quips.
salmagundi|Potpourri.
saltant|Jumping.
saltine|Crisp cracker.
saltire|St. Andrew's cross.
saluter|Greeter.
sameness|Uniformity.
samisens|Three-stringed instruments.
sanctimony|Pretended piety.
sandals|Footwear.
sandals|Mercury's talaria.
sanitary|Hygienic.
sapience|Solomonic traits.
sapient|Wise.
sapotas|Trees yielding chicle.
saraband|Spanish dance.
sardine|Pilchard.
sardine|Young pilchard.
sardines|Little fishes.
sassier|More impudent: Dial.
satanic|Hellborn.
satanist|Beelzebub.
satiate|Cloy.
satiate|Gratify to repletion.
satiate|Surfeit.
satiated|Blasé.
satirist|Type of writer.
saucier|More impudent.
saucing|Giving flavor to.
sauterne|Product of Château Yquem.
sauterne|White wine.
savages|Headhunters.
savages|Primitive ones.
savannahs|Treeless plains.
savannas|Vistas in "Green Mansions."
savants|Pundits.
saviors|Deliverers.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Triangle with unequal sides.
scalene|Type of triangle.
scallop|Seafood favorite.
scantiest|Least abundant.
scapegoat|Fall guy.
scapegrace|Profligate.
scarcer|Less abundant.
scarlet|One of Robin Hood's companions.
scavenge|Work as a street cleaner.
scenario|Plot synopsis.
scenario|Producer's ms.
scenical|Picturesque.
scented|Fragrant.
sceptre|Emblem of authority.
schemer|Man of intrigue.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
schooling|Education.
scolder|Faultfinder.
sconces|Wall brackets.
scorecard|Game record.
scorecard|Record of a sort.
scorecard|Yankee Stadium item.
scorers|Winning contestants.
scoring|Making a point.
scorned|Disdained.
scotias|Concave moldings.
scrapers|Etchers' tools.
scrapes|Sandpapers.
scratch|Billiard miscue.
scratch|Money: Slang.
scrounge|Cadge or sponge.
sculpts|Carves.
scuttle|Utensil for coal.
seafood|Menu items.
seafood|Shore dinner.
sealers|Marine hunters.
seances|Meetings with mediums.
searches|Probes.
searing|Withering.
seascape|Picture of a sort.
seaside|Resort.
seasonal|Describing certain sports.
seatbelts|Part of a stewardess' direction.
seaters|Ushers.
seaters|Ushers.
seating|Protocol problem.
seawall|Protection against waves.
seawalls|Embankments.
seaweed|Marina alga.
seclude|Screen.
secrete|Conceal.
secretes|Caches.
sectors|Military areas.
secures|Guards.
sedateness|Dignity.
sediment|Dregs.
sedition|Relative of treason.
seductive|Alluring.
seedless|Describing some grapes.
seeresses|Sibyls.
selectee|Service man.
selects|Makes a choice.
selects|Picks.
selfhood|Personality.
selfless|Altruistic.
selvages|Edges on yard goods.
seminar|Study group.
seminar|Type of college course.
semolina|Meal used in macaroni.
senates|Senior houses.
senator|Fong or Long.
senator|Law maker.
senator|Member of a state council.
senator|Moss or Hart.
senators|Group of 66 in 1860.
senators|Washingtonians.
senders|Dispatchers.
senecas|Red Jacket's tribe.
senecas|Red Jacket's tribesmen.
seneschal|Major-domo.
senhoras|Portuguese ladies.
senoras|Madrileños' wives.
senoras|Spanish ladies.
sensations|Remarkable events.
sensing|Grasping.
sensory|Pertaining to perceptiveness.
sentient|Having feelings.
separate|Part.
serapes|Mexican garments.
serenade|Love song.
serenatas|Orchestral compositions having several movements.
serener|More relaxed.
seriate|Arranged in sequence.
seriate|Occurring in sequence.
seriema|Crested bird of Brazil.
seringa|Brazilian rubber tree.
serpent|Eden dweller.
serrate|Having sharp teeth: Biol.
serrate|Notched.
serrated|Having a toothed edge.
serrated|Toothed, as a leaf.
serrates|Notches.
servant|Houseman.
serviceman|One of the rank and file.
services|Benefits.
sesames|East Indian herbs.
sesames|East Indian plants.
session|Meeting.
session|Sitting.
sestinas|Poems.
settled|Permanently located.
settlement|Small village.
several|Different.
severance|___ pay.
shakers|Relatives of saltcellars.
shallop|Light river boat.
shapely|Pleasing to the eye.
sharing|Act of benevolence.
sharpened|Honed.
shearer|Former screen star.
shearing|Popular jazz pianist.
sheathe|Encase.
sheathe|Encase.
sheepish|Embarrassed
sheeting|Cotton or linen material.
shellac|Type of varnish.
shellacs|Resin products.
shelter|Sign of the Atomic Age.
shetland|Lerwick is its county seat.
shipshape|Orderly.
shipyard|Newport News feature.
shoelace|String of a sort.
shoelace|String, of a sort.
shoestring|Proverbial starting point for some businesses.
shooter|Marble.
shopworn|Somewhat tattered.
shorten|Abbreviate.
shorten|Abridge.
shorthand|Pitman or Gregg.
shortstop|Baseball player.
shortstop|Luis Aparicio's job.
showcase|Display piece.
shrinkage|Depreciation.
shriver|Peace Corps leader.
shunned|Eschewed.
sialids|Alder flies.
siamese|Breed of cat.
sideline|Extra occupation.
signalman|Wigwagger.
signatures|Holographic items.
silence|Golden commodity.
silence|Hamlet's last word.
silence|Library sign.
silencer|Gun attachment.
silicate|Derivative of a certain acid.
sillier|Less sensible.
silliest|Most absurd.
silvern|Argent: Archaic.
silvery|Describing the moon.
simians|Apes.
simmers|Cooks gently.
simoons|Hot winds of the tropics.
simplest|Easiest.
simulate|Feign.
singles|Certain bills.
singleton|Part of a bridge hand.
sinister|Ominous.
sinister|On the left side.
sinless|Pure.
sinners|Unshriven ones.
sinuated|Curved in and out.
sinuses|Air cavities in the head.
sirloin|Cut of beef.
sirocco|Desert wind.
sirocco|Hot wind from Africa.
sisters|The colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady.
sitters|Tot tenders.
situate|Locate.
sizable|Fairly large.
skeeter|Insect of a kind.
skijoring|Winter sport.
skilled|Capable.
skippers|Captains.
skitter|Draw a fish bait over the surface of the water.
skydiving|Aerial sport.
skylark|Subject of Shelley lyric.
slaloms|Ski races.
slanted|Having bias.
slanted|Inclined.
slapdash|Haphazard.
slapping|Dashing forcibly.
slaters|Roofing workers.
slatted|Barred.
slavery|Servitude.
sleeker|Better groomed.
sleeper|Something that achieves unexpected success.
sleeper|Unexpected hit.
sleeper|Van Winkle.
sleepless|Wakeful.
sleeveless|Type of sweater.
sleeves|Part of a coat.
slender|Country lout in "Merry Wives."
slender|Thin.
slighter|Less important.
slimmer|After-dieting look.
slingshot|Weapon of a sort.
slinking|Lurking.
slipcover|Interior decorator's item.
slipknot|Rope fastening.
slipover|Sweater.
slipper|Pump.
slippers|Mules.
slippery|Intangible.
slumgullions|Stews: Slang.
slushes|Wades through wet snow.
smartens|Spruces up.
smarter|More dashing.
smashes|Hard, heavy hits.
smatter|Superficial knowledge.
smeared|Maligned.
smilaxes|Vines with bright-green leaves.
smoothbore|Kind of firearm.
smothered|Covered, as steak in onions.
smoulder|Burn inwardly.
snarers|Trappers.
sneaker|Type of footwear.
sneaker|Type of footwear.
sneakers|Footwear.
sneered|Curled the lip.
sneered|Flouted.
sneerer|Scoffer.
sneezes|Seasonal sounds.
snickered|Giggled.
snipers|Sharpshooters.
sniping|Potshotting.
snipped|Cut.
snooper|Paul Pry.
snoozed|Took forty winks.
snorting|Laughing boisterously: Colloq.
snowman|Winter phenomenon.
soapier|More richly lathered.
soaping|First step in a cleansing task.
society|Community life.
society|The smart set.
solaces|Comforts.
solaria|Sunrooms.
solaria|Sunrooms.
solarium|Sun parlor.
soldering|Job for an electrician.
soldier|Army man.
solenoid|Wire coil having the properties of a magnet.
solitaire|One diamond.
somatic|Bodily.
someone|Indefinite person.
someone|Unnamed person.
sometimes|On various occasions.
songsters|Thrushes.
sooners|Oklahomans.
soonest|Telegraphic word, requiring action now.
sophist|Clever but specious reasoner.
sorghum|Forage plant.
sorites|Syllogistic statement in logic.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorties|Raids.
soullike|Resembling the spirit.
sounded|Dived.
spaniels|Large-eared pets.
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail.
spanking|Brisk, as a breeze.
sparely|Scantily.
spareribs|Pork dish.
sparest|Leanest.
sparred|Shadowboxed.
spatter|Splash.
speaker|Mr. Sam.
speaker|Presiding officer of lawmaking body.
speaker|Sam Rayburn.
speared|Sprouted into a long stem.
spearer|Lance man.
special|Extraordinary.
special|Type of TV program.
special|Type of TV program.
speckle|Dot.
spectacular|Type of TV show.
spectator|Denizen of the grandstand.
spectre|Phantom, in Britain.
speculate|Conjecture.
speculator|Adirondack ski center.
speeder|Motorist of a sort.
speedier|At a faster rate.
spellbound|Bewitched.
spelled|Signified.
speller|School book.
speller|Schoolbook.
spiders|Arachnids.
spiders|Frying pans.
spiders|Frying pans.
spieler|Barker.
spinets|Keyboard instruments.
spinners|Fish lures.
spinney|Thicket or grove, in Britain.
spinule|Thorn.
spiracle|Whale's blowhole.
spirited|Lively.
spliced|Joined.
splinter|Shatter.
splurge|Great display: Colloq.
spoilsport|Cousin of a wet blanket.
spoilsport|Pessimist's cousin.
spookiness|Haunted house atomosphere.
spooled|Wound on a bobbin.
sprayers|Atomizers.
spreader|Farm machine.
springes|Snares.
springtide|Triple Crown time.
sprinter|Track athlete.
sprites|Goblins.
squalid|Miserable.
squared|Made right or even.
squeaked|Uttered a shrill cry.
stabile|Immovable.
stablemate|Associate of a sort, in sports.
staffed|Provided with aides.
staging|Scaffolding.
stagnant|Lacking in activity, interest, etc.
stainer|Coloring specialist.
stainer|Furniture finisher.
stainless|Kind of steel.
stairsteps|Part of a duplex apartment.
stalest|Flattest.
stalest|Tritest.
stalked|Trailed stealthily.
stallion|Horse.
stalwart|Valiant.
stalwarts|Robust individuals.
stamina|Endurance.
stances|Postures for putters.
standards|Approved models.
standee|Part of an audience.
standoffish|Aloof.
standpatter|Conservative: Colloq.
stargaze|Daydream.
stargazer|Copernicus, for example.
stargazer|Galileo, for one.
starlet|Young actress.
starlet|Young movie actress.
starlets|Hollywood comers.
starred|Took the lead.
startle|Alarm suddenly.
startle|Frighten.
startled|Caught off guard.
startles|Catches napping.
statement|Invoice.
statements|Abstracts of financial accounts.
statements|Declarations.
stateroom|Place for a bon voyage party.
station|Post assigned.
stations|Outposts.
statism|Form of government control.
statued|Modeled into a likeness.
statues|Certain museum pieces.
statues|Works of art.
statuesque|Imposing.
stature|Figuratively, development.
statutes|Laws.
steadies|Boy friends.
steadiness|Constancy.
stealer|Venturesome base runner.
stealing|Larceny.
stealth|Furtiveness.
steamed|Cooked.
steamed|Moved, as a train.
steamed|One way to serve clams.
steamers|Pressure cookers.
steamers|Vessels.
steamroller|Political machine of a sort.
steeped|Saturated.
steeple|Cathedral structure.
steeple|Often, a bell tower.
steeple|Tower.
steered|Guided.
steerer|Pilot.
steering|Directing.
stellar|Leading.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stentor|Loud speaker.
steppes|Relatives of prairies.
stereos|Record players.
stereos|Unvarying forms or patterns: Abbr.
sterile|Ineffective.
sterile|Unproductive.
sterlet|Source of caviar.
sterling|British money.
sternal|Of the breastbone.
sternum|Breastbone.
stetson|University in DeLand, Fla.
sticker|Something puzzling: Colloq.
stilted|Pompous and formal.
stimuli|Incentives.
stingaree|Ray.
stinted|Limited.
stipend|Emolument.
stirrer|Swizzle stick.
stockade|Enclosure of a sort.
stollen|German yeast brand.
stolons|Plant runners.
stonewall|Nickname started by General Bee.
stonier|Harder.
stoning|Polishing in a certain way.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopover|Visit.
stopper|Bung.
stopwatch|Track device.
storage|Depository.
storied|Historic.
stormed|Raged.
stovepipe|Kind of hat of a century ago.
stovepipe|Silk hat: Colloq.
straddled|Took an equivocal position: Colloq.
strafes|Censures savagely.
straggle|Ramble.
straggle|Wander from line of march.
strains|Passages of music.
straitjacket|Something that restricts.
strands|Beaches.
strange|Unaccountable.
stranger|Unknown.
strategic|Part of SAC.
stratum|Layer.
stratums|Layers.
streamer|Headline.
streams|Tributaries.
streetcar|Williams play, for short.
stressed|Accented.
stretti|Divisions of fugues, often the final sections.
strewed|Dispersed.
striate|Marked with threadlike lines.
striated|Furrowed.
strident|Grating.
strident|Grating.
stringers|Horizontal timbers.
stripers|Naval officers: Slang.
stripes|Certain insignia.
striven|Labored hard.
strudel|Pastry.
students|Candidates for the Peace Corps.
studious|Attentive.
stumble|Trip.
stumpier|Shorter and more thickset.
stutter|Falter in speaking.
stylers|Fashion experts.
success|Hit.
sugarcoat|Make superficially attractive.
sugarloaf|Mountain of Rio de Janeiro.
suitors|Penelope's problem.
suitors|Penelope's problems.
sulfate|An acid salt.
sunbeam|Ray.
sunders|Breaks apart.
sunsets|Phenomena at eventide.
sunshine|Happiness.
superior|Port in Wisconsin.
superiors|Persons of higher rank.
surefire|Certain to succeed.
surmise|Conjecture.
surmise|Conjecture.
surmise|Guess.
surreys|Conveyances of 19th c.
suspect|Whodunit character.
suspend|Stop temporarily.
sutured|Sewn.
swatter|Batsman, perhaps.
swatter|Fly ___.
swatters|Devices for hitting flies.
sweater|Cardigan.
sweater|Garment.
sweater|Popular garment.
sweaters|Sportswear.
sweepers|Vacuums.
sweetish|Sugary.
sweetmeat|Confection.
swishes|Sounds like taffeta.
syllable|Penult is one.
symmetry|Beauty of form.
syncopator|Jazz addict.
syntaxes|Sentence structures.
syringa|State flower of Idaho.
systems|Methods.
tabarets|Upholstery fabrics.
tableland|Geographic feature of Iran.
tabulate|Make statistics.
tactile|Tangible.
tactless|Gauche.
taglines|Punch endings.
tailors|Savile Row gentry.
takeout|Escort: Colloq.
talesman|Juror.
talesmen|Certain members of a jury.
talisman|Lucky piece.
tallest|Like the sequoias.
tambourine|Hand drum.
tampered|Meddled (with).
tanager|Bird.
tanager|Songbird.
tanbark|Cover for the circus ring.
tangent|Deviating course.
tangent|Touching.
tantalized|Teased.
tantara|Blast of a trumpet.
tantara|Fanfare.
tantara|Trumpet blast.
tantaras|Trumpet blasts.
tappers|Telegraph keys.
taradiddle|Fib: Var.
tarantula|Poisonous spider.
tardiness|Ten o'clock scholar's sin.
targets|Gunnery practice butts.
tarnish|Sully.
tarpons|Silvery game fish.
tarries|Lingers.
tarsals|Certain bones.
tarsiers|Lemur's relatives.
tasteless|Vapid.
tasting|Tea expert's job.
tattled|Gossiped.
tattler|Telltale.
tattling|Bearing tales.
teacake|Crumpet.
teacart|Serving table.
teaches|Holds class.
teaches|Provides with knowledge.
teahouse|Oriental café.
teahouses|Oriental cafes.
teakettle|Game also called "coffee-pot."
teapots|Restaurant equipment.
teargas|Chemical used by riot squads.
tearing|Moving with speed.
tearless|Dry-eyed.
tearless|Dry-eyed.
tearooms|Eating places.
teasels|Raises a nap.
technics|Study of the practical arts.
tedious|Prolix so as to cause weariness.
teenage|Of adolescent years.
teenage|Too young to vote, in 47 states.
teepees|Tents.
tegular|Tilelike.
telecast|Viewer's pleasure.
telemark|Skiing term.
teleran|Aerial navigation aid.
telescope|Condense or shorten.
telescope|Optical instrument.
telethons|Endurance broadcasts.
tellers|Bank workers.
temerity|Recklessness.
templets|Patterns or molds in machinery.
temptation|Siren song.
tenable|That can be maintained.
tenacious|Holding firmly.
tenancy|Period of occupancy.
tenancy|State of occupying.
tenants|Dwellers.
tenants|Rent payers.
tenders|Certain railroad cars.
tensile|Able to bear stress, as metals.
tensile|Capable of being stretched.
tensile|Kind of strength.
tension|Inner unrest.
tension|Strain.
tensors|Muscles.
tentacle|Feeler.
tentacle|Squid's arm.
tentative|Provisional.
tenters|Stretching frames.
tenting|Activity on the "old camp ground."
tenting|On a bivouac.
terminal|Final.
termite|Insect.
terrace|Word in street names.
terraced|On several levels, as a garden.
terrain|Tract of land.
terrapin|Diamondback.
terrible|Very bad: Colloq.
terseness|Brevity.
testate|Having left a will.
testate|Having made a will.
testate|Probate term.
testees|Applicants.
testers|Canopies.
testimonial|Formal token of respect, admiration, etc.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
thanksgivings|Certain prayers.
theater|Place of action.
theatre|Part of ANTA.
thermae|Hot baths.
thermopile|Apparatus producing electric energy.
thimble|Symbol of spinsterhood.
thirsted|Strongly desired.
thistle|Emblem of Scotland.
threepenny|___ Opera.
threesome|Links group.
ticktacktoe|Pencil and paper game.
tidbits|Morsels.
tiderip|Rough water.
tidewater|The eastern part of Virginia.
tidiest|Neatest.
tidiness|Neat arrangement.
tidings|News.
tidings|News.
tierces|Fencing positions.
timothy|Fodder grass.
tinders|Flammable materials.
tintype|Kind of photo.
tintype|Old-fashioned photo.
tippets|Neckware of grandmother's day.
tirades|Long-drawn speeches.
tiresomely|In a vexatious manner.
tissues|Gauzy fabrics.
titania|Oberon's lady.
titania|Oberon's spouse.
titular|In name only.
toasted|Browned, as almonds.
toasters|Kitchen appliances.
toastmaster|Speaker of a sort.
toddler|Kiddy.
tolerance|Bigot's lack.
tolerated|Bore.
toluene|TNT ingredient.
tomatoes|Vegetables.
tomboys|Boisterous girls.
tomfoolery|Nonsense.
tommies|British soldiers.
toneless|Devoid of color.
tonnage|Capacity of a ship.
topmost|Highest.
topsail|Spinnaker's relative.
toreador|Escamillo.
toreador|Escamillo.
tortoise|Reptile.
totaled|Added up to.
totaled|Added up.
totters|Is unsteady.
totting|Adding.
touchstone|Clown in "As You Like It."
tourists|Americans abroad.
tractability|Docility.
traders|Certain members of the Stock Exchange.
traduced|Vilified.
traducer|Slanderous one.
trailer|Dwelling of a sort.
trainee|Recruit.
trainees|Recruits.
trainer|Athlete's aide.
trainman|Railroader.
traipse|Gad: Colloq.
trajects|Impels through space.
tramcar|Trolley, in London.
tramlines|Transportation systems.
trampoline|Acrobat's net.
trampoline|Acrobat's status.
trances|Seance phenomena.
transfer|Change cars.
transfer|Ticket of a sort.
transferee|Grantee.
transient|Fleeting.
transit|Passage through.
transoms|Windows above doors.
transshape|Metamorphose.
transude|Ooze through pores.
trapeze|Swing of a sort.
travail|Suffering.
travels|An account of journeys.
traverse|Cross.
travertine|Limestone used in Roman Colosseum.
travesty|Ludicrous imitation.
travois|Indian wheelless trailer.
trawler|Fishing boat.
treacle|Molasses.
treacle|Molasses.
treacle|Subject of the Dormouse's story.
treadle|Lever.
treason|If this be ___ . . .
treasury|Cabinet post.
treated|Negotiated.
treatises|Monographs.
trebles|Shrill voices.
treenails|Wooden pegs.
treetop|Place for a lookout.
treetops|Vista from a fire tower.
trellis|Vine-covered bower.
trembled|Quaked.
trembles|Quakes.
tremolo|Vibrating effect, in music.
tremolos|Musical effects.
trespass|Infringement.
tresses|Pigtails or ponytails.
trestles|Supporting frames.
triangle|Percussion instrument.
tribunes|Roman magistrates.
trident|Scepter of Poseidon.
tridents|Fish spears.
trinket|Small ornament.
trinkets|Gimcracks.
triolet|Eight-line stanza.
triolet|Eight-line stanza.
triolets|Verse forms.
triples|Hits, in baseball.
tripods|Stands.
tripoli|To the shores of ___.
tripoli|City celebrated in the Marines' song.
trisect|Cut into three parts.
tritone|Interval, in music.
trituration|State of being pulverized.
triumphant|Victorious.
trochees|Metrical feet.
trodden|Walked over.
trombone|Wind instrument.
trothed|Pledged, as in marriage.
trotter|Race horse.
troubled|Perturbed.
truckle|Move on small wheels.
truculence|Bully's forte.
trudges|Walks wearily.
truncate|Shorten by cutting.
trusted|Believed.
trustee|Board member.
tryouts|Opportunities of a sort.
tsarina|Catherine II.
tsarina|Empress.
tsarina|Empress.
tuberoses|Garden flowers.
tugboat|Annie Brennan's craft.
tumbledown|Dilapidated.
tunesmith|Tinpan alley denizen.
tungsten|Element in light bulbs.
tunnels|Subways.
tupelos|Black gum trees.
tupelos|Gum trees.
turbine|Source of power.
turnabout|___ is fair play.
turnpike|Highway.
turnpikes|Highways.
turtleneck|Kind of collar.
tussock|Thick clump of grass, twigs, etc.
tweeters|Hi-fi appurtenances.
twelvemonth|Year.
twirlers|Drum majorettes in action.
twister|Violent whirling wind.
twosome|Couple.
typists|Office workers.
tyranny|Where law ends, ___ begins.
ugliest|Most unsightly.
ululates|Howls.
umbonal|Like the boss of a shield.
unavailing|Useless.
uncoded|Not in cipher.
uncolored|How oleo used to be.
underlings|Subordinates.
underrated|Valued too low.
underscore|Emphasize.
undersea|In the depths.
undreamt|Beyond the imagination (of).
unearth|Discover.
uneaten|Left on the plate.
unethical|Not according to professional standards.
ungular|Like a hoof.
unicorn|Fabled animal.
unicorn|Mythical animal.
unilateral|One-sided.
universal|Ecumenical.
universally|Generally applicable.
universe|Macrocosm.
unloose|Set free.
unraked|Describing some lawns.
unrefined|Not cultivated.
unreported|Possibly lost.
unseals|Opens.
unseated|Deposed.
unseated|Removed from office.
unsinkable|Seaworthy.
upbraided|Took to task.
upended|Turned, as a barrel.
upgrade|Promote.
uplands|Elevated regions.
uppercut|Type of blow.
uprooted|Extirpated.
upsetter|Troublemaker.
upstage|Conceited: Colloq.
upstream|Fishes' route.
uropods|Limbs on a lobster.
useless|Ineffectual.
useless|Ineffectual.
ushering|Theatre job.
utopias|Ideal states.
uttered|Pronounced.
vacates|Annuls, in law.
vacation|Take a rest.
valencia|Spanish seaport.
valises|Impedimenta.
valises|Luggage.
vampires|Early movie stars, perforce.
vanities|Dressing tables.
vantages|Benefits.
vaporize|Change into gaseous form.
variety|Kind of show.
vaunted|Bragged of.
velures|Plush pads for brushing silk hats.
venerate|Regard with awe.
verandas|Porches.
vermilion|Paprika shade.
veronicas|Shrubs of the figwort family.
vertebra|Part of the spine.
vertigo|Dizziness.
vervain|Fragrant plant.
veterans|Members of G. A. R. and U. C. V.
veterans|___ Day.
vibrator|Hammer of an electric bell.
viceroy|Deputy of a sovereign.
viceroy|The Queen's representative.
vicissitude|Irregular change.
victoria|Africa's largest lake.
victuals|Breakfast foods, for instance.
vilipend|Belittle.
vinegar|Salad condiment.
vitriol|Sulfuric acid.
volcanoes|Suribachi and others.
wagerer|Bettor.
walleye|Game fish.
wallflower|Garden favorite.
warmers|Heating devices.
warrants|Guarantees.
wastrel|Spendthrift.
watchdog|Guardian.
waterfall|Bridal Veil, for one.
wayward|The ___ Bus.
wearies|Becomes fatigued.
weather|Concern of the meteorologist.
weekend|House party time.
weekender|Guest of a sort.
weepers|Viewers of tear-jerkers.
weevils|Beetles.
wheeler|Confederate general.
whiskered|Bearded.
whizzer|Nickname of Deputy Attorney General White.
whodunit|Type of story.
widened|Enlarged.
wildcat|Broadway show.
wildcat|Lynx.
willing|Favorably disposed.
wintertime|When "every mile is two."
wireman|Telephone line repairer.
wiriest|Most lean and sinewy.
wiseguy|Smart aleck.
witness|Testify to.
woodenware|Gift for the 5th.
woodman|Character in "Oz" tales.
woodshed|Storage place.
woodworker|Carpenter.
worrier|Uneasy one.
wrestled|Performed, as on a type of TV show.
wrestlers|Athletes of a sort.
written|Composed.
wronged|Unfairly treated.
yachter|Sailor of a sort.
yachting|Salty sport.
yardstick|Standard.
yeanling|Newborn.
yearbook|College publication.
yearned|Longed (for).
yesterday|Recently.
yesterdays|Old times.
yodeler|Tyrolean vocalist.
yttrium|Rare element.
zeppelin|Airship.
zodiacal|Of the twelve celestial signs.
zwitterion|Atom charged both positively and negatively.
aardvark|African anteater.
abalone|Gastropod mollusk.
abalone|Pearly shell.
abalone|Sea ear.
abashed|Embarrassed.
abattoirs|Slaughterhouses.
abecedarian|Beginner.
abettals|Sanctions.
abnegate|Renounce.
aborigine|Native.
abraded|Rubbed off.
abreast|Side by side.
abridge|Shorten.
absence|Teacher's concern.
abusing|Maligning.
academic|Of no practical significance.
acarpous|Bearing no fruit.
acaudate|Tailless.
accepts|Receives with favor.
accidental|Fortuitous.
accolade|Award.
accolade|Formal award.
account|Tale.
acerate|Having needlelike leaves.
acerate|Needle-shaped.
acetate|A fabric base.
acetate|Cellulose, for one.
acetone|Dimethyl ketone.
acolytes|Altar boys.
acreage|Farm land.
acreage|Farmer's land.
acrimony|Bitterness.
acrimony|Sharpness of temper.
acrobat|Trapeze artist.
acrobats|Circus stars.
acropolis|Athenian landmark.
acropolis|Stronghold of a Grecian city.
actions|Mechanisms, as of a piano.
activates|Vitalizes.
actively|Briskly.
actress|Soubrette.
actuary|Insurance expert.
adamant|Unyielding.
adapters|Devices used in adjusting.
adaptor|Adjusting device.
addable|Ready for summing.
addenda|Appendices.
addition|Mathematical process.
addition|Something new.
adenoid|Tonsil's relative.
adipose|Fatty.
admiral|Rickover, for one.
adoring|Devoted.
adumbrate|Foreshadow.
adverbial|Of a class of words.
aerator|Atomizer, for one.
aerially|By way of the "wild blue yonder."
aerials|TV adjuncts.
aerolite|Meteorite of stone.
aeroplane|Liner of a sort.
aesthetic|Artistic.
afternoon|Time of day.
agility|Spryness.
agitate|Discompose.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Fluster.
agitate|Shake up.
agitate|Stir up trouble.
agitate|Stir up trouble.
agitato|Direction in music.
aglitter|Shining.
agnostic|Doubter.
agoutis|Relatives of the guinea pig.
agronomy|Farmer's science.
aileron|Wing control flap.
aimlessly|At random.
airborne|Flying.
airborne|In flight.
aircraft|Means to travel.
airings|Pleasure drives.
airless|Close.
airlift|Historic event of 1948–49.
airline|System of transportation.
airliner|Flying machine.
airtight|Impenetrable.
akinesia|Absence of motion in a muscle.
alameda|City on an island in San Francisco Bay.
alameda|Shaded walk.
alameda|Shaded walk.
alameda|Town in the Bay Area.
alamode|Fashionably.
alarmist|Cousin of a crapehanger.
alarums|Warnings of old.
alcaide|Commander of a Spanish fortress.
alcazars|Palaces, in Spain.
alerted|Put on the qui vive.
alerter|More on guard.
aleurone|Protein granule in seeds.
alewife|Mistress Quickly, for one.
aliment|Nutriment.
alimony|Allowance of a sort.
alimony|Certain kind of payment.
alleged|Gave as a plea.
alleged|Stated without proof.
alliance|Coalition.
allocated|Assigned.
allover|Finished.
allowed|Permissable.
allowed|Permitted.
alludes|Refers indirectly (to).
aloneness|Solitary state.
alteration|Busheler's work.
alterer|Changer.
aluminums|Certain shades of gray.
alveolar|Pronounced in a certain way.
amassed|Accumulated.
amassers|Hoarders.
amasses|Hoards.
amateur|Neophyte.
amateur|Tyro.
amateur|Unpaid devotee.
amative|Loving.
amatory|Loving.
ambergris|Perfume base.
ambrosial|Divinely appetizing.
ambushes|Traps.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amercer|Imposer of a fine.
amiable|Good-natured.
ammeter|Device for measuring current.
amnesia|Lethean malady.
amnesty|General pardon.
amoebae|Tiny animals.
amortizes|Puts money in a sinking fund.
amperes|Electrical units.
amperes|Watts' cousins.
amphibious|Having two natures.
amusers|Diverting people.
anagoge|Mystical interpretation of the Bible.
anagram|What "a ragman" is.
analecta|Literary gleanings.
analyst|Man with couch.
analytic|___ geometry.
anapest|Metrical foot.
anapest|Reversed dactyl.
anaphora|Rhetorical repetition.
ancestors|Family tree entries.
anchors|Nautical symbols.
ancients|Early Greeks and Romans.
andante|Minuet tempo.
anecdotes|Short stories.
anemone|Pasqueflower.
anemone|Spring bloom.
anemone|Spring flower.
anemone|Windflower.
anemones|Wind flowers.
aneroid|Kind of barometer.
aneurin|___ Bevan, late Labour figure.
angelic|Saintly.
angelus|Millet painting.
angular|Sharp-cornered.
aniline|Chemical dye.
anilines|Dyes.
animals|Sponges, sea anemones, etc.
animals|Voyagers with Noah.
animato|Lively: Mus.
animator|Artist of a sort.
aniseed|Flavoring substance.
aniseed|Flavoring.
annelidan|Earthworm.
annexing|Adding.
annotated|Added data to.
annuity|Payment of a sort.
annulate|Ringed, as a tree trunk.
anodyne|Soothing thing.
another|One more.
another|One more.
anserine|Gooselike.
answers|Solutions.
antbear|Aardvark.
anteater|Aardvark.
anteater|Aardvark.
antecede|Go before.
antedated|Preceded in time.
antedated|Preceded.
antennas|TV adjuncts.
anterior|Toward the front.
anteroom|Waiters' place.
anthers|Floral parts.
anthers|Pollen holders.
anthropoid|Enos or Able.
anticipate|Foresee.
antilogy|Contradiction in terms.
antipasto|Appetizer.
antisepsis|M. D.'s concern.
antlers|Horns.
anymore|Nowadays (used only in a negative context).
apaches|Geronimo's legions.
apartheid|Segregation policy in S. Africa.
apathetic|Indifferent.
aperitif|Preprandial drink.
aperitif|Vermouth, for example.
aplenty|In abundance.
apologized|Expressed regret.
apology|Excuse.
apostle|Andrew or Jude.
apparel|Garments.
appealed|Petitioned.
appease|Pacify.
appellant|Man in court.
appending|Affixing.
applecart|Much-upset vehicle.
appointee|Dean Rusk or Byron White.
apposed|Placed opposite.
appraises|Sizes up.
apprise|Notify.
approve|Sanction
apricot|Orangy color.
apterous|Wingless.
aquatic|Living in water.
aquiline|Eagle-like.
arboreal|Like a tree.
arboreal|Living in trees.
arbored|Wooded.
arcades|Covered passageways.
archenemy|Satan.
archfiend|Mephisto himself.
architect|White or Wright.
arduous|Toilsome.
areaway|Yard or court.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
aridity|Dryness.
arietta|Short melody.
arietta|Short song.
arietta|Short song.
arillate|Having coverings, as seeds.
arillate|Having seed coverings.
armholes|Dressmaker's concern.
arousal|Awakening.
arouses|Excites.
arouses|Excites.
arraign|Call to account.
arrange|Classify.
arrange|Prepare or plan.
arrayed|Adorned.
arrayed|Decked out.
arrears|Amount due.
arrests|Interrupts.
arrests|Takes into custody.
arrival|Advent.
arrived|Attained success.
arrogate|Seize without right.
arrogate|Usurp.
arroyos|Dry gullies.
arsenal|Ordnance depot.
arsenal|Storehouse of a sort.
arsenate|Ester of a poison.
arsenic|Element.
arsenious|Of a certain poison.
arsines|Poisonous gases.
article|Magazine piece.
artisan|Skilled worker.
artisans|Craftsmen.
artiste|Performer of great skill.
artiste|Public performer.
artless|Ingenuous.
asafetida|Smelly gum resin from the Orient.
ascendant|Rising.
ascends|Rises.
ascends|Rises.
ascents|Acclivities.
ascetic|Austere.
ascetic|Essene, for example.
ascetic|Hermit.
ascetical|Austere.
asinine|Foolish.
askance|With suspicion.
asocial|Not gregarious.
asocial|Not the mixing kind.
asparagus|Vegetable.
asperse|Slander.
asphodel|Plant of the lily family.
aspired|Had an ambition.
assagai|A Zulu spear.
assailants|Aggressive opponents.
assailed|Set on.
assailed|Stormed.
assailer|Attacker.
assayed|Analyzed.
assents|Acquiesces.
assents|Says yes.
assertions|Declarations.
assertive|Far from reticent.
assessor|County official.
assists|Partners of putouts.
associate|Confrere.
associates|Colleagues.
assortment|Collection.
assorts|Classifies.
assuage|Mollify.
assuages|Mitigates.
assumed|Fictitious.
assurer|British insurance man.
assurer|Underwriter, in Britain
asterisk|Footnote mark.
asterisk|Star sign.
astonish|Surprise.
astraddle|Mounted.
astrakhan|Persian lamb.
astride|Straddling.
astride|Straddling.
astrolabe|Predecessor of the sextant.
astronaut|Project Mercury man.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Studio.
atheneum|Literary or scientific club.
athlete|Olympic contender.
athlete|Olympics contestant.
athletic|Vigorous.
atingle|Excited.
atomize|Pulverize.
atomize|Spray.
atomizer|Perfume sprayer.
atrophied|Wasted away.
attaches|State Department members.
attachment|Affection.
attacks|Begins hostilities.
attained|Arrived at.
attainments|Acquired skills.
attendance|Presence.
attended|Was present.
attends|Cares for.
attested|Certified.
attester|Witness.
attires|Dresses.
attitudes|Points of view.
attract|Lure.
audience|Formal interview.
auditor|Ledger examiner.
auditor|Man of accounts.
auricle|Ear.
auroral|Dawn-bright.
authority|Command.
autogiro|Kind of aircraft.
automation|Electronic phenomenon.
automotive|Adjective for Detroit.
autonomic|Acting independently.
autonym|One's own name.
avenges|Exacts satisfaction for.
avenues|Passageways.
avenues|Pennsylvania and others.
average|Mean.
average|Ordinary.
average|Ordinary.
average|The common run.
averted|Turned aside.
aviated|Rode on the air.
aviator|Wearer of wings.
aviators|Flight captains.
avocets|Shore birds.
avoided|Shirked.
awaiter|Expectant one.
awesome|Inspiring reverence.
awkward|Gauche.
azurite|Semiprecious stone.
bachelor|No lady's man.
backbite|Slander.
backdoor|Indirect means or way.
bagasse|Crushed sugar cane.
bagatelles|Trifles.
bagpipe|Doodlesack.
bailout|Use a chute.
balboas|Coins of Panama.
balladeer|Singer.
ballast|Load in the hold.
ballast|Stable weight.
ballets|Dance numbers.
ballgame|All-American attraction.
ballistics|Science of motion of projectiles.
bananas|Fruits.
bandana|Southern kerchief.
bandannas|Kerchiefs.
bandeau|Chic hair ribbon.
bandicoot|Large rat of India.
bandwagon|Political vehicle.
banners|Ensigns.
banshee|Wailing Irish ghost.
banters|Teases playfully.
barbered|Shaven and shorn.
barefaced|Shameless.
barleycorn|Whisky.
barnstormed|Performed aerobatics, here and there.
baronet|Noble.
barouche|Four-wheeler.
barroom|Tavern.
bartend|Do a host's job.
barters|Trades.
baseless|False.
bassoon|Woodwind.
basting|Culinary action.
bathrobe|Garment of a sort.
bathrobe|Garment.
battled|Fought.
beachcomber|Idler of a sort.
beachcomber|Loafer of a sort.
beanbag|Tossing toy.
bearhugs|Affectionate embraces.
becalmed|In the doldrums.
because|Familiar song by Guy D'Hardelot.
bedevil|Harass.
bedlams|Confusion and pandemonium.
beefeater|Tower of London guard.
beekeeper|Sir Edmund Hillary, for one.
beguine|What Cole Porter began.
beholden|Obligated.
beldame|Grandmother.
belfries|Campaniles.
belladonna|Deadly nightshade.
beneath|Unworthy of.
benisons|Blessings.
beriberi|Deficiency disease.
berlins|Irving and others.
bespangle|Adorn with sequins.
bespeak|Engage beforehand.
betokens|Portends.
betrayal|Faithless act.
betraying|Revealing unintentionally.
betrays|Reveals inadvertently.
biography|Freeman's forte.
blackmailer|Perry Mason's prey.
blatant|Noisy.
blenders|Kitchen appliances.
blisters|Gun turret shields on planes.
blondes|Fair ladies.
blotter|Police record.
bluenoses|Puritanical ones.
blushes|Maidenly reactions.
blustered|Used empty threats.
boardwalk|Promenade.
boardwalk|Seaside attraction.
boaster|Braggart.
boatman|Gondolier.
boatman|Sculler.
boatswain|Warrant officer.
bobwhites|Birds
bodkins|Eyeleteers.
bohemia|Where Thirty Years' War began.
boilermakers|Purdue eleven.
bolivia|Member of OAS.
boloney|Cold cuts: Var.
bolsters|Pillows.
bonbons|Confections.
bonding|Connecting.
borders|Limits.
boudoir|Room.
bowwowed|Barked.
bradawl|Piercing tool.
braises|Sears and simmers.
branded|Marked.
branding|Round-up chore.
bravado|Simulated courage.
bravest|Adjective for astronauts.
braying|Uttering harsh cries.
breakeven|Have equal outgo and return.
breakup|Separate.
breakups|Disruptions.
breathe|Murmur.
bridals|Nuptial events.
brigantine|Pirate's ship.
bristle|Take an aggressive attitude.
bristle|Whisker.
brittle|Crisp candy.
browbeats|Cows.
browned|Toasted.
browsed|Nibbled on.
brusque|Abrupt.
buckboard|Open carriage.
bugbear|Object of dread.
burbots|Relatives of the cod.
burglars|Second-story men.
bursars|College officials.
bustler|Energetic worker.
buttoned|Fastened in a certain way.
buttress|Bulwark.
bygones|Past events.
bylines|Front page items.
cabalists|Adepts in the occult.
cabbage|Vegetable.
cafeteria|Eating place.
cafeteria|Relative of a buffet.
caisson|Ammunition wagon.
caitiff|Cowardly person, old style.
calamint|Aromatic plant.
calamitous|Disastrous.
caldrons|Large kettles.
calends|First of the month, in anc. Rome.
calling|Occupation.
calorie|Dieter's unit.
calumniate|Villify.
cambric|Cotton fabric.
cameral|Of a judge's chamber.
canards|False rumors.
candidate|Political hopeful.
cannier|More cautious: Scot.
canoeing|Camper's activity
canonize|Glorify.
cantata|Dramatic choral work.
cantata|Musical composition.
canteen|Post exchange.
cantors|Church singers.
caoutchouc|Pure rubber.
capital|Washington.
capital|Wealth.
caprices|Whims.
capuchin|Franciscan.
carafes|Decanters.
carafes|Decanters.
carafes|Water bottles.
carapace|Turtle's shell.
carbuncles|Rubies of old.
careened|Heeled over.
careened|Lurched.
careens|Tilts.
caresses|Tender touches.
carload|Size of a shipment.
carloads|Freight units.
carotid|Neck artery.
carpetbag|1865 symbol.
carpets|Wall-to-wall items.
carport|Garage.
carport|Relative of a garage.
carrier|Floating air base.
carrier|Ship of a sort.
carryall|Traveling bag.
cartoon|Newspaper feature.
cashmere|Wool.
cassock|Vestment.
castaway|Crusoe, for one.
casting|Fisherman's art.
catalpa|Tree with heart-shaped leaves.
catamaran|Twin-hulled craft.
catboat|Relative of a yawl.
catcalls|Derisive sounds.
catechumen|One preparing for confirmation.
catspaw|Dupe.
cattail|Marsh plant.
cattail|Marsh plant.
causerie|Informal chat.
cavalry|Military group.
cavalry|Rough Riders.
cavatina|Short operatic melody.
caveman|Prehistoric being.
caveman|Spelunker.
cavendish|Caked tobacco.
cayuses|Indian ponies.
celeste|___ Aida.
cellaret|Tantalus.
cellaret|Wine cabinet.
cellophane|Transparent stuff.
cemented|United firmly.
censure|Reprehend.
censures|Criticizes adversely.
centals|Hundredweights.
centare|Unit of land measure.
centaur|Mythical being.
centime|French coin.
centrum|Part of a vertebra.
ceramics|Favorite do-it-yourself art
ceramics|One of the arts.
certain|Unfailing.
cetacean|Porpoise, perhaps.
chablis|French white wine.
chambers|Judge's office.
chanced|Risked: Colloq.
chandler|Retail dealer in food, supplies, etc.
chanter|One of a singing group.
chantey|Sailor's song.
chaparajos|Ranchero's garb.
character|Novelist's creation.
charade|Dramatic riddle.
charcoal|Drawing implement.
charivari|Mock serenade.
charred|Burned to a crisp.
charter|Boat contract.
chartless|Unguided.
chassis|Car part.
chatelaine|Mistress of the household.
cheapskate|No check payer, he.
cheesecake|Type of photography.
chemise|Garment.
chenille|Tufted, velvety cord.
cherish|Prize.
chickpea|Pod-bearing plant.
chicory|Salad plant.
chiffonier|Ornamental cabinet.
childbirth|Travail.
chiliad|A thousand years.
chimeras|Foolish fancies.
chinook|Indian of the Northwest.
chitchats|Gossips.
chorals|Hymn tunes.
chromed|Plated.
chronic|Habitual.
cinemas|Certain London theatres.
cistern|Artificial reservoir.
citronella|Insect repellent.
claimer|Asserter.
clangor|Noise.
clarion|Clear and shrill.
clarity|Writer's asset.
classing|Grouping.
clauses|Phrases.
cleaners|Certain clothing workers.
clients|Seekers of professional advice.
climate|Pride of Florida and/or California.
clinics|Hospital departments.
clobbers|Defeats overwhelmingly: Slang.
cloches|Women's hats.
clockwork|Delicate mechanism.
closeted|In seclusion.
closets|Storage space.
cloudburst|No drizzle, this.
cloverleaf|Modern type of crossroad.
coarser|Of rougher texture.
coastal|Littoral.
coercive|Compelling.
coffers|Strongboxes.
cognomen|Family name.
cohesion|Molecular property.
coignes|Projecting corners.
coinage|Invented word.
colliding|Running into.
colonials|Low shoes with large buckles.
coloraturas|Florid musical instruments.
colorful|Picturesque.
colosseum|Structure dating from 72 A. D.
comedienne|Carol Burnett.
comedies|Broadway fare.
commercial|TV specialty.
commies|Reds.
compare|Judge respectively.
compeer|Equal.
complexities|Knotty problems.
compotes|Fruit dishes.
computers|Electronic marvels.
concealer|Cover-up.
concede|Acknowledge.
concede|Yield.
conceits|Whims.
concerto|Emperor or "Warsaw."
conclave|Private meeting.
conclaves|Private meetings.
concrete|Building material.
condense|Abridge.
condenser|Electronic component.
condones|Forgives.
confederate|Ally.
confetti|Bits of colored paper.
confide|Entrust.
conform|Adapt.
congeries|Heap or pile.
conservation|Subject of J. F. K. message.
consign|Entrust.
consign|Entrust.
consigned|Entrusted.
consomme|Soup.
constancy|Faith.
consuls|Foreign Service officers.
contains|Holds.
contend|Argue.
content|Satisfied.
contest|Dispute.
contrive|Fabricate.
conundrums|Riddles.
convector|Heat radiator.
cookout|Picnic.
copings|Top layers of masonry walls.
copious|Abundant.
copperhead|Rattler's relative.
cordial|Heart-warming.
cornucopia|Emblem of abundance.
corrals|Livestock enclosures.
corresponds|Matches.
corrida|___ de toros (bullfight).
corrode|Rust.
cosines|Items in trigonometry.
cosmonauts|Spacemen.
costars|Shares top billing.
costume|Something to wear.
cottages|Domiciles.
counterpart|Twin.
coursed|Hunted with hounds.
courtroom|The Defenders scene.
cowboys|Western characters.
cowcatchers|Locomotive parts.
cowlick|Barber's problem.
crabbed|Cross.
crabgrass|Lawn intruder.
cranberry|Small island off Maine coast.
creamers|Small pitchers.
creates|Causes to be.
creates|Invents.
creation|Handiwork.
creator|Supreme Being.
credits|Accounting entries.
credulity|Gullibility.
crenate|Having a scalloped edge, as leaves.
creosote|Wood preserver.
crescent|Turkish emblem.
cressets|Fire baskets.
criminals|Underworld figures.
crimsoned|Ablush.
crispness|A quality of new bills.
croaker|Food fish.
crochet|Knit in a way.
crosspiece|Bar connecting two bitts.
crosstie|Support for rails.
crouton|Bread for soup.
crusade|Strive to further a cause.
cuddles|Curls up.
cufflink|Piece of jewelry.
culpably|In a blameworthy manner.
curative|Remedy.
curator|Museum director.
curious|Odd.
curtails|Abridges.
cutters|Armed vessels.
cyclorama|Stage feature.
cynical|Misanthropic.
dabbles|Dips into lightly.
dacoits|Burma gangsters.
dailies|Newspapers.
daisies|Ox-eyes.
damaged|Imperfect.
damagers|Agents of destruction.
damsons|Plums.
dandelion|Vivid yellow.
dandles|Fondles.
darkness|Nightfall.
darling|Wendy's last name.
darners|Wooden eggs for sewing baskets.
darters|Small perchlike fishes.
dastard|Poltroon.
dastard|Sneaky coward.
dateless|Like a wallflower.
dateline|180th meridian, largely.
daturas|Strong-scented herbs.
daunted|Overawed.
dawdlers|Slowpokes.
daylight|Dawn.
daylight|Part of D. S. T.
daystar|The sun: Poet.
daytimes|Morning and noon.
deadline|Time limit.
dealers|Middlemen.
dearest|Affectionate salutation.
dearest|Most cherished.
debarred|Locked out.
debtors|As we forgive our ___.
debtors|IOU signers.
decants|Pours in a certain way.
decedent|Whodunit figure.
decimated|Destroyed much of.
declare|State.
decline|Wane.
decorum|Proper behavior.
dedicated|Set apart.
defalcator|Embezzler.
defamed|Vilified.
default|Failure to act.
defects|Forsakes a cause or party.
defense|Football strategy.
deferences|Acts of courtesy or respect.
defrosts|Melts.
dejects|Disheartens.
delaine|Wool fabric.
delectate|Delight in.
deleted|Crossed out.
delicious|Variety of apple.
delirium|Madness.
deluded|Mislet.
delusive|Misleading.
demerit|Student's liability.
demesne|Land attached to a manor house.
democracy|Form of government.
demonstration|Parade, for example.
demoted|Reduced in rank.
denarius|Gold coin of old Rome.
denomination|Name.
deodars|Under the ___.—Kipling.
departs|Vanishes.
depicts|Portrays.
depicts|Portrays.
deplored|Regretted.
deposed|Ousted.
depositary|Trustee.
depredate|Plunder, old style.
deprive|Keep from having.
deputed|Delegated.
deranges|Disturbs.
derisive|Ridiculing.
descant|Melodic variation.
descants|Discourses discursively.
describe|Picture in words.
deserter|Renegade.
desiderata|Things needed and wanted.
desirable|In demand.
desmans|Molelike animals.
despair|Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."
despair|Giant who lives in Doubting Castle.
desperado|Outlaw of a sort.
dessert|Last course.
dessert|Sweet treat.
destines|Intends.
destitute|Showing no vestige of.
destroyer|Noaj for one
detached|Unconnected.
details|Minutiae.
detectors|Radar and sonar.
detention|Enforced delay.
detents|Catch mechanisms.
determine|Derby winner, 1954.
determines|Calculates.
deterrent|H-bomb's raison d'etre.
detests|Dislikes deeply.
detract|Derogate.
deviations|Deflections.
deviled|Kind of ham.
devilish|Extremely bad: Colloq.
devilish|Extremely bad: Colloq.
devotee|Ardent enthusiast.
devotee|Ardent partisan.
devotees|Fans.
devotes|Consecrates.
dialectic|Method of logic.
dialing|Long-distance activity.
diamond|Kohinoor.
diamond|The infield.
diarist|Writer of  a sort.
diaspore|Hydrate of aluminum.
diehard|Stubborn conservative.
diehard|Unwilling to give in.
dietetics|Nutritionist's science.
diffused|Spread abroad.
digging|Spadework.
dilemma|Perplexity.
dilettante|Dabbler in arts.
dilettante|Dabbler in the arts.
dilettanti|Art lovers of sorts.
diluent|Solvent.
diluter|Thinner.
dimness|Faint light.
dimpled|Describing some cheeks.
dimpled|Having small indentations
dineros|Money in Lima.
dinette|Alcove for meals.
dinette|Small room.
dinners|TV concomitants.
diplomas|Sheepskins.
director|Man with a megaphone.
disagree|Lack harmony.
disarms|Makes friendly.
discombobulate|Upset.
discordance|Lack of harmony.
discover|Realize.
discoverer|U. S. satellite.
discuss|Talk about.
disgusted|Fed up, in a way.
dishwasher|Kitchen appliance.
disjoin|Detach.
dispensers|Coffee machines, for instance.
disposal|Arrangement.
disposal|Orderly placement.
disputers|Debaters.
dissent|Difference of opinion.
dissents|Some court opinions.
distaffs|Wool holders for spinning wheels.
distaste|Aversion.
distend|Expand by pressure from within.
distill|Fall in drops.
distress|Damsel's woe.
distressed|Pained.
district|Any region.
dividend|Something often declared.
dividends|Apportioned profits.
division|Major general's command.
doldrums|Area dreaded by sailors.
dolphins|Intelligent sea mammals.
donated|Given.
donates|Gives.
donation|Grant.
doomster|Old Scots court crier.
doormat|Spunkless soul.
dorbugs|Cockchafers.
dormant|Asleep.
dormers|Windows.
dormouse|Wonderland character
doubleheader|July 4th tradition.
downright|Plain.
doxology|Hymn of Thanksgiving.
drabness|Lack of color.
draggle|Trail along the ground.
dramatic|Striking in effect.
drapers|Cloth merchants.
drastic|Extreme.
drastic|Rigorous.
dreamer|Castle-builder.
dresser|Cupboard.
dresses|Frocks.
driller|Oil field worker.
droners|Beetles in flight.
drosera|Genus of insect-eating plants.
drumming|Parade sound.
drupelet|Pulpy grain of a berry.
drypoint|Etching needle.
duellos|Certain combats: It.
dungarees|Work clothes.
duperies|Deceptions.
durable|Sturdy.
dwarflike|Resembling Happy.
earache|Painful symptom.
eardrop|Kind of pendant.
eardrums|The human percussion section.
earners|The gainfully employed.
earnest|Not jesting.
earnest|Not jesting.
earplugs|Gadgets for divers.
earthenware|Crockery.
earthenware|Pottery.
earwigs|Centipedes.
eastern|Oriental.
eastern|___ Star.
easters|Certain winds.
easters|Spring times.
eatable|Fit for food.
eatable|Food.
eavesdrop|Listen.
ebullient|Overflowing with good spirits.
ecartes|Card games.
economic|Thrifty.
economy|Making the most of what one has.
ecstasy|Intensely joyful feeling.
ecstasy|Rapture.
ectoplasm|Seance materialization.
ecumenical|World-wide.
edelweiss|Floral emblem of Switzerland.
edentate|Lacking teeth.
edifies|Instructs morally.
editors|Copy experts.
educate|School.
educate|Tutor.
educated|Lettered.
eelpout|Relative of the cod.
eeriest|Most weird.
eeriest|Strangest.
effected|Brought about.
effective|Powerful.
egghead|Intellectual: Colloq.
egghead|Modern-type highbrow.
eggnogs|Convivial drinks.
eggplant|Vegetable.
eglantine|Sweetbrier.
eglantine|Sweetbrier.
egotism|Boastfulness.
egotists|Self-centered ones.
elastic|Adaptable.
elaters|Beetles.
elating|Making joyful.
elation|Feeling induced by success.
elation|Prize winner's feeling.
elections|Privilege of free peoples.
electors|Certain voters.
electors|Holders of the franchise.
electron|Part of an atom.
elegance|Stateliness.
elegant|Fine: Colloq.
elegant|First-rate: Colloq.
elegant|Polished.
elegits|Certain writs, in law.
elegize|Commemorate.
element|Basic part.
element|Basic substance.
element|Gold or silver.
element|Ingredient.
elephant|Babar, for one.
elephant|Circus performer.
elephant|Political symbol
elevate|Ennoble.
elevate|Exalt.
elevate|Promote.
elevate|Raise in rank.
elevate|Raise.
elevate|Raise.
eliminated|Removed.
elixirs|Panaceas.
ellipse|Plane curve.
elongate|Extend.
elongate|Stretch out.
elopers|Elusive pair.
eloping|Bound for Gretna Green.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Issue.
emanate|Radiate.
emancipate|Set free.
embankments|Structures along a river.
embassies|Legations.
emboldened|Heartened.
emendation|Correction.
emerges|Becomes known.
emerges|Comes into view.
emerges|Rises from.
emotive|Hortatory.
emotive|Inducing deep feeling.
empiric|Charlatan.
enactor|Lawmaker.
enamored|Captivated.
encinas|Common live oaks.
enclasped|Seized and held.
enclose|Surround.
encored|Called back from the wings.
encores|Request numbers.
endears|Makes beloved.
endives|Garden chicories.
endorse|Sign approval.
endorser|Underwriter.
endured|Remain unchanged.
enemies|Adversaries.
enemies|Parties in the Wars of the Roses.
enervate|Weaken.
enervate|Weaken.
engarland|Wreathe with flowers.
engender|Produce.
enigmas|Riddles.
enisled|Isolated.
enjoyment|Pleasure.
enkindle|Arouse.
enlarge|Broaden.
enlarge|Magnify.
enlarged|Broadened.
enlarges|Broadens.
enlistment|Army term.
enliven|Animate.
ennoble|Dignify.
ennoble|Uplift.
enounce|Utter clearly.
enounce|Utter.
enounce|Utter.
enraging|Making angry.
enrolls|Registers.
enrooted|Fixed fast.
ensigns|Former Middies.
ensilage|Green fodder preservation.
ensiles|Stores fodder.
enskied|Lifted to heaven.
ensurer|Giver of a guarantee.
ensures|Guarantees.
entailed|Involved.
entailed|Necessitated.
entailed|Necessitated.
entails|Involves.
entente|Agreement.
entente|Understanding.
entered|Registered.
entering|Joining.
entertains|Acts as host.
enthuses|Shows eager interest: Colloq.
entices|Tempts.
entirety|Sum total.
entitled|Having the right.
entitles|Gives a right to.
entoils|Snares.
entourage|Retinue.
entrant|Competitor.
entrant|Contestant.
entrant|Contestant.
entrant|New member.
entrant|Novice.
entraps|Catches.
entraps|Catches.
entreats|Begs.
entrusted|Charged with a duty.
envious|Begrudging.
envision|Picture in one's mind.
eohippus|Ancestor of the horse.
epergnes|Centerpieces.
epicure|Gourmet.
epigram|Witty saying.
episode|Incident.
episodic|Incidental.
epistle|Formal letter.
epistle|Letter.
epitome|Abridgment.
epitome|Compendium.
epsilon|Greek letter.
equable|Uniform.
equates|Evens up.
equator|Imaginary circle.
equator|Its latitude is 0.
equinox|March 21 or September 23.
equivoque|A pun.
eradiate|Shoot out light.
erasers|Aids to the erring.
erasers|Certain office supplies.
erasing|Removing.
erasing|Rubbing out.
erasing|Rubbing out.
erasure|Obliteration.
erected|Put up.
erector|Builder.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Hermit.
eristic|Controversial.
ermines|Fine furs.
erosion|Waste of land.
erotica|Sensuous art.
erratic|Wandering.
errorless|Describing good baseball.
erudite|Learned.
erupted|Boiled over.
escapees|Objects of a manhunt.
escapists|Ivory tower dwellers.
escargot|Gourmet item.
escritoire|Writing table.
escrows|Legal bonds or deeds.
eserines|Alkaloids used as myotics.
esoteric|Abstruse.
esoteric|Intended for a chosen few.
espouse|Adopt.
essayer|Experimenter.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essences|Extracts.
estates|Country homes.
estates|Freeholds.
estates|Landed properties.
estates|Lands.
estates|Properties.
estates|Property.
esthete|Arty person.
estival|Of summer.
estrange|Alienate.
estreat|Extract of original copy: Law.
estreat|True copy.
estreat|True copy.
estreat|True copy.
esurient|Voracious.
etagere|Whatnot.
etagere|Whatnot.
etamine|Cotton cloth.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etamine|Fabric.
etcetera|More of the same.
etceteras|Appendant items.
eternal|Infinite.
eternal|Unchanging.
eternally|Infinitely.
eternity|Absolute timelessness.
eternity|Forever.
ethereal|Airy.
ethereal|Celestial.
etymology|Word derivation.
evanesce|Vanish.
evangel|Good news.
evasive|Shifty.
evenest|Most impartial.
evenest|Most level.
evensong|Night music.
eventful|Important.
eventful|Momentous.
evergreen|Christmas plant.
everyone|All the world and his wife.
evicted|Forced out.
evidence|Outward sign.
evident|Plain to see.
evident|Plain.
evinced|Indicated.
evincible|Demonstrable.
evolver|Deducer.
examine|Inspect.
examines|Scrutinizes.
examines|Tests.
excerpt|Quotation.
exhibit|Court evidence.
exonerate|Clear.
exorable|Amenable to appeal.
expatiate|Discourse.
expedition|Promptitude.
expense|Disbursement.
expense|Outlay.
expired|Became void.
explode|Break forth.
explorer|U. S. satellite.
exported|Sent abroad for sale.
exposed|Unprotected.
extender|Substance added as a diluent.
extramural|Outside city or college limits.
extrusion|Way of shaping metal.
eyeless|Lacking vision.
eyelets|Embroidery decorations.
eyeshade|Proofreader's item.
eyeshot|Range of vision.
eyesore|Unsightly edifice.
eyesore|Unsightly thing.
fabricate|Invent.
factitious|Artificial.
factual|Real.
failure|Ruin.
falderal|Mere nonsense.
fallacy|Error.
fallout|Drill command.
fallout|Quarrel.
fallout|World hazard.
falseface|Mask.
falsetto|Type of voice.
famines|Periods of privation.
faradays|Electrical units.
faradays|Units of electricity.
farmers|Important workers.
fascist|Falangist.
fathoms|Gets to the bottom of.
fearless|Brave.
feasted|Dined.
features|Full-length movies.
federal|Soldier of 1861.
fedoras|Hats.
felonies|Crimes.
ferocity|Savagery.
ferried|Emulated Charon.
ferries|Charon-type conveyances.
fescues|Meadow grasses.
fetters|Chains.
fiddlesticks|Nonsense!
fiercer|More truculent.
fifties|Years of one's life.
fighter|Kind of aircraft.
filament|Very fine wire.
filaments|Parts of electric bulbs.
filigreed|With lacy ornamental work.
firesides|Homes.
firesides|Warm places.
firewood|Fuel.
fixated|Made stable.
flamingo|Aquatic bird.
flattened|Smoothed.
flattop|Aircraft carrier.
flavoring|Vanilla, for example.
flexible|Pliant.
flinders|Little Polly of nursery rhyme.
flintlock|Old-fashioned gun.
floundered|Struggled awkwardly.
flouted|Scoffed.
flowers|Hearts' companions.
flubdub|Balderdash: Slang.
flycatchers|Pewees.
foaming|Spumy.
foldout|Ad man's page.
footers|Users of shanks' mare.
footloose|Free.
footloose|Untrammeled.
footstep|Pedestrian sound.
forager|Hunter for food.
forecast|Glimpse of tomorrow.
foreclose|What mortgagors do.
foredate|Come before in time.
foregone|Inevitable, as a conclusion.
foreland|Promontory.
foremen|Overseers.
forenames|Alan, Gus, John, etc.
forestalls|Prevents.
forfeit|Penalty.
forgeries|Certain works of art.
forgets|Overlooks.
forgone|Given up.
formidable|Hard to overcome.
forsworn|Perjured.
fortress|Stronghold.
fortune|Riches.
foursomes|Game groups.
foursomes|Golf matches.
frailer|Less robust.
frailty|Tenuousness.
frankfurter|Famous jurist.
franklin|Poor Richard's creator.
freedman|Ex-slave.
freedom|Independence.
freedoms|Four important matters.
freedoms|The Four ___.
freeholds|Inherited estates: Law.
freesia|Plant with tubular flowers.
frivolous|Trifling.
frogman|Skindiver.
frostier|Colder.
gadabouts|Social whirlers.
galatea|Prototype of Eliza Doolittle.
galatea|Prototype of Eliza Doolittle.
galenas|Lead ores.
gallant|Chivalrous.
galoshes|Snow shoes.
gamines|Tomboys.
ganymede|Cupbearer of the gods.
ganymede|Cupbearer.
garaged|Put the car away.
garnering|Collecting.
garotte|Strangle.
gasoline|Fuel.
gateway|Entrance.
general|Officer.
generator|Dynamo.
generic|Referring to a kind or class.
genesis|From Adam to Joseph.
gentile|___ da Fabriano, Italian painter.
geomancy|Divination by dots on paper.
gestures|Expressive actions.
gewgaws|Baubles.
ghastly|Very bad: Colloq.
giantess|Blunderbore's spouse.
gifting|Endowing with talent.
gingersnaps|Relatives of jumbles.
gladiator|Colosseum figure.
gladiator|Roman swordsman.
gladiola|Iris plant.
gladioli|Garden flowers.
gladstone|Bag.
glasses|Spectacles.
glimmer|Faint idea.
glossary|Textbook listing of special words.
goatees|Chin adornments.
godsend|Boon.
goldenrod|Nebraska symbol.
gondola|Taxi in Venice.
gondolas|Freight cars.
gooseberry|Superfluous third person.
gorilla|Anthropoid.
gossamer|Filmy cobweb.
gossamer|Flimsy.
gossamer|Light and filmy.
gossamer|Very thin cloth.
gradual|Slow.
grammar|School study.
grandee|Spanish nobleman.
grandeur|Sublimity.
grandiose|Imposing.
grandson|Descendant.
grandstand|Another kind of play.
graphical|Pictorial.
grasped|Understood.
grassland|Prairie.
gratify|Indulge.
greatest|Most noble.
greatly|Very.
greened|Turned a certain color.
greenhorn|Inexperienced person.
greenhorns|Beginners.
greenies|Inexperienced ones.
grenade|War weapon.
grievers|Mourners.
grilles|Ticket windows.
grinder|Molar tooth.
gristle|Cartilage.
grizzling|Turning gray.
groundhog|Apocryphal prophet of Feb. 2.
growths|Offshoots.
grubstakes|Finances a prospector.
grueler|An exhausting race: Colloq.
guffaws|Loud laughs.
gunning|Out for quail.
gurnard|Spiny-finned sea fish.
gymnasts|Circus stars.
hailstone|Particle of ice.
haircutter|Barber.
halfway|Partial.
hallelujahs|Exclamations of praise.
halogen|Fluorine, for example.
halters|Beach garments.
hammers|Drives (home).
hamstring|Disable.
handles|Knobs.
handout|Something for nothing.
handsome|Generous.
hankers|Longs for.
hansoms|Cabs.
happier|More successful.
harassment|Vexation.
hardtack|Sailor's fare.
hardtop|Convertible of a sort.
hardtop|Style of car.
haricot|Bean: Fr.
harlequin|Character in pantomine.
harmattans|Dust-laden winds of African coast.
harpist|Musician of a sort.
harries|Badgers.
haslets|Giblets' cousins.
hastens|Expedites.
hatable|Abhorrent: Var.
hatcheries|Spawning grounds.
hatrack|Front hall furnishing.
hawsers|Mooring ropes.
hayride|Rural diversion.
hayseeds|Rustics: Slang.
haziness|Vaporosity.
headman|Boss.
hearing|Court proceeding.
hearsay|Gossip.
heartsease|Peace of mind.
heartsore|Grieved.
heartstrings|The human violin section.
heaters|Radiators.
heavens|The firmament.
heeding|Attentive.
heightens|Intensifies.
heinous|Atrocious.
heiresses|Ladies of substance.
hellcat|A woman scorned.
hemlock|Socrates' death potion.
hemlocks|Evergreens.
henbane|Old World herb.
henbane|Plant deadly to fowls.
henchmen|Followers of a kind.
heraldry|Armorial science.
hercules|Son of Zeus.
heretic|Nonconformist.
hereunto|To this.
heroine|Role.
heroine|Role.
hesitancy|Indecisiveness.
hessian|Native of Darmstadt.
hessian|Wiesbaden resident.
hideout|Where to get away from it all.
highboy|Chest of drawers.
hijacks|Steals, gangster style.
hillbillies|Tobacco Road residents.
hillock|Small elevation.
hinders|Checks.
hindsight|Opposite of prescience.
hitches|Obstacles.
hitless|What some batters are.
hoarder|Miser.
hoarfrost|Phenomenon of a chilly dawn.
hobgoblin|Elf.
hodgepodge|Mixture.
holders|Containers.
holders|Devices for smokers.
homered|Emulated the M boys.
homeroom|Pupils' place.
homicide|Whodunit theme.
honeydew|Something sweet.
hoodlum|Street tough.
hoodoos|Jonahs.
hornswoggle|Swindle, rustic style.
horoscope|One kind of planetary chart.
horseman|Central Park exerciser.
horserace|Derby.
hortative|Urging.
hosiery|Textile product.
hospitable|Keeping open house.
hostages|Ones held for ransom.
hostess|Lady of the house.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hotfoot|Go hastily: Colloq.
hothead|Rash fellow.
hotspot|Night club: Slang.
hottest|Most controversial.
hottest|Most pungent.
hounded|Pursued.
housetop|Lookout point.
hoveling|Placing in a crude shelter.
howdahs|Seats on elephants.
however|All the same.
humdrum|Dull.
humeral|Pertaining to an arm bone.
humiliate|Mortify.
humorists|Certain writer.
hunting|Outdoor sport.
hurried|Hasty.
hypocorisms|Pet names.
iambics|Satirical poems.
icebreaker|Ship of a sort.
identic|Exactly alike.
idolater|Devotee.
idolater|Worshipper.
idyllic|Pleasing and simple.
ignites|Lights.
ignition|Sparking device.
ignitions|Parts of cars.
ignorable|Easily overlooked.
ignorant|Unaware.
ignores|Refuses to notice.
illicit|Prohibited.
imagery|Poet's figurative language.
imarets|Hospices.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Resemble.
imitates|Does likewise.
immaterial|One of a legal trio.
immense|Prodigious.
immerse|Dip.
impalas|Antelopes with lyrate horns.
impalers|Skewers.
impasse|Deadlock.
impatience|Chafing of spirit.
impeaches|Accuses.
imperative|Urgent.
impetus|Momentum.
impiety|Irreverence.
implicate|Involve.
impostor|Charlatan.
imposts|Customs duties.
imposts|Taxes of a sort.
imprison|Clap in jail.
improper|Not suitable.
improver|Emendator.
inactivate|Dissolve.
inactive|Retired.
inamorata|Sweetheart.
inamoratas|Casanova's specialties.
inanity|Foolish remark.
inanity|Silliness.
incenses|Pleasing scents.
incentives|Stimuli.
incidence|Extent of influence.
incidents|Episodes.
incline|Tilt.
incognito|Under an assumed name.
incommode|Give trouble to.
increase|Heightening.
incredulous|Like a doubting Thomas.
incubation|Brooding.
indicated|Showed.
indigos|Blue dyes.
inedible|Not for the table.
inelegance|Lack of polish.
inertia|Inactivity.
inexorable|Unrelenting.
infantile|Childish.
infants|Minors: Law.
infects|Poisons.
inferiors|Underlings.
inferno|First part of "Divine Comedy."
infests|Overruns.
inflame|Arouse.
ingrates|Thankless ones.
ingress|Entrance.
inhumane|Cruel.
initial|Beginning.
initiated|Began.
initiates|Introduces.
inkstand|Desk furnishing.
inmates|Dwellers.
inquest|Court investigation.
inquest|Judicial examination.
inquire|Seek information.
inroads|Forays.
inroads|Forays.
insertion|Lace trimming.
inserts|Gussets.
inserts|Puts in.
insider|Man in the know.
insipid|Vapid.
insistent|Compelling attention.
inspired|Exalted.
inspirers|The Muses, for example.
inspirit|Hearten.
install|Seat.
insulated|Set apart.
integer|Number.
integer|Thing complete in itself.
integer|Whole number.
integral|Essential.
intended|Fiancé: Colloq.
intense|Fervid.
intercepted|Cut off.
interchangeable|Reciprocal.
intercoms|Certain phone systems.
interest|Share.
interests|Business matters.
interests|Concerns.
interim|Meantime.
interim|Meantime.
interlace|Weave.
interlaces|Entwines.
intermits|Discontinues.
interposes|Comes between.
intrench|Establish securely.
introduced|Began.
introit|Hymn.
intrude|Gate-crash.
intrust|Banker's phrase.
intrust|Legal phrase.
inveigle|Cajole.
inveigle|Entice or trick.
inveterate|Deep-rooted.
inwards|Internally.
inweaves|Plaits.
ionosphere|Regions of space.
iridium|Metallic element.
ironers|Laundry workers.
irresolute|Weak-kneed.
irrigate|Supply with water.
isagoges|Scholarly introductions.
islands|Christmas and Easter.
islands|Keys and cays.
islands|Oahu et al.
isobars|Certain atoms.
isobars|Weather map lines.
isolate|Sequester.
isostatic|Under equal pressure from every side.
italics|Type style.
iterant|Repeating.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say again.
iterate|Say again.
iterates|Repeats.
iterates|Utters many times.
jackrabbit|Jumping animal.
jalousies|Tropical window shades.
jamborees|Scout gatherings.
janizaries|Turkish soldiers.
jardiniere|Ornamental receptacle.
jeremiad|Tale of woe.
jetties|Piers.
jewelry|Treasure of a kind.
jezebel|Wife of Ahab.
jimsonweed|Plant named for Jamestown.
jointure|Widow's portion.
journals|Daybooks.
jujitsu|Wrestling technique.
juniper|Evergreen.
junipers|Evergreens.
kangaroo|Wallaby.
kaolins|Clays for porcelain.
keenness|Sharpness.
kerchief|Babushka.
kernels|Centers.
keynote|One kind of political speech.
killers|Hemingway story (with "The").
kingdom|___ come.
kingsnake|Large reptile.
kleagle|Big man in Ku Klux Klan.
knaveries|Dishonest doings.
kneeler|Cushion or hassock.
kneesocks|Boys' hose.
knocker|Door appurtenance.
knockout|Sports term.
knuckle|Type of pitched ball.
knuckleball|Wavering pitch.
kohlrabi|Variety of cabbage.
labored|Done with great effort.
laboring|Striving.
lackaday|Archaic sign.
laconic|Concise.
ladrone|Brigand, in Spain.
lambent|Giving off a soft radiance.
laments|Mournful ballads.
laminae|Thin plates.
laminal|Arranged in layers.
lampoon|Satirize.
landmark|Conspicuous object that serves as a guide.
landmass|Continent.
landscape|Type of painting.
languid|Wanting energy.
languor|Lack of spirit.
lantana|Relative of verbena.
lantern|Magic ___.
lantern|Symbol of Diogenes' search.
lanyard|Nautical rope.
larceny|Felonious act.
larders|Provisions.
larking|Jumping fences, on horseback.
larrups|Thrashes: Colloq.
lassoers|Round-up men.
lateral|Football term.
lathered|Ready to shave.
lathing|Shaping by machine.
lattice|Decorative framework.
laurels|Victor's wreath.
lavaliere|Neck ornament.
lavender|Fragrant shrub.
leading|Principal.
leadoff|Start.
leaping|Hurdling.
learned|Bookish.
learned|Well-informed.
learner|Pupil.
learner|Student.
leashes|Canine controls.
leewards|Antigua, St. Kitts, etc.
leeways|Drift angles.
leftover|Scrap.
legatee|Inheritor.
legible|Plain.
leisure|Free time.
leisure|Recreation time.
leisure|Result of a 35-hour week.
lemmings|Arctic rodents.
lemonade|Beverage.
lenders|Certain book owners.
leniency|Clemency.
leonine|Fierce.
leopard|Di Lampedusa novel (with "The").
leotards|Ballerina's togs.
leprechaun|Shoemaker of folklore.
lessees|Tenants.
lessons|Student's concern.
letterhead|Stationery matter.
lettermen|College athletes.
lettuce|Edible plant.
leveled|Placed one's cards on the table.
liberate|Free.
liberator|Bolivar, for one.
liberty|American tradition.
lifeline|Palmistry feature.
ligature|Musical slur.
lightest|What hydrogen is.
lignite|Brown coal.
limeade|Beverage.
liminal|At the threshhold.
limiter|Confiner.
lineage|Ancestry.
lineage|Family tree.
lineages|Pedigrees.
lineate|Streaked.
lineman|Tackle or guard.
lingerie|Chemises.
lingerie|Frilly garments.
lingoes|Dialects.
litchis|Chinese nuts.
literal|Matter-of-fact.
loaders|Stevedores.
loathed|Detested.
locksmith|Key man.
locomotive|Iron horse.
lodestars|Guiding ideals.
loiterer|Slow man.
loiters|Dawdles.
lonesome|Depressed by solitude.
longheaded|Shrewd.
loophole|Small opening.
loosener|Relaxer.
lordship|Dominion.
lorries|Trucks in Torquay.
lottery|Affair of chance.
lottery|Game of chance.
lovable|Endearing.
lowered|Reduced.
lozenges|Cough drops.
lucifer|Fallen archangel.
lumbers|Moves clumsily.
lunette|Crescent-shaped object.
lustrum|Period of five years.
lyrical|Songlike.
macaronis|Italian dishes.
machine|Contrivance.
madeira|Wine.
maestro|Conductor.
maestro|Toscanini.
maestro|Toscanini.
magical|Supernatural.
maidenly|Gentle.
mailbox|Red, white and blue container.
mailman|Unsung hero of Christmas.
mailmen|Government employes.
makeshift|Stopgap.
makeshift|Temporary.
makings|Promising characteristics.
malaise|Discomfort.
malaise|Feeling of discomfort.
malcontent|Political agitator.
maligner|Traducer.
malines|Belgian city.
malinger|Shirk.
malingerer|Shirker.
malingerer|Shirker.
mallard|Duck.
mallards|Ducks.
malleable|Ductile.
mallees|Australian thickets.
mallets|Hammers.
malleus|Ear bone, the hammer.
manacle|Shackle.
manager|Executive or housewife.
manager|Executive.
mananas|Tomorrows: Sp.
manatees|Sea cows.
mandates|Court orders.
mangers|Parts of creches.
mangled|Smoothed by a machine.
manhandled|Roughed up.
mantels|Certain shelves.
marasca|Black cherry.
marchese|Italian noble.
marigold|The color cadmium orange.
marinas|Docks or basins.
marinated|Steeped in oil and vinegar.
mariner|Cook or Drake.
marines|Sea scenes.
marines|Trainees at Parris Island, S. C.
marital|Conjugal.
marital|Conjugal.
marital|Husbandly.
marital|Of a husband.
marital|Of a husband.
maritime|Nautical.
markets|Chain stores.
marooned|Left isolated.
marplot|Spoiler of plans.
married|United.
mascara|Cosmetic preparation.
masquerade|Disguise.
masqueraders|Space men, witches, clowns, etc.
mastaba|Egyptian tomb.
mastered|Subdued.
mastermind|Engineer.
mastermind|Superman of a sort
masters|Golf tourney.
mastodon|Prehistoric animal.
matador|Arena man.
matador|Arena principal.
matadors|Stars in the "corrida."
matilda|Belafonte favorite.
mattered|Signified
matured|Brought to completion.
matutinal|Of the morning.
mayflower|Trailing arbutus.
meander|Wander idly.
meantime|During an interval.
meatmen|Butchers.
mediate|Reconcile differences.
medical|Of the healing art.
medical|Part of A.M.A.
meditation|Spiritual exercise.
meditative|Given to contemplation.
mediums|Spiritualists.
meetings|Conventions.
megaton|Explosive force measure.
megaton|Large force.
melange|Mixture.
melodeon|Keyboard instrument.
memorial|Lincoln ___.
menthol|Cigarette additive.
mentors|Teachers.
merinos|Wool fabrics.
mermaid|Famed tavern.
messages|Christmas card legends.
messages|Communications.
messiah|Liberator.
metallurgy|Art of ore-refining.
meteors|Shooting stars.
metered|Like certain parking spaces.
methodist|Protestant.
mezzanines|Theatre sections.
midstream|Center line of a sort.
mildewed|Spoiled by fungi, as plants.
milestone|Anniversary.
milestones|Birthdays, for example.
military|Pentagon personages.
millers|Factory workers.
millhouse|Maggie Tulliver locale.
millrace|Current of water.
millstone|Heavy burden.
mineral|Inorganic matter.
minesweeper|Ship of a sort.
minimal|Least possible.
minorca|Mediterranean island.
minstrels|Old-time entertainers.
minutemen|Certain ICBM's.
minutiae|Trifling details.
miracle|A marvel.
miracle|Wonderful example.
miracle|Wonderwork.
mirrored|Reflected.
mirrors|Reflects.
misadvise|Warn wrongly.
miserere|The 51st Psalm.
misfits|Maladjusted ones.
mismate|Marry unsuitably.
mismates|Joins unsuitable things.
misshape|Give strange form to.
misstated|Falsified.
mistletoe|Christmas plant.
mistletoe|Symbol since the time of the Druids
mistrial|Court debacle.
moaning|Lamentation.
moccasin|Slipper.
modality|Form or pattern.
modesty|Old-fashioned virtue.
moisten|Humidify.
moisture|Dampness.
molasses|Bread spread.
molasses|Sorghum.
moldings|Torus, bead, cavetto, etc.
molests|Bothers.
mollies|Brightly colored aquarium fishes.
mongrel|Pound dog.
monitor|Check for quality of performance.
monitors|Proctors.
monsters|Griffin, centaur, etc.
montage|Kind of picture.
monumental|Historically prominent.
moonshine|Mountain spirits.
moonshots|Prospective space probes.
moonstone|Collins novel.
moralize|Be didactic.
mordant|Bitterly sarcastic.
morgans|Financier's family.
morgues|Newspaper reference libraries.
morsels|Bits.
mortars|Cannons.
motherland|One's place of origin.
mothers|___ Day.
motions|Proposals.
motorboat|Angler's craft.
motorcars|Sunday traffic.
motored|Drove.
motorist|Type of traveler.
mountaineer|Alp dweller.
muffled|Muted.
muriate|Chloride.
muriates|Chlorides.
musclemen|Beach athletes.
musical|Broadway offering.
myrmidon|Hireling.
mysteries|Escape literature.
mystery|Story of a sort.
naggers|Annoying ones.
nailsets|Steel rods used by carpenters.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Simplicity.
narcissus|Trumpet daffodil.
natatoria|Pools
national|Countrywide.
nationals|Fellow citizens.
nations|United ___.
natural|Inborn.
natured|Dispositioned.
naughty|Mischievous.
navigate|Plot the course for.
nearest|Most intimate.
neatest|Most adroit.
neatest|Most apt.
neatherds|Cow tenders.
neckerchief|Relative of a fichu.
necktie|Item of haberdashery.
nectars|Delicious beverages.
needier|In greater want.
neediest|Subject of a Christmas appeal.
needily|Of necessity.
needles|Conifer leaves.
needles|Obelisks.
negated|Nullified.
negating|Nullifying.
negatives|Nein and nyet.
negligee|Informal attire.
nelumbo|Water lily.
nematode|Roundworm.
nemesis|Retribution.
neolith|Stone implement.
neolithic|Of the late Stone Age.
neoteric|Modern.
nereids|Sea nymphs.
nervier|Bolder: Colloq.
nervine|Soothing tonic.
netting|Making a profit.
nettlers|Provoking persons.
nettles|Irritates.
neuroses|Anxiety and its retinue.
neuroses|Personality problems.
neutral|Achromatic.
newborn|Adjective for an infant.
newsreel|Type of movie.
nextdoor|Adjoining.
nictates|Winks.
niggardly|Pinchpenny.
nightmare|Bad dream.
nighttime|Dark.
nineteen|One of the cardinals.
nirvana|Paradise.
nitrate|Fertilizer ingredient.
nocturne|Night scene.
noddles|Heads: Colloq.
nodular|Lumpy.
noisemaker|Party item.
noisier|More clamorous.
noisome|Harmful.
nomadic|Without a fixed abode.
nominated|Proposed.
nonagon|Nine-sided figure.
nonentity|Nobody.
nonsensical|Like Edward Lear's humor.
nonstop|Express.
nonstop|Type of flight.
normality|Natural state.
norther|Cold wind of Texas.
northern|___ lights.
northwest|___ Passage.
notices|Remarks.
noticing|Referring to.
novelette|Magazine feature.
novella|Goodbye Columbus, for one
novella|Literary form.
nowadays|Currently.
noxious|Distasteful.
nudists|Sun lovers.
nudists|Sun-loving cult.
nuisance|Bother.
numbest|Having least feeling.
numeral|Roman ___.
numeral|Roman ___.
nurseries|Tree plantations.
nursing|Profession honored on 4c stamp.
nutmeat|After-dinner treat.
oarlock|U-shaped device on a boat.
oatmeal|Breakfast dish.
obeisance|Homage.
observe|Celebrate.
observers|Lookouts.
obsolescent|Like streetcars, for instance.
obstinacy|Mulishness.
ocarina|Musical instrument.
ocarina|Toy instrument.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
occasion|Opportunity.
occults|Supernatural phenomena.
ocelots|Cats.
octopodes|Sea animals
octrois|Municipal taxes, in Europe.
odalisk|Harem dweller.
odalisque|Famed Ingres painting.
oeuvres|Works for Corneille.
offbeat|Unconventional.
offered|Tendered.
offhand|Extempore.
offsets|Counterbalances.
ohmmeter|Electrical measuring device.
oldster|Senior citizen.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleoresin|Essential oil.
omelets|Brunch dishes.
omelets|Egg dishes.
omelets|Menu items.
omelette|Menu item.
omission|Thing left out.
onboard|Part of F.O.B
oncoming|Approach.
oneself|By ___ (alone).
oneself|Certain person.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
ongoing|In progress.
onionskin|Type of paper.
onlooker|Spectator.
openest|Most candid.
operant|In running order.
operate|Run.
operate|Run.
operated|Worked.
operational|Ready for a destined function.
operative|Agent or artisan.
operatives|Factory employes.
operetta|Theatrical treat.
opinion|Judgment.
opinions|Views.
opponent|Adversary.
oppress|Rule crushingly.
optimists|Silver-lining seekers.
oracles|Sibyls.
oratorio|Handel's "Israel in Egypt."
oratorio|Musical composition.
oratorios|Musical performances.
orchard|Feature of Florida.
ordered|Directed.
ordered|Regulated.
orderly|Law-abiding.
oregano|A mint.
organon|Method of communicating knowledge.
orifice|Opening.
originate|Begin.
orotund|Full-sounding.
ortolan|Bobolink.
oscillated|Swung to and fro.
oscular|Related to kissing.
osmious|Derived from a platinum metal
osmoses|Dialyzes.
ossicle|Small bone.
ostrich|Big bird.
ottomans|Pieces of furniture.
ottomans|Turks.
outcome|Result.
outcrop|Geologist's term.
outdoor|Open-air.
outdoors|Alfresco.
outfences|Wins in a certain sport.
outguns|Excels at shooting.
outlandish|Bizarre.
outlets|Markets for goods.
outlets|Markets.
outrage|Offend deeply.
outranks|Is of a higher class.
outrushes|Gains more ground, on the gridiron.
outshine|Surpass.
outspan|Unyoke, as oxen.
outsprints|Runs faster.
outwits|Circumvents.
ovations|Tributes to Glenn and Carpenter.
overall|Including everything.
overate|Dined too well.
overate|Disrupted the diet.
overdoes|Exaggerates.
overdue|Tardy.
overeat|Dine too well.
overheat|Get a hotbox.
overland|One way to travel.
overlap|Extend beyond.
overlate|Too tardy.
overlord|Historic operation of W. W. II.
overran|Spread swiftly.
overrate|Estimate too highly.
overridden|Superseded.
override|Disregard.
overruled|Judge's dictum.
overseer|Supervisor.
overset|Printer's term.
overshoes|Footwear of a sort.
overshoot|Exceed.
overshot|Exceeded.
oversights|Omissions.
overtime|Item for contract parley.
overtip|Be too generous with money.
overtop|Surpass.
pacesetter|Leader.
padrones|Italian innkeepers.
pageant|Parade of floats.
painted|___ Desert, Arizona.
painter|Paul Potter, for example.
pairings|Tournament arrangements.
palaces|Fine abodes.
palatal|Speech sound.
palaver|Talk of a sort.
palaverers|Flatterers.
paleate|Chaffy, in botany.
palestra|Old Greek gymnasium.
palettes|Sets of colors.
palindromes|Madam, I'm Adam, and others.
pallette|Part of armor.
palliate|Ease.
palmier|More flourishing.
panacea|Cure-all.
panacean|Having remedial properties.
panache|Military plume.
panache|Ornamental plume.
panamas|Headgear.
panatela|Cigar.
paneled|Kind of ceiling or wall.
panelist|One of a TV jury.
panetelas|Spanish cigars.
panhandles|Strips of land, as in West Virginia.
panoplied|Equipped as a knight of yore.
panoramic|Giving a complete view.
pantaloon|Buffoon in pantomimes.
panzers|Armored offense units.
parable|Type of story.
paradigm|Model.
paragenetic|Of the origin of a mineral deposit.
paragon|Model of excellence.
paragon|Type of perfection.
paragons|Models of perfection.
paragraph|Short piece.
parboil|Recipe direction.
parental|Motherly and fatherly.
parodied|Burlesqued.
paroles|Give a ticket of leave.
particle|Slightest trace.
partisans|Devoted adherents.
partner|Member of the firm.
passant|En ___ (by the way): Fr.
passions|Strong emotions.
passive|Inactive.
pasteurizer|Dairy apparatus.
pastiche|Hodgepodge.
pastimes|Blackjack, red dog, etc.
pastimes|Diversions.
pasting|Kindergarten activity.
pastorals|Bucolics.
patchwork|Crazy quilt.
patella|Kneecap.
pathfinder|Leatherstocking tale (with "The").
patient|Willing to wait.
patness|Suitability.
patrician|Noble.
patriot|Loyal subject.
patrols|Scout groups.
patrons|Clientele.
patroons|Lords of the manor.
patties|Little pies.
peafowl|Decorative birds.
pearler|One kind of oysterman.
peasant|Husbandman.
peasants|Rustics.
pedestal|Statue base.
peelers|Bobbies, in England.
peepers|Tree frogs.
peepshow|Theater of sorts.
peerage|All the nobles.
peerages|Ranks and dignities.
peeress|Noblewoman.
peevish|Ill-humored.
pelagic|Pertaining to the seas.
pelican|Bird of Louisiana.
pelisse|Long outer garment.
pellmell|Helter-skelter.
peltast|Roman soldier with shield.
penalty|Forfeit.
pencils|Stationer's wares.
pendant|Jewelry item.
pennant|Flag.
pentagon|Building named for its shape.
penthouse|High home.
peopled|Inhabited.
percentage|Part.
pergola|Latticework structure.
perhaps|Iffy word.
perilous|Risky.
perjury|Courtroom crime.
perorated|Spoke at length.
perorates|Harangues.
persistence|Tenacity.
personal|Individual.
persons|Individuals.
pertain|Have reference to.
pertains|Relates (to).
pertest|Most forward.
perturb|Agitate.
peruser|Reader.
peruses|Reads.
pesetas|Silver coins of Spain.
pesetas|Spanish coins.
petards|Firecrackers.
pettish|Somewhat fretful.
petulantly|Querulously
pfennig|German coin.
phantom|Vision.
pharisee|Hypocrite.
pharisees|Opponents of the Sadducees.
photostats|Copies of a sort.
phrases|Idioms.
physique|Build.
pianist|Cliburn.
piaster|Coin of Turkey.
pibroch|Music for the bagpipe.
picador|Bull baiter.
piecemeal|Little by little.
pigeonhole|Lay aside indefinitely.
pileate|Capped, as a mushroom.
pilgrims|Brewster, Bradford, etc.
pilgrims|Thanksgiving symbols.
pillion|Cushion behind a saddle.
pillory|Expose to public scorn.
pinnace|Motor launch.
pinnacle|Highest point.
pioneer|Columbus, for one.
pioneer|John Glenn, for example.
pipette|Laboratory tube.
piquant|Flavorsome.
pirates|Famous nine.
piratical|Describing the men of Penzance.
piratical|Published illegally.
pirouette|Whirl.
pistoles|Old gold coins.
pitcher|Southpaw.
pitcher|Terry or Sanford.
pitfall|Trap.
placard|Posted notice.
placate|Assuage.
placate|Mollify.
plainness|Simplicity.
plaited|Interwoven.
plankton|Floating organic life.
planner|Program director.
plantation|Tara, for one.
planter|Fern holder.
plashed|Dashed or spattered.
plasmas|Blood fluids.
plaster|Ceiling cover.
plastic|Synthetic substance.
plastron|Turtle's bottom shell.
plaudit|Acclamation.
playbill|Theatre notice.
players|Thespians.
playland|Amusement park.
playmate|Chum.
playthings|Toys.
pleasant|Agreeable.
pleasant|Enjoyable.
pleased|Glad.
pleasure|Delight.
pleater|Sewing machine attachment.
plebeian|Commonplace.
pledged|Toasted.
pleurae|Membranes near lungs.
pleural|Of the lung lining.
pliancy|Flexibleness.
plodders|Dogged workers.
plotting|Cabal activity.
plywood|Construction material.
pneumatics|Branch of physics.
podestas|Italian mayors.
poetesses|Certain literati.
poetise|Compose verse: Var.
poinsettias|Christmas plants.
polecat|Ferret's cousin.
polecat|Skunk.
policed|Kept the peace.
policeman|Gendarme.
politic|Expedient.
polonaises|Slow-tempo dances.
polymer|Plastics term.
pontiffs|Bishops.
pontine|Italian marsh area.
popguns|Toys of a sort.
poplins|Dress fabrics.
popular|Current.
porridge|Breakfast food.
porringer|Child's bowl.
porterage|Carrying charges.
porterhouse|Formerly, a tavern.
porticos|Colonnades.
portiere|Doorway curtain.
portrait|Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln ___."
possess|Dominate.
possible|Dependent on contingency.
postage|Item in the price-rise category.
postdated|Followed in time.
posters|Works of Toulouse-Lautrec.
potable|Fit to drink.
pothered|Fussed.
pothers|Commotions.
potluck|Informal meal.
pouring|Streaming.
pourparler|Informal discussion: Fr.
powered|Equipped with engines.
praiser|Extoller.
praiser|Laudatory one.
praline|Confection.
prancer|High-stepper.
prebend|Tithe.
precast|Molded beforehand.
precise|Punctilious.
preempted|Appropriated.
preface|Begin.
prefaces|Introductions.
prefers|Likes better.
prelacy|Church office.
prelate|Bishop.
prelate|Bishop.
prelate|Ecclesiastic.
prelude|Introduction.
prepare|Fit out.
presage|Portend.
presages|Augurs.
presence|Bearing.
presence|Dignity
present|Attending.
present|Introduce.
presidents|Adams and Adams, for example.
presides|Takes the chair.
pressmark|Printer's sign.
pressured|Exerted influence on.
pretend|Simulate.
pretend|Simulate.
pretense|False show of something.
preternatural|Out of the ordinary.
pretext|Excuse.
preying|Weighing heavily (on).
priesthood|Clergymen collectively.
primate|Man or monkey.
primitive|Uncivilized.
princess|Member of royalty.
principal|Highest in rank.
printer|Pressman.
private|Trooper.
proboscis|Elephant's trunk.
proctor|College monitor.
progress|Advance.
project|Mercury, for one.
projectile|Missile weapon.
promenade|Square dance call.
promenade|Stroll.
prominence|Distinction.
promote|Advance.
pronoun|Part of speech.
proselyte|Convert.
proteges|Patron's concerns.
protein|Diet factor.
protest|Object.
protest|Objection.
protest|Objection.
prototypal|Constituting a pattern.
prototypes|Originals.
proudly|What so ___ we hailed . . .
proverb|Pithy truth.
provision|Stipulation.
provoke|Irritate.
prowess|Bravery.
prudery|Excessive modesty.
psalmist|David or Asaph.
psychology|Important science.
ptarmigans|Northern grouse.
ptomain|Class of organic alkaloids.
pullout|Withdraw.
punchboard|Gambling device.
punster|Wit of a sort.
punsters|Wits, maybe.
puritan|Pilgrim Father.
pushups|Exercises.
pussycat|Owl's boating companion.
pussyfoot|Move with caution.
pyrrhic|___ victory (costly success).
quadrennia|Presidential terms.
quadrille|18th century dance.
quailed|Lost heart.
qualify|Become capable.
quality|Excellence.
quantity|Amount.
quartered|Housed.
quartermaster|Supply officer.
questing|Seeking.
questioners|Certain panelists.
quickie|Hasty contrivance.
rabbinical|Of certain teachers.
raccoon|Flapper Age fur.
raccoon|Fur.
racehorse|Pimlico entry.
racemes|Inflorescences.
rackets|Bats for Pancho.
radiant|Beaming.
radiant|Beaming.
radiant|Lambent.
radiate|Emit heat or light.
ragouts|Spicy stews.
ragtime|Syncopated rhythm.
ragtime|Type of music.
railroad|Means of transportation.
rainwater|Precipitation.
raisers|Certain bridge cards.
rallied|Exchanged several strokes, in tennis.
rambler|Variety of rose.
ramparts|Fortifications.
rancher|Cattleman.
ranches|Farms.
ransack|Search thoroughly.
ransack|Search.
ransomed|Redeemed.
rapport|Agreement.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
raspberry|Derisive sound: Slang.
rasters|Lines on TV screens.
ratafee|Almond-flavored liqueur.
ratatat|Repetitive sound.
ratatat|Repetitive sound.
ratings|TV or campus topic.
rationales|Statements of reasons.
rationed|Distributed in fixed portions.
ratters|Dogs of a sort.
rattrap|Snare of a sort.
ravines|Gorges.
ravines|Gulches.
ravioli|Pizzeria dish.
rawhide|TV Western.
reaches|Comes to.
readorns|Decorates anew.
reagent|Chemical reactor.
reagent|Laboratory substance.
realist|One with no fancies.
realist|Type of writer.
realist|Writer like Hemingway.
realize|Cash in (on).
realizes|Gains.
reamers|Fruit squeezers.
reasons|Causes.
reassorted|Distributed differently.
reassured|Restored to confidence.
rebated|Given as a discount.
recalls|Removes from office.
recaptured|Experienced again.
recensor|Criticize again.
recital|Musical program.
recital|Musical program.
recites|Tells.
reclassify|Change categories.
reclothes|Dresses again.
recoats|Covers over.
recollect|Think of afterwards.
recount|Tell.
recreates|Invests with fresh vigor.
recrudesced|Broke out afresh.
redcoats|General Gage's men.
reddish|Slightly scarlet.
redesign|Plan again.
redolence|Aura of flowers.
redolence|Fragrance.
redolent|Fragrant.
redress|Reparation of wrongs.
redroot|Perennial herb.
redshank|Shore bird.
redstart|Fly-catching warbler.
redtops|Forage grasses.
reduced|Slimmed.
redware|Kind of pottery.
reedier|Sounding more like an oboe.
reelects|Chooses again.
reenter|Cut deeper, in engraving.
refaces|Puts a new front on.
refectory|Dining hall.
referenda|Popular votes of decision.
refinement|Gentility.
reforms|Improvements of a sort.
refrain|Abstain.
refrain|Forbear.
reframes|Fashions again.
reframes|Says another way.
refusals|Naysays.
refused|Declined.
regaled|Entertained.
regaled|Entertained.
regaled|Entertained.
regales|Entertains.
regalia|Insignia.
regards|Letter sign-off.
regatta|Sailing race.
regatta|Yachtsman's joy.
regimen|Strict diet.
regimen|System.
reginal|Queenly.
register|Cash ___.
registrar|College official.
regrets|Word in RSVP note.
regroup|Assemble again.
reheard|Held a second trial.
rehearse|What musicians do much of the time.
reissue|Second edition.
reivers|Subject of Faulkner's latest.
rejects|Factory seconds.
rekindled|Lit again.
relaces|Fastens again.
relapse|Backslide.
relative|Pertinent.
released|Free.
relents|Takes pity on.
relents|Yields.
relieve|Ease tension.
relieve|Lighten.
remakes|Transforms.
remedies|Cures.
remembrance|Souvenir.
reminds|Jogs the memory.
remunerate|Pay.
renamed|Changed a title.
rendered|Gave.
rendition|Performance.
renewal|Extension of a lease.
renewals|Certain subscriptions.
renounce|Disown.
renovate|Furbish.
renting|Hiring out.
reoperate|Run again.
reorder|Sales item.
reorder|Salesman's aim.
repaired|Fixed.
repairers|Workmen of a sort.
reparation|Making of amends.
reparations|Payments of a sort.
repeaters|Firearms.
repents|Feels compunction.
repents|Feels contrite.
repents|Feels sorry for.
replenish|Furnish a new supply.
replete|Filled up.
replete|Full.
replete|Well supplied.
replotted|Mapped again.
reporter|Dickens was one.
reposes|Lies quiet and calm.
represent|Delineate.
repressed|Curbed.
reprieve|Postponement.
reprint|Second edition.
reprise|Repetition, in music.
repulse|Drive back.
required|Demanded.
reredos|Altar screen.
reroute|Change course.
rescripts|Official decrees.
reseats|Does an usher's job.
resells|Turns over for a profit.
resented|Took offense.
resents|Shows displeasure.
resents|Takes umbrage.
reserved|Set apart.
resident|Not migratory.
resists|Withstands.
resists|Withstands.
resoften|Melt again.
resorts|Nassau and others.
resorts|Nice and Banff.
respect|Esteem.
respirator|Gauze mask.
respite|Breather.
respond|Answer.
respond|React.
responds|Answers.
restage|Exhibit again.
restate|Say again.
restated|In other words.
restoration|1660 to 1685, in England.
restore|Bring back (to).
restore|Rehabilitate.
restorer|Mender of paintings.
restorer|Museum employe.
restores|Renovates.
restoring|Fixing up.
restricted|Limited.
resumed|Began again.
retailer|Groceryman.
retainer|Lawyer's fee.
retaining|Holding.
retakes|Movie director's concern.
retards|Slows.
reticle|Network of lines in the focus of an eyepiece.
reticule|Grandma's purse.
retinae|Parts of the eye.
retinue|Suite.
retinue|Train.
retired|Emeritus.
retired|Emeritus.
retires|Gives ground.
retires|Hangs up one's spurs.
retorter|One who answers.
retorts|Laboratory vessels.
retraces|Goes back over again.
retread|Tire repair.
retread|Tire.
retreads|Bargain tires.
retreats|Periods of seclusion.
retrieve|Bring in, as game.
returned|Answered.
returned|Yielded.
reunite|Come together again.
reunite|Make as one again.
revelatory|Disclosing.
reveler|Merrymaker.
reveler|Whoopee maker.
revenge|Villain's forte.
revenges|Exacts satisfaction for.
revered|Venerated.
reverie|Fanciful thought.
reveries|Brown studies.
reveries|Waking dreams.
revised|Corrected.
reviser|Proofreader.
revival|Off-Broadway specialty.
revoker|Reneger.
revokes|Abrogates.
revolted|Mutinied.
revolve|Circle.
rhinoceros|Play by Ionesco.
ringmaster|Circus bigwig.
rioters|Donnybrook participants.
rioting|In tumult.
ripened|Matured.
riposte|Quick, sharp retort.
riposte|Repartee.
risible|Exciting laughter.
risible|Mirthsome.
risings|Leavening periods.
riskiest|Most hazardous.
rissole|Fried dish.
rissole|Menu item.
roadsters|Driving horses.
roarers|Loud-voiced ones.
roaring|Sound from the Big Top.
roasted|Cooked.
robberies|Highway events.
robbers|Cops and ___.
rocketry|Goddard's field.
rollers|Waves for surfboards.
romaine|Lettuce.
romance|Pamela, for instance.
romance|Type of novel.
rompers|Children's wear.
rondels|Lyric forms.
rondure|Circle.
rontgen|Famous physicist.
rooster|Dawn harbinger.
roosters|Gamecocks.
roseate|Optimistic.
roseate|Promising.
rotated|Gyrated.
rotated|Spun.
rotating|Describing some cams.
rotator|Type of muscle.
rotator|Type of muscle.
rotunda|Round room.
roundabout|Indirect.
rousing|Awakening.
routine|Commonplace.
rowboat|Small craft.
rowboats|Skiffs.
ruction|Rhubarb, old style.
rudiment|First principle.
rumored|Noised abroad.
ruralize|Rusticate.
rustier|More out of practice.
rustler|TV badman.
rustler|Western character.
sabines|Ancient people of central Italy.
saccate|Pouchlike.
sacking|Burlap.
saddened|Made blue.
saddler|Worker with leather.
sadiron|Former laundry tool.
sadness|Dejection.
sadness|Dejection.
saffron|Food flavoring.
sagamore|Indian chief.
sagamore|Indian chief.
salamis|Greek isle.
salamis|Greek isle.
salesmen|Clerks.
salesmen|Drummers.
salimeter|Device for measuring saltiness.
saloons|Popular settings for Westerns.
saloons|Spacious halls.
saltcellar|Table accessory.
saltine|Cracker.
saltine|Soup cracker.
salvages|Rescues.
samisen|Guitarlike instrument.
samisen|Japanese banjo-like instrument.
sandbag|Ballast article.
sandpit|Source of mortar ingredient.
sandstorm|Weather word.
sanguine|Optimistic.
sanitation|Clean up department.
sapient|Discerning.
sapphire|Greenish-blue.
sapping|Exhausting.
saraband|Spanish dance.
sarcasm|Caustic speech.
sardines|Fish dish.
sardines|Young herring.
sargasso|Weedy sea.
saskatoon|Canadian city.
sassier|Bolder: Dial.
sateens|Cotton fabrics.
satellite|Man-made phenomenon.
satellites|Echo, Explorer, etc.
satellites|Tiros, Echo, etc.
satires|Certain writings.
satires|Juvenal's works.
satirist|Writer of a sort.
satraps|Minor administrators.
satrapy|Petty kingdom.
satrapy|Province of a Persian viceroy.
sauterne|Yquem.
savannah|First steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819.
savants|Men of learning.
savings|Unexpended sums.
savoring|Adding salt to.
scalawag|Rogue: Colloq.
scalped|Made small quick profits.
scapegrace|Black sheep.
scapegrace|Rascal.
scapegraces|Rapscallions.
scarcer|Less abundant.
scarecrow|Farmer's aide.
scarecrows|Ragged ones.
scarfed|Wearing a muffler.
scavenger|The lobster, for example.
scenario|Hollywood item.
scenario|Script.
scenario|Shooting script.
scenario|Theatrical outline.
scenery|Jo Mielziner's specialty.
scenery|Wings, flats, etc.
scepter|Symbol of sovereignty.
scepters|Symbols of authority.
schemed|Plotted.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
scholar|Professor Higgins, for one.
schooled|Instructed.
sciolism|Superficial knowledge.
scissor|Snip off.
scooter|Boy's speedster.
scooter|Small motor vehicle.
scooter|Two-wheeled vehicle.
scooter|Two-wheeler.
scorecard|Record of a sort.
scorecard|Tally sheet.
scoutmaster|BSA leader.
scrapple|Meat dish.
scratch|Starting line.
scratched|Not in the running.
scratched|Withdrawn from a race.
scrawly|Describing some handwriting.
screeds|Tirades.
scribes|Writers.
scripting|Adapting for stage, screen, etc.
scriptures|Biblical books.
scrubbed|Cleaned (up).
scrubber|Cleansing appliance.
scruffs|Backs of necks.
scruple|Feeling of doubt.
scutter|Scurry about.
scythed|Mowed in a certain way.
seafront|Coast.
seahorse|Relative of the pipefish.
sealers|Marine hunters.
sealskins|Certain fur coats.
seamier|More squalid.
seaplane|Aircraft.
seaport|Boston, for instance.
seaport|Boston, for one.
seaport|Karachi or Key West.
seaport|Shipping center.
searobin|Flying fish.
seaside|Beach.
seaside|Shore.
seaside|Shore.
seaside|Summer's magnet.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seaside|Vacation spot.
seawater|Mermaid's habitat.
secants|Intersecting lines.
seceder|Withdrawer.
seconds|Boxer's aides.
secretary|Officer of state.
secrete|Conceal.
secrets|Mysteries.
secures|Makes fast.
sedatives|Tranquilizers.
sedentary|Settled.
sedilia|Church seats.
sediment|Dregs.
sedulous|Assiduous.
seedling|Tree sprout.
seedling|Young plant.
seedpod|Legume.
seeming|Apparent.
seepages|Percolations.
seeress|Cassandra, for instance.
seeress|Prophetic one.
selected|Picked.
selfish|Like the dog in the manger.
selfsame|Identical.
selling|Important business.
sellout|What SRO indicates.
seltzer|Beverage.
seltzer|Mineral water.
selvages|Fabric edges.
semaphore|Signal.
seminar|Course of study.
seminar|Student group.
semolina|Flour by-product.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senator|A Roman in the Forum.
senator|Byrd or Bush.
senator|Post sought by Ribicoff.
senator|Washington personage.
senators|L. B. J.'s concern.
senders|Dispatchers.
senders|Telegraphers.
senecas|Iroquois Indians.
seniors|Campus VIP's.
senoras|Ladies in Lisbon.
senorita|Maid of Madrid.
septate|Divided by membranes.
septets|Musical groups.
sequential|Describing 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
serapes|Mexican blankets.
serenade|Song at twilight.
serenata|Orchestral work.
serenata|Pastoral cantata.
serener|In a calmer state of mind.
sergeant|York, for one.
serials|Certain stories.
seriate|Arranged in groups.
seriate|Arranged in sequence.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
serious|Important.
serious|Weighty.
serpent|Eden dweller.
serpentine|Winding.
serrated|Notched, as a saw.
services|Ministrations.
session|Assembly.
session|Assembly.
session|Legislative period.
sestets|Sonnet parts.
sestinas|Lyrical poems.
sestine|Lyric of six 6-line stanzas.
setbacks|Reverses.
settees|Seats.
settees|Small sofas.
settled|Fixed.
settlers|Pioneers.
settles|Wooden benches.
settling|Colonizing.
several|Few.
severance|One kind of pay.
severances|Cuts.
sextant|It shoots the sun.
sextets|Choral groups.
shadrach|Friend of Daniel.
shammed|Feigned.
sharing|Taking part.
sharpers|Riverboat swifties.
shatter|Break.
sheaves|Grooved wheels.
shellac|Resinous substance.
shelter|C. D. problem.
shelter|Sanctuary.
shepherd|Lead.
sherbet|Dessert.
sheriffs|County officers.
shields|Guards.
shiners|Little fishes.
shipwright|Noah, by necessity.
shoemaker|Cobbler.
shoestring|What many businesses are started on.
shoplifts|Helps oneself, in a way.
shopworn|Describing some merchandise.
shortcoming|Fault.
shorted|Electrician's term.
showboat|Edna Ferber novel.
showcases|Display cabinets.
showdown|Test of strength that settles a matter.
showered|Scattered in abundance.
showman|Barnum, for one.
shrieks|Sounds of laughter.
shutter|Blind.
shuttle|Short-run train.
siamese|The King and I characters.
siamese|Cat.
sickroom|R. N.'s domain.
sidecar|One place for a passenger.
sidecar|Rumble seat's relative.
sideline|Secondary trade.
sidelines|Place for a benchwarmer.
sidesteps|Avoids.
sidewinder|Navy air-to-air missile.
signals|Quarterback's concern.
signature|John Hancock.
signature|John Hancock.
silenus|Foster father of Bacchus.
silesia|Cause of 18th cen. wars.
silkalines|Shiny cotton materials.
silkworm|Larva of a moth.
siltier|Having an excess of dregs.
silvers|Bilko.
silverware|Table setting.
simians|Monkeys.
sincere|Faithful.
sinecure|Soft job.
singletree|Bar to which traces are fastened.
sinkers|Fishermen's gear.
sinkers|Lead weights.
sissies|No he-men they.
situate|Locate.
situated|Placed.
sixties|These years.
skaters|Water striders.
skimped|Was parsimonious.
skipper|Any leader
skitters|Glides lightly.
skyline|Manhattan marvel.
skylines|Urban sights.
skyrockets|Goes up very fast.
skysail|High canvas.
skywriter|Aviator of a sort.
slaloms|Skiers' maneuvers.
slammed|Shut violently.
slander|Malign.
slandered|Maligned.
slanderer|Maligner.
slapdash|Carelessly hasty.
slavish|Blindly imitative.
sledged|Traveled in a certain vehicle.
sleeper|Brünnhilde, for one.
sleeper|Railroad tie.
sleeper|Surprise success item.
sleepier|More lethargic.
sleepwalks|Somnambulates.
slender|Meager.
slenderest|Most tenuous.
slicers|Bakery machines.
slicers|Cutting machines.
slickers|Coats of a sort.
sliding|Winter sport.
sliding|Winter sport.
slingshots|Weapons of a sort.
slivered|Cut into thin pieces.
slobber|Driveling speech.
slopped|Brimmed over.
slowpoke|Dawdler.
smarted|Stung.
smarten|Spruce up.
smarten|Spruce up.
smashup|Collision.
smearcase|Cottage cheese.
smother|Blanket.
smoulders|Smokes, British style.
snaffle|Kind of bit.
snappers|Food fish of warm seas.
snarers|Trappers.
snarler|Dog to beware of.
sneered|Scoffed.
sneered|Scoffed.
sneered|Showed scorn.
sneerers|Scoffers.
sneerers|Scoffers.
sneering|Derisive.
sneezes|Cold explosions.
sneezes|Hiemal sounds.
snipers|Marksmen.
snippety|Unduly brief or curt.
snoopers|Busybodies.
snorers|Certain sleepers.
snorkel|Submarine device.
snorted|Expressed audible contempt.
snorter|One expressing audible contempt.
snowball|Missile of a sort
snowman|Winter caricature.
snowmen|Winter figures.
snuggle|Cuddle.
sobbers|Weepers.
soberer|More solemn.
soberest|Most solemn.
softies|Sentimentalists.
solacer|Comforter.
solaria|Sun rooms.
solaria|Sunrooms.
solaria|Sunrooms.
soldier|Campaigner.
solecist|Grammar violator.
solecists|People who say "he don't."
solitaire|A kind of ring.
solitude|Lonely place.
solstice|Point on the sun's ecliptic.
solution|Denouement.
somerset|Bath's county.
sometime|Former.
somites|Anthropod segments.
sonance|Quality of sound.
sonatas|Musical works.
sonority|Resonance.
soother|Comforter.
sorcerers|Dealers in magic and spells.
sorrels|Bay horses.
sorrier|More melancholy.
sorriest|Of least account.
sorties|Raids.
souffle|Baked food.
southeast|Cape of Tasmania.
spacers|Typewriter bars.
spadework|Preliminaries.
spadework|Preliminary drudgery.
spangled|Adorned, as a costume.
spaniel|Cocker.
spaniel|Cocker.
spareribs|Meat dish.
sparest|Leanest.
spatial|Of the outer regions.
spawned|Gave rise to.
speared|Fished in a certain way.
spearman|Warrior of a type.
special|Type of TV program.
special|Uncommon.
spectacular|Simply fabulous.
specter|Phantom.
specter|Wraith.
spectral|Ghostly.
spectral|Ghostly.
speedster|Racer.
spelean|Dwelling in a cave.
speller|School book.
spelter|Zinc.
spelunker|Cave man.
spiders|Frying pans.
spiderweb|Fly trap of a sort.
spindrift|Sea spray
spinnakers|Sails.
spinner|Shiny fish lure.
spirals|Helices.
spliced|Joined.
spliced|Woven together.
splinter|Fragment.
splotch|Irregular spot.
splurged|Showed off: Colloq.
sponsor|Patron.
sponsor|Patron.
spoonerism|Blushing crow for "crushing blow."
sportsmen|Outdoor enthusiasts.
spouter|Whale.
sprained|Weakened, as a joint.
sprawls|Sits awkwardly.
sprayer|Atomizer.
spreader|Dinner table item.
sprightlier|More animated.
springs|Shock absorbers.
sprinters|Runners.
sprites|Elves.
spruced|___ up (dressed smartly).
squalid|Mean.
squirrel|Kind of fur.
squirted|Jetted.
stacked|Arranged in a pile.
stadium|Connie Mack or Palmer.
stagers|Old ___.
stagger|Arrange in zigzag order.
stagily|Theatrically.
stagnant|Inactive.
stained|Discolored.
stained|Like some glass.
stained|Tinged with color.
stainer|Worker on furniture.
stamens|Flower parts.
stamina|Vigor.
stances|Postures.
standards|Models.
standby|Sometime TV announcement.
standfast|Firm fixed position.
standish|Case for writing materials.
standoffs|Ties, in ball games.
standpat|Resisting all change.
stapled|Fastened in a certain way.
stapler|Office gadget.
staples|Flour and sugar.
starboard|Right for a sailor.
stargazes|Daydreams.
starker|More bleak.
starlet|Actress.
starlet|Budding movie personality.
starlet|Caviar source.
starrier|Brighter.
starter|Elevator man.
starter|Sports official.
starters|Elevator men.
starves|Suffers from deprivation.
statesmen|Clay and Webster.
stations|Depots.
stators|Machine parts.
statuary|Museum collection.
statuesque|Tall and graceful.
stealth|Slyness.
steamed|Traveled on a sidewheeler.
steamers|River packets.
steamers|Ships.
steaming|Hot.
stearate|Salt from a white acid.
stearin|Substance used in candle making.
steeled|Made resolute.
steeliest|Most unyielding.
steeped|Immersed (in).
steeped|Soaked.
steeple|Church structure.
steeple|Part of a church.
steered|Guided.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stellate|Starlike.
stemless|Like some glassware.
stemware|Goblets.
stencil|Typist's job.
stencil|Typist's task.
stencils|Office cutouts.
stentor|Iliadic herald.
stentor|Loud speaker.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
steppes|Prairie's relative.
stereos|Printers' plates.
sterile|Not effective.
sternest|Most unrelenting.
sternum|Breastbone.
stetson|Cowboy's headgear.
steward|Passenger ship VIP.
stewards|Ship's workers.
stewards|Shipboard personnel.
stifles|Quenches.
stilled|Quiet.
stillest|Least disturbed.
stimuli|Incentives.
stimuli|Incentives.
stinger|Bee weapon.
stipule|Small stem.
stirred|Changed position.
stirrer|Swizzle stick.
stirring|Thrilling.
stirrup|Saddle appendage.
stivers|Dutch coins.
stockbroker|Dealer with bulls and bears.
stokers|Furnace men.
stollen|German bread.
stoolies|Informers: Slang.
stooped|Humbled oneself.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopples|Bungs.
stopwatch|Timing device.
storage|Kind of battery.
storage|Safekeeping.
storage|Safekeeping.
storehouse|Granary.
storied|Adorned with historical scenes.
storied|Celebrated in history.
stories|Floors.
stories|News articles.
storing|Putting away.
stormed|Raged.
stormed|Rushed impetuously.
storybook|Gift for a child.
stouter|Braver.
strafer|Close-range gunner.
strafing|Censuring savagely.
strands|Beaches.
stranger|Outlander.
strangers|Outlanders.
strangle|Suppress.
stratagem|Trick.
stratal|Laminar.
stratum|Layer.
streakier|More variable.
streaks|Moves like a rocket.
streaky|Variable.
streams|Rod and reel sites.
stresses|Pressures.
stresses|Underscores.
strides|States of progress.
strings|No ___.
striped|___ bass.
striver|Contender.
stroller|Baby carriage.
strolls|Rambles idly.
strophes|Stanzas.
structure|Arrangement of parts.
structure|The Space Needle, for example.
strudel|Pastry.
stuccos|Cement mixtures.
studied|Not spontaneous.
studies|Education.
stumble|Trip.
stunner|Knockout.
stupidity|Simple Simon's strong point.
stupidly|Like a ninny.
stutter|Speak with difficulty.
styrene|Useful plastic.
suasive|Influencing.
subnormal|Below par.
subpoena|Summon to court.
substitute|Understudy.
subtitles|English words on foreign films.
subtler|More abstruse.
subtler|More crafty.
sugarcoated|Artfully sweet.
sullenly|In morose silence.
summary|Done without delay.
sunbirds|Small songsters.
sundowner|Hobo, in Australia.
sunflower|Symbol of Kansas.
sunlamp|Artificial tan-producer.
sunrise|Time of day.
sunrises|Dawns.
sunsets|Boulevard, Strip, et al.
sunsets|Horizon scenes.
support|Stand by.
supreme|Dominant.
surbase|Molding.
surcingle|Saddle girth.
surefire|Certain: Slang.
surlier|More uncivil.
surrogate|Legal substitute.
susceptible|Responsive.
suspire|Sigh: Poet.
swagger|Show off.
swallow|Capistrano's bird.
swearer|Oath-taker.
sweeten|Sugar.
sweeten|Sugar.
sweeten|Sugar.
symposiarch|Toastmaster.
synopses|Summaries.
syringa|Mock orange shrub.
syringa|Spring flower.
systematic|Methodical.
systems|Networks.
systoles|Heart contractions.
taborer|Drummer of a sort.
taconite|Iron ore.
tactile|Tangible.
tadpole|Amphibian.
tadpole|Frog-to-be.
tadpole|Swimming larva.
taffetas|Dress materials.
tailored|Business-styled.
tainted|Smirched.
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals.
talisman|Charm.
talkative|Chatty.
talkers|Gossips.
tallows|Certain fats.
tallyho|Coach and four.
tamales|Mexican food.
tamarin|Small marmosel.
tamarin|South American marmoset.
tamarisks|Trees
tampered|Meddled.
tangency|State of being in contact.
tangents|Abrupt turnoffs.
tangents|Sudden digressions.
tangerine|Citrus fruit.
tangled|Intertwined.
tankers|Certain ships.
tanners|Sixpences.
tannest|Having the most sunburn.
tapered|___ off (stopped gradually).
taproom|Convivial place.
tarnish|Grow dull.
tarnish|Sully.
tarnishes|Dims the glory.
tartlet|Pastry.
tartufe|Molière hero.
tasseled|Ornamented in a certain way.
tassels|Mortarboard décor.
tassels|Mortarboard features.
tassies|Small cups: Scot.
tattered|In rags.
tatters|Rags.
tattersall|Fabric.
taurine|Bovine.
taxpayers|Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
teacart|Piece of furniture.
teapots|Adjuncts to P. M. affairs.
teapots|Beverage vessels.
teargas|Riot squad's weapon.
tearooms|Eating places.
teatime|Social hour, in Britain.
tedious|Boring.
teeming|Raining hard.
teenage|Adolescent.
teenaged|Designating certain minors.
teeniest|Most minute.
teeters|Seesaws.
teeters|Vacillates.
teeters|Wobbles.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
telamon|Figure for a pillar.
telecaster|Man on the air.
telephone|Teen-ager's monopoly.
tellers|Vote counters.
telltale|Revealing.
telltale|Revealing.
telltale|Tattler.
temerity|Nerviness.
temples|Shrines.
tenably|In defensible manner.
tenaces|Card holdings.
tendency|Bias.
tenderest|Most affectionate.
tenderloin|Corrupt area of a city.
tenders|Offers for acceptance.
tendril|Finger of ivy.
tendril|Bine.
tenebrous|Dark.
tenement|Abode of a sort.
tenpins|Bowling.
tenpins|Game.
tensest|Least relaxed.
tensile|Ductile.
tensile|Stretchable.
tension|Stress.
tenuous|Slender.
tenures|Electees' terms.
teraphim|Household gods of ancient Hebrews.
termagant|Mrs. Rip van Winkle, for one.
termini|Railroad ends.
terminus|End.
terrace|Patio.
terrene|Mundane.
terrier|Airedale.
terrier|Canine.
terrier|Scotty.
tersest|Most concise.
tesselate|Adorn with mosaic.
tessellate|Make into mosaic.
tesserae|Mosaic pieces.
tesserae|Mosaic pieces.
testaments|Wills.
testate|Having left a will.
testier|More snappish.
testiest|Most irascible.
testify|Be evidence of.
testimonial|Character reference.
testing|Phone repairman's word.
tetched|Pixilated.
tethered|Confined, as cattle.
tetragonal|Four-sided.
textures|Characters of woven fabrics.
theatre|Lincoln Center feature.
theatre|Part of the Lincoln Center.
theorist|Newton or Einstein.
therapy|Treatment.
thereafter|Subsequently.
thereby|Connected with that.
therein|Concerning that matter.
thereof|From that cause.
thimbleriggers|Tricksters of a sort.
thinker|Philosopher.
thinker|Rodin masterpiece.
thirsts|Ardent desires.
thirsts|Cravings.
thirsty|Parched.
thirteenth|It's sometimes on Friday.
thistle|Symbol of Scotland.
thorough|Absolute.
thorpes|Hamlets.
thought|Reflection.
threader|Needle-woman's need.
throwing|Casting.
thruster|Pusher.
thrusts|Interposes.
thunder|Reverberation.
tidings|News.
tigerish|Fierce.
tightly|So as to be snug.
tightrope|Relative of a high wire.
timpani|Kettledrums.
tinctures|Medicinal solutions.
tinderbox|Flint holder.
tinhorn|Showy: Slang.
tinkered|Fussed (with).
tinseled|Interwoven with metallic threads.
tintype|Old-fashioned photo.
tinware|Pots and pans.
tipster|Tout.
tirades|Diatribes.
tirades|Drawn-out speeches.
tissues|Fine gauzes.
titillate|Amuse divertingly.
titlark|Pipit.
titmouse|Chickadee.
titular|In name only.
toadies|Tufthunters.
toadstool|Fleshy fungus.
together|At the same time.
tolerate|Bear.
tomatoes|Grocery item.
tombstone|Arizona city.
tomfool|Buffoon.
tonsils|Pediatrician's concern.
tonsils|Throat tissues.
tonsorial|Of a barber.
tonsorial|Of a barber.
tontine|Type of annuity.
tontine|Type of annuity.
toolbox|Handy man's need.
topazes|Gem stones.
topical|Of a subject.
topical|Of current interest.
topmast|Ship's spar.
topside|On deck.
toreador|Famous "Carmen" song.
tornado|Whirlwind.
torpedo|Missile.
torpedo|Small firework.
torrential|Overwhelming.
torrents|Heavy rains.
tortoni|Nutty, fruity ice cream.
tossers|Restless resters.
totaled|Added.
totaled|Summed up.
totalizator|Pari-mutuel machine.
totemism|Belief in symbols.
toucans|Tropical birds.
tousled|Disheveled.
towhead|Goldilocks' look-alike.
tractor|Hauling vehicle.
traders|Merchants.
trailblazer|Pioneer.
trailed|Followed.
trailed|Lagged behind.
trainee|Soldier in basic.
trainer|Pugilist's aide.
traject|Impel through space.
trances|Somnolent states.
transonic|Of aeronautical speeds between 600 and 900 MPH.
transpire|Become known.
transports|Troopships.
traveler|Phileas Fogg, for one.
traveler|Robert E. Lee's horse.
traveller|R. E. Lee's horse.
trawler|Fishing boat.
treacle|Molasses.
treadle|Foot lever.
treadle|Foot pedal.
treadle|Footlever.
treadles|Machine parts.
treasurer|Elizabeth Rudel Smith.
treasurer|Fiduciary official.
treated|Handled.
treater|The one who pays the check.
treetop|High perch.
trestle|Sawhorse.
triangle|Eternal ___.
tribunal|Court.
tribute|Praise.
trifles|Bagatelles.
trifles|Little things.
trilled|Sang.
trilogy|Henry VI, for example.
trilogy|Henry VI, for example.
trimeter|Verse having three feet.
trinary|Threefold.
trinkets|Pretty things.
tripedal|Three-footed.
triplets|Family members.
tripods|Camera supports.
tripoli|Former Barbary state.
tripoli|Port in Libya.
trireme|Ancient galley.
trisect|The way to divide Gaul.
tritons|Sea snails.
tritons|Sea snails.
triumphant|Successful.
trivial|Not worth mentioning.
troopers|Highway patrolers.
troopship|Transport.
trotlines|Fishing setups.
troupers|Old stagers.
trouping|Theatrical traveling.
tuition|Fee.
tuitions|Certain fees.
tunneler|Miner's machine.
turbojet|Plane.
turtles|Diamondbacks.
turtles|Long-lived reptiles.
turtles|Reptiles.
twaddle|Idle chatter.
twanged|Strummed.
twilled|Woven in ribs.
twisted|Bent.
twisted|Meandered.
twitted|Reproached.
twosomes|Golf players.
tympanist|Lively musician.
ubieties|Wherenesses.
ukulele|Small guitar.
unaided|By oneself.
unbiased|Fair.
unboned|Not fileted.
unboxed|Designating a certain package.
unclean|Grimy.
uncover|Reveal.
undecided|On the fence.
undergone|Experienced.
underhand|Sly.
undersea|Submarine.
undertows|Ocean currents.
unfamiliar|Strange.
unhooks|Takes off the line.
universe|Cosmos.
unlaces|Loosens.
unleash|Let loose.
unleashed|Set free.
unlevel|Not even.
unmannered|Boorish.
unmeant|Not intentional.
unnerve|Deprive of courage.
unnoted|Obscure.
unorthodox|Not conventional.
unravel|Solve.
unsaintly|Lacking in piety.
unsettled|Changeable.
unslaked|Still thirsty.
unspoken|Tacit.
untried|Not tested.
unusual|Singular.
unvaried|Monotonous.
unvoiced|Not spoken.
unweave|Ravel.
uprises|Ascends.
upsilon|Greek letter.
uranous|Containing a certain element.
urgency|Pressure.
useless|Unavailing.
ushered|Officiated in the aisle.
utilities|Certain stocks.
utility|Practical value.
utility|Usefulness.
utilize|Make serviceable.
utilize|Put to work.
utopian|Idealistic.
utopias|Ideal societies.
vacation|Time off.
vacationist|Fun-seeker.
valises|Bags.
vampire|Menace in early movies.
vandals|Genseric was their king.
veranda|House adjunct.
veranda|Porch.
verbatim|Word for word.
verbose|Loquacious.
verdict|Courtroom drama.
verdure|Greenery.
veridical|Truthful.
vernacular|Native speech.
vertigo|Giddiness.
vestigial|Rudimentary.
vesture|Raiment.
viaduct|Railroad bridge.
viceroy|King's sovereign.
victoria|Novelist Lincoln.
vignette|Literary sketch.
vintage|Grape crop.
vitamin|Popular kind of pill.
vitamin|Substance in food.
voiceless|Mute.
volatile|Fickle.
volatile|Lighthearted.
voluted|Twisted in a spiral.
wainscot|Paneling.
walkout|Strike.
wallflower|No siren, she.
wangled|Finagled.
warbler|Redstart or yellowthroat.
warless|Describing one world.
warpath|On the ___ (ready to fight).
warrant|Authorization.
waterlilies|Monet theme.
waterlog|Deprive of buoyancy by saturation.
waterman|Boat handler.
wattles|Rooster's throat appendages.
waviest|Most undulating.
weaknesses|Faults.
wealthiest|Descriptive of Midas.
wearies|Bores terribly.
weatherman|Prophet.
wedgies|Footwear.
weekend|House party time.
westerns|TV fare.
wetback|Mexican of a sort.
whatnot|Victorian parlor piece.
wheatland|Wyoming rodeo town.
whiffle|Blow fitfully.
whimsical|Capricious.
whiners|Complainers.
whipsaw|Cutting implement.
whiskers|Hirsute adornments.
whitetail|Virginia deer.
whitewashes|Glosses over.
whitewings|Street cleaners.
whittle|Cut wood.
windage|Air friction against a moving object.
winsome|Charming.
wintergreen|One-time Derby winner.
wintery|Cold.
wipeout|Annihilate: Colloq.
wireless|British radio.
wizened|Dried up.
wonderment|A marvel.
woodbines|Honeysuckles.
woodcut|Dürer specialty.
woolgatherer|Idle fancier.
working|In operation.
workout|Gym exercises.
worsted|Yarn.
wreaked|Gave vent to.
wrestlers|Ring showmen.
xylophonist|Player of a percussion instrument.
yashmak|Moslem woman's veil.
yearend|December 31.
yearned|Longed.
yellows|Autumnal tints.
yelping|Hounds' cry.
yielded|Produced, as grain.
zealous|Ardent.
zestful|Highly enjoyable.
zinnias|Garden flowers.
abalone|Also called sea ear.
abalone|Ear shell.
abalone|Fish dish.
abalone|Sea mollusk.
abalone|Source of mother-of-pearl.
abandon|Carefree ease.
abasers|Abject ones.
abigail|Second First Lady's first name.
abominable|Like a snowman.
aboriginal|Native.
aborigine|American Indian, for example.
aborigine|Earliest inhabitant.
abreast|Side by side.
abrogate|Repeal.
absinth|Liqueur: Var.
absolve|Acquit.
absorbed|Deep in thought.
academic|Pedantic.
academy|West Point.
acaudal|Tailless.
acceder|Compliant one.
accidental|Fortuitous.
accolades|Honors.
accorded|Reconciled.
accosts|Confronts.
accrete|Grow together.
acetone|Volatile liquid.
achieves|Brings about.
aciform|Needle-shaped.
aconite|Monkshood.
aconite|Monkshood.
acropolis|Athenian landmark.
actives|Participating ones.
adamant|Unyielding.
adamantly|In manner unyielding
adaptations|Rewritten compositions.
adapter|Adjuster.
adaptor|Camera attachment.
addendum|Something extra.
adenoid|Glandlike.
adequacy|Suitability.
adequate|Critic's word of faint praise.
adhesion|State of being united.
adsorbs|Condenses and holds, in chemistry.
adulate|Flatter fawningly.
adulated|Flattered excessively.
adulated|Flattered.
adumbrate|Foreshadow.
advance|Progress.
advises|Counsels.
aeration|Effervescence.
affected|Acted upon.
aficionado|Fan, Spanish style.
afternoon|Time for a faun.
aftertaste|Quality of some foods.
against|Con.
agelong|Everlasting.
agendum|Committee's concern.
agendum|Item on a list.
agitate|Discompose.
agraffe|Armor clasp.
aileron|Wing part.
ailment|Charley horse, for one.
airdromes|Landing fields.
airline|Carrier.
airline|Traveler's choice.
airport|Friendship, in Baltimore.
airship|Dirigible.
alameda|San Francisco's neighbor.
alamode|Fashionable.
alamodes|Silken fabrics.
albinos|White rabbits, for instance.
alcalde|Spanish mayor.
alderman|Municipal office.
alderman|Public official.
alencon|French town, famed for its lace.
alencons|Laces.
alerted|On the qui vive.
alfresco|In the open air.
aliases|Other names.
alienated|Made unfriendly.
alienated|Made unfriendly.
alienor|Transferor of property.
alienor|Transferrer of property.
alighted|Came to rest.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Means of support.
aliment|Nutriment.
alimony|Means of living.
aliners|Straighteners.
alkahest|Fabled "universal solvent" of the alchemist.
allegorical|Figurative.
allemande|German dance.
allergist|Specialist of a sort.
alleyways|Streets of a sort.
alliance|Union.
alligators|Machines with strong jaws.
allover|Covering everything.
allured|Attracted.
almoner|Dispenser of doles.
aloofness|Indifference.
alpacas|Thin woolen cloths.
alpines|Soft felt hats.
alright|O. K., but spelled all wrong.
altercate|Quarrel.
alterers|Certain tailors.
althorn|Band instrument.
altimeter|Airplane apparatus.
altruistic|Unselfish.
amalgam|Compound of different things.
amaryllis|Poetic shepherdess.
amasser|Hoarder.
amateur|Sportsman of a sort.
amazing|Wonderful.
ambrosia|Food for the gods.
ambrosial|Fit for the gods.
ambulance|Vehicle of a sort.
amenable|Friendly.
amendment|Item in the Bill of Rights.
amesace|Lowest throw, at dice.
ammonia|Ingredient in smelling salts.
amperage|Electrical measurement.
amulets|Charms.
amusement|Synonym for Disneyland.
amusing|Funny.
anadems|Garlands: Poet.
analecta|Literary gleanings.
analogues|Parallels.
analogy|Similarity.
analysis|Chemist's concern.
anapest|2 short, 1 long, in poetry.
anatase|Mineral used in paints.
anathema|Any object of intense dislike.
anatomy|Burton's famous work, for short.
ancestors|Family tree entries.
ancients|Babylonians, for example.
andante|Moderately slow: Mus.
andiron|Firedog.
andiron|Fireplace item.
andirons|Firedogs.
anecdote|Bit of table talk.
anecdote|Story.
anemone|Buttercup's relative.
anemone|Spring flower.
angelic|Heavenly.
angostura|Bitter bark.
aniline|Dye ingredient.
aniline|Dyestuff.
animadversion|Blame.
animals|Fauna.
animate|Enliven.
animate|Vivify.
animated|Lively.
animist|Believer in spirits.
animosity|Ill will.
anisette|Liqueur.
anisette|Sweet liqueur.
anisette|Sweet liqueur.
anneals|Tempers.
annotated|With written commentaries.
announced|Heralded.
annoyed|Bothered.
anodyne|Pain reliever.
anosmia|Loss of sense of smell.
another|One more.
antagonist|Antonym of ally.
antbear|Aardvark.
anteater|Aardvark.
anteater|Insect-loving mammal.
antedated|Preceded in time.
anteroom|Foyer, for example.
antimony|Its symbol is Sb.
antipasto|Hors d'oeuvre.
anxiety|Misgiving.
aorists|Tenses of Greek verbs.
aphrodite|Mother of Aeneas.
aphrodite|Mother of Aeneas.
apollos|Handsome youths.
apologia|Argument to show an idea is right.
apostate|Turncoat.
apparition|Specter.
appealed|Was attractive (to).
appeals|Proves attractive.
appease|Pacify.
appends|Attaches.
appetite|Habitual propensity.
appetizer|Food or drink.
applaud|Cheer.
appliance|Gift for a housewife.
appoint|Name.
apropos|To the point.
arbitrator|Patient man among disputants.
arcadia|Rural paradise.
archangel|Celestial being.
archive|Record.
argental|Like silver.
arguments|Debates.
arietta|Short operatic air.
arietta|Short song.
arietta|Short song.
aristae|High-school honor societies.
aristocrat|Tumbrel passenger, 1792.
armadas|Flotillas.
armadillo|Toothless mammal of the tropics.
armatures|Protective coverings.
armhole|Vest part.
armoires|Cupboards.
armoires|Pieces of furniture.
armorer|Maker of firearms.
aromatic|Fragrant.
arouses|Kindles.
arrange|Classify.
arrange|Make plans
arrangers|VIP's in music.
arrayed|Marshaled
arresters|Lightning devices.
arrestive|Tending to catch the interest.
arrests|Blotter entries.
arrival|Coming
arrived|Came into one's own.
arrogate|Claim unfairly.
arrogator|Presumptuous one.
arsenals|Storehouses.
arsenic|Element in many a whodunit.
artiest|Most chi-chi.
artifice|Trick.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Handicraftsman.
artiste|Diseuse.
artiste|Performer.
asbestos|Certain curtain material.
aseptic|Free of germs.
asexual|Type of reproduction, as by fission
askance|Obliquely.
askance|With suspicion.
asparagus|Sparrowgrass of yore.
aspects|Phases.
asphalt|Mineral tar.
asphodel|Narcissus.
aspidistra|The cast-iron plant.
aspirate|Speech sound.
aspirates|Speech sounds.
aspired|Sought ambitiously (with "to").
aspired|Sought to attain (with "to").
aspirin|Common remedy.
assails|Attacks violently.
assault|Kentucky Derby winner, 1946.
assayed|Appraised critically.
assents|Agrees.
asserts|States as a fact.
assessor|Appraiser.
assisted|Gave support to.
assoils|Pardons, old style.
assorted|Miscellaneous.
assorts|Classifies.
assuage|Pacify.
assuaged|Pacified.
assures|Encourages.
asteroid|Small planet.
astride|Straddling.
asunder|Separated.
atelier|Studio.
athlete|Paavo Nurmi then.
athlete|Runner.
athletic|Part of A.A.U.
atingle|Excited.
atingle|Thrilled.
atomics|Nuclear science.
atrophied|Wasted away.
attache|Diplomat.
attacked|Began working on energetically
attainer|Achiever of a goal.
attaint|Condemn: Law.
attempt|Essay.
attests|Swears under oath.
attires|Arrays.
attrite|Worn by friction.
attrite|Worn by friction.
attuned|In harmony.
audience|Formal interview.
audient|Listening.
autochthon|Native.
autocrat|Ruler.
automaton|Person acting in a mechanical way.
automobile|Welcome graduation gift.
available|On tap.
avalanches|Snowslides.
avarice|Midas trait.
avarice|One of the seven deadly sins.
avenger|Terrible swift sword.
average|Not special.
averted|Prevented.
averted|Prevented.
aviator|Wingman.
avocado|Salad fruit.
avoiders|Shirkers.
awarder|Prize giver.
awesome|Causing fear.
awesome|Terribly impressive.
axiomatic|Self-evident.
azimuth|Arc of the horizon.
babbitt|Sinclair Lewis hero.
baccarat|Card game.
backbones|Main supports.
backgrounds|Settings.
backlash|Sharp recoil.
backslapper|Cousin of a hail-fellow-well-met.
backstage|Where the stars are.
backtrack|Retreat.
badlands|Western locale.
baffling|Elusive.
baiters|Hecklers.
ballades|Poetic forms.
ballast|That which helps to maintain stability.
balmoral|Royal retreat in the highlands.
bananas|Caribbean export.
bananas|Plantains.
bandmaster|Conductor.
barnacle|Sea animal.
baronet|Man of rank.
barristers|Followers of Blackstone.
baseballs|Trophies at the Stadium.
basements|Parts of buildings.
bastion|Strong defense.
battened|Boarded up.
battered|Worn by hard usage.
battler|Combatant.
bayards|Rinaldo's magic horse and others.
bazookas|W.W. II weapons.
beanbag|Children's game.
becomes|Mourning ___ Electra.
beetles|Juts out.
befitted|Was suitable.
beggarly|Contemptible.
begonia|Showy garden bloom.
beguines|Dances akin to the rumba.
behests|Orders.
belated|Tardy.
belayed|Made secure, nautically speaking.
believe|Expect.
belittle|Vilipend.
benchwarmer|Substitute player: Slang.
beneath|At the foot of.
berlins|Elegant carriages.
besiege|Hem in.
bibelot|Article of virtue.
bicentennial|Long-delayed celebration.
bicorne|Bullfighter's hat.
bilateral|Affecting two sides.
bilateral|Binding two parties reciprocally.
binderies|Bookmaking shops.
binnacle|Case enclosing a ship's compass.
birdbrain|Flighty, thoughtless one.
birdsong|Rustic serenade.
birettas|Clerical hats.
bitters|Gin's companion.
blacklisted|Put in an unwanted category.
blacktail|Deer.
blarney|Flattery.
blastoff|Term in rocketry.
blessed|___ event.
blesses|Sanctifies.
blinking|Ignoring (with "at").
bloomers|Innovation in women's wear, circa 1850.
blueberry|Hill of song.
bluebook|Social register.
bluecap|Titmouse.
bluenoses|Killjoys.
blustered|Used empty threats.
boatman|Gondolier.
bobeches|Wax-catchers on candlesticks.
bobsled|Speedy vehicle.
bogymen|Goblins: Var.
bohemians|Gypsies.
boilers|Janitor's concern.
bolivar|South American patriot.
bologna|Italian city.
bombshell|Sudden occurrence.
bombsights|Instruments on B-29's.
bonfire|Midsummer Eve tradition.
bonitos|Food fish.
bookmakers|Human totalizators.
bootery|Type of store.
bootlegs|Smuggles.
boredom|Ennui.
bothersome|Pesky.
boudoir|Private room.
boutique|Novelty shop: Fr.
bouvier|Mrs. Kennedy then.
bowwows|Barks.
bracelet|Piece of jewelry.
bracket|Income tax grouping.
braided|Trimmed with narrow bands.
brainwash|Reindoctrinate, modern style.
bravado|False courage.
bravest|Most intrepid.
brawnier|Stronger.
breadbox|Standard of size, a la "What's My Line?"
breadfruit|Tree of So. Pacific isles.
breadwinner|Epithet for father.
breakfront|Cabinet style.
breastpin|Grandmother's brooch.
breathers|Pauses to refresh.
breeding|Upbringing.
brickbat|Unfavorable remark.
bricklayer|Construction man.
bridegroom|Member of the wedding.
bromide|Platitude.
bromide|Platitude.
bruiser|Bully: Colloq.
bruiser|Ruffian.
brusque|Curt.
buckeye|Ohioan.
buildup|Form by degrees.
bulldozer|Tractor of a sort.
bullpens|Adjuncts to ball fields.
bungalow|Type of dwelling.
buoyance|Cheerfulness.
bureaucrats|Certain officials.
bureaus|Some government divisions.
burlesque|Former Broadway specialty.
business|Trade.
busybody|Meddlesome Mattie.
buttercup|Little G & S character.
butterfly|Opera role.
buttonhole|Detain (someone) in conversation.
buttress|Strengthening structure.
bystreet|Alley.
cabinet|Washington group.
caesars|Roman patrician family.
cafeterias|Examples of the "do-it-yourself" era.
calendar|Legislative list.
calibrate|Determine the capacity of.
calorie|Thermal unit.
calorie|Unit for dieters.
calumet|Peace pipe.
cambric|Cotton fabric.
cameras|News gatherers of a sort.
camphor|Useful substance from a tree.
canasta|Basket: Sp.
canasta|Relative of rummy.
candelabra|Ornamental lamps.
candida|Shaw play.
candlewick|A kind of bedspread.
cantaloupe|Fruit favorite.
cantankerous|Ornery.
cantata|Choral work.
cantata|Musical offering.
cantered|Ran.
canthus|Corner of the eye.
cantons|Uri, Zug, etc.
capable|Far from helpless.
caperer|Dancer or prancer.
capitalist|Deep-dyed villain, à la Moscow.
capotes|Truman and others.
caprice|Whim.
caprine|Goatlike.
caprioles|Capers, in dancing.
caramel|Candy.
carapace|Turtle's back.
caravan|House on wheels in Britain.
caravel|Old-time ship.
caravels|Relatives of galleons.
carbine|Firearm.
careens|Heels over, as a ship.
careens|Tilts.
carefree|Happy.
caresses|Acts of endearment.
caribou|Mountain group in Canada.
carnival|Fair.
carnival|Merrymaking.
caroler|Songster.
caromed|Hit and rebounded.
carousel|Musical version of "Liliom."
carpenter|Famous Scott.
carpool|Commuters' transportation arrangement.
carrier|Ship of a sort.
carryback|Famous racehorse.
catachresis|Term for a mixed metaphor.
catalpa|Cigar tree.
catastrophe|Fiasco.
caterpillar|Entomologist's concern.
caterwauls|Backyard sounds.
catkins|Flowerings of the willow.
catnaps|Dozes.
causerie|Chat.
caustic|Cutting.
cauterize|Sear.
cavemen|Rough fellows.
caverns|Large dark recesses.
cavilers|Carpers.
ceaseless|Interminable.
cedilla|Mark, as in "garçon"
celadon|Green porcelain.
celebration|Rejoicing.
celebrities|Stars.
celeste|Heavenly: Fr.
cellars|Stores, as wines.
centaur|Constellation.
centaur|Mythical being.
centipede|Wormlike animal.
centric|Placed in the middle.
ceramics|Arts-and-crafts subject.
ceremonials|Formalities.
cetacean|Whale.
chalice|Cup.
chamberlain|Treasurer.
chamois|Goatlike antelope.
champagne|Region of NE France.
champagne|Symbol of luxury.
chanticleer|Rooster in medieval tales.
chaperon|Escort.
chaperone|One role for mother.
chapped|Cracked.
charabanc|Tourists' vehicle.
charade|Guessing game.
charges|Uses credit cards.
chasten|Discipline.
chasten|Subdue.
chastens|Subdues.
chauffeur|Limousine adjunct.
checkmate|Move that ends a game.
cheesecake|Calendar art.
cheeses|Products of Wisconsin.
cheroot|Cigar.
cherrystones|Shore dinner course.
chigoes|Troublesome insects.
chilled|Dispirited.
chlorin|Bleaching agent.
chockfull|Replete.
chorale|Hymn tune.
christiania|Skiing turn.
chromed|Brightly plated.
chromides|Orange-colored fishes.
chutney|Indian condiment.
cinnabar|Ore of mercury.
cipolin|Italian marble.
circumstances|Full details.
cistern|Small reservoir.
citrate|Acid salt.
clachan|A hamlet, in the Highlands.
clarences|Four-wheeled carriages.
clarion|Clear and shrill.
classic|Of highest excellence.
classical|Learned in Greek and Latin.
clavier|Piano keyboard.
cleaner|Household need.
cleansers|Housewives' aids.
clearances|Permissions to proceed.
clematis|Virgin's-bower.
clement|Merciful.
clement|Papal name.
climate|Atomosphere.
climate|Florida attraction.
clinical|Purely scientific.
clinical|Purely scientific.
closeup|TV script direction.
closing|Broadway event.
coastal|Designating certain waters.
coatrooms|Certain checking stations.
cobwebs|Sign of disuse.
coffeehouse|Beatniks' rendezvous.
cogitator|The thinking man.
cohorts|Groups.
colander|Kitchen utensil.
collector|Numismatist, for one.
college|Cardinals' group.
colorations|Combinations of hues.
coloratura|Singer.
colossal|Of great size.
colossi|Giants.
comatose|Lethargic.
combine|Farm machine.
comical|Describing Skelton.
commend|Entrust.
commerce|Cabinet post.
compasses|Draftsman's instrument.
composer|Man of music.
compute|Figure.
compute|Reckon.
computed|Calculated.
computes|Determines by reckoning.
conatus|Striving.
concepts|Ideas.
concert|Lincoln Center feature.
concierge|French caretakeer.
condenser|Part of a radio.
condition|State.
condone|Forgive.
condone|Overlook (an offense).
condors|Andean birds.
conferences|Mound confabs.
confide|Entrust (to).
conflagration|Fire.
congers|Eels.
congressional|___ Record.
conjurers|Magicians.
connect|Sports word for "hit."
conservatory|Greenhouse.
consigns|Entrusts.
consort|Wife or husband.
constable|English artist.
consult|Refer to.
contacts|Persons serving as go-betweens.
contender|Rival.
continental|Kind of cuisine.
contort|Twist.
contract|Shrink.
contradicted|Gainsaid.
contrary|Obstinate.
contrast|Dissimilitude as shown by juxtaposition.
convert|Change over.
convivial|Gaily sociable.
cookies|Brownies' relatives.
cookout|Back-yard barbecue.
coolish|Describing autumn weather.
coolish|Not so hot.
coopers|Barrel makers.
coopers|Gordon and Trudy.
cordovan|Leather.
cornbread|Southern treat.
corneal|Of part of the eye.
cornpone|Relative of hoe cake.
corolla|Flower part.
corolla|Part of a flower.
coronet|Headpiece.
correspond|Suit.
corrival|Competitor.
corrode|Eat into
corsage|Floral gift.
corsairs|Pirates.
cosmopolite|Citizen of the world.
costume|Stage attire.
coterie|Clique.
coterie|Set.
coulees|Deep ravines.
countdowns|Canaveral rituals.
counterpart|Tweedledum to Tweedledee.
countertenors|Seldom-heard singers.
countryside|Rural region.
coupons|Money substitutes.
coveralls|Garments for mechanics.
covertly|Insidiously.
coverup|Conceal.
cowardice|Pusillanimity.
coxcomb|Fop.
coxcombic|Foppish.
cranium|Brainpan.
crannog|Ancient Irish lake dwelling.
creamer|Small pitcher.
credenza|Buffet.
credits|Accounting entries.
cresses|Salad greens.
crested|Describing certain birds.
cribbed|Stolen: Colloq.
cricket|Colleague of the katydid.
cricket|Conduct becoming a gentleman and sportsman: Colloq.
criminal|Represensible.
crimmer|Grayish fur: Var.
crinkle|Rustling sound.
crisscross|Ticktacktoe.
critical|Decisive.
critter|Muley cow, for one.
cronies|Boon companions.
crooned|Sang sentimentally.
crooner|Pop singer.
crooners|Certain vocalists.
crosshairs|Part of a sight.
crosstie|Support for rails.
crosswalks|Marked paths.
crosswise|Transversely.
crotchety|Curmudgeonish.
crowbars|Heavy tools.
cruised|Took a trip of a sort.
crybabies|Constant complainers.
crystal|Symbol of clarity.
culture|Enlightened refinement.
cupolas|Architectural features.
curacao|West Indian island.
curlicue|A flourish in writing.
curmudgeon|Cousin of a crosspatch.
cutgrass|Mow.
cutlass|Pirate weapon.
cutlery|Knives.
cutlets|Menu item.
cycling|Outdoor activity.
cyclops|Giant of myth.
dactyls|Metrical feet.
dalliance|Trifling.
damosel|Old-fashioned girl.
dandies|First-class things: Slang.
danseuse|Fonteyn, for one.
daredevil|Stunt man.
darkest|Most gloomy.
dashing|Spirited.
dastards|Skulking cowards.
datives|Cases, in grammar.
daturas|Strong-scented herbs.
daylight|Publicity, figuratively.
daystar|Venus.
deadbeats|Sponges of a sort.
deadeye|Nautical Dick.
deadlight|Ship's cabin window.
deadline|Fixed limit.
deafens|Stuns with noise.
dearest|Fauntleroy's mother.
debates|College activities.
decagonal|Resembling a geometric figure
deceivers|Wolves in sheep's clothing.
decibels|Acoustic units.
decimal|Dewey ___ System.
decimal|Kind of point.
decimal|___ point.
decisions|What everyone has to make.
deckhand|Sailor.
declares|Makes a bid, in bridge.
declasses|Social outcasts: Fr.
decriers|Belittlers.
deepens|Darkens, as a color.
defendant|Trial figure.
defender|Champion.
defender|Guard.
deferral|Postponement.
defiles|Mountain passes.
degrade|Drag in the dust.
degreed|Having academic rank: Colloq.
deletes|Removes from copy.
demagogue|Political agitator.
demanding|Exacting.
demasts|Strips (a ship) of poles.
demerit|Bad mark.
demesne|Realm.
demesne|Region.
democrat|Jeffersonian ___.
democrats|Certain party men.
demolish|Ruin.
dendrite|Treelike mark in stone.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denominate|Indicate.
denoted|Indicated.
denoted|Signified.
dentine|Ivory.
denting|Damaging the surface of.
deodars|Oriental cedars.
depictor|Delineator.
deplane|Descend after a flight.
deplored|Expressed regret.
deputes|Delegates.
derange|Throw into disorder.
derange|Upset the order of.
derides|Mocks.
derived|Traced from source.
descant|Sing.
descended|Fell.
describes|Portrays.
deserter|Runaway.
desiderata|Needful things.
desists|Quits.
despairs|Loses hope.
despots|Wearers of iron heels.
dessert|Dinner course.
dessert|Sweet.
desserts|Menu items.
destine|Predetermine.
destine|Set apart.
destined|Fated.
destines|Intends.
destines|Sets aside for a specific purpose.
detained|Withheld.
detects|Finds out.
detents|Pawls.
deterring|Discouraging.
devalue|Minimize the importance of.
devastate|Ravage.
deviate|Turn aside from a course.
deviltry|Reckless mischief.
deviser|Inventor.
devotee|Enthusiast.
diabolic|Evil.
dialect|Patois.
dialler|Telephone operator.
diapers|Layette necessity.
diatoms|Microscopic algae.
diatribe|Harsh words.
dickens|English novelist.
dickers|Bargains pettily.
dictate|Do an office job.
different|Various.
digraph|Two letters representing a single speech sound.
dilated|Expatiated.
diligent|Painstaking.
diluted|Watery.
dinosaur|Feature in the Natural History Museum.
dinosaur|Feature of the Mesozoic.
direction|Compass point.
directions|Certain information.
dirtiest|Describing items in the laundry hamper.
disable|Put out of action.
disappears|Goes.
disarms|Makes friendly.
disaster|Calamitous event.
discard|Term in bridge.
discern|Perceive.
diseuses|Certain entertainers.
disheartens|Antonym of cheers.
dishonest|Two-faced.
dishwater|Symbol of dullness, weakness, etc.
dismissal|Congé.
disparate|Unequal.
dispatcher|Railroad man.
disperse|Scatter.
displayer|Exhibitor.
displays|Shows.
dispute|Quarrel.
dissent|Differ in opinion.
dissipaters|Spendthrifts.
diverse|Varied.
dividend|Cash or stock.
doghouse|Temporary dwelling place of sorts.
dogsled|Arctic item.
dogtrot|Gentle gait.
doltish|Far from brainy.
domicile|Home.
donkeys|Stubborn ones.
doormen|Hotel employes.
doormen|Hotel employes.
dormancy|Inactivity.
dovetailed|Fitted together.
dowdiest|Least fashionable.
downing|Historic British street.
downpour|End of drought.
dragnet|Trawl.
dragons|Creatures in Chinese myth.
dramatic|Full of action.
dramatize|Act out.
drawback|Hindrance.
drawbacks|Shortcomings.
dreaded|Was apprehensive of.
dreamboat|Sweetheart, in teen talk.
dreamed|Imagined.
dreamer|Castle-builder.
dreamer|Day-___.
dreamers|Air-castle builders.
dressers|Certain theater personnel.
dresses|Shifts or sheaths.
dribbled|Bounced, as in basketball.
drinking|Toaster's forte.
drowned|Got rid of.
druggets|Rugs.
drumbeat|Sound in a brass band.
dryland|Terra firma.
duchess|Owner of the Cheshire cat.
ducktail|Current hair-do.
duelist|Cyrano de Bergerac, for one.
duelled|Fought for honor.
duennas|Chaperones.
dukedom|Territory of a sort.
dustbin|British place for rubbish.
dustman|Mr Doolittle's calling.
dyestuff|Coal tar, for example.
eagerly|With ardor.
earaches|Otologist's concern.
eardrop|Kind of pendant.
earmark|Identification.
earmarked|Reserved.
earmuffs|Winter wear.
earners|The employed.
earners|Wage ___.
earnest|Not playful.
earning|Kind of power.
earnings|Business man's concern.
earthen|Made of clay.
earthquake|Temblor.
easement|Relief.
eatable|Fit for food.
ebonite|Black hard rubber.
ebonite|Hard back rubber.
echoing|Resounding.
echolalia|Parroter's form of speech.
economist|Galbraith's calling.
ectoplasm|Spooky efflux.
edelweiss|Alpine flower.
edentate|Toothless.
edgewise|One way to "get a word in."
editing|Newspaper work
edition|Copy.
editorials|Newspaper features.
editors|Publishers' partners.
educable|Capable of learning.
eeriest|Strangest.
effendi|Sir, in Turkey.
eidolon|Image.
eighteen|Finale figure for a golfer.
einsteins|Brainy people.
elaborate|Highly wrought.
elapsed|Passed.
elapses|Glides away.
elaters|Beetles.
elective|Optional.
electrode|Battery part.
electron|Part of an atom.
elegance|Fineness.
elegant|Scrumptious.
element|Factor.
element|Gold or silver.
elementary|What Holmes said to Watson.
elements|Components.
elephantine|Outsized.
elevate|Promote.
elevation|High land.
elevation|Hill.
elevens|Certain teams.
elicits|Evokes.
eligible|Suitable as a suitor.
eligible|Worthy of choice.
ellipse|Geometrical figure.
eloping|Leaving unnoticed.
eloping|Running off.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Issue forth.
emanate|Proceed (from).
emanate|Spring forth.
embedding|Implanting.
embezzlers|Defalcators.
embitter|Exacerbate.
emblazon|Adorn magnificently.
embolden|Give courage to.
emendated|Rectified.
emerald|Color.
emerald|Isle of broguery.
emeries|Polishes with a certain substance.
eminent|Distinguished.
emirate|Eastern realm.
emotive|Showing feeling.
emphasize|Stress.
empires|Dominions.
empirics|Believers in experimental methods.
emptier|Hungrier.
emulate|Rival.
emulate|Strive to equal.
enables|Makes possible.
enabling|Providing means to.
enacted|Played a scene.
enacting|Legislating.
enameled|Painted.
enamels|Glazes.
enamored|Charmed.
enamors|Charms.
enclose|Circumscribe.
encodes|Puts into cipher.
encored|Clapped for more.
endanger|Jeopardize.
endoderm|Embryonic hypoblast.
endorse|Sanction.
endorsee|Name on a check.
enemies|Cats and dogs, traditionally.
energies|Inherent powers.
enervate|Weaken.
enervate|Weaken.
enervate|Weaken.
engender|Generate.
engines|Power devices.
english|College course.
engrave|Deeply impress.
engrave|Practice an art.
engross|Take the whole of.
enigmatic|Like Mona Lisa's smile.
enigmatic|Perplexing.
enisled|Marooned.
enisles|Isolates.
enlaced|Interwoven.
enlarged|Blown up.
enlists|Registers.
enounce|Proclaim.
enplanes|Boards a jet.
enraged|Exasperated.
enrages|Maddens.
enrapture|Charm.
enrolls|Matriculates.
ensconce|Place securely.
ensigns|Flags.
ensilage|Fodder.
ensures|Makes certain.
entente|Agreement.
entente|Agreement.
entente|Covenant.
entente|Handshake between nations.
entente|Understanding.
entente|Understanding.
entente|Understanding.
entente|Understanding.
entered|Recorded.
enthuse|Gush about: Colloq.
enthused|Filled with lively interest: Colloq.
enthused|In a fine frenzy.
enticed|Inveigled.
entirely|Quite.
entitle|Name.
entitled|Gave claim to.
entomology|Study of insects.
entrance|Postern.
entrant|Contestant.
entraps|Snares.
entreat|Beg.
entreat|Beg.
entreat|Pray with urgency.
entreatment|Supplication.
entrees|Menu items.
entresol|Mezzanine: Fr.
entrust|Commit with confidence.
entrusts|Commits (to).
envisage|Contemplate.
epaulet|Shoulder appurtenance.
epergnes|Centerpieces.
ephebus|Young Greek citizen.
epicurean|Fond of luxury, pleasure, etc.
epigene|Formed on the earth's surface.
episode|Incident.
episode|Story part.
episodic|Incidental.
episodical|Incidental.
episodical|Incidental.
epitaphs|Words for posterity.
epizoon|External parasite, such as a flea.
equalizer|Electrical conductor.
equally|Justly.
equations|Engineer's concern.
equilibristic|Poised, as a tightrope walker.
eradiate|Shoot out light.
eradicate|Uproot.
erasers|Stationer's wares.
erasing|Schoolroom chore.
erasure|Typist's problem.
erasures|Deletions.
erasures|Effacements.
erector|Builder.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|Early monastic.
eremite|Religious recluse.
erlking|Figure in Goethe ballad.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
erotics|Amorous poems.
errands|Job for a footboy.
errands|Sorties for the housewife.
erratic|Wandering.
erroneous|Wrong.
escalators|Stairways of a sort.
escaped|Went over the wall.
escorted|Squired.
escritoire|Writing table.
esculent|Fit for food.
esoteric|Occult.
espalier|Trellis.
espouses|Adopts, as a cause.
estaminet|Café.
estates|Totals of assets.
esteemed|Respected.
esteems|Regards.
esthete|Beauty's devotee.
estimates|Calculations.
estuary|Arm of the sea.
estuary|Inlet.
etagere|Shelf-stand for bric-a-brac.
etamine|Frock fabric.
etamine|Open-mesh fabric.
etcetera|More of the same.
etceteras|Odds and ends.
eternal|One adjective for Rome.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|Unchanging.
eternal|Unchanging.
eternize|Prolong indefinitely.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
ethereal|Very light.
etiolate|Bleach.
etoiles|French stars.
euchred|Defeated: Slang.
evanesce|Disappear gradually.
evanesce|Fade away.
evasive|Shifty.
eveners|Doubletrees.
eveners|Equalizers.
eveners|Equalizers.
evenest|Most level.
evening|Sera, in Rome.
eventide|Poetic time.
eventual|Ultimate.
eventuate|Come about.
everglades|Only tropical national park in U. S.
evergreen|Tree.
evidenced|Made clear.
evident|Obvious.
evinced|Indicated.
evolvement|Process of unfolding.
evolves|Unfolds.
exacerbate|Irritate.
exchequer|National treasury.
excises|Extirpates.
excited|On the edge of one's seat, so to speak.
executed|Carried out.
exempting|Making tax-free.
exerted|Put into action.
exhibits|Shows.
exigent|Critical.
existence|Life.
existent|Alive.
exonerates|Free from blame.
exotics|Foreign plants.
expendable|What money is.
expended|Disbursed.
expiate|Atone for.
explorer|U.S. satellite.
explorer|U.S. satellite.
explosive|Critically unstable.
expounder|Elucidator.
exquisites|Fops, dandies, coxcombs, etc.
extended|Of long duration.
extents|Vast areas.
extreme|Utmost.
eyeable|Sightly.
eyelets|Embroidery features.
eyeshots|Ranges of vision.
eyesore|Slum, for one.
eyewash|Nonsense: Slang.
factors|Agents.
factory|Plant.
factotums|Do-it-alls.
fairest|Lightest.
fairest|Most attractive.
fairies|Queen Mab's subjects.
falbala|Flounce akin to a furbelow.
falderal|Mere nonsense.
falderal|Silliness.
falsetto|Singer of a sort.
fantasia|Medley of familiar tunes.
fantastic|In the realm of the unbelievable.
farrago|Hodgepodge
fashion|Manner.
fatalistic|Accepting the inevitable.
fateful|Significant.
favored|Privileged.
featherbedding|Big question in some industries.
feature|Movie.
feature|Type of movie.
federal|National.
felines|Certain animals.
females|The women.
ferments|Seethes.
ferules|Rods wielded by schoolmasters.
fervent|Glowing.
festoons|Carnival decorations.
fetters|Bonds.
fiddlesticks|Nonsense!
fiestas|Holidays.
fillets|Popular hair ornaments.
finales|Endings.
finales|Parts of revues, musicals, etc.
fingernail|Kind of polish.
firstly|In the beginning.
flambeau|Torch.
flareup|Sudden outburst.
flatfeet|Hazard for people on the go.
flattens|Levels.
fleabag|Low-grade hotel: Slang.
fleeting|What time is.
flooded|Inundated.
floridity|Ornate quality in music.
flotsam|Sea litter.
fluttered|Vibrated.
fondants|Sugary preparations.
fondness|Love.
forearm|Prepare for trouble.
forehanded|Prudent.
foreign|Exotic.
foreignism|Me no speak English, for example.
foremasts|Rigging supports.
forename|Tom, Dick or Harry, of course.
foresee|Prophesy.
foresight|Prescience.
forester|Ranger.
foresters|Members of a fraternal order.
forests|Preserves of a sort.
forever|All the time.
forever|Sempiternally.
fortitude|Courage.
forwards|Transmits.
forwent|Gave up.
fourragere|Military decoration.
foursome|Group on the links.
foxgloves|Fingerflowers.
frailer|Weaker.
frantic|Beside oneself.
freeborn|American, for one.
freeborn|Status of some peoples.
freeman|Secretary of Agriculture.
freemen|Some citizens.
freestone|Easily cut rock.
freewill|Doctrine opposed to determinism
frenetic|Hectic.
frenetic|Wild and excited.
fretted|Worried.
frilled|Ruffled.
fringes|Edges.
frogmen|Aides in the Faith 7 drama.
frontpage|Famous comedy (with "The").
frowned|Looked upon with disfavor.
fullface|Opposite of profile.
fulsome|Offensive to good taste.
furrier|Special type of garment maker.
gainsay|Contradict.
gaiters|Footwear item.
galatea|Ivory statue of legend.
galeate|Helmet-shaped.
galumph|Prance, à la Lewis Carroll.
gangling|Adjective for a growing boy.
gaseous|In the form of vapor.
gastronomy|Gourmet's art.
gateman|Guard of a sort.
gavials|Indian crocodiles.
gavotte|Dance.
gazelle|Small antelope.
gazetteers|Certain dictionaries.
gemlike|Perfect.
gendarmerie|Certain police.
genesis|In the beginning . . .
gentlemen|Dear sirs.
geographical|Of the earth.
geometry|Schoolboy's problem.
geopolitics|Study for an economist.
gerents|Rulers.
gerrymandered|Divided unfairly, as voting areas.
gestapo|Nazi terrorist group.
gestures|Actor's concern.
ghosted|Wrote for another.
gilding|Superficial coating.
gingersnap|Kind of cooky.
ginseng|Chinese herb.
glacial|Cold and hard.
gladiator|Colosseum fighter.
glasses|Tumblers.
gleamed|Gave a lovely light.
gleaned|Collected bit by bit.
gleaner|Field worker.
glissade|Ballet step.
glister|Sparkle: Poet.
gloomed|Was dejected.
glories|Halos.
glossed|Whitewashed (with "over").
goldbug|Story by Poe (with "The").
golfers|Sportsmen.
gondolas|Canalboats.
gonfalon|Flag.
gooseberry|Kind of pie.
gophers|Burrowing rodents.
gorillas|Jungle denizens.
gossips|Troublemakers of a sort.
governs|Regulates.
gradations|Transitional stages.
graders|Earth movers.
gradual|Slow but steady.
grandmas|Moses and others.
grandstands|Race track structures.
granges|Farmers' groups.
grapeshot|Cannon balls.
grapevine|Informal news medium.
grapevine|Rumor.
graphical|Pictorial.
grasses|Fescue and others.
grasshoppers|Certain military aircraft.
grassland|Pasture.
grateful|Appreciative.
graters|Kitchen utensils.
gratifying|Giving pleasure.
gratuity|Tip.
greener|Less experienced.
greeted|Welcomed.
greyest|Most dismal, British style.
griddle|Cooking device.
gridiron|Sports term.
grieved|Mourned.
grimacing|Making faces.
gristle|Cartilage.
grizzlies|Bears.
groaner|Nickname for Crosby.
grooved|Channeled.
grottos|Caves.
groundhog|His day is February 2.
groused|Complained: Slang.
grumble|Complain.
guarded|Cautious.
gudgeoned|Cheated, old style.
habituate|Frequent.
hacienda|Ranch dwelling.
hacienda|Spanish estate.
hackamore|Rope bridle.
hackles|Neck feathers of a cock.
hacksaw|Carpenter's tool.
haddock|Fish.
hailers|Greeters.
hairbreadth|Very small distance.
haircuts|Relative of clips.
hairstreak|Small butterfly.
halfway|Partial.
halters|Women's garments.
hamster|Mouselike rodent.
hamstrung|Made ineffective.
handrail|Banister.
handsome|Appropriate.
handsome|Sizable.
hangout|Haunt.
hangover|Surviving custom.
haplology|Wooster for Worcester.
harangue|Declaim.
hardier|More robust.
hardpan|Bedrock.
harebrained|Giddy.
haricot|Kind of bean.
harpers|___ Ferry.
harpies|Winged monsters of myth.
harpoons|Missiles of a sort.
hastened|Hurried.
hastiest|Most precipitate.
hatchecks|Night club tokens.
hayfields|Farmer's specialty.
hayseed|Yokel.
headdress|Coiffure.
headgear|Football equipment.
headliners|Stars.
heartache|Anguish of a sort.
heartaches|Long-popular Al Hoffman tune.
hearten|Encourage.
heartens|Encourages.
heartfelt|Sincere.
heartier|More jovial.
heartsease|Wild pansy.
heavyset|Stocky.
heightens|Elevates.
heinous|Extremely wicked.
hemlock|Socrates' finale.
henpecked|Status of the comic strip husband.
heredes|Legal heirs: Lat.
heritages|Birthrights.
heroine|Hunter for Prince Charming.
hesitated|Vacillated
hideaway|Secret place.
highball|Railroad signal for full speed ahead.
highbrow|Intellectual of sorts.
highlight|Big moment.
highwayman|Alfred Noyes subject.
himself|Master of the house, in Ireland.
hogties|Makes incapable of effective action.
holdups|Delays.
holidays|Thanksgiving and others.
holland|Fabric used for window shades.
hollowware|Silver dishes.
homeland|God's country.
honeybee|Apis.
honeybee|What "Deseret" means.
honeymoon|___ bridge.
hootenanny|Informal party of these days.
hootenanny|Musical evening.
hormone|Organic product.
hornpipe|Lively dance.
horseshoes|Game for a picnic.
hostess|Restaurant employe.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hothouse|Glass edifice.
hotline|Washington-Moscow setup.
housetop|Roof.
housework|Important field of employment.
hubcaps|Car parts.
hullabaloos|Rowdydows.
humdinger|Jim-dandy.
humdrum|Tedious.
hundred|Round number.
hurtled|Dashed headlong.
hyperurbanism|Off-ten for "often."
iceberg|A kind of lettuce.
iceberg|Dispenser of cold comfort.
iceboat|Sailing vessel of a sort.
iceboat|Winter sight.
icebreaker|Ship of the Far North.
icicles|Winter phenomena.
ideally|In theory.
ideates|Dreams up.
ideation|Mental activity.
identify|Call by name.
identity|Oneness.
idyllic|Pleasing and simple.
ignoble|Base.
ignobly|Meanly.
illiterate|Uncultured.
illumined|Lit: Poet.
imagery|Poet's forte.
imaginers|Wishful thinkers.
imamate|Domain of a sort.
imitate|Copy.
immolation|Brünnehilde's scene.
impasse|Deadlock.
impatiens|Shade-loving annual.
impeccable|Faultless.
impeccant|Sinless.
impends|Is near at hand.
imperative|Urgent.
implicit|Inherent.
implied|Tacit.
implore|Beg earnestly.
impostor|Poseur.
impostors|Mountebanks.
impressive|Awe-inspiring.
inanely|In a fatuous way.
inaugurate|Start.
incarnated|Invested with human form.
incense|Temple fragrance.
incense|Thurible's contents.
incensed|Irate.
inchoate|Just begun; rudimentary.
incident|Likely to happen.
incisor|Tooth.
inclement|Stormy, as weather.
inclosed|Surrounded.
incomes|April figures.
incomes|Figures in brackets.
incommensurable|Utterly.
incubus|Anything burdensome.
incumbents|Rockefeller, Brown and others.
incunabula|Books printed before 1500 A.D.
indistinct|Confused.
indited|Put in writing.
indoors|Not alfresco.
inelegant|Lacking finesse.
inertia|Immobility.
inertia|Laziness.
inexactly|Lacking accuracy.
infixes|Implants.
informer|Betrayer of a sort.
infrared|Certain rays.
infringe|Trespass (upon).
ingenue|Sweet young thing.
inhaler|Mentholated device.
inhales|Breathes.
inhered|Was inborn.
inherit|Come into money.
inhuman|Quite savage.
inimical|Antagonistic.
inimitable|Matchless.
initially|At the beginning.
initials|J.F.K., for instance.
initiate|Set going.
initiations|Ceremonies of a sort.
innkeeper|Boniface.
inquiry|Investigation.
insects|Thrips.
insecure|Not free from danger.
insiders|Those having some special advantage.
insiders|Those in the know.
instance|Illustration.
instate|Lie ___.
instruct|Direct.
insularity|Sometime ailment of New Yorkers.
intelligent|Knowing.
interacted|Worked upon each other.
interdependence|Theme of a J. F. K. address.
interdiction|Tabu.
interim|Temporary.
interlay|Place between.
interline|Do a tailor's job.
interne|Man in white.
interne|Man in white.
interviewee|Job applicant.
intestate|Not disposed of by a will.
intramural|Being within certain limits.
intrude|Barge in on.
intrusion|Gate crasher's forte.
intrusions|Busybody's specialties.
inutile|Unprofitable.
invited|Welcomed.
ionosphere|Region of space.
irenical|Peaceful.
ironfisted|Penurious.
ironsides|Old ___.
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell.
ironweed|Plant of the aster family.
irregular|Out of the ordinary.
irritable|Snappish.
irritating|Bothersome.
isolate|Quarantine.
isolated|Marooned.
issuing|Publishing.
italics|Type style.
itemize|State by particulars.
iterated|Repeated.
iterates|Says again.
ivories|White keys.
jackdaws|Black birds.
jaloppy|Much-used car: Var.
jamborees|Large gatherings.
janizaries|Turkish soldiers.
jasmine|Flowering plant.
jawbreaker|Candy of a sort.
jitterbug|Twister's predecessor.
jostler|Pusher.
katydid|Noisy insect.
katydid|Sound effect in insect world.
keepsake|Memento.
kerosene|Fuel.
kerseys|Garments of heavy wool fabric.
keystone|Main principle.
kingpin|Top man.
kittenishly|In a playful way.
kittens|Young animals.
kneaded|Blended dough.
kneaded|Worked dough.
kneeler|Cushion or board for church use.
kneepad|Basketball gear.
kowtows|Defers (to).
kremlin|Historic citadel.
kumquat|Chinese fruit.
labored|Worked.
laborious|Toilsome.
laborite|Debs, for instance.
lacerate|Hurt (one's feelings).
laconic|Concise.
ladybug|Nursery rhyme character.
ladybug|Subject of a nursery rhyme.
lallation|Tomollow, and tomollow, and tomollow . . .
laminal|Layered.
lampoon|Pasquinade.
lassoed|Roped.
lasting|Durable.
latched|Fastened.
latches|Window hardware.
latchkey|Unfastener.
lateral|Of the side.
lateral|Sidewise.
lathers|Suds.
latinizes|Translates into a certain language.
latitude|Room.
lawyers|Mason and Nixon.
laxness|Icelandic Nobel prize winner.
lazaret|Ship's storeroom.
leaners|Points in horseshoes.
learner|Pupil.
leashed|Held in check.
leavening|Yeast.
lectern|Church reading desk.
lectern|Place for sermon notes.
lection|Scriptures reading.
lecture|Professor's forte.
lecturing|Professor's forte.
leftovers|Snack possibility.
legally|By law.
legates|Envoys.
legends|Stories of a sort.
legible|Distinct to the eye.
legible|Plain.
legions|Armies.
legions|Multitudes.
legumes|Certain plants.
leisure|Free time.
leisure|Type of time.
lengths|Long stretches.
lenient|Indulgent.
leonine|Like a certain beast.
leotards|Dancers' apparel.
lessons|Teacher's concern.
letting|Hiring out.
levantine|Syrian, for example
leverages|Certain mechanical effects.
leveret|Young hare.
leveret|Young hare.
liberal|Political term.
liberty|American heritage.
librarian|Expert in Melvil Dewey methods.
lifesaver|Rescuer of a sort.
lighten|Alleviate.
likened|Compared.
lilliputians|Little people.
limelight|Publicity.
limpest|Most wilted.
lineate|Streaked.
lineman|Football player.
linemen|Railroad track inspectors.
lintels|Structural supports.
lioness|Elsa, for example.
listening|Attending.
literal|Not figurative.
literal|To the letter.
literal|True to fact.
literalism|Fidelity to observable fact.
literate|Educated.
literate|Educated.
lithesome|Supple.
littler|Champion golfer.
littoral|Of a shore.
liverwurst|Delicatessen purchase.
liverwurst|Sandwich meat.
lobelia|Flowering plant.
locales|Places.
located|Found.
locates|Pin-points.
locknut|Special sort of fastener.
locofocos|Anti-Tammany reformers of 1835.
logbook|Record.
lollipop|Candy.
loneliest|Adjective for Crusoe.
looking|Kind of glass.
lookout|Crow's nest.
lookout|Prospect.
lopsided|Lacking symmetry.
loquacity|Cause of high telephone bills.
lorries|Wagons.
losable|Like women's gloves.
lothario|Gay deceiver.
lotteries|Affairs of state in New Hampshire.
lottery|Sweepstakes.
loutish|Like a boor.
louvered|Furnished with slatted panels.
lovebirds|Certain parrots.
lovebirds|Sweethearts.
loveseat|Piece of furniture.
lumbered|Moved clumsily.
lunette|Crescent-shaped opening.
luxuriant|Opulent.
lyonnaise|Potatoes à la ___.
lyricists|Important people on Broadway.
machinate|Scheme to do harm.
madrigal|Part song.
magenta|Color.
magenta|Fuchsia red.
mainline|Part of a railroad.
mainstay|Chief support.
maladroit|Bungling.
malaise|Uneasiness.
malemutes|Arctic dogs.
mallets|Polo sticks.
mammals|Sheep and goats.
manager|Yogi, now.
managers|Executives.
mandates|Commands.
mandatory|Imperative.
mangrove|Fruit.
manhattan|Part of New York City.
manhole|Part of the street scene.
manilas|Brownish papers.
manmade|Synthetic.
manners|Habitual deportment.
manufacturers|Certain business men.
manumit|Release from slavery.
marathon|Long-distance contest.
marchers|Quick-steppers.
margarine|Shortening.
marimba|Primitive xylophone.
marinated|Cookbook term.
mariner|Spacecraft that passed Venus.
marmalade|Bread spread.
marmalade|Bread spread.
marmite|Petite ___, French soup.
marries|When a man ___ . . .
marshal|Arrange in order.
marshal|General.
marshal|Military title.
marshals|Gathers one's forces.
martini|Pink Lady's cousin.
marzipan|Confection of almond paste.
mascara|Make-up item.
masseter|Jaw muscle.
mastabas|Egyptian tombs.
mastermind|Member of the brain trust.
masters|Lords.
masterwork|Chef d'oeuvre.
matadors|Arena men.
matinal|Of the morning.
matinee|Forenoon: Fr.
matters|Important affairs.
mausoleum|Taj Mahal, for example.
meander|Ramble.
measure|Course of action.
measurers|Tailors, at times.
meekness|Humility.
meeting|Assembly.
meeting|Congregation.
meetings|U. N.'s forte.
megapod|Large-footed.
melanges|Hodgepodges.
melilot|Clover.
melodists|Song writers.
memento|Snapshot, for one.
menagerie|Zoologist's concern.
mendacity|Lie.
menhaden|Sea fish.
mention|Cite.
mercantile|Commercial.
mercurial|Volatile.
meridian|Greenwich's line.
mermaid|Tavern frequented by Jonson.
merrily|In a jovial way.
mesmerized|In a hypnotic trance.
mesquite|Southwestern shrub.
mesquite|Southwestern tree.
message|Camouflage for the commercial.
message|Euphemism for a commercial.
message|Letter.
messages|Greeting card legends.
messages|Secretary's forte.
messenger|Mercury's calling.
metered|Measured.
miasmic|Noxious.
microcosm|Small world.
middleman|Agent.
middlemen|Merchants.
midgets|Hop-o'-my-thumbs.
midiron|Golf club.
midnight|Time of darkness.
mightily|Vigorously.
mileage|Salesman's allowance.
milestone|Anniversary, for one.
milestones|Significant points.
militant|Aggressive.
million|A very large number.
minaret|Muezzin's tower.
mineral|___ water.
minerals|Platinum and others.
mingles|Blends.
mingles|Joins the crowd.
minimal|Smallest.
miniver|Memorable movie Mrs.
minorca|Domestic fowl.
minster|Monastery church.
mintages|Stamps impressed on coins.
minuscule|Small letter.
minuteman|U.S. missile.
miracle|Superhuman event.
miracle|Wonderwork.
mirador|Turret.
miscast|Unsuitable in a role.
mislays|Loses temporarily.
misnames|Identifies wrongly.
misnomer|Wrong name.
misprint|Proofreader's bugbear.
misread|Interpret incorrectly.
misrule|Disorder.
missals|Prayer books.
misstamp|Price incorrectly, as canned goods.
misstate|Quote incorrectly.
mistletoe|State flower of Oklahoma.
mistral|North wind of Mediterranean France.
misused|What "whom" is, often.
mitigate|Ease.
modelers|Workers in clay.
modiste|Figure in the fashion world.
mollies|Aquarium fishes.
mongoose|Ferretlike animal.
mongrel|Dog akin to a "Pupnik."
mongrel|Unpedigreed canine.
monitor|Large lizard.
monitor|Noted naval vessel.
monitor|TV studio screen.
monkeyshine|Ludicrous prank.
monogram|Shirt adornment.
monolith|Obelisk.
monorail|Feature of the Seattle Fair.
monotone|Soporific drone.
monotone|Tedious repetition.
monsoon|Rainy season in Asia.
montage|Composite picture.
montage|Composite picture.
monthly|Type of magazine.
monument|Bunker Hill, for one.
moonshot|Dramatic space project.
moonstone|Famous mystery novel (with "The").
moppets|Children.
mordant|Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc.
mordent|Trill, in music.
morocco|Leather.
mortals|Human beings.
mortals|People.
mothers|May day VIP's.
motorcars|Jaguars, etc.
motorman|Subway worker.
mousetrap|Fake opening at football.
moustache|Handle bar, for one.
mucilage|Stickum.
muddled|Unclear.
mugwort|Shrub related to the wormwood.
murmurers|Whisperers.
mushroom|Grow fast.
mustang|Horse.
mustard|Dark yellow.
mutation|Change.
mystified|Baffled.
nabobish|High and mighty.
nainsook|Muslin.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Guilelessness.
nappers|Dozers.
narcotic|Soothing substance.
narghile|Hookah.
nargile|Oriental pipe.
narrate|Act as a storyteller.
narrate|Describe.
narrate|Give an account of.
narrate|Tell the story.
nasally|Opposite of "gutturally."
natives|Indigenes.
natural|Neither sharp nor flat.
nearest|Least distant.
needful|Necessary.
neediness|Poverty.
needing|Requiring.
needlers|Goaders.
negated|Nullified.
negates|Nullifies.
neglect|Slight.
neglects|Slights.
negligee|Informal attire.
neither|First word of P. O. motto.
nemeses|Agents of retribution.
nemeses|Agents of retribution.
nemeses|Just punishments.
nemeses|Just punishments.
nemesis|Goddess of vengeance.
nemesis|Greek goddess.
nettled|Provoked.
network|ABC, for one.
neurone|Nerve cell.
neutral|Indifferent.
neutralize|Make ineffective.
nevermore|Bird's refrain.
nevermore|Famous word of a bird.
newsman|Reporter.
newspaper|Extra, for one.
newtons|___ law of motion.
ninepin|Old bowling target.
nitrogen|Essential of life.
nitwits|Dunderheads.
nitwits|Scatterbrains.
noblesse|Aristocrats collectively.
nocturnally|By night.
noggins|Small mugs.
noisier|More clamorous.
noisier|More vociferous.
nominal|Slight, as a fee.
nomogram|Numerical graph.
nonagons|Nine-sided figures.
nonaligned|Neutral, as nations.
nonsense|Poppycock!
noontides|Times if day.
noosers|Trappers.
norther|Cold wind in Kansas.
northern|Septentrional.
nosegay|Bouquet.
nosiest|Most inquisitive.
notable|Eminent.
notation|Musical signs.
nothing|What is served at a Barmecide feast.
notwithstanding|All the same.
novella|Story as in the "Decameron."
numbest|Most torpid.
numeral|Digit.
nuptials|Marriage rites.
nursery|Greenhouse.
nursery|Room of a sort.
nursery|Room.
nursery|Room.
nutriments|Foods.
oakmoss|Lichen growing on trees.
oarless|Designating some boats.
obfuscate|Bewilder.
obsessed|Haunted.
obsession|Fixed ideas.
ocarina|Simple wind instrument.
occasion|Happening.
occidental|Western.
occludes|Closes.
oceanographer|Woods Hole scientist.
octants|Eighth parts of a circle.
offbeat|Unconventional.
oldster|Graybeard.
oldster|Senior citizen.
oldwives|___' tale.
oleaster|Fragrant shrub of Europe.
ominous|Sinister.
onagers|Medieval catapults.
oneness|Unity.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
ontological|Metaphysical term.
opaline|Gemlike.
opaline|Translucent.
openers|Kitchen devices.
opening|Breach.
opening|First performance.
operant|Agent.
operate|Manage or use.
operate|Manage.
operates|Produces an effect.
operettas|Broadway specialties.
opiates|Certain drugs.
opinions|Judgments.
opportune|Timely.
opportunity|Well-known knocker.
optimal|Most favorable.
optimists|Sanguine ones.
opulent|Rich.
oracles|Infallible ones.
orangeade|Thirst quencher.
oranges|Bright colors.
orangutan|Beast of Borneo.
orating|Holding forth.
oratorio|Religious composition.
oratorios|Musical works.
orbital|Describing certain flights.
ordered|Arranged.
orderlies|Certain soldiers.
ordinal|Book of church ceremonies.
ordinal|First or second.
oregano|Marjoram.
organic|Branch of chemistry.
organist|Musician.
organon|Method for communicating knowledge.
orifice|Opening.
origanum|Aromatic plant.
original|First.
original|New.
origins|Beginnings.
orometer|Mountain measurer.
orotund|Resonant.
orotundity|Pompous style of speaking.
ortolan|Bobolink.
ortolans|Bobolinks.
ostensible|Apparent.
ostrich|Cassowary's cousin.
ostrich|One of the ratites.
ottoman|A pouf.
ottoman|Divan.
ottoman|Man from Ankara.
ottomans|Divans.
ourself|Editorial pronoun.
outcast|Unwanted one.
outdoor|Occurring alfresco.
outfielders|Certain ball players.
outline|Sketch.
outrider|Attendant on horseback.
outshine|Excel in any way.
outsider|Not one of the crowd.
outsize|Too large.
outskirts|Fringe areas.
outward|Superficial.
ovation|Thunderous applause.
overage|Ready to retire.
overall|Including everything.
overate|Indulged in soup-to-nuts meals.
overawe|Subjugate by fear.
overbear|Treat in a domineering way.
overdrew|Made a banking faux pas.
overdue|Belated.
overdue|Delayed
overeat|One way to make calories count.
overgrown|Covered, as with foliage.
overhang|Projection.
overheat|Get a hotbox.
overlap|Coincide in part (with).
overlooked|Missed.
overman|Leader.
overpay|Compensate in a way.
overreach|Extend too far.
overrule|Decide against.
overseers|Guardians.
overseers|Supervisors.
overseers|Supervisors.
overset|Capsize.
overshot|Went beyond the target.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overstated|Exaggerated.
overstates|Exaggerates.
overtakes|Catches up with.
overtaxed|Strained.
overtime|Certain hours of work.
overtime|Item on the paycheck.
overturn|Capsize.
overwhelm|Deluge.
ownership|Lawful claim.
oysters|Menu item.
pacemakers|Certain runners.
painted|___ Desert, Arizona.
paladins|Legendary heroes.
paladins|Legendary heroes.
palette|Color range.
palmiest|Most prosperous.
palooka|Sports incompetent: Slang.
pampers|Babies.
panacea|Cure-all.
panacea|Cure.
panache|Cyrano's plume.
panatela|Cigar.
panatela|Cigar.
pancake|Breakfast treat.
pandered|Catered to common tastes.
pandoras|___ box.
pandowdy|Apple dessert.
panegyrics|Paeans of praise.
panelist|TV personality.
pangolin|Scaly anteater.
panhandle|Arm of land.
panhandle|Part of Oklahoma.
panhandle|Part of Texas.
panhandle|West Virginia's nickname.
panorama|Comprehensive scene.
pantiles|Roofing tiles.
pantomimes|Emulates M. Marceau.
papoose|Baby of a sort.
papoose|Little American.
papoose|Squaw's burden.
paradise|Place of great beauty.
parallel|Counterpart.
parboil|Overheat, figuratively.
parents|Very important persons.
paroles|Tickets to leave.
parries|Evades.
parsley|Potherb.
parsnip|Plant.
parterre|Theater location.
partisan|Adherent.
partner|Member of the firm.
parures|Matched sets of jewelry.
passerine|Sparrow, for one.
pastels|Colors.
pastiche|Caricature.
pastiche|Imitation of another writer's style.
pastorale|Beethoven's Sixth.
pastors|Churchmen.
patella|Bone.
patents|Inventor's concern.
paternal|Fatherly.
patience|Bunthorne's Bride.
patinas|Films on bronze.
patriot|Member of a resistance group.
patriots|Loyal citizens.
patrols|Guards.
pattens|Wooden shoes of a sort.
pattered|Ran with short quick steps.
pattered|Talked glibly.
peacock|Vain person.
pearled|Adorned with nacre.
pearlite|Constituent of steel and cast iron.
peccary|Piglike animal of the Southwest.
pectoral|Worn on the chest.
pedagogue|Ichabod Crane's calling.
pedantry|Didacticism.
pedestal|Supporting part.
pedestrianism|Addiction of the 50-mile hikers.
pedestrians|Certain artful dodgers.
peepers|Young birds.
peerage|Nobility.
peeress|Noblewoman.
pegboard|Tool holder.
pelican|Bird.
pelisse|Fur cloak.
pelisse|Fur-trimmed cloak.
pencils|Items for pupils.
pendent|Hanging
pentagon|Building named for its shape.
penuche|Candy.
percale|Closely woven fabric.
perfected|Brought to an ideal state.
performs|Carries out.
peridotic|Like a green gem or olivine.
permeate|Pervade.
permeated|Spread.
personal|Item in the newspaper.
perusal|Study.
pesetas|Spanish coins.
pestles|Mortar tools.
petiolar|Of a leaf stem.
petticoat|Garment.
pettiest|Least important.
phantom|Vision.
phenomenology|Study of extraordinary events.
pianissimo|Musical direction.
pianist|Musician.
piasters|Turkish coins.
piebald|Mottled.
pierrots|Characters in French pantomime.
pigeonholed|Put aside.
pigeonholes|Compartmentalizes.
pileate|Capped: Bot.
pineapple|Hawaiian specialty.
pinnacle|Acme.
pinpointed|Located.
pirates|Spanish Main peril.
piratical|Thievish.
pirating|Stealing, in a way.
pirogue|Dugout.
pirogue|West Indian canoe.
pirouette|Tiptoe turn.
pistols|Weapons.
pixilated|Bewitched: Colloq.
placates|Appeases.
plaices|Flatfishes.
plainsong|Gregorian chant.
planers|Certain power tools.
planned|Arranged.
planned|Purposeful.
plantation|Large estate.
plantation|Where coffee is grown.
plastic|Commercial compound.
plateau|Geographical feature.
platitude|Truism.
platoons|Companies.
plaudit|Expression of approval.
playgoer|Broadway denizen.
playlet|Skit.
pleasant|Attractive.
pleases|Gratifies.
pledgor|Legal term akin to promisor.
plenipotentiary|Ambassador.
plethora|Overabundance.
pliantly|With flexibility.
plicate|Pleated.
plinths|Bases of columns.
plummets|Sounding leads.
plutocrat|Cousin of Croesus.
poacher|Stealer of game.
poetaster|Versifier.
poetesses|Certain writers.
polemics|Disputation.
politest|Most refined.
politic|Prudent.
polyglot|Of many languages.
polygon|Many-sided figure.
popcorn|Popular campfire treat.
popular|Very well liked.
populists|Splinter party voters of 1892.
portables|Certain radios.
portage|Canoe carrying.
portents|Signs.
postcard|Correspondent's item.
postmarks|Certain cancellations.
postmaster|Government official.
potatoes|Commodity.
potential|Inherent capability.
potently|With great force
pothers|Commotions.
potluck|Informal meal.
potpourri|Anthology, for example.
potpourri|Anthology.
potters|Ceramists.
poultices|Cataplasms.
pragmatic|Matter-of-fact.
prairie|The endless plain.
prairies|Sights in the Middle West.
pranked|Tricked.
prattler|Youthful conversationalist.
preambled|Made a preliminary statement.
precedent|Authoritative example.
predestinate|Foreordain.
preheats|Warms beforehand.
prehensile|Like a monkey's tail.
prelate|Bishop.
prelude|Introduction.
premises|Buildings, grounds, etc.
prepaid|No charge.
presage|Forebode.
prescience|Foresight.
present|Christmas ___.
present|Offer.
preside|Chair.
presidents|Adams and Adams, for example.
presser|Tailor's aide.
prestidigitator|Trickery expert.
presume|Take for granted.
pretense|Simulation.
pretest|Try out ahead of time.
prettier|More pleasing.
prewash|Clean in advance.
primates|Apes.
principal|Headmaster.
printer|Bookmaking aide.
printer|One of Ben Franklin's callings.
prisons|Dartmoor and Old Bailey.
producer|Theater VIP.
profane|Irreverent.
profiles|Short, vivid biographies.
prognostic|Omen.
proletariat|Wage earners.
promenade|Deck of a ship.
prominent|Notable.
promise|Assure.
promotion|One aim of public relations.
pronounce|Utter.
propeller|Part of a launch.
propitiate|Pacify.
prorate|Apportion.
protests|Asserts.
protract|Draw out.
provoke|Irritate.
provolone|Italian cheese.
prudishness|Elsie Dinsmore's forte.
psalter|Church volume.
ptyalin|Salivary enzyme.
puerile|Childish.
puissant|Powerful.
pulsate|Beat.
pumpers|Fire trucks.
purslane|Weed with pink fleshy stems.
purveyor|Caterer.
quagmires|Swamps.
quality|Superiority in kind.
quisling|Traitor.
radiant|Glowing.
radiates|Diffuses.
radiator|Heating device.
radical|Basic principle.
radical|Fundamental.
radiology|Medical science.
ragamuffin|Halloween figure.
ragbags|Housewife's catchalls.
raggedly|Unevenly.
raggedy|___ Man.
railways|Transportation systems.
raiment|Clothing.
rainstorm|Meteorologist's concern.
rainwater|Precipitation.
rampage|Relative of a rumpus.
rampart|Bulwark.
rampart|Protective barrier.
ransack|Pillage.
rapidly|With celerity.
rascality|Deviltry.
ratable|Subject to taxation.
rationale|Justification.
ratline|Ship's rope.
ravages|Devastates.
ravelers|Knitters, at times.
ravines|Gorges.
ravings|Fulminations.
razored|Shaved.
reactions|Compensating forces.
reactor|Atomic pile.
reactor|Atomic plant structure.
readers|Publishers' aides.
reagent|Chemical detector.
realgar|Arsenic sulfide for pigments.
realistic|Practical.
realistic|Tending to face facts.
realize|Achieve.
realtor|House agent.
realtors|Dealers in lots.
reasoner|Thinker.
reasons|Motives.
rebates|Deductions.
rebuttals|Debaters' forte.
receded|Withdrew (from).
recedes|Ebbs.
recital|Enumeration.
recitative|Part of many operas.
recited|Spoke in class.
reciter|Elocutionist.
recline|Lean back.
recluse|Hermit.
recognize|Acknowledge.
recorders|Musical instruments.
recourse|A seeking for aid.
recruited|Enlisted new personnel.
rectangular|Of a certain shape.
recurrent|Periodic.
redactor|Editor.
redactors|Editors.
redeemer|Saviour.
redials|Tries again (after wrong number).
redness|Brilliance of color.
redolence|Fragrance.
redouble|Bridge call.
redress|Compensation.
redshirts|Garibaldi's men.
redstart|Eye-catching warbler.
redstarts|Warblers.
reduced|Store sign.
reedition|Second printing, old style.
reenter|Come back.
reenter|Stage direction.
reentering|Type of angle in a geometric figure.
reentry|Astronaut's problem.
reentry|Orbiter's critical stage.
refaced|Put a new surface on.
refaced|Put a new surface on.
refasten|Make secure again.
refection|Light meal.
reformed|Turned over a new leaf.
regaled|Entertained.
regalia|Fancy trappings.
regather|Collect again.
regimen|Rules for living.
regimes|Modes of rule.
regimes|Political systems.
regimes|Systems of rule.
regional|Local.
regular|Customary.
regular|Customary.
regular|Methodical.
regulate|Methodize.
reindeer|Comet or Cupid.
reiterate|Din repeatedly.
rejections|Writer's bugaboos.
relapse|Retrogress.
related|Cognate.
relates|Has reference to.
relates|Tells.
relator|Narrator.
relaxed|Easy-going.
relaxer|Lazy one.
release|Let go.
release|Press agent's concern.
released|Freed.
released|Made public.
relevant|Pertinent.
relevant|To the point.
relevant|To the point.
reliant|Trusting.
religion|Faith.
relines|Does tailoring work.
reloaded|Prepared for more picture-taking.
remained|Continued unchanged.
remarked|Commented.
remarriage|Subject of Enoch Arden law.
remedied|Corrected.
remember|Bear in mind.
remember|Convey greetings from.
remodeling|Alterations.
remorse|Penitent's feeling.
removals|Shifts of location.
renaissance|Neoclassic style of art.
renature|Restore, as a certain type of alcohol.
renders|Melts.
rendition|Manner of performance.
reneged|Backed out of an agreement.
reneged|Failed to follow suit.
renewal|Starting afresh.
renewed|Started over.
renitency|Stubbornness.
rennins|Certain enzymes.
renounces|Disclaims.
reorder|Send for more.
repaint|Redecorate.
repairs|Amends.
reparation|A making of amends.
repasses|Goes by again.
repeals|Abrogates.
repentance|Contrition.
repenter|Contrite person.
repertoire|Operatic list.
repined|Languished for love.
replaces|Substitutes for.
replete|Plentifully supplied.
reporters|Men of the press.
reports|News programs.
reposed|Took one's ease.
reproved|Censured.
reputation|Celebrity.
requests|Desires.
required|Needed.
requital|Tit for tat.
reredos|Decorative altar screen.
rerolls|Winds again.
research|Scientist's concern.
resells|Markets again.
resents|Feels affronted by.
resents|Feels displeasure.
resents|Takes umbrage.
resents|Takes umbrage.
reserved|Not effusive.
resettle|Move to a new city.
resettle|Re-establish.
resettle|What transferees do.
residences|Housing units.
resider|Dweller.
resifts|Examines closely again.
resigns|Abdicates.
resigns|Abdicates.
resisted|Argued against.
resoles|Repairs ties.
resolutes|Dauntless ones.
resolve|Make a vow.
resolve|Make up one's mind.
resonance|Important acoustic condition.
resonant|Resonant.
resound|Echo.
resources|Coal, petroleum, etc.
respite|Delay.
respond|Answer.
responds|Answers.
restamp|Mark for renewal, as a library card.
restful|Tranquilizing.
restive|Balky.
restless|Discontented.
restoration|Museum job.
restore|Bring back (to).
restore|Heal.
restrain|Check.
restyle|Modernize.
resulted|Arose as a conclusion.
retainer|Faithful servant.
retaliate|Return like for like.
retaped|Made a new recording of.
retests|Checks again.
reticle|Network, as in a gunsight.
retinal|Of an eye part.
retinue|Escort.
retinue|Train.
retired|Not active.
retorts|Answers of a sort.
retrograde|Moving backward.
retrorse|Turned backward.
returns|Vote reports.
revenge|Grenville's ship, 1591.
revenge|Iago's motivation.
reverence|Gesture of respect.
reverend|Title of respect.
reverie|State of dreaminess.
reverie|Waking dream.
reverse|Car gear.
reverse|Kind of gear.
reviews|Contents of an artist's scrapbook.
revivalist|Sunday, for one.
revived|Became active again.
revoice|Echo.
revolted|Mutinied.
rewedded|Espoused again.
rhotacism|Overuse of the letter "r."
rhubarb|Diamond argument.
rhythms|Beats.
riantly|Gaily.
ricocheted|Rebounded.
riddles|Enigmatic sayings.
riffraff|Mob.
rigmarole|Nonsense.
rioters|Rabble rousers.
riposte|Fencing thrust.
ripostes|Swift replies.
ripples|Small undulations.
ritards|Directions for vocalists: Abbr.
rivaling|Competing with.
riveter|Construction worker.
roadside|Place for picnic tables.
roadster|Convertible.
roadster|Type of car.
roadway|Thoroughfare.
rockers|Parts of chairs.
roebuck|Deer.
roister|Revel noisily.
rollover|Command to Fido.
romaine|Lettuce.
romance|Hollywood product.
romance|Love's old sweet song.
rompers|Kiddies' wear.
roofing|Construction material.
rooster|Fowl.
roosters|Chanticleers.
rooters|Rah-rah boys.
rooters|The cheering section.
rooters|The cheering section.
rosette|Ornament.
rotates|Turns.
rotifer|Wheel animalcule.
roulade|Musical embellishment.
roundup|Cowboy activity.
rousers|Humdingers.
routine|Business as usual.
routine|Fixed series of dance steps.
routine|Ordinary.
routine|Singer's act.
rubescent|Blushing.
ruminate|Think.
runarounds|Deliberately deceptive actions.
rushlight|Candle.
rustles|Sounds in the forest.
rustles|Sounds in the forest.
ruttier|Less smooth.
saccate|Having the form of a pouch.
saddens|Makes unhappy.
sadness|Dolor.
safaris|Journeys.
sagebrush|Nevada's symbol.
saguaro|Arizona cactus.
sainted|Very holy.
saintly|Pious.
salesman|Clerk.
salinas|California city.
salines|Salt licks.
saloons|Carry Nation's battlegrounds.
saltcellars|Work of art by Cellini, and others.
saltine|Cracker.
saltpan|Alkali flat.
salutes|Greets.
salvers|Trays.
samites|Cloths of gold.
sampans|Chinese skiffs.
sampans|Oriental boats.
sanction|Law's binding force.
sandaracs|Certain resins.
sandhog|Tunnel digger.
sanding|Cabinetmaker's job.
sandstorm|Desert phenomenon.
sandwich|Luncheon item.
sandwiched|Inserted between.
sangfroid|Composure.
sanguinary|Attended by bloodshed.
sarongs|Women's wear.
satchel|Piece of baggage.
satiate|Cloy.
satinet|Kind of cloth.
satirist|Type of writer.
satisfy|Fulfill.
saturates|Loads to capacity.
saturnine|Gloomy.
saucepan|Kitchen utensil.
saurians|Everglades dwellers.
sauropods|Herbivorous dinosaurs.
sausages|Breakfast dish.
savages|Uncivilized ones.
savannah|Georgia city.
savannah|Southern city.
saveloy|British sausage.
savings|Contents of certain banks.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Type of triangle.
scaling|Fish market chore.
scandal|Outrageous behavior.
scandal|Talk of the town.
scandals|Front page sensations.
scenical|Dramatic.
schedule|Catalogue.
schemes|Plans.
schiller|Great poet and dramatist.
schoolboys|Children.
scintilla|Iota.
scoreboard|Ball park feature.
scraper|Kitchen aid.
scratchy|Adjective for some pens.
screech|Harsh cry.
screeds|Harangues.
scribbled|Made doodles.
scribes|Penmen.
scrimmages|Football plays.
scrimps|Pinches pennies.
scroops|Rasping sounds.
scruple|Twinge of conscience.
scupper|Drainage opening in a ship's side.
scutter|Bustle about.
seabird|Fulmar or mew.
seabirds|Fulmars, petrels, etc.
seafarer|Conrad, as a young man.
seafarer|Tar.
seahorses|Small semi-tropical fish.
seamier|Comparatively less pleasant.
seaports|Where the United States stops.
searobin|Fish of the gurnard family.
seasoned|Matured.
seaters|Ushers, for example.
secedes|Leaves a group.
secerns|Distinguishes.
secondhand|Used.
seconds|Aids.
secretariat|U. N. group.
secretariat|U. N. group.
secretary|Cabinet member.
secrete|Hide.
secretes|Caches.
secrets|Hush-hush matters.
secrets|Things concealed.
sectary|Nonconformist or dissenter.
secures|Gains possession of.
security|What everybody wants.
sedates|Gives a soothing medicine.
sedentary|Inactive.
sedilia|Seats for the clergy.
seedless|Like sultana grapes.
seepage|Oozing.
seeress|Cassandra's cousin.
seesaws|Alternates.
seignior|Sir.
selected|Chosen.
selection|Musical composition.
selective|Choosy.
selector|Electric switch mechanism.
selenic|Like the moon.
selenite|Moon dweller.
seminar|Course of study.
seminar|Type of college class.
semisoft|Describing some cheeses.
senates|Legislative bodies.
senates|Upper houses.
senator|Holland or Jordan.
senators|Mmes. Smith and Neuberger.
senders|Radio operators.
sendoff|Farewell party: Colloq.
senescence|Onset of old age.
seniority|Status attained by some workers.
seniors|Big men on campus.
seniors|Students.
senoras|Damas.
senores|Caballeros.
senorita|Spanish maid.
senoritas|Dueña's charges.
sensate|Endowed with feelings.
sentences|Judge's specialties.
sentries|Guards.
separate|Disperse.
separate|Individual.
sequent|Following.
sequoias|Giants of the forest.
serapes|Blankets of a sort.
serapes|Mexican blankets.
serenely|In tranquil manner.
sergeant|Inspector's aide.
sergeant|Lieutenant's assistant.
serialize|Publish in a certain way.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriemas|Long-legged birds of Brazil.
seringa|Brazilian rubber tree.
sermons|Writings of Swift and Donne.
serpent|Creature in Eden.
serpent|Ophidian.
serpent|Satan, in Eden.
serpentine|Sinuous.
serpents|Herpetologist's concern.
serried|Crowded.
servers|Trays.
servers|Trays.
setback|Recessed section, as in a wall.
setters|Gordon and Irish.
settler|Pioneer.
settles|Adjusts.
seventeen|1916 novel.
shadbush|Juneberry.
shallow|Role in "Merry Wives."
shallow|Superficial.
shanachie|Teller of old Irish tales.
shapeup|Round into form: Colloq.
shatter|Wreck.
shebang|The whole ___.
sheepdogs|Collies.
shellacs|Furniture finishes.
sheriffs|Western characters.
shetland|Equine of a sort.
shifted|Changed.
shimmered|Gleamed faintly.
shindig|Blowout.
shindig|Dance festivity: Slang.
shinguard|Protection for a goalie.
shipped|Transported by rail.
shipwreck|Event in "The Tempest."
shirttails|Short additions to newspaper articles.
shocker|Type of book.
shoeshine|Something for the man in the street.
shoestring|Small sum of money: Slang.
shoestrings|Small sums of money.
shopgirls|Sales ladies.
shortcake|Dessert.
shortcake|Gustatory treat.
shorted|Electrician's term.
shorthair|Feature of a crew cut.
showcase|Display cabinet.
showered|Bathed.
showery|Weather word.
showman|Barnum, for one.
showoff|Extrovert of a sort.
shrills|Speaks with a piercing voice.
shutter|Part of a camera.
shutters|Blinds.
shuttle|Type of plane or train.
siamese|Orientals.
sibilation|Sssweet are the usess of adverssity.
sickles|Companions of hammers.
sidearms|Weapons.
sightseers|What New York is full of.
silence|Golden commodity.
silence|Hush.
silence|Library motto.
silence|Library sign.
silence|Tacit omission.
silenus|God of wine and fertility.
silesia|Sudeten region.
singleton|One of its kind.
singsongs|Chants in a certain cadence.
sinister|Portentous.
sirloin|Butcher's display.
sirloin|Grill item.
sitters|Mothers' helpers.
situate|Place.
situated|Placed.
skaters|Hockey team.
skating|Button's forte.
skeptic|Incredulous one.
skillet|Frying pan.
skimmer|Long-winged sea bird.
skipper|Captain.
skirters|Dogs running wide of the pack.
skylark|Subject of Shelley lyric.
skyline|Beauty of New York.
slainte|Irish toast.
slapdash|Careless.
slashed|Reduced sharply.
slathers|Oodles.
slatted|Like louvers.
slavery|19th century campaign issue.
sleaved|Separated and divided, as silk.
sleaves|Tangles, as of ravelings.
sledded|Rode a coaster.
sledders|Indulgers in winter sport.
sleeper|Type of railroad car.
sleepless|Unceasingly active.
sleeves|Ace concealers.
sleeves|Garment parts.
sleighs|Christmas card items.
slender|Country lout in "Merry Wives"
slender|Having slight foundation.
sleuths|Spade and Marlowe.
sliders|Certain pitches.
slipknots|Boatswain's concern.
slivers|Fragments.
slotted|Having elongated apertures.
slowish|Rather deliberate.
sludges|Muddy deposits.
slumbered|Remained in a state of unawareness.
slumped|Fell in a heap.
slyness|Cunning.
smashed|In smithereens.
smashes|Crushes.
smithereens|Bits: Colloq.
smorgasbord|Buffet specialty.
snakepit|Where to find ophidians.
snapper|Marine fish.
snappers|Cracker bon-bons.
sneaked|Slunk (along).
sneaker|Kind of shoe.
sneered|Displayed contempt.
snidest|Trickiest: Slang.
sniffle|Winter sound.
sniggered|Giggled, British style.
sniggle|Fish for eels.
snipers|Sharpshooters.
snipers|Sharpshooters.
snippets|Small pieces.
snooper|Busybody.
snoopers|Meddlesome ones.
snoozer|Sleepyhead.
snorkel|Breathing tube.
snorkel|Submarine contrivance.
snorkel|Submarine device.
snorkel|Submarine tube.
snorted|Laughed loudly.
snowing|___ under (defeating overwhelmingly).
snuffbox|Bijou for a Beau Brummell.
snuffbox|Container of a special sort.
snuffer|Candle extinguisher.
sobering|Coming to one's senses.
sobriety|Sedate condition.
solaria|Hospital areas.
solaria|Sun parlors.
solecism|Grammatical slip.
sombrero|Hat.
someday|Bridesmaid's song.
somerset|Well-known literary middle name.
somites|Anthropod segments.
sonatas|Musical works.
sonatas|Popular recordings.
sonatina|Piece of music.
songbirds|Larks.
songsters|Record makers.
soonest|Least said ___ mended.
sophies|Tucker and others.
sophomore|Collegian.
soprano|The treble.
sopranos|Trilby and others.
soulful|Showing deep feeling.
soundstage|TV shooting set.
sourdines|Mutes on trumpets.
sourish|Having a certain taste.
soutane|Cassock.
sovereigns|Crowned heads.
spacemen|Today's heros.
spalpeen|Scamp, in Ireland.
spanners|Certain wrenches.
sparerib|Cut of meat.
sparkler|Fourth of July item.
spartan|Frugal, as fare.
spartan|Hardy.
spatial|Of the outer regions.
spatted|Quarreled in a petty way.
spatters|Falls in a shower.
speakeasies|Jazz Age rendezvous.
speakeasy|Symbol of the 1920's.
speaker|House officer.
spearmint|Spicy plant.
special|Menu word.
specials|Letters of a sort.
specify|State in detail.
speedway|Road for daring drivers.
speller|Schoolbook.
spelling|School subject.
spencer|A Churchill name.
spender|Poet Stephen.
spirals|Helices.
spirant|Consonantal sound.
spirituals|Songs of a sort.
spiteful|Malicious.
splendent|Illustrious.
splendid|Brilliant.
splicer|Rope mender.
sponson|Canoe's air chamber.
spooler|Yarn winder.
spooned|Took up food.
sporran|Fur purse worn with kilts.
sportsman|Good loser.
spreaders|Butter knives.
spreads|Jams.
spriest|Most lively.
springe|Snare.
sprouting|Growing rapidly.
spurious|Fake.
sputters|Speaks hastily and disjointedly.
squeals|Piggery sounds.
stabler|More steady.
stables|Rural structures.
staffed|Provided aides.
stagecoach|Vehicle seen on TV.
stagecraft|One of the arts.
stagers|Experienced hands.
stagnant|Dull.
stagnant|Dull.
stagnate|Become sluggish.
stained|Smirched.
staircase|Feature of the Kremlin palace.
stalemate|Chess term.
stalled|Played for time.
stammers|Speech problems.
standard|Criterion.
standard|Emblem.
standard|Erstwhile N. Y. newspaper.
standee|Late-coming fan.
standee|Opera lover, perhaps.
standee|True opera lover.
stannic|Containing tin.
stannic|Containing tin.
stapler|Metal fastener.
staplers|Office gadgets.
starboard|Nautical term.
stardust|Popular song by Carmichael.
stargazer|Astronomer, so to speak.
starlet|Actress.
starlet|Member of a galaxy.
starlet|Young actress.
starred|Featured.
starred|Had one's name in lights.
started|Set out.
starter|Part of a car.
startle|Frighten suddenly.
startle|Take unawares.
startup|Get set for take-off.
stashes|Puts (away).
stateside|In the continental U.S.
statics|Radio crackles.
station|Sphere of duty.
stators|Machinery parts.
statuette|Oscar, for one.
stature|Height.
statute|Established rule.
statute|Law.
steadies|Today's sweethearts.
stealth|Furtiveness.
steamed|Cooked.
steamer|Vessel.
stearin|Fatty substance.
steeped|Imbued with.
steepen|Become more precipitous.
steeper|Textile worker.
steeple|Tall structure.
steerage|Third class.
steered|Led.
stellas|Girls named for stars.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stencil|Insipid repetition.
stencil|Perforated pattern.
stencil|Secretarial job.
stereos|Electronic devices.
sterner|More forbidding.
steward|Ship attendant.
stewardess|Air line employe.
stewards|Ship employes.
stilled|Allayed.
stilted|Pompous.
stilted|Stiffly dignified or formal.
stingaree|Fish with whiplike tail.
stinted|Kept on short allowance.
stipend|Wages.
stipple|Spotty paint style.
stirrer|Puddler.
stirrer|Swizzle stick.
stodgier|More heavy-set.
stomped|Did a vigorous dance.
stoneworts|Green algae.
stoplight|Part of the street scene.
stopple|Sink plug.
storied|Celebrated in history.
stormed|Was angry.
straggled|Wandered off.
strange|Alien.
strange|Extraordinary.
strange|Singular.
strange|Singular.
strange|Unaccustomed.
strappers|Robust persons: Colloq.
stratagem|Miltary device.
streamer|Pennant.
streets|Hollywood and Vine.
streets|Peachtree and others.
stresses|Accents.
stressless|Unaccented.
stretch|Seventh inning routine.
striates|Marks with grooves.
stricken|Deleted (from).
strictly|Without latitude.
striders|Water bugs.
strides|Progress.
striker|Clapper of a bell.
strings|Orchestral section.
stringy|Like celery.
stripes|Service ___.
stripes|Symbols of rank.
strokes|Butterfly, crawl, etc.
strongboxes|Chests of a sort.
strongboxes|Chests.
strongly|Boldly.
struggle|Uphill fight.
stumble|Blunder.
stumbled|Happened (on).
stupidly|Like a ninny.
stutter|Speak falteringly.
stylish|Chic.
stylist|Writer of distinction.
stymies|Stumps.
styrenes|Synthetic plastics.
suaveness|Urbanity.
subdivisions|Land parcels.
sublime|Grand.
substantiate|Prove.
subtract|Take away from.
success|Prosperity.
succumbs|Is defeated.
suffrage|The vote.
suiting|Certain fabric.
sunders|Splits.
sundial|One-time timepiece.
sundogs|Solar halos or rainbows.
suntans|Summery hues.
suntans|Vacation results.
superhighway|Modern means of travel.
supplant|Supersede.
suppose|Hold an opinion.
suppose|Imagine.
surface|Exterior.
surfeit|Satiety.
surname|Patronymic.
surveyed|Scrutinized.
sutures|Stitches.
swabbed|Mopped.
swashed|Put on an air of bravado.
swashes|Sloshers.
swearer|Oath-taker.
sweater|Cardigan.
sweetbread|Meat delicacy.
sweetbread|Menu item.
sweeten|Sugar.
sweetheart|Valentine.
swelter|Suffer from the heat.
swelters|Lacks air-conditioning.
swindle|Bilk.
swordfish|Friday entree.
symbols|Status ___.
syncope|Word contraction.
syringe|Hypodermic ___.
tableland|Geographical feature.
tableland|Topographical feature of Iran.
taboret|Small drum.
tactile|Having a certain sense.
taffeta|Swishy cloth.
tailgate|Wagon's back door.
tailing|Work for a gumshoe.
takeover|Assume control.
takeover|Military coup: Colloq.
talented|Able.
talents|Gifts.
talents|Natural gifts.
talents|Natural skills.
talkathon|TV phenomenon.
tamable|Quite gentle.
tamales|Mexican dish.
tanager|Brilliant bird.
tangible|Definite.
tankers|Ships.
tanners|Leather workers.
tapestry|Gobelin.
tapioca|Dessert.
taproom|Bar.
taproot|Tree part.
tardiest|Most dilatory.
tarnation|Mild imprecation, rustic style.
tarried|Lingered.
tarries|Stays.
tartans|Wool fabrics.
tassels|Victorian trimming.
tasters|Hysong samplers.
tastiest|Most tempting.
tatters|Shreds.
taurine|Like a bull.
taverns|Auberges.
taxicab|Follow that car! vehicle.
teacart|Wheeled tray.
teapots|Sometime tempest containers.
tearless|Dry-eyed.
tearoom|Place for light repasts.
tearoom|Place to lunch.
teatime|The oolong hour.
technician|Skilled musician, for example.
technician|Skilled worker.
tedious|Boring.
teeters|Wavers uncertainly.
teethers|Items for babies.
telamon|Father of Ajax.
teleology|Study of nature's purposes.
telephone|1947 opera (with "The").
telescope|Palomar instrument.
televise|Display coast-to-coast.
televise|Send out the picture.
televised|Broadcast "live."
temperament|Nature.
temperance|One of the "cardinal virtues."
templar|Crusader.
tempter|Satan, for one.
tenable|Capable of being defended.
tenable|Defensible.
tendency|Inclination.
tenement|Habitation.
tensely|Without relaxing.
tensest|Most apprehensive.
tensile|Ductile.
tensile|Ductile.
tension|Suspense.
tentmaker|Omar.
tenures|Holdings.
terminal|Station.
termini|Ends.
termini|Ends.
termite|Destructive insect.
termite|White ant.
ternate|In threes, as leaves.
terraces|Streets of a sort.
terrapin|Baltimore delicacy.
tertiary|Of the third order.
tessera|Mosaic piece.
tesserae|Mosaic tiles.
testers|Bed canopies.
testing|Out for a trial run.
tetanus|Lockjaw.
theatre|Newspaper section.
theatre|Opera house.
thereat|Consequently.
therein|Concerning that matter.
thimbleful|Very small quantity.
thinker|Philosopher.
thinner|Turpentine, for example.
thinner|Turpentine, for one.
thirsts|Longs (for).
thither|Toward that place.
threshold|Sill.
throwbacks|Atavists.
tidiest|Most precise.
tidings|News.
tiepins|Articles of jewelry.
tiepins|Cuff links' mates.
tillers|Gear for small boats.
timbale|Fish baked in a mold.
timepiece|Watch.
timeworn|Eroded.
tinkers|Putters about.
tinkling|Bell-like.
tinsels|Christmas trimmings.
tinsmith|Metal worker.
tinting|Coloring.
tintype|Old-time photo.
tiredness|Lassitude.
tiresome|Boring.
tisanes|Mild medicinal beverages.
titanic|Mighty.
titrate|Analyze by a chemical process.
tittered|Laughed, in a way.
titters|Affected laughs.
titters|Laughs nervously.
tobacco|Useful plant.
toddlers|Wee ones.
toggles|Kinds of switches.
toilette|Fashionable attire.
tolerate|Allow.
tolerate|Be forbearing.
tolerate|Bear.
tolerate|Put up with.
tolerate|Put up with.
tolerative|Tending to allow
tomorrow|Time for doing things.
toneless|Devoid of expression.
tongues|Urdu, Thai, etc.
tonsorial|Of barbering.
topcoat|Ulster.
topflight|A-one.
topflight|Best: Colloq.
topical|Of a place.
topkick|Sarge.
topnotch|Best.
topnotch|Unsurpassed.
topping|Whipped cream, for one.
toreador|___ Song.
tornado|Twister.
torrent|Flood.
torrent|Rushing stream.
torrent|Wild stream.
torsion|Act of twisting.
tortoise|Reptile.
tossers|Pitchers.
totters|Wobbles.
toupees|Scalp locks of a sort.
tourists|People who are going places.
tournament|N.Y. Regional, for instance.
tourney|Athletic meet.
tracers|Inquiries of a sort.
tracing|Artist's copy.
tradesman|Housewife's stand-by.
tradition|Custom.
trailer|Home of a sort.
trained|Cultivated.
trained|Educated.
trained|Got in shape.
trainer|Athlete's aide.
trainer|Circus man.
trammel|Fishing net of three layers.
transfer|Certain ticket.
transom|Ventilating device.
trapeze|Circus equipment.
trapeze|Circus rig.
traveler|Robert E. Lee's horse.
traveller|Goldsmith poem.
travelogs|Trips on film.
travels|Subject of Steinbeck book.
travesties|Comic take-offs.
treadle|Foot lever.
treadmills|Symbols of frustration.
trebles|Highest parts, in music.
treenail|Wooden pin on a wooden ship.
treetop|Part of a palm.
trellises|Garden structures.
tremolos|Musical effects.
tremors|Feelings of uncertainty.
trended|Took a general direction.
trespass|Encroach.
tresses|Braids.
trestles|Bridge structures.
triangle|Eternal ___.
triangles|Musical instruments.
tribune|Roman official.
tributary|Ohio to the Mississippi.
trident|Neptune's spear.
trident|Poseidon's spear.
trident|Spear.
tridents|Certain spears.
trilled|Sang in a certain way.
trinket|Bauble.
triplet|Musical rhythm.
tripoli|Historic Marine triumph.
tritest|Most threadbare.
tritons|Atomic nuclei.
triumph|Great success.
triumphed|Was successful.
troilus|A son of Priam.
trolleyed|Went for a ride, in the Gay Nineties.
trooper|Soldier.
tropical|Hot.
tropics|Hot countries.
trotter|Equine.
trouble|Adversity.
trounces|Beats.
troupers|Thespians.
truculent|Pugnacious.
truffles|Gourmet fungi.
trusted|Relied upon.
trysted|Had a rendezvous.
tsarina|Empress.
tsarina|Former European ruler.
tsarina|Ruler.
tugboats|Part of the harbor scene.
tuppence|Of little value: Colloq.
turmoil|Active strife.
turncoats|Renegades.
turnover|Personnel shake-up.
turtledoves|Sweethearts.
tussles|Scuffles.
tuxedos|Evening wear.
twilled|Woven diagonally.
twirler|Baseball pitcher.
twirler|Majorette.
twopence|British coin.
twosomes|Certain golfers.
tyrannous|Crushing the people.
ultimate|Farthest.
ululate|Cry out, as a hound.
ululate|Howl weirdly.
ululate|Howl.
unaccounted|___ for (not explained).
unafraid|Bold.
unanimous|All agreed.
unarmed|Defenseless.
unaware|Ignorant (of).
unaware|Not cognizant.
unaware|Not in the know.
unawares|By surprise.
undamaged|Sound.
undefined|Vague.
underaged|Like some wines.
underground|Maquis, for instance.
understanding|Judgment.
undisguised|Open; frank.
unearned|One kind of income.
unearth|Bring to light.
unearthly|Not of this world.
uneasier|More constrained.
uneatable|Traditional state of the bride's biscuits.
unengaged|Not betrothed.
unheeded|How some warnings go.
unhurried|Leisurely.
unicorn|Fabulous animal.
unicorn|Monoceros.
unicorns|Horses of a sort.
unifies|Consolidates.
uninformed|Not in the know.
uninitiate|Tyro.
unionize|Organize, as workers.
uniting|Coalescing.
universe|Cosmos.
universe|Cosmos.
university|Where scholars congregate
unleash|Let loose.
unlisted|Not in the book.
unlooses|Sets free.
unmasks|Reveals.
unnamed|Anonymous.
unnamed|Anonymous.
unprepared|Not on the alert.
unrolled|Displayed.
unsaddle|Do a stable job.
unseats|Defeats the incumbent.
unsharp|Dull.
unstated|Not defined.
unsteadily|With fluctuations.
unstrap|Loosen.
unteach|Cause to forget something learned.
untried|Designating some court cases.
untried|Subject to testing.
untwine|Disentangle.
unusual|Out-of-the-way.
unwilling|Disinclined.
upstart|A cheeky success.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstart|Parvenu.
uranite|Group of related minerals.
uranium|Its atomic number is 92.
urbaner|More suave.
useless|Ineffectual.
usufruct|Use of another's property.
utensil|Tool.
utensils|Containers.
utilize|Employ.
utopians|Visionaries.
utopias|Perfect places.
vampire|Movie star, old style.
vassalage|Serfdom.
vegetable|One of the "kingdoms."
vegetable|One of three kingdoms.
vegetate|Merely exist.
velures|Fabrics.
veneered|Gave an attractive surface appearance to.
venerates|Reveres.
venture|Risky business.
veteran|Experienced one.
veteran|No greenhorn he.
viaduct|Kind of bridge.
vicarious|Serving as a substitute.
vicennial|Happening every twenty years.
vicunas|Coats of former headlines.
violate|Infringe on.
violinist|Jack Benny.
viscose|Sticky.
volatile|Frivolous.
volitive|Expressing a wish, as a verb, mood, etc.
vulcanized|Treated rubber.
vulnerable|Assailable.
wallaroo|Kangaroo.
warrant|Legal writ.
warrior|Part of Al Smith's epithet.
warships|Fleet.
wasplike|Spiteful.
wassail|Old English drink.
waxworks|Type of museum.
waylaid|Ambushed.
wayward|Unpredictable.
weariest|Most jaded.
wedding|Nuptials.
weeding|Gardener's chore.
weights|Ounce and gram.
weirder|More fantastic.
welcome|Extend a glad hand.
weldable|Repairable, as metal.
welladay|Old-fashioned exclamation.
whacked|Hit a hard lick.
wheedle|Cajole.
wheeled|Pivoted.
whippersnappers|Presumptuous characters.
whippoorwill|Night bird
whiskers|Chin decor.
whitened|Bleached.
whitings|Drumfish and weakfish.
whoopee|Uproarious festivity: Slang.
whopper|Big lie.
wideawake|Old-style felt hat.
widespread|All over the map.
wielded|Exercised.
williwaw|Violent gust of wind in the Rockies
willpower|Strong-mindedness
winesap|Apple.
winesap|Dark-red apple.
winglet|Little pinion.
wingtip|Shoe style.
winsome|Charming.
wintergreen|Of Thee I Sing role.
witness|See.
wobbling|Lacking firmness.
woebegone|Sad.
wolverine|Michigander.
wonders|Marvels.
workhouse|Jail of a sort.
worship|Adore.
worship|Venerate.
wrapper|Garment.
wreathe|Entwine.
wriggle|Twist and turn.
xylophone|Percussion instrument.
yardarm|Part of the rigging on a brig.
yardarm|Spar's end.
yawning|Indication of fatigue or boredom.
yessing|Agreeing.
zealous|Fervent.
zigzagger|Weaver of a sort.
zithers|Stringed instruments.
abalone|Fisherman's Wharf specialty.
abalone|The sea-ear.
abducts|Kidnaps.
abigail|Mrs. John Adams.
abolitionist|Wm. Lloyd Garrison, for one.
aboveboard|Without deception.
abracadabra|Cabalistic word.
abreast|Side by side.
absents|Keeps (oneself) away.
absinth|Wormwood.
absolute|Perfect.
absolutely|Without exception.
absolve|Pardon.
absorbed|Rapt.
abstaining|Doing without.
abstract|Summarize.
academy|Secondary school.
acceder|Yielder.
accepts|Receives.
accidental|Fortuitous.
accompanies|Goes with.
acetate|Cellulose fabric.
acetate|Textile fiber, as in rayon.
achromic|Colorless.
aconite|Poisonous plant.
acoustics|Theater problem.
acquire|Gain.
acrogens|Ferns or mosses.
acutest|Most critical.
adamant|Inflexible.
adamant|Rocklike.
adamantine|Immovable.
adaptor|Converting device.
addenda|Appendix.
addenda|Supplements.
adeemed|Revoked a grant.
adeemed|Took away, in law.
adherent|Party member.
adhesive|Kind of tape.
adipose|Fat.
adjudge|Decide by law.
admiral|Felt, for one.
admiral|McDonald or Felt.
admirers|Beaus.
adolescent|Teen-ager.
adoptions|Espousals.
adoring|Worshiping.
adorned|Trimmed.
adsorbed|Condensed on a surface.
advance|Progress.
adventures|Basis of many plots.
adverse|Anthony of fiction.
aeneous|Like brass in color and luster.
aerator|Fumigating device.
aerators|Ventilators.
aerialist|Trapeze artist.
aeroplane|Jet.
affidavit|Important statement.
affidavit|Sworn declaration.
afforded|Furnished.
affront|Insult.
affront|Insult.
aficionado|Devotee.
aftermath|Consequence.
agitate|Shake up.
agitato|Musical direction.
agnation|Kinship.
agouties|Guinea pigs' cousins.
agreements|Contracts.
airdrome|Landing field.
airhole|Vent.
airlift|Supply line operation.
airmail|Communications medium.
airship|Dirigible.
airspeed|Pilot's concern.
alabaster|White gypsum.
alamode|Menu term.
albinos|White mice, for example.
alcohol|Antifreeze.
alencon|Lace type.
alexanders|Cocktails.
algebra|School subject.
alienable|Capable of being transferred.
alienee|Receiver of property.
alienor|Transferrer of property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
alimony|Payment of a sort.
allegiances|Fidelities.
allegro|Rodgers and Hammerstein show.
allocate|Distribute.
allocated|Distributed.
allover|Everywhere.
allseed|Goosefoot.
alluded|Referred indirectly (to).
allured|Enticed.
almagest|Ptolemy classic.
almanac|Poor Richard's forte.
aloofly|Unsociably.
alphorn|Swiss instrument for signaling.
alteration|Change.
altered|Made over.
althorn|Band instrument.
althorn|Relative of a cornet.
altogether|First and last.
altruists|Philanthropists.
amanita|Poisonous fungus.
amaranth|Never-fading flower: Poet.
amasses|Gathers.
amassing|Collecting.
amateur|Type of athlete.
amative|Loverly.
amative|Loverly.
amazing|Wonderful.
amended|Rectified.
amenity|Courtesy.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amoebas|Primitive animals.
amorous|In love.
amphorae|Two-handled Grecian wine jars.
ampoule|Container for medicine.
ampulla|Roman decanter.
amulets|Charms.
amusing|Entertaining.
anaconda|Montana town.
anacrusis|Unstressed syllable, in verse.
analogue|Something similar.
analogy|Likeness.
analysts|Freudians.
analyze|Dissect.
ancient|___ of Days.
ancient|___ of Days.
andirons|Firedogs.
anecdote|Emcee's opening gambit.
anecdote|Speaker's forte.
anecdotist|Raconteur.
anemones|Windflowers.
anesthesia|Sleep of a sort.
angelic|Heavenly.
angelic|Saintly.
anglers|Fishermen.
aniline|Dyestuff.
aniline|Type of dye.
animality|Beastly nature.
animals|Bears.
animated|Like some cartoons.
animated|Lively.
animated|Vivacious.
animato|Lively: Mus.
aniseed|Flavoring substance.
aniseed|Kind of flavoring.
anisette|Colorless cordial.
anisette|Liqueur.
annealed|Tempered and rendered malleable.
annulet|Little ring.
anodyne|Soothing substance.
anointed|Consecrated.
anoints|Pours oil upon.
anomalous|Out of keeping.
another|Different.
answered|Retorted.
answering|On kind of service.
antarctic|Region of the penguins.
antbear|Aardvark.
antedated|Came before.
antedates|Comes before.
antelope|Fleet animal.
antelope|Pronghorn.
antenatal|Before birth.
antenna|TV adjunct.
antilabor|Campaign charge.
antipasto|Appetite whetter.
antiquated|Obsolete.
antirust|Erosion deterrent.
anymore|Hereafter.
anything|Aught.
apartments|Flats.
apathetic|Indifferent.
apelike|Resembling an anthropoid.
apiarists|Men in the honey game.
apocalypse|New Testament book.
apogees|Statistics for satellite trackers.
apostate|Turncoat.
apparition|Banquo, for one.
appeals|Certain court suits.
appearance|Look.
appends|Subjoins.
appetite|Desire.
applejack|Beverage.
applicants|Job seekers.
appoint|Fix by decree.
apposed|Put side by side.
apprise|Inform.
apricot|Yellowish-orange.
apropos|At the right time.
apropos|Relevant.
apsides|Points in an orbit.
arabesques|Ballet positions.
arbiter|Umpire.
arcaded|Covered, as an alley.
arcades|Galleries.
archaeologists|Schliemann and others.
ardency|Fervor.
arenose|Sandy.
arenose|Sandy.
areolas|Interstices.
areoles|Small spaces.
argentine|Native of Rosario.
arguers|Disputants.
argument|Summary.
ariettas|Short melodies.
ariette|Short song in a French opera.
aristae|Beards of grain.
armature|Magnetic core.
armoire|Piece of furniture.
armored|Ironclad.
armoring|Equipping with chain mail.
aroused|Stirred.
arrange|Classify.
arrange|Orchestrate.
arranger|Planner.
arrayer|Creator of a display.
arrests|Stops.
arrival|Coming.
arrives|Lands.
arrobas|Mexican weights.
arsenal|Ordnance depot.
arsenals|Certain storehouses.
arthropods|Spiders and crabs.
articles|Essays.
articulate|Clearly presented.
artifacts|Products of primitive man.
artisan|Cabinetmaker.
artistic|Skillfully depicted.
artists|Marin and others.
artists|Watteau and Whistler.
artless|Ingenuous.
artless|Ingenuous.
artless|Natural.
asbestos|Material for a certain curtain.
asceticism|Discipline of mind and body.
ashcans|Part of the street scene.
ashtrays|Receptacles in cars.
ashtrays|Receptacles of a kind.
asperse|Slander.
asphalts|Paving mixtures.
assails|Attacks.
assents|Agrees.
assents|Concurs.
assents|Concurs.
asserts|Declares.
asserts|Says firmly.
assessment|Evaluation.
assessment|Tax collector's concern.
assessor|Evaluator.
asseverate|Affirm positively.
assisted|Supported.
assists|Aids and abets.
assists|Befriends.
assoils|Pardons, old style.
assorts|Classifies.
assuaged|Allayed.
assured|Confident.
assures|Convinces.
astride|Bridging.
astride|Straddling.
astronauts|Mercury men.
asunder|Separated.
asymptotic|Type of curve, in math.
atamans|Cossack chiefs.
atavism|Reversion to remote ancestry.
atelier|Studio.
ateliers|Studios.
athlete|Olympic contestant.
athwart|Crosswise.
atomist|Democritus was one, circa 400 B.C.
atrophy|Progressive decline.
attache|___ case.
attachment|Love.
attacked|Made a sortie.
attempts|Essays.
attendant|Companion.
attentive|Considerate.
attenuates|Makes thin.
attests|Certifies.
attitude|Mood.
attracting|Inviting.
attracts|Draws.
attuned|Made harmonious.
auberge|French rural inn.
aureoles|Halos.
aurochs|Extinct European bison.
austere|Lacking ornament.
autocracy|One-man rule.
availed|Was of use.
avarice|Acquisitiveness, plus.
averagely|Fairly.
averted|Forestalled.
aviated|Flew a jet.
avocations|Hobbies.
avoided|Shirked.
azurite|Semiprecious stone.
bacchant|Carouser.
bachelor|Benedict's former status.
backfields|Football groups.
backlist|Publisher's asset.
backslides|Becomes less virtuous.
backstage|Behind the scenes.
backstair|Clandestine.
backyard|Home area.
bacteria|Laboratory concerns.
baggage|Impedimenta.
bailiff|Court officer.
ballade|French poem.
ballast|Weight used for stability.
balloters|November VIP's.
baloney|Bunk.
baloney|Delicatessen buy: Colloq.
bambino|Child.
bandaid|Medicine cabinet item.
banderole|Flag carried at the masthead.
bandstand|Village green structure.
bandwagon|Political conveyance.
banking|Business of finance.
banneret|Small flag.
banquet|Christmas dinner.
banquette|Sidewalk, in the South.
barkeep|Tavern man.
barnyard|Farmer's milieu.
baronets|English titles.
barracks|Housing of a sort.
barrage|Volley.
barrancas|Southwestern ravines.
barrels|Containers.
barstools|Seats of a sort.
bartering|Exchanging.
barters|Trades.
baseboard|Wall molding.
basilica|Church building.
basketball|Garden event.
batting|At the plate.
bearcat|Forceful person: Slang.
beatnik|Dweller in a pad.
beckoned|Summoned by a gesture.
bedcover|Quilt.
bedecked|Adorned.
bedlams|Shattering uproars.
bedmaker|Maid, in a sense.
bedrock|Solid foundation.
beefeaters|Yeomen of the guard.
beeline|Straight course.
beeswax|Honeycomb substance.
beginnings|Sources.
behaved|Acted.
behaved|Did the right thing.
belabor|Attack verbally.
belated|Unpunctual.
believe|Suppose.
belittle|Disparage.
belladonna|Poisonous plant.
bellboys|Hotel help.
beloved|Dear one.
beltless|Like a princess-style dress.
benjamin|Jacob's youngest.
bestowal|Presentation.
bestrides|Mounts a horse.
betrayer|Judas.
bettors|Gamblers.
bewails|Complains about.
bibulous|Tippling.
bigstick|Symbol of power.
bikinis|Riviera wear.
binocular|For both eyes.
bipartisan|What foreign policy often is.
birdmen|Fliers.
birthmark|Means of identification, in fiction.
biscuit|Pale brown.
bishops|Delegates to Vatican II.
bistres|Dark-brown colors.
bittern|Wading bird.
blabbermouths|Tattletales.
blackguard|Scoundrel.
blacktop|Kind of road.
blacktop|Paving material.
blacktops|Surfaces, as roads, runways, etc.
blatant|Noisy.
blessed|Fortunate.
bloomed|Glowed.
blossom|Develop favorably.
blossomed|Thrived.
blustering|Stormy.
boarder|Paying guest.
boathouse|Recreational building.
bobstay|Nautical rope.
bobwhite|Quail.
boilers|Certain containers.
bonanza|Source of wealth: Colloq.
bonanzas|Profitable enterprises.
bonbons|Cracker ___ (favors).
boneset|Folk medicine herb.
bonitos|Skipjacks.
bonspiel|Curling match, in Scotland.
boredom|Playboy's problem.
botanical|Kind of garden.
botchers|Clumsy workers.
bottlers|Soft drink men.
bowling|Popular sport.
bracing|Tonic.
bracken|Coarse fern.
brahmas|Fowls with feathered legs.
bravura|Virtuoso music.
breadbox|Container of a sort.
breakage|Bull-in-a-china-shop result.
breaker|Swell of the sea.
breakfront|Large cabinet.
briquet|Item for fuel or kindling.
broadened|Expanded.
bromide|Commonplace statement.
broomsticks|Witches' transport.
brother|Relative.
brownie|Pastry square.
brunette|Hair color.
brushup|Refresh one's memory of.
brutish|Like the Yahoos.
bucolic|Rural.
builders|Developers.
bumblebee|Subject of Rimsky-Korsakov piece.
buncombe|Humbug.
bureaucrat|Red-tapist.
burgoos|Highly seasoned stews or soups.
burrower|Mole.
bushmen|South African aborigines.
bustards|Big birds.
butternuts|Work pants of homespun cloth.
buttress|Supporting wall structure.
butylene|Hydrocarbon in gasoline.
bystander|Chance spectator.
cabaret|Night spot.
cabinet|Advisory group.
cabinet|Advisory group.
caboose|Part of a train.
cajolery|Woman's wiles.
cakewalk|Dance.
calendar|Item on an office wall.
callboy|VIP backstage.
calliope|Musical instrument.
calmest|Most self-possessed.
calumet|Peace pipe.
cameras|TV gear.
camisole|Negligee jacket.
canasta|Card game.
candida|1897 drama.
candidate|Lodge?
candidates|Men on the hustings.
canines|Teeth.
cantata|Sleepers Awake is one.
cantata|Musical composition.
captains|Ahab and others.
caption|Newspaper heading.
caramels|Confections.
carapace|Turtle's shell.
careers|Professions.
carefree|Rogers-Astaire oldie.
caricature|Artist's forte.
cariole|Canadian sleigh.
carlines|Transportation systems.
carolled|Warbled.
carotid|Neck artery.
carouse|Paint the town red.
carousel|Richard Rodgers show.
carouser|Party man of sorts.
carpeted|Covered, as from wall to wall.
carpeted|Describing some floors.
carpool|Transportation device.
carport|Al fresco garage.
carport|House part.
carryalls|Beach bags.
cartage|Forerunner of trucking.
carthorses|Clydesdales and Percherons.
carwash|Filling-station service.
carwash|Garage business.
cascabel|Jingle bell.
cascade|Far west mountain range.
caseworker|Welfare man.
cashmere|Dress fabric.
castors|Cruets.
casuist|Specious reasoner.
catalpas|Shade trees.
catamaran|Boat with twin hulls.
catamarans|Log rafts.
catbirds|Feathered mimics.
catboat|Regatta entry.
catboat|Regatta sight.
caterer|Provider of a sort.
catharsis|Purification.
cathead|Bow beam to support anchor.
cathode|Negative pole.
catnaps|Forty winks.
catspaw|Tool.
caution|Extraordinary person: Colloq.
cavorts|Capers.
celebrator|New Year's Eve figure.
celesta|Keyboard instrument.
celeste|Heavenly: Fr.
celibate|Enjoying single blessedness.
cellist|Musician.
cellule|Tiny protoplasmic unit.
cenobite|Monk.
censors|Adverse critics.
censure|Express disapproval of.
centavo|Peso decimal.
centers|Hearts.
centesimi|Copper coins of Italy.
centime|Part of a franc.
ceramic|Of tile.
ceramics|Art form.
ceramics|One of the arts.
cerises|Bright colors.
certain|Positive.
chafing|___ dish.
challenger|Professor in Doyle novels.
chamois|Mountain antelope.
chancel|Church part.
chancel|Part of a church.
chancellor|Dr. Ludwig Erhard.
changing|Varying.
chapeau|Cloche.
charcoaling|Sketching, in a certain way.
charged|Accused.
chariot|Vehicle on the Appian Way.
charisma|Inspirational quality.
chartreuse|Pale, yellowish green.
chastest|Most ascetic.
chateaux|Edifices along the Loire.
chatelaine|Mistress of a château.
chatter|Prattle.
cheerio|Piccadilly greeting.
cheerless|Bleak.
cheesecake|Photography of a sort.
cheeses|Buffet choices.
cherish|Marriage ceremony verb.
cherrystones|Small quahogs.
cheshire|English county.
chestnut|Horse.
chevron|Emblem of rank.
children|Boys and girls together.
chiller|Eerie story.
chimera|Foolish fancy.
chinook|Indian of the Northwest.
choices|Selections.
choleric|Hot-tempered.
chorine|Show girl, old style.
chromos|Old-fashioned pictures.
chucklehead|Black-bellied plover.
chukker|Part of a polo match.
cigarette|Smoke under fire.
cinnabar|Brilliant red.
cipolin|Streaked Italian marble.
cirrose|Resembling fleecy clouds.
citation|Racehorse, first million-dollar winner.
citizenry|Populace.
citrate|Fruit acid derivative.
clambake|Quahog cookout.
clangor|Harsh, metallic sound.
clarion|Shrill and clear.
classer|Grader.
classes|Campus groups.
classmate|Fellow student.
clatter|Hubbub.
clauses|Fine-print items.
clauses|Parts of sentences.
clearance|Kind of sale.
cleared|Leaped over.
cleaves|Firmly adheres.
cliches|Old saws.
cliental|Of customers.
clinches|Boxing term.
closeup|Hollywood photo.
clouting|Batting the ball out of the park.
cockalorum|Boastful little fellow.
cockney|Londoner.
codicil|Postscript of sorts.
coercion|Duress.
coextended|Having the same scope.
cohorts|Roman military units.
colanders|Kitchen necessities.
collage|Modern art form.
collate|Compare carefully, as texts.
collate|Do an editor's job.
colorado|Gov. Love's home.
coloratura|Musical runs and trills.
colorful|Picturesque.
columbines|State flowers of Colorado.
comatose|Drowsy.
comedown|Land.
commissary|Store of a sort.
commoners|Most Englishmen.
commonplace|Trite.
commons|House of Churchill.
commonwealth|Pennsylvania, for one.
compare|Beyond ___.
compare|Liken.
complete|Thorough.
completed|Over.
concession|Hat checking, for one.
conclave|Private meeting.
coneflower|Black-eyed Susan.
confessor|Priest.
confetti|Colorful fallout at weddings.
congeal|Jell.
conifer|Cedar, for one.
conjurors|Men of magic.
connect|Unite.
connoisseur|Virtuoso.
consensus|General opinion.
consequences|Truth or ___.
conserve|Antonym of waste.
console|Comfort.
consort|Prince Philip, for example.
conspire|Plot.
constancy|Faithfulness.
constellation|New 12-Meter yacht.
consult|Deliberate together.
consume|Use up.
contain|Hold.
contain|Include.
contempt|Disrespect for authority.
continent|Mainland.
contraries|Opposites.
contretemps|Awkward mishap.
contrite|Mighty sorry.
contrite|Sorry.
contrive|Form plans.
controlled|Kept within bounds.
convention|Current best seller.
conveyance|Legal document.
cookies|Snaps.
coolant|Antifreeze, for one.
coolheaded|Calm and collected.
cooperage|Barrel factory.
cooperated|Acted jointly.
coordinate|Harmonize.
cordoba|City in Spain.
corkers|Extraordinary persons: Slang.
corking|Excellent: Slang.
corncob|Type of pipe.
corners|Monopolizes.
cornetist|Member of the band.
cornucopia|Emblem of abundance.
coronal|Like a nimbus.
coronation|Headline of 1952.
corridor|Passageway.
corrupt|Taking bribes.
corsage|Bodice.
corsages|Floral decorations.
cosmonaut|Popovich, for one.
costers|Peddlers, in Britain.
cotters|Pins.
counted|Was of value.
courage|Gallantry.
courter|Swain.
coyotes|Prairie wolves.
crabapple|Kind of jelly.
crabbed|Ill-tempered.
cracker|Something to eat.
crackpots|Extremists of a sort.
craftily|Slyly.
crashes|Rough linens.
crawlers|Tots' garments.
creaked|Made spooky sounds.
creamer|Part of a tea set.
creamer|Small pitcher.
creamery|Part of a dairy.
creator|Producer.
credenza|Buffet.
credits|Recognitions by name on films, TV programs, etc.
creepiest|Describing a ghost story.
creoles|Certain Louisianans.
crescendo|Gradual increase in loudness.
cresting|Topping.
cretonne|Colorful curtain material.
crevassed|Having deep fissures.
cricket|Popular ball game.
crickets|Noisy insects.
cringes|Shrinks.
crinite|Hairy.
criteria|Standards.
critters|Certain animals.
croaked|Spoke hoarsely.
croaked|Spoke in low hoarse tones.
crossbeam|Girder.
crossbow|Archaic weapon.
cruiser|Police car.
crusade|Expedition against the Albigenses.
culinary|Used in cooking.
cultivate|Hoe.
culture|Enlightened taste.
cupidity|Greed.
curates|Men of the cloth.
curator|Museum man.
curries|Stews of a kind.
cursory|Hasty.
curtain|Stage direction.
curtain|Stage direction.
curtesy|Male equivalent of dower.
czarina|One-time ruler.
dabbles|Does superficially.
dacoity|Robbery, in India or Burma.
daedalian|Ingenious.
daffodils|Flowers.
daggers|Look ___ at.
dailies|Most newspapers.
dailies|Newspapers.
damsons|Plums.
dandelion|Lawn-makers' challenge.
dandelion|Weed.
danseur|Ballet star.
dappled|Spotted.
daredevil|Reckless.
daredevils|Stunt men.
dariole|Pastry shop item.
darkened|Clouded.
darkens|Obscures.
datelines|Part of the news.
dawdlers|Slowpokes.
daydreamer|Castle builder.
daystar|The sun: Poet.
deadens|Mutes.
deadlock|Complete standstill.
deadpan|Poker face.
deafness|Trouble for Beethoven.
dealings|Transactions.
dearest|Best loved.
dearest|Letter opener.
debacles|Fiascos.
debacles|Routs.
debated|Argued.
debater|Member of a college team.
decades|Pairs of lustrums.
decanters|Ornamental glass bottles.
decants|Pours, as wine.
decaying|Spoiling.
deceased|Passed away.
decillion|1 followed by 33 zeros.
declasses|Lowers in rank.
decorate|Festoon.
decrees|Commands.
decrepit|Not so spry.
dedication|Inscription in a book.
defacer|Maker of graffiti.
defames|Libels.
defenders|Champions.
defenders|Popular program (with "The").
defense|Cabinet post.
defiant|Challenging.
definers|Lexicographers.
deflates|Punctures one's balloon.
deflects|Swerves.
deified|Ranked among the gods.
delegates|Representatives.
deletion|Crossed-out passage.
deletion|Erasure.
delicatessen|Salami, for example.
delighted|T. R.'s favorite word.
delivers|Rescues.
deltoid|Triangular.
dementias|Symptoms of a mad, mad world.
demesne|Legal term for certain property.
demesne|Territory.
demimonde|World of women of doubtful reputation.
democratic|Not snobbish.
demotes|Reduces in rank.
density|Thickness.
dentate|Toothed.
depicts|Portrays.
depleted|Used up.
deponed|Testified under oath.
deports|Exiles.
deposer|One who testifies.
depredate|Prey upon.
derails|Goes off the track.
derange|Disorder.
deranges|Upsets.
derelict|Neglectful.
derelict|Remiss.
deriders|Scoffers.
dernier|Latest: Fr.
desecrate|Profane.
deserts|Geographical areas.
desired|Coveted.
desires|Longings.
despair|Giant of Doubting Castle.
despair|Loss of hope.
despised|Scorned.
despond|Bunyan's Slough of ___.
dessert|Menu item.
dessert|Part of a feast.
desserts|Pastries.
destine|Foreordain.
destine|Preordain.
detects|Discovers.
detents|Clicks or pawls.
detesters|Abhorrers.
detonates|Sets off.
devilry|Reckless mischief.
devisal|Contrivance.
dextral|Right-handed.
dialectics|Arguments of logic.
diamond|A "girl's best friend."
diaphragm|Vibrating disk.
diaries|Sources for biographers
diatribe|Flow of invective.
dictate|Command.
diehards|Stubborn ones.
dieresis|Relative of an umlaut.
dietary|Daily food allowance.
differs|Disagrees.
digests|Breviaries.
dinette|Apartment alcove.
diocese|Bishop's concern.
diocese|The see.
diorama|Type of exhibit.
diploma|Document.
diplomat|Bohlen, for one.
dippier|More cuckoo.
directory|Useful book.
discotheque|Night club that plays records.
discreet|Circumspect.
discrete|Separate.
discuss|Argue.
dislikes|Aversions.
disobey|Break a rule.
distiller|Type of manufacturer.
dithers|Dagwood's boss.
diverts|Entertains.
divests|Dispossesses.
dividend|Bonus.
divines|Theologians.
divinest|Most wonderful.
divorce|Problem of our time.
doctoral|Type of thesis.
doctorate|Degree.
dogface|Infantryman: Slang.
dogsleds|Means of locomotion.
donates|Gives for a cause.
donating|Giving.
draggle|Lag behind.
dragnet|Part of a manhunt.
dreamworld|Never-never land.
dredges|Sprinkles with flour.
dreggier|More muddy.
dressings|French and Italian items.
dribble|Basketball term.
driblet|Small drop.
driftwood|Flotsam.
dromedary|Fast-running animal.
droshkies|Old-time Moscow transport.
durance|Imprisonment.
dusters|Coats, old style.
dustless|Clean.
dustpan|Broom's sidekick.
eagerer|Harder to restrain.
eardrum|Hearing aid.
earless|Designating some seals.
earliest|Soonest.
earmarks|Sets aside for a specific purpose.
earnest|Sincere.
earring|Piece of jewelry.
earring|Piece of jewelry.
earthlings|Science fiction characters.
earthman|Future moon visitor.
earthquake|Disaster.
easement|Right of way, in law.
easterly|Like a flight from L. A. to N. Y.
eastern|From a certain direction.
easters|Church festivals.
easters|Spring times.
eatable|Comestible.
ebonies|Black keys.
ebullient|In high spirits.
echinus|Sea urchin.
eclairs|Pastries.
eclipse|Heavenly phenomenon.
eclipse|Surpass.
ecologist|Student of environments.
economy|Management of finances.
ecstasy|Rapture.
ectoderm|Outer skin layer.
edibles|Viands.
edifices|Palaces and churches.
editors|Copy desk workers.
editors|Newspaper executives.
educate|Train.
educated|Learned.
educational|Like some television.
educations|Students' goals.
educator|Horace Mann, for one.
eeriest|Most uncanny.
eeriest|Very spooky.
effendi|Turkish title of respect.
egghead|High-brow, modern style.
eggplant|Vegetable.
eggplants|Purplish fruits.
egotist|No modest violet.
egresses|Ways out.
eiderdown|Choice pillow stuffing.
eidolon|Phantom.
eightball|Symbol of frustration.
einstein|Famous physicist.
einsteins|Mathematical geniuses.
elastic|Flexible.
elastic|Rubber band.
elaters|Click beetles.
elating|Cheering up.
elation|High spirits.
elations|Feelings of happiness.
elatives|Superlatives.
elbowroom|Free scope.
elderly|Like senior citizens.
elected|Chose.
election|Coming event.
elector|Quadrennial collegian.
electoral|Kind of vote.
elegance|Rich refinement.
elegant|Expressed with taste.
elegant|Luxurious.
elegant|Polished.
element|Factor.
element|Gold, for one.
element|Mercury, for one.
elementals|Rudiments.
elementary|Of first principles.
elephant|Jumbo.
elevate|Exalt.
elevate|Exhilarate.
elevate|Heighten.
elevate|Improve culturally.
elevate|Raise.
elicitations|Evocations.
eliding|Skipping.
eligible|Young, rich, handsome and unmarried.
elision|Omission of a syllable.
ellipsoid|Oval.
elliptical|Cryptic.
elongate|Lengthen.
elopers|Bride and groom.
elopers|Impatient lovers.
elucidate|Make clear.
elusions|Evasions.
elusive|Baffling.
elusive|Hard to define.
emanate|Spring (from).
emanates|Issues forth.
embattle|Furnish with fortifications.
embitter|Aggravate.
embosses|Prints in a certain way.
embrowns|Darkens.
emerged|Came forth.
emeriti|Retired educators.
emeriti|Retired professors.
emigrates|Leaves for a new land.
eminence|Cardinal's title.
eminence|Cardinal's title.
eminent|Notable.
eminent|Noteworthy.
eminent|Noteworthy.
emirate|Near East realm.
emitted|Sent out.
emoters|Certain performers.
emoters|Some movie stars.
emotion|Strong feeling.
emotive|Expressing feeling.
empires|Groups of nations, old style.
empires|Realms.
empires|The British and others.
emulate|Rival.
emulsifies|Combines, as oil and water.
enables|Makes possible.
enactor|Lawmaker.
enameled|Glossily coated.
enameler|Painter of a sort.
enamels|Lacquers.
encased|Boxed.
encircle|Surround.
enclave|Territory of a sort.
enclose|Fence in.
enclose|Surround.
encomia|Panegyrics.
encores|Musical treat.
endanger|Imperil.
endanger|Jeopardize.
endeavor|Capt. Cook's ship.
endless|Infinite.
endorse|Sanction.
endorses|Gives support to.
endosarc|In zoology, inner part of protozoa.
endower|Type of benefactor.
enemies|Dogs and cats.
enervated|Weakened.
enforce|Compel.
engagement|Date.
engaging|Attractive.
engender|Give rise to.
engender|Propagate.
engines|Turbojets.
english|Mother tongue.
engorge|Swallow greedily.
engrave|Impress deeply.
engrave|Practice an art.
engrave|Practice an art.
engraver|Artist.
engraver|Treasury department employe.
enhance|Intensify.
enigmatic|Sphinxian.
enisles|Isolates: Poet.
enisles|Maroons.
enlaced|Intertwined.
enlargement|Type of photo.
enlists|Joins up.
enliven|Brighten.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enrages|Infuriates.
enrolled|Became a member.
enrolling|Becoming a member.
ensemble|Complete costume.
enshrine|Keep sacred.
ensiled|Prepared fodder for storage.
ensiled|Stored, as forage.
ensiles|Puts green feed in wet storage.
ensnare|Trap.
ensnared|Trapped.
ensuring|Making secure from harm.
entailed|Necessitated.
entailed|Necessitated.
entasis|Outward curve of the shaft of a column.
entente|Coalition.
entente|International understanding.
entente|Relative of an alliance.
entente|Understanding.
entered|Joined.
entered|Posted.
enthusiasm|Keen interest.
enticer|Lorelei.
enticer|Lorelei.
entirety|Total.
entitle|Give a right to.
entitle|Give a right to.
entrain|Go aboard.
entrant|Contest joiner.
entreat|Implore.
entrench|Firmly implant.
entrust|Commit.
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping.
envelop|Surround.
environs|Suburbs.
envision|Imagine.
enzymes|Organic substances.
eosinic|Containing a red dye.
epicures|Bon vivants.
epigram|Witty saying.
epilogue|Finale.
episodes|Incidents.
epistler|Paul, for one.
epithets|The Terrible, "The Good," etc.
epsilon|Greek letter.
equation|Math term.
equestrian|Circus performer.
equestrian|Polo player, for one.
equinox|Time when day and night are the same length.
equinoxes|Certain spring and fall events.
eradiate|Shoot forth, as light.
erasers|Pencil parts.
erasers|Rubbers for writers.
erasure|Obliteration.
erected|Set up.
erected|Set up.
eremite|Anchoret.
eremite|Anchorite.
eremite|Religious recluse.
erigerons|Herbs having asterlike flowers.
ermined|Regally attired.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
errands|Missions.
erratic|Wandering.
erudite|Learned.
eruption|Outburst.
escalators|Subway transport.
escapee|Runaway.
escapes|Breaks out.
escheat|Revert to the state, as property.
esoteric|Abstruse.
esparto|Grass used in basketry.
esplanades|Public walks.
espying|Discovering.
esquires|Country gentlemen.
essence|Basic nature.
essence|Entity.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Perfume.
estates|Country places.
estates|Large farms or plantations.
estates|Properties.
esteemed|Respected.
esteemed|Revered.
esteems|Prizes.
esteems|Respects.
esteems|Values.
esterases|Certain enzymes.
esthete|Art lover.
estimate|Gauge.
estimate|Take a reckoning.
estival|Of summer.
estival|Relating to summer.
estrange|Separate.
estreat|Legal true copy.
estreat|True copy, in a law court.
estuarial|Like an arm of the sea.
estuary|Inlet.
etamine|Fabric with an open mesh.
etcetera|And the rest.
etcetera|Useful bit of Latin.
eternal|Everlasting.
eternize|Make immortal.
ethanol|Ethyl alcohol.
etoiles|Stars: Fr.
euphonies|Harmonious sounds.
euphony|Pleasant sequence of sounds.
euxenite|Brownish-black mineral.
evasion|Equivocation.
evasive|Equivocal.
evening|Complin time.
evening|Vesper.
eventful|Momentous.
eventful|Momentous.
everted|Turned inside out.
evident|Manifest.
evident|Plain.
evocable|Able to be called forth.
evoking|Calling forth.
evolutions|Processes of growth.
exacerbate|Embitter.
exactly|Quite so.
examine|What both lawyers and doctors do.
exciting|Stimulating.
exclaimed|Uttered vehemently.
excused|Absolved.
exegete|Expert on the Bible.
exempts|Frees from some obligation.
exhales|Breathes out.
exordial|Of the beginning of a discourse.
explained|Told.
exploit|Feat.
external|Superficial.
extravaganza|Spectacular show.
eyebrow|Facial arch.
eyebrow|Thing sometimes raised.
eyelids|Facial features.
fabulists|Storytellers of a sort.
facetiae|Witty sayings.
facetted|Having several sides: Brit. sp.
factual|Real.
faintest|Dimmest.
fairest|Most equitable.
fallacy|Misleading argument.
fallaway|Diminish in size.
falseface|Mask.
falters|Hesitates.
falters|Hesitates.
fantast|A dreamer of dreams.
fantastic|Capricious.
fantasy|Imagine.
farceur|Hilarious comic.
farmstead|Home on the grange.
farragoes|Medleys.
fashion|Vogue.
fathoms|Understands.
fattening|What cream puffs are.
fattest|Most lucrative.
faultily|Imperfectly.
feelings|Beliefs.
feigner|Dissembler.
feldspar|Crystalline mineral.
females|Members of the distaff side.
femoral|Of a certain bone.
ferment|Commotion.
ferment|State of unrest.
ferreted|Searched out.
ferules|Schoolmasters' rods.
fetishes|Charms.
fettered|Chained.
fiascos|Flops.
fiddlers|Crabs.
fidgety|Nervous.
filbert|Kind of nut.
filches|Takes, in a way.
filibuster|Occasional event in the Senate.
filibusters|Washington stratagems.
finalized|Completed, modern style.
financial|Monetary.
findings|Thread, binding tape, etc., for dressmakers.
finical|Squeamish.
finical|Too much the perfectionist.
firedog|Andiron.
fireman|La Guardia, on occasion.
firestones|Flints.
fitness|Adjustment.
fixative|Varnish used by artists.
flabbergasted|Surprised.
flageolet|Fipple flute.
flagship|Admiral's post.
flaskets|Long shallow baskets for flowers.
flathead|American Indian.
flattery|Blarney.
flavors|Mocha and others.
fleshpots|Symbols of sin.
floored|Nonplused: Colloq.
floorshow|Entertainment of a sort.
florist|Plant dealer.
florists|Busy men at yuletide.
floured|Prepared, as for cooking.
flunkey|Toady.
fluoride|Controversial compound.
flutter|Wave rapidly.
foamers|Shaving creams.
foamier|Frothing better.
foghorn|Sound at sea.
foibles|Peccadillos.
folderol|Nonsense.
foliate|Put forth leaves.
foliate|Put forth leaves.
fondues|Cheese dishes.
foolproof|Never-failing: Colloq.
foolscap|Kind of paper.
foragers|Provision searchers.
forearm|Part of a limb.
foregoer|Predecessor.
forehanded|Early.
foresail|Equipment for a schooner.
foresee|Anticipate.
foresee|Envision.
foresee|Know beforehand.
forestalled|Got ahead of.
foretime|The past.
forever|Last word of Psalm 23.
forsake|Desert.
forsooth|In truth.
fortress|Stronghold.
fortune|Destiny.
founder|Sink.
framers|Constitution makers, for example.
frankfurter|Picnic fare.
frantic|Distracted.
freeboot|Pirate.
freesia|Fragrant yellow flower.
freewill|Opposite of determinism.
freezer|Food repository.
fromage|Cheese: Fr.
frontpage|Famous play, 1928 hit.
frothing|Foaming.
fulcrum|Thole, for one.
fustigate|Cudgel.
fylfots|Swastikas.
gabbler|Nonstop talker.
gabfest|Conversation of a sort.
galilee|Part of Palestine.
gallipot|Small earthen jar.
galloped|Ran like Northern Dancer.
gangbusters|Radio series begun in 1930's.
gangsters|Hoodlums.
garbler|Mrs. Malaprop, for example.
gardener|Fruit grower of sorts.
gardener|Horticulturist.
gardenia|Flower.
garments|Raiment.
gastronome|Connoisseur of food.
gatepost|Imaginary third confidant.
gelatin|Dessert.
general|Applicable to the whole.
generation|About thirty years.
generator|Automobile accessory.
genetic|Involving heredity.
gentian|Flower.
gentian|Wild flower.
geodesy|Branch of applied mathematics.
germane|Relevant.
germans|People of "a house divided."
getaway|Escape.
getting|___ to Know You.
gherkin|Kind of pickle.
gingery|Full of vim: Colloq.
gingham|Cotton cloth.
girasol|Fire opal.
girdled|Encircled.
gisarme|Medieval weapon.
gladiator|Prizefighter of sorts.
glasses|Stemware.
glasshouse|Vulnerable abode.
gleamed|Coruscated.
gleeful|Full of fun.
glisten|Shine.
glottal|Term in phonetics.
glutton|Trencherman.
gnarled|Knobby.
goldstones|Bits of aventurine.
gondolas|Venetian tourist attractions.
gooseberry|Prickly shrub.
gooseneck|Kind of lamp.
gosport|Airplane speaking tube.
gossamery|Light as a butterfly wing.
graceful|Charming.
gradation|Act of arranging in stages.
grandees|Certain noblemen.
grandiloquent|Bombastic.
grandmas|Moses and others.
grandstand|One kind of play.
granger|Farmer.
granite|Symbol of New Hampshire.
grasping|Avaricious.
grasses|Fescue and others.
graters|Kitchenware.
greaten|Enlarge.
greatly|Much.
greenhouse|Conservatory.
greening|Kind of apple.
greeter|Receptionist, for one.
gremlin|Imaginary creature.
gremlin|Imp of a sort.
grenade|Bomb.
grenade|Type of missile.
grimace|Facial expression.
grimaces|Wry smiles.
grinning|Like the Cheshire cat.
grisons|S.A. monkeys.
grosses|Profits.
grounds|Playing areas.
grunter|Tropical fish.
guidelines|Proofreading aids.
gumshoe|Sleuth: Slang.
gunpowder|Green tea.
hacienda|Spanish estate.
hacksaw|Bladed tool.
hailing|Cheering.
hairnet|Snood.
hairnet|Snood.
hairnet|Snood.
hallmarks|Symbols of high quality.
halters|Garments of a sort.
hamlets|Dramatic roles.
hampers|Large baskets.
handicapper|Encumberer.
handicaps|Horse races.
handling|Management.
handstands|Acrobatics.
hangout|Familiar gathering-place.
hansoms|Baker Street vehicles.
hapless|Unfortunate.
harbinger|Precursor.
hardihood|Courage.
hardship|Rainy day concomitant.
harness|Reins, traces, etc.
harshen|Make rasping.
hartshorn|Antler.
hassles|Brawls: Slang.
hassles|Squabbles: Slang.
hastately|In spear-shaped form.
hastiest|Most rash.
hatless|Sans sombrero.
hatters|Sellers of stetsons.
hayracks|Mangers.
headcount|Tallying method.
headful|Well-stocked cranium.
headhunter|Savage of Borneo.
headlines|News of a sort.
hearsay|Inadmissible evidence.
hearsay|Rumor.
heathenry|Paganism.
heating|Wintertime concern.
heedless|Unmindful.
heiress|Miss Sloper, in Henry James novel.
helldiver|Small grebe.
hellhounds|Fiends.
helpmate|The "little woman."
helpmate|Wife.
hemline|Fashion item, subject to change.
henpeck|Play the shrew.
heralds|Messengers.
heralds|Publicizes.
heresies|Unorthodox ideas.
heretic|Dissenter on dogma.
heretic|Enemy of orthodoxy.
heretic|Nonconformist.
heroine|Ingenue role.
hesitate|Demur.
hibernal|Wintry.
hiccups|Spasmodic sound effect.
hideaway|Refuge.
hideaways|Relatives of ivory towers.
hideous|Frightful.
hideouts|Refuges of a sort.
hissings|Sound effects for villain's curtain calls.
hobbledehoy|Awkward youth.
hobgoblin|Robin Goodfellow.
hobgoblin|Spook.
hombres|Men south of the border.
homespun|Plain.
homestead|Certain leasehold.
honestly|Frankly.
honestly|Really.
honeybee|Sweet producer.
hoodwink|Deceive.
hootenanny|Musical get-together.
horseman|One of a famous four.
horseshoe|Item in a game.
horseshoe|U-shaped object.
hosanna|Religious exclamation.
hospice|Travelers' lodge.
hostage|Prisoner of a sort.
hostess|Important party member.
hothead|Fire-eater.
hotheads|Impetuous ones.
hotspot|Center of night life: Slang.
houseguest|Visitor.
housework|Daily chore.
hoverer|One who hangs about.
humanism|Literary culture.
humdrum|Monotonous.
humidors|Jars of a sort.
humidors|Where to find coronas.
hunters|Sportsmen.
husbands|Manages economically.
hydrant|Part of the street scene.
hydrate|Chemical water mixture.
iceboat|Craft for winter sport.
icebreakers|Party gimmicks, in a way.
iconoclast|Mencken, for one.
idealists|Peace Corps members, for example.
ideates|Forms thoughts.
idiotic|Senseless.
idolater|Heathen.
idylist|Pastoral poet.
idyllic|Like a romance.
ignoble|Base.
ignobly|Disgracefully.
ignored|Unnoticed.
iguanas|Lizards.
illicit|Not allowed.
illusive|Deceptive.
imbecile|Markedly foolish.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Create a reasonable facsimile.
imitations|Form of entertainment.
immortal|Man of undying fame.
immortal|Shakespeare, for one.
impassable|Insurmountable.
impedes|Holds back.
imperative|Necessary.
imperfect|Flawed.
impetus|Driving force.
impetus|Force.
impolitic|Unwise.
importunes|Supplicates.
imposed|Obtruded.
impressionists|Manet and Monet.
imputes|Ascribes.
inaction|Operating.
inactive|Torpid.
inattentive|Stargazing.
incarnate|Personified.
incense|Pleasing fragrance.
incense|Pleasing odor.
incenses|Maddens.
incidence|Rate of occurrence.
incident|Happening.
incitement|Stimulus.
incites|Stirs up.
inclining|Bent.
include|Take in.
indelicate|Unseemly.
indicts|Accuses.
indulge|Humor.
inertial|Disinclined to move.
inestimable|Above all price.
inexpert|Adjective for a tyro.
inexplicit|Vague.
infallible|Unerring.
infanta|Spanish princess.
inferences|Deductions.
infinity|World without end.
inflate|Expand.
informants|Notifiers.
informed|Au courant.
ingenue|Role.
ingenues|Roles for young women.
inherit|Come into.
iniquitous|Wicked.
initial|Sign, in a way.
initials|LBJ, for example.
inkhorns|Necessities for colonial writers.
inmates|Residents.
insatiable|Very greedy.
insecure|Describing a dropout's future.
inserts|Extra leaves.
inshore|Landward.
insider|One in the know.
insider|Person accepted by a group.
insiders|People in the know.
instant|One kind of coffee.
instated|Put in a particular position.
integer|Whole number.
integer|Whole number.
intellectual|Philosopher, for example.
intends|Has in mind.
intention|Objective.
intentions|Ends.
intercom|Office stepsaver.
interdict|Prohibit.
interim|Meantime.
interim|Provisional.
internist|Modern M.D.
interns|Confines.
intervene|Come between.
intonation|Opening phrase of a Gregorian chant.
intoned|Sang.
introduce|Start.
inundated|Flooded.
inuring|Habituating.
invader|Intruder.
invalid|Nullified.
inveterate|Deep-rooted.
inveterate|Of long standing.
inviolate|Kept sacred.
invisible|Imperceptible.
involves|Makes intricate.
ionosphere|Part of space.
ireless|Without anger.
ironies|Mockeries.
ironies|Tricks of fate.
ironist|A mordant wit.
ironsides|Cromwell's sobriquet.
irresistibility|A condition of great temptation.
islanders|People of the South Seas.
isolate|Place apart.
isolate|Quarantine.
issuant|Emergent.
isthmus|Panama.
isthmus|Strip of land.
itemize|List particulars.
iterant|Repeating.
itinerates|Goes from place to place.
jackets|Outer coverings.
jackknife|Whittler's equipment.
jackknives|Dives.
jacobus|Old English gold piece.
jailbirds|Cell dwellers.
jasmines|Matrimony vines.
jawbreakers|Molybdenum and others.
jeremiad|Tale of woe.
jerkwater|Unimportant: Colloq.
jewelry|Baubles and bangles.
jimjams|The jitters.
jinrikisha|Oriental carriage.
jitneys|Certain vehicles.
jodhpurs|Short riding boots.
johnson|Lexicographer of 1755.
jubilant|Rejoicing.
jugular|Vital vein.
juvenal|Roman satirical poet.
keratin|Basis of horny tissue.
kerosene|Fuel for jet engines.
kerosene|Jet fuel.
kerplunk|With a thud.
ketones|Carbon compounds like acetone.
ketones|Carbonyl compounds.
keynote|Ruling principle.
keystone|State symbol.
kidders|Leg-pullers.
kidnaped|Committed a Federal crime.
kidnappers|Certain lawbreakers.
kindness|Generosity.
kinetics|Branch of mechanics.
kinfolks|Relations: Dial.
kippered|Processed, as applied to fish.
kitchen|Chef's domain.
klatches|Conversation gatherings, often with coffee.
knapsack|Hiking gear.
kneehole|Type of desk.
knesset|Israeli legislature.
knockabout|Boisterous.
knocker|Front door part.
knowledge|Cognition.
labeled|Called.
laborer|Type of employe.
laborious|Difficult.
laborite|Harold Wilson, for example.
labrador|Northeastern peninsula.
labrador|Where Goose Bay is.
lacquers|Varnishes.
ladders|Ship's stairways.
ladylike|Well-bred.
ladyloves|Sweethearts.
lagoons|Areas of shallow water.
lakeports|Buffalo and Toronto.
lambkin|Term of affection to a child.
lambrequin|Decorative drapery
lamenters|Weepers.
lampions|Pots of oil with wicks.
landscape|Certain painting.
lanterns|Signal lights.
largess|Liberal gift.
largest|King-size.
lassoed|Roped.
lateral|Of the side.
lateral|Sideways.
laterals|Football plays.
laterals|Passes, on the gridiron.
laughter|Comedian's accolade.
lavaliere|Neck ornament.
lavenders|Mint plants.
layaway|Save.
leafage|Foliage.
leaners|Certain horseshoes.
leanest|Having the least fat.
learned|Well-informed.
leashed|Held under control.
leather|Hides.
leatherneck|Man in uniform: Slang.
lecterns|Desks.
legendary|Fabulous.
legislate|Enact.
legislation|Concern of Congress.
lemures|Ghosts of ancient Rome.
lenders|Creditors.
leniency|Lack of severity.
lentando|Becoming slower, in music.
lentigo|Freckle.
leonine|Like a certain beast.
leonine|Like simba.
leotard|One-piece garment.
leotards|Ballet wear.
liberator|Bolivar's epithet.
library|Kennedy memorial.
libretto|Important part of a musical.
license|Hunter's need.
license|One kind of plate.
licorice|Candy flavoring.
lieutenant|Popular TV program (with "The").
lifeline|Important route.
lifelong|Designating some friends.
lifesaver|Guard of a sort.
lifetime|Once in a ___.
lightship|Pilot's warning device.
lignite|Brown coal.
likened|Compared.
likened|Compared.
limelight|Center of the stage.
limelight|Chaplin film.
lineage|Ancestry.
linemen|Football players.
linesmen|Tennis officials.
lioness|Cub's mother.
lionized|Treated as a celebrity.
listener|Radio fan.
literal|Verbatim.
littered|Untidy.
littoral|Of the shore.
livened|Animated.
livestock|Steaks on the hoof.
loaches|Fresh-water fishes.
loading|Longshoreman's job.
loathed|Abhorred.
loathes|Dislikes intensely.
locales|Places.
locomotion|Travel.
logbooks|Certain records.
logical|Reasonable.
logistic|Of a branch of military science.
longhorn|Breed of cattle.
longhorn|Range animal.
lopsided|Askew.
loudmouthed|Blatant.
louvers|Automobile hood slits.
loverly|Wouldn't it be ___ . . .
macadam|Street surface.
machete|Jungle knife.
machete|Knife for cutting sugar cane.
machete|Type of knife.
madeira|White wine.
maelstrom|Whirlpool.
maenads|Bacchantes.
maestri|Teachers or educators.
maestro|Title for Stravinsky.
magentas|Purplish-red colors.
maharajah|VIP of India.
mailman|Important civil servant.
mainspring|Principal motive.
majored|Specialized, in scholastic study.
majorities|Pluralities.
malaprop|Character in "The Rivals."
malefactor|Culprit.
maligned|Calumniated.
manacle|Fetter.
manacle|Handcuff.
manacle|Handcuff.
manageable|Docile.
mandarin|Tangerine.
mandate|Authoritative order.
mandates|Formal orders.
mangrove|Tropical shrub.
manhole|Part of the street scene.
manhole|Part of the street scene.
manhunt|Project for a posse.
manikin|Dwarf.
maniple|Ecclesiastic vestment.
mannish|Masculine.
mantrap|Sinclair Lewis novel.
maracas|Gourd instruments.
mariner|Coleridge hero.
mariners|Members of Operation Sail.
marines|Parris Island men.
marionette|Doll of a sort.
marionette|Punch, for example.
markedly|In a pronounced way.
marooned|On a desert island.
maroons|Colors.
maroons|Dark reds.
marshall|Plan man.
marshals|Guides.
marshes|Bogs.
martinet|Strict disciplinarian.
marvelous|Extraordinary.
mascara|Cosmetic.
masonic|Of an ancient secret order.
mastaba|Archaeological find.
mastered|Conquered.
mastermind|Man with a plan.
masters|American poet.
mastery|Control.
mastoid|Bone of the skull.
matador|Bullfighter.
matador|Dominguin, for example.
matador|Hearer of "ole!"
material|Cloth.
materially|Tangibly.
maternal|Of a parent.
matinee|Daylight show.
matinee|Early show.
matinee|Performance.
mattresses|Innerspring items.
maximal|Highest.
mayoress|City official.
maypole|Inn in "Barnaby Rudge."
mazurka|Lively Polish dance.
meandered|Rambled.
meanders|Rambles.
measure|Yardstick.
meddler|Officious one.
mediate|Settle by intervention.
mediates|What the U.N. does.
mediator|Intercessor.
meeting|Junction.
meetings|Congresses.
melange|Hodgepodge.
melanins|Dark skin pigments.
meliorates|Improves.
melodies|Airs.
melodies|Sweet sounds.
melodizes|Composes.
mementoes|Fairgoers' take-home items.
menswear|Store specialty.
mentally|In the mind.
merited|Deserved.
merited|Earned.
merited|Earned.
mermaid|Famous Elizabethan tavern.
merriest|Most festive.
mesotron|Cosmic ray particle.
message|Euphemism for a commercial.
messages|Those commercials.
messenger|Hermes' task.
messier|More untidy.
meteorite|Fragment from space.
meteors|Phenomena of the solar system.
metiers|Professions.
metiers|Trades.
microbes|Tiny organisms.
microbiological|Of a certain science.
midriff|Part of the torso.
midsummer|Time for Shakespeare.
migrate|Change locale.
milkshake|Frothy concoction.
millers|Chaucer's "The ___ Tale."
millhouses|Where grain is ground.
millrace|Current of water.
millstones|Heavy burdens.
minaret|Mosque tower.
mineral|Diamond or quartz.
mingled|Combined.
minimal|Least.
ministers|Diplomats.
minstrel|Lay singer.
minuses|Negative quantities.
misdeeds|Offenses.
misdeeds|Wrongdoings.
miserable|Shameful.
misology|Hatred of reasoning.
misrule|Bad government.
misspell|What orthographers don't do.
mistake|Estimate incorrectly.
mistletoe|Viscum album.
mistral|Mediterranean wind.
misuses|Treats badly.
mixture|Hodgepodge.
mixture|Home brew.
mixture|Medley.
mobcaps|Out-of-date bonnets.
moderator|Presiding officer.
moderns|Up-to-the-minute men.
moisten|Bedew.
moistener|Wet sponge, for one.
mollusk|Whelk or limpet.
momentum|Impetus.
monadic|Atomistic.
monarch|Sole supreme ruler.
mongoose|Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
monitors|Large lizards.
monkeyshines|Pranks of a sort.
monorails|Futuristic conveyances.
montage|Composite picture.
moonbeam|A certain ray of light.
moonless|Lacking a certain light.
moonlet|Cape Kennedy speciality.
moonlighted|Plied two trades.
morganatic|Kind of marriage.
mortgage|Item "on the house."
mortise|Tenon's companion.
mortises|Term in carpentry.
mothier|Describing some clothes closets.
motives|Goals.
motormen|Important workers.
mountebank|Feature of old-time medicine show.
mousetraps|Household devices.
mundane|Worldly.
murdered|Marred, as by giving a bad performance.
muskrat|Fur.
nacelle|Balloon basket.
naivete|Simplicity.
naivete|Unsophistication.
namesake|Junior.
napoleon|Little Corporal.
napoleon|The Little Corporal.
narcissus|Ship in Conrad title.
narcist|Vain person.
narrate|Describe.
narrate|Recite.
narwhal|Arctic cetacean, the sea unicorn.
natatoria|Swimming pools.
nattier|Trimmer: Colloq.
natural|Without affectations.
natures|Personalities.
nearest|Least distant.
nearest|Most direct.
neatest|Most adroit.
nebulous|Vague.
necktie|Ascot.
necromancer|Cagliostro, for one.
needled|Goaded.
needlework|Topic for the woman's page.
negates|Nullifies.
negation|Denial.
nemeses|Just deserts.
nemeses|Retributions.
neolith|Stone Age implement.
nestled|Settled warm and snug.
nestles|Lies sheltered.
nestles|Snuggles.
nettles|Annoys.
nettles|Briers.
nettles|Stirs up.
networks|Radio stations.
neutrals|People on the fence.
newcomer|Recent arrival.
newfangled|Novel.
newness|Modernity.
newness|Novelty.
newsiest|Most informative.
newspapers|Certain media.
niggler|Trifler.
nightshirt|Garment.
nirvana|Eternal peace, in Buddhism.
noblesse|___ oblige.
nodding|Drowsing.
nodding|Kind of acquaintance.
nodular|Knotty.
nodules|Plant buds.
noisemaker|Item for a lively party.
noisome|Harmful.
nominator|Speaker at a political convention.
nominee|Convention concern.
nonetheless|Notwithstanding.
nonfatal|Less than deadly.
noontide|Poetic tide.
nosebag|Equipment for Dobbin.
nosedived|Took a sudden drop.
nosegay|Bouquet.
nostrum|Quack medicine.
nostrums|Patent medicines.
notables|Persons of distinction.
notornis|Flightless bird of New Zealand.
nouveau|___ riche.
novelties|Toys, gadgets, etc.
nuances|Delicate gradations.
nudging|Jogging.
nudists|Adherents of a certain cult.
nuisance|Annoyance.
numerator|Part of a fraction.
numismatic|Pertaining to collectors' items.
nursery|Room.
nurture|Bring up.
nutbrown|___ ale.
oafishly|In an idiotic manner.
oarsman|Galley slave.
obdurate|Hard.
oblations|Offerings of thanksgiving.
obligated|Bounden.
oblongs|Rectangles.
obscure|Cryptic.
obsequious|Deferential.
obstacle|Barrier.
obstreperous|Unruly.
obverse|Of a coin, "heads."
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments.
occasions|Special events.
occurred|Came to pass.
ocellar|Eyelike.
octonaries|Groups of eight.
oddities|Freaks.
oenomel|Beverage of wine and honey.
offense|Misdeed.
offsides|Causes of penalties in games.
oldster|Grandpa, possibly.
oleaster|Ornamental shrub.
omicron|Greek letter.
omission|Neglect.
omitted|Elided.
omnibuses|Literary collections.
oneness|Unity.
oneself|Pronoun.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
onlooker|Spectator.
opalesce|Show a play of colors.
openers|Poker term.
opening|Broadway event.
opening|Opportunity.
operate|Run.
operator|Girl once called "central."
operator|Machine worker.
opposition|Minority political party.
oppress|Burden.
optative|Designating a verb mood.
optical|___ illusion.
optimal|Most favorable.
optimist|Positive thinker.
opulence|Wealth.
oracles|Wise answers.
oranges|Colors.
oranges|Israeli export.
orangutan|Man of the woods.
orangutan|Simian.
oratorio|Piece of music.
orators|Bryan and others.
orchards|Florida specialties.
oregano|Herb.
organic|Fundamental.
organizers|Arrangers.
orients|Faces east.
origami|Japanese paper-folding art.
original|Much-copied item.
originator|Member of the avant-garde.
origins|Beginnings.
orioles|Songbirds.
orisons|Prayers.
ornament|Beautify.
ornaments|Baubles.
ortolans|Bobolinks.
osmoses|Diffuses, as by dialysis.
osteopath|Therapist.
ostracize|Send to Coventry.
ostrich|Bird.
ostrich|Swift-footed bird.
ottomans|Cushioned seats.
outbreak|Flare-up.
outcome|Result.
outermost|Farthest.
outlander|Stranger.
outleaped|Won the broad jump.
outlive|Survive.
outreach|Surpass.
outsells|Surpasses, in a way.
outshone|Excelled.
outsized|Too large.
outtrot|Surpass in a race.
ovation|Loud reception.
ovation|Tribute.
overall|General, as a view.
overall|Generally.
overate|Dined too well.
overate|Gorged.
overblouse|Something to wear.
overcharge|Price too high.
overdid|Carried too far.
overdue|Belated.
overeat|Dine too well.
overestimate|Take too seriously.
overland|Another way to travel.
overlay|Cover.
overneat|Fastidious.
overpower|Subdue
overran|Infested.
oversalt|Season to excess.
overseas|Abroad.
oversee|Manage.
overseers|Supervisors.
oversets|Causes to fall.
oversew|Whipstitch.
oversleep|Emulate a 10 o'clock scholar.
overspread|Make a bed, in a sense.
oversteps|Goes too far.
overtakes|Comes upon.
overused|Like cliches.
overween|Become arrogant, old style.
oysters|Menu specialty.
paddocks|Stable yards.
pagodas|Oriental temples.
paillasses|Straw-filled ticks.
palaver|Cajolery.
paleface|Indian's foe or friend.
paleface|Samoset's friend.
palette|Artist's item.
palisades|Sight along the Hudson.
palmists|Fortunetellers.
palpitation|Fluttering.
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth.
pandora|Wife of Epimetheus.
panelling|Ornamental wood strips.
panniers|Baskets for pack animals.
panoply|Magnificent array.
panorama|Continuing view.
panoramas|Certain pictures.
panties|Underwear.
pantiles|Roofing for a villa.
panting|Athirst.
panting|Out of breath.
paperboy|Provider of important service.
paperers|Certain interior decorators.
paprika|Seasoning.
parachute|Descending contrivance.
paradise|State of happiness.
parakeet|Lovebird's cousin.
parasitic|Like a sycophant.
parasol|Sunshade.
parasol|Sunshade.
parboils|Cooks.
parchesi|Game of East Indian origin.
parental|Of family members.
parlance|Conversation.
parlance|Speech.
parliament|Harold Wilson's milieu.
parmesan|Cheese.
parmesan|Cheese.
paroles|Words of honor.
paroxysm|Uncontrollable laugh seizure.
parries|Evades.
parsley|Popular garnish.
participants|Sharers.
partite|Divided.
partridges|Ruffed grouse.
pasquinade|Lampoon.
passage|Musical phrase.
password|Countersign.
passwords|Secret phrases.
pasteboard|Flimsy.
pastimes|Reading and riding.
pastrami|Smoked beef.
patella|Kneecap.
patents|Exclusive rights.
pathfinder|Cooper's Leatherstocking.
patriots|Hale and others.
patronymic|Family name.
pattypan|Baking container.
pawnees|North American Indians.
peacocks|Juno's symbols.
peacocks|Proud ones.
peanuts|Party provender.
peanuts|Very petty sum: Slang.
pebbles|Slingshot ammunition.
pebbles|Stones.
pectoral|Worn on the chest.
pedagogic|Educational.
peepers|Wally Cox role.
peephole|Aperture of a sort.
peephole|Feature of a front door.
peerage|Nobility.
peerages|Ranks of noblemen.
pelisses|Fur-adorned capes.
pellets|Small shot.
pelorus|Instrument used in navigation.
peltered|Beat incessantly, as rain.
penates|Gods of ancient Rome.
penchant|Inclination.
penetrated|Spread through.
penitent|Contrite one.
penname|Sand, for one.
peptalk|Coach's forte.
peptone|Digestive substance.
percale|Cotton cloth.
perforce|Of necessity.
perhaps|Possibly.
perimeters|Outward boundaries.
periscope|Submarine instrument.
persevere|Stick it out.
persona|___ grata.
personal|Individual.
personify|Embody.
personnel|Employes.
perspicacity|Discernment.
pertain|Be appropriate.
pertains|Has reference (to).
peruses|Reads.
peruses|Reads.
pestered|Teased.
pestles|Certain tools.
petites|Clothing sizes for short women.
petrels|Mother Carey's chickens.
pettiest|Most trifling.
pettifogger|Picayune lawyer.
pfennig|German coin.
phaeton|Touring car.
phantom|Revenant.
pharaoh|Man of Memphis.
pharaoh|Ruler.
pharisee|Biblical hypocrite.
phonetic|Spelt as spoken.
physical|Kind of exam.
pianist|Van Cliburn's profession.
picayune|Trifling.
pickerel|Fresh-water fish.
picklocks|Certain thieves.
picture|Image.
piebald|Horse.
piecework|Method of operation in some factories.
piedmont|Where Turin is.
pierrot|Figure in pantomime.
pietists|Pious persons.
pigeonhole|Shelve.
pigeonhole|Shelve.
pilaster|Architectural feature.
pilaster|Column.
pillars|Feature of the Lincoln Memorial.
pimpernel|Plant of the primrose family.
pinball|Game of chance.
pinhole|Very small opening.
pinnacle|Spire.
pioneers|The avant-garde.
pipeline|Information source.
pipsqueaks|Insignificant people: Slang.
pirates|Baseball team.
pirates|National Leaguers.
pirogue|Dugout canoe.
piscine|Resembling fish.
pismire|Ant.
placard|Notice.
plainsongs|Ambrosian chants.
plaints|Objections.
planaria|Flatworm.
planets|Neptune, Pluto, etc.
planned|Devised.
plantain|Banana.
plastic|Nonmetallic compound.
plastic|Nonmetallic compound.
platelets|Important parts of blood.
platted|Interwoven.
platter|Dish.
plaudits|Applause.
playtime|Saturday, for instance.
pleaders|Advocates.
pleasant|Fair.
pleases|Though every prospect ___ . . .
pleasure|Delight.
plenary|Full.
plenipotentiary|Ambassador.
pliocene|Geological period.
plodder|Slow worker.
plumped|___ for (supported).
plutocrat|Coupon clipper.
plutonic|Igneous.
pneumatics|Branch of physics.
pointer|Gundog.
polecat|Weasellike animal.
polemics|Art of disputation.
polemics|Art of disputation.
polestars|Centers of attraction.
politic|Skillful in statecraft.
politicos|Candidates, party workers, et al.
pollens|Kinds of flower dust.
poltroons|Cowards, old style.
polymer|Chemical compound.
polymer|Word in plastics.
pontine|___ Marshes, in Italy.
ponytail|Hair-do.
popular|Approved.
popular|Well-liked.
portend|Augur.
porterage|Carrying charge.
portray|Delineate.
postage|Mail-order expense.
posthaste|With great speed.
postmen|Carriers.
postpaid|Delivered free.
posture|Stance.
potence|Strength.
potentate|Sovereign.
potholders|Pan handlers.
potpourri|Medley.
pouches|Features of marsupials.
pouring|Serving tea.
powerboat|Launch.
practiced|Experienced.
pragmatism|William James' philosophy.
prairie|Young Abe's milieu.
praises|Extols.
praline|New Orleans delicacy.
pralines|Nutty confections.
pralines|Nutty sweets.
prances|Rides gaily.
prattle|Chatter.
prattle|Speak as a child.
prearrange|Determine in advance.
precept|Maxim.
precursor|Forerunner.
predates|Is earlier than.
preeminence|Superiority.
preened|Dressed up.
prelate|Makarios, for example.
prelude|Musical form.
premade|Like store clothes.
premiers|Chiefs.
premises|Piece of real estate.
prepaid|Not COD.
prepare|Ready.
prepared|Put together.
prepped|Made ready for: Colloq.
prerequisite|Required beforehand.
presages|Gives warning.
presence|Royal person.
presented|Shown.
presided|Chaired.
president|Last word of Henry Clay aphorism.
president|Taylor or Grant.
presume|Take for granted.
pretend|Sham.
pretender|James Stuart, for one.
pretties|Dainty clothes.
primaries|Political tests.
primate|Archbishop.
primates|Order man belongs to.
principality|Liechtenstein or Monaco.
privation|Want.
privilege|Better than equal rights.
probable|Likely.
problem|Difficult matter.
procreate|Beget.
prodigally|Lavishly.
profile|Short, vivid biography.
profound|Deep.
progress|Advance.
promenade|Grand march.
promise|Indication of future success.
propose|Pop the question.
proposer|Marriage-seeker.
prosers|Certain writers.
protege|Pupil.
protest|Object.
protests|Expostulates.
protons|Parts of atoms.
protract|Draw out.
proudest|Most arrogant.
provide|Stipulate.
providence|Divine guidance.
providence|God's care.
puddles|Rainy day items.
puissant|Mighty.
punsters|Wags.
puppeteer|He pulls the strings.
puppies|Popular pets.
purlieus|Environs.
purport|Gist.
pussyfoots|Straddles the fence, on issues.
puttered|Busied (oneself) ineffectively.
quadrant|Part of a circle.
quarantine|Action invoked against Cuba.
quarantine|Isolate.
quartets|Musical groups.
quatrains|Certain poems.
quatres|Certain playing cards.
quenelle|Ball of minced meat, in cookery.
questions|Ten-year-old's forte.
quinoid|Peroxide: Chem.
quisling|Vidkun of Norway.
quotient|Mathematical result.
racehorse|Kelso, for one.
racemes|Inflorescences.
racetrack|Outdoor casino.
racetracks|Saratoga and others.
radians|Parts of a circle.
radiant|Shining.
radiate|Transmit electromagnetic waves.
radiated|Sent out heat, light, etc.
radiates|Shines.
radicel|Small root.
radicle|Rootlet.
radicle|Rootlike part.
ragweed|Sneezers' enemy.
raiment|Attire: Poet.
raindrop|Part of a shower.
rainfalls|Precipitation.
rainout|Interrupt, as a ball game.
rampage|Reckless action.
rampage|Run wild.
rampantly|With exuberance.
ranchero|Cattleman.
ransomed|Redeemed.
rapture|Bliss.
rapture|That "Cloud Nine" feeling.
rarebit|Cheese dish.
rarities|Uncommon things.
rascals|Runners "around the rugged rock."
raspberries|Derisive sounds: Slang.
ratatat|Knock on the door.
ratchets|Toothed wheels.
rattrap|Device for pest control.
rattrap|Hopeless situation.
raveler|Disentangler.
ravelments|Tangles.
raveners|Plunderers.
rawhides|Cowboys' whips.
reactor|Atomic pile.
readymade|Not original.
realgar|Orange-red mineral.
realist|Man with both feet on the ground.
realtors|Land brokers.
reamers|Machines for boring.
rearrange|Make shifts.
reasoned|Thought.
reawaken|Bestir oneself again.
rebates|Discounts.
rebellion|Uprising.
rebirth|Renaissance.
rebuttal|Debater's concern.
recasts|Molds again.
receded|Moved back.
receive|Get.
receiver|Part of a telephone.
recession|Slump.
recited|Enumerated.
reciter|Book of class exercises.
reckoner|Calculator.
reclasp|Enfold again.
recline|Lounge.
recognize|Admit.
recolor|Dye over.
reconstructs|Makes over.
recorder|Early form of flute.
recount|Tell what happened.
recover|Gain by legal process.
recreate|Form anew.
redears|Sunfishes.
redeemer|Deliverer.
redhead|Diving duck.
redhead|Diving duck.
redolent|Fragrant.
redolent|Fragrant.
redpoll|Colorful finch or warbler.
redress|Compensation for a wrong.
redskin|Tonto, for one.
redwood|Giant of the forest.
reedier|Thinner in sound.
reenact|Perform again.
refract|Deflect, as light.
refrained|Abstained.
refueled|Did an airport  job.
refuted|Disproved.
regicides|Killers of kings.
regiment|Organize and control.
regimes|Administrations.
regionally|Locally.
regions|Places.
registered|Enrolled.
registers|Meters.
regulate|Control.
regulate|Govern.
rehearsed|Told in detail.
reincur|Bring upon oneself again.
reindeer|Dancer, for one.
reindeer|Donder or Blitzen.
reiterate|Say again.
relapse|Backslide.
relapse|Backslide.
relapse|Setback.
related|Cognate.
relater|Narrator.
relates|Tells.
relative|Family member.
relearn|Study over.
release|Antonym of curb.
release|Free.
release|Permit to be issued.
release|Publicity item.
relevant|Germane.
relevant|Pertinent.
reliance|Trust.
relined|Did a tailoring job.
relined|Did a tailoring job.
relists|Enrolls again.
remarks|Banquet speech.
remarried|Twice wed.
remedial|Corrective.
reminder|String around the finger.
remises|Makes over by deed.
remorse|Contrition.
remorse|Regret.
remorse|Regret.
removes|Takes away.
rendered|Gave.
reneges|Breaks one's word.
renovate|Modernize.
renowned|Celebrated.
rentable|That can be hired.
reparation|Paying of damages.
repartee|Smart rejoinder.
repeals|Revokes.
repeater|Kind of gun.
repents|Feels remorse.
repertoire|Musician's concern.
repined|Languished.
replacer|Substitute.
replete|Full.
replete|Plentifully supplied.
reposes|Rests.
repousse|Ornamental metal work in relief.
representatives|Types.
reprise|Return to a theme, in music.
reprises|Musical repetitions.
reproof|Censure.
reprove|Chide.
reptile|Mesozoic phenomenon.
republican|Miller, for one.
republican|River in Kansas.
repulse|Rebuff.
request|Ask.
requiem|German ___, Brahms, Op. 45.
requites|Makes return for.
rescinds|Annuls.
researches|Investigates systematically.
resents|Takes offense.
reserve|Trainee on call.
reservoir|Large supply.
residence|Domicile.
resider|Occupant.
resides|Dwells.
resides|Dwells.
residuals|Extra-pay TV reruns.
residuals|TV reruns.
resilient|Buoyant.
resists|Wards off.
resoles|Repairs shoes.
resolute|Bold.
resonance|Echo.
resorts|Vacation places.
respect|Consideration.
respect|Consideration.
respect|Esteem.
respire|Inhale and exhale.
respond|Act in return.
restate|Paraphrase.
restates|Puts in another way.
restaurant|Chophouse.
restore|Bring to new glory.
restore|Give back.
restore|Heal.
restore|Heal.
restore|Put back.
restore|Renovate.
restores|Puts back.
restores|Works on damaged art.
restrained|Held back.
restraint|Self-control.
restyle|Remodel.
results|Race track reports.
resumes|Summaries.
reticulate|Netlike.
retires|Calls it a day.
retires|Puts out, as a batter.
retitle|Name again.
retorts|Sharp answers.
retraced|Went over again.
retreat|Army's sunset signal.
retrench|Economize.
retrieve|Get back.
revenge|Vindictive spirit.
revenue|Income.
reverend|Church title.
reverie|Brown study.
reverse|Car gear.
reverse|Offensive play in football.
revisals|Amendments.
revised|Checked over.
revolted|Mutinied.
revolution|Relative of an orbit.
revolution|Word for our time.
revolve|Turn.
revolve|Whirl.
rewarded|Gave a guerdon (to).
rewrite|Do a newspaper job.
reynard|Fabled fox.
rhymers|Poetasters.
ribbons|Horse show awards.
rickety|Shaky.
ricochet|Rebound.
ringent|Gaping, as a corolla.
rioters|Trouble-makers.
ripcord|Chute opener.
riposte|Fencing thrust.
risible|Causing laughter.
risotto|Rice, Italian style.
risottos|Pilaf-like dishes.
rissole|Browned in deep fat.
rivaled|Was a match for.
rivalries|Contests.
rivalry|Competition.
riveter|Rosie was one.
rivulet|Run.
roadsteads|Where ships anchor.
rockers|Porch furniture.
romance|Story.
roomiest|Most commodious.
roosted|Perched.
roseate|Bright-hued.
roseate|Optimistic.
roseate|Overly optimistic.
rosebay|Oleander.
rosette|Imitation flower.
rosolio|Raisin cordial.
rostrum|Speaker's place.
rotunda|Domed structure.
roughhouse|Rowdydowdy.
roulades|Musical flourishes.
roundabout|Indirect.
roundabout|Indirect.
roundtable|Conference.
rousseau|Creator of the "noble savage."
routine|Standard practice.
rubbers|Footwear.
rudders|Airplane parts.
rudeness|Discourtesy.
runaround|Evasion of a sort.
runaway|Easily won victory.
runners|Couriers.
rustical|Countrified, old style.
rustler|Western bad man.
sabbatical|Leave of absence.
sabotage|Destroy, figuratively.
saccade|A violent check of the reins.
sadiron|Presser's item.
sagamore|Indian chief.
saguaro|Giant cactus.
sailless|Without means of navigation.
salacious|Designating certain books.
salesmen|Drummers.
saloons|Carrie Nation's target.
saltines|Crackers.
saluter|G.I., at times.
salutes|Military greetings.
samisen|Three-stringed musical instrument.
samovar|Metal water heater.
sampans|Chinese boats.
sampler|Embroidery piece.
sanative|Beneficial.
sanatorium|Rest home.
sanctified|Holy.
sandbar|Shoal.
sandhogs|Caisson workers.
sandhogs|Tunnel workers.
sanding|Polishing, in a way.
sandpiper|Shore bird.
sapient|Wise.
sapling|Nursery item.
sappers|Military engineers.
sargasso|Gulfweed.
satchel|Bag.
sateens|Fabrics.
satellite|Follower.
satiate|Cloy.
satiates|Gorges.
satinet|Strong shiny material.
satires|Certain writings.
satirists|Critical wits.
saturnalian|Riotously merry.
saunter|Stroll.
sauropods|Extinct animals.
sausage|Popular food.
sauterne|Château d'Yquem.
savannas|Grasslands.
saviours|Redeemers.
scalawag|Rascal.
scalawags|Rascals.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scalene|Term in geometry.
scamper|Rush about.
scantlings|Certain timbers.
scapegrace|Black sheep.
scarabaeus|Egyptian symbol.
scarecrow|Crop insurance of a sort.
scarier|More timid.
scarier|More timorous: Colloq.
scenario|Hollywood concern.
scenario|Hollywood product.
scenery|Features of a landscape.
schemer|Plotter.
scheming|Crafty.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
scholar|Gentleman's companion.
scholia|Explanatory remarks.
scilicet|To wit.
scollop|Bivalve mollusk: Var.
scollop|Decorative edge: Var.
scorers|Certain contestants.
scottie|Breed of terrier.
scraped|Eked out.
screwball|Pitcher's specialty.
screwball|Zany.
scrimps|Puts on short allowance.
scripts|Scenarios.
scrooge|Christmas symbol.
scruple|Qualm.
scruples|Misgivings.
sculled|Propelled with one oar.
scuttle|Coal bucket.
scuttle|Quick shuffling pace.
seabags|Luggage of a sort.
seabags|Sailors' gear.
seafarers|Barnacle Bill and others.
seamless|Like some hose.
seaport|City or a sort.
seaports|Liverpool and others.
searcher|Hunter.
seascape|Winslow Homer specialty.
seaside|Shore.
seasoned|Acclimatized.
seasoned|Green no more.
seasons|Well-known four.
seaters|Ushers.
seaward|Away from land.
seawater|Brine.
seceder|Dissident of 1860–61.
secondhand|Used.
secondhand|Watch part.
seconds|Extra helpings of food: Colloq.
secretary|Desk.
secretary|Office employe.
section|Area.
sectors|Town quarters.
sedative|Kind of drug.
sedative|Tranquilizer.
seedbed|Gardener's spring concern.
seedless|Like some fruit.
seeresses|Crystal-gazers.
seething|Angry.
selamlik|Men's section of Turkish house.
selected|Choice.
selection|Choice.
selectman|Town meeting officer.
selects|Culls.
selects|Culls.
selfish|Greedy.
selling|Field for the aggressive.
sellout|Commercial bonanza.
selvage|Fabric's edge.
semaphore|Engineer's guide.
semaphore|Signal Corps specialty.
semaphore|Signaling apparatus.
semester|School term.
seminar|Student group.
senates|State councils.
senator|Capital man.
senator|Member of a ball team.
senator|One of a hundred.
senators|Baseball team.
seniors|Candidates for sheepskins.
senoras|Mesdames of Mazatlán.
senores|Castilian gentlemen.
senorita|Duenna's charge.
senoritas|Kelpfishes.
sensible|Having reason.
sensually|In a self-indulgent way.
sentenced|Judged the merits of.
sentience|Capacity for feeling.
sentiment|Emotion.
sentries|Guards.
sequoias|Forest giants.
sequoias|Redwoods.
serapes|Shawls for the señores.
serapes|Tampico attire.
serenest|Marked by greatest tranquility.
sergeant|York, for one.
serially|In installments.
seringa|Rubber tree.
serious|Earnest.
serious|Grave.
sermons|Niebuhr's forte.
serpent|Genesis character.
serrate|Notched.
serrate|Saw-toothed.
serried|Crowded.
service|Tennis term.
sestets|Certain stanzas.
sestinas|Poems.
sestinas|Poems.
settees|Sofas.
settings|Stage designer's concern.
settler|Wagons West man.
settler|Colonist.
settles|Pieces of furniture.
seventeen|Tarkington novel.
seventh|___ Heaven.
several|Being of different kinds.
several|Respective.
severance|One kind of pay.
severer|More rigorous.
severest|Most rigorous.
shakers|Condiment containers.
shamanic|Of medicine men.
sharpen|Put an edge on.
shatters|Splinters.
shearer|Clipper.
sheaths|Close-fitting dresses.
sheaves|Bundles of grain.
shellac|Varnish.
shelters|Areas of safety.
shelters|Protects.
shenanigans|Mischief: Colloq.
sherbets|Ices.
shindigs|Blowouts of a sort.
shinier|More glowing.
shipshape|Fit.
shoppers|Admen's targets.
shoptalk|Conversation of a sort.
shoptalk|Jargon of a sort.
shortcake|Dessert with fruit.
shorthand|Girl Friday's forte.
shotguns|Weapons.
shoulders|Bears.
shoveled|Did some digging.
showering|Bestowing liberally.
shrieker|Black-tailed godwit.
shriver|Name in the headlines.
shutdown|Close.
siamese|Cats or people.
siamese|People of Asia.
siamese|Relative of a Maltese.
siamese|Short-haired cat.
sidecar|Cocktail.
sidecar|Cycle appurtenance.
sideline|Type of business.
sidestep|Avoid.
sidestep|Evade.
sideways|Obliquely.
silence|Library sign.
silences|Represses.
silences|Stills.
silesia|Lightweight linen.
silicone|Synthetic resin.
silkier|Softer.
simians|Apes or monkeys.
simians|Apes.
simians|Monkeys.
simulate|Feign.
simulcast|Program on radio and TV at same time.
sincere|Faithful.
sincere|Genuine.
sincere|Real.
sincerest|Most heartfelt.
singing|Performing art.
singlets|Jerseys.
sinister|A bar of undistinction.
sinister|Evil.
sinkage|Depression.
sisters|Lynda and Luci.
sisters|The Muses.
skeletal|Structural.
skeleton|Type of key.
skirter|One who goes around.
skylark|Shelley subject.
skylarks|Frolics.
skylarks|Frolics.
slacken|Let up.
slackens|Lets up.
slacker|Cousin of a clock watcher.
slaloms|Innsbruck events.
slander|Backbite.
slanted|Biased.
slapdash|With impetuous force.
slapjack|Card game.
slavers|Businessmen of the 18th century.
slavish|Blindly imitative.
sledder|Coaster.
sledder|Driver of a snow vehicle.
sleeper|Part of a train.
sleeper|Unexpected success.
sleepers|Dark horses.
slender|Slight.
slipshod|Generally careless.
slogans|Adman's creations.
slogans|Advertising gimmicks.
slopping|Spilling over.
slowpoke|Snail.
sluggers|Ken Boyer and others.
smasher|Stunning English girl.
smashes|Hit shows.
smashup|Break to bits.
smelter|Foundry worker.
smoking|Controversial subject.
smoothly|Without a hitch.
smother|Cover over.
snakepit|Place of chaotic disorder.
snapping|Photographing, candidly.
snapshot|Photo.
snapshot|Photo.
snarers|Trappers.
snaring|Catching.
snarled|Tangled.
sneeriest|Most derisive.
sneezed|Not to be ___ at.
sneezing|Common symptom.
snicker|Covert laugh.
sniffle|Mild cold.
snipers|Hunters of a sort.
snooped|Pried: Colloq.
snootier|More snobbish: Colloq.
snorter|Short ___, transoceanic air veteran.
snowballed|Expanded rapidly.
snowbirds|Juncos.
snowblower|Successor to the shovel.
snowing|Making a white Christmas.
sobered|Became serious.
sociable|Friendly.
sociality|Fellowship.
socials|Informal parties.
society|Association.
sodalist|Church club member.
soldered|United, in a way.
solecism|Substandard use of words.
solider|More firm.
solidus|Slant line (/), used in fractions, etc.
solstice|Winter or summer time.
sombrero|Caballero's hat.
somersault|Tumbler's turn.
somersaults|Acrobatic tricks.
something|Person of consequence.
sooners|Oklahomans.
soothed|Mollified.
soporific|Somniferous.
soprano|Choir member.
soprano|Opera heroine, usually.
sorehead|Disgruntled loser: Colloq.
sororities|College groups.
sorters|G.P.O. machines.
sounded|Pronounced.
soupcons|Small amounts.
sourdoughs|Alaskan prospectors.
sourdoughs|Veteran inhabitants of Alaska.
spaceman|Hero, modern style.
spacers|Current-reversing devices.
spaceship|One-time fictional idea.
spalpeens|Irish rascals.
spaniel|Breed of dog.
spaniels|Favorite pets.
sparerib|Cut of meat.
sparerib|Restaurant item.
sparker|Small firework.
sparred|Boxed.
sparrow|Mouse gray.
spatial|Existing outside the earth's atmosphere.
spatter|Fall in a shower.
spatters|Falls in a shower.
spatulas|Kitchen tools.
speaker|Radio part.
speared|Leistered.
specialist|Type of doctor.
specter|Shade.
spectres|Ghosts.
spectrum|Prismatic colors.
speeded|Expedited.
speller|School book.
spelunks|Explores caves.
spheral|Having a round form.
spiders|Miss Muffet's bane.
spiderweb|Arachnid's milieu.
spieled|Talked, in a way.
spigots|Faucets.
spilled|___ the beans.
spindles|Revolving pieces.
spinier|Having more thorns.
spinner|Deceptive football play.
spirals|Coils.
spirited|Mettlesome.
splices|Knits together.
splines|Grooves.
spoilsport|Kill-joy.
sponsion|Promise made on behalf of another.
sponsor|Show backer of a sort.
sporting|Fair.
spotless|Without blemish.
spouted|Spoke volubly: Colloq.
spreaders|Butter knives.
spreads|Feasts akin to buffets.
springe|Noose snare.
springs|Car parts.
springtime|Subject of many a song.
sprinklers|Lawn gear.
sprites|Goblins.
spruces|Pulpwood trees.
spumoni|Italian ice cream.
spurious|Artificial.
spurred|Urged on.
sputter|Speak hastily.
squally|Gusty.
squints|Looks obliquely.
staggered|Perplexed.
staircase|Way up.
stalemate|Impasse.
stalest|Least interesting.
stamina|Endurance.
stamina|Miler's asset.
stamping|Embossing.
standoff|Repel.
standout|Have distinction.
standstill|Admonition to a child.
standup|Last.
stapled|Clipped.
starets|Teacher or monk in the East.
starlet|Actress of a sort.
starlets|Hollywood aspirants.
starlike|Of a certain shape.
started|Jumped.
starter|Car part.
stashed|Stored away: Slang.
statism|Form of government control.
statistics|Lies, à la Mark Twain.
stators|Motor housings.
stature|Height.
steadies|Boyfriends.
stealthy|Furtive.
steamboat|The Robert E. Lee.
steamed|Cooked.
steamer|Clermont, for one.
steenbok|African antelope.
steeped|Saturated.
steeved|Loaded, as a ship.
stellar|Excellent.
stellar|Outstanding.
stellate|Starlike.
stemmer|Device for removing fruit parts.
stencil|Stenog's job.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
steppers|Dancers: Colloq.
stepson|Family member.
stepson|Relative.
stereos|Record players, for short.
sterile|Unproductive.
sterols|Solid alcohols.
sticker|Gummed patch.
sticker|Persistent one.
stickler|Strict disciplinarian.
stigmas|Marks of infamy.
stiletto|Dagger.
stilettos|Sharp weapons.
stilled|Pacified.
stilted|Pompous.
stimulate|Energize.
stimulate|Opposite of "bore."
stingaree|Dangerous ray.
stingaree|Ray.
stipple|Fleck.
stipples|Paints, in a way.
stirrer|Swizzle stick.
stirrup|Riding aid.
stitcher|Garment worker.
stitches|French knots, for example.
stivers|Dutch coins.
stollens|Loaves of German bread.
stolons|Trailing branches, in botany.
stonewall|Stubborn.
stoopers|Condescending ones.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopgaps|Expedients.
stopoff|Make a short visit en route.
stopover|Traveler's concern.
stopper|Good bridge card.
storage|Safekeeping.
storage|Warehouse charge.
storage|Warehouse costs.
storyteller|Librarian, for one.
stouter|Fleshier.
stouter|More courageous.
strafes|Bombards.
straight|Direct.
straightforward|Honest.
strained|Filtered.
straits|Gibraltar and others.
strands|Rope fibers.
strange|Alien.
stranglehold|Force that menaces freedom.
stratagems|Machinations.
strategy|Skill in planning.
stratus|Kind of cloud.
strayed|Got lost.
streaked|Lined.
streamer|Narrow banner.
streamline|Design for speed.
streetcars|Public transportation.
stretch|Home ___.
stretch|Seventh inning ritual.
stretta|Concluding passage, in music.
strewing|Scattering.
striated|Furrowed.
strident|Vociferous.
strider|Water ___, long-legged bug.
strikeout|Begin moving or acting.
striker|Clock clapper.
strikes|Sudden successes.
striking|Impressive.
striped|Describing many suitings.
strudel|Bakery item.
stubble|Beard of a sort.
stubbly|Bearded.
studios|Certain workshops.
stupidly|Witlessly.
stygian|Infernal.
styptic|Astringent.
styrene|Plastic.
submerge|Inundate.
succeed|How to___ . . .
succorer|Good Samaritan.
succors|Aids.
suchlike|Of the same kind: Colloq.
suffers|Bears.
sukiyaki|Japanese dish.
sultana|Raisin grape.
sundowns|Times of day.
sunlamps|Ultraviolet producers.
sunless|Dark.
sunrises|Daily phenomena.
sunshade|Awning.
superintends|Has charge of.
superpose|Place above something else.
supreme|Ultimate.
surcease|Respite (from).
surgeon|Casey, for one.
sustain|Keep going.
sutured|Joined by stitching.
swaddle|Wrap completely.
swallow|Sign of summer.
swashbuckling|Describing heroes of costume novels.
swastika|Hakenkreuz.
swatters|Fly chasers.
sweater|Turtleneck, for example.
sweeney|Irish surname.
sweeten|Make wholesome.
sweethearts|Roses of a kind.
swelter|Oppressive heat.
sybarite|Lover of luxury.
symptom|Indication.
symptoms|Signs.
syndicate|Newspaper chain.
synergy|Combined action.
tabaret|Strong upholstery silk.
tableland|Geographical feature.
taciturn|Reserved.
tacking|Sailor's concern.
tactful|Diplomatic.
tactile|Tangible.
tadpoles|Frogs-to-be.
tailless|Acaudal.
tailors|Men of the cloth, in a way.
takeoff|Burlesque.
takeover|Commandeer.
talaria|Foot wings for Mercury.
talented|Having special ability.
talesman|Potential member of the jury.
talipots|Palm trees.
talismans|Lucky pieces.
tallowed|Covered with wax.
tallyho|Coach.
tallyho|Huntsman's halloo.
tameless|Wild.
tanager|Passerine bird.
tandems|Certain bicycles.
tangles|Muddles.
tannings|Results of sun bathing.
tantara|Fanfare.
tantara|Musical effect.
tantara|Trumpet fanfare.
tantara|Trumpet sound.
tapeline|Measuring strip.
tapered|Diminished slowly.
tapioca|Soup thickener.
tarantula|Spider.
tarlatan|Transparent muslin.
tarnish|Discolor.
tarnish|Sully.
tarragon|Seasoning.
tarrier|Lingering guest.
tartare|Kind of fish sauce.
tartlet|Small pie.
tasseling|Putting forth inflorescences.
tastier|More palatable.
tattered|Ragged.
tattlers|Gossips.
tattletale|Busybody's cousin.
taverns|Inns.
taxicab|Hack.
taxpayer|Contributor to A.I.D., NASA, NATO, etc.
teaberry|Wintergreen.
teaming|Joining forces.
teargas|Police weapon.
teasers|Certain ads.
teatime|Daily occasion in London.
tedious|Boring.
teenage|Of a time for fun and frolic.
teenager|Youth.
teethed|Grew molars.
teetotal|Complete: Colloq.
telecast|Show of a sort.
telephones|Household appurtenances.
telethons|Certain broadcasts.
telltale|Row of strips over R.R. track, as low-bridge warning.
temptation|Siren song.
tenderest|Most delicate.
tenners|Certain currency: Colloq.
tensely|Not without strain.
tension|Everyday problem.
tension|Inner unrest.
tentacles|Arms of a sort.
tentage|Camp equipment.
tercentenary|Cause for celebration in N.Y.C.
teredos|Shipworms.
terrace|Paved area adjacent to a house.
terrier|Cairn, for one.
testing|Checking.
testudo|Roman troop screen.
tethered|Tied, as a horse.
tetragon|Quadrangle.
textile|Cotton or canvas.
textile|Fabric.
texture|Character of a fabric.
theater|Where stars are found.
theatre|Form of entertainment.
theology|Seminarian's concern.
theology|Study of religious truth.
therein|In that respect.
thinker|Rodin subject.
thoughtful|Considerate.
threads|Filaments.
threaten|Be minatory.
threatened|Said "or else."
thrills|Kicks.
throats|Narrow passages.
throughout|In every respect.
thruway|Express road.
thruways|Toll roads.
tieback|Drapery sash.
tierced|Parried in 3d fencing position.
tightfisted|Certainly not generous.
tillage|Agriculture.
timekeeper|Factory employe.
timpani|Kettledrums.
tinamou|Mexican partridge.
tinkles|Clinking sounds.
tinselled|Decorated, in a way.
tinstone|Cassiterite.
tintype|Pictorial memento.
tirades|Philippics.
tirades|Vituperative speeches.
tissues|Muscles, nerves, etc.
titanic|Walter Lord's subject.
titians|Certain works of art.
titivate|Make smart: Colloq.
toaster|Kitchen appliance.
toaster|Kitchen appliance.
toddler|Little one.
toenailing|Doing a carpenter's job.
toilsome|Fatiguing.
tolerate|Stand.
toluene|Hydrocarbon.
tongues|Wagon poles.
tonight|A certain time.
tonsure|Close relative of a crew cut.
topknot|Headdress.
topless|Like the latest in bathing suits.
topline|Most featured.
topples|Falls.
toreador|Escamillo, for one.
toreros|Arena men.
toreros|Plaza fighters.
tornado|Weather phenomenon.
torrents|Floods.
tortoni|Italian ice cream.
tosspot|Pub crawler, old style.
tosspot|Son of Bacchus.
totemic|Of a symbol.
tottered|Shook.
totters|Staggers.
toucans|Tropical birds.
touchup|Beauty parlor specialty.
townsfolk|Community members.
towropes|Nautical gear.
traceries|Decorative patterns.
trackmen|Snell and Beatty.
tractor|Mechanical mule.
trademark|Commercial symbol.
traders|Frontier merchants.
tragedian|Actor.
trailed|Grew along the ground.
trailer|Creeping vine.
trailer|Home on wheels.
trailers|Certain homes.
trainer|Instructor.
traitor|Faithless one.
traitor|Faithless one.
traitor|Turncoat.
traitor|Worker for 30 pieces of silver.
transcends|Surpasses.
transited|Passed through.
transliteration|Representing in the characters of another alphabet.
transom|Lintel.
transparentness|Clarity.
transpires|Becomes known by degrees.
transport|Entrance.
trapdoor|Egress of a sort.
traverse|Cross.
trawler|Fisherman's boat.
treadmill|Monotonous round of work.
treasure|Jewel.
treasured|Cherished.
treated|Dealt with.
treated|Discussed.
treaties|Agreements.
treatise|Expository article.
treatises|Expositions.
trefoils|Clovers.
tremors|Quavers.
trenail|Wooden spike.
trencher|Large wooden platter.
trespass|Encroach.
trestle|Bridge framework.
trestle|Wooden horse.
triangle|One shape of a race course.
triangular|Deltoid.
trident|Neptune's symbol.
trimmers|Pruning shears.
triolet|Poem of eight lines.
trireme|Anc. galley.
trireme|Galley.
tritest|Farthest from originality.
tritone|Musical interval.
triumphant|Victorious.
triunity|Group of three.
troopers|Men in uniform.
trouble|Civil disorder.
troubleshooter|Mediator in an impasse.
trounce|Defeat with ease.
trousseau|Bride's concern.
trousseaus|Special wardrobes.
truffle|Edible fungus.
trumpet|Elephant's cry.
trundler|Cricket bowler.
trustee|Administrator.
trustee|Director of a bank.
trustee|Guardian of funds.
tsarina|Alexandra, for one.
tsarina|Ruler.
tsarist|Russian royalist.
tumbledown|Ramshackle.
tumbleweed|Prairie plant.
turbans|Headgear.
turbits|Certain pigeons.
tureens|Chinaware.
turgent|Pompous: Rare.
turntable|Phonograph part.
tussled|Struggled.
twaddle|Nonsense.
twirling|Pitching, in baseball.
twitterer|Cousin of a flibbertigibbet.
ubiquitous|Present everywhere.
ubiquity|Omnipresence.
uintaite|Black asphalt found in the West.
ulterior|Undisclosed, as motives.
ululate|Howl.
unaware|Not heeding.
uncalled|___ for.
uncover|Reveal.
undercuts|Tennis strokes.
underdone|Rare.
undergrads|The student body.
undersea|Submarine.
underside|Surface beneath.
understate|Describe with deliberate restraint.
underwater|One way to travel.
undraped|Bare.
unearthed|Discovered.
uneaten|Intact.
unfetter|Liberate.
unfilled|Empty.
unfound|Not detected.
ungainly|Awkward.
ungrateful|Thankless.
unicorn|Imaginary animal.
unilateral|One-sided.
unitary|Of a single thing.
universally|In every instance.
unlaced|Without strings.
unmarked|Not identified.
unmarried|Single.
unmated|Single.
unpadded|Current style in men's jackets.
unpenned|Released from confinement.
unreally|Artificially.
unrelated|Lacking consanguinity.
unrelated|Separate.
unstressed|Kind of syllable.
untaken|Refused.
untenanted|Vacant.
untried|Not proved.
unusually|In an uncommon way.
unwinds|Relaxes.
unwisely|With poor judgment.
unyielding|Adamant.
upbraiding|Severe scolding.
updated|Made modern.
urbanely|Courteously.
usefully|Serviceably.
ustulate|Discolored, as if scorched.
utilities|Suppliers of gas, power, etc.
utopian|Ideal.
uttered|Said.
uttered|Said.
vacating|Leaving.
vacuole|Cell cavity.
vagabonds|Landlopers.
vainglorious|Boastful.
valance|Short drape.
valleys|Hollows.
vanilla|Flavor.
vanished|Fled.
vapored|Indulged in idle talk.
varlets|Scoundrels, old style.
vastest|Most enormous.
vaulted|Arched.
veinule|Blood vessel.
vendettas|Feuds.
vendeuse|Saleswoman, in Paris.
veneers|Superficial glosses.
veneers|Thin surface layers.
vengeance|Mine, saith the Lord.
vengeance|With a ___ (in a forceful manner).
vengeful|Vindictive.
ventilate|Air.
venture|Brave.
veracious|Honest.
vermicelli|Minestrone ingredient.
vessels|Pitchers, kettles, etc.
vestiges|Traces.
vestiges|Traces.
viaduct|Bridge.
viewers|TV audience.
vigilante|Phenomenon of frontier days.
vintage|Wine.
violaceous|Of a lavender shade.
violate|Profane.
violent|Fierce.
virginal|Small spinet.
viscose|Solution used in making rayon.
visible|Manifest.
visional|Of sight.
visitor|Sojourner.
volitant|Able to fly.
waddler|Goosey Gander, for one.
wainscots|Interior wall linings.
wassail|Yuletide bowl.
wealthier|In a higher bracket.
weeders|Garden tools.
weekends|Periods of relaxation.
weeklies|Periodicals.
weepier|More tearful.
welcome|Cordial reception.
werewolf|Creature of folklore.
westing|Sailing in a certain direction.
westward|In a certain direction.
whereat|Upon which.
whimsey|Vagary.
whippoorwill|Bird.
whisked|Brushed.
whiskey|Product of Scotland.
whitewalls|Tires.
wildcat|Lynx.
wildcatted|Chanced drilling for oil.
wildwood|Forest.
windward|Nautical term.
winesap|Apple.
wingchairs|Living room items.
wintergreen|Of Thee I Sing president.
withered|Faded.
witless|Foolish.
wording|Phrasing.
worrywarts|Those who expect the worst.
wrested|Usurped.
wrestler|TV performer of sorts.
writhed|Contorted.
yardarm|Nautical term.
yardarm|Nautical term.
yearned|Was filled with longing.
yeastier|Having more leaven.
yesterday|Recently.
yesteryear|Past time: Poet.
yonkers|It's next to the largest city in U. S.
zealotry|Fanatical devotion.
zealous|Fervent.
zigzags|Makes short sharp turns.
aardvark|Animal possibly welcome at picnics.
abbreviate|Shorten.
abecedarian|Beginner.
abettor|Incitor.
abigail|Second First Lady.
aboveboard|Openly.
abrades|Rubs off.
abrades|Wears away.
absentee|One who misses roll call.
absents|Withdraws (oneself).
abstainer|One who has taken the pledge.
acceded|Agreed (to).
accesses|Ways of approach.
accrues|Comes by way of increase.
accustom|Habituate.
acetone|Paint remover.
acetone|Solvent.
achieve|Gain.
acinose|Having seeds, as grapes.
acquaints|Informs.
acrimony|Harsh words.
adamant|Firm.
adaptable|Compliant.
adapter|Adjuster.
adapter|Connecting device.
adherent|Disciple.
adhesives|Epoxy and others.
adipose|Fatty.
adipose|More fat.
adjacent|Neighboring.
admiral|Handsome red butterfly.
admires|Thinks the world of.
admonish|Warn.
adopter|Espouser.
adorned|Arrayed.
adorned|Embellished.
adornment|Grace note.
adscript|Written after.
adsorbed|Collected by condensation.
adsorbs|Condenses on a surface.
adulate|Flatter slavishly.
adulate|Flatter.
adverse|Unfavorable.
advised|Told what to do.
aeolian|___ harp.
aerosol|Household "bomb."
aesthetes|Lovers of the beautiful.
affaire|Business: Fr.
afterwards|Later.
agendum|Something to be done.
ageratum|Thistlelike flower.
agitation|Discomposure.
agitato|Direction in music.
aileron|Plane part.
ailments|Aches and pains.
airstrip|Runway.
alameda|Island in San Francisco Bay.
alamode|Glossy silk fabric.
alamode|Menu phrase.
alamode|Stylish.
albumen|Nutritive substance.
alcohol|Antifreeze.
alderman|City official.
alehouse|Tavern.
alfresco|In the open air: It.
algebra|Branch of mathematics.
aliases|Phony names.
alienates|Estranges.
alienee|Party to property transfer: Law.
alienee|Receiver of property.
alienee|Receiver of property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
alleged|Gave as a plea.
alligator|Leather for handbags.
alligator|Leather.
allocate|Distribute.
allotment|Portion.
allover|Everywhere.
allover|Kind of design.
allowed|Conceded.
alludes|Refers (to).
almanac|Yearbook.
almandine|Purplish-red Indian garnet.
almonds|Nuts.
alpenstocks|Climbing gear.
altercate|Wrangle.
altered|Changed.
althaea|Mother of Meleager.
altogether|Completely.
amalgamate|Fuse.
amalgamate|Merge.
amalgamation|Merger.
amanuensis|Secretary.
amassed|Brought together.
amassing|Piling up.
amateur|Dilettante.
amateur|Dilettante.
amateur|TV performer of a kind.
amative|In the Don Juan tradition.
ambergris|Perfume base.
amendment|An act of Congress.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amiable|Obliging.
ammonia|Volatile alkali.
amnesia|Memory loss.
amoebas|Certain animals.
amoebas|Unicellular animals.
amoretto|Infant cupid of Italian art.
amorino|Cupid, in art.
amorous|In love.
amorous|Loverly.
amorphous|Shapeless.
amounts|Lots.
amperes|Electrical units.
amusing|Diverting.
anabasis|Xenephon's classic.
anacondas|Pythons.
anadems|Poetic wreaths.
anaesthesia|Lack of feeling.
analgesia|Insensibility to pain.
analyst|Worker in chemistry, for one.
anathematize|Denounce.
anchored|Fastened.
anchors|Secures.
andirons|Firedogs.
anecdote|M.C.'s forte.
anemone|Pasqueflower.
anemone|Spring bloom.
aneroid|Barometer.
angelus|Millet's well-known painting.
anglers|Cod catchers.
animato|Spirited: Mus.
annates|First fruits of a benefice.
annealed|Tempered, as steel.
annexes|Wings of a building.
annihilated|Destroyed.
annotator|Critic of a kind.
annually|Every year.
annulments|Cancellations.
anointed|Blessed with oil.
another|One more.
anteater|Echidna or pangolin.
antebellum|Designating the time before 1861.
antecedent|Prior.
antedate|Come before in time.
anthrax|Disease of cattle.
antipasto|Hors d'oeuvre.
antisocial|Misanthropic.
antisocial|Unfriendly.
antithetic|Exactly opposite.
anymore|Are there ___ at home like you?
anything|Aught.
anyways|At all: Colloq.
aperture|Opening.
aphorisms|Maxims.
apiaries|Bee colonies.
aplenty|To spare.
apollos|Handsome fellows.
apology|Formal defense.
apostrophe|Punctuation mark.
apothegm|Terse saying.
appeasers|Pacifiers.
applesauce|Razzberries!
apposes|Puts side by side.
apposition|Putting side by side.
apprehend|Perceive.
apprentice|Printer's devil.
apprise|Notify.
aquiline|Hooked, as a beak.
arabesque|Posture in ballet dancing.
arbiter|Judge.
arbores|Trees: Bot.
archaic|Passé.
archangels|Heavenly beings.
archfiend|Prince of Darkness.
archives|Chronicles.
arenose|Sandy.
arietta|Operatic solo.
arietta|Short song.
armadas|Fleets.
armbands|Brassards.
aroused|Excited.
arouses|Excites.
arrange|Classify.
arranged|Planned.
arrangers|Certain musicians.
arrears|Balance due.
arrestors|Seizers.
arrived|Was successful.
arrives|Planes in.
arrogation|Unwarranted assumption.
artisans|Handicraftsmen.
artists|Some residents of the Latin Quarter.
ascended|Rose.
ascribes|Imputes (to).
ashcans|Part of the street scene.
asinine|Silly.
aspersion|Calumny.
aspidistra|Plant.
aspirated|Containing the sound of "h."
aspirated|Containing the sound of "h."
assails|Attacks.
assembly|Drum or bugle call.
asserted|Claimed.
asserts|Maintains.
assesses|Evaluates.
assessor|Tax man.
assignee|Agent.
assists|Lends a helping hand.
assorts|Classifies.
assuage|Ease.
assuage|Mitigate.
assumers|Supposers.
assumes|Takes on.
assured|Certain.
asterisk|Star.
astonish|Amaze.
astride|On horseback.
astronaut|Gemini passenger.
atavism|Reversion to the primitive.
atelier|Studio.
atelier|Studio.
ateliers|Artists' workshops.
atheists|There are no ___ in the foxholes.
athlete|Campus figure.
athlete|Olympics contestant.
athlete|Peter Snell, for example.
athwart|Crosswise.
atonements|Expiations.
attempt|Essay.
attends|Goes with.
attenuate|Weaken in force.
attracts|Draws.
attracts|Invites.
auction|Kind of sale.
augment|Increase.
aureola|Corona.
autobahn|Berlin corridor.
autographs|Certain signatures.
automaton|Man of sorts.
autonomous|Independent.
avarice|Greed.
avarice|Silas Marner's sin.
avaricious|Adjective for Marner.
avaricious|Grasping.
avenger|Vendetta adherent.
average|Common.
average|Final mark.
average|Mean.
average|Mean.
averaged|Amounted to.
averment|Affirmation.
averted|Warded off.
aviates|Flies.
aviator|Fly-boy.
aviator|Wingman.
avoidance|Abstention.
awarder|Judge, as of a contest.
axillary|Of the armpit.
babbles|Is garrulous.
babysits|Attends to a child.
bachelors|Holders of college degrees.
bacilli|Bacteria.
backers|Angels of a sort.
backfire|Street noise.
backhand|Tennis term.
backseat|One kind of driver.
backset|Countercurrent.
backside|Posterior.
bagasse|Sugar cane refuse.
bagasse|Sugar-cane residue.
bagatelle|A mere nothing.
bagatelle|Mere trifle.
bagatelle|Popular game.
bagatelle|Trifle.
bailsman|Prisoner's aid.
balance|Harmonious proportion.
balboas|Panamanian dollars.
ballerinas|Skilled entertainers.
ballplayer|Sports figure.
baloney|Bunkum!
baloney|Poppycock.
balustrade|Part of a stairway.
banality|Platitude.
bandannas|Popular headgear.
bandsaw|Cutting tool.
bangtail|Racehorse: Colloq.
banquet|Formal affair.
banzais|Oriental war cries.
baptist|John the ___.
barbered|Shaven and shorn.
barbital|Hypnotic drug.
baroque|18th century music.
barricade|Obstruct.
barters|Trades.
baseman|Infielder.
basemen|Diamond performers.
basement|Bargain ___.
basement|Part of a building.
bashful|One of the Seven Dwarfs.
bassets|Hounds.
batting|Skill on the diamond.
bayberry|Wild cinnamon.
bazooka|Weapon.
beanbag|Children's game of the good old days.
beaneries|Grills, coffeepots, etc.
bearings|Sense of direction.
beatitude|Perfect happiness.
beatniks|Group so named by Herb Caen.
bebopper|Jazz artist of sorts.
because|Popular tenor solo.
bedazzled|Confused.
bedizens|Decks out tawdrily.
bedlams|Places where confusion reigns.
beefeater|Guard at the Tower of London.
beeline|Shortest route.
beginner|The one with the luck.
belabors|Drubs.
believer|Man of faith.
bellyache|Complain whiningly: Slang.
belongs|Is "in."
bequest|Legacy.
besides|In addition.
besiege|Crowd around.
bestial|Inhuman.
bestride|Straddle.
bevelling|Sloping the edges of.
bewitched|Popular TV program.
bibelot|Trinket.
biblical|Of a sacred book.
bibliomaniacal|Obsessed with book collecting.
bighorn|River to the Yellowstone.
bigoted|Intolerant.
bikinis|Beach garb.
billets|Quarters.
biology|Science.
biology|Student's subject.
bioscopes|Early movie projectors.
birthright|Civil liberty in the U. S.
bitterness|Poignancy.
bitterroot|Montana-Idaho range.
bizarre|Outlandish.
blackball|Vote against.
blackest|Most gloomy.
blameful|Deserving censure.
blameless|Innocent.
blameworthy|Reprehensible.
blasted|Confounded.
blasted|Confounded.
blasters|Workers with dynamite.
blather|Foolish talk.
bleeding|___ heart, garden plant.
bloomer|Amelia ___, 19th cen. reformer.
blossom|Flower.
blowhard|Braggart: Slang.
blowout|Extinguish.
bluebeards|Lethal spouses.
bluntly|In a rude manner.
blushing|Rosy.
bombardier|R.A.F. member.
bombast|Hot air.
boneset|Medicinal plant.
bonhomie|Good nature.
booboos|Errors: Slang.
bookmakers|Racing men.
boomerang|Backfire.
borzois|Wolfhounds.
bottleneck|Traffic problem.
bottoms|___ up!
bouncer|Barroom employe.
bracken|Large fern.
braggart|Expert in self-praise.
bravados|Swaggerers' show of defiance.
breadfruit|Polynesian tree.
breakage|Damage of a sort.
breakwater|Mole.
breezeway|Passage between house and garage.
brindle|Great Dane's color.
brioches|Pâtisserie purchases.
brisker|More stimulating.
broadcast|Scattered on the wind.
broadside|Volley, as of denunciation.
broadsides|Volleys of a kind.
broadsword|Medieval weapon.
bromide|Cliché's cousin.
brother|Fellow man.
brother|Slangy exclamation.
brothers|Men.
brownie|Girl scout.
buckaroo|Cowboy.
bugbear|Scarebabe.
bullheaded|Obstinate.
bumpers|Car parts.
bumpiness|Feature of some roads.
burbles|Talks incessantly: Colloq.
burgomaster|Mayor.
burlesque|Comedy.
burnoose|Moorish garment.
bursary|College treasury.
buttercup|Gilbert and Sullivan role.
buttoned|Once-fashionable kind of shoes.
buttonhole|Corner for conversation.
cabaret|Night spot.
cabinet|Advisory council.
cabinet|Washington group.
caboose|Trainmen's car.
cacophony|Discordant sounds.
cadence|Rhythm.
caesars|Augustus and Hadrian.
caisson|Cofferdam's cousin.
cakewalks|Certain dances.
calcium|Metallic element.
calendar|Desk appurtenance.
calorie|Unit for dieticians.
calumet|Peace pipe.
calvados|Fruity brandy.
camaraderie|Good fellowship.
cameraman|Studio expert.
campaign|1964 phenomenon.
campion|Writer Allingham's sleuth.
campout|Rough it.
canapes|Cookbook category.
canards|False rumors.
canards|False statements.
canines|Certain teeth.
canonic|Type of musical writing.
cantatas|Choral works.
cantatas|Works by Bach, Handel, etc.
canteen|Post exchange.
cantina|Horse-opera saloon.
caption|Subtitle.
caracaras|So. American hawks.
caravan|British auto trailer.
caravans|Vehicles of a sort.
caravel|Ship of 1492.
cardcase|Billfold part.
cardcase|Visitor's adjunct of the good old days.
careers|Métiers.
caressed|Touched lightly.
caresses|Touches gently.
caressing|Treating with fondness.
carillon|Bells.
cariole|Small carriage.
carnage|Slaughter.
carousel|Richard Rodgers musical.
carpenter|U.S. astronaut.
carpets|Persians, for example.
carriage|Clarence, for example.
carryalls|One-horse carriages.
carryon|Do.
caseate|Salt of a certain acid.
casement|Type of window.
cashiers|Coin takers.
casings|Enclosing frameworks.
catalpa|Flowering tree.
catalpa|Tree with white flowers.
catamaran|Raft.
catapults|Hurls.
catarrh|Rheum.
catastrophe|Great misfortune.
catcalls|Derisive sounds.
catchalls|Certain bags, closets, attics, etc.
catchup|Overtake.
catenae|Chains.
caterer|Party man.
cattails|Marsh plants.
cavaliers|Knights.
cavalry|Rough Riders.
caveman|Apartment dweller, old style.
caveman|Early earthling.
celebrate|Observe.
celesta|Pianolike instrument.
cellist|Member of a string quartet.
censors|Adverse critics.
centavo|Brazilian coin.
central|Girl of pre-dial days.
centrals|Certain switchboards.
centrifuge|Dairy machine.
cerates|Wax salves.
certify|Guarantee.
chainman|Surveyor.
champions|Defenders.
channelize|Direct into a fixed course.
chaplet|Head wreath.
character|Personage.
charade|Guessing game.
charges|Those in one's care.
chariot|Ancient vehicle.
chastened|Subdued.
chatted|Passed the time of day.
chatter|Talk, talk, talk.
chatterbox|Nonstop talker.
cheapen|Belittle.
cheapened|Lowered in general esteem.
cheaper|___ by the Dozen.
checker|Restaurant worker.
cheeseburger|Lunch-counter specialty.
cherries|Fruit for pies.
chevron|Symbol on a sleeve.
chimera|Monster Bellerophon killed.
chimera|Monster in Greek myth.
chinook|Warm wind of the Rockies.
chivalry|Courtliness of the good old days.
chooses|Picks.
chopsticks|What anybody can play.
chorale|Hymn tune.
chorals|Hymn tunes.
chorines|Show girls.
chowchow|Popular preserve.
christen|Use for first time: Colloq.
chronic|Long-lasting.
cicatrices|Scars.
ciliate|Fringed: Bot.
cinemas|Places of entertainment.
cinemas|Theatres.
cinemas|Where to see stars.
cinematographer|Film producer.
cinnamons|Ishpingo trees.
citadel|Strong fortress.
citadels|Strongholds.
citrine|Reddish-yellow.
civilians|Noncombatants.
clamant|Noisy.
clambake|Party of a kind.
claptrap|Insincere talk.
clarion|Loud and clear.
clarions|Old trumpets.
clashed|Disagreed.
classers|Sorters.
clavier|Bach's "The Well Tempered ___."
clawing|Seizing in a certain way.
cleared|Given the "go" sign.
clemency|Mercy.
climate|Weather conditions.
clinical|Purely scientific.
clodhoppers|Footwear of sorts.
clothespin|Washday need.
cloture|Filibuster foiler.
coastal|Littoral.
coastland|Littoral.
coatrack|Item watched in restaurants.
cockpit|Pilot's place.
cockscombs|Amaranth plants.
cocksure|Self-confident to an offensive degree.
coedited|What some magazines are.
cogency|Logical appeal.
coiffure|Hairdo.
collard|Kind of kale.
college|Seat of learning.
collier|Coal miner.
colloquial|Informal, as speech.
colored|Adorned.
colossus|Gigantic statue.
colours|Distinctive device: Brit.
comatose|In a sleeplike state.
combats|Resists strongly.
comeback|Witty answer: Slang.
comestible|Thing to eat.
commandeers|Takes possession of.
commode|Headdress popular about 1700.
commonsense|1776 treatise.
communists|Builders of a certain wall.
commute|Catch the 7:59.
company|Guests.
compass|Range.
compends|Summaries.
compensate|Pay.
compile|Gather from various sources.
composition|Work of art.
compote|Fruit dish.
concatenate|Link together.
conceit|Whimsical idea.
concepts|Notions.
concierge|Custodian of a Paris pension.
concise|Succinct.
conclude|Play the coda.
concord|Site of "Minuteman" statue.
condones|Overlooks (a fault).
conductor|Collector of a sort.
conductor|Ormandy, for example.
confetti|Party material.
connoting|Implying.
conquest|1066 marked one.
consanguine|Of the same origin.
consent|Agreement.
consider|Weigh.
constable|Policeman.
constant|True.
constrict|Draw together.
contacted|Got in touch with, new style.
contemporaneous|Arising at the same time.
content|Capacity.
contention|Strife.
contessa|Italian title.
contests|Disputes.
contests|Disputes.
contraband|Loot, apparently in opposition to the orchestra.
contrite|Humbly penitent.
contrition|Earnest repentance.
contrived|Artificial.
controls|Pilot's apparatus.
convent|Religious establishment.
conventionality|Custom.
converge|Come together.
converge|Tend to one point.
cookout|Barbecue.
cookout|Picnic, new style.
coolness|Aplomb.
cooperate|Work together.
copestones|Finishing strokes.
copycat|Follow-the-leader type.
coquette|Flirt.
coracle|Boat of the British Isles.
corncob|Pipe.
cornered|Forced into an awkward position.
cornerstone|Part of a foundation.
cornice|Molding of a building.
coronal|Circular ornament.
coronal|Of a crown.
coronet|Head ornament.
coronet|Headdress.
corporal|Kind of punishment.
correct|O. K.
correct|Right!
corrosion|Chemical action.
corseted|Laced, old style.
corvine|Crowlike.
corvine|Like a raven.
cosmopolitan|Man of the world.
cotillion|Dance.
countdown|10, 9, 8, etc.
counters|Offsets.
countless|Innumerable.
countries|Lands.
courtly|Elegant.
coverage|Report for the newspaper.
coverer|He meets a bet.
cowlick|Tonsorial problem.
cowpeas|Vines grown for fodder.
coxcomb|Jester's cap.
crabgrass|Problem in suburbia.
crackerjack|Very skillful: Colloq.
creamer|Dairy-farm device.
creamer|Pitcher.
creampuff|Kind of dessert.
created|Originated.
creeper|Bird or plant.
crenate|Notched, as leaves.
crenate|Scalloped, as a leaf.
crenated|Scalloped.
creoles|Certain Louisianians.
crewmen|Certain athletes.
critter|Farm animal: Dial.
crouton|Small piece of toasted bread.
crowbar|Pry.
cruller|Sweet cake.
crumble|Fall to pieces.
crumbled|Disintegrated.
crybabies|Complainers.
cuestas|Cliff-faced hills.
cuirass|Breastplate.
culotte|Divided skirt.
cultures|Complex attributes of peoples.
cunctator|Procrastinator.
cupcakes|Dessert specialties.
cupolas|Roofs of a sort.
curaris|Poison-yielding plants.
curlicue|Spiral figure.
curmudgeon|Miser, old style.
cutlass|Pirate's weapon.
daisies|Field flowers.
dalliance|Flirtation.
damosel|Pre-Victorian maiden.
dancers|Performers.
dandles|Fondles.
darkish|Not so bright.
darkled|Became clouded.
davenport|Furniture item.
daystar|Sun.
deadbeat|Sponge.
deadened|Blunted.
deadhead|Relative of a freeloader.
deadpan|Wooden, as an expression.
deafest|Most inattentive.
deafness|Figuratively, complete inattention.
dearest|Letter opener.
debater|Member of a college group.
debaters|Members of a certain college team.
debates|Certain college contests.
debonair|Jaunty.
debutante|Member of the social whirl.
debutante|One in the social whirl.
decares|Metric units.
decathlon|Athletic event.
decides|Concludes.
decimated|Destroyed a large part of.
decipher|Solve.
deciphered|Made out.
declare|Make a bid, at bridge.
declare|Make clearly known.
declares|Bids, in bridge.
declasse|Lowered in social status: Fr.
decorum|Propriety.
decrease|Fall off.
deepest|Least obvious.
defends|Shields.
deferred|Put off.
deficit|Figure in red.
deflate|Lessen in importance.
degrees|Stages.
dehisce|Burst open, as a seed pod.
deified|Worshiped.
deigned|Vouchsafed.
delights|Pleases.
delimit|Bound.
demised|Bequeathed.
demoiselle|Small Old World crane.
demoralize|Undermine.
demurer|More sedate.
dendron|Tree: Suffix.
denizen|Dweller.
denizen|Habitué.
denominates|Names.
denotes|Signifies explicitly.
denotes|Signifies.
densities|Elemental qualities.
denticles|Small teeth.
department|Section.
departs|Quits.
depended|Relied (on).
depends|In contingent (on).
depletes|Drains.
deplore|Lament.
deployed|Spread out.
deposits|In the bank items.
deprecate|Express disapproval of.
depress|Lower.
deputes|Delegates.
derange|Unsettle.
derelicts|Wrecks.
derides|Mocks.
derisive|Ridiculing.
derived|Not primary.
desiderates|Regards as essential.
designed|Schemed.
designee|One mentioned.
designers|Artists of a kind.
desires|Fervent wishes.
desires|Wishes.
despised|Felt contempt.
dessert|Chef's specialty.
destines|Intends.
destinies|Lots.
details|Assigns to a particular task.
detente|Step toward peace.
deteriorate|Impair.
determent|Hindrance.
detonator|Percussion cap.
detract|Take away (from).
devalues|Lessens, in a way.
devilish|Diabolical.
devoted|Ardent.
devoted|Ardent.
devotee|Aficionado.
diabolical|Fiendish.
diabolical|Fiendish.
diaconal|Of a cleric.
diaconates|Deaconships.
diamond|Cullinan or Jonker.
diaries|Everyday records.
diatribe|Abusive criticism.
dictionary|Oxford, for one.
dictums|Pronouncements.
digitalis|The foxglove.
dilapidate|Become a partial ruin.
dilates|Widens.
dilemma|To be or not to be, for example.
dilettante|Art lover for amusement.
dilettante|Lover of the fine arts.
dillydally|Loiter.
dingles|Small valleys.
dinosaur|Museum sight.
directs|Does important theatrical work.
dirtied|Tarnished.
disagree|Be at odds.
disarmed|Made friendly.
disconnect|Separate.
discretion|Better part of valor.
diseases|Common cold and others.
disgusted|Fed up.
dishrag|Kitchen aid.
dishrag|Kitchen need.
dishtowel|Kitchen need.
disjointed|Confused.
disperse|Scatter.
display|Window trim.
disports|Plays.
disposes|Arranges (matters).
disproves|Refutes.
disrupts|Splits up.
dissemble|Act the hypocrite.
distilled|Purified.
distills|Purifies.
distinguish|Make eminent.
distress|Kind of signal.
diverge|Vary from normal.
diverse|Varied.
diversion|Category of many movies.
divesting|Depriving of authority.
divisor|Mathematical term.
doctorate|Degree.
doddered|Progressed unsteadily.
doggerel|Comic verse.
dogmatical|Dictatorial.
dollars|Currency.
domesday|11th Century book.
dominie|Pastor: Colloq.
donates|Gives.
donates|Presents.
doodads|Thingumajigs.
doodlebug|Robot bomb.
doorknob|Relative of a latch.
doormat|Symbol of meekness.
dormant|Inactive.
doughty|Word for a warrior.
dovetails|Fits together logically.
downers|Sun ___, hobos of Australia.
downfall|Snowstorm, for one.
downgrades|Motorist's concern.
dragnet|Trawl.
dragomans|Professional interpreters in the Orient.
dragstrip|Type of race track.
drastic|Extreme.
drastic|Rigorous.
drawback|Objectionable feature.
drawers|Underclothes.
dredges|Sprinkles with flour.
dresser|Valet.
drillmaster|Instructor of a kind.
drivers|Golf clubs.
drivers|Golf clubs.
drivers|Woods.
dropout|Current school problem.
dropout|Educational problem.
dropper|Eye gadget.
dropshot|Tennis coup.
droshky|Open carriage, in Russia.
drugstore|One kind of "cowboy."
ductile|Pliant.
dumdums|Certain bullets.
dunkers|Some doughnut eaters.
dustiest|Most powdery.
dustpan|Cleaning utensil.
dustpan|Household utensil.
earache|Otalgia.
eardrums|Tympanums.
earflap|Cap part.
earldom|Noble estate.
earners|Breadwinners.
earnest|Life, to Longfellow.
earning|Paying dividends.
earring|Piece of jewelry.
earthen|Clayey.
earwigs|Harmless insects.
eastern|Oriental.
eastward|One way to go.
easygoing|Casual.
eccentric|Out of the ordinary.
eclairs|Bakery items.
economy|Large ___ size.
economy|Thrift.
ecstasy|Rapturous delight.
ectoplasms|Seance products.
editions|Bulldog, city, etc.
editorials|Newspaper feature.
editors|Newspaper directors.
educate|Cultivate.
education|Part of H.E.W.
edulcorate|Sweeten.
efforts|Undertakings.
egalite|One of a French trio.
egoists|Vainglorious ones.
egotist|Conceited one.
egyptian|Cleo, for one.
eidolon|Phantom.
eighths|Octaves.
elapses|Slips by.
elastic|Adaptable.
elastic|Adaptable.
elastic|Flexible.
elastic|Pliable.
elaters|Snapping beetles.
elation|High spirits.
elbowed|Jostled.
elected|Put in office.
elector|Person at the polls.
elegant|Fastidious.
elegant|Richly tasteful.
elegant|Splendid.
elegist|Writer of mournful verse.
elegize|Write certain poems.
element|Basic part.
elevate|Dignify.
elevate|Exalt.
elevate|Lift.
elevated|Railway: Colloq.
elevens|Numbers.
eliminators|Agents that exclude.
ellipse|Geometric figure.
ellipses|Off-kilter circles.
eloiner|Concealer of goods from a sheriff: Var.
elusory|Baffling.
embellish|Ornament.
embosses|Ornaments.
emendate|Correct a text.
emended|Corrected.
emender|Reviser.
emerald|Color.
emerald|Size of type.
emeralds|Precious jewels.
emerges|Comes forth.
eminent|Conspicuous.
eminent|Highly placed.
emirate|Far Eastern realm.
emirate|Realm of a certain ruler.
emitted|Threw off.
emoting|Reacting with feeling: Slang.
emotion|Feeling.
emotional|Temperamental.
emotions|Joy and anger.
emperor|Hirohito, for example.
emphasis|Importance.
empress|Ruler.
emulate|Try to equal.
emulating|Trying to equal.
enacted|Decreed.
enameled|Painted.
enameler|Painter of a sort.
encased|Sheathed.
encasement|Covering.
enchant|Delight.
enchants|Fills with delight.
encirclements|Certain military tactics.
enclave|Country surrounded by another country.
encloses|Shuts in.
enclosure|Corral.
encoder|Cipher machine.
encodes|Puts into cipher.
encores|Repeat performances.
encores|Responses to applause.
encyclic|Papal message.
endears|Inspires affection.
endless|Interminable.
endowed|Bequeathed.
energetic|Vigorous.
energies|Inherent powers.
enforces|Compels.
engages|Draws into.
engender|Come into being.
engendered|Produced.
engineer|Manage cleverly.
english|Author of "Ben Bolt."
english|Course of study.
engrave|Print from certain plates.
engraver|Artist of a kind.
engraver|Artist.
engraver|Paul Revere's trade.
engraves|Carves upon.
engross|Absorb.
enhanced|Augmented.
enhances|Intensifies.
enhances|Makes greater, as in value.
enharmonic|Relative of chromatic.
enigmas|Riddles.
enisled|Isolated.
enlarge|Elaborate (on).
enlisted|Attracted.
enlists|Signs up.
enliven|Animate.
enplane|Board a jet.
enregister|Record.
ensconce|Settle snugly.
ensconce|Shelter.
ensigns|Ship's flags.
ensilage|Fodder.
enslave|Deprive of freedom.
ensured|Guaranteed.
ensurer|Lloyd's of London, for example.
entente|International coalition.
ententes|Certain agreements.
ententes|International understandings.
enterprise|Historic carrier.
enthuse|Rave about.
entices|Lures.
entitle|Designate.
entitle|Grant a right to.
entrances|Doors.
entrant|College starter.
entrant|Contest joiner.
entreat|Beseech.
entreaties|Prayers.
entreaty|Prayer.
entrepot|Warehouse: Fr.
entries|Participants.
entrust|Commit (to).
eparchs|Greek governors.
epicure|Gastrome.
epigram|Saying.
epigrams|Witty statements.
epilogue|Part of "As You Like It."
episode|Happening.
epithet|The Just, for example.
epithet|Meaningful name.
epitome|Compendium.
epitomes|Summaries.
equipped|Accoutered.
equivoque|Ambiguous expression.
eradiates|Beams forth.
eradicating|Uprooting.
erasers|Certain office supplies.
erasure|Obliteration.
erelong|Shortly: Poet.
erelong|Soon: Poet.
eremite|Hermit.
eremite|Religious recluse.
eremite|Religious recluse.
ericoid|Resembling the heath plant.
erosive|Causing to wear away.
errands|Commissions.
errands|Missions.
errands|Things to do today.
erratic|Undependable.
erratum|Mistake in printing.
erratum|Printing mistake.
erratum|Typo.
erratum|Typo.
escalation|Cold war to hot war.
escapade|Adventurous caper.
escapade|Prank.
escapes|Slips away.
esoteric|Abstruse.
essence|Basic nature of anything.
essence|Perfume.
estates|Country places.
esteemed|Respected.
esteems|Regards.
esteems|Values.
esthete|Man of taste.
estival|Concerning summer.
estivate|Pass the summer.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Disaffect.
estreat|Legal copy.
estuary|Mouth of a river.
etagere|Kind of cabinet.
etamine|Worsted fabric.
ethanol|Type of alcohol.
ethical|Moral.
etiolate|Blanch, in botany.
etymology|Study of word origins.
evading|Circumventing.
evaluate|Appraise.
evanesce|Fade away.
evening|Part of the day.
evenness|Consistency.
eventuate|Result in.
everglade|Swampy place.
evergreen|___ State, Washington.
evident|Patent.
evident|Patent.
evident|Plain.
evilness|Diablerie.
evolutes|Geometric curves.
evolves|Develops.
exactness|Accuracy.
examinee|One subjected to search.
excelsiors|Longfellow's poetic injunctions.
exchange|Organized marketplace.
execute|Perform.
exiguous|Meager.
exorcising|Driving out evil spirits.
express|Nonstop.
exterior|Foreign.
extravaganza|Type of show.
extremes|Outer limits.
extrorse|Turned outwart: Bot.
exuding|Displaying a feeling.
eyeball|Orb.
eyehole|Item for peepers.
eyelash|Winker.
eyelids|Curtains of sleep.
eyesight|Vision.
eyeteeth|Canines.
fabricate|Make up.
facetious|Jocose.
facetious|Word containing all the vowels in order.
factotum|Handy man.
faculty|Power.
fairest|Most comely.
falsefaces|Masks.
falsities|Lies.
fanatics|Enthusiasts.
fantail|Variety of pigeon.
fantasy|Make-believe.
farewell|Parting word.
farmers|Important workers.
farming|Important occupation.
farther|More distant.
farther|More distant.
fathered|Begot.
feature|Full-length film.
festive|Gay.
festoon|Decorative garland.
fiddles|Tampers (with).
fielder|Diamond man.
filmstrip|Item in audio-visual education.
finalist|Contestant of a kind.
finesse|Craft.
finesses|Tricks.
firearm|Carbine.
fireball|Brilliant meteor.
firedog|Andiron.
firelight|Hearthside's glow.
fireman|Municipal employe.
fireplace|Cheery winter adjunct.
fireplaces|Features of many suburban homes.
firepower|Effectiveness of a weapon.
fishwife|Virago.
flabbily|In a limp way.
flagpoles|Masts of a sort.
flapjacks|Breakfast dish.
flapjacks|Campers' favorite meal.
flapper|Phenomenon of the 1920's.
flattered|Buttered up.
flatteries|Soft soapings.
flexible|Springy.
flinger|Pitcher.
floaters|Transient workers.
floored|Confounded: Colloq.
flooring|Linoleum, for example.
florence|City in Italy.
flourishing|Prosperous.
flowering|In bloom.
flowers|Develops.
folklore|Legend.
fondles|Pets.
foolhardy|Audacious.
footings|Supports.
footloose|Free as air.
footloose|Untrammeled.
forager|Raider.
foreclose|Debar.
forename|Cognomen.
forensics|Debater's art.
forestall|Anticipate.
foresters|Woodsmen.
forewords|Prefaces.
forming|Making up.
freckle|Small spot.
freebooter|Pirate.
freedom|The best of the West.
freemen|Enjoyers of civil liberties.
freezer|Meat market adjunct.
frequenter|Habitué.
freshen|Revive.
freshen|Revive.
frigate|Old Ironsides, for example.
frigates|Warships.
fromages|French cheeses.
frostbite|Winter hazard.
frustrate|Baffle.
fulsome|Offensive.
furcate|Branching like a fork.
gallant|Man of courage.
gallery|Tate or Freer.
gamblers|Casino customers.
gamekeeper|Hunting lodge retainer.
gamekeeper|Warden of a kind.
gametes|Germ cells.
ganders|Birds.
gardens|Beauty spots.
gaseous|Like certain elements.
gassers|Voluble ones.
gassing|Talking idly: Slang.
gathers|Concludes.
gazetteer|Geographical reference.
genealogy|Pedigree.
general|Widespread.
generate|Cause.
generate|Produce.
generator|Car accessory.
generic|Of a kind.
genesis|Origin.
gentian|Plant with blue flowers.
gentility|Refinement.
geology|Science course.
gerunds|Many words ending in "ing."
gestures|Mime's forte.
gingerbread|Superfluous ornament, in architecture.
gingerbread|Very fussy adornment.
gingery|Pungent.
gladstone|Famous P.M.
glamour|Hollywood forte.
glasses|Tumblers.
glassine|Kind of paper.
glistens|Shines.
gnashes|Grinds one's teeth.
godsend|Happy event.
goldbug|Poe title.
goldenrod|State flower of Nebraska.
golliwog|Grotesque doll.
gooseflesh|One reaction to zero weather.
gossamer|Filmy fabric.
grackle|Blackbird.
gradates|Slopes by degrees.
grandam|Old lady.
grandees|Noblemen.
grandiloquence|Pompous talk.
grandson|Family member.
grandstand|Seating structure.
grandstand|Sports structure.
grandstanders|Ham athletes.
graphite|Carbon.
gratitude|Warm friendly feeling toward a benefactor.
greatcoat|Winter garment.
greenest|Most inexperienced.
gremlin|Meddlesome creature.
grilles|Gratings.
grillwork|Lattice.
grosbeak|Finchlike bird.
grotesques|Art works of a sort.
guiding|Directing.
gulpers|Hasty eaters and drinkers.
gumdrops|Sweet treat.
gumshoe|Detective: Slang.
guttersnipe|Cousin of a mudlark.
gyrates|Revolves.
haciendas|Spanish ranches.
haggles|Negotiates tediously.
hairpins|Beauty parlor items.
hairspray|Commercial perennial.
hairstyles|Beehive, page boy, etc.
halbert|Swiss Guard's weapon.
hallelujah|Song of praise.
hamburger|Drive-in favorite.
handbags|Certain accessories.
handball|Game.
handicap|Rate, as horses.
handlebar|Mustache style.
handmaids|Attendants, old style.
handrails|Stair adjuncts.
handyman|Factotum.
hangdog|Ashamed.
hangover|Surviving custom.
hansoms|Baker Street vehicles.
harbors|Shipping centers.
hardened|Callous.
hardest|Steeliest.
hardpan|Solid, unplowed land.
hardtack|Ship biscuit.
hardware|Kind of store.
hardwood|Ebony.
harebell|Blue-flowered herb.
harmony|Peace.
hatband|Fedora accessory.
hatreds|Animosities.
hawkshaw|Detective from 1863 play.
hayseeds|Rustics.
haystack|Rustic sight.
haziness|Foggy state.
headlamp|Driver's light.
hearsay|Rumor.
heather|It makes braes bonnie.
heathers|Crowberries.
heathers|Plants with purplish flowers.
heavens|Mercy!
heavier|Pre-diet appearance.
heights|High ground.
heiresses|Certain daughters.
helicon|Abode of the Muses.
helpmate|Spouse.
helpmate|Spouse.
hemline|Couturier's concern.
hepcats|Swing lovers.
herdsman|Vaquero.
hereafter|From now on.
heredity|Its key is DNA.
heretofore|Up to now.
heroics|Bombast.
herrings|Alewives' cousins.
herself|Word used for emphasis, with "she."
hexagram|Star of David.
hideaways|Secluded places.
hillbillies|Popular TV figures.
hippogriff|Mythical monster.
historic|Significant, in a way.
hitherto|Up to this time.
hobnail|Item on a boat sole.
hodgepodge|Mixture.
hoisted|Pulled up.
homestead|160-acre grant.
homestretch|Part of a race track.
homeward|Where one could be bound.
honestly|Really.
honesty|Moral quality.
honeydew|Menu item.
hoopskirt|Relic of crinoline days.
hopeful|Sanguine.
horrors|Very ugly things: Colloq.
horsecars|Vehicles circa 1900.
horselaugh|Guffaw.
horserace|Sports event.
hosannas|Words of praise.
hospital|V.A. facility.
hostels|Hiker's shelters.
hostler|Groom.
hotheads|Short-tempered ones.
hottish|Like summer weather.
housetop|Roof.
hullabaloo|Uproar.
humdrum|Dull.
humidor|Cigar case.
hunters|Men in pinks.
hurrahed|Cheered.
hurtles|Moves rapidly.
hyalite|Colorless variety of opal.
idealise|Interpret loftily: Br. sp.
idealist|Horatio Alger, for example.
idealistic|Starry-eyed.
idiotic|Senseless.
idolize|Love to excess.
ignited|Kindled.
igniter|Lighter.
ignites|Kindles.
ignoble|Base.
ignorance|Dropout's problem.
ignorant|In the dark.
iguanas|Lizards.
illiterate|Unschooled.
imagined|Supposed.
imarets|Turkish inns.
impasse|Blind alley.
impasses|Cul-de-sacs.
impatient|Champing at the bit.
impeccable|Faultless.
imperil|Endanger.
imprimatur|Let it be printed.
improbable|Unlikely to occur.
improper|Not suitable.
inamorata|A woman loved.
inamorata|Beloved.
inamorata|Sweetheart.
inamorato|Lover.
inanimate|Spiritless.
inbreed|Cattleman's term.
incense|Pleasant odor.
incensed|Filled with indignation.
inclusive|Broad in scope.
incognita|Woman in disguise.
incredible|Beyond belief.
incredible|Unheard-of.
inculcates|Impresses upon forcibly.
indents|Margins.
independence|A day to remember.
independent|Free.
indulge|Humor.
inertia|Disinclination to act.
inertia|Disinclination to move.
inertia|Lack of action.
inertly|Passively.
inexact|Not precise.
inexorable|Unrelenting.
inexperienced|Green.
infanta|Spanish princess.
inflect|Curve.
inflect|Modulate.
informants|Tale-bearers.
ingenue|Actress.
ingenue|Actress.
ingrate|Unthankful one.
inhabit|Populate.
inhabit|Populate.
iniquitous|Unjust.
initiate|Induct into membership.
initiate|Set going.
initiation|Certain ceremonies.
inkwell|Item before ballpoints.
insatiate|Very greedy.
insecure|Feeling anxiety.
inserted|Put among.
insider|One in the know.
insight|Visible.
insomuch|To such a degree.
insouciant|Carefree.
inspire|What Muses do.
instant|Immediate.
instant|Kind of coffee.
instants|Moments.
instigate|Spur on to some action.
instigate|Urge on to some action.
instincts|Impulses.
institute|Cause to be.
instructs|Teaches.
insurer|Guarantor.
intercede|Mediate.
interests|Benefits.
interests|Holds the attention.
interim|Meantime.
interlaced|Connected intricately.
interline|Do a tailor's job.
interlined|Reinforced for warmth.
intermezzo|Symphonic movement.
interstate|Part of I.C.C.
intimate|Hint at.
intrust|Being held for safekeeping.
intrust|Held by a responsible party.
intrust|Held by one person for another.
inutile|Useless.
invades|Encroaches upon.
investor|Financier of a sort.
inveterate|Deep-rooted.
ipomoea|Group of plants like the morning glory.
ironers|Mangles.
ironwood|Hornbeam.
irregular|Out of the ordinary.
irresolute|Hesitant.
irrigation|Farming project.
islanders|Skye dwellers.
islands|Christmas and Easter.
islands|Friendly or Spice.
iterant|Repeating.
iterate|Say again.
iterate|Say again.
iterates|Repeats.
iteration|Performance a second time.
jackdaws|Grackles.
jackpots|Unexpected rewards.
jasmine|Fragrant flower.
jasmine|Haunting fragrance.
jejunely|Insipidly.
jetliners|Modern passenger craft.
jittered|Had the fidgets.
keenest|Most intense.
keglers|Bowlers.
kennels|Homes of a sort.
kettledrums|Musical instrument for chefs.
keynoters|Convention speakers.
kilometer|Metric unit.
kimonos|Robes.
kinetics|Science of motion.
kingpins|Big wheels.
kippers|Cured fish.
kitchen|Ship's galley.
kittenish|Playful.
kittens|Playful pets.
kleagle|Official of sorts.
klondike|Gold rush region of 1897–98.
kneelers|Church furniture.
kneepad|Part of an athlete's gear.
knickknacks|Etagere items.
knitted|Like some fabrics.
knitwear|Certain garments.
knotted|Intricate.
kookaburra|Australian bird, the laughing jackass.
kremlin|Moscow landmark.
kreutzer|Famous Beethoven sonata.
laborer|Workman.
laborite|Member of a certain party.
ladybird|White House name.
lambaste|Wallop.
landlady|Concierge of a sort.
lantern|Equipment for Diogenes.
larders|Cupboards.
largess|Generous gifts.
lasting|Durable.
lastingness|Durability.
latecomer|Theatergoer of a kind.
latened|Drew towards night.
lateral|Sideways.
lattices|Patio screens.
lavalava|Relative of a muu-muu.
lavalava|Sarong's cousin.
lavalieres|Ornamental pendants.
layaway|A popular buying plan.
layaway|Save.
layered|In strata.
leaners|Hobbers, in a certain game.
leaning|Tendency.
learned|Got wind of.
learned|Well-informed.
leather|Kid.
leather|Kid.
leather|Morocco.
lectured|Scolded.
leeches|Physicians, old style.
leghorns|Straw hats.
legists|Bar men.
lenders|Generous ones.
leniency|Mercy.
leotard|Ballerina's costume.
lessons|Homework.
letdown|Relaxation.
lettered|Educated.
letterman|College athlete.
letters|Man of ___.
levanter|Mediterranean native.
leverets|Young hares.
liberal|Bountiful.
liberated|Set free.
license|Authorize.
license|Certificate.
license|Permission.
lighter|Harbor craft.
lightweight|Very unimportant person.
limestone|Dolomite.
limited|Express train.
limitless|Infinite.
linalool|Unsaturated alcohol used in perfumes.
lineages|Family trees.
lineate|Marked with stripes.
lineate|Marked with strokes.
lineate|Streaked.
linkages|Chain features.
lionize|Treat as a VIP.
listening|Kind of post.
litterbug|Type of contributor to the street scene.
littler|Big name in golf.
lobster|Crustacean.
longhaired|Devoted to classical music.
lookout|Beware!
loquacity|Prolixity.
lordship|Dominion.
lorgnette|Opera glass.
lorgnons|Relatives of pince-nez.
lothario|A rake.
loveseat|Piece of furniture.
loveseat|Relative of a settee.
lowness|Lack of height.
lozenge|Cough drop.
lubrication|Garage job.
lucerne|Scenic Swiss lake.
lunulate|Crescent-shaped.
lupines|Flowers.
lupines|Flowers.
lurched|Swayed suddenly to one side.
lurches|Careens.
macaroon|Bakery specialty.
macedoine|Type of salad.
machete|Type of knife.
machine|Political phenomenon.
madeira|White wine.
madonna|Type of lily.
magistrate|Public official.
magnate|Person of importance.
maharajah|Potentate.
maintains|Preserves.
majolica|Italian pottery.
majordomo|Chief steward.
majored|Specialized in studies.
malines|Mechlin lace.
mallard|Wild duck.
manages|Runs.
manages|Runs.
mandate|Trusteeship.
maneges|Riding academies.
mangrove|Swamp shrub.
mannequin|Model.
manpower|Personnel.
manservant|Butler.
marchesa|Italian title.
marinades|Meat-soaking brines.
mariner|Ancient one of poetry.
mariner|Flyby of Mars.
marines|Certain paintings.
marionette|Punch or Judy.
mariposas|Tuliplike lilies.
marital|Of a husband.
maritime|Of the sea.
markers|Milestones.
marmite|Kettle for French soup.
maroons|Isolates.
marriages|Heavenly products, proverbially.
marshal|Parade leader.
marshes|Pripet and Pontine.
marsupial|Wallaby, for one.
martian|Favorite TV role.
martian|The little man who isn't there?
mashers|Kitchen tools.
mashies|Golf clubs.
masquerade|Assume an identity.
massage|Aye, there's the rub!
masseurs|Physiotherapists.
masterwork|Classic.
mastery|The upper hand.
matadors|Killers in the bull ring.
matches|Sports contests.
matelote|Fish dish with wine, etc.
matrass|Glass flask for distilling.
mattress|Thick hair: Slang.
maturing|Ripening.
matzoth|Unleavened bread.
mayflower|Arbutus or anemone.
mealymouthed|Insincere.
meantime|Interval.
measures|Steps.
meatiest|Most pithy.
meatloaf|Popular dish.
meddlers|Busybodies.
mediate|Act as peacemaker.
mediated|Interposed.
mediation|Occupation for an optimist.
medicare|Part of Social Security: Colloq.
medicated|Like some cough drops.
meeters|Receptionists.
memento|Souvenir.
memorabilia|Noteworthy events.
memorabilia|Noteworthy events.
menages|Households.
mention|Bring up.
mercantile|Engaged in trade.
merchant|Dealer.
merriness|Jollity.
mesdames|French ladies.
mesmeric|Fascinating.
message|Get the ___.
messiahs|Deliverers.
metabolic|Of an energy-giving process.
metered|Measured.
metered|Registered the fare.
mezzotints|Tintypes.
microbe|Very minute organism.
middleman|Go-between.
midinette|Parisian shop-girl.
migraine|Headache.
milestone|Significant point.
minaret|Mosque feature.
minarets|Mosque towers.
minimize|Depreciate.
ministers|Prime ___.
minutes|Item on the agenda.
minutiae|Petty details.
misplace|Lose, for the nonce.
misread|Interpret wrongly.
mission|Diplomatic delegation.
missive|Letter.
misspell|Orthographers don't.
misstep|Faux pas.
missteps|Slips.
misters|Titles used in the Navy.
mistiness|Weather word.
mistrial|Court ruling.
mistrusted|Doubted.
mixologist|Bartender.
mixture|Blend.
moccasins|Footwear.
modeled|Made a pattern.
modestly|Without ostentation.
molders|Crumbles away.
molecular|Of atomic structure.
mollify|Conciliate.
mollycoddle|Milksop.
molting|Shedding.
moments|Seconds.
monitor|Historic vessel.
monochrome|Type of painting.
monocle|Quizzing glass.
monopoly|Corner of a kind.
monotone|Tedious repetition.
monument|Cenotaph or dolmen.
mooncalf|Cousin of Simple Simon.
moonlighting|Holding two jobs at once.
moonset|Astrophysicist's concern.
moraine|Glacial deposit.
moseyed|Shuffled along.
mossback|Extreme conservative.
mossback|Fogy.
mothballs|What some warships are in.
mothers|Cherishes.
mothers|Members of the wedding.
motives|Inducements.
motorists|Drivers.
mountebank|Quack.
mounted|Went up.
mousetrap|Football maneuver.
mousetraps|Snares of a sort.
mullens|Mrs. J. Alden's maiden name.
mulligan|Stew.
multitudes|Large numbers.
munster|One of a TV family.
munster|Popular TV role.
muscled|Strong.
muskmelon|Large juicy fruit.
mutability|Quality of being prone to change.
muttered|Grumbled.
mystics|Esoteric ones.
narcissus|Youth of Greek myth.
narrate|Tell.
narrated|Told.
narrator|TV documentary's voice.
narrower|More prejudiced.
natatory|Adapted to swimming.
nations|Gabon, Mali, Togo, etc.
natives|Aborigines.
natural|Innate.
natural|Pianoforte key.
naturopath|Herb doctor.
naughtiness|Misbehavior.
navigate|Use a sextant.
nearness|Propinquity.
nebulae|Cloudlike clusters.
needles|Parts of compasses.
negated|Nullified.
negates|Nullifies.
negative|Film.
neglect|Disregard.
neglecter|Careless one.
neighbor|Fellow man.
nemesis|Greek goddess.
nemesis|Just punishment.
nemesis|Retribution.
neoprene|Synthetic rubber.
nervous|Jumpy.
nesting|Avian activity.
nesting|Fitting snugly.
nestled|Snuggled.
nestles|Cuddles.
nettier|More webby.
networks|Interrelated chains.
neurosis|Anxiety.
nevermore|Word from a bird.
newcomers|Recent arrivals.
newcomers|Tenderfoots.
newscast|Radio or television feature.
newscaster|TV personality.
newtons|Sir Isaac and others.
nitrate|Acid salt.
nitrate|Type of fertilizer.
nitrates|Cheaper than day, in joke.
nitrogen|Large part of the atmosphere.
noddies|Dark sooty-brown terns.
nonchalance|Air of jaunty unconcern.
nonchalance|Aplomb.
nonchalant|Casually indifferent.
nonplusses|Baffles.
nonskid|A kind of rug.
nonstop|Continuously.
nonvoter|November stay-at-home.
nosebags|Equine items.
nosedives|Drops sharply.
nostrum|Questionable remedy.
notables|Dais figures.
notates|Puts into musical symbols.
notepad|Desk item.
notepapers|Memo sheets.
notwithstanding|All the same.
novelty|Short-lived fashion.
novices|Inexperienced ones.
nuggets|Finds for a sourdough.
nursing|Important profession.
nurtured|Educated.
oarsman|Rower.
oarsmen|Crew.
oatcake|Something to eat.
obdurate|Unyielding.
ocarina|Wind instrument.
occultist|Believer in the supernatural.
occurrence|Event.
oddball|Eccentric, modern style.
oddment|Fragment.
offense|Misdeed.
oilpaper|Relative of cellophane.
oleaginous|Unctuous.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
omelets|Souffles' cousins.
omelette|French menu specialty.
omikron|Greek letter: Var.
omitted|Skipped.
oneness|Unity.
onetime|Formerly.
opalescent|Like a cat's-eye.
openhanded|Generous.
opening|First part.
opening|Job opportunity.
opining|Thinking.
oppidans|Townsmen.
oppress|Lie heavily upon.
oracles|Persons of great knowledge.
oracles|Seers.
oracular|Pronouncing dicta.
oralist|Expert in lip reading.
orangeade|Beverage.
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah."
oratory|Campaign specialty.
oratory|Eloquence.
orbited|Circled.
orchestra|Musical group.
ordains|Decrees.
ordeals|Severe trials.
orderlies|Servitors of a sort.
organized|Kind of labor.
oriental|Type of rug.
orioles|Bauer's team.
orrisroot|Powder base.
orthography|Correct spelling.
ortolans|Buntings.
osseous|Bony.
ostrich|Bird of the African desert.
ottoman|Footstool.
ottomans|Turks or poufs.
outdated|Obsolete.
outdoes|Surpasses.
outdoors|What "en plein air" means.
outpace|Surpass in speed.
outposts|Frontier towns.
outpoured|Flooded.
outrage|Offend deeply.
outrigger|Fijian canoe.
outright|Direct.
outruns|Exceeds.
outruns|Stays ahead of.
outshine|Excel in any way.
outsider|Nonmember.
outsiders|Intruders.
outvotes|Gains a majority.
ovation|A rousing welcome.
overall|As a whole.
overall|Comprehensive.
overate|Dined too well.
overcomes|Surmounts.
overland|One way to travel.
overlay|Ornamental veneer.
overlie|Rest upon.
overlit|Having too much wattage.
overlooked|Ignored.
overlords|Dominates.
overrated|Not that good.
oversee|Manage.
oversee|Superintend.
overshade|Be more important than.
overstate|Exaggerate.
overstep|Exceed.
oversteps|Goes too far.
overtake|Come upon suddenly.
overtakes|Catches up with.
overtax|Strain severely.
overtip|Upset.
overtires|Exhausts.
overweight|Resembling a roly-poly.
packers|Football team.
paddlers|Children at the seashore.
paddles|Goes wading.
paddock|Enclosure near a stable.
pageboy|Congressional employe.
pageboy|Hair style from the English.
pagodas|Storied temples.
painters|Ropes.
palanquins|Litters of the Orient.
palatal|Term in phonetics.
palaver|Conference of a kind.
paleface|White.
palisade|High fence.
palmist|Fortune teller.
palmist|Type of fortune-teller.
panacea|Cure-all.
panaceas|Elixirs.
panatelas|Cigars.
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth.
pandora|Mythical first mortal woman.
panhandle|Texas region.
panjandrum|Cousin of a Pooh-Bah.
panorama|Complete vista.
panther|Pitt man.
panthers|Cougars.
pantile|Roofing material.
pantomime|Theater specialty.
paperbacks|Certain best sellers.
paperer|Artisan of a sort.
parabola|Curve in geometry.
paradox|An almost incredible truth.
parallel|Kind of bars.
parallel|Resemblance.
parasite|Leech.
pareira|Medicinal root.
parental|Relating to a source.
parents|Members of the household.
parfait|Dessert.
pariahs|Outcasts.
parliament|Governing body.
parried|Evaded.
parsonage|Type of dwelling.
partake|Share.
particle|Mote.
partite|Having divisions.
partridge|Game bird.
parvenu|Upstart.
pashmina|Made of Asian wool.
passage|Excerpt.
passant|En ___ (incidentally).
passible|Impressionable.
passkey|Watchman's need.
passkeys|Door openers.
passport|Tourist's must.
passwords|Countersigns.
pasteboard|Flimsy.
pastime|Diversion.
pathetic|Exciting emotion.
patrols|Military groups.
patrons|Clientele.
pattern|Model.
paucity|Scantiness.
paviors|Highway men.
pavlova|Immortal name in ballet.
pawnshop|Store of a sort.
peahens|Birds.
peashooter|Weapon of a sort.
peekaboo|Child's game.
peerless|Without equal.
penates|Roman deities.
penciled|Written, in a way.
pendants|Hanging ornaments.
pendular|Swinging back and forth.
pendulums|Parts of metronomes.
penetrable|Accessible.
penguin|Flightless bird.
penitent|Contrite.
penmanship|School course.
penname|Saki, for one.
pennames|Colette and others.
pennants|Masthead flags.
pennons|Long flags.
pennons|Wings.
pennyweight|24 grains.
peoples|Nations.
peradventure|Maybe, old style.
percale|Fabric.
perigee|Space flight term.
perimeter|Outer limits.
periods|Punctuation marks.
perjurers|Liars of a kind.
permanent|Beauty parlor specialty.
permeant|Saturating.
permeate|Diffuse.
perplexity|Complication.
persiflage|Flippant speech.
persists|Hangs on.
personate|Act.
pertaining|Belonging (to).
perturb|Make uneasy.
perukes|Barristers' headgear.
petaled|Like roses.
petards|Explosives, old style
petiolar|Attached to a stalk, in botany.
petting|Fondling.
phantom|Vision.
phrenologist|Skull expert.
pianist|Concert star.
picador|Mounted bullfighter.
picketed|Fenced in, in a way.
pickpocket|Thief.
pickups|Light trucks.
pieplant|Rhubarb.
pierrot|Co1umbine's admirer.
pigeonhole|Classify.
pigskin|Hide.
pilotfish|Companion of a shark.
pimento|Allspice.
pimentos|Red peppers.
pinnace|Small sailboat.
pirates|Ball team.
pirates|Men of Penzance.
pitchers|Members of battereis.
pitches|Flings.
plainclothesmen|Investigators of a kind.
plainsman|Westerner.
plainsmen|Conestoga wagon users.
planted|Set firmly.
plaster|Do a wall.
plasterers|Building workers.
plastic|Capable of being molded.
plastic|Substitute for glass, wood, etc.
platonic|One kind of love.
plaudit|Audience reaction.
playsuit|Informal garb.
pleasure|One's wish, will, or choice.
pleasures|Joys.
pleasures|Second word of "Home, Sweet Home."
plectrum|Guitar pick.
plunged|Took a dive.
plywood|Building material.
pocketed|Took dishonestly.
poisoner|Nero or Claudius.
politic|Expedient.
polygon|Geometrical figure.
polygon|Many-sided figure.
pomades|Unguents.
pompadours|Hair styles worn since Louis XV.
pondering|In a thoughtful mood.
pontine|___ Marshes, in central Italy.
poolroom|Where the boys meet.
popover|Puffy muffin.
popular|No wallflower.
portentous|Sinister.
possess|To have and to hold.
posthaste|Quickly.
posthaste|Quickly.
postmen|Carriers.
postmen|Government employes.
posture|Frame of mind.
potable|Beverage.
potbellied|Corpulent.
potboiler|Type of book.
potence|Strength.
pottier|More eccentric, British style.
practical|Designed for use.
praiser|Applauder.
praises|Lauds.
praline|Candy.
precast|Molded, as slabs of concrete.
precede|Go before in importance.
precede|Go before.
preceded|Introduced (by).
precedence|Superiority in rank.
precise|Accurate.
predatory|Given to plundering.
prediction|Weatherman's job.
preened|Groomed.
preening|Showing vanity in (oneself).
prelate|Church dignitary.
prelates|Church dignitaries.
prelect|Give lectures.
premiums|Bonuses.
prepaid|Not collect.
presages|Foretells.
presiding|In charge.
prestige|Distinction.
prestos|Words for wizards.
presumption|Strong probability.
pretends|Lays claim (to).
pretext|Flimsy excuse.
pretzel|Popular biscuit.
pretzels|Bar snacks.
priests|Men of the cloth.
primary|Political hurdle.
primulas|Garden flowers.
printer|Candidate for "What's My Line?"
pristine|Unsullied.
prizefight|Card event.
proceeds|Derived sum.
procure|Obtain.
profanes|Treats irreverently.
profiles|Prose pictures of people.
profiteered|Made money, in a way.
projectile|Missile.
projector|Movie necessity.
promontory|Headland.
propaganda|Indoctrination of a sort.
protagonist|Hero.
protector|Bodyguard.
protects|Shields.
protege|Patron's concern.
prouder|More lordly.
proverbs|Source of "Stepquote."
provisos|Ifs.
provosts|College administrators.
punctilious|Scrupulous.
purport|Tenor.
pursers|Officers on ships.
pursued|Carried on.
pushovers|Easy pickin's.
pussyfoots|Hedges: Slang.
pyrotechnic|Dazzling.
pyrrhic|___ victory.
quadrangle|Geometric figure.
quadrates|Squares.
quainter|More pleasingly odd.
quaking|Aspen.
quassia|Bitterwood.
queerer|Curiouser and curiouser.
questioner|Curious one.
quetzal|Guatemala's dollar.
quicksand|Unsafe footing.
quinellas|Jai alai bets, Miami style.
quintettes|Small combos.
quizzical|Bantering.
quodlibets|Debatable points.
quorums|Majorities of groups or boards.
racemic|Flowering in a certain way.
radarscope|Type of viewing equipment.
radiant|Evincing happiness.
radiate|Branch out.
radiated|Shot forth rays.
radiator|Car part.
radiator|Car part.
radical|Extreme.
raggedy|Tattered: Colloq.
ragtime|Type of music.
railhead|Terminal.
rambler|Rose.
ramblers|Roses.
rampage|Act wildly.
rancheros|Cattlemen of a kind.
ransacked|Searched.
ransomed|Liberated.
rareripe|Type of fruit.
raspberry|Fruit.
rasures|Obliterations.
ratafia|Fruit-flavored liqueur.
ratchet|Detent.
rational|Logical.
rational|Sensible.
rationale|Exposition of basic principles.
rations|Food, military style.
rattans|Climbing palms.
rattler|Snake.
rattlesnake|Diamondback.
rawhides|Whips.
reached|Went as far as.
reactor|AEC's concern.
reactor|Atomic pile.
realist|Philosopher of a sort.
reality|Fact.
realize|Apprehend.
reapportionment|Legislative activity, 1965.
reassure|Restore to confidence.
rebated|Returned part of payment.
rebottled|Put into a new container.
rebuked|Censured severely.
recedes|Withdraws.
receipt|Voucher.
recently|Not long ago.
reception|Kind of room.
reckoned|Calculated.
recluse|Anchorite.
recoiled|Drew back.
recondite|Abstruse.
recorder|Musical instrument.
records|Collectors' items.
recover|Make up for.
recover|Make up for.
recovered|Well again.
recreant|Apostate.
redbird|Bullfinch or cardinal.
redcaps|Vanishing carriers.
redcoats|Soldiers of 1775.
reddened|Blushed.
reddest|Adjective for one end of the spectrum.
redeemer|Savior.
redeems|Saves.
redeploying|Moving troops from one front to another.
redingote|Fashion item.
redistricting|Legislative activity, 1965.
redolent|Aromatic.
redolent|Odorous.
redouble|Bridge bid.
redress|Amends.
redress|Set right.
reduction|Lowered price.
reelect|Campaign word.
referee|Gridiron official.
refined|Cultivated.
refiner|Worker with oil, sugar, etc.
refiners|Oil or sugar men.
refiners|Processors of oil.
refrain|Burden.
refrain|Chorus.
refuser|Naysayer.
regales|Entertains.
regalia|Fancy trappings.
regalia|Finery.
regalia|Special garb.
regarded|Looked at.
regarded|Observed.
regatta|Sports event.
regents|Governors.
regimen|Diet.
regimen|System.
regimes|Systems of government.
regress|Retrograde.
regress|Withdrawal.
regular|Orderly.
rehearses|Does a stage or TV job.
reigned|Ruled.
reimburse|Settle a debt.
reindeer|Dancer and Prancer.
reinvest|Plow back the profits.
rejects|Discards.
related|Told.
relation|Account.
relaxing|Restful.
release|Press agent's handout.
released|Set at liberty.
relegate|Consign to an inferior position.
relieve|Lighten.
relines|Does a tailoring job.
relives|Experiences anew.
remainders|Books on the bargain table.
remakes|Revisions, as of films.
remated|Wed again.
remembrance|Souvenir.
remittal|Diminution.
remolade|Salad dressing.
remorse|Attack of conscience.
reneged|Backed out.
renouncer|Forsaker of pleasures.
rentals|Homes to let.
repainting|Tenant's problem.
repairs|Betakes oneself (to).
repaper|Do a decorating job.
repeater|Type of firearm.
repeats|Echoes.
replace|Supplant.
replevy|Recover by legal means.
reports|News on TV.
reports|Press material.
reposed|Took rest.
repression|Inhibition.
reprint|Pocket edition, for instance.
reproof|Censuring.
reptile|Lizard.
repulse|Historic British battleship.
rereads|Goes over again.
reredos|Altar screen.
rerelease|Old movie.
rescind|Cancel.
resedas|Greenish-yellows.
resents|Takes umbrage.
resettled|Took root again.
reships|Transfers freight.
resides|Lodges.
resistant|Opposed to.
resonance|Intensity of sound.
resonates|Re-echoes.
respective|Particular.
respects|Particulars.
restful|Quiet.
restive|Balky.
restless|Discontented.
restyle|Create a new fashion.
retailed|Sold, in a way.
retailing|Selling.
retainer|Fee of a kind.
retains|Keeps in mind.
retaliate|Return like for like.
retelling|New version of an old story.
retests|Tries anew.
reticence|Reserve.
retinal|Involving part of the eye.
retired|Out of circulation.
retrace|Go over again.
retracing|Going over again.
retreat|Secluded place.
retrial|Second hearing.
reunited|Together again.
reveals|Shows.
revellers|Merrymakers.
revelry|Festive time.
revenge|Vendetta's aim.
revenge|Vendetta's aim.
reverie|Musing.
reveries|Dreams.
reviewer|Newspaper man.
reviles|Abuses with words.
reviser|Copy reader.
revocation|Annulment.
revolts|Insurrections.
revolts|Rebels against.
revolutionary|Red.
revolutions|Front page news.
reynard|Fox in beast epic.
rhenium|Chemical element.
rhodium|Relative of platinum.
rhodora|Pink flowering shrub.
rhymers|Some poets.
rhythmic|Accented.
ridiculous|Laughable.
rigorous|Harsh.
ringleted|Curled.
riotous|Turbulent.
ripples|Undulations.
riptide|Cause of rough waters.
risottos|Italian dishes.
riverboats|Scows, barges, etc.
riveter|Rosie, for one.
riviera|Renowned vacation spot.
riviere|Necklace of gems.
roadblocks|State Police devices.
roaster|Kitchen utensil.
rodents|Voles, for example.
roister|Be lively and noisy.
roister|Revel.
rollicky|Sportive: Colloq.
romance|Type of language.
romance|Type of novel.
rookery|Seal Island, for example.
roosters|Birds.
rosebuds|Signs of spring.
rosemary|Symbol of remembrance.
roseola|One term for German measles.
rotates|Turns.
rotation|Planting cycle.
rotator|Turner.
rotator|Type of muscle.
rotunda|Feature of the Capitol.
rotunda|Room of a domed building.
roundelays|Certain songs.
roundhouse|Railroad building.
rubella|German measles.
ruction|Rumpus.
ruining|Spoiling.
rumored|Noised abroad.
rusticates|Summers in the country.
sabines|Anc. Italians.
sabines|People conquered by Rome.
sabotage|Activity of subversive groups.
saccharine|Sweet.
sacristy|Vestry.
safaris|Hunting expeditions.
sagacity|Sound judgment.
sailboats|Cutters.
salaamed|Made obeisance.
salable|Desired by shoppers.
salamis|Ancient city of Cyprus.
saloons|Dodge City locales.
saloons|Main cabins on liners.
saltatorial|Pertaining to dancing.
salterns|Briny places.
saltine|Cracker.
saltine|Kind of cracker.
saltines|Concomitants of soup.
salubrity|Healthiness.
salukis|Swift hunting dogs of Asia.
saluters|Greeters.
salvage|Rescue.
salvagers|Reclaimers.
salvias|Flowering plants.
sambars|Large deer of Asia.
sampler|Needlework item.
samplers|Needlework patterns.
samurai|Japanese warrior.
sanative|Having the power to cure.
sanders|Polishers.
sandhog|Tunnel worker: Slang.
sangfroid|Aplomb.
sanicle|Plant of the parsley family.
saplings|Youths.
saponine|Glucoside in soapbark.
sapotas|Tropical fruit trees.
sardine|Portuguese export.
sardonic|Bitterly derisive.
sargasso|Sea near the West Indies.
sartorial|Concerned with dress.
satangs|Coins of Thailand.
satanic|Devilish.
satanic|Evil.
satellite|Man-made marvel.
satiate|Glut.
satisfies|Discharges, as an obligation.
satsuma|Kind of Japanese pottery.
saucers|Flying objects.
sauterne|Wine.
savannah|First nuclear-powered ship.
savoriness|Quality of being appetizing.
savorless|Insipid.
sawbuck|Piece of folding money.
sawfish|Large sharklike ray.
sawtooth|Mountain range in Idaho.
sawtooth|Serrate.
sayonara|Word of farewell.
scalawag|Scamp.
scalene|Triangle type.
scalped|Pursued a Rialto trade.
scandal|Backbiting.
scandals|George White productions.
scanned|Scrutinized.
scarabs|Egyptian symbols.
scarlet|Tanager's color.
scenario|Chayefsky's forte.
scenarist|Hollywood writer.
scenarist|Writer.
scepter|Symbol of power.
scherzo|Musical work.
schmalz|Sentimentalism: Slang.
scissor|Make cutouts.
sclaffs|Golf strokes of a sort.
scleroma|Hardening of tissues.
scollop|Shellfish: Var.
scooter|One means of locomotion.
scoreboard|Stadium feature.
scourge|Punishment or affliction.
scraper|Paperhanger's tool.
scrapers|Road graders.
screams|Audience reaction, modern style.
screeds|Harangues.
screened|Shut off from view.
screwdriver|Mixed drink.
scribes|Correspondents.
scripts|Hollywood specialties.
scrollwork|Ornamental designs.
seacraft|Ships.
seadogs|Tars.
seafood|Menu specialty.
seahorses|Aquarium favorites.
sealers|Certain hunters.
sealers|City officials.
sealery|Hunting site of a kind.
sealskins|Fur garments.
seascape|Many a Winslow Homer.
seaside|Coast.
seasoning|Chervil or garlic.
seasonings|Condiments.
seasons|Acclimatizes.
seasons|Familiar four.
seatrain|Marine rail carrier.
seaward|Offshore.
seaweeds|Kelp, dulse, etc.
secondary|Minor.
seconde|No. 2 fencing position.
sections|Parts.
secular|Lay.
seedtime|When oats are sown.
seekers|Searchers.
seeress|Reader of the future.
seeresses|Soothsayers.
seethed|Boiled.
seething|In an agitated state.
seidels|Heidelberg glasses.
selected|Culled.
selectee|New G. I.
selfish|Having no concern for others.
sellers|English actor.
semester|Special period of time.
semesters|Terms.
seminar|Campus project.
seminary|School.
semipro|Type of athlete.
senates|Governmental groups.
senator|Capitol fellow.
senators|Ball team.
senators|Certain names on ballots.
senecas|American Indians.
senoras|Casa dwellers.
senores|Hombres.
senores|Mexican gentlemen.
senorita|Minorcan miss.
senoritas|Duenna's charges.
senoritas|Dueña's charges.
sentient|Capable of feeling.
sentimentalists|The soap-opera set.
sentries|Guards.
seraglios|Harems.
serapes|Mexican wearables.
serapes|Shawls, south of the border.
serenade|Student Prince piece.
serenade|Musical composition.
serenades|Pieces of music.
serenes|Tranquilizes.
serenity|Peacefulness.
sergeant|Army man.
sergeant|Police officer.
sergeant|York, for one.
serialize|Publish, in a way.
seringa|Mock orange.
serrate|Notched.
serrate|Saw-toothed.
service|Public worship.
servitor|Attendant.
sesames|Oriental seeds.
sesquipedalian|Long, as words.
setters|Hunting dogs.
setting|Unit of tableware.
settings|Environments.
settlement|Village.
settlers|Pilgrims, for instance.
settles|Decides.
sevenths|Fractions.
sextons|Church employes.
shadowless|In full light.
shagreen|Kind of untanned leather.
shakeout|Drive (weak speculators) from the market.
shakers|Devices for mixing.
shakeups|Drastic reorganizations.
shamefaced|Bashful.
shampoos|Beauty parlor routines.
sharkskin|Suit fabric.
shavetails|Mules.
sheared|Clipped.
shearer|Oscar winner, 1930.
sheepshank|Knot for shortening a rope.
shelter|Protection.
shelters|Harbors.
sherries|Spanish exports.
shipshape|In fine condition.
shirred|Sewed, in a way.
shoaled|Thronged.
shoehorn|Bootery implement.
shopman|Storekeeper.
shopper|Department store employe.
shortcoming|Fault.
showbiz|Broadway doings.
showdown|Crucial confrontation.
showings|Exhibitions.
showstopper|Kind of act or song.
shrills|Screeches.
shrines|Hallowed places.
shuteye|Land-of-Nod export.
shyster|Lawyer of a sort.
siamese|Oriental.
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment.
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment.
sidelines|Gridiron areas.
sidelong|Obliquely.
sidesteps|Avoids.
sierras|Mountain chain.
sierras|Mountains.
siestas|Naps of a kind.
sighted|Caught a glimpse of.
silence|Hamlet's last word.
silence|Library sign.
silicone|Compound used in bouncing putty.
similarly|Likewise.
simitar|Curved sword: Var.
simpleton|Chowderhead.
singers|Members of the chorus.
singled|Made a hit.
singlet|Jersey.
sirloin|Cut of meat.
sirloin|Cut of meat.
siroccos|Hot winds.
siruped|Sweetened, as pancakes.
sitters|Mothers' helpers.
sitters|Mothers' helpers.
situate|Locate.
situation|Job.
sizable|Of considerable proportion.
skeeing|Sun Valley activity: Var.
skeeter|Bug: Colloq.
skipper|Nautical VIP.
skyline|Manhattan scene.
skywriter|Advertiser of a sort.
slacken|Slow up.
slammed|Shut the door, in a way.
slanders|Stabs in the back.
slanting|Like italics.
slashed|Cut.
slashes|Reduces the budget.
slavers|Certain old-time ships.
sledders|Indulgers in a winter sport.
sleepers|Unheralded hits.
sleetiest|Descriptive of some winter weather.
sleeveless|Like certain dresses.
sleeves|Part of a coat.
slender|Taking size 8 or 10.
sleuths|Gumshoes.
slicers|Bakery machines.
slicker|Coat.
slimier|More viscous.
smaller|Not as large.
smearer|Mudslinger.
smilers|Pleasant people.
smitten|In love.
snarers|Trappers.
snarled|Complicated.
snivels|Whines.
snorers|Sleepers of a sort.
snoring|Night sound.
snorkel|Submarine device.
snorkels|Plastic breathing tubes.
snowman|Fragile piece of sculpture.
snowshoe|Kind of rabbit.
snubbing|Scornful treatment.
snuggle|Cuddle.
soberly|Seriously.
soggiest|Dampest.
solaria|Glass-enclosed porches.
soldered|Joined in a way.
solderer|Pipe patcher.
soldier|Brave man.
solicit|Entreat.
solitaire|Patience or Canfield.
sombrero|Kind of hat.
someday|In the indefinite future.
someday|Later on.
somerset|County in Arthurian legend.
sometime|In the future.
sometimes|Now and then.
sommelier|Wine steward.
sonants|Voiced sounds.
sonatas|Concert pieces.
sonatas|Popular recordings.
sonnets|Poetic works.
soroses|Women's clubs.
sorosis|Women's club.
sorrower|Lamenter.
soundness|Stability.
soupcon|A tiny bit.
spaceman|One-time fictional character.
spangled|Decorated in a special way.
sparkle|Glitter.
sparkplugs|Mainsprings.
spartan|Sternly disciplined.
speakeasy|Phenomenon of the 1920's.
speakers|Tweeter and woofer.
speared|Latched on to, in a way.
spectacular|TV show.
spectaculars|Types of shows.
speculation|Guesswork.
speculator|Wall Street phenomenon.
speechless|Mute.
speeders|Certain motorists.
speedup|Accelerate.
spenders|Welcome type of tourists.
spindle|Slender rod.
spinner|Fishing accessory.
spirals|Helices.
spitball|Schoolboy's missile.
splendid|Grand.
splicer|Rope saver.
splinter|Fragment.
splints|First-aid needs.
sporran|Highlander's purse.
sporran|Scot's belt purse.
springs|Seasons.
springtail|Leaping insect.
sprinted|Ran full tilt.
sprints|Races.
sprites|Goblins.
spruceness|Smart quality.
squatters|Settlers on public lands.
squeaky|Describing some voices.
squeegee|Cleaning tool.
squills|Spring flowers.
stabile|Fixed in position.
stabile|Fixed in position.
stabiles|Abstract sculptures.
stability|Firmness.
stableman|Groom.
stagehand|Theater employe.
staggers|Nonplusses.
stained|Colored, as glass.
stallion|Horse.
stalwartly|Resolutely.
stamina|Endurance.
standees|Real lovers of opera.
standout|One who refuses to follow the crowd.
standstill|Halt.
standup|Fail to keep a date with: Slang.
staples|Fastens, in a way.
stargazes|Dreams, in a way.
staring|Conspicuous.
starlet|Movie hopeful.
starlet|Movie maiden.
starters|Track officials.
staterooms|Cabins.
statist|Type of totalitarian.
stature|Human development.
staying|Holding out: Colloq.
steadfast|Constant.
steadies|Calms.
stealth|Clandestine action.
steamed|Cooked in a certain way.
steamship|Liner.
steeled|Hardened.
steepens|Increases.
steeples|Architectural features.
steeples|Skyline sights.
steered|Directed.
steered|Oversaw.
steered|Took the helm.
stellar|Astral.
stellar|Chief.
stellas|Gold pieces ($4) of 1879.
stellate|Radiating from a center.
stellate|Radiating from a center.
stellated|Resembling a star.
stenciled|Produced by means of a cutout pattern.
stentor|Herald of the Iliad.
stentor|Loud-voiced one.
steppes|Vast tract of land.
stepping|Going on foot.
stepsons|Certain members of the family.
stereograph|3-D picture.
stereos|Hi-fis.
stereos|Record players.
stereotype|Unvarying pattern.
sterile|Jejune.
sternum|Breastbone.
stetson|Western headgear.
stevedore|Dock man.
stewardess|Crew member.
stickups|Robberies of a sort.
stifles|Represses.
stingray|Fish.
stipends|Wages.
stipule|Leaflike part of a plant.
stirred|Aroused.
stokers|Firemen.
stollen|Sweet yeast bread.
stollen|Sweet yeast bread.
stomachs|Tolerates.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopgap|Makeshift.
stopgaps|Temporary expedients.
stopovers|Traveler's concern.
stoppage|Obstruction.
stoppers|Certain bridge cards.
storewide|Like certain sales.
storied|Celebrated.
stovepipes|Hats.
straggler|Wanderer.
straitlaced|Like a bluenose.
strakes|Lines of planking on ships.
strands|Shores.
strangely|Singularly.
stratal|Of layers of material.
stratum|Layer.
strawberry|Blonde shade.
strayed|Rambled.
strayed|Wandered.
strayed|Went off course.
streamed|Flowed freely.
streamlined|Stripped of nonessentials.
streets|Back and Easy.
streets|Bond and Bourbon.
strengthen|Make more effective.
stressed|Accented.
stresses|Pressures.
stretch|Part of a racecourse.
stretto|Closing passage of a fugue: Mus.
stridency|Harshness of voice.
strides|Progress.
striper|Four-___ (captain in U.S.N.).
strippers|Burlesque features.
stroked|Set the rate of rowing for (a crew).
strokes|Crawl and others.
stroller|Child's vehicle.
stroller|Vehicle for baby.
strongly|In emphatic manner.
stunning|First-rate.
subsidy|Money of a sort.
subsist|Continue to be.
subsume|Include in a category.
subterfuge|Artifice.
sultans|Rulers.
sunbath|Prelude to a tan.
sundial|Time-Teller.
sunnily|Gaily.
sunspots|Astronomer's concern.
suntans|Colors.
supernumeraries|Nonsinging opera performers.
surcease|Respite.
sustain|Uphold.
sutures|Special stitches.
swarded|Covered with turf.
swarmed|Thronged.
swashbuckler|Hero of many a costume novel.
sweater|Jersey.
sweeten|Saccharinize.
sweetheart|Kind of neckline.
sweltry|Very hot.
swimmingly|Prosperously.
syllable|Part of a word.
syndicate|Newspaper chain.
syndromes|Sets of symptoms.
synthesist|User of deductive reasoning.
systole|Heart contraction.
tableaus|Striking scenes.
tacitly|Silently implied.
tactics|West Point subject.
tactile|Tangible.
tailing|Private eye business.
tailless|Like the koala.
tailoring|Work on Savile Row.
takeoffs|Departures.
takeout|Escort: Colloq.
takeout|Kind of "double" in bridge.
takeout|Overcall, at bridge.
talebearer|Scandalmonger.
talents|Natural abilities.
talkathon|Filibuster.
tallowy|Like suet.
tallyho|Hunting cry.
tanager|Bird.
tanager|Finchlike bird.
tanager|Scarlet bird.
tangent|Touching.
tangent|Touching.
tangier|Moorish city.
tanists|Elected heirs of Celtic chiefs.
tantalus|King and son of Zeus.
tantalus|King doomed to hunger and thirst: Myth.
tantaluses|Locked cellarets for wines and liquors.
tantaras|Fanfares.
tantrums|Fits of rage.
tarring|Road crew's task.
tartare|Kind of sauce.
tassels|Trimmings.
tastily|In artistic manner.
tattler|Gossip.
tattletale|Troublemaker, of a sort.
taunted|Jeered at.
taxables|1040 items.
teachers|Members of an important profession.
teamster|Important worker.
teapots|Brewing vessels.
teapots|Certain chinaware.
teargas|Riot squad's weapon.
tearjerker|Type of show.
tearoom|Where the girls eat.
teataster|Beverage expert.
teatime|Relative of a coffee break.
teenager|Citizen of tomorrow.
teenager|Part of the education picture.
teething|One kind of ring.
teetotaler|Abstemious one.
telegraphers|Important workers.
telerans|Aids to aerial navigation.
telestich|Relative of an acrostic.
televise|Transmit, as images.
television|Movies in the air.
tempered|Moderated.
tempests|Storms.
tenable|Defensible.
tenaces|Card holdings.
tenants|Leaseholders.
tendered|Offered.
tenders|Small boats.
tendons|Sinews.
tenement|Dwelling of sorts.
tenement|Kind of house.
tenements|Kin of flats.
tenners|Sawbucks.
terrace|Adjunct to a house.
terrorized|Really scared.
terrors|Brats.
tertian|Occurring every third day.
tessera|Piece of mosaic.
testates|Makers of wills, old style.
thanksgiving|Coming event.
theology|Seminary course.
thereafter|Thenceforth.
theremin|First electronic musical instrument.
thereto|Besides: Poet.
thermal|Warm.
thermite|Bomb ingredient.
thermostat|Air conditioning appurtenance.
thieves|Rustlers, for example.
thimble|Protective device.
thinned|Diluted.
thinners|Paint solvents.
thirsty|Dry.
thistle|Prickly plant.
tholepin|Fulcrum for an oar.
thrives|Prospers.
throwaway|Advertising circular.
thunderclap|A crash from above.
tideway|Channel.
tierces|Canonical hours.
tillage|Cultivation.
timbered|Wooded.
tireless|Indefatigable.
tissues|Networks.
titanic|Colossal.
toadstool|Puffball.
toaster|Kitchen appliance.
toboggan|Sled.
tocsins|Alarms.
toeholds|Slight advantages.
toilful|Laborious.
tomboys|Girls of the good old days.
tommyrot|Balderdash.
tonsure|Haircut of a sort.
tontine|Type of annuity.
topflight|Highest ranking: Colloq.
topknot|Part of a hair style.
tormentor|Vexatious one.
tornadoes|Wild winds.
torsion|State of being twisted.
tortilla|Mexican pancake.
tortoise|Epitome of slowness.
totaled|Amounted to.
totemic|Of tribal emblems.
touchwood|Punk.
tracery|Ornamental work, as in Gothic windows.
trachea|Windpipe.
tractor|Farmer's aid.
traffic|Urban problem.
trailed|Followed.
trainer|Athlete's aide.
trainer|Athletes' mentor.
trainload|Freight unit.
traipse|Walk, in a way.
traipse|Wander about: Colloq.
traitor|Turncoat.
tramples|Stamps on.
trances|Mystic states.
transatlantic|Designating some flights.
transfer|Ticket of a kind.
trapeze|Place for a daring young man.
trapezoids|Geometrical figures.
travois|Indian's hauling device.
travois|Plains Indian sledge.
travois|Primitive vehicle of Plains Indians.
trawler|Fishing vessel.
treadle|Foot lever.
treadle|Lever device.
treadmill|One symbol of the daily grind.
treated|Picked up the tab.
treatise|Dissertation.
treatise|Monograph.
treatment|Care.
tremendous|Wonderful: Colloq.
trespass|Encroach.
tricksy|Playful.
triennium|Period of time.
trifler|Wastrel.
triples|Certain hits.
triplet|Family member.
triplet|Verse unit.
triremes|Part of the Roman fleet.
trisect|Divide, à la Gaul.
trisected|Divided, in a way.
trodden|Walked on.
trodden|Walked on.
trollers|Some fishermen.
tropics|Where winter never comes.
trudger|Weary walker.
trudges|Plods.
truffles|Certain fungi.
truisms|Platitudes.
trumpeters|Musicians.
truncated|Cut short.
trundle|Move on wheels.
trusses|Bundles, as of hay or straw.
tsetses|African pests.
tuneless|Unmelodious.
turners|Kitchen implements.
turnout|Gathering.
turrets|Architectural features.
turtleneck|Type of sweater.
twaddle|Gibble-gabble.
twelves|Shoe sizes.
typesetter|Early job for Ben Franklin.
ultimately|At last.
ululate|Howl.
ululate|Howl.
ululate|What banshees do.
umpired|Worked at the plate.
unassuming|Humble.
unawares|Suddenly.
unbinds|Sets free.
unbruised|Not damaged, as fruit.
unclaimed|P. O. notification.
uncommon|Infrequent.
uncover|Bring to light.
undated|Like some mail.
undated|Like some mail.
underact|Perform with restraint.
undercover|Kind of agent.
undercurrent|Hidden force.
underline|Mark for emphasis.
underpass|Freeway feature.
understand|Believe.
understood|Taken for granted.
undertow|Sea puss.
unearned|Type of income.
unearth|Bring to light.
unearthly|Out of this world.
unearths|Discovers.
ungodly|Wicked.
unhands|Lets go.
unicorn|Denizen of Thurber's garden.
uniformed|Dressed in a certain way.
uninsured|Not covered by compensation.
unitary|Undivided.
unlaced|Undid.
unliterary|Without affections of style.
unopened|Still capped.
unorthodox|Not being done.
unorthodox|Not being done.
unravel|Disentangle.
unriddling|Solving.
unsalted|Like some food.
unseals|Opens.
unshelled|Like some nuts.
unspoken|Tacit.
unstudied|Casual.
untactful|Brash.
untruths|Dissimulations.
unuttered|Not put in words.
unworthily|Despicably.
updraft|Air current.
uproarious|Turbulent.
upsadaisy|Playful exclamation to a child.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstart|Would-be gentleman.
uranium|Element.
uranium|Valuable element.
useless|Ineffectual.
uttered|Voiced.
valentine|Love song.
vaporers|Braggarts.
variant|Changeable.
variant|Word of a kind.
variate|Diversify.
varieties|Sorts.
varmint|Western "bad guy."
vaselines|Petroleum products.
vegetated|Led a very inactive life.
venally|In a corrupt manner.
venation|Arrangement of veins, as in leaves.
venetian|Type of blind.
verbena|Fragrant flower.
veritable|Genuine.
vernacular|Language of the man in the street.
vernacular|Local speech.
version|Account from one point of view.
vestiges|Traces.
vestures|Robes, old style.
vigilant|Argus-eyed.
vinegar|Salad dressing.
volcano|Lassen or Hekla.
volumes|Large quantities.
volutes|Spiral conformations.
wagered|Bet.
wagered|Stalked.
wallpaper|Decorator's concern.
wanderlust|Urge to roam.
wardrobes|Movie paraphernalia.
washouts|Failures: Slang.
wastrels|Spendthrifts.
waterfall|Scenic specialty.
waterloo|Decisive defeat.
wattage|Amount of electricity.
wavelengths|Of interest to "hams."
wayfarer|Traveler on foot.
weather|The almost predictable.
wellborn|Of good family.
wellspring|Water's rise.
welting|Quilted edging.
westered|Turned in a certain direction.
whistler|Mountain marmot.
whosoever|Anyone.
wildcatter|Oil man of sorts.
wildlife|Game.
windblown|Like the flapper's bob.
winesap|Orchard product.
winkers|Eyelashes: Colloq.
winsomer|More captivating.
wintered|Opposite of estivated.
wisecracks|Jokes of a kind.
wiseguy|Know-it-all.
wisteria|Flowering vine.
wistful|Filled with longing.
woodsmen|Foresters.
worship|Idolize.
wreathe|Encircle.
wrestled|Grappled.
wriggles|Squirms.
wristwatch|Timepiece.
xenophobia|Fear of foreigners.
yesterday|Immediate past.
yonkers|City on the Hudson.
zeppelins|Obsolete aircraft.
zingaro|Gypsy of Italy.
zoologist|Animal expert.
zoologists|Scientists.
abalone|Ear shell.
abhorred|Loathed.
abjured|Renounced.
abounds|Is present in large numbers.
abraded|Rubbed off.
abrades|Scrapes.
abrogates|Abolishes.
absence|Lack.
absentee|Missing person.
absolutes|Ultimates.
abstain|Refrain, as from voting.
abstainer|Teetotaler.
abstract|Kind of painting.
abusive|Vituperative.
academe|The groves of ___.
accedes|Assents.
accents|Stresses.
accesses|Entrance ramps.
accession|Pretender's dream.
accessories|They're both before and after the fact.
accosts|Approaches and speaks to.
accounting|Type of work.
accursed|Detestable.
accusatives|Direct objects of verbs.
accuser|Pointer of the finger.
acerbity|Harshness of temper.
acerose|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Cellulose fabric.
acetate|Material.
achiest|Most painful.
acidity|Quality of lime.
acreage|Land area.
acrobat|Trampoline performer.
actinism|Property of radiant energy.
actuate|Set in motion.
adamant|Unyielding.
adaptable|Flexible, in a way.
adaptable|Pliant.
adaptation|Adjustment.
adapted|Did a musician's job.
adapted|Made fit.
adapted|Suited.
adapter|Music arranger.
addendum|Supplement.
addiction|Strong inclination.
addition|Increase.
addlepated|Unadept at thinking.
admiral|Fleet VIP.
admires|Thinks much of.
admixture|Ingredient.
adorable|Very charming.
adoration|Act of the Magi.
adoration|Hero worship.
adoringly|With much love.
adsorbs|Gathers on a surface.
adventure|Novel experience.
advertiser|Publicist.
aerates|Carbonates.
aerosol|Kind of spray bomb.
affaire|Business, in France.
affront|Face in defiance.
ageless|Eternal.
ageless|Immortal.
agility|Sine qua non of pedestrians, subwayites, etc.
agitate|Disturb.
agitate|Roil.
agitate|Stir up.
agitated|Flustered.
aileron|Airplane part.
ailment|Cold, for one.
airflow|Plane or auto currents.
airhole|Water not frozen over.
airings|Broadcasts.
airless|Hermetically sealed.
airline|Carrier.
airline|O'Hare tenant.
airship|The Shenandoah was one.
airships|Blimps.
alameda|Promenade.
alameda|Public promenade.
alarmists|Scaremongers.
albinos|White mice.
alewife|Fish of the herring family.
alexander|British field marshal.
alfresco|In the open air.
alidade|Surveying telescope.
alienees|Receivers of property.
alkalis|Soda and potash.
allegiance|Loyalty.
alleluia|Word of praise.
alleyway|Passage.
alligator|Everglades denizen.
alliterate|Repeat an initial sound.
allocated|Set apart for a specific purpose.
allotment|Share.
allover|Everywhere.
allover|Kind of fabric design.
allowances|Concessions.
aloneness|Solitary state.
alterer|Bushelman.
alumina|Corundum.
amalgam|Mercury alloy.
amalgamate|Combine.
amalgams|Combinations.
amanuensis|Secretary.
amateur|Sport "pour le sport."
amateur|Type of athlete.
amative|Disposed to love.
amazing|Dr. Watson's frequent exclamation.
amazing|Hard to believe.
ambassador|David K. E. Bruce, for one.
ambassador|Important representative.
ambergris|Valuable whale secretion.
ambidextrous|Versatile.
ambrosia|Food of the gods.
ambrosian|Chant, so dubbed.
amended|Improved.
amendments|Part of the Constitution.
amenities|Courteous behavior.
amerces|Punishes by fine.
amesace|Lowest throw at dice.
amethyst|Color.
amities|Friendly relations.
ammeters|Electrical current devices.
ammonia|All-purpose cleaner.
amorous|Affectionate.
amperes|Units of current measure.
ampules|Vials.
anagram|Heart for earth, for one.
analyse|Study closely, British style.
analysts|Researchers.
analyze|Do a chemist's job.
anathemas|Curses.
anatomy|Structure.
anecdotal|Like some books or speeches.
anemometer|Wind gauge.
anemone|Marine animal.
anemone|Pasqueflower.
aneurysm|Artery ailment.
angrier|More enraged.
animate|Liven.
animate|Living.
animate|Living.
animate|Vivify.
animated|Gay.
animately|With life.
animates|Livens.
animation|Actor's asset.
animist|Believer in "spirits."
aniseeds|Flavorful items.
anisette|Cordial.
anklets|Bobby socks.
annexation|Act of taking possession of.
annexed|Took over.
annoyance|Vexation.
annuity|Type of income.
annular|Ringed.
anomaly|Unusual thing.
anonymous|Nameless.
anoraks|Hooded jackets for Arctic wear.
anserine|Like a goose.
answers|Rejoins.
answers|Solutions.
anteater|Pangolin.
anteaters|Aardvarks.
antedate|Precede chronologically.
antedate|Precede in time.
antelope|Impala.
antenatal|Before birth.
antenna|Certain wire.
antenna|Feeler.
antipodal|On the other side of the earth.
antiquate|Make old.
antiquate|Render passé.
anybody|No one in particular.
anymore|Nowadays.
anything|You name it!
anyways|Whatever happens, rural style.
anywhere|At all.
apanage|Natural accompaniment: Var.
apanage|Natural adjunct: Var.
apartheid|Burning question in U. of S. A.
apartments|Real estate sign.
aperture|Gun port.
aphagia|Inability to swallow: Med.
apiarists|Beekeepers.
appaloosa|Polka-dot horse.
appease|Placate.
appetite|Desire.
applauds|Cries "Bravo!"
applause|Hand.
appraise|Evaluate.
apricot|A moderate orange color.
apropos|Relevant.
arbored|Embowered.
arcades|Malls.
arduous|Hard.
argentine|S. American region.
arising|On the ascent.
armhole|Garment feature.
armrest|Interior part of a car.
arousing|Spurring enthusiasm.
arrears|Unfinished business.
arrivals|Newcomers.
arriver|Successful man.
arrogance|Haughtiness.
arsenal|Cache of arms.
arsenal|Storage place.
artfully|With ingenuity.
articulate|Expressing oneself clearly.
artisan|Potter, for one.
artiste|Skilled performer.
aruspex|Soothsayer, old style.
asbestos|Curtain material.
ascetic|Yogi.
ascribe|Impute.
asepses|Germ-free methods.
ashamed|Feeling guilt.
asperse|Discredit.
asperse|Slander.
aspirations|Hopes for the future.
aspires|Reaches for.
assagais|South African spears.
assayed|Tested.
assemble|Gather.
assents|Concurs.
assessor|Appraiser.
assorted|Varied.
assorts|Arranges and classifies.
assorts|Classifies.
assumed|Type of name.
astride|Straddling.
astrodome|Houston "wonder."
astronauts|Today's supermen.
astutely|Shrewdly.
atelier|Rodolpho's residence.
athlete|Olympic contender.
atomizer|Perfumery appurtenance.
atoners|Penitents, in a way.
atoning|Making reparation.
atropine|Belladonna.
attache|Embassy staff member.
attempt|Take a shot at.
attendance|Teacher's concern.
attentive|Assiduous.
attentive|Heedful.
attract|Draw to oneself.
attract|Draw.
attraction|Star billing.
auburns|Shades of red.
audience|Formal interview.
austere|Stern.
authored|Wrote.
authors|Card game of old.
autobahn|German road.
autogyro|Kind of aircraft.
automat|Quick-lunch place.
automat|Type of restaurant.
autonym|One's own name.
availed|Was of use (to).
avarice|Cupidity.
avarice|Miser's forte.
avenues|Passageways.
avenues|Passageways.
average|Mean.
average|One kind of man.
average|Quite ordinary.
average|Typical.
average|Typical.
averages|Baseball figures.
averted|Warded off.
avocado|Pear-shaped fruit.
avocado|Tropical fruit.
avoidable|Not inevitable.
avoiding|Staying aloof.
awaited|Expected.
awkward|Maladroit.
axillae|Armpits.
baboons|Apes.
bachelor|Man about town.
backdoor|Surreptitious.
backdrop|Piece of stage scenery.
backlash|Recoil.
backslappers|Hale fellows well met.
backstop|Catcher.
backtrack|Retreat.
badgered|Chivied.
bailout|Hit the silk.
bailout|Pilot's order.
balefully|With malice aforethought.
ballpark|Game place.
ballyhoo|Promotional stunts.
ballyhoo|Publicize: Colloq.
balmoral|Royal castle in Scotland.
bangtail|Race horse.
banishing|Expatriating.
banknote|Bill.
barkers|Circus men, hard-sell type.
barometer|Weatherglass.
barracuda|Fierce fish.
barracuda|Game fish.
barroom|Pub.
bartender|One of Gleason's roles.
barters|Trades.
barters|Trades.
baseball|Good sport.
bassoon|Big horn.
bassoon|Woodwind.
bassoons|Wood winds.
bastille|Symbol of July 14th.
bathhouses|Features of beaches.
batters|Members of a line-up.
bazookas|Rocket guns.
beanery|Greasy spoon.
bearers|Safari members.
beatnik|Devotee of the offbeat.
becalms|Makes motionless, as a vessel.
becloud|Obscure.
bedizens|Dresses showily.
bedrock|Solid foundation.
bedrolls|Campers' gear.
beefeater|Guard, in London.
beehive|Busy place.
beehive|Symbol on Utah's state flag.
beeline|Hurry-up route.
beeline|Shortest distance between points.
beetled|Describing a brow.
befalls|Takes place.
beginnings|Seeds.
behaves|Conducts oneself.
beholden|Indebted.
bejabers|Mild oath.
belittle|Disparage.
bellflower|Campanula.
bellied|Pot___ (portly).
bellowed|Bawled.
benedict|Bridegroom.
benefit|Help.
berserk|Frenzied.
besieged|Surrounded.
betided|Happened to.
between|Joining.
biddies|Old hens.
bifocals|One of Ben Franklin's inventions.
bigamist|One having more than the law allows.
bighearted|Munificent.
bigoted|Hidebound.
bikinis|Scanty costumes.
bindery|Part of a printing plant.
biography|Kind of book.
biological|Kind of warfare.
biology|School course.
birddogs|Pointers.
biscuits|Bride's traditional nemesis.
bivouac|Camp.
blackout|Headline of November, 1965.
blacksmiths|Horseless carriage casualty.
blatant|Noisy.
bleacher|Type of stadium seat.
blessed|Fortunate.
blessings|Grace and others.
blinder|Attachment to a bridle.
blither|More cheerful.
blizzard|Winter weather.
blocked|Hindered.
bloomer|___ Girl, Arlen musical.
blotter|Desk item.
bluebird|Sign of spring.
bluebloods|Aristocrats.
blunder|Mistake.
bluster|Use empty threats.
boggled|Made a botch of.
bolster|Support.
bombast|High-sounding words.
bombast|Turgid language.
bombshell|Stunning occurrence.
bonanza|Gold mine.
booboos|Goofs.
boohoos|Weeps and wails.
bookmaker|Man to see about a horse.
boondocks|Sticks.
boondocks|Rough country: Slang.
bootlegger|Salesman of sorts.
boroughs|Queens, et al.
bossiness|Unattractive characteristic.
boulevardier|Member of the smart set.
bourgeois|Middle-class.
bowdlerize|Expurgate.
bowwows|Dog talks.
boxboard|Carton material.
boycott|Weapon in civil rights struggle.
bracken|Large coarse fern.
brakemen|Railroaders.
brassards|Armbands.
breaths|Whispers.
breccia|A composite rock.
breeder|Producer of livestock.
breeder|Stockman.
breeders|Relatives of stockmen.
breeziness|Carefree state.
brigand|Highwayman.
brigand|Jesse James.
brigantines|Two-masted ships.
bristles|Takes on an aggressive attitude.
bristol|City on the Avon.
bristol|Major port on the Avon.
broadcast|Widely diffused.
broilers|Chickens.
broomsticks|Transportation, in folklore.
brother|Fellow man.
brotherhood|Sermon subject.
browned|Toasted.
brownie|Popular cake.
brummagem|Anything cheap and gaudy: Colloq.
brushed|Grazed in passing.
buckaroos|Cowboys.
buckboard|Ranch wagon.
buddhas|Statues seen in India.
bungler|Clumsy workman.
bunting|Flags.
business|Work.
butterscotch|Yellowish-brown.
cabaret|Night spot.
caboose|Part of a train.
caddies|Aids in a game.
cadence|Rhythm
caesars|Ancient rulers.
cafeteria|Lunchroom.
cajoled|Wheedled.
cajolers|Coaxers.
calendar|Desk appurtenance.
caloric|Of heat.
calpacs|Sheepskin cap of Near East.
cameleer|Desert soldier.
cameral|Of a legislative chamber.
camorra|Secret society.
canaled|Having waterways.
cantata|Musical offering.
canticle|Song of praise.
cantons|Districts.
canvassed|Took a poll.
capable|Skilled.
capital|First-rate.
capitular|Member of a religious chapter.
capture|Seize.
caracul|Fur.
caravan|Gypsy's vehicle.
cardsharp|Gambler of the Old West.
careers|Goes at a mad speed.
caresses|Signs of love.
cargoes|Loads.
cariole|Canadian dog sled.
cariole|Small open carriage.
carmine|Cochineal color.
carnelian|Red quartz.
caroches|Stately coaches of old.
carotid|Neck artery.
carouser|Reveler.
carpets|Sometime magic items.
cartage|Charge for moving goods.
cartons|Containers.
cartoon|Newspaper feature.
cascade|Rippling fall.
cashews|Nuts.
cashier|Restaurant worker.
casserole|Kind of dish.
castaway|Robinson Crusoe.
castigate|Censure.
casting|Director's task.
castles|Strongholds.
castoff|Loosed from a mooring.
casually|Nonchalantly.
casuist|Quibbler.
catalpas|Ornamental trees.
catamaran|Boat with twin hulls.
catamaran|Log raft.
cataract|Waterfall.
catarrh|Cold symptom.
caterer|Provisioner.
cathedra|Bishop's throne.
catspaws|Dupes.
cattail|Marsh plant.
cavalry|Certain soldiers.
cavemen|Troglodytes.
caviare|Appetizer.
caviled|Quibbled.
cayenne|Pepper.
cellarets|Cabinets for wine.
cenobite|A religious.
cenotaph|Empty tomb.
censured|Blamed.
centerboard|Sailboat device.
centers|Concentrates.
centipede|Earwig.
centric|Midmost.
ceremony|Prescribed procedure.
cession|Yielding of territory.
cetacean|Whale or dolphin.
chamberlain|British statesman.
chambray|Gingham.
chamois|Goatlike antelope.
championship|Supremacy.
chapped|Roughened, as skin.
chapters|Branches.
character|Eccentric: Colloq.
charades|Parlor game.
chariots|Roman roadsters.
charlatan|Quack.
charlotte|Pudding.
chartered|Hired.
charwoman|Cleaner.
chauffer|Portable, open-top stove.
checker|Square.
checkup|Examination.
cheerio|Piccadilly farewell.
cheerleader|Football game feature.
chemist|Modern magician.
chenille|Pile-face fabric.
cheviot|Breed of sheep.
chianti|Dry red wine.
childhoods|Subjects for novelists.
chimera|Foolish fancy.
chinchilla|Furry rodent.
chirrup|Birdlike sound.
chiseler|Scrounger.
chitchat|Small talk.
choleric|Irascible.
chopper|Whirlybird.
chortle|Laugh, à la Lewis Carroll.
chromos|Colored prints, old style.
chronicle|Historical record.
citrate|Acid salt.
clambake|Beach picnic.
clambakes|Political rallies, so dubbed.
clashed|Failed to harmonize.
classical|Type of music.
classify|Arrange.
classroom|Where the War on Poverty is working.
claybank|Type of road shoulder.
cleanly|Skillfully.
cleared|Proven to be innocent.
clement|Mild, as weather.
clerked|Worked in a store.
clients|Customers.
clinical|Coolly dispassionate.
closets|Cupboards.
closeup|Kind of photo.
closing|Ending.
clouded|Overshadowed.
clouter|Popular kind of batsman.
clubhouses|Social centers.
clypeate|Shield-shaped: Biol.
coalesce|Unite.
coalescent|Merging into a single group.
coasting|Good sport.
coattail|Garment part.
cochlea|Part of the ear.
coffeemakers|Restaurant equipment.
coherent|Logically consistent.
coinage|Mint business.
coincided|Agreed.
collage|Surrealist picture.
collier|Type of cargo vehicle.
colonel|Army man.
colossus|Gigantic one.
colporteur|Peddler of Bibles, tracts, etc.
comfort|Cheer.
comical|Amusing.
compacts|Cosmetic cases.
companion|Mate.
comparison|Similarity.
complain|Find fault.
composite|Made up of distinct parts.
compositor|Newspaper employe.
compote|Fruit dish.
comprise|Make up.
computer|Modern machine.
comrade|Fellow traveler.
comrades|Ninotchka and others.
concentric|Like rings on a target.
concert|Kind of entertainment.
concierges|Doorkeepers.
concinnity|Harmony; studied elegance, as of literary style.
condescend|Act superior.
confetti|Disks of paper.
confidence|Belief.
congeries|A collection of things.
connect|Join.
connector|Railroad coupling.
connects|Associates.
conservatoire|Music school.
consign|Entrust (to).
consign|Transfer.
consigns|Relegates.
consort|Spouse.
consorts|Spouses.
constitution|Old Ironsides.
contact|Connection.
containment|U.S. policy.
contour|Shape.
contract|Legal document.
contradict|Deny.
cooling|___ off period.
cooperate|Work together.
coopered|Mended casks.
copperhead|Ophidian.
copybook|School bag item.
copycat|Imitator.
coranto|Lively dance.
cordially|Letter writer's sign-off.
cornice|Molding.
coronas|Cigars.
corresponded|Kept in touch.
corrode|Wear away.
coterie|Clique.
coterie|Set.
cottages|Country homes.
cotters|Tenant farmers, in Scotland.
cottons|Summer dresses.
couched|Put in words.
countdown|Prelude at Kennedy.
courses|Fixed routes.
coverup|Hide.
coverup|Hide.
cowling|Airplane engine cover.
cowslips|English primroses.
cracked|Made (a joke): Slang.
crackerjack|Excellent: Slang.
crackerjack|First-rate: Slang.
crackpot|Erratic one: Slang.
cradles|Supports for handset telephones.
cramped|Lacking room.
craniate|Type of animal.
crasser|Less refined.
creativity|Poet's gift.
creatures|Living things.
credible|Trustworthy.
credits|Black ink items.
creeper|Climbing plant.
crenelate|Furnish with battlements.
crescent|First-quarter moon.
crossbow|Weapon, old style.
crosshairs|Optical instrument parts.
crossing|Frustrating.
crosstie|Sleeper.
crossties|Railroad sleepers.
croupier|Casino man.
croupiers|Las Vegas figures.
crowsfeet|Wrinkles of a sort.
crucial|Decisive.
cruises|Trips.
cryptic|Mysterious.
cuirass|Armor piece.
cuirass|Breastplate.
cuisine|Chef's specialty.
cuisine|Style of cooking.
cuisine|Style of cooking.
cupcakes|Popular desserts.
curacao|Sweet liqueur.
curates|Clergymen.
curator|Museum man.
curtail|Shorten.
curtseys|Genuflections of a sort.
custody|Keeping.
custody|Safekeeping.
cutdown|Fell.
cutlass|Sword.
cyclotron|Atom smasher.
cynosure|Center of attraction.
cynosure|North Star.
dabbles|Works in a dilettante way.
daemons|Guardian spirits.
dahlias|Showy perennials.
damaging|Harmful.
damosel|Maiden.
damsels|Misses.
dancers|Twisters.
daredevil|Stunt man, for example.
dartled|Flitted about.
dawning|Daybreak.
daybreak|Early hour.
daylight|Summer time.
dazzling|Brilliant.
deadline|Publisher's concern.
dearest|Letter opener.
debater|Political candidate, at times.
debonair|Jaunty.
debunks|Exposes the sham pretensions of: Colloq.
debutante|Junior Leaguer.
decalog|Famous group of ten.
decamped|Fled.
decanters|Certain containers.
decathlon|Olympics event.
decides|Resolves.
decides|Settles.
decimals|Tenths.
declarer|Bridge player.
decrees|Orders.
decretive|Having the force of an edict.
default|Bondholder's hazard.
defeats|Losses.
defeats|Vanquishes.
deferrer|Procrastinator.
deflate|Prick, as a balloon.
defrost|Thaw.
degrees|B.A.'s.
deities|Pan and others.
dejeuner|Croissants et café.
delayed|Behindhand.
deleted|Crossed out.
deluges|Heavy rains.
demands|Requires.
demeans|Comports (oneself).
demerit|Black mark.
demerits|Black marks.
demigod|Hero.
demijohn|Container.
demijohns|Big bottles.
demolished|Ruined.
demonstration|Public display of group feeling.
denarii|English pence.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denominators|Math term.
denoted|Marked.
denoted|Showed.
denoted|Signified.
denouement|Outcome.
denuded|Stripped.
denuders|Strippers.
deodars|Himalayan trees.
dependences|Trusts.
dependent|Type of tax deduction.
deplanes|Disembarks, modern style.
depones|Testifies.
deposes|Testifies: Law.
derails|Throws off the track.
deranged|Unbalanced.
deranged|Unsettled.
derives|Originates.
derogate|Detract.
describe|Set forth.
desiderata|Things sought for.
desires|Hopes for.
desolate|Bleak.
despicable|Worthy of keen disapprobation.
dessert|Meal course.
destroys|Wrecks.
detached|Aloof.
deterge|Cleanse.
deterge|Cleanse.
detergent|Laundry product.
deterred|Discouraged.
detracts|Takes away (from).
detriment|Damaging influence.
develops|Evolves.
devices|Contrivances.
deviser|Schemer
devises|Contrives.
devotee|Fan.
devoutest|Most reverent.
diabolic|Fiendish.
dialects|Language variations.
diapers|Nursery items.
diatribe|Bitter harangue.
diehard|An irreconcilable.
diehards|Stubborn people.
diemakers|Skilled toolshop workers.
dietary|Nutritional.
dieters|Choosy eaters.
different|Nonconforming.
dilates|Swells.
dilators|Expanders.
dilettantes|Amateurs.
dingdong|Bell sound.
diopter|Oculist's unit.
diploma|Dropout's loss.
directives|Instructions.
directors|Members of the board.
disasters|Misfortunes.
discontinuously|With interruptions.
discotheque|Night spot, modern style.
discreet|Prudent.
disentailed|Freed from certain legal restrictions.
diseuse|Type of entertainer.
disgracing|Being unworthy of.
dishonest|Fraudulent.
dislike|Antipathy.
dispense|Give out.
disperse|Scatter.
dissect|Analyze.
dissent|Nonconcurrence.
dissertations|Theses.
dissipate|Waste.
distance|Outstrip.
distort|Twist out of shape.
disturb|Break in on.
diverges|Branches off.
diverse|Varied.
dogcatchers|City officials.
doggerel|Jingle.
doggerel|Verse.
doghouse|Dwelling of a kind.
doilies|Table decor.
doilies|Table decor.
dollars|Currency.
dolphin|Brainy mammal.
dolphins|Brainy mammals.
domains|Fields of action.
domestic|Designating certain animals.
dominos|Game.
donates|Contributes.
donating|Contributing.
donator|Tither, for example.
donnybrook|Free-for-all.
doodads|Baubles: Colloq.
doormat|Household appurtenance.
doorplate|Entrance appurtenance.
dovecot|Dwelling of a sort.
dovetailed|Fitted nicely.
downgrade|Slope of a kind.
downgraded|Minimized.
downing|Historic street.
downlands|Undulating treeless regions.
dragomen|Arabian guides.
dragomen|Near East guides.
drapers|Dealers in cloth.
dreamworld|Walter Mitty's milieu.
dreamworlds|Escapists' abodes.
dresser|Bureau.
drillings|Oil field activities.
drillmaster|Instructor of a kind.
drovers|Herdsmen.
drumsticks|Percussion accessories of poultry.
dryness|Climatic condition.
drypoint|Engraving.
dullard|Nonmember of the brain trust.
durance|Imprisonment, old style.
dusters|Protective garb.
earlier|Sooner than.
earners|Wage recipients.
earning|In gainful employment.
easement|Legal right.
ebonite|Vulcanite.
ebullient|Full of high spirits.
echelon|Military arrangement.
eclipsed|Overshadowed.
ecstatic|Filled with rapture.
edictal|In the form of a decree.
editing|Preparing copy.
edition|Bulldog, for one.
edition|Issue.
editors|Ms. workers.
education|Part of HEW.
effects|Consequences.
effendi|Sir, Turkish style.
effigies|Representations.
effuses|Pours forth.
effusive|Gushing.
egalite|Part of a 1789 motto.
egalite|Part of a historic motto, 1789.
egotist|Complacent one.
egotist|Cousin of a know-it-all.
egotistical|Conceited.
eightball|Nondirectional microphone.
elaborate|Complicated.
elaborate|Give details.
elapses|Passes.
elaters|Beetles.
elative|Absolute superlative, in grammar.
elative|The absolute superlative.
elderly|Like Darby and Joan.
elected|Chosen.
electee|Successful candidate.
elector|Qualified voter.
electric|Stimulating.
electric|Thrilling.
elegant|Splendid.
elegizes|Laments in a poem.
element|Cerium, for one.
element|Factor.
element|Natural environment.
elephantine|Immense.
elevate|Ennoble.
elevate|Exhilarate.
elevator|Warehouse for grain.
elevens|Dice throws.
eleventh|Latest possible hour.
elision|Vowel suppression.
ellipse|Geometric figure.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Come forth.
emanate|Flow.
embargo|Commerce restriction.
embargo|Commercial restriction.
embarks|Starts (on).
embitter|Make resentful.
emblems|Symbolic figures.
embonpoint|Plumpness, French style.
embonpoint|Stoutness.
emendation|Editor's job.
emerald|Precious stone.
emerald|Richly green.
emigration|Cuban phenomenon.
emigration|Exodus, as from Cuba.
eminence|Elevation.
emirate|Near East realm.
emirate|Relative of sheikdom.
emitter|Discharger.
emoting|Acting, in a way.
emotion|Compassion, for one.
emotion|Feeling.
emotions|Pity and others.
emperor|Beethoven concerto.
employes|Help.
employment|Work.
emulate|Try to equal.
emulate|Try to surpass.
enabling|Providing with power.
enamored|Charmed.
encamped|Bivouacked.
encyclic|For general circulation.
endangers|Jeopardizes.
endears|Holds in affection.
endears|Makes precious.
endives|Salad greens.
endives|Salad herbs.
endless|Infinite.
endorse|Support.
endowment|Type of insurance.
energize|Activate.
enforce|Compel.
engrave|Etch.
engulfed|Overwhelmed.
enhance|Intensify.
enlarge|Blow up, in a way.
enlarge|Blow up.
enlarge|Expatiate.
enlarge|Widen.
enlistment|Act of joining up.
enliven|Give spirit to.
enneagon|Nine-sided figure.
ennoble|Dignify.
enormity|Hugeness.
enormous|Titanic.
enplane|Take to the air.
enraged|Furious.
enrolls|Enters.
ensconce|Put in a safe place.
ensemble|Whole costume.
ensilaged|In storage.
entente|Covenant of a kind.
entente|International agreement.
entente|Understanding: Fr.
entente|Understanding: Fr.
entered|Posted.
entered|Went in.
enterprise|Historic carrier.
entertain|Divert.
enthrall|Captivate.
enthuse|Show fervor: Colloq.
enthuses|Is fervid: Colloq.
entitle|Give a right to.
entitled|Gave a right to.
entoils|Catches in a snare.
entomology|One of the sciences.
entrained|Started a journey.
entreat|Plead.
entreat|Plead.
entreats|Implores.
entreaty|Prayer.
entreaty|Supplication.
entrepreneur|Promoter.
entries|Items for the record.
envisage|View mentally.
eosines|Dyes used in red inks.
epaulet|Shoulder ornament.
epaulets|Shoulder boards.
ephemera|Anything short-lived.
epistle|Letter.
epitomize|Be a typical representation of.
epsilon|Greek letter.
equally|In the same way.
equinox|Time of year.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasure|Obliteration.
erected|Constructed.
eremite|Hermit.
eremitic|Like a hermit.
ergotic|Pertaining to a fungus.
ermines|Fine furs.
ermines|Fur animals.
erodent|Causing disintegration.
eroding|Wearing away.
erosion|Geologist's concern.
erosive|Caustic.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
errands|Chores of a kind.
errands|Things to do today.
erudite|Learned.
erudite|Learned.
escadrille|Airplane squadron.
escalate|Step up.
escalated|Made a bigger war.
escalation|Increase.
escaped|Slipped away.
escapee|Man on the run.
escapes|Thrilling episodes.
escargot|Snail: Fr.
escaroles|Salad greens.
escarpment|Long cliff.
escheat|Forfeit through failure of heirs.
escrows|Deeds put in care of a third party.
eserine|Alkaloid used as a myotic.
esoteric|Limited to a small circle.
espalier|Trellis of a kind.
essayists|Lamb and others.
essence|Core.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essence|True substance.
essence|Vital part.
estates|Attorney's concern.
estates|Country places.
estuary|Tidal river.
etagere|Whatnot, French style.
etamine|Cotton fabric.
etcetera|And others.
eternal|Interminable.
eternal|Perpetual.
eternal|Timeless.
eternal|Unchangeable.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
etesian|Annual, as winds.
ethereal|Celestial.
etherize|Torpify.
euripus|Strait, Greek style.
evading|Dodging.
evanish|Disappear: Poet.
evasive|Equivocal.
evenest|Steadiest.
eventful|Momentous.
everglade|Swampland.
evermore|Always.
everted|Turned inside out.
evicted|Dispossessed.
evidence|Indication.
evident|Obvious.
evinced|Made manifest.
exaggerate|Overstate.
exchanges|Trading places.
excised|Removed.
execrate|Anathematize.
existences|Continued manifestations.
experience|The "beginning of wisdom."
expertise|Specialized skill.
extracurricular|Outside one's regular duties.
eyesores|Certainly not cynosures.
facades|Fronts.
fadeout|Cinema term.
fadeout|Cinematographer's device.
failure|Falling short.
fainter|Less distinct.
faithless|Disloyal.
fantail|Cooing bird.
fantastic|Capricious.
farinas|Cereal foods.
farrago|Medley.
fascicle|Small bundle.
fastest|Adjective for Kauai King.
feature|Movie of a kind.
feature|Special article.
feckless|Irresponsible.
fedoras|Soft felt hats.
feelers|Tentacles.
feelers|Trial balloons.
femoral|Of a bone.
ferrets|Searches (out).
ferrets|Searches out.
fifties|The last decade.
filtered|Strained.
finalities|Ultimate facts.
finesses|Bridge plays.
firearm|Pistol.
firearms|Weapons.
firedog|Andiron.
firehouse|Smoke-eaters' base
fishnet|Curtain fabric.
fishnet|Kind of trap.
fissured|Split.
fitchews|European polecats.
fixture|Permanent part.
flagstone|Paving material.
flailed|Beaten.
flashed|Sparkled.
flashers|Light signals.
fledgling|Tyro.
fleeces|Swindles.
fletcher|Archaic maker of arrows.
flimflam|Humbug.
flinching|Recoiling.
flinders|Little Polly of rhyme.
flitches|Sides of bacon.
florist|Nursery man.
flotsam|Driftage.
flouter|Scofflaw.
fluoride|Toothpaste ingredient.
foliates|Sends out leaves.
foolscaps|Paper sheets.
footage|Real estate area.
foothold|Beachhead.
footnotes|References.
forefather|Ancestor.
foremen|Certain jurors.
forenoon|Time of day.
foresaw|Divined.
foresee|Divine.
foreseen|Prognosticated.
foretime|The past.
forever|What "semper" means.
forsake|Renounce.
forsaken|Deserted.
forthwith|Without delay.
fortifies|Arms.
foulards|Ties.
fraters|Brothers.
freelance|Kind of writer.
freelance|Kind of writer.
freezers|Supermarket gear.
fringed|Describing a musical surrey.
frizzed|Tightly curled.
frosted|Glacé.
frostline|Depth to which cold penetrates the soil.
furnace|Hot spot.
furrier|Seller of coats.
gabbros|Granular igneous rocks.
gainsays|Disputes.
gaiters|Congress boots.
galatea|Living statue of legend.
galilee|Samaria's neighbor.
gangway|Clear passage.
garments|Rompers, jumpers, et al.
garters|Suspenders of a kind.
gatemen|Doorkeepers.
gateway|Ingress or egress.
general|Four-star man.
general|Usual.
generalize|Conclude broadly.
generate|Cause to be.
genesis|Beginning.
genteel|Well-bred.
germane|Appropriate.
gerrymander|Finagle for political advantage.
ghostwriter|Author of a sort.
ghostwriter|Type of author.
gibbous|Allmost full, as the moon.
gimbals|Shipboard device, as for holding compass level.
gimmicky|Full of new devices: Slang.
girlfriend|Date.
gisarme|Battle-ax.
glasshouses|Proverbial dwellings.
glaziers|Window repairmen.
gloated|Exulted (over).
gobblers|Fowl.
goddess|Woman of great charms.
goggled|Stared wide-eyed.
goldenrod|Kentucky's flower.
goodman|Famous band leader.
gormandize|Eat ravenously.
goulash|Popular dish.
gradients|Road inclines.
gramophone|Former parlor piece.
grandee|Spanish noble.
grandee|Spanish nobleman.
grandiose|Pompous.
granule|Grain.
grasshopper|Light airplane: Slang.
grassplot|Lawn.
grassroots|Of popular origin.
gravest|Most ominous.
greased|Did a garage job.
greatness|Quality of some statesmen.
gremlins|Imps.
grilled|Cooked, in a way.
grilled|Cooked.
grimace|Facial expression.
grimiest|Most sooty.
grindstone|Useful item on the farm.
gristmill|Place for grinding grain.
grooved|Channeled.
guaranty|Pledge or agreement.
guessing|Conjecturing.
guidebook|Tourist's need.
guidelines|Something to go by.
gullies|Erosion features.
gumption|Enterprise: Colloq.
gumshoe|Private eye.
gumshoe|Relative of a dick.
gunnery|Military science.
gyration|Spiral motion.
habitual|Customary.
habituated|Accustomed.
hacienda|Country place.
hagfish|Cousins of eels.
hagglers|Horse traders.
halibut|Largest flatfish.
handball|Popular game.
handled|Managed.
handmade|Crafted by man.
handoff|Football maneuver.
handyman|Versatile one.
harassers|Tormentors.
harbinger|Forerunner.
harbingers|Precursors.
hardiest|Most durable.
harebell|Wood hyacinth.
harsher|Not as smooth.
hastener|Runner.
hatrack|Clothes tree.
hayfields|Source of fodder.
headier|More intoxicating.
headless|Like Irving's horseman.
headless|Like the horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
headline|Publicize highly.
heartfree|Not in love.
heathen|Irreligious people.
heiress|Rich girl.
heliacal|Near the sun.
helicon|Mountain home of Apollo.
helldiver|Dabchick.
henchmen|Political supporters of sorts.
henpecked|Pettily dominated.
heredes|Heirs, in law.
heritage|Birthright.
heroics|Vainglorious behavior.
heroine|Novel character.
herringbone|Fabric pattern.
hessian|Mercenary.
hibernates|Takes a long sleep.
hibiscus|Lei blossoms.
hickory|Wood for canes.
hideaways|Places with no telephones.
hideout|Lie concealed.
historian|Gibbon, for one.
hitchhike|Thumb.
holdouts|Reluctant athletes, at times.
homesick|Nostalgic.
honored|Esteemed.
horehound|Coughdrop ingredient.
hornets|Large wasps.
hornets|Yellow jackets.
hornpipe|Lively dance.
horoscope|Sort of forecast.
horserace|Sporting event.
huarache|Mexican sandal.
humanities|Languages, literature, etc.
humdrum|Monotonous.
humidifier|Heating system attachment.
humidor|Cigar box.
hurries|Steps lively.
hymnbooks|Church property.
hysteria|Mad-mad-world reaction.
iceboat|Vehicle for winter sport.
iceboat|Winter sport craft.
icecaps|Polar sights.
idealist|Dreamer.
ideally|As you like it.
ideation|Process of thinking.
identify|Name.
idocrase|Vesuvianite, a glassy mineral.
idolize|Overadmire.
ignescent|Bursting into flame.
ignited|Kindled.
imaginable|Conceivable.
imagist|Kind of poet.
imagist|Poet.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Ape.
imitate|Copy.
immerse|Baptize a certain way.
impalas|African antelopes.
impalpable|Intangible.
impasses|Blind alleys.
impassive|Calm.
impeach|Accuse.
impedes|Gets in the way of.
impiety|Irreverence.
implant|Instill.
important|Momentous.
imports|Introduces from without.
impoverish|Render poor.
imprimatur|Sanction.
inactivate|Dissolve, as an agency, bureau, etc.
inamorata|Sweetheart.
inbound|Arriving.
incense|Madden.
incense|Thurible's contents.
inchworms|Certain larvae.
incisor|Tooth.
inconstant|Fickle.
indents|Sets in from the margin.
indicate|Signify.
indispose|Make unfit.
indivisibility|Old-time status of the atom.
inebriation|Fuddle.
inelegant|Graceless.
inertia|Laziness.
infests|Overruns.
inflate|Puff up.
infuses|Inspires with.
ingests|Takes food.
ingrates|Unappreciative ones.
initiate|Novice.
injection|Introduction of a new factor.
inkwoods|Trees of Florida.
innings|Game divisions.
inrushes|Pours in.
insecure|Unreliable.
inserts|Places with.
insider|One in the know.
insipid|Flat.
insists|Perseveres.
insofar|___ as.
installs|Seats.
instant|One kind of coffee.
instate|Lie ___.
instated|Put in office.
insteps|Foot parts.
instrumentalist|Musician.
insular|Narrow-minded.
insulates|Does an electrician's job.
insulin|Important hormone.
insurance|Type of business.
intaglios|Carved gems.
intelligence|News.
intense|Deeply felt.
intensifies|Deepens.
interior|Kind of decoration.
interne|Hospital resident.
interspace|Future challenge for NASA.
intestate|Not bequeathed.
intrepid|U.S. carrier, Gemini 3 pickup, March, 1965.
introduce|Present.
intruder|Interloper.
inurning|Entombing.
invective|Vituperation.
inviting|Tempting.
ironhanded|Very strict.
ironing|Smoothing (out).
ironman|Strong, if aging, athlete.
ironsides|Old ___, historic frigate.
ironsides|Type of warship.
irregular|Not conforming.
irritant|Galling.
isobars|Weather lines.
isolate|Strand.
isotope|Atomist's concern.
isthmian|Native of Panama.
isthmian|Pertaining to certain necks.
isthmus|Neck.
itemize|List in detail.
iterate|Battologize.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iteration|Repetition.
jacamar|Long-billed tropical bird.
jackanapes|Whippersnapper.
jackdaw|Bird.
jackpot|Big win.
jackrabbit|Large hare.
jalousie|Kind of Venetian blind.
janitor|Clean-up man.
japanned|Highly glossed.
jaywalkers|Some pedestrians.
jeremiads|Lugubrious complaints.
jerkwater|Small-town.
jiggers|Measures of a kind.
jitterbugged|Danced, in a way.
jodhpurs|Riding breeches.
jointed|Articulated.
jokester|Merry fellow.
judgments|Official decisions.
jujubes|Lozenges.
juxtaposed|Side by side.
karakuls|Valuable furs.
katydids|Grasshoppers' cousins.
keratin|Fingernail component.
kerchief|Babushka.
kestrel|Windhover.
keypunch|Cut holes in (a data card).
keystone|Pa.'s nickname.
kickback|Refund, snide style.
kindled|Took fire.
kindling|Inspiring.
kittenish|Coy.
klaxons|Auto horns.
knarred|Full of knots.
knavish|Dishonest.
knockout|Sensationally attractive one: Slang.
knockout|Sensationally striking: Slang.
knowing|Wise.
knowledge|Enlightenment.
knowledge|Power, according to Francis Bacon.
kraters|Jars akin to amphorae.
lacings|Ties.
lackeys|Servile ones.
lacrosse|Ball game.
laddered|Having runs, as hose.
ladybug|Beetle.
lambent|Like a lyric flame.
lamentation|Wailing.
lancers|Quadrille.
lancers|Square dance of the good old days.
landing|Arrival.
landloper|Vagabond.
landslide|Dramatic political victory.
lantana|Garden flower.
lantana|Tropical flower.
lantern|Magic ___.
lapwings|Crested plovers.
largely|In the main.
largess|Generosity.
latakia|Turkish tobacco.
lateral|Side.
laughed|___ it off.
laurels|Bay trees.
lawless|Without restraint.
lawsuit|Action in equity.
leadoff|Bat first.
leafage|Spring greenery.
leafier|Having more foliage.
leaflets|Throwaways.
leapfrog|Children's game.
learned|Justice Hand.
learner|Beginner.
lectors|Readers, as in churches.
lecture|Address.
leftovers|Thrifty cook's fare.
leftwing|Political group.
legatee|Heir.
legates|Ambassadors.
legations|Diplomatic corps.
legends|Inscriptions.
legends|Stories.
leghorns|Variety of domestic fowl.
lengths|Measurements.
lenience|Indulgence.
lenient|Merciful.
leonine|Like Samba.
leonine|Like a certain animal.
leotards|Gymnasts' garments.
lepidote|Scaly, to a botanist.
leprose|Scaly: Bot.
lethargy|Indifference.
lethargy|That spring-fever feeling.
leveled|Equalized.
leveled|Razed.
levelheaded|Sensible.
leviathans|Behemoths.
levitates|Rises and floats in the air.
lexicon|Reference book.
liberal|Political designation.
liberate|Free.
library|Bibliotheca.
license|Motorist's concern.
lifeguard|Beach hero.
lifeline|Safety rig.
lifesaver|Beach guard.
lighter|Dashboard gadget.
limbering|Doing calisthenics (with "up").
limbers|Makes flexible.
limeade|Summer drink.
limerick|Verse form.
limited|Fast train.
limiter|Restricting factor.
lindens|Basswood trees.
linemen|Certain ends.
linesman|Tennis official.
lineups|Lists of players.
lionesses|Carnivores.
lionize|Treat as a celebrity.
liquidator|Settler of an estate.
literal|Prosaic.
literati|Intelligentsia.
litotes|Understatement: Rhet.
littleneck|Clam.
livener|Life of the party.
livestock|Cattle.
loafers|Sport shoes.
lobated|Having roundish projections.
lobster|Sea-food item.
locating|Spotting.
loincloth|Relative of a lavalava.
loiters|Dallies.
lookout|Beware.
lovebug|Cupid, in a popular song.
lovelier|More of a beauty.
loverly|Wouldn't It Be ___.
loveseat|Parlor piece.
lowbrow|Uncultivated one: Slang.
lucerne|Swiss canton.
lucifer|Satan.
lumberjack|Paul Bunyan's job.
luminary|Star.
lungfish|Dipnoan.
lurches|Sways.
lusters|Glossy surfaces.
lutherns|Dormer windows.
macabre|Grisly.
maestro|Toscanini.
maestro|VIP in music.
maestros|Conductors.
magenta|Fuchsia red.
magenta|Fuchsine.
mahouts|Elephant keepers.
maidens|Horses that have never won a race.
mailable|Acceptable for posting.
mainlands|Continents.
majordomo|Steward.
makeshifts|Substitutes.
malaise|Discomfort.
mallard|Wild duck.
management|Those in charge.
manager|Economist.
mandarin|Chinese dialect.
manfully|With resolution.
mangoes|Tropical fruit.
manhunt|Sleuth's job.
maniacs|Zealots, in away.
manslayer|Homicide.
mantles|Cloaks.
manuals|Useful books.
marigolds|Garden flowers.
marinade|Pickled meat.
marinate|Pickle.
mariner|Girl Scout rating.
mariners|Toters of duffel bags.
marionette|Figure in the entertainment world.
markets|Offers for sale.
maroons|Colors.
martian|Popular TV role.
martian|TV favorite.
mascara|Item of make-up.
masculine|Two-fisted.
masquerade|Act under false pretenses.
mastermind|Top project planner.
mastics|Pasty cements.
mastless|Like some ships.
materfamilias|Household head.
matinee|Kind of performance.
mattocks|Digging tools.
mattress|Resting place.
maturer|Older and wiser.
meander|Stroll aimlessly.
meanwhile|At the same time.
measure|Musical bar.
measure|Yard or rod.
measure|Yardstick.
measures|Bars.
mediant|Third tone of a musical scale.
mediate|Emulate Kheel.
mediate|Intervene.
medicare|Government program.
medicare|Health measure.
meeters|Conveners.
melodic|Sweet to the ear.
members|VIP's on the "floor."
membranes|Biological tissues.
memorable|Not to be forgotten.
menages|Households.
menials|Flunkies.
merciful|Clement.
meridian|At noon.
merlins|Falcons.
mermaid|Shakespearean tavern.
meshing|Engaging, as gears.
message|Word from a sponsor.
metamorphosis|Change.
metered|Measured.
methane|Marsh gas.
methods|Procedures.
metronome|Timing device.
mewling|Whimpering.
mezzanine|Theater section.
mezzotint|Copper engraving.
mezzotints|Certain engravings.
midshipmen|Annapolis students.
midtown|Site of traffic jams.
migrant|Type of worker.
millstones|Neckwear, proverbially.
mimeograph|Form letter.
mimicker|Mockingbird, for one.
minimal|Least possible.
minister|Serve.
minstrel|Medieval singer.
mintage|New coinage.
minuteman|Patriot of 1776.
mirages|Optical phenomena.
misconduct|Behavior that sounds like band leader's error.
miscues|Makes an error.
mislaid|Lost.
mislaid|Lost.
mislays|Loses.
misquote|Garble.
misshape|Distort.
misstep|Blunder.
mistaken|Wrong.
mistrial|Court event.
mistrust|Doubt.
mistrusted|Had no confidence in.
mittened|Gloved.
moccasin|Footwear.
modiste|Figure in the fashion world.
mohairs|Fabrics.
mohairs|Fabrics.
moidore|Former coin of Portugal.
mollify|Placate.
moments|Times.
monarchy|Government of a kind.
mongoose|Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
monitor|Renowned ship.
monitor|Space tracker's board.
monitor|Studio TV set.
monitors|Regulates.
monopode|Having only one foot.
monorails|Seattle and N. Y. fair items.
monotone|Tedious sameness.
monsignor|Religious title.
monumental|Stupendous.
moonlight|Famous sonata.
moonshiner|Illicit trader.
moonshiner|Still man.
moorage|Marina.
moorage|Ship's berth.
moorage|Yacht marina.
moorhen|Australian rail.
moppets|Little ones.
moreover|In addition.
mortise|Tenon's partner.
moseyed|Ambled along.
mosquito|Culex.
mostest|I git thar fustest with the ___.
motherland|Country.
motorcade|Parade of a kind.
motorcar|Phaeton.
motored|Drove.
motorists|Drivers.
mottled|Spotted.
moustache|Dali's affectation.
mouthed|Declaimed.
mudguards|Fenders.
muezzin|Caller of the faithful.
muleteers|Traditional profanity experts.
museful|Meditative.
muskrat|Aquatic animal.
mustaches|Items in a makeup kit.
mysterious|Cabalistic.
nacelles|Airplane sections.
naively|Ingenuously.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Artlessness.
naivete|Simplicity.
naphtha|Cleaning fluid.
naphtha|Rock-oil.
narrate|Recount.
narrate|Relate.
narrator|Raconteur.
narrows|Strait of New York Bay.
narthex|Church vestibule.
nascent|Beginning to exist.
nastier|Meaner.
natives|Original dwellers.
natural|Innate.
natural|Lifelike.
natural|Unaffected.
naturalize|Make less artificial.
naturals|Musical notes.
naughty|Misbehaving.
nearest|Closest.
neatest|Teener's "most wonderful."
neatness|Quality of some housewives.
nectarine|Juicy fruit.
needled|Goaded.
needles|Pointed leaves.
needles|Sharp rocks.
negated|Nullified.
negated|Vetoed.
negates|Makes ineffective.
neglige|Robe de chambre.
negotiate|Arrange.
nereids|Galatea and Thetis.
nervous|Apprehensive.
nettled|Annoyed.
network|Connecting system.
networks|TV and radio groups.
neutral|Unaligned.
newscaster|Type of TV personality.
newsstand|Part of the street scene.
nibbles|Angler's concern.
nickelodeons|Jukeboxes of old.
nighthawks|Certain taxicabs.
nightingales|Sweet singers.
nightmares|Nocturnal phenomena.
ninnies|Simpletons.
nippier|More tangy.
nitrogens|Gaseous compounds.
noblest|The ___ Roman of them all.
noisome|Offensive.
nominal|Slight.
nominal|So-called.
nonchalant|Cool.
noncoms|Army men.
noncoms|Certain enlisted men.
nonesuch|Paragon.
nonmoral|Not involving ethics.
nonstop|Talker of sorts.
norther|Wind storm.
nosedive|Precipitate plunge.
nosegay|Bouquet.
notable|Outstanding.
notables|VIP's.
nothing|Bagatelle.
novelette|Literary form.
novenas|Devotional periods.
numeral|Figure of a kind.
numeral|Figure.
nuthatch|Short-tailed bird.
oarsmen|Blade wielders.
oatmeal|Cereal.
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle.
objects|Expostulates.
oblates|Monastics.
obscures|Dims.
obsolete|Passé.
obtains|Is in general usage.
obverse|Side of a coin having the main design.
ocarina|Small wind instrument.
octopuses|Marine animals.
oculist|Type of medical man.
oddball|Eccentric: Slang.
oddities|Ripley's concerns.
oddments|Leftovers.
oddments|Scraps.
odorous|Fragrant.
oenophile|Wine lover.
offensives|Assaults.
officeholder|President, for one.
offices|Business places.
oilstone|Whetting device.
oldster|Grandpop, for one.
oldster|Vet.
oldsters|Population group.
omelets|Short order dishes.
omelets|Westerns, edible style.
omnibus|Vehicle.
oneness|Individuality.
oneself|Pronoun.
onwards|Ahead.
opalescent|Showing a play of colors.
openheartedness|Candor.
openness|Generosity.
operants|Effective people.
operate|Run.
operates|Runs.
ophites|Green, mottled rocks.
optical|Visual.
optimal|Most favorable.
oracles|Authoritative pronouncements.
orangeade|Popular refreshment.
oranges|Succulent fruits.
orangutan|Apeman.
orangutan|Sumatran ape.
oration|Speech.
oratorio|Musical composition.
oratorio|Type of opus.
orators|Rhetors.
orators|Spellbinders.
oratory|Dirksen's gift.
orbiting|Type of rapid transit, modern style.
orderly|Well planned.
ordinary|So-so.
oregano|Culinary herb.
orients|Adjusts to a situation.
orients|Establishes one's bearings.
orients|Gets one's bearings.
origami|Artistic paperwork, à la Japan.
originally|In the beginning.
origins|Seeds.
orioles|Birds.
ospreys|Fish hawks.
ostracon|Athenian ballot, used in banishing Aristides.
ostrich|Figuratively, an ignorer of danger.
otalgia|Earache.
ottomans|Footstools.
ourselves|Pronoun.
outbreak|Insurrection.
outcome|Result.
outdated|Passé.
outflank|Perform a military action.
outflow|Efflux.
outlines|Summarizes.
outpull|Draw a larger audience.
outroots|Extirpates.
outsmart|Get the better of.
outspoken|Frank.
overage|Surplus.
overage|Surplus.
overawe|Intimidate.
overcast|Cloudy.
overdecked|Excessively adorned.
overlap|Coincide in part (with).
overlie|Rest upon.
overlord|Supreme ruler.
overpass|Part of a highway.
overpriced|Too too dear.
overrate|Assess too highly.
overrides|Nullifies.
overripe|More than ready.
oversales|Certain trade transactions.
overshoe|Wet weather wear.
overtones|Implications.
overweight|Pudgy plus.
pacemaker|Leader.
pacifist|Nonviolent one, so dubbed.
pacifist|One of the "doves."
packages|Contents of a shopping bag.
paesano|Italian villager.
pahlavi|Iran dynasty.
pailful|Certain quantity.
palaces|Blenheim and others.
paladin|Heroic champion.
paladin|Legendary hero.
palatable|Savory.
palatal|Of the roof of the mouth.
palavered|Talked idly.
palavers|Talks glibly.
paleface|A Bob Hope movie.
palfrey|Saddle horse.
palings|Fences.
pandora|Mythical mischief-maker.
panelist|TV personality.
panhandle|Part of Texas.
panning|Rotating a TV camera.
pantile|Roofing piece.
pantoum|Series of quatrains.
paraclete|Holy Spirit as a comforter.
parader|Procession participant.
parader|Showman.
paradigm|Model.
paradigms|Examples.
paradise|Place of great felicity.
paradise|Third part of "The Divine Comedy."
parallax|Term in astronomy.
parallel|Correspond to.
parapet|Rampart.
parasol|Umbrella.
parcels|Pieces of land.
parolees|Those conditionally released.
parsecs|Units for astronomical distances.
parsnip|Vegetable.
partial|Biased.
particular|Fastidious.
passers|Ryan and Namath.
patella|Kneecap.
patellas|Leg bones.
patented|Having exclusive rights.
patents|Legal rights.
paternal|Kindly.
patriots|Good citizens.
paychecks|End-of-the-month items.
peasant|Rustic worker.
peasant|Rustic.
peculiar|Distinctive.
pedantry|Bluestocking's liability.
peddles|Hawks.
pedometer|Instrument for hikers.
peerage|Nobility.
peeress|Viscount's consort.
pelisse|Cloak.
pembina|Cranberry tree.
penance|Reason for sackcloth and ashes.
pending|Not yet decided.
pennies|Small change.
pension|French boardinghouse.
pensioner|Retiree.
pensive|Thinking deeply.
pensive|Wistful.
pentagon|U.S. military nerve center.
penumbra|Shadow.
peppermints|Pungent plants.
percale|Cotton cloth.
percept|Mental image.
peregrine|Large, swift falcon.
perfected|Accomplished.
perfecto|Cigar.
perform|Accomplish.
peridot|Woodbine green.
peridot|Yellowish-green gem.
periled|In jeopardy.
periods|Ages.
perique|Louisiana tobacco.
permeate|Diffuse itself through.
persists|Continues.
persons|Individuals.
petasos|Winged hat of Hermes.
petcocks|Small faucets.
pewters|Certain alloys.
phaeton|Open carriage.
pharaoh|Ancient monarch.
phenoms|Certain athletes: Slang.
philter|Love potion.
phoenix|City on the Salt River.
physical|Of natural laws.
piaster|Coin of Turkey.
piastre|Saigon money.
piccolo|Small shrill flute.
pickerel|Walleyed pike.
pickups|Light trucks.
piggybacks|Treats for children.
pigsties|Farm features.
pigtail|Early schoolgirl's coif.
pigtail|Queue.
pileups|Log jams.
piloting|Doing a jet job.
pilsner|Beer glass.
pimento|Spanish paprika.
pinholes|Tiny openings.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinnacle|Culmination.
pinsetter|Bowling alley employe.
pintados|Game fish of Florida waters.
pioneer|Early American.
piously|Devoutly.
pirates|National League contenders.
pistoled|Shot.
pistoles|Old Spanish gold coins.
pitapat|Heartthrob.
pitcher|Koufax, for one.
pithiness|Succinctness.
placate|Mollify.
placebos|Soothing remarks.
plainer|Less of a beauty.
planets|Orrery objects.
platonic|Idealistic.
platoon|Lieutenant's command.
platypus|Duckbill.
playact|Pretend.
playacted|Pretended.
players|Broncos and Colts.
playgoers|Theater buffs.
pleader|Advocate.
pleases|Is agreeable.
pleasing|Amiable.
pledges|Fraternity prospects.
plenist|Vacuist's opposite.
pliantly|Displaying flexibility.
plinths|Bases of statues.
plinths|Statue bases.
plodder|Hard worker.
plotter|Machinator.
plowshare|Cutting blade of a kind.
plundering|Spoliative.
plurals|Certain nouns and verbs.
pluvian|Rainy.
pneumatic|Type of tire.
pocketed|Took, as money.
poetics|Type of literary criticism.
poinsettia|Floral symbol of Christmas.
polenta|Italian porridge.
polestar|Guide.
polestar|Mariner's guide.
politest|Most courteous.
polygon|Plane figure.
pompoms|Automatic guns.
pondering|Weighing in thought.
ponderous|Weighty.
poniard|Dagger.
poodles|Popular pets.
popover|Quick bread.
popovers|Breakfast treats.
popovers|Certain muffins.
porkpie|Casual headgear.
portable|Type of radio.
portage|Wisconsin city.
portfolio|Bank's list of assets.
portmanteau|Suitcase.
portray|Depict.
portrayed|Depicted.
posadas|Spanish inns.
potency|Power.
potentate|Mogul.
potential|Not actual.
potherb|Kind of vegetable.
potholes|Driving hazards.
pouring|Raining cats and dogs.
poverty|Want.
powered|Equipped with a motor.
powwows|Confabs.
powwows|Man talks.
praises|Extols.
prancer|One of St. Nick's team.
prayers|Devotions.
predicts|Foretells.
preempt|Appropriate.
preener|Fastidious one.
preface|Foreword.
prejudice|Bigotry.
preludes|Concert pieces.
premier|Important statesman.
premiere|Theater attraction.
premises|House and lot.
premises|Piece of real estate.
prepare|Fit out.
prepare|Make ready.
presaged|Predicted.
presents|Bestows.
preserve|Save.
presets|Adjusts beforehand.
president|Theodore White's subject.
president|Top job.
presidium|Moscow group.
pretend|Feign.
pretend|Simulate.
pretext|Excuse.
prettyish|Fairly goodlooking.
prevail|Triumph over.
prevail|Triumph.
prevent|Avert.
prevented|Forestalled.
preview|Cinema event.
primate|Archbishop.
primates|Apes.
princes|Monarchs.
princes|Philip and Charles.
printable|O.K. for publication.
privateered|Marauded, in a way.
prizefighter|Clay, for one.
probated|Proved a will genuine.
procedures|Methods.
procrastinating|Hanging back.
procrastination|The thief of time.
progress|Forward course.
prophases|First stages in mitosis.
prophesy|Foretell.
propinquity|Nearness.
propose|Intend.
prosper|Succeed.
protamine|Soluble protein.
protects|Guards.
protest|Objection.
protocol|Rules of etiquette.
psalters|Church books.
pulling|Attracting.
pumices|Polishing stones.
punctilious|Scrupulous.
puniest|Counting the least.
punished|Disciplined.
purpled|Applied a color.
purslane|Salad potherb.
pushcarts|Certain places of business.
pussycat|Animal of song and film.
quadrantal|In the shape of a fourth part of a circle.
quakier|More shivery.
quatrains|Certain poems.
quatres|Certain French playing cards.
queenly|Suitable to a monarch.
queries|Asks.
quinine|Beneficial drug.
quinquennia|Five-year periods.
quittance|Recompense.
quixote|Another Don.
quixotical|Impracticable.
quizzical|Odd.
raddles|Interweaves.
radiator|Part of a car.
radical|Basic.
radical|Extreme.
radioman|Crew member.
radishes|Vegetables.
ragouts|Menu entries.
ragweed|Herb of genus: Ambrosia.
raiders|Commandos.
raincheck|Item not needed in the Astrodome.
rainier|Prince of Monaco.
rainmaker|Job for a medicine man.
rainmaker|Weatherman of a sort.
rainmakers|Miracle men of a sort.
rainwater|Quite soft liquid.
raising|Lifting.
ramshorns|Shofars.
ransomed|Redeemed, in a way.
ranters|Soapbox orators.
rapidly|Quickly.
rapture|Transport.
rascals|Knaves.
rashers|Bacon strips.
raspberry|Dark red.
ratatats|Tapping sounds.
ratatats|Typewriter fusillades.
ratings|TV preoccupation.
rational|Sensible.
ratites|Birds.
rattletrap|Jalopy.
reactors|Atomic piles.
readily|In a flash.
realize|Apprehend clearly.
reamers|Enlarging implements.
rebottle|Decant, in a way.
rebukes|Lectures.
recanted|Took back what one said.
recapped|Summarized: Colloq.
recesses|Niches.
recessives|Backsliders.
reciprocal|Kind of trade agreement.
recitals|Narrations.
recklessly|In a foolhardy manner.
recreant|Unfaithful to duty.
redeemed|Bought back.
redevelops|Makes over.
redressing|Rectifying.
redwings|Certain blackbirds.
redwood|Sequoia.
reedits|Double-checks copy.
reelect|Return to office.
reemploy|Engage anew.
reenact|Show how it was.
reenter|Stage direction.
referee|Judge.
referees|Sports officials.
referenda|Submissions of laws to popular vote.
referral|Case given a social agency.
refiner|Oil company employe.
refreshing|Pleasingly new.
regained|Got back.
regaled|Wined and dined.
registers|Rolls.
regulus|Huge star in Leo.
rehearse|Practice.
rehearsed|Told over from start to finish.
reindeer|Prancer, Dancer, et al.
relapse|Backslide.
relatives|Kinfolk.
release|Press agent's concern.
release|Press statement.
relegates|Consigns.
relevant|To the point.
relieve|Lighten.
relieve|Set off by contrast.
relines|Recovers the inside.
relished|Enjoyed.
relives|Experiences again.
relocate|Establish in a new place.
relocations|Changes of place.
remedies|Sets right.
remeets|Convenes again
remember|Bethink.
remended|Did a sewing chore.
remissions|Pardons.
remonstrating|Protesting.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Compunction.
remotely|With aloofness.
renames|Changes the titles.
rendered|Gave, as something due.
rendezvous|Boy meets girl.
reneges|Backs out.
renewal|City project.
renewals|Some subscriptions.
renewing|Starting over.
rentals|Certain income.
reorder|Salesman's concern.
repairs|Betakes oneself.
repartee|Badinage.
repasts|Feasts.
repeaters|Parrots.
repeating|Parroting.
repeats|Certain TV fare.
repents|Feels contrition.
replated|Laminated anew.
replete|Well-supplied.
reportage|Type of writing.
reposed|Calm.
reposition|Put back in place.
repossesses|Resumes ownership of.
reptile|Lizard, for one.
reptile|Turtle, for one.
reputed|Popularly supposed.
resident|Inherent.
resigns|Quits.
resilience|Buoyancy.
resisted|Withstood.
resoles|Does a cobbler's job.
resourcefulness|Skill in rising to an occasion.
respace|Change a layout.
respite|Lull.
restated|Explained again.
restaurant|Chophouse.
restaurant|Chophouse.
resters|Sleepers.
resting|Dormant.
restive|Uneasy.
restore|Give back.
restore|Put back.
restore|Vivify.
restored|Fixed up.
restores|Gives back.
resumes|Summaries.
resurgent|Rising again.
retables|Raised shelves behind altars.
retainer|Fee paid.
retains|Keeps in mind.
retakes|Movie studio routines.
retention|Memory.
retinue|Escort.
retorts|Rejoinders.
retrace|Go back over.
retrace|Go over again.
retract|Disavow.
retracts|Draws back.
retreads|Some tires.
retreats|Secluded places.
retrial|Second chance of a kind.
returns|Yields.
reveled|Made merry.
reveler|Playboy.
revenge|Retaliation.
revenge|Villain's forte.
revenges|Retaliates for.
revenue|Item of income.
reverences|Esteems highly.
reverer|Worshiper.
reveres|Looks up to.
reverie|Dreamy thoughts.
revisal|Correction.
revises|Edits.
revives|Brings to recollection.
revoice|Echo.
rewinds|Switches a tape recorder.
reynard|Fabled fox.
rhapsodize|Talk with great emotion.
rhetoric|Art of expressive discourse.
rhinestone|Gem of a kind.
rhodora|Rose-flowered shrub.
rhomboid|Parallelogram.
richest|Most sumptuous.
rifling|Burglar job.
rigmarole|Nonsense.
ringleader|Demagogue.
ringneck|Kind of pheasant.
ripener|Ager.
riposte|Retort.
ripsnorter|Humdinger.
risibles|Sense of humor.
riverbank|Where artists like to paint.
riveter|Construction worker.
riveter|Rosie of W. W. II.
roadrunner|Chaparral bird.
rocketers|Space men.
roister|Carouse.
rollicks|Behaves joyously.
romaine|Salad green.
romaine|Salad green.
romaine|Salad green.
romaine|Salad treat.
romance|Type of novel.
roomful|People at a cocktail party, for instance.
rorqual|Finback whale.
rosebuds|Symbols of spring.
rosiest|Most optimistic.
rosiest|Most promising.
rotated|Alternated.
rotated|Turned.
rotated|Went around.
rotisserie|Electric broiler.
roughshod|Ride ___ over.
roundtrip|Type of plane ticket.
roundup|Rodeo.
routine|Customary course of business.
rubella|Child's disease.
ruction|Fracas: Colloq.
runaway|Easily won.
runlets|Brooks.
sabines|Italic people.
sachets|Scent bags.
saddens|Makes doleful.
saddlebag|Cowboy's gear.
saddlers|Certain leather-workers.
saddles|Companion of boots.
sadness|Dolor.
safekeeping|Protection.
sagittal|Like an arrow.
sailcloth|Fabric.
sainted|Holy.
salamis|Greek island, near Athens.
salesman|Buyer's contact.
salient|Conspicuous.
salient|Prominent.
salsify|Oyster plant.
saltant|Leaping.
saltcellars|Table items.
salvage|Reclamation.
samisen|Banjo's relative.
samisen|Japanese three-stringed instrument.
samlets|Young fishes.
samovar|Tea urn.
sampling|Taste.
samurai|Ancient Japanese warrior.
sandaled|Barely shod.
sandals|Something for the beach.
sandhogs|Tunnel builders.
sapphires|Valuable products of Kashmir.
sapsago|Cheese flavored with melilot.
satanic|Fiendish.
satinet|Imitation silk fabric.
satires|G.B.S. works.
satires|Some novels.
satiric|Ironically censorious.
satirical|Indulging in ridicule.
saturates|Infuses thoroughly.
saturnine|Morose.
savable|Not lost to salvation.
savanna|Treeless tract.
savored|Enjoyed.
sawbucks|Tenners.
scalene|Triangle.
scallops|Sea food.
scamper|Playful scurry.
scandent|Climbing, as a plant.
scarlet|Will of Sherwood Forest.
scatters|Dissipates.
scenario|Shooting script.
scenery|Features of a landscape.
scepter|Royal mace.
schemes|Projects.
scherzo|Musical composition.
schmalz|Sentimentalism: Slang.
schools|Front-page topic.
schooner|Ship.
scooped|Hollowed out.
scorers|Olympics officials.
scoured|Cleaned.
scourer|Cleaner.
scouses|Sailor's stews.
scouting|Outdoorsmanship.
scowled|Frowned.
screened|Hidden.
screwdriver|Drink.
scriveners|Archaic term for "clerks."
scrooge|Symbol of niggardliness.
scrounge|Mooch.
scrounge|Pilfer: Slang.
seacoast|Shore.
seacoast|Switzerland's lack.
seadrome|Floating airport.
seafoods|Menu offering.
seagull|Kittiwake, for one.
seaside|Popular vacation place.
secedes|Withdraws.
secedes|Withdraws.
seclude|Sequester.
seconded|Given support.
seconds|Factory rejects.
seconds|Musical parts.
secretly|Sub rosa.
sections|Parts.
secular|Worldly.
secures|Makes fast.
seedbed|Cradle, so to speak.
seedless|Type of raisins.
seedpod|Plant capsule.
seeress|Wise one.
seesaws|Vacillates.
segetal|Growing in fields of grain.
segment|Part.
seiners|Fishermen.
seizure|Taking.
selected|Chosen.
selects|Singles out.
selfheals|Plants thought to have medicinal qualities.
selfish|Egotistical.
sematic|Serving as a warning of danger, as a snake's color.
senates|Law-making groups.
senator|One in a hundred.
senators|The Kennedys.
senecas|Iroquois Indians.
seniors|Campus figures.
seniors|Collegians.
senores|Caballeros.
senores|Latin men.
senores|Men of Spain.
sensate|Felt, in a way.
sensate|Felt.
sensate|Perceived by touch, taste, etc.
sensitive|Susceptible.
sensors|Devices for measuring impulses.
sentence|I do, for example.
sentient|Conscious.
sentiment|Tender feeling.
separate|Divide, as eggs.
sequents|Followers of a series.
sequoias|General Sherman and others.
serapes|Senores' garb.
seraphs|Angels having three pairs of wings.
serendipity|Gift of finding valuable things unsought.
seriate|In succession.
serious|Important.
serpent|Basilisk.
serpent|Caduceus symbol.
services|Army, navy, etc.
sessions|American composer.
sesterce|Coin of ancient Rome.
sesterce|Old Roman coin.
sesterce|Roman coin.
sesterce|Roman coin.
setbacks|Reverses.
settees|Seats.
settled|Came to an agreement.
settles|Puts in order.
settles|Takes up residence.
settling|Subsidence.
seventeen|Tarkington novel.
seventh|Stretch inning.
several|Various.
severest|Harshest.
shadowboxes|Trains for a fight.
shakeup|Reorganization.
shamans|Medicine men.
shapely|Well-formed.
shapeup|Hiring system, on the docks.
sharifs|Descendants of Fatima.
shavetail|Pack mule.
sheathe|Encase.
sheaves|Harvest symbols.
sheaves|Part of the harvest.
sheepskins|Diplomas.
shellac|Resin.
shelves|Tables.
sheriff|County official.
sherlock|Baker Street name.
shetland|Scottish archipelago.
shielded|Given protection.
shielder|Protector.
shillalah|Cudgel: Var.
shindig|Blowout.
shiners|Little fish.
shiners|Little fish.
shinned|Climbed (a rope, pole, etc.)
shirred|Sewed, in a way.
shivaree|Newlyweds' "serenade."
shivered|Vibrated.
shooter|Marble.
shoptalk|Business conversation.
shoreless|Extending without end: Poet.
shortcuts|More direct ways.
shortened|Docked.
shotgun|Weapon.
shouted|Cried out.
showers|Delayers of games.
showoffs|Grandstanders.
showoffs|Makers of grandstand plays.
shrewish|Ill-tempered.
shrilled|Spoke stridently.
shriver|Head of O.E.O.
shrunken|Sanforized, old style.
shutouts|What a pitcher dreams of.
shuttle|Transportation service.
sicking|Inciting to attack.
sidearm|Pitching style.
sidelong|Indirect.
sidemen|Sometime band members.
sideslip|Airplane maneuver.
siestas|Rest periods.
signaler|Semaphorist.
signors|Gentlemen of Verona.
silence|Hush up.
silence|Sign in a library.
silence|___ gives consent.
silencer|Gun attachment.
silents|Old movies.
sinewed|Supplied with strength.
sinfulness|Iniquity.
sinister|Ominous.
sinkers|Breakfast fare: Colloq.
sinners|Adam and Eve and the rest of us.
sinning|Misbehaving, in a way.
sirloin|Cut of meat.
sisterhood|Social group.
sisterly|Affectionate.
sitters|Mothers' helpers.
situated|Placed.
skateboard|Sidewalk scooter.
skeeters|Winged pests: Colloq.
skeptics|Doubters.
skitter|Scurry.
skulduggery|Villain's occupation.
skyline|City sight.
skyscraper|Feature of Rockefeller Center.
skyscraper|Sight seen on Broadway.
slacken|Ease off.
slanged|Talked, in a way.
slanted|Showing a biased opinion.
slapdash|Haphazardly.
slapstick|Tennessee Williams' "___ Tragedy."
slashed|Cut, as prices.
slasher|Swashbuckler.
slasher|Swashbuckler.
slavery|Bondage.
slavery|Campaign issue of 1860.
slaveys|Maids of all work.
slavish|Subservient.
sleaziest|Most flimsy.
sledges|Hammers.
sleeper|Unheralded movie hit.
sleeping|Postprandial occupation.
sleeted|Precipitated, as icy rain.
sleeted|Precipitated, winter style.
slenderizing|Dieter's aim.
sliders|Certain pitches.
sliders|Certain pitches.
slipover|Protective cover.
slipshod|Careless and informal.
slipups|Oversights: Colloq.
slogged|Plodded.
slowest|Least hasty.
slugged|Clouted.
smalltime|Insignificant.
smarter|More capable.
smashing|Excellent, to a Britisher.
smatter|Dabble (in).
smeared|Besmirched.
smocked|Attired for work.
smoother|With fewer wrinkles.
smudged|Blurred.
snakebite|Redeye cures this.
snakier|More wriggly.
snapper|Item on the fish menu.
sneakers|Footgear.
sneakers|Footwear.
sneakier|More furtive.
sneered|Flouted.
sneezes|Common symptoms.
sneezing|One reaction to the smog.
sniveler|Whining one.
snooker|Game of pool.
snooped|Pried.
snooped|Was meddlesome: Colloq.
snoozes|Naps.
snoozes|Takes forty winks.
snowdrops|Wood anemones.
snowmen|Symbols of winter.
society|Community.
softened|Plasticized.
soirees|Parties.
sojourn|Stop.
solaced|Comforted.
solaces|Comforts.
solaria|Tanning places.
solders|Alloys.
soldiered|Malingered.
solemnity|Impressiveness.
soloist|Guest artist.
soloist|Star performer.
soluble|Capable of liquification.
somatic|Physical.
someday|At an indefinite time.
someone|Personage.
somerset|Maugham's middle name.
sometime|In the future.
sonatas|Scarlatti's forte.
sonnets|Poems of the Bard.
sonnets|Shakespearean works.
sooners|Tulsans.
sopranos|Choir members.
southwest|Range country.
souvenir|Item for tourists.
soviets|Red councils.
spacecraft|Discoverer, for one.
spacemen|Visitors from another planet.
spacewalk|Modern outdoor sport.
spaders|Garden worker.
spadework|Initial effort.
spadework|Preparation.
spandex|One of the new stretch fibers.
sparest|Leanest.
sparing|Frugal.
spartan|Brave.
spartan|Marked by frugality.
spartan|Severe.
spatter|Sound of raindrops.
spatula|Palette knife.
speakeasy|Phenomenon of the 1920's.
special|Out of the ordinary.
special|Unusual.
specializes|Narrows the field.
specials|Sale merchandise.
speeded|Accelerated (with "up").
speedway|Road, modern style.
spelean|Like a cave.
spelling|Orthography.
spelling|School subject.
spicate|Having spikes: Bot.
spiders|Frying pans.
spieler|Carnival man.
spikenard|Aromatic East Indian plant.
spillers|Fishing lines with many hooks.
spinach|Goosefoot plant.
spinach|Vegetable.
spinach|Vegetable.
spirited|Lively.
spirits|Frame of mind.
spirits|Phantoms.
spittoon|Old hotel-lobby item.
splicer|Worker on ropes.
spoilage|Fruit shipper's concern.
spoilsport|Kill-joy.
sponsor|Important TV figure.
sponsor|TV "angel."
spooled|Wound.
spooned|Took up and ate, in a way.
sporran|Scotsman's purse.
spotter|Sportscaster's helper.
spouses|Mr. and Mrs.
sprawls|Straggles.
spreads|Butters.
springy|Adjective for turf.
sprints|Runs at top speed.
sprouts|Germinates.
squadron|Unit of a fleet.
squawks|Complains: Colloq.
squawks|Loud complaints: Colloq.
squealer|Cousin of a stool pigeon.
squeals|Shrill cries.
stables|Old cavalry bugle call.
staccato|Marked by short, clear-cut notes: Mus.
stagers|Veterans (with "old").
stained|Like some glass.
stalely|Tritely.
stamens|Parts of flowers.
stamped|Ready for mailing.
stampeded|Scattered wildly.
standee|Unlucky commuter.
standees|Overflow crowd.
standpat|Hold one's position.
standpat|Resist change.
standpat|Stick to an opinion.
standpoint|Position.
stapled|Fastened together.
stardom|Hollywood goal.
stargazer|Astrologer.
stargazers|Astrologers.
starless|Like some nights.
starred|Flag description.
startle|Surprise.
startle|Surprise.
startles|Takes by surprise.
startup|Set in motion.
stashes|Caches: Slang.
statement|Reporter's objective.
stateroom|Cabin.
statesmen|Goldberg and others.
stators|Machine parts.
statues|Oscars, for example.
stature|Growth.
statures|Heights.
statute|Piece of legislation.
steadied|Stabilized.
stealers|Thieves.
stealth|Furtiveness.
steamer|Vessel.
steamier|More vaporous.
stearate|Acid salt.
steelyards|Balances.
steeple|Churchly height.
steeplejacks|Workers in high places.
steeves|Stows in a ship's hold.
stencil|Copying device.
stenosis|Narrowing, as of a duct.
stentor|Herald of the "Iliad."
stentor|Homer's loud herald.
steppes|Siberian plains.
stereos|Record players.
sterile|Unproductive.
sterlet|Source of caviar.
sterling|Currency.
sterling|Excellent.
sternum|Breastbone.
stetson|Chapeau of a sort.
stickiness|Quality of humid weather.
stiffen|Jell.
stiletto|Weapon.
stimuli|Incentives.
stinger|Cocktail.
stinger|Highball: Brit. slang.
stingier|Closer.
stirred|Mixed.
stirrers|Swizzle sticks.
stirrup|Footrest of a kind.
stirrups|Saddle attachments.
stockbrokerage|Big business.
stomacher|Former article of dress.
stomata|Pores in leaves.
stonewall|Civil War celebrity.
stooges|Straight men.
stooped|Bent.
stopovers|Tourist privileges.
stopper|Bung.
stopper|Plug.
storage|Type of battery.
stories|Parts of buildings.
stormbound|Cut off by the elements.
stouten|Bolster.
straddle|Hedge: Colloq.
straight|Poker hand.
straight|Poker hand.
strains|Overtaxes.
strains|Tunes.
stranded|Beached.
stranded|Marooned.
strands|Leaves high and dry.
strangle|Suppress.
straphanger|Foot-weary citizen.
stratus|Foggy low-lying cloud.
strawhat|Summer theater: Colloq.
strayed|Roamed.
streamer|Headline.
streetcar|Vanishing vehicle.
streets|Fleet and others.
strength|Durability.
stretch|Extend.
stretch|Extend.
strewed|Spread abroad.
striate|Grooved.
strictly|In an exact way.
strident|Shrill.
strides|Progress.
strings|Orchestral group.
stripes|Chevrons.
stripper|Performer of sorts.
striptease|Another kind of entertainment.
striving|Endeavor.
strokes|Oarsmen.
strophe|Stanza: Poet.
student|Collegian.
student|Freshman.
studied|Deliberate.
studious|Intent on learning.
stunners|Knockouts.
stutter|Speak excitedly.
stylers|Designers.
submaxillary|Of the lower jaw.
submerge|Sink.
subterranean|Of the nether world.
success|Victory.
sugarcane|Source of a valuable commodity.
sugarcane|Source of sweets.
sugarcoat|Make superficially attractive.
sugared|Sweetened.
suggest|Intimate.
suggested|Recommended.
suitors|Penelope's problem.
sullenly|Gloomily
sundaes|Popular desserts.
sunrise|Daily occurrence.
sunroom|Solarium.
sunshade|Parasol.
superabundance|More than needed.
superior|Pre-eminent.
supernova|Stellar spectacle.
supervise|Oversee people.
suppers|Meals.
suppliers|Purveyors.
support|Champion.
supreme|Part of SCAP.
surface|Exterior.
surrender|Give up the game.
surreys|Old-time vehicles.
surveyor|Moon shot, by NASA.
swaddle|Wrap up.
swallow|Capistrano bird.
swallow|Chimney swift.
swashes|Makes a splashing sound.
sweethearts|Dreamboats.
swelters|What one does in August.
synagogues|Places of worship.
syndrome|Concurrence.
synopsis|Abridgement.
synopsis|Brief review.
synoptic|Abridged.
syringa|Lilac genus.
systems|Networks.
systole|Heart contraction.
tableware|Dinner service.
tabooed|Not sanctioned.
tadpole|Larval amphibian.
tadpole|Would-be frog.
tailbacks|Players farthest from the scrimmage line.
tailors|Savile Row men.
tailspins|Pilots' stunts.
takeoff|Burlesque.
talents|Natural abilities.
talisman|Lee penny, in Scott novel.
tallboy|Chest of drawers.
tamales|Mexican fare.
tanager|Finch's cousin.
tanager|Woodlands bird.
tanners|Leatherworkers.
tantalizes|Teases.
tantamount|Equivalent in effect.
tantara|Trumpet call.
tantrum|Temperamental display.
tapioca|Kind of pudding.
tapster|Barmaid of yore.
tarantella|Whirling dance.
tarantulas|Spiders.
targets|Clay pigeons.
tarlatan|Stiff muslin.
tarpaper|Shack covering.
tarragon|Pickle seasoning.
tarsals|Ankle bones.
tassels|Corn silk.
tastable|Full of flavor.
tasters|Samplers.
tasters|Tea experts.
tatterdemalions|Scarecrows.
tattered|In shreds.
tattletale|Gossip.
taxicabs|Members of a certain fleet.
teapots|Tableware items.
tearful|Lachrymose.
tearjerker|Four-handerkerchief movie.
teatime|Late afternoon in London.
tedders|Farmers' machines.
teenage|Re certain youngsters.
teenagers|Members of the family.
teeters|Wavers.
teeters|Wobbles.
tegument|Seed coating.
tegument|Skin, shell or husk.
tektite|Glasslike meteorite.
telecast|Huntley-Brinkley report, for instance.
telegram|Wire.
teleran|Aircraft navigation system.
telethon|Type of TV program.
temples|Angkor Wat and others.
tenants|Occupies.
tenfold|Times ten.
tensing|Norkay of Everest fame.
tensing|___ Norkay, Everest climber.
tensors|Certain muscles.
tenuous|Unsubstantial.
terrace|Balcony.
terrace|Gallery.
terraces|Features of country houses.
terraces|Outdoor features in suburbia.
terrain|Topography.
terrapins|Diamond ___, gourmet treat.
terrene|Worldly.
terrorist|Exponent of the use of violence.
terrors|Very annoying persons: Colloq.
tessera|Marble tile.
testament|Old or New.
testate|Disposed of in a will.
tethered|Limited in scope.
texture|Structural quality.
thanked|Expressed gratitude.
theatre|Form of entertainment.
theatrical|Histrionic.
theatrics|Broadway's forte.
thematic|Topical.
theorem|Proposition in geometry.
thermions|Electrically charged particles.
thermos|Picnic basket item.
threader|Sewing kit device.
thready|Lacking in fullness.
thrifty|Provident.
thrills|Emotional reactions.
thurible|Incense burner.
tiepins|Men's jewelry.
timeout|Respite of a sort.
timeout|Respite.
tinderbox|Fire hazard of a sort.
tinfoil|Wrapping material.
tinhorn|Cheap and showy: Slang.
tinters|Colorists.
tipster|Tout.
tirades|Lectures of a kind.
tireless|Indefatigable.
toadstone|Object once worn as a charm.
toasted|Warmed.
tocsins|Alarms.
toddies|Warming drinks.
toddlers|Small fry.
toggery|Clothing store: Colloq.
toilettes|Styles of dress: Fr.
toilsome|Laborious.
tollgates|Highway features.
tollman|Bridge attendant.
tommies|Friends of the doughboys.
tommyrot|Balderdash!
tonetic|Of linguistic inflection.
tonsure|Shaven pate.
tooling|Decoration, as on leather.
tootlers|Recorder players.
topnotch|A-one.
toppled|Fell over.
topples|Falls over.
toreros|Popular figures in Spain.
toreutic|Embossed, as metal.
tornado|Weather phenomenon.
torrent|Flood.
tortoise|Fabled racer.
tossups|Close matches.
tossups|Matters of luck.
totaled|Taken in the aggregate.
totalizer|Adding machine.
totemic|Of a clan symbol.
toweled|Dried off.
toweled|Wiped.
towheads|Certain blonds.
townhouses|Certain residences.
townsfolk|Citizenry.
towropes|Tugboat gear.
tractile|Tensile.
trading|Kind of stamp.
trailer|Ad for a coming attraction.
traipse|Trudge: Colloq.
traipses|Gads about: Colloq.
traitor|Perfidious one.
traitor|Turncoat.
traitor|Turncoat.
tranquilizer|Soothing agent.
transactions|Deals.
transform|Revolutionize.
transitive|Kind of verb.
trappings|Ornamental dress.
traumas|Emotional stresses.
traveler|One on the wing.
traverses|Crosses.
travesty|Literary ridicule.
travesty|Poor imitation.
treadle|Part of a spinning wheel.
treadmill|Relative of a squirrel cage.
treason|If this be ___ . . .
treasury|Bursar's interest.
treasury|Cabinet post.
treatment|What the doctor ordered.
treenail|Wooden peg, used in shipbuilding.
treetop|Uppermost branches.
trellises|Garden frames.
tremolo|Virtuoso's quaver.
trenail|Wooden peg.
trenchant|Biting.
trestles|Bridge supports.
tribute|Praise.
tricots|Fabrics.
tricots|Fabrics.
trident|Spear, in myth.
trigger|Famous movie horse.
trilogies|Certain literary works.
trimmed|Defeated: Colloq.
triolet|Poem.
triples|Baseball hits.
trivalve|Adjective for a shell.
trivial|Hardly vital.
troikas|Triumvirates, figuratively.
trolley|Car.
trooper|Militiaman.
trotter|Errand boy: Brit.
trotter|Standardbred.
trouble|Bother.
troubleshoot|Act as an expert mechanic: Colloq.
troughs|V-shaped channels.
trowels|Garden tools.
truancy|School problem.
trueblue|Very loyal.
tryouts|Auditions.
tryouts|Tests of a kind.
tuberous|Like certain roots.
tugboats|Certain craft.
turrets|Castle features.
tweeters|Hi-fi items.
twinkled|Sparkled.
twister|Cyclone.
twister|Tornado.
twister|Type of dancer.
twofers|Theater bargains: Slang.
tympanist|Member of an orchestra.
typists|Office help.
tyranny|Usual result of one-man rule.
ultraisms|Extreme points of view.
ultraistic|Advocating the extreme.
unaware|Oblivious.
unbeliefs|Skeptical attitudes.
unclasp|Open.
unction|Oleaginous suavity.
undereaten|Worn from beneath.
underlings|Subordinates.
underscore|Emphasize.
underscore|Emphasize.
undersea|Spear-fishing milieu.
unerring|Infallible.
uneventful|Calm.
unfitted|Not qualified.
unguents|Lotions.
ungulate|Having hooves.
unheroic|Not grand.
universe|Cosmos.
unkissed|Like sweet sixteen?
unmilled|Not yet ground.
unplait|Undo a braid.
unsifted|Not tested and classified.
unsociable|Describing the stay-at-homes.
unsoiled|Clean.
unsound|Specious.
untruth|Falsity.
untruths|Lies.
upgrade|Promote.
uphroes|Blocks through which awning ropes pass.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstart|Parvenu.
upstarts|Parvenus.
uptakes|Ventilating shafts.
uranite|Opaque mineral.
urgency|Insistence.
uselessly|Futilely.
usually|As a rule.
utilizing|Turning to profitable account.
utterances|Revelations.
uttered|Voiced.
valence|Atomic quality.
valencia|Kind of orange,
vanguard|U.S. satellite.
vanities|Dressing tables.
vanquish|Subdue.
varmint|Critter.
veinules|Small blood vessels.
veneerer|Specialized wood worker.
ventilator|Heating system device.
verdure|Green growth.
vergers|Church custodians.
veronica|Garden plant, the speedwell.
vessels|Utensils.
veterans|Those mustered out.
violent|Of shattering force.
violinist|Orchestra member.
violins|The strings.
violoncello|Part of a trio.
visaged|Grim-___ (long-faced).
vitiate|Impair.
vitiate|Weaken.
volitions|Acts of choosing.
volutes|Spiral scrolls.
voodoos|Certain fetishes.
wallets|Pocketbooks.
wallflower|Cousin of a shrinking violet?
wanderlust|That open-road feeling.
wardrobe|Articles of dress.
warlord|Bandit leader.
warpath|Hostile route.
wartime|When the lights go out.
wassails|Drinking songs, old style.
wastepaper|Gum wrappers, for instance.
watchdog|Cerberus.
watchout|Beware.
watered|Diluted.
waterway|Canal.
wayfarers|Travelers on foot.
weariest|Most tiresome.
weather|Conversational theme.
weatherman|Prognosticator.
weaving|Moving from side to side.
webster|Archaic term for "weaver."
weeklong|Lasting for several days.
western|Ever-popular movie.
whatnots|Pieces of furniture.
wheatland|What Kansas has.
wheedle|Cajole.
wheedle|Cajole.
whirled|Spun.
whisked|Moved quickly.
whitewash|Concealment of damaging fact.
whoever|No matter what person.
whooped|Shouted loudly.
wigmaker|Skilled worker, in popular demand.
wildness|Characteristic of flaming youth.
williwaw|Sudden violent wind.
windshield|Protective device of a kind.
windswept|Not alee.
winesap|Winter apple.
winesaps|Apples.
winters|Hibernates.
wintriest|Coldest.
wisteria|Vine.
witchcraft|Phenomenon of Cotton Mather's day.
without|Lacking.
wizened|Shriveled.
woodcut|Picture.
woolgathering|Daydreaming.
workshop|Kind of seminar.
worrywart|Fretter, slangy style.
worship|Title of honor, British style.
wrested|Took by force.
wriggle|Squirm.
written|Inscribed.
yataghan|Turkish saber.
yearend|Describing Dec. 31.
yearner|Wistful one.
yellows|Flavid hues.
yesteryear|Recent past.
yodeled|Sang, in a way.
younger|Less experienced.
yuletide|Holiday.
zealots|Enthusiasts.
zeppelin|Inventor of airships.
zestful|Full of keen enjoyment.
zestful|Piquant.
abalone|Ear shell.
abashed|Made self-conscious.
abashes|Discomfits.
abashes|Disconcerts.
abdicate|Renounce responsibility.
abdicate|Renounce.
abecedarian|Rudimentary.
abettor|Accomplice.
abettor|Crime condoner.
ablative|Case in grammar.
ablative|Case in grammar.
aborigine|Native.
aboveboard|Honest.
abraded|Scraped.
abrasion|Wearing away.
abreast|Side by side.
absinthe|French liqueur.
absolute|Perfect.
absolve|Pardon.
absolving|Clearing.
academic|Scholarly.
acceptance|Approval.
accesses|Passages to and from.
acerose|Like chaff.
acerose|Needle-shaped.
acetate|Textile fiber.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acquires|Gains.
acrimony|Sharpness of language.
acrobatic|Gymnastic.
acrobatics|Startling ability.
actinal|Oral, in zoology.
aculeate|Prickly.
address|Speak to.
adhered|Stuck fast.
adhered|Stuck.
adjudicate|Pass judgment on.
adjusted|Not "neurotic."
adjutant|Staff officer.
admirer|Beau.
adopted|Voted to accept.
adorably|In a charming manner.
adorers|Reverent congregation.
adoring|Worshipful.
adventurer|Soldier of fortune.
aerator|Fumigating gear.
aerials|TV addenda.
aerosol|Household bomb.
affines|In-laws.
affrays|Brawls.
afghans|Shawls.
against|Opposed.
against|Versus.
agateware|Pottery.
ageratums|Aster plants.
agitate|Disturb.
agitated|Worked at rabble-rousing.
agnomen|Additional name.
ailerons|Parts of a plane.
aimless|Undirected.
airline|Phenomenon of the 1920's.
airport|Dulles.
airspace|Room for certain traffic.
aitchbones|Cuts of beef.
akinetic|Unable to move well.
alabaster|Hard and white.
alacrity|Eagerness.
alamode|In style.
alamode|Term in cuisine.
alcalde|Mayor: Sp.
alchemy|Chemistry's predecessor.
alembics|Distilling apparatus.
alencon|French needle point.
alencons|Laces.
alerted|Warned.
aliases|Noms de plume.
alienees|Receivers of property.
aliment|Food.
aliment|Food.
alimony|Stipend of a kind.
alleged|So-called.
allegro|Musical direction.
alliterate|Repeat an initial sound.
allover|Everywhere.
allover|Everywhere.
alluded|Referred (with "to").
allusion|Figurative reference.
almanac|Reference book.
alogical|Come to ___ conclusion.
altered|Made over.
amateur|Dilettante.
amatory|Loving.
ambassador|Bunker, for one.
ambivalence|That love-hate feeling.
amblers|Slow-gaited horses.
amiably|In friendly fashion.
ammeter|Electrical instrument.
amnesia|A gap in one's memory.
amnesia|Memory gap.
amnesia|Memory gap.
amoroso|Sherry.
amorphous|Shapeless.
amounts|Sums.
amusement|Diversion.
amusement|Park specialty.
anaconda|Relative of the boa.
anagram|Logogriph.
anagrams|Puns' partners.
anagrams|Word game.
analects|Literary gleanings.
analogy|Similarity.
analyst|Suffix with psycho or crypt.
analyzes|Does a chemist's job.
andante|Musical direction.
andiron|Firedog.
andirons|Firedogs.
anemone|Pasqueflower.
anemone|Spring bloom.
anemone|Windflower.
angelus|Noon prayer.
angoras|Certain cats.
aniline|Dye base.
aniline|Dyestuff.
animate|Alive.
animate|Full of life.
animated|Lively.
anisette|Cordial.
anisette|Liqueur.
anisette|Liqueur.
anisette|Liqueur.
annalist|Historian.
annalist|Historian.
annealed|Tempered and rendered malleable.
annexes|Subjoins.
annotate|Make explanatory marks.
annotator|Literary man.
annually|Yearly.
annular|Ring-shaped.
annular|Ringlike.
anodyne|Soothing.
anomaly|State of being out of place.
anomaly|Uncommon situation.
anonymous|Author of the biography.
anonymous|Of unknown source.
anonymously|How some gifts are given.
antbear|Aardvark.
antediluvian|Primitive.
antepenult|Second syllable from the last.
anthills|Aardvarks' objectives.
anticolonialism|Trend in world national setup.
antihero|Pop character of the current scene.
antimony|Element No. 51.
antique|Kind of furniture.
anybody|Indefinite one.
anything|At all.
anywhere|Unspecified place.
apathies|Emotionless states.
aphoristic|Expressed pithily.
aplenty|Enough.
apologizes|Makes excuses.
appanage|Natural adjunct.
apparatus|Gear.
apparition|Ghost.
appealing|Attractive.
appears|Seems.
appears|Seems.
appends|Attaches (to).
applejack|Kind of brandy.
appoint|Assign.
apricots|California product.
apropos|To the point.
aptitude|Talent.
aptitude|Talent.
aquamarines|Gems.
arabesques|Ballet poses.
arbiter|Judge.
arbutus|Mayflower.
arbutus|Trailing, flowering plant.
arcades|Passageways with shops.
archangels|Michael and others.
archducal|Befitting a prince.
archers|Cupid and others.
arcuation|State of being bent.
ardently|With feeling.
areaway|Space between buildings.
arenose|Sandy.
arethusa|Nymph loved by river god Alpheus.
arietta|Opera piece.
arietta|Song of a kind.
arietta|Song.
arising|Coming about.
armatures|Motor parts.
armrest|Part of a chair.
arouses|Stirs up.
arouses|Stirs up.
arraigns|Accuses.
arranges|Makes plans.
arrested|Checked.
arrives|Gets there.
arrogant|Overbearing.
arroyos|Western gulches.
arsenal|Redstone, for instance.
arsenal|Storage place of a kind.
arsenal|Storehouse.
artichoke|Vegetable.
artifice|Ruse.
artisans|Craftsmen.
artiste|Entertainer.
artistic|Done skillfully.
artistic|Ornamental.
artless|Without wile or guile.
ascribe|Attribute (to).
asinine|Silly.
asinine|Unintelligent.
aspidistras|House plants.
aspirate|Speech sound.
aspirers|Wishful ones.
aspires|Has ambitions.
assails|Attacks.
assegai|African spear.
assented|Agreed.
assents|Votes for.
asserts|Declares.
assigns|Designates.
assimilate|Receive into the mind.
assistant|Staff member.
assorted|All shapes and sizes.
assumes|Takes for granted.
assumes|Undertakes.
asteroid|Small planet.
asteroid|Space phenomenon.
astronauts|Wearers of G suits.
astutely|With good insight.
atavism|Reversion to type.
athirst|Eager.
athletes|Bannister and others.
atomical|Minute.
atomiser|Spray: Brit. sp.
atoners|Penitent people.
attache|___ case.
attainment|Achievement.
attains|Reaches.
attended|Waited upon.
attestations|Certain statements.
attired|Dressed.
attorney|District officer.
attuned|Adjusted.
attunes|Harmonizes.
auditor|Listener in the classroom.
auditor|Man of accounts.
augmenting|Enlarging.
aunties|Family members.
aureole|Halo.
autobiographies|Reading matter.
automat|Kind of restaurant.
automation|Feature of modern industry.
availed|Answered the purpose.
avalanches|Large swift slides.
average|Typical.
averaged|Reached a mean.
averages|Batters' concerns.
awakens|Comes to.
aweather|To windward.
axolotls|Mexican salamanders.
backache|Gardener's ailment.
backbones|Certain columns.
backdrops|Stage scenery.
backmost|Farthest to the rear.
backstage|Behind the scenes.
backwater|Isolated place.
badgers|Wisconsinites.
balatas|Bully trees.
baleens|Whalebones.
ballade|Verse form.
ballads|Poetry.
balloted|Performed a civic duty.
bananas|Fruit.
bandana|Neckwear: Var.
bangkok|Asian metropolis.
banshee|Wailing spirit.
banters|Teases good-naturedly.
banyans|Fig trees.
barcarole|Grand Canal serenade.
bargained|Traded.
barkers|Circus workers.
barleycorn|John ___.
barometer|Forecaster's aid.
baroness|Title.
baronet|Nobleman.
bartender|Gleason TV role.
basements|Bargain centers.
bassinets|Nursery equipment.
bastion|Stronghold.
batfish|Sting ray.
baubles|Trinkets.
bdellium|Gum resin, like myrrh.
beaming|Happy.
beanery|Greasy spoon.
beanstalk|Magic ladder of old tale.
beatnik|Rebel, modern style.
beclouded|Foggy.
becomes|Looks well on.
becomes|Suits.
bedecked|Adorned.
beetles|Tumblebugs.
beginner|Usually lucky one.
belated|Tardy.
believe|Have faith.
bellwether|Leader of the flock.
beltlines|Expanding items for eaters.
belvederes|Cigars.
bemusing|Muddling.
beneath|Unworthy of.
benedict|Married man.
beneficent|Doing good.
bentwood|Designating a style of furniture.
berries|Tomatoes.
betters|Improves.
billhead|Business form.
binding|Obligatory.
binnacles|Compass cases on shipboard.
birdhouse|Martin's home.
birling|Logrolling.
birthrate|Important statistic.
biscuits|Breakfast fare.
bizarre|Fantastic.
blackbirds|The well-known "four and twenty."
blandest|Most soothing.
blasted|Withered.
blastoff|A kind of leave-taking.
blastoff|Cape activity.
blatant|Garish.
blazers|Jackets.
bleaker|Less promising.
blemish|Defect.
blooper|Fly ball, barely beyond the outfield.
blowout|Big party: Slang.
bluejacket|Navy man.
blustered|Played the bully.
bobolinks|Rice birds.
bobtail|Something abbreviated.
boilers|Kettles.
bolivar|The Liberator.
bombshell|Devastating surprise.
bonding|Surety company's function.
boniest|Most scrawny.
bookies|Bet men.
bookmobile|Kind of library.
bookworm|Scholarly one.
bootblack|Shiner.
bootery|Where to buy galoshes.
boutique|Smart specialty shop.
boycotted|Refused to deal with.
boyishly|Without maturity.
braille|Blind teacher.
brainstorms|Bright ideas.
brakeman|Conductor's assistant.
bramble|Prickly shrub.
branded|Labeled.
breadwinner|Earner.
breathless|Panting.
breathy|Like some vocal tones.
brethren|Fraternity members.
bridgeheads|Military footholds.
brinkmanship|Sometime foreign policy.
brocade|Rich cloth.
bromide|The show must go on, for one.
brooder|Heated shelter for raising chicks.
broomstick|Magical conveyance.
brouhaha|Hubbub, from the French.
browses|Reads at random.
brushed|Moved lightly.
brushwood|Copse.
brusquerie|Bluntness of speech, French style.
buckaroo|Cowpuncher.
buckram|Bookbinder's material.
bulkhead|Vessel wall.
bulldozed|Intimidated: Colloq.
bulwark|Strong support.
bureaucrats|Red-tape experts.
burlesque|Form of entertainment.
busiest|Most industrious.
bylines|Front page items.
byzantine|Describing a style of architecture.
caduceus|Medical symbol.
caladium|Fancy leaf plant.
calamine|Soothing lotion.
calendar|Orderly list.
caliber|Quality.
calipee|Turtle delicacy.
caliphs|Moslem leaders.
caliphs|Moslem rulers.
calliopes|Music-makers.
calorie|Dieter's unit.
calories|Units to be watched.
cameral|Of a business council.
campestral|Growing in level fields.
canapes|Tasty tidbits.
canapes|Tidbits.
canceled|Called off.
candlelight|Romantic atmosphere.
canines|Teeth.
cantina|Mexican saloon.
capeskin|Glove leather.
capitals|Frankfort, Tallahassee, etc.
capitals|Lincoln, Jackson, etc.
carafes|Decanters.
carapace|Turtle shell.
carbonated|Like some beverages.
cardiac|Of the heart.
cardinals|Pennant winners.
careered|Ran rapidly.
careers|Vocations.
carhops|Waiters of sorts.
carinas|Keels.
carless|Lacking transportation.
carnally|Sensually.
carpool|Suburbanites' group.
carrell|Library alcove.
carriage|Victoria.
carryback|Tax return credit.
carryon|Continue as before.
casbahs|Native sections, as in Algiers.
cascade|Range in Washington and Oregon.
cascade|Waterfall.
casserole|Dish.
castles|Chessmen.
castoff|Knitting term.
catalpa|Tree.
catboat|Watercraft.
catchall|Attic, for example.
catenae|Chains.
caterer|VIP at a party.
catspaws|Dupes.
caviares|Canapé spreads.
cayenne|Pepper variety.
ceiling|___ zero.
celebration|Solemnization.
cenotaph|Monument.
centaur|Fabled creature of Thessaly.
centaurs|Fabled creatures.
centaurs|Mythical beings.
centime|Hundredth of a franc.
century|Long time.
ceramic|Of earthenware.
chairwoman|Executive post.
chairwomen|Committee heads.
changed|Modified.
charade|Pantomime game.
charcoal|Type of drawing.
charger|War horse.
charisma|Quality of inspired leadership.
charivari|Mock serenade for newlyweds.
chasing|In hot pursuit.
chattel|Kind of mortgage.
chatter|Prattle.
cheapen|Reduce price and quality.
cheapskates|Free loaders.
cheddar|Cheese.
cheered|Made happy.
cheerer|Cup of spirits: Scot.
cheerio|London greeting.
chicken|Menu item.
chieftain|Tribal head.
chignon|Hair style, old style.
chimera|Idle fancy.
chinaware|Certain dishes.
chinstrap|Helmet part.
chiseled|Well-formed.
choices|Options.
choosey|Finical: Var.
chopsticks|Duet of sorts.
chorale|Hymn.
chowderhead|Numskull.
cindery|Like certain coals.
cinereous|Like ashes.
cinquefoil|Flower.
clamors|Makes a din.
clamors|Rackets.
clannish|Exclusive.
clarets|Wines.
classic|Of the highest quality.
clavier|Keyboard.
cleaners|Soap and water.
cleanser|Detergent.
cleanser|Janitor's supply.
clearcut|Easy to see.
clients|Lawyer's concern.
cloister|Abbey.
closeup|Intimate view.
closeup|Movie or TV term.
clothes|Cloaks and suits.
clothes|Muumuus, sun suits, etc.
cloverleaf|Freeway junction.
cluster|Bunch.
coatees|Garments.
cockles|Shellfish.
cogency|Power to convince.
cognate|Related by birth.
cohered|Stuck to.
colander|Kitchen utensil.
coldest|Most unresponsive.
collier|Pitman.
colonel|Regiment's commander.
coloratura|Singer.
columns|Newspaper features.
comedown|Land.
comedown|Status loss.
commanders|Officers.
committed|Pledged (to).
commute|Travel, in a way.
compadre|Buddy, in the Southwest.
compass|Mariner's need.
compile|Gather and arrange.
complacency|Self-satisfaction.
complain|Grouse.
complement|An entirety.
complex|Intricate.
compounded|Mixed.
concedes|Admits.
concepts|Ideas.
concert|Agreement.
concordat|Formal agreement.
condiment|Cook's choice.
confronter|Defiant one.
congeries|Collection of things.
congestion|Traffic problem.
congresswoman|Lawmaker.
conjurers|Performers of a kind.
connect|Link up.
connect|Unite.
connective|Preposition, for one.
conquest|Victory.
conserve|Keep from being wasted.
considered|Pondered.
considered|Thought out.
consistent|In harmony.
consort|Mate.
conspirator|Member of a cabal.
conspire|Machinate.
constitute|Make up.
consults|Has an eye to.
containing|Keeping within limits.
contemplates|Muses.
contempt|Disrespect.
continents|Atlas features.
contort|Writhe.
contour|Outline.
contuse|Bruise.
conversant|Acquainted (with).
conversant|Familiar (with).
coolers|Ice buckets.
copybook|Pupil's need.
copycat|Imitator.
copyright|Important legal claim.
cordwood|Logs.
cornmeal|Muffin ingredient.
corolla|Flower part.
corrals|Rodeo adjuncts.
correct|Emend.
cottage|Country home.
cougars|Washington State football team.
coulomb|Unit of electric charge.
counsel|Words from the wise.
countdown|Pre-launch routine.
countinghouse|Royal repository.
courante|Old French dance.
courser|Spirited horse.
covenantal|Involving a compact.
covered|Got news, pictures, etc., of.
crammer|Student at exam time.
creates|Invents.
creditable|Deserving of praise.
credits|Believes.
creeping|Advancing slowly.
creosote|Oily antiseptic.
crewels|Worsted yarns.
criticized|Censured.
critters|Animals, rural style.
crofter|Scottish tenant-farmer.
crosstie|Railroad item.
crowbar|Lever.
cruises|Certain vacations.
crushes|Suppresses.
crystal|Flint glass.
cubbyholes|Snug places.
cuirass|Armadillo's protection.
curator|Museum man.
curdled|Coagulated.
currant|Berry for jelly.
current|Of now.
cursory|Hasty.
cypress|Evergreen.
czarevna|Daughter of a certain ruler.
dadaism|Artistic cult.
daemons|Greek tutelary deities.
dahlias|Garden flowers.
dainties|Treats.
dandelions|Common lawn plants.
danseuse|Ballerina.
daresay|Consider likely.
darkest|Like the time before dawn.
dastards|Skulking cowards.
dateline|Viz. the 180th meridian.
dawning|Break of day.
daystar|Sun.
daytime|Nine to five, at least.
deadpanned|Showed no expression.
dealing|Doing business.
dearest|Letter opener.
dearest|Loverly word.
debacle|Rout.
debased|Adulterated.
debilitate|Weaken.
debonair|Carefree.
decanted|Poured (wine) into a new bottle.
deceived|Hoodwinked.
declaration|Announcement.
declasse|Lowered in social rank: Fr.
declasse|Lowered in social status: Fr.
decorum|Propriety.
decried|Belittled.
dedicates|Inscribes.
deepens|Intensifies.
deepfreeze|Cold storage.
definite|Unqualified.
deflected|Turned aside.
deforce|Tour ___.
delating|Informing against: Scot.
delegating|Entrusting to another.
deleted|Crossed out.
deletes|Subtracts, editorially.
deliberate|Calculated.
delicacy|Choice food.
delicatessen|Lunchroom of a sort.
delicatessen|Type of shop.
delicious|Exceptionally pleasant.
deliver|Hand over.
demagog|Rabble-rouser.
demeaned|Comported (oneself).
demeanor|Bearing.
demeanor|Conduct.
demerit|Black mark.
demesne|Territory.
demigod|Hero.
demigod|Minor deity.
demitasse|Menu item.
demurely|In a modest way.
denarius|Old Roman coin.
denature|Deprive of natural quality.
denizen|Inhabitant.
density|Consistency.
depicts|Portrays.
deportee|Exile.
deports|Behaves (oneself).
depositions|Courtroom testimony.
depurated|Purified.
derogate|Belittle.
derogative|Belittling.
derringers|Old-time pistols.
describe|Tell about.
deserts|Quits.
desiderata|Essential things.
desiderata|Things needed.
despair|Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."
desserts|Menu specialties.
destiny|Goal.
detailed|Assigned to a task.
detainer|Writ for holding a prisoner.
detains|Confines.
detected|Discovered.
detector|Radio device.
detestably|Abhorrently.
dethrone|Unseat.
detrain|Leave a Pullman.
dewclaw|Extra digit on dog's leg.
diagraphs|Instruments for drawing figures.
dialect|Patois.
diameter|Chord through a circle.
diamond|The infield.
diamonds|Suit.
dieting|Health measure.
dignity|Quality commanding respect.
dilemma|Quandary.
dinette|Breakfast nook.
dingdong|Bell sound.
directs|Conducts.
dirigible|Hindenburg, for one.
disagreeable|Like some weather.
discard|Bridge term.
disciple|Adherent.
discipline|Self-control.
disclose|Make public.
discords|Features of modern music.
discotheque|Where a go-go goes.
discotheques|Where go-go crowds go.
disgrace|Ignominy.
dismiss|Send away.
disobeys|Behaves contrarily.
disrated|Demoted.
disrupts|Breaks apart.
distill|Vaporize and condense.
distort|Misstate.
dithyramb|Impassioned speech.
diurnal|Daily.
diversion|Pastime.
diverts|Entertains.
dockhand|Stevedore.
doctored|Applied remedies to.
doldrums|Low spirits.
domestic|Home-loving.
domicile|Home.
dominant|Chief.
dominant|Leading the field.
domination|Exercise of mastery.
donations|Money of a kind.
dopesheets|Racing forms.
doubles|Feature of a tennis tournament.
doughnut|Bakery item.
downbow|Violinist's stroke.
drafters|Sketchers.
dragonflies|Insects.
dramatized|Presented poignantly.
dratted|Mild expletive.
drawbars|Removable parts of fences.
dreamed|Envisioned.
dreamland|Utopia of a sort.
dressage|Training of horses.
dresser|Bureau.
dressers|Bureaus with mirrors.
drilled|Well taught.
drinkers|Bacchus et al.
driveway|Road.
droplets|Dew.
dropout|Scholastic problem.
drugstore|Shop.
drummer|Member of a combo.
dryasdust|Pedantic.
duffers|Unskilled golfers.
eardrum|Tympanum.
eardrums|Tympanic membranes.
earings|Nautical ropes.
earthenware|Pottery.
earthiness|Human quality.
earthquake|Seismograph find.
easiest|Least hurried.
eastern|Oriental.
easters|March or April times.
easting|Moving in a certain direction.
eavesdrop|Listen secretly.
ebullience|High spirits.
ecdysiast|Stripteaser.
ecumenical|Universal: Eccl.
ecumenism|Doctrine of religious unity.
edentate|Lacking teeth.
edentates|Toothless mammals.
edgings|Lace, braid, etc.
editors|Newspapermen.
eelpout|Burbot.
eeriest|Most ghostly.
eeriest|Most weird.
eeriness|Quality of shades.
effendi|Title in Turkey.
effuses|Pours out.
egghead|High IQ person.
eggheads|Highbrows.
egoists|Self-centered ones.
eidolon|Phantom.
eidolon|Phantom.
eidolon|Phantom.
elaborated|Gave details.
elapses|Slips away.
elbowed|Nudged.
elbowroom|Free scope.
elected|Chose.
elected|Heading for Congress.
electees|Successful candidates.
election|Kind of day.
elector|Member of a certain college.
electors|Voters.
elegantly|With great urbanity.
element|Component.
element|Component.
elemental|Basic.
elemental|Basic.
elementary|Simple.
elephant|Arena performer.
elevate|Lift up.
elevator|Lift.
elevens|Packers, Colts, et al.
eleventh|At the ___ hour.
elixirs|Cure-alls.
ellipse|Oval.
elusive|Baffling.
elysian|Blissful.
emanate|Arise (from).
emanated|Came forth.
emanated|Sprung (from).
embassy|State Department unit.
embassy|Washington mansion.
embitters|Engenders rancor.
embroil|Involve in contention.
embryonic|In an early stage.
embryos|Underdeveloped stages.
emerald|Shade of green.
emerges|Comes forth.
emeritus|Professor ___.
eminence|High rank.
eminence|Lofty place or thing.
eminence|Natural elevation.
eminence|Title of respect.
emollient|Soothing preparation.
emolument|Honorarium.
emotion|Sentiment.
empanel|Select a jury.
empanels|Enrolls as a juror.
empathy|Fellow feeling.
emperor|Ruler.
emporia|Stores.
empower|Enable.
emulate|Rival successfully.
emulate|Try to outdo.
emulation|Effort to surpass.
emulation|Rivalry.
emulator|Rival.
enabling|Making possible.
enacting|Performing.
enameled|Decorated artistically.
enameled|Formed a glossy surface.
enamels|Does painting.
enamors|Captivates.
enchant|Turn on the charm.
enchase|Carve.
encircle|Surround.
enclose|Surround.
enclose|Surround.
encores|Further appearances.
endless|Eternal.
endless|Everlasting.
endorse|Approve.
endowed|Talented.
endplay|Football maneuver.
engines|Machinery.
engraving|Picture.
enlists|Joins.
enlists|Wins the services of.
enliven|Animate.
enneads|Groups of nine.
enormous|Huge.
enounce|Proclaim.
enriched|Decorated.
ensembles|Combos.
enslaved|In servitude.
ensouls|Gives heart to.
ensures|Guarantees.
entails|Involves.
entails|Necessitates.
entente|Agreement.
entente|Alliance of a kind.
entente|An understanding.
entered|Inserted.
enterers|Bookkeepers, in a sense.
enticer|Tempter.
entirety|Whole.
entitle|Give claim to.
entrant|Competitor.
entreat|Implore.
entreat|Solicit.
entreated|Beseeched.
entreats|Beseeches.
entrechats|Ballet dancer's leaps.
entrees|Menu items.
entrees|Menu section.
entrepreneur|A Barnum or Rickard.
entwines|Laces.
eosines|Red dyes.
ephemerals|Plants lasting only a few days.
epigram|A dwarfish whole, Its body brevity, and wit its soul.
epigram|Short witty poem.
episodic|Divided into incidents.
epistle|Communication.
equated|Made comparable.
equates|Reduces to a common standard.
equilibria|States of adjustment.
equinox|Semiannual event.
equitation|Horsemanship.
eradicate|Uproot.
erasion|Obliteration.
erasion|Rubbing out.
erasure|Obliteration.
erasures|Obliterations.
eremite|Hermit.
errands|Certain chores.
errantry|Vocation of a knight.
erratic|Unstable.
erratic|Wandering.
erudition|Learning.
escapade|Adventurous affair.
escaped|Avoided.
escaped|Got clean away.
escapee|Runaway.
escapes|Goes over the wall.
escarole|Endive.
escorted|Convoyed.
esoteric|Occult.
espalier|Garden latticework.
especial|Rather different.
espouse|Take up, as a cause.
esquire|Originally, a shield-bearer.
essayist|Man of letters.
essence|Intrinsic nature.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Perfume.
essence|Something that is.
estancias|Señor's stock farms.
esterase|Enzyme.
estimate|Judge.
estimation|Opinion.
estrange|Alienate.
estrange|Disaffect.
estreat|True copy, in law.
estuary|Part of a river.
etagere|Whatnot.
etamine|Cloth like voile.
eternal|Everlasting.
eternal|Never-ending.
eternity|The hereafter.
ethanol|Grain alcohol.
ethical|Moral.
etiolated|Blanched, as celery.
etoiles|Stars over Paris.
etymology|Word derivation.
eudaemon|Good spirit.
eupeptic|Aiding digestion.
euphroe|Sliding stick for tightening tent ropes.
evanesce|Dissipate like vapor.
evanescence|Transitoriness.
evening|Dinner time.
eventual|Final.
evergreen|Olive tree.
everyday|Routine.
evident|Crystal clear.
evident|Plain.
evinces|Manifests.
exactitude|Precision.
exaggerate|Overstate.
exalted|Raised in status.
exalted|Sublime.
excepts|Leaves out.
excerpts|Contents of a digest.
excises|Certain taxes.
excises|Taxes.
excluding|Less.
excursion|Round trip.
execute|Carry out.
exegete|Biblical interpreter.
exercises|Setting-up routine.
exhibits|Shows.
exigent|Critical.
exigent|Demanding.
existent|Still among us.
exponents|Practitioners.
express|Say.
exscind|Cut out.
extempore|Impromptu.
extempore|Impromptu.
extempore|Without previous preparation.
extemporized|Spoke on the spur of the moment.
extents|Distances.
extorted|Wrested by force.
extravaganza|Lavish show.
extreme|Like high style, for instance.
extricated|Released.
extrude|Throw out.
exudates|Oozes.
eyeballs|Stares at: Slang.
eyelets|Peepholes.
eyelids|Blinkers.
eyeopener|Something startling, as news.
eyepiece|Monocle.
eyesore|Slum, for one.
facsimile|Replica.
fadeout|Disappear gradually.
falderal|Nonsense.
fallout|Disagree.
falsefaces|Halloween sights.
falters|Hesitates.
fantasy|Illusory image.
farandole|Lively French dance.
fastened|Secured.
fastness|Stronghold.
fatalist|Believer in Kismet.
fatherland|Ancestral home.
federal|FBI part.
federated|United, in a way.
feedback|Amplifying problem.
feedbag|Food container.
feelers|Antennae.
fellowmen|Brothers.
felonry|Criminals collectively.
fencerows|Enclosed lands.
ferments|Seethes.
ferryboat|Watercraft.
fifteen|Number.
figeater|Green beetle of southern U. S.
filmlike|Gauzy.
finders|Equivalent of keepers.
finespun|Delicately detailed.
finesse|Skill.
finesse|Strategy.
finesses|Bridge maneuvers.
firefly|Lightning bug.
firestone|Pneumatic tire pioneer.
firetrap|Condemned building.
fireworks|Display of temperament.
fixative|Varnish used by artists.
flabbergasted|Knocked for a loop.
flamenco|Andalusian dance style.
flareup|Outbreak.
flatfish|Sole.
flatfish|Sole.
flatfoot|Policeman, in old-time slang.
flathead|Indian.
flattery|Forte of a sycophant.
flattop|Kind of haircut: Slang.
fleabane|Composite plant.
fledges|Gets one's wings.
fleeced|Took in.
fleshpot|Vessel used in Biblical days.
fleshpots|The temptations of Egypt.
floater|Insurance policy addition.
flotsam|Floating wreckage.
flowerpots|Hothouse equipment.
fluster|Confuse.
foisted|Palmed off.
fomented|Stirred up.
foolish|Unwise.
foolscap|Type of paper.
footballs|Punters' necessities.
footloose|Unconfined.
forbear|Be patient.
forbore|Refrained from.
forename|Appellation.
forensic|Debatable.
forests|Wildwoods.
forlorn|That kissed the maiden all ___ . . .
forsook|Renounced.
forward|Leader's cry.
forwarded|Sent on.
foursquare|Frank.
foxhole|Refuge of a kind.
foxhunts|Sporting events.
fragile|Delicate.
frantic|Frenzied.
frazzle|Tire out: Colloq.
freeway|Road of a kind.
frescoes|Paintings on plaster.
freshet|Overflowing stream.
fretted|Worried.
frigate|Old warship.
frigate|Ship.
frigate|Warship.
frighten|Startle.
friseur|Hairdresser, French style.
fritter|Batter cake.
frizzle|Crimp.
frogmen|Navy divers.
frontage|Face of a building.
frostbite|Winter sailing regatta.
frugality|Thrift.
funnymen|Clowns.
gadroon|Beaded edge.
gagster|Comic.
gamester|Las Vegas regular.
gamines|Tomboys, French style.
garfish|Halfbeak's cousin.
gargantuan|Colossal.
garment|Frock.
garments|Tailors' concern.
garrison|Troops in a fortress.
gasoline|Fuel.
gastrula|Embryonic stage.
gatherer|Collector.
gathering|Assemblage.
gazette|Official journal.
geishas|Ginza entertainers.
gendarmes|Paris police.
generate|Produce.
genesis|Development into being.
gentians|Blue flowers.
geodetic|Of a branch of applied mathematics.
germans|Berliners.
gerrymander|Manipulate unfairly.
gestapo|Fearsome group.
gesundheit|Familiar German interjection.
giftwrap|Make appropriate for putting under the tree.
giraffe|Okapi's cousin.
girandoles|Candleholders.
girlfriend|Steady date.
glacial|Freezing cold.
gladioli|Flowers.
gleaner|Figure in Millet painting.
gliders|Lawn furniture.
gliders|Sailplanes.
glimmer|Glowworm's light.
glimmer|Inkling.
glissando|Musical passage.
glitters|Shines.
glutinous|Sticky.
gobbledygook|Bureaucratese.
godowns|Oriental warehouses.
gondola|Canal boat.
goodwill|Business asset.
gorilla|Tarzan's playmate.
gossamer|Thin, gauzelike fabric.
gradual|Occurring little by little.
graffiti|Scribblings on walls.
grandest|Most majestic.
grandiloquent|Bombastic.
grandson|Relative.
grandson|Relative.
granges|Farms.
granite|Stone.
granted|Bestowed.
granules|Particles.
grapevine|News relay.
gravitated|Became attracted (to).
greater|___ London.
greater|___ New York.
greenhouse|Nursery of a kind.
greeted|Welcomed.
greeter|Official city host.
gregarious|Sociable.
griddle|Cooking device.
grimalkin|Cantankerous old woman.
grimalkins|Cats, in witchcraft.
gristle|Cartilage.
gristle|Cartilage.
grocers|Important merchants.
groomer|Stable brush.
groundwork|Basis.
growers|Horticulturists.
guarantee|Give security to.
guernsey|Kind of cow.
guessed|Supposed.
guilder|Netherlands coin.
guttural|Rasping, as a sound.
habanera|Carmen's famous aria.
habitat|Architectural marvel of Expo 67.
habitat|Natural abode.
habitue|A "regular."
haggard|Rider of fiction.
haircut|Something for a "boot."
hairstyle|Coiffure.
halters|Beach wear.
handbag|Woman's must.
handicaps|Impedes.
handover|Give up.
handspring|Acrobatic feat.
hangnail|Finger trouble.
hankered|Desired (with "for").
hapless|Unfortunate.
happens|Comes to pass.
harangue|Perorate.
hardpan|Solid base.
hardpan|Type of subsoil.
harebrained|Flighty.
harrowed|Vexed.
harrowing|Distressing.
hassled|Fought: Slang.
hastens|Precipitates.
hastens|Quickens.
hastens|Speeds.
hastier|Rasher.
hatrack|Piece of furniture.
hayrides|Country fun.
hazelnut|Filbert.
headman|Chief.
headrest|Car comforter.
headset|Two earphones.
headstrong|Willful.
hearsay|Rumor.
heather|Evergreen shrub.
heather|Flowering plant.
heavies|Stage villains.
heliport|Landing field of a kind.
helpmate|Wife.
hemline|Ever-rising item.
hepatic|Of the liver.
heralded|Augured.
heralds|Announces.
herewith|By this means.
hermits|Spiced cookies.
hesitates|Cranes: Hunting term.
hessian|Mercenary of the Revolution.
hessian|Native of Darmstadt.
hibernated|Wintered, in a way.
hidalgos|Spanish noblemen.
hobgoblins|Certain trick-or-treaters.
hoedown|Square dance.
hoggish|Greedy.
hogwash|Relative of an auto laundry.
holdover|Retain, as a nightclub act.
holdovers|Ones remaining in office: Colloq.
holland|One of the Low Countries.
holland|Type of cloth.
holster|Part of a cowboy costume.
homburg|Hat.
homespun|Fabric.
homestretch|Final stage.
honesty|Satinpod.
hooligan|Happy hobo of old comic strip.
horsemanship|Manege.
horseraces|Events at Pimlico.
horseradish|Condiment.
hosiery|Nylons.
hotcake|Breakfast item.
hotfoots|Hurries: Colloq.
hothead|Angry man.
hothead|Cantankerous one.
hothead|Fire-eater's cousin.
hotline|Modern emergency wire.
hotrods|Souped-up cars.
hotspot|Nightclub: Slang.
hotspot|Where the action is.
houseless|Lacking shelter.
housing|Big-city problem.
hovered|Emulated a 'copter.
howlers|Doleful noisemakers.
humeral|Of the shoulder.
humored|Indulged.
humuses|Organic soils.
hunched|Bent over.
hurrahs|Cheers.
iceberg|Arctic sight.
iciness|Unfriendly manner.
icteric|Pertaining to jaundice.
idealist|Dreamer.
idealist|Dreamer.
idealized|Regarded as perfect.
ideates|Forms concepts.
identic|Exactly alike.
ignobly|Dishonorably.
illicit|Unlawful.
imagery|Poet's forte.
imagist|Type of poet.
imarets|Turkish inns.
imitable|Worthy of copying.
imitate|Copy.
immense|Very far reaching.
immoral|Wrong.
immortal|Everlasting.
immortal|Imperishable.
immured|Confined.
impasse|Blind alley.
implore|Beseech.
important|Significant.
imposes|Levies.
impostures|Deceptions.
imprecations|Maledictions.
impresario|Director of a ballet company.
imprudence|Indiscretion.
impulse|Impetus.
incarnate|Personified.
incentive|Stimulus.
inchoate|In the early stages.
incises|Engraves.
incisors|Teeth.
incites|Stirs up.
inclement|Stormy.
incline|Lean.
increase|Multiply.
increased|Grew.
incubate|Brood.
incunabula|Books printed before 1500.
indelible|Like some pencils.
indicts|Accuses.
indicts|Accuses.
indulged|Gratified.
inedible|Not fit for food.
inelegance|Lack of gracefulness.
inerrable|Infallible.
inertia|Lack of action.
infests|Overruns.
ingrate|Thankless one.
inherit|Come into.
inheritor|Son, for one.
inhibited|Under restraint.
inhuman|Heartless.
initial|First.
initial|Sign in a certain way.
initials|LBJ.
injector|Jet pump for fuel.
injured|Hurt.
injures|Wrongs.
inkhorn|Pedantic.
innuendo|Insinuation.
inodorous|Camellias are.
inquire|Search into.
insider|One in the know.
insights|Deep understandings.
insignia|One star, two stars, etc.
insisted|Persevered.
insoles|Shoe features.
inspirit|Hearten.
install|Seat.
instant|Kind of coffee.
instant|Kind of tea.
instead|Rather.
instruct|Command.
insubordinate|Contumacious.
insurer|Underwriter.
integers|Numbers.
intense|Strong.
intentions|Purpose in regard to marriage.
interest|Importance.
interfaith|Type of church group.
interfere|Meddle.
intimate|Close.
intramural|Within certain limits.
intrastate|Not the concern of I.C.C.
intreat|Beg: Var.
intrepid|America's Cup winner.
intruded|Encroached (on).
intuits|Knows instinctively.
ironers|Laundry equipment.
ironhanded|Inflexible.
ironstone|Siderite.
isolate|Quarantine.
isolate|Quarantine.
issuing|Publishing.
iterate|Say again.
iterated|Emphasized a point.
iterates|Repeats.
iterative|Repetitious.
iterative|Word expressing repetition.
jabberwocky|Nonsense.
jackdaws|Grackles.
jackknifed|Doubled up, in a way.
jackpots|Slot machine prizes.
jacquerie|Revolt of French peasants, 1358.
jadedness|Exhaustion.
jangles|Discordant sounds.
jangles|Discordant sounds.
jasmines|Flowers.
javelin|Spear.
jaywalkers|Some pedestrians.
jealousy|Green-eyed monster.
jeopardize|Imperil.
jerboas|Jumping rodents.
jetstreams|Weather map features.
jettison|Throw overboard.
jezebel|Shameless woman.
jodhpurs|Riding togs.
jostler|Shover.
joystick|Plane control: Slang.
judases|Betrayers.
judgement|Good sense in Britain.
juniper|Red cedar.
juxtaposed|Placed in close proximity.
kakapos|New Zealand parrots.
kangaroo|Wallaby.
kashmir|Where Srinagar is.
keepsake|Token of friendship.
kennels|Animal homes.
kennels|Lodging for boxers.
kerries|Dairy cows.
kettledrum|Orchestral instrument.
kidnaper|Detainer of a kind.
kindled|Set fire to.
kinetoscope|1896 invention.
kingsnake|Reptile.
klondike|Region east of Alaska.
knesset|Israeli parliament.
knockouts|Lalapaloozas.
knurled|Milled.
kowtows|Bows, in a way.
kremlin|Historic citadel.
labrador|Retriever.
labyrinth|Network.
lackeys|Footmen.
laconic|Not longwinded.
lacrosse|Sport of American Indians.
ladrone|Bandito.
ladylove|Sweetheart.
laggard|Dilatory.
lamella|Thin scale.
laminate|Compress into thin plates.
laminated|Compressed into thin plates.
lampoon|Satirical article.
landman|Farmer, old style.
landslide|Overwhelming victory.
larceny|Theft.
largely|For the most part.
lashing|Rope or wire.
lassoes|Catches, in a way.
lassoing|Roundup activity.
latches|Shuts securely.
latency|Quality of being dormant.
laughter|Sound of merriment.
lawyers|Buzfuz et al.
laxness|Icelandic novelist.
leached|Dissolved and washed away.
leading|Ahead.
leadoff|Begin.
leadoffs|Beginnings.
leanest|Most meager.
learned|Scholarly.
leashes|Controls.
leather|Kid.
lectern|Desk.
lecterns|Church fixtures.
leeward|Nautical term.
leftover|Surplus.
legatee|Heir.
legends|Stories.
leggings|Puttees.
leisure|Time of a kind.
leisure|Time to think.
lemmings|Rodents.
lemonade|Summer quaff.
lemonlike|Yellowish.
lenient|Merciful.
lentils|Soup ingredients.
leotard|Garment named after French aerialist.
lessees|Tenants.
letdown|Disappointment.
lettered|Very well educated.
letterpress|Printed words.
leverage|Power; effectiveness.
liberal|Political designation.
licence|Authorization, British style.
license|Freedom abused.
lifesaver|Beach figure.
lifters|Weight ___.
ligament|Bond or tie.
ligament|Tie or bond.
ligature|Thread of a kind.
lighthouse|Navigation aid.
limitation|Boundary.
lineman|End or center.
linemen|Ends and others.
lingered|Remained.
linkage|Bond.
lintier|Covered with more fluff.
lissome|Supple.
lissome|Supple.
listless|Languid.
literal|Prosaic.
literal|Word-for-word.
literati|Scholarly ones.
litters|Puppies and kittens.
liturgy|Ritual.
lobster|Red color.
locales|Places.
located|Stationed.
loiters|Hangs around.
lolling|Drooping.
longhorn|Texas critter.
loophole|Legal escape hatch.
loophole|Means of evading the law.
lorries|Trucks, in Twickenham.
lounger|Lazy one.
louvers|Vents.
loverly|Eliza Doolittle's word.
lowbrow|Egghead's opposite.
lowlier|More humble.
loyalty|Quality of a "fidus Achates."
lunchtime|Day break.
lyddites|Powerful explosives.
macaroni|Elbow, for one.
macerate|Soften by steeping.
madcaps|Harum-scarums.
maestro|Eminent music man.
magistrate|Civil officer.
magnetism|Pulling power.
magnets|Lodestones.
mahogany|Reddish brown.
maidenly|Like an old-fashioned girl.
mainstay|Chief support.
majestic|Grand.
makeshift|Stopgap.
makeshift|Temporary expedient.
malarial|Like air from marshy ground.
maltase|Enzyme.
mammoth|Gigantic.
manager|Baseball official.
mandarin|Chief Chinese dialect.
mandrake|Plant with forked root.
manhattan|Purchase of 1626.
maniacs|Frenzied ones.
manpower|Nation's strength.
mansion|Lordly home.
marches|Pieces of music.
marchesa|Italian title.
mariner|Orbiter of Venus.
mariner|Recent Venus visitor.
marines|Fighting men.
marionette|Punch, for one.
markups|Retail detail.
marline|Nautical cord.
marline|Nautical rope.
married|Reader, I ___ him.—"Jane Eyre"
marriers|Elopers and others.
marshmallow|Toasted goody.
martinet|Rigid disciplinarian.
martinets|Disciplinarians.
martini|Manhattan's relative.
masonic|Descriptive of York rite.
masquerade|Social affair.
massacre|Boston headline, 1770.
masseter|Jaw muscle.
mastaba|Egyptian tomb.
mastiff|Watchdog.
matadors|Performers of a kind.
matelots|Bordeaux seamen.
matters|Signifies.
matured|Well adjusted.
matures|Comes of age.
mayapple|Fruit.
maypoles|Playtime posts.
mealiest|Most powdery.
measure|Yard or bar.
measures|Means to an end.
mechanic|Garageman.
mechanism|Engine parts.
meddled|Interfered.
mediators|Go-betweens.
medicaid|Special service, new style.
melilot|Sweet clover.
mellows|Softens.
memento|Pressed flower, for one.
memento|Something saved.
memento|Souvenir.
mendicant|Begging.
mending|Housewife's job.
menorahs|Jewish candelabra.
mention|Cite.
mermaid|Historic London tavern.
mescals|Cacti.
mesdames|Ladies.
mesotrons|Nuclear particles.
messier|More untidy.
metaphor|All the world's a stage, for example.
metaphysical|Very abstract.
meteors|Sky travelers.
methodist|Follower of Wesley.
metiers|Vocations.
metrics|Prosody.
miaowed|Cried like a baby.
miasmas|Effluvia.
microbe|Germ.
midrash|Hebrew Scriptural exegesis.
mignonettes|Garden annuals.
mildest|Gentlest.
mileage|Motorist's concern.
militate|Be directed (against).
minding|Feeling concern.
mineral|One of a basic trio.
miniskirt|Mod garment.
miniver|Memorable "Mrs." of movies.
misfires|Fails in its intended effect.
mishaps|Adversities.
missile|Atlas, for one.
missile|Nike-Zeus.
mistake|Example of fallibility.
mistletoe|State emblem of Oklahoma.
mistral|Wind of southern France.
mitigate|Become milder.
mnemonic|Helping the memory.
mnemonics|Art of improving the memory.
mobster|Candidate for Sing Sing.
moccasin|Snake.
modular|Type of furniture.
mohairs|Upholstery fabrics.
mollycoddle|Pamper.
momentary|Fleeting.
moments|Seconds.
mongers|Dealers, British style.
monitor|Ericsson's claim to fame.
monitor|Screen used by TV personnel.
monkeyshine|Prank.
monologist|Type of entertainer.
monopolize|Control completely.
monopoly|A corner.
monotone|Johnny One-Note's forte.
moonstone|1868 novel (with "The").
morally|Virtually.
mothball|Camphor item.
motherhood|Career for women.
motionless|Statuelike.
motorists|Some travelers.
muckrakers|Reporters of T.R.'s day.
mudguards|Fenders.
mundane|Earthly.
mundane|Worldly.
munster|Where Cork is.
murderer|Whodunit role.
musette|Military bag.
mustard|Condiment.
naivete|Simplicity.
namable|Notable.
nameplate|Mailbox attachment.
napkins|Table linen.
nascent|Beginning to exist.
nasturtium|Spurred flower.
nasturtiums|Bright pungent flowers.
natality|Birth rate.
national|Grand ___, Aintree race.
naturals|Those with obvious talent: Colloq.
nautilus|Sea mollusk.
neatest|In best order.
neatest|Most orderly.
necessary|Indispensable.
neckbands|Parts of shirts.
necktie|Item of dress.
needily|Necessarily.
needing|Requiring.
needless|Superfluous.
negligee|Garment.
neither|Nor yet.
nemeses|Just punishments.
nemesis|Goddess of vengeance.
nepotism|Playing favorites.
nereids|Sea nymphs of Greek myth.
nestled|Snuggled.
nestlings|Squabs.
netting|Meshwork.
network|Chain of a kind.
neurons|Nerve cells.
neutral|Uncommitted.
neutron|Elementary particle.
newness|Fresh quality.
newsless|Not reportable.
newsman|Huntley or Brinkley.
nextdoor|Close-by.
niblick|Golf club.
nickelodeon|Musical device.
nickels|Small change.
nictitated|Winked.
nightlong|From dusk to dawn.
nightspot|Discothèque, for one.
nitwits|Featherbrains.
niveous|Snowy.
nocturne|Dreamy composition for the piano.
noisier|More clamorous.
noisily|Loudly.
noisome|Offensive.
noisome|Offensive.
nominal|Insignificant.
nominative|Case in grammar.
nonagon|Plane figure.
nonesuch|Paragon.
nonstop|Airline term.
noodles|Pasta.
noonday|Zenith.
norther|Arctic gale.
nosedive|Plane pilot's maneuver.
nosegay|Posy.
notates|Marks with facts.
notebook|Stenographer's necessity.
notedly|Conspicuously.
nowhere|Get ___ (fail).
nuances|Subtle variations.
numerals|Area codes, zip codes, etc.
nuptials|Wedding.
nursery|Place for growing things.
nursery|Place for small fry.
nutpick|Pecan sheller's tool.
nutrition|Prerequisite for health.
oarlock|Rowboat equipment.
oatmeal|Breakfast food.
obedient|One thing a scout is.
oblation|Religious offering.
oblongs|Geometric figures.
obscures|Mists.
obsolete|Descriptive of bustles, high-button shoes, etc.
occultly|In a mysterious manner.
octagon|Geometric figure.
odalisk|Harem dweller.
oddball|Weirdie.
oddment|Scrap.
odyssey|A long wandering.
oersted|Unit of magnetic intensity.
offside|Lineman's sin.
offsides|Football blunders.
oilpaper|Waterproof material.
ointment|Salve.
oldstyle|Of an earlier time.
oldwives|___ tale.
oleander|Evergreen shrub.
oleander|Flowering shrub.
oleander|Poisonous shrub.
oleates|Esters.
ologist|Scientist, humorously.
omicron|Greek letter.
oneiromancy|Divination of dreams.
oneness|Unity.
onlooker|Kibitzer.
opaline|French glassware.
opaline|Milky variety of glass.
openers|Poker holding.
openhanded|Generous.
operetta|Musical entertainment.
opposite|Facing.
oracles|The Scriptures.
oralist|Lip-reader.
oration|Valedictory.
orations|Speeches.
oratorio|Musical composition.
oratorios|Messiah and others.
orators|Declaimers.
oratory|Campaign ploy.
oratory|Eloquence.
oratory|Small chapel.
orchids|Praise: Colloq.
ordained|Established.
ordains|Consecrates.
ordains|Decrees.
ordinal|First or second.
ordinal|Kind of number.
organon|Method for communicating knowledge.
orientated|Adjusted to environment.
origami|Japanese art form.
origami|Japanese art of paper folding.
origami|Japanese paper-folding art.
original|Not a copy.
orioles|1966 headliners.
ornamental|Embellishing.
ornately|Floridly.
orthodox|Conventional.
osculation|A kiss.
ostracon|Inscribed potsherd of early Palestine.
otherworld|Land of pixies, goblins, etc.
ottoman|Hassock.
outbound|Heading for foreign parts.
outdistances|Leaves behind.
outermost|Farthest from the center.
outplays|Wins the game.
outreach|Exceed.
outshine|Put in the shade.
outswam|Beat in the water.
overate|Dined too well.
overate|Dined too well.
overate|Gorged.
overate|Went off a diet.
overcall|Bridge maneuver.
overdressed|Bedizened.
overdriven|Exhausted.
overdue|Delayed.
overeat|Ignore one's diet.
overeats|Emulates a gourmand.
overhead|Aloft.
overhead|Business expense.
overhold|Value too highly, old style.
overlap|Coincide in part (with).
overlap|Extend upon.
overornamented|Gingerbready.
overplays|Gives undue emphasis to.
overran|Invaded.
override|Conquer, in a way.
overstep|Exceed.
overtake|Catch up to.
overtake|Catch up with.
overtakes|Catches up with.
overtopped|Excelled and surpassed.
overtrade|Buy and sell in excess.
overturned|Tipped.
oysters|Dinner course.
ozonide|Compound containing oxygen.
paddles|Water wheel parts.
paginate|Number book pages.
pagodas|Eastern shrines.
paillasse|Straw mattress.
palaces|Escorial and others.
palaces|Fourth word of "Home, Sweet Home."
paladin|Legendary hero.
paladins|Douzepers.
palatinate|German region.
palinodes|Recantations.
palmetto|South Carolina's symbol.
palmists|Cousins of soothsayers.
panacea|Cure-all.
pandora|Well-known box opener.
panhandles|Parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
panicky|Terror-struck.
pannier|Basket.
panther|Wild cat.
papoose|Tepee dweller.
paraders|Those on the march.
paradise|Place of delights.
paraffin|Preservative coating material.
parallel|Global line.
parasol|Shape of a stone pine tree.
paravane|Underwater device used in mined areas.
parches|Shrivels with heat.
parleys|Conferences.
paroled|Released conditionally.
paroles|Releases under certain conditions.
paroxysm|Violent outburst.
participation|Profit sharing.
partisan|Supporter.
passages|Northwest and others.
passbook|Depositor's record.
passport|Traveler's need.
pastels|Crayon drawings.
pastiche|Hodgepodge.
pastils|Lozenges.
pastime|Diversion.
pastors|Churchmen.
pasture|Field.
patchier|Less consistent in quality.
paterfamilias|Father.
patience|G and S opus.
patriot|Man with a country.
patronize|Give one's trade to.
peaches|Delightful people: Slang.
pealing|Resounding.
pearlite|Carbon and iron alloy.
pearmain|Variety of apple.
peasant|Muzhik.
peasouper|Fog, London style.
peccable|Liable to sin.
peddler|Kind of salesman.
pedestal|Supporting base.
pedigree|Family tree.
peelings|Skins.
peephole|Eyelet.
peerless|Unequaled.
pejorative|Disparaging.
pelican|Louisiana's bird.
pelican|Water bird.
penchant|Strong liking.
pendant|Piece of jewelry.
pendulum|Clock feature.
peninsula|Florida, for one.
pensive|Moodily thoughtful.
pentagon|Edifice in Arlington, Va.
pentagon|Potomac River landmark.
peopled|Inhabited.
peplums|Waistline flounces.
perched|Roosted.
perching|Insessorial.
pergolas|Bowers.
perhaps|Possibly.
perilous|Fraught with danger.
periodic|Intermittent.
periods|Stopping points.
periods|Stops.
permeated|Saturated.
perplex|Bewilder.
perplexity|Bewilderment.
perseveringly|With steadfastness.
persuade|Plead with.
pestered|Bothered.
pestered|Bothered.
pesterer|Nuisance.
pesters|Annoys.
petards|Firecrackers.
petrels|Sea birds.
pettiness|Triviality.
petulance|Ill-humor.
petunia|Garden flower.
phalange|Bone of a finger.
phalanx|Finger bone: Anat.
phantom|Wraith.
pharaoh|Title meaning "great house."
philters|Love potions.
phlegmatic|Imperturbable.
phoneme|Speech sound.
pianist|Van Cliburn.
piaster|Coin.
picador|Bull ring horseman.
picaroon|Rogue.
picayune|Trivial.
picketed|Joined a demonstration.
pickets|Part of the street scene.
pierrot|Clown.
pigeonhole|Shelve.
pilaster|Column.
pilaster|Type of column.
pinafore|Name of stage fame.
pinaster|Mediterranean evergreen.
pinecone|Fruit of a tree.
pinecone|Product of an evergreen.
pinioned|Bound or shackled.
pinkies|Certain fingers.
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinwheel|Child's toy.
piquancy|Zest.
pirates|Clemente, Law, Veale, etc.
piscatory|Of fishing.
placards|Bills.
plainspoken|Candid.
plaintiffs|Litigants.
planets|Neptune and Pluto.
plankton|Floating food for fish.
plannings|Exercises in logistics.
planter|Owner of cotton fields.
plastic|Synthetic substance.
platform|Politician's stand.
platted|Braided.
platted|Mapped a subdivision.
platypus|Duckbill.
playhouses|Places of amusement.
pleiades|Seven daughters of Atlas.
plenary|Fully attended.
plenipotentiary|Diplomat.
plights|Untoward situations.
plimsoll|Load-line mark, on a ship.
plumbago|Black lead.
pockets|Fobs.
poesies|Old-time collections of verses.
polecat|Skunk.
polestar|Center of attraction.
politeness|Courtesy.
pollinated|Fertilized, botanically speaking.
poltergeist|Noisy ghost.
pomander|Clove-studded orange.
poniard|Dagger.
popeyed|Showing fright.
popular|Designating the "in" thing.
porcelain|Spode.
porpoise|Intelligent mammal.
porpoises|Flipper's kin.
portals|Entrances.
porthole|Window of a kind.
portray|Depict.
postage|Transportation charge.
postdate|Stamp for later on.
postern|Side entrance.
posthole|Excavation.
potages|Thick soups: Fr.
potboiler|Inferior book, picture, etc.
pothole|Deep pit.
potholes|Part of the street scene.
potlatches|Festivals of Chinook Indians.
pottered|Dawdled (around), British style.
pouters|Pigeons.
practice|Become perfect, perhaps.
praetor|Roman magistrate.
prairies|Wide open spaces.
praised|Commended.
praline|Confection.
prancer|Vixen's partner.
precedes|Leads.
precept|Principle.
precinct|Part of a city.
predicament|Quandary.
preempts|Arrogates.
prelate|Church dignitary.
prelects|Discourses.
premarital|Of the time before the wedding bells.
premiere|Broadway happening.
present|Birthday feature.
preserve|Place for game.
preside|Chair.
president|Voters' choice.
presidents|Johnson and Johnson.
presidio|Garrisoned post.
pressman|Printer.
prestamp|Philatelist's type of cover.
prestidigitator|Hocus-pocus man.
prestigious|Honored.
presuming|Making suppositions.
pretense|False appearance.
pretense|Sham.
pretense|Travesty.
preterit|Signifying past time: Gram.
pretest|Give a dry run.
pretext|Alleged motive.
prevenient|Anticipatory.
prevents|Forestalls.
primates|Churchmen.
primings|Undercoats.
primroses|Cowslips.
principally|In the main.
printer|Ben Franklin's early trade.
printer|One of Ben Franklin's jobs.
prioress|Teller of a "Canterbury Tale."
priority|Precedence.
pristine|Unsullied.
prithee|Archaic request.
private|Sequestered.
prizefighter|Professional athlete.
proceedings|Affairs.
proclaims|Heralds.
procrastination|The thief of time.
prognostication|Foretoken.
propane|Type of gas.
property|Attribute.
prophets|Fortunetellers of a sort.
propose|Put forward.
prorates|Apportions.
prosecute|What D.A.'s do.
proselyte|Make converts.
prospect|Likely customer.
protean|Extremely variable.
protean|Very changeable.
protect|Defend.
provision|Condition.
prowlers|Sneak thieves.
pruderies|Bluenose specialties.
psalter|Book of Psalms.
psalter|Book of sacred songs.
psalter|Part of a prayer book.
psychedelic|New word in hip talk.
ptarmigan|State bird of Alaska.
puckish|Mischievous.
pulchritudinous|Comely.
pulleys|Mechanical devices.
pulsate|Throb.
pumiced|Polished with an abrasive.
puritan|Early New Englander.
puritan|Strait-laced one.
pursuits|Quests.
puttees|Leggings, 1917 style.
pygmyish|Like Gen. Tom Thumb.
pyramid|Giza sight.
quadrats|Type metal pieces for spacing.
quadruped|Dog.
quaintly|Oddly.
qualify|Meet a set standard.
quarrel|Altercation.
quarrel|Spat.
quarters|Place to live.
quaternion|Set of four.
quatrefoils|Architectural ornaments.
quavery|Like some voices.
queried|Interrogated.
quisling|Norwegian fascist.
quixotic|Visionary.
quotient|Mathematics word.
raconteur|Storyteller.
radiance|Brilliancy.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Diffuse.
radiate|Glow.
radiate|Shine.
radiate|Shine.
radiator|Car part.
radicals|Extremists.
radiograms|Certain messages.
ragtime|Beat of the 1920's.
railbird|Sight at the track.
railcar|Self-propelled coach.
raiment|Attire: Poet.
rainbow|Symbol of hope.
rainier|Peak near Tacoma.
rainier|Peak of the Cascades.
raising|Escalating.
rampant|Widespread.
rampant|Without restraint.
rangers|Guardians of the forest.
ransoms|Saves, in a way.
rapacity|Greed.
rasters|TV images.
ratable|Proportional.
ratchets|Mechanical devices.
ratings|Grades, as of enlisted men.
rational|Not silly.
rations|Food.
ratlines|Nautical ropes.
ravines|Gulches.
rawhides|Untanned skins.
rayless|Gloomy.
razzmatazz|Something corny: Slang.
reactor|Atomic pile.
readjusted|Set to rights again.
realigns|Makes new groupings.
realise|Make a profit, British style.
realism|Flaubert's forte.
realize|Accomplish.
realizing|Understanding clearly.
realness|Lifelike quality.
reamers|Fruit squeezers.
rearguard|Military unit.
reasons|Motives.
reassure|Give confidence to.
reassured|Gave confidence to.
recarpets|Renews the "wall-to-wall."
recedes|Grows less.
receive|Greet.
receives|Admits.
recesses|School times.
recessional|Kipling poem, 1897.
recited|Spoke.
reclaim|Make fit for cultivation.
recoated|Painted again.
rectangle|Geometric figure.
rectorate|Office of a clergyman.
recurrent|Periodic.
redated|Changed the time slug.
redhead|Woodpecker.
redraft|Second plan.
redress|Make amends to.
redskin|Indian.
redskins|NFL team.
redstart|Warbler.
redwoods|California giants.
reedbird|Bobolink.
reedier|More thin and piping.
reengage|Employ again.
references|Job-seeker's need.
referral|Recommendation.
refinery|Oil-processing plant.
refinery|Type of factory.
reflexes|Knee jerks.
reformation|Important religious movement.
reformed|Improved or corrected.
refrain|Chorus.
refreshed|Invigorated.
refresher|Kind of course of study.
refusal|Declination.
regimens|Beneficial treatments.
register|Verb for voters.
regulate|Adjust.
rehears|What the court of appeals does.
rehearse|Perform for practice.
rehearsed|Practiced.
reinform|Notify again.
rejected|Discarded.
rejoinder|Reply.
relative|Comparative.
relativity|Theory of 1905.
relaxes|Eases up.
relaxing|At ease.
release|Let go.
release|Quitclaim.
release|Quitclaim.
relented|Felt compassion.
relented|Gave in.
relents|Yields.
reliant|Having trust.
relicts|Widows.
relocks|Fastens again.
remakes|Movies on old subjects.
remarque|German novelist.
reminders|Memos or notes.
reminisce|Call to mind past events.
remorse|Deep regret.
remotest|Describing ultima Thule.
removing|Shifting (to).
rending|Wresting (from).
renewal|Subscriber's choice.
repaint|Do a household job.
repairmen|Fixers.
repaved|Did road work.
repeated|Quoted from memory.
repelled|Forced back.
repines|Feels discontent.
replace|Supplant.
replete|Full.
repopulate|Bring in new inhabitants.
representatives|D.C. group.
repress|Keep under control.
repress|Stifle, as one's feelings.
reprimand|Curtain lecture.
reprise|Repetition of a song, in musicals.
reprove|Censure.
reptiles|Zoo exhibits.
reputed|According to popular belief.
reputed|Said to be.
request|Petition.
resealed|Closed again.
research|Scholar's work.
resemble|Take after.
resents|Takes amiss.
reserved|Taken.
reshapers|Fashioners anew.
resident|Not migratory.
residents|Some graduate students.
resorter|Cousin of a habitué.
respect|Consideration.
respects|Holds in high regard.
respond|Answer.
restaurant|Chophouse.
resting|Dormant.
restoration|Period in English history.
restore|Put back.
restore|Put back.
restore|Rejuvenate.
resumes|Summaries.
retable|Altar shelf.
retailer|Shopkeeper.
retainer|Faithful servant.
retaliate|Strike back.
retaliates|Pays back, in a way.
retaste|Experience anew.
retention|Memory.
retests|Second quizzes.
reticence|Reserve.
reticence|Uncommunicative state.
reticent|Uncommunicative.
retinues|Suites.
retired|Emeritus.
retirements|Withdrawals.
retrospect|Survey of the past.
reusable|For repeated service.
reveres|Paul, et al.
reverie|Daydream.
reverse|Back up.
reverse|Car gear.
reversed|Inside out.
reversed|Turned around.
reverser|One who does an about-face.
reverses|Backpedals.
reverts|Goes back, in action, thought, etc.
reviler|Name-caller.
revision|Work to be done on a manuscript.
rheumatism|Disease.
rhubarb|Diamond argument.
ribbing|Framework.
ricebird|South Carolinian.
riddance|Disposal.
ridgepole|Part of a roof.
riflers|Burglars.
rigmarole|Meaningless talk.
rioters|Headline getters.
ripened|Cured, as cheese.
ripples|Small waves.
riviera|European resort area.
rivieras|Mediterranean regions.
roadster|Car for the campy crowd.
roadsters|Flapper Age vehicles.
rodents|Squirrels, chipmunks, et al.
roebuck|Male deer.
roentgen|X-ray man.
rollaways|Certain beds.
romance|Picturesque nature.
romances|Certain novels.
romantic|Fabulous.
romping|Lively play.
rooters|Certain enthusiasts.
ropedancers|Aerialists.
rosaceous|Like a flower.
rosaries|Beads.
roseate|Cheerful.
rosettes|Badges of office.
rosettes|Floral designs.
rosters|Lists.
rotates|Acts in turn.
rotunda|Room of a kind.
roulette|Gambling game.
roundabout|Circuitous.
roundtable|Discussion group.
roundup|Bring together: Colloq.
roustabouts|Workers.
rousters|Deckhands.
routine|Customary procedure.
royalty|Elizabeth and Philip.
runners|Olympic contestants.
rusticate|Countrify.
rustles|Sound effects, as of leaves.
rutabagas|Swedish turnips.
sabadilla|Mexican plant.
sabbath|Holy day.
saboteur|Vandal.
saccule|Part of the ear.
sacerdotal|Priestly.
sacrificing|Bunting.
saffron|Orange yellow.
sagamore|Algonquian chief.
sailboat|Regatta entry.
salable|In good demand.
salesmen|Vendors.
saltbox|Kind of house.
salters|Seasoning makers.
saltiness|Quality of potato chips.
saltless|One kind of diet.
salvage|Recovered property.
salvage|Rescue.
sameness|Uniformity.
sampler|Piece of needlework.
samsara|Hindu transmigration.
samurai|Japanese military caste.
sanctity|Holiness.
sandals|Mercury's talaria.
sandals|Relatives of talaria.
sandalwoods|Fragrant Asian trees.
sandarac|Cypress pine.
sandlot|Baseball field of sorts.
sandlotters|Little Leaguers, once.
sandman|Genie of folklore.
sandpiper|Plover's cousin.
sapling|Tree-to-be.
sapphire|Shade of blue.
sardines|The makings of a quick meal.
sashayed|Glided: Colloq.
sashayed|Glided: Colloq.
satiate|Glut.
satiate|Surfeit.
satinet|Fabric.
satires|Certain writings.
satisfy|Make happy.
saturate|Soak.
saturate|Surfeit.
saucers|Air-borne phenomena.
saunter|Walk, in a way.
sausage|Meat.
sauteed|Cooked, in a way.
sauterne|Château d'Yquem.
savants|Learned men.
savings|Available cash.
saxhorn|Brass-wind instrument.
scandal|Front page news.
scanner|Electronic device.
scarcer|In shorter supply.
scarcer|Not as plentiful.
scarecrow|Sentinel of a sort.
scarlets|Bright reds.
scatterer|Disperser.
scenery|Flats, wings, etc.
scholars|Ph. D.'s.
schoolmarm|Teacher, old style.
science|Subject for today's scholars.
scientist|Rabi or Urey.
scintillas|Flashes.
scintillate|Sparkle.
sciolistic|Showing only surface knowledge.
scoldings|Curtain lectures.
sconces|Bracket candlesticks.
scorers|Game officials.
scorers|Tallymen.
scrambled|Jumbled.
scraped|Grated.
scraping|Partner of bowing.
scratch|Cross (out).
scratch|Racetrack term.
scratch|Withdraw, as a horse, from a race.
scrooge|Dickens character.
scrutiny|Close examination.
sculler|Oarsman.
seabags|Mariners' gear.
seaboot|Fisherman's article of wear.
seadogs|Old tars.
sealery|Hunting place.
sealing|Kind of wax.
seamster|Tailor, old style.
seashells|Conchologist's concern.
seasoned|Matured.
seasoning|Rookie's need.
seatings|Places at a table.
secants|Lines, in trigonometry.
secedes|Leaves a group.
seclude|Screen.
secluded|Hidden.
seconded|Supported.
secondhand|Used.
seconds|Inferior merchandise.
secrecy|Elopers' concern.
secrets|Spy's objectives.
secrets|Sub rosa items.
secular|Worldly.
sedately|In a dignified way.
sedentary|Inactive.
sediment|Lees.
sediments|Dregs.
seeders|Farm machines.
seedstock|Planting supplies.
seepage|Oozing.
seeress|Soothsayer.
seguidilla|Aria from "Carmen."
sellout|SRO occasion.
semantic|Of words and their meanings.
seminar|Discussion group.
semipros|Part-time athletes, for short.
semiquaver|Musical note.
senator|American Leaguer.
senator|Moss or Hart.
senators|McGovern, Brooke, et al.
senators|Team nickname.
sendoff|Bon voyage party.
seniors|Those of a class.
senoras|Casa dwellers.
sensate|Felt.
sensory|Part of ESP.
sentient|Capable of feeling.
separate|Block off.
separate|Different.
separate|Distinct.
sequels|Certain books.
seraglios|Palatial living quarters.
serails|Harems.
serapes|Mexican garb.
serapes|Mexican garments.
serapes|Mexican garments.
seraphs|Angels.
serenes|Makes tranquil.
sergeant|Police office.
serials|Soap operas, for example.
serials|Soap operas, for instance.
seriate|Arranged in succession.
seriation|Arrangement.
seringa|Brazilian rubber tree.
serotine|Designating late-flowering plants.
serpent|Eden dweller.
serpent|Python.
serpents|Laocoön's undoing.
serpents|Ophidia.
serpents|Pythons.
serrate|Notched, as leaves.
serrate|Notched.
serrates|Makes notches.
service|Helpful act.
service|Hotel's forte.
sestina|Poetic work.
setters|Bird dogs.
settler|Early American.
settler|Frontier character.
settler|Pioneer.
seventy|Good golf score.
seventy|Par for the course.
several|Divers.
several|Sundry.
severed|Broken.
severity|Strictness.
shadrach|One of a Biblical trio.
shakeup|Reorganization.
shakeup|Upset.
shakier|More rickety.
shallops|Light open boats.
shallot|Scallion.
shallows|Sea or river places.
shamble|Walk unsteadily.
shanghais|Kidnaps, in a way.
shapeless|Describing some stylish gowns.
sharing|Dividing up with.
sharpen|Give a fine point to.
sharper|Gamester of a kind.
shatterer|Iconoclast, for example.
sheared|Cut.
sheepdog|Collie.
sheepherders|Cattlemen's adversaries.
shellac|Defeat decisively: Colloq.
shellac|Resin.
shellac|Wood finish.
shellacs|Resins.
shelled|Like some nuts.
sheriff|County officer.
shimmered|Twinkled.
shimmies|Jazz dances.
shirring|Task for a seamstress.
shoebill|African wading bird.
shoeless|Discalced.
shooter|Marble.
shooters|Marbles.
shortcuts|Timesavers.
shorten|Add butter.
shortening|Curtailment.
shortens|Decreases.
shortsighted|Heedless of the future.
showstopper|Popular act.
shrimper|Fisherman.
shrines|Reliquaries.
shrines|Sanctuaries.
shrives|Frees from guilt.
shrugged|Expressed disinterest.
shuteye|Sleep: Slang.
sibilant|Hissing sound.
sidearms|Pistols, swords, etc.
sidebar|Rail of a kind.
sidecar|Kind of cocktail.
sidecar|Place for a passenger.
sideman|Jazz musician.
sideshow|Circus specialty.
sidestep|Evade.
sidestep|Evade.
sidewall|Part of a tire.
sidewise|Laterally.
sierras|Mountain chain.
signora|Milanese lady.
signore|Italian gentleman.
silence|Hamlet's last word.
silencer|Gunman's gear.
silents|Early film fare.
silicate|Common mineral.
sillabub|Wine-flavored dessert.
silurian|Of a geological period.
similar|Like.
similes|Good as gold, and others.
simmered|Boiled slowly.
simpleton|Goose.
sincere|From the heart.
singsong|Monotonous meter.
singsong|Monotonous.
sirenian|Sea cow or dugong.
sirloin|Cut of meat.
sixteenths|Fractions.
skaters|Water striders.
skillet|Frying pan.
skinners|Theatrical father and daughter.
skippers|Leaders of a sort.
skullcaps|Headgear.
skylines|Metropolitan features.
skyrockets|Rises rapidly.
slaloms|Skiing races.
slanders|Defames.
slanged|Used argot.
slapstick|Comedian's forte.
slashes|Reduces prices sharply.
slatting|Material for Venetian blinds.
slavish|Blindly imitative.
sledges|Arctic vehicles.
sleepiness|Sandman's gift.
sleighs|Pungs.
sleuthing|Hawkshaw's forte.
sliders|Pitchers' specialties.
slippage|Lag in production.
slipups|Faux pas.
slitted|Narrowed.
slowpoke|Snail.
smaller|More trivial.
smartest|Most sophisticated.
smother|Overwhelm.
smugness|Complacency.
snaffle|Bridle bit.
snarers|Clever catchers.
sneaked|Lurked.
sneakers|Furtive ones.
sneakers|Tennis gear.
sneering|Gibing.
sneezes|Cold weather sound effects.
snickered|Laughed, in a way.
snigger|Derisive sound.
snigger|Silly laugh.
snipers|Carping ones.
snippet|Swatch.
snooper|Busybody.
snoopers|Busybodies.
snoopers|Detectives of a kind.
snorkel|Sub tube for air intake.
snorted|Expressed anger, in a way.
snowballs|Grows larger.
snowcaps|Mountain tops.
snowplow|Vehicle, seasonal style.
sobered|Became serious.
soignee|Well-groomed.
solecist|Maker of blunders in grammar.
solicits|Entreats.
soliloquize|Talk to oneself.
solstices|Events of June and December.
somebody|VIP.
someplace|Unspecified site.
somersaults|Tumbler's feats.
sometime|Former.
sometime|Indefinite date.
sonatas|Pieces of music.
sooners|Oklahomans.
soprano|Musical star.
soprano|Singer.
sorters|Fruit workers.
soupcon|Little bit.
souvenir|Memento.
soviets|Councils.
spacemen|Phenomena of our time.
spaceship|Airliner of a kind.
spacewalk|Phenomenon of our time.
spadework|Preliminary drudgery.
spaghetti|Popular dish.
sparerib|Pork cut.
sparest|Leanest.
sparest|Most frugal.
sparest|Thinnest.
sparing|Frugal.
sparkler|Diamond ring: Slang.
sparklers|Fireworks.
sparkplugs|Engine parts.
speaker|House man.
speared|Caught fish, in a way.
spearhead|Military group in the van.
spearmint|Aromatic plant.
specials|Trains.
specter|Haunted house feature.
spectre|Headless horseman.
speedway|Place to go fast.
spellbinder|Orator.
spheres|Regions.
sphinxes|Inscrutable ones.
spiderworts|Flowers.
spindle|Axle.
spinster|Bachelor girl.
spinsters|Misses.
splashdown|A kind of landing.
splashy|Spectacular.
splices|Joins strands.
splints|First-aid items.
splurged|Embarked on a spending spree.
splutter|Confused noise.
spoiler|Robber.
spoilsport|Wet blanket.
sported|Wore ostentatiously.
spreads|Jam and jelly.
sprinkle|Drizzle.
sprites|Goblins.
spurting|Gushing forth.
squabble|Petty dispute.
squalled|Cried raucously.
squarely|Head on.
squeaks|Sharp shrill sounds.
squealers|Canaries.
squeegees|Window-washing devices.
stacked|Piled.
stagger|Overwhelm.
stagnant|Not flowing.
stairway|Hall feature.
stalest|Least fresh.
stalled|Out of gas.
stampede|Panicky flight.
standards|Flags.
stapled|Fastened, in a way.
starches|Stiffens.
stardom|Actor's aim.
starers|Gawkers.
starfish|Asteroid, sea version.
starfish|Sea urchin's cousin.
staring|Taking a good look.
startup|Set in action.
starved|Went hungry.
stashed|Hid (away).
staters|Gold coins of ancient Greece.
station|Pennsylvania, for one.
stationary|Fixed.
stators|Parts of motors.
statures|Standing postures.
statute|Act.
statutes|Laws.
stealthy|Surreptitious.
steamer|Kind of ship.
steamship|River boat.
steeled|Reinforced.
steelies|Marbles.
steelies|Marbles.
steelyards|Scales.
steeple|Church feature.
steerage|One way to travel.
steering|___ committee.
stellar|Leading.
stemware|Goblets.
stentorian|Very loud.
steppers|Fast horses.
stereos|Music-lovers' choice.
sterile|Unfruitful.
sterile|Unfruitful.
sternal|Of the breastbone.
stewards|Managers.
stewpans|Chef's need.
stickle|Contend stubbornly.
stinger|Cocktail.
stingray|Dangerous fish.
stipend|Fee.
stipple|Dot with paint.
stirring|Exciting.
stirrup|Foothold of a kind.
stogies|Cheap smokes.
stokers|Workers on some ships.
stomata|Pores in leaves.
stonewall|Symbol of strength and endurance.
stooges|Foils, stage style.
storage|Cold ___.
stories|Ghost ___.
stories|Kipling's forte.
storing|Putting away.
storing|Putting by.
stovers|Tenders of oasts, kilns, etc.
stranded|High and dry.
stranders|Cable-making machines.
strands|Ocean shores.
strange|Quaint.
straphangers|Certain commuters.
straphangers|Subwayites.
stratum|Horizontal layer.
stratum|Layer.
strawberry|Plant of the rose family.
streamed|Floated.
streets|Oxford and Pall Mall.
streets|Peachtree and others.
strength|Fortitude.
stretch|Exaggerate.
stretch|Exaggerate.
stretch|Pitcher's action before the windup.
strides|Moves forward.
striptease|Burlesque turn.
strokes|Oarsmen.
strolled|Meandered.
strolls|Saunters.
strolls|Walks.
strongman|Dictator.
stubborn|Determined.
stuccoes|Building materials.
studded|Decorated, as with jewels.
stunned|Dazed.
sturdier|More resolute.
subdebs|Future socialites.
sublease|One way to get an apartment.
succeed|Follow.
succeeds|Turns out well.
success|Business goal.
sufferance|Tacit permission.
suggest|Call up by association.
summertime|Gershwin song.
sunbathers|Certain vacationers.
sundered|Split.
sundress|Garment.
sunlamp|Therapeutic device.
sunless|Bleak.
sunsets|Evening phenomena.
sunshiny|Bright.
superman|Caped flier.
surcease|Temporary respite.
surfaces|Visible areas.
surfboard|Piece of sports equipment.
surmise|Conjecture.
surmise|Guess.
surmount|Conquer.
surroyal|Deer's crown antler.
sustain|Uphold.
sustains|Prolongs.
sustenance|Food.
suzerain|Overlord.
swabber|Deck cleaner.
swallowtails|Butterflies.
swarthy|Dark.
sweater|Campus wear.
sweater|Jersey.
sweepstakes|Lottery.
sweetens|Sugars.
sweetly|Pleasingly.
sweetsop|Tree of tropical America.
swimsuits|Type of attire.
sympathy|Sameness of feeling.
symptoms|Indications.
synchronizer|Camera device.
synonym|Glad for joyful, for example.
synopses|Digests.
synopsis|Brief recapitulation.
syringa|Saxifrage plant.
systemic|Pertaining to the body.
systems|Methodologies.
taboret|Embroidery frame.
taboret|Small stand.
tackles|Football players.
tactful|Endowed with savoir-faire.
tactfully|Adroitly.
tailing|Work for a private eye.
takeaway|Subtract.
talented|Skilled.
talesmen|Jurors.
talkathon|Filibuster.
talking|On the phone.
tallest|Like the Rockefeller Center tree.
tallest|Most high.
tandems|Trailers having pairs of axles.
tangelos|Grapefruit-tangerine hybrids.
tangent|Kind of line, in geometry.
tankage|Capacity of some trucks.
tantalus|Father of Niobe.
tantara|Fanfare.
taproom|Bar.
taproots|What many trees have.
tarboosh|Fez.
targets|Goals.
tarnish|Sully.
tarriers|Waiters.
tartars|Formidable ones.
tartlet|Piece of pastry.
tassels|Inflorescences of corn.
tattersall|Bright, checkered pattern.
tattles|Tells tales.
tattles|Tells tales.
tattoos|Military signals.
taxicab|Part of the street scene.
taxpayer|One behind Uncle Sam.
taxpayer|You or I.
teacart|Piece of furniture.
teachers|Campus group.
tearaway|Leave rapidly.
teargas|Police weapon.
tearoom|Luncheonette.
tearooms|Luncheon places.
teasels|Thistlelike plants.
teataster|Connoisseur of a sort.
teatime|Late afternoon.
tectonics|Science that adds art to utility.
tedders|Farm machines.
teenager|Young person.
teetered|Vacillated.
teetered|Wobbled.
teetotalers|Drys.
telecast|Form of entertainment.
telecaster|Newsman, for example.
telefilm|Home entertainment.
telemeter|Spacecraft transmitting device.
telephone|Teen-agers' monopoly, in many homes.
telescope|Condense.
tellers|Counters.
temerity|Nerve.
templars|Certain knights.
template|Pattern.
tenaille|Outwork between two bastions.
tendered|Proffered.
tenement|Type of dwelling.
tenements|Dwellings.
tensile|Ductile.
tensors|Certain muscles.
tentative|Provisional.
tequila|Mescal.
termagants|Shrews.
termite|Pest.
termites|Undermining pests.
terraces|Hillside formations.
terrane|Rock formation.
terraria|Glass gardens.
terrets|Rein rings.
terrier|Anti-aircraft missile.
testate|Having left a will.
testers|Bed canopies.
textiles|Dry goods.
theater|Stars' milieu.
theaters|Drive-ins.
therein|In that place.
thespian|Trouper.
thickenings|Flour, cornstarch, etc.
thingamajigs|Gadgets: Var.
thirsty|Avid.
thornlike|Spiny.
thorough|Complete.
thousandth|Fraction.
threaded|Strung, as beads.
threepenny|Nail size.
throstle|Song thrush.
thundered|Made a loud noise.
thunderstorm|Picnic spoiler.
tickets|Lottery buys.
tightrope|Hazardous situation.
tigress|Powerful feline.
timbale|Baked meat dish.
timelier|More seasonable.
timpani|Kettledrums.
timpani|Kettledrums.
tinsels|Christmas decorations.
tinting|Applying color.
tintinnabulary|Jingling.
tintype|Photograph, old style.
tinware|Kitchen gear.
tipcats|Certain game pieces.
tippler|One often in his cups.
titania|Shakespearean queen.
tittered|Laughed.
titular|Nominal.
titulary|One holding honorary rank.
toasters|Kitchen appliances.
toddles|Saunters.
toehold|Slight advantage.
together|United.
tolerant|Forbearing.
tolerant|Forebearing.
tolerate|Put up with.
tollhouse|Edifice by a bridge.
tollmen|Bridge workers.
tommies|Kipling characters.
tonette|Simple flute.
tonsures|Clerical haircuts.
toolroom|Part of a machine shop.
topknot|Kind of hairdo.
torches|Lights.
tormentor|Pest.
tormentor|Pest.
tornado|Twister.
torpedo|Firework.
torrents|Floods.
totalitarianism|Political doctrine.
totally|As a whole.
totemic|Of an emblem.
townsmen|Citizens.
toyshop|Kind of store.
traction|The act of drawing.
traduce|Defame.
traduce|Malign.
traduce|Vilify.
trailer|Mobile home.
trainee|Boot.
trainer|Athlete's mentor.
trainloads|Capacities of certain vehicles.
traitors|Turncoats.
trammel|Three-tiered fishing net.
trances|Enraptures.
transepts|Church parts.
transfer|Convey.
transfer|Reason for moving.
transient|Fleeting.
transistor|Electronic miracle.
transmit|Convey.
transom|Window over a door.
trapeze|Aerialist's apparatus.
trapezes|Acrobats' hangouts.
trapezes|Swings.
trapezoids|Certain four-sided figures.
trapline|Hunter's setup.
traveler|General Lee's horse.
travels|Sees the world.
treadmills|Wearisome routines.
treasured|Held in high esteem.
treated|Negotiated.
treelike|Dendroid.
trekked|Traveled laboriously.
tremors|Vibrations.
trenail|Wooden peg: Var.
trended|Turned (toward).
triangle|Musical percussion instrument.
triazole|Nitrogen compound.
tribunal|Court of law.
tribunals|Courts.
tribunes|Public defenders.
tribunes|Roman magistrates.
tricycle|Vehicle.
trigonal|Of a triangle.
triples|Certain hits.
triples|Diamond hits.
triplet|Family member.
triplet|Group of notes, in music.
trippet|Cam.
triumphant|Successful.
trooper|He gets his man.
troughs|Farm structures.
trounce|Defeat: Colloq.
trounce|Defeat: Colloq.
trounce|Defeat: Colloq.
trousers|Ducks.
truants|Certain schoolboys.
truants|Dropouts, temporary style.
trudging|Plodding.
truffles|Certain fungi.
trusted|Believed in.
trusted|Gave credit to.
tryouts|Auditions.
tsarina|Empress.
tsarinas|Certain rulers.
tuberoses|Lilylike flowers.
turnabout|Fair play.
turnover|Amount of business done.
turnpike|Motorway.
turnstile|Subway device.
turtleneck|Collar.
tussock|Thick clump of grass.
tutoress|Teacher.
tuxedoes|Grooms' wear.
tweeters|Loud-speakers, hi-fi style.
twinges|Emotional pangs.
twofold|Double.
typebar|Part of a keyboard.
typical|Characteristic.
typographers|Pressmen.
tyranny|Despotism.
tyrants|Dictators.
ukuleles|Easy-to-play instruments.
ululate|Howl.
ululation|Wailings.
umbilicate|Like all men.
umpired|Supervised a game.
unarmed|Defenseless.
unaware|Lacking knowledge.
unaware|Not informed (of).
unaware|Not informed.
unconventional|Free and easy.
underact|Play with too great restraint.
undercover|Hidden.
underdone|Poorly cooked.
understand|Perceive clearly.
undertake|Enter into or upon.
underwater|Where to see a wahoo.
undress|Divest of ornament.
undulating|Like a flag in the breeze.
unearths|Discovers.
unequal|Variable.
ungrateful|Thankless.
unguarded|Vulnerable to attack.
unhinge|Dislodge.
unhinge|Render unstable.
unholiest|Most impious.
unhorse|Overthrow.
uniting|Bringing together.
university|Temple.
unkempt|Disheveled.
unlaces|Looses.
unlocks|Permits entry.
unlucky|Inauspicious.
unmanly|Fainthearted.
unowned|Not acknowledged.
unpopular|Wallflower's status.
unruled|Not lined.
unscrupulous|Lacking moral principles.
unsnarl|Disentangle.
unsuited|Miscast.
unswathes|Removes the wrapping.
untamed|Wild.
untried|Not checked out.
unworthy|Not deserving.
upfront|Mauldin's W. W. II cartoons.
upriver|Where the good fishing is.
upstart|Parvenu.
useless|Ineffectual.
uselessness|Futility.
ushered|Escorted.
ushered|Helped at a church wedding.
ushered|Served as escort.
usquebaugh|Whisky, Gaelic style.
usurers|Money lenders.
utensil|Domestic implement.
utensil|Implement.
utterance|Speech.
utterer|Speaker.
vacated|Moved out.
valleys|Neighbors of hills.
vandals|Wanton destroyers.
vassals|Subservient ones.
vehement|Intense.
veneers|Surface layers.
veneers|Surface layers.
venetian|Kind of blind.
verbiage|Speaker's specialty.
vetoers|Naysayers.
vibrant|Resonant.
vicarage|Ecclesiastical residence.
vigorous|Strong.
vincula|Anatomical bands.
vinedresser|Grape cultivator.
vintage|Grape crop.
vintages|Wines.
violate|Break (a law, rule, etc.).
viridian|Bluish green.
viscose|Thick.
vitelline|Egg yolk.
vitrified|Changed into glass.
wainscot|Wood paneling.
walleyed|Kind of pike.
wallpaper|Item of decor.
wanderer|Rolling stone.
wanderer|Traveling man.
wapitis|Elks.
warehouse|Storage place.
warmonger|Jingo.
warpath|Not the road to peace.
wassails|Carousals, in old England.
wastrel|Profligate.
watchmen|Guards.
waterman|Gondolier, for one.
watermelon|Large juicy fruit
wavered|Hesitated.
wearily|With dragging feet.
weekend|Time for fun.
weighted|Burdened.
welcomers|Red-carpet rollers.
werewolf|Lycanthrope.
western|Ever-popular movie.
whaling|Near-extinct industry.
wheaten|Kind of bread.
wheedles|Uses flattery.
whereas|Legal term.
whistler|American artist.
whitecap|Beach sight.
whitecap|Wave crest.
whitewash|Gloss over.
whizbang|Excellent: Slang.
wholesale|Indiscriminate.
winesaps|Apples.
wineshop|Café or tavern.
wintergreen|Checkerberry.
wishbone|Turkey part.
withdrawal|Retirement.
withstood|Bore up.
wonderland|Duchess country.
woodpecker|Flicker.
woodworker|Carpenter.
woolens|Certain clothing.
wormwood|Bitterness.
worsted|Fabric.
wreathed|Encircled.
wreaths|Laurel and holly.
xenophobe|One unduly fearful of foreigners.
yardage|Measurement in length.
yardarm|Support for a square sail.
yearlings|Certain animals.
yearlings|Young animals.
yeshiva|New York university.
yeshiva|School for Talmudic study.
yestreen|Last evening: Poet.
yodeled|Sang falsetto.
yodeler|Swiss Alps attraction.
younger|Less mature.
youngling|Inexperienced one.
abhorrent|Abominable.
abigail|Wife of Pres. John Adams.
abolish|Ban.
abracadabra|Magic spell.
abraded|Worn.
abreacts|Expresses an emotion.
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Condense.
abundance|Plenty
abundant|Ample.
acacias|Locusts.
academy|Scholars' society.
academy|Seat of learning
acceded|Consented.
acceded|Gave consent.
accedes|Gives in.
accents|Intonations.
acceptance|Approval.
accepted|Conventional.
accession|Acquisition.
accolade|Praising mention or award.
accomplishments|Dancing, singing, et al.
accords|Grants.
account|Description.
account|Description.
accrete|Grow together
accreted|Enlarged bit by bit.
acetate|Fabric.
acetates|Certain fabrics.
achromatic|Colorless.
acolyte|Altar boy.
acquainted|Let know.
acquiescent|Biddable.
acquired|Came to have.
acquits|Exculpates.
acreage|Land
actuality|Fact.
aculeate|Having a sting.
adamant|Firm.
adamant|Unyielding.
adamantine|Immovable.
ademption|Revocation of a legacy.
adherent|Follower.
adhesives|Mastics.
adipose|Fatty.
adolescence|Youth
adopted|Voted to accept.
adoration|___ of the Magi.
adrenal|Designating certain glands.
advances|Improves.
adverse|Unfavorable.
aerates|Charges with gas
aerialist|Circus feature.
aerobes|Microorganisms.
aerospace|Astronauts' realm.
affrays|Brawls.
aforesaid|Mentioned earlier.
afternoon|Day time.
afterthoughts|Reflections of a sort
against|Opposed.
ageless|Eternal.
ageless|Forever young
agendum|Item for action.
agitator|Rabble-rouser.
agnomen|Nickname.
agnostic|Relative of a nullifidian.
agonistic|Argumentative.
agreement|Compact
agreements|Covenants.
ailment|Physical complaint.
airborne|Like some troops.
airliners|Jets.
alabaster|White.
alabaster|White.
alameda|California city
alameda|City in California.
alamode|Menu entry.
alamode|Menu term.
alamode|Thin shiny silk.
alarmed|Panicky.
alcoves|Nooks.
alderman|City legislator.
aldermen|Municipal officials.
alerted|Warned.
alerter|More watchful.
alewife|Fish.
alewives|Fish.
alexander|Kind of cocktail.
alfalfa|Hay source.
alfalfas|Forage plants
alfredo|Violetta's beloved.
aliases|Assumed names.
alienate|Make unfriendly.
alienee|Receiver of property.
alienee|Receiver of transferred property.
alkaline|Detroit Tiger star.
allegro|Rodgers show.
alleluia|Refrain word of many a hymn.
allergy|Antipathy
allover|Everywhere.
allspice|Pimento.
almanac|Calendar.
almanacs|Annuals.
alodial|Freehold, in old law.
alteration|Change made by modiste.
alteration|Change.
altercate|Quarrel.
alternates|Certain delegates.
aluminum|Element.
amasses|Brings together.
amassing|Gathering.
amative|Loving
ameliorate|Improve.
amendable|Remediable.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amenity|Pleasantness.
amercing|Punishing by a fine.
amongst|In the midst of.
amortizes|Pays off, via a sinking fund.
amounts|Totals.
amperes|Electrical units.
ampullae|Ancient two-handled bottles.
amulets|Charms.
amulets|Protection from evil
analyst|Man of assays.
anapest|Metric foot.
anatase|Octahedrite, a mineral.
anatomical|Of a branch of biology.
anecdote|Short tale.
anecdotes|Stories.
anemone|Windflower.
aneroid|Kind of barometer.
aniline|Dye compound.
animals|Elephant, donkey, etc.
animate|Enliven.
animates|Enlivens.
anneals|Tempers with heat.
annexation|Event for Texas, Dec. 29, 1845.
announce|Declare.
annular|Ring-shaped.
anomaly|Abnormality.
anomaly|Cold day in July, for example.
another|One more
answers|Serves
anteaters|Aardvarks.
anteaters|Pangolins.
antebellum|Before 1941.
antebellum|Before the war.
antebellum|Designating a period in U.S. history.
antebellum|In the time of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
antedate|Come earlier than.
antedates|Precedes in time.
anteing|Putting up.
antelopes|Bucks.
antenatal|Before birth.
antenatal|Occurring before birth.
antibiotic|Germ-killer.
antigen|Doctor's choice.
antilabor|Don't be this tomorrow
antiquated|Passé.
antique|Collector's item.
antique|Period piece.
antiques|Prized relics.
antlered|Like a moose.
anywhere|Unspecified place.
apelike|Brutish
aperitif|Appetizer.
aperitif|Cocktail
aphides|Plant parasites: Zool.
apollos|Handsome ones.
apologists|Defenders of the faith.
apostolate|Office of the Pope.
apparel|Clothing.
apparent|Manifest
appease|Conciliate.
appease|Placate.
appended|Attached
appends|Attaches
appends|Attaches.
appetizer|Dinner course.
applicator|Cosmetician's device.
apprentice|Beginner.
apprise|Inform (of).
approve|Sanction.
apricots|Conserve ingredient.
apriority|State of being deductive.
aptitude|Flair.
aptitude|Natural gift.
aquamarine|Beryl.
aquamarine|Variety of beryl.
arbiter|Judge
arborvitae|Evergreen tree.
archduke|Royal title.
archery|Outdoor sport.
areaway|Cellar access.
ariette|Song.
aristocrat|High-born one.
aristocrat|Noble.
armored|Like some cars.
arouses|Stirs to action.
arrange|Put in order.
arrangement|Vocal score.
arrayed|Dressed
arresting|Striking.
arrival|Advent.
arrival|Trip's end.
arrogation|Unjustified seizure.
arsenal|Ordnance depot.
arsenal|Storehouse
arsonist|Pyromaniac.
arsonists|Firebugs.
article|Magazine feature.
artiest|Most pretentious.
artifice|Trick.
artificial|Synthetic.
asbestos|Protective material
ascetic|Austere
aseptic|Sterile
asinine|Silly.
asocial|Reclusive.
aspires|Reaches for (with "to").
assayer|Analyst of a kind.
assegais|African spears.
assemble|Gather
assented|Agreed to.
assented|Said yes.
assents|Agrees.
assertive|Unduly confident.
assertive|Very positive.
assists|Baseball plays.
assists|Baseball strategems.
assoiled|Pardoned, old style.
assortment|Supermarket's forte.
assures|Convinces.
assures|Promises.
astounds|Astonishes.
astrals|Argand lamps.
astride|In the saddle.
atelier|Workshop
atelier|Workshop
ateliers|Couture settings.
athwart|Crosswise.
atlases|Certain books.
atmosphere|Surroundings.
atonement|Expiation.
atremble|Shaking
attaboy|Slangy expression of approval.
attache|Chargé d'affaires.
attempts|Endeavors.
attends|Looks after
attract|Charm.
attract|Draw.
attrition|Gradual weakening.
aureate|Golden in color.
aurochs|Extinct ox.
authority|Power.
autoclave|Relative of a pressure cooker.
automaton|Man, in a way.
avalanche|Overwhelming rush.
avarice|Cupidity
avenged|Exacted satisfaction.
avenues|Means of access
avenues|Pennsylvania and others
aviated|Made a solo flight
aviator|Man in the cockpit.
aviatress|Flier.
avocado|Salad delicacy
avoider|Shunner
axletrees|Carriage's underpinnings.
backbiters|Fleas
backers|Angels of a kind.
backers|Angels, à la Broadway.
backstop|Catcher.
badgered|Harassed.
badmintons|Claret drinks.
bagatelles|Trifles.
bagatelles|Trifles.
ballast|Stability source.
ballerina|Performer of a kind.
ballerinas|Tallchief and others.
ballpoints|Pens.
bambinos|Small fry, in Venice.
bananas|Treelike tropical plants.
bandbox|Symbolic container.
baneful|Fraught with ruin.
bangles|Trinketry
banners|Gonfalons.
banning|Forbidding.
banqueter|Diner.
banters|Kids around
baptist|Church member
barleycorn|Beverage of a kind.
barleycorn|Sir John of old song.
barnstormers|Some troupers.
baronets|Noblemen.
barouches|Four-wheeled carriages.
barriers|Obstructions.
barroom|Pub.
baseball|Comiskey Park souvenir.
baselines|Diamond features.
bashful|Happy's brother
bassets|Canines.
bassinet|Cradle.
bastille|Old Paris landmark.
bastinadoes|Punishes, Asian style.
battened|Secured, nautical style.
battles|Actium, Agincourt, Antietam, etc.
bazooka|Weapon
beanery|Lunch room: Slang.
beanies|Boys' caps.
bearably|Tolerably.
bearably|Tolerably.
beckoner|Signaler.
beguine|Dance.
beholds|Regards.
behoove|Be incumbent on.
believe|Expect.
belladonna|Kind of lily.
belowdecks|In the hold.
beltings|Firm narrow fabrics.
benchmarks|Reference points.
benefice|Ecclesiastical living.
benefits|Labor's extra demands.
benignly|Favorably.
bennets|Jane Austen family.
bequest|Legal concern.
berceuse|Cradlesong: Fr.
beriberi|Deficiency disease.
bespoke|Reserved beforehand.
bestowed|Donated.
bewails|Deplores.
bezique|Card game.
bezique|Pinochle's cousin.
bifurcate|Fork.
bikinis|Beach wear
bisects|Cuts in half.
bivalves|Mussels.
blackberries|Bramble fruit.
blackjacks|Clubs.
blasted|Confounded.
blastoffs|Activities using lox.
blatant|Obtrusive
blatant|Vociferous.
blissful|Enraptured.
blithesome|Cheery.
bloodred|Color.
bloomer|Amelia the feminist.
blueing|Laundry need.
blueish|Of a certain color.
boarded|Took ship.
bondsman|Guarantor
bonefish|Florida catch.
bonfire|Conflagration of a kind.
bookmaker|Gambling man.
bookworm|Studious one.
boomerang|Missile weapon.
boomtown|Prosperous place.
boondocks|The sticks.
borates|Salts of an acid.
boredom|Ennui.
boredom|Lack of interest.
boredom|One reason for oscitancy
boulder|City just E of Front Range.
bowlegged|Like many a cowboy.
bracket|Support for a shelf.
braggart|Self-glorifier.
brainstorm|Bright idea.
brainstorming|Trouble-solving technique.
braised|Term in cookery.
bramble|Blackberry.
bravely|Well.
breakaway|Separation.
breathe|Live.
breathed|Whispered.
breezes|Moves jauntily.
breweries|Sources of certain beverages.
brewers|Certain Milwaukeeans.
brigantine|Sailing vessel.
bristle|Hair.
brochure|Pamphlet.
brokenhearted|Very sad
broncos|Rodeo performers.
browbeaten|Hit on the head.
brownstone|Building material.
brushup|Take a refresher course.
bucktail|Van Buren Democrat
bucolic|Countrified.
bugaboos|Scary things.
bulldog|Well-known mascot.
bulldozer|Earth-mover.
burgess|Borough resident.
burglar|Raffles.
burlesques|Parodies.
business|Matter.
butlers|Menservants.
butterfingers|Clumsy one.
buttress|Prop.
caballero|Spanish gentleman.
cabanas|Beach houses.
cabaret|Broadway musical.
caboose|Railroad train
cadence|Rhythm.
cakewalk|Stage dance.
cakewalks|Old-fashioned dances.
calabooses|Lockups.
caleche|Vehicle of Quebec.
calendar|Court schedule.
calipered|Measured minutely.
calliope|Muse of eloquence.
calliopes|Musical instruments.
calliopes|Musical instruments.
caloric|Of heat.
cameraman|Television VIP.
camisole|Woman's garment.
campaigner|Party man in action.
campfire|Center of attraction for hikers, scouts, etc.
canapes|Party food.
canards|False statements.
canasta|Card game.
cancans|Dances.
canceled|Postmarked.
cancels|Crosses out.
candidate|Hopeful.
candidness|Honesty.
canister|Coffee container.
cantankerous|Scrooge-like.
cantata|Choral composition.
cantata|Musical composition.
cantata|Serenata.
cantatas|Musical narratives.
cantina|Bistro, in the Southwest.
cantons|Swiss districts.
capered|Gamboled.
captors|Takers of prisoners.
capture|Arrest.
capuchin|Monk.
caracul|Asian sheep.
caramels|Rich candy.
carbarn|Bus system housing.
carboys|Bottles with basketwork.
careens|Leans, as a ship.
caretaker|Custodian.
carload|Quantity
carnations|Flowers.
carotid|Neck artery.
carpenters|Craftsmen.
carpool|Group transportation.
carryall|Duffel bag's cousin.
carryon|Keep at it, British style.
cartoonist|Movie maker of a kind
cartwheels|Wagon parts.
casabas|Fruits.
cascade|Waterfall.
casemates|Warship gun enclosures.
casserole|Dish
casting|Broadway activity.
castoffs|Throwaways.
catatonic|In a rigid trance.
caterers|Sandwich men, in a way.
cathodes|Battery terminals.
catspaws|Feline extremities.
cavatina|Operatic solo
ceasing|Desisting.
celesta|Keyboard instrument.
cellmates|Partners in crime, so to speak.
cements|Joins.
centavo|Small coin.
ceramic|Clay product.
ceramic|Pottery
ceremonial|System of protocol.
certainly|Yes
cession|A yielding, as of rights.
chagrin|Feeling of disappointment.
chairlift|Ski slope feature.
chambers|Judge's rooms.
changed|Transmuted.
channels|TV term.
chanson|Song: Fr.
chanterelle|Highest string of a violin.
charade|Game people play.
charade|Pantomime game.
charade|Pantomime game.
chariot|Ancient vehicle.
chariot|Old style vehicle.
charisma|Leader's aura.
charmer|Attractive femme
charter|Deed.
chassis|Auto part.
chasten|Discipline.
chattels|Personal property.
chatting|Conversing.
cheerleaders|Real "go-go" girls
cheeses|American and others.
cheeses|Wisconsin products.
cheetah|Swift cat.
chenille|Rug material.
cherubs|Innocent-looking ones.
chianti|Italian wine.
chicane|Get by mean means.
chickadee|Titmouse.
chimera|Foolish fancy.
chipmunk|Irresistible rodent.
choirmaster|Man of music.
choosing|Preferring.
chopsticks|Piano piece.
chorale|Hymn tune.
chorals|Sacred tunes.
christie|Creator of M. Poirot.
chukkers|Game divisions.
ciboria|Eucharistic cups.
cinemas|Soho showings
circlet|Round ornament
citation|Award.
clapboard|Siding.
clarence|19th century carriage.
clarinet|Musical instrument.
clarion|Clear, sharp and shrill.
clatters|Rattles.
clauses|Provisos.
cleaners|Detergents
cleanse|Purify.
cleanup|Killing
cleared|Netted.
cleaver|Butcher's tool.
clematis|Flowering vine.
clerical|Churchly.
climaxes|Crowning events.
cloister|Protect and seclude.
closeup|Intimate view.
closeup|Intimate view.
clouded|Hard to figure out.
clouted|Hit hard: Colloq.
cloverleafs|Pike features.
coachman|Driver.
coastal|Seaside.
colander|Strainer.
collage|Artistic work.
collage|Form of pop art.
collapsed|Gave way.
collect|Short prayer, in some churches.
colonel|Army officer.
colonel|Officer.
colorado|1,400-mile river of the U.S.
colorado|Red, Spanish style.
coloratura|Soprano.
commandant|Officer.
commerce|Traffic.
commonsense|Thomas Paine work.
concave|Rounded inward.
concede|Admit
concert|Lincoln Center offering.
concluded|Closed.
confidante|Close friend, perhaps.
confreres|Fellow workers.
congenial|Kindred.
conjecture|Surmise.
connectors|Couplers.
conniver|Scheming one.
conquered|Won.
conquistador|Hernando Cortez.
consecrate|Hallow.
consensus|Accord.
consent|Partner of advise.
conservative|States' righter
consistent|In harmony.
consoles|TV models.
consort|Ruler's mate.
consultors|Advisers.
contempt|Disrespect.
contessa|Italian noblewoman.
contester|Disputant
contests|Matches.
continent|Map feature.
contraband|Prohibited.
contracts|Business doings
contrition|Remorse.
coolers|Champagne buckets.
copious|Abundant.
copperhead|Confederate sympathizer.
copybooks|Pupils' needs.
cordovan|Soft leather.
corners|Angles.
corolla|Flower petals
coronate|Crowned.
coroners|Local officials
corralled|Brought together in one place.
correct|Right.
correction|Amendment.
correlated|Established in orderly connection.
corridor|Passageway.
cortege|Retinue.
cosines|Functions of angles
costume|Dress.
cotillon|Formal ball
country|Place to live.
courier|Runner
courses|Curriculum items.
courses|Student's electives.
covered|Filled in for: Colloq.
coverture|Shelter.
cowards|Poltroons.
cowboys|Western roles.
cowcatchers|Locomotive pilots.
cowhands|Workers of a kind.
coyotes|Prairie dwellers.
crafted|Made by hand.
creditor|Finance man.
creeper|Vine.
crenate|Having a scalloped margin.
crenels|Battlement features
crescent|Shape of some rolls.
crescents|Aspects of the moon.
cressets|Old-time torches.
cricket|Game dating from 1700's.
critical|Captious.
criticism|Trilling's forte.
critter|Animal, rural style.
crocodile|Other name for the Limpopo
crouton|Soup topping.
crowbar|Prying tool
crowfoot|Buttercup.
cruisers|Squad cars.
crusader|Man with a mission.
crusades|Battles for betterment
cryptic|Mysterious.
cuirass|Piece of armor.
cultivate|Refine.
curbing|Restraining.
curmudgeon|Sourpuss.
currycombed|Did a groom's job
curtness|Laconism.
cushier|Easier: Slang.
customer|Buyer
cutlery|Household ware.
cutover|Like some timber areas.
cylinder|Engine part.
czarina|Ruler's wife.
daftest|Most foolish.
dagwoods|Big sandwiches
dahlias|Flowers
dairyman|Food seller.
dallies|Wastes time.
damasks|Rich, reversible fabrics.
damosel|Old-fashioned girl.
dandelion|Abundant weed.
dangled|Hung.
danglers|Hangers-on.
dappled|Multicolored.
darlings|Barrie family.
dashing|Bold and lively.
dastard|Bad guy, old style.
dastard|Poltroon
daughter|Family member.
daughter|Family member.
daunting|Cowing.
davenport|Iowa city.
daybeds|Furniture items.
daybreak|Sunup.
daydreaming|In another world.
deadhead|Empty railroad car.
dealers|Businessmen.
dearest|Letter opener.
debarks|Alights.
debarred|Excluded.
debasers|Character assassins
debases|Corrupts
debater|Candidate, at times.
debater|Disputant.
debaters|Argumentative fellows.
debates|Discussions.
debates|Forensics.
debutant|Actor in first role.
decades|Century units.
decades|Time periods
decants|Pours
decapod|Squid.
deceive|Mislead.
decided|Clear-cut.
decreed|Ordained.
deerstalker|Proper sleuthing cap.
defeated|Frustrated.
defected|Fell away.
defender|Advocate.
defender|Champion.
defender|Legal figure.
defines|Explains.
degraded|Humbled.
degrees|Scholars' concern.
dehorned|Disarmed, in a way.
deities|Pantheon members.
delayed|Held up
delegations|Convention groups.
delight|Joy
deliver|Give out.
deliver|Rescue.
deliver|Save.
deludes|Misleads.
deludes|Misleads.
demands|Requires.
demeaning|Humbling.
demesne|Realm.
demijohn|Narrow-necked bottle.
demijohn|Wine holder.
denature|Deprive of innate qualities.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denotes|Signifies.
departs|Goes off
deplane|Alight, in a way.
deponed|Testified.
deposed|Ousted
depressor|Muscle of a certain kind.
derange|Disturb the functions of.
derides|Laughs at.
derides|Pokes fun at.
descant|Counterpoint melody.
describe|Narrate.
descriers|Discoverers.
deserter|Renegade.
deserts|Just ___
despises|Feels contempt for.
despite|Notwithstanding.
despoils|Robs.
despots|Oppressors
desquamate|Scale, as fish.
dessert|Dinner course.
destroy|Raze.
destroyer|Navy vessel.
detailed|Elaborate.
detains|Stops.
deterge|Cleanse.
detergents|Laundry needs.
detonate|Explode.
detours|Road signs.
devotee|Buff
devotions|Prayers.
devours|Swallows up.
dewless|Without moisture.
dialers|Phone users
dialogue|Conversation.
diamonds|Suit of a klnd.
diarists|Certain writers
diarists|Certain writers.
dictate|Give orders.
diehard|Extreme conservative.
dieresis|Two dots placed over a vowel.
different|Unlike.
digestion|Food assimilation.
digging|Fun in the sandbox.
dilemma|Quandary.
dilemmas|Situations with horns.
diluter|Water, for one.
diminuendo|Musical term.
dinette|Apartment feature.
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction.
diocese|See.
directory|Phone book
directs|Controls.
dirndls|Dresses
disarmed|Charmed, in a way.
disarms|Charms, in a way.
disband|Break up.
discard|Scrap.
discredit|Cast doubt on.
disembody|Divest of reality.
dishpan|Kitchen need.
disjointed|Incoherent.
dislocated|Out of order.
displeasure|Indignation.
disport|Frolic.
disproven|Refuted.
disputes|Pro and con discussions.
disquiet|Unease.
disserves|Treats badly.
distaste|Antipathy.
distils|Precipitates
distinct|Plain.
distract|Divert.
ditches|Excavations.
divided|Shared.
divines|Clergymen.
divorce|Disjunction.
doeskins|Leatherware.
dogcatcher|Lowly political plum.
dogeared|Shabby.
dollars|Money
dominate|Rule.
doodlebugs|Ant lion larvae.
dossier|File.
dovecote|Columbary.
dovetail|Carpenter's joint.
dovetailed|Fitted snugly.
dowager|Society VIP.
downtown|Subway sign.
downwash|Airstream, in aeronautics.
dragonet|Brightly colored fish.
dragons|Symbols of China.
dramshop|Pub, old style.
dramshop|Pub.
drapery|Decorator's art.
drawback|Impediment.
dresser|Actor's aide
dresser|Backstage helper.
dresser|Valet.
dresses|Mini or midi models.
dresses|Skimmers or shirtwaists.
dresses|Wardrobe.
dressmaker|Garment worker.
drilled|Trained.
droplets|Bits of moisture.
dropouts|Teachers' concerns.
drovers|Cattle handlers.
ductile|Easily influenced.
dudgeon|Anger
duennas|Chaperones.
duffers|Some golfers
dulciana|Pipe-organ stop.
dullard|Unclever one.
dyestuff|Coloring matter.
eagerly|With anticipation
earflaps|Feature of winter headgear.
earlier|Sooner
earmarked|Set aside for special use.
eastern|From a certain direction.
eastern|Oriental.
eastward|Direction.
ebullience|High spirits.
eccentric|An odd fellow.
echelon|Airplane formation.
eclairs|Delicious desserts.
ecumenical|General.
edgings|Fringes
edibles|Picnic provender.
edifice|Structure
edifice|Structure.
edifying|Enlightening.
educators|Teachers
eggheads|High-brows.
eggplant|Purple color.
egoists|Self-centered ones.
egotists|Conceited ones.
eidolon|Phantom.
elaborate|Studied.
elapses|Goes by.
elapses|Goes by.
elastic|Springy.
elaters|Buoyant people.
elation|Buoyancy.
elation|Exuberance
elected|Chosen.
elegance|Restrained opulence.
elegant|Luxurious.
element|Arsenic, for one.
element|Fundamental substance.
element|Lead, for one.
elements|Mercury et al.
elephantine|Island of the Nilometer
elevate|Enhance
elevate|Ennoble.
elevate|Lift up.
elevate|Raise
elevated|Type of railway.
elevates|Raises.
elevations|Heights.
elevens|Sock sizes
elicited|Drew forth.
elision|Vowel omission.
ellipses|Ovals.
elongation|Protraction.
elopers|Bride and groom.
elopers|Runaways.
eloquent|Expressive
emanant|Flowing forth.
emanate|Flow (from).
emanate|Issue.
emanated|Sprang (from)
embezzle|Misappropriate.
embittered|Angered.
embossments|Relief work.
embower|Surround with foliage.
emergent|Rising.
emeriti|Retired professors.
eminence|Natural elevation.
eminence|Superiority.
eminent|Exalted.
eminent|Noted.
eminent|Outstanding.
eminent|Renowned
emoters|Ham actors.
emotional|Easily moved.
empires|Groups of states.
employs|Engages.
emptiness|Sense of loss.
enables|Allows.
enacted|Legislated
enacted|Passed.
enameled|Painted.
enamels|Paints.
enamelware|Pots and pans.
enamored|Captivated.
encaged|Confined.
encased|Boxed
encases|Sheathes, in a way
encircle|Surround.
enclave|Monaco, for example.
enclaves|Territorial units.
enclose|Fence in.
enclose|Surround.
enclosed|Contained.
encored|Demanded more from a performer.
encored|Shouted "bis" at the Met.
endangered|Risked.
endeared|Made beloved.
endearments|Sweetie, etc.
endorse|Approve.
endorsed|Backed.
endorsed|Signed.
endorser|Signer
enforceable|Capable of being executed
engaged|Busied
engender|Beget.
engrave|Practice an art
engross|Absorb.
engross|Absorb.
enhance|Intensify.
enhancing|Intensifying.
enigmatic|Hard to figure out.
enlaced|Intertwined.
enlists|Joins.
enlists|Signs up
enliven|Pep up.
enliven|Perk up the proceedings.
enliven|Put zest into the festivities.
enmeshed|Tangled up.
enrages|Maddens.
enrober|Dresser.
ensigns|Navy men
ensilage|Stored fodder.
enslave|Put in servitude.
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Trap.
ensures|Guarantees.
entailed|Involved.
entasis|Convexity in the shaft of a column
entente|Coalition of nations
entente|Understanding of a sort.
entente|____ cordiale
ententes|Pacts.
entered|Engaged in.
enterer|New member.
enteron|Start.
enteron|Undertake.
enterprise|U. S. aircraft carrier.
enthrall|Charm.
enthrone|Crown.
enticement|Commercial's forte.
enticer|Seductive one.
entirely|Altogether.
entitle|Dub
entrain|Depart by rail.
entrain|Get aboard a conveyance.
entrance|Admission.
entrance|Portal.
entrant|Contest joiner.
entrant|New member
entreat|Plead.
entreaties|Prayers.
entreaty|Plea.
entries|Contestants.
entwine|Interlace.
envelop|Surround
environs|Suburbs.
epergne|Table centerpiece.
epicure|Bon vivant
epicure|Fastidious diner.
epicurean|Gastronomic.
epigraph|Engraved inscription.
episode|Happening.
episode|Incident.
episode|Incident.
epistle|Piece of writing.
epithets|Characterizing words.
epitome|Condensed account.
equally|Alike.
equally|Alike.
equanimity|Balance.
equator|Divider of a sort.
equilateral|Of a geometrical figure.
eradicate|Get rid of.
eradicate|Wipe out.
erasers|Art store purchases.
erasers|India-rubber items
erasers|Pencil parts.
erasers|Schoolroom items.
erasers|Solvers' aids.
erasers|Typists' aids.
erasing|Rubbing out.
erasures|Corrections.
erectors|Construction men.
erelong|Shortly: Poet.
eristic|Controversial
eristics|Controversialists.
erlking|Mischievous elf of German folklore.
erosion|Agricultural problem.
erosive|Tending to wear away.
erosive|Wearing away
errantry|Knight ___.
erratic|Eccentric.
erudite|Learned.
escadrille|European air command unit.
escapade|Reckless prank.
escaped|Made a getaway.
escaper|Fugitive
escapers|Seekers of freedom.
escarole|Salad green
escarole|Salad green.
escarps|Steep slopes.
eschews|Shuns.
escorts|Accompanies.
escudos|Former Spanish coins
eserine|Alkaloid used in medicine.
esoteric|Recondite.
esparto|Kind of grass.
esquires|Titles of respect.
essayist|Type of writer.
essence|Meaning
esterase|An enzyme.
esthete|Art lover.
esthete|Beauty lover.
esthete|Beauty lover.
estrange|Alienate.
estranges|Alienates.
etagere|Bric-a-brac piece.
etagere|Cabinet for curios.
etamine|Cotton
etceteras|Odds and ends.
etching|Rembrandt's "Tobias and the Angel."
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Forever
eternal|Unending.
eternity|Infinite duration.
ethanes|Hydrocarbons.
ethnically|According to national groups.
euripus|Channel with violent tidal flows.
evaders|Dodgers.
evaluate|Appraise.
evaluate|Appraise.
evangel|One of the four Gospels.
evenhanded|Impartial.
everted|Turned outward.
evidence|Factual proof.
evidence|Show.
evident|Manifest.
evident|Plain to see.
evinced|Manifested.
evolute|Develop
exaggerate|Overstate.
example|Instance.
exasperate|Annoy.
excavate|Hollow out.
exceeded|Outdid.
excellence|Honorary title.
excepts|Leaves out.
exchequer|Treasury.
executions|Accomplishments.
exemptions|Big help at tax time.
exertion|Effort.
exertion|Strong effort.
exigent|Pressing.
existed|Was.
exonerate|Free from blame.
exordium|Introduction.
expatriate|An American in Paris.
expenses|Auditor's items.
expertise|Know-how.
expiated|Did penance.
exploded|Discredited.
exposition|Large public display.
exquisite|Elegant.
extinct|Describing the great auk.
extolls|Praises.
eyeball|Stare at: Slang
eyeopener|Astonishing event.
eyesore|Litter, for one.
eyesore|Many a tenement, for example.
eyesores|Hovels, shanties, etc.
eyesores|Ugly objects.
eyewitness|Observer.
factitious|Not natural.
failles|Ribbed silk fabrics
failure|Dud.
falseface|Disguise.
falsity|Lie
falterer|He who hesitates
fancied|Preferred.
fantasia|Potpourri of familiar airs.
fantasia|Unconventional music piece.
fantasias|Musical potpourris.
fantasy|Imagination.
faraday|English physicist.
faraday|First dynamo developer.
fastball|Pitcher's specialty.
fathead|Dunderpate.
febrifuge|Remedy for a fever.
festered|Rankled.
festooned|Decorated, in a way.
fiacres|French vehicles.
fiascos|Botches.
fiction|Reading matter.
fidgeted|Moved uneasily.
filament|Thread.
filters|Subjects of current controversy.
finally|At last.
finished|Over.
finished|Through.
finisher|Skilled craftsman.
firebrand|Human spark plug.
firecracker|Pyrotechnic item.
fishpond|Charity bazaar attraction.
fitness|Eligibility
flagmen|Signalers.
flagpole|Feature of the U.N. Plaza.
flamboyant|Showy.
flamingo|Aquatic bird.
flanges|Strengthening ribs.
flashbulb|Picture-taking item.
flatfeet|Pavement-pounder's problem.
flatness|Lack of flavor.
flavoring|Extract.
fleabag|Cheap hotel
flooding|Engulfing.
floorshow|Type of entertainment.
florence|City on the Arno.
flummox|Confuses: Slang.
flushed|Rosy.
foibles|Slight faults.
fondant|Sugar paste
footloose|Free.
footstep|Possibly portentous sound.
footwork|Boxer's special skill.
foramen|Orifice, as in a bone
forearmed|Prepared.
forecasters|Golf players
forehead|Part of the face.
foremast|Ship's rigging support.
foremen|Bosses.
forests|Black and others
fortune|One kind of hunter.
founders|Leland Stanford, Sophia Smith, etc.
frankfurter|Former Supreme Court member.
fraternity|Men's group.
fraternize|Associate with.
fraters|Brothers.
fraught|Loaded (with).
freemen|Citizens.
freeway|Los Angeles trademark.
frenetic|Frenzied.
frequented|Revisited.
fretful|Fussy.
fretted|Worn away.
friendship|Camaraderie
frightened|Startled.
fringed|Fimbriate.
fritter|Small cake.
fumigate|Disinfect.
funfest|Celebration: Colloq.
gainsay|Oppose.
galactic|Of the Milky Way.
galantine|Mold of meat served cold in aspic.
galette|French cake.
gallery|An "Arnie's Army."
gameness|Pluck.
gametes|Egg cells.
gandering|Strolling: Dial.
gantlet|Run the ___
ganymede|Cupbearer of the gods.
garageman|Mechanic.
garages|Repair shops
gargoyle|Waterspout of a special form.
garrison|Military post.
gastropod|Snail or slug.
gathering|Crowd.
gazelle|Antelope.
gazelle|Antelope.
gazetteer|One kind of reference book.
gendarmes|Policemen.
general|Not limited.
generalizations|Some statements.
generator|Dynamo.
genetic|Of the origin of something.
gentian|Blue flower
gentians|Garden flowers.
georgette|Crepe fabric.
germanic|Teutonic.
gestalt|Configuration, in German psychology.
gestapos|Dread police systems
gesture|Shrug, for one.
getaway|Escape.
gigolos|Escorts of a sort.
gilbert|Famous collaborator.
gingerbready|Overly ornamented.
gitterns|Medieval guitars.
gladstone|Bag.
glances|Deflected impacts.
glitter|Coruscate.
gloriole|Halo.
glossary|Lexicon.
glossed|Smoothed (over).
goblins|Creatures of folklore.
godsends|Blessings.
gondolier|Familiar sight in Venice.
goofier|More slap-happy.
gooseneck|Type of lamp.
gorilla|Zoo dweller.
gossipy|Chattering.
gourmet|Epicure.
graceful|Pleasing or attractive.
graduated|Scaled.
grahams|___ law, in physics
grammar|Textbook
grandniece|Family member.
grangers|Certain farmers.
grapple|Contend (with).
grapples|Wrestles (with).
grassroots|The common people.
gratitude|Appreciation.
greater|___ New York.
greenback|Independent party of 1874
greener|Describing grass elsewhere.
greenies|Inexperienced ones: Colloq.
greenlets|Vireos.
greeted|Saluted.
greeting|Aloha.
gregarious|Social.
grenades|Missiles.
grenadine|Kind of syrup.
greyhound|Fast ocean liner.
grieves|Deplores.
griffin|Fabulous animal
griskin|Pork chop, in Liverpool
gristmill|Old-time factory.
groceries|Bread et al.
groomed|Made neat.
grosbeak|Finch.
grosbeak|Relative of the bullfinch.
grownup|Adult.
guerilla|Soldier of a kind: Var.
gutturals|Speech sounds.
gymkhana|Athletic meet.
habilitates|Fits out.
habitable|Livable.
habitations|Living places.
hairdos|Beautician's concerns.
hairdresser|VIP in Hollywood.
halavah|Turkish candy: Var.
halcyon|Serene.
halftime|Break during a game.
hallmark|Distinguishing feature.
handball|Wall game.
handbill|Flyer.
handbook|Traveler's aid.
handsprings|Exuberant feats.
harbinger|Omen
harbored|Sheltered.
harbors|Shelters.
hardcore|Unyielding element of a group.
hardtops|Cars.
harlequins|Masqueraders.
harmonic|Concordant
harmonicas|Wind instruments.
harpies|Rapacious ones.
harpoon|Spear.
harquebus|Old firearm.
harrying|A kind of action.
hassles|Squabbles: Slang.
hastate|Spear-shaped.
hastened|Sped.
hastens|Speeds up.
hawsers|Ropes
hayseed|Dandy's opposite.
hazardously|With great risk.
headlight|Car part.
headlights|Highway sights.
headlong|Reckless.
headman|Leader
headship|High position.
hearings|Capitol Hill activities.
hearsay|Rumor
heartsease|Peace of mind.
heatedly|In anger.
heedless|Inattentive.
hellion|Imp of Satan.
hellion|Mischief-maker.
hemlocks|Conifers.
hemlocks|Forest denizens.
hemlocks|Trees.
henpecked|Type of husband.
heralds|Forerunners.
herbage|Grass, as in a pasture.
herbals|Garden compendia.
heretics|Dissenters
herring|Fish.
herringbone|Piscatorial spine
hideous|Unsightly.
highboy|Chest of drawers.
highchair|Furniture item.
highlands|Part of Scotland.
himself|Master of the house, Irish style
hippocras|Spiced wine of yore.
hirable|Employable.
hobnobs|Chums around (with).
hogback|Crested ridge
hogshead|Porcine projection.
holdover|Postpone.
holidays|Times for good times.
holland|Common Market member.
holster|Wearing apparel in Westerns.
holstered|Encased, in a way.
homespun|Plain.
homilies|Sermons.
honesty|Satinpod.
honeybee|Apiarist's concern.
honored|Accorded recognition.
honored|Lived up to
honored|Respected.
honoree|Feted one
hoodlum|Tough.
hoptoad|Amphibian.
horizons|Skylines.
horrific|Ghastly.
horseflies|Pegasus on the move.
horsehair|Old-style furniture fabric.
horsemen|Four of "Revelation."
horsepower|Unit originated by Watt.
hospital|Memorial to Walter Reed.
hostile|Unfriendly.
hotlines|Special phones
hotspot|Area of excessive illumination.
houseboat|Craft.
housecoat|Something to wear.
housefly|Indoor pest.
houseman|Maintenance employe.
hoveled|Sheltered, in a way.
howitzers|Artillery pieces.
huaraches|Popular sandals.
humoresque|Musical piece.
hunting|One of Diana's realms.
hurrahs|Shouts of joy.
hussars|Cavalrymen.
hymnology|Music of a special form.
iceberg|Kind of lettuce.
iceberg|Kind of lettuce.
iconoclast|Mencken was one.
idealist|Visionary one.
illiterate|Untaught.
imagine|Picture.
imitates|Apes.
imitates|Appears like.
immanent|Subjective.
immersion|Dipping.
immorally|In an unrighteous way.
impalas|Antelopes
impaste|Apply paint heavily to.
impavid|Fearless, old style.
impeded|Hampered.
impeded|Obstructed.
impinge|Encroach (on).
importance|Weight.
importer|Merchant.
imprimatur|License to publish.
impulse|Motivation.
inadequate|Deficient.
inadequate|Not enough.
incisive|Trenchant
inconstant|Fickle.
indelible|Permanent.
indicant|Something serving to show.
inequality|Civil rights problem.
inertia|Resistance to change.
inertia|Sluggishness
infante|Spanish baby.
infernal|Fiendish.
infringe|Trespass (on).
infuser|Instilling agent
ingenue|Stage role.
ingenue|Young actress
ingraft|Implant: Var.
ingress|Entrance
inhalant|Something to be breathed in.
initiative|Introductory.
initiator|Prime mover
injects|Throws in a remark, etc.
injustices|Wrongs.
inkling|Hint.
inkstand|Part of a desk set.
innocent|Artless.
innocent|Blameless.
innovation|Novelty.
inosite|Crystalline alcohol.
inphase|Synchronized.
inquire|Seek information.
inquired|Answered an ad.
insatiably|Greedily.
insecure|Uncertain.
inserted|Put in.
inserts|Interpolates.
inserts|Sets within.
insistent|Demanding.
insofar|___ as
inspect|Check.
inspired|Gifted with rare talent.
inspiring|Like some exhortations.
installs|Seats.
instigator|Troublemaker.
institutes|Originates.
insular|Provincial.
insults|Affronts.
intakes|Openings, as in pipes.
integers|Whole numbers.
integrate|Combine together.
intellects|Brains.
intelligentsia|Thinkers
intercede|Mediate.
interferers|Meddlers.
interim|Meantime.
interim|Pause.
interlude|Pause.
interne|Important doctor.
interplay|Contrasting effect.
interrupt|Speak out of turn.
intoners|Chanters.
intrepidly|Fearlessly.
intromit|Insert.
inurning|Storing in a receptacle.
invades|Overruns.
invites|Attracts.
irateness|Enraged state
ironclad|Kind of alibi.
ironies|Some literary works.
ironies|Unexpected turns of events.
irradiates|Enlightens.
irrational|Absurd.
irritable|Testy.
isolationist|Phenomenon of the 1940's.
isotope|Nuclide.
isotope|Varied form of element
iterant|Repetitive.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Repeat.
iterate|Say again.
itinerary|Tourist's plan.
ivories|Piano keys
jabberwockies|Meaningless writings.
jacanas|Wading birds.
jackals|Wild dogs.
jackpots|Las Vegas windfalls.
jacksnipes|Pectoral sandpipers.
jackstraws|Effigies.
jackstraws|Effigies.
jalopies|Rattletraps.
jamboree|Festive gathering.
janizary|Turkish soldier.
jaybird|Crow's cousin.
jejunely|In a vapid manner.
jeopardize|Imperil.
jeopardy|Hazard.
jerseys|Sweaters.
jewelweed|Touch-me-not.
jitterbugs|Dancers of the 1930's.
jonquil|Spring bloom.
jottings|Notations.
jubilee|Anniversary.
juggernaut|Inexorable force.
junction|Intersection.
justices|Warren, and others.
katydid|Tree insect.
keelson|Part of a ship.
kennels|Dog track sight.
kerchoo|Sneezing sound
kestrels|European falcons.
keyholes|Early listening devices.
keynote|Kind of speech.
keynoter|Convention orator.
khamsin|Wind of Egypt.
kickoff|Begin: Colloq.
kindred|Family.
kingdom|___ come.
kingpin|Top man.
kingpins|Essential persons: Colloq.
knapsack|Scout's gear
knickers|Short pants.
knickknack|Pleasing trifle.
knotted|Tied securely.
knowable|Within one's ken.
labeller|One who classifies.
laborer|Employe of a kind
laborers|Workmen.
labrador|Retriever.
lacerate|Harrow
lacunae|Discontinuities.
ladrones|Mexican highwaymen
lagniappe|A sack of candy, maybe.
lagniappe|Present for a customer, New Orleans style.
lamasery|Monastery of a kind.
lambast|Wallop: Var.
lambrequin|Valance.
lambrequin|Valance.
laments|Wails.
lamplights|Certain illuminations.
landlines|Transcontinental wires
landmass|Eurasia, for one.
largess|Gift
lasagna|Italian menu item
latches|Fastens.
lateral|Toward the side.
laterals|Side branches.
lathered|Soaped.
laureate|Distinguished writer.
lavalava|Samoan loincloth.
lavenders|Perfumes.
lawbreaker|Double-parker, for one.
layette|Nursery feature.
leadoffs|Beginnings.
leadsmen|Takers of soundings: Naut.
leafhopper|Plant pest.
leapfrog|Children's game.
learned|Heard.
leathers|Kid and calf.
lectern|Reading desk.
ledgers|Office equipment.
leeboard|Sailboat appurtenance.
legends|Stories.
legists|Legal eagles
lemonade|Refreshment.
lenders|Generous ones.
lengthen|Extend.
lenient|Merciful.
lenient|Permissive.
lenient|Soft
leonine|Like a beast.
leotard|Acrobat's costume.
lessened|Decreased
letterhead|Stationery feature
leveled|Equalized
levered|Used a crowbar.
leveret|Hare
leviathan|Sea monster.
leviathans|Huge, formidable things.
lewises|Sinclair and Meriwether.
lexicon|Philologist's need.
licorice|Shoestring candy.
lifesaver|Beach figure.
limestone|Sedimentary rock.
limestones|Building materials.
limiting|Setting bounds.
limpets|Shellfish.
lineate|Marked with streaks.
linkages|Relationships
linseed|Kind of oil.
lioness|Big cat.
liquidator|Property settler.
lissome|Supple.
listless|Lethargic.
literal|Verbatim.
literal|Word-for-word.
literati|Intelligentsia.
literati|Learned persons.
litterateurs|Professional writers.
livened|Inspirited.
loafing|Taking it easy.
lobbyist|Washington operator.
lockers|Gymnasium adjunct.
locksmiths|What love laughs at.
locofocos|Match-lighting party of 1835
locusts|Trees
lollipop|Sucker.
longheaded|Shrewd
longspurs|Arctic birds.
loopers|Inchworms
loudness|Noise.
louvred|Ventilated
lovelorn|Bereft, in a way.
loverly|Wonderful, Eliza style.
lowermost|On the bottom.
luggage|Traveler's concern.
lumberjack|Logger.
luminal|Pertaining to light intensity.
lunches|Social affairs.
lunette|Crescentlike area.
luxuries|Orchids, et al.
macerate|Soften by soaking.
madames|Tussaud and others.
madcaps|Reckless ones.
madeira|Rich white wine.
madeiras|Wines
magnesia|Drug store item.
mahatmas|Buddhism's holy men.
mahonia|Genus of shrubs.
mainmast|Schooner spar.
majestic|August.
malison|Curse, old style.
mallards|Duck hunters' bag.
mallards|Wild ducks.
mammoth|Huge
management|Administration.
manager|Chain store employe.
managing|Getting along.
manatee|Aquatic mammal, the sea cow.
mandible|Jaw.
maneuver|Artifice.
manganese|Steel ingredient.
maniacs|Marat/Sade's company.
manifesto|Proclamation.
manmade|Like some satellites.
mansard|Kind of roof
mantraps|Snares
mantraps|Snares.
marchese|Italian nobleman.
marigold|Flower.
marjorams|Certain spices.
marmoset|Tamarin
marplot|Meddler.
marquis|Nobleman.
marshall|Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1953.
martinet|Disciplinarian.
martini|Bar order.
maryjanes|Footwear for small fry.
mascara|Cosmetic preparation.
mascara|Cosmetic.
masquerade|Mardi Gras revelry.
masseuse|Candidate for "What's My Line?"
masseuse|Therapist.
massive|Bulky and heavy.
massive|Huge.
mastaba|Egyptian tomb.
mastery|Control.
mastery|Superiority.
masthead|Magazine staff listing.
matador|Performer with a cape.
matched|Paired up.
matinee|Theatrical performance.
matriculated|Enrolled.
mattock|Digger's tool.
mattocks|Digging tools.
mayflower|Historic craft.
meadowlarks|Songbirds.
meadows|Pasturage.
mealiest|Most crumbly
meander|Wander aimlessly.
meatier|More substantial.
meditate|Ponder.
meditates|Reflects.
mediums|Spiritualists.
meekness|Humility.
meeting|Convention.
melodic|Sounding sweet.
melodic|Tuneful.
meltdown|Render, as fat.
menacing|Threatening.
mendicants|Beggars.
mergence|A combination or blend.
meridians|Cartographer's concerns.
merriment|Fun.
messages|Seance items
methane|Marsh gas.
mezzanine|Theater section.
middens|Kitchen ___ (anc. mounds)
middleman|Agent.
midiron|Golf club.
midland|The interior.
midships|Nautical term.
midstream|Bad place to change horses.
mightiest|Ere the ___ Julius fell
milestone|Marker.
milestone|Marker.
millstream|Water current.
minarets|Mosque features.
minestrone|Hearty soup.
minions|7-point types
ministry|Government department.
minster|Type of church.
minsters|Churches.
minutes|Record
minutes|Record of proceedings.
minutia|Trivial detail.
miracle|Impossible happening.
miracle|Wonder
miracles|Wondrous things.
mirador|Watchtower.
miradors|Balconies or bay windows.
miscasting|Actor's problem.
mischances|Bits of bad luck.
misdates|Incorrectly records an event.
misdeal|Card term.
miserly|Like Silas Marner.
mislabel|Violate the Food and Drug Act.
mislead|Cause to err.
mislead|Deceive
misleads|Deceives.
misogynist|Woman hater.
misquotes|Reporter's errors.
missions|Alamo and others.
mistakes|Fluffs.
mistral|Cold dry wind.
mistreat|Handle badly.
mistress|Feminine title.
mittens|Nursery rhyme items.
modeler|Sculptor of sorts.
moderne|Up-to-date: Fr.
moderns|Hippies.
modiste|Dressmaker.
modiste|Woman of fashion.
modulate|Soften.
modulator|Radio tube.
moistener|Useful desk gadget.
momentous|Very important.
monitor|Watch; check.
monocle|Eye glass
monocle|Eyeglass
monocles|Eyeglasses.
monogram|Identifying letters.
monsoon|Seasonal wind.
monsoon|Weather word.
montagnard|Mountaineer, in France.
moonlit|Illuminated.
moonshine|Light from a heavenly body.
mooring|Anchorage
moorish|Style of architecture.
morasses|Swamps.
mornings|Day times.
morsels|Tidbits.
mortarboard|Headgear
mortise|Carpenter's term.
motherlands|Native countries.
mothers|Family members.
motives|Incentives.
motives|Reasons.
motmots|Kingfishers' cousins
mounter|Ascender
mounting|Frame.
mousetraps|Football maneuvers.
mousetraps|Football stratagems.
mulligans|Stews.
muscatel|Wine.
musclemen|Body builders, perhaps.
musette|Army shoulder bag.
musters|Gets together
nacelle|Aircraft housing.
namesake|Any Junior, for example.
nannies|Relatives of Mary Poppins.
napoleon|Patisserie offering.
narrated|Told.
nastier|More unpleasant.
national|One of the leagues.
natural|Lifelike.
natural|Ordinary.
natural|Unassuming.
natured|Word with good or ill.
naturists|Devotees of outdoor life.
navicert|Nautical paper, British style.
nearest|Most intimate.
nearest|Next
nearness|Proximity.
nebular|Cloudy.
necklace|Hippie adornment.
nectary|Flower part.
needier|In greater want.
needlepoint|Lace
needles|Obelisks.
needlework|Embroidery.
needlework|ILGWU specialty.
negated|Denied.
negative|No deal.
negatively|With pessimism.
nemeses|Retributions.
nemesis|Agent of vengeance.
nemesis|Retribution.
neolith|Stone Age implement.
neolithic|Belonging to an earlier age.
nepotist|One who employs relatives.
nervier|More audacious.
nervine|Soothing tonic.
nervous|Jittery.
nestled|Got comfy.
nestles|Settles comfortably.
nestles|Snuggles.
nestling|Young bird.
nevermind|Don't bother.
newborn|Like a ___ babe
newfangled|Novel.
newfangled|Novel.
newlywed|Benedict.
newlyweds|Bride and groom.
niblick|Golf club
nicotine|Poisonous alkaloid.
niftier|Better: Slang.
nightmare|Worry
ninepins|Bowling game.
ninepins|Game in England.
nitrous|Containing a certain salt.
nomadic|Like some primitive tribes.
nominal|Slight
nominal|Trifling.
nonentity|Not a VIP.
nonpareils|Unique things.
nonsense|How absurd!
nonstop|Kind of flight
nonuser|Abstainer.
nonvocal|Not for singing.
noodles|Popular casserole dish.
noontime|Hour of the day.
northern|Party wing.
nosebag|Equine lunchbox
nosedive|Plunge.
nostril|Facial feature.
nostrum|Cure-all.
nostrum|Patent medicine.
notable|Outstanding.
notarize|Attest officially.
nothing|Bagatelle.
nothing|Trifle.
notices|Newspaper entries.
notifies|Acquaints.
notions|Pins, needles, etc.
noumenal|Of phenomena unknowable to senses.
nowheres|Unlocated: Colloq.
numeral|Figure
numeral|One or two.
nuptial|Matrimonial.
nutcracker|___ Suite.
nuthatches|Birds.
nuthatches|Small birds.
nutlets|Small kernels.
oarsman|Athlete of a kind.
oatcake|Cereal food.
oatmeal|Cereal.
obedience|Parents' ideal
oblation|Religious offering.
obloquy|Bad repute.
obscure|Dim.
obscured|Overshadowed.
obsequious|Sycophantic.
obstinate|Dogged.
obstreperous|Noisy.
ocarina|Musical sweet potato.
occasions|Big moments.
octette|Woodwind ___
octette|Singing aggregation.
octopus|Sea creature
odalisk|Harem girl.
oddment|Unmatched piece.
odometers|Mileage measurers.
odorous|Fragrant.
odyssey|Long journey.
offenses|Misdeeds.
offered|Put forward.
oiliest|Most unctuous.
oldster|Senior citizen
oldwife|Fish.
olivine|Green garnet.
onerous|Weighty.
onetime|Former.
onetime|Quondam.
opalesce|Show a play of colors.
opaline|Iridescent.
opalines|Translucent stones.
operate|Conduct.
operate|Run.
operatives|Secret agents.
opiates|Drugs
oracles|Prophets.
oranges|Fruit.
oranges|Sunset hues.
orangutans|Apes.
orating|Speaking, in a way
oration|Formal speech.
oratorio|Musical work.
oratory|Main ingredient of a convention.
oratory|Politician's forte.
oratory|Private chapel.
orchard|Fruit trees.
ordained|Commanded.
orderly|Well-behaved.
ordinal|Kind of number.
ordinance|Statute.
ordinate|Line in mathematics.
oregano|Condiment.
organdies|Sheer fabrics.
orientate|Adjust to circumstances.
orifice|Opening.
origins|Primary sources.
orioles|Ball team.
orioles|Cardinals' cousins, in a way.
orioles|Fig-birds.
ornateness|Excessive decoration.
ornithic|Birdlike.
orotund|Resonant.
orphaned|Like Annie.
orrisroot|Perfumery ingredient.
orthoepy|Correct pronunciation.
ortolan|Bobolink.
osculate|Kiss.
otoliths|Ear stones.
otologists|Ear doctors.
ottoman|Turk.
ottomans|Osmanlis.
oubliette|Type of dungeon.
outcast|Exile.
outdate|Make obsolete.
outfaced|Defied.
outlands|Provinces.
outline|Sketch.
outrigger|Canoe.
outshine|Surpass.
outsoar|Fly higher than
outstrip|Overtake.
outtraded|Got the better of, in a way
overall|Comprehensive.
overate|Became glutted.
overate|Indulged one's appetite.
overawed|Restrained by fear.
overboard|Go ___ (be very enthusiastic).
overboard|Go ___ (go to extremes).
overbore|Dominated.
overcalled|Made a bridge bid.
overcalls|Bridge bids.
overhand|Tennis stroke.
overran|Exceeded.
overrates|Exaggerates a ranking.
overrigid|Excessively strict
overrule|Decide against.
overrun|Invade.
overseeing|Watching.
overset|Printer's problem.
oversized|Too big.
overtake|Catch up with.
overtricks|Bridge extras.
oviform|Egg-shaped
oysterer|Seafood specialist.
oysters|___ Rockefeller.
padrones|Innkeepers of Verona.
pagodas|Temples of the East.
pairing|Matching.
palabras|Words: Sp.
paladin|Peer of Charlemagne.
palates|Gourmets' specialties.
palatial|Magnificent.
palatine|One of Rome's seven hills.
palette|Artist's need
palisades|Cliffs.
palliate|Ease.
palmated|Resembling a hand
palmetto|South Carolina's symbol.
panaches|Military plumes.
pandora|Greek version of Eve.
panjandrum|Pretentious official.
pantaloon|Character in old pantomime.
panther|Agile animal.
paperback|Book.
paperback|Something to read.
papered|Decorated a room
papered|Did a decorator's job.
parable|Allegory.
parable|Moral tale.
parabola|Curve.
parader|Show-off.
parading|Band business.
paradises|Eden and others.
paragons|Beau ideals
paragraph|Essay subdivision.
paralyze|Render powerless.
paralyzing|Making ineffective.
paramount|Most important.
parapet|Protective wall.
parasol|Protection from heat
paratroop|Relating to a military group.
paratrooper|Jumper of a kind.
pardons|Governor's prerogative.
parotid|Situated near the ear
parquets|Certain floors.
particular|Fastidious.
parvenus|Upstarts.
passage|Transit.
passport|Safe-conduct.
passports|Authorizations to go.
passports|Important documents.
pasters|Stickers.
pastoral|Rural.
pastrami|Sandwich filling.
patents|Exclusive rights.
patience|Game.
patriotism|Love of country.
pattern|Exemplar
pavanes|Stately dances of old.
peacoat|Seaman's jacket.
peanuts|Petty sum of money: Slang.
peculate|Steal.
pedagogy|Teaching.
peddler|Chapman.
pedestal|Foot of a column.
pedestrian|Commonplace.
peelers|Kitchen devices.
peeling|KP chore.
peeress|Duchess.
peeress|Lady, for one.
peeresses|Titled ladies.
penalty|Fine, for one.
penance|Church term.
penchants|Inclinations.
penciled|Marked
penguin|Ornithologist's concern.
pennames|Saki, et al.
pennate|Feathered.
pentagon|Government building.
penumbra|Shaded area of a sunspot.
peonage|Serfdom.
perceive|Catch sight of.
perches|Alights
perfectionist|Precisian
perforce|Necessarily.
periodically|From time to time.
periods|Class hours.
periods|Intervals.
peripatetic|Itinerant.
peristyle|Row of columns.
periwinkle|Snail.
permeate|Pervade.
personal|Individual
personal|Not public.
personnel|Staff.
persons|Individuals.
pertinent|To the point.
pesetas|Madrid money.
pesters|Irks.
pestles|Chemist's tools.
petcock|Faucet.
petioles|Leaf stems.
petition|Suit.
phantom|Specter.
phantom|Vision.
pharaohs|Important Egyptians.
pharaohs|Kings of old.
pharaohs|Kings' titles.
pharmacy|Store of a kind.
philters|Magic potions.
philtre|Magic potion.
phoebus|Apollo.
piastres|Money of Saigon.
piccalilli|Relish.
pickups|Small, open trucks.
pictures|Imagines.
piecework|One way to earn.
pigeonhole|Desk feature.
pigeonholes|Classifies.
pigskins|N.F.L. appurtenances.
pigskins|Pelts from packers.
pigtail|Girlish thing.
pilaster|Architectural feature.
pilchard|Herring's cousin.
pileated|Crested, like a bird.
pinheads|Mindless ones.
pinkeye|Australian duck
pinnace|Ship's boat.
pinnace|Ship's tender
pinnate|Featherlike.
piquant|Appetizing.
piquantly|In a stimulating way.
pirates|Figures of the Spanish Main.
piscatorial|Fishy
pistachio|Ice-cream flavor.
placard|Advertisement.
placaters|Appeasers.
plainer|More legible.
planners|The Founding Fathers, in a way.
plantation|Estate.
plantation|Southern estate.
plantations|Estates.
plateau|Geographic feature.
platform|Party credo.
platitude|Insipid remark.
platitude|Orator's specialty
platypus|Egg-laying mammal.
players|Mays and others.
playhouse|Child's toy.
playtime|Part of a child's day.
pleader|Supplicant.
pleater|Sewing machine attachment.
plebiscite|Important vote.
plumate|Like a feather: Zool.
plutocratic|Rich and ruling.
poetaster|Rhymester.
poetical|Idealized.
polemic|Controversial discussion.
polemics|Art of controversy.
polentas|Italian porridges.
politic|Expedient
ponderosa|Pine tree.
ponders|Weighs
pontiff|Bishop or high priest.
poolers|Ride sharers
pooling|Centralizing resources.
poplins|Fabrics.
poplitei|Muscles of the knee joints: Anat.
populace|Masses.
popularity|Kind of contest.
populate|People.
porcupine|525-mile river in Alaska
portage|Canoe-toting.
portent|Omen.
portentous|Amazing
portrayer|Enactor.
potboilers|Literary hacks
pothole|Part of the street scene.
practice|Drill.
praenomen|Roman first name.
praline|Nut confection.
prancer|Vixen's teammate.
prattles|Chatters.
preachy|Didactic.
precede|Have priority.
precedes|Comes before
precept|Law.
precept|Maxim.
precept|Maxim.
preceptor|Teacher or principal
preciously|Dearly.
precise|Not vague.
predated|Came before.
predict|Tell of tomorrow
preemptive|Of a certain bridge bid.
preface|Foreword
prefers|Likes better.
prefers|Values more highly.
preheat|Oven-baking instruction.
premedical|Type of college course.
prename|Part of one's signature.
prepare|Make ready.
prerequisite|Student's concern.
preserve|Keep intact.
president|Question mark of 1968.
pressure|Urgency.
pretend|Feign.
pretend|Imaginary: Colloq.
pretend|Make believe.
pretzel|Something to eat.
prevailing|Most general.
priedieu|Kneeling bench.
priests|Churchmen
priests|Clergymen.
printed|Wrote, in a way.
prisoner|Captive.
private|Sequestered.
proceeds|Amount realized from sale.
prodigal|Son of a kind.
produce|Manufacture
profound|Deeply felt.
prognosis|Forecast
prohibit|Drys' word
projected|Jutted out.
proliferated|Multiplied.
prolongs|Continues
prospered|Waxed fat.
protect|Cover over.
protegee|Pupil of a kind.
protest|Object
proteus|Greek sea god.
protozoa|Little animals.
protozoan|Minute life form.
provided|If.
provisioned|Supplied with food.
prowler|One up to no good
psalter|Prayer book adjunct
psalter|Sacred book.
puffballs|Dandelion tufts.
pullover|Sweater
pullover|Sweater.
punished|Chastened
purpose|Design.
pursuit|Quest.
pushier|More aggressive: Colloq.
pushups|Calisthenic maneuvers.
pussycat|Tabby.
pussyfooter|Wary one
pyrotechnists|Fireworks experts.
quadrant|Altitude finder.
qualifiers|Tournament players.
quarries|Sights in Vermont.
querulously|In a fretful way.
questing|Seeking.
questioner|Interrogator.
quietude|Calmness.
quillworts|Small marsh plants.
quintuplet|One of a large family.
quisling|Traitorous one.
quitclaims|Legal papers.
quitted|Discontinued.
quitters|Dropouts.
quixotic|Impractically idealistic.
quizmaster|Type of TV performer.
quizzical|Curious.
racketeer|Member of the underworld.
raconteur|Storyteller.
radiant|Glowing.
radiate|Beam forth
radicals|Left-wingers
radiosonde|Device for signaling weather data.
radiotelephones|Means of communication.
raffles|Lotteries.
ragamuffin|Urchin.
raiment|Clothes.
rainbows|Irises
raindrop|Deluge forerunner.
rainier|Cascade peak.
rainwash|Result of a cloudburst.
rampages|Goes wild.
ramrods|Rifle cleaners.
ranched|Emulated LBJ
rangier|More like some cattle
rankest|Most extreme
ransack|Search thoroughly.
rapidly|With celerity
raspier|More grating.
rasters|Lines on TV screens.
ratable|Proportional.
ratable|Proportional.
ratines|Nubbly fabrics.
rational|Intelligent.
rationale|Reason why.
rationed|Apportioned.
rattails|Rodent features.
ravaged|Devastated.
ravages|Plunders.
ravages|Plunders.
raveled|Untwisted
ravener|Plunderer.
ravines|Gorges.
razorbacks|Arkansas U. eleven.
reaches|Arrives.
reaches|Attains.
realists|Practical ones.
realization|Accomplishment.
reaping|Garnering.
reappointment|Political prerogative
rearmost|Last.
reascend|Go up again.
reasonable|Just.
recalled|Brought to mind.
recanted|Disavowed an opinion.
recaptured|Remembered.
receive|Be host at a party.
receive|Hold.
receiver|Catcher, in baseball.
recipes|Cook's concern.
recipes|Culinary secrets.
recipes|Woman's page specialties.
recital|Cantatrice's offerings
recital|Musical event.
reclaim|Salvage.
recondite|Obscure.
reconstitutions|Restorations of water to dehydrated foods.
reconvenes|Meets again.
recuperate|Recover from loss.
redacts|Blue-pencils.
redacts|Edits
redcaps|European goldfinches.
reddens|Colors.
redheaded|Hot-tempered.
redolent|Aromatic.
redwoods|Sequoias.
reelects|Returns to office.
reembarked|Started (on) again.
reemerging|Appearing once more.
reenact|Show what happened
reenter|Begin again.
referee|Judge.
referees|Arbiters.
refinery|Lubricant's origin.
reflect|Think.
reformers|Promoters of change
refusal|Nonconsent.
regains|Gets back.
regalia|Finery.
regalia|Royal emblems.
regatta|Boat race.
regatta|Thames event.
regattas|Boating events.
regents|Governors.
regrets|Note refusing an invitation.
regulars|Habitués.
rehearse|Practice.
rehearse|Train for a performance.
reheats|Warms up.
reinforce|Strengthen.
reinstated|Put back.
reissues|Certain publications.
reiterates|Says again.
rejects|Imperfect products.
rejoices|Exults.
rejoinder|Answer.
relates|Has reference (to).
relaxation|Diversion.
relaxer|Hammock occupant
relaxer|Soft music, for one.
relaxing|At rest.
release|Press agent's work.
releases|Lets go.
relegate|Consign (to).
relents|Lets up.
relevant|Apposite.
relevant|Apropos.
reliant|Trusting.
relieve|Break the monotony
relieve|Spell.
relieve|Spell.
remanded|Sent back.
remnants|Ends.
remoras|Tropical fish.
remorse|Compunction.
remorse|Penitence.
remorseful|Sorry.
remunerate|Pay.
renders|Gives.
rendezvous|Meeting.
rendezvous|Meeting.
rendezvous|Tryst.
renovate|Make over.
reopens|Takes up again.
reoperated|Ran again.
reorder|Salesman's concern.
repealed|Abrogated.
repeater|Habitual scofflaw.
repeaters|Certain firearms.
repeats|Certain TV offerings
repertoire|Stock of musical offerings.
replete|Surfeited.
replica|Duplicate.
replica|Facsimile.
replica|Facsimile.
reporting|Correspondent's job.
reposes|Is supported (on).
repressive|Holding in check.
reproach|Blame.
reproofs|Criticisms.
republican|Party label.
reputations|Names.
require|Demand.
reraised|Played cool poker
rescued|Recovered.
residuary|Kind of legatee.
residue|Remainder.
resistor|Electrical term.
resists|Withstands.
resolute|Determined
resonated|Sounded deeply.
resorted|Turned (to).
resorts|Summer places.
respired|Breathed.
respires|Breathes.
restaging|Creating a new production.
restate|Paraphrase.
restated|Paraphrased.
restocks|Replenishes.
restore|Bring back.
restore|Bring back.
restored|Put back
restricted|Limited.
retainer|Attendant
retaliate|Get back at.
retarded|Delayed.
retards|Holds back.
retards|Impedes.
retaste|Take another sip.
reticence|Disposition to say little.
reticent|Silent
reticent|Uncommunicative.
reticule|Workbag.
retinue|Train
retirements|Withdrawals.
retorted|Countered.
retraced|Went back over.
retract|Disavow something.
retread|Type of tire.
retreat|Flag-lowering ceremony.
retrench|Economize.
retrocede|Go back.
returner|Revenant.
revamps|Patches up.
revealing|Unveiling.
revenue|Income.
revenue|Profits
revered|Venerated.
reverence|Awe.
reverent|Respectful.
reverie|Dream.
reverse|Alter completely.
reverse|Auto gear.
reviewer|Newspaperman.
revisal|Amendment.
reviser|Editor
revisions|Changes.
revocations|Cancellations.
revolved|Turned.
reweaves|Repairs a garment.
rhetorician|Master of telling phrases.
rhodora|Rival of the rose (from Emerson poem)
rhubarb|Kitchen garden plant.
richest|Best off
ricksha|Edo carriage.
ridgepole|Rafter support.
ridicules|Makes fun of.
rightmost|Nearest the dexter side
riotous|Boisterous.
ripcord|Chute opener.
riptides|Figuratively, destructive vortexes.
rituals|Ceremonials.
riverboat|The Robert E. Lee.
riveted|Fastened firmly.
riviera|Famous resort area.
roadster|Kind of auto.
roadwork|Exercise of a kind.
roaster|Chef's device.
roaster|Cooking pan.
roentgens|Radiation units.
romaine|Variety of lettuce.
romance|Kind of novel.
romance|Love story.
romance|Novel of a kind.
rondels|Verses.
rontgen|X-ray man.
ropedancer|Equilibrist
rosewater|Fragrant lotion.
rosewater|Perfume.
rosiest|Most promising.
rotated|Revolved.
rotisseries|Restaurants of a kind.
rotunda|Capitol feature.
roughly|In round figures.
roulade|Musical feature.
rounders|Old English game resembling baseball.
rowboat|Dinghy.
ruminated|Contemplated.
rumrunner|Phenomenon of the Twenties.
runaway|Won by a long lead.
russets|Apples.
rustler|Bad guy
rustlers|Bad guys, Western style.
ruthless|Inexorable.
sabines|Ancient Italians.
saboteur|Type of enemy agent.
sackful|A certain quantity.
sacques|Jackets for babies.
saddlebag|Container of a kind
saddlebags|Horseman's gear.
saddlers|Stablemen.
sageness|Wisdom.
saguaro|Tall cactus.
sailors|Straw hats.
salable|Fit for marketing
salaried|Kind or employe.
salines|Briny deposits.
saltcellar|Shaker.
salters|Processors of meat and fish.
saltine|Cracker.
saltshaker|Table item.
salubrious|Conducive to health.
salutary|Beneficial.
sandalwood|Tree of India.
sandbank|Reef.
sandpaper|Rub or polish.
sapling|Nursery purchase.
sapodilla|Chicle source.
sarcasm|Causticity.
sarongs|Malay garments.
sasswood|African hardwood tree.
satanist|Devil worshiper.
satiate|Glut.
satiates|Cloys.
satires|Tongue in cheek dramas.
satisfy|Comply with (rules, etc.).
sautoir|Pendant brooch
savants|Literati.
savarin|Brioche baked in a ring mold.
savored|Ate with gusto.
savoring|Appreciating.
saxtubas|Bass horns.
scalene|Kind of triangle.
scallop|Baking dish
scalpel|Something keen
scalper|Broadway character.
scampered|Raced.
scandalize|Shock.
scandals|George White productions.
scarecrow|Rural sight.
scaring|Shivery.
scarlet|Color.
scatterbrains|Flighty ones.
scatters|Routs.
scenarios|Plot outlines.
schedule|List.
schedule|Set in advance.
schemes|Swindle bait.
scherzo|Musical frolic.
scherzos|Sprightly musical pieces.
schists|Crystalline rocks.
schmaltz|Oversentimentalism: Slang.
schnapps|Strong drink.
scholar|Academician
scholarly|Studious.
schoolbag|Pupil's item
schoolgirl|Student.
schooling|Guidance.
science|School subject.
scissor|Cut.
scissor|Minimize, reduce
sconces|Wall brackets.
scooter|Child's vehicle.
scorned|Disdained.
scrapes|Predicaments.
scrappers|Fighters.
scrawny|Ill-nourished
screened|Presented as a movie.
scribble|Doodle.
scriber|Scratch awl.
scrooge|Miserly one.
seafood|Fare
seagulls|Water birds.
sealers|Weights-and-measures officials.
seamstress|Couturière
seances|Where spirits predominate.
seaport|What Bolivia lacks.
seaside|Resort region.
seasoned|Mature
seasoned|Practiced.
seasons|Gives relish to.
seatbelts|Stewardess's concern.
seawater|Great portion of the earth.
seaweed|Kelp.
seclude|Shut up apart.
seclude|Shutoff
seconder|Convention orator.
seconds|Extra portions
seconds|Inferior merchandise.
seconds|Supports.
sectile|Cut into small divisions.
secular|Worldly.
security|What most people want.
sedative|Type of medication.
sediment|Dregs.
seduced|Coaxed.
seediness|Quality of some fruits.
seeding|Tennis tournament term.
seeresses|Forecasters.
seethed|Churned
selected|Picked out.
selector|Gearshift lever.
selects|Picks out.
selfhood|Individuality.
sellout|Broadway hit.
semester|Six months.
seminar|Study group.
senates|Law-making bodies.
senator|McGovern.
senator|Solon.
senatorial|Of a Washington group.
sendals|Medieval silks
senecas|Iroquois.
senhors|Brazilian gentlemen.
seniority|Precedence.
senoras|Hacienda dwellers.
senores|Gentlemen from Toledo.
senorita|Mexican girl.
sensate|Materialistic.
sensational|Exciting.
sensors|Antennas
sentence|I do, for one.
sentinel|Lookout.
separate|Detach.
separate|Disunite.
separate|Individual.
separate|Part.
separated|Apart.
separatists|Nonconformers.
septets|Poems.
sequence|Portion of a film.
sequential|In order.
sequester|Set apart.
sequins|Garment decorations.
sequitur|Non ___.
seraphim|Angels.
serenade|Under-the-stars solo.
serenata|Orchestral composition.
serener|Calmer.
serener|More calm.
sergeants|Police officers.
seriate|Arranged in a series.
seriate|Arranged in order.
seriate|Arranged in rows.
seriate|Arranged in succession
seriate|In succession.
seriema|Cranelike bird of Brazil.
seringa|Brazilian rubber plant.
seriocomic|Like some plays.
serious|Important.
serpent|Boa.
serpent|Ophidian.
serpent|Reptile.
serpents|Sea phenomena.
servant|Cook, for example.
services|Forms of worship.
servile|Subservient.
session|Convocation
sessions|Assemblies.
sestertia|Anc. Roman units of value.
sestets|Sonnet parts.
setoffs|Counterbalances.
settler|Pioneer.
settlers|Pilgrims.
settles|Subsides.
seventeen|Tarkington work.
several|Not many.
severed|Cut.
severest|Harshest.
shading|Artistic effect.
shadowbox|Be evasive
shagbark|Hickory tree.
shallot|Green onion.
shallot|Lily plant
shamrock|Historic floral emblem.
sharkskin|Sportswear fabric.
shatter|Fragmentize.
sheared|Clipped.
shebang|Affair: Slang.
sheerest|Most pure.
shellac|Defeat, sportswise.
shellfish|Scallop.
sherpas|Tibetan people.
shetland|Pony.
shields|Protects.
shindig|Blowout of a sort.
shining|Aglow.
shirttail|Short addition at end of a newspaper piece.
shivery|Tremulous.
shoplifters|Manipulators of a rising market
shopper|Housewife.
shoptalk|Conversation of a kind.
shortage|Lack.
shortcut|More direct route
shorten|Take a tuck in.
shortened|Reduced.
shorter|Less verbose.
shorthand|Job seeker's skill.
showmanship|Barnum's forte.
showoff|Play to the gallery.
shredding|Cutting into strips.
shrivel|Wither.
shuteye|Sleep: Slang.
shutoff|Stoppage.
shutout|Kind of baseball game.
sideslip|Skid.
signpost|Crossroads feature.
silence|Golden item.
silencer|Gun part.
silents|Early movies.
silicone|Chemical compound.
silting|River phenomenon.
silverware|Kitchen items.
simplify|Streamline.
sincere|Unfeigned.
singletrees|Lonesome pines
singularly|In unusual fashion.
sinister|Ominous.
sinistral|Left-handed.
sinkers|Fishing tackle.
sinless|Innocent.
sirloins|Restaurant specialties.
situate|Locate.
skylark|Blithe spirit.
skywrite|Advertise, in a way.
slalomer|Expert skier.
slanted|Angled.
slashed|Cut, as prices.
slaters|Stone roofers
slattern|Cousin of Doll Tearsheet.
slavered|Drooled.
sledges|Certain transportation
sledges|Heavy hammers.
sleeked|Polished
sleeved|Having a protective shaft.
slimier|Less trustworthy
slipover|Garment.
slotted|Like a mailbox.
slotter|Machine tool.
slyboots|Waggish one.
smarten|Make stylish (with "up").
smartens|Becomes brisk.
smasher|Stunner.
smelted|Fused.
smelted|Refined.
smidgen|Little bit: Dial.
smithery|Type of workshop.
smothered|Overcame.
smothers|TV name.
snapped|Broke.
snapshot|Family album item.
snatches|Brief periods.
sneered|Showed disdain.
snipers|Sharpshooters of a kind.
snoopers|Busybodies.
snoozed|Napped.
snoozed|Napped.
snowberry|Ornamental shrub.
soapstone|Type of talc.
sobriquets|Fanciful names.
sobriquets|Nicknames.
sodality|Fellowship.
softened|Mitigated.
soilage|Green crops for fodder.
solaced|Comforted.
solaria|Sun rooms.
solitaires|Rings.
solitary|Hermit.
solution|Key.
someone|Nobody in particular
someone|Pronoun.
somerset|Literary middle name
sometime|Sooner or later.
sonnetize|Poet's verb.
sooners|Oklahomans.
soothes|Brings composure.
sophistry|Intentionally deceptive reasoning.
sorcerer|Wizard.
soreheaded|Afflicted with migraine.
sorrels|Certain horses.
sorties|Sallies.
soulful|Expressive of deep feeling.
soundless|Hushed.
southern|Party wing.
sowcars|Native bankers of Anglo-India.
spacemen|People in the news.
spaniel|Cocker.
spareribs|Cuts of pork.
sparges|Bespatters
sparingly|In a frugal manner.
sparrow|Bird.
spartan|One of great endurance.
spartan|Stoic.
spatula|Kitchen item.
spatular|Spoon-shaped.
speared|Caught fish, in a way.
speared|Caught in a way
speedster|Le Mans man.
spellbound|Enthralled.
spender|Stephen or Diamond Jim.
spilled|Ran out.
spinose|Thorny.
spinster|Elizabethan title.
spiraea|Flowering shrub.
spirals|Certain punts.
spoiler|Indulgent one.
spoiler|Pillager
spoilsports|Wet blankets
sponginess|Resilience.
spoofer|Kidding one.
spoonerism|Tons of soil for "sons of toil."
sported|Wore in a showy manner.
sported|Wore: Colloq.
sportier|More smartly dressed
sporting|Kind of chance.
spouses|Helpmeets.
sprites|Puck and others.
sprocket|Bicycle part.
sprocket|Toothed metal wheel.
spurned|Rejected.
squalled|Blew hard.
squares|Back numbers.
squares|Some people, these days.
squeaks|High-pitched sounds.
squeamish|Fastidious.
squeeze|Kind of baseball play.
squeezes|Pressures.
squired|Escorted.
squirreled|Stored up for future use: Colloq.
stadium|Sports setting
stagehand|Worker in the wings.
stained|Like some glass.
stainer|Dyer.
stalely|In insipid manner.
stalest|Most vapid.
stampede|Wild headlong flight.
stances|Batters' positions.
standoff|Impasse
standpat|Stick to one's guns.
standpoint|Position
standstill|Deadlock.
standup|Remain sound under stress.
stapled|Fastened
stapled|Fastened, in a way.
starched|Like some shirts.
starchy|Formal.
starlet|Actress.
starlight|Type of illumination.
starlit|Lighted by a heavenly body.
starred|Featured.
starred|Featured.
starter|Elevator man.
startling|Shocking.
startup|Set in motion.
starves|Has a strong desire (for).
stateroom|Part of a ship.
staters|Coins of ancient Greece.
statics|Branch of mechanics
stations|Branch post offices.
statist|Anarchist's opposite
statuary|Museum feature.
statues|Museum features.
statuesque|Majestic.
stature|Height.
stealthy|Furtive.
steamer|Cooking utensil.
stearic|Kind of fatty acid.
steelworkers|United group
steeped|Infused.
stellar|Chief.
stenosis|Narrowing of an orifice
steppes|Plains.
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Barren
sterile|Barren.
sterile|Unproductive.
stetsons|Popular hats.
stetted|Made marks on galleys.
stewardship|Management
stewpans|Cook's needs.
stickup|Robbery of a kind.
stiffen|Tense.
stingray|Fearsome fish.
stingray|Fish.
stipends|Payments for services.
stipends|Wages.
stirred|Moved.
stirred|Moved.
stoical|Impassive.
stomachs|Puts up with.
stomata|Minute orifices, as in leaves.
stomata|Plant pores.
stomped|Danced, in a way.
stooges|Straight men
stopgap|Emergency measure.
storage|Warehouse charge.
storied|Having a history
storied|Recorded in history.
storing|Putting away.
storybook|Nursery treasure.
stouten|Firm up.
stowage|That put away
strafes|Rakes with machine-gun fire.
straightens|Makes correct
straightjackets|Tailored garments.
strained|Tense.
straitlaced|Prudish.
strange|Singular.
stranger|Outsider.
strangers|Outsiders.
strawhat|Song-and-dance man's prop.
strayed|Off the beaten track.
straying|Errant
streaked|Rushed swiftly.
streamlet|Runnel.
streamline|Modernize.
streamliner|Covering for a river bed
streets|Magnolia and Elm.
striate|Marked with grooves.
strides|Advances.
striking|Impressive.
striped|Like some fabrics.
striped|Tiger-patterned.
stripper|Ecdysiast.
strives|Contends
strobes|Speed-flash tubes.
strobes|Vibration measuring devices: Colloq.
strongbox|Coffer.
student|Collegian.
studious|Reflective.
stunted|Hindered the development of.
sturgeon|Needs no urgin' according to Nash.
stylizes|Designs, in a way.
stymies|Frustrates.
styrene|Plastic ingredient.
sublimate|Purify (a substance) by laboratory process.
suffuses|Spreads over.
sultana|Ottoman queen.
summered|Spent the hot months.
summersault|Complete reversal of opinion: Fig.
sunbeams|The cheeriest light.
sunbonnet|Headwear of a kind.
sunburn|Surfer's acquisition.
sundial|Garden adornment.
sunlamp|Therapeutic device.
sunwise|From left to right.
superstructures|Parts of ships.
superwoman|Gifted female.
suppler|Lither.
surbase|Molding.
surface|Come to the top.
surplus|Extra
surrealists|Some painters.
suspect|Detective's quarry.
suspect|Dubious.
suspect|Not to be trusted.
swatches|Decorator's samples.
swatters|Fly ___.
sweater|Outer wear.
sweater|Sportswear.
sweaters|Items in fashion.
swerves|Twists.
swimmingly|Very well
swordfish|Friday steak.
syllabus|Outline.
symphony|Concert feature.
synergy|Combined action.
syringa|Flowering plant.
systemic|Pertaining to the body.
systems|Methods.
systems|Ways.
systolic|Of a contraction of the heart.
tableau|Striking scene.
tacking|Yachtsman's maneuver.
tactile|Tangible.
tactile|Tangible.
tailgates|Wagon appendages.
takeout|Bridge term.
takeover|Coup d'état
talents|Ancient units of money.
talents|Aptitudes.
talents|Inherent skills.
talipot|Ceylon palm
talkathons|Filibusters.
tallyho|Coach-and-four
tallyho|Coach-and-four.
taloned|Clawed like the eagle
taloned|Having claws.
tamales|Mexican dish.
tambourine|Small drum.
tamperers|Meddlers.
tankard|Pewter or pottery piece.
tappets|Parts of a valve gear.
tarantula|Spider.
targets|Dart boards
tariffs|Duties
tarpaper|Shingle underlayment.
tartuffe|Hypocrite, à la Molière.
tasteless|Insipid.
tasteless|Lacking esthetic quality.
tatting|Threadwork
tattles|Blabs.
tautness|Firm condition.
teacake|Sally Lunn
teataster|Expert of a special kind.
tedious|Boring.
teeming|Prolific.
teenage|Juvenile.
teenager|VIP in the family.
teenager|Would-be adult
teepees|Wigwams.
teetered|Vacillated.
teeters|Vacillates.
teeters|Vacillates.
tegument|Natural covering.
telecast|Network show.
telephone|Popular instrument.
telephones|Calls.
telesis|Reaching of a desired end
telethons|Fund-raising programs
televiewer|One of an audience.
telling|Decisive.
telltale|Informer.
tempera|Paint used by artists.
temporaries|Day-to-day workers.
tenable|Defensible.
tenaces|Good cards
tenacity|Determination.
tenantry|Occupancy.
tenants|Occupies.
tenderfoot|Novice.
tending|Leading (to).
tenement|Type of dwelling.
tenpins|Alley game.
tenpins|Popular game.
tensible|Stretchable
tenures|Rights of possession.
teraphim|Ancient Hebrew household gods.
tercels|Male hawks.
ternate|Threefold.
terrace|Patio.
terrain|Tract of land.
terrane|Geological formation
terrapin|Turtle.
terrier|Dandie Dinmont.
terrier|Manchester or Yorkshire
terrifying|Awesome.
testate|Having made a will.
testers|Bed canopies.
testiest|Adjective for a curmudgeon.
tethered|Fastened with rope.
tetragon|Rhombus.
textiles|Mill products.
thankful|Well pleased.
theorbo|Old lute
thereon|On that.
thinker|Plato, for one.
thinnest|Most unsubstantial.
thousandfold|Many times more.
threesome|The Supremes, for instance.
thrived|Flourished
throngs|Flocks together.
tidbits|Delicacies
tidiest|Most meticulous
timeout|Gridiron term.
tinkers|Some repairmen.
tinseled|Brightly decorated.
tinseled|Tawdry.
tintype|Souvenir of Coney Island.
tirades|Philippics.
tiresome|Boring.
titlark|Pipit.
titlarks|Pipits.
toadstools|Puffballs.
toaster|Electrical appliance.
toaster|Kitchen appliance.
toaster|Kitchen appliance.
toasters|Household appliances.
toastmaster|Man who came to dinner
tobacco|Plant of the nightshade family.
toddler|Small one
toehold|Slight footing.
toehold|Slight footing.
tokened|Symbolized
tolerate|Put up with.
tomcats|Certain felines.
tommyrot|Buncombe.
tonnage|Capacity of a merchant ship.
tonnage|Ships collectively
tonneau|Part of a limousine.
tonsils|Throat tissues.
tontine|Insurance system
topazes|Gems.
topical|Thematic
topsides|Ship's surfaces above the waterline.
toreador|Man in the ring.
toreros|Certain performers
tornado|Big storm
tougher|More difficult.
touting|Ballyhooing.
towards|Facing.
towheaded|With strawlike hair.
townhouse|Type of dwelling.
trading|Kind of stamp.
traduce|Defame.
trailed|Brought up the rear.
trainer|Important man in sports.
trampoline|Tumbler's springboard.
tranquilize|Calm.
tranquilizer|Sedative.
transact|Carry on.
transactor|Buyer or seller.
transfiguration|Verklärung, in Richard Strauss opus.
transistor|Electronic device.
translated|Did literary work.
transonic|Of aeronautical speeds.
trawlers|Fishing boats.
treacle|Golden syrup.
treacle|Molasses, in Britain.
treacle|Molasses.
treadles|Pedals.
treason|Lese majesty.
treasure|Fictional island.
treated|Dealt with.
treated|Dealt with.
treated|Handled
treater|Check payer.
trebles|Certain voices.
trebles|Multiplies by a certain number.
tremolos|Effects in music.
tremolos|Singers' forte
trended|Bent.
trended|Drifted (toward).
trepidation|Alarm.
tresses|Curls
trestle|Bridge.
tribesman|Member of a primitive group.
tribune|Rostrum.
tribunes|Roman officers.
triceps|Muscle.
tricorn|Type of hat.
trifled|Twiddled.
trilled|Warbled.
trilogy|Set of plays, novels, etc.
trimmed|Clipped.
triplets|Household addition.
tripods|Photographers' equipment.
tripoli|Capital of Libya.
tritest|Thrice-told and more.
tritone|Musical interval
triumphant|Winning.
troilus|Son of Priam.
trombone|Band instrument.
trombones|Band instruments.
trombones|Brasses.
trotted|Jogged
troubles|Items being packed in old kit bag.
trounce|Defeat: Colloq.
trouser|One leg of a garment.
trudged|Rode on shank's mare.
trudged|Walked, in a way.
trudger|Weary hiker
trundle|___ bed.
trusteeship|Property management post.
trustier|More dependable.
trustworthy|Poor (or rich) but honest.
tsarist|Supporter of Nicholas
tugboats|Harbor craft.
tumbler|Trampoline artist.
tuneless|Not melodious.
turquoise|Semiprecious stone.
turtleneck|Fad in men's styles.
tweeter|Small hi-fi speaker.
tweezes|Does eyebrows
twenties|Flapper era.
twinkled|Sparkled.
twister|Weather freak.
twisters|Storms.
tympany|Bombast.
typists|Office employes.
typology|Study of symbolism.
unafraid|Fearless.
unanswered|Left in doubt.
unawares|Taken ___ (surprised).
unbalanced|Disordered.
unbrace|Loosen.
uncages|Releases.
unclenched|Released from a grip.
uncooked|Raw.
uncover|Open.
undefined|Vague
underage|Immature.
underbids|Offers a lower price.
undergrad|Student: Colloq.
underlines|Emphasizes.
undersized|Not a candidate for basketball.
understudy|Sometime substitute.
undertow|Surf hazard.
underworld|City problem.
unearned|Like some baseball runs.
unexampled|Peerless.
unheated|Cold.
uniformly|In a consistent manner.
unilateral|One-sided.
unitarian|Member of a Protestant denomination.
unleash|Set free
unmeant|Inadvertent.
unposed|Best kind of photograph.
unrealized|Not accomplished.
unrented|Vacant.
unselfish|Altruistic.
unsnarl|Disentangle.
unsound|Insecure.
untested|Not tried.
untether|Set free.
untrained|Inexpert.
untrodden|Adjective for virgin soil.
unusual|Exceptional.
unwritten|Traditional but not official.
upgrades|Slopes.
upsilons|Greek letters
urbanite|City man
ushered|Escorted.
ushered|Led the way
usurper|Seizer of power.
utopias|Paradises.
vacates|Withdraws.
valiant|Lionhearted
validate|Confirm.
valises|Travel gear.
vantage|Superiority.
vaquero|Mexican cowboy.
vaqueros|Herdsmen.
variances|Differences.
variegate|Dapple.
venality|Corruptness.
venison|Hunter's feast.
venison|Meat.
verdured|Scenic, in a way.
vermilion|Painter's favorite.
victimizes|Swindles.
villanelle|French verse form.
virelay|Old French poem.
visored|Like some caps.
volcano|Lassen, for one.
voltage|Amount of electric potential.
voodoos|Hexes.
vulgate|Latin version of the Bible.
wahines|Hawaiian women.
wainwright|Wagon man.
warmhearted|Tender.
wartime|Part of the 1940's.
washups|Employe privilege
waspish|Testy.
wasteful|Prodigal
watcher|Witness.
watercress|Salad delicacy.
waterfront|Dock section.
waterfronts|Jetty set environs
waxwing|Bird.
weariest|Most exhausted.
weekender|Vacationer.
weighted|Proportioned, as statistics.
welcome|Highly pleasing.
wellspring|Fountainhead.
westerlies|Certain winds.
westerly|Wind direction.
whispers|Secrets.
whitened|Etiolated.
wideawakes|Felt-hat Republicans of 1860
wildcat|Striking animal
windbreaker|Sports jacket.
windjammers|Sailing ships.
wintergreen|Candy flavoring.
winters|Seasons.
wiretap|Bugging device
wiretap|Eavesdrop, in a way.
wiretaps|Means of obtaining evidence.
wiseacre|Know-it-all.
wiseacre|Know-it-all.
wiseacres|Smart alecks.
withered|Shriveled.
witless|Asinine.
wizened|Shriveled.
wrapper|Part of the packaging.
wrestle|Contend
wrestler|Type of athlete.
yammers|Grumbles: Colloq.
yardarm|Nautical term.
yardmen|Outdoor workers.
yellowed|Turned a certain color.
yodeled|Sang, in a way.
zaniest|Most foolish
zealots|Enthusiasts.
zephyrs|Lightweight fabrics.
zigzagging|Moving in sharp angles.
abalone|Ear shell
abalone|Ear shell.
abdicated|Renounced
abetted|Backed in a way
abiding|Permanent.
abluent|Cleanser.
abscissa|Math coordinate.
absentees|Missing ones.
absolute|Outright.
abusers|Vituperative ones.
abysses|Depths.
acacias|Locust trees.
accedes|Agrees.
accelerate|Speed up.
accosts|Hails
accountant|V.I.P. in April.
accoutrements|Equipage.
accrete|Become attached.
aceldama|Place linked to Judas.
acerbic|Mordant.
acetate|Plastic used for film.
acetate|Textile fiber.
acetone|Paint solvent.
acetones|Solvents
acoustics|Musician's concern.
acquaintances|Grade B friends.
acquainted|Familiar.
acreage|Land area.
acuities|Keen qualities of sense
acuteness|Perspicacity
adamant|Firm.
adamant|Unyielding
adamantine|Firm.
addenda|Book supplements.
adduced|Cited.
adenoids|Obstructions in nasal passage.
adeptly|In an expert way.
adherence|Fidelity.
adipose|Fatty
adjourned|Recessed
adjustment|Compromise.
admiral|Navy V.I.P.
adopter|Foster parent, at times.
adorable|Delightful.
adulate|Flatter.
adverse|Opposite.
advertise|Do commercials.
aerates|Ventilates
aerating|Making effervescent.
aerials|Roof sights.
aerospace|Relatively new industry.
afeared|Frightened, hillbilly style
affable|Gracious.
afternoons|Hot times in summer.
aggravate|Worsen.
agitate|Perturb.
agitating|Disturbing.
agonies|Pains.
agreeing|In harmony.
aground|Stranded, as a ship.
aimless|Without purpose.
airborne|Winging.
airdrome|Landing field.
airhole|Whale's spouter.
airline|Diving equipment.
airliner|Transport.
alamode|Au courant.
alamode|In fashion
alamode|In fashion
alarmed|Highly concerned.
alcohol|Antifreeze.
alehouse|Pub.
alfresco|Open-air
alfresco|Open-air.
aliases|Other names.
alidade|Navigational device.
alidade|Surveyor's device.
alienate|Lose friends.
alienate|Make unfriendly.
alienate|Turn away.
alienate|Turn away.
alienation|Estrangement.
alienator|One who conveys property.
alienor|One who transfers property
aliment|Food.
aliment|Sustenance.
alkaline|Detroit Tiger star.
alkaline|Detroit slugger
allemande|German folk dance.
alligator|Shoe leather.
allotment|Share.
allseed|Knotweed or goosefoot.
allured|Charmed.
allures|Charms.
allures|Entices
alpenstock|Mountain climber's gear.
already|Before.
altheas|Roses of Sharon
althorn|Cornet's cousin
amarelle|Cultivated cherry.
amassers|Collectors.
amasses|Rolls up.
amateur|Dilettante.
amateurs|Some sportsmen.
ambient|Circulating.
ambitions|Desires
amendments|Changes.
amentia|Lack of intellectual development.
amerced|Punished.
amerced|Punished.
amethyst|February stone.
ammonia|Cleaning aid
ammonites|Fossil shells.
amorous|Loving.
amounts|Measurements.
amphora|Early vase.
anabasis|Military incursion.
anaemia|Lack of vigor: Var.
anagram|Word switch
analysis|Couch therapy.
anapest|Metrical foot.
ancestor|Forebear.
andante|Slow, in music.
andromeda|The Chained Lady.
anemone|Windflower.
aneroid|Type of barometer.
anesthetic|Hospital supply item.
angelica|Puccini's "Suor ___."
angelica|Sweet domestic wine
angered|Vexed.
angrier|More annoyed
aniline|Chemical dye
animate|Enliven.
animation|Disney forte.
animist|Believer in a doctrine.
aniseed|Cordial flavoring.
annotator|Editor of a kind
annular|Ring-shaped
anodyne|Pain reliever
another|One more
answers|Fulfills.
antecessor|Forerunner
antedate|Precede in time.
antelope|Speedy animal.
antelope|Western play animal.
antenna|Rabbit ears.
antennas|Skyline sights
antepenultimate|Near the end.
antigen|Immunology agent.
antimony|Kohl.
antithesis|Opposite.
anytime|Whenever.
anytime|Whensoever
anywhere|No special place.
apertures|Openings.
apollos|U.S. space vehicles.
apologue|Story with a moral.
apostles|Pioneer reformers.
apostrophe|Rhetorical device.
appanage|Natural endowment.
apparel|Clothing.
appearance|Semblance.
applecart|Shaky container.
applicants|Job seekers.
appointing|Designating.
apposed|Placed abreast.
apricot|Fruit.
apricot|Fruit.
apropos|Suitable.
aquarium|Zoo's counterpart
arbiter|Go-between.
arbiter|Judge.
arcature|Small covered passage
archaeologists|Experts in looking back
archery|Tell's skill.
arching|Curved.
ardently|With warmth.
areaway|Passage.
areolae|Interstices
areolae|Interstices.
areolae|Small spaces
areoles|Small pits.
argalis|Bighorn sheep.
argentine|Silvery
arguable|Moot
ariette|Short song.
aristate|Having bristles.
aristocrat|One of high rank.
armoire|Cupboard
arouses|Excites.
arrange|Come to agreement.
arrange|Orchestrate.
arrange|Put in order.
arranging|Putting in order.
arrested|Inactivated.
arrests|Halts
arrests|Stops.
arrival|Attainment.
arrogance|Sense of superiority.
arrogant|Overbearing.
arrogation|Improper seizure.
arsenals|Ordnance depots.
articles|The's, e.g.
artisan|Craftsman.
artisan|Skilled worker.
artiste|Entertainer.
artistic|Tasteful
artistry|Workmanship
artless|Lacking skill.
artless|Unsophisticated.
artwork|Illustrations
ascendancy|Domination.
ascending|Climbing.
ascends|Goes up.
ascension|Island of St. Helena.
ascents|Take-offs.
ashamed|Compunctious.
ashiest|Palest.
asinine|Stupid.
askance|Disapprovingly.
asparagus|It has tips for good dining.
aspirant|Ambitious one.
aspired|Hoped.
aspirer|Ambitious one
aspirin|Popular dosage
assails|Attacks.
assault|Onslaught.
assaults|Lashes into.
assayer|Tester.
assegai|African javelin
assembly|General ___.
assented|Complied.
assents|Agrees to.
asserter|Confident claimant.
assessors|Tax men.
assigned|Fixed.
assistance|Support.
assisted|Pitched in
assizes|English courts.
assorts|Categorizes
assurance|Guarantee.
assures|Encourages
astride|Extending over.
astride|Straddling.
astrologer|Faust
astronaut|Modern hero.
astronauts|Certain V.I.P.'s
astronauts|Long-distance riders.
asunder|Apart.
atavism|Throwback
atelier|Workshop.
athlete|Bill Russell, for one.
athlete|Willie Mays, for one.
atingle|Having a thrilling sensation.
atomism|Theory on makeup of universe.
attained|Reached.
attendance|Roll-call data.
attests|Authenticates.
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies.
attractor|Lure.
attuned|Harmonized.
auction|Kind of bridge.
augural|Portentious.
aureate|Resplendent.
aureole|Halo.
automen|U.A.W. members.
availed|Served.
avenger|Nemesis.
avengers|Persons exacting retribution
average|Mean
averaged|Found a mean.
avocado|Salad ingredient
avocados|Pears' cousins
avocation|Sideline.
awakening|Alarm clock's job.
awakens|Stirs.
awkward|Inopportune.
baboons|Apes.
baccarat|Card game.
baccarat|Casino game.
baccarat|Casino game.
bachelor|College degree.
backslapper|Hail-fellow-well-met.
backstop|Catcher.
bacteria|Organisms.
badlands|Region of South Dakota.
bagasse|Sugar-cane residue.
bagpipes|Noisy instruments.
bagpipes|Pibroch producers.
bakelite|Synthetic resin product.
bakeries|Certain stores.
ballasted|Stabilized
balloon|Circus purchase
ballrooms|Dance halls.
balsams|Evergreens.
bananas|Costa Rica export
bandage|First-aid item.
bandleaders|Sousa and others.
bandsaw|Cutter.
bantered|Traded quips.
barefaced|Brazen.
bareheaded|How Nixon usually goes.
barnstorms|Makes one-night stands.
baronet|Title created by James I.
barrater|One who purchases state office.
barterer|One who makes trades
barters|Trades
bassinet|Nursery item
bastion|Bulwark.
battered|Pounded.
battles|Hastings and Orleans.
beading|Fancywork
beanery|Hashhouse.
bearers|Fertile plants.
beatitude|Part of Sermon on the Mount.
beatnik|Hippie's relative.
bedazzle|Awe.
bedevil|Annoy.
bedrapes|Clothes.
bedrock|Lowest stratum.
beeline|Direct course.
beggared|Exceeded the resources of
beginner|Tyro.
begotten|Generated.
behooves|Is worthwhile
belaying|Making fast, on a ship.
beldames|Hags
belligerent|Spoiling for a fight
bellows|U.S. painter
belongings|Property.
belugas|Caviar fish
benders|Drinking sprees: Colloq.
beneficiary|Name on an insurance policy.
benefits|Charity functions.
betimes|Early.
betters|People of "quality."
betters|Superiors
bibliopole|Bookseller.
bigtime|Top banana's milieu.
billfold|Wallet.
billhook|Pruning tool.
billiard|Game shot.
billings|Humorist Josh.
billowiest|Most wavy.
bionomics|Ecology.
biretta|Clergyman's cap.
biscuits|Cookies, in Soho.
bistate|Word for agency such as Port Authority.
bittern|Small heron.
blackouts|Power failures.
blacksmith|Racetrack worker.
blessed|Delightful.
blessings|Count your ___.
bloodred|Color.
bloodred|Like some tomatoes
bloodstone|Heliotrope.
blueblood|Thoroughbred.
bluebonnet|Scotsman.
bluefish|Pomatomus.
bluegills|Panfish.
bluejeans|Informal wear.
bluenose|Nickname for a Nova Scotian.
bluenose|Puritan.
bluenose|Stuffy one.
blunder|Bungle.
blustery|Like some days.
boardwalks|Directors on a stroll, in a way.
bobolinks|Birds named for their song.
boldest|Most nervy.
bologna|Sandwich filler
boneheads|Stupid ones.
bonhomie|Good-natured manner.
bookplate|Volume's identification.
bookstores|Where bibliophiles browse.
bookworm|Reader.
bookworms|Literary beetles.
boomtown|Sudden city
bootees|Tots' wear.
borates|Salts
bordeaux|French port.
bourgeois|Middle-class.
boutique|Small shop
bowknots|Decorative ties.
bracelet|Jewelry item.
braggart|Self-inflated one
brandish|Wave menacingly.
brashly|Without restraint
brassbound|Uncompromising.
breaking|___ a mirror (tempting fate).
breasts|Faces up to.
breathtaking|Exciting.
breeder|Late-flowering tulip
breezeway|Roofed passage by a house.
briefing|Oral summary
brilliance|Luster.
brimmer|A full glass
bristol|English port.
brokers|Agents.
bromide|Trite saying.
broomstick|October transport.
browbeaten|Bullied.
brownies|Cubs' cousins.
brushoff|Curt dismissal.
buckshot|Ammunition.
buffalo|Niagara Falls's neighbor.
bulbuls|Persian "nightingales"
bulletin|News item.
bullpen|Relief-pitchers' area.
bureaucracy|Rule of too-many thumbs
buttercup|Little G. & S. girl.
butterfingers|Clumsy one.
butterfly|Operatic role.
buttoned|Fastened.
cabaret|Night club.
cabinets|Advisory groups
cacique|Latin American political boss.
caitiffs|Mean persons
cajolery|Wheedling.
calculate|Reckon.
calculator|Computing machine
calendar|Pudd'nhead Wilson's _____, source of "Stepquote"
calipers|Measuring instrument.
callously|Unfeelingly
caloric|Of heat
calypso|West Indian music
cameras|Reflex and others.
campers|Mobile homes.
canceler|Postal device
candles|Intimate dining décor.
canines|Pooches
canister|Small box.
cannibal|Savage.
cantatas|Choral works
cantatas|Vocal presentations.
capitalist|Moneyed man.
capsizes|Turns over.
captions|Legends, photowise.
capture|Subdue.
caramel|Candy
caramel|Kind of sundae
caramel|Sweet.
caravan|Desert sight.
carbine|Rifle.
cardamon|Condiment plant.
cardinal|Fundamental.
carhops|Some waiters.
caribou|Large deer.
caribou|Large deer.
cariole|Horse-drawn vehicle.
caroler|Singer
carpets|Flying objects of yore
carrels|Study areas in a library.
carriole|Light covered cart: Var.
carroty|To Bugs Bunny's taste
cartoon|Peanuts, for one.
casseroles|Menu items.
catastrophes|Fiascos.
caterer|Provisioner.
cathedra|Bishop's throne.
catnapped|Took forty winks.
catspaw|Dupe.
catspaw|Tool.
cayennes|Peppers.
celesta|Relative of the piano.
celeste|Organ stop
censors|Examiners.
centavo|Hundredth of a cruzeiro.
centimo|Part of a peseta.
central|Dominant.
central|Pre-dialing phone girl.
cereals|Barley and rye
cereals|Certain foods.
ceremony|Formality
certified|Confirmed.
cerulean|Sky blue.
chamois|Soft leather.
channels|Harbor features.
chaplet|Necklace.
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's name.
charade|Hepburn film
charisma|Personality plus
charivari|Wedding music of sorts.
charley|___ horse.
charlie|Chase
charmer|Siren.
charters|Hires.
charwomen|Cleaners.
chasten|Discipline.
chastens|Subdues.
chattels|Property.
chatter|Talk.
chauvinist|Superpatriot.
cheapjack|Huckster
cheerer|Fan
cheerers|Rooters
cheeses|Curd products.
cheesier|More shabby, familiarly.
chemist|Urey, for one
chestnut|Kind of dressing.
chignon|Hairpiece.
chimera|Illusion
chinchilla|Fur.
chirping|Twittering.
chorine|Girl in the line.
chortles|Utters gleefully.
churner|Dairy worker.
cinemas|Movies.
cislunar|Within the moon's orbit.
citadel|Fortress.
citadel|Stronghold.
citation|Formal award
clamshell|Dredging bucket
clanked|Made eerie sounds.
cleaner|Detergent
clearwing|Type of moth
clement|Lenient.
clenches|Draws together.
climate|Prevailing outlook.
clinging|Unpopular vine.
clinical|Coldly analytic
cloakroom|Hub for Congressmen.
cloistress|Nun.
closeness|Quality of a hot, smoky room.
closeout|A kind of sale.
clothes|Wardrobe.
cloverleaf|Expressway access.
clubhouse|19th hole.
clutches|Grasps.
coalesced|Fused.
coaster|Bar appurtenance.
coasting|Winter sport.
coerced|Twisted an arm.
collarbone|Clavicle.
collards|Kale plants.
collate|Arrange, as papers.
colleagues|Associates.
college|University unit
collide|Meet head-on.
coloratura|Type of soprano.
colossal|Vast
colossus|Zeus statue at Olympia, for one
comatulid|Feather star.
comforter|Spread.
commandeer|Seize arbitrarily.
commenced|Set out.
commerce|Traffic.
commotion|Much ado.
compels|Constrains.
complement|Make complete.
compositor|Typesetter.
conceive|Fancy.
concert|Lincoln Center event.
condenser|Electrical device.
conquered|Mastered.
conqueror|William, for one.
consoles|TV cabinets
constant|Resolute.
constitutionals|Some walks.
constitutionals|Walks.
constrains|Compels.
contact|Get in touch with
contentious|Argumentative.
contest|Challenge.
contestant|Prize seeker.
continual|On and on.
continue|Keep up.
contract|Shrink.
converse|Talk.
cooperation|Common effort
coquette|Flirt.
coquette|Flirt.
coquette|Flirt.
cordage|Ropes, hawsers, etc.
cordoba|Capital of Spain under Moors
corkscrew|Zigzag
cornstalk|Fall field sight.
cornstalks|Nickname for Australians
coronae|Luminous circles
coronets|Tiaras.
corrected|Proofread.
correspondent|Newsman
cortege|Procession
cortege|Retinue
costing|Management's concern
costume|Oct. 31 wear
coterie|Clique.
counter|Against.
counter|In opposition
counters|Salesgirls' milieu.
courante|Old French dance
courting|Suing.
coverlets|Spreads.
cravats|Foulard items
crayonist|Kindergarten artist.
creamer|Tea-set piece.
creamers|Pitchers.
creased|Wrinkled.
creases|Wrinkles.
creation|Invention
creativity|Inventive quality.
creature|Being.
credence|Belief.
creditors|I.O.U. holders
crescents|Rolls.
crewcut|Hair style.
crisper|Refrigerator bin
criteria|Standards.
criticisms|Certain remarks
critters|Cowpoke's herd.
crossbowman|Irritated archer
crosser|More peevish.
crosspatch|Cantankerous one.
crosstree|Mast support.
crumbles|Disintegrates.
crustacean|Shrimp or crab.
culottes|Women's skirt-like trousers.
culpable|Blameworthy.
culvert|Conduit under a road
curares|Arrow poisons.
curious|Unusual.
currents|Trends.
custard|Dessert
dabblers|Dilettantes.
daffodil|Spring flower.
dailies|Newspapers.
dandelion|Weed.
dangled|Hung loosely.
danishes|Pastry
danseuses|Ballerinas.
darkles|Beclouds
darling|Name for Clementine.
dartboard|Target.
dartling|Moving back and forth
dateline|Part of a news dispatch.
daybreak|Early time.
deadens|Dulls.
deafest|Most heedless.
debated|Disputed.
debrief|Interrogate in a way.
decanted|Poured
decanted|Poured.
declaims|Sounds off.
declare|Say.
declasse|Not comme il faut
decorator|Designer of a sort.
decoyed|Lured.
decreased|Waned.
dedicate|Set apart solemnly.
deepens|Becomes darker.
deepens|Intensifies
deerskin|Leather.
defense|Football platoon
deficit|Fiscal problem
deflate|Collapse
defrost|Melt.
degrader|One who corrupts.
deicers|Plane wing devices.
dejeuner|French meal.
delayed|Held up.
delegate|Representative.
deleted|Removed.
delicate|Dainty.
delicate|Frail.
delight|Elation
delightful|Enjoyable.
delineates|Portrays.
deliver|Rescue.
demands|Requirements.
demerit|Fault.
demijohns|Bottles of a kind.
demitasses|Cups.
democrat|Party man.
democrats|Donkey disciples
demoted|Lowered.
demurred|Objected.
denials|Peter made three
denials|Peter made three.
denizen|Habitué.
denizen|Inhabitant.
denizens|Habitués.
denouement|Outcome.
deodars|Eastern cedars
depended|Hinged, with "on."
deplete|Drain
deposits|Marl and tartar.
deprecates|Belittles.
depress|Lower in value.
deprive|Take away.
deputize|Make a sheriff's aide.
derails|Jumps the track.
derelict|Skid Row man.
derided|Laughed at.
derides|Mocks.
derives|Draws from.
derogates|Disparages
derrick|Oil well feature.
desalted|Converted sea water.
deserve|Merit.
deserving|Worthy.
despise|Scorn
despised|Scorned
despotic|Autocratic
despots|Tyrants.
desserts|Fools and trifles.
detector|Antimine device.
detente|Easing of world tensions.
deterging|Cleansing.
detests|Abhors.
detests|Loathes
detonate|Explode.
detonation|Loud report.
devilish|Mean.
diagonal|Twill weave
diagrams|Explanatory designs.
diagrams|Graphs
diamond|Girl's best friend.
diamond|Kohinoor
diaries|Journals.
diaster|Stage in cell division.
dibbles|Gardeners' implements.
dietary|Of food
dietetic|Weight-watcher's word
digital|Key played with a finger.
digital|Type of computer
dilated|Expanded
dilaters|Drops given by oculists.
dilemma|Quandary
dilution|Thinning.
dinettes|Alcoves.
dingles|Small ravines.
directive|Order.
direful|Terrible.
discarder|Bridge player, at times.
discotheque|Rock-'n'-roll room.
discreet|Prudent.
discrete|Separate.
disembarkations|Landings.
dishabille|Disarray.
disowns|Repudiates.
dispose|Arrange.
disquiet|Anxiety.
dividend|Bonus.
divisional|Departmental.
divorce|Separate
dockage|Ship-berthing charge.
doctorate|Some collegians' aim.
dogmatically|In an arrogant way.
doilies|Ornamental mats.
doldrums|Slump.
domicile|Home.
domineered|Overpowered.
domineers|Lords it over
donating|Providing.
doorman|Apartment house employe.
doorstops|Bricks, iron dogs, etc.
dormice|Squirrel-like rodents.
dosages|Prescription units
dossier|File
dottles|Tobacco plugs, old style.
dovekey|Black auk.
downtown|Business section of a city.
downtown|Petula Clark hit
dragnet|TV program.
dragoon|Harass.
drastic|Severe.
dreamers|Visionaries.
dreamland|Morpheus' realm.
dresser|Bureau.
dribble|Basketball maneuver.
drivers|Golf clubs.
dumbwaiter|Pinter play (with "The").
dumbwaiters|Mute domestics
dungeon|Keep.
dyestuff|Textile factory need.
eaglets|Young birds.
eaglets|Young birds.
earlier|Prior.
earlier|Sooner
earliest|Most betimes
earlobe|A place for jewelry.
earmark|Tag specially.
earnest|Retaining fee.
earnest|Sincere.
earring|Jewelry item.
earshot|Sound range
earthenware|Pottery
earthiness|Practicality
earthquake|Ground-breaking, king size.
earthquake|Upheaval.
eavesdrop|Listen in a way.
ebonite|Hard rubber.
eccentric|Unconventional.
eclairs|Desserts
eclecticism|Selective philosophy
eclipse|Solar phenomenon.
economical|Thrifty
ecstasy|Pure pleasure
ecstasy|Rapture.
ecumenist|Advocate of Christian unity.
edemata|Swellings.
edgewise|In a certain position.
educate|Instruct.
educates|Trains.
eeliest|Most slippery.
eeriest|Strangest
eggnogs|Beverages.
eggplant|Vegetable.
egoists|Peacocks
egotist|Self-centered one.
elaborated|Gave details.
elapsed|Slipped by.
elapses|Passes.
elastic|Ingredient of boxer shorts.
elastic|Springy.
elations|Joy and gladness.
elected|Chose.
elected|In
elegiac|___ stanza.
element|Factor
element|In one's ___
element|Krypton, for one
elements|Rudiments.
elevate|Exalt.
elevate|Inspire
elevate|Raise.
elevated|Means of transportation
elevates|Inspires.
elevator|Storage place.
eliminate|Remove.
eliminated|Got rid of.
ellipse|Geometrical figure.
ellipsis|Mark for omitted words.
elongations|Certain growths
emanant|Flowing forth.
embarks|Boards.
embitter|Exacerbate.
embonpoint|Stoutness.
embroiders|Does needlework.
embroil|Involve.
emendate|Correct mss.
emergence|A coming into view.
emerges|Comes forth
emigres|Certain refugees.
eminence|Height
eminent|Lofty.
eminent|Outstanding.
emirate|Middle East domain.
emissivity|Relative radiation power.
emoters|Ham actors
emoting|Chewing scenery.
emotion|Anger, for one.
emotions|Rage and elation
emplane|Get aboard at Kennedy.
empowered|Enabled.
enacted|Played.
enameled|Painted in a way.
enamors|Charms
enamours|Charms, in London
encampment|Outdoor quarters.
encases|Envelops.
enclaves|Surrounded lands.
encompass|Include.
endearment|Use of honey, e.g.
endemic|Native
endemic|Native.
endless|Perpetual.
endorse|Back.
endorses|Approves
energies|Atomic and solar.
enervate|Weaken.
enervated|Weakened.
enervating|Devitalizing.
engages|Interlocks.
engineered|Maneuvered
engines|Airport roarers
engines|Jets, for one
engines|Turbojets
english|Title of six Bach suites
engorge|Glut.
engross|Occupy completely.
enhance|Intensify.
enigmas|Posers
enkindle|Light up.
enlarge|Blow up.
enlarge|Do a photographer's job.
enlarger|Photo lab equipment.
enlarges|Blows up
enmities|Animosities
enneads|Groups of nine
enounced|Proclaimed.
enraged|Angered.
enrapture|Put in ecstasy
enravish|Throw into ecstasy
enrolled|Signed up.
ensemble|Complete costume
ensilage|Fodder.
ensiled|Did a farm job.
enskies|Puts in the heavens.
entails|Involves.
entangle|Snarl.
entente|Understanding
entente|Understanding.
entered|Began.
entered|Came onstage
entering|Stepping in.
enterprise|Private ___.
entertain|Amuse.
entertain|Consider.
entertainer|Streisand, for one.
enthrall|Spellbind.
entirely|Altogether.
entirety|Aggregate.
entitle|Designate.
entrails|Innards.
entrant|Competitor.
entreat|Petition
entreat|Plead.
entreats|Pleads
entrepot|Transshipment center.
entrusts|Commits.
envious|Grudging
enzymes|Organic substances.
eoliths|Tools of Stone Age.
epicene|Flaccid
epigene|Formed on earth's surface.
epiglottis|Part of the throat.
epigram|Witty saying.
epilates|Removes hair
episode|Incident.
equalled|Matched.
equator|A belt of sorts.
equator|Dividing line.
equestrians|Users of crops.
equipoise|Counterbalance.
equivocal|Ambiguous.
eradiate|Emit beams.
erasers|School supplies.
erasures|Backtracking of a sort.
erasures|Removals.
eremite|Recluse.
eremites|Recluses.
eristic|Controversial
eristics|Forensics.
ermines|Furs.
ermines|Royal raiment.
errands|Missions.
errants|Quixote, et al.
erratic|Unpredictable.
erratum|Corrigendum
escadrille|Air squadron.
escalate|Increase in intensity.
escalate|Intensify.
esculent|Quite edible.
espalier|Trellis
essayed|Tried.
essence|Nature.
essences|Cores.
essences|Perfumes.
essences|Scents.
essentially|Au fond.
estaminets|French taverns.
esteemed|Admired.
esteemed|Looked up to.
esthesia|Sensibility.
esthete|A lover of beauty.
esthete|Lover of beauty
esthete|One devoted to beauty.
estimate|Appraise.
estimate|Reckon.
estival|Of summer.
estranged|Disaffected.
etagere|Whatnot.
etageres|Whatnots.
etamine|Cotton fabric
etcetera|King of Siam's song topic.
etceteras|Odds and ends.
eternal|Immutable.
eternal|Perpetual.
eternally|Immutably.
eternity|Long time.
etesian|Word for annual winds
ethanol|Type of alcohol.
etiolate|Bleach
eulogize|Praise.
evacuee|Person taken from a place.
evaders|Dodgers
evanescent|Fleeting.
evasion|Sidestepping.
everyone|You, we, they, etc.
everywhere|Ubiquitous.
evidence|Trial material.
evident|Obvious.
evident|Plain.
examine|Test.
excellent|Fine.
excitement|Agitation.
excusatory|Apologetic.
exegete|Skilled interpreter
exercises|Puts into practice.
exerted|Acted strongly.
exhibit|Display.
exhumation|Archaeologist's work
existed|Lived
exoderm|Outer layer
exonerate|Clear.
expense|Outlay.
expenses|Outgo.
experts|Topnotchers.
explorers|Columbus, Clark, Armstrong et al.
exported|Sent overseas.
expounded|Interpreted.
exquisite|Perfected.
external|Outer.
extolled|Eulogized.
extravaganza|Lavish production.
extreme|Far out.
eyehole|Peeping aperture.
eyelids|Covers of a sort.
eyeshot|Range of vision.
eyesores|Some billboards.
faience|Highly colored pottery.
fairest|Snow White word.
fairies|Mythical beings.
falsetto|Tiny Tim's voice
fancier|Devotee
fastener|Clasp
faulting|Erring.
febrile|Feverish.
federal|Word for U.S. Government.
fedoras|Felt hats.
females|Certain voters.
fencing|Post and rails.
ferment|Turbulence.
fiddles|Fusses around.
fiddlesticks|Nonsense!
financial|Monetary.
fingernails|Manicurist's concern
finites|Limits
firearm|Weapon.
firemen|Name for relief pitchers.
flashier|More ostentatious.
flatfoot|Underworld synonym for cop.
flenses|Cuts blubber.
flinders|Fragments.
flogged|Beat.
floored|Nonplused: Colloq.
floorwalker|Emporium employe.
florence|City on the Arno.
flowers|Matures
fluster|Discompose.
fluttered|Flapped.
flycatchers|Certain birds.
foghorn|Harbor sound
foments|Instigates.
fondles|Handles gently.
foolproof|Safe.
footlocker|Soldier's chest.
forecasters|Nostradamus and others.
foresee|Anticipate
forests|Natural resources.
fortresses|Strongholds.
fragile|Word on some parcels.
fragment|Part.
franklin|Pennsylvania signatory.
fraternize|Be chummy with.
freebooter|Pirate.
freelance|Function independently.
freshet|Overflowing stream.
freshets|Floods.
fretsaw|Woodcutter for pattern work.
friable|Crumbly.
fringes|Outlying areas.
fritter|Griddle cake
frogmen|Navy specialists
gabbler|Double-talker.
galatea|Legendary ivory statue
galloot|Clodhopper: Var.
gambler|Old riverboat figure.
garages|Certain storage places
garages|Repair shops.
garbage|Major city problem.
garnered|Reaped.
garrisons|Military posts.
gasconade|Boastful talk.
gaskets|Rubber rings.
gateman|Entrance keeper.
gaveled|Called to order
generalissimos|Top men
generalizations|Sweeping things.
genesis|Beginning.
genteel|Well-bred.
genuine|Real
geologists|Certain scientists
gerbille|Desert rodent
gerbille|Small rodent.
germane|Pertinent.
gingersnap|Cooky
giraffe|African animal.
giraffe|Veld animal
girasol|Translucent opal.
girlish|Feminine.
gisarmes|Halberd and battle-ax
glacial|Pertaining to ice floes.
gladden|Cheer up.
gladiator|Arena figure.
gladioli|Irislike plants.
gladstone|Kind of bag.
glasses|Tumblers.
glaziers|Window fitters.
gleaning|Taking in.
glinted|Coruscated.
glories|___ in (takes pride).
glossed|Polished
golconda|Symbol of wealth
goliath|Philistine ex-champ.
gondola|Kind of car.
goodwill|Friendly disposition.
gorgons|Stheno et al.
gorilla|King Kong.
gossamer|Filmy.
governor|Lieutenant ___.
governor|Rockefeller.
grackle|Blackbird.
granite|Name for New Hampshire.
grassroots|Foundation of sod.
gratify|Delight
gratuities|Tips.
greasepaint|Stage cover
greater|___ New York.
greatest|He's the ___.
greatly|Very
greening|Variety of apple.
grenades|Explosive shells.
grenadine|Drink flavoring
grenadine|Open weave fabric.
groomsman|Member of the wedding.
groundwork|Preliminaries.
grouser|Chronic griper
grownup|Adult.
guanaco|Alpaca's cousin
guarder|Sentry.
guernsey|Dairy cow.
gussets|Clothing inserts.
habanera|Carmen specialty
habitat|Environment.
habited|Garbed.
hafnium|Chemical element.
haggard|Rider.
hailers|People looking for taxis.
hairless|Like some dogs.
hairnet|Snood
hairpin|Sharp turn.
hairstylist|Barber, modern style.
hambone|It's good for flavoring beans.
hammerhead|Shark.
handcarts|Vendors' wagons.
handles|Deals with.
handout|Gift of sorts.
handrail|Part of an escalator.
handsaw|Cutting tool
handsaws|Tools.
handyman|Super's helper
hangars|Plane sheds.
hangers|Closet accessories.
hardtack|Biscuit of a sort.
harming|Causing trouble.
harpoon|Weapon for Ahab.
harridans|Scolds.
harrowing|Very unpleasant
hashish|Narcotic
hastens|Hurries.
hatched|Concocted.
hatters|Alice's host and others.
haulage|Transportation charge.
haunted|Frequented.
hayloft|Barn feature
headline|Newspaper come-on.
headman|Leader.
headwind|Pilots' bane.
heartier|Warmer
heavier|___ than air.
hedgehop|Fly low.
heedless|Unobservant.
heinous|Odious.
hellishness|Child's behavior at times
hematic|Sanguineous
henchman|Faithful follower.
hepatica|Spring wild flower
herding|Running together.
heredity|Mendel's subject.
heroines|Barbara Frietchie and others.
hessians|Figures in U.S. Revolution.
highlight|Feature
hijacker|Certain criminal.
hindmost|Rear.
hindsight|It's always 20-20
hinterland|Remote region.
historic|Of lasting importance.
history|Chronicle.
hitchhike|Travel in a way.
hobgoblin|Mischief-maker.
hodgepodge|Jumble
homecoming|College event.
homemade|Domestic.
homeplace|Nostalgic theme of poets
homework|Overtime for Johnny.
honeyed|Sweetened.
horizon|Range of perception.
horizontal|Flattened: Sl.
hornpipe|Relative of a clarinet.
hornpipe|Sailors' dance.
horseradish|Condiment.
hosannas|Shouts of praise.
hothead|Short-tempered one.
hotheads|Rash ones.
hotline|Emergency wire
hotspot|Nightclub.
hoverer|Copter, at times
humbugs|Frauds.
humeral|Of an arm bone.
hundred|Round figure
hypochondriacal|Worrywartish, in a way.
iceberg|Lettuce type.
idealism|School of philosophy.
idealist|Dreamer.
idealistic|Visionary.
ideates|Conceives
ideates|Thinks productively.
identic|Similar in action
idolater|Iconoclast's opposite
idolize|Admire highly.
ignitions|Car parts.
ignoramus|Dullard.
ignores|Disregards
ileitis|Intestinal ailment.
illicit|Unauthorized
illusory|Deceptive.
illustrate|Exemplify.
illustriousness|Note.
imagined|Unreal.
imitators|Certain vaudevillians.
immerge|Plunge into a fluid
immerse|Submerge.
immersed|Absorbed in
immingle|Blend
immoral|Wicked.
impaled|Pierced.
impeach|Call in question.
impeder|One who obstructs.
impedes|Blocks.
imperceptible|Subtle.
imperial|Calexico's county.
impetrated|Entreated.
importunes|Solicits.
impossibility|What cannot be
imposture|Fraud.
imprimis|In the first place.
improper|Unseemly.
inability|Lack of capacity.
inarticulate|Tongue-tied.
inattentive|Bored.
inbound|Nearing port.
incendiary|Agitator.
incense|Kind of burner.
inceptor|Master at Cambridge.
inchmeal|Gradually.
inchworm|Acrobatic caterpillar.
incidents|Happenings.
incinerate|Burn up.
incisors|Teeth.
inciter|Troublemaker.
incoming|New on the job.
inconsequential|Of little moment.
inconsequential|Trifling.
inconsideration|Thoughtlessness.
incumbent|Office holder.
indemnity|Compensation of a kind.
indispose|Disqualify.
indispose|Make unfit.
inductees|Ones called for service
infante|Spanish king's son.
inferno|Chaotic place.
inflame|Arouse.
ingenue|Dramatic role.
ingenue|Role for wide-eyed girl
ingenues|Certain starlets
ingrate|Unappreciative one
inhabitant|Denizen.
iniquities|Sins.
initial|Handkerchief adornment.
initials|J.F.K., for example.
initiative|Enterprise
initiative|Get-up-and-go.
initiators|Avant-garde people.
inkwells|Victims of the ballpoint era.
inlander|Midwesterner.
innervates|Stimulates to activity.
inoculate|Do a needle job.
inroads|Encroachments.
insatiate|Limitless in a way.
inseparable|Some friends.
insiders|Privileged people
insides|Gizzard, liver, etc.
insignia|Badge.
insists|Demands.
insists|Perseveres.
insolences|Haughty airs.
inspector|Mystery story character.
inspire|Encourage.
installing|Inducting
instates|Establishes
instates|Puts in office.
instead|Alternatively.
instead|Rather.
instinctively|Naturally.
instrument|Means.
insubordination|Disobedience.
insulate|Set apart.
insured|Covered in a way
insured|Made certain.
integers|Natural numbers.
intellect|Wits.
intemperate|Without constraint.
intense|Violent.
interdependence|Togetherness, in a way.
interdigitation|Locking, as of fingers.
interim|Meantime
interim|Meantime.
interlace|Weave.
internal|Subjective.
interne|Hospital staff man.
interne|Man in white.
interned|Confined, in wartime.
internes|Hospital personnel.
internes|Hospital staff men.
interpose|Place between.
interpret|Construe.
interurban|Early supertrolley.
intolerance|D. W. Griffith classic.
intoned|Recited in a way.
intoned|Sang in a way.
intorts|Curls.
intramural|Type of competition.
introduce|Bring together.
introversion|Withdrawal into oneself.
inundates|Flows over.
invaders|Attacking forces.
invaders|Normans, for example
invective|Denunciatory.
inveiglement|Act of alluring.
iodines|Medicine chest items.
iridescent|Brilliant.
iridium|Platinum-like element.
ironclads|Civil War combatants
irregular|Erose.
irrigated|Washed.
irritate|Chafe.
islander|Hawaiian, for one.
islands|Archipelago.
islands|Keys.
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Place apart.
isomers|Compounds of like makeup.
italicize|Underline.
itemize|Detail.
iterate|Harp on.
itinerate|Journey.
jackpot|Bonanza.
jackpot|Prize.
jadeites|Green gem minerals
jawbreaker|Hard word.
jeopardize|Imperil.
jezebels|Wicked women.
jockeys|Silk-clad men.
johnnycake|Cornbread
johnsongrass|Forage plant
jointures|Estate tenures for wives
journal|Stepquote source
joyously|With delight.
judgment|Finding.
jumpoff|Start of a game.
jumpsuits|Fashion wear.
juvenile|A kind of literature.
juxtapose|Arrange in a certain way.
juxtaposition|Certain type of placement.
kangaroos|Boomers.
keyhole|Basketball court area.
keynote|Ruling principle.
keynoters|Convention speakers
keystone|Arch feature.
kibitzer|Fifth wheel at the card table.
kibitzers|They know everything
kickback|Retaliate with the foot.
killjoy|Wet blanket.
kilogram|Metric weight.
kindness|Benevolence.
kingmaker|Powerful politician.
kitchens|Cuisines.
kittens|Pets.
kittens|Some pets.
knackwurst|Delicatessen item.
knavery|Rascality.
kneeling|In a certain position.
knishes|Jewish delicacies
knitters|Defarge and others.
kreuzer|Old German coin.
labiate|Lipped.
laborer|Important worker.
laborers|Part of our society.
laborers|Union members
labrador|___ retriever.
lactose|Milk sugar.
ladyfinger|Bakery item.
lamented|Bewailed
laments|Regrets
laminose|Like plywood.
lanceolate|Tapering, as a leaf.
languish|Lose intensity.
lantern|Jack-o'-___.
lapwings|Plovers.
largesse|Gifts.
larkspur|Flower for July.
lassitude|Lethargy.
latakia|Turkish tobacco.
lateral|Football pass.
lateral|Pitchout, in football
laureled|Crowned a certain way
laurels|Victor's reward.
lavender|Scent.
lavished|Bestowed generously.
lawnmower|Suburban implement.
leading|On top.
leaguers|Little ___.
leakproof|Snug, as a roof.
leanings|Tendencies.
leapfrog|Child's game.
leathery|Tough.
lectors|Scripture readers.
lecturer|Platform personality.
ledgers|Treasurer's concerns.
leerier|More wary
leeward|Antilles islands.
leftovers|Post-Thanksgiving menu
legalize|Authenticate.
legatee|Heir.
legists|Ones versed in law.
leisure|Ease
leisured|Unhurried.
lemonade|Hot-weather quaff.
lemonade|Tom Collins of Kansas
lenience|Forbearance.
lenient|Tolerant
lentils|Soup seeds
leonine|Like an animal.
lessons|Classwork.
levantine|Middle-Easterner.
levantine|Mideasterner.
leverage|Lifting power.
levered|Pried.
leveret|Baby hare
leveret|Young hare
levitate|Float in air.
lexicon|Dictionary.
license|Permission.
lickspittle|Flatterer.
lifetime|Certain span.
lighthearted|Blithe.
likewise|Moreover.
limeade|Citrus drink
limericks|Some poems
limiter|Electronic device.
lineage|Background.
lineage|Descent.
lingers|Dawdles.
listens|Attends.
litanies|Liturgical prayers
literate|Well-read.
literates|Educated ones.
litigate|Contest in a way.
litters|Scatters trash
littler|Golfer Gene
lizards|Skink, gecko, et al.
loafing|Idle
lockstep|A type of march.
lodestar|Heavenly guide.
lollipop|Good ship.
lonesome|Solitary.
looking|Browsing
looters|Pillagers
lopsided|Uneven.
lotuses|Water lilies.
loutish|Boorish.
luminal|Of a light unit.
lunatic|Kind of fringe
lunging|Making a thrust
lustrum|Five-year period.
lysozyme|Protein in egg whites.
madrigal|Vocal piece.
magnetizing|Drawing.
magpies|Noisy birds.
malapert|Saucy.
malaprop|Famous Mrs.
malaria|Danger faced by Rough Riders.
malaria|Fever disease
malemute|Sled dog.
mallards|Ducks.
manacle|Restrain in a way.
manager|Boss.
manatee|Dugong's cousin.
manatee|Sea cow.
manatee|Sea mammal.
mandible|Jaw.
mandrakes|May apples.
mandrill|Large baboon.
maniple|Clerical arm scarf.
manmade|Like some satellites
mannered|Affected.
mansard|Roof style
mantled|Covered.
marbled|Like prime beef.
marbleize|Stain in a way.
marengo|Village in north Italy.
marginal|Minimal.
marimbas|Musical instruments
marinara|Kind of sauce.
mariner|Ancient one
mariner|Salty one
mariner|Seaman
mariner|U. S. spacecraft.
marines|Parris Islanders.
maritime|Bordering on the sea.
markdown|Price slash.
markings|Scratches.
marksmen|Certain experts.
maroons|Strands.
marriages|Events for Figaro and others.
martingale|Tack item.
massacre|Boston ___
matador|Arena star.
matador|Man with a sword
matchboxes|Containers of a sort.
matched|Paired off.
maternally|With solicitude.
matters|Is important.
maypole|Spring festival gear.
mazurka|Polish dance.
meadowlarks|Rural songsters.
meander|Ramble.
meanest|Most squalid.
meanies|Spiteful ones: Colloq.
medical|Iatric
meditates|Muses.
meditation|Reflection.
mediterranean|Winter cruise area.
melancholy|Dog that eats honeydew?
melodrama|TV rerun.
melodrama|Type of entertainment.
melters|Steel mill group.
melting|Kind of pot.
memento|Keepsake
memento|Keepsake.
memories|Computer parts.
memories|Old tune title.
menagerie|Circus area.
mendacious|Deceitful.
menschen|Humans: Ger.
mention|Speak of
merganser|Diving duck.
mesdames|Title for les femmes.
messages|Presidential statements.
messier|Not so neat.
messmate|Eating pal
meteors|Sky objects.
methane|Dangerous mine gas.
metronomes|Timekeepers.
miaowed|Cried in a way.
miasmas|Noxious vapors
middens|Refuse heaps.
midsummer|Time for night's dream.
mileage|Gasoline buyer's concern.
mileages|Dashboard readings.
milestone|Significant event.
minaret|Muezzin's perch
mineral|Talc or spar.
miniature|Some poodles.
miniskirt|Girls' fashion.
minorca|Balearic island.
minorcas|Chickens.
mintages|Kennedy halves, for instance.
minters|Coin makers.
minuteman|Revolutionary soldier.
mirabelle|Plum brandy.
miracle|The ___ Worker
miracle|Wondrous happening.
mirrored|Reflected.
mirthful|Gay.
mirthful|Jolly.
miscarries|Goes wrong.
miscellaneous|Asssorted.
miscued|Botched a pool shot
mishaps|Accidents
misname|Designate wrongly.
misrules|Governs badly.
misshape|Deform
mistreat|Handle badly.
mitered|Joined in a way
mixtures|Combinations
mobster|Capone, for one.
moderns|Up-to-daters.
modestly|On a low key.
modiste|Woman of fashion.
modistes|Style setters.
molasses|Slow as ___
monarch|Butterfly.
monarchy|British system, for one.
monkeys|Capuchins
monologue|Comic's routine
monotones|Johnny-one-notes.
monster|Dragon, for example.
monster|Horror movie figure.
moonrise|Evening sight.
moralist|Student of ethics.
morello|Variety of cherry
moribund|Stagnant.
morsels|Small amounts.
mortice|Tenon's partner: Var.
motivation|Drive
motorcade|Procession on wheels.
motored|Drove
motored|Went for a spin.
motormen|Subway workers
motormen|Subway workers.
muenster|Kind of cheese
murders|Bases for whodunits.
mutative|Changeable.
muttering|Speaking indistinctly.
mystique|Aura.
nainsook|Soft muslin
namesake|Grandpa's pride.
naphtha|Dry-cleaner
napoleon|Cream pastry.
nappers|Sleepyheads.
narrate|Read the script for a documentary.
narrate|Tell
narratives|Tales.
nasalize|Talk in a certain way.
nastily|With venom
national|A league.
national|___ Guard.
natives|Indigenous group
nattiest|Most smart.
navigate|Find one's way.
nearing|Approaching.
neatest|Least cluttered.
necessities|Musts.
needier|Harder up.
needler|Expert teaser
needless|Superfluous.
neglect|Failure.
neither|Excluding both
nellies|Nice or nervous.
nepenthe|Ancient relative of LSD.
nepenthe|Pain-killer.
nepotism|Patronage.
nerolis|Perfumery oils.
nervous|On edge.
nesters|Birds.
nesters|Squatters
nestler|Cuddler.
nestors|Wise counselors.
nethermost|Lowest.
nettles|Annoys
network|TV chain.
networks|FCC's concern.
neutral|Not pro or con.
nevermore|A bird's reply.
nevermore|Poe word.
newscaster|Huntley or Reasoner.
newspaper|One of the media.
newsstand|Shop of sorts.
nibbles|Tries the bait
ninepin|Kegler's target.
nineties|Gay years.
nineties|The Mauve Decade.
noising|Bruiting.
nomadic|Kind of tribe.
nominal|Trifling.
nominee|Candidate.
nonagons|Plane figures.
nonplused|Stumped.
nonsense|Balderdash.
nonsked|Word for some aircarriers.
noonday|Zenith
nosegay|Bouquet.
nosiest|Most inquisitive.
nostrils|Head areas
nostrum|Quack medicine.
notepaper|Memo material.
nothing|Zero.
novaculite|Rock used for whetstones.
novelette|Short work.
novelty|Faddish item.
nurserymen|Hothouse workers
oarsmen|Scullers
oatcake|Relative of a flapjack
obeisance|Homage.
obelisks|Certain monuments
obovate|Like a rounded leaf.
obscene|Disgusting
obsequious|Fawning.
ocarina|Sweet potato
ocarina|Sweet potato.
ocarinas|Cousins of harmonicas.
octagon|Geometric figure.
octagons|Tile pattern.
odometers|Distance measurers.
offshoot|Branch.
oftener|We must do this ___.
ofttimes|Repeatedly.
ogdoads|Groups of eight.
oilseed|Castor bean
oilskins|Foul-weather gear.
oldster|Anyone over 30, to the new breed.
oldster|Veteran.
oldstyle|Unmodern.
olivine|Yellowish green.
omelets|Menu offerings.
omelette|Menu item.
omelette|Western or ham.
onagers|Asian animals.
onefold|Undivided.
onerous|Oppressive.
onetime|Quondam.
oolongs|Teas.
opaline|Iridescent
openhanded|Generous.
operations|Maneuvers.
opiates|Narcotics.
opiates|Narcotics.
oppidan|Townsman
opposed|Resisting
opposer|No voter
orangeade|Soft drink.
orangeade|Thirst quencher.
oranges|Fruit.
orating|Speechifying.
orators|Dirksen, et al.
ordered|Arranged
orderer|One who gives commands.
ordnance|Weapons in general.
organists|Certain musicians.
orients|Gets one's bearings
orioles|Baseball team
orioles|Memorial Stadium team
orioles|Memorial Stadium team.
orthodox|Conventional.
osculate|Kiss.
ostensibly|To all appearances.
outcasts|Poker Flat people.
outgeneral|Surpass.
outlive|Survive.
outrageous|Arrows of ___ fortune.
outsell|Top the market.
overact|Emote.
overcast|Weather condition.
overcharge|Consumer complaint.
overeat|Gluttonize.
overhands|Tennis strokes.
overheats|Misuses the thermostat
overlaid|Coated.
overlearn|Pursue studies unnecessarily.
overlies|Rests upon
overlook|Slight
overmastered|Subdued
overrate|Inflate in value.
overrates|Regards too highly
overset|Excess type, in printing.
overstay|Wear out one's welcome.
overstep|Go beyond.
overstep|Go too far
overtures|Proposals.
oviform|Egg-shaped.
oxcarts|Peasant wagons.
oxtails|Soup ingredients.
padishah|Mogul
pageant|Elaborate show.
pageboy|Hairdo
pajamas|Teen-age party wear
paladin|Champion of a cause.
paladins|Knights of old.
palatine|Hill of Rome
palestras|Gymnasiums.
palindrome|Rotor or radar, for example.
palliative|Giving temporary relief.
palominos|Handsome horses.
palsies|Deprives of energy
pamperer|Coddler.
pamphleteer|Publicity agent of yore
panacea|Cure-all.
panache|Flamboyance
pancakes|Breakfast fare.
pandora|Symbol of curiosity.
pannier|Large basket
pantomime|Red's silent time.
parable|Apologue.
paradigm|Model.
paradise|Bread, wine, etc., to Omar
paradises|Pleasant places.
paragon|Big, perfect diamond.
paragraph|Item.
paragraph|Short item.
paragraph|Short news item.
parakeet|Household pet.
parallel|Map marking.
parapet|Defensive wall.
paraphernalia|Trappings.
parasitic|Sponging.
paratroops|Unit of infantry soldiers.
parcels|Packages.
parents|Graduation guests
parlayed|Reinvested stakes
parmesan|Cheese.
parolee|Former prisoner.
paroxysm|Sudden outburst.
parries|Dodges
parsleys|Certain garnishes
particle|Mite.
parties|Soirees
partridge|Pear-tree present.
paschal|___ Lamb.
pasquinades|Lampoons.
passage|Bit of reading
passion|Oberammergau play.
pastille|Flavored lozenge.
pastoral|Like the Bethlehem scene.
pastoral|Rural poem
pastrami|Deli treat.
patella|Knee part.
patella|Kneecap.
paternity|Origination
patinas|Films
patricides|Oedipus and others
pearlite|Constituent of steel.
peasant|Son of the soil.
peccary|Piglike animal.
peculate|Embezzle.
peculation|Common inside crime.
peculiar|Unusual.
pedaliers|Foot keyboards
pedantic|Schoolmasterish.
pedestal|Esteemed position.
peeling|Shedding
pelisse|Fur-lined mantle.
pellets|Small shots.
pellmell|Headlong.
penance|Expiation.
pendants|Pieces of jewelry.
penetrates|Enters.
penitence|Contrition.
penname|Alias of a sort
pennywise|Smart to a point
penology|Warden's study.
pentane|Petroleum derivative.
peonage|Servitude.
peptalk|Part of a coach's jab
perennial|Constant.
perforate|Bore.
periodic|From time to time.
peripheries|Surrounding spaces
perquisites|Special privileges.
persists|Becomes stubborn.
personae|Dramatis ___.
personal|A kind of ad.
personal|Kind of pronoun.
personals|Some ads
pestered|Annoyed.
pesters|Besets.
pesters|Harries.
pesticide|Household weapon.
petites|Dress sizes.
pfennig|German coin.
phalarope|Part of a Paton title.
pharmacy|Hospital section.
phaseout|End slowly
pheasant|Ring-necked or golden.
phenolic|Kind of acid.
photostat|Copy of a kind.
physique|Build.
pianist|Rubinstein
piaster|Coin of Mid-East
piastres|Money units of Mideast.
picaresque|Style of fiction
piecers|Textile workers.
pigpens|Sties.
pigtail|Hair style for yesterday's girl.
piloted|Guided
pinaceous|Like a conifer.
pinkies|Some fingers
pinnate|Like a feather.
pinstripes|Shirt pattern.
pintados|Printed chintzes.
pioneer|Daniel Boone, for one.
pipestem|Trouser style.
pirates|Penzance people.
piratic|Like Kidd.
pistils|Seed-bearers.
placate|Appease.
plaided|Clad like a Scot.
plaints|Legal grievances.
planate|Flattened.
planetarium|Universe in miniature.
planets|Satellites
planets|Space-age tourist spots?
plantain|Banana.
plaster|Spread thickly.
platina|Platinum alloy.
platonic|Theoretical.
plaudit|Strong approval
pleader|Anyone who advocates.
plenteous|Fruitful.
plenties|Abundant supplies.
plessor|Doctor's soft hammer.
pleurisy|Lung ailment
plexors|Diagnostic hammers.
plicate|Folded.
plotting|Novelist's concern
plummeting|Dropping abruptly.
plutocratic|Rich and strong
poleaxe|Old weapon.
polemics|Art of disputation
policemen|City workers.
politeness|Social asset
pollute|Taint.
polyester|Synthetic fiber base
pommeling|Thumping.
pompano|Delectable fish.
poorhouse|Last stop, financially.
porpoise|Aquatic mammal
portend|Bode
porters|Luggage men.
portfolio|Stockholdings.
portliest|Most corpulent.
position|Place.
possets|Spiced drinks.
postman|He makes house calls.
postmaster|Man of zip codes.
postmortems|Nonmusical encores
posture|Act affectedly.
potency|Might
potherbs|Seasonings.
potions|Elixirs
potpourri|Mélange.
potshot|Saucepan ammunition?
pouters|Pigeons.
praetorian|___ Guard of ancient Rome.
praised|Commended.
praised|Extolled
praline|Confection.
prankster|Joker.
preacher|Oldtime circuit man.
preamble|We, the people . . .
prebake|Cook before.
prebend|Church stipend.
precedence|Priority.
precept|Maxim
precept|Working rule.
precious|Overnice.
preclude|Prevent.
predator|Carnivore.
prefaces|Introduces.
prelate|Churchman.
prelate|Ecclesiastic.
premier|French V.I.P.
premise|Hypothesis.
prepare|Train.
presages|Portends.
present|Put on.
presentees|Recipients
presidio|Military post.
presser|Garment man.
pressrooms|Parts of newspaper plants.
pressures|Compelling forces.
prestige|Importance.
prestige|Renown.
prestigious|Honored.
presume|Take for granted.
pretence|False show, British style.
pretense|Fakery
pretension|Self-importance.
prevailed|Won.
prevalence|Wide use.
prevent|Obviate.
preventive|Tending to hinder.
priests|Churchmen
primates|Sign on a zoo house.
primrose|Cowslip.
princesses|Royal people.
principals|Leading figures.
probate|Certain court.
procreate|Bring into existence.
profane|Desecrate.
profiteers|Parasites of a sort.
profuse|Lavish.
programmed|Fed the computer.
programmers|Computer workers
prolapse|Slipping, as of a disk
prologues|Introductions.
promise|Word.
prophetic|Telling of tomorrow
propinquity|Nearness.
propitiate|Appease
proposal|Knee-on-handkerchief routine.
proposes|Pops the question.
prorated|Charged a certain way
protest|Object.
protrude|Thrust forward.
proverbial|Often said.
prowess|Ability
prunella|Dress fabric.
psychic|Like a medium.
pugilist|Fighter.
pulsars|Other senders from space.
pulsate|Show life
pulsate|Throb.
pulverized|Comminuted
pummeled|Beat.
pumpkin|October décor.
punishment|Corporal ___.
punitive|Penal
purists|Precise persons.
puritanic|Strict
pursued|Followed
pyromancy|Divination by fire.
quandary|Predicament.
quantum|A theory in physics.
quarter|Football period.
quartered|Lodged.
quartos|Paper sizes.
quasars|Spatial wave senders.
quashes|Annuls.
quashes|Voids.
question|Doubt.
quickening|Stimulating.
quicklime|Mortar ingredient
quicksilver|Liquid of sorts.
quidnunc|Busybody
quidnunc|Rumormonger.
quinine|Drug.
quintile|Statistician's term.
quintuplet|One of five.
quisling|Traitor.
quitter|Defeatist.
quivered|Shook.
quizzical|Odd.
raccoon|Fur animal
racecourses|Sporting grounds.
racemic|Acid in certain grapes.
rackets|Certain game equipment.
raconteur|Man with a story.
radiant|Glowing.
radiator|Heating apparatus.
radicle|Root
radioed|Did the ham bit.
raffish|Disreputable
raffler|Seller of chances.
rafters|Roof supports.
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion.
raglans|Loose coats.
raiment|Garb
raiment|Vesture.
rainout|Ball game halted by weather.
ramekin|Casserole.
rangers|Forest group
ranging|Putting in rows.
rapacious|Predatory.
rapport|Harmony
ratable|Proportional.
rationalization|Wishful thinking, in a way.
ratlines|Rope-ladder rungs
rattler|Snake.
rattler|Train, familiarly.
rattlers|Snakes.
ravines|Canyons' relatives.
ravioli|Pasta dish.
reached|Extended.
reactions|Counter tendencies.
reactive|Showing response.
reactor|Atomic device.
readers|Manuscript advisers.
reagent|Chemical substance.
realism|School of art
realist|Dreamer's opposite.
realist|Forceful writer.
realized|Got as a profit.
rearward|Astern.
reasoner|Newscasting name.
rebates|Discounts.
rebellions|Boxer and others
rebellions|Boxer and others.
rebukes|Takes to task.
recalled|Summoned back
recapitulations|Summaries.
receive|Football captain's choice.
receives|Does a tennis turn.
recepts|Mental images.
recesses|Alcoves.
recesses|Congress in-betweens
recession|Period of the late 30's.
recessive|Withdrawn.
reckless|Rash.
reckoning|Dead ___.
reclame|Publicity
recoiled|Shrank back.
recolors|Tints over
recorder|Tape device.
recourse|Source of help.
recreant|Apostate.
recreant|Backslider.
recreative|Restoring.
rectors|College officials
redcoat|Soldier in 1778.
redfish|Channel bass
redhead|Carrottop.
redness|Quality of some apples.
redoing|Changing the decor
redolent|Fragrant.
redoubled|Returned a bridge insult.
redress|Compensate.
reechoes|Alpine iterations.
reedited|Double-checked mss.
reenact|Perform again
reenter|Go back in
reentry|Astronaut's big moment.
referee|Man in the ring.
refixes|Makes adjustments.
refrains|Choruses.
regained|Won back.
regalia|Finery
regatta|Boating event.
regents|Education officials.
regreets|Welcomes again
reigning|In power.
reincarnation|An encore of sorts.
reindeers|Dancer and Prancer.
reinstate|Restore
rejects|Culls.
relabel|Tag again
related|Consanguineous.
relater|Teller.
relaters|Scheherazade and others.
relaunder|Put through the washer again.
relaxing|Enjoying a hammock.
release|Item for the press
release|Press statement.
relents|Eases
relents|Lets up
relishing|Taking delight in.
reloaded|Prepared to fire again.
rematch|Encore for boxers
remember|Convey greetings.
remember|Old song hit.
reminders|Memos.
remittance|Payment
remorse|Compunction.
removal|Erasure
remunerate|Recompense.
rendezvous|Docking
renewal|Subscription affair
reorder|Request more goods.
reorder|Salesman's concern.
rephrase|Express differently.
repined|Complained.
repines|Complains.
reporter|Leg man.
reprimanded|Censured
repulse|Rebuff.
request|Application
requests|Asks.
requiem|Brahms work.
requiem|Brahms' work.
requiescat|Part of R.I.P.
requires|Entails.
reraise|Add to the poker pot.
rereads|Check one's prose.
reredos|Altar screen.
reroute|Send another way
resales|Certain transactions.
rescores|Revises, as music.
rescuers|Firemen, often.
resects|Cuts, in surgery.
reseeds|Plants again.
resemble|Look like.
resembling|Having similar features
resents|Gets huffy
reserve|Reticence.
resident|Not migratory
residents|Certain hospital workers.
resides|Dwells.
resighted|Took new bearings.
resiled|Rebounded
resoles|Does a cobbler's job
resolute|Determined.
resolute|Faithful.
resolute|Strong of purpose
resonant|Deep and full.
resorts|Nice and Aspen.
resources|Assets
respects|Esteems.
respire|Breathe.
respite|Interval of relief
response|Reaction
restates|Says in another way.
restive|Uneasy.
restore|Put back
restrain|Curb.
restrict|Confine.
restring|Fix spilled beads.
retests|Tries over.
retinas|Eye parts
retinas|Eye parts.
retinue|Suite
retinue|Suite
retired|In seclusion.
retirees|People on pension.
retorts|Lab vessels
retrace|Go back
retracking|Going over the same route.
retreats|Shelters.
reveille|Morning signal.
reveler|Convivial one
revenge|Hamlet's mission.
revenge|Vendetta's purpose.
revenue|Income
reverend|Clerical title.
reverends|Clergymen.
reverie|Daydream.
reversals|Difficulties.
reverse|Auto gear.
reverse|Turn about.
reversed|Went into a gear.
reversible|Two-sided.
reversions|Atavistic traits.
reverted|Went back.
reviewed|Inspected, as troops.
reviled|Abused.
revolutionaries|Certain fighters.
rewrote|Did over, as a letter.
rhapsody|Musical piece.
rheostat|Electrical circuit resistor.
rialtos|Marts.
rialtos|Theater areas.
richest|Most like Daddy Warbucks
rickshaws|Oriental taxis.
riddled|Questioned in a way.
rigmaroles|Complicated procedures.
ringlets|Hair style.
ringside|Type of seat.
riparian|Of the waterside.
ripieni|Extras, in music
riposte|Comeback.
ripostes|Comebacks.
ripostes|Counterstrokes
risotto|Rice dish.
rissole|Pastry item
rivaled|Competed with.
riverbank|Riparian setting.
riverboat|Robt. E. Lee, for one.
rivulet|Brook.
roasted|Cooked
roasters|Kitchen appliances.
roborant|Strengthening.
rodents|Mice.
romance|Narrative.
romanced|Wooed.
romancing|Daydreaming.
romantic|Fanciful
romantic|Like a moonlit night
roofing|Shingles or tiles.
roomers|Paying guests.
roomette|Super Chief feature.
roomier|More spacious.
ropiest|Most viscous.
roseate|Optimistic.
roseate|Optimistic.
rosettes|Ornaments.
rotated|Turned.
rotators|Muscles.
rotters|Cads.
roulade|Series of rapid tones.
royally|In a grand manner
rubaiyat|Famous quatrains.
rubbish|Nonsense!
ruffians|Cutthroats.
ruiners|Spoilers.
rumpled|Out of shape
runabout|Small, light vehicle.
runaround|Evasion.
rustlers|Western characters.
sabadillas|Mexican plants.
saccule|Small ear chamber.
sacerdotal|Priestly.
sacques|Baby garments.
saddles|Cowboy gear
safeties|Football scores.
saffron|Crocus.
safranine|Red fabric dye.
sailboat|Watercraft.
sailcloth|Heavy canvas.
sailers|Certain vessels.
salesgirl|Store employee.
salesman|Willy Loman
salivate|Drool
salmagundi|Potpourri.
salters|Users of cellars
saltier|Like some peanuts.
saltine|Crisp cracker
saltpeter|Niter.
salutes|Hails
samphire|Glasswort.
sampled|Tested.
sampled|Tried
sanctuary|Asylum.
sanders|Wood-smoothing machines.
sandier|More arenose.
sandlot|Little Leaguers' field.
sandpits|Certain excavations.
sandwich|Hero, e.g.
sapphire|September stone.
saraband|Spanish dance
sargasso|Sea N. E. of West Indies
sassafras|Tree of the laurel family.
satinet|Silk and cotton fabric.
satires|Some literary works.
satisfied|Contented.
satisfy|Fulfill expectations.
saturate|Soak.
saturnalia|Period of revelry
saunter|Amble.
sauterne|Table wine.
savages|Barbarians
sawdust|Filler material
sawfish|Elongated ray.
sayings|Adages.
scalawag|Scoundrel.
scalawags|Rascals.
scalded|Cooked, in a way
scalene|A triangle.
scalene|Type of triangle.
scallion|Leek.
scandals|Some news items
scantily|In a meager manner.
scarcer|More rare.
scarier|More hair-raising
scatterbrain|Nitwit.
scavenge|Gather discards.
scenarist|Movie writer.
scherzo|Lively music
schools|Some buildings.
schoolwork|Student's chore.
science|School subject.
scintilla|Least bit.
scofflaw|Traffic court problem.
scolder|Chiding mother, for short
scorepad|Bridge item.
scrapes|Fender mishaps.
scrawled|Carelessly drawn.
scriptwriter|Hollywood worker.
scrooge|Dickens character.
seafarer|Sinbad, for one.
seagoing|Maritime.
sealant|Adhesive.
sealing|Kind of wax
seamanship|Mariner's skill.
seances|Round-table meetings of a kind.
seaplane|Mode of travel.
seaport|Bolivia's lack.
seaports|Genoa and Seattle.
searchers|Customs officers
seasons|Spring and fall.
seceded|Broke away.
seceder|One who quits
seconded|Supported.
sectioned|Separated
sections|Stadium areas.
sectored|Divided, as a circle.
secures|Fastens
sedater|More dignified
sedative|Soothing.
sedulous|Diligent
seedcase|Pod.
seepages|Leaks.
seeping|Leaking.
seeress|Cassandra.
seeress|Crystal-ball gazer.
seesaws|Playground gear.
segments|Parts
seizures|Confiscations.
selects|Picks.
selfishly|In an unfeeling manner.
semantic|Of word meanings
semester|School session.
semester|School term.
seminar|Study group.
seminar|University course.
senates|Councils.
senator|Capitol Hill frequenter.
senator|Long.
senator|Washington athlete.
senatorial|___ courtesy.
senoras|Spanish women.
senoras|Spanish women.
sensate|Aware.
sensated|Had a feeling of.
sensation|Feeling.
sensible|Rational
sensors|Responsive devices.
sentencer|A judge, at times
sentiment|Opinion
sentinel|Guard.
sentries|Guards
separate|Autonomous.
separate|Part.
septets|Singing groups
sepulchral|Gloomy.
sequent|Following
sequesters|Puts aside.
sequitur|A non-word, usually.
sequoias|Western forest sights.
serapes|Ponchos
serenade|Mozart opus
serenes|Tranquil expanses.
serenes|Tranquil expanses.
serenity|Peace.
serials|Soap operas.
seriate|Successive
sermons|Discourses
serpents|Sneaky ones.
service|Canadian writer
serviette|Napkin
servile|Sycophantic
sesterce|Old Roman coin.
setback|Delay.
setting|Background
settled|Orderly
settlers|Pilgrims and others.
several|Distinct
several|Quite a few.
severed|Cut off
sextans|Constellation on equator.
shadier|More furtive.
shadings|Chiaroscuros.
shadowing|Tailing.
shallow|Superficial.
shamrocks|White clovers
shavetail|Slang for an officer.
sheeting|Linen.
shelter|Protect.
sheltie|Pony.
shelver|Library worker
sherbet|Dessert.
sherries|Amontillados.
shifted|Moved.
shindigs|Lively parties.
shingle|Doctor's sign
shipment|Freight, e.g.
shipped|Exported
shippers|Clipper owners
shivered|Splintered.
shopped|Marketed.
shorthorn|English breed of cattle.
showerers|Some bathers
showers|Windups for some pitchers.
shrills|Cries loudly.
shrinking|Like some violets.
shrinks|Contracts.
shrubbery|Azaleas, etc.
shyness|Modesty.
sibling|Child.
sidecar|Cocktail.
sideman|Certain musician.
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse.
sidesaddle|One way to ride.
sideswipes|Hits, as a car.
siestas|Pauses of a sort.
silence|Sign in a library.
silencer|Item for a gang weapon.
silesia|Soft cotton twill.
simoleon|Buck
simpered|Acted fatuously.
simulation|Feigning process.
sincere|Unfeigned.
singletree|Wagon part.
singsong|Auctioneer's tone.
sinister|Corruptive.
siphons|Draws off
situated|Set
situating|Finding a spot for.
sitzmark|Ski novice's memento.
sixtyish|Of indefinite age.
skeletal|Like framework.
skeletons|Seasonal costumes.
skelter|After helter.
sketchy|Superficial.
skewbald|Spotty, as some horses.
skipper|Bligh, for one
skirred|Went rapidly over
slapdash|Careless.
slashed|Marked with a sweeping stroke.
slasher|Sharp blade.
slashing|Reducing drastically.
slathered|Spread thickly.
slattern|Untidy one.
sledges|Hammers.
sleeting|Precipitating.
sleuthed|Did detective work.
slinger|Hash ___.
slithers|Slides
slogans|Motto's cousins.
sloshed|Floundered through water.
sloshes|Wades in mire.
sluggard|Lazybones.
sluices|Channels.
sluices|Floodgates.
slumlord|Ghetto figure.
slurred|Slipped over
slurring|Slighting.
smalltime|Petty.
smarten|Make spruce.
smarter|More chic
smatter|Dabble in.
smearing|Vilifying
smelter|Ore processor.
smilingly|Cheerfully
smiters|Hard hitters.
smithies|Garages' predecessors.
smolders|Seethes underneath.
smothers|Well-known brothers.
snaffle|Part of a bridle.
snakeroot|Medicinal plant.
snarled|Entangled.
snatching|Seizing.
sneaker|Sports shoe.
sneakier|More furtive.
sneaking|Furtive.
sneered|Expressed contempt
sneering|Jibing, with "at"
sniping|Shooting in a way
snippets|Small cuttings.
sniveler|Whimpering one.
snooped|Pried into.
snoopers|Annoying people
snooted|Acted the snob.
snoozes|Isn't alert
snorkel|Skindiving aid.
snorted|Made a horsy sound.
snorted|Showed disdain.
snowbank|Drift.
snowmobile|Sleigh for today's grandma
snowplow|Part of the winter scene
snowstorm|Whittier wrote about one.
snuffboxes|Tobacco containers.
snuffed|Extinguished.
snuffer|Candle device.
sobered|Became serious.
soberer|More grave.
softens|Palliates
solider|More meaty.
soliloquizes|Does a stage routine.
solitary|Lone
someone|Watcher over me?
somersaults|Gymnastic feats
sometime|Former.
sometime|Former.
sonance|Tonality.
sonatas|Beethoven works.
songfest|Informal gathering.
sonneteer|Poet.
soonest|Pronto.
soothes|Placates
sophistication|Computer word
sorceries|Spells
sordidness|Squalor.
sordino|In music, a mute.
sorehead|Disgruntled guy.
soubriquet|Nickname
soutache|Decorative braid
spaceports|Milieu for astronauts.
spanner|Wrench
spanners|Wrenches.
spareribs|Lunch order.
sparing|Scrimping
sparring|One kind of partner
spartan|Like commuters, sometimes.
spatters|Splashes.
spatula|Kitchen tool.
spearheaded|Led the attack
special|TV offering.
specials|TV offerings
specters|Wraiths.
spectre|Apparition
speeders|Road menaces
speeders|Traffic violators.
spelled|Relieved.
spender|Fast man with a dollar.
spigots|Sink fixtures
spindling|Slender.
spineless|Cowardly.
spineless|Weak.
spinner|Fishing lure.
spinning|Wheel of yore.
spiraea|Flowering shrub.
spirited|Like a steed.
spitfire|Hot-tempered one
spitfire|Hothead.
spitting|___ fire
splashdown|Dive, astronaut style
splashed|Had fun in the pool.
splashy|Ostentatious.
spoiler|Fly in the ointment
spoiler|Team that scores upsets
spoilsport|Wet blanket's cousin.
sporrans|Highland purses.
sportscaster|Schenkel, for one
spotless|Irreproachable.
spotted|Made out.
spouters|Whales at times.
springer|Kind of spaniel.
sprouts|Young shoots.
sputnik|Space vehicle.
spyglass|Lookout's instrument.
squandered|Wasted.
squeeze|Compression.
squeezed|Got by, narrowly.
squelches|Sits on.
squirreled|Stashed (away).
stabile|Abstract sculpture.
stables|Farm buildings.
stables|Racetrack areas.
staffer|Personnel manager.
staffers|Regulars on a newspaper.
stagecoaches|Drama school teachers
staggers|Consternates.
stagnated|Became stale.
stained|Like some glass.
stained|Type of glass
stained|Worked with dye.
stainer|Wood finisher
staircase|Feature of the Met.
stalactite|Cave sight.
stalagmite|Underground phenomenon.
stalked|Pursued.
stalled|Not moving
stalling|Losing velocity.
stalling|Tactic used by teams in the lead.
stallions|Horses.
stamina|Staying power.
stammering|Halting in words.
stamper|Postal worker.
stances|Postures.
standard|Flag
standees|Some Met Opera watchers.
standing|Status.
standings|Baseball listings.
standish|Miles.
standout|Straight-A student.
standpat|Remain firm.
standups|Frames for sample displays.
staplers|Binding devices.
staples|Basic items
stargazing|Daydreaming.
starlet|Hollywood hopeful.
starlets|Certain actresses.
starlight|Night sight.
starred|Excelled.
startle|Frighten.
starved|Craved strongly, with "for."
stature|Level of achievement.
stealer|Second-story man.
stealth|Furtiveness.
steeled|Braced for shock
steeper|More difficult.
steepled|Like some churches
steeplejacks|High climbers.
steersman|Bridge occupant.
stellar|Bright.
stellate|Star-shaped.
stencil|Kind of design.
stentor|Person of powerful voice.
stereograms|3-D pictures.
stereos|Sound systems.
sterile|Aseptic.
sterlet|Choice Caspian sturgeon.
sterlet|Small sturgeon.
sterlets|Small sturgeons.
sterling|Silver.
stibial|Of antimony.
stiletto|Whodunit weapon.
stillest|Most peaceful.
stillman|Refinery worker
stilted|Pompous.
stinger|Brandy cocktail.
stinter|Frugal one
stipend|Wages.
stirrup|Nautical rope.
stogies|Western smokes
stoning|Preparing peaches.
stooges|Comedians of a sort
stopped|Desisted.
storage|Cold ___.
storage|Place for unneeded furniture.
storewide|Word for some sales.
stouter|More in need of a diet.
stovepipe|Lincoln hat.
stowaways|Certain passengers.
straggler|One out of line.
strains|Musical passages
strands|Twists.
strange|Unfamiliar.
stratagem|Trick.
stratal|Of layers of rock.
stratas|Met soprano.
strategy|Military planning.
streets|Main and Mott.
strewing|Scattering
strewing|Scattering
striker|Picket-line participant.
stripes|Rank symbols
stripling|Youth.
stripling|Youth.
strokes|Some oarsmen.
stroller|Baby transit.
strolls|Saunters.
stronger|More rugged.
strummer|Lute player.
studding|Kind of sail.
stunned|Bewildered
stunted|Retarded.
stuntman|Daredevil.
stutter|Speak haltingly.
stylists|Certain writers
success|Satisfactory outcome.
sugared|Made palatable.
sulkies|Two-wheel carriages
summerhouse|Vacation place
sunbonnets|Headgear
sundown|Time of day.
supermarket|Grocery's descendant.
superseded|Supplanted.
suppose|Assume.
surfaced|Applied coating.
surgical|Of a branch of medicine
surnames|Appellations.
surprise|Birthday-party word.
swallowtail|Butterfly.
swearers|Users of profanity.
sweeper|Household appliance.
sweeten|Add calories.
sweetish|Like sugar
sweetly|Agreeably
swelled|Puffed up.
sycamores|Sights on the Wabash.
symmetrical|Balanced.
syncope|Dropping of sounds in grammar.
synergetic|Cooperative.
syringa|Mock orange
systems|Complexes
systems|Methods.
systole|Cardiologist's concern
tabbies|Cats
tabernacle|Sight of Salt Lake City.
tabours|Small drums.
tacklers|Stoppers, gridiron variety.
tadpole|Pond creature
tadpole|Pond denizen.
tailgate|Part of a truck.
tailored|Custom-made.
tailspin|Sudden collapse
tailwinds|Pilots' delight.
talented|Gifted.
talkathon|Long-winded debate.
tallage|Feudal tax.
tallest|Most improbable
tallness|Stature.
tamales|Hot foods.
tamales|Mexican delicacy.
tangelos|Hybrid fruit.
tangibles|Material things.
tankard|Large mug.
tantamount|Equivalent.
tantara|Fanfare.
tantrum|Child's outburst
tantrum|Conniption
tantrums|Spoiled-child specialties
tariffs|Importers' concerns.
tarnish|Stain.
tarnish|Sully.
tarpaper|Insulating material.
tarring|Road job
tartars|Intractable ones.
tatters|Rags.
taurine|Bull-like
taxidermy|Stuffy business.
teamsters|Big U. S. union.
teardrop|Gem shape.
tedders|Spreading machines.
teenage|Bobby-sox set.
teenager|Member of the go-go set.
teeters|Lacks stability
telamon|Father of Ajax
telecasters|Brinkley, Wallace et al.
telegram|Message.
telegram|Wire.
telegraph|Signal one's punches
teletypes|Message-sending machines.
televise|Transmit, in a way.
tempestuousness|Tumult.
temples|The groves were God's first ___
temples|Places of worship.
tenaces|Bridge holdings.
tenacity|Persistence.
tenebrae|Holy Week services
tenement|City sight.
tenement|Dwelling of a kind.
tensest|Most rigid
tensile|Stretchable.
teraphim|Ancient Hebrew household gods.
tergiversation|Equivocation
terrains|Regions
terrene|Worldly.
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Covenant.
testaments|Old and New
testate|Having a will.
testate|Having a will.
testate|Having left a will
testate|With a will
testers|Certain beds
tethers|Restraining cords.
tetragon|Geometric figure.
tetragon|Quadrangle
texture|Character.
thanage|Jurisdiction of Scottish baron.
theater|Globe, for instance
theater|Newspaper section.
theaters|Arenas.
thecate|Sheathed
thereon|Immediately after.
thicket|Undergrowth.
thinnest|Most like Twiggy
thirsted|Desired strongly.
thought|Reflection.
thrashed|Beaten.
threads|Silvery hair of song
threepence|Middlesex money
thrifty|Frugal.
thriller|Light reading matter.
thunder|Word before bolt or clap.
thundering|Making loud noises.
tiepins|Men's-wear items
timbale|Pastry shell.
timberland|Forest.
timecard|Fodder for a clock.
timeless|Unchanging.
timeouts|Recesses.
timesavers|Shortcuts, in a way.
timetables|Certain reference works.
timetables|Commuters' bibles.
tininess|Tim's quality
tinkerer|Do-it-yourself man
tinkers|Clumsy workers.
tinkled|Sounded, as a small bell.
tinniness|Quality of a honky-tonk piano.
tinplate|Cover with an alloy.
tinters|Hairdressers, at times.
tintype|Photo of sorts.
titmouse|Small bird.
titters|Giggles.
titular|Nominal.
toaster|Appliance.
toaster|Browning device.
toaster|Dinette appliance.
tocsins|Warning signals
toddled|Walked unsteadily.
toilets|Grooms.
toilette|Milady's ritual.
tomorrow|Procrastinator's day.
tonality|Musical key
tonsure|Shaving of the head.
tonsures|Haircuts.
tontines|Benefit-sharing plans.
toponym|Place-name.
topsails|Rigging
topsails|Sheets on a schooner.
toreador|Bizet character.
toreadors|Hispanic performers.
torment|Agony.
torrent|Raging flood.
totally|In all.
totters|Wavers
tourniquet|First-aid item.
touters|Race track hangers-on.
tovarich|Kiev comrade
toxophilites|Bowmen.
tracing|Outlined copy.
traduce|Defame.
trailer|Mobile home
trailers|Mobile homes.
trained|Drilled.
trainee|Student of a sort.
trainer|Coach.
traitor|Betrayer.
trampoline|Canvas net.
tranquility|Lunar sea.
transactor|One who does business.
transacts|Deals.
transit|Passage.
transits|Passes over.
translator|U.N. employe.
translators|U.N. workers
transom|Window above a door.
transpire|Happen.
treachery|Perfidious business.
treacle|Cloying words.
treacle|Sentimental talk
treasonous|Showing perfidy.
treated|Picked up the tab.
treehouse|Place of escape for a child.
trekked|Journeyed.
trellis|Latticework
tremble|Shake.
tremors|Quivering motions
trenchant|Incisive.
trepans|Tools for cutting holes
triangle|Lovers' entanglement.
tribune|Champion of the people
tricots|Fabrics
trident|Retiarius's weapon.
tridents|Fish spears
triggers|Initiates.
triolets|Some poems.
tripoli|Locale in Marine song
tripoli|North African capital.
triremes|Ancient vessels
trisect|Divide an angle.
troglodyte|Cave dweller.
trotter|Racehorse.
troubleshooters|Some experts.
trounce|Defeat.
troupers|They're in the act.
troupes|Barnstorms.
truckling|Submitting.
trueblue|Loyal.
trussed|Bound.
trusses|Supports
trusted|Confided in.
trustees|Board men.
tryouts|Casting procedures.
tryouts|Theater tests
tsarina|Russian noble.
tsarinas|Wives of Nicholas and Ivan.
tugboat|Harbor sight.
tuition|Bursar's concern.
tuition|Instruction.
turmoil|Uproar.
turnoff|Disconnect.
turntable|Lazy Susan.
turnups|Certain rummy cards
turtles|Loggerheads.
tuskers|Pachyderms.
tussled|Fought roughly
tutelage|Guardianship.
tweezer|Beauty-kit item.
twilight|Gloaming.
twister|Dancer of the early 60's.
twofers|Theater ticket bargains
typhoons|Storms.
tyrants|Relatives of taskmasters.
ubiquitous|Hard to get away from.
unaccented|Like the pre in predict.
unaided|Independently.
unaimed|Pointed, as at random.
unaimed|Without direction.
unallied|Going it alone.
unarmored|Without weaponry.
unaware|Ignorant.
unconcerned|Insouciant.
underdog|Potential loser.
undertow|Menace for sunbathers.
undresses|Strips.
uneaten|Still on one's plate.
uneducated|Ignorant.
unhinge|Throw off balance.
unhorsed|Thrown, in a way.
unhorses|Overthrows.
uniform|Consistent.
unities|Aristotle's three ___ of drama.
unknowns|Tomb of the ___
unlaced|Opened in a way.
unleashes|Frees.
unlined|Smooth of face.
unloved|Neglected.
unmeshed|Disentangled
unnerve|Fluster.
unquestioned|Fully accepted.
unravel|Solve.
unstate|Deprive of dignity.
unstinting|Giving one's best effort.
untired|Not weary.
untruth|Lie.
untwine|Disentangle.
unveils|Reveals.
uproars|Hullabaloos
uprooted|Removed utterly.
uproots|Displaces.
upstages|Executes a theatrical ploy.
uptilted|On an incline.
uranias|Astronomy muse and others.
urbanize|Build up.
useless|Ineffectual.
useless|Unserviceable.
ushered|Inaugurated (with "in").
usurpation|Seizure of a kind.
uttered|Said.
vagaries|Caprices
valiance|Bravery
valuing|Appraising.
vampirish|Ghoul-like
variole|Small pit.
veinlet|Leaf detail.
vertigo|Hitchcock movie
vestige|Trace.
veteran|Experienced.
viceroy|Butterfly
vinegar|Cruet item.
vintage|Fine wine.
viruses|Germs
visceral|Earthy.
walking|Up and around
walkingstick|Slender insect.
wallaroo|Marsupial
wanderers|Odysseus and others.
wartime|Period of strife.
wastrel|Ne'er-do-well
watches|Timers' necessities.
watermarks|Philatelist's concerns.
wealthy|Like Croesus.
weariest|Most bushed.
welters|Some fighters.
whimsical|Word for Milne's works.
whippersnappers|Upstarts.
whitewalls|Tires.
whither|Whence's companion
whodunits|Mysteries.
whoosis|Unidentified one
whosoever|Pronoun.
wideawake|Vigilant.
wielded|Brandished.
wigwagged|Signalled, in a way.
windburns|Rumble-seat hazards.
windlass|Apparatus for hoisting.
windmills|Dutch sights.
windows|Casements
wintergreen|Checkerberry
wisecracks|Comedian's stock in trade.
wisents|European bison
wishbone|Turkey part.
wishbones|Things to be pulled.
woodmen|Forest workers.
wraparound|Outsert.
wreathes|Intertwines.
wrestle|Grapple with.
wretched|Profoundly unhappy.
xanthic|Yellowish.
xenophobia|Fear of strangers.
yearend|Time for annual reports.
yelling|Shouting.
yesterday|Time gone.
yesteryear|Yore
yodeler|Kind of singer.
zealots|Intense ones
zealous|Eager.
zestful|Piquant.
zillions|Great many.
zinfandel|Red table wine.
abalone|Calif. sea specialty
abalone|Calif. seafood
abalone|Haliotis
abashed|Embarrassed
abaters|Mitigating agents
abdicates|Surrenders
aberration|Wandering
abetted|Helped
abjured|Renounced
abnegate|Relinquish
abominate|Detest
aborigine|True native
abreast|Side by side
absence|Lack
absorbed|Rapt
abstains|Refrains from
abysses|Bottomless pits
academies|Scholarly centers
accelerate|Step up
accelerated|Like some college courses
accented|Stressed
acceptable|Barely adequate
accepts|Receives
accepts|Takes
accretion|Process of growth
accumulate|Build up
acerbic|Harsh
achromic|Colorless
acolytes|Assistants
acquaintance|It was auld to Burns
adaptation|Adjustment
adaptation|TV version of a book
adapters|Certain TV writers
adaptors|Interconnecting devices
addition|Builder's afterthought
adenoma|Benign tumor
adhered|Stuck fast
adjustments|Claim settlements
admiration|Esteem
admirers|Suitors
admonition|Counsel
adorned|Decorated
adorned|Embellished
adulate|Admire slavishly
adventure|Kind of film
aeolian|Kind of harp
aerogram|Radio message
aeronaut|Balloon rider
aesthetes|Art lovers
affable|Cordial
affably|Politely
affluent|Wealthy
affords|Confers upon
agelong|Interminable
agendas|Memo books
agendum|Thing to do
aggrade|Build up
agitated|Distraught
agitates|Disturbs
agitates|Shakes
agnomina|Nicknames
agreements|Understandings
aground|Stranded
aimless|Desultory
airless|Unventilated
airmail|Postal service
airport|Hailey best-seller
alabaster|Whitish shade
alameda|City in Calif.
alameda|Oakland's neighbor
alameda|Shaded walk
alamode|With extra calories, so to say
alarmed|Startled
alarming|Causing concern
alewife|Herring
alexander|Conqueror of Greece
alidade|Surveyor's instrument
alienate|Transfer property
aligned|Set right
aliment|Sustenance
alimony|The high cost of leaving
alimony|Byproduct of divorce
allergy|Hay fever
alleviates|Lightens
allotment|Share
allowable|Legitimate
allspice|Flavoring
allspice|Food flavoring
almanac|Reference work
alpacas|Andes animals
already|Previously
altered|Modified
alternate|Take turns
altogether|Thoroughly
altruism|Unselfishness
altruistic|Unselfish
amadavat|Cage bird from India
amassed|Gathered
amassed|Piled up
amateur|Certain sportsman
ambergris|Whale secretion
ambitious|Yet Brutus says he was ___
amicability|Good will
amoretto|Cupid in early Italian art
amorphous|Without distinct form
amperes|Electrical units
amperes|Electrical units
ampersands|Short ands
amulets|Grigris
amulets|Magic charms
amusements|Newspaper section
analogize|Reason in a way
andante|Moderately slow, in music
anecdotes|Emcees' specialties
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Windflowers
aneroid|Type of barometer
anesthetic|Ether, for one
angelica|California dessert wine
anglers|Fishermen
anglers|Users of lures
angleworm|Bait
aniline|Dye
animals|Creatures
animals|Farm assets
animate|Perk up
animate|Vivacious
anisette|Liqueur
annatto|Yellowish red dye
annotate|Add textual comments
anointment|Consecration
anoints|Hallows
anteater|Aardvark
anteater|Echidna
antedate|Precede in time
antedates|Precedes
anterooms|Waiting places
antidepressants|Mame's corsets
antidotes|Counteractive agents
antipasto|Italian tidbits
antlers|Hat racks in some places
antlers|Horns
anxiety|Care
apaches|Geronimo and cohorts
apaches|Geronimo's people
apartheid|Controversial topic in Pretoria
apartheid|South African issue
apartheid|South African issue
apathetic|Unresponsive
aperient|Medical dose
aperitif|Afternoon pick-me-up
aperitifs|Drinks before dinner
aperture|Opening
aphorisms|Maxims
apolitical|Word applying to few in Washington
apologist|Arguer for the defense
apostate|Renegade
apothegm|Short saying
appeals|Takes to a higher court
appearing|Giving an impression
appease|Propitiate
appeaser|Role for Chamberlain
apprise|Give notice
apricots|Shades of orange
arabesque|Ballet position
arachnid|Spider
arbiter|Dispute settler
arcaded|Having a series of arches
arcadia|Peaceful place
architecture|Building style
areoles|Small cavities
argalis|Wild sheep
argentine|Silvery
argufier|Polemic
ariettas|Short songs
aristas|Grain bristles
aristocrat|One of the upper crust
armament|Martial equipment
armchair|Living-room item
armures|Patterned fabrics
arouses|Provokes.
arraign|Accuse in a courtly way
arraigns|Charges
arrayal|Muster
arrears|Overdue debts
arrears|Overdue debts
arrests|Checks
arrests|Stops
arrival|Advent
arsonists|Certain felons
artemisia|Garden shrub
artisan|Cabinet maker, for one
artisan|Craftsman
artiste|Prima donna
artless|Naive
asbestosis|Miner's disease
ashamed|Feeling guilty
askance|Obliquely
asocial|Self-centered
asocial|Self-centered
aspirate|Speech sound
aspiration|Ambition
aspires|Yearns
aspirin|Pain reliever
assails|Sets upon
assayed|Made an analysis
assents|Concurs
asserted|Stated
assertion|Declaration
asserts|Maintains
assessed|Evaluated
assessed|Valued
assorters|Selectors
assorts|Classifies
assuage|Soothe
asteroid|Sky body
asteroids|Minor planets
asteroids|Small planets
astigmatism|Eye defect
astonishment|Surprise
astride|Bridging
astrodome|Houston
astronomy|Space science
atabals|Moorish drums
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Studios
atheist|Believer in a certain doctrine
atheists|Unbelievers
atomised|Sprayed: Var.
atomizer|Item on milady's dresser
atoners|Expiators
attache|Embassy worker
attempt|Undertake
attempts|Endeavors
attended|Listened to
attending|Present
attends|Escorts
attenuates|Weakens
attract|Draw to
attractive|Alluring
attractor|Magnet
attractor|Magnet
attunes|Adjusts
aurorean|Radiant
authentic|Valid
autocrat|___ of the Breakfast Table
availed|Profited
availed|Put to use
availing|Making use of
avarice|Silas Marner's trait
avaricious|Covetous
avenues|Flatbush and others
average|Usual
averred|Stated
averted|Warded off
aviation|Precursor of the space age
aviator|Flier
avulsing|Tearing away
baboons|Apes
babysit|Tend in a way
bachelors|Unmarried men
backboards|Rebounding spots
backslapper|Good-time Charlie
backslider|Slipper
backstairs|Type of intrigue
backwater|Isolated place
badgers|Wisconsin players
badinage|Raillery
bailors|Money deliverers
balance|Remainder
balances|Scales
ballade|Chopin composition
ballerina|Fonteyn is one
ballets|Dances
ballista|Ancient catapult
bandied|Tossed to and fro
banding|Material for hat strips
bangkok|Asian metropolis
bangkok|City in Thailand
bangles|Anklets and bracelets
banisters|Slides for some children
bankrolling|Financing
banquets|Festive occasions
banshees|Wailing spirits
barbell|Item for a gymnast
barefaced|Type of lie
barnacles|Clingers
baroness|Lady of rank
baronet|British title
barrier|Obstacle
baseball|Certain season
baseline|Tennis-court limit
basement|Penthouse antithesis
basement|Rumpus area
bastille|Old Paris landmark
battalions|Military groups
battled|Had it out
beachcomber|South Seas figure
beaming|Radiant
beanies|Caps of a kind
bearers|Safari redcaps
beclouds|Obfuscates
bedroll|Camping gear
beepers|Air signal devices
befogged|Obscured
beldame|Hag
bellows|Saul and others
bellwether|Leader
belongs|Fits in
bemoaned|Lamented
benedicts|Married men
betimes|In good season
biasing|Influencing in a way
bifilar|Having two threads
bifocal|Lens type
bifurcate|Forked
bifurcates|Forks
biotype|Organisms sharing a trait
birdsong|Nightingale's serenade
biremes|Galleys
biretta|Churchman's cap
biretta|Clerical cap
bishops|Chess pieces
bistros|Bars
blabbermouth|Variety of non-clam
blackbird|Thrush
blackboard|Schoolroom feature
blackhead|Blemish
blackly|In a dishonorable way
blander|More gentle
blasphemer|Impious one
blaster|Explosive handler
blatant|Obvious
blemish|Macule
blintzes|Pancakes in Tel Aviv
blisses|Utter joys
bloated|Distended
blueprint|Embryo house
boarder|Paying guest
boaster|Gasconader
boastful|Vainglorious
bombard|Assail vigorously
boondocks|Where yokels come from
borates|Acid salts
bordeaux|French seaport
botanic|Kind of garden
bothers|Vexes
bottleneck|Core of traffic jam
bottlenecks|Jam makers
bottomless|Unfathomable
bottommost|Like the green traffic light
bourbon|Kentucky specialty
braided|Plaited
branded|Bearing a stigma
branded|Stigmatized
brashest|Most forward
brasses|Orchestra section
brassica|Turnips and cabbages
brassie|Golf club
bravura|Brilliant performance
breeder|Poultry raiser
breeding|Stable-owner's concern
breezeway|House addition
brevier|8-point type
brevity|Factor in wit
brevity|Soul of wit
brigade|Bucket passers
brigand|Bandit
brigands|Robbers
brioches|Rolls
bristle|Show anger
britannia|Lady of the waves
broaden|Extend
brokerage|Wall St. house
bromides|Trite sayings
brotherly|Philadelphia's love
browbeaten|Bullied
brushoff|Don't call us; we'll call you, e.g.
buccaneer|17th-century sea menace
buckboards|Old carriages
burgesses|Colonial legislators
burlesque|Mock
business|Occupation
business|Patronage
bustles|Stirs
butterfly|Monarch, e.g.
buttress|Support
cabalas|Secret doctrines
cabanas|Beach sights
cabaret|Night spot
cabbies|Taxi men
cabinet|Advisory council
caboodle|Kit's companion
cadence|Rhythm
cadenza|Aria part
cadenzas|Musical flourishes
caesurae|Pauses, in poetry
calamine|Ointment ingredient
calendar|Annual bank giveaway
calendar|Bank giveaway
calendar|Gregorian or Julian
calices|Cups
callower|More immature
campion|Poet of Shakespeare's day
canalize|Form a passage
canards|Hoaxes
canaries|Singers
canasta|Card game
canoeist|Boatman
canonic|Clergyman
cantata|Choral piece
capable|Up to
caporal|Course tobacco
capstan|Windlass
captiously|In a faultfinding way
captured|Taken
caracole|Spiral staircase
caramel|Candy-counter item
carbine|Kind of rifle
carbine|Light rifle
carbonation|Process that makes water bubbly
carbons|Copies
carcass|Tire framework
cardiac|About the heart
careened|Heeled over
careened|Lurched
caretaker|Overseer
caroled|Warbled
caroler|Joyful singer
carouse|Make merry
carpets|Décor features
carpets|Runners
carrack|Galleon
carriage|Posture
caseins|Cheese bases
caseous|Like cheese
cassava|Tapioca source
casually|In a random way
casuistry|Specious reasoning
catacombs|Christian hideout
catafalque|Bier
catalog|Library user's aid
catalogues|Lists
catamarans|Small craft
caterans|Highland brigands
caterer|Food dispenser
catering|Food business
catering|Servicing a dinner party
catering|Supplying food
cedilla|Diacritic
cedillas|Marks under consonants
celestes|Piano pedals
cellist|Casals, for one
centered|Concentrated
centered|Placed in a certain way
centuple|Increase a hundredfold
ceramic|Kind of arts
cerated|Covered with wax
cerates|Waxes
cerises|Red colors
cessions|Acts of compliance
chairman|Board member
challis|Lightweight fabric
chamois|Buffing cloth
channel|TV choice
channels|TV divisions
charade|Parlor-game subject
charlie|Able, Baker, ___
charted|Mapped
charted|Planned
chasers|After-drink drinks
chastise|Discipline
cheapen|Depreciate
cheapskates|Bargain for Jenkins or Fleming
cheater|Untrustworthy one
checkreins|Harness parts
cheerily|Happily
cherries|Manhattan garnishes
chestnut|Stuffing ingredient
childhood|Time of life
chimera|Impossible dream
chincherinchees|Star-of-Bethlehem flowers
choleric|Splenetic
chorales|Hymns
chortled|Laughed
choruses|Vocal groups
cineraria|House plant
circular|Type of staircase
cistern|Reservoir
clamber|Move with effort
clarets|Wines
clarion|Loud and clear
classes|School units
clatters|Moves noisily
clavichord|Well-tempered item
cleanse|Free from pollution
cleared|Gave the go-ahead
clearstory|High area of a cathedral: Var.
cleated|Like a football shoe
cloister|Secluded place
cloistered|Secluded
closure|Conclusion
clouters|Aaron, Ruth, etc.
coasters|Sleds
cocotte|Shallow baking dish
coinage|Invented word
collars|Things to get hot under
collate|Arrange manuscripts
collate|Gather
collator|Card-matching machine
colonial|Popular American decor
colored|Painted
combine|Farm machine
combing|Pet-show preparation
comedies|TV offerings
commode|Low cabinet
commodore|One-star officer
commoner|Name for W. J. Bryan
commuter|Work-and-run man
compared|Likened
compost|Soil renovator
concealer|Hider
conceding|Granting
concerns|Companies
concert|Accord
concert|Accord
concierge|Doorkeeper, in France
concierges|Doorkeepers, on France
conclude|Make an opinion
condone|Overlook
conduct|Manage
confection|Bonbon
confess|Own up
confessing|Owning up
congeal|Freeze
congests|Clogs, as traffic
conglomerate|New kind of corporation
congruent|Superposable
conifer|Pine or spruce
conquistador|Pizarro or Cortés
consciences|Inwits
consent|Yield
consequent|Resulting
consists|Is made up of
conspire|Plot
consume|Expend
contact|Lens type
contour|System of plowing
contract|Kind of bridge
contradict|Take issue with
contrasts|Photo developers' concerns
contriver|Scheming one
contused|Bruised
coolies|Oriental porters
coopers|Barrel workers
copestones|Crowns
copperhead|Civil War figure
coracle|Small English boat
corporal|Army man
corpulence|Portliness
corpulent|Fleshy
corvine|Crowlike
costume|Dress
cottage|Kind of cheese
countersign|Sentry's demand
coverall|Mechanic's garment
cowcatcher|Dairy farmer
cowered|Shrank away from
coxcombs|Pretentious fops
crabgrass|Lawn bane
crashed|Shattered
creamer|Part of a table setting
creasers|Grooving tools
creation|Week's work for God
creator|Maker
credence|Belief
credential|Item that gives confidence
creepers|Infant garments
creosol|Oily liquid
cresting|Rising, as a flood
cricketer|British sportsman
cringes|Fawns
crinoline|Petticoat
crispated|Curled
critical|Fault-finding
critics|Certain writers
crockery|Dishes
crossbar|Vaulter's concern
crossbows|Old-time weapons
crossbreed|Hybridize
crosscuts|Saws
crossed|Passed over
crossing|Place for a certain light
crossing|Trip to Europe
crosslet|Small heraldic shape
crossly|Bad music, said Milton ___
crossover|Span
crosspatch|Grouch
crossruff|Bridge maneuver
croupiers|Monte Carlo workers
crusade|Attack zealously
crusade|Mission
crusade|Zealot's enterprise
crusader|Promoter of causes
crutches|Supports
crybabies|Sore losers
crystal|Gazer's globe
cucumber|Future pickle
cuddled|Hugged
cuisine|Style of food
currycomb|Grooming tool
cutlass|Pirate's weapon
cutthroat|Murderous person
cyclamate|Sweetener
cyclamates|Deposed champions of reducers
cyclamen|Primrose
cynical|Like Diogenes
dadaism|Art movement
daffodil|Wordsworth inspiration
dairies|Certain farms
damsels|People oft in distress
damsons|Plums
dangles|Swings
darkest|Livingston's part of Africa
darning|Housewifely chore
dastardly|Word for villain's deeds
daunted|Intimidated
daunted|Intimidated
daunting|Intimidating
dazzling|Brilliant
deadwood|Useless things
dealated|Divested of wings
dealers|Retailers
dearest|Most expensive
decades|Time periods
deceiver|Double-crosser
deceptive|Misleading
decided|Settled
decipher|Crack, in a way
decorated|Adorned
deedless|Accomplishing naught, old style
deepening|Becoming abstruse
deepens|Intensifies
deerfly|Insect
defalcate|Embezzle
defeated|Overcame
defense|National concern
deferred|Put off
deflate|Puncture
degrees|A. B. and B. S.
deified|Exalted
delayers|Postponers
delicate|Like fine lace
delight|Charm
deludes|Misleads
demands|Urgent needs
demeaning|Lowering in dignity
demeanors|Outward attitudes
demigods|Heroes
demitasse|Dinner topper
democratize|Give power to the people
demoniac|Frenzied
demoted|Broke in rank
demotion|Loss of rank
demurrer|Objection
denizens|Inhabitants
denotes|Means
densely|Thickly
departure|Timetable listing
depends|Relies
deplete|Empty
depletes|Exhausts
deplores|Bemoans
deplores|Bewails
depraved|Evil
deprecate|Disapprove
depreciate|Undervalue.
depressions|Booms' opposites
derelict|Neglectful
derelicts|Skid Row people
derided|Treated with scorn
derisive|Mocking
deriver|One who infers
dernier|___ cri
derricks|Hoisting units
deserts|Rewards
designs|Patterns
desinence|Ending
desisted|Quit
despair|Shall I wasting in ___ . . .
despairs|Loses hope
desperados|Posse's prey
despiser|Hater
despots|Ivan et al.
destine|Foreordain
destines|Predetermines
destroyed|Leveled
destroyer|Submarine's enemy
detailed|Gave chapter and verse
detains|Keeps back
detente|Easing of tensions
detentes|International breathers
determines|Decides
deterred|Restrained
detract|Take away from
deviate|Change course
devotee|Aficionado
devotee|Aficionado
dialect|Jargon
diaphanous|Like butterfly wings
dictatorships|Third Reich et al.
diereses|Marks over vowels
digested|Took in
digests|Abbreviated stories
digitalis|Foxglove
dilatory|Tardy
dilemma|Predicament
dilettante|Dabbler
dinette|Eating area
dinette|Small room
dingdongs|Belfry sounds
dinnertime|Gourmand's big moment
dinosaur|Alley Oop's mount
diplomat|Tact personified
dippers|Big and little
discards|Certain bridge plays
discourages|Cools
discredit|Refuse to believe
discreet|Prudent
disease|Ailment
dishevel|Rumple
dishrag|K.P.'s adjunct
dislikers|People with aversions
dismisses|Cans
disowns|Repudiates
dispels|Clears away
divorce|Reno speciality
doctoral|Of an academic degree
doctors|Barnard and others
dodgery|Meanness
dogfight|Fierce combat
dogfight|Rough-and-tumble battle
doggerel|Some verse
dogsleds|Yukon vehicles
dogwatch|Night shift
doilies|Relatives of place mats
dolesome|Gloomy
dolorous|Sad
domical|Cupola-shaped
dominie|Minister: Dialect
donnish|Pedantic
doodads|Thingumbobs
dotages|Mental infirmities
downbeat|Bearish time
downdraft|Spoiler of a smooth plane ride
downstairs|Below
drafted|Sketched, as a map
dragnet|Officer Friday's TV show
dramaturgy|Playwriting
drapery|Window dressing
drastic|Violent
dreaded|Feared
dreadful|Frightening
dreamers|Ivory-tower inhabitants
dredges|Scrapes the bottom
dressers|Furniture items
dronish|Indolent
drooped|Flagged
dropkick|Old football maneuver
duelers|Hamilton and Burr
dynamic|Forceful
dynamites|Blows up
earaches|What sopranos give dogs
earings|Nautical lines
earldom|Noble position
earldom|Titled jurisdiction
earliest|First
earmarking|Setting apart
earnestly|With ardor
earstones|Otoliths
earthly|Mundane
earthly|Mundane
earthstar|Puffball-like fungus
easiest|Least challenging
ebonite|Hard rubber
ecdysis|Molting
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclipse|Event of March 7, 1970
eclipse|Sky phenomenon
ecology|Science of today
economy|Fiscal management
edgiest|Most nervous
edgings|Hem finishes
edgings|Lace trimmings
edibles|Meat, fish, etc.
edifice|Building
edifices|Constructions
edition|Bulldog, for one
editorial|Newspaper article
educator|Teacher
eelpout|Burbot
eeriest|Have the ___ feeling
effloresce|Bloom
effortless|Smooth
effulgent|Shining
egalite|One of a French trio
egalite|Part of a French motto
egalite|Word in a French motto
egested|Expelled
eggbeaters|Word for copters
egoists|I men
egyptian|Nasser
eidolon|Phantom
elaborate|Highly wrought
elastic|Flexible
elderly|Getting along
elecampane|Coarse herb of Europe
elected|In, politically
elective|Kind of public office
electives|Certain college courses
electoral|Of voting
electrodes|Current conductors
electron|Atom part
elegant|Courtly
elegant|Refined
element|Carbon or boron
element|Krypton, for one
element|Rudimentary principle
element|Yttrium, for one
elementary|Basic
elements|Man against the ___
elephant|Peanut eater
elevate|Ennoble
elevate|Raise
elevated|Exalted
elevation|Height
elevator|Lift
elevator|Special kind of shoe
elicited|Drew out
elision|Omission
ellipse|Certain shape
ellipse|Geometric figure
ellipse|Geometric shape
eloping|Marrying in haste
elusive|Baffling
eluvial|Of rock debris
elysian|Blissful
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Spring from
emanates|Grows from
embarcadero|San Francisco
embassy|Envoy's residence
embrocate|Rub with liniment
emendator|Editor
emerged|Came out
emerges|Appears
emerges|Makes an appearance
emeritus|Title for a retired person
emigres|People fleeing a land
eminence|Elevation
eminence|Elevation
eminence|Natural elevation
eminent|Noteworthy
emirate|Jurisdiction of an Arab ruler
emission|Issuance, as of money
empanel|Put on a jury list
emperors|Monarchs
empiric|Experiential
emporia|Kansas city
emporium|Big store
empress|Eugénie
emulate|Imitate
emulate|Rival
emulate|Rival
emulated|Tried to surpass
emulsion|Film developer's coating
enables|Provides power
enacting|Decreeing
enactor|Lawmaker
enameled|Brightly inlaid
enameled|Glazed
enamored|Smitten
enclasp|Seize and hold
enclave|Land within a land
enclosed|Like a courtyard
encloses|Inserts
enclosures|Envelope contents
encomium|Praise
encores|Calls for more
encoring|Applauding for more
encounters|Unexpected meetings
encumbrances|Impedimenta
endanger|Imperil
endeared|Made lovable
endemic|Indigenous
endgame|Beckett play
endgames|Climaxes of chess duels
endless|Infinite
endorsed|Approved
endurance|Patience
enemies|Belligerents
enemies|Ill-wishers
energetic|Vigorous
energies|Inherent power
energized|Invigorated
enforcer|Gangsters' disciplinarian
engaged|Ringed, as a belle
engages|Employs
engineer|Manipulate events
engorge|Glut
engrave|Impress deeply
engrossed|Rapt
enhance|Magnify
enhance|Magnify
enigmatic|Perplexing
enisled|Isolated
enjoiner|One issuing a restraining order
enlaces|Intertwines
enlacing|Interweaving
enlarge|Swell
enlarger|Photo developer's device
enliven|Stimulate
ennobles|Elevates
enormous|Gargantuan
ensconce|Settle comfortably
enslaves|Subjugates
ensnare|Trap
entailing|Requiring
entails|Involves
entangle|Snarl
entasis|Architectural curve
entertain|Consider
entertainer|Shore, e.g.
enticed|Tempted
enticement|Siren's specialty
enticements|Lures
entitles|Qualifies
entourage|Attendants
entrance|Vestibule
entrant|Contestant
entrapment|Underhand arrest maneuver
entreating|Begging
entreats|Begs
entreats|Implores
entreaty|Plea
entreaty|Plea
entrench|Dig in solidly
entrenched|Confirmed
entrust|Confide
enuring|Hardening
environment|Concern for today
epigram|Bon mot
epilogues|Afterwords
epistemological|Of the philosophical study of knowledge
epitome|Abstract
epitome|Condensed account
epitome|Summary
epsilon|Fraternity letter
equable|Without variations
equalize|Make uniform
equipage|Outfit
equitable|Just
erasers|Classroom equipment
erasers|Desk items
erasure|Obliteration
erasure|Use of a pencil's other end
erelong|In the near future
eremite|Hermit
eremites|Recluses
eremites|Recluses
eremitic|Of a recluse
erodent|Wearing away
erosion|Tide's havoc
errantry|Knightly activity
errants|Wandering ones
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|Boner on a high level
erratum|Proofreader's concern
erstwhile|Onetime
erudite|Learned
eruption|Outbreak
escalate|Carry up
escalate|Step up
escallop|Bake potatoes in sauce
escapades|Flings
escapes|Houdini feats
escarps|Steep slopes
eschewals|Avoidances
escutcheon|Wall hanging for the titled
essayed|Tried
essayist|Lamb for one
essence|Perfume
essence|Pith
essences|Perfumes
essonite|Variety of garnet
esteems|Looks up to
esterase|Enzyme
esthete|Dilettante
esthetes|Art lovers
esthetes|Culture lovers
estimate|Early word on TV repair cost
estimate|Rough calculation
estimates|Judgments
estimators|Price fixers of a sort
estival|Of the summer
estoppel|Preclusion in law
estreat|Legal copy
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
eternal|Endless
eternal|Enduring
eternal|___ City
eternity|Week before Christmas, to a child
eternizes|Perpetuates
ethanol|Alcohol
ethereal|Heavenly
ethereal|Light
ethical|Moral
ethnarch|Governor of a province
ethnology|Study of race origins
etiolate|Blanch
evading|Equivocator's action
evaluating|Critic's chore
evanescent|Fleeting
evasion|Escape
evident|Clear
evident|Manifest
evident|Plain
evildoers|Sinners
evinced|Showed
exasperate|Nettle
excitable|High-strung
execute|Accomplish
execution|Performance
exhales|Breathes
exhaustion|Total consumption
exhilarate|Cheer
expands|Dilates
expatriate|Banish
expatriate|Stalin's daughter, for one
expletive|Darn, for one
exposes|Muckraking articles
express|Fast train
expression|Utterance
exquisite|Perfected
extemporize|Ad lib
extents|Lengths
extents|Scopes
external|Superficial
eyebeam|Quick look, old style
eyefuls|Beauties
eyelets|Shoe parts
eyelets|Small openings
eyeshades|Onetime editors' wear
eyesores|Auto graveyards, for example
fabricate|Invent
fadeouts|Movie techniques
falsetto|Certain voice
falsettos|Tiny Tim's notes
fanfaron|Braggart
fanlights|Certain transoms
fantasy|Illusion
farcical|Absurd
fashion|Vogue
fastidious|Demanding
fastidious|Fussy
fattened|Filled out
feathers|Chicken today, ___ tomorrow
federal|Make a ___ case of
federation|League
feldspar|Crystal-like mineral
felonry|Convict population
fertility|Kind of tribal rite
fiancee|Betrothed
finales|Conclusions
finesse|Bridge play
firelocks|Muskets
firestone|Flint
fireworks|July 4 treat
firmament|Sky
flagons|Large decanters
flagpole|Standard bearer
flameout|Jet pilot's problem
flannels|Trousers
flaring|Spreading
flatirons|Pressing appliances
flattens|Lays low
flexible|Pliant
flibbertigibbet|Featherbrain
flinders|Little Polly
floozie|Slovenly woman
fluster|Disconcert
flutist|Blowhard of sorts
fluttering|Like a nervous stomach
flypaper|Enticing trap
foments|Stirs up
footnotes|Postscripts of a sort
footsteps|___ in the dark
footstool|Ottoman
footstool|Ottoman
forager|One who seeks provisions
foragers|Soldiers detailed to seek supplies
fordone|Exhausted
foreman|Jury member
forepaws|Animal feet
forever|Eternally
formerly|Once
foxglove|Digitalis
franker|More open
freemason|Member of a world-wide order
freshet|Inundation
friction|Disagreement
frisked|Gamboled
fritters|Wastes
frontal|Direct
fronted|Faced
furnish|Appoint
gadzooks|Relative of zounds
gainers|Certain dives
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
galleon|Early merchantman
galleon|Old sailing ship
gargantuan|Prodigious
garment|Clothier's item
garments|Clothing
garments|Seventh Ave. concern
garnered|Hoarded
garottes|Strangles: Var.
gaslight|Era of yore
gasoline|Fuel
gasolines|Roadside offerings
gastritis|Result of unwise dining
gazelle|Small antelope
gazette|Journal
gearboxes|Auto components
gelatin|Dessert
geminating|Doubling
gemmate|Having buds
gemstone|Mineral suitable for jewelry
gendarme|French lawman
generalizations|Some platitudes
genesis|Beginning
geology|Rock study
gestical|Of bodily motions
getting|Understanding
gingerbread|Fancy trimmings
girlish|Maidenly
glaring|Obvious
glasses|Tumblers
gleaned|Gathered by degrees.
glisten|Shine
glisten|Sparkle
glistens|Shines
glitters|Sparkles
glowers|Frowns
gnarled|Crooked
gnashed|Ground together
gnawings|Pangs
gnostics|Early Christians
goalposts|Three-point landing places of a sort
goateed|Bearded
gobbledegook|Jabberwocky
gobbler|Certain bird
golliwoggs|Grotesque persons
goneness|State of exhaustion
gossamer|Cobweb
gossamer|Light as a feather
gossipy|Talkative
governed|Kept in check
governor|Speed-control device
grabbed|Seized
gradual|Inchmeal
graffiti|Wall or sidewalk scrawlings
granger|Farm man
grannies|Certain knots
grantee|Legal recipient
grantees|Recipients of deeds
graveyards|Places to whistle past
greasepaint|Make-up
greeted|Acted as a host
greeted|Said hello
greeter|Official host
grillwork|Third degree, in a way
grimaces|Makes faces
grinned|Looked happy
gristle|Cartilage
grocers|Certain dealers
gropers|People seeking the light switch
groundlessly|Instant coffee, said Tom ___
growers|Orchard men
growler|Small iceberg
guanase|Enzyme
guarani|S. A. Indian
guardedly|I've no last name, said Hilda ___
guardian|Kind of Angel
guiding|Leading
gunroom|Area in an arsenal
habitue|Hanger-on
hachure|Elevation line on map
haggard|Wan
hairspring|Watch part
hamsters|Rodents
handbags|Clutch, pouch, etc.
handbill|Flier
handier|More versatile
handsome|Adonis-like
handspring|Feat in tumbling
hangings|Wall decorations
hangout|Rendezvous
hankers|Yearns
happenings|Youth assemblies
hardheaded|Shrewd
hardtop|Style of car
harmonizer|Barbershop quartet man
hatboxes|Closet items
hatrack|Hall furniture
hayloft|Barn area
haymaker|Frazier forte
hayseed|Yokel
headline|Editor's concern
headliners|Marquee names
headpiece|Hat
headstream|River source
headwaiter|Restaurant V.I.P.
heartsease|Peace of mind
heartsore|Grieving
hedgehop|Fly a certain way
heliast|Athenian judge
helicoidal|Spiral
hellbox|Printer's trashcan
hellcat|Cantankerous woman
hellcat|Shrew
helldiver|Aquatic bird
hellebore|Medicinal herb
hellenize|Make Greek
hellers|Rambunctious children
hellhound|Mythical watchdog
hellion|Someone else's kid
henbane|Ill-smelling herb
hepatica|Genus of herb
heretic|Dissenter
heroics|Errol Flynn doings
heroine|Gallant girl
heroine|Jane Eyre, for one
hesitance|Doubt
heuristic|Leading to discovery
hibernate|One way to spend the winter
hibiscus|Showy shrub
hiccups|Involuntary contractions
highfliers|Astronauts
highrise|Modern dwelling
hoarsen|Become raspy
hoarser|More raucous
hoisters|Davits
hoisting|Lifting
holdings|Property
holdups|Bank capers
holland|City in Michigan
hollies|Ornamental shrubs
hollyhocks|Flowers
homeliness|Simplicity
homemaker|Housewife
homeric|Greek poetic style
homestretch|Final stage
homiletic|Of the preaching arts
honesty|Satinpod
honeybee|Insect
honeybee|Insect
honorary|Commencement degree
hooters|Owls
hoptoad|Bufo
hormone|Body substance
horsefly|Equestrian of sorts
horseplayer|Masochist of a sort
horserace|Belmont offering.
hostess|Table seater
hotheaded|Excitab1e
hotheads|Volatile ones
hotrods|Certain cars
hourglass|Kind of figure
housepainter|Man with a ladder
hoverers|Birds, at times
humidor|Smoker's accessory
hurrahs|Cheers
hustler|Shady dealer
hylozoic|Of an early Greek doctrine
hysteria|Emotional state
iceberg|Large growler
ideates|Thinks
identifiers|Earmarkers
idiotic|Foolish
idolizes|Reveres
ignites|Excites
ignites|Kindles
ignorant|Unaware of
illustrate|Clarify
illustrate|Explain
imagine|Daydream
imagine|Draw a mental picture
imbroglio|Conglomeration
imitative|Counterfeit
immaculate|Flawless
immaculate|Spotless
immense|Vast
immerse|Plunge into
immodesty|Braggart's quality
impasse|Deadlock
imperial|Paper size
impetus|Incentive
impinge|Encroach on
impious|Profane
implant|Inculcate
implicit|Inferable
impolitic|Unwise
imposes|Dictates
imprudence|Lack of discretion
inanimate|Spiritless
inarmed|Embraced
incased|Boxed
incense|Enrage
incense|Perfume
incenses|Enrages
inception|Origin
incident|Occurrence
inciting|Fomenting
incliner|One who leans over
includes|Comprises
incredible|Beyond one's comprehension
increscent|Waxing
indecent|Offensive
indelible|Like some ink
indicts|Accuses formally
indulge|What to do on Thanksgiving
ineradicable|Like some stains
inertial|___ guidance in rocketry
inexplicability|Unaccountableness
inferior|Less important
inferno|Place of torment
infidelic|Of unbelievers
inflation|National concern
influential|Having sway
ingenues|Roles
inhabit|Occupy
inhabitant|Resident
inhales|Smokes in a way
iniquity|Sinful action
initial|Handbag décor
initial|Handkerchief extra
initial|Incipient
initiate|Start
inkwell|Desk item of yore
inkwell|Old desk accessory
inkwells|Early schooldesk appointments
innocent|Harmless
innocent|Like a babe
inquiline|Animal that sponges on another
inquisitorial|Prying
insight|Discernment
insincere|Hypocritical
insomnia|Sheep-counter's ailment
insouciant|Carefree
instate|Put in office
instates|Puts in office
instill|Impart gradually
instruct|Teach
insular|Narrow
integer|Whole number
integrant|Constituent
intense|Ardent
intention|Aim
interest|Benefit
interest|Benefit
interfered|Meddled
interim|Temporary
interiors|Decorator's specialty
interns|Resident staffers
intimate|Hint
intones|Chants
intoxicate|Fill with elation
intrepidly|With derring-do
intricate|Complex
intrinsic|Essential
introspects|Examines oneself
inventing|Creating
inventor|Patent holder
investor|Portfolio holder
ionizes|Changes into particles
iridescent|Colorful
ironsides|Old ___
islander|Man from Man
isobutanes|Fuel gases
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Set apart
isolate|Set apart
issuing|Emerging
itemize|List
itemize|List
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Go over again
itinerants|Migrants
itinerary|Tourist's aid
jalousie|Kind of window
janitor|Building employe
javelin|Gear for a field event
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jeopardized|Risked
jeopardy|Danger
jeweler|Brilliant salesman
jitters|Stage fright
joiners|Carpenters
journeys|Trips
jousting|Knight fights
jukeboxes|Noisemakers of a sort
juvenile|Youngster
juxtaposed|Close together
kamseen|Hot Sahara wind
keepsake|Memento
keepsake|Memento
kernels|Centers
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
keynote|Convention speech
keynoter|Convention figure
kickoff|Start of a game
kindest|Kind of regards
kindness|Benevolence
kingfishers|Birds
kismets|Appointed lots
klondike|Locale of Service works
knickers|Breeches
knickknack|Item for a whatnot
kumquat|Citrus fruit
labeling|Tagging
labiated|Having lips
labored|Drudged
labrador|Retriever
lacerate|Tear roughly
lactase|Enzyme
ladyfinger|Bakery product
lamellate|Covered with scales
lampoons|Ridicules
landaus|Two-seated carriages
landscape|Vista
lanolin|Wool grease
lantern|Source of light
largemouth|Feature of a certain bass
largesse|Generosity
lassies|Girls
lassoed|Roped
lasting|Durable
latchstring|It's out for welcome guests
lateral|Football pass
lathers|Foams
lavenders|Scents
lawyers|Perry Mason and others
leakless|Watertight
learned|Well educated
leasings|Rentals
leathery|Tough
lectern|Place for a reader
lectern|Prof's stand
lecture|Formal scolding
lecture|Kind of college course
leftists|Some demonstrators
legator|One who bequeaths
legroom|Stretching space
legumes|Table vegetables
leisure|Kind of time
leisure|One kind of time
leisure|Spare time
lenient|Permissive
lentando|Retarding, in music
leotard|Ballet garment
leotards|Ballet gear
lessees|Tenants
lessons|Teacher's concern
letdown|Disappoint
lethargy|Languor
letterhead|ID on stationery
leveled|Spoke the truth
leverage|Influence
lexicon|Wordbook
libertine|Don Juan, for one
libratory|Balancing
licorice|Candy
licorice|Child's candy favorite
lighthouse|Mariners' guide
likewise|Me, too
liminal|Barely perceptible
lineage|Ancestry
lineate|Marked with stripes
lineate|Marked with stripes
lingers|Stays on
linnets|Song birds
lioness|Cub's mom
lipolysis|Decomposition of fat
lipreads|Deciphers in a way
lipstick|Cosmetic
liripipe|Old clerical scarf
lissome|Supple
listens|Lends an ear
literate|Well-read
literati|Educators, writers, etc.
litterbugs|Certain pests
littleneck|Young quahog
littoral|Coastal region
littoral|Seaside area
liverish|Disagreeable
lobelia|Flowering plant
lobster|Shift of a sort
located|Fixed
loganberry|Succulent fruit
loggias|Roofed galleries
logical|Reasonable
loitered|Hung around
loitered|Hung around
lollipop|Shirley Temple's craft
loosens|Undoes
lorgnon|French pince-nez
lounged|Loafed
lovebird|Pet for Feb. 14
loveseats|Divans
lunated|Crescent-shaped
lunette|Arched wall area
macabre|Danse ___
machines|Contrivances
macules|Skin spots
madeira|Dessert wine
maelstrom|Whirlpool
magenta|Fuchsine
magical|Enchanting
magnificat|Bach opus
mailers|Norman family
mainspring|Chief motive power
majordomo|Leader of a sort
makeshifts|Stopgaps
malaise|Vague feeling of discomfort
malaprop|Butcherer of words
manacle|Iron
manager|Gil Hodges, for one
manatee|Aquatic mammal
mandate|Authoritative order
manganese|Ingredient of steel
manhattan|Ship that made Northwest Passage
maniple|Vestment
mansion|Part of an estate
mantrap|Latent source of danger
mantrap|Snare
mantraps|Potential danger sources
maracas|Musical rattles
marengo|Napoleonic battle site
margarine|Bread spread
marginal|Not quite fly-by-night
marinade|Enriching brine
marksman|William Tell was one
marplots|Officious meddlers
marvelous|Causing wonder
mascara|Cosmetic
masking|Kind of tape
massage|McLuhan word
masterful|Imperious
mastodon|Early American resident
mastodon|Prehistoric beast
matadors|Manolete et al.
matchboxes|Fusee holders
matelots|French sailors
materials|Makings
matriculation|Enrollment
maturer|One who nurtures growth
maturity|Full development
mawkish|Sentimental
maximal|Greatest
maxixes|Brazilian dances
meander|Ramble
meanest|Most contemptible
meanness|Ornery quality
meantime|Interval
meantime|Interval
medicine|Branch of study
meditates|Muses
memories|Recollections
menaced|Threatened
mention|Refer to
mention|With "honorable," award for also-ran
mentors|Advisers
merchant|Kind of marine
merengue|Ballroom dance
mermaid|Old London tavern
mesdames|___ et messieurs
meshing|Engaging
mesmerists|Hypnotic experts
message|Letter
message|Something for Garcia
messages|Communications
messier|More untidy
messmate|Navy buddy
mestizos|Spanish Indians
metallic|Acrid-tasting
metazoan|One of the higher animals
meteoric|Transiently brilliant
meteorite|Visitor from outer space
meterage|Gasman's reading
metered|Like household gas or water
miasmic|Noxious
middleman|Go-between
midnight|Snack time for some
militant|Combative
militia|Home reserve
milkshakes|Fountain items
minimal|Least
minister|Give aid
miniver|Regal fur
mirages|Illusory things
miscreant|Villain
misdone|Accomplished poorly
misfired|Went awry
misname|Entitle improperly
missive|Letter
misstep|Blunder
mistakes|Misunderstands
mistletoe|Chandelier décor
mistral|Mediterranean wind
mistrust|Suspect
mitigate|Ease
moaners|Complaining people
modesty|Victorian virtue
molters|Birds, at times
monadism|Doctrine expounded by Leibnitz
monarchy|Peasantry's opposite
mongrels|Certain dogs
mongrels|Mutts
monsieur|Beaucaire, for one
monsoons|Rainy seasons
moonbeam|Lovers' light
moonshine|Mountain dew
moonshot|NASA accomplishment
moppets|Youngsters
moratorium|Period of delay
mosaics|Decorations
moseyed|Ambled
mothers|Carey and Shipton
motorcycle|Easy Rider vehicle
mottoes|Watchwords
mountainous|Of impressive size
mouthed|Spoke without sound
moveable|Hemingway's "The ___ Feast"
mustard|Hot-dog topping
mythology|Edith Hamilton's forte
naivest|Most artless
naivete|Artlessness
namesake|Junior, for one
narcissi|Jonquil and daffodil
narrater|Role in "Peter and the Wolf"
national|Washington gallery
nationals|Citizens
natured|Word with good or bad
nauseous|Sickening
nearest|Most imminent
neatest|Grooviest
neatest|Most adroit
necklace|Grigri, sometimes
needlefish|Gar
needlings|Verbal barbs
negated|Invalidated
negative|Debater's position
negative|Debating side
neglect|Dereliction
nellies|Often-nice girls
neoteric|Modern
nepenthe|LSD of ancient times
nervine|Soothing
nestled|Cuddled up
nestors|Wise old advisers
netters|Certain fishermen
networks|NBC and CBS
neurosis|Emotional disorder
neutral|Indifferent
newlyweds|Bride and groom
newsroom|Journalist's milieu
niceties|Fine points
niellos|Deep-black alloys
ninepin|Part of some splits
ninepin|Target in a game
nippers|Claws
nitrate|Chemical used in fertilizer
noisiest|Most raucous
nominal|Insignificant
nominative|Case
nonagon|Geometric figure
nonchalant|Cool
nonrated|Unranked
nonsense|Edward Lear's forte
nonstop|Like certain flights
nostrum|Panacea.
notaries|Certain certifiers
nothing|Naught
novella|Literary work
noxious|Like substances in city air
nuances|Shades
numismatic|Of coins
nurtured|Fed
nurtured|Reared
nurturer|Mother, for one
nutriments|Food
nutshell|Place for brevity
oatmeal|Breakfast dish
obedient|Amenable
obelisks|Printers' daggers
obesity|Corpulence
obfuscate|Becloud
obliged|Thankful
oblique|Indirect
obnoxious|Repugnant
observe|Commemorate
ocarina|Music maker
occupant|Unsolicited-mail addressee
oddness|Strange state
odometer|Measuring device
oersted|Unit of magnetic intensity
offenders|Criminals
offered|Extended
officer|Policeman
offsets|Balances
offshoot|Scion
ogresses|Female blunderbores
oiliness|Unctuosity
oldwives|___ tale
oleates|Acid salts
oleates|Acid salts
omelette|Menu item
omitter|Neglectful one
omnibus|Kind of bill
onagers|Catapults
onagers|Medieval stone throwers
onagers|Wild asses of Asia
onerous|Oppressive
oneself|Pronoun
onetime|Former
onetime|Word for a has-been
onstage|Ready to perform
opaline|Milk glass
openers|Jacks or better
openers|Jacks or better
openhanded|Munificent
openhanded|Munificent
opening|It's usually grand, for merchants
opening|Occasion for good-luck wreaths
openings|Broadway events
operable|In working order
operate|Manage
operate|Run
operate|Work
operations|Convalescents' topics
operative|Working
operetta|Friml's forte
operetta|Friml's forte
operetta|Herbert's forte
optimism|Bright disposition
optometrist|Specialist
orangery|Citrus greenhouse
orangey|Like a certain fruit
oratory|Convention feature
orbital|Certain space flights
orchestrate|Arrange music in a way
ordinal|Kind of number
ordinary|Unprepossessing
ordnance|Cannon
ordnance|Military weapons
organum|Polyphonic voice part
oriental|Asian
oriented|Got one's bearings
orients|Pearls of great luster
original|Creative
origins|Roots
ornament|Bauble
ornithic|Of birds
orotund|Pompous
osseins|Bone substances
ostrich|Danger ducker
ottoman|Footstool
ousters|Expulsions
outbids|Offers more
outdates|Makes passé
outgoing|Expansive
outrace|Make faster time
ovation|Bravos
overage|Amount in excess
overage|Surplus goods
overall|Comprehensive
overall|Generally
overate|Worked on a bay window
overboard|Place to fall
overdone|Exaggerated
overdosed|Took excessive medicine
overeats|Wastes calories
overgrow|Become weedy
overhauled|Repaired
overhear|Eavesdrop
overidle|Excessively lazy
overrated|Too highly touted
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Supervisor
oversight|Lapse
overtake|Seize
overtaking|Coming up to
overtimed|Exposed negatives too much
overtimes|Tie-breaking periods
oxidize|Rust
oysters|Stew items
packmen|Peddlers
pageant|Show
painlessly|Times try men's souls, said Tom ___
painted|Word for Jezebel
painting|Museum exhibit
palaces|Buckingham and Crystal
palatal|Of a part of the mouth
palette|Artist's equipment
palette|Paint container
palindromes|Radar, sis and arara
palisade|Hudson River sight
palisades|Hudson sight
panoramas|Vistas
pantile|Roofing unit
pantywaists|Milquetoasts
papered|Worked on the walls
paraded|Displayed in a showy way
paradigm|Example
paradigms|Examples
paramours|Lovers
parapets|Low walls
parasite|Sponger
paravanes|Mine sweeps on ships
parents|Family people
parfait|Dessert
parities|Equivalencies
parlors|Rooms for conversation
particular|Pernickety
parting|Sweet sorrow, to some
partisan|Follower
partite|Divided into sections
partitioned|Divided
passive|Inert
pastimes|Hobbies
pastoral|Beethoven symphony
pastoral|Of the simple life
pastures|Green ___
patamar|Sailing vessel of India
patella|Kneecap
patellae|Kneecaps
paterfamilias|V.I.P. on a low level
patriots|Football team
patronized|Condescended
patroon|New Netherland landholder
patting|Striking lightly
paychecks|Breadwinner's concerns
peachier|More wonderful, teen style
peanuts|Insignificant
peanuts|Schulz creation
peashooter|Boy's weapon
peasouper|London fog
pebbles|The Sand ___
pedagogy|Teaching
peddler|Pushcart man
pedicle|Stalk
pedicure|Foot care
peekaboo|Kind of blouse
peening|Flattening with a hammer
peeress|Noble
pegmatite|Granite
pejorative|Disparaging
pelisses|Long cloaks
pelting|Like a hard rain
penalty|Offender's concern
penance|Sacrament
penates|Roman gods
pennyroyal|Region of Kentucky
pensive|Dreamy
pensive|Thoughtful
pentosan|Plant substance
peonies|Showy flowers
peppermints|Candies
percale|Fabric
percents|Certain fractions
percolate|Prepare coffee
peregrin|Type of falcon: Var.
peregrine|Foreign
perfume|Bouquet
perigon|Angle of 360°
periled|Exposed to risk
periscope|Seagoing eye
pernickety|Fussy
persevere|Carry on
perusal|Examination
peruses|Reads
pessimist|Cynical one
pestering|Bothersome
pesters|Badgers
petaloid|Like a flower part
petcock|Small faucet
petticoat|Junction of note
pharaoh|Nefertiti's husband
phenomenal|Extraordinary
phoenix|Western capital
phonogram|Speech-sound character
pianist|Musician
pillage|Sack
pillboxes|Glorified foxholes
pillboxes|Places for aspirins or weapons
pillions|Saddle pads
pilsener|Kind of beer
pinches|Tests the fruit
pineapple|Hand grenade
pinecone|Coniferous product
pinpoint|Focus
pioneering|Boone's forte
pipelines|Channels of information
pipsqueaks|Upstarts
pistoles|Old Spanish coins
pistons|Cornet valves
pittance|Small compensation
placers|Surface mineral deposits
planets|Sky sights
planners|Urban officials
planter|Large flowerpot
planters|Kind of punch
platens|Typewriter parts
platforms|Political policies
platinum|Light gray
platonic|Purely spiritual
playactor|Stage performer
playhouse|Theater
pleasure|Personal choice
pleasures|Delights.
pledger|One joining a toast
plenary|Full
plenary|Full
plethora|Glut
plethora|Superabundance
pliable|Easily controlled
plowing|Farm job
plumage|Peacock's pride
podesta|Italian magistrate
pointed|Significant
polecat|Skunk
polenta|Italian mush delicacy
politic|Prudent
pollution|National concern
polydipsia|Excessive thirst
pontiff|Ecclesiastic
pontiff|High priest
porgies|Food fish
porkpies|Hats
portage|Overland hauling
portent|Augury
porterages|Service charges
portraits|Mona Lisa et al.
positioned|Put in place
positive|Incontestable
postdated|Like some checks
posterior|Subsequent
postern|Side entrance
posterns|Side entrances
posters|Bills
pothers|Uproars
potiche|Covered vase
potsherd|Piece of earthen vessel
poultice|Chest dressing
poverty|National concern
praline|Southern sweet
precise|Accurate
precooked|Parboiled
precools|Prepares fruit for shipment
predated|Like some checks
predict|Divine
preedit|Do preliminary work on mss.
preeminence|Superiority
preempt|Appropriate
preface|Introductory remarks
preferences|Choices
prefers|Puts forward
prelate|Ecclesiastic
preluded|Furnished an introduction
premise|Part of syllogism
premorse|Bitten off
presage|Foreshadow
present|Display
present|In attendance
presented|Put on
presently|Here, said Tom ___
presided|Was chairman
president|Top man
presidial|Having a garrison
presidio|San Francisco area
pressed|Crowded
presser|Tailor-shop worker
pressing|Urgent
pressroom|Front Page locale
pressure|Barometer measurement
pressure|Sales tactic
pretape|Record beforehand.
pretend|Let's ___ (child's favorite)
pretend|Feign
pretends|Lays claim to
prettiest|Most attractive
prevail|Win out
preview|Foretaste
priedieu|Prayer bench
primate|Principal
primero|Old card game
primers|School books
primeval|Like Longfellow's forest
primeval|Like Longfellow's forest
printing|Typography
prisons|Folsom et al.
pristine|Uncorrupted
pristine|Unspoiled
prizefight|Ring presentation
probity|Uprightness
procedure|Methods used
procrastinate|Emulate Hamlet
procure|Get
profound|Sagacious
profuse|Copious
prognostication|Forecast
program|Usher's offering
prolongs|Draws out
promenader|Boardwalk stroller
promise|Foretoken
promiser|One who says "I do"
promontory|Historic Utah rail site
promote|Advance
promote|Do public relations work
promotion|Upgrading
pronged|Having tines
propeller|Submarine's mover
propose|Plan
propose|Pop the question
proposes|Makes an offer
prosecute|Press to completion
protect|Shield
protest|Remonstrate
protester|Man with a picket sign
protests|Expresses a beef
protests|Objections
protract|Extend
proverb|Byword
provolone|Italian cheese
prunella|Woolen fabric
pulsate|Quiver
puncher|Cowboy
punster|Bennett Cerf, for one
quarrel|Argument
quarterly|Publication
quashes|Puts an end to
queened|Made a chess move
question|Wonder about
questioning|Skeptical
questions|Doubts
quicksand|Treacherous footing
quicksilver|Mercury
quizzically|In an odd way
racehorse|Man o' War, for one
raconteur|Talker of a sort
radiant|Sparkling
radiants|Points that emit light
radical|Extremist
ragamuffin|Street child
railbirds|Soras
raiment|Attire
raisins|Sugar-rich fruit
rallied|Came from behind
rampageous|Unruly
rampant|Unrestrained
rampart|Bulwark
ranched|Ran a spread
rancher|Cattleman
rancher|Cattleman
rangers|Forest protectors
ransoms|Pays in a way
ranters|Tantrum throwers
rarebits|Buffet dishes
rareripe|Some peaches
rarities|White elephants, for example
ratatat|Knocking sound
rational|Lucid
rationales|Justifications
rations|Allowances
ratlike|Resembling a pest
ratlines|Ropes for ship ladders
ratters|Certain exterminators
rattrap|Hopeless situation
ravines|Chavez and others
ravioli|Pasta
reaction|Response
reactor|Atomic unit
realize|Gain as profit
realizes|Gains
reasonable|Moderately priced
reasoner|TV newsman Harry
reassess|Make a new judgment on
rebated|Deducted
rebellion|Boxer ___
rebuild|Make wide changes
rebuttal|Debater's second round
recasts|Forms in a new way
recharts|Changes route plans
reciprocate|Give as good as one gets
recital|Carnegie Hall offering
reciters|Pupils at times
recites|Responds in class
recliner|Dad's chair
recoils|Jumps back
reconstruct|Make over
recreate|Give new zing to
recross|Return to the other side
rectory|Parsonage
redacts|Frames
redcoat|Paul Revere's foe
redeemed|Made use of coupons
redintegrations|Restorative acts
redoubt|Hilltop fort
redrafts|Revises an outline
reducers|Diet pills
reductive|Tending to diminish
redundancy|Overabundance
redwood|California sight
reedlings|Small European birds
reelect|Candidate's plea
reentered|Matriculated again
referred|Directed attention to
refiner|Oil man
refreshed|Stimulated
regalia|Royal symbols
regents|Education officials
regents|Rulers
regrets|Note declining an invitation
reheats|Readies the hash again
reheats|Warms over
reignite|Light again
reindeer|Seasonal steed
reinstates|Puts back
reissue|Put out a new edition
reiterates|Keeps on making a point
rejects|Discards
rejoinder|Riposte
relapse|Backslide
related|Not coincidental
relates|Recounts
relative|Pertinent
relaxer|Back rub, for one
relaxes|Slackens
release|Let go
releases|Makes public, as a report
relegated|Consigned to obscurity
relented|Let up
reliable|Trustworthy
relieve|Do a pitching job
relieve|Serve a pitching role
reliever|Certain pitcher
relocates|Moves
relocation|Problem in urban renewal
remember|Bear in mind
remised|Released a claim to
remises|Fencing thrusts
remorses|Certain feelings
renamed|Picked a new title
renders|Performs
rendezvous|Apollo 10 feat
rendition|Translation
renegade|Apostate
rentier|One on a fixed income
reopens|Resumes
reorganize|Change the setup
reorient|Get new bearings
repasts|Meals
repealing|Annulling
repeals|Abrogates
repellants|Certain sprays
repents|Feels compunction
repents|Feels sorry
reposes|Rests
reprehensions|Reproofs
reprint|Kind of circular
requiems|Musical dirges
requites|Avenges
rerecord|Tape again
rescuer|Liberator
reseals|Fastens again
resections|Surgical operations
resells|Disposes of again
resembles|Takes after
resents|Feels indignation
resiled|Sprang back
resonate|Re-echo
resonate|Reecho
resourcefulness|Useful talent
respected|Held in esteem
respite|Pause
restages|Presents again
restart|Turn the key again
restaurant|Fixture of midtown N.Y.
restive|Fidgety
restlessly|With impatience
restores|Brings back
restraint|Leash
results|End-of-game announcements
retacks|Upholsters anew
retaliates|Gets even
retards|Hinders
retards|Holds back
retaxes|Assesses new levies
retentive|Having good memory
retested|Tried again
retinal|Of part of the eye
retrace|Go over
retrace|Go over
retraction|Eating of one's words
retrench|Curtail
retried|Heard a court case again
retrocede|Go back
retrospect|Looking back
returned|Restored
revealed|Uncovered
revenge|Eye for an eye, for instance
revenge|Exact satisfaction.
revenger|Vindictive one
revenges|Gets even
reverence|Honor
reverend|Clergyman
reveres|Adores
reveres|Paul's family
revisits|Returns to the scene
rhodolite|Pink garnet used as a gem
riddance|Good ___
rigging|Ship's sails, etc.
righteously|It will fly, said Wilbur ___
rigmarole|Complex procedure
ringlet|Curl
ripsawed|Cut with the grain
rissole|Fried meat roll
riveter|Construction worker
roadster|Auto
roasted|Prepared chestnuts
robalos|Basslike fish
rollers|Waves
rooting|Digging
ropewalker|Funambulist
rosette|Flower-shaped ornament
rosters|Lists
rotates|Changes, as crops
rotator|Certain muscle
roulades|Musical flourishes
rouleau|Coins enclosed in paper.
rubberneck|Sight-see
rubeola|Children's disease
rucksacks|Hikers' items
rulable|Easily dominated
ruminant|Meditative
ruralize|Rusticate
rustlers|Posse's quarry
saccharin|Sweetener
sacring|Bell rung in church
sadness|Gloom
safaris|Hunting trips
safaris|Treks' relatives
sagamore|Algonquian chief
sagebrush|Plains plant
saggars|Clay boxes
saguaro|Cactus
salable|Fit for marketing
salesman|Death of a ___
sallies|Quips
saloons|Ship lounges
salsify|Oyster plant
saltine|Cracker
saltire|Heraldic cross
saltire|X-shaped cross
saltwater|Submarine's milieu
salvage|Rescue
samovars|Tea urns
samplers|Needlework items
samurai|Japanese warrior
samurai|Oriental warrior
samurai|Warrior of Japan
sandier|Like some picnic edibles
sandlot|Ballfield of sorts
sapajou|Capuchin monkey
sapience|Wisdom
sapient|Sagacious
sapient|Sagacious
sardine|Pilchard
sargasso|Gulfweed
saskatoons|Juneberries
sassiest|Most flip
satiated|Surfeited
satirist|Rabelais, for one
satirize|Take off
saucers|Cups' friends
sauterne|Table wine
savages|Barbarians
savannah|U.S. port
savarin|Spongelike cake
savored|Enjoyed
sawbones|Surgeon, to a gangster
scaffolds|Frameworks
scallop|Seafood item
scandalous|Shocking
scapegoat|Victim of a sort
scapegoats|Fall guys
scarabs|Beetles
scariest|Most eerie
scatted|Took off in a hurry
scatters|Throws about
scavengers|Collectors of a sort
scenario|Movie script
scenarist|Film writer
scenical|Of a stage setting
scented|Like some love letters
schedule|Agenda
schemed|Plotted
schiller|German poet
schlemiels|Inept ones: Slang
schlemihl|Slang for a bungler
scholar|Pundit
scholar|Student
scholars|Ten o'clock and others
schoolrooms|3-R centers
schooners|Sailing vessels
scintillas|Traces
scleroid|Indurated
sconced|Having a wall bracket
scooted|Hurried off
scooter|Child's transportation
scoters|Diving ducks
scrambles|Emulates Tarkenton
scrapes|Abrades
scratch|Get feline revenge
scratches|Sinks the cue ball
screech|Shrill cry
screeds|Diatribes
screened|Examined
screens|Sifts
scribble|Scrawl
scribbler|Writer of a sort
sealery|Fur-hunting
sealskins|Eskimo's wherewithal
searches|Explores
seascape|Marine art
seasides|Coasts
seasoned|Experienced
seasons|What a chef does
seconal|Sedative drug
secondo|After primo, in Italy
secrete|Conceal
secrets|Esoteric knowledge
sectors|Battle areas
secular|Occurring once in a century
secured|Fastened
sedative|Calming agent
sedative|Dull lecture, in a way
sedilia|Chancel seats
sedilia|Chancel seats
sediment|Deposit
seecatch|Male seal
seedbed|Hothouse item
seedless|Kind of orange
seedtime|Sowing season
seesawed|Alternated
segment|Portion
seidels|Beer mugs
seiners|Some fishermen
selected|Of a higher quality
selenology|Moon science
sellout|Hit show
selvage|Edge of woven fabric
semesters|College sessions
semitone|Half step in music
senates|Assemblies
senators|A. L. team
senegas|Dried roots of a plant
senorita|Girl on the Prado
sensate|Materialistic
sensate|Materialistic
sentence|Subject, predicate, etc.
sentinel|Lookout
sepaled|Like some flowers
separate|Detached
septime|Fencing position
sequential|Consecutive
sequoias|Calif. tourist lure
serenade|Balcony music
serenades|Balcony offerings
serendipitous|Able to make lucky discoveries
sergeant|Noncom
sergeants|Master and drill
seriate|In succession
seriatim|One after the other
serosity|Watery consistency
serration|Toothlike formation
servant|Domestic
service|Tea or civil
session|Meeting
session|Sitting
sessions|U.S. composer
sesterce|Roman coin
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestinas|Verse forms
setback|Defeat
setback|Feature of some skyscrapers
settlers|Sooners and others
severely|In a stringent way
sextant|Navigator's aid
sforzando|Emphatically, in music
shackled|In chains
shadier|Like some fast deals
shakers|Salt and cocktail
shallot|Bulblet
shallot|Small onion
shanghai|Spirit away
sharers|Inhabitants of communes, ideally
shawled|Garbed a la Lincoln
shearer|Moira or Norma
shellac|Trounce, informally
shellacs|Defeats decisively: Colloq.
shelter|Protection
shelters|Lees
shelved|Put aside
shifted|Changed gears
shimmered|Shone unsteadily
shimmied|Vibrated, as a Model T
shinguards|Catcher's equipment
shinnery|Dense tree growth
shockers|Horror movies
shoemaker|Cobbler
shoeshine|Work of a Horatio Alger boy
shoplift|Steal
shorteners|Hem fixers, at times
shortest|Most brief
shovels|Junior snowplows
showery|Raining off and on
shrieking|Yelling
shrivels|Withers
shunned|Gave a wide berth
siamese|Cat
siamese|Popular cat
sideline|Extra job
sidereal|Of the stars
sidestep|Avoid
sidestroke|Relative of the crawl
sidewalk|Milieu for cop on the beat
sidewinder|Snake
sierras|Western ranges
siestas|Naps
silencer|Gun extra
silique|Mustard pod
silverfish|Tarpon
similar|Resembling
simpletons|Saps
sinecure|Job for the lazy
sinecure|Snap
singing|Chanting
singled|Hit a one-bagger
sinister|Ominous
sisterhoods|Social groups
situate|Locate
sixtieth|Fraction
sjamboks|African hide whips
skating|Winter sport
skeeing|Coursing the slope: Var.
skeletons|Frameworks
skiddoo|Shoo, '20's style
skillet|Place for fryers
skillets|Pans
skimped|Economized
skinflint|Stingy one
skirted|Circumvented
skyhooks|Tools for astronauts, perhaps
skyline|New York attraction
slacken|Grow limp.
slander|Malign
slanders|Defames
slatted|Like a venetian blind
sleaves|Silk filaments
sleekens|Polishes up
sleeper|Pullman
slender|Meager
slender|Svelte.
slimness|Dieter's goal
slingers|Tossers, usually of mud
slipshod|Careless
slipshod|Careless
slitting|Cutting
slogged|Walked heavily
slugger|Mays, for one
sluices|Channels
slurped|Ate noisily
smallest|Weest
smartness|High fashion
smattering|Superficial amount
smelter|Ore refinery
smitten|Much in love
smokers|Stag affairs
smother|Stifle
snacked|Raided the icebox
snapdragons|Garden blooms
snapped|Answered sharply
snaring|Capturing
sneakers|Gym shoes
sneakers|Gym wear
sneering|Derisive
sniffle|Cold sign
snifter|Brandy glass
snollygosters|Unprincipled politicians
snorkel|U-boat's aid
snorter|Humdinger
snowballing|Increasing, as world population
snowman|Part of winter lawn scene
snubbers|Shock absorbers
snugger|More close-fitting
snuggle|Curl up comfortably
soapier|Having more lather
socials|Bees
societies|Groups
solaced|Consoled
solaces|Consoles
solaria|Sun porches
solemnized|Dignified
solemnness|Gravity
solicits|Entreats
soliloquy|Hamlet's forte
solitaire|Canfield
sombrero|Focus of a Mexican dance
someone|Unidentified person
somersault|Acrobatic routine
sonants|Voiced sounds
songless|Like some birds
sorrows|Deirdre's burdens
sortied|Sallied forth
soviets|Councils in Europe
spalpeen|Rascal, in Dublin
spangle|Sequin
spaniels|Fawning people
spanners|Wrenches in old Blighty
sparked|Kindled
sparklers|Fireworks
sparklers|July 4 evening sight
sparrow|Undersized person
spatial|Of the outer regions
spattered|Covered with spots
spatters|Splashes
speakeasy|Phenomenon of the 1920's
spearing|Fishing in a way
spearmint|Aromatic herb
species|Origin of ___
spectre|Phantom
speeders|Road menaces
speedup|Accelerate
spellbinder|Labor Day orator, perhaps
spelled|Bewitched
speller|School book
spelling|Sitting in for
spender|Night club's favorite
spewing|Gushing out
spheroids|Geometric solids
spidery|Leggy
spikier|More thorny
spillage|Lost liquid
spillikin|Jackstraw
spinets|Small pianos
spinsters|Unmarried women
spirals|Some staircases
spitting|One kind of image
splendor|Magnificence
splurges|Stretches the budget
spoilage|Fruiterer's concern
spoiled|Like some children
sponger|Nonpaying friend
spoofed|Kidded
spooned|Ladled
sportive|Frolicsome
sportively|In fun
sprained|One kind of ankle
spreads|Scatters
springboks|Graceful gazelles
sprinter|Track athlete
sprites|Goblins
squeezing|Constrictive
stabile|Stationary sculpture
stability|Monetary policy goal
stagecoach|John Wayne oldie
stagnant|Like some ponds
stainless|Kind of steel
stairway|___ to the Stars
stairwells|Building features
stalemate|No-winner, no-loser situation
stalest|Most stereotyped
staling|Becoming monotonous
stallion|Horse
stalwart|True-blue
stamina|Endurance
stammer|Falter in speech
stammer|Stumble, in a way
stances|Postures
standbys|Airport also-rans
standoff|Tie
standpat|Hold firm
standpat|Keep one's cards
standup|Remain durable
starboard|Port's partner
starches|Potatoes, beans, etc.
starers|Gazing people
stargazes|Has reveries
starlet|Cinema novice
starlit|Kind of night
started|Began
starter|Car part
starter|Track official
startle|Catch unawares
stately|Imposing
staterooms|Ship accommodations
stationary|Immobile
statued|Like some formal gardens
statute|___ of limitations
stealth|Furtiveness
stearines|Solid fats
steeled|Hardened
steepen|Become precipitous
steeper|More excessive
steerage|Passage of immigrant days
steerageway|Pilot's concern
steering|One kind of committee
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Star-shaped
stemware|Glasses
stentorian|Earsplitting
stepson|Non-blood relative
stereograph|Three-D picture
sterile|Barren
sterile|Barren
sterile|Unfruitful
sterling|Thoroughly excellent
sternal|Of the breastbone
sternest|Most unrelenting
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Organic compound
stetson|Hat
stetson|Hat
stetted|Changed one's mind, in printing
steward|Sommelier
stewards|Club employes
stigmas|Stains
stingray|Dangerous fish
stipulate|Make terms
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stirrers|Bar equipment
stockbroker|Man of shares
stockings|Fireplace décor
stockings|Nylons
stokers|Firemen
stollen|Nut-and-fruit bread
stolons|Slender branches
stolons|Slender plant shoots
stomate|Having a mouth
stonecrop|Evergreen of Europe
stoning|Biblical punishment
stopover|Travel break
stopper|Reliable pitcher
stoppers|Certain cards at no-trump
storeroom|Holder of many records
stories|Accounts
stormed|Raged
stowage|Cargo placing
straggle|Wander
strands|Leaves in a lurch
strange|Curious
strange|Extraordinary
strange|Odd
stranger|___ in Paradise
strapless|Like some dresses
strapper|Groom
strawhat|Summer theater
streamed|Flew in the wind
streamed|Flowed steadily
streamed|Trailed out
streamline|Modernize
streams|Gushes forth
streets|Market and Main
streets|Urban arteries
stressed|Accented
stressed|Accented
stretch|Kind of pants
stretch|Pitching position
stretto|Fugue part
striated|Channeled
striation|Arrangement of parallel bands
stricken|Afflicted
strikeout|Delete
stroller|Baby carriage
stroller|Baby carriage
strollers|Carriages
strudel|Pastry dessert
strudels|German delicacies
strummer|String-band member
stubbed|Short and thick
stuccos|Exterior wall coverings
studies|Examines
stumbled|Made a slip
stumped|Electioneered
stutter|Speak haltingly
stuttering|Stammering
stylish|Smart
submarine|Nemo's transportation
substrate|Underlying layer
suction|Type of pump
sugarcoated|Deceitfully agreeable
suitable|Appropriate
sulfurous|Like some pollutants
summarily|It adds up, Tom said ___
summits|Mountain features
summits|Tops
sunbeam|Ray
sundered|Divided
sundial|Old timer
sunlamp|Beach substitute
sunporches|Many-windowed places
sunrise|Morning event
superintendence|Management
support|Beam or pillar, for instance
supreme|Dominant
supreme|Sherbet glass
surmises|Conjectures
surnames|Washington, Adams and Jefferson
surpriser|Giver of a certain party
survivor|Lucky one in a shipwreck
swankier|More posh
swatches|Certain samples
sweetheart|Darling
sweetheart|Honey
swelled|Kind of head
swelter|Make do without a fan
swelter|Suffer from heat
swerves|Veers suddenly
swindled|Cheated
swordmen|Fencers, old style
syndication|Columnist's ambition
synopses|Briefs
synopsis|Précis
synthetics|Nylon and others
syrettes|Medicine injectors
systems|Organized patterns
systolic|Blood-pressure word
taboret|Small stool
tabulated|Summarized
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailgated|Drove recklessly
tailored|Fashioned
takeoffs|Airport sights
talents|Faculties
talisman|Grigri
tanager|Bird
tanagers|Bright birds
tankers|Harbor sights
tankers|Vessels
tannish|Slightly brown
tantalus|Son of Zeus doomed to frustration
taproom|Bar
taproom|Bar
tarantula|Insect popular in horror tales
tasseled|Like some hangings
tassels|Ornaments
tattersalls|Fancy vests
tatties|Room coolers in India
tattooed|Like some sailors
taurine|Like Ferdinand
taurine|Resembling a bull
taxicab|Part of the street scene
taxicab|Rainy day scarcity
taxicabs|Hacks
teaberry|Fruit of the wintergreen
teacake|British sweet
tearable|Like a perforated line
teargas|Police weapon
teargas|Police weapon
teatime|Four o'clock, to some
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teepees|Braves' homes
teetered|Jiggled
telephone|Dial
telltale|Poe's heart
tempest|Storm
temptations|Allurements
tenable|Defensible
tenaces|A-Q and K-J
tenants|Lessees
tendons|Achilles and others
tenement|Slum problem
tensing|Making taut
tension|Modern-day affliction
tenuous|Thin
tepefies|Makes warm
terminal|Extremity
terrace|Outdoor living area
terraced|Like some lawns
terrains|Environments
terrariums|Glass-enclosed gardens
terrella|Spherical magnet
terriers|Schnauzers
terriers|Sealyham and fox
terrifying|Dreadful
territory|Old status of Alaska
tertiary|Third in rank
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Old or New
testier|More irritable
tethers|Ties up
tetragon|Quadrangle
theater|Field of operation
theatric|Showy
thermostat|Temperature regulator
thimblerig|Shell game
thoughts|Cerebrations
thrasher|Mimicking bird
threads|Clews
throttles|Chokes
thrusts|Fencing moves
thumbnail|Kind of sketch
thunder|Noise
tiercel|Male hawk
tightest|Most miserly
tightwad|Cheapskate
tigress|Violent woman
timetable|Schedule
timeworn|Antiquated
timeworn|Like some jokes
tinderbox|Word for the pre-war Balkans
tinkers|Fools around with a job
tinkers|Messes with.
tinware|Cowboys' table setting
titania|Oberon's better half
titanic|Colossal
toasters|Glass raisers
toehold|Nelson's relative
toilette|Fashionable attire
topsoils|Loams
toreador|Role for Robert Merrill
torment|Misery
totality|Undivided condition
tottered|Wavered
totters|Walks off balance
touraco|African bird
tourists|Pleasure-seekers
towards|Facing
tracked|Pursued
tractor|Farm vehicle
traders|Dealers
traduce|Slander
trailblazers|Hiking garments
trailed|Followed
trainee|Beginner
trainer|Athletes' helper
traipse|Mosey
traipses|Gads about
transact|Negotiate
transits|Passes over
trapeze|Tightrope's cousin
trapper|Boone was one
traveler|Lee's horse
trawler|Vessel
treacle|Molasses
treacles|Table syrups
treadle|Foot lever
treasure|Cherish
treasure|Cherish
treasure|Privateer's spoils
treasurers|Money men
treatise|Tract
treatment|Therapy
trellis|Garden frame
trencher|Wood platter
trenchermen|Gormandizers
trespass|Infringe
trespass|Transgress
tressed|Braided
tressure|Heraldic bearing
trestles|Frameworks
triacid|Chemical compound
triangle|Percussion instrument
tribunals|Courts
tribune|Defender of the people
tricked|Cheated
trickle|Tiny flow
tricots|Fabrics
trident|Neptune's scepter
trifled|Dallied
trimmed|Adjusted sails
tripart|Threefold
tripodal|Like a camera support
tripods|Photographers' gear
tripoli|Land in Marine song
tripper|Dancer of a kind
triremes|Ancient galleys
tritely|In a banal way
triunes|Groups of three
trochee|Metrical foot
troilus|Cressida's lover
trooper|Cavalryman
troopers|Cavalry men
trotter|Pig's foot
trotter|Racehorse
troupes|Groups of thespians
trousers|Haberdashery buy
truancy|School problem
truckmen|Drivers of semis
trueblue|Stanch
truelove|Sweetheart
trundle|Caster
tsarina|Russ. ruler
tumblers|Acrobats
tureens|Soup bowls
turnover|Personnel chief's problem
tussled|Scuffled
tutorage|Coaching
twanging|Sounding like a bowstring
twitter|Sound from a tree
tympani|Kettledrums
tyranny|Oppression
tyrants|There were thirty in Athens
ululate|Howl
ululates|Howls
unaired|Not ventilated
uncages|Releases in a way
uncouth|Ill-mannered
undercover|Surreptitious.
underdog|Prospective also-ran
underfed|How dieters feel
undermine|Weaken
undulation|Slinky motion
unearth|Expose
unequaled|Peerless
unfreeze|Release, as hoarded funds
unhandy|Inconvenient
unicolor|Monochrome
unitage|Specified amount
universe|Cosmos
unnamed|Not identified
unreason|Irrationality
unrequited|Like some love
unrests|States of turmoil
unskilled|Labor classification
unstated|Tacit
untanned|Word for parasol users
untried|Lacking experience
untried|New
unusable|Out of whack
unveiled|Disclosed
upborne|Raised on high
uprooted|Eradicated
upstater|Resident of Buffalo, e.g.
upswing|Increased activity
urchins|Oliver Twist and friends
usances|Interest moneys
ushered|Led the way
utilizes|Avails oneself of
utilizes|Employs
utopian|Visionary
utterance|Speech
vaguest|Most indistinct
valentines|February items
valuable|Highly prized
variations|Some musical works
varnish|Finishing material
varnished|Put on a certain coat
vassals|Flunkies of yore
vengeance|Hamlet's objective
ventage|Small hole
veranda|Porch
verdant|Green
vermilion|Flashy red
vertebra|Bone
vertebra|Spinal feature
vespine|Of wasps
vestals|Nuns
vinegar|Oil and ___
violence|Destructive action
viscose|Type of rayon
vitiate|Debase
wailers|Users of the Wall
wallets|Gasoline Alley family
walloping|Trouncing
wandered|Meandered
wanderer|Odysseus, for one
wanders|Goes astray
warlords|Chinese bandit leaders
warrener|Keeper of rabbits
washout|Failure
wastepaper|Trash
waterfall|Victoria or Yosemite
waterfalls|Victoria and Yosemite
wavelets|Ripples
wearies|Becomes fatigued
weedless|Word for a well-kept lawn
weigher|Luggage man
weights|Stone and carat
welcomes|Greets
welfare|Government program
welterweights|Certain fighters
wherries|Light boats
whippoorwills|Goatsuckers
whisker|Narrow margin
whiskers|Cat features
whitecap|Wave crest
whitewalls|Tires
whodunit|Exciting reading
wilderness|Civil War battle site
winesap|Fall apple
wintertime|Season
wintery|Frigid
wiretapper|Telegrapher
wishbone|Relative of a drumstick
wisteria|Woody vine
wistfully|Cards? asked Tom ___
womanly|Feminine
workshop|Atelier
wrangles|Bickers
wrestling|Collegiate sport
wriggly|Squirming
xenophobia|Hatred of foreigners
yellowy|Like an egg yolk
yesterdays|Bygones
zealous|Enthusiastic.
zigzagged|Turned in a way
zinfandels|Table wines
aardvark|Useful picnic beast
abalone|Clam's big brother
abalone|Mother-of-pearl mollusk
abalone|Sea mollusk
abalone|Sea shell
abalones|Calif. menu items
abasers|Degraders
abatements|Tax deductions
abbreviations|Inc., co., etc.
abecedarian|Beginner
abetting|Companion of aiding
abhorred|Loathed
abhorrent|Repugnant
abigail|Mrs. John Adams
ablated|Removed by melting
abluent|Cleansing
abnegate|Relinquish
aborting|Cutting short
abrades|Grates
abridgers|Workers on a digest
absentees|Empty-seat people
absenter|One intentionally not present
absolutism|Doctrine of unlimited power
absorbs|Takes up
abstain|Forgo
abstraction|Formless art work
acaudal|Word for a Manx cat
accented|Stressed
accepted|Generally recognized
accredit|Authorize
accrued|Kind of interest
acentric|Without a middle
acetate|Plastic material
achieve|Win
achondrite|Stony meteorite
acidity|Indigestion source
acidulous|Caustic
aconite|Poisonous plant
acquiesced|Agreed
actress|Ingenue
adenoid|Breathing obstruction
adeptly|In an expert way
adheres|Clings to
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Fatty
adjourn|Postpone
admiral|Nelson or Nimitz
adorable|Stock word for a baby
adorers|The Magi, e.g.
adoring|Loving
adulate|Fawn upon
adulterer|Commandment breaker
adventurer|Man of derring-do
aerates|Ventilates
aerials|Football passes
aerosol|Modern kind of can
aerostat|Balloon or blimp
aesthete|Art lover
affaire|___ d'honneur (duel)
afternoons|Times of day
ageless|Eternal
agendas|Lists of things to be done
ageratum|Border plant
aggrades|Forms deltas
aggrandize|Exaggerate
aggravates|Gets under the skin
aggressors|Warlike nations
agitate|Arouse
agitate|Disturb
agitate|Stir
agitato|Restlessly, in music
agonize|Try desperately
airborne|Flying
airhole|Whale feature
airline|Kennedy tenant
airwave|Radio term
alabaster|Word for cities in "America"
alameda|City on S. F. Bay
alameda|City on S.F. Bay
alameda|Shaded walk
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
alaskas|Baked desserts
alcalde|Mayor: Sp.
alehouse|Pub
alencon|Fine lace
alencon|Lace city
alerting|Putting on guard
alewives|Small fish
alexander|Sweet cocktail
alexanders|Creamy drinks
alfresco|Summer dining style
alienor|One who transfers property
alienor|Property conveyer
alienors|Transferrers of property
alighted|Dismounted
aligned|Adjusted
aliment|Food
aliment|Food
alimentary|Nourishing
alleged|Asserted
allergist|Expert for pollen counters
alleviate|Moderate
allocates|Assigns
allocates|Distributes
allover|Ubiquitous
althorns|Brass instruments
amanita|Mushroom
amanuensis|Secretary
amassed|Gathered
amateur|Part of A.A.U.
amatols|Explosives
ambience|Milieu
ambulates|Walks about
ammeter|Current-measuring device
amorphous|Formless
amortize|Write off
amounts|Sums
amperage|Electrical term
amplest|Most sufficient
ampoule|Hypodermic feeder
amputator|Surgeon, at times
anabasis|Military account by Xenophon
anaerobe|Organism requiring no air
anagram|Part, as related to trap or rapt
analogical|Having similarity
anaphora|Word repetition
anaphora|Word repetition
ancient|Like the mariner
android|Human automaton
anemones|Buttercups' kin
angelica|Plant of carrot family
angular|Gaunt
aniline|Dye source
animate|Enliven
animated|Vivacious
animations|Mickey Mouse films
animato|Lively, in music
animator|Cartoonist
animators|Some cartoon artists
anisette|Liqueur
annexes|Builders' afterthoughts
annuals|Certain flowers
annulled|Voided
anomies|Miracles
anoraks|Parkas
anorexia|Lack of appetite
antedating|Preceding in time
antennae|Rabbit ears
anthropocentric|Seeing man as focus of the universe
anticipate|Expect
anticipate|Foretaste
antiquated|Obsolete
antiseptics|Mercurochrome and others
antitank|Kind of gun
aoudads|African sheep
apartheid|South African issue
aphanite|Dark rock
apogees|Orbit points
apologist|Defender
apostate|Former believer
appalled|Horrified
apparel|Garb
apparent|Ostensible
appeals|Has attraction
appeals|Supreme Court's agenda
appears|Seems
appetite|Liking
aptitude|Gift
arapaimas|Fish of Brazil
arbutus|Trailing plant
arcadia|Greek pastoral region
archdiocese|Pastoral district
arenaceous|Sandy
arenose|Sandy
arethusa|Small orchid
aristate|Awned
armament|Warship feature
armorer|Gun maker
aromatic|Fragrant
arquebuses|Guns of 15th century
arrange|Put in order
arrayal|Imposing display
arrears|Overdue debts
arrested|Checked
arresters|Lightning guards
arrests|Checks
arrests|Stops
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsenals|Magazines
arsenate|Salt of a poison
arsines|Poisonous gases
arsonist|Certain criminal
article|Subdivision of the Constitution
ascended|Mounted
aseptic|Sterile
ashtray|Useful receptacle
asocial|Self-centered
asperse|Slander
aspiration|Goal
aspires|Seeks to attain
assault|Triple Crown winner, 1946
assaults|Storms
assembly|Gathering
assents|Agrees
assents|Approvals
assertions|Statements
asserts|Declares
asserts|Postulates
assignment|Reporter's stint
assigns|Specifies
assizes|Court sessions
associated|Kind of press
assorted|Miscellaneous
assures|Guarantees
assures|Promises
asterisk|*
asteroid|Starlike
asteroids|Starfish
astonish|Surprise
astound|Surprise
astragal|Small molding
astronauts|Men in space
asunder|In two
atabals|Kettledrums
atabals|Kettledrums
atavist|Throwback
atheists|Nonbelievers
athirst|Avid
athirst|Eager
athlete|Letter winner
athletic|Muscular
atomics|Nuclear physics
atonicity|Lack of accent
attaboy|Stadium shout
attends|Heeds
attentive|All ears
attester|One who certifies
attract|Draw to
audible|Loud enough
audiophile|Stereo devotee
auklets|Small seabirds
authorizes|Sanctions
automat|Eatery
availed|Benefited
avenues|Thoroughfares
average|Median
average|Typical
averages|Means
averseness|Antipathy
averted|Warded off
aviator|Smilin' Jack, for one
aviators|Fliers
awakens|Stirs
awnings|Sun shades
axillae|Armpits
azurite|Semiprecious stone
babbitt|Novel by Lewis
bagasse|Sugar-cane residue
balance|Remainder
ballast|Balloon-flying need
ballistics|Police-lab concerns
balloon|Free-floating transit
balloters|Voters
ballparks|Shea and Candlestick
baluster|Railing support
bananas|Ingredients of splits
bandanna|Handkerchief
banquet|Feast
bantams|Certain boxers
barbarism|Complected, for one
barefoot|Whittier's boy
baresark|Warrior in Norse lore
barhops|Goes carousing
barnacle|Hanger-on
barnstorms|Campaigns
barrens|Wastelands
barring|Blocking
baseball|Social event at army post?
basidia|Fungus spore bearers
bassets|Hunting dogs
bastille|Prison of fame
bayberry|Popular candle scent
beanery|Hash house
bearers|Safari help
bearish|Like the market at times
bechamel|Basic French white sauce
bedtime|Kind of story
befriend|Take under one's wing
befuddled|Confused
belabored|Assailed at length
belated|Delayed
belated|Overdue
belated|Tardy
bellman|Town crier
bellyache|Complain
belongs|Fits in
bemists|Fogs
bending|Submitting
bentwood|Furniture material
berthas|Big W. W. I guns
bespoke|Custom-made on Savile Row
bespoken|Signified
bestows|Confers on
bestride|Dominate
betided|Came to pass
betroth|Affiance
bilabials|Letters such as b and m
bilateral|Like some treaties
billboards|Autoists' reading matter
billies|Clubs
billowy|Surging
binomial|Certain theorem in math
biretta|Stiff square cap
birettas|Caps
bishops|Chess pieces
blabbermouth|Sieve
blackbirder|Pacific slave ship
blackmail|Extort
blackout|Faint
blackouts|Some skits
blankets|Covers thoroughly
blazers|Sports jackets
blitzkrieg|Hitlerian strategy
blockbuster|House wrecker's big brother
blockhead|Nitwit
blouses|Garments
bluejacket|Tar
bluenose|Prude
blunderer|Boob
bluster|Talk noisily
bobwhite|Quail
boilers|Heaters
boilers|Steam generators
boleros|Jackets
boneheaded|Stupid
boneless|Filleted
bonfire|Feature of a pep rally
bonfires|Autumn sights
bookends|Literary backing of a kind
bookkeepers|Word with three double letters
bookmaker|Las Vegas businessman
boomerang|Australian club
booster|Rocket engine
bootlace|Overshoe cord
borders|Places for fringe
bottlenecks|Jams
bounding|Poet's word for the main
brackets|[ ]
brahmas|Certain bulls
braises|Cooks in a way
branches|Subdivisions
branded|Indelibly impressed
brasilin|Dye pigment: Var.
brassard|Arm badge
bravest|Most valorous
breakfasts|Repasts
breathing|Elocutionist's concern
breathless|Like a marathon runner at the end
breeder|Poultry man
brewery|Distillery's counterpart
bridles|Shows resentment
brigadier|Incarcerate Bambi?
bringer|Conveyer
broccoli|Vegetable
bromide|Corny remark
brother|Whitney, to Mrs. Payson
brothers|Karamazovs, e.g.
brutish|Inhumane
bugaboo|Imaginary terror
bulwark|Protection
bundled|Wrapped
bursars|College officials
business|Onstage gesture
bustles|Moves with energy
butterflies|Monarchs
buttermilk|Old ___ Sky
buttresses|Bolsters
cabinet|Display case
cacciatore|Italian cooking style
cachinnate|Roar with merriment
caddisfly|Insect
caldera|Volcanic depression
calendar|Desk item
calmest|Least ruffled
calomel|Fungicide base
cameral|Of a judge's sanctum
camises|Loose-fitting shirts
campaigns|Political moments of semi-truth
campuses|Trouble spots of 1960's
canasta|Card game
candida|Drama by Shaw
canines|Teeth
canities|Grayness of hair
cantabile|Melodious
cantatas|Choral compositions
cantatas|Choral works
canticle|Hymn
canticles|Hymns of praise
capelin|Northern sea fish
capelin|Smelt
capotes|Bullfighters' capes
capstan|Rope-winding device
captain|Jinks or Nemo
carabineer|Cavalry soldier
caracul|Coat fur
carafes|Vessels
caravel|Early sailing ship
carbonic|Of a coal substance
cardinal|Kind of colored sauce
careers|Runs rapidly
careless|Irresponsible
careless|Unwary
caressing|Touching gently
caribou|Large deer
carmine|Vivid red
carotene|Source of Vitamin A
carotene|Vitamin A source
carousel|Musical of 1945
carpool|Small-scale mass transit
carrier|Newsboy
carryon|Behave foolishly
cartoon|Peanuts, for one
cascade|Mt. Rainier's range
cascade|Northwest range
cashier|Dismiss summarily
cashier|Drum out of office
cassaba|Melon: Var.
cassaba|Winter melon: Var.
casserole|Baking dish
castaway|Alexander Selkirk, for one
castles|Dreamers' air structures
castors|Namesakes of Pollux's twin
catalogue|Librarian's concern
catastrophes|Utter disasters
catatonia|Psychiatric syndrome
catching|Contagious
catchword|Sloganlike expression
catechize|Question closely
categorical|Explicit
catenates|Links
catered|Kind of affair
caterpillar|Moth-to-be
caterwauls|Night alley sounds
catnaps|Short sleeps
catspaw|Dupe
cattlemen|Certain ranchers
caveman|Neanderthal
cayenne|Pepper
ceiling|___ zero
censors|Cato and others
centenary|Hundred years
centers|Certain ball passers
centiliter|Small metric unit
centime|French money
centrum|Middle
certainly|Of course
certify|Attest
cetacean|Whale or dolphin
chancellor|. . . a most susceptible ___
channel|TV number
chapman|Carrie ___ Catt
charade|Pretense
charioteer|Ben Hur, for instance
charlotte|Dessert
charted|Mapped
charter|Flight of a kind
chatterbox|Gabby one
cheetah|Spotted cat
chenille|Fabric for bedspreads
cheshire|Wonderland cat
chestnut|Horse
chicanery|Underhand doings
chicken|Be a coward, with "out"
children|Descendants
children|Members of Longfellow's hour
chiller|Ghost story
chimera|Monster of myth
chimera|Wild fancy
chorale|Hymn tune
chorine|Showgirl
churring|Insect sound
chutney|Seasoning
cinched|Fastened a saddle
cinchona|Bark yielding quinine
cisterns|Reservoirs
citadel|Charleston campus
citified|Urbanized
citoles|Old dulcimers
claimed|Made demands on
clairvoyant|Farsighted
clambakes|Political outings
classic|What Twain said people praise but don't read
classified|Help wanted, for one
clavate|Club-shaped
cleanser|Detergent
clearings|Open forest areas
climate|Milieu
cloches|Flappers' hats
closeness|Intimacy
clutters|Creates disorder
coalition|Temporary alliance
coarser|Less fine
cockatoo|Parrot
cockney|Certain Londoner
cocoons|Silkworm nests
codfish|Oil source
coherent|Logical
cohesive|Bringing together
coincided|Matched
cointreau|Liqueur
collage|Art form
collects|Assembles
collier|British miner
collogues|Speaks to privately
colonial|John Alden's time
colonize|Settle
colorer|Pre-school artist
companion|Pal
compile|Put together
completion|Finish
compositor|Typesetter
compositors|Typesetters
compote|Dessert dish
compromise|Meet half-way
concave|Like the inside of a bowl
conchae|Nasal bones
concocts|Devises
concordats|Compacts
concurred|Agreed
concurrence|They power cells?
condense|Abridge
condone|Pardon
confection|Bonbon
conglomerations|Mixtures
congratulations|Word on a birthday card
congress|Source of laws
connects|Joins
conqueror|William, for one
conscious|Aware
console|Comfort
consonant|In accord
constant|Faithful
contacts|Some lenses
contends|Argues
content|Satisfied
conversion|Inmate's side of the story?
coordinates|Harmonizes
copesetic|Fine and dandy: Var.
copperheads|Civil War figures
coppers|Coins
cordage|Ropes
cornbread|Johnnycake
corneal|Of an eye part
cornerstone|Basic element
cornucopia|Symbol of plenty
cornucopias|Endless supplies
coronae|Halos around the sun
coroner|Busy official in whodunits
coronet|Bridal adornment
coronet|Diadem
coronet|Noble's headpiece
coronets|Tiaras
corpuscle|White or red
corsets|Women's sometime diet substitutes
coruscation|Flash of wit
cossacks|Czars' protectors
costumed|Ready to go onstage
coterie|Set
councilman|City legislator
counselor|Mentor
couples|Updike book
coverlet|Spread
coverture|Shelter
coverup|Relative of a whitewash
cowlick|Boy's hair décor
crackers|Georgians
crannies|Partners of nooks
craters|Rings on the moon
creamed|Gave a shellacking to
creamer|Special pitcher
creates|Invents
creates|Produces
creatures|Minions
credits|Movie preliminaries
cresset|Beacon-light container
crimeless|Free of lawbreaking
cristae|Ridges, in anatomy
criticizes|Writes reviews
crossbar|Football-goal part
crowbar|Jimmy
crowfoot|Species of buttercup
crucians|Eur. carp
crumpet|Muffin's cousin
cryptogram|Cipher
cuckolds|Certain husbands
curlicue|Writing flourish
currant|Kind of jelly
currants|Jelly ingredients
cybernetics|Ersatz-brain study
cygnets|Swans
damaged|Marred
damasks|Napery linens
dampeners|Laundry devices
dancers|Rockettes, for instance
dangler|Participle, at times
darkest|Word for pre-dawn time
darnels|Weedy grasses
datives|Grammar cases
daughter|Relative
daybeds|Living-room pieces
daydreams|Goofs off
daytime|Period of most activity
deadpan|Like Buster Keaton
deanery|Clerical residence
dearest|Lover's opening line
debater|Disputant
debouches|Emerges
debutante|Certain beginner
decampments|Bivouac break-ups
decanted|Poured
decedent|Silent partner in a will fight
declaim|Speak pompously
declare|Promulgate
declared|Filled out a customs form
declared|Manifested
declasse|No longer modish
decoder|Cryptography man
decorating|Working on interiors
decorous|Proper
decorum|Propriety
decrials|Noisy censures
deductive|Like Sherlock's methods
deepfreeze|Suspension of activity
defense|Linebacker's forte
defenseman|Certain hockey player
defiles|Passes
deforce|French kind of tour
defrayed|Paid
defunct|Extinct
degrades|Humbles
dehisce|Gape
dehisces|Bursts, as a plant pod
deifier|One who exalts
deities|Satyrs and fauns
dejects|Disheartens
delayed|Kind of reaction
delayer|Procrastinator
delegating|Entrusting to an agent
deletes|Takes out
delicate|Like fine lace
delicates|Table treats, of old
delightful|Highly pleasing
delirious|Excited
delvers|Ardent researchers
demeans|Comports oneself
demented|Mad
dementia|Insanity
demerit|Fault
demijohns|Large bottles
democrat|Party man
democrat|Party man
demonism|Belief in genii, etc.
demurrer|Legal plea
denigrate|Defame
denotive|Serving to indicate
dentate|Toothed, as a leaf
denticle|Small tooth
denting|Damaging, as a fender
departs|Leaves
depicted|Described
deplete|Diminish
depletes|Empties
depleting|Taking away from
depopulate|Force migration from an area
deposed|Testified
depress|Cheapen
depress|Lower in value
derailment|Mishap on the IRT
derelict|Abandoned ship
derides|Mocks
derived|Originated
descants|Discusses at length
descendant|Offspring
descries|Discovers
desecrate|Profane
desertion|Military offense
deserve|Be worthy of
designates|Specifies
desirer|One who wants
desires|Yens
desolated|Laid waste
dessert|Menu item
destine|Predetermine
destiny|Inescapable course
destroy|Uproot
destroyed|Ruined
detailed|Thorough
detainment|Enforced delay
determine|Derby winner, 1954, or decide
detested|Couldn't stand
detests|Abhors
dethrones|Topples
detours|Runarounds of a sort
detract|Belittle
deviant|Nonconforming
deviled|Certain eggs
deviled|Pestered
devilfish|Manta
devised|Formulated
devotion|Allegiance to a cause
diagnose|Identify
diagnosed|Identified
dialectic|Logical argumentation
diapason|Pipe-organ stop
diaspora|Jews living outside Palestine
dictates|Gives orders
different|Novel
directs|Oversees
disarms|Deprives in a way
disavowals|Repudiations
disengages|Detaches
dishabille|Sloppily dressed
dislocates|Inconveniences
dislodge|Force loose
dismiss|Let go
disparts|Gunsight pieces
dispels|Scatters
displease|Vex
displode|Burst, old style
disquieting|Bothersome
disrobe|Prepare to bathe
dissemble|Pretend
dissolve|Movie fade-out
distends|Expands
disturb|Roil
ditties|Short songs
diversions|Entertainments
divested|Dispossessed
docents|College lecturers
dogmatic|Opinionated
dogsled|Alaskan transit
dollars|Money
dollops|Blobs
dolphin|Sea mammal
dominie|Schoolmaster, in Scotland
donated|Helped a cause
donates|Is charitable
doodlebugs|Mineral-finding devices
dottier|More daft
downstream|With the current
downtown|Where the activity is
draftee|New man on the base
dragomen|Arabian guides
dragoons|Coerces
drapers|Dry-goods dealers
drawback|Hindrance
dreamer|Visionary
dreamers|Romanticists
dreamily|In a fanciful way
dribbles|Advances the basketball
dropkicker|Pigskin specialist of yore
drugstore|Shopping-mall unit
dudgeon|Pique
dungaree|Overall fabric
dwellers|Residents
dyewood|Lumber yielding color bases
dynasts|Kings and princes
eaglets|Certain fledglings
earless|Like some corn plants
earners|Workers for pay
earning|Making a living
earrings|Costume jewelry
earthly|Mundane
earthworm|Live bait
eastwards|To the sunrise
ecartes|Card games
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclairs|Bakery items
eclipse|Obscure
ecologic|Relating to environment
ecology|Popular science
ecstasy|Overpowering emotion
ecstasy|Rapture
ecstatic|Rapturous
editorial|Kind of "we"
editors|Certain readers
editors|Letter addressees
educate|Enlighten
educates|Enlightens
egocentric|Engrossed in oneself
egotistical|Self-important
egotists|Small-world dwellers
egregious|Flagrant
eidolon|Apparition
eighteen|New voting age
einstein|Author of Stepquote
elaborated|Gave details
elastic|Buoyant
elastic|Feature of boxer shorts
elastic|Flexible
elation|High spirits
elderberry|Derby blue
elections|Political moments of truth
elector|Certain college member
elector|Political collegian
electorate|Voters
elementary|Baker Street word
elementary|Holmesian word
elenctic|Refuting, in logic
elevate|Raise
elevate|Raise
elevator|Place for grain
eliminated|Cast out
ellipse|Geometrical figure
elliptical|Oval
elongates|Stretches out
elopers|Impetuous lovers
elusions|Clever escapes
emanate|Come forth
emancipation|Lincoln's concern
embargo|Restriction
embarrassed|Impeded
embassy|Consulate's big brother
embitter|Exacerbate
embrace|Take in
emended|Edited
emerald|Gift for May
emerges|Appears
emerges|Rises to prominence
emersed|Rising above a water surface
emigres|Fleers
eminent|Famous
emitter|Signal sender
emotions|Mixed ___
empales|Pierces: Var.
empathize|Identify with another's thoughts
empiricist|Experimenter
emporiums|Market places
emporiums|Marketplaces
emulated|Rivaled
emulsive|Of a photo-developing fluid
enamelling|Doing fingernails
enamels|Glossy paints
encamped|Bivouacked
enchant|Delight
encodes|Disguises a message
encodes|Puts into Morse
encores|Musicians' delights
encores|The Met forbids these
endeavored|Undertook
endgames|Final stages in chess play
endives|Greens
endless|Infinite
endorsed|Approved
endowed|Furnished with
endured|Withstood
enemies|Ill-wishers
enflame|Kindle: Var.
engineer|Contrive
engineer|Seabee man
engirds|Rings
engorges|Gluts
engrave|Impress deeply
engraved|Like some invitations
enlaced|Intertwined
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Dilate
enlarge|Magnify
enlarged|Blew up photos
enlarged|Blown up, as a photo
enraged|Fit to be tied
enrages|Maddens
enrapture|Fascinate
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensemble|Costume
enshrine|Cherish
ensnare|Catch
entailed|Required perforce
entente|International agreement
entente|International compact
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Recorded
entertain|Consider
enthuse|Go gaga over
entices|Offers bait
entices|Plays the vamp
entrain|Use Amtrak
entrance|Theater-lobby sign
entreat|Solicit
entries|Contest hopefuls
eoliths|Primitive implements
eparchy|Greek political unit
epergne|Table centerpiece
epergnes|Centerpieces
epicene|Ben Jonson comedy
epicure|Gastronome
epicure|Gourmet
epicureans|Gourmands or gourmets
epifocal|Over an earthquake's center
epilogue|P.s. for a play
epitomes|Summaries
equably|Uniformly
equally|Alike
equerry|Royal household officer
equinoctial|Seasonal storm
erasers|Blackboard needs
erasers|Classroom needs
erasers|Stenos' needs
erasure|Effacement
erasure|Stenog's occasional mark
erbiums|Rare-earth metals
erected|Built
erected|Put up
erected|Put up
erector|Builder
erelong|Soon
eremite|Religious recluse
eremites|Recluses
erethism|Physical irritability
ermines|Weasels
eroding|Wearing away
erosion|Seashore problem
erosions|Nature's wearing processes
erosions|Ravages of wind or tide
errands|Commissions
erudite|Learned
erudite|Up on book learning
escadrille|Lafayette, for one
escolar|Warm-water fish
escudos|Portuguese coins
esoteric|Recondite
esplanade|Open space for walking
espouse|Wed
essayed|Attempted
essayed|Tried
essence|Aroma
essence|Attar
essences|Scents
essences|Spirits
established|Proven
esteemed|Well-thought of
esteems|Has a high opinion of
estivate|Spend the summer
estivate|Spend the summer
estrange|Disaffect
estreats|Legal copy
estreats|True copies, in law
etceteras|Odds and ends
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Kind of triangle
eternal|Word for Rome
eternity|From Here to ___
etesian|Kind of Medit. wind
etoiles|French stars
etoiles|Star-shaped patterns
etoiles|Stars: Fr.
eulogize|Extol
evanescent|Fleeting
evasion|Escape
eveners|Textile devices
everted|Inside out
everything|You're my ___
everywhere|Worldwide
evidence|Trial data
exaltation|Flock of larks
exasperate|Cause irritation
exceeded|Surpassed
exceeds|Surpasses
excerpt|Selected passage
exegete|Scriptural interpreter
exerting|Using energy
exhibits|Salon events
exhorted|Urged
exordia|Introductions
expands|Swells
expires|Runs out, as a subscription
extemporization|Ad-libbing
extents|Limits
extirpates|Uproots
extremes|Utmost lengths
eyeholes|Parts of a mask
eyelash|Mascara recipient
eyelashes|Paste-ons for women
eyelets|Small openings
eyesore|Auto dump, for one
eyesore|Junkyard, for one
eyewitness|Observer
facings|Garment parts
factored|Did a math job
fallaway|Decline
fanfaron|Braggart
fantails|Certain pigeons
fantasia|Disney film
fashions|Seventh Ave. specialties
fatalistic|Resigned
fatality|Highway statistic
fatherly|Kind of advice
fattening|. . . illegal, immoral or ___
faulted|Went wrong
faultless|Free from defect
feather|Item for a cap
feature|Grade-A movie
federal|John Adam's party
federal|Type of government
femoral|Of the thigh
fencing|Sport featuring "Touché!"
festive|Joyous
fetishes|Prepossessions
fielder|Glove man
filament|Light-bulb part
finales|Conclusions
finespun|Detailed
finesses|Bridge plays
firearms|Pistols, etc.
fireball|Bob Feller specialty
fireball|Human dynamo
firecracker|Noise source
firedrake|Dragon
fireplace|House warmer
firesides|Homes
firetraps|Certain buildings
fishiest|Most dubious
fishing|Piscatorial pursuit
fishnet|Angler's need
flagships|Places for admirals
flamethrower|Weapon
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flashbacks|Certain movie scenes
fleeces|Swindles
flipped|Threw a coin
florilegium|Anthology
flosses|Embroidery materials
flourish|Prosper
flushing|Dutch port
football|Game for Redskins and Cowboys
footpad|Highwayman
forerunner|Omen
foreshadow|Presage
forgery|Art bargain, at times
forkball|Certain pitch
forthright|Honest
fortify|Strengthen
forwarder|Shipping agent
fragment|Scrap
freeloads|Goes on the cuff
freestone|Kind of peach
freight|Cargo
frescoes|Works by Giotto
freshens|Renews
fritters|Wastes time
furlough|Leave
gadabout|Restless one
gadabout|Social butterfly
gadabout|Table-hopper
galatea|Pygmalion's work
gallery|Place for oils
gallicisms|It is to laugh, etc.
gallinipper|Large mosquito
gamboled|Frolicked
gangplank|Bridge of a sort
garages|Parking places
gardener|Mary's occupation
garnets|Jewelry stones
garnish|Food enhancer
garpikes|Needlefish
gaskets|Rubber rings
gassers|Lulus
gastric|Kind of ulcer
gazebos|Summer houses
geegaws|Baubles: Var.
geezers|Oddballs
gelatin|Dessert
general|___ Assembly
general|___ principles
generalize|Leave out details
geneses|Origins
genesis|Beginning
gentiles|Christians
geologic|Certain time
geranium|Flowerpot favorite
gerenuk|African antelope
germane|Pertinent
gesture|Motion
gesundheit|Response to a sneeze
getatable|Accessible
gillies|Low-cut shoes
glacier|Arctic sight
gladsome|Happy
glasshouses|Things within a stone's throw
globate|Spherical
glossary|Junior dictionary
glossies|Certain photo prints
gluepot|Container for stickum
goatish|Lascivious
gobbledygook|High-level argot
goddess|Salad dressing, with "green"
godparents|Zeus and Hera
goldbug|Insect of mystery
goldsmith|Cellini, for one
goobers|Peanuts
gorilla|Thug
gossamer|Cobweb
gossamers|Cobwebby things
gossiper|Hearsay expert
gourmand|Glutton
gourmets|Master chef's favorites
graders|Road equipment
grandee|Big shot in Iberia
grandma|Moses
grandson|Family member
grapevine|One source of info
grasshoppers|Fabled fritterers
grasshoppers|Vodka drinks
grassland|Savanna
grateful|Appreciative
grayest|Most bleak
greener|Like the neighbors' grass
greeter|Host
gregarious|Like starlings
grillade|Broiled-meat order
gringos|Americans, to Mexicans
grossest|Most unrefined
groundling|Creeping plant
guesswork|Conjecture
guitars|Musical instruments
gumshoe|Dick
gurgled|Flowed in a noisy way
habitat|Natural ___
hairnet|It rules the waves
halberds|Weapons of 15th century
halibut|Kind of steak
hammering|Carpentry sound
handbag|Woman's accessory
handcar|Trackman's transit
handicap|Certain horse race
hangfire|Pend
happiness|What money doesn't promise
harriers|Cross-country team
hashish|Narcotic
hastener|One in a hurry
hastier|More impulsive
hatband|Fedora's embellishment
hatboxes|Millinery items
hatchling|Baby bird
hayride|Pleasure jaunt of a kind
headliner|Star
headsets|Phone operators' gear
heathen|Irreligious one
heckles|Badgers
hectare|Land measure
heinous|Atrocious
helical|Spiral
helicon|Home of the Muses
heliotrope|Fragrant shrub
hellish|Like Gehenna
hemisphere|New World, for one
hemline|Variable dress part
heraldic|Of armorial pageantry
hercules|Man of 12 jobs
hercules|Strong man
herrenvolk|Self-styled master race
herringbone|Ski-trail pattern
hesitate|Falter
hesitate|Waver
hesitate|Waver
hessian|Certain mercenary
hessian|Mercenary
hexahedron|Six-sided solid
hideout|Retreat
hillside|San Francisco feature
hinterland|Remote region
hobbled|Limped
hoboism|Vagrancy
hodgepodge|Disordered collection
hodgepodge|Jumble
hoecake|Corn-meal patty
hoedowns|Square dances
hoggish|Gluttonous
hogshead|Large cask
holiday|Easter
holiday|Jazz singer Billie
holiday|Time for a good time
holidays|Celebration times
homiest|Most intimate
honored|Accepted as valid
honored|Bowed to, in square dancing
hookahs|Water-cooled pipes of East
hoopskirt|Garment for Elizabeth Browning
hornpipe|Salty dance
horrendous|Dreadful
horrible|Atrocious
horseplay|Roughhouse
horsetail|Fly swatter of a sort
hotbeds|Places for seedlings
housemen|Bouncers
huckleberry|Finn
humidor|Container for smokes
humorist|Rogers or Thurber
huntsman|He rides to the hounds
hymeneal|Marriage song
hypocorism|Baby talk spoken by adults
hysteria|Emotional state
iceberg|Ship's nemesis
idealized|Pictured as flawless
ideates|Forms an opinion
identic|Following the same course
ideograms|Picture writings
idiomatic|Having a distinct style
idolaters|Hero worshipers
idolize|Adore
idyllic|Picturesque
ignites|Kindles
iguanas|Lizards
illiberally|In a small-minded way
illuminate|Decorate in a way
illuminati|Bright ones
imitate|Ape
imitate|Ape
imitate|Copy
imitate|Counterfeit
imitated|Flattered in a way
imitation|Ersatz
imitator|Unoriginal one
impairment|Deterioration
impairs|Damages
impalement|Enclosure with stakes
impales|Pierces
impediment|Obstacle
implicate|Involve
implore|Entreat
implore|Supplicate
important|Part of V.I.P.
imposts|Customs duties
impresario|P. T. Barnum, for one
impression|Mark
impromptu|Makeshift
inaction|Up and doing
inanely|In a pointless way
inartistic|Lacking in taste
incarcerates|Pens
incense|Enrage
incites|Provokes
inclement|Stormy
inclose|___ quarters
incontestable|Obviously true
increase|Multiply
indemnity|Payoff, sometimes double
independent|Self-reliant
indirect|Roundabout
indited|Put in writing
inedita|Unpublished literature
infidel|Heathen
ingenue|Role
ingenue|Stage role
ingests|Swallows
inkwells|Old school-desk items
innings|Turns, in a game
innocent|What defendants are presumed to be
innovate|Show the way
inquire|Search into
inquires|Looks into
inquires|Seeks to learn
insider|One in the know
insistent|Urgent
instants|Trices
instills|Imparts gradually
institute|Pratt or Carnegie
insulate|Shield
insures|Underwrites
intense|Extreme
interchange|Transfer point
intercom|Office hookup
interests|Concerns
interim|Meantime
interiors|Decorators' concerns
interns|Confines
interpolate|Add extraneous matter
interprets|Does a U.N. job
intersperse|Scatter
intervale|Flat land between hills
intimate|Close
intimidate|Frighten
intrepid|Unafraid
inundates|Overwhelms
inurements|Things passed into use
inuring|Taking effect
invalidate|Nullify
inveigh|Heap abuse against
inventors|Edison and Tesla
inverse|Direct opposite
invigorate|Give life to
invokes|Conjures
iracund|Prone to anger, old style
ironers|Laundry workers
ironman|Tough customer
ironmen|Workhorses
irradiant|Glowing
isinglass|Transparent material
isolate|Put aside
iterance|Repetition
iterant|Repeating
iterant|Repeating
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
iterates|Repeats
itinerant|On the road
jabberwocky|'Twas brillig etc.
jabberwocky|Carroll creation
jackanapes|Coxcomb
jackanapes|Whippersnapper
jackknives|Dives
jaconet|Cotton cloth
jailers|Custodians of a sort
jambalaya|Creole potpourri
janizary|Turkish soldier of yore
japonica|Crape myrtle
jasmine|Light yellow
jeopardize|Imperil
jezebels|Wicked women
jipijapa|Panama hat
jitterbugs|Vigorous dancers
jobbing|Subcontracting
jocular|Given to jesting
jocular|Waggish
jonquil|Spring bloomer
journal|Log
journal|Periodical
juggernaut|Inexorable force
jujitsu|Relative of karate
kanakas|South Sea islander
kantars|Turkish weights
katydid|Grasshopper
kauries|N.Z. timber trees
keeners|Professional mourners
keeners|Professional mourners
keepers|Legal-size fish for anglers
kestrel|Small falcon
keystone|Word for second base
kickback|Recoil
kickshaw|Bauble
kiddies|Little folk
killjoys|Spoilsports
kilotons|Explosive forces
kimonos|Dressing gowns
kinescope|Type of TV tube
kingdom|Offer made for a horse
kneaded|Massaged
knesset|Israeli group
kookaburra|Australian kingfisher
kremlin|Moscow sight
laborer|Hercules, e.g.
labrador|Canadian area
lacerates|Tears
lacrosse|Ball game
ladrone|Bandit, in Italy
laggard|Sluggish
lagniappe|Something for good measure
lambast|Tear into
lambaste|Tear into
lambasts|Pounds
lamella|Thin layer
laminae|Layers
laminations|Layers upon layers
lampooned|Satirized
languishes|Droops
lanterns|Paul Revere's signals
largemouth|Bass variety
largess|Liberal giving
largesse|Generosity
larrigan|Lumberman's high moccasin
larrups|Thrashes
lassies|Young women
latchkey|Door-opener
latency|Quiescence
lateral|Type of pass
lattens|Metal sheets
laureate|Masefield, for one
laureate|Poet ___
lawmakers|Congressmen
leanings|Inclinations
learner|Pupil
lebensraum|Expansionist's slogan
lectern|Reading stand
lecture|Have on the carpet
leeward|Antilles chain
legalize|Sanction
legates|Envoys
leggier|Longer-limbed
legumes|Vegetables
leister|Fishing spear
lemonade|Picnic fare
lengthiness|Trait of verbose writers
leniency|Mercy
lenitive|Soothing
leonine|Of an animal
leonine|Of jungle royalty
leotards|Acrobats' garb
letdown|Disappoint
lethargy|Torpor
lettered|Well-educated
letterer|Sign printer
lettering|Art-school subject
levants|Oscar and others
leveled|Spoke candidly
leveret|Hare
levitate|Do séance work
liaison|Close bond
liberal|Party man
librarians|Athenaeum workers
license|Undue freedom
licensed|Formally permitted
lichens|Mosslike growths
lifetime|Three-score years and ten
lightning|Franklin's aid
lilting|Rhythmic
limericks|Irreverent rhymes
limitation|Restriction
limited|Circumscribed
limousines|Airport vehicles
lineups|Scorecard data
lingering|Persistent
lioness|Elsa, for one
lioness|Elsa, for one
lionhearted|Like an early king
literal|Like some translations
literal|Not exaggerated
litterbugs|Urban pests
liturgy|Eucharistic rite
lobelia|Garden bloomer
located|Found
lockups|Pokeys
logistic|Art of calculating
logorrhea|Nonstop talkativeness
loitered|Hung around
lonesome|Unfrequented
longline|Ma Bell's concern
loophole|Excavation in Chicago
loppers|Pruning shears
loquacious|Gabby
loricate|Having a hard shell
lothario|Philanderer
lovable|Sweet and attractive
lucerne|Swiss lake
lugsails|Companions of jibs and spinnakers
lumberjack|Woodsman
luncheon|Break between coffee breaks
lunchtime|Noon hour
luscious|Mouthwatering
lustrum|Five-year period
lymphoid|Of a body fluid
madcaps|Reckless ones
madeira|White wine
madeiras|White wines
magenta|Purple color
maharajah|High Hindu
mailman|All-weather worker
malaprop|Famous Mrs.
malarkey|Relative of soft soap
malcontent|Potential revolutionary
mallard|Wild duck
manacle|Restraint
manatee|Flippered sea creature
manatee|Marine mammal
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea cow
mandate|Election directive
mandible|Lower jaw
mandrill|Blue-faced baboon
mandrill|Large baboon
mangroves|Swamp trees
manhole|Access to a conduit
manifestation|Display
maniple|Vestment
maniple|Vestment band
manipulate|Handle
manpower|Wartime concern
mantelet|Short cape
manuals|Handbooks
manuscript|Morgan Library specialty
marches|Jo, Meg et al.
marchese|Italian title
marinate|Steep in a way
mariner|Subject of Coleridge Rime
mariners|Ancient and others
markedly|Conspicuously
marmalade|Breakfast item
marquis|Peerage member
marrons|Chestnuts
marshall|Justice (1967)
marshland|Swamp
mascots|Army mule et al.
massacre|Boston event
masticate|Chew
masticates|Chews
matador|Man with a cape
maternal|Protective in a way
matinee|Word in a theater ad
matrass|Distilling flask
mattress|Bed part
matured|Grown up
mavericks|Nonconformists
maypole|Spring prop
meagerly|Scantily
meander|Wander
meantime|___, back at the ranch
measure|Size up
medicare|Health program
medicare|Senior citizens' concern
medicated|Like some cough drops
meditate|Reflect
meekest|Most submissive
megaton|Explosive force
memsahibs|Ladies in India
menorah|Ceremonial candelabrum
menswear|Dept. store area
mention|Short review
mercury|Ecologists' concern
meringue|Pie adornment
metonym|City Hall as a word for mayor, e.g.
metrics|Part of prosody
migraine|Headache
milkweed|Sticky plant
milldam|Water barrier
milldam|Water barrier
millipede|Thousand-legger
mingler|Sociable one
miniature|Locket picture
minimum|Relative of a cover-charge
minister|Give aid
miracle|The ___ Worker
miracle|Medieval play
miracle|Wondrous event
mirepoix|Mixture with braised meat
mirthful|Gay
miscast|In the wrong role
miscoin|Mint improperly
miserly|Tight
mislaid|Lost
misleading|Deceptive
misleading|Deluding
misread|Get the wrong impression
misread|Interpret incorrectly
misrule|Disorder
mistook|Identified incorrectly
mistral|Cold wind of France
mistral|Medit. wind
misuses|Takes unfair advantage of
mixture|Hash
mnemonics|Memory study
moaning|In pain
mobster|Capone or Luciano
modernize|Update
modiste|Dressmaker
mohairs|Angora fabrics
moistens|Wets
momentous|Kind of occasion
moments|Instants
monadic|Of a unit
monetary|Pecuniary
moneyman|Banker
monitor|Civil War ship
monkeyshine|Prank
monograms|LBJ and others
monographs|Certain treatises
monolith|Colossal structure
monsieur|Beaucaire, for one
monsignor|Clerical title
moodiest|Most temperamental
moonshiner|T-man's concern
moonshiners|Men who produce corn
moorage|Anchoring
moraines|Glacial deposits
moralize|Emulate Aesop
moronic|Dull
morsels|Tidbits
motorcade|Political exposure device
mousses|Desserts
murkiness|Hazy condition
musician|Lincoln Center figure
mutilate|Do not fold, spindle or ___
myrmidon|Hireling
mythomania|Propensity for exaggerating
nacelle|Plane-engine housing
naphtha|Common solvent
napoleon|French pastry
narrate|Recount
natation|Summer pastime
natives|Hometowners
nattering|Favored word of No. 2
natural|Artless
navigator|Magellan or Cook
nearest|Most intimate
nearest|Next
nearness|Proximity
neatest|Most groovy
neatness|Quality of some penmanship
necessary|Kind of evil
needled|Teased
needlers|Sharp-tongued critics
needles|Acupuncture items
needles|Derby winner, 1956, or thread holders
negated|Denied
negative|Photography plate
neglect|Slight
nemertean|Marine worm
nephews|Relatives
nereids|Poseidon's attendants
nesters|Birds, generally
nestles|Cuddles close
neutron|Unchanged particle
newlywed|Niagara Falls visitor
nickels|Coins
nictitates|Gives the glad eye
nightcaps|Toasts to Morpheus
nightstick|Billy
noblesse|___ oblige
noblest|The ___ Roman . . .
nodules|Little lumps
noisemaker|Dec. 31 need
nomadic|Like certain tribes
nomadic|Vagrant
nominal|Trifling
nominated|Put in the running
nonmoral|Uninterested in right or wrong
nonstop|Certain flights
noodles|Soup ingredients
noontime|Part of a day
northeast|New England
northward|Toward Polaris
nostalgia|Longing of a kind
nostrum|Quack dosage
notated|Put into symbols
nubbier|Having more fibers
numeral|Digit
nuptial|Matrimonial
nursemaids|Hyde Park V.I.P.'s
oarsman|Stroke, for one
oarsmen|Stroke et al.
oatmeal|Breakfast staple
obligated|Committed to
obscene|Like some X-rated films
observe|Note
obtrudes|Thrusts out
ocarinas|Whistlelike instruments
ocelots|New World cats
octavos|Page sizes for books
oculist|Iris expert
oddballs|Eccentrics
oersted|Magnetic unit
oersted|Magnetic unit
offends|Insults
oleander|Flowering shrub
oligarchs|Politically powerful few
omelets|Western and ham
omnipresent|Word for Big Brother
oneiric|Dreamy
oneness|Union
onerous|Troublesome
oneself|Pronoun
onetime|Former
onionskin|Kind of paper
oolongs|Tea varieties
oophyte|Botanical cycle
openhanded|Generous
operate|Run
operated|Did a tonsil job
operator|Shady business man
operettas|Rose Marie, etc.
operose|Laborious
ophitic|Of a serpent-worshiping group
opiates|Sedatives
opinion|Belief
optical|___ illusion
optical|___ illusion
optional|Auto seller's word
orating|Ciceronian activity
ordered|Sent for
ordinal|Kind of number
oregano|Seasoning
oregano|Spice
orgiast|Binge lover
oriental|Fine rug
oriental|Indian, for one
orthoepy|Study of correct pronunciation
orthopedic|Certain kind of shoe or brace
orthoptera|Grasshoppers and crickets
osculation|Kissing
osmosis|Learning by absorption
ossified|Hardened
ostlers|Stablemen: Var.
ostracism|Society's cold shoulder
ostrich|Swift-running bird
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Footstool
outcast|Poker Flat figure
outcomes|Results
outdone|Overshadowed
outflows|Streams
outreach|Exceed
outrigger|South Sea island boat
outring|Make a louder sound
outside|Kind of chance
outtake|Discarded film
overact|Emote
overact|Emote
overall|Comprehensive
overall|Generally
overall|Generally
overate|Failed as a dieter
overate|Glutted
overate|Stuffed
overate|Surfeited
overawed|Struck dumb
overcast|Cloudy
overcast|Gloomy
overcharge|Cheat in a way
overdid|Exaggerated
overdue|Late
overfond|Doting
overlapped|Had something in common
overlay|Superimpose
overlords|Persons of power
overran|Invaded
override|Show who's boss
override|Supersede
overrode|Annulled, as a veto
oversea|Foreign
overseers|Supervisors
overshoe|Rubber
overside|Part of a phono record
overturn|Upset
overuse|Resort to in excess
oysters|Seafood
packages|Yule items
padding|Amateur Santa's need
paillasse|Straw mattress
painter|Mountain lion
painter|Ship's rope
palaces|Blenheim and Crystal, for two
palatal|Of a mouth part
paleontological|Of fossil lore
palette|Artist's colors
palimpsest|Reworked parchment
palliate|Extenuate
panache|Flamboyance
panadas|Bread-crumb sauces
pancakes|Crêpes suzette
panoramic|Like a mountaintop view
pansies|Flowers
panther|Cougar
panther|Wild animal
pantile|Roofing material
paperer|Decorator
paraded|Flaunted
paraders|Soldiers, at times
paradigm|Model
paradise|. . . were ___ enow
paradise|Bliss
paradise|Heaven
paragon|Model
parakeet|Cage bird
parallel|Latitude circle
parapet|Bridge barrier
parasite|Freeloader
parasol|Beach sight
parchment|Sheepskin
parents|Part of the generation gap
parfait|Dessert
parings|Cut-off apple skins
parries|Evades
parsers|Doers of a grammar chore
parsimony|Trait of Scrooge
partake|Share
partake|Share
partial|Showing favoritism
particle|Small bit
particle|Small bit of matter
parties|Litigants
passages|Northwest and others
passementerie|Trimming
passion|Lenten week
pastels|Soft-colored sketches
pasterns|Horses' foot parts
pastime|Hobby
pastimes|Shuffleboard, canasta, etc.
pastries|Baked goodies
pastures|Green ___
patamar|Coastal ship of Bombay
patchwork|Hodgepodge
patella|Knee part
patella|Kneecap
patellas|Kneecaps
paternoster|Magical-charm recital
patties|Hamburgers
payload|Missile charge
peaceful|Dovish
peaches|Georgia crop
pedaled|Exercised in a way
peddler|Pushcart salesman
pediatrics|Branch of medicine
pedigree|Ancestral line
peerage|Burke's subject
penance|Self-flagellation
penates|Household gods
penitent|Contrite
penitent|Showing sorrow
pennames|63481, 71120, 52893, etc.
pennant|Flag
pennine|Alpine range
pensees|Pascal work
pensions|Tourist quarters in Europe
percolate|Show animation
peridot|Olivine
peripatetic|Itinerant
persiflage|Frivolous talk
personal|Notation on an envelope
personal|Private
perspire|React to exercise
pertinent|Apt
pervaded|Diffused
pestered|Harassed
petered|Faded out
petered|Faded slowly, with "out"
petrels|Stormy ___
pfennig|Berlin coin
pharaohs|Certain rulers
philharmonic|Fond of music
phoenixes|Unique birds
physique|Build
picayune|Trifling
pickerels|Fresh-water fish
picketed|Did strike duty
piecemeal|Gradually
piggyback|Modern form of hauling
piglets|Little porkers
pillory|Expose to ridicule
piloted|Directed
pinball|Penny-arcade game
pincers|Grasping claws
pinnace|Ship's boat
pinnate|Resembling a feather
pinpoints|Determines exactly
pintado|Warm-water fish
pirated|Reprinted illegally
pirates|Penzance people
pirogue|Dugout canoe
pistons|Detroit cagers
pitchforks|Farm implements
pittance|Paltry sum
pitting|Removing seeds
placate|Appease
placers|Deposits containing gold
placers|Gold-bearing deposits
plainclothesman|Eye of a sort
plainest|Most like Jane
plaintive|Lamenting
plaintive|Sad
plaints|Laments
planetaria|Hayden and Adler
plantation|Tara, for instance
planter|Lobby décor
plastered|Did wall work
plastic|Flexible
plastic|Synthetic
plausibly|In a believable way
playact|Make believe
playbill|Put Bradley in the line-up?
playpen|Nursery item
pleases|Gratifies
plinths|Statue bases
plodders|Inept workers
plotter|Guy Fawkes, for one
plotters|Cabal men
plowshare|Biblical exchange for sword
plunders|Despoils
poetical|Idealized
poisons|Arsenic and strychnine
polestar|Center of attraction
political|Kind of party
politics|Science of "how who gets what"
polyglot|Multilingual
pomelos|Citrus fruits
popinjay|Fop
poplars|Trees
popular|Liked
popularize|Promote in a way
porpoise|Aquarium performer
portends|Augurs
porthole|Window on the sea
possessed|Mad or had
posterns|Back gates
postlude|Church music
postmarked|Cancelled in a way
postulate|Claim
potency|Mightiness
pourers|V.I.P.'s at tea
prances|Capers
prances|Swaggers
pranksters|Mischievous ones
prattling|Babbly
preachments|Tiresome sermons
precede|Late item atop a news story
precept|Law
preform|Determine in advance
prehensile|Like some tails
prelude|Introduction
premiums|Rewards
presence|Poise
present|Offer
present|Offer
presentiments|Forebodings
presided|Ran a meeting
pressed|Urged insistently
pretender|Role of son of James II
pretenses|Shams
preterit|Past tense in grammar
pretest|Advance sampling
prettier|Easier on the eyes
pretzels|Bar tidbits
prevail|Win out
prevent|Obviate
prevented|Forestalled
prevents|Forestalls
primate|Man or ape
primers|Detonators
prinked|Dressed up
printers|Ben Franklin and others
private|G.I.
probation|Period of trial
producer|TV figure
promise|Foretoken
promisee|I.O.U. recipient
promote|Espouse
proofed|Made galley prints
proofread|Do galley labor
propensity|Leaning
prorate|Divide in a way
prorates|Divides in balance
protozoa|Minute animals
protract|Stretch out
proviso|Wilmot, for one
pteropod|Class of mollusks
pudding|Hasty, for one
puerile|Immature
pulsate|Throb
pummels|Thrashes
pumpkin|October décor
purists|Particular ones
quadrangles|Student milieus
quahogs|Clams
quarrier|Vermont worker
quartan|Recurring every fourth day
quartet|Rigoletto feature
quartos|Certain pages
quester|One who searches
questor|Roman official
quetzal|Long-tailed bird
quetzals|Guatemalan money
quitter|Defeatist
radiosonde|Data device carried by balloon
radishes|Salad vegetables
ragbags|Collections of trivia
railbird|Racing fan
raiment|Garments
raindrops|They keep falling on heads
rainwear|Slicker
raisins|Fruit-cake components
rampart|Bulwark
ramrods|Firearm devices
ranchero|Cattle owner, in Southwest
ranchero|Cattleman of Southwest
ranches|Places for cowboys
rancors|Feelings of malice
randomly|Haphazardly
rangers|Broadway Blues
rapture|Ecstasy
rapture|Ecstasy
rascals|Scamps
ratatat|Knocking sound
rattler|Diamondback
ravener|Glutton
ravigote|Vinaigrette sauce with herbs, etc.
ravished|Despoiled
rayless|Lacking sunlight
reactive|Responding
reactor|Atomic pile
realist|Flaubert or Zola
reality|Truth
realtor|Man of property
reapers|Farm machines
reapers|Harvest machines
reaping|Gaining
reappears|Turns up again
rearmost|Last
rearrange|Switch about
rearrange|What women do to furniture
rearrest|Seize again
reasoned|Thought out
reasserts|Confirms
reboard|Get back on
rebores|Enlarges a hole
recamier|Famed French beauty and wit
recessed|Like an alcove
recital|Carnegie Hall offering
recreant|Cowardly
recross|Go back abroad
redates|Makes current
redbreast|Robin
redcaps|Certain carriers
reddens|Becomes angry
redeemed|Won back
redolent|Fragrant
redouble|Bridge call
redshank|Shore bird
reearns|Merits again
reeding|Small round molding
reenter|Go back onstage
reenter|Stage direction
refinement|Elegance
reflect|Mirror
refolded|Wrapped again
refrain|Chorus
regalia|Finery
regatta|Boat race
regatta|Henley event
regency|English period
regimes|Governments
regionally|How some tourneys are run
regular|Gas-pump word
regulars|Career military men
rehearse|Recount at length
reinsure|Transfer liability
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
relapsed|Slipped back
related|Cognate
related|Tied to
relates|Tells
relaxed|Calm
relearns|Studies again
release|Free
relegated|Banished
relented|Gave in
reliance|Attitude of trust
reliant|Trustful
religion|That Old Time ___
relined|Mended in a way
reloaded|Prepared to refire
relocation|Slum-clearance problem
remained|Stood
remarks|Brief addresses
remarks|Grades again
remember|Maine-Alamo verb
remnant|Vestige
remonstrance|Expostulation
remoras|Shark suckers
renails|Fastens again
renames|Appoints again
renders|Makes
renditions|Performances
renegade|Apostate
renegade|Traitor
renegades|Turncoats
renewal|Subscriber's encore
renewal|Urban task
reorder|Stock up
repairs|Does cobbling
repairs|Garage-bill items
repeated|Echoed
repeats|Passes on a secret
repeats|Some TV fare
replaces|Succeeds
replate|Revised edition of a newspaper
replete|Stuffed
repolish|Do a new wax job
reporter|City-room figure
reposes|Stays quiet
reprehends|Censures
representatives|They are recycled every two years
reptile|Turtle, for one
republicans|Party men
requiem|Verdi opus
rereads|Checks for errors
resales|Business deals
rescued|Did a favor for Pauline
resells|Vends again
resentful|Displeased
reserve|Part of R.O.T.C.
reserve|Reticence
resettle|Find a new home
resewed|Stitched anew
reshape|Mold again
resilient|Bouncy
resists|Fights
resists|Weathers
resolutions|Perishables for Jan. 1
resonant|Vibrant
resorts|Nice and Lido
resound|Proclaim loudly
respells|Orthographizes again
respire|Breathe
respire|Breathe
respires|Breathes
restate|Clarify
restate|Say again
resters|Park-bench occupants
restive|Impatient
restoration|England, 1660–1688
restore|Give back
restore|Reestablish
restores|Does over
restrained|Curbed
restroom|Public lounge
retails|Sells or tells
retainer|Item for Perry Mason
retaliate|Get back at
retires|Leaves the scene
retotal|Check one's addition
retread|Kind of tire
retread|Tire
retreated|Withdrew
retrenchment|Cutback
retrieve|Do a hunting dog's job
retrieve|What some dogs do
retroact|Move in opposition
returns|Election news
returns|Taxpayers' dilemmas
reunion|Event for old grads
reutters|Expresses again
revenges|Gets even
reverend|Clerical appellation
reversal|Setback
reverse|Gear
reversed|Changed direction
rhapsody|Musical work
rhotacism|Mispronunciation of "r"
rhubarbs|Disputes
rialtos|Main stems
ribbands|Strips used in shipbuilding
rickshaw|Hong Kong conveyance
ricochets|Bounces off
rimfire|Type of cartridge
ringleader|V.I.P. in plotting
riparian|Situated by water
ripeners|Maturing agents
riposte|Counterstroke
riskless|Safe
rissole|Browned in deep fat
roadhouses|Rural inns
roadster|Old car style
roiling|Stirring up
roisters|Frolics noisily
romance|Language group
rondelet|Short lyrical poem
rooster|Alarm clock for some
rosemaries|Fragrant herbs
rosemary|Remembrance herb
rotation|Kind of pool game
roughhouse|Manhandle
roughrider|Cavalryman with T. R.
roundelay|Row, row, row your boat, e.g.
routines|Vaudeville acts
rubeola|Measles
ructions|Hassles
runners|Carpets
runovers|Excess amounts of type
runtier|More dwarfish
ruralist|Farmer
rustier|More out of practice
ruthless|Cruel
sabotage|Subversive act
saccharin|Sweetener
sachems|Indian chiefs
saddens|Depresses
sadists|Cruel ones
sadists|Lovers of cruelty
safaris|Expeditions
sagamore|Indian chief
sainted|Pious
salamis|Cold cuts
salines|Salty springs
saltier|More like Popeye
saltines|Companions for soup
salutary|Healthful
saluting|Honoring
salvage|Save from fire, etc.
samaritan|Lender of a helping hand
samisen|Japanese guitar
sampler|Piece of needlework
sandarac|Resin-yielding tree
sardines|Togetherness symbol
sarongs|Dorothy Lamour costumes
satellite|Moon
satiates|Cloys
satires|Juvenal works
satires|Swift works
satraps|Petty tyrants
saunter|Stroll
sauterne|Table wine
sayonara|Japanese adieu
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalers|Alpinists
scantiest|Word for some bikinis
scarecrow|Farm sight
scarless|Unblemished
scatterers|Strewers
scatters|Tosses, as chicken feed
scavenger|Kind of party hunt
scenery|Stage props
scented|Fragrant
scepters|Royal symbols
scherzos|Lively movements
schiller|German poet
schisms|Divisions
schools|Instructs
sciatica|Hip pain
science|On ___ (Source of Stepquote)
scoffer|Mocking one
scooter|Iceboat
scouted|Reconnoitered
scratch|Moolah
scratch|Start from ___
screech|Type of owl
screeds|Diatribes
screened|Sorted out
screening|Projectionist's job
screwdriver|Drink or tool
screwdrivers|Tools
screwdrivers|Vodka drinks
scripts|Texts
scrounger|Wheedler
sculptor|Praxiteles, for one
scuttle|Abandon
sealery|Fur-hunting area
sealskins|Northern pelts
searches|Examines
seascape|Winslow Homer specialty
seating|Usher's concern
seaward|Nautical direction
seaweed|Sargasso
secants|Intersecting lines
seceder|Jeff Davis, for one
secludes|Isolates
secrete|Conceal
sectors|Military zones
sedates|Calms a patient
seedier|More shabbily dressed
seediest|Shabbiest
seedling|Young tree
seeming|Apparent
seesaws|Vacillates
seizers|Dogs trained to catch game
selected|Culled
selects|Picks out
selfish|Egoistic
sellers|Actor Peter
seminar|Advanced class
senators|Cook and Baker
senhors|Men from Brazil
senoras|Mexican ladies
sensors|Photoelectric cells
sentence|Group of words or years
sentient|Aware
separate|Autonomous
separated|Detached
separates|Women's garments
sequence|Gin-player's holding
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Evening song
serenade|Musical work
serener|More composed
serener|More unruffled
serenes|Calm expanses
serfdom|Feudal slavery
sergeant|York, for one
serials|Some reading matter
serrate|Notched
serrated|Saw-toothed
serrates|Makes notches
services|Gross national product component
sesames|Well-known street and others
sesquipedalian|Given to using long words
session|Term
sessions|Meetings
sessions|Meetings
sestets|Musical groups
settlement|Jamestown, for one
settler|Homestead man
seventy|The last elections
severer|More rigorous
sextants|Quadrant's relatives
sextile|Of 60 degrees
sextuple|Double triple
shadows|Follows secretly
shagging|Chasing flies
shagreens|Rawhides
shamrock|Imitation diamond
shamrock|March 17 wear
shapeless|Like an amoeba
sheared|Gathered wool
shearers|Actress Norma and others
shebangs|The whole works, and more
shekels|Biblical coins
sherbets|Frozen desserts
shetland|Pony or wool
shields|Escutcheons
shilling|English coin
shinbone|Sensitive body area
shipments|Transported goods
shoetrees|Closet accessories
shooter|Certain marble
shooter|Place for a pea
shoppers|Mall visitors
shortchange|Cheat
shortened|Added lard
shorter|More pithy
shortsighted|Like the grasshopper of fable
showier|More ostentatious
showiness|Exhibitionism
shrieks|Whodunit sounds
shrifts|Old absolutions
shrivel|Wither
shunpike|Alternate non-toll road
siamese|Chang and Eng
sidecar|Cocktail
sidecar|Motorcycle adjunct
sidekick|Ally
sierras|Mountains
signora|Italian Mrs.
signoras|Ladies in Rome
silence|Supposed trademark of the majority
silents|Theda Bara's milieu
sillabub|Florid language
silurian|Geological era
silvers|Pirate John and others
simpler|Less hard
sincerer|More upright
sinecure|Soft job
singletree|Wagon bar
singular|Unusual
sirocco|Hot wind
sirrahs|Old terms of address
situate|Localize
skeeter|Small iceboat
skulduggery|John Silver's forte
skyjacker|Modern pirate
skyjackers|Aerial menaces
skylines|Urban vistas
skysail|Ship rigging
slackers|People who avoid obligations
slaloms|Ski contests
slammed|Closed noisily
slanted|On the bias
slapped|Greeted via the back
slasher|Broadsword man
slasher|Cutting weapon
slasher|Sword or razor
sledder|Winter sportsman
sleeper|Unexpected winner
sleepers|Unclaimed faro stakes
sleeted|Precipitated
sleigher|Winter rider
slender|Tenuous
slender|Willowy
slewing|Swinging around
sliders|Baseball pitches
sliders|Baseball pitches
sliders|Certain pitches
slingshot|Primitive weapon
slipknots|Relatives of half hitches
slipper|Cinderella's loss
slipshod|Inaccurate plus
slithered|Went stealthily
slivers|Splinters
slivovitz|Plum brandy
sloshed|Floundered
slowest|Most leisurely
slugged|Hit the ball hard
smashed|Broke into pieces
smelters|Gary sights
smeltery|Pittsburgh sight
smiling|Like Irish eyes of song
smitten|In love
smother|Stifle
snapper|Kind of soup
snarling|Becoming tangled
snathes|Scythe handles
sneakers|Gym wear
sneerers|Villains at times
sneering|Scornful
snicker|Smothered laugh
snipers|Certain riflemen
snobbish|Stuck-up
snooded|Wearing a hairnet
snowbird|Skiing fan
snowblower|Winter road machine
snuggle|Nestle
soapbox|Haranguer's prop
sociable|Gregarious
society|Mrs. Astor's realm
sockeye|Salmon
sofabeds|Convertible furniture
solaria|Sun parlors
soldered|Repaired in a way
solemnly|With gravity
soloists|Loners of a sort
soloists|Performers
soluble|Capable of an answer
someone|Person
sonatas|Beethoven's forte
sonatas|Moonlight and others
sonatas|Musical works
sonatas|Musical works
songsmith|Tin Pan Alley man
sopranos|Opera notables
sorcerer|Magician
sorcerer|Merlin, for one
sorghum|Sirup-yielding plant
sorites|Series of syllogisms
sorties|Troop actions
soubise|Sauce of onions
souffles|Egg dishes
southwest|Arizona, New Mexico, etc.
spacemen|Moon walkers
sparerib|Adam's possession, in a way
sparked|Caused
spatial|Of an extent
speaker|Important House title
special|Sign on a bus
spectacular|De Mille production
specter|Phantom
speeding|Kind of ticket
speller|Book of the three R's days
spender|Nightclub V.I.P.
spewing|Gushing out
spheres|Fields
spheres|Fields of activity
spheres|Milieus
spheric|Shaped a certain way
spiders|Certain weavers
spieler|Sideshow man
spielers|Carnival men
spilled|Blabbed
spilled|Divulged, informally
spillers|Many-hooked fishing lines
spinets|Harpsichords
spinneries|Yarn mills
spinney|Thicket, in Britain
spinster|Bachelor bait
spinule|Small thorn
spinules|Thistle parts
spiraea|Garden shrub
spirula|Mollusk genus
splatter|Splash
splendid|Superb
spoiler|Party pooper
spoilsport|Saboteur on a petty level
sporter|Show-off
sportful|Frolicsome
spotless|Irreproachable
spotters|Men in the crow's nest
sprains|Ankle injuries
spriest|Most nimble
springtide|Strong flow
sprints|Track events
sprites|Goblins
spurges|Plants with milky juices
sputter|Explosive utterance
squares|Trafalgar et al.
squelched|Sat on
squiffed|Inebriated: Slang
stabled|Did a hostler's job
stables|Belmont areas
staffed|Manned
stalest|Least newsworthy
stalwart|Valiant
stamina|Flower parts
stamina|Miler's need
stamped|Characterized
stances|Positions
standup|Kind of comedian
staples|Flour and sugar
starchy|Stiffly formal
stardust|Meal ticket for Hoagy Carmichael
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starling|Gregarious bird
starter|Crank's replacement
starter|Track official
starters|Car parts
starters|Race participants
starters|Track officials
statedly|As an established practice
statements|Bank-account items
statesmen|Wise leaders
stations|Posts
statues|Output of Phidias
statuesque|Majestic
stature|Natural height
statures|Levels of achievement
statutes|Established rules
statutes|Legislative output
stealer|Base runner, at times
stealer|Thief
stealthy|Furtive
steamboat|Fulton's folly
steamer|Certain clam
steamier|More like some summers
steatites|Soapstones
steeled|Hardened
steeple|Village sight
steeples|Where jacks hang out
steerage|Immigrants' quarters
steered|Directed
steered|Guided
steered|Used a tiller
stencil|Printing process
stepped|Walked
steppes|Vast plains
stepsister|Adele Astaire
stepsons|Family members
stereos|Sound systems
sternest|Most severe
sternum|Breast bone
steroid|Kind of hormone
stetson|De Land campus
stewards|Racetrack officials
stewpans|Cooking items
stibine|Gas used as fumigant
stiffer|More formal
stigmata|Identifying marks
stinger|Bee, for one
stipple|Paint like Seurat
stirrer|Bar gadget
stirrers|Bar items
stomach|Tolerate
stomata|Leaf openings
stompers|Certain dancers
stonemasons|Certain builders
stoolie|Fink
stoolie|Informer
stopgap|Makeshift
stoplights|Red signals
storage|Safekeeping
storage|Safekeeping
stories|News accounts
stories|O. Henry output
stormbound|Cut off, in a way
stormed|Raged
stormed|Thundered
storyteller|Raconteur
straddle|Be noncommittal on an issue
strafes|Rakes with fire
straightforward|Simple direction
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strands|Runs around
stratal|Layered
strategic|Part of S.A.C.
stratum|Sheet of rock
strawed|Thatched
streamed|Flowed
streamed|Gushed
streamer|Big headline
streamers|Big headlines
streamline|Teardrop contour
streamlined|Up-to-date
streets|Boulevards
streets|Bourbon and Beale
streets|Easy and one-way
streets|Maple and Walnut
streets|Wall and Canal
strength|Samson's forte
stretch|Seventh-inning activity
stretch|Time in the jug
strettos|Overlappings in music
strident|Grating
strident|Hard on the ears
strident|Noisy
strides|Walks in a way
striker|Picket-line member
striped|Kind of bass
stripper|Exotic dancer
striptease|Ann Corio specialty
strivers|People who try hard
strophe|Part of an ode
structured|Made up
strunts|Tail stumps, in Scotland
studied|Deliberate
stumbling|Kind of block
stunted|Flew with a flourish
stuntman|Daredevil
stymies|Obstructs
subliminal|Kind of subtle ad technique
subsists|Makes do
suburbias|Split-level places
suffocate|Stifle
sundews|Insect-eating plants
sunlamp|Tanner
sunning|Summer pastime
sunrise|When Apollo appears
sunshine|Day brightener
sunshine|Word in Florida's nickname
supplant|Displace
surcease|Respite
surefire|Can't miss
swatter|Fly's nemesis
swatter|Insect killer
swatter|Insecticide, sort of
sweeten|Add chips to the pot
sweetens|Adds sugar
sweetens|Adds to a poker pot
swinger|Good-time Charlie
swooning|Victorian maidens' practice
synchronize|Cause to mesh
syncope|Use of ne'er for never, e.g.
synthesis|Artificial copy of nature
syphers|Does ship carpentry
syringe|Fluid-injecting device
syringe|Siphon's relative
syringe|Spraying device
systems|All ___ go
tabourets|Small stands: Var.
talents|Gifts
talisman|Scott's penny
talkathon|Filibuster
tanager|Colorful bird
tangelo|Hybrid fruit
tangerine|Florida export
tangled|Enmeshed
tankers|Oilers
tantalizes|Teases
tantara|Fanfare
tapestry|Gobelin or arras
tapioca|Food from cassava
tarlatan|Costume material
tarlatan|Stiff fabric
tarpaulin|Shower curtain of a sort
tarpons|Large game fish
tarried|Lingered
tarries|Lingers
tartare|Sauce ___, for seafood
tassels|Mortarboard adornments
tasters|Beverage experts
tattler|Gossip
taunter|Insulting person
taunters|Picadors, in a way
tautness|Strained condition
tautogs|Blackfish
teachers|Kind of pet
teahouse|Eating place
teahouse|Snack bar, in the Orient
teapots|Places for brewing
tearers|Workers on cloth bolts
tearooms|Places to eat
teatime|Late afternoon, usually
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|Youth category
teethers|Babies
telegas|Russian wagons
telegraphese|All well stop send money stop
telepathy|E.S.P.
telepathy|E.S.P.
television|Living-room piece
telltale|Poe's heart
temerity|Boldness
temerity|Undue boldness
tempers|Moderates
template|Metal pattern
templates|Metal molds
tenaces|Bridge holdings
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tenants|Renters
tenders|Proffers
tending|Doing a bar job
tenement|Inner-city sight
tenement|Urban dwelling
tensions|Pressures
tenuity|Rarefied condition
tenuous|Insubstantial
tenuous|Thin
tenures|Holding rights
terminal|End
ternate|Threefold
terrace|Outdoor area
terrace|Patio
terreplein|Rampart platform
terrets|Harness rings
terrier|Dog
terrine|Earthenware dish
terrors|Brats
tesselates|Forms a mosaic
tessera|Mosaic piece
testaments|Wills' companions
testate|Having a will
testate|Having a will
testing|Experimentation
theater|Art form
theater|Scene of action
theatrical|Flamboyant
thematic|Of a motif
thicken|What the plot may do
thirteen|Child's milestone age
thistle|Scottish emblem
threads|Filaments
threads|Screw parts
threats|Warnings
threnody|Lament
thrives|Flourishes
thunder|Bellow
thwacks|Hits
ticktacktoe|Pencil game
tidiest|Most precise
tidings|News
timetable|Reference work of a sort
timetable|Traveler's aid
timidity|Milquetoast quality
timorously|In a Milquetoast manner
tinfoils|Protective wrappers
tinhorn|Small-time
tinkler|Scottish vagabond
tinsels|Decorations
tipples|Drinks
titania|Oberon's wife
titanic|Liner of tragedy
titular|Nominal
toaster|Kitchen item
tobacco|Certain road
tolerate|Put up with
toluene|Part of TNT
tombstones|Churchyard sights
tomentose|No. 2's word for hairy
tonearm|Part of a phonograph
tonight|Tragedy tomorrow, comedy ___
tooters|Buglers and such
topmast|Second spar
topmost|Apical
topside|Up on deck
topsoil|Lawn layer
toreador|Carmen's boyfriend
tornado|Twister
tornados|Twisters
torpedo|Sub's weapon
totters|Rocks
tractor|Farm machine
traders|Wall St. men
traders|Wall St. men
traders|Wall Street men
trading|Kind of stamp
traffic|City problem
trailer|Roadhouse of sorts
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Apprentice
trainer|Athletic-squad man
trample|Stamp on
trampler|Tiptoer's opposite
tranced|Enraptured
trashes|Strips sugarcane
traumata|Injuries
travelogue|Lowell Thomas forte
traverse|Extend over
treadles|Foot mechanisms
treasure|Stevenson's island
treasure|Think much of
treasuring|Holding dear
treated|Picked up the tab
treaties|Agreements
treatise|Tract
treatment|Therapist's concern
trebling|Multiplying in a way
treehouse|Child's aerie
tremble|Quake
tremolo|Musical direction
tremors|Vibrations
trenchant|Keen
trepangs|Sea cucumbers
tresses|Locks
tribune|Defunct N. Y. paper
triceps|Arm muscle
triceratops|Prehistoric beast
tricked|Deceived
trickles|Drips
trifling|Insignificant
trilled|Sang
trilogies|Studs Lonigan and others
tripartite|Kind of treaty
tripartite|Type of pact
trireme|Old galley
triremes|Galleys
triunity|Three in one
troikas|Three-part teams
trooped|Hiked
trooper|Highway man
trotters|Yonkers performers
trouble|. . . toil and ___
trouble|___ in River City
trouble|Bother
trouble|Bother
trouper|Veteran actor
trouvere|Medieval French poet
truncate|Shorten
trundle|Roll
tsarinas|Catherine et al.
tuberose|Lily-like flower
tuckahoe|Suburb north of N. Y.
tumbledown|Dilapidated
tunicate|Layered
turnabout|Fair play, in saying
turnabouts|Extreme changes
turnover|Personnel man's concern
tutored|Instructed
tuxedos|Men's wear
tweedle|Dum or dee
tweedle|Entice by music
twister|Tornado
tyrannous|Unjustly severe
tyranny|Despotism
tyranny|Oppression
ubiquitous|All over the place
ulterior|One kind of motive
ululate|Howl like a wolf
umlauts|Features of German vowels
umpires|Does a baseball job
unabated|With continued power
unarmed|Without weapons
undercover|Carried out in secret
undergo|Experience
undoers|Eraser users
unearned|Some runs
unfinished|Schubert's eighth
unhorse|Ground, in a way
unicorns|Creatures of myth
unicycles|Acrobat's vehicles
universe|Astronomer's field
unknown|Arlington soldier
unloosened|Set free
unlucky|Ill-starred
unnerve|Flabbergast
unrelated|Irrelevant
unscarred|Without blemish
unsettle|Disarrange
unstopped|Removed, as a plug
untangles|Readies a fishing line
unteach|Brainwash
uppercut|Defensive trump play
upright|Honest
uprooted|Tore loose
upsoars|Climbs skyward
upstage|Do an acting ploy
upstate|Northern New York
upstater|Albany or Buffalo native
urbanized|Like many suburbs
urticant|Stinging
usurped|Appropriated
usurper|Throne seizer
utilize|Turn to good account
uttered|Declared
vagaries|Whims
variant|Differing
variation|Change
vaulted|Like many cathedrals
vaunted|Boasted
vengeful|Seeking to get even
venison|Gamy delicacy
ventral|Opposite of dorsal
verandas|Porticos
verdant|Inexperienced
verdict|Jury's concern
verging|On the brink
verisimilitude|Appearance of truth
vernacular|Native speech
vernier|Sextant scale
vessels|Monitor and Merrimac, e.g.
veterans|Old pros
viceroy|Butterfly
victors|Mets, in 1969
vinegar|Salad additive
vinegars|Cider and wine products
vintner|Important man in France
viragos|Termagants
virgules|/ / / / /
visages|Physiognomies
vitamin|A, B, C, or even P
volitant|Flying
volumes|Books
volunteers|Willing workers
waitresses|Tray carriers
wanderlust|Impulse of Odysseus
wanderlust|Seasonal yen
warbler|Cape May ___
watchband|Jewelry item
waterbeds|Liquid assets of a sort
waterloo|London station
waterloos|Crushing defeats
waterman|Crabber, for one
watermelon|Picnic treat
waterpower|Energy of a kind
waterway|River
waterwheel|Turbine
wattage|Electrical power
wavered|Vacillated
waxworks|Mme. Tussaud's place
wayfarer|Customer of an inn
weeping|Like a willow
welcome|Kind of mat
welders|Metal workers
werewolf|Creature in folklore
westerly|Certain winds
westerners|Californians, e.g.
wheelbarrow|Vehicle of a sort
whenever|No matter the time
whimsey|Caprice
whitewash|Twain paint
whoever|Pronoun
wieners|Stadium menu items
womanhood|Certain adult status
wondered|Speculated
wonderful|Copenhagen, in song
woodpecker|Noisy bird
woolmen|Fleece dealers
worsted|Suiting
wraiths|Apparitions
wristwatch|Timepiece
writhed|Squirmed
wronged|Maligned
xenophobia|Fear of strangers
yardman|Railroad worker
ycleped|Named, in olden days
yearling|Young colt
yearned|Desired
yearned|Longed for
yearner|Man with a yen
yelpers|Some dogs
yodelling|Alpine activity
zebrawood|Tropical tree
abalone|Calif. seafood choice
abalones|Ear shells
abashment|Discomfiture
abatements|Diminutions
abattis|Defense made of trees
abjures|Renounces
abortive|Fruitless
absentee|Hooky player
absents|Stays away
absolve|Clear
absolve|Pardon
academic|Theoretical
academies|West Point et al.
accented|Stressed
accepts|Receives
accession|Museum coup
accidental|By happenstance
accordion|Welk's instrument
accreted|Grew together
accreting|Growing together
accumulate|Collect
accuser|One making charges
acerate|Needle-shaped
acetate|Plastic for records
acetose|Vinegarish
achieve|Realize
achieve|Realize
aciform|Needle-shaped
acolytes|Altar boys
acoustics|Symphony-hall concern
acquainted|Informed
acreage|Farm holding
acridine|Crystalline compound
acrimonious|Caustic
acrobat|Gymnast
acrobat|Trapeze artist
actions|Deeds
actuality|Fact
actuated|Put into motion
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
adamantine|Unyielding
adaptation|Adjustment
adapters|Chameleons, for example
address|Entry on an envelope
adipose|Fatty
admission|Gate fee
adoption|Espousal
adoption|Espousal
adorable|Charming
adrenal|Stimulating energy
adroitness|Skill
adulatory|Excessively flattering
advantages|In and out points
advisor|Egeria, e.g.
agalloch|Incense wood
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Without end
agitate|Perturb
agitated|In a dither
agitates|Excites
agitation|Disturbed state
agitation|Turmoil
agitato|Restless, in music
agnostics|Freethinkers
agronomy|Soil science
airings|Outdoor interludes
airlifts|Relief operations
airwave|Medium of a kind
alameda|Neighbor of S. F.
alamode|Calorie-plus pie
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Fashionable
alamodes|Dessert and fashion words
albatross|Neckpiece for a certain mariner
alcaide|Jailer, in Southwest
alfalfa|Forage crop
alfalfa|Treat for dobbin
alfresco|On the patio
alfresco|Outdoors
alienate|Make unfriendly
alienate|Turn away
alienation|Falling-out
alienee|Receiver of property
alienees|Receivers of property
alimentary|Concerned with nutrition
alimentations|Sustaining processes
aliners|Surveying devices
aliners|Telescope devices
allegation|Assertion
alleges|Asserts
alleges|Asserts
alleviate|Lighten
alleviation|Easing
alligator|Everglades denizen
allotted|Distributed
allurer|One who entices
allures|Attracts
almemar|Synagogue platform
almighty|Very powerful
almonds|Candy-bar inserts
altered|Changed
altered|Doctored
altered|Redid
alumnus|Campus visitor
amanita|Poisonous fungus
amanuenses|Dictation takers
amaranth|Showy flower
amarelle|Sour cherry
amassed|Collected
amasses|Piles up
amateurs|Certain athletes
amative|Loving
ambrosia|Heavenly fare
ambulates|Moves about
amended|Set right
amethysts|Gem stones
amiable|Pleasing
amnesty|General pardon
amorist|Lover
amorous|Fond
amortise|Liquidate, British style
amounts|Quantities
amperes|Electric units
ampersand|Symbol in a company name
amulets|Charms
anaemia|Blood ailment: Var.
anaemia|Lack of vigor: Var.
anagoge|Mystical interpretation
anagram|Reorganized word
analysis|Couch therapy
analytic|Kind of geometry
analyzer|One who assays
anapest|Three-syllable foot
anatase|Pigment for paints
anathema|Curse
ancient|Hoary
andante|Musical direction
android|Manlike robot
anecdotes|Mark Twain specialties
anemone|Colorful sea creature
anemones|Windflowers
aneroid|Kind of barometer
angularity|Gauntness
aniline|Dye base
annexing|Adding
anodyne|Soothing agent
antacid|Magnesia, for one
anteater|Pangolin
antedate|Come before
antedate|Come before
antedated|Preceded
anthropologists|Mead et al.
antidote|Counteracting agent
antigen|Reactive toxin
antihistamine|Winter dosage
antimacassars|Shields of a sort
antiquity|Yore
antlers|Wall trophy
antlions|Predatory insects
antlions|Predatory insects
anxious|Uneasy
anxiously|In a tense way
anybody|Has ___ here seen . . . ?
apatite|Phosphate mineral
aperies|Silly actions
aphonia|Loss of voice
apocope|Omission of a syllable
apostle|Peter or Paul
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Clothing
appeared|Showed up
appears|Seems
appease|Pacify
appease|Pacify
applique|Design sewed on material
appoints|Ordains
appraise|Judge
approve|Sanction
aproned|Covered, in a way
apropos|Regarding
apteral|Wingless
aqualungs|Diving gear
aquiver|Trembling
arabesque|Ballet posture
arabesques|Skating spins
araroba|Goa powder
arbutus|Trailing plant
arcades|Shopping-mall features
archway|Type of passage
arcsines|Trig functions
arenose|Sandy
argument|Quarrel
arietta|Short solo
arising|Rebellious
aristae|Awns
aristae|Grain bristles
aristae|Grain bristles
armadas|Seagoing groups
armature|Framework for a sculpture
armoires|Large cabinets
armored|Kind of car
arpents|Old French land measures
arraigned|Charged
arrange|Classify
arrange|Fix
arrested|Stopped
arrests|Crime statistics
arrives|Reaches
arrowroot|Cooky flavor
articulate|Intelligible
artists|Manet and Renoir, e.g.
asafoetida|Bitter medicine
ascetic|Austere
asepsis|Germ-free state
ashamed|Fearing disgrace
ashamed|Red-faced
ashtrays|After-party cleanup targets
askance|Obliquely
aspirated|Pronounced the letter "h"
assassin|Booth or Czolgosz
assayer|Gold-dust expert
asserts|Maintains
assorts|Classifies
assumes|Puts on
asterisk|Footnote indicator
asteroidal|Of small celestial bodies
astounds|Amazes
astounds|Flabbergasts
astricts|Confines
astride|How to ride a horse
astrological|Of a pseudoscience
astronaut|Shepard or Glenn
asunder|Separated
atabrine|Anti-malaria drug
ataghan|Turkish sword: Var.
ataraxia|State of tranquillity
atelier|Place for an easel
ateliers|Studios
atheling|Anglo-Saxon noble
athlete|Jesse Owens, for one
attaboy|Cry of encouragement
attaboy|Male chauvinist cheer
attache|Embassy staffer
attained|Achieved
attains|Achieves
attempts|Essays
attendance|Ballpark's concern
attester|One who certifies
attraction|Enticement
attrite|In a worn state
attuned|Brought into harmony
attunes|Adjusts
audited|Studied Form 1041
auditor|Listener
auricle|Heart chamber
austere|Unadorned
authorizes|Empowers
autobahn|German highway
automat|Slot-machine restaurant
automatic|Football play called at last second
availed|Benefited
avarice|Cupidity
avenger|Nemesis was one
average|Mean
average|Ordinary
aversion|Dislike
aversion|Repugnance
averted|Prevented
averted|Staved off
avocado|Salad fruit
avoider|Sidestepper
awesome|Dreadful
awkward|Graceless
axolotl|Mexican salamander
bachelor|Footloose fellow
backgammon|Board game
bacteria|Microorganisms
bagatelle|Trifle
bailiwicks|Fields of competence
bailouts|Certain escapes
balatas|Bully trees
balderdash|Nonsense
balderdash|Nonsense
ballgame|Take-me-out place
ballplayer|Aaron or Moses
ballroom|Debut locale
ballyhoo|Brash magazine of 1930's
baloney|Bunk!
banderol|Narrow streamer
banisters|Sliding places of sorts
bankroll|Sugar daddy's lure
barbershop|Clip joint
barefaced|Shameless
barefoot|Whittier's boy
baritone|Choir voice
barnacle|European goose
barnacle|Seagoing Bill
barnyard|Farm area
baroque|Artistic style
barrack|Lodge, as troops
bayonet|Kind of blade
beaneries|Eating joints
beanery|Relative of a greasy spoon
beanies|Certain caps
beastie|Mouse, to Burns
beastly|Abominable
becalms|Tranquilizes
bechamel|Type of white sauce
bechance|Happen, to Shakespeare
beclouds|Confuses
bedizens|Dresses tawdrily
beguine|Rumba's cousin
believer|Credulous one
belittle|Minimize
bellyful|More than enough
beloved|End of Stepquote
bemused|Muddled
beneath|Inferior
benison|Blessing
bequests|Will items
berates|Chides
bestial|Barbarous
bestial|Brutal
bicycles|Wheels
bidders|Bridge players, at times
bikinis|Beach eye-catchers
billies|Clubs
binomial|Kind of theorem
birdbrain|Nitwit
bisected|Divided in a way
bishops|Prelates
blackbird|Pie filling of a sort
blackout|Kind of skit
bladder|Pretentious person
blanched|Whitened
blatant|Clamorous
blatant|Obtrusive
blather|Foolish talk
blatherskite|Talkative one
bleaches|Whitens
blinder|Bridle flap
bloomers|Her pants were shocking
blossom|Evolve
bluecoats|Union soldiers
blunder|Mistake
bluster|Bully
blustered|Made empty threats
blustery|Like a windy day
boaster|Major Hoople, for one
bobbies|Soho cops
bobolinks|Songbirds
bobtails|Certain poker flushes
boiserie|Carved paneling
boisterous|Wild
boldness|Effrontery
boneless|Like filleted fish
booklet|Paperback
bootstrap|Item for a certain lift
boracic|Kind of antiseptic acid
bossdom|Regime such as Tweed's
bouncer|Tavern employe
boycott|Shun in a way
bracing|Tonic
bracket|Associate
brainstorm|Bright idea
braises|Fries and simmers
bramble|Prickly shrub
brawlers|Barroom rowdies
breadless|Lacking the wherewithal
breadline|Sight of 1930's
breathe|Don't ___ a word of this
breezes|Wins a race easily
brickbat|Insult
brisket|Cut of beef
britches|Too big for one's ___
broached|Introduced
broccoli|Vegetable
brokers|Middlemen
bromines|Dye compounds
brother|Certain kind of hood
brougham|Carriage
browner|More tanned
brushup|Revive a skill, with "on"
buccaneer|Freebooter
bulletin|Kind of board
burgess|Colonial legislator
burghers|Citizens
burlesque|Show-biz category
burnsides|Whiskers
buttercup|Colorful spring flower
butterfat|Calorie counter's concern
butternut|Tree bearing edible seeds
buttonhole|Latch onto in a way
buttonwood|Timber tree
caballero|Rider of Southwest
caballeros|Horsemen on the rancho
cabanas|Beach sights
cabined|Living in narrow confines
cabochon|Uncut gem
cachets|Official seals
cachinnate|Laugh loudly
caduceus|Hermes's staff
cakewalk|Old dance
calculi|Math systems
callers|Visitors
callous|Insensitive
caloric|Heat
calorie|Dieting unit
calypso|Ad-lib song of West Indies
canapes|Appetizers
canards|Hoaxes
canines|Lassie and Snoopy
cannibal|Relative of a headhunter
cantata|Choral piece
cantatrice|Tebaldi, e.g.
canteen|PX
canticle|Hymn
cantors|Eddie and Ida
cantrips|Spells: Scot.
capered|Cavorted
caprice|Whim
capsize|Overturn
caracole|Equestrian maneuver
carafes|Water bottles
caraway|Flavoring seed
carbide|Hard material
carbonate|Enliven
carcass|Framework
cardigan|His sweater is popular
cardinal|Missouri bird
careers|Occupations
caressed|Patted
caresses|Fondles
caroled|Sang joyously
caroler|Singer
carousel|Carnival feature: Var.
carousel|Merry-go-round: Var.
cartoon|Arno specialty
cartoons|Herblock's forte
cashbox|Till
cassette|Film or tape container
castoff|Reject
catalog|Library must
catalogue|List
catalpas|Flowering trees
catalpas|Flowering trees
catamaran|Type of boat
catapults|Flight-deck devices
catawba|White U.S. wine
category|Class
caterer|Party supplier
catfight|Low-level conflict
cathedral|Winchester, for one
catspaw|Dupe
causeries|Chats
cavemen|Brutes
cavemen|Club-wielding wooers
cavorts|Plays
celebrities|Lions
celibate|Priest or monk
cenacle|Last Supper room
centimo|Small Spanish coin
centimo|Spanish money unit
centroid|Middle of a mass
cereals|Crunch and crackle foods
chaining|Binding fast
chambers|Street for N. Y. judges
chameleons|Fickle ones
champion|Marge or Gower
changeover|Transition
channel|TV selection
chaperons|Overseers of a sort
chaplain|Cleric
charade|Parlor-game unit
chargers|San Diego steeds
chartreuse|After-dinner drink
chasten|Subdue
cheeses|Some spreads
chessman|Rook, for one
chicken|Southern specialty
childishness|Second ___ (man's seventh age)
children|Cornelia's jewels
chiliasts|Believers in the millenium
chinaberry|Ornamental tree
chiseler|Petty cheat
chlorite|Green stone
chokers|Necklaces
chopper|Helicopter
chorine|Showgirl
cinereous|Ashen
cistern|Water tank
citation|Triple Crown winner
clanged|Resounded
classic|Book for rereading
classis|Church body
clauses|Santa, etc.
clawing|Scratching
cleaned|Did housework
cleanser|Soap
cleanup|Make a killing
clearance|Bargain sale
clearcut|Beyond doubt
cleared|Netted
clearer|More explicit
cleaver|Butcher's utensil
clement|Merciful
clerical|Kind of office work
climate|Hawaii's plus
clodhopper|Bumpkin
clogged|Like some drains
cloister|Seclude
cloture|Senatorial speed-up
coalbin|Fuel container
coalers|Certain ships
coattail|Candidate's riding habit, at times
coconut|Cake topping
codeine|Opium derivative
cohesions|Conditions of unity
collapse|What soufflés often do
collector|Tax man
colloquy|Conversation
colonel|Britain's Blimp
combustible|Fiery
comedown|Humiliation
command|___ module
commonsense|Paine-in-the-neck to British
compelled|Forced
competed|Vied
competitors|Rivals
compost|Gardener's byproduct
compote|Bowl for fruits, etc.
condemner|Judge, at times
condescend|Stoop
confessed|Owned
confluent|Like the Allegheny and Monongahela
confute|Prove false
congest|Overcrowd
connive|Conspire
considered|Thought about
consists|Makes up
constant|Faithful
constituents|Components
contents|Table of ___
continental|Worthless thing
contract|Kind of bridge
controls|Word with wage and price
coolies|Rickshaw men
copacetic|Right on
coquettes|Flirts
cordate|Heart-shaped
cornets|Band instruments
correct|Review exam papers
corrects|Checks exam papers
corsair|Pirate
corsair|Privateer
costume|Halloween wear
counterfeiters|Display case installers, maybe
counters|Shelves
countersigns|This window closed, etc.
countrymen|. . . in the hearts of his ___
courage|Spirit
courses|Chases
couscous|Menu item from Africa
coverer|One backing a bet
coverup|Scandal subterfuge
crabapples|Fruits for jelly
crackajack|Humdinger
cracker|Kind of barrel
crackle|Bonfire sound
cranked|Wound up
creamer|Pitcher
creampuff|Namby-pamby one
creampuffs|Desserts
creases|Trouser features
creates|Brings into being
creates|Makes a new thing
cremated|Reduced to ashes
crepuscule|Twilight
cresting|Reaching the highest point
crewcuts|Hairdos
crewels|Worsted yarns
cribbed|Cheated on an exam
criminal|Police quarry
criticized|Evaluated
critics|First-nighters
critter|Animal, Western style
cronies|Pals
crossbones|Part of a certain flag
crosshair|Telescopic sighting aid
crosspiece|Structural member
crossword|Irritable remark
cudgels|Clubs
cudgels|Thick sticks
cullers|Poultry inspectors
cumbrance|Burden
cuneate|Triangular, as a leaf
curiosity|Feline's nemesis
currently|Now
cutlets|Veal specialties
cutters|Sailing vessels
cyclist|Velodrome racer
cyclops|One-eyed giant
czarevitch|Royal Russian
dalesman|Valley dweller
dalmatian|Breed of dog
dangling|Hanging loosely
dashers|Churn parts
dawdles|Wastes time
dayroom|Barracks area
deadeye|Dick of "Pinafore"
dealers|Casino workers
dearest|Most costly
dearness|Lovable quality
debater|Douglas or Lincoln
debater|Pro or con man
debonair|Gay
decadence|Decline
decadent|Going into decline
decadent|Regressing
decease|Die
decilitre|Metric unit of volume: Fr.
declare|Do a customs routine
declare|Proclaim
declasse|Inferior in status
decoders|Specialists of a sort
decrees|Judgments
decrepit|Dilapidated
decries|Disparages
dedicate|Devote wholly
dedicate|Inscribe in a way
dedicating|Consecrating
deductions|Holmes specialties
deepest|Most abstruse
defeats|Thwarts
defilade|Shield against frontal fire
deflate|Do a balloon job
dejected|Blue
delayed|Stalled
delectable|Causing pleasure
delectable|Highly pleasing
delectate|Give pleasure
deleted|Expunged
deletes|Takes out
deliverance|Liberation
demander|Insistent one
demeaned|Humbled
demeans|Humbles
democrats|Certain voters
demonical|Fiendish
denigrator|Character assassin
denizen|Resident
denoted|Indicated
denture|Service plate
dentures|Replacements of a sort
denying|Disavowing
dependences|Conditional states
deposed|Removed from office
deposed|Testified
deposes|Removes from office
depressants|Certain drugs
derider|One who mocks
desalts|Treats sea water
descants|Discourses at length
describe|Portray
deserts|Due
deserve|Merit
desists|Ceases
despairs|Loses hope
despond|Slough of ___
dessert|Bombe, for one
dessert|Napoleon, e.g.
destroy|Level
destroyed|Demolished
destroyer|The Caine, for one
detailed|Rich in specifics
detector|Lie ___
detinue|Legal writ
detours|Irritations for drivers
detracts|Takes away
devalue|Diminish, as the dollar
deviate|Wander
deviled|Prepared eggs in a way
devised|Formulated
devises|Plots
devoted|Zealous
devotee|Fan
dewdrop|Morning phenomenon
diabase|Igneous rock
dialect|Lingo
dialect|Patois
dialect|Patois
diapason|Organ stop
diatribe|Bitter speech
diatribes|Invectives
diatribes|Screeds
dictate|Prescribe
diehard|Stubborn holdout
difference|Subtraction result
diluvial|Flooding
dimeter|Two-foot verse
dimeter|Verse of two feet
dingdong|Ringing sound
dinosaurs|Extinct reptiles
diocese|Church district
dipstick|Gas-station gadget
dirigible|Shenandoah, for one
disaster|Titanic sinking, for one
discard|Bridge play
disciples|Adherents
discomposed|Upset
disconcert|Rattle
discredit|Disgrace
disguise|Cloak
disillusionment|Learning that there's no Santa Claus
disobeying|Rebellious
dispute|Bickering
disrupt|Throw into turmoil
dissemble|Pretend
dissolve|Film-transition device
dissolve|Movie transition
distance|Provider of enchantment
distends|Enlarges
distension|Swelling
distrait|Absent-minded
dithers|Dagwood's boss
diverged|Swerved
diverse|Different
dividers|Highway areas
docents|College lecturers
docking|Deducting, as from pay
documental|Of official papers
dodecahedron|Twelve-faced solid
dogcart|Sporty carriage
dogeared|Shabby
dogfight|Aerial battle
doggedly|Stubbornly
doggerel|Poetaster's output
doggerel|Some verse
doghouse|Place for wayward husbands
dogmatic|Opinionated
doldrums|Slack period
doleful|Sad
domestic|Maid
dominos|Masks
doodler|Phone-booth artist
dopesheets|Big A reading
dotages|Mental infirmities
dotting|Making little marks
doughnut|Dessert
downgrades|Puts less value on
downhearted|Blue
drabble|Fish in a certain way
draftee|Certain serviceman
dragstrip|Hot-rod site
drained|Exhausted
dramatic|Striking
dramatics|Insincere put-ons
dramatist|Inge or Williams
dratted|Mild oath-word
dreamer|Builder of castles
dreamer|Don Quixote, e.g.
dressmaker|Tailor's relative
dropkick|Old football play
dropouts|Problem pupils
drumming|Rhythmic sound
dumbbells|Gym gear
dungeon|Castle area
dwindling|Like some supplies
dyewood|Tree product
dynamos|Generators
earache|Reaction to a jackhammer
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
earlobe|Place for jewelry
earmarked|Tabbed for special use
earnings|Annual-report items
earplug|Swimmer's protection
earthnut|Goober
easement|Relief
easiest|Least complicated
eastern|Part of E.S.T.
eatable|Item of food
eateries|Lunch joints
ebonies|Hardwoods
ebonite|Hard rubber
ebullient|High-spirited
ecdysis|Process of molting
ecotone|Plant transition zone
ecstatic|On cloud nine
ectoplasm|Medium's output
edentate|Toothless
edition|Issue
editorials|Newspaper stands
editors|Newsmen
editors|Newspaper people
editors|Watterson et al.
educate|Instruct
educate|Train
egalite|Word in French rallying cry
eggshell|Dark cream color
egoistic|Self-centered
egoists|Self-centered ones
eidolon|Phantom
elapses|Slips away
elastic|Resilient
elaters|Click beetles
elaters|Click beetles
elation|Joy
elderly|Long in the tooth
elective|Optional
elective|Optional course
elector|One who votes
electoral|One kind of college
eleemosynary|Charitable
elegant|Courtly
elegant|Polished
elegiac|Melancholy
element|Component
element|Natural habitat
elephant|Peanut fancier
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Promote
elevate|Promote
elevator|High-rise need
elevons|Plane-wing controls
eligible|Bachelor, to some
elision|Act of omitting
elitist|Oligarch
ellipse|Circle's relative
eloigners|Legal removers
elongate|Extend
elongate|Extend
eluding|Dodging
elusive|Baffling
embalms|Prepares for burial
emblazon|Display brightly
embrasure|Parapet gunport
emended|Did editing work
emerged|Came forth
emerged|Rose
emerges|Comes forth
emigrant|One settling elsewhere
emotion|Hate or fear
empaled|Pierced: Var.
empathy|Identification with another
emperor|Large butterfly
empires|Realms
empress|Josephine, for one
emulate|Rival
enamels|Glazes
enation|Maternal kinship
encases|Packs
encircle|Surround
enclose|Surround
encores|Curtain calls
encourage|Foster
endanger|Threaten
endangers|Imperils
endeared|Raised in esteem
endeared|Won over
endgame|Chess climax
endmost|Farthest
endorser|One who signs a check
endorses|Supports
endurer|Long-suffering one
energies|Potential and kinetic
energize|Activate
enervate|Weaken
engaged|Busy
engender|Produce
engines|Jet units
engross|Absorb
enisles|Isolates
enlists|Joins a cause
enormous|Very big
enrooted|Firmly established
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensemble|Costume
enshrine|Place in the Hall of Fame
ensiform|Sword-shaped
ensnare|Catch
ensnared|Trapped
entangle|Complicate
entangle|Confuse
entente|Agreement
entente|Understanding
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Put in the ledger
enterer|Ledger keeper
entertain|Consider
enthuses|Bubbles over
enticer|Tempter
entices|Lures
entitles|Gives a right to
entrance|Spellbind
entrant|Competitor
entrant|Starter
entrants|Contestants
entrenching|Digging in
entrepot|Shipment center
entries|Race competitors
enumerate|Give chapter and verse
envelope|Stationer's item
environmentally|Adverb for conservationists
epergne|Table piece
epibolic|Term in embryology
epicene|Lacking vigor
epicure|Gourmet
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
epimere|Embryo segment
episode|Incident
episodes|Cliffhanger divisions
epistle|Letter
equivocate|Hedge
eradiate|Spread joy
erasure|Antidote for a typo
erector|Builder
erectors|Builders
eremite|Solitary one
eremites|Loners
eremites|Recluses
erepsin|Enzyme
ergates|Worker ants
erigeron|Daisy fleabane
eristic|Controversial
ermines|Weasels
erosion|Steady depletion
erosive|Causing deterioration
erosive|Tending to eat away
erotica|Kamasutra, etc.
erotica|Racy literature
erratic|Inconsistent
erratum|Printing mistake
erroneous|Wrong
erudite|Learned
erudite|Learned
escalate|Intensify
escalator|Kind of clause
escaped|Got away
escarpment|Steep slope
escarps|Steep slopes
escorts|Honor guards
escritoire|Secretary
espials|Observations
esplanades|Scenic walks
espouse|Adopt
espouse|Take up the cause of
essence|Gist
essence|Intrinsic nature
essence|Perfume
essences|Basic parts
essences|Perfumes
essonite|Variety of garnet
estates|Possessions
estates|Ranks
esteems|Respects
estival|Of the summer
estivate|Spend the summer
estivate|Spend the summer
estrange|Alienate
estrange|Alienate
estreat|True copy
estuary|Sea arm
etcetera|Number of unspecified things
etcetera|Refrain from "The King and I"
eternal|Kind of triangle
eternal|Kind of triangle
etesian|Annual, as certain winds
ethereal|Airy
ethical|Moral
ethnics|Names of races, tribes, etc.
etiolate|Bleach
etiolated|Whitened
etiologic|Assigning a cause to
etymons|Root words
euphoric|Having a feeling of well-being
evaders|I.R.S. quarry
evaders|Targets of I.R.S. checks
evangelic|Crusading
evasion|Avoidance
eventual|Ultimate
everglades|Tamiami Trail area
everyone|___ is a moon and has a dark side . . .
evidence|Jury's concern
evidence|Trial material
evidences|Displays
evident|Clear
evident|Patent
exacted|Demanded
exactitude|Preciseness
excelled|Surpassed
excelsior|Padding material
exculpates|Clears of blame
execute|Complete
execute|Put into effect
executer|One who performs a task
exempts|Puts in the 4F class
existed|Was
explode|Blow one's top
exposures|Photographers' concerns
expressways|Certain roads
extended|Protracted
extirpation|Eradication
extolled|Praised
extrapolate|Predict on basis of known data
extreme|Ultra
extruded|Pressed out
eyelash|Very narrow margin of victory
eyelashes|Certain lid projections
eyeless|___ in Gaza
eyeless|___ in Gaza
eyepopper|Startling thing
eyesore|Junkyard, for one
facsimile|Exact copy
facsimiles|Copies
fairyland|Magical place
faltered|Hesitated
fanatic|Rabid
fanatical|Possessed
fantasts|Dreamers
fantasy|Daydream
farriers|Blacksmiths
fastened|Hitched
fathead|Nitwit
fathomless|Immeasurable
fauteuil|French armchair
fearsome|Timorous
feasters|Banquet participants
federate|Unite
feeblish|Rather weak
felines|Cats
ferreter|Persistent sleuth
festive|Gala
festive|Gala
feuilleton|Novel printed in installments
feverfew|Herb of Europe
filtered|Like some cigarettes
finesse|Maneuver in bridge
finesses|What queens are often used for
fireball|Bob Feller specialty
firebox|Boiler chamber
fireman|Stoker
firetrap|Slum sight
fitchet|Polecat
flailed|Threshed
flaneur|Trifler
flashbacks|Novel-plot devices
flatfooted|Forthright
flatfooted|Forthright
flattened|K.O.'d
flavors|Chocolate and vanilla, e.g.
flawless|Perfect
fleeced|Gypped
flimflam|Deception
flotsam|Floating wreckage
flourishes|Curlicues
fluttery|Like butterflies or sails
foisted|Palmed off
folderol|Nonsense
folderol|Nonsense
foolery|Inane goings-on
foolery|Silliness
footbath|Post-hiking treat
foothold|Secure position
footwear|Pumps and clogs
forehands|Certain strokes
forwards|DeBusschere and Bradley
fountainhead|Source
foursome|Golf group
fragmental|Incomplete
franklin|Name on a $100 bill
frantic|Wild
frappes|Liqueur drinks
freeman|Author of Lee biography
freeway|Express road
freezer|Supermarket section
frenzied|Highly excited
frequently|Often
frescoes|Murals
frigates|Warships
frilling|Gathered edge
fullface|Heavy-looking print
furnace|Gary sight
fusspot|Fuddy-duddy
gaffing|Hooking a fish
gaiters|Old footwear
galaxies|Milky Way, etc.
galipot|Pine turpentine
gambling|Nevada activity
gamboges|Strong yellows
gaposis|Word for open areas between buttons
gardener|Man with a hoe
gardener|Plot-tender
gardeners|Contrary Mary et al.
garments|Goats, etc.
garnets|Gemstones
garrote|Strangle
gatemen|Entrance protectors
gazette|Journal
gentler|Tamer
geodesy|Earth-measuring science
germanic|English language's family
gestation|Period of development
getaways|Escapes
ghosted|Like memoirs of stars
girasol|Opal
gliders|Aircraft
glimmer|Inkling
glistening|Nitid
glosses|Whitewashes
glowworms|Fireflies
glutton|Hog
gnashed|Ground
goldstone|Aventurine
gorillas|Jungle animals
gourmet|Menu expert
gradine|Altar shelf
granddaddy|The ___ of 'em all
grandees|Spanish noblemen
granted|Conceded
grantee|Recipient
grasses|Crab and blue, e.g.
grassland|Prairie
grassroots|Campaign locale
grateful|Appreciative
grateful|Appreciative
graters|Kitchen implements
graveyard|Place for old cars
greedier|More grasping
greenbrier|Smilax
greeters|Hosts, initially
grenade|Small missile
groined|Kind of vault
grounded|Fogged in
groundhog|Weather forecaster
growler|Small iceberg
guillotine|Dread device of 1700's
habituate|Familiarize
haggard|Rider
haggled|Quibbled
halftones|Newspaper photos
hamburger|Native of a German city
hamster|Lab animal
handcuff|Shackle
handled|Directed
handmade|Like pioneers' clothes
hangnail|Finger woe
hangouts|Lounging places
hansoms|Old cabs
happenings|Modern theatrics
hardheaded|Stubborn
hardline|Certain foreign policy
harebell|Wood hyacinth
harries|Torments
harsher|More unfeeling
hatchet|Feb. 22 cake ornament
headache|Annoying problem
headers|Certain falls
headier|More shrewd
headman|Top of the tribe
headwaiters|Dictators of a sort
heartbreaks|Shaw's "House" et al.
hearted|Word with warm or hard
hearthstone|Fireside
heartless|Cruel
heaters|Gang weapons
heavenly|Delightful
heavens|Firmament
hectored|Badgered
hedgerow|Border of shrubs
heedless|Rash
heehawed|Emulated a mule
hegemony|Political dominance
heighten|Intensify
helicoid|Spiral
hemisphere|Southern, for one
hennery|Home of some females
heretic|Dissenter
heroism|Bravery
hessians|Mercenaries
hessians|Some of Washington's enemies
hetaera|Ancient Greek mistress
hetaera|Greek courtesan
hideaway|Refuge
hideout|Mobster's pad
hideouts|Places for fugitives
hilarity|Merriment
hinterland|Back country
hodgepodge|Farrago
hodgepodge|Jumble
holiest|Most revered
homemaker|William Levitt, for one
homeport|Domestic wine?
honestly|In a Lincolnesque way
honeybun|Dessert
honeyed|Sweet
honorer|One joining a toast
hooplas|To-dos
hoopster|Basketball player
horizon|Where ocean meets sky
hosannas|Cries of adoration
hotfoot|Practical joke
hotshots|Bigwigs
hotspot|Nightclub
hottest|Like a top seller
humerus|Armbone
hunchback|Notre Dame name
hunches|Intuitions
hurrahs|Cheers
hypnoses|Dreamy states
iceboat|Winter vehicle
iceless|Like a disconnected freezer
ichneumon|Mongoose
iciness|Aloof quality
idealist|Person of principle
ideally|In the best way
identic|Same
idolizer|Ardent fan
ignited|Kindled
ignorance|Bliss, at times
imagery|Ornate description
imaginary|Existing in fancy
imagine|Conjecture
imitate|Copy
imitate|Counterfeit
imitate|Flatter in a way
imitator|Copier
impelled|Actuated
impends|Hovers menacingly
impinge|Encroach
implants|Sets firmly
imposes|Obtrudes
impotent|Helpless
impressed|Stamped
impurely|In a flawed way
imputed|Ascribed to
inchoate|Unorganized
incites|Stirs up
inclement|Nasty, as weather
increase|Wax
increases|Waxes
inculcated|Taught by constant repetition
indents|Notches
indents|Starts a paragraph
independence|Philadelphia hall
indicate|Point to
indicate|Show
inditer|Scribe
indivisible|Pledge of Allegiance word
indomitable|Unyielding
indoors|Where to stay on a rainy day
indorse|Approve: Var.
inducers|Ads, in a way
inelegant|Graceless
inelegant|Lacking polish
inertia|Lack of activity
inertia|Lack of activity
infante|Spanish title
infesting|Overrunning
inflation|Economic problem
inhalant|Aid for a cold
inhaled|Sniffed
inhales|Breathes
inhibits|Restrains
inhumane|Cruel
initiate|Start
initiates|Starts
injuries|First-aid problems
inmates|Prisoners
innerve|Stimulate
inorganic|Mineral
inositol|Vitamin B component
inquest|Whodunit routine
insects|Beetles, bugs, etc.
insensate|Unfeeling
inserts|Gores
insists|Stands firm on
installed|Put in position
instance|Example
instant|Kind of coffee
instant|Kind of coffee
instars|Insect molting stages
instate|Put in office
instated|Put in office
instead|Rather
intangibles|Vague things
integrated|Like some schools
intended|Signified
intends|Means
interest|Bankers' concern
interest|Concern
interlace|Weave
intermit|Discontinue
interpenetrates|Permeates
interplant|Set young trees among existing ones
interpretations|Columnist's offerings
intersect|Cross
intersects|Crosses
interval|Gap
interventionist|High-level meddler
intimidate|Cow
intoner|One who chants
intuitive|Like women, traditionally
iotacism|Excessive use of letter "I"
iracund|Prone to anger
irately|Angrily
irately|In an angry way
ironers|Laundry workers
ironers|Mangles
ironmaster|Operator of a metal plant
irreconcilable|Poles apart
irregular|Imperfect piece of goods
irritate|Pique
islands|Virgin or Aegean
isolated|Detached
isothere|Weather-map line
isotopic|Of an atomic form
italianate|Of Florentine or Roman style
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
jackanapes|Impertinent one
jackrabbit|Make a sudden lurch
jangling|Like spurs
jeopardize|Imperil
jeremiad|Dolorous complaint
jerkwater|Piddling
jerries|Germans, to British
jetliner|Orly sight
jimmied|Used a crowbar
joiners|Gregarious ones
journals|Certain records
judicial|Discriminating
jukebox|Discotheque adjunct
jungles|Wildlife habitats
justice|Man's fifth age
kanakas|Hawaiian natives
kangaroos|Thick-tailed animals
ketches|Two-masted ships
kidnaper|Certain criminal
kidnapped|Stevenson novel
kinescope|TV recording
kneecap|Patella
knights|Men on horseback
kohlrabi|Bulby vegetable
kremlinologists|Certain political experts
laconic|Tight-lipped
laities|Those not of a profession
lambastes|Excoriates
laments|Mourns
laminar|Arranged in layers
laminate|Split into layers
lamppost|Third party with you and me
landaulet|Early auto style
landlocked|Variety of salmon
lankier|More loose-jointed
largemouth|Kind of bass
largesse|Gifts
latakia|Turkish tobacco
laudable|Praiseworthy
lazybones|Idler
leadership|Executive quality
leaflet|Tract
leanest|Most gaunt
learners|Knowledge seekers
leasing|Renting
leathery|Tough
leaving|Departure
lectern|Desk
lections|Church readings
leerier|More suspicious
legates|Envoys
legateships|Foreign posts
legends|Sleepy Hollow et al.
lemmings|Migrating animals
leniency|Tolerance
lenient|Permissive
lenitive|Mitigating
leonine|Like a jungle beast
leopardess|Jungle beast
leopards|Jungle cats
leotards|Close-fitting garments
lessees|Tenants
lessees|Tenants
lessens|Reduces
lessors|Landlords
lettuce|Salad standby
leverage|Effectiveness
levitation|Medium's forte
liberty|Certain bell
liberty|Patrick Henry word
librettos|Lerner specialties
liernes|Gothic ribs
likelihood|Probability
likelihood|Probability
likened|Compared
likeness|Similarity
lilliput|Midgets' island
limited|Certain train
lineage|Ancestry
linecut|Engraving
lineups|Front fours, etc.
lingerers|Those who wait
linguists|Certain U.N. workers
lipreading|Technique used by the deaf
lissome|Supple
literal|Not exaggerated
literati|Intellectuals
literator|Book reviewer
litigate|Go to court
litterbugs|Some picnickers
loafers|Slip-on shoes
lobster|Maine specialty
logistics|Military management
logjams|Impasses
loitering|Police-blotter entry
lollipops|Good ship et al.
lookdown|Consider inferior, with "on"
lookdown|Start of "Lonesome Road"
loopholes|Taxpayers' escape hatches
lorikeet|Small parrot
lotions|Calamine and others
lucerne|William Tell's lake
macaroon|Cooky
macaroon|Drop cooky
maddened|Saw red
maestro|Toscanini, for one
magenta|Purple color
magnificent|Word for Suleiman I
maidens|Rhine dwellers
mainsail|Schooner feature
malaprop|Famous word butcher
malarky|Bunkum
maltreat|Abuse
mandarins|Oranges
mandate|Formal order
mandates|Commands
mandrel|Lathe accessory
mandrill|Large baboon
mangers|Crèche parts
mannerism|Characteristic style
mannish|Masculine
manyfold|Quite a few times over
maracas|Musical gourds
marauder|Guerrilla
margrave|German nobleman
marimbas|Instruments
marinate|Pickle
mariner|Visitor to Mars
marshals|Earp and Haig
martlet|Heraldic bird
mascaras|Some shadow-makers
mascots|Some animals
masonic|Of a fraternal order
massaged|Did Turkish-bath work
mastered|Subdued
masters|Golf tourney
mastiffs|Large dogs
mastodon|Gigantic creature
material|Relevant
maternity|Certain hospital ward
matinee|Show time
matronly|Like a dowager
matured|Ripened
mausoleum|Grave spot for a Carian king
maypole|Prop for a spring dance
meander|Wander around
meanies|Nasty ones
measure|Do a head linesman's job
measures|Uses a yardstick
mechanization|Key to industrial revolution
medallists|Olympic champs
mediator|V.I.P. in a strike
medleys|Musical catchalls
meetings|Encounters
melange|Mixture
melodrama|Theater offering
memento|Keepsake
memories|Reminiscences
mendacity|Lying
menials|Flunkies
menials|Lowly ones
meniscus|Crescent
mephitic|Fetid
merciful|Forgiving
merganser|Waterfowl
meringue|Pastry topping
meringues|Frothy toppings
merriment|Wassail spirit
merriness|Gaiety
mesmerized|In a trance
mesocarp|Fleshy part of fruit
metamorphosis|Marked change
meteoric|Transiently brilliant
methane|Marsh gas
methinks|I believe, formerly
microfilm|Space-saver for data filing
middies|Annapolis men
migrated|Resettled
milestone|Important event
milestones|High spots
minestrone|Hearty soup
minibuses|Relatives of station wagons
miracle|Medieval play
mirrors|Reflects
miscast|Wrong for the part
misdeal|Card-table malfunction
misdoer|Felon
miserly|Close
miserly|Penurious
misinform|Give a bum steer
misnomer|Error in designation
misnomer|Use of a wrong term
misread|Interpret wrongly
missent|P.O. notation
missiles|Rocks and rockets
misstate|Quote falsely
misterm|Name incorrectly
mistier|More foggy
mistrial|Hung-jury outcome
mitosis|Cell division
mitzvah|Biblical precept
mnemonic|Like "Spring forward; fall back"
mnemonics|Memory improvement
mobiles|Certain art pieces
moments|Trices
monarch|Large butterfly
monarchs|Kings
monogram|Initials
monolith|Thing of great stature
monologs|Comedian's patters: Var.
monomer|Low-weight molecule
monsoon|Seasonal wind
moodier|More sullen
moodily|In a brooding way
moonwalks|Some rock hunts
moreover|Besides
mortise|Tenon's partner
motives|Reasons for action
mounded|Like a pitcher's box
mouthpiece|Gangster's front man
multilingual|Like many at the U.N.
multiversity|Big campus, today
munificent|Lavish
musically|With pleasing effect
muskegs|Mossy bogs
mutilate|Do not bend, fold or ___
mystics|Esoteric persons
nacreous|Pearly
napoleon|Dessert
nappier|Stronger, as liquor
narrate|Tell a story
narratives|Stories
nastiest|Most spiteful
national|Pirate league
national|Pirates' league
natives|Denizens
natters|Talks idly
nattier|More dapper
nattier|Trimmer
naturalist|Darwin, for one
naturally|Spontaneously
nautilus|First nuclear sub
nearest|Companion of dearest
nearest|Most stingy
nearest|Most stingy
nearness|Frugality
needled|Teased
needles|Knitters' implements
needless|Unessential
negates|Nullifies
neighed|Whinnied
neophyte|Tyro
nescient|Ignorant
nestler|Young bird
nestlings|Little birds
neutron|Atom constituent
neutron|Atomic particle
newshound|Reporter
newsprint|Paper for papers
nightjar|Goatsucker
nimiety|Excess
nineteenth|The very last green
ninnies|Fools
nitrogen|Explosive element
noiseless|Kind of typewriter
nominal|Insignificant
noncontributory|Type of pension plan
nonillion|One followed by 30 zeros
nonpaid|Word for a volunteer worker
nonplus|Confound
nonskid|Kind of tire or rug
nonstop|Direct flight
nonstop|Kind of flight
nonstop|Kind of flight
nooning|Nearing a culmination
noontime|Lunch hour
northerns|Certain U. S. dialects
nosegay|Bouquet
notable|V.I.P.
notwithstanding|All the same
numeral|4 or IX
nurture|Foster
nymphet|Lolita, for one
oarsmen|Galley power
oatmeals|Breakfast cereals
obeyers|Complying ones
objected|Gave protest
objectives|Aims
obligate|Pledge
observes|Notes
obsolesce|Become like last year's auto
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occlude|Stop up
oceanic|Vast
oceanic|Vast
octavos|Book sizes
octopod|Having eight arms
odalisks|Harem women
odalisks|Matisse subjects
offends|Insults
offerers|Parties in a bribe
oilcans|Machine-shop items
oilcups|Lubricant devices
oilskin|Fisherman's wear
oldstyle|Kind of type
oleates|Acid salts
oleates|Chemical salts
oleines|Liquid fats
ologist|Ending for psych or laryng
olympiad|Quadrennial event
omicron|Greek letter
opalesce|Flash colorfully
opaline|Iridescent
openest|Least protected
operate|Carry on
operate|Function
operate|Manage
operate|Run
operations|Hospital activities
ophidian|Snake
opiates|Narcotics
opposite|Contrary
options|Choices
opulence|Abundance
opulent|Rich
oracles|Delphic utterances
orations|Daniel Webster specialties
orations|Speeches
oratorical|Given to fancy prose
ordeals|Difficult experiences
orderer|Telephone shopper, e.g.
ordering|Buyer's chore
ordinal|Kind of number
oregano|Spice
oriental|Kind of rug
orienting|Adjusting
orioles|A. L. team
orioles|A.L. players
orioles|A.L. team
orisons|Prayers
ornamentals|Decorative objects
ornately|In a flowery way
orogeny|Mountain-making process
orotund|Magniloquent
orthodoxy|Conforming belief
ortolan|Bunting
oscines|Suborder of birds
osculant|Embracing
osculated|Kissed
osmosis|Absorption process
osseous|Bony
ostentation|Display
ostiole|Pore
ostlers|Stablemen
outeats|Takes more second helpings
outsells|Does better at the cash register
overact|Emote
overate|Broke one's diet
overcalls|Bridge bids
overcharge|Soak
overdoing|Going too far
overdue|Late
overeat|Gourmandize
overeat|Ignore one's diet
overexpose|Make a camera boo-boo
overrate|Value excessively
overreach|Go beyond one's capacity
overrun|Ravage
oversea|Transoceanic
overseer|Superintendent
overshoes|Bootery items
overstates|Exaggerates
overstays|Wears out one's welcome
overturn|Upset
overturned|Upset
oysters|Seafood
pachisi|Board game
pageboys|Hairdos
pagodas|Rangoon sights
paillasse|Straw mattress
paintings|Prado items
paisano|Native, in Southwest
paisanos|Road runners
palatine|Hill of Rome
palavering|Talking profusely
palettes|Artists' boards
palisade|Fortification
palliative|Extenuating
palmate|Shaped like a hand
palpitated|Trembled
pandoras|___ box
paneless|Like windows after a blast
paneling|Wall material
panetella|Cigar
panhandler|Bowery figure
panicle|Flower cluster
panorama|Large view
pantaloon|Man's sixth age
papoose|Hiawatha, once
paprika|Spice
parachute|Aerial lifesaver
paraded|Flaunted
parader|Bandsman on the move
paradise|Loaf of bread, etc., to Omar
paradise|State of happiness
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
parallel|Counterpart
paramnesia|Distortion of memory
paranoid|Unreasonably suspicious
parasol|Ascot sight
parental|___ guidance suggested
parents|Sources
parleying|Engaged in talks
parmesan|Cheese for pasta
parodos|Old Greek choral passage
parodying|Burlesquing
paroled|Freed in a way
paroles|Releases in a way
parried|Dodged
parsley|Garnish
partakes|Shares in
parties|Sides
partner|Ally
partridge|Xmas present
passers|Unitas, etc.
passersby|Strollers
passkey|Skeleton of a sort
pastels|Soft shades
pastiche|Artistic potpourri
pastoral|Beethoven symphony
pastorates|Clergyman's terms
pastors|Clergymen
pastrami|Deli purchase
patellar|Of the knee
paternal|Kind of ancestor
patinates|Acquires a green coating
patinates|Acquires a green film
payments|Installment items
peanuts|Comic-strip character
peanuts|Famed comic strip
pebbles|The Sand ___
pectinate|Comblike
peculate|Embezzle
pedants|Intellectual show-offs
pedestal|Statue base
pedometer|Hiker's gadget
peeling|Paying for a sunburn
peepshow|Raree
peewees|Runts
pelerine|Woman's cape
pelican|Louisiana's bird
pemmican|Staple of old Arctic explorers
penalize|Assess 15 yards
pensive|Reflective
percent|Interest word
peregrine|Kind of falcon
perigee|Orbit position
periphery|Circumference
periscopes|Kind of peepholes
perjure|Forswear
permanents|Hairdos
permute|Alter
perorate|Speak at length
persists|Hangs on
persona|___ non grata
personal|Kind of classified ad
perusal|Scrutiny
perusal|Scrutiny
pesetas|Spanish coins
pestered|Harassed
pestles|Mortars' partners
pestles|Pulverizers
pestles|Pulverizing tools
petiole|Leafstalk
pettish|Fretful
petunia|Deep purple
pewters|Alloys
pharisee|Hypocrite
phoebus|Apollo as sun god
photographers|Followers of Jackie
phylactery|Amulet
piffles|Trifles
pinioned|Shackled
pinochle|Card game
pinpoints|Aims precisely
pintails|River ducks
pipette|Lab tube
piranha|Dangerous fish
pirates|Publishes without sanction
pistole|Old coin of Spain
pitchout|Throw away
pitiful|Arousing ruth
placates|Appeases
placebo|Pill for hypochondriacs
plainsman|Western ranger
planter|Flower box
plastered|Covered, as a wall
plastered|Thickly overspread
plastics|Large industry
plateaus|Tablelands
platelets|Components of blood
playdown|Minimize
pleaded|Begged
pleading|Court statement
pleasant|Agreeable
plenipotentiary|Absolute
plenteous|In rich supply
plexors|Medical hammers
plugged|Made a pitch for
plunges|Takes a risk
pluvial|Showery
pockets|Hanky holders
polecat|Skunk
polemics|Argumentation
polestar|Guiding principle
polished|Urbane
pollute|Befoul
poloist|One of the horsey set
pompadours|Hairdos
pontine|Marshes of central Italy
ponytail|Hairdo
portrays|Enacts
position|Stance
postage|Stamps
postage|Stamps
postern|Back door
postmortem|Bridge-table replay
potboilers|Cheap novels
potluck|Culinary chance
potpies|One-dish meals
pottery|Earthenware
powdered|Like some sugar
prairies|Wide-open spaces
praises|Pats on the back
prattle|Chatter
precede|Late item over a news story
precede|Outrank
precised|Defined exactly
predict|Do crystal-gazing
predict|Interpret tarot cards
preempts|Makes a shutout bid
pregnant|Rich in significance
pregnant|Teeming with ideas
prehistory|Study of early man
prelude|Introduction
prenatal|Before birth
prepossessing|Attractive
presence|Self-assurance
preserve|Marmalade
preservers|Canners
preside|Sit on the dais
presided|Chaired
president|Taylor or Tyler
pressed|Did a suit job
presses|Does ironing
pressure|Jet cabin's need
prestores|Sets aside for future use
presume|Stanley's word
presumed|Supposed
pretended|Let on
pretender|Throne claimant
pretests|Checks out beforehand
prettily|In a pleasing way
primers|Readers
printery|Publishing shop
prisoners|Subject of Paris talks
privateer|Early war vessel
prizefight|Boxing match
proceed|Continue
proceed|Go on
procrastination|Hamlet's weakness
procreate|Beget
procreates|Brings into being
profited|Gained
prolong|Extend
promotion|A step up
prompter|Offstage V.I.P.
prompts|Gives cues
propellant|Launching-pad fuel
proposers|Those on bended knee
prototype|First model
providence|Divine guidance
prudent|Judicious
pullmans|His sleepers are vanishing
pulsate|Beat
punster|Wit of a sort
purists|Precisionists
pursuers|Posse members
pusillanimous|Cowardly
pyridines|Pungent liquids
pyromania|Impulse to start fires
quadrangle|Campus area
quagmire|Swampy place
quakers|Friends
quandaries|Dilemmas
quarantine|Isolate
quarrel|Argument
quarterback|Call the signals
quarters|Billets
quartets|Certain musical works
quenches|Overcomes
quercitron|Black oak
quetzals|Money of Guatemala
quiddities|Crotchets
quinquennial|Of a lustrum
quixotical|Ultra-chivalrous
rabidly|Intensely
radical|Extreme
radical|Extremist
radicate|Cause to take root
radioman|Sparks
radishes|Salad ingredients
radishes|Salad vegetables
ragtime|Hot rhythm
ragweeds|Pollen carriers
railing|Balustrade
railway|Amtrak's concern
raiments|Clothes
raindrops|Bacharach subject
rallier|Tennis player, at times
rampage|Violent behavior
ramtils|Herbs of India
rancher|Hirer of cowboys
rapiers|Dueling swords
rapparees|Irish vagabonds
rappels|Rope-aided cliff descents
rashers|Thin slices of meat
rashness|Impetuosity
rasping|Irritating
ratatat|Drum sound
ratatat|Knocking sound
rations|Allots
ratline|Rigging ladder
rattrap|Difficult spot
rauwolfia|Dogbane
ravioli|Pasta dish
rawness|Inexperience
reached|Attained
reaction|Double take
readied|Prepared
readily|Without difficulty
reappeared|Showed up again
rearguard|Back-up force
reassign|Send elsewhere
reassign|Transfer
rebelled|Showed independence
rebills|Duns
receive|Welcome visitors
receives|Welcomes guests
recensor|Red-pencil again
reception|Bridal event
reciter|Language pupil, at times
recollect|Remember
recounts|Election-losers' demands
recover|Make a comeback
rectangles|Football fields
redbait|Harass in a way
redcoat|Revolutionary fighter
redcoats|Paul Revere's foes
reddened|Blushed
reddens|Shows anger
redeems|Frees
redesign|Alter a blueprint
redoubles|Concerning a sports pairing
reduction|Small-scale copy
reefers|Thick jackets
reenacted|Performed again
referee|Striped-shirt wearer
refrain|Chorus
refrains|Choruses
regalia|Finery
regalia|Special dress
regatta|Henley event
regiment|Reduce to uniformity
reginal|Queenly
regulate|Adjust
regulate|Control
regulus|Star in Leo
rehearsed|Prepared for opening night
reheater|Compound engine device
reheats|Puts on the stove again
relapses|Backslides
relation|Narrative
release|Free
release|Publicity item
relegates|Banishes
relented|Softened
relents|Slackens
reliance|Trust
relieves|Mitigates
relines|Makes coat repairs
relisted|Registered again
remeasure|Mark off again
remediable|Capable of being improved
remedial|Corrective
remises|Surrenders by deed
remissly|In a lax way
remolade|Cold sauce
remorse|Regret
renamed|Designated anew
renames|Appoints again
renames|Finds a new title
renames|Redesignates
renegade|Traitorous
renewals|Some subscriptions
renovate|Refurbish
renters|Some tenants
repasts|Supplies of food and drink
repeals|Abolishes
repelled|Warded off
repines|Frets
replace|Substitute for
replaces|Substitutes
replete|Full
reposes|Rests
reposes|Rests
reprimands|Censures
reprint|Paperback, usually
reprisal|Eye for an eye, e.g.
reprises|Musical-show comebacks
reproach|Censure
reprogram|Overhaul the computer
reptiles|Lizards and turtles
requiem|Dirge
reredos|Choir screen
reroutes|Changes an itinerary
resailed|Embarked again
rescinds|Abrogates
rescued|Saved
resented|Took offense
resettle|Relocate
resewed|Mended
reshows|Demonstrates again
residence|Living quarters
resider|Tenant
residuals|TV actors' bonuses
resists|Opposes
resolute|Determined
resolute|Firm
resolve|Determination
resonant|Resounding
resonate|Vibrate
resonates|Echoes
resorted|Had recourse to
resorted|Had recourse to
respect|Particular
respired|Breathed
responds|Answers
restates|Repeats an assertion
restaurants|New Orleans features
restore|Work on damaged art
restored|Like some museum art
restored|Put back
restores|Brings back
restrict|Curb
restrict|Limit
restyles|Updates a fashion
resurrects|Takes out of mothballs
retailer|Certain merchant
retailer|Merchant
retentive|Having a good memory
reticule|Small handbag
reticule|Small purse
retinas|Image-receivers
retinue|Suite
retirement|After-65 event
retiring|Shy
retract|Take back
retracts|Moves, as landing gear
retrained|Put through a brushup course
retreater|One on the run
retries|Hears a case again
retrospect|Hindsight
reunite|Hold an alumni affair
revealed|Unveiled
revenge|Exact satisfaction
revenged|Hurt in return
revenue|Income
revenue|Part of I.R.S.
reveres|Honors
reverie|Dream
reverse|Shift position
reversed|Changed one's mind
revested|Reinstated
revolves|Spins
rewarms|Fixes leftovers
rewoven|Patched in a way
rhombus|Geometric figure
ricotta|Lasagna filling
ridicules|Mocks
rimiest|Most frosty
ringleaders|Plot organizers
ringlets|Hairdo
riposte|Counterstroke
rissole|Meat roll
rissoles|Meal items
ritualist|One who insists on formalities
riviera|Jet-set playground
riviera|Resort area of Europe
roached|Clipped, as a horse's mane
roadrunner|Cartoon bird
roadster|Auto style
roadsters|Cars with rumble seats
rollers|Combers
rolltop|Kind of desk
romancer|Specialist in amours
rootage|Origin
rosebuds|Gather ye ___
rosewood|Cabinet material
rotates|Takes turns
rotator|Kind of muscle
roughriders|Hell's Angels, for example
roulades|Vocal flourishes
roundup|Range event
rucksacks|Hikers' gear
ruinable|Open to defeat
runoffs|Tie-breaking contests
russets|Apples
sabines|Ancient Italians
sabines|Ancient Italians
sacaton|Coarse grass
safaris|Expeditions
sagacity|Wisdom
sailors|Hats
salaams|Greetings for a rajah
salinas|Calif. river
salines|Medicinal solutions
sallies|Rushes out
salmons|Silver and sockeye
saltine|Cracker
salutary|Healthful
samisen|Ginza banjo
samisen|Japanese guitar
samisens|Banjo's eastern kin
samlets|Young chinooks
sanders|One of Zsa Zsa's husbands
sandlot|Diamond in the rough
sandman|Soporific agent
sandwich|He paved the hero's way
sapling|Youth
sapsucker|Woodpecker
sardonic|Cynical
sashays|Struts about
satanic|Wicked
satchel|Paige
satchels|Baggage items
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Glut
satiate|Overstuff
satiate|Surfeit
satiate|Surfeit
satiates|Gluts
saucers|Dishes
saunter|Stroll
savings|Interest gatherers
savored|Enjoyed
sawfish|Long-snouted sea ray
sawfish|Snouted ray
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalers|Fish-cleaning gadgets
scandalous|Shocking
scapegraces|Rascals
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarers|Ghosts and skeletons, e.g.
scattered|Dispersed
scenics|Wall décor
scented|Perfumed
scepter|Mace
schedule|Timetable
schismatics|Divisive workers
schists|Crystalline rocks
scholarly|Bookish
schoolboy|Man's second age
science|Art's companion
science|Physics or chemistry
scientist|Van Allen, for one
scientize|Make systematic
scorched|___ earth
scorcher|July day, often
scoriae|Waste materials
scrapers|Road graders
scrapped|Discarded
screens|Sorts out
scrimps|Economizes
scrimps|Economizes
scrooge|Man who had a triple Xmas
scrooge|Miserly one
seaboard|Coastal region
seagull|Hero of a best-seller
sealers|Arctic hunters
seamstress|Betsy Ross, e.g.
seaplane|Certain aircraft
seaside|Vacation area
seaside|Vacation spot
seasons|Spring and fall
seaters|Ushers, for example
seawall|Breakwater
seawalls|Jetties
secants|Intersecting lines
seceded|Withdrew
seclude|Isolate
secrete|Conceal
secretes|Hides
secretly|In a hush-hush way
sectary|Zealous adherent
secures|Fastens
seduced|Led astray
seedless|Like some grapes
seesaws|Fluctuates
seidels|Brauhaus items
seiners|Some fishermen
selected|Culled
selected|Picked
selects|Opts
selects|Opts
sellers|Hucksters
semesters|College terms
semicolon|Sentence divider
seminar|Advanced-study group
seminar|Study group
semolina|Macaroni base
senator|Church or Bible
senator|One of 100
senators|They're the Texas Rangers now
sendoff|Dismiss
senecas|N. Y. Indians
senility|Dotage
seniority|One reason for promotion
sennets|Small barracudas
sensate|Reacting to stimuli
sensible|Rational
sensors|Impulse-sending devices
sentence|Life, for one
sentences|Judges' concerns
sentience|Feeling
sentient|Aware
sentimentalists|Readers of Louisa May Alcott
separated|Apart
sequins|Gown adornments
serapes|Mexican blankets
seraphic|Sublime
seriate|Arranged in succession
seriate|Arranged in succession
serious|Are you ___?
serious|Weighty
serpents|Boas
serrated|Notched
servant|Domestic
servant|Instrument
sesames|Cracker seeds
sesames|Seeds for rolls
sesames|Seeds for rolls
sesamoid|Seed-shaped cartilage
session|Meeting
sessions|Composer Roger
sessions|Composer Roger
sestets|Sonnet parts
setback|Reverse
settees|Furniture pieces
shackled|Restricted
shaders|Dye workers
shambles|Mess
shandygaff|Ginger ale and beer
shandygaff|Pub order
shanghai|Kidnap in a way
shapers|Hat-blocking machines
sharers|Participators
shavers|Lads
sheetrock|Kind of plasterboard
shelter|Lee
shelters|Lees
shepherd|Jean of radio and TV
sherbet|Dessert
shibboleth|Catchword
shilling|Britisher's pocket money
shoaled|Full of sandbanks
shoeshine|Foot operation of a sort
shootout|Climax of a Western
shorter|More concise
showered|Bestowed lavishly
showing|Display
showoffs|Ostentatious ones
siamese|Cat or twins
sidearms|Belt weapons
sidebar|Subsidiary news piece
sidecar|Brandy drink
sidecars|Cocktails
sidekick|Pal
sidestep|Avoid
sightseers|Tourists
signaled|Indicated
significant|Important
silence|Golden word
silents|Nickelodeon features
silicon|Common element
siltier|More muddy
silvery|Resonant in tone
sinecure|Soft job
singsong|Like an auctioneer's voice
singsong|Monotonous
singular|Unique
sinuate|Wind
situate|Locate
sizable|Quite large
skelter|Scurry
skeptics|Disbelievers
skijoring|Winter sport
skillet|Chuck-wagon item
skinned|Thin ___ (touchy)
skippers|Masters
skirled|Made music in Dundee
skirret|Asian herb
skitter|Glide
skulked|Moved furtively
slammed|Banged
slammed|Did a noisy door job
slander|Defame
slanders|Asperses
slanting|Like italics
slapdash|Hasty
slapped|Reprimanded
slashes|Cuts
sleaves|Separates into threads
sleeper|Dark horse
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle
sleepily|In a sluggish manner
sleeved|Like some sweaters
slenderize|Remove excess fat
slights|Snubs
slither|Move snakily
slogged|Plodded
slotted|Like a mailbox
sluices|Flushes, as a deck
smarted|Felt pain
smarted|Stung
smelled|Detected, as a rat
smolder|Burn without flame
smoldered|Felt repressed
snacked|Raided the icebox
snappier|More pungent
snappier|Niftier
snarled|Like rush hour traffic
sneaker|Sports shoe
sneaking|Kind of suspicion
sneered|Scoffed
sneered|Scoffed
sneered|Showed contempt
sneezes|Sternutations
sneezing|Certain dwarf's weakness
snifter|Short snort
snipped|Cut
snitched|Squealed
snoopers|Private eyes
snorers|Sleep disturbers
snorter|Humdinger
snowbound|Whittier classic
snowmobile|Modern fad
snuggle|Cuddle
soberly|In a sedate manner
soilage|Crops cut for animals
solaria|Rooms with many windows
soldered|Patched, as a pipe
soldier|Man's fourth age
soldier|Server in a cause
solfege|Singing exercise
solidly|Without breaks
solstices|Celestial positions
sometime|Former
somnambulation|Performance by Lady Macbeth
somnolent|Sleepy
sonorous|Resonant
soothsay|Foretell
soroses|Women's clubs
soroses|Women's clubs
sorriest|Most dismal
souffle|Light baked dish
soupcon|Trace
sourballs|Sweets
sourest|Most tart
sousaphone|Large tuba
soutane|Cassock
sovereign|Coin of England
soybean|Sauce source
spacers|Typewriter parts
spacesuit|Astronaut's gear
spading|Turning the soil
spankers|Fore-and-aft sails
sparest|Most scanty
sparkplug|Barney Google's horse
sparkplug|Initiator of action
sparrow|Common bird
spartan|Austere
spartan|Stoical
spatter|Sprinkle around
spatting|Quarreling
spearer|Certain fisherman
specials|Store-ad features
spectacles|De Mille specialties
spectators|Addison-Steele issues
spectra|Bands of color rays
spectra|Ranges
speculator|Bear
speeders|Certain drivers
spencer|Tracy
spherical|Kind of geometry
spidery|Gossamer
spieler|Carnival man
spieler|Sideshow man
spindrift|Sea spray
spinnaker|Large triangular sail
spinules|Plant thorns
spirits|Jinns
spirits|Spooks
spiritual|Mahalia Jackson's forte
splashdown|Flight ending for some
splinter|Offshoot group
spoilsport|Kill-joy
sponges|Free-loads
sponsor|TV figure with a word
spoofers|Hoaxers
spoonbill|Wading bird
sportscasts|TV fare
spotter|Company detective
spreads|Butter etc.
sprinted|Did six furlongs at Belmont
sprinter|Track-meet man
sprites|Elves
spumoni|Dessert
squandered|Used up
squarer|More old-hat
squeaker|Near miss
squeezer|Bar adjunct
squelched|Suppressed
squeteague|Gray trout
squired|Escorted
squires|Country gentlemen
squirted|Used a child's gun
squirted|Used a water pistol
stabile|Art piece
stabiles|Metallic art pieces
stagers|Old hands
stagger|Nonplus
stained|Kind of glass
stained|Like church windows
stalking|Approaching stealthily
stamina|Staying power
stampede|Cause unreasoning action
stances|Postures
standee|Member of an S.R.O. house
standfast|Stay put
starchy|Formal
stardom|Actor's goal
stardom|Theatrical goal
starers|Peeping toms
starflower|Plant of primrose family
starlet|Hollywood girl
starling|Common bird
starred|Featured
startle|Surprise
startles|Frightens
statements|Assertions
statements|C.P.A. problems
station|Kind of wagon
station|Rank
stationary|Unmoving
stations|Network units
steadier|More even
steamer|Certain clam
steamer|Ship
steaming|Very angry
stearate|Chemical salt
steeled|Made tough
steelheads|Rainbow trout
steeples|Belfry areas
stellate|Star-shaped
stellate|Star-shaped
stellate|Star-shaped
stemmed|Checked
stemmed|Restrained
stenosis|Cotton disease
stentor|Loud-voiced one
steppes|Vast plains
stepwise|Upward by degrees
stereotype|Hackneyed thing
stewardship|Management
sticker|Bumper item
stillest|Most quiet
stinger|Bar order
stingers|Bees
stingiest|Meanest
stinkpots|Powerboats
stipend|Salary
stockade|Frontier structure
stodged|Gorged
stodges|Satiates
stogies|Cheap cigars
stomach|Put up with
stomata|Plant pores
stompers|Jazz dancers
stonemason|Certain artisan
stoopball|Street game
stooping|Bent over
stopover|Travel hiatus
stoppers|Corks
stories|Accounts
storming|Assaulting
stouter|More plump
stouter|More solidly built
stowaway|Airline nuisance
stowaway|Certain passenger
strains|Ancestral lines
strains|Tests to the limit
stranger|___ in Paradise
strangers|Outlanders
strayed|Wandered off
streets|City-map entries
streets|Places for potholes
streets|Roadways
striate|Mark with grooves
strident|Grating
strident|Shrill
strident|Shrill
strides|Long steps
strides|Steps
strides|Walks in a way
strigose|Marked with grooves
strikeouts|Pitcher's credits
strings|G and E
stroller|Baby carriage
strolling|___ through the park . . .
stronger|More robust
stropped|Sharpened a razor
strutted|Showed off in a way
strutter|Pompous person
stuccoer|Worker on house sides
studded|Decorated, as with nail heads
studier|Scholarly one
stunned|Dazed
subliminal|Kind of TV ad technique
submarine|Diver
submissions|Some underwater trips
subtract|Do arithmetic
sugarplum|Sweet vision of Xmas Eve
sultana|Raisin
summertime|EDT, for instance
sundries|Miscellany
superior|Marquette's lake
supernormal|Exceeding the average
supplant|Replace
supposed|Assumed
supposedly|Hypothetically
surfers|Beach sportsmen
suspect|Whodunit figure
suspend|Interrupt
suspiciousness|Disbelief
suspire|Sigh
swallows|Capistrano visitors
sweeper|Anti-mine ship
sweeten|Add to the pot
sweetmeat|Delicacy
swelter|Feel the heat
swinger|Jet-set member
swishers|Sickle users
systole|Shortening of a syllable
systole|Shortening of a syllable
systoles|Blood-pressure readings
tabards|Knights' tunics
tabloid|Certain newspaper
taboret|Backless seat
tactfully|With savoir-faire
tagalong|Follow, as one's older brother
tailings|Mining waste
takeover|Appropriate
talaria|Sandals for Mercury
talents|Faculties
talents|Parable subject
taliped|Clubfooted
talkers|Soliloquists
tallest|Like the twin towers of N.Y.
tallish|Somewhat like Wilt
tanagers|Colorful fliers
tanagers|Some are scarlet
tangibly|Palpably
tantamount|Equal
tapster|Bartender
tapsters|Bartenders
tardier|More belated
targets|Archery items
tarragon|Seasoning herb
tartare|French menu word
tartars|Tempestuous ones
tatters|Scarecrows' wear
tatters|Shreds
tattled|Blew the whistle
tattler|Unpopular pupil
tattoos|Waterfront art works
taverner|Innkeeper
taxable|___ income
teaberries|Wintergreen fruits
teacakes|Sweet snacks
teacart|Refreshment conveyer
teacarts|Certain wagons
teamsters|Hoffa et al.
teapots|Brewers
tearoom|Women's lunch stop
teasers|Come-on ads
teaspoon|Stirring thing
teddies|Toy bears
telecast|Cronkite delivery
telegony|Sire's influence over others' offspring
teleology|Philosophical doctrine
telephone|Menotti opera, with "The"
telescopes|Condenses
tellers|Some kissers
tellies|BBC receivers
telpher|Aerial cable car
temperate|Mild
tenable|Defensible
tenders|Offers
tenement|City building
tensile|Stretchable
tensile|___ strength
tension|Headache source
tension|Strain
tenures|Holdings
tepidity|Lukewarmness
termers|Prison inmates
terminal|Grand Central, for one
terminated|Concluded
termites|Wood eaters
terrace|Balcony
terrain|Topography
terrain|Topography
terrier|Skye, for one
testament|Old or New
testator|Will-maker
testers|Bed canopies
testiest|Most irascible
tetrode|Vacuum tube
thatched|Like some roofs
theater|Field of action
theaters|Helen Hayes and Palace
theatre|Playhouse
theologian|Divine
therapist|Hospital specialist
thermel|Device for measuring temperature
thicksets|Dense growths
thieved|Filched
thirsty|Avid
thirteens|Dress sizes
thoracic|Of the chest
thoughtlessness|Unadmirable trait
threaten|Impend
threefold|Triple
threshold|Point of entry
through|Washed-up
thunder|. . . dawn comes up like ___
thunder|Speak vehemently
ticketed|Like some overparked cars
tiepins|Jeweler's sales
tightens|Tenses
timbrel|Small hand drum
timpano|Kettledrum
tindery|Flammable
tinsels|Makes gaudy
tintype|Snapshot of yesteryear
tipsters|Touts
tisanes|Medicinal brews
titania|Oberon's wife
titania|Oberon's wife
titbits|Choice morsels: Var.
tittered|Giggled
tittered|Got the giggles
toadies|Sycophants
toaster|Breakfast gadget
tobacco|Havana, e.g.
tobaccos|Burley, etc.
toccata|Lively musical piece
toeholds|Advantages of a kind
toenail|Fasten, in carpentry
toeshoe|Ballet footwear
togated|Dignified
toiletry|Cologne, talc, lotion, etc.
tollgates|Turnpike installations
tommies|English soldiers of W. W. I
tonsure|Clerical hair style
tonsure|Haircut-plus
tonsure|Monk's feature
tontine|Insurance form
tontines|Annuity schemes
topical|Of current interest
topknots|Features of jays and cardinals
tornadic|Violently destructive
tornado|Big wind
torrents|Floods
torsion|Act of twisting
tortoni|Dessert
tortonis|Desserts
tosspots|Drunkards
totemism|System of tribal division
totters|Staggers
touring|Doing Europe
tourists|Sightseers
tracker|Bloodhound, e.g.
traders|Wall St. men
trainers|Athletes' helpers
trainers|Certain small planes
traitors|Arnold et al.
tramline|British streetcar track
trampers|Heavy walkers
tramway|Mine rail passage
trances|Medium states
tranquilize|Soothe
transfer|Certain bus ticket
transit|Passage
transited|Passed through
transpired|Occurred
transpires|Develops
trapped|Caught
traveled|Saw the country
travels|Events for Gulliver
travesty|Burlesque
treacle|Sweet stuff
treated|Took out to dinner
treater|Host
trefoil|Clover
trembling|Like an aspen
trepans|Boring tools
trepans|Boring tools
trephine|Surgical saw
trespass|Encroach
trespass|Encroach on
trestles|Railroad bridges
triangle|Eternal shape
triangular|Like some sails
trickle|Thin stream
trifles|Toys with
trillium|Common wildflower
trimeter|Line of three feet
trimming|Sound defeat
tripled|Nearly homered
tripodal|Like a camera support
triptych|Paneled art for an altar
triremes|War galleys
trisect|Divide an angle
trotter|Horse
truncate|Lop off
trussed|Bound up
trusted|Extended credit to
tsarina|Empress
tsarist|Lenin adversary
tumbled|What Jack and Jill did
turnabouts|Fair-play ingredients
turnover|Dessert
tussore|Seashell pink
tweaked|Jerked with a twist
twisted|Went after the lion's tail
tycoons|Wealthy ones
tyrannize|Play the dictator
ukulele|Hula background
ultimas|Last syllables
ululation|Wolf music
umbrellas|Shields of a sort
unacted|Not performed
unaided|Alone
unclear|Obscure
uncover|Expose
underlie|Form the basis of
undermine|Sap
undertake|Essay
unearths|Digs up
unguards|Exposes to attack
unhinged|Disorganized
unhorses|Dislodges
unicorns|Fabulous animals
unified|Consolidated
unified|Consolidated
uniform|Unvarying
unionize|Do labor recruiting
unitage|Specified amount
unknown|X, in math
unmoral|Lacking principle
unseats|Defeats in a way
unspoiled|Good as ever
unstructured|Loose, in today's world
unsuitable|Inappropriate
untamed|Feral
uproots|Dislodges
upstages|Steals a scene
upstart|Nouveau riche
upstart|Parvenu
upstream|Spawning salmon's course
upsurge|Rapid rise
uptight|Tense
urbanities|Suave qualities
usances|Benefit incomes
usefully|Beneficially
useless|No help
utilize|Turn to profitable account
utilizer|One who puts into service
vacates|Leaves
valleys|Squaw et al.
vamoose|Scram!
vandals|Sackers of Rome
vealier|More immature
veneers|Superficial shows
versification|Metrical structure
veteran|Old-timer
vetiver|Aromatic grass
vintages|Choice wines
vintners|Places for hocks
violate|Profane
violence|Intense action
violins|Orchestra section
violins|Strings
visited|Called upon
vitiate|Corrupt
voiceless|Lacking right of choice
volunteer|Offer one's services
vouchsafed|Granted
vulture|Large bird
wahines|Hawaiian misses
waiting|Lady-in- ___
wallaroo|Large kangaroo
wallboards|Plaster substitutes
wallows|Hog heavens
wanderer|Schubert fantasie
washable|Like some fabrics
washday|Monday, to housewives
washtub|Laundry equipment
wassail|Festive cup
wasters|Profligate ones
watered|Like some silks
weeping|Kind of willow
welders|Metal workers
werewolf|Horror-movie figure
westerns|Certain films
whether|___ or no
whimper|Eliot's ending for the world
whippersnappers|Brash upstarts
whitewalls|Tires
whitewashes|Skunks
whodunit|Christie output
whooper|Endangered bird
willies|Jitters
willpower|Tyrone's untemptable relative
windowsill|Occasional kitchen shelf
winesap|Red apple
wiseacres|Smarties
witchery|Magic
withers|Part of a horse's back
withstand|Weather the storm
wonderful|Adjective for Willie Mays
wonderland|Milieu for some playing cards
worldliness|Urbanity
worsens|Deteriorates
xanthous|Yellowish
xeroses|Conditions of skin dryness
xiphoid|Sword-shaped
xiphoid|Sword-shaped, in anatomy
xylophonist|Certain musician
yardage|Halfback's output
yardsticks|Criteria
yarning|Telling tall tales
yearend|Dec. 31
yearned|Longed for
yearning|Desire
yesterday|Thursday, on Friday
yodeler|Alps man, at times
yonkers|City on the Hudson
younger|More callow
zenanas|Harems
zeniths|Highest points
zestier|More piquant
zillions|Big brother of oodles
zircons|Starlite and hyacinth
zwieback|Biscuit
aardvark|Burrowing mammal
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandoned|Wanton
abandons|Gives up
abating|Lessening
aberration|Eccentricity
abetter|Build ___ mousetrap
abeyances|States of suspension
abigail|John Adams's wife
aborted|Cut short
abracadabra|Bit of magic
abrasively|One pair, said Tom ___
abridged|Like some dictionaries
absence|Heart-helping condition
abutted|Was proximate
academy|Hollywood group
accedes|Agrees
accelerated|Gave it the gas
accents|Points up
accession|Attaining of the throne
accidental|Chance
accordance|Agreement
accosted|Approached
accretion|Process of growth
acentric|Not in the middle
acerose|Needle-shaped
acetates|Synthetic fabrics
acetone|Paint solvent
acetylene|Illuminant gas
achiest|Most painful
acrobat|Wearer of tights
acrobats|Limber ones
acrophobia|Fear of heights
actinism|Property of radiant energy
actress|Bernhardt or Duse
actress|Cast member
adamant|Inflexible
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
addenda|Supplements
addends|Units in a sum
address|Speech
adenoid|Nasal in tone
adorner|One who decorates
adulate|Flatter
adultery|Commandment topic
aeolian|Wind-blown
aerated|Made bubbly
aerials|Namath specialties
aeroliths|Stony meteorites
aeroplane|Machine for Josephine
aerostats|Balloons
affection|Fondness
affectionate|Loving
afforded|Gave
affronted|Insulted
against|Seven ___ Thebes
agamete|Spore
agendum|Schedule
aggravate|Intensify
agoraphobia|Fear of open spaces
aigrettes|Feather sprays
aileron|Plane-wing part
ailment|Uneasiness
airmail|Kind of stamp
airport|Hailey novel
airport|Orly or Kennedy
airshows|Flying circuses
airstrip|Runway
airstrip|Runway
alabasters|Onyx-like minerals
alameda|City on S. F. Bay
alameda|Neighbor of S. F.
aleatory|Pertaining to luck
aleatory|Relating to luck
alewife|Food fish
alewife|Small food fish
alidade|Surveying instrument
alienate|Estrange
alienee|Receiver of property
alienor|Property transferrer
aligned|Allied with
alkanet|Dye-yielding plant
allegro|Brisk, in music
allegro|Brisk, in music
allergic|Subject to hay fever
alliterate|Arrange words distinctively
allotment|Assigned portion
alloyed|Made an amalgam
alluvia|River deposits
almanac|Catch-all book
almanack|Poor Richard's output
almanacs|Information banks of a sort
altruists|Humanitarians
aluminum|Aircraft metal
amadavat|Indian songbird
amalgamate|Blend
amassed|Built up
amassed|Gathered
amateur|Certain-golfer
amateur|Kind of standing
amateur|Talent on trial
amative|Loving
amatory|Loving
ambulatory|Moving about
amenable|Responsive
amendment|One of a Constitutional 26
amiable|Gracious
amiable|Kindhearted
ammeter|Device that measures current
ammonia|Cleanser ingredient
amoebas|Microscopic animals
amperes|Current measures
ampersands|Parts of firm titles
anagoge|Mystical interpretation
anagoge|Mystical use of words
anagrams|Word game
anchoret|Hermit: Var.
anecdotes|Yarns
anemone|Flower of buttercup family
anemone|Sea polyp traps a captain
anemones|Flowers
anesthesia|Operating-room process
angrier|More indignant
animals|Herbivores, etc.
animist|Believer in a soul doctrine
aniseed|Medicinal plant
annexed|Added
annexing|Attaching
anniversaries|Husbands' memory blocks
annoyed|Provoked
annoying|Irksome
annuity|Retiree's friend
anodyne|Pain reliever
anolyte|Part of an electric conductor
anomaly|Incongruity
another|___ mouth to feed
answers|No one knows all of them
anteater|Aardvark
antedate|Come before
antedate|Precede in time
antelope|Pronghorn
antenna|TV accessory
anterior|Toward the front
antipasto|Appetizer on Mulberry St.
antipodal|Opposite
antipodes|New Zealand, etc., to Americans
antlers|Buck's crown
antlers|Stag's pride
anxious|Uneasy
aphasia|Loss of speech
aphoristic|Inclined to quote maxims
apollos|Handsome ones
apologetic|Regretful
apparel|Clothing
appearance|Look
appearing|Seeming
appeasable|Open to placation
appends|Attaches
appertains|Forms a part of, with "to"
applaud|Praise
appliance|Toaster or iron
applies|Spreads on
appreciate|Rise in value
appulses|Celestial conjunctions
arbiters|Judges
arcadia|Peaceful clime
archaic|Antiquated
archers|Sagittarius and Tell
archery|Sport requiring good aim
arenose|Sandy
argyles|Socks
arietta|Short solo
ariettas|Short solos
aristae|Grain appendages
aristate|Awned
aristocrat|Blue blood
armlets|Small sea coves
armoire|Cupboard
armored|Wearing a knightly suit
aromatic|Fragrant
arousal|Excitation
arranged|Adjusted
arrayed|Marshaled
arrears|Overdue debts
arresting|Attracting attention
arrests|Stops
arriver|One who has it made
arrogant|Having hubris
arroyos|Western gullies
arsenic|Mystery-story poison
artichokes|Shaw has trouble breathing
article|A, for one
article|Magazine piece
articles|Magazine offerings
artiest|Most bohemian
artifice|Guile
artisan|Skilled one
asafoetida|Gum resin used medically
asepsis|Freedom from germs
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashtray|Stag-party need
asinine|Silly
asperse|Malign
aspires|Seeks after
aspirin|Popular remedy
assailed|Beset
assenter|One in agreement
asserted|Defended
asserts|Maintains
assigned|Allocated
assisted|Seconded
assists|Lends a hand
assonance|Resemblance of sound
assured|Made certain
assures|Guarantees
assures|Pledges
asterisk|Footnote reference
astound|Amaze
asunder|. . . let no man put ___
atabals|Small drums
atavisms|Reversions
atavist|One marked by a throwback
atelier|Artist's workshop
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Workshops
attache|Kind of case
attendants|Wedding members
attenders|Ladies in waiting
attends|Gives heed to
attends|Takes care of
attenuate|Weaken
attenuate|Weaken in force
attesting|Certifying
attests|Witnesses
attitude|Pose
aureate|Resplendent
automate|Mechanize
avarice|Greed
avenges|Exacts satisfaction
average|Batter's concern
average|Run-of-the-mill
averment|Affirmation
aversion|Repugnance
averted|Warded off
aviator|Lindbergh or Richtofen
aviator|Red Baron, for one
aviator|Rickenbacker, for one
avowals|Frank admissions
axolotl|Mexican salamander
baboons|Mandrills
backbreaking|Strenuous
backpack|Rough it
backrest|Vertebral relaxer
backwardness|SSEN
baffles|Perplexes
bagatelle|Pinball
bagpipe|Skirler's need
baleens|Whalebones
ballast|Stabilizing load
balloon|Puff up
balsams|Fragrant trees
balsams|Garden trees
bananas|Go ___ (crack up)
bandwagon|Political transit
bannister|Miler Roger
bantered|Traded quips
baptisms|Christian rites
baptist|Church member
baptist|Epithet for John, with "the"
barcarole|Grand Canal music
bareness|Stark quality
barnyard|Fowl territory
baronet|British title
baroque|Art style
barriers|Railings
barristers|Lawyers at Old Bailey
basswood|Tree
bastings|Sewing jobs
beagles|Dogs
beanball|Cause of diamond rhubarbs
bearcat|Stutz model
becloud|Confuse
bedposts|Canopy supports
bedsteads|Certain frameworks
beefsteak|Popular entrée
beetles|Overhangs, as brows
befogged|Confused
beginner|Tyro
beginnings|Early stages
behaves|Causes no trouble
belabors|Presses to absurd lengths
belatedly|Don't come on time, said Tom ___
belladonna|Eye-pupil dilater
belladonna|Poisonous plant
bemoaned|Lamented
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
benders|Sprees
benefit|Charity event
benzine|Cleaning fluid
beriberi|Disease of the East
bestial|Animal-like
bestial|Animal-like
bestially|Is Elizabeth cold? said Tom ___
betrayed|Double-crossed
bettors|O.T.B. users
birettas|Clerical caps
bittern|Bog bird
bittern|Marsh heron
blanker|Sheet-metal cutter
blanket|Kind of insurance
blankly|In a vacant way
blarney|Glib talk
blastoff|Cape Kennedy caper
blathers|Speaks foolishly
blinked|Twinkled
blowers|Air-conditioner parts
blowsily|Shirtwaist, said Tom ___
blowups|Photo-lab jobs
bluebird|Symbol of happiness
bluebook|Baedeker for the 400
bluefish|Atlantic angler's catch
bluetick|Hunting dog
bluntest|Least sharp
blurring|Misting up
blurted|Spoke impulsively
boarded|Got on the bus
boasting|Sounding off
bobwhite|Quail
bombings|War operations
bonesets|Thoroughworts
bonspiel|Curling match
booking|Reservation
bookmakers|Las Vegas operators
bootlace|Certain string
boredom|Ennui
boskage|Thicket
bottoms|Low lands
bowdlerize|Expurgate
bragged|Puffed oneself up
brainstorm|Head seizure of a sort
brainstorm|Sudden thought
brassie|Golf club
brattle|Loud noise, in Scotland
breadth|Extent
breakthrough|Milestone of success
breasts|Confronts
breeches|Riding ___
breeder|Poultry man
breeder|Poultry man
brigand|Bandit
brimful|Ready to overflow
brimmer|Wide straw hat
brooding|Hen activity
browbeat|Give a hard time to
brownie|Scout-to-be
brusque|Abrupt
buffered|Like some aspirin
bullpen|Warmup place
buncombe|Claptrap
burnsides|Handlebars' neighbors
burseeds|Bristly plants
bypasses|Avoids
cabaret|Come to the ___
cabaret|Minnelli film
cabinet|White House furniture
cablegram|Overseas message
cabriolets|Carriages
cachalots|Sperm whales
cachets|Postmark ads
cagiest|Most foxy
callable|Like some company bonds
calumet|Peace pipe
campaign|Pre-November activity
campuses|Groves of academe
canapes|Appetizers
canaries|Atlantic islands
canasta|Card game
canasta|Card game
candela|Light-intensity unit
candidates|Certain runners
candors|Conditions of frankness
canister|Place for coffee or tea
cantata|Bach specialty
cantilever|Type of bridge
capitalized|IZ
capitulate|Surrender
caravans|Desert sights
caravans|Desert trains
carbons|Office copies
careers|Vocations
caressed|Embraced
caressed|Stroked
carhops|Certain waitresses
caricature|Burlesque
carnival|Mardi gras event
caromed|Bounced off
carotid|Artery of the head
carousal|Bacchanalia
carousel|R. & H. musical
carrier|Typhoid Mary, for one
carryout|Execute
carvings|Intaglios
casabas|Melons
cascaded|Rushed in torrents
casemate|Enclosure on a warship deck
caserne|Barracks
cassava|Tapioca source
casserole|Baking dish
castanet|Clicker for José Greco
castanet|Spanish-dance item
catalog|Bulk-mail item
catalpas|Showy trees
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catamarans|Twin-hulled boats
cathedral|Kind of tourist town
catnaps|Snoozes
catnips|Treats for Tabby
caudate|Having a tail
cauliflower|Give Rose a buzz
caulking|Watertight material
cavalier|High-handed
ceaselessly|Interminably
ceasing|Terminating
ceiling|It's often zero
cellmates|Pen partners
censure|Reprimand
ceremonial|Ritual
certain|Like death and taxes
chaired|Presided over
chalets|Swiss sights
chameleons|Fickle ones
chamois|Soft leather
chancels|Church parts
changeups|Certain pitches
channeled|Conveyed, as through a pipeline
charabancs|Sightseeing buses, in London
charisma|Inspired gift
charity|Home-originated virtue
charlatan|Quack
charqui|Jerked beef
chartered|Hired, as a bus
chasing|Design on metal
chassis|Frame
chastened|Subdued
cheerio|So-long in Soho
cheerleaders|Between-halves V.I.P.'s
chemise|Undergarment
cherish|Recall fondly
cheroot|Cigar
chestnut|Tree
chimera|Imaginary monster
chimera|Mythical monster
chinook|Salmon
chinquapin|Tree
chisels|Does petty cheating
chloasma|Skin discoloration
chorales|Church hymns
chowders|Mrs. Murphy's creations
christie|Oscar winner
cicerones|Sightseeing guides
cinders|Ella
cinemas|Nickelodeons, talkies, etc.
cinematographer|Movie studio employe
ciphers|Zeros
civilly|In a polite way
claiming|Kind of race
clarion|Trumpet call
clarity|Diamond asset
clatter|Dish sound
clausal|Of a part of a sentence
cleanup|Make a killing
clearest|Most distinct
clearinghouse|Banks' go-between
cleaver|Butcher's helper
cleaves|Sunders
clogged|Like rush-hour streets
cloisters|N.Y.C. museum
closeted|Shut up
closeups|Camera shots
cloture|Cutting off a debate
clouded|Befogged
clovers|Shamrock and others
coalesce|Merge
coalesce|Merge
coarser|Less refined
coarser|Less refined
cockatoo|Parrot
cockers|Certain spaniels
cockney|H-dropper
cockpit|Place for the pilot
coddled|Pampered
cogitate|Brood
coiffed|Styled hair
colander|Cook's utensil
collations|Light meals
collectors|Some hobbyists
collies|Dogs
colonists|Settlers
combative|Belligerent
comestibles|Articles of food
cometic|Of a heavenly body
comical|Droll
comical|Laughable
competes|Faces rivals
composer|Bach or Bacharach
compote|Fruit dessert
compotes|Fruit dishes
concedes|Admits
conception|Idea
concerned|Involved with
condemns|Damns
condominium|Type of apartment
confuted|Proved wrong
congest|Clog
congregate|Gather
consequential|Of importance
consider|Regard
contacted|Got in touch with
contemplate|Practice Zen
contemporaneous|Like Shakespeare and Bacon
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contest|Challenge
contestant|Prize seeker
contested|Disputed
contests|Struggles
contrasts|Black-white, high-low, etc.
control|Dominate
contusion|Bruise
convene|Assemble
converted|Kicked for the extra point
coolness|Self-possession
cooperation|Teamwork
copilots|Cockpit aides
cordials|After-dinner drinks
coreopsis|Garden flower
corncob|Kind of pipe
corneous|Horny
cornered|Trapped
corniche|Road along a cliff
coroner|Whodunit figure
corpsmen|Army medics
correction|Proof entry
correlate|Connect systematically
cortege|Procession
cortege|Procession
cosmopolite|Worldly sophisticate
coterie|Clique
country|Place to rusticate
coursed|Ran
courthouse|Public building
couscous|Menu item from Africa
cowpuncher|Ranch fugure
crabbily|With ill-temper
crackerjack|Excellent
cradles|Phone holders
cranked|Started the Model T
crawdad|Pond catch for Tom Sawyer
crayfish|Lobster's relative
creates|Brings about
crescents|Moon phases
crevice|Fissure
crisscross|Checkerboard pattern
criteria|Models
criterions|Standards
crochet|Do needlework
crooner|Crosby, for one
crossroad|Cloverleaf's cousin
crossroad|Place of decision
crosswise|Transversely
croutons|Salad adornments
crowbar|Jimmy
cultured|Like some pearls
curates|Clergymen
curiosa|Unusual subjects
cuspidor|Early hotel-lobby fixture
cynical|Distrustful
dachshunds|Dogs
daiquiris|Bar offerings
dairymen|Certain farmers
damaged|Imperfect
damasks|Napkin materials
daredevil|Evel Knievel, for one
darkest|Least promising
dastard|Coward
dateline|News-dispatch feature
daughter|Elizabeth, to Henry VIII
daydream|Do a Walter Mitty
daydream|Indulge in a spring fancy
daytime|Kind of television
deadens|Retards
deadeye|Dick of "Pinafore"
deanery|College official's home
dearest|Most cherished
debited|Charged as owing
declaration|Statement takes a Bow
declared|Asserted
decline|Do a grammar chore
decrepit|Dilapidated
decriers|Belittlers
deepest|Most abstruse
default|Failure to act
defendant|Perry Mason's client
defender|Ombudsman
defiled|Sullied
defilers|Corrupters
deflector|Furnace device
defrosts|Does a refrigerator job
degrading|Lowering
degrees|Academic goals
delicatessen|Lazy cook's friend
delight|Please
deluded|Misled
delusion|Snare's partner
dementia|Madness
dementia|Mental disorder
demerit|Bad mark
demoniac|Possessed
deniers|Gainsayers
denotable|Capable of being shown
denouement|Dramatic outcome
densest|Most intense
dentine|Tooth part
deplete|Drain
deposal|Deprivation of rank
deposed|Unseated
depredate|Pillage
derails|Throws off course
derelict|Abandoned
derided|Mocked
derided|Ridiculed
derived|Originated
derricks|Oil-drilling needs
deserted|Abandoned
deserted|Abandoned
deserters|Rats
deserts|Negev and Gobi
deserver|Worthy one
despise|Abhor
despises|Loathes
dessert|Dinner's end
destined|In the cards
detects|Discerns
detentes|Easings of political tensions
detested|Despised
detested|Hated
detests|Abhors
develops|Does darkroom work
deviate|Turn aside
dewdrops|Morning moisture
dewlaps|Jowl adjuncts
diabolical|Fiendish
diacritic|Distinctive
diadems|Crowns
diagram|Outline
diamond|Harry Winston investment
diarists|Pepys et al.
diaspora|Body of expatriate Jews
difference|Vive la ___
differences|Moot points
digested|Absorbed
dignity|Worthy mien
digress|Get off the subject
digress|Get off the subject
dilates|Expands
dilatory|Dawdling
dinners|Menu listings
dinnertime|Trencherman's anticipation
diorama|Tableau of a sort
diplomats|People at the U. N.
directory|Phone book
disaffects|Alienates
discards|Bridge plays
discern|Perceive
discharge|Pink-slip news
discontinue|Stop
discover|Emulate Columbus
discussed|Gave pros and cons
disease|Bright's or occupational
disguise|Conceal
dismantles|Takes apart
dismast|Prepare a sailboat for storage
display|Exhibit
disrupt|Break up
distribute|Apportion
district|Red light, for one
diverge|Branch off
diversion|Pastime
dividend|Cocktail bonus
doctors|Seuss and Watson
doeskins|Soft glove leathers
dogfight|Von Richthofen activity
doggone|Exclamation
doghouse|Place for one out of favor
doghouse|Residence of a sort
dogwoods|State flowers of Va. and N. C.
domaines|French estates
domicil|Abode: Var.
dominos|Table game
doorkeeper|Guard of sorts
dopester|Student of the race sheets
dormers|Windows
dossiers|Detailed reports
dowager|Elderly woman
downtime|Inactive period in a factory
dowries|Brides' portions
dragnet|TV show
drastic|Extreme
drayman|Hauler of goods
dreamer|Visionary
dresser|Bureau
drillmaster|Dentist, in a way
dromedary|Speedy camel
dropout|Quitter of a sort
drunken|Tipsy
duelers|Fencing opponents
duration|Period covered
dustbin|British garbage can
eaglewood|Agalloch
earaches|Results of too many decibels
earless|Kind of seal
earlier|Previous
earlier|Some time before
earmark|Designate
earners|People on the payroll
earnests|Sums paid to bind a bargain
earring|Jewelry item
earrings|Jewelry items
earsplitting|Loud
easiest|Least harsh
easterly|Word for Eurus
eastern|Oriental
easters|Spring times
eatable|Bit of food
ecartes|Card games
eclipsed|Overshadowed
eclogues|Bucolic poems
ecology|Environment study
edentate|Sloth or armadillo
edifice|Building
edition|A limited one can be valuable
edition|Newspaper run
editions|Bulldog and final
editorial|News comment
educate|Send to school
educate|Train
educate|Train
eeriest|Most scary
eeriest|Most strange
efficiently|With competence
effusive|Gushing
egalite|Women's Lib goal in Paris
eglantine|Sweetbrier
eighteen|Voting age
einkorn|One-grained wheat
elaborate|Full of detail
elaborates|Develops
elapses|What time does
elastin|Chemical protein
elation|Euphoria
elderberry|Kind of wine or jelly
elector|College man of sorts
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Polished
elegies|Plaintive poems
element|Constituent
element|In one's ___
elemental|Primitive
elements|Earth and air
elephant|Trunk bearer
elevate|Ennoble
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Promote
elevated|Like some city highways
elongate|Stretch out
elongates|Extends
elusive|Shifty
elysian|Blissful
emaciate|Waste away
emanate|Spring from
embassy|Diplomat's place
emended|Did editing
emerald|Gem
emeralds|Jewels
emigrate|Go to a new land
emitted|Issued
emoting|Hamming it up
emotion|Feeling
empires|Realms
empress|Eugénie, for one
enabled|Made possible
enacted|Performed
enactment|Statute
enamels|Uses glossy paint
encases|Puts in a box
enclave|Surrounded territory
enclave|Surrounded territory
enclaves|Phenomena of the empire era
endears|Wins over
endless|Infinite
endorse|Sign a check
endorsed|Approved
endorses|Signs
endplay|Bridge maneuver
endures|Tolerates
energetic|Peppy
energetic|Strenuous
enervate|Drain of pep
enervate|Tire
engaged|Affianced
engineers|Casey Jones, etc.
engines|Donkey and diesel
engines|Locomotives
engorges|Stuffs
engrave|Etch
engraved|Like some invitations
engraving|News-photo plate
enigmas|Riddles
enjoying|Having a good time
enlaces|Entwines
enlarges|Does a photo-print job
enlists|Signs up
enliven|Animate
enliven|Stimulate
enneads|Groups of nine
ennoble|Elevate
enounces|Proclaims
enraged|Mad
enscroll|Inscribe on parchment
ensilage|Fodder
enslave|Subjugate
enslave|Subjugate
enslaves|Subjugates
ensnare|Catch
ensurer|Guarantor
entailed|Involved
entente|Rapprochement
entente|___ cordiale
ententes|Agreements
entered|Enrolled
entered|Penetrated
entered|Recorded
entered|Took the stage
enthused|Showed lively interest
entrain|Get on board
entrains|Gets on board
entrant|Contest joiner
entreat|Beseech
entreat|Implore
entrechat|Ballet leap
entrees|Main courses
entwine|Wreathe
envelope|Dirigible's skin
epicure|Gourmet
episode|Film unit for Pearl White
epitaph|Writing on a tombstone
equalities|Constitutional concerns
erasers|Blackboard adjuncts
erasers|Blackboard needs
erasers|Desk items
erasers|Stationary items
erector|Builder
erector|Builder
erector|Construction man
eremite|Loner
eremite|Recluse
eremitism|Religious seclusion
erewhile|Some time ago, to Shakespeare
erodent|Causing wear
errands|Chores
errantry|Knightly pursuit
erudite|Learned
erupting|Blowing up
escalation|Step-up
escalators|Shoppers' transit
escheat|Confiscate
escorted|Acted as a bodyguard
escorts|Ushers
eserine|Alkaloid of a bean
esoteric|Abstruse
esoterica|Recondite matters
espouse|Take up
espresso|Heady coffee
essayed|Tried
essayed|Tried
essential|Basic
essoins|Excuses in English law
estancias|Ranches of S. A.
estated|Endowed with land
estates|Land holdings
estates|Properties
estates|Properties
estates|Sights in exurbia
esteems|Rates highly
esteems|Thinks highly of
esterases|Enzymes
esthete|Art lover
esthetic|Appreciative of beauty
estimate|Appraisal
estragon|Tarragon
estranges|Alienates
etamine|Cotton fabric
etamine|Cotton fabric
etamines|Dress fabrics
eternal|Adjective for Rome
eternal|Kind of triangle
eternity|From Here to ___
etesian|Annual, as winds
etesian|Recurring annually
ethical|Moral
etoiles|Stars: Fr.
euphorically|In favor? said Tom ___
evaders|Tax cheaters
evaluate|Estimate
evanesce|Fade away
evanescent|Ephemeral
evanescent|Fleeting
evaporate|Vanish
evaporated|Gone With the Wind
evasion|Avoidance
evasion|Subterfuge
evasion|Subterfuge
eventuate|Result in
evergreens|Places for Christmas trim
evictions|Ousters
evidence|Prosecutor's need
evident|Overt
evinced|Manifested
evolves|Develops
evolves|Unfolds
exacerbate|Embitter
exaltation|Ecstatic feeling
excitement|Stir
excoriates|Denounces
execute|Carry out
execute|Fulfill
exempted|Released from
exigences|States of need: Var.
existed|Was
existent|In being
expands|Distends
expanse|Large area
expedite|Quicken
expense|Kind of account
experience|Feel
experiences|Has
explodes|Goes off
explodes|Loses one's temper
explorers|De Soto, Cabot, etc.
expositive|Serving to elucidate
externally|How to apply liniment
extraneous|Unrelated
extreme|Drastic
eyedropper|Medicine-cabinet gadget
eyeless|___ in Gaza
eyepiece|Telescope part
eyesome|Delightful to see
eyesore|Offensive sight
eyewitnesses|Important trial figures
facades|Fronts
factors|Constituents
fadeout|Cinematography effect
faggots|Bundles of twigs, in England
fagoting|Decorative needlework
fandango|Castanet dance
farmers|Old MacDonald et al.
fashion|Prevailing custom
fearlessly|Drei  . . . fünf, said Tom ___
featured|Gave high billing
febrile|Running a temperature
fellaheen|Arab peasants
felonies|Crimes
fertile|Productive
festive|Gala
fetching|Attractive
fetlocks|Parts of horses' legs
finally|Coda, said Tom ___
finesse|Bridge play
firebrand|Troublemaker
firemen|Buyers of Dalmatians
fissile|Splittable
fistfight|Saloon event
flagged|Drooped
flagrant|Glaringly evident
flagship|Bon Homme Richard, e.g.
flamingo|Pink bird
flaneur|Man-about-town
flatten|Lay low
flattens|Deflates
flatter|___ than a pancake
fleeced|Swindled
flights|Airline listings
flippant|Pert
floaters|Illegal voters
foisted|Inserted covertly
folkway|Part of a culture
followed|Understood
footage|Film editor's concern
footage|Film-making measure
football|Fall weekend mania
footnote|Asterisk material
forayed|Pillaged
forcing|Kind of bridge bid
forecaster|Man with a barometer
foreman|Factory V.I.P.
foreman|Jury V.I.P.
forepart|Front
formulas|Certain milk mixtures
forsooth|Indeed, in old days
forswear|Renounce firmly
franklin|Almanack author
frankly|In an open way
fraters|Religious students
freedom|One of F.D.R.'s four
freemason|Lodge member
freestone|Kind of peach
freezers|Kitchen fixtures
freshet|Stream
friends|Well-wishers
frigate|Sea bird
fringing|Peripheral
fritter|Corn cake
frontward|Facing ahead
frostbite|Winter hazard
frostbites|Arctic dangers
frosted|Ice-cream shake
furless|Like an ecology-minded woman
furriery|John Jacob Astor's line
further|Aid
fussbudget|Overly particular one
gabardine|Coat cloth
gadabouts|Restless ones
gadroon|Carved ornament
gagsters|Comedy writers
gaiters|Outmoded legwear
galatea|Pygmalion's maiden
galoshes|Snowy-weather wear
gangster|Little Caesar, e.g.
gannets|Large fish-eating birds
gargles|Throat soothers
gargles|Uses a mouthwash
garrote|Strangle
gaspers|British smokes
gavotte|French dance
geegaws|Trinkets
general|Motors or Mills
general|Prevalent
genitive|Grammatical case
gentler|Less harsh
gentles|Mollifies
genuflect|Curtsy
georgic|Rural poem
ghastly|Terrifying
ghoulish|Gruesome
gimcrack|Showy trifle
ginners|Cotton workers
glancer|Cursory viewer
gleaner|Figure in a Millet painting
glibness|Fluency
glisten|Sparkle
glyptic|Engraving art
gnashed|Ground together
goatees|Vandykes' relatives
gobbledegook|Jargon
goblets|Wine glasses
gonfalon|Banner
gooseflesh|Manifestation of fear
gophers|Minnesota team
gouging|Overcharging
graceful|Like Pavlova
grafters|Certain nursery-men
grandee|Person of eminence
grandees|Spanish V.I.P.'s
grapples|Ship hooks
grasshopper|Insect
grasslands|Velds
grassroots|Politicos' favorite
graters|Slaw makers
gravitation|Influence on Newton's apple
greasier|More slippery
greater|___ Antilles
greener|Like the grass next door
greenskeepers|Manicurists of a sort
greeter|Host
grimalkins|Cats
grinner|One with a smile
grommet|Eyelet
grommets|Metal eyelets
grouser|One who complains
guarantor|One who provides surety
guillotine|Sydney Carton's choice
guiltily|Gold leaf, said Tom ___
guineas|Old English coins
gunners|Certain soldiers
gunpaper|Explosive substance
gyration|Spiral motion
habitue|Frequenter
hackies|Taxi drivers
halcyon|Peaceful
halfway|Partial
halibut|Largest of the flatfishes
halites|Rock salts
hallmark|Distinguishing feature
hallmark|Identifying feature
halters|Horse ropes
hambone|Soup base
hamburgers|Roll-top items
hammering|Pounding on
hamster|Popular cage pet
handcart|Vendor's wagon
handicap|Belmont feature
handlebars|Items on bikes
handler|Ring assistant
handmaiden|Female servant
hangman|Word game
hangover|Tippler's reward
happens|Occurs
hardware|Tools, cutlery, etc.
harness|Auto-seat safety gear
hashish|Narcotic
hassles|To-dos
hastier|More rash
hatchways|Ship passages
hautboy|Oboe
headliners|Stars
headlong|Impetuous
headphone|Radio operator's gear
headway|Progress
heartrending|Pitiful
heathen|Pagan
hebetude|Lethargy
hectare|Land measure
heeders|People who observe
heirloom|Will item
hellbent|Determined
helmets|Batters' wear
helplessly|Maid's night off, said Tom ___
hemline|Dressmaker's concern
herders|Sheep men
heretic|Nonconformist
heretic|Nonconformist
hereupon|Right after now
herringbone|Fabric pattern
heterodox|Unconventional
hieratic|Priestly
hippish|Leaning toward obesity
historic|Like old battlefields
hoarders|People who save
hobbler|One with sore feet
hoedown|Hillbilly party
hogbacks|Sharp ridges
hollowed|Concave
homesick|Like some dorm freshmen
homesites|Realty developments
honestly|In an open way
honesty|Best policy
honored|Paid tribute
honoree|Feted one
hopscotch|Game involving one leg
hopscotch|Sidewalk game
hormone|Androgen or estrogen
horseflies|Barnyard pests
horseshoes|Oldtimers' game
hosteler|Old innkeeper
hostess|Entertainer
hostess|Kind of gown
hostess|Party giver
hostile|Antagonistic
hostilely|Youth, said Tom ___
hotness|Temperature
humoresque|Capriccio
hundred|___ Years' War
hurting|In trouble
hustling|Energetic
iceboats|Winter sport items
icebreakers|Arctic ships
icicles|Xmas tree ornaments
iconoclast|Attacker of old beliefs
ideally|Pass the cards, said Tom ___
ideologist|Visionary one
ideology|Social doctrine
idiosyncratic|Peculiar
idiotical|Not making sense
ignorance|Bliss of sorts
ignores|Pays no heed
illegal|Unauthorized
illicit|Like some romances
illiterate|Uncultured
illusory|Unreal
imagine|Fancy
imitate|Copy
imitated|Copied
immerse|Dip
immobile|Like a stranded ship
imparts|Discloses
imposition|Uncalled-for burden
inanest|Silliest
inanity|Silliness
incased|Boxed
incitement|Motive
indexed|Like most reference books
indication|Sign
indicator|Gauge
inelegant|Lacking grace
inertia|Passivity
inferrer|One who draws conclusions
infiltrate|Do secret-agent work
inflection|Voice modulation
informs|Apprises
inhalations|Lung exercises
inhuman|Savage
initial|First
initials|Signs in a way
initiated|Begun
injects|Introduces
inkless|Like a spent squid
innocent|Harmless
insensate|Witless
insolence|Haughtiness
inspire|Emulate a Muse
inspire|Motivate
inspire|Motivate
install|Set up
instants|Moments
integer|Natural number
integer|Whole number
intents|Purposes' partners
intercede|Go between
intercom|Office hookup
intercom|Set on a jet
interdict|Prohibit
interlined|Made changes on copy
interludes|Breaks
internally|Young M.D. said Tom ___
international|I.B.M. unit
interne|Certain doctor
interne|Hospital worker
interns|Student teachers
interurban|Onetime transit
intimae|Artery linings
intoxicates|Sends to cloud nine
intricate|Complicated
introit|Church anthem
intrude|Enter unwelcomed
intruders|Buttinskis
inutile|Useless
ireless|Without rancor
ironical|Sarcastic
ironical|Sarcastic
ironman|Durable athlete
ironside|Lawman of TV
ironside|TV role for Burr
ironsides|Cromwell's men
ironsides|Old ___
ironware|Heavy pans, etc.
irrigation|Crop-producing aid
irritate|Annoy
irritates|Annoys
isolate|Maroon
isolate|Place apart
isolate|Quarantine
isolated|Alone
isotopes|U 235 et al.
issuant|Emerging, in heraldry
italics|Kind of type
itchier|More restless
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Harp on
iterate|Repeat
iterates|Repeats
itinerants|Nomads
jackstraws|Game for steady hands
jaguarundis|S. A. wildcats
jalousie|Blind
jauntier|More sprightly
jereeds|Arabian javelins
jewelry|Target for Raffles
johnnies|Hospital garments
juxtaposes|Places side by side
ketones|Organic compounds
keyless|With no opener
kindreds|Family groups
kinetic|Kind of energy
kingfish|Huey Long
kinkajou|Tree animal of S. A.
klondike|Gold-rush scene
kneader|Masseuse or bread-maker
kneehole|Kind of desk
kneeler|Charwoman, at times
knickknack|Item for a whatnot
knocked|Criticized
knothole|Young ball fan's friend
knotted|Tangled
labored|Difficult
lacerate|Tear apart
laciniate|Jagged, as a leaf
lackadaisically|In a languid way
laconic|Concise
laconic|Sparing of words
lakeshore|Chicago's ___ Drive
lambastes|Thrashes
laments|Breast-beatings
landers|Advice columnist
lantern|Accompaniment for Diogenes
lanterns|Signals for Revere
lapidary|Gem engraver
latakia|Tobacco variety
lathered|Got ready to wash up
lathwork|Wood backing
laundries|Basement installations
layette|Outfit for a newcomer
leafier|Like some lettuce heads
leaflet|Handbill
leavens|Baking needs
leavens|Moderates
lecture|Preach
ledgers|Accountants' items
legatee|Heir
legatee|Heir
legendary|Fabled
legends|Photo captions
leister|Fish spear
leisure|One of the classes
lenient|Clement
lentils|Soup ingredients
leonine|Powerful
leopard|Jungle beast
leopard|Large cat
leotards|Acrobats' wear
lessened|Diminished
lessens|Abates
letdowns|Disappointments
letdowns|Disillusionments
lettered|Literate
lettuces|Romaine and iceberg
levying|Imposing taxes
libelee|Defendant in a law case
libelous|Defamatory
liegeman|Early English vassal
liernes|Ribs in Gothic vaulting
lifeboat|Noah's Ark, in a way
lifeless|Inanimate
lifelike|Realistic
liftoff|Cape Canaveral event
lightest|Most buoyant
limitation|Restriction
limousine|V.I.P. vehicle
limpets|Clinging mollusks
lineage|Family-tree concern
lineate|Striped
linemen|Grid guards
lingered|Stayed on
lingering|Tarrying
linseed|Kind of oil
lionesses|Elsa et al.
lionize|Treat like a V.I.P.
lipreading|Forte of the deaf
litigate|Take to court
locksmiths|Laughingstocks for love
locofocos|Friction matches
loesses|Loamy deposits
logistic|Of a military science
loitered|Idled about
looking|Kind of glass
lookouts|People in high places
loopers|Measuring worms
lopping|Drooping
loverly|Eliza Doolittle word
lowered|Humbled
lucerne|Swiss lake
lucifer|Friction match
luncheon|Business-day break
luscious|Toothsome
lyonnaise|Kind of potatoes for simba
macadam|Road covering
macaroons|Coconut cookies
maculates|Stains
madeira|White wine
madwoman|Chaillot resident
maestri|Stokowski, Toscanini, etc.
maestri|Toscanini, etc.
maestro|Toscanini, for one
magenta|Reddish purple
magnolia|State flower of La. and Miss.
mailers|Newspaper employes
mailman|He's letter-perfect
majority|Kind of rule
malaccas|Canes
malaccas|Certain canes
malaise|Vague discomfort
malamute|Dog
malaprop|Noted word scrambler
malaprop|Word mangler
malcontent|Grumbler
mallows|Garden flowers
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea mammal
mandates|Voters' directives
mandibles|Jaws
mandrake|May apple or magician
manhattan|Chelsea, Yorkville, etc.
mannequin|Window-display item
manpower|Human resources
mantilla|Head scarf
maquette|Preliminary model
marginal|At the fringe
margrave|German noble
marguerites|Cookies
marimbas|Xylophones
marinara|Italian sauce
marinate|Season in vinegar
mariner|Subject of Coleridge rime
marines|Parris Island men
marital|Conjugal
marjoram|Mint plant
marqueterie|Decorative process
marriage|Event for Figaro
marshmallow|Item for a sweet tooth
martinis|Mixologist's creations
mascaras|Cosmetics
masters|Golf tourney
mastiffs|Dogs
maternal|Kind of instinct
maternal|Kind of relative
matinee|Idol's time
matinee|___ idol
maypole|Gear for a spring event
maypole|Spring symbol
mealtime|Lunch hour
meanest|Most sordid
measure|Use a yardstick
meddles|Interferes
mediate|Intercede
medication|Nurse's concern
meekest|Most mousy
megaton|Explosive force
melange|Potpourri
menageries|Park features
mentally|Intended, said Tom ___
mentation|Thinking process
menthol|Kind of cigarette
mention|Honorable ___
mentions|Cites
merchantman|Tramp, for one
mesdames|Feminine titles
mesmerizers|Hypnotists
mesoderm|Skin layer
miasmas|Marsh vapors
micrometeorites|Particles from outer space
middens|Refuse heaps
mildness|Gentleness
military|Army, Navy, etc.
millage|Taxation rate
milline|Advertising-rate base
minaret|Mosque tower
mindful|Attentive
mineral|Guessing-game subject
mingler|Wallflower's opposite
minimum|___ wage
minstrel|Mr. Bones's show
mirabelle|Colorless brandy
mirabelle|Plum brandy
mirthless|Unsmiling
miscalculations|Bad guesses
misdeed|Wrongdoing
misfits|People out of their element
misfits|Square pegs, usually
mishmash|Jumble
mislaid|Lost
mislead|Deceive
missile|Projectile
missiles|Thor and Atlas
mission|Impossible on TV
missive|Letter
mistrusted|Was skeptical
mitigate|Alleviate
modiste|Dealer in ladies' wear
modistes|Dressmakers
mollycoddles|Milksops
moments|Short periods
monitor|Use closed-circuit TV
monkeys|Zoo features
monoplanes|Transit for Lindy et al.
monotone|Sameness
monster|Mary Shelley subject
monsters|Gila and others
montage|Composite picture
moocher|Minnie of old song
moonlit|Like some nights
moonstone|Gem
moralistic|Righteously ethical
morasses|Swamps
morocco|Soft leather
moronic|Thickheaded
mosaics|Inlaid decorations
mothball|Inactivate
motorbike|Vehicle
motorcar|Vehicle
moulder|Crumble away: Var.
mountebank|Quack
moutons|Fake furs
mucilage|Relative of library paste
mugwump|Political neutral
mulatto|Person of mixed blood
mullion|Vertical window bar
mustache|T. R. feature
mutilate|Cripple
mystique|Esoteric quality
naivete|Artlessness
naivete|Artlessness
narrate|Tell
narrator|Role in "Our Town"
nasalize|Talk in a certain way
nastier|More vexatious
natives|Local residents
natural|Unaffected
naughtily|Zero, said Tom ___
nebular|Of galaxies
needier|More in want
needled|Heckled
needles|Obelisks
negation|Denial
nepotism|Easy way to get ahead
nepotism|Policy of promoting junior
nestles|Cuddles
nestlings|Young birds
nettier|More filmy
nettled|Irked
neuroses|Psychiatrists' concerns
newscast|TV offering
newscaster|Cronkite or Chancellor
newsworthy|Of public interest
nibbler|Mouse, for one
nickelodeon|Movie of yore
ninepin|Bowling item
ninnies|Simpletons
nitpicks|Splits hairs
nitrate|Chilean product
nitrogen|Ingredient of air
nitrous|Of a chemical compound
noisome|Foul smelling
nominal|So-called
nominator|Convention figure
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
noodles|Menu item
notable|V.I.P.
notepapers|Writing materials
notices|Becomes aware of
notions|Small articles
nuggets|Sourdough's prizes
nurture|Feed
nutations|Plant-growth cycles
nutrias|Light-brown furs
nutrient|Nourishing
oarlocks|Gunwale fixtures
oblates|Monastic people
obligate|Bind
obliterate|Cancel
occupants|Junk-mail receivers
ocellate|Eyelike, in zoology
octopod|Many-armed marine animal
oenomel|Old Greek beverage
oeuvres|Hors d'___
offsets|Counterbalances
offsetting|Compensating for
oldster|Senior citizen
oleander|Fragrant shrub
oligarch|One of a clique in power
omelette|Egg specialty
onagers|Old stone-throwers
onetime|Former
onetime|Quondam
onomatopoeia|Formation of words such as hiss or buzz
onwards|Forward
opaline|Iridescent
operate|Work
operatic|Like Wagner's output
operational|Ready to function
operations|Maneuvers
operations|Monologue subjects
operatives|Agents
operators|Shrewdies
opiates|Narcotics
opossum|Marsupial
opponent|Adversary
opsonic|Of a blood process
opticians|Glass workers
optimism|Pollyanna's forte
optimist|One with rose-colored glasses
optimize|Make the best of
optometrist|Vision specialist
oratorical|Given to speechifying
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oratorio|The Messiah, e.g.
oratorio|Handel specialty
oratorio|Handel work
orators|Henry and Dirksen, e.g.
orators|Henry and others
orators|Webster, Bryan et al.
orbital|Type of space flight
orchids|Nero Wolfe products
ordinal|Kind of number
oregano|Seasoning
oregano|Spaghetti spice
oriental|Kind of rug
originates|Gives rise to
origins|Sources
orioles|Baltimore nine
ornately|In elaborate style
orthodox|Conventional
ospreys|Fish hawks
ostracize|Exclude from society
ostrich|Swift-footed bird
outgoing|Extroverted
outlands|Provinces
outlawry|Criminality
outplays|Excels in a game
outrigger|Feature of a Pacific canoe
ovation|Popular tribute
overactive|Excessively energetic
overall|In toto
overate|Gorged
overate|Gormandized
overawes|Impresses deeply
overbearing|Arrogant
overcharge|Bill error, sometimes
overcoat|Garment
overcoats|Chesterfields
overdoes|Goes to extremes
overdoing|Exaggerating
overland|Stagecoach of early West
overlay|Superimpose
overlie|Rest upon
overnice|Too fastidious
overnight|Kind of bag
overpass|Turnpike crossing
overreach|Cheat
overseer|Boss
overset|Unwelcome bonus for editors
oversharp|Excessively tart
overshoot|Miss the target
overspiced|Like some curries
overtake|Catch up with
overtake|Catch up with
overtip|Act the big shot
overtip|Act the big shot in a way
overtone|Suggestion
overtop|Tower above
overture|Feature of "William Tell"
oxtails|Soup ingredients
package|Kind of deal
paisley|Kind of shawl
palaces|Buckingham et al.
palaces|Posh abodes
palatial|Magnificent
palatinate|Native of old German Empire
palaver|Sweet talk
palette|Artist's colors
palette|Atelier item
palmetto|Tree
panaceas|Blanket remedies
pancakes|Morning fare
pandemonium|Din
pandora|Box-opener of note
panetellas|Slim cigars
panther|Cougar
paperback|Publisher's rerun
paperer|Wall worker
papillon|Toy spaniel
paprika|Peppery condiment
parable|Allegory
parades|July 4 events
paradise|Loaf of bread, etc., to Omar
paradox|Self-contradictory statement
paragraphs|Short articles
parallelepipeds|Six-sided prisms
parameter|Math variable
paranoid|Having delusions of grandeur
paranoidal|Suffering mental delusions
parapet|Parseghian mans a rampart
parapets|Breastworks
parasite|Hanger-on
parasite|Toady
parasites|Leeches
parasol|Ascot sight
parboil|Overheat
pardoned|Excused
parental|Part of a PG rating
parents|Mom and Dad
parietal|Of a head bone
parlors|Lounges
parolees|Ex-cons
parquet|Kind of floor
parroted|Imitated
parterre|Theater section
parvenu|Nouveau riche
passage|Northwest, for one
passage|Northwest, for one
passive|Kind of resistence
passive|Unresisting
passover|Jewish festival
passover|Skip
pasters|Tile workers
pastime|Hobby's relative
pasting|Lambasting
pasture|Grassland
pasture|Lea
patentee|Inventor, at times
patience|G. and S. character
patients|Hospital users
patroon|Colonial estate owner
patters|Talks glibly
peccadillo|Minor offense
pecking|Kind of order
pedicab|Transportation in Orient
pejorative|Disparaging
pelisse|Woman's cloak
penance|Church sacrament
penetrate|Go through
penetrates|Affects deeply
peninsula|Kamchatka, e.g.
peninsular|Word for Florida
penniless|Broke
penning|Putting into corrals
pennyroyal|Region of Kentucky
pension|Certain income
pension|Place to stay in Europe
pentagon|Arlington landmark
penults|Some syllables
percale|Sheeting
perigee|Lowest orbital point
perigee|Orbit point
periodically|Magazine, said Tom ___
perique|Southern tobacco
periscope|View-finder for Rickover
periwig|Peruke
persimmon|Puckery fruit
persona|___ non grata
persuade|Talk into
persuasion|Religious belief
perukes|Popular wigs of yore
pestilent|Plaguesome
petallike|Resembling a leaf
petrels|Stormy birds
pfennig|German coin
phenomenal|Extraordinary
philosopher|Occupation of each of above
phlegmatic|Impassive
phonograph|Edison's child
phosphate|Carbonated drink
photostat|Office facsimile
physical|Kind of exam or culture
physically|Army exam, said Tom ___
physics|Enrico Fermi's field
pianist|Cliburn, e.g.
pieplant|Rhubarb
pilgrim|Mayflower fare
pimento|Sweet pepper
pinscher|Dog
piously|Pope, said Tom ___
pipsissewa|Evergreen herb
pirogue|Dugout canoe
pitfall|Stumbling block
placate|Appease
placates|Appeases
planetaria|Hayden and Adler
planner|One looking to the future
plaster|Shin or court
plastering|Wall job
plateau|Level area
plateaus|Mesas
platinum|Jean Harlow shade
players|Gary and piano
players|Golf's Gary et al.
playpens|Recreation areas of a sort
pleasantly|Oriental gift, said Tom ___
pleased|Contented
pleated|Folded
plenary|Complete
plenary|Complete
pliable|Easily bent
plosive|Noisy initial consonant
ploughs|Does farm work
plunders|Depredates
poacher|Game warden's target
pochard|European duck
poetess|Lowell or Dickinson
poinsettia|Yuletide plant
poising|Getting on the ready
polecat|Skunk
polemic|Controversial
polemize|Dispute aggressively
polestar|Directing principle
polisher|Gadget for floor work
politely|Go easy, Mr. Roper, said Tom ___
politicians|People in smoke-filled rooms
politics|Field for a certain runner
pollinia|Orchid grain masses
pollute|Corrupt
pollute|Make unclean
polyglot|Multilingual
polygon|Closed plane figure
pompons|Garden flowers
ponderous|Heavy
ponderous|Weighty
pontiffs|High church officials
popeyed|Amazed
popeyed|Like a child in a toy store
popover|Muffin
popular|Kind of music or prices
portaged|Carried, as a canoe
portals|Entrances
porters|Katherine and Gene Stratton
postage|Sender's concern
postcard|Army-base cut-up?
postiche|False hair
postmaster|U. S. mail V.I.P.
potatoes|Hot or small items
potshot|Random criticism
pottery|Tourist's buy in Mexico
powerful|Having authority
practic|Skilled, old style
praline|Nut candy
pralines|Southern candies
prancer|One of Santa's reindeer
prayers|Orisons
precast|Like some concrete
precept|Maxim
predator|Shark or sharpie
prejudge|Have a closed mind
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelate|Churchman
prelates|Church V.I.P.'s
prelates|Churchmen
premise|Stipulation
prepare|Get ready for
prerequisite|Needed thing
presage|Augury
presage|Foreshadow
presages|Forebodes
prescribe|Dictate
present|Gift
preserve|Put up fruit
pressed|___ for time (late)
pressured|Constrained
presumer|Brash one
pretexts|Subterfuges
prevail|Win out
preventive|Kind of medicine
priedieu|Sanctuary fixture
primero|First: Sp.
princes|Charming and Charles
princess|May Day attendant
princess|Non-match for a pea
printable|Fit to be read
printout|Computer product
pristine|Pure
privilege|Prerogative
prizefight|Event for John L. Sullivan
probate|Prove, as a will
procedures|Methods
proceeds|Net profits from a sale
procrastinate|Put off
procuring|Getting
prodigal|Biblical son
profanes|Desecrates
progenies|Offspring
prognostication|Forecast
projects|Schemes
prologue|Drama starter
prolonged|Dragged out
prolonged|Lengthened
promenade|Stroll
promise|Take an oath
promoter|Impresario
proprietor|Owner
prorate|Allot
proscribes|Outlaws
prosecutes|Does D. A. duty
prospect|Brooklyn park
prosper|Thrive
prosper|Thrive
prosperous|Doing well
prospers|Thrives
protasis|Opening lines of a drama
protects|Shields
proteges|Godchildren
protein|Body-energy source
protest|Kind of demonstration
protest|Sit-in, e.g.
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protocol|High-level etiquette
proverbs|O. T. book
provide|Furnish
provide|Supply
proviso|Stipulation
proxies|Substitutes
prudence|Economy
psalter|Church book
psephology|Field for Gallup or Roper
ptarmigan|Grouse
puerile|Childish
pullmans|Sleeping cars
puniest|Weakest
punsters|Certain wags
punsters|Word players
purport|Tenor
purpose|Goal
pustule|Skin swelling
putouts|Baseball trios
quarrel|Wrangle
quarters|Lodging
quarters|Loose change
querulous|Fretful
quested|Sought
quiescence|Inactivity
quintet|Basketball team
quintette|Musical group
quitter|Coward
racehorse|Secretariat
racemes|Flower clusters
racketeer|Prohibition V.I.P.
ragouts|Stews
ragweed|Sneeze inducer
railcar|Self-propelled transit unit
raincoats|April needs
raisers|Certain poker players
rampaged|Stormed about
rampart|Fortification
rangers|N.Y. team
ranking|Eminent
raptured|Filled with joy
rarebit|Welsh ___
rascally|Meanly tricky
rashers|Bacon slices
ratatat|Woodpecker sound
ratchet|Pawl
rathole|Filthy quarters
rationally|K-, said Tom ___
ratline|Ship rope
ratters|Betrayers
rattier|More unkempt
ravages|Plunders
ravished|Plundered
rawboned|Gaunt
reaction|Response
readiness|Promptitude
reading|Penna. city
readmits|Grants access again
realigns|Trues up
realistic|Like Zola or Flaubert works
realistic|True to life
realtor|Land dealer
realtor|Property broker
reapers|Harvest helpers
reasoned|Applied logic
reasoner|Newscaster Harry
reasons|Thinks
reassess|Examine again
rebated|Gave a refund
rebates|Kickbacks
recalls|Orders to return
recalls|Remembers
receive|Act as host
recepts|Mental images
recessed|Took a breather
recitation|Classroom activity
recited|Recounted
recline|Sit in an easy chair
redacts|Puts in writing
redeyes|Morning-after signs
redness|Sign of embarrassment
redress|Compensation
redress|Reparation
redtops|Pasture grasses
reduces|Lessens
reelections|Goals for incumbents
reenacts|Stages anew
reenter|Make the scene again
reenter|Take the stage again
reenters|Takes the stage again
refiner|Sugar worker
reflective|Given to musing
reflects|Meditates
reforms|Sees the light
regained|Recovered
regimen|Diet
registers|Sinks in
rehearsals|Chores for actors
rehearse|Prepare for opening night
reinstate|Restore to office
reinstated|Restored
reissue|Put into circulation again
reitbok|African antelope
reiterate|Go back over
reiterate|Repeat continually
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Recidivism
relates|Tells
relation|Sibling
relatively|Not absolutely
relator|Story teller
release|Statement for the press
released|Gave out for publication
relents|Gives way
reliance|Dependence
reliant|Dependent
reliant|Trustful
relishing|Enjoying
remanded|Held for trial
remarked|Observed
remember|Maine or Alamo word
reminds|Prompts in a way
remised|Released claim to
remnants|Odds and ends
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Self-reproach
remorse|Self-reproach
remunerate|Pay
rendered|Delivered
rendered|Performed
rendered|Performed
renewal|Urban ___
renewals|Some subscriptions
reniform|Kidney-shaped
renowned|Famous
renowned|Illustrious
rentable|Available, as an apartment
reorganize|Advice to an ailing business
repapers|Decorates again
repartee|Banter
repasts|Meals
repatriates|Restores citizenship
repeals|Annuls
repeats|Goes over again
repelled|Drove back
repertoire|Bag of tricks
replays|TV instant events
replete|Brimful
reports|Annual-meeting offerings
reposed|Slept
reposing|Abed
reprobe|Look into again
reproves|Admonishes
requirements|Needs
rerented|Leased again
rerents|Lets anew
reroute|Change a course
rescales|Climbs again
rescind|Abrogate
reseats|Does an ushering job
resentment|Umbrage
resents|Takes offense
reserved|Sign on a table
resident|Dweller gives space to Caesar
residual|Bonus for TV performers
resistant|Opposing
resists|Opposes
resists|Withstands
resolve|Determine
resonant|Vibrant
resorts|Spas
resorts|Travel-section topics
resounds|Rings loudly
respect|Esteem
respond|Fill out a questionnaire
response|Answer
response|Choir's specialty
responsibleness|Dependable quality
respring|Fix the sofa
restages|Puts on again
restart|Begin again
restate|Phrase in a new way
restate|Spell out again
restated|Phrased again
restaurant|Alice's locale
restive|Fidgety
restive|Fractious
restores|Touches up old masters
restressed|Emphasized again
restrict|Limit
results|Ends
retaken|Captured anew
retaliate|Get back at
retards|Checks
retards|Impedes
retaxes|Levies again
reticule|Carryall
retinae|Eye parts
retiree|Gold-watch recipient
retires|Gets the batter out
retitles|Changes a heading
retitles|Renames
retorts|Comebacks
retotal|Check one's addition
retrace|Go over
retrace|Go over
retrains|Instructs again
retrieve|Do a Labrador job
retrospective|Remembering
returns|Election-night data
reunite|Join the alumni party
revered|Venerated
reverse|Auto gear
reverse|Auto gear
reviser|One who edits
revises|Alters
revival|Certain Broadway show
revival|Certain Broadway show
revival|Certain Broadway show
rewarmed|Heated over
rewrite|City-desk concern
rewrites|Does a newsroom job
rhetors|Orators
rhetors|Teachers of speech
riddled|Filled full of holes
ridiculers|Ones who scoff
rioters|Police concerns
riotous|Turbulent
riparian|Situated on a river bank
riposte|Quick retort
rivaled|Matched
riveter|Rosie of W. W. II
roadrunner|Fast, saucy bird
roaster|Oven pan
robbers|Mr. Hood et al.
roister|Carouse
roister|Revel noisily
romaine|Lettuce
romaine|Lettuce
rondeau|Short poem
rootlet|Radicel
roseate|Optimist's coloring
rosebud|Garden sight
rosette|Abie's wife gets an ornament
rotated|Spun
rotators|Certain muscles
rotatory|Whirling
rotisserie|Cookout gear
rotogravure|Easter Parade outlet
rottweiler|German dog
roughed|Fouled the kicker, in football
roundtrip|Kind of ticket
rubricate|Put headings on mss.
ruffled|Wrinkled
sabines|Women in famous painting
sacrals|Some vertebrae
sacrifices|Batting maneuvers
saddest|Most miserable
saddled|Burdened
saddlery|Tack shop
sadirons|Pressing items
sadness|Gloom
sadness|Unhappy feeling
sagging|Like old roofs
sailers|Wind-propelled vessels
salmagundi|Miscellany
saloons|Redeye dispensers
saloons|Western movie sets
samisen|Japanese banjo
samisen|Japanese guitar
sampler|Embroidery piece
sampler|Piece of needlework
sampler|Piece of needlework
sampler|Trial assortment
sanative|Affording a cure
sanative|Having curing powers
sanctum|Private place
sandhogs|Tunnel workers
sandpaper|Wood-smoothing aid
sandwiches|Lunch-counter orders
sapajou|S.A. monkey
saplings|Youths
sappers|Army engineers
sappers|Army field experts
sarapes|Mexican shawls
sarapes|Mexican shawls
sashays|Struts about
satiate|Surfeit
satires|Animal Farm and others
satirize|Emulate Swift
satsuma|Orange tree of Japan
saucepan|Cooking utensil
sauternes|Table wines
savages|Primitive people
savages|Primitives
savagism|Cruelty
savannah|Port of Georgia
sayonara|Goodbye on the Ginza
scalawag|Rascal
scalene|Kind of triangle
scapula|Shoulder bone
scatter|Kind of brain
scattering|Small number
scenario|Film director's concern
scenical|Picturesque
scented|Like some air-fresheners
scherzos|Symphony sections
schnapps|Distilled liquor
scholar|Library user
scholars|Library users
schooner|Beer glass
scooter|Child's vehicle
scoriae|Smeltery leavings
scorned|Disdained
scourge|Devastate
scraped|Used sandpaper
scraped|Worked with sandpaper
scraping|Raspy
scratch|Where to start from
screams|Roller-coaster sounds
screech|Kind of owl
scribes|Reporters
scrooge|Miserly one
seabirds|Ernes and petrels, e.g.
seafood|Maine specialty
seafoods|Shore fare
seahorse|Aquarium oddity
seahorse|Nereid's steed
seamster|Tailor
seamstress|Dressmaker
searcher|Customs man, at times
seasonable|Timely
secedes|Withdraws
seclusive|Disposed to solitude
secrete|Stash away
sections|Parts
secular|Nonclerical
sedates|Tranquilizes
seeders|Farm implements
seeders|Farmers, at times
seeping|Percolating
seeress|Sibyl
seesaws|Playground units
seethes|Shows anger
seizure|Confiscation
selected|Picked out
selfdom|One's inner world
selfish|Egoistic
sellouts|Betrayals
seminar|College group
seminar|Research group
seminarian|Future pastor
seminars|Study groups
semipro|Part-time athlete
semiquavers|Certain notes
senates|Governing bodies
senator|One of one hundred
senators|Congress members
senoras|Spanish ladies
senoras|Spanish ladies
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Materialistic
sensate|Perceived
sensation|Big splash
senseless|Foolish
sentiment|Feeling
separated|Parted
sequester|Set apart
sequoias|Trees
serenade|Music for the balcony
serenade|Musical compliment
seriate|Arranged in progression
seriate|Arranged in succession
serpent|Biblical tempter
serrate|Notched
servile|Submissive
sessions|Assemblies
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestinas|Verse forms
setters|Bird dogs
setters|Irish and English
settler|Figure in old West
settlors|Property disposers, in law
seventeen|Tarkington title
seventh|___ son
several|Various
severer|One who cuts
severing|Breaking off
sextets|Florodora groups
shadowy|Imaginary
shadrach|One of a Biblical trio
shallot|Onion
shampoo|TV-ad activity
shanghai|Kidnap in a way
shellacs|Varnishes
shinbone|Accident-prone part of body
shindig|Fancy party
shiners|Minnows
shivers|Reacts to the cold
shortstop|Brief visit
shoulder|Soft or cold
shoveling|Snow job
showered|Did a cleaning job of sorts
showpiece|Prized item in a display
shrapnel|Shell fragments
shrimps|Small people
shuffled|Started a card game
siamese|Famous twins
sidelines|Diamond markings
sideshow|Tattooed lady's milieu
sierras|Jagged range
signals|Quarterback's repertoire
signore|Italian gentleman
silence|Hush
silently|Quiet meadow, said Tom ___
similar|Nearly alike
sincere|Unfeigned
sinecures|Soft jobs
sinister|Evil
sinless|Pure
sinners|Sing, You ___
sinners|Saints and ___
siroccos|Hot, dry winds
sisters|Little Women, e.g.
sixteens|Sweet and tons
sixties|Late decade
skaters|Hans Brinker and friends
skeleton|Framework
skillet|Frying pan
skillfully|With finesse
skipper|Captain
slabber|Drivel
slackened|Let up
slackens|Ebbs
slanted|Inclined
slanted|Inclined
slanted|Nonobjective, as some news pieces
slaphappy|Punch-drunk
slasher|Tire vandal
sleepers|Unheralded hits
sleeping|At rest
sleeved|Like some sweaters
sleighs|Items in Santa's barn
sleight|___ of hand
slender|Like Twiggy
slender|Sylphlike
slicers|Golfers, at times
slickly|Deftly
sliders|Fast curves
slinger|Hash-___ (counterman)
slogger|Plodding one
slurred|Mumbled one's words
slyness|Fox's forte
smaller|Texas, vis-à-vis Alaska
smarten|___ up (make spruce)
smashed|Broke up
smatters|Dabbles in
smithery|Pony express service station
smother|Suffocate
snapper|Shutterbug
snarers|Trappers
snarled|Tangled
snarler|Surly dog
snatched|Seized
sneaker|One of a tennis pair
sneered|Acted the villain
sneered|Scoffed
sneered|Showed disdain
snooper|Nosy one
snowdrift|Winter pileup
sociable|Friendly
sociable|Friendly
soilage|Grassy feed for cattle
soldier|Loaf on the sly
solstice|Turning point
someone|. . . lifeline, ___ is sinking today
someone|Pronoun
sometimes|Now and then
somnambulists|Lady Macbeth and others
sonless|Word for the Eddie Cantors
sonorous|Resonant
soothsay|Predict
sorrier|More wretched
sorties|Quick attacks
sostenuto|Musical movement
sourest|Most peevish
sourest|Most unpleasant
sousaphone|Large tuba
spaceless|Unbounded
spacewalk|Astronauts' feat
spaniels|Dogs
sparest|Most lean
sparkles|Glistens
sparrows|Birds
spartan|Mich. State player
spatial|Of the outer regions
speakeasy|Where Joe sent you
speared|Caught fish in a way
spearmen|Opera extras
speckles|Features of some trout
speeder|Traffic violator
speeder|Traffic-ticket candidate
speedway|Indianapolis feature
spelaean|Dwelling in a cave
spellbound|Fascinated
spender|Poet Stephen
sphered|Made round
spieler|Pitchman
spindles|Axle parts
spinets|Pianos
spinning|Spider's work
spiracle|Air hole
spiraled|Passed a football in a way
spirited|Full of life
spitting|Kind of image
spleens|Angry states
splines|Thin strips
splints|Aids for broken bones
spoilers|Rex Beach's "The ___"
sponsors|Angels of a sort
spontoon|Early shafted weapon
spoored|Tracked, as an animal
sporter|Big spender
sportsman|Athlete
sprains|Wrist mishaps
spumone|Relative of tortoni
spurges|Crowns of thorns
squabblers|Contentious ones
squander|Fritter away
squishy|Soft
stables|Belmont areas
stables|Strings of horses
stagers|Experienced ones
stairwell|Building passageway
stakeout|Police surveillance
stalemate|Deadlock
stalemate|Draw
stalked|Pursued, as game
stalling|Playing for time
stamina|Durability
stamina|Durability
staminal|Of endurance
stances|Postures
standards|Banners
standers|Hunting-group members
standings|Sports-page listings
stannic|Containing tin
stargazed|Daydreamed
starter|Track official
startle|Catch unaware
startup|Rev
startup|Set in motion
stature|Prestige
statutes|Acts
steamboat|Fulton's folly
steamer|Stanley, for one
stearin|Glyceryl ester
steeled|Filled with resolution
steeper|More extreme
steeple|Chase of a kind
steeple|Place for a bell
steeplejack|High climber
steerage|Immigrants' accommodation
steered|Took the helm
stellar|Preeminent
stentor|Loud-voiced one
stepladder|Elopers' aid
stepped|Strode
steppes|Russian grasslands
stereos|Music-store offerings
stereotyped|Hackneyed
sternal|Of the breastbone
stickiest|Most awkwardly difficult
stigmal|Of a mark of shame
stimulated|Atingle
stimuli|Incentives
stingers|Mixed drinks
stirrup|Kind of cup or pump
stogies|Thin cigars
stopover|Sojourn
stoppers|No-trump players' needs
storable|Fit for keeping
storage|Type of battery
storage|Warehouse facility
storers|People who save
stories|Floors
stouter|Less svelte
stoutest|Most dauntless
stowaways|Free riders
straddle|Sit on the fence
strafes|Rakes with fire
straiten|Restrict in range
stranded|Beached
stratagem|Wily scheme
strayer|Errant one
streaks|Moves swiftly
streamers|Big headlines
streams|Trout habitats
streets|Mulberry and Orchard
strider|Long-legged bug
strider|Long-legged bug
strifes|Struggles
strings|Orchestra part
striped|Kind of bass
striped|Like some bass
striper|Four-___ (captain)
stripes|Décor for zebras
striptease|Gypsy Rose Lee's forte
striven|Tried
strobile|Pine cone
stromata|Organic frameworks
strudel|Pastry
strutted|Swaggered
studded|Scattered at intervals
stumped|Nonplussed
stupidly|In a thickheaded way
stutter|Falter in words
stygian|Gloomy
stylish|A la mode
stymied|Thwarted
styrene|Base for synthetic rubber
styrene|Foam plastic
subbase|U-boat home
subpoena|Legal paper
subside|Abate
subtitle|Came the dawn, e.g.
subtitle|Dialogue for Pearl White
successes|Rock Hunter et al.
sugarcane|Louisiana crop
sullied|Smirched
sunbathe|Indulge in a spring fancy
sunbeam|Brightener
sundial|Garden clock
sunsets|Times of day
sunshade|Parasol
superman|Nietzsche's ideal
supermen|Martians, supposedly
supposed|Putative
surefire|Bound to succeed
surfboard|Oahu shore gear
surmounted|Overcame
surreal|Like Dali's style
swaddle|Envelop
swallowtail|Coat for the opera
swatters|Fly catchers
sweetsop|Sugar apple
swelter|Suffer in July
swinger|One in the social whirl
swordmen|The Three Musketeers, e.g.
sybarite|Pleasure seeker
symmetrize|Balance the proportions
systems|Roulette players' secrets
systems|Solar or binary
tablespoon|Unit of volume
taborets|Armless seats
tactual|Of the sense of touch
tailcoated|Like some bridegrooms
tailors|Clothes makers
takeout|Delete
takeover|Assume control
talented|Accomplished
tallest|Most exaggerated
tallied|Scored
tallithim|Prayer shawls
tamales|Mexican foods
tampered|Meddled
tanager|Scarlet bird
tangerines|Florida exports
tangible|Material
tangier|Moroccan tourist port
tankship|Liquid-cargo carrier
tanneries|Places for skin treatment
tantara|Horn blare
tarantula|Spider
tarpaper|Roofing material
tarried|Lingered
tartanas|Medit. vessels: Var.
tartare|Sauce ___ (menu listing)
tassels|Corn features
tassels|Curtain ornaments
tasters|Coffee experts
tasters|Tea experts
tasters|Tea judges
tasters|Wine experts
tattered|Horatio Alger's Tom
taverna|Italian bistro
taxiing|Heading for the runway
teacakes|Afternoon pastry
teachers|Certain pet
teachers|Mr. Chips et al.
teaching|Campus activity
teamster|Man of the road
teargas|Mace's relative
teasers|Come-on ads
teasing|Annoying
teatime|English break
teatime|Late afternoon
tedious|Boring
tedious|Humdrum
teeming|Swarming
teenager|Youth
teepees|Great Plains homes
teetered|Wobbled
teeters|Rocks
tegular|Like tiles
telecast|Video production
telegram|Singing item
telegraph|Morse's child
telephone|Bell's child
teleran|Aerial navigation system
telescope|Galileo's child
television|Zworykin's field
telltale|Kind of heart
telltale|Poe's heart
tempera|Painting technique
temperance|Carry Nation's cause
tempers|Moderates
tempest|Teapot affair
templars|Freemasonry members
temporize|Stall for time
tenancy|Leasehold
tenants|Occupants
tendered|Offered
tenders|Offers
tenders|Supply ships
tendril|Feature of a climbing vine
tenebrae|Holy Week ceremony
tenement|Eyesore of slums
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tensile|Stretchable
tentacle|Arm of a sort
tenters|Campers
tenting|We're ___ tonight on the old . . .
terminated|Closed
termite|Wood-chewer
ternary|Threefold
terrace|Deck
terrain|Topography
tersest|Most concise
testament|New or Old
testate|Having made a will
testees|Exam takers
tethers|Restraints
theodicy|Religious belief
thereby|___ hangs a tale
thiamin|Vitamin B-1
thimbleful|Small amount
thistle|Prickly plant
thistles|Prickly plants
threadbare|Like the Cratchits' clothes
threats|They're often veiled
threepenny|Opera of a certain price
throstle|Song thrush
through|Done
throwback|Atavism
thwarts|Foils
tiddledywinks|Children's game
timbale|Pastry shell
timbres|Sound qualities
timelessly|Just Newsweek, said Tom ___
tinkler|British pot-fixer: Var.
tinnitus|Subjective ringing in the ear
tinsels|Xmas-tree adornments
tintypes|Photos of yore
tirades|Angry outbursts
titanic|Headline name of 1912
titanic|Ill-starred ship
titters|Snickers
toecaps|Shoe parts
toggery|Habiliments
tolerate|Put up with
tollbar|Turnpike gate
toluene|Part of TNT
tomatoes|Love apples
tommies|British G.I.'s
tonsure|Head shave
tooling|Ornamental work
toolroom|Machine-shop area
topside|On deck
tottered|Wavered
touraco|African bird
tourney|Contest
trackage|Railroad rails
trackman|Rail worker
traders|Businessmen
traders|Wall St. men
traduced|Calumniated
trafficked|Engaged, as in dope smuggling
trainer|Athlete's mentor
traitor|Arnold, for one
traitor|Judas
trammel|Three-layer fishnet
tramples|Stamps on
transition|Change
transverse|Shortcut road
trappers|Astor employes
traverse|Cross
travesty|Mockery
treadmills|Ways to nowhere
treasure|Cherish
treasurer|Signer of $1 bills, etc.
treasures|Values
treasuries|Places for funds
treated|Entertained
treated|Gave the party
treatise|Scholarly writing
trebling|Increasing severalfold
treetops|Part of an aerial view
trefoil|Clover
trefoil|Clover plant
trekked|Traveled arduously
trellis|Garden piece
trellis|Garden structure
trellises|Frameworks
trembler|Aspen, at times
tremolo|Vibrating sound
trenchant|Penetrating
trespasses|Crosses a neighbor's lawn
tresses|Hair
trestle|Bridge work
trestle|Rail crossover
triangle|Golden area of Pittsburgh
tribunes|Roman officials
tribunes|Roman officials
tricorn|Cocked hat
trimesters|College terms
triples|Baseball hits
triptane|Plane-fuel additive
tritons|Newts
trivial|Inconsequential
trivial|Insignificant
trolled|Fished in a way
trolley|Relative of a pantograph
tropical|Kind of fish
tropical|Kind of fish
trotter|Racehorse
trotting|Jogging
trueblue|Loyal
trussing|Tying securely
trustee|Board member
trustees|College board
trypsin|Enzyme
tsarina|Empress
tsetses|Flies
tsetses|Harmful flies
tuition|Bursar's collection
tumbrel|Cart of French Revolution
tundras|Arctic wastes
tunneled|Bored
tureens|Soup servers
turners|Lana, Jim and Nat
turnover|Personnel concern
turnstiles|Transit accesses
tweedled|Chirped
tweeter|Loudspeaker
twirled|Did a baton routine
twosomes|Golf groupings
typesetters|Printers
udometer|Rain gauge
ugliest|Most like the duckling
ululate|Howl
umbones|Bosses of shields
umbrella|Tree
umpteen|Very many
unadept|Awkward
uncanny|Seemingly magical
unchaste|Defiled
unclean|Polluted
uncouth|Vulgar
uncover|Make known
undated|Like filler news dispatches
underran|Passed below
undersides|Bottoms
undocked|Left port
unearth|Bring to light
unearth|Dig up
unethical|Lacking moral values
unicorns|Heraldic animals
unilateral|Kind of decision
unintended|Not deliberate
unintentionally|How beans are usually spilled
unlaced|Loosened
unlevel|Like hilly land
unlisted|Like some phone numbers
unloose|Set free
unnerves|Upsets
unoiled|In need of lubrication
unreels|Winds off
unrisen|Like matzo dough
unsated|Not satisfied
unseated|Defeated the incumbent
unsound|Shaky
unspooling|Trade's word for a film showing
unstrap|Loosen, as a harness
upholds|Backs
upkeeps|Maintenance costs
uplifts|Ennobles
uproariousness|High jinks
uproars|Tumults
upstanding|Erect
upstart|Brash one
uptakes|Flues
uptakes|Flues
useable|Practical
useless|Futile
useless|Futile
utensils|Tableware
valises|Baggage pieces
vantage|Favorable position
variety|Bible of show biz
varnish|Gloss over
veering|Swerving
velocipede|Tot's transit
venires|Jury panels
venison|Deer meat
venison|Hunter's feast
verbiage|Wordiness
verbose|Talkative
vermouth|Aperitif
vestibules|Places for coatracks
veteran|Old hand
veterans|Part of V.F.W.
villages|Communities
vintages|Wine crops
violent|Intense
violins|Strads, etc.
viruses|Infective germs
viscera|Abdominal organs
visions|Phenomena for St. Joan
volleys|Tennis shots
volunteers|Certain firefighters
waddlers|Ducks, e.g.
wainwright|General at Bataan
waiters|On-deck men
waitress|Of Human Bondage role
warehouses|Storage places
wariness|Caution
warrior|Brave
wastage|Discarded material
wastepaper|Type of basket
wastrel|Good-for-nothing
watermark|Paper impression
wavelength|Radio-dial reading
weather|Conversation staple
weaving|Spider's activity
weediness|Uncultivated state
weekends|Saturdays and Sundays
weekends|Ski and long
weirdos|Oddballs
welcome|Wagon of a kind
westerns|Certain movies
wettest|Most drenched
wheelmen|Cyclists
whistler|Artist
whitecaps|Waves
whiteface|Hereford
wiggled|Squirmed
willingly|I bequeath, said Tom ___
windblown|Like rumble-seat hair
windjammers|Talkative people
winless|Like a maiden at Belmont
winsomely|. . . and lose a few, said Tom ___
wisteria|Garden shrub
wonderland|White Rabbit's milieu
woodruff|Sweet-scented herb
worsted|Suit material
yachtsman|Vanderbilt or Lipton
yashmak|Moslem veil
yellowed|Showed age, as paper
yesterday|Today tomorrow
yielded|Gave way
yodeler|Alpine show-off
zinfandel|Red wine
zinnias|Flowers
zodiacs|Astrologers' readings
abalone|Seafood dish
abashed|Disconcerted
abators|Nuisance stoppers, in law
abbreviating|Reducing
abecedarian|Elementary
aberration|Mental lapse
abettor|Instigator
abiding|Permanent
abigail|Adams
abjuration|Renunciation
aborted|Cut short
aborted|Cut short
abracadabra|Magical incantation
abrasions|Playground injuries
abscissa|Math coordinate
absinthe|Liqueur
absinthe|Pernod's cousin
absurdity|Nonsense
abutted|Bordered on
accedes|Gives consent
accosted|Confronted
accumulation|Amassment
acidity|Tartness
aconite|Monkshood
acoustic|Of sound
acquisitive|Covetous
acquits|Exculpates
actinia|Sea anemone
actuality|Fact
adamant|Firm
additional|Optional's meaning, in car pricing
adduced|Presented
adipose|Fatty
adjusts|Resets
admirer|Swain
admirers|Fans
admires|Thinks well of
admission|Kind of fee
adolescence|Time of life
adrenals|Certain glands
adulator|Flattering one
adventure|Exciting experience
adversary|Foe
aerially|In an ethereal way
aerospace|Modern science field
afeared|Scared, old style
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Eternal
ageratum|Garden flower
agitato|Musical direction
agitator|Washing-machine part
agonize|Torture
agrarian|Kind of economy
airglow|Light in a night sky
airline|J.F.K. tenant
airstrip|O'Hare area
akvavit|Scandinavian drink: Var.
alabasters|White minerals
alarmist|Chicken Little, e.g.
alarmists|Scaremongers
alcalde|Mayor, in Spain
aleatory|Relating to luck
alerted|Put on guard
alerted|Put on notice
alerter|More vigilant
alewife|Atlantic food fish
alfalfa|Feed for horses
alfresco|Outdoors
aliases|Wanted-poster listings
alights|Descends
aliment|Nourishment
aliments|Foodstuffs
alleged|Word for a suspect
allegorical|Like "Pilgrim's Progress"
allegory|Stretched-out parable
alliteration|Peter Piper picked, e.g.
allover|Everywhere
allusions|Passing references
almanacs|Farmer's and World
almsman|One supported by charity
alphabetize|Work on library cards
alsikes|Swedish clovers
alteration|Tailor's job
altered|Made changes
alternative|Change the indigene
altimeters|Plane instruments
altruist|Unselfish one
amalgam|Mixture
amassing|Accumulating
amateur|Bobby Jones, e.g.
amateur|Dilettante
amatory|Showing love
ambition|Alger hero's trademark
ambiverts|Ones neither withdrawn nor outgoing
ambuscade|Tactical concealment
amentia|Lack of intellectual growth
amesace|Lowest dice throw: Var.
amities|Friendships
amphitheaters|Colosseum and others
amplifier|Guitar accessory
amtracs|Amphibians
anaconda|Montana range
anagrams|Game
anagrams|Word games
analeptic|Restorative
analogy|Correspondence
analyst|Stock or couch expert
anapest|Poetic foot
anchorage|Port in the 49th
andante|Musical direction
andantes|Musical movements
androids|Sci-fi creatures
anecdote|Speaker's warm-up, often
anesthesia|Loss of feeling
angelic|Heavenly
animals|Cats and dogs
aniseeds|Cordial ingredients
anisette|Liqueur
ankerite|Iron mineral
anklets|Socks
anneals|Heats, as glass
anneals|Toughens
annexation|Empire-builder's goal
announce|Make public
announce|Preside at the mike
anointed|Consecrated
antarctic|Icy area
anteater|Animal with a limited diet
antelope|Pronghorn
antenna|Reception aid
antennae|Insect feelers
antennas|Wave trappers
anterior|Preceding
anteroom|Waiting place
anterooms|Foyers
anticipate|Look forward to
antigen|Infection-curbing agent
antigen|Substance used in immunology
antihero|Drama character
antlered|Having horns
antonym|Grammarian's word
anyways|At all events, old style
apatite|Phosphate mineral
apatites|Calcium minerals
apocalypse|Divine revelation
apocalypse|Revelation of St. John
apogees|Orbit points
apostate|Renegade
apostrophe|Part of man's or woman's
apotheosis|Deification
apparel|Clothing
apparent|Visible
appease|Propitiate
appends|Adds onto
appetite|Hankering
applesauce|Drivel
applesauce|Politics, to Will Rogers
appoints|Names
apportions|Doles out
apprise|Inform
aquacade|Billy Rose offering
aquamarine|Semiprecious stone
arabesques|Ballet positions
araroba|Tree of Brazil
arbiter|Umpire
arcadia|Pastoral place
archers|Bowmen
areolae|Interstices
areolas|Interstices
areolate|Having small crevices
argental|Resembling silver
arietta|Short melody
ariettas|Little solos
aristae|Awns
armadas|Fleets of warships
armadas|Large forces of moving things
armistice|High point of 1918
arousal|Awakening
arousers|Roosters, at dawn
arranger|Musical-show man
arrested|Checked
arrester|Anti-lightning device
arresting|Attractive
arrestment|Stoppage
arrests|Does a police job
arrival|Advent
arrogance|High-hat quality
arrowhead|Calif. resort lake
arrowheads|Indian relics
arsenal|Military building
arsenal|Redstone, for one
arsines|Poisonous gases
arterials|Highways
arteries|Main and hardened
articulate|Fluent
articulate|Handy with words
artisan|Skilled one
artiste|Atelier lady
artiste|Performer
artless|Naive
artless|Without wiles
asbestos|Firemen's glove material
asbestos|Word on a theater curtain
ascertains|Learns
asepsis|Absence of infection
asepsis|Germ-free state
ashamed|Mortified
asperse|Malign
aspersed|Damaged a reputation
aspersion|Defaming remark
asphalt|The ___ Jungle
aspires|Has ambitions
assailed|Beset
assails|Attacks
assegai|African spear: Var.
assented|Concurred
asserts|Maintains
assesses|Imposes taxes
assisted|Chipped in
assists|Box-score listings
assorts|Classifies
astatic|Not stable
asterisk|Footnote figure
asteroids|Small sky bodies
astound|Surprise greatly
astound|Take aback
astride|Jockey's position
astrologer|Star-guided seer
astronaut|John Glenn, e.g.
astronauts|Armstrong, Conrad, etc.
atamans|Cossack leaders
atheist|Disbeliever
atmosphere|Distinctive quality
atomizer|Dressing-table item
atropin|Eye-dilating chemical: Var.
attacker|One on the offensive
attacks|Onslaughts
attacks|Sets on
attacks|Wades into
attainder|Bill of ___
attains|Gets to
attempt|Undertake
attended|Joined the audience
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies
attired|Dressed
attorns|Transfers, in law
attraction|Magnetic quality
attunes|Gets on the wave length
audience|Actor's jury
auditors|Readers of books
aureate|Resplendent
austere|Unadorned
automobile|Ingredient of a certain jam
autumnal|Of frost, red leaves, etc.
availing|Profiting
average|Run-of-the-mill
average|So-so
averages|Certain statistics
avoider|Aloof one
awarder|Prize giver
baalism|Idolatry
babbitts|Small-minded businessmen
babbles|Prattles
babysit|Mind a youngster
bacteria|Disease sources
badinages|Banters
bagatelle|Light piano piece
bagpipe|Musical instrument
bagpipe|Noisemaker in Dundee
bagpipes|Instruments
balance|Bank-statement figure
baldhead|Yul Brynner, e.g.
ballets|Fonteyn vehicles
ballots|Votes
ballyhoo|Barnum specialty
bananas|Fruit in a song
bandana|Large handkerchief: Var.
bandied|Exchanged
bandsaw|Shop tool
banneret|Small flag
banquet|Handsome repast
barefaced|Kind of lie
bareness|Quality of a bleak room
barflies|Pub hangers-on
baritone|Singer
baronet|British title
barrage|Forbid tantrum
barriers|Fences or walls, e.g.
barters|Trades
basilica|Early church building
bassoons|Instruments
bastille|It was stormed
battery|Pitcher and catcher
battleship|Game
beaneries|Eating places
bearing|Department
beavers|Eager ones
because|Wheezy answer to "Why?"
bedcover|Comforter
bedecks|Adorns
beefcake|Centerfold art in Cosmopolitan
behavior|Sociologist's study
belated|Passé
beliers|People who contradict
belittle|Disparage
belittle|Disparage
bellwether|Leader of the flock
bemused|Lost in thought
benedict|Newlywed
beriberi|Diet-deficiency ailment
berthing|Docking
besmear|Soil
bethesda|Washington suburb
betoken|Indicate
betrayal|Sellout
betrays|Emulates Judas
betroth|Affiance
between|___ the lines
billeted|Assigned quarters to
bimanual|Requiring use of both hands
binoculars|Bird-watcher's need
biology|High-school subject
bitterns|Marsh birds
bitterns|Marsh herons
blabber|Kind of mouth
blastema|Embryo cell group
blessing|It's often in disguise
blossom|Develop suddenly
bluejeans|Sad Johns, perhaps
bluster|Swagger
bobbles|Diamond errors
bodkins|Daggers, to Shakespeare
bohemia|Far-out community
boleros|Spanish dances
bonfires|Al fresco blazes
bonfires|Evening features at a camp
bookbinder|Printing-shop employe
bookkeepers|Triple-header-double-letter word
bookmakers|Illicit publishers?
boosted|Promoted
boozers|Bottle babies
borates|Acid salts
borings|Soil samples
bossing|Overseeing
botryoid|Shaped like a grape cluster
bottles|Carafes
boulder|Hoover Dam's old name
bowdlerize|Expurgate
braided|Like a pigtail
brainpower|Intellectual capacity
breakables|Glassware, etc., for instance
breather|Take a ___ (rest)
breeches|Type of rescue buoy
brevity|Soul of wit
brimstone|Hellfire's partner
briquettes|Cookout needs
brisance|Explosive effect
brisket|Beef cut
bristol|City on the Avon
broiled|Used the grill
bronchitis|Chest ailment
brother|Oh, ___!
brouhaha|Hullabaloo
brownie|Cub Scout's cookie
browning|Poet
brownout|Result of power shortage
browses|Spends time in a bookstore
bruised|Hurt, as one's feelings
buccaneer|Spanish Main scourge
bugaboos|Exaggerated fears
butternuts|Civil War partisans of South
bypaths|Hiking areas
bywords|Proverbs
cabaret|Liza Minnelli hit
cachets|Commemorative designs
caddies|Links figures
cadence|Rhythm
caesura|Verse pause
cahoots|In ___ with (conniving)
calcite|Common mineral
calendar|Seasonal bank giveaway
calling|Profession
calliopes|Circus music-makers
calumniate|Slander
camphor|Moth repellent
campsite|Place to pitch a tent
candelabra|Menorahs, e.g.
canister|Kitchen-shelf item
canners|Food-factory workers
cannery|Tuna factory
cantata|Choral work
cantatas|Chorus offerings
canticle|Hymn
canticle|Liturgical song
cantilever|Type of bridge
cantina|Tequila bar
cantinas|Saddle bags
canyons|Badlands features
caraculs|Lamb furs
carafes|Water bottles
carapace|Turtle's shell
cardinal|Bird
cardinals|Missouri birds
cardsharp|Riverboat con artist
careerist|One on the way up
carefree|Lighthearted
carnage|Great destruction
caromed|Rebounded
carouse|Engage in a bash
carpale|Wrist bone
carrion|Vulture fare
cartels|World combines
cartoon|Nast creation
cartoons|Peanuts and "Miss Peach"
cartouches|Auto loans
casinos|Vegas features
casseroles|Dishes
castanet|Item for a Spanish dancer
cataclysm|Violent change
catalogs|Library needs
catcher|Battery part
catchers|Berra and Bench, e.g.
categorical|Absolute
category|Group
causally|In an effect-producing way
causeys|Old highways in Britain
caverns|Luray et al
caviare|Expensive spread: Var.
cayuses|Indian ponies
celeste|Miss Holm
celestial|Heavenly
celibate|Monk, for one
censure|Condemnation
censure|Reprehend
centavo|Spanish-American coin
centered|Clustered
centipede|Many-legged insect
centurion|Roman army officer
centurions|Roman officers
certain|Determined
cessions|Yieldings
chaconnes|Old Spanish dances
chairlift|Ski-slope gear
chalets|Alpine retreats
changes|Uses the dressing room
charades|Game
charmers|Cobra workers
charqui|Jerked beef
charter|Kind of member
charters|Hires
charters|Hires a plane
chastise|Punish
chattered|Talked on and on
checkers|Game
checkmated|Defeated
cheddar|Cheese from England
cheerio|Relative of hello
chemise|Shiftlike dress
cheshire|Cat or cheese
cheshire|Cat seen by Alice
chessmen|Certain board pieces
chestnut|Wheezy story
chickpeas|Staple seeds of Asia
chimera|Monster
chinkapin|Chestnut tree: Var.
choirboy|Church figure
chokers|Short necklaces
chooser|Beggar's non-role
chorine|Follies girl
chrysanthemum|Flower
cinders|Ella of comics
cinemas|Movies
circulate|Be sociable
circulates|Table-hops
circumnavigated|Went Magellan one farther
cirrate|Having tendrils
cistern|Water-storage tank
clapboard|Siding
claptrap|Bunkum
classroom|Place for a blackboard
clattered|Rattled
cleanest|Least sullied
clepsydrae|Old water clocks
coarsen|Make crude
coarseness|Crudity
coatracks|Checkroom needs
cockatoo|Cage bird
coexist|Live peacefully with
cognate|Related by blood
coheres|Agrees
cohorts|Companions
collude|Conspire
colophon|Publisher's imprint
colorado|Grand Canyon divider
colorado|Grand Canyon's river
colorists|By-the-numbers painters
columbine|Colorado flower
comedian|Benny or Hope, e.g.
commixed|Blended
compete|Take part in a game
compete|Vie
comrade|Tovarich
concerto|Musical work
concluding|Finishing
concrete|Dam ingredient
conductors|Met men
confusion|Disorder
connivance|Illegal cooperation
connoted|Signified
conquistador|Aztec foe
conserve|Save soundly
containing|Inclusive
continent|One of a world seven
contract|Kind of bridge
contract|Shrink
contrasts|Shows differences
contretemps|Embarrassing moment
coolants|Radiator additives
coparceners|Joint heirs
cordate|Heart-shaped
cormorant|Fish-catching bird
corneas|Eye parts
cornets|Band instruments
corporeal|Bodily
corrects|Works on proofs
correlates|Connects systematically
corsair|Pirate
costarred|Shared the marquee
costumes|Mardi Gras sights
cottons|Mather and Bowl
couches|Phrases specifically
cougars|Mountain lions
counteract|Neutralize
courage|Grit
couriers|Messengers
courted|Invited
courtyard|Palace adjunct
covenant|Agreement
covenant|Ark of the ___
cowpokes|Ranch riders
coxcomb|Fop
crackles|Bonfire sounds
crasser|More stupid
cravats|Ascots
crazily|In a bizarre fashion
creamcups|Calif. poppies
creased|Folded
creditably|In a praiseworthy way
creeses|Short swords
cresset|Fire basket
criteria|Standards
cronies|Sidekicks
crossbar|Part of a goalpost
crossings|Pedestrian ways
crowbar|Jimmy
cruiser|Pleasure boat
crusades|High-minded drives
crustacean|Crab or shrimp
cuckoos|Parts of some clocks
cuisine|Haute ___
cumulates|Piles up
cupidities|Greedy actions
curlers|Breakfast hair décor
cursive|Flowing, as handwriting
cyclopean|Massive
dairies|Homes for Bossy
damasks|Napery materials
damosel|Young lady, old style
dangler|Participle, at times
daresay|Venture an opinion
dastardly|Cowardly
deadens|Weakens
deadeye|Pinafore's Dick
dealing|Doing a Vegas job
deanery|Clerical residence
dearest|Letter-opening word
debates|Forensic events
debtors|Early kind of prison
decimals|Fractions
decimated|Destroyed most of
decreed|Ordained
dedicate|Devote oneself to
deepens|Becomes more profound
defends|Safeguards
defiant|Refractory
defilers|Ones who sully reputations
definite|Clear-cut
defrays|Pays the bill
degenerates|Worsens steadily
degraded|Abased
degrees|Academic titles
deistic|Of a belief
deistic|Of a belief
deities|Godheads
delayer|One who holds things up
delectable|Highly pleasing
deleted|Took out
deliberate|Intentional
delights|Has a ball
delirium|Wild excitement
deluges|Overwhelms
demises|Estate transfers
dendrite|Marking on a stone
denoted|Indicated
density|Obtuseness
dentines|Tooth parts
dentists|Cap and crown men
departure|Dispatcher's concern
dependent|Income-tax deduction
depleted|Exhausted
deplore|Bemoan
depress|Deject
depression|Father of the W.P.A and P.W.A.
deranged|Out of one's mind
derides|Mocks
deringer|Inventor of a pistol
derisive|Showing mockery
desalts|Treats sea water
descant|Warble
deserter|Turntail
deserters|Military problem-people
desiccate|Dehydrate
designate|Name
desired|In demand
despite|Notwithstanding
dessert|Calorie course
dessert|Mousse, e.g.
destine|Predetermine
destiny|Fortune
destruct|In ten seconds this tape will self-___
detaches|Separates
detests|Hates
dethrone|Remove from high office
devaluation|Currency maneuver
develops|Does darkroom work
deviate|Digress
devilkins|Imps
devilment|Mischief
devoted|Dedicated
devotee|Zealot
diablerie|Satanic activity
diagram|Plan
diehard|Perseverer
diehards|Extreme conservatives
diemaker|Tool craftsman
dilated|Enlarged
dilates|Enlarges
dilemmas|Predicaments
dinosaur|Extinct animal
diplomat|Tactful one
directions|Game-box reading matter
disavowed|Repudiated
discombobulated|Confused
disease|Malady
disenfranchised|Deprived of a right
dismantle|Take apart
dismantle|Take apart
disparity|Inequality
dispute|Squabble
disquiet|Anxiety
disrobe|Strip
disrupted|Threw into turmoil
dissents|Disagrees
dissident|Nonconformist
distinct|Unmistakable
distort|Misrepresent
divertissement|Fun and games
divines|Guesses
divorcee|Unmarried one
dizziness|Vertigo
doggone|Darn!
dogmatizing|Displaying a closed mind
dolesome|Disconsolate
dolomite|Italy's ___ Alps
domesday|___ Book (early English record)
domesday|___ Book (old English record)
dominance|Authority
donnybrook|Fair noted for riots
doodlebug|Rail-maintenance car
doodles|Memo-pad art
doodles|Picasso's are worth money
dosages|Amounts of medicine
doughface|C.S.A. sympathizer in the North
dowager|Queen mother, for one
downstream|With the current
dragster|Hot-rod car
drained|Used up
drainpipe|Carrier of a sort
drapery|Hangings
dreading|In fear of
drenched|Caught without an umbrella
dressed|Worked on mannequins
drillers|Wildcatters and dentists
driveler|One speaking nonsense
drooled|Talked foolishly
drooped|Flagged
dropout|Truant of a sort
dropper|Butterfingers
drummed|Played a tattoo
dryness|Aridity
duchess|___ of Windsor
dulcimer|Instrument
duration|Measured time
earlier|More like a certain bird
earlobe|Part of the head
earthbound|Lacking in freedom
earthlings|Humans
easement|Right of passage
eastern|Time zone
ecartes|Card games
echidna|Spiny anteater
ectoderm|Outer germ layer
edentate|Toothless
educate|Send to school
educator|Horace Mann, e.g.
eeliest|Most slippery
eeriest|Most uncanny
efforts|Exertions
egotism|Conceit
egotists|Conceited ones
egotists|Ones with specialized esteem
eidolon|Apparition
elapsed|Went by
elastic|Resilient
elastics|Stretch items
elation|High spirits
elector|Certain college member
electorate|Eligible voters
electorate|Voters
electrodes|Battery conductors
electron|Atom component
elegance|Refined quality
elegance|Urbanity
element|Iron or tin, e.g.
element|Oxygen, for one
elemental|Simple
elements|Ingredients
elements|Mercury and argon
elements|Wind, rain, cold, etc.
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Lift
elimination|Kind of contest
elision|Syllable omission
ellipse|Geometric shape
elopers|Runaways
elysian|Fields of mythology
emancipate|Set free
embargo|Mideast action of 1973
embezzle|Defraud in a way
emeerate|Arab ruler's domain
emended|Edited
emerald|Gem
emeralds|Popular gems in Oz
emeralds|Precious stones
emerges|Comes out
emeritus|Retirement title
emitter|Radium, e.g.
empathy|Vicarious feeling
empower|Authorize
empress|Catherine the Great
encases|Puts in a box
encircle|Surround
enclave|Island of a sort
enclave|Surrounded area
enclave|Vatican City or San Marino
endorse|Approve
endurer|Patient one
endures|Bears
endures|Lasts
endwise|In a certain position
enemies|Adversaries
enemies|Foemen
energies|Atomic and solar
enforce|Implement, as a law
engorge|Dine like Henry VIII
engorged|Gluttonized
engraves|Prints from a plate
enhance|Intensify
enigmas|Puzzling things
enisling|Isolating
enlists|Joins up
enneads|Groups of nine
enneads|Groups of nine
ennoble|Elevate
enormous|Prodigious
enrages|Inflames
enrapture|Delight
enrapture|Fill with delight
enrolled|Matriculated
enrolls|Joins the party
ensconced|Snugly settled
ensembles|Harmonious costumes
ensiled|Stored fodder
ensiles|Stores
ensiles|Stores grain
enslave|Subjugate
enslave|Subjugate
ensnared|Caught
ensnares|Traps
ensnarled|Tangle up
entailed|Caused
entailment|Implication
entangle|Confuse
entente|Cordiale, for one
ententes|Alliances
ententes|Alliances
enterer|Bookkeeper, at times
enteron|Undertake
enterprise|Initiative
entertainment|Broadway visitor's quest
enticed|Lured
entitled|Having a right to
entrains|Climbs aboard
entrance|Theater-door sign
entrants|Contestants
entrants|Contestants
environ|Surround
eparchs|Greek governors
epergne|Centerpiece
epergne|Centerpiece
epicene|Feeble
epicene|Feeble
epicures|Menu experts
epiphany|Jan. 6 feast
episode|Serial unit
episode|Unit for Pearl White
episodic|Like a serial story
epistle|New Testament letter
epitomes|Abridgments
equestrian|User of Rotten Row
equines|Horses and ponies
erasable|Like blackboards
erasers|Means of expunction
erasure|Typist's bane
erected|Set up
erection|Building
eremite|Hermit
eremites|Recluses
erosive|Like glaciers and waves
errands|Store trips
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|Literary mistake
erythema|Skin inflammation
escapee|Prison sentry's quarry
escorts|Ushers
escritoire|Place for a quill pen
eserines|Bean alkaloids
esophagus|Part of the body
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Known only to a few
espresso|Demitasse contents
esprits|Vivacities
esquires|Titles of courtesy
essayer|One making an attempt
essences|Basic parts
essences|Scents
estates|Squires' places
estates|Worldly goods
esteemed|Looked up to
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Values
esthete|Beauty lover
esthete|Lover of the arts
esthetes|Admirers of the arts
estimate|Assess
estimate|Gauge
estimator|Educated guesser
estrange|Alienate
etageres|Whatnots
etamine|Loose fabric
etamines|Cotton fabrics
etching|Art work
eternal|Triangle word
eternity|Pre-Xmas week, to a child
ethenes|Flammable gases
ethereal|Celestial
ethical|Moral
ethical|Moral
euphoria|Feeling of well-being
evaders|Tax dodgers
evaluates|Appraises
eveners|Textile-machine devices
evening|Time of day
eversion|State of being turned outward
everted|Turned outward
everyday|Ordinary
evidence|Trial material
evident|Apparent
evident|In plain view
evidently|Clearly
exactly|No more, no less
exciter|Auxiliary generator
exemplary|Commendable
exigently|In a critical way
existed|Lived
existent|In being
exonerates|Clears
exonerating|Vindicating
experts|Pros
expletives|Profanities
extenuated|Diminished
external|Outside
externe|Nonresident doctor
extraneous|Nonessential
eyeglass|Monocle
eyesores|Auto graveyards, etc.
eyeteeth|Canines for Dracula
fadeout|Close of a scene
fadeout|Film technique
fadeouts|Movie effects
fallalery|Trivial finery
fanatic|Zealot
fantasize|Daydream
farmland|Certain acreage
fascist|Mussolini, for one
fattest|Most well-fed
fattest|Word for a sideshow member
fearlessly|In a courageous manner
feasting|Pastime for Lucullus
feature|Main attraction
feeding|Infant's demand
feminists|Women's libbers
feracity|Fruitfulness
ferryman|Charon, for one
festers|Irritates
festoon|Garland
festoons|Decorative garlands
fianchetto|Chess position
fifteen|Football penalty yardage
figurative|Metaphorical
finesse|Bridge strategy
fireball|Hustler
firebird|Stravinsky suite
fireproofs|Makes safe from combustion
firewater|Imbiber's intake
fishing|Traditional pastime for retirees
flagrant|Egregious
flamingo|Bird
flankers|Potential pass-receivers
flapjack|Breakfast fare
flapper|John Held girl
flareup|Sudden outbreak
flathead|Simpleton
flattering|Sycophantic
fleabite|Minor wound
flinger|Seaver, for one
floodtides|Overwhelming quantities
flotsam|Ocean debris
flounder|Seafood
fluidal|Having watery qualities
fogbound|Socked in
foolscap|Writing-paper size
footage|Cut-and-print! measure
footloose|Uncommitted
forages|Ranges for food
foramina|Bone orifices
foredate|Precede in time
foredone|Exhausted
forehand|Basic tennis stroke
foreman|Factory boss
forename|Joseph or Alice, e.g.
forensic|Pertaining to debate
forestall|Anticipate
forestall|Head off
forester|English novelist C. S.
forgave|Excused
forgive|Pardon
forgoes|Abstains from
fortissimo|Notation in 1812 Overture
fortress|England, à la "Richard II"
fortunately|Luckily
forward|Presumptuous
fourscore|Gettysburg Address word
foursquare|Forthright
freehand|Kin of carte blanche
freezer|Updated icebox
frizette|Fringe of curly hair
frolics|Romps
frontage|Lot-buyer's concern
frosted|Decorated a cake
fruitions|Realizations
frumenty|Wheat porridge
furiously|With intensity
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
gallimaufry|Jumble
gallivants|Traipses
galoshes|Footgear
gangways|Theater aisles, in Britain
garaging|Putting away the car
gardened|Did backyard work
gardenia|Garden bloomer
garganey|Old World duck
garlicky|Like some Italian cooking
garrote|Strangle
gazettes|Newspapers
gelatins|Low-calorie desserts
genders|Neuter, etc.
generation|The Lost ___ (post-W. W. I youths)
genuine|Bona fide
genuine|Sincere
gestured|Expressed with one's hands
ghostwrite|Do a behind-the-scenes job
gingered|Pepped up
glasses|Bookworm's trademark
gleamed|Shone
glisten|Sparkle
glistens|Shimmers
glitters|Sparkles
goldbricks|Goofs off
golgotha|Crucifixion scene
gondola|Bridge of Sighs sight
gondoliers|Certain oarsmen
gorgeous|Former wrestler George
gourmand|Second-helpings taker
graduate|Dustin Hoffman role
grandstands|Hams it up
granular|Like some snow
grasshopper|Green drink
graylags|Wild geese
greedily|In a grasping way
grenade|Pineapple for a G.I.
grimaced|Made faces
grinder|Burlesque artist
grinner|One showing pleasure
gristle|Strength of character
grommet|Eyelet
grooves|Enjoys, mod style
grownups|Adults
gruyere|Cheese from Switzerland
guesses|Plays charades
gyrated|Revolved
habitue|Frequent visitor
hailstorm|Weather occurrence
hairline|Aging Romeo's concern
halberd|Renaissance weapon
halftone|News-photo print
halyard|Sail rope
hammock|Sailor's bed of yore
handcar|Rail-workers' vehicle
handholds|Mountain-climbers' grips
handlers|Ringside men
handling|Postage and ___
handover|Deliver
hangover|Jan. 1 malaise
hankies|Purse reserves, for short
happenings|Central Park events
harasses|Torments
hardened|Callous
hardest|Most adamant
hardhat|Construction worker
harelip|Facial deformity
harlequin|Buffoon
hassles|To-dos
haunted|Like some houses
haymaker|Knockout punch
haymakers|K.O. punches
hayrides|Bucolic outings
headache|Worry
headcheese|Mr. Big
hearing|Court routine
hearkens|Listens
hearsay|Rumor
heartfelt|Deeply sincere
heartlands|Important areas
heathen|Bret Harte's "___ Chinee"
hedonist|Pleasure cultist
heeders|Those who listen
hellcat|Shrew
henequen|Twine fiber
henpecks|Gives no peace
heralds|Proclaims
hercules|Man of 12 labors
heretic|Nonconformer
heroines|Ligeia and Lenore, e.g.
hessians|Mercenaries
hexagon|Geometric shape
highrise|Skyscraper
himation|Garment of ancient Greece
hinnies|Mules' relatives
hinterland|Remote region
hippies|Long-haired ones
hipster|Smart cookie
hoaxing|Pulling a gag
hobnobbing|Hanging out together
holdalls|Traveling bags
holdups|Robberies
holiday|Movie-musical inn
homeyness|Cozy quality
homicidal|Like Bluebeard
honored|Kind of guest
hoovers|White House family
hopscotch|Sidewalk game
horoscope|Popular daily reading
hosiery|Stockings
hostile|Unfriendly
hotcakes|Fast sellers
hothouse|Florist's supplier
hotline|Moscow link
housebreaks|Trains
housecleans|Sets in order
housecoat|Lounging robe
houseless|Without shelter
houselights|Theater features
houseplant|Aspidistra, for one
hoydenish|Like a tomboy
humored|Indulged
hurdler|Olympics contestant
hurricane|Key Largo backdrop
hurricane|Caribbean offspring
hurting|In trouble
hushaby|Soothing word
huskies|Sled dogs
hussars|Cavalrymen of Hungary
icecaps|Polar features
icemaker|Refrigerator, at times
ideology|Body of doctrine
ideology|Manner of thinking
idolater|Devotee
imagine|Conjecture
imagine|Fancy
immerge|Plunge into a fluid
immolates|Sacrifices by fire
immortal|One of enduring fame
impasse|Blind alley
impasses|Deadlocks
impasted|Painted thickly
impeach|Accuse
impeded|Hindered
impediment|Obstruction
impedimenta|Baggage, supplies, etc.
impious|Profane
implanted|Instilled deeply
importance|Moment
imposed|Forced upon
impotent|Powerless
impractical|Idealistic
inactive|Retired
inadequate|Not up to
inaugural|Quadrennial address
incandescent|Of Quechuan extraction
indelible|Like some ink
indication|Strong hint
indices|Textbook adjuncts
indirectly|In a roundabout way
indites|Puts in writing
indolent|Lazy
indolent|Lethargic
induced|Persuaded
inductor|Circuit device
inferno|Dante locale
infielder|Diamond figure
informant|Stool pigeon
informs|Apprises of
ingress|Entrance
inimical|Adverse
initial|Monogram unit
injected|Used a needle
injures|Wrongs
inmates|San Quentin people
innkeeper|Hostelry owner
innocent|Pure
insanity|Utter folly
insider|Informed source
insiders|Those in the know
insipid|Vapid
insipid|Wishy-washy
insofar|To such extent
inspires|Emulates the Muses
install|Establish
install|Set up for use
instantly|Like a flash
instantly|Right away
instead|Rather
instead|Rather than
instrumentation|Music arrangement
insufferable|Word for a bore
insulted|Affronted
insurers|Lloyd's and others
intaglio|Bas-relief's opposite
integer|Whole number
integral|Branch of calculus
intense|Deep
interacts|Reciprocates
interest|Savings-book entry
interested|Showing curiosity
internecine|Like many feuds
internship|Training period
interplay|Reciprocal action
interpreted|Construed
intersection|Secant, for one
intones|Chants
intones|Recites in a way
introit|First part of a mass
inundated|Like Johnstown in 1889
inurement|Habituation
invader|Attila, most of the time
investment|U. S. bonds, e.g.
invests|Puts into
ironworker|Puddler approaching the green
irrigate|Restore dry farmland
irritate|Nettle
isomers|Variants of a compound
italics|Type used for emphasis
iterate|Do again
iterate|Go over
iterate|Repeat
itinerant|Circuit rider
ivories|What piano players tickle
jabberwocky|Nonsense words
jalousie|Blind
japanned|Varnished in black
jasmine|Fragrant scent
javelin|Light spear
jayhawkers|Topeka natives
jeopardy|Danger
jesuits|Loyola men
jetting|Flying swiftly
jewellike|Resembling a precious stone
jittered|Was nervous
jointure|Act of uniting
jonquil|Spring bloomer
jostling|Using the elbow
jousted|Engaged in a tilt
juggernaut|Thing of awesome power
katydid|Grasshopper
katydids|Grasshoppers
katydids|Noisy grasshoppers
keenest|Most acute
kestrel|Small falcon
kilderkins|Half-barrel quantities
kindred|Related
kinetic|Energizing
kingbird|Flycatcher
kinship|Affinity
kitchen|Dinette's neighbor
kittens|House pets
knapsack|Hiker's gear
kneehole|Desk convenience
knickknack|Item for a whatnot
knights|___ of the road (hobos)
knothole|Opening for a young baseball fan
kohlrabi|Cabbage variety
kohlrabi|Cousin of cabbage
kumquats|Oranges' relatives
labellers|Bottling-plant machines
lacelike|Webby
ladders|Painters' needs
ladrone|Thief, in the Southwest
lakefront|Summer-cottage site
lambskin|Leather
lancets|Pointed windows
landler|Austrian folk dance
landmarks|Alamo and Faneuil Hall, e.g.
landslides|Political routs
languor|Sluggishness
lanolin|Wool product
lantern|Kind of jaw
lassoes|Ropes
latecomer|Pest at a concert
lateral|Football pass
laterals|Some passes
latrias|Supreme homages
laudable|Worthy of praise
lavender|___ blue, dilly, dilly . . .
lavished|Squandered
leaflet|Flier
leaflets|Handbills
leakiest|Most holey
leanings|Tendencies
leathers|Kid and suede
lebkuchen|Christmas cookie
lecterns|Readers' desks
legatee|Heir
legatee|Principal in a will
legates|Envoys
legions|Multitudes
leisured|Having idle time
lemonade|Picnic drink
leotard|Gymnast's body suit
lessens|Reduces
lessens|Reduces
lettuce|Head or iceberg
leveret|Young hare
libation|Drink, to W. C. Fields
liberal|Kind of arts or education
librarian|Dewey-decimal expert
librarians|Certain lenders
licenses|Drivers' needs
licorice|Candy flavor
limousine|Chauffeur's milieu
linkups|Space dockings
lisping|Talking in a way
lissome|Agile
lissome|Lithe
lissome|Supple
lissome|Supple
literal|Matter-of-fact
literati|Scholars
livelihood|Bread and butter
liverwurst|Sandwich meat
lobster|Maine specialty
lobster|Seafood dish
lodestar|Navigator's guide
loitered|Hung around
loitered|Tarried
lollipop|Shirley's ship
lonesome|Like the pine of song
longest|Most protracted
lopsided|Askew
lowdown|Inside dope
lozenge|Cough drop
lungans|Chinese fruits: Var.
lutists|Old musicians
lyricist|Hammerstein, for one
macabre|Certain danse
machree|Mother of song
macrocosm|Universe as a whole
madeira|Sweet wine
mafiosi|Underworld types
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Reddish purple
magnesia|Milk of ___ (antacid)
mainline|Posh Philadelphia suburban area
mainsail|Schooner propellant
mainstream|Dominant trend
majorettes|Parade figures
makeover|Refurbish
malaccas|Mottled canes
maladapted|Poorly suited
malaprop|Sheridan's Mrs.
malefactors|Y chromosomes
mammalian|Man or ape
mandolin|Instrument
manhandled|Pawed
manhattan|Cocktail
mannequin|Lifelike dummy
mannerism|Affectation
mannerist|One with affectations
manrope|Ship-gangway handrail
manslaughter|Ho ho ho, maybe
mantrap|Trespasser's hazard
marching|While we were ___ through . . .
marionette|Lifelike string performer
marital|Conjugal
marketer|One in the store business
marmalade|Orange concoction
marquis|Nobleman
marquisette|Curtain fabric
marrons|French chestnuts
marsala|Sicilian wine
martinet|Petty tyrant
martini|Popular drink
maryjanes|Footwear for small fry
masonic|Of a fraternal order
mastered|Learned fully
matador|Corrida figure
maternal|___ instinct
mathematics|Calculus, etc.
matinee|Saturday offering
matzoth|Passover food
mayoral|Kind of city election
meadowlark|Bird
meadowlark|Songbird
meanness|Ignoble quality
measles|Child's disease
meddlesome|Like Paul Pry
mediate|Act in a labor crisis
medicine|Kind of ball
medulla|Pithy part of a plant
meerkat|Mongoose-like animal
meeters|Gregarious ones
melange|Hodgepodge
menacer|One who threatens
mentionable|Not taboo
merited|Deserved
messages|Deliveries to Garcia et al.
messuages|Household groupings, in law
metabolism|Biological process
metalize|Coat with zinc or tin
metaphysics|Field for Aristotle
meteoric|Like a shooting star
meteorites|Crater-makers
mewling|Whimpering
mezzotint|Engraving
midland|Texas city
milestone|Marker of significance
mimosas|Tropical trees
minaret|Istanbul sight
minaret|Istanbul sight
mindless|Unheeding
miniatures|Some chocolates
minikin|Insignificant thing
minuteman|Activist of the 1770's
minuteness|Precision in small details
miocene|Geological period
miracles|Wondrous things
mirador|Balcony affording a view
misbrand|Label falsely
miscues|Certain billiard strokes
misdemeanors|No-spitting violations, e.g.
miserere|51st Psalm
miseries|Blues
misfires|Fails to get results
mishmash|Jumble
misstep|Faux pas
mittens|Hand warmers
mobster|Gang member
modestly|In an unshowy way
modesty|Humility
modiste|Schiaparelli, e.g.
molasses|It's slowest in January
molecules|Particles
molests|Annoys
monarchy|Belgium or Norway, e.g.
monitoring|Listening in
monopoly|Game
monotones|Tedious sounds
monsieur|Chaplin's Verdoux
monsoons|Indian-movie backdrops
monsters|Ogres
moonlight|Beethoven sonata
moonset|Celestial event
moonset|Neil Armstrong et al., in a way
moonshines|Makes mountain dew
moonstones|Astronauts' finds
moonstones|Certain Armstrong collections
moratory|Debt-delaying
morocco|Land of the Riffs
moronic|Not very bright
motorcade|Procession of a kind
mountainy|Like much of Erin's coast
muleteer|Certain driver
multiple|Various
mundane|Ordinary
mundane|Uninspired
mushroom|Sauce ingredient
musketeers|Athos et al.
mutineer|Certain Bounty crewman
mystery|Agatha Christie output
naggers|Shrews
nailers|Carpenters, at times
nailset|Woodworking aid
namesake|Efrem Zimbalist Jr., for one
namesakes|Godchildren, sometimes
narcissism|Self-love
narrative|Story
narrows|New York harbor area
natality|Birthrate
nations|Iroquoians' Five ___
natives|Certain inhabitants
natural|Dice throw
natural|Good dice throw
natural|Initial dice throw of 7 or 11
nearest|Dearest's companion
neatest|Tidiest
nebular|Of a galaxy
necessity|Penna. fort of 1754 attack
needled|Provoked
needlers|People with sharp tongues
needles|Goads
negates|Cancels out
negates|Nullifies
nemesis|Retribution
nettlers|Vexing people
nettles|Vexes
neutral|On the fence
neutrals|Fence-sitters
neutron|Atomic component
nevermore|Croak of the raven
newfound|Kind of land
newness|Recency
nextdoor|Kind of neighbors
niblick|Golf-bag item
niggles|Fault-finds
nightcap|Finale of a sort
nightmares|Frightening experiences
nincompoop|Fool
ninnies|Simpletons
nitroglycerin|Soup
nitroglycerine|Explosive
nocking|Fitting as an arrow
noiseless|Silent
nominal|Slight
nominee|McGovern, in 1972
nondriver|Rear-seat occupant
nonsense|Humbug
nonsense|Stuff's partner
nosebag|Mobile dinner for dobbin
nostril|Facial feature
notated|Put into symbols
noteless|Undistinguished
notturno|Schubert piano trio
nuclear|Kind of fission
nullify|Undo
numbered|Like Swiss bank accounts
numerate|Count
nursers|Baby bottles
nylghais|Indian antelopes: Var.
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
obliges|Constrains
oboists|Orchestra members
obsequious|Servile
obtests|Supplicates
octaves|Piano notes
octopuses|Sea-bottom dwellers
offbeat|Unusual
officers|Policemen
oftentimes|Of of of of of of of of of of
ogreism|Monsterish state
oilstone|Whetting device
ointments|Salves
olivine|Green shade
oloroso|Dessert sherry
onagers|Ancient catapults
oneness|Harmony
onerous|Burdensome
onerously|In an oppressive way
oneself|Ego
onomatopoeia|Cuckoo or "whippoorwill," e.g.
onshore|Kind of beach breeze
onstage|Acting
oolites|Egglike stones
opaline|Milky
opening|Certain night or bid
operate|Manage
operative|Secret agent
operetta|Lehar specialty
opinions|Poll's findings
optical|Kind of illusion
optician|Man for lenses
optimist|One with high hopes
optimists|Pollyannas
opuntia|Cactus flower
oracular|Knowing the answers
oranges|Love for Three ___
oranges|Colors
oranges|Florida products
oranges|Jersey suburbs of N.Y.C.
oration|W. J. Bryan offering
orchestrate|Do a music job
ordains|Decrees
orderly|Hospital helper
ordinance|Law
ordinate|Abscissa's partner
organons|Instruments of knowledge
orioles|A. L. team
orioles|Bright birds
ornaments|Embellishes
oroides|Alloys for cheap jewelry
orotund|Pompous in speech
osmosing|Diffusing by absorption
outcasts|Poker Flat people
outdoing|Excelling
outgeneral|Get the best of
outhits|Bats more effectively
outline|Silhouette
outperform|Do better
outrank|Exceed in importance
outsells|Does better on the market
outsert|Extra printed supplement
outwear|Exhaust
overact|Emote
overalls|Work clothing
overawed|Intimidated
overcome|Surmount
overdrawn|Bank's bad news
overeat|Break one's diet
overhear|Eavesdrop
overlays|Superimposes
overman|Featherbed with crew members
overpass|Crossroads feature
overreact|Be excessively touchy
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Do a foreman's job
overset|Typographical excess
overstep|Go beyond
overtax|Burden excessively
overtaxing|Being too onerous
pacifism|Nonviolent philosophy
paganism|Heathen cult
pagodas|Eastern temples
pahlavi|Shah of Iran
painters|Monet, Manet, etc.
palatial|Magnificent
paletot|Loose overcoat
palette|Artist's board
palette|Artist's gear
palette|Kind of knife
palindrome|Too hot to hoot, e.g.
palisades|Hudson features
pampered|Indulged
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Cure-all
panaceas|Cure-alls
pannier|Donkey's basket
panoramas|Grand Canyon offerings
pantograph|Electric-locomotive trolley
pantomime|Chaplin's forte
paperboys|Certain carriers
parader|Show-off
parades|Pompous shows
parades|West Point activities
paradigms|Examples
paradises|Edens
paragon|Large perfect diamond
parapet|Protective wall
parapets|Protective walls
parasitic|Like freeloaders
parasol|Sun protection
parasol|Sunshade
parasols|Sights at Ascot
parcheesi|Board game
parchesi|Game
pardoning|Excusing
parenthood|Family status
parents|Family members
parmesan|Cheese from Italy
parodies|Irreverent writings
paroled|Freed in a way
parolee|Former inmate
parrier|Fencer, at times
partakers|Those who share
parterre|Theater area
particle|Speck
partita|Musical suite
partnerships|Some businesses
pasteup|Prepare a page layout
pastiches|Literary hodgepodges
pastime|Bowling, e.g.
pastimes|TV-watching, e.g.
pastoral|Beethoven's Sixth
pastors|Church men
pastors|Men of the cloth
pastrami|Deli offering
patella|Kneecap
patella|Kneecap
patents|Inventors' assets
paternally|In a solicitous way
paternoster|Prayer
patience|G. & S. milkmaid
patience|Game
patient|Long-suffering
patroon|Dutch colonial V.I.P.
patsies|Fall guys
pavement|Road surface
payroll|Bookkeeper's concern
peacocks|Vain ones
peaveys|Lumber hooks
pediment|Classic gable
peekaboo|Type of blouse
peepers|Young birds
peepshow|Carnival offering
peerage|Burke's output
peerages|Earldoms or dukedoms
peeress|Noblewoman
peeress|Noblewoman
pejorative|Disparaging
penance|Sackcloth and ashes
penance|Self-punishment
penguins|Birds
penname|Elia, for one
penpoint|Nib
peopling|Inhabiting
peppier|More lively
percolator|Coffee-maker
perhaps|Qualifying word
periwig|Old hairpiece
periwinkle|Blue color
perquisites|Fringe benefits
perries|British fruit drinks
persona|Non-grata one
personae|Dramatis ___
personalities|TV-show guests
personification|Embodiment
pesetas|Spanish coins
pheasant|Bird
phenols|Disinfectants
philately|Popular hobby
phlegmatic|Impassive
phonetics|Speech study for dialers
phrenic|Of the mind
piastre|Money unit of Mideast
piccolos|Instruments
pickpocket|Light-fingered one
pigeonhole|Get rid of in a way
pilaster|Column
pillaged|Looted
pillars|The Seven ___ of Wisdom
pinochle|Game
pintail|River duck
pirated|Did a sea job of a sort
pirates|Lafitte's crew
placate|Pacify
plainly|In a clear manner
plaintiffs|Simple arguments
plaints|Laments
plaints|Sounds of woe
planers|Woodworking machines
planter|Container for ferns, etc.
plastic|Impressionable
plateau|Period of little change
pleasure|Inclination
pleasure|Satisfaction
pleurae|Lung membranes
plowers|Field hands
plumage|Early hat adornment
poetess|Millay or Dickinson
poetical|Written in verse
poinciana|Tree with showy flowers
poisons|Corrupts
polarizers|Divisive ones
pollsters|Opinion men
pollsters|Opinion takers
pollutants|Smoke, waste chemicals, etc.
pollute|Add debris
poltergeist|Mischievous spirit
poltergeist|Mischievous spirit
ponderable|Having weight
pondered|Weighed carefully
poniards|Daggers
poppers|Corn ___
porkers|Farm animals
postcard|Wish-you-were-here medium
postdate|Follow in time
posters|Certain ads
posters|Toulouse-Lautrec specialties
potboilers|Literary quickies
pourboire|15 per cent of the check
pouters|Pigeons
praises|Butters up
praline|Nut candy
prattle|Chatter
prayers|Orisons
precede|Antedate
precede|Lead the way
precedent|Something to be set
predicts|Interprets tea leaves
prefaced|Ushered in
prefixes|Dis-, un-, and tri-, for example
prelect|Discourse publicly
prelects|Discourses publicly
premium|Bonus
prepare|Get ready
presages|Portends
presence|Actor's poise
presence|Self-assurance
present|Kind of tense
present|___ arms
presents|Introduces
pressed|Was insistent
pressure|Put the screws on
prester|___ John, legendary monk
prestidigitator|Shell-game operator, for one
pretend|Simulate
pretest|Check prior to a product's sale
pretzels|Cocktail snacks
prevented|Forestalled
primate|Zoo category
priming|Applying a first coat of paint
primings|Undercoats of paint
princess|Anne or Ida
principal|School V.I.P.
principles|Yin and Yang, e.g.
pristine|Uncorrupted
proceed|Advance
proceeds|Goes on
process|Solvay, for one
procreated|Begat
profess|Claim
profile|John Barrymore's trademark
prognostication|Weatherman's job
progressive|Advancing
projected|Forecast
promoter|Prizefight V.l.P.
proofreads|Corrects copy
proscribe|Outlaw
prosecutor|Courtroom principal
proselyte|Converted one
prosier|More commonplace
prosper|Flourish
protases|Conditional clauses
protect|Defend
protects|Defends
protects|Defends
protege|Patron's pet
protegee|Girl under a wing
protein|Diet essential
protozoa|Amoeba's family
prudently|In a cautious way
puerile|Childish
pugrees|Indian turbans
punster|Type of humorist
purisms|Adherences to perfection
puritanical|Prudish
pushing|Intrusive
pussyfoot|Act cautiously
puzzlement|Perplexity
pyrostat|Fire-detecting device
quaffed|Tossed off
quartermaster|Army supply officer
quartics|Certain equations
questionable|Dubious
quilted|Worked at Aunt Dinah's party
quinine|Beneficial drug
quizzer|Man with questions
quizzical|Curious
rabidly|With fury
racquet|Squash gear
radials|Modern tires
radiance|Splendor
raffish|Disreputable
rafters|Roof timbers
ragweed|Hay-fever source
raillery|Badinage
raiment|Attire
rainbow|Illusion
rainbow|Showery-day delight
raincheck|Return ticket
rainmaker|Drought V.I.P.
rallied|Bounced back
rallier|Cheerleader, at times
rallies|Political events
rambled|Wandered aimlessly
rampant|Unrestrained
rampart|Bulwark
ramparts|Defensive walls
rankest|Most foul
ranters|Bombastic speakers
rapporteur|Account-making official
rattled|Disconcerted
ravages|Lays waste to
raveled|Like Shakespeare's sleave
ravioli|Pasta item
razzmatazz|Flashy stuff
reactor|Nuclear apparatus
reactor|Nuclear plant
reading|Oscar Wilde's gaol
reaffirm|Verify
reagents|Substances used in chemical analysis
reality|Fact
reasons|Uses logic
reassess|Change an appraisal
reassure|Restore confidence
rebellion|Boxer or Shays'
recants|Disavows
receded|Contracted
recessive|Genetic opposite of dominant
rechecks|Verifies one's figures
recitation|Classroom performance
reclamation|Land-use project
reclines|Rests
recluse|Solitary one
recorders|Flutes
rectors|Campus officials
redcoats|Minutemen's foes
redeeming|Kind of feature
redstart|European songbird
redware|Edible seaweed
reechoes|Reverberates
reerect|Put up again
refiners|Some oil companies
refitted|Restored, as a ship
refluxes|Backflows
refrigerate|Store, as meat
refunds|Taxpayers' boons
registry|Postal chore
rehashes|Goes over
rehearsals|Actors' burdens
reinstate|Put back again
rejects|Declines
rejoice|Jubilate
related|Cognate
relates|Narrates
relative|Kind of pronoun
relatives|Kin
relator|One who narrates
release|Let go
release|Press notice
released|Sprung
releases|Makes public, as a statement
relegate|Consign to oblivion
relented|Became forgiving
relentless|Uncompromising
relevant|Germane
reliant|Showing trust
reliant|Trusting
relieve|Mitigate
relines|Does a tailoring job
remainders|Publishers' headaches
remaining|Left
remanned|Staffed again
remediable|Capable of being restored
remember|Give the Maine its due
remember|Maine word
reminisce|Converse, as at a reunion
removable|Like some partitions
rendition|Interpretation
renouncer|One who abdicates
rentable|Ready for tenants
repartee|Persiflage
repelled|Forced back
repercussions|Aftereffects
replant|Put in a new crop
reporter|Scoop seeker
reposes|Sits for a new camera shot
reprieve|Condemned-man's concern
reprinting|Welcome chore for a publisher
reptiles|Dinosaurs, e.g.
reptilia|Snake, lizards, etc.
requesting|Asking
reroute|Change the direction of
reroute|Detour
resales|Car-lot deals
rescaled|Checked the timber measure
rescoring|Orchestrating anew
rescuer|Lifeguard, at times
resents|Takes offense
resents|Takes umbrage
reshoes|Does a blacksmith's job
resided|Dwelt
residue|Ash
resigns|Gives up
reslated|Put back on the list
resolve|Determine
resource|Wherewithal
resources|Capabilities
respires|Breathes
respiting|Granting a delay
response|Answer
response|Choir function
restarts|Makes a fresh beginning
restate|Set forth again
restates|Changes the wording
restfully|In a relaxed manner
restive|Impatient
restored|Like the Pietà
restorers|Workers on museum art
restores|Puts back
restrained|Showing discipline
restraint|Avoidance of excess
restricts|Curbs
restyled|Done over by a modiste
retaining|Kind of wall
retakes|Film director's chores
retaped|Recorded a show again
retaped|Recorded again
reticent|Clammed-up
retighten|Make taut again
retirer|One going on a pension
retorted|Replied in kind
retrace|Go over again
retract|Eat crow, formally
retrains|Gets ready again
retrieves|Does a Labrador's job
returner|Book borrower, later
reunion|Spring campus event
reveals|Exposes
reveille|Signal at sunrise
revelry|Mardi gras doing
revenge|Reprisal
revenue|Part of I.R.S.
reverie|Daydream
reversal|Setback
reverse|Gear setting
reversed|Annulled
reverses|Misfortunes
reviews|Critics' output
revisionist|Troublemaker, to Marxian purists
rewarms|Fixes leftovers
rewaxed|Gave the car a new shine
rewrite|Editor's order
rheostat|Light-regulating device
rheostat|Regulator for houselights
rhinestone|Bauble for the Lorelei
rhubarb|Hassle
riddled|Shot full of holes
riffles|Shuffles cards
riparian|Of a river bank
riparian|Of the waterside
ripeness|Fruit-buyer's concern
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Retort
ripples|Waves
ritualism|Devotion to ceremony
riviere|Diamond necklace
roadside|Motel site
roadway|Part of a bridge
roarers|Lions, e.g.
roasters|Friars Club men, at times
rocketeer|Technician at NASA
rolltop|Type of desk
rollway|Log chute
rooster|Morning harbinger
roosters|Birds
ropedancer|Acrobat
ropewalk|Building for making cord
rostrate|Having a beak
rotated|Took turns
rotations|Crop-varying processes
rotator|Directional antenna device
rotator|Muscle
rotator|Muscle type
rotatory|Of a circular motion
roughest|Least polished
roughneck|Goon
roulette|Game
roundhouse|Wild ring punch
roundtable|Kind of discussion
rowboat|Park-pond sight
royalties|Author's rewards
royalty|Palace people
ruffian|Hoodlum
ruminant|Meditative
sabbath|Certain day
saboteurs|Wartime menaces
sacerdotal|Priestly
sacrist|Sexton
sacristy|Church room
sacristy|Vestry
saddles|Burdens
sadiron|Tailor's equipment
sagamore|Hill for T. R.
salamis|Deli features
salaries|Income sources
salience|Significant feature
saltines|Crackers
salutatorians|Spring orators
salutes|Shows respect
sameness|Monotony
sandbag|Coerce crudely
sandbar|Marine hazard
sanicle|Healing plant in folk medicine
sanities|Mental qualities
sarapes|Mexican cloaks
sardine|Symbol of crowdedness
sargasso|Sea of seaweed
sataras|Ribbed cloths of India
satchel|House-call need
satchel|Pitcher Paige
sateens|Fabrics
satires|Juvenal's works
satiric|Like "Gulliver's Travels"
satirize|Ridicule
satraps|Petty despots
saucing|Adding flavor
savages|Wild ones
savannah|Junction of the Seneca and Tugaloo
savings|Type of bank
savored|Relished
scalded|Heated milk
scalded|Heated, as milk
scalier|More despicable
scalloped|Did fancy needlework
scanned|Read quickly
scapegrace|Rascal
scaramouche|Cowardly buffoon
scarfed|Wearing a babushka
scarlet|Letter color
scathes|Criticizes strongly
scatter|Disperse
scenario|Movie-director's need
scented|Like sachets
scepter|Emblem of authority
scholar|Rhodes ___
scholastic|Pedantic
schools|University sections
schooner|Sailing ship
schooners|Beer holders
scollop|Seafood order: Var.
scooter|Child's vehicle
scorned|. . . fury like a woman ___
scorned|Rejected
scraper|Road machine
scratch|Hen marking
screens|Sifts
screwier|More outlandish
scrolls|Dead Sea finds
scrooge|Miserly person
scruffs|Napes
scullery|Where the dishes are done
scuppers|Deck openings
scurril|Abusive: Var.
scurrilous|Calumnious
seadrome|Floating airport
seagulls|Birds
sealant|Leakage preventer
seaside|Resort area
seaside|Resort area
seasons|Spring and fall
secants|Cutting lines
secants|Intersecting lines
seceded|What Texas did on Feb. 1, 1861
seceded|Withdrew
secludes|Isolates
seconded|Did a duel chore
seconded|Supported
secrets|Mysteries
sectarian|Parochial
seedcake|Tea fare
seeress|Tea-leaf reader
seesawed|Alternated
seethes|Bubbles up
seiners|Some fishermen
selections|Choices
selfish|Concerned with No. 1
selfless|Altruistic
sellout|Full house
semantic|Of word meanings
semicolon|Punctuation mark
seminude|Clad like Venus de Milo
semiprecious|Not like a girl's best friend
senates|Capitol groups
senates|Legislative bodies
senator|D. C. man
senorita|Spanish miss
sensible|Showing reason
sentiment|Feeling
sentiment|Feeling
sentries|Watchers of a sort
separating|Dividing
seraglios|Turkish palace areas
serenade|Under-the-window routine
sergeants|York and Bilko
serially|In installments
serially|In installments
seriate|Arranged in order
sermons|Pastors' offerings
serpent|Sea ___
serrate|Toothed
serrated|Notched
serrated|Saw-toothed
sessions|Composer Roger
settlers|Colonists
settlers|Pilgrim Fathers, e.g.
settles|Pays off a debt
seventeen|Tarkington novel
seventh|Extra sense
severed|Iris Murdoch's "A ___ Head"
sextants|Navigation aids
sextuple|Twice triple
shallot|Gourmet-cookery ingredient
shaming|Humiliating
shattering|Destructive
shatters|Breaks, as a vase
sheaths|Slinky dresses
sheepherders|Workers in Ireland's pastures
sheered|Deviated from course
shelled|Like frozen peas
sheller|Clam-bar worker
shepherd|Watchman of a sort
sheroots|Cigars: Var.
shillelaghs|Cudgels
shoestring|Kind of potatoes
shoreline|Area subject to erosion
shortening|Lard
shortens|Abbreviates
shortstop|Fielder
showbiz|Movies, theater, etc.
showered|Bathed
showplace|Tourist attraction
shrewish|Ill-tempered
shudder|Quake
shunned|Eschewed
shuteye|Bit of sleep
shuttle|Continuous transit facility
shylocks|Shakespearean man and others
sibilant|Snakish-sounding
sidecar|Cocktail
sideline|Benchwarmer's place
sidelong|Laterally
sidemen|Jazz performers
sidestep|Skirt
sierras|Madre and Leone
sierras|Western mountains
sighted|Did lookout duty
signpost|Road marker
silence|Library sign
silesia|Twilled cloth used for linings
silhouette|Drawing named for a French pennypincher
simulate|Feign
simulate|Feign
simulate|Feign
sincere|Unaffected
sinecure|Soft job
sinecures|Cushy positions
sinfully|In a wicked way
singleton|Popular lead at bridge
singular|Exceptional
sirloin|Cut of meat
sittings|Séances
situate|Put in a place
sixteen|Sweet time
sixteens|Sweet ages
sizable|Largish
sizzling|Torrid
skeptics|Show-me men
skewers|Barbecue aids
skimmings|Pool-surface cleanups
skinflicks|X-rated movies
skinflint|Scrooge or Marner
skinner|Actor Otis
skipped|Took it on the lam
skirter|One who avoids
skittering|Gliding lilghtly
skittles|Beer's companion
skyline|Sight from the Narrows
skywrite|Use a plane for a pencil
slanderer|Malicious one
slapdash|Haphazard
sleaves|Separates into threads
sledges|Winter transports
sleeper|Beauty of fairy tale, e.g.
sleeper|Railroad car
sleepier|Less alert
sleighs|Siberians' needs
slender|Lissome
sleuths|Vance and Holmes
slipknot|Feature of a noose
slipshod|Poorly made
slithers|Walks like a movie siren
sloganeers|Campaign-placard writers
sloshed|Made watery progress
slotted|Grooved
slowness|Stupidity
sluices|Floodgates
smalltime|Piddling
smarter|More fashionable
smartest|Most chic
smellier|Like some cheeses
smitten|Taken with
smoulder|Burn without flame
snarled|Word for rush-hour traffic
sneakers|Certain footwear
sneered|Showed contempt
snicker|Stifled laugh
snidest|Most nasty
sniffier|More uppity
snifter|Brandy glass
snipers|Sneaky marksmen
snobbery|High-hat quality
snoopier|More nosy
snorted|Expressed disgust
snowstorm|War and Peace backdrop
snowstorm|Traffic snarler
snugger|More closely fitting
soaring|On the wing
sockeye|Salmon
solacer|One who comforts
solarium|Hospital area
solicitor|Public law officer
solidest|Most compact
soliloquy|Ham actor's big moment
soloist|Musical performer
solvers|Detectives, at times
someone|Person
somerset|Maugham
sonance|Voice quality
sonless|Like Eddie Cantor
sonorous|Full-toned
soothers|Tranquilizing agents
soothsayer|Expert on the future
soprano|Eileen Farrell, e.g.
sorcerer|G. & S. work of 1877
soundest|Most stable
sousaphone|Instrument
soybean|Source of chop-suey sauce
spaders|Digging machines
spaghetti|Meatball's partner
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail
spanner|Kind of wrench
spanner|Type of wrench
spareribs|Barbecue specialty
sparkler|Popular July 4 item
sparkplug|Comic-strip horse
sparrow|Bird
sparrow|Chipping or song
sparsely|How Nevada is populated
spatula|Spreader
spatula|Spreading implement
speared|Caught fish in a way
specials|Bargains
specious|Plausible
spectres|Ghosts
speeded|Wasted gasoline
speeder|Highway menace
speeder|Highway menace
speeder|Road menace
speeder|Traffic menace
spellers|Contestants in a certain bee
spender|Extravagant one
spheric|Globular
sphinxes|Inscrutable ones
spieler|Pitchman
spillers|Clumsy ones
spinners|Fishing lures
spinsters|Certain loners
spirant|Speech sound
spirits|Christmas Past and others
spirits|Frame of mind
spirits|Séance visitors
spirituals|Mahalia Jackson forte
spitball|Outlawed baseball pitch
spitfire|R.A.F. plane of W. W. II
splashed|Made a bad dive
splashed|Made a flat dive
spliced|Joined, as ropes
splinters|Smithereens
spoilsport|Coddles wine
spooned|Used a ladle
spriest|Most nimble
sprinkles|Does lawn work
sprinted|Dashed
sprouts|Burgeons
spruced|Made trim
spurted|Gushed
squalled|Blew violently
squeaks|Annoying stair sounds
squeegee|Window-washing gear
squeegee|Window-washing gear
squires|Escorts
stackers|Hay-storing devices
stackup|___ against (compare)
staggering|Overwhelming
stalemated|Deadlocked
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Marathon-runner's forte
standby|Hopeful one at flight time
standfast|Persevere
stanhope|Light carriage
stapler|Office gadget
stardust|Popular song of the '30's
stargazers|Autograph hounds are ___
stargazes|Emulates Galileo
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
started|Showed alarm
starters|Belmont gate officials
starting|Setting out
starves|Wants for food
stashed|Hid away
stashes|Caches
statesmen|Metternich et al.
statism|Totalitarian policy
stators|Fixed machine parts
staunch|Steadfast
stealing|Moving furtively
stealth|Burglar's forte
steamer|Great Eastern, for one
steamer|Ship
steamers|Soft clams
steamers|Soft-shell clams
steeped|Brewed tea
steeper|Tougher to climb
stellas|Dallas and others
stencil|Crate-marker's aid
stepper|Hoofer
steppes|Vast plains
stepson|Relative
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Like a surgeon's hands
sterilize|Prepare surgical tools
sternal|Of the breastbone
stertor|Snoring sound
stetson|Cowboy hat
stewing|Worrying
sthenic|With nervous energy
stickit|___ out (persist)
sticklers|Petty perfectionists
stigmata|Marks of disgrace
stilted|Formal
stilted|Pompous
stimulus|Incitement
stingier|More tightfisted
stipend|Fixed pay
stipends|Salaries
stipulated|Specified
stirred|Completed the martini
stoicism|Impassiveness
stomach|Kind of ache
stonewall|Bull Run nickname
stopover|Traveler's break
stopple|Cork
stopples|Corks
stories|Fibs
stories|O. Henry offerings
stowaway|Nautical freeloader
straddle|Play both sides
straddles|Plays both sides
straitlaced|Prudish
strangle|Garrote
strangler|Boston ___
streaked|Did a faddish caper
streamline|Simplify
streetcar|Transit facility
strengthens|Reinforces
stressless|Without emphasis
stretch|Extend over
striated|Ridged
strikeout|Casey's box-score entry
strikeover|Sloppy typing correction
strings|Orchestra section
stripers|Some sea bass
striving|Contending
stroller|Baby carriage
strolls|Ambles
strongman|Dictator
stropped|Honed
strumpets|Loose ladies
stunned|KO'd
sturdiest|Most robust
stylers|Designers
stymied|Having rough going
suavities|Urbane qualities
suckers|Texas Guinan's clientele
summers|Estivates
summits|Meetings of heads of state
sunrise|Pistol time
sunshade|Parasol
sunspot|Solar phenomenon
superchargers|Shoppers with big tabs
superstructure|Ship part
surefire|Positive
surefooted|Like a mountain goat
surfaced|Came up, as a U-boat
surfbird|Pacific shore flier
surreal|Like Dali
swagger|Braggadocio
swapped|Traded
swarmed|Congregated
swatters|Anti-fly weapons
sweetest|Most pleasing
sweetie|___ pie
swinges|Scourges
synopsis|Summary
systoles|Heart contractions
tabernacle|Salt Lake City sight
tableau|Artistic grouping
taenias|Tapeworms
taglines|Climaxes to jokes
tailbacks|Football runners
tailored|Made-to-order
tailors|Repairmen of a sort
tailpipe|Exhausting item
tailspins|Sudden collapses
takeover|Assume control
talesman|Prospective juror
talesman|Prospective juror
tanagers|Birds
tanagers|Bright birds
tandems|Certain bikes
tankers|Cargo ships
tantalize|Cause frustrating torment
tantara|Trumpet blast
taproom|Oasis in the city
tarantella|Dance
tarantellas|Lively folk dances
tartans|Highland wear
tartans|Plaids
tartare|Sauce ___
tartare|Steak ___ (raw hamburger)
tartufe|Molière play
tassels|Drapery decorations
tattoos|Features of Groucho's Lydia
taxidermy|Art of making lifelike fauna
taxonomist|Classification expert
teaches|Gives lessons
teakettle|Whistler in the kitchen
tearjerker|Soap opera, often
teasels|Prickly herbs
teasers|Annoying problems
teasers|Brain and strip
technocracy|Elitist theory of government
teddies|Chemises
teenage|Time of life
teenage|Youthful
teepees|Blackfeet homes: Var.
teepees|Dakota dwellings
teeters|Wobbles
teethed|Went through an infant stage
telamon|One of the Argonauts
telegrapher|Morse-code user
telethon|Lengthy TV program
tellers|Bank workers
telltales|Chaucer and Hawthorne ___
tempera|Technique of painting
temperate|Restrained
tempered|Moderated
tempest|Shakespearean subject
tempest|Shakespearean weather
tempest|Violent storm
tenacity|Perseverance
tenancy|Temporary possession
tenderize|Treat, as meat
tendril|Grapevine shoot
tenements|City dwellings
tenpins|Alley game
tensile|Type of strength
tensors|Certain muscles
tentless|Like Omar after a busy day
tenures|Copyholds
tenures|Terms
teosinte|Mexican grass
teredos|Ship borers
terminals|Grand Central, etc.
termini|Ends
termite|Exterminator's target
terrapin|Turtle
terrine|Earthenware jar
terrorist|Ruthless outlaw
tessera|Mosaic piece
testate|Having a will
tetrads|Groups of four
tetrode|Vacuum tube
theorem|Idea accepted as true
thereafter|Subsequently
thereto|What more is ___ say?
thimble|Sewer's need
thousand|Arabian nights minus one
threadbare|Hackneyed
throttles|Chokes
thunderstorm|William Tell overture feature
thunderstorms|Summer events
ticktock|More sounds
ticktock|One more time
ticktock|Play it again, Sam
ticktock|Sounds of work
tidbits|Offerings on toothpicks
tiebacks|Drapery holders
tiepins|Men's accessories
tilters|Knights of old
timeless|Eternal
timeout|Respite
timepieces|Turnips
tingling|Like a foot waking up
tinhorn|Small-time
tiptoes|Moves quietly
tirades|Diatribes
titters|Snickers
toehold|Tentative start
tombstone|Arizona city
tomfool|Blockhead
tomorrow|Tuesday, on Monday
tonneau|Auto body
tonneau|Automobile part
tonsures|Clerical haircuts
tontine|Insurance scheme
tornado|Big blow
tornado|Dorothy's transit to Oz
tornados|Backdrops for Dorothy
torpedoes|What Farragut damned
torrent|Wild flood
tortoise|Aesop character
totterer|Unsteady one
totting|Adding up
tourist|Guide-book user
towered|Rose high
townhouse|Dwelling for the upper crust
traction|Pulling force
trailers|Some homes
trainee|Apprentice
trainer|Athletic staff man
trainer|Racing-stable V.I.P.
tranced|Enraptured
transepts|Church areas
transfix|Absorb with interest
transit|Rapid ___
transit|Subways, buses, etc.
translate|Do a job at the U. N.
transom|Crosspiece
trawler|Fishing boat
trawler|Fishing vessel
treacle|Golden syrup
treacle|Molasses
treacle|Molasses
treacle|Molasses
treason|Certain crime
treasure|Island of fiction
treated|Did an Oct. 31 duty
tremble|Quake
trepans|Boring tools
trephine|Surgical saw
trepidation|Alarm
trespass|Cross a neighbor's lawn
trespassers|Sinners
trespasses|Encroaches
tresses|Damsels' glories
trestle|Railroad span
triangle|Instrument
tribalisms|Ingroup loyalties
tricorne|Cocked hat
tricornes|Cocked hats
trident|Poseidon's prop
trident|Prop for Poseidon
trifled|Toyed with
trifles|Toys
trinitrotoluene|Explosive
tripled|Made a big hit
triples|Baseball hits
triptychs|Altarpieces
trireme|Old galley
tritone|Three-step musical interval
triumph|Win
trivial|Insignificant
trolley|Toonerville transport
trolleys|Buses' antecedents
trollop|Strumpet
trombone|Instrument
trotted|Moved briskly
troubleshooting|Diplomat's job, at times
trousseau|Result of some showers
truculent|Belligerent
trueblue|Loyal
truelove|Sweetheart
trumpets|Instruments
trussed|Tied up
trusses|Bridge supports
trusted|Relied on
tsetses|African flies
tuition|College income item
turnoffs|Expressway ramps
turnspit|Rotates stone
turntable|Roundhouse feature
turquoise|Gem mineral
tutelage|Guardianship
tutoring|Private teaching
tuxedos|Evening gowns' companions
twinkled|Emulated a star
twosome|Links piayers
tyrants|Oppressors
ululate|Howl, as a wolf
umbrage|Resentment
umpires|Callers of strikes
unattainable|Out of reach
unbends|Becomes less formal
uncaught|Fugitive's status
unclothed|Like a certain emperor
underdo|Cook rare
undergo|Experience
undermined|Weakened
undertones|Subdued qualities
undertow|Beach swimming hazard
underworld|Domain of Cerebus
undress|Get ready for a physical
unearth|Bring to light
unerringly|In a faultless way
unexploded|Like a dud bomb
unhorse|Overthrow
unicorn|___ Press (publisher)
unisexual|Restricted to a single gender
unlatches|Opens, as a door
unlisted|Like some phone numbers
unnamed|Like a John Doe defendant
unnatural|Artificial
unnerve|Shake
unnoted|Not seen
unpacks|Gets settled in a hotel room
unpenned|Set free
unpressed|Like Clarence Darrow's suits
unready|Like Ethelred
unrequited|Like some love
unseals|Opens
unstinting|Giving freely
untenable|Indefensible
untitled|Nameless
updated|Revised
updates|Revises with current material
upended|Affected sharply
uptight|Tense
uptrend|Rise in the economy
uranium|Atomic age element
useless|Like a fifth wheel
ushered|Did a wedding duty
usuries|Loan-shark practices
vacated|Gave up occupancy
valedictorian|Spring orator
variant|Alternative spelling
vendetta|Blood feud
vendetta|Feud
venture|Take a flier
verbatim|Word for word
verdure|Greenery
vestment|Alb or amice
veteran|Old-timer
veterans|Part of V. A.
viaduct|Railroad span
viatica|Provisions for journeys
vicinity|Neighborhood
vinegar|Cruet contents
vinegar|Vim
vitally|In an important way
vitiate|Debase
vitiates|Invalidates
volleying|Tennis on the fly
waistline|Dieter's concern
wallflowers|Certain ones on the sidelines
walloper|Dock-___ (pier worker)
wandering|Cuckoo's voice, to Wordsworth
warders|Guards
washers|Parts of faucets
wassails|Toasts in old England
waterloo|Disastrous defeat
watermark|Paper impression
watersheds|Drainage divisions
wattage|Bulb mark
wearisome|Tiring
weeknights|Little chessmen
welcome|Word on a doormat
welfarism|Certain social system
welshers|Deadbeats
weltered|Tumbled
wheedled|Cajoled
whetstone|Agent for getting an edge on
whiting|City near Chicago
wideawake|Alert
wiretaps|Certain bugs
wisecracks|Wags' offerings
witness|___ for the Prosecution
wondered|Was curious
woodcock|Bird
woodpecker|Bird
woodpile|Energy source of sorts
wooshes|Gushes: Var.
workout|Exercise
worsted|Sweater yarn
wrecked|Demolished
wrestled|Took on Gorgeous George
wriggled|Squirmed
yearned|Longed
yeasted|Fermented
yellows|Shows age, as paper
yesterday|Monday, on Tuesday
yesteryear|In the recent past
yodeling|Alpine activity
yodeling|Alpine sound
yonkers|Neighbor of N.Y.C.
yuletide|December days
zaniness|Tomfoolery
zealotry|Fanaticism
aardvarks|Burrowing mammals
abdicate|Emulate Edward VIII
abdicate|Quit, à la Edward
abductor|Hercules, to Iole
aberrant|Deviating
abetting|Giving support to
abhorrence|Strong dislike
abiders|Ones who tolerate
ablated|Removed by melting
abominable|Like a certain snowman
aboveboard|Without trickery
abutments|Arch supports
abysmally|In a wretched way
academe|Where Plato taught
accented|Stressed
accepted|Widely approved
accidents|Spills, falls, trips, etc.
accords|Agreements
accrete|Grow together
accrete|Grow together
accurate|On the button
aceldama|Field where Judas died
acetate|Film-making plastic
acetone|Paint solvent
acetous|Vinegary
achenes|One-seeded fruits
acolyte|Altar boy
acquire|Get
acquires|Takes over
acquisitiveness|Greed
actuate|Set in motion
adamant|Unbending
adamant|Unyielding
adjoined|Abutted
adjourn|Take a recess
adjustment|Correction
administer|Superintend
admiral|Benbow, for one
admired|Looked up to
aerogram|Wireless message
aeroplanes|British flying machines
aeroplanes|Jets, etc.
affronts|Insults
aftermath|Result
aftermaths|Consequences
against|In opposition
aggrade|Fill, as with silt
aggregates|Compilations
agitate|Stir up
agitate|Stir up
agnates|Kinsmen
agnomen|Nickname
agnostics|Religious doubters
agonizing|Kind of reappraisal
agriculture|Field for early U. S. settlers
aground|Beached
airplane|Wrights' creation
alamode|Pie
alarmed|Disturbed
alarmists|Chicken Little et al.
alderman|Municipal boss
alehouse|Pub
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Warned
alienor|Property transferrer
aliners|Telescope devices
alleviate|Lessen
alligator|Kind of pear
alligators|Hepcats
alliums|Onions, chives, etc.
allusive|Having reference to
almanac|Farmer's friend
aloofness|Reserve
altered|Changed
altered|Did tailoring work
althorns|Brass instruments
amanita|Poisonous mushroom
amasser|Collector
amatory|Relating to love
ambassador|High-level agent
amender|One proposing a rider to a bill
amenity|Agreeable quality
amethyst|February gem
amidships|Position on a vessel
amnesty|Official forgiveness
amoretto|Cherub
amortize|Gradually reduce a debt
anaglyphic|Done in low relief, as a cameo
analects|Miscellanea
anapest|Metrical foot
anapests|Metrical feet
ancestor|Family-tree V.I.P.
anemias|Blood deficiencies
anemone|Showy flower
angelus|Millet subject
angered|Made indignant
angrier|More inflamed
animated|Like some cartoons
animations|Disney-studio output
aniseed|Cordial base
anisette|Liqueur
anklebone|Talus
annealed|Tempered
annealed|Tempered
annotate|Clutter up page margins
annotate|Write fuller explanations
anodyne|Pain reliever
anomalies|Incongruities
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
anoraks|Eskimo garments
antedate|Precede
antennas|Rooftop sights
anthems|Pre-game offerings
anthers|Stamen parts
antique|Prized heirloom
anymore|Are there ___ at home like you?
apelike|Resembling King Kong
apertures|Openings
aphonic|Voiceless
applauded|Showed approval
applauds|Gives a hand to
applecart|Scheme headed for an upset
apposes|Places next to
aptitude|Flair for
aquaria|Fish tanks
arboreal|Like the koala or sloth
arboreta|Botanic-garden areas
archean|Of a geologic age
arcuate|Bow-shaped
areaway|Sunken space
argonaut|Forty-niner
arguments|Disputes
arietta|Short song
ariosos|Musical passages
aristate|Having bristles
aristocrat|Noble
armadas|Fleets
armaments|Subject of SALT sessions
armatures|Protective structures
armoire|Large cupboard
arouses|Excites
arpents|Old French land units
arrange|Plan
arrange|Prepare
arrange|Prepare
arranger|Jazz-band aide
arrester|Lightning device
arrests|Police actions
arrival|Air-board listing
arrowhead|Digger's find
arrowroot|Cookie flavor
arsonist|Pyromaniac
article|Magazine piece
article|Part of the Constitution
articulate|Fluent
artisan|Skilled person
artistries|Skillful qualities
asperate|Roughen, old style
aspirant|Candidate
aspirate|Articulate
aspirating|Pronouncing the "h" as in house
aspired|Reached for
aspired|Sought after, with "to"
aspirin|Medicine-chest standby
assagais|African spears
assailed|Stormed
assails|Attacks
assault|Battery's partner
assault|Derby winner, 1946
assegai|African spear
assignation|Tryst
association|Guilt by ___
assures|Encourages
assures|Guarantees
asterisks|Footnote heralds
astrolabe|Sextant's predecessor
astronautical|Like Armstrong or Glenn
astronauts|Glenn and Armstrong
astronomic|Enormous
asunder|Separated
ateliers|Places for beret wearers
ateliers|Workshops
atheist|Unbeliever
athletes|Physical-ed majors
atingle|Feeling excitement
atropin|Belladonna product: Var.
attache|Kind of case
attache|Kind of case
attempt|Make a stab at
attended|Harkened
attended|Listened to
attires|Arrays
aureate|Resplendent
aureole|Corona
auroral|Of the dawn
auroral|Of the dawn
autogeny|Self-generation
average|Batter's concern
aviated|Flew a plane
aviator|Pilot
avoided|Sidestepped
awestruck|Fear-inspired
azaleas|Showy flowering plants
babbles|Talks idly
bacchanalia|Drinking bash
bacilli|Germs
backgammon|Board game
backstage|In the green-room
bagasse|Sugar-cane refuse
balances|Checks' associates
baldpate|Place for Cohan's keys
ballast|Stabilizing agent
banality|Triteness
bandage|Gauze covering
bandager|One giving first aid
bandmaster|Sousa or Alexander, e.g.
bandsman|Sousa employe
banners|Ensigns
bantered|Joshed
barbaric|Wild
barrage|Massive fire
barrels|Containers
barricade|Parade-route fixture
barrier|Great ___ Reef
baseless|Lacking foundation
basement|Bargain area
bassoon|Woodwind instrument
batiste|Sheer fabric
bazaars|Church affairs
beakers|Lab vessels
bearers|Safari members
bearish|Expecting a decline
beclouds|Obscures
becomes|Does justice to
beguines|Dances begun by Cole Porter
belabor|Dwell on to excess
beldames|Hags
belladonna|Eye-pupil dilator
bellwether|V.I.P. among sheep
bellyaches|Complains
bemoaned|Lamented
benevolent|Like an Elk, supposedly
berates|Scolds
beriberi|Disease
berries|Huckle and straw
besides|Moreover
bettered|Improved
bighorns|Sheep of the Rockies
biretta|Clerical cap
bishops|Chess pieces
bittern|Brown heron
blessing|Countable asset
blitzkrieg|All-out attack
bloated|Paunchy
bloomer|___ Girl
bloomer|___ Girl
boarder|Lodger and eater
boisterous|Rowdy
bolsters|Gives support to
bonuses|Premiums
bookkeeping|Forte of certain borrowers
bothered|Upset
bottles|Wine-cellar units
bourbons|Drinks
boxwood|Ornamental evergreen
brailled|Recorded with raised dots
bramble|Prickly bush
brandies|Drinks
brassie|No. 2 wood
brassies|No. 2 woods
brazils|Certain nuts, for short
breakage|China-shop headache
breaths|They're often bated
breviary|Prayer book
briefing|Compilation
briefly|In short
brigade|Fire-truck team
brigantine|Two-masted vessel
broomed|Swept
brushes|Tooth and hair
budging|Moving a bit
bundling|Old New England diversion
buntings|July 4 decorations
buntline|Ned ___ of dime novels
burlaps|Potato-sack fabrics
bushmaster|Venomous pit viper
bushwhackers|Guerillas
buttress|Support
bypasses|Evades
cabriole|Ballet leap
cadence|Rhythm
caiques|One-masters of Mideast
cakewalker|Certain dancer
calligraphy|Penmanship
calliope|Mythical figure
calories|Diet-book listings
calumets|Peace pipes
cameleers|Desert drivers
camouflage|Disguise
canceled|Scrubbed, as a mission
candidacy|Hat in the ring
cannibals|Specialized diners
canteen|U.S.O. unit
capitate|Forming a head
capsize|Turn turtle
captain|Ahab or Nemo
caramel|Hazard to a tooth filling
caramels|Chewy candies
carbines|Rifles
cardinal|Of basic importance
careens|Lurches
careers|Races recklessly
careful|Meticulous
carelessly|In a lax way
caressing|Treating with kindness
caretaker|Janitor
cargoes|Loads
caribou|Large deer
carolling|Christmas activity
caromed|Glanced off
carracks|Medit. galleons
carried|Won, as a voting district
carriole|Covered cart
cartoonist|Arno or Nast, e.g.
cashiers|Dismisses with disgrace
casinos|Housing for full houses
cassette|Tape magazine
cassino|Italian town of W. W. II siege
castaway|Reject
castoff|Discard
castors|Beaver hats
casualness|Nonchalance
catacomb|Old burial place
catacomb|Part of Rome's underground
catalyst|Precipitating agent
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catapult|Plane-launching device
catboat|Sailing craft
catcall|Ham-actor's problem
catcalls|Stadium sounds
catchall|Attic or closet, e.g.
catching|Like measles, mumps, etc.
category|Related group
caterwauled|Meowed
catfish|Hunter of baseball
catheters|Medical devices
catlings|Kittens
cattails|Slender vase plants
cattier|More spiteful
catwalk|High, narrow footway
caviare|Choice appetizer: Var.
caviled|Split hairs
cedilla|Mark under a consonant
celadons|Grayish greens
celestial|Divine
cemented|Firmly attached
censure|Condemn
centered|Focused
ceramic|Clay or porcelain object
certify|Assure
chagrin|Vexation
chairmen|Presiding officers
chances|Odds
chandler|___ Harper, links great
chapter|Verse's partner
charged|Put on the cuff
charitable|Benevolent
charitable|Generous
charity|Kind of ball
charted|Mapped
chartreuse|French liqueur
chassis|Auto frame
checkreins|Parts of harnesses
cheeses|Gruyère, etc.
cheeses|Neufchâtel and cream
cheeses|Ricotta and Swiss
cheetah|Spotted animal
cheetah|Swift animal
chemistry|Medium for Dr. Jekyll
chessmen|Kings, queens, knights, e.g.
chiller|Eerie story
chivalrous|Knightly
chivalry|Knight's stock in trade
chocolate|Oscar Straus's soldier
chocolate|Soldier material
christie|Author
cinemas|Art-movie houses
citterns|Old guitars
civilian|John Q. Public, e.g.
clairvoyance|Relative of ESP
clanged|Resounded
clarets|Red wines
clavier|Well-tempered instrument
clematis|Climbing vine
cleverness|Skill
clinical|Coldly analytic
clotheshorse|Fanatic dresser
clothier|Dealer in menswear
coalesce|Blend
coalpit|Sight in Appalachia
coarsen|Debase
cockleshells|Flimsy boats for crewmen
coinage|Minting process
colanders|Kitchen items
colewort|Kale
collarbone|Clavicle
colloquial|Like ordinary talk
combatant|Fighter
combustion|It's often spontaneous
comeliness|Grace
command|Part of S.A.C.
commonwealths|Pennsylvania et al.
compendium|Compilation
compere|Emcee, in England
complement|Counterpart
compliant|Submissive
compliment|Praise
complimentary|Like an Annie Oakley
compute|Do figuring
concave|Lens shape
concave|Like a bowl
concertize|Execute a rock blast
concrete|Specific
condign|Well-deserved
condominiums|Certain dwellings
confess|Tell all
congresses|Assemblies
connect|Join
connect|Join
consent|Say yes
console|Comfort
console|Comfort
consort|Spouse
construe|Interpret
consult|Ask guidance
contests|Competitions
contract|Kind of bridge
contrast|Photodeveloper's concern
control|Hold in check
convene|Meet
conventions|Bridge-bidders' aids
cooling|Like an iced drink
copperheads|Certain Civil War figures
corners|Things often cut
cornhusks|Farmyard leavings
cornpone|Johnnycake
coronas|Sun circles
coronets|Kind Hearts and ___
cortege|Retinue
costate|Having ribs
cowhide|Baseball cover
coyness|Timidity
crabgrass|Lawn problem
crabgrass|Lawn-keeper's bane
cradles|Nurtures
cradles|Places of origin
cranial|Of the skull
crannies|Relatives of nooks
crayfish|Lobster's relative
creamer|Sugar's companion
creation|World
creatures|All ___ great and small
credible|Believable
creeper|Ivy or wild cucumber
cremated|Burned up
cresset|Mounted torch
cresset|Torch container
crewcut|Military hair décor
cribber|One who cheats at exams
criteria|Standards
criterions|Touchstones
crooner|Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee
crusader|Champion of a cause
cuneate|Narrowly triangular
current|Live-wire load
curricle|Two-wheeled carriage
currycomb|Hostler's need
cursory|Like a quick glance
curtails|Shortens
curtsies|Junior salaams
cutlets|Veal orders
cyanate|Ester of an acid
cyanate|Salt of a strong acid
dadaism|Art movement
dahlias|Bright flowers
daisies|Michaelmas and upsy
dalliance|Flirtation
damaging|Injurious
damsels|Ones often in distress
danders|Fits of temper
daresay|Venture to express
darlings|Loved ones
daubers|Finger-painters
daughter|Truth is the ___ of time
daytime|Soap-opera slotting
dazzling|Brilliant
deactivate|Render harmless, as a bomb
deadbeat|Sponger
deadline|Editor's concern
deadpan|Buster Keaton's look
deadwood|Useless personnel
deafens|Assaults the ears
dealers|Antique and double
dealers|Wheelers' partners
debacles|Sudden collapses
debases|Lowers
debunked|Exposed exaggerated claims
decades|Mauve et al.
deceits|Frauds
deckers|Double-___ (big sandwiches)
decontamination|Radioactive cleanup
decorum|Propriety
deepest|Like the Mariana Trench
deerhound|Scottish hunting dog
deerskins|Garments for Cooper characters
defamed|Slandered
deflect|Turn aside
defrays|Bears expenses
defrosts|Thaws
degrade|Bring into contempt
degrade|Lower in dignity
dehorns|Does a cattle job
delectate|Give pleasure to
deleterious|Harmful
deliria|States of excitement
delivered|Removed a chicken part
deltoids|Shoulder muscles
demanded|Exacted
dementia|Mental upset
demilitarizing|Setting up buffer zones
demoniacal|Fiendish
deniers|Measures of yarn fineness
denotes|Indicates
densify|Make more compact
dentists|Certain drillers
dentoid|Toothlike
denudes|Lays bare
depends|It all ___ (not certain)
depleted|Reduced in stock
deportment|Behavior
depress|Discourage
deprive|Withhold from
deputes|Appoints as an agent
derelict|Remiss
derided|Ridiculed
derisible|Deserving of scorn
derringers|Handguns
deserted|Like Wall St. on a Sunday
deserter|One going awol
desires|Hankerings
desisted|Left off
despair|Lose hope
despairs|Abandons hope
despots|Autocrats
dessert|Ice, at times
desserts|Parfaits
detains|Retards
detects|Espies
detente|International thaw
detente|U.S.-Russian status
detestable|Odious
detours|Side trips
detract|Belittle
detracts|Takes from
detrain|Leave the Metroliner
devalue|Reduces in worth
develope|Evolve: Var.
develops|Evolves
devotee|Ardent fan
diabolic|Fiendish
dialects|Language deviations
dialogs|Talks for two: Var.
diamond|Head near Honolulu
diehard|Persistent one
diehard|Stubborn one
digests|Synopses
dilator|Atropine, e.g.
dinosaur|Crocodile's ancestor
dinosaurs|Extinct creatures
dioramas|Popular fair exhibits
dirtiest|Most sullied
disarray|Confusion
disavowed|Repudiated
discard|Throw away
disciples|Followers
disjoin|Separate
disobeyed|Behaved naughtily
disputes|Takes issue with
dissatisfaction|Unhappiness
dissembled|Feigned
dissuade|Talk out of
distorts|Misrepresents
district|Political unit
dithers|Flustered states
diverse|Different
diverts|Amuses
dogcart|Two-wheeled carriage
dogfaces|G.I.'s of W.W. I
doggerels|Poetic quickies
doghouse|Errant husband's place
dollars|Bills
doodads|Gadgets
doorknob|Handle of a sort
doorstop|Wedge for an entrance
dormice|Squirrel-like rodents
dormouse|European rodent
dosages|Doctors' listings
dotters|People writing the letter "i"
dragnet|Police tactic
dragnet|Police trap
dramatic|Sensational
drapers|Dry-goods dealers
drapery|Hangings
drapery|Salon décor
drawled|Talked like a Southern belle
drayman|Carter
dreadnought|Battlewagon
dredgers|Gold diggers, at times
dressed|Prepared fowl for marketing
dresser|Bureau
dribblers|N.Y. Knicks, at times
drifter|Hobo, for one
dripping|___ wet (soaked)
drooled|Slobbered
dropkick|Old football scoring play
drummer|Thoreau's different one
dullard|Stupid one
duologue|Conversation for two
dustups|Quarrels
duteous|Obedient
eardrum|Noise recorder
eardrums|Parts of the head
earthen|Kind of pot
earthman|Native of a certain planet
easement|Limited-use agreement
eastern|Great ___, famed ship of 1800's
eastern|One of the hemispheres
eateries|Hash houses
eavesdrops|Snoops
ecdysiast|Stripper
ecdysis|Gypsy Rose Lee specialty
echelons|Plane formations
eclipse|Make obscure
edacious|Consuming
edentate|Toothless
edentate|Toothless
edifices|Structures
editing|Revising
eglantines|Pink roses
egomania|Extreme conceit
elapsed|Passed
elastic|Resilient
elation|Jubilance
elector|Voter
electromagnet|Invention of 1824
elegiac|Plaintive verse
element|Component
elements|Wind, rain, etc.
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Exalt
elision|Omission, as of a vowel
eloping|Running off
eloquent|Silver-tongued
emanant|Emerging from
emanate|Issue
embalms|Preserves
embankment|Dike or levee
embarrass|Abash
embitter|Exacerbate
embraces|Takes in
emerald|Beryl
emerges|Comes forth
emigres|Political exiles
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Moslem prince's jurisdiction
emirate|Moslem ruler's domain
emitting|Discharging
emotion|Love or hate
empires|Holy Roman, etc.
empirical|Derived from experience
employers|Bargaining-table members
empowered|Given authority
emulsify|Prepare a film coating
enables|Authorizes
enameled|Like cloisonné
enamored|Charmed
enamored|Smitten
enamour|Charm, in London
enchants|Bewitches
encoded|In cipher
encored|Clapped for more
endears|Wins over
endorser|Check-signer
endowed|Set up a fund
endurance|Stamina
enforce|Compel compliance
engenders|Begets
engineer|Tech graduate
engines|Diesel and steam
engorged|Glutted
engraft|Insert in a plant
enhance|Intensify
enhanced|Increased
enigmatic|Perplexing
enisled|Isolated
enisling|Isolating
enlaced|Intertwined
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Do a photo-lab job
enlighten|Edify
enlists|Joins the service
ennobling|Elevating in rank
enraged|Furious
enriching|Adding lard, e.g.
enshrined|Cherished
ensurer|One who guarantees
entailed|Involved
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Joined
entered|Went onstage
entertain|Consider
enthroned|Exalted
enthuse|Go bananas over
entirely|In every way
entitle|Give the right
entombs|Buries
entrain|Shuffle off to Buffalo
entrance|Charm
entries|Bridge-declarers' concerns
entwines|Laces
epaulet|Military shoulder pad
epilate|Remove hair
episode|Soap-opera unit
epistle|Biblical writing
epitome|Embodiment
epitomes|Compilations
equalizers|Pistols, to small hoods
equatorial|Of an earth line
eradiate|Shine brightly
erasure|Error's aftermath
erasure|Typist's smear
erected|Built
erected|Built
erector|Construction
eremites|Recluses
erudite|Like Plato
escalate|Step up
escapade|Daring adventure
escaper|Runaway
escarps|Steep slopes
escorts|Accompanies
escrows|Funds held by a third party
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Recondite
esoterica|In-group's secrets
esprits|Feelings of vivacity
essayed|Attempted
essence|Perfume
essonite|Cinnamon stone
esteems|Respects
esthesis|Rudimentary sensation
esthete|Person of taste
esthete|Votary of art
estrange|Alienate
estranged|On the outs with
estreats|True copies
estreats|True copies, in law
estuary|Thames area
etamine|Cotton fabric
eternal|Ageless
evaluate|Size up
evangelist|Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
evaporate|Disappear
evasions|Subterfuges
eventual|Final
evermore|Henceforth
evident|Obvious
evinces|Proves
examples|Models
excerpt|Selected passage
exchequer|Treasury
exclamations|Rats! et al.
excogitate|Think out
excommunication|Ouster of a sort
executes|Carries out
exemplification|Providing of a case in point
exempts|Lets off
exequatur|Consul's credentials
exerted|Tried hard
exhaled|Breathed out
exogamic|Relating to outbreeding
expatiated|Enlarged upon
expatriate|Picasso, for most of his life
expects|Waits for
expiatory|Atoning
explorer|Peary or Cabot, e.g.
explorers|Lewis and Clark, e.g.
extemporization|Ad-lib performance
externe|Nonresident hospital worker
extravaganzas|Busby Berkeley specialties
extravaganzas|Ziegfeld specialties
exuberantly|With abandon
eyeball|Vision orb
eyesore|Auto graveyard, e.g.
eyesores|Junky yards, etc.
facades|False appearances
factories|Product-yielding plants
faculties|Natural powers
faineance|Indolence
faltered|Hesitated
fanatical|Rabid
faraway|Kind of look or places
fathead|Numskull
febrile|Running a temperature
femoral|Of the thighbone
ferments|Agitated states
fervently|With enthusiasm
festive|Merry
finagle|Indulge in trickery
financiers|Morgan and Rothschild, e.g.
fireman|Municipal employee
fishnet|Seine
fishpond|Place to catch perch
flatiron|Early New York skyscraper
fleered|Scoffed at
flexile|Pliant
flimflam|Humbug
floated|Achieved, as a loan
floored|Confounded
flounces|Throws oneself about
flounder|Struggle clumsily
flourishes|Thrives
folderol|Nonsense
folksong|Pete Seeger specialty
follicles|Small cavities
fomenter|One who makes trouble
foolhardy|Rash
foolscaps|Jesters' wear
foothill|Mountain's neighbor
forceps|Surgical tongs
foreign|Unfamiliar
forestry|Course for aggies
foursquare|Unswerving
freehand|Unrestrained
freehold|Jersey trotting track
freehold|N. J. racetrack
freeload|Sponge
freezer|Meat locker
fretful|Testy
friendless|Unlike Damon or Pythias
friendship|Boat with close ties
frosted|Rimy
furbelow|Flounce
fuselage|Flight-passengers' place
gadabout|Restless fun seeker
gadgets|Electric knives, etc.
gallant|Brave
galleries|Golf-spectator groups
gambling|Monaco specialty
garishness|Blatancy
garrisons|Strongholds
geezers|Codgers
gelatin|Dessert base
generally|For the most part
generals|Smuts and MacArthur
genetic|Evolutionary
gentleness|Moderation
gesundheit|Word to a sneezer
geysers|Wyoming sights
gherkins|Pickles
ginghams|Calicoes' relatives
giraffes|Large animals
gladioli|Flowers for large vases
glamorous|Exotic
glossary|Dictionary's relative
glowing|Favorable
gnashing|Grinding
goblets|Tippy glasses
goldbugs|Beetles for Poe
gondola|Venice taxi
googols|Astronomical numbers
goriest|Most bloodcurdling
gougers|Price fixers
governors|Wallace and Carey
gradient|Slope or ramp
graduate|Get a diploma
grafted|Emulated Tweed
grandiloquence|Pomposity
granted|Accorded
granular|Like sugar
grapevine|Cordless phone of a sort
graphic|Vivid
grassier|More verdant
grateful|Appreciative
grayest|Most like the old mare
greedier|More avaricious
greedier|More avid
greenwood|N. Y.–N. J. lake
grenade|Field missile
gridirons|Namath's playing areas
griseous|Gray
grizzlies|Bears
groundhog|Shadowy creature
grovels|Cringes
growled|Complained
guessing|Charades activity
gumshoe|Sneaker
guppies|Aquarium fish
habitat|Native environment
haircut|Beauty-shop job
haircut|Tonsorial job
hairdos|Afro and bob
hairline|Receder of note
halberd|Axlike weapon
halftime|Game intermission
hallelujah|Bum's exclamation
hallowed|Like saints
halogen|Iodine or chlorine
hammerheads|Numskulls
handbarrow|Garden cart
handler|Dog-show figure
handling|Postage and ___ (mail-order extra)
handwriting|Biblical wall décor
hangouts|Favorite places
hankering|Strong desire
haranguers|Bombastic talkers
harasser|Persistent annoyer
hardened|Made callous
hardtop|Type of auto
hardware|Nuts and bolts
harpoon|Pequod gear
hatched|Concocted
hatless|Uncovered
hatracks|Checkroom facilities
haulers|Trucking companies
heartsease|Peace of mind
heiress|Doris Duke, for one
helical|Coiled
helical|Spiral
hellbender|Large salamander
hematic|Of the blood
henbanes|Medicinal plants
henchman|Retainer
henchmen|Politico's helpers
hereafter|Time to come
heretical|Like a misbeliever
heritor|Legatee
hermitage|Famed Leningrad museum
hibiscus|Flowery shrub
highball|Drink
highroad|Best approach
hipsters|Mod people
hirsute|Shaggy
hitters|Ballplayers at times
hoarder|Panic buyer
hobnobbers|Cronies
hoedown|Square dance
hoedowns|Rural dances
hogties|Thwarts
homebodies|Pipe-and-slipper people
homemade|Relative of custom-built
homesick|Like children fresh at camp
homespuns|Loosely woven fabrics
homonyms|Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc.
honesty|Best policy
honesty|Character trait
honeybee|Hive dweller
honeycomb|Apiary unit
hookers|Golf drivers, at times
horizon|Range of perception
horsecar|Disneyland ride
horseless|Kind of carriage
horserace|Close contest, politically
horsewoman|Dale Evans, e.g.
hospitable|Benevolent
hospitality|Friendly quality
hothead|Quick-tempered one
hotshot|Flashy player
hunchbacks|Quasimodo et al.
hydroplane|Speedboat
hysterical|Frenzied
iceboats|Winter vehicles
icebreaker|Arctic ship
iciness|Stand-offish quality
ideally|Perfectly
identical|Like some twins
idiotic|Foolish
idolise|Revere highly, London style
ignores|Brushes off
illustrated|Like picture books
illustrator|Flagg or Rockwell, e.g.
imagery|Ornate writing
imaginal|Of mental conceptions
imitable|Capable of being copied
imitative|Unoriginal
imitator|Parrot, e.g.
immerse|Dip
immerse|Douse
impeded|Blocked
impends|Lies waiting
imposes|___ on (misuses)
improved|Enhanced in value
imputes|Ascribes to
inadequacy|Shortcoming
inanimate|Spiritless
incentives|Stimuli
incident|Happening
incomplete|Unfinished
inconsequential|Not worth mentioning
inconsequential|Trivial
incubates|Hatches
indited|Wrote
indulgence|Act of humoring
inertia|Subject of Newton's law
inexistent|Having no being
ingenuous|Naive
ingestion|Act of swallowing
inhaler|Brandy snifter
innovations|Novelties
inoculant|Hypodermic fluid
inoperative|Broken
inroads|Encroachment
insecure|Wobbly
inshore|Toward the beach
insistent|Persevering
instalment|Serial part
instants|Brief bits of time
instrumentation|Musical arrangement
insularly|In a narrow way
intarsias|Wood mosaics
interceptor|Defensive back, at times
intercom|Two-way sound hookup
intercoms|Office loudspeakers
interest|Borrower's burden
interior|___ decorator
interlock|Dovetail
internal|Part of I.R.S
interspace|Area between buildings
intervene|Come between
intoned|Chanted
intrepid|Doughty
introduced|Brought forward
inverness|Sleeveless cape
investor|One seeking a profit
irately|Angrily
ironing|Kind of board
ironist|Writer of satire
ironstone|Table china
irrational|Lacking mental clarity
irregular|Like some verbs
irritable|Cantankerous
irritant|Sand in a shoe, i.e.
irritated|Nettled
isotope|Atomic form
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Repeat
jackass|Fool
jayhawker|Kansan
jerkwater|Piddling
jonquil|Spring herald
juncture|Turning point
justices|Nine of these are supreme
juxtaposed|Abutting
karakul|Kind of fur
keddahs|Elephant traps
kestrels|Old World falcons
keynote|Basic idea
keynoter|Kickoff speaker
keystone|Name for Pennsylvania
kibitzers|Fifths at bridge
kimonos|Loose robes
kinetic|Kind of energy
kinetoscope|Invention of 1887
klaxons|Loud auto horns
klystron|UFO tube
kraters|Ancient vases
kumquat|Citrus fruit
kumquat|Citrus fruit
ladinos|Central Americans
ladybird|A White House hostess
ladybug|Insect often told to fly home
lakeport|Cleveland or Duluth, e.g.
lamasery|Lhasa sight
lamellae|Gill parts
languor|Lassitude
lantern|Revere signal
lassoed|Roped
lassoed|Roped
latests|Most-recent styles
latinas|Province and town near Rome
lattens|Brass alloys
lattice|Crisscrossed structure
launder|Wash
laureate|Word for Masefield
laurels|Look to one's ___
lavaboes|Ritual basins
layettes|Infants' outfits
leadman|One who takes soundings
learned|Erudite
learned|Scholarly
leaseholders|Certain tenants
leashes|Restraints
lecture|Prof's offering
leewards|Sheltered sides
legists|Ones versed in law
leister|Fish spear
leisure|Sunday-paper section
lemonade|Drink
lenders|Bankers, at times
leprechaun|Goblin in green
lessened|Diminished
leveller|Bulldozer, for one
levitated|Did a séance feat
libretto|Opera book
licensed|Authorized
licorice|Black candy
lignite|Brown coal
limelight|Chaplin film
limelight|Chaplin movie
linguist|Certain U.N. worker
liniments|Training-room standbys
linoleum|Invention of 1860
lioness|Elsa of "Born Free"
lioness|Elsa, for one
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
lipread|What the deaf do
litterbugs|Non-users of trash cans
littoral|Shore region
loafers|Casual shoes
lobster|Marine product
locator|Tracer
loiters|Dallies
lollipop|Good ship
lollipops|Suckers
lollops|Bounds along
lonesome|Like the Blue Ridge pine
lookalikes|Tweedledum and Tweedledee
lopsided|Off balance
louvers|Slats on shutters
lubricated|Tight as a tick
lunchtime|Noon
macaroni|Feather in Yankee Doodle's hat
machete|Cane-cutter
macintosh|Foul weather wear: Var.
mackerel|Fish, often holy
mackintosh|Raincoat
maculae|Blotches
madonnas|Certain paintings
maestro|Ormandy, for one
mainline|Posh area of Phila.
mainstream|Prevailing trend
makable|Like some bridge contracts
malarkey|Bunkum
malingers|Mother tarries
manatee|Aquatic mammal
manfully|Resolutely
manhattans|Drinks
manhattans|Mixed drinks
manitou|God of American Indians
marathon|Endurance contest
marchers|Parade components
marigold|Yellow flower
marijuana|Hemp with a wallop
marimba|Musical instrument
marinas|Seascapes
married|Tied the knot
martian|Possible U.F.O. passenger
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinis|Drinks
martyred|Like many saints
maryjanes|Girls' shoes
mascara|Cosmetic
mascara|Eye shadow
masquerade|Kind of ball
massive|Huge
mastered|Won control of
masteries|Displays of skill
masterly|Very skillful
mastermind|Criminal boss
masters|Spring golf tourney
matador|Expert with a cape
matelot|British tar
material|Goods
matinees|Daytime doings
matrimony|Lonely-hearts' objective
mazurkas|Polish dances
meaningless|[XXX]
medalist|Prize-winner
meditate|Reflect
meetness|Appropriate quality, of old
meister|Master, in Bonn
melanges|Hodgepodges
memorabilia|Nostalgic items
memorialize|Pay tribute to
meningeal|Of brain membrane
menorahs|Hanukkah symbols
menschen|Mankind: Ger.
meridian|Heavenly circle
mesquite|Livestock feed
message|Delivery to Garcia
messages|Answering-service offerings
metamorphoses|Complete changes
metered|Like some postage
methanol|Antifreeze liquid
microbe|Tiny organism
midyear|Exam time, often
milestone|Significant event
militias|Standby troops
millers|Mitch and Ann
milline|Ad-copy unit
minerals|Vitamins' companions
minesweeper|Navy ship
miniscule|Very small
minstrel|Lay singer
minuses|Deficits
misedit|Bollix a copy job
misfits|Square pegs, often
misinterpreting|Getting the wrong idea
misnumber|[XXX]
misplace|Put in the wrong spot
misrules|Governs badly
misstate|Say wrongly
mistake|Eraser's target
mistakes|Errors
mistime|Overcook the eggs
mistletoe|Oklahoma flower
modesty|Unpretentiousness
modiste|Couturier
modistes|Fashion experts
molasses|. . . as ___ in January
molasses|Slow mover in January
monarchs|Rulers
mongoose|Ferret's cousin
monkeying|___ around (fooling)
monocle|Von Stroheim fixture
monotones|Tedious sounds
monsignor|Clerical title
monument|Lincoln Memorial, for one
moratorium|Temporary inactivity
moresque|Alhambra's style
mudslinger|Campaigner of a sort
muffins|Bran and raga
munificent|Benevolent
musette|Knapsack
mystical|Occult
nailset|Punching tool
nainsook|Curtain fabric
narrator|Scheherazade's role
natures|Dispositions
navigates|Takes the helm
navigation|Pilot's concern
naysays|Denies
necktie|Father's gift
necromancer|Sorcerer
needles|Acupuncture gear
needles|Hypodermics
neglects|Slights
neighed|Whinnied
nemeses|Avengers
neonates|Infants
nereids|Sea nymphs
networks|Media giants
newsletter|Wordy Christmas-card enclosure
nickelodeon|Early movie
nightfall|Shooting star, in a way
nightingale|Word for Jenny Lind
nightmare|Paul Revere's horse, maybe
nightstand|Place for a lamp, tissues, etc.
ninepin|Bowling piece
ninnies|Simpletons
nitrate|Fertilizer
nitrate|Fertilizer compound
nodders|Sermon listeners, at times
noisemaker|Item for New Year's Eve
noisier|More vociferous
nonbeing|Void
nonesuch|Paragon
nonplused|Confounded
nonstop|Like some flights
nonviolence|Gandhi's policy
nonviolent|Like Gandhi's resistance
normalcy|Settled state
norther|Cold wind
nosegay|Posy
nosiest|Most curious
notebook|Classroom item
nourishing|Strengthening
novenas|Prayers
nursery|Kind of rhyme
nursing|Taking care of
obedient|Kind of letter-signing servant
oblations|Religious offerings
obsolete|Like "avaunt" and "prithee"
obstreperous|Unruly
obtusely|Bluntly
ocelots|Spotted cats
ochreous|Of an earthy pigment
offhand|Impromptu
oldster|Senior citizen
oleander|Evergreen shrub
oleander|Flowery shrub
oleates|Chemical esters
oleomargarine|Invention of 1868
omelette|Scrambled fare
omnipotent|Very strong
onetime|Former
openhanded|Benevolent
operate|Carry on
operator|Responder to O on the dial
operetta|Merry Widow, for one
operettas|Lehar specialties
opossums|Death feigners
oppidans|Residents of a town
optimal|Best
oration|Patrick Henry specialty
oratorios|Messiah et al.
orators|Patrick Henry, etc.
orators|Spellbinders
oratory|Campaigner's staple
orchard|Fruit-tree grove
ordered|Sent for
oregano|Cooking spice
oregano|Spice-rack staple
organizers|Founders
orientals|Certain rugs
orients|Gets one's bearings
osculate|Kiss
osiered|Abounding in willows
osiered|Covered with willows
ossicle|Small ear bone
ostracize|Banish
ottoman|Footstool
outburst|Sally
outmode|Make obsolete
outrages|Wanton acts
outrank|Take precedence over
outrode|Did a better job as a jockey
outstay|Overdo one's welcome
outstays|Overdoes a welcome
outward|External
overall|In toto
overarm|Pitching motion
overbearing|Arrogant
overdone|Excessively embellished
overlap|Extend beyond
overlaps|Extends beyond
overlaps|Extends into another area
overman|Pad the payroll
overprize|Treasure too highly
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Foreman
overtake|Catch up with
overtrains|Does too many push-ups, etc.
overwhelms|Engulfs
padroni|Italian innkeepers
paesano|Peasant, in Parma
paganize|Become heathenish
paisano|Southwestern rustic
palatine|One of Rome's seven
palatine|One of the Seven Hills
paleness|Pallor
palmetto|S.C. state tree
palmetto|South Carolina's tree
panaches|Flamboyant styles
panelled|Like some library walls
panorama|Extensive view
paperbacks|Bookstore offerings
papered|Did the walls
parachute|Invention of 1785
parachute|It opens for a successful fall
paradise|Stranger in ___
paragons|Models of excellence
paranoids|People with delusions
parasite|Hanger-on
pardons|Forgives
parlors|Ice-cream and beauty
paroxysm|Sudden outburst
partake|Share
partakes|Shares
passage|Northwest, for one
passerine|Finch's order
passersby|Some ships at night
passion|Fondness
passkeys|Master openers
passover|Seder time
pastiche|Hodgepodge
patience|Card game for one
patience|G. & S. virtue
patronage|Political-plum system
patters|Comic's lingoes
patters|Sounds of little feet
peaceful|Like Penn's Indian policy
peashooter|Child's missile launcher
pediments|Decorative gables
peelers|Strippers of tree bark
pelican|A wonderful bird is the ___ . . .
pelotas|Basque games
penchant|Inclination
pennate|Feathered
pensions|Retirement incomes
pensive|Musing
pensive|Thoughtful
peoples|Nations
perceive|Understand
perform|Do, as a task
periods|Game segments
perorate|Harangue
perplexes|Baffles
persevere|Carry on
persona|___ grata
personae|Dramatis ___
personal|Not for all eyes
personal|Relative of private
perspective|Vista
pettier|More nitpicky
petunia|Garden flower
pheasants|Game birds
phenomenal|Remarkable
pickaxe|Coal-miner's tool
piebald|Old Paint, for example
piecing|Working on a crazy quilt
pigeonhole|Put in File B
piglets|Farm animals
pigpens|Teenagers' rooms, at times
pigskin|Football
pilaster|Column
pimento|Allspice
pinafore|G. & S. craft
pinafore|G. & S. craft
pinnate|Featherlike
pintail|River duck
pioneers|Adventurous ones
piquant|Pungent
pirated|Like some books from Taiwan
pirates|Pittsburgh players
pirates|Teach and Lafitte, e.g.
pirogue|Caribbean canoe
pistole|Old Spanish coin
placement|Type of football kick
plantain|Banana-like fruit
plastered|Coated, as a wall
plastered|Drunk
platform|Thick-soled shoe
playing|In a game
playlet|Short theater piece
playlets|Skits
pleasures|Fun and games
plethora|Excess
plimsoll|Rubber-soled British shoe
plotted|Schemed
plumbago|Lead plant
plunder|Booty
pochard|Old World duck
pokeroot|Coarse herb
polarity|Quality of opposing powers
poleaxe|Old battle weapon
policed|Maintained order
politesse|Good manners
politics|Part of the office rat race
poltroon|Coward
polygamies|Multiple-marriage customs
polysyllables|Big words
pontoons|Parts of seaplanes
poodles|Popular pets
portages|Carries a boat overland
portiere|Curtain
portiere|Doorway curtain
postals|Items in the mail
posters|Circus harbingers
postmaster|Man of many cancellations
postmaster|Person of letters
posture|Attitude
potholes|Axle-breakers
practice|Road to perfection
praetor|Roman judge
pralines|Pecan candies
prattled|Jabbered
precede|Go before
precognition|Relative of ESP
predator|Eagle or tiger, e.g.
predawn|Early time of day
predicate|Subject's follower
predict|Forecast
preened|Sleekened
prefaces|Literary preliminaries
prelate|High ecclesiastic
prelects|Discourses publicly
premature|Too early
premise|Assumption
preordain|Decree in advance
presence|Demeanor
pressrooms|Printing-plant areas
prestidigitator|One with tricky hands
prestige|Eminence
pretense|False display
pretenses|Shams
primate|Man or ape
pristine|Uncorrupted
privateer|Former harasser of enemy shipping
processors|Canneries, e.g.
procreate|Bring into being
prodder|One who goads
profiteer|Wartime opportunist
profits|Business incentives
profits|Gains
prohibit|Ban
prologue|Literary kickoff
prominence|Raised place
promontory|Cliff
promoter|Tex Rickard, for one
propaganda|P.R. flak
prorate|Assess in a balanced way
protect|Shield
protestor|One who disagrees: Var.
proudest|Most vain
province|Bailiwick
provision|Stipulation
psychoanalysis|Couch therapy
ptarmigan|Northern grouse
puckish|Whimsical
pulchritudinous|Comely
pullover|Sad words from a speed cop
pulsing|Athrob
punishes|Penalizes
puppeteering|Playing with dolls
purists|Language conservatives
purport|Meaning
pushcarts|Supermarket sights
pussycat|Milquetoast, e.g.
pussyfoot|Move warily
pyrrhic|Kind of victory
pythons|Monty ___ Flying Circus
quacksalver|Charlatan
qualifies|Hedges
quarrelsome|Contentious
quarterbacks|Signal givers
queerest|Most peculiar
queller|One who stops riots
question|Doubt
quickly|Mistress Nell
quizzical|Curious
quizzical|Questioning
racetrack|Pimlico or the Big A
ragamuffin|Oliver Twist, e.g.
ragamuffin|Untreated, he's tricky
raiding|Icebox activity
railbirds|Horse-race fans
railroad|___ crossing
railway|Carrier
raindrop|Something from heaven
rambler|Gadabout
rambles|Leisurely excursions
rambling|On an aimless course
rambunctious|Overexuberant
rampart|Fortified elevation
ransacks|Hunts high and low
rapacities|Greedy actions
rapture|Ecstasy
rarebit|Cheese dish
rashers|Bacon units
rashest|Most indiscreet
ratatat|Sharp knocks
ratsbane|Poisonous plant
rattlers|Snakes
ravaged|Sacked
raveler|Poor knitter, often
ravelin|Fortification
ravines|Western gulches
readier|More disposed
reading|City in Penna.
realistic|Not kidding oneself
reality|Actual state of affairs
reaping|Doing a farm job
reassign|Shuffle the staff
reassures|Heartens
rebelled|Bucked authority
rebellious|Like the Minutemen
rebills|Duns again
recedes|Ebbs
recessed|Like a niche
recites|Performs for the class
reclothe|Furnish with new apparel
recruit|Newly enlisted one
recruiter|Enlistment official
recycle|Conserve, as paper or glass
redcaps|Baggage carriers
redivides|Partitions again
redline|Hockey-rink marker
redness|Hot-poker quality
redonned|Put on again
redoubt|Fortification
redshift|Spectral move by Cornell eleven
redskins|N.F.L. team
reduced|Cut
reelect|Keep in office
reelers|Two-___ (movie shorts)
reenters|Comes in again
referee|Legal mediator
refills|Cocktail-party offerings
refraction|Function of a prism
regales|Entertains
regatta|Shell game of a sort
regimes|Prevailing systems
rehearsals|Stage chores
rehearse|Go through a role
reheated|Prepared leftovers
reinsert|Introduce again
rejects|Declines to accept
rekindle|Light again
release|Press handout
release|Untie
reliably|In a trustworthy way
relieve|Do a pitching chore
reloads|Adds more bullets
relocate|Find new quarters
remains|Picked-over items
remands|Sends back
remarks|Comments
remarque|Author
remaster|Get control of again
remember|Be nostalgic
remembered|Like freshly-flowered graves
remembrance|What Proust indulged in
reminded|Brought back memories
reminder|Memo
reminds|Jogs the memory
reminiscence|Class-reunion staple
remissive|Moderating
remodel|Fashion again
rendered|Performed
reneger|One making a bridge error
repealer|Nullifying law
repeater|Parrot, e.g.
repelled|Warded off
repenter|Sinner-no-more
reported|Did news work
reporter|Member of the Fourth Estate
reporter|Newsman
representations|Formal protests
representatives|A Houseful
reprise|Musical refresher
reprise|Musical-show comeback
reptile|Turtle, for one
reptiles|Turtles, lizards, etc.
repulse|Turn back
rerented|Subleased
resales|Retailers' deals
resales|Used-car deals
rescinds|Abrogates
rescuers|Lifeguards at times
rescuers|Lifesavers
reseats|Moves, as a theater patron
resects|Does certain surgery
resells|Convinces again
resembles|Takes after
resentment|Umbrage
resettle|Move
reshingled|Made roof repairs
resoles|Does a cobbling job
resolved|Determined
resonate|Vibrate
respire|Breathe
responds|Reacts
restamps|Validates again
restart|Begin again
restive|Uneasy
restore|Bring back
restore|Do a touch-up job
restore|Freshen up
restore|Put back
restore|Renovate
restores|Mends
restores|Works on damaged art
results|Sports-page listings
resumes|Job-seekers' offerings
resurface|Fix the potholes
retained|Kept
retaliated|Got even with
retests|Does lab work
reticulate|Netlike
retinae|Eye parts
retiree|One on a pension
retires|Goes on pension
retires|Goes on pension
retires|Leaves
retraced|Went over again
retrial|Second court hearing
retrousse|Turned up, as a nose
returns|Election-night data
returns|Investment earnings
reveled|Made merry
reveler|Night owl
reverent|Showing devotion
reverse|Opposite
reviewing|Parade-stand activity
reviler|Name-caller
reviser|Editor
revises|Brings up to date
revival|Billy Graham meeting
revolutionaries|People seeking a change
rewards|Offerings in "Lost" ads
rewarmed|Heated again
rewired|Made electrical repairs
rheostats|Light-regulating devices
rhetors|Orators
rickshas|Eastern vehicles
ringmaster|Circus boss
riposte|Countermove
ritually|In a ceremonial manner
riverbanks|Otters' playgrounds
rivulet|Small stream
roadblock|Barricade
roasting|Using the oven
rockhounds|Certain collectors
rooster|Feathered herald
roosters|Alarm clocks of a sort
rooters|Fans
rosehip|Vitamin-yielding seed pod
rosiness|Optimism
rotator|Whirling dervish, e.g.
roulades|Vocal arpeggios
roundtable|Arthurian furniture piece
rowboat|Park-pond rental item
royalty|Blue-bloods
rubrics|Book headings
ruffian|Bullying one
ruffian|Hoodlum
runover|Reiterate
rustler|Necktie-party figure
rustler|Oater villain
sabines|Early Italians
saddest|Word for "It might have been!"
saddler|Racetrack worker
safaris|Kenya expeditions
sageness|Wisdom
sagittal|Arrow-shaped
salaamed|Bowed low
salaams|Riyadh greetings
salines|Briny deposits
salivas|S. A. Indians
sanatoriums|Rest homes
sandals|Footwear
sandbars|Coastal shipping perils
sandhog|Tunnel digger
sandlot|Little League locale
sanitary|Clean
sapience|Wisdom
sapience|Wisdom
sarongs|Lamour attire
satellites|Heavenly slaves
satirists|Swift and Voltaire
saturate|Oversupply a market
sauerkraut|Friend of pigs' knuckles
savable|Preservationist's word
savannah|City of Georgia
savannah|Georgia state college
sayonara|Farewell, in Kobe
sayonaras|Certain good-byes
scandals|George White revues
scarabs|Beetles
scarier|More frightening
scaring|Giving fright to
scenario|Film director's need
scenarist|Certain screenwriter
sceneries|Theater backdrops
scepter|Symbol of authority
schemer|Devious one
schemer|Shifty one
scherzo|Lively musical piece
schisms|Splits
schleps|Clumsy people
schlock|Inferior merchandise
schmaltz|Corny sentiment
schmeers|Bribes
schmucks|Oafs
schnooks|Dopey people
scholar|Gentleman's partner
schoolboy|Pitcher Rowe
schooner|Sailing vessel
schooners|Sailing ships
science|Kind of fiction
science|Physics or chemistry
scissors|Censor's need
sconces|Wall brackets
scooting|Stepping on it
scouring|Type of pad
scouted|Reconnoitered
scratch|Tabletop woe
seabirds|Ernes, skuas, etc.
seafarer|Sailor
seafood|Shellfish, fish, etc.
seagull|Chekhov's bird
seahorse|Animal-like fish
seascape|Marine art
seashore|Vacation spot
seashores|Vacation spots
seaside|Vacation spot
secants|Geometric lines
secants|Relatives of tangents
seconds|Duelists' needs
seconds|Slightly inferior wares
secretly|In a clandestine manner
sedated|Calmed
sedated|Tranquilized
sedates|Calms
sedates|Narcotizes
sedilia|Church seats
seedbed|Planting area
seeders|Farm machines
seersucker|Summer-suit material
seethed|Boiled
seethes|Boils
seiners|Fishermen
selectee|Armed-forces newcomer
sellers|Mutuel-window people
seltzer|Bar mixer
semantics|Study of word meanings
semesters|College sessions
semifinal|Round at Forest Hills
seminars|Campus events
seminary|Scholastic place
semitones|Musical intervals
senates|Governing bodies
senator|Legislator
senator|One in 100
senator|One of 100
senators|Capitol people
senators|Washington V.I.P.'s
senility|Old age
senoras|Madrid ladies
senores|Spanish men
senseless|Foolish
sentient|Perceptive
sentiment|Greeting-card contents
sentinel|Watchtower occupant
sentries|Guards
sequesters|Sets apart
sequestrate|Lock up, as a jury
seraphim|Angels
sergeant|Army man
sergeants|Certain policemen
serials|Magazine offerings
serials|Soap operas, e.g.
seriocomic|Half-and-half kind of drama
serranid|Sea bass
serrate|Notched
servers|Tennis players, at times
sessile|Attached, in botany
sestina|Lyrical verse
sestinas|Verse forms
setback|Reversal
settees|Love seats
settings|Backgrounds
settlers|Pilgrim Fathers, e.g.
settlers|Pilgrims, e.g.
settles|Colonizes
settling|Paying up
seventh|Heavenly number
severed|Cut off
sextant|Navigator's aid
sextette|Florodora unit
shabbier|More ragged
shallow|Superficial
shaloms|Greetings in Jerusalem
shanghai|Kidnap
sharpens|Strops
shavetails|Second lieutenants
shebang|The whole ___
sheered|Swerved, as a ship
sheerest|Most steep
shekels|Biblical coins
shelter|Relative of food and clothing
shelters|A.S.P.C.A. units
shelved|Put aside
shipshape|Trim
shooters|Six and trouble
shortcut|Time saver
shorted|Blew out a fuse
shorthanded|In need of stenographers
shoulder|Jostle
shoveled|Did a snow job
showboat|Gaylord Ravenal's milieu
shrikes|Predatory birds
shrinks|Reacts, like a washed sweater
shrivel|Wither
shrouds|Veils in mystery
shudder|Tremble
shunned|Avoided
shuttles|Kissinger trips in Mideast
shyster|Lawyer of a sort
sialoid|Like saliva
sickened|Disgusted
sidecars|Cocktails
sideline|Take out of the game
siemens|German family of inventors
siestas|Naps
sightseers|Groups often conducted
silents|Early movies
similar|Comparable
simulations|Imitative acts
sincere|Like many letter-signers
sincerest|Most deeply felt
sinecure|Soft snap
singletons|Certain bridge holdings
sinless|Like the first stonecaster
skedaddled|Hightailed it
skelter|Helter's partner
skewered|Impaled
skinflint|Miser
skinner|Kimbrough's friend
skinnier|More scrawny
skipjack|Tuna or bonito
skitters|Skims over the water
skylight|Atelier feature
slaloms|Ski events
slapdash|Haphazard
slapper|Back nuisance
sledding|Prevailing conditions
sleekit|Crafty: Scot.
sleeper|Unexpected success
sleeper|Unheralded success
sleepers|Unexpected winners
sleeted|Precipitated
sleeves|Suit features
sleigher|Santa, on his rounds
slender|Slight
slights|Snubs
slippers|Footwear
slippery|Kind of elm
slither|Move like a serpent
slovens|Untidy people
slowing|Retarding
smartens|Spruces up
smashed|Broken
smashing|Wonderful
smearers|Finger-painters
smelted|Processed ore
smelters|Ore refineries
smitten|In love
smokers|Cigar users
smoothes|Irons out
smuggle|Engage in rumrunning
snailed|Went very slowly
snakier|More treacherous
snakiest|Most sinuous
snapdragon|Garden flower
snappers|Warm-sea fish
sneerers|Contemptuous ones
sniveling|Whining
snivels|Whines
snoozes|Naps
snowless|Like some mild winters
snuffle|Nasal twang
socials|Gatherings
society|Part of S.P.C.A.
softens|Mollifies
softest|Offering least resistance
softness|Silken quality
soilage|Feed for livestock
soirees|Socials
solders|Repairs metal objects
solitude|Seclusion
sometime|Come up and see me ___
sometimes|Occasionally
sonatas|Recital pieces
sorcerer|G. & S. character
sorites|Series of premises, in logic
sorosis|Women's club
sorrowful|Blue
soupcon|Slight trace
sourest|Most tart
soybean|Asian food staple
spacings|Intervals
spangle|Dress decoration
spaniels|Water and springer
sparest|Most meager
sparsely|In a meager way
spartan|Austere
spatter|Splash
spawned|Generated
speckled|Variety of trout
spectrogram|Heavenly photo
speedier|Like a certain tortoise
spheral|Like a globe
spidery|Sharply angular
spieled|Did a pitchman's routine
spillage|Overflow
spillway|Reservoir outlet
spiraled|Coiled
splayed|Spread out
splices|Gets married, à la Winchell
splices|Prepares movie film
splinter|Whittling hazard
splints|Broken-leg supports
spoiling|Rearing a future brat
sponges|Freeloaders
spooled|Wound, as thread
sporadic|Occasional
spotlight|Publicity
spouses|Partners
sprained|Suffered an ankle mishap
sprightly|Animated
springlike|Vernal
sprints|Track events
sprites|Goblins
spumoni|Ristorante dessert: Var.
sputtering|Fitful
squander|Waste
squandered|Frittered away
squeaker|Close game
squeegee|Window-cleaner's tool
stagecoach|Old-West mode of travel
stainer|Dye worker
staining|Working with wood color
stalags|P.O.W. camps, in Germany
stalest|Least fresh
stalwart|Valiant
stamens|Flower parts
stamina|Power to endure
stammer|Speak uncertainly
standee|Rush-hour bus rider
standup|Kind of comedian
stanhope|Light buggy
stannic|Pertaining to tin
stanzas|Poetic units
stardust|Heavenly song
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael standby
starkly|Utterly
starlets|Budding actresses
starlit|Like a clear night
starred|Got top billing
starring|Having the lead
startles|Frightens
startles|Shocks
stateless|Like many D.P.'s
staterooms|Ship accommodations
stateside|Of the continental U.S.
statuary|Works of art
statutes|Enactments
statutes|Enactments
steaded|Availed of
steadier|More reliable
stealthy|Clandestine
stealthy|Furtive
steamed|Kind of clams
steamer|Kind of trunk
steamers|Clams
steeper|More exorbitant
steeples|Places for bells
steerage|Immigrants' accommodation
steered|Directed
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Star-shaped
stellate|Star-shaped
stemmed|Restrained
stencil|Lettering aid
stereos|Record players
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Germ-free
sterlings|Old English pennies
sterner|More harsh
sternward|Aft
stertor|Deep snoring
stetson|Hat
stewards|Racetrack officials
stigmatize|Malign
stiletto|Short dagger
stilted|Stiffly formal
stimulate|Excite
stimuli|Incentives
stipend|Scholarly wage
stipules|Leaflike plant parts
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stoners|Pitting devices
stooges|Curly, Larry and Moe
stopgap|Temporary
stopoff|Visit en route
stoppers|No-trump declarer's needs
stouter|More portly
stouter|More robust
stowage|Warehousing
stowaway|Uneasy traveler
straight|Poker holding
stranded|Left high and dry
strangle|Throttle
strapless|Kind of gown
strapper|Formidable one
stratous|Composed of layers
streaked|Flashed, as lightning
streamer|Hard-to-miss headline
streams|Currents
streets|Sesame and Easy
stringed|Like certain instruments
stringer|Part-time news correspondent
stringer|Reporter on space rates
striped|Like a tiger or candy cane
stripper|Gypsy Rose Lee, e.g.
striving|Endeavoring
stroller|Tot's carriage
strolling|___ through the park . . .
student|Campus figure
student|Campus figure
student|Junior or senior
students|Campus people
stumped|Without an answer
stygian|Gloomy
styrene|Plastic ingredient
submarine|Nautilus, for one
subterfuge|Pretext
suctions|Forced air reactions
suicide|Ruins of one's own interests
summations|Compilations
sunback|Low-cut, as a summer dress
sunburst|Jeweled brooch
sundials|Garden timers
sunlamp|Home source of tan
superego|Part of the psyche
supergiant|Heavenly monster
superman|Kent's alter ego
supernaturalist|Believer in ESP
support|Back up
support|Corroborate
surfaces|Waikiki experts
surname|Part of a signature
surname|Smith or Jones, i.e.
surplice|Vestment
surrogate|One acting for another
swamped|Up to one's ears in
swarthy|Dark-colored
swearwords|Outgrowths of a barked shin
sweaters|Knitters' output
sweetmeat|Confection
sweller|Swankier
swimming|Jones Beach activity
swishing|Rustling
sympathy|Tea's companion
symposium|High-level gabfest
synonym|Roget offering
syntaxes|Sentence structures
tablespoon|Serving utensil
tackier|More dowdy
tactical|Expedient
tailgate|Drive recklessly near
tailing|Following
talaria|Mercury's shoes
talkathons|Filibusters
tallboy|Long-stemmed glass
tallest|Word for Chicago's Sears building
taloned|Having claws
tamales|Tacos' relatives
tamarind|Tropical fruit
tangents|Things to go off on
tapered|Like a pyramid
tardiness|Forte of the 10-o'clock scholar
taskmaster|Overseer, usually hard
tattlers|Gossipy ones
teardrop|Eyewash
teasels|Prickly herbs
teasers|Ones who nag
teatime|Social hour
teemers|Pourers of molten steel
teeming|Full of
teenage|Youth period
teenager|Young one
teepees|Plains dwellings
teleost|Bony fish
tellers|Fortune and bank
tempers|Moderates
template|Metal mold
temptation|Enticement
temptress|Lorelei, for one
tendered|Offered
tenderloin|Meat-cut for a vice squad
tenderness|Try a Little ___
tendrils|Twining plant parts
tenpenny|Kind of nail
tenuous|Flimsy
teriyaki|Japanese dish
termite|Destructive insect
terpene|Chemical hydrocarbon
terrace|Place with a view
terraria|Glasses for displaying plants
terriers|Welsh and Irish
tersely|Concisely
testate|Having a will
testier|More irritable
tetanus|Lockjaw
tethered|Leashed
thanatos|God of death
thermodynamic|Of a heat science
thinking|Henry VIII, after dieting
thinnish|Resembling Twiggy
thirsted|Craved
thistle|Prickly plant
thistle|Scotland's emblem
threads|Tenuous supports
threats|Menaces
thrifty|Frugal
throughout|All the way
thumpers|Heavy hitters
thunderous|Like Thor
tidewaters|Seacoasts
tigress|Holy terror
timeless|Seth Thomas, hardly ever
timpani|Kettledrums
tindery|Inflammable
tingled|Got a sensation of thrill
tinkers|Shakespeare's Snout et al.
tinseled|Glittery
tipster|Tout
tiredly|In a weary manner
tisanes|Medicinal drinks
titanic|Its night is remembered
toadied|Played up to
toadstool|Umbrella-shaped growth
toaster|Pop-up appliance
toboggan|Sled
tolerance|Capacity for enduring
tolerant|Forbearing
tolerated|Put up with
toluene|Part of TNT
tomatoes|Side-dish ingredients
tonight|Luck be a lady ___
toothache|Common woe
tooting|Honking
topsail|Schooner feature
topsoil|Plow's milieu
torches|Flambeaux
toreadors|Carmen figures
torpedo|Lusitania's nemesis
torrent|Flood
torrent|Violent onrush
torrential|Like hurricane rains
torrential|Like hurricane rains
torrents|Heavy rains
torsion|Twisting
tortoises|Symbols of slowness
totalities|Compilations
toweled|Dried off
townsman|Local resident
tracked|Followed
tractor|Trailer's partner
traders|Horn and Vic
trained|Got into condition
trainmen|Conductor, engineer, etc.
transcends|Exceeds
transfer|Certain bus ticket
transit|Rapid ___
trapper|Huntsman
trappers|Certain woodsmen
trapping|Frontier activity
travesty|Caricature
treaders|Tire-plant workers
treason|Relative of lese majesty
treasure|Stevenson's island
treasures|Holds dear
treated|Negotiated
tremolos|Organ effects
trenchant|Incisive
trenches|W. W. I lines
trended|Followed a general course
trespass|Encroach
trespass|Infringe upon
tressed|Braided
tressed|Having braids
tresses|Damsel's pride
trestle|Railway bridge
trestles|Crossovers
tribune|Defender of the people
tribute|Not one cent went for this
trident|Neptune's spear
triform|Having three parts
trippet|Striking device
trireme|Ancient galley
trireme|Ancient galley
troilus|Son of Priam
tropical|Of the warm regions
trotters|Hambletonian entries
trotting|Type of horse race
troubles|Contents of Hamlet's sea
trounce|Defeat solidly
trousseau|June nest egg
trueblue|Loyal
truisms|Obvious facts
truisms|Platitudes
trumpet|Item for Gideon
trundle|Roll
tsarina|Russian royal figure
tsetses|African flies
tuitions|College costs
tumbling|Gymnastic sport
tunably|In a harmonious way
tunneled|Burrowed
turbaned|Covered, as a sheik
tureens|Deep dishes
turkeys|Theatrical flops
turnkey|Jailer
turnstile|Subway feature
turnstiles|Subway devices
turtledove|Sweetheart, to W. C. Fields
tutelar|Protective, as a deity
tutorial|Educational system
tuxedos|Semiformal wear
tweeter|Small loudspeaker
twitched|Moved jerkily
typesetter|Composing-room hand
uncommunicative|Reticent
unconditionally|Absolutely
undercover|Kind of agent
underdog|Dark horse
underdog|David, as against Goliath
understatements|Restrained expressions
undertakes|Assumes a task
uneaten|Left over
unexpended|Still to be disbursed
unexpired|Still in effect
unfeeling|Hard-hearted
unformed|Amorphous
unhallow|Desecrate
unhealthy|Sickly
uninformative|[XXX]
uniting|Integrating
unkempt|Sloppy
unleash|Set free
unlettered|Ignorant
unmanly|Sissified
unnumbered|[XXX]
unravels|Disentangles
unsophisticated|Less than urbane
unsoured|Still sweet, as milk
unstudied|Not labored
untangle|Straighten out
untaxed|Free of any levy
untrained|Disobedient, as a pet
untruer|More disloyal
uproars|Hubbubs
upstanding|Honorable
uranous|Of a radioactive element
urbanely|With suavity
ushering|Theater job
usurpers|Ones seizing power
utensil|Implement
utopian|Like Never-Never Land
vacates|Clears out
vagrant|Wanderer
valance|Short drapery
valence|Atomic quality in chemistry
vanilla|Ice-cream flavor
vendettas|Prolonged feuds
venetian|Marco Polo, for one
venireman|Jury-panel member
verboten|Prohibited
veritas|In vino ___
vestige|Trace
vexatious|Irksome
vignette|Sketch
visited|Avenged, with "on"
viviparous|Bearing living young
wailing|Wall of Jerusalem
wanderlust|Nomadic instinct
wapitis|Elks
warhorse|Veteran campaigner
warhorses|Reliable old hands
warmheartedness|Tender feeling
waterway|Canal, e.g.
webster|Daniel or Noah
wedgies|Big-heeled shoes
wellborn|Of good lineage
westerns|Saturday TV fare
whalebone|Carving material for Capt. Ahab
wheedles|Cajoles
whimsical|Capricious
whiskies|Drinks
widowed|Bereaved in a way
widower|Certain man
williwaw|Violent squall
windups|Pitchers' motions
winesap|Kind of apple
wineshop|Bistro
wingding|Lively party
wiretap|Bug
woolsack|Symbol of Lord Chancellor's office
wrangle|Bicker
wrangler|Cowpoke
wreathe|Encircle
wrestle|Take on Gorgeous George
yataghans|Turkish sabers
zeppelin|Invention of 1900
abalone|Mother-of-Pearl source
abasement|Humiliation
abashed|Embarrassed
abashes|Embarrasses
abaters|Slackening agents
abdomens|Body sections
abettor|Conspirator
abrades|Chafes
abrades|Scrapes away
absence|Fondness intensifier
absences|They soften the heart
accentuate|___ the positive
accidents|Highway statistics
acclimate|Adapt
accomplishments|Special skills
accountant|Bookkeeper
accuracy|Precision
accurst|Damnable
acetone|Paint solvent
acquiescent|Agreeable
acronyms|NATO and AWOL, e.g.
actinic|Of radiation
adapter|Camera gadget
addenda|Book supplements
additive|F.D.A.'s concern
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adjective|The good in "good riddance"
adjusting|Fine-tuning
admirable|Excellent
admission|Acknowledgment
adorers|Fond ones
adrenal|Kind of gland
adulate|Fawn over
advocated|Supported
aerosol|Spritzing can
affected|Pretentious
against|Seven vis à vis Thebes
ageless|Never outdated
agentry|Emissary's activity
aggressive|Pushy
agitates|Perturbs
agitations|Disturbed states
agnomen|Nickname
agreement|Gentlemen's, for one
agriculturalist|Farm expert
airfields|Runway sites
airlines|Certain elevated routes
airship|Blimp, for one
alabaster|Vase material
alameda|Shaded walk
alamode|Pie ___
aleatory|Relating to luck
alencon|Delicate lace
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Make hostile
alienee|Title receiver
alienee|Title-transfer receiver
aliener|One transferring property: Var.
alimental|Supplying food
alining|Straightening
allayed|Relieved
alleged|Asserted
alopecia|Baldness
already|Previously
alright|O.K., as some spell it
altered|Changed
altered|Changed
altered|Did a tailoring job
altered|Tampered with a scorecard
amadavat|Indian songbird
amanuensis|Secretary
amasses|Accumulates
amateur|Major Bowes's hour
amatory|Like one in love
ambassadorships|Diplomatic jobs
amenable|Willing
amendment|One of 26
amercement|Court-imposed penalty
amiable|Friendly
amnesia|Memory gap
amoebae|Minute animals
amorous|In a mood for love
amperes|Electical units
amulets|Charms
amulets|Talismans
anadems|Garlands
anagram|Petals, for staple, e.g.
anagram|Silent, to listen, e.g.
anagrams|Word game
analogue|Parallel thing
anarchy|Emma Goldman's goal
ancient|Like Tyre or Nineveh
andante|Slow, in music
andirons|Fireplace pieces
anemometer|Wind-speed recorder
anemone|Showy flower
anemone|Showy flower
angoras|Wool varieties
angular|Bony and gaunt
aniline|Dye ingredient
anility|Old-womanish quality
animate|Jazz up
annexation|Texas event of 1845
annotated|Like some editions
annuals|Yearbooks
annulation|Ring formation
anomies|Lawless conditions
another|. . . turn deserves ___
anteater|Aardvark
antecedes|Goes before
antedated|Preceded
antenna|TV hook-in
anterior|Earlier
anthems|Songs of praise
anthropoid|Kind of ape
antihero|Literary nonachiever
antihero|Protagonist in fiction
antipode|Direct opposite
antisocial|Word for a loner
anywhere|Location unspecified
apatite|Phosphate mineral
aperture|Opening
aphasia|Loss of speech
apparatus|Equipment
apposite|Suitable
apropos|Relevant
arbiter|Go-between of a sort
arcades|Shopping centers
archenemy|No. 1 on a hate list
arenose|Sandy
arguers|Ones in a debate
aridest|Most parched
arietta|Short song
aristae|Grain awns
aristocrat|Upper-cruster
armadillo|Plated animal
armament|Military hardware
armload|Big brother of a handful
armoires|Wardrobes
aromatics|Fragrant plants
arrears|Overdue debts
arrests|Station-house listings
arsenal|Munitions dump
artifact|Tool, for one
artifacts|Museum displays
artisan|Skilled one
asocial|Withdrawn
aspects|Phases
asperse|Malign
asperse|Slander
asphalt|Pavement
aspired|Had hopes
aspirin|Medicine-cabinet item
assayer|Prospector's adviser
assertion|Statement
assertor|One speaking positively
assessment|Evaluation
assigned|Designated
assuage|Alleviate
assuming|Pretentious
assures|Gives confidence to
assures|Pledges
asterisk|Reference symbol
astound|Stagger the imagination
astylar|Without columns
atavism|Throwback
atavism|Throwback
athletes|Muscle users
athletes|Olympic VIP's
atlantes|Statues used as columns
atomies|Tiny particles
atoners|Former sinners
atonics|Unaccented words
attaches|Diplomats' assistants
attains|Gains
attempts|Takes a stab at
attends|Listens to
attested|Bore witness
attests|Certifies
attires|Garbs
attorney|Legal expert
attribute|Ascribe
atwitter|Excited
auction|Contract's predecessor
aureola|Halo: Var.
austere|Forbidding
austral|Southern
autobiographies|Confessions of a sort
autoclaves|Pressure cookers
autocratic|Like Holmes's breakfast-table man
autodidact|Self-taught one
automat|Well-known eatery
automobile|Suburbanite's need
avalanche|Alpine hazard
avarice|Cupidity
avenues|Fifth and others
avenues|Park and Fifth
aviates|Flies
awaited|Expected
awaited|Was in store for
awakener|Alarm clock, e.g.
awesome|Dreadful
axillae|Armpits
azurite|Semi-precious stone
baccarat|Monte Carlo game
backwater|Row in reverse
badgered|Pestered
balances|Checks' partners
ballets|The Sleeping Beauty et al.
balloted|Went to the polls
bambino|George Herman Ruth
banders|Bird markers
bandicoots|Australian animals
bandstand|Place for a Dorsey
bandstands|Park fixtures
barbershop|Kind of quartet
barleycorn|John
barmaids|Drink dispensers
barnyard|Hen-coop site
baronial|Like Münchhausen's home?
barrier|Australia's reef
basketball|Naismith's creation
battalions|Military units
bauxites|Aluminum sources
beached|Stranded
beanery|Hashhouse
bearable|Tolerable
bearcats|Stutz models
bearers|Safari aides
becharms|Holds under a spell
bedrooms|Scenes of farces
bedstead|Mattress support
belabor|Go on and on with
belabors|Assails
belayed|Fastened a ship's rope
belayed|Made fast
believe|Something children make
belladonna|Eye dilator
bellboy|Hotel employee
bellboys|Hotel-lobby figures
bellyful|Quite enough
benefit|Money-raising performance
berates|Chides
berretta|Ecclesiastical cap: Var.
beseech|Beg
beseech|Implore
bespoke|Custom-made in London
bestride|Mount
bestride|Tower over
betrayal|Sellout
bigotry|Intolerance
bilkers|Swindlers
birdseye|Kind of view
biscuit|Word with Sea or tea
bisected|Divided in a way
bisects|Divides
bistros|Cafés
bitumen|Road-surface material
bivalve|Clam or oyster
blackjack|John J. Pershing
blasted|Criticized severely
bleachers|Ballpark section
bleared|Like watery eyes
blessing|Favor, often in disguise
bloodstreams|Channels of life
blotter|Police record book
blowhard|Braggart
bluebell|Showy wildflower
bobsled|Winter-sports vehicle
boldest|Most conspicuous
bolster|Support
booboos|Boners
bothers|Annoys
bounders|Nonestimable ones
boycotting|Not buying
brassie|Golf club
brassie|Golf club
brazier|Pan for cookout coals
breading|Preparing veal cutlets
breathe|Fresh-air fiend's advice
breathe|Whisper
breathe|Word with freely or one's last
brewers|Baseball team
briefer|More terse
brightness|Noon at the Loch
brisket|Meat cut
bristle|Tense up
broiling|Preparing steaks
bronchos|Range horses: Var.
brothers|Smith or Smothers
browbeat|Bully
builders|Babel people, e.g.
bulldozers|Caterpillars
bullheaded|Obstinate
bullnecked|In need of an outsized collar
bullnecked|What did Taurus do in the balcony?
bunkers|Pitfalls for Archie and Edith
buttermilk|Dale Evans's steed
buttonhole|Latch onto
buttress|Support
bypaths|Side roads
caboose|Tail-ender
caddies|Vanishing golf figures
cajoled|Wheedled
cajoles|Wheedles
calabash|Gourd
calipers|Measuring instruments
calomels|Mineral salts
calorie|Dieter's concern
calving|Giving birth to an iceberg
cameras|Mathew Brady's instruments
campfire|Certain girls
canasta|Card game
candidate|Certain runner
candidates|Campaigners
candlepin|Small-ball bowling target
cannibal|Missionary's greeter
canteen|Place for G.I.'s
carafes|Beverage bottles
carollers|Holiday entertainers
carrels|Library cubicles
cartels|Monopolies
carwash|Cleaning business of a sort
cashmere|Fine wool
catalogue|Library-user's aid
cathedrals|St. Patrick's et al.
catsups|Condiments
cauldron|Large kettle
ceasefire|Truce
ceiling|Hit the ___
cellarage|Certain storage charge
centennial|July 4, 1876
centimes|Franc fractions
ceramics|Pottery art
chalice|The Silver ___
champion|Promote, as a cause
chandler|Dealer in provisions
chapels|Printers'-union units
charade|Parlor-game offering
charcoal|Artist's medium
charger|Kind of horse
charisma|Politician's asset
chateaus|Stately residences
cheaply|At low cost
cheater|Impostor
cheered|Gladdened
cheesecake|Pin-up art
cheeses|Stilton and Brie
cheshires|Wonderland cat et al.
chessman|Bishop or knight
chianti|Italian drink
chickpeas|Edible plant seeds
childish|Puerile
chiller|Horror flick
chiller|Horror movie, e.g.
christie|O'Neill's Anna
cinematographer|Oscar winner
cinnabar|Red mineral
civilian|Ex-soldier
clamorous|Loud and demanding
clanging|Like Sunday church bells
clarets|Wines
clayish|Like some soil
clearance|Year-end sale
clearer|Less smoggy
clement|Mild
clubman|Elk or Rotarian
coattail|Handhold for a hanger-on
cockroach|Archy, for one
coequal|Of like status
colander|Sieve
colleen|Dewhurst
collies|Lassie et al.
colorful|Picturesque
comeback|Request to Little Sheba
comeback|Smart retort
comedienne|Bea Lillie, e.g.
comedies|Divine and Human
comforters|Spirit raisers
commands|Sill and Ord, for generals
commerce|Cabinet office
commoner|William Pitt was a great one
communication|Togetherness word
compass|Helmsman's need
compassionate|Sympathetic
compassionate|Sympathetic
compile|Make a list
complete|Undivided
complex|Intricate
comrades|Close associates
concepts|Mental images
concern|Anxiety
concerns|Interests
concord|Site of a widely-heard shot
conjure|Imagine, with "up"
connects|Joins
connoted|Signified
consular|Of a foreign service
contact|Get in touch with
contemplation|Thinker's forte
contend|Grapple
contest|Take issue with
contests|Struggles
contort|Bend out of shape
contract|Declarer's goal, at bridge
contract|Kind of bridge
contractors|Building-trade figures
contrite|Penitent
converses|Opposites
coolest|Most collected
coolies|Far-East laborers
cordoned|Formed a protective line around
cornered|Treed
cornier|More trite
coronae|Circlets
coronet|Ornamental headband
correct|According to Hoyle
cottontail|Rabbit
cottonwoods|Wyoming's state trees
counsel|Courtroom figure
cousins|Aunt's brood
covered|Kind of wagon
cowfishes|Small dolphins
cowgirl|Dale Evans, for one
crabgrass|Gardener's bane
craniums|Brain covers
crassest|Most insensitive
cravats|Ascots
crayfish|Lobster's small relative
creaser|Fabric line-marker
created|. . . all men are ___ equal
crescents|Certain rolls
crested|Hit the top, as a flood
crested|Reached a high stage, as a flood
crevasses|Perils for polar explorers
crisper|Refrigerator unit
critter|Horse, to a cowpoke
croquet|Lawn game
crossbow|Key weapon at Battle or Crecy
crowbar|Jimmy
crucial|Like the seventh series game
crucian|Carp of Europe
crueler|More sadistic
crumple|Prepare wastebasket paper
crustacea|Class including lobsters and crabs
cultivated|Refined
curdles|Goes bad
daredeviltry|Evel Knievel's forte
datebooks|Editors' records
daydreams|Flights of fancy
deadbeats|Party spongers
debarks|Lands
debited|Registered money due
debrief|Interrogate, as an astronaut
decanter|Home-bar vessel
deceive|What mountebanks do
decency|Quality of good taste
decided|Made a choice
declaim|Utter pompously
declasse|Reduced to low status
deepens|Becomes profound
deerskin|Leather for a frontiersman
defiled|Impure
defiled|Sullied
defines|Explains
deforming|Disfiguring
degrade|Reduce in rank
dehydrate|Lose moisture
deifies|Worships
delayer|One who stalls
delegate|Conventioneer
delegate|Diplomat of a kind
deleted|Struck out
delimit|Establish bounds
delimit|Put boundaries on
delivered|Made good
deluders|Tricky people
demanded|Called for
democrat|Jimmy Carter, for one
densest|Most compact
dentine|Tooth part
denudes|Strips
deplete|Exhaust
deplore|Lament
deportee|Philip Nolan, for one
deposers|Ones who testify
derailed|Threw off course
derelicts|Bowery people
derricks|Oil-well equipment
derringer|Pocket pistol
dervishes|Moslem whirlers
deserves|Rates
desideratum|Something wanted
desirable|Attractive
desktop|Office catchall
desolated|Like ghost towns
despised|Loathed
despoils|Rifles
dessert|Dinner course
desserts|Dinner courses
desserts|Pastries, etc.
destain|Remove blotches
destined|Preordained
detente|Easing of relations
detente|High-level harmony
detente|Truce-like period
detente|U.S.-Russia objective
detentes|Easings of tension
detentes|International easings
determine|Settle
detoured|Used the long route
deveins|Strips the shrimp
diaphanous|Ethereal
dictate|Give orders
dictate|Give orders
digester|One who abridges books
digestive|Kind of tract
digests|Condensations
dilates|What atropine does
dilations|Expansions
dimension|Fourth ___
dimples|Golf-ball features
dinette|Apartment area
dinners|Solid meals
directs|Emulates Fellini
direful|Terrible
disaster|Earthquake, e.g.
disasters|Headline occurrences
discombobulates|Confuses
discourse|Conversation
discreet|Circumspect
disease|Mumps or flu
disliking|Aversion
dismays|Horrifies
dismiss|Let out
dispose|Discard, with "of"
distaste|Aversion
distill|Prepare moonshine
diverge|Branch off
diversions|Pastimes
divesting|Taking off
doctors|Zhivago and Jekyll
document|Back up with evidence
dodgers|Baseball team
dogmatists|Opinionated ones
dominos|Half masks
donation|Hat-passer's quest
doodads|Dinguses
dopiest|Most inane
dragnet|Jack Webb show
dragoon|Cavalryman
dreamier|More impractical
dreamland|Where to "meet me tonight"
dresser|Bedroom piece
dresser|Dreiser's brother
dressmaker|Modiste
drivers|Golf clubs
dryness|Thirst
dualist|Advocate of a twofold doctrine
dyestuff|Coloring base
dynamic|Powerful
dynasties|Ming and Hapsburg, e.g.
eagerly|In an avid way
eaglets|Some young birds
eaglets|Young birds
earless|Like some seals
earless|Like some seals
earlobes|Places for piercings
earphones|Wiretap aids
earring|Pendant
easters|Spring observances
eastward|Toward the rising sun
easygoing|Casual
eavesdrop|Hear no good of oneself
ebonize|Blacken
echelon|Plane formation
echidna|Spiny anteater
echoing|Repeating
economic|Profitable
ecstasy|Rapture
educate|Teach
educate|Train
educators|N.E.A. members
egalites|Political levelings
eggnogs|Holiday potions
eighths|Furlong fractions
ejector|Razor-blade device
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Garter ingredient
elastic|Springy
elation|Joy
elector|Ballot caster
elector|Voter
electorate|Voters in general
electro|Prefix for cute
elegance|Refined gracefulness
element|Substance
elementals|ABC's
elephant|Trunk packer
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Lift
elevate|Promote
elevate|Promote
elevated|Type of railway
elevation|Topography statistic
eluders|Evasive ones
eluding|Dodging
elusory|Deceptive
emanate|Spring from
emanated|Came from
emanated|Sprang from
embargo|Prohibition
embassy|Home on a Washington row
embittered|Made hostile
embrace|Welcome
emerald|Color for an isle
emerald|Green shade
emerald|Ireland's stone
emerged|Came out
emergent|Rising
emersed|Rising out of water
emetics|Dosages for poison swallowers
emigrant|Leaver of a kind
emigrate|Move from one's country
emirates|Some OPEC lands
emissary|Diplomat
emotive|Expressing feelings
empowers|Gives authority to
emulate|Compete with
emulate|Rival
emulate|Rival
emulate|Try to outdo
enacted|Legislated
enameled|Having a glossy finish
enamels|Nail covers
enchants|Delights
encinas|Live oaks
enclose|Confine
encores|Performing bonuses
encounter|Meet
endears|Charms
endpaper|Book sheets
endplay|Bridge maneuver
energizer|Action-imparting agent
enervate|Weaken
enervation|Weakened state
enforcer|Gangland disciplinarian
engineer|Casey Jones, for one
engineer|Georgia Tech grad
english|Muffin variety
engrave|Impress deeply
enhance|Intensify
enhance|Intensify
enisles|Strands
enlaced|Intertwined
ennoble|Glorify
enrages|Rouses to ire
enshroud|Conceal
enslave|Subjugate
enslave|Subjugate
ensnare|Trap
ensnare|Trap
entente|Coalition
entered|Recorded
enteron|Embryonic system
entertained|Considered
entertains|Diverts
enthuse|Go bananas over
enthused|Really wowed
enticer|One who tempts
entices|Inveigles
entices|Lures
entirely|Exclusively
entitles|Qualifies for
entomology|Bug field
entrain|Board the Metroliner
entrain|Go aboard
entreat|Beg
entreat|Beg
entreat|Implore
entrees|Menu offerings
entrepot|Warehouse
entrepot|Warehouse
entresol|Mezzanine
entrusts|Commits
entwine|Interweave
enumerates|Counts
epaulets|Uniform adornments
epilogue|Postscript to a play
episodic|Loosely connected, as a novel
epistle|Letter
epitome|Summary
equines|Horses
equipoise|Even balance
erasers|Pencil parts
erasers|Pencil parts
erasing|Cleaning the blackboard
erasing|Getting rid of
erecting|Putting up
erelong|Soon
erelong|Soon
eremite|Holy hermit
ergodic|Of a sampling process
ermines|Furs
erotical|Amatory
erratic|Lacking consistency
erratum|Printing blooper
escapee|Fugitive
escapist|Builder of air castles
escarpment|Steep slope
escheatable|Subject to public claims
eserine|Alkaloid
esophagi|Gullets, grandly
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Like the in-group
essence|Heart of the matter
essences|Perfumes
essences|Perfumes
esteemed|Respected
esthete|Lover of beauty
estival|Of summer
estrangement|Alienation
etagere|Shelving for ornaments
etamine|Open-mesh fabric
etcetera|Time-saving words
etchers|Certain artists
eternize|Perpetuate
ethylenes|Petroleum gases
etiolate|Bleach
etiolate|Weaken
etiolated|Bleached
etoiles|French stars
eugenia|Genus of tropical trees
evaders|Dodgers
evanesces|Dissipates
eventide|Time of day
eventuate|Come to pass
everyone|They'd eaten ___
everyplace|All over
evident|Manifest
evident|Plain and clear
exacerbates|Makes worse
exalter|One who praises
excavate|Follow in Schliemann's footsteps
excitement|To-do
excoriate|Denounce violently
excused|May I be ___?
exedrae|Curved outdoor benches
exercised|Did push-ups
exerted|Wielded
exonerate|Absolve
exploded|Blew up
externs|Nonresident hospital doctors
extreme|Ultra
eyeballs|Catfish ___, Dogpatch delicacy
eyesore|Junkyard, e.g.
eyesores|Landscape debris
factors|Causative elements
fainthearted|Timorous
fairway|Place for a drive
fantail|Jutting stern of a ship
fantail|Type of pigeon or goldfish
fantasy|Disney forte
faraway|Remote
fascists|Franco and Mussolini, e.g.
fashioned|Something old
fastest|He travels the ___ who . . .
fattening|Partner of immoral
fattest|Most chubby
favored|Was partial to
favorite|Kind of political son
felicitous|Nicely appropriate
felspar|Crystalline mineral: Var.
fenders|Collectors of dents
fenestrations|Window arrangements
festival|Film or folk event
fetishes|Fixations
filaments|Light-bulb parts
flagman|Rail-crossing guard
flagpoles|Seats for Shipwreck Kelly
flagships|Commanders' boats
flagstaff|Arizona city
flagstone|Patio slab
flamingo|Aquatic bird
flatterers|Earwigs
flattery|It will get you nowhere
flaunted|Displayed brazenly
fleeced|Conned
flenser|One who strips whales
flippant|Sarcastic
floaters|Vagrants
floggers|Foundry workers
fondled|Caressed
footnote|Bit of extra reading
forbade|Interdicted
foreman|Jury member
foreseeing|Soothsayer's art
forestall|Prevent
forested|Like large areas of Virginia
forestland|Words in Texas's topography
forestry|Timber management
forests|Black and Arden
forever|End of quote
forsake|Desert
forsaken|Left high and dry
fracture|Skiing hazard
fragile|Word on a parcel containing glass
frantic|Wildly excited
fraternal|Friendly
fraternity|Club
freedoms|F.D.R.'s Four
freedoms|F.D.R.'s four
freeloader|Scrounger
freeloads|Sponges on
freshening|Tonic
friedcakes|Crullers
frijole|Kidney bean
frilled|Made more dressy
frilled|Ruffled
fritter|Dissipate
fritter|Fried cake
frolics|Gambols
frontage|Land facing a street or river
fruitcake|Holiday dessert
fruitcake|Holiday dinner finale
fulcrum|Prop
furrowed|Like some brows
further|Give an impulse to
gabfests|Wordy get-togethers
galatea|Pygmalion's creation
galumphed|Bounded clumsily
galvanized|Stimulated sharply
gambits|Opening moves
gamboled|Frisked
gardens|Babylon's hanging pride
garlands|Leis
garnered|Accumulated
garrote|Strangle
gaseous|Tenuous
gaslights|Pre-electric illumination
gateway|Major port, e.g.
gatherings|Bees
gemstone|Diamond, e.g.
generals|Lee and Grant, e.g.
generate|Produce
genesis|Origin
geniuses|Ones with I.Q.'s of 140-plus
gesture|Token movement
ginseng|Chinese herb
giraffe|Camelopard
glasshouses|Homes for nonthrowers
glossary|Junior dictionary
glowworm|Firefly
godhoods|Divinities
goldbug|Famous insect
gossiped|Told tales
government|Preoccupation of Washington
governor|Speed-limiting device
graduate|June V.I.P.
granddad|Family member
grandstand|Play up to the spectators
granges|Farms
granules|Small particles
grateful|Obliged
grayest|Most bleak
grazers|Cows, at times
greased|Like a contest pig
greased|Lubricated
grenade|Pineapple, to a soldier
gristle|Cartilage
grotesque|Like gargoyles
grouses|Complains
growers|Farmers
guardian|Kind of angel
guernsey|Cow
haggles|Bargains pettily
hairier|More perilous
hairpins|Coiffeur's gear
halyards|Banner-hoisting lines
hamster|Child's pet, often
hapless|Unlucky
harbinger|Robin or crocus, often
hardened|Like some criminals
hardest|Most unyielding
hardhats|Construction men
hardline|Adamant view
hardtop|Auto type
harebell|Wood hyacinth
harness|Horse's burden
harpers|Famous ferry
harpies|Predatory women of myth
harpist|Certain musician
harshly|In a stern way
hatcheck|Kind of girl
hatchery|Breeding place
hateful|Odious
headache|Worry
headlined|Starred
headrest|Part of a dental chair
hearken|Listen carefully
heartbreak|Sorrow
heartburn|Aftermath of overeating
heartens|Gives courage to
hearthrug|Fireside décor
heartily|Cordially
heartless|Unfeeling
heartrending|Pitiable
heartstrings|Deep emotions
heckling|Politicians' bane
hedgerow|Field separator
heliotrope|Garden flower
hellbender|Large salamander
hellion|Unruly brat
helmets|Football-uniform items
hemline|Fashion variable
heredity|Genetic derivation
heretic|Nonconformist
heretics|Unbelievers
heroine|Pearl White, always
hessians|Mercenaries of Revolution
hetaera|Greek courtesan
hideout|Lair
hilltops|Good lookout areas
hirsute|Like Grant's face
homegrown|Best kind of vegetables
honesty|Frankness
hooligans|Ruffians
hopping|Kind of mad
horsecars|Old-time transportation
hotdogs|Ballpark fare
hotfoot|Match prank
hotheads|People with short fuses
housebound|Confined, as with a cold
however|Word of reservation
hundredth|Centennial year
hustles|Steps lively
hydrolyzing|Decomposing, chemically
hypnotizes|Puts into a trance
hypodermic|Kind of needle
iambics|Poetic beats
ideally|In the best way
ideates|Uses one's gray matter
identic|Same
ignoble|Lowly
ignored|Disregarded
illegal|Against the rules
imaginativeness|Child's forte
immersions|All-out baptisms
imparts|Tells a thing or two
impasses|Deadlocks
impinged|Encroached
implements|Carries out
imponderable|Beyond conceiving
imprisons|Claps in jail
inartistic|Untalented
incandescence|Light-bulb's offering
incapacitated|Notable
incarnate|Personified
incense|Enrage
incoming|Like rising tides
inconsequential|Trivial
indescribable|Beyond expression
indicted|Legally accused
indicts|Charges formally
indolence|Laziness
indoors|Out of the rain
inertia|Sluggishness
inertial|Kind of guidance
inertial|Of an immobile state
inexperienced|Green
infested|Overran
ingenues|Relatives of soubrettes
ingress|Entrance
inhabits|Occupies
inherent|Innate
initial|Monogram unit
initials|F.D.R., for example
initiation|Kind of fee
inkless|Like some pens
inkwells|Old-time desk features
innings|Chances to get going
inquire|Seek to discover
inroads|Incursions
insecure|Shaky
insider|One of the gang
insolent|Disrespectful
insomnia|Sleeplessness
inspector|Scotland Yard V.I.P.
inspire|Encourage
instead|Word of preference
intellectuality|Egghead's thing
intense|Extreme
intense|Up tight
intercept|Steal a football pass
internationally|Word with famous and known
interstice|Chink
intertwine|Braid
intimate|Close
intrepid|A Man Called ___
intrepid|Dauntless
intriguing|Beguiling
inveigh|___ against (protest)
iodides|Acid salts
ionizes|Converts into particles
ironers|Board workers
ironsides|Old ___
ironsides|Something Old
isobars|Weather-map lines
isogram|Line on a chart
isolate|Sequester
isolate|Set apart
isotope|Atomic element
isotope|Atomic form
italianized|Made Neapolitan, e.g.
itemizes|Lists in detail
iterant|Repeating
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
ivories|What Liberace tickles
jabbers|Talks inanely
jamboree|Scout gathering
javelin|Piece for a decathlon event
jawboned|Tried to influence with talk
jawbreaker|Sesquipedalian word
jemadar|Police officer of India
jezebel|Shameless woman
jezebel|Shameless woman
jockeys|Sande, Arcaro, etc.
joiners|Sociable ones
journal|Periodical
jubilant|Exultant
juvenal|Roman satirist
ketones|Organic compounds
killjoys|Spoilers
kittens|Pet-shop offerings
knapsack|Shoulder bag
knightly|Up to Camelot standards
knishes|Deli offerings
knotted|Tied
labiate|Having lips
labored|Lacking spontaneity
laboring|One of the classes
ladders|Jacob's and step
ladybugs|Beetles
lambaste|Attack verbally
landscapes|Certain paintings
lannerets|Male falcons
lantern|Kind of slide
lascars|East Indian sailors
lateness|Ten-o'clock scholar's problem
lateral|Kind of pass
lathered|Frothed, as a horse
latitude|Freedom of action
leaders|Bellwethers
leaguers|Little and Junior
leaners|Near-winners at horseshoes
learned|Erudite
learners|Neophytes
leathers|Morocco and suede
lechers|Lascivious ones
lecture|Professorial forte
legates|Diplomats
legates|Envoys
leonine|Like Elsa
leopard|Spotted cat
leptons|Atomic particles
liaison|Relationship
liberties|Sailors' delights
licence|Auto plate, to English
lighten|Mitigate
lighthearted|Carefree
limeade|Summer cooler
limelight|What stars bask in
limping|Lame
lionhearted|Like Richard
lissome|Nimble
liturgy|Church rite
loading|Taking on freight
loadstar|Guiding light: Var.
loathing|Detesting
lobelia|Flowery plant
loblolly|Southern pine
logistic|Of a military science
loiterers|Minor lawbreakers
lollipop|Good ship for Shirley
longies|Wear for winter warmth
loosened|Made less severe
lopsided|Askew
lopsided|Unsymmetrical
loveseat|Cozy sofa
loveseats|Cozy divans
lunches|Box and free
lyrical|Rhapsodic
macrame|Knotwork
madhouse|Scene of confusion
madness|Craze
maestro|Conductor
magnates|Big shots
magneto|Electric generator
maharani|Hindu princess
maharani|Indian princess
mainland|One of the Chinas
maintains|Alleges
majesties|Kings and queens
majordomos|Stewards
malacca|Kind of cane
malaise|Vague discomfort
malapert|Saucy
mammals|Zoo categories
mananas|Mexican tomorrows
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea cow
manatees|Aquatic mammals
mandala|Hindu group of deities
mandarin|Orange
mandible|Lower jaw
mandolins|Lutes' relatives
mandrake|May apple
mandrill|Large baboon
manhandled|Pawed
manhunt|Mountie's action
manicurist|Nail specialist
manilas|Brown envelopes
maniple|Clerical vestment
manmade|Synthetic
mannequin|Store-window tenant
mannered|Polite
manuals|Instruction books
maraschino|Cherry
marchioness|Titled lady
marginal|At the lower limit
marimba|Xylophone's relative
marinade|Pickling liquid
marinas|Yacht centers
marjoram|Seasoning
markers|IOU's
marmots|Woodchucks
marseilles|France's oldest city
marshall|Chief Justice from Virginia
mashies|Golf clubs
masonic|Kind of lodge
masonic|Of a fraternal order
mastered|Overcame
masters|Golf or bridge aces
material|Worldly
maudlin|Sentimental
mayflower|Pilgrims' transport
maypole|Prop for a spring dance
maypole|Thing to dance around
meander|Wander aimlessly
meanest|Most stingy
meatier|Pet-food-ad comparative
medalled|Like a war hero's chest
medication|Doctor's offering
meditate|Reflect
medusae|Jellyfishes
mercurial|Fickle
mesmerizes|Fascinates
message|TV-sponsor's offering
messmate|Tar's eating companion
metaphor|Something often mixed
metered|Like some parking places
methane|Marsh gas
metropolis|Superman's home town
mezzanine|Theater feature
midinette|Seamstress on the Seine
midiron|Golf club
midterm|College exam
milestone|Significant event
militate|___ against (have effect)
militated|Had effect
milksops|Mollycoddles
million|One in a ___
millionairess|Shaw comedy, with "The"
minaret|Mosque feature
mineral|Kind of water
minimal|Smallest
miniscule|Picayune: Var.
minister|Diplomat
minnesingers|Small German bards
minstrel|Wanderer in "Mikado"
minutemen|Gung-ho group of Revolution
minutes|Club-secretary's reading
misapply|Use wrongly
miscasts|Makes a director's error
mischances|Unfortunate events
miscues|Makes a billiard fluff
misdoer|One who errs
misease|Discomfort
miseries|Woes
misinform|Issue distorted facts
mislaid|Lost
misprints|New Yrok and New Jresey, e.g.
misrepresenting|Belying
mistake|Slipup
mistletoe|Buss-catcher
mistletoe|Kisser's come-on
misuses|Handles badly
mitigatory|Alleviating
mixologist|Skilled bartender
mobster|Gangland figure
modelled|Did style-show work
modesty|Decorum
modesty|Humility
moments|Brief times
monarchs|Butterflies
monastic|Like a friar
monetary|Pecuniary
mongrel|Man's motley friend
mongrel|Mutt
mongrel|Uncertain blend
monitor|Cheesebox on a raft
monitor|Keep a record
monolith|Single-stone column
montage|Photography effect
mooches|Scrounges
moonlit|Awash in the evening
moonlit|Like a bright night
moonrise|Sky sight
moonset|Horizon sight
moonshiner|Revenuer's quarry
moonstone|Pearly gem
moonstruck|Sentimental
morello|Sour cherry
morsels|Mouthfuls
morulae|Embryo cells
mothers|Kind of day
motioned|Signaled
moulage|Impression taken at a crime scene
mousers|Certain cats
muckamuck|V.I.P.
mugging|Modern park hazard
munition|Armament
muskmelon|Fruit-store purchase
mussels|Cockles and ___
mussels|Cockles' musical partners
mussels|Oysters' relatives
mustang|Denizen of the Western plains
mutters|Growls
narrates|Recounts
nastier|More snide
national|Country-wide
nations|France and Spain, e.g.
nations|Iroquoians' five
nautches|Dance acts in India
nautilus|O. W. Holmes's was chambered
naysayer|Contrary one
nearest|Most stingy
negates|Denies
negativism|Skeptical attitude
negators|Ones who deny
neolith|Stone-Age implement
nereids|Sea nymphs
neritic|Of shallow water
nescient|Uninformed
nestles|Cuddles
neurone|Nerve cell
neurons|Nerve cells
neutralize|Offset
newborn|Just arrived
newsletter|Frequent Xmas-card enclosure
niblick|Golf club
nightmare|Conveyance to the party
nitpicks|Carps over details
noisemaker|New Year's Eve gadget
noisiest|Most boisterous
nominate|Put up for approval
nomistic|Based on moral law
nosegay|Bouquet
notates|Adds marginal comments
notepaper|Stationery item
nothing|Zilch
notional|Speculative
novices|Beginners
nuisances|Pests
numeral|Roman or Arabic
numerator|Part of a fraction
nutmeats|Cake additives
nymphet|Lolita, for one
oarsmen|Shell occupants
oblates|Monastic devotees
obtruded|Pushed out
ocarina|Sweet potato
ocellate|Having minute eyes
ocelots|Cats
odyssey|Long journey
oldster|Senior citizen
omicrons|Greek letters
omniscient|All-knowing
onetime|Former
onetime|Former
onshore|Kind of breeze
opalesce|Give out iridescence
openers|Certain poker players
operatic|Like the Metropolitan scene
operative|Private eye
operetta|Student Prince, e.g.
opiated|Tranquilized
opposers|Those against
optimal|Best
opulent|Luxurious
orations|Speeches
orchestra|Good seat location
orderer|User of a menu
ordinals|Certain numbers
orioles|Baltimore players
orioles|Baseball team
ornamental|Like lawn shrubs
orphaned|Like Annie
ortolan|Old-World bird
osmosis|Subtle absorption
ostiary|Church doorkeeper
ottoman|Footstool
ottomans|Footstools
outflow|River feeding
outlast|Survive
outsing|Dominate vocally
ovenware|Casseroles, etc.
overarch|Span
overate|Stuffed
overate|Stuffed oneself
overawe|Stun with presence
overfed|Sated
overlap|Rest upon
overpass|Highway crossing
overrate|Estimate too highly
overreacts|Shows a thin skin
overseas|Abroad
overseer|Straw boss
overshot|Threw an errant pass
overstep|Go too far
overtone|Secondary meaning
overtop|Surpass
overuse|Triteness
oxymoron|Phrase such as "cruel kindness"
padrones|Italian landlords
pageant|Mardi Gras event
palavers|Chatters profusely
palindrome|Madam, I'm Adam, e.g.
palsies|Muscular conditions
pampers|Babies
pamphlet|Common Sense, e.g.
panamas|Sun hats
panatela|Cigar
pandemic|Universal
pandora|Certain box-opener
paneled|Worked on walls
pannier|Basket
pansies|Garden flowers
paraded|Showed off
paradigms|Standards
paragraph|Short article
parapet|Rampart
paraphernalia|Personal belongings
parasol|Sun protector
parasol|Sunshade
parboil|Precook
paroled|Freed, with ifs
parolee|Certain ex-prisoner
partake|Have a hand in
partisan|Kind of politics
partisan|Supporter
partisans|Guerrillas
partners|North–South, at bridge
passages|Northwest et al.
passerby|Sidewalk user
passover|Jewish festival
patrons|Customers
patters|Pitchmen's spiels
paunchy|Like one with a spare tire
pawnbroker|Trader of a sort
paydays|Certain red-letter times
pealing|Resounding
peanuts|Charles Schulz fare
peccadillo|Minor wild oat
pedestrians|Riders of shank's mare
peerless|Without equal
pejorative|Disparaging
pelagic|Of the open sea
pembinas|Manitoba range
pendants|Jewelry items
penguin|Cold-weather bird
penguin|Enemy of Batman
pensioner|One on retirement pay
pensiveness|Dreamy quality
pentagon|Military powerhouse
percentage|Share
perform|Act
performs|Carries out
perilous|Risky
perishes|Becomes ruined
permits|Licenses
perorate|Harangue
persist|Stick with it
personae|Dramatis ___
personages|V.I.P.'s
personal|None of your business
persons|Individuals
pertain|Belong
pesetas|Coins in Madrid
pestered|Vexed
pesters|Bothers
pesters|Irks
petroleum|Major Wyoming resource
pharisee|Self-righteous one
pheasants|Game birds
phosgene|Gas used in W. W. I
photojournalism|Special type of reporting
phrases|Puts into words
pickets|Certain placard carriers
pigeonhole|Put aside
pigskin|Football
pigskin|Grid need
pigskins|Footballs
pillages|Sacks
piloted|Guided
pimpernel|Leslie Howard's was scarlet
pineapples|Hand grenades, to a G.I.
pinners|Seamstresses, at times
pipsqueak|Insignificant one
pirates|Baseball team
pirates|Jolly Roger fliers
pitapat|Sound of little feet
placekick|Football-scoring play
plankton|Fish food
planners|Ones who project
planners|Strategists
plaster|___ of Paris
platoon|Offensive or defensive
platter|Silver item
pleasures|Companions of palaces
plenipotentiary|Diplomat
plenitude|Abundance
plentifully|In quantity
polecats|Skunks
pomades|Hair creams for Valentino
portables|Certain typewriters and TV sets
portico|Colonnade
possess|Have
possible|Likely
postbellum|Like the U.S. after 1865
posterior|Subsequent
postures|Attitudes
potatoes|Irish and small
potholes|Threats to auto axles
potions|Lovers' drinks
potshot|Haphazard try
potshots|Random criticisms
poverty|Meagerness
prairie|___ du Chien, Wis.
prances|Shows spirit
prattlers|Nonstop talkers
precursor|John the Baptist, to Jesus
predate|Come earlier in time
predator|Carnivore
prefers|Favors
pregnant|Full of meaning
prelates|Church dignitaries
prelude|Musical piece
preludes|Musical introductions
premeditation|Prelude to murder, often
premise|Basis of argument
prepaid|Like some purchases
prepared|At the ready
prepares|Readies
present|Roll-call answer
presents|Introduces
presided|Chaired
presidio|Fortified settlement
prestige|Influence
pretended|Feigned
prettier|Less unsightly
prettiest|Least homely
prevail|Win out
priests|Religious figures
primate|Ape or monkey
primers|School books
primers|Schoolbooks
prisoner|Zenda man
pristine|Unspoiled
proceeds|Amount cleared in a deal
procrastinators|Devotees of tomorrow
profile|J. Barrymore trademark
prognose|Forecast, medically
program|Playbill
programme|Playbill, in London
progress|Pilgrim's achievement
promote|Do an adman's job
promote|Further
promoters|Fight arrangers
prompts|Does an offstage job
pronunciamentos|High-level edicts
proscribes|Forbids
protest|Dissent
protests|Voices exception to
proverbs|Ben Franklin offerings
proviso|Condition
proxies|Certain votes
psychical|Having a sixth sense
pulsated|Throbbed
puppies|Children's friends
puritans|Early Maryland settlers
purposes|At cross ___
pursues|Continues
pusillanimous|Yellow
putters|Golf clubs
quagmires|Boggy areas
quietus|Period of inactivity
quintessences|Most-typical examples
quixotical|Foolishly idealistic
radiate|Diffuse
radiated|Showed elation
raggedy|Tattered
ragtime|Syncopation
ragweed|Allergen producer
railroad|Convict hastily
railroad|Rush through
raiment|Garb
raincheck|Relative of an I.O.U.
rallied|Regained winning ways
ramekin|Small baking dish
ranches|Western holdings
rangers|Baseball team
ranters|Soapbox orators
rapture|Great joy
rascals|Scamps
ratatat|Drum sound
rational|Sensible
rations|Mess-kit contents
ratlines|Ship's rigging ladders
razzmatazz|Hilarious confusion
reactor|Nuclear ___
reaffirms|Gives added assurance
reagent|Analytic chemical substance
realigns|Adjusts anew
realism|Zola's literary quality
realist|Idealist's opposite
realter|Make new changes
reapply|Appeal again
reascend|Go up again
rebates|Certain payments
recalls|Detroit notices
recaptured|Seized anew
recites|Performs for the class
recovery|Patient's goal
recreates|Forms anew
rectangular|Wyoming's shape
redeemer|Liberator
redeemer|Savior
redeems|Exchanges coupons
redheaded|Like Mr. Skelton
redistrict|Set new political lines
rednecks|Relatives of hillbillies
redress|Reparation
redshirt|Follower of Garibaldi
reductase|Catalyzing enzyme
reelers|Two-___ (movies)
reenlists|Signs up again
referee|Game official
referee|Grid official
referral|Asterisk's function
referred|Alluded
referring|Passing the buck, in a way
reforest|Do an ecological job
reformed|Turned over a new leaf
refueled|Stopped at a gas station
regency|1811 to 1820 in Britain
regrade|Do a road job
regular|Gas-pump order
regulate|Adjust
rehired|Put back to work
rehires|Puts back on the payroll
rejoins|Answers a reply
rejoins|Answers the plaintiff
relation|Narrative
release|Discharge
released|Made public
releases|Lets go
relegate|Put out of sight
relegates|Consigns
relieve|Spell
relished|Enjoyed
relishes|Olives, carrot curls, etc.
relived|Experienced anew
relocate|Find a new home
relocate|Move to another town
remains|Stays
remedial|Correcting
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Self-reproach
removal|Change of position
reneger|Forgetful bridge player
renewer|Library user, at times
rentals|Certain incomes
repartee|Groucho's specialty
repercussion|Unforeseen effect
replans|Designs again
replants|Starts a new crop
replaying|Running a tape again
reportorial|Like a legman's work
reprieve|Welcome word on death row
reproach|Upbraid
rerunning|Showing again
resales|Secondary deals
rescale|Climb again
reschool|Train anew
resents|Is annoyed at
resents|Takes umbrage
resettle|Colonize again
resident|Hospital intern
resigns|Quits
resister|One who opposes
resistor|Rheostat, for one
resolute|Firmly determined
resorts|Nice and Aspen, e.g.
resounds|Echoes
resource|Coal or natural gas, e.g.
respect|Look up to
respects|Details
respites|Brief periods of relaxation
respond|Answer
respond|Answer
restamp|Use a new die
restate|Put in another way
restated|Expressed again
restates|Says again
restitute|Make a refund
restore|Give back
restored|Like Williamsburg, Va.
restored|Saved, as a painting
restored|Worked on damaged art
restrain|Inhibit
restrict|Limit
resumes|Job-applicants' offerings
retables|Structures above altars
retainer|Perry Mason's lifeblood
retaliates|Strikes back
retested|Tried out again
reticent|Shy
reticule|Small purse
retinas|Eye parts
retires|Hangs up one's spikes
retouch|Fix, as makeup
retraced|Went back over
retread|Kind of tire
retrieve|Do a setter's job
retunes|Primes the piano again
returned|Got back
reunite|Gather, as alumni
reunites|Brings together again
revenge|Tit for tat
reverie|Brown study
reverse|Auto gear
reversed|Did a turnabout
revests|Clothes again
revilers|People who scold
revolts|Causes disgust
rewinds|Tape-recorder buttons
rewiring|Part of a home-repair program
rewords|Paraphrases
rhetoric|Political bombast
ricochets|Bounces off
riddler|Enemy of Batman
riddles|Sphinxlike offerings
ridicule|Deride
rioters|Black Maria occupants
ripoffs|Shady coups
riposte|Retaliatory maneuver
riposte|Verbal comeback
riposte|Witty retort
riviera|Resort area of Europe
roadway|Street
roamers|Restless ones
roaster|Pan for oven use
robbery|What a fair exchange isn't
romantic|Fanciful
romantic|Like Bali
rompers|Children's wear
rooster|Capon, e.g.
roseate|Optimistic
rosewood|Timber used for cabinetry
rotates|Pirouettes
roulades|Folded meat slices
roundup|Assemble
rousted|Shook awake
ruminate|Ponder
runover|Exceed
rupture|Break
sackers|Baseball infielders
sackers|Ones who pillage
saddler|Stable supplier
sadiron|Tailor's gear
sadness|Melancholy
salamander|Lizard's relative
salamander|Newt or hellbender
salamis|Deli purchases
salesclerk|Store employee
salient|Conspicuous
sallets|Early helmets
saltine|Cracker
saluter|Soldier, at times
salvage|Utilize jetsam
samphires|Seacoast plants
sandbagged|Used crude force
sanders|One of Zsa Zsa's husbands
sardine|Symbol of tight packing
sartors|Tailors, to Carlyle
satellite|Tiros or Telstar
satiric|Like "Gulliver's Travels"
satirizing|Lampooning
satsuma|Japanese orange
saturate|Cause an oversupply
saturated|Soaked
saturnalia|Orgy
saturnalia|Wild revelry
satyagraha|Passive resistance, to Gandhi
sauntering|Moving slowly
sausage|Processed meat
sauteed|Fried
savannah|Dixie port
savants|Scholars
savored|Relished
scalers|Fish cleaners, at times
scallop|Cloth edging
scalpels|Tools for Dr. Barnard
scalper|Seller of hot tickets
scandalmonger|P. R. person for sinners
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarlet|Color for a letter
scarlets|Red colors
scatterbrain|Thoughtless one
scenario|Film-director's bible
sceneries|Backdrops
scenery|Sightseer's diversion
scented|Hunted, as a bloodhound
scepters|Regal rods
schemer|Plotting one
schisms|Factional splits
schnapps|Strong drink
schooling|Education
scolded|Reproved
scorecard|Game-watcher's aid
scorned|. . . like a woman ___
scrawls|Scribbles
screamed|Laughed blatantly
screeds|Diatribes
screens|Reviews applicants
screens|Thwarters of flies
scribers|Scratch awls
scrimper|Penny-counter
seacoast|Area akin to Texas's gulf frontage
seamanship|Useful quality for a mariner
seamier|More sordid
seamier|More sordid
secedes|Drops out
secretariat|Horse of 1973
secrets|C.I.A. gatherings
sectary|Protestant nonconformist
sectary|Zealous follower
sectile|Capable of being cut
sectors|Military areas
sedated|On tranquilizers
seedcases|Pods
seediest|Most threadbare
seekers|Ones with a quest
seeress|Deborah was one
seiners|Certain fishermen
selects|Picks
selfheal|Mint said to have curing quality
seminal|Germinative
seminar|Study group
senator|Capitol figure
senators|Baker, Bayh and Brooke
senators|Defunct A. L. team
senators|Ervin et al.
senators|Some candidates
senators|Two to a state
senecas|New York Indians
seniority|Jobholder's goal
senoras|Spanish ladies
sensate|Materialistic
sensors|Heat-detecting devices
sentences|Sets the penalty
separate|___ but equal
separate|Come unglued
septimes|Fencing parries
sequential|Following
sequestered|Secluded
seraphim|Angelic ones
serials|Daytime TV offerings
serials|Pearl White vehicles
seriate|Arranged in order
seriates|Arranges in order
serpents|Snakes
serrano|Mountaineer, in Spain
servicewoman|Wasp
servile|Obsequious
servile|Obsequious
sesames|Seeds for rolls
sestets|Sonnet parts
setback|Defeat
setting|Scenery
settler|Pioneer
settlers|Homesteaders
severance|Kind of pay
shakers|Salt holders
shallow|Justice in "Merry Wives"
shanghaier|Impresser of seamen
sharpen|Fix a pencil
sharper|Riverboat cardplayer
shatter|Be destructive
shattered|Demolished, as a record
shatters|Demolishes
sheared|Clipped
sheeted|Dressed for Halloween
sheetings|Bedding materials
shellacs|Trounces
shellacs|Trounces
shelters|Protects
shepherd|Carrier of a crook
sheriffs|Posse leaders
sherlock|Sleuth in the deerstalker hat
shilling|Twelve pence, in Soho
shiners|Minnows
shingle|Dentist's sign
shiniest|Most worn, as a serge suit
shipmaster|Skipper
shipments|Things in transit
shipshape|Orderly
shipwrecks|Hatteras occurrences
shipwright|Keel-layer
shirtsleeve|Kind of diplomacy
shoestring|Minimal nest egg
shoetree|Closet accessory
shoetree|Closet item
shorten|Convert to a mini
shotgun|Kind of wedding
showered|Bathed
shrimps|Prawns' relatives
shudder|React to the cold
shunted|Sidetracked
siamese|Cat or twin
siamese|Twin or cat
sidearms|Pistols and swords, e.g.
sidekick|Close friend
sideline|Source of added income
sidesplitting|Like some jokes
sidestep|Evade
sideswiped|Struck a glancing blow
sierras|Western mountains
sightseers|Tourists
silence|Golden item
silencer|Maxim's bequest to gangsters
silents|Old films
silliest|Most inane
similar|Like peas in a pod
simmers|Bubbles beneath the surface
simooms|Desert winds
simulate|Feign
sinners|Adam and Eve, e.g.
sisters|Sob and twin
sitting|Kind of duck
situate|Locate
situates|Puts in place
sketchy|Incomplete
skewered|Installed the shish kebab
skillet|Frying pan
skirted|Took the long way round
skittle|Kind of pool
slackening|Slowing
slaloms|Skiing events
slammer|Name for a heavy hitter
slanted|Like unfair writings
slapped|Reprimanded
slapstick|Pie-thrower's genre
slashes|Cuts
slaughter|Ex-Cardinal star
sledders|Participants in a winter sport
sleeper|Van Winkle, e.g.
sleepier|Less alert
sleepwalks|Emulates Lady Macbeth
sleeved|Like some sweaters
slender|Thin
slimmer|More svelte
slipper|Glass or lady's
slithers|Moves sinuously
slowpoke|Tortoise, e.g.
sluicing|Flowing through a floodgate
smarted|Stung
smashes|Tennis coups de grace
smeller|Bloodhound, at times
smithereens|Fragments for Howard K.
smooths|Evens out
snagged|Stuck in the river
snapper|Turtle or fish
sneaker|One of a soft-soled pair
sneakier|More furtive
sneered|Displayed contempt
sneered|Laughed like a villain
sneerer|Villain, at times
sneering|Showing scorn
snooper|Inquisitive one
snoopiest|Most meddlesome
snoozed|Took forty winks
soirees|Parties
soldier|Straus's was chocolate
solecisms|Social gaffes
solicit|Seek
soliloquize|Do a Shakespearean bit
solstice|Sun's spot circa Dec. 22
someone|___ up there . . .
sometime|At an unknown date
sonance|Voice quality
sonatas|Moonlight et al.
sophists|Superficial reasoners
sorties|Sudden attacks
sounder|Movie dog
spacewalks|Certain tethered strolls
spacious|Commodious
spaghetti|Partner of meatballs
spalling|Chipping, as stone
spangled|Like the U.S. banner
sparest|Least fat
sparking|Activating
sparkle|Plenty, in Dick Tracy strip
spatter|Splash
spatters|Splashes
speaker|Podium occupant
specialist|Place-kicker, e.g.
specialize|Major in
specter|Phantom
spellbound|Fascinated
spenders|Big-time ___
spindrift|Seaspray
spinner|Fishing lure
spinner|Spider, at times
spinoffs|Secondary benefits
spirals|Certain football passes
spirals|Certain football passes
spirits|Phantoms
spleens|Spiteful emotions
splendor|Eclat
splicer|Film mender
splines|Slats used in drafting
sploshes|Plays in the water
splurged|Spent lavishly
spoiler|Killjoy
sponsor|. . . a word from our ___
sponsors|Angels
sported|Displayed
sporters|Big spenders
sportsmanlike|Cricket
sprayers|Hose attachments
spreader|Butter knife, e.g.
springs|Saratoga or Silver
springs|What Pope's hope does
sprinkle|Refresh the lawn
spumone|Dessert
spurred|Stimulated
squalor|Slumlike condition
squeaky|Needing oil
squishy|Soft and wet
stamens|Flower parts
stamina|Endurance
stances|Golf positions
standee|Full-house latecomer
stander|Actor Lionel
standout|Be conspicuous
standup|Arise
starched|Like some collars
stargazer|Dreamy one
starkest|Most severe
started|Took the initiative
starter|Auto part
startled|Frightened
startling|Causing surprise
startup|Turn on, as an engine
statism|Theory of government
statistic|Entry in a data book
statues|Museum pieces
stature|Height
stature|Importance
stature|Prestige
staunch|Loyal
steadies|Certain twosomes
stealer|Base runner, at times
stealth|Furtiveness
steamers|Ships or clams
steamships|Certain conveyances
stearin|Candle ingredient
stedfast|Unswerving: Var.
steeled|Set oneself against
steeped|Soaked
steeple|Jack or chase
steered|Handled the helm
steerers|Wheel handlers
stellar|Outstanding
stellar|Outstanding
stenography|Secretary's forte
stentors|Loud-voiced persons
stepdame|Second mother, of old
stepmother|Family member
stepmother|Snow White's rival
steppes|Places for Russian wolves
stepstool|High-shelf adjunct
stereos|TV game-show prizes
sterile|Unfruitful
sterile|Unfruitful
sterner|More strict
stetson|Felt hat
stetsons|Men's hats
stewards|Flight attendants
sticker|Decal
stiffen|Add starch
stiletto|Small dagger
stilted|Pompous
stipend|Wage
stirred|Moved
stirrup|Equestrian's footrest
stirrups|Saddle adjuncts
stitches|Sharp side pains
stoical|Impassive
stomach|Have no ___ for (dislike)
stomatal|Of plant pores
stoners|Lucy ___ (reformers)
stooped|Condescended
stoppers|No-trump players' needs
storeys|Building levels, in Britain
storied|Celebrated in legend
stories|Magazine offerings
stouter|More robust
stouthearted|Dauntless
stowaway|Certain free rider
stowaway|Traveling freeloader
strafed|Raked with bullets
straight|Go ___ (be law-abiding)
strainer|Kitchen utensil
straiten|Confine
strander|Cable-making machine
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strands|Maroons
strands|Rope units
strange|Unaccountable
stratal|Of a layer
streamed|Gushed
streets|Main or Della
stresses|Emphasizes
stresses|Strains' partners
stretches|Exaggerates
stretta|Musical passage
strewed|Scattered
striate|Having furrows
striated|Grooved
strident|Harsh
strings|Attachments to some deals
stripes|Candy-cane features
stripes|Stars' partners
stripped|Did a burlesque routine
stroker|One who heals by rubbing
stroller|Worn out jogger?
strolls|Meanders
strophe|Stanza
strudel|Pastry from Germany
strumpet|Disreputable woman
student|Matriculant
stumble|Kind of bum
stupors|Apathetic states
stutter|Speak in a way
stutter|Stammer
stylists|Barbers of sorts
subside|Ebb
subtitle|Foreign-language film aid
subtype|Grouping, as of blood
sugarplums|Visions of ___ danced in . . .
suggests|Hints
summertime|Porgy and Bess song
sundaes|Fountain specialties
sunshade|Awning, for one
supposes|Allows
supposes|Conjectures
supreme|Kind of court
surfaced|Emerged from concealment
surmised|Conjectured
surpluses|Public-budget rarities
surreal|Like Dali's art
surreptitiously|How gumshoes work
sweetish|Somewhat saccharine
swimmingly|How Mark Spitz gets along
swinger|With-it one
swinging|Kind of saloon door
symmetrize|Introduce regularity
syringes|Hypodermic devices
taciturn|Laconic
tailcoat|Formal wear
tailgaters|Highway pests
tailgates|Drives dangerously
takeoff|Sight at J.F.K.
talipot|Asian palm
tallest|Most fanciful
tallest|Most farfetched
tallier|Scorekeeper
tallyho|Fox-hunter's cry
tanager|Bright bird
tankers|Callers at Bahrain
tannest|Most bronzed
tantrum|Fit of temper
tapered|Decreased gradually
tapestries|Aubusson products
tartare|Steak ___
tassels|Cord ornaments
tastier|Food-ad comparative
tasting|Sample
tatterdemalion|Poorly-dressed one
tattletale|He'll tell anything
tautens|Becomes tense
teenage|In the prime of life
teething|Ring for infants
teetotal|Complete
teetotaler|Sober one
telecasts|Video programs
television|Living-room set
telltale|Revealing
telltale|Word for Poe's heart
temerity|Rashness
temperate|One of the zones
template|Metal pattern
temporal|Transitory
tempting|Enticing
tenaces|Bridge holdings
tenderhearted|Sympathetic
tenderness|Solicitude
tenting|We're ___ tonight on the . . .
termers|First ___ (prison newcomers)
terraces|Contour-farm features
terrene|Earthly
terrible|Word for Ivan
terriers|Boston and Irish
tertiary|Alps' formative period
tervalent|Triple, in chemistry
tessera|Mosaic piece
tesserae|Mosaic pieces
testaments|Something Old and New
testator|One with a will
tetrads|Groups of four
theatre|Savoy or Globe, e.g.
theatrical|Showy
theorem|Proposition
thereto|In that place
thereupon|At once
thicken|Get complicated, as a plot
thirsts|Appetites
thirteen|Original number for a nation
threats|Menances
ticketed|Like overparked cars
tidiest|Most trim
timbres|Distinctive voice qualities
timeout|Recess
timothy|Horse food
tippling|Barfly's habit
tipsters|Touts
tiptoed|Walked stealthily
tirades|Vehement speeches
tisanes|Medicinal beverages
titania|Fairy queen
titanic|It was thought unsinkable
tobacco|Road of stage fame
togetherness|Birds-of-a-feather policy
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerators|They stand for anything
tongued|Played a bugle
toothache|Mouth woe
topless|Like some waitresses
topography|Relief-map's showing
topples|Overthrows
topside|On deck
torment|Pain
tortoise|Race winner
tourist|Kind of trap
traffic|Kind of jam
trailed|Brought up the rear
trailed|Followed
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Cadet
traipse|Wander about
trample|Stomp on
tramples|Stomps on
transfer|Certain bus ticket
transferee|One shifted to a new post
transfiguration|Event in Jesus' life
transgress|Infringe
transom|Crosspiece
trapezes|Circus equipment
trapline|Series of snares
traveler|Lee's steed
traverses|Crosses over
travesty|Burlesque
treadle|Bus-exit device
treadmills|Passages to nowhere
treaties|Versailles and Ghent accomplishments
treetops|Rockabye settings
trefoil|Clover
trellis|Garden frame
trembles|Shudders
trenches|W.W. I defences
tresses|Locks
trestles|Railroad crossings
tribute|Homage
tricolor|French flag
trinity|Conn. college
triplets|Donald Duck's nephews
triplets|Donald Duck's nephews
tripoli|. . . shores of ___
tritone|Musical interval
troches|Medicinal tablets
trolled|Fished
trolley|Bus's victim
trollies|Streetcars: Var.
trombone|One of Willson's 76
trooped|Walked en masse
trotter|Yonkers entry
troubler|One who makes extra effort
trouser|Word with legs or cuffs
trousseau|Hope-chest come true
troweled|Used a garden tool
truisms|Platitudes
trumpeter|Gabriel, for one
tsardom|Realm for Peter or Ivan
tsarina|Catherine, for one
tsarina|Catherine, for one
turtles|Terrapins
tutelage|Guardianship
twister|Tornado
twitted|Taunted
twitter|Bird sound
umbrages|States of pique
unabashed|Showing no chagrin
unalike|Dissimilar
unarmed|Defenseless
unbeaten|Still on top
unbends|Relaxes
unbridle|Set loose
unclear|Confused
unclear|Hazy
uncrate|Remove from a box
undefeated|Still in the win-only column
undercover|Kind of agent
underdoes|Makes too rare
underdog|Non-favorite
understanding|Entente, for one
undramatic|Humdrum
undulate|Billow
uneasiest|Least comfortable
unerring|Straight to the mark
unfurls|Gets a flag ready
unglued|Not stuck
unhorse|Win at jousting
unhurried|Leisurely
unified|Consolidated
uniform|Even
unleash|Let loose
unloose|Release
unmannerly|Impolite
unnatural|Affected
unposed|Candid
unprocessed|Natural
unrated|Not seeded
unsteels|Softens
untitled|Having no name
unwooded|Treeless
updater|One revising a news piece
upgrade|Promote in rank
upholds|Sustains
uplands|Plateaus
upstate|Most of N.Y. outside N.Y.C.
ustulate|Discolored, as by a burn
usually|As a rule
utility|Gas or electric company
valleys|Forge and Stream
vampers|Musical improvisers
vampire|Dracula V.I.P.
vampiric|Dracula-like
varmint|Critter
varnishing|Making glossy
venerates|Reveres
veranda|Porch
veritas|Vincit omnia ___
vertiginous|Dizzying
victuals|Food
videoland|The tube
violent|Very intense
virtual|In effect, almost
visitor|Guest
vitamin|Flintheart, in Tracy strip
voiders|Ones who annul
volunteer|Kind of fireman
volutes|Column spirals
wallowers|Hogs, at times
wardrobe|Clotheshorse's need
warpath|Indian way
warrens|Teeming tenements
warthog|Tusked animal
waterlily|Frog's perch
waterpower|Type of energy
weariest|Most spent
weirdie|Dracula-like one
welcome|Kind of wagon
welcome|Mat word
werewolves|Folklore creatures
wheezes|Thrice-told jokes
whereto|Cabbie's query
whiplash|Popular insurance injury
whisker|Cat feature
whistler|Referee, at times
whistles|Referees' needs
widened|Amplified
williwaw|Wind squall
windjammers|Tall ships
wisdoms|Scholarly teachings
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wisteria|Flowery garden plant
witching|Party hour
wrestle|Engage in a sport
wriggle|Squirm
yardbird|Army menial
yardstick|Criterion
yeomanry|Small-landed proprietors
yodeler|Alpine soloist
zenanas|Seraglios
zigzagger|Sewing-machine attachment
zoologist|High-level animal tracker
zymosis|Fermentation
abalone|Large snail
abalone|Seafood dish
abashed|Put to shame
aberrance|Deviation
abetted|Encouraged
aboveboard|Where the end of this is
abreast|Shoulder to shoulder
absence|Item on a pupil's record
absolute|Thoroughgoing
absorbed|Rapt
absorbs|Takes in
abstain|Forbear
abstain|Forbear
abusers|Name callers, and worse
abusive|Insulting
abysmal|Bottomless
academy|Private school
academy|West Point
accedes|Gives approval
accentuate|Stress
accentuates|Stresses
accepts|Believes in
accesses|Architects' considerations
acerate|Needle-shaped
acetone|Chemical in nail-polish removers
acolyte|Assistant
acrostic|Verse that spells words vertically
actinia|Sea anemone
actuate|Spark
adagios|Dance duets
adamant|Inflexible
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Utterly unyielding
adenoids|Cause of nasality
adherent|Leader's follower
adherent|Supporter
adhesive|Sticky
admires|Esteems
adopter|Orphan's new parent
adopters|Some parents
adoring|Worshipful
adorned|Bedecked
adulate|Fawn upon
adulate|Fawn upon
adulate|Worship
advisement|Deliberation
aediles|Roman officials
aerated|Caused air to bubble through
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerodyne|Heavier-than-air craft
aerosol|Spray can
affaire|Balzac's "Une Ténébreuse ___"
affrighted|Gave a scare to
afterburner|Pollution-control device
against|Opposed
ageless|Ever-abiding
agelong|Everlasting
agendas|Orders of business
agendas|Plans; programs
aggression|Unprovoked attack
agitate|Disturb
aileron|Banking mechanism for a pilot
airboat|Okefenokee vehicle
airline|Kennedy tenant
airline|Kennedy tenant
airmail|Kind of postage
airmail|Lindbergh's cargo in 1926
airpower|Key to modern warfare
airscrew|Type of propeller
alarmed|Scared
alarming|Scary
alcohol|Intoxicant
alehouse|Pub
alerted|Aroused
alerter|More watchful
alewife|Menhaden or pilchard
alfresco|Outdoors
aliment|Food
alimental|Nourishing
alimony|Divorcé's penance
alinements|Orderly setups
alkalizes|Counters acidity
alleges|States without proof
allegorical|Like "Pilgrim's Progress"
allegory|Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is one
allegros|Symphonic movements
alligators|Reptiles protected by law
alliterate|Repeat initial sounds in neighboring words
allusion|Reference
almanacks|Franklin's annual compilations
almandine|Variety of garnet
altered|Modified
alterers|Hem droppers or raisers
amalgamate|Mix
amasser|Collector
amateur|Dilettante
amateurs|Olympic athletes, e.g.
ambient|Surrounding
ambrosial|Very delicious or fragrant
ambulance|Certain chaser's target
ambushes|Bushwhacks
amender|One who tacks riders on bills
amities|Friendships
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesia|Memory gap
amoebae|Protozoans
amorist|Casanova
amorists|Don Juan and Casanova
amulets|Charms
anaconda|Boa constrictor
analyses|Freudian methods
anapest|Metrical foot
anathema|Imprecation
anatomic|Describing some premed studies
anatomy|One of da Vinci's interests
ancestor|Kunta Kinte, to Haley
anchoret|He wants to be alone
anchovy|Herringlike fish
andante|Musical movement
andiron|Fireplace fixture
anemone|Flower
anemone|Springtime wild flower
animals|Fauna
animals|Menagerie members
animate|Quicken
animated|Far from torpid
animism|Belief that things have souls
anisette|Espresso garnish
annalist|Historian of a sort
annexation|Event re Texas: 1845
anniversary|Time to celebrate
annulet|Little ring
anomalies|Birds that can't fly, e.g.
antebellum|Prewar
antelopes|Gnu and oryx
antelopes|Pronghorns and elands
antenna|Aerial
antennas|TV rods
anticipate|Foretaste
antipasto|Dish before the lasagna
antipodal|At the other end of the world
antipodal|Diametrically opposite
antisera|Vaccines
antisocial|Misanthropic
anurans|Frogs and toads
aorists|Greek tenses
apaches|Geronimo's men
apologia|Defense of one's acts
apothecary|Druggist for Romeo
appalled|Dismayed
appearance|Item on a personnel director's list
appertain|Have relevance
applecart|Vehicle often upset
applesauce|Hokum
appoint|Name
approximately|About
apricots|Fruits often used in a compote
arabesque|Ballet pose
arbitrate|Be a referee
arcades|Shopping areas
argalis|Wild sheep
arietta|Opera piece
arietta|Short solo
arietta|Short solo
aristae|Grain bristles
armadas|Fleets
armholes|Dress necessities
armoire|Wardrobe
armrest|Part of a theater seat
arouser|Alarm clock
arouses|Stimulates
arrange|Set up
arranges|Classifies
arrested|Apprehended
arrests|Items on a certain blotter
arrests|Notations on a certain blotter
arrogance|The ___ of age . . . : Burke
arsenal|Arms depot
arsonist|Kind of felon
arsonist|Lawbreaker
artisan|Craftsman
artiste|Skillful dancer
artistes|Chanteuses
artists|Cassatt, Chagall et al.
ascents|Mountaineers' feats
ashlars|Building stones
asinine|Silly
asperse|Malign
aspidistras|Cast-iron plants
aspirant|Position seeker
aspiration|Ambition
assault|Battery's partner-in-crime
assents|Concurs
assessors|Tax people
assistant|Malamud novel (with "The")
assists|Baseball statistics
assizes|Ordinances
assuaged|Quenched
assured|Confident
asterism|Constellation
asteroid|Starfish or minor planet
astrologer|Horoscoper
atelier|Left Bank studio
ateliers|Workshops
athletic|Like Bruce Jenner
atomistic|Less than molecular
atonements|Reparations
attache|Embassy man
attache|Kind of case
attached|Not single
attainers|Successful people
attendants|Retinue group
attends|Ministers to
attires|Clothes
attires|Dresses
attracts|Lures
attracts|Magnetizes
audience|What every playwright needs
aurochs|Bison
automatic|Kind of rifle or pistol
automobile|Michigan product
available|On hand
avenger|Terrible swift sword
avenges|Evens the score
avenging|Retaliatory
average|Mean
average|So-so
average|So-so
aviator|Post was one
aviator|Wiley Post or John Alcock
avoider|One who shuns
backers|Angels on Broadway
backpedal|Retreat in the ring
balalaikas|Russian guitars
balance|High-wire artist's forte
balance|Tightrope-walker's asset
balking|No-no for a pitcher
ballgames|Offerings at Shea
bananas|Go ___ (get wild or go ape)
bandied|Tossed to and fro
bandwagon|Political vehicle
banquet|Feast
banshee|Wailing spirit
baptism|Sacrament
barefoot|One way to enjoy the park
bargains|Basement offerings
baronet|Title one rank above knight
baronies|Vast landholdings
barrage|Heavy fire
barrows|Pushcarts
baseless|Unsubstantiated
baseless|Without grounds
bashful|One of Doc's companions
basilica|St. Peter's, for one
basilisk|Legendary reptile
basinet|Steel helmet
bassoon|For he heard the loud ___
bastion|Stronghold
battens|Secures
bearish|Pessimistic
bedraggle|Make limp and soiled
bedrock|Nadir
beeswax|Candle material
beggars|The ___ Opera
begging|Mendicant's line
begonia|Plant named for a governor of Santo Domingo
behaved|Acted properly
beheaded|Slain, Boleyn style
bemoans|Laments
benchmark|Point of reference
benders|Wingdings
bereaves|Leaves forlorn
beseeches|Implores
besmear|Sully
besought|Implored
besought|Implored
bibliographical|Like a librarian's job
bicentennial|1976
billeted|Lodged, as soldiers
biotite|Dark-colored mica
blarney|Sweet talk
blessing|A ___ in disguise
blooper|Announcer's flub
bluegum|Eucalyptus
bluejacket|Sailor
bluestone|Paving material
boathook|Docker's need
boating|Fun on the water
boggles|Astounds
boomlet|Small spurt in the economy
boosted|Beat the drum for
bootlaces|Footwear cords
bouffant|Like some hairdos or skirts
bowdlerize|Desex the text
bragging|Gascon's activity
brainchild|Product of mental labor
brainier|More ingenious
brakemen|Railroad workers
breakout|Get loose from a calaboose
breather|Easy fight
breeders|Some atomic reactors
bribers|Ones who corrupt
broaden|Expand
broiled|Fixed steaks
brooding|In a moody mood
broomstick|Halloween vehicle
brushoff|The cold shoulder
budgeter|Thrifty mate
bulldog|Wrestle a steer
burglars|Lawbreakers
burners|Stove parts
burnish|Shine, as leather
butterfish|Atlantic gunnel
cabanas|Beach houses
cabaret|Broadway musical
cabaret|Oscar winner in 1972
cabbies|Hacks
cabriolet|Coupé's relative
cackler|Egg layer
cacomistle|Ring-tailed cat
cadences|Chord sequences
cakewalk|Dancer's address?
calendars|Court lists
calling|Vocation
caloric|Relating to heat
calorie|Dieter's unit
calorie|Heat unit
calumnies|Slanders
camouflage|Disguise
canella|Cinnamon
canines|Some teeth
cannonade|Noisy bombardment
canonic|Orthodox
cantatas|Bach works
cantilever|Kind of arch or bridge
capered|Frolicked
capitulate|Acquiesce
captive|Enthralled
caramel|Coating for apples
caramel|Coating for apples
cardigan|Sweater
careerism|Advancement at any cost
carpeted|Reprimanded, British style
carrying|Kind of charges
casemate|Bombproof chamber in a fort
cashmere|Fine wool
cassette|Film magazine
cassowary|Nonflying bird
castanets|Spanish dancer's clickers
castigate|Criticize severely
castles|Moves rook and king
casualty|Kind of insurance
casuist|Specious debater
catacomb|Subterranean complex
catalogs|Lists
catalyst|Chemist's reaction-producer
catcher|Bench, Munson or Fisk
cathartic|Purgative
cathead|Timber for the anchor
catholic|Universal in extent
catnaps|Short snoozes
catnips|Minty plants
cattiest|Most spiteful
caudate|Having a tail
cauterizing|Emergency-room action
celebrate|Ring in the new
celebrities|Lions
cellarers|Monks for the commissary
cellophane|Transparent wrapping
centigrade|Divided into 100 degrees
centimeter|Almost two-fifths of an inch
cerebrate|Think hard
cerebrum|Brain area
chairman|One with a gavel
championship|Vessel prized in the N.F.L.
chancellor|David's friend John
chapeau|Easter creation
charades|Party game
chariot|Vehicle for Ben-Hur
charitable|Eleemosynary
charlie|White House dog in J.F.K.'s day
chasten|Correct
chasten|Discipline
chasten|Discipline
chastise|Apply the paddle
chatter|Yak
chautauqua|Cultural center in N.Y. State
checkered|Like some careers
cheddar|American cheese
chemical|Kind of warfare
cherubs|Putti
chiders|Faultfinders; nags
chimpanzee|Zoo denizen
chowhounds|Trenchermen
chummiest|Most familiar
cinemas|Flicks
ciphered|In code
clammed|___ up (kept mum)
clamors|Hubbubs
climate|Surrounding influence
cloture|Close of legislature
cloverleaf|Highway intersection
cocaine|Narcotic
cockscombs|Garden bloomers
codicil|Will supplement
coerced|Twisted one's arm
coherent|Logical
coheres|Holds together
colander|Container for draining and straining
college|Part of C.C.N.Y.
colliers|Defunct magazine
colonel|Commander of a regiment
colossus|Rhodes wonder
comeback|___ to Erin (folk song)
comical|Ludicrous
commodious|Roomy
communists|Brezhnev's supporters
commute|Travel to and from the job
compasses|Necessities for mariners
compatriot|Colleague
compatriot|Fellow countryman
compensate|Pay
compile|Amass
comprehensively|How Ph.D. aspirants are tested
compressor|Impeller on a jet engine
comprise|Include or contain
comrade|Close friend
concepts|Ideas
concerto|Emperor or "Brandenburg"
conferee|Discussant
confuse|Perplex
congeal|Solidify
congers|Eels
congested|Like rush-hour roads
congratulations|Good wishes
congratulations|Greeting-card message
connection|The French ___
connects|Hooks up
connotes|Implies
consider|Think over
consign|Entrust
constant|Continual
constitution|Leading Georgia newspaper
constitutionals|Walks once taken by Truman
constrain|Impose limitations
constraint|Antonym for freedom
consult|Compare notes
consumer|Nader is his advocate
consumes|Expends by use
contact|Get in touch with
contemn|Despise
contention|Argument
contention|Discord
contexts|Environments
continence|Self-restraint
contractor|His work is constructive
contracts|Boxer-manager agreements
contrast|Compare
convenes|Assembles
conveyor|Kind of belt
copydesk|Where headlines are written
cordage|Wood measure
cordite|Smokeless powder
cormorant|Bird symbolic of gluttony
cornice|Horizontal molding
cornute|Having horns
coronet|Crown
coronet|Royal adornment
corridor|Polish ___, outlet to the Baltic
corsair|Pirate
cortege|Retinue
cortege|Retinue
cortege|Sad procession
cottage|Kind of cheese
covered|Kind of bridge
covered|Like a Conestoga wagon
coverups|False fronts
cowcatchers|Locomotive parts
cowshed|Shelter for Jerseys
crashed|Intruded on a party
cravats|Haberdashery stock
crazier|Less lucid
creased|Wrinkled
credent|Confiding; believing
creeper|Bird that climbs tree trunks
crescent|Emblem of Turkey
crescent|Moon's shape in first or last quarter
crescent|Turkish emblem
crested|Reached a peak
criteria|Yardsticks
crocuses|Signs of spring
crossbow|Early weapon
cruelty|Sadism
cruises|Goes yachting
cruller|Coffee-break item
crusade|Holy war
crushes|Uses a compactor
crystal|Futuristic kind of ball
culture|Refinement in manners, taste, etc.
curacao|Caribbean cruise stop
curates|Clergymen
cussedness|Ornery quality
cyanide|Deadly poison
dahlias|Flowers or purple shades
darbies|Plasterers' floats; trowels
daredevil|Hairbreadth Harry, e.g.
daredevils|Reckless ones
daresay|Think probable
dashing|Spirited
deadbeat|Poor credit risk
deadbeats|Spongers
dearest|Word in a letter
debacles|Routs
debases|Vitiates
decagon|Ten-sided figure
decapods|Shrimp, lobster, crab, etc.
decease|Go to the Great Beyond
deceits|Frauds
deceive|Mislead
decider|Judge
decreases|Lessens
decreed|Ruled
deejays|Record players
deepest|Most profound
deerskin|Natty Bumppo prize
defender|___ of the Faith
deflates|Dispirits
degraded|Vulgarized
dehisce|Gape
dehorned|Disarmed a bull
delegates|Assigns
delegates|Signers of the Declaration
deletes|Eradicates
deletion|Erasure
deliberate|Willful
delicate|Albee's "A ___ Balance"
delicate|Fragile
deliver|Rescue
deliverer|Liberator
delivers|A newsboy does it
deluder|One who misleads
delusion|Snare's partner
demerit|Mark for poor work
demurred|Objected
denouement|Dramatic outcome
department|Part of a bureaucracy
department|Sports or payroll
departmentalize|Divide into branches of instruction
depending|Contingent upon
depiction|Portrayal
deplane|Get off at O'Hare
depletes|Exhausts, as resources
deponed|Testified
deported|Behaved or exiled
deportee|Banished one
derives|Obtains from a source
descended|Fell
describes|Gives an account of
deserts|Gobi and Nefud
deserts|Negev and Nefud
designs|Sketches
desired|Aspired to
desirer|Ardent wisher
desists|Leaves off
desolation|Dreariness
despised|Like a pariah
despite|Notwithstanding
despoil|Pillage
dessert|Dinner course
dessert|Meal course
dessert|Pie or parfait
destine|Preordain
devalued|Lowered in esteem
diameter|Circle divider
diamond|Joe Morgan's milieu
diamond|Neil the singer
diapered|Changed the baby's garb
diaries|Records kept by Evelyn and Frank
dictated|Gave a steno some work
diehard|One who resists the new order
diesels|Engines
dieters|They rue the sweets of yesteryear
differed|Disagreed
digests|Summarizes
diggers|Gardeners, at times
digressive|Tending to ramble
dilated|Expanded
dilemma|Horned problem
dimwits|Fools; blockheads
dingbat|Archie's term for Edith
dingdong|Sound from a tower
dingies|Small boats: Var.
diocese|Bishopric
diplomat|Metternich was one
dipoles|TV antennas with pairs of equal rods
dipsomania|Problem for A.A.
disallow|Reject
disannul|Cancel
disbands|Breaks ranks; scatters
disdained|Treated with contempt
disengage|Release
disestablishing|Withdrawing support, as from a church
disgrace|Ignominy
dishevel|Tousle
disparate|Unequal
dispense|Deal out in portions
dispense|Hand out
disposable|Like some bottles
disquietude|Anxiety
dissect|Analyze in detail
dissents|Does not approve
distaff|Opposite of spear
distills|Extracts or infuses
distort|Misshape
distract|Divert attention
diverse|Separate
dogeared|Shabby
doggerel|Verse than which there is no worse
dogmatical|Opinionated
dominantly|For the most part
donnish|Pedantic
doublet|Pair
doublet|Pair
downtrodden|Oppressed
drafted|Sketched roughly
dragged|Hauled along
dragnet|Lawmen's trawl
dreamers|Builders of castles in the air
dressage|Horse guidance
dresses|Sheath and shift
drooling|Talking foolishly
dropout|High-school non-finisher
dryasdust|Pedantic
ductile|Easily led or reshaped
dunnage|Padding in packing
duration|Continuance in time
duration|Continuation in time
duration|Length
dyestuffs|Coloring matter
dyeweeds|Shrubs with yellow flowers
eardrums|Tympana
earless|Like certain seals
earlier|Before
earlobe|Pinna's pendent part
earnest|Far from flippant
earthborn|Like all mortals
easterly|Like some winds
eatable|Fit for human consumption
eavesdrop|Spy aurally
ebonite|Hard rubber
ebullient|Overflowing with fervor
ecartes|Card games for two
ecological|Relating to our environment
edgewise|One way to get a word in
edgewise|One way to get a word in
edibles|Foods
eeriest|Most unearthly
effacement|Erasure
effected|Brought about
eggcups|Certain containers
eggshell|Pale color
egocentric|Selfish
ejections|Ousters
elapses|Slips away
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Rubber
elections|Primaries, e.g.
electro|Prefix for type or magnet
elegant|To the manner born
element|Gold or silver
element|Gold or silver
elementary|Detective's word
elements|Water and air, e.g.
elevate|Uplift
elevated|On a high plane
elevates|Improves spiritually
elevations|Heights
elevator|Otis product
elevons|Airplane control surfaces
elicits|Evokes
ellipse|Elongated circle
elongate|Lengthen
elongate|Stretch
elongated|Like eels
elysian|Blissful
emaciate|Waste away
emanates|Gives out
embanks|Dams up
embargo|Shipping restriction
emblematic|Symbolic
emendate|Correct a text
emendator|Writer's righter
emended|Fixed up a text
emeralds|Gifts for 40th wedding anniversary
emergent|Like many third-world nations
emergent|Newborn, as a nation
emerges|Appears
emerges|Comes forth
emerges|Comes forth
eminence|___ grise (confidential agent)
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Arab chieftain's domain
emirate|Arabian commander's jurisdiction
emissary|Legate
emitted|Gave off
emphasizes|Underlines
emporium|Marketplace
emulate|Pattern after
emulate|Rival
emulate|Strive to equal
emulates|Tries to equal
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Nail polishes
enchase|Decorate with inlaid work
enclose|Hem in
encloses|Fences in
encored|Called for another song
endeavors|Takes a crack at
endemic|Peculiar to a particular people or locality
endgames|Finales for Fischer
endives|Plants used for salads
endives|Salad plants
endorse|Sanction; approve
endorser|One who supports or approves
enemies|Calhoun and Van Buren
energetic|Zippy
energize|Frequent "Star Trek" command
energize|Rev up
enforce|Implement
engages|Takes on in battle
engaging|Attractive
engineer|Casey Jones
engineer|Iron-horse driver
engines|Diesel and Wankel
enhance|Magnify
enisled|Marooned
enisles|Quarantines
enlarge|Do a photographer's job
enlarged|Like some snapshots
enlists|Signs on
enlists|Signs up
ennoble|Uplift
enplanes|Boards a 747
enshrine|Cherish as sacred
enshrouded|Concealed
enslave|Subjugate
ensnares|Catches
entails|Involves necessarily
entente|Agreement between nations
entente|Cold War antidote
entente|Cold-war palliative
entente|___ cordiale
enterprise|Star Trek craft
enterprise|Famed W.W. II flattop
entertain|Consider
entertainment|That's ___ (recent film)
enthuse|Become excitedly delighted
enticing|Attractive
entitles|Gives the right to
entrains|Boards a Pullman
entrance|Overpower with emotion
entreat|Beg
entreat|Beseech
entrench|Plant firmly
entwines|Wraps around
enunciate|Proclaim
epaulet|Shoulder décor
epaulet|Shoulder fringe
epicure|Food fancier
epicures|Bon vivants
epigeal|Living near the ground level
episode|Movie-serial installment
epitome|Abridgement
epitome|Abstract
eponymous|Bearing the name of
eponyms|Ancestors for whom tribes are named
equivalent|Tantamount
eradicate|Wipe out
eradicates|Wipes out
erasers|School order
erasure|Expunction
erasure|Obliteration
erected|Built
eremite|Recluse
eremites|Hermits
erodent|Caustic
erosions|Depletions
errands|Chores
errands|Income source for Junior
erudite|Scholarly
erudite|Steeped in lore
erudite|Well-informed
erupted|Became active, as Mauna Loa
escapade|Madcap adventure
escapee|One on the lam
escarps|Builds slopes around a fort
escarps|Steep slopes
escolar|Oilfish
especial|Particular
esplanade|Public walk with a vista
essayists|Emerson and Lamb
essence|Gist
essence|In ___ (basically)
essence|Perfume
essences|Perfumes
essentials|Food and water, e.g.
essentials|Food, shelter, etc.
estates|Heirs' concerns
estates|Worthwhile leavings
esteems|Thinks highly of
esteems|Thinks well of
esterase|Enzyme
esterases|Certain enzymes
estimate|Educated guess
estival|Of summer
estranges|Antagonizes
etamine|Cotton fabric
etamine|Cotton fabric
etamine|Open-mesh fabric
etcetera|King's words in a musical
eternal|Hope springs ___
eternal|Love Is ___, book by Stone
eternal|Time-defying
ethical|Upright
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
eutectic|Having maximum fusibility
evading|Dodger's activity
evanesce|Disappear gradually
everted|Turned inside out
evident|Apparent
evinced|Showed clearly
evolved|Developed gradually
exacter|More precise
exalted|Magnified
excavate|Help an archeologist
exceeders|They go too far
excuser|Permissive one
exhales|Blows out
exhilarate|Pep up
exilers|Ousters of a sort
existed|Lived
exonerate|Absolve
exonerate|Clear from blame
exonerates|Absolves
exorcist|Demon eradicator
exotica|Collection of strange plants
expedience|Self-interest
expedience|Self-interest or fitness
expiate|Make propitiation for
exporting|Shipping abroad
exterior|Kind of paint
exterior|Outside
extirpate|Destroy totally
extract|Quotation
extracted|Drew forth
eyeglass|Sight enhancer
facelift|Cosmetic surgery
failure|Bankruptcy
faintest|Least distinct
falseface|Halloween item
famished|Starved
famished|Very hungry
fantasia|Potpourri of well-known airs
farragoes|Jumbles
fasteners|Zippers, e.g.
fastens|Buttons up
fastest|Most loyal
feathery|Plumate
febrile|Feverish
ferries|Harbor craft
feverish|Excited
fielding|He wrote "Tom Jones"
financed|Advanced money for
finances|Pecuniary resources
financial|Newspaper section
firebird|Stravinsky ballet
firefly|Friml operetta
fireworks|Pyrotechnist's products
fireworks|Stravinsky number
flagons|Liquor containers
flashers|Blinking devices on cars
fleshing|Giving substance to, with "out"
flintlock|Pioneer's piece
flipflop|Backward somersault
flooding|Awash
floppinesses|Pliant states
flotilla|Small fleet
flyweights|Boxers under 113 lbs.
foiling|Ornamentation with curved indentations
follicle|Tiny cavity whence a hair grows
footlocker|G.I. trunk
forecast|Prophesy
forefather|Primogenitor
foreseen|Expected
forgiver|Tolerant mate
forsake|Desert
forsakes|Deserts
forsooth|Indeed!
fortune|Lot
fostered|Encouraged
fountain|Trevi attraction
fourscore|Eighty, to Lincoln
foursome|Golfing group
foursquare|Outspoken quartet's address?
fourteen|Pair of sevens
fourteen|Wilson's ___ Points
fourths|Quarters
fractional|Inconsiderable
fractures|Breaks we don't like to get
fragile|Brittle
fragmentary|Piecemeal
frankfort|Capital of Kentucky
fraternity|Concord
freedom|Bondman's dream
freedom|Fourth of July theme
freedom|Nat Turner's quest
freeload|Horn in on a party
freemasons|Polk, Taft, Truman, etc.
fresher|More impudent
freshet|Spate
frontage|Face of a building
frontlines|Where the top brass is scarce
fulmars|Blubber-loving sea birds
fussiest|Most finicky
gadroon|Elaborate molding
gagster|Practical joker
gaiters|Lower-leg coverings
galilee|Sea fed by the Jordan
gallery|Peanut or art
galling|Irritating
gangland|Mobster's domain
gangsters|Racketeers
gannets|Fish-eating sea birds
gargles|Tries to relieve a sore throat
garrison|Abolitionist William
gateless|Like some fences
gaunter|More emaciated
gavotte|Dance from France
gazette|Journal
gemstone|Topaz or tourmaline
genealogist|Specialist in certain roots
generalize|Fail to be specific
gentile|Non-Morman, to a Morman
gentler|Not so rough
germane|Relevant
getaway|Escape
getters|Obtainers
ginseng|Herb used as a medicine in China
giraffe|The constellation Camelopardalis
gitanos|Spanish gypsies
glacial|Chilling
glassman|Maker of bottles
gleaned|Reaped after reapers
glinting|Asparkle
glissade|Ballet step
glitters|Sparkles
gluteal|Pertaining to buttock muscles
gnawing|Beaver's activity
goaltender|Hockey player
goldbricks|Swindles or malingers
goosefish|Large-mouthed marine denizen
goshawk|Fast-flying bird of prey
gouging|Loan shark's activity
gracefully|In a swanlike way
gramercy|___ Park, N.Y.C.
grandams|Old women
grander|More stately
grandma|Moses, for one
grandpa|Family member
granite|Monument material
grateful|Appreciative
gravamina|Damaging parts of accusations
graveled|Perplexed
graybeards|Oldsters
grazier|Rancher
greeting|Ciao or aloha
grenade|Missile
grifter|Con artist
grilles|Gratings
grimace|Make a face
grinder|Organ ___
grinner|Cheshire cat
gripper|Fastening
grosses|Some totals
grotesque|Bizarre
grounds|Polo or fair
growlers|Angry dogs
guarded|Circumspect
guardian|Protector
guesses|Some are "educated"
gymnasts|Nadia and Olga, e.g.
gymnasts|Nadia, Olga, etc.
habitat|Native environment
haggard|Gaunt
hailstones|Pelters in a storm
hallelujah|Praise ye the Lord!
hallmark|Distinguishing feature
hallowed|Consecrated
halluces|Big toes
hamster|Golden pet
handicap|Kind of race
handles|Treats
handsome|Attractive
happened|It ___ in Monterey, 1930 song
harbored|Entertained, as an idea
hardest|Adjective for diamond
harpies|Greek fliers with women's faces
harries|Torments
hartshorn|Deer's antler
hasenpfeffer|Rabbit stew
haughty|Arrogant
hawkshaw|Shamus
hawkshaws|Detectives
headstrong|Rash
headwaters|River's upper tributaries
heartens|Cheers up
heartiness|Boniface's bonhomie
heartsease|Peace of mind
heather|Scottish bloomer
heedless|How many mischiefs should ensue his ___ haste: Spenser
heiress|Barbara Hutton for one
helices|Spirals
helicon|Circular tuba
hellbent|Reckless
hellish|Infernal
hemline|Mini-midi-maxi distinction
henries|Units of inductance
heralds|Publicizes
hessian|Mercenary of '76
hideout|Secret place for outlaws
hipline|Tailor's measurement
historic|Adjective for an event in MLXVI
history|It repeats itself
hodgepodge|Jumble
hogties|Makes helpless
holdall|Traveling bag
holdings|Stocks, bonds and other property
holdouts|Nonsigners in spring
holiday|Philip Barry play: 1928
homeland|One's native heath
homeless|Like waifs
hometowns|Reunion sites, at times
honkers|Geese, at times
hopeful|Sanguine
horrible|Ghastly
horseman|Irving's "headless" one
hospital|Human repair shop
hostess|Role for Rosalynn
hotfoot|Warm hazing
hotlines|Emergency phones
hotshot|Fast freight
hottest|Most fiery
hourglasses|Timepieces
housebroken|Beyond the paper-training stage
humanize|Refine; make gentle
humorist|Farceur
hurdlers|Olympics group
hurricane|Weatherman's bad news
hustles|Shakes a leg
hyssops|European mints
ideates|Dreams up
ideates|Dreams up
ideates|Preconceives
identical|Exactly alike
idiomatic|Colloquial
idiotic|Featherbrained
ignores|Looks away
illegal|Outside the law
illicit|Like some stills
illiterate|Ignorant
illness|Malady
illumes|Lights up
illumines|Brightens
imitate|Copy
imitate|Do likewise
imitate|Render sincere flattery
immaterial|Not vital
immature|Callow
immerse|Dip
impacted|Like wisdom teeth, often
impends|Looms
imperial|Small, pointed beard
impossible|It's ___, Perry Como hit
imprudence|Rashness
inaccurate|Faulty
inarches|Grafts, as a plant
incense|Enrage
incense|Fill with wrath
incentive|Stimulus
incisor|Cutting tooth
incisors|Some teeth
inciter|Rabble-rouser
increase|Addition
increased|Waxed
indomitable|Unyielding
industrial|Kind of revolution
inebriate|Candidate for A.A.
inelegant|Lacking in grace
inertia|Inactivity
inertia|Lack of motion
inexpert|Lacking skill
infanta|Spanish king's daughter
ingested|Absorbed
ingrates|Thankless people
inimitable|Impossible to duplicate
initiate|Start
injures|Damages
innocence|Ingenuousness
innocent|Pure
innovates|Does new things
inquiries|Grand-jury activities
instant|Second
instating|Activity on Inauguration Day
institutes|M.I.T., F.I.T., and R.P.I.
instructor|One who makes the grade
instructs|Teaches
instrument|Flute or lute
insubordination|Army no-no
insurable|Affording grounds for a certain premium
intended|Not accidental
intense|Fierce
intense|Vehement
intently|With determination
interest|Bank bonus
interest|Source of income or outgo
interested|Concerned
interests|What a good book does
interface|Common boundary
interleave|Insert blank pages in a book
interloper|Meddlesome one
internationally|Throughout the world
interne|Upcoming doctor
interned|Confined during a war
interstice|Chink
intestate|Not bequeathed
intimating|Dropping a hint
inundate|Deluge
inundate|Flood
inutile|Useless
inveterate|Habitual
invitee|Guest
iratest|Most provoked
irresolute|Weak and vacillating
irritated|Nettled
isobars|Weather-map lines
isolate|Set apart
isotone|Nuclide
isotones|Atomic group
italics|Emphatic print type
itemize|Choose a tax option
itemizes|Makes a list
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Echo
iterate|Rehash
iterate|Repeat
iterates|Says once more
itinerated|Traveled about
jackanapes|Whippersnapper
janitors|They make a cleanup regularly
jardiniere|Large flowerpot
jeremiad|Mournful complaint
jinrikisha|Tokyo two-wheeler
jokesters|Gagmen
juniper|Evergreen
kapellmeister|Choir director
katzenjammer|___ Kids
keenest|Most insightful
kernels|Central parts
kestrel|European falcon
keyboards|Pianists' black-and-white rows
keystones|Crucial elements
killers|Hemingway title, with "The"
kilometer|0.621 mile
kilometer|About five-eighths of a mile
kindled|Ignited
kneecaps|Patellae
knickknack|Item for a whatnot
knothole|This once gave a free view of the diamond
knotholes|Observation posts for Peeping Toms
kremlin|Russian citadel
laconic|Terse
lacquer|Glossy coating
lactone|Acid ester
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
laggard|Straggler
lambent|Flickering
lambrequin|Valance
laminar|Flaky
laminate|Roll metal into a thin plate
lancers|Cavalry, of old
landholder|Man of property
landings|Ends of flights
landlady|Rent collector
landmark|Monument, for instance
landscape|Corot specialty
landslide|One-sided plurality
landsman|Green sailor
languishing|In decline
lanners|Falcons
lanyards|Ship ropes
largess|Generosity
lassoed|Caught a dogie
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|Type of pass
launder|Wash
lavender|Sachet fragrance
laziness|Sloth
leaches|Cary Grant's folks
leadenly|With heavy steps
leagues|American and National
leaners|Near-ringers, in horseshoes
leapers|Circus acrobats
learner|Apprentice
leather|Fourth-anniversary gift
leathers|Doeskin, cowhide, etc.
ledgers|Accountants' books
leerier|Less trustful
leftwing|Radicals
legging|Puttee
leggings|Chaps
leisure|Spare time
leisures|Idle hours
lessened|Waned
letdown|Disappoint
lettered|Describing scholars
letters|Correspondence
leveled|Razed
lexicographical|Like Webster's work
liberation|Feminists' goal
liberty|Henry's goal: 1775
licences|Permits, British style
ligated|Tied, in surgery
ligature|Bond
lighten|Take a load off
lightens|Alleviates
limeade|Summer refresher
limpkins|Birds that resemble bitterns
lineate|Marked with stripes
lineman|Football guard or tackle
linesman|Football official
liniment|Counterirritant
lipreader|Sight "hearer"
litanies|Prayers
literates|Educated people
livener|Party pooper's opposite
loafing|Goldbricking
locales|Sites
locusts|Short-horned grasshoppers
lodestone|Magnet
lodestone|Magnet
longest|Of greatest duration
longhair|The strength of Samson
lottery|Mass gambling
lowered|What Clancy did with the boom
lowlands|Section of Scotland
loyalty|Allegiance
lucerne|Swiss city
macaroni|. . . and called it ___
machetes|Portuguese guitars
macules|Blurs in printing
maddening|Vexatious
madonnas|Raphael's specialty
madrono|Evergreen tree
magnetizing|Circe's forte
mainsail|What a sane male turns at sea
maladies|Ailments
malinger|Fake illness
mallets|Croquet gear
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea mammal
mandated|Administered, as a colony
mandrill|African baboon
manganese|Element used by steelmakers
manhole|Access to sewers
manhunt|Posse's dragnet
maniacs|Wild ones
manipulate|Doctor
manitou|Great Spirit
manlily|With gallantry
mansards|Garrets
mantilla|Señora's headdress
mantilla|Spanish headpiece
mantrap|Trespasser's peril
marathon|Annual event in Boston
marathon|Annual event in Boston
marathon|Frank Shorter's forte
marbles|Elgin ___
mariner|Mars spacecraft
marital|Conjugal
markers|Las Vegas i.o.u.'s
marksman|Deadeye
martini|It's wet even when very dry
martyrs|St. Sebastian, St. Joan et al.
masquerade|Where Romeo met Juliet
massage|Kneading of sorts
masters|Golf tournament at Augusta
matadors|Certain swordsmen
matrices|Points of origin or growth
mayflowers|Welcome item
meander|Ramble
meanest|Most spiteful
measure|Use a yardstick
meatless|Like some diets
medieval|___ history: A.D. 500–1500
medlars|Fruits resembling crab apples
melange|Hodgepodge
melange|Potpourri
melodic|Tuneful
memorabilia|Cherished records
mention|Cite
mercers|British textile dealers
merchant|One of Chaucer's travelers
merinos|Prized sheep
mesmerize|Make spellbound
meteorology|One of the sciences
midshipman|U.S.N.A. student
milfoil|Flowering plant
militia|Standing army
minaret|Mosque turret
minister|Man with a portfolio
miocene|A Tertiary epoch
miracle|Seemingly impossible event
miracles|Marvelous events
misapprehension|Failure to understand
misdeal|Bridge boo-boo
mismanages|Handles poorly
missiles|Subject of SALT talks
missioner|He has creed, will travel
misstates|Twists the facts
mitigates|Softens
mobilizes|Marshals troops
modicum|Small amount
modicum|Small portion
monogram|H.S.T. or D.D.E.
monologue|Soliloquy, e.g.
monster|Frightening creature
montero|Hunter's cap
monument|Presidents on Rushmore, e.g.
moonset|Luna's disappearance
moonshiny|Visionary
moraine|Glacial deposit
moralistic|Upright, to a fault
mordant|Biting
mordants|Dyeing fixatives
moschate|Having a musky odor
motored|Enjoyed the highways
motorman|Subway-crew member
mouthing|Grimacing with the lips
mouthpiece|Spokesman
muensters|Tasty cheeses
mundane|Earthly
murderer|Lawbreaker
mutineer|Lawbreaker
naivete|Artlessness
narcotic|Sense-numbing
nasality|Twanginess
nastier|Less cordial
natatory|Relating to swimming
natives|Aborigines
natural|White key on a piano
natured|Good-___ (amiable)
naysayer|Denier
nearest|Most intimate
neatest|Best-kept
neatest|Least cluttered
neatness|Spick-and-span state
necktie|Four-in-hand
needful|Requisite
needles|Calif. hot spot
negates|Denies
neighbors|Ohio et al., to W. Va.
nematode|Roundworm
nepotic|Of family favoritism
nestlers|Cuddlers
nestles|Snuggles
nestors|Wise advisers
nettled|Irked
nettled|Rubbed the wrong way
nettles|Vexes
nettling|Provoking
neurotic|Full of anxieties
neutral|Achromatic
neutralization|Counteractive process
newsboys|Young vendors
newspaper|One of the media
newspapers|Certain publications
niellos|Objects decorated with a black alloy
ninepin|Game piece
nitrates|Fertilizers
noblesse|___ oblige
noisome|Mephitic
noisome|Pernicious
nomadic|Wandering
nominator|Convention figure
nonstop|Uninterrupted
northern|Cross or lights
northwest|Well-known passage
nostalgia|Yearning for a returning to yesterday
nothing|Zilch
notices|Announcements
notices|Spots
nourished|Fed
novellas|Longer kin of short stories
numbered|Like some accounts
nuptials|Wedding
nursing|Harboring, as a grudge
nuttier|More pixilated
oatmeal|Breakfast fare
obedient|Kind of servant
oblation|Offering for religious uses
obliterate|Expunge
obsequious|Fawning
obsessive|Abnormally preoccupied
obstacle|Hurdle or ditch, e.g.
ocreate|Sheathed, as a leafstalk
octagons|Stop signs
octette|Musical group
offertory|Collection from a congregation
offsides|Football infractions
oleates|Acid salts
omelets|Short-order dishes
ominously|In a portentous way
omitted|Left out
oneness|Unity
onerous|Heavy
oneself|Make___scarce
opaline|Iridescent
openers|Jacks or better, usually
openers|Kitchen utensils
openest|Most candid
openhanded|Liberal; generous
operants|Agents
operative|In working order
opiates|Pain-killers
opportune|Timely
oracles|Sources of wisdom
oratorical|Adjective for Bryan
orators|Silver-tongues
ordains|Decrees
ordered|Put in a requisition
orderly|Hospital worker
orderly|Hospital worker who sounds neat
oregano|Herb used with pasta sauces
oregano|Seasoning mint
oregano|Spice for pizza
orisons|Prayers
orisons|Prayers
ornamental|Decorative
ornamental|Plant cultivated for its beauty
orogeny|Mountain-making process
ortolan|Bunting eaten as a delicacy
ortolans|Bobolinks
osiered|Like some baskets
osmoses|Processes of diffusion
osteopathic|Of certain manipulators
ostioles|Little openings
ostracism|Fate of one sent to Coventry
ostrich|Nonflying bird
ottoman|Overstuffed footstool
outclasses|Beats decisively
outdated|Passé
outlandish|Bizarre
outlasts|Endures longer
outlets|Markets for goods
outlive|Survive
outplay|Win at a game
outpointed|Defeated, in a way
outrageous|Flagrant
outside|Exterior
outsmart|Get the better of
overboard|Where not to fall
overeat|Gorge
overeats|Gluttonizes
overexposes|Ruins films or stars
overlie|Rest upon
overman|Featherbed
overpriced|Too costly
overprices|Stings the customer
overrated|Estimated too highly
overrigid|Too severe
oversee|Supervise
overshoots|Hits too high on the backboard
overstate|Make too good a case
overstated|Exaggerated
overtake|Catch up with
overtones|Implications
pacific|Peaceful
pageant|Theatrical spectacle
painter|Manet or Monet
paleface|Custer, to Sitting Bull
palefaces|Indians' nemeses
palette|Board for Breughel
palindrome|Madam, I'm Adam
palmary|Outstanding
palmist|Diviner of hands
panatela|Slender smoke
pancakes|Crepes
pandora|Curious woman of myth
pangolins|Scaly anteaters
pantalets|Ruffled drawers
parading|July 4th activity
paradise|Lost out
paradise|Milton locale
paradrop|Airborne descent
parakeet|Caged mimic
parakeet|Pet that can talk
paralleled|Followed a similar course
paralleled|Matched
paralysis|State of inactivity
parapet|Breastwork
parapet|Castle feature
parents|Rebecca and Isaac, to Jacob
parleyed|Conferred
paroles|Releases conditionally
parsimonious|Penny-pinching
partisan|Kind of politics
partisans|Guerrillas
partner|Consort
partners|Terpsichorean duo
partygoers|Some celebrators
passable|So-so
passade|Maneuver in a horse show
passage|A ___ to India: Forster
passages|Some are purple
passels|Large numbers; groups
passerine|Relating to songbirds
passing|Like a so-so grade
passion|Oberammergau's ___ play
passive|Kind of resistance
pastoral|Idyllic
pastoral|Idyllic
patella|Kneecap
patented|Protected an invention
patented|Protected an invention
paternal|Fatherly
patines|___ of bright gold: Shakespeare
patriot|True-blue native
patrons|Clientele
pawpaws|Yellowish sweet fruits
peanuts|Comic strip
peddling|Hawker's activity
pedicab|Rickshaw's relative
pedicures|Chiropodists
peelers|Ecdysiasts
peepshow|Midway lure
peeress|Court figure
peering|Tourist's ocular activity
peerless|Incomparable
pelerine|Woman's narrow cape
pelorus|Sailor's compass
penance|Sackcloth and ashes
penciled|Sketched
penguin|Nonflying bird
peninsulas|Michigan's Upper and Lower
penmanship|Spencerian art
pentagon|Where dollars for defense are spent
percale|Cotton cloth
perfection|What "none must hope to find": Pope
perfume|Fragrance
periwinkle|Flower
perjurer|Lawbreaker
permeated|Diffused through
permits|Licenses
perpendicularly|How this word fits in
persona|___ non grata
pertinent|Relevant
perused|Read
petroleum|Important W. Va. product
pettifog|Quibble over trifles
phantasmal|Illusory
phantasmic|Eerie
phoenix|Fabulous bird
phonies|Fakes
photomap|Aerial mosaic
piasters|Money in Turkey, Cyprus, etc.
picador|Corrida figure
picketed|Demonstrated, as strikers
pickets|Slats for fences
picture|Visualize
pigtails|Queues
pilferer|Lawbreaker
pinafore|Capt. Corcoran's command
pipestem|Very thin arm or leg
pittances|Petty allowances
plagiarist|Lawbreaker
plagued|Tormented
planetarium|Where to see stars
planners|Urban renewal group
plantain|Fruit resembling a banana
plantations|Once-common Georgia sights
plasmas|Red Cross supply
plateau|Piedmont ___, area of Georgia
platers|Chronic also-rans
platitudinizing|Heavy on the bromides
pleased|Overjoyed
pleases|Suits nicely
pleasure|Hedonist's raison d'être
plunges|Gambles heavily
pointer|Hunting dog
pointer|Tip
polyester|Synthetic fiber
pomades|Perfumed unguents
pontoon|Kind of bridge
poodles|Active, intelligent dogs
popover|Bakery purchase
portion|Serving
posters|News sources in China
postponed|Deferred
posture|Carriage
postures|Stances
potatoes|Stew ingredients
potluck|Hazardous dinner prospect
potluck|Kind of supper
pouters|Those with a coo or a moue
prattles|Babbles
preachers|They serve up sermons
preclude|Shut out
precocious|Like a smart child
prediction|Cassandra's direful words
prefaced|Wrote an introduction
prefixes|Places in front
prelates|Churchmen
prematures|Shells that explode too soon
prename|Signature part
presents|Kringle's largesse
preside|Chair a meeting
presidents|All the ___ Men
presidents|Adams and Adams
pressed|Urged
pressing|Urgent
pressman|Printer
pressmen|Workers in paper hats
pressures|Constrains
prestos|Magicians' words
pretends|Plays a part
pretense|Make-believe
pretense|Make-believe
prevalent|Widespread
principled|Honorable
printer|Caxton or Zenger
printer|Caxton or Zenger
printer|Pressman
prisoner|Captive
prisons|Attica and Newgate
privation|Want
privies|Parties to a legal transaction
prizefight|Arena attraction
problems|Math homework
proceeded|Advanced
progress|Gain ground
prominence|Distinction
promote|Play entrepreneur
promote|Play the entrepreneur
promotes|Stages, as fights
pronoun|He, she or it
propaganda|Slanted publicity
propinquity|Kinship
propinquity|Nearness
proportionate|Commensurate
propose|Intend
propose|Set forth
prosaic|Dull
protective|Kind of custody
protest|Object
provers|Their motto is "Q.E.D."
prurient|Like X-rated films
psychopath|Way to Bellevue?
ptarmigans|Grouses
pulsations|Heartbeats
punster|Bennett Cerf was one
purebred|Pedigreed animal
purebreds|Certain cattle or canines
pursued|Ran after
pyramid|Ancient wonder
quarrel|Spat
quarrelsome|Testy
quarters|Lodgings
quartet|They sing Adeline's praises
quieter|Librarian, at times
quinine|Bitter tonic
quotations|Bartlett's collection
raccoon|Masked creature
raceway|Indy site
racially|Adverb often used with integrated
racists|Bigots
radiances|Splendors
radiancy|Brightness
radiant|Glowing
radiate|Diffuse
radiate|Glow
radical|Extreme
radicle|Rudimentary root
radiogram|Message via air waves
radioing|C.B. activity
radiomen|Wireless operators
ragouts|Highly seasoned stews
ragweeds|Plants hated by hay-fever sufferers
railleries|Badinage and persiflage
railroads|Monopoly purchases
rainier|Highest peak in the Cascades
rallies|Calls to arms
ramblers|Popular roses
ramekin|Baking dish
ramekin|Baking dish
rampage|Storm wildly
rampart|Bulwark
ransacks|Searches thoroughly
rapacity|Voraciousness
rapiers|Two-edged swords
rapport|Harmonious relationship
rapture|Ecstasy
rareness|Scarcity
rascals|Picaresque fellows
ratatat|Imitative knocking sound
ratatat|Tapping sound
ratchet|Toothed tool
ratified|Sanctioned
rationale|Justification
ratline|Rope on a sailor's ladder
ravelled|Like old sweaters
ravenous|Voracious
ravines|Gullies
ravioli|Starchy food
ravioli|Trattoria dish
rawhide|Riding whip
reactor|Nuclear device
readily|With alacrity
reaffirmed|Validated again
reagent|Laboratory chemical
realism|School of writing
realist|He won't kid himself
realist|Objective one
realities|The naked truths
reality|Truth
reasoner|Colleague of Walters
reasoner|Logical newsman?
reasoner|Walters' partner
reasons|Causes
reasons|Causes
reassure|Set at ease
reawake|Hear the snooze alarm
rebuild|Mend, in a way
recalled|Like certain Detroit lemons
recanted|What Galileo did: 1633
recasts|Alters the shape of
recessions|Hard times
rechose|Selected again
recital|One-man show, usually
recited|Ticked off
recites|Reads aloud
reclame|Publicity
recover|Rescue
recreant|Deserter
recreate|Give new freshness to
redbays|Evergreens
redeemer|Liberator
redolent|Aromatic
redress|Remedy
redskin|R.F.K. Stadium player
redstart|Songbird
reducer|Weight-watching person
reemerge|Come forth again
reenter|Record again
referral|Buck passing, of a sort
reflect|Think
reframe|Get back into focus
regalia|Monarch's crown, scepter, etc.
regarded|Considered
regards|Letter sign-off
regatta|Boat race
regatta|Sailing race
registered|Enrolled
regrade|Assign to new categories
regrets|Has misgivings
regrets|Send ___ (refuse politely)
rehearse|Practice a role
reheated|Warmed over
rehiring|Negating a layoff
rehouse|Shelter a D.P.
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Slip back
relater|He has tales
relates|Narrates
relaxes|Loosens up
released|At liberty at last
relegated|Consigned to obscurity
relentless|Unmerciful
relents|Becomes mollified
relicts|Widows
relieve|Spell
relined|Did an "inside job"
relives|Experiences anew
remakes|Transforms
remarked|Noticed or commented
rematch|Second try with Ali
remedial|Corrective
remised|Surrendered by deed
remissness|Negligence
remoras|Sharks' fellow travelers
renumbered|Changed digits, as on the houses of a street
reorder|Make a new requisition
reorganize|Shake up the staff
repelled|Disgusted
repellent|Forbidding
repents|Becomes contrite
repertoire|Stock-in-trade
repined|Complained
replenish|Fill up again
replenish|Fill up again
reporter|Journalist
reposit|Store
representatives|The U.S. has 435
repulsive|Disgusting
rescinding|Revocatory action
research|Dig up data for a thesis
resented|Took offense
resented|Took offense
reservoir|T.V.A. facility
residency|Medical-training period
resider|Dweller
resider|Dweller
resides|Lives
resolutely|How some face a new year
resolution|It's often broken on Jan. 2
respire|Breathe
respond|Write back
restart|Begin anew
restless|Fidgety
restore|Put back
restore|Put back
restorers|Museum workers
restores|Fixes, as a painting
restores|Touches up old masters
restrained|Moderate
restrains|Controls
results|Sports news
resurface|Fix a street
retailed|Sold in small quantities
retainer|Legal fee
retaped|Made a new recording
retemper|Mix again, as concrete
retenes|Pine-tar products
reticent|Far from pushy
retinue|Train
retires|Calls it a day
retorts|Lab vessels
retotal|Add up again
retraces|Goes over again
retread|Kind of tire
retreads|Tires
retriever|Golden or Labrador
retrograde|Backward; inverse
reunite|What old grads do
reuniter|Marriage counselor's sometime role
revamps|Patches up
revelation|Striking disclosure
reverence|Disciple's emotion
reverie|Woolgatherer's vision
revering|Adorant's action
reverts|Goes back
revisal|Updating
reviser|He mends and emends
revives|Makes O.K. after a K.O.
revolved|Went round and round
rhubarb|Controversy
richest|Most opulent
ridable|Unlike a bucking bronco
ridgepole|Roof timber
rigorous|Inexorable
rinsers|Ones finishing shampoos
rioting|On a rampage
ripeness|Maturity
roadsters|Sporty old cars
roarers|Noisy oil wells
rochets|Bishops' vestments
rollers|Beauty-shop equipment
rolltop|Kind of desk
romanced|Courted
romantic|Sentimental
romantic|Starry-eyed
rondelle|Type of diamond
roseate|Like the hues of early dawn
rosette|Ornament resembling a flower
rosette|Ornamental badge
rosters|Lists, as of teams
roundhouse|Potential haymaker
roundtrips|Two-way journeys
royalist|Cavalier
ruminated|Pondered at length
rumored|Bruited
rustler|Crooked cowboy
rustlers|Lawbreakers
sacerdotal|Priestly
saddled|Encumbered
sadists|Punitive persons
safaris|Journeys for T.R.
salaamed|Greeted with a ceremonial bow
saloons|Dining halls on liners
salterns|Sodium chloride factories
saltine|Cracker
saltine|Crisp cracker
salutes|Praises
salvage|Save from ruin
sandbank|Shoal
sandbars|Shoals
sandman|Japanese ___
sandpit|Hole on the beach
sandstorm|Desert occurrence
sapiens|Homo ___
sapient|Wise
saponify|Make into soap
sappier|Less desiccated
sardine|Food fish
sargassos|Gulfweeds
sassiest|Most impudent
sasswood|African tree
satchel|Pitcher Paige
satellite|Lackey or flunky
satiation|Surfeited condition
satirist|Swift, for one
satrapy|Persian ruler's domain
saturnine|Gloomy or sullen
sawdust|Carpenter's leavings
sawhorse|Trestle
sawyers|Lumbermen or beetles
scalped|Hustled tickets
scanners|Radar devices
scapegoat|Fall guy
scarecrows|Cornfield figures
scatter|Strew
scenical|Picturesque, as a stage performance
scented|Fragrant
schemer|Shifty one
schizoid|Having a split personality
science|One of Einstein's fortes
scissors|Collage-maker's need
scofflaws|Ticket ignorers
scorers|They cross the plate
scorner|Iconoclast
scraped|Fiddled badly
scraping|Working on dirty pans
scrawled|Perpetrated graffiti
screamer|!, to a printer
scrooge|Skinflint
scuffed|Marred, as shoes
seabirds|Petrels, shearwaters, etc.
seafarer|Magellan was one
seafood|Bouillabaisse, e.g.
seagull|Jonathan, e.g.
seagulls|Jonathan's kin
seamless|Like some nylons
seances|Eerie sittings
seaplane|Flying boat
seaports|Agadir and Algeciras
seascape|Homer painting
seashell|Conch, e.g.
seashore|Vacation spot
seasick|Ailing while sailing
secondly|Next
seconds|Endorses
seconds|Extra helping
secrete|Conceal
secretes|Conceals
secretes|Hides
sectors|Military areas
sectors|Quarters
secular|Nonclerical
secured|Got
sediment|Dregs
sediment|Dregs
sedulous|Diligent
seedier|Less prepossessing
seedling|Young tree
seesawing|Vacillating
seesaws|Playground equipment
segments|Portions
seizure|Sudden attack
selector|Part of a radio set
sellout|Betrayal
sellouts|S.R.O. shows
semesters|School periods
seminaries|Schools
senator|Capitol fellow
senator|Capitol fellow
senator|Thesmothete
seniority|Factor, at times, in promotions
senorita|Lass from León
sensations|Public scandals, e.g.
sensations|These may cause applause or a flapping of jaws
sentient|Aware
sentient|Having feeling
sentiment|Emotion
sentinel|One standing guard
separate|Apart
septate|Having dividing walls
sequestered|Solitary
serenade|Lovers' music
serenade|Romancer's offering
serenade|Swain song
seriate|Arranged in rows
serpents|Treacherous ones
serrate|Having notches
session|Bull or jam
sessions|Jam and bull
sestets|Six-line stanzas
sestets|Six-line stanzas
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestina|Verse form used by Dante
settling|No longer rash
several|Divers
severed|Cut
shadows|Trails
shakers|Religious sect
shakeup|Jar
shamble|Walk awkwardly
shamrock|St. P.'s Trinity symbol
shapeliest|Most curvaceous
shaping|One of Michelangelo's skills
sheared|Clipped
shearer|Norma or Moira
sheerer|Less opaque
sheerest|Most transparent
shetland|Scottish county
shibboleth|Watchword or catchword
shiftless|Lazy
shimmies|Emulates Sister Kate
shinbone|Tibia
shinier|Brighter
shivered|Shook
shorthand|Writing system
shrimps|Pip-squeaks
shriver|McGovern's running mate in 1972
shrivers|Kennedy kin
siamese|Kind of cat or twin
sideshow|Barker's locale
sideshow|Circus attraction
sideshow|Freak's milieu
sideshows|Circus attractions
siestas|Shut-eye sessions
sightseer|Tourist
signals|High-low plays at bridge
signatures|John Hancocks
silence|Taciturnity
similitude|Resemblance or semblance
simpler|Less complicated
simulacrum|Image; effigy
sincere|Heartfelt
sincerity|What hypocrites lack
sinecure|Easy job
singalongs|Informal musical groups
singsong|Monotonous rhythm
skiplanes|Arctic transports
skitters|Glides lightly
slanted|Inclined
slashing|Hockey no-no
slather|Spread thickly
sleazier|More disreputable
sleekest|Smoothest
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleeper|Unexpected winner
sleepless|Like a coffee-drinker's night
sleeting|Raining icy particles
sleighs|Winter rigs
slippery|Bridge sign
slippery|Hard to handle
slithering|Moving like a mamba
slothful|Indolent
slouched|Drooped the shoulders
slurred|Passed over
slyness|Cunning quality
smaller|Not as spacious
smaller|Not so large
smarten|Improve in appearance, with "up"
smeared|Daubed
smearer|Calumniator
smearier|Less clear, as a printed page
smelled|Scented
smokier|More cloudy
smokiest|Haziest
smolder|Show suppressed anger
smother|Heap onions on a steak
snapper|Food fish
snapper|Red fish
snappers|Offerings on a Florida menu
snappers|Turtles and fish
snarling|Like an angry dog
sneered|Sniffed at
sneerer|Derisive one
snicker|Sly laugh
snippiest|Most curt
snooker|Pool game
snooper|Prying one
snowballs|Grows apace
snowbush|Shrub with white flowers
snowplow|Skiing maneuver
snowstorm|Weatherman's bad news
snuggled|Nestled
soberest|Most sensible and staid
socialites|The 400
societal|Of human groups
society|Group often high
solaria|Sun parlors
solarium|Sun parlor
soldered|Fused
solitude|Duke Ellington subject
solvency|Moneyed condition
somehow|In one way or another
somehow|One way or another
someplaces|Certain sites
somerset|Maugham
soutanes|Cassocks
sparked|Activated
sparrow|Bird or missile
sparrow|Who killed Cock Robin?
spartan|Rigorously simple
speeded|Expedited
speedway|Indy arena
spelling|Grammar-school subject
spender|Gold digger's delight
spender|Poet Stephen
spheres|Globes
spindles|Pins on record players
spineless|Yielding readily
spinets|Small pianos
spinier|More thorny
spinner|Artificial fly
spinout|Protract
spirals|Football passes
spirant|Strong consonant
spirited|Full of vigor
spirited|Vivacious
spitter|Illegal pitch
splashed|Displayed conspicuously
sponsor|Patron of the arts
spotted|Espied
spotters|Scouts
sprayer|One with a bug gun
spreads|Diffuses
spurriers|Makers of cowboys' goods
squinted|Looked obliquely
stabile|Stationary
stadium|Riverfront
stagehands|They have properties, can't sell
stagnate|Lose capacity for growth
stalemate|Draw
stalest|Most uninteresting
stalest|Oldest, as jokes
stamens|Flower organs
stamina|What rash dieters lose
stammer|Speech defect
stances|Postures at bat
standard|___ & Poor's
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlets|Some actresses
stations|Penn and Union
statute|Congressional creation
stealth|Thief's sine qua non
steeped|Well versed (in)
steeple|Church part
steeple|Roof structure
steeplechase|Obstacle race
steeples|Horizon sights
steerage|Bargain basement on a cruise
steerage|Least expensive quarters at sea
steering|Kind of wheel or gear
steering|Kind of wheel or gear
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Star-shaped
stencil|Printing duplicator
stentor|Loud speaker
stereos|Music buffs' equipment
stevedore|I.L.A. member
stevedore|Longshoreman
stickballs|Street batting games
stiffens|Sets
stifler|Archie Bunker, to Edith
stillman|Moonshiner
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stipulate|Specify, as in a contract
stirring|Like a good adventure story
stirrups|Supports for Shoemaker
stockades|Prisons of a sort
stomach|Put up with
stoners|Lucy ___, early Women's Libbers
stoolie|Rat
stopover|Roadside inn
storied|Cited often in historic lore
stowaway|He hides when he rides
straddler|Mugwump
straddling|Noncommittal on an issue
straitlaced|Overly strict
strands|Tresses
strange|Quaint
stratal|Laminar
streaker|His end is in sight
streetcar|Williams's conveyance
streets|Back and "Angel"
strength|Fortitude
strident|Grating
striped|Tigerish, in a way
striper|Wearer of hash marks
strived|Competed
striven|Anagram for inverts
striven|Struggled
stronghold|Redoubt
strutter|Peacock, at times
studied|Did homework
stumper|Difficult question
stuntmen|Daredevils of a sort
styrene|Plastics ingredient
subrace|Minor division of mankind
subsonic|At turbo-prop speed
subtract|Take away
suburban|Station wagon
sudsiest|Frothiest
suitcase|Piece of luggage
sultana|Eastern sovereign's wife
sunroom|Solarium
surfbird|Coastal flier
sustains|Holds up
swindle|Get by fraud
swindled|Defrauded
sycamore|Prolific tree in Michigan
syringe|Hospital device
syringe|Nurse's device
systemic|Affecting all the body
systole|Heartbeat action
systoles|Heart contractions
taboret|Portable stand
tadpole|Polliwog
tainted|Contaminated
taipans|Venomous snakes
takeout|Bridge bid
takeover|Assume control
takeover|Occupy by force
talents|Abilities
talents|Certain gifts
tallied|Scored
taloned|Having claws
tamales|Kin of enchiladas
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangerine|Hit song for Helen O'Connell
tansies|Silverweeds
tantalizer|Tease
tantara|Trumpet blare
taperer|Candle bearer
tapestried|Covered, as chairs or walls
tapestry|Gobelin item
tapiocas|Pudding thickeners
tartare|Steak ___
tasting|Oenologist's activity
tattered|Ragged
tatters|Rags
tattlers|Stool pigeons
tattletales|Betrayers of a sort
tautest|Least loose
tawnier|More brownish-yellow
teacher|Plato, to Aristotle
teacups|Over the ___ (Holmes)
tearooms|Luncheonettes
teetered|Seesawed
teeters|Wavers on the brink
tegument|Covering
telegram|No mon no fun your son, e.g.
telemeter|Range finder
television|The "vast wasteland"
telltale|Revealing
telltales|Informers
tempered|Even or hot follower
tempest|The ___, Shakespeare's last complete play
template|Pattern or mold
temporal|Transitory or terrestrial
tenable|Like a good argument or theory
tenable|Logical, as a theory
tendencies|Bents
tendency|Drift
tendency|Drift
tenderer|One who offers
tendril|Vine offshoot
tenement|City living quarters
tenement|Flat
tenement|Urban building
tenpenny|Size of nail
tenters|Frames for drying and stretching cloth
tenures|Holdings
tenures|Job securities
tepidity|Lukewarmness
termless|Unconditional; unending
terrace|Balcony
terraces|Landscaping features
terranes|Geologic formations
terribly|How brats behave
terrier|More like football's Hanratty?
terrors|Brats
testaments|Wills
testate|Having left a will
testate|Having left a will
testates|Those with wills
testers|Laboratory people
testier|More snappish
thieves|There is no honor among them
threads|Duds
threesome|Fates or Graces
throwaway|Free handbill
tieback|Curtain-draping device
tiepins|Fasteners for ascots
tillage|Cultivated land
tipster|Sure thing seller
tirades|Screeds
tireless|Indefatigable
titania|Oberon's spouse
titania|Wife of Oberon
titmice|Small birds
toaster|Household appliance
toddled|Walked unsteadily
toiling|Hard at work
toilsome|Arduous
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerate|Put up with
tolerates|Bears
toolbox|Plumber's chest
toothsome|Palatable
topical|Newsy
topical|Type of postage stamp
torment|Plague
tornado|Twister
tornadoes|Weatherman's bad news
torrent|Flood
tougher|Harder to crack
toupees|Rugs on pates
traders|Market manipulators
traders|Wheelers and dealers
trailerite|His home is mobile
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Sergeant's charge
trainer|Billy Turner, to Seattle Slew
tramontane|Outlandish or barbarous
transepts|Church features
transit|In ___ (on the way)
translator|U.N. employee
transmits|Communicates
transport|Enrapture
transversal|Line crossing two others
trapans|Entraps: Var.
trapdoor|Floor exit
trappers|They go out for fur
traveled|Went abroad
traveler|He peregrinates
traveler|Tourist
travelogue|Kind of movie
traverse|Surveyor's line
treader|Person on a vintner's payroll
treadles|Foot levers
treasure|Pirates' lucre
treasure|Put great value on
treasury|Hamilton's post in 1789
treehouse|Child's retreat
trefoil|Clover
tremble|Exhibit fear
trembles|Shakes
tremolo|Vocal effect
trenchers|Diggers or serving trays
tribute|Encomium
tribute|Kind of tax
tridents|Spears for Neptune
tripods|Stands for cameras
tripoli|African port
trireme|Old galley
trisect|Make thirds
trisects|Makes three out of one
troller|Fisherman, at times
trotter|Harness-race horse
truants|Hooky players
truisms|Obvious facts
trustee|Board member
tsarina|Alexandra was one
tsarina|Catherine, for one
tsarists|Bolsheviks' foes
tsarists|Followers of Nicholas
tunneler|Sandhog
turbulent|Very active
turista|Traveler in Torino
twelfth|Shakespeare's "___ Night"
twenties|Bills bearing Jackson's likeness
twilled|Woven, in a way
ululate|Howl
ululate|Wail
unaimed|Like random shots
unaired|Not publicized
unattached|Single
unaware|Not cognizant
unclear|Cloudy
unconscious|Very inactive
undemonstrative|Reserved
underacted|Certainly didn't emote
undergone|Endured
underhand|Kind of pitch
underprivileged|Like many slum children
undershirt|Where part of this is
unedited|Not emended
unfeeling|Callous
unheated|Furnaceless
unhorse|Dislodge an equestrian
unhouse|Evict
unilateral|One-sided
uninformed|Ignorant
unintended|Not done purposely
unloose|Set free
unmaking|Ruination
unmixes|Separates, as metals
unravel|Solve
unseated|Removed from power
unshakable|Far from flimsy
unsophisticated|Naïve
unstated|Not said
unsteady|Shaky
untamed|Still feral
untried|Like rookies
unwished|Not welcome
updated|Modernized
upraise|Elevate
upslope|Rise, as of a hill
upstage|Steal the show
uralite|Hornblende
urgently|With importunacy
useless|Ineffectual
useless|Inutile
useless|Of no value
usurper|Seizer like Caesar
utopian|Impossibly ideal
uttermost|Extreme
vacates|Moves out
valances|Hanging drapes
valuate|Appraise
vampers|They improvise
vaquero|Cowboy, Spanish style
vaulters|Athletes with poles
vendetta|Blood feud
veranda|Lanai
verbiage|Prolixity
verbose|Prolix
veriest|Utmost
vertigo|Dizziness
vestals|Pure, chaste women
violets|___ are blue
visages|Appearances
wahines|Hilo girls
wanderer|Aeneas was one
warrener|Gamekeeper for rabbits
washout|Complete flop
waspish|Petulant
wassailer|Celebrant
weasels|Equivocates
webster|U.S. orator
weekend|Ray Milland's was lost
weirdos|Kooks
werewolf|Lycanthrope
westerlies|Some winds
wheeler|V.P. under Hayes
whiners|Engines, at times
whirlwinds|Dust devils
whittled|Pared away
whodunit|Christie mystery
wielded|Brandished
wildcats|Team from Lexington, Ky.
winches|Cranking devices
windchill|Weather factor
wirehair|Fox terrier
wiretap|Modern eavesdropper's method
wiseacre|Smart aleck's rural address?
wiseguy|Know-it-all
withdraws|Retreats
wonders|God's handiwork
woodcock|U.S. game bird
workrooms|Ateliers
worsted|Fabric such as gabardine
wrongness|Lack of justice
yammers|Whines
yardarm|Tall Ship feature
yearend|Dec. 31
yeasted|Fermented
youngsters|The sandbox set
abalone|Ear shell
abalone|Large snail
abaters|They reduce or moderate
abdicate|Renounce
abdominal|Ventral
abetting|In on the crime
abhorrent|Hateful
abigail|Lady's waiting maid
aboveboard|Honest
abrogate|Annul; repeal
abstain|Forbear
accented|Emphasized
accentuate|Stress
accosts|What a lapel-grabber does
accrete|Adhere or combine
accrued|Like some dividends
acerate|Needle-shaped
acquaint|Make familiar
actress|Hayes or Taylor
actuary|Statistician of a kind
acutely|With intensity
adamant|Unyielding
addendum|Supplement
addlepated|Muddle-minded
address|Formal speech
adenoids|Pharyngeal tissues
adherent|Supporter
admiral|Lord of the sea
admirer|Beau or fan
admissible|Like certain evidence
admitted|Came clean
adopted|Taken for one's own
adopting|Taking by choice
adulate|Flatter excessively
adulate|Follow slavishly
adulator|Fawning one
adventure|Exciting experience
aerator|Device used on lawns
aerialist|Circus performer
aerosol|Type of spray dispenser
affirmed|Swore
aggresses|Sets upon
agitate|Roil
agitate|Toss about
aglitter|Sparkling
agnates|Kin on Dad's side
aigrette|Ornamental plume
aimless|Wanting in purpose
airiest|Most lively
airline|Logan tenant
alameda|Shaded walk
alarmist|One who cries wolf
albumen|Egg part
albumen|Meringue ingredient
alfresco|Graffiti artist
algebra|High-school subject
alidade|Part of a surveying instrument
alienate|Make hostile
aligned|Adjusted precisely
aligned|Put in kilter
aliment|Corn, to a hog
aliments|Sustenance
allegro|Movement faster than andante
allotted|Apportioned
alopecia|Baldness
alpacas|Animals domesticated in Peru
altheas|Gibson and others
alumnae|Some ex-Princetonians
amassed|Collected
amateur|Dabbler
amatory|Erotic
amethyst|February birthstone
ammoniac|Aromatic gum resin
amnesia|Memory lapse
amorist|Don Juan or Casanova
amorous|In love
amperage|Strength of an electrical current
ampules|Sealed vials for hypodermics
amulets|Lucky pieces
anagram|What "voices rant on" is for "conversation"
analytic|Word with geometry or judgment
ancestor|Progenitor
anchorages|Moorings
anemone|Windflower
angoras|Goats and rabbits
angular|Bony; lean
animals|Fauna
animates|Gives life to
animates|Imparts zest
anisette|Liqueur
anklets|Bobby socks
annotate|Provide explanatory material
anserine|Of geese
answered|Rejoined
anteaters|Aardvarks
antebellum|Roman relative
antecede|Predate
antedate|Precede in time
anteing|Feeding the kitty
antelope|Player on the range
anterior|Situated in the front
anthems|Patriotic songs
anthropologists|Margaret Mead's colleagues
anticipates|Foretastes
antlered|Like a deer
aphasia|Speech loss
aphrodite|Goddess of love and beauty
apiaries|Honey factories
apolitical|Not interested in matters of state
apostle|Peter or Paul
apostrophe|Mark of omission
apparition|Specter
apteral|Wingless
arbiter|Referee
arborescent|Treelike
arcades|Roofed streets
arcades|Shopping areas
archipelago|Palmer is one
areaway|Basement access
argonaut|Forty-niner
arietta|Diva's song
armament|Military strength
armature|Dynamo part
armorer|Knight's attendant
aroused|Excited
arrearage|State of indebtedness
arrests|Inactivates
arrises|Molding edges
arsenals|Places for matériel
arterial|Having a main channel plus branches
artichokes|Thistlelike plants
article|Magazine piece
artisan|Potter, e.g.
artless|Naïve
ascends|Takes the high road
asininity|Silliness
aspects|Appearances
aspirate|Sound an aitch
assistor|Lawyer's aide
assured|Confident
asterisks|* * *
asteroid|One of thousands of small planets
astricts|Confines
astride|With one leg on each side
astronomer|Tycho Brahe, for one
asylums|Sanctuaries
atabrine|Antimalarial drug
atavist|One who is a throwback
athlete|Arena figure
athlete|Zaharias was one
atingle|Stimulated; thrilled
attaint|Disgrace, in law
attempted|Took a shot at
attends|Shows up
attests|Certifies
attires|Decks out
attracts|Magnetizes
attunes|Brings into harmony
audience|Ear
auspice|Portent
auspice|Prophetic token
autogiros|Helicopters' kin
automata|Robots
autotype|Facsimile
avenged|Obtained vindication
avenger|Nemesis
avenues|Ways
averred|Asserted
averted|Warded off
aviated|Flew
aviation|The Wrights' delight
aviator|Adm. Byrd was one
aviator|Post or Lindbergh
aviators|Lindbergh and Post
aviatrices|Earhart, Anne Lindbergh et al.
avidity|Profiteer's vice
avocets|Stilts' kin
awarded|Granted
awkward|Maladroit
axillary|Kind of artery or nerve
babbitt|Middle-class conformist
babysits|Minds the young 'uns
baccate|Berry-bearing
backbone|Spine
backgammon|Dicing game
bailout|Use a parachute
balance|Comaneci asset
balance|Funambulist's sine qua non
ballast|Balloonist's need
ballots|Votes
bandstand|Platform for outdoor concerts
baronet|English title
baselines|Stripes on a diamond
basement|Last place, in sports
basilica|St. Peter's, for one
bassets|Hound dogs
bathtub|Kind of gin in the 20's
beachwear|Cabana items
bearded|Hirsute
bedewed|Moistened
belabors|Assails
belittling|Pooh-poohing
beneath|Outranked by
bigness|Size
birettas|Headgear for clergymen
bitterns|Herons
blacken|Douse the lights
blastoff|Start of a rocket's journey
blather|Talk foolishly
blathers|Talks foolishly
bleared|Dimmed; indistinct
bleated|Whimpered or blathered
blenders|Kitchen gadgets
blipped|Came in on a radar screen
bloated|Swollen
blossom|Rosebud
blotters|Ink drinkers
bluebell|Garden columbine
boarders|They pay for rent and meals
boating|Water sport
bobolink|Songbird
bolivia|Where Sucre is
boneset|Folk-medicine herb
bonnets|Hats
booboos|Gaffes (7)
bookseller|A.B.A. member
boredom|Ennui
bracelet|This may have charms
brackets|Categorizes
braised|Cooked in a closed pot
brakeman|R.R. worker
brassard|Arm armor
bravest|Most courageous
breaker|Wave coming ashore
breakfast|Meal for Holmes's "Autocrat"
breathe|Respire
breathe|Respire
brigades|General's host
bristled|Got one's hackles up
browning|Pippa Passes poet
bulletin|Kind of board
bungler|Clumsy workman
bureaus|F.B.I., U.S. Customs, etc.
burgher|Townsman
cadence|Rhythm
calends|Date for Calpurnia
calesas|Two-wheeled carriages in the Philippines
calipers|Measuring tools
calypso|Nymph or orchid
canasta|Dual-deck rummy
canister|Container for tea or crackers
canoness|Nun's relative
canonic|Orthodox
cantata|Choral work
canteens|Cousins of PX's
capillaries|Minute vessels
captain|Hook or Cook
caravan|Train of pack animals
careened|Tilted
caribes|Piranhas
cariocas|S.A. dances
carnelian|August birthstone
carnies|Traveling showmen
carriages|Gigs and cabriolets
cartoons|Designs for frescoes
cashier|Discharge in disgrace
casings|Enclosing frames
cassette|Magnetic tape
castles|Makes a chess play
catacombs|About 600 miles of underground passages near Rome
catalogue|Mail-order item
catamount|Puma
catapult|Device for hurling stones
catastrophe|Disaster
caterer|He has rates for fetes
caterer|Party purveyor
caterpillar|Amusement park ride
catspaw|Dupe
cavernous|Vast and hollow
celestas|Kin of spinets
celibacy|Bachelor's button
celibate|Bachelor or priest
celibate|Priest or bachelor
censured|Found fault
centimeter|Metric measure
centimos|Small change in Panama
charades|Party game
charger|Steed for battle
chariot|Vehicle in a spiritual
charioteer|Ben-Hur, at times
charmers|Bewitching belles
chasten|Discipline
cheapen|Devaluate
cheddar|Cheese named for an English village
cheerer|He screams for teams he esteems
cheesecake|Leg art
cheesecake|Rich dessert
cheeses|Gouda and feta
chemise|Dress style
cheroot|Smoker's choice
chibouque|Long-stemmed pipe
children|Whitman's "___ of Adam"
chimera|Foolish fancy
chinook|Oregon wind
chiromancy|Palmistry
chitchat|Gossip
cholera|Dread disease
choleric|Irascible
chopsticks|Music for two fingers
chorale|Hymn tune
chorister|Hymn harmonizer
chorister|One of the Vienna boys
cicadas|Locusts
cicadas|Winged insects
citadel|Stronghold
citation|Award of 1948?
clamored|Roared
clandestinely|Secretly
clarified|Swept away confusion
clatter|Rattle's cousin
clattered|Rattled
clavicle|Collarbone
clematis|Virgin's-bower
clerics|Synod attendees
climate|Milieu
clinging|Kind of vine
closest|Like one's best friends
cluster|Bunch up
clutching|Hanging on for dear life
coalesce|Fuse
coarsen|Make vulgar
coastal|Kind of plain
coddles|Pampers
codfish|Massachusetts' "___ aristocracy"
cohabit|Live together
colonel|Wearer of a silver eagle
colonial|Like Williamsburg, Va.
commerce|Social intercourse
commotions|Disturbances
compassion|For the Lord is full of ___ . . . : Ecclus. 2:11
compiler|One who prepares a directory
compositor|Typesetter
comprise|Include or contain
comrade|Close friend
concertina|Accordion's next of kin
conference|A.F.C. or N.F.C.
confutes|Overwhelms by argument
congenial|Kindred
connote|Imply
constructionist|Interpreter of the Constitution
contact|Get in touch with
contender|Boxing hopeful
context|Environment
continue|Persist
continue|Persist
contraband|Smuggled goods
contradiction|A woman, to Pope
contrariness|Frequent topic in marriage counseling
contrite|Humbly penitent
contrivance|Gadget
contrives|Schemes
cookbook|Newlyweds' reading matter
coolies|Manual laborers
coopted|Pre-empted
cordate|Heart-shaped
correct|O.K.
cortege|Retinue
corteges|Processions
cosines|Trig functions
cossets|Pets
costumed|Garbed for a bal masqué
cowsheds|Shelters for cattle
cratered|Like parts of the moon
creampuffs|The weak opposition
creates|Invents
credence|Belief
crenated|Having a scalloped edge
crevasse|Glacial fissure
crevice|Fissure
critter|Bossy or hoss
critter|Hoss, e.g.
cronies|Sidekicks
crooner|Crosby in the late 20's
crossroad|Byway intersecting a highway
crustier|More irascible
cubists|Léger and Braque
cufflink|Sleeve adornment
cufflinks|Sleeve accessories
cyclone|Storm that goes round and round
daiquiri|Rum cocktail
dairymaids|Obsolescent farm personnel
dalliance|Trifling
damasks|Fabrics for napery
damasks|Napery
damozel|Rossetti's "The Blessed ___"
dancers|Terpsichorean group
dappled|Variegated
darters|Snakebirds
dashiki|African robe at the U.N.
dastard|Base coward
dateline|News story heading
daubing|Finger-painting in nursery school
daughters|Lear's trio
daydream|Brown study
debater|Lincoln or Douglas
debited|Entered in the red-ink area
debunker|Critic or iconoclast
decants|Pours from bottle to bottle
decathlons|Bruce Jenner's specialties
declass|Lower in the social status
decorate|Embellish
decorate|Trim
defense|Sec. Brown's concern
delayed|Put off
deleted|Expunged
deletes|Expunges
deletes|Takes out
delineate|Describe in detail
delivered|Set free
deluging|Inundating
demitasse|Cup for espresso
democratic|Not snobbish
dentine|Tooth tissue
dentists|Canine specialists
deplete|Diminish
depleted|Exhausted
depressor|Tongue ___
derogate|Belittle
descent|Lineage
deserve|Earn
deserved|Justly earned
designed|Created, as a gown
desires|. . . the ___ of the flesh: Eph. 2:3
desires|Craves
desirous|Eager to obtain
despise|Loathe
despisers|Contemnors
destructiveness|Ruinous quality
detailed|Far from cursory
detailed|Far from sketchy
detected|Did some sleuthing
detente|Diplomatic word
deterred|Hindered
detested|Loathed
detester|Person feeling abhorrence
detonate|Explode
detonator|Bomb device
deucing|Evening in tennis
deviate|Stray
deviating|Going off the track
devious|Shifty; tricky
diagonal|Virgule
diameter|Thickness
diameters|Widths of circular objects
diatribe|Philippic
diesels|Engines
dignity|Stateliness
dilated|Enlarged
dilated|Expanded
dilates|Widens, as pupils
dilatory|Slow; tardy
dinette|Eating area
diocese|Bishopric
dippers|Long-handled cups
disapprove|Decline to sanction
disciplinarians|Martinets
dislodge|Evict
disprove|Invalidate
disputer|One entangled in a wrangle
dissenter|Nonconformist
distraught|Frantic
diverge|Veer
diverged|Drew apart
diverse|Multifaceted
divests|Strips
diviner|Oracle
divisible|Liable to be separated
doctored|Tampered with
doeskin|Soft glove leather
doeskins|Soft leather gloves
dogwatch|The last shift
dolomite|___ Alps
dolphin|Spiny-finned fish
donation|Eleemosynar's gift
doodads|Thingumbobs
doormat|Bottom-of-the-league perennial
doormat|Unprotesting sufferer
dopiest|Most bemused
dovecote|Settled, harmonious group
dovetail|Interlock
downcast|Dejected
downheartedness|Dejection
drastic|Extreme; rigorous
draughting|Course for artful bartenders
drawler|Slow speaker
dreamers|Builders of lofty castles
dreamers|Visionaries
dresser|Star's aide
dropshots|What clumsy bartenders do
duelist|Swordsman
dunderhead|Numbskull
dyestuffs|Tinters' needs
dyeweed|Woodwaxen
earache|Problem for an otologist
earings|Nautical ropes
earlobe|Place for a pendant
earnings|I.R.S. interest
earring|Piece of jewelry
earring|Pirate's ornament
easiness|Casual unconcern
easterners|Their noontime is 9 A.M. in L.A.
eastward|Into the sunrise
ebullience|High spirits
ecotone|Ecological transition area
ecotype|Biological subdivision
ectoderm|Outer membrane of a jellyfish
edacity|Gluttony
edentate|Toothless
edentate|Toothless
edibles|Victuals
edition|Copies published simultaneously
editions|First and bulldog
editions|Formats for presentations of literary works
educated|Like some guesses
effacer|He destroys the evidence
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité
egalite|Word in a Gallic motto
eggbeaters|Whirlybirds
egoists|Swellheads
egotistic|Stuck on oneself
elapsed|Passed
elaters|Snapping beetles
elation|Euphoria
elbowed|Jostled
elbowing|Rush-hour rudeness
elderly|On in age
election|One in 1800 resulted in a tie
elector|Member of a certain college
elegizes|Laments poetically
element|Krypton is one
element|Tin is one
element|Yttrium, e.g.
elevate|Lift
elevator|Follower of grain or freight
eleventh|___ hour (crisis)
elicits|Draws forth
ellipse|Oval
emanate|Spring
emancipate|Release from bondage
emancipate|Unfetter
emblazon|Deck brightly
emerald|___ Isle
emergent|Like an underdeveloped country
emigrate|Leave the Old Sod for new sod
emigres|Displaced persons
eminent|Noted
eminent|Noteworthy
emissaries|Spies
emperor|Beethoven's "The ___ Concerto"
emphasized|Stressed
empress|Josephine, e.g.
empresses|Eugénie and Catherine
enables|Makes possible
enamors|Inflames with love
encloses|Surrounds
encores|Responses to some applause
endeared|Made beloved
endemic|Native to
endless|Interminable
endorsed|Recommended
endured|Lasted
enduring|Like "Ol' Man River"
enemies|Napoleon and Wellington
enervate|Sap
enervate|Weaken
enfilades|Rakes with gunfire
engines|Iron horses
engraved|Emulated Dürer and Duvet
enigmas|Riddles
enlaces|Interweaves
enraged|Seeing red
enroots|Implants deeply
ensilage|Fodder storage
enslave|Take away freedom
ensnare|Trap
ensures|Guarantees
entente|Cold-war antidote
entente|Triple ___ of 1907–8
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Made a debut
enthused|Went gaga over
entices|Leads into temptation
entrant|Race participant
entrants|Competitors in a derby
entraps|Snares
entreats|Supplicates
entrepot|Trading center
entwine|Intermesh
envisioned|Pictured
epidemic|Excessively prevalent
epitomes|Abstracts
equanimity|Evenness of temper
equivalent|Tantamount
erasure|Obliteration
erectly|In an upright manner
erodible|Not rustproof
errantry|Knightly activity
erratic|Wandering
erratum|Printing error
erudite|Learned
erudite|Scholarly
escalate|Intensify
escapee|Certain fugitive
escapee|Gone con
essayed|Gave it a try
essayist|Lamb or Bacon
essence|Intrinsic nature
essence|Intrinsic nature
essence|Perfume
estrange|Disaffect
estuaries|Where the tides meet the currents
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Meshed fabric
etchers|Aquatint specialists
eternity|. . . One that inhabiteth ___: Isa. 57:15
ethanes|Natural gas components
ethereal|Heavenly
evading|What artful dodgers are good at
evictee|Receiver of an "ejection slip"
evicting|Forcing out
evident|Obvious
exaltation|Group of larks
examine|Inspect
examine|Test
exerted|Did calisthenics
existed|Was
existent|In being
expatiate|Discourse at length
exterminator|Ridder of rats in 1918?
extract|Pull out
extreme|Uncompromising
eyestone|Cinder remover
faceless|Unidentifiable
faddist|Fashion follower
failles|Ribbed silk fabrics
faithfulness|Blue violet or heliotrope
familiarity|Breeder of contempt
famished|Hungry as a bear
fandango|Sally Rand dance
fantail|Domestic pigeon
fasteners|Snaps, e.g.
fattens|Adds to the kitty
fearing|Author of "The Hospital"
fearless|Like Fosdick
feasting|Activity for Lucullus
featured|Headlined
feigners|Put-on artists
festival|Potlatch
festoon|Adorn
fielders|Fly catchers, at times
filibuster|Capitol Hill talkathon
filibuster|Dilatory tactic
finales|Last parts
fireball|Bright meteor
fireman|Smoke-eater
firetrap|Tinderbox
flapper|Her hems were high
flattened|Knocked out
florence|Dental ___
flotsam|Drifters
flotsam|Wreckage afloat
flutter|Tremble
flutter|Vibration
foibles|Minor shortcomings
folderol|Poppycock
footfault|Podiatrist's concern
foraging|Searching for food
foredeck|Ship part
foresees|Divines
forestalls|Thwarts by advance action
forests|Sylvan tracts
forever|Ad infinitum
formats|Makeups of magazines
foxiest|Most cunning
foxtrot|Ballroom favorite
fraternize|Buddy up with
freebies|Annie Oakleys
freeboot|Plunder
freehand|Plenty of leeway
freeload|Sponge
freeloads|Sponges
frigate|There is no ___ like a book: Dickinson
frosted|Like some bulbs
funning|Making jokes
furbish|Make lustrous
furnace|Stoker's smoker
fussbudget|Pernickity one
galatea|Beloved of Pygmalion or Acis
gangbusters|Radio adventure series
gaseous|Not solid or liquid
geishas|Companions for men, in Tokyo
gemstone|Mineral made into jewelry
general|Not particular
generate|Cause to be
generate|Produce
generation|Kind of gap
giraffes|Veld creatures
glances|Peeks
glinted|Flashed
gloried|Exulted
goatskin|Type of leather
goldsmith|He wrote "The Deserted Village"
gondolas|Venetian boats
goosefoot|Shrub of beet family
gorilla|Beast that may weigh 500 pounds
gorillas|Strong-arm men
gracile|Slender
grandmama|Family member
grandpa|Little-known Moses
granitas|Coarse-ground sherbets
gravure|Printing process
graybeard|Old-timer
grazioso|Elegantly: Mus. dir.
greatcoat|Heavy outer garment
greener|The Grass Is Always ___ . . .
greenery|Verdure
griddles|Frying pans
grilled|Questioned intensively
gripman|Cable-car operator
grommet|Metal eyelet
grounder|Baltimore chop, e.g.
guerilla|Form of warfare: Var.
gumshoe|Private eye
habitat|Dwelling place
habitat|Native environment
habited|Garbed
haircuts|Tonsorial services
hairdos|Afro, beehive, etc.
hairiest|Most hirsute
hallowed|Sanctified
hammiest|Describing the least subtle actors
handlebars|President Taft's mustache
hardier|Made of sterner stuff.
hardworking|Like many an office aide
harebrained|Flighty
hatpins|Swamp plants
haughtiness|Yellow sunflower
haulers|Canalboats
headlands|Promontories
headmasters|V.I.P.'s at prep schools
headset|Oldtime radio adjunct
headstrong|Willful
headway|Progress
heartsome|Lively, especially in Scotland
heavenly|Celestial
heaving|Restless, as the sea
hektare|100 acres: Var.
hellfire|Inferno sight
henpecks|Nags
herdsman|Drover
hetaerae|Greek courtesans
hideout|Fugitive's haven
highlights|Stresses
hirsute|Hairy
hirsute|Hairy
history|Beard's field
hogshead|Large barrel
homeward|Wolfe's "Look ___, Angel"
honestly|In all truth
honeydew|Tasty melon
honoring|Paying homage to
hornpipe|Lively folk dance
horrible|Like Hagar of the comics
horselaugh|Guffaw
horsemen|Apocalypse quartet
horsepower|Unit equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second
horserace|Derby
hothouse|Where tender plants get a chance
huaraches|Low-heeled sandals
hustler|Pickpocket's aide
idealists|Dreamers
ideates|Has thoughts
ideates|Preconceives
ideative|Perceptual
illegal|Against the law
imbibed|Had a few drinks
imitate|Ape
immovable|Stationary
immures|Shuts in
impasse|Blind alley
impedes|Obstructs
impelled|Drove
imperative|One of the moods
impiety|Irreverence
implies|Hints
imports|French wines, e.g.
importune|Dun
imposture|Ploy of many a con man
inadequate|Unable to make the grade
inamoratas|Mistresses
inbreeds|Practices endogamy
inburst|Implosion or irruption
increasing|Waxing
indexes|Important parts of reference books
indicts|Finds a true bill
indigos|Blue dyes
indispensable|Like many an office aide
inherit|Come into, as money
initial|First
initial|Sign in a hurry
initially|At first
injured|The Insulted and the ___: Dostoyevsky
inkblot|Rorschach feature
innings|Divisions in cricket
inquests|Coroners' probes
insects|Flies or thrips
inserts|TV cut-ins
insoluble|Like the problem of squaring the circle
inspired|Brilliant, as a poem
instantly|P.D.Q.
instating|Inauguration Day activity
interest|This may be simple or compound
interesting|Ver-r-ry ___!
intermediaries|Go-betweens
interstate|Like some highways
interval|Space of time
intestate|Without a will
intrepid|Fearless
intrepid|Winner of America's Cup: 1967, 1970
inundated|Deluged
inuring|Toughening
inventions|Wheels, reels, etc.
ironical|Sarcastic
isolate|Pinpoint
issuing|Bringing forth
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Repeat
iteration|Battology
jaegers|German riflemen
jealousy|French marigold or yellow rose
jeopardize|Imperil
jeopardy|Daredevil's delight
joyless|Dour
karroos|African tablelands
keepsakes|Giftbooks
killjoys|Wet blankets
kneehole|Type of desk
kremlinologists|Kennan and Harriman
ladylike|Befitting a woman of refinement
lambaste|Excoriate
landlocked|Adjective for Laos
landmark|Mariner's guide
landward|In the direction of a port
language|Urdu, for one
lantana|Red sage
lantern|Diogenes' burden
lapping|I hear lake water ___: Yeats
lapwing|Crested plover
larboard|Port
larches|Tamaracks
largesse|Munificence
larruped|Lambasted
lasters|Iron men
lateral|Lying to one side
lathered|Soaped
laurels|Honors
leaners|Near ringers
leanest|Most barren
leapers|Acrobats
leavened|Made barmy
lecterns|Reading desks
legislated|Passed bills
leisure|Unhurried ease
lemonade|Drink sold by Amy
lending|___ library
lensman|Photographer
lessens|Eases up
lessons|School assignments
letdowns|Disappointments
lexicon|Reference book
liaison|Affair of the heart
liberated|Free at last
liberated|What NOW wants women to be
license|Nimrod's need
lilliput|Swift's land of six-inch people
linoleum|Floor covering
literate|Educated
lobsters|Seafood delicacies
location|Site
locusts|Egypt's eighth plague
logrolling|Political back scratching
lonesome|___ George Gobel
longspur|Arctic bird
loosened|Became less severe
lorgnettes|Eyeglasses mounted on handles
lotions|With ___ of love: Winchell sign-off
louvered|Having shutters
lovesick|Languishing, as a swain
lowered|Reduced
lowness|Contemptibility
macerate|Waste away by fasting
machetes|Cane-cutting knives
macrons|Marks over vowels
maestro|Mehta or Ozawa
malaises|Vague discomforts
malinger|Feign illness
maltose|Crystalline sugar
manager|Diamond V.I.P.
manatee|Marine mammal
mandamus|Writ from a superior court
mandate|Clear authorization
mandate|Clear instruction
mandrill|Big baboon
manservant|Valet
marinade|Seasoned liquid used in cooking
marines|Leathernecks
maroons|Leaves high and dry
marshall|Field
martingale|Double-up betting system
martini|Cocktail
martinis|Cocktails
masonic|Of a secret order
masquerade|Where Romeo met Juliet
matador|Corrida figure
matador|Pilotless aircraft
matinee|Setting for some idols
matinees|Daytime shows
mattered|Was important
maturated|Ripened
mavourneen|Kathleen ___
mealier|More farinaceous
meanders|Wanders aimlessly
meanest|Least magnanimous
meatiest|Least inane
mechanic|Grease monkey
melodic|Tuneful
menaced|Threatened
mention|Allude to
mergence|Act of combining
meridian|Of noon in 1911?
metallic|Like bismuth or magnesium
methods|Procedures
metronome|Kind of timekeeper
migrate|Trek
mildness|Bland quality
minaret|Mosque tower
minimal|Least
minuets|Colonial dances
misanthrope|Molière's "Le ___"
mishmash|Jumble
misspent|Like some youths
modernize|Remodel
molasses|Blackstrap or treacle
mollusk|Clam or snail
monastic|Benedictine or Franciscan
mongrel|No-show at a dog show
monograms|F.D.R., D.D.E., etc.
monsoon|Rainy season in India
monster|Centaur or Minotaur
moonbeams|Night lights
mooneye|Equine ophthalmia
moonrise|Reveille for Dracula
moonshine|Mountain dew
moonshot|NASA-Armstrong coup
moonstone|Gem in a Wilkie Collins novel
moraine|Mass of boulders, etc. left by a glacier
moralist|High-principled one
mothered|Protected; cared for
motioned|Signaled by gesturing
mottled|Blotched in coloring
mudhens|Toledo team
musical|Sondheim offering
mutations|Sports of sorts
nailhead|Brad's topper
narcissi|Spring bloomers
narrate|Recount
narrated|Told
narrated|Told
narrates|Details
narrates|Does the voice-over
narrator|Important role in "Our Town"
narrator|Travelogue voice
narrows|Straits
national|Countrywide
national|Part of G.N.P.
nations|United ___
necklace|String of pearls
negligent|Carelessly and diaphanously clothed?
negligent|Remiss
nemeses|Avengers
nemeses|Rivals to who one always loses
nepenthe|Potion to dull sorrow
nesters|Homesteaders
nesters|Ranchers' foes
nestors|Wise old men
nettings|Meshed materials
neurons|Nerve cells
neuroses|Emotional disorders
neutron|Particle in an atomic nucleus
nictate|Wink
nobility|Titled ones
nominee|Hopeful campaigner
nonages|Periods of immaturity
nonpareil|Having no equal
nonsense|Bunk!
normalizes|Stops fluctuations, as in prices
nosegay|Posy
nosegay|Relative of a bouquet
nosiest|Most snoopy
nostalgia|Homesickness
nostrum|Remedy
notable|Striking
notated|Used symbols, as in a musical score
notated|Wrote the musical score
notebook|Pad
nowhere|Nonexistent place
objects|Demurs
oblates|Monastery residents
oblation|Sacrifice
obliterate|Erase
ocarina|Sweet potato
occident|The West
ocelots|American wildcats
octagonal|Eight-sided
octagonal|Eight-sided
oculist|Occupation for C. Wright
oddment|Leftover; scrap
oddness|Peculiarity
odorant|Scented
offshoot|Outgrowth
oldster|Graybeard
oleander|Rosebay
omicron|Between xi and pi
omicrons|Greek letters
ominous|Threatening
omnipresent|Everywhere
oneself|Make ___ scarce (flee)
onetime|Quondam
onshore|Kind of wind or current
ontology|Study of being
opalesces|Emits a play of colors
operate|Function
operate|Run
operate|Work or run
operates|Manages; runs
operator|Someone to dial
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore is one
ophthalmologist|Specialist in eye diseases
opinion|View
opposes|Contests
opulent|Rich
oracles|Delphi diviners
orangewood|Cabinetmaker's material
orating|On the stump
orations|Cicero's forte
orators|Silver-tongued ones
orators|Soap-boxers
orators|Webster and Bryan
ordonnance|Decree
oregano|Seasoning for pizza
organdy|Prom-dress material
oriental|Filipino, e.g.
orientation|What a freshman needs
oriented|Faced in the right direction
orients|Adjusts to a new environment
original|Prototype
origins|Sources
orioles|A.L. team
ornament|Decoration
osmosis|Effortless assimilation
ostrich|Largest of existing birds
ottoman|Upholstered footstool
outcasts|Poker Flat group
outdoors|Alfresco
outlands|Provinces
outlives|Survives
outlook|View
outside|Barely possible, as a chance
outstands|Is conspicuous or prominent
overacted|Hammed it up
overage|Excess
overage|Surplus
overall|In toto
overcalls|Bridge maneuvers
overcame|Conquered
overgrown|Like an unweeded garden
overlap|Partly coincide with
overlay|Superimpose
overrate|Think too highly of
overrules|Disallows
oversized|Gigantic
overstrain|One result of all work and no play
overtime|Fifth period, in basketball
pageant|Elaborate spectacle
paginate|Number the sheets in a book
paladin|Knight who will fight for what's right
palates|Seats of taste
palette|Artist's adjunct
palliate|Relieve without curing
palliate|Whitewash
palliative|Soothing
palters|Equivocates
pannikin|Small cup
panoplies|Suits of armor
panoply|Full suit of armor
parable|New Testament allegory
parades|Displays ostentatiously
paradise|Title word in two epics by Milton
paraffin|Candle sealer
paragon|Model
paragon|Model of excellence
paramedic|Doc descended from heaven
paramount|Supreme
parleying|In conference
parliament|Fan-tan
parmesan|Hard, dry Italian cheese
parolee|His liberty is conditional
partake|Share in
partisan|Zealous advocate
partisan|Zealous advocate
partita|Musical suite
patented|Like over 1,300 of Edison's inventions
patented|Protected by Government grant
pathetic|Touching
patience|G. and S. operetta
patients|Clinic clientele
patined|Having a green film, as old bronze
patriots|New England pro eleven
peachier|More terrific
peasants|European revolters in 1524
pedicure|Chiropodist
peepshow|Raree
penetrate|Enter
penitent|Contrite
penitentiaries|Roman Catholic tribunals
penthouse|Apartment aerie
peonies|Showy blossoms
peoples|Word with bank, choice or party
peppered|Spiced up
percale|Fabric for bed sheets
perdition|Hell or ruin
perfidy|Deceit
perforated|Like a sheet of stamps
pergola|Trellis, Italian style
periods|Divisions of a hockey game
peripatetic|Itinerant
perjurers|Liars on the stand
perlite|Lustrous volcanic rock
permeated|Spread through
perquisite|Bonus or fringe benefit
personal|Agony-column item
persuade|Induce
pesetas|Money in Madrid
pharaohs|Tyrants
pharisee|Member of an ancient, scholarly Jewish sect
pharisees|Pious frauds
pharmaceuticals|Medicinal drugs
philabeg|Kilt
philosophy|Spinoza's forte
phoenix|Gov. Castro's bailiwick
phonemes|Units of speech
picture|Dorian Gray's nemesis
piddler|Puttering person
pigskins|Footballs
pinnace|Ship's boat
pismire|Ant
pistols|Dueler's choice
pittance|Small share
placate|Appease
plainclothes|Iowa farmer's get-up?
plainclothesman|Detective
plainclothesmen|Detectives
planner|City official
plastered|Three sheets to the wind
plateaus|Flat dishes, as for tea service
platoon|Troop group
playmate|Child's chum
pleaded|Implored
pleiades|The seven daughters of Atlas
plotting|Conspirator's activity
pneumatic|Inflated with air
poetess|Millay or Plath
poetics|Treatise by Aristotle
polders|Tracts reclaimed by dams or dikes
policies|Insurance contracts
pollutes|Defiles
pongees|Tan silks
pontoons|Boats used as bridge supports
poorish|Rather inferior
portiere|Curtain in a doorway
positive|Certain
postage|Pen pals' ever increasing expense
postage|Stamps
postmortem|Dead-letter office
postures|Stances
potluck|The victuals available
prances|Struts
prattle|Idle chatter
predator|Lion, to impala
prefect|Chief officer
preferred|Kind of stocks
prepaid|Settled up beforehand
presaged|Gave a warning
presentee|Dais personage
presents|Santa's largesse
presided|Chaired
presidents|Faces on bills
pressed|Did some ironing
presses|Printery equipment
pressure|Stress
prestige|Influence
pretense|Make-believe
prevent|Stop
printing|One of Franklin's fortes
pristine|Aboriginal
procrastinating|Retirement benefit
prodigality|Spendthrift's problem
prognostication|Forecast
prognostication|Forecast
promisers|They gave their word
proofer|Letterpress worker
proposals|These come from pressing suits
prorate|Divide proportionately
prospered|Made it big
prosperous|Palmy
protease|Enzyme
protein|Diet staple
proteins|Part of a balanced diet
protests|Objects
protracts|Extends
provides|Supplies
proviso|Stipulation
prudent|Frugal
prudishly|In bluenosed fashion
psychiatrists|Alfred Adler et al.
putdown|Squelch; crush
quadrangle|Dorm form
quadrat|Printer's block of type
qualified|Having excellent credentials
quisling|Traitor
quixotic|Fanciful
racists|Bigots
radical|Extreme
radishes|Salad-bowl brighteners
ragouts|Stews
ragweed|Pollen producer
railers|Scolds
railroad|Frame
raiment|Vesture
rainstorms|Tail ends of most hurricanes
rainwear|Slicker, for example
rambunctious|Rude and boisterous
ramification|Offshoot
ramshackle|Likely to collapse
rankest|Most flagrant
rankled|Irritated
raptures|Ecstasies
raspberry|Heart of a certain tart
raspier|More irritable
ratatat|Sound at a door
rattail|Mule, fish or cactus
ratters|Cats and dogs Hamelin could have used
rattled|Disconcerted
rattlesnake|Diamondback
raveled|Undid knitting
reacted|Responded to a stimulus
readjust|Change one's mode of life
realtors|Land brokers
reamers|Enlargers
reasoner|Logical anchor man?
reasoner|Newscaster
reasons|Ratiocinates
rebelled|Kicked over the traces
rebuffs|Snubs
receive|Accept
recital|Discourse
reciter|Student, at times
reclames|Talents for getting publicity
recouped|Survived at Monte Carlo
recreant|Cowardly
redbird|St. Louis Cardinal
redeemed|Liberated
redeemer|Liberator
redolent|Fragrant
redolent|Odorous
redouble|Confident bridge bidder's call
reelect|Campaign verb
reenacts|Plays out history
reentry|Part of an astronaut's trip
referents|Consultants
refresh|Cheer
regaled|Feasted
regency|Body of proxy rulers
regicide|Macbeth's crime
regimens|Orderly procedures
regiment|Daughter of the ___: Donizetti
regiment|Group of redcoats
regional|Like some schools
regrets|What Miss Otis does
regular|Military career man
regulars|Varsity
regulate|Adjust
regulated|Under strict controls
reincorporate|Embody anew
reinsmen|Jockeys
relapse|Setback
related|Akin
relates|Tells a tale
relation|Kinsman
relational|Of kinship
release|Free
release|Unfetter
releaser|One that frees
releases|Frees
relegate|Put on the shelf
relevant|Applicable
relevant|Germane
relished|Savored
remainder|Excess; overage
remands|Orders back
remnant|Leftover
removal|A taking away
renders|Gives, as service
renewed|Granted an extension of
rentals|Landlords' incomes
reopens|Prepares for business after a holiday
repaired|No longer out of kilter
repaves|Fills in the potholes
repeated|Echoed
repeater|Automatic
repeater|Firearm
repeats|Summer fare on TV
repelled|Disgusted
repenter|Contrite one
repenter|He's sorry, too
replate|Printing that includes new material
replete|Abounding
reporter|Court employee
repudiation|Refusal of approval
repulse|Warship sunk in W.W. II
reroute|Detour
rescaled|Adapted to new measurement
rescinds|Abrogates
reseats|Does an ushering job
resemble|Be like
resends|Transmits again
resented|Took umbrage
resented|Took umbrage
resents|Takes offense
resewed|Did some tailoring
resorts|Acapulco and Cannes
resorts|Miami Beach and Palm Beach
respects|Esteems
respites|Breaks
restate|Say it again
restate|Say it again
resting|At ease
restlessness|Perpetual-motion state
restrain|Curb
restricting|Setting limits
resumer|One who takes up a task again
resurvey|Inspect again
retailed|Sold on Main Street
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retinol|Vitamin A
retired|Called it a day
retiree|Worker who calls it a day
retitle|Change the name
retorts|Comebacks
retract|Disavow
retraction|Follow-up on a newspaper error
retreads|Certain tires
retreat|Washington's strategy late in '76
retriever|Golden dog
retrograde|Moving backward
retrogressed|Degenerated
reusable|Like some bottles
reveler|Celebrant
reverts|Becomes atavistic
revised|Amended
revival|New production of an old play
revoked|Annulled
ridicule|Derision
righting|Study of corrections
rillets|Small streams
riposte|Rejoinder
riveted|Firmly fastened
rivulets|Brooks
rivulets|Small streams
roadster|Flapper-age vehicle
roaster|Dean Martin, frequently
roentgens|Units of radiation dosage
rooster|Barnyard denizen
rootlet|Radicle
rosebud|Pure and lovely, if red
rosebud|Sled in "Citizen Kane"
rosette|Cockade
rostrum|Dais
rotated|Pirouetted
roundel|Circular panel
rubaiyat|Poem that sounds like a red boat
rummaged|Searched high and low
sabotage|Enemy agent's act
saddening|Like bad news
saddles|Boots' partners
sagamore|Sachem
sailing|Aegean activity
salable|Easily disposed of
salamis|Historic island west of Athens
saltine|Crisp cracker
samisens|Japanese musical instruments
sampans|Chinese skiffs
sanctum|Where one is free from intrusion
sandlot|Place for one old cat
sandlots|Sites for pickup games
sanitary|Hygienic
saphead|Dolt
saraband|Stately court dance
sarcasm|Bitter taunt
sardines|Pilchards
sardines|Rush-hour crowds, figuratively
sartors|Tailors
sassiest|Most impudent
satellites|Moons
satires|Parodies
satirical|Adjective for "Gulliver's Travels"
sauterne|Gironde wine
scalding|Very hot
scallion|Green onion
scallop|Cut curvy edgings
scampers|Flees
scandals|George White's ___
scaring|Ogre's activity
scarlet|Rutgers' ___ Knights
scavenge|Collect junk
schemed|Conspired
schnook|Dolt
schooled|Like a Ph.D.
schooled|Trained
schooner|Hesperus, for one
schooner|Tall ship
sciences|Arts' companion
scooped|Was first to publish
scooter|Tot's transport
scraped|Fiddled faultily
scrapped|Discarded
scrapper|Pugilist
scratched|Withdrawn at Belmont
screamer|Line drive
sculler|Contestant at Henley
scuppers|Openings on decks for drainage
scuttles|Coal buckets
seabirds|Albatross et al.
seaport|Accra or Lagos
seaport|New Bedford is one
searched|Probed
seascape|Winslow Homer specialty
seawall|Embankment
secants|Trig ratios
secedes|Formally withdraws
secedes|Withdraws formally
seconde|Fencing position
secretariat|U.N. group of 1973?
secretaries|Group honored in April
secretaryship|Status honored during the diagonal occasion, in April
sections|Mile-square land units
secured|Fastened
securing|Making safe
sedarim|Passover feasts
sedation|Tranquilizers
sedition|Any act promoting rebellion
seeders|Farm machines
seeress|Second-sighted woman
seethed|Boiled
selection|Program choice
selects|Chooses
selenium|Element used in photoelectric cells
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Actor Peter
selvage|Border
seminar|Research conference
seminars|Campus activities
senates|Thesmothetes' milieux
senators|Bumpers and Wallop
seniors|Top dogs in college
senoritas|Misses, in Madrid
sensate|Apprehended through touch, sight, etc.
sensate|Perceived by feeling
sentient|Conscious
separator|Threshing machine
septate|Having a dividing wall
serenest|Least disturbed
sergeant|Top kick
sergeant|York, for one
sergeants|Mac Hyman's "No Time for ___"
seriate|Arrange in sequence
serpents|Apophis, basilisk and cockatrice
serrate|Toothed
serrated|Like a saw
servitor|Butler or waiter
sestina|Lyrical form
sestina|Verse form used by Dante
setbacks|Reverses
setting|Bed for a gem
seventeen|Tarkington novel
sexology|Forte of Johnson and Masters
shanghai|Force into service
sharpeners|Office equipment
shavers|Little ones
shelties|Sheepdogs that look like little Lassies
sheriffs|County officers
shortcut|Timesaver
shorter|U.S. marathon runner
shoulder|Road border
shovels|Kin of spades
shrapnel|Shell fragments
shushes|Stills
shutdown|Work stoppage
shysters|Ambulance chasers
shysters|Unscrupulous lawyers
sideline|Second occupation
sidelines|Moonlighters' jobs
sideshow|Carnival lure
sidewalk|Item on the East Side or West Side
signally|Notably
signature|John Hancock
silence|Library injunction
silesia|Twilled fabric of European region
sincere|Wholehearted
sinister|Malefic; baleful
sirocco|Wind from the Libyan deserts
situated|Placed
skeletal|Emaciated
skinner|Cornelia Otis ___
skinner|His pelf comes from pelts
skirmish|Minor dispute
skylines|City silhouettes
slanted|Having a diagonal direction
slatting|Sound of flapping sails
sleeves|Garment features
sleighed|Enjoyed the snow
slender|Slight
slimily|In a vile manner
slimmest|Melt miss is an anagram for this
slippered|Like Cinderella
slipshod|Far from meticulous
slummed|Visited a warren
smaller|Not so large
smallest|Like "Little Rhody"
smelted|Refined, as ore
smitten|Captivated
smitten|Very much in love
snagged|Caught on a rough surface
snakeskins|Reptilian leathers
snapdragon|Garden flower
snaring|Using a springe
sneered|Showed contempt
snipers|Those who shoot from ambush
snoozer|Sleepyhead
snoring|Involuntary nocturnal activity
softens|Assuages
solaria|Sun-rooms
solders|Welds
soloists|Featured choristers
somerset|Author W. ___ Maugham
sonatas|Musical pieces
sonatas|Musical works
songbirds|Coloraturas
soothes|Dulcifies
sorcerer|Merlin, e.g.
sorcery|Voodoo
sorority|Campus group
southland|Dixie
spatula|Kitchen implement
spatulas|Mixing tools
specked|Spotted
sphered|Raised aloft
spigots|Taps
spinets|Uprights
spinning|Awhirl
spirited|Like a Sousa march
spitfire|Hot-tempered one
splayed|Spread out
spleens|Passions; emotions
splitter|Abe, the Rail-___
spoliates|Ravages
spongers|Habitual freeloaders
spoofed|Pulled the wool over one's eyes
spooned|Pitched woo
sported|Showed off
sporting|Kind of chance
spreads|Fancy meals
springe|Snare for small game
sprouts|Brussels ___
squares|Sixty-four, in chess
squeals|Spills the beans
stabile|Sculpture having immobile units
stagger|Reel
stained|Maculate
stainer|He dyes for a living
stainers|Some woodworkers
staircase|Setting for a Duchamp nude
stalled|Inoperative
standards|Norms
standish|Longfellow hero
standup|Wear well
stapler|Office gadget
stardust|Carmichael-Parish hit song: 1929
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlet|Hollywood novice
starlets|Young actresses
starter|First-team member
starter|Track official
statistic|R.B.I., for one
steadily|Without interruption
steamed|___ clams
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steatite|Soapstone
steeled|Girded one's loins
steeled|Hardened
steeled|Prepared to grin and bear it
steeples|Horizon sights
steerage|Immigrant's way to get there
steered|Guided
steerer|Helmsperson
stellate|Star-shaped
stemmed|Originated
stemmed|Originated
stemmers|Canning factory group
steppes|Arid tracts
stereos|Recording systems
sterile|Barren
sterile|Unproductive
sterlet|Whence caviar comes
sternum|Breastbone
steroid|Hormone or vitamin D
stertor|The act of snoring
stiletto|Needleworker's tool
stiletto|Slender dagger
stimuli|Causative agents
stinger|Brandy-based cocktail
stinger|Cocktail
stingray|Devilfish's cousin
stipple|Fleck
stipule|Leaflike appendage
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stirrup|Footrest of sorts
stomached|Put up with
stonier|More hard-hearted
storied|Having legendary associations
straddle|Take both sides
straight|A flush beats it
strained|Under great tension
straiten|Confine
strayed|Took a wrong turn
streaks|Veins or strains
streaky|Variable; unreliable
streams|Waterways
streetcar|Desire in a drama
strident|Loud
strident|Shrill
striping|Fabric design
strives|Endeavors
strolls|Promenades
stubborn|Dogged or mulish
stunted|Runtish
sugared|Sweetened
suggest|Intimate
suitcase|Luggage item
summertime|A Gershwin tune
sunback|Like some summer dresses
sunrises|Dawns
sunscald|Sylvan blight
sunstroke|Beach danger
support|Backing
surefire|Foolproof
surefire|Guaranteed
surnames|Smith and Jones
sustain|Nourish
sustains|Supplies with life's necessities
suzerain|Overlord
suzerainty|Overlordship
sweethearts|Valentines
swindler|Con man
swooned|Passed out
synapse|Neurons' juncture point
syncopated|Cut short, as rhythm
syncope|Swoon or contraction
synonyms|Roget compilation
tabletop|Type of photograph
tacitly|Without being spoken
tadpole|Polliwog
tailpipe|Car part
takedown|Dismantle
talented|Gifted
talents|Gifts
talesmen|People summoned to a jury
talipot|Showy fan palm
tampered|Meddled
tampered|Meddled
tampered|___ with (interfered)
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangent|Touching
tapestry|Hang-up of a sort
tarragon|Pickling ingredient
tarried|Remained
tasters|Group employed by a vintner
tattered|In shreds
tattletale|Schoolroom stoolie
tattoos|Drum beats
taxicab|Hack
teacher|Socrates, to Plato
teamster|Hoffa was one
teamsters|Fitzsimmons's men
teasers|Tempting glimpses
teenagers|Large group of pop music customers
teetered|Wobbled
teeters|Wobbles
telegenic|Attractive on the tube
telltale|Indiscreet confidant
telltale|Poe's "The ___ Heart"
temperate|Self-restrained
tending|Working the bar
tenement|Slum dwelling
tenpins|Alley game
tenures|Teachers' concerns
tenures|Terms in office
terminal|Depot
terraced|Like some hillsides
terrapin|Tidewater turtle
terrazzo|Mosaic flooring
terrific|Very bad or very good
testate|Having left a valid will
theater|Rialto spot
thereat|At that place
theremin|Electronic musical instrument
thereon|Immediately afterwards
thermic|Of heat
thoughts|Pansy
tighten|Grow tense
timeout|Interval in an athletic game
timesaving|Intended to expedite
timeserver|Opportunist
tirades|Harangues
tirades|Screeds
tiresome|Boring
titmice|Nuthatches' cousins
toasted|Warmed by the fire
toenail|Chiropody subject
toenail|Type of ungula
together|As one
togetherness|Solidarity; communion
toilette|Fashionable attire
tolerant|Forbearing
tolerate|Bear
toolhouse|Workmen's storage area
tooters|Horns
topography|Regional anatomy
torment|Afflict
torridly|With intense heat
tottered|Was steady
toweled|Dried off
tractile|Tensible
traduced|Maligned
trainee|Raw material for an N.C.O.
trainer|Racing-stable man
training|Education
traipses|Walks idly
traitors|Quislings
tramline|British streetcar
trampoline|Tumbler's springboard
translate|Instruction on a French I exam
traumas|Bad experiences
travelled|Like Fogg
traverse|Pass over, along or through
trawlers|Shrimp boats
treasure|___ Island
treasures|Holds dear
treater|Negotiator
treatise|Formal essay
trellis|Lattice arrangement
trended|Inclined
trepans|Tools for boring
trestle|Braced framework
triangle|Eternal or Bermuda
triangle|Geometric figure
trilled|Sang a vibrato
trimeter|Poetic line
tritest|Most banal
tritone|Musical interval
tritone|Musical interval
trooper|Highway Patrol role
trotter|Hambletonian entrant
trounced|Flogged
troupers|Theatrical performers
trousseau|Bridal outfit
trouvere|Medieval poet
trudged|Plodded
truelove|Forget-me-not
truthful|Veracious
tsetses|Ugandan pests
tumbleweed|Roller on a prairie
turmoils|Commotions
turnout|Evict
turnout|The gate
turnover|Shake-up
twaddle|Prate
twister|Tornado or dust whirl
unaging|Describing eternal youth
uncommon|Rare
underacted|Performed with subtlety
underdone|Like a rare steak
underfed|Malnourished
underlined|Stressed
underskirts|Garb that can't be mentioned?
uneaten|Left over
unicellular|Like an amoeba
unlisted|Not on the roster
unloaded|With ammo removed
unnamed|Anonymous
unready|Not prepared
unrivalled|Supreme; peerless
unshaken|Resolute; dauntless
unsophisticated|Naïve
unstinted|Generously given
unsuitable|Like a confirmed nudist?
unwelcome|Like a persona non grata
unwritten|Kind of law
uppermost|Top
urgently|Importunately
ushering|Groomsmen's job
utensil|Corer or parer
vacationer|One enjoying a respite
vassals|Feudal group
venetian|Polo, e.g.
verandah|Porch
verbatim|Word-for-word
veronica|Lake
vesperal|Altar cover
viaduct|Bridge over a valley
viceroy|Showy butterfly
vintage|Wine connoisseur's interest
violated|Profaned; desecrated
violence|Problem re some TV programs
visages|Countenances
voltage|Battery reading
wardrobe|Armoire
warehouse|Structure for storage
warnings|Alarms or omens
wassail|Revelers' spree
wassailer|Yuletide celebrant
wastepaper|Circular file contents
watchtowers|Lookouts
watered|Treated silk
waterloo|Decisive defeat
webster|Daniel or Noah
whenever|At any time
whimper|Mewl
whispers|Bergman's "Cries and ___"
whistler|Artist James
williwaw|Sudden violent wind
winesap|Popular apple
wingspan|Aircraft statistic
wintergreen|Herb of 1909?
wonderland|Lewis Carroll's dreamworld
worship|Idolize
wrestle|Contend with
xenophobia|Fear of strangers
xylography|Wood-engraving art
yanking|Bell ringer's activity
yardage|What quarterbacks seek to gain
yearbook|School memento
yeasted|Leavened
zealous|Fervid
abasement|Humiliation
abashes|Makes ashamed
abbatial|Monastic
aberration|Delusion or illusion
abnegate|Renounce
abrader|Tool for scraping
abreast|Beside one another
absentee|Kind of voter
abundant|Copious
abusive|Scurrilous
acceded|Gave consent
acceders|Those who give in
acceding|Yes man's specialty
accentuate|Stress
accidental|Fortuitous
acclaimed|Applauded
acclimate|Harden against PAin, etc.
accords|Pacts
accredited|Officially approved, as a college
accursed|Detestable
acerate|Needlelike
acerbic|Like vinegar
acerose|Chaffy
acetone|Paint solvent
acetones|Flammable liquids
acetylene|Kind of torch
acreage|Ranch expanse
activist|Rights fighter
actress|Broadway performer
adamant|Obdurate
adapted|Fitted
additory|Making an increase
adequate|Enough
adheres|Firmly attaches
adjudicate|Rule from the bench
adjunct|Supplement
admiral|Drake was one
admiral|Title Columbus held
adorable|Cuddly
adoration|Botticelli's "___ of the Magi"
adrenal|Stimulating anger or action
adsorbent|Like charcoal filter
adulate|Flatter servilely
advances|Prepayments to authors
advantage|Head start
aediles|Roman police officers
aerates|Treats with CO2
aeration|Exposure to air
aerobic|Oxidative
aerosol|Atmospheric pollutant
affected|Given to a false show
affront|Insult
ageless|Eternal
agelong|Everlasting
agitate|Disturb
agonies|Intense pains
agrafes|Ornamental clasps
agreeable|Cooperative or pleasant
agreeable|Pleasant
aimless|Without purpose
airflows|Currents caused by cars
airless|Lacking atmosphere
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Pie order
alamode|Thin, glossy silk for hoods
alastor|Poem by Shelley: 1816
alcohol|Word with wood
alehouse|Pub
aliases|False "handles"
aliases|Other names
alidade|Surveyor's instrument
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienator|Loser of friends
alienor|One transferring property
aliment|Food
aliment|Food
alimentary|Nutritious
alimony|Hubby's high cost of leaving
alkanet|Red dye, or plant called bugloss
alleges|Offers as a plea
alliances|Treaties
alligators|Kin of the caiman
allocate|Apportion
allover|Thoroughly
altered|Changed
alternate|Substitute
alternation|Change state
alternative|Change + indigenous
aludels|Lab pots
aluminous|Of a common metallic element
alveolar|Socketlike
amassed|Heaped up
amasses|Piles up
ambience|Atmosphere or milieu
amenities|Social courtesies
amnesty|General pardon
amperage|Strength of a current
amperes|Electrical units
anagoge|Spiritual interpretation
anagram|Unclose is one for counsel
analgesic|Pain reliever
analogies|Partial resemblances
analogous|Correspondent
analogy|Comparison
analyses|Methodical studies
anapest|Metrical foot
anathema|Strong curse
ancestors|ForeFATHERS
ancestry|Family tree
anchorites|They may have agoraphobia
anchovies|Antipasto garnish
ancient|Long gone
andiron|Hearth adjunct
andiron|Hearth item
anemone|Lovely spring blossom
anemone|Predacious polyp
anemone|Windflower
angelic|Heavenly
angered|Wrathful
angriest|Most wrathful
animate|Liven
animator|Disney employee
anisette|Liqueur for espresso
anklets|Bobby-soxers' footwear
annexed|Added to
annotating|Editorial activity
anodyne|Soothing
anointer|Priest's role during Extreme Unction
anoints|Consecrates
anserine|Silly
anteater|Pangolin
antecede|Come before
antecede|Go before
antelope|Addax or dik-dik
antennae|Sensors of a sort
anteroom|Foyer
anthers|Stamen parts
anthesis|Full bloom
antifreeze|Coolant not needed in August
antimony|Element used in alloys
antiphon|Liturgical verse
antiphonal|Sung or chanted in alternation
apartheid|Racial segregation
aperture|Opening
aphasia|Loss of power to use or understand words
apostle|The ___, by Sholem Asch
appearance|Item on a personnel chief's checklist
appears|Pops up
appease|Mollify
apposed|Put side by side
apprise|Inform
aproned|Clad for cooking
aquamarine|Blue-green beryl
aquaria|Glass tanks
arcadia|Region of simple pleasure
archduke|Francis Ferdinand of Austria
ardently|How Romeo reacted to Juliet
areaways|Views from basement windows
arenose|Sandy or gritty
areolas|Portions of the iris
argonaut|Golden Fleece seeker
argonauts|Jason's band
aristae|Bristles
arithmetic|Computation
armadillo|Bony-plated burrower
armband|Symbol of mourning
armrest|Car-door feature
arnicas|Medicinal plants
aromatic|Fragrant
arousal|Awakening
arouses|Awakens
arrested|Collared
arrested|Stopped
arsonist|Felon who may get remuneration for a conflagration
arsonist|Firebug
artillery|Troops firing howitzers
artistic|Like a Tate display
asbestos|Insulator
ashamedly|With embarrassment
asinine|Foolish
aspects|Phases
asperity|Rigor
asperses|Slanders
aspirate|Sound the "H"
aspired|Was ambitious
aspires|Is ambitious
assailers|Pack on the attack
assails|Attacks
assails|Maligns or besets
assayed|Made a chemical analysis
assayers|Mine-company group
assents|Sanctions
assessed|Evaluated
assigns|Gives out homework
assists|Baseball statistics
assuage|Mitigate
assumable|Like some mortgages
assured|Confident
assurer|Instiller of confidence
assures|Promises
astatic|Unstable
astatic|Unsteady
asterisk|Footnote marker
astonishing|Wondrous
atelier|Artist's quarters
atheist|Nonbeliever
atheist|One "with no invisible means of support": Sheen
athlete|Olympics competitor
athletes|They work out before playing
athletics|Concern of the N.C.A.A.
atingle|Ecstatic
atoners|They make amends
atoning|Expiating
attacks|Onsets
attains|Achieves
attempt|Endeavor
attempter|He makes an effort
attests|Certifies
attires|Dresses
attorney|Court figure
attract|Draw
attracts|Charms
attracts|Has magnetic power
attunes|Harmonizes
audience|Vatican event
audited|Looked at the books
audition|Would-be thespian's big chance
aureate|Golden hued
auspice|Omen
autocrats|They reign without rein
avarice|Cupidity
avenges|Evens the score
avenges|Vindicates
average|Common run
averages|Baseball statistics
aviates|Pilots a plane
aviation|Field that interested Wiley Post
aviatrices|Female fliers
awarded|Bestowed
backpedal|Retreat
bailors|Legal lenders of property
bakeries|Where to buy éclairs
balloted|Made a selection
bambino|Babe Ruth, with "The"
bananas|Loco
bananas|Off one's rocker
bananas|Woody Allen film
banshee|Wailing spirit
banterer|Repartee expert
barnyard|Farm area
baroque|Rococo
barreled|Tore along the highway
barrier|Fence
basilica|San Pietro in Vaticano, for one
bassinets|Cribs
bastions|Bulwarks
bastions|Safeguards
bathroom|Place for a medicine cabinet
bearhug|Tight squeeze
beastly|Inhuman
beehive|Symbol of Utah
beginning|In the ___ was the Word
begotten|Bred
beguile|Charm
behests|Commands
beholds|Watches
behooves|Is necessary for
belabor|Attack
bequeath|Will property
bestows|Confers (upon)
betimes|Early
betokens|Signifies
bewitch|Enchant
bicentennial|1976, e.g.
biennial|Describing H.R. elections
binders|Notebooks
biological|Of life
birdcage|Canary's confines
biretta|Ecclesiast's headgear
birettas|Clerical caps
bleaters|Baa-baa beasts
blemish|Imperfection
blender|Kitchen gadget
blithering|Gleeful circle
blockbuster|Smash hit
blotter|Desk adjunct
blowsier|More disheveled
boathook|Mooring device
boatman|Volga laborer
bohemia|Vagabond's world
bolivar|El Libertador
bolivar|El Libertador
bonnets|Hoods of Londoners' cars
boondoggle|Do pointless work
bootlegger|Roaring Twenties' character
borderline|Marginal
boulder|Plymouth Rock, e.g.
bracket|I.R.S. category
brainstorm|Idea
brainstorm|Sudden idea
brassbound|Uncompromising
bravado|Pretended courage
breasted|Follower of single or double
breathes|Inspires
bregmata|Junctions of the skull
brevity|The soul of wit
brigantine|Two-masted vessel
brimmer|This often runneth over
bristol|Largest port in Gloucestershire
brogans|Heavy shoes
broilers|Young chickens
bromides|Platitudes
brooded|Dwelt moodily on a subject
broomstick|Vehicle for Endora?
brunette|Loser, to Loos
brutish|Cruel and stupid
buckskin|Horse or leather
business|Word with show or monkey
cabanas|Poolside accommodations
cachets|Seals of official approval
cadences|Rhythmic patterns
caesars|Julius and others
calashes|Carriages or bonnets
caliber|Diameter of the bore of a gun
calibrate|Determine the graduations of
calorific|Relating to heat
cameral|Of judicial chambers
camomile|Aromatic plant
canasta|Card game
candlelit|Romantically illuminated
cannibal|Man-eating man
cantabiles|Melodious passages
cantilever|Building feature
capitate|___ bone, in the wrist
caravan|Sahara sight
caravansary|Easter inn
carding|Roll of wool
caressed|Touched with tenderness
cariole|One-horse carriage
carmine|Color called animal rouge
carrels|Enclosures for studying in a library
cartouches|Auto loans
cassette|Tape holder
cassocks|Garb for choristers
casting|Important Rialto activity
castles|Rooks
castors|Beavers
cataract|Waterfall
caterer|Party man
cautioned|Put on guard
celestial|Divine
celibate|Vow taker
cellars|Holders of salt or wine
cemented|United firmly
censored|On the "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"
censure|Criticize
censures|Rebukes
centrist|Middle-of-the-roader
centuries|Tenths of millenniums
chained|Fettered
chalice|Church vessel
chaplains|PADRES
chartreuse|Decorator's color
chassis|Frame
chasten|Discipline
chateau|Mansion
checkers|Game involving 24 men
checkreins|Controls
cheroot|Type of cigar
children|Small fry
chinaware|Crockery
chocolate|Kind of soldier
chorister|Hymnbook scrutinizer
cigaret|Smoker's choice: Var.
cinders|Fragments from fires
circles|Products of compasses
citadel|Bastion
citation|Triple Crown winner: 1948
clamshell|Cape Cod ashtray
clangor|Din
clannish|Tending to stick together
clansmen|Group in "The Lady of the Lake"
clarets|Bordeaux exports
clarinet|Benny Goodman plays it
clarinet|Goodman's music maker
clasping|Gripping
classics|Renaissance humanist's interest
clearance|Kind of sale
clearing|Weather word
clearly|Thus spake the optimistic meteorologist
clerical|Kind of collar or error
climatic|Weatherman's adjective
clodhopper|Bumpkin or lumpkin
closeouts|Final sales
cloverleaf|Highway intersection arrangement
clustery|Growing in bunches, as grapes
coactor|Cronyn, to Tandy
cocktail|Stinger, e.g.
cogently|In a convincing way
cogitate|Ponder
cognized|Knew
collation|Light meal
colonnade|Row of pillars
colossal|Huge
comedic|Thalian
commandeered|Seized arbitrarily
commentary|Explanatory essay
compress|First-aid device
compute|Reckon
confront|Challenge
congeal|Coagulate
connotes|Means
consoled|Solaced
consonant|Sympathetic
constant|Not changing
constrain|Hold back by force
consult|Seek guidance
contents|Table of ___
contraband|Custom officer's concern
contrails|Trick + paths
convenes|Meets
conveys|Transports
coopery|Casks and tubs
corncrib|Storage for fodder
corneal|Pertaining to part of the eye
cornered|Boxed in
cornered|Brought to bay
corniche|Road along a cliff
correction|Embarrassing newspaper note
corseted|Clad tightly, like Lancelot
cosmonauts|Spacemen
coterie|Clique
counterbalanced|Neutralized
counterculture|Antiestablishment movement
countermeasures|Retaliatory actions
courage|Marathon runner's necessity
coursed|Moved swiftly
courthouse|Appomattox ___, where Lee surrendered
cowered|Shrank in fear
crabbed|Was a crossPAtch
crassly|In a crude way
creased|Wrinkled
creative|Like great artists
creator|The Ancient of Days
creature|Human being
crested|Peaked
cricket|British pastime
crimsons|Red shades
croaker|Queenfish
crocodile|Captain Hook's nemesis
crocuses|Signs of spring
crosier|Bishop's staff
crosspiece|Horizontal part of H
crullers|Sweet cakes
crusher|Knockout
crustaceans|CrawDADS
crystals|Watch parts
cubicle|Carrel
curiouser|More strange, to Alice
curlicue|Scribe's flourish
curmudgeons|Crusty old codgers
cursing|Profanity
cuteness|Kitten's quality
cutlets|Croquettes of meat or fish
cutouts|Paper dolls
dadaism|Tzara's cult
dailies|Newspapers
damascene|Inlay with gold or silver
dampened|Prepared sheets for ironing
dandruff|It comes in scales
dappled|Like some horses
daresay|Venture verbally
darkens|Obscures
dastard|Cad
deacons|Church officers
deadhead|Nonpaying passenger
deadman|Log used for anchorage
deadpan|Expressionless
deafening|Intolerably loud
debated|Reflected upon
decadent|Like Rome in A.D. 400
decants|Pours
decency|Propriety
declared|Stated
declarer|Bridge player, at times
decline|Refuse
decoder|Cryptography expert
decodes|Solves a cryptogram
decorate|Place a medal upon a hero
decorous|Showing good manners and taste
decreed|Ordained
decrepit|Seedy
decried|Disparaged
deducted|Subtracted
deepest|Most profound
defames|Calumniates
defanged|Neutralized an asp
defenses|What QB's must "read"
defensive|Shielding
deficit|Shortage
degrade|Corrupt
degrade|Lower in rank
deicide|Destruction of a god
delaine|Lightweight woolen fabric
deletes|Expunges
deliberate|Willful
delicate|Fragile
delight|Transport
delights|Man ___ not me: Hamlet
deluding|Con man's forte
demeanor|Conduct
democrat|Lightweight horse-drawn wagon
democrat|Polk was one
democratic|Favoring social equality
demoralize|Dispirit
demurer|More retiring
denotes|Means
dentate|Having teeth
dentate|Toothed
departmentalize|Create a bureaucracy
departs|Leaves
departs|PAsses away
depended|Was contingent
deplane|Leave a 707
deplete|Exhaust
deportment|Bearing
deports|Behaves
deposer|Trial witness, of a sort
deposes|Testifies
deprives|Removes from office
derelict|Negligent
derider|Scoffing person
dermatologists|Their "skin game" is legitimate
desalts|Makes seawater potable
descries|Spies
deserter|Runaway
deserves|None but the brave ___ the fair: Dryden
desists|Ceases
despoils|Ravages
desserts|Eclairs and Napoleons
desserts|Frappes and parfaits
destiny|Kismet
detente|International breather
detente|International breather
detente|U.S.-U.S.S.R. breather
detention|After-school punishment
determined|Headstrong, perhaps
determining|What U.M.W. pickets do
detonate|Set off a charge
detonator|Percussion cap
detonators|Fuses
detrains|Leaves a Pullman
devoted|Like some servants
devotees|Votaries
devotees|Zealots
devotional|Worship service
dewdrops|Morning moisture
diamond|Baseball locale
diarist|Frank, e.g
diatoms|Certain algae
diddled|Wasted time
diehard|Stubborn one
digitalis|POPdock derivative
dignifies|Ennobles
dimness|Obscurity
dinette|Space off a kitchen
dinosaur|Tyrannosaurus rex
diorite|Igneous rock
directs|Coaches
directs|Steers
disarmingly|Thus spake peace conferees
disarms|Makes friendly or harmless
disfavor|Unkind act
disjointed|Incoherent
disorder|Breach of the peace
disport|Play
dispose|Get rid of
disproof|Refutation
disprove|Refute
disrobe|Emulate ecdysiasts
dissidents|Those opposed
distichs|Couplets
distiller|Moonshine man
distracted|Diverted
distress|What S O S signifies
dithyrambs|Impassioned acclaims
diversification|One objective of fund management
diversity|The most universal quality is ___: Montaigne
divisor|Quotient factor
doeskins|Soft leather gloves
doggerel|Comic verse
doggerel|Poetaster's product
doggerel|Trivial verse
doggoned|I'll be ___!
doghouses|Toolsheds
dogtooth|Canine of a sort
domestic|Maid or cook
doorman|Sometime dog-walker
dormitory|Anagram for dirty room
dossiers|F.B.I. documents
dossiers|Files
downgrade|Denigrate
downier|Softer, as pillows
downpour|Heavy rain
downtown|Urban business center
draftees|Group at boot camp
drainpipes|Water carriers
dramatic|Like Chayefsky's works
dramatic|Like Racine's works
dramatic|Vivid; striking
dramatists|Anthony and Peter Shaffer
dreaded|Awaited fearfully
drenched|Soaked
drooled|Slavered
durably|In a lasting manner
dustups|Commotions; quarrels
dwindled|Shrank
dynatron|Vacuum tube
earners|Nine-to-five people
earnings|I.R.S. interest
earshot|Range needed by an eavesdropper
earthman|Sci-fi guy
easters|Spring times
ebullience|High spirits
echelons|Flying formations
echelons|Troop formations
ecology|Bionomics
edacity|Voraciousness
edentate|Lacking teeth
edition|Issue
editors|Diaskeuasts
editors|MSS. inspectors
editors|Perkins, Greeley et al.
editors|Story slashers and restorers
educated|Learned
eelgrass|Submerged marine plant
eggshell|Wall color
egotists|Self-centered ones
egregious|Flagrant
eidetic|Of visual images retained in memory
eidolon|Apparition
ejected|Did a bouncer's job
elaborate|Complex
elapses|PAsses
elastic|Springy
elastomer|Neoprene, e.g.
elaterids|Click beetles
elaters|Beetles
elation|Glee
elation|High spirits
elation|Winner's emotion
elbowed|Used a rush-hour technique
elbowroom|Daniel Boone's quest
elderberry|Kind of wine
electrical|Kind of discharge
electrical|Kind of engineer
elegant|Refined
elegiac|Plaintive; melancholy
element|Neon or silver
element|Osmium or uranium
element|Uranium is one
elements|Constituents
elephants|Sandburg's "___ Are Different to Different People"
elevated|Noble
elevation|What an altimeter indicates
elevators|Lifts, in London
eligible|Qualified
ellipse|Oval
elongate|Stretch out
emanate|Spread abroad
emanate|Spring
emanation|Efflux
embargo|Restriction
embellish|Adorn
embellishing|Decorator's activity
emender|Diaskeuast
emenders|Editors, often
emerald|The ___ Isle (Erin)
emeries|Roughens with an abrasive
emersed|Protruding, as from water
emigrant|Visa holder
emigrate|Become an expatriate
emigrate|What exodists do
emigration|Concern of Soviet officials
emotion|Fear or hate, e.g.
emperors|Charlemagne and Constantine
empires|British and Roman
enabled|Empowered
enables|Lends authority to
enacted|Made laws
enamels|Glossy coatings
encapsulate|Protect or condense
encasing|Placing in a box
encinal|Oak grove
enclave|San Marino or Vatican City, e.g.
enclose|Fence in
encodes|Scrambles a message
encores|Divas' delights
encores|Shouts accompanying curtain calls
encroach|Trespass
endanger|Imperil
endeared|Caused to be highly regarded
endearment|Expression of affection
endeavors|Tries
endless|Infinite
enemies|Ill-wishers
energies|What high-powered people expend
enforced|Strengthened
engages|Employs
engender|Propagate
engineer|Casey Jones
engines|Diesels
enhance|Heighten
enigmatic|Puzzling
enlarge|Magnify
enlarged|Blown up
enlarger|Optical projector
enlargers|Darkroom equipment
enliven|Perk up
enneads|Groups of nine
enraged|Hot under the collar
enraged|In high dudgeon
enrolled|Matriculated
enshrines|Cherishes as sacred
enshrines|Holds sacred
enswathes|Wraps, as in bandages
entails|Involves necessarily
entails|Necessitates
entered|Infiltrated
entered|Registered
enterer|Contestant
entertaining|Having guests in
enthuse|Go gaga over
enthused|Excited: Colloq.
enticed|Attracted
enticer|Circe, e.g.
enticer|Siren
entitle|Designate
entitle|Dub
entrains|Gets aboard
entranced|Spellbound
entwine|Wrap around
enzymes|Pepsin, trypsin, etc.
epaulet|Ornament for a uniform
epaulet|Uniform feature
episodic|Made up of loosely linked incidents
epistle|Apostolic letter
epistle|Decretal
equatorial|___ Guinea (African republic)
equestrian|Bellerophon was one
equestrian|Rider
equivocate|Use double talk
erasers|Utensils on pencils
erected|Built
erelong|Soon
eremite|Loner by choice
eremite|Recluse
ermines|Kin of minks
ermines|Winter weasels
erosion|Geology topic
errantry|Deeds of chivalry
erudite|Very learned
erudition|Bibliophile's possible acquirement
escalate|Increase rapidly, as prices
escapade|Piece of mischief
escapade|Wild prank
escargot|Gourmet's delicacy
esparto|Cordage grass
espoused|Advocated, as an idea
essaying|Attempting
essayist|Bacon or Lamb
essences|Intrinsic properties
essonite|Cinnamon stone
estates|Large holdings
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Rates highly
esthete|Art devotee
esthete|Art lover
estivate|Snooze through the summer
estrange|Alienate
estrange|Alienate
estrange|Disaffect
estrogens|Female hormones
etagere|Open-shelved cabinet
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Lightweight cotton
etamine|Open-meshed fabric
eternal|. . . vengeance of ___ fire: Jude
eternal|Irving Stone's "Love Is ___"
eternal|The ___ City (Rome)
ethereal|Immaterial
etiolate|Bleach
etiolate|Enfeeble or bleach
evaluate|Assess
evasive|Far from forthright
evicted|Forced out
exactly|To a T
examens|Critical studies
examines|Scrutinizes
exasperate|Enrage
exasperate|Make angry
exegete|Talmudist
exigent|Pressing
existent|Real
exonerate|Find the defendant "Not guilty"
expanses|Large open areas
expedience|Self-interest
expertly|With high skill
experts|Adepts
exponents|Advocates
extemporaneous|Impromptu
eyepopper|Something thrilling
faction|Clique
failures|Broadway "turkeys"
fainters|Swooners
falling|___ in Love Again, 1930 song
fantasia|Disney classic
farceur|Wag
farrier|He puts plates on platers
fascinate|Allure
fastener|Clasp or clip
fasteners|Hinges and clips
fasting|Lenten act
federated|___ Malay States
feigned|Pretended
fellowman|Kindred soul
fenders|Indy cars lack these
feverish|In a tizzy
fiftieth|Adjective for Hawaii
firedog|Andiron
firedogs|Andirons
firedogs|Andirons
firetrap|Dangerous dwelling
fishlines|PATERnosters
fishtail|Airplane maneuver
fissure|Cleft
flamboyantly|In a showy way
flibbertigibbet|Silly person
flirtatiousness|Possible cause for dismissal
flotsam|Beachcomber's bonanza
flowers|English primroses, e.g
flushed|Excited
follicle|Small cavity
fomenter|Agitator
foolhardy|Brash and rash
foraged|Hunted for provender
forbade|Prohibited
forbearing|Patient under provocation
forebears|Ancestors
forested|Planted trees
forester|Ranger of a sort
forests|Argonne and Sherwood
forsaken|Deserted
forsakes|Leaves in the lurch
fourscore|Lincoln's "eighty"
foxtrot|Dance in 4/4 time
frailest|Most delicate
freeways|Cloverleaf locales
freshens|Renews
funnels|Steamship smokestacks
gainsay|Deny
gainsay|Deny
galatea|Pygmalion's beloved
gallivant|Gad about gaily
gangsters|Hoods
gannets|Sea birds noted for endurance in flying
gardened|Tended the flowers
garnered|Collected
garroted|Throttled
gathered|Amassed
gelatinize|Jellify
gelatinous|Like jelly
gemsbok|Oryx
general|Kind of assembly
generate|Produce
generates|Littler ranks high
genesis|In the beginning is its beginning
gentled|Stroked soothingly
germicide|Disinfectant
giraffe|Tallest quadruped
gisarme|Medieval weapon
glances|Slides off, as a blow
glitters|Sparkles
gloomiest|Most depressing
gobangs|Japanese board games (for hotshots?)
goonies|Albatrosses
gorilla|Goon
goulash|Two-handed pinochle
governed|Controlled
gramophone|Victrola
grandee|Barcelona bigwig
grandest|Most majestic
granger|Member of a farmers' organization
granges|Farmers' associations
grapevines|Rumor mills
graphed|Plotted on a curve
graphics|Draftsman's skill
grapples|Struggles
grasshopper|Unarmed scouting plane
grassroots|Spontaneous populist movement
grateful|Appreciative
greener|Like the neighbors' grass
greengage|Rumer Godden's "The ___ Summer"
greening|The ___ of America (PAperback title)
gremlin|Impish gnome
gridiron|N.F.L. milieu
grieved|Mourned
grilling|Third degree
grimier|Not so clean
grindstone|Where to get the edge
grinned|Beamed
gristle|Cartilage
groaning|Expressing grief or pain
groundswell|Bases soundly
growths|Sproutings
grubbed|Dug up by the roots
grumble|Complain
grunion|California food fish
guideline|Criterion for making a decision
guillemot|Auk
gymnast|Nadia Comaneci, e.g.
habitat|Natural environment
haggled|Bickered
haggles|Bargains
haircut|Flattop is one
haircuts|Specialties of tonsorial artists
hairiest|Most pilose
hairnets|Snoods
halites|Chemical compounds
hallmarks|Identifying devices
hallows|Word between All and Day
halyard|Flagpole rope
hampered|Impeded
handgun|Saturday night special
handsaw|Workbench item
handyman|Super's aide
hangars|Buildings at O'Hare
hangdog|Furtive
happier|More content
hardhats|Headgear for steeplejacks
hardtack|Sailor's ration
harness|Contain, as atomic power
harpoon|Weapon for Ahab
hastened|Rushed
hastens|Shakes a leg
hatbands|Protective liners for fedoras
hatless|Bareheaded
hatpins|Fasteners or flowers
hatters|Busy businessmen before Easter
hawkers|Sidewalk sellers
hayseed|Rube
headache|Cephalalgia
headroom|Tall one's need
healers|The good doctors
hearkened|Gave ear to
heartburn|Postprandial problem
hearths|Firesides
heartsease|Wild pansy
hegemony|Domination of one state over another
heighten|Augment or intensify
helical|Resembling DNA
heliport|One use for a high roof
hellion|Dennis the Menace
helpless|Incapacitated
hemisphere|Realm; province
henbane|Poisonous herb
heralded|Foreshadowed
heritage|Legacy
heritage|PAtrimony
heroism|Reason for a D.S.C.
heroism|Reason for awarding a D.S.C.
hetaera|Grecian courtesan
hillsides|Braes
hinders|Impedes
hindmost|In the extreme rear
hirsute|Barbigerous
hirsute|Shaggy
historian|Commager or Beard
historic|Adjective for Bunker Hill
historic|Adjective for the Boston Massacre
history|___ is bunk: Henry Ford
hoarsen|Become raspy
hocussed|Tricked
hodgepodge|Mishmash
hoecakes|Cornmeal goodies
hogwash|Bunk
holstein|PAsture breed
holster|Item on a sheriff's belt
homecoming|Alumni celebration
homeless|Like a waif
homemade|Like Mom's muffins
honestly|In truth
honesty|The best policy
hookers|Clergymen Richard and Thomas
hooligan|Rowdy youth
hoosegow|Calaboose
hopscotch|Game for children
hornets|Stingers
horologer|Clockmaker
hostile|Antagonistic
hotdogs|Showoffish athletes
hotheads|Impetuous people
hovering|Hanging about
humdrums|Dull fellows
humoresque|Fanciful musical composition
humorists|Buchwald and Ade
icebreaker|This gets the party going
icicles|Signs of winter
ideates|Thinks
idiomatic|Characteristic of a particular language
ignitrons|Rectifier tubes used in high-energy research
ignorance|Illiteracy
illegal|Like smugglers' goods
illuminate|Make bright with light
imaginable|Within creative or fanciful limits
imitate|Ape
impanel|Put on a list for jury duty
impanel|Select, as a jury
impasse|Immovable object vs. irresistible force
imperceptible|Very slight or subtle
implosions|Sudden inward detonations
important|Part of V.I.P.
impulse|Sudden inclination
impulse|What a madcap obeys
inactive|Sedentary
incidents|Occurrences
incinerate|Burn to ashes
incised|Did some engraving
incisive|Penetrating
incites|Fires up
indents|Forms a new paragraph
indirect|Oblique
ineligible|Not qualified
ineptness|Bungler's problem
inertia|Disinclination to act
inertia|Sluggishness
inexact|Like some meteorologists' forecasts
infective|Contagious
inferrer|One who surmises
infinitesimal|Very, very small
ingratiate|Bring (oneself) into favor
ingratiate|Bring oneself into favor
inhales|Takes a breath
inharmonic|Discordant
inherent|Essential
inherit|Come into
initially|At first
initials|Monograms
inlayer|Jewel worker
inquest|Activity for Dr. Quincy
inroads|Raids
insinuator|His gibes are snide
insoles|Shoe parts
instant|Trice
instills|Imparts gradually
insubordination|Possible cause for dismissal
insurer|Underwriter
integrate|Unify
intellect|Mind
intender|One with a plan
intends|Means
interaction|Bury + deed
interacts|Has reciprocal effect
interest|Bond bonus
interim|Meanwhile
interiors|Woody Allen film
interne|Medic
internist|Diagnostician
interplay|Give-and-take
intoned|Chanted
introduction|Hostly duty
introit|Mass part
introvert|Typical Woody Allen role
intrude|Kibitz
intrudes|Butts in
inundate|Flood
investors|Brokers' clients
invincible|Impervious to attack
invitations|Hostly formality
ironsides|Old ___
irrigate|Cause a desert to bloom
irritate|Annoy
isolate|Deny contact
isoprene|Synthetic-rubber ingredient
isotone|Type of atom
isotope|Nuclide
iterate|Say it one more time
iterates|Repeats
jabberwocky|Gibberish
jangles|Discordant sounds
jealous|Green-eyed
jettison|Dump
jettisons|Casts off
jezebel|Bette Davis role
jezebels|Wicket women
joggers|Exercisers
johnnycake|Corn bread
jostled|Elbowed
journey|Trip
jumpsuit|One-piece outfit
junketers|Some Congressmen
juxtaposed|Put next to
kangaroo|Leaper recorded by Captain Cook
katydid|Logger's pair of wheels
keelson|Structure strengthening a ship
keenest|Most sharp
killing|Sudden great profit
kindergartens|Locales for the Montessori method
knesset|Israeli body
knocked|Bad-mouthed
laborer|Peon
lackluster|Dull
ladling|Chef's activity, at times
lagunes|Ponds, French style
lambaste|Excoriate
lambaste|Tear into
lamebrain|Dumbbell
lamented|Wailed
laminal|Layered
lantern|Chinese ___
lanterns|Feast of ___, in Chinatown
lasagna|Relative of cannelloni
lascars|Indian sailors
latecomer|New arrival
latents|Undeveloped fingerprints
lateral|Football play
latitude|Freedom of choice
latitude|Line on a map
lattices|Pastry decorations
lawless|Like many a town in the Wild West
lawyers|Brief writers
learned|Like eminent scholars
learning|Erudition
leavening|Yeast, e.g.
lecture|Tedious reprimand
lectured|What Twain and Cable did in 1884
leftover|Postfeast tidbit
leftover|Surplus or vestige
leftwing|Position in hockey or politics
legation|It ranks below an embassy
legging|Gaiter's cousin
leisure|Free time
leisure|Time for hobbies
leniency|Indulgence or mercy
lesions|Injuries
letdown|Disappointment
leveler|Road grader
lexicons|Wordbooks; calepins
liaison|Close bond
liberty|Henry's desire
limeades|Summer beverages
limners|Da Vinci and Hopper
lingerie|Gift for a bride
lionlike|Very brave
lipstick|Makeup item
listlessly|Thus spake the forgetful one at the grocery
literal|Word-for-word
littery|Covered with trash
littoral|Coastal region
loathing|Strong aversion
lobster|___ shift (newspaper's night relay)
lockstep|Mode of marching
lookdown|___ on (despise)
lookers|Beautiful girls
loopier|A bit more tetched
looseness|Laxity
lowering|Overcast
lowland|Valley between ranges
lowlifes|Cads
lullabies|Nursery soothers
lumbers|Moves heavily and noisily
lurched|Canted; careened
lusters|Fine shines
lyricist|Mercer or Koehler
macaroon|Coconut cookie
machete|Sugar harvester's tool
machines|Tammany Hall and power mowers
macrame|Kind of lace
maculae|Spots; stains
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Shade of purple
maharajah|Indian potentate
mailable|O.K. at the P.O., as a letter
mainland|Where Hawaii is not
mainstays|Chief supports
maladroit|Like Inspector Clouseau
malaise|Depressed feeling
malefic|Evil
mallows|Hollyhocks' kin
mandates|Orders
mandating|Commanding
maneuver|Ploy
maneuver|Strategem
manhole|Egress for Ed Norton
manicures|Literally, "hand-cares"
manifold|Multiply
mantles|Cloaks or capes
marathon|Annual Boston event
marcher|Member of a certain band
marinade|Brine or pickle
marinas|Yacht facilities
marinate|Season by steeping in brine
mariner|Bartholomeu Dias, for one
mariner|Spacecraft sent toward Mars
marines|Leathernecks
maritime|Canada's ___ Provinces
marjoram|Cooking herb
maroons|Leaves high and dry
marquee|Field tent for G.W.
martinet|Taskmaster
massacre|Sports rout
masseuses|Workers in certain parlors
massive|Colossal
mastermind|Brainy ringleader
matadors|Corrida V.I.P.'s
matadors|Sunday stars in Mexico
matadors|Sunday stars in Sonora
matinee|Kind of idol
matinee|___ idol
matrices|Molds for casting or shaping
matured|Aged
matures|Develops
meantime|Intervening period
measure|Foot or fathom
meatloaf|Humdrum entree
mechanic|Garage worker
mechanic|His mission is fixing transmissions
mechanical|Automatic
mediated|Interposed between those opposed
meditator|T.M. adherent
melilot|Sweet clover
melodist|Singer or composer
melodrama|Vehicle for a ham
meloids|Blister beetles
menaces|Imperils
menorah|Holy candelabrum
meridian|Midday
meridian|Noon
merinos|Sheep
mermaid|Tavern for Raleigh, Jonson et al.
merrymaker|Celebrant
message|Communication
messages|Communications
metronomes|Time keepers
metropolis|The Big Apple is one
middies|Blouses
midiskirt|Apparel item
midrash|Jewish religious exposition
mileage|Odometer recording
minaret|Moslem tower
mirroring|Reflecting
miscalled|Given an incorrect name
miscarriage|Ms. Brougham
miscast|Ms. Mold
miscellany|Mishmash
mischance|Ms. Luck
mischief|Ms. Boss
misdemeanor|Ms. Behavior
misgiving|Ms. Donation
misguides|Gives bad advice
misnomer|Use of a wrong name
misrule|Anarchy
misrules|Governs badly
missays|Slanders
missile|Item discussed in SALT talks
missions|Assignments
mistaken|In error
mistral|Cold wind of France
mistreat|Ms. Entertainment
mitigated|Made less severe
moccasin|Slipper
mockeries|Travesties
moistening|Dampening
molasses|Symbol of slowness
mollycoddles|Pampers
monastic|Austere
monetary|Of $'s and ¢'s
moneymaker|Successful investment
mongrel|Of mixed origin
monorail|Seattle transport
monotone|Unmusical one
moonstone|Cursed article in a Collins classic
morganite|Gem named after financier J.P.
morrows|Shakespeare's mornings
morsels|Snacks
morsels|Tasty tidbits
mortised|Joined securely
mostest|Hostess with the ___
motorboats|Cabin cruisers
mouthful|Very long word or phrase
murkiest|Of minimum clarity
muscatel|Dessert wine
muscovite|Boris Pasternak was one
muscovite|Russian
muttonchops|Grant growth
mysterious|The ___ Lady, 1928 film
naphtha|Petroleum
narrator|Person employed for a documentary
natatory|Type of event for Mark Spitz
natives|Indigenous inhabitants
nauseous|Sickening
nearest|Do the duty which lies ___ thee: Carlyle
nearest|Least generous
neatness|In some exams, this counts
neatness|Sometimes this counts
necrosis|Fatal disease of plants
needier|More in want
needled|Heckled
negated|Nullified
negation|Denial
negation|Rebuttal
negotiate|Dicker
neither|Start of a P.O. motto
neither|Start of a postman's motto
nemeses|Avengers
neonate|Infant
neophyte|Novice
neotype|Biological specimen replacing the original
nestled|Cuddled
neutral|Unallied
nevermore|Raven's word
nightly|When Morpheus takes over
ninepins|Bowling game
nodical|Of a type of heavenly intersection
nominate|Propose for office
nominee|Humphrey in '68
nonhero|Pusilanimous protagonist
nonwoven|Describing felt
noosers|Cowboys, at times
nosebag|Kelso feeder
nostrum|Panacea
nostrums|Remedies
nouveau|___ riche (upstart)
numeral|Roman or Arabic item
numeral|V or X, to a Roman
nuncupative|Oral, as a will
nursery|Day place
nurtures|Provides T.L.C.
obeisant|Deferential
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obfuscated|Beclouded
oblation|Sacrifice
obligation|Binding contract
obstacle|Hurdle
obstetrics|Specialty of certain "deliverymen"
obtrude|Thrust out
occident|West
occludes|Closes, as a passage
oceanic|Like some voyages
octagon|Stop sign
octameter|Type of verse often used by Poe
octanes|Motor fuels
odometer|Mileage gauge
offhandedly|Thus spake Venus de Milo
oftener|More frequently
oligarch|Despot
olivine|Peridot or shade of green
omissive|Leaving out
omitted|Left undone
omnipotent|Infinite in power
oneness|Integrity or harmony
onerous|Troublesome
onetime|Erstwhile
onetime|Former
onetime|Former
onomastic|Of names
onomatopoetic|Like "buzz" and "whir"
onstage|In the spotlight
opaline|Iridescent
opaline|Iridescent
openers|Keys or jacks
operatives|Secret agents
operetta|Romberg's forte
opinions|Views
opportunist|Knock heeder
optician|Spectacles are his specialty
opulent|Sumptuous
oration|Elaborate speech
orations|Ciceronian collection
orations|Ciceronian collection
oratorio|Christmas ___: Bach
oratorio|Christmas or "Easter"
orators|Men on the dais
orators|Spellbinders
orchard|Chekhov's "The Cherry ___"
orchestral|Describing some concerts
ordinals|Certain numbers
ordinance|Public regulation
oriental|This is definitely not Occidental
orifice|Mouth of a clam
ornament|Bauble, bangle or bead
ornamental|Decorative
ortolan|Bobolink
osseous|Bony
otalgias|Earaches
ottoman|Footstool
ousting|Evicting
outgeneral|Surpass in strategy
outsize|Unusually large or heavy
outspeak|Win a debate
outstretch|Extend
overate|Stuffed oneself
overawed|Intimidated
overblown|Past full bloom
overcompensates|Tries too hard to make up for a weakness
overdevelopment|Photographer's goof
overdoing|Acting supererogatorily
overeat|Gorge
overlay|Betting situation
overload|Too big a burden
overpowers|Subdues by force
overran|Defeated soundly
overripe|Mushy or decadent
overseen|Supervised
overseers|Foremen
overshoes|Galoshes
overshot|Exceeded
oversimplifying|Making it seem easy
overstrain|Load beyond the limit
overtook|Caught up with
overture|Offer
overture|Puccini prelude
pacesetter|Horse that shows the way
pacesetter|Model of a sort
packsack|Traveler's bag
paddling|Martinet's activity
paddock|Horse exercise yard
pageboys|Hair styles
pajamas|Party garb, at times
paladin|Richard Boone's early TV role
paladins|Charlemagne's doughty dozen
palettes|Artists' needs
palmetto|___ State (S. Carolina)
palomino|Golden horse
panaches|Greek god is in pain
pancake|Kind of makeup
paneled|Like some wooden interiors
panicked|Affected with terror
parable|Short allegorical tale
parabolic|Like a curve or allegory
paraded|Flaunted
parades|Ceremonial processions
paradisal|Edenic
paramount|Pre-eminent
parapet|Castle feature
parapet|Part of a redan
parasite|Sycophant
parasitic|Sponging
parliament|Legislative body
parolee|One released on trust
parsonage|Norm + heir + years
partakes|Shares in
partner|Either of a dancing duo
partridge|Pear tree denizen, in a song
partridges|Separate wale
parvenu|Upstart
passage|Excerpt
passion|Kind of play
passions|Intense desires
passwords|Countersigns
passwords|Countersigns
pasture|Lea
patella|Kneecap
pathetic|Moving
patience|Solitaire game
patrolled|Boone threw the dice
payloads|Bombers' cargo
peacoat|Seaman's outerwear
peanuts|Schulz's comic strip
peasant|Man of the soil
pediatrics|Dr. Spock's field
peepers|Frogs, chicks or voyeurs
pejorative|Disparaging
pelican|Bird on Louisiana's state flag
penates|Roman household gods
penchant|Inclination
penitents|Contrite ones
penology|Prison management
pensioner|Retiree, at times
pentagram|Magician's star
peonies|Garden beauties
peppery|Hot-tempered
percale|Sheeting
perceives|Sees
perennial|Aster or peony
perished|Became extinct
perished|Expired
permute|Change the order of
perquisite|Extra income
persists|Continues against all odds
personals|Certain classifieds
pertinence|What a non sequitur lacks
perused|Gave it careful study
pervious|Penetrable
pesetas|Money in Madrid
pesters|Acts like a brat
phantasy|Daydream
phantom|The ___ of the Opera, Chaney film
pharisees|Scholarly sect of yore
phaseout|Discontinue bit by bit
pheasant|Dish sometimes served under glass
pictured|Imagined
piglets|Gruntlings
pimiento|Olive stuffing
pinatas|Expendable Mexican clay pots
pinecone|Start of a new Yule tree
piniest|Most like a certain evergreen
pinnacle|Acme
piously|With devoutness
pismire|Ant
plaster|Shin or mustard
plasterboard|Wall surface
plasters|Overlays, in a way
plastics|Synthetic materials
platelets|Coagulant bodies in the blood
platinum|Kind of blonde
playtime|School recess
pleases|Gladdens
pleated|Like some skirts
plentiful|Abundant
plethora|Excess
plodders|Slow but steady students
plowmen|Field laborers
plunger|Reckless Monte Carlo patron
poising|Balancing
poisoned|Done in by Livia
polemic|Controversial discussion
polestar|Guide for a mariner
polishers|They have their shining hours
pondered|Thought over carefully
porcine|Piggish
porpoised|Swam in looping leaps
portend|Bode
portend|Bode
portiere|Curtain in a doorway
portrait|Peale product
postage|Fee for mail service
pothole|Menace for a motorist
potluck|Food fed without fuss
potpies|Crusty entrees
potpourris|Mishmashes
potsherd|Shard
powerless|Unable
prairie|Cooper's "The ___"
prattle|Indulge in babble
precludes|Makes impossible
predator|One who plunders
predator|Rapacious one
predicate|Assert
predict|Emulate Cassandra
predicts|Acts the seer
preened|Prettied up
prefabs|Modular houses, for short
preferred|Like some stocks
pregame|Kind of show or warm-up
prepared|Ready
preprandial|Before dinner
presage|Foretell
present|In attendance
presentee|Recipient at a fete
preshrunk|Sanforized
president|Head of a republic
president|U.S.A.'s CINC
presides|Wields the gavel
pressman|Printing-plant employee
prestidigitator|Nimble-fingered one
presumer|Impertinent one
pretends|Acts a part
pretenses|Semblances
pretest|Practice quiz
pretrial|Conference before a hearing
prettily|One way to smile
prevent|Obviate
primate|Top-ranking bishop
primates|Apes, monkeys or men
printer|Caxton or Zenger
prioress|Chaucer character
probable|Likely
proceed|Make headway
procrastination|Possible cause for dismissal
procreated|SIREd
professions|Medicine, law et al.
prognostication|Seer's forte
promised|Gave great expectations
promises|Double this for a 1968 B'way hit
promontory|Headland
pronoun|You or me
pronouns|He, she and it
propagate|Extend
proposes|Pops the question
proposes|Tom Watson becomes a model
propound|Set forth for consideration
propounds|Offers
prorate|Divvy up costs
prospect|Partly developed mine
protector|Expert + sleuth + peak
protects|Shelters
protects|Shields
protest|Sit-in, for one
protests|Remonstrates
province|Quebec, e.g.
prudishly|In a nice-Nelly way
prussic|___ acid
psalter|Biblical book
pseudonym|George Eliot or George Sand
publish|Print
pumiced|Used a polishing material
puniness|Insignificance
punishing|Like tough jobs
purchase|Raise by mechanical power
pureness|Freedom from admixture
purloins|Steals
quadrangle|Area at Oxford
quaintly|In an old-fashioned way
quenelles|Dumplings made of minced meat or fish
quitclaims|Relinquishment documents
quitter|He can't take it
rabbeted|Formed a joint, in carpentry
racehorse|My DAD George or Telly's POP
radarscope|Viewing screen used at airports
radiance|Bride's aura
radically|In an extreme way
radishes|Edible roots
radomes|Antenna housings on aircraft
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
raiders|Stabler, Villapiano et al.
raiment|Clothes
rainchecks|Ticket stubs
rainfalls|Pennies from heaven?
rainier|Dominant sight in the Cascades
rainier|Peak sometimes called Tacoma
rainstorm|Shower
rainstorms|Gully washers
rakeoff|Percentage of the take
rambler|Rose or nomad
rampage|Violent behavior
ramshackle|Batters bird feather
rancher|Stock farmer
randiest|Most lustful
rangers|N.Y. hockey team
ranting|Scolding vehemently
rapport|Harmony
rapture|Oh joy, oh ___ unforeseen: G. & S.
rapture|Ecstasy
rarefied|Abstruse or very high
rashers|Slices of bacon
ratatat|Relative of knock-knock
ratatat|Sound on a drum or door
rattlers|Diamondback and sidewinder
ravager|Despoiler
ravager|Sacking is his "bag"
ravioli|Trattoria dish
rawhide|Untanned pelt
reaction|Chemical change
readers|Employees of utility companies
readers|Personnel in publishing
readily|On a moment's notice
readiness|Concern of reading teachers
realism|Fidelity, as in art
realism|One school of art
realist|Fact facer
reality|That that is
realized|Saw the light
realized|Saw the light
realtor|He has lots to sell
rearing|Bringing up
reassessed|Evaluated anew
rebatos|Supports for ruffs
rebellious|Like Marat, Paine or Trotsky
receded|Fell back, as a tide
receipt|Canceled check, e.g.
recesses|Hollows
reclaims|Restores wasteland
recoils|Draws back
reconceive|Think up again
recorder|Fipple flute
recourse|Access to a paraclete
rectifiers|Those who right wrongs
recumbent|Couchant
recycles|Conserves materials, in a way
reddening|Sign of embarrassment
redlined|Grounded, as a jet
redolent|Fragrant
redress|Atone for
redroot|New Jersey tea
redshank|Sandpiper
redstart|Songbird
redstarts|Skelton makes his debut
reducible|Like some fractions
reelect|Keep in office
referral|A person vouched for
refined|Highbred
reflect|Mull over
refrain|Desist
refrains|Forbears
refueled|Gassed up again
regained|Got back
regales|Entertains lavishly
regarding|As to
regatta|Boat race
regenerated|Up from the gutter
register|Singer's voice range
registrar|College official
rehearse|What casts do
reichsmark|Berliner's money: 1924–48
relater|Narrator
relational|Like prepositions and conjunctions
relative|Pertinent
relaxing|On a vacation
release|Handout to the press
relented|Let up
relentless|Persistent
relevance|Pertinency
relevant|Apposite
relining|Doing a brake job
reloads|Certain gun cartridges
reloads|Inserts new ammo
remarked|Observed casually
remarked|Stated
remarks|Observations
rematch|Spinks vs. Ali: Sept. 1978
remember|Berlin hit: 1925
reminiscent|Awakening memories
remittal|Pardon
remodels|Updates
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Repentant regret
remorse|Self-reproach
remorse|Self-reproach
remoter|Less immediate
rendered|Provided, as a service
reneger|Bridge bungler
renovate|Do a decorator's job
rentals|Income source for landlords
rentals|Leased properties
reopens|Begins anew
repairman|Mr. Fixit
repenter|Remorseful one
repents|Does penance
repertoire|Bag of tricks
repines|Languishes for one's lover
replete|Well supplied
reports|Announces
reposes|Takes a rest
repress|Quell
reprisal|Avenger's goal
reptile|Cold-blooded creature
reptile|Trouble in Paradise
reptiles|Skinks and geckos
repulsed|Fought off
requisite|Necessity
rerolls|Anent + drumbeats
rerolls|Shoots dice anew
rescind|Abolish; cancel
reseals|Puts the lid back
resects|Pares surgically
resented|Felt indignant displeasure
resented|Took umbrage
resettle|Adjust to a new home
resettle|Move to a new community
reshapes|Forms anew
resided|Dwelt
resolves|Decides
resorts|R & R spots
resounds|Echoes
respect|What Dangerfield doesn't get
responds|Answers
responsive|Far from apathetic
resting|At ease
restituted|Gave a refund
restoration|Sleep discourse
restore|Put back
restore|Touch up old masters
restorers|Museum specialists
restores|Makes as good as new
restrict|Confine
retailer|Direct-to-consumer merchant
retainers|Servants
retires|Calls it a day
retitle|Give a new name to
retorts|Lab vessels
retracting|Disavowing
retriever|Dogged tennis player
retrimming|More hedge work
retsina|Greek wine
reunited|Like Alumni Day participants
revealed|Brought to light
reverent|Profoundly respectful
reverently|With awe
reverently|With respect, love and awe
reversal|Change for the worse, e.g.
reverse|Setback
reversed|Like a clerical collar
reverses|Misfortunes
reverted|Took up former habits
reviewed|Critiqued a new book
reviles|Rails at
rewarded|Made requital
reynards|Foxes
rhetors|Showy speakers
rhinoceros|Ionesco play
rickshaw|The Phantom ___: Kipling tale
ripcord|Parachute attachment
riptides|Seashore perils
riveter|Rosie of W.W. II
riviera|Where the jet set lets it all hang out
roaring|The Luck of ___ Camp
roister|Ralph ___ Doister
roister|Revel noisily
roister|Revel noisily
rollaway|Kind of bed
rollers|Hair curlers
rolling|Kind of pin or stone
romaine|Salad ingredient
rontgen|Versatile Dutch musician: 1885–1932
roosted|Perched
rooster|Chanticleer
rooster|Sunrise greeter
roosters|Cocky fellows
ropedancer|Funambulist
rosemary|Cooking seasoning
rotated|Did pirouettes
rotated|Took turns
rotator|Muscle or motor
rubberneck|Crane like a Dane in Spain
rubbing|Word with alcohol or varnish
ruminate|Ponder
runaround|Bureaucratic buck-passing
sadists|Cruel people
sagamore|Indian chief
salamis|Historic island off Greece
salesman|Loman
salmagundi|Mishmash
saltire|Saint Andrew's cross
saluted|Greeted, military style
saluted|Hailed
salvaged|Rescued from ruin
sameness|One cause of ennui
sampans|Far Eastern boats
sampler|Piece of needlework
samurais|Japanese warriors
sanction|O.K.
sandalwood|Material for cabinetwork
sapajou|Spider monkey
sapient|Wise
sapless|Dry
sapphire|Shade of blue
sardines|Variety of hide-and-go-seek
sargasso|Sea of the Bermuda Triangle
satanic|Devilish
satellite|Moon
satiate|Gorge
satiate|Stuff
saturnine|Sullen
sauterne|White table wine
sauterne|White table wine
savaged|Attacked violently
savants|Scholars
sawhorse|Carpenter's support
scalded|Parboiled
scalene|Kind of triangle
scandals|Yellow-journalism tidbits
scanned|Ran over
scantier|Less plentiful
scaramouch|Rascal, from Italian farce
scarcely|Not quite
scatters|Strews
sceptic|Doubter: Var.
schemed|Took part in a cabal
schoolmarm|Any prude or pedant
schools|B. of E. concern
schools|Groups of groupers
schooner|Beer vessel
scimitar|Kind of saber
scintilla|Tiny bit
scolded|Berated
scornful|Contemptuous
scorpion|Lizard or skink
scotties|Small dogs
scoured|Used steel wool
scragged|Lean
scratches|Horseplayers' concerns
screech|Tire sound
screecher|Mistle thrush
scribed|Wrote
scribing|Incised mark
scrimped|Partner of saved
scullions|Kitchen helpers
scupper|Deck opening
seacoast|Littoral area
sealskins|Highly controversial furs
seaplane|Flying boat
seaplane|Lake dweller's aircraft
searing|Torrid
seashells|What "she sells" in a tongue-twister
seaside|Vacation mecca
seceding|Withdrawing from a union
seclude|Isolate
secrete|Conceal
secrets|Classified items
sedation|What hysterics need
sedatives|Tranquilizing agents
seducing|Casanovanic activity
seedling|Young plant
seethed|PArboiled
segments|Parts
seizure|Sudden attack
selenic|Of an element
selfish|Dissocial
selfsame|Identical
sellouts|Hit plays
semester|Period at college
semipros|Figures in sports
senates|Legislative chambers
senator|Church or Nunn
senator|Javits, for one
sendoff|Bon-voyage party
senoras|Casa figures
sensate|Perceived by sight, smell, etc.
sensoria|Parts of the brain
sensors|Stimulus-response devices
sentence|Judge's decision
sentence|Thirty days, or even life
sentiments|Greeting-card verses
sentinel|Possible watcher on the Rhine
sentries|Soldiers standing guard
separate|___ Tables
separated|Moved apart
sequels|Follow-ups
sequence|Succession
sequential|Serial
serenade|Swain song
serenade|Swain's song
serener|Less jumpy
serener|More collected
serenest|Most tranquil
serials|Magazine offerings
serrano|Shoshonean
serrated|Denticulate
service|Bard of the Yukon
servile|Abject
servile|Fawning; truckling
sesquipedalian|Polysyllabic
session|Jazzmen's jam ___
setline|Fishing gear
setscrew|Tightening device
setters|Hunter's helpers
settler|Colonist
shadows|Fish + howls
shallops|Small open boats
shameless|Brazen
sheepdog|PAstoral canine
sherbet|Dessert
sherbet|Dessert
sherbet|Frozen concoction
shetland|Scottish shire
shifted|Changed gears
shilling|Part of a pound
shimmering|___ sounds and sights and delights: V. Baum
shoestring|Outfielder's ___ catch
shooters|Aggies, e.g.
shortage|Want
shortchanged|Cheated
shortcoming|Deficiency
shorten|Curtail
shotted|Loaded, as a cannon
shovels|Diggers' needs
showcase|Setting for a display
showered|Sprayed
shrewder|Not so dumb
shrivers|Sargent and Eunice
sibilance|Hissing quality
sideline|Second occupation
sideman|Jazz-band member
sideshow|Appendage to a circus
sidestep|Avoid
silversmith|Revere was one
simmered|Fermented
sinecures|Jobs that pay while you stay in the hay
singletree|Bar on a wagon
sinister|Ominous
skaters|Fleming and Hamill
skedaddles|Scrams
skewered|Transfixed, as shish kebab
skilful|Adroit: Var.
skimming|Speedy reader's specialty
skipjack|Fish or sailboat
skipper|Ship's master
skittle|Have a game of ninepins
slashed|Commited a foul on the rink
slashes|Spaces left by lumberjacks
slather|Apply thickly
slatted|Flapped, as sails against yards
slattern|Untidy female
slattern|Untidy woman
slaughterhouses|Abattoirs
slavered|Drooled
slavery|Abolitionists' target
sledding|Winter fun
sleeper|Woody Allen film
sleepers|Pullman and Van Winkle
sleeted|Relative of hailed
slimmer|Less zaftig
slipstream|Propeller wash
slither|Move along sinuously
slobber|Inarticulate utterance
slogans|Catchwords
slowpoke|Tortoise, e.g.
slugabeds|Lazy ones
slumber|Doze
slurred|Disparaged
smarted|Felt sharp pain
smarten|Make more stylish
smarten|Spruce
smarten|Spruce up
smartest|Most intelligent
smitten|Stung by the love bug
smoothly|Sing thou ___: Campion
snagged|Impeded
snatched|Wrested
sneered|Looked cynical
snidest|Nastiest
snipers|Sneaky shooters
snippers|Their work is "shear delight"
snorers|Some sleepers
snorkel|Frogman's equipment
snowiest|Like the best winters for skiers
snowmen|Ephemeral sculpture
sobriety|Attribute of Carry Nation
sobriquets|Nicknames
society|___ of Friends
solaria|Sunrooms
solemnly|How to behave in church
solvent|Able to pay bills
sombrero|Mexican millinery item
someday|Friml song
sonatas|Beethoven offerings
sonorously|In ringing fashion
soreness|Distress
sorority|Campus clique
soupcons|Bits or hints
souvenirs|Among My ___, 1927 hit song
spaghetti|Trattoria specialty
sparsest|Least dense
spatter|Soil by splashing
speakeasy|Hush joint of the 20's
spectre|Banquo's ghost, e.g.
speedily|Apace
speedread|Peruse with rapidity
spelling|School subject
spelunkers|Cave men, of sorts
spelunks|Explores caves
spiders|Arachnids
spinners|Tops
spiracle|Air hole
spiraled|Rose, as prices
spiteful|Malicious
splicers|Film-editing devices
splints|Basketwork material
splitters|Stonemasons' chisels
spoliate|Ravage
sponson|Destroyer's gun platform
spotless|Clean
spotted|Like a Dalmatian
spouter|Whale or windy orator
springings|Leaps and bounds
springs|Arises
sprinter|Fleet fellow
sprites|Ariel et al.
spumoni|Italian dessert
spyglass|Small telescope
squalid|Like the mean streets
squalor|Condition on Tobacco Road
squarely|In a straightforward manner
squinch|Appropriate rhyme for flinch
squires|Ushers
staccato|Disconnected, as notes
stagestruck|Old-time vehicle hit with force
stained|Kind of glass
stained|Like cathedral window glass
stainer|He dyes for a living
stainless|___ steel
stalest|Least fresh
stamens|Pollen bearers
stamper|Post-office worker
stances|Postures
standard|Criterion
standers|Straphangers
standoff|Tie
stanhope|Buggy
stapler|Fastening device
stapler|Office gadget
starched|Stiffened
stargazes|Daydreams
started|Got going
started|Moved suddenly
startled|Surprised
startup|Turn on a motor
starved|Famished
stately|Majestic
staters|Money in ancient Greece
statute|Permanent rule
statutes|D.C. documents
stayers|Those with endurance
steepen|Make more precipitous
steeper|More precipitous
steered|Held the helm
stentors|Loud-voiced people
steppes|The ___ (vast Russian grasslands)
stepping|Kind of stone
stereos|Binaural systems
sterile|Aseptic
sterlets|Kin of PArrs
sterling|British money
sterling|British money
steroids|Sex hormones, etc.
steward|Cruise attendant
steward|Flight attendant
steward|Servant's supervisor on an estate
sticker|Thorn, for one
stiletto|Dagger
stinger|Wasp's weapon
stipends|Professors' recompenses
stirred|Inflamed
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stirrup|Rider's footrest
stocking|Hosiery item
stopover|One-night stand
stoppage|Halt
storage|Computer memory
storage|Mink's summer place
straddle|Fence-sit
straggler|Sailor absent for 73 hours
strained|Exerted oneself
straitens|Restricts; hampers
straits|___ Settlements, former British colony
strange|Alien
stranger|Person feared by a xenophobe
strangers|Sandburg's "Always the Young ___"
strangler|Tree or fig
strangles|Garrotes
strayer|Vagabond
strewed|Scattered
striate|Make furrows
strident|Vociferous
strider|Water ___ (long-legged bug)
stridor|Harsh, shrill noise
striper|White bass
striptease|Ecdysiast's act
strives|Fights with all one's might
strobile|Pine cone, e.g.
strobile|Pine cone, e.g.
stroked|Caressed
stroller|Pram
strolls|Ambles
strongman|Atlas
stuffer|Advertising insert
stuffier|More self-righteous
stunted|Like Tom Thumb
stutter|Speech impediment
stutters|Has a speech problem
sublime|Exalted
suburbs|City's periphery
succulent|PAPPY
succumb|Yield
sulphur|Yellowish butterfly
sunbeams|Solar rays
sundogs|Parhelia
sunrise|Daily newspaper statistic
superman|Richard Donner's hit film
supersonic|Seattle basketeer
supports|Props
surcease|Temporary respite
surprint|Philatelic marking
surreal|Bizarre, as a work of art
suspense|Mystery-story feature
swastikas|Third Reich emblems
swinger|Jet set member
swinish|Piglike
symbolist|Baudelaire, e.g.
syncopes|Fainting spells
syndrome|Set of concurrent things
synthesis|Combination of parts to form a whole
syntonic|Having equal resonant frequency
syringe|Otologist's device
systemic|Affecting the body generally
systole|Heart contraction
tabernacle|House of worship
taciturn|Closemouthed
takeout|Like some diner orders
talents|Gifted people
tallest|Adjective for Chicago's Sears Tower
taloned|Having claws
tampons|Two-headed drumsticks
tanagers|Scarlet ___ (red robins)
tangerines|Mandarin oranges
tangerines|Varieties of mandarin oranges
tanners|Leatherworkers
tannery|Place for making leather
tantalus|Cellaret
tantalus|Hungry, thirsty, tormented king of mythology
tantamount|Having equal force
tapioca|Pudding thickener
taproom|Pub area
tapster|One of the men behind bars
tarboosh|Moslem's hat
tarlatan|Sheer cotton fabric
tartare|Steak ___
tatterdemalion|Ragamuffin
tatterdemalion|Ragamuffin
tatters|Ragged clothing
tattles|Spills the beans
tattletale|Kindergarten stoolie
tautens|Stretches tightly
tawdrier|More meretricious
tawnier|More like a lion's pelt
teacupful|Refreshment amount
teammate|One on the same side
teenager|Adolescent
teeners|Adolescents
teeners|Group recently PAst 12
teetered|Wobbled
teetered|Wobbled
teetotal|Abstain from alcohol
telecast|TV program
telecast|Video production
telephoto|Kind of lens
tellers|Bank employees
temperance|What Frances F. Willard advocated
tempest|Commotion
tempest|Violent outburst
temptress|Circe, e.g.
tempura|Seafood fritters, Japanese style
tenderfoot|Kind of Boy Scout
tenements|Slum dwellings
tenseness|Jittery state
tensile|Able to withstand stress
tensile|Stretchable
tensile|Stretchable
tentacle|Feeler
tentative|Provisional
teraphim|Images of household gods
termagant|Van Winkle's wife, e.g.
terminus|End of the line
terrain|Topographic topic
terrane|Rock formation
terrier|Schnauzer
terrific|Great!
terrific|Very good or very bad
terrorism|Red Brigades tactic
terrorist|Modern maniac
tertial|Flight feather
tessera|Mosaic tile
testament|Will word
testator|One with a will
tethered|Bound
tethered|Chained
tetrode|Type of vacuum tube
theater|Circle in the Square, e.g.
theater|The Helen Hayes, for one
theaters|Mark Hellinger and Martin Beck
thematic|Like an apperception test
theorems|Some of Euclid's discoveries
thereafter|From then on
thereupon|At once
thingamabob|DooDAD
thirteen|Thurber's "The ___ Clocks"
thornier|More prickly
thoughts|___ rule the world: Emerson
thraves|Units of 24 sheaves
thready|Filamentous
threepenny|Weill's "___ Opera"
threshed|Beat the wheat
throttle|Casey Jones gripped it
thrusts|Fencing actions
ticktock|Music to a horologist's ears
tierces|Casks
tightly|Close
timbale|Creamy mixture baked in a mold
timeless|Eternal
tinctures|Traces
tinkler|Small bell
tiptoed|What Tiny Tim did in the tulip bed
titanic|Colossal
toasted|Heated and browned
tocsins|Alarms
together|In concert
tollbooths|Collectors' cubbies
tollers|Dogs that decoy ducks
tomatoes|Beefsteaks, e.g.
tonsils|Throat parts
tonsorial|Barber-ous?
tooters|Flautists
toreros|Pedestrian bullfighters
torsade|Hat trimming
tortoise|Terrapin
tosspots|Barflies
totally|In full measure
toupees|Rugs
tourney|Series of contests
towline|Pulling cable
tracing|P.O. activity
trackers|They follow an animal's trail
traders|Wall St. group
trading|Off-season baseball action
traditions|Customs and beliefs
trailer|Mobile home
trainee|Apprentice
trainer|Locker room V.I.P.
traitor|Quisling
trammel|Impede or confine
trammel|MacBeth's "___ up the consequence"
transcend|Exceed
transepts|Church areas
transfer|Manhattan ___: Dos Passos
transferee|G.I. sent elsewhere
transilluminate|Cause light to pass through
transit|Surveying instrument
transition|Change
translator|U.N. employee
transliteration|Act of putting into another alphabet
transmittal|Message-sending
transoms|Lintels
trapdoor|Exit of a sort
trapeze|Spot for a certain artist
traveler|Figure in transit
treacle|Molasses, to an Englishman
treacly|Cloying or sticky
treadle|Lever on a loom
treadle|Pedal
treadle|Pedal
treasure|Flint's cache
treasury|Fisc
treated|Played host
treetop|Cradle site in a nursery song
trembled|Shook
trenches|Fosses
tresses|Coiffeur's concern
trestles|Frameworks for bridges
tribunal|Judgment seat
tribunes|Public defenders
tricksters|Con men
trident|Poseidon's spear
trident|Poseidon's weapon
trifling|Insignificant
trillion|1 followed by 12 zeros
tripods|Three-legged supports
triremes|Roman galleys
trisector|It makes three of one
tritest|Least original
triumph|Earn a laurel wreath
trivial|Unimportant
trooped|Marched en masse
tropics|Torrid Zone region
trotline|Device using a series of fishhooks
trouper|Thespian
trousers|Knickers
trudgen|Swimming stroke
tweaked|Pinched with a jerk
ugliest|Most unsightly
ugliness|Duckling's problem
ululate|Lament loudly
unconquered|Like the Minutemen at the bridge
undergo|Endure
undergo|Experience
underline|Stress
underlings|Subordinates
undersize|Small
understudies|Waiters in the wings
unfolds|Develops, as a plot
unicorn|Emblem on British arms
uninterest|Drab condition
university|Learning center
unmeshed|Disentangled
unpremeditated|Impromptu
unreason|Madness
unromantic|Far from fervent
unsavory|Distasteful
unseamed|Circular-knit
unsecured|Kind of loan
untiring|Endlessly energetic
unweave|Disentangle
upholsterer|He pads parlor pieces
upriver|Toward the source of a stream
upstart|Parvenu
upstream|Against the current
upswept|Like a certain hairdo
usquebaugh|Strong, spicy Irish cordial
utilities|Certain stocks
utilize|Employ
vacationers|Groups in summer jams
vainest|Most conceited
vamoose|Get lost!
variance|Discrepancy
variants|Mutations
vendetta|Blood feud
vendetta|Feud
venetian|Titian was one
venison|Moose flesh
venuses|Beautiful belles
verbalized|Put into words
vernier|Scale named for a French mathematician
vesicle|Blister
villanelle|Poem like "Do Not Go Gentle . . . "
visitors|Pop-in people
walkingstick|Prop for a promenade
walleyed|Kind of pike
wallflower|Shy one at a dance
wardrobe|Armoire
warehouse|Storage place
wariest|Most cautious
warmonger|Rabid hawk
warmups|Preliminary exercises
warnings|Portents
warrantee|Recipient of a guarantee
warranty|Assurance
warrior|Combatant
washing|Monday's chore
wassail|Celebration at Yuletide
watered|Diluted, as liquor
wavering|Indecisive
weather|Everybody's concern
weather|What everybody talks about
weathered|Successfully endured exposure
weedlike|Adjective for rapid, rank growth
welcher|Deadbeat
welsher|He lost bet, won't pay debt
wenches|Lasses
westerns|Many Wayne movies
wheeler|V.P.: 1877–81
wherefore|___ art thou Romeo?
whiteners|Certain shoe polishes
wildest|Most uncivilized
wildfire|Sweeping conflagration
windbag|Blatherskite
windlestraw|Highlands weakling
wingdings|Sprees
winners|Trophy holders
withers|Area below a horse's neck
witless|Empty-headed
woofers|Some speakers
xenophobe|Alien dreader
yammers|Talks persistently
yeaning|Lambing
yellowed|Like Miss Havisham's wedding dress
yielded|Hollered uncle
yippies|Radical young activists: Slang
abalones|Gastropod mollusks
abalones|Sources of mother-of-pearl
abandon|Desert
abandons|Forsakes
abashes|Shames
abdicator|Edward VIII in 1936
ablution|Cleansing
abominable|Loathsome
aborigine|Native
abortion|Subject of many demonstrations
absence|Lack
absolve|Pardon
abutter|Owner of a contiguous estate
acanthuses|Floral designs used in architecture
accedes|Gives in
accelerate|Speed up
accords|Harmonies
accosting|Policeman's activity, at times
achieve|Accomplish
achieve|Gain
acquitters|Judges or juries, sometimes
acreage|Land area
actually|In fact
acutest|Most discerning
adamant|An unbreakable substance
adamant|Inflexible
adamant|Inflexible
adequate|O.K.
admiral|Colorful butterfly
adopter|Textbook selector
adorable|Charming
adsorbs|What charcoal does to gases
aerated|Treated a lawn
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerosol|Spray or foam affecting the ozone
affects|Moves
agelong|Everlasting
agitate|Shake up
agitated|In a stew
agnates|Dad's kinfolk
agnostic|Kant was one
agreement|Gentleman's ___: 1947 Oscar winner
agreements|Covenants
aircraft|Glider or B-52
airhole|Vent
airlifted|Carried supplies by plane
airmails|Sends par avion
alameda|Tree-lined walk
alamode|Thin, shiny silk
alanine|One of the amino acids
alarmed|Frightened
alarmed|Startled
alarums|___ and excursions
alation|State of having wings
alcohol|Gas stretcher
alfalfas|Forage plants
aliases|Assumed names
alibied|Made excuses
alienee|Property receiver
alienee|Receiver of property title, in law
alienor|One from whom property is transferred
allayed|Calmed
allegation|Testimony that is contestable
allegorist|Legislator?
allegory|Pilgrim's Progress is one
allergic|Sensitive to pollen, e.g.
alliance|Coalition
alliteration|Peter Piper picked . . . , e.g.
allotment|Share
allottee|One receiving a share
allspice|Flavoring
aloofly|In a detached manner
alternate|Kind of juror
alternatives|Options for changing the inhabitants?
aluminum|Most abundant metal in earth's crust
ambassador|Official receiving a 19-gun salute
amendments|Changes
amenities|What boors don't observe
amethyst|Stone once believed to prevent drunkenness
amicably|Without rancor
amnesia|Loss of memory
amorini|Cupids
amoroso|Tenderly, in music
amperage|Strength of a certain current
ampersands|&'s
anadems|Chaplets
anagram|What Oriental is to relation
analgesics|Aspirin, e.g.
analysts|News commentators
anapest|Type of verse
anchors|Grapnels
ancients|Plutarch, Plato, Pliny et al.
andantes|Moderately slow musical pieces
andromeda|Chained Lady of the heavens
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Plants of the buttercup family
aneroid|Kind of barometer
angelic|Like putti
animals|Quagga, wou-wou et al.
animate|Enliven
animate|Make Mickey move
animated|Lively
animators|Dumbo's creators
animists|To them, stones have souls
anisette|Espresso additive
anisette|Liqueur
anisettes|Cordials
anneals|Toughens
annotate|Add commentaries
annotate|Add footnotes
annotate|Make explanatory markings
anserine|Silly
answered|Honored an R.S.V.P.
answers|Replies
antecede|Go before
antelope|Kudu or dik-dik
antelope|Pronghorn or springbok
antenna|TV appendage
antepenultimate|Third from last
anthracite|Hard, lustrous coal
anthropopathism|Cruel seas, e.g.
antidote|Counteractive agent
antidote|Counteractive remedy
antique|Treasured relic
antiseptic|Scrupulously clean
antitank|Adjective for a bazooka
antitheses|Averse to writing research papers
antlered|Like a dik-dik or kudu
antonyms|Enter and exit, e.g.
apartment|The ___, 1960 Oscar winner
apocalypse|M.'s name for Athens's famous height
apocalypse|Prophetic disclosure
apogees|Orbital points
apostille|Marginal note
apostle|Peter or James
apostles|Gethsemane group
appendage|One of an octopod's octad
appends|Adds
apprenticeships|Learning periods
apprised|Informed
aquaplaner|Water-skier's next of kin
aquarians|Lincoln, F.D.R. et al.
aquariums|Piscine pens
aquatics|Water sports
aqueducts|Conduits
arachnid|Spider or scorpion
arcaded|Like some courtyards
arcades|Areas in some shopping centers
arcades|Passageways for shoppers
archaic|Antiquated
archaic|Old-fashioned
ariettas|Short songs for sopranos
ariosos|Musical passages
arising|Getting up
aristae|Beards of grain
aristocrat|Nobleman
armature|Part of a magnet
armatures|Frameworks in clay modeling
arousers|Demagogues
arousing|Alarm clock's function
arrears|Indebtedness
arrested|Showing cessation of growth
arrests|Stops
arrowheads|Indian museum display
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Storehouse
artisan|Revere was one
ascribes|Imputes
asininely|In a stupid way
asphodel|Liliaceous plant
aspires|Is ambitious
aspiring|Hopeful
assassination|Ford's Theater event: Apr. 14, 1865
assenting|Yes man's daily activity
assentor|Nominee endorser in Britain
assents|Concurs
assessed|Imposed, as a fine
assesses|Levies a fine
assessment|Evaluation
assists|Baseball plays
assists|Hockey statistics
associate|Sidekick
assumed|Fictitious, as a name
asterism|Constellation
asteroid|Minor planet
asteroid|Minor planet
asteroid|Starfish
asteroidal|Of small planets like Ceres
astonish|Fill with sudden wonder
astonish|Surprise
astounding|Adman's adjective
astronaut|Modern explorer
astronauts|They waved from outer space
asylums|Havens
atoners|Ex-sinners; expiators
atriums|Halls or entrance courts
attaches|Ambassador's aides
attacker|Assailant
attacks|Denounces
attained|Got
attains|Gains through effort
attendant|Iras or Charmian, to Cleopatra
attended|Was there
attests|Certifies
attitudes|Ballerinas' poses
attract|Entice
attractiveness|Lovely loch?
attracts|Charms
attrition|A wearing away
attrition|One concern of a personnel chief
audacious|Rash or insolent
audience|What every speaker needs
audiometer|Otology instrument
auricle|Outer part of the ear
autocrat|Despot
automobile|Durant or Nash
availed|Benefited
averages|Means
averred|Affirmed
aversion|Distaste
aviated|Piloted a plane
avocados|Alligator pears
awkward|Gawky
axillar|Vein, nerve or feather
babysat|Acted the nana
baccarat|Game like chemin de fer
backgammon|Board game
backhand|Kind of tennis stroke
backslapping|Effusive display of approval
badgered|Pestered
bagatelle|Bauble
balboas|Panamanian coins
ballerina|Swan Lake troupe member
ballerina|Tallchief, e.g.
balletic|Of Balanchine's milieu
ballgame|Stadium event
balloter|Voter
ballyhoo|Flamboyant advertising
bananas|Allen film
bandmaster|Parade or concert hand-waver
bandsaw|Power tool
banquet|Sumptuous feast
banters|Teases goodnaturedly
barbells|Weight lifter's gear
bargain|___ hunters
baritone|Merrill or Milnes
barometer|Italian city takes on a forecaster
baronet|Title created by James I
barreled|Went speedily
barrels|Persian Gulf measurements
barstool|Perch in a club car
barterer|Goods-for-goods person
baseball|In which a long run leads to home
baseball|Sphere missed by Casey
baseless|Unsupported
bathmat|Item near a tub
battiest|Least lucid
battlement|Fortified area of a castle
beakers|Lab equipment
beatings|Woodshed sessions
bedlams|States of chaos
beeswax|Honeycomb component
begonia|Window-box flower
begotten|The only ___ Son . . . : John 1:18
beholds|Regards
beldames|Ugly women
believe|Have faith
believer|Member of the congregation
belligerent|Hawkish
bellowed|Emulated Stentor
benefactor|Eleemosynar, e.g.
bereave|Dispossess
bestiaries|Medieval books featuring fables
bestirring|Rousing
betakes|___ oneself (goes)
betimes|Early
betoken|Portend
bewared|Was circumspect
biscuit|High tea offering
blackballing|Excluding, in a way
blarney|Flatterer's forte
blarney|Honeyed phrases
blatant|Offensively obtrusive
blazons|Coats of arms
bleater|Sheep or snipe
bloomers|Gerald Ford's in-laws
bluenose|Puritanical person
bobwhite|Quail
bollards|Bitts
boneset|Plant used in folk medicine
bordello|Bagnio
boredom|Ennui
borrower|Victim of a certain shark
borstal|English correctional school
bothered|Took the trouble
bottles|Lineup in a liquor store
boulder|City near the world's highest dam
braiding|Naval officer's ornamentation
brander|Cattleman's employee
brassiest|Having the most nerve
brigade|Bucket or fire follower
brigand|Robin Hood, e.g.
brooded|Worried
browbeaten|Intimidated
brunette|De Carlo or Del Rio
brushed|Touched
brusque|Curt
bucolics|Eclogues
budding|Likely to succeed, as a starlet
builder|House contractor
butanes|Hydrocarbons used in lighters
butterball|Ruddy duck
buttress|Support
buttress|Supporting structure
calendar|Chinese or Gregorian item
calendar|Desk or wall piece
calorie|Diet unit
cameleer|Man on a tylopod
camellia|Ornamental shrub with roselike flowers
camelopards|Giraffes
campaign|Madison Ave. drive
camphor|Repellent in a closet
canapes|Tidbits
canasta|Variation of rummy
canniest|Most sharp-witted
cantata|Choral composition
canvases|Louvre display
capital|Kind of punishment
capitols|Buildings in Boston and Boise
caracal|Reddish-brown lynx
caramel|Burnt sugar
carapaces|Crab shells
carbonic|___ acid (H2CO3)
cardigan|Sweater named for a general
cardsharps|Double-dealers
careened|Heeled over
carnage|Wanton slaughter
carnivores|Cats and dogs, e.g.
carpets|Brussels and Axminster
cartels|Mergers
cartels|Trusts
cascade|Waterfall
cashier|Receiver of checkout checks
cashier|Supermarket employee
casques|Helmets
cassette|Container for a roll of film
cataclysm|What M. learned
catenae|Connected series of related things
catenate|Connect, as with links
caterer|Wedding figure
cateress|She lives on parties
caterwauls|Screeches
cathode|Battery terminal
catnaps|Dozes lightly
cavalier|Supercilious
celerity|Cheetah's asset
celeste|___ Aïda
cellular|Porous
cenotaph|Monument or empty tomb
chairperson|Committee V.I.P.
chandler|Candlemaker
changeless|Constant
chaperon|Duenna
chaperons|Supervises
charlies|___ Angels
chasten|Discipline
chatters|Yaks
chemise|Shift
chenille|Anagram for Hellenic
cheroot|Cigar with square ends
chieftains|Heads
childhood|Time of your life
chimera|Foolish fancy
chimeras|Fantastic fabrications
chimeras|Foolish fancies
chimeras|Unrealizable dreams
chinook|Salmon or wind
chorales|Hymns
chromatics|Scientific study of colors
chronometer|Timekeeping instrument
cicatrize|Form a scar
cigarillo|Small roll of tobacco
ciliate|Hairy, as a plant
cinnabars|Mercury sources
cinnamon|Flavoring
cisterns|Artificial reservoirs
citadel|Fortress
citrine|Like a lemon
claptrap|Trash
clarets|Wines
classed|Sorted or rated
classic|Homer's "Iliad," e.g.
classics|Enduring works
classroom|Jean Brodie's milieu
classroom|Where Ichabod Crane presided
clearness|Clarity
clientele|Lawyer's concern
clients|Lawyer's bread and butter
climate|Prevailing trend
clincher|Decisive fact or argument
closeted|In conference
closeups|Facial photos
clothier|Pants peddler
cloture|Debate ending
clubhouse|Race-track pavilion
coalescent|Merging
cockatoo|Crested bird
coffees|Mocha, Java, etc.
coleslaw|Side dish
colloquy|Parley
colonialist|Oscillation?
colonies|Thirteen that rebelled
colossi|Huge statues
comedian|Wag
comestible|Something to eat
commanders|Naval officers
commercial|Wine seller, for one
commotion|To-do
companions|Associates
competence|What many tests test
computed|Did some sums
computer|Data processor
concealed|Behind a blind
concenter|Bring together at a focal point
concerto|Warsaw piece
condole|Express sympathy
conduces|Leads toward
confetti|Paper for celebrations
connote|Imply
consecrate|Hallow
considerate|Desecration?
consist|Be formed (of)
console|Comfort or cheer
consoled|Solaced
constantly|Time after time
consumer|One aided by Nader
contact|Kind of lens
contenders|Wardens
contented|___ wi' little . . . : Burns
contest|Question, as a bequest
contests|Miss America pageants
contests|Opposes
contortion|Gym twist
contract|Kind of bridge
contrite|Overcome by guilt
contritely|With penitence
conundrums|Riddles featuring puns
convert|Score a spare
convoys|Escorts
cookers|Pressure and fireless followers
cookers|Some are fireless
coriander|Seed used for flavoring
cormorant|Greedy insect
cornice|Entablature feature
cornices|French city features decorative strips
corollas|Parts of flowers
corrects|Emends
cortina|Italian ski resort
coterie|Entourage
cottages|Cape Cod abodes
courted|Wooed
cowered|Was fearful
craniate|Having a skull
crassest|Most loutish
creatures|Elves, reindeer, etc.
credited|Ascribed
creoles|Some Mardi Gras celebrants
crinkles|Ripples or rustles
crisper|Fresher, in a way
crosspatch|Peevish person
crosspiece|Supporting timber
crossroads|Critical point or place
crucial|Decisive
crudest|Most inexpert
cuckoopint|Jack-in-the-pulpit's cousin
cuneate|Wedge-shaped
curtains|The end, in slanguage
curtest|Most abrupt
custard|Boiled or baked dessert
custards|Desserts
cybernetics|Science comparing computers with man's nervous system
dalliance|Flirtation
dallied|Loved them and left them
damnable|Odious
dampens|Throws cold water on
dancers|Graham's group
dandelions|Cosmopolitan weeds
dangling|Undecided
dastards|Cravens
dateline|News-story item
dauphin|Princely French name: 1349–1830
dawdling|Vacationer's nonactivity
daydream|Reverie
deadens|Numbs
deafest|Least attentive
dearths|Famines
deathly|Fatal
debacle|Overwhelming defeat
debases|Vitiates
debated|Argued
debones|Prepares to dice chicken
decanter|Wine bottle
deciders|Certain settlers
declared|Made a bridge bid
decorate|Adorn
decoration|Coordinate?
dedicated|Zealous
defacer|Vandal
defense|Purpose of the DEW line
deferral|Postponement
defiler|Anathema to an ecologist
definite|Explicit
deforest|Clear away the trees
defrost|Thaw out
deftness|Magician's asset
degraded|Abased
degrades|Brings into dishonor
degrades|Corrupts
degusts|Savors
delights|Pleases
delineated|Limned
demerits|Bad marks
demitasse|After-dinner drink
demonstratively|With exuberance
denigrate|Malign; slander
denominate|Emendation?
density|Dullness
dentists|Drillers and fillers
deodars|Himalayan cedars
deposed|Testified
deposited|Added to an account
depressive|Tending to flatten or lower
derided|Ridiculed
derision|Scorn
derisive|Scornful
derisively|How a turkey is greeted
derriere|Stern, to a matelot
descender|Orpheus, in search of Eurydice
describe|Picture in words
describe|Trace the outline of
deserter|Turncoat
deserts|Get one's just ___
deserved|Had it coming
designed|Emulated a couturier
desirer|One with aspirations
desserts|Charlotte russe and mousse
desserts|No-no items for some dieters
destine|Set apart for a certain purpose
destined|Fated
destroyers|City taken in by sackers
destruct|Demolish
detainer|Writ sought by a warden
detected|Spotted
detects|Spots
detergents|Hinder nice blokes
detrained|Got off a Pullman
deviant|Nonconformist
devolve|Pass on, as responsibilities
devotee|Fan
diadems|Crowns
diagonals|Virgules or twills
dialogist|Conversation writer
diaries|Pepys's and Evelyn's books
diatribe|Invective
dibbler|Transplanting machine
dictates|Ruling principles
diction|Choice of words
diction|Speaker's concern
diehard|Extreme conservative
dietary|Daily food allowance
dinette|Apartment area
diorama|Miniature scene
director|He puts on many an act
director|Turner's C.I.A. post
disagreed|Fell out
disburse|Expend
disciple|Mark or Matthew
discombobulated|Confused
disguises|Camouflages
dishevelled|Cutie Knievel guided
displaces|Drives from one's homeland
disputants|Engagers in a logomachy
disrobes|Strips
dissects|Analyzes closely
dissenter|Rebel
distance|Outstrip
distend|Swell
distillers|Kentucky capitalists
diversification|Variety, as of crops, investments or people
divestment|The act of stripping or ridding
doctors|Falsifies, as evidence
doggerel|Comic verse
doggerel|Trivial verse
dogsleds|Arctic transport
dogsleds|Nanook's transports
dogtrots|Slow, easy gaits
doilies|Ornamental mats
doldrums|Becalmed state
dolorously|In a lugubrious way
donator|Philanthropist
doormen|Hotel employees
dormant|Passive
doughnut|Sinker
downgraded|Lowered in status
downstate|Southern New York, e.g.
downtrodden|Oppressed
dramatize|Present in a vivid, striking way
drastic|Like some measures
dressage|Forte of the Vienna Riding School
dribble|What certain guards do well
drifted|Moved aimlessly
driveway|Kind of entry
droners|Dull, monotonous speakers
drudges|Rat-race participants
drumstick|Yuletide dinner portion
dulcimer|Relative of a xylophone
dustheap|Rubbish pile
dusting|Household chore
earfuls|Sharp reprimands
earlaps|Winter wear
earldom|Nobleman's domain
earliest|Most primitive
earmark|Set aside for a special purpose
earmuffs|Nome necessities
eastern|Oriental
eastern|___ Seaboard
eatable|Esculent
eccentric|Unconventional person
ecclesiasticism|Adherence to religious practices
ecdysiast|She grins and bares it
echinus|Sea urchin
eclectic|Selective
eclipse|Celestial phenomenon
ecstasy|___ and Me, H. Lamarr autobiography
ecstatic|Beside oneself
edentate|Armadillo or anteater
edgings|Borders
edifice|Structure
edition|Bulldog, for one
editorial|Greeley creation
editorial|Vehicle for a famous reply to Virginia
editorials|Forte of William Allen White
editors|Dana and Greeley
eeriest|Most weird
effendi|Turkish title of respect
efforts|Struggles
egotism|Conceit
egotist|He has "I" trouble
egotist|Self-centered one
egregious|Flagrant
egregious|Flagrant
elastic|Band often employed in offices
elastic|Resilient
electees|Ins
election|Important event: Nov. 4, 1980
elective|Curriculum choice
elective|Optional course
elector|U.S. college member
elegance|Polish
element|One's natural habitat
elephant|Mammoth insect
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Raise in rank
elevated|Promoted
elevator|Londoner's lift
eligible|Qualified
elisions|Instances of syncope
elitist|Oligarch's relative
elixirs|Cure-alls
ellipse|Geometric figure
elongate|Protract
elopement|Action taken by Jessica and Lorenzo
emanate|Egress
emanates|Issues (from)
emancipation|Lincoln's ___ Proclamation
emancipationist|Advocate of freedom for slaves
embanks|Builds levees
embonpoint|Stoutness
embouchure|Mouthpiece of a musical instrument
embrace|Warm welcome
emender|Redactor
emerged|Became visible
emersed|Rising above the surface
emetics|Ipecacs, e.g.
eminent|Noted
emirate|Moslem nobleman's bailiwick
emirates|Moslem rulers' domains
emoters|Hams
emotions|Jealousy and anger
emotions|Love, hate, etc.
emperor|Yellow ___, Huang Ti
empiric|Relying on experience alone
empirics|Persons relying on experience vis-à-vis theory
enabled|Gave power or authority
enabled|Made possible
enamored|Bewitched
encodes|Makes a cryptogram
endeared|Inspired affection
endgames|Stages of a chess match
endorse|Approve
endorse|Support
endorsed|Sanctioned
endowing|Activity of Andrew Carnegie
endured|Suffered
endwise|Opposite of broadside
energies|Latent powers
enervate|Weaken
enfilades|Rakes with gunfire
engaged|Betrothed
engenders|Begets
engines|Donkeys on shipboard
engrave|Impress deeply
enhance|Augment
enigmas|Hard nuts to crack
enigmas|Mysteries
enigmatical|Puzzling
enisled|On Alcatraz, e.g.
enlarge|Expand
enlists|Joins a cause
enliven|Make interesting
enneads|Groups of nine
enraged|Boiling
enrages|Infuriates
ensilage|Fodder
ensiles|Stores grain
enslave|Subjugate
ensnares|Bags
ensnares|Traps
ensnarls|Tangles
entails|Necessitates
enthrall|Captivate
enthrall|Captivate
enthralled|What Svengali did
entirety|Aggregate
entirety|Completeness
entitle|Qualify
entourage|Train
entourages|Retinues
entrance|Charm
entrance|What spellbinders do
entrant|Potential winner at Belmont
entrants|Competitors
entreat|Plead
entrust|Commit
entwine|Braid
entwists|Winds around
envision|Imagine
epicure|Gourmet
epicure|Selective gourmand
epidemics|Outbreaks that spread like wildfire
epigrams|Oscar Wilde forte
epistle|Apostle's letter
epithet|America the Beautiful is one
epitome|Representative example
equable|Uniform
equality|Feminists' quest
erasure|Obliteration
erasures|Typists' headaches
erected|Set up
eremite|Hermit
ermines|Stoats
erotica|Sexy literature or art
escalator|Moving stairs
escalator|Reversible machine
escarole|Salad green
esoteric|For the cognoscenti
espanol|Man from Madrid
essences|Aromas
essences|Purchases at perfumeries
estates|Concerns of a probate court
estates|Mount Vernon and Monticello
esteemed|Well-regarded
esteems|Respects
esteems|Thinks highly of
estimate|Make a guess
estival|Pertaining to summer
estivate|Spend the summer
estopped|Barred at the bar
estrange|Alienate
estuary|Sea inlet
eternal|A portion of the ___: Shelley
eternal|Timeless
eternally|For aeons and aeons and more
eternity|The sea, according to Rimbaud
eternity|Span for angels or devils
etiolate|Bleach out
evanescent|Tending to fade from sight
evening|Dusk
eventually|In time
evergreens|Yews, e.g.
evident|Manifest
examine|Test
exchequer|Treasury
exequies|Funeral rites
exercise|Quotation: Part 4
exonerate|Absolve
experience|Pa. city is involved in unforgettable event
exquisite|Decorator's adjective
extremes|What radicals go to
eyehole|Mask feature
eyehole|Peeper's post
eyeteeth|Canines
eyewitness|Evidence giver
fabulous|Incredible
fairies|Women's chorus in "Iolanthe"
fanatic|Enthusiast
farmyard|Grange area
fascist|Mussolini was one
fashion|Mode
fastened|Fixed
fastens|Attaches
feature|Special article
federal|Kind of case
feelers|Antennae
felonry|Criminals, collectively
ferment|State of unrest
fertilizes|Spreads nitrates
festival|Purim is one
fettered|Bound
fiacres|Hackney coaches
fictive|Imaginary
fiendish|Very wicked
fifteen|XV
filleted|Boned the fish
finally|At long last
fingered|Identified in a lineup
fingering|Musician's technique
fingernail|What an onychophagist bites
firedog|Andiron
firsthand|From the horse's mouth
flagship|Finest of the fleet
flannel|Slacks or shirt material
flotsam|Ship wreckage
foolscap|Size of writing paper
football|Game in which at least two men come to pass
football|No game for the tame
footgear|Mukluks and loafers
foothills|View from a range
forbade|Interdicted
foreman|Overseer
foreman|Shop boss
forester|Creator of "The African Queen"
frenetic|Wild and excited
frenetic|Wildly excited
friendly|Warm
frontier|J.F.K.'s New ___
frostier|More austere
gaggles|Gatherings of geese
gainsayer|One who denies
gaiters|High overshoes
gallows|Gibbet
gammoned|Hoodwinked
garcons|Waiters, French style
gardened|Practiced horticulture
garners|Accumulates
garnishees|Attaches a debtor's property or wages
garters|Fasteners for stockings
gasoline|Comic "Alley"
gastric|Of the stomach
general|Army V.I.P.
generals|Salvation Army supreme commanders
generate|Produce
generous|Unselfish
genetics|Forte of Crick, Watson and Wilkins
gentian|To the Fringed ___: Bryant
gentile|Non-Mormon, to a Mormon
geometry|Euclid's forte
germane|Apropos
germane|Relevant
germanic|Large subfamily of Indo-European languages
gerunds|Verbal nouns
gestate|Develop an idea
glimmers|Dim perceptions
glissando|Rapid series of notes
glitter|Sparkle
godhead|Deity
goodman|King of Swing
gospels|N.T. books
gradient|Slope on a road
grading|Road builder's task
gradual|Book of religious chants
grandames|Old women
granddaddy|Pop's pappy
grandee|Spanish nobleman
granger|Agriculturist
graphics|Architect's art
graphite|Black lead
greater|___ New York
greatness|Call to ___: A. E. Stevenson
greenhorn|Newcomer
greeter|Person with a mat
grimalkin|Old, unpleasant woman
groomed|Did some currying
grounder|Batter's infield bouncer
gymnast|Acrobat
gyration|Whorl
habanera|Dance for Carmen
habitat|Abode
hairlines|Narrow margins
hairnet|Snood
hairpiece|Toupee
hairsprays|These keep waves wavy
hallows|Venerates
halting|Uncertain
hammerhead|Shark or bat
hammerhead|Shark, sea fish, bat or bird
handout|Dime of song, e.g.
handwritten|Holographic
hangovers|Aftermaths of binges
harness|Tackle
harpist|Clarsach player
harrowed|Did a farm job
headhunter|Middleman who recruits skilled personnel: Slang
headphones|Radio receivers
headrests|Parts of barbers' chairs
headstrong|Obstinate
headwaters|Lake Victoria, e.g.
heaping|Like some platefuls
heartlands|Pivotal areas
heating|___ pad
hectares|Metric units of area
hedonism|Epicurean doctrine
helmsman|He takes a course on a ship
heralded|Foretold
heretic|Relative of an apostate
heritage|Birthright
hetaeras|Greek courtesans
hilarity|Mirth
hilltop|Follow the hunt on foot
hodgepodge|Chowchow
hollering|Outlet for fans
holstein|Breed of dairy cattle
homonyms|Dear and deer, e.g.
horehound|Aromatic mint
hornblende|Amphibole
hornets|Only their queens survive winter
hornswoggle|Bamboozle
horologe|Timepiece
horsehair|Brush material
horsehide|Baseball: Slang
horseplay|Equus?
horsiness|Old mare's throat problem?
horticulturists|Gardeners
hotheads|Fiery bosses
hotshots|Fast freight trains: Slang
hounded|Dogged
howitzers|Artillery weapons
hugeness|Big source of amazement
humidify|Moisten
hurling|Field hockey's Irish cousin
hushpuppies|Fried corn cakes
icebergs|North Atlantic hazards
icehouse|Place for certain cold storage
identity|What a dog tag reveals
idolatry|. . . god of my ___ (Juliet re Romeo)
illusional|Deceptive; misleading
imitate|Ape or parrot
imitation|Counterfeit
immemorial|Time ___ (eons)
immigrants|They gave variety to the U.S.
imparts|Bestows
imperious|Lordly
implants|Embeds
impolite|Rude
imported|Not domestic
impounds|Seizes legally
impressions|The first ones last
imprinting|Fixing indelibly, as on the memory
inactive|Dormant
inanely|How asses behave
incarnation|Deity's embodiment
inchoative|Of the beginning
incipient|Germinal
inclines|Slants
incoherent|Disjointed
inconsequential|Unimportant
inconsistencies|Self-contradictions
incorporate|Procreation?
indifferent|Uncaring
indiscreet|Iridescent?
ineptly|In a clumsy way
inertial|Opposing change
inferior|Secy. of the ___ (Cabinet post, to M.)
infidel|Non-Moslem, to Moslems
inflated|Like oratory that is not economical
inflation|Fortune breaker, possibly
influxes|Mouths of streams
ingraft|Hybridize a shrub
injures|Damages
inroads|Encroachments
insensate|Fatuous
insider|Confidant
insists|Demands firmly
install|Enthrone, e.g.
installs|Puts in office
instate|Put on the throne, e.g.
instill|Put in drop by drop
insulating|Setting apart
interchangeable|Like some machine parts
interior|Dept. created in 1849
interior|Its plural is an Allen film
interloper|Gate crasher
interpose|Mediate
intestinal|___ fortitude
intimate|Near and dear
intrepid|Resolutely fearless
intromit|Allow to pass
ironing|Tuesday chore
ironman|Epithet given Lou Gehrig
ironmongers|Hardware merchants, in Hampshire
ironside|Strong or brave man
irreverence|Spirit of iconoclasm
irritant|Tear gas, e.g.
issuers|Bond circulators
italics|Type style
iterate|Battologize
iterated|Was repetitious
iterates|Battologizes
itinerant|Circuit judge, e.g.
ivories|Items to be tickled
jellyrolls|Fruity cakes
jerseys|Shirts for Franco Harris
jokester|Card
kaisers|German emperors
kangaroo|Captain on kiddie programs
keepers|Custodians
kerosene|Fuel, solvent or illuminant
kestrel|Falcon
kettledrum|Informal party with light refreshments
kindergarten|Where the Montessori method is often tried
kinsman|Tybalt, to Juliet
kittenish|Playfully coy
knesset|Israeli parliament
kremlin|Russian citadel
laborer|A.F.L. member
lacerations|Allotments in Cluny
lacrosse|Game invented by American Indians
ladybird|Name for Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson
ladybug|Brightly colored beetle
laggards|Slow goers
lamenter|Woes wailer
lampblack|Soot used as a pigment
lampooner|Satirist
landers|Advice columnist
landing|Mays ___, N.J. resort
landsman|Compatriot
lapidary|Diamond dealer
largesse|Generosity
largesse|Generous gifts
lasagna|Trattoria treat
lateral|To the side
lathery|Like some detergents
laudable|Praiseworthy
lavalliere|Duchesse for whom a pendant was named
lawfully|How criminals do not behave
layabout|Strike in all directions
leafing|Foliating
leaguer|Word with little or big
leanest|Least pinguid
leapfrog|Children's game
leapfrogged|Jumped or skipped over
learner|Cub
lecturer|Part-time member of a college faculty
leeboard|Navigational aid on a sailboat
leewards|Certain islands
legates|Emissaries
legates|Envoys
legible|Plain, as handwriting
legions|Foreign and American
legitimate|Kind of theater
legwork|Reporter's routine
lemonade|Summer refresher
lenience|Mercy
leopards|Ferocious felines
leprechaun|Fairy hiding a crock of gold
leprechaun|Irish elf
lessees|Tenants
lessened|Decreased
lettered|Possessed of learning
levants|Oscar and family
leveller|Steamroller, for example
leveret|Very young hare
levitate|Rise and float in air
lexicographer|Compiler of a dictionary
liaison|Affaire d'amour
liaison|Close bond or connection
liaison|Relationship
liberty|Henry's quest
libretto|Operatic text
libretto|Romani's contribution to "Norma"
lineage|Ancestry
linebacker|All-pro Jack Ham is one
literal|Not figurative
literati|Learned lot
littler|Gene of golf fame
loamiest|Like the best topsoil
loathes|Feels contempt for
loathing|Abhorrence
lobelia|Plant of the bellflower family
locators|Card-file devices
locksmith|Linus Yale was one
loggerheads|Carnivorous turtles
logical|Reasonable
loiterer|Wastrel of a sort
lonesome|Adjective for Gobel
lookout|Sentry
loosest|Least tense
loosest|Most relaxed
looters|The plundering herd
lottery|Chancy scheme
lovebirds|Soaring honeymooners?
loveless|Devoid of affection
loveseat|Double chair
loyalist|Tory of '76
lunging|Fencer's maneuver
maculate|Stained
maestro|Fiedler, e.g.
magenta|Purplish red
magical|Like Merlin's achievements
magneto|Type of dynamo
magniloquence|Grandiosity of a sort
mainsail|Kin of a topgallant
maintain|Aver
maintained|Held
majolica|Richly ornamented Italian pottery
malapropisms|Mozart was a child progeny, etc.
malaria|Tropical disease
malediction|A man's enunciation
malemute|Sled dog
malleus|Aural ossicle
mandate|Order from on high
mandates|Decrees
mandrake|Funnies magician
manhattan|Allen film
manifesto|Proclamation
mantrap|Trespasser's bête noire
marathon|Endurance race
marauder|Hun, for one
marches|Parade music
marigolds|Garden flowers
marinate|Steep in a pickling solution
mariner|Seaman
marines|Leathernecks
maritime|Canada's ___ Provinces
marksmen|Sharpshooters
marriage|Mozart's "The ___ of Figaro"
marsala|Sicilian wine
marshals|Ney and Foch
martini|Bar order
mascara|Cosmetic
masquerade|Pretense
masques|Costume balls
massager|Physiotherapist
masterly|Proficient
mastodons|Pleistocene mammals
materialism|Preoccupation with possessions
meanders|Rambles
meatiest|Most thought-provoking
medalist|Award recipient
medicate|Dose
medicine|___ Bow, river in Wyo.
medulla|Bone marrow
melodized|Emulated Harry Warren
menages|Some are à trois
mergers|Corporative consolidations
merrily|How to roll along
mescaline|Kin of LSD
message|___ from Málaga, book by MacInnes
message|Memo, e.g.
message|President-to-Congress statement
metaled|Covered with tin or steel
metalworker|SMITH
meteoric|Fast and dazzling
miasmas|Noxious effluvia
middlemen|Agents
militate|Have effect, pro or con
minaret|Sofia sight
minerals|Asbestos, asphalt, etc.
mingled|Mixed
miniskirt|It shows the knees
miniver|Trimming for a king's robe
mintages|Numismatists' interests
minutia|Petty detail
miracle|___ on 34th Street
miracle|Something literally wonderful
miscount|Ballot-box bungle
misdirect|Send the wrong way
mislabel|Designate falsely
mismatch|Notre Dame vs. Montclair State, e.g.
misnomers|Alaskan city gets into some bad name-calling
mistaken|In error
mistreat|Abuse
mistreated|Abused
mistress|Marvell's was coy
misvalue|Underrate or overrate
modiste|Fashion fashioner
moiling|Slaving away
molested|Disturbed; annoyed
mollified|Appeased
monocle|Eyeglass
monotype|A species constituting a genus
moodily|In a huffish way
moonbeams|Song in Herbert's "The Red Mill"
moonrise|Evening event, usually
moonscape|Lunar terrain
moorish|Like Saracens' architecture
moorish|Mohammedan
moraine|Glacial deposit
morseled|Fragmented, as food
mortals|Human beings
mortgage|Pledge
mosquitoes|Ecuadorean city has lots of stingers
motormen|Railroad employees
mountain|Fuji is one
mountaineer|Enumeration?
mourned|Became a keener
mouthwash|Medicine-cabinet item
mundane|Worldly
munition|Provide weapons
mustards|Spicy seed plants
mutilate|Grangerize (a book)
nacelles|Enclosed shelters on airplanes
nameless|Unknown
nametag|Identification on Alumni Day
nankeen|Durable yellow fabric
napoleon|Card game or pastry
napoleon|Pastry
narcotics|Serious social problem
narrator|Important role in "Our Town"
nattier|More dapper
nattier|Not so slovenly
natural|Dicer's "lucky 7"
natural|Dicer's lucky throw
naturals|Seven and eleven at dice
navigate|Direct a jet
neatest|Most orderly
neatest|Most skillful
nebulae|Cloudlike patches in the night sky
needles|Kentucky Derby winner: 1956
needless|Superfluous
negates|Gives the lie to
negligible|Insignificant
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nematode|Roundworm or eelworm
nesting|Fledgling's delight
nestler|Fledgling
nestles|Lies close
nettled|In a pique
nettler|Vexatious person
nettles|Irks
networks|Chains heard from coast to coast
neuroses|Analysts' concerns
newness|Unfamiliarity
newsmen|Greeley, Pyle et al.
newsreel|Media vehicle
niftier|Finer
nightcap|Final slug
nightcap|Headgear for Scrooge
nitrate|Garden fertilizer
nitrates|Certain fertilizers
nobiliary|Pertaining to peers
nocturn|Office of matins division
nomadic|Migratory
nominal|Titular
nominee|One on a slate
nonmetal|Element like oxygen or carbon
nonpareil|Peerless
noonday|Lunchtime for many
noontimes|Periods when many go to lunch
norther|Wild wind
nostrum|Snake oil, e.g.
notation|System of signs or symbols
notices|Bulletin-board items
notions|Sign on a five-and-ten counter
nullify|Efface
nuptial|Kind of vows
nursling|One being carefully tended to
oatmeal|Breakfast dish
oblivion|Lethe
obscure|Ambiguous
obstructive|In the way
obtests|Supplicates
occiput|Back of the head
octagons|Stop signs
octagons|Stop signs
octogenarians|People in their 80's
octopus|Well-armed mollusk
odorous|Fragrant
odyssey|Homeric epic
offhand|Extempore
offhanded|Extempore
officiant|Insect in charge of a ceremony
oilskin|Rain repellent
oldster|Octogenarian
olefines|Hydrocarbons
oolongs|Certain teas
opaline|Iridescent
openhanded|Liberal; generous
operate|Emulate a b.t.o.
operate|Function
operate|Manage or run
operator|Person at the controls
operose|Laborious
opposes|Sets against
oppressor|White Russian, to Lenin
optometry|Profession concerned with refraction
oranges|Navel and Temple
oranges|Osage and Seville
orations|Ciceronian collection
oratorio|Form handled well by Handel
oratory|Bryan's forte
orchestra|Mehta leads one
ordained|Decreed
ordains|Confers holy orders
ordinance|Public injunction
ordnance|Military matériel
oregano|Flavoring
oregano|Pizza seasoner
oriental|Anagram for relation
ornament|Bangle
ostlers|Stablemen
ottoman|Footstool
ottomans|Armless sofas
outages|Power failures
outclass|Surpass
outmanned|Against superior forces
outpatient|One in the care of a clinician
outraged|Affronted
outsert|Magazine section
outside|Alfresco
outside|External
outstrip|Excel
overall|Comprehensive
overcalled|Raised a bid
overdone|Charred, as chateaubriand
overeats|Gormandizes
overhands|Certain tennis strokes
overhangs|Eaves
overprized|Valued too highly
overstep|Go too far
overstep|Transgress
overtakes|Catches up with
overtime|Sudden death period
overtone|Nuance
overtricks|Bonanzas for dummies and partners
oxidase|Important enzyme
palette|Board for Bruegel
palette|Easel adjunct
palmers|Holy Land pilgrims
panfried|Sautéed
panfried|Sautéed
panpipe|Mouth organ
pantechnicon|British warehouse or van
panther|Big cat
papists|Supporters of Mary Queen of Scots, to their foes
parades|Where to see and hear tubas
paradise|Celestial City
paradise|Oriental park
paradise|Pleasure garden
paradise|Where an imam will meet a houri
paradise|Where everything comes up roses
paragon|Perfect diamond of 100 or more carats
paragons|Models
parakeets|They don't build love nests
paranoid|Megalomaniac, e.g.
parasites|Hangers-on
parasol|Item for Butterfly
parboiled|Overheated
parcheesi|Board game of Indian origin
parentage|Ancestry
parliamentarian|Roundhead, in British history
paroxysmal|Like a sudden outburst
parsers|Grammar students, at times: Brit.
parsley|Chef's garnish
parsons|Estelle from Lynn
partition|Divider
partner|Drexel, to J. P. Morgan
pasquinade|Lampoon
passion|Fire and fury
passive|Unresisting
pastern|Area between the fetlock and hoof
pastoral|Like the "simple" life
pastoral|Poem on country life
pastorales|Compositions with rural themes
pastorals|Former Ph.D. tests
patience|G. & S. heroine
pawnbrokers|Slangsters' uncles
pectoral|Of the chest
peculation|Anagram for unpoetical
peddlers|They do some hawking
peerless|Unmatched
penetrant|Sharp, acute insect
penicillin|Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery: 1928
pennant|Burgee
perches|Roosts for roasters
perfecta|Race-track bet
periwig|Hairpiece for Sir Roger
permutation|Importunate?
perorate|Conclude a speech
perpetuate|Make everlasting
perplex|Confuse
persona|___ non grata
personal|Bodily
perspicaciously|With discernment
perspicaciously|With great insight
perusal|Examination
peruses|Reads carefully
pervade|Imbue
pervade|Spread through
pesetas|Madrid money
peskiest|Most bothersome
pesters|Duns
petered|___ out (failed)
pheasant|Lady Amherst's ___
pheasant|Treat under glass
philanderers|Flirts
phoniest|Least sincere
physique|Mr. America's source of pride
pianist|Serkin or Watts
picaresque|Adjective for "Tom Jones"
pickles|Preserves in brine
pieplant|Rhubarb, country style
pigeonholes|Classifies
pilaster|Rectangular column
pileate|Crested, as a woodpecker
pillaged|Tiresome person grew old
pinking|Sewing term
pinnace|Ship's boat
pintano|Damselfish
pinwale|Like a corduroy fabric
piranha|Voracious S.A. fish
pirates|Infringes on a copyright
pitapat|How the bride's heart beats
pitapat|The sound of gentle rain
pitchers|Seaver, Guidry et al.
pivotal|Crucial
placate|Appease
placebos|Sops
placebos|Sugar pills
planless|Sans a set goal
plantation|Twelve Oaks, e.g.
plasters|Wallops
plastic|Formative
platina|Adjective for pale bluish-gray furs
plausible|Seemingly true
playbill|Theater program
playmate|Sandbox companion
playtime|Period for diversion
pleasantry|Witticism or banter
pleasure|Hedonist's quest
pleasure|Sybarite's goal
pleasures|Mid ___ and palaces . . . : Payne
plebeian|Common
plicate|Arranged in folds
plicate|Folded or pleated
plodders|Slow-but-steady students
plotter|Member of a cabal
plusses|Favorable factors
podiums|Places for orators
policed|Patrolled a beat
policed|Patrolled the highway
polliwogs|Comers in the frog pond
polluted|Like many U.S. rivers and streams
poltroon|Arrant coward
polygamist|Joseph Smith was one
poorest|At the bottom of the class
poorest|Having the least
popular|Demotic
porticos|Colonnades
portmanteaus|Traveling bags
possess|Have
postcard|Wish you were here medium
postdate|Indicate a later time, as on a check
postern|Back door or gate
posture|Frame of mind
potages|Broths
potages|Dishes like vichyssoise
potation|Drink
poultry|Geese, ducks, etc.
prandial|Regarding dinner
pratique|Postquarantine permission to use a port
prayerful|Devout
precinct|Election district
precipitate|Peripatetic?
precipitation|No bar to the postman
predation|Despoilment
preforms|Biscuits eventually sent to a deejay
prelates|Bishops, e.g.
prelude|Overture
premiers|Lévesque, Peckford et al.
prepared|All set
preparing|Getting ready
prepays|Advances money for
prepriced|Set costs of articles before retailing
prerequisite|Required beforehand
presets|Arranges beforehand
presidents|Heads
presser|Vintner's apparatus
pressure|What some groups apply
prestidigitator|Magician
pretend|Play a role
pretended|Made believe
pretense|False claim
pretense|It's only make-believe
pretense|It's only make-believe
pretext|Excuse
prevail|Be successful
prevail|Carry the day
prevail|Succeed
prewash|Laundry cycle
priests|Residents of a rectory
princely|Regal
princess|Ida in a G. & S. operetta
princess|Ida or Ino
principal|Chief
printed|Kind of matter
probate|Establish a will
probate|Prove a will
probation|Testing period
proceeds|Take
process|Prepare
procrastination|Scarlett's form of escapism
procreate|Beget
producing|Activity for David Merrick
products|What admen push
prohibition|Anti-Saloon League goal
project|Jut out
promote|Further
promotion|Snead swing
pronate|Bent
propaganda|Ballyhoo
propagate|Shore up an entryway
propane|Fuel for aerosols
propitiate|Appease
proposal|Offer
proposes|Pops the question
prorate|Apportion
prorated|Divided according to share
prosaic|Dull
prospect|Broad view
prosper|Thrive
prospered|Throve
prosperity|M.'s word for future generations
protege|Michelangelo, to Lorenzo
protesting|Demonstrators' activity
protract|Lengthen in time
protractor|Angle plotter
provincialities|Unsophisticated, narrow-minded traits
proxies|Certain votes
proxies|Stand-ins
proximal|Nearest
prudence|Circumspection
pulling|In a tug of war
purchase|William H. Seward's $7,200,000 recommendation: 1867
purpose|End
pyramids|Heaps up
quadruples|Redoubles
quickie|Something done in a hurry
quintets|Basketball teams
quixotical|Impractically idealistic
racehorse|One with a blazing saddle?
raciest|Most spicy
radiant|Glowing
radiations|Electromagnetic waves, e.g.
radishes|Plants of the mustard family
raiders|Oakland athletes
railers|Those who viteruperate
railhead|Military supply point
raincoats|Slickers
raindrop|Shower unit
raisers|Agriculturists
ramadas|Open porches
rangier|Taller and thinner
ratatat|Knocking sound
rations|K and C
rattletrap|Jalopy
rattoon|Shoot from a root: Var.
ravaged|Despoiled
raveled|Tangled or untangled
reacted|Did a double take
reacting|Responding to a stimulus
reactor|Atom splitter
reactors|Atomic furnaces
readier|More prepared
readily|Without hesitation
realism|Objective outlook
realizes|Gains
reamers|Carpentry tools
reamers|Hole enlargers
rearrangements|New dispositions
reasonable|Moderate
reasoner|Colleague of Wallace and Safer
reasoner|Newscaster Harry
rebuild|Construct after destruction
recalled|Back for repairs
recedes|Ebbs
receipts|The take
receive|Be a donee
receiver|Swann or Fisk
recession|Fortune breaker, possibly
recessive|Tending to withdraw
recharts|Lays out a new course
recline|Lie
recoils|Starts back, as in fear
recommend|Praise an applicant
reconnoiter|Scout
recorder|Scribe
recreate|Give fresh life to
recruit|Navy boot
redactor|Editor
redbreast|Robin, for one
redcoats|Early losers at Saratoga
reddest|Most rubicund
reddish|A bit ruddy
redeemed|Converted, as stocks, into cash
redeems|Ransoms
redfins|Shiners
redline|Ground a jet
redolence|Fragrance
redolent|Aromatic
redolent|Sweet-smelling
redskins|Member of the N.F.L.
reelects|Sends back to the Hill
reentered|Returned to Earth's atmosphere
referee|Caller on the court
reference|Library department
refinery|Sight at Abadan
refresh|Stimulate
regained|Got back
regalia|Finery
regular|Orderly
regulate|What the F.P.C. and F.T.C. do
reinstate|Put back in office
relates|Interacts realistically
relation|Anagram for Oriental
relearn|Master again
released|Loosed
releases|Quitclaims
relegate|Banish
relented|Yielded
relents|Softens
reliance|Trust
relieve|What firemen do on a diamond
relishes|Savors
relived|Experienced afresh
remains|Stays
remarkable|Adman's adjective
remarque|Spark of Life author
remember|___ Pearl Harbor
remittal|Pardon; forgiveness
remittent|Kind of fever
remorse|Contrition
rentals|Certain ad offerings
rentals|What some car companies offer
reorders|Requests again
repacked|Stowed again
repaired|No longer out of order
repairs|Garage sign
repartee|Wit's conversational skill
repasts|Victuals
repealed|Abrogated
repeals|Abrogates
repeats|Summer TV fare
repents|Is conscience-stricken
repetition|Learning technique
repiner|Fretful one
repiner|Lydia Languish, e.g.
replants|Sows again, insect style
replies|Answers
reposit|Store, as for safekeeping
reprisal|Avenger's act
reptile|Iguana, for one
reputation|And sold my ___ for a Song: FitzGerald
requite|Compensate
requite|Compensate
reredos|Altar screen
rescinds|Abrogates
reserve|Store or stock
resident|Certain doctor in a hospital
resides|Exists (in)
resorts|Vichy et al.
respects|Expressions of deference
respects|What polite people pay
respire|Breathe
respond|Answer
response|Comeback
restart|Go back to square one
restates|Clarifies, perhaps
restless|Uneasy
restore|Do an antiquary's job
restore|Put back a deposed monarch
restore|Put back in shape
restore|Treat old furniture
restorer|Tate employee
restricts|Confines
restyles|Fashions anew
retainer|Legal fee
retaken|Like the Philippines in W.W. II
retardation|Slowness in progress
retools|Adapts machinery for new uses
retrained|Taught an old dog new tricks
retriever|Chesapeake Bay is one
returning|On the way back
reversal|About-face
reversal|Turnabout
reverso|Left-hand page
reviled|Scolded
rewarded|Wherefore have ye ___ evil for good?: Gen. 44:4
rimless|Like some glasses
riposte|Snappy comeback
riveter|Certain steeplejack
riviera|From La Spezia, Italy, to Hyères, France
riviera|Where the jet set may get wet
roborants|Invigorating insects
rolling|Stone or stock predecessor
romaine|Variety of lettuce
romance|Court
romantic|___ Comedy, B'way play
rondeau|Verse form
rondelle|Circular diamond
rookeries|Adélies' breeding grounds
roomette|Railroad accommodation
roseate|Optimistic
rosemary|Evergreen plant of the mint family
rosemary|Her baby was a little devil
rovings|Peregrinations
rubberneck|Swiss city visited by a tourist
rubythroat|Hummingbird variety
ruminant|Meditative insect
rummage|Kind of sale
sabotage|Underground activity
saddens|Dispirits
saddler|Dealer in equestrian gear
salient|Conspicuous
salient|Vital
salmagundi|Potpourri
saltern|Where NaCl is made
saltine|Cracker
saltires|X-shaped crosses
salvation|General Booth's Army
sanctions|Countenances
sandlots|Young hitters' haunts
sandshoe|Desert footgear
sanitary|Hygienic
sapience|Wisdom
sargasso|Sea in an ocean
sassafras|Tree yielding a flavoring agent
satinet|Silken fabric
satires|Plays by Aristophanes, e.g.
satires|Swift works
satraps|Kin of panjandrums
satsuma|Hard-glazed Japanese pottery
sauciest|Most impudent
saurian|Lizard
saviors|Liberators
sayonara|Geisha's goodbye
scalpel|Implement for Hawkeye
scalpel|Surgeon-to-nurse order
scalpels|Surgeons' needs
scanned|Analyzed poetry
scanner|Radar device
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarabs|Beetles
scarabs|Beetles or jewels
scarves|Neckwear
scented|Like sachet
schedule|Set a date for
schisms|Breaches
schooled|Taught
schools|Andover and Groton
schools|Trains
scissors|Tool for a tailor
sciurine|Pertaining to squirrels
scooted|Decamped
scorpion|Catapult
scrawled|Wrote hastily
screeching|Noise from boobooks
scrivener|Notary
scrummage|Rugby play
sculleries|Rooms for cleaning pots and pans
seacoast|Littoral area
seafood|Scallops, clams, etc.
seagirt|Adjective for Hawaii
seaplane|Pontooned transport
seashell|Container for a fish canapé
seasoning|Condiment
seaweed|Oriental staple
seceded|Left a federation
sectional|Like a prefabricated house
sediments|M.'s considered opinions
sedition|Alien and ___ Acts
seedsmen|Sowers
seesawed|Vacillated
seethed|Saw red
seethes|Boils
selectee|Chosen one
selectee|Drafted G.I.
selectee|Many a G.I.
sellout|Turn traitor
semimonthly|Like some periodicals
senates|Buildings in capital cities
senates|Deliberating councils
senator|Church or Stone
senecas|Five Nations group
senoras|Mesdames, in Cádiz
sensate|Able to feel, taste, etc.
sensate|Apprehend via smell, touch, etc.
sensations|Superstars, e.g.
sensibly|In a levelheaded way
sentinel|Guard
separate|Isolated
seraphim|Heavenly beings
serenade|Sunrise ___, Glenn Miller hit
serenade|Schubert favorite
serenade|Schubert work
serenata|Music of the 18th century
serenity|Person of honor
serenity|Title of honor
seriate|Arranged in succession
sermons|Homilies
serpent|Bass wind instrument
serrate|Denticulate
serrated|Notched
serried|In close order
session|Part of a seminar
sessions|U.S. composer associated with Copland
setback|Defeat
setters|Gordon and Irish
setting|Music for a poem
settler|Early Westerner
settlers|Roanoke Island group
settlers|Roanoke Island group
sextant|Navigator's need
shamrocks|Fake jewelry
shanties|Lean-tos
sharpest|Most acute
shavings|Carpenter's byproduct
shedder|Lobster about to molt
sheepshank|Rope-shortening knot
shelters|Cotes, cottages, etc.
sheltie|A.K.C. member
shillelagh|Cudgel
shimmers|Gleams faintly
shiniest|Most polished
shivaree|Noisy, mock serenade
shockers|Movies like "Psycho"
shortbread|Crumbly cookie
shortchange|Swindle
shouting|The tumult and the ___ dies: Kipling
showered|Gave abundantly
showery|Like April, proverbially
shrikes|Butcherbirds
shrines|Reliquaries
shrinking|___ violet
siamese|Thai
siamese|Twins or cats
sidecar|Mixed drink
sidestep|Dodge
sideward|Laterally
sierras|Western ranges
sightseers|Tourists
signalman|Railroad employee
signers|Fifty-six in '76
signore|Italian title
simians|Apes
simulate|Feign
sinecures|Easy jobs
sizeable|Large
skaters|Babilonia and Gardner
skaters|Fratianne and Babilonia
skidded|Lost control at Indy
skimped|Counted every penny
skimped|Economized
skinless|Describing some dogs
skinner|He gets pelf from pelts
skulduggery|Flimflam
skulking|Sneak's activity
skylarks|Frolics
slammer|Calaboose or stir
slander|Malign
slanted|Like biased reports
slapdash|Careless
slatted|Describing a Venetian blind
slattern|Untidy woman
sledder|Monoski user
sleeper|Allen film
slender|Having little force or validity
sliding|___ scale
slippers|Pipe's companions
smelter|Furnaceman at Pittsburgh
smocked|Did some decorative stitching
smuggle|Do some rum-running
snakebite|Cause of Cleo's quietus
snapdragon|Game played with burning brandy
snappers|Castanets
snarers|They use gins to get skins
sneezed|Reacted to snuff
snifters|Goblets for brandy
snippet|Brief quotation
snooped|Nosed around
snootier|More supercilious
snowball|Accumulate and accelerate
snowdrop|Spring bloom
snuggle|Get comfy
soapier|More unctuous
softwood|Pine, e.g.
solacer|Soothing one
solicit|Seek funds
solitary|Like an anchorite
someday|Friml song
somehow|By hook or by crook
somehow|In one way or another
somnolent|Drowsy
songster|Poet
sootier|More fuliginous
sootiest|Most fuliginous
sorrels|Plants with sour juice
soupiest|Most sentimental
spaceships|Modern transportation
spackle|Patch plasterwork
spangle|Paillette
sparred|Bandied words
spatters|Defames
spatula|Kitchen utensil
speakeasies|Roaring Twenties rendezvous
speedboats|Fast craft
speeders|Some ticket recipients
spellers|Participants in a bee
spenders|Sports of sorts
spheres|Music of the ___
spigots|Kegs' pegs
spigots|Taps
spinels|Minerals used as gems
spinets|Small harpsichords
spinoffs|Useful byproducts
spinster|Bachelorette's older relative
splashed|Made an ostentatious display
splices|Joins
sponson|Projecting gun platform on a warship
sponsors|Video V.I.P.'s
sprinkler|Let-us-spray device
sprints|Dashes
squalled|Cried harshly
squander|Waste
squander|Waste
squeegees|Window washers' tools
squillas|Crustaceans called mantis shrimp
squinted|Peered, in a way
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stagers|Old hands
staggers|Arranges alternately
staggers|Totters
stagnation|Country without women
staircase|Flight having risers
stalest|Most hackneyed
stalwart|Robust
stammered|Spoke like Porky Pig
stamper|Mail room worker
stances|Postures
stander|Max in "Hart to Hart"
standoff|Tie
standpat|Stubbornly conservative
standup|Rise
staples|Salt, sugar, etc.
starless|. . . ___ and bible-black: Dylan Thomas
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starring|Movie-credit word
starter|One with a gun for a run
starter|Track employee
stashed|Kept in a cache
stations|Union and Penn
stators|Parts of turbines
statues|Formal garden features
stature|Basketball recruiter's consideration
stature|Height
steadied|Firmed up
stealers|Base runners, at times
stealth|Cat burglar's sine qua non
steeled|Toughened
steelier|More adamant
steenbok|African antelope
steeped|Brewed tea
steerage|Cheapest accommodations on a ship
stemware|Dinner glasses
stencils|Patterns used by sign painters
stentor|Greek herald
sterlet|Small sturgeon
sternest|Most forbidding
stevedores|Longshoremen's bosses
stickfuls|Measures of set type
stickled|Demurred
stipend|Pension, e.g.
stipples|Engraves with dots and flicks
stokers|Feeders of fires on freighters
stoners|Devices for removing cherry pits
stoolies|Rats
storage|Kind of battery
straddle|Take both sides
strafes|Machine-guns
straight|This loses to a flush
strainers|Screens
straiten|Put into financial difficulties
straits|Dire ___, rock group
strands|Leaves high and dry
stratify|Form in layers
stratum|Layer
streamer|Defective parachute
streamers|Aurora borealis
streamers|Pennants
streetcars|Erstwhile N.Y.C. transportation
stresses|Underlines
strettos|Final passages, in music
strider|Rozovsky play, based on a Tolstoy story
stringed|Like violins
stripes|Stars' companions
stripped|Bare
strokes|Tom Watson's arithmetic
stroller|Baby carriage
students|Professor's captive audience
stupendous|Adman's adjective
sturdier|More vigorous
sturgeon|Caviar source
subsists|Lives
succeeds|Follows
success|Top of the ladder
suffering|___ catfish!
sugarplums|Images in a Clement Moore poem
sultans|Sovereigns in the Middle East
summate|Bring to a total
summertime|Gershwin favorite
summoner|Spiritualist, sometimes
sunbathers|People often in the 80's
sunbathes|Basks
sunbeams|Rays of light
sundowns|Preludes to night
sunrise|Start of something new
superlunar|Celestial; heavenly
surface|Take the Nautilus up
surreptitiously|Sub rosa
surveyor|Early role of G.W.
suspect|Questionable
sustenance|Food
sweetens|Softens the mood of
swindles|Cons
swooned|Passed out
sycamores|Shade trees
syllabubs|Frothy desserts
syringe|Ear irrigator
tabernacle|Sacred sanctuary
tablets|Pads
taborets|Stools or drums
tactical|Expedient
tailgate|Follow a car closely
talesman|Prospective juror
talking|___ machine (phonograph)
tallest|Adjective for redwoods
tallyhos|Huntsmen's cries
tanager|Scarlet ___ (red robin)
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangerine|Mandarin
tangible|Like certain assets
tangoed|Performed, as the Castles
tankers|Suez sights
taproom|Bar
tapster|One of many behind bars
tarnish|Discoloration
tarpaulin|Waterproof material
tasters|Vintner's staff members
tattered|Torn's partner
tatters|Old clothes
tattletale|Stool pigeon
teahouses|Oriental cafes
teakettle|Vessel on the range
teamster|Truck driver
teapots|Brewing vessels
teenage|Of adolescents
teeters|Wobbles
teetotal|Like the W.C.T.U.
telecast|Air show
telegram|No mon, no fun, your son could be one
teleost|Bony fish
telepathy|Thought transference
telerans|Navigation systems featuring TV
televise|Air one's wares
televisors|Certain broadcasters
temperance|Part of W.C.T.U.
temperate|Abstemious
tempests|These never shake love, says Shakespeare
tenable|Like some arguments
tendered|Made a bid
tenement|Dwelling in a city
tenement|Flat
tentacles|Octopuses have many
termini|Depots
terrace|O'Hara's "From the ___"
terraces|Galleries or colonnades
terrene|Earthly
terriers|Lhasa apsos
testate|Having a will
testate|Having left a will
testator|One with a will
tetched|Not all there
textile|Cotton or wool
textile|Woven cloth
theaters|Broadway tourist magnets
theaters|Helen Hayes and Martin Beck
theatre|Haymarket attraction
theorem|Rule expressed by an equation
therefor|Consequently: Var.
thermae|Baths of ancient Rome
thieving|Rustlers' activity
thirstier|More parched
thirteen|Baker's dozen
threads|Duds
thunderbolt|Missile hurled by Zeus
timbrel|Small hand drum
timelier|More opportune
timesaving|Expeditious
tiniest|Least large
tintypes|Photos of yesteryear
tirades|Vehement speeches
tireless|Ever energetic
titanic|Colossal
titillated|Tickled
toadstool|Poisonous mushroom
toehold|Fragile footing
toeshoe|Ballerina's need
tolerant|Forbearing insect
toluene|Part of TNT
tonight|___ We Love, 1941 song
tontine|Survivor-takes-all insurance
topiary|Ornamental garden
topkick|First sergeant
topsides|On deck
tornados|Whirlwinds
tortillas|Mexican matzohs
torture|Twist the meaning of
touchdown|Result of many a long run
touristic|Typical of sightseers
tousled|Rumpled
traders|They've got the goods
tradition|Custom
trailed|Followed
trainee|Apprentice
trainers|Circus people
tranquilizes|Sedates
transept|Part of a cruciform church
transformation|Potion's effect on Dr. Jekyll
transients|Wayfarers
transilluminate|Cause light to pass through
transit|Sic ___ gloria mundi
translations|Certain ponies
transparent|Sheer
transpositional|Relating to rearrangements
trapeze|Burt Lancaster film
trapped|Ensnared
trapper|Pelts-for-pelf person
treacle|Molasses
treadle|Busman's door-opening item
treadles|Levers on potters' wheels
treasonous|Like Arnold's action
treeless|Like a tundra
treenails|Wooden pegs
treetops|Crazy places for a little rock 'n' roll
treetops|Sylvan spires
tremendous|Adman's adjective
tremolo|Sills specialty
trestle|Bridge framework
trestle|Wooden horse
trestles|Bridge supports
tribalism|Strong in-group loyalty
tricolor|France's flag
trident|Poseidon's spear
tridents|Fish spears
trimaran|Modern sailing vessel
triples|Long hits
tripoli|Former Barbary State
trippers|Mechanisms for switches
trisect|Cut into three parts
trisects|Cuts into three parts
trisects|Divides into three equal parts
tritest|Most banal
trivial|Minuscule
trodden|Past participle of tread
trolled|Fished with a moving line
trombone|Jack Teagarden played it
trooper|State policeman
troopers|Mounted police
troubles|Vicissitudes' ingredients
troubleshooters|Certain mediators
trounce|Rout
troupes|Traveling players
trouser|Kind of legs or pockets
truants|School skippers
truisms|Platitudes
truncating|Logger's activity
trusses|Ties
turnspit|Roasting jack
tussles|Scuffles
tweeter|Small loudspeaker
twelfth|Shakespeare's "___ Night"
twenties|Certain bills
twitter|Gabble
typecast|Constantly given the same kind of role
typecast|In the same familiar role
tyrants|British officials, to the colonists
ulsters|Heavy overcoats
umbellate|Like plants of the carrot family
unabashed|Dauntless despite discomfiture
unaided|On one's own
unboned|Not filleted
uncoils|Straightens out a hose
uncommunicative|Reserved; taciturn
undercover|Like a spy
undergo|Endure
undergo|Experience
underlined|Emphasized
underpaid|Descriptive of Bob Cratchit
undersells|Offers better bargains than one's rivals
understand|See
understate|Opposite of exaggerate
understudy|Actor waiting for a break
undertake|Set about
undertaker|Entrepreneur
undertow|Swimmer's hazard
undertow|Swimming hazard
underworld|Realm of hoods
undraped|Like some statues
unexceptionable|Beyond reproach
unhands|Lets go, as a villain
unheated|Like an igloo
unionizes|Emulates Gompers
unissued|Held back, as stocks
unities|Dramatic criteria formulated by Aristotle
unnerved|Upset
unpinned|Free flowing, as hair
unpleasant|Disagreeable
unraked|Not gathered, as leaves
unsportsmanlike|Kind of conduct penalized in football
unsteady|Tipsy
unsteel|Soften; disarm
unveils|Discloses
upshots|Outcomes
upsilon|Greek vowel
useless|Democrats' adjective for Grant
useless|Ineffectual
usquebaugh|Irish whisky
utensil|Scoop, e.g.
vaccinia|Cowpox
vacuity|Emptiness
valance|Window drapery
valises|Gladstones' kin
valuers|British appraisers
vanilla|Flavoring extract
variety|A certain spice
vassals|Liegemen
vaticinate|Prophesy
veepees|Prexies' understudies
vegetables|Mangel-wurzels, rutabagas, etc.
ventricle|Heart chamber
vermicelli|Very thin pasta
vestibule|Coatrack location
viscous|Like maple syrup
vulnerable|Bridge term
walloped|Beat the daylights out of
wanderer|Aeneas was one
warning|Admonition
warpath|Route for Geronimo
warships|Combat vessels
washbowl|Postseason game for dirty players?
washtub|Laundry adjunct
waterloo|Decisive defeat
waterspout|Gargoyle
wedlock|Marriage
weekend|What Milland lost in a 1945 movie
welcome|Highly agreeable
welders|Metalworkers
western|Egg dish
western|John Wayne vehicle
whatnots|Bric-a-brac holders
whetstone|Sharpener
windlass|Relative of a capstan
winglets|Nestlings' appendages
wishful|Eager
witchcraft|Magic; enchantment
woodbine|Virginia creeper
woodcut|Art work
wrasses|Colorful fish
wriggler|Mosquito's larva or pupa
xysters|Surgical instruments
yearlong|Lasting 12 months
yellows|Disease of plants
yonkers|Where to see standardbreds
zeppelin|Airship
zingaro|Genovese gypsy
abandoned|Deserted
abounded|Teemed
abridge|Shorten
absence|Truancy, e.g.
absentee|Type of ballot
academe|Professors' world
acaudal|Lacking a tail
acaudate|Tailless
accelerator|Gas pedal
accents|Brogues
accolade|Tribute
acetone|Colorless solvent used in paints
acidulous|Sour
acreages|Lots and lots of lots
acrophobia|Fear of heights
activities|Work, hobbies, social events, etc.
actually|In reality
actuary|Risk calculator
adamant|Impenetrably hard
adamant|Intractable
adapter|Connecting device
adapter|Connecting device
addendum|Supplement
addition|Increase
additive|Extra ingredient
additives|Antiknocks, e.g.
address|Add some ZIP to this
adhered|Stuck
adheres|Cleaves
adipose|Fat
adipose|Fatty
admiralties|Islands north of New Guinea
admires|Looks up to
admires|Marvels at
admitted|Let in
adopter|Surrogate parent
adorned|Caparisoned
adorning|Trimming
advisor|Mentor
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerialist|Flexible flier
aerials|Forward passes in football
aerobes|Bacteria that die without free oxygen
aeronaut|Balloon operator
aesthete|Lover of beauty
aesthete|Walter Pater was one
aestivation|Torpid state during the hot season
afferent|Conveying impulses to a nerve center
aflutter|Excited
against|Versus
aggress|Set upon
agonies|What some losers suffer
agonist|Competitor or contestant
aileron|Plane-wing part
airdrome|Landing field
airtight|Hermetically sealed
airtime|Book about CBS, by Gates: 1978
alamode|Thin silk fabric
alarmed|Frightened
alarums|Warnings for Macbeth
albumin|Protein in milk and eggs
alderman|City official
alderman|Urban legislator
alembic|Purifier
alerted|Put on the qui vive
alerting|Putting on guard
alewife|Fish of the herring family
alienated|Estranged
alienee|Property recipient
alkalis|Potassium, sodium, etc.
alleged|So-called
allegro|Brisk, in music
allegro|Brisk, to Bellini
alleluia|Praise ye the Lord!
allergy|Hypersensitivity to a specific substance
allotted|Distributed
alludes|Refers (to)
alluvial|Kind of deposit
almanac|Statistical calendar
alopecia|Baldness
alpenstock|Mountain climber's staff
aluminum|About 8 percent of earth's crust
amanita|Deadly fungus
amassed|Accumulated
amasses|Accumulates
amassing|Hoarder's activity
amateur|Jackleg
amazing|___ Grace, well-known hymn
amazons|Penthesilea and her band
ambition|Caesar's flaw, according to Brutus
ambition|Macbeth's fatal flaw
amentia|Mental deficiency
amicable|Friendly
amongst|In the midst of
amoroso|With tenderness: Mus. dir.
amorous|Lovey-dovey
amounts|Bottom-line items
amperes|Current measures
ampulla|Dosage container
amusements|Games
anaesthetic|Laughing gas, e.g.
anagrams|Word game
analogy|Parallelism
analogy|Partial resemblance
analyze|Study critically
anathema|Curse
anathema|Curse
anathema|Ecclesiastical ban
anatomy|Animal or plant structure
anchors|Secures
ancient|Time-honored
anecdote|Brief, interesting tale
anecdote|Short narrative
anecdote|Tale told by an oldster
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Flowerlike sea animals
angelic|Like putti
angelus|A prayer
angular|Gaunt
animate|Alive
animated|Lively
animating|Enlivening
aniseed|Licoricelike flavoring
annular|Ring-shaped
annulet|Little ring
anoints|Consecrates with oil
another|Rose Franken's "___ Claudia": 1943
anteater|Echidna or pangolin
anteaters|Echidnas, e.g.
antenna|Rabbit ears
anthems|Hymns of a sort
anthill|Busy, congested community
anthropology|The study of man
anthropophagus|Man-eater
antidote|Remedy counteracting poison
antihero|Protagonist of a sort
antipasto|This means "before food"
antipodal|Opposed
antitrust|Kind of suit
antonyms|Sad-happy, good-bad, etc.
anxious|___ seat (revival-meeting bench)
anything|Porter's "___ Goes"
apaches|Raiders of the Old West
apartment|Lemmon's means of advancement in a 1960 film
apothecaries|___ weight (measuring scheme)
appalled|Shocked
appalled|Shocked
appalls|Dismays
appeals|Pleads
appearing|Now follower on a marquee
appease|Conciliate
appetite|Inherent craving
applesauce|Bunk!
applesauce|Poppycock
apricot|___ brandy
arbores|Trees, to a botanist
arcadia|Place of rustic contentment
areolae|Small spaces
areolae|Spaces between veins of leaves
argonaut|Prospector in 1848–49
aristocrat|Nobleman
armband|Brassard
arpeggio|Certain chord
arrears|Unpaid debts
arrests|Retards
arrives|Is successful
arsenal|Place for matériel
arsenic|Insecticide ingredient
arterial|Like the Alcan Highway
article|Item in the Constitution
artifacts|Objects made by humans
artists|Cassatt and O'Keeffe
artists|Rubens and Renoir
artless|Free of guile
ascetic|Monk
ascribe|Impute
ascribe|Impute
ashtrays|Smokers' needs
askance|With suspicion
asocial|Withdrawn
asperses|Maligns
asperses|Slanders
asphalts|Does some paving
aspirated|Drew in by suction
assaults|Rushes violently against
assemble|Construct
assertive|Bold and confident
asserts|States
assigner|Professor, at times
assists|A on box scores
assists|Aids
assists|Baseball plays
assumes|Takes for granted
assured|Confident
asteroid|Very small planet
astonished|Greatly surprised
astounded|Greatly surprised
astronauts|Houston's spacemen?
astronomical|High, as inflationary prices
ataraxia|Imperturbability
atelier|Studio
athlete|Jim Thorpe was one
athlete|Olympics participant
athletes|Thorpe, Zaharias et al.
atingle|Goose-pimply
atoners|Expiators
attacked|What G. W. did at Trenton
attending|Charmian's activity
attested|Bore witness
attests|Certifies or demonstrates
attitude|Something to strike
attracts|Lures
attuned|Harmonized
attuned|In harmony
attunes|Harmonizes
auditor|Official who checks accounts
auroras|Dawns
authorship|Byline information
autocrat|The ___ of the Breakfast Table: O. W. Holmes
autogiro|Certain aircraft
automats|Cafeterias' kin
availed|Helped
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Incarnations
avenger|Erinys, for one
avengers|Like-for-like people
avenues|7th, 8th, 9th, etc. in N.Y.C.
avenues|Broad streets
average|Mean's cousin
average|Median's kin
aversion|Intense dislike
aviator|Howard Hughes was one
avifauna|Ornis
avowers|They declare openly
awaited|Expected
balderdash|Senseless talk
baldpate|Bird for Yul Brynner?
ballyhoo|Flamboyant puffery
balustrade|Stair railing
bananas|Honduran exports
banderilla|Dart thrust into el toro
banshees|Ireland's baleful wailers
bantams|Small fowl
barefaced|Audacious
baritones|Merrill and Milnes
barnacle|___ Bill the Sailor, 1931 song
barnacle|Piggyback rider on a whale
barratry|Persistent incitement to litigation
barroom|The Face on the ___ Floor
bartenders|They should be good mixers
baseball|Bowie Kuhn's domain
bathysphere|Beebe vehicle
bayonets|Musket adjuncts
beefeaters|Yeomen of the guards
beeline|Shortest distance between two points
beetroot|Pigweed
begrime|Soil
behaves|Acts
behoove|Be ethically necessary
belated|Bartók and Lewis become tardy
belladonna|Deadly nightshade
bellicose|Warlike
beloved|Dearly ___
bemires|Fouls
beneath|Unbefitting
benzene|C6H6
beriberi|Disease caused by lack of thiamine
betakes|Directs (oneself)
betimes|Early
betroth|Promise in marriage
betwixt|___ and between
bewares|Is on guard
bewitched|___, Bothered and Bewildered
bewitched|Enchanted
bicyclists|Entertainers at old Madison Square Garden
bidding|Auction action
billingsgate|Foul, vulgar, abusive talk
birthright|Inheritance of the firstborn
bittern|Bird sometimes called a stake driver
blackfin|Snapper or whitefish
blandest|Most insipid
blatherskite|Empty talk
blondish|Flaxen
blossom|An equine color
blossom|Sweet rocket, e.g.
bluegrass|___ Region, famed for horse farms
bluejeans|Casual wear
blurring|Smearing
boaster|One blowing his own horn
bobwhite|Bird that quails?
bodices|Women's vests
boilers|Submerged coral reefs
boldness|Familiarity begets ___: Marmion
bolster|Reinforce
bolstered|Supported, with "up"
bonding|Bailsman's activity
borates|Acid salts
borings|Chips created by carpenters
botanist|Asa Gray was one
brackish|Like the Dead Sea
braveness|Atlanta heroics?
breakups|Disintegrations
breeder|Animal that has offspring
breeders|Chicken farmers, e.g.
breweries|Milwaukee plants
bridles|Restrains
briefer|Not so prolix
broadly|In coarse fashion
bromide|Cliché
bromine|Toxic liquid
bronzes|Coats, as baby shoes
brouhaha|Furor
bufflehead|Stupid bird?
bulletin|Communiqué
bungled|Made a hash of
butchers|Messes up
butterfingered|Clumsy
buzzard|Rapacious person
cabinet|Certain secretaries
cahoots|In ___ (conspiring)
caisson|Enclosure for a sandhog
cakewalk|Stage dance
calendar|List for a judge
callers|Floormen in a casino
calorie|Item counted by a dieter
camellia|Plant named for a Jesuit
camisole|Woman's undergarment
campfires|Gathering places for certain scouts
cannulas|Small tubes
cantata|Choral composition
cantatas|Choral works
canteen|G.I. hangout
cantina|Southwestern saloon
canvasback|Duck perched on a sail?
capellini|Type of pasta
capitals|Madison and Montgomery, e.g.
cappers|Shills
caracara|South American hawk
carboys|Kin of demijohns
carcajou|Wolverine
cardigan|General for whom a sweater was named
cardinals|St. Louis nine
careers|Goes headlong
caressed|Fondled
caressed|Soothed, in a way
carloads|Tons upon tons
caroled|Sang at a crèche
carolers|Deck the halls . . .  group
carotin|Source of vitamin A
carpetbaggers|Outsiders in the political arena
carrottop|Redhead
carryon|Wage
cartage|Rate for transporting
cartels|Groups like OPEC
cartels|Trusts
cartoons|Tad products
casabas|Winter melons
casement|Window frame
catacomb|Subterranean cemetery
catapult|Ancient missile-launcher
cataract|Waterfall
categorize|Classify
catenate|Form into a chain
caterer|He feeds feasters for a fee
catmint|Herb relished by grimalkins
catnaps|Snoozes
catspaws|Tools
cattail|Marsh plant
cattier|More spiteful
caucuses|Political party meetings
caustic|Biting
caveman|Alley Oop, for one
cellars|Oenologists' storerooms
cellars|Wine stocks
cements|Unites
centigrade|Measuring unit
centimes|Small French coins
centimeters|An inch equals 2.54 of these
cereals|Story installments*
certain|Indubitable
chairperson|Committee head, feminist style
chalets|Alpine cottages
chamfer|Bevel
chamois|Goatlike antelope
chaotic|In a jumble
chasers|Keystone Kops, usually
chastened|Purified; refined
chatterbox|Nonstop talker
cheesecake|Leg art
cheetah|Fast cat
cherish|Think of fondly
chevrons|Noncom's pride
chiaroscuro|Contrast of light and dark
chiefly|In the main
childish|Immature
children|Offspring
chimera|Foolish fancy
chimera|Impossible dream
chinaware|Chopsticks?
chirrups|Sounds in a sylvan setting
chitchat|Conversation
chocolates|These are sometimes nutty
choleric|Irascible
chortles|Makes a gleeful, snorting sound
chowchow|Chopped pickles in mustard sauce
chukker|Inning in polo
cindery|Like a well-used fireplace
cinemas|Movies
cinematograph|Motion-picture theater, to a Londoner
circular|Like Arthur's Table
cisterns|Rain collectors
cisterns|Water tanks
citation|Triple Crown winner: 1948
clandestine|Sub rosa
claptrap|Pretentious nonsense
clarence|Type of carriage
clarets|Dry red beverages
clarity|What obfuscators lack
classic|Treasured work
cleanse|Purge
climate|Miami's hiemal boast
climbed|Scaled
clinches|Boxers' entanglements
clouter|Home-run swinger
coalesce|Unite
coarser|Not so refined
coastal|Along the shore
cockled|Puckered
coleslaw|Fish-fry dish, usually
coleslaw|Salad of a sort
collated|Put together, as parts of a book
collect|What creditors want to do
collector|Numismatist, e.g.
collops|Meat slices
colonel|Stoopnagle
colonel|Wearer of a silver eagle
colonels|Grains, as of corn*
colonial|Furniture style
comatose|Lethargic; torpid
commercial|A television "must"
commissioners|Officials like Bowie Kuhn
compass|Circumference
complex|Involved
conceit|Fanciful notion
concocts|Invents
concupiscence|Lust
confute|Overwhelm by argument
connects|Hits the pitch
connoisseur|Competent critic
conserve|Protect from depletion
console|Pilot's instrument panel
consorting|Keeping company
conspire|Plot
constable|English landscapist: 1776–1837
constable|Painter of "Fog Over Scotland Yard"?
constable|Painter of the "The Hay Wain"
constant|M. Kennedy's "The ___ Nymph"
consuls|Representatives abroad
consumes|Eats
contact|Influential acquaintance
contaminate|Pollute
contender|Pugilist seeking a title
contentiousness|Belligerence
contessa|The Barefoot ___, 1954 film
contest|Agon
contractor|Builder, muscle or bridge player
coolies|Their wages are outrageous
coracle|British boat
cordillera|Group of mountain ranges
cormorant|Greedy person
cornered|In a bad position
corollary|Inference or deduction
correlate|Do a statistician's job
corrosive|Caustic
corsage|Bouquet for a belle
corsair|Pirate from Barbary
costumed|Clad, as for a festival
counsel|Figure at the bar
counsels|Defense teams, e.g.
counterpane|Use an analgesic
coverages|Insurance options
covered|Insured
cowbird|It builds no nests
cowcatcher|Brief TV plug for a minor sponsor
crackdown|Newly appointed disciplinarian's measure
crashers|Uninvited ones
craters|Cavities on the moon
crayfish|Lobster's kin
creases|Wrinkles
credence|Belief
crenate|Notched
crimson|Like a certain Tide in Alabama
criterion|Touchstone
critter|Cow or horse, to a ranch hand
crossover|Like some votes
crossroads|[See image]
crouton|Soup or salad item
crucial|Acute
crystal|Grain of salt, e.g.
cucumber|Salad ingredient
culture|Ethnologist's concern
curares|Poison-producing plants
current|Now in progress
cursory|Not thorough
curtail|Abridge
cutlets|Meat slices
cyclone|Kind of cellar
cynical|Sneering
cynosure|Center of attraction
dactyls|Feet for Homer
dairyman|Purveyor of "Jersey juice"
dampest|Least dry
dandelions|Flowering weeds
dangerous|Film for which Bette Davis won an Oscar: 1935
dangers|. . . with ___ compass'd round: Milton
dangler|Misused participle
darters|Freshwater fish
dateline|This goes along the 180th meridian
daughter|B.F.'s ___: Marquand
dazzlers|Knockouts
dearest|Bride, to the groom
debases|Cheapens
debouche|Outlet, as for troops
debtless|Without creditors
deciliter|About 3.38 fluid ounces
decimeters|Nine of these equal about a yard
declaims|Harangues
declamatory|Rhetorical
declarer|One possibly seeking a slam
decollete|Adjective for some evening gowns
decontamination|One goal of the E.P.A.
decorate|Give a medal to
decorator|Interior ___
decreed|Ordained
decries|Belittles
defeatist|One resigned to reverses
defender|Champion
defiant|Rebellious
defined|Did a lexicographer's job
deforest|Inventor Lee ___
deigned|Condescended
delayed|Slowed up
deltoid|Triangular
demands|Claims
demijohn|Bottle encased in wickerwork
demotes|Makes a sergeant into a corporal
denoted|Pointed out
denotes|Betokens
dentate|Toothed
denture|Eating aid, for some
dentures|False teeth
departs|Ascends at Logan
departs|Takes off
deplane|Get off at O'Hare
deplane|Leave an SST
depones|Testifies in court
deposes|Testifies under oath
derelict|Abandoned
deriders|Scornful ones
derides|Pokes fun at
derides|Ridicules
derides|Ridicules
deriding|Mocking
derives|Infers
descent|Ancestry
describe|Picture
designer|Beene or Blass
dessert|Napoleon, e.g.
desserts|Sweets
destination|Goal
destroy|Undo
destroyers|Part of the fleet
details|Particulars
detains|Holds back
deterged|Cleansed
detests|Loathes
detonate|Explode
detonator|Explosive
detours|Balzac's "Le Curé ___"
devotees|Enthusiasts
diarists|Frank and Evelyn
diatribe|Abusive criticism
dictionaries|Lexicons
diehard|Extreme conservative
diocesan|Of a bishop's authority
diorama|Miniature scene
disaster|Catastrophe
disburse|Pay out
discrete|Unrelated
discrete|Unrelated
disentanglement|Extrication
disjoin|Separate
dispense|Exempt
disports|Frolics
dissension|Strife
dissert|Expatiate
dissertate|Discourse at length
distance|Space from here to there
distances|Golfers' considerations
distorted|Like most monsters
distorter|Fisheye lens, e.g.
disturb|Bother
disturbs|Interferes with
dithery|In a flutter
diurnal|On a 24-hour schedule
diverge|Branch off
dizziness|Vertigo
doctored|Altered, as evidence
dogears|Folded page-corners
doggoned|Euphemism for a profane adjective
dogmatic|Opinionated
dolomite|Rock-forming mineral
dolomites|Minerals or mountains
domesticate|Shakespeare's tamed shrew
donated|Was eleemosynary
donations|Gifts
donkeys|Fools
doomsday|Relative of Armageddon
doornails|Large-headed studdings
dosages|Medicinal amounts
doubled|Made a two-base hit
dragnet|Jack Webb's web
dragstrip|Place for a hot rod
dramatics|Lee Strasberg's field
dramatist|Wycherley was one
drawler|Extender of vowel sounds
drayman|Carter
dreaded|Awesome
dreaded|Feared
dreaded|Inspiring awe
dressed|Applied a bandage
dressers|They tend to the stars
dresses|Clothes
dressier|Costumed more stylishly
dromedary|Ship of the desert
droners|Bumblebees
drooling|Anticipating pleasure
dumfounded|Greatly surprised
dumpiest|Least shapely
dunning|Collection agency's tactic
dutchman|Wagner's "The Flying ___"
dynastic|Like Ming rulers
earflap|Lobe weather-protector
earldom|Peer's realm
earring|Gift for a gypsy
easiest|. . . those move ___ who have learn'd to dance: Pope
eastern|Not Occidental
eastern|Oriental
eastward|From Rome to Istanbul, e.g.
eavesdroppers|Roofers are ___
ecological|Of our surroundings and us
economic|Part of E.C.A.
edentate|Lacking teeth
edition|Bulldog, for one
educable|Capable of gaining knowledge
eelworm|Small nematode
effected|Brought about
egalite|Liberté! ___! Fraternité!
eggheads|Highbrows
egoists|Self-centered ones
egomania|Extreme self-conceit
egotism|I trouble
ejectable|Like some jet fighter seats
elapses|Passes
elapses|Passes, as time
elastic|Resilient
elaterid|Click beetle
elation|Cheerfulness
elbowed|Jostled
elderly|Senior citizens, with "the"
electee|November winner
elections|Times of decision
elective|Choice on campus
electric|Thrilling
electron|Subatomic particle
electron|This may give you a charge
electrons|Atomic particles
elegance|Polish
elegiac|Plaintive
elegiac|Plaintive, as a poem
element|Gold or silver
element|Natural habitat
elements|Gold and silver
elements|Krypton and xenon
elevate|Opposite of demote
elevate|Produce levitation
elevens|Field hockey teams
eliminate|Defeat in a heat
elision|Apocope
ellipse|Elongated circle
elongate|Protract
elongate|Stretch
elopement|Romeo-Juliet secret
emanate|Come forth
emanation|Issuance
emanator|One that issues forth
embargoes|Legal prohibitions on commerce
embattle|Fortify
embayed|Surrounded
embrace|Clasp
embroiled|Confused
emersed|Rising from water
emigrate|Leave home, in a way
eminent|Outstanding
emotive|Hortatory
empathic|Sharing another's emotions
emperor|Beethoven's ___ Concerto
emperor|Kind of butterfly
emperor|Type of butterfly
empires|Vast kingdoms
empiric|Observational
emplaced|Allocated
emprise|Derring-do
emulated|Strived to equal
enabling|Kind of act or resolution
enameled|Painted
enamels|Cloisonné and champlevé
encyclopedia|Reference book
endanger|Imperil
endeavor|Strive
endeavor|Try
endless|Like a circle
endmost|Adjective for a caboose
endowed|Equipped gratuitously
endures|Bears
enemies|Foes
enemies|Those at swords' points
energetic|Like a human dynamo
engaged|Altar-bound
engraft|Implant
enhaloes|Surrounds with an aura
enigmatic|Puzzling
enliven|Animate
enliven|Perk up
enormity|Outrageous act
ensconce|Settle snugly or securely
ensigns|Flags
ensigns|Pennants
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
enslave|Subjugate
ensnares|Craftily trips up
ensured|Guaranteed
ensurer|He gives a guarantee
ensurers|Those who guarantee
entente|International understanding
entente|Triple ___
entente|Understanding of a sort
enterers|Diarists
enteron|Begin
entertainer|Joplin opus of 1902, with "The"
enthrones|Exalts
enticer|Lorelei or Circe
enticer|Lorelei, e.g.
enticing|Like a siren
enticing|Sirenic
entitle|Authorize
entrain|Board a Pullman
entrance|Doorway
entrant|Freshman, for one
entrant|New member
entrants|Contestants
entreat|Supplicate
entresol|Mezzanine
entries|Contestants
entries|Derby competitors
entrust|Assign the care of
entwist|Tangle
epeeist|Dueler of a sort
ephedra|Desert shrub
episcopal|Pertaining to bishops
epistles|Apostolic messages
epitome|Abridgment
epitome|Condensed account
equalize|Make even
equinox|March or September event
erasures|Results of typists' errors
eremite|Religious recluse
eremites|Hermits
ericoid|Heathlike
erlking|Mischievous menace to moppets in Munich
ermines|Minks' kin
erosive|Causing to rust
erotica|Some Ovidian works
erotica|X-rated literature
errants|They deviate
erratic|Irregular; queer
erratum|Printer's mistake
ersatzes|Substitutes for natural products
eruption|Event in southern Italy: A.D. 79
escapee|Dragnet foiler
escapee|He flew the coop
escarole|Endive
escheat|Cause to lapse
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Beyond the ken of most people
esoterica|Abstruse facts or things
espalier|Trellis for shrubs
essayed|Made a stab at
essayist|Agnes Repplier was one
essence|Vital ingredient
estates|Landed properties
estates|Properties
esteems|Prizes
esthete|Beauty lover
estrogen|Female hormone
etamine|Fabric with open mesh
etatism|State socialism
etchers|Dürer and Whistler, e.g.
etching|A Whistler opus
eternal|Love Is ___: Irving Stone
eternity|Endless existence
etesian|Recurring annually
ethical|Felix Adler's ___ Culture movement
ethical|Moral
ethical|Morally right
eugenic|Well-born
euthanasia|Young Burmese at home
evading|Dodger's forte
evanesce|Dissipate, as vapor
evanesce|Fade from sight
eventide|Vespers time
eventual|Ultimate
everglades|___ National Park, Fla.
evermore|Always
evident|In plain sight
exciting|Like a roller-coaster ride
exclaims|Says "Bah!" or "Ah!"
exemplary|Illustrative
existent|Now occurring
exoticism|Foreign trait of behavior
expanse|Large, open area
expense|Charge
expense|Kind of account
expired|Ceased, as a lease
explodes|Blows up
explore|Look into closely
expunge|Strike out
extended|Lengthy
extensor|Muscle
extenuation|Partial excuse
eyebrights|Scarlet pimpernels
eyeholes|Mask features
eyelets|Grommets
eyewash|Drivel
eyewash|Flattery: Slang
fabulist|Aesop, for one
facetious|Jesting
families|They have trees
fancied|Liked
fantails|Some pigeons or goldfish
fantasts|Visionaries
farragoes|Hodgepodges
fascist|Mussolini was one
fastener|Clip
feather|Word with bed or brain
fedoras|Haberdasher's display
feelers|Antennae
fencing|Olympic sport since 1920
fermata|The sustaining of a note
festoon|Swag
fiancee|She said "yes"
fighter|Spad or Fokke
figurehead|Sailing-ship décor
filbert|A European nut
finagle|Bamboozle
finagle|Get by fraud
finagled|Advanced via bamboozlement
finances|Pecuniary resources
finesse|Bridge ploy
fingernail|Item bitten by an onychophagist
firearms|What some bear and others can't bear
firedog|Andiron
firemen|Relief pitchers
fistular|Hollow, as a pipe or reed
flagpole|Schoolyard sight
flagship|The Santa Maria, e.g.
flapdoodle|Poppycock
flatfish|Halibut or sole
flatter|Soft-soap
flattering|Adulator's forte
flavour|Taste, to a Londoner
flaxseed|Source of a yellowish oil
flayers|Skinners or whippers
fleshpots|Places catering to licentious tastes
fletcher|Beaumont's collaborator
flibbertigibbet|Dwarfish boy in Scott's "Kenilworth"
flibbertigibbet|Irresponsible person
flirted|Played the coquette
floodgate|Sluice
florence|City of Lilies
florence|Where to see the Pitti Palace
flotsam|Abandoned wreckage
flotsam|Vagrants
fluffed|Bungled
flyspeck|Insignificant dot
folklore|One of Jakob Grimm's interests
football|Pete Rozelle's domain
footstools|Ottomans
forceful|Effective; vigorous
forecast|An angler on the links makes a ___
forenoon|Breakfast time
forensic|Argumentative
forensic|Pertaining to legal debate
forensic|___ medicine (type of jurisprudence)
foresail|Offshore flapper
foresides|Fronts
forgetful|Absent-minded
forsake|Abandon
forthright|Direct
forward|___, the Light Brigade!
fragments|Incomplete parts
fragrant|Redolent
franklin|Pennsylvania Gazette publisher
freshet|Sudden inundation
fretted|Embroidered with gold or silver
frigate|War vessel
frights|Sudden scares
fritter|Doughnut's cousin
fritter|Waste bit by bit
frontal|Head-on; direct
furnace|Hot spot
futuristic|Like much sci-fi
gabfest|Talk-talk-talk gathering
gambled|Tried the slots
gangster|Hood
gangway|Pier-to-packet passage
garnered|Accumulated
gasohol|Fuel saver
gazelle|Ariel
gazette|Newspaper
general|Mark Clark was one
generals|Their aides constantly see stars
generate|Produce
generate|Produce
generated|Produced
generators|Dynamos
gentiles|Non-Mormons, to Mormons
genuine|Authentic
genuineness|Sincerity
germanic|Branch of languages including English
germination|Vaterland
gestapo|Relative of Gay-Pay-Oo
gestapo|Remorseless enforcers
gestate|Conceive and gradually develop
gherkin|Sweet pickle
giggles|Titters nervously
glasses|Tumblers
glengarry|Cap worn by Campbell and Moore
glisten|Sparkle
glories|Nimbi
goldeneyes|Birds for Midas?
goodwill|Benevolence
gooseflesh|What cold or fear causes
gourmand|Epicure
graders|They rate
grandee|V.I.P.
granger|Farm-club member
grateful|Thanks giving
gravely|With a straight face
greases|Oils
greasier|More unctuous
greeted|Met the new arrivals
grenades|Mini-bombs
grinder|Pestle, for one
groaner|Crosby epithet
groaner|Crosby epithet, with "The"
grossness|Lack of refinement
groundhogs|Predictors on Feb. 2
grovels|Acts like a toady
grownup|Adult
guanaco|Camellike creature of S.A.
guaranis|Monetary units of Paraguay
guerrilla|Irregular soldier
guesses|Surmises
gunwale|Upper edge of a ship's side
hacienda|Estate, in Sonora
hairpin|Sharp turn on a road
halfheartedness|Lack of enthusiasm
halfway|___ to Heaven, 1928 song
halogen|Chlorine or iodine
hamlets|Small villages
hampered|Impeded
hamsters|Lab animals
handball|Court game
handmaiden|What law is to justice
harebell|Slender, delicate perennial
harness|Kind of racing
harness|Sulky feature
harsher|Less lenient
harvest|Reap
hassled|Bugged
hassled|Swapped angry words
hastens|Goes rapidly
hastier|Less patient
hastily|How some puddings are prepared
haymaker|Dempsey or Louis specialty
hayride|Fun on the farm
headache|Vexatious problem
headwaiter|He orders those who take orders
healing|William A. Nolen topic
hearken|Attend
hearten|Encourage
hearten|Encourage
heartthrob|Lover
heathens|Missionary's concerns
heather|Brier's cousin
heather|Moor growth
heating|Kind of pad
heelpost|Item hinged to a gate
hellcat|Vixen
hellion|One up to deviltry
helpmate|Spouse
hemophiliac|Alexis, son of Nicholas II, was one
heraldry|The boast of ___ . . . : Gray
heretic|Deviationist
heretic|Torquemada victim
heroines|Pauline and Nancy Drew
hessians|Revolutionary War mercenaries
hidebound|Very conservative
hindered|Got in the way
hizzoner|Sobriquet for La Guardia
hobbled|Limped
hobgoblin|Bugbear or bugaboo
hogtied|Made helpless
holiday|Boxing Day in England, for one
holotype|First specimen of a new species
holster|Accessory for Lew Archer
homemaker|A builder is a ___
homered|Cleared the bases
homeric|Adjective for irrepressible laughter
honesty|The best policy
horizon|Seeming intersection of earth and sky
horizon|Where heaven and earth meet
horsecar|Trolley's relative
horsefeathers|Bunk!
hostels|Youth lodgings
hostile|Unfriendly
hothouses|Structures made mainly of glass
hotspots|Trouble areas
hottest|Most peppery
hourglass|What a Gay Nineties belle resembled
housemother|Swarthmore chaperon
housewife|Small container for sewing articles
hustler|Go-getter
hysterical|Wildly emotional
icecaps|Sights on peaks
icehouse|Frigid edifice
iciness|Frozen condition
idealist|Visionary
identity|Kind of crisis
idolize|Worship
igniter|Arsonist, e.g.
ignition|What a motorist turns on
illation|Inference
illicit|Verboten
illites|Group of clay minerals
imagine|Hallucinate
imitator|Aper
imitator|Copycat
imitator|Mimic
immediate|Closest
impasse|Deadlock
impeachment|Johnson's ordeal: 1868
impeded|Hindered
imperil|Tie Pauline on a track
imperious|Overbearing
implant|Graft at the hospital
implant|Grafted part
implode|Burst inward
imposer|Obtrusive one
imposts|Taxes
impound|Confine a canine
impress|Leave one's mark
inaugurate|Induct into office
inbreed|Intermarry
incants|Charms
incased|Enclosed
incised|Like some gems
inclosure|Pen
includes|Embodies
incomes|Data for the I.R.S.
indented|Set in from the margin
ineptly|How Mr. Butterfingers behaves
inertia|Disinclination to move or act
inertia|Sluggard's problem
infernal|Diabolic
influential|Having clout
informal|Folksy
infusible|Resistant to melting, as certain metals
ingenue|Role for a young girl
ingested|Swallowed
inhabited|Peopled
inherit|___ the Wind, Lawrence and Lee play
inherited|Came into a legacy
inmates|Group in the 1975 Oscar-winning film
innerly|Pleasantly familiar
inroads|Forays
inroads|Injurious encroachments
inscribes|Engraves
insider|Confidant
insiders|Those in the know
insinuate|Imply
insolent|Overbearing
insoles|Shoe sections
inspect|Scrutinize
insteps|Parts of shoes
instigate|Start a riot
insulate|Set apart
insulation|Fuel saver
insurer|Underwriter
intaglio|Incised carving
intarsia|Inlay style using a mosaic of wood pieces
integers|Whole numbers
intended|Meant
intends|Means
intense|Vehement
intents|Designs
interchange|Switch
interest|Personal influence
interim|Meantime
interim|Provisional, as a council
intermesh|Fit together
internal|Kind of revenue
interpretations|Individual renderings of roles, scores, etc.
intersect|Cross
intestate|Without a will
intoned|Chanted
intoned|Recited in singsong style
intones|Speaks sonorously
intoxicating|Heady
intramural|Like certain college games
intrepidly|How heroes act
invented|Fabricated
inwoven|Entwined
irately|In a wrathful way
ironers|Laundry workers
ironist|Socrates, at times
ironsides|Oliver Cromwell
islander|Atoll resident
islander|Hawaiian, e.g.
islands|Loyalties, e.g.
isolate|Send to Coventry
isotherm|Weather-map feature
isotope|Ionium, e.g.
iterate|Go over verbally
iterations|Emphases for an orator
jackknifing|Forming an angle, as a car and a trailer
jackrabbit|Kind of start for Nicklaus and Moranville
jackrabbit|Western hare
janissary|Elite Turkish soldier, formerly
jardiniere|Ornamental flower pot
jaywalker|Pedestrian run over by John and Nancy
jeopardizes|Imperils
jeremiad|Tale of woe
juxtapose|Put side by side
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
kestrel|European falcon
kestrel|Small falcon
ketonic|Of a chemical compound
keynoter|A pianist is a ___
khamseens|Sultry spring winds in Egypt
killjoys|Party poopers
kilometers|Sixty-four of these equal about 40 miles
kinetic|Pertaining to motion
kinetics|Dynamics
knishes|Order at a Jewish restaurant
laborer|He may have a hod life
laborers|Peons
lagoons|Haffs
lamplighter|Colonial civil servant
lampoons|Satirizes
lancers|Set of quadrilles
landscape|A typical Corot
landscapes|Corot creations
lanolin|Base for cosmetics
lantana|Potted plant
lanyard|Nautical rope
lanyards|Pieces passing through deadeyes
lapdogs|Chihuahuas, e.g.
lapsers|Some sinners
lariated|Roped at a rodeo
larkers|Reveling devils
larkspur|Delphinium
lasagna|Type of pasta
laterals|Staubach threw these
latests|Avant-garde styles
lavender|The ___ Hill Mob, 1950 film
lavender|The ___ Hill Mob, 1951 film
lavender|Partner of old lace
laywomen|Secular group
leadership|Guidance
leading|Like some lights
leafing|Turning the pages
leaners|Some pitches in horseshoes
leanest|Least pyknic
leapfrog|Child's game
learned|Erudite
leastwise|Anyway
leather|Jacket material
lectern|Auditorium feature
lectern|Professor's station
leeward|Nautical direction
legacies|Heirs' shares
legation|Diplomatic mission
legends|Tales of Camelot
legible|Like Mr. Palmer's calligraphy
lemonade|Summer drink
lentils|Fabaceous plants
leopard|Ferocious beast
lesbians|Ancient natives of Mytilene
lessened|Decreased
lessons|Decreases*
lettered|Erudite
lettuce|Romaine, for one
levitation|Illusion created by magicians
liaison|Close relationship
liberate|Free
liberate|Set free
liberty|Miss in a harbor
libretto|Metastasio creation
license|Hunter's requisite
licorice|Confection flavoring
liegeman|Feudal vassal
limerick|A lace of Irish origin
lineage|Ancestry
lineman|Tackle or guard
lineman|Telephone installer
linstock|Ancient cannon-firing device
lioness|Elsa of literature
lionizes|Treats royally
lipreader|Graduate of a school for the deaf
lispers|They call a spade a thpade
lissome|Agile
listeners|Concert audience
listless|Languid
literati|Educated class
literati|Those well read
litigate|Contest at law
litigated|Pressed a suit
litterbugs|Trashy people
loaners|Solitary ones*
lobbyist|Washington agent
loiterer|One definitely not on the run
lollipop|Ship of songdom
lonesome|Be good and you will be ___: Twain
lonesome|The ___ Road, 1928 song
loonier|More cuckoo
loungers|They hang around idly
loverly|Befitting a beau
loveseats|Parlor pieces
macadam|Surfacing traveled on by Davis and Smith
macaroni|English dandy: 18th century
macaroni|This means "small blessed cakes"
madrigal|Love poem or song
maestro|Bruno Walter, for one
magenta|Purplish red
magical|Like Tamino's flute
magicians|Henning and Blackstone
magistrate|Justice of the peace
magistrate|Minor judge
mahouts|Elephant drivers
mainlines|Routes like 1 and 80
mainstay|Principal support
maintain|Assert to be true
maintain|Keep up
majolica|Variety of Italian pottery
makeshift|Jerry-built
malaise|Discomfort
malaise|Vague sense of discomfort
malaprop|In fiction, diction was her affliction
malines|Stiff, silk net
mallard|Duck
malleoli|Ankle-joint protuberances
mallets|With ___ aforethought, croquet shark's slogan?
mammonist|Pursuer of wealth
manacle|Handcuff
managed|Emulated Ralph Houk
manciple|Steward for a monastery
mandate|Injunction
mandrake|Magician of comics
maneuver|Jockey
manganese|Element used in many alloys
manhattan|Part of the Big Apple
maniacal|Demonic
maniple|One-third of a cohort
maniple|Roman legion subdivision
manners|Ways of social behavior
mansard|Chateau roof style
mantilla|Conchita's cape
mantilla|Señora's scarf
mantric|Of Hindu incantations
marathon|26-inning game, e.g.
marengo|Napoleon's white horse
marigold|Garden flower
married|I ___ an Angel
marshall|Secretary of State: 1947–49
marshes|Paludous places
martial|Adjective for certain arts
martinet|Strict French general: 17th century
marzipan|This is definitely nutty
mascots|Bat boys
mashers|Men who are too familiar
massages|Health-spa services
masterpieces|Acclaimed creations
mastership|Superiority
mastery|What a winning golfer at Augusta has attained
matadors|Trump cards in certain games
maternal|Kind of inheritance
matinee|Broadway event
mattress|Bedding
maulers|Ruffians
meanings|Definitions
measles|Disease of apple and pear trees
measure|First and last word of a W. S. title
mechanic|He's good under a hood
medalist|Eric Heiden, for one
meddling|Interference
mediate|Reconcile differences
meditate|Guru's advice
medusans|Jellyfish
meekest|Most likely to inherit the earth
meeting|Encounter
megaton|Powerful explosive force
memoirs|Yeats book: 1973
menials|Servants
merinos|Suppliers of wool
messiah|The ___, Handel opus
metaphysicians|Speculative philosophers
metronome|Tapper for a tyro at the piano
mewling|Like the infant in Jaques' speech
mezzanine|Theater area
miasmas|Noxious vapors
microbar|Weatherman's unit of pressure
midshipman|Roger Staubach, once
midships|Between stem and stern
migrate|Birds do it; whales do it
milepost|Distance marker
millimeters|An inch equals 25.4 of these
mineral|Kind of spring
minerals|Rutile and sphene
minglers|Loners' opposites
mingles|Intermixes
minister|Man of the cloth
minored|Took as a second academic subject, with "in"
minuteman|Armed civilian of 1776
mirthful|Merry
misanthropes|Man-haters
mischief|What imps get into
misnomer|Incorrect title
misrate|Evaluate erroneously
missals|Books of devotions
misstep|False move
mistakenly|By accident
mistier|More indistinct
mistress|Woman who heads a household
mittens|Wear in a nursery rhyme
mittens|Winter wear
moments|Seconds
monoliths|Obelisks, e.g.
monsoon|Asian wind
monsoons|Winds that mean "seasons" in Arabic
montage|Composite picture
moorish|Architectural style
mornings|We meet our ___ face to face: Belloc
mossback|Old fogy
motorist|One for the road
mottoes|Words on samplers
mouthpieces|Official spokesmen
mouthwatering|Provocative, to a stomatologist
muenster|Kind of cheese
multiplication|Cottontail's specialty?
muscadines|Large, musky grapes
mystical|Like William Blake's style
nailing|Carpenter's activity
nameable|That can be identified
nappier|More shaggy, as a rug
narrate|Spin a yarn
narrates|Spins yarns
national|Major baseball league
nattier|Not so dowdy
nattily|How actress Wood dresses
natural|Uncultivated
navigate|Emulate Magellan
neatest|Most fastidious
neatness|Quality admired by finical people
needler|Tease
needles|Goads
needless|Unnecessary
negates|Invalidates
negations|Denials
neglect|Slight
nemeses|Those imposing retribution
neolith|Stone Age implement
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
nephews|Sibling's sons
neritic|Of the shallow-water region on a seacoast
netters|Some cod-carrying Communists
nettier|More meshy
nettles|Graig of the Yankees
nettles|Yankees' third baseman
neurone|Nerve cell
neutron|Atomic particle
niduses|Spiders' nests
nitrates|Fertilizers
noisome|Harmful; malodorous
nonagon|Many-sided figure
nonmoral|Not in the sphere of ethics
nonsense|Twaddle
nonstop|Airline adjective
noontime|When whistles blow
northers|Winter storms
northwest|___ Territories, Canada
nosegays|Valentine gifts, perhaps
nosepiece|Part of a helmet
nostrum|Quack's prescription
novocaine|Numbing agent
oatmeal|Breakfast cereal
obsession|Monomaniac's problem
obtrusive|Kibitzing
octagonal|Eight-sided
octavos|Book signatures
oddities|Strange events
odometer|Mileage recorder
odorant|Fragrant substance
odorless|Like oxygen
odyssey|Peregrination
oenomel|Greek sweet drink
offenses|Violations
oiliest|Like the slickest city slicker
omicron|Fraternity letter
onagers|Wild asses or catapults
onagers|Wild asses or catapults
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Former
opaline|Having a milky iridescence
opaline|Like a girasol
opaline|Translucent variety of glass
openers|Pair of jacks, often
openhandedness|Generosity
operand|Mathematical quantity
operation|Military maneuver
opinion|Judge's formal statement
opossum|Animal with a pouch
oppress|Burden
optimal|Most satisfactory
opulent|Luxuriant
oranges|Bergamots
orating|Convention activity
orations|Ciceronian classics
orators|Rhetoricians
orbital|Like a satellite's path
orchids|High praise
orderly|Practicing eutaxy
ordinal|Denoting rank
ordinal|Kind of number
oregano|Seasoning used in a trattoria
orientally|A la chinoise
origami|Japanese paper-folding art
orogeny|Formation of mountains via disturbances
otocysts|Invertebrates' sense organs
otoscope|Doctor's instrument
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Footstool
ousters|Expulsions
outages|Power losses
outdoors|Alfresco
outpost|Military station
outrage|Insult
outrange|Go beyond; excel
outstrip|Surpass
ovation|Pavarotti's usual reception
overalls|Shop wear
overconfidently|With too much aplomb
overhead|Business expenses
overjoyed|Greatly delighted
overlie|Rest upon
overruled|Set aside, as by higher authority
oversupply|Glut on the market
overtime|Pay for extra work-hours
overtimes|Tie-breaking periods
overtones|Implications
overtures|Introductions
overwork|Use to excess
owlishness|Solemn sagacity
paillette|Spangle or sequin
painter|Goya, for one
painter|Turner, e.g.
pairing|Synapsis
paladin|Knight
palatial|Like the Alcazar
paletots|Loose outer garments
palette|Board for O'Keeffe
palisades|View from the George Washington Bridge
paltered|Trifled or quibbled
panaceas|Cure-alls
panache|Flamboyance
pandoras|___ box of Greek myth
paperclip|Office device
paperclips|Rag cheats readership?
papered|Decorated the walls
parables|Apologues' kin
parables|Tales with morals
parabolas|Plane curves
paraders|July 4 celebrants
paradise|Cockaigne, perhaps
paragon|Virtue model
paragons|Models of excellence
paragraphs|Parts of chapters
paranoid|Having a persecution complex
parapet|Whence Tosca leaped
parapsychology|Medium for a medium
parasite|Aphid or flea
parboil|Overheat
parentage|Family-tree item
parishes|Counties in La.
parlances|Idioms
parliamentarian|Rules expert
parmesan|Item sprinkled on pasta
paroled|Freed, conditionally
parsley|Soup garnish
partial|Biased
partita|Musical suite
passion|Boundless enthusiasm
pastels|Some of Cassatt's works
pasteup|Printer's dummy
pastimes|Philately and golf
pasture|Old horses' home
patella|Kneecap
paternal|Fatherly
pathfinder|Frémont epithet
patient|Like Griselda
patients|Doctors' sine qua non
patriots|N.F.L. team
pavlova|Great dancer of W.W. I era
peanuts|Schulz strip
peasouper|Dense fog
pedaler|Cyclist
pedantic|Narrow-minded, as a teacher
pedicels|Grassy stalks
pedometer|Hiker's device
peeress|Noblewoman
pelican|Bird with a pouch
pelisse|Fur-lined cloak
pellmell|Headlong
pellmell|Lickety-split
penates|Household gods of Rome
penates|Lares' partners
pendants|Baubles for milady
penetrates|Imbues; steeps
penguins|Antarctic sights
penitent|Contrite
penitents|Remorseful ones
penmanship|Palmer's forte
pensive|Derby winner after Count Fleet
pentads|Five-year periods
pentagon|Brass base
pentagon|Edifice in Arlington, Va.
penthouses|Urban aeries
peonies|Showy flowers
peopled|Inhabited
percents|Certain bonds, securities, etc.
perforated|Punctured
perimeter|Outer boundary
permits|Licenses
persona|___ non grata
personal|Item in an agony column
personally|Speaking for oneself
perspective|What Picasso deliberately distorted
perspicacious|Shrewd
pertain|Be related
pertinent|Apposite
perusal|Reading
pervade|Diffuse widely
perverse|Wayward
pfennig|Money in Mainz
phantasmagorias|These may cause screams in dreams
pharisees|Sect opposed to the Sadducees
pheasant|Game bird
pheasant|Game bird
philanthropist|Benefactor
philanthropist|He loves man
photostats|Copies copy with a copier
pianists|Arrau and Duchin
piccolo|Fife's cousin
picture|Tableau
piggybacks|Hauls truck trailers on freight cars
pilings|Pier props
pillage|Loot
pinnacles|Peaks
piquant|Stimulating
piranha|Epitome of rapacity
pitfalls|Booby traps
pizzeria|Fast-food place
placebo|Inert medicament
plainclothesman|Police-squad member
plainest|Least adorned
planets|Venus and Mars
planted|Did some sowing
planter|Washington was one
playboy|Hedonist of a sort
pleasant|Amiable
pleasant|Enjoyable
pleases|Makes happy
plenary|Full
plodders|Drudges
plodders|Drudges
plodders|They inch along
poacher|Thief of a sort
poetess|Amy Lowell or H.D., formerly
pollinate|What bees do
pollock|Painter of "Fish Market Purchase"?
polytype|One form of a multiform organism
pompano|Beach of Florida
pompous|Self-important
poniards|Daggers
portend|Bode
portend|Foreshadow
porthole|Ship's window
portray|Depict
postman|Civil-service ringer
postmen|Pen pals' go-betweens
postmen|Workers for William F. Bolger
postpone|Procrastinate
postwar|Opposite of antebellum
potence|Cross; gibbet
potence|Power
prairies|Rolling lands
preambles|Openers for documents
preceded|Came first
precedence|Pecking-order right
precentors|Choir leaders
predator|Pillager
preener|One who primps
preference|Choice
prelate|Church dignitary
prenatal|Before birth
prepare|Lay the groundwork
prepared|Ready
presages|Warns, as a clairvoyant
presents|Introduces at court
preside|Sit in authority
presoaked|Ready for the washer
pressrooms|Where compositors gather
pressures|Exigencies
prestidigitator|Thaumaturge
pretend|Feign
pretest|Do market research
primary|Chief
primate|Archbishop
primate|Archbishop, e.g.
primeval|Like Evangeline's forest
printable|In good taste
printer|Caxton or Franklin
printer|Gutenberg was one
prioress|High-ranking nun
privateers|Result of solitary sorrow
probate|Kind of court
probate|Will validation
processions|Meetings of McEnroe and Borg
prodded|Urged on
profile|Outline
promenade|Call at a barn dance
promenaded|Strolled on the boardwalk
promontory|Headland
promote|Advance
pronunciamentos|Decrees
propagator|Decorous reptile
prophet|Joel or Amos
prophets|Gains*
propitiate|Appease
prospect|Search for gold
prospects|Views
protean|Extremely variable
protein|Energy-building substance
provenance|Origin
prowess|Facility
prowess|Skill
prudence|What Blake called "a rich, ugly old maid"
prudent|Circumspect
pseudoscientist|Quack of a sort
pulchritudinous|Beautiful
pungent|Acrid
purpleheart|Medal
pushover|Easy mark
pushpin|Map marker
pussycat|Rabbit-foot clover
puzzling|Enigmatic
pyramid|Monument of Giza
quarterfinalist|One needing three more wins to become champ
quartet|Budapest, for one
racquet|Commotion*
radians|Angular-measurement units
radians|Units of angular measurement
radiant|Beaming
radiant|Poe's adjective for Lenore
radiate|Beam
ragouts|Certain stews
railers|Caustic critics
raiment|Attire
rainier|Cascade peak
raining|In power*
rallier|Pregame cheerleader
rallies|Auto races
rambles|Digresses
rampaged|Ran wild
rampart|Bulwark
randomly|Not by design
ranters|Kin of ravers
rashness|Hotspur's fault
rasping|Grating upon
ratatat|Onomatopoeic drumbeat
rathskeller|German beer hall
rathskeller|Where angry drinkers meet?
rations|Allowances
raucous|Loud and rowdy
ravioli|Type of pasta
ravished|Plundered
reached|Attained
reaches|Expanses
reagent|Chemical substance
realists|Adherents of actuality
realize|Attain
reasoned|Thought out
reassign|Put on a different task
reawaken|Rouse again
rebounds|Ricochets
recanters|They take it all back
recants|Yields to inquisitors
receded|Withdrew
receipts|The take
recondite|Profound; abstruse
reconsigns|Delivers the goods again
rectors|Some headmasters
redcoats|Burgoyne's men
redcoats|Washington's foes
redirects|Changes course
redlines|Marks off as a poor risk
redouble|Bridge call
reelect|Return to office
reeling|Dizzy
reenter|Come in again
reentered|Went in again
refaced|Put on a new front
reflector|Type of telescope
refolds|Intertwines anew
refutes|Disproves
regains|Gets back
regales|Entertains lavishly
regimen|Scarsdale export
regrets|Feels remorse
regulators|Thermostats, e.g.
reimpose|Levy anew
reindeer|Caribou's cousin
rejected|Declined
rejoins|Answers
relapse|Backslide
relapsed|Backslid
relates|Has some connection
relation|Kinsman
relation|Kinsman
relearn|Memorize again
relearn|Take a refresher course
release|Liberate
reliance|Trust
relists|Draws up a new catalogue
remembers|. . . nature yet ___: Wordsworth
reminder|Mnemonic device
remises|Releases by deed
remission|Pardon granted for sins or crimes
remorse|Self-reproach
remoteness|Inaccessibility
removes|Intervals; degrees
renegades|Turncoats
renewal|Urban project
rentals|Certain want ads
renters|Leaseholders
renters|Tenants
repasts|Meals
repeater|Recidivist
repeaters|Fraudulent voters
repelled|Caused distaste
repertoire|Players' stock
rephrase|Word differently
replies|Correspondence items
reposed|Lay calm and quiet
reposing|Abed
represent|Speak for
reproves|Chides
reptilian|Mean
repugns|Contends against
repulse|Fight off
repulsed|Driven back
rerolled|Cast the dice again
reroute|Send on a detour
resales|Secondhand transactions
resales|Thrift-shop objectives
reserve|Keep on ice
reships|Sends out again
resides|Dwells
resigns|Quits before becoming superannuated
resisters|Rebels
resists|Does not yield to
resists|Withstands
resolute|Perseverant; unwavering
resolve|Determination
resolves|Comes to a determination
resonant|Echoing
resorts|Sarasota and Palm Springs
resource|Expedient
respects|Something to pay
respites|Delays
respond|Comply with an R.S.V.P.
restamp|Replace, as postage
restated|Declared anew
restore|Bring back
restore|Bring back
restored|Fixed an antique
restorer|Specialist working at the Tate
restrain|Hold back
restrict|Set limits
retailer|He won't get it for you wholesale
retaken|Captured anew
retaped|Made a new recording
retardant|Tending to delay
retells|Counts again
retemper|Heat and cool again
retinue|Attendants
retiree|One possibly on a pension
retorts|Lab vessels
retraced|Went back over again
returns|Early November news
reunions|Homecoming events
reveler|Celebrant
reveler|Celebrant
revelers|Mardi Gras participants
reveling|Dec. 31 activity
reverend|Title for Jesse Jackson
reverent|Profoundly respectful
reveres|Idolizes
reverse|Opposite
reverts|Goes back
reviser|Redactor
revisit|Sojourn anew
rewarded|Compensated
rhapsody|Gershwin's "Blue" opus
rialtos|Places for acting and transacting
rialtos|Theater districts
rifleman|Chuck Connors role
rillets|Small streams
rillets|Small valleys of the moon
ringers|Horseshoe throws
ringside|Area about a bout
rioting|In wild confusion
ripening|. . . summer's ___ breath: Juliet
riptide|Destructive vortex
riveter|Rosie of W.W. II
riveter|Steeplejack, at times
roarers|Noisy oil wells
roaring|Word with Camp or Twenties
roasted|Flayed
roasters|Some chickens
rocketeers|Missilemen
romaines|Lettuces
romances|Pitches woo
romantic|Sentimental
rompers|Juvenile apparel
rondelet|Short lyrical poem
rotated|Grew crops in a fixed order
rotenone|Insecticide substance
roughed|Sketched crudely, with "in" or "out"
routine|Ordinary
roweled|Like some spurs
rubythroat|Type of hummingbird
runaway|Fugitive
rustler|Necktie party figure
rutabaga|Turnip
salaried|Employed with a fixed income
salesman|Willie Loman, e.g.
salivate|React like Pavlov's dogs
salivation|Pavlovian response
sallower|Having a less healthy-looking complexion
saloons|Nation's targets
saltern|Where brine is refined
saltine|Item served with soup
saltshaker|Dining-table object
samisen|Tokyo banjo
samovar|Metal urn
sampans|Far Eastern skiffs
sampler|Cloth that may contain a motto
sanguine|Ruddy or confident
sanitary|Hygienic
sapsagos|Hard, green cheeses
sardine|Part of a smorgasbord
sardonic|Mocking
sartorial|Of men's attire
satchel|Pitcher Paige's nickname
satiate|Glut
satiate|Surfeit
saturate|Soak thoroughly
sauterne|Table wine
savings|Bank department
savored|Seasoned
sawdust|Doll stuffing
sawyers|They make cords and boards
scalawag|Rogue
scallop|Shore-dinner tidbit
scandal|Sheridan's "School" subject
scanner|TV device
scarabs|Sacred insects of Egypt
scarlets|Bright colors
scarves|Babushkas
scatters|What a litterbug does
scenario|Reading matter for Redford
scended|Lurched forward in a heavy sea
scepters|Symbols of authority
schedule|Timetable
scheming|Given to machinations
scholar|Erasmus was one
schools|Ashcan, etc.
sciatica|Hip-thigh ailment
sciences|Mathematics and biology
scimitar|Arabian sword
scimitar|Single-edged sword
scooter|Moppet's vehicle
scooters|Kiddy vehicles
scourge|Whip
scrapes|Predicaments
scrupulous|Honest or careful
sculpture|Henry Moore's forte
seaboard|Coastal area
seaplane|Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose is one
seasoning|Thyme, e.g.
seasons|Periods
seawalls|Shoreline protectors
seaweed|Alga
seaweed|Shore sight
secants|Intersecting lines, in geometry
seclusion|Solitude
secretaries|People in a cabinet
secrete|Conceal
secular|Lay
sedater|More dignified
sedates|Calms
sedates|Steadies; calms
sedition|Political agitation
seedcase|Pericarp
seedier|More unkempt
seedpods|Legumes
seekers|Zetetics
seeress|Dixon, but not Mason
segmented|Cut into parts
seismometer|Device recording our planet's movements
selector|Part of a radio set
selfhood|Ipseity
selfish|Dissocial
semantic|Pertaining to meaning in language
semester|Part of an academic year
seminar|Graduate course
seminar|Study group
semisolid|Like jelly or paste
semitist|Hebrew scholar
senates|Buildings where bills are produced
senates|Legislative bodies
senates|Roman councils
senator|Cannon or Luger
senators|Eagleton and two Byrds
senators|Thesmothetes
senators|Those in an upper house
senators|Two Byrds and Eagleton
senecas|Five Nations group
senescent|Aging
seniors|Campus group
seniors|Some members of the upper classes
seniors|Those about to graduate
senores|Madrileños
senorita|Granada girl
sensate|Perceived by sight, touch, etc.
sensors|Stimulus-response devices
sentence|Component of a paragraph
sentence|Decision of a judge
sentence|Judge's pronouncement
sentinel|And the ___ stars set their watch: T. Campbell
separate|Isolated
separate|Release from military service
serapes|Sonorans' shawls
seraphim|Guardians of a celestial throne
serenade|Amorous song
serenade|Musical piece
serener|Less jumpy
serenity|. . . the sweet ___ of books: Longfellow
serines|Protein derivatives, such as gelatin
serpent|Ophidian
serpent|Ranger in Paradise
serpents|These got in Medusa's hair
serrate|Saw-toothed
sesames|East Indian herbs
sesames|Tropical plants or seeds
session|Group meeting
settlers|Alden, John Smith et al.
seventh|Lucky inning
severest|Most rigid
sferics|Electronic detector of storms
shamans|Indian medicine men
shanked|Hit the golf ball with the heel of the club
sharklike|Resembling a porbeagle
sharpen|Hone
sharpies|Cheats
sheaved|Backwatered, in a scull
sheaves|Bringing in the ___
shelled|Prepared oysters
sheltered|Housed
shippers|Some warehousemen
shoetree|Article in a bootery
shoppers|They hear the call of the mall
shortage|Deficit
shortens|Curtails
shortly|Anon
shortstop|Bowa, Burleson or Dent
shortstop|Reese was one; also Durocher
shoveler|Freshwater duck
showered|Gave abundantly
showered|Rained, e.g.
shredder|F.B.I. machine
shrikes|Butcherbirds
sidekick|Buddy
sidestep|Duck, as an issue
sidewalk|Path for pedestrians
sidlers|Furtive movers
signals|High-low ploys in bridge
silents|Early films
simulate|Assume
sinecure|Plum for a ward heeler
sirocco|Hot Mediterranean wind
sisterly|Affectionate
sisters|Monials
sisters|Seven ___ (hybrid rose)
sitters|They stay while parents play
skaters|Eric Heiden's competitors
skeptics|They have reservations
skewered|Pierced
skewers|Barbecue tools
skirted|Edged along
skirted|Garbled like knights' horses
slackens|Lets up
slacker|Goof-off
slanted|Like a biased report
slapdash|Careless
slapstick|Kind of comedy
slaughter|Member of "The Gashouse Gang"
sleaves|Separates into filaments
sleeken|Make smooth
sleeper|Ruddy duck
sleepers|Unheralded successes
sleigher|St. George was one*
sleights|Affronts*
slender|Like most models
sliding|Kind of door or scale
slimier|More viscous
slipshod|Careless
slobbered|Talked like a toper
smallage|Wild celery
smashed|In one's cups
smashing|Very impressive
smearer|Calumniator
smilingly|With an amused expression
smirker|One with an affected smile
smirking|Simpering
smokestack|Urban polluter
smolder|Seethe
smoother|Not so jarring
snaring|Activity of the Sirens
snatched|Took, as would a crook
sneerer|Scrooge, at first
sneezes|Hay-fever symptoms
snidely|In a derogatory manner
snooper|Paul Pry
snorers|Nocturnal nuisances
snorted|Expressed contempt
snowdrift|Winter sight
snowman|Ephemeral sculpture
snowman|Frosty, for one
socialize|Mix
solecists|They say, "We done it!"
solitary|Single
solstices|June and December occurrences
somerset|Author Maugham
sooners|Tulsa natives
sooners|Tulsans, e.g.
soonest|Least said, ___ mended
sorcerer|Black-magic practitioner
sorriest|Most rueful
soulmate|Lover
soupcons|Tiny amounts
souring|Turning to vinegar
sovereign|Former British coin
spaghetti|This means "little strings"
spaghetti|Type of pasta
spangle|Bedeck with small stars
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail
sparkplug|Barney Google's mount
spartan|Athenian's rival
spartan|Native of Laconia
specials|Shopper stoppers
spectrum|Entire extent
speechless|Greatly surprised
speechwriter|William Safire, once
speedily|Amain
spiking|Base runner's misfortune
spiraled|Helical
spirals|Helices
spitfire|Hot-tempered person
splices|Joins
spooked|Frightened
spoonerisms|Transpositions like "It is kisstomary to cuss the bride"
sporting|Flashy
sprigged|Adorned with branchlike figures, as muslin
sprinting|Action at a track
sprouted|Shot forth
spurges|Poinsettias and rubber trees
spurred|Incited
spurted|Gushed
squeezer|Kitchen device
squints|Is strabismic
stableboy|Young currier or groomer
stained|Like panes in rose windows
stalemate|Standoff
stalled|Delayed
stallion|Mature male zebra
stamina|Miler's sine qua non
staminal|Having endurance
stammers|Is far from glib
standee|Late arrival at an S.R.O. show
standee|Victim of S.R.O.
standoffishness|Lack of sociability
standpat|Oppose change
starlet|Winters in 1944
starlit|Like a bright night
starring|Word in a film ad
started|Became frightened
startle|Excite suddenly
startler|Shocker
statehouses|Structures at Albany, Trenton, etc.
stations|___ of the Cross
steadfast|Loyal
steadier|Less shaky
steadiness|Funambulist's forte
steamer|Shore-dinner tidbit
steamer|Soft-shell clam
stearin|Soap ingredient
steeped|Immersed
steeper|More precipitous
steeper|More sharply sloped
steeple|Skyline sight
steeple|Spire
steerer|Con man's accomplice
steeves|Stows cargo
stellar|Excellent
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stellas|Dallas and Kowalski
stellated|Star-spangled
stenotopic|Having poor ecological adaptability
stepping|Kind of stone
stepwise|Gradual
sterile|Barren
sterile|Useless; ineffective
sterlet|Source of excellent caviar
stickers|Epees or their users
stigmas|Marks of disgrace
stiletto|Dagger
stiller|Partner of Meara
stimuli|Sources of excitement
stingers|Scorpions' weapons
stipend|Salary
stipple|Seurat's technique
stollen|Sweet yeast bread
stomach|Endure
stoolie|He rats to the cops
stoolie|Rat
stopgap|Temporary substitute
stopgaps|Makeshift solutions
stopovers|Places visited briefly
stoppable|Unlike a juggernaut
stoppage|Plumber's problem
storage|Cold ___
storage|Warehouse space
storehouses|Depositories
stories|Kipling's "Just So ___"
stories|Skyscraper count
stowage|Ship's cargo
straddler|Issue dodger
straddler|Weeding hoe
straiten|Hamper
straiten|Hem in
straits|Difficulties
strands|Leaves high and dry
strange|Houston Open winner in 1980
strangers|Tramontanes
streamed|Moved steadily or swiftly
streamer|Type of headline
streams|Trails of light
streets|Bond and Baker
streets|Easy and Grub
strikes|Labor unrest
strikes|Marks for Mark Roth
stripes|Features of silvery bass
strokes|Backhand and forehand
stroking|Petting
studded|Adorned, as a dress shirt
stuffer|Employee in a sausage plant
stumbler|Fall guy of a sort
stunner|This is astounding
stupors|Comatose states
styrene|Ingredient of synthetic rubber
suasive|Convincing
subliminal|Like underhanded advertising
subvocal|Unspoken, but thought
success|Lake ___, N.Y.
sugared|Like some doughnuts
sugared|Made sweet
suggest|Propose
sultana|Royal personage, bird, grape or color
sultana|Travers winner: 1876
sundries|Odds and ends
supercargo|Ship's commercial officer
superseder|Excellent material for furniture
superstitions|Beliefs in omens, charms, etc.
supposedly|Assumer's adverb
supremacy|Napoleon's idée fixe
surcease|From my books ___ of sorrow: Poe
surlier|Less good-natured
surmised|Conjectured
surmises|Guesses
surname|Epithet
surreal|Grotesque
suspect|Distrust
suspense|Hitchcock forte
sustain|Keep up
swaddled|Enveloped securely
swastika|Fylfot
sweater|Casual wear
sweetest|Most saccharine
sweetheart|Kind of labor contract
sweethearts|Victor Herbert operetta: 1913
sweetly|In a very nice way
swelter|Have a sauna
swimmer|Spitz, for one
swimming|Spitz's forte
swindler|Con artist
swindler|Pro who cons
swinger|Tarzan was one
swingman|Roundup rider
swiveled|Turned
swooned|Bobby-soxers often did this
swordplay|Dueling
syllable|Word part
sympathy|Kind of card
syncopes|Swoons
syringe|Otologist's device
tabletop|Dining surface
tablets|Moses broke them in anger
tabulate|Condense; summarize
tadpole|Polliwog
taffeta|Fine, rather stiff fabric
tagalong|Follow
tagalong|Follow another's lead
tailing|Private eye's activity
tailored|Made to order
takeoff|Kennedy event
takeout|Kind of double for Goren
talebearer|Gossip
tallboys|Long-stemmed drinking glasses
taloned|Like a night owl
tamales|Mexican food
tamarin|Marmoset
tampering|Meddler's activity
tanagers|Sparrowlike birds
tapered|Spirelike
taproot|Carrot feature
taproot|Plant's main feeder
tatterdemalions|Ragamuffins
tattler|School stoolie
tattler|Yellowlegs or redshank
tattlers|School stoolies
tautens|Stretches tight, as sails
taverns|Grogshops
teaspoon|Silverware item
teepees|Siouan shelters
teetotal|Be on the wagon
telegram|Wire
tellers|People often behind bars
telltale|Time clock
tempered|Moderated
tempered|Moderated
tempest|This causes Ferdinand to meet Miranda
temptress|Delilah, e.g.
tenaces|Bridge holdings
tendencies|Bents
tenders|Auxiliary boats
tenders|Railroad vehicles
tenpins|Kegler's game
tensors|Certain muscles
termini|Extremities
terraced|In layers
terraces|Piazzas
terrapin|Diamondback
terrapin|Diamondback inhabiting a salt marsh
terrene|Land or realm
terrene|Of this world
tesserae|Parts of a mosaic
testate|Having left a will
tetanus|Lockjaw
theorem|Logician's proposition
therapy|Remedial treatment
thermostats|Devices controlling heating units
thespian|Man of parts
thinnest|Most svelte
thunder|Celestial clapper
tillers|Shoots from stems of plants
timecard|Item to be punched
timeless|Eternal
timorously|How cowards act
tingles|Stings
tinhorn|A kind of gambler
tinsmith|Metalworker
tirades|Scolding speeches
tireless|Indefatigable
titanic|Huge
titillate|Excite pleasantly
titillates|Tickles
titrate|Make a lab test on a solution
toasted|Drank to the health of
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toenails|Sometimes they're polished
toiling|Peon's lot
tolerate|Abide
tomcats|Animals in an alley
tongues|French and English, e.g.
tonneaus|Rear seating in vintage cars
tonsure|Clipping of a sort
tonsure|Haircut for a fra
topknot|Coiffure tuft
topmasts|Spars
topmost|At the summit
toreador|Escamillo, e.g.
toreador|Escamillo, e.g.
torrent|Swift, violent stream of water
tortonis|Creamy desserts
totaled|Added the columns
totaled|Wrecked completely
totemic|Like carved emblems
totemism|Emblem worship
totters|Wobbles
tournament|Knightly sport
townhouse|Type of dwelling
tracery|Gothic openwork
trademark|RCA Victor's "His Master's Voice," e.g.
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Apprentice
trainers|Max Hirsch and Hirsch Jacobs
training|Boxer's prebout activity
traipse|Gad about
transact|Negotiate
transcend|Overcome limitations
transfer|Pass on some bus lines
transom|Lintel
transparence|Sheerness
transpired|Passed through pores
trapeze|Spot for an aerialist
travelled|Did some globe-trotting
travesty|Ludicrous distortion
treater|Negotiator of the night
treatise|Dissertation
treatise|Pandect
treetop|Robin's perch
trellis|Support for climbing plants
trembler|Quaker
tremolo|Device on an organ
tremolo|Violinist's vibration
tremors|Seismic events
trespassed|Intruded
tressed|Braided; plaited
tresses|Locks
tribute|Compliment
trident|Poseidon's weapon
trifles|Toys
triform|Having three shapes
trinket|Ornament
trinkets|Gewgaws
trinkets|Small ornaments
triples|Big hits
triplet|Tercet
tripods|Camera supports
tripoli|City in Libya or Lebanon
trireme|Galley for Galba
tritest|Most hackneyed
tritons|Large sea snails
troilus|Cressida's seducer
trolled|Fished with a moving line
trombones|Meredith Willson's "76"
trotter|Meadowlands performer
trotter|Newscaster Liz
trouble|Vex
trudges|Plods
truebred|Adjective for a Lippizaner
trueloves|Sweethearts
trumpets|Heralds
trundle|Move on wheels
trustee|College president's overseer
trustee|Guardian, of sorts
tsunami|Tidal wave
tubular|Fistulous
tumbler|Drinking glass
turbine|Rotary engine
turndowns|Refusals
turnout|Promoter's concern
turtleneck|Sweater type
twaddler|Politico with his mouth open
twitting|Teaser's delight
typhoon|Joseph Conrad work
ukulele|___ Ike (Cliff Edwards)
ultramarine|Blue hue
ululate|Howl
unamazed|Less than impressed
unbaked|Not yet in the oven
unbrace|Free from tension
underbid|Win a business contract
underhandedness|Double-dealer's trait
underplays|Where to look up "Hamlet"?
uneaten|Not consumed
unended|Not finished
unhorse|Dislodge from a saddle
universal|Entire; whole
universities|Meccas for scholars
university|Dean's milieu
university|St. John's, e.g.
unravel|Solve
unseated|Dethroned
unsigned|Like Anon's output
unsophisticated|Ingenuous
upholds|Supports
upsilon|Letter before phi
upstarts|Parvenus
useless|Good for nothing
ushering|Early activity of Gregory Peck
usurers|Vigorish collectors
utensil|Tool
vacillating|Irresolute
valentine|Sweetheart
vapored|Changed into gaseous form
variable|Like some stars
varnishes|Protective finishes
vengeful|Vindictive
veranda|Open porch
versions|Translations
veteran|His day is 11/11
veterans|Old hands
victoria|Capital of British Columbia
videotape|TV recording medium
vigilance|Alertness
villagers|Our Town personae
villains|Dognappers et al.
vintage|Choice, as a wine
violins|Some possessions of Itzhak Perlman
visceral|Intuitive
viscounts|Between earls and barons
vitiates|Pollutes
vortexes|Whirlpools
wantage|Amount desired
wariness|Caution
warmers|Devices for cold feet
warrior|Man on a certain path
wastrel|Spendthrift
wayfarer|Traveler on foot
webfeet|Ducks and drakes in a tangle?
weekender|Small suitcase
weighted|Kind of average or value
weightlessness|Astronauts know the gravity of this situation
welfares|States of health, prosperity, etc.
werewolf|Lycanthrope
werewolves|Nocturnal howlers
whatnot|Set of open shelves
whatnots|Sets of open shelves
wheeling|Former capital of the Mountain State
whistler|Painter of "Drugstore Cowboy"?
whitest|Most pallid
whittle|___ While You Work, woodcarver's song
whoever|Unspecified person
willowy|Lithe and slender
windstorm|Gale on the Beaufort scale
windups|Conclusions
winepress|Napa squeezer
wingtip|Style of shoe
wintertime|Hiemal period
wiretaps|Eavesdrops, modern style
wiretaps|Kin of "bugs"
wiseacre|Know-it-all
witchcraft|Sorcery
witches|Soarers on brooms
witness|___ for the Prosecution
wizardry|Magic
woolens|Winter garments
worsens|Deteriorates
wrecker|Tow truck
wretched|Deplorably bad
xenophobe|One afraid of foreigners
xenophobe|One who fears foreigners
yearbook|School days' souvenir
yearling|The ___, Rawlings novel
yesterday|Pop song by the Beatles
younger|___ Than Springtime
zealots|Enthusiasts
zestful|Piquant
zucchini|Type of squash
abashes|Disconcerts
abductor|Type of muscle
abetter|. . . make ___ mousetrap
abetter|You're ___ man than I . . . : Kipling
abettor|Accomplice
abigail|Lady's maid
ablution|Ceremonial washing
abounded|Teemed
abracadabra|Meaningless talk
abraded|Chafed
absconder|Fugitive
absorbs|Assimilates
academe|Scholastic environment
accesses|Approaches
accrete|Grow together
acerate|Needle-shaped
acerbate|Vex
acetals|Liquids used as solvents
achievers|They have made the grade
acquaint|Advise; notify
acquire|Get
acrimony|Bitterness of manner
acrobatics|Feats of agility
acrostic|T. Middleton product
actions|These have more decibels than words
actions|Words' outdoers
activate|Push a button
activism|Policy of being involved
actress|Roscian one
acutest|Least obtuse
acutest|Most discerning
adapted|Fitted in
adapters|Music arrangers
addition|Math process
adequate|Acceptable but not remarkable
adhesion|Devoted attachment
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Fatty
adjusts|Resolves
admirer|Groupie, to a rock star
adoration|Subject of many paintings
adulator|Flatterer
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerator|Fumigating device
aesthete|Bernard Berenson was one
affront|Offend
ageless|Eternal
aggrade|Build up a slope
agitate|Unsettle
aglitter|Sparkling
agnostic|Doubter of dogma
agreeable|Pleasant
agreement|Arbitrator's goal
aileron|Airplane wing part
airholes|Vents
airless|Hermetically sealed
airline|O'Hare choice
airlines|Employers of "stews"
airstrip|Landing field
airstrip|Temporary runway
alacrity|Eager readiness
alameda|Tree-lined walkway
alamode|Stylish
alarmed|Frightened
alarmist|Panic-button pusher
albacore|Tuna
alcoholic|Like some beverages
alderman|City-council member
alerted|Put on guard
alertly|In nimble fashion
alertly|With vigilance
alienate|Cause a friend to say, "The end!"
alienate|Estrange
alienated|Estranged
alimentary|Nourishing
alkanet|Plant yielding a red dye
allayed|Put fears to rest
alliance|Pennsylvania college
alliances|Four were Triple
allonge|Rider of a sort
allover|Everywhere
allusion|Passing reference
almagest|Medieval treatise
almighty|Omnipotent
almoner|Charitable person
alterable|Subject to modification
aludels|Lab vessels
amanuensis|Secretary of a sort
amassed|Heaped
ambrosia|Delicious food
ameliorate|Improve
ammeters|Electrical instruments
amnesiac|He has a remembrance problem
amoroso|Tenderly, in music
amorous|Passionate
amounts|Quantities
anagrams|Word game
analytical|Type of geometry
anapest|Metrical foot
anarchist|Zeno of Citium was one
andiron|Firedog
anemone|Buttercup's relative
aneroid|Kind of barometer
angered|Exasperated
anglers|Piscators
angleworm|Fish bait
animated|Like some cartoons
animator|He makes Mickey mobile
animator|Kind of film artist
annelid|Earthworm, for one
annoyers|Pests
annulated|Marked with rings
anointed|Hallowed
another|Second
answered|Heeded an R.S.V.P.
answering|Type of service
anteater|Tamandua
antelopes|Pronghorns' cousins
antennae|Insect feelers
anteroom|Waiting place
anthems|Patriotic hymns
antilabor|Against the working class
aplenty|In abundance
apogees|Orbital high points
apostles|___ Creed
appeared|Looked
appeared|Seemed
appease|Do a Chamberlain
appetency|Strong desire
applies|Tries to fill an opening
appoint|Nominate
apposite|Suitable
apprise|Give notice
aquaria|Where to see tetras
arbitrate|Use a certain route in a dispute
archduke|Francis Ferdinand was one
arenose|Sandy
areolae|Interstices
argalis|Wild sheep of Asia
aridity|Negev state
aristate|Awned
aristocrat|Hidalgo
armlets|Ornamental bands
armoire|Wardrobe
aromatic|Fragrant
arouses|Excites
arrears|Overdue debts
arrested|Seized
arrests|Checks
arrests|Halts
arrests|Stems
arrival|Achievement of recognition
arrival|Advent
arrived|Came
arroyos|Dry gullies
arsenal|Armory
article|A, e.g.
artiest|Most pretentious
artiness|Esthetic affectation
artisan|Craftsman
artisan|Skilled practitioner
artiste|Prima ballerina, for one
ascetic|St. Anthony was one
ascidian|Sea squirt
ashamed|Guiltily rueful
asinine|Silly
aspersed|Slandered
asperser|Vilifying villain
aspersion|Defamation
aspirate|Anagram for parasite
assault|Triple Crown winner: 1946
assegai|S. African javelin
assembly|Legislative body
assents|Agrees
assents|Says yes
assents|Yeas and ayes
asserted|Declared
asserts|Avers
assesses|Rates
assignee|Legal recipient
assorted|Miscellaneous
assorts|Classifies
assumes|Posits
assumes|Undertakes
asterisks|Footnote indicators
astride|Not sidesaddle
astronomical|Inconceivably large
asunder|Split
atelier|Workshop
atheist|What Socrates was purported to be
athirst|Eager
athlete|Jenner, for one
athletes|Gymnasts
atomical|Tiny
atomist|Democritus was one
atomize|Disintegrate
atremble|Frightened
atrophy|Waste away
attaches|Diplomats
attendant|Usher, e.g.
attention|Ear
attests|Certifies under oath
attests|Makes clear
atticist|One affecting elegant expression
attired|Clothed
attired|Dressed
auctions|Puts on the block
audibles|Stabler's prerogatives
autacoid|Certain hormone
authentic|Genuine
automat|Fast-food mart
automat|Mechanized cafeteria
avarice|Cupidity
average|Baseball factor
average|Bowler's arithmetic
averaged|Found the mean
averted|Warded off
aviates|Goes gliding
aviators|Balbo, Mitchell, Post et al.
avoider|Successful escapee
avowers|Acknowledgers
awakened|Activated
awakens|Stirs
aweather|On the windward side
axillae|Armpits
backdoor|Clandestine
backfield|Players behind the line of scrimmage
backstage|Near, but not in, the limelight
badinage|Playful, teasing talk
bafflement|Mystification
bagging|Cloth for making sacks
baiters|Fishermen, at times
baldrics|Belts for swords or bugles
ballerinas|Nureyev's partners
ballista|Ancient missile hurler
bamboozled|Hornswoggled
bananas|No way to go
bandits|Outlaws
bandwagon|What some politicians ride
bangles|Armlet and anklet
banknotes|Promises to pay
bantams|Small aggressors
barnacle|Anagram for balancer
barometer|Torricelli's invention: 1643
baroness|___ Blixen (Isak Dinesen)
baronet|Title created by James I
barrels|Hogsheads
barrier|Obstacle
bartered|Made a deal
baseball|Sphere hurled by Valenzuela
bassinets|Portable cradles
bastille|___ Day (July 14)
bastion|Bulwark
bastion|Stronghold
battalion|Army unit
battened|Grew fat
battened|Grew fat
batters|Pounds
beanballs|Spiteful tosses from the mound
beanery|Hash house
beatitudes|Biblical blessings
bedecked|Like Tannenbaum
beefeater|Yeoman of the king's guard
beekeeper|One with a honey bunch?
beepers|Devices emitting signals
beguine|Dance
behooves|Is proper
believers|The faithful
belladonna|Deadly nightshade
benefit|Advantage
bestowed|Granted
bestride|Straddle
bestride|Straddle
biotics|Certain drugs, for short
birdseeds|Ornithophiles' purchases
birthday|A ___ Thought (Stepquote source)
birthday|Arrival time
bistros|Bars
blabber|Tattletale
blarney|Cajolery
blather|Foolish talk
bleachers|Where fans get tans
blenders|Kitchen aids
blessed|Beatitudes word
blinder|Flap on a bridle
blockhead|Dumbbell
blossoms|Develops
blowhard|Windbag's cousin
bluelines|N.H.L. rink features
boardwalk|Where strollers can watch rollers
boasters|They gasconade
boilers|Certain tanks
bolivar|S.A. liberator
bologna|Deli purchase
bologna|Marconi's birthplace
bonkers|Daft
bookends|Library needs
bookkeeper|Library menace?
bootblack|Oxford shiner
bootleg|Illegal
borders|Fringes
bouffes|Comic operas
bracers|Tonics
brainchild|One's own creation
brambles|Berry producers
brasses|Certain band instruments
breaker|Foaming, crashing wave
breastwork|Fortification
breathe|Murmur
breeder|Cattleman, e.g.
brewers|COFFEE MACHINES
bristle|Unshackle the hackles
broiled|Prepared a mackerel
bromide|Trite saying
browbeaten|Intimidated
brownie|Girl Scout's kid sister
bugaboo|Object of fear
bullpen|Hangout for Ferdinand
bulwark|Rampart where el toro ambles?
bumblebee|Summer buzzer
bumpkin|JAY
burlesques|Travesties of a sort
business|Show ___
caboose|End of a freight
cafeterias|Busy places at noon
cakewalk|Stage dance
calamine|Lotion
calamines|Powders used in skin lotions
calculator|Rack one's ___ (think hard)
calendar|Judicial schedule
calender|Machine in a paper plant
callback|Retract
caloric|Of heat
cameras|Gear for Ansel Adams
canapes|Party favorites
canapes|Preprandial spread
canards|False reports
canards|Malicious tales
canaries|Rats of a sort
canasta|Card game
canasta|Double-deck card game
candida|Early Shaw play
candytuft|Garden plant
canines|Wolves and foxes
cannonade|Derby winner: 1974
canonize|Elevate to sainthood
cantatas|Settings for musical stories
cardinals|COOKE AND MEDEIROS
careful|Guarded
caresser|Pet's pal
caresses|Actions by some who woo
caricature|Travesty of a sort
carillon|Set of bells
cariole|One-horse carriage
carouser|This devil loves to revel
carport|Sedan shelter
carrier|Flattop
carries|Bears
carrottop|Ball or Kaye
carrottop|Redhead
carrottop|Relative of a towhead
carryall|Covered carriage
cartels|Trusts
casabas|Melons
casabas|Muskmelons
cascade|Shower of sparks
cascade|Waterfall
caseworker|Employee of a social welfare agency
cashier|Drum out
cassette|Tape-recorder adjunct
casuist|His reasons are false and misleading
catalog|List
cataract|Waterfall
catawba|Variety of red grape
catcall|Whistle of disapproval
catenate|Link together
catered|Indulged whims
catfish|Baseball's Hunter
catfish|Hunter or Row
catheter|Medical device
catlike|Stealthy
cattalo|Range hybrid
cavalry|Valley of death group
caveats|Legal warnings
caviled|Objected pettily
cayenne|Peppery card game
celebrator|One at Times Square on New Year's Eve
celesta|It sounds like a glockenspiel
celeste|Radamès's adjective for his beloved
cements|Joins firmly
censures|Rebukes
centime|Gallic penny
ceremonies|Formal events
cerulean|Blue
cetacean|Dolphin, e.g.
chalets|Cottages
champions|The Yankees often in the 20's
changes|There'll Be Some ___ Made, old song
channeled|Grooved
chaparral|Dense thicket
charades|Parlor game
chargeable|Liable to be accused
charity|___ begins at home
charlatan|Mountebank
charmer|Casanova type
chatter|Gab
cheaply|In an inexpensive way
checkerboards|These have 64 squares
checkers|Nixon's spaniel
checkmates|Defeats in chess
checkoff|Homophone for Chekhov
checkup|Medical examination
cheerful|Blithe
cheesecloth|Fabric sometimes used as a strainer
cheeses|Edam and Romano
cheeses|Romano and ricotta
chemists|British prescription fillers
chemists|They handle retorts
chenille|Fabric for bedspreads
chinning|Gymnast's activity
chinstrap|Part of a busby
chollas|Cactuses of the Southwest
cinches|Sure things
cislunar|On this side of the moon
clamber|Ascend with effort
clapper|Bell part
classes|Reunion groups
classic|Moby Dick, e.g.
cleanser|Detergent
clients|Customers of a sort
climate|Weather conditions
closets|Places for skeletons
clothier|Toggery merchant
clouded|Obscured
coccoid|Having berries
cohered|Stuck together
collated|Compared texts critically
colleges|Bryant and Whittier
collide|Clash
colonel|Silver-eagle wearer
colored|Distorted a story
colored|Dyed
columns|Pilasters
comical|Amusing
comical|Like Buster Keaton
comment|Remark
commodities|Pork-barrel contents?
commonsense|Paine work
commonwealth|Virginia is one
competed|Entered the lists
comprise|Make up
computer|Fortune maker for Thomas Watson
comrade|Close friend
concedes|Yields
concentrate|Advice to a scatterbrain
concrete|Paving mixture
condone|Overlook an offense
confess|Own up
congeal|Jell
congratulations|Message to a groom
connects|Joins
connived|Machinated
consecrate|Hallow
consoler|One who sits shivah
consommes|Broths
conspires|Schemes
constant|Like the speed of light
constitute|Form
contains|Holds
contempts|Uncivil courtroom acts
contest|Question the validity of
contest|Tournament
contests|Asks for a recount
contests|Competitions
contour|Outline
contract|Catch
contradicted|Gainsaid
contraltos|Marian Anderson and Kathleen Ferrier
contrast|Differentiate
contrite|Penitent
contrive|Devise
control|Dominate
convertibles|Stock cars?
coolest|Most composed
coolest|Most unruffled
cooperate|Share the burden
cornerstones|Building blocks
cornets|Trumpets' kin
cornets|Zinkes
cornucopia|Abundance
coronas|Halos
coronation|Elgar's "___ Ode"
corrade|Wear away by abrasion
corrals|Captures
corroded|Erose
coterie|Clique
cotillion|Dance
courant|Au ___ (up-to-date)
courtly|Elegant
coveralls|Mechanic's garb
covertly|On the sly
cowcatcher|Locomotive feature
cowhands|Men in Hurd's paintings
cranial|Of the skull
crasser|More vulgar
crazier|Wilder
crescendo|Gradual increase in volume
crescent|Symbol of Turkish power
crested|Like a cockateel
crevasse|Break in a dike
cringed|Shrank
crinoid|Lily-shaped
criteria|Touchstones
critical|Faultfinding
critique|Reviewer's article
croissants|Breakfast treat
crooner|Columbo or Vallee
cropped|Trimmed
crossbones|Skull and ___
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossties|Track connectors
crowned|Wreathed
cruised|Rode with the Rangers?
crustacean|Crab or lobster
crystal|Watch part
crystals|Snowflakes, e.g.
curdles|Uses rennet
curtest|Least prolix
customary|Habitual
dagwood|Sandwich of a sort
dallies|Loiters
damaged|Marred
damaging|Traumatic
dampens|Throws cold water on
damsels|Lasses
dandier|More foppish
danseuse|Gelsey Kirkland, for one
darkness|Koestler's "___ at Noon"
dashers|Certain commuters
dateline|News-story inclusion
dawdled|Loitered
daybreak|Sunup
deactivations|Bomb-squad feats
deadline|Reporter's concern
dealates|Insects that have lost their wings
dealers|Casino distributors
dearest|C. Crawford's "Mommie ___"
debarked|Alit from an SST
debased|Lowered
debasing|Lowering
debunked|Exposed clay feet
decadent|Effete
decamps|Vamooses
decanter|Carafe's cousin
decided|Made up one's mind
declaims|Harangues
declaration|Announcement
declaration|It begins: "When in the Course . . . "
declare|Reveal to a customs inspector
declares|Bids, in bridge
declares|States
decorate|Ornament
decreed|Issued a ukase
dedicate|Consecrate
dedicate|Set apart
dedicates|Sets apart for a special purpose
default|A fate worse than debt
defiles|Ravines' kin
deflate|Put a pin in a balloon
deflate|Take the air out
defying|Rebel's activity
dehydrate|Dry out
deifies|Places in a pantheon
delaying|Like stallers' tactics
deleted|Cut out
deluder|Trickster
demanded|Exacted
demerit|Imperfection
demerit|Punitive mark
demesne|Land around a mansion
demimonde|Courtesans
demoted|Lowered in grade
demotes|Lowers, in a way
demotion|Lowering, of a sort
denials|Peter made three of these
denizens|Region's residents
denominations|Bills or church groups
denoted|Meant
denotes|Indicates
denseness|Stupidity
denture|Set of teeth
deplane|Disembark at O'Hare
deplaned|Disembarked from a jet
deplete|Drain off
deplumes|Strips of honors
deposes|Bears witness
deposes|Bears witness
deranges|Drives mad
derision|Scorn
derogate|Lose face
deserter|Renegade
deserve|Merit
despicable|Adjective for Bill Sikes
dessert|Sweet course, usually
desserts|Bombes, e.g.
destination|Railroad conductor's inquiry
detained|Kept in custody
detains|Holds back
detected|Caught in a misdeed
detente|Certain lessening of tension
devilish|Infernal
devotion|Piety
diagonal|Bias
dialect|Gullah, for one
dialect|Substandard language form
dialers|Channel choosers
diamond|Neil of music
diapered|Changed the baby
diaries|Logs
diarist|Evelyn, for one
diatoms|Freshwater algae
diatribe|Violent denunciation
dickeys|Sparrows
dictator|The boss, to a steno
diestock|Machine-shop frame
dimpled|Like Gable's chin
dingdong|Doorbell sound
diocesan|Bishop
disburse|Pay out
discerns|Notices
discuss|Consider formally
dishearten|Daunt
disliking|Aversion
dislodge|Drive out
disperse|Scatter
disposed|Inclined
disquietude|Anxiety
disrobe|Unclothe
disrupt|Break apart
disrupt|Break apart
dissipated|Intemperate
distant|Aloof
distortion|Travesty of a sort
ditties|Cheerful songs
diverts|Entertains
divests|Gets rid of
divinize|Glorify
dodgers|SMALL HANDBILLS
dogtooth|Architectural ornament
doleful|Plaintive
domains|Spheres of influence
domestic|Maid or cook
dominoes|Canonical cloaks?
donated|Gave
doormats|Submissive ones
dooryards|Frontage plots
doppelganger|Ghostly double of a live person
dormouse|Alice's tea-party companion
dossier|Personnel file
dovetail|Fit neatly together
dragoons|Cavalrymen
dragoons|Cavalrymen
drainage|Anagram for gardenia
drawling|Speaking like Scarlett
drearier|Less cheerful
dressers|Furniture pieces
drillmasters|Coach Edgar Lee
drizzled|Rained lightly
drooped|Flagged
drowned|Perished like Icarus
drowned|What Hero did in sorrow
duckpins|Bowling game
dynamos|Energetic people
dynasts|Rulers
earliest|First
earthen|Made of baked clay
ecclesiastics|Men of the cloth
eclipse|Overshadow
eclogue|Bucolic poem
ecology|Environmentalist's concern
edacity|Huge appetite
edentate|Toothless
edentate|Toothless
edgewise|Barely
edginess|Jitters
editing|Diaskeuast's task
editions|First and pocket
editions|Versions
editors|Masthead listings
eeriest|Most macabre
effluvia|Emanations
efforts|Exertions
eidolon|Phantom
eidolon|Phantom
elastic|Resilient
elastic|Springy
elaters|Click beetles
elation|High spirits
elderly|Getting on
elected|In
electives|Optional courses
eleemosynary|Charitable
elegant|Tastefully ornate
element|Factor
element|Neon is one
elemental|Not subtle or refined
elementals|Rudiments
elements|Astatine and vanadium
elements|Violent weather
elements|Wind, rain, etc.
elevates|Refines
elevator|To the British, this is a lift
eligible|Fit to be chosen
elision|Dropping of a vowel in pronunciation
elitist|He advocates the regime of the cream
ellipsis|Mark indicating omission
ellipsoid|Geometrical figure
elucidated|Made clear
elusive|Baffling
emanate|Debouch
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Issue forth
emanating|Coming forth
embonpoint|Stoutness
embosser|Punch used in repoussé work
embrace|Symbol of affection
embroil|Muddle
emended|Corrected
emender|Publishing-house employee
emerald|___ Isle
emergent|Arising unexpectedly
emersed|Like some aquatic plants
emersed|Standing out above the water
emitting|Sending forth
emperor|Quartet by Haydn
emperors|Caesar and Napoleon
emperors|Constantine and Hadrian
emulate|Compete with
emulate|Rival successfully
emulate|Strive to equal
emulated|Rivaled successfully
emulsion|Film coating
enacted|Made into law
enactor|Congressman, at times
enactors|Solons
enamored|Captivated
enamored|Captivated
enamors|Captivates
enchant|Emulate Circe
enclave|Anagram for valence
enclose|Fence in
encomia|Plaudits
encyclopedists|Lexicographers' cousins
endeared|Made beloved
endives|Escaroles
endless|Continual
endwise|Erect
enemies|Alexander and Darius
enemies|Hostiles
energies|Forces; powers
enfilades|Rakes with fire
engrain|Imbue with a wood finish
engraved|Etched
engraver|Dürer was one
engross|Absorb wholly
engulfed|Overwhelmed
enisles|Isolates
enlisted|Like an N.C.O.
enlistees|Armed-forces men
enlists|Signs up for a hitch
enneads|Groups of nine
ennobled|Exalted
enraged|Seeing red
enrolled|Matriculated
enrolled|On the roster
ensemble|Performing group
enslaves|Subjugates
enslaves|Subjugates
ensnare|Trap
entailed|Necessitated
entails|Makes necessary
enterers|Contest participants
entering|Incoming
enticed|Lured
enticer|Siren
entices|Lures
entomology|Study of about 675,000 species
entrains|Takes Amtrak
entrance|Charm
entrance|Ingress
entrancing|Delightful
entrant|Competitor
entrant|Competitor
entrants|Contestants
entrants|Contestants
entreat|Implore
entreat|Petition
entrepot|Warehouse
entrust|Give for safekeeping
entwine|Interweave
entwine|Twist together
epigrams|Terse, witty sayings
epilogue|Conclusion
epistle|Long letter
epitome|Abridgment
equalled|Matched
equatorial|Torrid
equerry|Buckingham officer
equidistant|Midway
erasable|Like some typing paper
erasers|Utensils on pencils
erasure|Evidence of error
erasure|Obliteration
erasures|Deletions
erecter|One who builds
eremite|His creed is all he needs
eremite|Religious recluse
eremite|Religious recluse
eremites|Holy recluses
eremites|Religious solitaries
eristical|Controversial
ermines|Northern weasels
ermines|Stoats
ermines|Stoats
erratum|Typesetter's goof
erudite|Learned
escalator|Kind of clause
espalier|Trellis
esparto|Cordage grass
essence|A. Huxley's "Ape and ___"
essence|Perfume
essence|Pith
essences|Extracts
essences|Intrinsic natures
estates|Country homes
estates|Sights in Shaker Heights
esteems|Regards highly
estimable|Worthy of respect
estimate|Appraise
estimate|Opinion or judgment
estrange|Alienate
estreats|Takes as a levy or fine
etagere|Whatnot
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Cloth similar to voile
eternally|Forever
eternity|Infinite time
evacuee|Survivor of Dunkirk: 1940
evaders|I.R.S. quarry
evanesce|Vanish gradually
evangel|Good news
evidence|Proof
evident|Apparent
evident|Clear; plain
evident|Plain
evincible|Demonstrable
evolute|Unfolded
excelsior|Fine wood shavings
executed|Carried out
exegete|Biblical scholar
exhales|Expires like Nathan's kin?
exhales|Gives off
existence|Life
exocarp|Skin of a plum
expenses|Business deduction
explosion|Emotional outburst
extensor|Limb muscle
extensors|Straightening muscles
extract|Take out
extrication|Disentanglement
extrude|Thrust out
eyeball|One concern of ophthalmologists
eyeglass|Monocle
eyelash|Very close margin
eyesores|Sights that are blights
facades|Exteriors
factotum|Handyman
faintest|I haven't the ___ idea!
fancied|Imaginary
fascinated|Spellbound
fattens|Battens
favorite|Pet
featured|Gave prominence to
federated|Leagued
feistier|More exuberant or quarrelsome
felines|Lynx and puma
fenders|Fireplace screens
feverish|Frantic
fielders|___ choice, in baseball
figured|Tallied
finalize|Wrap up
fineness|Exquisite perfection
finessed|Maneuvered tactfully or adroitly
fingered|Gave a felon's name to the cops
fingerlings|Small fish
fireman|Let us spray fellow
flagons|Vessels for liquids
flakers|Chip producers
flamingo|Hialeah bird
flattop|U.S.S. Enterprise, e.g.
fleeter|More nimble-footed
flexing|Warming up for gymnastics
flipper|Part of a seal
floatage|Debris, at sea
floated|Offered securities for sale
floorshow|Cabaret feature
florins|Wherewithal for some Dutch treats
folksinger|Pete Seeger, e.g.
foolscap|Writing paper
foregone|Previous
foremast|Spar nearest the bow
forensics|Debate
forestall|Hinder
forester|Warden of a sort
forests|Smokey's preserves
foretop|Lookout's place at sea
forever|Eternally
formals|Certain dances
formica|Ant genus
fortress|Citadel
fortuitous|Bringing good luck
fostered|Reared
foundered|Came to grief
foundries|Metalworking plants
foursquare|Candid
foxhunting|Tallyho! sport
frailest|Least likely to last
fraternal|Kind of twin
frazzles|Unnerves
freedom|Notable train of yesterday
freemason|Member of a secret order
freewheel|Coast
freshest|Most minxish
freshmen|College rookies
fretted|Worried
frisked|Searched a yegg
frostline|Depth important to farmers
frowning|Not in a merry mood
frozenly|With no feeling
fullback|Army's Doc Blanchard was one
funambulist|Ropedancer
fundamental|CARDINAL
gainers|Dives
gainsay|Dispute
galligaskins|Loose trousers
galling|Bitter
gallinule|Marsh bird
galloper|Horse with a three-beat gait
gallopers|Steeds at Belmont
gamekeeper|Lucky poacher?
gangster|Diamond was one
gannets|Seafowl
garages|Sites of some sales
gardenias|Jasmines' kin
gardens|Tivoli ___
gatefold|Book insert
gazelles|Graceful ones
gelatin|Glutinous material
generate|Cause to be
generator|Energy producer
genesis|It starts with "In" and ends with "Egypt"
genetics|Mendel's field
gentlest|Most lamblike
gestalt|Psychological school
girlhood|Time in some lives
glamour|Bewitching charm
glazier|He takes panes with his work
gleeful|Far from plaintive
gleeful|Merry
glowered|Stared angrily
gnarled|Knotty and twisted
goading|Demagogue's activity
golfers|Lema, Bean et al.
gossiper|One letting the chat out of the bag
gossipers|They "dish the dirt"
gradients|Slopes
grammar|Kind of school
grandest|Most imposing
grandeur|And the ___ that was Rome: Poe
grandson|Judah, to Isaac
grannies|Knots that are not so hot
grapple|What wrestlers do
greases|Oils
greasing|Garage job
greatest|Ali, to himself
greenbacks|Singles, vees and sawbucks
greenery|Verdure
greenfield|Poet Riley's Indiana birthplace
greenings|Apples named for their hue
greensward|Grassy turf
greeter|One in the Kennedy crowd
grenade|Pineapple
grenade|Small explosive
grinner|Cheshire cat, e.g.
grounders|Some batted balls
groveled|Kowtowed
grumble|GROUSE
grunion|Sardine-shaped fish
habited|In costume
hailers|Cab callers
hairline|Very narrow margin
halcyon|Idyllic
hamlets|Villages
hammock|Swinger between trees
handicapper|Race-track habitué
handled|Manipulated
handsome|Like Adonis
happiness|What Americans are entitled to pursue
harassed|Worried
hardcore|Unyielding nucleus of a group
hardline|Unyielding position
hardship|Privation
hardware|Computer components
hardwood|Beech or oak
hardwood|Oak or beech
harlequinades|Showcases for buffoons
harmless|Innocuous
harshest|Most grating
harvester|Matteson's invention: 1888
hayseeds|Yokels
headliners|Stars
headmaster|Prep-school V.I.P.
headmasters|Principals
hearten|Cheer
heartens|Cheers
heating|Kind of pad
heaving|Lifting with effort
heehaws|Brays
helmeted|Wearing a pith hat
helmsman|He keeps a liner on line
hennery|Leghorn lodging
hepatica|Spring blossom
heralds|Forerunners
hereabout|In this vicinity
heresies|Subjects of Torquemada's inquiries
heretic|Nonconformist
hesitance|Hamlet's problem
hexagon|Geometric figure
hierarch|Head of a religious group
highest|Message: Part II
hindrance|. . . between a ___ and a help: Wordsworth
histrionic|Like a ham's performance
hitters|Successful batters
hitting|George Brett's forte
hockshop|Uncle's place
hoecakes|Kin of corn pones
holiday|Singer Billie
hollered|Cried out
homogeneous|Of a kind
honesty|Fairness
honesty|Fairness
honored|Feted
honored|Kind of guest
honoree|One feted
hoodoos|Jonahs' cousins
hormone|Auxin, for one
hotspot|Nightclub
houseboats|Kin of arks
houseflies|Swatters' targets
housefly|Dipterous insect
housewarming|Party by or for new residents
hullabaloo|Uproar
hustler|Cincinnati Kid, for one
hyacinth|Purplish blue or vice versa
hysteria|Uncontrollable emotion
icebound|Pulitzer-Prize play by Owen Davis
icehouse|Freezing place
idolized|Put on a pedestal
ignites|Lights
illicit|Not allowed
illusions|False ideas
imarets|Turkish hospices
imarets|Turkish inns
imitates|Lacks originality
immense|Huge
impasse|Deadlock
impasses|Blind alleys
impassive|Unresponding
impediment|Hindrance
impelled|Driven
imperial|Majestic
importable|Allowed to come in, as foreign products
important|Urgent
impoverish|Make poor
inactive|Sluggish
inanity|Anserine quality
incensed|Hot under the collar
incensed|Maddened
incises|Engraves
indecorum|Bad taste
indices|Catalogues
indigene|Native animal
indirect|Devious
inductor|Inaugural figure
inebriates|Some skid-row denizens
inexistent|Like a dodo since 1681
infancy|Beginning
inferred|Deduced
infrequent|Uncommon
infusion|Admixture
infusive|Tending to instill
ingests|Swallows
inglenook|Chimney corner
ingoing|Like some tides
inherit|Receive a title
initials|Signs a memo
initiate|New member of Sigma Chi
innkeeper|Highway man?
innovate|Offer a new twist
innuendo|Derogatory suggestion
inoperable|Unfit for use
insiders|Clique in a club
insight|Discernment
insinuate|Hint
insists|Demands strongly
insolent|Fresh
instance|Case
instars|Bespangles
instate|Establish
instruct|Coach
instruct|Teach
insulate|Protect against cold
insurer|Underwriter
intactly|In an unimpaired state
intelligentsia|Brain trusters
intended|Meant
intense|Vehement
interact|Have reciprocal effect
interest|Item raised by some sharks
interest|Personal influence
interfered|Meddled
interplant|Sow between rows
intrepid|America's Cup challenger
introduce|Present
invader|Hannibal was one
investor|Brokerage customer
invests|Clothes
invited|Asked
ironbark|Tree for a hungry koala
ironers|Laundry workers
ironside|Brave man
islands|Wake and Block
isolate|Enisle
italics|Type of type
iterant|Repetitious
iterate|State repeatedly
jabberwocky|Meaningless talk
jacamars|Tropical forest birds
jackstay|Part of a ship's rigging
jellyroll|Bakery offering
jesters|Merry-andrews
jowlier|Fuller in the face
juxtaposition|Side-by-side situation
keglers|Alley men
ketchup|Burger garnish
kettledrum|Timpani member
kettles|Ma and Pa of the movies
keynoter|Important convention speaker
kindness|Benevolence
knockdown|Take apart for shipping
labials|Some consonants
lacerate|Mangle
lakeside|Site for a summer camp
lakeside|Windy City border area
lambert|Cgs unit of brightness
landlady|Mistress Quickly in "Henry IV"
landlord|Master of an inn
landmark|Kind of decision
lanolin|Cosmetic ingredient
larboard|Port
larboard|Port, at sea
larrigans|Trappers' footwear
larynges|Voice boxes
lashers|Budd's beaters
lateral|Football pass
latigos|Saddle straps
latinos|Certain South Americans
latitude|Elbow room
launches|Initiates
lavaliere|Ornament on a chain
lavender|Sachet filler
layover|Postpone
leadened|Made sluggish
leaders|Conductors
leagues|Alliances
leapers|Orphan Annie's lizards
leaping|Springboard activity
learned|Erudite
learning|Savant's acquisition
leastwise|Anyway
lechers|Satyrs
lectured|Rebuked
leftist|Radical
legless|Ophidianlike
lenience|Permissiveness
lenient|Permissive
leonine|Like Simba
lessened|Diminished
lessons|Course for a class
lettered|Educated
lettered|Learned
lettered|Like a Ph.D.
leucoma|Opacity in the cornea
levanter|Mediterranean wind
leverage|Means of using greater force
lexical|Of a vocabulary
liberal|Abundant
liberate|Free
licorice|Flavorsome candy
liegeman|Belgian vassal?
lifeline|The ___, Homer painting
limerick|Verse form named after a county
liniments|Masseur's supply
linkages|Hookups
linksman|Golfer in chains?
lioness|Elsa was one
listener|Anagram for re-enlist
literally|Verbatim
literary|Like many sages
literate|Able to read
literati|Scholarly people
littler|U.S. Open winner: 1961
loadstar|Guiding principle
loathed|Abhorred
loathed|Felt antipathy toward
lodestar|Polaris
loitered|Lagged behind
longhorn|U. of Texas athlete
loosened|Relaxed a bit
lorimer|Harness-hardware maker
lotions|Aids for sunburn
loveable|Endearing
lucerne|Alfalfa, to an Englishman
luminaries|Famous people
luthern|Dormer window
lyricist|Johnny Mercer was one
macadam|Road material
machetes|Heavy knives
machine|Flying object
machine|Prime mover
macrame|Knotty problem, perhaps
macrame|Ornamental knotting
maidenhair|Kind of fern
mainland|Largest of the Orkneys
malarial|Afflicted with paludism
mandible|Jawbone
mangled|Ironed
mangles|Pressing machines
mangoes|Tropical fruit
mannered|Stilted
mansion|O'Hara's Tara, for one
mantilla|Señora's scarf
marigold|Strong-scented flower
marimba|Musical instrument
marimbas|Xylophones' kin
marjoram|Aromatic mint
maroons|Isolates
marriage|Event for Figaro
martens|Glossy-coated carnivores
masquerade|Disguise
masques|Social events at which dominoes are worn
massage|Knead
masterwork|Chef-d'oeuvre
mastiffs|Large dogs
matadors|Arruza and Manolete
matildas|Tramps' bundles, in Australia
matinee|Realto bargain
matures|Puts away childish things
mayoral|Kind of urban race
mazurka|Dance
measured|Like Poe's poems
meathead|Bunker's epithet for his son-in-law
meatier|Like a more dramatic role
meatloaf|Economical main course
mediator|Reconciliation expert
meeting|Conference
meeting|Potsdam event: 1945
melange|Hodgepodge
membrane|Thin tissue layer
menacers|Weapon brandishers
menaces|Persons on P.O. posters
merriest|Most joyful
message|Communication
messiah|Handel opus
metered|Imprinted with indicia
methinks|___ I scent the morning air: Shak.
miasmic|Unpleasant, as air
mightier|Adjective for the pen
milestone|Significant event
minaret|Muezzin's perch
minarets|Islamic sights
minatory|Threatening
mingled|Moved from guest to guest
miscalls|Names incorrectly
misdealt|Created a canasta disaster
misinterpret|Understand incorrectly
mislead|Dupe
misleads|Deceives
misrule|Anarchy
misshapen|Alop
missile|Sam is one
missiles|Darts and arrows
missout|Crap-game loss
misspeak|Utter a spoonerism or malapropism
misstate|Err in a report
mistaken|In error
misused|Maltreated
mixture|Olio
mnemonics|Memory aids
moccasin|Relative of a pac
moderate|Act the arbiter
moderate|Reasonable
modicums|Whits or bits
moisture|What the Gobi needs
moldered|Crumbled into particles
molecular|Kind of weight or formula
molested|Tormented
molests|Bothers
monkeys|Grivets
monocle|Optician's infrequent sale
monopoly|Exclusive enterprise?
monuments|Statue of Liberty and Grant's Tomb
moonrise|Luna's ascent
moonshiner|Still man
moonstruck|Deranged
moraines|Glacial deposits
morales|Carmen character
mortises|Furniture slots
motivate|Impel
motivate|What to do before teaching a lesson
mottles|Blotches
mousetrap|Long-running Christie play, with "The"
mouthful|You said a ___!
muenster|Gouda kin
multiple|Manifold or complex
mystical|Based on intuition
nabbing|Cop's activity
naivete|Artlessness
namesake|His appellation is an imitation
nannies|Nurses, in Liverpool
narrate|What Chaucer's pilgrims do
nations|Part of UNESCO
natives|Restless ones, at times
natural|Inborn
nearest|Most proximate
neatest|Least disordered
nectary|Source of honey
needier|More penurious
nemesis|Unbeatable rival
neonatal|Of a newborn child
neonate|Infant
neonate|Newborn child
neophyte|Tyro
nerolis|Orange-flower oils
nesting|At home, as a hoopoe
nesting|Avian activity
nestlers|Newborn birds
nestors|Patriarchs
nettings|Reticulations
newness|Novelty
nictates|Winks
nineteen|Not quite a score
nitrate|Guncotton, e.g.
noblemen|Certain chess pieces
nominee|One on a slate
nonegos|External worlds, in metaphysics
nonprofit|Kind of organization
nonstop|Like certain flights
northern|Boreal
nostril|Naris
notaries|Certifying officials
nutmeat|Edible kernel
nutritional|Healthful
obedient|Not recalcitrant
obeisance|Homage
oblongs|Elongated figures
obscure|Recondite
obtests|Begs for
octants|Navigators' instruments
octaves|Sonnet sections
oddness|Eccentricity
offshoot|Twig
offshore|Kind of breeze at Nantucket
oftener|Not so seldom
oldster|Methusaleh
oleander|Fragrant plant
oleates|Certain esters
oleates|Fatty esters
omentum|Peritoneal fold
omission|Item left out
omission|Something left out
onerous|Burdensome
onionskin|Translucent paper
opalesce|Shimmer with colors
opaline|Translucent type of glass
opening|Opportunity
openness|Candor
operands|Dividends in division, e.g.
operate|Run
opiates|Narcotics
opiates|Narcotics
opinions|Judges' statements
opponents|Adversaries
oppugns|Controverts
optimal|Most desirable
opulence|Riches
orations|Graduation indulgences
oratorio|Israel in Egypt, for one
orators|Speechifiers
ordinate|Abscissa's partner
ordnance|Instruments of destruction
oregano|Pizza spice
origami|Paper work, Japanese style
orioles|FIG-BIRDS
orioles|Some of Ruth's comrades in 1914
oroides|Gold-colored alloys
orreries|Mini-planetariums
ortolan|Bobolink
ostosis|Bone formation
otalgia|Earache
ottoman|Footstool
outcast|Pariah
outdraw|Attract a larger audience
outflank|Thwart in battle
outlandish|Bizarre
outrage|Offend
outside|Exterior
outvote|Defeat democratically
overage|Surplus
overalls|Protection for certain painters
overalls|Workmen's wear
overdoses|Medicates to excess
overeats|Gorges
overhead|Certain business expenses
overlapped|Lay upon and beyond
overlay|Use tracing paper
overlord|Domineer
overnice|Too fastidious
overpopulation|Malthusian dilemma
overpowers|Defeats decisively
oversea|Abroad, to a Londoner
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Supervise
overseen|Supervised
overseer|Superintendent
oversell|Present too aggressively
overshadow|Make less significant by comparison
overshot|Fired past the target
oversight|Careless mistake
oversight|Careless omission
overstatement|Exaggeration
overtax|Levy to excess
overthrows|Deposes
overworked|Trite, as a joke
oxfords|Low, laced footwear
oxheart|Large cherry
package|CARE ___
painters|Manet and Monet
palisade|Pointed stake
palomino|Golden steed
paltrily|In a trifling way
panache|Verve; flamboyance
pancakes|Ubiquitous comestibles
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth
panelled|Like some walls
panhandler|Mendicant
pantalone|Commedia dell'arte character
pantheon|Roman temple
paparazzi|Freelance photogs
parabola|Plane curve
paraclete|Advocate; pleader
parades|Spectacles
paradigms|Models
paradise|State of delight
paraffin|Candle material
paramedics|They jump from a plane to help those in pain
paraphrase|Rewording
parasols|Sunshades
paravane|Device causing marine mines to surface
pareira|Medicinal plant root
parentage|Origin
parings|Scraps from k.p. work
parolee|Prisoner released conditionally
parsnip|Biennial herb
parsonages|Ministers' homes
partake|Share
partake|Share
partisan|Supporter of a cause
partnership|Cahoots
partygoer|Good-time Charlie
passerby|Man in the street
passers|Jaworski and Todd, e.g.
pastille|Flavored lozenge
pastimes|Hobbies
pastina|Macaroni for soups
pastorale|Idyllic composition
pastorale|Opera with a rustic theme
pasture|Graze
patently|Without any doubt
patents|Inventors' concerns
paterfamilias|Head of the household
paternoster|Rosary bead
pathfinder|Bumppo
patriotism|What S. Johnson called "the last refuge of a scoundrel"
patroons|Early American landlords
pattern|Model
pavanes|Stately court dances
peasant|Anagram for anapest
peculate|Embezzle
pedaled|Biked
pedaled|Rode a tricycle
pedantry|Ostentatious show of knowledge
pedestal|Place for an idol
pedestrian|Plodding
pedestrian|Prosaic
pedicure|Treat for the feet
peerage|Body of equals
peerage|Debrett's subject
peevish|Cross
pellmell|Disorderly
penates|Tutelary deities
penetrate|Pierce
penetrate|Spread through
penitent|Remorseful
pennyroyal|Kind of mint
pension|Retiree's income, maybe
peopler|Inhabitant
percale|Fine cotton fabric
perforate|Prepare a data card
perjure|Give false testimony
permanence|. . . ___ which the sea cannot claim: Hardy
permutation|Rearrangement
perorate|Conclude a speech
peroxide|Kind of blonde
perpendicular|Vertical
perplexity|Bewilderment
perquisite|Gratuity
perquisites|Tips
persiflage|Banter
persist|Continue firmly
persona|___ non grata
pesetas|Coins of Spain
pesterer|Nudnik
pestles|Pulverizes
petition|Formal request
petulant|Irritable
pharaoh|Diospolite ruler
pharisee|Member of an ancient Jewish school
philomel|Nightingale
phoebes|Flycatchers
physiotherapist|Helper of the sick
pianists|Rubinstein and Rubinstein
picaroon|Freebooter
pierces|White House family: 1853–57
pigeonhole|Categorize
pileate|Crested
pileated|Having a crest
pillage|Sack
pillowcase|Envelope of a sort
pincers|Grasping apparatus
pinnace|Ship's boat
pinochle|Game with a 48-card deck
pinsetter|Bowling device
pinstripe|Uniform for a Yankee
pioneers|They go first
pipsqueaks|Twerps
pirates|ENCROACHES ON COPYRIGHTS
pistole|Former European coin
pitches|What Nolan Ryan does
pitchout|Strategy with a man on base
piteous|Arousing compassion
plangency|Expressiveness
planish|Hammer metal
plastered|Three sheets in the wind
plastics|Non-biodegradable items
plateau|Tableland
platoon|Police unit
platter|What the Sprats cleaned
playbill|Usher's offering
playfellow|Friend in frolics
plethora|Excess
pneumatic|Kind of drill or tire
pokiest|Least rapid
pokiest|Slowest
polemic|Controversial
polestar|Guiding principle
polices|Regulates
politic|Prudent or crafty
poorest|Most impoverished
popular|Widespread
populated|Having inhabitants
porridges|Gruel, etc.
porringer|Child's bowl
portable|Describing some TV sets
portage|Canoeist's hauling task
portage|Chore on a canoe trip
positive|Confident
possess|Have and hold
postage|Business expense
postage|Indicia
posters|Silent salesmen
posturer|Attitudinizer
potatobug|Pesty little beetle
potency|Force
praline|Pecan confection
preacher|Circuit rider, e.g.
precentor|Choir leader
precheck|Verify before proceeding
precise|Explicit
preconception|Bias
predawn|Before daybreak
predestine|Foreordain
predicate|Imply or connote
preempt|Appropriate beforehand
preheats|Prepares an oven before baking
prelate|Bishop
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
premiere|Adjective for a prima ballerina
presents|Exhibits
presser|Garment worker
pressing|Urgent
prestige|Distinction
preteen|12-year-old
pretender|Illegal claimant to a throne
pretense|Sham
primate|Archbishop
primates|Archbishops
primeval|First in time
princely|Magnificent or munificent
prioress|Convent head
pristine|Uncorrupted
probate|Kind of court
procrastination|Thief in a proverb
produced|Emulated Norman Lear
professor|Higgins or Moriarty
progenitor|Sire
prolate|Stretched out at the poles
prominent|Noticeable
promises|I do and "I will"
prompts|Provokes
pronounce|Utter
prorates|Applies percentages to
prosaic|Commonplace
protegee|Mary Cassatt, to Degas
protein|Nutritional need
protests|Disputatious documents
provoking|Pest's activity
prurient|Lascivious
psalter|Book of the Bible
pulsates|Throbs
pushups|Certain exercises
pushups|Exercises
puzzlement|Mystification
quadrant|Navigator's aid
quadrature|Act of squaring
quality|The ___ of mercy . . . : Shak.
quarterback|Fouts or Jaworski
quenelle|Dumpling of minced meat or fish
queried|Conducted an interview
querists|They seek answers
quietism|Religious mysticism
quinces|Applelike fruits
quintuplet|Marie Houle, e.g.
rabatos|Collars worn in the 16th and 17th centuries
rabbeted|Like doorjambs
racehorses|Ponder and Pensive
raceway|The "Big A" is one
radialia|Wristbones
radiate|What spokes do
radiators|They can let off steam
radical|Political extremist
raffish|Devil-may-care
railroad|Underground ___
railway|Track
rambled|Wandered
ramshorn|Shofar
rancher|Stockman
rangeland|Acres for grazing
ransoms|Redeems
rapparee|Plunderer
rarebit|Tangy snack
rarefies|Makes less dense
rascally|Mean; base
rataplan|Beating of a drum
ratatat|Drum beat
ratchets|Toothed bars
ratholes|Cramped quarters
ratings|TV producers' concerns
rations|Chow material
rattail|Type of cactus
rattailed|___ serpent (fer-de-lance)
rattans|Canes; switches
rawboned|Gaunt
rawhide|Whip
reactor|Atomic pile
readable|Not hard to understand, as writing
readers|Schoolbooks
reading|___ maketh a full man: Bacon
reagent|Analytical substance
reagent|Chemical substance
realist|The facts guide his acts
realtor|Babbitt, e.g.
realtor|Dealer in land
realtor|Member of the NAREB
realtor|NAREB member
reamers|Gadgets for pipes
reaping|Autumnal activity
reasonings|Arguments
reasons|Motives
reassures|Gives new confidence to
rebates|Discounts
rebelled|Rose
rebuked|Censured
recently|Of late
recessed|Discontinued activity
recessed|Took a break
recheck|Inspect again
recover|Bounce back
redcoat|British soldier of 1775
redeemed|Saved
redheads|Ball, Kaye et al.
redirect|Change the course
redirect|Point or aim again
redistrict|Do a zoning job
redolence|Aroma
redresses|Sets right
reelect|Grant another term
reelect|Verb for an incumbent's campaign
reengage|Hire again
referee|Gridiron "zebra"
referee|Gridiron figure
referred|Alluded (to)
refined|Elegant
reflexes|Knee jerks
reframe|Give a new shape to
refried|___ beans (Mexican dish)
refusals|No, no, no
regaled|Gave joy to
regimental|Type of flag or colors
regrets|Rues the day
regulate|Adjust
rehearses|Runs through
reinforce|Strengthen
reiterate|Hammer home
related|Consanguineous
relates|Has bearing on
relative|Pertinent
relative|Sibling, e.g.
relator|Teller
relaxes|Takes it easy
release|Free
releases|Sets free
relented|Softened
relined|Mended the brakes
remedial|Corrective
remodels|Makes over
remorse|Contrition
remorse|Penitent's emotion
remover|Acetone, to paint
remunerate|Pay for
renamed|Appointed anew
renders|Recites a poem
renovated|Made over
reopens|Takes up again
repairs|Betakes oneself
repeats|Echoes
repents|Is contrite
repertoire|Stock
rephrases|Words differently
repined|Was fretful
replace|Supplant
replaced|Supplanted
replete|Gorged
reposed|Rested
reposers|Sleepers
reprint|Stamp facsimile
reprise|Musical "second"
reptile|Agama or anole
republic|Mali or Togo
request|Petition
reroute|Detour
reroute|Send by a new course
rescore|Orchestrate again
resealed|Closed an opened envelope
resedas|Mignonettes
resents|Is indignant
reserve|Part of R.O.T.C.
reserves|National Guard of the U.S.
resined|Treated, as with mastic
resolution|Commitment often made on Jan. 1
resolve|Determination
resorted|Had recourse (to)
resowed|Spread more grass seed
respect|Dangerfield's lack
respect|Esteem
respire|Breathe
respired|Breathed
respites|Coffee breaks, e.g.
response|Comeback
restless|Discontented
restoration|British period beginning in 1660, with "the"
restore|Put back
restore|What a spa might do
restroom|Comfort station
results|Conclusions
resumes|Summaries
resupinate|Inverted, as a flower
retails|Sells wares
retaker|Photographer trying anew to get it right
retention|Memory
reticent|Taciturn
retints|Uses henna again
retinue|Royal escort
retires|Calls it a day
retools|Adapts factory machinery
retrace|Step into one's footsteps
retracts|Pulls back
retreads|Recycled retirees
retrench|Economize
retrofit|Furnish a plane with new parts
retrorse|Bent backward
returned|Gave back
reveler|One on a spree
reverie|Daydream
reversal|Setback
reversal|Setback
reverse|Football play
reversed|Turned end for end
reviewers|Certain critics
revisal|Updating
revitalize|Imbue with new vigor
revolter|Rebel
rewards|Bounties
reynards|Foxes
ringmaster|Important figure in a tent
ringworm|Tinea
risotto|Italian rice dish
riverboat|Twain transport
riveter|W.W. II's Rosie the ___
roadrunner|Cuckoo's swift cousin
roaring|Harte's "The Luck of ___ Camp"
roasters|Certain turkeys
rockets|And the ___ red glare . . .
roguery|Playful mischief
romance|Gest
romance|Kind of novel
rondelet|Short lyrical poem
roommates|Dormitory partners
rosebud|Kane's treasured object
rosehip|Vitamin C source
rostrums|Speakers' platforms
rotated|Took turns
rotunda|Capitol highlight
rowdier|More turbulent
runabout|Vagabond
rushers|Frat men, at times
sabulous|Gritty
sacrament|Baptism is one
sacristy|Room for vestments
salaries|Stipends
salesmen|Willy Loman and others
sallied|Rushed out suddenly
salmagundi|Potpourri
salmons|Sockeye and coho
salvage|Demolition acquisition
sameness|Monotony
sampler|Piece of needlework
sandaled|Wearing huaraches
sandbar|Hazard to paddle-wheelers
sandbox|Place for child's play
sandier|More arenose
sandwich|Snack named for an earl
sarcasm|Derision
sardines|Party game
sargasso|Sea of weeds
satiate|Fill full
satsuma|Japanese clay ware, named for its place of origin
saturnine|Gloomy
saviour|Cause of "good news of great joy"
sayonara|Farewell, Tokyo!
scalene|Oblique, as a cone
scandals|White's B'way products
scantiest|Most insufficient
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarabs|Certain beetles
scarcer|Harder to find
scarcity|Dearth
scathes|Denounces fiercely
scattered|Rambling
scattering|Tedder's chore
scavenger|Junkman
scented|Perfumed
scented|Piney, e.g.
scepter|Emblem of power
sceptre|Wand for Victoria
schematic|Electrical engineer's diagram
schemer|Calculating one
schemes|Cabals
schemes|What marplots mar
schnapps|Gin
scholar|Academician
scholar|Erasmus was one
scholars|Astute students
scintilla|Particle
scintilla|Small amount
scissor|Snip
scleras|Whites of the eyes
scooter|Small fry's transport
scoreboard|Cynosure at a stadium
scotched|Stamped out
scraped|Rubbed harshly
scrapper|Aggressive pugilist
scratched|Monosyllabic word meaning "scribbled"
scratchy|Ragged or irritating
scrounge|Cadge; mooch
scrounged|Monosyllabic word meaning "cadged"
seacoast|Littoral area
seafarer|Sailor
seafarer|Salt
sealant|Substance for a leaky radiator
sealskins|Furs attached to bottoms of skis
seashore|Warm-weather playground
seashore|Where "she sells . . . "
secrete|Hide
secretes|Hides away
secretly|Sub rosa
seculars|Laymen
sedately|In unruffled style
sedates|Dopes
sediment|Dregs
seductive|Like Salome
seedier|More unkempt
seediest|Best-planted garden?
seepage|Cause of losing by oozing
seesaws|Teeters
selected|Handpicked
selectee|One caught in a draft
selfish|Having I problems
selvage|Ravel-proof edge
semesters|Half years
seminar|Class of a sort
semipros|Part-time ballplayers
semitones|Sounds a half step away from others, in music
senator|Nancy L. Kassebaum, e.g.
senders|Transmitters
sensate|Having feeling
sensate|Perceived, in a way
sensors|Response devices
sentences|Ten days and life
sentient|Feeling
sentimental|Mawkish
sentinel|Figure on the watch
sentinel|Lookout
sentries|Soldiers on guard
sentries|Watches
separator|Dairy-farm equipment
septate|Partitioned
sequent|Result
serenade|The Donkey ___, Allan Jones hit
serenade|___ in Blue, 1942 song
serenata|Suite-symphony intermediate
seriate|Arranged in rows
sermonizer|He exhorts
sermons|Homilies
serried|Compact
serried|Crowded together
servile|Obsequious
sesames|Oriental seeds
session|Congressional period
session|Part of a convention
sessions|Capitol Hill get-togethers
sestets|Segments of sonnets
sestina|Type of poem
setbacks|Reverses
settees|Furniture items
settlers|Virginia Dare's people
several|Indefinite number
several|Vague number
severed|Cut
shadows|Darkens
shallot|Small onion
shanties|Humble houses
shavers|Little ones
shavetail|Second looie
shearer|Clip-joint actress?
shebang|Shack
shelter|Protection
shepherd|Abel was one
sherries|Products of Jerez
shimmed|Used a wedge
shingles|Roofing or haircuts
shipshape|Well arranged
shoestring|Kind of potatoes
shoreline|Water's edge
shortcut|Time saver
shorthand|Pitman's gift to stenos
shorthanded|Without adequate help
shouted|Was vociferant
shouter|He's not soft-spoken
showpiece|Something for a vitrine
shudder|Quake
shyster|He pettifogs
sideburns|Tonsorial décor
sidecars|Bar orders
sidereal|Stellar
siderite|Valuable ore of iron
sideshow|Carnival attraction
sideslips|Skids laterally
sierras|Ridges or fish
sifters|Bakery utensils
silence|Proverbial consenter
silicle|Mustard pod
silicon|Element used in transistors
silicon|Microchip element
sillier|More inane
silverer|Painter of mirrors
simians|Apes
sinister|Ominous
sinistral|Opposite of dextral
sinkage|Depression
sirdars|Bombay bigwigs
sirenian|Manatee or dugong
sirloins|Choice cuts of beef
sissies|Milksops
sisters|The Muses, e.g.
sizzler|Dog day
skeleton|Halloween costume
skewers|Barbecue tools
skewers|Brochettes
skewers|Runs through
skimmer|Straw hat
skirter|One who evades the issue
skycaps|Airport aides
slaloms|Ski feats
slanted|Like a virgule
slaters|Isopods
sleeves|Green ___, old ballad
slimmest|Least obese
slipped|Lost footing
slither|Slide along
slivers|Fragments
slotted|Made grooves
slumped|Declined abruptly, as stocks
slyboots|Wag
smarter|More stylish
smeltery|Refining plant
smithies|Horseshoeing shops
smithies|Places for horseshoers
smooches|Pitches woo
smoother|More polished
smooths|Planes
smothers|Tom or Dick, but not Harry
snagging|Getting caught, in a way
sneakers|Gym apparel
sneered|Fleered
sneezer|Snuff-taker
snidest|Most derisive, in a way
sniffled|Had a cold
sniffles|Head cold
sniggles|Goes after eels
snippet|Scrap
snippety|Unduly curt
snooped|Emulated Paul Pry
snoozes|Catnaps
snoring|Nocturnal "woodcutter's" activity
snorter|Rip or short follower
snorters|Violent storms
snowfall|Inspiration for J. R. Lowell
snowfall|Lowell's "The First ___"
snowplow|Winter machine
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder to
snuggled|Got cozy
soaring|Glider pilot's art
sockets|Bulb receptacles
sodalities|Associations or brotherhoods
soldiers|Three ___, Dos Passos novel
someone|Make ___ Happy, pop song
somerset|English county
sometime|Eventually
sometime|Mañana
sometime|Whenever
sometimes|___ I'm Happy, 1927 song
sometimes|On and off
sonance|Sound
sonatas|Concert pieces
sooners|Okla. athletes
sooners|Oklahomans
sophies|Styron's "___ Choice"
sorority|Sisterhood
sorosis|Multiple fruit
sorrels|Horses of a certain color
sorriest|Most wretched
sortable|Fit for classifying
sorters|Some postal workers
sourdough|Lone prospector
southpaw|Whitey Ford was one
southpaws|Spahn, Ford et al.
spacers|Typewriter parts
spanking|Exceptionally fine
spanner|Type of wrench
sparest|Most lean
sparked|Activated
spartan|Dauntless
speaker|Tris or Tip
specify|State definitely
spectre|Act I figure in "Hamlet"
specular|Resembling a mirror
spellbound|Enthralled
speller|Exercise book of a sort
spelter|Crude zinc
spender|Modern British poet
spheres|Planets
sphinxlike|Inscrutable
spicing|Condiment's function
spidery|Long, thin and angular
splashers|Pests in the pool
splinter|Chip
splints|Awkward skiers' leggings, often
spondee|Metrical foot
spooned|Ladled
spooned|Smooched
sporadic|Occasional
sporran|Highlander's purse
spotted|Given a handicap
spotters|Army gunners' "eyes"
sprayer|Garden implement
spreads|Some advertisements
springs|Parts of clocks
sprinted|Raced
sprites|Pixies
spurious|Counterfeit
spurious|Fraudulent
squelched|Monosyllabic word meaning "sat on"
squirrel|___ away (hoard)
stained|Blemished
stained|Like cathedral glass
stained|___ glass
staircases|Perrons
stalemates|Draws
stalked|Approached stealthily
stalled|Gained time by trickery
stampede|Oater action, sometimes
stampede|Panic on the Ponderosa
stampeder|Calgary football pro
stances|Attitudes
stances|Intellectual attitudes
standards|Flags
standee|Impecunious opera buff
standee|S.R.O. spectator
standpoint|Outlook
standstills|Stoppages
standup|Kind of comic
staplers|Office equipment
starlet|Small heavenly body
starter|His shot causes many to run
starter|Race official
starters|When they shoot, runners scoot
startle|Alarm
startled|Given a turn
statesmen|De Witt and Pitt
station|Pennsylvania, for one
stators|Opposites of rotors
stators|Parts of turbines
stators|Turbine parts
statute|Law
stealer|Diamond "thief"
stealing|Thievish
steamed|Prepared clams, in a way
steamed|Rode the Robert E. Lee
steamer|Clambake morsel
steamer|Stanley's car
steamiest|Most like a sauna
steelie|Hard playing marble
steelie|Metallic playing marble
steeped|Imbued
steeple|Jack must be nimble here
steeple|New England sight
steeples|Spires
steerage|Lowest-fare quarters on liners
steeves|Stows cargo
stellate|Star-shaped
stenographer|Copier of a dictator's words
stentorian|Extremely loud
stentors|Loud-voiced persons
stereos|Binaural systems
sternal|Of the breastbone
sterner|Ambition should be made of ___ stuff: Shak.
sterner|Less easygoing
steroid|Sex hormone
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stevedores|I.L.A. group
steward|Manorial manager
stewards|Estate managers
stewpan|Kitchen item
stickily|In a maudlin manner
stiletto|Dagger
stingray|Whip-tailed flat fish
stipels|Leaflet appendages
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stitching|Jeans décor
stolidly|With impassivity
stooges|Comedians' foils
stopcock|Valve on a pipe
stoplight|Traffic signal
stopover|Motel
stoppage|Obstruction
stoppers|Corks
stopwatch|Timer
storehouse|Magazine
storied|Legendary
stories|Some are tall
storing|Activity in a warehouse
stoutens|Becomes portly
straddle|Hedge on an issue
strafed|Used air-to-ground machine guns
strafers|Riddlers of a sort
straits|Plights
strands|Leaves in difficulty
strands|Runs aground
strange|Curtis of the P.G.A.
strange|Unfamiliar
strayed|Deviated
streetcar|Desire of literature
streetcar|Williams vehicle
strengtheners|Energizing agents
strenuous|Toilsome
stressed|Accented
stretched|Monosyllabic word meaning "exaggerated"
striated|Striped
stricken|Afflicted
stricken|Incapacitated
striper|Sea bass
stripers|Naval officers, colloquially
strokes|Arithmetic for Tom Kite
strolled|Took a leisurely walk
strongholds|Forts
strophe|Stanza
strophe|Stanza
strudel|Pastry containing apple slices
student|School figure
students|Cantabs, Elis et al.
students|Pursuers of knowledge
studfish|Ozark angler's catch
stutter|Speech defect
sublime|We can make our lives ___
submariner|Member of the U.S.N.
submarines|Products of Holland's imagination
suitors|Penelope's importuners
summates|Adds together
sunniest|Least clouded over
superego|Major sector of the psyche
superimpose|Place over
superior|End of quotation
supermarket|Food emporium
superpower|Influential nation
supervisor|School-system V.I.P.
surfaces|Outsides of objets
surname|The Terrible or the Great, e.g.
surnames|Smith and Jones, e.g.
sustains|Upholds a lawyer's objection
sutures|Surgeon's stitches
swarmer|Bee, e.g.
swashes|Splashing sounds
sweater|Informal garment
sweeper|D.P.W. man
sweethearts|Victor Herbert operetta
sweeting|Apple variety
swifter|More rapid
synesis|Sense over syntax
synonym|Roget entry
syringe|Hospital device
tabbing|Clerical chore
tabular|Having a plane surface
tacklers|They make sacks
tactile|Pertaining to touch
taffeta|Crisp woven fabric
tagline|Catchword; slogan
talented|Adjective for a virtuoso
tanager|Woodland bird
tandems|Bicycles built for two
tangents|Touching lines
tangerine|Fruit or song
tangles|Complications for anglers
tanners|Leather-workers
tantaras|Trumpet blasts
tapioca|Soup thickener
tariffs|Exporters' concerns
tarries|Lingers
tarries|Stays a spell
tartest|Most acerb
tasteless|Insipid
tastier|More appetizing
tasting|Oenologist's activity
tatting|Lace work
tattletale|___ gray (off-white)
tautens|Trims ropes on a ship
teacake|Four o'clock dainty
teammate|Dr. J, to the Joneses
teamster|Semi man
teamster|Truck driver
teapots|Pieces of crockery
tedious|Boring
teenage|Adolescent
teenager|Holden Caulfield, e.g.
teenager|What R.W.R. became in 1924
tegular|Arranged like tiles
telerans|Aids to aerial navigation
teletype|Invention of Morton, Krum et al.
televise|Broadcast, in a way
television|Development of Baird et al.
tempest|Teapot event
tempter|Mephistopheles, e.g.
tempura|Fried food, in Tokyo
tenants|Occupies land
tenderhearted|Sympathetic
tenderly|Rosemary Clooney hit
tergiversated|Deserted the party
termagant|Shrew
terminal|End station
terminal|Grand Central, e.g.
terrapins|Diamondbacks
terrapins|Freshwater turtles
terrify|Inspire horror
tessera|Mosaic piece
testable|Qualified to make a will
testate|Having left a will
testator|Person with a will
testers|Canopies over beds
tethers|Ties up
thanksgiving|Nov. 25, this year
thaumaturgist|Magician
theaters|Rialto places
thereafter|From then on
thermal|Producing heat
thronged|Jammed with people
tideland|Soft clam's home
tidemark|High-water point, usually
tidiest|Most shipshape
tightrope|Funambulist's support
tightwad|Penny pincher
tinamou|S.A. bird
tincture|Dye
tippler|Pot-valiant, perhaps
tirades|Philippics
titania|Shakespearean queen
titania|Wife of Oberon
tithers|Taxpayers of a sort
titmouse|Small bird
titular|In name only
toasters|Bread warmers
tobacco|Meerschaum input
toddlers|The sandbox set
toehold|Slight advantage
toggled|Fastened, in a way
toiletries|Soap, lotion, cologne, etc.
toilsome|Laborious
tolerant|Forbearing
tomorrow|Song from "Annie"
tonnage|Carrying capacity of a ship
tonsils|Part of the throat
tonsils|Throat tissues
tonsured|Shaven
tooters|Horn players
topical|Of current interest
toppers|Hats for some Caruso fans
topples|Overthrows
topside|On deck
totemic|Of a tribal spirit
totters|Is unsteady
toucans|Big-billed birds
towered|Overshadowed, with "above"
towhead|Blond
towheads|Blonds
townspeople|Burghers
toxophilite|Archery expert
tracings|Copies
tradeoff|Quid pro quo, sometimes
trading|John Jacob Astor's activity
traffic|Commuters, collectively
trailed|Shadowed
trailer|Car adjunct
trained|Got ready for action
trained|Worked out for a bout
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Boot-camp G.I.
trainer|L. Jolley of race-track fame, e.g.
trample|Crush underfoot
tramples|Stamps
tranquil|Unruffled
transacted|Performed
transit|Train or subway
trapeze|On which daring people fly
treadle|Foot-powered device
treasure|Pirate's hoard
treatise|Disquisition
treetop|Where a kite might alight
treetops|Perches for crows
tremolo|Organ device
tremolo|Quivering effect, in music
tremulous|Aspen
trespass|Encroachment
triarchy|Government by three
tribune|Public defender
tricycle|Kiddie car
tricycles|Transport for tots
trireme|Ancient galley
trisect|Divide geometrically
tritone|Musical interval
tritons|Sea snails
trivial|Unimportant
trolled|Sang lustily
trucker|Man in a van
trumpets|Brass
trussed|Bound
tsarinas|Alexandra and Catherine
tumbles|Emulates Jill
turbines|Some engines
turbojet|Fast flier
turntable|Rotating platform
typewriter|Henry Mill's invention: 1714
typewriter|Machine in use since the 1860's
ugliest|Worst looking
ullages|Shortages in containers
ultimate|Maximum
ultraism|Extremist's doctrine
unalterable|Nor mourn the ___ Days: Emerson
unaware|In the dark
undercover|Kind of agent
underdogs|Potential losers
undergrounds|Units of resistance, often charged up?
unequaled|Singular
unequivocal|Explicit; clear
unfilial|Like a thankless child
ungrateful|Like Goneril and Regan
unicorn|Fabled creature
uniformly|Without variation
unipods|Camera supports
unknown|Like the planet Pluto before 1930
unlettered|Ignorant
unloaded|Did some dock work
unloads|Takes off cargo
unloose|Free
unmanly|Pusillanimous
unmasks|Exposes
unrelated|Not associated
unseated|Thrown out of office
unsettled|Up in the air
upbraid|Reprimand
upended|Toppled
upholds|Supports
uppercases|Capitalizes
upright|Cousin of a grand
upsweeping|Combing the hair scalpward
uranite|Chief ore of a fissionable element
useless|Ineffective
utopias|Places of perfection
vacuous|Empty
valentines|Love notes
valkyrie|Odin's "chooser of the slain"
vanishing|Evanescent
vantage|Position allowing a clear view
variant|Mutation
vaunted|Boasted
vedette|Any well-known entertainer
velveted|Plushily covered
verandah|Piazza
vestige|Footstep, e.g.
viceroy|Sovereign's deputy
vinegar|Condiment
vineyard|Concord field
vintage|Wine
violator|Criminal
violent|Frenzied
violins|Creations at Cremona
vituperate|RAIL
wakeful|Alert
warders|Watchmen
warnings|Danger signals
wasabis|Roots relished in Japan
waxings|Some floor treatments
weakened|Enfeebled
weekend|Lost item in a Milland film
weltered|Writhed; tumbled
werewolf|Casanova's costume?
westbound|Like Sol after sunrise
wettest|Least exsuccous
whiners|Shrill pills
whortle|Huckleberry
wiretaps|Bugs' kin
witness|Trial star, at times
wobbler|Fishing lure
wonderland|Site of underground adventures
worrywarts|Fretful sorts
wreaths|Chaplets
yelling|Cheerleaders' activity
youthful|Vigorous; active
abalone|Mother-of-pearl "mother"
abalone|Source of mother-of-pearl
abalones|Sea-ears
aberration|Mental lapse
abettor|Henchman
aborted|Canceled a space flight
aborted|Stopped a launching
abracadabra|Magical formula
abracadabra|Nonsense
abridged|Like pocket dictionaries
abscond|Flee
absentee|Kind of ballot
absentee|Not in residence
acceding|Yes man's forte
accelerate|Open the throttle wide
accepts|Approves
accosts|Confronts
accosts|Greets abruptly
accreted|Grew together
accrued|Added, as interest
accused|Indicted
accuser|Finger pointer
accuser|Plaintiff
accuses|Inculpates
acephalous|Without a chief
acerate|Needle-shaped
acerbated|Embittered
acerbic|Tart
acetate|Phonograph-record coating
acetate|Synthetic fabric
acetone|Paint remover
acetylene|Gas used in welding
achenes|Dry fruits
achieves|Gains
achieves|Is successful
acierate|Change into steel
acquiescent|Agreeable
actinal|Oral
activate|Cause to function
actress|Hayes or Harding
adagios|Slow ballet dances
adamant|Obdurate
adaptors|Electricians' linking devices
adherent|Follower
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Fatty
adjutant|Staff officer
admires|Regards with approval
admonish|Express disapproval
adoptee|Member of some families
adorers|Magi, e.g.
adrenal|Stimulating ire or vim
adulate|Admire servilely
adulates|Overpraises
adumbration|Faint sketch; outline
advisors|Guides of a sort
aerated|Treated with carbon dioxide
aerates|Causes to sparkle
aerolite|Earth-impacting meteorite
aerometer|Gas-density gauge
aesthete|Beauty is his truth
afebrile|Not feverish
afferent|Conveying impulses toward a nerve center
affords|Furnishes
ageratum|Border bloomer in a garden
agitate|Perturb
agitato|Fast and stirring, musically
agnatic|Related through males
agonies|Ordeals
aground|Beached
aileron|Airplane part
aircraft|747, e.g.
airiest|Most ethereal
airstrike|An attack from above
airways|Routes for the jet set
alameda|Naval air base in Calif.
alameda|West Coast naval air base
alamedas|Shaded walks
albacore|Large tuna
albatross|Ancient Mariner's companion
alderman|City board member
aldermen|Municipal officials
alewife|Herring's relative
algebra|Boolean ___
alienate|Make unfriendly
alienation|Estrangement
alienist|Psychiatrist
aligner|Surveyor's device
alleged|Adjective for a suspected perpetrator
alleges|Declares without proof
allergic|Sensitive to ragweed, e.g.
allocate|Set apart for a purpose
allured|Played the siren
alterant|Catalyst of a sort
altered|Modified
altimeter|Height gauge
altruistic|Generous
amarelle|Kind of cherry
amateur|Dilettante
amazons|Ants that enslave other ants
ambient|Surrounding
amender|Editor, at times
amorous|In love
amortize|Put money into a sinking fund
ampersand|Typewriter symbol
amplitudes|Large or full measures
ampoule|Vial
amusement|Pleasure
anagram|A logogriph
analyse|Dissect, British style
analyst|Couch-side confidant
anchors|___ Aweigh
andirons|Firedogs
android|Sci-fi creature
anemometer|Wind gauge
anemone|Windflower
anemone|Windflower
anesthetist|O.R. physician
angering|Getting one's goat
anglepod|Milkweed
animate|Do a Disney job
animate|Vigorous
animato|Lively, to Verdi
anklets|Short socks
annatto|Dye from a tropical tree
annelid|Earthworm
annihilate|Destroy completely
annotate|Furnish explanatory comment
annoying|Pestiferous
anomaly|Deviation from a general rule
anomaly|Deviation of a sort
another|One more
answered|Was liable, with "for"
antarctic|Hill dweller's overshoe?
antecedent|Previous
antelopes|Pronghorns
anterior|Forward
anthill|Busy mound
anticipant|Forward-looking insect?
anytime|Whenever
anywhere|___ I Wander, 1952 song
apatite|Hungry-sounding mineral
aphorism|Pithy saying
aphrodite|Black-spotted butterfly
apostate|Renegade
apostle|Bartholomew or Simon
apostles|___ Creed
appanage|Perquisite
apparel|Garb
appears|Comes into view
appears|Emerges
appease|Pacify
appetite|Strong urge
applesauce|Nonsense
applesauce|Nonsense
apposite|Fitting
appraise|Evaluate
apprise|Inform
apprised|Gave notice
approach|Make overtures to
appropriate|Right
approve|Sanction
aptitude|Ability
aquamarine|Semiprecious stone
aquifers|Subsurface sources of water
arborvitae|Ornamental evergreen
arcades|Covered passageways
arcanum|Secret
archeology|Prehistoric-culture study
archery|Toxophilite's delight
archives|D.C.'s National ___
arenose|Sandy
areolae|Small spaces
areolar|Filled with interstices
areoles|Small cavities
arethusa|Nymph transformed by Artemis
arietta|Oratorio part
arietta|Short solo
aristate|Awned
armature|Protective covering
armature|Sculptor's framework
armless|Like Venus de Milo
armoire|Large, shelved wardrobe
armored|Well protected
armorer|Mail man
armorers|Weapon-makers
aromatic|Fragrant
aromatic|Fragrant
arraign|Bring up on charges
arranged|Put in order
arsenal|Longfellow's "The ___ at Springfield"
arsenal|Military magazine
arsenal|Storehouse
arsenic|Poisonous element
articulate|Voice
artiste|Expert
artiste|Expert performer
ashamed|Having a guilty feeling
ashcans|Depth charges
asinine|Absurd
asinine|Obstinate
asinine|Silly
asocial|Somewhat misanthropic
asperse|Slander
aspiration|Act of breathing
assailed|Made an onslaught
assails|What a slater does
assembly|Kind of line at Detroit
assistant|Aide
assistants|Some college personnel
assuage|Allay
asterisks|Footnote indicators
asthenic|Weak
astounds|Causes bewilderment
astrally|In an exalted way
astride|Spanning
astronauts|Ride's fellow riders
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Artist's studio
athlete|Jenner, for one
athlete|Olympian
athwart|Crosswise
atmospheric|Airy
atrophy|Degeneration
attendee|Member of the meeting
attends|Heeds
attends|Takes part in a meeting
attired|Clad
attired|Togged out
attract|Draw
autocade|Parade of a sort
avalanche|Alpine danger
avatars|Incarnate deities
avenged|Got even
average|Medial quantity
averred|Declared
averred|Stated positively
aversive|Showing repugnance
awarded|Granted
bacilli|Spore-producing bacteria
backgammon|Popular  board game
backhanded|Sarcastic; equivocal
backpacker|One who likes to hike
balanced|Even
balderdash|Nonsense
ballades|Medieval verses
bananas|Bonkers
bandstands|Platforms in many parks
barbells|Gym equipment
barbette|Gun-turret protector
barracuda|Caribbean predator
baseball|Clubs on diamonds phenomenon
basements|Rec-room sites
baseness|Contemptibility
bastions|Fortified places
batiste|Fine, thin fabric
bearberry|Trailing plant
bearded|. . . ___ like the pard: Shak.
beatable|Unlike city hall
beckoner|One using a come-hither gesture
bedaubed|Smeared
beechnut|Chewing-gum flavor
beehive|Honey factory
befriend|Help
beginner|Rookie
behavioral|Type of psychology
beheads|Guillotines
belabor|Drub
belabor|Scold
belayed|Fastened, nautically
believe|Give credence to
belladonna|Deadly nightshade
bellflower|Showy blossom
bellhop|Hotel employee
bellowed|Roared
benchmark|Standard
berated|Roundly rebuked
beseech|Supplicate
besieged|Like Acre in 1799
bestiary|Medieval book containing fables
bestowal|Gift
bestrew|Scatter about
bethels|Holy places
betrothed|Engaged
betwixt|___ and between
bezants|Byzantine coins
biddies|Hens
bighearted|Generous
bilgewater|Nonsense
birches|Frost subject
birettas|Priests' hats
bittersweet|Woody vine
blackboard|Schoolroom necessity
blackguard|Scoundrel
blankest|Most unproductive
blastoff|Rocket launch
bleaches|Lightens
bleater|Whining person
blessed|Sanctified
blinder|Bridle flap
blister|Jogger's woe
blockade|Strategic barrier
blooded|Pedigreed
bluefin|Large tuna
bluefin|One of the tunas
bluenose|Prude
blunderbuss|Awkward one
bodegas|Spanish grocery shops
bonfire|Open-air blaze
boniest|Most emaciated
bootleggers|Volstead Act violators
borders|Sides
bordure|Chef's garnish
bounder|Vulgar upstart, in London
boutique|Shop
branched|Separated, as a stream
brandied|Flavored with a certain spirit
brandish|Exhibit aggressively
brandless|Having no identification
brannigan|Squabble
brazier|Heater or grill
breathe|As I live and ___
bribery|Abscam concern
bristles|Brush parts
brocaded|Richly dressed
broomstick|Halloween transportation
brothers|Karamazovs, e.g.
brougham|Closed carriage
bruiser|Bully or boxer
brunette|Joan Collins, for one
brushfires|L.A. headlines of 1978
bugaboo|Bête noire
business|Commerce, in general
bynames|Sobriquets
cabbage|Item in Mrs. Wiggs's patch
cabbage|Vegetable
caddies|Bag carriers
cadence|Beat
cajoles|Wheedles
caliber|Diameter of a gun bore
calipers|Measuring instrument
calipers|Two-legged measuring instruments
caliphs|Moslem leaders
callers|Bingo officials
cameras|Tiros II adjuncts
canasta|Rummy variation
candida|Shavian vehicle for Cornell
candled|Examined eggs
candles|Chandler's products
canines|Jackals, e.g.
cantaloupe|Hasn't a way to run away?
canticle|Hymn or chant
capillary|Blood vessel
capital|Jolly good
capitols|Temple of Jupiter and its hill
capstone|Highest point
carbine|Semiautomatic weapon
carbons|Paper copies, familiarly
carboys|Bottles for liquids
cardamom|Plant with spicy or medicinal seeds
cardinals|St. Louis nine or eleven
careened|Lurched
careens|Lurches
careers|Goes at full speed
caressed|Communicated affection
carmine|Red pigment
carousel|Rodgers-Hammerstein musical
carouses|Paints the town claret
carpenters|Colleagues of March 19 patron
carriages|Coaches
carryon|Rant and rave
carvers|Thanksgiving-dinner V.I.P.'s
caryatid|Pulchritudinous pillar
cascades|Mt. Rainier's range
cashier|Dismiss with dishonor
cassette|Music lover's purchase
cassette|Music lover's purchase
cassette|Tape holder
cassock|Vestment
cassocks|Clergymen
castanets|Rhythm instruments
catalpa|Tree with beanlike pods
catbird|Winged mewer
catcall|Angry bleacherite's sound
catcalls|Spectators' cries of disapproval
catenate|Form into a chain
catenation|Linkage
caterer|Provisions provider
cattail|Marsh plant
cavalry|Light-Horse Harry's chargers
caveman|Flintstone, e.g.
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celesta|Small keyboard instrument
celestial|Heavenly
censors|Morality supervisors
censured|Showed disapproval
centered|Placed in the middle
centner|Metric unit of weight
ceramic|Kind of glaze or mosaic
chained|Secured, in a way
chancel|Church part
chandler|Candlemaker
chanson|Song
chanted|Recited monotonously
characteristics|Distinguishing features
chariot|Ancient vehicle
charitable|Generous
charted|Made a cartograph
charter|Establish
chartist|Cartographer
chattels|Property items
chatterbox|Gabby one
chattering|Idle talk
cheetahs|Fast felines
cherrystones|Small quahogs
chiaroscuro|Artist's treatment of light and shade
chickadee|Titmouse's cousin
chilled|Discouraged
chiseler|Shady sculptor?
chloride|Sodium ___
choirboy|Small singer in a loft
chopstick|Utensil for O-Lan
chronicles|Book of the Bible
chronology|Science of time arrangement
cinders|Ella of comics
circumlocutions|Rhetorical evasions
cistern|Rainwater tank
cisterns|Tanks for rain water
clampdown|Impose restrictions
claptrap|Showy and cheap
clarity|Pellucidness
clashes|Affrays
clasped|Seized firmly
classes|Alumni groups
classics|Harvard ___
cleaners|Detergents
cleverness|Wit's asset
clingstone|Variety of peach
clinician|Mayo pro
cloister|Monastery
closure|Finish
clotheshorse|Fop or dude
clusters|Groups, as of flowers
coached|Managed an eleven
coalesce|Grow together
coalesces|Mixes
coasters|Certain ships
coercion|Force
coercive|Constraining
coiffure|Sassoon job
coinage|Minting of money
collard|Kind of kale
collect|Mass prayer
colonelcy|Blimp's rank
colonnade|Parthenon feature
colophon|Inscription at the end of a book
coloratura|Sills, e.g.
colorman|He dyes for a living
comediennes|Funny girls
command|Order
commandant|Military insect?
commoner|The Great ___ (Pitt sobriquet)
competes|Vies
compost|Soil fertilizer
conation|Striving
concentricity|Pond ripples
concerto|Musical composition
condenses|Makes more compact
condones|Overlooks (a wrong)
condones|Overlooks an offense
conducted|Emulated Mehta
congeal|Clot
connect|Draw a parallel
connected|Having an affiliation
connects|Links
conquer|Vanquish
consist|Be made up (of)
construe|Explain the sense
consults|Refers to for information
contact|Connection
contessa|Gardner's "barefoot" role
contests|Competitions
contrapuntal|Polyphonic
contrast|Differentiate
converse|Chitchat
converse|Exchange thoughts
coolant|Radiator additive
coolants|Heat-removing substances
cooperage|Where to buy kegs
copyreaders|Publishing-house group
corporal|Army fourth-grader
cottontail|Bunny's follower?
counterbalance|Offset
courant|Au ___ (in the know)
coursed|Ran
covenant|Pact
coverlet|Bedspread
cowbell|Pasture pealer
craniate|Having a skull
craters|Volcanic orifices
cravats|Ties
creative|Ingenious
creative|Original
creatures|All ___ Great and Small
credenza|Sideboard
creditor|Debtor's dunner
creeper|Bird or vine
creepers|Baby's one-piece garment
crenelated|Having squared notches
crescent|Symbol on the Turkish flag
crested|Like a cardinal
crevasse|Glacier hazard
crimson|Cantabs' color
crooner|Columbo was one
crossbones|Skull's companion
crossfires|Strafing strategies
crossing|Intersection
crosswise|Transversely
crosswords|Arguments or games
croutons|Small toasted pieces of bread
crusades|Lofty campaigns
crutches|Supports of a sort
cryptology|Science of codes
cumulus|One kind of cloud
custard|Cream-puff filling
custard|Trifle ingredient
cyclops|Dr. ___, Dekker role in 1940
dacoits|Indian robbers
dadaistic|Descriptive of Arp's art
damsels|Young ladies
darkness|Koestler's "___ at Noon"
daughter|Goneril, to Lear
dauphin|Royal French title
daycare|Kind of center for tots
deadbolt|Extinct measure for a roll of cloth?
debated|Pitted pros against cons
debonair|Urbane
debutante|Socialite
decampment|Sudden departure
decanter|Wine bottle
decides|Stops vacillating
decision|Determination
decorum|Dignified propriety
dedicate|Devote
deepness|Profundity
defaces|Mars
defenses|Concerns of coaches
deficiency|Shortage
deflated|Like a flat tire
deflect|Shunt
dehorned|Made cattle harmless
dejected|Glum
delegate|Deputize
deleted|Effaced
delirious|Transported
demesne|Lands of an estate
democrat|Ballot choice
democrat|Pendergast partisan, e.g.
demonic|Fiendish
denials|Refutations
densest|Most thickly populated
dentate|Toothed
dentists|They repair canines
dentists|They take care of caries
depends|Relies (on)
deplores|Laments
deployed|Spread out troops
deposed|Ousted
deposes|Unseats
deprived|Like the needy
deputize|Appoint as an assistant
derailed|Off the track
derides|Twits
deriving|Gathering by inference
desired|Craved
despair|Lose hope
desperate|Extreme
despise|Be contemptuous
despoiler|Sherman at Atlanta
dessert|Mousse, e.g.
destined|Fated
destined|Foreordained
destined|Predetermined
destroy|Annihilate
detents|Typewriter parts
deterred|Hindered
deterred|Kept back
deterred|Prevented
detesters|Those who loathe
detesting|Feeling odium
detoured|Went circuitously
devastate|Ravage
devastate|What tornadoes do
devotee|Aficionado
devoured|Absorbed completely
dewclaw|Vestigial delight
dexterity|Adroitness
diabolo|Devil: Comb. form
diameter|Double radius
diamonds|Tigers' habitats
disasters|Calamities
disbars|Excludes an LL.B.
discover|Find out
discoverer|Talent scout, perhaps
disillusionment|Result of shattered ideals
disinherit|Deprive of a right or privilege
disobey|Be bratty
disposal|Transfer
dissertation|Treatise
dissolve|Break up
dissolve|Liquefy
distanced|Outdid, as in a marathon
distaste|Aversion (for)
distemper|Painting technique
distracted|Worn by worries
dithyrambs|Lisping shepherd's giddy male sheep?
divergence|A branching off
divergence|Departure of a sort
docents|Lecturers
doggerel|Comic verse
doggerel|Verse that's not the cat's meow
doggone|Euphemist's oath
doghouses|Rascals' temporary quarters
dogwood|Shade of brown
dominate|Exert control
donates|Does one's bit
dormitory|Certain quarters for dollars
dorsals|Certain speech sounds
doughier|More like paste
doweled|Pinned, in a way
dowries|Bridal goods
dragons|Ollie and Fafnir
drainage|Possible land problem
drawler|Languid speaker
drawstring|Pouch feature
dreamlike|Vague or fanciful
dressage|Exhibition horsemanship
dressage|Horse-training art
dresser|Bureau
dressers|Pieces of furniture
drumstick|Thanksgiving Day prize
dulciana|Sweet-toned organ stop
duplicity|Hypocritical cunning
duration|Period
duststorm|Woe for Okies and Arkies
earldom|Eden's domain
earlobe|Piercing place
earlobe|Place for a ringlet
earnest|End of a Wilde title
earnest|Not flippant
earthquake|S.F. headline of 1906
easiest|Least troublesome
eastern|Kind of crow or kingbird
eastern|Oriental
easterners|New Yorkers, Jerseyites et al.
ecstasy|Rapture
edentulous|Toothless
edifices|Imposing structures
education|Part of Ed. D.
educative|Instructional
egalite|Part of a French motto
eggplant|Moussaka ingredient
egoistical|Conceited
egotist|Vain one
elaborate|Highly wrought
elaborate|Highly wrought
elapsed|Passed
elastic|Band often employed in offices
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Resilient
elaters|Clicking insects
elating|Making happy
elected|In office
electro|Word form with magnet
elegant|Recherché
element|Argon or neon
elevate|Elate
elevate|Elate, in a way
elevate|Ennoble
elevate|Raise
elevens|Gridiron teams
eleventh|Adjective for XI
eligible|Qualified
elixirs|Panaceas
ellipse|Elongated circle
ellipsis|What " . . . " is
elopement|Runaway trip to a J.P.
elopers|Escapists like R. and J.
elopers|Fleers of a sort
elusive|Baffling
elusive|Like a greased pig
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Issue
emanate|Issue
embolden|Buck up
embosser|Braille writer
emended|Castigated texts
emerges|Comes forth
emirates|Jurisdictions in Arabia
emoting|Ham's "forte"
emoting|Histrionics
emperor|Kind of butterfly
emperor|Largest of the penguins
empress|China's ___ tree
empress|Eugénie, e.g.
emulate|Copy competitively
emulate|Try to vie with
enactment|Action on Capitol Hill
enamels|Outer tooth layers
enchant|Infatuate
enclave|Goa, formerly
enclave|Hemmed-in territory
enclose|Fence in
encoded|Made a cryptogram
encomiums|Panegyrics
encores|Concert addenda
encrust|Cover, as with jewels
endanger|Imperil
endeared|Made well liked
endears|Renders beloved
endings|Codas
endorse|Sign, as a payee
endorser|Check signatory
endowing|Carnegie activity
endpaper|Bookbinder's sheet
endplate|Mine-shaft timber
enfranchisement|S. B. Anthony objective
engorge|Devour greedily
engraver|Rembrandt, at times
engravers|Mint employees
enisled|Isolated
enjoins|Commands
enjoyment|Hedonist's quest
enjoyment|What hedonists pursue
enkindle|Light
enkindles|Ignites
enlaces|Interweaves
enlarger|Photographer's gear
enlighten|Edify
enliven|Animate
enliven|Pep up
ennoble|Elevate
enounced|Stated definitely
enplanes|Boards a Concorde
enplanes|Boards a Concorde
enriches|Adds nutrients
enriches|Decorates
enrobed|Beclad
ensconce|Place securely
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensnare|Trap
ensnare|Trap
entente|Understanding between nations
entertains|Has friends over
entices|Tempts
entrain|Hop the Orient Express
entrains|Catches the Metroliner
entrains|Takes Amtrak
entrant|Starter
entrant|Starter
entrants|Competitors
entreat|Beg
entrees|Certain courses
entries|Those in a race
enwraps|Swathes
eolithic|Relating to part of the Stone Age
epaulet|Military ornament
epaulets|Decorations on Gen. Grant's shoulders
epicenter|Focal point
epigram|Witty saying
epithet|Abusive expression
epithet|Descriptive name
epitome|Précis
equestrian|Horseman
equestrian|Manège man
equitation|Horsemanship
equivocate|Use double talk
erasable|Like some typing paper
erasure|Correcting action
erasure|Deler's choice?
erected|Built
erected|Put up
erectile|Capable of being raised upright
eremite|Religious recluse
ermines|Fancy furs
ermines|Furs
ermines|Sources of prized pelts
ermines|White weasels
erodent|Caustic
erotica|Pornography
erotogenic|Like most X-rated films
erratic|Undependable
erudite|Like Socrates
escalade|Enter by letters
escalator|Kind of clause
escarps|Cliffs
especial|Outstanding
espresso|Kind of coffee
esquires|Gentry
essence|Basic nature
essence|Crux
essences|Perfumes
essences|Piths
estated|Like the landed gentry
estates|Fortunes
estates|Landed properties
estates|Plantations
estates|Properties
estates|Shaker Heights sights
estates|Sights at Newport, R.I.
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Values
esthete|Connoisseur
esthetes|People sensitive to beauty
estimate|Guess
estimation|Ball-park figure
estrange|Alienate
estrange|Keep away
estranged|Removed from usual surroundings
estreat|Legal extract
esurient|Voracious
etamine|Light cotton fabric
eternal|Immutable
eternal|Part of an epithet for Rome
eternally|Forever
etesian|Annual, as some winds
ethereal|Delicate
ethical|Adler's ___ Culture
etiolate|Bleach
evaporated|Vanished
evening|Some Enchanted time?
eventful|Newsy
eventful|Significant
evidence|D.A.'s need
evident|Manifest
evident|Unmistakable
evinces|Exhibits
evolutionists|They estimate man's origins
evulsed|Rooted out
exaggerated|Opposite of minimized
exaltation|Flock of larks
exaltation|Flocks of larks
excesses|Overages
excitement|. . . Passion, or the ___ of the heart: Poe
exertion|Laborious effort
existential|Like Sartre's philosophy
expanse|Great breadth
expatriate|Banish
expedient|Politic
expends|Uses up
experimentation|Research-lab activity
explain|Clarify
explore|Emulate Balboa
extender|Additive
extents|Scopes
eyelash|Cilium
eyeopener|It makes one goggle
eyestrain|Lucubrator's potential problem
eyeteeth|Upper canines
fabulous|Incredible
fascinate|Bewitch
feather|Part of a partridge
fiddlers|Cole entertainers
fielders|___ choice (baseball play)
finales|Big endings
finesse|Bridge ploy
finesse|Subtlety
firebrand|Rebellion inciter
fitness|Propriety
flagellate|Flog
flagitious|Grossly wicked
flatterers|Soft soap purveyors
flautists|Orchestra members
fleabag|Flophouse
fleeting|Ephemeral
flemish|West Germanic language
floating|Natant
florence|Nightingale
flotsam|Vagrants
flounder|Flail in water
flowered|Bloomed
flowered|Bloomed
foghorn|Loud, strident voice
foibles|Wee weaknesses
foliated|Like a leaf
fondant|Creamy confection
foolish|Inane
footloose|Carefree
footrest|Ottoman
footstep|Stairway item
forebode|Portend
forensic|Suitable for law courts
forensic|Suitable for public debate
foreshow|Prefigure
forever|Beatles' "Strawberry Fields ___"
forsaken|Abandoned
foulards|Four-in-hand kin
foulest|Most abysmal, as weather
founder|Collapse
freehanded|Generous
freezing|Arctic
fribble|Waste time
frontons|Jai-alai arenas
furnish|Supply
fussbudgets|Persnickety ones
galenas|Lead ores
galilee|Site of N.T. events
gallimaufry|Hodgepodge
gallinipper|Biting insect
gallivants|Roves
garages|Shelters of a kind
garbled|Like a confusing report
gardener|Horticulturist
garment|Shirtwaist, for one
gastric|Near the stomach
gastric|Of the stomach
gathers|Pleats
gemstones|Minerals for jewelers
generals|Meade and Longstreet
gerbils|Leaping rodents
germanize|Adopt Teutonic customs
germinal|Embryonic
germinal|In the earliest stages
giantism|Abnormal body growth
giddyap|Rider's command
gimcrackery|Nonsense
girasol|Fire opal
gladness|Joy
gladsome|Joyful
glances|Quick looks
gleeful|Exultant
glimmer|Faint manifestation
glistened|Coruscated
glossary|Explanatory notes
glowingly|With ardor
goalpost|Gridiron upright
goddess|Eos or Aurora
godlike|Divine
goldenrod|Lustrous length?
goofball|Dance for dodos?
gorilla|Thug
gossamers|Filmy items
governor|Speed-regulating device
gradient|Slope of a road
grammes|Metric weights
grandee|Spanish V.I.P.
grandson|Enos, to Adam
grandstand|Play up to the fans
granger|Farm worker becomes Garden player
grapevines|Rumor vehicles
grasses|Fescue and rye
graters|Kitchen utensils
gravitate|Be led by a certain force
grayest|Most ashen
greases|Lubes
greener|Like some pastures
greener|Like the neighbor's grass
gridiron|Spot for a flea-flicker
grinder|Molar or submarine
grindstone|Place for a nose
grinner|Cheshire cat, e.g.
grottoes|Caverns
grottos|Caverns
groupings|Arrangements
guesses|Conjectures
guitarist|Segovia, e.g.
gunfire|Flak
guzzlers|Cars with low m.p.g.
habitue|Regular
haggling|This goes on at some bazaars
hallway|Corridor
hallways|Corridors
hanaper|Wicker container
handclap|Bit of applause
handler|Boxing second
handpress|Small printing device
handyman|Odd-job adept
hankerer|One with a yen
hapless|Unlucky
happiness|Something to pursue
haranguers|Boring or noisy communicators
harassed|Heckled
hardhats|Construction workers
hardship|What Alger boys endure
haricot|Lamb stew
harpists|Symphony players
harpoon|Weapon on the Pequod
hastens|High-tails it
hatless|Bareheaded
hatracks|Cloakroom items
haylofts|Barn sections
hayseed|Bumpkin
headband|Gym apparel
headlamp|Auto light
headland|Promontory
headless|Irving's ___ horseman
headphone|Deejay's equipment
heartbreak|Shaw's "___ House"
heartens|Encourages
hearths|Homes, so to speak
heartsore|Depressed
hebetation|Increasingly dull state
hebetude|Lethargy
hectograph|Duplicating device
heehaws|Brays
heinous|Abominable
heliotrope|Reddish purple
heliports|Whirlybird sites
helping|Dinner portion
henchmen|Underlings
henleys|Regatta and poet William E.
heralding|Film trailer's task
heraldry|Coats-of-arms lore
herself|Joyce Cary's "___ Surprised"
hierophant|Insect interpreting sacred mysteries?
highland|Mountainous area
hipster|Jazz devotee
historic|Like July 4, 1776
hobbyhorse|Pet idea
hobnail|Stud on a sole
hollies|Christmas decorations
holsters|Gunfighters' wear
homestead|___ Act: 1862
honesty|Policy that pays off
honeybee|Social insect
honeymoon|Holiday for a blissful pair
honoree|One who is feted
honorees|Recipients of tributes
hoopers|Barrel-binding group
hopheads|Pushers' victims
horrible|Like Hagar of the comics
horseplay|Tomfoolery
hosanna|Cry of praise
hostage|Damon, for one
hotspot|Area of potential trouble
housework|Domestic toil
however|Nevertheless
hubcaps|Spokes' protections
humanoid|Common sci-fi character
humoresque|Musical caprice
hunting|Nimrod's activity
huskies|Malamutes
huskiest|Most robust
hustler|Opponent for Minnesota Fats
hydroxide|Chemical compound
hygiene|Good health habits
icicles|Tannenbaum trimming
idiocies|Foolish deeds
idiotic|Fatuous
idiotic|Very foolish
ignitable|Far from fireproof
illegal|Prosecutable
illness|A cause of absenteeism
illness|One cause of absence
imagery|Poetic technique
imagined|Fantasized
imitate|Put on a Little act
immanent|Intrinsic
immersion|Utter engrossment
immortalize|What Juno saw with?
imparadise|Enrapture
impatient|Restless
imperial|Majestic
imploded|Burst inward
impolite|Rude
impulsive|Unreflecting
inanity|Fatuousness
incites|Eggs on
incogitant|Thoughtless insect?
inconstant|Fickle
increase|Multiply
incumbents|Certain candidates
indicator|Pressure gauge
indifferent|Neutral
inducers|Ones that persuade
inductee|Candidate for a boot camp
industry|Chicago Museum of Science and ___
inertia|Tendency toward torpor
infinite|Illimitable
infuriate|Enrage
ingested|Ate
inhaled|Smoked, in a way
inhales|Takes a breath
inherit|Receive a legacy
inimitable|Unique
inkstand|Place for a quill
institute|Found
instruct|School
insular|Provincial
insurable|Suited for safeguarding
intense|Burning
intercom|House phone
intercom|Squawk box
interdependence|Mutual reliance
interests|Excites one's attention
interlocks|Meshes
interne|Tomorrow's full-fledged physician
internes|Hospital staffers
interns|Clinic group
intonating|Chanting
intonation|Gregorian-chant opener
intramural|Kind of contest
intuits|Perceives, in a way
inutile|Purposeless
inventor|Morse or Bell
inventor|Patent pursuer
iridium|Substance used by watchmakers
irradiate|Shine
islands|Key West and Honshu
isotope|Nuclide
issuers|Publishers, e.g.
isthmus|Neck of land
iterant|Repeating
iterate|Repeat
jabberwocky|Nonsense
jackstraws|Game of extrication
jamborees|Noisy revels
jauntier|More sprightly
jeepers|Gosh!
jeopardize|Risk
jeremiad|Tale of woe
johnsons|White House occupants in the 60's
josephs|St. ___ day: March 19
keypuncher|Tillie the Toiler
killers|What analgesics are to pain
kindling|Firewood
kindred|Of like nature
knavish|Deceitful
laborer|A.F.L.-C.I.O. member
laborer|Hercules, 12 times
laborer|Sandhog, e.g.
lacrosse|Amerindic game
lacustrine|Of Erie, Huron, etc.
lampoon|Caricature
lampoon|Ridicule
lamppost|Streetlight support
lanceolate|Tapering, as leaves
lancing|Uhlan exercise
landlocked|Describing Paraguay and Bolivia
landlord|Innkeeper
landscape|Corot creation
langley|Aeronautical pioneer
lanolin|A base for cosmetics
lanolin|Wool fat
lantern|Light for Diogenes
lapwings|Plovers
lariats|Lassos
latchkey|Item on a tenant's ring
lateens|Mediterranean vessels
lateral|Football play
lateral|N.F.L. play
lateral|Quarterback's maneuver
laterals|Football plays
lathered|Readied for the blade
lattice|Kind of work
laureate|Masefield was one
lavender|Pale purple
lawmaker|Solon
layered|Like a wedding cake
layouts|Makeups of magazines
leapers|Bounders' kin
leashed|Under restraint
leather|Tan
legatee|Heir
legatee|Heir
legends|Folklore material
leghorns|Some straw hats
leisure|Time to play
lempira|100 centavos in Honduras
lensman|Photographer
leotard|Aerial performer for whom a garment was named
lessons|Course of a sort
lessons|Tutors' offerings
letterman|David ___, late-show host
lettuce|Vegetable
levelers|Suffragettes, e.g.
libeler|Candidate for a suit
libidinous|Lewd
license|Nimrod's need
lilliput|Country visited by Gulliver
lilliputian|Tiny
limelights|Prominent positions
lindens|Basswoods
linesman|Football official
lingered|Dawdled
lingerie|Slips, e.g.
lioness|She has her pride
lissome|Supple
literal|To the letter
literate|Able to read
lobbyist|Special-interest representative
locomotive|Crazy reason for doing something?
locomotor|Self-powered item
locusts|Seventeen-year visitors
loitered|Hung around
looseness|Laxity
loosest|Least precise
looters|Post-outbreak takers
lucerne|Site of a rock-carved lion
lucerne|Swiss city famed for a leonine sculpture
lucifer|Satan
lumberjack|Feller
macadam|Road surface
macaroons|Certain cookies
mackerel|Seafood
madonna|Raphael subject
maestro|Ormandy, e.g.
magenta|Purplish red
magical|Like Henning
mailing|Pen pal's activity
mainline|Principal highway
mainsail|Important item on a schooner
mainsail|Square-rigger's necessity
mainstay|Chief support
maintained|Asserted
majoritarianism|Democratic doctrine
makeshift|Jerry-built
malaise|Feeling of uneasiness
malaises|Feelings of discomfort
malaria|Tropical affliction
malarky|Bunkum
mammals|Warmblooded group
manager|Houk of the Red Sox
manager|John McGraw was one
manatee|Sea cow
mandarin|Type of orange or duck
mandarin|Variety of orange
mandated|Ordered
manhole|Item in the street scene
manifest|Display
manipulate|What puppeteers do
mannered|Well ___ (polite)
mannerism|Preciosity
manpower|Fischer's strength?
maracas|Latin percussive pair
mariner|U.S. explorer in space
mariposas|Opahs and sego lilies
marquee|Theater awning
marriage|Event for Figaro
marseilles|REVERSIBLE COTTON FABRIC
marshall|George or Thurgood
massaged|Did a health-club job
matador|Corrida protagonist
material|Silk or velvet, e.g.
matilda|Australian tramp's bundle
matilda|Double this for Belafonte hit
mattered|Was of consequence
matters|Is important
mattress|Bed part
maximum|Upper limit
meanies|Villains
meddling|Kibitzer's activity
mediate|Act as an agent
mediate|Settle disputes
medicate|Ply with healing potions
medicate|Treat via pills, etc.
medleys|Potpourris
megatons|Explosive units
meister|Goethe's "Wilhelm ___"
memento|Souvenir
memento|Token
mesmerize|Spellbind
mesmerize|Spellbind
messengers|Heralds, at times
messman|Naval food server
microbe|Germ
midterm|Kind of exam
migraine|Kind of headache
migrates|Treks
minaret|Muezzin's post
minaret|Muezzin's tower
mineral|A preceder of spring
miniatures|Part of an art collection
miniskirts|Brief attire
ministrant|One serving or aiding
miniver|Valuable fur
minnies|Pearl and Mouse
minstrel|A wandering ___ I: Gilbert
miracle|Dr. ___, Hoffmann magician
misbrand|Label falsely
miscarry|Go awry, as a plan
miscreants|Depraved, devilish dastards
misdeed|Wrongful act
misnomer|Erroneous epithet
mistreat|Abuse
mobbing|Riotous group's activity
modesty|Decorum
moisture|Cause of dampness
molasses|Thick syrup
molders|Decays
monetary|Financial
mongoose|Mammal with a birdlike name
monitor|Keep watch on
monocle|Prussian nobleman's glass
monogram|Hanky décor
monster|Chiller heavy
monster|Griffin, e.g.
monsters|Grendel and Cyclops
moorish|Like the Alhambra's architecture
moraine|Glacial deposit
morales|Spanish painter called "El Divino": 16th century
moralist|Advocate for right conduct
moralist|Film censor, often
moronic|Foolish
mortarboard|Graduate's cap
mortgage|A pledging document
mosaics|Inlays of tiles or stones
mousetrap|Mickey's nemesis?
mouthpiece|Surrogate speaker
mufflers|Auto parts
muscatel|Sweet wine
musette|Type of shoulder bag
mushroom|Place to bill and coo?
musical|Evita is one
muzzled|Gagged
narrate|Do a voice-over
narrator|Storyteller
narthex|Basilica vestibule
nascent|Embryonic
natural|Dicer's seven
nautical|Kind of mile
nearest|Most imminent
nearest|Proximate
neatened|Set in order
neatens|Grooms
nebular|Cloudy
needless|Gratuitous
negators|Vetoers
nemesis|Just punishment
neonatal|Newborn
neoterics|Modernists
nesters|Fledglings
nettled|Vexed
newcomer|Possible victim of xenophobia
newcomer|Rookie
newness|This ends via time or use
nightmares|Female equines that run after dark?
ninepin|Skittler's target
nitrate|Chilean export
nitrate|Sodium ___
nitrated|Treated chemically
nitrosyl|Radical in a lab
nobility|Peerage
nodding|Kind of acquaintance
noisemakers|Celebrants' devices
nonages|Periods of immaturity
nonchalant|Casual; detached
nonmember|Guest at the club
nonskeds|Certain airlines, briefly
nonuser|Addict's antithesis
noodles|Pasta forms
normally|As a rule
northern|Boreal
nosiest|Like the worst of gossips
noticed|Discerned
novelettes|Long short stories
nucleate|Cluster
nudists|Some colonists
numeral|C or D, to Caesar
oarsmen|Scullers
obedience|Kind of school for dogs
obelisk|Four-sided pillar
oblates|Laymen in monasteries
obtrude|Thrust forward
obtrude|Thrust forward
ocarina|Musical instrument
ocarina|Sweet potato
occiput|Back of the skull
ochlocrats|Supporters of mob rule
octaves|Harmonic combinations
odometer|Instrument for measuring distance traveled
oilseed|Sesame is one
ointment|Salve
omicron|Circular Greek letter
omicron|Greek letter
omissions|Oversights
oneself|By ___ (alone)
onstage|Treading the boards
opaline|Milkily iridescent
opaline|Milky glass
opaline|Resembling October's birthstone
operates|Runs
operetta|Lehár specialty
ophiology|Study of snakes
opinions|Judgments
opposed|Was hostile to
opposer|Anti
opposites|North and south, e.g.
optician|He deals in frames
optimal|Most favorable
optional|Elective
orangeade|Soft drink
oranges|Shipment from Fla.
oranges|Shipment from Ocala
orations|Ciceronian collection
orations|Ciceronian deliveries
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah"
oratorios|Handel specialties
oratory|Forte of Isocrates
orchestrates|Arranges music
ordaining|Bishop's happy task
ordinary|Usual
oriental|Pekingese, e.g.
oriental|Rug type
origins|Roots
ornament|Embellishment
oroides|Gold-colored alloys
ortolan|Bobolink
outclass|Surpass in quality
outfits|Ensembles
outrage|Act of wanton violence
outreach|Surpass
outsider|Tramontane
ovenware|Heatproof dishes
overawe|Subdue via fear
overbid|Get reckless in a bridge game
overcharging|Electrician's worry?
overdid|Went to extremes
overfed|Ate too much
overfed|Glutted
overlap|Extend beyond and cover part of
overlap|Imbricate
overleaf|Page's other side
overpower|Vanquish
overran|Defeated
overran|Infested
overran|Invaded; ravaged
overshoe|Galosh
oversight|Careless mistake
overtake|Catch up with
overtime|Employee's extra hours
overtired|Exhausted
overworks|Slave-drives
ovoidal|Egg-shaped
oxymoron|Thunderous silence, e.g.
oysters|Seafood
padlocks|Bars officially
pagodas|Temples in Taiwan
paladin|Peer of Charlemagne's court
palatine|One of Rome's Seven Hills
palaver|Wheedle
palinode|Recantation
palomino|Light-chestnut horse
paludal|Marshy
panacea|Quack's remedy
pandect|Complete treatise
pandores|Guitars' early kin
panorama|View from a tower
pantheons|Temples dedicated to all the gods
pantomime|Marceau's forte
pantywaist|Sissy
papillote|Fish wrapper
paradises|Shangri-La and Eden
paraffins|Sibelius and Saarinen?
paragons|Ideals
parallel|Match; equal
paramours|Mary Tyler and Dudley?
parapets|Sandy and Snoopy?
parasol|Sunshade
parasols|Helios and Hurok?
parliamentarian|One skilled in debate
parolee|One conditionally freed
parricidal|Hero on the Rue de Rivoli?
parsons|Estelle or Louella
parterre|Theater section
particle|Atom or molecule
partisan|Advocate
partisan|Disciple becomes master
partisan|Emotional adherent
partita|Musical suite
partner|Ray, to Bob
partners|Rowan and Martin, once
passable|Adequate
passover|Disregard
pastime|Diversion
pastime|Philately, e.g.
pastime|Recreation
pastimes|Chess, bridge, etc.
pastoral|Rural picture
paternal|Fatherly
paternoster|Large rosary bead
patriotic|Like Henry or Franklin
patriots|New England eleven
patrols|Scout groups
patties|Little pies
payments|Rewards of sorts
pearled|Adorned with nacre
pebbles|Flintstone's daughter
peculate|Embezzle
pedestal|Hero's spot
pedestrian|Prosaic
peerage|Genealogical book
peerage|Noble body
pelican|Water bird
pelican|Winged fisher
pelicans|Water birds
pelisse|Long coat
penates|Roman household gods
penitent|Contrite
penname|Boz or Ouida
pennated|Feathered
peonies|Showy flowers
peppered|Seasoned, in a way
percussion|Triangle, bells, etc.
perimeters|Boundaries
peripatetic|Itinerant
perique|Strong-flavored tobacco
periwig|Washington wore one
periwig|Washington's hairpiece
pertain|Apply
perturb|Disquiet greatly; agitate
pestered|Harassed
pestered|Vexed
petition|Entreaty
petrified|Numbed with fear
petunias|Some of the nightshades
phantom|Apparition
phantom|Specter
pheasant|Game for hunters
philander|Flirt; dally
philanthropists|Literally, lovers of mankind
philanthropists|Patrons of a sort
philately|Hobby akin to numismatics
philistinism|Smug conventionality
phrenology|Head-bump study
piaster|Turkish coin
pickpocket|Light-fingered sneak
picrate|Volatile chemical compound
pictures|Imagines
piecemeal|By dribs and drabs
pilgrim|Bunyan's Christian, e.g.
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pilgrims|Thankful 1621 hosts
pilsener|Light beer
pilsners|Light bohemian beers
pinheads|Small minnows
pinnace|Ship's boat
pinnacle|Zenith
pipette|Tube in a lab
piranha|Piscatorial carnivore
piranha|Voracious fish
pirating|Henry Morgan's activity: 17th century
piscine|Fishy
pistole|Former Spanish gold coin
piteously|In heart-moving fashion
placket|Garment slit
placket|Skirt slit
plankton|Board weight?
plaster|Sculptor's material, at times
plastered|Squiffed
plasterer|Billboard worker
plastic|Flexible
platens|Typewriter rollers
plating|Armor of a sort
playful|Frolicsome
playmates|Schoolyard chums
pleased|Contented
ploughing|Spring task in Iowa
pluckers|Poultry workers
plugged|Did a p.r. job
plunder|Spoil
plutocrat|FINANCIAL MOGUL
poignant|Moving
politician|Wooer of voters
politico|D'Amato or La Guardia
pollack|Cod's kin
polluter|Ecological menace
polyester|Jacket material
polygon|Geometrical figure
pontiffs|Bishops
pontoons|Floats for seaplanes
popinjay|Talkative egoist or fop
popover|Hollow muffin
poppycock|Balderdash
populism|U.S. political movement: 1891–1904
porkpie|Soft hat
portended|Presaged
portents|Warning signs
porterage|Carrying charge
portfolio|Carrying case
portholes|Ship's windows
portieres|Doorway curtains
portions|Segments
portulaca|Plant of the purslane family
posture|Stance
posture|Stance
potlatch|Chinook shindig
practice|Source of perfection
prancer|Now, ___ and Vixen!
prandial|Of dinner
preacher|A Roe with a fishy pitch
preacher|Clergyman
preclude|Shut out
precools|Refrigerates before shipment
predate|Come earlier than
predators|Carnivores
preened|Primped
preening|Activity of a belle or bird
prefers|Favors
pregnant|Gravid
pregnantly|In a meaningful or inventive way
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelates|Church dignitaries
premolar|Certain tooth
prenatal|Prior to birth
prepares|Goes into training
preprint|Early publication becomes late one
prerogative|Right
presell|Warm up customers via ads
pressers|Manglers
pressure|Squeezing
prestidigitator|Thaumaturgist's cousin
prestige|Ascendancy
prestige|Renown
presume|Take for granted
pretended|Made believe
pretense|Affectation
pretense|Sham
prettiest|Most comely
pretzel|Snack food
preview|Cannes Festival event
priestly|Sacerdotal
primate|Gibbon or mandrill
primeval|. . . the forest ___: Longfellow
primeval|Original sin?
printable|Fit for Mr. Ochs
prisoner|Inmate
problem|Perplexing situation
program|Ball-park purchase
program|Martin Beck give-away
project|Plan
prolapse|Slip out of place: Med.
promotes|Furthers
pronation|Faulty foot posture
pronouns|Substantive substitutes
propaganda|Respectable male goose?
propelled|Drove forward
proposed|Offered
proposer|He pops the question
prosaic|Dull
proteins|Nutritional necessities
protest|Formal nonacceptance
protest|P.G.A. qualifying round?
protest|Sit-in, e.g.
protested|Expressed objection
protester|Sit-in participant
protozoa|Microscopic animals
protract|Lengthen
protractor|This measures angles
provoke|Nettle
prudence|Discretion
psalter|Book of sacred songs
psalter|Specific hymnal
psyches|Souls or minds
puissant|Mighty
pullman|Sleeping car
pulverize|Grind into dust
punishment|Retribution
purchase|Intent of a commercial
pushover|Cinch
pyromaniac|Firebug
quacksalver|Charlatan
quadrillion|One followed by 15 zeros
quarterback|Fouts, e.g.
quartette|Sweet Adeline harmonizers
quatercentenary|2007 for Jamestown
queenly|Regal
quelling|Activity of conquerors or pacifiers
quibble|Carp
quicksand|Pitfall of sorts
quicksilver|Thermometer contents
quintet|Musical group
quintillion|One followed by 18 zeros
quipster|Wit
quisling|Turncoat
quixote|Man of La Mancha
quixotic|Starry-eyed
quizzical|Perplexed
quodlibet|Academic debate
raccoon|Masked "bandit"
racists|Certain bigots
racketeers|Mob members
radiate|Project, as joy
radiate|Shine
radiogram|Medium weight?
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
raincoat|Columbo's garb
raindrop|Cloud effluence
rainier|Mount or Prince
ransack|Plunder
rapidity|Swiftness
rapiers|Swords
raspberry|Bronx cheer
raspiest|Most grating
ratafia|Almond-flavored liqueur
ratatat|Sound heard in a parade
rathskeller|Basement bar in Bonn
rational|Sensible
rationale|Whys and wherefores
rattlesnake|Massasauga, e.g.
rattlesnake|Sidewinder
ravages|Causes destruction
razzmatazz|Hoopla
reacted|Took the bait
reactor|Nuclear-plant component
reactors|Energy producers
readable|Like a calligrapher's product
readout|Computer presentation
realism|Hemingway's style
realist|Pragmatic person
reality|Platonism subject
reamers|Pipe smokers' devices
reasons|Applies logic
rebates|Kickbacks
rebelled|Emulated Daniel Shays
rebloom|Perennials do this
rebukes|Admonishes
recalls|Detroit boo-boos
recasts|Changes the form of
recharge|What a weak battery needs
recharged|Serviced a battery
recidivist|Repetitive rotter
reciter|Beginning elocutionist
reckoned|Calculated
recluses|Eremites
recoiled|Shrank from
reconciler|Marriage counselor, at times
recourse|A turning for aid
recover|Pull through
recoveries|Apollo flight finales
redbaits|Denounces as radical
redcoat|Boston Massacre soldier
redcoat|Who obeyed Howe?
redeems|Manumits
redolent|Suggestive (of)
redolent|Sweet-smelling
redress|Satisfaction of a sort
redress|Set right
reductors|Chemical apparatuses
redwood|Sequoia
reentry|Part of an astronaut's flight
referee|KO counter
reflexively|In an introspective way
refresher|Kind of course
regiment|Systematize
regional|Like some sportscasts
regress|Backslide
regress|Backslide
regulars|Career soldiers
regulus|It's 84 light-years away
rehashed|Covered old ground
rehearse|Practice
rehearse|Prepare for opening night
reigned|Exercised suzerainty
reining|Pulling certain strings
relaces|Changes shoestrings
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Recidivate
relapsed|Slipped back to evil ways
relapses|Sinks back
relates|Associates
relates|Connects with other things
relative|Kinsman
relayed|Forwarded in stages
relayed|Sent ahead, as news
releases|Lets go
relegate|Demote
relevant|Germane
reliance|Trust
relicts|Widows
reloads|Charges a weapon again
remands|Sends back
remarked|Noted
remeets|Goes back into session
remembers|Indulges in nostalgia
reminder|Mnemonic
reminds|Prods the memory
remissions|Abatements
remitted|Paid up
remoras|Pilot fish
removal|Change of residence
removes|Takes away
rendezvous|Tryst
rendition|Version
renewed|Continued, as a subscription
repairs|Garage sign
repealed|Canceled
repeals|Retracts an act
repeater|Modern firearm
replaced|Put back
replaster|Fix up old walls
replayed|Ran again
replete|Well supplied
reporter|Newsperson
reports|Loud noises
represent|Depict
republican|Ballot choice
rereads|Examines anew
rereads|Peruses anew
reseals|Closes again
resented|Felt a bitter hurt
resented|Felt indignation
resented|Took umbrage
resettle|Transplant oneself
reshoes|Does a smithy's job
resides|Lives
residue|Vestige
resilient|Elastic
resistor|Electrical device
resistors|Electrical-circuit devices
resoled|Did a shoemaker's task
resolute|Unwavering
resolution|Jan. 1 decision
resonant|Vibrant
resource|Asset
respires|Breathes
respited|Postponed
respites|Postponements
respond|Follow up on an R.S.V.P.
restaurants|Sardi's and Lindy's
restore|Put back into shape
restores|Fixes a damaged gouache
retained|Hired
retaping|Activity at a TV studio
retinue|Following
retirement|Bad time for an auto mechanic?
retires|Doesn't become superannuated
retorts|Lab vessels
retraces|Goes over again
retractor|Muscle that draws back an organ
retread|Kind of tire
retreat|Flag-lowering ceremony
retreat|Hideaway
retreats|Withdraws
retriever|Game dog
reunite|Heal the breach
revelation|Book of the Bible
reveller|Merrymaker
revenges|Exacts expiation
reversed|Overthrew a decision
reversible|Like some raincoats
revised|Edited
rewarded|Paid a bounty hunter
rezones|Enacts a new building ordinance
ricotta|Manicotti stuffing
ridicule|Lampoon
rightism|Conservative doctrine
ripcord|Parachutist's need
ripping|Swell, in Soho
riptide|Turbulent ocean phenomenon
riviera|Where the jet set get wet
roadshow|Touring troupe's presentation
rockfish|Striped bass
rolltop|Desk type
roommate|College chum, perhaps
rosemaries|Evergreens used in perfumery
rosemary|Mia Farrow movie role
rosette|Ornament shaped like a flower
rotated|Took turns
rotator|Muscle conducive to turning
rotator|Muscle for a good turn
rotator|Revolver's palindromic cousin
rotator|Top, e.g.
rotters|Cads
ruminative|Meditating
rusticated|Stayed in the country
saddened|Heavy of heart
sadness|Joy's antithesis
sagittal|Like an arrow
salaries|Board-of-education topic
salaries|Stipends
salesman|Arthur Miller character
salinas|City E of Monterey Bay
salivary|Like glands aiding digestion
salmonid|Trout or whitefish
saltation|Ballerina's forte
saltation|Dancing
saltern|NaCl plant
saltines|Soda crackers
saltwater|Kind of taffy
saluted|Hailed
salutes|Greets
sampled|Had a taste
sandalwood|Incense source
sandpile|Where play's the thing
sandpiper|Snipe's cousin
sandstone|Construction material
sandstorm|George and Gale cause turbulence
sapience|Sageness
sardine|Young pilchard
sardines|Herringlike fish
sardines|Seafood
sassiest|Least respectful
sassing|Minx's specialty
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Glut
satiation|Overfullness
saturnalia|WINGDING, ROMAN STYLE
saucepan|Cook's need
saunter|Amble
saurians|Lizards
sauterne|White table wine
savaged|Attacked brutally
savages|Barbarians
savages|Feral fellows
savanna|Plain
savannah|City founded by Oglethorpe: 1733
savants|Erudite people
savarin|Brillat-___, gastronomist
savored|Enjoyed to the fullest
sawyers|They work on boards
scalers|Fish workers
scandal|Tabloid editor's delight
scanner|TV device
scantiest|Like an ecdysiast's attire
scapegrace|Good-for-nothing
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarabs|Egyptian amulets
scarecrows|Farmers' alarmers
scarfer|Beveling-machine operator
scatters|Routs
scenario|O'Casey outline
scenarios|Outlines of plays
scenery|Sightseer's diversion
scenery|View on some postcards
scenical|Like a stage setting
schemer|Intrigant
schmoes|Jerks
scholar|Person of learning
scholarly|Erudite
scimitar|Curved sword
scooter|Phil Rizzuto's nickname
scorned|Derided
scorpion|Stinger of the Southwest
scoundrels|Consummate cads
scoured|Looked high and low
scoured|Scrubbed
scourers|Balls of steel wool, e.g.
scramble|What mobile QB's do
scrapes|Grates
scraping|Miserly
scrapple|Cornmeal-and-pork dish
scrawled|Hastily recorded
screwball|Nut
scriptorium|Monastery room for writing
scroops|Rasping sounds
scuttles|Abandons
seafarer|O'Neill was one
seagoing|Describing some greyhounds
seamark|Beacon, e.g.
seances|Their results might create a happy medium
seaport|Venice or Singapore
seaports|Tampico and Vigo
seascape|Marin subject
seascape|Typical Marin painting
seashore|Littoral area
seasides|Vacation spots
seasoners|Condiments
seawall|Port embankment
seawalls|Breakwaters
secedes|Dissociates formally
secondhand|___ Rose
secondhand|Used
seconds|Supports
secrete|Hide
secreted|Stashed
sedates|Calms
sedates|Calms
sedative|Tranquilizer
seepage|A basement problem
seepage|Leak
seeress|Cassandra or Leek
seeress|Dixon or Leek
segments|Parts
seizures|Coast Guard takeovers
selenic|Sulphurlike
sellout|S.R.O. show
semester|Part of a college year
semicolon|Mark of a separation
semicolon|Punctuation mark
semiconscious|Aware of a truck-trailer?
seminal|Originative
seminar|Advanced study group
senates|Thesmothetes' milieus
senates|U.S. and state groups
seniors|Class members
seniors|Leaders at Sigma Chi
seniors|Some of the upper classes
sensate|Having feeling
sensate|Not cerebral
sensate|Physically aware
sentence|Life is one
sentence|Life, e.g.
sentinel|Vedette
septillion|One followed by 24 zeros
seraphs|Angelic group
sermons|Homilies
serology|Study of immunity
serpents|Medusa's tresses
serrate|Having notches
serrates|Notches at the edges
serries|Crowds together
servant|Valet
sesames|Oil-producing plants
sesamoid|Bone shaped like a certain seed
settees|Sofas of sorts
setters|Irish and English
setting|Music for a text
settler|Early inhabitant
sextillion|One followed by 21 zeros
sextons|Church employees
shadowed|Put a tail on
shakers|Members of a religious sect
shameful|Reprobate
shammes|Jewish sexton
shamrock|Imitation stone?
shanghai|Kidnap, in a way
sharers|Participants
sharers|Unselfish people
sharpener|Office gadget
sharpie|Shallow-draft vessel
shedder|Lobster, at times
sheltered|Taken to a safe place
sheltie|Scottish pony or dog
shingle|Roofing unit
shivers|Quakes
shortchange|Swindle, in a way
shortcoming|Flaw
showboat|Kern-Hammerstein musical
showtime|7:30 P.M. on B'way
siamese|Kind of cat
sidebar|Short journalistic addendum
sidereal|Stellar
sierras|U.S. mountain range
siestas|Afternoon naps
signora|Title for Loren
silence|___ has no end: Thoreau
silencer|Roscoe attachment
silents|Valentino films, e.g.
silesia|Mineral-rich area of Europe
silting|Filling with sediment
simpering|Behold yond ___ dame: Shak.
sincere|Like many pen pals
sincere|Unfeigned
sinless|Free of iniquity
sitters|Brooding Rhode Island Reds
situated|Employed
sixteenths|Semiquavers
skedaddled|Made tracks
skewing|Distorting
skylark|Spree in the ether?
skylarks|Frolics
slackness|Laxity
slammer|Lockup
slanders|Calumnies become columnist
slanted|Gave a biased report
slapstick|Mack Sennett comedy
slaters|Severe critics
slaughter|Hateful act becomes joyous one
sledged|Traveled over snow
sleekly|With smoothness
sleeted|Rained ice
sleeves|Green articles in a song
sleights|Deceptions
slender|Like Twiggy
sliders|Seaver's deceivers
slippers|Certain mules
slipshod|Slovenly
slipslop|Twaddle
slipups|Fluffs
slogans|Shibboleths
sloughed|Shed
smaller|Mutt, compared to Jeff
smaller|Not so big
smashes|Shatters
smeared|Daubed
smeared|Defamed
smearing|Campaigner's calumnious act
smidgen|Iota
smidgen|Little bit
smitten|Infatuated
smitten|Infatuated
smoggier|More noxious, as the atmosphere
snailed|Moved like Shakespeare's schoolboy
snapper|Seafood
snaring|Employing a springe
sniggers|Laughs derisively in low key
snippers|Garden tools
sniveled|Whined
snooker|Pool game
snooper|Juicy-tidbit seeker
snorers|Creators of dins at inns
snorkel|Breather of a sort
snouted|Like a tapir or anteater
snubbed|Was far from cordial
soapboxes|Park podia
soberer|Less impassioned
socialize|Mix at a party
soilage|Farm fodder
solaced|Comforted
solaced|Soothed
solecism|Grammatical blunder
soleplate|Bottom of a flatiron
solicit|Beg
solvent|In the black
sombrero|Mexican hat-dance item
sonatas|Moonlight, etc.
sonnies|Young boys
sonorous|Resonant
soother|Nurse or yes man
soothes|Calms
soprano|She's in the high C areas
soreheads|Grudge holders
sorghum|Forage plant
sorriest|Most rueful
sorrows|What Dolores means literally
soupcon|Trace
soupcons|Small portions
southpaws|Ford and Guidry
souvenirs|Mementos
soybean|Asian food source
soybeans|Protein-rich crops
spangle|Shiny ornament
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
spanked|Applied the rod
sparkle|Scintillate
sparklet|Fiery particle
sparred|Boxed while training
sparred|Shadowboxed
spatial|Steric
spatula|Kitchen implement
spawned|Generated
speculator|Plunger becomes embezzler
speeding|Motorist's violation
spending|Kind of spree
spicier|More piquant
spillage|Tanker pollution
spinach|Vegetable
spinoffs|Corporate transfers
spoilage|Waste
spongers|Freeloaders
sporran|Highlander's purse
spotted|Sullied
spouses|Consorts
spouted|Emulated Moby Dick
sprawled|Lounged clumsily
springe|Snare
sprites|Elves
spurned|Rejected scornfully
sputter|Speak hastily
sputter|Speak spasmodically
stability|Resistance to change
stablemate|Steadfast spouse?
staffer|Reporter, e.g.
staggered|Hit with a haymaker
stagier|More theatrical
stagnant|Motionless
stagnates|Becomes inactive
stagnates|Lacks activity
stained|Soiled
stainers|Ink, mustard, lipstick, etc.
stalker|Stealthy pursuer
stamens|Pollen-bearing organs
stamina|Staying power
stampeders|Cattle in a panic
standard|Basic rule
standard|Norm
standoff|Mexican ___ (draw)
standpat|Tap the poker table
stapled|Fastened, in a way
starchiness|Formality
starets|Spiritual adviser
staring|Rubberneck's activity
starlike|Astral
starred|Had the lead
starred|Had the lead
starred|Marked with an asterisk
starter|Track official
startle|Surprise
startle|Take back
startlers|They surprise
startup|Set in motion
starves|Treats a fever
stately|Impressive
staters|Old Greek coins
statues|Creations of Phidias
statutes|Laws
statutes|Ordinances
stealth|Cat man's requisite
steamed|Fumed
steamiest|Most vaporous
steepest|Most exorbitant
steeple|Village cynosure
steeples|Religious points?
steeples|Spires
steerage|Cheapest ship passage, once
steerage|Steamship section
stellar|Astral
stellate|Star-shaped
stellate|Star-shaped
stemlike|Peduncular
stencils|Certain designs
stepson|Relative or treads
stereos|Binaural systems, for short
sterile|Barren
sterner|Less lenient
steroids|Certain hormones
stetson|Cowboy's hat
stetted|Nullified a deletion
steward|Liner attendant
steward|Manor manager
stifled|Checked
stiletto|Dagger
stiller|Meara's husband
stipend|Allowance
stipules|Leaf adjuncts
stitches|What comedians leave us in
stoical|Having a stiff upper lip
stoical|Impassive
stomachs|Tolerates
stonemason|Author and actor take on a builder
stonemason|Wall builder
stoneware|Pottery
stoniest|Most unfeeling
stooped|What Goldsmith's lady did
stopovers|Motels
stoppled|Plugged
storable|Fit for a silo
storage|Warehouse space
stories|Dinesen offerings
stouter|More obese
stoutly|Bravely
stovepipes|Tall silk hats
stranded|Left high and dry
strapless|Like some evening gowns
streaked|Sped
streaks|Smears
streamline|Make more efficient
stressed|Accented
stressed|Accented
stresses|Emphasizes
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
stretchy|Elastic
strewed|Disseminated
strewer|One who scatters things
strident|Discordant; shrill
strident|Noisy; harsh
stridor|Harsh, rasping sound
strikes|Lowers a flag in surrender
striper|Game fish
stripes|Stars' followers
stripper|Ecdysiast
stroked|Caressed
stromata|Nerve-cell frameworks
stronger|. . . ___ than lions: II Samuel
strumpet|Trollop
studios|Recording sites
stuffed|Too full
stumper|Baffled
stupors|Lethargic states
stupors|Squiffed conditions
stutter|Emulate Porky the Pig
stylize|Treat nonnaturally
stymies|Checkmates, in a way
submission|U-boat assignment?
substances|Elements, e.g.
subverter|Underminer of principles
sufferance|Toleration
suggests|Proposes
sullied|Stained
summertime|Gershwin tune
sumpter|Pack animal
sunbonnets|Toppers
sunbursts|Jeweled brooches
sundial|Timepiece of a sort
sunrise|Cockcrow
sunsets|Periods of decline
sunshine|One source of pleasure
sunspot|Freckle
supercargo|Shipload of gold ingots?
superego|Conscience of the psyche
supernumeraries|Extras
supinely|Without resistance
supplicant|Beseeching
supplicate|Pray humbly
supremes|Former trio, with "The"
sureties|Guarantees
surprises|Ambushes, e.g.
suspend|Delay; withhold
sutures|These leave 'em in stitches
swastikas|Hakenkreuze
swatter|Musca domestica's nemesis
sweeten|Mollify; alleviate
swordfish|Seafood
symbolize|Typify
synapse|Neurons' point of contact
taciturn|Silent
tactile|Tangible
tailspins|Barnstormers' stunts
tainted|Noxious; poisonous
takeover|Assume control
talents|Natural endowments
talisman|Charm
talisman|Magic charm
tamarack|Larch
tanagers|If male, these are scarlet
tangent|Touching
tantalize|Torment
tantamount|Equal in value or effect
tapestries|Museum offerings
tapestries|Wall hangings
tarantella|Italian dance
tarantella|Southern Italian folk dance
tarnish|Besmirchment
tartare|Steak ___
tartest|Most cutting
tastiest|Most delectable
tastiest|Most savory
tattered|Alger's "___ Tom"
tattled|Squealed
taurine|Like a bull
tawdriness|Meretricious quality
taxidermy|Art that involves stuffing
teacake|Light, flat pastry
teamster|I.B.T. member
teamster|Truck driver
tearing|In a hurry
teaseled|Raised a nap on cloth
teasels|Nap-raising plants
technical|Kind of knockout
tegument|Coating
telegram|Message sometimes sung
telephones|Devices for communication
television|Form of communication
temblor|Earthquake
tempera|Painting process
template|Pattern for formng a copy
temporal|Evanescent
tenable|Like an excellent argument
tenable|That can be held
tenderest|Most delicate
tensile|Extendible
tenures|Holding periods
terminal|Car barn
ternate|One of the Moluccas
terrace|Gallery
terrane|Rock formation
terranes|Rock formations
terrapin|Turtle
terrific|Admirable or awful
tertiary|Third
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Small piece of tile
testament|Will
testier|More snappish
tetherball|Game requiring racquets and a pole
thalers|Former German coins
thataway|Direction word, in oaters
theatre|Globe, Rose or Swan
therefore|Hence
thereof|Concerning that
thermal|Type of underwear
thesaurus|Storehouse
threads|Filaments
threshers|Flails
thrower|Athlete with a javelin
thruway|Interstate rte.
thwarts|Frustrates
tillage|Cultivated land
tilters|Spotted sandpipers
timesaver|Shortcut
timeworn|Wristwatch?
tisanes|Herbal beverages
titanic|Liner in 1912 headlines
tithers|Religious payers or collectors
titular|In name only
toastmaster|Banquet official
tobacco|___ Road, Caldwell  novel
toilette|Grooming process
tolerance|Freedom from bigotry
tolerate|Stand
tollway|Turnpike
tonight|Time when "we love"
tonneaus|Certain rear seats
tootled|Played a flute
tootsie|Sydney Pollack film: 1982
topcoat|Garment for autumn
topcoats|Spring and fall garments
topmasts|Certain spars
torrent|Cloudburst
torrents|Heavy rains
totalled|Wrecked completely
townsmen|Villagers
tractor|Farm machine
tradeoff|Alternate
traders|Merchants
traders|Merchants
traduce|Defame
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Boot-camp recruit
trainman|Railroad worker
traipse|Sashay
traipses|Sashays
traitor|Quisling
tramcar|Colliery wagon
trampled|Trod on
transit|Passage
transit|Rapid follower
transitory|Ephemeral
transmitters|Parts of telephones
trapper|___ John of TV
trappings|Paraphernalia
trashed|Lopped; cropped
traveler|Met on the road
traveling|On the road
treacle|Former remedy for poison
treasure|Bogart's quest in a 1947 film
treasured|Valued highly
treatise|Dissertation
tremble|Show dread
tremors|Movements of aspen leaves, e.g.
trenches|W.W. I battlegrounds
trendier|More fashionable
tressed|Formed into braids
tresses|Locks
trestle|Carpenter's horse
trestle|Kind of bridge
trestles|Certain tables
tribunal|Court of justice
tricycle|Type of landing gear
trident|Poseidon's weapon
tridents|Scepters for Poseidon and Neptune
trillions|Huge numbers
trimeter|Verse form
triples|Three-baggers
triturated|Pulverized
triviality|Nonsense
trochee|Metrical foot
trollop|Slattern
trombone|One of a musical "76"
trompes|Blast-furnace devices
trothed|Pledged
trounce|Beat handily
trounce|Flog
trousseau|Honeymoon habiliments
trustee|Institution's agent
trusteeship|U.N. commission
tsarina|Russian empress
tuberose|Mexican flower
turbine|Kind of engine
tureens|Mulligatawny vessels
turnabout|Fair play
turnstones|Shore birds
tuskless|Like some female elephants
tutored|Instructed privately
twitter|Chirp
typewriter|Soulé's 1868 invention
tyrants|Caligula and Nero
ulsters|Long, loose overcoats
ululate|Wail
ululate|Wail
umpired|What Jocko Conlan did
unaware|In the dark
undercover|Surreptitious
underdog|Victim of social injustice
underling|Minion
underpass|Highway feature
unearth|Discover
unhopeful|Pessimistic
unhorse|Dislodge a jockey
unicorn|Mythical horselike beast
unlearns|Puts out of mind
unqualified|Not suited
unrated|Not classified
unready|Epithet for Ethelred II
unreality|Nonexistence
unriddle|Solve
unscrews|Removes a light bulb
unseats|Usurps
unspent|Like some funds at hand
unstuck|Loosened
untaken|Not captured
untamed|Feral
untiring|Indefatigable
upbeats|Certain baton strokes
upgrade|Raise in importance
upholds|Supports
upreared|Built
uproots|Eradicates
upstart|Parvenu
uptrend|Favorable economic sign
utensil|Dicer or ricer
utensil|Spoon, e.g.
utilizes|Brings into play
utopian|Visionary
uttermost|Extreme
vacated|Annulled
valance|Curtain-rod hider
valance|Pleated drapery
valence|Capital of Drôme
vanilla|Flavoring from orchids
variable|Fickle
variant|Mutation
vendees|Buyers
vending|Kind of machine
veneers|Plywood layers
veneers|Superficialities
veronica|Matador's maneuver
versicle|Brief poem
vespine|Wasplike
vestals|Chaste women
vestral|Of a sacristy
victimize|Dupe
vinegar|Condiment
violent|Savage
visages|Faces
voluted|Scroll-shaped
vortexes|Whirlpools
waitress|Occupation for Alice
wanders|Rambles
warlord|Aggressive tyrant
warship|Maine, e.g.
wartime|Early 40's, e.g.
watchmaker|He has time on his hands
watchtower|Sentry's lookout
waterage|Marine shipping cost
watered|Like some silks
waterings|Drainage ditches
waterish|Thin; insipid
watermelon|Seedy fruit
weathered|Survived a storm
westerlies|Certain winds
wetland|Bog
whatnot|Stand for bric-a-brac
wheedle|Cajole
wheelers|V.P. and family: 1877–81
whisper|Speak very softly
whisper|Susurrus
whistles|Train warnings
whitefish|Seafood
windblown|Like some hair styles
windjammer|Large sailing ship
windshield|Car part
winnowed|Sifted
winterize|Prepare for Jack Frost
wireless|Telly's predecessor
wireman|Electrician
wiseacre|Sage field?
wiseacres|Cracking young fellows?
wisecracker|Joan Rivers
witchcraft|It's "strictly taboo"
witchcraft|Preoccupation in colonial Salem
woolgathering|Flock of sheep?
worthwhile|End of poem
wrangle|Bicker
wrinkly|Puckered
wristwatch|This comes with a band
writing|Activity for Bellow
wrongdoings|Parties one shouldn't go to?
xenophobe|Insular one
yardages|Golf-course measurements
yardstick|Standard used in measurement
yearlings|Young horses
yearned|Hankered
yearner|Desirous one
yellows|Jonquil shades
yellows|What time does to old newspapers
zealotry|Fanaticism
zircaloy|Space-age alloy
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalones|Ear shells
abasers|Humblers
abashed|Discomfited
abatement|Reduction
abattoir|Steer's last stop
abbreviate|Make an acronym of, perhaps
abetter|Accessory to the crime
abetting|Criminal activity
abiders|Those who stand fast
abigail|Second First Lady
aborigine|Native
aborigines|Natives
abstain|Forbear
abstains|Refrains
abundance|Plenty
abyssal|___ zone (deep-sea realm)
academic|Scholarly
acceded|Gave consent
accented|Pointed up
accesses|Entrances
accident|Chance
accused|Denounced
accuses|Blames
accustoms|Habituates
acerate|Needlelike
acetate|Quick-drying textile fiber
acetate|Transparency
acetylene|Compound used by welders
achenes|Buttercup parts
acrobat|Tightrope walker
acrobat|Tumbler
actress|Maude Adams was one
actuary|Pension consultant
aculeus|Sting, to a zoologist
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
adamantine|Hard
adapted|Conformed
adaptor|Electrician's device
address|Speak to
adduces|Cites
adenoid|Glandular
adheres|Cleaves
adhesions|Firm attachments
admission|Right to enter
adorable|Charming
adorers|They idolize
adorned|Bedizened
adorned|Decorated
adrenal|Endocrine gland
adsorbate|Substance taken up in a lab
adulate|Fawn upon
adverse|Inimical
aerated|Made effervescent
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerator|Apparatus used for fumigating
aerialist|Trapeze whiz
affront|Slight
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Immortal
agencies|Departments
agencies|Madison Ave. sights
aggrieve|Offend
agitate|Shake up
agitato|Restless, musically
agonies|Miseries
agrarians|Advocates of land reform
ailerons|Wing stabilizers
aircraft|What flattops carry
airline|Kennedy tenant
airlines|O'Hare tenants
alameda|Southwestern shaded walk
alamedas|Tree-lined walks
alamode|According to fashion
alarmed|Daunted
alarmist|Wolf! crier
alarmist|He cries wolf
alarmist|Henny Penny, e.g.
alarums|Calls to arms, of yore
alcalde|Spanish mayor
alcazars|Moorish palaces
alderman|Public official
alerted|Made aware of
alerting|*
alfresco|Outdoors
alienee|Property recipient
aligned|Brought into agreement
aliment|Food
allegers|Their testaments need testing
allegiance|It's often pledged
allocate|Assign
allotted|Parceled out
allowed|Permitted
almanac|Annual source of information
alterant|A cause of change
altering|*
altering|Editorial task
amassed|Collected
amassed|Piled up
amassed|Piled up
amasses|Accumulates
amasses|Stores up
amateur|Olympics contestant, e.g.
amative|Disposed to love
amative|Of love
ambience|Milieu
ambience|Pervading atmosphere
ambient|Surrounding
amenable|Easily led
amenable|Responsive
amenable|Responsive
amiable|Good-natured
amnesia|Memory loss
amoretti|Little cherubs
amperes|Current units
amphora|Greek vase
amulets|Charms
anabasis|Xenophon classic
anaconda|Copper smelting center
anaconda|Large snake
anaemic|Lacking vitality
anagrams|Word game
analogue|Comparable thing or part
analogy|Likeness
analyst|A Freudian
anapest|Dactyl's relative
anathema|Strong curse
anatomical|Of bodily structure
ancestor|Forebear
ancient|Like Coleridge's mariner
andiron|Ice ___ cannot be welded: R.L.S.
andromeda|Bride of Perseus
anecdotal|Pertaining to a short account
anecdote|Short narrative
anemometer|Weather instrument
anemone|A buttercup
anemone|Spring wild flower
anemone|Windflower
anemone|Windflower
aneroid|Type of barometer
aneroid|Type of barometer
anglers|Fishermen
animals|Fauna
animate|Bring to life
animate|Living
animate|Vitalize
annelids|Earthworms
answers|What Albert Mitchell gave on radio
antarctic|Region Byrd explored
anteater|Echidna or pangolin
anteater|Pangolin
antedated|Preceded in time
antelope|Impala or impofo
antelope|Kudu or dik-dik
anthracite|Petrified product of Pa.
anthropomorphic|Having a human form
anticlimax|Transition from significance to triviality
antifreeze|Wintertime necessity, on the road
antimony|Metallic element
antimony|Metallic element used in alloys
antipathy|Aversion
antithesis|Opposite
antithesis|Opposite
aorists|Past tenses, to Plato
apaches|Parisian gangsters
apartness|Isolation
apatite|Ingredient of most bones and teeth
apiarist|Bee master
apostle|James or James, e.g.
apostle|Mormon Church official
apostles|___ Creed
apothegm|Maxim
appeals|Court of ___
appends|Adds as a supplement
applicant|Job-seeking insect?
apposed|Put side by side
apposition|Contiguity, grammatically
apprehend|Nab
approver|One who gives permission
arbiters|Umpires
arboreal|Treelike
arbores|Trees, as distinguished from shrubs
archangel|Heavenly title
arduously|With great effort
arenose|Sandy
armorer|Knight's aide
arousal|Excitation
arousals|What reveille causes
arrested|In check
arrested|Seized
arrests|Stems
arrests|Takes into custody
arrivals|Airport people
arsenic|Old Lace accompaniment
artiste|Virtuoso
artistes|Theatrical luminaries
ascends|Rises
ascetic|Austere
ascribe|Impute
asinine|Inane
asinine|Obstinate
asinine|Unintelligent
aspersed|Besmirched, in a way
aspirant|Ambitious one
aspirate|Pronounce the h in herb
aspires|Seeks lofty goals
aspirin|Acetylsalicylic acid
aspiring|Ambitious
assailer|Aggressive one
assemblers|Westminster Standards framers
asserts|States
asserts|States
assesses|Evaluates
assonant|Onager treading insect?
astatic|Unstable
asteriated|Star-shaped, as crystals
astride|Atop
astride|Straddling
astronomer|What a mixed-up "moon-starer" really is
astronomy|Uranologist's field
astutely|In a clever way
asunder|Into parts
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Studios
atheism|Godlessness
athlete|Olympian
athletic|Part of N.C.A.A.
atmosphere|Ecologist's concern
atomical|Very small
atomists|Democritus and Epicurus
atrocity|Outrage
attained|Reached
attains|Achieves
attempt|Try
attendant|Charmian, to Cleopatra
attendee|Party participant
attired|Decked out
attired|Dressed
attorney|Bar man
attract|Draw
attract|Have a magnetic force
attrite|Diminish by harassment
attuned|Brought into harmony
attunes|Makes harmonious
auditive|Related to hearing
auricle|Outer ear
authorizer|One who sanctions an action
avarice|Midas's fatal flaw
avenues|Approaches
avenues|Pathways
average|Bowler's arithmetic
averaged|Figured the mean
aviation|Wright-on science
aviator|Odom or Post
bagasses|Sugar-cane residues
bagpipe|Wind instrument
baiters|Tormentors
baleens|Whalebones
baleful|Ominous
ballroom|Discothèque forerunner
baloney|Hokum
balsams|Aromatic resins
bandages|Gauze strips
bandannas|Kerchiefs
barbaric|Bestial
barefaced|Shameless
barefaced|Yogi unmasked?
barflies|What a judge can do in a saloon
barkeep|Sam of "Cheers"
barometer|Change indicator
baronet|He's designated "Sir"
barraged|Blitzed
barreled|Like a firearm
barrels|Cannonballs
bathing|Summer activity at Brighton
bathmats|Shower adjuncts
battery|Tip of Manhattan
bazooka|Instrument played by Bob Burns
beached|Aground
beacons|Pharoses
because|___ of You, 1951 hit song
becomes|Turns into
bedclothes|Blankets and linens
bedevil|Plague
bedevils|Harrows
bedfellows|Associates
begetter|Sire
begonia|Showy plant
behaved|Acted
believe|Suppose
bellicose|Like certain hawks
belongs|My Heart ___ to Daddy
bemused|Preoccupied
benthos|Sea-bottom
benzine|Dry-cleaning mixture
bequest|Something for a legatee
berates|Scolds
berating|Scolder's action
berserk|Running amok
bestrides|Straddles
betides|Forebodes
betroth|Promise, as in marriage
betroth|To promise in marriage
between|By the joint action of
bicuspid|Premolar tooth
bigfeet|Sasquatch features
biretta|Cap for a cleric
biretta|Square cap
bisecting|Forking
bitewing|Kind of dental X-ray
bittern|Swamp bird
bituminous|Pertaining to a petrified Pa. product
blabbermouth|Gossip
blackbirds|Long Island U. team
blackcap|Chickadee
blacksmith|Karen and Al
blanketed|Overspread
blasting|Dynamiter's activity
blatant|Noisy
blither|Talk foolishly
bloodline|Ancestral link
bloodroot|Circulatory system?
blotter|Police record
blowhard|Windbag
blowtorch|Welding instrument
bluebeard|Ben and Dan
bluebell|Sad Big Ben?
bluebird|Maeterlinck's "The ___"
bluebonnet|Texas state flower
bluejeans|Denims
bluster|Talk nonsense
boasters|Drawers of the longbow
bookkeepers|Accounting specialists
boorish|Like Stanley Kowalski
bootees|Infant footwear
boudoir|Lady's bedroom
bounder|Cad
bourgeois|Middle-class
bowdlerize|Expurgate
bowline|Kind of knot
braggadocio|Gasconade
braggart|Blowhard
braised|Cooked meat in a covered pan
brandies|Marc and kirsch
brazens|Faces boldly, with "out"
breaches|Infractions
breadwinner|Earner with dependents
breezes|Simple tasks
bristol|City in Connecticut
broadcloth|Fine woolen fabric
brocade|Rich cloth
brocades|Rich cloths
broncobuster|Cowboy, at times
brothels|Houses of ill repute
brouhaha|Ruckus
brownie|Junior Girl Scout
browsers|Skimmers in the stacks
buckaroo|Cowboy
bugaboo|Hobgoblin
bugbane|Snakeroot
bulkhead|Retaining wall
bumblebee|Insect of musical note
burdensome|Oppressive
burglar|Raffles, e.g.
burials|Sepultures
buttoner|Seamstress, sometimes
buzzers|Signaling devices
cabaret|Nightclub
cabinet|Cupboard
caisson|Watertight chamber
cajolery|Wheedler's forte
cakewalk|Stage dance
caliber|Bore
callous|Unfeeling
calmest|Most relaxed
caloric|Like fattening foods
calumet|Peace pipe
calypso|Belafonte's forte
camerae|Small chambers
cameras|Gear for Steichen and Arbus
canalized|Channeled
cancans|Dances at the Folies Bergère
candescent|Glowing
cannonball|Dyan/Lucille
cannonball|Saxophonist Adderley
cantina|Southwestern saloon
capitol|Building for solons
capstan|Type of windlass
capstans|Anchor-hoisting machines
caption|Cavil; quibble
caramel|Sundae topping
carcass|Frame of a ship
cardinal|Musial was one
cardiogram|Diagnostic aid
careens|Lurches
careens|Lurches
carefree|Footloose
careless|Paying no heed
caressed|Fondled
caresses|Tender touches
caribou|Reindeer's kin
caricature|Al Hirschfeld creation
carillon|Set in a church tower
carinal|Resembling a keel
carrack|Galleon
carrier|Coral Sea is one
cartouche|Scroll-like tablet
casement|Type of window
caseous|Cheesy
cashier|Discard; reject
cashier|Dismiss with disgrace
casinos|Las Vegas meccas
cassette|Tape cartridge
cassino|Card game
castanets|Rhythm instrument
castoff|Reject
catastrophes|Houston N.L. team boo-boos
catboat|Sailing vessel
cattails|Siamese followers?
cedilla|Diacritical mark
celandine|Yellow-flowered plant
celebrator|Dec. 31 figure
celerity|Swiftness
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celestas|Small keyboard instruments
celeste|Actress Holm
celibate|Any Jesuit, e.g.
cellaret|Cabinet for wine and liquor
cellaret|Small wine cabinet
cellaret|Wine closet
cereals|Rice, oats, etc.
cerulean|Azure
cetanes|Petroleum ingredients
chairman|Sobriquet for F.S.
chalets|Alpine sights
champagne|Quaff for a special day
champion|Steed that Autry rode
channel|Boat route
character|Ethologist's field
charades|Game featuring pantomime
charlie|Mortimer's friend
chastens|Punishes
chateaubriand|Steakhouse entree
cheerios|Parting words in London
chemise|Short slip
chenille|Bedspread fabric
children|Pedologist's field
chilled|Kept in cold storage
chimera|Monster
chinaware|Spode, e.g.
chokecherries|What a fruit squeezer can do
choragus|Leader of a singing group
chorine|Rockette, for one
chromatic|Pertaining to color
cinematographer|British cameraman
cinnabar|Mercury-bearing ore
citizen|Kane, e.g.
classier|More ritzy
clerical|Relating to office work
climate|Prevailing condition
clipper|Cutty Sark, for one
clippers|Fast sailing vessels
closeted|Shut up
closets|Places for skeletons?
clumsier|More awkward
coarsen|Make rougher
cockatoo|Crested parrot
coconut|One source of milk
cohabit|Live together
coleslaw|Singer Natalie's side dish?
collarbone|Clavicle
collect|Gather
colleen|Irish lass
collide|Conflict
colonel|Regimental commander
combustor|Jet-engine chamber
comings|Second, and others
commander|Rank below captain in the Navy
commerce|Trade
commodores|Vanderbilt U. team
commoner|He sits below the salt
compared|Likened
complicate|Make difficult
compost|Soil enhancer
concedes|Admits as true
concerted|Done togetheer
condemn|Doom
condition|State
confabulator|Conversationalist
conferee|Award winner
conference|Meeting for consultation
conjoint|United
connote|Imply
connote|Suggest, as associations
connotes|Signifies
consent|Agree
considerations|Against lateral portions?
consist|Be composed (of)
conspires|Joins a cabal
constancy|Steadfastness
constrictions|Blocks
construct|Devise
consultant|Advice-giving insect?
contends|Vies
contessa|The Barefoot ___, 1954 film
context|Environment
contradict|Gainsay
contribute|Support a fund
contrite|Repentant
contriver|He may devise or fabulize
control|Restraint
convene|Hold a meeting
convenes|Assembles
copiers|Unoriginal people
cordate|Heart-shaped
cornets|Trumpets' kin
corniest|Most maudlin
coromandels|Decorative lacquers on screens
coronae|Circles of light
coronas|Cigars or crowns
coronets|Companions for kind hearts
corporal|Sergeant's right-hand man
corrals|Pens
corrector|British proofreader
corridors|Halls
corsage|Dance souvenir
cortege|Entourage
coruscate|Glitter
corvette|Destroyer's cousin
cosigner|Borrower's backup
costate|Ribbed
coterie|Clique
coterie|Clique
coteries|Sets
cottony|Soft
courter|Swain
cousinry|Kith and kin
cowboyed|Emulated a jehu
cowered|Cringed like Elsie?
crackerjack|Humdinger
crackle|Vivacity
crammed|Studied hard, as for an exam
cranial|Of the skull
creates|Makes
creations|Originals
credence|Belief
crenate|Scalloped
cresset|Oil-burning iron lantern
crossbar|Goal-post feature
crossword|Arthur Wynne creation: 1913
crouton|Bit of garnish
crucial|Decisive
cryptologist|Redford, in "Three Days of the Condor"
curates|Clergymen
cutlass|Old sailor's weapon
cyclone|A twister
dahlias|Showy flowers
dahoons|Southern hollies
dairies|Wis. establishments
dairymaid|Milker milker
dairyman|He has a cheesy job
damages|Suit judgment
dashikis|African garb
dastard|Mean, cowardly cad
davenport|Indoor convertible, sometimes
daybreak|Aurora's time
daybreak|Sunup
daystar|Sun, to Shelley
daytime|Postdawn period
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadpan|Stolid
debater|Con man, at times
debates|Lincoln-Douglas confrontations
debonair|Affable or jaunty
debrief|Confer officially with a returned astronaut
decalog|The Ten Commandments
decease|Perish
deckers|Tenements
dedicates|Formally opens
deduced|Construed
defenders|Cornerbacks and safeties
defense|Belli's concern
deleted|Stricken
deleted|Took out
deletion|Erasure
deliberate|Consult formally
delight|Great pleasure
deliver|Transfer
deliverer|One with redeeming qualities?
demagoguery|Rabble-rouser's forte
demands|Requires
demeans|Lowers
demobbed|Discharged, as from the R.A.F.
demolish|Destroy
denature|Deprive of inherent properties
deniable|Like a weak argument
denigrate|Defame
denigrate|Sully
denigrator|One who defames
dentures|Certain bridges
denying|Renunciative
departed|Left
departed|Went
dependent|Person supported
depending|Reliant
deplete|Empty
depletes|Empties wholly or partly
deposals|Evictions of kings
depress|Dispirit
deputes|Appoints as one's agent
deranged|Mad
derates|Lowers an appraisal
derelicts|Skid-row denizens
descenders|They've been up
descents|Thrill-givers on roller coasters
desecrate|Profane
deserter|Rat
desisted|Refrained from
desists|Ceases
desolate|Lifeless
desolate|Uninhabited
despair|Lose hope
despise|Loathe
despiser|He feels contempt
despoils|Ravages
despotic|Tyrannical
desserts|Pies and cakes, e.g.
detached|Aloof
detected|Spotted
detects|Descries
detects|Spots
detergents|Discourage blokes?
detester|Lover's antithesis
detonate|Explode violently
detract|Take away
detrain|Leave the local
detrudes|Thrusts away
devices|Gizmos
diabolical|Fiendish
diabolo|Devil: Comb. form
diadems|Crowns
diagram|Chart
diagram|Explanatory chart
diamonds|Investment gems
diapers|Newcastle nappies
dickens|Great English novelist
dieters|They choose to lose
dieting|Activity of many Americans
dilater|Expander
dilator|Muscle that expands another part
dilemma|Problem with horns
dillydally|Waste time by delay
dilutes|Thins
dimpled|Like Kirk Douglas's chin
dimwits|Nincompoops
diplomat|Tactful person
directors|Conductors
disagree|Argue
disarmed|Describing the Venus de Milo?
disassociate|Sever ties, as with a group
disciple|Follower
discordant|Quarreling insect?
disperse|Scatter
dissecting|Analyzer's activity
dissects|Analyzes
dissever|Cut into parts
distaff|Female
distrust|Suspect
diverse|Multiform
divines|Clergymen
divorced|Reno-vated
divvies|Apportions, colloquially
doddered|Moved unsteadily
dogeared|Shabby
doggerel|Comic verse
doggone|Euphemistic oath
doghouse|Place for one in disgrace
dogwood|Spring beauty
doilies|Anti-macassars
doilies|Lace mats
domains|Bailiwicks
dominate|Rule the roost
dominion|Supreme authority
donnybrook|Ruckus
doomsday|Judgment time
dormers|Certain windows
dottles|Pipe residues
doughnuts|Banker's breakfast?
dovecote|Harmonious group
dovetail|Joint
draconian|Severe
draftee|Conscript
draftsman|Blueprint person
dragstrip|Racing site
drainage|One concern of the E.P.A.
drawbridges|What an art engineer can do
dreaded|Formidable
dreamer|Mitty, for one
dreamland|Where many visit but few stay
dressage|Form of horsemanship
dresses|Clothes
driblet|Trifling sum
driblets|Trifling sums
drillmaster|Severe disciplinarian
driving|Forceful
drollery|Whimsical humor
drooped|Became depressed
drovers|Cattle herders
dullard|Stupid person
dumplings|Sanitary engineer's treat?
duplicate|Reproduction
dustpans|Housemaids' implements
eagerly|With avidity
earlier|Previously
earlier|Previously
earlobe|Burnett tugs hers
earnest|Sincere
earphone|Headset part
earplug|Din deadener
earthen|Made of fired clay
earthnut|Truffle
easement|Right of way over land
easiest|Most facile
eastern|Adjective for a hemisphere
easters|Spring festivals
eateries|Lunchrooms
ebonies|Valuable tropical trees
ebonite|Hard rubber
ecartes|Old card games
eclairs|Caloric delights
eclectic|Culled from diverse sources
ecology|Bionomics
editing|Desk job of a sort
editing|Draft work
editors|Newspaper heads
educate|Enlighten
educate|Teach
egalite|Part of the French motto
eggshell|Yellowish white
eglantine|Sweetbrier
egotists|Conscience makes ___ of us all: Wilde
egotists|Selfish people
elapsed|Slipped by, as time
elapsed|Went by
elapses|Goes by, as time
elapses|Slips by
elastic|Resilient
elaters|Snapping beetles
electors|Certain college members
electors|Certain college voters
electronic|Like a computer that could put Reagan into office, I see. You see?
electronic|Of diodes, triodes, etc.
elegiac|Expressing sorrow
element|Component
element|Einsteinium, e.g.
element|Lead or zinc
element|Lead, e.g.
elements|Components
elephant|Mahout's charge
elevate|Ennoble
elevates|Ups
elevator|Farmer's grain ___
elevens|Uncommon dice throws
ellipse|Closed curve
ellipse|Oval
ellipse|Oval
ellipse|Satellite's path
elliptic|Ovate
elocution|Oratory
elopers|Absconders
elusive|Baffling
emanate|Issue
emanate|Rise
emanated|Rose
emanation|A flowing forth
embarked|Boarded a ship
embarked|Used a gangplank
embraces|Hugs
emender|Editor
emerald|Oz's ___ City
emeralds|Green gems
emerita|Retired, as a female professor
eminence|Height
eminence|Hill
emirate|Abu Dhabi is one
emirate|Arab jurisdiction
emotions|Heartstrings
empiric|Experiential
empowers|Authorizes
emptier|More vapid
emulate|Copy a flightless bird?
emulator|Rival of a sort
enactive|Like lawmakers
enamour|Charm, in Chelsea
enclose|Surround
encoder|Cryptologist
encroach|Go offside
encroached|Trespassed
endeared|Made beloved
endearment|Terms of ___, 1983 film
endears|Wins affection
endemic|Native to a region
endives|Dandelions' kin
endives|Dandelions' kin
endives|Salad plants
endless|Unceasing
endorse|Underwrite
endowed|Gave liberally
endured|Lasted
endures|Puts up with
enduring|Permanent
enemies|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
enemies|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
energize|Activate
engagingly|In an attractive way
engender|Produce
engorge|Glut
engravings|Mint plates
enlaced|Twined together
enlistee|Nondrafted soldier
enlists|Secures the aid of
enliven|Pep up
ennoble|Dignify; exalt
ennoble|Exalt
enroots|Establishes
ensembles|Complete costumes
ensiles|Stores fodder
enslaves|Subjugates
enslaves|Subjugates
ensnare|Trap
ensures|Guarantees
entails|Involves
entangle|Snarl
entered|Diarized
entering|Diarist's activity
enticer|Satan, e.g.
entomologist|Specialist whose field covers 675,000 species
entopic|Occurring in the usual place
entrain|Board a Pullman
entrain|Board the 20th Century Limited
entrants|Those in a contest
entraps|Snares
entrepreneurial|Speculative, as a business
entries|Journal jottings
entwists|Intertwines
envelope|Letter holder
eosines|Red dyes
ephemeral|Transitory
epicene|Unmanly
epicenter|Area above an earthquake's origin
epicurean|Lover of fine dining
epicures|Gastronomes
epidote|Yellowish-green mineral
epigram|Terse, witty saying
epistemologist|Descartes was one
epsilon|Delta–zeta connection
eradicate|Destroy
eradicate|Uproot
erasers|Office needs
erasure|Deletion
erected|Assembled
erected|Put up
erection|Building or bridge
erector|Builder
ermines|Royal furs
erodent|Caustic
erosion|Land destruction
erosive|Tending to abrade
erratic|Irregular
erratum|Printer's fluff
errorless|Perfect
eructation|Emission of gas from a crater
erudite|Learned
erudite|Like Erasmus
erudite|Scholarly
erudite|Scholarly
escadrille|French air squadron
escallops|Bakes in a casserole
esoteric|Abstruse
espouses|Advocates
essence|Basic nature
essence|Basic quality
essence|Core; pith
essence|Pith
essence|Soul
essential|Basic
establishing|New businessman's activity
estaminet|Bistro; café
estates|Beverly Hills sights
estates|Demesnes
esthetes|Connoisseurs of beauty
estimate|Calculate approximately
estrange|Alienate
estreat|True copy
etamine|Dress material
etamine|Light cotton fabric
etamine|Lightweight cotton fabric
etamine|Worsted fabric
etamine|Worsted fabric
eternal|Everlasting
eternity|Damned from here to ___: Kipling
eternity|Deserts of vast ___: Marvell
eternity|From Here to ___, 1953 F.S. film
eternity|Infinite time
etymologists|Partridge's associates
euchred|Outwitted, with "out"
eugenic|Having good inherited characteristics
eugenics|Hereditary-control movement
eugenics|Process of improving offspring
evangel|Good news
evangel|Gospel
evasion|Avoidance by subterfuge
everglade|Swampland
everglades|Sunshine State marshland
everybody|One and all
evicted|Winkled out
evident|Obvious
evident|Readily perceived
evulsed|Plucked forcibly
excogitates|Devises
exemplary|Model
exemption|Taxpayer's delight
exerted|Strained
existent|Present
existentialists|Sartre and Camus
exocrine|One of the glands
exorcism|Action in a Blatty best seller
exorcism|Demon-chasing ritual
exotica|Curios
experiments|Laboratory activities
expiates|Atones
expiation|Penitent's aim
extensors|Straightening muscles on limbs
exterior|Outside
external|Outer
exudates|Substances that ooze out
eyeball|Optic part
eyelash|Descender in a wink
eyelash|Fringe of a sort
eyelash|Mascara recipient
eyesore|Sight that is a blight
eyewink|Second
facility|Skill
factotum|Jack-of-all-trades
factotum|Jack-of-all-trades
faddists|Slaves to fashion
fairway|Doral sight
falderal|Nonsense
falsetto|Register for Pavarotti
fanatic|Zealot
fanfaronade|Swaggering; bluster
fantasia|Disney classic: 1940
farewell|Parting words
fastest|Most secure
fearsome|Awful
feasted|Enjoyed a banquet
featherweight|Willie Pep was one
feature|Eye, e.g.
featured|Starring
federal|Webster agent, e.g.
feedback|Annoying mike effect
feminine|Friedan's "The ___ Mystique"
ferrets|Animals used in hunting rabbits
ferrite|Iron compound
festive|Gala
festoons|Hanging decorations
fieldpiece|Little Boy Blue
figurative|Metaphorical
figurine|Statuette
filibuster|Delay legislation
finance|Provide the money
findings|Investigation culmination
finishes|Wraps up
finishes|Wraps up
fireplugs|Hydrants
firmament|Heavens
flabbergast|Knock for a loop
flailed|Threshed or thrashed
flamingo|Everglades denizen
flatboat|Shallow-water transport
flatcar|Freight-train unit
flattery|What adulators employ
flavored|Added vanilla, perhaps
flippant|Not very serious
flirter|Coquette
florist|His business is blooming
flowered|Bloomed
flutters|Flaps
flycatcher|Pewee, e.g.
focuses|Adjusts a projector
folklore|Storiologist's field
footballer|Soccer player, abroad
footnote|Additional comment
forbears|Refrains
forebears|Ancestors
foregone|Kind of conclusion
foresail|Schooner part
forestal|Sylvan
forester|Timber specialist
forgetful|Absent-minded
formats|Makeups of books
foursquare|Forthrightly
fragile|Word on a cardboard box
frailer|Less robust
franklin|Inventor of a glass harmonica
frantic|Wild
fraught|Loaded (with)
freckle|Spot on the skin
freebooters|Plunderers
freedom|Nat Turner's quest
freeloader|Sponge of a sort
freeman|Citizen
frostbitten|Stopping by Woods . . .
fuehrer|Hitler
fundamentalist|Finance a mind reader?
funhouse|Amusement-park attraction
furnace|Grueling test
gadabout|Footloose fun-seeker
gallipot|Druggist's jar
garibaldi|Defender of Rome: 1849
garland|Lei
gascons|D'Artagnan and friends
gasoline|___ Alley, Frank King comic strip
gasoline|Fuel for a Reo
gasoline|Molotov cocktail ingredient
gatepost|Fence fixture
gatherer|One in the gleaning business
gavotte|Old French dance
gelatin|Stage-light color sheet
genteel|Well-bred
genuine|Authentic
genuine|Sincere
germane|Relevant
gerrymander|Manipulate unfairly
getters|Acquirers
geysers|Yellowstone spouters
girasol|Fire opal
gladden|Elate
gladsome|Joyful
gladstone|Traveling bag
glutted|Overloaded
gnocchi|Kind of pasta
gnostic|Having knowledge
gnostic|Knowing
goatish|Capric
gorilla|Thug
grackles|Blackbirds
grahams|Billy and Martha
grammar|Language textbook
grandame|Old woman
grandest|Most magnificent
grandiloquently|In the manner of Bryan
grandstand|Platform for $1,000 bills?
granger|Farm-association member
grateful|Appreciative
gravies|Meat sauces
grazier|Cattleman
greased|Bribed
greased|Like ___ lightning
greases|Expedites
greened|Became verdant
greener|Like grass next door
greenery|Verdure
greengage|A plum
greenhorn|Novice
greenhouse|Nursery
greening|An apple
greenlight|An O.K.
greenling|N. Pacific fish
grenades|Missiles
griddles|Flat, heavy pans
grimacer|Dentist's patient, e.g.
gringos|Some Yanquis
grounder|Topped ball on a diamond
groundmass|Base for natural crystals
guerrilla|Simian soldier?
habanera|Tango's kin
haberdasheries|Shopping stops for pops and fops
hacienda|Spanish ranch
hairless|Like some pates
hairnet|Help for a coiffure
hammers|Pounds
handyman|Jack of all trades
hangdog|Browbeaten
hapless|Unfortunate
happiest|The ___ Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (Donna Fargo hit)
happily|. . . ___ ever after
happiness|Delight
harangue|Soapbox spiel
hardback|Book with a stiff cover
harebell|Delicate blue perennial
harebells|Blue perennials
hartebeest|Antelope
hassled|Bothered
havarti|Danish cheese
headgear|Cap, helmet, etc.
headhunter|Edith/Tab
heading|Paragraph topper
heartens|Cheers up
heaters|Etnas
hebetude|Lethargy
hedonic|Concerning pleasure
heiress|Henry James's Catherine Sloper, e.g.
helical|Spiral
hematic|Pertaining to blood
hemmers|Some seamstresses
herbage|Grass
herbage|Pasture
heredity|Transmission via genes
heretic|Jan Hus, to some: 1412
heroine|Portia or Rosalind
hessian|Coarse cloth for bags
highbinder|Confidence man
hinders|Deters
hindsight|Second-guesser's forte
historic|Highly significant
hoarder|Magpie or pack rat
hoedown|Barn dance
hogtied|Roped by all fours
homogenize|Make uniform by blending
honeymoons|Happy days
honorary|Type of degree
honours|Esteems, British style
hoosegow|Slammer
hopeless|Like a lost cause
hoptoad|Warty critter
hormone|Pituitary secretion
horrible|Like Hagar of the comics
hostage|Behan's "The ___"
hostages|Headliners of 1979–81
hosteler|Innkeeper of old
hotrods|Souped-up vehicles
hounded|Dogged
however|But
humidity|Climatological concern
hurricanes|Typhoons' cousins
hurricanes|U. of Miami team
hushing|Quieting
hypnotized|Spellbound
iceberg|Cold-hearted one
iceberg|Growler
iciness|Frigidity
ideation|Conception of thoughts
ideology|Fanciful speculation
idolize|Love to excess
ignorantly|In an unlearned way
ileitis|Relative of a tummy ache
illusions|False perceptions
illusory|Unreal; deceptive
imagery|Mental pictures
imagine|Suppose
imitate|Mimic
imminent|About to occur
impacts|Collisions
imparted|Revealed
impasse|Blind alley
impetus|Moving force
implants|Sets in firmly
implosion|A bursting inward
impostor|Pretender
improperly|Unsuitably
inactive|Slothful
inaugurate|Begin
incorrect|Wrong
increases|Adds to
increments|Financial windfalls
inducted|Enrolled a draftee
indulgent|Forbearing
industrial|Indian river test?
infects|Taints
inference|Deduction
inflamed|Made more intense
initialed|O.K.'d in writing
initiate|Novice
injected|Did an R.N.'s task
inmates|Bridewell occupants
inroads|Forays
inserts|Godets or gussets
insisted|Demanded strongly
insolence|Arrogance
inspirational|Uplifting
installer|Plumber, at times
instate|Preside at an inauguration
instates|Places in office
integral|*
intention|Plan of action
intercut|Alternate camera shot
interest|Depositor's concern
interest|Rate of return on investments
intergalactic|Like the Enterprise in "Star Trek"
intermezzo|Howard-Bergman film: 1939
intermit|Stop temporarily
interned|Detained and confined
interoceanic|Like the QE2
interposed|Mediated
intertie|Connect
intones|Performs a canticle
invasion|War of the Worlds event
inveigle|Lure
invited|Asked
inwardly|Toward the center
irrational|Absurd
irrational|Non compos mentis
irritant|Cigar smoke, to some
islands|Virgin or Sandwich
isobars|Lines on certain maps
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Set apart
isotope|U 235 is one
issuers|Publishers
isthmian|Connecting two land masses
isthmus|Panama, e.g.
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Battologize
ivories|What Liberace tickles
jackboots|Military footwear
jamboree|Boy Scout event
jerkwater|Remote, as a hamlet
johnson|Decathlon winner: 1960
johnson|The Big Train
junkyard|Where trash is stashed for cash
katydids|Grasshoppers' kin
kerosene|Petroleum distillate
keystone|Main part
kibitzer|Poker pest
kimonos|Sayonara costumes
kingfisher|Coretta/Eddie
knavery|Roguish trick
knesset|Israeli parliament
knitters|Those who purl
knockwurst|Critic's snack?
kohlrabi|Cabbage kin
labeled|Tagged
laborer|Member of the work force
laborer|September honoree
lacerates|Tears
lackluster|Dull
lacrosse|Game imported from Canada
lactase|Yeast enzyme
lacteal|Milky
lactose|Milk sugar
lagniappes|Gratuities
lakeport|Chicago or Erie
lambaste|Thrash
laments|Jeremiads
laminate|Compress into a thin plate
landslide|Election Day rout
lantern|Kind of jaw
lantern|Old North Church signal
larceny|Grand or petty follower
larrups|Whacks
lassies|Bonny belles
lateral|Kind of pass
lateral|Type of pass
laterals|Parallel passes
lathered|Soaped
lathery|Foam-covered
latinos|Mexicans and Brazilians
lavages|Medical washings
leaches|Lixiviates
leapfrogs|Progresses in jumps or stages
learning|A little ___ is a dang'rous thing: Pope
lecterns|Reading desks
ledgers|Books for Heep
leftist|Radical
legation|Minister's place of business
legible|Unlike a scribble
lengths|Go to great ___ (extend oneself)
lenient|Merciful
leonine|Kind of rhyme or verse
lessons|Tutors' presentations
leveret|Young hare
liaisons|Illicit amours
libeled|Maligned
liberal|Generous
liberals|Thatcher opponents
liberty|Shore leave
librettos|Opera texts
license|Authorize
licensee|Permit holder
licentious|Like Casanova
licorice|Plant having blue flowers
lifeboat|Hitchcock film: 1944
lifelines|Palm marks
limestone|Stalactite base
limiter|Electrical restricting device
lineage|Ancestry
lineman|NFL position
lineman|Utility-company employee
liniments|Balms for pains and sprains
lioness|Elsa, e.g.
lioness|Jungle queen
lioness|Subject of "Born Free"
lionized|Treated as a celebrity
literal|Verbatim
literate|Knowledgeable
littler|Gene of the P.G.A.
littlest|Most petite
livable|Fit for habitation
livestock|Farm animals
loaders|Dock group
locates|Settles
lodestar|That which serves to guide
loiters|Dawdles
longerons|Fuselage parts
longest|Most time-consuming
longtime|___ no see
loophole|Means of evasion
lopsided|Askew
lothario|Rake
lovebugs|Small, black flies of the South
loveseat|Courting chair
lowered|Demeaned
lucifer|Fallen angel
luftmensch|Dreamer
luggage|Valises
lunatic|Certain fringe
lunette|Moon-shaped ornament
lyonnaise|Like a cat's oniony dish?
macabre|Like a Poe tale
macadam|Type of road
madeira|A white wine
madonna|Raphael subject
magenta|Purplish-red
magnates|Tycoons
mahjongg|Erica's indoor game?
mainsprings|Good place to unwind?
malacca|Malaysian city
malamutes|Alaskan dogs
malaria|Tropical affliction
malefic|Harmful
mallard|Game bird
manacle|Shackle or handcuff
managerial|Administrative
managers|La Sorda and Houk
mandarins|Pompous elite group
mandate|Behest
mandate|Court command
mandate|Order
mandates|Ukases
mandator|Authoritative order writer
mandolins|Lutelike instruments
maneges|Riding academies
mangonel|Medieval war machine
manhole|Drain access
manhole|Egress for Ed Norton
manifesto|Poster, in Positano
maniocs|Cassavas
mansard|Roof style
mansards|Garrets
mansion|Estate house
marathon|Event for Salazar
marches|Sousa output
margarita|Tequila cocktail
marigold|Showy red or yellow flower
marinade|Spiced pickling mixture
marinades|Vinegary mixtures
mariner|NASA explorer of Mars
mariner|Tar
markings|Spots
marlins|Game fish
marooned|Stranded
maroons|Strands
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinet|Strict stickler
martinis|Some cocktails
martyred|Like many a saint
maryjanes|Girls' low-heeled slippers
mascara|Cosmetic-counter purchase
massage|Rub
masterly|Skillful
masters|Annual golf tournament at Augusta
matinees|Afternoon performances
mattress|Once Upon a ___, 1959 play
maverick|Unbranded calf
measled|Afflicted with rubella
mediate|Conduct arbitration
melodeon|Small keyboard organ
memento|Souvenir
mendicant|His motto is "To alms!"
mendicants|Beggars
menthene|Derivative of oil of peppermint
mergers|Consolidations
merinos|Valuable sheep
mermaid|Fanciful fountain figure
merriest|Most mirthful
mescaline|Hallucinogen
messianic|Mystically idealistic
messuage|House and lands, legally
metaphysician|Ran into a doctor?
methods|Teachers' college course
metrical|Like Shelley's lines
metropolis|New York, home of Shea's tenants
miasmal|Noxious
microbe|De Kruif's "___ Hunters"
migratory|Nomadic
mildest|Least sharp
mileage|Motorist's concern
minaret|Tower on a mosque
mincemeat|Pie filling
mindless|Foolish
mineshafts|Passages sunk into the earth
minicar|Antithesis of a Rolls
minutes|Records of a sort
miracle|Act of God
miracle|Kind of play
misdoers|Criminals
misknow|Have the facts wrong
misname|Give the wrong title
misread|Interpret wrongly
missiles|SALT topic
mission|Task
misstate|Distort a report
misstep|Slip
mistake|Blunder
misting|Barely drizzling
mistrial|Result of an error at court
mistrusted|Corroded by a fine spray?
mnemonic|Aiding the memory
mobcaps|Frilly millinery
mohairs|Fabrics from Angora goats
mollusks|Malacologist's field
moments|Twinklings
monadal|Atomistic; unitary
monaural|Of single sound source
moneyed|Like Warbucks
mongoose|Cobra's nemesis
monoplane|Lindbergh's craft
monorail|Transit for people with one-track minds?
montage|Juxtaposition of pictorial material
monumental|Massive
mooches|Freeloads
moonrise|Time of night
moonshine|Hillbilly beverage
mooring|Harbor activity
moraine|Glacial deposit
mordant|Scathing
morning|Cockcrow
mortise|Tenon's complement
mosquitoes|Pests get on Aaron's brother around Ecuador's capital?
mossbacks|Old turtles
motored|Drove
motored|Used the freeway
mountebanks|Frauds
muckraker|Writer of exposés
muscatel|Rich, sweet wine
musical|Annie or "Evita"
mustache|Facial décor
nacelle|Balloon car
naggers|Scolds
nattiest|Most dapper
nattily|How Dapper Dan dresses
naturals|Vegas rolls
nauseous|Loathsome
navigate|Steer a course
nectarous|Sweet, as a drink
needier|More indigent
neediest|Most destitute
needing|In want
needled|Ragged
needled|Teased
needles|Heckles
negated|Annulled
negates|Nullifies
negotiate|Bargain
nematode|Roundworm
nereids|Mermaids' kin
nereids|Sea nymphs
nesting|Nidification
nestled|Snuggled
nestler|Would-be fledgling
nettles|Irritates
nibbled|Ate sparingly
niceness|Gentility
nictate|Wink
nightie|Sleepwear
nineteen|College age
nirvana|Buddhist state of blessedness
nirvana|Freedom from karma
nitrate|Fertilizer
nitrates|Fertilizer ingredients
noblesse|Peerage
nocturne|Dreamy composition
noisier|More uproarious
noisome|Harmful
nomadic|Peregrine
nominate|Propose for an honor
nominator|Candidate proposer
nonnaval|Like Annapolis civilians
nonplus|Baffle
nonstop|Continuous
nonstop|Uninterrupted
nosegay|Posy
notable|Newsworthy
notoriety|Unwanted attention
noumenal|Opposite of phenomenal
novellas|Boccaccio tales
nudgers|Joggers
nuisance|Kind of tax
numbered|Counted
nursing|Nightingale's line
nuthatch|Titmouse's relative
nutrient|Nourishing
nutrition|Threpsologist's field
oarsmen|Shell's team
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
obliged|Morally bound
obstinate|Mulish
obvious|Clear
ocarinas|Sweet potatoes
occlude|Block
oceanic|Living in the open sea
ocelots|American cats
octagon|Stop sign, usually
octopods|Eight-limbed animals
odorous|Redolent
offense|What a QB directs
ointment|Rash fighter
oldness|Age; antiquity
oleander|Poisonous evergreen shrub
olibanum|Frankincense
omelets|Brunch dishes
omelets|Western and Spanish
ominous|Threatening
ominously|In a threatening fashion
omissive|Neglecting
omnipotent|Almighty
onagers|Wild asses
oneness|Unity
onstage|Acting
opening|Debut
operate|Emulate the Mayos
operate|Work
operation|D-day's ___ Overlord
operation|Overlord, e.g.
operetta|Herbert creation
oppidan|Townsman
opposition|The antis
oration|Ciceronian activity
orations|Ciceronian products
orations|Formal discourses
orbital|Like Earth's path
orbiter|Satellite, e.g.
ordained|Frocked
ordered|Bade
orderer|Cafe patron
ordinals|First and second, e.g.
organist|Sunday musician
oriental|Anagram for relation
orients|Familiarizes one's position
orients|Lustrous pearls
origami|Paper-folding art
orioles|World Series winners: 1983
ornament|Embellish
ornament|Embellish
orthoepist|Pronunciation authority
ossified|Ultraconservative
ottoman|Footstool
ottomans|Footstools
outbreak|Insurrection
outclass|Far surpass
outrage|Insult
outside|Mere; slight
outskirts|Togs for leaving town?
outtalks|Overcomes orally
overall|In general
overall|Including everything
overate|Broke a diet
overate|Gluttonized
overbear|Domineer
overcame|Surmounted
overdid|Carried to excess
overdue|Late, as a train
overeats|Yields to esurience
overhaul|Recondition
overrate|Place too high a value on
overrate|Regard too highly
overrates|Estimates too highly
overrun|Excess amount
oversea|Foreign
overshadow|Outdo in importance
oversold|Promised the moon
overtires|Exhausts
overworks|Plies compulsively
oxidate|Rust
pacifism|Quaker tenet
packets|Mail boats
padrone|Boss, in Bari
painted|Arizona's ___ Desert
pajamas|Slumber-party wear
palates|Tastes; likings
palaver|Idle chatter
palette|Board for Benton
palettes|Atelier devices
palisade|Defender's fence
palisade|Line of cliffs
palmist|Fortuneteller
pampers|Indulges
panaceas|Cure-alls
panatela|Long, slender cigar
panatellas|Some cigars
pandora|Releaser of evils
pandoras|Certain mollusks
panetela|Long slender cigar: Var.
panther|Catamount
parables|Similitudes of sorts
parabolic|Curved
parades|Flaunts
parading|Frequent activity on Fifth Ave.
paraffin|Petroleum derivative
parasitoid|Like fleas and ticks
parboil|Cook partly
parceled|Lotted for development
pardons|Remits
parental|Type of school
parlance|Mode of speech
parliament|House of Lords and Commons
paroles|Certain promises
parsley|Garnish
passports|Travel documents
pastern|Part of Dobbin's foot
pastime|Recreation
pastimes|Dad's track records?
pastrami|Deli delicacy
patchwork|Kind of quilt
patella|Kneecap
patella|Kneepan
patently|In an obvious way
pathetic|Pitiful
pathway|Course
patinas|Metallic films
patrons|Certain Met supporters
patties|Hamburgers or pielets
peacoat|Sailor's garb
pearlier|More lustrous
peasant|Son of the soil
peccadillo|Slight fault
peculate|Embezzle
peculator|Embezzler
peeping|Voyeur's activity
peevish|Cross
pelerine|Woman's cape
pellmell|Headlong
pemican|Indian food similar to K-rations
pendant|Lavaliere
penetrate|Pierce
penitence|Sorrow for one's sins
penitent|Contrite
penitents|Contrite ones
pennants|Nautical flags
pennated|Feathered
pennines|Alpine range
peppered|Beat repeatedly
pepping|___ up (stimulating)
perform|Emulate Olivier
periscope|Viewer on the Nautilus
perishes|Is wiped out
permeate|Diffuse through
perorate|Conclude a speech
persona|___ non grata
pertain|Have relevance
perukes|Items in Washington's closet
perused|Pored over
peruser|Library patron
pestered|Vexed
petered|Fizzled, with "out"
pfennig|Köln coin
phenomenon|Rare event
philanthropist|Carnegie or Nobel
philanthropists|Humanitarians
phonate|Use the voice
photographers|Snappers
phrasing|Writer's concern
phrenology|Skull study
picador|Torero's aide
picaresque|Roguish
piccalilli|Relish
picnicking|Alfresco enjoyment
piebald|Having black and white spots
pigeonhole|Delay indefinitely
pigeonhole|Shelve
piggyback|Juvenile mode of travel
pigtails|Plaits
pilaster|Architectural support
pillage|Loot
pinafore|Captain Corcoran's ship
pintsized|Small
pipette|Lab tube
pirates|Freebooters
piratic|Like Captain Hook
placated|Pacified
placaters|Mediators
placement|Task for a personnel officer
plaints|Lamentations
planets|Venus and Mars
planted|Sowed
plaster|Wall coating
plastered|Three sheets in the wind
platers|Certain metalworkers
platina|Bluish gray, as a fur
playland|Grounds for recreation
pleader|Advocate at court
pleasance|Garden in an estate
pleased|Gratified
pliable|Fictile
plinths|Column bases
pliocene|Geological epoch
plunger|Plumber's need
pocketbook|Pint-sized volume
podesta|Italian mayor
pointed|Incisive
pointer|Bird dog
polarity|Trend in a specific direction
polecats|Skunks
polenta|Cornmeal mush for Mario
policemen|Characters in "The Onion Field"
polymer|Substance consisting of giant molecules
pomegranate|Fruit (literally, seeded apple)
poniard|Dagger
pontifical|Arrogant; haughty
poorest|Least opulent
portable|Easily conveyed
portage|Freight
portiere|Doorway curtain
portion|Part
postman|Mailer's go-between
postpone|Defer
postponed|Put off
potential|Latent
pourparler|Informal consultation
powwows|Confabs
practice|Custom
prairie|Kind of schooner
prancers|Horses, at times
prattle|Babble
preamble|Introduction
preambles|Introductions
precede|Go before
precise|Exact
predate|Come before, in a way
predestine|Foreordain
preeminence|Superiority
preener|Cat or pigeon, often
preface|Prolegomenon
prelates|Bishops, e.g.
prelude|Introduction
premise|Assumption
premise|Part of a syllogism
prepare|Evangelist's warning
prepare|Get ready
presages|Warnings
presence|Attendance
presence|Poise and confidence
present|Introduce
present|Offer
present|Offer
preserves|Certain forest areas
preside|Chair a meeting
presider|Chairman, at a board meeting
presser|Garment-district employee
pressmen|Newspaper people
pretend|Simulate
pretense|Make-believe
preterit|A past tense
pretermit|Leave undone
prevents|Thwarts
preview|Advance showing
princesses|Di and Margaret
prisoner|Zenda character
pristine|Still untouched
pristine|Unspoiled
privilege|Special advantage
probably|To all appearances
procrastination|Habit of delaying
proctor|Agent
professors|Campus group
project|Undertaking
promenades|Ballroom marches
promulgate|Make widespread
pronates|Turns the hand, in a way
pronghorn|Antelopelike deer
pronominal|Resembling a part of speech
properly|In the correct way
propitiate|Appease
propose|Make a hitch pitch
proposed|Popped the question
proposes|Presents as a toast
prorates|Assesses proportionately
proselytization|Act of converting
protean|Changeable
protean|Changeable; variable
protean|Exceedingly variable
protocol|Diplomat's concern
protons|Atomic nuclei
province|Alberta is one
provisions|Golf instructor's dreams?
proximal|Nearest or next
prudent|Wise; cautious
ptomaine|Putrescine, e.g.
ptomaine|___ poisoning
pullover|Sweater type
pulsatory|Throbbing
purloined|Poe's "The ___ Letter"
purports|Meanings
puzzles|Enigmata
quadrature|Squaring process
quarrel|Argument
quasars|Starlike, celestial objects
quintuple|Fivefold
quisling|Traitor
quivered|Trembled
quotient|Result of division
rabbets|Channels for joints
racemose|Growing in clusters
raciest|Most spirited
radiate|Spread, as joy or love
radiated|Glowed
radiates|Shines
radiator|Heating device
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
railroaded|Framed
rainier|Washington peak
raining|Weather information
rampage|Go on a tear
rampages|Rushes wildly about
rancher|Cattleman
ransack|Pillage
rapidity|Cheetah's asset
rapiers|Thrusting swords
rapport|Harmony
rarebit|Melted-cheese dish
ratatat|Knock-knock sound
rattlers|Freight trains
rattrap|Hopeless situation
ravages|Sacks
ravioli|Trattoria offering
rayless|Dark and gloomy, as a cave
razzmatazz|Flashy display: Slang
reactionaries|Ultra-conservatives
readied|Prepared
readiness|State of preparation
realign|True again
realise|Achieve, British style
realist|Pragmatic person
realists|Practical people
realists|Practical people
realtor|Dealer in domiciles
reasons|Motives
reassert|Declare again
reassure|Restore confidence
rebelled|Emulated Daniel Shays
rebellious|Defiant
recalled|Canceled
recessed|Apselike
recessions|Economic slumps
rechecking|Careful C.P.A.'s activity
reclaimed|Took back
recordings|Events in some studios
records|Registers
recourse|Right to demand payment
recovers|Gets back or better
recreant|Disloyal
redacted|Went over galley proofs
redactions|Editor's changes
redolent|Fragrant
redstart|American warbler
redstart|Colorful warbler
reelers|Leather workers
reenacted|Played anew
reentry|Spaceman's finale
refresh|Cheer
regains|Gets back
regents|Interim rulers
regents|University officers
regimen|Government
regional|Localized
regnant|Widespread
regretted|Rued
regularly|Every four years, e.g.
rehearsal|Rialto warm-up
rehearse|Prepare for a preview
reheats|Warms again
reincarnation|Restrain auto people?
reindeer|Santa's team
rekindle|Inflame anew
rekindle|Revive an old flame
relapse|Backslide
relapses|Sinks back
related|Akin
relater|Storyteller
relater|Yarn spinner
relating|*
relative|Cognatus
relayed|Passed the baton
release|___ Me, Humperdinck hit
release|Free
release|Quitclaim
release|Unfasten
relented|Softened in temper
relentless|Harsh
relevant|Material
reloads|Inserts a fresh clip
relocates|Moves
relooked|Took a second glance
remains|Continues unchanged
remanded|Returned to custody
reminisce|Be nostalgic
remodels|Makes over, as a house
remotest|Most distant
renamed|Like Idlewild, e.g.
rendering|Activity of masons or singers
reneged|Was remiss, in a way
reneges|Fails to keep a promise
renewal|Fresh start
reopened|Took up again
reopens|Resumes discussion
reopens|Starts business again
repaper|Do the room over
repapers|Covers walls again
repeals|Annuls
repented|Was contrite
repents|Feels contrition
replaces|Supplants
replete|Surfeited
reports|Accounts
reracks|Sets the pool balls again
reroute|Detour
rescued|Liberated
reseals|Fastens anew
reseeds|Plants anew
reserves|National Guard soldiers
resettle|Establish a new residence
resident|Nonmigratory bird or beast
resider|Domicile occupant
resides|Dwells
resiled|Caromed
resisters|Underground group
resistor|Circuit device
resited|Moved a house
resonator|Piano soundboard, e.g.
resorbed|Swallowed again
resound|Echo loudly
respect|Dangerfield's desire
respire|Breathe
respires|Breathes
restaffs|Provides new workers
restive|Fidgety
restive|Impatient
restive|Nervous; impatient
restless|Uneasy
resumes|Abridgments
resuming|Picking up again
retails|Sells to the consumer
retainer|Lawyer's advance
retaped|Fixed a recording
retasted|Took another sip
retests|Events at school
reticent|Taciturn
reticent|Taciturn
retinae|Coats on eyeballs
retinue|Court attendants
retired|In seclusion
retiree|Pensioner, perhaps
retirer|His day is done
retires|Goes to the land of Nod
retrace|Go over again
retraced|Went back over one's path
retraces|Goes over old ground
retreats|Flag-lowering ceremonies
retreats|Periods of pious seclusion
retroreflectors|Calculators of distance from earth
retsina|Greek wine
retsina|Greek wine flavored with pine resin
returns|Yields
reveille|Morning call
reveler|Celebrant
revelers|Orgiasts, e.g.
reveres|Respects and loves
reveries|Dreams
reverse|Car gear
revised|Altered
revolver|Handgun
rezones|Gerrymanders, perhaps
rhapsody|Gershwin's "___ in Blue"
rhetoric|Bombast
rhetors|Speech teachers
rhombus|Geometric figure
ribboned|Decorated, in a way
rigatoni|Type of pasta
ringdove|Wood pigeon
ringmaster|Big-top bigwig
ripened|Reached the plucking point
ripeners|Maturative agents
riposte|Snappy comeback
risibles|Sense of humor
riviere|Diamond necklace
roaster|Oven pan
roaster|Young pig or chicken
romancers|Swains
romanos|Cato and Nero, to Pablo
roommate|Sharer of lodgings
rooster|Morning "announcer"
roosters|Wattled fowl
rooters|Group in a bowl
rootlets|Tiny tubers
roseate|Optimistic
roseate|Overly optimistic
rosebud|Floral growth
rosewater|Billy's "Aquacade" pool?
rotated|Turned
rottenly|How dastards behave
roundtable|Group gathered for consultation
roustabout|Presley vehicle: 1964
rulings|Verdicts
rumored|Circulated hearsay
runabouts|Roadsters
rundles|Rungs
rushing|. . . like the ___ of many waters: Isa. 17:13
rustlers|Bad guys in a western
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
rutabaga|Turnip
saddens|Causes unhappiness
saddlebags|Pony-express pouches
sadiron|Pants presser
saguaros|Large cactuses
sailboat|Yawl or cat
sailers|Watercraft
sainted|Holy
salable|Worth merchandising
salesman|Drummer, perhaps
salient|Jetting upward
sallows|Willow twigs
saltbush|Plant growing near the sea
saltcellars|Dinner-table items
salterns|Whence some condiments come
saltiers|Heraldic crosses
saluted|Greeted
salvation|Soteriologist's field
samaras|Elm-tree fruits
samisens|Rayburn's Japanese strings?
samovar|Russian urn for tea
samovar|Urn
sampans|Yangtze pliers
samurai|Japanese warrior
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandals|Warm-weather footwear
sandbag|Levee accessory
sanders|Boxing gold medalist: 1952
sanguine|Optimistic
sanitary|Hygienic
sardana|Catalonian dance
sardines|Pilchards
sardonic|Cynical
sargasso|Weedy sea
saskatoon|University city in Canada
satanical|Wicked in the extreme
satires|Sillographers' creations
satirical|Like Wilde or Swift
satirize|Emulate Swift
saturate|Steep
satyrical|Lustful; lecherous
saunter|Stroll
sausage|Deli offering
saxophone|Instrument Jimmie Lunceford played
scandia|Medieval name for a part of Europe
scanner|Monitoring device
scanter|Less abundant
scarabs|Egyptian talismans
scatterbrained|Incapable of concentration
scenario|Dramatic outline
scented|Like a sachet
scepters|Emblems of authority
schedules|Timetables
schemes|Epitomes
schlock|Cheap: Slang
scholium|Marginal note
schooling|Education
sciences|Sometime partner of arts
scintillate|Sparkle
scissors|Wrestling hold
scooter|Child's riding toy
scorecard|Game record
scouted|Reconnoitered
scramble|Clamber hurriedly
scrambler|Encoder
scrappers|Prizefighters
screams|Yells
screech|Brake sound
scrimps|Stints
scrimshaw|Ivory carving
scrounge|Pilfer or mooch
scullery|Place for polishing pots and pans
seaboard|Atlantic coast, e.g.
seacoast|Shore
seacoast|Shore
sealers|Hunters at the Pribilof Islands
seamark|Beacon on a lighthouse, e.g.
seashore|Castle locale
seawalls|Levees
seaweed|Oriental staple
seclude|Shut off from view
secrete|Cache
secrete|Cache
secrete|Hide
secrete|Hide
secreter|Squirrel, at times
secretes|Hides
section|Grandstand area
sections|Divisions
sectors|Military subdivisions
sedates|Makes calm
sedates|Tranquilizes
sedative|Calmant
seduces|Lures lecherously
seedcase|Pod
seedless|Like some grapes
seepage|Leak
seeping|Action in osmosis
seeress|Cassandra was one
seeress|Cassandra was one
seeress|Dixon or Leek
seesaws|Alternates
seismic|Subject to earthquakes
selectee|Inducted one
selects|Chooses
selects|Chooses
sellers|Bumbler in "The Pink Panther"
sellers|Kind of market
sellers|Type of market
selloff|Fall, as the market
selvage|Carpet edge
semester|Oberlin time frame
senator|Capitol figure
senders|Transmitters
sending|Ham's activity
sendups|Parodies: Slang
seniors|Privileged students
sennits|Braids for hats
sensate|Having feeling
sensation|What 1969's Apollo 11 mission caused
sensory|Part of ESP
sentence|Life, for one
sentence|What a judge passes
sentinel|Guard
septate|Like the nose
sequester|Put into seclusion
seraglio|Harem
serener|Less disturbed
serenity|Calmness
seriema|Crested Brazilian bird
sermons|Homilists' specialties
serpent|Creature "cursed above all cattle"
serrate|Notched, as a leaf
serrate|Saw-toothed
serrated|Notched
servile|Obsequious
serving|Plateful
session|Meeting
several|Distinct
several|Existing apart
sexiest|Most erotic
sextant|Mariner's tool
sextette|Double trio
sextette|Double trio
sextette|Number in "Lucia"
shadier|More underhanded
shavetails|Second looies
sheathers|Scabbard makers
shedding|Periodic activity of snakes
sheepmen|Romney raisers
shellfish|What an underwater gunner can do
shelter|A basic need
shepherd|He's often seen with a crook
shoelace|Place for an aglet
shorebird|Dinah and Larry
shoring|Proper job for a supporter?
shortage|Deficit
shortcakes|Items in a pastry shop
shortcut|Time saver
shorten|Cut off
shortening|Cooking ingredient
shorter|Marathon gold medalist: 1972
shorthand|Gregg or Pitman hieroglyphics
shortstop|Durocher was one
shortstops|Some infielders
shouted|Called loudly
showboat|Kern musical
shrimps|Prawns
shrines|Loreto and Lourdes
shrines|Pilgrims' destinations
shrinks|Recoils
shticks|Talents or traits: Slang
shunned|Steered clear of
shutter|Camera part
sideline|Put out of action
sidelong|Like some glances
sieging|Surrounding a fort
siennas|Certain pigments
signals|Quarterbacks' calls
signals|Red flags, e.g.
signature|John Hancock
silence|Golden intangible
silencer|Pistol accessory
silicon|Element used in transistors
simulator|Pretender
sinecure|All-play-no-work position
singers|The birds and the Bee Gees
sinuate|Wavy
sirloin|Choice beef cut
siskins|Certain finches
situate|Place
skeletons|Halloween rattlers
skewers|Kebab holders
slaloms|Emulates the Mahres
slanders|Defames
slanted|Biased
slaphappy|Insult Mrs. Rockefeller?
slapstick|Broad comedy
slaters|Certain roofers
slatted|Like Venetian blinds
slaving|Activity for Spartacus in 74 B.C.
sleeper|Surprise success
sleeper|Surprising success
sleeper|Surprising success
sleeping|Let ___ dogs lie
slickers|Raincoats
slickly|Deftness
slinging|Discus thrower's activity
slinking|Moving furtively
slipsole|Cobbler's insert
slobber|Dribble
sloggers|Hard, steady workers
sloshes|Flounders
slovens|Unkempt ones
smatters|Is dilettantish
smeared|Calumniated
smithery|Metalworker's milieu
snakepit|Place of chaotic disorder
snapdragons|What a monstrous photographer can do
snappiest|Most like Dapper Dan
snapshot|Album entry
snarers|Trappers
snaring|Springe setter's activity
sneered|Showed contempt
snippet|Little piece
snoozes|Takes 40 winks
snorkels|Divers' gear
snowball|Gather momentum
society|Part of A.S.P.C.A.
solaria|Sun parlors
solarium|Sun-room
solarium|Tanning place
solecism|Verbal violation
solstice|Biannual occurrence
solvers|Fans of black-and-white squares
somberly|In a sad way
somehow|One way or another
someones|___ in the kitchen with Dinah
sometime|At an unspecified date
somnambulist|Peripatetic sleeper
sonants|Voiced sounds
sonorous|Grandiloquent
soothsayer|Haruspex
soprano|Price, for one
sorcery|It's witchcraft
sorcery|Voodoo
sorority|Female social club
sorrels|Plants having sour juice
soubrettes|Operetta roles
souffles|Eggy dishes
soybean|Commodities item on Wall St.
soybeans|Subjects of Dr. Carver's experiments
soybeans|Versatile legumes
spacesuit|Astronaut's attire
spadework|Preliminaries
spadework|Preparation
spandrel|Architectural space
spankers|Fore-and-aft sails
sparers|Lenient ones
sparsely|In a meager manner
spartan|Lacking comfort
spatting|Having a tiff
speakeasy|Popular spot in the 20's
spearmint|Arms factory?
special|Exceptional
specials|Certain TV programs
specked|Marred, in a way
spectacles|What Woody wears
spectral|Spooky
spectre|Banquo at Macbeth's banquet
speeder|Traffic violator
speedily|Lickety-split
speeding|Activity of some demons
spellings|Transliterators' problems
sphagnum|Moss used by gardeners and surgeons
spheres|Mars, Venus, etc.
spillage|Overflow
spinach|Hawes's "Fashion Is ___"
spinals|Lower-back anesthetics
spinners|Tale tellers, sometimes
spitball|Illegal pitch
spitball|Schoolroom missile
splitter|Abe at the rails
spooled|Wound yarn
sportscast|Prime-time fare
spotter|Shoplifter's nemesis
sprayed|Used an insecticide
spriest|Most agile
spritzers|Wine-and-soda drinks
spruced|Decked out, with "up"
sputter|Sound of a dying engine
squires|Gallants
stabile|Fixed
stables|Mews
stained|Kind of glass
stained|Spotted
stainer|He's dyeing to make a living
stairwells|Certain compartments in buildings
stakeout|Police surveillance
stakeout|Surveillance
stallion|Rocky, the Italian ___
staminal|Of a floral organ
stammer|Speak haltingly
stamped|Imprinted
stampede|Mass rush
stamper|Post-office worker
standee|Theater patron, at times
standing|Part of S.R.O.
standpat|What holders of a straight do
standup|Type of comedian
stapled|Fastened metallically
stardust|F.S. hit: 1962
starers|Tourists, often
stargazer|What author Harsanyi called Galileo
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlight|Morse-Madden song hit
starlit|Like a cloudless night
starring|Having the lead
started|Began
startling|Scary or wondrous
stashes|Hides away
stashes|Hides the loot
statics|Branch of mechanics
stations|Depots
statuary|Branch of sculpture
stature|Height
statute|Law
stearate|An ester used in ointments
stearin|Chandler's substance
stearins|Substances used in soap
steeple|Word with chase or jack
steered|Tended the tiller
steerer|Guide
stellar|Astral
stellar|Nova-shaped
stellate|Resembling a star
stemmed|Checked
stencil|Sign painter's pattern
stepsister|One of Cinderella's taunters
stepson|Acquired relative
stereos|Recording systems
stereos|These usually have two channels
steroids|No-nos for an athlete
stertors|Snorers' acts
stetson|Hat for J. R. Ewing
stetted|Marked, as a manuscript
stiletto|Dagger
stiletto|Robbins book
stilted|Stiff
stipend|Executive's payment
stipends|Fellowship sums
stipple|Dot painting
stirred|Agitated
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockman|Reagan's budget director
stockyard|Place having many pens
stoicism|Zeno's philosophy
stomach|Put up with
stomata|Plant pores
stomata|Plant's epidermic openings
stoners|Glass-house assaulters
stoners|Pitting devices
stoners|Pitting machines
stopped|Halted
stopple|Plug
storage|Warehouse facility
storied|Legendary
stouter|More resolute
straddle|Be noncommital on an issue
straight|Poker hand
strained|Filtered
strains|Filters
straitlaced|Excessively strict
strange|Curtis of the P.G.A.
strategic|Part of SAC
strayer|Maverick
straying|Errant
streaked|Passed in the buff
streamed|Went with the flow
streamer|Banner
streams|Rill and river
stresses|Accents
stretch|Spell
stretcher|First-aid item
strewer|Broadcaster
strifes|Conflicts
striper|One of the brass or bass
stripes|Prison pattern
strivers|They try hard
strives|Makes a great effort
strobile|Pine cone
strolls|Saunters
students|Juniors and seniors, e.g.
studies|Hits the books
sturgeons|Sources of caviar and isinglass
stylish|À la mode
stymied|Blocked
styrene|Foamy synthetic
styrene|Model builder's material
styrenes|Hydrocarbons used in making plastics
suavely|With urbanity
sublime|Exalted
submerged|Sunk
subsidies|Government grants
subsist|Remain alive
subvene|Come up
sugared|Like some placebos
sugarplums|Yuletide visions, à la Moore
sullenly|With ill humor
sunless|Dark
superior|Mother ___
superpatriotism|Jingo's excessive ardor
supersede|Supplant
supplicant|Praying insect?
surpass|Outdo
suspicions|Eddie Rabbitt hit
sutures|Sews up
sutures|Surgeons' threads
swastika|Ancient mystic symbol
swearer|Witness at court
sweater|Cardigan
sweeney|___ Among the Nightingales
sweetened|Sugared
sweetener|Chip added to a poker pot
sweetsop|Sugar apple
swingle|Flax implement
swordtail|Fish used in genetic research
synchronizers|Dubbing experts
syndrome|Pattern of symptoms
systemic|Affecting the body generally
tabernacled|Enshrined
taborer|Drummer of a sort
tabulate|Arange systematically
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailored|Stylish; trim
tailpipes|Vents on cars
tallest|Higher than any other
tallish|On the rangy side
tameable|Docile
tameness|Docility
tanager|New World songbird
tanager|Songbird
tangent|Abutting
tanglier|*
tannest|Most browned
tapeline|Measuring device
targeted|Set up as a goal
targets|Objects of attack
tarragon|Pickle maker's purchase
tartars|Batu Khan's horde
tattered|___ Tom, Alger hero
tattooed|Decorate Asner's skin?
tattoos|Calls to quarters
taverns|Alehouses
teamwork|Group harmony
teatime|Late afternoon in England
teatime|London office break
teatime|P.M. period in England
teenier|More minute
teethes|Cuts molars
teething|Problem for a baby
tellers|Vote counters
telltale|The ___ Heart: Poe
temerariousness|Foolish contempt of danger
temperate|Self-controlled
temperature|Weather datum
temporal|Secular or civil
temporized|To gain time, delayed deciding
tempura|Seafood fritters, Japanese style
tenable|Like a rational theory
tenable|Like a valid defense
tenable|Like an excellent theory
tenable|Not like the Alamo
tenable|Valid
tenacious|Dogged
tendril|Plant's clinging part
tenement|Flat
tenpins|Alley match
tensest|Most anxious
tensile|Like bridge cables
tensile|___ strength (breaking point)
tensors|Certain muscles
teredos|Shipworms
terminate|End
terminated|Completed
termini|Ends
termite|White ant
terrace|Colonnaded porch
terrace|Portico
terrace|Portico
terrapin|Marylander
terrene|Earthy
terriers|Schnauzers, e.g.
terrified|Scared stiff
terrine|Pottery casserole
tessellate|Decorate with mosaic tiles
tesserae|Musts for mosaics
testers|Canopies
testimonials|Letters of recommendation
tetanic|Of a condition of imbalance
tethers|Chains
tetrodes|Certain vacuum tubes
theaters|Structures near Shubert Alley
thereon|As a consequence
thereto|. . . that serveth ___: Num. 3:36
thermos|Picnic jug
thirsts|Cravings
thirteen|Triskaidekaphobe's fear
thistle|Emblem of Scotland
thoroughfare|Complete a toll road?
thought|Brain action
thoughts|Reflections
thruster|Swordsman
thudded|Made a dull sound
thumbed|Hitchhiked
thunder|This might be stolen from you
thwacks|Hard blows
tidings|News
timetable|Arrival-departure sheet
timothy|Spiky grass
tiniest|Most petite
tinkled|Sounded like some mobiles
tinniest|Most unmusical
tinplate|Thin, coated sheet of iron
tirades|Harangues
tiresome|Boring
tiresome|Tedious
titania|Wife of Oberon
tittered|Giggled
tocsins|Warning sounds
tolerate|Endure
tomahawk|Assail mercilessly
tomatoes|Love apples
tomfoolery|Nonsense
tonight|West Side Story song
tonsure|St. Francis' shaven crown
tootsie|Hoffman hit
topcoat|Outer garment
toreros|Corrida types
tornado|Violent storm
toroidal|Doughnut-shaped
torpedoed|Destroyed a destroyer
tortoise|Kind of beetle
totaled|Demolished
tottered|Walked like a two-year-old
tourist|Rubbernecker in N.Y.C.
towaway|Kind of traffic zone
tracker|Sleuth
trackers|Bounty hunters, e.g.
tractile|Capable of being drawn
tradable|Fit for barter
traduce|Vilify; betray
trailers|Mobile homes
trainees|Interns
trainer|Coach
traitor|Arnold was one
traitor|Arnold, e.g.
trammels|Hampers
trample|Tread heavily on
transatlantic|Like the Concorde
transition|Changeover
transmit|Send along
transmute|Alter in form, appearance or nature
trapdoor|Opening on some stages
trashed|Lopped or cropped
trashier|More worthless
traumas|Shocks
treadle|Potter's-wheel part
treason|Betrayal
treasury|Regan's department
treated|Took the tab
treatise|Detailed exposition
trefoil|Clover, for one
tremors|Quakes
trenchant|Penetrating insect?
trencher|Ditchdigger
trepang|Sea cucumber
trepanned|Cut a disk out of a metal plate
trespass|Overstep
triages|Casualty sortings
triangle|*
tricksters|Cheats
tricolor|France's national flag
triennials|Third anniversaries
trigger|Roy Rogers's palomino
triolet|Type of verse
trireme|Kind of galley
trisector|Three-way divider
tritest|Most uninteresting
trivial|Inconsequential
trochee|Metrical foot
trombone|One of Willson's seventy-six
trooper|Cavalryman
trotter|Yonkers race horse
trumpet|Satchmo's horn
trumpeter|Swan or Bunny Berigan
trumpeters|Swans and elephants
tsarinas|Catherines I and II
tsarists|Bolsheviks' foes in 1917
tuckers|Tires, with "out"
tugboat|Tower
tugboats|Maritime tows
turmeric|Condiment
turnspits|Barbecue devices
tussore|Seashell pink
tutorage|Teacher's function
tutored|What a flautist in a limerick did
twosome|Brace
tympanic|Like a drum
ubiquitous|Like Kilroy, once
unarmed|Without protection
unasked|Gratuitous, as advice
unbiased|Impartial
unchaste|Impure
unclear|Hazy
uncooked|Like a Japanese fish dish
uncovers|Bares
underdog|Loser
undergo|Experience
underlie|Support
undersea|Like the milieu of the chambered nautilus
understanding|Comprehension
undisguised|FRANK
unfasten|Open
unheeded|Ignored, as advice
unhinged|In disorder; upset
uniform|Consistent
unitary|Whole
unknowns|X-quantities to be solved
unlawful|Illegal
unlawful|Illicit
unlikely|Improbable
unmarked|Like certain patrol cars
unnerve|Weaken
unravel|Come apart
unravel|Solve
unready|Adjective for Ethelred II
unsavory|Distasteful
unsealed|Opened a lettre de cachet
unshaven|Bearded
unspent|Not used
unstrap|Take off a belt
unstrung|Discomposed
unwieldy|Awkward
unwilling|Loath
unwisely|Sans sagacity
uplifting|Like an efficacious sermon
upstairs|To which some are kicked
upstart|Parvenu
useable|Serving the purpose
usurper|Coup d'état victor
utility|Gas or electric service
utility|Gas or electricity
utricle|Saclike part of the ear
uttered|Articulated
uttering|Saying
uttermost|Farthest
valiants|Heroic people
valises|Old-style luggage
vamoose|Skedaddle
vandalized|Willfully destroyed
varnish|Wood coating
vegetate|Lead a dull, inactive life
ventricle|Heart chamber
verandas|Porticoes
verbify|Coin a part of speech
viaduct|Type of bridge
vitelline|Yellow like an egg yolk
vocalize|Put into words
volante|With light rapidity, in music
waddles|Duck walks
wakened|Left the arms of Morpheus
wallflower|Shrinking violet
walloped|Defeated decisively
warbled|Trilled
warmish|Like May in Maryland
wastrel|Spendthrift
waterloo|Iowan city or Belgian town
wayfarer|Traveler on foot
wayside|Road border
weeding|Gardener's chore
welcomes|Accepts with pleasure
wenches|Lasses, jocularly
western|Omelet or film
wheeled|Pivoted
whimpering|Crying
whipcord|Worsted fabric
whisper|Talk sotto voce
whitecaps|Wind-whipped waves
whorled|Designed like a fingerprint
whorled|Verticillate
wideawakes|Lincoln boosters: 1860
wielded|Exercised, as power
wielder|Handler
wildebeest|Antelope
windows|Hairless patches on pelts
windpipe|Trachea
windsocks|Aviator's attire?
winnower|He sifts
winsome|Charming
wiretap|Eavesdrop on the phone
wisteria|Flowering vine
withers|Loses freshness
withholding|Kind of tax
wolfhound|Tall canine of Erin
wolverines|U. of Michigan team
worsted|English yarn
wrangle|Argue
wrestle|Try for a pin
yachting|Water sport
yearner|One who pines
yellowhammer|Golden-winged flicker
yellowlegs|Shore bird with jaundiced limbs?
younger|Confederate of Jesse James
zephyrs|Soft, gentle winds
zoologic|Faunal
zoologic|Of animals
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abating|In a decline
abbreviate|Shorten
abeyant|Latent
abhorrence|Strong aversion
abiotic|Sans living organisms
abjured|Renounced
abolitions|Annulments
abominable|Loathsome
aboriginal|Native
abounded|Teemed
aboveboard|On the square
absentee|Kind of landlord
abstract|Brief
abstract|Theoretical
abusive|Insulting
academes|Pedants
academic|Brahms's "___ Festival"
academy|School at Annapolis
accounts|Ledger records
accustom|Inure
acetate|Kind of rayon
acetate|Phonograph recording disk
achenes|Small, one-seeded fruits
acolyte|Altar boy
acquaint|Inform
acquisition|Gain
actions|They outshout words
addicting|Pusher's activity
address|Oration
adhered|Clung to
admirers|Fans
admissions|Entrance fees
adorable|Adjective for a cherub
adorner|Queen's attendant
adrenal|A gland
adsorbs|Collects in condensed form
advocate|Supporter
aerated|Rich in oxygen
aerating|Making effervescent
aerobic|Oxidative
aeronautic|Concerning aircraft
aeronomy|Study of phenomena on high
affects|Acts upon
against|Con
aggressor|Bellicose one
agilely|With legerity
agitate|Disturb
agitato|Musical direction
agitator|Rabble-rouser
agnostic|Religiously neutral
agonized|Struggled
agoraphobia|Fear of public places
agoutis|Guinea pigs' kin
agrafes|Ornamental clasps
airboats|Bayou craft
airhole|Aperture for ventilation
airmails|Sends by rapid transit
airplane|Pilot's shaver?
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alamode|Stylish
alarmed|Panicky
alderman|Town legislator
alegars|Sour liquids
alehouse|Inn for Falstaff
alerted|Forewarned
alerted|Put on guard
alexander|He had Berlin's ragtime band
alidade|Surveyor's instrument
alienee|New owner, in law
alienee|Property-title receiver
alienee|Recipient of title to property
aligner|Circuit tuner
aliment|A necessity for life
aliment|Nourishment
aliment|Nutriment
alleged|Supposed
allergic|Averse (to)
allergic|Sensitive, as to ragweed
alliance|Union
allosaur|Jurassic carnivore
alongside|Next to
alphabet|Tot's recital
alpines|Goats, butterflies or plants
altered|Modified
altitude|Base-to-apex measure
altruistic|Generous
alyssum|Plant of the mustard family
amalgam|Mercury alloy
amalgams|Blends
amateur|Olympics competitor
amazing|___ Grace, Anita Bryant book
ambages|Secret ways of action
amendatory|Corrective
amended|Bettered
amended|Changed a bill
amerced|Punished by a fine
amethyst|Birthstone
amiable|Friendly
amicable|Showing good will
amidships|Halfway between bow and stern
amoeban|Like a microscopic animal
amoretto|Cupid
amorist|Gallant
amounts|Equals in effect, with "to"
amperes|Electric units
amperes|Units of electrical current
anabatic|Upward moving, as a wind
anaconda|Amazonian crusher
anaemia|Lifelessness
analgesia|Absence of sense of pain
analgesia|One kind of insensibility
analgesia|State of "feeling no pain"
analogs|Parallels
analogs|Similar things
analysis|Freudian's forte
analyst|Wall Street seer
anastrophe|Inversion, such as "Came the dawn"
anatomic|Of bodily structure
ancestor|Forebear
andante|Moderately slow movement in a symphony
andiron|Firedog
androgyne|Hermaphroditic plant
anemone|Buttercup's relative
anemone|Flowerlike polyp
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Windflowers
aneurins|Bevan et al.
aniline|Liquid used in dyes
animated|Lifelike
animatedly|Vivace
animations|Disney cartoons
animator|Certain artist
animist|Believer in demons, etc.
aniseed|A flavoring or medicine
anisette|A liqueur
annalist|Historian
annealed|Tempered
annotates|Comments on a literary work
announcer|1100
annuity|Yearly income
annular|Ringed
anodyne|Analgesic
anomaly|Deviation from the rule
anserine|Stupid
answers|Replies
antacid|Sodium carbonate, e.g.
anteater|Pangolin, for one
antelope|Something gnu
antenna|Aerial
antenna|Insect's sensory appendage
antenna|TV attachment
antennas|Sights on roofs
anterior|Forward
anthrax|Livestock disease
antimatter|Family subject?
antipathy|Strong dislike
antlered|Horned
antlers|Caribou feature
aperitif|Preprandial drink
aphonic|Voiceless
aphylly|Leafless condition
apocalypse|Revelations
apologise|Offer a defence
apologized|Expressed regrets
apology|Expression of regret
apostate|Renegade
appalls|Horrifies
appaloosas|Spotted Western horses
appearance|Reason for a face lift
appears|Is published
appears|Shows up
appease|Mollify
appease|Propitiate
appended|Affixed
appertains|Belongs; relates
applesauce|Roast-pork accompaniment
applier|Painter, e.g.
appreciate|Increase in value
appreciate|Value
apricot|Plum's kin
apropos|Relevant
apropos|Relevant mo.?
aquacade|Billy Rose production
arcadia|Peaceful place
archers|Toxophilites
archives|D.C. building
ariettas|Short songs
ariettas|Short songs for Scotto
aristae|Grain beards
aristate|Awned
armadillo|Tatouay or tatou
armholes|Vest pair
armoire|Ornate cabinet
armours|War garb for Richards I and II
aromatic|Like sassafras
arousal|Awakening
arpents|Quebec land measures
arraigns|Calls to account
arrange|Put in order
arranged|Made plans
arranger|Gordon Jenkins was one
arrestee|Detained one
arrests|Halts
arsenals|Stores or collections
arteriole|Anatomical branch
article|Quotation: Part VII
artifices|Strategems
artisans|Skilled craftsmen
artiste|Adept entertainer
artless|Naïve
ascended|Rose
ascends|Climbs
asepsis|Bacteria-free state
ashamed|Feeling guilty
ashiest|Most pallid
ashtray|Smoker's companion
asinine|Silly
asinine|Stupid
assault|Onset
assaults|Incursions
assembly|Meeting
assembly|School gathering
assents|Concurs
asserted|Made a statement
asserted|Said with conviction
asserts|Avers
asserts|Declares
assurgent|Rising
asterisk|Reference mark
asteroids|Small planets
astronomer|Halley, e.g.
atavisms|Reversions of a sort
atelier|Cézanne had one
athletics|Concern of N.C.A.A.
atomise|Disintegrate: Brit.
atomist|Democritus follower
atoning|Penitent's activity
attainment|Something achieved
attains|Accomplishes a goal
attains|Reaches
attempt|Essay
attended|Gave heed
attends|Cares for
attester|One bearing witness
attests|Deposes
attracted|Lured
attracted|Magnetized
auctioneer|Grown man who cries
audient|Hearer
auditorium|Kin of an aula
augment|Become greater
automata|Robots
automats|Coin-slot cafeterias
avatars|Incarnations
avenger|Hamlet or Romeo
avengers|Macnee-Rigg TV series, with "The"
avenues|Ways
avenues|Ways and means
average|Run-of-the-mill
averred|Confidently held
averted|Warded off
aviaries|Zoo features
avoiding|Steering clear of
awarded|Granted
babbitt|A square, à la Sinclair Lewis
backgammon|Game for two
backlash|Recoil
bagatelle|Trifle
baloney|Nonsense
baloney|Tommyrot!
bananas|Allen film: 1971
bananas|Off one's rocker
bandana|Colorful kerchief
bannerets|Small flags or important knights
bantered|Indulged in raillery
banters|Chaffs
barbells|Gym gear
baritone|Choir member
baroness|Title spurned by Sophie Faninal
baroque|Architecture style
barrels|Oil containers
barrister|London lawyer
baseball|Rick Sutcliffe's sport
basemen|Diamond figures
bashful|Shy
bassoon|Deep-voiced woodwind
battery|Pitcher and catcher
bazookas|Arms for a musical army?
bedchamber|Sleeping quarters
befriends|Helps
behaves|Acts properly
behaves|Isn't naughty
beholden|Indebted (to)
belated|Tardy
believe|Give credence to
belittles|Disparages
belongs|Is a member
beneficent|Generous
bentgrass|Pasture growth
berated|Took to task
bestial|Coarse
betelnut|Fruit of an Asiatic palm
biennial|Occurring every other year
bighearted|Generous
billboard|Cosby two-by-four?
billets|Assigned quarters
billowed|Surged; swelled
binomial|Consisting of two terms
biremes|Double-banked galleys
blamers|Faultfinders
blatant|Glaringly obtrusive
blender|Kitchen device
blinded|Bedazzled
blockheads|Marionettes are ___
blondes|Monroe and Fairchild
bluejeans|Informal garb
bluenose|Puritan
bluestockings|Pedantic women
bluster|Phineas T. ___ of "Howdy Doody"
boarded|Got on
bohemian|Gypsy
bolsters|Long pillows
boneset|Thoroughwort
bonitos|Tunas' kin
bookcase|Furniture item  law student's tome
bootblack|Pump polisher
boresome|Uninteresting
botanist|Gray or Torrey
bourbon|Royal family of France
boustrophedonic|Like serpentine writing
boxhaul|Veer square-rigger sharply
braggadocio|Empty boasting
brainier|More intelligent
braised|Cooked meat, in a way
brakemen|Railroad workers
brandies|Armagnac and cognac
brassage|Coining fee
brassie|Driver's cousin
breaded|Like some veal
breakfast|Repast  basketball maneuver
breathed|Penguin Dreams . . .  author
bridals|Marriages
bridges|Lloyd, Jeff and Beau
bridled|Took offense (at)
brigantine|Two-master
broadax|Timber tool
brocade|Rich fabric
brooder|Chick's pad
brownshirt|Storm trooper
brownstones|Baltimore structures
brushes|Combs' partners
brusque|Abrupt in speech
bubonic|Kind of plague spread by fleas
buccaneers|Kidd's men
bugbear|Tiny relative of a grizzly?
bullhorn|Voice amplifier
bullpen|Whence a reliever comes
bumbler|Clumsy one
bunkers|Edith and Archie
buntline|Square-sail rope
burdened|Laden
bushels|Large amounts
bylines|Reporters covet these
cabinet|Presidential selections
caboose|Rattler's end
caesars|Sid and Irving
cafetorium|Dual-purpose room in a school
cafetoriums|Double-duty schoolrooms
caffein|Alkaloid in coffee
caitiff|Villain
calculator|Arithmetician's gadget
calendar|Date container
calliope|Circus-parade sight
calypsos|West Indies songs
camellia|Flower named for a Jesuit
camellia|Flower named for a Jesuit
cameral|Of a chamber
canapes|Party snacks
canasta|Rummy's kin
candidates|Election Day hopefuls
candidly|How Frank speaks?
candied|Cooked in sugar
candied|Like some yams
cannibal|Anthropophagite
canning|Preserver's activity
cantata|Choral piece
canteen|Hiker's flask
canteens|Recreation centers
cantina|Southwestern saloon
capitalize|Teacher's fiat re spelling proper nouns
capitals|Pierre and Helena
capriccio|Tchaikovsky's "___ italien"
caprice|Vagary
capricious|Erratic
capstan|Type of windlass
capstans|Apparatus on some ships
capstone|Acme of achievement
captain|Hook or Bligh
carafes|Chianti containers
caramels|Treats
caressed|Fondled
caressed|Fondled
carfare|The high cost of leaving
carmine|Crimson
carnelian|Birthstone
caroled|Sang joyfully
caromed|Glanced off
carousals|Noisy revels
cartload|As much as a dray holds
cartoons|Some Paul Revere products
cassocks|Choristers' garb
castoff|Discarded
catarrh|Common cold's cousin
cedilla|Diacritical mark
celestas|Keyboard instruments
celestas|Old keyboard instruments
censors|Guardians of a sort
centennial|1876, e.g.
centime|Franc fraction
centime|Small part of a franc
centimo|Coin of small value
central|Part of C.I.A.
centres|Cores, in Chichester
cerastes|Horned viper
chamberlain|Steward
champagne|Former province of France
chanson|Roland's song
chanticleer|Gallinacean alarm clock
charioteer|Messala, e.g.
checkmate|Finale for Fischer
cheddar|Apple-pie topping
cheetah|Swift cat
chemise|Lingerie item
chickadees|Blackcaps
children|Receivers of treats
children|Unicef helps them
chinchilla|Prized rodent
chinkapins|Dwarf chestnuts
chockablock|Crowded
chocolate|Kind of mousse or cake
choplogic|Sophistic, involved argumentation
chopsticks|To get kindling, ___
chorale|Bach work
chorale|Hymn
chorale|Musical form
chorals|Hymn tunes
chowhound|Dog-faced glutton?
christy|Ski turn, for short
chucklehead|Dolt or rockfish
cilices|Hair shirts
cinnabar|Vermilion
clamorous|Noisy
clangor|Middle of the quotation
clarence|Four-wheeled carriage
clasped|Held fast
classes|Social ranks
clatter|Din
clawless|Like certain otters
claybank|Horse or shade of orange
clerihew|Type of light-verse quatrain
climates|Milieus of a sort
clodhopper|Hayseed
clothesline|A couturier's display is a ___
clubhouse|Meeting place for Mets
cocktail|Manhattan, e.g.
coleslaw|Dish eaten with "Anything Goes"
coleslaw|Side dish
collate|Compare critically
colleen|Actress Dewhurst
colleges|Bryant and Whittier
colonel|Silver-eagle wearer
colorado|Garden of the Gods site
colorant|Pigment
comfort|Solace
comment|Remark
companions|Associates
compete|Run in a race
compost|Fertilizing mixture
concert|Pops event
concertos|Bach's "Brandenburg ___"
concession|Subject of a loser's postelection speech
concoction|Mixture
concourse|Throng
concrete|Mason's material
condole|Give solace to
condone|Pardon, in a way
confessions|___ of a Hooker: Hope-Netland
confront|Face defiantly
congest|Produce a jam
consensus|General agreement
consoling|Comforter's activity
constant|Faithful
constant|Unvarying
constrain|Oblige
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contract|Kind of bridge
contracting|Knitting
contrary|Like a certain Mary
convene|Meet
conversation|End of quotation
convoke|Assemble by summons
coolers|Calabooses
coopers|Casks are their tasks
copious|Plentiful
copouts|Phony pretexts
cornball|Fuddy-duddy or schmaltzer
cornered|At bay
cornflower|Scented foot-growth?
corniest|Most banal
corpses|Four sights as "Hamlet" ends
corrects|Emends
corrupt|Debase
corrupts|Debases
corsair|Privateer
corundum|Ruby or sapphire
cossets|Fondles
cottages|Peasant abodes
cottontail|A sister of Peter Rabbit
counter|Opposed
countesses|Earls' wives
courses|BOULEVARDS
courtier|Flatterer of a sort
cowslip|Flower of the primrose family
coyness|Coquettish manner
crammed|Hit the books
cranial|Pertaining to the skull
crasher|Uninvited attendee
creamers|Certain pitchers
creature|Living being
credits|Believes
creeper|Virginia ___ (woodbine)
crenated|Scalloped, as a leaf
creoles|Serranoid market fish
cretins|Certain handicapped persons
cretonne|Slipcover material
crevasse|Break in a dike
critical|Very choosy
cronies|Intimates
crooner|Crosby or Columbo
crooner|Russ Columbo was one
crossers|Some pedestrians
crystals|Snowflakes
currant|Kind of jelly
currant|Small raisin
currently|AT THE SAME TIME
cymbals|Part of a drummer's gear
daemons|Evil spirits
daisies|Oxeyes
damaskeen|Decorate metal
dappled|Spotted
daredevil|Evel Knievel, e.g.
dartles|Moves quickly to and fro
dateline|News-item heading
dateline|News-story item
daubery|Bad art
daughter|Lucille's Lucie
daybreak|Dawn
daymare|Distress while awake: Med.
deacons|Church officers
deadbeats|Freeloaders
deadpan|Expressionless
dealings|Business interactions
dearest|Mommie ___, C. Crawford book
dearest|Billet-doux opener
dearest|Most costly
debater|Candidate, at times
decadal|Of a set of 10
decants|Does a sommelier's job
deceits|Misrepresentations
deceives|Misleads
decently|In a proper manner
declare|State
declasse|Fallen socially
decoder|C.I.A. tool
decodes|Emulates a cryptographer
decrescent|Waning, as the moon
deedless|. . . ___ and in his tongue: Shak.
deepened|Intensified
deepness|Profundity
deerstalker|Close-fitting cap
defector|Baryshnikov, e.g.
defectors|Kin of apostates
defended|Guarded
defends|Shields
defiles|Narrow passages
deflate|Lessen money in circulation
defrays|Pays
degrees|Nth and third
deliberate|Willful
delicate|Fragile
delicious|Tasty
deliver|Manumit
delivered|Set free
demerit|Fault
demurely|In a shy or prim way
demurrer|Objection, in a courtroom
denoted|Indicated
denotes|Signifies
dentine|Tooth tissue
dentist|Drill master?
denuded|Stripped
denuder|Stripper
denudes|Strips
dependable|Trustworthy
deplore|Lament
deponed|Testified
deponents|Testifiers
deposes|Attests
deracinate|Uproot
derelict|Abandoned
derived|Inferred
derogate|Lose face
descant|Comment expansively
descend|Stoop
descending|PATRONIZING
descends|Leaves a peak
deserted|Like Goldsmith's village
deserter|Renegade
desires|Wishes
despair|Lose hope
despise|Regard as contemptible
despots|Autocrats
dessert|Peaches and cream, e.g.
destine|Preordain
detailers|They itemize
detained|Held back
detector|Radar, e.g.
detente|Diplomatic cooling off
detentes|Relaxations of international tensions
determined|Resolute
detonate|Explode
detonated|Set off dynamite
detonates|Explodes
detractions|Calumnies
devotee|Buff
diamondback|Rattler
digests|Summaries
digitals|Piano keys
dilation|A swell occurrence?
dilemma|This has horns
dimeric|Like compounds formed by identical molecules
dinette|Eating area
dingiest|Most shabby
dinosaur|Mesozoic reptile
disallow|Reject
discernment|Acumen
discursive|Rambling
disentangle|Remove a snarl
dishonor|Use calumny
dislodge|Turn out from a princess's home
dismayed|Shocked
disobey|Fail to follow orders
disparaged|Spoke slightingly
displace|Remove from office
display|Spectacle
disprove|Refute
disrobe|Peel, in a way
disrupt|Cause confusion
distaste|Aversion
distend|Stretch out
distrait|Upset
distress|Misery
distresses|Upsets
divests|Disencumbers
divorce|Kind of mill
doghouses|Canine shelters
doilies|Bald men's rugs
dollars|Bills passed by all Congressmen
dominos|Masquerade wear
donated|Gave
donated|Made a charitable gift
donnybrook|Free-style fracas
doorknob|Opener of a sort
doorknobs|Latch releasers
doormen|Whistlers outside hotels
dopester|He's got inside info
dosages|R.N.'s dispensations
dossiers|F.B.I. files
dotting|Finishing i's
downgrade|Belittle
downplayed|Softpedaled; de-emphasized
downstream|With the current
dragnet|Police ploy
drainpipe|Gutter adjunct
dramatic|Striking
dreamed|What Ben Adhem did
dredger|Canal maker
dresser|Backstage employee
dressers|Textile machines
dresses|Embellishes
dribble|Court action
driller|Oilman at times
duologue|Tête-à-tête
eagerly|With avidity
eaglets|Bald nestlings
earache|Otalgia
earache|Otalgia
earache|Otalgia
earmarks|Characteristics
earnest|Dedicated and serious
earshot|Range of hearing
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Oriental
easters|Paschal times
eateries|Bite sites
ebonite|Hard rubber substance
eclairs|Creamy desserts
eclairs|Frosted cream puffs
economy|Keynes's topic
ecumenical|Promoting unity
edibles|Food
edition|A printing
edition|Bulldog, for one
edition|Printing
editors|Diaskeuasts
editors|Writers' overseers
educate|Enlighten
educate|School
educates|Imparts learning
eeriness|Uncanny quality
egoists|Solipsists
egotist|Me-firster
eidolon|Phantom
elapsed|Slipped away
elastic|Resilient
elaters|Some beetles
elected|In
elected|In
elective|Kind of office
elective|Optional course
elector|Member of a certain college
electoral|Quadrennial college
elegant|Splendiferous
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
elegiac|Like Shelley's "Adonais"
elegies|Gray matters?
elegists|Thomas Gray et al.
element|Antimony is one
element|Factor
element|Iron or gold
element|Proper sphere
elemental|Basic
elemental|Basic and potent
elemental|Basic and powerful
elements|A B C's
elevate|Raise
elevate|Raise
elevate|Raise
elevated|Lofty
elevates|Raises
elicits|Brings out
eliding|Condensing, in a way
eliminate|Reject
elision|A dropping-out
eloigns|Removes to avoid legal seizure
elongates|Stretches out
elysian|Heavenly
emanate|Give off
emanate|Issue
emanate|Spring forth
embassy|Legation
embattle|Fortify
emended|Edited critically
emeralds|Some 40th-anniversary gifts
emeralds|Varieties of beryl
emerges|Exits from a grotto
emerges|Leaves a colliery
emigrates|Leaves one's country
emigres|Some expatriates
eminence|Honorific for a cardinal
eminent|Lofty
eminently|In a noteworthy way
emirate|Kin of a sheikdom
emitted|Released
emoters|Silent-screen stars
emotion|Love or anger
emotive|Characterized by strong feelings
emotive|Hortatory
emphatic|Very striking
empiric|Relier on experience
employs|Uses
emporium|Mart
empyrean|Heavenly place
emulate|Rival
emulate|Rival
enacted|Made into law
enameled|Having a glossy surface
enchant|Put under a spell
enchases|Puts in a setting
encloses|Hems in
encodes|Does a cryptographer's job
encores|Calls for more on the Rialto
encrust|Cover with a hard coating
encumbrance|Burden
encysts|Capsulizes
endearment|Terms of ___
endears|Sparks affection
endorse|Approve
energize|Activate
engrave|Etch
engross|Occupy completely
enhance|Increase
enhance|Intensify
enhance|What makeup may do
enhances|Raises the value of
enkindle|Stir up
enlargement|Dilation
enlisted|Asked for, as help
enlisted|Joined the armed forces
enlists|Enters the service
ennoble|Exalt
ensigns|Annapolis graduates
ensigns|Banners
ensiled|Cached grain
ensiled|Stored grain
ensiles|Puts up fodder
ensiles|Stores grain
enslave|Subjugate
enslaves|Dominates
entailed|Gave rise to
entailed|Involved necessarily
entailed|Necessitated
entente|Coalition
entente|Triple ___: 1907–17
entente|Understanding between nations
ententes|Agreements between nations
entered|Pierced
entering|Getting into the race
enteron|Alimentary canal
entertain|Have in mind
enthrall|Captivate
enthralling|Circean
enthrone|Exalt
entirely|All
entities|Beings
entitle|Qualify
entitles|Dubs
entreat|Plead
entreat|Plead
entreaty|Plea
entresol|Mezzanine
entries|Log notations
entwine|Interlace
entwined|Interwove
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epergne|Ornate centerpiece
epicene|Effeminate
epicure|Gourmet's cousin
epidotes|Green minerals
episcopes|Certain projectors
episode|TV installment
epistemic|Relating to knowledge
epitaph|Grave words
epitome|Abstract
epopoeia|Epic poem
epsilon|Greek vowel
equates|Puts on a par with
erasers|Classroom needs
erasing|Activity at a board
erasure|Mistake indication
erasure|Proof a mistake was made
erected|Built
erector|Derrick, e.g.
eremite|Recluse
eristics|Specious reasoners
erosive|Corrodible
errands|Junior runs these for Mom
erratic|Hit or miss
erudite|Learned
erupted|Threw forth
escalate|Increase rapidly, as prices
escapade|Shenanigan
escapee|Con on the run
escapes|Emulates Harriet Tubman
escapist|Daydreamer
escarole|Salad green
escorts|Convoys
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Limited to a small circle
esoteric|Recondite
esparto|Spanish grass
espartos|Cordage grasses
esplanades|Shore-front walkways
espouse|Back
espouse|Embrace
espouse|Support
espresso|Coffee, Italian style
essence|Ape and ___: A. Huxley
estaminet|Small café
estated|Landed
estates|Hilton Head Island sights
estates|Landed properties
estates|Property holdings
estates|Sights at Newport
estates|Sights in Newport, R.I.
estates|Will matters
esthetes|Lovers of beauty
estival|Summery
estrange|Alienate
etamine|Cotton cloth
eternal|Love Is ___, I. Stone book
eternal|Everlasting
eternity|Infinite time
ethereal|Heavenly
ethical|Moral
ethnical|Of a classification of people
evaluates|Rates
evasive|Not straightforward
eventful|Momentous
everglades|National park in Fla.
evergreen|Opposite of deciduous
everted|Turned inside out
evertors|Foot muscles
evident|Discernible
evident|Plain
evident|Plain
evinced|Displayed
evinced|Manifested
evinces|Shows
excelled|Shone
excellence|A Passion for ___: Peters-Austin
excommunicators|Retired hams?
executive|Corporation V.I.P.
exercise|Constitutional
exhumer|Ghoul, perhaps
exigent|Demanding
existent|Living
expiate|Make reparation
exploration|Probe
explosion|Brisance causer
exposure|Photographer's concern
extolled|Covered with laurels
extreme|Ulltra
eyeopener|Something startling
eyetooth|A canine
fandango|Lively Spanish dance
fashion|Milady's interest
fastens|Fixes firmly
fatalistic|Believing in the inevitability of events
fathomable|Not beyond comprehension
feather|___ boa (lightweight serpent?)
featherbeds|Union bosses' bunks?
feature|Lineament
feeders|Tributaries
fenestrae|Windowlike openings
fertilizer|Gardener's material
ferulae|Rods used on Roman pupils
festoon|Flower chain
festoon|Garland
fettered|Shackled
fiancee|Engaged lass
fiestas|Galas
figured|Computed
filigree|Decoration
filtrate|Strain
finance|Back, in a way
finesse|Strategy for Goren
finites|They have their limits
fireback|Hearth plate  go awry
firelight|Glow below the mantel
fireman|He goes to blazes
firewater|Liquor, to Geronimo
fission|A splitting, as of atoms
fittest|Survival group
flagship|Fleet commander's vessel
flashers|Emergency lights
flatcar|A caboose preceder
fleeces|Defrauds
flophouse|Bowery lodging
flourish|Decoration
foliage|Maple covering
fondled|Held lovingly
foofaraw|Decoration
forages|Looks for food
forearm|Ulna's locus
foreleg|Part of a pinto
foremen|Overseers
foremost|Preeminent
forepaw|Front foot of a dog
formulae|Prescriptions
freehanded|Generous
freeholders|Some N.J. public officers
frenetic|Mad; wild
frenzied|Running amok
fretwork|Decoration
friendship|Porter hit: 1939
frightens|DisMAYs
frippery|Decoration
fritters|Yankees' griddlecakes
furbelow|Decoration
gaiters|High overshoes
galatea|Grand time for Pygmalion's creation?
galeate|Helmet-shaped
galilee|Chief scene of Jesus's ministry
galloon|Braid used for trimming
galloot|Awkward person
galloper|British orderly
gambols|Skips about
gambrel|Horse's hock
garbles|Distorts reports
gardant|Like some heraldic animals
gardener|Mary of nursery rhymes
garland|Symbol of victory
garnish|Embellish
gaslight|Feature of the Gay Nineties
gateway|Means of entry
gaucheness|Awkward fellow's problem
gazette|Name for a newspaper
gemstone|Engagement gift
generate|Produce
genuine|Authentic
gestapo|Third Reich police
gingersnap|Cookie
giraffe|Zoo attraction
giraffe|Zoo skyscraper
gladstone|A light portmanteau
gleaming|Coruscant
gleeful|Jubilant
glissando|Pianist's sliding effect
glitter|Sparkle
glittery|Sparkling
gnashed|Ground one's teeth
goaltender|Hockey position
goldbug|Poe's treasure finder
graders|Teachers, at times
gradine|One of a series of steps
gradually|By degrees
grandee|Spanish V.I.P.
granite|Vt. product
granola|Popular health food
granule|Bit of wheat
graters|Kitchen utensils
gratify|Please
gravitate|Tend to move (toward)
greasers|Lubricators
greenbacks|Frog and grasshopper?
greening|Reich's "The ___ of America"
greeted|Hailed the guests
gremlin|Mischief-maker
groomed|Made neat and tidy
groomer|Stable brush
grounds|Basis
guitarfish|Lute-shaped marine creature
gumdrop|Treat
gushers|Certain oil wells
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hackneyed|Trite
haggard|Pale and worn
hallowed|Sacrosanct
halters|Nooses feared by rustlers
hammered|Pounded
handmaiden|Nerissa, to Portia
handout|Press release
handstand|Balancing act
hangups|Certain phobias
harassment|Torment
harbors|Clings to
hardhat|Construction worker
hardhat|He's on the beam!
harebell|Blue-flowered herb
harmful|Noxious
harrows|Farm implements
harshly|In unkind style
hastate|Arrow-shaped
haughty|Arrogant
headliner|Star
headset|Deejay's gear
heartbroken|Emotionally shattered
heartens|Encourages
heartless|Cruel
heavens|The firmament
heelers|Toadies
heirloom|Prized family possession
heirship|Right of inheritance
helicon|Sousaphone's relative
helpers|Auxiliaries
hematic|Blood-hued
hemispherical|Of half the globe
henbane|Poisonous herb
henchman|Obedient follower
hencoop|A target for Reynard
henhouse|Partlets' place
hesitater|Indecisive one
hibernal|Estival's opposite
highest|Adjective for Everest
himself|End of the quotation
hippodrome|Arena
hirsute|Hairy
histone|Water-soluble protein
hobgoblins|Halloween visitors
hodgepodge|Mixture
holders|Gadgets for cigarettes
holdover|Extend a show's run
homager|Vassal
homeland|Roots
hopscotch|Sidewalk sport
hormone|Auxin, e.g.
horologer|Watchman?
horsewhip|Flog
hosiery|Stockings and socks
hosteler|Innkeeper of old
hostelry|Inn
hostels|Inns
hostess|Airline employee
hostile|Antagonistic
hothouse|Place for an orchid
hourglass|Old-timer?
household|Common; ordinary
humbuggery|Trickery
hurdler|Edwin Moses is one
hurrahed|Cried in triumph
hurrahs|Cheers
hydrates|Water compounds
hydrogen|Lightest known substance
hysteria|Rampant fear
icehouse|Farm structure
identifies|Treats as equal
iguanas|Lizards seen in Yucatan
illustrates|Emulates John R. Neill
imbalms|Preserves in memory: Var.
imitate|Counterfeit
imitate|Resemble purposely
immerse|Absorb deeply
immersions|Baptismal acts
impales|Fixes upon a stake
impasse|Deadlock
impasses|Blind alleys
impassioned|Ardent
imperator|Title for Caesar
implode|Burst inward
imports|Foreign products
impostures|Frauds
impromptu|Off the cuff
incidentals|Minor items
incisors|Eight of man's teeth
incited|Abetted
incited|Provoked
inclusive|NOT SETTLED
incomer|One entering
inconstant|Variable, as a nova
indescribable|Too unusual for words
indicia|Characteristic marks
indolent|Sluggish
inelastic|Rigid
inertia|Passivity
inertia|Seat belts help overcome this
infanta|Velasquez subject
infests|Swarms over
infielders|Scorecard's 3, 4, 5 and 6
inflate|Distend
inflater|Balloonist's aide
ingenue|Role for a lissome lass
ingests|Swallows food
ingrain|Kind of carpet or dye
inimical|Hostile
initial|Monogram part
inkblot|Rorschach item
inkblot|Rorschach yardstick
inquest|Judicial investigation
inscribe|Engrave
inscribe|Enroll
insight|Self-awareness
insignias|Badges of office
insistently|ERRATICALLY
insofar|To such an extent
insoles|They comfort heels
insomniacs|Morpheus's resisters
inspect|Scrutinize
instruct|Educate
insurer|Underwriter
intense|Considerable
intently|With concentration
intents|Meanings
interest|Bank offering
interest|Loan shark's vigorish
interested|Concerned
interline|Do a seamstress's job
interne|Hospital apprentice
internees|Prisoners of war
intimate|Imply
intimates|Hints
intones|Chants
intrigues|Schemes
intrude|Force oneself upon
intrude|Trespass
investigate|Probe
irately|With wrath
ironers|Laundry workers
ironmongers|Golf-club salesmen?
irrigate|Water
irritable|Petulant
isobars|Weather-map features
isochor|Weather-map line
itemize|List
iterate|Reemphasize
iterated|Battologized
iterates|Battologizes
ivories|Piano keys
jackknife|Kind of dive
jalousie|Slatted structure
janitor|Custodian's mo.?
jetports|Modern airfields
johnnycake|Country corn bread
jointed|Articulate
jonquil|Species of narcissus
juniper|Evergreen mo.?
kernels|Cereal seeds
ketones|Organic compounds
keynoter|Convention bigwig
khedival|Of a Turkish viceroy
kindled|Used tinder
kremlin|Citadel of Moscow
kumquat|Citrus fruit
laborer|Hercules on 12 occasions
laborsaving|Like certain devices
laciest|Most filigreed
laciness|Quality found in mantillas
laconic|Concise
lacquer|Ogata Korin's medium
lacrimal|Producing tears
laggard|Slow person
lakeside|Summer-cottage site
lamella|Clam's plate
landaus|Four-wheeled carriages
landmen|Sailors' opposites
landscape|Inventor Edwin's cloak (or painting)
landslides|Easy victories on Election Day
langsyne|Something auld
lapdogs|Chihuahua and Pomeranian
lapdogs|Chihuahuas, e.g.
largest|Adjective for Alaska
lariats|Rodeo tools
lassies|Girls
lateral|Football play
lateral|On the side
latitude|Freedom
lattice|Trellis
lawbreaker|Clyde Barrow or Bonnie Parker
lawyers|Bailey, Belli et al.
layered|Stratiform
leaners|Hobbers, in horseshoes
leather|Thong material
lecterns|Reading desks
legatee|Bequest recipient
leggiest|Most long-limbed
lemonade|Cooling drink
lemonade|Summer beverage
lemonade|Young entrepreneur's offering
lengthen|Command to a tailor
lenient|Indulgent
leotards|Acrobatic wear
lessees|Renters
lessens|Lets up
lessons|Scripture readings
leveler|Something reducing differences
leveller|Earth-mover
leverets|Young hares
libeler|One who defames
liberty|Word on a dime
license|Authority
license|Freedom
limeade|Summer cooler
linemen|Some Cowboys
lintels|Parts over doors
lioness|Jungle queen
lionlike|Leonine
lipread|Visually recognize speech
litanies|Lengthy recitals
literacy|An aim of education
literal|Far from figurative
literal|Word-for-word
litigant|Court principal
litotes|Understatement for effect
litters|Broods
littler|Gene the golfer
loaches|Slender, Old World fish
loading|Kind of zone
loafers|Timber wolves
lobelia|Indian tobacco
lobster|Shore-dinner entree
lodestone|Magnetite
lodestone|The force is with it
logical|Reasonable
loiters|Dawdles
lollipop|Treat
lonesomely|How some exiles live
looming|Ominously indistinct
loosest|Most free
looting|Crime during a blackout
lorries|British motor trucks
lothario|Gay deceiver
lounged|Took it easy
lounger|Chaise occupant
lovable|Cuddly
loyalty|Kind of oath
lucerne|City on the Reuss
lucerne|Swiss lake
lunette|Crescent-shaped figure
machree|Lyrical mother
mackerel|North Atlantic food fish
macrame|Ornamental handwork
madeira|Wine or vine
madeleine|Small, rich cupcake
madonna|Raphael's "Sistine ___"
mahonia|Barberry shrub
mainsail|Part of a schooner
maintain|Carry on
maintain|Claim
majored|Had a main course
makeover|Alter
malaise|U.S. problem, according to J.E.C.
malamute|Sled dog
malaria|Illness caused by plasmodia
mallard|Wild duck
malteds|Fountain treats
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea cow
mandarin|Kind of orange
mandarin|Pompous pundit
mandarin|Small orange
mandates|Orders
mandolin|Instrument played with a plectrum
mandrel|Lathe insertion
mangels|Beets, for short
manhole|Conduit entrance
manifold|Varied
mannered|Affected
marathon|Contest for Salazar
marathon|Event for Salazar
marathon|Race (usually about 26 miles)
marinas|Boat basins
marinas|Mooring basins
mariner|Coleridge's antihero
maritime|Nautical
marketer|Commodity dealer
marksman|He makes a hit
marmoset|Long-tailed monkey
marshall|Justice
marshmallow|Picnic item
martian|Mo. for a sci-fi alien?
martini|Plaisir d'Amour composer
masonic|Of a secret society
massage|Knead
masters|Spoon River poet
matinees|Women's dressing gowns
mealier|More crumbly or powdery
meanest|Most small-minded
medalist|Olympic winner
meddler|Yenta, e.g.
mediation|Intercessor's quest
melange|Mixture
membrane|Thin layer of tissue
memoranda|Office items
menaces|Threatens
mendacious|Dishonest
mendacity|Untruthfulness
mentors|Coaches
merrily|How to roll along
mesquit|Fodder tree
messenger|Hermes was one
messiah|Lamb of God
messiah|Mahdi, e.g.
metalloid|Arsenic or silicon
metaphor|Implied comparison
meteorites|Stones from the sky
metronome|Pacemaker?
milestones|Turnpike markers
militants|Hawks
millime|Tunisian coin
million|Fifty ___ Frenchmen . . .
millstone|Heavy burden
millstones|Brotherly quartet's sounds are real crushers
minimal|Least possible
minimize|Decry
minorca|Balearic island
mintage|Coins
miracle|The Ascension was one
mirador|Balcony
miscast|Given an unsuitable role
miscellany|Mixture
misdeals|Distribution problems
misdeeds|Wrongdoing
missile|ICBM or SAM
mistake|Error
mistrial|Judge's judgment, sometimes
modesty|Decorum
modesty|Flower-of-an-hour
modicum|Bit
modulate|Tune to a key or pitch
modulate|Tune to a pitch
moistens|Prepares to affix Christmas seals
molders|Disintegrates
monarchs|Big butterflies
monkeyshine|Trick
monotone|Johnny One Note's problem
monotony|Producer of ennui
moonrise|Start of evening light
moratorium|Stoppage of activity
morello|Type of cherry
moreover|Also
morganatic|Of a form of marriage
mortars|Plasters together
mounted|Affixed, as a picture
mousers|Some cats
muddier|Less clear
muddler|Bartender's need
munition|Armament
musicals|Porter products
mussier|Less orderly
mutters|Speaks indistinctly
muttons|Central issues
namesake|Junior, e.g.
namesake|Junior, e.g.
narcolepsy|Tendency to deep sleep
nations|Part of U.N.
naturalist|Student of flora and fauna
natures|Essences
nautical|Kind of astronomy
nearest|Most intimate
nectarine|Smooth-skinned peach
needlefish|Voracious underwater creature
needles|Kentucky Derby winner: 1956
negative|Sculptor's reverse impression
negator|A Russian anarchist
neglect|Fail to take care of
nellies|Nervous ones
nemesis|Retribution
neology|Use of new words
nervate|Veined, to a botanist
nestler|Den denizen
nestors|Wise counselors
nettled|Vexed
nevermind|Forget it!
newsboys|Predawn workers
nickeled|Plated, as some coins
nickelodeon|One-time amusement-park favorite
nictate|Wink
nighthawk|Goatsucker
nineties|A gay time
niobium|Element used in alloy steels
noisemakers|Timely tooters
noisette|Morsel of meat
noncoms|Base figures
nonmetal|The element carbon, e.g.
nonuser|Addict's antithesis
nonviolence|Principle of Martin Luther King Jr.
noodles|Explores an idea
noontime|When the lunch bunch munch
noosers|Rodeo stars
normality|Standard condition
northers|Tempestuous winds
nosebag|Oats container
nosegays|Small bouquets
nostrum|Quack medicine
notable|Outstanding
notwithstanding|Despite everything
novelle|Boccaccio's tales
novitiate|Beginner
numbers|Old Testament book
nutmegs|Some spices
oatmeal|Porridge
oatmeals|Certain porridges
obdurate|Unyielding
obligate|Compel
obsession|Idée fixe
octagon|Eight-sided figure
octagon|Stop-sign shape
octopus|Mo. for an ink producer?
octuple|Eightfold
oddness|Peculiarity
odorant|Sachet, for example
odorous|Scentful
officer|Constable
official|Authorized
oiliest|Most unctuous
oldster|Frequent Brennan role
omelets|Western and cheese dishes
omicrons|Greek letters
omitted|Elided
oneness|Harmony; concord
oneself|Reflexive pronoun
onetime|Former
onlookers|Watching crowd
opaline|Having a milky iridescence
opening|Aperture
opening|Broadway event
operate|Function
operate|Run
operates|Runs
operettas|Herbert offerings
opiates|Drugs
opponent|Ali, to Frazier at Manila
opposed|Contested
optimal|Most favorable
orangery|Certain greenhouse
orangutan|Swinger at the zoo
oration|One of Webster's replies to Hayne
orations|Ciceronian collection
orators|Platform pundits
orbital|Ocular
orchestral|Suitable for the Boston Pops
oregano|Italian flavoring
organist|Saint-Saëns was one
organize|Get things together
orients|Positions toward an object
origami|Oriental art
original|First
orioles|Diamond birds
orotund|Bombastic
orotund|Resonant
osmosis|Type of diffusion
ostiole|Small aperture
ottoman|Armchair adjunct
ottoman|Footstool
outages|Power failures
outcharms|Surpasses in bewitchery
outclass|Surpass exceedingly in excellence
outflow|Efflux
outlandish|Bizarre
outrace|Surpass on the track
overact|Ham it up
overall|In general
overalls|Duds for a farmer
overate|Gormandized
overate|Yielded to esurience
overawe|Intimidate
overcompensated|Tried too hard, in a way
overdrafts|Broken transom's results?
overexpose|Goof photographically
overhand|Tennis stroke  transfer
overhauled|PASSED UP
overhauled|Repaired completely
overhead|Business costs
overpasses|Freeway spans
overripe|Like a rotten apple
overseer|Supervisor
oversimple|Too easy
overspent|Like many budgets
overstatement|Hyperbolist's report
overstep|Go too far
oversteps|Goes too far
overtake|Catch up to
overtimes|Makes a photographer's error
overturn|Subvert  basketball gaffe
overturn|Topple
overweighs|Oppresses
overwinding|Act that may wreck a watch
pacifism|Opposition to use of force
pailful|Milkmaid's measure
painters|Whistler et al.
palaces|Alcazar and Alhambra
palaver|Idle chatter
palaver|Idle chatter
palefaces|Settlers or Long Knives
palestra|Gymnasium
palisade|Defense fence
palisade|Fort enclosure
palisaded|Fenced in
pallette|Gravelly-voiced actor Eugene
palomino|Southwestern steed
pamphleteer|Thomas Paine, e.g.
panache|Flair
panache|Flamboyance
panache|Flamboyance
panamas|Hats, trees or sheep
panamas|Straw hats
panatelas|Slender cigars
pancakes|Pilots' unusual landings
pandora|Kind of moth
pandora|Wife of Epimetheus
panorama|Comprehensive picture
panoramas|Cape MAY seascapes, e.g.
papyrus|Book of the Dead, e.g.
parable|Allegory
parades|Mardi Gras events
parallax|The ___ View, 1974 Beatty film
parameter|Mathematical quantity
parasites|Sponges
parasol|Sunshade
parasols|Madama Butterfly props
parental|Fatherly and motherly
parolee|He's conditionally loose from the calaboose
partake|___ as doth the Bee: Dickinson
partner|Sidekick
partnership|Niña, to Santa Maria?
partridgeberry|American trailing plant
passage|A ___ to India, recent film
pastille|Lozenge
pastors|Clerical figures
pastrami|Deli offering
pastrami|It makes a nice sandwich
pastries|Eclairs, etc.
pastries|Napoleon and others
pasture|Graze
patellas|Kneecaps
paternal|Agnate
patrons|Certain supporters
pavilion|Elaborate tent
payback|Retaliate
payback|Square up
peacekeeping|Security Council function
peanuts|35-year funnies stalwart
peanuts|Comic strip by Schulz
peasants|Millet subjects
pebbles|Fred Flintstone's daughter
peccadillo|Slight fault
peculation|Embezzlement
peculiar|Strange
peerless|Adjective for The Bard
peerless|Nonpareil
pelican|Figure on Louisiana's seal
pelicans|Hinged hooks
pelisse|Fur-trimmed cloak
penalize|Punish
penchant|Taste
penetrated|Imbued
penguin|For South Pole drivers: ADOPT A ___
peninsular|Like Malaya or Istria
pensioner|Status of many a retiree
pentagon|World's largest office building
percale|Sheeting
percepts|Recognizable sensations
permeating|Diffusing through
perorate|Declaim at length
perrons|Outdoor stairways
persistence|Dali's "___ of Memory"
personal|A classified advertisement
pertain|Be appropriate
pertains|Relates
peruses|Scrutinizes
pettier|More picayune
pharaoh|Egyptian monarch
pharisee|Sadducee's opponent
phoenix|Legendary bird
phoenix|Symbol of immortality
phosphore|Morning star
physician|1500
piastre|Turk's coin, to a Londoner
piastre|Turkish coin, to a Londoner
pierrot|Buffoon
pigeonhole|Categorize
pigment|This makes paints
pillared|Propped up
pillars|Columns
pinafore|Ralph Rackstraw's ship
pinions|Shackles
pinnacle|Apex
pinnacle|Gothic finial
pintado|Fla. game fish
pipsqueaks|Squirts
pitching|Carlton's craft
placekicker|Football specialist
plaintiff|Party to a suit
planeload|Quantity of freight
planish|Toughen metal by hammering
plasmin|Blood enzyme
plateau|Ky.'s Pennyroyal, e.g.
platelet|Minute, flattened body
platterful|Heaping dish
pleasant|Nice
pleased|Contented
pleased|Happy
pleasers|Yes-men
pledges|Future frat members
pledges|Promises
plicate|Folded
plumber|He manipulates snakes
plurally|In multiple style
poisoners|Some Borgias
pokiest|Most inclined to dawdle
polecat|Skunk
polestar|Directing principle
policeman|He may have a beat
policemen|Blotter keepers
policing|Task of blue knights
polishers|Rag-and-brush persons
politest|Most courteous
politico|He gets plums
pollster|Gallup, Harris or Roper
poltergeist|Noisy spook
pondered|Considered carefully
pondered|Mused
ponderosa|Bonanza ranch
ponders|Meditates
pongees|Chinese silk fabrics
popcorn|Product sold by Paul Newman
popular|Demotic
popular|Well liked
porkpies|Flat-crowned hats
portent|Sign for Cassandra
porticos|Colonnades
portiere|Curtain in a doorway
portion|Serving
possessions|Judith Michael best seller
possible|But with God all things are ___: Matt. 19:26
possibly|Perhaps
postdate|Be subsequent to
postern|Christie's "___ of Fate"
postmen|Certain ringers
pothole|Pit
poultry|Fowl
powered|Electrified
practice|Drill
praline|Nutty candy
prattle|Babble
prattle|Empty talk
precasts|Molds beforehand
preceded|Antedated
precise|Exact
predate|Write tomorrow's check today
pregame|Kind of show on a field
prelate|High priest
prelates|Church dignitaries
preordains|Destines
prepare|Ready
preparers|Trainers
prepossess|Bias
presaged|Foretold
presages|Foreshadows
preseason|Like some exhibition games
present|Accounted for
presentable|How every Santa should look?
presided|Wielded the gavel
pressed|Harassed a dribbler
pressure|Urgency
pretentious|Affectedly grand
prevent|Forestall
prevent|Obviate
prevent|Obviate
prewash|Laundry verb
priested|Ordained
priestly|Sacerdotal
primary|Campaigner's concern
primers|Elementary texts
printed|Emulated Zenger
privates|Draftees
privation|Need
proconsular|Of a Roman official
procure|Obtain
production|David Merrick venture
program|Plan
project|Scheme
promise|Foretoken
promotes|Advertises
promotions|Actions taken to increase sales
pronate|Rotate the hand, in a way
propels|Has a scull session
propensity|Inclination
propman|Stage manager's aide
proposer|Future groom, possibly
prosaic|Dull
prosodists|Bards
protect|Guard
protect|Screen or shield
protege|Sponsor's charge
province|Sphere
pumpernickel|Type of bread
putterer|A golfer at home?
pyrites|Fool's gold, e.g.
quarantine|Forty days, literally
quarter|Mercy
quarterback|Signalman of sorts
quarters|Lodgings
quartier|___ Latin, Paris
quizzed|Asked
quoters|Stockbrokers, at times
racemes|Flower clusters
radiate|Give off heat
radiate|Shine
radicle|Rootlet
ragamuffin|Street urchin
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
raiders|Super Bowl XI champs
raiders|Super Bowl winners: 1977, 1981 and 1984
rainbows|Game fish
raindrop|Storm particle
rambled|Digressed
rampant|Unrestrained
rampart|Bulwark
rampart|Earthy fortification
rangers|N.H.L. team
ransomed|Paid kidnappers
rapture|Ecstasy
rapture|Sheer ecstasy
ratatats|Drumbeats
ratteen|Coarse woolen fabric
ravener|Glutton
reacted|Underwent chemical change
readopts|Espouses again
realism|Theory expounded by Howells
realist|Pragmatic person
realtor|He has a lot to offer
reascends|Conquers Everest afresh
reasoning|Ratiocination
reasons|What Miniver Cheevy had
reassert|State anew
reassign|Appoint to a new position
reassured|Gave cheer to one in fear
rebaters|They give deductions
rebukes|Scolds
recalls|Detroit actions
receipt|Payment proof
reception|Social affair
recipient|Donee
recital|Account
recline|Lie back
recline|Nap
recolor|Dye
recorded|Taped
recounts|Aftermaths of very close elections
recrate|Box again
redactors|Moscow mimes (or editors)
redacts|Makes ready to publish
redcaps|Railway porters
redeemer|. . . my strength, and my ___
redeemer|Savior
redeems|Converts into cash
redeems|Liberates
redeyes|Rock bass and rudd
redress|Compensation
reenact|Perform again
reenact|Perform once more
refasten|Tie again
referees|Boston Garden whistlers
referenda|Submissions to popular vote
referendum|Direct vote on a proposed law
referral|Job interviewee, sometimes
referred|Directed attention (to)
reforest|Plant new trees
reformer|Dorothea Dix was one
refract|Deflect, as light
refrains|Doesn't indulge
refugees|U.N.H.C.R. assists them
regraded|Altered test marks
regress|Go back
regrets|Miss Otis ___
rehearse|Tell in detail
reheats|Warms over
reigned|Predominated
reindeer|Sleigh pullers
rejoiced|Was jubilant
rejoined|Answered
relapse|Convalescent's setback
relapse|Fall back
related|Connected
relates|Connects
relates|Tells
relativity|Einstein's famous theory
relator|Storyteller
release|Free
release|Manumit
release|Press ___
release|Unhand
released|Freed
released|Published
releases|Sets free
reliefs|Bas-___ (3-D works of art)
relieved|Unburdened
relocates|Shifts
remainders|RESTS UP
remains|Lasts
remarks|Comments
remarques|Engravers' sketches
remedial|Meant to offer improvement
remnants|Items for a rummage sale
remorse|Miscreant's second thoughts
remorse|Penitence
remover|This hits the spots
renaissance|SCOUTING OUT
renames|Appoints anew
renegade|Apostate
reneged|Improperly failed to follow suit
renewal|Fresh outbreak
renewal|Library procedure
rennets|Milk curdlers
renovate|Prune, as old shrubs
rentals|Certain cars
repartee|Witty exchange
repasts|Lunch and dinner
repents|Rues
repined|Complained
replayed|Ran a tape back
replied|Engaged in repartee
reposed|Lay
reposed|Took a nap
reposition|Move
repossess|Take back property
repulses|Disgusts
reputed|Generally regarded
required|Necessary
rereads|Scans again
rerents|Sublets
resealed|Closed anew
reseals|Closes again
reseated|Played musical chairs
reseats|Elects again
reseeds|Plants anew
resents|Takes umbrage
reserve|Part of F.R.S.
reshape|Mold again
resonators|Acoustical devices
resorts|Spas
resound|Extol loudly
respires|Breathes
respites|Postponements
respond|Answer
responds|Answers
response|Comeback
restore|Give back
restorer|Museum employee
restores|Renovates
restores|Touches up a Rembrandt
retarding|Causing delay
retells|Narrates anew
retested|Examined again
retiary|Of nets
reticle|Eyepiece grid
retiring|Shy
retorts|Answers
retrace|Go back over
retraces|Goes over again
retread|Tire type
retrieve|Bring back
retriever|Golden ___
retrieves|Gets back
retrospective|Looking backward
returners|A.E.F. after Nov. 1918
retyped|Did a secretarial chore
revealer|Tattletale
reversal|Undoing
reviled|Vilipended
revised|Kind of edition
rewrapped|Packaged again
reynard|Foxy fellow
rhetoric|Grandiloquent language
richening|High in nutrients
riddance|This is often good
rioters|Destructive mobs
ripened|Matured
riposte|Retort
riposte|Sharp response
riposte|Swift, sharp answer
rippled|Made wavelets
risible|Funny
risotto|Trattoria rice dish
riveters|Steeplejacks, at times
riviera|Area from Cannes to La Spezia
roadster|Flapper Age vehicle
roasted|___ peanuts
roisterous|Carousing noisily
roisters|Revels
roommates|Some dorm occupants
rooster|Oscar role for Wayne
rosebud|Undeveloped rambler
rotators|Certain muscles
roulades|Drum rolls
roundel|Circular niche
routine|Rut
royalmast|Topgallant's topper
ruminate|Mull
runover|Exceed the limits
sabines|Group victimized by Romans: 290 B.C.
sacraments|Baptism, matrimony, etc.
saddest|Most morose
saddlers|They supply horsemen
saddles|Imposes, as a burden
salaams|Compliments
salamander|EFT
salamis|Deli purchases
salaried|Paid regularly under a contract
saleroom|London auctioneer's workplace
salience|Highlight
salience|Projection
salient|Conspicuous
salines|Saltwater springs
sallied|Set out briskly
sallies|Sorties
salmagundi|Mixture
salterns|Places where brine is evaporated
saltine|Cracker
salutary|Beneficial
saluted|Recognized rank
salvage|Rescue, in a way
samisen|Three-stringed instrument
samovar|Rasputin's tea maker
samovar|Tea urn
sampler|Wall ornament
sanctify|Consecrate
sanction|Permit
sanctity|Holiness
sandpiper|Snipe's kin
sangaree|Iced, spiced wine drink
sapphire|Birthstone
sardines|Noises Off prop
sardines|Portuguese exports
sargasso|A North Atlantic sea
satchel|Book carrier
satiate|Cloy
satiated|Full
satiates|Gluts
satiety|Surfeit
satinet|Glossy fabric
satirical|Like "Candide"
satisfy|Content
satisfy|Please
saucers|Sights in the sky?
sauciers|Specialized French cooks
saunter|Amble
saurian|Lizard
saurian|Lizardlike
savants|Learned men
savants|Learned persons
sawhorse|Quadruped that never runs?
scalage|Deduction for shrinking
scalers|Mountaineers, e.g.
scandalizes|Shocks
scapegoats|Blame bearers
scapular|Monastic's garment
scarlet|Red-faced
scarred|Marked by misfortune
scenery|Set
scented|Perfumed
schooled|Educated
schooled|Taught
science|Branch of knowledge
science|SUPEREGO
scolding|Reprimand
scorepad|Game accessory
scourges|Flogs
scrapes|Grates
scrapes|Predicaments
scrapped|Discarded
screeds|Tirades
scrooge|Marley's partner
scrooge|Marley's partner
seacoast|Littoral area
seahorse|Walrus
sealant|Leaky radiator remedy, e.g.
sealskin|Material for a fur coat
seances|Rap sessions?
seaplane|Amphibious vehicle
seaport|Algeciras is one
searobin|Gurnard
seascape|Typical Turner masterpiece
seaside|City in W Calif.
seaside|Coast
seasonal|Like some employment
seasoned|Veteran
seasons|The Four ___: Vivaldi
seasons|Cures
secedes|Withdraws
secretariat|U.N. bet: 1973
secreted|Hidden
secretes|Hides
secrets|Entre-nous items
secrets|Wambaugh's "The ___ of Harry Bright"
sedated|Quieted medically
sedates|Calms
sedilia|South-side pews
sediment|Lees
seducer|Siren or rake
seedless|Like some grapes
seekers|Inquirers
seepage|Lake dweller's worry
seethed|Stewed
seething|Angry
selects|Chooses
selenite|Variety of gypsum
sellers|Late British movie star
selvage|Fabric edge
semantic|System of meaning
seminar|Advanced study group
seminars|Some college courses
semitone|Musical half step
senates|Colleges' councils
senator|Ford of "Can You Top This?"
senator|Solon
senorita|Havana lass
sensate|Perceived via touch, etc.
sensing|Having awareness of
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Dispatched via overhead train?
sentinel|Guard
septets|Mo. for groups of seven?
septets|Rhyme royals
sequence|Continuous series
sequential|IMPORTANT
seraglio|Harem
serenaded|Courted, in a way
serenaders|Mariachis, for example
serener|Less agitated
serious|Solemn
serpents|How sharper than a ___ tooth . . . : Shak.
serpents|Snakes
servants|Jeeves and Mrs. Jenkins
servile|Submissive
sesterce|Coin for Cato
sestina|Verse form
sestinas|Poems with six-line stanzas
setbacks|Reverses
setscrews|Mechanical fasteners
setters|Sporting dogs
settlers|Roanoke group
severance|Division
sextets|Certain bands
shadowbox|Spar
shadowbox|Spar with nobody
shaloms|Hebrew greetings
shamans|Medicine men
shamble|Walk clumsily
shanked|Flubbed a drive
sharkskin|Fabric worn by a swindler's cousin
sharpen|Whet
shearer|Actress Norma
shearer|Actress or metalworker
sheaves|Bunches of grain
shellac|Wood finish
shellacs|Beats all hollow
shenanigan|Trickery
shenanigans|Tricks
sheriff|Robin Hood's pursuer
shivers|Gets the shakes
shocker|A. Hitchcock specialty
shooter|Tell was one
shopkeeper|Little Nell's Grandfather, e.g.
shopworn|No longer fresh; drab
shortish|Rather brief
shortstops|Diamond positions
shoulder|Assume the burden of
shredder|Office machine
shrikes|Oscine birds
shrinks|Draws back
shudder|Quake and shake
shudder|Shake
sidelights|Certain windows
sideline|Understudies for the Rockettes?
siestas|Daytime breaks
silages|Fodders for livestock
silence|It's golden
silents|Valentino vehicles
silhouette|Outline of a figure
silicon|Calif.'s ___ Valley
silvery|Argentine
sincere|Genuine
singers|Damone and LuPone
singles|Kind of bar
sinisterly|In an ominous way
sinuate|Wind
sisters|Antigone and Ismene
sitters|Brooding hens
situate|Place
skedaddle|Run off
skiagram|Picture produced by X-rays
slacken|Relax
slander|Vilification
slanted|Oblique
sleeper|Unexpected winner
sleepwalker|Clint at 3:00 A.M.?
sleight|Dexterity
slimmest|Most meager
slippers|Lounging wear
slithers|Glides
sloshed|Walked through puddles
sluices|Mining troughs
slyboots|Crafty one
smelled|Sniffed
smileless|Serious; dour
smilers|Happy people
smoothly|With suavity
smothers|Entertainer Tom or Dick
smudges|Smears
snacked|Took a light meal
snapshot|Picture
snatcher|Purse ___ (street thief)
sneered|Displayed disdain
sneerers|Cynics
sneezes|Evokes "gesundheit!"
snippet|Scrap
snippier|More uppity
snooped|Pried
snoopers|Eavesdroppers
snorted|Expressed indignation
snorter|Scornful one
snowdrop|Spring-blooming herb
snowflake|Raindrop's cousin
snowmen|Winter creations
soakers|All-day rains
sobbers|Certain sisters
sobriety|Sedateness
society|Company
soldier|One of the ants
soliloquize|Talk to oneself
solution|Break; breach
somnolence|Sleepiness
sonatas|Some compositions
sonogram|A medical scanning record
sooners|Big Eight team
sophists|Specious reasoners
soporifics|Sleep-inducing medicaments
soprano|Member of a choir
sororal|Counterpart of fraternal
sorties|Francis Marion's ploys
sorties|Quick raids
sottish|Like the porter in "Macbeth"
soubrette|Theatrical flirt
souffle|Culinary high-rise
spadework|Preparations
spanker|A sail
sparest|Most lean
sparrow|A finch
sparrow|Weaverbird
special|Distinctive
specious|Plausible
spectre|James Bond foe
speeder|Jehu
speedily|A.S.A.P.
spelling|Kind of bee
spewers|Etna and Pelée, e.g.
spheric|Globular
spikenard|Plant of the ginseng family
spiling|Forepole
spindle|Lathe part
spinose|Armed like a porcupine
spiraled|Flew like a football pass
spirals|Coils
splatter|Dash a liquid upon
splitting|Like some headaches
spoilsport|Kill-joy runs harbor for ill-gotten gains
spoilsport|Killjoy
spondee|Metrical foot
spoonerism|Comical transposition
sported|Played
spotters|Shoplifters' nemeses
springe|Small-game trap
sprinted|Tried to steal a base
sprints|Dashes
sprites|Elves
spruced|Tidied (up)
squealer|Rat
stabbed|Used a cutlass
stablemate|Level-headed groom?
stactes|Biblical spices
stadiums|Where Yankees and Dodgers play
stagecoaches|Directors are ___
stagger|Arrange alternately
stainer|Hue man
staminal|Of durability
standee|Straphanger
stander|Hart to Hart actor
stander|Gravelly-voiced film actor
stanhope|Horse-drawn carriage
stapler|Desk appliance
staples|Sugar, bread, etc.
starches|Dietary taboo, for some
stardom|Celebrity status
stardust|Carmichael classic since 1929
starless|Sans twinklers
starlets|Tinseltown hopefuls
started|Opened
starves|Goes hungry
statewide|Everywhere in the commonwealth
stations|Depots
stature|Prestige
stealer|Thief
stealthy|Sly
steamed|Prepared cherrystones
steamer|Soft-shell clam
stearates|Esters of fatty acids
steeled|Made tough
steeled|Made tough
steered|Guided
steerers|Helmsmen
stellar|Kind of performance
stellar|Pre-eminent
stencils|Patterns
stepladders|Roofers' gear
steppers|High-___ (spirited horses)
stepson|Product of a remarriage, at times
stereos|Fine players
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Aseptic
sterile|Barren
sterile|Without issue
sterling|High grade of silver
sternal|Of the breastbone
steward|Manage
stewards|Airplane attendants
stiletto|Small dagger
stilled|Calmed
stiller|Meara's partner
stinger|A cocktail
stipend|Salary
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stirrup|Saddle appendage
stollen|German bread
stomach|One way to a man's heart?
stonemason|He cuts, shapes and builds
stoning|Hurling rocks
stoning|Pitting
stooges|Comical trio
stooges|Comical trio
stoolie|Fink
stopoff|Journey interruption
storable|Not liable to perish, as food
storage|Warehouse charge
storages|Warehouses
storewide|Kind of sale
storing|Activity in an attic
stormed|Rushed to an assault
stormiest|Most tempestuous
stouter|Less daunted
strafing|Fokker action in W.W. I
straggle|Bring up the rear
strains|Lineages
straiten|Confine
straitlaced|Priggish
straits|Dire ___, rock group
straits|Emergencies
straits|Zone of the ___: 1920–23
strakes|Hull planking bands
stratagems|Deceptions
strawflower|Soda jerk's boutonniere?
streamed|Flowed
streamer|Newspaper headline
streamlined|Simplified
streams|Flows
streets|Wall and Broad
stressed|Accentuated
stressed|Highlighted
striations|These are groovy
stringer|Part-time news correspondent
striven|I have ___ to be Thine . . . : Melville
stroller|Folding carriage
strolling|Activity on a boardwalk
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
strudels|Pastries (literally, "whirlpools")
student|Matriculator
studios|Hollywood sights
stumble|Trip
stumped|Electioneered
stunning|Sensational
subject|Theme
subsist|Support
subterfuge|Tricky action
subtitle|Nautilus?
subtracted|FARMED OUT WORK
suburbia|Commuters' realm
sudatorium|Spot for a Turkish bath
sugarcane|Cuban crop
sunsets|They're spectacular in Ariz.
superfine|Overnice
supplicant|Humble petitioner
surmises|Conjectures
surname|Part of a signature
suspects|Whodunit group
sutures|Does a surgeon's job
swallowtail|Part of a full-dress suit
swatter|Fly follower
sweatbox|Spinks's way to lose weight?
sweetheart|___ Tree, Mercer-Mancini song: 1965
symbols|Emblems
syncopes|Elisions
syringe|R.N.'s device
taboret|Potted-plant stand
tailback|Football position
tailgates|Follows too closely
takeout|Bridge bid
talebearers|Medieval bards were ___
talisman|Amulet
tallyho|Hunting cry
tanager|Brilliant bird
tanager|Scarlet singer
tanbark|Kind of beetle or oak
tangerine|Jimmy Dorsey hit of 1942
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapelines|Measurers
tarnishes|Discolors
tartare|Steak order
tattered|Raggedy
tatters|Shreds
tatters|Shreds
taurine|Bull-like
tautens|Stretches tightly
taxemes|Grammatical features
teacarts|Wagons for P.M. snacks
teacher|Pedagogue
teammate|Mantle, to Maris
teamster|Haul of Fame candidate?
teamster|Semi driver
teamster|Truck driver
tearing|Activity in a car chase
teasels|Prickly plants
teasers|Admen's come-ons
teetered|Walked in a wobbly way
teethers|Babies, at times
teetotaler|Golfer figuring his score?
teetotaler|Sober C.P.A. golfer?
telamon|Supporting column shaped liked a man
telecast|Modern media program
telemeter|Range finder
telesis|Progress intelligently planned
televise|Broadcast, in a way
tellers|People to bank on
telltale|Revealing
tempered|Like some steel
tempers|Mollifies
templates|PONDERS
temptation|Enticement
tenants|Group of keleps (or lessees)
tenants|They pay to stay
tendons|Hamstrings
tenement|Ghetto sight
tensest|Most up-tight
tension|Tautness
tentlike|Resembling a tepee
termite|Potential home wrecker
ternate|Consisting of three
terrains|Areas
terrains|Grounds
terrapin|Seafood treat
terrapins|Diamondbacks
terriers|Dandie Dinmonts
tersely|With laconism
testable|Qualified to make a will
testament|Affirmation of beliefs
testament|Will
testate|Disposed of in a will
testate|Willful?
testers|Canopies over beds
theater|Rialto spot
theatre|Ireland's Abbey ___
theatric|Affected
therapy|Treatment at a hospital
thermals|Rising warm-air columns
thorned|Spiny
thousand|A ___ Clowns, 1962 Broadway hit
threaten|Menace
thriller|Hitchcock film, e.g.
thrived|Flourished
thumbscrew|Tom's hands are put into torture implement
thunderclap|Noise from on high
tightly|In a miserly way
timekeeper|Track official
timothy|Companion of Paul
tingled|Felt excitement
tinplates|Coats with a metal
tinware|Kitchen utensils
tipster|Tout
tiptoes|Moves stealthily
tissues|Nose-wipers
titania|Oberon's spouse
titanic|Enormous
titrate|Do a chemical measurement
toadstool|A mushroom
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toastmaster|Dinner V.I.P.
toastmaster|Well-bread fellow?
toddler|Tot
together|In unison
toilette|Formal or fashionable attire
tolerance|Freedom from bigotry
tolerate|Live with
tollers|Bell ringers
tonetic|Pertaining to linguistic sounds
tonettes|Flutes for tots
tongues|Languages
tonsure|Monk's hairdo
toolshed|Farm structure
topcoats|Winter wear
topside|Main deck
tornado|Waterspout
tornados|Tempestuous rages
torsion|Process of twisting
tortoise|Shade of brown
tortoise|Victor in a fabled race
tortoni|Richly embellished ice cream
tortured|Twisted, as meanings
touchdowns|Scores of autumnal scores
touchstone|Criterion
tourists|Trippers, in London
towards|Facing
towering|Excessive
tracheae|Windpipes
tractor|Powerful caterpillar
traduce|Vilify
trainee|Boot-camp G.I.
trammel|Fishing net
transactor|Dealer
transfer|Ticket given to a bus rider
transferee|Double-ticket commuter
trashes|Throws out
travail|Hardship
travesty|Mockery; caricature
treacle|Londoner's molasses
treason|Dreyfus-trial subject
treated|Handled
trellis|Garden structure
tremolo|Vibrato
trenchers|Waterproof overcoats
trestle|Supporting framework
tribunal|The Supreme Court, e.g.
tributes|DONATES
tricorn|Cocked hat
tricycle|Tot's vehicle
trilogy|U.S.A. by Dos Passos is one
trimesters|Periods of the academic year
tripoli|City in a Marine song
tripoli|City of Lebanon or Libya
tristich|Verse stanza
tritone|A musical interval
triunes|Threesomes
trollers|Some singers or anglers
trombone|Tommy Dorsey's companion
trommel|Ore-sizing screen
trooped|Passed in great numbers
trotted|Jogged
trouble|Vex
trustee|College-board member
trustees|Board members
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|Disease-carrying flies
tuneful|Melodious
tunnels|Something burrowed
turquoise|Birthstone
turtledove|Christmas-song creature
tutelage|Guardianship
tweeter|Stereo component
tweeter|Woofer's kin
tycoons|Magnates
tympanic|Like a drum
ulsters|Long overcoats
ululate|Howl
unbridled|Without restraint
underage|Like some collegians
underage|Too young
undercut|Sell more cheaply
underprivileged|Lacking in basic needs
underrate|Put lesser value on
undertenant|Lessee's lessee
undeserved|Not justified
unholily|In an impious way
unhuman|Adjective for a Martian
unrested|Napless or sleepless
unsalted|Like some peanuts
unseated|Deposed
unsmoked|Not cured, as ham
unstable|Fickle
unstrained|FREE
untamed|Feral
untested|LIKE SOME ELECTIONS
untether|Free a horse
untraced|Not discovered
untried|Like a raw recruit
untwisted|Disentangled
unvalued|Not important
unyoked|Separated
upraise|Elevate
upstart|Parvenu
uranium|At. no. 92
useless|No good at all
useless|Nugatory
ushered|Escorted
usurers|Sharks having vigorish
utilize|Make serviceable
utopian|Idealist
valedictories|Farewells to school days
valerian|Roman leader: 253–60
valiant|Like a brave brave
vandalic|Destructive
vanilla|Make mine ___
vantage|Strategic position
variate|Statistics term
variegate|Dapple
veneers|Overlays
veneers|Superficial displays
venerate|Regard as sacred
verbena|Ornamental flower
verdant|Like Eden
veritas|End of Yale's motto
veteran|Old hand
veteran|Old pro
vicarage|Deputy's residence
victual|Supply with food
violets|It's raining ___: Loveman
virtuoso|Highly skilled musician
visited|Called on
vitamine|Whole grain has it
vocations|ACADEMIC ASSEMBLIES
volatile|Readily evaporating
waitress|Carte carrier
waivers|Relinquishments
wallops|Ruthian swats
wariest|Most chary
warrant|Give one's word
warrior|Golden State N.B.A. player
warthog|Wild African quadruped
wavering|Hamlet's flaw
weapons|Bola and bolo
weather|Survive
webster|Emmanuel Lewis TV role
weeknight|Tiny paladin (or Monday evening)
welfare|Social worker's concern
welladay|Sorrowful cry
wellspring|Source
wentletrap|Deep-sea mollusk
western|Occidental
whippersnappers|Impertinent youngsters
whisper|Speak in hushed tones
whisper|Susurrus
wickerwork|Articles of woven twigs
wiggling|Squirmy
winches|Windlasses
windmill|Target for Quixote
wintergreen|Weatherman's bet: 1909
winterize|Add chains, snow tires, etc.
wiremen|Some electricians
wiretap|Bug
wisecracks|Gaggeroos
witness|See
wolverines|Great Lake
wreather|One that intertwines
wrestles|Strives
yardage|Football arithmetic
yearned|Had cravings
yielded|Produced, as revenue
yodeler|Alpine warbler
zealots|Fanatics
zealots|Partisans
zillions|Untold amount
zithers|Multistringed instruments
aardvark|Anteater
abalone|Ear shell
abalone|Large snail
abalone|Marine mollusk
abalone|Nacre source
abandon|Desert
abhorrence|Detestation
abiders|They stay put
abigail|A Van Buren
ablation|Surgical removal
aboveboard|On the up and up
absents|Stays away, with "oneself"
abstruse|Recondite
abundance|A cotillion in a pastry shop?
academia|Professor's milieu
academy|Part of U.S.M.A.
acclaim|Applaud
accuses|Impeaches
acetate|Cellulose-based fiber
acetate|Type of rayon
acoustic|Type of guitar
acquires|Gets
actuate|Move
adamant|Unyielding
addling|Causing confusion
addressee|Name on an envelope
addresses|Formal speeches
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adherent|Supporter
adipose|Fat
admires|Esteems
admonish|Reprove
adoring|Action at a crèche
adrenalin|Epinephrine
adroitly|How Ozzie Smith plays
adviser|Counselor-at-law, e.g.
aerated|Charged with gas
aerated|Supplied with oxygen
aerates|Ventilates
aerosol|Pressurized container
agitato|Restless, musically
agitator|Washing-machine part
agnomen|Nickname
agoutis|Tropical American rodents
aimless|Desultory
airline|Kennedy tenant
airmail|Young Lindy's cargo
airsick|Upset on a jet
airstrip|Runway at Kennedy
alameda|Naval air base in Calif.
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Glossy silk for hoods
alarmed|ASSERTED WITHOUT PROOF
alastor|Shelley allegory
albinos|White elephants, e.g.
aleatory|Chancy
alerted|Put on guard
alfalfa|Fodder plant
alfresco|In the open
alfresco|Like Monet's paintings
alidade|Surveying instrument
alienee|Property receiver in a transfer
aligned|Used a certain trammel
allegory|Pilgrim's Progress is one
allowing|Permitting
alloyed|Mixed with a lesser metal
allspice|Aromatic shrub
almanac|Calendar, and more
alphabets|Sets of runes
alterable|Unlike the past
amanita|Poisonous mushroom
amateur|Part of A.A.U.
amative|Inclined to love
ambrosia|Anything that tastes delicious
amenable|Obedient
amenable|Submissive
amended|Corrected
amerced|Fined
amnestic|Causing memory loss
amorality|Lack of concern for right or wrong
amoretto|A cupid, in Italian paintings
amoroso|Loving, to Loren
amperes|Electrical units
amulets|Charms
anaconda|Constrictor
anadems|Garlands
anagram|Relation, to Oriental
analemma|Part of a sundial
anapest|Metrical foot
anapest|Poetic foot
anarchic|Lawless
anathema|Curse
anatomic|Structural
anchovy|Food fish
andiron|Firedog
anemone|Its flowers lack petals
anglicism|Fisherman's creed?
angoras|Some cats and goats
angstrom|Wavelength unit
angular|Gaunt
animalcule|Microscopic organism
animate|Inspire
aniseed|Cordial flavoring
aniseeds|Cordial flavorings
anisette|A liqueur
annexes|Auxiliary buildings
annotate|Make critical notes on
annoyances|Irritations
annuals|One-year plants
anodyne|Pain reliever
anserine|Like a goose
antagonistic|Little colonizer in torment?
anteater|Aardvark or pangolin
antelope|Dik-dik or kudu
antepenultimate|Third from last
antlion|Grown-up doodlebug
anxiety|Mel Brooks's "High ___"
anytime|Eddie Fisher hit: 1951
apostles|Early Christian missionaries
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Garb
apparent|Plain to see
appears|Comes onstage
appease|Mollify
appellee|Temporary winner at court
applejack|Hard cider
applesauce|Nonsense
appraise|Rate
apropos|Relevant
aptitude|Natural ability
archers|Robin Hood's men
areolar|Of small spaces
argents|Parisian moneys
ariettas|Short operatic songs
ariettas|Short soli
armored|Shielded like Ivanhoe
armorer|Gawain's tailor
armorer|Knight's attendant
arousal|Act of bestirring
arousers|Reveilles
arpeggio|Chord having successive notes
arrange|Put in proper order
arrives|Makes the grade
arsenal|Place for matériel
arsenate|Poisonous salt
article|Contract component
article|Part of the Constitution
artiest|Bohemian to an extreme
artiest|Most chichi
artifact|Archeological item
artisan|Anagram for Sinatra
artisans|Skilled workers
artless|Ingenuous
ascribe|Attribute
asparagus|Plant of the lily family
aspects|Appearances
asperse|Slander
aspires|Has a goal
aspires|Has high hopes
aspirin|Headache pill
assailed|Attacked
assailed|Stormed
assassin|Leon F. Czolgosz was one
assayed|Analyzed
assemble|Collect
assemble|Convene
assenter|Yes man
assenters|Yes men
assents|Concurs
assignee|Recipient of a task
assimilates|Absorbs
assisted|Supported
assister|Supporter
astatic|Unstable
asterisk|Printing mark
astride|Straddling
athlete|Bruce Jenner, e.g.
athlete|Bruce Jenner, for one
athlete|Decathlon entrant
athletes|Arena figures
athodyd|Ramjet engine, e.g.
atomics|Science for a physicist
atonally|How certain music is structured
atoners|Penitents
attacked|Besieged
attacker|Pope, in "The Dunciad"
attests|Affirms
attests|Certifies
attires|Dresses
attires|Dresses
attires|Dresses
attract|Draw
attracts|Lures
auditor|Listener
aureole|Halo
automat|Eatery
avarice|Cupidity
avarice|Cupidity
avenged|Got even
avenger|Nemesis
avenues|Parade routes, often
averred|Made an affirmation
aversion|Dislike
aviated|Emulated Odom
babbled|Prattled
babbling|Like some brooks
baboons|Chacmas and mandrills
backpackers|Peripatetic football team
backstreet|Best seller by Fannie Hurst
backstreet|Fannie Hurst best seller
balaclava|Knitted helmet
balancer|Waiter, frequently
balderdash|Hogwash
balderdash|Nonsense
balladeer|Manilow is one
balloons|They may be sent up in trials
ballroom|Kind of dance
balmacaan|Loose, boxy overcoat
baloney|Bunkum
baloney|Nonsense
bandito|Pancho Villa, to Díaz
bandoleers|Group of evil looks?
bankroll|Supply funds
barnstorm|Perform at county fairs
baronets|Minor peers
barreled|Moved rapidly
barrels|Amounts of fun
barterer|Peter Minuit was one
barters|Trades
basaltic|Type of volcanic rock
bashaws|Turkish officials: Var.
basinet|Medieval helmet
batiste|Soft, sheer fabric
batteries|Pitchers and catchers
batters|Cake mixtures
battles|Grid immortal or melees
battleship|Shade of gray
bayberry|Candle material
beagles|Snoopy's relatives
beautify|Make pulchritudinous
bedfellows|Confederates
beekeeper|He has hives
beetled|Jutted
beetroot|A pigweed
befitted|Was becoming to
beholden|In debt
belcher|Type of neckerchief
believer|One who keeps the faith
believer|Theist, e.g.
bellyache|Grumble: Slang
benefit|Gala, frequently
berates|Chews out
bergamot|Pear-shaped citrus fruit
bestowed|Gave
betrayer|Double-dealer
bettered|Improved
bidders|Declarers at the bridge table
bilevel|Like some homes
binocle|Card game akin to bezique
bisected|Halved
bitters|Drink flavoring
blackboard|Teacher's aid
blacksmith|Farrier
blacksmith|Longfellow's village craftsman
bladders|Parts of footballs
blasters|Chargemen
blather|Foolish talk
bleakest|Least cheerful
blenders|Chefs' gadgets
blessing|Godsend
blockhouse|Pioneer fort
blooded|Of excellent lineage
bloodred|Crimson
blossoms|Develops
bluebeard|Fatima's murderous spouse
bluefish|Popular seafood
bluejay|Royal opponent, sometimes
bluepoints|Choice oysters
bluster|Inflated talk
blustered|Acted like a bully
blustery|Cold and windy
boaters|Straw hats
boating|Holiday pastime
bobwhite|Quail
bohemia|Place for nonconformists
boilover|Lose one's temper
boleros|Dances or jackets
boleros|HIGHWAYMEN
boleros|Spanish dances
bombastic|Pompous
bonehead|Numbskull
bordello|Brothel
bounder|Cad
braille|Tactile writing
brainchild|Bright idea
brandish|Wave in a warlike way
brandling|Small, red earthworm
brasses|Orchestral wind section
bravest|Most courageous
breezeway|Roofed area between a house and garage
bribery|Payola
briefed|Summarized
brighter|More lustrous
bristle|Stiff prickly hair
bristled|Got one's back up
bristles|Ruffles
broadsides|Volleys of denunciation
brocatelle|Upholstery fabric
brokerages|N.Y.S.E. members
browses|Window-shops, in a way
bruised|Like mint leaves in some juleps
brunette|Hedy Lamarr, for one
buccaneers|Tampa Bay team
buckaroo|Cowboy
bugaboo|Hobgoblin
bugbear|Hobgoblin
builder|Ibsen's "The Master ___"
bumptiousness|Obtrusive state
bustards|Large Old World birds
butterflies|Queasy feeling
cabaret|Grey-Minnelli classic
cabaret|THEY TOOK OVER OUR SMALL ___
cabinet|Presidential selections
caboose|End of a freight
caesarian|Imperial
cahiers|Notebooks
cakewalks|Strutting dances
calendar|Ours is Gregorian
calibrates|Adjusts a measuring instrument
californium|Radioactive element
caliper|Measuring instrument
caliphates|Dominions of some Islamic leaders
calling|Vocation
callithumps|Noisy demonstrations
callused|Like globetrotters' feet?
camellia|Shade of red
cameral|Of a judge's chamber
camporee|Scouts' powwow
canapes|Party tidbits
canasta|A card game
canasta|Card game
candela|Unit of luminous intensity
cankers|Diseased parts of wood
cannonball|Armament for a man-of-war
canoness|Woman in a Christian community
canonize|Make sacrosanct
cantata|Short oratorio
cantatas|Choral compositions
cantatas|Musical settings for stories
canticle|Hymn of praise
cantina|Mexican saloon
cantina|Saddle bag
capsizing|Fitting hats?
carbines|Rifles
cardinals|Stanford
careens|ASIAN WEIGHTS
carhops|Drive-in personnel
caribou|Reindeer's kin
cariole|One-horse carriage
carnation|Deep red
caroler|Yule singer
carpels|Seed vessels
carports|Shelters for autos
carrier|Flattop
cartoon|Capp creation
cassette|Tape holder
casting|Studio department
castled|Made a chess move
catamount|Cougar or lynx
catapults|Slingshots
catbird|Winged mewer
catbirds|Mewing fliers
catcall|Derisive shout
catcalls|Cries of disapproval
catcher|Bench was one
catechism|Religious instructions
catechu|Astringent or dye
caterwauls|Ululates
catfish|Baseball's ___ Hunter
cathead|Winch on an oil-well rig
cathode|Battery terminal
catnaps|Dozes
catspaw|Tool
cattails|Marsh plants
cattleman|Rancher
catwalks|Narrow pathways
cauldron|Vat
caulicle|Rudimentary stem of a seedling
cauterize|Sear with a corrosive
cautiously|Nevermore, quoth the Raven ___
caverns|Carlsbad ___
ceilings|Upper limits
celestas|Keyboard instruments
cellulose|Ingredient of paper and explosives
centimo|Part of a peseta
central|Basic
central|Grand place in N.Y.C.
champagnes|New Year's Eve beverages
champion|Gene Autry's horse
charges|Asks payment for
chariest|Most cautious
chariots|___ of Fire
charmers|Attractive people
charted|Mapped
charted|Mapped a course
chautauqua|N.Y. lake or county
chauvinists|Jingoes
cheater|Con man
checkers|Supermarket help
cheered|Encouraged
cheetah|Speedy feline
chemise|Shift
cherubic|Angellike
cherubs|Little innocents
cheshire|Breed of white swine
chilled|Cooled
chilled|Dispirited
chiller|Eerie tale
chinaware|Crockery
chinooks|Columbia River Indians
chlorate|A salt of potassium
chopsticks|Prepare kindling?
chorine|A pony, perhaps
chowder|Thick soup
chrysolite|Mineral used in making refractories
cinemas|Londoners' movies
citadel|A. J. Cronin novel, with "The"
clapper|Bell part
clarions|Announces loudly
clasped|Hugged
classical|Describing symphonies, sonatas, etc.
classmate|Fellow student
clauses|Stipulations in legal documents
clavichord|Piano's early cousin
cleansed|Purified
cleanser|Household necessity
cleaver|TV's Beaver ___
clement|Merciful
clenched|Made a fist
clerked|Was a salesperson
cliches|Platitudes
clients|Spade's customers
climate|Ambiance
climatic|Weather-related
clinical|Austere; antiseptic
clocker|A railbird
closets|Wear houses?
clothes|Man maker?
clothes|What Godiva shed
coaters|House painters
coattails|Cutaway features
cocaine|Narcotic
coconuts|Some sources of milk
codifier|One who systematizes
codswallop|Bosh, to the British
cogitate|Don the thinking cap
coinage|Neologism
coleslaw|Picnic staple
collage|Composition of a sort
colleen|Mayo girl
collided|Disagreed sharply
colonial|___ Dames of America
colorer|Crayons user
comediennes|Funny femmes
comedies|Neil Simon products
commode|Low chest of drawers
commonwealth|Mutual fund?
commotion|Public disorder
compact|Small car
compete|Try to outdo
composers|Kodaly, Lully et al.
composites|Highly evolved plants
compute|Calculate
computer|Data processor
concave|The vault of the sky
conceals|Masks
concedes|Prisoner yields?
conchology|Study of mollusks and shells
condense|Abridge
congeal|Clot
conjure|Practice an occult art
connect|Link
conniption|Tantrum
consistency|Emerson's "hobgoblin of little minds"
constants|Fixed values
constitutionals|Daily health regimes
contentiousness|Logomachist's trait
contessa|Barefoot lady
contessa|The Barefoot ___
contorts|Twists
converge|Come together at a point
convertibles|Some of the hardtops
coolant|Heat-reducing fluid
coopery|Beer casks, e.g.
copyboy|Newspaper messenger
copycat|Mimic
cornfed|Plump; healthy
cornhusk|Maize's outer covering
coronals|Garlands
coroner|Medical official
coronet|Chaplet's kin
corporal|Communion cloth
cosmopolis|New York or Hong Kong
cottontail|Rabbit
counterpoint|Leading money winner: 1951
courage|Brecht's "Mother ___"
coveralls|Mechanic's garment
coyotes|Prairie howlers
crabapples|Wild fruit, usually
craftiness|Cunning quality
crammed|Studied hard and fast
crayoned|Colored, in a way
creates|Brings about
creator|Jehovah, to some
creeper|Plant for ground cover
crenate|Scalloped
crenulated|Scalloped
crescent|Turkish symbol
cribbing|Action taboo at West Point
crimson|Harvard
criteria|Yardsticks
critique|Analytic review
crooned|Aped Der Bingle
crowbars|Jimmies
crowers|They gasconade
crucial|Determining
crudest|Least refined
crustacean|Crayfish, e.g.
cuisine|Style of cooking
cuisine|The kitchen
culprits|Offenders
cunning|Delicately attractive
curtains|Veils of a sort
cutlass|A Touch of C, 1973 film
cynosure|Center of attention
daemons|Guardian spirits
daffodils|Wordsworth flowers
dallier|Thumb-twiddler
dalmatian|Dog properly named Spot
dalmatian|One of 101
danseurs|Ballets de Paris members
darnings|Articles repaired by a seamstress
dashers|Certain racers
daycare|Center for the tot set
daytime|Dawn-to-dusk hours
daytime|Dawn-to-dusk period
deadbeat|Sponger
deadhead|Passenger with a free ticket
deafest|Most heedless
dealing|Activity at Reno
debutant|One beginning a career
decagons|Ten-sided figures
decamps|Flees
deciding|Like some factors
declare|Affirm
declare|State
decontaminating|Activity for the E.P.A.
decreased|Lessened
decrypt|Break a code
deepened|Intensified
deepfreeze|Chill
defaces|Mars
defeats|Vanquishes
defense|Security
defenselessness|Military foible
defenses|Fortifications
defenses|Justifications
defoggers|Windshield adjuncts
degrees|Academic titles
delaines|Fine wools
delaines|Wool dress fabrics
delegate|Entrust to another
delight|Revel
demarche|Maneuver
demeanor|Bearing
demitasse|Small cup for café
democrat|Light farm wagon
democratic|Not snobbish
demolish|BURNISH ANEW
demoted|Lowered in rank
demotes|Lowers in rank
demotic|Popular
dendriform|Treelike in structure
dendrite|Nerve-cell process
denotes|Signifies
denoting|Indicating
denouements|Novel windups
dentine|Tooth tissue
dentist|William T. G. Morton was one
dentist|William T. G. Morton was one
dentists|They care about caries
depends|Leans (on)
deplore|Lament
deposit|Financial transaction
deposit|Settle
derates|Reduces assessments
derides|Mocks
derogate|Detract
descent|Heritage
deserts|Gobi and Mojave
desires|Craves
desires|Velleities
desolate|Abandoned
despots|Tyrants
dessert|Last course
desserts|Calorie collectors' courses
detached|Aloof
detects|Emulates Holmes
deterred|Discouraged a doer
devastate|Lay waste
develop|Grow
deviled|Like some eggs
devoted|Very loving
devotee|Worshiper
devotee|Zealot
devotees|Aficionados
dialects|Forms of speech
diction|Asset for an actor
didactic|Pompously dull and erudite
dieters|Fat fighters
dieters|They bantingize
digests|Compendiums
dilates|Widens
dillydally|Waste time
diluters|Thinning agents
dilutes|Thins
dioramas|Museum features
diphase|Like some electrical circuits
diplomat|Kissinger or Metternich
directed|Emulated Spielberg
directing|Spielberg activity
disadvantageous|Unfavorable
disavow|Wash one's hands of
disbars|Expels an LL.B.
discombobulated|Befuddled
discountenances|Abashes
discretion|The better part of valor
dispels|Scatters
disrobe|Undress
dissect|Analyze
distant|Like the horizon
distant|Remote
distastes|Aversions
distilled|Refined
distort|Warp
distress|Trouble
ditched|Got rid of
divesting|Preshower activity
dividers|Features in some rooms
divination|Occult art
divorce|Tidbit for Rona Barrett
doctrine|Teachings
dodderer|Enfeebled one
dogcarts|One-horse vehicles
doggone|Old Tray
doghouse|Husband's "residence" when in disfavor
doglike|Resembling a Basenji or Briard
dogwatch|Short period of Navy duty
doodled|Scribbled at a board meeting
doodler|Aimless artist
dormant|Still
dottels|Pipe residues
drabble|She wrote "The Needle's Eye": 1972
drafted|Tapped for the service
dramatist|Ibsen or Inge
drawled|Spoke like Scarlett
dreaded|Greatly feared
dreading|In fear of
dreamers|Lotus eaters
drencher|Fireman, at times
dressage|Exhibition riding
dresser|Actress's aide
dresses|Frocks
dressier|More stylish
driveled|Talked nonsense
driveled|Talked stupidly and carelessly
duikers|African antelopes
duplicates|Identical sets
durable|Like Pete Rose
dystopia|Utopia's antithesis
earache|Otalgia
earmark|Identify
earnest|Far from flippant
earnest|Serious
earning|Meriting
earring|Article of adornment
earthier|More natural
earthquake|Richter-scale event
easiest|Least onerous
eastern|Oriental
eastward|In the direction of Asia
eastwards|To the Orient
easygoing|Placid
eavesdrops|Listens in
ecdyses|Lobsters' sheddings
echelons|Levels of responsibility
eclaircissement|Clarification
eclipsed|Overshadowed
eclogue|Idyllic poem
economy|Beryl Sprinkel's concern
edelweiss|Gem from "The Sound of Music"
edgings|Lace and rickrack
editions|Publishers' output
editors|Blue-pencil wielders
educable|Fit for instruction
education|Horace Mann's field
eductors|Devices for making fluids
effacer|Eradicator
efferent|Centrifugal
egocentricities|Self-centered traits
egoisms|Self-centered personality traits
egoisms|Self-conceits
egomania|Abnormal self-conceit
elapids|Venomous snakes
elapses|Passes
elastic|Able to resile
elastic|Flexible
elation|Glee
elected|Chose
elected|Chose
elector|Member of a certain college
electorates|Voters in general
electors|Members of a certain college
electro|Kind of magnet
elegant|Tastefully fine
elegantly|With panache
elegiac|Melancholy
element|Periodic-table item
elements|Neon and mercury, e.g.
elements|Wolfram and selenium
elephant|A size of paper
elephant|Babar of fiction
elevates|Raises
elevator|Londoner's lift
elevens|Giants and Jets
eliminate|Take out
ellipsis|Word omission, in grammar
elopers|Some newlyweds
eloquent|Like Bryan
elusion|Clever escape
emanate|Spring
emanated|Flowed forth
embassy|Overseas residence
emendable|Subject to alteration
emerald|Isle or City
emerald|___ Isle (Ireland)
emergents|Water-rooted plants
emersed|Rising above a surface
emirate|Arab chief's office
emirates|Arabian noblemen's states
emitted|Shed
emotive|Relating to excitement
employer|User
employs|Takes on
emporia|Large stores
empower|Authorize
empties|Takes everything out
emulate|Copy
emulates|Copies, in a way
emulates|Tries to equal or surpass
emulsoids|Some sols
enablers|Those who capacitate
enamour|Captivate, in Cheshire
enclave|West Berlin, to East Germany
enclose|Hem in
endeared|Made lovable
endless|Infinite
endorse|Approve
endorse|Approve
endorsees|Receivers of checks
endorses|Gives the nod to
endures|Lasts
enemies|Feudists
engineer|High-tech type
engorge|Glut
engrave|Chase
engraver|Etcher
enisles|Isolates
enlisted|Won the support of
enlists|Takes the queen's shilling
enlists|Wins support from
enneads|N.L. teams, e.g.
ennoble|Dignify
enrolled|Matriculated
ensiled|Stored fodder
enslave|Place into bondage
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Trap
ensnare|Trap
ensured|Guaranteed
ensures|Makes certain
entailed|Involved necessarily
entasis|Column-shaft swelling
entente|International agreement
entered|Enlisted
entered|Joined a contest
entered|Put on the record
entered|Recorded
entered|Registered
enterers|Diarists
entering|Breaking and ___
entertain|Amuse
enticement|Lure
entomology|Jean Henri Fabre's forte
entrain|Board Amtrak
entrains|Gets on a Pullman
entreat|Beg
entreats|Begs
entreats|Petitions
entreaty|Prayer
entrepot|Storehouse
entropy|Efficiency measure
entrust|Commit with confidence
envelop|Wrap up
eoliths|Flint implements
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epigraphy|Stone-inscription study
episode|Serial section
episodic|Incidental
epistle|Lection
epitome|Abstract
epitome|Abstract
epochal|Of a historic interval
epochal|Of a time period
equalitarian|Advocate of basic democratic principles
equation|Algebra problem
equipment|REVERSE GEAR
erected|Built
eremite|Recluse
eremites|Recluses
eristic|Controversialist
erodible|Capable of being eaten away
erosion|What glaciers cause
erosive|Soil exposing
erotica|Sexy pictures or books
errands|Some trips
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|Printing error
erroneously|Definition: Part II
erudite|Ineligible for a dunce cap
escapee|One who got away
escheat|Confiscate
escorted|Chaperoned
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Abstruse
esparto|Grass variety
espouses|Marries
essayer|One who attempts
essayers|Strivers
estated|Landed
estates|Graceland et al.
estimate|Educated guess
estimate|Judge
estopped|Halted legally
etagere|Open-shelved stand
etagere|Whatnot
etageres|Fancy whatnots
etamine|Loose-woven fabric
etamines|Worsted fabrics
etcetera|More of the same
etchers|Workers with acid
eternal|Another kind of triangle
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Like Rome
eternity|Aeons ad infinitum
ethanes|Natural-gas components
ethanol|Grain alcohol
ethical|Moral
etiolate|Blanch
eugenics|Breeding to improve good qualities
evaluates|Appraises
evanescent|Vanishing
eventide|Poet's post-sunset period
evergreens|Part of Yuletide décor
everted|Turned inside out
evidence|Grounds for belief
evident|Clear
evident|Plain
evildoers|Moriarty and J. R.
evilest|Most reprehensible
evinces|Shows plainly
exchange|Switch
exhibits|Shows at a fair
exiting|On the way out
experts|Mavens
expiated|Made amends
explode|Hit the ceiling
extinct|No longer active
extirpate|Get rid of dandelions
extolled|Praised
extremist|Radical
eyeballs|Observes: Slang
eyepiece|Monocle
eyesore|Offensive sight
eyesores|Dumps, e.g.
factory|Plant
failles|Woven fabrics
fainted|Experienced a syncope
faintest|Most indistinct
familiarity|It's said to breed contempt
fantast|Visionary
farthing|Least amount
fastener|Staple, e.g.
fastness|Stronghold
fatherhood|Book by Bill Cosby
fatherly|Paternal
fearlessly|How Capp's Fosdick faces danger
feasible|Worth a try
federal|Hamilton's ___ Party
federate|Join forces
federate|Join states
feeders|Winter bird attracters
fenders|Cowcatchers' kin
feoffees|Recipients of feudal estates
ferments|Agitates
ferreted|Searched around
fetishes|Objects of irrational devotion
fetters|Shackles
fillings|Dental jobs
firetrap|Ramshackle tenement
fishiest|Most questionable
fishmeal|Piscatorial fertilizer
flagpole|Where to run up an idea?
flagship|Admiral's vessel
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flashier|More brilliant
flibbertigibbet|Scatterbrain
floater|Illegal voter
flycatchers|Kingbirds, pewees, etc.
folders|Filing-cabinet items
followup|Pursue, as a lead
foolscap|A size of paper
footstool|Twelve-inch ottoman?
forager|Legionary ant
forceful|Strong
forecasts|Prognosticates
forester|U.S. Park Service employee
foretell|Presage
forgotten|John Farrar's "___ Shrines"
formicas|Certain plastics
foursome|Links party
foursquare|Without equivocation
fracases|Brouhahas
fraters|Monastery refectories
freeload|Sponge
freewill|Unrestricted choice
frenetic|Overactive
freshet|Flood
friable|Crumbly
fritterers|Wastrels
frontal|Altar covering
gadwalls|Wild ducks
gainful|Like most employment
gainful|Profitable
gangster|Hood
gangster|Little Caesar, for one
gargles|Mouthwashes
gargoyle|Notre Dame feature
garniture|Trimming
garotte|Strangle
gasless|Like some experimental cars
gatherer|Magpie
gazpacho|Andalusian cold soup
gelatin|Stage-light color sheet
genders|Masculine and feminine
generator|Dynamo
generic|Characteristic of a group
generous|Unstinting
gentlemen|Chivalrous chaps
giggler|Titterer
gigglers|Those who laugh foolishly
giggles|Silly laughs
gingerroot|Herb called coltsfoot
gingers|Sandy hues
gleeful|Pleased as Punch
gleesome|Merry
glisten|Shine
glisten|Sparkle
glorias|Halos
glowered|Looked threateningly
goalkeeper|Competitor for the Vezina Trophy
gossiped|Acted like a yenta
gossoon|Irish lad
graceful|Having charm of form, movement, etc.
gradate|Shade into one another
gradual|Developing little by little
graduate|Hoffman role: 1967
graduate|Role for Dustin Hoffman
grampus|Fierce whale
grandiloquently|In a bombastic manner
grandstand|Stadium section
grasper|Greedy person
grassroots|Rank and file
grating|Strident
gravamen|Basis of a grievance
greatcoat|Outer garment
greater|___ Antilles
greenlet|Vireo
gregarious|Sociable
grenade|Piece of weaponry
griever|Niobe, e.g.
grilles|Gratings forming screens
grimacer|Mime, at times
gropers|Large, dangerous fish
grotesque|Like a gargoyle
grounds|Coffee residue
groundswell|Surge, as of political action
guarded|Cautious
guillotine|Reign of Terror instrument
gustatory|Pertaining to taste
guzzler|Elbow-bender
gymkhana|Field day for equestrians
gyrates|Revolves
gyrations|Whirling movements
habanera|Aria from "Carmen"
hairnet|Snood
hallelujahs|Words of joy
halogen|Fluorine or iodine
haloing|Encircling
handful|Small amount
handsome|Considerable, as a sum
hangars|Airport structures
hangover|Jan. 1 problem for some
hardcover|Describing a paperback's dearer relative
hardline|Unyielding in one's political position
harmless|Innocuous
harmonizer|Barbershop-quartet member
harrower|Farmer, sometimes
hassles|Controversies
hassles|Heated arguments
hastened|Hied
hateful|Odious
havelock|Headgear devised by an English general
headgear|Bowlers and boaters
headhunter|Employment agent
headings|NNE, SSW, etc.
headland|Promontory
headline|Streamer, e.g.
headstrong|Self-willed
headway|Forward motion
headwind|Sailor's problem
heartthrob|Object of one's affection
heavens|Firmament
hebetate|Become obtuse
hectare|About two-and-a-half acres
hectoring|Activity in a hostile crowd
hedgehops|Flies low, while spraying
hedonism|Pursuit of pleasure
helicons|Tubas
hellcats|W.W. II fighter planes
helplessly|It's the maid's night out, said Tom ___
henpecks|Nags constantly
hepcats|Jivers
herdsman|Steer steerer
heretic|Unorthodox believer
herring|Shad or sardine
hesitate|Waver
hexagons|Shapes of most pencils
hibachi|Charcoal stove
hideaways|Retreats
hillside|Slope's kin
hippies|Beatnik successors
hissing|Audience reaction, at times
historic|Belonging to the past
historic|Like a Catton work
hitless|O for 4 at bat, e.g.
homages|Allegiances
homonym|Bore, to boar
hooligan|Ruffian
hooplas|Ring-tossing games
hooraying|An activity of Joe College
hopscotch|Sidewalk game
hornets|Alabama Staters
horsefeathers|Poppycock
horsefly|Equine pest
horselaugh|Guffaw
hostess|Airline figure
hostile|Unfriendly
hothead|Quick-tempered one
households|Ménages
hunches|Jostles
hundreds|By the ___ (in great numbers)
iceboats|Winter vehicles
idealists|Perfection seekers
ideated|Brainstormed
ideated|Formed concepts
identical|Same
ideogram|Element of picture writing
idolize|Revere
ignition|Combustion system
ignoble|Mean
ignored|Disregarded
illegal|Adjective for a speak-easy
illegal|Unlawful
imagine|Think
imagined|Supposed
imbibes|Doesn't abstain
imbroglio|Confused misunderstanding
imbrues|Stains
imitate|Copy
imitate|Flatter, in a way
imitated|Flattered sincerely?
impacts|Influences
impalas|African antelopes
impanels|Calls a jury
impassively|We're deadlocked, said Tom ___
imperative|Kant's categorical ___
impetus|Momentum
importer|He brings in the ginseng
incense|Holy smoke
incense|Thurible contents
incessant|Unceasing
inchoate|Not completely formed
incised|Cut into
incisor|Cutting tooth
includes|Takes in
incognito|Pseudonym
incomes|Data for 1040's
inconsequential|Trifling
indigent|Penniless
individualistic|Markedly self-reliant
indoors|Not under the stars or sun
induces|Causes
indurate|Hardened
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Sluggishness
inhabit|Occupy
initial|First letter
initiate|Begin
initiative|Gumption component
innings|Diamond units
inroads|Encroachments
inroads|Progress of a sort
insider|One in the know
insinuate|Hint slyly
insofar|To such an extent
instruct|Emulate Mark Hopkins
instrumentation|One of Nelson Riddle's fortes
insults|Affronts
integer|Whole number
intends|Plans
intense|Highly charged
intense|Very vivid
interact|Have reciprocal effect
interbred|Produced a hybrid
interne|Would-be G.P.
interrogational|Questioning
intimidate|Cow
intruded|Crashed the gate
inventor|Eli Whitney, e.g.
involves|Entails
ironbark|Australian eucalyptus
ironers|Laundry workers
islands|Thousand ___ of N.Y.-Can.
isocline|Geologic feature
isolate|Set apart
isomers|Chemical compounds resembling others
isotherm|Line on a weather map
isotope|Carbon 14, for one
isotope|Cyclotron item
isotope|Nuclide
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Battologize
jacamar|Tropical, insect-eating bird
jeremiad|Lengthy lamentation
jetstream|Band of high-speed winds
jewelled|Set with stones
jezebel|WITH ___
joneses|Bobby, Tom et al.
keeping|House or book follower
kernels|Nutmeats
kestrel|Small falcon
keystone|Arch support
kidnapper|Sleeping goat?
kidnaps|Abducts
kidskin|Soft leather
kinfolks|Relatives
klondike|Site of the 1897 gold rush
knuckle|Kind of ball or sandwich
laborious|Toilsome
ladybug|Spotted beetle
laggard|Loiterer
lambent|Softly bright
lambing|Giving birth, as a ewe
lamentable|Distressing
laments|Jeremiads
lancers|Soldiers of yore
landless|Owning no property
landlords|Some men of property
lanyard|Rope on a sloop
lapidaries|Gem cutters
largess|Big tip
lariats|Catchers at a rodeo
lasagne|Pasta dish
latchkey|Opener of sorts
lateens|Triangular sails
lathers|Get soapy, with "up"
lathers|Soaps
latinos|Some South Americans
latticed|Arranged in crossed strips
lavages|Washings, in hospitals
lawsuits|Some court cases
lawyers|Barristers
leaders|Directors
leading|Kind of question
leaflets|Advertising circulars
leaguer|Little or Texas follower
leanness|A quality of Cassius
learner|Apprentice
leavened|Infused
lebensraum|Extra space deemed necessary
leftist|Radical
legatee|Heir
legatees|Heirs
legatees|Recipients of bequests
legible|Clearly penned
legible|Easy to read
legislature|Japanese diet
legumes|Vegetarian's course
lemonish|Like a fish-garnish taste
leonine|Kind of rhyme or verse
leopard|Lafayette athlete
leopards|Ferocious felines
leotard|Acrobat's garb
leotard|Dancer's garment
leotards|Aerobic wear
lessons|Course of instruction
letterer|Sign painter, at times
leveret|Young hare
liberate|Unshackle
liberty|Bell of note
licensed|Privileged
licensee|Recipient of certain permission
lichees|Chinese nuts
lichens|Fungous growths
liegeman|Loyal follower
lighthouse|Pharos
likened|Compared
limerick|Lear creation
limestone|Luray Caverns material
linkages|Connections
located|Settled
loganberry|Prune purple
loggers|Timber topplers
logical|Clearly reasonable
logical|Sensible
lonesome|Desolate
loricae|Roman soldiers' corselets
lorries|Trowbridge trucks
lowdown|Facts, with "the"
lunches|Brown baggers' repasts
luridly|With garish vividness
macadam|Type of roadway
macaroon|Almond-paste cookie
macerate|Grow thin
machismo|Assertive masculinity
mackinaw|Coat or boat
maddens|Angers
maddest|Most like a hatter
mademoiselles|Les girls
madness|That devil's ___—War: R. W. Service
madonna|Rock star
magnetism|Personal charm
magnetos|Certain dynamos
mahatma|Gandhi title
majestic|Imperial
majesty|Grandeur
malaise|Discomfort
malamute|Sled dog
malinger|Shirk
malinger|Shirk
manageable|Submitting to control
manages|Oversees
manatee|Aquatic mammal
manatees|Dugongs' cousins
manatees|Large Fla. sea creatures
manatees|Sea cows
mandible|Jawbone
mandolin|Strummer's instrument
mangler|Cloth-pressing machine
manhattans|Cocktail orders
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mansard|Sort of roof
marines|Combat group
marquee|Entrance canopy
marriage|Step taken by Figaro
maryjane|Young girl's sandal
mascara|Cosmetic preparation
masterpiece|New book by Thomas Hoving
matchbox|Lucifer's place
maypole|Dance center of a sort
mazurka|Lively Polish dance
meagerly|In a scanty way
meanders|Roams
meantime|Interim
meatier|Less insubstantial
mediates|Interposes
medicine|Intern's study
meltable|Fusible
meltdowns|Processes for saving scrap metal
melting|Kind of pot
membrane|Eardrum, e.g.
menacing|Ominous
menials|Servants
mergence|Union
meseems|Old synonym for "I think"
metalize|Strengthen, in a way
metronomes|Instruments for Horowitz
metropolis|Cairo or Copenhagen
metropolis|Home of the Daily Planet
midsummer|Hot time
midwifery|Form of obstetrics
midwinter|Cold time
mildewed|Discolored by fungi
mildewed|Like some damp clothes
millions|Plutocrat's lucre
minaret|Mosque feature
mineral|Twenty Questions category
mineral|Egeran or epidote
mineral|Epidote or egeran
minestrone|Thick vegetable soup
miniskirts|Garments of the 60's
minuteman|Fast Colonial fighter?
minuteness|Quality of an electronic chip
misdeal|Faux pas at Reno
miseries|Ills
misfire|Artillery accident
mismatch|Bout that's a rout
mission|Junípero Serra establishment
mistake|Error
mistake|Gaffe
mistermed|Wrongly classified
mistletoe|Christmas décor item
mnemonic|Aiding in recall
moderate|Calm
moderate|Chair a panel discussion
molasses|Treacle
molested|Harassed
mollycoddles|Pampers
monopoly|What A.T.&T. once had
monotony|Wearisome uniformity
moonstones|Heavenly gems?
moronic|Asinine
morosely|In an ill-humored way
mothproof|Secure from lepidoptera
motivates|Impels
motives|Jurors' considerations
moulage|Mold-making science
multiply|Proliferate
muscatel|Sweet wine
mystique|Special cult
nailing|Carpenter's activity
nameable|Identifiable
narcotic|Opiate
narrate|Relate
narrowed|Constricted
narrows|Verrazano-___ Bridge
nattier|Dressed more sharply
nearness|The ___ of You, 1940 song
neatness|Tidy state
necromancy|Occult art
needlefish|Gar
negated|Annulled
negated|Canceled out
negligent|Remiss
neither|Nor's correlative
nemeses|Inflicters of retribution
neonate|Infant in his or her first month
nepotism|Family patronage
neritic|Of shallow coastal waters
nesters|Birds or settlers
nesters|Squatters
nesters|The feathered set
nestlings|Chicks
nettler|Provoking person
newscast|Brokaw presentation
nickelodeon|Jukebox's predecessor
nicotine|Barrie's "My Lady ___"
ninepin|Item in a bowling game
nineteen|Score minus one
nirvana|Felicitous state
nobbler|Soho swindler
noiseless|Very quiet
noisemakers|New Year's Eve horns, rattles, etc.
noisier|More clamorous
noisier|More like a charivari
nominal|Slight
nonhero|Ineffective protagonist
nonplus|Baffle
nonsense|Rubbish
northeast|New England
northern|Boreal
northwest|Bighorn country
nosebag|Oats-holder
notable|Distinguished
notarial|Officially framed, as documents
notebook|Schoolbag item
notepad|Steno's companion
nourish|Promote
nuisance|Pest
numerals|M, V, L, etc., to a Roman
nutcracker|European bird
nutlets|Wee chinquapins
oarsman|Henley competitor
oatcake|Food item
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
obverse|Counterpart
oersted|Electromagnetic unit
ointment|Salve
oldster|Nonagenarian
oleasters|Buffalo berry and Russian olive
oligopoly|Control of a market by a few firms
omnibus|Alistair Cooke vehicle
omnibus|All-inclusive
omnipotently|With all-encompassing power
omniscience|Attribute of the Deity
operate|Run
operates|Runs
operetta|Iolanthe, e.g.
operetta|The Student Prince, e.g.
opposer|Anti
optimal|Most favorable
optimist|Sanguine one
opulent|Wealthy
oranges|Valencias, e.g.
oratorio|Musical work
oratorios|Some Handel opera
orators|Fourth of July speakers
orbital|Ocular
orderer|Purchasing agent, e.g.
ordinal|Roman Catholic book
ordinary|___ People, 1980 Oscar winner
organist|Church musician
organist|Sunday player
orients|Helps newcomers to adjust
original|First
original|Prototype
orthodoxy|Conventional behavior
osmosis|Process of diffusion
ossicle|Ear bone
osteopath|Medical practitioner
ostosis|Bone formation
ostrich|Big flightless bird
ostrich|Two-toed bird
otherwise|Differently
ottomans|Footstools
ousting|Ejection
outcome|Result
outfielder|Strawberry, for one
outraged|Violently resentful
outwits|Exceeds in cleverness
overact|Play the ham
overarm|Swimmer's ___ stroke
overawed|Completely cowed
overdraw|Misuse one's checking account
overeats|Has too much at dinner
overhear|Do some eavesdropping
overneat|Like Craig's wife
overplay|What hams do
override|Annul
oversee|Supervise
overseen|Supervised
overture|Egmont is one
overuse|Employ too often
oxalate|Prevent coagulation
packhorse|Beast of burden
padlock|Close, as a building
padrone|Boss or innkeeper
pajamas|Nightwear
pajamas|Nightwear for felines?
palatial|Stately
palette|Artist's board
palettes|Boards for Benton
palindrome|Name no one man, e.g.
panamas|Hats from Ecuador
panatela|Slender cigar
panbroil|Cook uncovered with no fat
pancreas|Producer of insulin
panettones|Fruity Italian breads
panjandrum|Pompous official
pannier|Wicker basket
panorama|Bird's-eye view
panorama|Comprehensive view
pantaloons|Outdated men's wear
pantiles|Roofing materials
paperer|Hanger of a sort
parables|Tales containing morals
paragon|Model
parallel|Kind of parking
paramount|Supreme
parcheesi|Old board game
parchisi|Board game
parliamentarian|Legislative expert
parolee|Conditionally released prisoner
paroles|Conditional releases
parotid|Salivary gland
parsnip|Carrot's kin
partiality|Special liking
partisan|Adherent
partite|Divided
partition|Divider
passable|Just good enough
passels|Kin of scads
passings|Fords
passion|Zeal
pastime|Diversion
pastoral|Of shepherds
pastors|Parish leaders
pastrami|Deli order
pasturage|Accomodation for cattle
patellae|Knee bones
patient|Tolerant
pavements|Road surfaces
paymaster|Dispenser of wages
peasant|Toiler in the soil
pectoral|Thoracic
pedants|Doctrinaires' kin
pedestal|Place for an idol
peepers|Wally Cox role on TV
peeress|Noblewoman
pelagic|Living in the open sea
pelican|Big-billed bird
pellagra|Disease caused by niacin and protein deficiency
penetrant|Piercer
penitent|Very sorry
pennons|Streamers on knights' lances
pensive|Derby winner: 1944
perfecto|Corona's cousin
perfume|Smell that may cast a spell
periodic|Cyclical
peripeteias|Plot reversals in novel
permute|Change the order of
perorate|Declaim
perpetuated|Caused to continue
personally|For one's own part
perspire|Use a sudatorium
pertain|Apply
peruser|Bibliophile, at times
perverse|Contrary
pesters|Annoys
pesters|Annoys
petered|___ out (diminished gradually)
petulant|Peevish
petulant|Querulous
phantasm|Ghost
pharaoh|Tut, for one
phenomenologist|Classifier of facts or experiences
phrenic|Mental
physics|Forte of Niels Bohr
pianist|Liberace, for one
piccalilli|A relish
pickpocket|Sneak thief
picrate|Salt of a certain acid
pietist|Member of a Lutheran group
pigeonhole|Categorize
pilaster|Building column
pipeline|Channel of conveyance
pistole|Louis d'or
pistols|Weapons for Earp and Dillon
pitiless|Without mercy
pivotal|Key
plainness|Unpretentious quality
planation|Geologic process of erosion
planers|Carpenters' tools
planner|Projector
plantain|Banana source
planter|Nursery vessel
playoff|Hockey event in the spring
playpen|Nursery item
pleater|Sewing-machine attachment
pleiades|Taurus cluster
plenary|Full
plunder|LAPWING
pneumothorax|Lung problem
pocketbooks|Purses
pocketknife|Tool for Penrod
poetaster|Versifier
pointer|Hunting dog
polestar|Directing principle
polestar|Top Warsaw athlete?
polymer|Complex chemical compound
pompano|Food fish
pondered|Ruminated
popular|Well-liked
portage|Canoer's chore
portals|Gates
portents|Forebodings
porthole|Stateroom window
possess|Own
possessed|Mad or had
possessor|One of the haves
posters|Campaign paraphernalia
postfix|Append
posthumously|How Wolfe's "The Hills Beyond" was published
posting|Bookkeeping term
potable|Fit to imbibe
potholes|Ruts
potpourri|Medley
pottles|Large drinking vessels
powerhouse|Go-getter
powerhouses|Fireballs
prairies|Grasslands
pranced|Strutted
prancer|Strutter
precedence|Priority
precipitousness|Acrophobiac's dread
predated|Like some documents
predation|Rapacity
preeminent|Outstanding
preempt|Appropriate
preheat|Cooking direction
prelate|Ecclesiastical luminary
premise|Hypothesis
prepare|Make ready
presage|Portend
preserves|Grandma's canning pride
preside|Chair
preside|Wield the gavel
presided|Wielded a gavel
pressure|Squeezing
presumed|Took for granted
prevention|An ounce of this is worth the alternative
primero|Old card game
princes|William and Harry
pristine|Immaculate
proceed|Move along
procrastination|Proverbial "thief"
procrastination|Start of a quotation
prodded|FORESTALLED, FORMERLY
prognostication|Forecast
prognostication|Mother Shipton's forte
project|Scheme
prolapse|Slip out of place, to a doctor
promote|Boost
promote|Tout
propane|Fuel gas
propeller|Outboard-motor part
propenes|Flammable hydrocarbons
proposer|Future benedict?
prosaic|Humdrum
prosperous|Well-heeled
protect|Shield
protection|Parasol's purpose
protein|Diet essential
proteins|Amino-acids sources
protest|Speak strongly against
protocol|Rigid code
protons|Atomic particles
psalter|Hymnbook of sorts
ptyalin|Salivary enzyme
pullman|Kind of kitchen or car
puncture|Tire mishap
purchase|Buy
purists|Sticklers
quarterback|Montana, for one
quenelles|Dumplings of minced meat or fish
quintet|Celtics or Lakers
quizzical|Odd
racemes|Unbranched flower clusters
rackets|Uproars
radiant|Glowing
radiant|Glowing
radices|Rudimentary roots
rafters|Flocks of turkeys
raglans|Coats named for a baron
ragtime|Joplin specialty
ragweed|Sneeze promoter
rainbow|Domain of Iris
raincheck|Shea ducat
raisers|Parents, e.g.
rakehell|Roué
rallies|Mass meetings
ramrods|Strict disciplinarians
ramshackle|Rickety
ransack|Search vigorously
rapacity|Greed
rapport|Harmony
ratatats|Drum sounds
ratchet|Pawl's complement
ratifies|Sanctions
rations|Food at the front
ratites|Rheas, e.g.
ratters|Some terriers
rattles|Babies' toys
ravines|Gulches
reacted|Responded to a stimulus
readied|Prepared
reading|Interpretation
realist|Twain or Whitman
realtor|Dealer in domiciles
reamers|Hole-shaping tools
reapers|McCormick products
rearing|Parents' activity
reasons|Thinks logically
reassure|Hearten
rebirth|Renaissance, literally
rebuttal|Counterstatement
receive|Get
receive|Obtain
recital|Horowitz performance
reclasp|Fasten a necklace again
reclined|Rested
recocked|Prepared to shoot again
recorded|Preserved on vinyl
redactor|Editor
reddens|Blushes
redeploy|Shuffle troops
redeploy|Spread out troops again
redlegs|Old World birds
redowas|Kin of polkas
reechoes|Resounds
reenact|Play it again
refinery|Type of plant
reflexes|Knee jerks
refrained|Practiced abstinence
refrigerator|Sobriquet for William Perry
regatta|Henley event
reheated|Like some leftovers
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
related|Cognate
relation|Anagram for Oriental
relative|Kin
relaxes|Takes five
release|Free
release|Free
release|Set free
release|Untie
reliance|Dependency
reliance|Trust
reliance|Trust
reliant|Showing trust
reliant|Trusting
relieve|Emulate Bob Stanley
relieve|Lighten
relieve|Remove pressure
relined|Made certain repairs on a coat
relishes|Some appetizers
reloader|Gunnery crewman
remainder|Residuum
rematch|Boxing encore
remember|___ Me?: 1937 song
remember|C. Rossetti poem
remittances|Payments sent by mail
remodels|Makes over
remorse|Compunction
renaming|Certain activity of uncertain producers
reneged|Misplayed a card
repaints|Applies a second coat
repairs|Overhauls, e.g.
repanel|Work on the walls
repartee|Witty banter
repasts|Meals
repines|Frets
repines|Frets
replate|Mend armor
replete|Full to the gills
replied|Echoed
reported|Publicized
reporter|City-room denizen
reposed|Basked, perhaps
reposes|Rests
repress|Check
reprinted|Issued again
reprises|Repetitions within scores
repulse|Drive back
reredos|Altar screen
reredos|Altar screen
reredos|Altar screen
resembles|Looks like
resented|Showed indignation
reserve|Diffidence
resider|Dweller
resides|Dwells
resolution|New Year's decision
respire|Breathe
respire|Breathe
response|Answer
restarts|Gets going again
restate|Put another way
restores|Puts back in good order
restrain|Curb
restrict|Circumscribe
restrict|Limit
resulted|Antonym for caused
resulted|Existed consequentially
resumed|Began again
retaken|Captured again
retaking|Capturing again
retaste|Savor again
retested|Tried out again
retouched|Changed, as a negative
retrace|Do detective work
retraced|Backtracked
retraction|Withdrawal
retractors|They eat their words
retracts|Abjures
retread|Kind of tire
retread|Used tire
retsina|Greek wine
returned|Yielded
revalues|Makes a second appraisal
reveler|Celebrant
revelers|Wassail group
revelled|Made merry
reverent|Worshipful
reversal|Setback
reverse|A gear shift
reverse|Word with order or gear
reverts|Becomes as before
revises|Emends
rewarder|Prize donor
rewired|Changed the circuitry
rhapsody|___ in Blue: Gershwin
richest|Most opulent
richest|Most vivid
ringlet|Curly lock
riveter|Rosie, e.g.
roadsters|Open autos of yore
roaster|Coffee machine
robbery|Highway ___
robustly|In a vigorous way
rollover|Command to Fido
romantic|Adventurous; visionary
rompers|Old-fashioned garb for tots
rompers|Toddlers' clothes
roomette|Pullman accommodation
roosted|Sat
rosewood|Tropical tree
rotated|Changed crops
rotated|Spun
rotators|TV antenna devices
roughshod|Wearing nonslippage horseshoes
roundel|Circular niche
roundhouse|Railroad-yard feature
routine|Habitual
rubdown|Job for a masseur
rudeness|Crudity
rudeness|What boors display
ruffian|Famous filly
runaround|Evasive treatment
ruthless|Without pity
rutiles|Dark red minerals
sabotage|Deliberate subversion
saboteur|Deliberate destroyer
saboteur|Kin of a spy
sacking|Activity dreaded by QB's
saddened|Grieved
saddlebag|Equestrian's pouch
sadiron|Pressing need?
sailers|Some boats
salamis|Chief city of ancient Cyprus
salamis|Island near Piraeus
saleable|Ready for marketing
salient|Conspicuous
salient|Prominent
salines|Salt springs
saltine|A cracker
salvaging|Activity of some divers
samaritan|Good person
sambars|Large Asiatic deer
samisens|Stringed instruments of Japan
sampled|Tested
sandals|Huaraches
sandals|Huaraches
sandalwood|Huarache material?
sandstones|Grayish-brown hues
saphead|Fool
sapling|Nursery member
sappers|Booby-trap specialists
saraband|Slow Spanish dance
sarcasm|Gibe
sardine|Pilchard
sardines|Pilchards
sashayed|Did a chassé
sassafras|Flavorful root bark
sassier|More cheeky
satchel|Small carrying case
satiate|Stuff
satiates|Cloys
satires|Works like Butler's "Erewhon"
saturnalia|Roman festival
saunter|Stroll
saunter|Stroll
sausages|Breakfast links
savages|Wild, unlettered types
sawdust|Floor covering, in old saloons
sayonara|Goodbye, in Tokyo
scalene|Kind of triangle
scamper|Run
scarecrow|Oz role
scarecrow|Cornfield protector
scavenge|Rummage through refuse
sceptred|. . . above this ___ sway: Shak.
scherzo|Part of a sonata
schiller|Wilhelm Tell author
schoolman|Educator in the Middle Ages
schoolmarm|Oater teacher
schools|Trains
scissure|Cleft, old style
sconces|Brackets for candles
scraped|Economized
scraped|Rasped
scraped|Survived, with "by"
scrappers|Fighters
scrapple|Cornmeal-pork dish
screened|Windowed
screens|Projectors' targets
screwed|Used a device for fastening
scrounger|He mooches
scruffs|Napes
scullery|Room adjoining a kitchen
seabird|Petrel or pelican
seacoast|Vacation site
seashore|Vacation area
seasonal|Like some resorts or jobs
seasoners|Condiments
seceders|Dropouts of a sort
secondhand|Used
seconds|Endorses
secretariat|Triple Crown winner: 1973
secrete|Hide
secreted|Hid
sectarian|Cult member
section|Stadium area
section|Subdivision
sections|Distinct parts
secures|Makes fast
sedated|Drugged, in a way
sedative|Tending to calm
sedition|Alien and ___ Acts
sedition|Insurrection
seedcase|Pod
seepage|Infiltration
seeress|Cassandra or Mother Shipton
seesaws|Playground equipment
seethes|Churns
seismal|Of an earthquake
seismal|Of earthquakes
selective|Type of service
selects|Exercises an option
selenic|Type of acid
sellout|World Series game, usually
semester|Academic session
seminal|Germinative
seminar|Conference
seminars|Ph.D. courses
senates|Where to see whips
senator|Nancy Kassebaum, e.g.
senators|Defunct D.C. ball team
senecios|Widely distributed trees and shrubs
senhora|Lady of Lisbon
sentence|Life is one
sentence|Life is the longest one
sentient|Conscious
separated|Apart
serapes|Blankets in Puebla
serenade|Swain song
serenade|Swain song
serenaded|Sang al fresco
serially|In regular installments
sermons|Peale's appeals
serpent|Eden denizen
serpentine|Treacherous
serration|Sawlike structure
servants|Butlers and maids
session|Legislative get-together
setscrew|Lathe device
settler|Pioneer, e.g.
settlers|Roanoke group
settles|Puts in order
shackler|Policeman, at times
shamrock|Irish clover
shapely|Like Miss America
shattered|Reduced to fragments
sheepish|Bashful
shiftlessly|I'm cold, Lady Godiva said ___
shinbone|Tibia
shipload|Marine cargo
shortages|Deficits
shorten|Abbreviate
shortstops|Reese, Marion et al.
showgirls|Las Vegas entertainers
showroom|Exhibit area
shredder|Office equipment
shredders|CIA document destroyers
shrivel|Wither
shutout|Guidry's goal
shutter|Window covering
shutterbug|Photography fanatic
shysters|Pettifoggers
sicking|Urging Fido to attack
sidecar|A cocktail
sidesaddle|Seat for a skirted rider
sidestep|Dodge
sidewinder|Desert rattlesnake
sidewinder|Rattlesnake or missile
siestas|Naps
siestas|Rest periods in Spain
silages|Stores fodder
silence|Courtroom admonition
silence|Sometimes it's golden
silencer|Hit man's purchase
silents|First films
silicas|Quartzes
similes|Figures of speech
simoleon|A greenback
simoleon|Buck
sincere|Honest
sincere|Truthful
singalongs|Bees, of sorts
sinister|Ominous
sinuous|Undulating
skedaddled|Ran
skeletal|Emaciated
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skittles|Beer's companion
slammers|Calabooses
slander|Calumny
slandered|Defamed
slashing|A foul in hockey
slavered|Drooled
sledders|Malamutes, e.g.
sledders|Pung users
sleeves|Aces' places?
sleeves|Green ___, lady in a 1580 ballad
sleight|___ of hand
slender|Like most models
slinkier|More furtive
slipover|Type of sweater or shirt
slipups|Goofs
slithers|Moves like a moccasin
slithery|Like congers
slowdown|Decelerate
sluiced|Opened the floodgates
smashed|Under the alfluence of incohol
smashups|Complete collapses
smiling|Like Mona Lisa
smiting|Striking
smoocher|One who is lovey-dovey
smothers|___ Brothers (Dick and Tom)
snapped|Spoke sharply
snapper|Food fish
snarers|Dogcatchers, at times
snarled|Like some traffic
sneaker|Exercise shoe
sneakers|Athletes' footwear
sneakers|Jogging gear
snifter|Brandy glass
snifter|Goblet
snowier|Purer
snowshoe|Winterwear
sockeye|Salmon
soirees|Elite parties
solaced|Comforted
solitaire|Diamond set alone
solitary|Lone
solstice|One of two events a year
solution|Holmes's aim
solvers|All you out there!
somites|Segments of worms
soprano|Arroyo or Marton
sorbets|Cool, fruity desserts
sorosis|Women's society
soundproof|Impervious, in a way
southeast|Dixie
southwest|Cattle country
spacers|Typewriter bars
spaniel|Servile, fawning person
spanners|Wrenches
sparest|Leanest
sparest|Least fleshy
sparkler|Fielding gem
sparkplug|Motivator
sparser|More widely spaced
spatter|Sprinkle or splash
speared|Impaled
spearers|Certain fishermen
special|Extraordinary
special|Unique
species|Biological group
species|Kind
speeder|Menace on the road
spellbound|Entranced
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spheric|Globular
spherical|Globular
spiciness|ZIP
spieled|Gave a barker's talk
spindled|Formed into a slender rod
spirant|Fricative
spirited|Full of vigor
spitter|Outlawed pitch
splendor|___ in the Grass, 1961 film
splices|Joins
splines|Tongues in building timber
splinter|Fragment
splotch|Stain
spontaneousness|Self-activation
spookier|More weird
spooned|Pitched woo
spotted|Like a leopard
spouses|Brides or grooms
spouses|Mates
sprints|Fifty-yard dashes, e.g.
spurned|Kicked
stacked|Piled up
staffer|Aide
staffer|Aide
staggard|Buck in its fourth year
stagnate|Grow dull
stagnate|Live a dull life
stained|Like St. Peter's glass
stainer|He dyes for a living
stalled|Played for time
stamina|Endurance
stammer|Speech defect
standard|Part of SOP
standoff|Tie
standstill|Cessation
stanhope|Horse-drawn carriage
stardust|Carmichael classic
starfish|Preyer on oysters
starlets|Calif. ingénues
starred|Had the lead
starter|Race official
starters|Race officials
startle|Shock
startles|Shocks
startup|Get going
statement|Report
statice|Sea lavender
statistic|Census item
statuette|Oscar, for one
stature|Height
stature|Height
statute|Law
statutes|Ordinances
stealer|Coleman or Raines
steamed|Got hot under the collar
steamer|Clambake essential
steamer|Kind of rug or trunk
steamship|Ocean greyhound
stearic|Fatty
steeped|Saturated
steepens|Increases
steeper|Vat for macerating
steeple|Church top
steeple|Feature of many churches
steerage|Area for seafarers paying lowest fares
steered|Led
steerer|Swindler's accomplice
stellar|Astral
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|Kind of printing process
stencilling|Art form
stentorian|Very loud
stepped|Trod
sterile|Aseptic
sterile|Germ-free
sterile|Unfruitful
sterility|Antisepsis
sterling|___ silver
sternest|Most demanding
sterols|Unsaturated alcohols
stertors|Snores
stetson|Cowboy hat
stilted|Artificially formal
stingrays|Bane of shellfish
stipels|Leaflike appendages
stipend|Wage
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stodges|Stuffs, in Soho
stomach|Put up with
stonier|More unyielding
stopper|Bathtub gadget
storied|Tiered
strained|Filtered
strainer|Filter
strange|O'Neill's "___ Interlude"
strawberry|Shortcake item or Met star
streaked|Lined
streamer|Headline type
streams|Runs
streets|Bond and Bourbon
streetwise|Like the Artful Dodger
stressed|Emphasized
stricken|Afflicted
stricken|Wounded
strider|Water ___ (long-legged bug)
strings|NAVAL GROUNDINGS
stripes|Chevrons
stripes|Old Glory's reds and whites
stripes|Rank indications
stripped|Deprived
strippers|Ecdysiasts
strived|Endeavored
strokers|Oarsmen
structural|Tectonic
structured|Organized
stubbly|Like some beards
student|Coed, e.g.
stumble|Blunder
stunner|Gorgeous creature
submerse|Inundate
subtitle|Foreign-flick feature
suffragettes|Emmeline Pankhurst et al.
summertime|Gershwin hit: 1935
sunbelt|Ariz., N.M. et al.
sundaes|Fountain treats
sunrise|Aurora's time
supposer|One who assumes
sureness|Certitude
swamped|Awash
swamper|Handyman
swapped|Bartered
swapped|Made a trade
swatting|Antimosquito activity
swayers|Some of Sammy Kaye's fans
sweatband|Hat liner
sweetheart|Darling
sweetie|Kind of pie?
syringa|Mock orange
systems|Methods
systole|Heart contraction
tableau|___ vivant (sustained pose)
tabulate|Form columns
tabulating|Adder's activity
taciturn|Quiet
tailgate|Follow another car too closely
tailgater|Highway menace
tailings|Refuse from ground ore
tailored|Made to order
tailspin|Demoralization
tailspin|Spiral descent of a plane
takings|Receipts at the gate
talents|What some scouts seek
tallest|Describing Sears Tower
tallied|Kept score
tanager|Colorful songbird
tanager|Scarlet ___ (red robin)
tanager|Woodland bird
tangents|Divergences
tantalizes|Teases
tantrum|Childish fit
tarantula|Hairy arachnid
tarantula|Hairy arachnid
targets|Toxophilites' needs
tarpaper|Gob's source of news?
tastefully|Enjoy deeply?
tattlers|Snitches
tattles|Blabs
teamster|Truck driver
technic|Methodology
teeming|Rife
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|TV's "___ Book Club": 1948
teenagers|Adolescents
teentsy|Wee
teetered|Wobbled
teething|Type of ring
telegrams|Wires
telephone|Bell rang a bell with this
teleran|Aerial-navigation system
telescopic|Describing a long-distance lens
television|Medium in which John L. Baird pioneered
telltale|Poe's "The ___ Heart"
temblor|Earthquake
tempered|Toughened up
tempest|Commotion
template|Doorframe adjunct
temporal|Transitory
tendency|Inclination
tenures|Terms of office
teredos|Shipworms
terminator|Schwarzenegger role: 1985
termite|House destroyer
ternate|Arranged in threes
terrace|Veranda adjunct
terrapin|Freshwater turtle
terrier|One of the pet set
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Mosaic square
tessera|Mosaic tile
testament|Will
testate|Having a will
testate|Having left a will
testate|Having left a will
testator|One who makes a will
theatre|Haymarket building
theists|Believers in one creative God
thereto|To that place
thermos|Lunchbox item
thinner|Turpentine, at times
thirsty|Dry
thistles|Scottish emblems
thralls|Bondmen
thrashes|Beats soundly
thrushes|Fieldfares
thunderhead|A Mary O'Hara horse
thunders|Bellows
tieless|Without neckwear
tighter|More miserly
timekeeper|One of the ref's set
timpani|Set of kettledrums
tinplate|Thin sheet of metal
tinsmiths|Certain metal workers
tipplers|Barflies
tireless|Indefatigable
titania|Fairy queen
titular|Nominal
toasted|Drank to the health of
toaster|Catcher for the rye
tocsins|Alarm bells
toddies|Hot rum drinks
toilette|Milady's attire
tolerate|Put up with
tolerate|Put up with
tolidine|Aromatic compound used to test chlorination
tomcats|Male mousers
tomcatting|Roué's activity
tomfoolery|Silly behavior
tommyrot|Humbug
tommyrot|Utter foolishness
tooting|Hirt's activity
tootsies|Sweethearts or feet
tornado|Funnel-shaped threat
torpors|Lethargies
tosspot|Tippler
totaled|Summed
tottering|Ready to collapse
totters|Wobbles
touchstone|Handle granite?
tracheal|Of the windpipe
traction|The act of drawing
tradespeople|Exchanges personnel?
trailers|Campground sights
trainer|Hirsch or Jolley
trainmen|Amtrak employees
traipse|Gallivant; gad
traitor|Benedict Arnold, for one
traitors|Betrayers
trampled|Rode roughshod over
transfer|Bus pass
transit|Surveyor's instrument
transliteration|Greek-to-English problem, e.g.
transmits|Sends
transom|Window above a door
trapdoor|Opening on a stage floor
trapezia|Certain four-sided figures
traumata|Injuries
traveler|Gulliver, e.g.
traveler|Polo, e.g.
travels|Swift trips to Laputa and Lilliput
travesties|Mockeries
treachery|SPECTRE specialty
treacle|Molasses, in Manchester
treadle|Pedal
treadle|Sewing machine feature
treadles|Foot-actuated devices
treason|Arnold's crime
treasurer|K. D. Ortega's role at D.C.
treasuries|Financial departments
treater|Sport of a sort
treatise|Contracts of a sort
treatise|Scholarly work
trebles|High voices
trebles|Triples
trecento|Giotto's period
trellis|Vine support
trembler|Shaker
trenchant|Incisive
trenches|Fosses
trespass|Unlawful entry
trestle|Wooden horse
trestles|Certain bridges
triangle|Draftsman's tool
triangle|Eternal follower
triangle|Kind of spider
triangles|Percussion instruments
trident|Neptune's emblem
trigraph|Cluster of letters, like "sch"
trilogy|Dos Passos's "U.S.A."
trimeter|Kind of verse
trimmed|Purfled
trinket|Gewgaw
tripedal|Having three feet
triplane|W.W. I craft
trisect|Cut into three parts
trisects|Creates three equal parts
triumph|Prevail
trollop|Doxy
trotters|Some Roosevelt competitors
troughs|Depressions between waves
troughs|Depressions between waves
trouser|Word with legs or pockets
trustees|Recipients of fiduciary duties
truster|Brain ___
trysails|Small, stout canvas
tsarist|Follower of Nicholas or Peter
tugboat|Annie's vessel
tumbler|Glass of a sort
tumular|Of a mound or barrow
turning|Kind of point
turnstile|Subway-entrance device
tutelage|Instruction
twelfths|Denominator numbers
twisters|Waterspouts
ululate|Howl
unadorned|Sans frills
uncaged|Free as a bird
uncouth|Boorish
undersea|Beneath the Baltic's surface
understand|Get
undertakes|Contracts to do
unerotic|Far from X-rated
unexamined|Not scrutinized
ungracious|Boorish
uniform|Lacking in deviation
unities|Dramatic principles
unlisted|Kind of telephone
unloosed|Released from restraints
unopened|Sealed
unpleasant|Disagreeable
unprepared|Not ready
unscrew|Loosen, in a way
unseamed|Smooth, as some faces
unseats|Ousts from office
unsophisticated|Ingenuous
unstrap|Loosen one's belt
untested|Not tried out
untried|New
unwisest|Least sagacious
unyoked|Freed, as oxen
upgrade|Better
uprights|Some pianos
uprising|Jacquerie
upstart|Parvenu
urbanites|City people
usuries|Exorbitant payment rates
vacates|Leaves the premises
valencia|Orange or woven fabric
vampires|Blackmailers, usurers et al.
vanilla|Ice-cream flavor
vantage|Superiority
vendetta|Bitter feud
venerated|Held in awe
venture|Bold ___, 1936 Derby winner
verified|Substantiated
viaduct|Railroad bridge
victoria|Kind of carriage
violate|Profane
violate|Transgress
violated|Broke in upon
vitamine|Nutritive substance found in greens
voyages|Journeys
wallaroo|Aussie marsupial
wanderoo|Asian monkey
warbles|Does bird calls
warfare|This delights Ares
washers|Faucet fittings or users
waspishness|Petulance
wasteful|Improvident
watched|Saw
waterloo|London bridge
waterpower|T.V.A. largess
weapons|Arms
wedding|Nuptials
weekend|The Lost ___,1945 film
weekend|Reason for saying "T.G.I.F.!"
weevils|Destructive pests
welding|One of the trades
welfare|Kind of state
westerlies|Some winds
wetback|Illegal border crosser
wheedles|Cajoles
wheelman|Getaway-car driver
whistler|Orientalist from Lowell
whitened|Bleached
whizzer|Justice White, once
wildfire|Heat lightning
wilting|Droopy
winesap|Winter apple
winnower|Grain sifter
winsome|Engaging
wintergreen|Shinleaf
wisecracks|Facetious remarks
woodnote|Thrush's song
wrapped|Bundled up
wrenches|Strains, as the back
wrested|Gained with force
yardstick|A three-foot pole?
yoghurt|Health-food favorite
yogurts|Fermented milk foods
aardvark|Picnickers' pet?
abalone|Calif. mollusk
abaters|Legal pleas
abating|Diminishing
abdicate|Emulate Edward VIII
abdicators|Throne relinquishers
abettor|Lockout for a holdup man
abigail|Lady's waiting maid
abolishing|Action demanded by W. L. Garrison
abolishing|Wiping out
aborted|Canceled a space mission
abortive|Fruitless
aboveboard|Manna from heaven?
aboveboard|Straightforward
abrades|Wears away
abscess|Trouble for a tooth
absence|Cause of more fondness?
absorbs|Occludes
abstruse|Esoteric
abusing|Maltreater's action
academia|Ivory-tower milieu
acceded|Agreed
acceded|Attained, as as office
acceptance|Belief in
accolades|Awards
accosts|Confronts
accredit|Believe in
accreted|Grew together
acetates|Textile fibers
acetone|Paint remover
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
achieves|Makes it to the top
acquaintances|Prospective friends
acrobat|Circus performer
actinic|Like a certain property of radiation
actress|Equity member
adamant|Unyielding
additives|Coloring agents, e.g.
address|Gettysburg event: 1863
addressee|Letter recipient
adenoids|These are behind your nose
adheres|Sticks
adjustable|Changeable
admirals|Fleet fellows
adorable|Lovely
adorned|Decorated
adorned|Ornamented
adventure|New account on Madison Avenue?
adverse|Anthony of fiction
adverse|Opposed
adviser|Role Baruch played at D.C.
advisers|Counselors
advocated|Recommended
aerated|Made soda
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Eternal
agility|Litheness
agitate|Roil
agitate|Stir
agonists|Contestants
aileron|Part of a plane's wing
aircraft|Kind of carrier
airplane|The Wrights' transportation
airplane|Wright invention
alameda|Tree-bordered walk
alchemist|Les Whitten novel, with "The"
alchemy|Method of transmutation
alcoves|Recesses
alerter|Less sleepy
alertness|State of caution
alexanders|Creamy cocktails
alienation|Estrangement
alienee|Property receiver
alienee|Property receiver
alienees|Property-title recipients
aligned|Evenly placed
aligned|Lined up
alimony|Carson's high cost of leaving
alkalinity|Basic condition
allayed|Calmed
allegro|Fast: Mus.
alleyway|Urban passage
alliteration|WORDS WORK WONDERS
allocate|Earmark
almoners|Charity workers
alongshore|Waterfront
alphabet|Tot's recital
altered|Changed
althorn|Brasses member
altruist|Selfless individual
altruistic|Kind
amanita|A toadstool
amassed|Collected
amateur|Olympics athlete, e.g.
amative|Disposed to love
ambience|Milieu
ambient|Encompassing
amenable|Docile
amenable|Responsive
amended|Modified
amiable|Friendly
ammonia|Household cleaning item
amorino|Infant cupid in Italian paintings
amorous|Like lovers
amounts|Bottom lines for C.P.A.'s
amusing|Witty
anabasis|Military advance
analecta|Literary gleanings
anapest|Foot for Swinburne
anapest|Limerick foot
anarchy|Lawlessness
anathema|Malediction
anatomical|Structural
ancestral|Atavistic
anchoret|Hermit
ancient|Antediluvian
andante|Moderately slow, to Mozart
andante|Musical movement
android|Sci-fi automaton
anemones|Showy flowers
animals|Beasts
aniseed|Fragrant ovule
annatto|Reddish-yellow dye
annoyer|Pest
anodize|Enhance by coating, as metal
anodize|Subject to electrolytic action
anodyne|Soothing
anodynes|Pain relievers
anoints|Oils, ecclesiastically
anomaly|Peculiar situation
antecede|Go in advance
antenna|Fly's feeler
antennae|Insects' feelers
antennae|Lobsters have them
anticyclone|A fair-weather system ends with one
antimony|Silvery-white metal
antipode|Precise opposite
antithesis|Why he left grad school?
anymore|Currently
anything|Aught
anything|Porter's "___ Goes"
apoplexy|Grapevine blight, also called black measles
apostrophe|OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN . . .
appalls|Horrifies
appaloosa|Idaho's state horse
apparat|Political organization
appealed|Took to a higher court
appeals|A court
appeals|Goes to a higher court
appears|Is suddenly seen
applies|Pertains
appraise|Assess
appraise|Evaluate
appraise|Rate for taxes
apprised|Informed
aqueduct|Site of triple dead heat
arbutus|Early spring bloomer
arcades|Pinball sites
arcadia|Place of peace and quiet
areolas|Small spaces
argonaut|Hercules was one
arguing|Acrimonious activity
arietta|Musical selection
aristae|Awns
aristae|Awns
aristae|Barley appendages
aristae|Grain appendages
armoire|Wardrobe or cupboard
armored|Like some military vehicles
aromatizes|Makes fragrant
arranged|Disposed; distributed
arrayed|Bedecked
arrayer|Display man
arrears|Unpaid debts
arrests|Blotter statistics
arrests|Checks
arrival|Part of E.T.A.
arrives|Gets to Kennedy
arsenal|Arms depot
arsonist|Felon of a sort
arteries|Highways
article|Item
artisan|Craftsman
artless|Natural
asbestos|Construction material no-no
ascendants|Ancestors
ascends|Climbs up
ascribed|Attributed
ashamed|Feeling guilt or remorse
asperse|Slander
asphalt|Sidewalk surface
aspirin|Analgesic compound
assails|Attacks
assails|Sets upon
assault|Invasion
assemble|Collect
asserts|States
assessed|Had a taxing job
assessor|Appraiser
assessor|Property-tax person
associates|99 LEAGUES
assorted|Mixed
assorted|Mixed
assurer|Underwriter
assurers|They give confidence
asteria|Star sapphire, perhaps
asterisk|Character on a typewriter
astounding|Incredible
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Artist's milieu
atelier|Studio for Seurat
athlete|Gerald Ford, once
athlete|Olympic competitor
athlete|Olympics competitor
athletes|Olympics contestants
attacher|Stapling machine
attains|Reaches
attends|Is present at
attends|Serves
attires|Dresses
attitude|Mental set
attorney|Barrister
attunes|Brings into harmony
auctions|Bidding events
aureate|Golden
aureole|Halo
austere|Unembellished
authorship|The Caine or the Pequod?
autistic|Living in a world of fantasy
autocrat|Detroit lobby leader?
automotive|Why they eyed the showroom?
avarice|Cupidity
avengers|The ___, TV spy drama: 1966-69
avenues|Approaches
avenues|Manhattan parts
average|Mean
average|So-so
aversion|Dislike
averted|Warded off
aviates|Emulates Earhart
aviation|The Wright stuff
aviators|Odom, Post et al.
avocado|Alligator pear
awarded|Granted
awareness|Cognizance
axolotl|Southwestern salamander
babysat|Tended a tot
backdoor|Clandestine
backgammon|Support Bacon?
backslappers|Effusive greeters
backslid|Had a relapse
backstay|Part of a ship's rigging
backwater|Retreat from a stand taken
backwoods|Support drivers?
bakeries|Places for brioches
balderdash|Track event for those less hirsute?
ballast|Stabilize
ballast|Weight added for stability
balletic|In the style of Joffrey
baluster|Staircase railing part
bandana|Kind of handkerchief
bandannas|Kerchiefs
banister|Staircase upright
banners|Gonfalons
bantams|Jeeps
barbershop|Where longhair Samuel composed?
barometers|Forecasting aids in Italy?
baronet|Knight's superior
barrette|Hair ornament
barrier|Obstruction
barrooms|Saloons
barters|Swaps goods
baseball|Dean's game
baseball|Doubleday's game
baseball|Team game
baselines|Extremes at Wimbledon
baseman|Boggs or Barrett
basement|Bargain chaser
basinets|Steel helmets
battery|Cave dweller becomes source of light
beakers|Goblets
beamier|Wider, as a vessel
beanery|Hash house
bearberry|Deciduous shrub
beavers|Silk hats
bedside|Kind of manner
bedtime|___ for Bonzo
bedwarmers|Pans with hot coals to keep sleepers cozy
beefeater|Carnivorous guard?
behemoths|Job 40:15 beasts
belabor|Excoriate verbally
bellman|Town crier
bellowed|Roared
bellwether|Leader
bellwether|Leader of the flock
benefactions|Good deeds
benefited|Gained (from)
benevolent|Charitable
benevolent|Kind
benison|Jack's heir?
benumbed|Stupefied
berettas|Clerical caps
beseech|Ask earnestly
beseech|Implore
bestrode|Straddled
betimes|Forthwith
bewildering|Existing around author is confusing
biannual|Coming twice a year
bighearted|Kind
billeting|Quartering
billfold|Wallet
billiards|Snooker's relative
billings|City in Mont.
billions|Huge amounts
bindles|Hobos' burdens
birthday|Cake date
bittern|Marsh heron
bitterness|Wading birds' acrimony?
bladder|Basketball's inflatable lining
blandest|Outside range, sandwich is least tasty
blasphemer|One who reviles
blastoff|Rocket launching
blatant|Obtrusive
blisses|Joys
blistering|Gruelingly intense
bloodhound|Scents make sense to him
bloodhound|Tracking dog
bloomers|Betty Ford's kin
bloopers|TV blunders
bluebell|Grape hyacinth
bluebird|Colorful songster
bluebonnet|State flower of Tex.
bluffer|Four-flusher
blunted|Dulled
blustery|Like some winter weather
boarder|Possibly a star
bobolinks|P.G.A. Hall of Famer Jones
boneheaded|Like Mother Hubbard?
boodles|Bribes
bookkeeper|Librarian's bane?
boomlet|Small upswing on Wall Street
booster|Enthusiast
bootlegger|Speak-easy supplier
bootlicker|Subservient one
boredom|Ennui
borrowed|Something ___ . . .
boundaries|94 METERS
breathtaking|Spectacular
broadbills|Shovelers
broadside|Critical attack
bromidic|Trite
bromine|Element from sea water
brothers|Arness and Graves, e.g.
browbeat|Bully
browbeaten|Intimidated
brownie|Chocolate delight
brownie|Horse in a triple dead heat: June 10, 1944
brownstone|Type of building often seen in Baltimore
browses|Reads randomly
budgeter|Itemizerof income and outgo
burglaries|Second-story jobs
butlery|Servant's pantry
cabanas|Bathhouses
cabaret|Minnelli-Grey film
cabernet|Dry table wine
cadence|Beat
cadging|Sponge's activity
caesura|Metrical pause
cajoles|Wheedles
calendar|List or register
calibers|Degrees of merit
caliper|Measuring tool
calliope|Showboat instrument
callithump|Boisterous parade
caloric|Of heat
caloric|Of heat
cameral|Of a judge's private office
camomile|Peter Rabbit's tea
campers|HASTEN
canasta|Card game
candelabrum|Menorah, e.g.
candlepins|Game for skinny-legged keglers?
canister|Small box for tea, etc.
canniness|Shrewd quality
cannonade|Winner of 100th Kentucky Derby
cantatas|Choral compositions
canticle|Ode
capital|Excellent
capitals|London and Paris, e.g.
caracal|Asian cat
caracole|Horseman's half-turn
caramel|Coating for an apple
carbine|Sten gun
cardamom|A spice
cardsharp|Casino employee, perhaps
caresses|Pets
carfare|Token, perhaps
carmine|Red color
carnage|Slaughter
caroler|Seasonal singer
carouse|Make merry
carpels|Little pistils
carpets|Surfaces of cricket fields
carports|Some house adjuncts
cascara|Pacific coast tree
cashing|Action at a bank
casings|Enclosing frames
cassava|Tapioca source
cassock|Chorister's garment
catacombs|Tunneled site
cataloguer|Lynx becomes list maker
catamount|Diet portion for Tabby?
catcher|Rich Gedman is one
cathedral|Minster
catnips|Herbal plants
causerie|Chat
caveman|B.C., e.g.
caverns|Carlsbad ___
celebrator|Jubilant one
cellist|Rostropovich, e.g.
censure|Be critical
central|Basic
cerebrum|Thinking goes on here
ceremony|What stuffed shirts stand on
ceruleans|Sky blues
chamade|Signal for a parley with a foe
chandelier|Ornate fixture
chaplain|William Christopher's "M*A*S*H" role
charade|Travesty
charades|Parlor game
charged|What the Light Brigade did
charger|War horse
charges|15 OUNCES
charitable|Kind
chastised|Punished
chasuble|Priestly garment
chattels|Items in a moving van
chatterbox|MAGPIE
chessman|Knight or bishop
chianti|Vino at Harry's bar
chicaneries|Stylish subterfuges?
chickweed|Would this put a gardener in a fowl mood?
children|Offspring
children|Offspring
chisels|Tools for swindlers?
chorale|Singing group
chorales|Sacred voice music
chorine|Pony, perhaps
chowhounds|Gluttons: Slang
cinnamon|Reddish brown
circlet|Ornamental headband
citrate|Ester used in food flavorings
citronella|Summer-theater circuit
clambake|Meat found in dessert at shore outing
clanged|Made a metallic noise
clashes|Conflicts
classmates|Certain contemporary collegians
classroom|Ichabod Crane's domain
cleaned|Washed or dusted
clearer|Less befogged
climates|Milieus
cloister|Covered colonnaded passage
cloisters|Places to change a habit?
closets|Linen storage places
cloverleafs|Highway interchanges
coastal|He deprived Spectacular Bid of the Triple Crown
coasters|Good gift for a hostess
cockade|Rosette worn on a hat as a badge
codeine|Opium-derived analgesic
coheres|Sticks together
coincide|Jibe
colander|Drainer
collated|Compared, as texts
collator|Compiler
comical|Rib-tickling
communication|Interchange of thoughts
compare|Stack up against
comparison|French parallel?
comparison|Kind of shopper
compatibly|Noncontradictorily
compendia|Surveys
component|One is part of a part
composer|Bach or Bacharach
concatenate|Chain-shaped
concatenation|Interdependent linking
concave|Like part of a circle
conceal|Hide
conceals|Hides
condemnation|Strong censure
confers|Bestows upon
congested|Jam-packed
congratulatory|Like some telegrams
connects|Joins
connects|Makes a nexus
conquests|Captivations
conserved|Saved, as one's strength
consoles|Comforts
consolidate|Combine
constable|Protector of the public
contraband|Hot goods
contract|Shrink
convulse|Agitate
cooking|On the stove
coolheaded|Calm
copiers|Stat producers
cordate|Heart-shaped
coronal|Diadem or wreath
coroner|Inquest official
corsair|Pirate's vessel
cottonseed|Kind of oil
cottontail|Flopsy sibling
cottonwood|A poplar
countdown|NASA arithmetic
coursed|Raced
courtliest|Most dignified
courtroom|Milieu for Darrow
crabber|Winchman
cracker|S. Graham product
cranberry|Thanksgiving sauce
crazier|Less rational
crazyweed|Does this drive gardeners loco?
creator|Ancient of Days
creator|Supreme Being
creeper|Plant or bird
crested|Peaked
cricket|Fair play
crossbow|Weapon of old
crossed|Traversed
crouched|Got ready to spring
crowder|General ___, former A.L. pitcher
crueller|More hardhearted
currant|Fruit for jelly
curtest|Most abrupt
dabsters|Dilettantes
damaged|Hurt
dandelion|Leo, the fop?
dangled|Hung loosely
dappled|Mottled
dappled|Spotted
darnels|Weedy rye grasses
dastards|Cowardly evildoers
dateless|Sine die
dateline|News-flash intro
dateline|When-and-where info
daystar|Derby winner: 1878
dealers|Casino group
dealers|Casino group
dearest|Mommie ___: C. Crawford
debacle|Collapse
debates|Parliamentary events
debonair|Carefree
debtors|Victims of some sharks
decants|Pours, as from a carafe
decease|Pass away
dedicate|Consecrate
deducts|Discounts
deepened|Dug out a bit more
deepness|Profundity
defusing|Bomb-squad job
degrade|Humiliate
degrade|Lower
degraded|Lowered the class curve on a test?
delegate|Convention attendee
deliver|Come through
delvers|Helpful librarians
demagogic|Rabble-rousing
demanded|Asked for boldly
demeaned|Behaved
demerit|Black mark
demesne|Estate
demises|Transfers by leave
demonic|Fiendish
denizen|Dweller
densest|Obtuse in the extreme
denture|Set of teeth
depletes|Gradually uses up resources
deplorer|Regretful one
deployed|Arranged, as troops
deponed|Testified
deposition|Testimony under oath
depository|Place for storage
deposits|Pleasant banking actions
depress|Dishearten
depress|Sadden
descant|Melody
descents|Assaults; forays
describe|Portray
deserts|Gobi and Mojave
deserve|Warrant
despair|Postloss reaction, sometimes
despise|Contemn
despise|Loathe
despotic|Tyrannical
dessert|Last course
destined|Predetermined
destiny|Book by Sally Beauman
destroys|Wipes out
destructiveness|Vandal's trait
desuetude|State of disuse
details|Particulars
detective|Protector of the public
detente|Diplomatic maneuver
detente|Good news in a cold war
detentes|Lessenings of tension between nations
detergent|Hold fellow at the club entrance?
determine|Derby winner: 1954
detests|Abhors
dethrone|Remove from power
detracts|Takes away
devastated|Overwhelmed
dextrorotatory|Turning clockwise
diabolic|Fiendish
diabolo|String-and-top game
dilated|Expanded
dilemma|Horned problem
dilemma|Horned problem
diplomacy|First word of an Isaac Goldberg quote
dirigible|Tissandier vehicle
disable|Incapacitate
disapprove|View unfavorably
disarms|Wins over
disclose|Reveal
discreet|Prudent
discrete|Separate
discrete|Separate
discriminatory|Like Jim Crow laws
disfavor|What some fall into
dismiss|Fire
disorganization|Confusion
dispenses|Provides
dissenters|Kobe rebels have old currency?
dissever|Separate
distress|Trouble
disunity|Schism
diverse|Different
dividend|Stockholder's bonus
dogwood|State tree of Mo. and Va.
domains|Spheres of influence
dominoes|Game for masked players?
doormats|Cellar-dwellers
dormered|Windowed, in a way
doublet|Snug Elizabethan attire
dovetailed|Bird becomes neatly joined
downgrade|Reduce in importance
downgrades|Demotes
dragster|Stripped racing car
drainer|Kitchen device
dreamed|Fancied
drearier|More dismal
dressed|Set straight
dresses|Mother Hubbards
drifters|Vagrants
drillers|Jackhammer users
drillmaster|Dentist?
driveway|Nicklaus's paved range?
druggist|Rx person
dullards|Blockheads
dulness|Lack of luster
duplicate|Copy
dustrag|Maid's implement
dynasties|Sequences of sovereigns
dynasty|TV series
earings|Sailors' short ropes
earlier|More ancient
earmuff|Aural warmer
earnest|Grave
earthen|Loesslike
earthier|More realistic
earthquake|Natural disaster
earthworm|Mole's prey
easterly|Kind of wind
eastern|E.S.T. word
eastern|Part of E.S.T.
ebonite|Hard rubber
echelon|Level of responsibility
echoless|Without auditory feedback
eclectic|Selective
ecstatic|Carried away
editions|Publications
editors|Newspaper V.I.P.'s
education|Start of a quote by Aristotle
eeriest|Most weird
egocentric|Selfish fellow swallows a penny?
eightball|Bad thing to be behind
elapsed|Passed, as years
elastic|Waist nipper
elastin|Constituent of stretchable fibers
elaters|Click beetles
elating|GLUTINOUS SUBSTANCE
elation|High spirits
elective|Optional
elector|Certain college member
elector|Certain college member
elector|Presidential picker
electro|Kind of plate
electrode|Conductor
electron|Negative particle
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Posh or polished
elegist|Thomas Gray, e.g.
element|Erbium or terbium
element|Factor
element|Krypton, for one
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Lift
elevate|Raise
elevates|Ennobles
elevens|Bears and Lions
elevens|Cricket teams
elevens|N.F.L. groups
eliminate|Reject
elitist|Snob of a sort
elongate|Stretch
eloping|Former Gretna Green activity
eloquent|Like a spellbinder
eluders|They got away
emaciate|Make feeble
emanate|Issue
emanates|Comes forth
embargo|Trade prohibition
embarked|Started out
embarrass|Humiliate
embattled|Fortified
embitter|Cause hostile feelings
emblazons|Celebrates or proclaims
embryos|Early stages
emergent|Coming out
emerging|Coming out
emersion|Reappearance after eclipse
eminences|___ grises (confidential agents)
emirate|Qatar is one
emoters|Hams
emotion|Love or jealousy
emotions|These might be mixed
employed|Engaged
employee|Plant worker
emulate|Ape
emulate|Copy a ratite?
emulated|Tried to equal or excel
enactor|Legislator
enameler|Type of painter
enamels|Adds a glossy coating
enamels|Cloisonné and smalto
enamels|Nail polishes
enchained|Like some gangs
encodes|Creates a cryptogram
encounters|Meets
endbrain|Telencephalon
endears|Renders esteemed
endermic|Kind of skin ointment
endorser|One who sanctions
endures|Tolerates
endways|Lengthwise
enforce|Implement a law
enforce|Put teeth in a law
enforcer|Goon
engender|Cause
engines|Gentlemen, start your ___!
engines|Energy converters
engines|What the Unsers start
english|Spin put on a ball
english|TENPIN
engraver|Dürer was one
engross|Absorb
enhance|Heighten
enigmas|Mysteries
enjoyed|Relished
enlivens|Animates
ennoble|Elevate
enraged|In very high dudgeon
ensembles|Outfits
enslaved|Subjugated
ensnare|Trap
entails|Necessitates
entangle|Complicate
entered|Inscribed
entered|Joined a contest
entered|Was a diarist
entertains|Diverts
enthused|Gushed
entices|Attracts
entitles|Names
entrance|Beguile
entrant|New freshman
entreat|Beseech
entreat|Importune
entreat|Plead
entreat|Plead
entreaties|Pleas
entwine|Wrap around
epaulets|Shoulder ornaments
epergne|Tiered centerpiece
epicure|Gourmet
epidemic|Widespread
epithets|Descriptive titles
epitome|Embodiment
epitome|Summary
epitome|Volume about a finial?
epsilon|Greek vowel
erasure|Aftermath of a mistake
erasure|Effacement
erasures|Signs of mistakes
erected|Built
erecter|Housebuilder, e.g.
erelong|Soon, to Spenser
eristic|Disputatious
erotism|Insistent desire
errands|Tasks for Junior
errorless|Making no mistakes
errorless|Perfect
erudite|Like savants
eruptions|Outbursts
escapee|Jailbreak participant
eschews|Shuns
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Recondite
esoteric|Recondite
essence|Core
essence|Perfume
establish|Found
estates|Allodiums
estates|Holdings
estates|Total holdings
esteemed|Highly thought of
esthetes|Art lovers
estimate|Judgment
estrange|Alienate
estreat|Exact by way of levy
estuary|Sea arm
esurient|Greedy
eternal|Everlasting
eternally|Forever
etesian|Recurring annually
ethereal|Heavenly
etiolate|Bleach
evacuee|Bikini native, for one
evanesce|Disappear gradually
evasively|With equivocation
evenhanded|Equitable
evening|Dusk
eventuates|Comes to pass
everted|Inside out
everyone|All
evident|Obvious
exaggerate|Emulate Baron Munchausen
exaggerate|Hyperbolize
exasperate|Annoy extremely
exasperate|Vex
excises|Cuts out
excommunication|Ostracism of a sort
exempted|Freed from duty
exempts|Frees from obligation
exenterate|Clean fish
exercises|Daily dozen
exhales|Emits
exhilarate|Cheer
existence|Being
exotica|Strange things
expediting|Good dispatcher's activity
expired|Terminated
exporter|International merchant
expostulate|Reason earnestly
expressive|Indicative
exterminate|Wipe out
extirpate|Destroy completely
extremely|To the nth degree
eyetooth|Fang
facsimile|Copy
factotum|Mr. Do-All
falconers|Breeders of hunting birds
falcons|Atlanta N.F.L. team
fallout|Have a quarrel
falsetto|Artificially high voice
famished|Starving
fandango|Spanish dance
fantails|Domestic pigeons
farmers|Grangers
fathered|Begot
fatherhood|Cosby best seller
fatless|Like Jack Sprat?
feaster|Guests of Lucullus
featherbed|Type of mattress
features|Eye, ear, nose, etc.
ferrymen|Charon's colleagues
fertile|Fruitful
fetching|Like Jack and Jill?
fetters|Chains
fielder|Cricket player
fiendish|Cruel
fiestas|Galas
fiestas|Saints' days in Sevilla
finally|At last
financier|Tycoon found in more lavish surroundings
finites|Things with limits
firedog|3 IRON
firedog|Andiron
firedog|Andiron
fixture|Chandelier, e.g.
flabbergasted|Nonplused
flagstone|Hail author Irving?
flanged|Like some wheels or keels
flasher|Intermittent light
flasher|Streaker's cousin
flattery|Excessive praise
fledging|Reaching maturity
flenser|Crewman of the Pequod
flirted|Played the coquette
florins|Money in Edam
flowered|Blossomed
flubbed|Bungled
flusters|Befuddles
folderol|Trifle
fondled|Caressed
foolhardy|Confuse author Thomas?
footpad|Holdup man
footrace|Picnic competition
foregone|Kind of conclusion
forehands|Court strokes
foresight|What seers have
forestal|Of the woods
foretell|Prophesy
forgers|Their checks should be checked
fortune|Most popular TV game show, with "The"
fostered|Cultivated
fosters|Supports
foursquare|Firm; steady
fragmentariness|State of disconnection
framing|Artist's activity
freakish|Strange
freebies|Annie Oakleys
freebooter|Pirate
fretsaw|Guitar maker's tool
frigate|Vessel for Nelson
frontiersmen|Crockett and Boone
frostier|More unfriendly
fungible|Interchangeable
funhouse|Midway stop
funiculi|Start of an 1880 song title
furlong|The event on June 10, 1944, was a seven-___ race
futures|Speculative purchases or sales
gadabout|Fun chaser
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
gamekeeper|Lady Chatterley's lover, for one
gangplank|Access at a dock
gangplank|Capone's political position?
gangster|Legs Diamond was one
garbled|Mixed up
gargoyle|Gutter garnish
garrison|Abolitionist-editor
gateman|Guard at the portal
gaunter|More emaciated
generate|Beget
geneses|Origins
genteel|Refined
genuine|Real
gerunds|Some nouns
gimcrack|Trifle
glinted|Sparkled
glisten|Flash
goalposts|Targets for some kickers
goldenrod|Neb.'s state flower
goodness|Virtue
gospels|Four New Testament books
gouache|Opaque painting style
gouaches|Certain pigments or paintings
governors|Dukakis and Sununu
graduate|Receive a college degree
grahams|Billy and Otto
grampus|Dolphin's cousin
grandee|Noble Castilian
grander|More imposing
grandioso|In broad and noble style
grandma|Family member
grasshopper|Knee-high to a ___
greased|Lubricated
greened|Made verdant
greenhouse|Nursery of sorts
greenstone|Altered basaltic rock
grenade|Explosive missile
grenades|G.I. Joe's pineapples
gridiron|Refrigerator's milieu
grievance|Injustice
grimaces|Wry expressions
grinding|Very burdensome
grittiness|Pluck
grosses|Takes in altogether before costs
groundhog|Reporters' subject on February 2
gumdrop|Sugary tidbit
gunwale|Upper edge of a ship's side
gypsies|Roms
gyrated|Performed pirouettes
habited|Clothed, as a monk
habitue|Frequenter
hackney|Horse-drawn taxi
hagglers|Wranglers
hallower|Lincoln at Gettysburg, e.g.
hamlets|Villages
hammerhead|Shark or African bird
hammerhead|Shark who is Mike's boss?
hamsters|Treadmill runners
handbags|Carryalls
handouts|Press releases
handset|Part of a telephone
happenings|Events
hardware|Nuts and bolts, etc.
haricot|Kidney bean
harmony|Barbershop-quartet specialty
hatchets|Tomahawks
hatchway|Deck opening
healthiest|Leading the "in-the-pink" group
heartbeat|Vital center
hearten|Inspirit
heartless|Unpitying
heartstring|Lothario's list of lasses?
heartthrob|Sentimental emotion
heathens|Uncivilized Greeks?
heavenly|Out of this world
hectare|Metric measure
hedonic|Pleasure-loving
helpers|Aides
helpless|Incapacitated
hemisphere|Dome's shape
hemline|Fleeting fashion item
hemlock|State tree of Wash. or Pa.
hemming|Working on a jumper
heretic|Galileo, to Pope Urban VIII
heretics|Nonconformists
heritage|Birthright
hessian|Mercenary
hetaira|Ancient Greek courtesan
hexameter|Measure used in the "Iliad"
highbrow|Feature for an egghead?
history|Forte of S. E. Morison
hitters|Batters like Boggs
hoarder|Sub rosa collector
hoarsens|Makes raucous
hoecake|Baked cornmeal dish
hoisted|Raised
hokeypokey|Chicanery
homebody|This little pig?
homilies|Religious discourses
honeyeater|Bird of the South Pacific
honeymooner|One is embraced by a benedict
honoree|Recipient of an award
horsepower|Auto selling point
hostess|Mesta or Maxwell
hostess|One who serves and receives
hotcake|Griddle offering
hothead|Feature for a rebel?
hotspot|Sauna, for one
houseboy|Young servant
housecoats|Fort Wayne's Congressman Dan R.
hovercraft|Channel crosser's transportation
hucksters|Finn arises?
humanistic|Cultural
humanness|Characteristic of earthlings
hummingbird|Swift's relative
humored|Satisfied another's whim
hustler|Film with Newman as pool shark, with "The"
iceberg|Floating lettuce?
iceberg|Type of lettuce
idealist|Utopia seeker
ideogram|Graphic symbol
ideology|Class doctrine
idiomatic|Peculiar to a particular group
ignescent|Volatile
ignored|Disregarded
imamate|Land ruled by a Moslem leader
imbecile|Asinine
imitate|Ape
imitate|Flatter, in a way
imitation|Copy
imitation|The sincerest of flattery
immoral|Licentious
immured|Walled up
impanel|Enroll, as a juror
impasse|Deadlock
imperial|Cousin of a Vandyke
implant|Inculcate
importer|International dealer
impotent|Powerless
impresario|Concert manager
imputes|Ascribes
inactive|Retired
inapposite|Without relevance
inconstant|Variable
increase|Puritan Mather
incurred|Occasioned
indicative|Signifying, with "of"
indices|Alphabetical listings
indigene|Autochthon
indited|Wrote
indomitable|Not easily discouraged
inedited|Unpublished
inertia|Immobility
inertia|Resistance to change
inertia|Sluggishness
infield|Pitcher's place
infundibula|Funnel-shaped parts
inhabitant|Denizen
inhalation|This is breathtaking!
inhaled|Took a breath
inheres|Belongs
inherit|Suddenly own
initial|First
initial|Part of a monogram
innovate|Start something new
inquisitiveness|Quidnunc's trait
insiders|Some on Wall Street
insides|Concave aspects of curves
insight|Discernment
insofar|To such a degree, with "as"
insouciant|Calm
inspector|Man from the Yard
installed|Set up
installs|Puts in place
instance|Example
instances|Cases
instant|Twinkling
instead|Rather
instrumentalist|Musician
insular|Narrow
insulate|Beat the heat or cold
intense|Extreme
interest|What banks give and receive
interests|Excites curiosity
interlude|O'Neill's "Strange ___"
intimate|Hint
intoned|Chanted
intoned|Chanted
intoned|Chanted
inverness|Kind of overcoat or cape
invertible|Changeable
iodated|Treated with an antiseptic
ipomoea|Morning glory, e.g.
irately|In a wrathful way
ironclad|Difficult to change or break
islands|Cat and Canary
isooctane|Flammable liquid hydrocarbon
isotope|U 235, e.g.
itemize|List individually
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Repeat
itinerate|Travel on a circuit
jackbooted|Shod like some fishermen
jackhammer|Rock-drilling tool
jackpot|A big win
jaywalkers|Baby Gould's nannies?
jeweled|Bespangled, in a way
jezebel|Wife of Ahab
jigsaws|Workbench bafflers?
jockeyed|Maneuvered for position
johnnycake|Bread made with cornmeal
jostled|Shoved
kalends|Nones' kin
karakul|Asian sheep
karakul|Asian sheep
keeping|Custody
kerosene|Petroleum product
keyhole|Slot for a cotter
kingdoms|Realms
kingfish|Cero or croaker
kinless|Lacking family
klondike|Gold-rush site: 1890's
knarred|Knotty
knickers|Bloomers' cousins
knickknack|Trifle
kookaburra|Bird also called laughing jackass
ladyship|Way to address a peeress
lagnappe|Gratuity
lamented|Deplored
laminar|Arranged in scales
laminate|Coat with plastic
landing|Platform of sorts
landlord|Inn owner
landmark|Miss Liberty, to a sailor, e.g.
landscape|Type of gardener
language|Body follower
languish|Flag
lankier|Taller and leaner
lanolin|Wool grease
lantana|Tropical plant
lantern|Miner's need
largess|Nobility of spirit
largest|Most comprehensive
lasagna|Pasta dish
lashings|CUTTING
latakia|Fine Turkish tobacco
latchet|Sandal thong
lateral|Wishbone-offense option
lathered|Shaver's condition, at times
lathery|Covered with foam
laudable|Praiseworthy
laundress|Garden-party attire?
laureate|Poet Warren or Wilbur
lawless|In a state of anomie
lawsuit|Court case
layette|Outfit for a neonate
leading|In the van
leanest|Like the best cut of meat
leashes|Restraints
lectern|Reading desk
ledgers|Timbers in scaffolds
leftwing|Hockey position
legalese|Court jargon
legality|Conformance with the law
legations|Diplomatic missions
leghorn|Hat or hen
lemonade|Drink made from simple organism, in general
lengthen|Extend, as a hemline
lenient|Mild
leonine|Kind of verse
leonine|Venetian coin
leprechauns|Irish spirits
lesions|Wounds
lessens|Decreases
letterer|Draftsman, at times
letterheads|Sajak and White?
letters|Gifts to the varsity
leveler|Honest planer?
liberal|Munificent
liberate|Free
libertine|Don Juan
lifesaver|Swimming guard
ligated|Tied by a surgeon
lineage|Pedigree
lineage|Roots
linnets|5 INCHES, APPROXIMATELY
lioness|Jungle king's mother
liquidate|Cash
lissome|Flexible
listens|Eavesdrops
literal|Matter-of-fact
literal|Verbatim
literate|Educated
littoral|Of the seashore
loathed|Abominated
loathing|Abhorrence
lobelia|A bellflower
locales|Venues
loiters|Fritters away time
loneliness|One in isolation
longhair|Unworldly intellectual
loonier|Less rational
loophole|Lawyer's quest
loudmouth|Noisemaker of sorts
loyalist|Tory of '76
lyricism|Shelley's forte
mackinaw|Bird takes family inside to make a coat
macrames|Decorative fringes
macular|Spotty
madrono|Western arbutus
maestro|Toscanini, e.g.
mahatma|Indian high-minded individual
maintain|Keep up
maintop|Platform on a ship
maisonette|Small house
majority|State of full legal age
malapropism|PARTIAL POST
malaria|Anopheline affliction
malformed|Faultily made
malleable|Far from recalcitrant
manatee|Sirenian seen off Fla.
manatees|Dugongs' cousins
mandarin|Chinese language
mandarins|Small, sweet oranges
mandate|Written order
mandolin|Lute's cousin
manhole|Access to a sewer
manicures|Salon treatments
mannerisms|Base-stealer's study re a pitcher
mantissa|Decimal part of a logarithm
marathon|Annual event in Boston
marguerite|Daisy or frosted cookie
marionette|Puppet
marionette|Tony Sarg creation
marriage|The ___ Circle, 1924 film
married|Hitched
married|No longer single
marshal|Parade biggie
martian|Sci-fi character
martinet|Disciplinarian
martini|Gibson is one
marveled|Felt amazement
massage|Body kneading
massage|This might be kneaded
massaged|Kneaded, in a way
mastiffs|Large, powerful dogs
maximalists|Extremist socialist faction
maypole|Dance center of a sort
mealier|More like powder
mealymouthed|Vocally devious
meanest|Most ignoble
meddled|Intervened officiously
mediator|Intercessor
medicate|Treat, as with pills
medicine|Part of M.D.
melange|Medley
memento|Keepsake
mementos|Souvenirs
mendacity|Repair Chicago's slums?
mendicant|Beggar
merchant|Shopkeeper
mercuric|Kind of oxide
mergers|These may generate conglomerates
meridian|Prime of life
meridian|Zenith
meringue|Lemon ___ pie
merrymaker|King Cole?
message|Prophet's inspired utterance
messages|Communiqués
messenger|Courier
messiah|Handel opus
messmate|Chow-hall friend
metabolism|Process by which an organism releases energy
metaphor|NERVES OF STEEL
metaphrase|Literal translation
metastasis|Change of position, state or form
metatarsus|Foot part
metronome|Dwarf in a Parisian subway?
microbic|Of small organisms
microscopes|Scientific apparatus
mildness|. . . ethereal ___, come: Thomson
milligram|Small weight
mimicry|Little specialty
minaret|Tower on a mosque
mincemeat|Dessert filling
mirrored|Reflected
miscast|In the wrong role
miscount|Reckon wrong
misdeal|Bridge gaffe
misdeeds|Wicked acts
miserable|Wretched
miserly|Penurious
misnomer|Wrong-name error
misrule|Govern badly
mistake|Man is Nature's sole ___!: Gilbert
mistletoe|Christmas decoration
mistletoe|Christmas hanging
mistrial|Court snafu
mitzvah|Bas or bar follower
molasses|Treacle
molasses|Treacle
molehill|Proverbial trifle
monastery|Monte Cassino, e.g.
monetarily|One is in fiscally
moneylender|Pawnbroker
monocle|Eyeglass
monocles|Glasses not worn by the masses
monolith|Obelisk, e.g.
monomania|Single-mindedness
monotone|Audience sleep-producer
monster|Frankenstein creation
moraine|Glacier's load
morales|Carmen character
morasses|Swampy tracts
mordant|Biting
mortals|Lord, what fools these ___ be!: Shak.
mortgagee|Bank client
mosquito|Insect from Ecuador?
motoring|Sunday activity for some
muddled|Confused
multiple|Repeated
mumbles|Fails to enunciate
murmurs|Soughs
mustard|Hot-dog spread
mustards|Condiments
mutation|Sport of a sort
nabobesses|Wealthy women cover up a shilling?
nailset|Carpenter's tool
nannies|Hyde Park denizens
narcotic|Sleep-producing
narrates|Tells stories
narrative|Account
nasally|With a twangy inflection
national|Kind of park
national|Mets' league
navigator|Aircraft crewman
nearness|Proximity
necessity|The mother of invention
neckwear|Tippet and tucker
neediest|Most penurious
needles|Derby winner: 1956
needles|Heckles
needless|Gratuitous
needlewoman|Seamstress
negated|Made ineffective
negates|Denies
negligee|Boudoir wear
negligent|Careless
nellies|Bly and Forbush
nemesis|Bane
neolithic|Designating a Stone Age period
neophytes|Greenhorns
neritic|Shoaly
nestling|Chick
newsmen|Brokaw and Reasoner
nictate|Wink
ninepins|Game for keglers
nitrate|Fertilizer
noblest|This was the ___ Roman . . . : Shak.
nodders|Yes men of a sort
nodules|Small knots
nomarch|Provincial ruler in Greece
nominals|Unreal individuals
nominee|Convention V.I.P.
nonchalant|Calm
noncoms|Army sergeants
nonentity|One is part of nothing
nontoxic|Harmless
noontide|Midday
norther|Cold wind over Tex.
northers|Storms from the Arctic
nostrums|Quack medicines
notated|Wrote music
noticer|Witness
novelle|Short tales
nowhere|Not at any place
nowhere|Obscurity
numerous|Many
nuttier|More cuckoo
oatmeals|Repasts for Dobbin?
obedient|Tractable
obfuscates|Makes unclear
obscuring|Beclouding
ocarina|Wind instrument
oceangoing|Like liners
ocelots|Leopardlike cats
oddball|Strange guy
oleander|Ornamental tropical shrub
omicron|First letter given to Odysseus
omnibus|Kind of bill
onboard|Within a ship
onerously|One starts with difficulty
onetime|Quondam
onomatopoeia|PING-PONG
onshore|Domestic
onstage|In the spotlight
onwards|Forward
opalescent|Like a girasol
operant|Producing an effect
operate|Act
operate|Run
operate|Run
operator|Wheeler-dealer
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore, e.g.
operetta|The Merry Widow, e.g.
opinion|Personal judgment
optical|Kind of illusion
orangery|Citrus shelter
orangery|Type of greenhouse
oranges|Vitamin C sources
oration|Big speech
oration|Bryan attention-getter
oration|Red Jacket specialty
oration|Soapbox output
orators|Auden's "The ___"
orators|Platform pundits
oratory|Small chapel
orbital|In revolution
orderless|Out of sequence
oregano|A spice
oregano|Marjoram's cousin
orioles|Troupials
orisons|Prayers
orthoepy|Study of pronunciation
ortolan|European bunting
ortolan|Old World bunting
ostensive|Apparent
ostiolar|Porelike
ostrich|Largest living bird
ottoman|Low, cushioned seat
ottoman|Seat
outfielder|Fly catcher
outlander|Foreigner
outlets|Wall sockets
outlying|Remote
outmoded|Passé
outplay|Surpass others in sports
outsells|Surpasses other vendors
outshines|Excels
outwards|Away from the center
overact|Ham it up
overalls|Spoilers of Mrs. Murphy's chowder
overate|Gorged, at mealtime
overate|Risked obesity
overate|Yielded to gluttony
overcall|Type of bridge bid
overlap|Coincide in part (with)
overlap|Partial superimposition
overlong|Too lengthy
overpowers|Conquers
overrate|Estimate too highly
overrode|Annulled
overrule|Reverse a court decision
overstay|Wear out one's welcome
overtakes|Film maker's excess?
overtop|Surpass
oxidizes|Rusts
oxymoron|Combination like "thundering silence"
oxymoron|GUEST HOST
pacesetters|Front-runners
packers|Green Bay N.F.L. team
packers|N.F.L. team
palatal|Sounded like the y in yet
paleocene|Of a Tertiary epoch
palestra|Greek athletes' training area
palestra|Gymnasium or stadium
palette|Female friend?
paloverde|State tree of Ariz.
panatela|Slender cigar
pancake|Flapjack
pancake|Symbol of flatness
pandoras|___ box
paneled|Covered a wall with wood
paneling|Wall décor
panjandrum|Pretentious official
pannier|Large basket
paparazzi|They like shooting stars
paradoxical|Seemingly contradictory
parakeet|Talkative pet
parapet|Defensive wall
parasite|Hanger-on
pardner|Cowpoke's companion
parishes|Pastors' concerns
paronomasia|MME. DEFARGE, KNITWIT
parsonage|Ecclesiastic's dwelling
participle|Verb form
partner|Silent one, sometimes
passages|Aisles
passengers|Train travelers
passing|Transitory
passports|Travelers' papers
pasteboard|Playing card
pastern|Part of a cow's foot
pastime|Hobby
patented|Protected from imitators
patentor|Certain D.C. official
patrolman|Protector of the public
patrols|Walks a beat
pausing|Hesitating
payloads|Parts of cargoes
peacetime|Halcyon period
peasant|Man of the soil
peccary|Nocturnal piglike animal
peerage|Aristocracy
peerages|Nobleman grows old?
penance|Church discipline
penates|Lares' relatives
pencils|Desk-top gear
pencils|Students' tools
penitent|Contrite
penitent|Sorry
pennames|Elia and Carroll
pennant|Banner
pennants|Goals of the boys of summer
pennate|Winged
pensive|Derby winner: 1944
pentagon|Five-sided building in Va.
pentagram|Star-shaped figure
peopled|Unlike most of Antarctica
perfecters|Providers of finishing touches
perform|Act
peridot|Yellowish-green gem
perigees|Points in planets' rounds
perimeter|Circumference
periwinkle|Saltwater snail
perjure|Lie, in court
permutable|Changeable
perplex|Bewilder
persist|Be stubborn
personae|Dramatis ___ (cast)
peskier|More annoying
pestles|Grinding tools
petalody|Condition in flowers
petition|Implore
petition|Request
pettier|More insignificant
phaeton|Touring car
phaseout|Eliminate gradually
phonate|Vocalize
physical|Bodily
pianist|Andre Watts, for one
pickaxe|Digger's tool
picklocks|Thieves' tools
pickpocket|The Artful Dodger, e.g.
pickwick|Dickens character
piebald|Pinto
piecrust|Nest for Nesselrode
pigeonhole|Place in a slot
pigweed|Food for swine?
pimento|Chinese vermilion
pinball|Kind of machine
pinches|Nips
pinecone|Forest dropper
pinhole|Tiny opening
pinochle|Card game
pioneers|Cather subject
pipette|Chemist's measurer
pismire|Ant
pitapat|Palpitatingly
placate|Calm
plagiary|Literary theft
planate|Flattened
plantain|Banana plant
plastics|Compounds formed by polymerization
plateau|Tableland
playmate|Sandbox friend
pleasant|Enjoyable
pleasant|___ Hill, city in Calif.
pleasures|'Mid ___ and palaces . . . : Payne
plectrum|Guitarist's tool
pledger|One who gives collateral
pledges|Fund-raisers' rewards
plenary|Type of session
pliancy|Malleability
plisses|Cotton fabrics
plotter|Cabal member
pocketbook|Woman's catchall
polecat|Skunk
polecats|They use "gas warfare"
polemize|Dispute aggressively
polestar|Mariner's guide
policeman|Protector of the public
politburo|U.S.S.R. bigwigs
poltergeist|Noisy spirit
polyester|Suit material
polygons|Figures that interest geometers
pomades|Hair ointments
popcorn|Movie fare
popinjay|Fop
portable|Easily moved
portent|Omen
portentous|Arousing amazement
portico|Covered ambulatory
portion|Share
possets|Hot milk and ale concoctions
postman|The ___ Always Rings Twice: Cain
postpone|Put off
potable|Fit for drinking
potlatch|Northwestern get-together
powerhouse|Royal flush, e.g.
practice|It makes perfect
prancer|A sleigh puller
prattle|Babble
preacher|Roe who had a fishy pitch
preaches|Spreads the Word
precative|Suppliant
preclude|Shut out
preemie|Certain infant: Colloq.
preempt|Appropriate
prefers|Likes better
prejudgments|Forms of bigotry
prepare|Get ready
prescience|Seer's gift
present|Gift
present|In attendance
presents|Bestows
presents|Puts on
presidio|Town on the Rio Grande
presser|Sartorial aide
pressers|Iron men?
presses|Duns
pressure|Kind of cooker
pressuring|Lobbyist's activity
presume|Suppose
pretends|Makes believe
pretense|Sham
previous|Prior
primary|Beginning
primates|Apes
procedure|Transaction
proceeds|Earnings from a sale
procrastination|The thief of time
prodigious|Incredible
produce|Yield
professed|Avowed
profile|Short biography
progress|Advance
prolabor|Like Cesar Chavez
promise|Lick's companion
propounder|One who sets forth with a quid in his pocket?
prorate|Apportion
prospect|Potential client
protective|On guard
protege|Patron's beneficiary
protege|Recipient of patronage
provision|Quote: Part III
puerile|Childishly foolish
puerile|Inane
pursued|Major follower
pursuit|Chase
puttied|Did a glazier's job
pyramid|Giza sight
quantitative|Measurable
quaternary|Set of four
radiant|Effulgent
radiate|Shine
radiator|Car part
radical|Basic
radical|Left-winger
radically|Thoroughly
rafters|Roof timbers
ragamuffin|Tattered tot with quick bread?
raiders|Al Davis's eleven
railleries|Marsh-bird banters?
railroad|Push a bill through abruptly
raining|It's ___ violets
rampages|Rushes violently about
rampages|Storms
ramshackle|Butter becomes shaky
ranchero|Mexican livestock-farm owner
rankles|Causes resentment
ransack|Loot
rathole|Burrow
ratings|Media measurements
ratlines|Cross-ropes on vessels' shrouds
rattled|Disconcerted; confused
reacted|Did a knee jerk
reactive|Nuclear adjective
readership|Floating library?
readings|Palmists' forte
realist|Pragmatic person
realize|Cash in on an investment
reapers|McCormick's machines
rearranges|Alters the configuration
reavers|Robbers
rebirth|Renaissance
rebottle|Decant
rebounds|Catches by Moses Malone
recalled|Brought back
recalls|Detroit actions
recedes|Ebbs
recedes|Ebbs
recesses|Alcoves
recital|Dance concert
redactor|One who edits
redeems|Delivers
redlegs|Artillerymen
redlegs|Some Old World snipes
redolent|Fragrant
redolent|Fragrant
redress|Set right
redstart|Nightingale relative
reelect|Choose the incumbent
reeling|In a spin
reenter|Come again
reenters|Comes back onstage
reentry|Spaceship's home stretch
referee|Grid zebra
refereed|Arbitrated
refiner|An oilman
refiners|Some oil companies
refrained|Desisted
regicide|Macbeth's crime
register|Cashbox
registered|Made an impression
regroups|Arranges again
regulars|Career soldiers
regulars|Some team players
reheard|Tried again
reheats|Prepares leftovers
reichsmark|German currency: 1924-48
reindeer|Comet, e.g.
reissue|Second printing
rejects|Castoffs
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Bad news at the hospital
related|Akin
related|Akin
relater|One with a yarn
relaunch|Send up another rocket
relaxation|Workaholic's need
released|Let go
releases|Publications
relents|Softens
relevant|Germane
reliefs|High, low and comic followers
relines|Works on a chesterfield
relishes|Chow chow, etc.
relocate|Move
relocate|Move elsewhere
relocate|Move to a new area
remanded|Ordered back
remands|Sends back to a lower court
remarks|Comments
remarry|Wed anew
remember|Berlin song
reminder|Memory-jogger
remindful|Evocative
remises|Gives up a claim to, in law
remitter|One who pays
remodels|Does over, as a kitchen
remorse|Self-reproach
remoter|Less likely
renegade|Turncoat
renewed|Subscribed again
renitency|Opposition
rentals|Certain cars or cottages
rentals|Some cars
repairer|Handyman, at times
repartee|Witty exchange
repasts|Concerning reputations?
repellant|Citronella oil, e.g.
repentant|Sorry about that
repenter|Self-reproachful one
replace|Supersede
replete|Stuffed; gorged
replicate|Copy
reporter|He gathers news
repression|Act of subduing
reprieve|A gubernatorial warrant
reprisal|Avenger's action
reproves|Chides
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
repulsed|Cold-shouldered
resaddle|Prepare to ride again
resales|Auction events
resales|Auction events
reseats|Does an usher's job
resented|Took umbrage
resents|Takes offense
resents|Takes umbrage
reserve|Federal ___ Bank
resettle|Colonize again
reshape|Give new form
reshoot|Do a movie scene over
reshoot|Take another take
resider|House occupant
resides|Dwells
resides|Dwells
residual|TV performer's reward for reruns
resists|Emulates Sam Adams
resoles|Does a cobbler's job
resolute|Intrepid
resonate|Use a woofer
resorts|Vacation spots
resounds|Echoes
respired|Breathed
responds|Answers
restage|Exhibit anew
restates|Says again
restive|Refractory
restive|Uneasy
restores|Puts back in original shape
restrained|Controlled
resumer|He makes a new start
retailer|Storekeeper is one who complains about hit movie
retains|Keeps
retention|Memory or lien
retinal|Of part of the eye
retinted|Changed the hue
retinue|Cortege
retirees|Many Floridians
retires|Hits the hay
retires|Superannuates
retires|Withdraws
retorted|Answered sharply
retorts|Lab vessels
retrace|Go back over
retraced|Went back over
retrain|Instruct again
retread|Certain used-tire
retread|Tire with new life
retreads|Inexpensive tires
retreat|Key West, for Truman
retrial|Appeals-court event
reunion|Graduates' get-together
revalue|Appraise anew
reverence|Clerical title
reverse|Football play
reversible|Changeable
rhinestone|Imitation diamond
rhinoceros|Horned mammal
rhumbas|Hispanic dances: Var.
rhythmical|Like Poe's poems
rickety|Unsound
riddled|Pierced repeatedly
rimming|Action on a green
ringers|Look-alikes
ringlet|Curl
riparian|Of a river bank
ripened|Came along nicely
riposte|Sharp reply
riposte|Swift retort
rituals|Ceremonies
riviera|La Spezia's locale
roaring|Harte's ___ Camp
roasters|Some chickens
rodomontade|CROW
romance|Hawthorne's "The Blithedale ___"
romanced|Came on like Casanova
roomiest|Most spacious
rooster|Barnyard strutter
rootlet|Rhizoid
rosemary|Aromatic spice
rosettes|Petalous ornaments
rosettes|Sculptured ornaments
rotates|Revolves
rotates|Turns
rotunda|Circular building
rotunda|Round building
routers|Woodworking machines
rubberneck|Stare at a Swiss mishap?
ruffian|Hoodlum
ruinate|Fallen into decay
rundown|Baseball play
sabines|Ancient Romans' neighbors
sabotage|Planned destruction
sachets|Scented bags
saddened|Made melancholy
saddlers|Tack sellers
sadness|Grief
safecrackers|Harmless snack for burglars?
sagamore|Indian chief
sailboat|Opposite of a stinkpot
sailers|Certain ships or boats
salamis|Ancient city famed for cold cuts?
salesmen|Willy Loman et al.
salient|Important
salient|Jutting out
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
sallies|Sorties
saltines|Crispy crackers
salutation|Greeting
saluter|Respectful private
samisen|Japanese musical instrument
samovar|Tea maker for a czar
sampled|Tasted
sanctify|Consecrate
sanders|Woodworking tools
sanding|Prepaint work
sandstorm|Saharan hazard
sanitated|Made clean
sapient|Wise
sapphire|Blue corundum
saraband|Spanish dance
sarcasm|Caustic remark
sardines|Portuguese export
sardonic|Biting
sargasso|Sea east of Bermuda
satanic|Diabolical
satiate|Cloy
satiate|Overindulge
satiates|Fills
satiates|Gluts
satires|Lampoons
satires|Needling literary works
satraps|Persian governors
satrapy|Ancient Persian province
satrapy|Despot's province
satyric|Lecherous
sausage|Breakfast item
savages|Brutes
saviors|Redeemers
sawhorse|Carpenter's frame
sawtooth|Serrate
saxophones|Instruments for Getz and Parker
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalene|Oblique, as a cone
scalers|Climbers
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarabs|Cleopatra's charms
scarcity|Dearth
scariest|Most alarming
scenery|What hams chew up
scepter|Sovereign's staff
scimitar|Turkish weapon
scooped|Beat other reporters
scrabble|Board game
scraped|Gathered with difficulty
scraper|Painter's tool
scratch|Horse withdrawn from a race
scrawny|Gangly
screams|Scary cinema sounds
screwdriver|Carpenter's libation?
scriber|Tool for marking wood
scrimped|Cut corners
scrolls|Dead Sea artifacts
seabeds|Ocean floors
seacoast|Shore
seafarer|Mariner
seahorse|Large whitecap
sealant|Adhesive substance
sealant|Putty, e.g.
seaport|Algeciras, e.g.
seaport|Shipping harbor
seaside|City on Monterey Bay
seasons|Salts
seawall|Jetty's kin
seceders|The South, in 1860-61
secondhand|___ Rose, Streisand hit
secondhand|Used
secular|Laic
secular|Laic
securely|How to moor a boat
sedated|Calmed
sedation|Tranquilized state
seeable|Unlike the wind
seedier|More squalid
seepage|Oozing
selected|Chose
selected|Chose
selectee|Person chosen
selenic|Moonlike
sellout|Super Bowl, usually
semester|School term
seminar|Ph.D. course
semipros|Part-timers of a sort
semitone|Musical half step
semolina|Macaroni ingredient
senates|Roman councils
senator|A thesmothete
senators|Wallop and Bumpers
senecas|Some Amerinds
senoras|Certain madrileñas
senorita|Latin lass's title
sensate|Endowed with physical feelings
sensible|Rational
sentinels|Watchful ones
septette|Composition for seven
sergeant|___ York, 1941 movie
serialist|Dickens was one
serialist|Soap writer hatches a plot about an Iranian coin?
serials|Tales like "The Pickwick Papers"
seriate|Arrange in numerical order
serpent|Eve's tempter
serpent|Ophidian
serrated|Made notches
serried|Crowded together
servant|Lackey
sesames|East Indian herbs
sessile|Attached directly, in botany
sessions|Composer Roger
sesterce|Ancient Roman coin
sestina|Poem form
sestina|Type of poem
setting|Locale
settlers|Homesteaders
settlers|Pioneers
severer|Not so clement
shadrach|A companion of Meshach
shamrocks|Eire symbols
shatter|Smash
shearer|Norma or Moira
shearwater|Petrel's cousin
shebang|Hut
sheered|Deviated from a course
sheerest|Most transparent
shelter|Cover
sherpas|Mountain men of Asia
shetland|Fine pony
shindig|Bash
shopper|Sale-seeking person
shoptalk|Party chatter, sometimes
shortfall|Deficiency
shorthand|Steno's need, sometimes
shorthorn|Cattle breed
shortstop|Durocher was one
shortstop|Ozzie Smith, for one
shotgun|Football formation
showmen|Theatrical producers
shunters|Some railroad men
shutter|Camera part
siamese|Kind of cat
siamese|Thon Buri natives
sickens|Makes indisposed
sidebar|Bistro for a contesting team?
sidestep|Dodge
sierras|High ___
siestas|Extended breaks
silencer|Hit man's purchase
silhouette|Darkened outline
silversmith|Revere occupation
simooms|Syrian dust storms
sincere|Like many a correspondent
sinuses|Cavities
sisterhood|Sorority
sisterly|Sororal
sizable|Quite large
skewered|Prepared shish kebab
skittle|Play a British game akin to bowling
skylarks|Tuneful high fliers
slammer|The big house
slanders|Defames
slaters|Roofers or critics
slaters|Severe critics
slavers|Drools
sleeted|Almost snowed
sleighed|Rode over snow
slicers|Kitchen gadgets
slimmer|More svelte
slipper|One of a pair
slipshod|Careless
slowest|Last at Belmont Park
sluggard|Lazy one
slumber|Drowse
smacked|Bussed audibly
smaller|Lesser
smallest|Least
smalltime|Petty
smarties|Show-offs
smartweed|Would this elude a gardener?
smashes|Some tennis strokes
smeared|Vilified
smelters|Ore processing plants
smoothy|Slick talker
smother|Suppress
snapper|Food fish
snappish|Inclined to bite
sneakers|Bird's footwear
sneered|Showed disdain
sneezed|Provoked a Gesundheit
snickers|Laughs disrespectfully
snickersnee|Large knife
snooper|Busybody
snorers|Undesirable bunkmates
snouted|Like a tapir's face
snowball|Accumulate rapidly
snowbound|Whittier poem
snowflakes|Mary Mapes Dodge poem
snowless|Like the tropics
snowmobile|Vehicle with runners
snowsuit|Sledder's gear
sobriety|Temperance
sodbusters|Men willing for tilling
sojourns|Temporary stays
solaria|Certain hospital rooms
solders|Fusible metal alloys
soldier|G.I.
soldiers|Ant caste
solidest|Most reliable
solidity|Compactness
solubles|Dissolvable materials
solution|Whodunit finale
songbird|Thrush, for one
soonest|Most promptly
sorting|Job for some clerks
sources|Origins
southpaw|Gomez or Spahn
spacers|Typewriter parts
spangled|Glittering
spaniels|Silky-coated dogs
spanner|Type of wrench
spanning|Activity for Eads
spearer|Underwater fisherman
specials|Items on sale
specimen|Typical item; sample
spectate|Attend the World Series, e.g.
specter|Ghost
spheres|Music of the ___
spicate|Pointed
spidery|Long and thin
spinach|Popeye favorite
spindle|Bobbin holder
spindles|Parts of lathes
spinets|Uprights
spinner|Angler's gadget
spinster|Dickens's Miss Havisham, e.g.
splashy|Spectacular
splatters|Strews liquid
splices|Puts together
spongers|Freeloaders
spotter|W.W. II volunteer
sprayer|Painter's device
spreader|Butter knife
springe|Trap
squabbler|Bickering pigeon?
squeaker|Close call
stackable|Type of desk tray
stagecoach|1939 Wayne film
staleness|Vapidity
stamina|Endurance
standard|Roman legion eagle, e.g.
standee|A true opera buff
standee|Met zealot
standoff|Tie
stanhopes|Horse-drawn carriages
starets|Spiritual adviser
stargazing|Activity at Palomar
starlit|Like a clear night
starter|Olympics pistol-packer
startle|Shock
startle|Surprise
startle|Surprise
starved|Extremely hungry
starves|Lacks sustenance
stateside|Home, to Yanks abroad
statuary|Branch of sculpture
statues|Busts, e.g.
stature|Height
stature|Height
statute|Law
stealing|Rickey Henderson specialty
steamers|Liners
steaming|In a rage
steeped|Immersed
steepest|Most high-priced
steerage|Area on a liner
steerage|One way to travel
steerer|Con man's accomplice
stemming|Skier's maneuver
stencil|Lettering aid
stentor|One with a powerful voice
stentors|Loud-voiced persons
stepped|Like a ziggurat
sterile|Unfruitful
sternal|Of the breastbone
steroid|Athlete's no-no
stetson|Texan's hat
stetsons|They often top J. R.
steward|Land agent
stewards|They mind their manors
sticker|Bumper ___
stiffen|Become less flexible
stiffens|Becomes taut
stifling|Oppressive
stilettos|Needlework instruments
stilled|Quieted
stippler|Pointillist's cousin
stirred|Excited
stitches|Sutures
stocked|Provisioned
stogies|Cheroots' kin
stomata|Insects' spiracles
stoneware|Plates are reordered anew in shop
stopgap|Temporary
stoppage|Block
storewide|Kind of sale
stories|Building tiers
stories|Spielberg's "Amazing ___"
storing|Magpie's activity
stovers|Cured stalks of grain
stowage|Charge at some warehouses
strains|Filters
strange|L. Smith's "___ Fruit"
strangled|What Othello did to Desdemona
stratosphere|Upper reaches
streamer|Newspaper headline
stressless|Not accented
stretch|Indulge in pandiculation
strident|Raucous
strikes|Deletes
strings|Orchestra section
striplings|Youths
striptease|Ecdysiast's specialty
strokes|TV's "Diff'rent ___"
stroller|Go-cart
student|Romberg's "The ___ Prince"
student|Romberg's prince
stunner|Knockout
sublease|Tenancy arrangement
succeed|Follow
sucrose|Pure sugar, to a chemist
suffrage|Anthony's goal
sugarcoats|Embellishes the ugly
sugarplums|Comfits
sullied|Maculate
sunshade|Parasol
superhuman|Incredible
supernal|Coming from above
superpower|U.S.S.R. or U.S.A.
suppers|Evening meals
suppose|Verb for a hypothesis
surefire|Highly dependable
surmised|Conjectured
surrender|Giving-up Presley song: 1961
surreptitiously|I'm wearing sneakers, said Tom ___
surveyed|Took a poll
suspends|Postpones
swaddled|Enveloped
swallow|Capistrano visitor
swallowtail|Capistrano copper?
sweater|Turtleneck, e.g.
sweepers|Broom users
sweetbread|Baked thymus?
sweetens|Adds sugar
sweetheart|Darling
swivets|Tizzies
synapsed|Came together, as nerve endings
syndrome|Concurrence
synecdoche|CHASING SKIRTS
synopses|Abridgments
systems|Methods
systole|Heart contraction
tablets|Writing pads
tabloid|Half-size newspaper
tactile|Sensed by touch
tactile|Tangible
tadpole|Frog-to-be
tailored|Made-to-order
takeout|Delete
tambour|Embroidery frame
tanager|Scarlet bird
tanager|Scarlet flier
tandems|Bikes for Daisy?
tangelo|Hybrid citrus
tangoed|Danced in Argentine style
tartlet|Very small bakery item
tatters|Rags
tatters|Rips into shreds
tattles|Squeals
teacart|Wheels for a samovar
teammate|What Ruth was to Gehrig
teamster|Truck driver
teasels|Nap-producing plants
teasers|Come-ons
teatime|Londoner's break
teenager|Pop-rock authority
teethed|Cut a cuspid
teethed|Produced certain canines
teether|Baby's mouthpiece
teetotum|Small top
telesis|Planned progress
televise|Transmit transient images
telltale|Outward indication
telltale|Warning device
tempera|Type of water-based paint
tempered|Like some steel
tempers|Moderates
tenement|Dwelling house
tensile|Stretchable
tension|Tautness
tensions|Strains
termites|House wreckers
ternate|Arranged in threes
terneplate|Sea bird's roofing material?
terrace|O'Hara's "From the ___"
terraces|Landscaping features
terrapin|Diamondback
terrier|Yorkshire or Scottish ___
terrific|Dreadful or admirable
terrify|Scare
terrors|Extreme fears
terrors|Scourges
tessellate|Create a mosaic
tessera|Mosaic tile
testament|Old or New follower
testate|Having left a will
testator|His will is his way
tethers|Animal chains
tetragon|Quadrangle
theatre|Covent Garden, for example
theatre|Haymarket attraction
theatre|Shubert, e.g.
thicket|Brake
thickset|Burly
thieves|As thick as ___
throats|Loci of some frogs
thundering|Zane Grey's "The ___ Herd"
tickers|N.Y.S.E. instruments
ticktock|Horological repetition
timberline|High point of East Germany's trees?
timeless|Unending
timepieces|Minute Waltz et al.?
timothy|A grass grown for hay
tinfoil|Food wrapping
tinseled|Like the Yule tree
tinsels|Makes gaudy
tinware|Tole tray, e.g.
tipplers|GRAPHIC-ARTS TOOL
tiptoed|Teetered through the tulips
titanic|Immense
titterer|Giggler
titular|Nominal
toasted|Warmed thoroughly
tolerate|Allow grudgingly
tomahawks|Battleaxes
tombstone|One completes a monument
tonsure|Shaving of a monk's head
toothsome|Delectable
topsail|Square-rigger feature
torment|Harass
tornado|It sent Dorothy to Oz
tosspot|A.A. candidate
totally|To the nth degree
tottered|Walked unsteadily
totters|Staggers
touchdown|Dorsett feat
tourist|Cook customer
towhead|Blonde or blond
tracers|Investigative procedures
traipse|Walk aimlessly
traitors|Turncoats
trammel|Net
transient|Ephemeral
transit|Surveyor's instrument
transmigratory|Like the soul, to some believers
trapezoids|Geometric forms
trashed|Freed from refuse
travels|Emulates Gulliver
traverse|Cross
traverse|Cross over
travesty|Parody
treacle|Golden syrup
treacle|Sentimental twaddle
treadle|Foot lever
treadmills|Roads to nowhere
treason|Arnold's crime
treasure|It is often sunken
treasure|Stevenson's island
treating|Physician's activity
treatise|Essay's big brother
treatise|Expository article
treatise|Formal article
treatise|Systematic article
treatise|Written exposition
treenail|Ship's timber fastener
treetop|Baby's perch, in a rhyme
treetop|Lofty perch
treetop|Place for a star or a baby
trellis|Rose-arbor structure
trembler|Shaky one
tremendous|Incredible
tremolo|Vibrato
trespass|Encroach
tressed|Braided
tresses|Goldilocks's pride
tresses|Long locks
trestle|Railroad bridge
trestle|Supporting framework
trestles|Carpenters' supporting devices
tribune|Raised platform for a speaker
triceps|Arm muscle
tricycle|Junior's transportation
trident|Neptune's spear
tridents|Fish spears
trifold|Treble
trigger|Roy Rogers's steed
trinkets|Doodads
trinkets|Trifles
triodes|Vacuum tubes
triplane|The Red Baron flew one
trireme|Galley of yore
trisect|Divide into three parts
tritones|Musical intervals
troikas|Russian vehicles
trombone|Slide instrument
tropical|Figurative
truisms|Maxims
tsetses|Nagana transmitters
tumblers|Glasses
tunneler|Mole, at times
tupelos|Southern city and tree
turbines|Certain engines
tureens|Soup vessels
turndown|Veto
twirled|Rapidly rotated
twitters|Bird sounds
typhoon|The ___, Ince film
tzigane|Hungarian gypsy
ukulele|Cliff Edwards played it
ukulele|Godfrey played it
ultramodern|Avant-garde
umbrage|Offense
unaware|In the dark
unbridle|Set loose
unceremoniously|With abruptness
unclasps|Opens
unconditionally|No ifs, said Tom ___
uncover|Reveal
underproduction|Quota-shy output
understated|Like Old Glory with 48 stars?
undocked|Not abridged
undressed|In one's birthday suit
unearned|Not merited
uneasiness|Discomfort
uneaten|Left on the plate
unhinge|Disrupt; perturb
unicorn|Emblem on the British Royal Coat of Arms
unintentionally|By accident
unlawful|Illicit
unquestioned|Beyond doubt
unreason|Irrationality
unsaved|Doomed, in a way
unstrap|Remove, as a backpack
untamed|Feral
untaught|Ignorant
unwashed|As little boys prefer to be?
upriser|Insurgent
upstarts|Whipper-snappers
uranium|Manhattan Project element
utilize|Employ
uttered|Spoken
valencia|Province of Spain
vandalisms|Malicious defacements
varlets|Rogues
vaulted|Leapt
vegetal|Of peas, carrots, etc.
veneered|Formed plywood
vengeance|Retaliation
venison|Pemmican ingredient
veranda|Lanai
verbose|Prolix
verdict|Film with Newman as lawyer, with "The"
vermillion|River or city in S.D.
veronica|Matador's move
vertical|Upright
vicarages|Ecclesiastics' dwellings
victoria|Low, light carriage
vikings|Minnesota N.F.L. team
violence|Extremely rough action
visages|Faces
viscount|Baron's superior
vocation|Career or calling
voluntarily|On one's own
volunteer|Tennessean
voucher|Receipt
waiters|Service group
walleyes|Food fish
wallflower|Shy girl at a dance
wallpaper|Home décor
wampumpeag|Indian bead money
wanderlust|D. Steel best seller
washers|Seats for heads of bolts
wassail|Revelry
waterlog|Saturate
waterloo|A London bridge
wayfarer|Traveler on shank's mare
weariness|Fatigue
wellaway|Old word of woe
westerns|Cowboy stories
whimsey|Fanciful notion
widdershins|Counterclockwise
windigo|Man-eating ogre of legend
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wiseacre|Smarty
withholds|Takes out taxes, etc.
woodlots|Tree farms
worrying|What's the use of ___?
wrenchers|Warblers using Stillsons?
writings|Publications
written|Prefix for scope
yappers|Chatterboxes
yielded|Produced
yodeled|Sang in Tyrol
abalone|Nacre source
abalone|Rock-clinging mollusk
abating|Deducting
abecedarian|Rudimentary
ablauts|Vowel changes in verb forms
abominable|Like the yeti
aborally|Away from the mouth
aboriginal|Indigenous
aborted|Cut short aircraft flight
abracadabra|Mystical word
abradant|Sandpaper, for one
abrades|Irritates
abridge|Condense
abscess|Inflammation
abscond|Take flight
absentee|Nonattender
absolute|. . . ___ power corrupts . . . : Lord Acton
abysmal|Immeasurably deep
academic|Kind of freedom
academy|School
acaudate|Without a tail
acceded|Agreed
acceded|Gave in
accents|Certain stresses
accents|Stresses
accepters|Recipients
accident|Chance happening
acerate|Needle-shaped
acetate|Synthetic fabric
acetone|Element in nail-polish remover
achenes|One-seeded fruits
aconites|Wolfsbane and monkshood
acoustic|Of sound
acoustical|Auditory
acropolis|Parthenon's site
actinia|Sea anemone
actress|Adams, Harding, Hayes or Taylor
actress|Player in a cast
adamant|Obdurate
adamant|Unbending
adapter|Converter
adheres|Sticks
adipose|Fatty
adjourn|Suspend a meeting until later
admitting|Kind of department at a hospital
adopted|Took as one's own
adulation|Flattery
advance|Loan
adverse|Unfavorable
aeolian|Kind of harp
aerates|Makes soda water
aerostat|Balloon or dirigible
aerostats|Dirigibles, balloons, etc.
affinal|Related by marriage
afreets|Demons of Arabic myth
afterlives|Reincarnationists' existences
afternoon|The ___ of a Faun: Debussy
agitate|Churn
agitate|Shake up
agitate|Upset
agitates|Stirs up
agronomic|Of farm management
aileron|Wing part
aimless|Random
airdrop|Delivery by parachute
airhole|Where the polar bear waits
airlifts|Transports by plane
airline|O'Hare tenant
airmail|Service begun May 15, 1918
alameda|Naval air station in Calif.
alameda|Walk among the trees
alamode|Glossy silk fabric
alamode|Silk fabric
alarmed|Unnerved
albumen|Egg white
alcazar|Isabella's home in Seville
alehouse|Pub
alerted|Warned
alerted|Warned
alerter|More attentive
alertest|Most wide-awake
alertly|In a wide-awake manner
alertness|Sentry's sine qua non
alewife|Menhaden
alexandrine|Twelve-syllable line of verse
alfresco|Describing picnics
alfresco|Out-of-doors
alfresco|Outdoors
algaroba|Mesquite
alidades|Firefighters' instruments
alienates|Estranges
aliform|Wing-shaped
allayed|Calmed
alleged|Asserted without proof
alleges|Claims
alleges|States sans proof
alleluia|Hymn of praise
alliance|Triple ___: 1882-1915
allophones|Linguistic forms
alluded|Referred (to)
alluvia|Sediment
almonds|Marzipan nuts
already|Beforehand
alright|O.K.
amassed|Piled up
amasses|Piles up
amateur|True Olympian
amender|Copyreader, e.g.
amender|Editor, in a way
amercer|Finer
ammeter|Utility must
amnesia|Loss of memory
amnesiac|Victim of memory loss
amnesty|___ International, 1977 Nobel Peace Prize winner
amorist|He lives for love
amperage|Electrical current's strength
ampoule|Sealed vial
anaconda|Large snake
anadems|Garlands for the head
analogs|Parallels
analogue|Parallel
anaphora|Poet's repetition for effect
anatomy|Minute examination
anchorage|Alaskan's or mariner's place
andiron|Fireplace accessory
anemone|Garden flower
anemone|Windflower
anemones|Windflowers
aneroid|Barometer type
anfractuous|Full of twists and turns
angelica|___ tree (Hercules'-club)
angular|Gaunt
anisettes|Licorice-tasting cordials
anisole|Aromatic liquid
anklebone|Talus
announce|Promulgate
anodize|Coat metal
anodyne|Palliative
anointed|Rubbed with oil in a rite
anomaly|Incongruity
another|Franken's "___ Language"
another|Not the same
antacid|Digestive aid
anteater|Echidna or pangolin
anteater|Sticky-tongued mammal
antecede|Go before
antecessor|Previous incumbent
anthems|Hymns of praise
anthills|Formic mounds
antique|Bygone
anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here ___
anytime|Whenever
apatite|Calcium phosphate mineral
apiarian|Of beekeeping
apishly|How pongids behave
apostles|Christ's followers
apothecary|Dover druggist
apparel|Dress
appealed|Took to a higher court
appease|Assuage
applesauce|Baloney
apportion|Allot
appraisals|Estimates
appraise|Judge definitively
appreciate|Be grateful
apprentice|Greenhorn
approached|Came near
approve|Ratify
apricot|Ansu or ume
aquamarine|Pastel hue
arbiter|Grievance resolver
arbiter|Judge
arboreal|Of trees
arbutus|Early spring bloomer
arcades|Porticoes
archers|Toxophilites
areolas|Interstices
argents|Shades of gray
argonaut|The paper nautilus
aristae|Botanical beards
armament|Military ware
aromatics|Fragrant plants
arouses|Stimulates to action
arrange|Plan
arsenal|Place for matériel
arsonist|Pyromaniac
arterial|Like certain roads
article|A, e.g.
artless|Ingenuous
ascents|Takeoffs
asinine|Silly
askance|Skeptically
asocial|Selfish
asphalt|Like Burnett's jungle
asphalt|Tarmac material
aspired|Had high hopes
aspirer|He has high hopes
assails|Attacks
assayed|Tested
assemble|Congregate
assented|Said yes
assenter|Yes man
assesses|Evaluates
assessor|Taxing person
assists|Shortstop's statistics
assorted|Like some candies in boxes
assorted|Various
assorts|Classifies
assuming|Supposing
asteria|Star sapphire, e.g.
asterisk|Printing mark
astound|Bowl over
astride|Spanning
astrolabe|Sextant's forerunner
asunder|Into pieces
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Studios for Seurat
athlete|Olympics competitor
athwart|Crosswise
atonements|Reparations
atoning|Activity on Yom Kippur
atrabilious|Gloomy
atriums|Skylit courts
atropine|Poison from belladonna
attaching|(M/W)elding
attagirl|Cry of encouragement to Mary Lou
attains|Gains
attempts|Essays
attends|Goes to the meeting
attenuated|Slenderized
attests|Bears witness
attests|Swears to
attired|Unlike Godiva
attorney|Solicitor
attractor|Magnetic one
attracts|Draws to
attunes|Makes harmonious
audience|Formal interview
audiometer|Otologist's instrument
audited|Checked for fiscal compliance
auspices|Aegis
automat|Kind of restaurant
automata|Robots
avarice|Cupidity
averaged|Reduced to a mean
aviation|Art of flying
aviation|The Wright way?
avocets|Long-legged shorebirds
babbler|Incoherent one
background|Person's experience
baffles|Perplexes
bagasse|Sugar-cane leftovers
baggage|Impedimenta
baggers|Supermarket clerks, often
balances|Auditors' concerns
balatas|Tropical trees
balbriggan|A knitted fabric
balderdash|Bosh
balefully|I'm packing it in! said the cotton picker ___
ballets|Agon and "Serenade"
ballroom|Radio's "Make Believe ___"
ballyhoo|Advertising hoopla
bandaid|Symbol of minimal help
bandana|Neck scarf
bandshell|Concert site
bangles|Bracelet's charms
bannister|Famed former miler
banters|Teases good-naturedly
barbered|Gave a shave and a haircut
baritone|Nelson Eddy was one
baroque|Extravagantly ornate
barrette|Hair clasp
bartered|Operated at a bazaar
basilar|Situated at the foundation
battery|Where the Staten Island ferry docks
bawbees|Halfpennies
bazookas|Shaw's "___ and the Man"
beanbag|Item thrown in some games
beckoning|Seemingly inviting
bedevils|Torments; harasses
bedewed|Covered with morning moisture
bedlamp|Night-stand sight
befalls|Happens
befuddle|Confuse
beginner|Tyro
begrimed|Dirty
beheaded|Guillotined
behemoths|Huge beasts
belated|Delayed
belated|Detained
bellwether|Flock leader
bemired|Soiled
bemoaned|Lamented
benisons|Blessings
berates|Chides
bestial|Inhuman
betrays|Gives away, in a way
beveled|Slanted
bewilder|Mix up
biodegradable|Capable of decaying
bioscience|Discipline dealing with living organisms
birddogged|Watched closely
biretta|Cardinal's cap
bishops|Religious men who move diagonally?
blasted|Criticized vigorously
blatant|Offensively obtrusive
blather|Babble
blesses|Consecrates
blisters|Banes of tennis players
blooper|Medium mistake
blueberry|___ Hill, 1940 song
bluejeans|Informal attire
bobtailed|Cropped
boldest|Least timorous
bolster|Narrow pillow
bombshell|Epithet for some Hollywood blondes
boneyard|Scrap heap
bookplates|Set of ex libris
boomlet|Small-scale economic upturn
bopeeps|Some masquerade attendees
bottler|Concern selling soda or beer
boundaries|Curbs
bourbon|Beverage street in New Orleans?
boutique|Exclusive shop
bovines|Members of the ox family
bowstring|Archer's need
braggart|Thraso was one
braided|Like some locks
braille|Raised writing
brassie|Number 2 wood
bravura|Display of daring
breadth|Side-to-side distance
breathe|Inhale
brewers|___ yeast (vitamin source)
bribers|Some corruptive people
bridlers|They take umbrage
briefcases|Simple litigations?
briefly|Tight shorts, said the boxer ___
brocade|Fabric with raised designs
brocade|Rich fabric
broccoli|Plant of the mustard family
brownstone|An Ivy League jewel?
bureaucrat|Red-tape expert
burgesses|Colonial Va.'s House of ___
buttinsky|Kibitzer
buttonbush|Wild licorice
buttress|Support
buzzword|Hum?
cabaret|Joel Grey vehicle
caboodle|Kit's partner
cadence|March rhythm
cafeterias|Eating places
calends|Ovid's first monthly date
caliber|Worth; distinction
calipering|Measuring thicknesses
calmest|Most serene
calmness|Serenity
caloric|Pertaining to heat
calories|Dieters' concerns
calumet|Peace pipe
camelback|Nomad's street in Phoenix?
cameras|Movie equipment
camisoles|Ladies' underwaists
campaign|Stump
campanologist|One skilled in bell ringing
candidates|Hopefuls at the polls
candler|Egg inspector
candles|Sometime Roman followers
cantaloupe|LEAP A COUNT to get fruit
cantered|Galloped easily
canters|Easy gallops
canvass|House-to-house poll
capitol|Temple of Jupiter, to Caesar
capsule|Pill
capuchin|Hooded cloak
caracara|Vulturine S.A. hawk
caramel|Chewy candy
caravel|Small sailing ship
caraway|Seeds for rye bread
careens|Tips to one side
careers|Vocations
caricature|Lampooned likeness
carnage|Slaughter
carnelian|Semiprecious stone
carpenter|Walrus's interlocutor
carpenters|The ___ (brother-sister singing team)
carpool|Commuting combo
carrageen|Irish moss
casinos|Monte Carlo attractions
cassette|Part of VCR
cassettes|Compact cases for recordings
casters|Swivel wheels
casuist|Sophist's cousin
catalog|List or record
catchwords|Slogans
catfish|Hunter of baseball
causeway|Overseas Highway feature
cavorts|Romps about
celebrant|Reveler
cements|Unites firmly
cenacle|Last Supper room
centers|Hubs
centesimo|One-hundredth of a balboa
centime|Franc unit
cessation|Stop
chairman|Moderator
chairman|Usher?
challenger|Champion's adversary
chamber|Bedroom
chanterelles|Yellow mushrooms
charisma|Certain charming quality
charter|Constitution
chateaubriand|Steakhouse order
cheddars|Cheeses named for an English village
cheetah|Leopard's kin
cherish|Hold dear
chestnuts|___ roasting on an open fire
chiefly|Above all
childishly|I'm on TV, said the chef ___
chimera|Imaginary monster
chimera|Impossible fancy
chimeric|Visionary
chinning|Gymnast's activity
cholera|Deadly disease
chooses|Selects
chopins|Composer Frédéric and Nicolas
chopped|Hewed
chopsticks|Chinese eating utensils
chopsticks|Simple piano tune
chuckle|Sound of amusement
circled|Prepared to land a plane
citation|Summons
citation|Triple Crown winner: 1948
cithara|Ancient lyrelike instrument
citrines|False topazes
classical|Of Greek and Roman antiquity
clawing|Feline activity
cleaners|They get lots of suits
cleanse|Remove grime
cleanser|Detergent
clematis|Plant called traveler's-joy
clerics|Small-sized reading glasses
climber|Jungle gym
clothes|Kind of horse or pin
clouded|Obscure
cloverleaf|Engineering feat on a highway
cluster|Bunch of grapes
codeine|Antitussive ingredient
coheres|Sticks together
cohorts|Associates
collapse|Cave in
collapse|Fall apart
collier|Coal miner
colliers|Coal miners
collins|Alcoholic beverage
collusive|Fraudulent
colonists|Raleigh and John Smith
colorado|Centennial State
colorful|Vivid
commerce|Trade
commuted|Altered, as a metal
compare|Liken
compass|Mariner's aid
compere|British emcee
compete|Vie
component|Module
conceit|Vanity
concerti|Symphonic compositions
concertos|Pieces for Pinchas Zukerman
condense|Contract
congest|Overcrowd
conifer|Christmas tree
connotes|Suggests an additional meaning
consent|Permission
consider|Take under advisement
conspiracy|Quote: Part III
conspire|Emulate Brutus and Cassius
conspire|Join a cabal
constables|Peacekeepers
contacted|Got in touch with
contessa|Ava played a barefoot one
contest|Challenge
contest|Oppose
contraband|Illegally transported goods
contras|Nicaraguan rebels
convent|Cloister
conveyed|Transported
coordinate|Harmonize
copilot|Airline "second banana"
copperhead|N.A. snake
cordoba|Moorish capital
cormorant|Voracious flier
corneal|Of an eye part
cornflower|Common composite bloom
cornier|Triter
cornstarch|Pudding ingredient
cornucopia|Abundance
corolla|Flower part
coronet|Diadem for Di
corpuscles|Erythrocytes
corrals|O.K. and others
corrects|Adjusts
corrida|Torero's event
coryphee|Member of a ballet corps
cosecants|Trig functions
cossets|Pets
coterie|Intimate group
counteract|Offset
coursed|Ran, as a stream
cowherd|He's kind to kine
cowpokes|Range riders
crabapple|Suitable fruit for Scrooge?
cranberry|Thanksgiving Day sauce source
cranberry|Thanksgiving fruit
cranked|Started a tin lizzie
crashes|Attends uninvited
creameries|Dairies
creampuff|Slug the Magic Dragon?
creasier|More wrinkled
creates|Manufactures
crested|Reached a high point
cricketer|British athlete
criteria|Standards
crochet|Make bootees
croissant|Crescent-shaped roll
crossbreed|Hybridize
crossfire|Brisk exchange of words or opinions
crossing|Intersection
crossing|Kind of guard
crossroads|Major intersection
crosstie|Part of a railroad track
crosstie|Transverse timber
crosswalk|Pedestrian's lane
crowbars|Levers
crowned|Topped, in a way
cruelest|Most inhuman
crusade|Eisenhower's "___ in Europe"
cuddles|Snuggles
curbstone|Sidewalk section
currant|Type of berry
cyclotron|Physicist's accelerator
czarina|Spouse of Ivan or Peter
daemons|Evil spirits
daffier|More zany
damaged|Impaired
dangled|Drooped
dangled|Hung
dangles|Misplaces a participle
danseuses|Female ballet dancers
dashing|Spirited
deadpan|Poker-faced
debarks|Comes ashore
debasement|Degradation
debaters|Wordy opponents
debunked|Lampooned
decadence|Turpitude
decadent|On the decline
deceiver|Cheat
dedicates|Commemorates
deepened|Gave more capacity to
defames|Maligns
defended|Stuck up for
defines|Specifies distinctly
delayed|Tardy
deleted|Taken out
delights|Joys
delouse|Apply pediculicide
demagog|One excited by Dukakis?
demagogues|Power-hungry political leaders
demanded|Insisted on
demasts|Strips a ship
demeanor|Comportment
demerit|Mark for misconduct
demitted|Lowered; resigned
democrat|Locofoco, e.g.
demoniacal|Fiendish
demotes|Busts
demurest|Most modest
denature|Render alcohol unfit for drinking
deniers|Units of fineness for yarns
denoted|Indicated
dentifrice|Toothpaste
dentures|Some bridges
departed|Left
depicts|Portrays
depicts|Portrays
derelicts|Vagrants
derider|One who jeers
derides|Mocks
descendant|Next-generation member
descent|Ancestry
desecrate|Profane
deserts|Abandons
deserve|Merit
desiccate|Dry out
desiccated|Dried up
desisted|Stopped
desolate|Devoid of inhabitants
despair|Give up hope
despair|Hopelessness
despair|Lose hope
despairs|Loses hope
despite|Insult
desserts|Sweets
destine|Appoint beforehand
detonate|Push a certain plunger
deviate|Digress
deviled|___ eggs
devious|Roundabout
diagnose|Identify an illness
dialect|Patois
diameter|Circle measure
diameter|Circle width
diamond|Jim or Lil preceder
diamond|Shea shape
dickens|Creator of Barnaby Rudge
didactic|Preachy
didapper|Small grebe
dietetic|Sugar-free, maybe
digested|Condensed
dilemma|Predicament
dilemma|Quandary
dimouts|Results when juice is reduced
dinette|Alcove off a kitchen
dingdong|Talk tediously
diorama|Museum display
directed|Led
directs|Points the way
disallow|Veto
discharges|Sacks
discipline|Curb
discreet|Prudent
disgruntle|Put in bad humor
disperse|Strew
displace|Supplant
display|Exhibit
disposal|Kitchen garbage dump
distaffs|Flax holders
distaste|Aversion
disturb|Unsettle
diversification|Business practice stressing variety
diverts|Entertains
divines|Intuits
divisor|Quotient element
divulge|Reveal
dogfish|Small shark
dolomite|Mineral or word with Alps
dominance|Control
dominie|Scottish schoolmaster
dominos|Ball masks
doodlebugs|Divining rods
doormat|Shoe cleaner
doorsill|Threshold
dormant|Latent
dosages|Pharmacists' concerns
dragnet|Jack Webb program of yore
dragnet|Webb's police series
draining|Flowing off gradually
drastic|Severe
dredger|Shaker for condiments
dressers|Chests of drawers
dresses|Frocks
drillmasters|Dentists?
drivers|Chauffeurs
drivers|Motormen
drooled|Anticipated a gourmet repast
drowned|Went under like Leander
duelled|Aped Burr and Hamilton
dustman|Refuse collector in Britain
dwindled|Petered out
earnest|Sincere
earnest|Sincere
earnests|Tokens of assurance
earning|Kind of power
earplug|Silencer of a sort
earstone|Otolith
earthmover|Bulldozer
earthmover|Bulldozer
eastern|Oriental
ebonite|Hard rubber
eclaircissement|Clarification
ecology|Science dealing with pollution
economy|Keynesian concern
ecumenical|General; universal
edacious|Devouring
eddying|Moving against the current
edentate|Toothless
edibles|Comestibles
edifice|Structure
edifier|Inspiring instructor
edifies|Enlightens
educated|Instructed
educing|Holmes activity
eeriest|Most spooky
effortlessness|Ease
egalite|Part of the French Revolution motto
egghead|Longhair
eggshell|Yellowish-white
egoists|Selfish ones
eidolon|Phantom
elapses|Slips by
elastic|Flexible
elatedness|Jubilance
elating|Like very good news
elation|High spirits
elation|Kin of euphoria
elderly|On in years
electric|Exciting
electric|Thrilling
elegance|Refined grace
element|Fire or water
elephant|Babar, e.g.
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Up
elevated|Raised
eliding|An act of suppression
elixirs|Cure-alls
emaciated|Wasted
emanate|Arise
emanate|Issue (from)
emanate|Spring
emanate|Spring
emanates|Flows forth
embalms|Mummifies
embassy|Diplomatic oasis
embonpoint|Plumpness
embossable|Suitable for bas-relief
emended|Edited
emerald|L. Frank Baum's ___ City
eminent|Lofty
eminent|Noted
emirate|Dubai, for one
emirate|Middle Eastern state
emirates|Eastern bigwigs' jurisdictions
emotion|What the heart rules
emphasize|Stress
enables|Gives power to
enamels|Certain paints
enamels|Champlevé and cloisonné
enamels|Nail polishes
enamors|Captivates
encaged|In custody
encased|Boxed
enclave|Kennedy compound, e.g.
enclosed|Fenced off
encoders|Cryptographers
endanger|Expose to peril
endanger|Imperil
endeared|Made beloved
endears|Makes beloved
endeavor|Try
endorse|Approve of publicly
endorse|Sanction
endorsed|Gave sanction to
endorsed|Sanctioned
endorser|Nominee's important supporter
endowed|Provided funds
endured|Lasted
endures|Puts up with
energize|Invigorate
enervate|Sap
enervate|Sap
enforce|Carry out
engagingly|Excuse my gear, said the truck driver ___
engender|Give rise to
enhance|Heighten
enisled|Isolated
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Increase in size
enliven|Vivify
ennoble|Elevate to dignity
ennoble|Exalt
enolase|Metabolic enzyme
enraged|Hot under the collar
enrobed|Attired
enrolls|Registers
ensiles|Stores grain
ensures|Guarantees
entangle|Snarl
entente|Friendly international understanding
entries|Vestibules
entwine|Interlace
enunciate|Speech teacher's command
eoliths|Stone Age tools
epaulet|Military ornament
epergne|Table centerpiece
epilogs|Concluding speeches
epilogue|Novel conclusion
epistemological|Of the limits of knowledge
epistle|Didactic letter
epistle|Letter by Paul
epistles|Apostolic letters
epitomes|Summaries
erasers|Blackboard adjuncts
erasers|Blackboard adjuncts
erasers|Pencil adjuncts
erasers|Utensils on pencils
erasure|Deler's choice
erasure|Deletion
erasure|Error indication
erected|Put up
erector|Builder
eremite|Recluse
eremite|Recluse
eremite|Solitary monk
eremites|Hermits
erethism|Excessive irritability
ermines|Weasels' cousins
erosion|Slow disintegration
erosion|Soil problem
erosions|Deteriorations
erosive|Causing disintegration
erosive|Causing wear
errands|What Junior runs
erratic|Capricious
erudite|Learned
escalate|Increase
escaped|Houdini did it
escaped|Leaked out
escapee|Edmond Dantès, e.g.
escargot|Item in a French café
escorts|Accompanies
escorts|Accompanies
esparto|Grass for cordage
espouse|Adopt
espouse|Marry
esquires|Gentlemen just below knights
essayed|Attempted
essaying|Trying
essence|Huxley's "Ape and ___"
estated|Propertied
estates|Large land holdings
estates|Lords Spiritual and Temporal
estates|Manors, e.g.
estates|Properties
estates|Sights at Palm Springs
estates|Social and political classes
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Respects
esthete|Lover of beauty
estival|Appropriate to summer
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Cotton fabric
etcetera|The King of Siam's sentence ender
etchers|Dürer and Rembrandt, e.g.
eternal|Timeless
eternal|Undying
etesian|Like certain Mediterranean winds
ethanol|Colorless, flammable liquid
ethnarch|Governor of a province
evanescent|Ephemeral
evangel|Glad tidings
evanish|Disappear
evasions|Equivocations
evasive|Doing some shuffling
evening|Twilight time
evergreen|Always jealous?
evergreen|Streisand hit
evergreen|Streisand hit
evident|Clear
evident|Obvious
evident|Obvious
evident|Obvious
evident|Obvious
evident|Plain
evolves|Unfolds
explosively|Blast it! said the dynamiter ___
exposed|Took the cover off
express|Fast train
express|Utter
exteriors|Outsides
extremes|Go to ___ (overdo)
extremes|What dare-devils go to
exurbanite|Semirural commuter
eyesight|Ophthalmologist's concern
eyesore|Unpleasant sight
factitious|Artificial
fairest|Adjective for Snow White
fairies|Oberon's subjects
falderal|Applesauce
fanatic|Zealot
fascine|Bundle of bound sticks
fastest|Tops in celerity
fearing|He wrote "The Big Clock": 1946
fearless|Intrepid
feasted|Dined well
feeders|Tributaries
feelers|Antennae
females|Brides, e.g.
females|Hen and pen
fertile|Fruitful
fieldpiece|Army weapon
fieldwork|Story by Eugene?
filature|Apparatus for reeling silk
filibuster|Legislative tactic
filigree|Ornamental open work
fingerling|Small salmon or trout
firecracker|July 4 explosive
firehouse|Personnel office, to some?
fireman|Iron-horse feeder
flapdoodle|Baloney
flapper|Swinger in the 20's
flatten|Squash
flatter|Blacksmith's tool
flatter|Butter up
flaunts|Shows off
flitted|Aped a butterfly
florence|Medicis' domain
flycatcher|Outfielder, at times
flyweight|Hundred-pound boxer, e.g.
foolhardy|Dupe Thomas?
foolscap|Writing-paper size
footpad|Highwayman
forearm|Some sleeves end here
forebear|Ancestor
forecourt|Attack area for Graf
foresaw|Anticipated
fortress|Stronghold
fortunate|Loren's "The ___ Pilgrim"
forwards|Sends on, as a letter
fostered|Promoted
freeing|Warden's activity, at times
frisker|Pickpocket or policeman
fronted|Faced
frostbite|Better than Robert's bark?
fugacious|Evanescent
fulgurate|Emit flashes
fulsome|Overdone, as flattery
fungiform|Mushroom-shaped
funicular|Of ropes or cords
funiculus|Bundle of nerve fibers
funnels|Cylindrical smokestacks
fustigate|Criticize severely
gadabouts|Rovers
gadzooks|Old mild oath
gainers|Some dives
gaining|In need of a diet?
gainsaid|Contradicted
galatea|Pygmalion's love
gallant|Dashing
gallate|Dyeing ester
galoshes|Overshoes for the pursuer
garages|Places for sales
gasconade|Bluster from de Bergerac
gaskins|Old-style breeches
gasoline|Petrol
gasping|Like many a marathon finisher
gastronome|Gourmet
generals|Military brass
geneses|Beginnings
gerbils|Sand rats' kin
germane|Pertinent
gestalt|Unified whole
gestapo|Goering's gang
geysers|Old Faithful, etc.
giddiest|Most frivolous
gingersnaps|Photos of Rogers?
gladdened|Pleased
glassier|More vitreous
gleaming|Lustrous
glistens|Shines
glitter|Showy splendor
glitterati|Conspicuous, fashionable celebrities
gloomier|More despondent
glorias|Nimbi
gnashes|Grinds one's teeth
gondolas|River boats or freight cars
gooseberry|Fruit for a fool?
gorilla|Goon
gorillas|Some members of the mob
gossips|Yentas
government|Polity
grammar|Solecist's failing
grandchild|Prince Charles, to George VI
grandee|Man of high rank
grandee|Spanish nobleman
grandstand|Act to impress the audience
grandstand|Seating area at Aqueduct
grandstand|Stadium section
granite|N.H. product
granted|Conceded
grapevine|Rumor source
grasshopper|Bar order
graybeards|Elderly ones
greatcoat|House painter's excellent job?
greater|___ Antilles
greenhorn|Half of Paul's dilemma?
grenadiers|Rattails of the deep seas
greyhound|Swift dog
griddle|Frying pan
grilled|Questioned relentlessly
grinned|Put on a happy face
guessed|Made an estimate
guffaws|Explosive laughs
gulches|Ravines
hairline|This may recede
halcyon|Peaceful
halitosis|Camel's problem
hallmark|Distinguishing feature
halogen|Fluorine or chlorine
halyard|Sail rope
hamstring|Knee tendon
hamstrings|Thwarts
handiest|Most convenient
handsome|Like Apollo
hansoms|Wheels for Sherlock
hapless|Unfortunate
harassed|Bothered continually
harasses|Torments
hardcase|Tough customer
hardcore|Uncompromising
hassled|Bothered
hassles|Squabbles
hastens|Gets cracking
hatless|Like J.F.K. at his inauguration
hayfork|Farm tool
hayseed|Rube
headers|Soccer shots
headgear|Tiaras, crowns and halos
headlights|Auto's "eyes"
headline|Part?
headliners|Celebrities
headphones|Hearing devices
hearsay|Rumor
hearted|Lion follower
heartless|Sending nary a note on Feb. 14?
hectored|Harassed
hellbent|Dead set on
hemlocks|Trees used in tanning
hemostatic|Styptic
henbane|Old World herb
heparin|An anticoagulant
heralded|Announced; publicized
hereunto|To this matter
heroines|Juliet and Cordelia
heroism|Alvin York's claim to fame
hesitant|Wavering
hesitate|Pause
hessian|Revolutionary War mercenary
hessians|Hirelings
heterochromatic|Like Joseph's coat
hierophant|Interpreter of sacred mysteries
hindsight|Monday-morning quarterbacking, e.g.
history|Schlesinger's field
hobbyhorse|Nursery steed
hogshead|Large cask
hollowed|Scooped out
homemade|Like Mom's pies
homespun|Folksy
honeysuckle|Fragrant vine
hoodwink|Nictitation from Thomas?
hoptoad|Lively amphibian
horseplay|Equus?
horsepower|Equine political demand?
horseraces|Derbies
horsing|___ around (cavorting)
hosiers|Stocking dealers
hotfoot|Barracks gag
hotspots|In places
however|Word for hedging
humbles|Mortifies
humidor|Canaster canister
humpback|Type of whale
hundred|Nonagenarian's goal
hurdled|Bounded over a barrier
huskily|I'm all ears, said the corn farmer ___
hypotonic|Low in tension, as muscles
ideates|Conceives
igneous|Fiery
ignited|Kindled
ignition|Key spot on a car
ignores|Pays no attention to
illicit|Unlawful
imagine|Picture in the mind
imbalance|Asymmetry
imitate|Flatter, in a way
immerse|Baptize
immersed|Deeply absorbed
impales|Skewers
impartial|Fair
impeded|Hindered
imperative|Essential
impinged|Encroached
impinged|Encroached
implicate|Involve unfavorably
importance|Consequence
impostors|Pretenders
improves|Becomes better
impulse|Spontaneous action
inanity|Fatuity
inbreed|Reproduce in kind
incantation|Wizardry
incense|Madden
incisor|Canine relative
increase|Augment
incredible|Not to be believed
incredible|Preposterous
indecent|Outrageous
inertia|Stagnation
infamous|Notorious
inferred|Deduced
inflate|Expand, in a way
infundibuliform|Funnel-shaped
ingested|Absorbed, in a way
ingrained|Deep-seated
ingrains|Fixes deeply and firmly
ingress|Entrance
initiate|Start
inkwell|Desk accessory, once
innards|Interior parts of engines
innersole|Shoe part
insatiable|Like edacious people
inspects|Scrutinizes
inspire|Motivate
inspire|What Muses do
install|Connect for service
installed|Performed an Inauguration Day rite
instantaneously|Without delay
instead|In place of
instruct|Teach
integer|0, e.g.
intense|Ardent
intense|Concentrated
interact|Affect mutually
intercollegiate|Like Ivy League games
interest|Concern
interim|Meantime
interim|Meantime
internal|At the core
interscholastic|Among schools
intimidate|Cow
intones|Chants
inundated|Overwhelmed
iridium|Metal used for points of gold pens
irksome|Tedious
ironically|It's permanent press, said the saleswoman ___
ironweed|ALBANY
isobars|Meteorological map lines
isolate|Pinpoint
isolate|Set apart
isotope|U-235 is one
issuance|P.O. action
iterance|Repetition
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Repeat
jailers|Turnkeys
johnsons|Andrew and Lyndon
jollyboats|Ships' small craft
josephs|Mankiewicz and Papp
judgment|The last one is not least
kaisers|German rulers: 1871-1918
kangaroo|Captain or joey
keepers|Finders?
kerosene|Flammable oil
keynoter|Convention orator
keystone|Arch's sine qua non
kinetic|Motion-related
kingfisher|Royal angler?
kissers|Those who osculate
klezmer|Jewish instrumentalist
klondike|Gold rush region: 1897-98
labored|Expended effort
lactose|Milk sugar
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
ladyfingers|Godiva identifies?
laggard|Habitual last man
laggard|Ten o'clock scholar, e.g.
laggards|Stragglers
laminae|Thin plates
laminal|Of layers
lamprey|Jawless fish
landscape|Corot specialty
landsmen|Compatriots
lanners|N. African falcons
lantern|Lighthouse room
lanterns|Japan's Feast of ___
lapping|Folding
lascars|E. Indian sailors
lascars|East Indian sailors
lassoed|Used a riata
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|Football pass
lateral|Football pass
lathered|Formed foam
latinize|Bring under Roman influence
launched|Sent off a spacecraft
launder|Legitimate filthy lucre?
launder|Water trough
laundered|Cleaned filthy lucre?
lavishness|Extravagance or abundance
lawgiver|Legislator
leagues|National and American
leakage|Atomic-plant danger
leakage|Possible result of a crack
leanest|Most gaunt
leapfrogs|Goes over another's head
learned|Well educated
leavens|Yeast does this
lectern|Reading desk
leerier|More chary
leftover|Remnant
legatee|Heir
legates|Envoys
legerdemain|Hocus-pocus
legitimate|Lawful
leisure|Vacationer's delight
leonine|Kind of verse
lessons|Studies
lettuce|Cos, e.g.
leverage|Mechanical advantage
leverage|Speculate, as with borrowed funds
leveraged|Exerted influence on
leverets|Young hares
libertine|Dissolute person
libretto|Book for Previn
license|Freedom
licensed|Authorized
licensed|Legally permitted
lighter|Barge
lighters|Smokers' gadgets
limeade|Summer drink
limitation|Curb
lineage|Pedigree
linemen|Telephone personnel
linkage|Hookup
lionize|Treat as a bigwig
lisente|Lesotho coins
lissome|Lithe
listers|Family of the founder of antiseptic surgery
literal|Prosaic
litterbugs|Highway trashers
loathes|Detests
lobelia|A bellflower
lodgement|Accommodations
lodgers|Roomers
logical|Reasonable
loquacious|Talkative
lotteries|Games for would-be millionaires
lottery|Numbers game
loudest|Most stentorian
loveseats|Diminutive divans
luggage|Suitcases
luggage|Traveler's need
macabre|Ghastly
machree|My dear, in Erin
maestro|Man at the podium
maestros|Bands stand for them
magician|David Copperfield, e.g.
magnate|Big wheel
mahatma|Honorific for Gandhi
mahogany|Hardwood tree
maidens|Race horses yet to win
makefast|Secure
malaise|Discomfort
malinger|Goldbrick
manatee|Sea cow
manatee|Sea cow
mandible|Jawbone
mandrels|Lathe spindles
manhandle|Treat roughly
manhattan|First hit by Rodgers-Hart
manhole|Norton's adit
mankind|The human race
mannequins|Models
mantels|Places for trophies
marasmus|Infant's malnutrition
marauders|Pirates
marinade|Steeping liquid
mariner|Man before the mast
mariner|U.S. space probe
marital|Conjugal
maritime|Canada's ___ Provinces
masonite|Hardboard
mastermind|Pull the strings
masters|Augusta golf tournament
masterwork|Beethoven's Ninth, e.g.
mastery|Command
matador|Toro tempter
maternity|Kind of ward
matinee|Early show
matinee|Forenoon, in France
mayflowers|They have "darling buds"
mayonnaise|Salad component
measure|A bushel or a peck
measure|Standard of comparison
meatiest|Most substantial
mechanical|Kind of drawing
meditate|Reflect
meekness|Timidity
meeting|Tryst
membranous|Resembling a thin tissue
memento|Ticket stub, perhaps
menorah|Candelabrum for Hanukkah
menorah|Hanukkah candelabrum
menorah|Seven-candles holder
merchants|Traders
mercies|Tender ___, 1983 film
mercury|Planet nearest to the sun
mesquite|Shrub used in barbecuing
mesquite|Southwestern shrub
messages|Communications
meteoric|Like a shooting star
metronome|Musician's timer
miasmas|Dangerous influences
middleman|Intermediary
milestone|Significant event
military|___ Life, Harold Rome song
mimosas|Brunch beverages
minaret|Muezzin's place
minaret|Tower on a mosque
minestrone|Thick soup
minimum|Least
minuets|Colonial dances
mirador|Oriel
miradors|Oriels
mirrored|Faithfully represented
misleads|Bamboozles
misplayed|Goofed on the diamond
missals|Liturgical books
missals|Prayer books
missile|This may be guided
misstates|Gives false accounts
mistake|Error
mistaking|Regret of a reformed thief?
mistletoe|. . . a turkey and some ___
mistral|Co-Nobelist in Literature: 1904
mistreat|Abuse
mitigate|Make less severe
mnemonic|Memory aid
mobster|Hood
modelist|Maker of toy planes
modestly|In humble fashion
modiste|Couturière
modulation|Characteristic of FM or AM
molests|Harasses
momentarily|Any time now
monitor|Merrimac's ironclad foe
monogamous|Unlike most sultans
monotone|Chorus reject
monotone|Plainsong feature
monotreme|Duckbill or echidna
montane|Growing in elevated areas
monthly|Type of periodical
mooneye|Silvery freshwater fish
moonlights|Holds a second job
moonseed|Climbing plant
moonshine|Bunk
moonshine|Illegal booze
moralist|Aesop, for one
mordant|Caustic in manner
morgans|Some saddle horses
morocco|Where Fez is
morosely|In a sad way
mourner|Niobe was one
mulched|Protected the plants
mullein|Plant of the figwort family
mullion|Panel divider
mutants|Subjects of genetic change
muttered|Grumbled indistinctly
mycophiles|Mushroom lovers
myrmecologist|Formicidae fancier
nacelle|Aircraft-engine enclosure
napoleon|Pastry article
narrate|Tell
narrator|Raconteur
nastier|Meaner
national|Citizen
nativity|Crèche scene
nearest|Closest
neatness|In school, it sometimes counts
nectarines|Fruit coming in NINE CRATES
nectars|Delicious drinks
neediest|Most indigent
needled|Heckled
needled|Heckled
needlepoint|Embroidery on canvas
needlers|Don Rickles et al.
needless|Unnecessary
negation|Denial
negator|Nullifier
neglige|Careless, in Cannes
negligee|Dressing gown
nemeses|Waterloos
nemesis|Bête noire's relative
neonatal|Re the new arrival
neophyte|Tyro
nereids|Nymphs of the deep
nestler|One who cuddles
nestling|Nide occupant
nevermore|___, said Tom ravenously
newness|Recency
niceness|Exactitude
nightcaps|Baseball fan's or sleepyhead's concerns?
nightingales|Nocturnal singers
nightmares|Scary experiences
nightstick|Policeman's weapon
nineteen|Leader of this century
nineteen|Score minus one
nineteenth|___ hole (golfers' bar)
nineties|Gay ___, gaslight decade
nitpicked|Caviled
nitpicker|Niggler
nitpicker|One overly concerned with details
noisemaker|Reveler's gadget
nomadic|Wandering
nomadism|Vagrancy
nominee|Candidate
nonages|Legal minorities
nonagons|Nine-sided figures
nonmetal|Nitrogen or carbon
nonviral|Not causing infection
noodles|Casserole pasta
noonday|. . . destruction that wasteth at ___: Psalm 91
noonday|Midnight's antithesis
nooning|Midday stop for rest
normals|Standards or averages
nostril|Item curled in disdain
notably|In particular
notepad|Steno's need
novella|Long short story
novelty|Newness
novenas|Roman Catholic devotions
nudeness|State of undress
numskull|Chowderhead
nuttier|More kooky
oarsman|Crew member
oarsman|Sculler
obdurate|Dogged
obelisk|Printer's dagger
observe|Notice
ocarina|Kazoo's cousin
occupation|Domestic engineer, e.g.
ocelots|Spotted cats
ocelots|Spotted felines
octanes|Petroleum ingredients
odometer|Exercise-bike adjunct
odometer|Mileage gauge
odorless|Like carbon monoxide
offstage|Behind the scenes
oldwife|Menhaden
oldwives|Kind of tale
oleander|Poisonous shrub
omelette|Brunch item
omelette|Egg dish
ominous|Sinister
onerous|Burdensome
oolites|Egg stones
openers|Poker term
openers|Starters
operated|Worked
oppressive|Heavy
opulence|Wealth
oranges|The Love for Three ___: Prokofiev
oranges|East, West and South, in N.J.
oranges|Sunset hues
ordains|Decrees
orderliness|Felix Unger's obsession
oregano|Condiment
oregano|Herb for the cook
organdy|Prom-dress material
orients|Gets one's bearings
orisons|Prayers
ornithosis|Disease caught from birds
orotund|Bombastic
ortolan|Bobolink
ortolans|European buntings
ottoman|Imperial seat?
outfielder|DiMaggio was one
outlearns|Gets more from school
outpass|Go beyond
outranks|Has a higher position
outside|Alfresco
outwits|Bests in brainpower
ovaries|Parts of pistils
overact|Emote
overacts|Emulates Cabotin
overate|Abandoned one's diet
overawes|Intimidates, in a way
overboard|Go ___ (take extreme action)
overhaul|Make necessary repairs
overjoyed|Delighted
overlap|Cover and extend beyond
overlook|Fail to notice
overproductions|Surpluses
overridden|Veto's fate, sometimes
overrun|Invade
oversea|Trans-Atlantic
overseas|Opposite of stateside
overtures|Initiatives
overturned|Upset
overturned|Upset the boat
ovipositor|Insect's egg-laying apparatus
oxymoron|Phrase like "thundering silence"
packaging|Shipping-room activity
paddock|Horse course
padnags|Certain amblers
padrone|Neapolitan boss
pageant|Exhibition
painless|Not distressful
painted|Emulated Jasper Johns
palaver|Long discussion
palette|Atelier item
pallets|Hard beds
pallets|Plasterers' hawks
palmistry|Fortunetelling medium
panacea|Cure-all
pandora|Box opener of note
pandora|Box opener or mollusk
pandora|She had a boxful of troubles
panniers|Baskets
panniers|Large baskets
panoply|Complete array
panoply|Full suit of armor
pantheon|Illustrious group
paperers|Wall painters' associates
papyrus|Pharaoh's writing material
parable|Allegorical story
parades|Military displays
paradise|Milton's "___ Lost"
parallel|Having the same direction
paralyze|Stupefy
paramount|Foremost
parcelled|Allotted, British style
parental|Kind of home or leave
parliamentarian|Roundhead
paroled|Released conditionally
parries|Averts
parroted|Echoed others' words
parsnip|Kind of swallowtail
partakes|Eats with others
partial|Biased
partial|Kind of denture
participles|Potentially dangling verb forms
particularities|Details
parties|Republican et al.
partner|Associate
partner|He's silent at times
partner|Penn, to Teller
partners|Scrooge and Marley
paschal|Kind of lamb or candle
passage|Northwest, e.g.
passages|Biblical verses
passport|Key to the world
password|Countersign
pastors|Shepherds
pastured|Grazed
patella|Kneecap
patency|Obviousness
patents|Exclusive rights
patience|A virtue, to Chaucer
patient|Not impetuous
patinas|Veneers
patriot|Foxboro player
pattens|Clogs' kin
patters|Cant and jargon
pavement|Flagging
pawnees|Indians holding small chess pieces?
payload|Shuttle's capacity
peaches|Cream's companions
peanuts|Schulz strip
pearwood|African timber tree
peasant|Muzjik or ryot
peasant|Rustic
pebbles|Flintstone tot
peccant|Sinful
pedaled|Used a trike
pedestal|Idol's perch
peephole|Sidewalk superintendent's station
peeress|Earl's spouse, e.g.
pelican|Creole State bird
pellmell|Helter-skelter
penalty|Offside result
penitent|Contrite
penlite|Small flashlight
penname|Orwell or Saki, e.g.
pennames|Saki and Sand
pennyroyal|European mint
pensive|Contemplative
pensively|They escaped, said the pig man ___
peopled|Populated
percale|Cloth for sheeting
percale|Sheet material
perforated|Pierced
periled|Put in jeopardy
periods|Some book ends
perorated|Declaimed
personages|Notables
perusal|Scrutiny
peskiest|Most irritating
pestered|Annoyed
pestered|Harried
petiole|Leafstalk
petrols|Car fuels: Brit.
pettifoggery|Chicanery
pettish|Fretful
pharmacological|Concerning drugs
phaseout|Eliminate gradually
philistine|Goliath was one
pianists|Nero and Rubinstein
picture|Envision
pictures|Visualizes
piebald|Mottled
pigeonholed|Categorized
pileate|Capped, as a mushroom
pinched|Economized
pinfeathers|Chef's concern re chicken dishes
pinkies|Fifth fingers
pintail|River duck
pinweeds|Southwest forage grasses
pirated|Published illegally
pirated|Stolen
pirates|Penzance natives?
pistils|Parts of flowers
pistols|Duelists' choice
pitchers|Small ones have big ears
placate|Pacify
planetary|Erratic
planter|Greenery holder
plasmas|Blood fluids
plaster|___ of paris
plastic|Pliable
platters|Large serving dishes
pleasant|Nice
pleased|Happy
pledges|Telethon call-ins
plenary|Absolute
plenipotentiary|Delegate with full power
plumage|Avian ID
plurals|Mice, men, etc.
plutocrat|Wealthy ruler
polenta|Cornmeal mush
politic|Prudent
polypnea|Rapid respiration
polyunsaturated|Denoting certain animal or vegetable fats
poorest|Most indigent
poppycock|Horsefeathers
popular|Having social success
porcine|Like Durocs
porcupine|Bristly rodent
porkpies|Low, flattop headgear
portable|Small TV set
portend|Presage
portion|Share
postmaster|Kind of general
potbellied|Describing the anatomy of a stove?
potters|Ceramic artisans
poundcake|Something for Ezra's birthday?
powerlessly|No juice, said the electrician ___
praline|New Orleans confection
pralines|Honey-pecan confections
preamble|Constitution component
preclude|Head off
preempts|Appropriates
prelate|Church official
preludes|Overtures
premier|Head of a Canadian province
premise|Postulation
prepare|Forearm
presence|Bearing
present|Here
presidents|Medal of Freedom awarders
pressed|Advanced, with "on"
pressgang|Shanghaiers' kin
pressure|Constraint of circumstance
prestidigitator|Conjurer
prestige|Renown
presumed|Supposed
pretends|Dissimulates
pretense|Make-believe
prettier|More comely
primate|Archbishop
primates|Religious dignitaries
princes|Andrew and Edward
principal|H.S.  V.I.P. or capital sum
printer|Computer adjunct
printer|Franklin was one
private|Ordinary soldier
processing|Part of C.P.U.
procession|Parade
procural|Pertaining to obtaining
product|Subject of a TV ad
profanes|Violates
proffers|Suggests
profiter|He gains
progress|Advance
promise|Something to keep
promote|Advertise
promoter|Drumbeater
pronoun|Him or her
propane|A fuel
propels|Urges onward
prophetess|Title for Anna: Luke 2:36
propose|Put forward
proposed|Made a suggestion
proposed|Popped the question
propositions|They get voted on
proprietor|Owner
prosper|Thrive
protection|Insurance, e.g.
protests|Objects
prowess|Strength
prowler|Stealthy one
puissant|Powerful, poetically
pulsate|Beat
pulsate|Beat
pungent|Piquant; sharp
purpose|The why and wherefore
quarreling|Kramdens' activity
quicksand|George in a hurry?
quicksilver|Fast money?
quizzical|Derisively ridiculing
rabbits|Flopsy and Mopsy
racehorse|Risen Star is one
radiate|Project joy
raiment|Clothing
raincoat|Pursuer's protector
raindrops|Fallers on Bacharach's head
raisers|Poker players, at times
rallies|Assembles
rampart|Bulwark
ranchers|Cattlemen
ranches|Cattle locales
rapacity|Greediness
rarebit|Cheese dish
ratafia|Almond liqueur
ratites|Ostriches, e.g.
ratline|Nautical rope
ratlins|Small ropes on ships
ratters|Stoolies
rattler|Poisonous snake
rattles|Tin-lizzie accompaniments
rattrap|Dirty hovel
ravages|Sacks
reactors|Nuclear-fission apparatuses
readable|Unlike some scrawls
readers|Primers, e.g.
readier|Better briefed
reagent|Active chemical substance
realists|Pragmatic ones
realtors|They have listings
rearmament|Venus de Milo's concern?
rearming|Stocking the arsenal
reasoner|Harry of TV news
recasts|Changes actors
recasts|Flings again
receded|Ebbed
receded|Moved back
recedes|Ebbs
receipt|Proof of purchase
receive|Face the kickoff
receptacle|JACK
receptor|Any sense organ
recharts|Makes a new map
recipients|Donees
reckoned|Opined
recline|Rest
recluse|Anchorite
recoiled|Shrank back
recorder|Another part of VCR
recover|Convalesce
redacted|Blue-penciled
redbreast|European robin
reddest|Deepest, as a blush
redeems|Frees
redfish|Sockeye, e.g.
redness|Rubicundity
redolent|Fragrant
redouble|Bridge call
redress|Avenge
reediest|Most spare
reelects|Keeps in office
reemerge|Crop up again
reenacts|Performs again
reenter|Come back in
reenter|Come in again
referee|Ring noncombatant
refract|Deflect, as light rays
refracts|What an ophthalmologist does
refresh|Invigorate
refried|Cooked beans, Mexican style
refunds|I.R.S. "benefactions"
refused|Rejected
regaled|Feted
regales|Wines and dines
regents|College officials
regrets|Porter's "Miss Otis ___"
regulate|Adjust
rehashed|Went over again
rehashing|Working up old material again
rehearsal|Prepared for a premiere
rehearse|Practice
reheats|Warms up again
reindeer|Comet seen on Dec. 24
reindeer|Kringle's jinglers
reinsures|Extends liability coverage
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Backslide
relapsed|Slipped back to a former state
relapses|Backslides
relates|Pertains
release|Discharge
release|Liberate
release|Manumit
relented|Softened
relettered|Painted a sign over
reliances|Mainstays
relines|Fixes a coat, in a way
remands|Orders back
remarque|. . . Western Front novelist
reminded|Jogged the memory
remnants|Odds and ends of fabrics
removal|Change of residence
removed|Taken away
renamed|Changed appellations
renamed|Changed the title
renderer|Fat worker
renewed|Freshened
renewer|Pleased subscriber
renovate|Make new again
rentals|Cars for hire
renters|Tenants
rentier|Annuitant
reopens|Uncloses anew
reordered|Changed a menu selection
repacks|Fills the suitcase anew
repasts|Feasts
repasts|Snacks and feasts
repatriate|Return to country of birth
repaved|Did a road job
repeaters|Some guns or students
repents|Feels contrite
repiner|Discontented one
repiners|Malcontents
replant|Sow anew
reports|Sounds of shots
reposes|Lies at rest
represents|Exemplifies
reprisals|Hostile tit-for-tat actions
reproof|Scolding
reprove|Chide
request|Petition
require|Necessitate
requires|Necessitates
requisitions|Formal demands
reredos|Altar screen
reroute|Detour traffic
resales|Used-car deals
rescinds|Withdraws, in a way
reseeds|Sows again
resents|Takes umbrage
reshape|Alter the form of
reshapes|Forms anew
reshapes|Molds anew
resided|Lived
resider|Dweller
resides|Inhabits
resides|Sojourns
resoled|Did some cobbling
resolved|Made a decision
resource|This may be natural
respire|Breathe
respite|Reprieve
respites|Intervals of rest
respond|Answer
restate|Iterate
restaurant|Eating place
restraint|Imprisonment
restraints|Curbs
resulted|Arose as a consequence
retains|Keeps
retarded|Hampered
retards|Impedes
retaught|Instructed again
retests|Additional tryouts
retinue|Crew
retired|Sleeping
retires|Becomes superannuated
retorted|Answered sharply
retorts|Answers in kind
retract|Take back
retracts|Abjures
retread|Retired tire
retreads|Make-overs
retreat|Asylum
retreat|Go back
retreat|Withdrawal
returns|Election results
reuniter|Rift mender
reveille|Morning assembly call
reveille|Wake-up call
reverer|Devoted apostle
reversal|Setback
reverse|Football play
reverts|Goes back
reverts|Goes back in thought
reverts|Turns back
revests|Gives power back to
revised|Part of R.S.V.
revolutions|Beginning of r.p.m.
rewired|Put in new cable
rezones|Changes a neighborhood's character
rhetors|Speaking masters
rhinestone|Campbell's "___ Cowboy"
riantly|Mirthfully
ribbing|Veins of a leaf
rigorous|Harsh or severe
rimfire|Kind of rifle or cartridge
ringers|Three-pointers in horseshoes
ringleader|Head of a gang
riparian|Pertaining to a river bank
ripostes|Retorts
riposts|Fencing thrusts
ripping|Splendid! to John Bull
rissole|Meat-filled pastry
rituals|Ceremonies
riviera|French playground
riviera|Where the jet set may get wet
riviere|Necklace of precious gems
roadrunner|Chaparral cock
roadways|Streets, etc.
roasters|Turkeys or their pans
rodents|Squirrels and chipmunks
roister|Carouse
roisterer|Noisy celebrant
romaine|Lettuce variety
romancer|Raconteur
rondeau|Verse form
roomette|Small, enclosed place
roomier|More spacious
rooster|Chanticleer
rosebud|Kane's sled
rosebush|American Beauty site
rosette|Circular architectural ornament
rosters|Lists
rostrum|Speaker's spot
rotated|Followed in turn
rotatory|Revolving
roundabout|Circuitous
rounder|Wastrel
roundhouse|Locomotive locale
routine|Comic's regular act
routine|Habitual ritual
ruddiest|Reddish to the max
ruinate|Damage, in Dixie
ruinate|Wreak destruction, in Dixie
ruminant|Meditative
ruminate|Muse
rundlet|Small barrel
rustics|Hayseeds
sabines|Romans' victims: 290 B.C.
saccule|Part of the ear
sachems|Algonquian chiefs
sachems|Tammany officials
sacristy|Vestry
sadists|Cruel ones
sadness|Sorrow
sagebrush|Brainy comber?
salesman|Vendor
salesman|Willy Loman, for one
salinas|Calif. river
salivate|Pavlov's dogs were conditioned to do this
saltation|Dancing movement
saltcellar|Table item
saltine|Cracker
saluted|Acknowledged Old Glory
samlets|Young salmon
samovar|Household necessity in Kiev
sandarac|N. African tree
sanders|Wood smoothers
sandpipers|Gritty flutists?
sandspur|Bur grass
sanitary|Hygienic
sapling|Youth
sarcasm|Caustic language
sardine|Pilchard
sardonyx|An August birthstone
sarongs|Attire for Lamour
sassier|More impudent
satanic|Evil
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satiate|Cloy
satiate|Glut
satiate|Pig out
satinet|Cotton-wool fabric
satinet|Shiny material
satires|Lampoons
satires|Voltaire's forte
satiric|Like Defoe's work
sawbuck|Bill for a carpenter?
scalawag|Rascal
scalded|Put in hot water
scallion|Leek or shallot
scallop|Bivalve mollusk
scallop|Shore-dinner morsel
scandal|Item for gossip
scandal|Kind of sheet
scandal|Public disgrace
scandal|Sheridan's "The School for ___"
scandal|Tabloid's grist
scatters|Disperses
scenario|Concept for a film
sceptre|British monarchy's symbol of authority
schemed|Plotted
schemer|Becky Sharp, e.g.
schiller|Ode to Joy poet
scholar|Roger Ascham was one
schools|Groups of fish
scorepads|Bridge necessities
scorner|He arouses a woman's fury
scottie|Dog type
scratch|Old ___ (Satan)
scratch|Pool misplay
scratch|The Devil, with "Old"
screecher|Mistle thrush
screeds|Diatribes
screens|Pretests or pretexts
scrooge|Dickens character
scrooge|Marley's partner
scrunch|Chew noisily
scruple|Qualm
sculptor|Polyclitus was one
seahorse|Pipefish's kin
seahorses|Misnamed marine fish
sealers|Painters' preparatives
seances|Spooky meetings
seaside|Ocean front
seasides|Beaches
seasonal|A part-time employee
seasoned|Spicy
seating|Usher's job
seawater|Brine
seceder|Defector of a sort
secondary|Minor in importance
secrete|Conceal
secrete|Hide
secreted|Hid
secreted|Hid
secrets|Concealed matters
secrets|Hush-hush matters
section|Word after string or rhythm
secular|Nonecclesiastical
secures|Makes fast
sedates|Calms
sedation|Act of calming via a drug
sediment|Dregs
seedlings|Nursery stock
seedpod|Legume
seepage|Oozing
seeress|Cassandra was one
seeress|Feminine foreteller
seethes|Boils
seethes|Is irate
selector|Channel control
selenite|Type of gypsum
sellers|The World of Henry Orient actor
sellers|Clouseau portrayer
selvedge|Ravel preventer
senator|Sam Houston was one
senator|Thesmothete
senator|Thesmothete
senators|Thesmothetes
senders|Mailers
senecas|Five Nations members
senecas|Iroquois tribe
seniors|Alumni-to-be
seniors|Twelfth graders
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senores|Men of Marchena
sensate|Apprehending
sensate|Taste or smell
senseless|Unconscious
sensors|Temperature-control devices
sententiousness|Excessive moralizing
sentinel|Guard
sentinel|Guard
sequence|Succession; series
seraphs|Celestial beings
serenade|Sunrise ___
serenaders|Singers under balconies
seriate|Sequential
seriatim|One after another
serious|Earnest
serious|Grave
sermons|Churchly discourses
serpentine|Figure skater's maneuver
sestina|Poetic form
setters|Bird dogs
setters|Game dogs
severer|More strict
sextants|Astronomical instruments
shadows|Tails
shalier|More like pelite
shampoos|Salon services
sheathes|Covers one's sword
sheaths|Sword cases
shebang|Hut: Slang
sheepberry|Honeysuckle's kin
shellac|Varnish ingredient
shellfish|Mollusks
shelter|A basic human need
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shifted|Moved
shiners|Black eyes
shoelace|Oxford part
shoeshine|Bootblack's product
shoestring|Small sum
shoestring|Very small bankroll
shooter|Straight or sharp follower
shoppers|Malls are their meccas
shopping|Pre-Christmas activity
shortcut|Crew?
shrouds|Conceals
shutdown|Factory closing
shylocks|Tough creditors
siamese|Kind of twin or cat
sideburns|Pain in the hip for Bobby?
sidecar|Motorcycle adjunct
sidereal|Astral
sidings|RR stopovers
sierras|Mountain ranges
signori|Gentlemen of Verona
silence|Library sign
silents|Chaplin's early films
silicone|Kind of rubber
silverfish|Misnamed insect
silverware|Articles stashed by vacationers
similar|Resembling
singalong|A bee of sorts
sinister|Ominous
sinners|They fall from grace
sissies|Pantywaists
sisters|Norway's Seven ___ Falls
situate|Place
skaters|Henie and Hamill
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skydive|Plunge into the ether
skyline|Big Apple sight
slaloms|Mahre specialties
slammer|Clink
slamming|Activity for Sam Snead?
slapdash|Any which way
slashed|Cut prices drastically
slathers|Spreads lavishly
slating|Roof material
slatted|Like a blind
sledder|Santa, e.g.
slender|Tenuous
slicers|Deli devices
slinger|David in the valley of Elah
slipcover|Furniture protector
slipshod|Careless
slivers|Shards
slowest|Least speedy
slowpokes|Sluggards
slugfest|Exciting baseball game
slugger|Cleanup man
smartest|Like many a valedictorian
smarting|Painful
smatter|Handful
smiling|Like some Irish eyes
smiling|Looking happy
smirched|Tarnished
smithers|Bits and pieces
smother|Cover, as with mushrooms or onions
snapdragon|Flashy figwort
snapped|Broke suddenly
snatchy|Disconnected
sneaker|One of Bird's shoes
sneering|Disdainful
sneezes|Elicits a "Gesundheit!"
snickers|Derisive laughs
snickersnee|Old knife
snipers|Hidden marksmen
snipped|Clipped
snorkel|Breathing tube
soapstones|Talcs
sobered|Made serious
socagers|Old English land tenants
society|Tahiti's island group
softens|Melts
softest|Most compassionate
solatia|Compensations for losses, etc.
solecism|Grammatical error
solleret|Medieval steel shoe
someone|___ is sinking to-day: Ufford
someone|___ to Watch Over Me, 1926 song
someones|___ been sleeping in my bed
somerset|Vt.'s ___ Dam
sonance|Sound
soothsay|Foretell
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
soybean|Hairy legume
spacers|Parts of typewriters
spandex|Polyurethane fiber
spareribs|Dinner item
sparers|Clement people
sparest|Least obese
sparkier|More animated
sparred|Boxed
sparred|Had a wordy wrangle
sparrow|Weaverbird
spartan|Athenian's rival
spatial|Having three dimensions
spatial|Of the great beyond
spatial|Of the outer regions
spavined|Lame, as a horse
spawned|Engendered
speared|One-handed a liner
special|Menu bargain of the day
specials|Lunch-counter features
species|Darwin's concern
species|Sort
spectacular|Sensational
specter|Apparition
specters|Shades
speeder|Trooper's quarry
spencers|Prince Charles's in-laws
spheres|Orbs
spicier|Less bland
spiders|Web weavers
spinach|Bluto's bane
spinets|Compact pianos
spinets|Small pianos
splashy|Riotously colorful
spoiled|Damaged
spondee|Two long syllables in poetry
sporran|Highlander's pouch
sportive|Playful
spouses|Mates
spouted|Declaimed
spouting|Demagogue's activity
sprayed|Used an aerosol can
sprints|Dashes
spritzer|Wine-and-soda drink
sprouted|Pullulated
spurting|Old Faithful activity
sputters|Speaks hastily, in a way
squabble|Bicker
stableman|Groom, e.g.
stalemate|Reason for marital breakup?
stalest|Most trite
stalled|Played for time
stalled|Sputtered, as an engine
stamens|Flower parts
stamina|Miler's need
stances|Attitudes
stances|Postures
standard|Criterion
standees|Upright people?
standing|Upright
standish|Alden spoke for him
stanzas|Divisions for Howard Nemerov
stanzas|Verses
stapedes|Otic bones
staring|Rubberneck's activity
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlit|Kind of night
starred|Had a leading role
starship|The Enterprise, for one
starter|Track official
starters|Entries
starters|First steps
startle|Shock
starved|Very hungry
stashed|Hidden, as contraband
stations|Posts
statism|Doctrine of central governmental control
statist|Advocate of centralized government
stators|Dynamo parts
steadier|Less flighty
steadiest|Least shaky
stealth|Artful Dodger's behavior
steamed|Cooked, in a way
steamer|Large ship
stearine|Solid portion of a fat
steelie|Trout or marble
steenbok|African antelope
steeple|Kind of jack or chase
steeple|Skyline feature
steeples|Church parts
steered|Directed
steered|Took the helm
steering|Kind of committee
steeved|Packed in the hold
stellas|Dallas and Stevens
stemware|Glasses
stepson|Tramples
stepsons|Relatives by marriage
stereos|Hi-fi systems
sterile|Ineffective
sternal|Near the breastbone
sternums|Breastbones
steward|Club or ship employee
stickler|Purist
stilted|Pompous
stingray|Fish with dangerous spines
stinted|Was frugal
stipend|Salary
stipend|Salary
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stirrer|Bartender's device
stirrups|Saddle adjuncts
stokers|Furnace tenders
stollen|German bakery item
stonefly|Aquatic insect
stoners|Pitting devices
stoners|Seedy blueberries
stonewalls|Blocks or stalls intentionally
stoneware|Heavy, nonporous pottery
stonily|I'm petrified, said the quarrier ___
stooped|Bent over
stopped|Quashed
storage|Kind of battery
storage|Warehouse function
storers|Squirrels and magpies
stories|Yarns
stormed|Invaded a bastion
storyteller|Raconteur
straddle|Take both sides
straits|Difficulties
stranded|Base runner's lot, sometimes
strange|Eldritch
strange|Odd
stranger|Naked Came a ___: 1969
stranger|One feared by xenophobes
stratum|Level
strawberry|Fruit for Darryl?
strawberry|Met slugger
streamer|Pennon
streamlet|Creek
streams|Rivers
streams|Rivers
stressed|Accented
stressed|Accented
strewer|Litterbug
strident|Grating
strident|Vociferous
strider|Robust walker
strikes|Three cause a K
stringency|Rigor
strings|Orchestra section
stripes|Part of Old Glory
strivers|They try hard
stronger|More potent
stubble|Razor's target
students|To whom profs proffer ideas
studies|Retreats for readers
stumblebum|Inept boxer
stylized|Designed to conform with existing modes
stymies|Causes frustration
sudsers|TV tear-jerkers
suffragist|Woodhull or Pankhurst
suitably|With fitness
suitcase|Gladstone
sunrise|Kind of service at Easter
supernumerary|Actor in a mob scene
surname|Bush or Dukakis, e.g.
surnames|Cognomens
swaddle|Wrap a baby
swearer|One under oath
sweepingly|You're all litterbugs, said the janitor ___
sweetheart|Significant other
sweeties|Honeys
sweetly|In a gentle way
systemic|Like certain insecticides
systole|Heart contraction
tableau|Striking scene
tagline|Catchword
tailspin|Airplane's swift descent
tailspin|Emotional upheaval
takeoff|Caricature
talented|Like Bach, Picasso et al.
tamarack|Larch
tamarins|Marmosets of S. America
tanager|American songbird
tanager|Passerine bird
tanagers|Passerine fliers
tandems|Certain two-wheeled carriages
tangelo|Hybrid citrus fruit
tangent|Contiguous
tangent|Touching
tannery|Hiding place
taproot|Plant's principal feeder
tariffs|Duties
tarzans|Crabbe-Barker roles
taskmaster|Any Simon Legree
tattler|Stool pigeon
taverna|Athens cafe
taxable|Kind of income
teamwork|Cooperative effort
teapots|Sites of small tempests
teaseler|A textile worker
teasels|Plants used for raising nap
teasers|Ecdysiasts
teeming|Raining cats and dogs
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|Of adolescents
teenagers|High schoolers, usually
telemark|Schussboomer's turn
telephoto|Kind of lens
tenable|Defensible
tenable|Like a rational argument
tentage|Camp accommodations
tercets|Poets' three-line groups
terebene|Expectorant mixture
ternate|Arranged in threes
terrace|O'Hara's "From the ___"
terrace|Patio of sorts
terraria|Glass gardens
terrene|Earthy or earthly
tertiary|Of the third order
tertiary|Third
tessera|Mosaic tile
tessera|Mosaic unit
testate|Leaving a valid will
theatre|British show place
theatrical|Spectacular
theorems|Formulas
thespian|De Niro or Redford
thiamin|Part of vitamin B complex
threaded|Interwove
threads|Needle-women's needs
threshold|___ Test-Ban Treaty: 1974
thunderbird|Creature painted on Indian artifacts
timbrel|Small hand drum
tinselly|Cheap and gaudy
tintype|Old-time photograph
tipsters|Some touts
tiptoes|Walks lightly
titania|Oberon's spouse
tittered|Laughed like a groupie
toadstool|Poisonous mushroom
toasted|Drank to the health of
toaster|Kitchen appliance
together|Hit song in 1928
toilers|Breadwinners
toilers|Tillie's colleagues
tolerate|Endure
tomcats|Alley frequenters
tommyrot|Bull
tonsure|Monastic haircut
topical|Of current interest
topkicks|First sergeants, to G.I.'s
topless|. . . ___ towers of Ilium: Marlowe
topples|Overturns
toreros|Bullring figures
torrent|Flux
torrential|Like some rainfalls
torrents|Hard rains
torrents|Spates
tortilla|Steinbeck's "___ Flat"
tourmaline|An October birthstone
touting|Tipster's activity
towhees|Chewinks
tracery|Gothic-window lacework
tractor|Farm must
traders|Merchants
traders|N.Y.S.E. people
tradesman|Artisan
traduce|Slander
traffic|Barter
tragical|Calamitous
trailed|Straggled
trainee|Apprentice
trainer|Locker-room figure
traipsed|Walked aimlessly
tramontane|Foreigner
trample|Tread underfoot
transients|Homeless ones
trapper|___ John, M.D. of TV
treason|Arnold's crime
treasure|___ Island, in San Francisco Bay
treater|Tab grabber
treaties|Agreements between nations
treetop|Place for a cradle?
trefoil|Girl Scout emblem
trellis|Garden structure
tremolo|Vibrato
trenchantly|I'm in a rut, said the ditchdigger ___
tressed|Braided
tressed|Braided; plaited
trestle|Carpenter's horse
triangle|Percussion instrument
triceps|Arm muscle
trifles|Dallies
triglycerides|Important energy sources
trigraph|Cluster of three letters
trilith|Prehistoric structure of three stones
trisect|Geometry-quiz directive
tristate|Pertaining to Ind.-Ill.-Mich., e.g.
tritest|Banal, to the utmost
tritones|Musical three-note intervals
tritons|Salamanders
triunes|Groups of three
troilus|___ and Cressida
trollop|Hussy
trotter|Hambletonian entrant
troubleshooters|Problem solvers
trumped|Made a bridge play
trumpeter|Swan or James
trussed|Bound
tryouts|Pre-premiere events
tsetses|Feared flies
tsetses|Nagana carriers
tuneless|Unmusical
tungsten|At. no. 74
turnips|Rutabagas
turnips|Rutabagas
twaddle|Silly talk
twinkling|Instant
ululant|Wailing
unbolted|Opened, as a door
uncoiled|Straightened, as a snake
uncomely|Not attractive
uncouth|Rude
uncurls|Straightens, as locks
undecided|Fitzgerald hit
underground|British subway system
underhand|Sneaky
undisguised|FRANK
undress|Get ready for bed
unearth|Dig up
unearthed|Emulated Schliemann
uneasily|Awkwardly
unending|Continuous
unfaded|Not dulled by sunlight, as prints
unhitch|Free Dobbin from the traces
universal|First word of a U.N. document: Dec. 10, 1948
unlaces|Loosens a corset
unloose|Free
unmanly|Epicene
unnamed|Not specified
unnatural|Perverse
unpaired|Single
unrusted|Not yet deteriorated, as iron
unseats|Defeats the incumbent
unspent|Left over, as a shopper's money
unstraps|Loosens belts
untamed|Feral
unusually|Strangely
updated|Modernized
updated|Modernized
updates|Modernizes
upgrade|Marathoner's challenge
upshots|Results
uralite|Mineral from a Russian range
uranium|Fission material
uranous|Containing a radioactive element
urbanize|Citify
useless|Futile
useless|Good for nothing
usurers|Loan sharks
valorize|Buy to establish a fixed price
vamoose|Scram
vampire|Certain Transylvanian
vantage|Kind of point
variant|Something different
velures|Hatter's plush pads
venetian|Marco Polo was one
verdant|Green
vertical|Opposite of horizontal
vexillologist|Flags expert
viaticum|Voyager's supplies
vicissitudinous|Changing
villain|No nice guy, he
violoncellist|Orchestra member
virtual|Notably effective
virtuosi|Heifetz and Iturbi
viscount|Baron's superior
vitrine|Glass showcase
wallops|Whacks
washings|Launderers' concerns
waspish|Bad-tempered
watchwords|Rallying cries
waterbed|Aqueous resting place
watercolor|Marine medium
waterproof|British raincoat
watershed|River basin
waterside|Dock area
waterskis|Gear for an aquatic sport
westward|Child in Rebecca's keeping?
wetland|Bog
whimsical|Capricious
whisking|Sweeper's activity
whitecap|Certain wave crest
wildfire|Sheet lightning
windrow|Prepare hay for drying
wingding|Blowout
wintered|Opposite of estivated
wiretap|Electronic bug
wiseacres|Prudent pastures?
witchcraft|Diabolism
witheringly|We need water, said the gardener ___
wordiest|Most talkative
workmen|Laborers
worthier|Of greater merit
wrangle|Bicker
written|Scriptural
yammers|Babbles
yearlings|Certain race horses
zarzuelas|Spanish comic operas
zealots|Fanatics
zeolite|A source of aluminum
zeppelins|Rigid airships
zibeline|Sable
abalone|Ear shell
abalone|Gastropod mollusk
abalone|Marine mollusk
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Sea-ear
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abelias|Flowering shrubs of the honeysuckle family
abetted|Helped a thief
abettor|One fostering a felon
abjectly|In a servile way
aboriginal|Autochthonous
aborning|Being produced
abounds|Teems
abrasives|Pumice, etc.
abridger|Shortener
absence|Lack
abundance|Great supply
acacias|Gum-arabic trees
academe|Grove in which Plato taught
acceptor|Bill-of-exchange signer
acclaims|Applauds
accosting|Making a bold approach
accrued|Accumulated interest
accurst|O time most ___: Shak.
acinose|Containing berries
acrider|More biting
acrobats|Funambulists et al.
adamant|Inflexible
adaptable|Capable of adjusting
addenda|Supplements
addendum|Postscript
addicted|Hooked
adenoid|Breathing obstruction, sometimes
adenoid|Pharyngeal mass
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adenoids|Pharynx tissues
adhered|Stuck
admirals|Nimitz and Byrd
adoring|Magi activity at Bethlehem
adoring|Worshipful
adorned|Like a Christmas tree
adulate|Fawn upon
aeroplane|R.A.F. vehicle
aerostat|Balloon or dirigible
aftermaths|Consequences
against|Aeschylus's "Seven ___ Thebes"
against|Anti
ageless|Perpetual
agendas|Lists of things to be done
agendas|Lists of things to be done
agendas|Programs for committees
agendas|Programs for committees
agitates|Disturbs
agitator|Troublemaker
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
agrafes|Small cramp irons
ailanthus|Tree of heaven
aileron|Part of a Spad
ailurophile|Cat fancier
aimless|Random
airless|Needing ventilation
airless|Unventilated
airlift|Rescue mission
airport|Baltimore's Friendship, e.g.
airstrip|Small landing field
alameda|City near San Francisco
alamedas|Tree-lined promenades
alamode|FLEW
albacore|Game fish
albacore|Long-finned tuna
aleatory|Depending on luck
alehouse|Bar of a sort
alerted|Gave a warning
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|Assumed names
alienate|Make unfriendly
alienors|They transfer property
allured|Enticed
alteration|Change
altercate|Wrangle
altercate|Wrangle
altered|Like emendated works
altering|Tailor's chore
altitude|Height
alumnae|Most Vassar graduates
amaretto|Popular liqueur
amasses|Accumulates
amasses|Piles up
amateur|Dilettante
amatory|Loving
amatory|Loving
ambition|Macbeth's tragic flaw
amerces|Punishes by fine
amiable|Friendly
amiable|Gracious; friendly
amnesic|Forgetful
amnesty|Pardon
amoebae|Low life forms
amoebae|One-celled animals
amoroso|Italian lover
amperes|Electric-current units
amphora|Jar of antiquity
amphorae|Ancient Greek jars
amulets|Talismans
anaconda|Copper city or S.A. boa
anadems|Floral crowns, in poetry
analgesic|Remedy allaying pain
analytic|Kind of psychology
anarchists|Sacco and Vanzetti
anathema|Execration
anathema|Strong curse
ancestor|Forerunner
andante|Moderately slow, to Mozart
andante|Sonata movement
andiron|Fireplace equipment
android|Automaton
androids|Sci-fi automatons
anemone|Spring wildflower
anesthesia|What nitrous oxide produces
angered|Enraged
angstrom|Wavelength unit
animals|Aesopian characters
animals|Lemur and wombat, e.g.
animate|Enliven
animate|Liven
animation|Disney speciality
animator|Disney cartoonist, e.g.
annotator|Critical note maker
anointed|Consecrated
anosmia|Loss of the sense of smell
another|Franken's "___ Language"
another|Franken's "___ Language"
another|Not the same
answerer|Respondent
anteater|Echidna
antecedes|Goes before in time
antedating|Preceding in time
antelope|Dik-dik or kudu
antepenultimate|Of the third syllable from the end
antepenultimate|Third from the end
anthropomorphic|Described in a human form
antimony|Element used for alloys and medical compounds
anything|___ Goes, 1934 musical
aperies|Mimickings
aphoristic|Like an adage
appaloosa|Hardy riding horse
apparent|Obvious
apparition|Specter; phantom
appeared|Seemed
appeaser|Neville Chamberlain was one
appended|Added as a supplement
appetite|Zest for food
applause|Bacall stage vehicle: 1970
application|Use
appliques|Fabric decorations
apposed|Put side by side
apposes|Places near
apposes|Places side by side
appositive|Juxtaposed
apprise|Inform
apropos|Relevant
arbiter|Judge
arborvitae|Virgil's tree of life
arcanum|Secret
archery|Toxophilite's delight
areaway|Open space between buildings
areolae|Interstices
areoles|Bases of cacti spines
aristae|Beards of grain
aristas|Beards of grain
armadas|Large tank forces
armchair|A symbol of comfort
armoire|Large wardrobe
armorial|Heraldic
aromatic|Fragrant
arouses|Excites
arouses|Wakes
arraign|Bring a person to court
arrange|Set up
arranger|Gordon Jenkins was one
arrayed|Decked out
arrests|Checks
arrests|Checks
arrival|Opposite of departure
arrivals|O'Hare events
arrived|Came
arrogant|Overbearing
arrogant|Overbearing
arsenal|Weapon collection
arsenate|Poisonous salt
arsenic|___ and Old Lace
arsenic|Element forming poisonous compounds
arsonists|Pyromaniacs
artisan|Paul Revere, for one
artless|Naïve
artwork|Illustrative material
ascents|Gradients
asepsis|Absence of bad germs
ashrams|Gurus' communes
asinine|Silly
asocial|Adjective for a loner
asperse|Traduce
asperser|One who runs a smear campaign
asphalt|Road surface
aspirated|Inhaled
aspires|Seeks lofty goals
assails|Attacks
assault|Attack
asserts|States
assessed|Took a reading
assessor|He has a taxing job
assists|Helps
assists|Point-guard specialties
assorted|Various
assortment|Mixed bag
assured|Beyond doubt
assures|Guarantees
asterisms|Star clusters
astride|Opposed to sidesaddle
astrodome|Home of the Houston Oilers
astrodome|Houston stadium
ateliers|Designers' workshops
ateliers|Workshops
ateliers|Workshops
athlete|Jim Thorpe was one
athlete|Jim Thorpe, e.g.
athletes|Decathlon participants
athletes|Olympic entrants
atonally|How some music is composed
atoners|Contrite ones
attaboy|Good fellow!
attained|Reached
attempt|Essay
attentions|Sergeants' commands
attests|Certifies
attitude|Position
auburns|Reddish browns
audacious|Bold
audiotape|Recording equipment
aunties|Mother's sisters, fondly
aureoles|Nimbi
austere|Severe
autarchy|Absolute rule
authors|Children's card game
auxesis|Process of cell growth
avarice|Greed
avarice|Greed
avenged|Got even on behalf of another
average|Medial
averaged|Reduced to a mean
aviated|WITH ICE CREAM
aviator|Odom or Post
aviatrix|Mrs. Lindbergh was one
azaleas|Garden shrubs
azimuths|Vectorial angles
badgers|Heckles
badgers|Pesters persistently
badinage|Banter
badlands|S.D. area
baggers|Food-store employees
ballades|Some of Chopin's compositions
ballads|Romantic songs
ballerina|Les Sylphides figure
ballots|Votes
bandage|First-aid item
bankrupt|Destitute
banners|Ensigns
barbershop|Golfer Miller's dance is held in shaver's place?
baritone|Crosby was one
baritone|Sherrill Milnes, e.g.
baronne|Member of the French nobility
baroque|Extravagantly ornate
baseballs|Cy Young's missiles
battening|Glutton's activity
battens|Grows fat
beamish|Cheerful; optimistic
bearhug|Chicago embrace?
bedaubed|Overdecorated
bedevil|Harass
bedizen|Dress gaudily
begetter|Sire
begotten|It was ___ by despair: Marvell
behemoth|Big beast
behemoth|Creature of monstrous size and power
berated|Rebuked
berating|Scold's activity
berserk|Frenzied
besmear|Tarnish
bespoke|Signified
betakes|Causes (oneself) to go
betimes|Early
bicameral|Like Congress
biennials|Plants that last two years
bifocal|Kind of spectacles
bighearted|Munificent
birdwatching|Boston Celtic fans' favorite pastime?
birettas|Priests' hats
biyearly|Once every 24 months
blackout|Power failure
blanketed|Covered
bloodhound|Dog
boaters|Straw hats
bobbing|Like a cork on a wave
boniest|Least fleshy
boniface|Innkeeper
boomerang|Noisy Australian club?
boomtown|San Francisco, once
boorish|Rude
borders|Margins
boredom|Ennui
borrowed|. . . ___, something blue
borrowers|Librarians' clientele
borscht|Eastern European soup
bossism|Tweed rule, e.g.
bottomland|Low-lying fields along a watercourse
bouncer|Gate-crasher's nemesis
boundless|Vast
boycotted|Shunned, in a big way
brackish|Somewhat salty
braille|Famed teacher of the blind
brailled|Made readable for the blind
brasserie|Eating place
brassies|Number 2 woods for Trevino
breakfasts|Post-Communion get-togethers
brethren|Fellow members
brevity|The soul of wit
bristled|Became angry
bristles|Stiff hairs
brittle|Frangible
browbeat|Dominate
browsers|Are these readers high or low?
brushback|*Close pitch: shower tool
bypasses|Gets around
cabaret|Minnelli-Grey film: 1972
cabaret|Supper club
cabaret|Supper club
cabinets|Presidential advisers
caisson|Ammunition wagon
calibres|Bullet sizes, to a Londoner
calliope|Carnival musical instrument
calotte|Skullcap
camphor|Insect repellent
canaries|Tenerife, Fuerte-ventura, etc.
canasta|Rummy game
canasta|Rummy game
candies|Bonbons
canister|Kitchen container
canniest|Most astute
cantata|Choral composition
canteen|Scout's container
canticle|Hymn of praise
capitalizations|Total corporate liabilities
capitulate|Yield
caprice|Whim
capricious|Whimsical
capstan|Anchor holster
captive|Kind of audience
captors|The Egyptians, to Aïda
caracol|Half-turn on horseback
caravan|Wagon train
caraway|Plant of the umbel family
careened|Lurched
careener|Ship listing in the wind
careens|Drives out of control
caresses|Pets
carnelian|Red chalcedony
caroler|Noel singer
carotene|Plant source of vitamin A
carpenter|Author Liz from Austin
carpenter|Author who was once Claudia Johnson's press secretary
carpenter|He works on many boards
carport|Hudson shelter
carrots|Fare for Roger Rabbit
cartilage|Gristle
cartoons|Animators' output
casabas|Winter melons
cascades|Range including Mt. Rainier
casings|Sheaths
casters|Furniture bottoms, sometimes
castoff|Thrown away
casuist|Quibbler of a sort
catalyst|That which causes
catatonic|Of a kind of schizophrenia
catbird|___ seat (enviable position)
catching|Contagious
cavatina|Simple melody
celeste|Actress Holm
cellophane|Transparent wrap
cenacle|Coterie
centaur|Monster, half man–half horse
centaur|Nessus, for one
centurions|Roman company commanders
cervine|Deerlike
chaconne|Old Spanish dance
chagrin|Vexation
chaired|Headed a committee
chairman|Committee leader
channel|Stream bed
chanted|Intoned
charade|Hepburn-Grant film: 1963
charades|Parlor game
chastity|Bonos' baby
chatter|Small talk
chaunts|Gregorian plain songs, old style
cheapskate|Tightwad
cheroot|Cigar having untapered ends
chickadee|Blackcap
chickadees|Black-capped birds
chimaera|Sharklike fish
chimera|Foolish fancy
chimera|Foolish fancy
chimera|Imaginary monster
chinchilla|Facial fur?
chirred|Trilled like a grasshopper
chopper|Egg beater
chorals|Hymn tunes
citadel|Fortress
claiming|Kind of horse race
clannish|Exclusive
clarions|Old trumpets
classes|Categories
classier|More voguish
clatter|Noise
cleaners|Take to the ___ (rip off)
clearer|Less arcane
clearing|Frost's "In the ___"
climate|Atmosphere
climate|Milieu
climate|Weather conditions
closets|Hanger hangouts
closings|Opposite of premieres
clothed|Put garments on
clueless|Inspector Clouseau, frequently
coerced|Compelled by intimidation
college|Beloit or Berea
colonel|The Little ___, Temple film
colorado|Garden of the Gods site
comedies|Simon products
commander|U.S.N. rank under captain
communicant|Eucharist partaker
compact|Kind of disk
compare|Sicilian godfather
compass|Navigator's need
compels|Forces
compensate|Pay
compete|Vie
computers|They are analog and digital
conceded|Gave in
concert|Symphonic presentation
concise|Brief
concise|Terse
condole|Sympathize
conductors|Railroad employees
conferences|Wales and Campbell, in hockey
conflagration|OPPOSED TO A BANNER SHARE
confuses|Addles
conglomeration|Mixed, coherent mass
conifer|Spruce, e.g.
considered|Took under advisement
consists|Is made up of
constitutional|Daily health walk
constrains|Shackles are put on chain gangs?
constrictor|Boa ___
constructively|How to give criticism
content|Significance
contented|Happy
contests|Bouts
contralto|Marian Anderson, e.g.
contrition|Remorse
control|Maxwell Smart's group
coolheaded|Sedate
copperhead|Sympathizer with the C.S.A.
cordobas|Two Spanish explorers
cornets|Twisted paper sweets-holders
cornpone|Dixie dish
corolla|Floral envelope
coronet|Headgear for a peer
corrupted|Rotten
corsage|Flowers to wear
cortege|Retinue
cotillion|Formal ball
coughed|Gave reluctantly, with "up"
counterproposal|Negotiating offer
courses|Runs
courtly|Gallant
courtyard|Tennis player Margaret's recreation area?
coverall|Protective garment
coveralls|Protective clothing
coverlet|Crib spread
cowhide|Attaché-case material
cowling|Engine covering
cradlesong|Lullaby
craniate|Having a skull
crashes|SALAD INGREDIENTS
crawler|One-year-old, usually
crayons|Items for a coloring book
creamed|Lambasted
creases|Goalies' areas
creates|Originates
creation|Couturier's product
credible|Not like a fish story
crenate|Scalloped
crescendo|Peak
cresols|Coal-tar distillates
cresses|SMASHUPS
crested|Tufted; crowned
crimson|Deep red
cringed|Cowered
criterion|Standard
cuddles|Snuggles
cuirass|Piece of armor
curates|Clergymen
curator|Museum honcho
curliest|Most stocky
cutouts|Circuit breakers, e.g.
dallies|Wastes time
damosel|Young woman, in poesy
dandelions|Chicorylike weeds
dangerous|Parlous
dangled|Hung
danseuse|Bolshoi headliner
daydream|Reverie
dayrooms|Base or hospital areas
dealers|Casino employees
dealers|Some card players
dealings|Sometimes they're shady
dearths|Scarcities
debased|Adulterated
debaser|Corrupting agent
decanters|Chianti cruses
decapod|Crab, lobster or shrimp
declaration|Dec. 10, 1948, adoption, Universal ___
declasse|Lowered in social position
decolletage|More of the quip
decrease|Ebb
decreed|Ordained
deepener|Intensifying agent
deepfreeze|Cold storage
defeats|Beats
defense|Cry at a basketball game
definite|Certain
definitive|Absolute
deflates|Punctures
defrays|Pays expenses
degrease|Prepare hides for tanning
dehisce|Gape
delaine|High-grade wool
delegate|Representative
deletion|Erasure
deliberate|Think carefully
deliberating|PANNING THE COLD CUTS SHOP
delimit|Set boundaries
delineate|Limn
deliver|Parcel postmen do it
demeans|Mortifies
demerit|Black mark at school
demerit|Culpability
demigod|Minor deity
demitasse|After-dinner serving
demonic|Fiendish
demonic|Fiendish
demurred|Objected
denizen|Habitué
denotes|Signifies
denotes|Signifies
denotes|Stands for
denoting|Signifying
densest|Most crowded
dentate|Having teeth
dentine|Principal mass of a tooth
dentist|Molar mender
dentist|William Thomas Green Morton was one
dentures|Bridgework
deprive|Strip
derange|Cause utter confusion
deranged|Off one's rocker
deranges|Drives batty
derider|Pooh-poohing person
descant|Added upper melody
deserter|Renegade
deserters|Rats
deserts|Abandons
designs|Patterns
desired|Craved
desired|Wanted
desires|Wants
despair|Hopelessness
despoils|Pillages
despotism|Tyranny
desserts|Meal toppers
destine|Foreordain
destined|Fated
destines|Predetermines
detassel|Remove flowers from corn
detentes|Easings of enmities
deterge|Cleanse
determined|Intent on
deterred|Daunted
deterred|Inhibited
detests|Execrates
detrains|Gets off the Yankee Clipper
devilry|Diabolic magic
devoted|Ardent
dialects|Norman and Walloon, e.g.
dictator|His word is law
diehard|Steadfast one
dietaries|Regulated food quantities
digested|Codified
digests|Codifies
digress|Ramble; stray
dimmest|Least bright
dinghies|Lifeboats
diploma|Student's quest
diplomat|Government negotiator
disclaim|Deny
disconsolate|BEEF ABOUT 3 A.M. RECORD PLAYING
disease|Concern of WHO
disenchant|Free from illusion
disguise|Mask
disperse|Scatter
disposal|Device for getting rid of garbage
dispose|Incline
dissatisfaction|Uneasiness
distaff|Female
distorters|Those who bend the facts
diverge|Branch off
diversion|LOUGANIS'S CHARGED PARTICLE
diverts|Amuses
doctrine|Precept
dodgems|Carnival attractions
dodgers|Los Angeles nine
doghouse|Kennel
doglegs|Certain golf holes
dominos|A tile game
donates|Gives to charity
donation|Gift
donnybrook|He's belligerent
doohickey|What-do-you-call-it
doorkeeper|Portal guardian
doorman|Carlton, in "Rhoda"
doorstop|Wall protector
dormant|Torpid
dornick|Small stone, easily thrown
downplay|De-emphasize
downstage|Nearest the audience
doxologies|Hymns praising God
draftee|Rookie at boot camp
drapery|Hanging
drastic|Extreme
drastic|Extreme
dreaded|Awesome
dreamed|Had high hopes
dreamer|Visionary
dressage|Horse trainer's method
dressers|Bureaus
dressier|Doubly stylish
driveway|Access to one's garage
drizzly|Rainy
drought|Time to irrigate
duelists|One-on-one fighters
duration|Time period
duskier|More gloomy
dustpan|Charwoman's utensil
dynasts|Hardy's "The ___"
earldoms|Ranks of nobility
earless|Unlike otaries
earliest|Most ancient
earlobe|Place to hang a ring
earnest|Sincerely zealous
earphone|Pocket-radio device
earring|Adornment on a lobe
earrings|Certain jewelry
earthen|Made of baked clay
earthling|Alien, to a Martian
earthquake|Seismologist's concern
easeful|Relaxing
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Oriental
easterner|Inhabitant of New York City, e.g.
easters|Certain gales
eatable|Adjective for a morel
eatables|What's for dinner
echelon|Level of importance
echelons|Flight formations
echoing|Repetitious
eclipse|Surpass
ecotone|Transition zone between two plant communities
edentate|Toothless
edgewise|Sideways
edgiest|Most nervous
edginess|Tense feeling
edibles|Restaurant offerings
edifice|Structure
editors|Diaskeuasts
editors|Perkins and Mencken
educate|School
educated|Skilled
education|Pedagogy
educator|Horace Mann was one
educator|Horace Mann, e.g.
educator|Mark Hopkins was one
eeriest|Most spine-chilling
egoistic|Self-centered
egoists|Selfish ones
egomania|Extreme self-centeredness
egotist|Self-important one
egotists|Conceited people
elaborate|Detailed
elapses|Passes
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Pliant
elastic|Stretchable
elderly|On in years
elected|Chosen
elector|Certain college member
electors|Certain college members
electrical|Thrilling
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Posh
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
elegies|Doleful songs or poems
elegist|Gray was one
element|Tin or lead
elemental|Basic
elements|Components
elevate|Enhance
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Raise
elevate|Upgrade
elevated|Promoted
elevates|Heightens
elevator|Grain warehouse
elevator|Londoner's lift
elevator|Stairs alternative
elevens|Football teams
elicits|Evokes
elongate|Lengthen
eloping|Amorous action by Jessica
eluders|Escape artists
emanate|Arise
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Issue
emanate|Issue forth
emanate|Spring
embargo|Ban
embolden|Give courage
embosses|Ornaments, in a way
embroil|Entangle
emeralds|May birthstones
emeralds|Precious jewels
emigres|Fleers from France: 1789
emigres|Political refugees
emirate|Middle East form of government
emirate|Muslim state
emitted|Issued
emoters|Hams
emotions|Feelings
emperor|Beethoven's "___ Concerto"
empires|Dominions
empires|Lands under single rulers
empiric|Charlatan of old
employer|Hirer
emporia|William Allen White's ___ Gazette
enacted|Performed
enactor|Legislator
enamored|Captivated
enamors|Captivates
enamors|Charms
enation|Maternal kinship
enchant|Bewitch
enchants|Captivates
encircled|Surrounded
enclose|Girdle
enclose|Hem in
endemic|Native
endorse|Support
endures|Lasts
enemies|Montcalm and Wolfe, e.g.
energize|Invigorate
enfolded|Wrapped up
enfolds|Wraps up
engaging|Attractive
engineered|Guided construction
english|Kind of saddle
enisled|Isolated
enlarge|Expand
enlarge|Expand
enormity|Hugeness
enplane|Board a 737
enplane|Board a Concorde
enrobed|Attired
ensconce|Hide securely
enshrine|Hold sacred
enshrines|Cherishes
enshroud|Conceal, in a way
ensilage|Fodder
entered|Enrolled
entered|Journalized
entered|Went in
entertainment|HOW TO MAKE MEN TAT
enthrones|Exalts
enthuse|Display delight about
enticing|Attractive
entitle|Designate
entourage|Retinue
entrain|Board Amtrak
entrained|Boarded Amtrak
entrains|Boards a Pullman
entreat|Beg
entreats|Pleads with
entreaty|Supplication
entrechat|Ballet leap
entrees|Menu listings
entries|Diary jottings
entrust|Hand over for safekeeping
entwined|Woven together
epiblasts|Outer layers of cells of an embryo
epidemic|The flu, in 1918
epistle|Letter
equator|Major divider
equipment|Gear
erasers|Utensils on pencils
erasures|Deletions
eremites|Hermits
eremites|Religious recluses
erodible|Subject to slow disintegration
erotica|X-rated works
esoteric|Recondite
espaliers|Trellises
essayed|Tried
essayer|One who attempts
essayist|Lamb or Bacon
essence|Heart
essence|Pith
essences|Perfumes
estates|Clergy and press
estates|Plantations, e.g.
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Respects highly
estimate|Guess
estimates|Figures
estivate|Opposite of hibernate
estivate|Spend the summer
estovers|Legal necessaries
estrange|Alienate
etceteras|King of Siam's repeaters
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Irving Stone's "Love Is ___"
eternal|Lasting forever
eternity|Time without end
etesian|Occurring annually
ethanol|The "spirit" in intoxicating liquors
ethical|Upright
etiolate|Make pale
etiology|Study of causation
evanesce|Fade away
evasion|Dodge
everglades|Fla. wildlife refuge
evermore|Always
evilness|State of depravity
evulses|Extracts forcibly
excitant|Stimulating
excited|All agog
excogitate|Think out
execrable|Abhorrent
execute|Carry out
exhaled|Breathed out
exhorted|Urged
exhumed|Dug up
existed|Lived
existed|Were
existence|Being
expense|Cost
expenses|Outlays
extemporaneous|Kind of speech
exterior|House painter's concern, at times
extracurricular|Outside a sudent's regular program
extreme|Drastic
extrude|Squeeze the tube
eyeball|Confrontation feature
eyebrow|Target of milady's pencil
eyelets|Ocelli
eyepiece|Optical-instrument part
eyesore|Unpleasant site or sight
faceless|Sans personal distinction
faceplate|Light-switch cover
facetious|Joking, superficially?
faction|Clique
factored|Acted as an agent
faltered|Stumbled
fandango|Spanish dance
farmers|Kind of almanac
fastens|Ties securely
fatally|With deadly results
fealties|Loyalties
fearless|Like Fosdick of the comics
fearless|Like the legendary Fosdick
feather|Kind of bed
federal|Kind of offense
federally|In the manner of the U.S. Government
federate|Unite into a league
feeling|Sensitivity
fenders|Wheel guards
ferments|Changes sugar to alcohol
fetters|Restrains
fetters|Shackles
fictile|Pliable
fictive|Imaginary
fieldstone|Actress Sally's home construction?
filament|Light-bulb part
filariae|Nematodes
filberts|Hazelnuts
filtered|Like some cigarettes
finesse|Bridge ploy
firestorms|Dangerous conflagrations
flailing|Old-fashioned threshing method
flamingo|Hialeah bird
flanerie|Strolling, Gallic style
flannels|Winter pajamas
flatfooted|Unprepared
flatter|Praise insincerely
flattop|Kind of crew cut
flatware|Table silver
fletcher|Ala.-born actress Louise ___
flimflam|Humbug
flooded|Inundated
floorshow|Nightclub offering
flounders|Struggles clumsily
flowers|What to say it with
fluoresces|Glows with radiant energy
flycatcher|Insectivorous bird
flypaper|Insect trap
foisted|Passed off as genuine
folders|File-drawer contents
footlights|Stage illumination
footlocker|G.I.'s trunk
footprints|Man's marks on the moon
foresaw|Divined
foresightedness|Prudence or prescience
forfeit|Fine
forklift|Warehouse vehicle
formula|Recipe
forsakes|Abandons
forsook|Renounced
fourscore|___ and . . . : Lincoln
foursomes|Golfing pairs
foursquare|Honest
frankincense|Olibanum for Sinatra?
franklin|Kind of stove
freeload|Sponge
freemason|An international society member
freshet|Flood
fretting|Stewing
friaries|Monasteries
fritters|Followers of corn or clam
frustum|Part of a solid, in geometry
funambulist|Tightrope walker
funeral|Solemn rite
furrows|Becomes wrinkled
furtive|Stealthy
gabbier|More talkative
gadroon|Ornamental band
gainers|Certain dives
galloped|Sped
gaolers|Turnkeys in Britain
garrets|Rooms at the top
garrotes|Executes, in a way
garrotes|Strangles
gathering|Assemblage
gathers|Collects
gelatin|Stage-light color sheet
general|Carl E. Vuono is one
general|His wife sees stars
general|One of the brass
generals|Arnold and Arnold
generate|Institute
gentlest|Most tractable
gestation|Pregnancy
geysers|Yellowstone attractions
ghoulish|Monstrous
glabella|Facial area between the brows
glacier|Continent carver
glances|Takes a gander
glissade|Gliding step, in ballet
gnawers|Beavers, e.g.
gobblers|Turkeys
goodies|Delicacies
gooseflesh|Horripilation
gossips|Spreads rumors
gourmands|Dom DeLuise et al.
governs|Rules
gradients|Ramps
grandee|Spanish nobleman
grandest|Most magnificent
grandiose|Pompous
granges|Farms
granita|Italian flavored ice
granite|The ___ State (New Hampshire)
grapple|Wrestle
grasses|Darnels
greased|___ the palm (bribed)
greaser|Lubricator
greatest|Ali, to Ali
greener|Inexperienced workman
greenery|Verdure
greeter|Role for a Vice President
griddle|Pancake pan
griller|Chef who's at home on the range
groomed|Readied for the canine show
grottos|Recesses
grovels|Cringes
grownups|Adults
guesses|Stabs
gyrostat|Ship's stabilizer
habaneras|Cuban tangolike dances
habitant|Denizen
hailstone|Winter pelter
hairline|Receding object, sometimes
hairnet|Protection for locks
hairpin|Tight turn
hambone|Pea-soup ingredient
hamster|Burrowing rodent
handcart|Vehicle easily pushed
handler|Pug's trainer
handmaiden|Female servant
hangdog|Abject; ashamed
happily|With pleasure
harassed|Bothered incessantly
hardship|Trouble
harebrained|Fatuitous
harpist|Clarsach player
harpooner|Certain whaleman
harrows|Torments
harrumph|Express gruffly
hatracks|Foyer objects
hawthorn|Mo.'s flower
headers|Spectacular falls
headings|Compass readings
headman|Boss
headset|Ears?
headstrong|Willful
heartier|More cordial
heartsick|Sad, as a jilted lover
heavily|In a ponderous way
heckler|Pest in the audience
hectare|Metric surface measure
hectare|Unit equaling 10,000 square meters
hedgehog|Wonderland croquet ball
hedging|Uncertain bettor's activity
heedful|Attentive
heister|Stickup man
hellers|Troublemakers
hellion|Rowdy
hemline|Midi or mini
hennery|Fowl spot
heralds|Harbingers
herbage|Pasture
heroine|Lorna Doone, e.g.
heroines|Leading ladies
hetaera|Adventuress of a sort
hetaera|Mistress
heydays|Periods of highest vigor
hibiscus|Hawaii's flower
highrises|Some condos
hoarder|Selfish one; magpie
hogshead|Large cask
holdings|Stocks, bonds, etc.
holstein|Breed of cattle
homeric|Of heroic dimensions
honesty|Plant also called satinpod
honored|Showed reverence
hooliganism|Rowdy behavior
hoorahs|Cheering words
horseless|Like Richard III at the end of Act V
horsepower|Strength or talent, informally
horseshoe|Kind of crab or clam
hosanna|Worshiper's cry
hosiers|Denier is their concern
hospice|Pilgrims' shelter
hostage|One held for ransom
hostages|Pawns
hostels|Lodging places
hothead|Short-tempered person
housers|Building promoters
humanists|Classical scholars
humorist|Will Rogers, e.g.
hundred|X x X
hurdler|Track contestant
hyphens|- - - - - - -
hyphens|Parts of bric-a-brac
hypnosis|Mesmer's field
iceless|Like some mixed drinks
iciness|Frigidity
icterus|Jaundice
idealist|Dreamer
ideates|Conceives
idiotic|Cockamamie
ignoble|Base
ignoble|Despicable
ignores|Slights
iguanas|Tropical American lizards
illness|Malady
imagine|Conceive
imagine|Picture
implore|Entreat
importune|Plead persistently
impresario|Concert bigwig
imprisonment|Incarceration
improve|Get better
inaction|End of quotation
inadmissibility|State of being not allowable
inappropriately|In an unsuitable way
inbreed|Become effete, in a way
incantation|Mantra, e.g.
incentive|Carrot on a stick, e.g.
inceptor|One who ingests
incurious|CONTRACT DEBT CHITS
incurves|Crooks
indicator|Pointer
indicators|Weather vanes
indifference|End of the quotation
indifferent|NI
indulge|Humor
ineptly|In a foolish way
inertia|Lack of motion
inertial|Relating to resistence to change
inertly|In a sluggish way
infanta|Spanish princess
inference|Logician's conclusion
inferno|DEDUCE A REFUSAL
infield|Diamond part
informer|McLaglen's 1935 Oscar film, with "The"
infrared|Describing invisible rays
ingrained|Deep-rooted
ingress|Entry
inhalers|Breathing aids
inherent|Unlearned
initial|First
initials|Monogram
initiate|Begin
inkling|Idea
innerve|Encourage
inquests|Investigations
inshore|Kind of current
inspects|Scrutinizes
inspire|Animate
instance|Case
instantaneously|Pronto
instated|Put in office
instructiveness|Forte of Mr. Chips
insulate|Set apart
insulate|Take steps to keep the house warm
integer|Entity
intellectuality|Genius's power
intends|Means
interdict|Forbid
interfere|Meddle
interims|Stopgaps
interlace|Weave
interne|Clinic doc
interne|Hospital person
interned|Served in a hospital
internee|Prisoner of war, e.g.
interns|Some workers at clinics
interscholastic|Between schools
intersect|Cross
interstate|___ Highway System
interviews|TV offering
intoned|Chanted
intoner|Chanter
intrepid|Fearless
intrude|Encroach
intrude|Encroach; trespass
intrude|Trespass
intrudes|Butts in
inurned|Entombed
invaded|Overran
irately|In an angry way
ironically|With sarcasm
ironist|Writer of ridicule
ironist|Writer of satire
ironside|TV role for Burr
irritate|Annoy
isinglass|Fish glue
isohyets|Rainfall-chart lines
isomers|Chemical compounds
isotopes|Protium and tritium, e.g.
iterate|Battologize
iterate|Repeat
itinerant|Nomadic
itinerate|Travel a circuit
jaywalking|First Chief Justice afoot?
jottings|Notes
justice|First word of a quotation
kangaroo|Kind of court
keenness|Acumen
keepsake|Memento
keeshond|Dog
keratin|Nail or horn base
kettles|Some pots
keynoter|Cuomo was one in 1984
kimonos|Kyoto garments
kimonos|Oriental robes
kindred|Affinity
kneeing|Karate ploy
knickerbocker|Senator Bradley, once
knighted|Made eligible for the Order of the Garter
knottier|More puzzling
kookaburra|Aussie bird
lacrosse|City or game
lacrosse|Wis. city
lagoons|Ponds connected with seas
lakeport|Cleveland or Duluth
lameness|Tiny Tim's problem
languid|Drooping
lariats|Lassos
lasagna|Baked flat-noodles dish
lateral|Football pass
lateral|Football play
lateral|Kind of pass
latherer|Shaver, frequently
latticed|Having crossed strips
layered|Having strata
layette|Outfit for baby
layperson|One not of the clergy
leadwort|Plumbago plant
leakiness|Sieve quality
learner|Student, hopefully
leashed|Restrained
leather|Gift for a third anniversary
lecture|Sermonize
leerier|More suspicious
legalese|Perry Mason's talk, maybe
legatee|Inheritor
legator|Bequeather
legendary|Famous, like Betty Grable?
legerdemain|Sleight of hand
legions|Roman army units
legions|Victors in Gaul
leisure|Idle hours
leonine|Like Elsa
leprechaun|Og of "Finian's Rainbow," e.g.
lettered|Well educated
letterer|Sign painter
levelheadedness|Good judgment
liability|Something disadvantageous
liberal|Tolerant
lifeboat|Hitchcock classic: 1944
lignite|Type of coal
limericks|Five-liners named for an Irish county
limited|Finite
lindane|An insecticide
lindens|Basswoods
lineage|Ancestry
linkage|Connection
lintels|Door-frame crosspieces
lioness|Elsa, e.g.
lissome|Lithe
lissome|Svelte
literal|Actual
literary|Kind of light
literatures|Bodies of writing
locales|Settings
lollipop|It takes a licking
lonesome|___ George Gobel
longhorn|A moist Cheddar
longish|Somewhat like an anaconda
lookout|Watchman
loosest|Least confining
looting|Activity during a riot
lorgnette|Opera glasses
lorgnette|Pair of eyeglasses with a handle
loungers|Indolent ones
loutish|Uncouth
lowercase|Describing characters like b, q and r
lucifer|Devil
lumberer|Sleepy one becomes a woodsman
lumbers|Moves clumsily
luminary|Star
lunette|Area enframed by an arch
machine|Sewing or washing follower
madeiras|Dessert wines
madeiras|Rich, strong relatives of sherry
madonna|Pop singing star
madonna|Popular singer
madrigal|Secular part song
madrone|Tree with a red bark
magnate|Cornelius Vanderbilt was one
magnates|Noblemen
magnolia|Flower of La. or Miss.
maidens|Some also-rans at Belmont
mailbag|Burden for Cliff, in "Cheers"
mailbox|Receptacle for certain junk
majorettes|March leaders
maligned|Slandered
malines|Fine, stiff net for millinery
manacles|Restraints
manages|Conducts
manatee|Aquatic mammal
manatee|Dugong's cousin
mandolin|Pear-shaped instrument
mandolin|Pear-shaped instrument
mangers|Troughs
manglers|Ironers
manikin|Dwarf
manmade|Like Lake Mead
manteau|Loose robe
marengo|Napoleon's cheval blanc
marimba|Xylophone's cousin
marriage|Love and ___, 1955 Emmy-award song
marriage|Union
married|I ___ an Angel, 1938 tune
married|Wed
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
mascara|Makeup item
mascots|Supposed bringers of good luck
masseur|Rubber
mastered|Became an expert in
mastermind|Very clever planner
matador|Dueler in the sun
matelasse|Embossed, as a fabric
matilda|Waltzing ___, Aussie song
matinee|Afternoon show
mattress|Once Upon a ___, 1959 musical
matures|Flowers
matutinal|Early
maypole|Central fixture for a spring dance
mealies|Indian corn
meandered|Snaked along
meanest|Most contemptible
meantime|Interim
medicine|Kind of ball or lodge
medicos|Docs
medieval|Extremely old-fashioned
meetings|Get-togethers
melilot|Sweet clover
memorial|Lincoln ___, in Washington, D.C.
menaced|Threatened
menages|Households
mendicant|Beggar
messiah|Handel oratorio
methodic|Orderly
metrists|Versemakers
mettles|What perils test
microbiologist|One who studies minute organisms
midribs|Leaves' main veins
midstreams|Wrong places to change horses
midterms|Certain tests
milkmaids|Cowgirls?
millrun|Average
minarets|Mosque turrets
mineral|Coal or quartz
minister|Matrimonial official
minster|Cathedral
miscount|Teller's goof
mishmash|Jumble
mismade|Poorly structured
mistitle|Use the wrong name
mizzenmast|Ship's stern sail support
moaners|Whiners' cousins
mobster|A target of E. Ness
moderns|Contemporary persons
moments|Seconds
monogram|Handkerchief marking
monster|Chimera or Minotaur
moonrise|Evening occurrence
moralist|Increase Mather was one
mornings|___ at seven: Browning
mortises|Tenons' joiners
motorist|Freeway figure
mottled|Piebald
mottoes|Words to live by
mountaineer|Sir Edmund P. Hillary, e.g.
mouthful|You said a ___!
moutons|Sheepskins
mulligan|Meat and vegetable stew
mummies|Preserved bodies
murdered|Was a hit man
mutates|Changes genetically
nadiral|Relating to zenith's opposite
namesakes|People with identical given appellations
narcotic|Opiate
narrate|Detail
narrative|Account
narrators|They tell tales
narrowness|Limited-width condition
narrows|Verrazano-___ Bridge
narwhals|Tusked cetaceans
natural|Inherent
nautical|Maritime
nearness|Proximity
needier|More indigent
needlers|Teasers
needles|Pins and ___
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nemeses|Agents of retribution
nemeses|Agents of retribution
nemesis|Waterloo
neonatal|Newborn
neonate|Infant under one month
nervier|More insolent
nestled|Sheltered cozily
nestling|Young bird
nettled|Vexed
neutron|Uncharged particle
nictitates|Winks
nighthawk|Goatsucker
nineteen|Almost a score
nineteen|Not quite a score
nitride|Compound containing two elements only
nitrogen|Most of the atmosphere
nomadic|Wandering
nonpareil|Peerless
nonsense|Stuff's partner
noontide|Midday
normalcy|Average state
norther|Strong wind
noshers|They attack snacks
nostril|Facial opening
nostril|One of a facial pair
notable|Celebrated or celebrity
notched|Serrated
notches|Indentations
notorious|Hitchcock film: 1946
novella|Wharton's "Old New York," e.g.
nuggets|Yukon discoveries
numeral|Arabic or Roman item
nursing|Profession of Nightingale
oarsman|Shell occupant
obliged|Compelled
obtains|Gets
ocarina|Flute's bulbous relative
ocarina|Wind instrument
ocelots|Leopards' cousins
octaves|Singers often have two
octopus|Conglomerate
odalisk|Harem occupant
offender|Transgressor
offside|Gridiron infraction
oldster|Methuselah, e.g.
oleates|Some esters
olivine|Chrysolite
ominous|Like dark clouds
omissions|Left-out items
oneness|Concord
oneness|Harmony
oneness|Harmony
oneness|Unity
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Burdensome
oneself|Reflexive pronoun
openers|A pair of jacks, maybe
openers|Jacks, e.g.
operate|Function
operate|Maneuver
operate|Run
operator|Lily Tomlin role in "Laugh-In"
operator|Part of B.T.O.
operetta|Light musical drama
opposite|Antithesis
optional|Elective
oratorio|Handel handled this well
oratorios|Handel's forte
orators|Cicero and Bryan
oratory|Chapel
orbited|Glenn and Schirra did it
ordains|Decrees
oreganos|Pot marjorams
organic|Type of farming
oriented|Set right, in a way
orifice|Aperture
origins|Beginnings
orioles|Babe Ruth's team, once
ortolan|Bobolink
osmosis|Process of absorption
ostosis|Process of bone formation
otiosity|Idleness
ottoman|Padded footstool
outfall|Drain opening
outfielder|Joe DiMaggio was one
outland|Remote area
outrage|Act of wanton cruelty
outride|Withstand successfully
outskirt|Border; fringe
outtalks|Surpasses in a logomachy
outwears|Lasts longer than
overalls|Protective garb
overarm|Kind of pitch or swimming stroke
overbakes|Cooks too long
overcame|Surmounted difficulties
overheated|*Fervid: reversal = like leftovers
overload|Cause an axle to break
overpraise|Flatter
oversea|Abroad
overshoot|Go farther than intended
overtones|STREAKERS = TOP NOTES
overuse|Excessive employment
overweight|Obese
oysters|Pearl producers
palatal|Of the roof of the mouth
palates|Senses of taste
palates|Taste sites
palaver|Long parley
palaver|Prolonged parley
paleface|Bob Hope role: 1948
paleontologist|One who studies fossils
palisade|Fence for defense
palmate|Shaped like a hand with the fingers spread
palomino|Golden-coated horse
panache|Verve; flair
panatela|Prop for Groucho
panatella|Cigar variety
panders|Caters to
panhandle|Texas region
pannier|Burro's basket
pannier|Wicker basket
panther|Pitt mascot
papillon|Dog
papoose|Navajo baby
parabolas|Bowl-shaped antennas
parades|Flaunts
parading|Irishman's activity on March 17
paradise|Miltonic locale
parakeet|Budgerigar
paranoic|One troubled with delusions
parental|Kind of consent
parental|Pertaining to one's mother or father
parsing|Linguistic exercise
parsing|Task in a Latin class
partial|Biased
partisans|Supporters
pasodoble|Corrida march music
passage|Entrance or exit
passage|PITTSBURGH TEAM
passant|Walking with a forepaw raised: Her.
passels|Fairly large groups
passion|Fervor
passion|Word with play or flower
passkey|Opener for a hotel detective
passover|Jewish festival
pastels|Many of the works of Degas
pastier|More sallow
pastiest|Most pallid
pastoral|Beethoven's "___"
pastries|What a dieter must avoid
patents|Inventors' rights
patents|Monopoly-right documents
patriot|New England football pro
peacock|Strutter
peasoupers|Foggy days in London town
peculation|Conjecture becomes embezzlement
pedometer|Pace counter
pelagic|Pertaining to the open seas
pelican|State bird of La.
pellmell|Overhastily
pelorus|Instrument called dumb compass
penance|Punishment for sin
penance|Voluntary reparation
penchant|Inclination
pendant|Chandelier or earring
pendant|Suspended decorative piece
pendent|Suspended
penetrate|Bore
pennames|Boz and Saki
pentose|A carbohydrate
peopled|Colonized
perfecto|A medium-sized cigar
perigee|Point in the orbit nearest the earth
perishes|Passes away
peroneal|Pertaining to the fibula
pertain|Relate
pertain|Relate
pertest|Most bold
perturb|Disquiet
perusals|Scrutinies
pesetas|Spanish monetary units
pesterer|Gadfly
pesterer|Persistently bothersome person
pesters|Bothers
petites|Dress sizes
petitions|Suits
petrels|Stormy ___ (sea birds)
petters|PAINTER FROM MÁLAGA
philistia|Land in ancient Palestine
philosophy|Start of a quotation
piaster|Spanish piece of eight
pierrot|French pantomime character
pigments|Coloring substances
pilings|Pier supports
pillager|Plundering person
piloted|Conned
pilsener|A lager beer
pinnace|Ship's boat
pinnule|Fin
pipette|Chemist's small container
piquant|Tangy
pirates|CORRIDOR
pirates|Penzance group
pirates|Pittsburgh or Penzance group
piteous|Woeful
placate|Mollify
plaiting|Making braids
plaster|Wall coating
platinum|Metallic element used in surgical tools
platter|Dinner tray
platter|Large dish
pleaders|Beggars or lawyers
pleases|Brings joy
pleases|Satisfies
plentiful|Abundant
plicate|Folded like a fan
plodder|Hard-working, so-so student
plodding|Pedestrian
plumber|Pipe repairman
poetess|Outmoded word for Millay
poetics|Study of prosody
politer|Better mannered
pollutes|Contaminates
polonaise|Gdansk dance
porgies|Saltwater fish
position|Stance
postage|Mailing charge
postman|He who "always rings twice"
potence|Power
potentate|Ruler
potential|Something to live up to
potholder|This saves a sear
potpies|Crusty entrees
pouring|Activity of a tea-party hostess
powerhouses|Very strong bridge hands
prairies|Tracts of grassland
praline|Nuts and syrup concoction
praline|Nutty confection
prances|Frisks
prances|Struts
pratfall|Chevy Chase shtick
preamble|Introduction to the Constitution
precinct|Area
precision|Accuracy
predict|Act like an oracle
predispose|Incline
preeminent|Supreme
prefects|Administrative officials
prelims|Bouts before the finals, for short
prelude|Overture
prerinse|Washer function
presaged|Foretold
present|Extant
present|On hand
presents|Gifts
preserve|Game place
preserve|Put up
preside|Chair
preside|Occupy the chair
presided|Acted as chairman
presider|Chairperson
presser|Laundry machine
presumes|Supposes
preteen|Adjective for a 12-year-old
pretension|Claim or title to something
pretest|Advance trial
preventer|Obviator
preventive|Vitamin C for colds, e.g.
priedieu|Place for devout petitions
priests|Hierophants
primrose|Kind of path
printer|Zenger, for one
privets|Hedge shrubs
problems|Things to be solved
procreated|Brought forth
proctor|Monitor
procured|Obtained
products|Manufacturers' output
profusion|Abundance
prompted|Reminded
proposal|Recommendation
propose|Make a pitch for a hitch
proposes|Declares intention to wed
propound|Offer for consideration
prorates|Assesses proportionately
prorates|Divides equitably
prospers|Blossoms
protest|Beef
protest|Squawk
protestant|Lutheran, e.g.
prototype|Original model
prudent|Cautious
psychotherapist|One who treats mental disorders
pteropod|Mollusk
purring|Like a contented cat
pursuit|Career
pussycat|Harmless one; pushover
quarter|Clemency
quintuplet|A Dionne, e.g.
quotidian|Everyday
racketeer|Noisy gangster?
radicals|Group left of liberals
rallies|Auto races
rampart|Fortification
randiest|Most lecherous
ranters|They babble on and on
rapidly|How the Niagara flows
rapidly|How the express travels
rapiers|Weapons for Lafitte
rashers|Ham slices
raspberry|Bronx cheer
rataplan|Drum sound
ratatat|Military beat
ratches|Toothed bars
rationalities|Reasonable practices
rations|G.I.'s K ___
ravager|One who wreaks havoc
raveled|Disentangled
raviolis|Italian dishes, American style
reaches|Extends
reactance|Opposition to A.C. flow
reaction|Response to a stimulus
reactor|Nuclear device
readapts|Conforms again
reading|Bacon's Rx for becoming "a full man"?
readmits|Hospitalizes again
realest|Most authentic
realest|Most genuine
realize|Gain
reamers|Orange squeezers
reapers|They get the call in the fall
rearers|Parents
rearing|Bringing up baby
rearouse|Excite anew
reasoner|Newsman Harry
reasoning|Logician's forte
reasons|Ratiocinates
reassure|Give back confidence
reassure|Give new confidence to
rebater|Discounter, in a way
rebellion|Uprising
recalled|Like some dangerous cars
recalls|Detroit headaches
receded|Shrank
reconnoitered|Did a preliminary survey
recreation|DIVERSION: 1914
rectors|Clergymen
rectors|Some clergymen
recurred|Happened again
redacted|Edited
redacted|Emulated Robert Giroux
redactor|Diaskeuast
redcoat|Minuteman's foe
redeemer|Savior
redeems|Buys back
redingotes|Certain coats
redirect|Change course
redirect|Change the focus of
redline|Mark for rejection
rednecks|Bigoted hicks
redrafts|Does a document over
redress|Rectify
redresses|Rectifies
redwood|Many a West Coast giant
reemerge|Appear afresh
reemerge|Appear again
reemerge|Come out again
reenter|Come in again
referee|Third man in the ring
reflects|Considers
reformer|Bloomer was one
reformer|Huss or Riis
refreshes|What a pause does
regaled|Entertained
regenerate|Produce anew
regimen|Rule
regress|Turn backward
regulars|First team
rehearse|Practice
rehearse|Prepare for an opening
rehearses|Practices
reigned|Held sway
reindeer|Lapland "cattle"
reissue|Come forth again
rekindle|Light anew
relapse|Fall back
relaters|Storytellers
relates|Tells a story
relation|Kin
relation|Kinship
relator|Storyteller
relaxed|At ease
release|Free
release|Quitclaim
released|Discharged
released|Manumitted
released|Set free
releases|Gives to the press
reliant|Trusting
relining|Tailor's chore
relleno|Stuffed pepper
relocates|Moves
reminded|Caused to remember
reminder|String on the finger, e.g.
reminds|Causes to recall
remnants|Traces
remoter|More distant
remotest|Most isolated
remunerate|Pay
renderers|Translators
renders|Transmits
reneged|Goofed in bridge
reneger|One going back on a promise
renewed|Began again
renovate|Fix up
rentals|Certain vacation homes
reopens|Is under new management
repaint|Spruce up a room
repairs|Amends
repairs|Mends
repairs|Word on a garage
repasts|Feasts
repaying|Avenger's activity
repealer|Voter for the 21st Amendment
repeats|Iterates
repenter|With rue his heart is laden
replace|Put back
replace|Supplant
replant|Change a bulb
replayed|Performed again
reposing|At rest
repress|Quell
repricing|Presale activity
reprise|Musical iteration
reprobates|Unprincipled ones
repulse|British war vessel sunk in W.W. II
repulse|Drive back
reputed|Generally accepted
resales|Auction events
reseated|Changed one's location at the theater
resects|Does some surgery
reshone|Glowed anew
resilience|Elasticity
resisted|Put up a struggle
resister|One in opposition
resistor|Device in an electric circuit
resoled|Did a shoemaker's job
resoles|Cobbles, in a way
respects|What to pay, at times
respire|Breathe
respire|Breathe
respire|Inhale and exhale
respires|Breathes
responds|Answers
restaff|Make corporate changes
restart|Crank up again
restarts|Activates anew
restarts|Begins again
restate|Say it again
restore|Fix up an antique
restore|Put back into shape
restored|Made the old look new
restored|Touched up old paintings
restorer|Painting fixer
resumed|Began again
resumes|Curricula vitae
retable|Altar-lights site
retailed|Sold to the consumer
retails|Sells directly to consumers
retainer|Lawyer's advance
retention|Memory
retests|Examines anew
reticle|Optical network
retinas|Eye parts
retinues|Suites
retiree|Gold-watch recipient
retorts|Lab vessels
retouch|Do a photographer's job
retraced|Went over again
retracts|Disowns a statement
retrained|Worked out for a new bout
retread|Old whitewall with new life
retreat|Hideaway
retreats|Gives ground
revenge|Vindictive spirit
revises|Emends
rewrite|Amend a manuscript
ribosome|Part of a cell
richest|Most affluent
rickshaw|Oriental transport
riddance|Ouster; dislodgement
rimester|Inferior poet
ringers|Imposters
risible|Funny
risotto|Rice dish
risotto|Rice dish
rissole|Small meat pastry
rituals|Ceremonies
riveted|Emulated Rosie
riveted|Fastened firmly
riviera|Where the jet set gets wet
roadshow|Performance on a troupe's tour
roadside|Motel's locale
roadside|Where to find a shoulder
roasted|Like some peanuts
roentgenologist|One who studies X-rays
roiling|Muddying
romantics|Classicists' opponents
rooster|Chanticleer
rooster|Chanticleer
rosemary|Symbol of remembrance
rosette|Floral ribbon ornament
rosette|Flowery ornament
rosters|Lists
rotated|Turned
rotation|Pool game
rotator|Turner
rotunda|Domed hall
roulade|Meat rolled and filled
roundup|The Last ___,1933 ballad
rudderpost|Shaft at a ship's stern
runways|Tarmacs
rustler|Oater heavy
sabbath|Day of rest
sachems|Indian chiefs
sachems|Indian chiefs
sacrament|Baptism, e.g.
saddled|Encumbered
saddlers|Dealers in equine products
saddles|Encumbers
safaris|Hunting caravans
saintlier|More like Mother Seton
salinas|City near Monterey Bay
salinas|Steinbeck's hometown
saltine|Crisp cracker
samovar|Vessel for making tea
samples|Tastes
sanction|Official permission
sandstones|Light brown shades
sanitary|Clean
sapient|Wise
sapless|Without vitality
sarabands|Minuetlike dances
sarapes|Cousins of ponchos
sardine|Young pilchard
sardines|Herrings' kin
sardines|Pilchards
sardonic|Cynical
sargasso|Gulfweed
sarongs|Malayan skirts
sarongs|Polynesian skirts
sassafras|Flavorful bark
sassier|More insolent
satanic|Fiendish
satanical|Devilish
satinet|Cotton and wool weave
saunter|Amble
saunter|Stroll
savanna|Treeless plain
savorous|Flavorful
sawbones|Surgeon: Slang
scalers|Fish cleaners
scaliest|Most squamous
scallion|Green onion
scandal|Ignominy
scarabs|Beetles
scarlet|Sherwood Forest's Will
scenario|Creation of Ernest Lehman
sceptres|Symbols of royal authority
schemed|Contrived
schipperke|Dog
schmaltz|Corny stuff
schnook|Dope
schooner|Tall glass for beer
schorls|Black tourmalines
science|Word with fiction or Christian
scoffing|Cynic's activity
scoters|Diving ducks
scrapers|Road levelers
scratched|Out of the race
screened|Filtered
scribes|Penmen of yore
seabeds|Ocean floors
seacoast|Shore
seafarer|Mariner
seagirt|Like Australia or Hispaniola
seagirt|Like oceanic islands
seahorse|Fabled marine creature
seamless|Kind of bra or stocking
searobin|Gurnard
seascape|Winslow Homer painting
seashore|Littoral region
seaside|Beach
seasons|Salts
seawater|The Atlantic's contents
seceded|Withdrew
secedes|Withdraws from a union
secession|Dixie decision: 1861
seconds|Boxers' aides
sedated|Tranquilized
sedative|Tending to calm
seeders|Planting aids
seeders|Rainmakers
seeress|Cassandra was one
segment|Geometry term
seizures|Confiscations
selects|Chooses
selfish|Far from altruistic
sellers|The Pink Panther star
sellers|Clouseau's portrayer
selvedges|Fabric edges
seminarian|Embryo cleric
senator|Ford of "Can You Top This?"
senator|Thesmothete
senator|What astronaut Glenn became
senator|___ Ford of "Can You Top This?"
senders|Transmitters
senecas|Iroquoian Indians
senility|Old-age infirmity
seniors|Graduating class
sensate|Perceived by touch, smell, etc.
sentient|Having feelings
sentinel|Guard
sentinel|Guard
separate|Disconnected
separate|Take apart
separates|Disconnects
septets|Groups of seven
serapes|Colorful garments in Cancún
serapes|Juan's shawls
serapes|Mexican outer garments
serenade|A little night music for the lady
serenade|Charivari
serenade|Gallant's night music
serener|More unruffled
serials|Ongoing entertainment
serials|Soap operas, e.g.
seringa|Source of Pará rubber
serpent|What Aaron's rod became
serrate|Notched, as a leaf
serrated|Like saws
sessile|Like a trillium's leaves
session|Assembly
sestets|Parts of sonnets
sestets|Sonnet endings
sestets|Sonnet parts
setters|Bird dogs
setters|Certain volleyball players
settler|Pioneer
severed|Cut
shadier|Less distinct
shadows|Follows closely and secretly
shadowy|Umbrageous
shaggier|More untidy
sharper|Less obtuse
shifter|Lever on a steering apparatus
shillelagh|Type of club
shiners|Black eyes
shingle|Lawyer's sign
shivaree|Mock serenade
shortest|Least extensive
shortstop|Diamond figure
shriller|Marked by greater intensity
shrines|Hallowed sites
siamese|Thai
sibilant|Hissing
sideboard|Furniture piece
sideburns|Whiskers named for Gen. Burnside
sidetracked|Diverted
sidewards|Laterally
siennas|Certain pigments
sierras|Large mackerels
sierras|Spanish mackerels
siestas|Naps, in Navarra
siestas|P.M. practices in Pamplona
sightseers|Tourists
signers|Hancock, Gwinnett et al.
silenced|Shut up
similes|Rhetorical comparisons
similes|Some tropes
simulate|Counterfeit
sincere|Candid; honest
singers|Gormé and Tormé
singers|The Pointer Sisters, e.g.
sinister|Left
sirenian|Dugong or manatee
sirocco|Hot wind from Africa
sitters|They mind the baby
situate|Locate
situated|Located
skating|Activity in which camels may be executed
skewered|Prepared shish kebab
skewers|Shish-kebab servers
skidding|Problem on an icy road
skirred|Moved hastily
slaloms|Events for Phil Mahre
slander|Damaging remark
slantwise|Oblique
slavery|Drudgery
sleazier|More disreputable
sledges|Hammers
sledges|Yukon vehicles
sleeker|More unctuous
sleepily|In a somnolent way
sleeved|Describing a raglan
slender|Light and graceful
slicers|Deli implements
slipper|Mule
slippers|Mules, e.g.
slobber|Slaver
slouches|Slumps
slowest|Least rapid
slowest|Most sluggish
slyness|Vulpine trait
smarten|___ up (get wise)
smeared|Besmirched
smeared|Smudged
smearing|Tactic used in some campaigns
smelters|Metal refineries
smidgen|Small amount
smithereens|Fragments
smithsonite|Zinc ore
smothers|Comedic brothers
smudged|Smeared
snappier|More irritable
snarled|Like rush-hour traffic
snarled|Tangled
snatchy|Spasmodic
sneaker|Covering for Larry Bird's foot
sneered|Smiled derisively
sneerer|Disdainful one
sneerers|Contemptuous ones
sneezes|Reacts to an allergy
snifter|Brandy vessel
snooper|Gumshoe
snoring|Problem in the bedroom
snowballs|Increases momentum
snowman|Figure often having charcoal eyes
snugger|Cozier
sociable|Friendly
society|Company
soignee|Well-groomed
soirees|Evening gatherings
solaria|Sun parlors
solaria|Sun-rooms
solarize|Affect by sunlight
solenoid|Current-carrying coil of wire
solicit|Entreat
solicit|Seek
soluble|This can be liquefied
sometime|In the indefinite future
songless|Like some birds
soprani|Some Italian singers
soprano|Highest singing voice
sorehead|Unsportsmanlike loser
sorrels|Chestnut-colored horses
soupcon|Hint or slight trace
soupiest|Most mawkish
sowbelly|Salt pork
spanker|Sail on a schooner
sparked|Ignited
sparkle|Glisten
sparkplug|Barney Google's hoss
sparser|Less dense
spatula|Flat-bladed implement
speared|Pierced
special|Singular
special|Singular TV program
specter|Phantasm
speeder|State trooper's prey
speeding|Highway no-no
sphered|Placed in a heavenly area
spindle|Measure of yarn
spindle|Slender rod
spineless|Cowardly
spinets|Some pianos
spirals|Helices
spireas|Easter plants
splatter|Dash water about
splayed|Spread out
spliced|Joined ends of wire, e.g.
spoofed|Kidded
spoonbill|Ibis's kin
spotted|Found
spreader|Farm implement
spruces|Certain evergreen trees
spurrer|Prodder
squares|Hollywood ___, TV game show
squeeze|This is usually tight
staccato|Disconnected, as notes
stadiums|Stages in lives of organisms
stainer|Furniture finisher, at times
stainer|He dyes for a living
stalags|German P.O.W. camps
stalemate|Standoff
stalest|Most unoriginal
stalest|Most vapid
stammer|Defective utterance
stamped|Validated
stampede|Drover's disaster
stances|Positions at the plate
stanchion|Upright bar or beam
standby|___ Your Man, Tammy Wynette hit
standee|S.R.O. patron
stander|Lionel of old films
standing|Kind of army that must get tired
standoffish|SEAFOOD VENDOR'S STALL
standpat|Hold firm to a decision
standup|Kind of comic
stannum|Tin
stapler|Fastening device
starets|Monks' adviser
stargazer|Galileo was one
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starling|Bird that is often a pest
starring|In a top role
starstruck|Awed by leading man's pickup?
started|Commenced
startle|Rouse by sudden alarm
startle|Take by surprise
startled|Caught unaware
starves|Opposite of surfeits
stashed|Hidden away
stashed|Stored away
stators|Dynamo parts
stature|Prestige
statutes|Congressional creations
stealer|Word with base or scene
stealth|Surreptitiousness
stealth|___ bomber (new U.S. plane)
steamed|Furious
stearate|Type of salt or ester
steeled|Inured
steelier|Harder
steeple|Flèche
steerage|Cheapest sea fare
steerage|Part of a passenger ship
steered|Guided
steered|Guided
steered|Headed the committee
stellar|Outstanding
stemmed|Shut off
stencils|Letter patterns
stentor|He needs no mike
stentor|Loud-mouth
steppers|Some are high
stepson|Male relative
stereos|Sound systems
stereotypes|Categorizes
sterile|Barren
sterlet|Caviar source
sterner|More forbidding
stetson|Autry's hat
stetson|Tex. topper
stetsons|Cowboy hats
steward|Manorial manager
steward|Ship attendant
stifles|Suppresses
stigmas|Marks of infamy
stiller|Meara's mate
stinted|Became miserly
stipend|Salary
stippled|Flecked
stirred|Up in arms, e.g.
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stirrups|Items sold by saddlers
stirrups|Saddle features
stitched|Basted
stonecrops|Mosslike herbs
stooped|Bent over
storage|Warehouse function
storers|Hoarders
stormier|More tempestuous
stovepipe|Lincoln's topper
strains|Purées
strains|Sifts
straits|Gibraltar and Magellan
strangle|Suppress
stratas|Diva Teresa
strategy|Skillful use of a ruse
stratum|Layer
streams|Rivers
streetcars|British trams
streets|Wall and Baker
streetwise|Like some urchins
stressed|Accented
stresses|Bridge builders' concerns
stresses|Emphasizes
stresses|Puts emphasis on
stretchy|Elastic
stretta|___ di mano (Italian handshake)
strewed|Scattered, as petals at a marriage
striate|Lined
striates|Marks with furrows
strides|Paces
striped|Like zebras
strives|Tries very hard
stronghold|Fortress
strophe|Odic stanza
struggle|Contest
stumblebum|Palooka
styloid|Shaped like a bristle
styrene|Colorless, fragrant liquid
suburban|Station wagon
sugarcane|Cuban farm product
sugarcoat|Make appear more pleasant
sugarplum|Tree in a Eugene Field poem
suggests|Hints at
sullies|Soils
sunbathers|Beach baskers
sunburned|Red from rays
sunlamp|Artificial tanning device
surfers|They ride the waves
surmise|Guess
surname|Neé follower
surpass|Best
sutured|Sewed up
swaddle|Wrap with bandages
swallow|Capistrano denizen
sweeter|Nicer
sweetly|In a pleasant manner
swindled|Flimflammed
swollen|Puffed up
synchros|Systems that turn motors in time with generators
synoptic|Like some Gospels
systems|Complex methods
systolic|Of rhythmic heart contractions
tabletop|Place for the place setting
tabloid|Scandal-sheet format
taciturn|Reticent
tackles|Football positions
taffeta|Stiff fabric
tailings|Residue, in mining
tailored|Like some suits
tailors|Savile Row group
tailspin|Slump
talents|Natural abilities
tallies|Calculates
tallish|Somewhat like the Sears Tower
tamable|Like some wild animals
tanager|Songbird
tankers|Oil-bearing ships
tannings|Spankings
tapestry|Wall hanging
tarnish|Destroy the luster
tartare|Fish sauce
tastier|More savory
tastier|More savory
tatamis|Japanese straw mats
tattered|Alger's "___ Tom"
taurine|Resembling a bull
taverna|Small Greek cafe
taverns|Mermaid and Mitre
teahouse|Far Eastern eatery
teakettle|Range appliance
teakettles|Pots for boiling water
teapots|Brewing vessels
teaspoons|Recipe measures
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teenage|Adjective for a high schooler
teenage|Like "Grease" characters
teenager|Adolescent
teetering|On a seesaw
teeters|Moves unsteadily
teetotal|Entire; complete
telamon|Father of Ajax
telamon|Sculptural figure of a man used as a column
teleost|Bony fish
telescope|Condense
telescope|Galileo used one
televise|Send transient images
television|Family entertainment
tellers|Bank workers
tellies|TV's in Tynemouth
tempera|Painting technique
temperate|Mild
temperer|Modifying agent
tempest|Violent storm
tenable|Defensible
tenants|Certain farmers
tensest|Most uptight
tensile|Stretchable
tentacle|Feeler
tercels|Male peregrines
termite|Boring insect
termite|Home wrecker?
terrene|Earthy; worldly
terriers|Lhasa apsos, e.g.
territory|Hawaii was one: 1900-59
testator|One leaving a will
testers|Canopies
tethering|Cowboy's activity, sometimes
thatcher|P.M. Margaret
theatre|American Ballet ___
theorems|Ideas proposed as demonstrable truths
theories|Theses
thereat|At that place
thickset|Solidly built
thimble|Finger protector
thingamabob|What-do-you-call-it
thinking|SVELTE MONARCH
thinners|Paint additives
thornier|More complex
thrashers|Mockingbirds' cousins
threepenny|Of little worth
thresholds|Entrances
thriftless|Wasteful
thrones|An order of angels
throngs|Crowds
thumbtacks|Bulletin-board adjuncts
thunderclap|Two sounds in one
tickets|Twofers, e.g.
tightfisted|Parsimonious
timbale|Food mixture in a small mold
tinkles|Small bell sounds
tintypes|Old-fashioned snapshots
tirades|Diatribes
tirades|Verbal attacks
tiresome|Boring
tisanes|Herbal teas
titanic|Scene of "A Night to Remember"
titular|Nominal
toadstools|Contemptible person's implements nurture fungi?
toeless|Like some shoes
toilsome|Arduous
tolerate|Abide
tolerated|Bore
tollage|Tax
tonsils|Throat tissue masses
toothsome|Adjective for Marilyn Monroe
topmasts|Sail supports
toreador|Antonio Chenel, e.g.
toreros|Corrida stars
torments|Hectors
tornado|Destructive windstorm
torrents|Spates
torture|Extreme cruelty
tossers|Quoits players
tosspot|Tippler
toucans|Tropical birds
tracers|Tecs, at times
tractor|Semitrailer hauler
tradesmen|Merchants
trading|Kind of post or stamp
traduces|Defames
trainee|Entry-level employee
trainers|V.I.P.'s in the sport of kings
tramper|Hiker
transact|Do business
transcend|Overpass; exceed
transom|Lintel
traveller|Marse Robert's mount
travesty|Burlesque
trawlers|Fishing vessels
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treacle|Molasses
treader|Vintner's employee
treaders|Grape crushers
treasure|Cherish
treated|Discussed terms
treated|Entertained
treated|Played host
treater|He pays for the meal
treater|Sport of a sort
trebling|Increasing threefold
trefoil|Clover
trellis|Arbor feature
tremble|Shake or quake
tremblers|Shakers
tribute|Homage
trichoid|Hairlike
tricuspid|Three-pointed tooth
tricycle|Toddler's vehicle
trident|Neptune's scepter
trinitrotoluene|TNT
trinity|Historic church in Manhattan
trinket|Souvenir, often
triodes|Electron tubes
triodes|Vacuum tubes
tripled|Made one of baseball's rare hits
triplet|Birth phenomenon
trisects|Divides into three parts
troopers|Cavalrymen
trotted|Jogged
trotter|Harness-racing horse
trouble|Woe
troubles|. . . a sea of ___: Shak.
trowels|Gardeners' tools
truants|Young AWOL's of a sort
trumped|Surpassed
trundle|Kind of bed
trusting|Having confidence in
tunesmith|Actor-dancer as composer?
turbine|Steam-driven engine
turbine|Water wheel, e.g.
turista|Bilbao visitor
turista|Visitor traveling in Italia
turtleback|Oval stud on furniture
turtledove|Sweetheart
turtleneck|A certain sweater
turtleneck|Kind of sweater
tussive|Related to coughing
tutored|Emulated Pangloss
twinflowers|Creeping, evergreen plants
twister|Prairie peril
twitter|Tizzy
tzarist|Godunov adherent: Var.
ulterior|More remote
umpired|Officiated at Shea
unaired|Stuffy
unclear|Muddied
uncloak|Reveal
uncover|Bare
uncrate|Open a large container
underarm|Like a softball pitch
underfed|Kept on a diet
undergoes|*Endures: fails
underprivileged|Needy
understand|Comprehend
undertake|Attempt
unheroic|Timid
unhitching|Wagoner's activity at the end of the day
unicorns|Mythical beasts
universal|Pandemic
universe|We're all in this together
unneeded|Superfluous
unorthodox|Not customary or conventional
unrated|Like movies, once
unscrew|Remove a light bulb
unstoned|. . . leave no tern ___: Nash
untether|Loosen a horse
upright|Erect or honest
upscale|Costly; elegant
upstarts|Whipper-snappers
urbanist|Franciscan nun
uttered|Spoke
valences|Degrees of elements' combining power
valetudinarians|Invalids
vandykes|Certain beards
vanilla|Ice-cream flavor
variation|Divergence
vaunted|Talked vaingloriously
vedettes|Old naval scouting launches
venerate|Worship
ventures|Speculative enterprises
veritas|In vino ___
veritas|Harvard's motto
vestals|Flame keepers of old Rome
vibrant|Quivering
violent|Intense
violets|Spring flowers
virgule|The line in 20/20
virulent|Noxious
vitiate|Corrupt
wagered|Bet
wagered|Bet
wagoner|Conestoga boss
wannest|Most pallid
waterbuck|*Antelope: stem a flood
waterfalls|Cascades
waterproof|Impervious to H2O
waxiest|Most ceraceous
wayfarers|Canterbury Tales group
wealthy|In a high tax bracket
weaseling|Avoiding responsibility, with "out of"
webster|Famed lexicographer-author: 1758-1843
weddings|June events
western|Oater
western|Oater or omelet
whippet|Greyhound's small lookalike
whodunit|Christie product
whoever|Anyone that
wienies|Franks
wiggled|Moved quickly from side to side
willpower|He's determined
winesap|Winter apple
wireless|Early radio
wisteria|Climbing shrub
withholding|Kind of tax
witness|See
witnessed|Observed
witnessed|Saw
woebegone|AWAY, SORROW!
workaholic|He sleeps with his briefcase
workout|Daily dozen, e.g.
wrathful|In high dudgeon
wreathe|Encircle, as with a lei
wrestlers|They sometimes get pinned
yataghan|Turkish saber
yeshiva|Religious school
zealotry|Fanaticism
abalone|A source of mother-of-pearl
abalone|Marine mollusk
abalone|Tasty mollusk
abasements|Humiliations
abashed|Disconcerted
abetted|Incited a criminal
abetter|Cohort
abettor|Thief's aide
ablative|Case for Caesar
ablative|___ absolute (construction oft used by Caesar)
abrasion|Sore
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Condense
abscissae|Some Cartesian coordinates
absence|Lack
absentee|Like some ballots or landlords
abstinence|If you pass the bar, what will it mean?
abstractionists|Painters like Rothko and Pollock
academe|Locale of the halls of ivy
academy|Private high school
acarids|Tick and mite
accedes|Gives the nod to
accident|Mischance
accosted|Approached directly
accredit|___able
accrete|Grow together
accurate|Precise
accused|Pointed the finger at
acerate|Needle-shaped
acerate|Needle-shaped
acerate|Needle-shaped
acerose|Slender and sharp
acetylene|Gas used in a blowtorch
achieve|Accomplish
acidify|Make sour
acidity|Tartness
acidness|Quality of being sour
acolyte|Altar boy
aconite|Monkshood or wolfsbane
acrostics|Kin of abecedariuses
acutance|Measure of film sharpness
adagios|Slow dances, in ballet
adamant|Firm in one's view
adamant|Hard
adamant|Inflexible
adamant|Unyielding rock singer?
addenda|Appendices
addenda|Appendixes
adenine|Component of DNA or RNA
adheres|Sticks
adjacent|Juxtaposed
adjuster|Insurance-co. employee
admirer|Beau
adorers|Worshipers
adorned|Bedecked
adorning|Activity for a decorator
advance|Loan
adverbs|Duly and truly, e.g.
aediles|Roman magistrates
aerates|Adds oxygen
aerators|Aquarium accessories
aficionado|Fan
aftershock|WHERE'S THE WAVE?
ageless|Lasting forever
agitate|Churn
agitate|Stir
agitate|Stir up
agitator|Washer's swasher
agonies|Violent struggles
agrarian|Pertaining to farming
aileron|Airplane wing part
aileron|Wing part
airline|Cockney's receding problem?
airstrip|Small landing field
alameda|Latin American's public garden
alameda|Naval air station in Calif.
alameda|Southwestern promenade
alamode|Glossy silk fabric
alamode|Thin silk for hoods
alarming|Frightful
albumen|Egg white
alderman|Municipal-­council member
alerter|More observant
alewife|Herringlike fish
algebra|X math?
aliases|Pseudonyms
alleges|Asseverates
allergic|Having a certain hypersensitivity
allergy|Hypersensitivity to pollen, e.g.
alligator|The ___ People, 1959 movie
allocate|Mete
allowed|Gave permission
alluded|Referred (to)
almanac|Annual publication
almanac|Reference book
alphabet|From A to Z
alumnae|Bennington homecomers
alumnae|Radcliffers of yesteryear
amalgam|Mixture
amalgams|Fillings after drillings
amassed|Gathered
amateur|Unpaid performer
amberjack|Angler's catch in the Atlantic
ambushed|Waylaid
amenable|Obedient
amending|Ruer's activity
amentia|Intellectual deficiency
amerced|Fined
amnesic|Afflicted with loss of memory
amoebae|One-celled creatures
amoebaean|Alternately responsive, as verses
amoebiases|Infections caused by protozoans
amperes|Electric-current units
amphora|Tall jar
anacondas|Some of the boas
anaemia|Lifelessness
anagram|What canoe is to ocean
anagrams|Popular word game
analogy|Similitude
anarchy|State of lawlessness
anatomies|Minute examinations
ancestor|Progenitor
anchoret|Recluse
anchorman|Peter Jennings, e.g.
anchors|Newscast honchos
anemias|Blood-cell deficiencies
anemone|Thimbleweed
aneurism|Artery disorder
angelical|Possessing heavenly qualities
angered|Ired
anglepod|Vine of the milkweed family
angoras|Cats and goats
angoras|Certain cats and goats
angrier|More irate
angular|Cornered
anhinga|Snakebird
animate|Do a job for Disney
animato|Lively, to Solti
annulled|Cancelled
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoints|Consecrates
answerer|Respondent
anteater|Welcome picnic guest?
antedate|Come before
antelope|Oryx or kudu
anterior|In the front
antisera|Immunizing liquids
antlers|Horns
antonym|Caesar, J.'s pal was an opposite
aperture|Orifice
apocope|Loss of a word's ending
apocopes|Losses of last letters
apology|Excuse, sometimes
apolune|Point in a certain space orbit
apostate|Turncoat
apostle|Asch's "The ___"
apostle|Peter or John
appalled|Dismayed
appealed|Went to a higher court
applaud|Show one's appreciation
applause|Bacall musical
appoints|Names
approval|Sanction
apricot|Shade of orange
aptitude|Natural ability
aquarelle|Watercolor
arabesque|Pose for Nureyev
arbiter|Referee
arbiter|Referee
archaeologists|Schliemann and Carter
archangel|Gabriel or Michael, e.g.
archives|Where historic documents are shelved
areolae|Interstices
areolar|Filled with interstices
areolate|Of a small space
areoles|Small interstices
aristae|Beards of grain
armadas|Naval forces
armiger|Squire, as for Galahad
armorers|Weapons manufacturers
aromatic|Fragrant
arouses|Incites
arrange|Adjust properly
arrange|Fix
arrayals|Displays
arrested|Collared
arrests|Obstructs
arrests|Runs in
arrival|Advent
arrives|Shows up
arrogant|Haughty
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsenal|Place for matériel
arsenic|Partner of Old Lace
arsonists|Firebugs
artemisia|Plant with aromatic foliage
arthritis|Joint problem
articles|Magazine contents, often
artists|Manet and Monet
artists|West and Copley
artless|Naïve
artless|Without guile
aseptic|Germ-free
ashamed|Feeling guilt
ashcans|Collectors' items?
ashtray|Obsolescent receptacle?
asocial|Selfish; not gregarious
aspects|Appearances
asphodel|Daffodil
aspired|Hoped for
aspired|Tried for lofty goals
aspirin|Oft prescribed pill
aspirin|Pain reliever
assailed|Attacked
assassin|Crusader slayer
assault|U.S.A. LAST!: 1946
assayer|Figure in a gold-rush town
assertion|Claim
asserts|States
asserts|States
assesses|Evaluates
assessment|Rating
assessor|Tax evaluator
assists|Basketball plays
assists|Hockey statistics
assizes|Ordinances
assorted|Mixed
asternal|Lacking a breastbone
asteroids|Some heavenly bodies
astonish|Amaze
astride|Mounted
astrodome|Houston Oilers' home
astrology|Subject for a seer
astronaut|Man in space
astronomer|His business is looking up
astronomy|Star study
atheist|He eschews pews
atheist|Nonbeliever
athenaeum|Reading room
athletes|Olympic figures
atlases|Cartographical works
atlases|Reference works
atmosphere|Gaseous envelope surrounding Earth
atrophy|Degenerate
attempts|Essays
attendee|One in a roll book
attests|Bears witness
attired|Clad
attires|Clothes
attract|Magnetize
attraction|Fatal ___, Douglas-Close movie
auberge|French inn
aubergine|The color purple
auburns|Hair colors
auditors|Listeners
aureate|Golden
authors|Poe and Christie, e.g.
automat|Self-service restaurant
avarice|Edacity
avenger|Nemesis
average|Mean
average|Part of G.P.A.
averted|Warded off
aviator|Birdman
aviator|Post or Balbo
avocado|Alligator pear
awaited|Stayed for
awarded|Granted
backstage|Behind the scenes
backstair|Furtive
bacteria|One-celled microorganisms
badlands|Certain barren area
balance|Remainder
ballads|Sentimental songs
balletomane|Devotee of Balanchine's creations
bananas|Crazy*
bandage|Ligature
bandoras|Old relatives of the guitar
banjoes|Guitar-family members
banshee|Spirit in Erin's folklore
barbers|___hop
barbershop|Kind of quartet
barleycorn|Burns celebrated this John
baroness|Maria von Trapp's title
barring|Except for
bartend|Work at a cantina
bartered|Like Smetana's Marie
basaltic|Of a dark, volcanic rock
baseballs|Objects for "Ryan's Express"
basemen|Sacks' guards
basenji|African dog
bathetic|Mawkish
battler|Pugilist
battles|___hip
beadles|Parish officers
beanery|Hash house
beanstalk|Jack's ladder
bearers|Safari staff
because|Reply to "Why?"
bedlamp|Boudoir illuminator
bedlams|Scenes of confusion
beforehand|WHERE'S THE SECOND?
begorra|Irish euphemism
beheaded|Decapitated
beheaded|Diverted a stream at its source
belated|Tardy
bellyache|Crab
belongs|Is properly placed
berated|Objurgated
bereave|Make desolate
berries|Juicy fruits
berries|Small, juicy fruits
beseech|Implore
beseech|Implore
besiege|Overwhelm
bestowed|Conferred, as an endowment
betimes|Promptly
betrayed|Revealed
bettors|Reno raisers
bigmouth|Kind of bass
billiards|Table game
biretta|Clergyman's hat
bivalves|Mussels, clams, etc.
blackbirds|Some have red wings
blackboard|Classroom feature
blasted|Used TNT on a structure
bleariest|Most misty
blended|Mingled
blundered|Erred
boarders|Bed-and-breakfast guests
boardrooms|Executives' conference areas
boardwalks|Promenade platforms near beaches
boatmen|Gondoliers
bonfire|Celebration conflagration
bonhomie|Geniality
booboos|Slip-ups
bookstore|Home for a tome
bootees|Layette items
bootlegger|Illicit-spirits dealer
bootlicker|Sycophant
boroughs|The Bronx—and Brooklyn, too
bottled|___ in bond
bottler|Canner's kin
bouncer|Strongman in a bar
bowlers|Strike makers
boycotted|Shunned, Irish style
brattled|Scampered noisily
breaker|Challenge to a surfer
brickbats|Aspersions
briquet|Grill item
britannia|Arne's "Rule, ___"
broiler|Chicken choice
brother|Title for many a Jasper's teacher
buccaneers|National League nine
buckboard|Open carriage
bugaboos|Bêtes noires
bulging|Like sumo competitors
burlesque|Kind of vaudeville
bushranger|Woodsman
buttery|Grossly flattering
cacophony|Harsh sound
caesarean|Operation by an obstetrician
caesarian|Pertaining to Gaius Julius
caesura|Break
caissons|Chests for ammunition
cakewalk|Strutting dance
caldron|Large boiler
caliber|Quality
caliber|Worth; distinction
camouflage|Dissimulation
canapes|Appetizers
canapes|Hors d'oeuvres
canapes|Hors d'oeuvres
candles|___tick
canister|Container for coffee
canister|Part of gas mask
cankers|Plant diseases
canniest|Most prudent
cantata|Choral composition
cantors|Synagogue singers
capitate|Head-shaped, to botanists
capsize|Overturn
caramel|Yellowish brown
carapace|Turtle's upper shell
caravan|British trailer
carburetor|Auto part
careering|Rushing wildly
careers|Many college grads pursue these
caressed|Fondled
cariole|Covered cart
carnelians|Red varieties of quartz
carnotite|An ore of uranium
carries|Schleps
carries|Totes
carrottop|Redhead
carters|White House family: 1977-81
castanet|Rhythm maker
casuists|Subtle, misleading reasoners
catalog|Sort
catalpa|Cigar tree, e.g.
catastrophes|Disasters
catbirds|Mewing fliers
catcalls|Derisive whistles
catered|Provided a banquet for a fee
caterer|Merchant who feeds feasters
catlike|Feline
cattails|Certain reeds
causerie|Chat
cautions|Warns
celadon|Pale gray-green
celerity|Speed
celeste|Keyboard instrument
cemented|Bound together
censored|Expurgated
censoring|Hays office job
centavo|Hundredth of a peso
centigram|Metric-system unit
central|Basic
centrally|At the middle
certificated|Authorized
challis|Soft fabric
chamois|Antelope at the car wash?
chancels|Church areas around altars
changed|Altered
chapels|Places of worship
charcoal|Certain drawing pencil
charcoal|Drawing crayon
charing|84 ___ Cross Road, 1987 film
charisma|___tic
charlie|Brown or McCarthy
cheesecake|Food for a pinup girls' dinner?
cheetahs|Spotted racers
chemist|Pierre or Marja Curie
chenille|Bedspread material
chessboard|Game surface for Kasparov
childish|Puerile
cholera|Disease of domestic animals
choleric|Irascible
choleric|Irritable
cholers|Wraths
choreograph|Emulated Michael Kidd
chorine|Rialto pony, e.g.
christie|Death on the Nile author
chutzpah|Impudence; gall
cinemas|British movie theaters
cinnamon|Common spice
cistern|Underground water tank
citadel|A. J. Cronin's "The ___"
citrine|Yellow variety of quartz
clarity|Pellucidness
classified|Top secret designation
cleansed|Purified
clearer|More lucid
clearer|More lucid
clearest|Most lucid
clement|Name of 14 popes
clerestory|High-window section of a structure
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
clinker|Boo-boo
clodhopper|Clumsy shoe
closing|End of a real-estate deal
cloverleaf|Highway interchange
clubbed|Hit, in a way
coastal|Of the seashore
cobbler|Fruit dish
coldheartedness|Unsympathetic quality
colonel|Pewter or Potterby of comics
colorer|Dyer
comedian|Jonathan Winters, e.g.
comedienne|Lucille Ball was one
commissionaires|DOORKEEPERS
communism|System espoused by Castro
commuter|Many a working suburbanite
company|Sondheim work
component|Part
comrade|Red address?
concentration|Classic TV game
concrete|Actual
condones|Forgives
congratulations|Word to the groom
connects|What a slur does to notes
connote|Imply by extension
console|Kind of table
constants|Things that don't change
contessa|Ava's was barefoot
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contest|Miss America, e.g.
contraband|Nicaraguan music makers?
convene|Meet
cooperate|Work together harmoniously
cooperate|Work together toward a common end
cordial|Liqueur
cordons|Certain barriers
corneal|Of eye tissue
corners|___tone
cornetist|Zinke player
cornucopia|Overflowing fullness
corporal|Kind of punishment
corpsman|Army medic
corpuscle|Blood cell
correct|Right
corrects|Rectifies
cortege|Retinue
corvette|Sub's nemesis in W.W. II
coterie|Clique
coteries|Cliques
cottage|Kind of pudding
cottages|Small summer houses
coulomb|Electrical unit
council|Sanhedrin, e.g.
counteracts|Offsets
counterpane|Bedspread
counterpart|Role for Geiger?
coverlet|Small quilt
coveted|Broke a certain Commandment
cowcatcher|Locomotive pilot
cowhand|Ranch worker
cowslip|Marsh marigold
crabapple|Grumpy flowering tree?
crabapples|Food for a curmudgeons' gathering?
creators|Originators
creepers|Moonflowers, e.g.
creosotes|Applies wood preservative
crepitates|Crackles
crevasse|Fissure in glacial ice
crevasses|Chasms
cringes|Shows fear
crinkled|Corrugated
crocodile|___ Dundee, 1986 movie
crossbar|Rung of a ladder
crossbeams|Wall-to-wall floor supports
crossbones|Skull and ___ (dire warning)
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossbow|Weapon that killed the Albatross
crosses|Hybridizes
crossing|Kind of guard
crossing|Tennyson's "___ the Bar"
crossover|Railroad switching track
crosstie|Railroad-track support
crossword|Place to write letters
curites|Radioactive minerals
currents|Streams
cursors|Computer-display pointers
cyanide|It smells like bitter almonds
daemons|Evil spirits
daemons|Genii
dandelion|Leo's lawn invader?
dandles|Treats a tot fondly
danseuse|Jeanmaire, for one
darling|Honeybunch
daturas|Jimson weeds
davenport|One of the Quad Cities
dawdlers|Loiterers
daybreak|Dawn
daystars|Mercury and Venus
deadbeats|They rate zero on the "credit-ability" scale
deadens|Soundproofs
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadlocked|At an impasse
dealing|Activity at Reno
debasement|Playroom locale?
debutante|Society ingenue
decapod|Crustacean with 10 legs
decider|Final factor
decimate|Destroy a large part of
declasse|Of a lower social order
decolletage|Low neckline on a dress
decrease|Wane
deepened|Intensified
deerskin|Doe leather
defamed|Vilified
defames|Maligns
defames|Maligns
defeated|Beaten
deferral|Postponement
deftest|Most adroit
deleted|Erased
delight|Joy
deludes|Beguiles
deluged|Overwhelmed
demanded|Exacted
demerit|Mark against a student
demerits|Superior qualities?
demesne|Estate
democracy|System espoused by Jefferson
demoiselle|Young lady, in Lyon
demolish|Raze the roof, and more
demoniacal|Raging; frantic
demonic|Frenzied
demoralize|Throw into mental disarray
demotes|Reduces in rank
denials|Disavowals
denoted|Meant
denotes|Signifies
density|Thickness
denticle|Small tooth
dentifrice|Preparation fighting cavities
dentine|Principle mass of a tooth
denture|Set of false teeth
denuded|Stripped
deplaned|Got off a 747
deploys|Spreads into a battle line
deposition|Player's place?
depress|Fourth Estate?
derange|Throw into disorder
derange|Upset; madden
derbies|Stiff felt hats
derelict|Negligent
derides|Coney Island attractions?
derriere|Rump
descents|Thrills for sky divers
deserted|Like a ghost town
deserts|Mojave and Gobi
deserver|Waiter?
desiderata|Missing essentials
designed|Emulated Blass
designer|Blass or Beane
designs|Omens?
desires|Fathers?
desists|Ceases
desolate|Uninhabited
desperado|Outlaw
desperate|At the end of one's rope
despotism|System espoused by tyrants
dessert|Peach Melba, for one
detains|Stops
detente|Cold-war cool-off
detente|Relaxing of international tensions
detents|Movement-locking catches of clocks
detergent|Laundry need
deterrer|One who discourages
detested|Loathed
detests|Execrates
detests|Execrates
detonation|Explosion
detract|Belittle
detracting|Belittler's activity
detrain|Arrive at Grand Central
detrain|Get off the Broadway Limited
developing|Darkroom activity
deviate|Oscillate about a norm
devilish|Mischievous
devoted|Affectionate
dewdrop|Inn name, too often
diagram|Illustrative sketch
dialect|Regional language
diapers|Baby's disposables
diarist|Pepys, for one
diaspora|Any group scattering or exile
dictates|Gives orders
diction|Enunciation
dieters|Calorie counters
differed|Disagreed
dilated|Expanded
dilates|Enlarges
dimidiate|Halved
dinette|Small room off a kitchen
dingbats|Edith Bunker types, to Archie
diorama|Museum display
diorama|Museum scenic display
diplomat|Ambassador or envoy
directs|Shows the way
disable|Incapacitate
disappearance|Fade-out
disarms|Charms
disarrays|Upsets
disavow|Repudiate
discombobulated|Confused; upset
discounts|Money-saving lures
dishonor|Ignominy
disillusionment|Unenchanted state
dispatch|Expedition
disrate|Demote a petty officer
disrobe|Undress
dissatisfaction|Uneasiness
dissuade|Deter from doing
distant|Withdrawn
distract|Divert
disturb|Trouble
divider|Partition
doctors|The ___ Dilemma, play by G.B.S.
doffers|Hat tippers
doggedly|With persistence
doltishly|In a stupid way
dominion|Canada, once
doorman|Hotel functionary
doorstep|Spot for a welcome mat
doorways|Portals
dosages|Therapeutic amounts
dowager|Queen Mary is one
dowagers|Matronly ladies
downbeats|Certain strokes by Mehta
draftee|Candidate for boot camp
dragons|Fearsome beasts
drained|In a state of exhaustion
dreadlocks|Snaky hairdo
dreidel|Hanukkah top
dresses|Dolly Vardens
dresses|Gowns
dressing|Kind of case or sack
drilled|Trained in military marching
drinker|A.A. candidate
drizzle|Light rain
drovers|Herdsmen
duckboards|Gym-shower items
duckboards|Shower-room items
dulcimer|Guitarlike folk instrument
dullard|Dolt
dustbins|Trash-cans-on-Thames
dynasts|The ___, Hardy's poetic drama
eagerly|With joyful expectation
earache|Otalgia
eardrum|Tympanum
earfuls|Lots of unsolicited advice
earlier|Previous
earlier|Prior
earliest|First to come
earlobe|Burnett tugs hers
earnest|Pledge
earnings|Statement on a 1099 form
earsplitting|Very loud
earthmover|Bulldozer
earthquake|Event in N Calif.: Oct. 17, 1989
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Part of E.C.A.C.
eastward|Direction of antitrades
ecartes|Card games for two people
eccentric|Bizarre
ecdysis|Skin shedding
echelons|Command levels
echoing|Parrot's activity
eclipse|Surpass
ecstasy|Rapture
ecstatic|Rapturous
ecstatic|Rapturous
edentate|Toothless
edifice|Imposing building
edition|Bulldog follower
edition|Bulldog, e.g.
editors|Diaskeuasts
editors|Redactors
educate|School
educate|School
educates|Emulates Mark Hopkins
effuses|Sheds
egalite|A goal of the French Revolution
egotists|People with "I" trouble
elaborate|Complicated
elaborated|Added details
elapsed|Passed
elapses|Goes by
elastic|Able to be stretched
elastics|Rubber bands
elating|Like good news
elating|Producing exultation
elbowed|Jostled
elected|Voted in
elegant|Polished; courtly
element|Indium or osmium
elemental|Simple
elements|Violent weather
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Upgrade
elevated|High
elevated|Like some trains
elevates|Exalts
elevates|Upgrades
elevating|Like a good sermon
elevator|Kind of shoe
eliminate|Remove
elision|Vowel omission
elisions|Omissions
ellipse|Oval
eloined|Carried away, as property
elongate|Lengthen
emaciate|Make abnormally lean
emanate|Arise
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Issue
emanate|Spring from
emanated|Issued forth
emanates|Issues forth
embattle|Fortify
embossers|Their printing is raised relief
embrace|Hug
embrace|Hug
emended|Redacted
emerald|A birthstone for May
emerges|Rises
emeriti|Retirees with honorary titles
emigrate|Leave one's native land
eminence|___ grise (person having unofficial power)
eminent|Celebrated
eminent|Famous
emirate|SW Asian state
emirate|State under an Islamic prince
emission|A putting into circulation
emitted|Issued
emitted|Issued
emotive|Characterized by feeling
employee|Worker for a company
empress|Catherine or Josephine
emulate|Try to equal or excel
enacted|Made into law
enacted|Put into law
enacted|Put into law
enactor|Thespian or thesmothete
enamored|Charmed
encased|Enclosed
encases|Puts in a container
enchants|Charms
enclose|Fence in
enclose|Put a fence around
encores|Theater cries
encrust|Coat, in a way
endanger|Jeopardize
endeared|Ingratiated
endeared|Made beloved
endears|Makes beloved
endears|Makes beloved
endemic|Indigenous
endgame|Last stage of strategy, in chess
endocarp|Pit surrounding a plum seed
endorse|Approve
endorse|Sanction
endorsed|Gave approval to
endorsed|Sanctioned
endurance|Stamina
endures|Lasts
enemies|Allies, to the Axis
enemies|Minutemen and Redcoats, e.g.
enfilade|A placement of troops
engines|Gentlemen, start your ___
engirded|Surrounded
enhance|Heighten
enhance|Intensify
enhance|Magnify
enhances|Improves
enigmas|Inexplicable occurrences
enigmas|Obscure riddles
enlarge|Elaborate, with "upon"
enlists|Gets one's help
enneads|Groups of nine
ennoble|Dignify
enormity|Atrociousness
enrolled|Signed up
enrolls|Matriculates
enroots|Establishes firmly
ensiling|Chore for a farmer
enslaves|Subjugates
entente|Alliance
entente|International accord
entente|Political agreement
entente|Rapprochement of a sort
enterer|Computer-terminal worker, e.g.
entertain|Amuse
entices|Emulates Circe
entitle|Bestow a right upon
entitle|Dub
entitle|Give one a claim to
entourage|Retinue
entrains|Gets on the Yankee Clipper
entreat|Beseech
entreat|Implore
entreats|Begs
entrepot|Warehouse
entrepot|Warehouse
entresol|Mezzanine
entwining|Wreath maker's activity
enumerate|Count
enumerate|Recount
enunciate|Utter in an articulate way
envisions|Pictures mentally
eoliths|Ancient chipped stones
ephemera|Transient things
ephemeral|Evanescent
epicardium|Part of a sac surrounding the heart
epicene|Effeminate
epicene|Flaccid
epicenter|Focal point, as of a quake
epigeal|Living near the ground, as insects
epilogue|Concluding part
episode|Occurrence
episode|Occurrence
epistle|Lection
epistles|New Testament books
epitome|Embodiment
epizoic|Externally parasitic
epsilons|Greek letters
erasers|Rubbers
erasures|Obliterations
erected|Put up
erector|Child's ___ Set
eremite|Anchorite
eremite|Ascetic
eremite|Hermit
eremite|Religious hermit
eremite|Religious hermit
eremite|St. Simeon Stylites was one
ermines|Furs for royalty
eroding|Wearing away
erotical|Amatory
erratics|Capricious people
erroneous|Mistaken
erudite|Learned
erudite|Scholarly
erythema|Skin redness
eschews|Abstains from
escorts|Accompanies
escudos|Portuguese dollars
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Arcane
espanol|Language of Picasso
espanol|Spanish, to Spanish
espresso|Italian beverage
espresso|Strong coffee
essayist|Writer like Agnes Repplier
essence|Spirit
establish|Create
estates|Land holdings
estates|Landed properties
estates|Large properties
estates|Manors
estates|Possessions
estates|Sights at Beverly Hills
estates|Sights at Shaker Heights
esteems|Honors
esteems|Thinks well of
esterase|An enzyme
esthete|Cultivator of beauty
esthete|Dilettante
estimate|Rough calculation
estimates|Calculates approximately
estrange|Alienate
etagere|Whatnot
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Perpetual
etesian|Pertaining to annual winds
ethereal|Airy
ethereal|Celestial
etiolate|Bleach
etymology|Word history
eulogist|One delivering a panegyric
evaluates|Weighs
evanesces|Fades away
evangel|Gospel
evaporate|Vanish
evaporate|Vanish
evasive|Shifty
eventuality|Whatever that will be
evergreen|Streisand hit record
eversion|Inside-out state
everted|Turned inside out
evicted|Ousted
evident|Plain
evincing|Show-and-tell activity
exalted|Grand ___ Ruler (B.P.O.E. bigwig)
exalter|Glorifier
examine|Scrutinize
excitement|What some speed demons crave
executive|Kind of secretary
exegesis|Critical interpretation
exerted|Put forth energy
extempore|Off the cuff
extensor|Limb muscle
externs|Nonresident medical staff
extrude|Squeeze out
eyelids|Facial features
eyeopener|Cocktail at 7 A.M.?
eyeopener|Surprise
eyetooth|A canine
eyewitness|Bystander, often
eyewitness|Observer
faddist|One embracing a craze
fastest|Most celeritous
fatherhood|Bill Cosby best seller
fearless|Doughty
fearlessness|Daredevil's trait
feasance|Performance of a duty: Law
fedoras|Soft felt hats
ferries|Harbor sights
fetishes|Fixations
fiances|They're engaged
fiddler|A crab on the roof?
fidgeter|Nervous Nellie
fifteen|One point, in tennis
finessed|Used artifice
finiteness|Quality of having limits
firebird|With "The," a Stravinsky ballet
firmament|Sky
fishmeal|Call me ___ (drowning Arab's cry?)
fishnets|Seines
fistular|Hollow, as a pipe
fitness|Suitability
flagrant|Glaringly bad
flannels|Long johns
floating|Being buoyed up by the water
flotilla|Naval unit
flutist|James Galway, e.g.
flyswatter|Nemesis of dipterous insects
footlocker|G.I.'s small trunk
footpad|Highwayman
foraged|Looked for food
forbears|Ancestors
forecasts|Emulates a scryer
foretell|Emulate haruspices
fortify|Arm
foxgloves|Reynard's floral mittens?
foxhole|Battlefield shelter
framings|Skeletal structures
freebee|Liberated drone?
freeman|Author of "Lee's Lieutenants"
freemasonry|Fellowship
fretful|Peevish
fringes|Adornments for some surreys
fringes|Decorative borders
fronted|Acted as a figurehead
frontpage|Broadway hit of yore, with "The"
froward|Stubbornly willful
furores|Public uproars in England
galeate|Helmet-shaped
galoshes|Rainy-day wear
garcons|Servers in Sèvres
garcons|These are found in écoles
gardenias|Cape jasmines
garrison|U.S. abolitionist: 1805-79
gelidly|In an icy manner
general|Carl E. Vuono, e.g.
generic|Nonproprietary
genially|In a pleasant manner
gentian|Fringed ___ (N.A. flower)
gentleness|Refinement; serenity
geodesy|Science of earth measurement
geometric|Kind of progression
ghastly|Terrifying
gigantic|Humongous
gilders|Workers in goldleaf
giraffe|Tall veldt grazer
giraffe|The constellation Camelopardalis
glanced|Took a quick look
glances|Quick looks
glassine|Nearly transparent paper
gnattier|Having more black flies
goaltender|His motto is: "The puck stops here"
gooseberry|Prickly shrub or its fruit
grabber|Avaricious person
gradate|Arrange in degrees
grafted|Surgically transplanted
grandest|Most magnificent
grandstand|Kind of play by a hot-dog
grandstand|Play to the crowd
grapevine|Gossip medium
graupel|Soft hail
graupel|Soft hail
greener|Less experienced
gregarious|Sociable
grenadines|West Indies island chain
grievous|Lamentable
grilles|Car-radiator fronts
grisette|French working girl
grooved|Furrowed
grosbeak|Bird
growlers|Small icebergs
grumble|Grouse
gumball|Kind of machine
gunwale|Battleship part
guttural|Of the throat
gypsydom|Romany realm
hackney|Cab
hailstones|Storm pellets
halftones|Values intermediate between light and dark
halides|Some chemical compounds
halyard|Flagpole rope
hammerhead|Shark with a useful noggin?
hamstring|Knee tendon
hangars|Airport features
harness|Kind of race
harpers|___ Ferry, W.Va. resort
harridan|Nag
hastens|Makes tracks
hatreds|Animosities
haymaker|Tyson tumbler
hayride|Fall fun
hayseeds|Rubes
hayseeds|Yokels
headache|Annoying person or situation
headaches|Annoying situations
headroom|TV's Max ___
headset|TV studio apparatus
heartbeat|Pulsation
heathens|Pagans
heavens|The ___ declare the glory . . . : Psalm 19
hebetated|Made dull
hedonic|Pleasurable
heralds|Announcers
heritage|Patrimony
heroine|Juliet or Cordelia
heroine|Tess, to Hardy
hidalgo|Lesser nobleman, in Spain
hierology|Religious lore
highfliers|Lofty Wright Brothers?
hillside|Slope
hipster|Beatnik's cousin
hoariest|Most ancient
hodgepodge|Olio
holiday|Blues singer Billie
holster|Pistol's pouch
homages|Tributes
homered|What the hero of "The Natural" did
homeric|Grand; imposing
honesty|Quality Ananias lacked
hoofers|Chorines: Slang
hopscotches|Plays a child's game
hormone|Steroid or insulin
horseshoes|A favorite game of George Bush
horsewhip|Lash
hostess|Social figure
hotline|Direct phone link for Bush
hottest|Most popular
hourglass|Old time indicator
hoydens|Tomboys
huffing|Blowing hard
hugging|Activity at a reunion
humored|Indulged
hurricanes|Carol, Hugo and others
hysterics|Fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying
iceberg|Floating hazard
iconoclast|Nonconformist
icterus|Jaundice
identifies|Picks out from a police lineup
idiotic|Fatuous
idiotic|Foolish
ignores|Bypasses
imamate|Moslem ruler's territory
imbibes|Takes a drink
imitate|Flatter, in a way
impasse|Bottleneck
impetuous|Headlong
implodes|Bursts inward
implosion|Inward burst
impostors|Wolves in sheeps' clothing
imposture|Deception
inactive|Still
inamorata|Lover
inanely|In a silly way
incense|Make very angry
incense|Thurible's contents
increase|___ Mather, clergyman-Harvard president
indebted|Beholden
indigent|Needy
ineffectualness|Useless condition
inerrant|Free from mistakes
inertia|Immovability
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Sluggishness
infatuated|Gaga
inferno|Dante subject
informed|Well versed
infrared|Kind of lamp or galaxy
inhales|Takes a puff
inherent|Native
inherited|Was bequeathed
initial|First
initial|First
initial|Monogram ingredient
innuendo|Imputation
inroads|Forays
inseams|Trouser lines
insects|Entomologists' subjects
inserted|Put in
insight|Discernment
instant|Trice
instilled|WHERE'S THE TILL?
intemperateness|Lack of moderation
intense|Fervent; strong
intents|Purposes
intents|Purposes
interacts|Influences, in a way
interest|Concern
interest|Savings bond's plus
interior|Cabinet post
interiors|Specialties of some designers*
intermezzo|Music for the break
internal|Subjective
interoffice|___ Memorandum, Stepquote source
interplay|Reciprocal influence
interscholastic|Describing certain athletics
intoned|Recited the liturgy
invader|Attacking force
invariant|Constant
invariant|WHERE'S THE ARIAN?
inverse|Opposite
investor|Broker's customer
invests|Dresses
irascible|Peppery; testy
irately|In a testy manner
irksome|Annoying
irksome|Annoying
ironers|People who press suits
ironies|Satires' cousins
ironside|Burr role
irritants|Annoyances
irritate|Irk
islander|Nantucket native
islands|Oahu and Maui
isolate|Place alone
isopods|Crustaceans with seven pairs of legs
isthmus|Mexico's ___ of Tehuantepec
jaguarundi|Grayish wildcat
jeopardy|Game whose answers are questions
johnson|Writer-lawyer James Weldon ___
jonquil|Daffodil's kin
journal|Pundit's former PBS program
kaffeeklatsch|Gossip's delight
katydids|Noisy grasshoppers
keelage|Port duty
keenest|Most acute
keepsake|Memento
keepsakes|Giftbooks
kernite|Important ore of boron
kerogen|Source of shale oil
kerosene|Heater fuel
ketches|Sailing ships
kettles|Ma and Pa of film fame
kettles|Ma and Pa of films
keynote|Kind of address
kindheartedness|Compassion
kindliness|Benevolence
kindred|Related
kingship|Monarchy
kinnikinnick|Indian tobacco mixture
kinship|Affinity
kneeler|Pew accessory
knesset|Israeli parliament
knickerbocker|Sen. Bradley was one
knitter|Sweater maker, at times
knockouts|Typical Tyson triumphs
komatik|Eskimo sledge
kookaburras|Laughing jackasses
laborer|Many a union man
laborers|Workers
lackaday|Ah, woe!
laconic|Concise
lacrosse|Field game devised by Indians
lacunar|Coffered ceiling
lagniappe|Gratuity
laminar|Arranged in thin plates
lampoon|Satire
landscaper|Certain gardener
landslides|Massive election triumphs
lantern|A ___ in Her Hand: Aldrich
largess|Generosity
largesse|Generosity
larynges|Voice boxes
latency|Dormant state
latened|Grew toward evening
lateral|QB's option
laughingstock|Humorist's investment?
launder|Do a Monday chore
lawnmower|End of the quip
laziest|Most indolent
leapfrog|Game that keeps you jumping
leapfrog|Hurdle, in a way
learner|Course participant
leavened|Infused
lecterns|Speakers' stands
lectures|Sermonizes
legates|Envoys
legitimate|Sanctioned; valid
lemures|Roman hostile spirits
lenders|Some are sharks
leopards|Large spotted cats
leprechaun|Og of "Finian's Rainbow," e.g.
lessees|Tenants
lessened|Reduced
lessens|Diminishes
lessons|Teaching sessions
letterman|Carson-Sajak alternative
letters|Tau, tee and tav
lettuce|Salad ingredient
leveling|Mason's activity
liberality|Bounty
liberators|Deliverers
lifeguards|Pool attendants
lifesavers|Beach guards
likened|Compared
likened|Compared
likeness|Portrait
limeade|Summer cooler
limerick|Edward Lear specialty
lineage|Descent
linemen|Certain team players
lingering|Like a stubborn cold
lissome|Supple
literal|Verbatim
literate|Educated
literati|Intelligentsia
livelihood|Means of support
loaners|Bankers, at times
lodgers|Tabard guests
loutish|Like a boor
lowdowns|Inside items of information
lozenge|Pastille
macaroni|Trattoria offering
machine|Tom Swift's flying ___
machines|Industrial Revolution inventions
madders|Red dyes
madeira|White wine
maestro|Toscanini was one
magazines|Periodicals
magnate|Business tycoon
maharanees|Hindu princesses
mahatma|Gandhi
maidenly|Pertaining to a spinster
maidens|Nonwinners at the track
maidens|Young, unmarried women
mailers|Marilyn author's family
mailing|Catalogue company's activity
maladroit|Clumsy
malamute|Jack London's pet
malamute|Sled dog
malaria|Disease spread by mosquitoes
mallards|Wild ducks
manacle|Handcuff
managers|Huggins and Houk, once
manatee|Sea cow
maneless|Like a lioness
manhattan|Bar order*
manicure|Handiwork?
mannered|Affected
mannered|Artificial
manners|Deportment
manners|Deportment
mantels|Hearth shelves
mantrap|Poacher's pitfall
margays|Spotted cats
mariachi|Popular Mexican music
marinas|Boat basins
mariner|NASA space probe
mariner|Seattle athlete
mariners|Seattle baseball team
markers|Chalks
markets|Stores
marmites|Earthenware pots
marmots|Woodchucks
marquee|Canopy
marquis|French nobleman
marshal|Dillon or Earp
marshes|Wetlands
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
mascara|A cosmetic
mascara|Makeup
massaged|Kneaded
mastered|Dominated
masticate|Chew
mastiff|Lap dog's opposite number
mastodons|Large, extinct mammals
matrimony|Start of a quip
mattered|Was important
mayflower|Vessel for a 1620 voyage
mealier|More powdery
meanest|Most abject
meanest|Most shabby
measured|Careful and guarded
measures|Means to ends
mediates|Reconciles
medical|Curative
melamine|Resin ingredient
melange|Hodgepodge
melange|Olio
melting|Frosty's fear
memento|Reminder; keepsake
memorize|Learn by heart
memorize|Learn by heart
menaces|Imperils
menagerie|Collection of animals
menhaden|Most abundant Atlantic Coast fish
menhaden|Silver-scaled swimmer
mergansers|Feathered fish-eaters
mergers|Corporate ploys
metamorphosis|Transformation
metates|Flat stones, in Mexico
metonymy|Kin of synecdoche
metrist|Maker of verses
miasmic|Noxious, as a swamp
midiron|Number-2 golf club
milepost|Marker at a race track
mincemeat|Turkey Day pie
miniver|White fur
misadapt|Adjust unsatisfactorily
miscast|In the wrong role
mischievous|Impish
misleads|Is devious
missiles|Darts, e.g.
missiles|Trident and Titan
mistral|Wind of S France
mitigate|Make less severe
mitosis|Usual method of cell division
moderates|Presides
moistener|Wetting device for stamps
monarch|Migratory butterfly
monarchs|Certain surveyors?
monopoly|Game where you take a Chance
monotype|Any single species constituting a genus
monthly|Every 30 days
moonbeam|Pearl blue
moonseed|Carolina creeper
moonstone|Subject of a Wilkie Collins classic
moonstruck|Dreamily romantic
moralist|Increase Mather was one
moroseness|Sad state
mortgage|Subject to obligation
mortise|Type of lock or wheel
mosaics|Inlaid-stone decorations
mostest|Git thar fustest with the ___
motherhood|Status honored in May
motherland|Native country
mousses|Coiffeurs' preparations
muckraker|Tarbell, e.g.
museums|The Louvre, etc.
musketeer|One of Dumas's dashing trio
mutineers|Rebels against Queeg
namable|Noteworthy
namesake|Junior, for one
napkins|Diapers, in Dover
narrate|Add commentary
narrows|The ___, New York Bay section
narwhal|Mammal that's long in the tooth
natives|Aborigines
natural|Seven or eleven
natural|Unaffected
naturally|But of course!
navigate|Emulate Sulu on "Star Trek"
neatness|This counts sometimes
necklace|Jewelry item
nectarine|Peach of a fruit?
needier|More destitute
needing|In want of
needled|Teased
needles|SEND LEE!: 1956
negates|Cancels
negates|Nullifies
negligee|Boudoir attire
neither|Also not
nellies|Bly and Melba
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
nemeses|Waterloos
neolith|Arrowhead, e.g.
neoplasm|Abnormal tissue growth
nestled|The children were ___ all snug . . .
nestler|Future fledgling
nestles|Cuddles
nettier|More reticulate
nettles|Irritates
nettles|Stinging plants
nibbles|Morsels
nictate|Wink
niellist|Worker with black alloy on metal
nimiety|Overabundance
nincompoop|Simpleton
nineteen|Almost a score
nineteen|Score minus one
nitrides|Certain chemical compounds
nitrogen|Four-fifths of the atmosphere
nominate|Having a particular name
nonesuch|Unrivaled
nonstop|Like express trains
nonunion|Unaffiliated, in a way
noontime|Dark period in a Koestler book
nostrum|Panacea
nuzzled|Pushed with the nose
oatcake|Thin, flat breakfast item
oatmeal|Porridge
obtrudes|Imposes
obviates|Precludes
oculars|Eyepieces
oedemata|Abnormal swellings
oldster|Methuselah, e.g.
oleander|Ornamental shrub
oleander|Poisonous evergreen shrub
oleates|Certain ointments
omelette|Brunch choice
omitted|Left out
onagers|Catapults
onagers|Wild asses of central Asia
oneness|Unity
onerous|Burdensome
oneself|. . . more difficult to judge ___ . . . : Saint-Exupéry
oneself|Hell is ___: T. S. Eliot
oneself|Hell is ___: T. S. Eliot
onetime|Former
onlooker|Spectator
opaline|Milky glass
openest|Most forthright
operate|Function
operate|Run
operational|In use
operator|A ham is one
operetta|The Mikado, for one
operetta|Lehár specialty
opiates|Narcotics
opposed|Anti
opposes|Is against
opposites|They attract
oppress|Tyrannize
oratorio|A Handel composition
orators|Douglas and Bryan
orators|Pericles and Cicero
oratory|Private chapel
orchard|Doomed area in a Chekhov play
ordeals|Trials
ordered|Systematic
ordinal|Kind of number
ordines|Church's lists of feasts
oregano|Pizza herb
oregano|Pizza spice
organdy|Dress material
organon|Instrument for acquiring knowledge
origami|Paper-folding craft
original|Inventive
originates|Emanates
origins|Roots
orioles|Three Ripkens
orisons|Nymph, in thy ___/Be all my sins remember'd: Shak.
ornerier|More cantankerous
ostiary|DOORKEEPER
ostracism|Social exclusion
ostrich|Bird
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Turk
outdared|Surpassed in audacity
outdoes|Surpasses
outfielder|Mays or Ott, once
outings|Picnics, e.g.
outlandish|Bizarre
outlets|Openings
outrage|Indignity
outrageous|Disgraceful
outsider|One not included as a member
overdraw|Cause one's check to bounce
overdrew|Caused a rubber check
overgraze|Misuse a pastureland
overhang|Projection
overladed|Put too much cargo aboard
overlap|Coincide in part
overpasses|Highway features
overprice|Charge too much for
overran|Exceeded
oversee|Supervise
oversell|Praise too highly
overturn|Execute a coup
oxymorons|Seemingly self-contradictory figures of speech
paddles|Dugout gear
painters|Hopper and Turner
paludal|Marshy
panacea|Nostrum
panderer|Go-between for illicit affairs
parachute|Sky diver's gear
paraded|Marched in a procession
parader|Drum majorette, e.g.
paraders|Marchers
paradiddle|Syncopated drumbeats
paradise|Two gambling pieces?
paradox|Anomaly of a sort
paradox|Two medics?
parallax|Two deficiencies?
paralyze|Two untruths?
parapets|Two dogs?
parasol|Sunshade
parboils|Precooks
pariahs|Outcasts
parochial|Of narrow scope
paronomasia|A pun is an example of ___
parquetry|Inlaid woodwork
parsnip|Root vegetable
parsons|Kind of table
partner|Spouse
partridges|Pheasants' kin
passing|Making the grade
passion|Strong love
passport|Jet-set must
password|Synonymous game
pastille|Lozenge
pastime|Fun and games
pastime|Hobby
pastimes|Entertainments
pastimes|Hobbies
pastoral|Rural
pastoral|Rustic
pastured|Grazed upon
paternal|Fatherly
paternity|Kind of suit that makes men squirm
patterer|Fast-talking comedian
patulous|Open
payback|Retaliate; avenge
payments|Monetary rewards
pearliest|Most nacreous
peasecod|Doublet front, in Shakespeare's day
pebbles|Flintstones child
pectate|A salt of a water-insoluble acid
peculation|Embezzlement
peddler|Itinerant merchant
pedicles|Zoological stalks
peepholes|Viewpoints?
peerage|Bluebloods
peerage|Nobility
peeress|Noblewoman
peerless|Unsurpassed
penates|Lares et ___
penitent|Regretful
pentagon|Arlington, Va., structure
pentagonal|Having five sides
peopled|Inhabited
peppery|Piquant
percale|Cambric's relative
perennial|Plant renewing itself yearly
perforce|Of necessity
pergola|Arbor
periods|Divisions of hockey games
perishes|Dies
perkiness|Betty Boop quality
persiflage|Banter
personages|Illustrious people
personate|Play a part on stage
perspire|Exude
perusal|A scanning
pesters|Annoys
petulant|Touchy
pharmacopoeial|Drug-related
pheasant|Bird
philanthropists|Benevolent people
phonies|Impostors
phrases|Word groups
picotee|Carnation variety
pierrot|French mime role
pigeonhole|Categorize
pigment|Dye stuff
pigsties|Filthy places
pikemen|Certain tollgate employees
pilgrim|Host at the first Thanksgiving
pilings|Supports for buildings, piers, etc.
pimento|Allspice
pimento|Type of cheese
pineapple|Hawaiian export
pintail|River duck
pioneer|Conestoga rider
piranha|Fierce fish
pirates|Henry Morgan's men
pismire|An ant
piteous|Arousing compassion
placate|Mollify
plaiting|Anything that is braided
plantain|Banana kin
planted|Did some sowing
plaster|Trounce
platelet|Blood ___ (aid in coagulation)
platoon|Oliver Stone's Oscar winner 1986
playground|Outdoor place for fun and games
pleasant|Amiable
pleated|Plicate
pledged|Solemnly promised
pneumatics|Science dealing with air pressure, density, etc.
pocketbook|Soft-cover volume
poetaster|Writer of inferior verse
poetess|Millay, to a sexist
policeman|COPPER
politburo|Soviet Communist Party group
politer|More civil
politer|More well-bred
polyglot|Multilingual person
polymer|Compound used in plastics
ponderer|One who deliberates
ponderosa|Ranch in "Bonanza"
poorest|Worst
popinjay|Fop
portals|Impressive entries
porters|TRABANTS
possess|Own
possible|Capable of realization
potholders|Gentlemen's girdles?
potters|Ceramic craftsmen
pounces|Swoops
pourers|V.I.P.'s at teas
powdered|Like most perukes
practices|Quip: Part III
praetor|Roman magistrate
prairie|Kind of dog or schooner
prattled|Chattered
prattler|One who babbles
preamble|Introduction
precedent|Anterior
precept|Rule of conduct
precision|Top watch's quality
precooks|Prepares for later use, as a meal
predator|Erne or eagle
preelect|Opt in advance
preened|Exhibited exultation
prefers|Chooses
preheat|Warm up an oven
prelate|Bishop, for one
prelate|Church dignitary
prelate|Church dignitary
premiere|First showing
premiere|Playwright's "moment of truth"
premise|Assumption
premises|Land and buildings
premises|Property
prepare|Ready
prepares|Fixes, as dinner
prescient|Foreknowing
presses|Uses a mangle
pressmen|Printing-machine operators
prester|___ John, legendary monk-king
prestidigitator|Sleight-of-hand artist
pretape|Record before showtime
pretender|Aspirant to a throne
pretender|Aspirant, as to a throne
pretense|Dissimulation
pretense|False claim
prettier|More comely
preyers|Quarry chasers
priests|Hierophants, e.g.
primacies|Archbishops' jurisdictions
primate|Archbishop
primate|Human being or lemur
printer|Gutenberg was one
pristine|Undefiled
pristine|Unsullied
private|Confidential
probates|Validates a will
probers|Diligent investigators
procured|Got
profile|Side view of a face
profits|Gains
prognostication|Seer's utterance
prohibitionists|Volstead supporters
prolate|Elongated, as a spheroid
prolongs|Extends
promise|Pledge
prompts|Gives cues
properly|In a seemly way
proportionately|In a balanced way
proprietor|Owner
prorated|Distributed in a balanced way
prorated|Divided proportionately
prosodist|Verse maven
protester|One who objects
protests|Objects
proteus|Poseidon's herdsman
prototype|Model
proverb|Saw
provision|Supply with necessities
psalters|Devotional books
pseudonym|John le Carré, e.g.
psychic|Medium
pungent|Tangy
pusillanimously|In a cowardly way
puttered|Worked about casually
quarrel|Dispute
quenelle|A dumpling
rackety|Raffish
radiate|Effulge
radical|Sweeping
rafters|Roof supports
ragweed|Pollen source
railroad|Send to prison hastily
rainbow|D. H. Lawrence work, with "The"
rambles|Meanders
rampages|Stampedes
rampant|Rife
ramparts|What we watched o'er
rancher|Cattleman
rapture|Ecstasy
raspberry|Boo's cousin
ratites|Cassowary and ostrich
rattled|Disconcerted
rattler|Freight train or snake
ravellers|They tangle or untangle
razorback|Kind of hog
reactivate|Start up again
readied|Got set
readier|Better prepared
readier|Better prepared
reagent|Substance used in chemical analysis
realist|Pragmatic one
realizes|Accomplishes
rebated|Allowed as a discount
rebates|Blunts, as an edge
rebelled|Resisted authority
rebuild|Be undaunted after an earthquake
recants|Eats one's words
receive|Acquire
recipes|Cooking instructions
recipes|Sets of instructions
reciter|Diseur
recline|Lie
recluse|Eremite
recolor|Change a shade
reconsider|Contemplate anew
records|Grist for the Guinness mill
recounted|Told
recourse|Access for help
rectory|Churchman's residence
rectory|Parsonage
redbirds|Cardinal and scarlet tanager
redefine|Expound again
redheads|Cincinnati managers?
redintegrations|Acts of renewal
redline|Cause a plane to be grounded
reduces|Solves a "weighty" problem
reefers|Short coats
reenlisted|Signed on for another hitch
reenter|Go in again
reentered|Came back in
reenters|Penetrates anew
referee|Clinch breaker
referred|Alluded
refresh|Stimulate the memory
refutes|Disproves
regales|Wines and dines
regalia|Finery
regalia|Finery
regards|Letter sign-off
regatta|Henley, for one
regents|Substitute rulers
regimen|Government
regimen|Regulated diet
regions|Large land tracts
rehearses|Quip: Part II
reheated|Fixed leftovers
reinvent|___ the wheel (devise unnecessarily)
relapse|Fall back
relapsed|Slipped back
related|Akin
related|Consanguineous
relates|Is connected
release|Free
release|Free
release|Let go
released|Set free
relented|Gave in
reliably|How trustworthy people act
remained|Stayed
reminds|Jogs the memory
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Self-reproach
removal|Change of residence
removal|Post-blizzard task
removes|Displaces
remudas|Ranchers' relays of remounts
rendered|Performed, as a song
rendezvous|Tryst
reneged|Made a boo-boo at bridge
reneges|Goes back on a promise
renewed|Extended a subscription
renovate|Make new
rentals|Income for landlords
rentals|Landlords' income
renters|Lessees
repartee|Quick, witty answer
repasts|Spreads
repatriate|Return a P.O.W. to his native land
repeated|Said over
repeater|Six-shooter
repents|Is contrite
replace|Pinch-hit for
repledge|Swear anew
reposed|Lounged
reposed|Took a nap
reposes|Takes forty winks
represents|Acts for
reptile|Herpetologist's subject
reptiles|Herpetologist's subject
repulse|Throw back
reputed|Supposed to be such
reraise|Action in a poker game
reroute|Detour
resales|Used-car transactions
resales|Used-car transactions
rescind|Take back
resents|Bristles
resents|Takes umbrage
resents|Takes umbrage
reserve|Hold back
resident|Dweller
resonant|Sonorous
resonate|Resound
respect|Dangerfield's quest
respects|Social payment
respire|Breathe
responds|Answers
restage|Put a play on again
restarts|Begins anew
restful|Calm
restful|Like the Sabbath
restore|Make almost as good as new
restore|Modernize, in a way
restored|Touched up old masters
restores|Makes new
restores|Touches up old masters
restrain|Hold back
restrained|Bridled
restudy|Examine a second time
retackles|Takes on again, as a problem
retinue|Cortege
retired|Abed
retired|Called it quits
retires|Ballet movements
retires|Hits the hay
retorts|Zingers
retraction|Act of eating one's words
returns|Post-Election Day arithmetic
revamps|Makes over
revered|Honored
reverie|Brown study
reverse|Gear position
reverse|Numismatic tails
reviews|What Walter Kerr wrote
revised|Amended
revisit|Call on again
rezones|Gerrymanders, perhaps
rhombus|Equilateral parallelogram
riblets|Certain cuts of lamb or veal
rickrack|Dress trimming
riddled|Holey
riddles|Enigmatic sayings
riposte|Clever comeback
riposte|Retort quickly
riversides|Banks that once had interest for Twain
riviere|Necklace of diamonds
riviere|Necklace of diamonds
rivulet|Brook
roadster|Sporty car
romances|Woos
rooster|___ Cogburn, J. Wayne film
rotator|TV-antenna device
roulette|Wheel of fortune?
roundly|In a blunt manner
rousers|Alarm clocks
royalism|Support of kings
rubella|German measles
rummaging|Ransacker's action
rumples|Wrinkles
runnier|More drippy, as paste
rustles|Wrangles wrongfully
sabines|Legendary victims of the Romans
sachets|Powder packets
safaris|Jungle treks
sagebrush|Western desert plant
sailings|Liner schedules
sailors|St. Elmo is their patron
salaams|Low bows
salamander|The ___, 1981 movie
salamis|Historic island W of Athens
salesmen|They have the goods
salient|Conspicuous
salient|Striking
salinas|River into Monterey Bay
salinas|Steinbeck's hometown
samaras|Winged fruits of elms
samovar|Type of urn
sandalwood|Tree that is a source of incense
sanders|Suave British actor: 1906-72
sandpipers|Cousins of plovers
sandpipers|Small shore birds
sandshoe|British sneaker
sangria|Bodega quaff
sapient|Showing sound judgment
sargasso|___ Sea (calm, weedy area)
sarongs|Malay drapings
satiate|Glut
satiate|Surfeit
satires|Lampoons
satires|Lampoons
satires|Pasquinades
savannas|Grassy plains
saviors|Deliverers
savored|Relished
scallop|Shore-dinner tidbit
scamper|Dart about
scarier|More alarming
scaring|Bogyman's activity
scatter|Strew
scavenges|Hunts, as for food
scented|Like a sachet
schemed|Contrived
schemed|Plotted
schemers|Intrigants
schiller|German poet: 1759-1805
schizoid|Having a split personality
scholar|Learned person
schoolmarm|Old-style word for a teacher
schoolroom|This has class
schooner|Tall beer glass
science|Biology or physics
science|High-school subject
scissoring|Eliminating from a text
scooted|Made tracks
scoreboard|A World Series cynosure
scorned|. . . fury like a woman ___: Congreve
scraper|Sky attachment
scrapes|Predicaments
scrappiest|Most quarrelsome
scratchy|Like old LP's
screech|Harsh cry
scruples|Krantz best seller
sculptures|Define statutes
seaboard|Coastal region
sealant|Waxy substance
sealery|Pribilof Islands, e.g.
seaplane|Marine flier?
searchers|The ___, Indian film: 1956
searing|Scorching
seascape|Maritime painting
seashore|Mecca on a hot day
seasoned|Spicy
seasons|Annual quartet
seaters|Two-___ (tandems)
seaters|Ushers
secants|Reciprocals of cosines
seclude|Screen from view
seconded|Endorsed a proposal
secrete|Conceal
secrete|Hide
secreted|Hid
secrets|Arcana
sectary|Noncomformist
sections|Cuttings
secured|Safe
securers|Fit to be tied? Call these people
sedated|Anesthetized
sedated|Calmed
sedately|Anagram for dyes et al.
sedates|Tranquilizes
seducing|Activity for Casanova
seeders|Farm machines
seesaws|Teeters
seiners|Certain fishermen
seismic|Caused by an earthquake
seizure|Forcible takeover
selectee|Chosen one
selects|Chooses
selects|Designates
selenic|Of the moon
selfish|Far from altruistic
sellers|Clouseau portrayer
sellers|Star of "The Pink Panther"
senates|Thesmothetes' milieus
senator|Capitoline dignitary
senator|Gore or Bradley
senatorial|Like some D.C. committees
senators|Thesmothetes
sendoff|Dispatch
sendoffs|Bon-voyage bashes
senegas|Milkworts' dried roots
senoras|Matrons, in Madrid
senorita|Caballero's date
sensate|Having esthesia
sensation|Tremendous success
sensory|Of touch, sight, etc.
sensualist|Libertine
sensuous|Like Keats's verses
sequence|Succession
sequoia|Giant redwood
sequoias|Trees named for a Cherokee scholar
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphim|Angels
serenata|Leroy Anderson hit
serenely|In a pacific way
serener|More tranquil
sergeant|York or Preston
serials|Daytime TV shows
serials|Soap operas
servile|Sycophantic
sesames|Tropical, herbaceous plants
sessions|Roger ___, U.S. composer: 1896-1985
sessions|U.S. composer: 1896-1985
sestets|Octaves' followers in sonnets
setiform|Bristle-shaped
settees|Parlor pieces
setters|Hunting dogs
seventeen|Tarkington opus
several|Indefinite number
shadows|Follows
shakers|Millennial Church members
shamrocks|Trefoils
shantung|Silky fabric
sharpen|Intensify
sharpener|Office gadget
sheeted|Like some Halloween figures
shellac|___king
shelver|One helping to build a library
sherlock|Sleuth
shiftless|Like Modigliani's "Reclining Nude"?
shoestring|Very small amount of money
shopworn|Like tired merchandise?
shorter|Marathon winner: 1972 Olympics
shortstop|Brief visit?
shovelnose|Fish with a useful proboscis?
shrapnel|Shell fallout
shrinks|Contracts
shudder|Quake
shuteye|Nap
shyster|He practices pettifoggery
shyster|Mouthpiece of a sort
sickles|Crescent-shaped cutting tools
sidecars|Brandy cocktails
sideline|Avocation
sideshow|It's not the main event
sighted|Discovered
sightless|Like Milton after age 43
signoras|Italian women, to the English
silently|Without noise
similar|Suchlike
simulator|Laboratory device
sincere|Genuine
sinning|Action discussed by a hamartiologist
sinology|Study of China
siskins|Finch-family members
sitters|Pinch-hitters for parents
situate|Locate
situated|Located
sjambok|African whip
skinned|Peeled
skirted|Bypassed
skirted|Evaded
skylark|Songbird
slanted|Distorted
slanted|Oblique
slasher|Swordsman
slaters|Some roofers or critics
slathers|Uses lavishly
sledder|Luge occupant
sleeper|Beauty, for one
sleeper|Unexpected success*
sliders|Certain pitches
sliders|Certain pitches
sliders|Pitches Seaver served
slights|Neglects
slipslop|Pointless writing
slithers|Moves as a snake
slowpoke|Dawdler
smacker|Buck
smashups|Collossal collisions
smeared|Bedaubed
smelters|Ore refiners
smoldering|Like some fires
smooths|Evens out
smoulder|Do a slow burn
sneaked|Slunk
sneaker|Jogger's footwear
sneered|Showed disdain
sneezed|Evoked a Gesundheit
sneezes|Gesundheit preceders
sneezes|Signs of a cold
snipers|Bush-whackers of a sort
snipers|Hidden sharpshooters
snowbelt|Northern parts of the U.S.
snugger|Tighter fitting
soapier|More lathery
sobered|Grew serious, with "up"
socialism|System espoused by Debs
soilures|Stains, old style
soirees|Evening fetes
soirees|Evening gatherings
solders|Welds
solitaire|Game for one
soloist|Featured chorus member
solutions|Keys
someone|Make ___ Happy, 1960 song
sonatas|Pathétique and "Appassionata"
sonatas|Instrumental pieces
sonnets|Shakespeare's CLIV
sonorous|Noisy
soprano|Renata Scotto is one
soreness|Discomfort
soreness|Pain
sorrier|More contrite
sorties|Combat missions
sourish|Beginning to curdle
sovereigns|Monarchs
spacious|Roomy
spangles|Ornamentations on costumes
sparrow|Bird
sparrow|Nickname Piaf had
spartan|Frugal
spartan|Highly disciplined
spearheading|Taking the lead
special|Blue-plate ___
special|Occasional TV fare
specter|Phantom
spectres|Aylesbury apparitions
speeder|Radar catch
speller|Elementary text
spencer|Family name of Princess Diana
spencer|Large gaff sail
spencers|Princess Diana's family
spheres|Celestial bodies
spicate|Having spikes, as a plant
spinach|Source of Popeye's strength
spinner|Angler's lure
spiraea|Meadowsweet
spiritual|Music often rendered by Odetta
spleeny|Petulant
splendors|Brilliancies
splenetic|Peevish
sponged|Freeloaded
spooler|Wire winder
sportier|More jazzy
sprained|Injured a joint
sprayer|Atomizer
sprayer|Device for an arborist
springer|Kind of spaniel
springer|Spaniel type
spumone|Cool Italian dessert
squadron|Cavalry unit
squalor|Wretched condition
squatter|Homesteader
squirrel|Feeder raider
stables|Horses' homes
stagnation|Torpor
stances|Postures
standout|Top-notch performer
starched|Like some laundered shirts
starers|Tourists, at times
staring|Then nightly sings the ___ owl: Shak.
starling|Bird
starrier|More glittering
startling|Alarming
statist|Compiler of e.r.a., r.b.i., etc.
statistics|Study of facts and figures
statuette|Small Rodin product
stature|Height
statutes|Laws
stealth|New bomber
steamed|Teed off
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamers|Certain ships
steamers|Seashore treat
steamers|Shore-dinner dish
steamier|More hot and humid
steamier|More sultry
steelies|Rainbow trouts, informally
steeper|More precipitous
steeples|Church towers
steerage|Ship section
stellate|Star-shaped
stencil|Letterpress's cousin
stentor|Vociferous Greek herald
stentors|Loud talkers
stepmother|A tormentor of Cinderella
steppes|Siberian plains
sterile|Barren
sterile|Unproductive
sternal|Of breastbones
stetsons|Texans' toppers
stevedores|Longshoremen
steward|Attendant
steward|Estate manager
steward|Member of a cruise ship's crew
stiffly|How goose-steppers march
stiletto|Kind of heel
stinger|Brandy-based cocktail
stinger|Brandy-based cocktail
stipend|Compensation
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stirred|Emotionally moved
stirrup|Part of a saddle
stocked|Filled the larder
stolons|Rootlike runners
stolons|Runners
stomach|Bear; abide
stonier|More pitiless
stooper|Miss Hardcastle in a Goldsmith comedy
stopover|Brief halt en route
stoppers|Plugs
storage|Housing of goods
stories|O. Henry products
stormed|Raged
storyboard|Panel helpful to a film director
storyteller|What is a talesman?
strafes|Attacks, in a way
straights|Some good hands
strands|Leaves helpless
strange|Fey
strange|U.S. Open golf champ: 1988-89
strange|Unfamiliar
stratagem|Artifice
streaker|Erstwhile campus cutup
streams|Rills
streams|Rivulets
streets|Fleet and Oxford
strigose|Covered with bristles
stringed|Like a lute
stringy|Fibrous
striper|Candy ___ (nurse's aide)
striper|Candy ___ (nurse's aide)
strutter|PRANCER
studhorse|Stallion
stumble|Klutz's move
stylists|Hairdressers, e.g.
styptic|Astringent
subsistent|Inherent
subtotal|Accountant's partial sum
success|It has a "sweet smell"
suitors|Would-be spouses
sultanic|Of Scheherazade's husband
sultans|Islamic sovereigns
sundials|Old daytime markers
sunrise|___ at Campobello, 1958 Tony Award play
supported|Maintained
supreme|Diana Ross, once
surface|Exterior boundary
surfeit|Cloy
surveyed|Viewed in detail
sutlers|Erstwhile provisioners for army posts
swallow|Purple martin
swapped|Exchanged
swearer|Oath taker
sweater|Cardigan
sweetbread|Butcher's offering
sweeter|Less acrid
sweetheart|Kind of contract
sweetheart|One's valentine
sweetmeats|Candy and the like
swinish|Porcine
swordplay|Fencing
syllabi|Certain summaries
syndromes|Concurrences
syringa|Ornamental shrub
syringe|Irrigation device
tabernacles|Feast of ___ (Succoth)
tactile|Tangible
tactual|Caused by touch
tailors|The Nine ___: Sayers
takeaway|Subtract
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals
talented|Possessing special aptitude
talents|Natural abilities
tamales|Chihuahua food
tampered|Interfered
tampering|Meddler's activity
tanager|Bird
tannery|Leather works
tannest|Most browned by the sun
tantara|Trumpet sound
tapered|Like the Trylon
tapetum|Membranous layer
tapioca|Cassava grains
tarantist|DANCER
tasters|Oenologists, at times
tatamis|Japanese straw mats
tatouay|Tropical armadillo
tattered|Alger's "___ Tom"
tatters|Rags
teacher|Plato, to Aristotle
teamwork|Coordinated effort
tearing|Speedster's action
tearooms|English refreshment shops
teasels|Thistlelike flowers
teeming|Prolific; fertile
teenage|I Was a ___ Werewolf
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teenaged|Adolescent
teeters|Wavers on the brink
telecasts|Airs via video
telemark|Skier's turn
teleost|Bony fish
teleplay|Story written for TV
telescope|Lippershey's 1608 creation
telescopes|Sights at Palomar, etc.
televised|Broadcast, in a way
tempest|Shakespeare's "The ___"
tendency|Bent
tenderness|Loving quality
tenders|Offers
tenement|Inner-city housing
tentage|Regimental shelter
teratism|Worship of the monstrous
teredos|Shipworms
terrace|O'Hara's "From the ___"
terrace|O'Hara's "From the ___"
terrain|Tract of land
terrapin|N.A. turtle
terrapins|Turtle-family members
terries|Loops on toweling
terrific|Out of this world
terrific|Remarkable!
tersely|With succinctness
tessera|Mosaic tile
testier|More irascible
tetrazzini|Describing an Italian diva's pasta dish
thanked|Expressed gratitude
theatres|Haymarket meccas
theatrical|Stagy; extravagant
thematic|Dealing with a subject
thiamin|Vitamin B1
thinner|Painter's aid
thirsts|Cravings
thirteen|Baker's dozen
thousand|Strauss's "___ and One Nights" waltz
thousands|How many assemble at Times Square on New Year's Eve?
thrashes|Flogs
threats|Intimidations
throaty|Like Tallulah's voice
tickers|Watches
tidings|Good ___ of great joy: Luke 2:10
tiffany|Famous jeweler
tigereye|Ornamental stone
timpani|Kettledrums
tinders|Fire starters
tininess|Lilliputian hallmark
tinkered|Puttered aimlessly
tirades|Harangues
tiresome|Boring
titmouse|Bird
toadied|Truckled (to)
toilers|Laborers
toilette|Eau de ___
tolerate|Stand
toleration|Open-mindedness
tollgate|Tax-collection point before a bridge
toluene|Part of TNT
tomatoes|Love apples
tombstone|Mining center of the 1880's
tonnage|Ship's cargo capacity
toothpaste|Sock in the mouth?
toreador|Escamillo, for one
tornado|Whirlwind
tornado|Whirlwind
torpedo|Hit man or hero
torpedo|Underwater projectile
tortilla|Mexican baker's product
tossers|Quoits players
tosspots|Topers
tossups|Even choices
toupees|Some head coverings
touracos|Brightly colored birds
tousled|Rumpled
tracing|Following the trail of
tracing|Kind of paper
tracked|Did a bloodhound's job
traction|Adhesive friction of tires on roads
tragedy|Hamlet is one
trainee|Boot
trainee|Prospective worker
traipse|Gad about
traitors|Our fears do make us ___: Shak.
trammel|Enmesh
transfer|A bus ticket
transient|Fleeting
transit|Sic ___ gloria mundi
transonic|Moving at 700-780 m.p.h. at sea level
traveler|Tourist
treacle|Unrestrained sentimentality
treaders|Actors onstage
treadle|Foot pedal
treadle|Sewing-machine activator
treason|High crime
treasure|Wealth
treated|Picked up the tab
treated|Picked up the tab
treater|One who grabs the tab
tremble|Shake
trenail|Shipbuilding peg
trenches|W.W. I battle sites
trespassers|Encroachers
trespasses|Moral offenses
trestle|Bridge for the B.&O.
trestle|Bridge support
triangle|Percussion instrument
tributary|Subordinate
trickster|Fraud
tricycle|Tot's vehicle
trifles|Rich English desserts
trinket|Trifle
triplet|Tercet
trireme|Ancient galley
trireme|Ancient oared warship
triturable|Readily pulverized
triumph|___ant
triumphal|Celebrating a victory
triumphs|Wins
trodden|Like beaten paths
trolley|Desire, e.g.
troubles|Worries
trounce|Clobber
trumpet|Herb Alpert companion
trustee|Fiduciary
tsarist|Godunov supporter
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
tsetses|Deadly African flies
tupelos|Black gums
turbine|Type of engine
turnaround|How to make more or less a traffic circle
turnbuckle|How to make a belt catch a rod tightener
turncoat|How to make a jacket for a traitor
turndown|Reject
turnover|How to make a cricket series a dessert
turnstiles|How to make rural crossings subway entrances
tweeter|Small loudspeaker
tweeter|Speaker component
typewriter|The ___, Leroy Anderson hit
ululate|Howl
ululate|Keen
umpires|Strike callers
unaided|Like Horatius Cocles at the bridge
unaided|Singlehanded
unalterable|Fixed
unbeaten|Never defeated
uncouple|Loose a caboose
undercover|Acting in secret
undergarment|What exactly is a brief?
underwood|Blair ___ of "L.A. Law"
unicorn|Heraldic creature
unilateral|One-sided
unilateral|One-sided
unleash|Set Fido loose
unloose|Let go
unsettle|Disturb
untested|Raw
untimely|Inappropriate
untrained|Inexpert
unusual|Out of the ordinary
upended|Knocked for a loop
upraise|Elevate
uprisings|Events in eastern Europe: 1989
uprooter|One who extirpates
utopias|Ideal societies
vagabondage|Hobo's way of life
vaguest|Most ambiguous
valentine|O. Henry's Jimmy
valises|Traveling bags
variety|The spice of life
various|Of several kinds
varnish|Nottingham nail polish
vendace|Whitefish
venerated|Held in reverence
verbosity|Loquaciousness
verdicts|Court decisions
vertebra|Bit of the backbone
veteran|Old soldier
virtuoso|José Iturbi was one
volatile|Mercurial
volleyball|Game often played on a beach
volumes|Certain installments
voyages|Pinta's trips
wailing|Banshee's activity
walkathon|Type of fund-raiser
wallflower|Shy person at a social event
waltzing|Like Leroy Anderson's musical cat
warbler|Bird
warranty|Justification
watching|Girl ___, male activity on a beach
watermelon|Large fruit or its vine
weaverbird|Old World finch
webfoot|Nickname for an Oregonian
weedier|Less tended, as a garden
weirdest|Most uncanny
welcomed|Greeted
welshes|British character actor and family
wernerite|Mineral resembling feldspar
whereat|At which point
whiskey|___-jack, the Canada jay
whitefish|Angler's catch in the Great Lakes
whopper|P. Drake's portrayer in a big lie
wildebeest|Antelope is a misspelled feral creature?
winepress|Vintner's purchase
witchcraft|Sorcery
woollen|Like Mrs. Thatcher's winter fabric
workaholic|Nonstop doer
wrestler|Athlete on a mat
xenophobe|He fears strangers
yammered|Whined
yearning|Yen
zoography|Animal science
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalones|Sea mollusks
abandon|Desert
abasers|Degraders
abdomen|Belly
aberrant|Deviant
aborted|Called off a mission
abortive|Fruitless
abounds|Teems
aboveboard|Openly
abracadabra|Mexican Hayride tune
absence|Fondness promoter?
absently|In a preoccupied way
abstain|Teetotal
abusers|Maltreaters
academes|Scholastic environments
academia|Professor's milieu
acclaim|Hail
accolade|High praise
accosts|Greets intrusively
accustomed|Used (to)
acetate|Record material
acetone|Rayon maker's solvent
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acrophobia|High anxiety?
acropolis|Parthenon site
actress|Bernhardt or Terry
actress|Hepburn or Hepburn
actuarial|Of life-expectancy calculation
adamant|Rock star
adapting|Nonconformist's problem
addenda|Book appendixes
additions|Ells
address|Ready skill
addressee|Mail recipient
addresses|Speeches
adhered|Stuck
admirals|Nimitz and Rickover
adulates|Plays the sycophant
adulation|Exaggerated praise
adumbrate|Foreshadow
adverts|Alludes
aerator|Effervescing device
aerator|Seltzer maker
aerosol|Type of shaving-cream container
aerosols|Spray products
aesthete|Dilettante
affairs|Philanderer's foibles
afflict|Bother
aficionado|Fan
afterglow|Lingering luminescence
aftermath|When to study physics?
afternoon|Postmeridian period
aftershock|Earthquake "echo"
afterwards|Later
agendas|Dockets
aggravate|Make worse
agitate|Roil
agitate|Start trouble
agoutis|S.A. rodents
agronomist|Soil-management expert
airborne|In flight
airdrome|Landing field
airdromes|SST ports
airports|Dulles and Orly
airship|Zeppelin, e.g.
alabaster|Variety of gypsum
alanine|Protein acid
alarmed|Struck with fear
alarming|Fraught with fear
alarmists|Chicken Little et al.
alegars|Sour liquids
alencons|Certain laces
alerted|On guard
alerted|Warned
alerter|More watchful
alfresco|In the open air
algebra|Branch of mathematics
algerine|Pirate
alibied|Furnished an excuse
alienate|Estrange
alienated|Made hostile
alienee|He has estrange feeling?
alienist|Expert in a sanity trial
alienist|Expert witness in a sanity trial
aligned|Did a front-end job
allegorist|Anagram of LEGISLATOR
allegros|Lively musical passages
allegros|Rapid movements in music
allemande|German folk dance
alliterate|Everyone repeat!?
allowed|Not forbidden
allspice|Flavoring agent
alludes|Refers
allures|Tempts
almagest|Ptolemy's work on astronomy
alongside|Bordering
alphabet|First elements
alternate|Take turns
alternates|Certain jurors
amalgam|Combine
amassed|Garnered
amasses|Gathers
amateur|A.A.U. member
amateur|Dabbler
amazing|One kind of grace
amorino|Putto
amphoras|Old Greek jars
amylose|Component of starch
anabaena|Alga causing fishy taste in water
anacruses|Upbeats
analecta|Collection of literary passages
analogs|Things similar in certain respects
analyses|Detailed examinations of complexities
analyst|Systems ___ (computer expert)
anapests|Metrical feet
anaphase|Stage in mitosis
anathema|Curse
anatomy|Burton's "The ___ of Melancholy"
ancestor|Forebear
anchors|___ Aweigh
ancient|Like S.T.C.'s Mariner
andirons|Firedogs
andirons|Firedogs
android|Programmed "person"
andromeda|Northern constellation
anemone|A buttercup
anemone|A buttercup
anemones|Windflowers
aneroid|Using no fluid
angelicas|Plants of the parsley family
angered|Infuriated
angoras|Cats, goats or rabbits
angrier|More steamed up
angriest|Most irate
angular|Lean
animate|Inspirit
anklets|Some socks
annulment|Abrogation
anomaly|Incongruity
answers|Jeopardy offerings
antagonist|Anagram of STAGNATION
antelope|Dik-dik or kudu
antenna|Aerial
antennae|Feelers
anthill|Certain colony's creation
antipode|Exact opposite
antiwar|Dovelike
antonyms|Opposites
anybody|Indefinite person
apartment|The ___, Wilder film
aperitif|Sherry or Dubonnet, often
aphasia|Loss of power to understand words
apothegm|Pithy saying
appalls|Horrifies
apparatchik|Bureaucrat, Russian style
appeals|These go to a higher court
appears|Looms or seems
appears|Looms or seems
appears|Seems
appease|Soothe
appends|Adds
appoint|Name
appoints|Names
approve|O.K.
apricot|Yellowish orange
aptitude|Inclination
arcades|Covered passageways
arcadian|Pastoral
arcadian|Rustic
archery|Target sport
archive|Extensive collection of data
areaways|Passageways between buildings
areolas|Parts of irises
argentic|SILVER
arguers|Disputants
ariette|Short melody
aristate|Awned
armadas|Belligerent sea groups
armature|Sculptor's framework
armoires|Wardrobes
armrests|Furniture features
aromatic|Fragrant
aromatic|Like basil or mint
aromatic|Odoriferous
arrange|Settle
arranged|Classified
arrester|Cop making a collar
arrests|Police-blotter data
arrival|Advent
arrival|Part of E.T.A.
arrives|Makes the grade
arrogant|Presumptuous
arsenal|Storehouse of a sort
arsenals|Places for matériel
arsenals|Places for matériel
article|Stipulation in a contract
articular|Pertaining to the joints
artifact|Object made by man
artifice|Ingenuity
artisan|Anagram for Sinatra
artiste|Chanteuse, e.g.
ascribe|Assign (to)
ascribes|Imputes
ashtray|Smoker's receptacle
ashtray|Vanishing table item
asinine|Silly
asocial|Not gregarious
asperate|Make rough or harsh
asperse|Calumniate
assailed|Attacked
assails|Lights into
assault|Head-on charge
assayed|Used a cupel
asserter|Claimant
asserts|Avers
assessed|Estimated
assessors|Tax men
assists|Helps
assumes|Takes for granted
asteroid|One of thousands of small planets
asteroids|Small planets
astride|Not sidesaddle
astringe|Constrict
astrolabe|Sextant's predecessor
atelier|Studio for Seurat
atheist|Nonbeliever
athletes|Olympians
atomist|Democritus or Dalton
attempt|Essay
attentively|In a heedful way
attests|Bears witness
attests|Bears witness
attests|Certifies
attires|Dons duds
attract|Draw
attribute|Characteristic
attuned|Brought into harmony
aunties|Mame et al.
aureate|GOLD
autonomy|Independence
autumns|Falls
avarice|Cupidity
aversion|Strong dislike
aviators|Post, Odom et al.
avocados|Guacamole items
awesome|Wondrous
bachelor|D. Mann's "The ___ Party": 1957
backhands|Certain returns from Sampras
backwards|How to look for nostalgia?
badinage|Playful, teasing talk
badlands|SW South Dakota region
badminton|Net game
bailiwick|Area of authority
bailout|Help for a troubled S.&L.
balance|Skier's asset
balderdash|Piffle
ballerinas|Degas subjects
ballgame|Fenway Park event
baloney|Bunk!
bandanna|Large handkerchief or scarf
bandicoot|Ratlike animal
bandied|Tossed from side to side
bandoleer|Ammo belt
bangtail|Pony
banians|Hindu merchants
banjoes|Bluegrass instruments
bantered|Joshed
barbershop|Clip joint?
barcarole|Exclude Lombard?
barefoot|Simon's "___ in the Park"
baritone|Crosby was one
baritone|Nelson Eddy, e.g.
barkers|Carnival orators
barnstorm|Rain of the farm?
baroness|A noblewoman
baronet|Knight's superior
barreling|Speeder's activity
barrels|Tuns
bartered|Swapped
baseball|Diamond attraction
baseball|Howard Johnson's game
baseless|Lacking foundation
basements|Bargain sites
basinet|Medieval helmet
battler|Scrappy fellow
battleships|Oklahoma and West Virginia
beaches|Jones, Pebble, etc
bedtime|Kind of story
beginner|Novice
begrudge|Give reluctantly
behaved|Did as told
beheaded|Decapitated
beholds|Looks upon
beholds|Witnesses
beldame|Hag
beliefs|Credos
belonging|Placed properly
bemoaned|Lamented
benches|Removes a player from a game
beneficent|Doing good
berates|Scolds for money-back-deals
beseech|Implore
besmear|Soil
bicuspid|Canine's neighbor
bighorn|Rocky Mountain sheep
bighorn|Wild sheep
bikeway|Recreational thoroughfare
billycan|Australian kettle
bionics|A modern science
birettas|Jesuits' caps
bistros|Nightclubs
bitterly|With acerbity
bitterroots|Mont.'s state flowers
blacksmith|Farrier
blacktop|Asphalt, e.g.
blameless|Innocent
blanket|Afghan, e.g.
blenders|Appliances for chefs
blistery|Having bubbles, as paint or glass
blockhouse|Fortification
blonder|Beauty-shop comparative
blubbery|Like a wailing whale?
bluenoses|Strait-laced ones
boaster|Braggart
boathook|Docking tool
bonhomie|Good nature
bootlegger|Liquor smuggler
bothered|Vexed
bottleneck|Tunnel entrance at rush hour
bourbon|Drink or conservative
bourree|Old French dance
boutique|Small specialty shop
boycotted|Shunned, in a big way
branched|Ramate
breadths|Certain measurements
breakeven|End neither in the red nor black
breakfast|Inn fare
brethren|Fellow members
bribable|Venal
briefcase|Short job for Belli?
brimstone|Sulfur
brocade|Rich cloth with a raised design
brooder|Chicken-farm structure
brooder|Incubator
brooder|Where the chicks are
browbeats|Bullies
buckaroos|Cowboys
buckeye|Nickname for an Ohioan
buckram|Stiff fabric for lining
bullbat|Nighthawk
bulletin|News flash
bungling|Clumsy fellow's problem
burette|Chemist's glass tube
burlesque|Like Ives?
buzzard|Cantankerous oldster
buzzards|Grasping ones
cadence|Rhythmic sequence
caffeine|The quicker picker upper?
cahoots|Partnership
calamine|Powder used in lotions
caldron|Large kettle
calendar|Capitol Hill list
calling|Profession
caloric|Of heat
camorra|Secret society, Italian style
canasta|Card game
cantatas|Musical compositions
canteen|Post Exchange
cantrips|Spells or tricks in Ayr
capabilities|Talents
capable|Efficient
capitol|Building burned by British: 1814
capitol|Where Congress meets, with "the"
capriciousness|Whimsy
caravels|Niña and her sisters
carbine|Rifle
carburetor|Choke's locale
cardiac|Of the heart
careens|Lists
careers|Professions
carefree|Insouciant
careless|Negligent
carfare|Token, sometimes
carfare|Trolley payment
caribou|Only deer in which both sexes have antlers
carnation|Ornamental pink
carnation|Variety of clove pink
carnelian|Variety of quartz
carnival|Shrovetide
carolers|Certain singers
carolers|Christmas singers
carpets|Broadlooms
carters|First Family: 1977-81
cascade|Waterfall
catamaran|Multi-hulled craft
cataplasm|Poultice
caterer|Vital participant in wedding planning
cavatina|Simple melody
celerity|Speed
celeste|Actress Holm
cellars|Basements
cenacle|Last Supper room
censorship|Will Hays's craft?
censures|Chides; blames
centavo|Coin equaling 1/100 of a peso
centime|Franc segment
central|Part of C.S.T.
ceramic|Made from clay
ceramics|Potter's field
cerates|Ointments
cerebral|Appealing to the intellect
cerises|Cherrylike hues
certain|Incontrovertible
cerulean|Deep blue
chaconnes|Old Spanish dances
chaired|Presided
challenger|U.S. space shuttle
chancier|More uncertain
chanting|Singing, in a way
chaperonage|Kind of accompaniment
characteristics|Traits
charade|Blatant pretense
charade|Pretense
charade|Travesty
charades|Blatant pretenses
charades|Party game
chariot|Vehicle for Ben Hur
chartist|Cartographer
chateau|Loire valley attraction
cheapen|Depreciate
cheapest|Most shoddy
checkmate|Keep tabs on one's spouse?
chemise|Woman's undergarment
chevron|Herringbone
chicken|Coward
chillier|Not so warm
chiseler|Deceitful sculptor?
chooses|Selects
choppers|Whirlybirds
chortle|Chuckle gleefully
christen|Name at baptism
chronicle|Historical record
chugger|Angler's casting plug
churners|Butter makers
citadel|Stronghold
citation|Military honor
clasped|Embraced
clawhammer|Full-dress coat, colloquially
clearance|Type of sale
clearly|Without a doubt
clerics|Church members
climate|Factor important to snowbirds
clipper|Yankee follower
cloisonne|Enamel work
clonked|Whacked
cocoons|Encloses protectively
coerces|Forces
coleslaw|Old King's side dish?
college|Part of C.C.N.Y.
collegian|Fisk attendee, e.g.
collude|Plot
colored|Pan of N.A.A.C.P.
comedic|Like a Laurel-Hardy film
comedienne|Lucille Ball was one
comfits|Candied fruits
comforts|Says "There, there"
commencers|Originators
commodore|Perry's title
compete|Vie
complainer|Member of the "cavil-ry"?
compute|Do a math job
comrades|They are sometimes in arms
concert|Tanglewood event
conditioner|{/Trainer/}
condone|Overlook
confrere|Stir brother?
congest|Jailbird's exploit?
congratulation|The act of felicitating
congruous|Fitting
conniver|Cabal participant
connote|Imply
connote|Imply
conquer|Emulate William I of England
conquest|Parole?
consent|Permission
conserve|Husband
consort|Prince Philip, e.g.
consortium|Pool
constant|Unremitting
constructionist|Certain jurist
content|Satisfied
contest|Exam at Attica?
contest|Struggle
contort|Prisoner's wrongful act?
contract|___ bridge
contralto|Marian Anderson, e.g.
copilots|Cockpit occupants
copyright|Make a true facsimile?
cornets|Pastry cones
cornflakes|Breakfast item
corolla|Flower's petals, collectively
coronet|Headgear for Charles
coronet|Royal headpiece
correct|Proper
corsages|Bouquets worn at proms
corsair|Pirate
corselet|Light foundation garment
cosines|Trig calculations
costars|Cronyn and Tandy, often
costlier|Dearer
cotillion|Lively French social dance
counsel|Advise
counteract|Frustrate, in a way
courant|Au ___ (with-it)
courser|Ploverlike bird of Asia
courser|Swift horse, poetically
courtly|Gallant
couture|Haute ___ (high fashion)
coyotes|Prairie wolves
coziest|Most comfortable
coziest|Most warmly comfortable
crabapples|Fruit for a grouch?
cranberry|Thanksgiving fruit
cranial|Of the skull
crankcase|Trial of a grouch?
craterlet|Small cavity atop a volcano
craters|Meteorites' creations
craziest|Most off the wall
crenelled|Notched, as a battlement
crescendos|Musical buildups
crescent|Growing
crescents|Turkish symbols
crevasse|Hazard on Mont Blanc
crispen|Make crunchy
crooner|Russ Columbo was one
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crosscut|Alternate movie shots
crosses|Flanders fields sights
crossover|Passageway
crossroad|Focal point
crossties|Rail supports
crosstown|City-bus route
crossway|Intersection
cubbyholes|Snug spots
cuckoos|Nuts
cuddles|Snuggles
curacao|Caribbean island
curator|He has lots of hang-ups
currency|Money
dabbler|Amateur
daisies|Oxeyes
damnable|Outrageous
damsons|Plum varieties
dandier|More foppish
darlings|Family in "Peter Pan"
darlings|Family in "Peter Pan"
darning|Mender's activity
dastards|Mean, sneaking cowards
database|Collection of statistics
daughters|{/Part of D.A.R./}
daydreams|Does some woolgathering
dearths|Famines
dearths|Shortages
debarred|Shut out
debunked|Ousted from a camp cot?
decadent|Effete
decagons|Ten-sided figures
deceased|Departed souls
decentralized|Dispersed authority
decibels|Units of sound-wave intensity
declaim|Orate
declare|Asseverate
decorate|Adorn
decorates|Embellishes
decrepit|Infirm with age
dedicate|Commit; pledge
defaces|Spoils
defaults|Gets in arrears
defense|Matlock's forte
deferral|Postponement
deferral|Postponement
defined|Having fixed limits
deflated|Punctured
defraying|Benefactor's activity
defrost|Thaw
degrade|Lower
degrees|Academic awards
degrees|B.A., M.A., etc.
deicide|Murder of a god
deletion|Outtake
delicatessen|Store selling cold cuts
delights|Gives joy to
delouse|Exterminate, in a way
deluster|Reduce the sheen of yarn
demerit|Bad-conduct mark
demerit|Fault
demonic|Fiendish
demurral|Objection
dendrite|Branch of a neuron
denoted|Indicated
denounce|Execrate
densest|Most obtuse
depictor|Artist of a sort
deplorable|Wretched
deplore|Bemoan
deports|Banishes or behaves
deposed|Testified
deposes|Topples a king
deposing|Swearing
deposit|Alluvium
deposit|Bank transaction
deposited|Banked
depredate|Ravage
derails|Goes off the track
derange|Make mad
derange|Send round the bend
derbies|Bowlers
descend|Alight
deserted|Left in the lurch
deserted|Left in the lurch
deserters|Rats
deserve|Merit
deserved|Merited
deserves|Merits
desiderata|Needs
designer|Blass is one
designers|They may create scenes
desired|Ridicules, but is still wanted
desired|Wanted
desists|Stops
desolate|Forlorn
desolate|Forlorn
desperados|Oater bad guys
desperate|In dire straits
despots|Autocrats
despots|Tyrants
deterges|Cleanses
detests|Abhors
detonator|Bomb device
detoured|Used an alternate route perforce
detours|Bypasses
detract|Draw away
detract|Take away
devices|Gadgets
deviltry|Extreme wickedness
dewiness|Fresh state
diadems|Magi headbands
diagnose|Analyze in Calif. port?
diagram|Tabular sketch
diameter|Lens magnification factor
diameter|Trans-central chord
diatonic|Kind of scale
dictate|Give orders
dictionary|Book that's full of meaning?
didacts|Pedants
diddley|Guitanst Bo ___
dieticians|Advisers on girth control
digital|Fingerlike
dillydally|Dawdle
dinette|Alcove near a kitchen
disallows|Rules out
disband|Present combo, on the street
discard|Present joker, on the street
disclose|Make public
discolor|Tarnish
discord|Present twine, on the street
discrete|Separate
discrete|Separate
disenchant|Take illusions away
disgrace|Shame
dishearten|Take away courage
dishpan|Type of hands?
disillusion|Present magic act, on the street
dislodge|Force out of place
dismantled|Took apart
disorder|Mess
displays|Showcases
dispossess|Take property away
disputes|Squabbles
disrate|Demote
disrespect|Irreverence
disrobe|Present street attire
dissentient|Not concurring
disservice|Present employment, on the street
dissipate|Scatter
dissolution|Present answer, on the street
distend|{/Stretch/}
distends|Bloats
distribute|Present praise, on the street
ditties|Playful tunes
diurnal|Daily
diverse|Varied
divests|Strips, in a way
document|Deed
dodgers|L.A. team
dogcart|Light, one-horse vehicle
dogears|Mistreats a book
dogfights|Von Richthofen's encounters
doghouse|Residence for one in disfavor
dogmatic|Arbitrary
dogtrot|Certain lope
dogwatch|Certain naval duty shift
dolorous|Sad
dolorously|In a sorrowful way
domains|Realms in Wis.'s capital?
domestic|Of a household
domicile|Residence
dominant|Like some alleles
dominant|Ruling
dominoes|Some masks
donates|Gives
donates|Gives
donation|Handout
doomsday|Time of judgment
doorman|Carlton in "Rhoda"
doornail|Deadness symbol
doorsteps|Porch adjuncts
dottier|Madder in Mich. city?
doubted|Considered questionable
downgrade|Feather quality?
dowsers|Well wishers?
dragnet|Jack Webb opus
dragnet|Police stratagem
drapers|English dry-goods dealers
drapery|Loose clothing
draughts|Londoner's game of checkers
dreamers|Visionaries
dreamily|In a visionary way
dredges|Deepens a channel
dressed|Adorned
driftwood|Beach find
dromedary|Lawrence's mount
drooped|Languished
drosophila|Fruit fly
drummers|{/Traveling salesmen/}
drywall|Mortarless construction
duchies|Dukes' domains
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earless|Like certain seals
earlier|At a previous time
earners|Bacon bringers
earnest|End of a Wilde title
earnings|Investment gains, e.g.
earstone|Otolith
earthmover|Bulldozer
easement|Relief
easterly|Type of wind
eastern|Part of E.S.T.
easters|Spring feasts
eavesdrop|Rain on the roof?
eccentric|Oddball
eccrine|Of certain sweat glands
ecliptics|Great circles
ectoderm|Outermost cell layer
edibles|Esculents
edifice|Building
edifices|Architects' products
educate|School
eelworm|A nematode
effluent|Outflowing branch of a lake
egestion|Discharge
egoisms|Conceits
egoists|I is their No. 1 letter
egoists|Conceited ones
egomania|Extreme selfishness
eightball|Never get behind this!
elastic|Adaptable
elbowed|Jostled
electric|Exciting
electric|Spirited
electron|A basic part of matter
elegist|Thomas Gray was one
element|Neon is one
elemental|Basic
elemental|Rudimentary
elephant|Political animal
elevate|Promote
elevate|Put in high spirits
elevated|Edifying
elevated|Noble; edifying
elevates|Exalts
elevator|Kind of shoe
elevens|Cricket teams
eliminate|Rub out
eliminator|Device supplying current to a battery
elitism|Rule by a select group
elitist|Believer in rule by the upper crust
elitists|Believers in rule by superior people
ellipse|Oval
elongate|Lengthen
elongations|Extensions
eloquent|Silver-tongued
elusive|Shifty
emanates|Springs
emanation|Efflux
embossers|Raised-letter printers
embrace|Sign of affection
embracing|Activity at a joyful reunion
emerald|Colombian export
emerald|Precious gem
emerald|Shade of green
emerald|The ___ Isle
emergency|Crisis
emerges|Comes forth
eminent|Highly regarded
eminent|Noted
eminent|Noted
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emirate|Qatar, for one
emirate|Type of Arab state
emission|Discharge
emotion|Feeling
emotive|Of feelings
empaled|Stuck
empales|Transfixes: Var.
emperor|O'Neill's Jones
empiric|Charlatan
emplane|Board a shuttle
employment|Use
empress|The Scarlet ___, 1934 Dietrich film
empress|Josephine's title
empties|Deprives of contents
emulated|Tried to equal or surpass
emulator|Mimic, in computerese
enables|Gives power to
enamels|Hard finishes
encases|Boxes, in a way
encores|Calls that delight performers
encroaches|Makes inroads
endanger|Expose to injury
endemic|Indigenous
endgame|Final stage in a chess match
endless|Interminable
endlong|Lengthwise
endogen|Organism that grows from the inside
endorse|Approve
endorsed|O.K.'d
endorsed|Underwrote
endplay|Bridge master's coup
endures|Sees it through
endures|Stands the gaff
enemies|Antagonists
enervate|Sap
enforces|Strong-arms
engaged|Earnest
engraft|Do a horticultural job
engrave|Impress deeply
engraved|Impressed deeply
engraver|Jeweler, at times
engulfs|Swallows up
enigmatic|Puzzling
enisles|Sends to Elba, e.g.
enlarge|Blow up
enliven|Pep up
enraged|Infuriated
enrobers|Dressers
enroots|Places securely
ensconced|Settled snugly
ensiling|Farm chore
ensnare|Net
ensnarls|Tangles up
ensuring|Guarantor's activity
entails|Necessarily involves
entellus|Sacred monkey of India
entente|___ cordiale
entered|Came on stage
entered|Diarized
entered|Matriculated
entering|Diarist's activity
enthrals|Charms
enthuse|Show zest
entitle|Designate
entitle|Qualify
entitled|Affixed a name
entourage|Building's surroundings
entourage|Celebrity's following
entrance|Captivate
entrance|Charm
entrance|Spellbind
entreat|Importune
entreat|Petition
entreats|Begs
entreaty|Plea
entrechat|Baryshnikov leap
entrees|Main dishes
entrusted|Invested with responsibility
entwined|Twisted
epicure|Gastronome
epicure|Gourmet
epicure|Selective gourmand
epigrams|Bits of wit
epilators|Hair removers
epistle|Letter from Paul
equalize|Make uniform
erasure|Obliteration
erector|Builder
erectors|Builders
eremites|Ascetics
eremites|Religious recluses
eristic|Controversial
erodent|Corrosive
erosion|Geology subject
erratic|Capricious
escapade|Wild prank
escaped|Got away
escaper|Gone con?
escargot|Snail, in Tours
escarps|Slopes
esoterica|Recondite matters
espanol|Juan's language
espanol|Señor's lengua
espials|Observations
espresso|Gourmet's coffee
essayed|Endeavored
essayed|Took a stab at
essence|Huxley's "Ape and ___"
essence|Perfume
essences|Fragrances
essential|Basic
essential|Intrinsic
essentially|By its very nature
estates|Sights at Newport
esthete|Art connoisseur
esthete|Art devotee
esthete|Sensitive one
estimates|Assesses; appraises
estopped|Barred, at the bar
estrange|Keep apart
estranged|Alienated
etagere|What-not
etamines|Lightweight cottons
etamines|Lightweight fabrics
etatism|State socialism
etchers|Aquatint specialists
etching|Rembrandt product
etching|Whistler creation
eternal|Love is ___, I. Stone best seller
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Like Rome
eternal|Timeless
eternal|Triangle type
eternally|. . . to be secluded ___ . . . : Donne
eternity|Immortality
eternized|Perpetuated
ethician|Moralist
etiolated|Bleached
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
eugenic|Aiming at improving the breed
eulogia|Expressions of praise
evacuee|Émigré of a sort
evaders|Dodgers
evaders|I.R.S. targets
evaluator|Appraiser
evangel|Good news
eventide|Twilight
evergreens|Ocotes, sapins, etc.
everyman|Quotation: Part III
evictees|Displaced persons
eviction|Dispossession
eviller|More wicked
evincing|Showing clearly
evocator|Medium, at times
examiner|Testy person?
exchequer|Former supermarket employee?
execrate|Curse
exemplar|Archetype
exhaled|Emitted
exorcise|Drive out evil spirits
externes|Nonresident doctors
extracts|Pries out
exurban|Beyond the megalopolis
exuviate|Shed
eyeopener|Enlightening experience
eyesore|Weed in a garden, e.g.
facials|Salon offerings
failings|Weaknesses
fairest|Superlative for Snow White
falsetto|Unnaturally high voice
fantasizes|PRETENDS
fantast|Dreamer
fantasy|Imaginative fiction
farrago|Mishmash
fashion|Kind of plate
fashion|Vogue
fastest|Most firmly secured
fearless|Like Fosdick
ferment|Agitation
festive|Gala
fifteen|Tennis score
figments|Mental inventions
finance|Supply capital
finesse|Polish or ploy
fingertip|Identify O'Neill?
firearm|Blunderbuss, e.g.
firebug|Pyromaniac
firewater|Redeye or white lightning
fireworks|Pyrotechnic display
firmament|Heavens
fishmonger|Piscatory purveyor
fishnet|Hosiery style
flagellated|Whipped
flagpole|Where Old Glory flies
flamingo|Hialeah bird
flashbulb|Photographer's need
fleeter|More rapid
flimflam|Scam
florist|Little Shop of Horrors storekeeper
flotsam|Debris at sea
flotsam|Floating wreckage
flowery|Bombastic
folklore|Traditional tales
footages|Movie scenes
footloose|Unconfined
forebear|Ancestor
forensic|Rhetorical
foresaw|Prophesied
forgone|Renounced
fortunes|Masses of money
fosters|Stephen and Phil
foulards|Tie fabrics
fountain|Clarinetist Pete
foxgloves|Paw pamperers for Reynard in the garden?
fragile|Package stamp
freightage|{/Cargo/}
freshman|Novice
friendship|Craft for Damon and Pythias?
frissons|THRILLS
frolics|Gambols
frontage|Face of a building
frontenis|Latin American court game
froward|Disobedient
fruition|Fulfillment
funeral|Deighton's "___ in Berlin"
gadabout|Rover
gadding|Carefree rover's activity
gadgeteer|Doohickey fancier
gainers|Some fancy dives
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangster|Moll's companion
garnered|Collected
garnered|Collected, as votes
garnish|Parsley, e.g.
garrison|Fort
gasoline|Frank King's "___ Alley"
gazpacho|Soup in Málaga
gelatin|Stage-light color sheet
generals|Beauregard and Sherman
genesis|Leader of 66
genesis|Origin
genital|Of reproduction
gentian|Inspiration for W. C. Bryant
geology|Science that's on the rocks
geometric|Kind of progression
gestapo|Third Reich secret police
giddying|Causing vertigo
gingerbread|Rogers's rye?
girasols|Jerusalem artichokes
glacier|National park in Mont.
glasses|Bifocals
gleamed|Glistened
glitter|Sparkle
glittery|Gaudy
globule|Droplet
globule|Small sphere
goldenrod|Auric wand in the garden?
gondola|Balloon cabin
gossips|Newsmongers
gossipy|Like a yenta
goulash|Gallimaufry
gradual|Opposite of precipitous
grandiose|Flamboyant
granite|Shipment from Barre
graniteware|Speckled pottery
granular|Like snow or sugar
graspers|Those who comprehend
grasping|Avaricious
greaser|Garage employee
greenest|Least ripe
greengage|Type of plum
greenhouse|___ effect (atmospheric heating phenomenon)
greenlight|Go signal
greenroom|Waiting area for TV guests et al.
greenroom|Where concert musicians relax
gridlock|Urban impasse
gridlocked|Jammed every which way
grottoes|Bats' hangouts
groundhogs|Woodchucks
grouper|Sea bass
gunwale|Where topsides meet a deck
habitat|Native environment
hackney|Cab or horse
hailstone|Storm pellet
hamburgers|Nonporcine fast food
hankered|Had a yen for
happiest|Most joyful
harangue|Screed
harasses|Vexes
hardest|Most difficult
hardness|Severity
hardpan|Bedrock
hardpan|Bedrock
harmonicas|Anagram of MARASCHINO
hashish|Hemp derivative
hatchets|Tomahawks
hateable|Meriting detestation
hatrack|Hallstand
havened|Sheltered, as a boat
hazings|Actions banned on many campuses
headline|This may be a screamer
headrest|Car-seat adjunct
hearten|Cheer
heartens|Encourages
heartthrob|Sweetie
heedless|Unmindful
heister|Thief
heliacal|Occurring near the sun
heliotrope|PURPLE
henpeck|Nag
henpecks|Nags
henpecks|Nags persistently
hepcats|Swingers of the 40's
heralds|Town criers, in a way
herbalist|Medicinal-plants adept
heritages|Traditions; legacies
hermetic|Airtight
hermetic|Tightly sealed
heroine|Juliet or Viola
herring|Abundant food fish
herrings|If red, these may mislead
herself|Reflexive pronoun
hexagon|Jinxed shape?
hexagons|Six-sided figures
hibachi|Kyoto cooker
hippodrome|Arena of a sort
hireling|Mercenary
hoarders|Pack rats
hogtied|Rendered helpless
holiday|Cukor film: 1938
holiness|Sanctity
homeland|Roots
homesteads|Tracts acquired via an 1862 act
hominid|Certain primate
horrors|Atrocities
horseshoe|Kind of crab
hotheaded|Impetuous
hotshot|Showily skillful person
hurdled|Jumped over the candlestick
husband|Conserve
hydrangea|Shrub of the saxifrage family
hypothesize|Make a tentative assumption
iceless|Like many U.K. drinks
ideated|Conceived
idolater|Devotee
ignored|Disregarded
ignores|Doesn't heed
iguanas|Large lizards
illness|Health problem
imarets|Turkish inns
imbroglio|Bitter disagreement
imitate|Be Little
imitate|Copy
immerse|Douse
imminent|At hand
immoralist|Gide opus, with "The"
imparts|Divulges
impious|Lacking reverence
imposes|Obtrudes
impresario|Sol Hurok was one
impudent|Sassy
impulse|Whim
imputes|Ascribes
indexed|Catalogued
indictment|Criminal charge
indigent|Needy
inedita|Unpublished literary works
infidel|Unbeliever
ingrate|Thankless one
innards|Viscera
inositol|Kind of alcohol
inroads|Raids
insects|Hexapods
inserts|Newspaper extras
insider|Confidant
insolence|Cheek
inspect|Give the once-over
inspirited|Gave courage to
instance|Example
instance|Example
instant|Twinkling
instead|Preferably
insular|Narrow-minded
insulter|Affronter
intellectualize|Give reasonable form to
intends|Plans
intense|Acute, as a fire
intense|Acute; strong
intense|{/Deep/}
interact|Relate
interaction|Teamwork
intercede|Mediate
intercollegiate|Adjective for some athletic events
interne|Future G.P.
interpret|Construe
interpretations|What oneirocritics give
intersect|Cross
intersected|Met
intersects|Crosses
interstellar|Between Scheat and Chara, e.g.
intestine|Seat of fortitude?
intimate|Hint at
intonates|Chants
intoxicate|Anagram of EXCITATION
invader|Napoleon, to a Russian
iodines|Antiseptics
ironmonger|Hardware dealer, in London
islands|Manhattan and Roanoke
islands|Thousand ___ (summer resorts)
isolate|Quarantine
isolated|In quarantine
isolator|One who quarantines
iterate|Repeat
iterated|Repeated
itinerary|Travel plan
jackstraws|Children's game
jailhouse|___ Rock, Presley hit
jamboree|Scout gathering
jaspers|Manhattan College team
jaybird|Symbol of nudity
jaywalk|Four balls to a Torontonian
jeerers|They come along for "deride"
jewelled|Like a diadem
jezebel|Wicked, shameless woman
judicious|Wise
juristic|Legal
kangaroo|Kind of court
kedgeree|A British breakfast dish
kenneled|Confined, in a way
keratin|Fibrous protein
keyholes|Areas on hoopsters' courts
killdeer|Plover
killers|Hemingway's "The ___"
kiloton|Explosive force
kilowatt|Power unit
kindhearted|Benign
kittened|Birthed a feline
klatsch|Kaffee ___
kneecap|Patella
kohlrabi|A cousin of cabbage
labored|Unnatural; stiff
lacerated|Mangled
laconic|Like a Spartan's speech
lacrosse|Ball game for 20
lacrosse|Popular game in Canada
laggard|Dilatory
lakeside|Choice location for a summer cottage
lambaste|Attack verbally
lambskin|Certain source of clothing
lamella|Thin layer or plate
laminae|Layers
landlubber|No sailor he
landmass|Continent, e.g.
landscapes|Constable and Turner paintings
lanolin|Ointment base
lanolin|Wool fat
lapidate|Stone
largess|Generosity
largest|Most sizable
lariats|Cow catchers
lathery|Full of foam
lattice|Grille
laughter|Reaction to "Duck Soup"
launder|Wash
lavenders|Pale purple flowers
layovers|Temporary stops in journeys
leaders|Coryphaei
leadership|The Presidential yacht?
leading|Ahead
leanest|Most suitable for Sprat
lectern|Sermonizer's desk
leerier|More suspicious
leeward|Nautical direction
leeward|___ Islands, bird sanctuary
legalese|Attorneys' jargon
legroom|Space needed by Abdul-Jabbar
leisure|Off-duty time
leotards|Tights named for their creator
lepidote|Scaly
leprechauns|Wee hoarders of legend
lessees|Tenants
lettered|Possessing learning
license|Permit
licorice|___ stick (clarinet)
lifters|Elevating people or things
limericks|Five-liners named for an Irish port
limited|Finite
linemen|Some guards
lingerie|Undies
lioness|Elsa, for one
lioness|Elsa, for one
literati|Bookish folk
lithely|In a supple way
litigation|Legal action
littered|Strewed trash
liturgy|Ritual
loaders|Some are free
locomote|Move under one's own power
logical|Correctly reasoned
loiters|Hangs about
loiters|Lingers aimlessly
loiters|Tarries
looping|Air-show action
losable|Capable of being misplaced
lowered|Diminished
lullaby|Air for Morpheus
lumbering|Moving like an elephant
lumbering|Sawyer's table
lustered|Gave a glossy finish
macaroni|Pasta for Yankee Doodle?
macerate|Soften by steeping
machete|Cuban blade
machetes|Latin American knives
maculate|Stained
madames|Bovary et al.
madeleine|Shell-shaped cake
madrigal|Short poem
maestro|Toscanini, notably
magenta|Purplish-red
magenta|RED
maharani|Former title for an Indian princess
maharani|Indian princess
mainline|Chief artery
maisonette|Duplex apartment
majorities|Democratic rulers
malachite|Copper-ore source
malaprop|Sheridan's Mrs. ___
maltreated|Abused
manages|Runs
mandolin|Lute's cousin
manicure|Hand work
marbles|Child's game
marches|Sousa products
marchesa|Italian noblewoman
margarines|Certain spreads
mariachi|Strolling Mexican musician
marimba|Xylophone's kin
marinara|Type of spaghetti sauce
marinas|Boat basins
mariner|Seaman
marines|Leathernecks
marmosets|Long-tailed monkeys
martello|Circular fort
martello|Circular, towerlike fort
masonic|Of a secret order
masquerade|Costumed social gathering
masquerades|PRETENDS
masseur|Physiotherapist
mastodon|Extinct mammal
matador|Sunday performer in Mexico
matadors|Arruza and Manolete
materiel|Military equipment
matilda|Belafonte hit
matilda|Girl in a calypso song
matinee|Theater offering
matinees|Afternoon shows
matrass|Distiller's glass vessel, once
mayflowers|April showers bring ___
meander|Snake
measures|Bolts, cords, etc.
mediocre|Run-of-the-mill
meeting|Synod
megillah|Long, involved tale: Slang
mellower|More laid-back
melodrama|Extravagantly theatrical play
memoranda|Reminders
meninges|Brain-enveloping membranes
menorahs|Hanukkah candelabra
menthol|Cigarette flavor
mergers|Business deals
mesalliance|Kin of a morganatic marriage
message|Communication
messman|Galley worker
messmate|Army companion
methane|It's a gas!
methodic|Precise
metiers|Fields of work
metropolis|Locale of The Daily Planet
microbe|Pathogenic bacterium
milligram|Very small weight
mintage|Coin-making process
minuteman|U.S. missile
mirabelle|A plum brandy
miracles|Biblical phenomena
misdoer|Malefactor
misguided|Led astray
missile|The Titan, for one
misstep|Blunder
misstep|Fall preceder
mistake|Example of fallibility
modesties|European annual herbs
modesty|Decorum
mollusc|Snail, e.g.
mollycoddle|Teacher's Pet
momentum|Impetus
momentum|Impetus
monastic|Monk or monkish
monomaniacal|SINGLE-MINDED
monopolist|Hog of a kind
monopoly|Board game
monotonous|Like a one-note performance
monumental|Of lasting value
moonrises|Twilight times
moonset|Lunar phenomenon
moonstruck|ASTRONOMER
morales|Mental attitudes
mortise|Tenon's mate
mossback|Rustic
motorboat|Vessel used by water-skiers
motorman|Cable-car V.I.P.
mourned|Emulated O'Neill's Electra
moussaka|Popular dish in Athens
mouthwatering|Like a piled-up sundae
movable|Kind of church feast
muleteer|Skinner
multiple|Manifold
mundane|Pedestrian
murkiness|Gloom
mushier|More maudlin
musical|Cats, e.g.
mutuals|Certain funds
naivete|Artless simplicity
namesake|Praenomen sharer
narcoses|Stuporous states
narrate|Do voice-overs
narrate|Relate
narrate|Tell a story
nascent|Being born
natatorium|Pool
national|Bill White's league
natural|White key on a piano
naturals|Sevens and elevens
naturals|White piano keys
natures|Temperaments
nearest|Most intimate
nearing|Drawing closer
neatest|Least messy
neatest|Least messy
neatness|It often counts
needled|Rode
needlepoint|Form of embroidery
needless|Uncalled-for
negates|Denies the truth of
neolith|Stone Age implement
neotenic|Retaining juvenile characteristics
nepenthe|This makes one forget sorrow
nereids|Sea nymphs
nesting|Avine activity
nettles|Prickly plants
nightshade|Tomato's family
ninepin|Bowler's back-row target
ninnies|Blockheads
nitwits|Saps
nodulose|Lumpy
nominal|So-called
nonsense|Drivel
nonsense|Tommyrot
norther|Wintry gale
nosegay|Small bunch of flowers
nosegays|Bouquets
nosiest|Most prying
nostrum|Quack medicine
notated|Made jottings
notebooks|Students' purchases
notepad|Steno's need
notices|Marks
nowhere|Utopia, almost literally
nuisance|Nudnik or buttinsky
numeral|Math figure
numerate|Count noses
nurseries|Greenhouses
oarsmen|Scullers
obdurate|Unyielding
obscene|Fescennine
obverse|Main side of a coin
obverts|Shows another surface
obviate|Preclude
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occasion|Event
ocherous|YELLOW
octagon|Geometrical figure
oculist|Eye specialist
odyssey|Long series of wanderings
officer|Policeman
oleander|Poisonous shrub
olivine|Peridot
omelets|Fluffy fare
omelette|Egg dish
ominous|Causing fear and anxiety
omnibus|Literary collection
omphalos|Navel
oneness|Unity
onerous|Burdensome
onerous|Galling
oneself|Singular reflexive
onetime|Former
ongoing|Continuous
onomatopoeia|Formation of words like "buzz" or "hiss"
onstage|Behind a certain apron
onstage|Performing
opaline|Iridescent
operable|Fit for use
operate|Run
operates|Functions
operative|Sleuth
operator|Mountebank
optician|Glasses specialist
optimist|His glass is half full
oracles|Words of the wise
orangeade|Summer drink
orations|Ciceronian discourses
orations|Ciceronian products
oratorio|Handel composition
oratorio|Handel forte
oratorio|Handel specialty
ordains|Decrees
ordered|Bade
ordered|Chose chow
oregano|Mint-family member
oriented|Accustomed
orioles|Firebirds
oroides|Alloys for cheap jewelry
orpines|Stonecrop-family plants
osmoses|Absorption processes
osmosis|Absorption process
osseous|Bony
ossicles|Small bones
ostiary|Doorkeeper
ostosis|Formation of bone
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|Footstool
outgrew|Increased faster
outlaws|Posse's quarry
outlets|River mouths
outnumber|Be a majority
outsider|Peregrine
outsnores|Saws more nocturnal wood
outsoar|Fly higher
outtalks|Shows verbal superiority
outturns|Conditions in which shipments arrive
outwore|{/Exhausted/}
overate|Stuffed oneself
overawe|Intimidate
overburn|Char the steaks
overcall|Bold bridge bid
overeater|Edacious person
overfish|Deplete marine life
overlaid|Superimposed
overran|Exceeded limits
overrates|Assesses too highly
overreact|Scream blue murder
oversee|Supervise
oversees|Supervises
oversell|Hawk aggressively
overtaken|No longer ahead
overtaking|Action in a card game
overurge|Press excessively
ownership|Proprietary right
pacifier|Device for a crying baby
paddler|Wheeled steamer
paddles|Flippers
palaces|Blenheim, e.g.
palaver|Chitchat
paleontologist|Student of fossils
palestra|Gymnasium for Spartan wrestlers
palindrome|Warsaw was raw, e.g.
palomino|Golden-coated horse
pampero|Cold wind from the Andes
panacea|Cure-all
panatela|Long, slender cigar
panatela|Slender cigar
panatela|Slender cigar
pancake|Type of makeup
pandemonium|Bedlam
pandora|She wasn't hopeless
pandowdies|Some apple pies
panhandle|Part of Tex.
panjandrum|Pretentious official
pantomimist|Marcel Marceau, for one
papists|What foes called supporters of Mary Stuart
parabola|Plane curve
paradigms|Shining examples
paradors|Spanish inns, English style
paradox|Anomaly of a sort
paragraph|¶
parapet|Defensive wall
parasol|Bonnet alternative
parenthesis|(
parents|They're sometimes grand
parergon|Moonlighter's second job
paresis|Partial paralysis
parlance|Vernacular
paroled|Let out conditionally
paroxysm|Fit
parricide|Oedipus or Orestes
partita|Musical suite
partridge|{/"The World of Words" author/}
passage|Defile
passengers|Fares
passkeys|Supers' openers
pastels|Certain Degas works
pastels|Gentle colors
pastoral|Arcadian
pastorale|A forerunner of opera
patience|Job advantage?
patience|Londoner's solitaire game
patriot|Scud destroyer
patriots|New England eleven
pattern|Decorative design
pavanes|Stately 16th-century dances
pawnage|Act of hocking
payable|Like some accounts
peacemaker|Indian pipe smoker?
pedaled|Used a treadle
pedants|Ostentatious scholars
pedestal|Idol's place
peeress|Duke's wife, e.g.
pejorative|Deprecatory
pelisse|Woman's cloak
pendant|Hanging ornament
pendular|Oscillating
penetralia|Things kept secret
penitence|Contrition
penmanship|Calligrapher's craft?
pennons|Joust standards
pentagon|Busy place since August 1990
pentagram|Star-shaped figure
penuche|Fudgelike candy
peppercorn|Trivial
percussion|Anagram of SUPERSONIC
peregrine|Smollett's Mr. Pickle
perfects|Makes flawless
pericope|Extract from a book
perimeter|Outer border
peripeteia|Sudden turn of events
persons|Individuals
pertain|Have reference (to)
perturbs|Troubles
peruser|Examiner
perusers|Readers
pesetas|Barcelona bankroll
petcocks|Favorite roosters?
petitioner|Solicitor
petunia|Window-box bloom
pewters|Certain alloys
phalanx|Rapid-fire U.S. Navy gun
pharisaic|Self-righteous
pheasant|Gallinaceous bird
pheasant|It's often served under glass
philharmonic|Class Musician
phoenix|Cardinals' home
phrases|Catchwords
piecemeal|A bit at a time
pigeonhole|Categorize
pigtail|Type of screw hook
pilaster|Architectural column
pilfered|Filched
pimiento|Stuffing for olives
pinguid|Fatty
pinions|Shackles
pinnate|Featherlike
piously|In a devout way
planets|Celestial revolvers
planner|Well-organized person
platitudes|Anagram of STIPULATED
plausible|Seemingly true
playacts|Pretends
playoff|Tie-breaking contest, e.g.
playroom|Place for recreation
playwright|Wilde or Wilder, at times
pleasant|Nice
pleases|Gives joy
pledging|Rush activity on campus
plotted|Schemed
plusses|Math signs
poetical|Like Donne's works
pointer|Tip
poisoned|Polluted, as pens or minds
polarized|Caused sharp divisions
polemist|One versed in disputation
polentas|Cornmeal dishes
politicos|Ward heelers
pollster|Roper, e.g.
pomelos|Large citrus fruits
pontoons|Bridge supports
porthole|Stateroom "window"
possessed|Had
possessions|Money, etc.
postage|It's sometimes due
postulate|Claim
potentates|Emperors and such
potholes|Road hazards
potters|Ceramists
pottery|Clayware
pourable|Like wet cement
powered|Having a prime mover
praetor|Roman bigwig
prairie|Kind of schooner
praises|Panegyrics
precede|Go before
precept|Working rule
precepts|Commandments
predates|Comes earlier than
predial|Landed
predictable|Unlike the distant future
preened|Fussed with feathers
preheats|Readies an oven
preheats|Starts the oven early
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelude|Opera overture
premiere|Hollywood event
prepared|Ready
presented|Bestowed
preserved|Kept from decay
presets|Arranges beforehand
presides|Has the chair
presidia|Soviet committees
presidio|Fortified military post
prestidigitator|Sleight-of-hand artist
prestige|Succès d'estime
presumes|Takes for granted
presuming|Overconfident
pretape|Record beforehand
pretenses|Shams
preterit|The past tense
prettier|More attractive
preview|Show for critics
primeval|Aboriginal
primped|Groomed fussily
principal|Victoria of filmdom
profess|Claim
proffer|Suggest; volunteer
proforma|According to style
prolonged|Drew out
promenade|Call at a barn dance
promotes|Pushes
prompter|One who cues performers
propagate|Engender
proportionately|In proper ratio
proposals|Offers of marriage
prorate|Distribute in a balanced way
prorate|Divide proportionately
prosaic|Humdrum
prosecutor|District attorney
protect|Forfend
protege|Michelangelo, to Lorenzo
proteges|Trainees of sorts
protest|Object
protests|Objects
protests|Sit-ins, e.g.
prouder|With head held higher
proverbs|Old Testament book
proverbs|Old Testament book
providers|Breadwinners
provides|Furnishes
proviso|Qualifying clause
prowler|Potential second-story man
psalter|Book printed for devotional use
puissance|Power
pumpkinseed|Small sunfish
punctuation|One concern of a proofreader
punished|Castigated
puppets|Geppetto's works
purpose|Aim
pussycat|Affable one
quakers|Broadbrims
racecourse|Speedway
radiant|Effulgent
radiate|Extend from a center
radical|Root-and-branch man
radicals|Square-root signs
ragamuffins|Tatterdemalions
ragtime|A style of music
raising|Action in a poker game
rallyes|Certain auto races
rambled|Meandered
ramekin|Baking dish
rampant|Widespread
ranchero|Vaquero's relative
ranchers|Cattlemen
randier|More lustful
rankled|Irritated
rapeseed|Colza oil source
rapscallion|Scaramouch
rashers|Bacon slices
rasorial|Given to scratching the ground
ratatouille|Vegetable stew, Provence style
ratchet|Pawl engager
ratings|TV network's concern
rationale|Explanation of principles
rationalize|Bring into accord with reason
ratlike|Resembling a rodent
reached|Got to
reaches|Adds up to
reading|School subject
readout|Computer product
reagent|Active chemical substance
realest|Most authentic
realism|Hemingway's way
realism|Literary style
realize|Come to know
realters|Changes again
reapers|Farm machines
rearmed|Supplied troops again
reasons|Uses logic
reassure|Give confidence to
reattach|Connect again
rebound|Rally
rebutted|Answered a debater
recalled|Brought to memory
recants|Disavows
receded|Withdrew
recedes|What a hairline sometimes does
recently|Just the other day
recessed|Suspended a meeting temporarily
reclaim|Rescue
reclining|Kind of chair
reconcile|Bring to terms
recoups|Balances
rectors|Heads of certain colleges
recuperate|Mend
recycle|Put into use anew
redbird|Cardinal
reddest|Most abashed
reddest|Most rubicund
reddest|Most rubicund
redeemers|Saviors
redhead|Lou Piniella
redlines|Discriminates, as in giving loans
redress|Right a wrong
reedier|More like Twiggy
reeling|Fisherman's activity
reenact|Perform again
reenters|Comes in again
referee|Court arbiter
refined|Elegant
reflected|Like some images?
reforms|Abandons evil conduct
refresh|Give new energy to
refutal|Disproof
regattas|Henley races
regnant|Widespread
regreet|Salute anew
regressed|Backslid
rehearse|Practice prior to a premiere
rehearse|Practice, theatrically
rehoused|Given new quarters
reinject|Give another shot
reiterates|States over and over
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Lose ground after convalescing
relapse|Setback
relates|Interacts realistically
relation|Affinity
release|Free
release|Quitclaim
releases|Frees hostages
relegate|Banish
relented|Let up
remained|Stayed behind
remedial|Corrective
remember|I ___ You, 1942 song
remodel|Improve the premises
remorse|Penitent's emotion
removal|Ouster
removed|Took away
remover|Turpentine, to an oil painter
remunerate|Pay for services
reneges|Makes a bridge violation
renewal|Publisher's notice
renewed|Began again
renewed|Extended a subscription
renewed|Took up an option
renounce|Disclaim
repartee|Banter
repasting|Gluing again
repeats|Echoes
repertoires|Performers' inventories
replace|Substitute for
replant|Change the flower bed
replicas|Reproductions
reports|Sounds from firearms
reports|Write-ups
represented|Earned 10%, perhaps
repress|What dictators do
reprint|Second edition
reprise|Play it again
reprove|Chastise
reracks|Aligns the pool balls again
rerouted|Detoured
rescuers|Life guards, often
rescuers|Lifesavers
resedas|Grayish greens
reseeks|Searches for once more
resemble|Look like
reserve|Set aside
resettle|Square accounts again
reshoot|Do a scene over
resoled|Did a cobbler's job
resolute|Determined
resonate|Ring with sound
respire|Breathe
respite|Rest
restart|Commence once more
restate|Iterate
restful|Relaxing
resting|At ease
restive|Uneasy
restless|Unquiet
restoration|Return of the Jews to Palestine: c. 538 B.C.
restore|Fix up old masters
restore|Patch up a painting
restored|Brought back into use
restrict|Circumscribe
resumed|Went back to
retailer|Shopkeeper
retails|Tells or sells
retainer|Servant
retainer|This will secure a mouthpiece
retaped|Recorded anew
reteach|Instruct again
retells|Narrates again
reticle|Eyepiece network
retools|Modernizes a factory
retracts|Disavows
retread|Tire type
retreat|Quiet place
retreat|Sunset ceremony at a military post
retreats|Places like Camp David
retreats|Religionists' sabbaticals
revenue|Income
reverberate|Ring
reverie|Brown study
reverses|Setbacks
reviewers|Ebert and Siskel, e.g.
reviews|Critiques
revised|Emended
revolts|Disgusts
rewards|Profits from filing places
rewelds|Fuses again
rewrite|Edit, in a way
rewrites|Alters the text
reynard|Masefield's "___ the Fox"
rhythmic|Cadenced
rialtos|Marketplaces
richest|Most luxurious
riparian|Situated on a river bank
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Fencing maneuver
rippers|Some saws
riptide|Hazard for boaters
risible|Funny
riveter|Rosie, in W.W. II
riveter|Shipyard worker
roaches|City pests
rockabilly|Hybrid music
roebuck|A male deer
roofing|Shingles, e.g.
roomier|More spacious
rooster|Chanticleer
rosemary|Symbol of remembrance
rosemary|Symbol of remembrance
rosiness|Optimism; cheerfulness
rotator|Certain muscle
rotting|Raving, ___, money-mad: B. R. Newton
rotting|On the way to decay
roughrider|Harsh jockey?
roulette|Casino game
roundelay|Song with a refrain
roundup|Ranchers' event
rousted|Driven out
rubasse|Bright-red rock crystal
rumored|Circulated hearsay
rupture|Breach of the peace
rurality|Countrified character
rushing|Annual event at frats
saboteur|Certain vandal
saccadic|Jerky
saccate|Pouch-shaped
saddler|Hunt-club supplier
safecracker|Yegg
safeness|Base security
safeties|Football two-pointers
sailcloth|Mizzen material
salvages|Rescues from fire in Nev. gambling city?
samisen|Geisha guitar
samisens|Japanese instruments
samisens|Three-stringed instruments
samoyed|Siberian sled dog
sampled|Tasted
sandals|Huaraches, e.g.
sandalwood|Incense fragrance
sandbar|Shoal
sandman|Sleep inducer
sandwort|Arenaceous plant
sangaree|Wine-and-nutmeg drink
sapless|Dry
saporous|Flavorful
sapphire|BLUE
saraband|Stately dance
sarabande|Vigorous Spanish castanet dance
sardonic|Bitterly derisive
sargasso|Tract noted for floating seaweed
sarongs|Lamour's wraps
sarongs|Tahiti togs
satellites|Moon and Telstar
satires|Sillographers' creations
satraps|Petty rulers
satyric|Lascivious
savanna|Treeless plain
sawbuck|Tenner
sawmill|Where boards are formed
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalene|Kind of triangle
scampered|Ran playfully
scandia|Ancient name for a N European area
scapular|Monk's garment
scarred|Disfigured
scatter|Go in different directions
scenario|Screenplay
scenery|Maria Björnson forte
scenery|Postcard picture
schizopod|Opossum shrimp
schlepp|Haul; drag: Slang
scholar|Learned person
schooner|Masted ship
scorned|Derided
scotoma|Blind spot
scrabble|Grope gamely?
scrapes|Jams; pickles
scribes|Sopherim
scribing|Early penman's chore
scuffle|Brief fracas
sculptures|Some Bernini creations
sealskin|Mukluk material
seamstress|Dorcas, e.g.
searches|Quests
seaside|Monterey Bay city
seasons|Salts, e.g.
seawater|Sight in a salt marsh
seconder|Motion supporter
secondi|Lower parts of duets
secrets|Arcane matters
sedated|Tranquilized
sedates|Quiets
sedition|Civil disobedience
seeders|Devices for inducing rain
seeders|Planters
seeking|Zetetic
seemlier|More fitting
seeress|Cassandra
seething|Mad
segments|Sections
selects|Picks
sellers|A star of "Dr. Strangelove"
sellout|Cause of an S.R.O. sign
sellouts|S.R.O. shows
selvedge|Fabric feature
semicolon|;
senator|Thesmothete
senators|Gore and Gramm
senescent|Aging
senoras|Married Spanish women
sentence|Life is one
sentiment|Refined emotion
sentinel|Guard
sentries|They stand guard
separate|Part
serapes|Shawls in Sonora
serenade|Manhattan ___, theme song of "The Easy Aces"
serenade|Swain song
seriate|Arranged in rows
serrate|Notched
serried|Compact
service|Kind of ace or break
sestets|Parts of sonnets
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestina|It has a tercet
sestinas|Lyrical forms used by Dante
setback|Reversal
setters|Game dogs
setters|Gun dogs
settler|One at Roanoke, e.g.
settlers|Roanoke group
settles|Arbitrates successfully
seventeen|Tarkington book
seventy|LXX
seventy|LXX
seventy|Morman missionary elder
shamble|Walk awkwardly
shameless|Disgraceful
shatters|Breaks into pieces
shaving|Kind of cream
sheared|Sliced off sharply
shearer|Oscar winner in "The Divorcée"
sheepdog|Collie
sheepskin|Cousin of a Cotswold?
sheered|Swerved
shellac|Clobber
shelled|Bombarded
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherpas|Tibetan bearers
shibboleth|Pet phrase
shilling|English coin
shimmery|Like tinsel
shortstop|Position Durocher played
showboat|Kern musical
showdown|Form of poker
shrieks|Screams
shylocks|Cruel creditors
sibling|Brother or sister
sidekick|Chum
siestas|Noonday naps
sifters|Bakers' utensils
silence|Golden quality
silesia|Coal region of central Europe
silvered|Like some mirrors
simians|Apes
similar|Like
similar|Resembling
simperers|They wear fatuous smiles
sincipita|Foreheads
singsong|Chantlike
singular|Unique
sirocco|Oppressive wind
sisters|Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, e.g.
sisters|Wimple wearers
skeeters|Small iceboats
skeletal|Bony
skeptics|Doubting Thomases
skewbalds|Brown-and-white horses
skillet|Frying pan
slammer|Stir
slanted|Biased
slanted|Biased
slattern|Draggletail
slaughter|{/Butchery/}
sleeker|A leatherworker
sleeper|A Woody work: 1973
slicing|Duffer's problem
slimmer|Less stocky
slippery|Elusive
slipslop|Twaddle
slither|Move like a snake
slither|Move like a snake
slopping|Feeding farm fauna
slugger|Ruth, for one
slurred|Calumniated
smarten|Make more alert
smearing|Dauber's activity
smelters|Refiners
smidgen|Little bit
smuggle|Defy customs
snappily|In a natty way
snapshot|Photograph
snapshot|Quick pic
snarler|Surly one
sneaker|Plimsoll
sneaker|Shoe for L. Bird
sneaker|Soft shoe
sneerer|Cynic
sneerer|Cynic
sneerer|Cynic
sneezed|Suffered from hay fever
snicker|Snide laugh
snidest|Most slyly sarcastic
snippers|Stem cutters
sniveler|Whiny one
snowmen|Wintertime creations
snowplow|Post-Thanksgiving vehicle?
snubbed|Ignored insultingly
soberer|More reasonable
sociobiologists|Certain students of human behavior
softener|Wash additive
software|Computer equipment
soilage|Certain fodder
soldiers|Tin men?
solenoid|Electrical conductor
solenoid|Switch type
soliloquy|Monologue
solitaire|Game for a hermit?
soloist|Featured musician
sombrero|Hidalgo's hat
someone|___ to Watch Over Me, 1926 song
sonatas|Beethoven products
sonatina|Musical composition
songsters|Sinatra and Styne
sonless|Lacking a male heir
sophies|___ Choice, Streep movie
soprani|Price and Bumbry
soprano|Catherine Malfitano, e.g.
soprano|Kathleen Battle, e.g.
sorites|Form of argument, in logic
sorrels|Certain horses
soundproof|Kind of room
sovereigns|Rulers
spadework|Preliminary preparation
spangle|Glitter
spangles|Garment decorations
spaniel|Lop-eared dog
spanned|Bridged
spanned|Extended over
sparerib|Cookout item
spareribs|Leftovers from a TV roast?
sparser|Less abundant
sparser|Less populated
spartan|Austere
spastic|Fitful
spawned|Brought forth
special|Kind of delivery
speedway|Indianapolis feature
speired|Inquired, in Inverness
sphagnum|Peat moss prized by gardeners
sphered|Formed into a rounded body
spheric|Globular
spiders|Frying pan and Charlotte
spilled|Blabbed
spindled|Grew tall and thin
spinner|Fishing lure
spinster|O'Neill's Lavinia Mannon, e.g.
spirals|Helices
spirted|Gushed: Var.
spiteful|Malevolent
spittle|Kind of bug
spittoon|Saloon receptacle
splines|Slats
splints|First-aid items
sponger|Mooch
sponsored|Was an angel
spotter|Shoplifter's nemesis
sprawls|Straggles
sprayer|Crop duster
sprinter|Lewis or Owens
stabler|Ex-quarterback Ken ___
staffer|Team member
stagger|Reel
staggered|Dumbfounded
staidly|With decorum
stainer|He dyes to live
staircase|The Spiral ___, 1946 film
stalags|Some W.W. II prison camps
stalled|Played for time
standee|An attendee at an S.R.O. show
standee|One in an S.R.O. audience
stardom|Status reached by Streep
starets|Eastern Orthodox spiritual adviser
stargazer|Astronomer
stargazers|Dreamers
staring|Tourist's activity
starlets|Young film actresses
starters|Race officials
startle|Surprise
startler|Alarming person
starworts|Chickweeds
station|Union or Victoria
stationer|Pen and pencil salesman
statistical|Based on data
statues|SCULPTURE
staying|Kind of power
steadies|Regular dates
steamed|Saw red
stearine|Candlemaker's need
steelies|Some playing marbles
steeped|Saturated
steeper|More precipitous
steerage|Liner's cheapest quarters
stellar|Outstanding
stencils|Printing devices
steppers|Chorus girls
stereos|Audio systems
stereos|Hi-fi equipment
sterile|Barren
sterile|Barren
sterling|Silver grade
steroids|Controversial compounds
stetson|Hat for Hoss
stewards|Servant supervisors
stiller|Meara's partner
stimuli|Spurs
stingers|Brandy-based drinks
stinted|Limited
stirring|Boxing area in a prison?
stockier|More thickset
stoical|Impassive
stoical|Imperturbable
stokers|Furnace tenders
stomach|Stand
stomata|Mouths
stomate|Having tiny openings, as leaves
stonier|More unfeeling
stoniest|Least fit for farming
stopped|Checked
storage|Summer place for furs
stories|Lardner products
stouter|More courageous
stoutish|On the plump side
straggle|Fall behind
straight|HAND
strainer|Kitchen utensil
straiten|Restrict, in a way
straitlacedly|How Victorians acted
stranded|Like Crusoe
strands|Maroons
strange|Golfer Curtis
stranger|Tramontane
strangle|Hulk Hogan hold
strapless|Like some gowns
strawberry|Met who became a Dodger
strayed|Wandered
streaker|Comet, e.g.
stressed|Underlined
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
stretchy|Elastic
streusel|Crumbly, sugary cake topping
striated|Streaked
strifeless|Peaceful
striptease|Ecdysiast's forte
striven|I have ___ to be Thine . . . : Melville
strives|Attempts
strives|Tries hard
strobile|Pine cone
stroked|Rubbed gently
student|Collegian
students|Part of S.D.S.
stylize|Make conventional
styrene|Compound used in synthetic rubber
styrenes|Synthetic rubber bases
sublets|Finds a second renter
sublimate|Purify, in a way
subtleties|Elusive points
subtribe|Mindanao's Tasadays, e.g.
succotash|Narragansett vegetable dish
sugarloaf|Rio's mountain
sukiyaki|Meat dish in Osaka
sultana|Seedless grape
sunglasses|Cheaters
sunlight|SOL'S BENISON
superpower|Dominant state
supersedes|Replaces
supersonic|Faster than sound
supervisor|Overseer
surfing|Shore sport
surprise|Astonishment
swaddles|Wraps, in a way
swamper|Handyman
sweatshirt|Anagram of SWARTHIEST
sweetens|Adds instruments to make a lusher sound
sweetheart|Darling
swineherd|Gurth, in "Ivanhoe"
sybarite|Sensualist
sycamore|Buttonwood
syllable|Word unit
synergic|Cooperative
synopses|Précis
synoptic|Presenting a general view
tabaret|Upholstery material
tactical|Expedient
tailgate|Kind of picnic
tailspin|Sudden descent
tainted|Contaminated
takeout|Kind of order
takeout|Restaurant order
talebearer|Gossip
talents|Gifts
talents|Pelf for Plato
tallest|An adjective for Sears Tower
talliers|Scorekeepers
tallness|Height
tamales|Cantina fare
tamales|Mexican dish
tamarack|A larch
tanager|Passerine bird
tanager|Scarlet bird
tangelos|Citrus fruits
tantras|Hindu religious reading
tapered|Diminished gradually
taproom|Place where beer is served
taproot|Plant part
tarlatan|Cotton fabric for costumes
tarries|Dillydallies
tarries|Drags one's feet
tarries|Lingers
tarsiers|Nocturnal primates
tartars|Hot-tempered ones
tassels|Mortarboard pendants
tassies|Small drinks in Scottish pubs
tattler|Telltale
tattles|Rats
teacake|It goes with the punch
teacart|Serving vehicle
teacarts|Scone movers
teakettle|Kitchen container
teammates|Ruth and Gehrig, e.g.
teargas|Lacrimator
teashop|Busy place, 4:00 P.M., London
teasing|Hair-raising activity
teetotal|Abstain completely
tellers|Bank employees
temerarious|Rash
temperance|Moderation
tempest|Commotion
templet|Pattern
tempters|Sirens
tenants|Flat dwellers
tenants|Socagers, e.g.
tendered|Proffered
tenderly|Clooney hit: 1955
tendons|Achilles' tissues
tendril|Climbing plant's leafless organ
tenement|Slum sight
tepidity|Lukewarm state
tepidly|In a lukewarm way
teratoid|Monsterlike
termites|House-wrecking group
terrace|Patio's cousin
terrapin|Freshwater turtle
terrene|Earthly
terrestrials|Earthlings
terrific|Astounding
territory|Guam, to U.S.
tessera|Mosaic piece
testers|Canopies over altars
testudo|Ancient Roman military shelter
tetanus|Lockjaw
tetrode|Vacuum tube
thereafter|Subsequently
thereto|And ___ I plight thee . . .
thickset|Chunky
thirdly|Adverb in a countable series
thirteen|Triskaidekaphobic item
threaded|Interwoven, in a way
thrilled|In seventh heaven
thriver|Flourisher
throaty|Guttural
thrones|High order of angels
throttle|Choke
thurible|CENSER
tightwad|Skinflint
tigress|Fierce or courageous woman
tiniest|Adjective for a runt
tipples|Bends an elbow
tiresome|Humdrum
tisanes|Aromatic teas
titivate|Make smart or spruce
titrated|Analyzed chemical constituents
titubant|Unsteady; staggering
toehold|Slight advantage
toeplate|Protection for a loafer
tolerant|Forbearing
tolerate|Bear
tollhouse|Kind of cookie
tombolos|Island-to-mainland sandbars
tomcats|Back-fence yowlers
tomfoolery|Class Clown
tonight|West Side Story tune
topical|Pertaining to a place
topknot|Crest of feathers
toreador|Escamillo, e.g.
torments|Pesters
tortilla|A bread in Cancun
tosspot|Barfly
tottery|Unsteady
tougher|Not so easy
touters|They give tips at tracks
touters|Tip givers at the Big A
towline|Tug's hawser
tractate|Dissertation
tractor|Farm vehicle
trainee|Apprentice
trampled|Trod upon
tramplers|Heavy steppers
trampoliner|Tumbler, at times
transacts|Conducts business
transcendental|Metaphysical
transience|Anagram of NECTARINES
transit|Theodolite
transmit|Convey
trappers|John Jacob Astor et al.
traverse|Move through
treadle|Bus platform
treason|Dreyfus trial subject
treasure|Cherish
treasure|Stevenson's island
treaters|They pickup the tab
treatise|Monograph
trebles|Increases threefold
treetop|Rock-a-bye-baby on the ___
trellis|Latticed gazebo
trellis|Latticework
tremolos|Organ devices
tremors|Earthquake phenomena
trendier|More mod
tresses|Locks
triangle|Bermuda ___
tridents|Three-pronged spears
trimester|Three-month term
triolet|Its rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB
trireme|Ancient galley
trireme|Phoenician vessel
trisect|Cut into thirds
troller|Piscatory rover
tropical|Adjective for a metaphor
trotted|Jogged
trotter|Meadowlands performer
trotter|Race horse at Yonkers
trotters|Some Meadowlands competitors
trudger|Plodding one
trustee|College president's overseer
trustee|Estate administrator
tsarinas|Empresses at the Winter Palace
tubular|Cylindrical
turbots|Some flounders
turtledove|{/Slow pacifist?/}
turtleneck|Nonreptilian sweater
turtleneck|Type of sweater
turtles|Testudinates
tutored|What Aristotle did for Alexander the Great
ululates|Hoots like an owl
umpires|There is three ___ in this matter: W.S.
umpires|Diamond figures
unadult|Childish
unattended|Sans retinue
underbrush|Impeding sylvan mass
undergo|Endure
undergone|Opposite of overcome?
understands|Sees
understate|Set forth with restraint
unearned|Describing certain income
unhands|Lets go, in a melodrama
unicorn|Fabulous horselike creature
unicycle|Big wheel in the circus world
universal|Catholic
unlaces|Opens hightops
unlearned|Ignorant
unordered|In random sequence
unreliable|Not to be trusted
unsavory|Distasteful
unseeing|Blind
unweave|Disentangle
upstage|Supercilious
upstairs|Above the ground floor
urgency|Insistence
usefully|In an advantageous way
utopians|Idealists
utterances|Vocal expressions
uttermost|Extreme
vaguest|Most obscure
vainest|Most peacockish
vaudeville|Milieu of Moran and Mack
veering|Swerving
venerate|Worship
venerator|Priest saying Mass, e.g.
verbose|Prolix
veteran|Ex-serviceman
vulture|Greedy predator
wallets|Money holders
wallflower|She's not the belle of the ball
wandered|Roved
warhead|Missile's forward part
warpath|Road to conflict
wassails|Toasts
wastrel|Good-for-nothing
wastrels|Rounders
waterbed|Choice for a Wave's boudoir?
watercress|A garnish
watercress|Garnish used by chefs
watercress|Salad ingredient
waterfalls|American and Horseshoe
waterloo|Any decisive defeat
waylaid|Ambushed
weariful|Vexatious
weatherman|Willard Scott is one
weeders|Garden devices
westing|Following the sun
whatever|___ is, is right: Pope
wheelbarrow|Vehicle for Molly Malone
wheelie|Biker's up-front maneuver
wherewithal|Money
whispers|Bergman's "Cries and ___"
wildcards|DEUCES?
wingchair|Parlor piece
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wrestle|Emulate Gorgeous George
written|___ on the Wind, 1956 film
xenolith|Certain rock fragment
yachting|One way the rich get soaked?
yardarms|Spar parts
yearned|Had a hankering
yielded|Threw in the towel
zombies|Halloween visitors?
zoological|Kind of garden
zwieback|Rusk
zygotes|Fertilized egg cells
abalone|Gastropod mollusk
abandon|Desert
abandoned|Left in the lurch
abandons|Forsakes
aberrant|Exceptional
ablates|Carries away
abolishes|Ends
aboriginal|Indigenous
aborted|Canceled at Canaveral
aborted|Scrubbed a mission
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Side by side
absentee|Truant, possibly
absentees|Some ballots or voters
abysses|Bottomless pits
academia|College milieu
accedes|Is agreeable
acceptor|Draft signer
accessed|Made contact with
accipiter|A hawk
accosted|Confronted
accurst|Damned or detestable
acetone|Paint solvent
acetone|Paint solvent
aconite|Monkshood
acoustic|What one plays pool with?
acquiesce|Comply tacitly
actinic|Type of ray
adagios|Slow musical pieces
adamant|Unyielding
adenoid|Of lymph glands
adorable|Charming
adrenal|Situated near the kidneys
adulate|Admire servilely
adulate|Flatter
advantages|Edges
advised|Counseled
aediles|Games supervisors in old Rome
aerates|Oxygenates
aerator|Lawn device
aerials|Forward passes
aerials|Some torpedoes
aerobic|Type of exercise
aerosol|___ bomb (gas-pressure device)
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Like Dorian Gray
agnostics|They just don't know
agriculture|Husbandry
aileron|Section of a wing
airboat|Everglades transportation
airline|El Al is one
airliners|Volant jumbos
airlines|J.F.K. tenants
airstrip|Landing site
airstrip|Runway at J.F.K.
alabaster|Smooth and white
alabasters|Varieties of gypsum
alameda|City near Oakland
alameda|Tree-lined promenade
alamode|Thin silk fabric
alarmed|Fearful
alarmed|Fearful
albumen|Egg white
albumin|Protein in milk
alexander|Brandy cocktail
alfresco|Out-of-doors
algebra|High-school subject
algebra|Math can be "a garble"
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Estrange
alienor|One who transfers property
alienor|One who transfers property
aligners|Auto mechanics, at times
aliment|Food
aliment|Nourishment
alimony|Carson expenditure
allegers|People making statements
alleges|Asserts without proof
alleges|Declares sans proof
allegro|Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
allover|Type of pattern
allseed|Goosefoot, e.g.
alpenstock|Broker's Swiss shares selection?
alpinist|Mountain climber
altered|Modified
altered|Revised
altimeter|Instrument measuring elevation
amassed|Gathered
amassers|Greedy ones
ambrosia|Fruity dessert
ambuscades|Surprise attacks
ameliorate|Improve
amiable|Neighborly
amnesty|Pardon
amoebas|One-celled creatures
amoebas|Simple protozoans
amoretto|Infant cupid
amorists|Casanovas
amorists|Lovers
amperes|Electrical units
ampersand|&
ampulla|Ecclesiastical vessel
amulets|Talismans
anacolutha|Breaks in grammatical sequence
anaconda|Type of poker game
anagram|Logogriph
anchorite|Religious recluse
andante|Musical tempo
anemone|Windflower
angrily|With wrath
angular|Lean and bony
angular|Sharp-cornered
animadvert|___ upon (comment critically)
animalcula|Paramecium, rotifer, etc.
animals|Fauna
animate|Liven
animate|Make Mickey move
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anklebone|Talus
annotate|Make critical comments
anodyne|Paregoric
anomaly|Peculiarity
antarctic|South Pole region
anteater|Hill invader
antedate|Precede chronologically
antedates|Precedes in time
antelope|Range animal
anthill|Formican mound
anthill|Formicary
antihero|Don Quixote or Leopold Bloom
antipode|Exact opposite
antlions|Adult doodlebugs
antsier|More restless
apaches|Army helicopters
apartments|Some urban dwellings
aphasia|Speech impairment
apollos|Handsome young men
apostasy|Desertion of faith
apostate|Renegade
apothecary|Druggist
appended|Added
appendix|Supplement
applejack|Fermented cider
applies|Spreads on
appoint|Designate
apprise|Inform
approach|Chip shot
appropriateness|Suitability
approves|Gives the high sign
arbiter|Judge
arbiter|Referee
arbitrary|Unrestricted; despotic
architects|Bezaleel et al.
areolas|Botanical interstices
argonaut|Gold-rush figure in 1849
argosies|Merchant ships
ariette|Short melody
aristas|First family of Mexico: 1851-53
armadillo|Mammal found from Argentina to the Southern U.S.
armored|Like tanks
armrests|Car comforts
arnicas|Sprain applications
arousal|Alarm clock's accomplishment
arpeggio|Musical chord
arrayed|Decked out
arrears|Overdue items
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrival|Advent
arsenals|Places for matériel
arterial|Main route
arteries|Heart vessels
article|A, e.g.
artiest|Most bohemian
artisans|Skilled tradesmen
artiste|Dancer like Martha Graham
artistically|In an esthetic way
artists|Experts in deceit
artless|Ingenuous
artless|Ingenuous
artless|Ingenuous
artless|Naïve
ascended|Went up
ascetic|Anchorite, e.g.
ashamed|Mortified
askance|Skeptically
aspartame|Sugar substitute
asphalt|Road base
aspirate|Make the h-sound
aspirers|They have high hopes
aspiring|Aiming high
assailant|Attacker
assailed|Attacked
assault|Violent winner of 1946 Derby?
assents|Acquiesces
assessor|One with a taxing job
assignee|Agent
assignee|Recipient of a right, in law
assists|Aids
assists|Helps
associate|Colleague
assorts|Classifies
assorts|Classifies
assumed|Feigned
assumes|Takes for granted
assures|Gives one's word
asterisk|Star on a page
astragali|Ankles
astride|Straddling
astronaut|Michael Collins, e.g.
astronomer|Galileo was one
atabals|Moorish drums
atavist|Throwback
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Workplace for Degas
ateliers|Workshops
athlete|Olympics entrant
atlases|Cartographers' books
atoning|Contrite person's activity
attached|Tied on
attaches|State Department employees
attacks|Has at
attends|Goes to
attester|One who gives evidence
attests|Bears witness
attired|Clothed
attires|Arrays
attract|Have magnetic power
attract|Magnetize
attracts|Captivates
audacities|Insolent acts
auditor|Account examiner
auditorium|The principal's classroom
auroras|Atmospheric emissions
auspicate|Inaugurate, in a way
austere|Uncompromising
autarchy|Absolute sovereignty
auteurists|Believers in film directors' full control
autoclave|Kin of a pressure cooker
autocrats|Domineering people
automaton|Robot
autumns|Falls
availed|Served the purpose
avarice|Greed
avenges|Retaliates
avenues|Madison and Grant
avenues|Modes of access
averages|Some baseball statistics
averted|Turned away
aviator|Wiley or Post
avocado|Alligator pear
axolotl|A salamander
axolotl|Mexican salamander
backhanded|Like a tennis player's compliment?
backslap|Be very cordial to
badgers|Nags at
baffled|At sea
balance|Equilibrate
ballplayer|Society musician?
bananas|Woody Allen film
banners|Ensigns
banners|Pennons
banshee|Keener from Kerry
banters|Exchanges teasing remarks
baptist|Charles Evans Hughes was one
barbecue|Patio event
barbershop|Dance for tonsorial artists?
bardolater|Shakespearean fan
baronet|Title created by James I
baronial|Splendid; ample
barroom|Tavern
bartender|Gym assistant?
bastions|Strongholds
batterer|Violent one
batting|At the plate
beanies|Skullcaps
bearable|Like minor woes
bearish|Pessimistic, Exchange style
beating|Defeat
beatitude|Blessed are the meek, for one
becalmed|Like sloops on windless days
beechen|. . . spare the ___ tree!: Campbell
begonia|Shade of rose
belated|Overdue
beldame|Crone
beldame|Hag
beldame|Hag
bellyache|Gripe
beneath|Under
berated|Chided
besiege|Emulate Grant at Vicksburg
betaine|Alkaloid used in medicine
betroth|Affiance
bibliophile|Typical librarian
bigfoot|Sasquatch
billers|Accounts-receivable clerks
biotical|Of life
bismuth|Metallic element
bitterroot|Mont.'s state flower
blackbirds|Nursery-rhyme pie filler
blackboard|Slate
blamable|Deserving censure
blaring|Cacophonous
blatant|Far from subtle
blender|Culinary appliance
blessed|Consecrated
blessed|Fortunate
blister|Paint bubble
blithest|Most carefree
bluebottle|Cornflower
bluenose|Puritan
blunder|Flub
bluster|Boast
bolster|Support
bondage|Serfdom
bonnets|Easter wear
bookworm|Grind, on campus
boomboxes|Powerful, portable radios
boomerangs|Backfires
bootees|Attire for neonates
bordered|Edged
botched|Bungled
boudoirs|Women's bedrooms
brainstorm|Idea
branded|Marked for life
brasserie|Restaurant
breadbasket|Stomach: Slang
breadfruit|West Indian food plant
breadwinner|One with dependents
breakeven|Show a zero balance
breakfast|A.M. repast
breakouts|Escapes
breathe|Respire
brickbat|Critical remark
brigade|Tactical unit
brisket|Cut of beef
brittle|Easily fractured
brooded|Hatched
bruiser|Big, husky fellow
bucolic|Pastoral
bulletin|Part of A.P.B.
bumbershoot|Umbrella
bunnies|Pink-eyed sights at Easter
burning|Ardent
burrows|Digs
bushman|Australian pioneer
buttinskies|Meddlers
cabalas|Mystic systems
cabaret|Fosse's 1972 Oscar film
cabriole|Ballerina's leap
cadence|Rhythm
cadgers|They sponge
caesars|Gaius Julius and Hadrian
cakewalk|Breeze
caldrons|Large kettles
calicos|Piebalds
caloric|Of a unit of heat
calumet|Indian pipe or dance
calypso|She detained Odysseus for seven years
camcorders|Modern devices for home movies
camises|Smocks
canaille|Les Misérables mob
canescent|Growing white
cannily|In a shrewd manner
cantabile|In a singing manner
cantilever|Type of bridge
cantillate|Intone
cappers|Gamblers' informers
capstan|Part of a tape recorder
captive|Type of audience
carabiner|Piton ring for fastening ropes
caramel|Coating for an apple
caravan|Group of travelers
caravans|British homes on wheels
careers|Goes full speed
caressed|Fondled
careworn|Troubled
caricature|Exaggerated sketch
carnation|Ohio's state flower
carnation|Ohio's state flower
caroler|Noel singer
caroling|Yuletide activity
carpenter|Kind of ant
carpentry|One of the trades
carpetbags|Satchels
carriage|Victoria, e.g.
carryall|Large bag
carryout|Accomplish
cartage|Hauling charge
caseload|Lawyer's work
cassabas|Winter melons
casserole|Church-supper dish
casuist|Disingenuous reasoner
catacomb|Underground vault
catalog|Register
catalyst|Agent for action
catalyst|Spark plug of a sort
catapult|Early missile launcher
catcall|Boo's kin
cathode|Kind of current
catnips|Pet herbs?
cattleman|Wrangler
cautioned|Alerted
cavalcade|Oscar film: 1932-33
celeste|Actress Holm
celeste|Heavenly name
cellophane|Musical food wrapping?
central|In the middle
central|___ Park, N.Y.C.
cerebral|Using the intellect
certain|Unquestionable
chaired|Presided over
challenge|Call into question
chamber|Cartridge holder
chamois|Soft, thin leather
chancels|Sections for pulpits
changes|Alters
chaotic|Disordered
chaplet|Heraldic garland
chapter|___ and verse
charabanc|British bus for sightseers
charade|Elaborate pretense
charade|Pantomime of a sort
charade|Pretense
charades|Parlor game
charger|War horse
chariot|Ben-Hur's racer
charisma|Personal asset
charities|Acts of aid to the needy
charley|Steinbeck's travel companion
charred|Slightly burned
chastise|Punish
chatting|Activity at bees or soirees
checkers|Nixon's pet
cheetah|Fast cat
chenille|Bedspread fabric
chessman|King or queen
chigoes|Tropical fleas
chimera|Man, to Pascal
chimeras|Foolish fancies
chimney|This might soot you
chirred|Sang like a cicada
chitchats|Conversations re an i.o.u.?
chortle|Laugh
chowchow|Relish or canine
chrismal|Vessel for consecrated oil
chromic|___ oxide, used in metallurgy
cinchona|Quinine-supplying tree
clabber|Curdled milk, in Dixie
claimant|Mine owner, e.g.
clamored|Raised an outcry
clapboard|Slate used to ID film shots
cleanup|Make a killing
clerihew|Form of light verse
clipper|Hair trimmer
cloacae|Sewers
cloakroom|Place for outerwear
clothiers|They wish to suit you
cluster|Bunch
cluster|Star assemblage
cluttered|Messy
coaster|Bar mat
cockatoo|Australian bird
codicils|Supplements
coffret|Small chest
coherent|Logical
cohesions|Unitive acts
coleslaw|Side dish
collects|Gets it all together
colleen|Irish lass
colosseum|Gladiatorial venue
colossus|Gigantic statue
comatose|Unconscious
combustion|Act of burning
comedian|Jerry Seinfeld, e.g.
comical|Like Judy Tenuta
commensurate|Of equal extent
commons|U.K. legislative branch
commute|Lighten a prison sentence
compare|Regard as similar
composite|Something made of diverse elements
concert|Event at Tanglewood
condors|Birds of prey
coneflower|Prairie blossom
conform|Adapt
congratulations|Greetings to new parents
conjecture|Conclude by presumption
conjugality|Married state
conjugating|Latin student's task
connoted|Signified
console|Cabinet for a TV set
console|Organ structure
consomme|Broth
consort|Scrap for an inmate?
constrains|Forces
constructionist|Certain interpreter of laws
consumers|The buying public
contacts|Cornea covers
content|Satisfied
contort|Twist violently
contraband|Nicaraguan music makers?
contract|Agreement
contraindicated|Advised against a treatment
contrarily|In a stubborn way
converge|Come together
conversation|Vicar's not one to talk
converts|Proselytes
coolant|Radiator additive
cordoba|Spanish city
corneas|Transparent eye coverings
cornucopias|Abundant supplies
coronas|Long, untapered cigars
coroner|Medical examiner
coroners|Homicide officers
correct|Emend
corridas|Events for Manolete
corrupted|Made venal
corsage|Small bouquet
cortege|Retinue
cosines|Trig functions
cosmonaut|Yuri Gagarin, e.g.
costume|Ensemble
courtesans|Paramours of noblemen
coveralls|Mechanic's wear
cowhide|Boot material
crabwise|Sideways
crackerjack|Person of marked ability
cranberry|Item grown in Wareham, Mass.
cranberry|Kind of bog in Wareham, Mass.
cravats|Neckties
cravats|Ties
creature|Kind of comfort
credence|Belief
credibly|In a plausible way
creedal|Doctrinal
cresset|Oil-burning cup used as a beacon
cricket|Fair play
cringer|Shrinking one
crisper|More friable
crisply|In a brisk way
crosspatches|Peevish people
crosswalk|Pedestrian area
crosswalks|Irascible hikes?
crutches|Supports of sorts
culture|Tillage
curacao|Liqueur or cordial
custard|Dessert item
czarists|Ivan's supporters
dabbler|Dilettante
daffier|More unhinged
daintier|Nicer
dandier|More foppish
dangles|Hangs loosely
dappled|Mottled
dapples|Marks with spots
daytimes|Periods of sunlight
deadens|Muffles
deadheads|Drives back empty
dealers|Casino employees
deaneries|Ecclesiastic residences
dearness|Lovable quality
debater|Politico, at times
debates|Lincoln-Douglas talks
decalogue|The Ten Commandments
decathlon|Rafer Johnson's forte
decibel|Noise unit
decidedly|Undoubted winner of 1962 Derby?
decompose|End of quip
decorate|Adorn
decreases|Abates
decrepit|Weak
dedicate|Pledge
defense|Cry heard at an N.B.A. game
deferral|Postponement
defines|What de speeders pay?
deflated|Let air out
dehisce|Burst, as a seed pod
deletion|Erasure
delicatessen|Mayo clinic?
delineation|Sketch
deliver|Give, as an address
delivers|Emancipates
delouse|Use a pediculicide
deloused|Cleansed of parasites
deludes|Misleads
delusion|Self-deception
demanded|Gave an ultimatum
demanded|Pressed a request
demeaned|Abased
demeans|Humbles
demijohn|Large bottle
demised|Transferred, as sovereignty, by death
democrat|Tom cared about this voter?
demolish|Lay waste to
demonized|Turned into an evil spirit
demoted|Lowered in rank
denials|Noes
denials|Noes
deniers|Naysayers
denoting|Standing for
deorbit|Begin to complete a space trip
departed|Took a jet
departs|Entrains
departs|Leaves
departs|Takes off
departs|Withdraws
deportment|Behavior
deports|Sends out of the country
depredation|Despoilment
deprive|Strip, in a way
derange|Craze
deranges|Maddens
derider|He may give three jeers
derides|Mocks
desanded|Removed grit
descend|Dismount
desensitization|Loss of feeling
deserter|Rat
desertification|Dust-bowl action
deserts|Some are just
deserve|Rate
despise|Scorn
despots|Caligula and Herod
dessert|A subject of puns herein
dessert|Menu entry
dessert|Pastry or pudding
destitute|Stone broke
destroys|Ruins
detainees|People held in custody
detector|Lie or smoke follower
detente|Easing of discord
detente|Relaxation of hostilities
determine|Judgmental winner of 1954 Derby?
deterred|Discouraged
deterrents|Restraints
detests|Execrates
detonate|Explode
devastate|Lay waste
developer|One with lots to talk about
dewdrop|Morning moisture
diagram|There's one on this page
dialect|Patois
diamondback|Type of terrapin
diapason|An organ stop
diarist|Evelyn was one
diarist|John Evelyn was one
dictate|Give orders
dictator|The Great ___, Chaplin film
dictator|Chaplin's "The Great ___"
dictionary|Samuel Johnson tome
diehard|Zealot
different|Distinctive
diffusion|Osmosis, e.g.
digerati|Computer experts
dilated|Widened
dilutes|Weakens
dimeter|Line of two feet
dinette|Space off a kitchen
dinosaur|Terrible reptile
directs|Emulates Spike Lee
disable|Make hors de combat
disallow|Rule against
disaster|Train wreck, e.g.
disavow|Deny responsibility
disdain|Scorn
disentanglement|Extrication
disperse|Scatter
disrespect|Rudeness; irreverence
dissect|Analyze closely
disservice|Wrong
dissolved|Melted
distances|Some concerns of racers
distaste|Aversion
distaste|Repugnance
disunion|U.S.S.R. crisis: 1991
dithers|Angry states for Bumstead's boss?
diverter|Amusing one
divided|Split
dogcatcher|Tabby's friend?
dogfight|Aerial combat
dolphins|Miami eleven
doornail|Dead as a ___
doorpost|Jamb
doorways|Portals
dossiers|Police files
dowager|Endowed widow
dragnet|Jack Webb show
dragons|Puff and others
dramatist|Ibsen or O'Neill
dramatist|Kyd was one
draping|Hanging
draught|The act of drinking
draughts|Checkers, in Cheshire
drawees|Those on whom payment orders are issued
dreadnought|Battlewagon
dreamers|Castles-in-the-air builders
drearier|More boring
drearier|More like Poe's midnight
dressed|Clad
dresser|Courtenay role
dresses|Embellishes, with "up"
drolleries|Witty Indians?
drooling|Foolish talker's activity
drought|Extended shortage
dryness|Xerosis
duchess|Duke's wife
duelists|Athos and Burr
duffers|Links tyros
earnest|Grave
earring|Auricular adornment
earshot|Hearing range
earstones|Otoliths
easement|Right of way
easterly|Describing winds from the Orient
eatable|Esculent
eavesdroppers|End of the quip
ecclesiasticism|Church devotion
eclogue|Pastoral poem
ecotype|Environmental subspecies
editorial|Publisher's article
educate|Instruct
educates|Teaches
eelgrass|Underwater plant
eggplant|Purple-skinned fruit
eggplants|Henneries?
egotism|Conceit
egregious|Flagrant
egregious|Flagrant
eightball|Pool-hall game
ejected|Ousted
elaborate|Intricate
elastic|Like a bungee jumper's cord
elastic|Type of band
elbowed|Jostled
electee|He got the votes yesterday!
electron|Atomic particle
elegance|Refined grace
elegize|Write a lament about
element|Iron or tin, e.g.
element|Neon, e.g.
element|Plutonium, for one
elementary|Holmes adjective
elements|Indium and osmium
elements|Rudiments
elephant|G.O.P. symbol
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Improve spiritually
elevens|Cricket teams
eleventh|Describing a crucial hour
elision|Vowel omission
ellipse|Oval
elopers|Certain runaways
elucubrates|Works out by studious effort
emanated|Flowed out
emanates|Comes forth
embargo|Trade restraint
embattled|Fortified
emblematic|Representative
embolden|Give courage to
embossed|Like a cameo
embraced|Hugged
emeerate|Dubai or Kuwait: Var.
emendate|Correct
emerald|Bright green
emergent|On the rise
eminence|High station
eminent|Celebrated
eminent|Noted
emirate|Oman, e.g.
emitter|Radium, e.g.
emotional|Full of feeling
emperors|Nero et al.
employee|Wage earner
emulates|Rivals
emulsifier|Photographer's agent
enabled|Made possible
enamelled|Used japan
encaged|Like pet canaries
encases|Boxes
enchant|Transport
enclosed|Surrounded
encomium|Expression of praise
encores|Performances after performances
endeared|Made beloved
endears|Makes beloved
endeavors|Strives
endgames|Chess finales
endorse|Sustain; support
enemies|. . . naked to mine ___: Shak.
enemies|Allies, to the Axis
enemies|Brutus and Antony, e.g.
energise|Perk up, in Portsmouth
energize|Activate
engender|Bring about
engrave|Etch
engraver|Printmaker
engross|Absorb
engross|Absorb
enigmas|Riddles
enisles|Maroons
enlaces|Twines
enliven|Animate
enliven|Vivify
enneads|Groups of nine gods
ennobles|Elevates
enology|Vintner's study
enraged|Infuriated
enraged|Really angry
enrolls|Matriculates
ensiled|Stored green fodder
enslave|Bring into captivity
ensnare|Ambush
entente|International accord
entente|Political alliance
entente|Treaty of a sort
entered|Joined
entered|Joined
entered|Logged
entered|Matriculated
entertainment|Hollywood's output
entirety|Wholeness
entitle|Dub
entrain|Board the Yankee Clipper
entrain|Board the Yankee Clipper
entrance|Fascinate at the gate?
entraps|Trammels
entreat|Implore
entreat|Importune
entreated|Begged
entrees|Brasserie orders
entrepots|Warehouses
entrepreneurial|Adjective for Trump
eoliths|Old stone tools
epaulet|Uniform's shoulder piece
epicarps|Peach peels
episode|Soap segment
equivocal|Questionable
eradiate|Project, as good will
erasers|Order at Eton
erasure|Deler's choice
erasure|Deler's choice
erecting|Constructor's activity
eremite|Like nature's patient, sleepless ___: Keats
eremite|Recluse
eremite|Recluse
eremites|Anchorites
eremites|Hermits
eristic|Controversial
erosion|Environmentalist's concern
erosive|Like wind and rain
errands|What gofers run
erratic|Unpredictable
eructation|Volcanic activity
erudite|Lettered
erudite|Scholarly
eruditely|In a learned way
escalloped|Baked with a breadcrumb topping
escapade|Wild prank
escolar|A snake mackerel
esoteric|Recondite
especial|Exceptional
espials|Secret sightings
essence|Core
essence|Pith
essences|Perfumes
estancia|Argentine cattle ranch
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteemed|Venerated
esteems|Admires
esteems|Honors
esthete|Art lover
estimate|Appraisal
estival|Of summer
estrange|Keep apart
estrins|Certain hormones
etagere|Whatnot
etamine|Cotton fabric
etamine|Loosely woven cotton
etamine|Loosely woven cotton fabric
etching|Whistler product
eternal|Endless
eternities|Long waiting periods, seemingly
etoiles|Stars over Sedan
evaders|Clever escapees
evanescence|Gradual disappearance
eveners|Textile-machine devices
evenings|Times for soirees
eventual|Ultimate
eventuated|Resulted
evermore|Always
evictions|Ousters
evidence|D.A.'s need
evidence|Grounds for belief
evolute|Geometric curvature center
evolved|Developed gradually
excepted|Left out
exemptions|Taxpayers' delights
exhaled|Blew smoke rings
exigent|Pressing
exposal|Disclosure
expression|Saying
exterminate|Work out all the bugs?
external|On the outside
extinguish|Snuff out
extraneous|Not essential
extremely|Very
exudate|Discharged matter
eyelash|Mascara recipient
eyelash|Metaphoric word for a close call
eyeless|Huxley's "___ in Gaza"
eyewitness|Litigant's supporter, often
facelift|Cosmetic surgery
falcons|Atlanta eleven
fascism|Totalitarian government system
fattest|Most corpulent
faultfinders|Earthquake geologists?
faultfinders|Some linesmen?
fearsome|Redoubtable
feasting|Epicurean activity
federal|Part of F.B.I.
feldspar|Rock-forming mineral
femaleness|Essence of motherhood or womanhood
fervently|With zeal
fescennine|Obscene
festoons|Daisy chains, e.g.
fevered|Kind of pace
fiction|Dickens's forte
fielded|Handled a grounder
filibuster|Capitol Hill ploy
finesses|Bridge ploys
finitude|Quality of being limited
fireballs|Shooting stars
firstborn|Cause for joy
flapjacks|Frost-Sprat spat?
flasher|Certain traffic signal
flatter|Praise effusively
fleabane|Fido's favorite plant?
flibbertigibbet|Flighty person
flirted|Played at love
floater|Vagrant
floodgate|Sluice
flosses|Cleans between teeth
flowerlike|Delicate; graceful
flowerpot|Geranium container
fluoride|Tooth-saving compound?
foolhardy|What Stan tries to do to Oliver?
forborne|Withheld
foretold|Practiced pyromancy
forgeries|Illegal copies
fortieth|South Dakota, the ___ State
fortune|What Perot has made
founded|Established
fourscore|Start of an address
fragile|Word stamped on a package
fragmented|Broken
frantic|Overwrought
fraternity|Brotherhood
fraying|Becoming raveled
freebie|Movie pass, e.g.
frigate|Combat vessel
frisked|Searched bodily
futures|Certain commodities
gabfest|Informal chatter
gaillardia|Blanketflower
gainsay|Deny
galumphing|Moving along like the Jabberwock's slayer
garcons|French waiters
garland|Country of long fish?
garlanded|Decked with leis
garrote|Spanish device for capital punishment
gasoline|Reo's requirement
gathers|Assembles
gendarme|Maigret colleague
general|Save-a-Soul Mission V.I.P.
gentlemanliness|Officer quality
geometric|Kind of progression
gestation|Period of slow development
getters|Givers' opposites
girandole|Rotating firework
gladiator|Roman arena fighter
gleaners|Millet subject
gliders|Kin of porch swings
glimmer|Inkling
glossaries|Text explanations
goalies|Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog
goatees|Vandykes' kin
gobbledygook|Vapid verbiage
godparents|Christening sponsors
goldeneye|Swift, diving duck
goodmen|Are you ___ and true?: Shak.
gossamer|Filmy cobweb
grading|Teacher's job
graduated|Got a sheepskin
grandchild|Absalom, to Jesse
granddaddy|Pop's pop
grandfather|Type of clock
grandsons|Jacob and Esau, to Abraham
granting|Philanthropist's activity
grapevine|Rumor mill
graphemes|Writing-system units
grapple|Clinch
grasped|Held fast
grassed|Sodded over
grassier|More lawnlike
greatest|Quotation: Part II
greatness|Amplitude
greenhorn|Beginner
greyish|Almost white
grilled|Broiled
grindstone|Place for a beezer?
groaner|Pun
grossness|Coarse quality
gruesome|Grisly
grumble|Mutter complaints
guayule|Mexican rubber plant
haberdashery|A CLOTHING SHOP
habitue|Regular
hackman|Popeye Doyle's portrayer
haggard|Careworn
hamadryads|King cobras
hamster|Gerbil cousin
handlers|Boxers' aides
handouts|Free samples
handshake|Agreement symbol
happened|Came to pass
harasser|Molester
hardscrabble|Yielding little for much toil
harness|Gear for Dobbin
harridan|Scold
harried|Under stress
hashish|Marijuana relative
hastened|Moved quickly
hastier|More precipitate
haziest|Last in clarity
headdresses|Frocks for locks?
headrest|Car-seat adjunct
headset|Earphone with a microphone attached
hearses|Funeral vehicles
heartens|Encourages
heartier|More cordial
heavens|Expression of surprise
hectograms|Small units of weight
hedging|Investing defensively
hedonist|Consummate carouser
hegemony|Dominance
heiresses|Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton
helicon|Abode of the Muses
helmets|Giants' gear
heredity|Genetically derived qualities
heredity|Mendel subject
heritage|Birthright
heritor|Beneficiary
hermitic|Reclusive
heroical|Grandiloquent
hesitant|Disinclined
hesitates|Holds back; demurs
hibachi|Japanese brazier
hieratic|Of ancient writing
himself|Master of a Dublin domicile
hippies|Flower people
hipster|Trendy one
hirsute|Pilose
historians|Commager and Durant
hitched|Caught a free ride
hoarsen|Become harsh, as a voice
hobbies|Leisure-time pursuits
holiday|Hepburn-Grant film: 1938
holland|N.Y.C.-N.J. ___ Tunnel
hollered|Called out
homemade|Crafted from scratch
honeybun|Baker's sweet concoction
honored|Gave a roast for
honoree|Award recipient
hooligan|Happy ___, comics hero
hornets|Wasps
hornist|Brass player
hornless|Like some cattle
horseman|Rotten Row figure
hostels|Unfriendly inns?
hostler|Hobson, for one
hotrods|Mean machines
howdahs|Indian high chairs
howling|Kind of success or monkey
huckleberry|Hanna-Barbera's ___ Hound
hydrangeas|Large-bloomed bushes
hydrangeas|Showy flowers
hydrophone|Submarine detecting device
hydroplane|Speedy motorboat
hysteria|Mass follower
iceboxes|Refrigerators' predecessors
icebreaker|Opening action removing tension
idealistic|Utopian
idealists|Dreamers
ideally|Perfectly
iffiest|Most doubtful
ignited|Lit
ignites|Starts the fire
ignored|Cold-shouldered
ignores|Overlooks
ignores|Pays no attention to
illegal|A sick bird?
imageries|Figurative descriptions
imagined|Fancied
imitate|Echo
imitators|Mimics
immature|Adolescent's misconception?
immerse|Douse
immobile|Trailer's observation?
immodest|Prim woman's declaration?
impaired|Moccasin's discovery?
imparts|Gives
impasse|Has-been's admission?
impends|Looms
impetus|Stimulus
impious|Cleric's announcement?
impolite|Miss Manners's assumption?
impossible|The ___ Dream, 1965 song
impotent|Vodka's boast?
imprecates|Curses
impress|Make a dent
improvises|Ad-libs
incensed|Like an angry perfumer?
inchoate|Amorphous
incites|Provokes
incubate|Hatch artificially
indebted|Beholden
indicate|Point out
indolent|Slothful
indoors|Not al fresco
inebriate|He's three sheets in the wind
inertial|Kind of guidance system
inertial|Type of guidance, in aerospace
inferior|Subpar
inflate|Exaggerate
infomercial|Enlightening TV ad
infringes|Trespasses
ingrate|Unappreciative one
inheritor|One mentioned in a will
inhuman|Cruel
injects|Gives a shot to
inmates|Prisoners
innersole|Part of a shoe
innovate|Introduce something new
inpatient|Hospitalized one
inroads|Irruptions
insensate|Unfeeling
inspire|What Muses do
instrumentalist|Tuba player, e.g.
integer|Whole number
integral|Complete
intense|Profound
interact|Influence reciprocally
intercollegiate|Between universities
intercom|Syst. for sharing ideas
interest|It is sometimes piqued
interests|Stimulates curiosity
interferometric|Measuring wavelengths of light
interjects|Puts in the middle
intermarry|Do what Abie's Irish Rose did
internationally|Mickey Mouse is ___ famous
interne|Ward healer: Var.
intombs|Buries, old style
intoned|Vocalized
introduce|Present
intruder|Faulkner's "___ in the Dust"
intuited|Sensed
inwards|Toward the center
ionosphere|Environmentalist's concern
irksome|Exasperating
ironers|Mangle users
ironers|They mangle
ironworks|Some Bethlehem buildings
isagoge|Scholarly introduction to research
islands|Baffin and Block
isomers|Compounds used by nuclear physicists
italics|Type of type
ivories|What Truman once tickled
jabbers|Utters gibberish
jaegers|Rapacious sea birds
jailers|Turnkeys
jaspers|Manhattan College team
jawbreaker|Ring zinger?
jesters|Fools
juggernauts|Giant battleships, e.g.
jukeboxes|Nickelodeons
julienne|Veggies style
keyboard|Piano part
kibitzers|Buttinskies of a sort
killdeer|American plover
killers|Hemingway's "The ___"
kindness|For beauty lives with ___: Shak.
kingdom|Ethelwulf had one: 839-58
kneecap|Patella
kneeing|Wrestler's ploy
knishes|Items for noshing
lackluster|Dull
laconic|Terse
lacrosse|Game or Wis. city
lacrosse|Team sport of Indian origin
lactated|Produced milk
ladders|Firefighting gear
ladyship|Rank for Bea Lillie
laminae|Layers
landing|TV's "Knots ___"
language|English or Latin
largesses|Generous gifts
lateral|Gridiron pass
lateral|Kind of pass
latexes|Certain paints
launders|Does the wash
lavender|___ Blue (dilly of a song)
leadoffs|Beginnings
leakier|More unreliable, as a boat
leashes|Tethers
leather|Pendulous part of a dog's ear
lecherous|Lustful
lecithin|Fatty compound
lectern|Reading desk
legatee|Inheritor
legumes|Greengrocers' wares
lenient|Indulgent
leonine|Type of verse
leotard|Garment for Baryshnikov
lessened|Let up
letdown|Disappointment
leveret|Young hare
license|Freedom
liernes|Ribs in Gothic vaulting
lifeline|It's in the palm of your hand
limited|Restricted
lineage|Family tree
linecuts|Types of engravings
linesman|Official in lawn tennis
linoleum|Floor covering
lionise|Fuss over, English style
lipread|Understand President Bush
liripipe|Headdress streamer
lissome|Agile
listless|Unprepared for shopping?
literate|Educated
literati|Intellectuals
literati|Intelligentsia
literatim|Letter for letter
lithophyte|Coral, for one
lobelias|Plants of the bellflower family
locales|Scenes; settings
locales|Settings
locator|Claim finder
lodestar|Point of reference
logarithmically|Adverb re a John Napier invention
logistic|Art of calculating
loiterer|Drugstore cowboy
longest|Most extensive
loquacious|Talkative
loveseats|Settees
lowercase|Printer's setting
loyalty|Royce subject
lucerne|Alfalfa
lullabies|Slumber music
lunette|Crescent-shaped figure
lutenists|Some minstrels
lyrical|Like Shelley's works
lysogenic|Harboring a temperate virus
macadam|Road-surface material
machine|Washer or dryer
mackerel|Food fish
maculation|Stain
madeira|Sherry's kin
madonna|Rock entertainer
madronos|Strawberry trees
maestro|Toscanini was one
magneto|Small generator
magnolia|Show Boat role
magnolia|Southern bloomer
magnolia|State flower of La.
mailing|Catalogue merchant's activity
mailmen|Some carriers
mainlander|Californian, to a Hawaiian
maleness|Masculinity
maligns|Bad-mouths
mammies|Mothers: Colloq.
manacled|Put handcuffs on
manages|Gets by
mandril|Lathe spindle
manholes|What Ed Norton uncovered
manifesto|Formal declaration
manifolds|Engine fittings
manometers|Pressure gauges
mantillas|Mexican capes
mantras|Hindu incantations
marabou|Hat adornment
marinade|Tenderizing sauce
marinara|Hot Italian sauce
marital|Kind of bliss
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinis|Some cocktails
marvels|Mothers, certainly
massacre|___ in Rome, Burton film
massacre|Total wipeout
massage|Knead
masterpiece|Magnum opus
masters|Golf tournament at Augusta
matinal|Of the morning
matters|Is important
maydays|Erstwhile holidays in Kiev
mazeltov|Good luck, in Israel
meanies|Cinderella's stepsisters, e.g.
medalist|Award-winning Olympian
meddler|Nosey Parker
medieval|Type of Latin
megahertz|Unit of frequency
mellower|Not so raw
mendacious|Untruthful
menials|Servants
mentions|Alludes to
meritorious|Worthy
messmate|Sailor's dinner companion
metalworker|Robot?
meteoric|Pertaining to a heavenly body
meteoric|Swift and brillliant
methods|Means
microbe|Germ
middleman|Intermediary
midline|Median
mimosas|Champagne-orange juice cocktails
minaret|Adjunct to a mosque
mindset|Fixed attitude
minicam|Equipment for a TV crewman
minimum|Type of wage
minorca|Balearic island
minority|They're outnumbered
minutia|Trifling matter
misapprehension|Failure to understand
miscast|Hire Mutt to play Jeff?
misogynic|What Don Juan wasn't
misshape|Deform
missilry|A weaponry science
mission|TV's "___ Impossible"
mistrace|Make a drafting error
mistreat|Abuse
misuser|Maltreater
mitering|Elevating to a bishopric
mittens|Winter wear
modeled|Worked for Eileen Ford
modifiers|Diacritics, e.g.
mollusk|Clam
monickers|Names
monogamy|One-mate state
monopoly|Exclusive control
monumental|Like Beethoven's Ninth
moocher|Freeloader
moonrise|Lunar appearance
moonset|Luna's descent below the horizon
moorage|Anchoring place
moraine|Glacial deposit
mordent|Acciaccatura
morganite|Rose-colored beryl
mortally|Fatally
mosquito|The ___ Coast, Theroux novel
motorist|Driver
motormouth|Nonstop talker
mousses|Gelatin desserts
musical|Cats is one
musicians|Start of a quip
mutated|Altered in form
muttony|Like certain chops
mystagogue|Interpreter of religious doctrines
nameless|Anonymous
namesake|What a junior is
narcose|Stuporous
narcosis|Deep stupor
nascent|Developing
nasturtium|Popular flower
natives|Aborigines
nearest|Most proximate
neatens|Tidies
necessary|Essential
necktie|Ascot
nefarious|Extremely wicked
negated|Nullified
neglects|Disregards
negligee|Lingerie item
newscasts|Brokaw specialties
newsreel|Erstwhile movie fare
nightmare|Traumatic experience on Elm Street
nightshades|Belladonnas
nihilist|Believer in mob rule
nineteen|Score minus one
nirvana|Buddhist state
noblest|Antony's adjective for Brutus
noblest|Shakespeare's adjective for Brutus
noisome|Offensive
noncoms|Bilko and Pepper
nonesuch|Paragon
nonintoxicating|Like limeade or iced tea
nonsolid|Liquid or gaseous
nonstop|Like a workaholic's workday?
nonviolence|Philosophy preached by M.L.K.
noodles|Chow-mein ingredients
nurseryman|Pediatrician?
nutrient|Health-food substance
nutrition|Food
oarsman|Sculler
oatmeal|Breakfast food
obeisant|Deferential
objectives|Goals
oboists|Some members of the reed section
observe|Watch
obsessed|Like Melville's Ahab
obtaining|Go-getter's activity?
obviate|Prevent
octagon|Eight-sided figure
odyssey|Adventurous wandering
offered|Put a bid in
oleates|Certain ointments
oleates|Oily esters
omission|Oversight
omitters|Forgetful ones
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Former
oompahs|Marching bands' sounds
opaline|Iridescent
operant|Effective
operate|Run
operation|Military procedure
opponent|Tilden, to Hayes
opposable|Open to contravention
oppugnant|Antagonistic
oralist|Certain teacher of the deaf
oranges|Mandarin and temple
oration|Address
oratorio|Choral work
ordered|Opposite of helter-skelter
ordered|Sent for
oregano|Cook's herb
oreganos|Menthaceous plants
organdy|Very fine muslin
organelle|Specialized part of a cell
oriental|Javanese or Korean
original|Fresh and unusual
original|Prototype
origins|Sources
orioles|World Series winners: 1983
ornament|Decoration
ornately|In a rococo fashion
orotund|Resonant
orphrey|Gold embroidery
oscillate|Waver
outburst|Eruption
outcome|Issue
outdate|Render obsolete
outlined|Described in brief
outroar|Sound louder than
outsell|Surpass in venditions
outshine|Excel
outstare|Win an eye battle
outward|External
ovaries|Plant parts enclosing young seeds
overage|Surplus
overate|Gormandized
overeager|Too fervent
overeat|Pig out
overhear|Eavesdrop
overlie|Blanket
overlord|Ruler
overset|Printer's type excess
overtone|Hint; insinuation
overtone|Insinuation
overture|Musical introduction
overture|Proposal
overturned|Vanquished
pacified|Assuaged
padrone|Work-crew boss
padroni|Roles in "The Godfather"
paining|Achy
painters|They put on coats
paisanos|Compatriots
palatal|Velar
palatine|Magnificent
paleface|The ___, 1948 Hope film
paleface|The ___, Hope movie: 1948
palette|Article for Arp
palisade|Fence of stakes
palpate|Examine by touch
palpitate|Throb
panacea|Cure-all
panaceas|Cure-alls
panache|Dashing elegance
panache|Verve
pandowdies|Apple treats
panegyrist|Eulogist
panelist|Member of a discussion
panhandler|Beggar
panning|Sourdough's activity
papered|Decorated walls
paperhanger|Purveyor of phony money
parable|Tale with a moral
parades|Displays ostentatiously
parallel|Counterpart
parameters|Limits
pardners|Western sidekicks
pardons|Exculpates
parents|Sires
parishioner|Do I hire parson?
parkway|Landscaped urban thoroughfare
parleys|Talks
parliament|Official council
paroled|Released conditionally
paroles|Releases conditionally
paroles|Releases conditionally
parsnip|Biennial herb
particular|Fussy
partita|Musical suite
partner|Marley, to Scrooge
pasquinade|Satire
passages|Some are purple
passions|Ardent feelings
passive|Kind of resistance
pastern|Part of a horse's foot
pasteurize|Too quick to see?
pastiest|Most pallid
pastimes|Amusements
paternal|Fatherly
patience|Job's need
patience|Self-possession
patriot|Gulf war missile
patriot|Scud interceptor
pectoral|Breastplate
pedaled|Emulated Greg LeMond
peerage|Book of genealogies
peeress|Noblewoman
pelagic|Of the ocean
pellets|Certain charge
penances|Acts of reparation
pendular|Like part of a grandfather clock
pension|Retiree's concern
pensioners|Some retirees
peracid|Chemist's inorganic compound
perchance|Maybe
peridotite|Rock containing olivine
perigean|Type of spring tide
perimeter|Outermost limits
perorate|Speak at length
perpetual|Eternal
persists|Doesn't give up
persona|___ non grata
personal|Intimate
philanderer|Source of the quote, with "The"
philtre|Love potion
phoneme|Smallest unit of speech
pianist|Liberace was one
pianoforte|Musical oxymoron
piebald|Dappled
pierces|Barbara Bush's family
pikemen|Former foot soldiers
pillowcase|Divorce lawyer's suit?
pinchbeck|Spurious
pincushion|Seamstress's aid
pincushion|Sewing-box item
pinfeather|Young plume
pinhead|Nitwit
pinnipeds|Seals and walruses
pinstripe|Suit pattern
pinstripes|Features on Yankee uniforms
pinwheels|Rotating fireworks
pioneer|Johnny Appleseed was one
pioneers|Cooper's "The ___"
pipsqueak|Twerp
pirates|Corsairs
pirates|Pittsburgh nine
pirates|Three Rivers Stadium occupants
pistachio|Green ice cream
pistole|Louis d'or
placards|Posters
placebo|Phony medicine
placenta|Organ nourishing a fetus
plainsongs|Simple ditties?
plantain|Food staple in the tropics
plateaus|Tablelands
platelets|Tiny bodies that aid coagulation
platoon|L.A. on top
platoon|Oscar film: 1986
platypus|Duckbill
playpen|Infant's recreation area
playpen|Rattletrap?
pleaded|Supplicated
pleasant|Affable
pleases|. . . every prospect ___: Heber
pleated|Like some skirts
plenary|Complete
plurally|In a multiple sense
poaches|Hunts illegally
podesta|Italian magistrate, once
poignant|Keenly distressing
polemics|Art of disputation
polices|Keeps the peace
policies|Settled courses
popcorn|Movie-theater treat
popular|Commonly liked
portent|Forewarning
portiere|Doorway curtain
posterior|Toward the back
postman|Repetitive bell-ringer
postmen|They ring twice
potages|Thick soups
potence|Force
potentate|Monarch or dictator
potions|Philters
potluck|Late guest's fare
pounders|Cops on their beats?
pourboire|Tip at a boîte
powders|Gun and face chasers
powwows|Conferences
prancer|Santa helper
pratfalls|Clown's repertory
precasts|Forms building blocks for shipment
precede|Herald
precepts|Directives
precepts|Maxims
precipitate|Rain or snow
predate|Happen earlier
predawn|Before the crowing starts
preferred|Kind of stock
prehensile|Like a monkey's tail
prelude|Overture
premedical|Type of course for aspiring doctors
premier|Foremost
premiere|Reason for a lineup of limos
prepare|Get ready
prepays|Settles beforehand
presage|Foresight
presbyterian|Denomination that is best in prayer?
presence|Stately bearing
present|Introduce
preserve|Can
presets|Arranges beforehand
presets|Fixes beforehand
president|Madison or Grant
presider|chairman
pressed|Dunned
pretend|Feign
pretended|Feigned
pretended|Feigned
pretense|Artifice
pretension|Claim or title to
prevail|Reign
princedom|Rank of Charles or Andrew
printer|Compositor
privileges|Special rights
probate|Inheritor's headache
progeny|Issue
programs|Playbills
promenade|Square-dance figure
promise|Lick's partner
promote|Upgrade
propaganda|A socially correct goose?
prophecy|Apocalyptic revelation
prophet|Malachi, e.g.
propose|Nominate; make a motion
propose|Pop the question
prosper|Thrive
protectors|Bodyguards
protest|Object
proverb|Aphorism
provide|Furnish
provide|Supply
provoked|Vexed
provost|Military police officer
prowess|Exceptional ability
prowess|Valor; superior skill
psilocin|A hallucination
psoralen|Substance used in treating acne
pugnacious|Belligerent
punitive|Damages modifier
purslanes|Salad plants
pursuits|Occupations
queasier|More seasick
quibbled|Equivocated
quincentenary|Five-hundredth anniversary
radiant|Beaming
raggedy|Spacek's "___ Man"
railroad|Convict falsely
railroad|Convict falsely and quickly
railroad|Frame
rainier|Monaco monarch
rainmaker|B. Lancaster film, with "The": 1956
raisings|Barn bees
ramparts|Key watched o'er them
ransoms|Deliverances
rarebit|Cheese dish
rascals|Unscrupulous people
ratatat|Drum beat
ratchet|Toothy wheel
rattiest|Most shabby
ravelin|Type of fortification
reaches|Attains
readable|Easy on a bibliophile's eyes
readable|Legible
readable|Unlike most hen tracks
realist|Practical person
realist|Pragmatic person
realistic|Practical
realtor|Estate agent, of a sort
realtor|Land broker
reappraise|Assess anew
reascend|Rise again
reasons|Causes
reassure|Encourage
rebaited|Loaded hooks anew
rebated|Gave a discount to
rebirth|Renaissance
rebuffed|Gave the cold shoulder
recedes|Slopes backward
receipt|Expense-account item
rechart|Take a different course
recipes|Child's concoctions
reckless|Like Jehu
reclaim|Rescue
recline|Lie back
recusal|Judicial disqualification
redactions|New editions
redactor|Diaskeuast
redactors|Blue-pencil wielders
reddened|Blushed
redeemable|Like stocks and bonds
redefine|Set new boundaries
redline|Jones's "The Thin ___"
redowas|Bohemian dances
redress|Compensation
redskin|Washington athlete
reechoes|Canyon phenomena
reefers|Jackets
reelers|Anglers, at times
reentered|Registered again
referral|Recommendation, in a way
refines|Purifies
reflate|Expand credit
refloat|Right a grounded ship
refloods|Submerges again
refract|What lenses do
refresh|Invigorate
regreens|Paints Fifth Ave. for St. Patrick's Day?
regress|Backslide
regroup|Form a new structure
rehearse|Practice for the big show
reinstate|Place in statu quo
reinstate|Restore to a former position
reinstate|Restore to office
rejectee|Unfit one
relapse|Backslide
relapsed|Backslid
relapsed|Slipped back
related|Connate
relaters|Describers
relates|Tells
relation|Tie
relations|Kin
relatives|Holiday visitors
relayed|Passed along
relayed|Sent along
released|Freed
releases|Issuances by P.R. people
reliant|Trusting
relieve|Replace a starter
reliever|Fireman of a sort
relieves|Mitigates
religiosity|Devoutness
relishes|Savors
remained|Stayed
remapped|Charted anew
remarks|Notes
remarry|Emulate Liz Taylor
remnant|Leftover
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Contrition
renders|Performs
rendezvous|Tryst
reneged|Broke an agreement
renewal|Subscriber's action
renovation|Repair
renters|Some drivers
reopened|Resumed a discussion
repairs|Betakes oneself
repartee|Snappy comeback
repasts|Feasts
repaving|Activity for a road crew
repetend|Refrain
repetition|Rote
repetitive|Like iterations
reporter|Member of the Fourth Estate
reporter|Possibly a cub
reports|Accounts
reposes|Has a siesta
reposit|Put back
representatives|The House
represses|Quashes
reprint|Facsimile of a sort
reproacher|Judge, at times
reproof|Censure
reproof|Expression of censure
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
requiescat|___ in pace
rereads|Peruses again
resales|Secondhand transactions
resales|Thrift-shop concerns
rescind|Abrogate
rescind|Abrogate
rescind|Take back
rescore|Orchestrate anew
rescuers|Lifesavers
reseated|Did an usher's job
reseats|Elects the incumbent
reselect|Change a choice
resemble|Look like
resents|Is indignant
reservoirs|Stockpiles
residers|Livers
residue|Distillation leftovers
resigner|Quitter of sorts
resiles|Shrinks back
resists|Strives against
resoled|Did a cobbler's job
resoles|Cobbles
resolve|Firmness of purpose
resonance|Rapport; empathy
resonate|Re-echo
resource|Usable asset
respire|Breathe
respires|Breathes
respite|Break
responds|Answers
response|Answer
restart|Begin anew
restate|Iterate
restore|Put back
restored|Put back into shape
results|Outcomes
resumes|Job-hunting tools
retable|Decorative altar structure
retailer|Wholesale buyer, usually
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retainer|Legal arrangement
retesting|Second-checkup action
retinue|Cortege
retiree|Pensioner, often
retires|Calls it a day
retitle|Change a name
retools|Updates a factory's gear
retorts|Comebacks
retorts|Lab equipment
retrace|Track previous steps
retreat|Flag-lowering ceremony
retrousse|Turned up
returns|Revenues
reuniter|Alumni-day head
reveler|One making merry
reveres|Adores
reveries|Dreamy instrumental compositions
reverse|Back gear
rewrite|Do some editing
rhetoric|Artificial eloquence
rhodium|Rare element in platinum ores
rialtos|Theater districts
riotous|Very disorderly
riparian|Riverbank dweller
riposte|Counterstroke
ripsnorter|Wow
rivalry|Competition
riveted|Held firmly
roadblock|Barricade by police cars
rockets|N.B.A. team
roister|Swagger
rolltop|Desk style
romance|Italian insects?
rosarian|Cultivator of floribundas
roseate|Bright or promising
rosebuds|Young flowers
rosemary|Mint "for remembrance"
rosette|Ornament made of ribbons
rotaries|Traffic circles in New England
rotifer|Aquatic animalcule
roulette|Toothed wheel
roulette|Wheel of fortune
roundtable|Algonquin's literary luncheon club
roundtable|Meeting place for Arthur
roundup|___ the usual suspects ("Casablanca" quote)
roundup|Common scene in westerns
rousers|Reveille players
rubrics|Red headings
rumormonger|Quidnunc
russets|Certain apples
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
ruttish|Lustful
sabines|Apennine Italians subjugated by the Romans
sacrament|Baptism, e.g.
sacrosanct|Inviolable
saddened|Made depressed
saddles|Empty ___, 1936 song
saintliness|Sinless Tina has this quality
salable|Suitable for the block
salamis|Telamon ruled here
saleable|Fit to be marketed
saleratus|Baking soda
salesman|End of a Miller title
salesmen|Loman's colleagues
salient|Noticeable
salines|Certain solutions
salinity|Saltiness
salmonella|Food-poisoning bacteria
saloons|Carry Nation's targets
saloons|Nation's targets
saltatory|Proceeding by leaps
saltbox|Type of N.E. colonial dwelling
salutations|Letter openers
saluted|Praised
samisen|Japanese guitar
samovar|Russian urn
samovar|Urn
sangaree|Tall drink garnished with nutmeg
sapphire|Blue corundum
sarcasm|Caustic wit
sardines|Pilchards
sardines|Young pilchards
sassafras|Flavoring bark
satanic|Wicked
satirical|Like Mark Russell's shows
saturate|Soak thoroughly
saturating|Firefighters' activity
saturnalia|Bawdy Roman festival
saucers|Ufologist's concern
saunter|Stroll
sausage|Kielbasa, e.g.
savants|Scholarly souls
saviors|Redeemers
savorous|Flavorful
sawyers|Certain millworkers
sawyers|Some lumbermen
sayonara|Goodbye on the Ginza
scaling|Fish preparation
scanner|Photoelectric device
scanner|Type of radio receiver
scapegrace|Rogue
scatters|Strews
scatting|Chased feline's activity
scented|Like most soap
scented|Perfumy
sceptic|Dubious one, in Devonshire
schedule|Make time for
schemer|Machinator
scholar|Erasmus was one
schooner|Two-masted sailing vessel
science|Organized body of knowledge
scoters|Sea ducks
scrabble|Claw at
scrabble|Popular board game
scraggy|Rough
scraper|Driver's must in a snowy clime
scrapes|Escapades
scrappy|Belligerent
screamers|Sensational headlines
scrolled|Curled, as a Torah
seabirds|Gannets
seacoast|Land bordering the Caspian
seafarer|The Owl or the Pussy-cat
sealskin|Pinniped's fur
seamers|Certain sewers
seamers|Garment workers
seaplane|Amphibian
searing|Steakhouse chef's action
seasoner|Salt, e.g.
seconds|Dieter's no-no
seconds|Duelers' aides
secretariat|Diplomatic winner of 1973 Derby?
section|Tangerine part
secured|Chained
secures|Fastens
secures|Gets
sedated|Quieted
sedation|Treatment for hyperactivity
sediment|Dregs
sedition|Allen and ___ Acts: 1798
seduces|Leads astray
seedless|Like some grapes
seethed|Boiled
seethes|Boils
semanteme|Linguistic-meaning unit
semantic|Of different meanings of words
senator|Capitol figure
senator|Ranger, before 1972
senecas|N.Y. Indian tribe
senoras|Sevilla matrons
senores|Gentlemen from Cádiz
senores|Madrid misters
senseless|Asinine
sensory|Afferent
sentence|Life is the longest one
sentient|Conscious
sentries|Guards
serenades|Courtship songs
serials|Soaps, e.g.
seringa|Brazilian rubber tree
sermons|Peale's appeals
serpents|Ophidians
servants|Kind of quarters
sesames|Opening words?
session|Legislative meeting
session|Meeting
sessions|Freud's appointments
setback|Reverse
settees|Spots for lounge lizards
settles|Comes to rest
sevenths|Musical intervals
several|Quite a few
sewerage|Waste-disposal system
shadrach|He escaped incineration
sharpens|Hones
sheerly|In a perpendicular way
sheilas|Young women, to Aussies
shellac|Varnish
shepherd|Flock guardian
shielded|Provided cover for
shields|Escutcheons
shiners|Fight mementos
shiniest|Most lustrous
shirttail|Distantly related
shoestring|Kind of operation or catch
shoestring|Low capital
shooter|Michael Jordan is one
shooter|Triggerman
shooter|Word with pea or straight
shopman|Salesclerk: Br.
shortcake|Dessert choice
showdown|Confrontation
shrewish|Like Kate
shrieky|Given to wild laughter
shutout|Baseball pitcher's delight
shutout|Baseballing winner of 1942 Derby?
shyster|Ambulance-chaser, e.g.
shyster|Pettifogger
siamese|Thai
sidelong|Indirect
sidestep|Evade
sidewalks|Pedestrian pathways
sierras|Mountain chains
sierras|Western range
signatures|Declaration addenda
silenced|Gagged
silicate|Cement component
silicone|Controversial implant
similes|Plath ploys
simulate|Feign
sincere|Frank
sinkhole|Surface depression due to a mine collapse
sinuate|Winding
situate|Locate
situate|Position
situated|Placed
sixteen|Sweet age
sixteen|Sweet age
skatoles|Perfume fixatives
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skiable|Like a snowy slope
skipjack|Bluefish
sklented|Slanted, Scottish style
skyscraper|Sears Tower, e.g.
slaloms|Skis between gates
slantways|Obliquely
slapdash|Slipshod
slaters|Roofers
slattern|Draggletail
slayers|Holmes's quarry
sledder|Luge lover
sleeper|Woody Allen film
sleepers|Surprise hits
sleepers|Unexpected winners
slender|Svelte
slimier|More offensive
slipcover|False alibi?
slipcover|Sofa protection
slovens|Slatterns
sluggard|Slothful one
smarter|More intelligent
smelted|Scorified ore
smilers|Happy people
smitten|Inspired with love
smolders|Burns with smoke and no flame
smothered|Stifled
snaring|Trapper's activity
snarled|Tangled
snarler|Surly one
sneaker|One of a cager's pair
sneakers|Court wear
sneered|Displayed contempt
sneered|Displayed disdain
sneered|Showed disdain
snifter|Brandy container
sniggers|Tehees
snookered|Deceived: Slang
snooped|Got nosy
snorers|Nocturnal sawyers
snorters|Horses, at times
snowing|Welcome word at Killington
soapstone|Steatite
sobriety|Temperance
sociobiological|Of a study of animal and human behavior
sockeye|Type of salmon
softeners|Washday aids
softness|Pillow's quality
soirees|Evening events
soirees|Evening parties
soirees|Purposeful parties
solaced|Alleviated distress
solaria|Sunrooms
solarium|Enclosed porch
solitary|Lone
solstice|A turning point
somatic|Corporeal
soothed|Comforted
sorcerer|Warlock
sorrels|Buckwheat-family weeds
sorrier|More wretched
sorrows|The ___ of Young Werther, Goethe novel
sources|Fonts
sourest|Most unpleasant
soutane|Cassock
spaceship|Vessel of the future
spangle|Sequin
spangled|Glittered, in a way
sparrows|City birds
sparser|Less dense
spartan|Laconic
spatial|Of an astronaut's environment
spatulas|Kitchen aids
speaker|House chair
speaker|Tip O'Neill was one
speaker|Tom Foley, e.g.
spearhead|Lead an attack
spearing|Primitive hunting method
species|Category lower than genus
spectra|Broad ranges of related ideas
speeder|He goes like 60
speeder|Radar victim
speller|Bee participant
speller|Little Red Schoolhouse book
spellers|Working orthographers
spenders|Storekeepers' favorites
spheres|Orbs
spicery|Mace repository of yore
spiders|Frying pans
spinach|Popeye's muscle-builder
spineless|Cowardly
spirals|Helices
spireas|Rosaceous shrubs
splinter|Kind of group
sponsor|Godparent
spooled|Wound thread
spooled|Wound, in a way
spooned|Smooched, old style
sportsman|Hunter or angler, e.g.
sprayed|Zapped, as bugs
spreader|Fertilizing aid
sprinkle|Scatter in drops
sprinter|Dashing young man
sprites|Elves
sprouted|Germinated
spurting|Old Faithful's activity
sputterer|One who explodes vocally
squabbler|One having spats
squirrel|It's nuts about nuts
stabbers|Triers?
stabile|An abstract sculpture
stagnation|Deer country?
stalactite|Hanging "icicle" in a cave
stalemate|Impasse
stalemates|Boring partners?
stalkers|Hunters, often
stamina|Endurance
stances|Postures
standard|It goes with time
standby|Fill-in
standouts|Notable ones
stanine|Aviation student's aptitude score
stapled|Fastened, as sheets of paper
starlit|Like a bright night
stateside|America, viewed from abroad
statice|Plant of the leadwort family
statutes|City-council output
statutes|Law-book material
statutes|Legislation
stayers|Perseverant ones
stayers|Those with endurance
steadied|Stabilized
stealer|Player like Rickey Henderson
steamed|Drove a Stanley
steamer|Clambake item
steamers|Soft-shell clams
stearin|Candlemaker's substance
steeled|Hardened
steelyard|Balance also called lever scales
steeple|Church tower
steerer|He's at the helm
stemson|Curved piece of a ship's timber
stencil|Device for lettering
sterile|The ___ Cuckoo, Pakula film
sterile|Barren
sterlet|Small sturgeon
steroid|Muscle builder
steroids|Sports no-no's
stevedore|Waterfront employer
stewards|Flight attendants
stickler|Difficult problem
stimuli|Response evokers
stipend|Salary
stipend|Salary
stipple|Paint with dots
stippled|Flecked
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockbroker|Wholesale plant grower or cattleman?
stomata|Plant openings
stonewall|Obstruct inquiries
stoolies|Rats
stories|Hawthorne products
stormier|More tempestuous
stowing|Dockworkers' activity
straddle|Mugwump's stance
straightlaced|Prudish
strained|Done with excessive effort
strands|Maroons
strange|U.S. Open golf champ: 1988-89
strangle|Hinder growth
strangle|Throttle
streaking|Fad that revealed the naked truth
streamer|Banner
streams|Small rivers
streetcar|T. Williams vehicle
streets|Some are mean
strewer|Lawn seeder, e.g.
stricken|Afflicted
stricture|Severe censure
strikes|Marks for David Ozio
strikes|Occurrences in alleys
stringer|Part-time newspaper correspondent
stroller|Itinerant actor
strongman|Atlas
student|High schooler
stylings|Editorial touches
subjacently|In an underlying way
subsonic|Not like an SST
suddenly|Sinatra film: 1954
summerhouse|Gazebo
summertime|Gershwin song
sunbeam|Ray of light
sundown|When light fights night
sunglasses|Certain cheaters
superintendence|Overseeing
supermarkets|Places to keep Mother out of today?
supernumeraries|Theatrical walk-ons
supersedes|Replaces
supervenes|Follows
suppose|Opine
surcease|End
surreptitiously|In a stealthy way
suspense|Hitchcock's forte
swallower|Sword ___ at carnivals
sweater|Cardigan
sweetbrier|European rose
sweeten|Make sugary
swindle|Cheat
switcher|No rod sparer
systemic|Of the body as a whole
tableaux|Pictures
taboret|Cylindrical seat
taboret|Frame for embroidery
taciturn|Reticent
tactile|Of the sense of touch
tactile|Tangible
taeniae|Certain neural structures
taillight|Auto signal
talaria|Footwear for Hermes
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals
talipots|Showy fan palms
tallied|Agreed, in a way
tamales|Chihuahua chow
tameins|Myanmar sarongs
tapered|Like most toothpicks or steeples
tarantulas|Hairy arachnids
tartars|Ill-tempered persons
tartars|Violent people
tassels|Doodads for uniforms
tassels|Fez features
tassels|Loafers' ornaments
tattler|Stoolie at school
taunter|Jeering one
teacher|Plato, to Aristotle
teakwood|Yacht material
teardrop|Anagram for prorated
teariest|Most snively
tedders|Hay spreaders
teenager|S.A.T. taker, usually
teeters|Seesaws
teeters|Wobbles
telecast|Jeopardy! is one
telecast|Network show
telecaster|Today's town crier
telegram|Dispatch sent with dispatch
telegram|Wire
teleost|Bony fish
teletype|Message transmitter
tempestuousness|Turbulence
temptation|Freed-Brown song: 1933
tenders|Small boats
tenebrific|Producing darkness
tensile|___ strength (cohesiveness)
tenures|Holding periods
terrace|J. O'Hara's "From the ___"
terraced|Like Rhine vineyards
terrapins|Certain diamondbacks
terraria|Glass gardens
terrier|Dandie Dinmont, e.g.
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Will
testers|Proving-grounds personnel
tetanus|Kind of shot
tethers|Leashes
textile|Knit cloth
theater|Martin Beck, e.g.
theatre|London's Globe
theisms|Religious beliefs
theocratic|Of government by the clergy
theorists|Speculative people
thereat|Anagram for theater
thickets|Dense groves
thirdhand|Indirectly
thirsts|Cravings
thorpes|Noted athlete Jim and family
thousand|Millenary
thrills|Daredevils' delights
thrones|An order of angels
thumbnail|___ sketch (concise description)
thunderbolt|Something sudden and startling
tieback|Curtain feature
tiebreaker|This may decide a Seles match
tiepins|Cravat adornments
timepieces|Chronometers
timpani|Set of kettledrums
titanic|Ill-fated Cunard liner
tittered|Giggled
titular|In name only
toaster|Glass raiser
toboggan|Why one goes to an auction?
toccatas|Some Bach pieces
toneless|Lacking in expression
toneless|Without modulation
tonnage|Vessel's capacity
tontine|Shared annuity
toothsome|Savory
topical|Of current interest
topless|Extremely high
toreador|Opera's Escamillo, for one
torrent|Deluge
tosspot|Souse
tournament|Pasadena event
towards|In that direction
tracheal|Like a windpipe
tractate|Essay
traders|Merchants
traditor|Early Christian informer
traduce|Defame
trailers|Truck-stop sights
trainman|Conductor's aide
trample|Crush
trances|Séance phenomena
transept|Nave crosser
transoms|Lintels
transpiring|Occurring
trappers|Pelts-for-pelf people
travels|___ With My Aunt
travels|Steinbeck's "___ With Charley"
treacle|British molasses
treadle|Lever on a loom
treadles|Levers on looms
treason|Betrayal of country
treasure|Hoard
trecento|Italy's golden age
treeless|Like tundras
trellis|Support for rambler roses
tremolo|Effect of fast bow action
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremolos|Vocal vibratos
trencher|Meat carver's board
trestle|Horse
triangle|Percussion instrument
triangulate|Survey, in a way
triassic|Mesozoic Era period
tribune|Dais
triclinium|Roman dining couch
trifles|Paltry trinkets
triform|In three divisions
trimaran|Three-hulled boat
trimmed|Adjusted the jib
tripods|Stands Diane Arbus used
trisect|Split into thirds
tritest|Most hackneyed
tritoma|The poker plant
trocars|Surgical instruments
trochee|Two-syllable foot
trooper|Cavalry horse
trophies|Awards
truelove|Sweetheart
trumpets|Blares
truncate|Shorten by cutting
trustee|College president's overseer
trysail|Ship's special canvas
tunability|A requisite of pianos
tunable|Free from discord
tupelos|Black gum trees
turnkey|Warder
tussocks|Grass clumps
tweaked|Pinched a nose
twister|Cyclone
twisters|Tornadoes
typical|Representative
ukulele|Godfrey's companion
ulcerate|Cause a corrupting influence
ululate|Howl
unargued|Admitted
unbends|Relaxes
uncertain|Indefinite
undercover|Surreptitious
underflow|Subsurface movement of water
undomestic|4N?
unearth|Dig up
unexplored|Like virgin territory
unhairs|Cleans hides for tanning
unicorn|Emblem on British arms
unicorn|Mythical symbol of purity
unicorns|Elusive creatures of mythology
unkempt|Messy; disheveled
unlocked|Ripe for thievery
unscrew|Remove a bottle top
unseeing|Blind
unsound|Defective
unsteady|Wavering
unviable|Impractical
unwashed|Dirty
upended|Defeated
upheave|Lift from under
uproars|Tumults
uproots|Removes utterly
uttered|Circulated counterfeit coins
utterly|In toto
vacation|Worker's respite
vacillates|Blows hot and cold
valance|Drapery over a window
valance|Short window drapery
valiants|Heroic people
validate|Confirm
variates|Quantities of concern to statisticians
varnish|Wood finish
varsity|Collegiate team
venders|Colporteurs, e.g.
vendetta|Feud
ventilator|Contrivance bringing fresh air
venturer|Daring person
veracity|Truth
verisimilitudes|Probabilities
vigesimal|Based on the number 20
vileness|Contemptibility
vilified|Calumniated
villain|Heavy
villain|Role for Greenstreet
vindicate|Clear of blame
vocabulary|Word fund
volatile|Explosive
vorticose|Aswirl
wakened|Roused
walkingstick|Cane
wanderer|Rambling one
wardens|Guardians
wassail|Revelry
watchmen|Security folk
waterloo|Decisive defeat
weakener|Enervator
weakens|Saps
weavers|Bukhara workers
weighty|Important
welchers|Renegers
wethers|Certain male sheep
wetness|Damp state
whereupon|As a consequence
whiffle|Vacillate
whirring|Pinwheel's noisy action
whistler|He painted "The White Girl"
whistlers|___ Mother ("Arrangement in Gray and Black")
widower|Prince Rainier is one
windowpane|Glass sheet
wondered|Was perplexed
wonderland|Marvelous place
woodshed|Comeuppance place
woodshed|Comeuppance place
woorali|Arrow poison, also called curare
worrier|He of the knitted brow
xanthate|A chemical salt
xiphoid|Sword-shaped
yearned|Ached
yearned|Had a yen for
yodeled|Sang like a Tyrolean
zestier|More piquant
aardvark|African anteater
aardvark|Termite terminator
aardwolf|Hyenalike mammal of Africa
abalone|Edible mollusk
abalones|A mother-of-pearl source
abasers|Humiliating people
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abcoulomb|Electromagnetic unit
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
aberration|Deviation
abhorrent|Detestable/tenants' motto?
abolish|Do away with
abolition|W. L. Garrison's goal
aborted|Scrubbed, at NASA
abracadabra|Magician's magic word
abreast|Informed
abscissa|The X-coordinate of a point
abstain|Just say no?
abutments|Bridge supports
academe|College environment
academe|Where Plato taught
academic|Not affecting the outcome
accomplishments|Banquet rationale
accrual|Periodic growth, as funds
accuses|Points the finger at
acerate|Needle-shaped
acetate|Synthetic akin to rayon
acetates|Bases for movie film
acetone|Paint solvent
achiever|Success story
acidosis|A blood condition
aconite|Monkshood
acrostic|Verse with a message?
acrylic|Type of painting
adamance|Inflexibility
addressers|Lecturers
adenoid|Glandlike
adherent|Devotee
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Fatty
adipose|Lipoid
administers|Madison Ave. V.I.P.'s?
adorable|Adjective for a cherub
adorable|Cute
adoration|Fervent love/fuss over allowance?
adorned|Having exornation
adventures|And then... stories
aerated|Made bubbly
aerates|Charges with gas
aerator|Device used on lawns
aeriform|Gaseous
aerobic|Type of exercise
aerolites|Stony meteorites
aesthete|Art appreciator
affairs|Parties
affiance|Betroth
affined|Connected
affordable|Model T, to Henry?
aftertaste|Bud or maker?
against|Con
agalloch|Eaglewood
aggregate|Total
agitate|Churn
agriculturalist|Farmer
agronomist|Soil-management expert
aileron|Control surface on a plane's wing
aileron|Movable wing section
airiest|Most light-hearted
airiest|Most lighthearted
airiness|Vivacity; delicacy
airless|Still; stuffy
airlifts|Berlin events of 1948
airmails|Sends quickly
airport|*"___ '77"
alameda|Port east of San Francisco
alameda|Public walk
alamode|Dessert option
albumen|Egg white
alerting|Siren's function
alewife|Round pompano
aliases|George Eliot, George Sand, etc.
alienate|Estrange
alienates|Estranges
alienee|Party to a deed
alienist|Court psychiatrist
alienor|One who transfers property
alights|Dismounts
aliment|Nourishment
alkaline|Battery type
alkaline|Type of battery
allayed|Moderated
allegros|Musical movements
allergic|Sensitive, as to ragweed
alligator|___ pear (avocado)
allseed|Goosefoot, e.g.
almagest|Work on astronomy
almanac|Yearly conspectus
almanac|Yearly information book
altered|Permuted
alternative|Choice
amanita|Poisonous fungus
amaranth|Imaginary undying flower
amative|Disposed to love
amative|Disposed to love
amative|Loving
ambassadorship|Vessel for a representative abroad?
amblers|People loafing along
amenable|Submissive
amerces|Fines
amnesic|Suffering from memory loss
amnesty|General pardon
amoretto|Cherub
amorists|Casanovas
amorous|Lovey-dovey
amounts|Quantities
amplify|Provide details
amulets|Gris-gris
anabases|Military expeditions
anabasis|Dangerous, difficult, military retreat
anacoluthon|Syntactical incoherence
anadems|Garlands
anadems|Garlands
anagoge|Spiritual interpretation of Scripture
analgesic|Agent allaying pain
analogy|Comparability
anapest|Poet's three-syllable foot
ancients|People of classical times
anecdotes|Amusing yarns
anemometer|This measures wind speed
anemone|One of the buttercups
anemone|Shade of purple
anemone|Showy flower
anemones|Buttercups
anemones|Spring wildflowers
aneroid|Kind of barometer
aneurin|Thiamine
angelic|Heavenly
angelically|In a saintly manner
anglers|Piscatorial group
anglicize|Convert Giovanni into John, e.g.
animals|Fauna
animate|Perk up
animate|Work on "Aladdin"
animosity|Ill will
anisette|Aromatic liqueur
annattos|Reddish-yellow dyes
anneals|Tempers
annelidan|Earthworm or leech
annoyer|Nudnik
annular|Kind of eclipse
anodyne|Painkiller
another|Franken's "___ Language"
anserine|Goosy
anteater|Feaster at a formicary
antenna|Arthropod's sense organ
anthems|Patriotic songs
anthill|Queen's home?
anthologist|Literary compiler
anthrax|Cattle contagion
anticlimax|Not for the summit?
antilog|Certain math number
antipathy|Repugnance
antiphony|Musical response/opposed to a faker?
antiserum|It provides immunity
apaches|Geronimo's tribe
apaches|Parisian gangsters
apaches|Parisian ruffians
apanage|Adjunct
aphonic|Voiceless
apocopate|Drop the last syllable
apocrypha|Group of books in some Bibles
apology|Something often owed
apostil|Marginal note
appends|Attaches
appetite|Natural desire
aquarian|Anyone born Jan. 27
arachnid|Scorpion, for one
arcades|Covered shopping areas
archdeacon|Ecclesiastic next below a bishop
archery|Toxophilite's love
areaway|Courtyard space
areoles|Tiny spaces
argonauts|Heracles, Orpheus et al.
arietta|Short vocal solo
armoire|Wardrobe
armored|Like the ankylosaur
armrest|Car-door adjunct
aroints|Drives away by a curse
aromatic|Sweet smelling
arousal|Act of waking
arouses|Excites
arraigns|Calls to account
arrange|Set up
arrangers|Orchestrators
arresters|Patrolmen, at times
arrests|Nabs
arsenate|Poisonous salt
arsenic|Christie element
arterial|Of a main channel
arteries|Vessels of interest to Spock
article|Statute provision
artisan|Craftsman
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Skilled performer
artiste|Skilled performer
artiste|Skillful performer
artists|Hopper and Turner
ascorbic|___ acid (vitamin C)
ascribe|Impute
aseptic|Germ free
ashtrays|Silent butlers' targets
asinine|Fatuous
asininely|In a foolish manner
asocial|Not gregarious
asperse|Slander
aspirant|Striver
aspiration|Ambition
aspired|Sought status
assailer|One on the attack
assails|Attacks
assails|Impinges upon
assault|Have at
assayer|Ore analyst
assegai|Slender javelin
assents|Nods
assents|Says yes
asserted|Declared
asserter|Postulating person
asserts|States
assessed|Appraised
assesses|Evaluates
assesses|Sizes up
assesses|Takes the measure of
assessor|Tax man
assigns|Designates
assigns|Specifies
assistant|Watson, to Bell
associating|Hobnobber's activity
assorted|Sundry
assured|Certain
asterisk|Phone button
asteroid|Body between Mars and Jupiter
asteroid|Miniplanet
astound|Bowl over
astride|On
astringent|Skin cleaner
asunder|Let no man put ___
ataraxy|Freedom from anxiety
athirst|Like Coleridge's Mariner
athletes|Decathlon participants
atlases|Books that suffer where and tear?
attache|Type of case
attaches|Ambassadorial aides
attacked|Bombarded
attacked|Set upon
attained|Reached
attempt|Give it a go
attends|Waits upon
attires|Dresses
auberge|Tours inn
audiences|Formal interviews
audiometer|Hearing tester
augment|Supplement
aureola|Encircling ring of light
autocrat|The _____ of the Breakfast-Table
automatic|Type of firearm
available|Handy
avarice|Cupidity
avarice|Greed
avatars|Personifications of principles
avenges|Makes reprisals for
average|Medium
average|Par for the course
average|So-so
aviates|Emulates Earhart
aviates|Emulates the Wrights
avulsed|Detached forcibly
avulses|Pulls off
awesome|Totally rad, in teen talk
azaleas|Rhododendrons' kin
babbitt|Sinclair Lewis novel
bacchanal|Reveler
backbend|Acrobatic feat
backtrack|Beat a retreat?
bacteriological|Of the study of microorganisms
ballade|Verse form
ballgame|Sight at Fenway Park
ballots|Forms of elections
balmacaan|Loose, boxy overcoat
balsamic|Restorative; soothing
bandleader|Arm or rubber?
bantamweights|Certain boxers
barites|Minerals used in paints
baritones|Merrill and Milnes, e.g.
baronet|Title created by James I
baroque|Very ornate
barrette|Hair clasp
barrios|Spanish quarters
barroom|Cheers site
basement|Where bargains are often found
bassists|Big fiddlers
battlement|Ghostly hangout in "Hamlet"
bayberry|Wax myrtle
beagles|Snoopy's family
bearish|Pessimistic on Wall Street
becalmed|Made still
because|1902 song heard at weddings
bedside|___ manner
bedsides|Nurses' stations
beeline|Direct route
beforehand|Deck or second?
begrudges|Is envious
behemoth|Job's hippo?
beholden|Obligated
believable|Instilling credence
belittle|Disparage
belittlers|Hecklers, to Rich?
belittles|Disparages
bellhop|Hotel gofer
beneath|Unworthy of
benisons|Blessings
benjamin|First name of speaker of the quotation
beriberi|Thiamine-deficiency disease
berthas|Wide, lacy collars
besides|Also
betrayer|Judas, e.g.
bewildered|Perplexed
bigotry|Redwood vis-à-vis a red pine?
billiard|Word with ball or hall
birddog|Setter or retriever
biremes|Some galleys
bisects|Halves
blankets|Covers
blanking|Shutting out
bleared|Indistinct
blessing|A baby is an inestimable ___ and bother: Twain
blister|Lash with words
blockhead|Dummy
blockhead|Fool
blotter|Police journal
blowups|Angry outburts
bluejay|Sad Leno?
blunder|Stupid error
bobsledding|Hope on a slope?
boisterous|Rough and noisy
bolster|Support
bolstering|Giving a boost
bonanzas|Jackpots for Little Joe?
boodles|Swindles
boohooed|Blubbered
boombox|Urban noise maker
boonies|Sticks
boorish|Coarse
bootless|Unavailing
bootstrap|Self puller-upper
boudoir|Milady's chamber
bouncers|Bum's-rush specialists
bounder|Cad
braggadocio|Empty boasting
bramble|Berry bush
brasserie|Unpretentious tavern
bravest|Most gutsy
breaker|Seashore feature
breather|Brief break
bristled|Got one's dander up
brogues|Certain accents
broiler|Certain chicken
bronchi|Inner tubes
brotherhoods|Criminal siblings?
brouhaha|To-do
brummagem|Showy but inferior
brushfire|Forest ranger's concern
buckaroos|Broncobusters
budgerigars|Parrots
bugaboo|Bogey
bugaboo|Nightmarish figure
bulldog|Eli's pet?
bumping|Jolting
burgess|Humorist Gelett ___
burrows|Abe of Broadway
buzzing|Spreading gossip
bygones|Past days
cabdriver|Hack
cabling|Telegraphing
cabooses|Crews' cars on freights
cadmium|Element resembling tin
caesarean|Relating to Julius or Augustus
calabash|Name from 50's TV
caliper|Thickness measurer
calypso|Belafonte forte
camelback|One-story, two-story house
camions|Military trucks
campaign|It ends the first Monday in November
canaller|Type of freight boat
canasta|Rummy variety
canteen|Post exchange
canters|Easy gallops
cantina|Southwestern bar
capstone|Highest point of achievement
caption|Heading
caramel|Burnt sugar candy
caramel|Sundae topper
carbolic|___ acid (an antiseptic)
cardinal|Slaughter was one
careens|Lurches
careful|Taking little risk
carnage|Slaughter
carnation|Flower/Lincoln country?
carnauba|Wax source
caroled|Voiced a Yuletide spirit
caromed|Rebounded
carouse|Live it up
carpenter|Craftsman/river sign?
castigate|Lace into
casually|By chance
cataclysms|Natural disasters
catalogues|Lists
catalyst|Stimulus of a kind
catboat|Sailing vessel
categorize|Classify
catenae|Chains
caterer|Anagram of TERRACE
caterer|Party provider
caterers|Party provisioners
cathedral|Chartres attraction
cathedrals|Important churches
cattish|Spiteful
causation|Effect producer
cavalcade|Mounted procession
caviare|Appetizing roe
cavorts|Rollicks
ceasing|Discontinuing
celesta|Keyboard instrument
cements|Unites firmly
cenacle|Retreat house
centaur|Mythical creature
centaur|Sagittarius figure
centers|Middle linesmen
central|At the middle
centres|Middlesex middles
ceramic|Of a potter's art
cerebral|Of the intellect
chaired|Presided over
chairlifts|Many skiers use these when they [see diagonal starting in upper left corner]
chamoises|Rubs with a leathery cloth
chances|Risks
chaotic|Disorganized
chariots|___ of Fire, 1981 film
charisma|Magnetism
charlie|TV Angels' boss
charlotte|*"Hush . . . Hush, Sweet ___"
chattels|Certain items of tangible property
chattering|Starlings' activity
cheater|Con man
cheesecake|Titillating bakery product?
chessmen|Board-game pieces
chiantis|Tuscan wines
chimichanga|Tortilla appetizer
chinook|Large salmon
choices|Liv Ullmann's 1984 autobiography
choices|Options
chortle|Laugh
chugger|Locomotive, perhaps
circlets|Anadems
circumstantiate|Describe in full detail
cissoid|Geometric curve
citadel|Charleston college, with "The"
clammed|Dug for quahogs
clarion|Battle call
cleaner|Spot checker
cleanse|Purge
cleared|Netted
clemency|Mercy
clement|Mild; merciful
climate|Prevailing attitude
clobber|Trounce
closest|Proximal
cloture|Debate-limiting method
clotures|Filibuster busters
coalesce|Fuse
cobblestone|Colonial road item
cockatoo|Crested parrot
cockatoo|Parrot
cockerel|Young rooster
cockeyedly|In a crooked manner
cockleburs|Prickly weeds
codicil|Will postscript
coheiress|She shares the wealth
collate|Arrange in sequence
collate|Do some editorial work
collateral|Parallel
colleges|University subdivisions
collimate|Make parallel
colorizing|Cause of hue and cry in filmdom
colossi|Giant statues
commandeer|Appropriate
commander|___ in Chief (A.L. in 1861)
comments|Remarks
commonwealth|Joint account?
composer|Ravel, e.g.
conceal|Mask
concepts|Notions
concerti|Some Vivaldi compositions
conchae|Shell-shaped vessels
confetti|A deep pink
congeals|Hardens, as fat
congratulations|Banquet messages
connect|Associate
connivance|Secret cooperation
consented|Gave permission
consents|Accedes
conservationist|T.R. was one
console|Organ part
consort|Jailbird type?
consorts|Royal spouses
constable|Prisoners' surface for chow?
constellation|PATTERN
constitution|PHYSICAL MAKEUP
constitutional|A walk around the deck, e.g.
contact|Kind of lens
contend|Dispute strongly
contention|Disagreement
contessa|The Barefoot ___, 1954 film
contests|Agons
contorts|Twists
contraband|Smuggled goods
contrive|Scheme
controllability|Horse purchaser's consideration
conversation|Anagram for VOICES RANT ON
cooperate|Pull together
copilot|Robert L. Scott's metaphor for God
copperah|Dried coconut meat
copperplate|Elegant style of handwriting
cordially|With grace and courtesy
coreless|Without a heart?
cornice|Top part of an entablature
coronae|Aureoles
coronet|Headgear for a prince
corrals|Rounds up
correlate|Have a mutual connection
corsage|Prom-night item
corsets|Laced inner garments
costars|Tracy and Hepburn, quite often
coterie|Close-knit group
cottage|Kind of pudding
courted|Wooed
cozener|Cheat
crammed|Stuffed
cramped|Confining
cramped|Squeezed
creamed|Lambasted
credences|Beliefs
creeses|Malay daggers
crenate|Having a notched edge
crested|Tufted
crevalle|Fla. food fish
crevice|Cranny
criminalization|Act of making illegal
crochet|Kind of needlework
crooned|Emulated Crosby
crosses|Goes against
croupier|Raker of a kind
crowbar|Wrecker's tool
culottes|Skirt-shorts hybrid
cultivate|Four-couple sect?
cumuliform|Puffy; cloud-shaped
curiosity|Cat killer
currant|Seedless raisin
dadaist|Tzara or Arp
dairyman|Butter-and-egg purveyor
dalmatian|Coach dog
dandled|Petted; pampered
danseur|Anagram of ASUNDER
deadest|Most insensitive
deadhead|Nitwit?
deadpan|Poker-faced
dearest|Mommie ___: Crawford
dearness|Deep affection
debaser|He'll humiliate you
debaser|One who corrupts
debater|One engaged in logomachy
debaters|Clinton and Bush, one-on-one
decadent|Corrupt
decapitate|Behead
decimal|Proceeding by 10's
decipher|Do cryptography
declasse|Reduced to low status
declasse|Socially inferior
decoder|Cryptographer's device
decodes|Does cryptography
decorators|Embellishers
decrease|Lessen
deeming|Forming opinions
deepens|Intensifies
deerberry|Morsel for Bambi?
deerskin|Moccasin material
defense|Cry at N.B.A. games
defense|Fraise, e.g.
defensive|Shielding
defines|Does lexicographic work
deftest|Most skillful
degrades|Abases; vitiates
dehorns|Prunes a fruit tree severely
deities|Divine ones
delegate|Conventioneer, perhaps
delegate|Deputize
delegate|Representative
deliver|Anagram of REVILED
delphinium|Larkspur
delvers|Probers
dements|Drives up the wall
demesne|Estate
demurrages|Freighters' delays
demurral|Objection on the grounds of scruples
denoted|Indicated
denoted|Signified
departs|Takes off
dependent|Listee on a 1040 form
depilate|Remove hair from
deplane|Get off at LaGuardia
deplete|Exhaust
deports|Ships back to the homeland
depress|Sadden
deputes|Appoints as a representative
derails|Throws off course
descends|Heads for a landing
descent|Fall
deserts|Abandons
deserts|Hot spots
desiderata|Things needed
desists|Knocks off
desktop|Kind of publishing
desperados|Outlaws
desperate|Wyler's "The ___ Hours": 1955
despise|Dislike to the max
despised|Scorned
despite|Notwithstanding
despite|Notwithstanding
despotic|Like an autocrat
desserts|Babas, e.g.
desserts|Cake, ice cream, etc.
destroy|Ruin
detains|Checks
detente|International easing of discord
detente|International easing of tensions
detente|International relaxation
determining|Discourage U.M.W. work?
detested|Disliked intensely
detests|Can't stand
detests|Hates
dethrone|Oust
detonate|Explode
dewiest|Most moist in the morning
diamond|Strawberry's milieu
diaries|HIS NONMUSICAL WORKS
diligent|Painstaking
dimmers|Low-beam pair
dimness|Stupidity
dinette|Kitchen add-on
dioxide|Carbon attachment
diplomatically|Tactful friend in a fray?
dirtily|In a foul way
disallow|Prohibit
disappointments|Frustrations
discard|Dump
discombobulated|Upset
disconcert|Perplex or ruffle
discrete|Noncontinuous
disdain|Scorn
disguise|Gorilla suit, e.g.
dislocate|Put out of joint
dislodges|Ousts
disowns|Renounces
dissect|Anatomize
distend|Swell
distract|Throw off the scent
distracted|Intensely worried
distribute|Allocate
diviner|Inspired guesser
divisors|Certain numbers in arithmetic
doddered|Walked unevenly
dominos|Pieces in a chain reaction
donnybrooks|Osmond brawls?
dottier|More nuts
doughboy|W.W. I infantryman
dovetail|Tenon; pin
downcast|Low
downtown|Main Street beat?
dragees|Sugar-coated candies
dragnet|Jack Webb's show
dragonflies|Pond denizens
drawbacks|Disadvantages
dreadnought|WARM OUTER GARMENT
dredger|Shaker for condiments
dresser|The ___, 1983 Finney film
dribble|Isiah Thomas move
driveled|Talked nonsense
drowses|Nods off
drowsiest|Most soporific
dualities|Dichotomies
dumbwaiter|ONE OF HIS INVENTIONS
dungeon|Oubliette
dutchmen|Hollanders
eanling|Lamb or kid, old style
earners|Family supporters
earthen|Worldly
earthmover|Bulldozer
easiness|Facility; simplicity
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Part of E.S.T.
echelon|Level of authority
eclipse|Outshine
edentate|Toothless
editors|Redactors
educate|Inform in detail
eggnogs|Celebratory drinks
eglantine|Sweetbrier
egotistical|Having I trouble
eidolon|Phantasmal image
elaborate|Add details
elaborated|Added details
elastic|Supple
elastin|Tissue component
electees|The ones chosen
elector|Any qualified voter
electromagnetic|Type of radiation or wave
electropositive|Like certain charges
elegance|Refined grace
elegant|Classily clad
elegant|Classy
elegant|Like fine wines
elegant|Posh; polished
element|Factor
elemental|Basic
elements|Chemistry's basics
elements|Tin and lead, e.g.
elephant|Dumbo, e.g.
elephant|Party symbol
elevated|Improved
elision|Omission
elision|Omission
elitism|Snobbery
elitists|Snobs
elitists|Those of select groups
elkhound|Norwegian ___ (hunting dog)
elongate|Lengthen
elusions|Evasions
emaciate|Make abnormally thin
emaciate|Make lean
emanate|Arise
emanate|Come forth
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Spring
emanates|Comes forth
emanative|Spreading abroad
embrace|Hug
emceeing|Emulating Leno or Letterman
emendate|Correct a text
emendates|Corrects text
emended|Did an editor's job
emerald|Baum's ___ City
emerald|Oz's ___ City
emigres|Some displaced persons
eminent|Noted
emirate|Arabian chief's office
emollient|Salve
emotions|Love, hate, fear, etc.
emotive|Showing excitement, e.g.
emperor|Beethoven's ___ Concerto
empires|Vast holdings
employed|Working
emporia|Where William Allen White worked
empowers|Authorizes
emulate|Try to equal
emulate|Try to equal
emulous|Eager to rival
enabled|Made possible
enameler|Cloisonné artisan
enation|Kinship on mother's side
encased|In a box or chest
enchain|Fetter
enchants|Delights
enclave|Tract enclosed within foreign territory
encodes|Scrambles a message
encores|Bonus performances
encores|Bonuses at concerts
encores|Recalls at the Met
encrust|Cover with a hard coating
encrust|Form a hard surface
endives|Salad greens
endocarp|Peach pit, e.g.
endorse|Approve
endorse|Support
endorsed|Approved
endorsees|To whom notes are assigned
endorser|Ratifier
endorsing|Supporter's activity
endowed|Equipped
endplay|Tricky bridge maneuver
endured|Stood
enduring|Permanent
endwise|Not frontward
enemies|Redcoats, to Minutemen
enemies|Some are public
energetic|Vigorous
engender|Produce
engineered|Planned and directed skillfully
engorges|Gluts
enhance|Add attractions
enhance|Upgrade
enneads|Septets plus duets
enneagons|Nine-sided figures
ennoble|Exalt
enrolls|Registers
ensconce|Settle securely
enshrine|Cherish as sacred
ensiled|Stored some hay
ensnarled|Twisted up
ensnarls|Intertwines
entailed|Involved necessarily
entente|International agreement
entente|___ cordiale
entertain|Exercise hospitality
enthral|Transport: Var.
enthuses|Becomes zealous
enticement|Carrot, at times
entices|Lures
entirety|Completeness
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Designate
entrain|Board the Cape Codder
entrance|Carry away delightedly
entrance|Spellbind
entraps|Lures into wrongdoing
entreated|Prayed
entreaty|Petition
entreaty|Plea
entreaty|Prayer
entrees|Dessert forerunners
entrepot|Warehouse
entrepot|Warehouse
enucleate|Remove a core or a growth
enviers|Covetous ones
envisions|Dreams up
ephemerae|Mayflies, e.g.
epicure|Bon vivant
epigram|Quip
epigraphs|Engraved inscriptions
episode|Show piece?
epistemological|Concerning knowledge
epistles|Products of Paul
epitaph|Inscription in memoriam
epithet|Disparaging word
epitome|Summary
epitomes|Abstracts
epsilon|Greek vowel
epsilons|Greek vowels
equines|Belmont racers
erasers|Slate cleaners
erasure|Entry removal
erasures|Delers' choices
erasures|Obliterations
erasures|Take-out places?
erector|Builder
erectors|Builders
eremite|Loner
eremite|Recluse
ergodic|Statistically expected
ergotic|Of a rye fungus
erosion|Problem on shores
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Sexy literature
erudite|Learned
escallop|Bake, as potatoes
escalop|Bake pieces in sauce with crumbs on top: Var.
escapee|One that got away
escaper|Houdini role
escargot|Givenchy's snail
escolar|Snake mackerel
escorts|Convoys
escorts|Convoys
esoteric|Arcane
espresso|Coffee, Italian style
espresso|Coffee-house offering
essayed|Endeavored
essence|Gist
essence|Perfume
estates|Conditions
estates|Demesnes
estates|Fine homes
esterase|An enzyme
esthetic|Appreciative of finer things
estimate|Appraisal
estivate|Spend the summer
eternal|Adjective for Rome
eternity|Endless eons
ethical|Leading the good life
evacuation|Organized withdrawal
evangel|Gospel
evangels|Gospels
evaporated|Vanished
evenings|Twilights
eventful|Momentous
eventuate|Come about
everglades|Florida wetlands
evermore|Always
evermore|Eternally
evertor|Outward moving muscle
evident|Plain to see
evolves|Unfolds
evolving|In development
exaction|Big demand
exaggerated|Adjective for a melodrama
exaltation|Euphoria
example|Role model, e.g.
excised|Cut out
exertion|Vigorous effort
exhaustlessness|Vigor that lasts and lasts
existentialists|Sartre's followers
experimentation|Trials
explore|Examine closely
exposed|In the open
extemporization|Ad-lib
extended|Lengthy
extensible|Suited to being lengthened or widened
externe|Nonresident doctor: Var.
extracurricular|Outside one's regular duties, etc.
extradite|Surrender, in a way
exuberant|Full of life; plentiful
eyeopeners|Startling revelations
eyepiece|It's worth looking into
eyepiece|Telescopic part
eyesore|Examines bauxite?
eyesore|Sight that is a blight
eyesores|A sty and a sty?
facilitate|Make less difficult
fandango|Lively Spanish dance
farewell|Type of address
farmhands|Old MacDonald's workers
farmhouse|Old MacDonald's residence
farmhouses|Rural abodes
farmland|Old MacDonald's spread
farmwife|Old MacDonald's mate?
farmworker|RIGHT HAND?
fasciation|Act of bandaging
fastens|Attaches
fastness|Stronghold
faulted|Deducted style points from
faultfinders|Earthquake dowsers?
fearing|Angel Arms poet
feasted|Enjoyed a smorgasbord
felines|All the cats
felonies|Murder, arson, burglary, etc.
fertile|Productive
festival|Salzburg attraction
fiancees|Betrotheds
fieriest|Most impassioned
figurable|Capable of being shaped
fillets|Hair bands
fimbria|Anatomical fringe
finesse|Savoir-faire
firedog|Andiron or Dalmation?
firedogs|Andirons
fireman|Stoker
fishers|The Pearl ___, Bizet opera
fishtail|Skid
fixable|Not beyond repair
flamens|Pantheon priests
flibbertigibbet|Flighty person
flirter|Coquette
followup|Grade or standing?
foolery|Tom's behavior
forecast|Analytical prediction
foremast|A spar
foremast|Mizzen or main?
foresaw|Knew beforehand
fourscore|Eighty
fourscore|Eighty, to Abe
frantic|Overwrought
fraying|Raveling
freesia|Iris's cousin
frenzied|Feverish
freshens|Renews
fricassee|A stew
frisette|Fringe of curls
fritter|Dissipate
frontier|Cash or bombard?
frowsier|More slovenly
frustrated|Thwarted
fulcrum|Lever support
furrier|Merchant of warmth?
gagster|Comedian
galatea|Pygmalion's ivory statue
gameness|Pluck
gangster|Hood
garages|Some repair shops
gardening|HIS AVOCATION
gaslight|Boyer-Bergman thriller
gateman|Grade-crossing attendant
gauntlet|Knight's glove
gazette|Newspaper
geezers|Ditsy seniors
generally|By and large
generic|Off-brand item
genteel|Refined
geometer|Euclid was one
geometers|Certain mathematicians
gestates|Develops slowly
gesture|Expressive movement
gewgaws|Trinkets
gigolos|Escorts of a sort
gimcracks|Gewgaws
gingerbread|Decorations on a baker's house?
ginkgoes|Maidenhair trees
giraffes|Okapis' cousins
glassine|Window envelope material
glassware|Vitrics
globule|Wee ball
glossae|Insects' tongues
glossiness|Specious quality
glowered|Stared angrily
glycogen|Animal starch
godless|Atheistic
goldenrod|Potent allergen
goodbye|Simon's "The ___ Girl"
goodman|Big-band Benny
googolplex|Very large number
gosling|A little gander?
goslings|Anserine babes
goslings|Little brants
goulash|Magyar mishmash
gourdes|Haitian money
governor|W.J.C. at age 32
grabber|He seizes what he sees
gradual|Proceeding by degrees
gradual|Responsory song after the Epistle
grandiloquently|In a lofty style
grandma|Leader for Moses?
granger|Farmer
granite|N.H. product
grapple|Seizing device
grasses|Timothy and rye
greater|West Indies' ___ Antilles
greenback|A U.S. legal-tender note
gregarious|Outgoing, as Louganis?
grifter|Con artist
grinned|Emulated a Cheshire cat
groaner|Pun, often
grommet|Washer or eyelet
grouses|Bellyaches
guacamole|Mexican dip
gutsier|Having more nerve
gyrostat|Pilot's stabilizing device
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
hairdos|Afros and bouffants
hairless|Like Savalas or Brynner
hairnet|Snood
hamstringing|Thwarting
handbook|Travel guide
handles|Treats
handover|Relinquish
handrails|Means of support?
handstand|Gym whim?
handwriting|Penmanship
handyman|He does odd jobs
hapless|Unfortunate
harasses|Hectors
haricot|Mutton stew
harness|Utilize
harvest|Crop
hatched|Concocted in secret
haulage|Freight charge
haymakers|Farmers' favorite punches?
hayseed|Rustic
haywire|Out of order
headache|Annoying problem
headband|Fillet
healers|Followers of Hippocrates
hearings|Congressional committees have them
heckled|Taunted
hectare|About 2 1/2 acres
hectares|Metric measures
hectares|Metric units
hegiras|Fugitives' journeys
helical|Spiral
hellish|Tartarean
helpmate|Spouse
herders|Ranch hands
heretic|Deviationist
herewith|By means of this
heritage|Birthright
heroines|Pitcher, Nightingale et al.
hessian|Mercenary soldier of yore
hierarch|One result of the Deluge?
hijackers|Certain terrorists
hilltop|Height of a height
hipbones|The ___ connected to...
hollered|Yelled
holstein|Breed of cattle
holsteins|Black-and-white dairy cows
homeless|Like a waif
homespun|Simple
honeymooners|Part 4. Their post-reception status
honorary|Like a certain degree
hoosgows|Homes for hoods
hopefully|In a promising way
horseraces|Monmouth Park events
hosannas|Acclamations
hospice|Health-care facility
hospice|Shelter
hospital|St. Elsewhere site
hostage|One held for ransom
hostages|Carter problem: 1979-81
hosteler|Innkeeper
hostess|Mesta role
hostess|Receiving-line head
hotheads|Fliers off handles
hotshots|Flamboyantly successful people
hourlong|Like most lunch breaks
housetop|Whence to shout it
huarache|Mexican sandal
huntsmen|Tallyho! criers
hustled|Got a move on
hustler|Newman role: 1961
hutches|Open-shelved cabinets
hysteria|Uncontrollable fear
iceboat|Great Lakes channel breaker
iceboat|Winter craft
icecaps|Large glacial formations
ideally|For the best results
ideates|Imagines
ideates|Thinks up
ideation|Mental image
identify|Point out in a lineup
idolise|Adore, Anglo style
ignited|Lit
igniters|Arsonists, perhaps
ignorance|Blissful state?
illumines|Sheds light on
imagine|Think of it!
imagine|Fancy
imbalance|Disequilibrium
imbroglio|Bitter disagreement
imitate|Be a copycat
immaterial|Madonna's motto?
immutable|Fickle fellow's admission?
impacted|Wedged
impaled|Stuck, in a way
impassable|Like some roads after blizzards
impasse|Standoff
impatient|Job's observation?
impeach|Call to account
impedes|Causes a bottleneck
impending|Patent pronouncement?
impenitent|Statement in a confessional?
imperceptible|Flea's alarmed discovery?
imperfect|Person's post-practice announcement?
impermanent|Styrofoam's boast?
impersonal|Statement by a certain advertiser?
importance|The ___ of Being Earnest: Wilde
impossible|Anything's belief?
impossible|Out of the question
impresario|Hurok was one
inactive|Sluggish
inadvertent|Unintentional
inanition|Lethargy
inaudible|Silent, or almost so
incumbent|One in office
indicatory|Anagram of DICTIONARY
indices|Cookbooks have them
indiscreet|Anagram of IRIDESCENT
indorse|Support: Var.
inducer|Persuasive one
inedible|Not for degustation
infallible|Error-free
infallible|Unerring
infidel|Crusader to a Saracen, e.g.
infidel|Unbeliever
inflammable|Not fireproof
initiate|Start
inlaced|Intertwined: Var.
innocent|Guiltless
innovate|Be creative
inorganic|Extraneous
inquire|Ask
inrushes|Bay of Fundy tides
insatiable|Voracious
insects|Beetles, wasps, etc.
insipid|Tasteless
insolent|Overbearing
insomnia|Sleeplessness
insomniacs|Some night owls
instant|Coffee type
instant|Immediate
instead|As an alternative
insured|Prepared for accidents
insurrectionary|Rebel
integrated|Kind of circuit
intercollegiate|Between S.M.U. and U.C.L.A., e.g.
interest|Excite curiosity
interested|Concerned
interior|U.S. Cabinet department
interleave|Provide pages for notes
intermits|Breaks off operations
interne|Impound for the duration
internist|Medical specialist
intervene|Mediate
introject|Subliminally adopt another's characteristics
intwine|Weave together
invents|Contrives
inverts|Some P.O. boo-boos
invites|Come-ons?
inwardness|Subjectivity, for Artemus?
iodides|Chemical compounds
ironical|Meaning the contrary
ironical|Sarcastic
irradiate|Throw some light on
irrigates|Wets; moistens
irritation|Annoyance
islanders|Uniondale skaters
isobars|Weather-map lines
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Seclude
isolation|Kind of booth
isomers|Compounds relating with others
italics|Sloped letters
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Say again
ivories|They're sometimes tickled
jackrabbit|Start forward suddenly
jawbreaker|Candy store purchase
jetties|Piers
junction|Tuxedo ___, 40's hit
kaisers|Pre-1918 German rulers
kashmir|Kind of rug
katydid|Green grasshopper
kennels|Open drains
keratin|A fibrous protein
keyhole|Snooper's opening
knotted|Like a macramé rope
knottily|With complexity
korunas|Cash for Czechs
kreutzer|Beethoven's "___ Sonata"
labeled|Sporting a tag
labored|Strained
lachrymose|Tearful
lackeys|Gofers
laconic|Terse
lactose|Milk sugar
ladders|Painters' equipment
lallygag|Loaf
lambast|Beat; censure
laminae|Thin layers
landers|Advice columnist Ann ___
landsmen|Compatriots
laniards|Ropes with deadeyes
lantern|Bull's-eye, e.g.
lanyards|Nautical ropes
lasagna|Pasta dish
lasagna|Trattoria speciality
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|A pass that isn't forward
lattice|A crisscross structure
laughed|The little dog ___
lavender|Fragrant shrub
layaway|Department-store plan
learned|Thespian Michael ___
learner|Pupil
leashes|Restraints
lechers|Lascivious men
legacies|Bequests
legatee|Inheritor
leisure|Free time
lemonade|Summer refresher
lenders|Usurers, e.g.
leviathan|MONSTER
liberator|Simon Bolivar, e.g.
lighters|Flat-bottomed harbor boats
likened|Compared
limericks|Lear creations
limited|Circumscribed
limners|Artists
limpets|Rock-clinging marine gastropods
lineman|Alex Karras, once
liniment|Skin preparation
linocut|A block print
lionize|Adulate
lipectomy|Quick way to slimness
literati|Intellectuals
litoral|Coast, to Colón
littlest|The ___ Rebel, S. Temple film
lodestar|Anagram for leotards
lodestone|Natural magnet
loggerhead|Fool
logician|Reasonable person?
logogriph|Anagram, e.g.
logophile|Lover of words
longhaired|Devoted to classical music
longhorn|Breed of beef cattle
longitude|A concern of mariners
loosely|In an unrestrained way
loosest|Most freewheeling
loricae|Roman cuirasses
lotting|Drawing for a winner
lowbred|Vulgar
lowering|Cloudy
lugubrious|Cloudy
lunatic|Moon-dog problem?
macaque|Asian monkey
machinable|Suited to lathe-working
machismo|Exaggerated sense of manliness
madronas|Western evergreen trees
maelstrom|Tumult
mailman|A carrier
mainland|Principal part of a country
mainstay|Mast support
malaise|A feeling of discomfort
malamute|Alaskan sled dog
malaria|Disease transmitted by mosquitoes
maltases|Certain enzymes
managements|Corporate boards, e.g.
mananas|Mornings, in Madrid
mananas|Tijuana tomorrows
manatee|Dugong's relative
mandate|Order
mandate|Order
mandate|Order
mandated|Ordered
mangonels|Catapults' cousins
mansion|Stately residence
mappers|Cartographers
maraschino|Cherry liqueur
marathon|April event in Boston
marathon|Race named for a Greek plain
marmoset|Squirrellike monkey
marrano|Spanish hog
marshall|Memorable Supreme Court Justice
martian|Walston on TV
martini|Gin drink
marzipan|Almondy confection
mascara|Lash darkener
masonry|Stonework
massacre|Boston event: March 5, 1770
mastered|Became adept in
masters|Annual P.G.A. event
material|Kind of witness
material|Kind of witness
matildas|Mrs. Cuomo and namesakes
matinee|Early show
matinee|Idol time?
mattress|Bedding part
maturation|Anagram of NATATORIUM
maturer|Not so callow
mayonnaise|Thick dressing
meanest|Closest to the Grinch
meaning|Semanticist's concern
measured|Word with mile or music
meatless|Like a vegetarian's diet
mediate|Interpose
mediate|Reconcile differences
mediate|Reconcile differences
mediate|Settle, in a way
meiosis|Expressive understatement
melanin|Pygmy's pigment
menages|Households
mentioned|Cited formally
merited|Just
messiah|Handel oratorio
messier|Mark of the N.H.L.
metabolized|Built up and destroyed protoplasm
meteors|Bolides
methane|Marsh gas
metrists|Poets
micrometer|Precision instrument
midlands|England's central counties
midlife|Time for a crisis
midtowns|Cities' sections
militate|Weigh heavily
millimeter|Very small measure of length
millinery|Lilly Daché's métier
minaret|Anagram of RAIMENT
minestrone|Thick vegetable soup
minimize|Reduce drastically
minions|Underlings
minnies|Mermaid, Moocher and Mouse
mintage|Numismatic output
mirages|Gobi's refractory images
misdate|Show the wrong time of month
misnomer|Prairie dog, for example
misogamist|One who hates marriage
misread|Decode improperly
missions|Embassies
missives|Letters
mistakes|Bloopers
mistakes|Errata
mistype|Botch the boss's letter
modernistic|Up-to-date, for Bruce?
modiste|Fashionable dressmaker
moisten|Bedew
moister|Damper
molesters|Bothersome people
molests|Annoys
molests|Bothers
mollusk|Cherrystone, e.g.
monarchist|One favoring one-person rule
mongrels|Crossbreeds
monitored|Kept track of
monitors|Teachers' helpers
monkshood|Buttercup's kin
monster|Gorgon, e.g.
monster|Hydra, e.g.
moonrise|Luna's ascension above the horizon
moorage|Marina fee
moorage|Yachtsman's parking charge
moorages|Places for securing ships
mooring|Berthing
moresque|In the style of El Cid's foe
moveable|A ___ Feast: Hemingway
mudsills|Footplates
mulligatawny|Curry-flavored soup
mundane|Banal
mutation|Sport
mutters|Complains
myrmecologist|One who studies ants
mystery|Christie product
nabobery|Practices of the rich
nailers|Roofers, at times
narrower|More limited
nasturtium|Ornamental flower
natters|Babbles
naturally|In an artless manner
natures|. . . great ___ second course: Shak.
natures|Dispositions
naughty|Mischievous or improper
nauseate|Sicken
neatens|Cleans up
nebulose|Cloudlike
nebulous|Vague
necromancer|Ruth, the sorceress?
nectary|Bees make a beeline for it
needier|More impoverished
negativism|Anagram of TIMESAVING
negligee|A woman can see through this!
negligee|Boudoir attire
negotiates|Signs over
neither|Start of a postman's motto
neonatal|Pertaining to a newborn child
nepenthe|Drink causing forgetfulness of sorrow
nerdiest|Most wimpy
nestled|Cuddled up
nettles|Stinging plants
newscast|TV feature
newsroom|Reporter's milieu
niblick|Number 9 iron for Bobby Jones
nickelodeon|O'Neal-Reynolds film: 1976
niggler|One who carps
nimiety|Excess
nincompoop|Fool
ninefold|Nonuple
ninepins|Bowling game
nineteen|Teen-ager's terminus
nineties|Gay time
nippier|More chilly
nitpick|Quibble
nitrate|A fertilizer
nobleman|Earl or duke
nodular|Lumpy
noisier|More obstreperous
noisome|Olfactorily offensive
nominal|Hardly worth mentioning
nominal|Putative
nonagon|Defective stop sign?
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
nonheroic|Lacking intrepidity
nonplus|Perplex
nonsense|Balderdash
nonstop|Continuous
nonstop|Interminable
noonday|Meridian time
northern|___ Spy (red-striped apple)
notepad|Reporter's book
noteworthy|Remarkable
noticed|Like dieters' cake?
noumenal|Having real existence
novelette|Long short story
novella|Boccaccio tale
nuances|Shades of difference
nubilous|Indefinite
nuptials|Society-page item
nymphos|Lolitas
oarlock|Rowboat feature
obdurate|Shameless or stubborn
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
obelisks|Structures like the Washington Monument
obsolete|Out-of-date
ocarina|Musician's sweet potato
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
octagonal|Like a stop sign
octopus|Cuttlefish
octoroon|One of racially mixed ancestry
oddball|Eccentric
offended|Miffed
offsets|Compensates for
oilstones|Certain sharpeners
oldsters|Vets
oldwives|Kind of tale
olingos|Raccoonlike mammals of S. America
omelette|Déjeuner dish
omicron|Xi follower
omitted|Left out
omitting|Cutting out
onagers|Asses
onerous|Troublesome
onetime|Former
onstage|Acting, e.g.
oolitic|Of egg stone
opalescent|Cloudy
openings|Job vacancies
openness|Candor
operate|Employ a trocar
operate|Manage
operational|Running
operator|Tomlin as Ernestine
operator|Tomlin's Ernestine
operators|Bell workers
operetta|Romberg product
opposed|Against
oracles|Infallible forecasters
oralism|Teaching method for the hearing impaired
oranges|Screwdriver fruits
oranges|Valencia and bergamot
oration|Bryan discourse
oratory|Speaker's skill
oratory|Speaking skill
ordains|Prescribes
ordered|Mandated
orderly|Tidy
ordinal|Book of rites
oregano|Seasoning for pizza
organdy|Cotton fabric
organic|Occurring naturally
organon|Instrument of thought
origami|Art of paper folding
orioles|Cal Ripken's team
orisons|Prayers
ornately|In baroque style
osteomata|Benign swellings
ostrich|Rhea's relative
otalgia|Earache
otherwise|Else
ottoman|Footstool
outings|Pleasure trips
outlook|Prospect
outrage|Rank abuse
outshout|Yell like hell?
outsmarts|Overcomes by cleverness
overall|Including everything
overarousal|Excess stimulation
overate|Was gluttonous
overcast|Cloudy
overcharge|Sting a customer
overeaters|Piggish ones
overgrown|Like weedy gardens
overhot|Tending to scorch
overindulgences|Banquet perils
overlaid|Covered
overprecise|Too exacting
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Manage
oversee|Supervise
overset|Throw into confusion
oversold|Like some flights today
overstate|Hyperbolize
ovulate|Produce an egg
oxymoron|Sweet sorrow, e.g.
pacesetters|Indy 500 leaders
paginal|Of a book's leaves
palatal|Velar
palatial|Grandiose
palmetto|S. Carolinian
palters|Quibbles
pamperer|Nurse, maybe
panaceas|Remedies
panache|Verve; flair
panadas|Foods for ailing ones
pandemic|Universal
paneled|Formed a jury
panfish|Perch, for example
panhandle|Part of W. Va.
panjandrum|Pretentious official
pannier|Basket
panoramic|Type of camera
panther|Black leopard
panthers|Pittsburgh team
paperer|Hanger of a sort
parader|Drum major in action
paradise|___ flower (potato vine)
paranoids|Wimpy duo?
parapet|Defensive wall
parapets|Protective walls
parasites|Spongers/rubber areas?
parasol|Item for Cio-Cio-San
parasol|Sun deflector
parcels|Bundles
parentage|Family derivation
parking|Standing still/norm golfer?
parliament|Another name for fan-tan
parliamentarian|Ruler like Robert?
parmesan|Italian cheese
parmigiana|Prepared with a certain Italian cheese
parolee|He didn't finish his sentence
parrots|Feathered repeaters
parting|The Bard's "sweet sorrow"
passable|Adequate
passion|Fervor
passive|Unresisting
passport|Dad's recreation?
pastels|Pale colors
pastimes|Diversions
pastimes|Hobbies
pastoral|Beethoven's Sixth
pastorate|Certain cleric's term of office
pastries|Bakery offerings
patellar|Involving the kneecap
patient|Forbearing
patient|Like Griselda
patricide|Oedipus's crime
patriotic|Like Hale/Boone comic obsession?
patrolled|Pounded a beat
patterns|Seamstresses' guides
pawnbroker|Purveyor of chessmen?
payloads|Airlines' customers
peaceniks|Pacifists, in slanguage
peacetime|Irenic period
pearler|Certain diver
pedants|Eggheaded show-offs
peddler|Cheap-jack
pedicabs|Three-wheeled passenger vehicles
peekaboo|Infant's game
peephole|Kaleidoscope opening
pelicans|Totipalmate birds
pellmell|Helter-skelter?
penance|Requirement for absolution
penetrate|Pierce
penitent|Prodigal son, e.g.
penitent|With rue his heart is laden
pensees|Pascal work
pension|Superannuation
pentagon|Large brass container
penthouses|Confined quarters?
percale|Cotton cloth for sheets
perfect|Unflawed
pericope|Extract from a book
peridot|Variety of olivine
peripatetically|In an itinerant fashion
permeate|Diffuse
persona|___ non grata
personal|Private
persons|People
pertinence|Aptness
perusal|Quick read
pervade|Spread throughout
pettifog|What shysters do
petulance|Peevishness
petunia|A dark purple
pharisee|Rival of a Sadducee
phoebus|Apollo as sun god
phoenix|A symbol of immortality
phoneme|Basic linguistic unit
pianists|Hess and Horowitz
pickpocket|Dip
pierrot|Buffoon
pierrot|Clown; buffoon
pierrot|Pantomime character
pigskin|Boars, hogs, etc.?
pillages|Sacks
pillowed|Cushioned
piloted|Did a conn job
pilseners|Bohemian beers
pilsners|Light beers
pimento|Olive stuffing
pincers|Lobster claws
pincushion|Bowler's margin of comfort?
pinecone|Tree fruit
pintail|River duck
pioneer|Young man (or woman) who went west
pirouette|Whirl
pitches|Knuckler, slider, etc.
planers|Wood smoothers
planets|Star attractions?
planned|Kind of obsolescence
planner|City official
planters|Decorative flower pots
planters|Nursery vessels
plaster|Anagram of STAPLER
plastered|Lit
platitude|Cliché's kin
platonic|Purely spiritual
playboy|Hedonistic fellow
pleasure|Delectation
plenipotentiary|Diplomatic agent
pokiest|Least hasty
polemic|Political tract
polenta|Mush for Mario
polestar|Guiding principle
pollywog|Tadpole
ponderosa|The Cartwrights' spread
poolroom|Swimming spot for Minnesota Fats?
popedom|John Paul II's tenure
portended|Foretold
portentous|Threatening
portiere|Doorway curtain
possessed|In need of exorcism
possesses|Has and holds
possession|Nine points of the law
possessive|One's own case
possums|Pogo et al.
postings|Ledger entries
postmaster|After Leonardo, e.g.?
postmaster|Mind or piece?
postmen|Certain carriers
postmortem|After-the-fact discussion
postseason|Like most bowl games
potable|Beverage
potable|Drink
potatoes|Couch people?
potlatch|Tribal ceremonial feast
potpourri|Musical medley
potshot|Crack at an easy target
poultry|Big business in Ark.
practical|Matter-of-fact
praenomen|Roman citizen's first name
praters|Babblers
precede|Go before
precipitousness|Impetuosity
predate|Come earlier than
prefaced|Introduced
prelate|Church dignitary
premiere|First showing
prepares|Makes ready
presage|Foretell
presages|Foretells
prescience|Antedating physics?
presenter|V.I.P. at an AMPAS event
preserve|Keep
presort|Do a wash-day chore
presser|Laundry employee
presumes|Takes for granted
preteens|Prospective adolescents
preteens|Years before adolescence
pretenders|Throne claimants
prevent|Hinder
priests|Altar egos
primavera|Pasta ___ (with vegetables)
primitives|Moses, Rousseau et al.
primitivistic|Like Stone Age culture
priority|Antecedence
prithee|Please, to Shakespeare
probate|Court for heirs
problem|Fly in the ointment, e.g.
problematically|In a dubious way
procession|Cavalcade
profligate|Spendthrift
prognostic|Favoring Simon Magus's sect?
program|Agenda
program|TV offering
prolongs|Extends
prominence|Precipice or peak
prominent|Conspicuous
propane|A flammable gas
property|Soames Forsyte's first love
proportion|Relativeness
proposes|Expert models?
proselyte|Convert
proselyte|Convert
protein|Dietary essential
protest|Sit-in
protests|Objects
protractors|Mechanized farmer's stance?
providence|Roger Williams founded it: 1636
provokes|Incenses
prudent|Judicious
psalmody|A practice of David
psalter|Biblical book
psalter|Hymnal's kin
ptomaine|Substance falsely tied to food poisoning
pulchritudinous|Comely
purified|Cleansed
quackery|Charlatanism
quiescence|Inactivity
quinine|Antimalarial drug
raccoon|Furry masked bandit?
radiant|Glowing
radiotelephones|CB's cousins
ragweed|Hay-fever cause
ragweed|Hay-fever cause
railcar|Vehicle on tracks
raindrop|Faller on Bacharach's head
rainwater|Cistern's catch
rambling|Aimless
rampage|Go on a tear
rancors|Spites
rapaciously|Greedily
rapiers|Thrusting swords
rapture|Bliss
rashers|Bacon slices
rataplan|Drumbeat sound
rationale|Grounds
rations|G.I. fare
ratoons|Shoots from plant roots
rattlers|Vibrating vipers
rattles|Nursery toys
raveled|Tangled or untangled
ravelin|V-shaped outwork
ravines|Gulches
ravioli|Chef Boyardee serving
reabsorb|Soak up again
reactive|Not setting the agenda
reactor|Atomic pile
reactor|Power-plant apparatus
readers|Circulation figures
reagents|Lab testers
realist|Pragmatic person
reallot|Distribute anew
rearmed|Provided with new ordnance
reasoner|Logical newsman?
rebates|Car dealers' promotions
rebates|Discounts
recaned|Mended a chair
recedes|Ebbs
receipt|Proof of purchase
receives|Catches a pass
receptor|Sense organ
rechecks|Edits anew
rechecks|Looks over the arithmetic
reciters|Narrators
recoils|Shrinks
reconsider|Take another look
recover|Get back
redactor|Diaskeuast
redacts|Adapts for publication
redacts|Prepares for publication/Communist deeds?
redates|Goes out with again
redcaps|Porters
redeems|Pays off
redefine|Formulate anew
redeyes|Some night flights
redingote|An 18th-century overcoat
redoing|Alteration
redpoll|Communist survey?
redress|Reparation
redrill|Go for more oil
reenacts|Plays over
reenlist|Do another stretch
reenter|Make a second appearance
reentry|Rocket flight event
reference|Testimonial
refueled|Got more gas
regaled|Wined and dined
regalia|Finery
regents|Some rulers
regiment|Unit having two or more battalions
register|Social or cash follower
regulate|Control
rehears|Tries again
rehears|Tries anew
rehearse|Drill
rehearse|Prepare for an opening
rehires|Takes on again
reindeer|Laplanders' beasts of burden
reissue|Put out a new edition
reiterated|Stated over and over
relater|One with an account
relaxed|Laid-back
relaxed|Loose
released|Freed
relegate|Banish
reliably|In trustworthy fashion
reliance|Dependency
relined|Repaired the car brakes
relying|Putting trust in
remains|Anagram of SEMINAR
remains|Stays
remakes|New versions of oldies
remorse|Compunction
renaissance|___ man (versatile scholar)
renamed|Like St. Petersburg, in 1991
renames|Gives a new title
renderer|Actor or mason
renders|Depicts
rending|Heart appendage
renewable|Like most library books
renewal|Urban ___
renitent|Persistently opposing
renting|Landlord's activity
repaint|Change color
repairer|Mr. Fix-it
repartee|Wilde kind of dialogue
repartee|Witty comeback
repasts|Lunch and brunch
repealer|One who rescinds
repeater|Winchester, e.g.
repeats|Some TV showings
repented|Was contrite
repenter|Who's sorry now?
replace|Succeed
replete|Satiated
reposits|Puts back
reprise|Musical repetition
reptile|Turtle, e.g.
repulsed|Drove back
rescued|Liberated
reseals|Caulks the cracks again
reseats|Puts in office again
reseats|Ushers anew
resentment|Indignant displeasure
residua|Sediments
residue|Leavings
resolve|Settle a dispute
resorts|Spas
resowed|Scattered new seed
response|Knee jerk, e.g.
responses|Survey data
restart|lndy 500 occurrence
restates|Says over
resting|Quiescent
restore|Give back
restore|Put back
restores|Makes as good as new
restores|Touches up an old painting
restrain|Inhibit
restrain|Put in a straitjacket
restring|Mend a tennis racquet
resumed|Continued
retailor|Make a fitting change
retained|Hired an attorney
retainer|Attendant of many years
retentive|Having a good memory
reticule|Purse
retired|Like Bush and Reagan
retortion|Act of bending back
retread|Recycled tire
retread|Tire of W.W. II
retries|Attempts anew
retrieve|Fetch
returns|Comes back
reunite|Wed again
reveling|Activity on Dec. 31
revelry|Times Square activity annually
revenge|Bitter payback
reverberate|Sound around
revered|Showed love and honor to
reverse|Play called by Montana
reverse|Tricky play in football
reverts|Goes back, unfortunately
reviewed|Critiqued
reviled|Excoriated
revision|Emendation
rewrote|Put in a good word for?
reynard|Folklore fox
rigadoon|Lively French dance
ringmasters|Circus figures
ringtail|Gentleman Jim or "Kid Galahad"?
ringtail|Leader or master?
rioters|Unruly mob
rioting|In a fury, as a mob
riposte|Fencer's thrust
riposte|Sharp comeback
ripsnorters|Lulus
risible|Like Leno's patter
risotto|Italian rice dish
roadbed|Highway foundation
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
roasted|Like some peanuts
roisterer|Falstaff, for one
rollers|Certain canaries
romaine|Kind of lettuce
romantic|Fanciful
rooster|Chanticleer
rosebush|Shrub bearing floribunda
rotates|Takes turns
rotates|What Earth does
rotator|Kind of muscle
roundsmen|Certain inspectors
royalties|Part of Prince Charles's wardrobe?
royalty|Publisher's payment
rubrics|Modes of conduct
ruefully|In a remorseful way
runabout|Roadster
ruralisms|Aw shucks and "Gee whillikers," e.g.
sabines|Victims in a Bologna sculpture
saccate|Having a baglike structure
sadistic|Cruel
sadness|Melancholy
sailors|Salts
sailors|Salts
saleroom|British auctioneer's milieu
salesman|Willy Loman, e.g.
salinas|City near Monterey
salivas|They run before dinner
saloops|Hot drinks made from sassafras
saltboxes|Early New England houses
saltern|NaCl works
saltier|More brackish
saltine|Soup accompaniment
saltwater|Kind of taffy
sambucas|Licorice-flavored liqueurs
sameness|Monotony
samovar|Urn for tea
sanction|Permission or penalty
sandals|Huaraches
sandbag|Dike component
sandpaper|Alternative to a plane?
sandstone|Sedimentary rock
sanserif|A typeface
saphead|Fool
sapless|Like a Mensa convention?
sapwoods|Permeable parts of trees
saraband|Stately court dance
sargasso|Sea of seaweed
sarongs|Polynesian garments
sarongs|Tahiti attire
sartorial|Re men's clothes
saskatoon|Saskatchewan city
satanic|Diabolical
satanic|Rushdie's "___ Verses"
satanist|Apollyon adherent
satchel|Leroy Paige, familiarly
satiate|Glut
satiated|Full
satinet|Faux wool
saturnine|Taciturn; gloomy
saucers|Parts of a service
sauteed|Pan-fried
savages|Treats brutally
savannas|Subtropical grasslands
sawbuck|Equal of two fins
sawdust|Carpenter's floor cover
scaliest|Most flaky
scalpers|Illegal sellers of tickets
scarlet|Rutgers U.'s color
scarred|Left with the effects of a trauma
scarred|Like Capone's face
scatter|Disperse
scenario|Outline of a plot
scenario|Script
schiller|Author of "The Maid of Orleans"
schlocky|Cheap, in slanguage
scholar|Erudite person
schoolboy|Rowe of Tiger fame
science|Lab subject
scimitar|Turkish saber
scirocco|Hot, dusty wind from N. Africa
scooted|Darted
scorning|Contemning
scourged|Whipped
scrapper|Fighting man
scrappers|Feisty ones
screwed|Fastened with threads?
scribes|Journalists
scripts|Ernest Lehman products
scrubbers|Antipollution devices
sculptural|Of Praxiteles's art
scuttle|Coal holder
seaboard|Coast
seahorse|Hippocampus of myth
sealant|Certain wax
seamiest|Most squalid
seaplane|Flying boat, e.g.
seaport|Valparaiso, e.g.
seaside|Coast
seawall|Port protection
seceded|Followed S.C. in 1860
seceder|Virginia in 1861
secedes|Emulates S.C. in 1860
seconded|Went along with a motion
seconds|Flawed merchandise
secrete|Conceal
secrete|Hide
sectionals|Modular parlor pieces
sedated|Put under
seedcase|Pea pod, e.g.
seeders|Farm implements
seedier|Less upscale
seemlier|Better looking
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seethed|Surged, in a way
segments|Parts
seguidilla|Fast Spanish dance
seizure|Usurper's action
selected|Picked
selectman|New England town official
selector|Channel changer
selects|Chooses
selfish|Far from altruistic
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Colonel in "The Gilded Age"
semicentennials|Fifty-year celebrations
seminary|Religious school
semiopaque|Cloudy
senates|Deliberative bodies
senator|Barbara Boxer, for one
senators|Brooke, once, and Braun, now
senhores|Lisbon misters
seniors|Campus V.I.P.'s
senores|Spanish gentlemen
senseless|Inane
sensors|Responsive detection devices
sensory|Relating to stimuli
separate|Rattigan's "___ Tables"
separate|Split
septets|Groups of seven
seraphic|Sublime; pure
serenade|Lovey-dovey musical piece
serenity|Calm
sergeant|The ___, Steiger film: 1968
serials|Continued stories
seriatim|One after another
serious|Grave
serpent|First seducer
sesames|East Indian herbs
sesames|Tasty seeds
sessions|Turn O Libertad composer
sessions|U.S. composer Roger ___
settees|Couches
settees|Small sofas
setters|Hunting dogs
settled|Cleared one's debts
settles|Colonizes
settles|Comes to rest
settles|Pays up
seventeen|Work by Tarkington
severest|Most rigid
shallow|Superficial
shambles|Scene of destruction
shampoo|Beatty movie
shapeless|Like a blob
shapely|Like a beauty queen
sheared|Cut
sheared|Gathered wool
sheaved|Bundled, as grain
sheerest|Most diaphanous
shekels|Moolah
sherries|Spanish wines
shindies|Uproars
shofars|Biblical battle horns
shoptalk|Work discussion
shortens|Raises the hem
showered|Poured forth abundantly
shrieked|Squealed
siamese|Relative of a Persian
sideline|Bench an athlete
sideline|Secondary job
sidereal|Of the stars
sidings|Short railroad tracks
sierras|High chains
sierras|Nevada and Madre
siestas|Rests under a sombrero
signets|Seals of authority
signora|Madam, in Milano
silence|Squelch
silesia|Polish region
silhouette|Dark image
simians|Apes
simians|Pongids
similar|Comparable
similar|Resembling
simoniacs|Ecclesiastical traffickers
simpleton|Fool
sincere|Genuine
singalong|Mitch Miller event
singers|The birds and the Bee Gees
singsong|Monotonous cadence
singular|Extraordinary
sinister|Mackenzie's "___ Street"
sinister|Ominous
sirloin|T-bone's kin
sisters|Medusa, Stheno and Euryae
skateboard|Child's device on wheels
skeletons|Closet secrets
skeptics|Doubters
skyhooks|Helicopters' lifting devices
skywriting|Message from heaven?
slanders|Bad-mouths
slapper|Openhanded smiter
slashed|Cut
slasher|Price cutter, for one
slashes|Knifes
slathers|Spreads on thickly
sleekit|Describing Burns's mouse
sleeper|Allen film: 1973
sleeper|Early Allen film
sleeper|Pullman
sleeper|Surprise success
sleeveless|Describing a vest
slender|Svelte
slickers|Macs
slither|Act like a snake
slowest|Most deliberate
smarter|Brighter
smearer|Dirty-tricks man
smeller|Nose
smuggle|Shirk duties?
snapdragon|Garden flower
snaring|Entangling
snarler|Angry canine, e.g.
sneakers|Gym shoes
sneering|Showing scorn
sniggled|Went eeling
snipers|Hidden marksmen
snoopers|Nosy ones
snoring|Inadvertent nocturnal activity
snowbank|Winter sight in Me.
snowier|Like Buffalo winters, comparatively
snowless|Like a bare mountaintop
snowmobile|Vehicle with skilike runners
snowplow|V-shaped ski maneuver
snowshoe|Footwear in Greenland
softball|Seven-inning diamond game
solanders|Map cases
solaria|Sun rooms
soldier|General Ridgway's memoirs
solecist|He breaches rules of grammar or etiquette
solenoid|Part of an electrical switch
solutes|Dissolved substances
solvent|Financially O.K.
sombrero|Chihuahua chapeau
someone|___ to Watch Over Me, Gershwin song
somerset|Bath's county
somites|Longitudinal series of body segments
sonatas|Beethoven output
sonnets|Petrarch works
sooners|Citizens of Pauls Valley
soprano|Jessye Norman, e.g.
sopranos|Sills and Moffo
soreness|Pain after initial exercise
sorrels|Roans' cousins
sorting|Post-office task
spalling|Miner's activity
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog.
spanned|Extended over
sparrow|Grosbeak's kin
spastic|Of muscular contractions
speared|Lanced
species|Variety
spectre|Le ___ de la Rose, Fokine ballet
speeder|Radar target
speller|Orthographist
spheres|Music makers?
spiders|Cast-iron skillets
spieler|Circus figure
spigots|Taps
spinose|Like a porcupine
spirals|Helixes
spleens|Vascular organs
splendor|Brilliance
splicer|He makes ends meet
splutter|Rapid, confused speech
spoliate|Plunder
spoofed|Deceived
sporadic|Off and on
sported|Trifled
sported|Wore jauntily
sprawler|European moth
sprints|Runs the dash
sprites|Goblins
sprites|Impish ones
sprouts|Brussels _____
sputters|Fizzles
squeeze|Run-scoring bunt
staggery|Unsteady
staidly|In a calm manner
stamina|Marathoner's requirement
stammerer|Person with a speech problem
standpipe|Tall water tank
stardom|Actor's aspiration
stardom|Headliner's status
staring|Rubberneck's activity
staring|Tourist's activity
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starter|Beginner
starter|Track official
starters|Track officials
startles|Makes one jump
starvers|Overzealous dieters
stashed|Put away for safekeeping
staters|Old Greek coins
station|Part of a network
stationer|Supplier of office needs
statistic|Slugging percentage, for one
statists|Data gatherers, for short
stators|Nonrotating machine parts
statuary|Collection of sculptures
steadiest|Most firm
stealthy|Furtive
steamed|Like some clams
steamer|Clambake item
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamers|Some clams
steamships|Some commercial vessels
steeled|Prepared for the worst
steelie|Metallic playing marble
stenosis|Narrowing of a corporeal passage
steroid|Olympian's no-no
sterols|Solid alcohols found in plants
sterols|Some solid alcohols
stiffen|Necks might do it
stigmas|Brands
stimulate|Arouse
stingier|More penurious
stinkers|Scoundrels
stipend|Salary
stirrups|Supports for jockeys' feet
stocked|Laid up for future use
stockholders|Barns and corrals?
stoical|Impassive
stoical|Imperturbable
stolidly|In a phlegmatic way
stollen|Sweetened bread
stonewall|Nickname for a Jackson of the C.S.A.
storage|Attic function
storied|Floored
strafer|Machine gunner
straggle|Wander off
straight|Even
strayed|Lacked a herd mentality
strayed|Wandered off
streamer|Narrow flag
streamer|Pennant
streetcar|Urban railway
streetcars|British trams
streets|Grub and Easy
streets|TV's "The ___ of San Francisco"
stressed|Accented
stretch|Seventh-inning tradition
streusel|Coffeecake topping
strewed|Scattered
striates|Streaks
stricter|Not as easygoing
strides|Walks arrogantly
strifes|Fights, quarrels, etc.
strikeout|Fan
strikes|Sounds the hour
stripped|Emulated an ecdysiast
striving|Goal-oriented activity
strobes|Disco flashers
strophe|Division of a choral ode
strophe|Stanza
struggle|Conflict
strumpet|Harlot
students|Groups at Groton
stumpers|Posers
stunned|Dazed or amazed
stunning|First-rate
subject|Put through
submarines|Wolf-pack members
suborns|Persuades to commit perjury
subscript|Like the 2 in B2
succeed|Prosper
sultana|Small, seedless grape
sunbath|Tanning process?
sunglasses|Shades
sunnier|Of a more cheerful nature
supered|Held a spear in "Aïda"
supersede|Supplant
surname|Doe or Roe
surnames|They're alphabetized in phone directories
surprise|Haydn's "___ Symphony"
surveyor|Young Washington was one
suspends|Halts
suspicious|Cloudy
swabber|Mop wielder
swallow|Eat like a bird?
swamper|Log-company employee
sweeney|Eliot's "_____ Among the Nightingales"
sweeten|Add aspartame
sweeter|More saccharine
sweetest|Most sugary
sweethearts|Victor Herbert musical: 1913
sweetie|Kind of pie
sweetsop|Tropical American fruit
swelter|Feel the heat
swiveled|Pivoted, in a way
symphony|Pathétique or "Jupiter"
synagogs|Where rabbis preside
synchronousness|Simultaneous timing
systemic|Affecting the body generally
systole|Opposite of ectasis
systole|Phase of a heartbeat
tabbies|Purr-fect pets?
tabletop|A dining-room surface
taborets|Low footstools
tadpole|Kermit as a kid
taffeta|Silk fabric
taggers|Stock markers
tailored|Stylishly trim
tailspin|Plane maneuver
tallyho|Yoicks relative
taloned|Like a hawk or eagle
tamales|Dishes in Durango
tampers|Interferes
tannest|Most colored by the sun
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapered|Anagram of RED TAPE
tarantella|Vivacious Italian folk dance
tarantula|Large arachnid
tardier|More behind time
tarmacs|Airport runways
tarnish|Taint
tatters|Ragamuffin's attire
tattled|Squealed
taurine|Bullish?
teaberry|Red fruit of the wintergreen
teachers|...men are my ___: Plato
teaches|Emulates Mark Hopkins
tearers|Blustering people
teasers|Madison Ave. come-ons
tedders|Hay-spreading machines
teenager|Mutant Ninja Turtle, e.g.
teething|Baby's problem
telemarketing|Dialing for dollars?
telltale|Indicator of a rudder's position
tempera|Egg painting
tempura|Japanese deep-fried fare
tenderer|Offer maker
tenderfeet|Novices
tenders|Makes a bid
tenders|Submits
tenement|Flat building
tenorite|Copper mineral
tensely|In a strained manner
tensile|Stretchable
tensile|Stretchable
tentage|Camping gear
tentative|Provisional
teratism|Love of the monstrous
termagant|Xanthippe was one
terrace|Deck
terrapin|Diamondback, e.g.
terrapin|Tortoise's relative
terrier|Fox or Skye
tersely|Not in so many words?
tessellates|Adorns with mosaic
tessera|Mosaic piece
tesserae|Mosaic tiles
testament|Will/examine catkin?
testate|Having left a will
testator|Legator
testing|Lab activity
testudos|Arched ceilings or vaults
tethered|On a long rope
theatre|Garrick's milieu
theorem|Proposition provable from accepted premises
thereto|To that
theriac|Cure-all
thirteen|Long dozen
threnodic|Elegiac
thresher|FOX SHARK
throttle|Mechanism for Casey Jones
ticketing|Meter maid's activity
tickings|Strong cotton fabrics
tigress|Female felid
tigress|Mate for Shere Khan
tillers|Steering devices
timpani|Set of kettledrums
tinderbox|Highly flammable object
tinfoil|Metallic wrap
tinplates|Coats steel, in a way
tintypes|Certain photographs
tirades|Philippics
titanic|Huge; colossal
titanic|Ill-fated liner: 1912
titters|Nervous noises
titters|Tee-hees
tittles|Jots
toaster|Glass raiser
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toastmistresses|Some banquet speakers
toeless|Like sandals
toilette|Madame's grooming ritual
tomography|The X-raying of Brokaw?
tootled|Emulated Galway
tootsie|Hoffman film: 1982
tootsie|Hoffman role
topcoats|Outerwear
torment|Agony
torment|Agony
torrents|Heavy rains
tortoni|An ice cream
torture|Torquemada's claim to fame
totalled|Wrecked completely
touchdown|Score for Barry Sanders
tourism|Large source of income in Fla.
touters|Race-track figures
towlines|Hawsers
trachea|Windpipe
traduce|Slander
trailer|Truck follower
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Early worker?
traipse|Roam
trammel|Horse shackle
tramped|Took a hike
transact|Conduct; negotiate
transformation|Metamorphosis
transliteration|Spelling using characters of another alphabet
transom|Crosspiece over a door
transom|Lintel
trapezium|Quadrilateral plane figure
trapped|Boxed in
traveled|Made a basketball boo-boo
traveller|R. E. Lee's horse
traverse|Cross or crossing
travertine|Limestone from hot springs
treadle|Sewing-machine pedal
treason|High crime
treaters|Hosts
treatise|Expanded essay
treatise|Long discourse
trebles|Soprano parts
treetop|Cradle site, in rhyme
treetop|Where baby rocks
trellis|Lattice
tremolo|Vibrating effect
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Bridge support
trestles|Crossings for Casey Jones
triceps|Arm muscle
trident|Implement for Poseidon
trident|Neptune's spear
trigger|Roy Rogers's horse
triples|Diamond feats
tripped|Released, as a mechanism
trolley|Londoner's tea cart
trolley|Off one's ___ (loco)
trooper|Highwayman of a kind?
trotter|Competitor at Yonkers
trueblue|Like a friend to the end?
trumpet|Fanfare maker
trustee|College V.I.P.
tsarina|Catherine the Great, for one
tsarist|Autocratic
tsetses|Redundant flies?
tumbles|Takes a trip
turbulence|Violent disorder
tureens|Soup servers' vessels
turmeric|Spice used in curry powder
turnings|Bends in the road
tutoring|Private instruction
twister|Cyclone
tycoons|Magnates
ubiquitous|Omnipresent
ulsters|Warm overcoats
ultraviolet|Kind of lamp
unadapted|Not adjusted
unarmed|Weaponless
uncoiled|Wound off
uncurls|Straightens, in a way
undersea|Submarine
understate|Speak with restraint
undertow|Swimmer's bane
undeveloped|Not yet in full bloom
uneasier|Less relaxed
unexposed|Yet to be seen
unfixed|Detached
unheeding|Inattentive
unified|Like one 1992 Olympics team
unkindness|Severity
unlinking|Separating a chain
unloaded|Emptied the hold
unloosened|Anita, set free?
unluckiest|Least fortunate
unsettles|Rattles
untamed|Feral
unteach|Demonstrate the falsity of
upstairs|One flight above
upstart|Parvenu
urbanizing|Act of citification
utensil|Tool
vacancy|Good sign for a tired driver
vacated|Withdrew from occupancy
vaccinal|Of a bacterin
vacillate|Waver
valence|Element's degree of combining power
valentine|Token of affection
valetudinarians|Infirm people
valetudinarians|Invalids
valises|Small suitcases
valises|Traveling bags
vegetarian|Herbivore
venerate|Revere
venerate|Treat with awe
versant|Slope
veteran|Experienced
videophile|Couch potato
villages|Towns' little sisters
virginal|Table-top harpsichord
volitional|Of choice
wagered|Put in chips
wannest|Most sick-looking
warlords|Power-hungry military leaders
warships|Targets at Pearl Harbor: 1941
washing|Pre-meal ritual
waterlilies|Painting by Monet
watermelon|Summer treat
wattles|They hang by the neck
waylays|Ambushes
wearier|More toilworn
weavers|Seeger's old folk-singing group
welcomers|Greeting party
western|Horse opera
widener|Expander of a Harvard library?
wienies|Cookout fare
winding|. . . long, long trail a-___
winnings|Profits
winnowed|Sifted
withheld|Restrained; checked
wondered|Marveled
wonders|Famed septet
woodcock|Snipe's kin
wreaths|Floral arrangements
wringer|Old laundry appliance
xylophones|Upscale marimbas?
yappers|Chatterboxes
yardage|Outdoor storage fee
yarmulke|Jewish male's skullcap
yawpings|Prattling utterances
yellower|Less brave
yielded|Gave way
younger|Less aged
youngest|Adjective for a cadet
zeppelin|Rock's Led ___
zodiacal|Of a heavenly belt
zodiacal|Of astrological "houses"
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Seafood order
abandon|Forsake
abandon|Wild _____
abdicate|Relinquish
abductees|Humans on flying saucers, e.g.
abetter|Helpmate of sorts
abettors|Lookouts, e.g.
abiding|Steadfast
ablates|Melts
abnegates|Relinquishes
abominates|Loathes
aborter|Launch stopper
abreast|Bow to bow, perhaps
absentee|Kind of ballot
absolute|Sheer
absolve|Free
acacias|Gum arabic trees
academe|The scholarly life
acceder|Wish granter
accented|Heightened
accolade|Cheer
accolades|Kudos
accords|Grants
acerous|Hornless
acetate|Cellophane substitute
acoustic|Unplugged?
acrostic|Beginnings of poetry?
activism|Demonstrator's doctrine
actuate|Impel
adagios|Leisurely musical pieces
adagios|Slow musical pieces
adamant|Hardly flexible
adamant|Hardly flexible
adamant|Headstrong
adamant|Unyielding
adapted|Made fit
adapted|Modified
addenda|Afterthoughts
addicts|More than devotees
adenine|Constituent of DNA and RNA
adepter|Having more talent
adheres|Sticks
admiral|Triple Crown winner War _____
admiral|_____ Benbow ("Treasure Island" film)
adopters|Some parents
adorned|Bedecked
adorned|Graced
adorning|Decking out
adultery|The Scarlet Letter topic
advance|Make progress
aerated|Bubbly
aerates|Sprays, perhaps
aerator|Bubble machine
aerator|Silo fan
aerobic|Kind of dancing
affable|Cordial
affixes|Adds on
against|Facing
agendas|Meeting musts
agility|Nimbleness
agitate|Turn in the wash
agitate|Work up
aglitter|SILVER DEBRIS
agonize|Ponder painfully, with "over"
agonizes|Struggles (over)
agoutis|Cousins of the guinea pig
agreement|Grammatical concern
aileron|Wing feature
airborne|Gone with the wind
airborne|On the wing
airiest|Most open
airline|Continental, e.g.
airmail|Skywriting?
airstrip|Runway, of a sort
airtime|TV show's spot
alabaster|Variety of gypsum
alameda|Neighbor of Oakland
alameda|Public walk
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alameda|San Francisco suburb
alamode|Having ice cream on top
alarmed|Equipped with a theft protector
alarmed|Panicky
alarming|Frightful
alarums|Warnings, once
alchemist|Scientific charlatan
alembic|Old distiller's vessel
alembic|Old distiller's vessel
alerted|Warned
algebra|Search for the unknown?
algebraic|Kind of notation
alienated|Turned off
alienator|Turnoff
allowing|Permissive
alluded|Referred indirectly
allures|ALUMINUM FISHING GEAR
almandine|January birthstone
alpacas|Peruvian pack animals
already|Enough _____!
alright|Acceptable, in some books
altered|Revised
altimeters|Cockpit dials
amalgam|Combination
amaranth|Love-lies-bleeding, for one
amarettos|Postprandial drinks
amasses|Accumulates
amateur|Dabbler
amateur|Not an expert
amblers|Hobos, in a way
amended|Made alterations
amended|Revised
amender|Revisionist
amerced|Penalized in court
ammeter|Current instrument
ammeters|Electrical gauges
amnesia|Serious lapse
amnesiac|Definitely not a know-it-all
amoretto|Cherub
amoretto|Frequent figure in Renaissance paintings
amorous|Ready for romance
amounted|Added up
amperes|Electrical units
amperes|Electrical units
anachronism|This is always out of time
anagram|Coasters for Socrates, e.g.
analeptic|Invigorating
analyst|Shrink
analyze|Take apart
anatomic|Structural as opposed to functional
anchovies|Popular topping
andante|Faster than adagio
anecdote|Short story
anemone|Plant with cup-shaped flowers
anemone|Relative of the buttercup
angrier|More sore
animate|Vivify
animated|Like Toons
anisette|After-dinner drink
anisette|Sweet liqueur
annealed|Heated, as glass
annular|Kind of eclipse
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoints|Names, officially
another|One more
another|Someone else
answers|Crib-sheet contents
anteaters|U.C.-lrvine's nickname
antedate|Come before
antenna|Feeler
antenna|Feeler
antenna|It catches some waves
anthers|Pollen bearers
anthesis|Flower development
anthrax|Sheepherder's bane
antidote|Remedy
antinode|Part of a radio wave
antinomic|In opposition to one another
antipasto|Starter at an Italian restaurant
aparejo|Mexican packsaddle
aphelia|Highest orbital points
aphrodite|Choice of Paris
apiarist|One who has the hives
aplenty|More than enough
apogees|Orbiting points
apostasy|Renunciation of faith
apostles|Followers
appears|Seems
appends|Adds a rider
apprentice|Would-be journeyman
apropos|Germane
aquatint|Etching process
arabesque|One-legged ballet pose
arables|Plowed lands
arboreal|Like possums and squirrels
archaic|Antiquated
areaway|Passage between buildings
areaway|Passage between buildings
areolae|Rings of color
aridness|Drought
arietta|Piece for Pavarotti
arietta|Short melody
arising|Ascendant
arising|Stemming
aristas|Bristles
aristas|Grain beards
armadillo|Sticky-tongued critter
armistice|Signature event
armoire|Fancy cabinet
armorial|See notepad
armoury|Sandhurst arsenal
armrest|Antimacassar locale
aromatic|Perfumed
arouser|Alarm, e.g.
arouses|Wakens
arraigned|Charged at the bench
arrange|Orchestrate
arrears|Debts
arrears|In _____ (behind)
arrears|State of being late
arrests|Snaps handcuffs on
arrives|Comes
arrogant|More than snooty
arsonist|One skilled in match play
arsonists|Lighting specialists?
arterial|Kind of highway
arterial|Major, as a road
arterial|Through street
artichoke|Heart of the grocery?
artichoke|Salad ingredient
artiste|Not a run-of-the-mill entertainer
artistes|Master hands
artless|Unaffected
ascetic|Loner
ascribe|Credit
ashtrays|Camels' destinations?
askance|Obliquely
aspects|Features
asperse|Slander
aspirant|Candidate
aspirin|Unlined tablet
aspirins|Two are often prescribed
assailant|Bushwhacker
assassins|1991 Sondheim show
assault|Battery's partner
assents|Agrees
assents|Go-aheads
assents|Yea votes
asserted|Was emphatic
asserts|Maintains
asserts|States positively
assessed|Levied
assessment|Rating
assessors|Value judges
assigned|Transferred, at law
assumed|Like an alias
assuring|Confirming
asteroid|Belt type
astride|In the saddle
astride|On a horse
astrodome|Oiler locale
astronaut|LEM driver
astronomy|Copernican concern
asylums|Refuges
atamans|Cossacks chiefs
ataraxia|Tranquility
ataraxia|Tranquility
atavist|Throwback
atelier|Studio
ateliers|Painting locales
atheneum|Reading room
athirst|Parched
athlete|Olympian
atoners|Sorry folks
atoning|Act of contrition
attache|State Department employee
attains|Secures
attempts|Goes for
attenuator|Electric signal diminisher
attested|Swore
attires|Get-ups
attitude|Aeronautical inclination
attorney|Court player
atypical|Not run-of-the-mill
audible|Loud enough
audition|Try out
auditor|One who keeps work in balance?
auditor|One who keeps work in balance?
auditors|Whom tax evaders fear
aureate|Golden
aureate|Golden
aurorae|Night sky marvels
auscultated|Used a stethoscope
autocrats|Overlords
autopsy|Quincy specialty
avenging|Repaying
avenues|First and Second places?
avenues|Streets
average|Garden-variety
average|Nothing special
aversion|Dislike
aversion|Dislike
aversions|Objects of repugnance
averted|Staved off
aviator|Amelia Earhart, e.g.
avocado|Alligator pear
avocado|It surrounds a pit
avocados|Salad fruit
avocados|Salad fruit
avoider|Dodger
awkwardly|Betraying clumsiness
babysat|Tended tots
bagpipe|Scot's squeeze
balanced|Kind of budget
balatas|Tropical trees used in golf ball manufacture
balderdash|Nonsense
ballade|Piano composition
ballerina|Anna Pavlova, e.g.
ballots|Votes
ballyhoo|Clamorous advertising
baloney|Hogwash
baloney|Poppycock
balsams|Soothers
bamboozle|Scam
bandsaw|Shop tool
bangles|Bracelets
banister|Staircase adjunct
banjoes|They're plucked
barbecue|Dinner alfresco
barbershop|Place to have one's head examined
bareback|Dramatic fashion look
barefaced|Like some lies
baronet|A sir
baronet|Certain sir
baroque|Highly embellished style
barrooms|Sites of many brawls
barrows|One-wheeled vehicles
baseless|Completely untrue
baseman|One who's left holding the bag?
bashful|Quick to blush
basilica|Apse setting
baskets|Two-pointers
batiste|Sheer fabric
beaches|Strands
bearable|Not worth quitting over
because|Perry Como classic
bedecked|Adorned
bedtime|It's after Letterman, for many
beeline|Direct course
beepers|Doctors often carry them
behaves|Is mannerly
believe|Have some faith
believe|Subscribe to
bellicose|Jingoistic
benefit|Fund-raiser
bereave|Leave desolate
berettas|Certain firearms
beseech|Implore
besieges|Overwhelms
betelnuts|Tropical kernels
betides|Happens to
betroth|Affiance
bewitch|Enchant like Samantha
biathlon|Winter Olympics event
bicuspid|Premolar
bicuspid|Premolar
bicuspid|Premolar
bigamies|Certain crimes
bigtime|Major-league
billboards|N.F.L. carrier?
biologists|Watson and Crick, for two
bismuth|Its atomic number is 83
bistoury|Surgical knife
bitterly|How sore losers lose
bitterroot|Montana's state flower
blabbermouth|Not the secretive sort
bladder|Football lining
blaming|Pinning on
bleachers|Stands
blender|Kitchen gizmo
blooded|Pedigreed
bloomer|Early feminist
blowouts|Elaborate affairs
blowtorches|Items used in "light" boxing?
bluebonnet|Texas' state flower
bluejeans|Work clothing
bobbers|Certain sled riders
bodysurf|Ride the waves
bogeyman|Closet spook
bogyman|Hobgoblin
bonanza|Top-rated TV show of the 60's
bookend|Library item
boomerang|Aussie flyer
borstal|Behan's "_____ Boy"
bossier|More cowlike?
bothers|Bugs
bottles|Carboys
boxcars|12, at dice
brassies|Number two woods
breadth|Spaciousness
breakout|Escape
breathes|Whispers
brevity|Pithiness
brilliant|Quote, part 5
brindle|Streaked gray, as an animal's coat
bromates|Certain acid salts
bromide|Cliche
broncos|1991 American Conference champs
brooder|Hamlet, at times
brooder|Hatchery
brouhaha|Uproar
bruiser|Pugilistic muscleman
brushed|Reviewed with "up"
brusque|Curt
bugaboo|Bete noire
bumblebee|Busy buzzer
bungholes|Cask openings
burglar|Cat _____
burrito|Mexican snack
buttermilk|Dale Evans's horse
buzzards|_____ Bay (New England site)
cabaret|Milieu for Edith Piaf
cabaret|Wining and dining place
caboose|Site in a whistle-stop campaign
cachets|Official seals
cahoots|Partnership, in slang
cajoles|Coaxes
calabash|Durante's "Mrs."
calamity|Disaster
calfskin|Soft leather
caliber|Bullet size
calorie|Dieter's worry
camarilla|Secret advisers
cambric|Thin white linen fabric
campers|Park patrons
canasta|Game fad of the 50's
canasta|Variety of rummy
candler|Egg tester
canister|Kitchen container
cannelloni|Pasta dish
canonic|Authorized, in a way
cantata|Choral piece
cantina|Bar
capstan|Where nautical rope is wound
capsule|Tablet alternative
capsulized|Like a news brief
captain|Abraham Lincoln, in a Whitman poem
captive|Prisoner
captives|P.O.W.'s
caracal|Cat with tufted ears
caramels|Candy cubes
caramels|Candy cubes
caravan|Truck : lorry :: trailer: _____
cardiac|Of the heart
careens|Heels over, as a ship
careens|Pitches
careers|Kids' board game
caresses|Loving touches
caribou|Famously cold Maine town
caribou|Reindeer relative
carioca|Latin dance
carioca|Sambalike dance
carload|Shipping unit
carnelian|Red chalcedony
carnelian|Red chalcedony
carotid|Neck artery
carpenters|Three-time Grammy-winning group with "The"
carport|Mustang's shelter
cartilage|Kind of bone
cascade|Washington's _____ Range
casement|Window type
casement|Window type
cashmere|Cold weather wear
cassette|Film holder
castanet|Clicker that might be used on a trawler?
castoff|Leave the pier
catacomb|Underground passageway
catalog|Index
catalog|Make a list
catalog|Piece of junk mail
catalyst|Part of a chemical reaction
catarrh|Inflammation of the respiratory tract
catboat|Single-masted vessel
catenated|Linked in a series
catnaps|80 winks?
catspaw|Dupe
cauldron|Witch's vessel
caustic|That's a lye!
cavemen|Alley Oop and Fred Flintstone
cayenne|Hot pepper
cedilla|Façade feature
celadon|Chinese porcelain
celesta|Relative of the organ
celestes|Piano pedals that mute the strings
cellblock|Part of a pen
cellist|String player
centipede|Leggy one
central|Indispensable
central|Old telephone exchange
certify|Notarize
cesarian|_____ section
chagrin|Embarrassment
chained|Fettered
chaired|Headed a committee
chaired|Presided over
chalets|Albertville abodes
chalets|Swiss abodes
changeable|Fickle
changes|They make a difference
chanson|_____ de Roland (medieval romance)
chaotic|In disarray
chapeau|Mademoiselle's hat
charger|Cavalry mount
chariot|Sweet transport
chastised|Disciplined
cheapen|Depreciate
cheddar|It can be extra sharp
cheeses|Gouda and Edam, e.g.
cheetahs|Fleet cats
cherish|Cling fondly to
chessmen|Kings and queens
chiders|Faultfinders
chimaeras|She-monsters: Var.
chorale|Beethoven's Ninth
chortle|Victor's laugh
chortled|Laughed, in a way
chortles|Shows glee
chunnel|England-France connector
cinders|Grate expectations?
cinders|Running track material
cineast|Moviemaker
cineast|Moviemaker
clansman|Scottish Highlander
clasped|Hugged
classic|Word in many tournament names
classmate|Yearbook signer
cleaner|Under-the-sink item
cleanse|Use face cream
cleanser|Under-the-sink item
cleanses|Scours
clearheaded|Lucid
cleavage|Splitting
cleaver|Long bladed hatchet
climate|Finale of a 151-move chess game
clippers|Barbershop item
clobber|Trounce
closest|Most immediate
closeted|Shut up
closeups|Zoom-lens shots
clubfoot|Philip Carey's handicap in Maugham's "Of Human Bondage"
coanchor|Chung or Rather, e.g.
coatrooms|Checking places
coddled|Pampered
coeditor|One who shares a masthead billing
coexist|Get along peacefully
cogency|Persuasiveness
cognomen|Something you go by
coiffures|Hairdressers' creations
collard|_____ greens
collect|Kind of call
collects|Stashes
collegium|Body of members of equal authority
columns|Newspaper features
commissar|High-up apparatchik
completes|Puts a wrap on
concerti|Mozart compositions
confide|Tell secretly
conjure|Raise one's spirits, perhaps
conkers|English game played with horse chestnuts
connive|Plot
connived|Acted craftily
connoted|Implied
construed|Took to mean
contact|Reach
contenders|Not the reigning champs
contends|Is in the running
contessa|Napoli nobelwoman
contessa|Napoli nobelwoman
contest|Match
contravene|Gainsay
convulses|Writhes
coolant|Radiator fluid
copacetic|Just fine, thank you
copycat|Reproducer
cordially|I'll have a curacao, said Tom_____
cornices|Wall moldings
coronas|Flower tops
coronas|Popular cigars
coronet|Pedimental ornament over a door or window
coronet|Pedimental ornament over a door or window
corporal|Two-striper
corrupter|Wicked one
corsage|Boutonniere's counterpart
corsage|Prom flowers
cortege|Procession
cortege|Procession
cosmonaut|Popovich or Gagarin, e.g.
coterie|Circle
cotillion|Do for debs
counselor|Camp V.I.P.
countess|Shakespeare's _____ of Rousillon
countinghouse|Nursery-rhyme king's den
coupled|Linked
courage|Brecht's "Mother _____"
crafted|Precision-made
cranium|Braincase
crashes|Wall Street worries
crassness|Vulgarity
crazies|Lunatics
creators|Architects
creators|Authors
creators|Authors
credence|Belief
credence|Faith
cremate|Reduce to ashes
creosol|Oily disinfectant
creosol|Oily disinfectant
cribbed|Used a pony
croissant|Roll
crooking|Bending
crosspatch|Place for Ben?
crucible|Arthur Miller play, with "The"
crumbly|Apt to fall apart
cryometer|Device for measuring extreme cold
crystal|Glassware
crystal|Stemware
curates|COPPER CHARGES
curator|Gallery employee
curator|Top dog at the zoo
curbside|Trash pickup spot
curveball|Changing pitch
custody|Charge
dailies|Most newspapers
dailies|Newspapers
dangles|Hangs like an earring
darkener|Brown paint, e.g.
darkness|End of motto
dashboards|Instrument panels
dashing|Like Errol Flynn
dashingly|Gotta run, said Tom _____
dateless|Alone
dawdler|Procrastinator
daystar|The sun
daytime|Kind of Emmy
dazzler|Show-stopper
deadest|Least exciting
deadliest|Most pernicious
dealers|Merchants
dearest|Mommie _____ (Christina Crawford book)
debarks|Leaves
debasement|Storage spot in a Brooklyn home
debaters|Wranglers
decamps|Leaves
decapod|Crab, e.g.
decayed|Less radioactive
decease|Quietus
deceased|Returned-mail notation
decimals|Some fractions
decommission|Body that busted a Brooklyn gangster
decorous|Well-behaved
decorum|Propriety
decorum|Propriety
decreed|Ordained
decretal|Papal letter
dedicate|Honor, with "to"
deerskins|Some leather garments
defatted|Like some milk powder
defeats|Bests
defeats|Bests
defender|Guard
defiled|Besmirched
defiled|Polluted
defrays|Pays part of
degeneration|What a Brooklyn guy blames today's problems on
degrades|Corrupts
degrees|Master's and others
delayed|Put off
deleted|Expunged
deleted|Struck out
deletes|X's
deliria|Het-up states
deltoids|Iron pumper's pride
demeaned|Lowered
demerit|Black mark
demerits|Marks off
demitasse|After-dinner drink
demonize|Portray as satanic
demurer|More retiring
denizen|Inhabitant
densest|Least clever
dentine|Tooth layer
dentist|Filling fellow
deplane|What a Brooklynite catches at J.F.K.
deploys|Arranges strategicalty
deportee|One who's on the way out
depressing|Laundry chore in Brooklyn
depressor|Doctor's instrument
deputize|Make a substitution?
derange|Knock out of kilter
derivable|Inferable
derogate|Belittle
dervish|Muslim ascetic
descent|Rappelling
descents|Flight finishes
deserve|Have coming
desires|Yens
desisted|Stopped
desists|Stops
desists|Stops
desolate|Forsaken
desperado|Outlaw
despotic|Tyrannical
dessert|Finishing order
dessert|Piece of cake, maybe
destroyers|Highly maneuverable warships
destruct|Ruin
detached|Impartial
detects|Catches a misdeed
detente|Diplomats' quest
detente|Political thaw
detente|Wane in warring
detested|Loathed
detests|What Brooklyn students hate to take
detoxes|Renders drug-free
detractor|Vocal opponent
detracts|Takes away (from)
develop|Unfold
devotee|Aficionado
devotes|Allocates
diagram|Blueprint
diagram|Explain visually
diagrams|Parses, in a way
dialect|Local lingo
diameters|Crossing lines
diapers|Freshens up baby
diarist|Packwood, for one
dietary|Food-related
dieters|People who want to lose
dilemma|Catch-22
dimpled|Like a golf ball
dinosaurs|Outmoded items
diocese|Bishop's bailiwick
diorama|Miniature re-creation
dirtiest|Most underhanded
disables|Puts out of commission
discern|Make out
discovery|Henry Hudson ship
discrepancy|Bankbook balancer's problem
discuses|They're thrown at meets
disease|Epidemiologist's concern
disheartens|Discourages
disinherit|Leave out, in a way
disloyal|Ratlike
dismissing|Letting go
dispense|Allocate
disposed|Inclined
disprove|Refute
disproved|Made a liar of
dissents|Harry Blackmun opinions, often
dissolve|Break up
ditherer|Flustered one
docudrama|Semifictional movie
dogears|Some corners
dogmata|Church beliefs
dollies|Film makers' equipment
dolphin|Aquarium star
domesday|_____ Book, circa 1086
dominate|Overshadow
dominate|Overwhelm
dominated|Bossed
doormen|Openers
dotards|Sufferers of senility
dotterel|Plover
doubleheaders|Some baseball games
downriver|Toward the mouth
downturn|Decline
downward|Kind of mobility
dozenth|Offbeat ordinal
draggles|Trails along
dragnet|Fishing device
drainer|Sinkside device
drainers|Racks for washed dishes
drapery|Curtains
drapery|Wall hanging
dreadlocks|Modern hairstyle
dreadnought|Battleship
dredged|Scraped the bottom of
dressage|Equestrian competition
dresser|Bureau
dresser|Theater aide
dressiest|Most elegant
drifter|Vagrant
dryness|Thirst
dumbwaiters|Kitchen contraptions
eagerly|With bated breath
eaglets|Baby baldies
earache|Otalgia
earache|Otologist's case
earache|Otologist's case
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earlaps|Frostbite preventers
earlobes|Places for studs
earmuff|Winter wear
earners|Breadwinners
earnest|Heartfelt
earnest|Not playing around
earnest|Pledge money, at law
earnest|Purposeful
earnest|Showing sincerity
earring|Hoop
earring|It may hang by the neck
earring|Loop for a lobe
earthly|Terrestrial
easeful|Affording rest
easement|Property restriction
easiness|Facility
easterly|Certain wind
eastern|American rival, once
eclectic|Wide-ranging, as tastes
editing|Academy Award category
edition|Printing
edition|Version
editions|First ones are special
editorial|Newspaper part
editors|Galley workers
educate|Give a little learning
educator|Booker T. Washington, e.g.
eeriest|Most Halloweenlike
eeriness|Haunting quality?
egghead|Highbrow
egoists|Me types
egoists|Self-ish folks
eidolon|Apparition
eidolon|Phantom
elaborate|Amplify
elapsed|Gone by
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Passes
elastic|Adjustable
elastics|Stretchy stuff
elastomer|Synthetic rubber
elaters|Click beetles
elating|Raising spirits
elation|Glee
elderly|Seniors, with "the"
electee|Majority's choice
electee|November winner
elegance|Poshness
element|Natural habitat
elements|Euclid's grand work
elements|Euclidean work
elements|Strunk and White's "The _____ of Style"
elevate|Ennoble
elevated|Dignified
elevates|Glorifies
elevates|Takes up
elevator|Type of music
elevenths|Not quite tithes
eliminates|Does away with
eloigns|Removes to a distance
eloping|Running for one's wife?
elusive|Slippery
emaciate|Make thin
emanate|Flow (from)
emanate|Flow forth
emanates|Flows forth
emanates|Issues
emblazoned|Brilliantly decorated
emerges|Comes out
emerges|Materializes
emerges|Surfaces
emeriti|Old profs
emigrate|Move to foreign shores
eminent|High in rank
emirate|Mideast princedom
emirates|Dubai and others
employees|Staff
employs|Puts to good use
enacted|Approved
enacted|Approved
enacted|Passed
enactor|Doer
enactors|Lawmakers
encased|Covered completely
encased|Hidden
encases|Sheathes
enchant|Spellbind
enchiladas|Some fast-food offerings
enclose|Fence in
encores|Concert conclusions
endearing|Lovable
endorse|Sign a check
endured|Persisted
endwise|On edge
enemies|Hatfields and Mccoys, e.g.
enemies|_____ list
energetic|Zippy
energize|Make it keep going, and going, and ...
energizes|Peps up
enfeeble|Weaken
engages|Attracts and holds
engines|Driving forces
engines|Turbojet and others
engrave|Mark a marker?
enhance|Improve
enhances|Makes more valuable
enisles|Maroons
enjoyed|Benefited from
enlarged|Blew up
enlarged|Spread
enlarged|Swollen
enlargers|Photo equipment
enlarges|Swells
enlistment|Hitch
enlistment|Recruiter's objective
enlists|Volunteers
enliven|Add spice to
enliven|Animate
enlivens|Adds spice to
ennoble|Dignify
enormous|Titanic
enquire|Do reporter's work for a certain tabloid?
enrapture|Delight beyond measure
enrolls|Recruits
ensconce|Settle snugly
enslaves|Fetters
ensured|Guaranteed
entails|Involves
entente|Governmental pact
entered|Joined
entered|Went in
enthuses|Bubbles over
enthuses|Show excitement
entombed|Holed up, in a way
entourage|Following
entrance|Captivate
entrance|Kind of exam
entrance|On ramp
entrant|Competitive one
entrant|Competitor
entrant|Competitor
entrants|Contest responders
entrapment|Setup
entraps|Catches
entreat|Beg
entreatment|Solicitation
entrechats|Ballet leaps
entrees|Menu listings
enumerate|Count
epaulet|Shoulder piece
epaulet|Uniform attachment
epeeist|Swordsman
epergne|Table centerpiece
epicene|Of indeterminate gender
epicenter|Where there's a lotta shakin' goin' on
epicurean|Definitely not ascetic
episode|Occurrence
epistle|Letter from St. Paul
epitaph|Last words
epochal|Extremely important
equalize|Make uniform
equally|Just as much
equinox|September event
erasable|Penciled-in
erasers|Blackboard adjuncts
erasers|Pencil ends
erasing|Going back to the start
erasure|Deletion
erecting|Making a stand?
erector|Big name in small construction
eremite|Benedictine, e.g.
ermines|Noble clothing, once
ermines|Some coats
erosion|Gradual deterioration
erratic|Inconsistent
erratum|Proof goof
erudite|Learned
erudite|Professorial
erupted|Broke out
escalate|Raise
escapade|Dido
escapees|Officially, Alcatraz had none
escapees|They're loose
escarpment|Steep slope
escorts|Guides
esoteric|Arcane
esoterica|Brain clutter
espanol|Spanish for Spanish
esparto|Cordage grass
esparto|Grass used for making paper
esparto|Grass used for making paper
especial|Extraordinary
esplanade|Shoreline drive
espoused|Advocated
espying|Making out
essence|Gist
essence|Nitty-gritty
estates|Topic in tax law
esteems|Prizes
estimate|Guesswork
estival|Summery
estrogen|Ovarian product
etagere|Furniture piece
etamine|Loosely woven fabric
etcetera|And like that
etchers|Durer and others
eternal|Enduring
ethereal|Intangible
ethical|Kosher
ethologist|Student of animal behavior
etiolate|Whiten, as a plant
euclase|Crystal mineral
eulogies|Tributes
euphony|Ear pleaser
evanesce|Fade away
evening|Prime-time time
evenness|Uniformity
eventide|Twilight time
everyone|With no exceptions
evolves|Changes with the times
examine|Scrutinize
examinee|Investigation subject
examiners|S.E.C. employees
exchequers|National treasuries
excitor|Type of afferent nerve
exemplar|Archetype
exempts|Frees from liability
exigent|Requiring immediate action
exonerate|Clear
expertly|As an old hand
extended|Far out
extended|Longer
extensive|Widespread
external|Outer
extolls|Praises: Var.
extorts|Bleeds
extreme|Maximal
extremism|Ultra credo
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyebrow|Supercilium
eyeless|Huxley's "_____ in Gaza"
eyeopener|Shock
eyeopener|Startling revelation
eyeopener|Startling revelation
eyestone|Ophthalmologist's implement
eyestone|Ophthalmologist's implement
eyeteeth|Exchange for something precious
factual|Sure-enough
famished|Hungry
fanfare|Hoopla
federate|Unite
feelers|Tentative forays
fencing|Olympics event since 1896
ferocity|Savageness
fervors|Passions
fettled|Lined, as a furnace hearth
fiancee|Intended
fibster|Teller of white lies
fieriest|Most passionate
fifteenth|About mid- month, with "the"
finance|Bankroll
finessed|Maneuvered
finites|Sets that have limits
fireball|Candy store offering
firelit|Illuminated in a way
firewood|Stove stuffing
flagrant|Egregious
flappers|Charleston ladies
flecked|Spotted
fleshier|More plump
flipped|Went ape
flooded|Overwhelmed
florist|One who makes arrangements
flowers|They're usually found in beds
footage|Hard-news bit, TV-style
footless|Lacking support
footloose|Unencumbered
foregone|Inevitable
forewords|Preambles
forgery|Crooked copy
forsake|Abandon
fortress|Siege site
forward|Word before march
foursquare|Frank
foxlike|Sly
fragile|Box label
frazzled|At one's wits' end
freckle|Spot for Howdy Doody
freebee|Give-away: Var.
freebie|Handout
freelance|Self-supporting
freeloader|Sponge
freshman|Pledge, probably
fricassee|Chicken dish
frigate|Aircraft carrier escort
friskier|More kittenlike
friskier|More kittenlike
fruitcake|Yuletide snack
fullest|Most bounteous
funding|Financial support
funhouse|Amusement park staple
gagsters|Practical jokers
gamesome|Playful
gangster|Hood
ganymede|See notepad
gardener|Person who makes beds?
gardenia|Fragrant blossom
gardens|Where rakes progress
gargantua|Rabelais's amiable giant
gearing|Preparing, with "up"
generic|Not brand-name
generics|Some drugs
genitor|Father
gentles|Calms
genuflects|Pays homage
genuine|Authentic
geology|One aspect of earthquake study
geology|Science course
geometry|There is no royal road to _____: Euclid
gerfalcon|Arctic bird of prey
geriatric|Hospital's _____ ward
gestate|Develop slowly
gestures|Shows of good faith
gibberish|Xjclmzit obwny, e.g.
gleaner|Millet subject
glisten|Shine
glitter|Sparkle
glossary|Back-of-the-book section
glutenin|Protein in Wheaties
goalpost|Upright
goatherd|Peter of "Heidi," e.g.
goobers|Peanuts
gooniest|Most thuggish
goriest|Bloody to the max
gourmet|Bon vivant
gradual|Step-by-step
grandam|Pontiac model
grander|Wider in scope
granges|Old homesteads
granola|Breakfast food
granules|Particles
grasped|Understood
gravest|Most somber
greener|More inexperienced
greyest|Most griseous
griller|Cross-examiner
grimace|Silent "ugh"
gristle|You can chew on this awhile
grizzles|Turns gray
grocery|Bodega
grouched|Complained
groupie|Tour follower
grunion|Fish that spawns at high tide
grunted|Responded unintelligibly
grunters|Weight lifters, at times
guarantee|Assurance
guesstimate|Number in the ball park?
guesswork|Conjecture
guidepost|Traveler s aid
guilder|Dutch coin
guillotine|Bourbon cutter?
guineas|Former British coins
gumshoe|Private eye
gunboat|PT 109, e.g.
habanera|Aria for Carmer
haberdashers|Bowler merchants
habitue|Regular
hailstones|Part 2 of the question
hallowed|Like some ground
handbag|One kind of clutch
handball|Game originally called "fives"
handicap|Golfer's concern
handlers|Seconds
handles|C.B.ers' names
handymen|Jacks-of-all-trades
hangared|Parked, at O'Hare
hangared|Sheltered, in a way
hangars|Airport features
happens|Comes about
harebell|Wood hyacinth
harpist|Player for the angels?
hassles|Tribulations
hastened|Made tracks
hateful|Mean
hatrack|Where to hang your chapeau
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
headhunter|Edith + Holly
headiest|Exciting to the max
headlong|Impetuous
headset|Deejay's need
healthily|Salutarily
hearken|Give heed
heartburn|Nora Ephron best seller
heartier|More exuberant, as a laugh
heartlessly|With cruelty
hectare|2.471 acres
hegumen|Monastery head
heiress|She gets what's coming
helices|DNA shapes
hellion|Rowdy one
helpless|Worse than feeble
hematins|Blood derivatives
hencoop|Place for brooding
henhouse|Egg depository
herbivores|Friendly dinosaurs
heretic|Abelard, e.g.
hermitage|Andrew Jackson's home, with "the"
heroically|With valor
heroine|Evangeline, e.g.
heroism|Valor
hetaera|Courtesan of ancient Attica
hexagons|Honeycomb cells
hexanes|Six-carbon molecules
highrise|Modern housing
hillocks|Knolls
hitherto|Until now
hobgoblins|Halloween imps
hoecakes|Cornmeal concoctions
hoedowns|Do-si-do dos
hoedowns|Barn dances
holland|Where Holstein cows originated
holster|Hip hugger?
homemade|Not bought
homestretch|Last leg
honeypot|Winnie-the-Pooh receptacle
honorees|Feted ones
hookups|Circuits
hormone|Steroid, for instance
horsehide|Baseball, informally
horseman|Quartet member
horseplay|Fun and games
hosiery|Nylons
hosiery|Where runs are made
hostages|Hijacker's currency
hothouses|Super-growth locales
hotness|Fever
hottest|Most popular
housewarming|Moving tribute?
hovercraft|River vehicle
hovered|Hung over
hullabaloo|Uproar
hustles|Works a deal on
hydroski|Seaplane attachment
identify|Pick out of a lineup
ideologue|Political zealot
idiotic|Crackbrained
idolater|Worshiper
ignored|Experienced bliss?
ignored|Snubbed
illicit|Backdoor
illicit|Shady
illness|Hypochondriac's preoccupation
illogically|Without rhyme or reason
imagines|Conjures up
imamate|Office of a Muslim leader
imitate|Ape
imitate|Look like
imitates|Parrots
immense|Enormous
imminent|About to occur
impacted|Influenced
impacts|Repercussions
impanel|Form a jury
impasse|Catch-22 situation
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|Full stop
imperator|Roman title of honor
impetus|Momentum
impinged|Encroached
impinges|Encroaches
implode|Burst inward
imposed|Laid on, as taxes
imposter|Quack: Var.
impulse|Gut response
imputed|Ascribed
inanimate|Lifeless
inanimate|Lifeless
incense|Enrage
incenses|Infuriates
incentive|Stimulus
incisor|Canine's neighbor
incomer|Immigrant, to the British
inconstant|Irregular
incorrigible|Start of a lapel-button warning message
indicts|Castigates
indigenous|Native
indolent|Slothful
inelegance|Crudity
inertia|Lethargy
inertia|Sluggishness
inertly|Sans animation
infomercial|Paid-for TV program
ingrate|Unappreciative one
ingrown|Self-contained
inhabit|Occupy
inhabit|People
inhales|Gulps
inhered|Existed naturally
inherent|Native
inherit|Come into
inherit|Get by will
inheritor|Person of will
initiated|Welcomed to the fold
initiative|Pioneering step
inkblot|Imagination tester
inkblots|Section in a psychological test
inkwood|Soapberry tree
inlands|Nonborder regions
innings|Diamond units
innocent|Greenhorn
inroads|Advances
inserts|Extra leaves
insider|Illegal trader
insight|Discernment
insoles|Replaceable shoe parts
inspect|Look for flaws
inspects|Scrutinizes
inspire|Move to act
instance|Example
instead|As a proxy
insulate|Set apart
intakes|Pipe openings
integer|Whole amount
intense|High-powered
intercept|Cut off
interests|Fascinations
interim|Provisional
intermezzi|Light entertainments
intermixes|Blends
internalizes|Takes to heart
interne|Future resident, perhaps
interne|Medical apprentice
interns|Hospital personnel
intervenes|Excerpt, part 5
intones|Does the voice-over, perhaps
intoning|Chanting
intrust|Confidentially
investor|Wall Street figure
inveterate|Dyed-in-the-wool
irately|With a temper
iridium|Platinumlike metal
iridiums|Precious metals
ironbound|Unyielding
ironing|Pressing work
ironing|Type of board
ironman|Triathlete
ironman|Triathlon competitor
ironmen|Triathlon athletes
irritant|Princess's pea, e.g.
isobars|Lines from Willard Scott
isolate|Punish, in the lockup
isolate|Quarantine
isolates|Leaves alone
isolation|Kind of booth
isomers|Ethanol and dimethyl ether, e.g.
isomers|Paired nuclides
itching|Restless
iterate|Do over and over
iterate|Echo
iterate|Repeat
iterates|Goes over again
itinerated|Made the circuit
jacamar|Green-plumed tropical bird
jackpots|Lotto lures
jacuzzi|Fast eddies' place
jamboree|Bash
jampacked|Crowded
jawbreaker|It's hard
jellybean|Sweet treat
jellybean|Sweet treat
jellyfish|Tentacled sea creature
jellyfish|Tentacled sea creature
jeopardy|Hazard
jeweller|Glyptologist
jiggers|Tots of liquor
jitters|Nervousness
jobless|Idle
joyrides|Spur-of-the-moment trips
jujitsu|Literally, soft technique
jukebox|Diner music maker
junkets|Trips
kaleidoscope|Producer of motion pictures?
katydid|Singing insect
katydids|Summer serenaders
kayakers|Rapids shooters
keenest|Most enthusiastic
keepers|Retainers
kerosene|Shale oil product
kindergarteners|Nursery rhyme listeners
kinetic|Lively
kissers|Pow! places
kitchens|Galleys
knackwurst|Kind of sandwich
kneecaps|Places for doctors' strikes?
kneeler|Pew attachment
knighted|Inducted, in a way
knitter|Bootee maker
knitwear|Some woolens
knockabout|Criticize a prizefight?
knucklehead|Dum-dum
knucklehead|Lamebrain
laborer|Hard hat
laborer|Serf
lactases|Yeast enzymes
ladrone|Southwestern bandit
laments|Bemoans
laminar|Like plywood
languid|Spiritless
lantern|The Green _____ (superhero)
lanterns|Spelunking equipment
lapidary|Stonecutter
largess|Gifts
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lassies|Midlothian misses
lastborn|Youngest
latecomer|Untimely arrival
lateens|Triangular-sailed ships
latinos|Hispanic community
latitude|Freedom
latrine|Private's privy
lattice|Trellis
laundered|Cleaned
laurels|Kudos
lawyers|Bar members
layettes|Nursery outfits
leadened|Made heavy
leadier|More sluggish
leadoffs|Starts
leafier|More verdant
leaflets|Handbills
leaguer|Texas _____
leanest|Most economical in business
leanest|Most trim
learned|Scholarly
learner|Student
leasers|Some new-car drivers
leashes|Reins cats and dogs?
lectured|Rebuked at length
lectures|Talks
leftovers|Table scraps
legends|Map explanations
legumes|Peanuts, e.g.
lenient|Easy
lessens|Reduces
lessons|Studies
lessors|Landlords
lethality|Fatalness
letterer|Sign maker
letterman|Ed Sullivan Theater host
letterman|Star seen late at night
letters|Correspondence
letters|Epistles
lexicon|Dictionary
libelers|Willful liars
liberal|Rush Limbaugh target
libertine|Profligate
librettos|Gilbert works
lifetime|Cable choice
limeade|Fruity beverage
limelight|Fame
lineage|Family tree
lineage|Totem pole's story
lineate|Striped
lineman|Center, for one
linemen|Tackles, e.g.
linesman|Court official
linesman|Referee's assistant
liniment|Embrocation
liniment|Soother
lionesses|Mothers with pride?
lionesses|Mothers with pride?
liquids|Oil and water, e.g.
listened|Stopped talking, finally
listlessly|Sans esprit
literal|Not loose
literal|Verbatim
localize|Bring an issue home
lognormal|Type of statistical distribution
logroll|Engage in vote-swapping
loitered|Dawdled
loneness|Isolation
looming|On the horizon
loyalty|O, where is _____?: Shakespeare
lucifer|Friction match
lugeing|Coasting at Lillehammer
lunatic|Crackpot
lunette|Crescent-shaped window
lunular|Crescent-shaped
lyddite|Explosive made of picric acid
lyrical|Rhapsodic
lyricist|Lorenz Hart, for one
machete|Jungle slasher
machismo|He-man's display
magnets|Refrigerator decorators
maharanee|Indian noblewoman
mahjongg|Bridge alternative
mailbox|Letter getter
mailroom|Proverbial starting point on the corporate ladder
mainland|See notepad
maladies|Aches and pains
malaise|Lack of oomph
malaises|Feeling of discomfort
malarky|Bunkum
malodors|Nose offenders
maltose|Sugar type
manatee|Sea cow
manatees|Endangered animals
manhattan|Whisky-vermouth cocktail
manitou|_____ Springs, Colo.
manmade|Artificial
manmade|Unnatural
mantles|Cloaks
marinade|Tenderizing sauce
marinara|Shrimp_____
marinates|Seasons, as meat
marines|Leathernecks
maroons|Strands
marseille|The French Connection locale
marshal|Matt Dillon, e.g.
marsupia|Kangaroo pouches
martial|Kind of arts or law
martians|1938 "invaders"
martini|It often comes with a twist
mascaras|Cosmetic items
masonic|_____ temple
massacre|Wipeout
masticate|Chew
matelot|Sailor, in British slang
matinee|Special performance
matters|Counts
mayflower|William Bradford ship
meandered|Rambled
meanest|Most Scroogelike
meanies|Blue "Yellow Submarine" characters
measure|Gauge
measures|Actions
meatballs|Popular topping
mechanic|Repairer
mechanic|Wrench user
medallion|Cab symbol
mediate|Reconcile
mediate|Settle
medical|The M of "M.E."
medicare|Government health program
medicare|Kind of insurance program
meditative|Thoughtful
medusas|Dome-shaped jellyfish
megahertz|Dial number
megalith|Building block
melodrama|Three-hanky film
memorial|Tangible tribute
mensural|Kind of music notation
merchant|Shopkeeper
merinos|Fine-wooled sheep
merriment|Jubilation
message|Phone playback
messier|Mark of the N.H.L.
meteoric|Brilliant
meteorites|They're seen after a shower
metered|Type of mail
microbes|1,099 regal garments
microdot|Ultrasmall photo
microwave|Zap
midterm|College test
migrant|_____ worker
migrates|1,001 log holders
mildest|Most temperate
milkmen|Vanishing delivery people
milliners|1,049 steamships
minimal|Tiniest
minimum|Relative of a cover charge
miniskirts|Little attire?
minivan|Modern transportation
misdone|Performed badly
miseries|Scheherazade's string of tales?
misfire|Failed intention
mislaid|Lost
mislead|Throw off the scent
misstep|Stumble
mistake|Boner
mistress|The other woman
mistrials|Results of some errors
mobster|Guy with a racket
mobster|Person with a racket
modules|Spacecraft sections
moisture|Dew
molasses|Sugar byproduct
moments|Slices of life
monistic|Reflecting reality as a single unit
monitor|One side in an 1862 battle
monopoly|Matter for the Federal Trade Commission
monster|Chimera or Sphinx
moonset|Evening event
moonstruck|Olympia Dukakis film
morceau|Passage of poetry or music
morello|Sour cherry
mornings|Early times
morocco|Hassan II's land
morocco|Pocketbook material, maybe
morocco|Rare-book binding
morphosis|Way an organism develops
morrows|Times hence
mossier|More bryophytic
motions|They're up for discussion
motorboat|Lake transit
motorbus|Tourist transport
mounted|Rose
moustaches|Some handlebars
muddiest|Least lucid
mullion|Vertical dividing bar in windows
murkiest|Least clear
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscovite|MOSCOW: _____
mushrooms|Popular topping
musicale|Soirée entertainment
mustard|Colonel on the board
mutates|Changes
muttons|Printer's ems
muzzled|Shut up by force
naivete|Ingenue's trait
nanosecond|Not much time
narrator|Melville's Ishmael, e.g.
narrows|Hazardous boating area
nattily|One way to dress
natured|Good-_____ (amiable)
natures|It's _____ way
nauseous|Upset
nearest|Directions-inquiry word
nearest|Least remote
neatens|Makes trim
neckband|Collar holder
necking|Bit of romance
neckties|Striped apparel, often
needier|Poorer
needled|Harassed amiably
needled|Razzed
needles|Christmas refuse
needles|Famously hot California town
needles|Teases
needles|Tries to rile
needless|Unnecessary
negater|Countervailing force
negates|Nullifies
nemeses|They can't be beat
nemeses|Thorns in one's side
nemesis|Goddess of righteous anger
neolith|Stone relic
neonatal|Kind of care
neonates|Newborns
nestled|Fit in perfectly
nestled|Like a nursing infant
nestler|Affectionate one, maybe
nestles|Fits (in)
nestles|Gets cozy
nestling|A little bird
nestlings|Young 'uns
netters|Some fishermen
nettler|Irritant
nettles|Bugs
neurosis|ldee fixe, for example
neutered|Spayed
neutral|Sitting on the fence
neutrals|Noncombatant group
neutron|_____ Dance (Pointer Sisters hit)
newsman|Guy with a deadline
newsmen|Certain reporters
newswires|A.P., Reuters, etc.
nightie|Alternative to pj's
nightie|Alternative to pj's
nightstand|One-_____
nihilism|Anarchy
nineteen|Sophomore's age, maybe
noblesse|_____ oblige
nodders|Sleepy ones
noiseless|Stealthy
nonfatal|Survivable
nonplusses|Confounds
nonsense|Fiddle-faddle
nonverbal|Pictorial
noplace|It's like home?
nostalgia|Romance with the past
notepads|Reporters' needs
novella|Billy Budd, e.g.
nuclear|Word with family or winter
numerate|List in detail
nuzzles|Gets cozy
nymphet|Lolita
oarlock|Gunwale feature
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, for one
obelisk|Giant stele
obligate|Commit
oblique|Biased
oboists|Reed blowers
obovate|Narrow at the base, as leaves
obscure|Cover up
obsolete|Fossillike
obsolete|Like slide rules
obtruder|Busybody
obviate|Make unnecessary
obviate|Make unnecessary
ocarinas|Sweet potatoes
ocellar|Having eyelike spots
octanes|Pump numbers
odometer|Part of a dash
oedipal|Of a son's love
oeuvres|Artists' lifeworks
offered|Put up for sale
ogreish|Monstrously cruel
oilcloths|Shelf coverings
oilstone|Honing device
oldster|Elderly one
oldster|Graybeard
olfactory|Kind of nerve
omnibus|Best of . . . volume
oneness|Concord
ongoing|In progress
ontogeny|Development of an organism
opaline|Iridescent
opaqueness|Unintelligibility
openheartedly|Without reservation
operate|Do business
operate|Run
operation|Appendectomy, for one
operetta|D'Oyly Carte offering
operetta|Victor Herbert work
opiates|Anodynes
oralism|Education for the deaf
oranges|Sevilles, e.g.
oratorio|Handel bars
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
ordains|Decrees
ordered|Sequential
orderer|Mail client
orderly|Hospital employee
oregano|Spaghetti sauce ingredient
oregano|Spaghetti sauce seasoning
oregano|Stew seasoning
oriental|Expensive rug
orients|Guides, in a way
orifice|Aperture
origami|Paper art
origami|Paperwork?
orioles|1983 World Series champs
orioles|Camden Yards ennead
orioles|Camden Yards team
orisons|Prayers
osculate|Kiss
osmoses|Seeps
ostosis|Formation of bone
ottoman|Footrest
ottoman|Living room piece
outdoes|Bests
outhouse|Privy
outline|Preliminary sketch
outrages|Causes great resentment
outside|Diamond call
outsmart|Hornswoggle
outstare|Win a "no blinking" contest
overage|Extra
overage|Not young enough
overate|Played the coonhound
overcoat|Winter wear
overeat|Gorge
overeat|Pig out
overeats|Gets stuffed
overhear|Make out at a party?
overlaid|Surmounted, as with gold
overlap|Waste cause
overlaps|Is partly redundant
overlay|Gray's Anatomy feature
overlay|Make too many eggs?
overpass|Bridge, often
overrank|Assign too high a rating to
overseer|Foreman
overshot|Went too far
overstaffs|Hires too many employees
overstep|Exceed, in away
overtake|Catch
overtired|More than bushed
overture|Introductory offer
overtures|First efforts at compromise
overtures|William Tell and others
ownership|Title
oxheart|Large, sweet cherry
padroni|Roles in "The Godfather"
palates|Mouth parts
palazzos|Women's wide-legged pants
paleface|'48 Bob Hope spoof, With "The"
palisade|Fort's defense
palisade|Fortification
palomino|Trigger, for example
pandora|Curious one
panelled|Like a den, often
pantheon|Mythological lineup
pantsuits|Modern outfits
paperhanger|Interior decorator's hiree
paperweight|Pet rock, maybe
parader|Mummer, at times
parades|March events?
paradigms|20 cents?
paradise|Two-spot and six-spot?
paradox|Piers 19 and 20?
parapets|Socks and Millie?
parasites|The Sphinx and the Parthenon?
parasol|Shade
parasol|Shade maker
parings|Rinds
parsnip|Carrot cousin
parsnips|Esculent roots
parterre|Ornamental garden
partite|In sections
pasquinade|Lampoon
passwords|Computer access codes
pastorale|Rural-themed opera
pastrami|Deli meat
patient|Like Job
patronage|Sponsorship
patterning|Copying, with "after"
payload|Rocket's cargo
payroll|Kind of tax
peacock|Proud one
peanuts|Tiny people
peasant|Kind of blouse
pecuniary|Related to finances
pedaled|Biked
pedestal|Bust site
pedestal|Idol's place
peerage|Nobility
peglegged|Like Captain Ahab
pelican|Avian bigmouth
pelicans|Christian symbols of charity
pellets|Hail, e.g.
pellmell|Headlong
pellmell|Headlong
penance|Spiritual punishment
penchant|Bent
penetrate|Gore, for example
penitence|Regretfulness
penname|George Sand, e.g.
pennames|Twain and others
pennant|Kind of race
pepperoni|Popular topping
percale|Sheet material
percentage|Proportion
perfect|10, to a gymnast
peridot|August birthstone
periodic|Kind of table
perkily|I get a company car, said Tom _____
perlite|Plant growth medium
peroral|Via the mouth
perpetuate|Keep going
personae|Playbill names
perusal|Leisurely study
pervaded|Saturated
pestered|Bugged
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
phalanx|Massed forces
piaster|Piece of eight
picture|Visualize
pictures|Tableaux
piedmont|Former airline
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pigpens|Swinehulls
pikemen|Soldiers of yore
pillboxes|Jackie's hats
pineapple|Plantation crop
pioneer|Avant-gardist
pipette|Lab measurer
pipette|Lab tube
pipsqueak|Runt
pirates|1979 World Series champs
pirates|Hook and crew
pirates|Jean Laffite et al.
pirouette|Ballet spin
pittances|Lousy tips
pivoted|Swiveled
pivotman|Basketball center, e.g.
plainness|Unadorned
planers|Carpentry machines
planner|Filofax
platens|Typewriter rollers
plaudit|Kudos
playboy|Magazine since 1953
playmate|Sandbox friend
pleaded|Was appealing?
pleases|Hits the spot, so to speak
plebeian|Common
pledged|Made a toast
pledgee|Promise recipient
plethora|Overabundance
pliable|Yielding
poignant|Heartfelt
poisons|Contaminates
polemics|Art of arguing
policed|Provided protection for
pondered|Reflected on
ponytails|Easy-maintenance hairstyles
poolside|Common suntanning locale
porkpie|Man's hat
porosities|Hollowness ratios
portable|Laptop, e.g.
portico|Feature of many court buildings
positron|Physics particle
possessed|Dostoyevsky novel, with "The"
postcard|Contest entry, perhaps
postponed|On hold
potbelly|Dieter's target
potentiate|Make powerful
powerhouse|Place for Tyrone?
powerhouses|Juggernauts
praised|Stroked
praisers|Eulogists
prancer|Vixen's mate
prancer|Vixen's mate
prayers|Breviary contents
precook|Make beforehand, as rice
predates|Is a forerunner of
preemie|Nursery resident
preemies|Incubator babies
preface|Proem
preference|First choice
pregame|Before kickoff
prehensile|Adapted for grasping
prelude|Musical intro
prelude|Musical intro
premature|Early
premiere|First look
premise|Logician's start
premium|Insurance payment
prenatal|Type of medical care
prepare|Take steps
presents|Favors
preside|Have the chair
presides|Wields the gavel
pressroom|Part of the White House
pretell|Forecast
pretend|Make believe
pretense|Fakery
pretext|Excuse
prevent|Stop
prevents|Bars
prickly|Tingling
primates|Humans and monkeys
primrose|Cowslip
prisons|Sites of many bars
probable|In the cards
probity|Rectitude
problem|Gordian knot, for one
procures|Gains
progeny|Offspring
program|Show
prolong|Drag out
prolong|Extend
propane|Tank gas
propjet|Light plane
proposed|Said "Let's wed"
prorate|Apportion, as costs
prosecute|Take to court
protocol|1984 Goldie Hawn movie
proviso|Stipulation
provolone|Cheese at an Italian restaurant
prudence|Girl in Beatles song
psyched|Eager, in slang
publican|Tavern keeper
punchboard|Boxing commission?
puniest|Most runtlike
punting|Play mainly for defense
purists|Fanatics of a sort
purists|They go by the book
purloin|Pilfer
pursuit|Livelihood
pussyfoot|Be afraid to offend
putative|Presumed
puzzled|At sea
quadrant|90-degree arc
quadratics|Branch of algebra
quaintest|Most charming
quarrel|Row
quicksilver|Lone Ranger's "Giddyap"?
quilter|Sewing machine attachment
quilting|Bee activity
quipped|Cracked
quixote|Man of la Mancha
quixotic|Starry-eyed
racehorse|Secretariat, e.g.
raceways|Indy and Daytona
radiate|Project glowingly
radiator|Heater
radicals|Extremists
raglans|Loose overcoats
railroads|Four Monopoly properties
raiment|Duds
rainbow|_____Coalition
rallies|Court activities?
rallies|Recovers
ramadas|Park shelters
ramadas|Picnic shelters
ramblas|Dry ravines
rampage|Storm
ransacked|Searched thoroughly
ranting|Carrying on
rapiers|Duelers' equipment
rapscallion|Rogue
raptures|Joys
raptures|Joys
rarebit|Dish with toast
ratatat|Knocking sound
rations|Army grub
rattletrap|Jalopy
rattrap|Dive
raveler|Entangler
ravelly|Frayed
ravines|Gulches
razorbacks|Clinton's home team
reached|Achieved
reactors|Rod sites
readier|More fit
realistic|Lifelike
realtor|Person who can move buildings
reasoner|Logician
reassess|Consider in new light
reassess|Think over again
reassure|Give comfort to
rebelled|Mutinied
recalls|Auto summonses?
recedes|Abates
recently|Of late
recharge|Boost the battery
recital|Carnegie Hall event
recites|Quotes poetry
reciting|Not ad-libbing
reckless|Wild
reconnoiter|Scout out
recorders|Soft-toned flutes
recover|Bounce back
recreate|Have fun
recruit|Boot camp fellow
rednecks|Some rubes
reelection|Politician's dream
reemerged|Came up again
reenact|Portray, as historical events
reenact|Show historically
reenacts|Shows the court how the crime was done
reenter|Join again
refasten|Double-check the seat belts
refinancing|Mortgage holder's action
regalia|King's privileges
regalia|Royal duds
regenerated|Grew back
regents|College board
regimen|Treatment plan
regimental|Providing strict order
regressive|Backsliding
regrets|Sorry, I can't come
rehearsal|Trial
reheated|Prepared leftovers
rehires|Brings back on
reincarnate|With a whole new appearance
reiterated|Emphasized, in away
rejoice|Celebrate
rejoins|Answers
relabel|Change the sticker
relapse|Setback
relative|Correspondent
relative|Proportionate
release|Dismissal
release|Legal O.K.
release|Unhand
releases|Some legal documents
relegates|Exiles
relented|Yielded
relents|Caves in
relents|Softens
relents|Yields
relines|Does a brake job
relives|Undergoes again, as an experience
reloaded|Fed the Colt again
reminder|String on a finger, e.g.
remoter|More distant
removes|Withdraws
renegade|Benedict Arnold, for one
renegades|Deserters
reneged|Took back
renewal|License extension
renewer|Continuing subscriber
renewers|Satisfied subscribers
rennets|Milk-curdling agents
renovates|Does over
renters|Share-croppers
repanels|Changes walls
repassed|Didn't bid again
repeats|Many TV shows
repents|Thinks better of
replant|Change the flora
replete|Filled
replete|Filled (with)
replete|Filled (with)
replica|Facsimile
reposes|Calmly lies
reptile|Herpetologist's study
repulsed|Made a successful stand
reputed|Seeming
require|Lack
requite|Avenge
reraises|Tops in poker?
rereads|Proofs
rereads|Starts back at page one
rerents|Sublets
resales|Some car deals
rescues|Emancipates
rescues|Missions of mercy
reseeded|Sowed again
reseeds|Sows anew
resented|Took the wrong way
resettle|Move
reshape|Amend
resided|Had an address
resided|Sojourned
resident|Junk-mail addressee
resides|Lives
resides|Lives
resolder|Mend metal connections
resoled|Fixed shoes
resoles|Cobbles
resolute|Firm
resolution|James Cook ship
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Touch a chord
resounds|Rings loudly
respects|Things to be paid
respell|Change "potatoe" to "potato," e.g.
respite|Break
restate|Stress, in a way
resters|They often lie
resting|Quiescent
restore|Make good as new
restored|Made as good as new
resumed|Headed off again
retainer|Dental device
retainer|Money for Mason
retakes|Extra costs in movie making
retakes|Film extras?
retaste|Take another sip
reticent|Reserved
retinue|Personal personnel
retinues|Hangers-on
retiree|Pensioner
retires|Hits the hay
retiringly|I'm off to bed, said Tom _____
retitle|Dub again
retorts|Quips
retouch|Prepare tabloid pictures
retraced|Went over
retread|Item good for another go-round?
retreated|Headed for the hills
reutter|Say again
revealer|Stripper, notably
revenuer|T-man
reverent|Deeply respectful
reverse|Car gear
reviewer|Critic
revised|Part of R.S.V.
rewrite|New draft
rewrites|Second drafts
reynard|_____ the Fox (classic fable)
reynard|Fox
rigatoni|Trattoria fare
rigatoni|Trattoria fare
rigatoni|Tubular pasta
rimrock|Canyon's edge
ringlets|Hair curls
rioters|Mob
riposte|Comeback
rippling|Undulant
ritters|Thelma and John
rivaled|Competed with
riviera|San Remo locale
roamers|Gadabouts
roasters|Dinner chickens
romaine|Iceberg alternative
romaine|Lettuce variety
romaine|Salad ingredient
rondels|Short poems
roofers|Top workers?
rookies|Greenhorns
rooster|Farm alarm
roosters|Strutters
rorqual|Finback whale
rorqual|Finback whale
rosaries|Some flower beds
roseate|Pink
rosiness|Optimism
rosters|Lineups
rotated|Switched according to plan
rotated|Took turns
rotator|Spinner
roughen|Chap
rowdies|Not the quiet ones
roweled|Urged on with spurs
rubella|Measles variety
ruffian|Bully
sabotage|Deliberately gum up the works
saboteur|Hitchcock classic
saboteur|Hitchcock classic
saddens|Dispirits
saddest|Most dolorous
saddled|Ready to be ridden
sadness|Woe
safeness|Security
salable|Commercially O.K.
salience|Outstanding feature
salient|Conspicuous
salient|Pronounced
salivate|Show eagerness
sallied|Traveled militarily
saltiest|Most foulmouthed
saltine|Chowder go-with
saltine|Soup go-with
samisen|Japanese guitar
sampler|Home Sweet Home site
sandaracs|Trees with dark, fragrant wood
sandbar|Boating hazard
sandblast|Clean, with force
sandblasted|Cleaned, in a way
sandlots|Youngsters' diamonds
sarcasm|Unbecoming wit
sardine|One who's squeezed in
sarsenet|Soft silk fabric used for linings
sassafras|Root beer root
satanic|Like Rushdie's verses
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
satiably|In a pleased way
satiric|Full of parody
satirize|Emulate Voltaire
satrapies|Despotic jurisdictions
satrapies|Despotic jurisdictions
saunter|Stroll
savages|Goths and Vandals
savants|Know-it-alls
sawyers|Diane and Ruth
scabbled|Shaped roughly, as stone
scalawag|No-goodnik
scalawag|Reprobate
scalded|Burned
scalded|Burnt
scalers|Mountaineers
scarabs|Egyptian symbols
scarlet|Showing deep embarassment
scatter|Break up
scented|Like some candles
scented|Perfumed
schemes|Devilish designs
scherzo|Sonata's third movement, often
schlemiel|Jerk
scholar|Rhodes _____
scholarly|Learned
schools|Swimming classes?
schtick|Show biz routine
scimitar|Curved sword
scolding|Chewing out
scooters|Two-wheelers
scorers|Game officials
scottie|Terrier
scoutmaster|Tonto's equestrian role?
scrapes|Fracases
scratchily|I sat in some poison ivy, said Tom _____
screamed|Hollered
seabeds|Ocean floors
seacoast|Littoral
seagull|Mew
sealskin|Controversial coat material
seamount|Underwater peak
seascape|Watercolor?
seaside|Tidewater
seasonal|At some times of the year
seatbacks|Oft-adjusted items on planes
seating|Usher's concern
seawall|Beach protector
seceded|Withdrew
secreted|Stashed away
secrets|1985 Danielle Steel best seller
sedated|Gave a goofball to
sedated|Quiet, now
sedated|Quieted with Quaalude
sedates|Calms medically
sedates|Drugs, perhaps
sedates|Stupefies
seducers|Lotharios
sedulous|Diligent
sedulous|Persevering
seedless|Incapable of issue
seeress|Prophet
seesaws|Vacillates
selenate|Chemical salt
semaphore|Flagging conversation?
semiannual|Like recommended dental visits
semipro|Not quite major-league
senates|Places for whips
senates|Upper chambers
senator|One in 100
senators|Former Washington nine
senators|Forum honchos
senhora|Portuguese lady
senores|Men of La Mancha
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Having esthesia
sentiment|Feeling
sentinel|Guard
separate|Divide
sequined|Glittery, as a gown
seraglio|Harem
serapes|Shawls
serenade|Swain song
serenate|Love songs: It.
serenely|On an even keel
serials|Many Dickens stories, originally
sermons|Parental talks
serpents|Boas
serpents|Herpetologist's pets
sestina|Six-stanza poem
sestinas|Auden verses
setline|Fisherman's gear
setting|Locale
setting|Play layout
settler|Colonist
settler|Colonist
several|A few
sextuplet|Rare delivery?
shadowbox|Train for the ring
shafted|Treated unfairly
shaggier|More like far-fetched dog stories?
shakeup|Radical reorganization
shallow|Merry Wives of Windsor windbag
shameful|Indecent
shampoo|1975 Beatty-Hawn film
shapeup|Work out at the gym
sharers|Philanthropists
sharpen|Stimulate
sheathe|Encase
shelter|Protect
shelter|Protect
shelter|Protection
sherbet|Cold dessert
shielder|Protector
shimmered|Luminesced
shingler|Roof worker
shipmate|Fellow crew member
shipmen|Bluejackets
shoring|Bracing
shortage|Deficit
shortage|Want
shorten|Dock
showrooms|Places for displaying wares
shriver|Running mate of 1972
shunter|Railroad mechanism
shutter|Eye opener
shutterbug|One who's constantly snapping
shyness|Diffidence
shyster|Not one to trust
sibilate|Ssspeak like thisss
sidecar|Brandy-Cointreau concoction
sidelight|Secondary attraction
sideway|Not a main route
sighted|Aimed
signals|Heralds
signets|Small seals
signora|Lady of Livorno
signora|Lady of Livorno
silence|Calm
silence|Golden quality
siloing|Storing fodder
sincere|Candid
sincere|Square-dealing
sinecure|No-show job
sinister|Presaging trouble
sinisterly|In an evil way
sisters|Swoosie Kurtz TV series
sisters|TV series about the Reeds
skaters|Kerrigan and company
skedaddle|VAMOOSE
skeeter|The End of the World singer Davis
skeleton|Halloween hanging
skelter|Helter-_____
skydiver|One ready to take a fall?
slaloms|Lillehammer events
slander|Calumny
slander|Throw dirt on
slapdash|Haphazardly
slapstick|Sight gags
slating|Scheduling
slaughterhouse|'Shah's palace?
sledding|Winter sport
sleeted|Precipitated, in a way
sleeved|Having protective wrapping
sleeves|Hiding places for aces
slimmer|Weight Watchers member, maybe
slipknot|Boy Scout tie
slobbers|Drools
slogans|Rallying cries
sloshes|Negotiates a puddle
slotted|Fit into the schedule
sloughs|Discards
slumgullion|Stew
smarten|Polish, with "up"
smarties|Wiseacres
smashup|Wreck
smelter|Refinery
smeltery|Place of refinement
smidgen|Jot
smiling|Obviously pleased
smokestack|Factory feature
smooching|Some amorousness
smoother|Less bumpy
smudged|Blurred
snarler|Angry dog
sneaker|Burglar's shoe?
sneaker|Shifty shoe?
sneerers|Snobbish ones
sneezes|Blessed events?
sneezes|Signs of a cold
snipped|Cut, as roses
snooper|Nosy Parker
snooper|Spy
snorers|Night rumblers
snorers|Sleep disturbers
snoring|Dormitory din
snowcap|Rainier cover?
snuffed|Extinguished
snuggle|Be cozy
snuggle|Get cozy
soapier|More saponaceous
societal|Relating to people at large
soggier|More like mush
solaces|Consoles
solaria|Sunrooms
solaria|Sunrooms
solates|Liquefies a gel
soldiers|_____ Pay (Faulkner's first novel)
soloist|Recital singer
sombrero|1953 Ricardo Montalban western
someone|Gershwin's "_____ to Watch Over Me"
sometime|Whenever
sonnets|Browning works
sonnets|Petrarch products
soprano|Voice from on high
sorbent|Moisture collector
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sorcery|Merlin's stock-in-trade
sororal|Sisterly
sorosis|Women's society
souring|Losing enthusiasm
sourish|Tart
souvenir|Remembrance of things past?
spaniel|Millie, for one
sparkler|Quiet firework
sparsely|Thinly
spatial|Kind of sense
speakeasy|Prohibition establishment
speakeasy|Prohibition oasis?
speakers|Stereo components
speared|Skewered
specimen|Display item
spectral|Ghostly
speechless|Awed, in a way
spelled|Relieved
spelled|Relieved
speller|Bee participant
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spheres|Earth and moon, e.g.
spiders|Eight-footers
spinoff|Maude or "Frasier" e.g.
spinoff|Maude or "Frasier" e.g.
spinout|Indy problem
spiraled|Increased, as inflation
spiremes|Thin tangles of cell chromatin
spiteful|Nasty
spiteful|Vindictive
spiteful|Vindictive
splayed|Like a newborn's legs
splicer|Editing device
spoilers|Upset-minded teams
sponger|Freeloader
sponger|Parasite
sponges|Freeloads
sponsor|Word provider?
spoonbill|One may be roseate
spooned|Necked
sporing|Germinating
sprayed|Used an aerosol
spreads|Cracker toppers
springs|Naiads' homes
springs|Resort locale
springs|Upholstery concern
sprites|Brownies
sprites|Lemon-lime drinks
squares|Checks
squeaky|Kind of clean
squealer|Informant
squirrel|Stockpile, with "away"
stabbers|Pick users
stabler|Quarterback Ken
stagnant|Not fresh, as water
staircase|Flight
stairway|Fliers, collectively
stalemate|It's no loss
stalest|Most outdated
stamina|Strength
staminal|Lasting
stances|Attitudes
stances|Positions
standard|Cut-and-dried
standbys|Substitutes
standee|Latecomer to a theater, maybe
standee|Latecomer, perhaps
standout|Conspicuous one
standpat|Make no change
standpat|Not get hit?
stapled|Combined, in a way
stardom|Fame
stargaze|Daydream
starlet|Hollywood comer
starlit|Bright at night
starred|Headlined
starred|Took the most credit
starrier|More bespangled
started|Began
started|Set off
starter|Not a member of the reserves
startled|All shook up
stately|First word of "Ulysses"
statice|Flower good for winter bouquets
stating|Asseveration
stating|Saying
station|Depot
station|Radio choice
stature|Height
staunch|Not fickle
staving|Forestalling, with "off"
staysail|Nautical sheet
stealer|Burglar
stealing|Thievery
stealth|Bomber type
stealth|Hugger-muggery
steamed|Like an angry lobster?
stearins|Candle-wax compounds
steeled|Made resolute
steelies|Certain playing marbles
steelyard|Pittsburgh work area
steeped|Made tea
steepen|Increase the angle of elevation
steerage|Cheap accommodations
steerage|Cheapest accommodations
steered|Operated, in a way
stellar|Brilliant
stellar|Outstanding
stentor|Loud fellow
stentor|Powerful speaker
stentor|Powerful speaker
sterile|Germfree
sterile|Hospital-clean
sterile|More than clean
sterile|More than dull
stiller|Comedian Jerry
stimulus|It causes a reaction
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stinger|Shoulder-launched missile
stinkeroo|Turkey
stirrers|Coffee shop freebies
stitches|In _____ (doubled up)
stollen|Strudel kin
stomper|Person in boots, perhaps
stooges|Film and TV trio
stoolie|Informer, informally
stopgap|Makeshift
stopgap|Temporary
stopover|Drop in
stopper|Cork, e.g.
storage|Closet
storage|Safekeeping
stowaway|'Slug off?
straightlaced|In her corset, actress Beatrice was _____
straiten|Put into difficulties
strapped|Short of cash, informally
stratas|Soprano Teresa
streams|Baby rivers
streams|Gulf and jet, e.g.
streets|Block components
strength|Muscles
stresses|Highlights
stresses|Punctuates
stretch|Seventh-inning activity
striate|Groovy
stricken|Ill
striker|One on a walkout
stringer|Part-time reporter
strings|Elevator music music
striped|Zebralike
stroked|Caressed
stroller|Tot toter
struggle|Go all-out
studies|Schoolwork
stumblebum|Lummox
stutter|Say it again?
stymies|Flummoxes
styrene|Material used in making insulation
subindex|Secondary listing
subjects|Vassalry
sucrose|Sweetener
suggest|Hint
suiting|Appropriate
sultana|Seedless raisin
sunbeam|Ray
sundials|Where shadowy figures appear?
sunflower|Kansas, the _____ State
supplest|Most limber
surefire|Unstoppable, as a plan
surmised|Engaged in conjecture
surmiser|Thinker
surname|Smith or Jones
surplus|Excess
surreal|Like "The Persistence of Memory"
suspend|Defer
suspend|Hang
suspire|Breathe deeply
suspire|Sigh
swathes|Bundles up
sweaters|Woollies
sweetbriar|Virginia women's college
sweetie|Snookums
sweltered|Felt the heat
swollen|Bulging
syncopes|Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle"
tabbies|Female felines
tabbies|House cats
tableau|Scene
tablets|Moses' burden
tabular|Arranged in rows and columns
taciturn|Gary Cooper-ish?
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
tailender|Last-place finisher
tailspin|Pilot's danger
tainted|Not completely clean
talents|Dowers
talents|Up-and-comers, perhaps
tamales|Hot ones
tamales|Mexican dishes
tamales|Mexican snacks
tamales|Wrapped food
tamarind|Sharif-Andrews movie "The _____ Seed"
tandems|Some bikes
tangelo|Fruit created circa 1904
tangerine|1942 Jimmy Dorsey hit
tangerine|TANGIER: _____:: ...
tangoed|Danced last in Paris?
tankards|Ale mugs
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapioca|Cassava dish
tapioca|Pudding ingredient
tarantella|Whirling dance
tardier|Not as timely
targets|Sidewinder lock-ons
tarnish|Besmirch
tartest|Most acidic
tartrate|Chemical salt
tatters|Hobo's garb
taxicab|City vehicle
teacher|John Scopes, for one
teaches|Shows how
tearing|Round coffeecake
tearooms|Genteel snack spots
teaspoons|Medicinal doses
teatimes|Late afternoons in Kensington
teenage|I Was a ______ Werewolf (1957 flick)
teenier|More wee
teeniest|Most microscopic
teenybopper|Young faddist
teetered|Did not move decisively
teetered|Showed indecision
telemeter|Distance gauge
telemeter|Transmit, as to a satellite
telephone|Bell's ringer?
telescope|Hubble, e.g.
telethon|Annual Labor Day event
televise|Air
televise|Air
temperance|Self-control
templar|Charteris detective Simon _____
templar|London barrister
tendril|Plant holder
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|Seaquarium arm
termers|Jailbirds
terminal|Bus depot
termite|Home wrecker
termite|It can eat you out of house and home
ternate|Like a cloverleaf
terrarium|Glassed-in garden
terrazzo|Flooring of marble chips
terribly|Quite, to the British
tertiary|Of third rank
tessera|Mosaic piece
testate|Having a valid will
testate|With a will
testers|Guinea pigs
testify|Appear before a House committee
tetrads|Double duos
tetrode|Electron tube
thanked|Acknowledged
theatrical|Overwrought
thinker|Paris art treasure, with "The"
thrashed|Drubbed
threads|Clothing, informally
thresher|Farm machine
throwaway|Disposable
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tieback|Curtain accessory
tiepins|Decorative studs
tiepins|Men's accessories
timbrel|Tambourine
tinfoil|Food preservative
tinners|Some smiths
tintype|Old photo
tipster|Racetrack informant
tirades|Irrational speeches
tissues|Cold comfort?
toenail|Certain clipping
toeplate|Shoe reinforcement
toeshoes|Pavlova's slippers
together|As a unit
toilette|Grooming
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerate|Permit
toluene|The second T in TNT
tonnage|Freight weight
tonsured|Shaven, as a priest's head
tontine|Survivor-take-all plan
tooters|Horns
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman role
topical|Kind of anesthetic
topmast|Part of a fore-and-after
torpedo|One cursed by Farragut
torpedo|Ruin, as plans
torrents|Gullywashers
totters|Is unsteady
toucher|Faith healer, perhaps
touchstone|Clown in "As You Like It"
tourists|Out-of-towners
toxicity|E.P.A. concern
tracery|Window ornamentation
tractor|John Deere product
trademark|Logo
traffic|Jam maker
trailblazer|Daniel Boone, for one
trailed|Finished second
trailer|Bloodhound
trainee|Boot camp denizen
trainee|Intern
trainer|Coach
trainer|Fitness guru
traitor|Judas
traitors|Quislings
transact|Conduct, as business
trapeze|Circus prop
trapped|In a corner
traumas|Shocks
travail|Drudgery
travail|Moil and toil
treasure|Cherish
treasuries|Some bills
treated|Doctored
treenail|Ship timber peg
treenail|Shipbuilder's pin
treenail|Shipbuilder's pin
tremble|Show fright
trendsetter|Mary Quant was one
trendsetter|Stylish canine?
trepanned|Used a surgical saw
tressed|Done up in braids
tresses|Locks
trestle|Bridge support
trichoid|Hairlike
trident|Neptune's fork
trilateral|Three-sided
trilled|Warbled
trillion|National debt figure
trimmed|Cut slightly
trimmed|Shortened
trinket|Cracker Jack prize
tritest|Used the most
trodden|Walked on
trolled|Sang merrily
troller|Fisherman, perhaps
trolleying|Riding around town, maybe
trousseaux|They're saved in trunks
truants|Little skippers
trucked|Hauled
truncate|Cut short
trundled|Transported in wheelbarrows
tsarina|Bygone empress
tsarist|Russian political oddity
tugboat|Harbor helper
tumbrel|Farmer's tipcart
tundras|Frozen expanses
tungsten|Filament material
turquoise|Ring adornment
tussles|Scraps
tutored|Coached
twosome|Pair
typecast|Given similar parts
typeset|Composed
typewriter|End of the explanation
ultimate|Superlative
ululate|Wail
uncouth|Boorish
uncross|Straighten, as the legs
underage|Minor
undergo|Experience
undertake|Assume
undines|Water spirits
undines|Water spirits
uneasily|With worry
uneaten|Fit for a doggy bag
unended|Continuing
unexotic|Mundane
unfairly|One way to get the blame
ungainly|Elephantine
unglued|In a state of mental collapse
unguided|Without much to go on
unheard|Not given an audience
unisons|Agreements
universe|Miss _____
unleavened|Like matzoh
unlisted|Like some numbers
unloose|Free
unmerited|Not deserved
unneeded|Expendable
unowned|Not anyone's
unpopular|Out of style
unrated|Not G, PG, R or X
unrolls|Opens
unsling|Ready a rifle
unsober|Pickled
untangle|Straighten out
untidiness|Litter
unusual|Anomalous
unvaried|Monotonous
updraft|Hang glider's aid
upended|Capsized
upholds|Supports
uppercut|Potent punch
uproots|Extirpates
upscale|For the well-to-do
upscale|Intended for those of means
upshots|Results
upsilon|Greek vowel
upstage|Overshadow
upstaged|In the background
upstairs|In the brain, so to speak
upstate|Like Albany vis-à-vis New York City
uptempo|Fast-paced
uptimes|Computers' working hours
uranite|Radioactive ore
urbanize|Make citified
useless|Vain
useless|Vain
uterine|Of the same mother
utopian|Visionary
utterance|It's been said
utterly|Without exception
valance|Window adornment
validate|Prove
validate|Prove
vandyke|Comic Dick
vanilla|Absolutely bland
vanilla|Kind of bean
vaqueros|Southwestern cowboys
vassalage|Feudal status
veering|Off course
veneers|Superficial pretenses
venerably|With worthiness of respect
verbena|Fragrant garden plant
verdant|Green
verities|Facts
versatile|All-purpose
vertical|Plumb
veteran|One who's seen combat
virtual|Kind of reality
visaged|Grim-_____ (stern-faced)
visceral|Unthinking
vitiate|Impair
viverrine|Of civets, tenets and mongooses
voicemail|Modern messages
voiceover|Travelogue technique
volcano|Spitfire, so to speak
volleyball|Game of digs and spikes
volunteers|1985 Tom Hanks comedy
votaries|Monks and nuns
vulgate|Common speech
wackier|More erratic
wackily|In a silly fashion
waffling|Equivocating
wagoners|Mule train drivers
waiters|Camerieri
waitressed|Took orders, in a way
walnuts|Brownie ingredients
wanderer|1962 Dion hit, with "The"
wanderlust|Marco Polo had it
warbles|Coloratura's sounds
warhead|Payload portion
wariest|Least trusting
warpath|On the _____ (very angry)
washboard|Kind of road
wearier|Not as energetic
weekdays|School times
welshes|Reneges
westerns|Wayne's world
wetsuits|Diving gear
whatnot|This and that
wheeler|Sweeney Todd writer
whereto|Cabbie's query
whether|If
whiffle|Vacillate
wigglers|Belly dancers
windbag|Gabber
wireman|Utility employee
wiretap|Eavesdrop, in a way
wiretap|Listen in on
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wiseacre|Smart alec
wiseguys|Smart alecks
wishbone|Football formation
withdrew|Recalled
witness|Testifier
womanish|Feminine
wonderment|Awe
wordbooks|Dictionaries and thesauruses
worldly|Sophisticated
worsted|Like some suits
yammers|Bellyaches
yearned|Long in the past
yearning|... _____ to breathe free (Statue of Liberty inscription)
yelling|Commotion
yielded|Couldn't resist
yielder|Surrenderer
yodeler|Alpine vocalist
yodeler|Peak performer?
zaniest|Most like the Marx Brothers
zodiacs|They have many signs
zwieback|Twice-baked bread
abalones|Tasty mollusks
abandon|Desert
abandon|Strand
abatises|Tree barricades used in war
abattoir|Upton Sinclair subject
aberration|Oddity
abetted|Assisted
abigail|An Adams
abigail|Lady's maid
ability|Faculty
abolish|Eliminate
abominate|Loathe
abrasives|Grinders
abridge|Shorten
abrogate|Nullify
abscond|Flee
absentee|Kind of vote
absentees|Election tippers, sometimes
absentees|They're not there
abutted|Adjoined
abysmal|Wretched
abyssal|Of the deep-sea floor
acacias|Gum arabic sources
academes|Eggheads
academy|It's much thanked in March
acceded|Gave consent
accentuate|Emphasize
accompany|Play second fiddle to, in a way
accords|Grants
account|Version
acerbate|Make sour
acerbated|Made sour
acerbity|Sourness
acetate|Old recording disk
acetate|Protective sheet for artwork
acetate|Transparent sheet
achieve|Gain
acolyte|Attendant
acreage|Plot size
activator|Catalyst
activator|Catalyst
adamant|Unyielding
adapted|Reworked
adapter|TV attachment
adapters|AC/DC gadgets
addicts|More than devotees
addition|Home project
addressers|Mail-order employees
adequate|Enough
adjective|Dead” or alive”
admiral|Halsey, for one
admirer|Fan
admirer|Votary
adopter|Parent by choice
adoptive|Kind of parent
adorned|Decked
adulate|Fawn on
adulate|Hero-worship
advisee|Person getting counseling
aediles|Colosseum officials
aeolian|Kind of harp
aerates|Makes effervescent
aerobics|Jane Fonda activity
aesthete|Art lover
affords|Yields
affront|Insult
affront|Slight
against|Touching
ageists|Discriminators of a sort
agencies|Bureaus
agenesis|Absence of a body part
agitate|Whip up
agnomen|Moniker
agonies|Miseries
airhead|Numbskull
airhole|Opening in the ice
airiest|Most light
airliners|727's
airmail|Kind of stamp
airport|Heathrow, e.g.
airshow|Fliers' performance
airspace|Area protected by military planes
airspace|It's guarded by military planes
airtime|TV program's slot
alamode|Fashionable
alcazar|Moorish castle
alcazar|Spanish Moors' palace
alcoves|Sites for bookcases
alienates|Drives away
alights|Descends
aliment|Food
alimony|Divorce demand
alkaline|10-time A.L. Gold Glove winner
alleges|Claims
allegro|Rapidly
alliances|Leagues
alliteration|Fe, fi, fo, fum, e.g.
allowed|Conceded
allowed|Permissible
alpacas|Guanaco relatives
altered|Took in, in a way
alternate|Vice, so to speak
alumnae|Wellesley grads
amaretto|After-dinner drink
amassed|Collected
amassed|Gathered
amasses|Aggregates
amateur|Beginner
amateur|College athlete
amateur|Do-it-yourselfer
amateurs|Dabblers
amblers|Strollers
ambulating|Walking
ammeter|Current calculator
ammeter|It goes with the flow
amnesia|More than forgetfulness
amnesic|Forgetful
amounts|Comes (to)
amperage|Strength of electric current
ampersand|Symbol sharing a "7" key
amusing|Comical
anagram|Live for evil?
analogue|Similar item
analyse|Examine, in Essex
analyst|Panel expert
analyze|Think through
andante|Not so fast
andiron|Firedog
andromeda|Wife of Perseus
anecdotal|Nonscientific, as evidence
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Buttercup family plant
anemones|Buttercup relatives
angered|Peeved
angrier|Less happy
anguish|Distress
aniline|Kind of dye
animals|'60s British invasion band, with "The"
animals|Barbarians
animato|Lively, in music
animist|Believer of spirits in plants
anionic|Like some charged atoms
anklets|Low socks
annular|Ring-shaped
anodyne|Pain allayer
anointing|Rub and dub
anorexic|Thinner than thin
another|One more
answers|Certain secrets
antenna|Feeler
anteroom|Foyer
anthems|Stirring songs
anthills|Workers' homes
anthrax|Cattle affliction
antigen|Body toxin
antilog|Math figure
antiphony|Responsive choir singing
antiqued|Looked for Hepplewhites
antistatic|Kind of carpet
antitax|Avoiding duties?
antitax|Kind of political party
antiwar|Kind of protester
anybody|_____ home?
anywhere|Unspecified place
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo
apaches|Cochise's cohorts
apatite|Mineral in the teeth
aphonic|Silent
aphorizes|Speaks tersely
aplenty|In generous amounts
apogees|They're far out
apollos|1960's-70's flights
apollos|Moon-landing missions
apology|Mea culpa,” at times nyt 1995 APOP Each nyt 1995 APOP Each nyt 1995 APOP Per unit nyt 1995 APORT Hard _____!" (nautical command)
apostle|John or Andrew
apothems|Polygon perpendiculars
appalled|Horrified
appaloosa|Cowboy's horse
apparent|Obvious
appeals|Routes to the Supreme Court
appeased|Mollified
applesauce|Baloney
applesauce|Hogwash
appoints|Names
apposing|Next-door
apprised|Notified
appropriate|Take, or authorize to give
approval|O.K.
approvals|Endorsements
apricot|Brandy source
aquaria|Glass houses?
aquaria|Locales for swordtails
aquaria|Swimming sites
aquatint|Etching on copperplate
aqueduct|Flume
arbiters|Judges
arcades|Computerized playgrounds
archbishop|Coy Joey?
areolae|Rings of color
argonauts|Orpheus, Heracles et al
argyles|Some sweaters
arietta|Light song
arietta|Soloist's number
ariettas|Operatic bits
armlets|Ornamental bands
armlets|Ornamental bands
armorer|Munitions maker
arousal|Excitement
arousal|Excitement
aroused|Angry
arouser|One giving a wake-up call
arouses|Wakens
arsenals|Storehouses
artichoke|It may have a good heart
article|It may be indefinite
article|Time piece
articulate|State clearly
artiest|Most showy
artisan|Craftsman
artisan|Craftsman
artistic|Esthetically pleasing
artless|Unskillful
ascendant|Like certain signs in horoscopes
ascends|Scales, as a ladder
ascension|Event in Luke, with "the”
ashamed|Feeling unworthy
ashamed|Hangdog
ashamedly|With embarassment
ashcake|Southern corn bread
ashcans|Dumps
asinine|Nutty
asocial|Not given to schmoozing
asphalt|Macadam binder
aspirator|Suction pump
assails|Falls on
assault|Battery's partner
assault|It often comes with a battery
assayer|Metallurgist, for one
assemble|Convoke
assents|Concurs
assents|Nods
assents|Nods
asserted|Held, as claims
assetless|Stone-broke
assists|N.B.A. statistic
associate|Hobnob
assonant|Vocally similar
assuage|Relieve
assuages|Pacifies
assumed|Kind of name
assumes|Arrogates
asterisks|Footnote indicators
astride|On both sides of
astrolabe|Old navigational instrument
astronaut|One suited to go for a walk?
astronomy|Urania's domain
astutely|With smarts
asunder|Into separate pieces
atavism|Throwback
atelier|Studio
athirst|Eager (for)
atlases|Books stored horizontally
atonies|Muscular weaknesses
atrophies|Degenerates
attache|Case for a lawyer?
attacker|Assailant
attained|Reached
attempt|Endeavor
attended|Was present at
attests|Gives proof
attorney|Johnnie Cochran, e.g.
attracts|Draws
audiotape|Radio resource
auditioned|Tried out
autocrat|Overlord
automat|Obsolescent dining facility
automated|Like vending machines
availed|Was useful
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Rama-fications?
avenger|Superhero, often
average|Middling
aversion|Antipathy
aversion|Distaste
aviator|Flier
avionic|Relating to airport equipment
avocado|Guacamole need
avocado|Salad ingredient
awesome|Like wow!
awfulness|Enormity
axolotl|Speckled salamander
baccate|Berrylike
backlit|Silhouetted
backlog|Inventory
backseat|Kind of driver
balance|Account amount
balance|Counterpoise
balanced|On an even keel
balderdash|Hogwash
ballasts|Gives stability to
ballots|Votes
ballyhoo|Hype
bananas|Bats
bandana|Kerchief
bandicoot|Ratlike marsupial
bantered|Joked
baobabs|Trees in "The Little Prince"
barcarole|Gondolier's song
baritone|Figaro in "The Barber of Seville"
barnacles|Hull huggers
barrette|Hair clasp
baseball|Subject of the Stepquote
basketful|Laundry load
bassinet|Baby basket
bassist|Jazz's Charles Mingus, e.g.
bastion|Fortress
bathtub|Rubber duck pond
batting|Kind of average
beadings|Dress ornamentations
beagles|Snoopy and family
beaming|Radiant
beanball|Dangerous throw
beaneries|Cheap restaurants
bearcats|University of Cincinnati team
bearers|Some check payees
bearish|Pessimistic
beastliest|Most abominable
bedmate|Intimate
bedstead|Fourposter, e.g.
bedtimes|Storytelling occasions
beefsteak|Kind of tomato
beehive|Utah emblem
beeline|Direct route
beeping|Paging
beeswax|Candle contents
behemoth|Biblical beast
behooves|Is incumbent on
bendable|Unrigid
beneath|Lower in rank
benzene|DDT ingredient
berates|Scolds
bereaves|Deprives (of)
bestows|Confers
betters|Improves
between|'Twixt
biblike|Similar to an apron top
bickerers|Squabblers
bifocal|Type of lens
billets|Lodges troops
billingsgate|Montana entranceway
birches|Whips
birthplace|Origin
blackberry|Mournful Chuck?
blackbirds|Crows
blasted|Wrote a scathing review of
blasters|Some road workers
blastoff|Leave the pad
blastulas|Metazoan stages
blatherskite|Hogwash
bleeped|Censored
blighter|Bloke
blouses|Tops, of a sort
bluebirds|JJJJ
bluebirds|Symbols of happiness
bluejeans|Neil Diamond hit "Forever in ____"
bohemia|European kingdom until 1918
bohemians|Coffeehouse denizens
boilerplate|Standardized lingo
bolivar|El Libertador
bombard|Pepper
bondage|Chains
bonfires|Big blazes
bookish|Fond of reading
bootees|Knitted shoes
bootleg|Illegal, in a way
borstal|Behan's "_____ Boy"
bounder|Cad
bounder|Rascal
brakeman|Bobsled team member
brassiere|Bikini part
brawniness|Muscularity
breakdown|Analysis of components
breeder|Strain improver
bribery|Abscam crime
bridoon|Snaffle bit
brigand|Highwayman
brioche|Café pastry
brisket|BBQ dish
brisket|Braised dish
brittlest|Least likely to bend
broaden|Expand
brocades|Curtain fabrics
broiler|Young chicken
broiler|Young chicken
brokenhearted|Organically sad?
browned|Sautéed
brownshirt|Storm trooper
browser|Bookstore visitor
brushup|Review
brusque|Curt
bubbles|Effervesces
buckaroo|Cowboy
bucksaw|Two-handed carpenter's tool
bunraku|Japanese puppet theater
burgers|Fast food staple
burgess|1985 novelist
burrito|Sonora snack
burritos|Tex-Mex treats
bylines|Column heads
cabalist|Mystical scholar
cabaret|1967 Tony-winning musical
cabarets|Some night life
cabbage|Simoleons
cablegram|Ancestor of a fax
cablets|Small heavy ropes
caesars|_____ Palace
cafeteria|Place for the self-serving
calling|Ministry, perhaps
calliope|Circus whistler
calzone|Italian turnover
campiest|Most amusingly exaggerated
canasta|Card game with four jokers
canister|Kitchen container
canneries|Sardine-packing plants
cannibals|Robinson Crusoe extras
cannonballs|Some dives
canonical|_____ hour (prayer time)
cantata|Composition type
cantata|Sung story
capybara|Largest living rodent
caravan|Group of pilgrims
carbarns|Trolley shelters
careens|Proceeds as in a car chase
carfare|Cost of a ride
carfare|Going price
caribou|American reindeer
carioca|Dance with dips and leaps
carload|Five or six people, say
caroling|Christmas fun
caromed|Ricocheted
caromed|Was deflected
carpenter|Jesus, e.g.
carpeted|Like some staircases
carpeted|Soft on the feet
carpool|Commuter group
carrels|Stalls
carrier|Modem requirement
cartage|Charge for hauling
carters|Just Plains folks
cascade|Detergent with "sheeting action”
caseworkers|Welfare office employees, e.g.
cashier|One who works the till
cassabas|Winter melons: Var.
castoff|Throwaway
catalyst|Instigator
catnaps|Dozes
caustic|Severely critical
caution|Yellow, trafficwise
cavemen|Neanderthals
caverns|Grottoes
cedilla|Addition to a letter
celesta|Keyboard instrument
cements|Connects solidly
centered|Emotionally secure
centimo|Costa Rican coin
chamber|Star _____
channels|Official access
character|Role
charade|Message in mime
charades|Party picker-upper, maybe
chariot|Vehicle for Messala
charlatan|Quack
charlie|Noted spokestuna
charmer|Smoothie
chassis|Frame
chatterbox|Motormouth
checkerboard|Design of alternating squares
checkups|Doctors' visits
checkups|Physicals
chemist|Apothecary, in London
cheroot|Square-cut-cigar
chicane|Trick
chiefdom|Leader's office
chigger|Redbug
chimera|Monster slain by Bellerophon
chollas|Mojave plants
chorale|Bach work
chunnel|French connection?
churlish|Ill-natured
citation|1948 Triple Crown winner
citrous|Like some juices
clamors|Hubbubs
clarets|Château Lafite products
classes|Marxist groups
clatter|Din
cleanser|Comet, e.g.
cleverer|Wittier
climbed|Ascended
clinker|Sour note
clipboard|Coach's prop
clodhopper|Rustic
cloistered|Seclusive
closeting|Cooping up
closure|Ending
clothes|Threads
clotures|Debate curbs
clouded|Became less clear
clubhouse|Where golfers meet
coaches|Trains
coastal|By the sea
cockade|Decorative knot of ribbons
cockatoo|Crested parrot
codicil|Legal add-on
coevals|Contemporaries
cogently|Convincingly
cogitate|Put on one's thinking cap
coheres|Sticks
cohesively|In a unified manner
coining|Offering a neologism
coleslaw|Common side
collarbone|Shoulder part
college|William and Mary, e.g.
colonel|Eagle wearer
colonist|Early immigrant
colorman|Play-by-play announcer's partner
combines|Harvesting machines
command|Wish, at times
commerce|Cabinet department
communal|Shared by all
commuter|Suburbanite, perhaps
compass|Range
compass|Travel guide, of a sort
compassion|Empathy
conceals|Keeps secret
conduct|Comportment
conjecturer|One who hypothesizes
contained|Under control
containers|Receptacles
contend|Struggle
contentment|State of satisfaction
contest|Bee, in a way
context|Circumstances
contraband|Smuggled goods
contrast|TV adjustment
control|Restraint
convene|Meet
coolers|Picnic items
copperhead|Dangerous snake
copperhead|Pilot snake
copters|Eggbeaters
copyedit|Emend, in a way
corduroy|Slacks material
coreless|Uncentered?
cornpone|Southern bread
corolla|Flower part
corolla|Flower petals, collectively
coronet|Small crown
corpulent|Plump
corrode|Rust
cossack|Famed horseman
cossack|Steppes horseman
cossets|Pampers
coteries|Circles
cottage|Type of cheese
coulees|Deep gulches, out West
countercheck|Restraint on a restraint
countermand|Rescind
courage|Mettle
courses|Soup, salad, etc.
coverage|Media attention
cowardly|Like Lahr's lion
cowcatcher|Locomotive's front
coyotes|Prairie wolves
cradles|Birthplaces
crammed|Packed in
cranial|Of the skull
cranium|A real head case?
crating|Packing, as fruit
craziness|Pure bedlam
creased|Wrinkled
creators|Architects
crispness|Potato chip quality
critique|Assess
critter|Beastie
crossbow|Out-of-sorts Clara?
crosser|Double-_____ (rat)
crossfire|Shoot-out danger
croupier|Bet middler?
crowsfeet|Wrinkles
crueller|More barbaric, in Brighton
crumble|Go to pieces
crumple|Collapse
cubical|Like dice
cumshaw|Gratuity
curacao|Liqueur named for an island
curator|Art professional
current|Shock wave?
cushion|Banquette item
cutlass|Pirate's sword
cylinders|The 8 in V-8
dadaist|Marcel Duchamp, e.g.
dadaists|Max Ernst, Man Ray, Hans Arp et al.
dangled|Couldn't get a grip
dangled|Hung loose
danseuse|Ballerina
danseuse|Ballet star
daredevil|Evel Knievel, e.g.
database|Computer info
dauphin|Eldest son of a French king
daydream|Woolgather
deadeye|Dick _____, "H.M.S. Pinafore” seaman
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadpans|91 + 66
dealers|From whom buyers buy
dearest|Honey
dearths|Scarcities
deathcups|Poisonous mushrooms
debarred|Excluded
debonair|Cary Grant-like
decadent|Self-indulgent
decalogue|Moses' tablets
decency|Propriety
declare|Articulate
decorating|Interior work
decorously|In a proper manner
decoyers|They employ red herrings
decrease|Slash, in a way
deeding|Transferring property
deerskin|Hide among pioneers?
defense|Courtside chant
defiled|Unclean
deflate|Take the wind out of
degrees|Scholar's collection?
dejected|Blue
delegates|Conventioneers
deleted|Struck out
deltoid|Bodybuilder's pride
deluged|Overrun
demeans|Humiliates
demesne|Lord's land
derange|Unhinge
derelict|Vagrant
derelicts|Bums
derriere|Behind
desalts|Makes potable, in a way
descend|Sink
descent|Ancestry
descent|Ancestry
designer|Klein or Claiborne, e.g.
desperado|Billy the Kid was one
despises|Can't stand
despond|Lose heart
dessert|Finisher of a sort
destine|Ordain
destine|Preordain
detains|Holds in custody
detente|Peace policy
deterred|Dissuaded
deterrents|Hindrances
detests|Execrates
detrains|Gets off a Pullman
detrital|Of waste
deviant|Nonconformist
devises|Contrives
dextrose|Corn sugar
diaspora|Scattering of a population
dictate|Call the shots
didactic|Preachy
diddley|Bo with guitar
diligent|Painstaking
directory|Telephone book
directs|Calls the shots
directs|Engineers
disallow|Rule out
discern|Make out
disease|Medical school subject
disease|Rot
disgracers|Black-eye bringers
dismissal|Ouster
disowns|Renounces
disrupt|Cause turmoil in
dissent|Frankfurter piece
dissolving|Breaking up
distaste|Aversion
distill|Refine
distorts|Warps
disuniter|Alienator
dithers|Bumstead's boss
diverge|Fork off
divisible|Like some real estate parcels
docilely|Without a fight
dolphin|Intelligent sea creature
donations|Charity
donator|Not merely a lender
doormat|Welcome site
dopamine|Neurotransmitter of note
dorbeetle|June bug
dormouse|Wonderland creature
doubleheaders|Baseball fans' delights
dowagers|Older society women
downtime|Computer glitch result
downtown|1965 Petula Clark hit
dragnet|Police action
drawings|Random decision makers
dreamed|Indulged in reveries
dreamer|Fantast
dressage|Olympic equestrian event
dressed|Decent
dressers|Chiffoniers
dressing|Kind of table or room
drifted|Lacked purpose
drummers|Band members
dryness|Cause of cough
duelist|Aaron Burr, e.g.
dustbins|Ashcans, in London
dyslexia|Reading problem?
earflap|Cap feature
earlaps|Hat parts
earshot|Hearing range
earthier|Less refined
earthlings|Humankind
earthly|Temporal
earthmen|Martian ET's
earthnut|Truffle, e.g.
easement|Right of passage
eastern|_____ diamondback (venomous snake)
easterner|Nutmeg State resident, for one
eavesdropper|Wiretapper, e.g.
ecdysis|Molting
echelon|Level of command
eclogue|Pastoral poem
edifice|High-rise, e.g.
editing|Magazine work
editions|Printings
editors|Copyholders?
editors|Copyholders?
editors|Newspaper staff
educable|Having a willing mind
educate|Train
eductive|Inferential
eftsoons|Not long after, in olden times
eggbeater|Whirlybird
eggplant|Shade of purple
egoists|My kind of folks
egomaniac|More than a swellhead
egotist|Self-absorbed person
egotistic|Hardly humble
egresses|Departures
eidolon|Phantom
eighths|Pizza divisions
eighths|Pizza slices, often
einstein|Genius
elaborates|Develops fully
elapsed|Ran out
elapses|Passes
elastics|Pant waist inserts
elastics|They keep things together
elation|Euphoria
electee|Chosen one
elector|College member
electoral|Ballot-related
electorate|Voters
elegies|Laments
element|He or I may represent one
elementary|Basic
elephant|Circus heavyweight
elevated|Like some city railways
elevates|Raises
elevator|Grain _____
eliminates|Deep-sixes
elitism|Aristocratic rule
elitism|Snobbery
elkhound|Norwegian dog
elopers|Some soon-to-be marrieds
eluants|Certain solvents
emanate|Flow
emanate|Stream forth
emanates|Disembogues
embargo|Completely block
embassy|Diplomat's post
embassy|Where visas are made
embryos|Rudimentary stages
emendations|Text corrections
emended|Freed from errors
emeralds|May birthstones
emeralds|May birthstones
emerged|Surfaced
emergent|Coming to light
emerges|Is revealed
emeritus|Retired
emetics|Poison antidotes
eminence|Honor
eminent|High-ranking
emirate|Arab chieftan's jurisdiction
emirates|Abu Dhabi and Dubai
emollient|Skin softener
emoters|Thespians, perhaps
emotion|Feeling
emperor|Type of moth
emphasis|Stress
empires|McIntosh-like apples
emporia|Department stores
emulate|Use as a model
enameler|Worker with nails
enamels|Paint store choices
enamors|Captivates
encased|Fully packed
enclave|Group within a group
encodes|Makes hard to read
endeared|Made loved
endeavor|Attempt
endgame|Chess finale
endgame|Chess finale
enemies|Isaac Bashevis Singer novel
enemies|Opposite sides
enforce|Compel compliance of
enforce|Use the police
engirds|Surrounds
engorge|Make a pig of oneself
enigmas|Posers
enisled|Quarantined
enlarge|Ream
ennoble|Dignify
ennoble|Exalt
enormous|Gigantic
entering|Now ____... (town line message)
enthuse|Bubble over
entices|Attracts adroitly
entitles|Qualifies
entrance|Portal
entrant|One in the running
entreat|Importune
entreated|Impetrated
entrees|Main courses
entwine|Interweave
enumerate|Rattle off
enumerate|Specify
eoliths|Ancient flints
ephemera|Some collectibles
epigram|Bit of wit
epilepsy|Neurontin treats it
episodes|Incidents
epitomize|Typify
equalize|Make match
equalizes|Squares up
equines|Horses
eradicate|Wipe out
erasers|Chalk deposit sites
erasers|Mistake fixers
erasing|Causing to disappear
erasure|Acknowledgment of error?
erasure|Rubout
erelong|Soon
eremites|Solitary ones
ermines|Heraldic furs
eroding|Like some coastlines
erotica|Kama-Sutra, e.g.
erotica|Blue books?
errands|Missions
erratic|Not constant
erratum|Corrigendum
errorless|Perfect
erudite|Learned
escalate|Mount
escalate|Mount
escalate|Step up
escalated|Stepped up
escallop|Bake in sauce
escallop|One way to cook
escapee|Loose nut?
escapee|Search dogs' target
escorts|Armed protectors
espouse|Champion
espouse|Champion
espresso|After-dinner order
essence|Central nature
essence|Core
essence|Perfumery product
essence|Quiddity
essences|Cores
essences|Hearts
estates|Country homes
estates|Fancy homes
estival|Summery
estoppel|Impediment, at law
estrange|Alienate
estrins|Female hormones
estrogens|Steroid hormones
esurience|Greediness
etamine|Lightweight cotton fabric
etamine|Loosely woven cotton
ethanol|Rubbing alcohol
ethanol|The kick in kirsch
ethylene|Citrus colorant
ethylene|____ glycol (antifreeze)
etoiles|Ballet headliners
euphoria|High
evacuee|One in a Red Cross shelter
evanesce|Slowly fade
evasion|Attempt to escape
evasive|Equivocating
evergreen|Landscaping item
evictors|House ousters
evident|Manifest
evolving|Not fixed
exacted|Got by force
exalted|Noble
examined|Grilled
examines|Studies
example|Instruction clarifier
excerpt|Quote from
exclaims|Lets loose with
exclamatory|Pointedly punctuated
excoriate|Denounce harshly
excoriate|Tongue-lash
execrate|Loathe
execute|Do
executives|Presidents
exhalants|They let out air
exhorting|Giving a rah-rah talk
exigence|Urgency
existed|Had a life
exonerate|Clear
expects|Guesses, informally
expense|Tax form deduction
exponent|Mathematical expression
exponent|Power symbol
exposed|Told all about
extends|Prolongs
exulted|Was jubilant
eyeball|Stare at
eyeball|Take a gander at
eyeless|Huxley's "_____ in Gaza"
eyelets|They're often laced into
eyeshot|Sight
eyeteeth|Upper canines
eyetooth|Type of canine
eyewitness|Court testifier
fabulist|Aesop, e.g.
facades|Exteriors
facilitate|EEEE
factors|2 and 3, to 6
fairest|Adjective for Snow White
fairlead|Nautical pulley
fakeries|Ersatz art
faraway|Kind of look
farside|Gary Larson cartoon, with "The"
fascists|Generalissimo Franco et al.
fastball|Blistering pitch
fatigue|Marathon problem
featured|In a movie
fellowship|All-for-one feeling
felonies|Rap sheet list
females|Cows and sows
ferreted|Exposed, with "out"
finagled|Schemed
fineries|Party clothes and such
firebrand|Rabble-rouser
firedog|Andiron
firestone|Tireless tire maker
fixation|Obsession
fixative|Denture wearer's purchase
flagellum|Whiplike cell part
flamens|Ancient Roman priests
flamingo|Bahamian nester
flapdoodle|Hogwash
flatterer|Lickspittle
fleabag|Inferior hotel
flemish|Some Belgians
flexile|Tractable
flirted|Was coquettish
floored|Bowled over
flytrap|Botanical snapper
focuses|Zeroes in (on)
footmen|Royal servants of old
forecast|Cloudy and warm, e.g.
foreman|One in charge
foremen|Panel heads
foresee|Anticipate
foreseen|Predicted
forests|Woodlands
foreswore|Gave up: Var.
forgoes|Skips
fortieth|Ruby anniversary
fossils|Museum displays
fourscore|Address starter
foxglove|Purple flower
framers|Constitution creators
frappes|Blended desserts
freaked|Flipped out
freebee|Handout: Var.
freeboot|Plunder
freedoms|Four _____
freewill|Voluntary capacity
freezer|Supermarket section
freshman|Kind of class
friendly|Kind
frolics|Romps
fromage|Roquefort, e.g.
fronted|Covered (for)
froufrou|Overadornment
frustrate|Stymie
frustum|Curtailed cone, in geometry
fuelers|Indy 500 pit workers
fulsome|Gross
furrows|Where seeds are sown
galatea|Raphael's "Triumph of _____"
galleons|Armada ships
galleries|Art rooms
gallopade|Lively dance
gallops|Races
gardeners|Contrary Mary and others
gardenia|Corsage flower
gazette|Newspaper
genteel|Polite
gentlewomen|Leis?
geraniums|Cranesbills
gestures|Silent signals
getters|Gofers
ghettoed|Isolated, in a way
gibsons|Some martinis
gingham|Summery fabric
gladness|Happy Eliot?
glasses|Spectacles
glassful|Generous drink serving
globular|Like beads
goalies|Blockers
goaltender|Guidance counselor?
gobbledygook|Hogwash
goodwill|Angelic George?
gooseberries|Tasty pie filling
gophers|Prairie diggers
gossiping|Kaffeeklatsch activity
gothics|Gloomy books
gouache|Painting with opaque water colors
greener|Less trained
greeter|Host
grenade|Lobbed explosive
gridlock|Transportation woe
grouchier|More like TV's Oscar
grouses|Complains
gumball|Candy from a machine
gumdrop|Small candy
gustier|More breezy
guttersnipe|Vulgar one
gymnast|Tumbler, e.g.
gyroscope|Spaceship stabilizer
hairless|Bald
halides|Iodized salt compounds
hamburg|German port
hamburg|Site of early Beatles gigs
hamlets|Burgs
hammers|Hits the nail on the head
handiness|Convenience
handmaiden|Attendant
hankered|Had a yen
hansoms|Transports for Holmes
hansoms|Transports for Holmes
hardball|Recalcitrant Lucille?
hardball|Ruthless tactics
hardcore|Dedicated
harebrained|Organically foolish?
harness|Take control of
harpist|Angel, perhaps
hassles|Annoys
hastened|Hurried up
hatrack|Foyer item
haughty|Too proud
haulage|Trucker's business
haunted|_____ house (carnival attraction)
havartis|Danish cheeses
hayseeds|Country bumpkins
headdresses|Coiffures
headier|More exciting
headset|Disk jockey's need
hearsay|Rumor
hectare|10,000 square meters
hectors|Browbeats
hedgehog|Erinaceus europaeus
hedgehog|Spinose mammal
heiress|Doris Duke, e.g.
heiress|Fortune hunter's catch?
helical|Spiral-shaped
heparin|Anticoagulant
hercules|Hydra's slayer
heretic|Dissenter
heretic|Dissenter
heretic|Dissident
heretic|Luther was one
herewith|May I present...
hermitage|Andrew Jackson's home, with "The"
hesitance|Fence-sitting
hesitant|Wavering
highrise|Skyscraper
hightail|Leave in a hurry
hightops|Sneakers type
hilltop|Shouting spot
hissing|Sound of disapproval
hobnobbed|Was palsy-walsy
hoedowns|Country blowouts
holiness|Religious title
hollered|Whooped
hologram|Laser image
holstein|Dairy cow
holstein|Milk cow
holster|Gunfighter's wear
homegrown|Indigenous
homesite|Real estate offering
homestead|____ Act (1862 measure)
homestretch|Ell?
homonym|Waits for weights
homophone|Punster's instrument
honesty|1979 Billy Joel hit
honeyed|Dulcet
honeysuckle|Fragrant flower
honoraria|Appearance moneys
honoraria|Speakers' remuneration
honorary|Like some memberships
honorary|Unearned
honored|Accepted as payment
honored|Like some guests
honoree|One who's toasted or roasted
hoosegow|Poky
horologe|Early clock
horsefeathers|Bunk
horseshoe|Lucky charm
hospice|Pilgrim's shelter
hostage|Terrorist's insurance
hostels|Inns
hotdogger|Showoff
hotdogs|Showoffs
hothead|Impetuous one
hotline|Direct means of communication
hotshots|Flamboyant successes
hounded|Pursued vehemently
houseman|Casino bouncer
hoydens|Tomboys
hurricane|Late-summer concern
hussars|Cavalrymen
hymnals|Church songbooks
iceberg|Arctic sight
iceberg|Emotionally cold person, informally
iceberg|Ship's peril
iciness|Chill
iciness|Chill
iciness|Remove
ideality|Perfection
idealize|Rate a ten
ideologies|Communism and others
idlesse|Fainéance
idolater|Devotee
idolater|Devotee
idolize|Hero-worship
idolizer|More than an admirer
ignites|Catches
ignoramus|Dummy
illicit|Backdoor
illiterate|Untaught
illness|Susan Sontag's "_____ as Metaphor"
imagists|Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell, e.g.
imamate|Yemen, before 1962
impaling|Spiking
impanel|Choose for jury duty
impeded|Blocked
impinge|Encroach
imposts|Customs duties
impregnate|Fertilize
inanity|Foolishness
inaptitude|Lack of fitness
inbreeds|Engenders
incarnate|Personified
incense|Irritate
inchoate|Lacking order
incisor|Denture part
incliner|Tower of Pisa, e.g.
incubate|Develop slowly
incubus|Nightmare
indebted|Obliged
indicator|Dashboard item
indicator|Economist's figure
indigene|Native
indiscernible|Not clear
indoors|Not alfresco
inedible|Bad
inelastic|Stiff
infamous|Notorious
inferno|Paradiso's counterpart
infuses|Steeps
ingenues|Sweet young things of stage
ingests|Consumes
ingests|Swallows
ingrain|Lodge
ingrate|Sore winner
ingrate|Thankless wretch
inherent|Native
inherit|Be left
inhumane|Cruel
initial|First
initialed|Approved
initiates|Club members
initiative|Gumption
initiator|Catalyst
inkless|Out of the blue, perhaps
inphase|Synchronous
inroads|Advances
inroads|Encroachments
insects|Entomophobic's fear
insider|One with privileged knowledge
insolent|More than fresh
insoles|Pump pads
insoles|Shoe pads
inspired|Motivated
instant|Immediate
instinct|1992 thriller "Basic _____"
intaglio|It can be a charm
intakes|Certain valves
integral|Basic
intended|Fiancée
intense|Concentrated
intense|Vehement
intention|Plan of action
interim|Provisional
intermezzo|Short musical work
international|Cosmopolitan
interne|On-the-job trainee
interns|ER sights
intimate|Bedfellow
intimater|One who hints
intoned|Sang
intoner|Chanter
intricate|Knotty
introits|Mass sections
inundate|Swamp
inveigle|Ensnare
inveigle|Hoodwink
inverse|Opposite
invited|On the guest list
invitee|Welcome guest
invoices|Bills
ipecacs|Medicinal plants
ironically|In a strange twist
ironies|Opposite-of-expected outcomes
ironies|Outcomes other than expected
ironside|Old TV detective
isobars|They're found between highs and lows
isolate|Fence off
isolate|Obtain, bacteriologically
isolate|Pinpoint
isolates|Sequesters
italics|Emphatic type
itemize|One way to reduce taxes
iterate|Say again
iteration|Rote procedure
itinerary|Tour outline
jalopies|Crates
janitor|Custodian
jealousy|Othello topic
jimmies|Forces open
johnnycake|Corn bread on the griddle
joinder|Legal acceptance
joyride|Reckless act
jubilee|Golden time
juniors|Sons
kachina|Kind of doll
keyhole|Voyeur's vantage
keystone|_____ comedy (farcical episode)
kindhearted|Capable of compassion
kinescope|Early TV medium
kingpin|55 + 62
kinsfolk|Family members
kitschy|Pulp fictionesque
knapsack|Hitchhiker's load
kneaded|Massaged
knitted|Made a tea cozy, perhaps
knitter|Grandmother, maybe
kohlrabi|Cabbage kin
kumquat|Literally, "golden orange”
lacerated|Rent
laconic|Concise
lacunas|Blank spaces
lagoons|Snorkeling locales
lambent|Flickering
lamella|Thin plate, anatomically
laminas|Thin sheets
lamppost|Part of a proverbially silent trio
lanyard|Rigging rope
lanyard|Whistle cord
lanyards|Whistle cords
lariats|Rodeo gear
latchet|Shoe strap, in olden times
latening|Starting to get dark
lateral|Football fling
laterals|Tosses left and right
latinos|Barrio residents
latrine|Camp sight
launchpads|Cape Canaveral sights
launder|Convert, in a way
lawsuit|Case
layered|Like skiers' clothing
layette|Gear for a newborn
leadoff|Start the ball rolling
leaners|Horseshoe points
leanest|Least fat
leapers|Ballerinas, in a way*
leather|Kid, e.g.
lectured|Reprimanded
leeches|Sponges
leerier|More circumspect
legates|Papal diplomats
lemmata|Logician's propositions
lemnisci|Bands of nerve fibers
leopard|Ferocious cat
lessening|Tailing off
leucite|White or gray mineral
leveller|Bulldozer, in Brighton
libeled|Maligned
libidos|Freudian topics
library|Archives
license|Driver's need
license|Permit
lieutenant|Stratego gamepiece
lifeline|Palm feature
lifeline|Palm reader's reading
ligated|Tied up
lighten|Uplift
lineate|Striped
lineman|Guard, e.g.
linemen|Telephone company employees
lineups|QQQQ
liniments|Sports doctors' supplies
lintier|More in need of a brushoff?
lionize|Give a roar of approval?
lissome|Supple
listings|TV Guide material
listless|Apathetic
literal|Verbatim
literati|Intellectuals
littered|In disarray
litters|Ambulance equipment
loathes|Can't stand
loggias|Open galleries
logroll|Backscratch, politically
loiterer|Potential troublemaker
lothario|Casanova
lotions|Beauty aids
lottery|Millionaire producer
loudest|Flashiest
lowbrows|Hardly museumgoers
lucerne|Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
lucerne|Swiss lake
lumbago|Back pain
lunatic|Asylum resident
lunches|Expense account expenses
lustful|Lecherous
luxuriance|Lushness
machinery|Apparatus
macrocosm|Universe
macrons|Diacritical marks
madames|De Staël and others
maestro|Eminent composer
magazine|Money, for example
magnates|Captains of industry
magnetic|Kind of storm
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahatma|Literally "high-souled"
mailman|Regular character in "Blondie"
mainspring|Watch's center
makeover|Thorough beauty treatment
maladies|Ailments
maladroit|Klutzy
malaises|Depressions
malamute|The Call of the Wild” dog nyt 1995 MALAR Of the cheeks nyt 1995 MALAY Indonesia is similiar to it nyt 1995 MALDEMER Landlubber's plaint nyt 1995 MALDIVE _____ Islands (Indian Ocean locale) nyt 1995 MALE Cob or drake, e.g. nyt 1995 MALE Employment form category nyt 1995 MALE Kind of bonding nyt 1995 MALE Like a buck or boar nyt 1995 MALE Penthouse reader nyt 1995 MALEGENES They're on the Y chromosome nyt 1995 MALES Hims nyt 1995 MALI French Sudan, today nyt 1995 MALI French Sudan, today nyt 1995 MALI Neighbor of Senegal nyt 1995 MALI Saharan nation nyt 1995 MALICE Factor in sentencing, perhaps nyt 1995 MALICIOUSINTENT Like mosquitoes at a camp? nyt 1995 MALL Popular teen hangout nyt 1995 MALL Sears locale nyt 1995 MALL Shoppers' haven nyt 1995 MALLS Promenades nyt 1995 MALLS Suburban expanses nyt 1995 MALMSEY Sweet amber wine nyt 1995 MALO Saint _____, France nyt 1995 MALO St. ____ (Channel port) nyt 1995 MALO St.-_____, France nyt 1995 MALONE Cheers" bartender
mammals|Whales and wombats
manacled|Cuffed
mandarin|Chinese
mandible|Jawbone
mandolin|Lute family member
mandolin|Troubadour's instrument
mandrake|Herb once thought to be an aphrodisiac
manipulate|UUUU
manmade|Synthetic
mantles|Covers
mariachis|Mexican dance musicians
markdown|Lower the price of
marketplace|Exchange
marooned|Left high and dry
maroons|Strands
marsala|Sicilian port
marsala|Sicilian wine
marshal|Bring together
martian|Bradbury adjective
martinis|Refreshments for 007
martins|M.L.K. and others
mascara|This may get 40 lashes
mashies|Five-irons
massage|Rolfing
masseuse|Health club employee
massless|Like pure energy
masters|Annual golf tournament, with "the"
mastery|Total control
matador|1970 Picasso work, With "The"
matador|Bullfighter
materially|Much
materiel|Equipment
maturity|Bond's end
mausolea|Burial places
meander|Snake
meanders|Follows a stream's path
measles|It's spotted on kids
medflies|Fruit growers' worries
medially|Toward the center
mediate|Make peace
megaphone|Cheerleader's instrument
megaton|Blast measure
melange|Hodgepodge
melanges|Mixtures
mellowed|Aged
memento|Souvenir
menagerie|Carnival exhibit
menisci|Lenses
mentality|State of mind
mercury|60's space project
meridian|Zenith
merited|Deserved
merrily|One way to row a boat
mesquite|Smokehouse flavoring
message|Bulletin
metaphor|Life is a bowl of cherries, e.g.
meteoric|Swift
methane|Marsh gas, essentially
methods|Approaches
metrics|Science of poetic rhythm
metrics|Science of poetic rhythm
mettled|Like some water
microcode|Detailed computer instructions
middleman|Broker
midrash|Early Biblical commentary
midriff|Exerciser's target
migrate|Move
mileages|Rental checks?
milestone|Significant event
militant|Contentious
minaret|Mosque feature
minaret|Mosque feature
minerals|Vitamins' partners
mineshaft|Colliery access
minestrone|Trattoria treat
minions|Subordinates
minorca|Balearic island
mirador|Scenic balcony
misdeal|Bridge boo-boo
misread|Interpret wrongly
misspent|Squandered
misstep|Error
missteps|Causes of some falls
mistimes|Is too soon or too late
misuser|Warranty violator
mockers|Comedians, often
modeling|Career in fashion
moderate|Middle-of-the-roader
modistes|Couturieres
moisten|Make damp
moisten|Wet
moldiest|Most outmoded
mongrel|Not purebred
monorail|Disneyland feature
montero|Spanish hunter's cap
monumental|Enormous
moonshine|Hogwash
moorlands|The Hound of the Baskervilles locale
mordant|Bitingly sarcastic
mortals|Real people
mortars|Muzzle-loading cannons
mortars|Pestles' companions
motorcar|Hupmobile, e.g.
motorist|One for the road?
mousses|Chilled desserts
mouthwatering|Tempting
mozzarella|Mild, white cheese
mudhole|Dirt road hazard
mudhole|Loblolly
muenster|Pale cheese
mustang|Famous Ford
muttering|Certain complaining
muttonchops|Whiskers style
naiades|Aquatic nymphs
nailers|Carpenters' devices
nailers|Carpenters, at times
narcoleptic|More than sleepy
narcosis|Stupor
narrator|Raconteur
narrator|Writer's voice
nautili|Spiral shell dwellers
naysayer|Vocal pessimist
nearest|Least removed
neatened|Put in order
neatened|Straightened up
nectars|Tropical drinks
needier|More strapped
needily|With open palms, maybe
needles|Razzes
needless|Like a lot of worry
needling|Roast repartee
negated|Vetoed
negotiate|Dicker
negotiate|Work a deal
neither|Reply to a bad choice
nelsons|TV family, 1952-66
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nemeses|They can't be beat
nemeses|They give comeuppances
nemesis|1989 Isaac Asimov book
nemesis|Batman, to the Joker
nemesis|Vengeance deified
neonatal|Just born
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
neoteric|Recent
nesters|Home makers
nesting|Avian activity
nestled|Got cozy
nestors|Wise counselors
nettled|Stung
network|ABC or UPN, e.g.
neuritis|Possible cause of slow reflexes
neuroses|Psychological problems
neutral|Not taking sides
newsboy|Paper distributor
newsman|Anchor, perhaps
newsreel|Movie preceder of yore
nicotine|Smokers' fix
niftiest|Most excellent
nimiety|Overabundance
nimrods|Hunters
noblesse|Ducs, comtes and such
noisome|Malodorous
nominal|Hardly worth mentioning
nonagon|Nine-sider
nontotalitarian|Democratic
noonday|Meridian, now
noontide|Midday
noplace|Utopia, literally
nostalgia|Yearning for the past
nostril|Odor eater?
nostrils|Flared items
notable|Distinguished
notches|Scoring records
notepad|Tablet
noticer|Observant type
notions|Buttons, thread, ribbons, etc.
notorious|Unfavorably known
nourish|Strengthen
nourished|Kept healthy
novella|It's a long story
novella|More than a short story
noxious|Harmful
noxious|Harmful
nuanced|Subtle
nuttier|More zany
oarsman|Ben-Hur was one
oatmeal|Breakfast mush
oatmeal|Haggis ingredient
obbligato|Indispensable, in music
obelisk|Egyptian relic
obesity|Tub's problem
obfuscate|Cloud
obscure|Jude the _____
obscures|Masks
obtunds|Deadens
ocarina|Wind instrument
oceanic|Relating to the sea
ocelots|Wild cats
octopod|Paper nautilus, e.g.
octopuses|Far-reaching companies
octuple|Eightfold
oddball|Weirdo
oddballs|Ump's strange calls? (1984)
oeillade|Amorous glance: Fr.
offline|Not operating
oldster|Octogenarian, e.g.
omelets|Frittatas
omelette|Brunch entree
omelette|Light repast for Pierre
onagers|Asses wild?
oneness|Solidarity
oneness|Unity
onerous|Oppressive
onerously|In an oppressive way
ongoing|Like some investigations
onomatopoeia|Snap, crackle and pop, e.g.
onstage|Performing
opacity|Lack of clarity
opalesce|Shimmer
opaline|Resembling a birthstone
operate|Be at the controls
operate|Make the cut?
operate|Run
operatives|001 and 007, e.g.
operator|O, on a telephone
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan production
opiates|Sedatives
opposite|Facing
optimal|Best
optimistic|Upbeat
optimize|Make the best of
optimum|Top
optometrist|Pupil watcher
opulent|Lavish
opulent|Sumptuous
opulent|Well-to-do
oracular|Delphic
oracular|Solemnly prophetic
orangeade|Summer drink
oration|Address
oratorio|Choral piece
orators|Figures of speech?
oratory|Convention activity
oratory|Senate feature
orbital|Like satellites
ordinal|Number in a series
organizer|Back-to-school purchase
oriental|Monopoly avenue next to Chance
orifice|Opening
origamis|Japanese paper figures
orioles|1983 World Series champs
orogeny|Process of mountain formation
otoscope|Ear examination instrument
ottoman|Hassock
outages|Storm problems
outline|Summary
outlined|Summarized
outlook|Attitude
outmanned|Having inferior forces
outpitch|Surpass Nolan Ryan
outputs|Productions
outrode|Beat at the rodeo
outsold|Peddled better than
outtake|Film cut
outtalk|Beat in a debate
outtalk|Beat in debate
ovarian|Of a reproductive gland
overrules|Vetoes
overstep|Exceed improperly
oversteps|Exceeds
overtime|Tie breaker
overtip|Leave 25%, perhaps
overused|Trite
oxymoron|Civil war, e.g.
packets|Couriers' deliveries
paddled|Administered corporal punishment
pageant|Miss America, e.g.
pahlavis|Former Iranian gold coins
painted|____ Desert
paisano|Buddy
paisano|Buddy
pajamas|Nightcap accompaniment
palates|Tasting sensibilities
palestra|Ancient gymnasium
pallors|Ashen-faced hues
palmistry|Handyman's work?
palpably|In an obvious way
paltered|Equivocated
panache|Flair
panache|Verve
panorama|Continuously changing scene
paperboy|Fledgling entrepreneur
papoose|Babe in a bundle
papooses|Bundles of joy?
paralegal|Brief worker
paralleled|Was similar to
parasol|Sun blocker
paravane|Mine-sweeping apparatus
paravane|Minesweeping device
parcels|Post office deliveries
parentheses|They keep groups together
parlour|Buckingham room
parolee|Recent ex-con, maybe
parquet|Inlaid floor
parsers|Grammarians, at times
passages|Gail Sheehy book
passers|Opposite of runners
pastels|Art crayons
pastier|More wan
pastorale|Gide's "La symphonie _____"
pastrami|Deli offering
pastrami|Deli offering
patently|Without a doubt
patinas|Coatings
patrols|Reconnaissance groups
patrols|Scout troop groups
pattern|Detective's discovery
pavilion|Exhibitor's place
paycheck|Worker's due
peanuts|Comic strip originally called "Li'l Folks"
peanuts|Comic strip originally called "Li'l Folks"
peddlers|Sidewalk entrepreneurs
peekaboo|Tot's game
peerage|British aristocracy
peerless|Incomparable
pelican|Big-billed sea bird
pellmell|In disorderly fashion
pendant|Jewelry item
penicillin|Drug introduced commercially in 1945
penname|Ellery Queen, e.g.
penname|George Eliot, e.g.
pensees|Pascal work
pentads|Stalin's economic plans, e.g.
penuche|Fudgelike candy
penults|November and Y, e.g.
peonage|Type of servitude
peopled|Settled
perfecto|Tapered cigar
perhaps|Conceivably
perigee|Innermost orbital point
peristalsis|Process accompanying digestion
periwig|Male fashion of Washington's time
perlite|Plant growth medium
permeate|Suffuse
personals|Back-of-magazine feature
pertest|Most impudent
perukes|Colonial wigs
perused|Read
pesetas|Madrileño's moolah
pesterers|Nags
pestles|Mortars' mates
petting|Kind of zoo
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
petunia|Porky Pig's sweetheart
pewters|Some metalware
phalanx|Finger bone
philistine|Goliath, e.g.
phosphorescence|Ignis fatuus, e.g.
phrased|Put into words
phrased|Worded
pianissimo|So as barely to be heard
pickaxe|Prospecting tool
pickaxe|Prospector's need
picture|Film
piddled|Wasted time
piecrust|It should be flaky
piecrusts|Empty shells
piglets|Farm newcomers
pikeman|Old infantry soldier
pilaster|Ornamental column
pimentos|Stuffing for olives
pinatas|Party items that get broken
pinball|Arcade game
pioneer|Show the way
pioneered|Trailblazed
piranha|One in a dangerous school
pirogue|Boat akin to a canoe
pirogue|Indian dugout
pistoles|Former gold coins of Spain
pitapat|Sound of rain on a roof
plagues|Beleaguers
planets|Influences in astrology
planned|Kind of economy
planters|Kind of punch
plastic|Cash alternative
platitudes|Soothing words
platoon|Troop group
platter|Diner offering
pleases|Tickles
pleases|Tickles
plotted|Drew a graph
pockets|Takes without authorization
podesta|Italian magistrate
poetess|Anne Bradstreet, e.g.
polenta|Thick mush of cornmeal
politic|Body _____
politic|Judicious
politic|Tactful
pollute|Taint
polygamy|Utah banned it in 1882
ponchos|Raincoats
pondered|Mulled over
ponderosa|60s TV home
pontoon|Bridge type
poppycock|Hogwash
porcine|Fat and grunting
porcine|Swinish
porpoise|Navy trainee
portray|Show
posthaste|Lickety-split
postseason|Like most bowl games
postwar|Like many apartment buildings
potable|Drink
potable|Drink
potages|Thick soups
potbelly|Unwanted overhang
potboil|Write mediocre literature
potboil|Write mediocre literature
potency|Strength
potions|Witches' brews
potlatch|Indian ceremonial festival
potpourri|Mishmash
potsherd|Earthenware fragment
poverty|Destitution
powered|Ran
prairie|Kind of dog
prairie|Steppe
praised|Applauded
prattle|Small talk
preacher|Sermonist
predate|Come before
predator|Hunter
preener|For whom appearance is important
preface|Introduction
prehuman|Like the Mesozoic Era
premature|Jumping the gun
premises|House and garden
prenatal|Kind of care
prentice|Noted name in book publishing
prepare|Ready
prepare|Set the stage
presale|Event for select customers*
presbyter|Church elder
presenter|Award show V.I.P.
presents|Shows
presets|Gets the VCR ready
presides|Is in control
pressed|Entreated insistently
pressure|Use strong-arm tactics on
prestigious|Distinguished
prestissimo|As fast as possible
prestos|Rapid musical passages
presumes|Undertakes without permission
preteen|12-year-old
pretension|Airs
preterits|Past tenses
pretext|Subterfuge
prisoner|Detainee
proactive|On the offensive
probate|Authenticate, legally
probate|Kind of court
problem|Bugbear
profited|Gained
promote|Advertise
prosper|Fare well
protean|Exceedingly variable
protege|Ward
proteins|Diet sheet group
prowess|Superior skill
prudent|Sensible
psalmic|Like David's writing
psaltery|Zitherlike instrument
psoriasis|Cause of scaling
publicity|Press
pulsates|Throbs
pundits|Opinion offerers
puritan|1606 play of the Shakespeare apocrypha, with "The"
purloined|Like Poe's "Letter"
pushpin|Bulletin board fastener
pussyfoot|Show timidity
quartermaster|Military officer in charge of food and clothing
quartzite|Rock variety
quetzal|Bird of the Aztecs
quisling|Turncoat
quitters|Deserters
quixote|Literary hero of 1605
quizmaster|Person with the answers
racehorse|Derby entry
racetrack|Tout's locale
radiator|Hisser, at times
radiums|Decaying substances
rafflers|Give-away emcees
rafters|Whitewater sight
ragtime|Doctorow best seller
raiders|1981 and '84 Super Bowl champs
raiders|Lost Ark seekers?
railbird|Front-row racing fan
railcars|Locomotive's load
railroad|Steamroller
railway|Funicular
railway|One that keeps track?
raincoats|Burberrys
rainfall|Picnic spoiler
rainier|Prince ____
rainout|Cause for rescheduling
rakeoffs|Illegal commissions
rankest|Most repulsive
rapines|Property seizures
rareness|Infrequency
rascals|Spanky, Alfalfa and gang
rascals|Villians
ratatat|Tommy gun noise
rathole|Squalid environment
rational|Well-thought-out
rationale|Grounds
reachable|Not on the highest shelf
reacted|Wasn't passive
reactive|Not taking the lead
reading|Kind of room
reagent|Litmus, for one
realigns|Gets back to true
realist|Dreamer's opposite
reannex|Take back lost territory
rearmed|Activated again, as a missile
rearrange|Adjust
reasons|Intellectualizes
reboard|Get back on
receded|Withdrew
receive|Pick up
receivers|Bomb targets?
receives|Doesn't serve
recital|Conservatory offering
recital|Solo musicale
recreant|Coward
recreate|Stage anew
rectors|Parish heads
redactor|Word processor?
redbait|Denounce as a Communist
reddens|Becomes embarrassed
reddest|Most visibly embarrassed
redline|Cancel, in a way
redress|Satisfaction
redressers|Robin Hood et al.
redressing|Giving indemnification
redwoods|Sunburned James?
reedier|Less robust, as a musical sound
reelect|Opposite of send packing
reenter|Type in again
reference|Aid for a maid
reference|Résumé entry
references|Résumé list
reflowered|Blossomed again
refresh|Invigorate
refried|Like bean-dip beans
refuels|Tanks up
refugees|Some immigrants
regatta|Astor Cup competition, e.g.
regatta|Race for the Queen's Cup
regatta|Ted Turner event
regimen|Diet
regiment|Division division
regional|Important basketball tournament
regroup|Post-setback order
rehangs|Shifts a portrait
rehearsal|Practice
rehires|Brings on again
reignite|Flare up again
reinvent|Create the wheel?
reissues|Puts out again
relapse|Patient's worry*
relapsed|Fell back
relapsed|Had a setback
relieve|Spell
remands|Sends back
remission|Amnesty
remodel|Create a new look
remolds|Shapes again
renamed|Like Saigon, today
renascent|Coming back strong
rendered|Depicted
reneges|Backs out
reneges|Takes back, with "on”
renovated|Like new
repaint|Touch up
repairman|Mr. Fixit
repaper|Give the walls a face lift
repaving|Fixing the driveway
repeals|Some laws*
repeated|Echoed
repented|Felt regret
replace|Put back
replica|Dupe
replicate|Copy
reporter|Newshawk
reporter|Newsperson
reports|Checks (in)
reposes|Quiet times
repress|Subdue
reprobate|Scoundrel
reptile|Skink, for one
repulse|Successfully counterattack
resales|House transactions
resales|Used car deals
reseeds|Adjusts the draw
reseeds|Tries again to make rain
resends|Faxes again
resentment|Umbrage
reserve|Part of R.O.T.C.
reshape|Fashion again
resides|Abides
resides|Lives
resolve|Settle a dispute
resounds|Fills the air
respond|Answer
resprayed|Handled further infestation
restive|Fidgety
restive|Unquiet
restore|Patch up
restores|Gives back
resumed|On again
resumes|Curricula vitae
resurge|Make a comeback
resurged|Rose anew
retable|Altar part
retainer|Orthodontic device
retains|Doesn't dismiss
retaste|Try, try again?
retests|Some exams
retirement|Kind of plan
retires|Puts out, as a batter
retorts|Long-necked distilling vessels
retrace|Go back over
retrain|Give new job skills
retreats|Places of privacy
retroflex|Bent backward
reunify|Undo a breach
reunite|Make up
reveled|Celebrated
revenue|Income
reverends|Clerics
reverie|Mental vacation, so to speak
reversal|Change of mind
reviewer|Star presenter?
revised|Amended
rewrote|Did major editing
reynard|Isengrim's foe in fable
rezones|Gerrymanders
richest|Superlatively wealthy
ringmaster|Person who puts on an act
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Snappy comeback
riverbed|Channel
riviera|Côte d'Azur
roaring|Brisk, as business
roasted|Honey _____
roaster|Friars Club member, often
rodents|Mice, squirrels, etc.
rollaway|Kind of bed
romance|Affair
romance|Court
romance|Kind of language
romance|Literary genre
rootlet|Ivy offshoot
rosette|Floral ornament
rosewood|Decorative furniture veneer
rotated|Took turns
rotates|Revolves
rotates|Wheels
rotisseries|Broilers
rotters|No gentlemen, they
rotters|Scoundrels
rotunda|Capitol Hill sight
rotunda|Hotel lobby, sometimes
rotundas|Domed rooms
roundabout|See image
roundtable|Locale for King Arthur
rousters|Wharf workers
royalist|Revolutionary's foe, maybe
runaways|Orphanage problems
rustlers|Western outlaws
saddest|Most deplorable
sadirons|Blue Jeremy?
sagacious|YYYY
sainted|Hallowed
salable|Having a market, as goods
salesmen|Dealership denizens
salient|Projecting
salient|Prominent, as a feature
salivate|Get ready for dinner?
sallows|Turns yellow
saltine|Soup cracker
salvers|Trays
samaritan|Roadside assister
sashays|Walks self-importantly
satanic|Black, in a way
satiate|Fill up
satires|Wilde works
satirical|Mordant
satirist|Juvenal, for one
sausages|Bangers
savages|Cannibals and headhunters
saveable|Not yet completely lost
sawdust|Circus surface
sawmills|Oregon workplaces
scalawags|Scoundrels
scalers|Fish-cleaning tools
scalper|Ticket profiteer
scalping|Stadium parking lot activity
scapegoat|Blame unjustly
scarecrow|Ray Bolger film role
scarier|Less tame
scarlet|Kind of letter
scarlet|Sin color?
scarred|Disfigured
scatted|Took off
scatter|Strew about
scattergun|Firearm with an unfocused shot
scavenger|Kind of hunt
scenery|Stage background
scepter|Court staff
sceptre|Elizabeth's staff
schemas|Frameworks
schemer|Intriguing person
scherzo|Playful musical passage
schleps|Lugs
scholar|Intellectual
schooner|Tall glass
sciences|Ologies
scissor|Clip out
scissor|Cut out
scissor|Kind of tail
scissors|Gymnast's feat
scooter|Child's conveyance
scorcher|Very hot day
scorners|Snobs
scottie|Terrier
scouring|Using elbow grease
scraper|Windshield clearer
scrapheap|Discards
scrawny|Emaciated
screamers|Some roller coaster riders
screams|Fun house sounds
screwball|Weirdo
screwer|Carpenter, often
scroungy|Disheveled
scrutiny|Examination
scuttle|Run with quick, small steps
scythes|Hilts:swords::snaths:_____
seadrome|Floating airport
seagull|Jonathan, for one
sealeries|Arctic habitats
sealeries|Arctic hunting grounds
sealers|Arctic hunters
sealskin|Eskimo's wrap
seaplane|Alaskan transport
seaport|Harbor town
searingly|So hot as to burn
seashore|Shell hunter's terrain
seashores|Coasts
seasonal|Like the Christmas card business
seatbelts|Passenger restraints
seaters|Ushers
seawall|Breakwater
seawall|Hurricane protection
seaweed|Natural fish food
seceded|Quit the union
seconder|Ones who say "Amen"
secondhand|Used
seconds|Supports, in a way
secrete|Conceal
secrete|Discharge, as a liquid
secretly|On the sly
seduction|Don Juan activity
seekers|Some players in a children's game
sellers|They've got the goods
sellers|They've got the goods
sellout|Abandon one's principles for money
semantic|Like some differences
semblances|Aspects
seminars|University sessions
senator|Forum V.I.P.
senecas|Iroquoian Indians
senecas|Iroquoian Indians
senhora|Lady from Lisbon
senores|Sombrero wearers
senoritas|Misses' overseas cousins
senseless|Cockamamie
sensitize|Attune
sentence|Thing to be parsed
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Guard
separate|Break it up
separates|Some ladies' garments
sequels|Movie trailers?
serapes|Taxco wraps
serenade|Lover's offering
serenaders|Carolers
serenata|Dramatic musical work
serenate|Italian love songs
serenely|In a calm manner
serines|Crystalline amino acids
sermons|O'Hara's "_____ and Soda Water"
serotine|Late in flowering
serpents|Ancient marine "hazards"
serrate|Put teeth into
serrate|Put teeth into
sesames|Benne seeds
settler|Voortrekker, for one
settlers|Colonists
settles|Comforts
seventh|Musical interval
seventies|Disco era
shackle|Fetter
shadier|More unsavory
shadily|In an underhanded way
shakers|Movers' partners
shallow|Hardly intellectual
shampoos|Shock treatments?
shapeup|Become orderly
sharpness|Acerbity
sheaths|Scabbards
sheepshead|_____ Bay, Brooklyn
sheikdom|Arab land
shekels|Mideast money
shekels|Moolah
shelled|Prepared shrimp
shelves|Puts aside
shields|Badges
shifted|Geared up, perhaps
shinbone|It gets its kicks
shoetree|Closet item
shoring|Dry-dock support
shortage|Deficit
shortly|Anon
shotgun|Hunter's weapon
shovelers|Winter workers
showcase|The Price Is Right display
showoff|Exhibitionist
showtime|Curtain
shrapnel|Dangerous debris
shredder|Embassy need
shuffle|Mix up kings and queens?
shuttlecock|Birdie
siamese|Short-haired cat
sibilant|Hissing
sickbay|Ship's medical facility
sickened|Revolted
sickest|Most afflicted
sidearms|Pistols, swords, etc.
sidebar|Trial conference
sidekick|Tagalong
sideshow|Second act?
silages|Fermented fodders
silences|Muzzles
silicon|____ Valley
siltier|More filled with fine sand
silvers|Phil of "Top Banana”
simperer|Fatuous one
singers|Glee club members
singleton|One heart in hand
sitters|They usually work evenings
skillet|Frying pan
skimmed|Kind of milk
skylines|Big city horizons
slashed|Drastically reduced
sledges|Pounds
sleeper|Train car
sleepwalk|Travel at night, perhaps
sleeting|Nearly snowing
sleighs|Cutters
slicers|Deli machines
slicers|Items pitched on late-night TV
slicken|Grease up
sliders|Curve balls
sliders|Tricky pitches
slithers|Glissades
slobber|Act mawkishly
slowpokes|Dawdlers
slurred|Like a drunk's speech
slushed|Walked through melted snow
smashed|Stinko
smashup|Bad accident
smilaxes|Popular potted plants
smiting|Hitting hard
smolder|Do a slow burn
smugness|Overconfidence
snacked|Noshed
snailed|Poked along
snapdragon|Showy flower
snarled|Like some traffic
sneaked|Stole
sneakers|Gym shoes
sneaking|Kind of suspicion
sneered|Displayed contempt
snipers|Jungle warface menaces
snippier|More impertinent
sniveler|Whiny one
snivels|Mewls
snorers|Camp awakeners
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snorter|Doozy
snowmen|Winter creations
snuffles|Whines
sobriety|Kind of test
socialist|Bolshevik
socials|Parties
softens|Relents
softest|Tissue claim
soirees|Elite parties
solicit|Petition
solitaire|One's dealings?
sombrero|Pedro's hat
someday|Mañana
sonnets|Shakespearean works
sooners|11-time Orange Bowl champs
soonest|Next available
soothed|Took the edge off
sophisms|False arguments
sophisticates|Noël and Cole, e.g.
soprano|Bellini's Norma, e.g.
soprano|Elsa in "Lohengrin"
sorceress|Morgan le Fay, e.g.
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
sorrower|One grieving
soupcon|Just a bit
sources|They're sometimes confidential
sousaphone|Band member's instrument
spacemen|Certain explorers
spaghetti|Insulating tubing
spaniels|Springer and Sussex, e.g.
sparkle|Diamond play?
speargun|Diver's weapon
special|Regular programming pre-emptor
specter|Phantasm
spectres|Bugbears, in Brighton
spectrum|Rainbow coalition?
speedometer|It gives the going rate
spigots|Taps
spinneret|Spider's organ
spinoffs|Frasier and "Maude," e.g.
spinster|Dickens's Miss Havisham, e.g.
spiraea|Meadowsweet
spiraled|Went up in a hurry
spirited|Lively
spitter|Burleigh Grimes pitch
splendor|Majesty
spliced|Not uncut, as a film
splinted|Doctored a broken bone
spoofed|Lampooned
sporadic|On and off
sportsman|Not a sore loser
spousal|_____ support (alimony)
sprawls|Sits with bad posture
spreads|Publicizes
spriest|Best prepared for gymnastics
springtide|Full moon occurrence
squeegeed|Cleaned a windshield
staccato|In rapid-fire succession
staffer|Office employee
stagnant|Not moving
stained|Like chapel glass
stainer|Furniture worker
stainer|Furniture worker
stainless|Like some tableware
stalemates|Impasses
stammer|Halt
stampede|Rush
stances|Attitudes
stannum|Tin
stapler|Desk item
starches|Food grouping
stardom|Celebrity
stargazer|Astronomer
starship|U.S.S. Enterprise, e.g.
startle|Cause to jump
startle|Surprise
starves|Goes on a crash diet
stashes|Hides
statesmen|Founding Fathers, e.g.
stating|Averring
station|Network component
statists|Central planners
stature|Height
statute|Law of the land
statutes|Legal references
steadfast|Firm
steadier|Less rocky
stealth|Kind of fighter
steelie|Playing marble
steelyard|_____ Blues” (1973 Fonda film) nyt 1995 STEEN Skittle Players" painter
steepest|Least gradual
steeple|Skyline sight
steeple|Spire
steepled|Like some skylines
steerer|Helmsman
steerer|Three-card monte shill
steeves|Works the waterfront
stellar|Outstanding
stellas|Mrs. Kowalski et al.
stemmed|Arose (from)
stepparent|Cinderella's mother, e.g.
stepper|Show horse
steppes|Doctor Zhivago locale
stereos|Den players
stereos|Sound investments
sterner|Less lenient
steroid|Androgen, e.g.
steroids|Muscle-building drugs
stetson|J.R. headgear
stetson|Western hat
stigmas|Badges of infamy
stigmata|Blemishes
stinger|Brandy cocktail
stingers|Brandy cocktails
stitched|Hemmed
stockbroker|Cattleman?
stocked|Supplied
stodgier|More stuffy
stomper|Tantrum thrower, perhaps
stonemason|Cheops contractor?
stonier|More poker-faced
stooged|Played the straight man
stooges|Comedic threesome
stooges|Straight men
stooges|Underlings
stopper|Cork in a bottle
storage|Computer capacity
storage|Computer memory
stoutish|A bit overweight
stowage|Hold stuff
straight|Unembellished
straightforward|Direct
strainer|Colander
strains|Removes solids from
strange|Anomalous
strangle|Bowstring
strayed|Went awry
streaked|Lineate
streams|Runs
strength|Intensity
stretch|Exaggerate
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
stretched|Exaggerated
stretcher|Red Cross equipment
strewed|Broadcast
strides|Big steps
strives|Contends
strobic|Having a spinning motion
stroller|Toddler's transport
stroller|Tot's wheels
strumpet|Hussy
student|Kind of body
stutter|Lack smoothness of sppech
stutter|Porky Pig's speech
stymied|Stuck
stymied|Stuck
stymies|Blocks
stymies|Holds up
succumb|Give in
summertime|When "the livin' is easy"
superconductors|Experimental electrical materials
supercop|Law and order hero
superstar|Michael Jordan, e.g.
supervene|Follow as an unexpected result
support|Upkeep
surname|For Americans, it's always last
survive|I Will ____ (disco hit)
suspense|Film genre
suspicion|Slight trace
swagman|Australian hobo
swagman|Australian hobo
swarmed|Overran
swelter|Go without air conditioning
sycophant|One who goes along
synapse|Nerve impulse point
synapse|Nerve impulse point
synapse|Neurological point
syndrome|Pattern of behavior
synergy|1 + 1 = 3, for example
synodic|Re religious meetings
synthetic|Man-made
syrettes|Medicine injectors
systems|Methodologies
systems|_____ analyst
taboret|Small portable cabinet
tadpole|Kermit, once?
taillight|Firefly component?
takeoff|Parody
talisman|Amulet
tallage|Feudal tax
tallied|Agreed
tallyho|Word to a hound
taloned|Like eagles
tangelos|Peelable fruit
tangent|It doesn't go in circles
tannery|Where pigs become pigskins
tapestry|Arts and crafts piece
tapestry|Classic Carole King album
tapioca|Cook's thickener
tappets|Machine rods
taradiddle|Hogwash
tarantella|Lively folk dance
tarries|Hangs around
tartars|Ill-tempered ones
tartuffe|Molière hypocrite
tassels|Cornstalks strands
tasteful|Not gross
tasters|Dictator's security force, perhaps
tastier|More palatable
tatterdemalions|Ragamuffins
tattersall|Pattern on old horse blankets
tattletale|Too-willing witness
tattooer|One who uses a threadless needle
taurine|Bullish
tawniest|Brownish-yellow to the extreme
teammates|They sit on a bench together
tearers|Shredders
teargas|Demonstration halter
teargas|Quell, as rioters
teasers|Coming attractions
tedders|Hay drying machines
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teeniest|Least
teepees|Camp shelters
teeters|Prepares for a fall
teetotal|Do without
teetotal|Eschew brew
teetotal|Practice abstinence
telecom|Radio transmission, briefly
teleost|Bony fish
telephone|Bob Newhart prop
telescope|Shorten
telesis|Pacific _____ (one of the Baby Bells)
telethon|Labor Day event
template|Pattern
tenable|Solidly based
tenancy|Enjoyment of a position
tenanted|In use, as an apartment building
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tendons|Body cords
tenement|Slumlord property
tenement|Urban housing
tenements|Some walk-ups
tenoned|Cut for a mortise
tenpins|Bowling
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
teriyaki|Kind of sauce
teriyaki|Marinated dish
termite|Home wrecker
termite|Member of the order Isoptera
termless|Unconditional
terrain|Factor in military planning
terraria|Plant cases
terrene|Earthly
tessera|Inlaid piece
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Mosaic piece
testate|Having a will
testate|Having made a will
testate|Willful?
testing|It precedes 1-2-3
tetanus|Kind of shot
tethers|Restraining ropes
textile|Cloth
thanked|Sent a card, perhaps
thematic|Pertaining to the subject
theorem|Pythagorean nugget
thermal|Insulating
thirsty|Dry
thistle|Meadow bloom
thumbed|Sought transportation, in a way
thumper|Bambi's pal
tideland|Beach
tideless|Not rising or falling, as a sea
tidewater|Coastal area
tidewater|Oysters' milieu
tieback|Curtain holder
tightrope|Hazardous locale
timbers|Ship's ribs
timeout|Regrouping tactic
timepiece|Watch
timetable|Amtrak handout
tinfoil|It's a wrap
tinfoils|Crinkly wrappings
tinselly|Like a Christmas tree
tinware|Not the fanciest eating utensils
tipster|Race track figure
tirades|Outbursts
tissues|Sneezer's needs
titaness|Phoebe, Rhea or Tethys
tithers|Levied congregants
titlists|Champs
titular|Like some heads
toenail|Pedicure's target
toiletry|Cosmetic
toledos|Steel-bladed swords
tolerate|Bear
toluene|One "T" of TNT
tomorrow|Annie refrain
tonsils|Adenoids' neighbors
toolboxes|Home Improvement” accessories nyt 1995 TOOLE A Confederacy of Dunces" author
tootled|Played the flute
topkick|First sergeant, in military slang
topmast|It may be rigged
tornado|Funnel site
tortoises|They're slow going
tossups|Even matches
touristy|Like resort towns
tovarich|Russian for "comrade"
towards|Straight for
townhome|Row house
townies|New Haven residents, e.g.
tractor|Tiller puller
trademark|NBC's peacock, e.g.
treadles|Sewing machine parts
treated|Picked up the dinner tab
treeless|Like a savanna
treetop|Danger for a low-flying plane
tremble|Quake
tremble|Show fear
tremolo|Rapid repeat, in music
tremolos|Shaky voices
trenches|Infantry lines
trepans|Coring tools
trespass|Infringe (on)
tresses|Locks
trestle|Bridge type
trestle|Railroad bridge
trestle|Valley span
triacids|H3-P-O4 and others
tribune|Roman officer
trichina|Intestinal parasite
tricked|Hoodwinked
trickle|Hardly a torrent
trilled|Warbled
tripedal|Three-footed
trireme|Ancient warship
trisect|Cut in thirds
tritons|Colorful shells
trochaic|Like some verse
troller|Individual who fishes
trooper|Interstate overseer
trooper|Ticket dispenser
trophic|Of nutrition
trotter|Dan Patch, for a famous example
troubled|Needing psychiatric help
troupers|They take the show on the road
trowels|Bricklayers' tools
trueing|Making even
trustee|College board member
trustee|Fiduciary
tryouts|Auditions
tsetses|Glossinidae members
tsetses|Jungle menaces
tunneled|Burrowed
tunnies|Bluefins
turbaned|In Mideast attire
turbine|Rotary engine
turtleneck|Cozy sweater
tutored|Educated
tweedier|More outdoorsy, as fashion
twister|Chubby Checker, for one
twofold|Doubly
ulcerative|Cankerous
unarmed|Defenseless
unaware|In the dark
unaware|In the dark
unaware|In the dark
uncases|Opens for viewing
unchaste|Immoral
unearthed|Dug up, as an artifact
uneaten|Left over
uneaten|Left over
unedited|Like a first draft
unentered|Intact, as a pharaoh's tomb
unguent|Ben-Gay, e.g.
unheard|Like good children, traditionally
unhorse|Throw, as a buckaroo
unintended|Accidental
unionist|Lincoln, for one
unloosen|Release, redundantly
unmanaged|Laissez-faire
unmoved|Without emotional reaction
unnerve|Rattle
unofficial|Not recognized
unpolite|Rude
unprovable|Like certain math propositions
unquote|Citer's end word
unrated|Not in the top whatever
unrobes|Strips
unsettle|Shake up
unstoned|Sober
unstrung|Jittery
untamed|Wild
untrodden|Virgin, in a way
unversed|Inexperienced
unwanted|Like trash
upcoming|Prospective
upgrade|Incline
upslope|Incline
upstrokes|Some brushwork
uptakes|Pipes leading to the roof
uptight|In need of a chill pill
uptimes|Periods when the computers work
upwells|Rises, as water
uranium|Pitchblende ingredient
urgency|Imperativeness
useless|Sisyphean
uselessness|Obsolescence, in a way
usurers|People of great interest
utensil|Eating _____
utility|Monopoly property
utopias|Avalon and others
vacantly|With an empty expression
vaccine|Public health weapon
vagaries|Unpredictable events
valleys|Where streams flow
vanillin|Bean flavoring
variable|Something not to be relied on
vegetative|Kind of state
veneerer|Wood finisher
veneers|Furniture covers
venerable|Word for an archdeacon
venerates|Respects
venture|Kind of capital
veranda|House extension
veritas|Harvard's motto
vertigo|Dizziness
vicarial|Delegated, as powers
vichyssoise|Crème gauloise, today
videocassette|Recording need
videotex|High-tech communication
villain|Heavy
vinegary|Like some salad dressing
violence|Rating factor, perhaps
violent|Cataclysmic
violently|With vehemence
violets|By ashen roots the _____ blow”: Tennyson nyt 1995 VIP C.E.O., e.g. nyt 1995 VIP Kind of treatment nyt 1995 VIP Red carpet treader nyt 1995 VIPER Fer-de-lance, for one nyt 1995 VIPS Big guns, for short nyt 1995 VIPS High muck-a-mucks nyt 1995 VIPS Honchos nyt 1995 VIPS Honchos nyt 1995 VIREOS Green-and-yellow birds nyt 1995 VIRGULE Slash nyt 1995 VISA Embassy paper nyt 1995 VISA International traveler's need nyt 1995 VISA Passport endorsement nyt 1995 VISTA Service program nyt 1995 VITAL Essential nyt 1995 VITAL Indispensable nyt 1995 VITAS Bjorn competitor nyt 1995 VITRO In _____ (from a lab) nyt 1995 VITUS St. _____ (third-century child-martyr) nyt 1995 VIVO Lively, to Liszt nyt 1995 VIZCAYA Noted Miami villa and garden nyt 1995 VLTAVA Prague's river nyt 1995 VOCATION Line nyt 1995 VODKAS Russian shots nyt 1995 VOIDED Canceled nyt 1995 VOILA And there you are!"
volcano|Stromboli, e.g.
voodoos|Magic systems
waitress|Popular summer job
wallaroo|Australian marsupial
wanglers|Manipulators
washday|Toilsome part of the week
wassail|Christmas spirit?
watercraft|Junk, e.g.
waterloo|Final defeat
wattled|Interwoven with twigs
wavelength|See image
weaseled|Equivocated
weevils|Farm vermin
werewolf|_____ of London (1935 film)
western|Unforgiven, e.g.
wetness|Antiperspirant's target
whaling|Good beating
whatnot|Bric-a-brac
williwaw|Violent squall in the near-polar regions
willowy|Tall and graceful
windmill|Quixote's opponent
windrow|Line of drying hay
winesap|Jonathan's cousin
wintergreen|Of Thee I Sing role
wiseguy|Flippant fellow
withers|Shrivels
without|Lacking
woesome|Grievous, to grandma
worsted|Beat
wrangler|Cowboy
wreathes|Shapes into a garland
wreckage|Ruins
wrested|Wrung
xeroxes|Copies
yardstick|Extended rule?
yearned|Had a hankering
yellowtail|Game fish
yuletide|Noel season
zeppelins|Airships
zigzagged|Went like lightning?
zoogeographical|Re the science of animal distribution
abducts|Kidnaps
ablative|Grammatical case
abolish|Annul
aborted|Stopped at Cape Canaveral
abrasion|It's been rubbed the wrong way
absence|Lack
absentee|Kind of ballot
absently|Without thinking
abstain|Sit on one's hands?
abstractionists|Pollock and Kline, e.g.
academia|Collegedom
accepts|Says yes
accompany|Squire
accosting|Challenging in public
accountant|Figurehead?
accouter|Outfit
accused|Charged
accuses|Charges
acerola|Barbados cherry
acetates|Protective overlays
acetylene|Torch fuel
acidulate|Embitter
acquaint|Familiarize
acquire|Get
acquire|Pick up
acreage|Farmland, e.g.
acrimony|Unfriendliness
acrobats|Tumblers, e.g.
actinides|Radioactive elements
activators|Chemical catalysts
actress|One in a cast
actress|Person in a cast
adapted|Customized
adapter|Fitting device
adapter|Screenwriter, often
adaptive|Capable of changing
addenda|Last-minute writings
addressee|Mail recipient
addressees|They get what's coming to them
addresses|Phone book info
addressing|Speaking to
adeptly|With skill
adheres|Holds fast
adjacent|Next-door
admiral|Fleet runner
adolescent|Y*H
adorers|Devoted fans
adorner|One who might deck you
adorning|Trimming
adulate|Worship
aeolian|Wind-blown
aerated|Made bubbly
aerates|Clears out, in a way
aerator|Wheat-preserving device
aerosol|Kind of spray
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
aerospace|Lockheed Martin field
affaire|Liaison d'amour
affairs|Business
affects|Feigns
affects|Feigns
affluent|Well-to-do
aforesaid|Above, in a sense
afterlife|Edgar Cayce topic
aftertaste|Remembrance of things past
agarics|Edible mushrooms
ageless|Untouched by time
aggregate|Sum total
agitating|Rabble-rousing
agitations|Incitements
agitator|Firebrand
agnomens|Nicknames
agonies|Torments
agonies|Torments
agonist|Person in a conflict
ailerons|Airplane wing flaps
airbrushes|Retouches, in a way
airline|Carrier
alamode|Pie style
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
alarmist|Crier of "Wolf!"
albacore|Long-finned tuna
alcohol|Prohibitionists would like to prohibit it
aldrins|Insecticides
alerted|Tipped off
alexander|Drink made with crème de cacao
alfalfa|That is hay
alienate|Drive away
alienate|Turn off
alienee|Title recipient
alienee|Title recipient
aliments|Foodstuffs
allegro|How to play "Waltzing Matilda"
allergen|Sneeze cause
allheal|Plant once considered a medical panacea
alliterate|Say tongue twisters, maybe
allocate|Earmark
allocation|Share
allonyms|Pen names adopted from others' real names
allspice|Jamaican export
allspice|Popular pie seasoning
almonds|Marzipan ingredients
alpacas|Guanacos' kin
alphabet|Kind of soup
although|Notwithstanding that
altimeter|Servopneumatic instrument
altitude|Something to gain from flying?
alveoli|Air cells
amalgamate|Unite
amasser|Acquisitive one
amateur|Do-it-yourselfer
amative|Affectionate
ameliorate|Better
amended|Changed a bill
amerces|Punishes with arbitrary penalties
amnesia|Reason for an identity crisis
amnesia|Result of a head injury, maybe
amnesiac|John Doe, maybe
amoebae|Microscope slide subjects
amongst|Surrounded by
amorally|Without principles
amorous|In the mood
amounts|Is equivalent (to)
analogist|Comparison maker
analysis|Psychotherapy
analyst|Financial page figure
anarchy|Bedlam or worse
anatomy|Art student's subject
anatomy|Makeup class?
ancients|Medes and Minoans
andante|How to play "Loch Lomond"
anemometer|One receiving measured blows?
anemometer|Wind instrument
angaria|Forcible seizure of a ship, in maritime law
angelica|California dessert wine
angelica|California dessert wine
angelica|Medicinal herb
angoras|Some cats
angoras|Some sweaters
angrier|More sore
anisette|Cordial
anisette|Dinner ender
announcers|TV employees
anointer|Consecration performer
anoints|Oils
anomaly|Irregularity
anomaly|Oddball
anoraks|Cold-weather garb
anosmia|Inability to smell
another|Second helping
antecede|Predate
antelopes|Bushbucks
antenatal|Prior to birth
antenna|Lobster part
antennas|Radio receivers
anthology|Collection of a sort
anticlimax|It goes pfft!
antigun|Opposed to the N.R.A.
antlered|Like an elk
anything|___you can do...
apartheid|Bygone policy
apelike|Simian
aphorism|Terse saying
apollos|Historic NASA missions
apologia|Augustine's "The City of God," e.g.
apostate|Julian the___
apostle|Follower
apostles|Mormon councilmen
apparel|Wear
appease|Conciliate
appease|Negotiate a la Chamberlain
appease|Pacify
appease|Placate
appending|Tacking on
appends|Attaches
appetite|Stomach
applesauce|Nonsense
appoint|Select
approve|Say yes
apricot|Brandy flavoring
apricots|California crop
aptness|Knack
aptness|Relevance
aquaplane|Relative of a water ski
araneids|Spiders
arcadia|Pastoral land of ancient Greece
architect|One with plans
areaways|Sunken spaces
argyles|Some socks
argyles|They may have a pair of diamonds
arising|Stemming
aristos|Nobles, colloquially
aristos|Nobles, colloquially
armadas|Naval fleets
armfuls|Two-year-olds, generally
armoire|Movable cupboard
armoire|Wardrobe
armored|Like some vans
aromatic|Like benzene
arousals|Wake-up calls
aroused|Fired up
arouses|Fires up
arrival|Advent
arrowhead|Kansas City stadium
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Place for powder
artisans|Smith and wright
ascends|Gains altitude
ascribed|Attributed
ascribes|Credits
ascribes|Imputes
aseptic|Germfree
aseptic|Hospital-clean
ashamed|Humiliated
ashcans|Waste receptacles
askance|Sideways
aspects|Broadway's "___of Love"
asperse|Malign
asperse|Malign
asperse|Malign
asphalt|Hard-top
aspires|Has dreams
aspires|Hopes
assenters|Ones going along
assents|Gives in
asserted|Maintained
asserted|Maintained
assertion|Claim
asserts|Declares
assesses|Sizes up
assessor|Local government position
assisted|Opposite of frustrated
assists|Court stat
assorts|Classifies, in a way
assorts|Distributes by plan
assumable|Like some obligations
assures|Informs positively
asthmatic|Short-breathed
astound|Shock
astraddle|Riding, in a way
astride|Spanning
astrology|Dixon line
astronomer|Celsius, for one
asylums|Refuges
atelier|Artist's studio
atelier|Designer's workplace
atelier|Workshop
athletes|Olympians
atomism|Particle-based philosophy
atomizes|Blows to smithereens
atonements|Reparations
atoners|Former sinners
attached|Like some garages
attacher|Welder, e.g.
attacked|Stormed
attacks|Campaign tactics
attacks|Goes after
attendant|Coatroom employee
attired|Clad
attired|Clad
auditory|Acoustic
aureate|Golden
aureate|Golden
auroras|Dawns
auroras|Outdoor light shows
autarchy|Czarism, e.g.
authorize|Sanction
automate|One way to decrease the work force
automaton|Not the creative sort
autonomy|Independence
availed|Helped
avarice|Need to have it all
avenges|Doesn't forgive and forget
aviated|Did the Wright thing
aviating|Flying
aviator|Pilot
aviators|Post and Yeager, e.g.
avowers|Confessors
awareness|Perception
azaleas|Blooming shrubs
baboons|Simian subset
backtrack|Return
badgers|Nags
badlands|1978 Springsteen song
baggage|Suitcases
balance|Checkbook column
baleens|Whalebones
ballades|Chopin compositions
balladic|Like Sinatra songs
ballyhoo|Hype
bamboos|Furniture materials
bananas|Early Allen flick
bandies|Exchanges
bandits|Robbers
bandsaw|Cutting tool with pulleys
bandstand|Longtime Dick Clark show, for short
bangers|Sausages, in England
banister|Rail
banshee|Wailer
banshees|Rock's Siouxsie and the___
baobabs|Tropical trees
barometers|Instruments with aneroid cells (italicized)
barroom|Place to buy redeye
barstool|Pub seat
bartend|Make manhattans and such
baseman|One left holding the bag?
bashers|Severe critics
basilica|Papal throne site
baskets|Hoops
bassinet|Nursery item
bastille|Paris's Place de la ___
battlements|Fortress parapets
battles|Much of the "Iliad"
beanies|Nerdy attire
bedazzle|Blind
bedbugs|Sleeper's woe
bedecks|Trims
bedless|Like an empty hospital
beehive|Apiary unit
beetroot|Underground vegetable, in England
begonia|Flower with colorful leaves
behemoth|Huge creature
behinds|Rumps
belaying|Ignoring, as an order
benzine|Flammable cleaner
berserk|Bananas
berserk|Mad
besides|Moreover
besieged|Under assault
betrays|Emulates Delilah
bettors|Race track supporters
biannual|Like some dental checkups
billeting|Housing, as soldiers
blackboard|Where a student may solve a problem
blankest|Most vague
blaring|Loud
blarney|Banana oil
blazers|Prep school attire
blister|Scorch
blondes|Baywatch types
blondes|Ones who are fair
blossomed|Thrived
bloused|Puffed out, as apparel
bluebonnet|State flower of Texas
bluebook|Place for a student's essay
bluenose|Nickname for a Nova Scotian
boasters|Ones with "I" problems?
bobtail|Old English sheepdog feature
booboos|Slips
bookstands|Left Bank sights
boondoggle|Giant waste of money
boondoggle|What a waste!
booties|Layette pair
booties|Layette pair
borders|Treaty subjects
boscage|Thicket
boxwood|Material for engraver's blocks
braiders|Corn row creators
brambles|Prickly shrubs
brasses|Euphoniums and tubas
bravado|Swagger
breakfast|Morning mea'
breathless|In suspense
briefed|Informed
briefest|Most epigrammatic
brigade|Bucket passers
brimmer|Cup filled to the top
brittle|Nutty confection
brogans|Work shoes
brollies|Rain protectors, in London
brothel|House of sale, to Shakespeare
brother|Whew!
brouhahas|To-dos
browner|Comparatively tanned
brownnoser|Obsequious student
bumboat|Provisions provider, around a harbor
bungalow|One-story cottage
burette|Lab liquid measurer
burrows|Digs tunnels
bursting|Dehiscent
bushwhacks|Attacks from hiding
byliner|Reporter, at times
cabanas|Changing places
cabbage|Sauerkraut, essentially
caboose|Limited end?
cadgers|Freeloaders
cadmium|Electric cell component
cajoles|Wheedles
calamari|+Italian dish
calamities|Disasters
calamondin|+Tangerinelike Philippine fruit
calculus|Academic subject whose name means "pebble"
callers|Talk-show features
calmest|Most cool
caloric|Like French fries and ice cream
calypso|Belafonte forte
calzone|Italian turnover
camomile|Herbal tea: Var.
camphor|Moth repellent
campsite|Place for tents
canasta|Double-deck game
canasta|Game with 12 wild cards
candles|Birthday party items
candles|Birthday party items
canines|There are many in a pound
cannery|Seaside factory
canteens|Rec centers
capstan|Windlass
carafes|Vessels outside port?
caramels|Chewy candy
caraway|Seasoning seed
cardiac|Certain hospital patient
cardiac|Emergency room case
carefree|Blithe
caricature|Not the real thing
carmine|Purplish-red
carnelian|Red chalcedony
carnivores|Dangerous dinosaurs
carousal|Bacchanalian activity
carpenter|Christ, for example
cartoon|It comes from a drawer
carvers|They make cameos
carvers|They make cameos
carwash|Compact cleaner
cascade|Waterfall
cashiered|Fired, as a salesclerk?
casinos|They're found on reservations nowadays
castoff|Thrown away
casualty|Kind of insurance
catalpa|Tree with white flower clusters
caterers|Party aides
caudate|Tailed
caulked|Applied oakum to
caulked|Made watertight
cayenne|It's hot stuff
celadon|Gray-green
celebrant|Toaster, e.g.
celeste|Madame___, French dancer of old
celeste|Name that means "heavenly"
celeste|Popular pizza brand
celeste|Popular pizza brand
celestial|Not earthbound
cellist|Pablo Casals, e.g.
cements|Binds
cements|Glues
centerfold|Model position?
central|Main
centrist|Political moderate
centurion|Roman army commander
ceramic|Earthenware
ceramic|Like terra-cotta tiles
ceramic|Made of clay
cesspool|Sump
chaperon|Lovers' guide
chapter|Fraternity unit
chapters|Episodes
charger|Steed
charleys|Brandon Thomas play "___Aunt"
cheapen|Reduce
cheroot|Open-ended cigar
chianti|Product of the mountains of Italy
chicken|Poulard
chickenhearted|Yellow
chilidog|Frank plus
chinaware|Willow pattern locale
chlorine|Pool necessity
chopsticks|Elementary piano tune
christie|New Jersey statehouse name
chronicle|Narrative
cinematic|Of the movies
cistern|Underground reservoir
clambered|Went up like a monkey
clamors|Raises a fuss
clanged|Rung
clarinet|Jazz band part
clasper|Gripper
classic|For all times
clavicle|Collarbone
cleaner|Janitor
cleanse|Make pure
cleanse|Purify
clearer|Bulldozer, e.g.
clearer|More easily understood
cleated|Spiked
cleaved|Split
clerical|Of the cloth
closest|Most nigh
cloture|Parliamentary procedure
clowning|Cutting up
clubroom|Site for a poker game
clustered|Grouped
coastlines|Certain borders
coaxial|Kind of cable
cobbler|Saver of soles?
cocktail|1988 Tom Cruise movie
cocktail|1988 Tom Cruise movie
cohered|Stuck
cohered|Stuck together
coiners|Phrase inventors
coinsure|Share a policy
coleslaw|Deli side order
collects|Gets what's coming
colleges|Bryn Mawr and others
collide|Clash
colluded|Caballed
cologne|Christmas gift for a man
colossi|Easter Island statues, e.g.
columns|Newspaper reportage
compact|Purse item
comparison|Likening (italicized)
compressor|Supercharger
conceals|Masks
concerti|Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," e.g.
condoned|Looked the other way
condoned|Tacitly approved
congeal|Get set
congeal|Solidify
congeal|Solidify
conjurer|Wizard
connote|Imply
connote|Mean
conquer|Overcome
conscript|Force into service
conspire|Plot
construct|Build
content|Smug
content|What's in it
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contest|Tourney
continent|Section of the globe
converge|Come together
convince|Win over
convoke|Call together
convoke|Call together
coolant|Engine fluid
coonskin|Kind of cap
cooperate|Answer questions fully
copiers|Office machines
copperhead|Venomous viper
coppers|Fuzz
coquette|Flirt
corncrib|Farm storage site
coronate|Crown, as a sovereign
coronet|Noble wear
correctly|If I remember ___...
corsage|Prom staple
corvette|Sporty Chevy
cossack|Russian horseman
costars|Hope and Crosby, often
costrel|Eared flask
courtliest|Most gracious
cowrite|Collaborate on a screenplay
crackle|Second of a familiar trio
crackpots|Wackos
crammed|Studied
cranial|Of the skull
cratered|Dents-ly populated?
craters|Holes in the ground
crawdad|*Stream denizen
crawler|Worm for bait
craziest|Most zany
creator|God
credence|Faith
creditors|Bankruptcy listing
crenshaw|1995 Masters Tournament winner
crevices|Cracks
crinkles|Tissue paper sounds
crinoline|Hoop skirt
critical|Kind of mass
critics|Opening night opiners
critter|Animal, to granny
crochet|Do needlework
crooner|Balladeer
crooners|Crosby and Como, e.g.
crossed|Two-timed
crossover|Bridge
crosstie|Track feature
crunchy|Brittle
cuisine|Set of dishes
curacao|One of the ABC islands
curveball|Unexpected pitch
custard|Flan
cutoffs|Jeans, restyled
cutoffs|Jeans, restyled
cutthroat|___competition
cyclones|Iowa State team
dadaism|*Uninhibited school
dadaist|Arp was one
daiquiri|Blender-mixed cocktail
dairies|Milk-yielding plants
damnedest|Utmost
dandled|Bounced, as a baby on the knee
dappled|Spotted
daunter|Intimidating sort
deadens|Anesthetizes
deadheads|Mourners of August 9, 1995
decibel|Acoustic unit
decides|Gets off the fence
declare|Keep secret no longer
decreed|Dictated
dedicate|Set aside for some purpose
dedicates|Commits
deepwater|Area of danger
defeats|Gets the better of
defense|Basketball strategy
defenses|Insanity and others
deferrer|Procrastinator
deflate|Puncture
defraud|Cheat
defuses|Does bomb squad work
delegate|Assign
deleted|Took out
deleting|Striking out
delicate|Fine
deluding|Fooling
demented|Mad
demesne|Land for a manor house
democrat|Bill Clinton, e.g.
demotes|Lowers
demotion|Military punishment
denarii|Ancient Roman coins
deodorizes|Freshens, in a way
departs|Goes off
departs|Hits the road
departs|Leaves
depends|It all___!
depleting|Draining
deportees|National personae non gratae
deposer|Usurper
depress|Push, as a button
deprive|Strip (of)
deputies|Legislators
deranged|Psycho
dervishes|Whirling ones
deserter|Rat
desists|Stops
desktop|Windows work area
desmans|Animals related to shrews
desperado|Title song of a 1973 Eagles album
despiser|Hater
despots|Autocrats
destiny|Lot
detente|Absence of war
detente|Cold war period
deterged|Cleansed
detonate|Go off
detoured|Redirected
devastate|Overwhelm
develop|Flesh out
devests|Takes away, in law
devilish|Infernal
dewiest|Most condensation-covered
diagnose|Identify
dialogues|Works by Plato
diamond|Hard rock
diatomic|Structured like sodium chloride
didactic|Instructive
diestock|Screw-cutting apparatus
diestock|Screw-cutting apparatus
dietitians|Food gurus
digestion|Peptic activity
dilettante|Amateur
diminish|Reduce in size
dimwits|Dunces
dingbats|Airheads
dinosaur|Jurassic Park revival
dirtbag|Creep
disarmingly|I'm a beauty, said Venus de Milo ___
disarms|Wins over
disarms|Wins over
disarms|Wins over
disburse|Spend
discharge|Perform, as one's duties
disclaim|Deny
disclose|Tell
discover|Sleuth out
disgraced|In the doghouse
dishonest|Not on the level
dishonesty|Double-dealing
dishwater|Epitome of dullness
dislocate|Knock out of position
dismiss|Send away
disposal|Control
disrobe|Strip
disrupt|Throw a monkey wrench into
dissipate|Squander
dissuade|Talk out of
distaffs|Spinning wheel attachments
distance|Outdo
distance|Outdo
districts|Precincts
dithyramb|Short, impassioned poem
diverged|Forked off
dividends|Bonuses
doctorates|Third degrees
doddering|Unsteady
dogbane|Poisonous plant with milky juice
doggerel|Valentine inscription, maybe
doghouse|Place of disgrace
dogwood|Missouri's state tree
dogwood|Missouri's state tree
donates|Grants
donjons|Castle strongholds
doodads|*Froufrou
doodlers|Pencil pushers
doorbell|Salespeople push it
doorsills|Threshold parts
dopesheet|Inside info provider
dowager|King's widow, e.g.
dramatic|Striking in effect
drawbridge|Traffic stopper
dreamboat|Hunk
dreamers|They wish
dredged|Unearthed, with "up"
dresser|Bedroom furniture piece
dresses|Shifts
dressier|More formal
drifter|Rootless one
drivable|Working, as a car
driveled|Talked childishly
drogues|Small parachutes
dropout|School failure
drowsiness|Somnolence
dryness|Sommelier's consideration
dueling|One way to settle a fight
dumpiest|Least kept up
durable|Lasting
duration|Eclipse statistic
dynamic|Vigorous
earache|Problem solved with drops
earmark|Designate
earnest|Heartfelt
earnest|Serious words are said in this
earnings|Wall Street report
earring|Place for a stone
earthquake|Californian's worry
easements|Wayleaves, at law
eastern|Washington time
easterner|Dude
echelon|Level of authority
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclipse|Overshadow
eclogue|Pastoral piece
economic|Kind of indicator
economist|Malthus, for one
ecotone|Transition zone between plant communities
eddying|Whirling
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
edentate|Lacking teeth
edifice|Skyscraper, e.g.
editors|Certain board members
editors|Staff of Life
editors|Staff of Life
educate|School
educative|Instructional
eeliest|Most slippery
eeriest|Most like a ghost
egalite|French feminist's goal
egested|Cast out
eggnogs|Holiday beverages
egomania|I problem?
egotist|Swellhead
eidetic|Of vivid mental imagery
einstein|Brain
einstein|Genius
einstein|Real brain
einsteins|Brains
elastic|Like some bands
elation|Rapture
elation|Seventh heaven
elbowed|Made a basketball foul
elbowing|Hockey taboo
electee|In
electric|Full of juice
electrical|Charged
elegance|Chic
elegance|Class
elegant|Well-turned
elegies|Adonais and others
elegies|Matthew Arnold's "Thyrsis" and others
element|It may be found in a table
elementary|Comment from Holmes
elevate|Exalt
elevate|Promote
elevate|Raise
elevate|Raise
elevated|Chicago Loop feature
elevated|Prominent
elevates|Brings up
elevates|Takes up
elicited|Brought out
elitisms|Aristocratic beliefs
elitist|Clique member
elitist|Not a democrat
ellipse|Orbital track
elongate|Extend
elongate|Stretch
elysian|___fields (mythical paradise)
emaciated|Underfed
emanant|Issuing forth
emanate|Put out
emanates|Springs (from)
embankment|Levee
embargo|Prohibition
embedment|Fixed insertion
embossing|Relief work?
emendate|Improve a text
emerald|Beryl variety
emeralds|Bright green hummingbirds
emerita|Retired
emeritus|Retired
emetics|Tummy turners
emigrates|Settles elsewhere
emirate|Any of the Trucial States
emotion|Strong feeling
empathize|Identify (with)
emperor|Ming the Merciless, e.g.
empires|Domains
emplane|Board the Concorde: Var.
emporia|Centers of commerce
emulate|Rival
enabled|Aided
enacted|Passed
enamels|House coats?
encamped|Settled
encampment|The buck private stops here
encamps|Prepares to spend the night
enclosed|Fenced-in
encores|Second servings
encores|Showstoppers?
endeavor|Undertaking
endemic|Native
endives|Salad greens
endocrine|Kind of gland
endorsed|Spoke out for
endorses|Publicly supports
endured|Lived through
energies|Forces
energizer|Certain bunny
engineer|Bechtel employee
english|Spin
engorges|Gluts
engrain|Fix indelibly
enhance|Augment
enlistee|Today's soldier, e.g.
enliven|Rejuvenate
enlivened|Jazzed up
enneads|Supreme Courts, e.g.
ennoble|Elevate
enrages|Steams
enrollee|Official class member
ensigns|Naval banners
ensnare|Net
entangler|Kitten with a string, e.g.
entente|Understanding
ententes|Rapprochements
entices|Allures
entices|Tempts
entitles|Qualifies
entodermic|Of an embryonic layer
entrance|Spellbind
entraps|Catches
entrust|Commit
enumerate|Specify
envelop|Wrap
envelops|Surrounds
eoliths|Chipped stones of archeological interest
epaulette|Doorman's ornament
epicure|Gourmet
epigone|Undistinguished follower
epinephrine|Asthma sufferer's relief
episode|Installment
episodic|Like soap operas
epistle|Missive
epistles|A lot of the New Testament
epistles|I and II Timothy, e.g.
epitome|Quintessence
epitome|Typification
equalizes|Handicaps
equators|Some circle
equines|Zebras, e.g.
equinox|September occurrence
equitable|Evenhanded
erasers|Rubbers
erasers|Stationer's supplies
erasers|Wipers
erasure|Rubout
erected|Put up
erecting|Building
erector|Kind of set
eremite|Loner
ergotic|Like some alkaloids
eroding|Wearing away
erotica|Blue literature
erotica|Madonna album
erotical|Like a Nin novel
errantly|Hither and yon
erupted|Broke out
escalate|Step up
escapee|Object of a police hunt
escaper|Houdini, e.g.
escapist|Like some fiction
escorting|Accompanying
escrowed|In a holding account
escrows|Home seller deposits
esparto|Cordage grass
esparto|Grass for making paper
esparto|Hardy grass
esplanades|Scenic walkways
espouses|Takes up, in a way
espresso|After-dinner order
espresso|After-dinner order
essence|Core
essence|Heart
estates|Spreads
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Prizes
estrange|Cause resentment
estrange|Disaffect
estrogen|Female hormone
etagere|Open-shelved piece
etagere|Whatnot
etamines|Light cotton fabrics
etcetera|List ender
etcetera|Miscellany
etchings|Some prints
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|God, with "the"
eternal|Lacking vicissitude
ethanol|Rubbing compound ingredient
ethnical|Peculiar to a population
etiolate|Drain of color
evaders|Dodgers
evanesce|Fade away
evanesce|Slowly disappear
evangel|Good tidings
evangelic|Like some Christians
evaporator|Fridge device
eventides|Nights of old
eviction|___notice
evolution|Doctrine since the 1850's
excepts|Leaves out
execute|Behead, maybe
executor|Heir raiser?
exhausts|Wears out
exhibits|Gallery fare
expands|Increases
expanse|Stretch
exploit|Hero's tale
extemporaneous|Unprepared
extinct|Completely gone
extinct|Like the dodo
extreme|Fanatic
extreme|Limit
extremes|Guinness data
exudates|Sap and sweat
eyebolt|Metal fastener
eyecups|Ophthalmologists' equipment
eyeliner|Part of a makeup kit
eyesight|It needs some perspective
eyesore|Dump, e.g.
eyesore|Graffiti or litter
eyesores|Blemishes
eyewitnesses|Courtroom figures
factoid|Product of the rumor mill
factory|Plant
factory|Works
familiar|Attendant spirit
fandangos|Lively dances
farewell|Leave-taking
farewell|Melodramatic parting
farther|More distant
fathoms|Fully gets
faultless|Compliment for Steffi Graf?
fearless|Herolike
fearsome|Intimidating
federal|Make a___case of
feetfirst|Entry mode for full gainers
fervent|Impassioned
festoon|Swag
finagle|Worm (out of)
finagler|Crafty one
finicky|Hard to please
firemen|Relief pitchers
fishhooks|Ends of lines
flakier|Less reliable
flareup|Sudden outburst
flatfooted|How a surprise might catch you
flatiron|Pantaloons presser
fleabags|Hardly four-star hotels
fleecer|Swindler
flenser|Blubber stripper
floater|Oft-relocated employee
floodwater|Corps of Engineers concern
flounce|Walk ostentatiously
fluster|Psych out
focused|Intent
footing|Foundation
footpath|Walker's lane
forages|Searches for provisions
forecast|Rain, e.g.
foreign|Unfamiliar
foresee|Emulate Cassandra
foretell|Prognosticate
foretop|Ship's platform
forsaken|Derelict
fortress|Castle
foursquare|Frank
fourteen|Hercule Poirot's home on Farraway Street
frailer|Less robust
framable|Like some canvases
freebie|Giveaway
freelance|Like many writers
freeman|Serf's opposite
freshened|Deodorized
freshwater|Kind of fish
friendly|Kind of advice
frontal|Direct
frontal|Direct
frostbit|Nipped in the winter
froufrou|Ribbons and ruffles
furnishes|Makes livable, as a house
further|More advanced
gaieties|Merrymaking
galoshes|Snow shoes
gamecock|Fighting bird
ganglion|Nerve center
gangster|Mafioso
gantlet|Series of troubles
gantries|Train signal frameworks
gardened|Cultivated
gardenia|Billie Holiday trademark
garland|Easter Parade star, 1948
garters|Sock holders
gasohol|Alternative fuel
gaspers|Cigarettes, in British slang
gentians|Blue wildflowers
gestapo|30's-40's force
gestapo|Himmler's command
gestates|Develops slowly, as an idea
gestical|Of bodily motion
gherkins|Deli supply
ghosted|Wrote anonymously
ghostwrite|Author anonymously
ghostwrite|Pen, but not for credit
ghostwrite|Work behind the scenes, in a way
ginseng|Tea of fabled powers
glanced|Ricocheted
glanced|Ricocheted
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glasses|Specs
glorifies|Makes much of
gluepots|These have sticky sticks
gnomish|Troll-like
godlier|More divine
godsends|Boons
gormand|Chowhound: Var.
gospels|Father's reading
gradualism|Policy of achieving a goal in steps
gradualism|Policy of achieving a goal in steps
grandstander|Showoff
granola|Breakfast cereal
granular|Like some sugar
granular|Like some sugar
grapnel|Small anchor
grasses|Sorghum and others
grassier|Greener
grassier|More lush, in a way
greased|Bribed, so to speak
greatest|The___Show on Earth
greenback|Legal-tender bill
greenbelts|Intermediate dojo students
greener|Like some grass, in a phrase
greenies|Amphetamines, in street talk
greenness|Inexperience
grenade|Pineapple, to a G.I.
griddle|Place for a grease well
grilles|Parts of humidifiers
grimace|Pained look
gristle|Chewy part of meat
grossed|Brought in
grossed|Brought in
groundwater|Spring source
growler|Cur
grownups|Adults
growths|Progressions
guarddog|Big barker
gumtree|Eucalyptus
gunpowder|Content of some shells
gunship|Armada component
gusseted|Made roomier, as a sleeve
guttersnipe|Bit of riffraff
gymnast|One who works on a horse
habanera|Tangolike dance
habitat|Surroundings
hackney|Carriage horse
hallahs|Braided breads: Var.
hallmark|Crayola's parent company
hamster|Caged pet
handstands|Gymnastic feats
handworkers|Craftsmen
hangmen|Workers in masks
hardeners|Paint additives
hardest|Most arduous
harebell|Wood hyacinth
harelip|Ellie May Lester feature, in "Tobacco Road"
harness|Bring under control
hayseeds|Rubes
hayseeds|Slickers' counterparts
hearsay|It's usually inadmissible
heartlessly|Get lost, Toto! shouted the Tin Man ___
heartsease|Peace of mind
heatedly|With vehemence
heathers|1989 Winona Ryder movie
heavenly|Celestial
hectare|European farm unit
hectored|Bullied
hectored|Bullied
hepatitis|This may be A or B
hepcats|They're crazy, man
herniate|Protrude, in a way
heroine|Anne of Green Gables, e.g.
heroism|Great valor
hexanes|Solvent compounds
hexapod|Insect
hilltop|Castle site, often
hipster|He's cool
hoarier|Less fresh
hogtied|Thwarted
holistic|Kind of medicine
holocene|Recent epoch
holstein|Dairy cow
holster|Hip hugger?
homeland|One's birthplace
homesite|Building lot
honeybee|Queen's subject
honeydew|Breakfast fruit
honorer|Respectful one
horizon|O'Neill's "Beyond the ___"
hornblende|Aluminous mineral
horoscope|Sign-reading site
horsecars|Early trolleys
horserace|Futurity
hospitable|Welcoming
hosteler|Innkeeper
hosteler|Innkeeper
hostler|One who works at a stable
hotboxes|Steam rooms
hotline|White House connection
hotspot|Jumpin' joint
housetop|Weathercock's roost
humanoid|Many a "Star Trek" alien
hurries|Goes chop-chop
hustling|Getting a move on
hyphened|Like A-frames
hyphened|Like A-frames
iceberg|Cruise ship sighting
icebergs|Ocean hazards
icebreaker|Conversation starter, maybe
icecaps|Mars sightings
icemaker|Modern cubist?
icicles|Christmas tree trimming
idealistic|Utopian
idealists|Don Quixotes
idealities|Traits that rate 10's
ideated|Conceptualized
identify|Peg
ideological|Like a propaganda war
ideologue|Propagandist
ignored|Tuned out, so to speak
illiberal|Narow-minded
illicit|Backdoor
illusion|Fancy
illusion|Magic trick
imagine|Fancy
imagine|Fancy
imagine|Lennon classic
imamate|Jafar al-Sadiq's rule
imitate|Copy
imitate|Do an impression of
immense|Humongous
immerse|Dunk
immersed|Engrossed
impacted|Influenced, with "on"
impacts|Has consequences on
impedimenta|Hindrances
implode|Burst in
implode|Opposite of burst
implore|Plead with
impound|Lock up
impudent|Sassy
inaction|Idleness
inactive|Not working
inactive|Quiescent
inanity|Stupid joke
inarable|Like rocky soil
incisors|Aids in gnawing
incites|Sparks
incline|Cant
includes|Comprises
indecent|Vulgarly dressed
indicant|Sign or symptom
indigent|Penniless
indulges|Caters to
inefficacy|Futility
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inexact|Not precise
inexperienced|Green
infante|Ravel's "Pavane pour une ___ defunte"
infante|Spanish prince
infante|Younger son of a Spanish monarch
infests|Overruns
inflows|Some drafts
influence|CL*
ingathered|Harvested
inhaled|Had an inspiration
inherit|Come into
inhibit|Repress
initial|Beginning
initiate|Fraternity man
initiate|One who's joined the club
innards|Guts
innovate|Produce new technology
inositols|B-vitamin compounds
insensate|Numb
inserted|Used a caret-and-stick approach?
inserts|Stays, e.g.
insider|Privileged one
insomnia|Sometime woe for Thurber
inspired|Brilliant
instead|As a preferred alternative
instincts|Nature guides?
insulator|Porcelain, e.g.
insulin|It can cause a shock
intellects|Brains
intemperate|Prone to excess
interims|Lulls
interlace|Weave together
interns|ER extras
interstate|80 or 90, e.g.
interstates|R*ES
intimate|Friend
intimidate|Cow
intoned|Sang
inundate|Swamp
inundate|Swamp
inutile|Useless
ironies|Twist endings, e.g.
irregulars|Baker Street group
irrigate|Water (italicized)
isobars|Weather map details
isomers|Glucose and galactose, e.g.
isotone|One of a related set of atoms
isotonic|Kind of exercise
isotopes|Atoms with the same number of protons
itemize|List
iterate|Rehearse one's lines
iterate|Remind, in a way
itinerant|Traveling salesman
itineraries|Plans of a kind
itinerate|Travel a regular circuit, as a judge
jabbing|Hitting with short punches
jackpot|Gambler's goal
jazziest|Flashy in the extreme
jeroboam|Three-liter bottle
jiggers|Bartenders' measures
jostles|Elbows
joyrider|Car thief, maybe
jubilee|Flambe
jurassic|Pre-Cretaceous, in geologic history
kangaroo|Jumpy one
keenest|Most acute
keepers|Big ones, to an angler
kerplunk|Dropping sound
kestrels|Small falcons
keyhole|Area at each end of a basketball court
kilometers|Conversion figure
kitchens|Rooms adjoining sculleries
kleenex|Cold comfort?
kneeler|Prayer, often
knockdown|Floor
kremlin|Cold war headquarters
labelers|Gizmos for office files
ladybug|It's spotted in a garden
laically|By the flock
lakebed|Superior bottom
lambasted|Raked over the coals
lantanas|Tropical shrubs
lanyard|Nautical line
laptops|Some notebooks
largesse|Generosity
lariats|Cow catchers
lassoed|Caught, in a way
lasting|Permanent
latents|Hidden fingerprints
latexes|Rubber tree yields
latitude|Leeway
laurels|Acclaim
lavishly|With extravagance
lawless|Like the West of yore
lawmaker|Member of Congress
layaway|Kind of plan
layaway|Purchasing option
layette|Nursery outfit
layette|Shower purchase
layover|Airport event
leaders|They're followed
learned|Erudite
learners|Kind of permit
leather|Morocco, e.g.
leather|Some upholstery
leavened|Like loaf bread
leeches|Spongers
leeward|A way the wind blows
legatee|Will subject
legation|Envoy's assignment
leisurely|Unhurried
lemonade|Picnic quaff
lenders|Banks, e.g.
leotard|Skintight outfit
leotard|Tights
lessees|Rent payers
lessoned|Taught
letterer|Calligrapher
lettuce|Leaves for lunch?
leveler|Landscaping machine
levelheaded|Compliment for Frankenstein's monster?
leverage|Borrowing as a financial tool
leverets|Young hares
libation|Wine poured to honor a deity
libellee|Victim of calumny
liberals|The Left
liberates|Frees
libertine|Profligate
licitly|By the rules
ligament|Bone connector
ligures|Biblical gemstones
likelihood|Probability
lilting|Light and rhythmic, as a song
lineate|Striped
linesman|Court official
linguini|Little tongues
liniment|Witch hazel is one
linnets|Old World finches
lipstick|Purse item
literal|Like some meanings
loadstar|Guiding light: Var.
lobster|Maine export
locator|Successful detective
loiterer|Drugstore cowboy
lollygag|Goof off
longest|Most extended
looters|Post-disaster danger
lotions|Some moisturizers
lotuses|Odyssey trees
loudest|Most eye-catching
loudmouthed|Vociferous
loveseat|Courting chair
loveseat|Parlor piece
loyaler|More patriotic
lumbagos|Rheumatisms
lumbers|Walks clumsily
lurking|Ready to ambush
lynching|The Ox-Bow Incident, e.g.
lyrical|Melodious
machete|Bush whacker
machete|Chopper
macular|Blotched, as the skin
madcaps|Daredevils
maddens|Drives insane
madeira|Imported wine
madeira|Sherry-like wine
madeiras|Amber wines
madonna|Erotica singer
madonna|Truth or Dare subject
maestro|Toscanini, e.g.
magenta|Purplish red
magical|Miracle-working
mainstay|Bulwark
malacca|Cane
maladroit|Awkward
malaise|Lethargic feeling
malaise|Some discomfort
malaprop|Language blooper
malapropos|Out of place
malaria|Bad air, literally
manacle|Fetter
manages|Gets by
manatee|Sea cow
mandarin|+Bureaucrat
mandarin|It has 844 million native speakers
mandates|Requires
mangers|Troughs
maniacs|Crazies
manicotti|Tubular pasta shells
manicured|Cut and filed
mansard|Roof type
mantels|Spots for Christmas decorations
marathon|490 B.C. battle site
marengo|Way to prepare chicken
marinade|Meat tenderizer
marinade|Precooking solution
mariner|Visitor to Venus
marsala|Sweet, dark wine
marseilles|Large Mediterranean port
masoned|Made with bricks
massacred|Wiped out
massive|Huge
masters|Postgraduate
matchmaker|Yente, in "Fiddler on the Roof"
matinee|Play during the day
mausolea|Some shrines
maxilla|Upper jaw
meadows|Grasslands
mealier|More grainy
mealtime|Grace period?
mealtime|When to ring a bell, maybe
meander|Drift
medalists|Top three finishers
mediator|Divorce participant, sometimes
medicaid|Great Society measure
melange|Mixture
memorial|+Monument
menaced|Terrorized
menacer|Dangerous one
menorah|Hanukkah item
menorah|Holiday decoration
menorahs|Places for December lights
menthol|Smoker's choice
mentioning|Not worth ___
mergansers|Diving ducks
mergers|Big business doings
merriment|Jubilation
mesmerize|Spellbind
meteors|Fireballs
methods|Procedures
midsize|Not compact, maybe
midwifed|Assisted, in a way
milksop|Nebbish
mimicking|Making like
minaret|Mosque adjunct
mineral|Feldspar, e.g.
minerals|Necessary nutrients
minidress|Brief fashion
minimal|The least possible
minister|Legation resident
minivan|Alternative to a station wagon
minting|Moneymaking operation
mirages|French fighter-bombers
misbehavers|Bart Simpson and others
misdates|Makes an archeological error
misfired|Was a dud
mismatch|Odd couple
misread|Formed a wrong opinion of
misspend|Squander
mistaken|Wrong
mistook|Identified wrongly
moderato|Musical direction
modernize|Update
modules|Separable components
moldering|Crumbling
momentous|Key
moneyed|Having deep pockets
monocle|Eyewear for Col. Klink
monometer|One-foot line of verse
monopoly|Kind of board
montane|Inhabiting elevated regions
montane|Inhabiting elevated regions
moonish|Fickle
moonlit|Like an evening landscape
moonrises|Night sights on the eastern horizon
moonstone|Pearly gem
moorhen|Aquatic bird
moralizer|One giving sermons
moreover|Further
morocco|Fez's place
munchkins|Welcomers in Oz
muralist|One providing the big picture?
muttered|Grumbled
mystery|Agatha Christie genre
mystical|Numinous
naively|Without understanding the consequences
naivest|Least artful
naivete|Greenness
napoleon|Creamy pastry
narrows|Strait
nascency|Early development
nascent|Dawning
nascent|Just developing
nasties|Unpleasant folk
nattier|More dapper
nautical|Maritime
nearest|Most convenient
neatens|Makes straight
needier|Comparatively poor
needier|More strapped
needled|Twitted
needles|Sewers have them
negates|Cancels
nematode|Roundworm
neophyte|Beginner
nepotism|It's all in the family
nesters|Family types
network|Make business connections
nevermore|Poe refrain
newborns|Nursery arrivals
newsman|Sam Donaldson, e.g.
niceness|Congeniality
nickelodeon|Popular cable channel
nickels|Small change
nightfall|Day's end
nightspot|Cabaret
nightspots|Bistros
nineteen|It's in the "I" column in bingo
ninetieth|Notable anniversary
nippiest|Most chilly
nitrate|Fertilizer
noblemen|Pirates of Penzance, before they were pirates
nobodies|People who don't count
nodules|Lumps
nominate|Delegates do this
nominate|Put forward
nonessential|Superfluous
nonpolar|Temperate, e.g.
nonviable|Destined to fail
noodles|Lo mein base
normally|As a rule
notaries|Affidavit takers
notated|Added to the staff?
notecard|Speech help
notepad|Office supply item
notepad|Tablet
notices|Takes in
notices|Takes in
nowadays|Currently
oatmeal|Base for some cookies
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obscene|Offensive
observant|DEV*
obsessor|One with a one-track mind
obstacle|Kind of course
ocarina|Sweet potato
ocarinas|SWEET POTATOES
oceanic|Vast
ocelots|Cousins of margays
octette|Mendelssohn work in E-flat major
octopods|Paper nautilus and others
oculist|Iris fancier?
odalisque|Harem woman
oddities|Sideshow collection
odyssey|Peregrination
odyssey|Trip
offcast|Thrown away
offhandedly|Where's my watch? asked Captain Hook ___
oilhole|Aperture for a lubricant
oilstone|Tool sharpening device
oleander|Poisonous shrub
omelette|Breakfast at a brasserie
ominous|Lowering
omitting|Minus
onagers|Wild asses
onshore|Like some breezes
oompahs|Brass band sounds
operants|Those who work
operate|Make go
operated|Managed
operated|Ran
operetta|D'Oyly Carte offering
opinions|Court papers
opposed|Voting no
opulence|Conspicuous wealth
oralist|Teacher of the deaf
orating|Panegyrics
orating|Panegyrics
oratories|Small chapels
orbiters|Satellites
ordains|Issues a decree
ordered|Arranged
ordinal|21st, e.g.
oriented|Spatially adjusted
original|Not imitative
original|Not imitative
originals|First generations
orioles|1983 World Series champs
orioles|Camden Yards birds
ornament|Angel, perhaps
ornament|Doodad
orotund|Full-bodied
oscular|Pertaining to kissing
ostlers|Workers in stables
ostracism|Exclusion from social events
ostracism|Exclusion from social events
ostriches|Sources of plumes
otherness|Difference
otherworld|Heaven or hell
otoscope|Ear doctor's device
ottoman|Place to put your feet up
ottoman|Place to put your feet up
ottoman|Place to put your feet up
ottoman|Seat of an empire?
ourself|Pompous pronoun
outback|Bush country
outcasts|Ishmael and others
outdraw|Beat in a duel
outhunts|Bags more game than
outings|Picnics or barbecues
outline|Writer's starting point
outriders|Trail guides
outscore|Beat in competition
outstrip|Get the better of
outvoted|In the minority
ovarial|Of the lower part of a pistil
overact|Emote
overate|Pigged out
overbid|Auction reaction
overbid|Part of a bridge auction
overbite|Dental problem
overcame|Surmounted
overcrowd|Jam into
overdone|Burnt, or practically so
overdraw|Lose one's balance?
overdrew|Used too much, in a way
overeager|Impetuous
overeasy|Breakfast order
overjoy|Make more than happy
overlay|Transparent sheet
overlend|Make too great an advance
overpower|Subdue
overreact|Get hysterical
overripe|Somewhat spoiled
oversee|Quarterback
oversee|Supervise
overseer|Taskmaster
overshot|Went beyond
overtones|Suggestions
overtrade|Leave oneself at risk on Wall Street
oviposit|Lay eggs, as a field cricket
oxfords|Dress shoes
oxidated|Became rusty
oysters|Supposed aphrodisiacs
pachisi|Game with a cross-shaped board
padrone|Boss
pageboy|Shoulder-length do
pahlavi|Iranian royal name
painter|Manet or Monet
paisano|Compatriot
palatial|Grand
palette|Artist's range of options
palette|Range of colors
palisade|Protective fence
palmetto|South Carolina tree
panache|Ornamental plume
panamas|Straw hats
pancakes|Flattens informally
paneled|Covered, in a way
papoose|What one may see on a Cree's knee
parades|July Fourth celebration features
paradise|Heaven
paragon|Nonpareil
paranoia|Irrational distrust
paratroop|Drop-in?
parbake|Cook partly in an oven
parchesi|Board game form India: Var.
paroles|Springs from a pen
parried|Deflected, as a question
partake|Share (in)
parties|Celebrates
passably|Somewhat
passably|Somewhat
passade|Short-lived love affair
passage|Paragraph, perhaps
passover|Disregard
passport|Globe-trotter's need
password|Computer access code
pastoral|Idyllic
paternal|Fatherly
paternal|Kind of grandparent
patient|Like Job
pattern|Paisley, e.g.
pawnees|Nebraska natives
paycheck|Worker's due
payments|Accounting department
peacoat|Sailor's garb
peasant|Robert Burns, the___Bard
peashooter|Toy blowgun
pedometer|It picks up the pace
pellmell|Confusedly
pennants|Some titles
pentagon|Site of 25,000 workers
peonies|Colorful flowers
peppiness|Ginger
peptalks|Rallying words
percale|Sheet fabric
percent|Rate
perennial|Year-after-year
periwig|18th-centruy hairpiece
perjure|Lie, with "oneself"
persona|Public face
persona|Public image
personal|Ad for the lovelorn
personas|Roles
pertinent|Related
pertinent|To the point
pertness|Cheek
pertness|Cheek
pesetas|Malaga moolah
pesetas|They're tender in una tienda
pessimism|Negative attitude
pestered|Annoyed
pesters|Won't quit
petulant|Peevish
peyotes|Mescaline cacti
phantasy|Pipe dream: Var.
pharaoh|Aida figure
pharaoh|Head of a pyramid scheme?
pharaoh|Ruler in Exodus
pheasant|Dish at a royal feast
phoneme|Sh or "th," linguistically
phonetic|Like Henry Sweet's alphabet
pianist|Nero or Rubinstein
pickaxes|Forty-niners' equipment
pierced|Like some ears
pimiento|Salad ingredient
pinchpenny|Miser
pinecone|Wreath adornment
pinochle|Jack of diamonds and queen of spades
pinsetter|It's found at the end of a lane
pirates|Peter Pan extras
pirouette|Ballet twirl
placarded|Full of signs
planned|Mapped out
planter|Horticulturist's box
plateau|Steady high
playlet|Skit
playmate|Schoolyard friend
plaything|Pawn
pleased|Gratified
pleased|Gratified
plovers|Shorebirds
pneumatic|Kind of drill
pneumonia|Pulmonary problem
poaches|Uses court bouillon, in cooking
poeticism|Banal bit of versification
poetics|Aristotle tome
polemic|Involving dispute
polestar|Traveler's guide
polices|Keeps up the beat?
pollees|Roper subjects
polliwog|Tadpole
pommels|Saddle parts
portent|Omen
portion|Helping
poshest|Best-furnished
positive|100% sure
possessive|Mine, for instance
postern|Private entrance
postern|Private entrance
potentates|Sovereigns
pothered|In a stew
praised|Exalted
prances|Capers
prayers|Requests
preboiled|Like some bratwursts
predator|Lion or coyote
predictor|Jeane Dixon, for one
preemie|One in an incubator
preempt|Take for oneself
preened|Dressed fussily
preened|Smoothed, as feathers
preexist|Come before
preface|Prologue
prefaces|Introduces
pregnant|Expecting
prehensile|Like a monkey's tail
prelate|Ecclesiastic
prenatal|Like some care
prenatally|Before birth
present|On duty
preside|Have the chair
prestos|Fast musical passages
presume|Reckon
pretend|Act
pretense|Cover
pretest|Practice exam
pretrial|Like some motions
prideful|Self-satisfied
printer|Computer adjunct
private|Off-limits
prizefight|B*
probably|Not for sure
process|Summons, e.g.
procure|Come by
procurement|Purchasing agent's job
producers|They'll make a play for you
prognostication|Forecast
prognostication|Forecast
promise|Oath
promised|Affianced
prosaic|Ho-hum
protean|Changeable in shape
protein|Collagen, e.g.
protein|Kind of shampoo
protest|March, perhaps
prototype|Patent office submission, maybe
provisory|Conditional
provoked|Angry, and not by accident
psychic|___Friends Network
pueblos|Brick homes
pullout|Retreat
purchase|Acquisition
puritans|Roundheads
purpleheart|Service award
purport|Profess
quagmires|Swamps
quailing|Showing cowardice
quarrel|Spat
quidnuncs|Busybodies
quilters|Bee workers
quipster|Wit
quixote|Don of fiction
quixotic|Hardly practical
rabbits|___ foot
radioed|Contacted by shortwave
radiophone|Ship's communication device
ragtime|1975 Doctorow novel
ragtops|Convertibles
raiders|Al Davis's men
raincoat|Waterproof: England::___:U.S.
rambled|Drifted
rampant|Widespread
rangers|Four-time Stanley Cup champs
ransoms|Return payments?
ranters|Demagogues
rapeseed|Canola oil source
raptors|Jurassic Park terrors
rapturous|Carried away
rascally|Like Bugs Bunny
rascally|Mischievous
raspier|Not as clear
ratatat|Machine gun noise
ratatat|Machine gun noise
rationed|Like desert water, usually
ratites|Flightless birds
ratline|Rope step on a ship
rattraps|Hovels
ravioli|Ristorante offering
ravioli|Square meal?
ravioli|Trattoria offering
reactors|Nuclear plant apparatuses
readapt|Make suitable again
readout|Digital display
realistic|Clear-eyed
reapers|Farm equipment
reasoned|Put two and two together
reassert|Take up again, as a claim
reassess|Give more thought to
reassign|Transfer
reassure|Give comforting words to
rebates|Purchase incentives
rebelliousness|Insurrectionism
rebozos|Spanish scarfs
recasts|Changes actors in a play
recherche|Exotic
recited|Declaimed, as "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
reclines|Kicks back, in a way
reconnoiter|SC*
records|45's and 78's
recoups|Makes up
recreated|Played
recycle|Environmental buzzword
recycling|Environmentalist's activity
redactor|Editor
redates|Corrects, as archeological records
redbreast|Robin
redeemer|Jesus Christ, with "the"
redeems|Ransoms
redirect|Change the course of
redness|Measles symptom
redoing|Fixing, maybe
redpoll|Variety of hornless beef cattle
redraft|New version
redtail|North American hawk
redware|Colorful pottery
reedier|More like an oboe
reelers|Sots, at times
reeling|Not steady on the feet
reeling|Staggering
reenacts|Shows how it happened
reenter|Come back into, as the atmosphere
reenter|Join anew
reenter|Take part in again
reentry|NASA concern
referee|Ring figure
referrals|Specialists' patients, usually
refresh|Invigorate
regatta|Astor Cup, e.g.
regatta|Queen's Cup, e.g.
regions|Parts of the world
regress|Withdrawal
rehearse|Go over the lines
rehearse|Prepare to perform
rehearse|Run through
relapse|Patient's problem
related|Familial
relation|Kinsman
relative|Not absolute
relaxes|Chills, so to speak
relayed|Forwarded
release|Deliverance
release|Deliverance
release|Unhand
release|Unhand
release|Waiver
releaser|Key stimulus, in animal behavior
releases|Press statements
relents|Yields
relevant|Apropos
reliant|Star Trek II ship
relicts|Survivors
relleno|Chili___, Tex-Mex menu item
remanded|Sent back to a lower court
remands|Appellate court orders
remands|Sends back to the slammer
remodel|Change the layout
rendered|Drawn
rendered|Drawn
renderer|Giver
reneged|Broke a rule of play
renewal|Magazine deal
renewed|Like some magazine subscriptions
renovate|Do over
rentals|Some summer cabins
renumber|Make one two
repaint|Prepare the house for sale, e.g.
repartee|Clever conversation
repeater|Certain rifle
repeater|Multishot firearm
repents|Turns over a new leaf
replete|Abounding
repolish|Brush up again
reposes|Rests
reptilian|Contemptible and not to be trusted
reptilian|Treacherous
repulse|Fend off
rerelease|Cinematic encore
resales|Some transactions
resample|Have another bite
rescale|Change the dimensions of
resellers|Scalpers
resembles|Takes after
resends|Forwards
resettles|Transplants
resided|Lived
residue|Dregs
resigns|Leaves the office early?
resolved|Motion's start
resound|Echo
respell|Correct a typo
restart|Computer command
restarts|Race do-overs
restive|Fidgety
restless|Fidgety
restore|Bring back
restore|Fix up
restrict|Limit
retailer|Merchant
retailer|Storekeeper
retains|Engages
retaken|Gotten back, as land in battle
retakes|Second shots
retapes|Shoots over
retards|Encumbers
retells|Relates again
retires|Turns in
returnee|Alumnus at an alumni party, e.g.
revealed|Divulged
reveals|Makes plain
revelation|Whence the phrase "I am Alpha and Omega"
revered|Put on a pedestal
reverend|King's title
reversal|Setback
reverse|Left-handed, in a way
revests|Places in control again
reviler|One who vituperates
revolver|Russian roulette need
rewarders|Bosses at bonus time
rewiden|Add more lanes to
rewiden|Add more lanes to
rewrite|Newspaper's ____ desk
rezones|Gerrymanders
rhetoric|Empty talk
rhubarb|Row
rhythms|Beats
ribalds|Vulgarians
ricksha|Nanjing buggy: Var.
ridicule|Twit
ridicule|Twit
rigatoni|Pasta choice
rightly|With justice
rimshot|Comic punctuation from a drummer
rimshots|Monologue accompaniment
ringleader|Cabal's head
riparian|Situated along a river
risotto|Side dish made with Parmesan
ritters|Tex and John
rivalry|Yankees vs. Red Sox, e.g.
riverside|New York City's___Park
roadbeds|Unpaved surfaces
roadrunner|Toon bird
roaster|Domestic fowl
roaster|Domestic fowl
roaster|Friars invitee
romaine|Sandwich lettuce
romance|Wine and dine
romances|Woos
rondeau|Lyric poem
roomette|Train part
roseate|Optimistic
rosebuds|Gatherings in a Herrick poem
rosebush|Trellis climber
rosette|Ornamental badge
rosettes|Flowery ornamentation
rosiest|Most upbeat
rosined|Like a pitcher's bag
rostrums|Stands
roundtrip|Here to there to here
routine|Everyday
rubberneck|View along the highway (italicized)
rulings|Opinions
runarounds|Delaying tactics
runaway|1961 Del Shannon hit
runtier|More stunted
rushers|Some linemen
sabbatical|Leave
sabotages|Incapacitates, illegally
saccharine|Overly sentimental
sachets|Powder pads
saddened|Turned blue
sadirons|Press agents?
salamis|Pizzeria supplies
salespeople|They're often in the field
salients|Projecting angles
salinity|Sea quality
sallying|Setting out
saltine|Soup accompaniment
saltines|Soup crackers
saluter|Private, often
samisen|Sanjo banjo
samisens|Geishas' instruments
samurai|Film heptad
samurais|Kurosawa characters
sandals|Flip-flops
sandals|Part of Jesus' attire
sandbar|Ship grounder
sandman|Sleepy-time guy
sandman|Unlicensed anesthesiologist
sandstorm|Desert worry
sangria|Drink in a pitcher
sanserif|Gothic typeface: Var.
sapless|Dry, as a plant
sapphire|Deep blue
sassier|With more attitude
satirize|Lampoon
satirizes|Lampoons
satisfy|Fill the bill
saturate|Drench
saturate|Waterlog
saucepans|Child's needs
sauteed|Browned, in a way
sayonara|Goodbye abroad
scanned|Input, in a way
scanner|Computer add-on
scanner|Supermarket device
scanner|Supermarket gizmo
scapular|Monk's garment
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scarcer|Less available
scarier|More hair-raising
scarifies|Criticizes severely
scathed|Blistered
scatters|Sows
scenario|Game plan
scenario|Hypothetical chain of events
schedule|Timetable
schemer|Conniver
schisms|Faction makers
schools|Teaches
scissor|Snip
scooter|Moped
scoreboard|It has many diamond figures
scorners|Belittlers
scottie|Wire-haired dog
scraped|Slightly injured
scrapes|Abrasions
scratchy|Like an old record
screech|Brake sound
screeds|Long-winded speeches
scrooge|Miser
scrooge|Miser
scrooge|Miser
scrublands|Wild expanse
seabeds|Where oysters sleep?
seacoast|Area of early exploration
seadogs|Pirates
seadogs|Salts
seahorse|Fish that can twine its tail
seahorse|Fish that swims upright
seahorse|Fish whose male hatches the eggs
seamless|Like some stockings
seances|Long-distance communications?
seascape|Winslow Homer's "The Gulf Stream," e.g.
seascapes|Some John Constable paintings
seashell|Beach memento
seashore|Locale for clam diggers
seasonable|Timely
seawater|Nonpotable
seaweed|Health enthusiast's dish
seceded|Pulled out
seconds|Additional helpings
seconds|Duel personalities
secretary|Last-week-in-April honoree
sedated|Under medication
sederunts|Prolonged sittings, as for reading or relaxation
sedition|Treasonous talk
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seeress|Cassandre, e.g.
seeresses|Distaff diviners
seesawed|Fluctuated
seething|Plenty mad
segment|Part
seismic|Like fault-line activity
seizure|Fit
selenates|Certain esters
selling|Drummer's activity
seltzer|Popular mixer
semester|Term
semifinal|Tournament game
seminary|Religious school
semipro|Minor-league, maybe
semipro|Part-time player
semitone|Half step, in music
senator|One in a hundred
senator|One of 100
senatorial|Like some committees
senators|Capitol Hill gang
senators|Ottawa hockey team
senators|Ottawa hockey team
senators|Pre-Twins baseball club
senecas|Iroquoian people
seniors|Like some golfers
senoras|Ladies of La Mancha
senoras|Mantilla wearers
senoras|They're not available in Spain
senores|Malaga misters
sensate|Feeling
sensors|They feel for you
sensuous|Like Salome's dance
sentence|Ten years, maybe
sentenced|Given life, perhaps
sentinel|Orlando paper
seraphim|Sistine Chapel figures
seraphs|Sistine Chapel figures
serenade|Courtyard entertainment
serenade|Outdoor air
serenade|Play to the balcony
serenaded|Wooed with music
serfdom|Feudal state
serpent|Biblical tempter
serpent|Garden of Eden dweller
serrated|Having a notched edge
servile|Sycophantic
sesames|Cracker seeds
sessile|Attached by the base, botanically
sessile|Attached by the base, botanically
setters|Bowling alley equipment
setters|Some volleyball players
setting|Word with trend or table
settleable|Like Western land, to the pioneers
settled|Alit
seventeen|Booth Tarkington book
seventeen|It often features articles about dating
seventy|Common speeding speed
severance|Kind of check
sexists|Some pigs
shadowbox|Train by oneself
shampoo|Movie for which Lee Grant won an Oscar
shapely|Well-formed
shapely|Well-formed
shapers|Woodworking tools
sharers|Unselfish folks
sharpen|Give an edge
sharpens|Intensifies
sheared|Without a coat
sheathe|Stick in a case
sheepmen|Wool gatherers
sheerest|Most gossamery
shellac|Defeat soundly
shelter|Harbor
shelter|Quarters
shelters|Gazebos, e.g.
shields|Military guards
shimmer|Vibrate, as with heat waves
shimmers|Glistens
shindig|Blowout
shindig|Shivaree
shinned|Climbed, as a pole
shoebills|Nile birds
shoelaces|They may get tied up in knots
shoelaces|They may get tied up in knots
shoplift|Pocket at the mall
shortage|Deficit
shortens|Takes up
showiest|Most striking
showing|Obviously pregnant
showroom|Part of an auto dealership
shrewder|More astute
shrewish|Like a nag
shrines|Holy sites
shrines|Memorials
shyster|Pettifogger
siamese|Linked, in a way
siderite|Iron ore
sideshow|Two-headed lady exhibit, e.g.
siestas|Breaks for the Mexican border?
siestas|These can close Mexican stores
signaler|Cohort for Paul Revere
signets|Official seals
silvery|Lustrous, in a way
simplest|Like a warm-up exercise, comparatively speaking
sincerely|Complimentary close
singles|Jukebox supply
sissiness|Unmanly quality
skedaddle|*Flee
skeletal|Kind of system
skeptic|Freethinker
skinner|Noted American behaviorist
skiplane|Snow lander
skitters|Runs lightly and rapidly
skylights|Attic windows
slanted|Oblique
slasher|Gory film figure
sleeker|Comparatively smooth
sleeker|More contoured
sleepier|Less bustling
sleepless|___in Seattle
sleeved|In a protective wrapper
sleeved|Like most record albums
sleeves|Record holders
sleighed|Journeyed through snow
sleighs|Vehicles with bells
sliders|Fox sci-fi series
slighted|Snubbed
slimier|More like the Blob
slippier|More icy, informally
slipshod|Sloppy
slipups|Boo-boos
slither|Sexy walk
slither|Walk like a vamp
slivovitz|Plum brandy
sloppily|Sans precision
sloshed|Tipsy
slumber|Dormancy
slurred|Indistinct, as speech
slurred|Shpoke like thish
slyness|Craft
slyness|Reynard's quality
slyness|Wile
smaller|Punier
smartest|Most bright
smartie|Smug one
smeared|Maligned
smelled|Fouled offensively?
smelled|Was obviously not legit
smidgen|Bit
smidgens|Bits
smileys|Le Carre's "___People"
smitten|Bewitched
smitten|Taken (with)
snakebite|Drink of half hard cider and half beer
snaking|Weaving in and out
snapper|Fish on many menus
snapshot|Album item
sneaker|Item of court attire
sneaker|Locker item
sneered|Turned up one's nose (at)
sneerer|Disdainful one
snipped|Did salon work
snorters|Derisive ones
snowcapped|NEVADA
socials|Church events
socials|Teas
society|Glitterati
sockeye|Salmon variety
sodding|Covering ground
softened|Began to melt
sojourn|Temporary stay
solacing|Comforting
solenoid|Motor coil
soloists|Musical standouts
soloists|They're helpless
sombrero|Hat for a siesta
somehow|By hook or by crook
somehow|In a way
someone|Unnamed person
someplace|Here or there
sonatas|Prokofiev's "War___"
sooners|Oklahomans
sophist|Specious debater
sopranos|Battle types
sorcerer|Wizard
sorehead|Grudge carrier
sourball|Piece of hard candy
sousaphone|Relative of a helicon
soutane|Close-fitting clerical garment
soybeans|Midwest crop
spacecraft|Saucers and such
spacing|Typist's concern
spangles|Fabric add-ons
sparerib|Finger food
sparest|Most meager
sparing|Economical
spatial|Dimensional
spatter|Dash
spatter|Go all over
speakeasy|Blind tiger
speared|Stuck
spearhead|Lead
specter|Ghost
spectra|Rainbows
speeded|Went 80, say
speeder|One going 75, e.g.
speedup|Step on the gas
spender|Not a saver
sphered|Made round
spheres|Ball bearings, e.g.
spheres|Parts of orreries
spiders|Horror film staples
spinoff|Corporate split
spinster|Bachelorette of a certain age
spitball|It's hard to hit
spitfires|W.W. II fighter planes
splatter|Deep-fryer's concern
splendor|Magnificence
splotch|Bit of color
sponsor|Advertiser
sponsor|Charitable one
sporadic|Isolated
springes|Snares
springily|With elasticity
squared|Balanced
squeegee|Contemporary panhandler's prop
squints|Looks into the sun, e.g.
stabler|Carer for horses
staccato|Choppy
stackup|Compare
staggers|Astonishes
stagnated|Was in a rut
stalags|W.W. II camps
stalemate|No-win situation
stalled|Played for time
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Strength
stampede|Headlong rush
standoff|Tie
staples|Essentials
starboard|Plane's right
starless|Dark
starlet|Budding actress
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlet|Ingénue, perhaps
startling|Wondrous
stateside|Home, to Yanks
statues|Two of the Seven Wonders of the World
stature|Height
statute|Kind of mile
staying|Kind of power
steadier|Stabilizer
steadiest|Most stable
stealth|Kind of bomber
steamed|Irate
steamer|Stanley ___ (early auto)
steamers|Clambake fare
steeled|Made hard
steeled|Made hard
steelie|Heavy marble
steeple|Skyline sight
steered|Navigated
stegosaurs|Museum of natural history exhibits
stellate|Star-shaped
stenches|Dump outputs
stencil|Reproduction method
stepsons|They've joined the family
stereos|Musical sets
sterile|Free of germs
sterile|Lacking originality
sterlet|Caviar source
sterlet|Caviar source
sterner|Less compromising
sternly|Without a smile
stevedored|Worked the docks
stevedores|Pier sights
stifling|Oppressive
stigmas|Blots
stiller|Not moving so much
stilted|Unnatural
stinted|Pinched pennies
stipend|Allowance
stirred|Rousted
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockpiled|Put away for a rainy day
stogies|Cheap cigars
stoners|Some assailants
stopover|Brief stay
stopover|Visit briefly
storeroom|Pantry
stormed|Had a tantrum
straddled|Was noncommittal
straggle|Rove
straight|Honest
straiten|Add financial difficulties to
straits|Narrow waterways
stranded|Left in the lurch
strange|Singular
strangers|Aliens
strangle|Throttle
strapped|Out of cash
strayed|Digressed
streaks|Window washer's leavings
streaky|Not monochromatic
streaky|Unevenly colored
streamer|Decoration for a parade
streaming|In a steady flow
streams|Currents
streetcar|Trolley
streetcar|Vehicle with a bell
stressless|Unaccented
stretch|Start calisthenics
stricter|More regimented
stricter|More rigid
striped|Lineate
strokers|Batters with controlled swings
strokes|Par amount
stroller|Tyke's transport
stroller|Tyke's transport
stromata|Connective tissues
strudel|Pastry whose name means "whirlpool"
stunsails|They give a ship increased speed
stunted|Hindered, as growth
stylist|Do doer
stylist|Salon employee
stymies|Baffles
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
subpoena|Demand in court
suburbia|Commuter country
successes|Hits
sullage|Waste matter
summits|Meetings of presidents
sunbelt|Population boom area
sunless|Overcast
sunscreens|Lifeguards wear them
sunshine|Cheer
sunsuit|Summer garb
suppers|Evening meals
supreme|Diana, for one
surpass|Go one better
surpass|Go one better
surpass|Outdo
surpasser|Exceeder
swabbers|Deck hands
swastikas|Schindler's List symbols
swathed|Enveloped
sweeney|Bob ___, TV's Fibber McGee
sweepstakes|One way to make a million
swelled|Ballooned
synapse|Neurotransmitter's route
synopses|Summaries
tabaret|Upholstery fabric
tableau|Striking scene
tabletop|Makeshift desk area
tablets|School supplies
taciturn|Tight-lipped
tadpole|Pond denizen
tailored|Fitted
takeoff|Leave
talcose|Like some powder
talesmen|Late additions to a jury
talisman|Lucky charm
tallies|Election results
tallish|Somewhat high
tamales|Dishes derived from the Nahuatl Indians
tanager|Brilliantly colored bird
tangelos|Citrus hybrids
tantamount|Equivalent
tantara|Announcement for a king
tantara|Trumpet blare
tapioca|Dessert made from a Brazilian export
tapioca|Food originally made by Brazilian Indians
tartare|Steak ___ (raw meat dish)
tartness|Feature of Granny Smiths
tartness|Pungency
tatamis|Japanese mats
tattled|Was a snitch
taxable|Duty-bound?
taxpayer|W-2 receiver
teachers|Kind of pet
teamster|Jimmy Hoffa follower
tearable|Like paper
tearjerker|Terms of Endearment e.g.
teasers|Promos
teatime|Brighton break
teepees|Places to raise a flap?
teetotal|Go on the wagon
telecast|Air
telephoto|Electrically transmitted picture
teleses|Intelligently planned progresses
television|Much-used advertising medium
telltale|The___Heart
telltales|Lie
tempers|Hardens, or softens!
tempted|Was attracted
tenders|Offers
tenement|Ghetto sight
tensors|Tightening muscles
tentative|Uncertain
teratomata|Tumorous growths
terminal|Computer adjunct
terminate|Discontinue
termite|Member of the order Isoptera
terrace|John O'Hara's "From the ___"
terrazzo|Polished mosaic floor
terrific|Wow!
tessera|Mosaic component
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Convincing evidence
testate|Having a will
testers|Lab personnel
testers|Perfumery employees
thankless|Unappreciated
therein|___lies a tale
thicket|Coppice
thieves|Den denizens
thieves|Fingers
thingamabob|Doodad
thirster|One with a hankering, as for knowledge
thirteens|Undesirable blackjack hands
thisaway|Over here!
thrashed|Clobbered
threaten|Menace
thruster|Spacecraft part
tiepins|Men's jewelry items
tightwad|Skinflint
tillers|Farmhands
timberline|Mountain demarcation (italicized)
timecard|It gets punched
timeline|Geological comparison
timeouts|Play breaks
timepieces|Watches
timetable|Schedule
timpani|Kettledrums
timpani|Set of kettledrums
tingled|Was excited
tinplate|Do a whitesmith's job
tintype|Great-grandma's picture, maybe
tipsheets|Betting aids
tiptoed|Went quietly
tiresome|Fatiguing
titania|Shakespeare's Fairy Queen
titanium|Steel ingredient
titillation|Excitement
titular|Kind of leader
toaster|Sunbeam product
toasters|Bank giveaways
tolerate|Stand
tonearms|Needle holders
tooting|Using a recorder
tootsies|Sweetie pies
topnotch|Bang-up
topside|Highest level
topside|Opposite of below
toreros|Figures in capes
tornadoes|Important weather news
torpedo|Sink
torrent|Spate
toupees|Rugs
towards|Facing
towrope|Skier's aid
tracers|Detectives
tracery|Ornamental work
tracheae|Windpipes
tracker|Detective
tractor|Deere product
tradesman|Artisan
traduced|Slandered
trailside|Like some mountain condos
trainee|Apprentice
trainers|Workout figures
traipsed|Wandered
trances|Hypnotic states
transept|Church cross-section
transit|Kind of visa
transit|Kind of visa
transom|Window variety
transoms|Some windows
trapdoors|Haunted house hazards
trapped|Up a tree
trappers|Hudson Bay settlers
trashman|Sanitation engineer
treacly|Excessively sweet
treatise|Monograph
treatise|Scholarly paper
treatment|Therapy
treeless|Like steppes
tremolo|Warbling
trespass|Intrude
trespasses|Sins
tresses|Locks
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Planking support
triangle|Y.M.C.A. logo
triathlon|Iron man event
tribunal|Court of justice
tribunal|Supreme Court, e.g.
triceps|Arm muscle
trilled|Sang like a bird
trilobite|Marine fossil
trimmer|Gardening device
tripletail|Large marine fish
tripoli|City taken by the Crusaders, 1109
tripwire|Booby trap feature
trireme|Roman galley
trisect|Apportion, in a way
trisect|Cut into three
trisect|Cut into three
trisect|Make scores of 60
trisects|Cuts geometrically
trompes|Blast furnace apparatuses
tropical|Sweltering
trouper|Veteran actor
trousers|Cords
truffle|Chocolate treat
truncate|Cut short
trustees|Fiduciaries
truthful|Straightforward
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
tsarina|Catherine the great was one
tunnels|Secret passages, maybe
tunnels|Secret ways
turbine|Sub powerer
turmoils|Confused states
tutelar|Acting as guardian
tweeter|Certain speaker
tweeter|Stereo part
twisted|Sick
twosome|Batman and Robin, e.g.
ukuleles|Kahoolawe instruments
ululate|Wail
ululates|Loudly laments
umbrage|Offense
unaware|Ignorant
unbeaten|Destined for the playoffs
unclear|Fuzzy
underlie|Be the basis of
undertone|Murmur
undertone|Subtle quality
undreamed|Extremely remote, with "of"
unearth|Find after a long search
uneasiest|Least comfortable
unembellished|Sans ornamentation
unenviable|Not to be wished for
unequals|Peerless people?
unevenly|Without balance
unglues|Separates
unhands|Takes one's mitts off
unicorns|Mythical beasts
uniting|Joining forces
unitive|Promoting togetherness
unlined|Like most stationery
unlocks|Opens
unnamed|Left to the imagination
unnerve|Demoralize
unsafely|With risk
unsexed|Gelded
unshaded|Sunny
unspent|Available, as money
upgrade|Stay current, computerwise
upriver|In jail?
upriver|Like St. Paul, vis-a-vis St. Louis
upscale|Gentrified
upstaged|Outdid
upstate|Buffalo area
upsurge|Sudden swell
upthrust|Rocket motion
upthrust|Rocket motion
useless|Like a fifth wheel
ushered|Led (in)
utterers|Ones who speak
valencia|Variety of orange
vallate|Bordered by a ridge
vamoose|Scram
vaquero|Cowboy
variegate|Marbelize, e.g.
vehicle|Buggy, e.g.
veinier|Having more lines, as a leaf
veinless|Lacking ore, as a mountain
veneers|Surfaces
venerate|Honor
venison|Hunter's dish
venomous|Spiteful
verandas|Places to sip mint juleps
verbatim|Literal
vertexes|Geometric points
vespers|Evensong
viewless|Like basement flats
village|Hamlet
vinegar|Dressing ingredient
vintner|Ernest or Julio Gallo
violence|What "R" might indicate
violinist|End of the comment
virtuosos|Masters
vittles|Unpretentious food
viziers|Former Muslim officials
vocalist|Band attraction
voicers|Assertive ones
warpaths|Military courses
warping|Distorting
wassail|Traditional Christmas drink
wastrels|Spendthrifts
waterage|Delivery of goods by ship
waterbed|It can rock you to sleep
waterbed|It may rock you to sleep
watercress|Salad ingredient
waterhens|American coots
waterlilies|Monet painting
waterloos|Routs
waterpower|Turbine turner
watersides|Lifeguards' domains
weeknight|Traditional homework time
weirder|Stranger
westerners|Coloradans, Utahans, etc.
whatnot|Etagere
wheeler|Hayes's Veep
whetted|Sharpened
whiplash|Rear-ender injury
whisker|Narrow margin of victory
whitecap|Chop phenomenon
whitener|Tide component
widowed|Bereaved, in a way
wiretap|Act of law enforcement
wiretaps|Watergate-type crimes
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wittier|More scintillating
woodcuts|Early book illustrations
wrangle|Argue
yessing|Acting the sycophant
zaibatsu|Japanese industrial combination
zealots|Big fans
zealous|Fervent
zecchino|Gold coin of old
zucchini|Squash
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Ornamental shell
abalone|Sautéed fish dish
abbesses|Superiors
ablated|Removed by melting, e.g.
abnormal|Irregular
abolish|End
abounds|Overflows
abrader|Rubber
abrades|Wears off
abrasions|Scrapes
abridge|Condense
abridge|Cut
absence|___ makes the heart...
absorbed|Sucked up
abstain|Forbear
abuttal|Act of touching
acacias|These yield gum arabic
academe|University environment
academia|College life
academia|Don's world
academia|Don's world
academic|Theoretical
acceded|Assumed, with "to"
acceded|Assumed, with "to"
acceptable|O.K.
accepts|Swallows
accessed|Got to
accesses|Gets via computer
accesses|Gets via computer
accident|Fluke
acclivity|Upward slope
accompany|Play backup for
account|Rendering
accrete|Grow together
accrete|Grow together
accuser|Whistle-blower
acerbic|Biting
acerbic|Sharp
acetate|78's composition
acetate|Film maker?
acetone|Colorless solvent
acetone|Common solvent
achieve|Excel
acquitter|One letting go
acrylic|Kind of paint
actress|Arthur or Monroe, e.g.
actress|Taylor or Hayes, e.g.
adamant|Inflexible
adapter|Electrical device
adheres|Is faithful
adjudge|Decree
adjudge|Deem
admirals|Fleet runners?
admitting|Conceding
adorable|Darling
adorers|Ones loaded with Valentine's gifts
adorers|The Magi, notably
adoring|Like fans
adorner|Beautifier
adultery|Subject of the Seventh Commandment
adverbial|Kind of clause
aediles|Ancient Roman officials
aerates|Freshens, in a way
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerosol|It goes "pssst!"
afghani|Khyber Pass traveler
afterthoughts|TH000X
against|Bucking
ageists|Unfair employers
ageless|Undying
agendas|Hidden items, sometimes
agendum|Item on a list
aggregate|Lump together
aglimmer|Flickering
agnomen|Nickname
agonize|Struggle
agronomy|Rural science
airframe|1996 Michael Crichton novel
airhole|Breathing aid
airhole|Pet-carrier feature
airline|Delta, for one
airline|Delta, for one
airline|Travel agent's suggestion
airspaces|Places for flight patterns
alameda|Walk in the shade
alamode|Apple-pie order
alamode|Pie preference
alcohol|Driving hazard
alerting|Emulating Paul Revere
alewife|Female member of the bar?
algebra|Search for the unknown?
algebra|Search for x
aliases|Rap sheet list
aliases|Rap sheet list
aliases|Smith and Jones, often
alienated|Turned off
alienates|Drives away
alienates|Turns away
alienee|Executor, sometimes
alienee|Title recipient
allaying|Relieving
alleged|Lacking conviction
allegro|Lively bit of music
allergic|Breaking out, maybe
allergic|Kind of reaction
alleviation|Relief
allover|High and low
alluvium|Stream deposit
almanac|Fact-filled reference
almanac|The World ___
alpacas|Mammals like camels
altered|Made fit
altered|Not in its original form
altered|Took in, maybe
amandine|Trout ___
amanuenses|Secretaries
amasser|Hoarder
amasses|Collects
amative|Ardent
ambience|Atmosphere
ambient|Encompassing
ameliorate|Better
amended|Fixed up
amenity|Chocolate on a hotel pillow, e.g.
americium|Element used in radiation research
amethysts|February birthstones
amnesia|Courtroom alibi, perhaps
amoretti|Cherubs
amperage|Current strength
amusers|They make you laugh
analyses|Lab reports
analyzer|One critically examining
anapests|Trisyllabic cadences
anatomies|Medical dissections
ancestor|Forebear
anchormen|Rather and Jennings, e.g.
anemometer|Wind instrument
anglers|Bank sitters
anglers|Bank sitters
anglers|Bass players?
aniline|Dye ingredient
animate|Fire
animate|Pep up
animate|Provide pizazz
animate|Spark
animate|Spark
animato|Lively, to Liszt
animator|Toonsmith?
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
anisette|After-dinner drink
anisette|Sweet liqueur
anneals|Tempers
annotate|Explain, in a way
annular|Forming a ring
anodyne|Pain reliever
anointer|Pastor, sometimes
anointer|Priest, at times
anoints|Applies holy oil to
anonyms|Assumed names
anonyms|Assumed names
anorexic|Glutton's opposite
antacid|Pepto-Bismol, e.g.
antecedents|What pronouns refer to
antedate|Come before
antedate|Come before
antelope|Deer playmate, in song
antennae|Feelers
antibody|Immunity unit
antifog|Adjective for some lens cleaners
antilog|Number corresponding to an exponent
antipolice|Unable to stand the heat?
antiqued|Artificially made to look old
antitax|Loathing levies
anxious|White-knuckled
anybody|Who'll volunteer?
apelike|Simian
aphorism|Art is long, life is short, e.g.
apiarist|Beekeeper
apiarist|Person with hives
aplenty|Galore
aplenty|Very much
apostle|Mark, for one
apothecary|Rx purveyor
appalls|Causes consternation
apparat|Power structure
appears|Shows up
appease|Pacify
appendix|Book addendum
appetites|They get taken to dinner
applecarts|They're sometimes upset
applicant|Resume submitter
appoint|Select
appoints|Names
apprehend|Collar
approval|Endorsement
apricot|Liqueur flavor
apricot|Preserves flavor
apteral|Not having a surrounding colonnade, in architecture
aptitudes|Talents
aptness|Relevance
aqueous|Watery
arbiter|Umpire
arcadia|Land of peace and simplicity
arcadia|Santa Anita race track site
archduke|Former Austrian prince
archery|Tell tale activity
archways|Architectural frames
arenose|Gritty
argonaut|Classic adventurer
arguers|Participants in a debate
argyles|Diamond displayers
aridest|Least irrigated
arietta|Brief solo
armadas|Easily maneuverable military forces
armament|Hardware
armfuls|Amounts to carry
arousers|Firebrands
arouses|Provokes
arrange|Systematize
arrayed|In formation
arrests|Crime statistics
arrests|Picks up
arrests|Stanches
arsenal|Magazine
arsonist|Incendiary sinner
artisans|Masons, coopers and the like
artiste|Entertainer
artiste|Left Bank denizen
ascribe|Impute
ashamed|Chagrined
ashamed|Red-faced
ashtray|Site of many flicks
ashtray|Where butts are parked
asinine|Brainless
asocial|Not much for mixing
asocial|Opposite of gregarious
assails|Goes after
assemble|Make a crowd
assented|Concurred
assessed|Weighed
assesses|Judges
associate|Partner
associate|Partner-to-be
assorts|Classifies
assures|Makes certain
astringent|Harsh
astronomers|Some Pythagoreans
atelier|Manet's workplace
atheist|Deity discreditor
atheist|Madalyn O'Hair, e.g.
atheist|Not the prayerful sort
atlases|They show the way
attaboy|Keep it up, fella!
attache|Embassy worker
attacks|Jumps on
attendant|Cupbearer, for one
attested|Swore
attests|Bears witness
attitude|Disposition
attuned|Synchronized
attuned|Synchronized
auctioning|Activity around the block
audiotaped|Preserved oral history, e.g.
auroras|Meteorological effects
authorize|O.K.
authors|Creates
autonomous|Independent
availed|Served
avalanche|Flood
avarice|Cupidity
avarice|Profiteer's vice
avenges|Squares accounts
average|Fair
aviator|Post, e.g.
aweather|Into the wind
awesome|Far out!
awesome|Absolutely fabulous
awesome|Beyond rad
awkward|Maladroit
axillar|Pertaining to the armpit
baalism|Belief in false gods
baboons|Big monkeys
bachelor|James Buchanan, notably
backbreaker|Exhausting task
backstop|It's behind home plate
backward|Unenlightened
bacteria|Some parasites
badmouth|Disparage
bailers|Emergency boat workers
baiters|Fishermen, at times
balances|Bank figures
balladeers|Crooners
ballpark|Golf course?
bamboozle|Buffalo
bananas|Costa Rican export
bandbox|Smallish ballpark
banshee|Wailing woman, in folklore
baptizer|Saint John, for one
baritones|Opera cast members
baronet|British sir
baronet|Knight's superior
barrels|Amount of fun
barrier|Obstacle
bartender|JUDGE
baseball|Summer game
baseliners|They don't play the net in tennis
bassets|Hounds
bassets|Hounds
bassinet|Berth of a baby?
bastion|Fortification
bathers|Subject of a Cezanne series
bauxite|Principal ore of aluminum
bauxitic|Like most aluminum ore
bayonet|Stab, in a way
bazaars|Church events
bearcat|Fierce fighter
bearded|Like a mountain goat
beatnik|Jack Kerouac, e.g.
bedspread|Afghan's cover
beehive|Do type
begonia|Garden perennial
begonia|Waxy bloomer
beheads|Decapitates
behinds|Rear ends
belated|Like some greeting cards
beliefs|Convictions
belittled|Depreciated
beloved|Dear
berating|Chewing out
berries|Additions to an ice cream sundae
besmear|Tarnish
betakes|Moves (oneself)
bewails|Loudly laments
bialies|Round rolls
bicyclist|Many a Beijing commuter
billets|Military lodgings
billiards|Banking game
biology|What John Scopes taught
bionics|Cyborg science
birddog|Spaniel, for one
biremes|Ancient galleys
bishops|Men staying on one color
bistros|Left Bank hangouts
bivalve|Oyster, e.g.
blackjack|Vegas card game
blander|Not so spicy
blarney|Hooey
bleaches|Whitens
blended|Intermingled
blinker|Signal light
blockbuster|Big name in video rentals
blotted|Obscured, with "out"
bluejay|Colorful, crested bird
blusterous|Swaggering
boarder|Transient
boaters|Straw hats
boatloads|Cargo quantities
bolivia|Coffee producer
boneset|Folk medicine plant
bonfire|It may be lit on the Fourth
boomerang|Backfire
boomtown|Fast-growing community
bootlicker|One fond of dining on tongue?
bossier|More like Mrs. Rumpole of books and TV
bossiest|Most domineering
bouncer|Disco feature
braggart|Exaggerator
bragger|Rodomontade user
braille|Words read with feeling?
brainiac|Genius
braises|Cooks, in a way
braless|Without means of support?
brandish|Wave, as a weapon
breadth|Scope
breakfast|It may be continental
breakup|Split
breathe|Get some air
breezed|Handled easily, with "through"
brewery|Buds are produced in this
briefly|In 25 words or less
brittler|Less flexible
brocades|Heavy fabrics
bronchial|Kind of tube
brooder|Morose sort
broomstick|Halloween transport
brunets|Some dyers
buckeyes|Wolverines' rivals
buildup|Deposit
bulwark|Mainstay
bundles|___ of joy (newborns)
burdies|FRENCH WINES
bustles|Stirs
bustles|Stirs
butterflies|Nervousness
cabanas|Changing places
cabanas|Poolside sights
cabaret|Some theater
cabooses|Crews' quarters
cabstand|Hack's place
cabstand|Where to get a taxi
cachepot|Ornamental container in a flower shop
caesars|___ Palace
cahoots|Working together, with "in"
calamari|Zuppa di pesce ingredient
callaloo|Crabmeat stew
calorie|Kind of counter
cameras|Kodaks, e.g.
campsite|Jamboree locale
campsite|Pitcher's place
canaller|Bargeman
canasta|Game to 5,000 points
canasta|Popular game from Uruguay
canasta|Rummy variation
candida|Shaw play
candidly|In plain English
candles|Famous park name, once
cantina|Southwestern saloon
canyons|Western backdrops
canyons|Western backdrops
capitol|Lawmaking locale
caracara|American falcon
carafes|Wine orders
caravan|Spice route procession
caravans|Desert groups
cardiac|Hearty?
caretaker|Sexton, for one
carfare|Dough to go?
carillon|Set of bells
carousel|If I Loved You musical
carries|Bears
carters|Plains family
cascades|Falls
cascades|Mt. Rainier's site, with "the"
cassava|Tapioca source
cassias|Plants yielding senna
castanet|Clicker
catalyst|Spark
catchword|Cowabunga! or "23 skiddoo"
caverns|Popular tourist attractions
caviars|Blini accompaniments
cavorts|Makes merry
ceaseless|Nonstop
cedilla|Every garçon has one
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celesta|Piano relative
cellars|Tornado refuge sites
centiliter|.6102 cubic inch
cerebra|They do the thinking
chainsaw|Woods sound, maybe
chaperons|Some supervisors
charade|1963 Hepburn-Grant film
charade|It may involve finger-pointing
charade|It may involve finger-pointing
charades|Classic party activity
charisma|Presence
charisma|Presence
charlatans|Fakes
charred|Scorched
charted|Graphed
chasers|Beers, maybe
chastens|Jumps on
cheapen|Devalue
checker|King, for one
checker|King, maybe
cheeses|American and Swiss
cherubs|Heavenly host
chestnut|Reddish-brown horse
chickadee|Black-capped bird
chiseller|Petty crook
choline|B complex vitamin
chorale|Lutheran hymn
choruses|Glee clubs
clamored|Made a lot of noise
clamored|Made a lot of noise
clannish|Sticking together
claptrap|Drivel
classifies|Ranks
cleaner|Maid
cleanup|Make a killing
cleanup|Make a killing
cleated|Like soccer shoes
cleaved|Split with a hatchet
cleaver|TV family name
clerical|Kind of error
clinker|Sour note
clippers|Los Angeles team
closets|Armoire alternatives
closeup|Zoom-in shot
coarsen|Get tough
coarser|Not so fine
coaster|Furniture protector
cocksure|Overconfident
coerced|Arm-twisted
coerced|Involuntary
coercer|Blackmailer, e.g.
coheres|Sticks together
coinage|Invented word
coinage|Invented word
coinage|Neologism
colander|Strainer
collected|Unruffled
collects|Makes out in a lawsuit
cologne|Obsession, e.g.
colonel|Eagle wearer
colonel|Silver eagle wearer
comingle|Mix together: Var.
commando|Dirty Dozen marauder
commute|Morning or afternoon travel
compadre|Tonto, to the Lone Ranger
concede|Yield
concerto|Orchestral offering
concerto|Symphonic composition
confine|Pen
congratulations|Graduation day word
congresses|Party places?
connects|Bonds
connive|Plot
connote|Suggest
console|Instrument panel
contained|Kept the lid on
content|Carefree
contessas|Titled Italians
contested|Called into question
contour|Outline
contrived|Artificial
control|Reins
convoys|Escorts
cooktop|Stove workspace
coolant|Core fluid
coopers|___ hawk (American bird)
copestone|Crowning point on a building
coroner|Expert witness at a trial
corrupts|Succeeds in bribing
cossets|Mollycoddles
cossets|Pampers
cottage|Kind of industry
coulees|Western ravines
courage|Pluck
cowbells|Sounds from the lea
cowbells|Sounds from the lea
cowgirl|Rodeo rider
cowhide|Sturdy leather
crabbed|Found fault with
crackpot|Loon
crammed|Jam-packed
crankcase|Engine housing
craters|Bomb aftermaths
creamer|Service piece
creation|Haydn oratorio, with "The"
creature|___ of habit
credenza|Sideboard
crescent|Kind of roll
cresting|Ready to break, as a wave
cricket|Fair play
crooner|Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee, e.g.
croquet|Players may place stakes on this
crosses|Spans
crossway|Intersecting street
crunchier|Like Grape-Nuts vis-a-vis other cereals
crusades|Holy wars
curable|Having a good prognosis
curacao|Cordial place
cursory|Superficial, as a look
curveballs|Interviewer's surprises
customer|Account, in a way
cutlass|Grand Am competitor
cyclone|Amusement park attraction
cyclone|Kind of fence
cypress|Durable wood
dahlias|Showy flowers
dailies|Major news media
daintier|More exquisite
damnable|Horrid
damndest|Utmost
dampness|Mildew cause
dampness|Mildew cause
dancers|Favorite Degas subject
danglers|Participles, sometimes
darkish|On the swarthy side
darners|Sock menders
dateline|Pacific divider
daughter|Heiress, maybe
daydream|Class distraction
daylong|Dawn-till-dusk
dealers|Bridge operators?
debacle|Fiasco
debacle|Fiasco
debacle|Spectacular failure
debriefed|Questioned, in a way
debunked|Exposed as false
decamped|Cleared out, in a way
decamped|Cleared out, in a way
decanted|Poured wine into another container
decapitate|Take it from the top?
decedent|Figure in a murder mystery
deciphered|Figured out, in a way
decorate|Trim, as a tree
decorum|Good form
decorum|Politesse
decrease|Cut
decrier|Severe critic
defaults|Bankers' woes
defeated|Got the better of
defeated|Having no spark left
defeated|Vanquished
defense|Cry at a basketball arena
defiled|Polluted
deflection|Shield's purpose
defogger|Visibility aid
defrost|Modern refrigerators do it automatically
dehorns|Renders harmless, in a way
deleing|Striking out
deleted|Struck out
delimit|Set boundaries
deliria|Mad states
demijohn|Large bottle
demijohn|Narrow-necked bottle
demises|Transfers, for a limited time, at law
demolish|Total
demonstratively|Without reticence
deniers|Nay sayers
denotes|Indicates
dentine|Most of a tooth
dentine|Tooth tissue
depleted|Gone
deposes|Kicks out
deposit|Plant
derailed|Got off track
deriding|Mocking
derisive|Mocking
derived|Traced from a source
derives|Infers
derriere|Backside
desalts|Makes potable, in a way
descant|Musical counterpoint
describe|Sketch
deserts|Gobi and Kalahari
deserts|They may be just
deserve|Have coming
deserve|Merit
desires|Covets
desktops|Work areas
despair|Give up
dessert|Charlotte russe, for one
dessert|Final order
dessert|Last course
destroy|Partner of search
destroyers|Armada division
details|Popular men's magazine
detente|Diplomat's quest
detente|Reduced hostilities
deterrence|Hoped-for effect of having a big military
detests|Can't stand
detests|Can't take
dethrone|Oust
detract|Take away
diamante|Glittery trim
diapasons|Pipe organ stops
diapers|Nappies
diehard|Action movie series
diehards|Old liners
dieters|They practice girth control
dillies|Humdingers
dinettes|Eating alcoves
dinosaurs|Popular museum exhibits
dipoles|Some antennas
dipstick|Crankcase item
diptych|Hinged pair of pictures
directer|More to the point
disasters|Fiascos
discombobulated|Disoriented
discordant|Off-key
discount|Kind of broker
discrete|Separate
diseases|Med students' studies
disgrace|Black spot
disgustful|Offensive
disinter|Raise the dead?
diskette|Floppy
dismount|Gymnast's finale
dispatch|Alacrity
disrupts|Upsets
dissolve|Liquefy
disusing|Dropping, in a manner of speaking
diverts|Distracts
divided|Made fractions
dividend|Stockholder's income
docents|Museum guides
dogfishes|Small sharks
dogwood|State tree of Missouri
doodads|Gadgets
doorknob|Handle
doormat|Habitually humiliated one
dopiest|Most moronic
dormouse|Member of Alice's tea party
dosages|Pharmacist's concerns
dosages|Therapeutic index data
dotards|Senile ones
doubles|< Season record for which Earl Webb had this number
doubters|Skeptics
dowered|Provided for, as a widow
downgrade|Reduce in rank
downstage|Actor's area
drayage|Hauling fee
dreaded|Causing fear and trembling
dribbles|Bounces
drifter|Gadabout
dromedary|Desert mount
droning|Going on and on and...
dropforge|Foundry device
duelers|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
dumbbells|Gym equipment
dumbness|Stupidity
dungarees|Duds at work
eagerer|More gung-ho
eaglets|Cliffside dwellers
eaglets|They may grow up to be bald
earaches|Symptoms of otitis
earless|Like some seals
earlier|Before now
earlier|More primitive
earlobe|Ring site
earning|Bringing in
earplug|Swimmer's stopper
easiest|Most lenient
easterly|Like jet streams
easters|Some strong winds
eateries|They're full of beans
eateries|They're full of beans
eavesdrop|Act like an icicle?
ebonics|Much-debated school subject
eccentric|Like a three-dollar bill
eclipse|Leave in the shade
eclipse|Overshadow
eclipse|Show up
economic|Business-related
ecosystem|Environmentalist's concern
ectoderms|Embryological layers
edelweiss|Alpine aster
edition|Bibliophile's concern
edition|Bibliophile's concern
editions|Printings
eeriest|Most inexplicable
effaces|Wipes out
effendi|Eastern aristocrat
effendi|Eastern pooh-bah
egested|Discharged
eggbeaters|They might whip something up in the kitchen
egghead|Brainiac
einstein|Genius
elastic|Adaptable
elastics|Some bands
elation|Jubilance
elation|Jubilance
elected|Kind of official
electee|Office holder
elector|College goer
electro|Hero robot of the comics
elegant|Courtly
elegant|Finely done
elegiac|Like a Thomas Gray work
elegiac|Mournful
elegize|Speak for the dead
element|Earth, wind or fire
element|Natural habitat
element|Nickel, e.g.
element|Part of a table?
elephant|Kind of ears
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elevator|Lift
elicits|Draws
elision|A going-over
elision|What an apostrophe may signal
elitist|Snob
elongate|Stretch
eloping|Like Romeo and Juliet, in Act II
elusive|Hard to describe
emailing|Terminal activity
emanant|Issuing, as from a source
emancipate|Affranchise
embassy|Consulate's kin
embattle|Fortify, as a town
embellisher|Decorator, e.g.
emerald|Tiny type size
emergent|Like modern technology
emerita|Retired
emeriti|Some professors
eminent|Celebrated
emissary|Go-between
emotion|Sentiment
emotional|Unlike Mr. Spock of "Star Trek"
emotive|Showing a lot of feeling
emperor|Montezuma, e.g.
emplane|Get ready to fly
empower|Capacitate
empress|Catherine, for one
emulates|Copies
enamels|Japan and others
enamors|Bewitches
enamors|Makes spoony
encased|Boxed
encased|Contained
encased|Surrounded (by)
encases|Covers completely
encases|Wraps
enclave|Surrounded territory
encoded|Prepared for transmission
encoded|Prepared for transmission
encores|They follow standing ovations
endanger|Risk
endears|Makes beloved
endears|Makes well-liked
endives|Curly-edged salad ingredients
endpoint|Terminus
enemies|Opposing forces
enemies|Them
enervate|Weaken
enfeeble|Exhaust
enfilade|Facing mirrors, in architecture
enforce|Implement
engines|Gas guzzlers
engraver|Currier or Ives
engraver|Lapidary, at times
enhance|Intensify
enigmas|Riddles
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Turn into something big
enmities|Hostilities
enneads|Nonets
ennoble|Make heroic
ennoble|Make heroic
enormity|Outrageousness
enrages|Works into a passion
ensconcing|Secreting securely
enslaved|Bound
ensnare|Catch
ensnarl|Get into a jam
ensures|Guarantees
entente|It might come out of a summit
entente|Triple ___
entente|Understanding
entente|Understanding
entente|Understanding
entered|Signed up for
enteron|Begin as an adventure
enterprise|Kirk : ___ :: ...
entertain|Harbor, as thoughts
enthuse|Act gung-ho
enticed|Drew
enticer|Lorelei
entirely|100%
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Authorize
entourage|Bodyguards, personal hairdressers, etc.
entrant|Contest contestant
entraps|Snares
entropy|Degree of randomness, in science
entwine|What vines do
epaulet|Uniform decoration
ephemeral|Fleeting
epicene|Androgynous
epicures|Connoisseurs
epidemic|Rampant
episode|One of a series
episode|Show piece?
epistle|Letter
epithets|Insults
epsilon|Small quantity symbol, in math
equalize|Balance
eradicates|Purges
erasers|Sites of some chalk deposits
erasure|Mark of uncertainty
erected|Put up
erected|Put up
erecter|Raiser
eremite|Monk, maybe
erodible|Like loose soil
erosive|Wearing
erotica|Blue prints?
errands|Saturday jobs, typically
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Like an encyclopedist
erudite|Well-read
escalate|Step up
escalators|Some clauses
escapade|Almost any Three Stooges movie
escapade|Lark
escapee|Indiana Jones, often
escapee|One out?
escarping|Landscaper's job
escheator|Legal officer in charge of reversions of land
escorts|Ones providing arms
escudos|Currency in Oporto
esoteric|Arcane
espanol|Language of 350 million
espresso|Caffè order
espresso|Coffee bar order
essayed|Gave it the old college try?
essence|Quiddity
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
estates|Subjects of planning
esteeming|Looking up to
esthete|Artsy one
esthetes|Art lovers
estival|Summerlike
estrange|Make enemies of
etamine|Loosely woven cotton
etcetera|And so on
etcetera|Latin extension
etchers|Some artists
eternal|Enduring
eternal|Everlasting
etesian|Annual, as Mediterranean winds
ethical|Aboveboard
ethical|Upright
eulogists|Lauders
evanesce|Dissolve
evanesce|Fade away
evangelists|Elmer Gantry and others
evangelize|Attempt a conversion?
evening|Vespers time
evening|Vespers time
evenings|Periods just past sunset
everglade|Swampy tract
everything|End of the quip
evicted|Got a flat boot?
evicted|Tossed out
evildoer|Baddie
exalted|Noble
examine|Do tests on
examine|Go over
examined|Probed
excavate|Mine
excerpts|Quotes in book reviews
excuses|When repeated, comment to an apologizer
exertion|Sweat
exhaled|Gave off, as vapor
expends|Lays out
expiate|Make amends for
expiation|Atonement
explode|Detonate
explodes|Loses it
exponent|Advocate
exponents|Square numbers?
exposures|Film box datum
expounds|Explains in detail
extends|Spreads out
extinct|Gone
extolled|Glorified
exurbia|It's way out of town
eyedrops|Tears?
eyelash|Narrowest of victory margins
eyelets|Grommets
eyelids|Winkers and blinkers
eyesore|Sty
eyesores|Dumps
eyesores|Trash bins, graffiti, etc.
eyewitness|See firsthand
factors|Components
fadeouts|Cinematic techniques
falsetto|Unnatural high
fanjets|Airplane engines
fanzine|Amateur newsletter
fatally|With the worst consequences
fattener|Dieter's no-no
fattish|Rather stout
fauvism|Early 20th-century French art style
fauvism|Early 20th-century French art style
feathers|Headdress, maybe
febrile|Feverish
feldspar|Crystalline mineral
ferment|Unrest
ferrule|Ring around the end of a post
festival|Mostly Mozart, for one
festoon|Deck out
fetched|Got the stick, maybe
firedog|Andiron
firemen|Relief pitchers, so to speak
flamenco|Guitar genre
flapjacks|Diner stack
flapper|Charleston dancer
flatware|Utensils
fleecer|Con artist
fleecer|Con man
flossie|One of the Bobbsey twins of fiction
flowerlike|Delicate
focused|Intent
fondest|Most enamored (of)
footage|Live at Five clip
forager|One rummaging about
forbearance|Restraint
forever|Eternally
forgives|Excuses
fosters|Promotes
fractal|Irregular mathematical shape
freebie|Comp
freedoms|Roosevelt quartet
freeing|Emancipation
freeing|Emancipation
freeman|Driving Miss Daisy co-star
freesia|Variety of iris
frijoles|The beans in refried beans
frisbee|FLOPPY DISK
frisbees|Flying toys
fronton|Jai alai locale
froufrou|Fussy dress
fuelled|Nourished: Var.
fullest|Max, so to speak
gabardine|Worsted twill
gabbles|Is unintelligible
galatea|Statue brought to life, in myth
galleria|Indoor court
gamecock|Fighting bird
garages|Parks, in a way
garment|Shirt or dress
gaslight|Old-fashioned illumination
gateway|Entrance
gawkers|Rubbernecks
gawkers|Rubbernecks
gazettes|Masthead names
geishas|Japanese entertainers
gemstone|Ring thing
general|Blanket
generated|Produced
generic|Like some drugs
generic|Plain
gentlest|Most clement
geomancer|Diviner, of sorts
georgette|TV pal of Mary and Rhoda
gestalt|Wolfgang Köhler's movement
gestapo|Heavy-handed group
gesture|Signal with the hands
gesundheit|Word to a cold sufferer
gewgaws|Baubles
gingers|Teriyaki spices
ginseng|Plant with a medicinal root
gladioli|Some irises
gliders|Quiet craft
goateed|Like Mitch Miller, e.g.
goodbyes|Farewells
gooseflesh|What a ghost may give you
goosenecked|Flexible, like some lamp shafts
gospeler|Evangelist
grandams|Sporty Pontiacs
grandma|Family reunion attender
grandpa|One of the Waltons
grandpa|White-bearded geezer, stereotypically
granular|Like table sugar
grapevine|Communication means at the office
grateful|Like a proper rescuee
greater|Word before many city names
grecize|Adopt Hellenism
greener|Not as accomplished
gremlin|Invisible troublemaker
grenades|Soldiers' "pineapples"
gridiron|Bowl setting
grieved|Caused distress
gripper|Can-opening aid
groaner|Certain witticism
grommet|Eyelet
groomer|Dog show worker
grosses|Brings in
grottoes|Caverns
gruesome|Horrible
guanaco|Camel's cousin
guanaco|Wild llama
habitat|Home for ecologists
hackney|Carriage horse
hairline|It may get higher with age
hairnet|Cafeteria wear
hairpin|Kind of curve
hallway|Vestibule
hamster|Treadwheel operator
handbook|Manual
handier|More available for use
handlebar|Mustache style
handout|A sponge may get this
handspring|Elated reaction
hapless|Unfortunate
harassing|On one's case
hardtop|Impala, e.g.
harlequin|Clown
harnessed|Put to use
harpers|Monthly since 1850
harpist|Concert soloist
harsher|More bitter
hausfrau|Traditional wife
hayride|Rural outing
hayseed|Hick
headbands|Accessories for sweaters?
headers|Plunges
headrest|Whiplash preventer
headway|Progress
heartbeat|Pump thump
heartbeats|1950's doo-wop group with the hit "A Thousand Miles Away," with "the"
heartburn|Rolaids target
hearted|Word with tender or chicken
heartening|Cheery
heartens|Cheers
heartfelt|Sincere
heartthrobs|Certain idols
heaters|Radiators and such
hectare|Sizable amount of land
hedonism|Philosophy of Epicurus
helices|Spirals
hematic|Of the blood
hepatic|Of the liver
heralds|Ushers in
hereditary|Like many titles
heroics|Extravagant behavior
herself|Feminine pronoun
hesitance|Tentativeness
heterodoxy|Unconventional ideas
hidalgo|Spanish nobleman
hidings|Stashes
hierarch|V.I.P.
highroad|One leads to Loch Lomond
hilltop|Sledder's starting point
hireling|Flunky
hirsute|Bewhiskered
hitless|Like some wonders
hobnailed|Like loggers' boots
hogtied|Incapable of moving
holland|First Navy submarine, with "the"
holster|Colt's home
homebrew|Bathtub suds?
homeland|Israel, to some
honesties|Truthful qualities
honeybee|One with a comb
honeydew|Cantaloupe alternative
honoree|Center of a roast
honoree|Center of a roast
hoofers|Astaire and Rogers, e.g.
hoopoes|Notoriously malodorous birds
hoorayed|Cheered
hoorays|Cheers
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
horrific|Frightful
horselaugh|Guffaw
horseplay|Rough stuff
hospital|Orderly place
hotness|Summer discomfort
houseplant|Philodendron, e.g.
however|Still
huckster|Snake oil salesman
hungered|Yearned (for)
hyacinth|Fragrant lily
hydrofoil|Swift watercraft
hyperbole|Paul Bunyan device
hyphenate|Break one's word?
icebreakers|Party picker-uppers
icefall|Glacial matter
icemaker|Source of cubes
iciness|Unfriendly quality
idealist|VISTA worker, perhaps
ideologue|Doctrinaire sort
idolater|Blind worshiper
idolatry|Blind devotion
idolize|More than esteem
ignites|Triggers
igniting|Firing up
ignoble|Base
ignorant|Unaware
imbecile|One who doesn't know much
imitate|Follow suit
immature|GREEN
immature|GREEN
immigrate|Resettle
immortal|Enduring
impales|Gets rid of Dracula
impasse|Negotiators' problem
impedes|Ties up
imposter|Charlatan
impostor|Fake
impostor|Fake
impotent|Ineffective
improve|Better
improved|New partner
impugned|Questioned
inactive|Like Mount St. Helens, now
incipient|Developing
incisive|Trenchant
incline|Bend
indelicate|Tactless
indents|Paragraph starts
indents|Starts right?
indices|Book lists
indolent|Slothful
indorse|Back up: Var.
induced|Brought about
indwells|Exists as an activating force
inertia|It'll keep you going
inertia|Physics topic
inertia|Physics topic
inexistent|Only hypothetical
infants|Babies
inference|Something drawn
inferiors|Bush leaguers
inferiors|Bush leaguers
inflate|Blow up
inflate|Exaggerate
inhaled|Went all the way, as a smoker
inimical|Not sympathetic
initial|Approve, in a way
inkiest|Most pitch-black
inkwell|Aid to John Hancock
innovates|Pioneers
inordinate|Excessive
inquisitiveness|Curiosity
inroads|Forays
insight|Visible
insistent|Hard to brush off
insofar|To such an extent
inspire|Fill with feeling
instance|Case
instant|Coffee choice
instants|Snaps of the fingers
insteps|Pedal parts
instigate|Provoke
instigate|Provoke
intakes|Air shafts for mines
integer|Whole number
integer|Whole thing
integers|Calculator display
interest|Investor's concern
interims|Breaks
interned|Confined, as in wartime
interrupts|Heckles, say
intimate|Kind of apparel
intimate|Soul mate
intoner|One who does voice-overs
intones|Chants
inundated|Swamped
inutile|Worthless
inveigh|Complain bitterly
inverse|2, to 1/2
inverse|Opposite
invitees|People asked to parties
irksome|Pestiferous
ironical|Like Oedipus's curse in "Oedipus Rex"
ironical|Mocking
ironies|Life's strange turns
ironsides|Armor-plated warship
ironstone|Hard white pottery
irradiate|Zap
irregular|Sale item, maybe
islands|Archipelago components
islands|Christmas and Easter
isogonic|Having equal angles
isolate|Cut off
italicize|Underscore
itemized|Used Schedule A
iterative|Repeating
iterative|Repetitious
jacinth|Reddish-orange
jeroboam|Oversize wine bottle
jetstream|Tropospheric current
jibboom|Nautical spar
jiggles|They're not as big as jars
jinrikisha|Eastern taxi: Var.
johnsons|Baby oil brand
joshing|Banter
jostled|Pushed
joyride|Hi-jinks in a stolen car
jubilee|50th anniversary, for one
jujitsu|Self-defense art
kachina|Hopi Indian doll
keenest|Most gung-ho
keeping|Custody
keeping|Guardianship
keepsake|Token
kerosenes|Oils obtained from petroleum, coal or wood
keynoters|Convention figures
kingpin|V.I.P.
kinsmen|Relatives
klaxons|Electric horns
kleenex|Tear sheet?
klondike|Solitaire game
kneelers|Churchgoers, at times
kneepad|It'll keep you out of a scrape or two
knesset|Contentious political assembly
knesset|Overseas assembly
knitted|Emulated Mme. Defarge
knobbed|Having round protuberances
knockabout|Loaf
knocked|Found fault with
labelers|Identifying equipment
labelers|Identifying equipment
lacerates|Tears
lackluster|Flat
lacrosse|Olympics sport discontinued after 1908
lacteal|Milky
lactose|What some folks can't tolerate
ladybug|Word repeated in a children's rhyme
lambaste|Berate
lamebrained|Hardly Mensa material
lampoon|Spoof
lancers|Bygone regiment
lanolin|Ointment ingredient
lanolin|Ointment ingredient
lanolins|Wool fats
largesse|Generosity
largesse|Liberality
largesses|Generous gifts
lasagnas|Pasta dishes
lashers|They raise crops
lassoed|Practiced for a rodeo
latchkey|Kind of kid
lateral|Football fling
lateral|Pass in some bowls
lattices|Screens
lavished|Gave generously
lawless|Wild
lawsuit|Case
leaches|Percolates, as water
leading|Ahead
leading|Ahead
leadings|Spaces between lines, in printing
leafage|Greenery
leakier|Less secure
leaners|Near ringers
leapers|Basketball forwards, e.g.
leaping|Like some lizards
learned|Scholarly
leastways|At any rate
lecture|Stern reprimand
lefties|Southpaws
leftists|Greens, politically
legatee|Beneficiary
legions|Multitudes
legislative|Kind of aide
lenient|Easy
lenient|Mild
lenient|Soft
leotard|Aerialist's get up
leotards|Aerobics gear
letterman|Admired athlete
liaison|Contact
libellee|One smeared in England
libertarian|Milton Friedman follower
libraries|Book stores?
libretto|It kept Bizet busy
license|It may be poetic
license|Poet's prerogative
licensee|Royalty payer
ligands|Molecules that bind to receptors
likened|Compared
limeade|Citrus drink
liminal|Barely perceptible
linearize|Make straight
lineated|Striped
linebackers|Football defensemen
lineman|Back blocker
lingers|Hangs back
linguini|Pasta favorite
linkups|Connections
linotype|Mergenthaler patent of 1884
listened|Eavesdropped
listeners|Audience
literally|Strictly speaking
literate|Well-schooled
literati|Highbrows
litters|Bearings?
litters|Befouls the path
locoweed|Cattle drive hazard
loculus|Catacomb recess
lodgings|Digs
logical|Intelligent
logical|Like Mr. Spock's answers
longboat|Item aboard a merchant ship
lotions|Avon products
lotions|Avon products
lotteries|Millionaire makers
lovebug|Southern swarmer
lowball|Kind of estimate
lucerne|Glacier Garden city
lucerne|Swiss tourist center
lumberjack|HACKER
lumpier|Less stirred
lunatic|Kook
lunettes|Crescent-shaped windows
machine|Kind of shop or language
machine|Kind of shop or language
machine|Man alternative
machines|Luddites' targets
madcaps|Reckless ones
madeleine|French cake immortalized by Marcel Proust
maelstrom|Powerful whirlpool
magisterial|Authoritative
magnets|Refrigerator decorations
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahjongg|Game for the Joy Luck Club
maintains|Preserves
makimono|Japanese hand scroll
malamute|Sled dog
mammoths|Pleistocene beasts
managed|Coped
manatee|Possible source of mermaid legends
mandated|Decreed
mandible|Lower jaw
mangles|Pressing machines
manicurist|DIGITAL MONITOR
manifesto|Declaration
manifold|Part of a car's exhaust system
mannerisms|Quirks, say
manning|Staffing
marathon|Battle site where the Athenians routed the Persians
marathon|Part of an ironman competition
marigold|Orange-flowered plant
marimba|Cousin of the xylophone
marimba|Instrument for a merengue
marinara|Ristorante offering
marinas|Basins
marjoram|Oregano shelfmate
married|Hitched
marshes|Herons' haunts
martens|Weasels' cousins
martian|Sci-fi enemy
martins|Forked-tail swallows
mascara|It runs in the rain
matrices|Number arrays
maximum|Harshest sentence
mayoral|Like certain elections
meander|Wander aimlessly
melodic|Sweet, in a way
melodrama|Ham production?
menagerie|Carnival exhibit
menthol|Cough drop ingredient
mercies|Tender ___ (1983 Robert Duvall film)
mercies|Horton Foote's "Tender ___"
merriest|Most gamesome
message|Bit of E-mail
messages|E-mail
messages|E-mail
meteors|Shooting stars
metered|Like a taxi
methane|CH4
metiers|Fields
microbe|Germ
militiamen|Muster Day enrollees
milkers|Dairy workers
millibar|Pressure unit
millstream|Grain grinder's power source
mimicry|Imitation
mineral|20 Questions category
mineral|Old quiz show category
minerals|Some supplements
miniver|Cheevy of Edwin Arlington Robinson verse
minoring|Studying secondarily
miracle|Wonderwork
mirrors|Reflects
mirthful|Jolly
misdeal|Poker boo-boo
misdeals|These might play into the wrong hands
miserly|Cheap
miserly|Penny-pinching
misfire|Fall flat
misgauges|Doesn't estimate correctly
misgoverns|Has trouble running
mishmash|Jumble
mistreated|Was unkind to
mistrust|Doubt
modestly|In a humble way
mohairs|Costly sweaters
mohairs|Costly sweaters
molecule|Chemistry class model
moneymen|Banker types
monodic|Like some Greek odes
monolog|Hamlet highlight
monorail|Disney World transport
monsoon|Wet time
monthly|Seventeen, e.g.
mooners|Sentimentalists, maybe
moralism|Righteousness to a fault
moralist|Holier-than-thou type
morgans|Certain riding horses
morrows|The mornings after
motives|Columbo concerns
mournings|Periods of grief
movable|Not fixed
mulched|Like many gardens
multigrain|Kind of cereal
mundane|Ordinary
mundane|Ordinary
mundane|Ordinary
murdered|Trounced, in sports
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscular|Powerful
nacelle|Enclosed part of a blimp
nameless|How some shall remain
napoleon|Continental system proponent
nappers|Siesta takers
narcissus|Youth who fell in love with his reflection
narrate|Tell tales
narthex|Enclosed passage in a church
nascent|Newborn
nastier|More odious
nasties|Loathsome little creatures
nations|Olympic roster
neatened|Set straight
neatens|Puts in order
necessary|Essential
necktie|Bit of business attire
needled|Razzed
negated|Countermanded
negater|Veto
neglects|Overlooks
negotiate|Bargain
nelsons|1950's TV family
nemeses|Archenemies, maybe
neonate|Newborn
neonate|One in an incubator
nepotists|Family providers?
networks|Associations
neutrons|Atomic bits
newscast|10:00 program
newsman|Rather, for one
newsmen|These might cover fires
nicoise|Salad style
nightcap|Brandy, perhaps
ninefold|Nonuple
nineteen|Start of this year?
nitwits|Dolts
noisier|Harder on the ears
nomadic|Wandering
nomadic|Wandering
nominal|Trifling
nonchalant|Cool
nonreaders|Bibliophobes
nonsmoker|Favorable life insurance category
nonstick|Like some pans
nonstop|Going on and on
nonurban|Rural
nosegays|Bouquets
notarize|Certify, in a way
notepads|They're handy by phones
novocaine|Dentist's supply
nuances|Shades
nuances|Shades
nudniks|Bores
nursling|Infant
nurture|Take under one's wing
nutrient|Fuel for the body
oatmeal|Fiber source
obdurate|Hard
obdurate|Inflexible
obdurate|Stubborn
obedient|Following orders
obeying|Compliant
obliges|Accommodates
oboists|Orchestra trio
obscene|Bluer than blue
obscene|Lewd
observe|Witness
obsidian|Relative of perlite
obsolete|Discarded
obtrudes|Imposes without invitation
obverse|Coin side
obviate|Render unnecessary
ocarina|Musical instrument with finger holes
occiput|Back of the head
oceanic|Like the QE2
octagon|Unusual house shape
octaves|Parts of sonnets
octavos|Book sizes
offering|Part of a church service
offhand|Unrehearsed
officers|Brass
offices|Positions of authority
offside|Ref's call
oftener|With greater frequency
oilhole|Lubrication spot
oilseeds|Sesames
okeydokey|Yea
oldster|Senior citizen
oleander|Fragrant, poisonous shrub
oleander|Ornamental dogbane
oleander|Ornamental shrub
oleander|Showy-flowered shrub
olestra|Pseudo fat
omelets|Brunch fare
omitted|Missing
omitter|Name dropper?
omitter|Name dropper?
omnibus|Collected works
omnivore|Not a picky eater
oneness|Unity
onetime|Past
onlookers|Spectators
onstage|Treading the boards
opaline|Prismatic, as a stone
openers|Jacks or better, in poker
operatic|Like "Aida"
operatic|Like a Carreras concert
operator|Smooth worker
operetta|Blossom Time, e.g.
operetta|Comic musical work
operetta|D'Oyly Carte production
operetta|D'Oyly Carte production
opiates|Tranquilizers
opinion|Two cents worth
opinion|View
opinions|Holdings
opposed|Ran against
oppress|Give a hard time
optical|Re sight
optimal|Most desirable
optimists|They expect the best
optimize|Make the best of
oracles|The Scriptures
oranges|What a juggler may practice with
oration|Address
oratorical|Eloquent
oratorio|Messiah, e.g.
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratorio|Mendelssohn's "Elijah," e.g.
orbiting|Going around the world
ordains|Predestines
ordinals|You can count on them
organdie|Curtain fabric: Var.
oriental|Floor decoration
osiered|Made of certain twigs
osseous|Bony
osteoid|Bonelike
ostlers|Stable work force
ostosis|Formation of bone
outdoes|Beats
outgrew|Lost interest in, in a way
outlined|Sketched
outrage|Scandal reaction
outrage|Scandal reaction
outstay|___ one's welcome
outstays|Exhibits more stamina
overact|Saw the air too much with your hand, in Shakespeare's words
overact|Ham it up
overacts|Emotes
overage|Ineligible, in a way
overage|Surplus
overarm|Like a baseball pitch
overbearing|Domineering
overcoats|Chesterfields
overdubs|Recording studio add-ins
overeager|Too keen
overeat|Lose control at a buffet
overfeeds|Stuffs
overlap|Partly coincide
overlong|Like some speeches
overran|Conquered quickly
overrate|Think too highly of
oversee|Manage
overuse|Deplete, perhaps
overviews|Summaries
ovipara|Egg-laying animals
oxidizer|Air, vis-a-vis wine
paddles|Fraternity house decorations
pageant|Show
pagodas|Thai towers
pailful|Jack and Jill's burden
palaver|Powwow
palestra|Athletic training site, in Greek antiquity
palinode|Formal retraction
palmetto|Tree with fan-shaped leaves
palominos|Trigger and others
panatelas|Slim cigars
panjandrum|Pooh-bah
panorama|Oater backdrop, e.g.
panorama|Vista
pantheon|Roman temple
paparazzi|Some shooting stars?
parable|Story of Jesus
parades|Mardi Gras highlights
paradise|Milton topic
parapet|Protective wall
parasite|Mooch
pariahs|Outcasts
parlance|Lingo
parlays|Uses to achieve later success
parmesan|Tortellini topping
parolee|Ex-con, maybe
parolee|One just let out of jail
parolee|One out?
paroles|Shortens a sentence, perhaps
parsnip|Garden root
partnership|Limited group?
parvenu|Upstart
passado|Thrusting fencing maneuver
passion|Word with fruit or play
patently|How obvious? Very much so!
patrons|Bar regulars, e.g.
patterned|Like tattersall
patterns|Paisleys, e.g.
peasouper|Thick fog
peatiest|Most like sphagnum
peccadillo|Slight sin
peckish|Irritable
pedants|Hairsplitters
pedestal|Place for a statue or a hero
peekaboo|Baby's pastime
peepers|Baby blues
peephole|Door feature
peeping|Taking a glimpse
peignoirs|Apres-bain gowns
pellets|Some ammunition
pemoline|Nervous system stimulant
penalties|Football coach's nightmare
penance|Sinners do it
penname|Mark Twain, for one
penumbrae|Shadowy places
peppers|Pelts
peptalk|Half-time event, maybe
peregrine|Swift falcon
peridot|August birthstone
periodic|Kind of table
perished|Became extinct
perjury|Swearing falsely
permission|O.K.
permits|Drivers and hunters need them
perpetrate|Commit
persona|___ non grata
personal|Classified
perturb|Discompose
perused|Studied thoroughly
perverse|Wrongheaded
pesetas|Change in Toledo
pesetas|Jack, in Spain
pesetas|Spanish beans
pesetas|Spanish cabbage
pesetas|They're spent in Spain
pesticide|Bug's bugbear
petered|Faded (out)
petrols|They're dispensed in litres
phantom|Imaginary
phantom|Not real
philomela|Athenian princess who was turned into a nightingale
phoebus|Apollo as god of the sun
phrases|Expresses
picayune|Trifling
pimples|Teen's woe
piranha|It might bite the hand that feeds it
pitcher|Sangria container
pizzeria|Place to buy a pie
planned|Outlined
plateaus|High spots
platform|Railroad station area
plaudit|Expression of approval
plaudit|Strong praise
players|Musicians
playtime|Much of kindergarten
pleased|Content
plopped|Fell heavily
plumage|Peacock's pride
plummet|Fall
plummets|Dives
plunder|Sack
plunder|Sack
poinciana|Showy, scarlet flower
pointers|Expert advice
polenta|Thick cornmeal mush
polestar|Guiding light
politburo|Former Kremlin hotshots
pollenate|Bees do it: Var.
pollutes|Harms the environment
polonaises|Chopin pieces
polyester|You needn't press it
polymer|Nylon, for one
pompano|___ Beach, Fla.
population|We, the people
porcine|Chubby
porkpies|They may be felt on the head
porthole|Window onto the ocean
posadas|Spanish inns
postage|It's stuck in a corner
postage|Stamps
postdates|Follows, timewise
potatoes|Shepherd's pie ingredients
potence|Strength: Var.
potions|Witches' brews
potshard|Dig discovery: Var.
pottage|Thick vegetable soup
poverty|Pennilessness
powerboat|Water-skier's need
powerless|Dead in the water
prating|Babbling
prating|Babbling
preached|Delivered a sermon
precedes|Comes before
precisions|Niceties
predawn|Early
predict|Guess
preemie|Early arrival
preexpose|Condition ahead of time, as film
prefabs|Economical homes
prelims|Starts of tourneys
prepaid|Like magazine subscriptions
preradio|Like the 1880's, e.g.
presets|Determines limits in advance
presidio|1988 Connery film, with "The"
pressman|Newspaper employee
prestidigitator|Quick hands artist
pretense|Facade
pretense|Mask
prettily|With grace
priests|Clergymen
primroses|Path adornments?
prioress|Rank below abbess
prioress|Rank below abbess
prisons|Cooler places?
problem|Bit of math homework
problem|Stumper
proboscis|Beak
process|Methodology
proctor|Monitor
procures|Buys or leases
prodder|Cowboy on a cattle drive, e.g.
product|Output
profile|Bio
programed|Robotic: Var.
promote|Ballyhoo
propanes|Industrial fuels
prorate|Apportion
protrude|Thrust forward
provides|Is a breadwinner
psyched|Gung-ho
ptomaine|Food poisoning
puddles|Splash sites
pugnacity|Belligerence
puritanic|Overly strict
purpleheart|Vet's treasure
purpling|Bruise discoloration
purposes|They may be cross
pussyfoot|Beat around the bush
putties|Fills the cracks
quaintly|With old-fashioned charm
quasars|Some TV's
quavery|Trembling
quidnunc|One who'd like to know more
quiverer|Shaker
quixote|Embodiment of impractical chivalry
quondam|Former
raccoons|Garbage-marauding critters
racecourse|Watkins Glen, e.g.
racemes|Flower clusters
ragtime|E. L. Doctorow best seller
ragtops|Convertibles
ragweeds|Troublesome plants
raiders|1984 Super Bowl champs
raiders|Super Bowl XV champs
raiment|Attire
raiment|Attire
raindrop|Kerplop maker
rainout|Stadium disappointment
rainwater|It's found in a runoff
raising|Poker ploy
ramparts|Key locale?
ranches|They're called stations in Australia
rankest|Most foul
rankles|Gets to
rankles|Vexes
ranters|They carry on
ranting|Being bombastic
rarebit|Cheese dish
rassles|Grapples with, as a critter
rassles|Struggles with, as a varmint
ratatat|Rapper's sound
ratings|Nielsen stats
ratline|Rung of a ship's "ladder"
rattail|Kind of comb
ravager|Vandal
ravioli|Italian cheese or meat dish
rawhide|1959 hit TV theme song
reacquaint|Familiarize again
readied|Groomed
readiness|Inclination
reagent|Chemistry lab selection
reagent|Chromatography spray
realism|Style of the Ashcan School
realize|Net
reargue|Debate anew
reasoner|Syllogist
reassure|Enhearten
rebated|Paid back
rebirth|Religious experience
recanes|Fixes, as furniture
recedes|Moves back
reciter|Elocutionist
recoils|Suddenly shrinks
rectors|University officials
redated|Saw again
redcoats|Minutemen's foe
reddish|Flushed
redeemed|Got back
redhead|Lucille Ball, e.g.
redline|Mark for cancellation
redolent|Aromatic
redress|Satisfaction
refereed|Judged, in a way
reflect|Mirror
reframe|Phrase in a new way, as a question
regicide|Killing of a king
regiment|Organize rigidly
regions|Zones
registered|On the rolls
rehearse|Practice
relation|Blood
relayed|Not firsthand
relegate|Consign
relegate|Consign
reliant|Counting (on)
religion|Gospel
relived|Had flashbacks about
relocks|Bolts over
remakes|1932 and 1981 "Tarzan" films, e.g.
remitted|Eased up
remodel|Make like new
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Sackcloth and ashes
remorse|Sentence modifier, at times
remoter|Like Uranus vis-a-vis Jupiter
removed|Distant
renames|Dubs over
renewal|Urban modernization
renewals|Library transactions
repaint|Change one's coat?
repaired|Working again
repaper|Do the walls over
repartee|Banter
repeals|Undoes
repeated|Said again
repellents|Debuggers?
repents|Follows a sidewalk preacher
replants|Moves in the garden
repotted|Did a horticulturist's job
represent|Portray
reprisal|Payback
reproaches|Reads the riot act to
reptile|Dinosaur, e.g.
requests|Bands take them
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
reroute|Send another way
resales|Antique dealers' deals
resales|Lot transactions
rescore|Do the tally again
resemble|Look like
resents|Minds
reserved|Not showing emotions
resewed|Mended
residences|Quarters
resides|Lives
residual|Leftover
resignedness|Acquiescence
resistance|Freedom fighters
reslate|Schedule again
resoled|Cobbled
resoled|Like some shoes
resoled|Like some shoes
resoles|Works on pumps, maybe
resolution|Denouement
resonates|Echoes
respire|Get some air?
respite|Timeout
restart|Computer instruction
restart|Turn over a new leaf
restore|Give back
resurvey|Check the boundaries again
retainer|Attorney's request
retainer|Servant
retains|Preserves
retakes|Movie do-overs
retards|Holds back
retests|Tries again
reticence|Reserve
retiree|Many a Miamian
retires|Calls it a career
retitle|Change names
retorted|Made a comeback?
retrain|Prepare to change careers
retread|Used rubber
retread|Used rubber
retreat|Meditation location
retreats|Getaways
retries|Puts in the dock again
returns|Tennis volleys
reunites|Joins, as long-lost friends
reveler|Party animal
revenue|Investor's concern
reverend|Jesse Jackson, for one
reverent|Respectful
reveres|Holds in awe
reverses|Exhibits dyslexia
reweighing|Checking a fisherman's claim
rhapsody|Liszt piece
ricochet|Glance
ricotta|Italian cheese
riflers|Ransackers
ringmaster|Circus figure
rioters|Do the Right Thing extras
ripcords|Chutists' needs
ripener|Ethylene, e.g.
riposte|Comeback
risotto|Italian rice dish
riveter|Rosie the ___
riviera|Nice location
roadsters|Duesenberg A's, e.g.
roarers|Leo and others
roarers|Lions
roaster|Friar cutup
rockhound|Geologist
roentgen|First Nobelist in Physics
rollers|Salon supplies
roofers|Ones at the top of their business?
roomers|They pay for quarters
roosters|They make wakeup calls
rosarian|Floral specialist
rosebud|Citizen Kane's last word
rosters|Rolls
rotates|Goes around
rotunda|Hotel lobby, maybe
routines|Skaters do them
rubbernecks|Gawks
rudiment|Basic skill
ruiners|Spoilers
rummage|Odds and ends
runaway|Easy victory
runback|Kickoff response
runouts|Expirations
sabotages|Throws a monkey wrench into
sachems|Indian chiefs
safecracker|Yegg
sageness|Nestor's trait
salaried|On the payroll
salchow|Skating jump
salesman|Drummer
sallies|Military movements
samaritan|Helper of parable
samlets|Young salmon
samples|Salesman's load
samurai|Belushi character on "S.N.L."
sandbank|Shoal
sandman|Hansel and Gretel role
sandman|Bedtime genie
sandwich|B.L.T., e.g.
sangria|Iced drink
sanitary|Hygienic
sapient|Discerning
sapient|Discerning
sappers|Military trench diggers
sargasso|Sea in a Jean Rhys title
sashays|Glides
sashays|Steps fancily
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
sassier|Mouthing off more
sassier|Mouthing off more
satellite|Surveilling need
satiate|Gorge
satiate|Gorge
satiety|Surfeit
satires|Sendups
saturate|Really soak
saucers|Some U.F.O.'s
sauciest|Most forward
saurels|Marine fishes
sauterne|Dessert wine
savanna|Where zebras and giraffes graze
savannas|Much of Cuba
sawbones|Doc
sayonara|Parting word
scalers|Tackle box gizmos
scammed|Defrauded
scanner|Checkout device
scanter|Less plentiful
scantest|Least sufficient
scarcer|Less available
scarves|Hermes accessories
scenery|Set back?
sceptre|Sovereignty, in Sussex
schnook|Dolt
schoolroom|Test site
schools|Teaches the A B C's
science|Premed focus
sciences|Arts' partner
scientists|Many Nobel Prize winners
scissor|Clip
scoffed|Mocked
sconces|Candle brackets
scooter|Kid's transport
scorecard|Caddie's item
scorner|Pooh-pooher
scottie|F.D.R.'s Fala, e.g.
scrabble|Claw (at)
scraped|Got (by)
screamer|Sensational headline
screens|Puts on for a certain audience
screens|Summer needs
screwed|In trouble, in slang
scribes|Copyists
scythes|Cuts, in a way
seabeds|Neptune's gardens
seacoast|Maine's is rocky
seagull|Harbor sight
seahorse|Fish of which the male carries the fertilized eggs
seahorse|Fish that sings when mating
sealants|Radiator features
seashell|Scallop, for one
seasick|Needing Dramamine, maybe
seaside|Kind of resort
seaside|Oceanfront
seasonal|Like some resorts
secedes|Withdraws
secrecy|Spy's byword
sedates|Puts under
seeable|In view
seediness|Skid row look
seediness|Skid row look
seedtime|When to sow
seepage|Exudation
selects|Chooses
selfless|Concerned only with others
sellout|Compromise one's talents
seltzer|Egg cream additive
selvage|Fabric border
semaphore|Communication means at sea
semester|Academic term
seminar|Advanced course
senates|Governing bodies
senator|Bill collector?
senator|Potential White House hopeful
senators|...and last in the American League team
senators|...and last in the American League team
senility|Aging problem
seniors|Kind of tour
senores|Misters abroad
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Having feelings
sensuous|Capable of being felt
sentence|It could be several years
sequins|Liberace wore them
serenely|In a calm manner
serenely|In peace
serialist|Dickens, notably
serotonin|Certain neurotransmitter
serrate|Notched
sessile|Attached at the base, botanically
sessions|Rap or jam periods
sestets|Octave followers, in sonnets
sestets|Sonnet endings
sestina|Verse form used by Dante
setbacks|Blows
settled|Alit
settler|One at Roanoke, e.g.
settling|Getting to the bottom of things?
several|A fistful
severer|More draconian
shaders|Overhangs
shadowed|Tailed
shakier|Less sound
shamans|Tribal healers
shanghai|Major Chinese seaport
shanties|Hovels
shapeup|Develop
shareware|Preview programs for computers
sharing|Thank you for ___...
sheaths|Cases
shelters|Guards
shepherd|Abel, for one
shepherd|Abel, for one
sheriff|Western hero
sherpas|Hillary's aides
sherpas|Popular porters
shielded|Out of harm's way
shirked|Dodged
shirker|Goldbrick
shoddiest|Most likely to collapse
shoddiest|Most likely to collapse
shootout|Oater action
shoptalk|Happy hour patter, perhaps
shoptalk|Plant exchanges
shortens|Turns a maxi into a midi
shortest|Losing straw in drawing straws
shoving|Brawl activity
showcasing|Highlighting
showstopper|Dazzling performer
showtime|Cable channel
shrieks|Horror film sounds
shrilly|With stridor
shrimps|Cocktail contents
shunned|Didn't go near
shuteye|Sleep
shutouts|< Season record for which Grover Cleveland Alexander had this number
shyness|Wallflower's characteristic
siamese|Standpipe with two openings
sideline|Moonlighting
sideman|Jazz group member
sideslip|Lose forward momentum
sideways|Crabwise
siennas|Earth shades
sightsaw|Visited tourist places
signature|Form of ID
signore|Milanese monsieur
silence|Schoolmaster's order
siltier|Less clear, as river water
simmers|Ferments
simpers|Grins self-consciously
sincere|Heartfelt
sinecure|Nice work if you can get it
singlet|Runner's jersey
sinuses|Holes in the head
siphons|Suckers in the auto world?
siskins|Birds related to the goldfinch
sissies|Mama's boys
sissies|Pantywaists
skaters|Some Winter Olympians
skeletal|Bony
skidded|Slipped in sleet
skiddoo|Split
skilled|Adept
skinflint|Cheapskate
skinflint|Miser
skylines|Postcard scenes, sometimes
slandered|Like a victim of calumny
slanders|Wounds with words
slanted|Biased
slanted|Like propaganda
slantwise|Obliquely
slayers|David and others
sledded|Traveled by double-ripper
sledges|Equipment for a work detail
sleepover|Certain party
sleepwalker|Lady Macbeth, on occasion
sleeves|Places for aces?
slipshod|Careless
slogans|Campaign poster inscriptions
slogans|Campaign poster inscriptions
sloshed|Stinko
smarted|Hurt
smarten|Spruce up
smarter|More stylish
smartness|Savvy
smasher|Part of a nuclear research facility
smelled|Seemed funny
smothers|Comedy brothers of 60's-70's TV
smothers|Overwhelms
smuggle|Run
smuggling|Customs officer's concern
sneaked|Pussyfooted
sneakers|Gym locker items
sneerer|Villain, at times
sneering|Derisive
sneezer|One who's blessed
snicker|Scornful sound
snicker|Tee-hee
snickered|Responded disrespectfully
snidest|Superlatively sarcastic
sniffle|Cold sufferer's sound
sniffle|Cold symptom
sniffle|Cold symptom
snoozer|One in the arms of Morpheus
softball|Sandlot sport
software|Programming
soignee|Well-groomed
soilage|Livestock feed
soirees|Evening get-togethers
solaria|Glassed-in porches
solipsist|One egoistically self-absorbed
soloist|Recital performer
solvent|In the black, like a dry cleaner?
someone|Successful person
somewhat|To an extent
somewheres|In an undetermined place, in dialect
sorcerer|One who works for a spell?
soreness|Post-marathon feeling
sorties|Forays
soviets|Reds
spadework|Preliminary drudgery
spaghetti|Insulating tubing
spandex|Stretcher at the gym
spaniel|Droopy-eared one
sparkle|Vivacity
sparrow|Song ___
sparrows|U.S. air-to-air missiles
sparser|Thinner
spartan|Sternly disciplined
spatula|Flipper?
specimen|Display item
speeder|Left-lane type
speeder|One over the limit
speeder|Road menace
speeders|Those going 80, say
speedreads|Rips through pages?
spelled|Relieved
spelled|Relieved
spelled|Relieved
spelunk|Cave
spelunk|Explore caves
sphagnum|Moss for potting plants
spheres|The sun and moon
spherule|Small ball
spillage|Result of a kitchen accident
spilled|Tumbled
spinout|Indy occurrence
spitfire|Battle of Britain fighter
spleens|Ill humors
splotch|Large stain
sponsor|Object of a charity search
sponsors|Backs
spousal|Kind of support
sprawls|Lies limply
spreaders|Small spatulas
spreads|Bookies' concerns
springboard|Jumping-off place?
sprites|Pixies
squarest|Most conservative
squeezed|Tight
squiggle|Tilde, e.g.
stagnant|Not moving
staining|Adding some color to
stainless|Kind of steel
staircase|Connecting flight?
staircases|Ways up
stalags|Detention sites
stalemate|Draw
stalest|Least newsworthy
stalest|Passe in the extreme
stammer|Hem and haw
stampede|Western festival
standee|Straphanger
standpat|Be against change
stanhope|Light, one-seated carriage
stanzas|Canzone parts
starches|Food group
starchy|Stiff and formal
stardust|Carmichael classic
stardust|Carmichael classic
starlet|Ingenue
starters|Not the subs
startle|Shock
startled|Shook up
startling|Unexpected
startup|Nascent company
starved|Famished
stashes|Stores
statesmen|Distinguished politicians
stationery|Gift shop item
statist|Oligarchy proponent
statuary|Place for marbles
statures|Heights
statute|Act
stealer|Crook
steamer|Clambake delicacy
steamily|How some "Melrose Place" stories proceed
stearates|Chemical salts
steelie|Shooting marble
steepened|Made more precipitous
steepers|Some dye workers
steepish|Rather high
steeple|Bell site
steerage|Not exactly first cabin
steerages|Passenger ships' sections
steerer|Helmsman
stemmed|Restrained, as a flow
stencil|Graphic designer's tool
stencil|Sign painter's aid
stentor|Loud voice from the "Iliad"
stereos|Hi-fis
sterile|Like a mule
sterile|Like a mule
sterilize|Boil, perhaps
sternum|Chest protector
stickler|Slave to detail
stiletto|Heel style
stinginess|Scrooge's attribute
stipends|Periodic payments
stipulate|Set forth
stogies|Smelly smokes
stokers|Furnace devices
stoking|Stirring up
stomachs|Stands
stoolie|Rat
stopover|Drop in
storeroom|Pantry, e.g.
strafes|Attacks, in a way
straights|Racecourse sections
straits|In dire ___
strange|Odd
strapped|Short on cash
strategy|Game plan
straying|In need of repentance
streaks|These can be winning or losing
streamer|Decoration for a newlywed's car
streamers|Parade decorations
streams|Creeks
stressed|Played up
stressed|Ready for a vacation
stressed|Spoke with an accent?
stresses|Plays up
stressor|Stimulus that causes strain
striated|Having furrows
strident|Grating
strikes|X's in bowling
strikingly|Very much
striven|Made an effort
strives|Makes an effort
stroker|Rower, e.g.
stronger|More intense
stronghold|Keep
student|Preppy, e.g.
stunned|Blown away
stupors|Dazes
stylets|Daggers
stylist|Not just a barber
subsidies|Grants
subtitle|Foreign film feature
subtone|Low sound
subways|Tubes
succeed|Follow
suckers|Patsies
suggestive|Off-color
sultana|Small raisin
sultrily|How a siren walks
summoner|Process server
sunshade|Parasol
sunstroke|Summer ailment
sunsuits|Warm weather gear
superman|Second-biggest movie hit of 1978
surceased|Discontinued
surface|Superficial
surfaces|Comes to light
surlier|Comparatively cantankerous
surname|Family need
surrogate|Deputy
sutlers|Army provisioners of old
svelter|More slender and graceful
swarmed|Was overrun
sweated|Used a sauna
sweater|Popular Christmas gift
sweeteners|Sugar and others
sweetheart|Kind of contract
sweetheart|Kind of deal
sweetie|Hon
swelter|Need air conditioning
swooned|Needed smelling salts
synchronal|Contemporaneous
syncopes|Phonetic contractions
syringe|Medicine injector
syringe|Shot glass?
systems|Kind of analysis
tabards|Coats with coats of arms
tacitly|Without words
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tagboard|Poster material
tailors|They give you fits
tailspin|Pilot's nightmare
takeout|Chinese, e.g.
talents|Ancient money
talents|Gifts
talisman|It works like a charm
tallyho|Hunting cry
tamales|Hot stuff
tamales|South of the border order
tameness|Property of housepets?
tanager|Colorful bird
tanager|Scarlet bird
tangerine|1942 Jimmy Dorsey hit
tangerine|Cousin of an orange
tantara|Clarion blast
tantara|Horn sound
tapered|Like some jeans legs
targets|Clay pigeons, e.g.
tariffs|Schedule listings
tarnation|Euphemism for hell
tarpons|Florida game fish
tarragon|Spice used in pickling
tasters|Some test participants
tatamis|Japanese mats
taurine|Bullish
taverna|Greek cafe
teacart|It's rolled out at parties
teacart|Server's trolley
teakettle|Whistler
teardrop|Sign of sorrow
teargas|March ender, maybe
tearoom|Small eatery
teasers|Ads that offer "free" gifts
teasers|Film snippets
teaspoon|Recipe measure
teatime|Late afternoon, usually
techies|Computer experts, e.g.
teenage|Like TV's Ninja Turtles
teenier|Even smaller
teenybopper|Adolescent rock fan
telecast|Program airing
telecourse|Home-study vehicle
telegram|It might be sung on one's birthday
telethon|TV money-raiser
televised|Broadcast
tenancy|Period of a renter's agreement
tendered|Bid
tenderize|Pound, perhaps
tenders|Volunteers
tendril|Plant runner
tenebrae|Holy Week service, for Catholics
tenement|Rent-controlled building, maybe
tenements|Inner city sights
tensest|Most wound up
termite|Home wrecker
termites|Home wreckers
ternate|Like a clover leaf
ternate|Like a clover leaf
terraria|Greenkeepers?
terrine|Baked dish served cold
tersest|Minimally worded
tessera|Tile square
testers|Product checkers
testers|Samplers
tetrapod|Almost any mammal
textile|Cotton or wool
textile|Woven cloth or fabric
textiles|Big North Carolina industry
texture|You can feel it
thawing|Out of the freezer
thereof|From that cause
threads|Duds
throstle|Song thrush
throttle|Choke
throwaway|Dispose of
tiaraed|Like a beauty queen
tickles|That ___!
tidbits|Choice morsels
tigress|Fierce woman
tilefish|Catch of the day, perhaps
tiltmeter|Volcanologist's instrument
timbered|Having trees
timothy|Coarse fodder grass
tinglers|They create a sensation
tinkered|Fiddled (with)
tipsiest|As tight as possible?
tiresome|Dreary
titanic|Capt. E. J. Smith's command, with "the"
titanic|Huge
titanic|Subject of a Clive Cussler best seller, with "the"
titrate|Perform a chemical test
toadied|Licked boots?
toasters|They speak and drink
tobacco|Powerful Washington lobby
toenail|Secure obliquely, in carpentry
tolerate|Stand
toluenes|Coal tar derivatives
tomorrow|Annie showstopper
tonette|Simple flute
tooters|Honkers
tootsie|Sweetheart
topsoil|Bulb cover
torpedo|Sink
tortillas|Part of Pedro's diet
tosspot|Sot
totality|Wholeness
towrope|Dinghy attachment, often
tracheal|Of the windpipe
tracking|Spy satellite activity
tractor|It has pull
tradeoffs|Considerations pro and con
traduce|Slander
tragedy|Euripidean work
trailer|Camper
trailer|Kind of park
trailer|Park item
traipse|Gallivant
traipses|Tramps
traitor|Brutus, e.g.
traitor|Rat
trample|Violate, with "on"
trample|Violate, with "on"
tramroad|Mine railway
transient|Fly-by-night
transmit|Send
trapdoor|Cause of an unexpected fall
trapper|Hide seeker
traumas|Shocks
traveler|Itinerant
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treacle|Something cloying
treading|Stepping
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
treatises|Manuscripts at academic journals
treehouse|Branch office?
treetop|Odd place for a cradle
treetop|Unfortunate landing spot for a parachutist
tremolo|Diva's device
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremors|Aftershocks
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Engineering construction
trestle|Valley crosser
trestles|Some bridges
triangle|Marital situation
tribune|Defender of people's rights
trident|Poseidon's prop
trifecta|Betting option
trifocal|Lens type
trigger|Set off
trimester|Academic division
trinket|Gimcrack
trinket|Tchotchke
triplets|Maternity surprise
triplets|Parent's armful
tripods|Photography aids
trireme|Erstwhile warship
trireme|Old warship
trireme|Part of an old Greek fleet
trireme|Part of an old Greek fleet
triremes|Galleys of yore
tristate|Around a geographical meeting point
tritone|Musical interval
trivial|Nugatory
trolled|Sang merrily
trotted|Competed in the Hambletonian
trouble|Aggravation
truisms|Platitudes
truncate|Curtail
trysail|Aid for upwind maneuvers
tsarists|Supporters of Ivan and Nicholas
tugboat|Port sight
tuneful|Pleasing to the ear
tunneler|Mole, for one
tureens|Soup dishes
turmoil|Hurly-burly
turrets|Castle features
twanger|Country guitar player, e.g.
tweeted|Chirped
tweezer|Plucker's need
twisted|Maniacal
ugliest|Like a prize-winning witch's costume
ukulele|Four-stringed instrument
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
ulterior|Intentionally concealed
ultimate|Eventual
ululate|Bay
ululate|Loudly mourn
ululates|Laments loudly
umpires|They make calls from home
unalterably|In a fixed manner
unassailed|Free of criticism
unaware|Ignorant (of)
unbalanced|Off-center
unbearable|Worse than awful
unbends|Relaxes
unblock|Clear
unbosoms|Reveals, as a secret
uncorks|Opens
uncouple|Disconnect
undated|Like some letters
underact|Just walk through a role, say
undergo|Experience
underhanded|Sneaky
underlie|Support
underpin|Support
uneasier|Less relaxed
uneaten|Left over
unhampered|Free
unicorn|Creature caught only by a virgin maiden
unicorns|Beasts on the royal arms of Scotland
universe|Whole shebang
unlatch|Open
unloose|Release
unmeant|Not intentional
unnerve|Shake up
unoiled|Squeaking
unopposed|Easiest way to run
unprepared|Off-guard
unravel|Solve
unravel|Solve
unshorn|Like Samson, before Delilah
unsnaps|Releases, in a way
untruth|Lie
unwelcome|Like some guests
unzipped|Open, in a way
upbeats|Strokes for Solti
upgrade|Modernize
uplands|High-elevation areas
upscale|Swank
upstage|Overshadow
upsurge|Rise
uptimes|Operating periods
urchins|Ragamuffins
urchins|Scamps
urology|Surgical specialty
valvate|Having flow controls
vastest|Largest in scope
veeries|Eastern thrushes
veganism|Omission of all animal products from the diet
veneers|They're always thin
venerate|Hero-worship
venetian|Antonio or Bassanio, e.g.
venison|Dish for Robin Hood
ventral|Not dorsal
verboten|Prohibited
vestige|Trace
vestige|Trace
vestries|Robe rooms
vintages|Grape yields
vintner|Bordeaux business owner
violence|R-rating reason
visions|Dreams of Daniel, e.g.
visuals|Speech enliveners
votaries|Fans
wagered|On the line
walkingstick|Cane
wallpapers|Decorates, in a way
warhorse|Charger
wariest|Least confident
wariest|Most cautious
wariness|Suspicious quality
warplane|Spitfire, e.g.
warriors|Soldiers
washout|Absolute flop
wassail|Christmas drink
wastage|Loss by decay
wasteland|Desert
waterlily|Monet subject
watermelon|Summer snack
wearies|Fatigues
weather|NASA launch concern
weepers|Sorry sorts
welders|Skyscraper workers
western|Kind of sandwich
westerner|Occidental tourist?
westerns|Where to see shooting stars
whacker|Garden tool
whatever|Anything you say
whenever|At a time of one's choosing
whininess|Puling
whiskers|Narrow margins
whisper|Trace
whitish|Milky
whodunit|Murder mystery
whorled|Like fingerprints
windlass|Lifting device
windswept|Blown about
winesap|Apple variety
wisenheimer|Know-it-all
witchcraft|Sorcery
womanish|Not masculine
wonderland|Place of bliss
woodcuts|Certain illustrations
worries|Concerns
worsted|Woolen cloth
wrangled|Had a dispute
wunderkind|PRODIGY
yakitori|Chicken dish
younger|Son's designation, with "the"
zeitgeist|Prevailing mood
zeitgeist|Spirit of the time
zephyrs|Gentle breezes
zillion|Whole slew of
zillions|Gobs and gobs
zookeeper|Cagey one?
abalone|Sea-ear
abalones|Button sources
abating|Letting up
aberrance|Deviation
abhorrently|In an awful way
abiding|Putting up with
abnormal|Odd
abnormal|Strange
aboriginal|Native
abreacts|Releases pent-up emotions, in psychoanalysis
abreast|Side by side
abscissa|Graph coordinate
absence|It makes the heart grow fonder
absence|Truancy
absentees|They're missing from a roll
absolutely|Yes!
absorbs|Sponges
abstains|Lays off, with "from"
abusive|Beastly
academia|Collegedom
academic|Moot
academies|Service sites
acceded|Consented
accords|Some Hondas
accruals|Savings account gains
accurate|On target
accused|Defendant
accustomed|Habitual
acetate|Cel material
acetone|Paint remover component
achiest|Most sore
acidulous|Tartish
acquiesce|Bow
acreage|Land
acrobat|Well-balanced person
acrophobia|Woe for a high-wire walker
actually|Strange as it may seem...
actuate|Put into motion
adamant|Inflexible
adaptor|Converting device: Var.
addenda|Back-of-the-book list
addends|Calculator figures
address|Deal with
address|Deal with
adherent|Follower
adherers|They cling
adjourns|Quits working
adolescent|Minor
adopters|Some new parents
adoption|Alternative to pregnancy
adoration|Worship
adorner|Embellisher
adulated|Overdid the flattery
adulates|Hero-worships
aerobic|Like some exercises
aerostat|Balloon or dirigible
affairs|Business
affords|Provides
against|Part of MADD
ageists|Some discriminators
agendum|Program particular
agitato|Hurried, musically
agitato|Restless, to Rachmaninoff
agitator|Firebrand
ailment|Minor malady
airhole|Pet carrier feature
airless|Close
airlifted|Delivered by a Huey Cobra
airline|Diver's need
airline|Travel agent's suggestion
airplanes|Hangar contents
alameda|Oakland's county
alarmist|Chicken Little, e.g.
alchemist|Metalworker?
alchemist|One who goes for the gold?
alcohol|Spirits
alehouses|Tap sites
alerted|Sent smoke signals, maybe
alfredo|La Traviata lead
alienating|Turning away
alienee|Property overseer
alienee|Property receiver
alienees|Property receivers
aliment|Foodstuff
aliment|Sustenance
alleges|Claims
alleluia|Praise be!
allergen|Pollen, e.g.
allergic|Sneezy?
allowable|O.K.
almanacs|Astronomical data providers
almighty|Sovereign
aloofly|With indifference
alphabet|Cast of characters?
alterant|Causing change
alyssum|Plant of the mustard family
amalgam|Combination
amalgam|Filling material
amalgam|Mixture
amaranth|Imaginary, undying flower
amaranth|Unfading flower
amaretto|Italian for "rather bitter"
amaryllis|Popular houseplant
amassers|Millionaires in the making
amasses|Rolls up
amateurs|Many Olympic athletes, today
amelcorn|Hard red grain
amenity|Convenience provider
amerces|Slaps a fine on
amethyst|February birthstone
amethyst|Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
amethysts|February stones
amiable|Like Miss Congeniality
ammonia|Suffocating solution
amnions|Embryonic membranes
amoebic|Having an irregularly curved outline
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amortized|Spread out, in a way
amperage|Current strength
ampersands|They're often seen above 7's
amputate|Cut off
amusement|Kind of park
anaconda|Tight wrapper?
anagram|What each of today's four long answers is vis-à-vis New Year's Eve
analysis|Laboratory task
analyst|Wall Street worker
analyst|Wall Street worker
anarchic|Lawless
anarchy|Chaos
anathema|Bête noire
anchovy|Tapenade ingredient
anemone|Relative of a buttercup
anemones|Clown fish
aneroid|Atmospheric pressure measurer
angelic|More than sweet
angoras|Certain sweaters
anguish|Torture
angular|Lean and bony
animals|Cracker shapes
animato|Lively
animator|Disney Studios employee
animism|Belief that all natural objects have souls
anisette|Cordial
anklebone|Talus
anklets|Low socks
annealed|Tempered
annexes|Additions at school?
anodize|Coat electrolytically
anodyne|Pain-relieving
anomalies|Deviations
anomalies|Deviations
anomaly|Deviation
anomaly|Odd occurrence
anonymity|Fame's opposite
anonyms|False names
anorexic|More than thin
another|Bar request
answers|They'll appear in tomorrow's paper
anteater|Aardvark
antenna|Reception helper
antennas|Receivers
antennas|Wave catchers
antihero|Lucky Jim, for one
antitank|Describing the Viper rocket
antiwar|Like some 60's rallies
antlers|Buck features
antlers|Buck features
apaches|Side in many a western
aperture|Crack
aphonic|Mouthed but not spoken
apostasies|Desertions of dogma
applejack|Fermented cider
applique|Sewn-on cutout design
appoint|Name to a position
appointee|Chosen one
approval|Thumbs up signification
approve|Say yes
apropos|Germane
apteryxes|Kiwis
aqualung|It's breathtaking
aquamarine|Beryl variety
aquaria|Some public exhibits
aquaria|Water worlds
arachnid|Tick, for one
araneid|Any spider
arcades|Skee-Ball and Pac-Man centers
arcadia|Los Angeles suburb
arcadia|Part of ancient Greece with the city Megalópolis
archery|It takes a bow
ardently|With fire
areaways|Urban passages
areolae|Areas between the veins of a leaf
aridity|Desert state
aridity|Dryness
ariettas|Brief operatic solos
arising|Stemming
aristocrat|House of Lords member
armoire|Bedroom furniture
armoire|Large wardrobe
armorer|Gunsmith
armrest|Recliner part
aromatic|Balmy
arousal|Awakening
arranger|Professional musician
arrears|Outstanding debt
arrested|Brought in
arrives|Becomes a name
arriviste|Pushy upstart
arsenal|Storehouse
article|A or "an"
articular|Of joints
artiness|Pretension
artisan|Journeyman's teacher
aseptic|Germfree
ashamed|Red
ashtrays|Smoke shop stock
asinine|Dumb
asparagus|Shoots in the garden
aspects|Lloyd Webber's "___ of Love"
asperse|Slander
asperse|Sling mud
aspersion|Slanderous insinuation
asphalt|It paves the way
aspires|Has hopes
aspirin|It's a relief
assailed|Beset
assassins|Some mercenaries
assemble|Come together
assenter|Yes man
asserts|Puts forward
assessor|Taxing job?
assorter|Classifier
assuming|Not checking to make sure
assures|Guarantees
asteroid|Part of a belt
asteroid|Sun circler
asteroids|Icarus and others
astounding|Hard to believe
astrologer|Reader of heavenly signs
astutely|With savvy
ataraxy|Peace of mind
atavism|Reversion
atheist|Evangelist's target
atheistic|More than skeptical
attache|Kind of case
attache|Kind of case
attempts|Stabs
attended|Took care of
attended|Waited upon
attendee|One who shows up
attendee|Partygoer
attendee|Skipper's opposite
attends|Sits in on
attends|Sits in on
attests|Bears witness (to)
attests|Certifies
attests|Certifies
attires|Arrays
audacity|Cheek
audience|Clappers
aureole|Halo
auroral|Dawnlike
autocrat|Dictator
autogiro|Helicopter's predecessor
automat|Obsolescent eatery
autopsy|Coroner's concern
autopsy|Job for TV's Quincy
availed|Helped
avarice|Cupidity
average|B+ or C-, e.g.
average|Garden-variety
aviates|Plays the ace
aviation|Pilot's field
avocado|Light yellowish green
avocado|Popular salad ingredient
avoided|Went wide of
awesome|Dazzling
awesome|Stunning
awkward|All thumbs
azaleas|Spring bloomers
babbitt|Fictional hero from Zenith
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
badland|South Dakota geographical feature
badminton|Game played for the Thomas Cup
badminton|Game played for the Thomas Cup
bailiwick|Domain
balances|Bank amounts
ballets|Saint-Léon works
ballgame|Situation, informally
bananas|Moonstruck
bandanna|Outlaw's cover
baptism|Early rite
barbecue|Family reunion activity
barcarole|Venetian boat song
barnacle|Nautical hanger-on
barnacle|Nautical hanger-on
barrels|Lots
barrels|Lots
baseless|Without foundation
bassinet|Newborn's bed
bathwater|Tub filler
battens|Secures at sea
bazaars|Marketplaces
beanery|Hash house
beanery|Hash house
beatnik|Coffeehouse poet
beatniks|Cats
because|Abbey Road song
becomes|Flatters
bedevil|Plague
bedrail|Footboard-headboard connector
beeline|Direct path
beeswax|Nosy person's affair, in a saying
beetles|June bugs, e.g.
befriend|Cozy up to
behavior|Factor in a parole board's decision
beholds|Witnesses
beliefs|Creed, essentially
bellboy|Front! runner
benefit|Charity event
berates|Scolds
beretta|Big pistol manufacturer
beriberi|Thiamine deficiency woe
berries|They may be black and blue
betided|Happened to
betroth|Affiance
beverage|Libation
biennial|Like national elections
bigfoots|Yeti-like creatures
bikinis|Some beachwear
billboard|Big pitch
binders|School store supplies
biogenetic|Like Ernst Haeckel's law
bisector|It'll give you an even split
bittersweet|Sugary drink?
blabber|Tattletale
blasters|Boomboxes
bleaker|Less hopeful
bloodred|Cherry-colored
bloodred|Crimson
bluenose|Prude
boating|Lake activity
bodyguard|V.I.P. protector
bonanzas|Major strikes
bondman|Male slave
boneyard|Cemetery, informally
boniest|Superlatively spare
bonkers|Over the top
bookkeeper|Person with a log
boosterisms|Chamber of commerce policies
borderline|Madonna's first top 10 song
borscht|Kind of belt
borstal|School for bad lads
boutonniere|Lapel adornment
bowknots|Double loops
bracket|Level, in taxes
bravado|Swagger
breathes|Pauses to rest
breeches|Word with knee or riding
brewery|Suds source
brioche|Sweet roll
briquet|Barbecuing block
bristle|Take offense
broadsword|Excalibur, e.g.
brochette|Stick in the oven?
broiled|Grilled
bronzer|Get-tan-quick application
brunette|Clairol choice
bubblegum|Penny purchase, years ago
buckaroo|Cowboy
busiest|Most hectic
busiest|Most hectic
butterfly|Spitz stroke
butterfly|Spitz stroke
cabanas|Where suits are put on
cabaret|Musical with the song "Why Should I Wake Up?"
caboodle|Lot
cadaver|Body
cadaver|Body
cadenced|Rhythmic
cafeteria|School part
cafeteria|School part
caldron|Where witches brew
calendar|Desk item
calorie|Concern for some losers
camelback|Sofa part with an island within?
camellia|Tea source
camellia|Tea source
camisole|Woman's garment
canonizes|Treats as holy
canticle|Biblical hymn
cantina|Saloon
cantina|Saloon
capstone|Crowning event
capsular|In condensed format
capturers|Successful hunters
cardinals|Five and ten, e.g.
caresses|Expressions of love
caretaker|Super, e.g.
carjacker|Motorist's menace
carmaker|Coupe producer
carriage|Bearing
carriage|Typewriter part
carrier|Aircraft ___
cascaras|Buckthorn varieties
cassavas|Tapioca sources
castled|Saved the king, maybe
catacomb|Tunneled area
catcall|Jeer
catlike|Stealthy
cattail|Elephant grass, e.g.
caveman|Neanderthal
caverned|Hollowed out, as a mountain
cayenne|___ pepper
celestial|Heavenly
cellared|Like most fine wines
cellared|Stored, as wine
cements|Binds
censers|They're swung in church
censure|Official reproach
centers|Gretzky and Ewing
ceramics|Arts and crafts class
certain|Positive
challenge|Dare
chanson|Song of Soissons
chaparral|Shrubby thicket
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's real surname
chapped|Rough and reddy?
charmer|Ladies' man
charterer|Tour operator, at times
chasers|Bar orders
chatelaine|Mistress of a castle
cheaply|On sale
cheater|Crook
cheepers|Chicks
cheetahs|They're spotted in Africa
chemise|Shift
chestnut|Roasted item
chillier|Less amicable
chimera|Idle fancy
chivalry|It's dead, some say
chloral|___ hydrate (knockout drops)
chorused|Said together
chronicler|Biographer
cigarette|Camel, e.g.
cilantro|Herb sometimes called Chinese parsley
cinemas|Modern mall features
cinnamon|Gum flavor
cistern|Well
citadel|It went coed 8/24/96, with "The"
citadel|Stronghold
clarinet|Mozart solo feature
clasped|Held on to
classics|Some required reading
clauses|North Pole family
cleaned|Expurgated, with "up"
cleaner|Having fewer errors, as copy
clearance|Right of passage
cleared|Given the go-ahead
clipper|Three-masted ship
clothesline|Fashion designer's work?
clothing|Duds
cloverleaves|Lucky foursome
clueless|Totally out of it
cockatoo|Showy parrot
coherent|Understandable
coheres|Sticks
coleslaw|Picnic serving
collard|Kind of greens
collate|Arrange the sheets
colonel|Mustard, for one
colonnade|Feature of classical architecture
colorado|Middle of the Rockies
colored|Biased
comical|Burlesque
comings|___ and goings
commute|Drive back and forth
concave|Like some lenses
concert|Summer park event
concrete|Basement floor material
condense|Abridge
congeries|Assemblage
congratulations|Hallmark store section
consist|Be composed (of)
contest|25 words or less event
contrast|TV adjustment
contrive|Make ingeniously
control|Check
converged|Reached the vanishing point
coopted|Took for oneself
copiers|Office equipment
coquette|Flirt
cordite|Explosive powder
cordoned|Blocked (off)
cornbread|The comedian ordered ___
cornice|Entablature top
coroner|One making a medical inquiry
corrida|Contest for El Cordobés
cortege|Procession
cosmonauts|They look in the Mir
cossack|Taras Bulba, notably
cottage|Kind of industry
counterirritant|Distractive annoyance
countermeasures|Retaliatory tactics
coverings|They're on top of things
cowgirls|Barrel race participants
cowherd|Steer steerer
cowpoke|Ranch hand
crafted|Made
cranked|Turned the handle
crapshoot|Risky venture
crawdad|Little lobster's look-alike
creators|God and others, e.g.
credenza|Sideboard
crenels|Battlement openings
creping|Decorating with crinkled paper
criminal|Felon
crispers|Produce drawers
criteria|Standards
crocodiles|Formidable wrestlers
cropper|Tenant farmer
crossed|Betrayed
crouton|Caesar salad topper
crueler|Not so nice
crusade|Campaign
crusade|Campaign
crusade|Holy war
cunning|Art
custard|Flan filling
customer|Interested party
daggers|Printers' marks sometimes called obelisks
dahlias|Bright-colored blooms
dairymen|Tevye and others
damages|Subject of some jury deliberations
daredevil|Recklessly bold
database|Information accessed on a computer
daycare|Drop-off center, of sorts
daydream|Escape, in a way
daylight|Vampire's undoing
deadeye|Annie Oakley, e.g.
deadline|Freelancer's concern
debacle|Disaster
debacle|Disastrous collapse
deceased|Late
deceive|Gull
decides|Arbitrates
decimate|Ravage
declaim|Inveigh (against)
declaimed|Renounced?
decoded|Put in plaintext
decrease|Cut
decreased|Ironed?
defense|Arena chant
defenses|Some football teams
defiant|More than uncooperative
deficiency|Shortfall
deficient|Lacking
deflator|Parking lot prankster, perhaps
defrays|Helps with
degrees|College conferrals
deigned|Saw fit
delegate|Caucus selection
delighted|Extinguished?
deliver|Bring to the door / Hugely unpopular
demeans|Humbles
demeans|Humbles
dementia|Madness
denatured|Like alcohol that's unfit for drinking
denounced|Condemned publicly
denounced|Condemned publicly
densely|How some places are populated
densest|Slowest on the uptake
dentate|Like hibiscus leaves
dentist|Drill master?
deodorant|Toilette accessory
departed|Left
departed|Left
departs|Breaks camp
deplete|Exhaust
deponents|Witnesses
deponents|Witnesses
deposers|Testifiers
depressed|Wrinkled?
deputed|Formed a posse, e.g.
derailment|Result of a bad jump
deranged|Insane
derides|Disrespects
derides|Mocks
derived|Reasoned out
descend|Fall
descend|Prepare to land
deserve|Rate
designs|Drafts
desires|Longs for
despise|Not fancy at all
despise|Scorn
despises|Is unable to stand
despite|Notwithstanding
despotic|Unusually harsh
dessert|Calorie-crammed course
dessert|Tapioca pudding, e.g.
desserts|Parts of a carte on a cart?
desserts|Where to get your last licks in?
destiny|It's irresistible
detects|Picks up
detente|Diplomat's quest
deterge|Clean
deterge|Clean
dethrone|Oust from authority
devilkin|Imp
devotional|Used in worship
dewdrops|Condensation
dextrose|Corn sugar
diagram|You're working on one
diameter|Geometric measurement
diatomite|Algae remains
dickered|Haggled
dieters|They practice girth control
dietetic|Like some specially-prepared foods
digital|Like some cameras nowadays
dilemmas|Sophie's "choice" and others
diluted|Made weak
diluters|Water adders
dimmers|Low beams
dimpled|Like a golf ball
dimpled|Like a golf ball
dinette|Kind of set
dinners|Some functions
diopter|Eyeglass prescription measurement
disable|Put out of commission
disable|Put out of commission
disavow|Repudiate
disharmony|Jangling
dishrags|Kitchen cloths
dispense|Give out
dispense|Give out
dispose|Incline (to)
dissect|Examine closely
distantly|With reserve
distort|Misrepresent
dogcatchers|They may pick up a few pointers
dogface|Grunt : Vietnam :: ___ : W.W. II
dogfights|Sopwith Camel/Fokker clashes
dogtrot|Gentle pace
dollops|Globs
downbeat|Somewhat pessimistic
downstate|Like New York City, to Albany
dowries|Startup funds?
drabble|Kevin Fagan comic strip
drafter|Constitution writer
drapery|It may hide your pane
drawled|Spoke "We-e-ell"?
dreaded|Was terrified by
dreamer|Impractical sort
dreamiest|Most marvelous
drearier|More boring
dreidel|December spinner
drifters|Up on the Roof singers, with "the"
dullard|Clod
duplicators|Mimeographs, e.g.
durable|Like denim
duststorms|Drought accompaniers, often
dynamic|Forceful
dynasts|Czars, e.g.
eagerest|Like the perfect beaver
eagerly|With anticipation
earliest|First in time
earlobe|Potential ring-accepter
earlobe|Stud site
earners|Tax base
echelon|Level
echidna|Spiny anteater
echidna|Spiny anteater
ecliptic|Like a solar event
economics|Crash course?
economy|Airline seating class
economy|Perennial debate topic
ecosphere|Life-support system
edentate|Toothless
edition|Bulldog, e.g.
editions|Bibliophilic data
editors|Rags have them
educate|School
effluvia|Offensive smells
efforts|Attempts
eggnogs|Holiday quenchers
eggshell|Pale yellowish-white
egotist|Swelled head
egotist|Swellhead
egyptian|Like hieroglyphics
einstein|Genius
ekistic|Pertaining to city planning
elapses|Runs out
election|The people's choice
electro|Dynamic beginning?
electron|Kind of microscope
elegance|Poshness
elegiac|Melancholy
element|Milieu
elements|Classic work of Euclid
elements|Weather
elevate|Ennoble
elevate|Improve spiritually
elision|Skip it
elisions|Letter drop-offs
elitist|Snob
elixirs|Cure-alls
ellipse|Oval
elongate|Stretch
elysian|___ fields (mythological afterworld)
emaciate|Starve
emailed|Sent with a click
emanations|Scents, e.g.
embassy|Part of a Washington row
embrace|Welcoming or parting gesture
embraced|Adopted
emerald|Deep green
emerald|May birthstone
emeralds|Some hummingbirds
emergent|Newly formed
emerita|Professor ___
emirate|Mideast entity
emirate|Mideast entity
emirates|Lands on the Persian Gulf
empanel|Select for jury duty
empanel|Select for jury duty: Var.
empathize|Identify (with)
enabled|Licensed
enables|Qualifies
enacted|Passed, as laws
encases|Boxes
enclave|Vatican City, to Rome, e.g.
enclose|Pen
encloses|Cages
encloses|Sends with
encores|Concert extenders
encores|Showstoppers?
encrust|Overlay, in a way
endeared|Won over
endears|Makes beloved
endemic|Native
endemic|Peculiar to a locale
endgames|Where mates are commonly found
endorse|Add one's support to
endower|Foundation, often
endplay|Contract tactic
endplay|Contract tactic
enemies|A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his ___: Wilde
enemies|Kind of list
enforce|Administer
engender|Give rise to
engineers|Train V.I.P.'s
engraves|Impresses deeply
engulfs|Inundates
enhance|Amplify
enhance|Intensify
enhance|Touch up
enhances|Elevates
enhances|Magnifies
enigmas|Mysteries
enlaced|Braided
enlaced|Intertwined
enlarge|Blow up
enlistee|Volunteer
enliven|Vivify
enounce|Proclaim
enplane|Board, in a way
enraged|Fuming
enravish|Transport to ecstasy
enrolls|Signs up
ensiled|Put fodder away
enslaved|Fettered
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensured|Safeguarded
entailed|Necessitated
entered|Recorded
enterer|Computer typesetter
enthrall|Captivate
enthrone|Make king
enticed|Sucked in
entrance|Charm
entrant|Competitor
entraps|Gets in a sting
entreats|Petitions
entrees|Specials, often
entrees|Menu heading
entrees|Menu section
entrusts|Consigns
envelops|Wraps up
environs|Neighborhood
epicene|Lacking vigor
epigrams|Bons mots
epistle|James, for one
epistles|Formal correspondence
epitaph|Closing statement
epitome|Quintessence
equator|0 degrees
equator|Middle name?
equines|Horses
erasable|Not permanent
erasers|They take marks off
erasure|Correction
erasure|Correction, of sorts
erasure|Start of a correction
erasures|Evidence of changes
erected|Made
erecters|Construction workers
erector|___ Set (kid's builder)
erelong|By and by
erotica|A nice word for dirt?
errands|Legman's list
errantry|Old-fashioned adventurism
erudite|Learned
eruption|Volcanologist's study
escalate|Snowball
escapee|Coop flier
escapes|They may be narrow
escarole|Arugula alternative
escheat|Confiscate, as property
eschews|Forgoes
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Secret
espressos|Starbucks listings
essayed|Put to the test
estates|Pricey homes
estates|Ritzy homes
estates|They're left behind
esteemed|Prized
estimate|Gauge
estragon|Gogo, in "Waiting for Godot"
estrange|Disaffect
estuary|River's end
etagere|Display case
etcetera|You get the idea...
etceteras|Miscellanies
eternal|God, with "the"
eternal|God, with "the"
eternal|Kind of life
eternal|Unbegotten
eternally|How grateful can one be?
euphemism|Egad, e.g.
evasive|Like some military maneuvers
evenings|Prime time times
evidence|Exhibits, basically
evident|Clear
evilness|Vice
evolves|Develops
exacter|More accurate
examiner|I.R.S. worker
excerpted|Quoted (from)
excesses|Superfluities
excisions|Removals
exhausting|Like housework
exhibits|Museum features
existence|Being
existentialists|Karl Jaspers and others
exotica|Strikingly unusual things
expanse|Great Plains, e.g.
expanse|Sweep
extends|Holds out
extract|Get to the root of?
extrudes|Forces out
exurbias|Growing population areas
eyeball|Socket filler
eyeholes|Mask features
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyelids|Sites of lashes
eyeliners|Makeup supplies
eyepiece|Lens
eyesore|Unkept yard, e.g.
eyewash|Baloney
fairest|Most equitable
falsetto|Novelty singing feature
fandango|Spanish dance
fantasies|Works by Bach
fantasize|What science fiction writers do
faraway|Remote
fascism|Democrats fight it
fastens|Fixes securely
favored|Having winning odds
fearsome|Frightening
feather|Part of a boa
feature|Showcase
federal|Kind of case
feelers|They're put out at times
feldspar|Igneous rock constituent
felicitation|Compliment
felines|Jaguars and such
felines|Ocelots and others
females|Does, for example
festers|Rankles
filibuster|Intransigent senator's tactic
filmier|More delicate
filters|Auto shop supplies
finisher|Polish worker?
firewood|It may come in cords
firmament|Heavens
flaccid|Weak
flaccid|Weak
flagpole|Sight at post offices
flamingos|Tropical waders
flaxseed|Oil source
floorboard|Where a foot rests
flossers|Dentists' kids, probably
flotsam|Ocean debris
flushes|Some good hands
flustered|Agitated
fluttery|In a flap?
flypaper|Zapper predecessor
flyswatters|Pest control devices
fondler|Loving mother, at times
footrace|Contest for Atalanta
footrace|Contest for Atalanta
forests|Woodlands
forming|Taking shape
forswear|Abjure
frailer|Not as robust
freeman|One released from bondage
freshet|Flash flood
friends|Hit 1990's NBC sitcom
frisbee|Park toy
frypans|Skillets
fuselage|Flying body?
gadabout|Social butterfly
gagster|Card
gainsays|Contradicts
galactic|Interstellar
gamelan|Indonesian orchestra with a variety of percussion instruments
garbled|Incomprehensible, as a message
gargled|Degermed, in a way
gargles|Uses mouthwash
garibaldi|Leader in 19th-century Italian unity
garnered|Accumulated
garroter|Strangler
gaskets|O-rings, e.g.
gateman|Security guard / ID at a party
gaudier|Less subdued
gavotte|Dance in quadruple meter
gazelle|Graceful beast
gelatin|Form of some dynamite
gelatin|Photo lab supply
general|Widespread
generals|Battle stars
geneses|Starting points
genesis|Big name in computer games
genteel|Refined
gentile|Italian artist ___ da Fabriano
gentler|Less severe
geranium|Cranesbill
gestalt|Unified whole
gestapo|The Diary of Anne Frank villains
getaway|Brief vacation
getaway|Vacation spot
gewgaws|Baubles
ghostwriter|Halloween correspondent?
giddier|More euphoric
giggled|Reacted with nervous embarrassment, maybe
gingersnap|Molasses cookie
gingersnap|Molasses cookie
gizzard|Giblets ingredient
glasses|They're found beside temples
glazier|Pane producer
gleaners|Grain gatherers
glimmers|Inklings
glisten|Reflect brilliantly
glossed|Made annotations
gnarled|Like an old oak tree
goalies|Savers by profession
goalies|Savers by profession
goalpost|Kicker's target
goblins|Mischievous sprites
godless|Atheistic
godless|Hardly holy
godsend|Blessing
goiters|Neck swellings
goldbrick|Slacker
goliath|Megacorporation
gossamer|Light and filmy
governor|Capitalist?
graffiti|Unwanted art
grandmama|Addams Family member
grasshopper|Singing insect
grasslands|The Steppes, e.g.
gridiron|Bronco's locale
grimaced|Mugged
grooved|Moved to the music, slangily
grosbeak|Rose-breasted bird
groundskeeper|Coffee filter?
guarded|Circumspect
guardian|Protector
gunslinger|Dillon, for one
guppies|Rainbow fish
guttersnipe|Street urchin
hackman|Best Actor of 1971
haddock|Smoked dish
haggard|Hollow-eyed
hairier|Twice as perilous
hallower|Priest, at times
halogen|Kind of lamp
halogen|Lamp type
hamlets|Small settlements
handsaws|Shop tools
handstands|They may be done on a beam
hangdog|Abject
harangue|Philippic
harebrained|Like some schemes
harness|Make ready for use
hatters|They may be mad
havarti|Danish cheese
hayride|Certain outing
headrest|Whiplash preventer
headrest|Whiplash preventer
headset|Pilot's wear
headsets|Airline offerings
heathen|Infidel
heathen|Infidel
heather|Low-growing shrub
hellfire|The guy's going to shoot
helpmate|Spouse
hematin|Blood component
henpeck|Browbeat
hepatitis|A, B or C preceder
heralds|Announces with fanfare
hercules|He observed labor days
herewith|Enclosed, in legalese
heritage|Birthright
hermits|Stay-at-homes
hesitates|Hangs back
hibiscus|China rose, e.g.
hidalgos|Lesser Spanish noblemen
hideaways|Treehouses and such
hifalutin|Pompous
hindgut|Large intestine
hirsute|Like a sheepdog
hobbits|Tolkien creatures
hobbyhorse|Tot's riding toy
hodgepodge|Miscellany
hoecake|Cornmeal slab
hogwash|Bunk
hogwash|Poppycock
holiday|Break
hollered|Yelled
holstein|Milk source
homered|Hit a four-bagger
homework|Page of math problems, say
hoodlum|Gorilla
hoodlum|Gorilla
hopscotch|Game played with a stone
horizons|Sunrise and sunset locales
hormone|ACTH or thyroxine
horoscope|Some check it daily
horsing|Fooling (around)
hostess|Little Debbie competitor
hotheads|Rash people
hothouse|Botanist's workplace
hotspot|Popular club
hottest|Most popular
houseflies|Buzzers
huffing|Winded
hurricane|Upgrade from a tropical storm
hurried|Slapdash
hushpuppies|Cornmeal cakes, in the South
huskiest|Most robust
hyperbole|I could eat a horse, e.g.
hyphens|Jack-in-the-box needs
iceless|Without rocks
idealist|Don Quixote, e.g.
idealist|Utopian
idealist|Visionary
ideally|For best results
ideated|Thought
ideates|Is part of a think tank
identical|Twin
ideology|Democracy, for one
idiotic|Pumpkin-headed
igniter|Barbecue accessory
ignored|Turned a deaf ear to
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
illegal|Not according to Hoyle
imagine|___ that!
imagine|John Lennon song
imitable|Worthy of copying
imitate|Ape
imitations|Little inventory
immense|Prodigious
immerse|Dunk
immoral|Bad
impasse|Stalemate
implement|Carry out
imploded|Blew inward
imposts|Duties
impromptu|Like a jam
incense|More than displease
incline|Pitch
includes|Covers
includes|Covers
incognito|Disguised
incubator|Hospital equipment holding an island?
indelibly|Forever
inedible|Worse than awful, foodwise
inertly|In a sluggish way
infield|Where home is
ingesta|Food eaten
inherent|Essential
inkiest|Black to the max
inklings|Vague notions
inlander|Hardly a sea lover
innumerable|Minnie?
insincere|Phony
insistence|Assertiveness
insoles|Dr. Scholl products
inspect|Check out
inspired|Heartened
instant|Flash
instate|Make an officer
instate|Make an officer
instate|Tuition classification
instead|As a substitute
insteps|Arch locales
insults|Schoolyard taunts
insurance|Piece of The Rock
integer|Whole thing?
intense|Like some gazes
intense|Strong
interdict|Prohibit
interests|Hobbies
internist|Many a doctor
interview|Reporter's quest
intimates|Bosom buddies
intrust|Privately, and to be kept private
invades|Marauds
invoice|Part of a statement
ionized|Charged, in a way
irately|How hotheads react
irately|How many complaints are made
irksome|Trying
ironman|Lou Gehrig or Cal Ripken
ironmen|Herculean athletes
ironsides|The Virginia and the Monitor, e.g.
irradiates|Lights up
irritate|Bug
irritate|Peeve
isolate|Cut off
isolated|Cut off
isoprene|Liquid in synthetic rubber manufacture
itemize|Detail
iterate|Dwell on
itinerary|A going concern?
jackaroo|Australian ranch hand
jackknife|Diving maneuver
jalapeno|It may heat up a dish
jampacked|Stuffed
jasmine|Light yellow
jealous|Green, in a way
jetliner|Boeing product
jetties|Landing piers
jettison|Deep-six
jeweler|Ringmaster?
jocosely|With levity
junkyard|Rusty locale
kamikaze|Suicidal
kamikaze|Suicidal
kamikaze|World War II danger
kangaroo|Leaping marsupial
kangaroos|Herbivorous hoppers
keenness|Acuity
keester|Duff: Var.
ketchup|McDonald's supply
ketchup|Whopper topper
kettles|They sometimes whistle
keynoter|One with an address
killjoy|Wet blanket
kilohertz|Unit of frequency
kinfolk|Relations
kinkajou|Raccoon relative
kleenex|Soft tissue
klutzes|Palookas
kneading|Working, in a way
kneepad|Joint protection
kneepad|Patella protector
kookier|More eccentric
labrador|Canadian peninsula
labyrinth|Complex
lackluster|Dull
lacrosse|Relative of baggataway
ladders|Fire truck equipment
lambaste|Chew out
lamebrained|Not too smart
laments|Speaks elegiacally
lampoon|Harvard tradition
lamppost|One of a secretive trio
lamppost|One of a secretive trio
lamprey|Hagfish relative
lamprey|Slippery one
lancers|Old-fashioned fighting force
landlady|Letter, of sorts
landlord|Fred Mertz, notably
lantern|Revere signaler
laptops|They're off during takeoff
largesse|Big tips
lasagna|Trattoria treat
lassoes|Ropes, as a dogie
latecomer|Fashionable one?
lateral|Certain pass
laughingstock|End of the query
layabouts|Sluggards
layered|Like some coifs
layoffs|Reactions to losses, maybe
learner|Novice
lectern|Speaker's spot
leerier|More wary
legalizing|Making O.K., in a way
legally|According to Hoyle
legally|Under sanction
legates|Envoys
legroom|Compact's lack
leisure|Time to burn
leisure|Unoccupied
lemming|Animal with a herd mentality
lemonade|Kind of stand
lessens|Cuts
letters|Cultural prose and poetry
letters|Literature
liaison|Go-between
liaison|Go-between
liberal|Not right?
liberate|Set free
library|A "fine" place?
linchpin|Critical element
lineate|Like a gridiron
lineman|Center or end
linemen|Blockers, e.g.
linemen|Blockers, e.g.
lingerie|Sachet locale
lionhearted|Like Richard I
lionize|Put on a pedestal
lipreader|One who can see what you're saying
liqueur|Cordial
liqueur|Cordial
liquids|Dehydration remedy
listens|Minds, with "to"
listing|Entry
litigant|Plaintiff or defendant
litigates|Contests at the bar?
loadstar|Guiding light: Var.
lobster|Pot contents, perhaps
lonesome|In need of company
lonesome|Wanting company
lothario|Ladies' man
lozenge|Throat soother
lunchtime|One, for some
lupines|Bluebonnets
luridly|How the tabloids tell many stories
macabre|Like ghost stories
macabre|Like ghost stories
macadams|Some roads
macaroni|Popular side dish
machines|Automatons
macrame|Yarn work
maddens|Provokes
maestros|Baton wielders
magnesia|Milk of ___
maharanee|Indian princess
maintain|Hold
majordomo|Head honcho
malaria|Tropical woe
malinger|Goldbrick
manatee|Endangered Florida creature
mandarins|Powerful bureaucrats
mandate|Require
mandrake|Magician of the comics
mangrove|Everglades evergreen
maniacal|More than crazy
maniple|Subdivision of a Roman legion
maniple|Unit of a legion
manliest|Least sissyish
mantises|Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them
mantises|Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them
mantissa|Decimal part of a logarithm
mantles|Cloaks
manumit|Emancipate
marathon|Unusually long
margarita|Tequila drink
mariachi|Mexican dance music
marimbas|Xylophone-like instruments
marinara|Tortellini topping
marksmen|Hot shots
marmoset|Squirrellike monkey
marshes|Rush sites
martini|Bond order
martini|It may be dry
martini|Popular cocktail
martinis|They may be served with a twist
masquer|Ball participant
massage|Knead
massive|Huge
mastermind|Engineer
masters|Augusta golf tourney
masticate|Make easier to swallow
matador|El toro's opponent
material|Kind of witness
maypole|Springtime dance site
mealtime|Occasion calling for grace
measles|Discovery made by a spot check?
meatball|Spaghetti topper
medevac|High-tech form of rescue
mediant|Third degree of a musical scale
mediate|Referee
mediates|Settles disputes
meditate|Do Zen
meeters|Airport figures with names on signs
melamed|Talmud Torah teacher
melodica|Small pipe organ
memoirs|Autobiographies
menaces|What Dennis does to Mr. Wilson
meniscus|Lens with a crescent-shaped section
menthol|Vicks VapoRub ingredient
mention|One may be honorable
mercies|Acts of kindness
message|Wire
messiahs|Saviors
meteoric|Like a swift and spectacular success
metiers|Trades
miasmic|Emitting noxious fumes
microns|Small measures
midribs|Leaf parts
military|U.S. President's command
milkshake|Jerk's creation?
milksops|Wimps
milldam|Structure near a flour factory
minaret|Source of many calls
minaret|Source of many calls
minicam|News van equipment
minimum|Bar charge
minimum|Nightclub charge
minorca|One of the Balearics
minstrel|Old-time trouper
miracles|Law breakers, of a kind
miracles|Smokey Robinson's group, with "the"
miscalculations|Errors
miserere|The 51st Psalm
misfiles|Loses data, in a way
misleads|Deludes
mismates|Slips up, as a dating service
misrules|Abuses the throne
misspend|Squander
misspoken|Not well-articulated
misters|Greenhouse gadgets
mitosis|Cell division process
modeling|Fabio's forte
modiste|Dress seller
molests|Annoys
monasteries|Retreats
mongoose|Ferret look-alike
monolith|Obelisk, say
monotone|Boring speech
monster|Cookie ___
monument|Significant stone
moodiest|Most volatile emotionally
moonset|Astronomical phenomenon
moonset|Evening event
morales|Bad Boys actor, 1983
moralism|Aesop's foible?
moralize|Give a sermon
moratoria|Authorized delays
mortise|Recess for a joint
motioner|Gesturer
movable|Not fixed
moveable|Not set
moveable|Not set
muralist|One who works on walls
mutterer|One who can hardly be made out
myriads|Lots and lots
nailing|Carpentry chore
naivest|Least worldly
narrows|Good bridge locale
nasally|How some country stars sing
nascent|Emerging
national|Avis alternative
nauseate|Revolt
navigable|Like major channels
naysays|Opposes
neatest|Like prizewinning handwriting
nebulae|Parts of sky maps
necklaces|Some jewelry
needing|Without
needles|Pokes fun at
needles|Stickers?
nellies|Nervous ___ (worrywarts)
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nemeses|Waterloos
nemesis|Formidable foe
nemesis|Unbeatable rival
neonate|Recent delivery
neophyte|Apprentice
nepotism|It's relatively helpful
nettled|Not entirely happy
neutral|Like some corners
neutron|Atomic particle
nevermore|Raven's remark
newborn|Recent arrival
newspaper|Penny purchase, years ago
newsreel|Fox Movietone piece
nickered|Neighed
nicknames|Ricky and Lucy, e.g.
nicotine|Certain craving
ninepin|Part of some splits
ninepins|Spare parts?
nineteen|When repeated twice, Olive Oyl's measurements
nitrate|Common fertilizer
nitrate|Saltpeter, for one
nocturne|Chopin specialty
nocturne|Feature of Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
nocturnes|Chopin works
nonevent|Anticlimax
nonpareil|Unrivaled
nonplused|Stumped
nonsense|Twaddle
nonusers|Teetotalers
noontide|When shadows disappear
normally|As a rule
nosegays|Posies
nosiness|Prying
nosiness|Yenta's quality
notable|Distinguished
notepads|Office supply items
notepads|Office supply items
novelette|10,000 words, perhaps
numeral|Figure
nurseries|Greenhouses
nurture|Encourage
nutcase|Screwball
nutcracker|1892 Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The"
nutlets|Small cashews, say
oarlock|Gunwale attachment
oarsmen|Regatta crew
obedience|Bygone wedding vow
obedient|Following orders
obscene|Bluer than blue
obscene|Bluer than blue
obscure|Way out of the public eye
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
ocelots|Spotted cats
ocelots|Spotted cats
octuplets|Major birth news
oculars|Eyepieces, in jargon
oculars|Lenses
oculist|One who studies irises
oersted|Physicist who pioneered electromagnetism
offbeat|The cardiologist's routine was a little ___
offcast|Thrown away
offense|Violation
offered|Bid
oghamic|Like Old Irish lettering
oiliest|Least trustworthy
oiliness|Astringent's target
oilseeds|Sesame paste source
oilskin|Rain gear material
oilskin|Rain gear material
oilskin|Slicker
oilskin|Whaler's wear
oleander|Poisonous shrub
oleomargarine|Spread
oloroso|Medium-sweet sherry
omelets|Some are Spanish
omelette|Brasserie order
omitted|Took out
omnibus|Anthology
onagers|Wild asses
onboard|Riding
onstage|Performing
onwards|Charge!
openhanded|Generous
operate|Surgeon's decision
operator|Numbers person
operator|Numbers person?
opercula|Botanical lids
operetta|Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g.
operetta|Light musical work
options|Wall Street purchases
oracles|Delphic utterances
oracles|Their words are divine
oratorio|Scarlatti work
orators|Stumpers?
orbital|Like satellites
orbited|Took a round trip?
ordering|Bossing
orderly|Neat
oriental|Like Charlie Chan
orients|Familiarizes with new surroundings
orioles|Crying in the Chapel combo, with "the"
orioles|Gregg Olson and others
orioles|Team since 1954
orisons|Devout petitions
ornament|Bulb, e.g.
ornament|Embellish
ortolan|Old World bird eaten as a delicacy
ostmark|European coin until 1990
outcast|Harte's John Oakhurst, for one
outdraws|Beats in a duel
outlasted|Beat in a dance marathon
outlasts|Survives
outreach|Community service program
outrush|Fast exodus
outsider|New kid in town
outvote|Beat at the polls
outwalked|Beat on foot
overall|In general
overarm|Like many pitches
overcomes|Defeats
overdone|Immoderate
overdub|Add extra music to, as a vocal tape
overdue|Accumulating fines
overeat|Binge, in a way
overeat|Binge, in a way
overlap|Imbricate
overlie|Be situated atop
overseer|Supervisor
overstate|Exaggerate
overthrow|Make a baseball boo-boo
overwork|Exhaust
overwrite|Cover, as text
oxidate|Rust
pageant|Atlantic City event
pageboy|Hair style
palates|Epicurean assets
palates|Roofs of a kind
palettes|Atelier accessories
palimony|Ex's payment, modern-style
palimony|The high cost of leaving?
palomino|Popular parade horse
palomino|Trigger, for one
palsied|Shaky
panacea|It'll cure what ails you
panamas|Tropical headgear
pandora|The Eve of mythology
panorama|Grand Canyon view
paperclip|Fasten, in a way
pappies|Pas
parabola|Result of plotting, perhaps
paradigm|Epitome
paragons|Models of excellence
parallel|Like railroad tracks
parapet|Breastwork
parapet|Defensive wall
parents|Popular magazine since 1926
parsnip|Stew ingredient
particle|Piece of dust
partita|Bach work
pastiche|Bit of this and that
pastures|Grazes
patella|Femur neighbor
patented|Protected, in a way
paternal|Kind of advice
pathetic|Terribly weak, as an excuse
patsies|Pushovers
pausers|Hesitant ones
pavlova|St. Petersburg-born ballet star
payments|Easy monthly ___
peasant|Russian Revolution figure
peasants|Simple folk
pedants|They split hairs
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
peekaboo|Tot's game
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
pelican|Big-billed bird
pellets|Granules
pellets|Granules
pellicle|Thin skin
penates|Roman home protectors
penholders|Jail cells?
pentads|Five-year periods
penuches|Fudgelike treats with nuts
peptalk|Certain motivator
pergola|Vine-covered passageway
perhaps|As the case may be
perigeal|Of an orbital point
perkier|Less languid
permits|O.K.'s from city hall
permitted|Let
persona|___ non grata
perspire|Lose moisture, in a way
perturb|Trouble
pesetas|Madrid money
pesetas|Spanish specie
pesetas|Spanish specie
pesters|Bothers à la baby brother
pesters|Troubles
petunia|Porky's love
pheasant|Dish served under glass
pilsner|Light lager
pincers|Lobster part
pinecone|Wreath feature
pinpoint|Locate exactly
pinprick|Minor annoyance
pioneer|Avant-gardist
pipestem|Puff piece?
pistols|They may be automatic
pitiful|Worse than poor
pivotal|Kind of point
plaints|Gripes
plaited|Like cornrows
planers|Woodworking tools
planets|Rotating bodies
plasmas|Blood bank supply
platonic|Like some relationships
platter|LP
playact|Be insincere, in a way
playmaker|Strategic team athlete
pleasant|Like some dreams
pledges|Sorority candidates
plotter|Cabalist
plotzing|Fainting, as from surprise
plowshares|Swords, after conversion
plurals|Cops and robbers, e.g.
pocketbook|Steal a novel?
poetics|Study of verse
poleaxes|Medieval weapons
polecat|Skunk
polemic|Pre-election discourse
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
pollute|Foul
pontiffs|Vatican figures
poolers|Joint-stock company owners
poplars|Rocky Mountain trees
popsicle|It gets a licking
porcine|Given to snorting, say
porkier|Less lean
porterhouse|Brewery?
porthole|Cabin feature
possess|Own
postage|Stamps
posthaste|Quickly
postseason|Like most bowls
posture|Attitudinize
potences|Strengths: Var.
potentates|Dynasts
powders|Cosmetics
preacher|Shepherd, of a sort
predating|Before
pregame|Kind of show
pregnant|Meaningful
preheat|Warm up before cooking
premises|Property
preordain|Doom
preordain|Doom
presage|Be prophetic
presaged|Portended
preserved|Kept
presort|Job for the mailroom
presser|Iron man?
pressure|Urgency
presume|Be unwarrantably bold
pretense|Make-believe
pretenses|Masks
prickle|Sharp point
primary|Early part of a race?
primate|Man or mandrill
prioresses|Some wimple wearers
prolepses|Anticipations of possible objections, in rhetoric
promise|Something too easily broken
promiser|Vow taker
promote|Ballyhoo
promote|Hype
propman|Theater worker
protests|Strong objections
psalter|Church book
psalter|Prayer book
purlieu|Confines
pyramid|Grow at a progressive rate
pyramids|Some royal tombs
pyrites|Brass-yellow minerals
pyrrhic|Like some victories
quadruped|Mammal, usually
quarterly|Like some reports
queasiness|Funny feeling
quested|Hunted
quested|Hunted
quested|Hunted
question|Doubt
quietude|Rest
quipper|One with a line
quipper|One with a line
quixote|Fictional hero on a horse
quotient|Division result
rabidly|With keen interest
raggedy|Tattered
raiment|Clothing
raindrop|Shower unit?
rainier|Washington height
rainier|Washington summit
raisins|California ___
raisins|Stuffing ingredient
rallies|Tennis highlights
ransacked|Went through vigorously
ransoms|Payments for releases
ratable|Like a movie, to a critic
ratatat|Gunfire sound
ratings|TV guides, nowadays
reachers|Rude ones, at the dinner table
reactor|Pile
readers|Circulation, in a way
readers|Newspaper customers
readers|Publishing employees
readjust|Adapt anew
realest|Most heartfelt
realtor|One with lots to offer
rearguard|Like some military actions
rearing|Raising, in a way
reassert|Get back, as authority
reawakens|Stirs about an island?
rebelled|Rose up
receipt|Ticket stub, e.g.
receipt|Ticket stub, e.g.
receive|Football choice
recesses|Breaks
recited|Rattled off
recited|Reeled off
reclaim|Get back
recliner|Channel surfer's locale, maybe
recliner|Channel surfer's position, maybe
recorders|Black boxes
recover|Rally
rectors|Men of the cloth
recusal|Disqualification, of a sort
reddest|Most embarrassed
redeemed|Converted, in a way
redefine|Change the meaning of
redeyes|Signs of insomnia, maybe
redhorse|War's mount, in the Apocalypse
redirect|Friendly questioning, in court
redolence|Perfume
redress|Set right
redshirt|Garibaldi adherent in revolutionary Italy
reefers|Illegal cigarettes, slangily
reefers|Pot containers
reeking|Malodorous
reenact|Show, as a historic battle
reengage|Return to the fray
reenters|Corrects the ledger
reenters|Corrects the ledger
reenters|Inputs anew
referee|Foul! caller
refitted|Made new alterations
reforms|Familiar political promises
refrain|Chorus
regaled|Entertained
regattas|Competitions between banks
register|Make an impression
regular|Habitué
reheard|Listened to again, as legal arguments
rehearse|Run through
rehearser|One who believes "practice makes perfect"
rejoice|Be of good cheer
rekeyed|What lost computer data may need to be
rekindle|Arouse again
relaces|Pulls strings?
relapse|Backslide
related|On the same family tree
relating|Connected (to)
relation|Link
relaying|Serving as a satellite
release|Common document requiring signature
release|It may be timed
release|Let go of
release|Lifer's dream
release|Permission paper
release|Publicist's handout
reliant|Trustful
reliefs|Cameo carvings
relives|Is in primal therapy, e.g.
remedial|Kind of measures
remends|Patches again
removals|Many surgical procedures
remover|Staple ___ (office gizmo)
renames|Changes a file listing, e.g.
renascent|Making a comeback
renegade|Deserter
renegade|Traitorous
reneged|Had a heart but used a club?
reneges|Cops out
renewer|Longtime magazine subscriber
reopens|Gets back in business
reorder|Stock up on again
repaint|Add a coat
repaints|Puts on a new coat
repartee|Verbal dueling
repartee|Verbal dueling
repealed|Withdrew formally
repeater|Twice-convicted felon
replace|Succeed
replete|Satiated
require|Demand
rerouted|Forwarded
resample|Test anew
rescind|Lift
rescued|Saved
research|Big chunk of a drug company's budget
resemble|Look like
reserve|Benchwarmer
reserves|Vintner's cache
reshaped|Changed the course of
residing|Living
residual|TV royalty
residue|Dregs
residue|Dregs
resists|Just says no
reslate|Fix the roof
reslated|Put back on the agenda
resonant|Like the sound of a gong
resonate|Ring
resource|Backup help
restated|Paraphrased
restore|Give back
restring|Fix, as a bow
restyle|Design differently
resulted|Ended
resulting|Consequential
retaken|No longer in enemy hands
retitles|Slaps a new head on
retortion|Act of bending back
retract|Disavow
retract|Take back
retread|Good-as-new tire
retreated|Pulled out
retreats|Quiet spots
retrofit|Modify equipment, in a way
reunion|Reason to go back to school
reveled|Made merry
revenge|Whodunit motive, perhaps
rewinds|Goes back to the start
rewraps|Puts new bandages on
rheboks|South African antelopes
rheostat|Current regulator
rigatoni|Ristorante offering
rigatoni|Tubular pasta
rigging|Support system
rinsing|Salad preparation step
ripened|Changed from green to red
ripener|Ethylene gas, agriculturally
riposte|Parry follower
riposts|Counterstrokes: Var.
riviera|Saint-Tropez locale
roamers|Nomads
roasted|Criticized but good
roaster|Oven
roaster|Oven pan
roasting|Very hot
robbery|Highway ___
robbery|Highway ___
robotic|Emotionless
rodents|Marmots and such
rodents|Marmots and such
roister|Celebrate
rollers|Some are holy
rolltop|Fancy desk
romance|Woo
romance|Woo
romancer|Gallant
romancer|Romeo
romances|Courts
rondeau|François Villon offering
rooftop|Locale for Santa's team
roomettes|Amtrak offerings
roommate|Dorm companion
roosters|Farm alarms
rootier|Harder to plow, perhaps
rosebuds|Common wedding cake trim
rosette|Leopard spot
rosiest|Most optimistic
rotates|Pivots
rotters|No-good blokes
roulade|Musical embellishment
rouleau|Roll of coins
routers|Hollowing tools
rowboat|Dinghy or wherry
rubdown|Post-workout activity
rubdowns|Steam bath followers
ruffians|Brutes
rustles|Bums steers?
rustling|Oater offense
rutabagas|Swedes, gastronomically speaking
sackful|Amount Santa carries
saddest|Most pathetic
saddled|Burdened
saffron|Yellow-orange
saguaros|They first bloom when 50-75 years old
salamis|Deli offerings
saleswomen|Business personnel
saleswomen|Some clerks
salience|Conspicuousness
saliences|Projecting parts
saloons|Oater settings
saloons|Oater sights
saltier|More piquant
saltines|Soup crackers
salutary|Healthful
salutes|Greets the general
sandbag|Surreptitiously thwart
sandlot|Diamond in the rough?
sardines|Pack-'em-in children's game
sardonic|Like a wisecrack
sardonic|Like some grins
sargasso|Gulfweed
sargasso|Gulfweed
satiate|Fill to the brim
satiric|Like "The Bonfire of the Vanities"
satirical|Caustic, in a way
saurian|Lizard
sausage|Banger, in Britain
savages|Attacks viciously
savages|Wild things
savants|Pundits
savants|They're brilliant
sawdust|Carpenter's sweepings
sawyers|Tom and Diane
scalene|Having three unequal sides, as a triangle
scalene|Like some triangles
scallops|Shore dinner
scantest|Least adequate
scattered|Here and there
scenario|Game plan
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
scenics|Panoramic photos
schnooks|Dopes
scholars|Academic types
schools|Trains
sciatic|Kind of nerve
science|Kind of fair
scooting|Darting
scorepads|Game supplies
scorpion|Stinger
scorpions|Saharan stingers
scottie|Short dog, for short
scottie|Yapper
scoured|Absolutely clean
scrammed|Vamoosed
screeds|Diatribes
screeds|Lengthy discourses
screens|Multiplex multitude
screens|Multiplex multitude
screwdriver|Tool belt item
screwing|Goofing, with "up"
scribes|Journalists, jocularly
scrolled|Viewed more text, perhaps
scurries|Hightails it
scuttle|Sink
seafloor|Octopus's locale
seagull|Chekhov play, with "The"
seagull|Marine flier
seamless|Like some stockings
seances|Occasions for holding hands
seaport|New York, e.g.
seashore|Clam digs?
seasoned|Expert
seasons|Annual foursome
seaters|Ushers
seatless|Like a straphanger
seawater|Brine
seceded|Broke off (from)
seclude|Shut off
seclude|Shut off
secondaries|Football defense groups
section|Arrondissement, in Paris
sectored|Like a pie chart
sectors|They may be private
securest|Most safe
security|Guards, collectively
sedater|Cooler
sedates|Settles
seedbed|Source of growth
seeders|Groundskeeping apparatuses
seeders|Rustic sow-and-sows?
seediest|Most flea-bitten
seesawed|Wasn't decisive
segments|Portions
selects|Culls
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Murder by Death actor
sellers|Shopkeepers
seltzers|Bubbly beverages
semibreve|Whole note
senator|A.L.'er until 1960
senators|The other team in "Damn Yankees"
senoras|Married mujeres
senorita|One available in Ávila
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Having feeling
sensation|Stir
senseless|Screwball
sensibly|Without flapdoodle
sensors|Light detectors
sensual|Epicurean
sensual|Epicurean
sentient|Aware
sequela|Secondary result
serapes|Brightly colored attire
serapes|Protectors of Peru
serapes|Tabasco coverings
seraphs|Celestial beings
serrate|Saw-toothed
servile|Humbly yielding
session|Sitting
settees|Family room pieces
settler|Arbiter
settles|Pays, as a bill
seventies|Golf score range, with "the"
several|Unspecified number
sexagenarians|Some new retirees
shaders|Trees, e.g.
shadows|Trails
shahdoms|Iran, once, and others
shakedown|Gangster's practice
shallot|Mild-flavored onion
shallot|Mild-flavored onion
sharers|Liberal ones
shareware|Sample applications
sharpie|Slick fellow
shearer|Escape co-star, 1940
sheathe|Put away, in a way
shebang|Whole thing
shepherd|Guide and protector
shiners|More than one mouse
shipload|Lighter cargo
shoestring|Tiny bankroll
shooter|Shutterbug
shorter|More succinct
shortly|Soon
shortstop|Diamond middleman?
shortstop|Rizzuto or Reese
showbiz|The entertainment industry
showboat|Hot-dog
showiest|Like peacocks, among all birds
showiest|Like peacocks, among all birds
shrieks|Laughs hysterically
shrieks|Screams
shrines|Pilgrimage sites
shriver|Peace Corps director Sargent
shutters|Storm protectors
siamese|Kind of cat
siamese|Popular cat
sickened|Revulsed
sickens|Repulses
sidearm|Like some pitches
sidearms|Swords and such
sidebar|Court conference
sidebar|Court huddle
sideslip|Slalom maneuver
signalman|Military communications expert
signalman|Military communications expert
signora|Madame in Roma
silence|Golden attribute?
similes|Poetic analogies
simpers|Smirks
sincere|Undissembling
singlet|Marathoner's shirt
sissies|Pantywaists
situate|Place
situates|Plants
skaters|Some Olympians
skaters|Some Olympians
skulked|Lay low
slander|Bad-mouth
slapdash|Haphazardly
slapdash|Hastily
slayers|Hit men
sleazier|Less reputable
sleeper|Train car / Strips again
sleepier|Less lively
sleepily|In a languid way
sleepyhead|One nodding off
sleuthing|Nero Wolfe's activity
slicker|City fellow
slingers|Casters
slotted|On the schedule
slotted|On the schedule
slushed|Like unfortunate winter pedestrians
slushed|Washed with lots of water
smallest|Least of all
smarten|Teach, with "up"
smartest|Having the biggest lip?
smartest|Having the biggest lip?
smashed|Pie-eyed
smatter|Speak with spotty knowledge
smatters|Dabbles (in)
smeared|Practiced yellow journalism
smeared|Under political attack, maybe
smelted|Refined
smokers|Puffy people?
smoother|Not so bumpy
snappers|Food fish
snapshot|Candid, perhaps
snarers|Trap setters
sneakers|Air Jordans, e.g.
sneered|Wore a belittling look
sneezes|They bring blessings
snidely|In a nasty way
snivelers|Crybabies
snooker|Pub game
snorkels|Face mask attachments
snorter|High-strung horse, e.g.
soapbox|Kind of derby
soberly|In the manner of a judge
solacer|One showing empathy
soldered|Fused
solicit|Seek earnestly
solstice|Semiannual occurrence
sometime|Occasional
sootier|More blackened
sophies|___ Choice
soporifics|Long-winded speeches, e.g.
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sorties|Sallies forth
sostenuto|Slowed musical passage
souvenir|Remembrance of things past?
soviets|Cold war foe
soybean|Tofu base
soybean|Vegetarian staple
spackle|Filler of holes
spandex|Hip hugger?
spareribs|Barbecue dish
sparkle|Champagnes do this
spartan|Hardly decorated
spattered|All over the place, as paint
speared|Like many martini olives
speared|Ran through
spectacles|Doc wears them
speedier|Less time-consuming
speedometer|Place for a needle
speedup|Acceleration
spelled|Spoke literally?
spinach|Oysters Rockefeller ingredient
spiraea|Meadowsweet
spittle|Saliva
splinted|Set, in a way
splinter|Cause for a magnifying glass
splinter|Kind of group
spondee|Two-syllable foot, in poetry
spoonerism|Hoobert Heever, e.g.
sporting|Kind of chance
spotter|Gymnastics coach, often
spouses|Married people
spreadsheet|Accountant's software
spyglasses|Small telescopes
squeaks|Trouble in the wind section
stabler|Quarterback known as "The Snake"
stainer|Carpenter, at times
stalled|Not going anywhere
stamens|Pollen bearers
stampede|Steer out of control?
standard|Run of the mill
standee|Last-minute ticket acquirer, maybe
standpipe|Fire hose water source
standpipe|Fire hose water source
stanhope|Light horse-drawn carriage
starchy|Stiff
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael classic
starfruit|Juicy treat from Southeast Asia
starling|Myna's cousin
starship|Enterprise, e.g.
startups|Business undertakings
stashed|Salted away
stashed|Socked away
statehouse|Capitol
statesman|Leader in national affairs
stealer|Kleptomaniac
stealth|Hugger-muggery
steamship|Queen Mary, e.g.
steeled|Girded (oneself)
steelie|Certain playing marble
steeliest|Hardest and strongest
steepen|Increase the slope of
steepen|Make more precipitous
steeple|Peak in the skyline
steeple|Tapering architectural feature
steepled|Like some skylines
steerage|Cheap ship accommodations
stellar|First-rate
stencil|M*A*S*H logo, e.g.
stenotype|Device for recording speech
stentor|Loud speaker
stentorian|Loud
steppes|Russian plain, with "the"
stereos|Record holders?
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Unproductive
sterile|Unyielding
steroid|Olympian's no-no
stetson|Cowboy topper
stetson|It may be felt on the range
stetted|Marked for inclusion
sticker|Kind of shock
stifles|Represses
stigmas|Marks of shame
stiletto|Eyelet maker
stinker|No-goodnik / Patches, as a sweater
stinkiest|Most mephitic
stockcar|It's been around the track
stooged|Played the sidekick
stoolie|Informer
stoolie|Rat fink
stopper|Cork
stoppers|Plugs
storage|Memory, in a manner of speaking
stouter|Less daunted
stouter|More obstinate
strafer|Machine gunner of a sort
straggle|Opposite of lead
straits|Difficulties
strapping|Big and strong
strapping|Big and strong
stratum|Rock unit
streaker|Person who can barely run
streaker|Runner in the raw
streakers|Naked runners
streakers|Naked runners
streambed|Rock locale
streamed|Ran
streamer|Parade decoration
streams|Fords are made here
strewed|Scattered, as seeds
strikeout|Nolan Ryan specialty
strings|They take bows
striven|Tried hard
striven|Tried hard
stroked|Flattered
strolls|Constitutionals
strongmen|Some circus performers
stuccos|Wall materials
stuffed|Unable to eat another bite
styling|Salon activity
styluses|Needles
stymies|Thwarts
subverting|Overthrowing
success|Hit
succinct|Not drawn out
sucrose|Basic sugar
sulfate|Zinc ___ (fertilizer ingredient)
sultanate|Oman, for one
summons|It's often served at home
superman|Zod's archenemy
supernal|Heavenly
supersedes|Displaces
superspy|James Bond, e.g.
superstar|Celebrity
superstar|Celebrity
supremes|Stoned Love singers, with "the"
sureness|Certainty
surmises|Conjectures
suspend|Punish, in a way, as a student
swarthy|It's not fair!
swatted|Smacked the baseball good and hard
sweater|Place for a letter
sweetened|Like many breakfast cereals
sweetheart|Kind of deal
swerved|Avoided a pothole, perhaps
swimmers|Pool users
swished|Rustled
syllabi|Plans for courses
symbolism|Use of metaphors
symposia|Formal meetings
synapse|Gap between neurons
synergy|Cooperative interaction
tailored|Nipped and tucked
tailored|Personalized
talisman|Magic charm
tallest|Most difficult to believe
tamales|Steamed dishes
tamarack|American larch
tampers|Fools (with)
tantrums|Scenes
tapestry|Wall hanging that tells a story
tartare|Kind of sauce: Var.
tartare|Rarer than rare
tartare|Steak style
tasteful|Esthetic
tattered|Well-worn
tattlers|Rats
tattooists|They may have designs on you
taverna|Athens eatery
taximeter|It runs while you ride
teacake|Scone relative
teacarts|Service stations?
teakettle|Its home is on the range
teargas|Riot remedy
tearoom|Dainty restaurant
teasers|Some TV spots
teatime|When to gather for crumpets
tectonic|Pertaining to construction
teddies|Collectible stuffed toys
teeming|Filled to the gills
teenagers|Archie and Jughead
teenier|Like punkies, vis-à-vis fleas
teetotal|Stay dry
telecast|Show
telegram|Pre-fax communiqué
telepaths|Clairvoyants
telethons|Sunday drives?
telexed|Wired
temerity|Rashness
templars|Religious knights
tenacity|Bulldog's quality
tenancies|Leaseholds
tenoned|Made for a mortise
termini|End points
terrapin|Diamondback
terrier|Airedale, for one
tessera|Mosaic piece
testator|Willful one?
theists|Believers
thematic|Topical
therapy|It could be a group effort
thicket|Brushwood
thirsts|Yens
thirsty|Absorbent
thistles|Leg scratchers
thrashed|Clobbered
thriftily|Using fiscal prudence
thriller|All-time best-selling album
thwarted|Stymied
tiderip|Current phenomenon
tidewater|It laps the shore
tidiest|Most well-kept
tighter|Comparatively stewed
tightfisted|Hardly generous
timeouts|Modern-day halts to kids' fights
tinfoil|Leyden jar lining
tinhorn|Small-time
tiniest|Like the little finger
tinkertoys|Kids' building playthings
tinnier|Less resonant
tintype|Photo of gramps, maybe
tirades|Diatribes
tireless|Indefatigable
tiresome|Humdrum
tiresome|Wearing thin
tissues|Purse items
titmice|Chickadees, e.g.
tittered|Giggled
titular|Nominal
toccatas|Some Bach pieces
toehold|Initial gain
tomahawk|Hiawatha's weapon
tommyrot|Bosh
tomorrow|It's another day
tomorrow|Procrastinator's word
tontine|Certain annuity plan
toothsome|Delicious
topcoat|Fall garment
topcoat|Paint job finale
topknots|Kewpie doll features
topknots|Kewpie doll features
topmost|Crowning
topmost|Crowning
topside|Up on deck
tornado|Transport to Oz
torrent|Gullywasher
torrent|Gullywasher
torrential|Coming in a rush
tosspots|Sots
tossups|50-50 situations
totaled|Smashed
totally|In its entirety
tourneys|Opens, e.g.
towered|Greatly surpassed, with "over"
towheads|Blonds
traditions|Customs
trainee|New hire
trainees|Recent hires
trainman|Casey Jones, notably
trample|Crush
transpose|Switch
traverse|Cross
trawler|Shrimp boat, e.g.
treacle|Goo
treaded|Like new tires
treated|Took out to dinner
treatise|Professorial work
treeless|Like a tundra
treetop|Questionable cradle location
trekked|Migrated like the Boers
trellises|Lattices around an island?
trembled|Shivered
trembles|Exhibits fear
trembles|Exhibits fear
tremolo|Organ effect
trended|Took a particular direction
trestle|River crosser, perhaps
trestles|Railroad bridges
trestles|Trains may use them
tribune|Chicago newspaper
tridents|Fishermen's spears
trigger|Buttermilk's companion
trinket|Tchotchke
triplet|One with instant siblings
triteness|Property of a cliché
triumphant|Successful
troikas|Three-horse carriages
troikas|Triumvirates
trolled|Sang
trollop|Slattern
tropics|Frost-free zone
tropism|Why plants turn to the sun
trotted|Showed, with "out"
troublemaker|Agitprop
troubleshooting|Repairman's knack
trudger|Weary walker
trueblue|More than loyal
trusses|Ties up
trustee|Museum V.I.P.
tsarina|Alexandra Feodorovna, for one
tsarist|Russian reactionary
tsetses|African menaces
tuppences|Small English coins
turnaround|Recovery
twaddle|Silly talk
tweaked|Fine-tuned
tweedle|Lure with music
tweedle|Lure with music
tympani|Percussion unit
typeset|Work on a galley
tyranny|Despotism
ulsters|Overcoats
ulterior|Concealed
umpteen|More than many
unabated|With continued force
unbolted|Opened, as a door
unbroken|Complete
unclogged|Open
unclogged|Open
undermined|Sabotaged, in a way
undersea|Like the Titanic
understood|I get it
unearned|Like some income on a 1040
uneasier|More anxious
uneaten|Like leftovers
unedited|Like a first draft
unfreeze|Remove all restrictions on
unglues|Separates
unhinge|Rattle
uniting|Joining
unladed|Took off a ship
unleash|Turn loose
unleashes|Lets loose
unmanly|Like a wuss
unpoised|Off-balance
unready|Still in rehearsals
unseals|Opens, as a letter
unsoiled|Pristine
unstrap|Open, as a bag
unstrung|Discomposed
untenable|Worse than precarious
unwooded|Prairielike
upended|Overthrew
upsadaisy|Child-rearer's comment?
upstair|Like some private-home apartments
upstart|Surprise challenger
upstream|Against the current
urbanest|Most refined
urethane|Insulation ingredient
urgency|Need for speed
usherette|Old-style theater guide
utensil|Coppersmith's creation, e.g.
uterine|Womb-related
utilize|Put into play
utilize|Put to work
uxorial|Wifely
vacating|Giving up
valises|Travelers' gear
valises|Travelers' gear
vaquero|Southwestern cowboy
vehicle|Way to go
ventral|Of the belly
verdict|Foreman's declaration
vestibules|Entries
villainy|Turpitude
violation|Reason for a ticket
violist|One who takes a bow
viscera|Guts
waddled|Walked awkwardly
wagered|Bet
wanderlust|Traveler's itch
wardrobe|Film studio department
wassail|Toast for the holidays
waterbed|It may rock you to sleep
waterline|Flood mark
waterloo|Defeat
waterworks|Utility in Monopoly
wavelet|Ripple
wavered|Vacillated
wedlock|Nuptial knot
welches|Goes back on one's word
welcome|Kind of wagon
wellspring|You and I are about to leap
whereby|Repeated word in a contract
whereof|About which
whereof|From which
whiners|They cant
whiners|They cant
whipstitch|Finish a fabric edge, perhaps
whirlpools|Fancy bath features
whizbang|First-rate
whooped|Cried "Yee-haw!"
widemouthed|Astonished
wigwags|Signals at sea
winsome|Engaging
wirehair|Terrier type
womanish|Effeminate
workaholics|Busy bodies?
workers|Foreman's force
wrestler|One with pin tales?
wrestler|One with pin tales?
yachtsman|Aristotle Onassis, notably
yappers|Chatterboxes
yardage|Football stat
yonkers|Neil Simon play locale
zealots|Nuts, so to speak
zoysias|Asian grasses popular on lawns
abalones|Nacre sources
abalones|Sea-ears
abalones|Sea-ears
abandon|Ditch
abandoned|Like some warehouses
abandons|Gives up
abashes|Shames
abashing|Discomfiting
abdomen|Trunk part
aberrantly|In an unnatural way
abetted|Helped in a heist
abettor|Partner-in-crime
abettors|Lookouts, sometimes
abeyance|Suspension
ability|Fitness
abnegated|Gave up
abnegates|Renounces
abolished|Like child labor
aborted|Failed to carry out, as a mission
aborted|Stopped
abrades|Wears
abreast|Au courant
abridge|Cut
absents|Removes (oneself)
absolutely|Yes!
absorbs|Takes in
abstain|Fast
abutted|Bordered on
academic|Kind of year
acceptance|Occasion to give a speech
accepted|Not taboo
accepts|Tolerates
accouter|Outfit
accredit|Certify
accredit|Certify
accrete|Add through growth
accrual|Increase
accusals|Charges
acentric|Lacking a middle
acetate|Film stock
acetates|Some protective covers
acidity|Grapefruit juice property
acidity|Milk of magnesia target
acolytes|Altar boys
acronym|NATO, e.g.
activate|Call up, as reservists
acutely|With intensity
adamant|Far from easygoing
adaptable|Not fixed
addictive|Habit-forming
addressees|They deserve what's coming to them
adenoid|It's above the tonsil
adeptly|With skill
adequate|Good enough
adherent|Follower
adjusts|Fine-tunes
adjusts|Resets
adjusts|Settles
admiral|Large, colorful butterfly
adoptee|Ex-orphan
adoringly|One way to gaze
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adulators|Fans
advents|Onsets
advisable|Wise
aerated|Charged with gas
aerated|Poked holes in, say
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerator|Bubbler
aerator|Bubbler
aerosol|Kind of can
against|Hostile to
ageists|Medicare cutback proponents?
ageists|Ones biased against the elderly
ageless|Undying
agility|Gymnast's need
agitate|Provoke
agitates|Shakes
agitates|Stirs up
agitato|Kin of vivace
agitator|Troublemaker
agitator|Troublemaker
agonize|Lose sleep (over)
agonized|Sweated
airdate|TV Guide information
airfare|American charge
airfield|Tower's locale
airtime|When the show must go on
alabaster|Skin tone
alabaster|Smooth and white
alamode|Apple-pie order
albinos|White elephants, e.g.
aleatory|Like some Charles Ives works (A REAL TOY anag.)
aleatory|Unpredictable
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Warned
alerted|Warned
alfresco|Out-of-doors, as dining
aliases|Jones and Smith, maybe
alienated|Shut off (from)
alienee|Property receiver
alienee|Property receiver
alienee|Property recipient, at law
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alienee|Property recipient, legally
alimony|Money derived from an old union
alinement|Troop order
aliquot|Forming an exact proper divisor, in math
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allegro|Brisk
alleluia|Word of praise
alliance|NATO, for one
alliances|Diplomats' concern
allover|Here, there and everywhere
allspice|Plant of the myrtle family
allured|Tempted
almandine|Deep red garnet
aloofly|Without interest
already|So soon?
alright|O.K., informally
altimetry|Boeing engineer's study
altitude|Your highness?
amaryllis|Lilylike flower
amaryllis|Lilylike flower
amassed|Stockpiled
amasses|Rolls up
amateurs|Dilettantes
amateurs|Green group
amateurs|Putterers
ambient|Completely surrounding
amnesia|Condition sometimes treated by hypnosis
amniotic|Of the embryo sac
amoebae|Pseudopod formers
anaconda|Jungle creature
anaemia|Haemoglobin deficiency
analectic|Comprised of selected passages
analectic|Made up of miscellaneous written passages (CAT IN LACE anag.)
analogue|Veggieburger, to a hamburger, e.g.
analogy|Explanatory tool
analysis|It may be critical
anchorage|City at the head of Cook Inlet
andante|Moderately slow, in music
androgen|Male sex hormone
android|Man who's wired?
anecdote|Personal account
anemones|Some zoophytes
anemones|Tentacled sea creatures
angered|Steamed
angoras|Some cats
angriest|Least at peace
angrily|How complainers complain
angrily|With fury
animate|Energize
animate|Not dead
animate|Work for Warner Bros., maybe
animates|Breathes life into
animism|Widespread African belief
anisette|Shanghai cocktail ingredient
anneals|Toughens
annexes|Adds on
annexes|Some wings
anodyne|Painkiller
anoints|Rubs on
anoints|Rubs on
anomaly|___ drink Pepsi, but ah'll have a Coke few don't mind
another|One more
anserine|Gooselike
antagonized|Made an enemy of
anteater|Insectivorous creature
antecedes|Goes in front of
antedate|Come before
antelope|Quick buck?
antelopes|STOOL
antenna|Roof sight
antennas|My Favorite Martian props
anthology|Treasury of sorts
anthracites|Mining finds
antifemale|Misogynous
antigen|Cause of an immune response
antigen|Cause of an immune response
antiknock|Like some gasolines
antimatter|Physicist's study
antivenom|Snake farm supply
anytime|Happy to be of service!
anywhere|1945 Cahn/Styne tune
apaches|Parisian thugs
aperitif|Preprandial potable
apollos|Hunks
apollos|Hunks, so to speak
apostle|Matthew, for one
apotheosis|Quintessence
apparat|Political power structure
appears|Crops up
applauded|Acclaimed
applause|It can be canned
applause|Music appreciation?
applause|Music appreciation?
apprise|Inform
approbation|Blessing
apropos|Opportune
aquaria|Sites with little privacy
aquatic|Like seals
aquatic|Water-related
aqueous|Like the oceans
arbalest|Medieval crossbow
arbiter|Judge
arbiter|One who makes calls
arbitrage|Market manipulation
arborous|Like a grove
archenemy|Lex Luthor, to Superman
arcsine|Inverse math function
arcsine|It's measured in radians
areolae|Pupil surrounders
argentite|Valuable silver ore
arietta|Short solo
ariosos|Short vocal solos
armadas|Some forces
armoires|Chamber pieces
armoires|Ornate cupboards
armories|National Guard buildings
armrests|Comforts for car passengers
arouses|Stirs
arouses|Titillates
arrange|Set up
arrears|They may be paid with interest
arsenal|Colts may be found here
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Magazine
artiness|Highbrowism
artisans|Studio workers
artists|Masters
artists|Masters
ascetic|Monk, perhaps
ashamed|Red-faced
ashcake|Southern corn bread
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtrays|Smokers' needs
asperity|Rigor
asperse|Malign
asphalt|Garage surface
assailed|Went after
assassins|Hitmen
assassins|Hitmen
assayers|Ore testers
assents|Yeses
assents|Yields
assents|Yields
assessed|Did a taxing task?
assesses|Fixes, in a way
associate|Person who's not yet a full partner
assorts|Catalogues
assuages|Mitigates
asterisk|It appears next to some records
asterisk|Sign to look elsewhere
astound|Shock
astrolabe|Old navigation instrument
astrologer|House examiner?
astrology|Dixon line?
atelier|La Bohème setting
atlases|Travel guides
atrocious|Dreadful
attaboy|Encouraging word
attache|Case of papers
attache|Diplomat's aide
attacker|Assailant
attempt|Crack
attempt|Tackle
attendee|Audience member
attired|Clad
attitudes|Motivation affecters
attorney|Bartender?
attorney|Bartender?
attunes|Puts into harmony
auditory|Hearing-related
aureate|Golden
aureole|Encircling ring of light
aureole|Encircling ring of light
aureole|Halo
austere|Spartan
autogiro|1920 aeronautical invention
autogiro|1920 aeronautical invention
automate|Mechanize
automated|Like many assembly lines
automated|Like many assembly lines
automation|Labor saver
autonomic|Self-reliant
avarice|It's a sin
average|Unremarkable either way
average|Unremarkable either way
averred|Swore
aversive|Antipathetical
awarded|Bestowed
awarding|Presenter's task
awesome|Overpowering
awesomeness|Grandiosity
awkward|Opposite of smooth
awkward|Opposite of smooth
bacillus|Rod-shaped bacterium
backbreaker|Torturous task
backpack|Hike
badminton|Birds fly back and forth in it
baggier|Poorer-fitting, in a way
baggies|Sandwich holders
ballads|Light rock songs
ballplayer|Musician at a dance?
bamboozle|Dupe
bananas|Having a few buttons missing
banking|Passing notes
banshee|Wailer
bantams|Small, combative ones
bargainer|One in a compromising position?
barrage|Volley, as of questions
bartend|Make drinks
basemen|Infielders
basemen|People who watch their bags
bashful|Blushing
bathmat|Tile protector, of a sort
bathmat|Tile protector, of a sort
bathmats|Traction aids
bathmats|Traction aids
bayonet|Rifle attachment
bazooka|Portable rocket launcher
beadier|Smaller and more glittering
bearskins|Busbies
beatnik|Unconventional sort
beauties|They're involved in pageantry
bedraggles|Makes limp and soiled
bedside|Kind of manner
bedside|Like some reading lamps
bedtimes|Parents' concerns on Christmas Eve
beefalo|Low-fat meat
beeline|Go directly and quickly
beeline|Quickest route
beelines|Direct routes
beelines|They don't take turns
beestings|Occupational hazards for apiarists
begonia|Herbaceous ornamental
believe|Trust in
bellies|Pork ___
belugas|Caviar fish
benefit|Live Aid, e.g.
berated|Blasted
berated|Raked over the coals
bereave|Desolate by loss
beriberi|Result of thiamine deficiency
berthed|Tied up at the marina
beryline|Greenish blue
betoken|Show
betoken|Show
biggies|V.I.P.'s
bighead|Sign of conceit
bilateral|Like some agreements
birdcall|Quack, for one
birdseed|Preflight snack?
biscuit|Dog treat
bitters|Bar mixer
bizarre|Way-out
bladder|Waterskin
blaster|Word after sand or sound
blather|Blowhard's talk
blemish|Flaw
blindside|Hit, seemingly from nowhere
blockade|It may get a runaround
blockages|Artery problems
blocker|Tight end, at times
blooped|Hit, as a Texas leaguer
blowpipe|Flame intensifier
blowpipe|Flame intensifier
boarded|Committed a hockey infraction
boasted|Vaunted
boatsman|Marina employee
boggles|Mystifies
boiling|Intense
bonanzas|Windfalls
boodles|Whole bunches
bookcase|Atlas's locale
bookkeeper|One who keeps track of ins and outs
bookkeepers|Figureheads?
booklet|Light reading?
bootlaces|Footwear tieups
bootlaces|Producers of tieups at work?
bootlaces|Producers of tieups at work?
borders|Dispute subjects, perhaps
borders|Dispute subjects, perhaps
boredom|Routine result
boredom|Routine result
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
botched|Ruined
bouncers|Burly types
bouncers|Nightclub employees
bowknot|Option for the present
bracers|Stiff drinks
braless|Lacking support, so to speak
braless|Not in one's cups?
brandies|After-dinner servings
brassie|Number two wood
bravely|With pluck
briefed|Filled in
brigade|Fighting force
brittle|Peanut candy
brocade|Rich fabric
bromides|Chestnuts
bromine|No. 35 on the periodic table
bruiser|Bouncer type
brunette|Madonna, originally
buckboards|Rustic carriages
buckets|Amount of rain
buckram|Interlining stiffener
bucksaw|Wood-cutting tool
buckshot|Ammo in game hunting
budgeted|Planned for, in a way
buggies|Prams
bulbous|Round
bulldozing|Leveling
bunkers|Tiger traps?
burrito|It's full of beans
butlers|The usual suspects?
buttercup|Shade of yellow
buzzards|Cantankerous oldsters
bywords|Peace be with you and others
cabaret|Singer's locale
cadenza|Concerto feature
caesurae|Prosodic pauses
caliper|Thickness
caloric|Like rich desserts
calorie|A soft drink may have one
camellia|Evergreen with roselike flowers
cameras|Flash producers
canceled|No longer mint, in a way
cannoneer|One with big arms
cantata|Choral composition
cantatas|Bach wrote over 200 of these
capitol|Congressional meeting place
capless|Unprotected from the sun
carapace|Crab or turtle shell
caravan|Desert crosser
carbine|Semiautomatic rifle
carbine|Spencer, e.g.
carbonara|Pesto alternative
caresses|Strokes
carioca|Variation of the samba
carnelian|Reddish-orange
carnelian|Reddish-orange
cartload|Amount of a peddler's wares, perhaps
casserole|Pot luck dinner staple
catacomb|Early Christian hideout
catacomb|Early Christian hideout
catalpa|Tree with white flowers
catspaw|Dupe
catspaw|Dupe
cattail|Marsh plant
cattlemen|Range workers
causerie|Informal talk
cauterize|The waitress will be heah soon. I ___
cautious|Guarded
cayenne|Chili con carne ingredient
celebration|Reception, e.g.
censurers|Severe critics
centaur|Horseman?
centavo|Chump change in Chihuahua
centers|Court figures
ceramic|Like pottery
ceramists|Potters
cerebella|Coordination centers
cerebra|Parts of brains
cerebra|Thought originators
cerebrate|Have an idea
chagrined|Put out
chaired|Presided over
chamois|Soft leather
changeup|Unexpected pitch
channels|Remote selections
chanted|Engaged in a coven's rite
chapbook|Old-fashioned reading
chaperon|Prom figure
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's last name
charioteer|Ben Hur, e.g.
charisma|J.F.K. appeal
charisma|Personal magnetism
charisma|Presence
charting|Explorer's activity
cheddar|English cheese
cheddar|Wisconsin dairy product
chemise|Shift
cherish|Cling to
cherish|Hold dear
chevron|Sergeant's badge
chianti|Pasta go-with, perhaps
chianti|Red Italian wine
chianti|Trattoria potable
chiefly|For the most part
chiseled|Cheated
chiseled|Cheated
chitchat|Small talk
chitchat|Talk
choices|Menus list them
chopsticks|Rookie pianists' duet
chorale|Bach piece
chorale|Bach work
chukker|Polo period
cichlid|Spiny-rayed aquarium fish
ciliate|Paramecium or vorticella
cinematic|Fit for the big screen
circles|Sewing groups
citadel|Stronghold
citizen|National
clarinet|Orchestra member
classes|Campus groups
cleansing|Comet's purpose
clearance|Department store event
clearest|Least obscure
clearings|Places where it's sunny
climber|Hillary, for one
clippers|Barbers' needs
clutchy|Tending to grab
clutter|Desktop problem
clutter|Desktop problem
cocaine|Anesthetic, once
cockatoo|Parakeet's cousin
codeine|Opium compound
codpieces|Non-prepaid items?
coherence|Babbler's lack
coherence|Babbler's lack
cohesion|Stick-to-it-iveness?
cohesive|Unified
coleslaw|Diner side
coleslaw|Side order
colleen|The Thorn Birds novelist McCullough
colones|Cash, in Costa Rica
colonial|House style
colonial|House style
colorist|Salon worker
commonest|Least likely to be missed
compacted|Tight
compass|It can give you a pointer
compound|Fenced-off area
computer|O, C.P.U. TERM
computer|O, C.P.U. TERM
comrade|Brezhnev, to Khrushchev
concedes|Admits
concert|Harmony
conditions|Tones up
confide|Disclose
confusion|PAN
congeals|Solidifies
congeneric|Of the same biological group
conjunctivitis|Pinkeye
connote|Imply
connote|Suggest
connote|Suggest
consort|Prince Philip, to Queen Elizabeth
consulate|Foreign office
consuls|Attachés
contact|It's touching
contain|Hold in check
content|Happy
contest|Dispute
context|Surrounding sentences, maybe
convoked|Called
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
coolest|Most imperturbable
copiers|They turn out the same
copperhead|Dangerous biter
copyright|What the © on the front page stands for
cordoba|City or province of Spain
cordoba|City or province of Spain
corporal|Two-striper
corridor|Hallway
corridor|Restricted air lane
corsets|Stays
costars|Shares top billing
counter|Reverse
counteract|Work against
courtesans|Paramours
cowpeas|They have black eyes
crabgrass|Unwanted growth
crackpot|Eccentric
crackpot|Loon
cragged|Rough
cravats|Artistes wear them
creases|Fedora features
creases|Rink areas
creator|Architect
creature|Word in many horror film titles
creoles|Many Jamaicans
creoles|Some West Indians
crimeless|Like a utopia
crimeless|Like a utopia
crimson|Harvard color
critical|Pressing
crosier|Staff resembling a shepherd's crook
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossbow|Tell-tale weapon?
crossbuck|X-shaped warning sign next to railroad tracks
crossfire|Military danger
crudest|Least suave
crusade|More than a cause
crusaded|Fought with Richard the Lion-Hearted
crusader|Person with a cause
culminate|End
culprit|Offender
curtail|Cut short
curvature|Arch
cutlery|Tableware
cuttings|Collage material
cuttings|Collage material
cyberspace|Surfing milieu
dachshunds|They have their ears close to the ground
dadaism|1910's-20's art movement
dankest|Most damp
danseuse|Prima ballerina, e.g.
dashiki|African pullover
database|Information bank
database|Search me!
datebook|You can plan on it
daydreamt|Stared off into space
deadeye|Calamity Jane, e.g.
dearest|Billet-doux opening
debacle|Fiasco
debility|Weakness
debunked|Exposed as false
debunks|Exposes, as a false claim
decants|Pours, as wine
decants|Transfers ports
decaying|Going to seed
decibel|Amount of sound
decibel|Now hear this
decibel|Now hear this
declared|Bid, in bridge
decoder|One who gets the message
decoder|Reader of secret messages
decorum|Good form
deepest|Like some sympathies
defamer|Mudslinger
default|Fallback position
default|Fallback position
defense|Goalie's job
deflation|Reason for some hisses
defrays|Helps pay for
degauss|Erase, as videotape
degrade|Lower in quality
deities|Jupiter and others
deities|Jupiter and others
delicacy|Caviar, for one
delicacy|Caviar, for one
delimit|Mark the boundaries of
delirium|Utter rapture
deliver|Come through with the goods
deliverance|Ned Beatty's film debut, 1972
deludes|Bamboozles
deniers|Group with no admittance?
deniers|Group with no admittance?
denotes|Stands for
densest|Most populated
denudes|Lays bare
denudes|Strips
departs|Exits
deplete|Empty
deportee|Involuntary exile
deprave|Corrupt
deranged|Nuts
derivers|Formula finders
descent|Lineage
deserted|Left alone
deserts|Strands
desired|In demand
desirer|Covetous one
desperado|Western figure
desperado|Western villain
despise|Not at all like
despite|In the face of
dessert|Check preceder?
destiny|Kismet
destroyers|Tin cans, so to speak
detailed|Like some instructions
detente|1970's policy
detente|Negotiation result
detente|Nixon policy
determine|Settle
determine|Settle
detesters|Bigots, e.g.
detonator|Percussion cap, e.g.
detracted|Took away (from)
detracted|Took away (from)
deviants|They're not normal
deviate|Drift
diarists|Workers with logs
diatoms|Algae
diehards|Irreconcilables
dietary|Low-cal
dilemma|Horned thing?
dimmers|Circular light switches
dimmers|Low beams
dimmers|Low beams
dimmest|Superlatively stupid
dinette|Breakfast nook
dingdong|Call from the front door
dinners|White House affairs
dinners|White House affairs
diorite|Igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende
dipoles|Radio antennas
dippier|Less cool
directorate|Controlling body
disembody|Free from the flesh
disgruntled|End of the question
dismounts|Gymnastic finishes
disobey|Don't mind
disrepute|Ignominy
dissenter|One in the minority
distend|Bloat
distends|Stretches
distract|Preoccupy
ditties|Songs
diverge|Fork off
diverge|Fork off
divides|Partitions
doddered|Moved unsteadily
doggone|Darn
dogsleds|Iditarod runners
donkeys|They'll bray for you
doodads|Gizmos
doohickeys|Gizmos
doormat|Habitually humiliated person
doughfaces|Pro-slavery Northerners, before the Civil War
draftsman|Bartender?
dragster|Hot rod
drainer|Kitchen device
drawbridge|Castle feature
drayage|Transportation charge
dredging|Using a dragnet
dressage|Equestrian event
dressage|Olympics event
driblet|Pittance
drivers|People with licenses
droplet|Bit of moisture
drumsticks|CHICKEN LEGS
dualist|Believer in a world of good vs. evil
dugongs|Manatee cousins
dullsville|It's boring, daddy-o
dungeon|Role-playing game locale
dustpan|Part of sweeping efforts?
dyewood|Natural tint source
dynamite|Awesome!
dynamite|I MAY DENT
dynamite|I MAY DENT
earaches|Canal problems, perhaps
eardrums|They may be assaulted on the street
earliest|First
earlobe|Ring locale
earnest|Heartfelt
earring|Stud, e.g.
earshot|You can't hear if you're out of it
eastern|We earn our wings every day airline
eavesdrop|Listen in (on)
ebonics|Controversial school subject
ebonics|Controversial school subject
ebonics|Nonstandard English
ebonite|Electrical insulation material
economics|Financial considerations
ecotones|Transitional zones between different plant communities
ecotypes|Groups that have adapted to their environments
ecotypes|Groups that have adapted to their environments
ecstatic|In seventh heaven
edgings|Border decorations
edifier|Teacher
editing|Cleaning up, in a way
edition|One may be limited
editorials|Think pieces
educated|Like some guesses
educates|Schools
educative|Scholastic
effusive|Overflowing
egalite|French revolutionary cry
egoists|They probably don't think much of you
egomania|Altruism's antithesis
egomania|I stress?
egotism|Far from humility
eidetic|Reproducible in great detail
eighteen|Draftable, maybe
elaborate|Involved
elapsed|Rolled by
eldrich|Unearthly
electee|In
electees|The chosen
election|End of a race
elective|Certain course
elective|Enrichment course
elective|Public Speaking 101, e.g.
elective|You don't have to take it
electorate|Body that fills a seat?
electorate|Body that fills a seat?
electrode|What juice comes out of
elegiac|Mournful
elegist|Gray, for one
element|Sodium or chlorine
elevens|Cricket teams, e.g.
elevens|Gridiron complements
eleventh|Amendment construing judicial powers
elisions|Speakers' shortcuts
elisions|Speakers' shortcuts
elitism|Antidemocratic belief
ellipse|Area south of the White House, with "the"
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
elopers|They don't stand on ceremony
emaciate|Make thin
emaciate|Starve
emailed|Like modern messages
emailed|Like modern messages
emanate|Flow (from)
emanate|Spring
emerald|May birthstone
emeralds|First act of the ballet "Jewels," by George
emeriti|They're no longer active
emission|Discharge
emitted|Uttered
emotion|Cause of laughter or tears
empathies|Kindred feelings
empathy|Understanding
emphasized|LIAR
empower|Authorize
empower|Warrant
emptiness|Sad feeling
emptiness|Void
enamors|Charms
encored|Went back on stage
encumber|Retard
endeared|Ingratiated
endears|Makes lovable
endeavor|Attempt
endeavor|Do one's darnedest
endeavor|Effort
endgame|Area of chess study
endorse|Back
enemies|Hostiles
energize|Pep up
enforce|Compel obedience to
engages|Holds one's interest
engined|Equipped with a motor
engineer|Casey Jones, e.g.
engines|They might backfire
engrave|Prepare, as a fancy invitation
engrave|Prepare, as a fancy invitation
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Broaden
enliven|Animate
enraged|Ready to blow
enrages|Tees off
enrages|Tees off
enriches|Betters
enrobed|Clad
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensiles|Puts away, in a way
ensnare|Sucker
ensnarl|Ravel
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensured|Left no doubt about
entangle|Get caught up
enticed|Inveigled
entitle|Qualify
entitle|Qualify
entrains|Climbs aboard
entrant|Contest hopeful
entrant|Contest player
entrant|Potential prizewinner
entrant|Potential prizewinner
entrants|Contest hopefuls
entreat|Implore
entreat|Press
enwraps|Swaddles
epaulet|Military decoration
epaulet|Shoulder piece
ephemera|Items of short-lived use
epicenter|Where some waves originate
epicure|Food connoisseur
epidemic|Not localized
epigone|Undistinguished imitator
epigram|Bon mot
epigram|Bon mot
episode|Part of a series
episodes|Chapters
episodes|Stories-within-stories
epistle|Letter from Jude
epistle|Letter from Jude
epitome|Embodiment
epoxies|Strong adhesives
equivocate|Weasel
erected|Built
erector|Builder
erector|Crane
erector|Crane, e.g.
erector|Crane, e.g.
erector|Kind of set
erector|___ Set (building game)
eremite|Recluse
eremite|Solitary one
ermines|Fine furs
erodent|Like water or wind
erosive|Like rushing water
erratum|Proof goof
escaper|Slipper?
escapism|Avoidance of reality
escapist|Daydreamer
escargot|French appetizer
escorted|Ushered
esophagus|Pill passage
esoteric|Abstruse
espanol|Plácido Domingo sings in it
essayed|Tried
essayists|Bacon and others
estates|Left holdings
estates|Subjects of wills
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Values highly
estimate|Body shop figure
estival|Summerlike
estrange|Put off
estranges|Turns away
etageres|Places for knickknacks
etceteras|List abridgements
etchant|Acid, at times
eternal|Enduring
eternity|All the time in the world
eternity|Designer fragrance
eternity|It "waits at the crossway of the stars," wrote Borges
ethereal|Very light
etheric|Clear, as a sky
ethical|Upright
ethical|Upright
etiolate|Bleach
etoiles|Ballet headliners
etoiles|Ballet headliners
etoiles|L'Opéra performers
etoiles|Stars on stage
euchring|Hoodwinking
euphoria|High spirits
evaders|Slippery ones
evaluate|Weigh
evanesce|Fade away
evanesce|Fade away
eventful|Memorable, as a trip
eventful|Memorable, as a trip
eventide|Twilight
evidence|Prosecutor's presentation
evident|Clear
evident|Palpable
evilest|Most wicked
examine|Check out
excogitate|Think through
execute|Carry out
exhibitor|Show participant
exorcise|Cast out
exorciser|Priest, at times
expanse|Stretch
expanse|Sweep
expiable|Subject to recompense, as a crime
extends|Keeps going
extract|Pull out
extradition|End of the quote
extreme|Like no-holds-barred sports
extrovert|Glad-handing type
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyeglasses|They rest on bridges
eyelash|Facial hair
eyeopener|Morning coffee, for one
eyeshot|View
eyesore|It doesn't look good
eyesore|It's not pretty
eyesore|Not a pretty picture
eyeteeth|Canines, to a dentist
eyeteeth|Some canines
fainted|Plotzed
falsifies|Cooks
falsifies|Forges, as a signature
fantasia|1940 Disney musical
fantasia|Chopin piece
fantasia|Pioneering film of 1940
fantasize|See things
fashion|Form
fatally|So as to cause death
federalese|Bureaucratic buzzwords
feebler|Less powerful
feebler|Less powerful
feedback|Questionnaire response
feedbag|It's strapped around the head
fenders|Sites of auto dents
ferrite|Compound in computer memory cores
fiancee|Wedding planner
fiascos|Bombs
fierier|More hot-tempered
filmcards|Microfiche
filmcards|Microfiche
finagle|Wangle
finance|Back
finesse|Skillful maneuver
finesses|Bridge players' moves
finesses|Maneuvers adroitly
fingertips|Print makers?
firepower|Military strength
firesides|Chat sites
firestone|Big advertiser at Indy
firstborn|Like Cain
fission|Atomic energy source
flagellate|Whip
flagons|Ale holders
flagpoles|Summon Warsaw citizens?
flagstone|Paving material
flagstone|Terrace surface, perhaps
flagstone|Terrace surface, perhaps
flannel|Pajama material
flattish|Slightly off-key
flaunted|Showed off
flenses|Strips blubber
flimflam|Trick
flotsam|Refuse
flowing|Smooth
flowing|Smooth
fluoride|Protector of some canines
flyaway|Abandon the nest
folksinger|Peter, Paul or Mary
folktale|Paul Bunyan, for one
foodstuff|Bit of sustenance
foodstuff|Bit of sustenance
footgear|Last things?
footnote|Certain explanation
foozled|Goofed, in golf
forepaws|Raccoon's hands
foresee|Get ahead?
fountain|Plaza feature
foxhole|Soldier's shelter near the front line
frappes|Fountain orders
freelance|Like most paparazzi
freelance|Self-employed, as a writer
freeman|He's out of stocks and bonds
freezes|Succumbs to stage fright, maybe
freshwater|Like some fish
frisked|Checked for heat
frisked|Checked for heat
funnies|Newspaper section with cartoons
furious|Up in arms
furnace|Basement fixture
gadabout|Social butterfly
gadabout|Social butterfly
gagging|All choked up
gaggles|Flocks
galatea|Pygmalion brought her to life
gallant|Beau
gallant|Chivalrous
gangliest|Most awkward
gapingly|With the mouth wide open
garaged|Off the street
garages|Driveway endings
garbage|Dump drop-off
garcons|Ones taking orders
garrets|Homes for struggling artists
garrison|Outpost group
garrison|Outpost group
garrote|Infamous Spanish collar
garrote|Infamous Spanish collar
garrote|Inquisition choker
gasless|Without anesthesia, as surgery
gassers|Hilarious jokes
gavotte|Old French dance
gazettes|Some newspapers
genders|There may be a gap between them
genuine|Not ersatz
gestures|Charades, basically
giggled|Cracked up
gladden|Cheer
glanced|Peeked (at)
glances|Some are stolen
glaringly|Without much chance of being missed
gleanings|Research results
glidepath|Aircraft's approach
glowing|Like some reviews
glutton|Chowhound
goalies|Puck stoppers
goalpost|Upright, in football
goldbrick|Shirk
goosing|Prodding to action
gracing|Adorning
grandson|III
granola|It may be eaten in a bar
granola|Snack bar?
grapnel|Mountaineering aid
grapnel|Mountaineering aid
gravest|Like a worst-case scenario
gravest|Like a worst-case scenario
greenhorn|Newbie
greenskeepers|Country club employees
grenadier|Military specialist
grenadine|Mai tai ingredient
grenadine|Syrup used in mixed drinks
greyest|Most dreary
grievance|Union matter
grievers|Sorrowful souls
grieves|Eats one's heart out
grogshop|English-style saloon
guanacos|Llamas' cousins
guarantee|Consumer's protection
guarantee|Consumer's protection
guarantee|Solid backing
guarantee|Underwrite
guerrilla|Castro, prior to 1959
guitars|They may be picked
gunnysack|Grain holder on a farm
gunsmith|Barrel maker?
gyrations|Elvis was known for them
hailstone|Summon actress Sharon?
hairnet|Beehive protector
hairsplitters|Pedants
hallmark|Distinguishing trait
handles|Love ___
handsaw|It may be brought before a board
hangover|Toot follower
hangover|Toot follower
hankers|Itches
harangue|Severe scolding
harassed|Dogged
hardhat|Helmet
harmonic|Pleasing to the ear
harness|Take control of
harness|Take control of
harness|Trotter's gear
harpist|Player with a string quintet
hassles|Major headaches
hastener|One in a rush
hastier|Less deliberate
hastier|Less deliberate
hatching|Incubator activity
hatters|Milliners
havarti|Cheese with holes
havarti|Cheese with holes
headaches|Major nuisances
headhunts|Recruits, in a way
heading|WSW, maybe
headlamp|Miner's or caver's light generator
headlines|Quick summaries of newspaper articles' contents
headmaster|Bartender?
hearings|Capitol Hill doings
hearten|Cheer
heaviest|Most likely to break a scale
heavyset|Portly
hedgerow|Living "fence"
heedless|Incautious
helipads|Chopper landing spots
heliports|Some landing sites
hellcat|Witch
hemiolas|Syncopated musical rhythms
hepcats|Swingers
herding|Job for a rancher
heretic|Inquisition target
heroine|Jane Eyre, e.g.
herself|Actress's cameo role, perhaps
hessians|Revolutionary War force
hideout|Where bandits hole up
hifalutin|Pretentious
hightops|Certain sneakers
hinting|Suggesting indirectly
hipbone|Ilium
hippies|Many Woodstock concertgoers
hirable|Qualified for the job
historic|Memorable
hogwash|Baloney!
hokeypokey|Party dance of old
hologram|Feature of some credit cards
homemade|Like some jams and jellies
homestead|Pioneer's desire
homestretch|Plight of one under house arrest?
hominid|Neanderthal man, for one
hominies|Hulled corn preparations
honeydew|Sweet melon
honeymoon|Newlyweds' trip
honorer|Medal giver
hoopskirt|Dress for Scarlett O'Hara
hopscotch|Booze for a 50's bash?
horoscope|Forecast, of a sort
horsefly|Equine pest
horsemen|Biblical quartet
hosanna|Triumphal entry cry
hotbeds|Centers of activity
hotcakes|Fast sellers
hotcakes|Fast sellers
humorously|With wit
huntress|Diana, for one
hurricane|W.W. II British fighter plane
hygienist|Dental worker
hypotheses|Assumptions
iceberg|Ross Sea sight
icebergs|Seafaring dangers
iceless|Straight, in a way
iciness|Bad reception?
iciness|Chilly attitude
iciness|It's hardly welcoming
ideates|Conceives
ideative|Entertaining thoughts
ideative|Relating to the ability to create
idiomatic|Like phrase book entries
idleness|The mother of corruption: Montaigne
idlesse|Do-nothing's state
idolater|Heathen of sorts
idolatry|Star worship
idolize|Revere
illegal|Like some aliens
illiberal|Bigoted
illusions|Ignes fatui
immediacy|Closeness
impasse|Stalemate
impasse|Standoff
impasse|Standoff
impedance|Obstacle
imperial|California's ___ Valley
imperial|Haughty
imperial|Six-liter bottle
imperial|Six-liter bottle
impetuous|Trigger-happy, say
implant|Nonhuman part of a cyborg
importer|Tariff payer
imprinted|Like many a cover title
impulse|Driving force
inamorata|Beatrice, to Dante
inanest|Least sensible
inbreed|Best-___ (dog show category)
inbreed|Way to produce a champion animal, maybe
incarnate|Personified
incense|Anger and then some
incense|Tick off
incisive|Sharp
inciter|Rabble-rouser
inclines|Banks
inclines|They get things rolling
incoherence|Utter gibberish
inconstant|Fickle
indented|Like most paragraphs
indicts|Charges
indisposed|Under the weather
indolent|Do-nothing
indrawn|Reserved
inebriates|They're stewed
inerrant|Flawless
inerrant|Mistake-free
inertia|Staying power?
inertias|They keep you going
inexistence|Living
inexorable|Set in stone
inflows|Affluxes
influence|Sway
informer|Tattletale
informer|Tattletale
infrared|Like some night vision
inhibitor|Anticatalyst
inhumane|Cruel
inmates|Con men?
inmates|Stirbirds
insigne|Distinguishing mark
insignia|Badges
insolent|Mouthing off
insomnia|Condition sometimes treated by hypnosis
inspection|Preflight procedure
inspire|Prompt
install|Set up for service
instant|Not brewed, perhaps
insulate|Set apart
insulate|Set apart
integer|Round amount
intelligent|DNA
intense|Passionate
intense|Type-A
intentness|Sharp focus
interests|Personal ad info
interfere|Pry
interfere|Pry
interfere|Quote, part 3
interim|Meantime
interior|Cabinet Department
interior|Cabinet department
interiors|1978 Woody Allen drama
interlude|Rest time
internee|Prisoner of war, e.g.
intervene|Mediate
intoned|Performed a canticle, e.g.
intrepid|Very brave
introit|Song at the start of a church service
invites|Informal offers
invites|Informal offers
invoice|Bill
irately|Way to storm off
irenics|Promotion of peace
ironmen|Triathletes
ironside|Person of great endurance
ironside|Raymond Burr TV series
irrigates|Floods on purpose
isinglass|Clarifying agent in glues and jellies
isobars|Lines on a weather map
isogonal|Equiangular
isolate|Cut off
isotope|Element form
isotope|U-235 or C-14, e.g.
issuers|Companies selling stock, e.g.
issuers|Publishers
italics|Sign of stress
itemize|Catalogue
itemize|Use Schedule A
itemizes|Details
iterate|Echo
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Rehearse
iterative|Like most cable news programs
jabbing|Pugilistic activity
jetliner|Boeing product
jewelers|Some stonecutters
jezebel|Hussy
jiggers|Shot glasses
jipijapa|Panama hat material
jitterbug|Swinger, perhaps
jocular|Waggish
journal|Diary
joyrider|One who "borrows" a car
jubilant|Whooping it up
judicial|Kind of review
judiciaries|Court systems
juggles|Does many things at once
jumpsuit|Casual garment
kamikazes|W.W. II menaces
kangaroos|Leapers
keenest|Most clever
keister|Target of a good, swift kick
kettles|Brewing sites
keyless|Like a combination lock
keynote|Kind of address
keynote|Kind of address
keynotes|Some addresses
kinetic|Like some sculptures
kneecap|Patella
kneeling|Like one popping the question, maybe
labeler|Office gizmo
lacrosse|Game with sticks
lactose|Source of intolerance
laddies|Boys of song
ladylike|Demure, by some standards
laggards|Slugs
laicize|Remove the clerical nature of
lallygag|Loaf
lambdas|Wavelength symbols
laminal|Like "sh" or "ch" sounds
landslides|Earth movers
lankest|Superlatively slender
lanterns|Revere's signals
lapdogs|Terriers and toy poodles, e.g.
laptops|Modern business equipment
lasagna|Ristorante order
lashings|Punishments at sea
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|Sidelong pass
launches|Initiates
launchpad|Discovery zone?
laurels|Honors
layette|Newborn's paraphernalia
layette|Set for the nursery
leaders|Fishing wires
leapfrog|Quaint children's game
leasers|Some drivers
lectern|Stand
leghorn|Chicken that's a prolific egg layer
legumes|Peas and beans
leister|Fish catcher with prongs
leister|Fishing spear
leisure|Workaholic's lack
lemonade|Stand buy
lemonade|Summer quencher
lentils|Soup ingredients
leopard|It's spotted in a zoo
lettuce|Moolah
leucine|An essential amino acid
liaises|Makes connections
libeled|Victimized by the press, say
libelous|Dangerous, as words
libelous|Dangerous, as words
liberates|Steals, slangily
library|Part of a school
license|Permit
license|Permit
lifesaver|Torus-shaped candy
ligature|It's binding
likewise|Ditto
limeade|Virgin gimlet, essentially
limiter|Restraint
limousine|Long way to go?
lineage|It may be represented by a tree
lineage|It may be represented by a tree
linecut|Black-and-white engraving
lingers|Keeps the host up, perhaps
lionized|Treated as a celebrity
lipread|Watch words?
lispers|Sylvester and others
listeners|Radio audience
listens|Is attentive
literal|Verbatim
lithium|Psychopharmacologist's prescription
lithium|Psychopharmacologist's prescription
littered|Dropped trash on the street
littered|Gave birth to whelps
liveliness|Brio
loafers|Kick-around shoes
lobbyer|Washington arm-bender
lobbyer|Washington arm-bender
locomotive|A crazy cause?
locomotive|COOL! MOVE IT!
locomotive|COOL! MOVE IT!
loitered|Hung around
loiterer|Loafer
loiterers|Idle sorts
lollipop|Tot's treat
loneness|Reclusion
longbow|Hood's weapon
loophole|Object of a tax lawyer's search
loquats|Asian fruits
lorgnette|Handled glasses
lothario|Lady-killer
louvered|Like some vents
lowball|Purposely underestimate
lucerne|Lake of Four Forest Cantons
lucerne|Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
luncheonettes|Sites for bites
lunette|Crescent moon
lynchpin|Keystone, e.g.: Var.
macaque|Short-tailed Asian monkey
machine|Part of A.T.M.
macrame|Decorative craft
macrame|Decorative craft
maddened|Teed off
maestri|Toscanini and others
maestro|Orchestra leader
mafiosi|Some thugs
magdalene|Cambridge University college
magnolia|Flowering tree
magnolia|Plantation bloom
magpies|Chatterboxes
maharajahs|Ranjit Singh and others
maintainers|Custodians, e.g.
maintops|Some mast platforms
malacca|Malaysia's Strait of ___
malaprop|Fictional Mrs.
maltase|Digestive enzyme
malteds|Jerks' offerings
managed|Swung, so to speak
manatee|Sea cow
mandate|Authorization
manlier|Like Popeye vis-à-vis Wimpy
mannish|Hardly feminine
mantilla|Señora's scarf
mantles|Symbols of authority
marathon|Lasting event?
marinate|Steep, as meat for barbecuing
marionette|One who's left hanging
marital|Kind of vows
maritime|Like certain Canadian provinces
marriage|O curse of ___!: Othello
marrying|Getting hitched
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
matador|Capa carrier
matador|One who accepts charges
matadors|They're often charged
materialistic|Bourgeois
matilda|Roald Dahl book
maximal|Greatest possible
mazeltov|Congratulations!
meander|Not go the direct route
meatloaf|Common potluck dish
medians|Strips on the interstate
mediates|Acts between parties
medicare|What a portion of all wages goes for
medicines|What dispensaries dispense
megabit|Storage unit
melange|Mixture
melanges|Olios
melisma|Group of notes sung on one syllable
melodic|Like a Puccini aria
melodic|Like a Puccini aria
menaces|Saber rattlers
menorah|Holiday window item
menschen|Decent fellows
meringue|___ is gettin' a bit tight on mah finger
meshing|Synchronous
message|E-mail
metalwork|Smith's medium
metiers|Occupations
metronome|A city elf?
meuniere|Floured and sautéed in butter
mickeys|They'll knock you out
microwave|A small goodbye?
midsummer|Peak resort time
midsummer|Peak resort time
migrate|Change places
mildews|Funguses
mileage|Use, of a sort
mileages|Odometer readings
milkshake|Black cow's relative
millennium|Utopian period
millinery|Pillboxes and such
minaret|Source of calling
mincing|Affectedly dainty
mindset|Way of thinking
mineral|Children's game classification
mineral|Children's game classification
mineral|Kind of deposit
minestrone|Prelude to pasta, perhaps
minimal|Barely enough
minorca|Mediterranean resort site
minorca|One of the Balearics
minstrels|Lay people?
misdate|Assign a wrong year to
mislearn|Get it wrong
mislearn|Get it wrong
misplay|Bad move
misprint|Typo
misstep|Error
misterm|Call a jab a hook, e.g.
modernize|Update
mohairs|Heavy sweaters
mohawks|Center strip cuts?
moistener|Mailroom device
molecule|Tiny bit
moments|Short times
momentum|Campaign asset
momentum|Campaign asset
monastery|Father's quarters
monastic|Reclusive and austere
monetary|Like some rewards
mongeese|Cobra killers, humorously
mongeese|Cobra killers: Var.
mongeese|Cobra killers: Var.
monitor|Keep track of
monitor|Keep track of
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut
monopod|Hand-held camera support
moonlit|Like a romantic evening, maybe
moonset|Nighttime view
moonstone|Feldspar variety
moraine|Glacial debris
morasses|Quagmires
morsels|Tidbits
motorcar|Flivver
mourners|Wake attendees
mugging|Ham comedian's ploy
multimedia|Like many modern computers
munition|Cannonball, e.g.
muscles|Hamstrings and others
musicals|Broadway fare
mustache|A milk drinker may have one
mustache|A milk drinker may have one
mustache|Hair on the lip
mutable|Not set in stone
mutters|Complains sotto voce
muttons|Butchers' offerings
mystique|Certain aura
nabbing|Picking up
nagging|Like some doubts
namable|Worthy to be mentioned
nameplate|It may be on a door
nameplate|Newspaper's designed title
namesake|Son, sometimes
napping|Not alert
narrower|More restricted
natures|Temperaments
natures|Temperaments
navigate|Handle the maps
nebulae|Astronomers' subjects
nebulae|Astronomers' subjects
nebulae|Hubble telescope subjects
needers|Hardly independent ones
negates|Makes ineffective
neither|___ a borrower...
nemeses|Agents of retribution
nemeses|Agents of retribution
nemeses|Superheroes, to villains
neonatal|Just out?
neonatal|Just out?
nesters|Home makers
nestlers|Newborn birds, e.g.
nestlers|They fit together snugly
netizen|Web surfer
network|Make social connections
network|Socialize with a purpose
networks|ABC, CBS, etc.
neutral|Fence sitter
neutral|On the fence
neutrals|Muted tones
neutrino|Elementary particle
neutrino|Particle name coined by Enrico Fermi
newborn|Babe in a maternity ward
newsboy|Paper pusher?
nictate|Wink: Var.
nightie|Slip-on
nightspots|Bistros
nineteenth|Watering hole?
nineties|Gay old time
ninnyish|Silly
niobium|Its principal ore is columbite
niobium|Its principal ore is columbite
nitpickers|Basketball contest selectors?
nitrates|Fertilizer ingredients
nitrates|Water-soluble minerals
nocturne|Gentle air
nocturne|Introspective composition
noggins|Beans
nonacid|Base
nonagon|Odd-shaped figure
nondairy|Like some diets
nonfood|Like some items on a grocery store receipt
nonlevel|Tilting
nonlevel|Unbalanced
nonlinear|Inspired kind of thinking
nonpareil|One of a kind
nonsense|Cry of disagreement
nonsense|Cry of disagreement
nontrump|Like three out of four suits
nostrum|Patent medicine, e.g.
notices|Broadway concerns
notices|Observes
notions|Department store department
noughts|Ciphers
novelle|Short tales, from the Italian
numberer|Paginator
nunneries|Novices' places
nursery|Baby's room
nursery|Hotbed for baby bloomers
nurture|Development
nutcase|Loony
nutlets|Small seeds
oarsmen|Henley participants
obedient|Not insubordinate
obeisance|Homage
obsessed|Fanatical
obsessed|Haunted
obverse|Lincoln's side of the penny
ocarina|Harmonica-like instrument
ocarina|Ovate wind instrument
octaval|Like standard music notation
octaval|Like standard music notation
octaves|Musical intervals
octopus|Army threat?
octuple|Like an amazing return on an investment
ocularly|How things are seen
oddness|Idiosyncrasy
oenology|Winemaking science
oeuvres|Artists' lifeworks
officers|Kind of club
omelets|Folded food
omelette|Brunch staple
omelettes|They may get whipped in the kitchen
onetime|Former
onlooker|Witness
onshore|Having missed the boat?
onshore|Like some breezes
onshore|Like some breezes
openmouthed|Gaping
operable|In working condition
operable|In working order
operant|Effective
operant|Effective
operated|Didn't malfunction
operatic|Like some bass solos
operatic|Like some bass solos
optimism|Great expectations
optimism|Great expectations
opulence|Plenty
oracles|Medium settings?
oracular|Prophetic
oration|Sermon
orbitals|Electrons, in wave functions
orchard|Site for an apple press
orchard|Site for an apple press
orderly|Hospital figure
orderly|Hospital figure
ordinal|Second, e.g.
ordinal|Second, e.g.
ordinary|Not worthy of comment
ordnance|Guns and ammunition
ordnance|Military weapons
oregano|Mint family member
oregano|Mint family member
oriented|Word after family or detail
origami|It might be gotten from a folder
origami|Work for a folder
ornithic|Avian
orotund|Strong and clear, as a voice
orphans|Father Murphy extras
osmosis|One learning method
osseous|Bony
osteopath|Master manipulator
ostriches|Head hiders
ottoman|One might get a leg up on it
ottoman|One might get a leg up on it
outboards|Some boat motors
outeats|Beats in a pie contest?
outlets|Juice providers?
outline|Silhouette
outline|Silhouette
outrage|More than miff
outrush|Beat in yardage
outsider|Nonmember
ovation|People stand for this
ovation|People stand for this
overall|Blanket
overarm|One way to pitch
overboard|Man ___!
overcame|Beat
overcharge|Ask too much of
overcoat|Chesterfield, e.g.
overdue|Fine word for libraries
overdue|Late
overeat|Gorge
overlie|Be situated above
overlie|Blanket
overlie|Cover
overrated|Not that good
overreach|Exceed
oversee|Quarterback
overtakes|Moves by
oxidase|Biochemical catalyst
pachinko|Game resembling pinball
pacific|Untroubled
padlocks|Secures, in a way
padrone|Exploitative employer
palavers|Conferences
palazzi|Fancy homes abroad
pampers|Luvs rival
panaceas|They'll take care of everything
panache|Verve
panamas|Boaters' relatives
panamas|Tropical toppers
panbroil|Brown, in a way
panelists|Game show lineup
panorama|Long shot?
paperclip|Office fastener
paraded|Celebrated St. Patrick's Day
paraded|Showed off
parallax|Difference in apparent direction, in astronomy
paramour|I'm gonna use mah new ___ to cut the grass
paranoia|Fear
parasites|Sponges
parkway|Landscaped thoroughfare
parkway|Pleasant place to drive
parkway|Pleasant place to drive
parolee|One who's experienced release
partake|Have some
partake|Have some
parterre|Theater area
particulates|Smoke, essentially
partner|One may be silent
passage|Bible reading
passageway|Corridor
passageway|Corridor
passion|Kind of play
passkey|Entree provider
passkey|House detective's item
pastors|Service providers?
pastors|Service providers?
pasture|Graze
paunchy|Potbellied
pavlova|Ballerina from St. Petersburg
pawnees|Plains tribe
pawnshops|Loan sources
peacetime|Postwar period
pedicure|Treat for the feet
peerage|Nobility
peeress|Lady, e.g.
pegging|Identifying
pelican|Louisiana, the ___ State
pelicans|Critters with pouches
penalty|Result of an infraction
pencils|Eyebrow darkeners
penitent|Sorry sinner
penknives|Source of some jail violence?
pennames|Ellery Queen and others
penology|Study of prison management
pensive|Quietly thinking
pentarch|One of five rulers
penumbra|Shadowy area
peonies|Keats's "wealth of globèd ___"
pepperoni|Alternative to mushrooms
perennial|Carnation, e.g.
perforce|Necessarily
peridot|Green gem
perimeter|Patrol area
perorates|Discourses
personas|Public images
pfennig|Cologne change
phalanx|Troop formation
phantom|Illusory
pharaoh|Many a mummy, in life
pharaoh|Many a mummy, in life
pharisee|Ancient Jew
pheromone|Attractive substance
phloxes|Wild sweet william and moss pink
phosphor|Computer screen coating
pianist|Cafe booking
pickerel|Redfin fish
piecers|Garment workers
piggies|Toes
piggyback|How some kids ride
pillages|SUNG
pinnace|Sailboat accompanying a bigger ship
pipelined|Transported, as gas
pipelines|Crude carriers
pirouette|Ballet whirl
pitapat|Sound of falling hail
pitiful|Sorry
pivotman|Court position
pizzazz|Dash
placable|Forgiving
placebo|A person may be taken in by taking it
plaguing|Bothering
plaited|Like cornrows
plantain|Relative of the banana
pleasing|Harmonious
pleasure|Business alternative
pledges|Goal of some drives
pleiades|Cluster in Taurus
pliocene|Epoch from 10 to 2 million years ago
plunder|Booty
plywood|It comes in 4 x 8 pieces
poached|Like some eggs
poleaxe|Early chopper
politic|Judicious
ponderosa|Bonanza homestead
popcorn|Filmgoer's purchase
popcorn|Filmgoer's purchase
popover|Hollow pastry
portcullis|Defensive grating in medieval castles
possessed|Quite mad
possible|Not out of the question
postage|It's saved by E-mail
postcards|Popular souvenirs
postgame|Like many a sports report
postmortems|Stiff examinations?
potable|Drink
potatoes|Ingredients in some pancakes
potpies|Deep-dish entrees
practice|Dry run
prairie|Setting for Cather's "My Ántonia"
prairie|Setting for Cather's "My Ántonia"
preamps|Sound system components
predestines|Fates
predispose|Incline
preened|Primped
prefecture|District in Japan
pregame|Like some sports programs
preheats|Readies the oven
premiere|It's a first
premiered|Came out
premiered|Came out
prepare|Set up
preparer|Chef
preregister|Choose classes early
presells|Takes advance orders for
presence|Charisma
present|Answering roll call
presented|Introduced
presented|Introduced
presented|Showed
pretest|Course requisite, at times
prevail|Triumph
primacy|First rank
printouts|Hard copy pages
probated|Proved valid, in a way
probated|Proved valid, in a way
procrastination|Subject of a definition by Don Marquis
produces|Bears
prominent|Outstanding
propaganda|A socially correct goose in Boston?
prorates|Divides appropriately
prorates|Divvies up accordingly
protestant|Like Luther
prouder|More dignified
provolone|Smoked Italian cheese
psalmists|David and others
psyched|Eager to proceed, slangily
psychic|Medium
publish|Put out
purpleheart|Combat award
pussyfoot|Move cautiously
quality|Attribute
quidnunc|Gossip
quitter|Proverbial loser
quixotic|Impractical
quizmaster|Figure in a 50's scandal
racehorses|Let's hep preserve our natur'l ___
raceway|Drag locale
racists|Ones concerned with color
radiance|Glow
radiant|Beaming
radiant|Sunny
radiates|Projects
radiates|Projects
radical|Moderate's opposite
radiogram|Ship-to-shore communication
railers|Ranters
railers|Ranters
raincheck|Deferral
rainiest|Having the most precipitation
raisers|Parents, e.g.
rallied|Came from behind
ransacks|Turns inside out
rarefied|Lofty
rascals|They're no angels
rashers|Bacon servings
rashers|Some brunch servings
rassles|Fights with, in the hills
rations|Army-navy stores?
rattail|Kind of comb
rattler|Herpetologist's subject
ravishes|Enthralls
ravishes|Fills with joy
ravishes|Fills with joy
rawhide|Untanned skin
rawhide|Untanned skin
reactive|Like atomic hydrogen
readies|Primes
reannex|Take again
reasons|Deduces
reawaken|Arouse
rebuilds|Makes over
recasts|Puts in a whole new light
recedes|Dwindles
recedes|Falls back
receipt|Proof of purchase
receptacles|Vessels
recharge|Jump, in a way
recipes|Childish doings?
recipes|Cook's collection
recipes|Cooks' "secrets"
recipes|File box filler
recipes|Grandma's secrets?
recital|Carnegie Hall event
rectories|Fathers' homes
redeemer|Title for Jesus, with "the"
redefine|Delineate again
redline|Cross out
redline|Cross out
redress|Remedy
redress|Remedy
reelect|Campaign poster word
reelects|Returns to a seat
reemerge|Come back from obscurity
reenact|Show, as a historic battle
reenact|Show, as a historic battle
reenact|Stage, as a historical drama
reenter|Type in again
refined|Cultivated
refined|Polite
reflective|Thoughtful
reflexes|Athletes need good ones
refresh|Update
refugee|Asylum seeker
refusals|Noes
regales|Entertains
regalia|Crown jewels and such
regatta|What might follow off-shore drilling?
regattas|Shells may be in them
regenerates|Becomes a new person
regents|University officers
regicide|Macbeth theme
regions|Spheres
regions|Spheres
registries|Record holders
regrade|Change a letter, perhaps
regrade|Change a letter, perhaps
regrade|Score again, as an exam
regress|Move backward
regress|Slip
regrowth|Rogaine user's hope
rehashes|Goes over again
rehearse|Run through
reindeer|Comet, e.g.
reindeer|Rudolph and teammates
reinvent|Be original, but not first
relapse|Backslide, medically
relaxes|Takes a load off
religiose|Very devout
reloads|Attaches another clip
relocate|Move
remained|Tarried
remains|Stays behind
remarker|Opinion giver
remotely|To just a slight degree
remotes|Nonstudio broadcasts
renewal|Playboy's request
rentable|Like an attractive apartment
rentals|Lake cabins, often
renting|Getting a flat, perhaps
renting|Getting a flat, perhaps
reopened|Unlocked again
reorder|Stock up on again
repaint|Fix the walls
repapers|Does some interior decorating
repealing|Undoing an act
replete|Brimming
replicas|Clones, e.g.
repress|Forget for years?
reprise|Musical ending, often
repulse|Drive away
reputed|Ostensible
rereads|Goes back over
rereads|Peruses again
rescuer|Firefighter, at times
reseats|Ushers after intermission
resected|Completely excised, in surgery
reserved|Set aside
reships|Sends along
resident|City income tax classification
resident|City income tax classification
resigned|Left a job voluntarily
resoled|Took care of a clog, perhaps
resoles|Fixes, as a shoe
resonate|Ring
restage|Put on again
restarted|Turned over again
restaurateurs|James Beard Award nominees
restful|Relaxing
restless|Fidgety
restless|Tossing
resuscitate|Bring back
retainer|Orthodontist's creation
retainer|Orthodontist's fee?
retaker|Fussy film director
retakes|Directors' prerogatives
retakes|New shoots
retests|Checks to make sure
retinae|They hold cones
retiree|Many a Floridian
retiree|Many a Floridian
retires|Turns in
retitled|Like some shows in syndication
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retrained|Like many transferred workers
retrofit|Modernize, as an airplane
retrofit|Put new parts on, in a way
retunes|Pulls some strings?
returning|Backtracking
reusable|Like most bottles
reusable|Not for one time only
revenue|Money coming in
reverse|Kind of twist
revolts|Elicits an "ick!"
rewards|Perks
rhinestones|Paste on costumes
rhubarb|Dustup
rhubarb|Spat
ricocheting|Bouncing off the walls
ricotta|Cannoli filling
rigatoni|Pasta tubes
ringleader|Chief plotter
ringleaders|Targets of criminal probes
riotous|Causing one to crack up
rippled|Showed off, as biceps
ripsnorter|Epitaph for a bull?
rissole|Browned in deep fat
rissole|Browned in deep fat
rissole|French pastry
roadblock|Dragnet operation
roaster|Perdue product
rollover|I.R.A. renewal
romaine|Iceberg alternative
romanticism|Chopin's style
roofing|House contractor's job
rooftop|Yuletide landing site
rookery|Dilapidated tenement
roomette|Sleeper unit
roommate|Telephone bill splitter
rooster|Something that's combed
roosters|Capons, once
roosters|Certain alarms
roosters|They may arouse a farmer
rosebuds|Crown material, in the Wisdom of Solomon
rotates|Takes turns
rotates|Takes turns
rotates|Takes turns
rotative|Occurring in regular succession
rotunda|Jefferson Memorial feature
roughrider|Hero of 1898
roulade|Musical embellishment
roundtable|Camelot fixture
rousseau|The Social Contract philosopher
ruddier|More rubicund
ruddier|More rubicund
rudimentary|Abecedarian
ruffian|Brute
rumblers|Gang fighters
rummaged|Sifted (through)
runagates|Fugitives
runaround|Evasive answer
runaway|Escape
runaway|Escape
runaway|Flee
runoffs|Tiebreakers
runoffs|Tiebreakers
runover|Exceed
russets|Winter apples
rustier|More out of shape
saclike|Resembling a spore
sadness|Sorrow
sahuaros|Towering desert plants: Var.
sailors|Swabbies
sainted|Like Mother Cabrini
salamis|Deli meats
salamis|Sub components
salaried|Like employees
salesman|Miller's Willy Loman, e.g.
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
saltant|Dancing or leaping
saltiest|Most blue
saltine|Base for cheese
saltine|Brie base
saltine|Soup cracker
saltine|Soup cracker
salutes|General reception?
salutes|Private greetings?
salutes|Private greetings?
sanctioning|Making binding
sangfroid|Aplomb
santeria|Religion originating in Cuba
sapient|Discerning
sapient|Full of wisdom
sarcasm|It may be dripping
sarcasm|It may be dripping
sarcastic|Like some humor
sardines|Ones sitting tight?
sashimi|Japanese menu item
sashimi|Japanese menu item
sassier|More impertinent
satiate|Stuff
satiate|Stuff
satiric|Like a Mel Brooks movie
satirists|Their creations may sting
saunter|Amble
saunters|Promenades
saviors|Rescuers
sawbones|Medic
sawbuck|Carpenter's aid
scalped|Like some tickets
scalped|Like some tickets
scammed|Humbugged
scamper|Go hurriedly
scampering|Like kids in a playground
scapegoat|Fall guy
scapegoat|Fall guy
scarecrow|Produce preserver
scarier|More awesome
scariest|Most alarming
scavenge|Search like wolves
scenarios|Sketches
scented|Like some candles
scepters|Regalia items
schedule|Amtrak posting
scherzo|Playful movement
scherzos|Chopin wrote four
schlemiel|Chump
schlock|Junk
scholars|Research types
schooling|Quote, part 2
schoolkids|REVILED
science|It "is nothing but perception," wrote Plato
science|Knowledge
scintillae|Slightest traces
scoffers|Skeptics
scrabble|Kind of tile
scrabble|Torture over a rack?
scrapes|Prepares to paint
scrawnier|Leaner
screamer|Hard hit, in baseball slang
screener|Call-in radio show employee
scribes|Amanuenses
scrooge|Miser
sculptor|Michelangelo or Rodin
seacoast|Waterfront
seagull|Coastal town crier
seances|Rap sessions?
seances|Round-table sessions
seascape|Homer's "Eight Bells," e.g.
seashore|Many people lie about it
seasides|Shores
seatbelt|It may be a lifesaver
seaweed|Sushi wrap
secondhand|Tick producer
secretor|Saliva-producing organism, e.g.
secrets|Spies' quest
secrets|What tellers lack?
secular|Like Iran's government before the Ayatollah
secures|Comes by
sedated|Given a shot, maybe
sedative|Hospital administration
seedbeds|Hothouse features
seedily|In a shabby way
seedpod|Legume, e.g.
seekers|Pleasure ___
seekers|Pleasure ___
seesaws|Teeter-totters
seethes|Is displeased and then some
segment|Division
segment|Part
segment|Part
selected|Kind of shorts
selectmen|Some local politicians
selfish|Dog-in-the-manger
semiabstraction|Highly stylized sculpting style
seminal|Highly influential
seminar|College setting
semolina|Pasta ingredient
senates|Advisory councils
senates|Deliberative bodies
senator|Forum participant
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senoras|They're not single in Seville
senores|Men, in La Mancha
sensors|Burglar alarm features
sensors|Items on space probes
sensuous|___ up, why dontcha grab me a beer?
sensuous|Deeply felt
sentence|Life, for one
separate|Part
sequoias|California giants
serapes|Mexican wraps
serapes|Sonora shawls
serapes|Woolen covers
serenade|Ballet to Tchaikovsky's music, by George
serenest|Least cloudy
sergeants|They're good at drilling
seriate|Arranged in order
serrate|Notched
serrate|Notched
servant|Leporello, e.g., in "Don Giovanni"
service|Court opening
servile|Bootlicking
session|50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g.
sessions|Congressional periods
sestina|39-line verse
setback|Relapse
settled|Like some scores
settles|Finishes a suit
sewerage|Ed Norton's field of work
sextuplet|Rare child
shadings|Nuances
shakeup|Reorganize, and then some
shallot|Béarnaise ingredient
shameful|Scandalous
shammed|Feigned
shampoos|They clean locks
shanghai|Abduct
shanghai|Carry away, in a way
sheared|Cut
sheepdog|Collie
sheepdog|Collie
shellac|Finish, of a sort
sherpas|Himalayan porters
sherpas|Support for Hillary
sherpas|Support for Hillary
shiatsu|Acupressure technique
shiitake|Large, meaty mushroom
shinbone|Often-bumped part of the leg
shingle|Roof, in a way
shooter|Marksman
shooter|Marksman
shortage|Deficiency
showcase|Put on display
shrieks|Haunted house sounds
shrimps|Midgets
shudder|Quake
shudder|React to the cold, in a way
shushes|Requests for quiet
shutoff|Plumbing control
shutoff|Plumbing control
siamese|Closely connected
siamese|Twofold
sidearm|Certain pitch
sidestep|Duck
silents|1920's entertainment
silents|Films without sound
silents|Old shows
silverback|Head gorilla, with distinctive coloring
simoleon|Buck
sincere|Earnest
sincere|Undissembling
sinecure|Relaxing job
singsong|Like the rhythm of a nursery rhyme
singsong|Verse style
skeeter|Biting insect, informally
skeletons|Some are in closets
skeptics|People with questions
skimmer|Pool tool
skimmer|Straw hat
skirmish|Brush
skyline|Horizon
skyscraper|Storied locale
slammer|Stir
slattings|Materials for venetians
slavered|Drooled
sleeked|Made lustrous
sleight|Dexterity
slender|Reedlike
slender|Reedlike
slickly|With ingenuity and finesse
sliders|Fox sci-fi series
slimmed|Shed a few pounds
slinkier|More sinuous
slipout|Exit undetected
slippery|Elusive
slipshod|Sloppy
slipups|Goofs
sloggers|Ones hiking through snow
slouches|Is in a slump?
slurred|Cast aspersions on
smackers|Bucks
smackers|Bucks
smackers|Bucks
smearer|Dirty campaigner
smilers|People in photos, usually
smileys|___ People (Le Carré best seller)
smoldered|Didn't flare
smothers|Overwraps
snacked|Took some chips, maybe
sneerers|Villains, at times
sneezed|Reacted to dust, maybe
sneezed|Scorned, with "at"
sneezes|Blessed events?
sniffle|Cold symptom
soapier|More lathered
soapsuds|Tiny bubbles
soberly|Good way to drive
sockets|Places to make connections?
softener|Word with water or fabric
softener|Word with water or fabric
soggiest|Most moist
soilage|What some fabrics resist
solitaire|Diamond ___
solitaire|Game in which players famously cheat
solitaire|Game in which players famously cheat
sombrero|Hat dance hat
sombrero|Mariachi topper
sombrero|Tijuana topper
somerset|Shakespeare's Duke of ___
sonance|Voice
soprano|One who gets high?
sorrows|Woes
soughed|Murmured softly
sounder|Cicely Tyson film of 1972
soybean|Hoisin sauce ingredient
soybeans|Tofu makings
spacemen|Rocketeers
spammed|Sent unwanted E-mail
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail
spareribs|Messy dish
sparest|Least lavish
sparest|Most frugal
sparking|Short result?
sparred|Engaged in repartee
sparrow|Chipping bird
sparrows|Small songbirds
spartan|Lacking luxury and comfort
spawner|Salmon, e.g.
spearmint|Ah like to ___ with diffr'nt huntin' spots
specials|Waiter's recital
spectate|Sit in the bleachers
spectra|Light arrays
spectra|Light arrays
spelled|Gave a rest
spelled|Gave a rest
spencer|Percy ___, inventor of the microwave oven
spherical|Sun-shaped
spinach|Popeye's muscle builder
spindle|Turning point
spinnaker|Sail at the America's Cup
splendid|Magnificent
splicing|Tying the knot
splotch|Dab
sponsor|TV advertiser
sported|Wore, showily
spreader|Butter knife
springy|Bouncy
springy|Buoyant
springy|Buoyant
sprints|Athletes' conditioning activities
sputnik|Literally, "traveling companion"
squired|Took places
stabbed|Impaled
stabile|Alexander Calder form
stabiles|Alexander Calder creations
stabled|In a stall, as a horse
stagers|Show presenters
stained|Like some glass
stainer|Dye worker
stainer|Wood furniture worker
staircase|Steps up
stalactite|Drip source
stalest|Most familiar
stalled|Not going anywhere
stalled|Not going anywhere
stampedes|Horse races?
standard|Comparison basis
standby|Passenger status
standees|Bus passengers without seats
stanzas|Ballade's trio
stanzas|Poem divisions
stanzas|Singing parts
starker|Having less shading
starker|Less decorated
starter|Official with a gun
startling|Amazing
startling|Amazing
stations|Broadcasters
stations|Broadcasters
stations|Depots
staunch|Firm
steadies|Regular guys
steadies|Regular guys
steadiest|Best on the balance beam, perhaps
steadiness|It may keep you on the beam
stealers|Thieves
stealthy|Cat-footed
steamer|Carpet cleaner
steamer|Carpet cleaner
steeled|Ready
steelie|Metal marble
steelies|Playing marbles
steelies|Shooter's supply
steeple|Bell site
steered|Took the wheel
steeves|Works as a longshoreman
stellar|Stupendous
sternal|Of the breastbone
sterner|Less forgiving
sternly|How some warnings are given
sternly|How to give a reprimand
sternly|How to give a reprimand
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Test subject, often
steward|Shipboard functionary
steward|Waitstaff overseer
stiffness|Starch
stiletto|Kind of heel
stiletto|Kind of heel
stinker|Movie that rates 0 stars
stinkers|Toughies
stinter|Cheapskate
stipend|Allowance
stipend|Payment made to a grad student
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stoical|Impassive
stoicism|True grit
stomata|Leaf apertures
stooges|Butts of jokes
stoolie|Cop's contact
stoolie|Cop's contact
stopgap|Improvised
stopgap|Improvised
stormed|Charged
stormed|Rushed at
strafer|Aerial assailant
strainer|Kitchen gadget
stranger|New face
strapped|Pressed for cash
strayed|Got away (from)
streaky|Uneven
streaky|Uneven
streetcar|Source of much bell-ringing
streetcar|Vehicle for Blanche DuBois
stressed|Under pressure
stresses|Accents
stressor|Job change or marriage, psychologically speaking
stretto|Fugue feature
stricter|Less forgiving
strident|Shrill
strikeout|Fan
stringent|Severe
stripers|Fishermen's bass
strives|Goes for it
student|Kind of union
studies|What pupils focus on
stupors|Dazes
stymies|Blocks
subculture|Hip-hop, e.g.
subhead|Column feature
subhead|Column feature
subtype|Group within a group
succorer|Giver of relief
sugarcoat|Make easier to swallow
sugarloaf|Mountain in Rio de Janeiro
sulfuric|Kind of acid
sunblock|Beach application
sunfish|Crappie or bluegill
sunrise|Daily occurrence
sunsets|Western endings
sunshine|Hawaii draw
suntans|Beach shades
surefire|Never-failing
surprise|Party line?
suspend|Hang
swarming|Bee activity
swashbuckler|Errol Flynn kind of role
swatted|Went after houseflies
swatters|Home-run hitters
swatters|Home-run hitters
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweetheart|Tootsie
swelter|Suffer sans air conditioning
sweltered|Took the heat badly
swelters|Suffers the dog days
sycamore|Buttonwood
symbols|Semiotics study
synapse|Neurotransmission site
synapse|Transmission site
syndicate|Agency that buys and distributes various newspaper features
synergy|Hoped-for result of a merger
synodic|Pertaining to a church council
synodic|___ month (moon phase recurrence)
syringe|Shot putter?
systole|Heart contraction
systole|Heart contraction
systolic|Relating to heartbeat rates
tabular|Like almanac data
tactile|Feeling
tailcoat|Formal attire
tailcoated|In formal wear
taloned|Equipped à la raptors
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapelines|Relatives of rulers
tapered|Like chopsticks
taradiddle|Fib
tarpaper|Base for shingles
tarpaper|Roofing material
tarragon|Béarnaise ingredient
tasseled|Like Shriners' hats
tasseled|Like corn on the stalk
tattled|Had a big mouth
teacake|Item served with punch
teakettle|Whistler, at times
teaming|Linking (up)
teammate|Pippen, to Jordan, once
teamsters|Driving force?
tearaway|Easily detached
teardrop|Sign of unhappiness
teardrop|Sign of unhappiness
teargasses|Quells, in a way
teariest|Most overcome
tearing|Lachrymal
tearoom|Spot for a spot
teatime|Londoner's break
techies|Helpful group on-line
teenagers|Runaways, often
telecaster|One who puts on a show
teleologic|Caused by providential guidance
televise|Air
televise|Air
televises|Sends by air
television|LIVE ON-SITE
television|LIVE ON-SITE
tempered|Moderated
tempered|Moderated
tenable|Easily defended
tenable|Having some merit
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenaculum|Surgeon's hook
tenderer|Not so tough
tenpence|Petty cash in London
tensest|Stretched to the limit
tensest|Stretched to the limit
tensile|Kind of strength
tensile|Kind of strength
tentacled|Like a medusa
tentative|Full of hedges
tentative|Not final
tenured|Like some positions
tenured|Like some positions
tenured|Like some professors
tenures|Lengths of service
tepidity|Lack of enthusiasm
tepidly|In a halfhearted way
teriyaki|Dish seasoned with sake
teriyaki|Dish seasoned with sake
termite|Woodworker?
terrier|Monopoly game marker
terrify|Scare
terrorist|Delta team target
testers|Lab employees
testers|Lab employees
textbook|Manual
theorist|Thinking person
thesauri|Synonym books
thimbles|Sewer protectors
thimbles|They help avoid sticking points
thinker|Philosopher
thinned|Diluted
thinner|It's used for the sake of consistency
thirsty|Unliquidated?
thirsty|Unliquidated?
thousand|Grand
thready|Lacking fullness, as a voice
thready|Lacking fullness, as the voice
throughput|Production in a given period
tidings|News
timekeepers|Inmates?
timepieces|Second-hand items?
timings|Auto mechanics set them
tinkered|Fooled around
tintype|Attic pic
tinware|Some pots and pans
tireless|Energetic
titular|Like some heads
titular|Like some heads
toadstool|Death cup, e.g.
toenail|Pedicurist's target
toenail|Polish place
tolerate|Swallow
tomfoolery|Skylarking
tomorrow|Procrastinator's refrain
tonearm|Needle holder
tooling|Factory machinery
toolsheds|Outbuildings
tootsie|Honeybunch
topknot|Bun
torches|Puts the match to
toreros|Bullfighters
tornado|Transport to Oz
tortoise|Winner in a well-known upset
tossups|Even chances
totters|Walks feebly
tourist|One in a trap?
toxicant|Arsenic, e.g.
toxicant|Arsenic, e.g.
tracers|Visible bullets
trachea|Neighbor of the larynx
tradable|Like baseball cards
trailer|Kind of park
trailer|Movie promo
trained|Made fit
trainee|Office party?
trainman|Casey Jones, e.g.
traipse|Gallivant
trances|Rapt states
trances|Séance doings
transfer|Bus passenger's request
transmits|Airs
transom|Window over a door
transplant|Noted Barnard undertaking
traumata|Shocks
traumata|Shocks
travelogue|Globetrotter's presentation
trawling|Working with a dragnet
treaded|Trampled (on)
treadle|Part of a spinning wheel
treadles|They're worked by potters
treeless|Like a tundra
treeless|Like a tundra
trekker|One on a long walk
trellis|Creeper keeper
tremblers|Terrified ones
tremors|Earth movers?
trendier|More into fads
tresses|Locks
trestle|Gorge crosser
trestle|Track support
triable|Subject to court proceedings
trifecta|Big payoff bet
trifles|Odds and ends
trillion|National debt unit
triolet|Eight-line verse
trireme|Ancient galley
trisected|In three parts
triunes|The Godhead and others
troopers|Ticket dispensers
tropical|Sweltering
trotters|Track sights
trueblue|Loyal
trustee|Board member
trustee|One on a board
trustee|One on a board
tsarina|Alexandra, e.g.
tsunami|Result of submarine activity
tsunami|Wave of destruction
tunneled|Made an aqueduct, maybe
tuppence|Small change for a Brit
turbine|Power station equipment
turquoise|Indian jewelry staple
twister|Classic party game
typeset|Like the text on proof sheets
typewriter|Place to find keys
tyranny|Revolution's enemy, maybe
ukulele|Arthur Godfrey played it
ulsters|Heavy coats
umbrage|Offense
umbrella|Kind of insurance policy
unarmed|Without a rod
unblock|Free
unbolts|Releases
unbuckles|Loosens, as a belt
unburnt|Like rare or medium steak
unbutton|Open, as a jacket
unbutton|Prepare to take off
unbutton|Prepare to take off
uncoils|Straightens out
underact|Opposite of ham
underhung|Resting on a track, as a sliding door
underplay|Hold back on the stage
undertaken|Assumed
undoubtedly|Yes!
undulate|Make waves
unearth|Discover
uneasily|With apprehension
unerring|Dead accurate
ungentle|Rough
unglued|Fallen apart
unhinge|Send over the edge
unifying|Making whole
unifying|Making whole
unimbued|Not permeated (with)
unitary|Whole
unjustly|One way to be accused
unlimber|Stiff
unloads|Spills one's guts
unloosed|Set free
unlooses|Springs
unnerve|Rattle
unnoted|Overlooked
unoiled|Squeaky, maybe
unpegged|Freed, in a way
unquote|End of a citation
unrated|Like some foreign movies
unrests|Prerevolutionary goings-on
unruled|Completely white, as paper
unruled|Like plain paper
unsaddles|Takes a load off the back
unsaved|Losable, as file data
unsaved|Losable, as file data
unsinkable|Tragically inaccurate adjective of 1912
unstopped|Like a drain after a drain cleaner
untamed|Not pettish?
uprooted|Forced to flee
upstart|Arrivé
upstart|Arrivé
upstart|Parvenu
upstart|Society crasher
upstarts|They're not "old money"
urgency|Pressure
uselessly|In vain
utilise|Avail oneself of, in London
utilise|Employ, in Exeter
utopianism|Impracticality
uttered|Pronounced
vanpool|One way to get to work
vaseline|Hospital supply
vassalage|The lord's servants
vaudeville|Old-style entertainment
vendetta|The Godfather story line
venturi|1964 U.S. Open winner Ken
verbatim|Word-perfect?
verbatim|Word-perfect?
veritable|Genuine
vertebra|Bone in a column
vertigo|[1958]
vetoers|Presidents, at times
victoria|Judi Dench role, 1997
victoria|Judi Dench role, 1997
victoria|Melbourne is its capital
vikings|Team coached by Bud Grant for 17 years
villain|Heavy
vinegary|Hardly vintage
vinegary|Sourish, as bad wine
vineyards|Côte d'Or estates
viruses|File destroyers
visited|Popped in on
visitor|Drop-in
visitor|Drop-in
vitalized|Charged
vitamin|Don't let the man stand outside, ___!
wahines|Hula dancers
warehouse|Forklift locale
washday|When some cycles occur
wastrel|Spendthrift
wavelet|Ripple
wearied|Fatigued
wearied|Jaded
wedding|Promising time
wedgies|They're well-heeled
weekend|Something much looked forward to
western|Shane, e.g.
whatever|It doesn't matter
whatnots|Étagères
whatnots|Étagères
whimsical|Capricious
whipstitch|Seam finisher
whosoever|Legalistic pronoun
widened|Diversified
wiggles|Doesn't sit tight
winesap|Apple variety
winters|Cold times...or times for colds
wiretapper|Expert on bugs
wiretapper|Expert on bugs
wiseacre|Know-it-all
wiseacres|Sage lands?
wisecrack|Sarcastic remark
wolfish|Rapacious
wolverine|Hoosier neighbor
woodless|Lacking trees
worriment|Anxiety
worsened|Aggravated
worsened|Aggravated
wrathful|Hardly kindly
wrestler|Hulk Hogan, for one
xenophobe|Emigrant eschewer
yammered|Talked, talked, talked
yardstick|Tape alternative
yearbook|Class work?
yeasted|Fermented
yodelers|The Lonely Goatherd performers, e.g.
zaniest|Leading in ludicrousness
zealots|Extremists
zealous|Devoted
zealous|Earnest to a fault
zeitgeist|Climate of an era
zeitgeist|Fashion of the times
zeroing|Killing, as a bill
zigzags|Irregular courses
zillion|Hyperbolic figure?
zombify|Bring back to life, in a way
zucchini|Ratatouille ingredient
zyzzyva|Insect that's the last word in the Scrabble Players Dictionary
abandon|Lack of restraint
abolish|Get rid of
abolish|Get rid of
aborted|Cut short
abridge|Shorten
abscesses|Jobs for dentists
absently|Without thinking
absorber|Cushion
abstain|Forbear
abstruse|Deep
academe|Where Plato taught
academia|Dean's concern
academia|Dean's world
academia|Ivory tower, maybe
academia|Ivory tower, maybe
academia|Scholar's sphere
academia|Scholar's sphere
academic|Entirely conjectural
academics|Professors
academy|Military school
academy|Plebe's place
academy|Plebe's place
accedes|Goes along
accuser|Plaintiff
accuses|Impeaches
acetate|Film material
acetate|Film material
acetone|Polish remover
acetone|Thinner component
acetone|Varnish thinner
acetones|Colorless solvents
acetones|Colorless solvents
achiest|Hurting the most
achieves|Pulls off
acolyte|Priest's assistant
acolyte|Priest's assistant
acreage|Ranch land
addenda|Book ends?
addenda|End-of-book matter
addenda|Extra pages, say
addicts|More than devotees
addicts|More than devotees
addicts|Needy people?
address|State of the Union, e.g.
adequacy|Suitability
adjunct|Add-on
adolescent|Stripling
adopted|Not a part of from the start
adorable|So pretty
adoring|Like fans
adrenal|Kind of gland
adroitly|With skill
adulates|Is a huge fan of
advisory|Weather announcement
aerates|Does an aquarium job
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerosol|Spray can
against|Anti
ageists|Those seeking junior partners?
agemates|Fellow students, e.g.
agilely|Without stiffness
agonize|Go through hell
aileron|Airplane maneuverer
ailerons|Parts of airplane wings
ailment|Malady
airdate|When a show is broadcast
airfare|Highflier's need
airliner|Northwest asset
airmailed|Sent flying?
airplane|Paper-folding creation
airwave|Broadcasting unit?
alarmist|Chicken Little, for one
alcohol|Matter of proof?
alcoves|Crannies
alfredo|With a creamy cheese sauce
alfresco|Like patio dining
aliases|Rap sheet items
aliases|Wanted-poster items
alienate|Put off
alienor|Property transferor
aligned|Parallel
aligned|Straight
aligning|Tire shop work
aliment|Sustenance
alleges|Claims without proof
allergens|Causes of catarrh
alleyway|No place for a rig
allocate|Ration out
allover|Here, there and everywhere
allspice|Berry whose oil is used in catsup
almanac|Researcher's staple
alphabet|Kind of soup
alterer|Tailor, often
altruism|Do-gooder's quality
aluminum|Bauxite yields it
amassed|Put together
amasser|One into collecting
amasses|Piles up
amazonian|Like TV's Xena
ameliorate|Better
amethyst|Hue duller than heliotrope
ammonite|Ancient resident of Jordan's present-day capital
amniotic|Kind of sac
amongst|In the middle of
amoretto|Valentine figure
amperes|Current measures
amperes|___ law (physics formula)
amulets|Hex halters
anaerobe|Oxygen eschewer
anaerobe|Oxygen eschewer
anagram|Twist of phrase?
analogue|Equivalent
analogue|Similar version
analyzer|Good looker?
andante|Slowly and evenly
andantes|Some movements
andromeda|Constellation near Cassiopeia
anecdote|Funny little story
anecdote|Garrison Keillor specialty
anecdotes|Speech enliveners
anemones|Some zoophytes
aniline|Dyemaking chemical
animals|Characters in fables, usually
animated|Bouncy
animato|Lively, in scores
animator|Disney artist
animator|Disney artist
animist|Nature worshiper
aniseeds|Liqueur ingredients
anklets|Short socks
annotative|Serving to explain
announce|Herald
announce|Reveal
announce|Reveal
annoyer|Pest
annuity|Fixed payment
annulus|Growth ring
anodynes|Aspirin and codeine
anodynes|Aspirin and codeine
anoraks|Eskimo-inspired wear
answers|They may be found in cribs
antacid|Last "course" of a spicy meal?
antebellum|Prewar
antelope|Western herd
antenna|Feeler
antenna|Need for immaculate reception?
antenna|One of a bug's pair
antenna|One of a bug's pair
antenna|Wave catcher
antibiotic|Protection from bugs
antibiotic|Protection from bugs
antidote|Remedy
antidotes|Remedies
antigen|Immune response stimulus
antigenic|Like some immunological agents
antigenic|Like some immunological agents
antiwar|Kind of protest
antiwar|Kind of protest
antonym|Word of opposition
aphonic|Voiceless
apiarist|Masked person
apostate|Forsaker of the faith
apostle|Last Supper guest
appaloosa|Mottled mount
appease|Pacify
appease|Quiet
appease|Still, in a way
appease|Still, in a way
appointed|Tapped
apprentice|Tyro
apprise|Notify
aquaplane|Motorboat's tow, perhaps
aquaria|Bubble sites
aquatint|Etching of a sort
aquifer|Water bed
arbiter|Decisive one
arboreal|Like sloths and tree toads
arcades|Teen hangouts
arcadia|1993 Tom Stoppard play
arduous|Backbreaking
aridest|Least interesting
aridest|Superlatively Saharan
armorer|Spear carrier?
armrest|Chair part
armrest|It may be worn in a chair
armrests|Airplane seat features
armrests|Auto amenities
aromatic|Like cedarwood or cigar smoke
arousal|Awakening
arpeggio|Musical run
arpeggio|Pianist's challenge
arraign|Call up to answer charges
arrayed|Decked out
arrayed|Decked out
arrears|Money owed
arrested|Taken in
arrivals|Airport area
arrives|Makes it
arrives|Makes it
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a Kesselring play
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a Kesselring play
arsonist|Lighter?
arsonist|Lighter?
arteriole|Small blood vessel
artifact|Caveman's tool, e.g.
artists|Colony members
artists|Drawers
artwork|Lithos
artwork|Lithos
arugula|Popular salad ingredient
ascetics|They make do without
ashtray|Item disappearing from offices
ashtrays|Camels may end up here
asinine|Fatuous
asinine|Ill-considered
askance|Skeptically
asocial|Not gregarious
aspects|Things to consider
aspects|Views
aspects|Views
aspirant|Wannabe
assailant|Attacker
assails|Sets on
assassin|Offer?
assisted|Emulated a Boy Scout
assisted|Emulated a Boy Scout
assists|They help you make your goals
associate|Hobnob
assorts|Groups
assured|Good way to rest
assures|Bolsters the confidence of
asterisk|Part of an impolite word?
astound|Blow away
astrodome|Site of the 1973 Riggs/King "Battle of the Sexes"
ateliers|Places for canvases
atlases|They'll show you the world
atomize|Nuke
atonally|In an unharmonious way
atoning|Lent effort
atrophy|Wither away
attache|Case for a lawyer
attache|Executive's burden
attache|Newspaper carrier, at times
attempts|Essays
attempts|Essays
attendee|First person present, e.g.
attending|Not cutting
attracts|Draws
atwitter|Nervous
audacity|Gall
auguries|Omens
authors|Lewis and Clarke
autoharp|Folk singer's accompaniment
automat|Outmoded eatery
autonomic|Occurring involuntarily
autopilot|Heading maintainer
autosuggestion|You might want to check the carburetor, e.g.
availed|Helped
availed|Was of use
avatars|Figures in Hinduism
averred|Maintained
averred|Maintained
aviator|Snoopy, as he sometimes fancied himself
aviators|United workers
avocado|Green shade
avocado|Nacho dip flavor
azaleas|Shrubs of the heath family
babysat|Played the nanny
backflips|Reverse springs
background|SIDESTEP ___ WATERFALL
backslaps|Strikes among co-workers?
bagpipers|St. Patrick's Day sight
bailiff|Here comes the judge! utterer
bakeries|Pastry shops
balderdash|Twaddle
baldish|Barely covered
baldric|Swordsman's belt worn diagonally from shoulder to hip
ballast|Sandbags, often
banally|Sans freshness
banally|Sans freshness
bandana|Bit of gang attire
bandstand|July 4th concert site
bankcard|Valuable plastic
banners|Huge headlines
baptists|John and others
baptized|Like many babies
barbells|Pressing needs?
barbershop|Place to have locks changed
bareheaded|Uncapped?
baritone|Frank Sinatra, for one
baseline|Part of a tennis court
bassinet|Baby's bed
batsman|Cricket player
battery|Usually it's not included
bazookas|Antitank weapons
beanery|No place for an epicure
beanpole|Lincoln, physically
beanpole|Tall, skinny guy
bearcat|A living marvel!
beatnik|Allen Ginsberg, e.g.
beatnik|Allen Ginsberg, e.g.
bedmate|Snorer's victim
bedposts|Canopy supports, perhaps
bedrolls|Sleeping bags
bedroom|Crash site?
bedside|Kind of manner
bedside|Nightstand spot
bedtime|11 p.m., for some
beeches|Calvin Coolidge's estate, with "The"
befriend|Make a connection with
beheads|Executes, in a way
beholders|Eyewitnesses
beholders|Eyewitnesses
behoove|Benefit
behoove|Serve well
believing|Religious
bellied|___ up to (approached)
belligerent|Pugnacious
benefit|Nonpaying gig
bequest|Legal legacy
berceuse|Cradlesong
berhymes|Celebrates in verse
besmear|Sully
besmear|Sully
bewitch|Entrance
billboard|Pitch off the road
billingsgate|Coarsely abusive language
biochemical|Kind of engineer
biology|Body work?
biotype|Genetically related organisms
biplane|Many a crop-duster
biplane|Wright brothers' craft, e.g.
birdcage|Larry & Nicolas's favorite pet item?
birdcage|Larry & Nicolas's favorite pet item?
bishopric|Diocese
bistros|Nightclubs
bistros|Places for bières
blackbird|Crow, e.g.
blacker|Less cheery
blacksmith|Karen & Jaclyn's favorite worker?
blacksmith|Karen & Jaclyn's favorite worker?
bleeped|Censored
blessed|Holy
blessed|Holy
blitzed|Charged the quarterback
bloated|In a swell situation?
bloomer|Late ___
blouses|Separates, perhaps
bluegrass|Earl Scruggs's music
bluenose|Prig
bluenose|Prude
bluenose|Prude
bodegas|Barrio businesses
boleros|Matadors' duds
bolivia|Major coca producer
bolster|Fortify
boluses|Difficult pills to swallow
bonesets|Plants used in herbal medicine
bookrest|Den accessory
bounties|They help catch criminals
braceros|Seasonal Mexican workers
brachial|Of the arm
brackets|Tax chart divisions
braiding|Uniform's decoration
bravest|First in courage
breaded|Like fish sticks
breadline|Depression phenomenon
breaker|Swell
breathe|Whisper, as a secret
breathless|1958 Jerry Lee Lewis hit
brewpub|It creates drafts
brigand|Outlaw
brioche|Buttery bun
brisket|Beef cut
brisket|Meat cut
broadened|Delocalized
broccoli|Vegetable with a head
bromides|Trite sayings
bronzes|Sculptors' works
brownstone|Jerry & Sharon's favorite building material?
brownstone|Jerry & Sharon's favorite building material?
brusque|Short
brusque|Short
bugaboos|Persistent problems
bullfrog|A beast like you've never seen before!
burying|Graveyard-shift work?
butterball|Turkey type
butterfingers|Klutz
butterfly|Swimming stroke
bystreet|Hardly a main drag
bystreet|Hardly a main drag
cabaret|Some theater
cabernets|Alternatives to Merlots
cabernets|Alternatives to Merlots
cabinet|Presidential appointees
caboodle|Everything
caboose|The very end
cackled|Sounded like a witch
cackled|Sounded like a witch
cahoots|Partnership
calamari|Trattoria entree
calculate|Work out
calendula|Pot marigold
calorie|A can of soda may have one
campuses|Quads' sites
campuses|Quads' sites
camshafts|Auto parts
canasta|1950's game fad
canasta|Early 50's game fad
cancans|Things people do to get their kicks?
canoeist|One who's up a creek?
canopies|They're often seen near thrones
canters|Warms up at the track
caprices|Whims
capsize|Overturn
capsize|Overturn
capsules|Some spacecraft
caramel|Baby Ruth ingredient
caramel|Baby Ruth ingredient
cardcase|Sales rep's accessory
cardsharp|One with unusually fine hands?
careens|Corners carelessly
caresses|Signs of fondness
caresses|Signs of fondness
caretaker|Steward
carnage|Bloodshed
carroty|Orangish
cartoon|Saturday morning TV showing
casebook|It has precedents
casebook|It has precedents
cashews|They're nuts
castles|Beach sights
castles|Corner pieces
castles|European tourist sites
catacombs|Ancient shrines
cathode|Where the juice comes out?
catnips|Plants with aromatic oils
cauliflower|It has a big head
caviare|Hors d'oeuvres bit: Var.
ceaseless|Never-ending
ceiling|Floor's opposite
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celibate|Like cardinals
cellared|Stored, in a way
centaurs|Some figures on the Parthenon
centerpieces|At lunch with friends she ___ of meat back and ordered seafood
centers|Football linemen
cerebellums|They help maintain balance
cerebrated|Thought
chainman|Part of a surveying team
chantey|Sea air
charged|Kind of atmosphere
charier|More circumspect
charier|More circumspect
chartered|Leased
chassed|Performed a ballet step
cheapies|Budget items
checkmate|Defeat
chemise|Shift
cheshire|County near Liverpool
chevalier|Legion of Honor member
chickpeas|Baby bird vegetables?
chickweed|Baby fowl don't grow on this
chimera|Fire-breathing monster
chitlins|Southern taste treat
chloral|___ hydrate (knockout drops)
choirboy|Sunday singer
cholera|Reason to separate swine
chopine|Woman's shoe with a stiltlike sole
chorale|Bach piece
choreograph|Plan à la Twyla Tharp
chromosome|Gene carrier
ciliate|Paramecium, e.g.
ciphertext|XPINPU LPXXOJP, e.g.
clamors|Makes a fuss
clamors|Makes a fuss
clarions|Medieval trumpets
clatter|Din
clatter|Racket
clatter|Racket
cleaner|Janitor
cleanser|Spot remover
cleanup|Rake in the bucks
clematises|Virgin's-bowers, e.g.
clenched|Came to grips with?
cleverly|How a pun may be phrased
cleverly|How a pun may be phrased
clipboard|Paper carrier?
clippers|Sheep farmer's need
closeup|Camera shot that gets all the details
clothier|One with suitable work?
clubface|Part of a driver, e.g.
clubhouse|19th hole
coached|Gave drills to
coaches|Team heads
coachmen|Whip carriers
coasters|Bar giveaways
cocaine|Some contraband
coconut|Colada flavoring
coconut|Colada flavoring
cofactor|Enzyme enabler
coinsurers|Policy mates
colorants|Pigments
colorfast|Not running
colossi|Easter Island statues, e.g.
combiner|Mix master?
commend|Praise
commission|Some people work on it
company|Guests
company|It may bring a box to your house
compare|Analogize
composer|Person of note?
composts|Handles trash ecologically
computer|Quip, part 3
computer|Quip, part 3
comrade|Obsolescent term of address
comrade|Party member's title
concessionaires|Ballpark figures
concords|Treaties
concrete|Not metaphysical
concrete|Not metaphysical
condemnations|Reproofs
confidante|Secret sharer
connects|Links
connote|Mean
conoidal|Shaped like a megaphone
conquest|Seduction
consomme|Clear dish
contact|Get ahold of
contact|Get ahold of
contact|Reach
contests|Argues an outcome
continue|Advance
continues|Maintains course
continues|Maintains course
contort|Emulate a yogi
contoured|Like some seats
contoured|Like some seats
conversation|End of the definition
coolness|POSE
copilot|One who's not fully in control
copyist|Scribe
corncobs|Some pipes
cornerstone|Building block
cornfields|Crows' hangouts
cornier|Less sophisticated
cornier|Less sophisticated
coronet|Expensive band
corpsman|Army medic
coterie|Circle
cottony|Soft and light
cottony|Soft and light
counteroffer|I'll give you $100 for that buffet table, e.g.
cowbird|A mutant from beyond your imagination!
crabeater|Antarctic seal
crackerjack|Special person
crankcase|Engine housing
creamer|Dairy section selection
creamers|Starbucks stock
creampuffs|Easy questions, so to speak
creased|Folded
creases|They have a pressing need
creature|Sci-fi villain
creature|Sci-fi villain
creedal|Like some church statements
crested|Like some flycatchers
crevasses|Range features
cringes|Exhibits fear, in a way
cripple|More than impair
crisper|Refrigerator part
crochet|Kind of needle
crossbow|Medieval weapon
crossing|It usually comes in stripes
crossing|It usually comes in stripes
crosswords|Daily pastime for millions
cruiser|Place for police
cruiser|Place for police
crumble|Fall apart
crumpet|English tidbit
custard|Puddinglike dessert
custards|They need a good whipping
custards|They need a good whipping
dadaism|Duchamp's mustachioed Mona Lisa, e.g.
dahlias|Flowers named for a Swedish botanist
damaged|Like some returned goods
damages|Compensation in a lawsuit
damages|Pursuit in a suit
dancers|Frequent Degas subjects
darkest|Worst, hour-wise
dartboard|It gets stuck in bars
dashiki|African pullover
dashing|Like Errol Flynn
dastard|Contemptible fellow
database|Modern storehouse
datelines|Dispatch identifiers
davenport|Napping spot [Iowa]
dawdling|Slow
daycare|Child's need, maybe
daycare|Employee benefit, perhaps
deadbeats|Sponges
dealing|Casino activity
dearest|Honey
dearest|Honey
deathtrap|Ira Levin play
decades|The Roaring 20's and others
decades|The Roaring 20's and others
declarant|U.S. citizen-to-be
declare|I do ___!
declare|Well, I ___!
declared|Like some items at customs
declared|Like some items at customs
declasse|No longer chic
decontamination|Cleanup of a sort
dedicate|Commit
dedicatee|Name in the front of a book
deepened|Intensified
deepest|Like the divers' end of the pool
deepfreeze|TRICK KNEE ___ DRY CLEAN
deepness|Pool statistic
defames|Slurs
default|What some games are won by
default|What some games are won by
defeated|Beat
defeats|Bests
defense|Cabinet department
defiance|Contempt
degrader|Sadist
deleted|Cut out
delineate|Sketch
dementia|Psychiatric problem
demimonde|Toulouse-Lautrec subject
demotes|Bumps
demotion|Aspiring executive's dread
denials|Some political responses
densest|Least bright
denture|Plate used at dinner
depends|That ___...
deplane|Exit, as a 747
deports|Kicks out of the country
deposit|Vein
depress|Lower
descent|Rocket maneuver
deserter|No-show
desexes|Bowdlerizes
desired|In demand
despoil|Sack
dessert|You may not have room for it
detente|Pause for cold warriors
detergent|All, for one
detested|Couldn't stand
detesting|Not being able to stand
detests|Abominates
detests|Abominates
dethroned|Toppled, in a way
devalue|Deprecate
diatonic|Like a certain musical scale
dickens|Devil
diesels|Semi drivers?
dilemma|Thorny problem
dinosaurs|They were big in the past
diploma|Graduation handout
dipstick|It's cleaned at gas stations
directed|Ran
directs|Makes a scene?
dirties|Besmirches
disagreed|Didn't come to terms
disagreed|Didn't come to terms
discoed|Hustled, e.g.
discoed|Hustled, e.g.
disgust|Turn off completely
dishpans|Kitchen basins
dispensed|Gave out
disperse|Scatter, as a crowd
dispose|Take care (of)
disunite|Sever
ditches|Eighty-sixes
dominant|CHEF
donates|Supports a foundation
dooming|Sending to one's fate
dopester|Pre-election consultant
dormant|Inactive
dosages|Shot measures?
doubleheader|Stadium special
doughboy|Often-poked pitchman
doughboy|Often-poked pitchman
dragonflies|So-called devil's darning needles [2000]
dreaming|Having night vision?
dreaming|Having night vision?
dresser|Bedroom fixture
drifter|Tramp
drillmaster|One who can have you going around in circles?
drivers|Chauffeurs
dropout|Classless one?
dropper|Baster, basically
dulling|Taking the edge off
dynasty|The 60's Celtics, e.g.
dyslexics|Ones who exchange rials for liras?
eardrum|It catches some waves
eardrum|It might get busted at a concert
earlier|Sooner
earmuffs|Flap covers
earnings|Annual report report
earthen|Like some jugs
earthen|With feet of clay?
earthquake|Catastrophic event
eastern|New York's time zone
eastern|Oriental
eastern|Part of E.T.
eateries|Bistros and the like
ebonite|Bowling ball material
ebonite|Bowling ball material
ebonite|Comb rubber
eccentrics|Cranks
echelon|Level of command
eclectic|Picky?
eclipse|Darkening
eclipse|Outshine
eclipse|Outshine
economy|It may be fueled and driven
ecotypes|Adaptable subspecies
ecotypes|Groups adapted to their environments
ecstasy|Bliss
ecstasy|Bliss
edelweiss|Flower that's a symbol of purity
edibles|All you can eat
education|Aristotle's "best provision for old age"
education|Aristotle's "best provision for old age"
educator|Don of England, e.g.
educator|Don of England, e.g.
eelgrass|Morays don't grow on this
eelgrasses|Marine plants with ribbonlike leaves
eeliest|Most slippery
egalitarian|Classless society supporter
eggplant|Henhouse products don't grow on this
einstein|Brainiac
electrode|Conductor of a sort
electron|Subatomic bit
elegies|Pathetic poetry
element|Natural setting
element|Nickel, but not dime
elements|Gold and silver, e.g.
elevate|Better
elevation|One mile, for Denver
elevation|One mile, for Denver
elevens|Big rolls
elicits|Digs out
eligible|Qualified
elisions|Parts left out
elitist|High-hatter
ellipse|Oval
elongate|Protract
emanate|Come out
emanated|Stemmed
emblems|Logos
embracing|Getting up in arms?
embroil|Involve
emeralds|Beryl varieties
emerged|Left the cocoon
emergent|Not still hidden
emergent|On the way out
emerging|Combining on the Internet?
emerging|Developing
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Dubai, e.g.
emissaries|Go-betweens
emitter|One with issues?
emotions|They're often kept in
emperor|Kind of penguin
emperor|Kind of penguin
emulate|Take after
enables|Capacitates
enacted|Put on stage
enactor|Legislator
encourage|Spur on
encrypt|Make secret, in a way
endears|Makes beloved
endemic|Natural (to)
endless|Nonstop
endorsement|Star athlete's plum
endowers|Philanthropic types
endurance|Marathoner's trait
endurance|Part of a Car and Driver rating
endures|Takes
enervate|Weaken
enfolded|Wrapped up
engender|Stir up
engineer|Amtrak employee
english|Backspin or topspin
engrave|Chisel
engulfs|Swallows up
enhanced|Like some digital pictures
enhanced|Touched up
enhanced|Touched up
enlarge|Blow up
enlarge|Swell
enliven|Animate
enliven|Cheer up
enneads|The planets and others
ennoble|Dignify
enraged|Fuming
ensemble|Band
ensnare|Catch
ensures|Ices
ensuring|Clinching
entente|International agreement
entente|Rapprochement
ententes|Diplomatic arrangements
entered|Made a record of
enthuse|Psych up
enticed|Led on
enticed|Led on
entices|Leads on
entitle|Authorize
entitles|Gets a handle on?
entombs|Lays away
entrance|Hypnotize
entreats|Asks urgently
entwines|Becomes twisted
enunciate|Be distinct, in a way
envelope|Academy Awards prop
envious|Green?
epergne|Table centerpiece
ephemerae|Short-lived mayflies
epicene|Having the characteristics of both sexes
epicene|Weak
epiphany|Spiritual revelation
episcopate|Religious body
epistle|New Testament writing
epistle|New Testament writing
epitaphs|They often start "Here"
epithet|Hurled word
epitome|Apotheosis
epopees|Epic poems
equable|Steady
equality|Nature of cyberspace?
equinox|March 21 occurrence
equinox|Occasion at Stonehenge
equinox|Spring time
equipping|What makes people write LOL?
erasers|School stock
erasers|They may get bad marks
erasure|Sign of a goof
erasure|Start of a correction
erasures|Strikeouts?
erected|Built
ermined|Regally attired
erosion|Shoreline problem
eroticism|Kamasutra focus
eruptive|Like a volcano
escalate|Heat up
escapade|Crazy prank
escapade|Stunt
escapee|Loose nut?
escorts|Dates
escritoire|Writing desk
estates|They may be split by heirs
esteems|Highly regards
estimably|So as to deserve admiration
estimator|Insurance worker
estrange|Turn away
estuary|Little sound
estuary|Where a river meets the sea
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
etagere|Knickknack holder
etagere|Tchotchke holder
etcetera|Yadda yadda yadda
eternal|Like some flames
eternal|Nonstop
eternal|Unending
eternities|There's no end to them
eternities|Unfathomably long time
ethical|On the square
euphoria|High
evictee|Expelled tenant
evidence|Court presentation
evildoer|Satanic sort
evildoer|Satanic sort
evilness|Depravity
evocation|Computer business?
exacted|Demanded, as a tax
exactor|Penalty imposer
examine|Analyze
excelled|Got all A's
excelled|Got all A's
excellent|Capital
execute|Hang, maybe
executed|Did
exegeses|Scriptural elucidations
external|On the outside
extinct|Like ground sloths
extinction|Some animals are close to it
extreme|Utmost
eyehole|Socket
eyelash|Cilium
eyesore|It doesn't look good
eyesore|Subject for civic improvement
fablers|Storytellers
facades|Pretenses
faceted|Like some gems
faeries|Spenserian beings
falsest|Least loyal
falsetto|Something funny to sing in
falsetto|Something funny to sing in
falsity|Lying
fantasia|1940 Disney film
fashion|Pageant display
fatally|In a disastrous way
fathead|Ninny
fatuous|Inane
faulted|Didn't serve well
favorably|With approval
feature|Kind of film
febrile|Hot and shivery
febrile|Running a temperature
feedbag|Strapped-on item
fevered|Intensely excited
fiercer|Like a bobcat vis- -vis a pussycat
fiercer|Like a bobcat vis-à-vis a pussycat
fifteen|Like many a high school sophomore
finance|Back, in a way
finance|Pay for, as a project
firepower|Military capability
fireproof|Like some vaults
firestorm|Hullabaloo
flagrant|Undisguised
flambeed|How peaches may be served
flamingo|Kitschy lawn figure
flashback|It's out of order
flashback|It's out of order
flatcar|Part of a freight train
flatcar|Rolling freight transporter
fleeciest|Most like a cumulus cloud
flemish|Like the artist Rubens
flexible|Not rigid
flexible|Willing to talk
flipper|Old TV series set in Coral Key Park
flirted|Was coquettish
flitter|Hummingbird, e.g.
floodgates|Curt & Bill's favorite parts of dams?
floodgates|Curt & Bill's favorite parts of dams?
flouted|Treated with contempt
fogyish|Like a stick-in-the-mud
follicles|Hair raisers?
fondled|Cuddled
footstep|March sound
footwear|Heels and loafers
foppish|Like a coxcomb
forbade|Prohibited
forearms|Popeye has big ones
foreign|From abroad
forelimb|Flipper, for one
foreordains|Appoints in advance
formals|Black-tie affairs
formats|Gets organized
fossils|Archeologists' finds
fountain|Middle of a square, maybe
fourths|Quarters
frabjous|Just super
frantic|Mad
frantic|Mad
freestone|Like some peaches and plums
freeway|It's not pay-as-you-go
freezer|Supermarket section
frescoes|Some works by Michelangelo
frescoes|Some works by Michelangelo
freshly|Anew
frisbee|Invention spawned by a pie tin
frogman|Underwater worker
fruited|Not barren
fruited|Not barren
futures|Kind of market
gainers|Ways to make a big splash
gainers|Ways to make a big splash
gainful|Lucrative
gaiters|Quaint footwear
galleon|Old fighting vessel
ganymede|Moon on which Heinlein's "Farmer in the Sky" is set
garageman|Service station employee
garages|Beetles may be found in them
garlands|Daisy chains
garment|Piece of clothing
gasohol|Alternative fuel
gazebos|Garden pavilions
generals|Big brass
generals|Big brass
geneses|Starting points
genesis|It starts in seven days
gentiles|Non-Jews
gentler|Like improved baby shampoo
gestapo|Hogan's Heroes villains
gettable|Within reach, as a solution
ghosted|Like some autobiographies
gigolos|Ladies' men
gillnet|Curtainlike fish snarer
gimlets|They're boring
gladioli|Showy irises
glamour|Cosmopolitan competitor
glisten|What ice may do
glorias|Liturgical responses
glucose|Fruit component
gluttony|A deadly sin
glycerin|Cosmetic ingredient
glycerol|Sweetening agent
gnashes|Grinds
goateed|Having a pointy beard
godhead|Divinity
godhood|Divinity
goobers|Peanuts
gooneys|Black-footed albatrosses
gossiper|Dirt expert
gossips|Spreads rumors
goulash|Paprika-seasoned stew
grabbed|Got one's mitts on
gramercy|New York City park
grandma|Matriarch
granite|Rock for a monument
grapevine|Means of communication
graphic|Vivid
grasshopper|Günter & Dennis's favorite drink?
grasshopper|Günter & Dennis's favorite drink?
greenbelts|Dojo conferrals
gregarious|Social
gregarious|Social
griddle|Crumpet cooker
grooves|Needle locales
grosses|Film industry data
grossly|In a coarse manner
guitars|Some basses
guitars|Some basses
gunplay|Action in a western
gushers|Wildcatter's dream
guttural|Like the "ch" in Bach
gypsies|Chorus dancers
gyrates|Moves around?
habanera|Carmen highlight
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
habitable|Fit for living
hairless|Bald
hairline|Recession victim?
hamster|Treadmill user
handbags|Lipstick holders
handcuff|Manacle
handset|Telephone part
handwritten|Scribbled, e.g.
hapless|Unlucky
harangue|Scolding
hardcase|Tough customer
hardline|Unyielding
harebrained|Foolish [2011]
haunches|Hindquarters
hawthorn|Hedgerow tree
haymaker|Knockout punch
hayrides|Rural outings
haystack|Needle holder?
headhunter|Corporate recruiter
headings|Chapter titles
headline|It may get your attention
headline|Kiosk eye-catcher
headset|Operator's accessory
heartily|One way to endorse something
heartiness|Genuine warmth
heating|Winter expense
hectors|Rides
hedgehopper|Crop-dusting plane
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
helluva|Fantastic, informally
hematite|Iron ore
hemmers|Sewing machine attachments
henhouse|Sitting room?
hepcats|Daddy-os
heraldic|Like some decorations
herbage|Silo contents
herdsman|Abel, by profession
heresies|The earth orbits the sun and others, once
heritage|Source of ethnic pride
heroics|Herculean efforts
hightop|Big sneaker
hilarity|Boisterous fun
hillside|Slope
hippies|Longhairs
hoarsens|Makes husky, as a voice
hobbies|Avocations
hoggish|Greedy
hoggish|Greedy
hoisted|Moved with a davit
holdout|Hardly the "me too" type
holiest|Least profane
hollows|Cavities
homeboys|People to hang out with
honeybuns|Tootsy-wootsies
honored|Like some guests
honoring|Eulogist's activity
honours|Order of the British Empire and others
horsecar|Trolley predecessor
horsefly|A freak of the animal kingdom!
horseshoe|It may be around a stake
hospice|Where a stranger may be taken in
hostesses|Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe
hothouse|Place of growing concern
hotline|Aid in a crisis
hotrods|Some racers
hotshot|Special person
hotspot|Nightclub
hotspot|Popular place
housedress|Muumuu, e.g.
houseguest|BOOK CLUB ___ ROOM SERVICE
householder|Census taker's target
huarache|Mexican sandal
humanly|From a personal standpoint
humanoid|Like many aliens on "Star Trek"
humidities|Summertime percentages
humidors|Cigar holders
humidors|Cigar holders
humidors|Cigar holders
huskers|Old-fashioned bee participants
huskers|Old-fashioned bee participants
hygienes|Cleanliness regimens
idealist|Utopia seeker
identity|It may be secret
igniter|Pilot light, e.g.
ignorant|Untutored
ignored|Glossed over
imagine|Picture
imagine|Picture
imagine|Use the mind's eye
imagism|Ezra Pound style
imbecile|Dolt
immense|Vast
immoral|Base
impairer|It only makes things worse
impasse|Mediator's problem
impasse|Roadblock
impieties|Confession collection
implores|Says "please" and then some
impolite|Blunt, perhaps
impolite|Blunt, perhaps
impress|Sway
imprisons|Puts in a jug
impromptu|Unprepared
impudence|Brass
impudence|Brass
inactive|Dormant
inanely|Foolishly
inanimately|With absolutely no spark
incidentals|Phone calls, room service charges, etc.
incised|Cut into
incunabula|Books printed before 1501
inedible|Spoiled
inertia|Inactivity
inertia|Inactivity
inertia|It may be hard to overcome
inertia|Lack of get-up-and-go
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Subject of a law of physics
inertial|Kind of mass, in physics
infamous|Well-known, but not well-liked
infanta|Spanish princess
inferno|Divine Comedy part
infrared|Kind of lamp
infrared|Kind of lamp
ingredient|It's in the mix
inhaler|Asthmatic's need
inhalers|Asthmatics' needs
inhalers|They may deliver anesthesia
inheritor|Person who has it coming
inhumer|Gravedigger
initial|OK, in a way
initials|Hanky embroidery
innings|Scoreboard divisions
innocent|NAVE
inoculate|Protect from bugs
inoculate|Protect from bugs
inquire|Ask
inquire|Try to get the facts
inroads|Encroachments
inroads|Encroachments
inserts|Subscription cards, e.g.
insight|Perception
insight|Viewable
insignia|Armpatch, e.g.
insignia|Armpatch, e.g.
insinuate|Suggest artfully
inspect|Scrutinize
installs|Puts on a computer hard drive
instant|Not brewed
instead|As a preferred alternative
instigator|Riot-causing reptile?
instill|Impart, as values
insurer|John Hancock, e.g.
integer|It has no decimal point
intercollegiate|Like some football games
intercom|Office squawker
interdependence|Reciprocal relationship
internee|P.O.W.
interpret|Gloss
intonate|Speak with gravity
intranet|Web with limited access
inundates|Swamps
inutile|Useless
inverts|Flips
inverts|Transposes
involve|Entail
ireless|Not at all resentful
ironies|O. Henry plot twists
ironmen|Tireless ones
isolated|Remote
isolates|Sets apart
isomers|Glucose and fructose, e.g.
isotopes|Some are radioactive
issuant|Having only the upper part showing, as a heraldic beast
italics|Emphatic letters
italics|Emphatic letters
iterate|Echo
iterate|Echo
iterate|Stress, in a way
ivories|Many keys
jalousie|Shutter
jamlike|Resembling preserves
janitor|After-hours job, maybe
jasmine|Incense scent
javelin|Decathlon event
jawbreaker|Zbigniew Brzezinski, e.g.
jaywalker|John & Nancy's favorite miscreant?
jaywalker|John & Nancy's favorite miscreant?
jennets|Female donkeys
jocular|Facetious
jokester|Wag
joystick|Controlling element
jubilee|Flambé
jubilee|Flambé
jugular|Target of a deadly attack
junkmen|Sanford and son
kayaker|Olympic water sports competitor
keelboat|Freight carrier at sea
keenest|Least dull
keeshond|Thick-haired dog from Holland
keynoter|Convention V.I.P.
keywords|Index entries
kielbasa|Butcher shop offering
kingdoms|Parts of Middle Earth
kingfisher|Larry & Carrie's favorite bird?
kingfisher|Larry & Carrie's favorite bird?
kingpin|Cartel leader
kitbags|Baby fox carriers?
kitchen|Where meals are made
kithara|Ancient harplike instrument
kitschy|Like some lawn displays
knelling|Quasimodo's job
knesset|Israeli parliament
knickknack|Notion
knitter|Woolgatherer?
knockout|Flatten
labdanum|Resinous juice used in perfumery
laboring|Ready to deliver?
laboring|Ready to deliver?
labours|Shakespearean title word
lacerates|Tears
laconic|Terse
lacrosse|Former Olympics sport [Wis.]
ladders|Hierarchies
lambdas|Decay constants, in physics
laminate|Protect, as a document
laminate|Protect, in a way
laminator|Gizmo used in making photo ID's
lampoon|Satirize
lampoon|Satirize
lampreys|Eel look-alikes
landlubber|Not the sailing sort
lankier|More long-limbed
lankier|More long-limbed
lanolin|Wool derivative
lanolin|Wool derivative
lanolin|Wool fat
largesse|Handouts
larkspurs|Flowers of the buttercup family
lasagna|Food whose name means, literally, "cooking pot"
latrine|Camp facility
latrine|G.I. John?
lattice|Crisscross pattern
lattice|Grating pattern
lavalier|Necklace pendant
lawless|Wild
leached|Removed by percolating
leaders|Heads
leaping|Up in the air?
learner|Tyro
lecturer|Docent
lecturer|Docent
leeward|On the safe side
legally|One way to be bound
leisurely|Like some strolls
lemming|Victim of herd mentality
lending|Kind of library
letterhead|ORDER FORM ___ LINE DANCE
letters|Magazine feature
liberate|Free
liberty|Lady on U.S. coins
licensor|Legal trademark user
lifelong|Unending
ligature|Blood vessel securer
lightest|Least heavy
limiter|One who puts on a cap
limiter|One who puts on a cap
linchpin|Mainstay
lineage|Extraction
lineages|Bluebloods' prides
linemen|QB protectors
linoleum|Step on it
linseeds|Oil producers
lipread|Take the words out of one's mouth?
literal|Exact
literal|Exact
litigator|Law-practicing reptile?
liveried|Like some servants
liveried|Like some servants
lobbied|Pushed (for)
location|When tripled, a storeowner's asset
lodestar|Navigational aid
logbooks|Ships' records
lonesome|Desiring callers, perhaps
lonesome|Wanting company
longboat|Large-oared craft on a ship
longboat|Large-oared craft on a ship
longhand|Shelley & Learned's favorite writing style?
longhand|Shelley & Learned's favorite writing style?
looniest|Most lamebrained
looniest|Most lamebrained
loosened|Relieved
losings|Money a gambler says goodbye to
lottery|Scratch-off game, e.g.
lustrate|Purify ceremonially
lyricist|Troubador
macaroni|Elbows on the table
macaroni|Salad pasta
machete|Cane cutter
madeira|Port alternative
madrilene|Tomato consommé
maestro|Arthur Fiedler, e.g.
mafioso|Crime lord
magenta|Plum relative
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
maidenly|Girlish
maidenly|Girlish
mailing|Batch of solicitations, maybe
mallets|Polo clubs
maltose|Sugar for beer-making
manacle|It might hold one back
mandatory|Binding
manholes|They may be uncovered on a street
mantrap|Siren
mantraps|Seductresses
manuals|Handbooks
marengo|Gold coin issued by Napoleon
marinade|Oil and vinegar, maybe
marinate|Do a kabob job
marinate|Do a kabob job
marinated|Like pigs' feet
mariner|Coleridge character
marines|Early beach arrivals?
marionette|It has strings attached
marsala|Sicilian wine
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
mascara|The eyes have it
masochists|Painfully aware people?
massacre|Hardly a close win
massacre|Hardly a close win
massacre|Wipe out
masscult|The arts as shown on TV, e.g.
masseur|Knead-y one?
masseur|Rubber
masters|High degree
mastodon|Ice Age roamer
mastoid|Bone near the ear
matador|Focus of a bull session?
matinee|Afternoon show
matinee|Kind of idol
matinee|Theatergoer's choice
matless|Like a bare floor
maxillae|Jawbones
mayoral|Kind of race
mayoral|Kind of race
measure|Part of a score
mediator|Go-between
mediator|Go-between
megalith|2001 stone
melange|Gallimaufry
memento|Ticket stub, sometimes
mementos|Scrapbook entries
menaced|Imperiled
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
mentored|Guided
merciful|Forgiving
merciful|Forgiving
mesquite|City east of Dallas
message|Bottle contents, maybe
message|Mail body
messiah|Handel masterwork
messier|1992 N.H.L. M.V.P.
metaphoric|Like "chariot of fire" for the sun
meteoric|Momentarily dazzling
meteorite|Source of rare metals, maybe
metered|Like some mail
methanol|Antifreeze additive
metropolis|Superhero's home
microbes|Disease-causing bacteria
midriff|Bottom of a chest
midriff|Bottom of a chest
midsection|Torso
mightier|More powerful
militate|Weigh heavily
minaret|Cairo skyline feature
minefield|Dangerous situation
minimal|Barely adequate
miniski|Item for a tyro on the slopes
minivan|Voyager, e.g.
miscast|Like Don Knotts as Rambo
misdials|Reaches the wrong party
mishaps|Fender benders, e.g.
misread|See see as sea, say
mistake|It may be costly
mistbow|Colorful fog phenomenon
mistress|Basis of a scandal, maybe
mobster|Cosa Nostra member
moderate|Temper
modesty|Victorian virtue
moieties|Halves
molehills|Minor problems, so to speak
monarchs|Ruling class
monarchy|Saudi Arabia is one
monetary|Like some funds
monologue|Club delivery
monologue|Club delivery
monoplanes|Piper Cubs, e.g.
moonchild|Cancer, astrologically
mooners|End users?
moonlit|Like a romantic evening, maybe
moonset|Lunar disappearance
moonstone|Opalescent gem
moorage|Wharf
moppets|Rug rats
moratoria|Stops
mosquito|Twin-engined W.W. II plane
motliest|Most varicolored
mousers|Cats, informally
moussaka|Greek dish
mucilage|Adhesive
mustard|Kind of gas
mutated|Changed
muumuus|Patterned dresses
nakedly|In an unprotected manner
nametag|It may say "Hello"
nankeens|Yellow cotton trousers
nannies|Child watchers
nastier|More spiteful
nastier|Not so nice
nationwide|Not local
nattier|Less frowzy
natural|Seven, e.g.
natures|Dispositions
nautili|Chambered cephalopods
navigator|Seafaring reptile?
nearest|Most accessible
nectary|Bee's target on a flower
nectary|Bee's target on a flower
needers|The underprivileged
needier|Comparatively poor?
needles|Christmas tree shedding
needless|Uncalled-for
negated|Reversed
nelsons|They may be half or full
nemeses|Batman and Superman, to villains
nemeses|Tough opponents
nereids|Sea nymphs of myth
nervine|Soothing medicine
nestled|Physically close
nestles|Cuddles
nestling|Chick
nestors|Wise men
nestors|Wise men
network|Like some television
neuralgia|Aspirin target, maybe
neuroses|Personality disorders
neurosis|Freudian topic
neurosis|Freudian topic
neutral|A car may be in it
newsies|They may have extras
newsreels|Bygone cinema bonuses
newsreels|March of Time presentations
nicotine|Addictive stuff
nicotine|Addictive stuff
nightie|Lingerie item
nightmares|Sleep clinic topic
nimbleness|One of Jack's qualities
ninepin|It's in the back row, right of center
nitpicked|Split hairs
nitpicks|Overdoes the criticism
noblesse|Comtes, comtesses, etc.
noblesse|Comtes, comtesses, etc.
noisome|Rotten
nomadic|Always on the go?
nomadic|Wandering
nominee|Convention V.I.P.
nonagon|A regular one has internal angles of 140 degrees
nonsmoker|Roommate request
nonstop|24/7
nonstop|24/7
nonvoter|Ticket avoider?
nonwhite|Asian, e.g.
noontime|When both hands are together
noplace|Landlord's problem?
norther|Stormy wintry blast
nosebleed|Like some seats in a stadium
nosedive|Disastrous drop
nosiest|Most prying
nostril|It may be flared
notarizes|Makes official
noticed|Saw
notional|Imaginary
nouvelle|Kind of cuisine
novocaine|Popular painkiller
numbest|Least feeling
nuptial|Like some vows
nurture|Encourage
nutcase|Weirdo
oatmeal|Breakfast staple
oatmeal|Breakfast staple
obdurate|Bull-headed
obdurate|Unyielding
obeisance|Bow, e.g.
obfuscate|Cloud
obscene|Really awful
obscure|Eclipse
obstructs|Blocks
ocarina|Wind instrument
occludes|Blocks
oceanic|Sea-dwelling
oceanic|Vast
octahedra|Unusual dice
octaves|Some exercises
octuplet|Surprise birth
oculist|Eye doctor
oddball|Eccentric
oddballs|Weirdos
oddballs|Weirdos
odysseys|Epic journeys
oedipal|Like a mama's boy?
offcast|Discarded
officer|Part of a board
offstage|Behind the scenes
oilstone|Blade sharpener
oleomargarine|One or two spreads?
omelette|High-cholesterol concoction
omission|Certain erratum
oncoming|Like some traffic
oneness|Unity
onetime|Past
onscreen|Like a computer icon
onshore|Not at sea
opaline|Having a range of colors
opaline|Like moonstones
operatives|Spies
opinion|Pollster's quest
opinion|Pollster's quest
optical|Kind of scanner
optical|Kind of scanner
optimism|Dr. Pangloss's doctrine, in "Candide"
opulence|Evident wealth
oracles|Future presenters, in the past
oracles|Future presenters, in the past
orangery|Citrus garden
orbiter|It goes around the world
ordinal|First, second, or third, e.g.
oregano|Pizza ingredient
oregano|Pizza ingredient
oriental|Like some fine pottery
oriented|Fixed
orifice|Hole in the head
origins|Evolutionist's interest
orioles|They were once the Browns
orogeny|Mountain-making process, in geology
orotund|Full and strong
ostensible|Professed
otherwise|Different
otherwise|Different
outdated|No longer in
outdraw|Beat in a shootout
outline|Silhouette, essentially
outpost|Distant settlement
outside|Like some pitches
ovation|Hand
overarm|Like some swimming strokes
overbite|Job for an orthodontist
overboard|Where jetsam goes
overdrew|Depleted a bank account, and then some
overdrive|You may be in it on the highway
overdue|Late
overeat|Indulge, perhaps
overexert|Strain
overexert|Strain
overheads|Smashes from Sampras
overheard|Got an earful, in a way
overheats|Lets off steam?
overlay|Cover
overlay|Superimpose
override|Nullify
overseers|Foremen
oversees|Quarterbacks
overshot|Went past
oversold|Hyped to excess
overstocked|Sign at a clearance sale
overstrain|Demand too much of
overtime|Paycheck booster
overtone|Insinuation
overwhelm|Crush
pacesetter|Bellwether
pacesetter|Bellwether
package|Parcel
pageant|Gala
paladin|Traveling gunslinger
palates|Chefs aim to please them
palates|Some roofs
palates|Tasters' testers
palatine|Hill on which Romulus lived
palisade|Fence of defense
palomino|Trigger, e.g.
palooka|Big ape
palooka|Big ape
panaceas|They fix everything
panache|Dash
panache|Grand style
panatela|Popular cigar
paneled|Covered, in a way
pangram|Wordsmith's feat
panicle|Flower cluster
panoply|Wide-ranging display
pantheon|Heroes' resting place
paperclips|Office fasteners
parabola|Geometry line
parabola|Geometry line
parabolas|Some plane curves
paraded|Celebrated Mardi Gras, in a way
paraded|Displayed ostentatiously
paradigm|Exemplar
paradigm|Exemplar
paragon|Perfect role model
paragons|Ideals
paramecium|It's something in the water
parboil|Precook
parboil|Precook
pardoner|Governor, at times
parents|Mom and dad
paresis|Neurological problem
parkway|Treelined thoroughfare
parlays|Compound wagers
parsing|English class activity
partial|Not full
particle|Proton or electron
passage|Musical score segment
passkey|Maid's master
pastels|Mellow tones
pastern|Part just above a horse's hoof
pastiche|Hodgepodge
patinae|Coatings
patriot|Certain missile
patters|Spiels
paupers|The poor
peaceful|Tranquil
peacoat|Navy attire
peanuts|Where Woodstock can be found
peelers|They go around in the kitchen
peepshow|When there's nothing on to watch?
pelican|Bird that Alcatraz was named for
penchant|Liking
pendent|Suspended
pendent|Suspended
peninsula|Crimea, for one
penname|Mark Twain, e.g.
penologists|Ones looking at sentences
pepperoni|Pizzeria order
pepperoni|Pizzeria order
percept|Something seen
perfectas|Some bets
peridot|August birthstone
peridot|Green birthstone
peristyle|Colonnade around a courtyard
permafrost|Continuously frozen subsoil of arctic regions
persona|Literary narrator
perspire|Get worked up?
persuaded|Prevailed upon
perturbed|Not pleased
peruses|Scans
petards|Hoisting devices?
petites|Dress store section
pettier|Less grand
petulance|Spoiled brat's display
petulance|Spoiled brat's display
petunia|Funnellike flower
pfennig|European coin
phantom|Not really there
pharaoh|Dynasty member
pheasants|They're game
phenols|Disinfectant compounds
philomela|In myth she was changed into a nightingale
pianist|Grand master?
piaster|Mideast money
picayune|Paltry
pickaxe|Ground breaker
pickled|Like pigs' feet
pierced|Run through
piggyback|Go along for the ride
pilaster|Architectural feature
pimento|Kind of cheese
pineapple|Luau serving
pinhead|Dolt
pinhead|Dope
pinnace|Light sailing ship
pipette|Lab tube
piranhas|Amazon dangers
pistachio|Hard-to-eat-just-one item
placard|Sign
placard|Sign
placards|Show bills
planetoid|Ceres, for one
planner|Datebook
platinum|Like some records
playdown|Minimize
pointers|Lecturers' equipment
polecat|Malodorous animal
polemics|Arguments
polestar|Guiding principle
pollens|Causes of tearing, perhaps
pollster|Person with opinions
pomander|Drawer odorizer
ponderer|Navel observer?
porcine|Like some pen residents
porgies|Atlantic food fishes
porgies|Atlantic food fishes
portages|Overland routes
postage|Big catalog company expense
postbag|Letter holder
postpone|Put off
potbelly|Beer-drinking consequence, maybe
poundage|Weight
prairie|Pronghorn antelope habitat
praises|Extols
praises|Extols
pralines|French confections
precaution|Sensible step
predating|Antecedent to
predator|Wolf or lion
predator|Wolf or lion
prefaced|Introduced
prelate|Church dignitary
prequel|Early work?
presage|Portend
preseason|Not counting, in a way
present|Introduce
pressers|Iron-fisted ones?
presses|Symbols of free speech
pretends|Sails under false colors
pretenses|They may be false
pretzels|Bar freebies
priests|Bishops' subordinates
primate|Man, for one
prisoner|Jean Valjean, at the start of "Les Misérables"
probate|Kind of court
proceeds|Take
prodigy|One with a gift
produced|Put out
profaner|Vulgar sort
profile|There's one on most coins
projected|Thrust
promised|Like a fiancée
promote|Pitch
prophet|Prognosticator
proposals|Some people kneel before them
prospers|Rakes in the dough
proverb|Benjamin Franklin handiwork
pruners|Branch managers?
psalter|Hymn holder
pueblos|Sand painting creators
pulsates|Beats
pungent|Peppery
pupated|Made a cocoon
puppies|Littermates
pushpin|It may be stuck in a corner
pyromania|Light-mindedness?
quacked|Relative of "honked"
quartet|Pop music's 98 Degrees, e.g.
quartets|Pieces of eight?
quartile|Statistical grouping
queasily|How a stomach might react to strange food
queering|Ruining, as a deal
quencher|Gatorade, e.g.
quipster|Wit
quixote|Idealistic one
quotable|Like Yogi Berra
racists|They think they're superior
radiant|Visibly elated
rafters|High beams
rafters|Some river travelers
ragtime|Honky-tonk
rainbows|Some people chase them
rainbows|Some people chase them
rainmaker|Law firm hotshot
rainouts|Replay causes
raisins|Cereal fruit
rampage|Rioting
rampart|Barricade
rapture|Ecstasy
rapture|Ecstasy
rarebit|Baked dish
rarebit|Cheese dish
rarebits|Servings on toast
rashers|Bacon orders
raspberry|Show of disapproval
ratatat|Knocking sound
ratchet|Toothed wheel
ratchet|Toothed wheel
rational|Thinking
ravioli|It has full pockets
rawboned|Haggard
rawboned|Haggard
rawboned|Not fleshy
reactor|Atomic pile
reactor|Atomic pile
readdress|Get ready to forward
readiest|Superlatively set
realism|Flaubert style
realism|Style of Hals and Velázquez
realizes|Catches on
realizes|Catches on
realtor|One with a lot to offer?
reapply|Advice for a rejectee, maybe
rearouse|Get excited over?
reasserts|Pushes forward again
rebelled|Uprose
recessed|Took a break
recharge|Power up, as an old battery
recoils|Shows alarm
recompense|Payback
reconsider|Think about changing
recording|Tape, say
rectories|Church properties
redline|Cancel, in a way
redline|Cancel, in a way
redolent|Suggestive
redound|Have an effect
redshirt|Hold aside for a year, as a college athlete
redstart|Songbird
reduces|Gets lighter
redwing|Detroit N.H.L.'er
reedits|Prepares for a second printing
reelects|Sends back to Washington
reenter|One might do it after being stamped
reenter|What astronauts do to the atmosphere
reentry|Critical rocket maneuver
reentry|Critical rocket maneuver
referable|Like a doctor's patients
referrer|Doctor, at times
refilms|Shoots again
refilms|Shoots again
refuter|Opponent in an argument
regalia|Finery
regents|College board
regiment|Colonel's command
register|Sign on
rehearse|Run through
rehearse|Run through
reheats|Nukes, say
reindeer|Comet, for one
reining|Slowing a horse, with "in"
reinsert|Double-check, as a disk
reinstall|Put back in
reissue|Second edition
relaces|Ties the knot again?
relapse|Patient's woe
relayed|Like some messages
relearn|Brush up on
release|Opener
reliance|Trust
reliant|Dependent
relieve|Go in for
relieved|Saying "aah," perhaps
relieves|Takes over for
relishes|Likes
remarks|Notes
remarks|Notes
rematch|Loser's request
remeasure|Size up again?
remedial|Skill-building
remorse|Compunction
remorse|Moral anguish
reneged|Broke a promise
renounce|Abandon
repainted|Like a home, often, before it's sold
repainted|Like a home, often, before it's sold
repairman|He gets a lot of parts
repairman|He gets a lot of parts
repasts|Meals
repasts|Military messes?
repents|Is self-reproachful
repertoire|Bag of tricks
replant|Move, as marigolds
replant|Move, as marigolds
reposit|Store, as for safekeeping
repossession|End of the question
reprieve|Stay
reprised|Did again
repulse|Drive back
requite|Pay back
reredos|Screen behind a church altar
resales|Antique shop transactions
resales|Some Realtors' deals
rescued|Like lucky castaways
rescuer|Firefighter, at times
reseeds|Tries to improve, as a lawn
reseeks|Tries to obtain anew
reserve|Bank amount
reserve|There may be money in it
resettled|Moved
reshape|Mold anew
resisted|Opposed
resoles|Extends shoe life
resolute|Unwavering
resolve|Settle
resonate|Ring
resorted|Finally turned (to)
restart|Computer command
restart|Software installation requirement, often
restarts|Goes back to the top
restate|Say another way
resting|On a sofa, say
restore|Touch up
restuff|Jam and cram again
restuff|Jam and cram again
restyle|Make a new arrangement
restyle|Make over
results|Outcomes
retails|Goes (for)
retaste|Sample after seasoning
retinae|Picture receivers
retiree|One who's always off?
retread|Unimaginative sequel, say
returns|Figures watched at night?
retypes|Fixes, as a manuscript
reunite|Get ready for a comeback tour
reveals|Lets on
reveler|New Year's Eve figure
reverie|Woolgatherer's state
reverie|Woolgatherer's state
reveries|Brown studies
reverses|Tricky football plays
reverses|Tricky football plays
reviewer|Certain newspaper writer
revisor|One making alterations
revisor|One making alterations
rewrote|Did more than edit
rewrote|Did more than edit
rhetoric|Washington display
rhodium|Element used in electroplating
rhodium|Element used in electroplating
rhombus|Geometric figure
riddled|Full of holes
rigatoni|Short, ribbed pasta
rillets|Little streams
rimming|Lining
ripened|Matured, as fruit
riposte|Zinger, maybe
ripostes|Zingers
riptides|Cause of some disturbances
risottos|Trattoria orders
roadside|Like some inns
roadside|Like some inns
rococos|Ornamentational styles
rolling|Egg ___
rooster|Comb carrier
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
rosewater|Perfume
rostrum|Oration station
rostrums|Stages
roughriders|Theodore Roosevelt's group
roulette|Game with a ball that no player ever touches
roulette|It's played against the house
rousseau|The Sleeping Gypsy painter
rousseau|The Sleeping Gypsy painter
runover|Steamroll
runover|Steamroll
runtish|Scrawny
sabines|Ancient Italic people
saddest|Lower than the rest
sadness|Gloom
sagamore|___ Hill (Oyster Bay, N.Y., landmark)
sagamore|___ Hill (Oyster Bay, N.Y., landmark)
salesman|Pitching pro
saltine|Soup cracker
saltiness|Potato chip feature
saluter|Soldier, often
samplers|Old home decorations
sandals|Mercury wore winged ones
sanddab|Pacific Coast food fish
sandfly|Beach annoyance
sangria|Paella accompaniment
sanitaria|Places for mending
sapphire|September birthstone
sarcasm|Humor that's not funny
sardine|Fish in a can
sardonyx|Cameo stone
sargasso|___ Sea, in the North Atlantic
sashays|Runway moves
sassier|More impertinent
satiate|Fill
satiate|Oversupply
satires|Gulliver's Travels and others
savable|Like sinners, to preachers
sawteeth|Serration
scabrous|Risqué
scalawag|Rogue
scalloped|Like some potatoes
scampered|Played tag, e.g.
scampered|Played tag, e.g.
scanner|Supermarket checkout item
scanners|Supermarket checkout gizmos
scarabs|Ancient symbols of resurrection
scarlets|Shades of embarrassment
scathes|Criticizes harshly
scenario|Screenwriter's start
scenarios|Planners' work
scenery|Overlook's offering
scenery|Set back?
scenting|Bloodhound's skill
schlepp|Lug around
schmaltz|Excessive sentimentality
schmooze|Chew the fat
scholar|Librarygoer
scholar|Librarygoer
schooled|Taught
scissor|Clip out
scooper|Ice cream shop employee
scooter|Two-wheeler
scoreboards|They show runs
scorecards|Where some eagles are seen
scorner|Harsh critic
scorpion|Ill-fated U.S. submarine of 1968
scraped|Like elbows, sometimes
scrapheap|Dump
scrapheaps|Places for spare parts, maybe
scrapple|Pennsylvania Dutch dish
scrawls|They're hard to make out
scrawls|They're hard to make out
scrimmages|Football squad warm-ups
scrimps|Is frugal
scrooges|Tight-fisted folk
sculler|Regatta rower
sculler|Regatta rower
scuttle|Sink
seabird|Albatross, e.g.
seaboard|Coastal region
seacoast|Beach area
seacoast|Shoreline
seafood|Crab, e.g.
sealable|Like some sandwich bags
sealskin|Mukluk material
seasons|Peppers, perhaps
seatbelts|They're worn by travelers
secedes|Breaks away
secedes|Breaks away
secedes|Withdraws
secedes|Withdraws
secrets|Fraternity handshakes, maybe
secured|Came by
sedentary|Like couch potatoes
sediment|Lees
seedbed|Germination station
seeress|Prophetic figure
seeress|Woman of the future?
seethed|Was more than miffed
seethes|Does a slow burn
seizure|Confiscation
selfheal|Be one's own doctor
selfish|Having an "I" problem?
sellers|Stock exchange figures
sellouts|Events with no empty seats
sellouts|Good news for theater owners
seltzer|Water from a fountain
semester|Academic term
semesters|Terms
semesters|Terms
semiarid|Like the Great Plains
semiarid|Like the Great Plains
semicolon|Cause for a pause
semidry|Like some Riesling wines
semihard|Like Tilsit cheese
seminally|From the very beginning
senator|Gramm or Grams
senorita|Managua miss
sentence|It may follow one's convictions
sentience|Consciousness
sequels|Aftermaths
seraglios|Harems
seraglios|Harems
serapes|Colorful wraps
serenely|Peacefully
serenest|Least ruffled
sergeant|Drill instructor, usually
serials|Installment plans?
serpent|Treacherous type
sestets|Sonnet parts
sestets|Sonnet parts
sextant|Sailor's aid
sextuple|Increase many times
shallots|Onions' kin
shallots|Onions' kin
shamans|Tribal V.I.P.'s
sharpen|Use an oilstone
shavers|Shadow eliminators?
sheathe|Cover a point?
sheathe|Protect in a cover
sheepdog|A wonder of nature!
sheepskin|Diploma [2003]
sheerer|More diaphanous
shellac|Whomp
sheriffs|TV's Andy Taylor and Elroy Lobo
sherpas|Hillary supporters
shields|Critical ship system, in "Star Trek"
shipwreck|The Tempest event
shirker|Layabout
shirttail|It may be tucked in
shoetree|Loafers don't grow on this
shooting|It may be the basis of wishful thinking
shootout|Drawing contest
shopwindow|TIME MACHINE ___ SEAT BELT
shorings|Drydock supports
shortcut|Timesaver
shortcut|Timesaver
shortie|Shrimp
shorties|Revealing garments
shoveled|Moved the earth
shrifts|Old-time impositions of penance
shriver|First director of the U.S. Peace Corps
shushed|Silenced
shushes|Quiets
shutdown|Depression phenomenon
siamese|Like Anna's students
sickest|Triage category
sidesaddle|Rider's position
sidestep|Skirt
sightline|It may be blocked in stadiums
sightline|It may be blocked in stadiums
silence|Shut up!
silents|The Tramp and "The General," e.g.
simpatico|Like-minded
simulate|Feign
sincere|Open
singleton|Playing card without a match
singleton|Playing card without a match
sinkers|Some pitches
sinuate|Wavy
sirloins|Good ranch stock?
skaters|They're on ice
skedaddle|Scoot
skeleton|Halloween hanging
sketching|Outlining
skiddoo|Bug out
skimmed|Did illegal casino work
skipper|Pilot
skitter|Move like a scared rabbit
skitter|Move like a scared rabbit
slashed|Cut
slasher|Horror film figure
sleeper|Surprise success
sleeted|Rained hard?
sleight|Trickiness
slender|Slight
sliding|Like many doors
sloshes|Doesn't stay in the bucket
slowish|Rather poky
slushed|Like pedestrians on winter streets, maybe
smarted|Hurt
smarties|Wisenheimers
smashed|Lit
smashups|They attract rubberneckers
smashups|They attract rubberneckers
smeared|Slung mud at
smearier|More prone to running
smellier|Ranker
smiting|Beating badly
snagged|Caught
snakebite|Beer-and-cider drink [2001]
sniffer|Bloodhound, at times
snorkels|Divers' gear
snorkels|Does some shoal searching?
snowman|Hardly a person for all seasons
snowstorm|Hank & Gail's favorite weather?
snowstorm|Hank & Gail's favorite weather?
snuffbox|Place for a pinch
soberly|Best way to drive
sodomite|Lot, e.g.
sodomite|Lot, e.g.
soirees|Memorable dos
sojourn|Stay
solitaire|Game for the asocial
soluble|Like a good mixer
soluble|Like a good mixer
somehow|Come hell or high water
sometime|Noncommittal response
sommeliers|Port authorities
sonatas|Moonlight and "Farewell"
sonatina|Short composition
sophism|Specious argument
sophist|Fallacious reasoner
sophistry|Choplogic
sophistry|Choplogic
soprani|Higher-ups?
soprano|One of a modern TV family
sorbets|Ices
sorrower|Griever
sounded|Went off, in a way
sourish|Acidulous
soviets|Reds
spacers|Thumbs strike them
spaghetti|Insulating tubing
sparked|Instigated
sparser|Less thick
sparsest|Like hair on the top of a bald person's head
sparsest|Like hair on the top of a bald person's head
spatial|Like some relationships
spatter|Make a mess in the kitchen
spatulas|Pancake flippers
spatulas|Pancake flippers
speargun|Shark shooter
spearheaded|Initiated
species|Lynx lynx, e.g.
spectral|Phantom
speechless|___
speedup|Try to beat the light, say
spelunker|Caveman?
spender|Pinchpenny's opposite
spewers|Active volcanoes, e.g.
spinach|Soufflé flavorer
spindle|Record holder
spindle|Record holder
spittle|Saliva
splashes|Beach sounds
splashes|Makes waves?
splashy|Ostentatious
splashy|Ostentatious
splatters|Is messy
spliced|Put together
spoilage|Fruitery problem
spondee|Poetic foot
spoofed|Sent up
spooked|Scared off
sprinter|Olympic competitor
squadron|V-formation group
squadroned|Formed defense groups, of a sort
squeeze|Toothpaste tube direction
squinters|Eye chart eyers, at times
squished|Stepped on, as a bug
stabile|Form of abstract sculpture
stained|Like many lab slides
stained|Not clean
stalemate|Draw on a board
stalest|Least salable, perhaps
stampede|Ranch ruckus
stances|Positions
stances|Positions
standee|One who envies the sitter?
standpat|Hold one's ground
standup|Some club entertainment
stanzas|Song parts
staples|Reruns, to summer TV
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael classic
starers|Some disbelievers
starers|Some disbelievers
starkness|Desolation
starlet|Hollywood up-and-comer
starlit|Like a beautiful night sky
startle|Shake up
startle|Shake up
startle|Shake up
startup|Brand-new business
startup|Many a dot-com business
stashes|Socks away
statelier|More magnificent
statesman|Any of Yalta's Big Three
station|Post
stature|Eminence
steamed|Like some crabs
steamer|Old-fashioned transport
steelier|More intense, as a stare
steepens|Gets more arduous, in a way
steeple|Church part
steered|Navigated
steerer|Helmsman
stenciled|Like some signs
stentor|Powerful speaker
stentorian|Deafening
stentors|Powerful speakers
stentors|Powerful speakers
stepfather|LINE DANCE ___ TIME MACHINE
steppes|Asian plains
stepsister|Fairy tale meanie
steroid|Sex hormone, e.g.
steroids|Some bodybuilders' body builders
steward|Airline worker
stickout|Project
stiffed|Didn't tip
stigmas|Blots
stingers|Brandy cocktails
stingiest|Most close
stingrays|They have whiplike tails
stirred|Used a teaspoon
stockings|Some Christmas decorations
stoners|Those who shouldn't live in glass houses?
stonewall|Deny, deny, deny
stooges|Old comics
stopgap|Makeshift
stories|Levels
stoutish|A bit thick
stovepipe|High hat
stovepipe|High hat
stovepipe|Lincoln's hat
straggles|Lags
strange|Off-center
strangle|Gag
straphanger|Underground commuter
strapless|Like some gowns
streams|Branches, say
streets|Where some jams are made
streusel|Coffeecake topping
striate|Furrowed
strobes|Flashing lights
strudel|German pastry
stubborn|Unyielding
students|Classy bunch?
studious|Book-cracking
studious|Bookish
stunner|Major upset
stuntman|Actor's stand-in
stupidest|Maximally dense
stygian|Hellish
stylers|Bun makers, e.g.
subdued|Quiet
sublime|Magnificent
subtropical|Like a region whose climate is between temperate and torrid
subvert|Corrupt
success|Eureka!
sugarcane|Big crop in Hawaii
sugariest|Most cloying
sullied|Defiled
sunbelt|The South and the Southwest
sundaes|Dairy Queen offerings
sundress|Hot-weather wear
sunlamps|Some tanners
sunrises|Morning glories
sunroof|Auto option
sunsets|Romantic sights
sunsets|Romantic sights
sunsuit|Dress for summer
superstar|Celeb
suppose|Gather
surname|Family tree entry
surname|Family tree entry
surpass|Outdo
surplus|Extra
survive|Last
suspect|Questionable
swallow|Accept, but maybe unhappily
swastika|Hated symbol
swayers|Marathon dancers, e.g.
sweeney|A.F.L.-C.I.O. chief John
sweetest|Most sugary
swelter|Roast
syllable|One of 17 in a haiku
symphony|Beautiful array of colors
synergy|Coaction
synodal|Of church affairs
systems|All ___ go!
tabernacle|Choir site
tabletop|Work area
tactual|Touch-related
tadpole|Creature that loses its tail
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tagalong|Come too
tailgate|Follow too closely
talisman|Wizard's need
talkback|Be fresh
tamales|Treats in husks
tandems|Teams
tangerine|Clementine, e.g.
tangible|Not just in the mind
tangier|Port on the Strait of Gibraltar
tangles|Shampooing problem
tankard|Stein relative
tannate|Chemical salt in some inks
tannery|Coat factory supplier
tarpaper|Roofing material
tarried|Hung back
tartare|Raw
tassels|Curtain decoration
tasteless|Like some jokes
tasteless|Like some jokes
tattoos|Results of getting needled?
taurine|Bully?
taverns|Places for taps
taxicab|One or two vehicles?
teaberry|Wintergreen fruit
teacarts|Wheeled servers
teamaker|Social convenience
teardrop|Pendant gem shape
teariest|Most overcome
tearing|Flooring it
teatime|Break point at Wimbledon?
tedious|Hardly exciting
teenage|In the "difficult years"
teensier|Comparatively minute
teensier|Finer, as print
teetered|Was on the brink
teethes|Needs a ring?
teetotal|Pass on the sauce
teetotal|Pass on the sauce
teetotaler|Dry
teetotaler|Dry
telecast|Put something on
telemetric|Of the science of data transmission
telesis|Intelligently planned progress
telethon|Big fund-raiser
telling|Revelatory
temporal|Time-related
tempura|Batter-dipped dish
tempura|Teriyaki alternative
tenable|Like a good debater's arguments
tenable|Like a good debater's arguments
tenable|Like a well-grounded argument
tenderer|Not so hard
tendons|Bands of athletes?
tendril|Ivy feature
tenners|Sawbucks
tension|Massage target
termite|Exterminator's target
termite|Tunneler
ternate|Like poison ivy leaves
terrace|Retaining wall site
terrier|Wirehair, e.g.
tersest|Least long
tessera|Bit of floorwork, maybe
tessera|Mosaic piece
testament|Will
testator|Person with an estate
tetrads|Quaternities
tetrarchs|Some joint rulers
textiles|Industrial category
thanker|Polite guest
theater|It may have a big bill
theorist|Impractical person?
theorize|Speculate
therefor|In place of that
thermos|Coffee holder
threads|Clothes, slangily
thrills|Sends
thruways|Long roads
thwarts|Foils
thwarts|Foils
tillage|Plowed land
timbers|Beams
tinderbox|Explosive situation
tinhorn|Small-time
tipsters|Horse followers
titanic|1912 headline name
titanic|1997 film hit
toastmistresses|Postprandial speakers
toccata|Improvisational composition
toccata|Improvisationlike composition
toeless|Like sandals
toenail|Occasional paint surface
toenail|Occasional paint surface
tolerate|Stomach
toluene|Petroleum distillate
tomatoes|Paste makers
tomatoes|Paste makers
tonality|Musical quality
toneless|Unvaried, in a way
tongues|Languages
topknot|Bun worn on the head
topspin|Ball bearing?
toreros|Bull session participants?
torpedo|Ruin
torpedo|Ruin
tortillas|Burrito wrappers
tortured|___ with history (like the Mississippi, to Hart Crane)
tossers|Poor sleepers
tostada|Fiesta fare
tostada|Mexicali munchie
touchdown|Alighting
touchdown|Alighting
touchdown|Gridiron dream
touchup|Minor repair
tourist|Stranger in a strange land?
tracers|Shipping inquiries
tracers|Shipping inquiries
tracers|Some bullets
tractor|County fair sight
tractor|One-seated vehicle
trading|Market activity
trading|Wall Street activity
trainee|One new to a line
trainer|Person with a whip, maybe
traitors|___ Gate (one end of London Bridge)
tramcar|Mine carrier
trampling|Violating, with "on"
tramroad|Mine artery
trances|Medium states
transept|It crosses the nave
transfer|Fake tattoo, usually
transient|Here today, gone tomorrow
transient|Here today, gone tomorrow
transit|Passage
transits|Trips
transpose|Switch
transpose|Switch
trapper|Fur trader
trashed|Badly slandered
trashmen|Sanitation workers
trattoria|Where to get a Pisa pizza?
travesty|Distorted imitation
travesty|Distorted imitation
trawled|Fished with a net
treadle|It requires footwork
treasures|Collectibles, so to speak
treated|Like stainproof fabric
treeless|Completely bare
trended|Drifted
tresses|Locks out of a tower, in a fairy tale
tresses|They may be in a bun
triangle|Rack shape
tricycle|First set of wheels, maybe
trifold|Having three parts
trinkets|Knickknacks
trinkets|Party favors
tripped|Took a header
triremes|Ancient warships
triumvir|Ancient magistrate
troilus|Brother of Cassandra
trophies|Den decorations
truants|Cutters
truckle|Bow (to)
trueblue|Devoted
trustbuster|Theodore Roosevelt's moniker
trustee|Part of a board
tsarina|Bygone queen
tsetses|Cousins of houseflies
tundras|Permafrost areas
turmeric|Curry powder ingredient
turnstile|Entrance sight, maybe
turnups|British trouser cuffs
turquoise|Bead material
turtles|Chocolate treats
tutelary|Guardian
tweeters|They put out high-frequency sounds
tycoons|They're loaded
typewrite|Create striking sentences?
unarmed|Without heat
unarmed|Without heat
unaware|Napping, so to speak
uncanny|Amazing
unclaimed|Like some airport luggage
unclasp|Open
underarms|Places for crutches
underarms|Places for crutches
undergo|Experience
understatements|Einstein was smart and "Bill Gates has money"
uneaten|Left over, perhaps
unentered|Not yet explored
unformed|Nebulous
unguents|Salves
unheroic|Timid
unified|Made one
unionizing|Labor action
unitarian|Ralph Waldo Emerson, e.g.
unitary|Indivisible
universe|Interest for Einstein
unjaded|Still fresh
unkempt|Disheveled
unlaces|Prepares to remove
unlearn|Forget
unlively|Dull
unloosen|Free from restraint
unloosen|Free from restraint
unnamed|Not specified
unopened|Sealed
unreclaimed|Like much lost-and-found property
unscarred|None the worse for the ordeal
unseals|Opens
unsettles|Disturbs
unshaped|Amorphous
unstack|Disarrange, in a way
unsticks|Frees, as a dresser drawer
untamed|Wild
untimely|Premature
upcoast|From Los Angeles to San Francisco, e.g.
updates|Some newsbreaks
upgraded|Newer
upstanding|DRY CLEAN ___ ORDER FORM
urticaria|Hives, medically
username|Requirement for access, maybe
usuries|Illegal bank practices
valeted|Like many Rolls-Royces
valleys|Colder spots, often
vamoose|Split
vamoosed|Skedaddled
vampire|Dracula, for one
vampires|Reasons for stakes to be raised?
vanishes|Dematerializes
variable|Like some manufacturing costs
variegate|Dapple
varnish|Sly coverup
vendetta|You may have it against someone
veneered|Like most modern furniture
venerate|DEFY
venerated|Put on a pedestal
verboten|Not allowed
violated|Broken
virtuoso|Whiz
volunteer|Do work on the house
wakened|Roused
wallpaper|Room decoration
warhorse|Charger
warpaths|Angry tribes may be on them
warplane|B-52, e.g.
wassail|Drink to one's health
wasteful|Generous to a fault
waterloo|Crushing defeat
wayward|Disobedient
webfeet|Goose steppers?
weeders|Garden tools
weirdly|In an odd way
welcome|Good reception
welfare|Prosperity
wetsuits|Divers' wear
whalers|Old Hartford hockey team
wheeler|Word after two, three or four
whereto|Hack's question
whopper|Ludicrous falsehood
wieners|Ballpark purchases
wilderness|Gene & Eliot's favorite vacation area?
wilderness|Gene & Eliot's favorite vacation area?
wingman|Flight formation flier
winiest|Most like Chianti, say
winners|People in circles?
wiretap|This is a recording
wishbone|Lucky break provider?
withholding|Kind of tax
wizened|Dried up
womanly|Feminine
wombats|Aussie marsupials
woolgatherer|Daydreamer
workaday|Routine
worries|Frets
worship|Address for a British magistrate, with "Your"
wraiths|Fatal omens
wunderkind|Special person
xanthous|Yellowish
yammers|Whines
yardman|Train employee
yarning|Serving up whoppers
yelling|Fans' activity
yellowed|Like old newspaper clippings, often
yeshiva|Where the Talmud is studied
yodeled|Did alpine calls
ytterbium|One of the rare earths
yummiest|Most tasty
zealots|Extremists
zillions|A googol
zoolatry|Animal worship
abandoned|Left
abandoned|Walked out on
abatable|Subject to reduction
abducted|Like earthlings, sometimes, in sci-fi
aberrant|Unusual
abigail|Mother of John Quincy
abnormal|Eccentric
aborted|Scrubbed
abounds|Is rife
aboveground|GROUCHY
abrasive|Not at all gentle
abrasive|Not at all gentle
abreast|How some oxen walk
absolve|Clear
abstains|Doesn't say yes or no
abuttal|Adjacency
abysses|Chasms
academia|Scholar's milieu
acanthus|Ornate leaf, or a design patterned after it
acceptable|O.K.
accolades|Critics' bestowals
accosted|Confronted
accosted|Confronted
account|Story
accredit|Officially certify
accurst|Ill-fated, old-style
acetone|Polish remover
acetylene|Welding gas
acetylene|Welding gas
achievers|Dropouts they're not
acolyte|Follower
acolyte|Follower
acridity|Bitterness
acridly|In a caustic way
acrimony|Bitterness
acrobat|Circus performer
acrostic|Clever verse
actions|Efforts
adamant|Unyielding
adapted|Avoided extinction, perhaps
addenda|Dictionary section
addenda|Supplemental material
additive|Guar gum, e.g.
adherents|Followers
adhering|Following, with "to"
admixed|Blended
admonish|Caution
adoration|Worship
adrenal|Gland that secretes cortisol
adrenal|Kind of gland
adrenalin|Epinephrine trademark
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adverse|Hostile
adverse|Unfavorable
aerates|Does a greenskeeper's task
aerates|Freshens
aerobic|Kind of dancing
aerodrome|Landing field
aerofoil|Part of a British Airways jet
aerosol|Pfffsss producer
aerosol|Pfffsss producer
aerosols|Some sprays
aerosols|Spray cans
aficionado|Buff
against|Competing with
ageless|Never outdated
ageless|Perpetual
agentry|Go-between's business
aggregate|Whole bunch
aggregates|Brings together
aggrieve|Wrong
aggrieve|Wrong
agitator|Washing machine part
agonies|Torments
agonies|Tribulations
aigrette|Feathered head ornament
airfares|Travel agency info
airlift|1948-49 Berlin event
airline|Delta, for one
airpark|Landing place for private planes
airplanes|Cabin sites
airport|La Guardia or LAX
airspace|Flying zone
airspaces|National security concerns
airspaces|National security concerns
airstrip|Bush pilot's destination
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alamode|Apple-pie order?
alamode|Chic
alamode|Chic
alamode|Fashionably
alamode|Like some desserts
alamode|With ice cream
alehouse|No place for a draft dodger?
algebra|Quadratics and such
algebra|Quadratics and such
aliases|Jones and Smith, maybe
alienee|Property recipient
alienee|Property recipient
alienee|Property recipient, at law
alienists|Psychiatrists of old
alkaline|High-pH
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
alkalized|Like some cocoa powder
allergic|SNEEZY
allonyms|Pen names derived from real people
allottee|Heir, often
allured|Led on
alumnae|Certain homecoming attendees
amalgam|Diverse blend
amalgam|Filling, sometimes
amaryllis|Flower with a bulb
amassed|Piled up
ambassadorships|Presidential appointments
amended|Fixed
amicable|Friendly
amongst|Surrounded by
amounted|Became, with "to"
amphitheater|Hollywood Bowl, e.g.
amphora|Ancient storage jar
amplify|Heighten
amplitude|An attenuator decreases it
amputee|Person with a loss
anaemic|Listless: Var.
anagram|Schoolmaster, to the classroom
anagram|Twist of phrase, perhaps
analgesic|Painkiller
analyse|Dissect, British-style
analysts|Bear Stearns employees
analyze|Take a good look at
androids|Human look-alikes
androids|Science fiction race
anecdotes|A lot of talk show talk
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Flower said to have sprung from the blood of Adonis
anemone|Flower said to have sprung from the blood of Adonis
anemones|Thimbleweeds
angriest|Least likely to forgive
angular|Sharp-cornered
anilines|Oily liquids used in dyemaking
anilines|Oily liquids used in dyemaking
animato|Lively
animistic|Believing that the universe has a soul
annealer|Glassworker, at times
annexes|Wings
announce|Make public
announce|Proclaim
annuity|Portfolio item
anointed|Chosen
anointed|Made sacred, in a way
antacid|Alka-Seltzer, for one
antacids|Bicarb and others
antecede|Go ahead of
antelope|Bushbuck, e.g.
antelope|Pronghorn
antenna|Good listener?
antenna|Good listener?
anthology|Album
antidote|First-aid info
antifreeze|Winter engine necessity
antihero|Willy Loman, for one
antihero|Willy Loman, for one
antiunion|Like strike-breakers
antiwar|Like a dove
antlers|Rack
antlers|Rack
aperture|Opening
apogees|Orbital extremes
apogees|Orbital extremes
apologia|Defense
apostle|Early Christian
apostrophe|Entr'acte part
appease|Propitiate
appends|Adds on
appends|Adds on
applicator|It may help you make up
appraise|Evaluate
apprise|Make aware
approver|Rubber stamp
approver|Rubber stamp
approves|Stamps, maybe
apricots|They may be in a jam
apropos|Fit
arabesque|One of a pair by Debussy
arcades|Amusement park features
areolae|Anatomical rings
areolae|Iris features
areolas|Biological interstices
arguers|Court attorneys, e.g.
aridest|Least inspiring
arietta|Little melody
arietta|Short operatic piece
arietta|Short operatic piece
ariosos|Some operatic songs
armchair|Quarterbacking locale?
armload|All you can carry
armorers|Gun manufacturers
armrest|It may go up in an airplane
armrest|It may go up in an airplane
arousal|Stimulation
arouses|Foments
arouses|Stirs up
arouses|Wakens
arrange|Handle
arranges|Sets up
arranges|Sets up
arrears|Amount owed
arrestee|Handcuffed one
arrestee|Handcuffed one
arroyos|Water-carved gullies
arsenal|Military store
arsonist|Incendiary
artillery|Magazine items
artistic|Aesthetic
artistic|Aesthetic
artists|Manet and Monet
artless|Ingenuous
artless|Natural
artless|Unaffected
ascertains|Determines
ashcans|Waste holders
asinine|Dopey
asocial|Not good at schmoozing
aspects|Parts
asperse|Malign
aspired|Aimed
assails|Goes off on
assayer|V.I.P. in a rush?
assented|Gave in
assessed|Sized up
assigned|Gave out
assigns|Appoints
assisting|Aide's job
assists|Hockey stat
assorted|Not all the same
assorted|Not all the same
assuage|Mollify
asteroid|Space rock
asteroid|Space rock
asthmatic|Inhaler user
astride|On
astrodome|Competition site beginning 1965
ateliers|Oil sites
atheists|Ones who might say, "God, no!"?
athirst|Eager
athlete|Jock
athletes|Trade subjects?
athletic|Sporting?
athletic|Sporting?
atlases|Library section
attagirl|Way to go!
attempts|Stabs
attendance|Who's there
attentions|Buying candy, sending flowers, caressing, etc.
attires|Decks out
attorney|Any one of 25 U.S. presidents
attracts|Turns on
attunes|Harmonizes
audacity|Nerve
availed|Was of use
averaging|Finding the means?
aversion|Phobic feeling
aviation|Wright field?
aviator|Ace
avoided|Went around
awaited|Looked for
awaited|Was expecting
awfully|Very
awnings|Storefront shaders
babbitt|Novel set in the fictional town of Zenith
backdrops|Scene setters
backlash|Strong reaction
backstab|Discredit sneakily
backstab|Discredit sneakily
bagpipe|Certain reed
bailors|They deliver the goods
baksheesh|Payment to expedite service
baksheesh|Payment to expedite service
balboas|Panamanian mintage
ballcarriers|Running backs, often
ballcarriers|Running backs, often
ballgame|It may follow the national anthem
ballyhoo|Aggressive plugging
bandaid|Stopgap
bandied|Kicked (about)
bandwidth|'N Sync's waist sizes?
bandwidth|'N Sync's waist sizes?
basilica|Vatican attraction
bassets|They have short legs and long ears
bathtub|Ring site
bawdier|More off-color
beachcomb|Scavenge, in a way
beanball|Dangerous pitch
beanery|Hardly a four-star restaurant
beanpole|Abe Lincoln, e.g., as a boy
beastie|Spooky critter
beckons|Entices
bedsore|Possible result of pathological lying?
beechnut|Old gum brand
beefalo|Fusion cuisine?
beefcake|Pictures in a Mr. Universe calendar
beeline|Go quickly and directly
beeline|It's direct
beelines|Direct routes
beeswax|Hive material
behests|Commands
belated|Like some birthday wishes
believe|Buy, so to speak
belonged|Fit in
benignly|In a kindly manner
besides|In addition
bespoke|Indicated
bezique|Pinochle-like game
bigfoot|It's hard to photograph
bigtime|Great thing to hit
bikinis|Tops and bottoms
billers|Invoice issuers
binocular|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
biographer|LIFELINE
biplane|Many a crop- duster
birdlike|Peckish?
birdsong|Call of the wild?
bishopric|See
bistate|Like some port authorities
bitstream|Output from a chatty stand-up?
bitstream|Output from a chatty stand-up?
bittersweet|Like some memories
blackmail|Supreme letters (1937-71)
blanket|It may be carried for security's sake
blatant|Barefaced
blinker|Something you use at every turn
blister|Really rebuke
blockbuster|Roots, e.g.
bloomers|Apparel named for an American feminist
blossom|Bloom
bluebonnet|Texas state flower
boatmen|Punters
boatmen|Punters
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bookcase|Where jackets are lined up
booster|Supporter
bootlace|Clodhopper's securer
boppers|Teeny people?
borders|Sites for skirmishes
borders|Sites for skirmishes
borehole|Mining passage
bostons|Waltzlike dances
botanic|Brooklyn ___ Garden
bouquet|A ___ of pheasants
braggart|Horn tooter?
braggart|Horn tooter?
braless|Without means of support?
branched|Split
brassard|Upper arm band
brasserie|Place to order une bière
brasses|Orchestra section
brigands|Banded bandits
briskest|Most peppy
bristle|Stand up
bristled|Reacted angrily
bristled|Reacted angrily
brownie|Cookie salesgirl, perhaps
brownie|Neckerchief wearer
bulldogs|Stubborn types
bullyboy|Tough
bursters|They can't take the pressure
bushido|Code of the samurai
bushwhack|Blaze a trail
buttercup|Yellow flower
cabaret|Club with a floor show
cabaret|It's based on "The Berlin Stories"
caching|Secretly hiding
caching|Secretly hiding
caddies|Ones left holding the bag?
caddies|Ones left holding the bag?
caesuras|Pauses in speech
calculator|Today's slide rule
calibre|Measure of an English firearm
caliper|Brake part
calorie|A can of soda might contain one
cameras|Shooters' needs
camisole|Negligee jacket
campaigner|Person on a trail
canards|False rumors
cancels|Scratches
cannoneer|Battle assignment, once
cantata|Bach's "Pilgrimage," for one
capitals|They can be produced by shifting
capless|Bareheaded
captain|Team leader
carapace|Turtle shell
cardigan|Sweater named for an English earl
cariole|Small two-wheeled vehicle
carless|Without wheels?
carmaker|Ford, for one
carnally|Sensually
carnally|Sensually
carotene|Pumpkin pigment
caroused|Lived it up
carpeted|Like some stairs
carpool|It involves designated drivers
carries|Golf ball distances
carrottops|Redheads
carryall|Roomy bag
cascade|Gush
casinos|Places where hits are taken
cassettes|Blockbuster rentals
castanet|Clicker
castanet|Clicker
casuals|Jeans and T-shirt, e.g.
catalog|J. Crew publication
catalpa|Tree also called an Indian bean
catchall|Miscellany
catchphrase|Slogan
catered|Like many receptions
catered|Like many receptions
catered|Like some receptions
cathedral|St. Patrick's, e.g.
catnaps|Times out?
cattier|Not so nice
causation|Reason why
causing|Responsible for
caution|Reason why
cavalcade|Best Picture of 1932-33
caverns|Stalactite sites
cayenne|Hot stuff
ceasefire|Halt
ceiling|Limit
celeste|Babar's wife
celeste|Popular pizza
celeste|Popular pizza
celibates|Nuns, by vow
cellars|Refuges during tornadoes
cements|Binds
cements|Fuses
cements|Fuses
cements|Sticks together
censored|Cleaned up
centaur|Biform beast
centered|Well-balanced
ceramics|They may get fired at factories
cerumen|Earwax
chablis|French town or its product
chandler|Farewell, My Lovely novelist
charade|Blatant deception
chariot|Old two-wheeler
charwoman|Office building cleaner
chastens|Disciplines
chastens|Disciplines
chatroom|Information Age salon
chatroom|Modern hangout
chatter|Talk a blue streak
cheerio|Ta-ta
cheerios|Life alternative
cheesecake|Old film magazine photos
cheetahs|Fast ones
chervil|Aromatic herb used in soups and salads
chianti|Tuscany export
chimera|Mythical monster
chinook|Army helicopter
chintzy|Cheap
chokier|More stifling
chorale|A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, e.g.
chorded|Like guitar music
chortle|Heh-heh, for one
churned|Like butter
cinemas|They may have shorts
circuits|They're integrated into microchips
citations|Leadfoots' comeuppances
citrate|Sildenafil ___ (Viagra's active ingredient)
citrate|Sildenafil ___ (Viagra's generic name)
clamorer|Dissatisfied type
clarity|Wine asset
clatter|Noise
clauses|Contract parts
cleaners|Loser's destination
cleanser|Ajax or Bon Ami
cleanup|Make a huge profit
cleaver|Family name of 50's-60's TV
cleaves|Cuts
clemency|Mercy
clenches|Strong holds
clerical|Like some errors
clerked|Followed in Cratchit's footsteps
cloaked|Under wraps
closemouthed|Reticent
clunker|Crate
coalition|Diplomats' success
coamings|Raised borders that prevent water overflow
coaster|It may be loopy
codicil|Will part
coedited|Having two heads, in a way
coerced|Put the squeeze on
coerced|Put the squeeze on
coheirs|Fortune sharers, perhaps
coldest|Least emotional
collars|Some are clerical
colorcast|What NBC's peacock once signified
combatants|Firing people?
comedic|Laugh-producing
community|It has "county" and "city" inside
compendium|Digest
compete|Go for the gold
composes|Calms
composes|Calms
compote|Bowl with a base and stem
compound|Like some sentences
computers|Cyberneticist's study
conceive|Imagine
conceive|Imagine
concrete|Tangible
condoners|Turners of blind eyes
conflict|It may be armed
confrere|Colleague
connote|Intimate
consomme|Clear soup
consumer|Many a pollee
consumer|Many a pollee
contacted|Got through to
container|It has "can" and "tin" inside
contest|Dispute
contestant|Quizzee, maybe
contrite|Repentant
cookoff|Range war?
coolest|Least perturbable
coolish|Distant
coolish|Distant
cordoba|70's-80's Chrysler
corkscrew|Spiral
cornice|Architectural band
cornice|Horizontal molding
corolla|Popular Toyota
coronet|Tiara
courage|Buck up!
courses|Salad and dessert
courtier|Rosencrantz or Guildenstern
cowpoke|Buckaroo
crackdown|Police news
crafter|Artisan
craters|Much of the surface of Mars
creased|Like a fedora crown
creased|Wrinkled
crescent|Emblem of Turkey
cretonne|Drapery fabric
crewless|Like a ghost ship
crewneck|Jersey feature
crinkle|Crepe paper feature
crinkle|Crepe paper feature
crisper|Bottom drawer, maybe
crispers|Refrigerator parts
critical|All-important
crockpot|Slow cooker
crooners|Como and Columbo
crossbeam|Joist, for instance
crossbows|Medieval weapons
crossed|Passed over
crosswords|Mentally stimulating pastime
crowbar|Prier's need
crozier|Brian who wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire"
crozier|Brian who wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire"
crusade|Important campaign
crusader|Nader, notably
crustacea|Shrimp, lobsters, etc.
crystal|Goblet material
curates|Rectors' inferiors
customs|International airport section
cuttlefish|Squid's cousin
cuttlefish|Squid's cousin
cynical|Like Diogenes
dabblers|Dilettantes
dahlias|Flowers named for a Swedish botanist
damasks|Patterned fabrics
dancing|Ballroom activity
dankest|Most humid
danseuse|Ballerina
darners|People who get rid of holes
datable|Like events on a time line
datebooks|Appointment organizers
dateless|Like men at stag parties
daybook|Journal
deadest|Least stimulating
deadeyes|Sharpshooters
deadeyes|Sharpshooters
deanship|Academic domain
deciare|10 square meters
declare|Announce
declare|Word after "I do"
dedicates|Makes a commitment (to)
deepfreeze|Abeyant state
defamer|Libelant
defamer|Libelant
defiers|Rebels
defrays|Pays part of
defroster|Refrigerator device
deifies|Puts on a pedestal
delight|Tickle pink
deliver|Emancipate
deltaic|Like some river areas
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
deluges|Torrents
demented|Lunatic
dementedly|In a crazed way
demerit|Mark for misconduct
demesne|Lord's estate
democrat|Donkey follower
demoted|Took a stripe from, say
demotes|Strips of stripes
denizen|Resident
denizen|Resident
dentate|Like opium poppy leaves
dentist|Mouth mirror user
depraves|Corrupts
descend|Drop
descent|A ___ of woodpeckers
deserts|Strands
desiderata|Needed things
desired|Popular, in a way
desolate|Abandoned
despair|Film noir feature
despite|Notwithstanding
despite|Notwithstanding
dessert|Feast finale
detains|Locks up for a while
detente|Prelude to peace, perhaps
deteriorate|It has "rot" and "die" inside
deteriorate|Waste away
detracts|Takes away
diagnosis|Outcome of some exams
diameter|7,926 miles, for the earth
diamonds|Places for bases
dibasic|Having two univalent metal atoms
diehards|Irreconcilables
diehards|Stick-to-it-ive types
dieters|Ones drawn to scale?
dietetics|Food science
dilative|Causing to expand
dilemmas|Lose-lose situations
dilemmas|Lose-lose situations
dilettante|No expert
dilettantes|Amateurs
dingdong|Announcement of a visitor
dinners|Some fund-raisers
dinners|Some fund-raisers
dinners|Some fund-raisers
diocese|Bishop's domain
diplomat|One with immunity
dirndls|Fräulein's frocks
disaster|You may flirt with it
disbars|Expels
disbars|Expels
discard|It's not part of a play
discard|It's not part of a play
discards|Scraps
discredit|Drag through the mud
disgusting|Eeew!
dispatched|No longer mended?
disperse|Scatter
disposal|Kitchen sink device
disposal|Kitchen sink device
distended|Ignored?
distill|Concentrate
distill|Concentrate
distill|Concentrate, in a way
distilled|Uncultivated?
distressed|Bald?
distrust|Have doubts about
disturb|Trouble
dittoed|Copied, in a way
dogsled|Iditarod entrant
dogsled|Iditarod entrant
donated|Didn't charge for
doodads|Thingamajigs
doorstep|Threshold
doorstep|Threshold
dormouse|Member of Alice's tea party
dossier|F.B.I. file
dossier|Secret holder
downfallen|Ruined
download|Shipment from a duck farm?
download|Shipment from a duck farm?
doxology|Hymn of praise
dragnet|Friday program that was never actually shown on Friday
dragnet|Friday program that was never actually shown on Friday
dragons|Chinese parade features
drainage|It's poor on the moor
drainage|What a waste pipe provides
dresses|Prepares for cooking
driblet|Tiny amount
drivels|Talks nonsense
drummer|Part of a rock band
drunkard|Soak
dulcinea|Don Quixote's doña
dustpans|Sweepers' utensils
dwarfing|Towering over
dynasties|Chou and others
dynasty|Stengel's Yankees, e.g.
earaches|Cases for otologists
earlobe|Stud site
earmuff|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
earnestly|With deep sincerity
earnestly|With deep sincerity
earpiece|Operator's need
easement|Right of passage
easiest|Least brow-wrinkling
easiest|Like the path of least resistance
eavesdrops|Is nosy
echelons|Levels
echelons|Levels
eclairs|Attractive fingers?
eclipse|Cover-up of astronomical proportions
eclipses|Overshadows
eclogue|Pastoral poem
ecocide|Greenpeace concern
ecologist|AIRLINE
economic|Like some forecasts
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edibles|All you can eat
edifice|Skyscraper
editors|Post positions?
editors|Revisionists?
editors|Staff of Life
educated|Wise
eellike|Long and sinuous
eellike|Thin and slippery
eellike|Thin and slippery
eeriest|Superlatively strange
eeriest|Supremely spooky
effaces|Expunges
effaces|Rubs out
effervesce|Show some enthusiasm
effervesce|Show some enthusiasm
eggbeaters|They may give you a good whipping
egoists|They don't care about you
egomania|Narcissist's problem
egomania|Narcissist's problem
ejected|Thrown out
ejecting|Bouncer's work
elapses|Slips by
electorate|Voters
electro|Villain of Spider-Man
electron|Kind of microscope
elephant|Seuss's Horton, for one
elevate|Magnify
elevator|Upwardly mobile one?
elevator|Upwardly mobile one?
elicited|Brought out
elitism|Undemocratic tendency
elitists|Contemptuous crowd
elixirs|Alchemists' concoctions
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
eluders|Escape artists
elusive|Slippery
emailed|Sent on an impulse?
emanated|Came forth
embargo|War move
embodies|Personifies
emeralds|Colombia is their largest producer
emeralds|Stones in crowns
emergency|Hospital sign
emerges|Surfaces
emeritus|Like many a professor
emeritus|Professor ___
eminent|August
emoticon|Symbol like :-) or :-(
empanada|Mexican entree
emulsifies|Mixes like oil and water
enameler|Pottery worker, sometimes
enameler|Pottery worker, sometimes
enameller|British manicurist, at times
enamels|Protects, as pots
enamored|Under the spell (of)
enamors|Charms
enamour|Fill with ardour
enchain|Bind
enchain|Bind
enclose|Cocoon
enclosed|Start of a letter accompanying a manuscript
encores|Clappers may prompt them
endeared|Won over
endears|Brings close
endears|Brings close
endeavor|Enterprise
endmost|Farthest
endnote|Article afterthought
endorse|Sign on the dotted line
endorsee|Check beneficiary
endorsee|Check beneficiary
endures|Sweats out
enemies|Opposite sides
engorge|Glut
engorge|Glut
engorge|Glut
engorge|Glut
engorge|Glut
engraved|Like gift watches
engraved|Like gift watches
enhance|Build up
enhance|Magnify
enhance|Magnify
enigmas|Mysteries
enigmas|Posers
enkindled|Lit
enlaces|Ties up
enlarge|Supersize
enounce|Declare
enraged|Ready to spit bullets
enrobes|Covers up
enrobes|Dresses after bathing
enrollee|Program participant
enrollee|Signer-upper
enrollee|Signer-upper
enrolls|Signs up
ensigns|Some "Star Trek" personnel
ensnare|Catch
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensured|Guarded
entente|Peace maker
entered|Came in
entered|Penetrated
enterprise|Undertaking
enthrone|Put in power
enthused|Showed great interest
entitle|License
entitle|License
entrant|Prize seeker
entrant|Prize seeker
entreat|Importune
entreaty|Plea
entwine|Knit
envelop|Wrap
epicenes|Sexless ones
epistles|Much of the New Testament
epitomes|Embodiments
epochal|Momentous
epochal|Momentous
equator|Big belt
equinox|March 21 occurrence
erasers|They get the lead out
erasure|Kind of mark
erasure|Sign of a slip
erasure|Sign of a slip
erasure|Takeout
erasure|Wipeout?
erasures|Signs of censorship
erasures|Signs of censorship
erecters|Construction crew
erector|Builder
erector|Kind of set
ergonomic|Designed for the workplace
erosion|Shoreline problem
erosive|Like wind and water
erosive|Like wind and water
erotica|Anaïs Nin output
erratic|Mercurial
erudition|Extensive knowledge
eruption|Vesuvius action
escapes|Bolts
escapes|Some are narrow
escapes|Some magic tricks
escarps|Inner walls of fortification ditches
escheat|Confiscate, legally
espanol|Some signs are posted in it
espouse|Advocate
espouse|Champion
espouse|Champion
esprits|Beaux-___ (people with lively minds)
essayer|Trying one
essence|Core
essence|Crucial element
essence|Gist
estates|Big spreads
esteemed|Dear
esthete|Art appreciator
estrange|Keep at a distance
estrogens|Replacement therapy hormones
estrogens|Replacement therapy hormones
estuary|Inlet
estuary|Río de la Plata, e.g.
etagere|Stand for trinkets
etamine|Plain weave fabric
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
ethicists|They have morals
etoiles|Concern of astronomes
eugenic|Concerned with good breeding
evaluation|Rating
evenings|Prime-time times
evertor|Muscle that rotates a part outward
everything|End of the quip
evilest|Most vicious
evinces|Makes clear
evincing|Showing
evincing|Showing
exaltation|An ___ of larks
exclude|Rule out
exemplar|Archetype
exempts|Gives immunity to
exotics|Rare plants
expatriate|An American in Paris
expatriate|An American in Paris, perhaps
exponent|Square figure?
exquisite|Fine
extended|Stretched out
extents|Magnitudes
external|Like some modems
extinct|Gone forever
extolling|Praising
extremes|They're polar
extremists|They go overboard
exurban|Like some semirural towns
exurban|Like some semirural towns
eyeball|Look at
eyebeam|Superman's revealing piercer?
eyebrows|They may be penciled in
eyehole|Mask feature
eyelash|Mascara site
eyelets|Shoe features
eyewash|Balderdash
facelift|Modernization
factoid|Bit of trivia
factory|Major employer
fadeaway|Evanesce
fairgrounds|Carnival's setting
fairgrounds|Carnival's setting
falsehood|Lie
farside|Unseen part of the moon
fastball|Knuckler alternative
fauvist|Matisse, for one
fauvist|Matisse, for one
fearful|Scared
felines|Lions and tigers (oh my)
festive|Merry
fingerprints|They may get a dusting
finishes|They may be dull
fireside|Warm place on a winter's night
firetrap|Insurer's concern
firetrap|Object of condemnation
firewater|It's still made
fireweed|Growth in a recently burned clearing
fishnet|It may be entered by a fluke
fissure|Crack
fixates|Obsesses
flashback|Childhood scene, perhaps
flatfish|Sole, e.g.
fleabags|No posh hotels
flensed|Defatted, as a whale
florins|Dutch money
florist|Busy person on Valentine's Day
florist|One who keeps mum?
flotilla|Naval unit
flutter|What eyes and moths do
folders|You may keep tabs on them
foofaraw|Tempest in a teapot
footnote|Where a star might lead?
forager|Food seeker
foregone|Previous
forehand|Court motion
forelimb|Whale's flipper, e.g.
forelimb|Whale's flipper, e.g.
forewarn|Tip off
forfeits|Loses the right to
forkful|Big bite of spaghetti
formally|How to dress for a ball
formulae|Chemists' knowledge
franklin|Source of the quote
freaked|Lost one's cool
freeform|Without restrictions
freeway|Many an interstate
freight|Boatload
freshen|Renew
friable|Crumbly
friezes|Decorative bands
friezes|Decorative bands
fringes|Tallith feature
frisbee|Floppy disk?
fritter|Waste (away)
frizzed|Like an Afro
frizzle|Form into small, crisp curls
frogman|Underwater salvager, e.g.
fronted|Led, as a jazz band
frontiers|Limits of achievement
frontpage|Very important
frosted|Finished, as doughnuts
fuelled|Filled up
gabfest|Talkathon
gabfests|Bull sessions
gaggles|Noisy groups
gallant|Chivalrous
galleon|The moon was a ghostly ___: Noyes
garment|Part of an ensemble
garnets|Symbols of January
garotte|The Sopranos weapon: Var.
gasbags|Big talkers
gatemen|Some estate workers
gateways|Entry points
gazelles|Safari animals
gelatin|Form of dynamite
general|One with star potential?
genomic|Like some modern-day mapping
genomic|Like some modern-day mapping
gentled|Made tame
geysers|Wonders of nature
geysers|Wonders of nature
ghettos|Rough areas
ghostwriter|Halloween correspondent?
giraffe|One with a great view of a zoo?
giraffe|One with a great view of a zoo?
girdled|Encompassed
glacial|Bitterly cold
gladden|Cheer
gladioli|Colorful, spiky flowers
gladiolus|Sword lily
glances|They may be made over one's shoulder
glassed|___-in (like some porches)
glissando|Dramatic piano passage
glitterati|Beautiful people
globetrot|Travel far and wide
glossary|Book addendum
glutted|Gave too much
godsend|Gift from above
goodbye|Adieu
googols|Unfathomably large amount
gooseflesh|Horripilation
governs|Wields a scepter
governs|Wields a scepter
grainier|Not so good, as a photo
grandam|Certain Pontiac
grandkid|Doted-on one, often
grandkid|Doted-on one, often
grandpa|Old-timer
grandpa|White-haired fellow, maybe
grandstand|Terrific place to buy lemonade?
grandstand|Terrific place to buy lemonade?
granite|Unyielding
granter|Donor
granule|Bit of salt
granule|Bit of salt
granule|Pellet
gravely|How bad news may be given
greaser|Young tough
greatest|Ali moniker, with "the"
greatness|Terrific T-man?
greatness|Terrific T-man?
greeted|Shook hands with
gremlin|Unseen troublemaker
grenades|Launchers launch them
gristle|Steak defect
grocery|Place to take a list
guernsey|Dairy animal
guessed|Took a shot
guillotine|Apparatus named for a French physician
gunnysack|Big bag
gunshot|Bang source
gurneys|Hospital supplies
gymkhana|Equestrian exhibition
gyrator|Elvis, at times
habanera|Carmen highlight
hailstone|Supreme greeting (1925-41)
hairier|More scary
hairnets|Mess headgear
halters|They hold your horses
hamburger|Supreme radio operator (1969-86)
handaxes|They were striking in the Stone Age
handbag|Compact carrier
handicap|Assign odds for
handicap|Assign odds for
handled|Oversaw
handset|Telephone part
hangman|Children's game
happier|Not so gloomy
harangue|Scolding
harasses|Bugs
hardhat|Construction worker
hardhat|Construction worker
hardhats|Construction crew
harpists|Angels, fancifully
harpists|Angels, in many images
harrowed|Worked the soil, in a way
hashish|Intoxicant
hastens|Shakes a leg
hastier|Using less than due deliberation
hastier|Using less than due deliberation
hastily|Without thinking
hatcheck|Panama claim
hatters|Milliners
hatters|Milliners
hayseed|Provincial, so to speak
hayseed|Provincial, so to speak
headaches|Problems
headrest|Car safety feature
headset|Pilot's accessory
hearsay|Scuttlebutt
heating|Kind of pad
heating|Kind of pad
hedgerow|Common property boundary
hedgerow|Many an estate border
hedgers|Topiarists
hedonic|Pleasure-seeking
heiress|Patricia Hearst, e.g.
helical|Corkscrew
hellhole|Unpleasant spot
helmeted|Like football players
helmsman|Pilot
helmsman|Pilot
helpers|Support group
hemmers|Sewing machine attachments
henbane|Nightshade family plant
henbane|Plant of the nightshade family
henbane|Plant of the nightshade family
hennery|Building with many layers
heralded|Announced
heralded|Proclaimed
herders|Rounding up figures?
heretic|Freethinker, perhaps
heretical|Dissenting, to the church
hiatuses|Breaks
highjacking|Monster truck driver changes flat tire, gets charged with ...
hindsight|20-20 ability?
hindsight|20-20 ability?
hindsight|It may be 20-20
hodgepodge|Stew
holland|Nation famous for tulips
homebred|Native
homemade|Domestic
homemade|Like some meals
homeowner|Mortgagor, often
homeowners|Nonrenters
hometown|Where you're from
honeyed|Sweet
honoraria|Some of a speaker's income
hooligan|Tough
hopeless|Lost
horizons|Things in view
horseshoes|Ringer's activity?
hosanna|High praise
hostess|Twinkies maker
hotline|800 number, perhaps
houseboy|Mansion staffer
housesit|Do home work?
hungers|Yearns
hunters|Nimrods
hurdles|They're overcome
huskier|More robust
hydrate|H2SO4, e.g.
hypertext|Book written on a caffeine jag?
hypertext|Book written on a caffeine jag?
iceberg|Big chunk of the Atlantic?
iceberg|Shipping hazard
iceboats|Transports over a slick surface
iceboxes|Slammer isolation cells
ickiest|Most repulsive
ideogram|Bit of fine calligraphy, maybe
ideogram|Bit of fine calligraphy, maybe
idolater|Violator of the second Commandment
illegal|Criminal
imagery|Colorful writing
imarets|Turkish inns
imbecile|You fool!
imitate|Copy
imitate|Do Little?
imitator|Frye or Little
imitator|Frye or Little
impairs|Vitiates
impalas|Gazelles' kin
impalas|Gazelles' kin
impeded|Handicapped
importune|Beg
imposed|Gate-crashed, e.g.
impress|Sway
impression|Rich Little forte
imprudent|Rash
incense|Altar offering
incensed|Hopping mad
incentives|Rebates, basically
incidence|Frequency
incisors|They bite
incline|Grade
increase|Swell
incumbents|Some successful runners
indenter|One leaving space
inditers|Poets
inductor|Circuitry coil
inertia|Subject of Mach's principle
inferno|Hot spot
infesters|Vermin
infesters|Vermin
inhaled|Got one's fill of?
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
inhaler|Hospital gizmo
inhaler|Hospital gizmo
inherent|Native
inheres|Belongs
inherit|Get without effort
inherit|Get without effort
inhumed|Buried
initiated|Welcomed as a brother
inkless|Like a brand-new fountain pen
inmates|They may have flight plans
insanest|Most touched
inshore|Not deep-sea
insider|Clique member
insider|One who knows the scoop
insider|Person who should know
insipid|Unappetizing
inspirit|Psychically
insulation|Attic covering, maybe
insulin|Kind of shot
insulin|Kind of shot
insulin|Pancreatic hormone
insurable|Like life and health
intakes|Fluid entry points
integral|Unlike 1/2
integrate|Blend
intensify|Pick up
interfacing|Working cooperatively
interim|Temporary
interpose|Throw in, as a question
interval|Minor third or flatted fifth
intervene|Meddle
intoned|Chanted
intoned|Chanted
intones|Chants
intruders|They're not on the guest list
inundate|Flood
inundate|Flood
invalids|Some shut-ins
invertor|Muscle that turns a limb inward
ironical|Not straightforward
ironies|O. Henry twists
ironing|Pressing one's suit?
ironman|Tough guy
ironside|One with exceptional endurance
islands|Montreal and others
isobars|Weather map lines
isogons|Square and rectangle
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Cut off
isotherm|Line on a weather map showing equal temperatures
isotope|Heavy hydrogen, e.g.
issuant|Having only the forepart visible, in heraldry
italics|They're used to stress
iterate|Echo
iterated|Echoed
itinerary|Traveler's take-along
ivories|They may be tickled
jackets|Hardcover covers
jailhouse|Sentence structure?
javelin|Track event
jocular|Not serious
jokester|Card
juggernaut|Crushing force
jukebox|It allows you to pick a number
juncture|Critical point
karaoke|Literally, empty orchestra
kashmir|Where Srinagar is
kayaked|Traveled like an Inuit
keepers|Prized ones
keynote|Kick off the convention
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kindness|Word repeated in "___ always begets ___": Sophocles
kitbags|Soldiers' burdens
kleenex|Request from the blessed?
kneesies|Under-the-table activity
knesset|Israel's parliament
knesset|It has 120 seats in Israel
knitters|Cardigan creators
knockoff|Copy
knuckle|Part of a fist
kreplach|Jewish ravioli
kvetches|Crabs
kwanzas|Angolan currency units
labyrinth|Daedalus creation
laities|Worship groups
laities|Worship groups
lambada|1989-90 dance craze from Brazil
lamebrain|Chucklehead
lamebrain|Chucklehead
laminal|Like some speech sounds
laminates|Coats
lamprey|Aquatic bloodsucker
landfill|Refuse use
language|More than a few words
lantern|Jacklight
lapeled|Like most jackets
lashers|Whippers
lassitude|Indolent indifference
lassoes|Snags
latchkey|Door opener
lateral|Like some thinking
lathers|Suds
latrine|Camp necessity
lavishes|Showers
lawmaker|Senator or representative
lawsuit|It may be settled
laxness|Inattention
laywoman|One who's not in the habit of wearing a habit
laziness|Start of a quote
leanest|Like the most expensive hamburger meat
lefties|Noted minority group
lefties|Noted minority group
leftovers|Hash ingredients
legibly|Good way to write
legwarmers|Workout wear
lending|Imparting
lenience|Prisoner's desire
lenient|Easy
leonine|Catty?
leotards|Acrobats' need
lethargy|Listlessness
lettered|Educated
letters|Correspondence
libidos|Pleasant drives?
library|Study
lifeboats|They can go overboard
lifeless|Lacking zip
lightly|Without due concern
lightly|Without due concern
limeade|Tangy drink
limnology|Study of lakes and ponds
lingerie|Items of sheer delight?
lingers|Hangs around
linguini|Literally, "little tongues"
linkers|They make connections
linocuts|Some Matisse creations
lipreaders|Silent types
lissome|Like a gymnast
literal|Precise
literates|Readers, e.g.
literati|Book review types
litigate|Not settle
liveries|Rental stables
loaders|Put-on artists?
loaders|Put-on artists?
loading|Putting weight on?
loaners|Repair shop amenities
loathes|Abhors
location|A film may be shot on it
lodestar|Guide
logograph|Programmer's graphic symbol?
logograph|Programmer's graphic symbol?
loiterers|They hang around
loneliest|Least frequented
longhand|Writing style
longhorn|Sooner rival
longline|Shopper's annoyance
lookout|Be careful
lothario|Romeo
lottery|Nightly news topic
lukewarmly|Without much passion
lumbered|Plodded along
lumbered|Plodded along
macabre|Ghastly
macerate|Cause disintegration
macrame|Knotwork
madcaps|Reckless types
madonna|Crazy for You singer
maestri|Experts
magenta|Purplish red
magnesium|Element found in flashbulbs
magnetism|Attraction
maharaja|Hindu prince
maharajah|Big Indian
maharani|Indian royal
mahimahi|Hawaiian foodfish
mahjongg|Game played in "The Joy Luck Club"
mahogany|Reddish-brown
mailbox|Part of an AOL screen
majordomo|Chief steward
majordomos|Chief stewards
majored|Specialized (in)
majored|Specialized (in)
malaise|Crummy feeling
malaise|Listlessness
maligned|Dragged through the mud
maligned|Dragged through the mud
malteds|Shake alternatives
mananas|Times to dream of
mananas|Times to dream of
manatee|Dugong's cousin
manatees|Dugongs' kin
mandolins|Some trattoria music
manhole|Opening in wastewater management?
maniacal|Overly zealous
manicotti|Baked tubes
manifestos|Public declarations
maniple|Subdivision of a legion, in ancient Rome
manlier|Having more hair on one's chest
manlier|Having more hair on one's chest
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mantras|Rig-Veda selections
manures|Fertilizes
marimba|Percussion instrument
marimba|Xylophone cousin
marimba|Xylophone cousin
marjoram|Culinary herb
martinets|Strict sergeants, say
masseuse|One may work with oils
masseuse|Rubber
masseuse|She kneads people
mastered|Subjugated
masters|Annual sporting event, with "the"
masters|Annual sporting event, with "the"
matilda|Roald Dahl title character
matilda|Roald Dahl title character
mattress|Sleep on it
maturate|Grow up
maturates|Ripens
mealtime|When to eat
meanies|Stinkers
meanies|Stinkers
meathead|Nitwit
mediate|Umpire
meditate|Do Zen
medleys|Sets of numbers
megabit|Quantity of data
melders|Blenders
menaced|Hung over
menaces|Perils
mercies|Blessings
mercies|Blessings
meseems|From my perspective, archaically
messages|Beep followers, at times
messages|Beep followers, at times
messages|Graffiti, e.g.
metaphor|A mighty fortress is our God, e.g.
metaphor|A mighty fortress is our God, e.g.
meteoric|Fast, as a rise
methane|Marsh gas constituent
methane|Marsh gas constituent
midnight|Time to celebrate
midships|Centrally, at sea
midyear|Exam time, maybe
midyears|Certain exams
migrants|Certain farm help
migrate|Change places
milksop|Cream puff
milliwatt|Tiny power unit
minibike|Small two-wheeler
minibike|Small two-wheeler
minilabs|Local developers, maybe
minorca|Island whose chief port is Mahón
misfile|Put out of order
misjudge|Think wrongly of
mislead|Trick
mislead|Trick
missals|Prayer books
misstart|Bad beginning
mistake|Boner
mistake|Foozle
modiste|Fashionable dressmaker
mohairs|Goats' coats
mohairs|Goats' coats
moisten|Sponge
moistener|Wet sponge
molasses|Slow flower
momentum|Impetus
mongrel|Crossbreeding result
monitor|Screen site
monitor|Watch closely
monogamy|Hoped-for trait in a spouse
monotone|Oratorical no-no
monstera|Scary-sounding houseplant
monsters|Scream elicitors
monument|Enduring symbol
moonbeam|Night light
moonrise|Bad time for lunatics?
moonwalk|There hasn't been one since December 1972
moppets|Rugrats
mortised|Joined securely
moseyed|Shuffled (along)
moseyed|Shuffled (along)
mountainside|Skier's place
mousepad|Mickey's abode?
mousepad|Mickey's abode?
mousetraps|Places for cheese
mouthpiece|Telephone part
muscles|They may be pulled
muskrats|Minks' prey
mysteries|Detective stories
nacelle|Where a plane's engine is housed
nacelle|Where a plane's engine is housed
naivest|Least worldly
namesake|Elizabeth II, to Elizabeth I
nankeens|Durable garments of Chinese cotton
nannies|Girl watchers, perhaps
napoleon|Pastry named for a French emperor
narcissi|Garden perennials
nascent|Budding
nasties|Unpleasant ones
natures|Dispositions
naughts|They mean nothing
nautilus|Gym equipment
naysayer|Gloomy Gus
neatened|Picked up
neatnik|Slob's opposite
neatnik|Tidy type
necklace|Something that may be charmed?
necktie|Four-in-hand, for one
necktie|It may be looped
needled|Ribbed
needless|Expendable
nemeses|Banes
nemeses|Plan foilers, perhaps
nemesis|Batman, to the Riddler
nemesis|Batman, to the Riddler
nemesis|Wellington, to Napoleon
neologic|Linguistically groundbreaking
neonatal|Certain hospital ward
nerdiest|Square to the max
nerviest|Most gutsy
nesters|Birds
nestled|Got cozy
nestled|Got cozy
nestled|Like the children, in a holiday verse
nestler|Cozy one
neutral|Uninvolved
newcomer|Tenderfoot
newsboy|Paper provider
newsprint|Forest product, or the result of a second wind
newsreel|Movie preceder, once
newtons|100,000-dyne units
nodding|Affirmative action
nominee|Party favorite
nonactive|Like some club members
nonhero|Unlikely protagonist
nonlinear|Kind of thinking
nonsense|Baloney
nonstop|Incessantly
nonusers|Teetotalers
nonusers|Teetotalers
noosing|Rodeo activity
nosedive|Plummet
nostril|Air intake site
nostril|Air intake site
notable|Eye-catching
notates|Puts on the staff?
notates|Puts on the staff?
notepad|Reporter's need
notorious|Classic Grant/ Bergman film
nouveau|Lately developed
nuances|Subtle differences
nudniks|Bores
nuisance|Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
nuttier|Relatively ridiculous
obedient|Following orders
obligation|A must-do
obligee|Bond recipient, in law
observance|Ceremonial celebration
obsessed|Fanatical
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
occasion|Special time
oceanographer|UNDERLINE
octopus|One that's armed and dangerous?
octuple|Eightfold
octuplets|Nanny's handful, to put it mildly
odysseys|Far-ranging adventures
oedipal|Like some complexes
officer|Cop
offside|Illegally ahead of the puck
oftener|More frequently
oftener|More frequently
oftentimes|Quite a bit
omelets|Diner orders
omission|It may be a sin
onetime|Past
opalesce|Change colors, in a way
operagoer|Donizetti fan, e.g.
operand|Divisor, e.g.
operates|Gets under someone's skin?
operates|Manages
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan specialty
opiates|Pain relievers
opiates|They may put you to sleep
opossum|Pogo of the funnies
opossum|Pogo, e.g.
opposes|Is against
opposite|Facing
optimal|Best
optimist|A guy that has never had much experience: Don Marquis
optimum|Perfect
opulent|Sumptuous
opulent|Sumptuous
oracles|The Sibylline ___ (ancient religious collection)
oracles|Consultation sites
oranges|Order from Florida
oratorical|Eloquent
oratorio|Choir piece
orators|Figures of speech?
orators|Their addresses are not in the phone book
orbited|Circled the sun
ordinals|First and second
ordinals|First and second
ordinary|Everyday
ordinate|It helps pinpoint a point
organists|Players for prayers
orientate|Get one's bearings
oriented|Got situated
oriented|Word after family or object
orients|Uses a compass
origami|Paper craft
original|One of a kind
orioles|Browns, now
orioles|Ripken's team for 3,001 games
ornament|Gargoyle, e.g.
orphaned|Left alone
orphaned|No longer sponsored
ossicle|Small bone
ossuary|Burial receptacle
otiosity|Sloth
ottoman|Place to put the feet up
ottoman|Place to put the feet up
outrace|Get there before
outrage|Storm producer?
outshines|Tops
outside|Partner for high
overate|Took an extra course?
overate|Took an extra course?
overcame|Surmounted
overcook|Do too well
overeager|Not just psyched
overemote|Really ham it up, redundantly
overimaginative|A little too clever
overlap|Shared part
overrated|Too popular
overrule|Veto
oversee|Direct
overstep|Go too far
overtake|Catch up with
overtaxed|Unfairly burdened
overtip|Leave 50%, maybe
overtone|Extra meaning
overtones|They may be religious
overweigh|Oppress
overwithheld|Due a refund, in a way
overworked|Done to death
ovoidal|Not perfectly round
paddies|Crop-raising sites
pajamas|Cat's ___
pajamas|Sleepers
palatal|Like some consonants, phonetically
palaver|Chat
palimony|Cost of certain breakups
palmist|Line judge?
palmist|One might use a life line
palomino|Roy Rogers's Trigger, e.g.
palookas|Oafs
pamphlet|Handout
panache|Dash
panache|Style
pancakes|Stacked fare
pancakes|Stacked fare
panderer|One who doesn't take the high road
pandora|Lady with a box
pannier|Large basket
panoply|Impressive display
pantomime|Silent treatment?
papayas|Thick-rinded fruits
papayas|Thick-rinded fruits
papoose|Indian child
parable|Teaching device
parabola|Firecracker's path
parabola|Firecracker's path
parader|Baton twirler, maybe
parader|Showoff
parader|St. Patrick's Day celebrant
paradise|High ground
parallel|Side by side
parallel|Side by side
parapet|Low wall
pariahs|Lowest of the low
parlance|Manner of speaking
parliament|A ___ of owls
parolee|One out?
partridge|Quaillike bird
passable|O.K.
passels|Heaps
passers|Highway speedsters
passers|People in the fast lane
passion|Fire
passkey|Opener of many doors
passkeys|Openers
passwords|Go out ten yards and cut right, e.g.?
passwords|Go out ten yards and cut right, e.g.?
pastimes|Diversions
pastoral|Bucolic
pastorate|Father's office
pastrami|Deli order
patented|Protected, in a way
patient|Long-suffering
patrols|Covers one's beat
paunches|Beer bellies
paunches|Beer bellies
payroll|Big expense for an employer
peaches|Picked fruit
peafowls|Parkland birds
peccadillo|Slip
pedants|Know-it-alls
peephole|Resident's security device
peepholes|Spy rings?
peerage|British book of genealogies
peeress|Noblewoman
peeress|She ranks
peeresses|Titled ladies
peeresses|Titled ladies
pelotas|Jai alai balls
penance|One of the sacraments
penname|Book cover?
penname|Boz, for one
pensions|Fixed payments
peonage|Servitude
peonage|Servitude
peonies|State symbols of Indiana
peptalk|Locker room activity
perambulate|It has "amble" and "ramble" inside
perceive|See
perched|On a branch, maybe
perdition|Low ground
perennial|Orchid or peony
perhaps|If you play your cards right
permissive|Not doing much disciplining
permissive|Not doing much disciplining
peroxide|Lightener
persecute|Torment
perverse|Cantankerous
pesetas|Spanish bread
pestered|Like older siblings, sometimes
pestered|Was a nudnik
petulant|Prone to pique
petunia|Deep, reddish purple
phantom|Long-running Broadway musical, familiarly
pharaoh|Exodus figure
phenomena|Wonders
photocopier|Today's mimeograph
photopic|Like vision in bright light
physique|Mr. Universe's pride
pianist|Key person?
piaster|Coin of Cairo
piaster|Part of a pound
pigeonhole|Sorter's slot
pigeons|Avian messengers
pigheaded|Obstinate
pillage|Sack
pillagers|Huns, e.g.
pimento|Olive stuffer
pinesap|Fir exudation
pinhole|A poster may have one
pinhole|Film flaw
pinhole|It's hard to see through
pinhole|Tiny aperture
pinnate|Like oak leaves
pinochle|48-card game
pinpointed|Zeroed in on
pinscher|Good watchdog
pintail|Dabbling duck
pioneers|Trekkers
piously|Way to pray
pipeline|Oil conduit
pipestem|It's connected to a bowl
piranha|Carnivorous fish
pirates|Corsair crew
pitched|Not on the level?
pizzazz|Flair
pizzazz|Flair
placebo|Part of a test, maybe
placebo|Part of a test, maybe
plainchant|It's unaccompanied in church
plainspoken|Frank
plaints|Gripes
plaiter|Cornrow creator
plaiters|Basket makers
plantain|Tropical fruit
plasmas|Blood bank collections
plaster|Bandage coating
plateau|Level off
platters|Only You group, with "the"
platters|Only You group, with "the"
pleasant|Hospitable
pleased|Like punch?
pleaser|Crowd favorite
pleated|Like some fans
plodded|Trudged
plumage|Peacock's pride
plusses|Favorable factors
poisons|Does in, in a way
polenta|Cornmeal mush
pollack|Out of Africa director
polygons|Squares and such
ponderosa|Spread on Lake Tahoe
poolhall|Where sharks prowl
porticos|Features of many court buildings
porticos|Features of many court buildings
possesses|What an evil spirit does
postcards|Souvenir shop stock
potable|Like fresh water
potages|Creamy soups
potages|Soups
potboiler|Fine literature it's not
potentate|Sovereign
pothole|Concrete problem
pothole|Thing to steer clear of
powdery|Like some snow
prairie|Pioneer's place
praline|Pecan treat
prancer|Member of an annual team
prandial|Dinner-related
praters|They talk too much
prayerful|Speaking up?
preadmit|Do advance work at a hospital
preamps|Radio components
predator|Lion or wolf
predator|Shark or T. rex
preheats|Gives advance warming
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelate|High-ranking clergyman
preludes|Many Chopin works
preludes|Many Chopin works
preprint|Advance portion of a book or magazine
presages|Harbingers
presence|Bearing
present|Show
presents|Things kept under wraps?
presidia|Soviet committees
presort|Arrange by ZIP code, e.g.
prexies|College V.I.P.'s
priests|Fathers
primacy|First state?
primers|Base coats
princes|Royal issue
prisoned|Confined, in dialect
privateer|Sea raider
proceeds|Gate
proceeds|Gate
prodder|One tending to steer out of control?
prologue|Speech that opens a play
promulgate|Announce officially
properly|As Miss Manners would do it
proposal|Asking for a hand
propose|Ask for a hand?
propose|Ask for a hand?
protects|Guards
protege|Junior partner, maybe
protested|Kicked
protester|Part of a demonstration
provost|College head
prowess|Great facility
psychologist|HEADLINE
publish|Make known
puddles|Places to splash
puddles|Places to splash
purgatory|Middle ground
purlieu|Hangout
purport|Claim
pushier|Less apt to wait one's turn
pushpins|Bulletin board items
pyramid|Cheops construction
quagmire|Sticky situation
quarrel|Row
quartermaster|Navy petty officer
quester|Knight errant, often
quester|Knight errant, often
quicken|Race
quizzes|Grills
radiate|Extend, as spokes
radicals|Extreme group
ragouts|Stews
railroad|Monopoly property
raincoat|Shower apparel
rainfall|Drops from above
rainfall|Drops from above
rainier|Prince of Monaco
raisers|Parents, e.g.
raisers|Parents, e.g.
raisins|Babka need
ramadas|Some hotels
ramadas|Some hotels
ramshorn|It's blown on Yom Kippur
rancher|Someone who watches his head?
ransomed|Freed for a price
rapiers|Certain swords
rapiers|Certain swords
rapiers|Old thrusters
rapines|Plunderings
raptured|Ecstatic
ratatat|Rapper's noise
ratatats|Rap productions?
ratifies|Approves
rations|Restricted fare
rations|Restricted fare
rattler|Snake in the grass
ravioli|Full Italian pockets?
reabsorb|Bring back in
realest|Superlatively sincere
realist|No dreamer
realist|No dreamer
realistic|True-to-life
reasoner|Mr. Spock, notably
reasons|Bases
reassure|Comfort
reassure|Give comfort to
rebater|One offering a sales incentive
rebater|One offering a sales incentive
rebates|Money-back deals
rebates|Money-back deals
rebores|Widens, in a way
rebuttal|Debate segment
recasting|Finding new actors for
receipt|Register printout
recheck|Assure the accuracy of
recheck|Assure the accuracy of
recited|Said word for word
recoiler|Firearm, after firing
recoups|Gets back
recruit|Signee, maybe
redeemed|Cashed in
redeemed|Cashed in
redeemer|Coupon user
redhead|One who's usually fair
redneck|Not the most refined fellow
redness|Rash feature
redolent|Like perfume
redrafts|Second versions
redress|Right
reedits|Adapts for a new audience
reenacts|Plays over
reenters|Types again
referee|One may use hand signals
refuels|Fills up
refusal|Nyet, e.g.
regained|Put on again, as weight
regatta|Annual Henley-on-Thames event
regional|Prefinal tournament
regreet|Shake hands with again
regreet|Shake hands with again
regularly|As a rule
rehangs|Works on moving pictures?
reindeer|Dancer's partners
reinstate|Put back to work
rejects|Jettisons
rejoice|Celebrate
rejoice|Exult
relapse|Medical problem
relative|Not absolute
relearn|Brush up on
relearn|Master anew
released|Unlike vaporware
released|Unlike vaporware
releases|Some legal papers
relieve|Take over for
relievers|Massage therapists, e.g.
relined|Like some old coats
remains|Detritus
rematch|Rocky II climax
remittal|Payment
remorse|The fatal egg by Pleasure laid: Cowper
remount|Fresh horse
renegade|Apostate
renovates|Modernizes, maybe
rentals|Certain summer cottages
renters|Many cottage dwellers
reorder|Sort, as a database file
reorder|Sort, as a database file
repenter|Sorry soul
repertoire|Prepared numbers
repossess|Take back
reproduce|Xerox
reproduce|Xerox
reptile|Cold-blooded one
rereads|Peruses anew
rerisen|Up again
reroute|Send another way
rescale|Alter, as an image
resided|Lay
resigned|Given up
resolve|Clear up
resonated|Rang
resorts|In places
respirator|Biohazard protection
respite|Break
restart|Turn over again
restarts|Opens again
restarts|Opens again
restarts|They may follow computer crashes
restful|Like sleep, ideally
restless|Pacing, say
restore|Do museum work
restrings|Does some work in a tennis shop
restyle|Change the look of
resumed|Began again
retaxes|Charges with another duty
retaxes|Charges with another duty
reticent|Not outspoken
reticent|Quiet
reticent|Reserved
retinae|Optic screens
retinae|Picture receivers
retitle|Change a head
retitle|Switch heads?
retread|Hackneyed work based on an old idea
retreated|Back-pedaled
returns|Election night info
reunion|What a class might have
reutters|Iterates
reveals|Gives away
reveals|Leaks
revenge|Crime motive
reverse|Undo
reverse|What a car may be put into
revisited|Saw more of
reweave|Fix, as a rug
rewired|Made some new connections
rewired|Overhauled, as an old radio
rewires|Makes electrical improvements
rewires|Makes electrical improvements
ribaldry|Risquéness
rifeness|Opposite of scarcity
rigatoni|Trattoria offering
rigidity|Firmness
rimrock|Plateau boundary
rioting|Major disruption
riposte|Dorothy Parker delivery
riposte|Thrust after parrying
riposte|Thrust after parrying
riverine|Located along a large stream
rivieras|Old Buicks
roadrunner|Cartoon bird
roasted|Like some pigs
robotry|Science of programmable machines
roistered|Painted the town red
rollers|Some are high
roommate|School buddy, maybe
roommate|School buddy, maybe
roosted|Slept like a hen
roosted|Slept like a hen
roseate|Promising
rosebud|Spring sight
rosebud|Spring sight
rosebuds|Future bloomers
rosebushes|Thorny issues?
rosiness|Flush
rotated|Like a spit over a fire
rotated|Spun
rotates|Gyrates
rotation|One day, astronomically
rotunda|Capitol feature
roulette|Inspiration for "Wheel of Fortune"
rubella|Red rash cause
runover|Review
runtish|Small and weak
rustproof|Like bronze or tin
ruthless|Cruel
ruthless|Stopping at nothing
sabbaths|Rest periods
sachets|Fresheners
sadness|The blues
safekeeping|Protection
safekeeping|Protection
sailboat|It's wind-driven
sailboat|Scooter or sandbagger
salaams|Bows
salaried|On the payroll
salaries|They're paid for services
salinas|City near San Jose
salinas|Mexican president, 1988-94
sallies|Military assaults
saloons|Grogshops
samovar|Russian urn
sandbag|Ambush
sandbag|Bank protector?
sanders|1988 Heisman Trophy winner
sanders|Vermont Rep. Bernard ___, Congress's only Socialist
sanders|Vermont Rep. Bernard ___, Congress's only Socialist
sandpile|Place for trucks and shovels
sandwich|Food item named for an English earl
sapient|Sound
sarcastic|Full of barbs
sassiest|Most fresh
satchel|Purse alternative
satchels|Purse alternatives
satiably|In an excessively fulfilling way
satiate|Glut
satires|Biting pieces
satisfy|Hit the spot
sauterne|Semisweet white wine
savored|Relished
sayonara|Toodle-oo
scalars|Time and temperature, e.g.
scalded|Parboiled
scalene|Like a 3-4-5 triangle
scalene|Like some triangles
scalers|Mountaineers, in a way
scalper|Sellout profiteer
scampers|Skedaddles
scandal|A gate may be attached to one
scandals|Gossip fodder
scarcer|Not so common
scarred|Damaged, as a psyche
scenics|Nature films, perhaps
schmear|Bribe
scimitar|Curved sword
scissor|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
sclerae|Eyeball covers
scooted|Hightailed it
scorecard|Record keeper
scoring|Getting the point
scottie|Certain terrier, informally
scottie|Dog that yips
scrabble|Tiles are laid in it
scraper|Motorist's winter aid
scraper|Motorist's winter aid
screamed|Jumped off the page, maybe
scribes|Writers' bloc
scrimps|Pinches pennies
scrounge|Gather with difficulty
scullery|Place for forks and knives
scullery|Place for forks and knives
scythes|They cut quite a swath
scythes|They cut quite a swath
seabird|Albatross, e.g.
seabirds|Dock flock
seafowl|Coastal birds
seafowl|Coastal birds
sealant|It may be under a coat
sealants|Caulks
seamless|Like some stockings
searing|Cauterizing
seashore|Summer vacation locale
seasonal|Like fresh strawberries
seaward|Where sailors go
seaweed|Iodine source
seaweed|Ocean oxygen source
seconds|Another helping
seconds|Another helping
sectarians|Members of religious factions
securest|Most sheltered
sedated|Under, in a way
sedates|Does some composing
seductive|Like Salome
seedcase|Husk
seedless|Like sultanas
seeress|Farsighted one
seeress|Farsighted one
seeress|Woman with a future?
seesaws|Fulcrum locales
seethed|Boiled
sellers|There's a Girl in My Soup star, 1970
sellers|There's a Girl in My Soup star, 1970
sellers|Many eBay users
sellers|Some eBay users
sellers|Some eBay users
sellouts|Smashes
semideaf|Hard of hearing
semierect|Like early hominid posture
seminal|Formative
semipro|Playing for meal money
semirural|Slightly built-up
senator|Impeachment trial juror
senators|Century in politics
senoras|Married Madrileñas
sentinel|Guard
separate|Split
septette|Snow White's Dwarfs, e.g.
serapes|Bright wraps
serenade|A little night music
serenade|Activity at a sorority
serener|Less flustered
serenest|Most peaceful
service|Army, for one
sestets|Some stanzas
sestina|39-line poem
sestina|39-line poem
setscrew|Metal parts fastener
setters|Hunting dogs
settled|Like some lawsuits
settlement|Suit ender
settlement|Suit ender
settlor|One who creates a trust of property
sextets|Ice hockey teams, e.g.
shaitan|Devil, to Muslims
shakeup|Big change
shallot|Bordelaise ingredient
shallower|Preferable for new swimmers
shampoo|Suds maker
sharpen|Get to the point of?
sharpie|Clever one
shatters|Goes to pieces?
sheathe|Encase
sheathe|Put away, in a way
shedder|Loser
shelved|Put on hold
shepherded|Emulated Bo-Peep
shetland|Kind of sheepdog
shetland|Kind of sheepdog
shiners|Sock souvenirs?
shiners|Sock souvenirs?
shoptalk|Co-workers' gab
shortened|Cut
shortie|Shrimp
shortie|Shrimp
shortly|Soon
shoveled|Cleared of snow
showbiz|That's ___
shrewish|Termagant
shrimps|Pipsqueaks
shriver|First Peace Corps director
shrunken|Contracted
shushed|Like library talkers
shushed|Like library talkers
siamese|Like Anna's students
sidearm|Pitching style
sidemen|Not the leaders
sidereal|Kind of day, month or year
siestas|Naps, in Nogales
signify|Mean
signpost|Pointer
silhouette|Figure named for a French government official
silicate|Mica or quartz
similes|Like words
simpler|Like olden times, supposedly
simpler|Like olden times, supposedly
sinecure|Gravy source
sinewed|Strengthened
singsong|Like some voices
sirocco|Hot, dry wind
sixpence|Money in a classic song title
sizeable|Large
skeeters|Picnic pests
skewered|Like shish kebab
skillet|Frying pan
skillet|Omelet site
skimmer|Wide-brimmed hat
skimmer|Wide-brimmed hat
skinner|Worker with hides
skiplane|Arctic flier
skydive|Go into free-fall
skylight|It lets the sun shine in
slacken|Let up
slaloms|Winter Olympics races
slaloms|Winter Olympics races
slammer|Hoosegow
slangier|Like "chow" vis-à-vis "edibles"
slapdash|Careless
slapdash|Haphazard
slapstick|Some Marx Brothers humor
slashed|Greatly reduced
slatted|Like a blind spot?
sleazes|Unsavory types
sleepover|Teen party, maybe
sleeted|Made the roads slick
slipshod|Careless
slither|Move like a snake
slopped|Wasn't neat, in a way
slowish|Not too swift
slowpoke|Slug
smaller|Response in a guessing game
smaller|Shrunken
smashed|Lit
smashes|Big successes
smearer|Nasty politico
smearing|Campaign dirty tricks
smokeless|Kind of tobacco
snakepit|Trouble spot for Indiana Jones
snakeweed|Plant used as an astringent
snappier|Relatively rapid
sneerer|Snidely Whiplash, often
sneerer|Villain, at times
sneezed|Invited a blessing?
snicker|Suppressed laugh
snipers|Some antiterrorists
snootier|More stuck up
snowball|Cold war ammunition?
snowflake|Six-sided figure
snowplow|POST-BLIZZARD VEHICLE
snuffboxes|Tobacco holders
softest|Like the best towels
softest|Like the best towels
software|Computer games, e.g.
solaced|Relieved
solaced|Relieved
solacer|One showing empathy
solaria|Glass-enclosed porches
soldered|Fused together
soldier|Foxhole occupant
soldier|Grunt
solicitor|Sales agent
solitaire|It's set in a ring
solstice|Fall follower
soluble|Like NaNO2 in H2O
solving|What you're doing now
someone|Important sort
someone|V.I.P.
soppier|More mawkish
sorbitols|Sugar substitutes shown chemically as C6H8(OH)6
sorcery|Inquisition target
sorehead|Poor loser
sorrier|Relatively wretched
sounder|Water-depth measuring machine
southpaw|Lefty
spaceship|Computer user's transportation?
spaceship|Computer user's transportation?
spandex|Exerciser's wear
spaniel|Hunter's companion
spareribs|Dish usually served with sauce
sparser|Not so dense
spatters|Paints like Pollock
spawned|Begat
speared|Picked up, as an hors d'oeuvre
speared|Picked up, as an hors d'oeuvre
species|Homo sapiens, for example
species|Taxonomic category
spectate|Watch
spectra|Rainbows
spectre|Marley's ghost, for one
speedier|More swift
spelunker|Explorer of sorts
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spender|Prodigal
spender|Prodigal
spheres|Domains of influence
spheric|Planetlike
spicery|Collection of seasonings
spindlier|Longer and thinner
spinels|Rubylike gems
spinster|Bachelor's counterpart
spirited|Peppy
spleeny|Peevish
splendor|Magnificence
spoiler|Auto option
spokesman|Employee needed by a bicycle manufacturer?
spokesperson|President's aide
sponged|Imposed on others' generosity
sponsor|Provider of "a word" on TV
spooling|Unwinding
sportscasts|Game shows?
spottiness|Irregularity
spreads|Peanut butter and jelly
spreadsheet|One-page paper on peanut butter?
spreadsheet|One-page paper on peanut butter?
sprints|Covers ground quickly
sprints|Covers ground quickly
spurned|Rejected
squalls|Sudden, fierce winds
squeeze|Very narrow fit
squeeze|Very narrow fit
stabbed|Ran through
stabiles|Some abstract art
stained|Like some glass
stairway|Elevator alternative
stammer|Barely get the words out
stamped|Ready for mailing
stancher|Styptic pencil, e.g.
standby|TV director's order
standee|Straphanger
standpat|Not draw
stannic|Tinlike
stapler|Need after collation
staring|Not averting one's eyes
statehouse|Capitol
stateless|Like some refugees
staterooms|Private cabins
stateside|Like California, to a Hawaiian
steadiest|Best on the balance beam, maybe
steamed|Good and mad
steamed|Hot
steamer|Clambake item
steamer|Soft-shell clam
stearate|Zinc ___ (ointment ingredient)
steelie|Playing marble
steelie|Playing marble
steeples|Belfry spots
steeples|Places for church bells
steerages|Ships' "coach cabin" sections
steerages|Ships' quarters
steered|Directed
steered|Directed
stegosaur|Extinct plant-eater
stegosaur|Extinct plant-eater
stencil|Letter producer
stencil|Letter producer
stentors|Loud speakers
steppes|Cossack's turf
steppes|Where the Golden Horde lived
sternum|Breastbone
sternum|Breastbone
steroid|Olympics no-no
stetson|University named for a hatmaker
stetson|University named for a hatmaker
stiffen|Exhibit stage fright
stigmas|Bad marks
stigmas|Scarlet letter et al.
stigmas|Scarlet letter et al.
stiletto|Hole puncher
stimulate|Whip up
stipends|Fellows may receive them
stirrup|It might help you get a leg up
stitched|Like letters on shirts
stockers|Grocery store workers
stogies|Smokes at a poker game
stomach|Food converter
stomach|Food converter
stomachs|Puts up with
stomachs|Puts up with
stomata|Leaf apertures
stonemason|One whose work may be monumental
stonily|Without expression
stoolie|Tell-all type
stoolies|Ratfinks
stoopball|Street game
stopgap|Makeshift
stopgap|Temporary fix
stopgaps|They'll do for now
stopper|Bottle cork
stowaway|Free rider
stowaway|Groucho, in "Monkey Business"
stowaway|Groucho, in "Monkey Business"
strains|Music
straits|Geographical connectors
strange|Way-out
streaker|1973-74 faddist
streaming|In a steady onrush
streaming|In a steady onrush
streamlines|Maximizes efficiency
stressed|Under pressure
stretch|Part of a pitch
stretched|Like some truths
strides|Progress
strides|Progress
stroked|Rowed
stubborn|Bullish?
stuntmen|Calculated-risk takers
stupefy|Floor
stutter|Repeat oneself?
suavely|With refinement
sublets|Extended vacationers may take them
subsets|Groups within groups
subtotal|Pretax number
sultanates|Brunei and Oman, e.g.
summarized|Digested
sunbelt|Big migration area
sunlight|Benefit of a southern exposure
sunlight|Benefit of a southern exposure
sunrises|They involve light lifting
sunrises|They involve light lifting
sunshine|Tanning agent
sunshine|Tanning agent
superego|Conscience
supermodel|CLOTHESLINE
supervisor|Terrific sun blocker?
supervisor|Terrific sun blocker?
supplementation|What a poor diet may need
supplest|Least rigid
surgery|Face-lift, e.g.
surnames|They're not given
suspender|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
swaying|Like palm trees in a storm
sweatbox|Prisoner punishment place
sweater|A letter may be attached to it
sweeper|Janitor
sweeper|Janitor
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweetened|Made more attractive
sweetheart|Kind of contract
sweeties|Cupcakes
sweetness|Quality of revenge?
swellhead|Terrific leader?
swellhead|Terrific leader?
swerved|Avoided an accident, maybe
swindler|Expert with a racket
swollen|More than full
syndrome|Predictable pattern
synopses|General outlines
syntheses|Amalgams
syringe|Shot putter?
syringes|Squirters
tactical|Like military maneuvers
tactical|Like military maneuvers
tactile|Felt
tadpole|Immature swimmer
tailender|Worst lagger in a race
tailfin|Exaggerated 50's car feature
tailspin|Emergency situation
talents|Variety show showing
tallyhos|Cries while hunting
taloned|Like an eagle
tameless|Feral
tammies|Glazed fabrics
tangible|Actual
tanking|Doing horribly
tanking|Doing horribly
tansies|Flowers with yellow, buttonlike blooms
tantara|Clarion blast
tarragon|Vinegar flavoring
tartans|Striped patterns
tasseled|Like a fez
tasseled|Like a fez
tasters|Pillsbury Bake-Off officials
tasters|Pillsbury Bake-Off officials
tastiness|Good flavor
tattlers|Snitches
tattlers|Snitches
tattles|Rats
tautness|Degree of strain
teaberry|Wintergreen fruit
teamwork|Cooperation
teapots|Oolong brewers
tearers|Speed demons
teargas|It's enough to make you cry
tearjerker|Pathetic play
teasers|Flirts
teeming|Busy
teenage|In the minority?
teensiest|Most minuscule
telecast|Monday Night Football, e.g.
telesis|Intelligently planned progress
teleview|Watch a monitor, say
tellers|Counters over the counter
telltale|Betraying
tempera|Painter's medium
tenable|Like good arguments
tenderfoot|New Boy Scout
tendril|Curly strand
tendril|Ivy feature
tenoned|Dovetailed
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tentacle|Octopus's arm
termite|Orkin target
termites|They may come out of the woodwork
terrapin|American turtle
terrapin|Diamondback, e.g.
terrazzo|Atrium flooring
terrazzo|Atrium flooring
terrible|Loathsome
terrible|Loathsome
terrible|Not just bad
terrier|Boston ___
terriers|Some toys
terrorist|Commando target
tersest|Least verbose
tesselate|Checkered
textured|Not smooth
theocrat|Ayatollah, e.g.
theorem|Math statement
thermal|Like some blankets
thermals|Air currents ridden by gliders
thermometer|Place for graduation?
thicken|Get set?
thievish|Not to be trusted
thinkers|Academic types
thornier|Less solvable
thousands|Lots and lots
thumbed|Flipped (through)
thumbscrew|Torturer's tool
tiaraed|Crowned
tiaraed|Like a pageant winner
tictacs|Alternative to Certs
tidiest|Like the perfect homemaker's home
tiebreaker|Third game, perhaps
tinderbox|Dangerous situation
tinkertoys|Future engineer's plaything
tinplate|Preplastic toy material
tiramisu|Italian for "pick me up"
titanic|Mammoth
titrate|Test the strength of, chemically
titters|Snickers
toaster|Wedding reception V.I.P.
toccata|Fugue preceder, often
toehold|Slight support
toeless|Like sandals
toeless|Like sandals
toenail|Clipper's target
toenail|Subject of a clipping?
toenail|Subject of a clipping?
together|As a whole
together|As a whole
toilers|Ones slaving away
toilers|Ones slaving away
toledos|Swords made with finely tempered steel
tollbar|Where the going rate is charged?
tolling|Sexton's duty
tomorrow|It's another day
tomorrow|The future
tonight|West Side Story tune
tonsure|Ritual shaving of the head
toolroom|Shop area
tooting|Street noise
tootsie|Foot, informally
tootsie|Sugar
topazes|Many Scorpios wear them
topcoat|Terrific layer of paint?
topcoat|Terrific layer of paint?
topside|On the main deck
toroidal|Doughnutlike
torridest|Most scorching
tortoises|Slowpokes
torturer|Spanish inquisitor, e.g.
tossups|50-50 chances
totally|In all respects
tottery|Unstable
touring|On the road
trachea|Airway
trachea|Airway
trackball|Railbirds' gala?
trackball|Railbirds' gala?
traduce|Speak evil of
traffic|The way things go?
tragedy|Hard blow
trailer|Kind of park
trailside|Like some park facilities
trained|Got ready for a big game
trainee|Instructor's charge
trainees|Subminimum wage earners, maybe
traipse|Gad about
trampled|Stomped
transom|Window not in a wall
trashmen|People whose business is picking up?
traumatize|Shock
traveled|Took unwanted steps
travesty|Sham
treaded|Like tires
treasonous|Disloyal to the state
treasurers|Group associated with checks and balances
treaties|Détente documents
treelike|Tall and branching
trellis|Garden item
tremolo|Organ device
tremolos|Trill relatives
tremolos|Viola effects
tremors|Small quakes
tresses|Long locks
triangle|Amorous complication
triassic|Period of the first dinosaurs
tribunal|Legal body
trinary|Threefold
trinitrotoluene|Explosive stuff
triodes|Some vacuum tubes
tripper|Fall initiator, perhaps
tritium|Isotope of hydrogen
troikas|Triumvirates
troikas|Triumvirates
trouser|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
truants|Goof-offs
truants|Skippers
trueborn|Though banish'd, yet a ___ Englishman: "Richard II"
truelove|Juliet, to Romeo
trumpet|Proclaim
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
tsarinas|Catherine and others
tsetses|Flies over the equator?
tuition|Harvard's is high
turnkeys|Jailers
turnover|Switch sides
turnups|Trouser cuffs
twaddler|One who prates
tweeter|Speaker part
tweeter|Speaker's need
tweeter|Speaker's need
tweezer|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
tweezes|Is plucky?
twinset|Pair of sweaters worn together
twopence|It's not worth much in England
tyranny|Wherever Law ends, ___ begins: John Locke
tyranny|Wherever Law ends, ___ begins: John Locke
tyranny|Cause for revolution
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
ukulele|Tiny Tim's instrument
ultrared|Part of the invisible spectrum, old-style
umpires|They make a lot of calls
unaided|Helpless?
unaware|Out of it
uncoined|Already existing, as a phrase
uncoined|Already existing, as a phrase
undergrad|College soph, e.g.
undrapes|Reveals, perhaps
ungentle|Rough
unheated|Cold
unhinge|Rattle
unhired|Jobless
unhired|Jobless
unicorn|Figure in some mysterious 15th-century tapestries
unifies|Joins
unironed|Having a pressing need?
unitive|Coalescent
unlocks|Releases
unmeant|Insincere
unmeant|Insincere
unnerve|Intimidate
unorthodox|Hardly ordinary
unowned|Up for grabs
unparliamentary|Contrary to the rules
unscarred|None the worse for wear, emotionally
unseals|Frees from constraint
unseats|Topples
unsound|Not good, as ideas go
untrodden|Like virgin land
upcurve|Good sign on a sales chart
updated|Like Internet news sites
upholds|Maintains
upraise|Lift
uprises|Rebels
upscale|Catering to loaded people, perhaps
upscale|Like Rodeo Drive shops
upstairs|Where some are kicked
upstate|It's north of New York City
uptempo|Bouncy
uptowner|Northern Manhattan dweller, e.g.
upwards|Above, with "of"
uranium|Constituent of pitchblende
urchins|Whelps
username|Start of certain addresses
usurped|Taken wrong?
utensil|Piece of silver, perhaps
vacated|Left
vainest|Most conceited
valance|Canopy curtain
validly|On good grounds
vapored|Emitted steam
variance|Case for a planning board
vaseline|Jelly not used in sandwiches
verismo|Use of everyday life in art
vertigo|Feeling on an observation deck, perhaps
vestiges|Remnants
vikings|Longship crew
violates|Breaks
violence|Reason for an "R"
violinist|BOWLINE
visitor|An American in Paris?
visitor|An American in Paris?
visitor|One who may sign a book
waistcoat|Garment under a doublet
walleyes|Some pikes
wallower|Pig in a sty
wallower|Pig in a sty
wallpaper|Room decor
wapitis|Forest denizens
warlord|Bygone Chinese ruler
warlord|Bygone Chinese ruler
warpage|Wood distortion
warpaths|Angry natives go on them
warrant|Justify
warrant|Need to arrest?
warriors|Samurai, e.g.
warriors|Samurai, e.g.
washrag|Cleaning cloth
washroom|Place to come clean?
watches|Sentries' jobs
watches|Sentries' jobs
waterski|Fiberglass sports equipment
waterski|Fiberglass sports equipment
wattlebird|Nectar-eating avian
wayside|Kind of inn
wearied|Got bored stiff
weather|Newscast segment
weather|Newscast segment
webpages|Surfers' stops, perhaps
weeknight|Workday evening, or a small medieval warrior
wettest|Like Hilo, Hawaii, vis-à-vis other major American cities
whatnots|Bric-a-brac holders
whereto|Cabby's query
whereto|Cabby's query
whipsaw|Subject to simultaneous opposing forces
whistler|Happy-go-lucky person, perhaps
whitecap|Wave with a foaming crest
whooper|Noisy celebrant
willpower|He's got clout
wingtip|Fancy shoe
winsome|Charming
wirehaired|Bristly
wiretap|Bug a phone
wiseacre|Smarty
wistful|Yearning
wistful|Yearning
witchery|Spelling?
witness|Watch
womankind|A little over half the world
womanlike|Feminine
wonders|World septet
workroom|Where things get done
wormhole|Unwelcome sight on an apple
wowsers|Humdingers
wrestles|Has a lock on?
xeroxed|Copied
xeroxes|Reproductions of a sort
yachter|Boatsman
yammers|Complains
yardarms|Sail supports
yeshiva|Rabbi's alma mater
yeshiva|Rabbi's alma mater
zingers|Dorothy Parker deliveries
zithers|They're played with plectrums
abalone|Marine rock-clinger
abashed|Shamefaced
abashes|Makes flush
abashes|Makes flush
abetted|Falsified ID's for, perhaps
abhorring|Detesting
abnormal|Not right
abracadabra|Trick shout
abrades|Sandpapers
abrades|Wears away
abreast|Side by side
absinth|Bitter liqueur: Var.
abutted|Was against
abysmal|Really bad
academia|Educational milieu
academia|It's not the real world
academia|Professor's milieu
academy|Private school
acceded|Gave in
accepts|Says yes to
accessorial|Supplementary
accidental|Unplanned
accuser|Plaintiff
acetals|Colorless solvents
acetate|Overhead projector sheet
acetate|See-through sheet
acetate|Transparency
acetone|Polish remover
acquits|Lets off the hook
acquits|Lets off the hook
acrobat|Flipper
acronym|It stands for something
acronym|It stands for something
adamant|Inflexible
adamant|Not budging
adamant|Not budging
adamant|Not budging
adapter|Electrical gizmo
addlepated|Foolish
adenoid|Throat tissue
admirable|Praiseworthy
admiral|Head of a fleet
admires|Thinks the world of
adopted|Taken in
adoptees|Orphans, often
adorned|Trimmed
adrenal|Like some steroids
adulate|Fawn over
aerates|Drags a harrow through, say
aerates|Freshens
aerates|Freshens, in a way
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerialists|Circus team
aeronaut|One in a balloon
aerosols|Sprays
aerostat|Balloon or dirigible
affable|Warm
aficionado|Fan
aforesaid|Previously mentioned
aftershock|Like wave or treatment
ageless|Undying
agitate|Convulse
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agitation|Rabble-rouser's activity
agitato|Excitedly, in music
agitato|Like the last movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"
agitator|Bolshevik, e.g.
agnates|Relatives on father's side
agnomen|Nickname
agnostic|Lacking faith in God
agonies|Torments
aileron|Plane part
airshow|Blue Angels display
airshow|Blue Angels display
airshow|It has many loops
airshow|It has many loops
airsick|High and low?
airsick|High and low?
airspace|Pilot's zone
airspace|Planes need permission to enter it
airtight|Unassailable, as an alibi
airtime|Some advertisers buy it
airtime|Sponsor's purchase
airtime|Sponsor's purchase
airtime|When the show must go on
airways|Vents
aitches|High ends?
aitches|High ends?
alarums|Old-fashioned warnings
alcohols|Certain spirits
alcohols|Certain spirits
alderman|Local office
alderman|Local office
alewife|Stout woman?
alfalfa|A Little Rascal
alfalfa|It makes hay
alfredo|Made with a cream sauce
aliases|Things to hide behind
alienate|Put off
alienators|Disaffecting people
alienee|Heir, at law
alienee|Heir, at law
allegro|Brisk movement
allegro|Faster than moderato
allegro|Quickly
allegros|Quick movements
allergen|Dust, for one
allergenic|Causing a rash reaction?
allocation|Divvying-up process
allosaurus|Jurassic genus whose name means, literally, "different lizard"
allover|Everywhere
allover|Finished
allover|Here, there and everywhere
almanacs|Popular references
alpacas|Llama relatives
already|Right now?
already|So soon?
already|So soon?
altercate|Bicker vehemently
altered|Not the same
altitudes|Controllers' concerns
aluminum|Constituent of cryolite
amalgams|Conglomerations
amassers|Pack rats
amative|In the mood
amatory|Erotic
amatory|Erotic
ambient|Of one's surroundings
ambushes|Waylays
amendment|13th ___ (1865 addition to the Constitution that banned slavery)
amendments|Alterations to Congressional bills, for example
ammeter|Current gadget
amnesia|Knock-on-the-noggin consequence
amnesia|Knock-on-the-noggin consequence
amnesty|Forgiveness of a sort
amnesty|General pardon
amoebas|They may be seen on slides
amongst|In the middle of
amoretti|Botticelli figures
amorous|In the mood
amperage|Current amount
amperes|Current units
amulets|Juju and mojo
amulets|Supposed sources of good fortune
amulets|Supposed sources of good fortune
anaconda|Montana mining town
anaconda|South American strangler
anaconda|South American strangler
analyst|Assayer, e.g.
anaphora|Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"
anaphora|Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"
ancestress|Eve, ultimately
anecdote|Frequent speech starter
anecdote|Frequent speech starter
anecdotes|Raconteur's stock
anecdotist|Storyteller
anemone|Tentacled feeder
animates|Gets going
animato|Lively
animism|Shaman's doctrine
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
annexed|Like some subsidiary buildings
annihilate|Wipe out
annulment|Union buster?
another|Bar order
another|Order at the bar
another|Seconds
antacid|It may settle things
anteater|Aardvark
antedate|Come before
antelope|Kudu, for one
antenna|Feeler
anthill|Bump along the way?
anthill|Queen's residence
anthill|Where soldiers may be busy
antihero|Either lead in "Easy Rider," e.g.
antijam|Preventing stoppages
antilog|Math table entry
antirust|Like some protective coatings
antirust|Like some protective coatings
antitrust|Like some business suits?
antlers|Deer hunter's trophy
antlike|Tiny
anywhere|At all
apaches|Army helicopters
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo, e.g.
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo, e.g.
apelike|Hulking
aperiodic|Irregular
apostrophe|Cat-o'-nine-tails feature
appears|Shows up
appease|Pacify
appetite|An elephant has a big one
applies|Pertains
appraiser|Art expert, at times
apprenticeships|Training times
approve|Pass
apricot|Brandy flavor
apricot|Brandy flavor
aptness|Suitability
aquaria|Tanks for watching?
arboretum|Botanical site
archery|Tell's forte
ariette|Rameau composition
aristocratic|Noble
armadas|Some war forces
armbands|Team captains' accouterments
armhole|Top opening
armholes|Where sleeves come from
armlike|Brachial
armload|Big bundle
armload|Big bundle
arousal|Awakening
arraigns|Calls before a court
arrives|Shows
arrivistes|Social climbers
arsenal|Magazine store?
arsenic|Cause of Philip Boyes's death in a Dorothy Sayers novel
artiest|Most bohemian
artifact|Archaeologist's prize
artisan|Crafty person?
artisan|Crafty person?
artwork|Text accompanier
asbestos|Workplace watchdog's concern
asbestos|Workplace watchdog's concern
ascension|___ Day (Holy Thursday)
ascribes|Imputes
ascribes|Imputes
asinine|Dum-dum
aspects|Looks
aspirers|Goal-oriented sorts
assault|Military offensive
assents|Acceptances
assents|Gives in (to)
assents|Some nods
asserts|Puts forward
assessor|County office
assigns|Distributes, as tasks
assigns|Gives out
astonish|Floor
astonish|Floor
astronomer|One who knows what's up?
astronomer|Satellite tracker
atelier|Where pictures may be made
atheist|Isaac Asimov, notably
athwart|Crossways
atingle|Feeling pins and needles
atomical|Consisting of tiny bits
atoners|Some sorry souls
attache|Case for a lawyer, say
attacher|Paper clip, e.g.
attacks|Storms
attagirl|Way to go!
attagirl|Way to go!
attains|Secures
attending|Like some doctors
attires|Clothes
aureate|Golden
aureola|Saintly glow
autogiro|Cousin of a helicopter
avenues|Fifth and others
averages|Baseball stats
aversely|With reluctance
aviated|Flew
aviation|It can be military, commercial, or general
avionic|Relating to high-tech flight
avoidable|Not predestined
awarded|Passed out
babbitt|Rain Man family name
backbiter|Scurrilous critic
backbone|Resolve
backbreaking|Arduous
backlog|What's not done yet
backslapping|Condones eating soup impolitely?
bagpiper|Performer in plaid, perhaps
balaclava|Skier's headgear
balance|Acrobat's skill
balladeer|Layperson?
ballgames|Much weekend TV fare
ballpark|Like some figures
ballpark|Shea, for one
bankers|J. P. Morgan and others
barbless|Free of pointed parts
barleys|Bearded ones
baronet|Certain sir
baronet|Walter Scott's title
barracks|Recruit's home
barroom|Where to see zombies
barroom|Where to see zombies
basemen|They may play first
baskets|Scores for Shaq
bassist|One of the strings
bateaux|Seine sights
bathmats|Shower accessories
bayberry|Candle scent or rum flavoring
bazaars|Quarters for shopping
bazooka|Rocket launcher
beachboys|Resort attendants
beakers|Chemistry lab sights
beatnik|Nonsquare
beatnik|One often ending sentences with "man"
bedevil|Plague
bedstead|Canopy site, maybe
beeches|Shade trees
beeches|Sherlock Holmes story "The Copper ___"
beefalo|Low-fat meat
beefalos|Low-fat meat providers
beforehand|Like second or farm
befriended|Got close to
befriended|Got close to
beginner|Tenderfoot
behests|Commands
behooved|Served
belabor|Dwell on
belabor|Dwell on
bellhop|One may show you to your room
benchwarmer|Substitute
benjamin|Franklin or Rush who signed the Declaration of Independence
berserk|Upset and then some
berserk|Wild
beseeches|Petitions
beseeches|Petitions
beverage|Sarsaparilla, e.g.
bifocal|Like some glasses
bifocal|Like some lenses
bigheaded|Egotistical
birthrate|Figure that concerned Malthus
biscuit|Ritz, e.g., to Brits
blastoff|Leave earth?
blessed|Lucky, so to speak
blisters|Sore spots
blistery|Like sore hands
blocked|Unable to proceed
bloomers|Bygone attire
blooper|Goof
blooper|Goof
blotter|It has a police record
bluejay|Colorful crested bird
boardwalk|Coney Island attraction
boardwalk|Go preceder
boatman|Ark welder?
boatman|Punter
bobsled|Olympics vehicle
boldest|Most fearless
boldface|Dark characters?
bolivar|Venezuelan currency unit
bonanza|Source of sudden wealth
boneheaded|Stupid
boondoggle|Wasteful project
boonies|Sticks
bothersome|Causing trouble
bothersome|Causing trouble
bounces|Ejects
bourgeoisie|Communist target
bourgeoisie|Communist target
braises|Cooks, in a way
brassage|Historic period in metallurgy
brayers|Upset donkeys, often
brayers|Upset donkeys, often
breaded|Like some pork chops
breathers|Quick rests
breathes|Whispers
breezes|Mild currents
brethren|Sermon recipients
bristly|Easily provoked
broadened|Got bigger
brooder|Mopey one
brooder|Mopey one
brother|Whew!
buccaneer|*Adventure ... treasure ... Tampa
bulimiac|Problem eater: Var.
bumblebee|Colorful stinger
burette|Lab tube
businesses|Trades
cabbage|Head of the produce section?
cabbage|Head of the produce section?
cackled|Imitated a witch
cafeteria|Part of many a corporate facility
calends|First day of the month, in ancient Rome
calorie|Unit of heat
calypsos|West Indian musical pieces
camporee|Troop get-together
campshirts|They have notched collars and patch pockets
campsite|Tent spot
candela|Unit of luminous intensity
candygrams|Messages of love and kisses?
canners|Packing crew
cannery|Packer's employer
cantina|Southwestern saloon
caprice|Fancy
carafes|Claret containers
caramel|Kind of apple
cargoes|Shiploads
carmine|Ruby
caroler|One going door-to-door, maybe
caromed|Rebounded
carotene|Pigment that's a provitamin
carotid|Kind of artery
carrots|Incentives
carryall|Tote
cartridges|War games ammo (with the preceding space)
cascade|___ Mountains of the far West
cascades|Mt. Rainier's group
cascades|Mt. Rainier's group
casings|Doorframes
casings|Doorframes
casinos|Houses with decks
cassino|Card-matching game: Var.
castanet|Clicker
castanet|Clicker
catcall|Rude greeting
catcall|Rude greeting
catered|Handled a reception
catered|Like some receptions
catharses|Releases
catwalk|Theater passage
cavemen|Fred Flintstone and others
caviler|Nitpicky person
cayenne|Some pepper
cedilla|Façade part
cedilla|Façade part
celestas|Some metallophones
celeste|Gentleman's Agreement actress Holm
censoring|Not allowing to speak one's mind
centerfold|Magazine opening?
centipede|Leggy one
central|N.F.C. or A.F.C. division
century|Period in history
certainly|Of course
chagrin|Mortification
chairperson|Committee head
chaises|Sunning sites
chalice|Goblet
chalice|Goblet
chancel|One end of a nave
chanter|Cheerleader, often
chanteuse|Singer in a boîte
chaparral|Thicket
chapter|Alpha or Beta, e.g.
chapter|Writer's block?
charisma|Charm and more
charisma|Charm and more
charley|Pride of country music
chasers|Bar orders
chastity|What a belt might ensure
chatter|Prate
cheated|Bilked
cheesiest|Most inferior in quality
chemical|Kind of agent
cherubic|Innocent-looking
chiffon|Light and frothy
chimerical|Imaginary
chimney|*Suspected means of entry
chirpier|More cheerful
chirpier|More cheerful
chisels|Cheats
chloride|Table salt is one
chokers|Some tight jewelry
cholera|Case for a veterinarian
choosers|Picky people?
cinders|*What the intruder accidentally left behind
claimed|Not lost
clammed|Shut (up)
clamored|Raised a rumpus
claptrap|Baloney
claptrap|Nonsense
clarence|It's a Wonderful Life angel
clattery|Like a bucket of bolts
clavicle|Part of the pectoral girdle
clawers|Catfight participants, e.g.
cleaned|Picked up
cleaner|Not as dusty
cleavers|1950's-60's TV family
clericals|Priests and such
clientele|Patrons
clients|Business needs
closets|Storage places
closing|Contract signing
coastline|Place to patrol
cochlea|Part of the inner ear
cognate|Related word
coheres|Makes sense
coleslaw|Deli dish
collars|Brings in
cologne|Chaps, e.g.
colorado|Black Canyon carver, with "the"
comfort|Ease
commercial|Show stopper?
compacts|Things with mirrors
compadres|California baseball teammates?
compromise|The Great ___ (Constitutional Convention's decision to have two legislative bodies)
conceder|Election night figure
conceder|Election night figure
concourse|Route to prison?
concuss|Hurt with a blow
condone|Excuse
conical|Like a tepee
conquest|Escape from prison?
consists|Has the ingredients, with "of"
console|Television cabinet
constant|Everlasting
constant|True
contact|Secret agent's need
contender|Money in prison?
context|Book in prison?
continua|Connected sets of points, in math
contour|Look around a prison?
contours|Shapes of things
control|Jurisdiction
control|Jurisdiction
converse|Poetry in prison?
cooperate|Play ball
copperhead|Police officer's woe?
corolla|Civic competitor
corollary|It naturally follows
coroner|Final exam giver?
coroner|One doing body work?
coronet|Princess topper
coronet|Royal band
coronet|Royal band
corrode|Damage
corrupt|Taint
corseted|Dressed like a Victorian woman
cortege|Line of mourners
cortina|1956 Winter Olympics site
costlier|More dear
coterie|Exclusive group
courtyard|Three feet of basketball floor?
cowardly|Yellow
cowardly|Yellow
cowslip|Sass from Elsie?
crackdowns|Police actions
crackle|Campfire sound
crackle|Campfire sound
crackle|Exhibit vibrancy
cradlesong|Lullaby
crammer|All-night studier
crankcase|Housing under the hood
cratered|Like the lunar surface
crawdad|Freshwater crustacean
creaked|Sounded old
creamed|Beat decisively
creamed|Not just beaten
creampuffs|Timid types
creator|Mastermind
creepiest|Most spine-chilling
creepiest|Most spine-chilling
crinkle|Corrugation
cripple|Undermine
critical|Life-and-death
crossbars|Goalpost parts
crosscut|Kind of saw
crosser|Pedestrian, at times
crosses|*Cathedral sights
crossfire|CNN debate show
crosshair|Target-centering aid
crossly|In an angry way
crossly|With ill humor
crossover|Vote for a member of the other political party
crossroad|Traffic light site, maybe
crossroads|Decision-making place
crosstie|Railroad support
crossties|Rail supports
croutons|Caesar salad ingredients
crudest|Least polished
cruller|Bakery treat
cruller|Bakery treat
crunched|Chewed noisily
cryptogram|It's hard to read
cupolaed|Like many state capitols
curlews|Alaska nesters
curlicue|Fancy twist
currency|Money
curries|Indian restaurant menu subheading
curveballs|Surprises
cussword|Oath
custard|Pie that may be an eyeful?
custard|Éclair filler
cuticle|Manicurist's concern
czarist|Foe of Lenin
dabbles|Is dilettantish
daddies|Pops
dahlias|Showy flowers
dallier|Poor custodian of time
damaging|Injurious
dandelion|Bitter salad base
danseuse|Ballets de Paris member
darling|Dear
dastardly|Like a vaudevillian villain
dastards|Contemptible sneaks
databases|Stores of information
dateline|Article lead-in
deacons|Priests' subordinates
dearest|Sugar substitute?
decipher|Figure out
declarer|Dummy's opposite
defeated|Beat
defects|Goes to the other side
defense|Side on a football field
defensed|Tried to stop from scoring
defilade|Fortified position offering protection from enemy fire
definite|Clear-cut
definitely|Of course
deflate|Collapse
deftest|Having the best of hands
deigned|Lowered oneself
delayed|Running behind schedule
delimits|Sets parameters for
democrats|Political descendants of Thomas Jefferson
demurer|More reserved
deniable|Subject to disproval
denoted|Signified
denoting|Meaning
departs|Goes off
depends|Relies (upon)
deposed|Like some ex-dictators
depraves|Corrupts
deprecates|Drops in value
depress|Lower
derange|Drive crazy
dermatitis|Itch cause
desexed|Gender-neutral
desirer|Longer
desirer|One with a yen
desists|Cuts it out
desolate|Godforsaken
despots|Ones with iron hands
despots|Oppressors
destine|Earmark
destine|Preordain
detainees|Ones being grilled, maybe
detects|Senses
detergents|Dash and others
devalue|Depreciate
develop|Add detail to
develops|Unfolds
devious|Crafty
devisers|Strategists
diciest|Most ticklish
dietetic|Like low-sodium foods, say
dilemma|It may have horns
diligent|Unlike a slacker
dingdong|Who is it? prompter
dioramas|Scenic representations
diorite|Igneous rock
diplomat|One of many hats worn by Benjamin Franklin
dipstick|Testing device
directs|Calls the shots
disallow|Reject, as a motion
discerns|Sees the difference
disease|Affliction
dislodge|Knock loose
dispatch|Telegram
dispels|Drives away
disrobe|Strip
distant|Aloof
distills|Makes mountain dew
disunion|Schism
ditched|Eighty-sixed
dithery|Flustered
ditties|Simple songs
ditziness|Blonde's quality, in jokes
ditziness|Blonde's quality, in jokes
divests|Strips
divests|Strips
docudrama|Brian's Song or "Roots"
docudrama|Brian's Song or "Roots"
dogcatcher|One who might get a little chow
dogeared|Shabby
dogfight|Big scrap
doggerel|Base lines?
dominate|Stand over
donator|Philanthropist
doomsdays|Times to be judged
doorknob|Necessity for an opening act?
doormat|Hardly the assertive type
dopesheet|Track record?
dossier|Record holder
dovetailed|Joined harmoniously
downstate|Like New York City, e.g.
downstate|Toward the southern border
drachma|Bygone money
drachma|Greek currency unit before 2002
drachmas|Discontinued coins
drachmas|Discontinued coins
dragoon|Cavalry member
drained|Emptied
drainer|Colander, e.g.
drawers|Long johns, e.g.
dreidel|Place to see a nun
dressed|In a habit
dresser|One who does windows
dresser|One who does windows
drizzled|By no means poured
droopier|Less spirited
droopier|Less spirited
duckpin|Bowling target
duelled|Fought it out, in Britain
duotone|Bicolor
duotone|Bicolor
dustpan|Sweeper's accessory
dynamos|Go-getters
dynamos|Go-getters
dynastic|Like the Romanovs
dyslexia|Poor character analysis?
earflap|Cold weather protector
earmarks|Sets aside (for)
easement|Right of passage
eastern|Oriental
eastwards|Like 1990's NATO expansion
ebonies|Sources of wood for cabinetwork
echelon|Position
eclairs|Bakery stock
eclairs|Bakery treats
eclairs|Bakery treats
economic|Financial
economical|Eschewing waste
ecstasy|Fantastic feeling
edgeless|Blunt
edibles|Viands
edifice|Skyscraper, e.g.
editing|Making the cut?
educate|School
egghead|Brainiac
egoists|They have swelled heads
egomania|It may produce "I" strain
egomania|It's all about me
egomania|Many a dictator's problem
egomania|No lack of self-confidence
egomania|No lack of self-confidence
ejected|Booted
ejected|Booted
elastic|Adaptable
elastic|Adaptable
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Like a bungee cord
elastic|Like a bungee cord
elastic|Springy
elastic|Stretchy, as a waistband
electee|Ballot choice
electee|Washington insider, maybe
electee|Winner of a race
elector|College member of a sort
electorate|Political decision-makers
electrical|Like house wiring
elegant|Polished
elegiac|Like Berg's "Violin Concerto"
element|It's found in a table
elevates|Boosts
elevates|Puts on a pedestal
elevators|They're uplifting
eligible|Fit to be picked
elitist|Snobby
elitists|Hoi polloi scorners
elitists|Hoi polloi scorners
elixirs|Nostrums
elixirs|Supposed life prolongers
elopers|Running mates?
eloping|Forestalling objections, you might say
emanant|Flowing out
emanate|Spring
emanate|Spring
emanates|Issues
emanates|Issues
embargo|Economic warfare tactic
embassy|Mission
embassy|Site of many a protest
embezzle|Misappropriate
embraces|Holds close to one's heart?
emerges|Surfaces
emeriti|Honorary title holders
emeriti|Some former lecturers
emeriti|Some former lecturers
emigrant|Expatriate
eminent|August
eminent|Award-winning
eminent|___ domain
emitter|Transistor electrode
emoticon|:-)  or  :-(
emphatic|Stressed
employee|One on the payroll
emptied|Cleaned out
emptied|Cleaned out
emptied|Drained
emulate|Act like
enabler|User's helper
enables|Gives power to
enacted|Played
enamors|Captivates
enclose|Ring
enclosure|Pen
encomia|Panegyrics
endears|Makes beloved
endgame|Final stage
endings|Bad things to give away
endorse|Sign
endorse|Sign at a bank
endorses|Signs, as a check
endwise|How movers might move a sofa
enemies|Wise men learn much from ___: Aristophanes
enervates|Exhausts
enforcer|Mob tough
engages|Interlocks with
engages|Meshes with
engineer|Casey Jones, for one
engineered|Artfully brought about
engrosses|Absorbs
enhance|Better
enhance|Better
enhance|Elevate
enhancing|Touching up
enigmas|Riddles
enjoyed|Ate up
enlarge|Blow up
enlisted|Joined the ranks
enlivens|Adds pizazz to
enmeshes|Tangles up
enmeshes|Tangles up
ennobled|Exalted
enormous|Titanic
enrages|Brings to a boil
enrolls|Matriculates
enrolls|Records
ensconce|Fix firmly in place
ensconce|Settle securely
ensconce|Settle snugly
enslave|Put in shackles
ensnare|Trap
ensnarl|Knot up
ensouled|Full of spirit?
ensured|Guaranteed
entails|Necessitates
entangle|Jumble
entente|Compact
entered|Logged
entered|Walked in
enterer|One on the way in
enteron|Set about
enteron|Set about
enticed|Roped in
enticer|Siren
entitle|Make a baron, say
entitled|Qualified
entrained|Got limited access?
entreat|Pray
entrees|Some specials
entrees|Some specials
entrepreneurial|Involving risk
entrust|Commit in confidence
envenom|Acerbate
epeeist|Pentathlon competitor, e.g.
epergnes|Ornate centerpieces
epicenter|Focal point
episode|Happening
epithets|Louis the Fat and others
epitome|Model
epitome|Typical example
epitomes|Classic examples
eponyms|Léotard and Silhouette, e.g.
eponyms|Léotard and Silhouette, e.g.
equines|Zebras, e.g.
erasers|Classroom supplies
erasure|Evidence of change
erasure|Rubout
erasure|Sign of uncertainty
erasures|Errata reducers
erasures|Wipeouts
erectly|Walk this way
erector|Kind of set
eremite|Recluse
erogenous|Kind of zone
erosive|Like running water
erosive|Wearing
errands|Assistant's list
erratic|Inconsistent
erratic|Wandering
errorless|Perfect
erupting|Ejecting lava
eruption|Cataclysmic occurrence
escapee|This shouldn't be loose
escarps|Cliffs
escorts|Dates
esophagi|Internal passageways
esoteric|Incomprehensible
esoteric|Shrouded in mystery
espanol|Talk of Toledo
espouse|Speak for
espresso|Trattoria order
espresso|Trattoria order
essence|Condensed meaning
essence|Condensed meaning
essence|Core
essence|Gist
essence|Perfume
estates|Subjects of appraisals
esteems|Prizes
estrogen|Ovary secretion
estrogen|Ovary secretion
esurient|Greedy
etagere|Stand for things?
etcetera|And so forth
eternal|But thy ___ summer shall not fade: Shak.
eternal|Never-ending
eternity|___ was in our lips and eyes: "Antony and Cleopatra"
ethanes|Some fuels
ethanol|C2H5OH
etiolate|Drain of color
euchred|Took more tricks than, possibly
eulogies|Deliveries for the departed
evasion|Unsatisfying reply to a question
eventful|Busy
eventual|Ultimate
evermore|From here to eternity
evictor|Cruel landlord?
evident|Plain
evildoer|A saint he ain't
evildoers|Demons
evilest|Least good
evilest|Most villainous
exhilarate|Send
exhumes|Disinters
exotica|Foreign objects
exotica|Foreign objects
exotoxin|Microorganism discharge
experts|Brain trust members
experts|Brain trust members
exposing|Shedding light on
exposing|Shedding light on
express|State
extinct|Gone
extinct|No longer around
extreme|Radical
eyehook|Simple fastener
eyestrains|Ogles bridal wear?
eyeteeth|Valuable things to give?
fanatic|True believer
fanning|Blowing cool air toward
farmers|Crop growers
fastball|Sizzling pitch
fastens|Buckles on
fatback|Salt-cured pork
fathered|Made young?
favored|Blessed, in a way
fearless|Intrepid
fearless|Intrepid
federal|Architecture style of 200 years ago
feebler|Not so vigorous
feedlot|Ranch area
fertilize|Render productive
fertilizer|Garden center purchase
festoons|Party hang-ups
fiefdoms|Lordships
fiercer|More hard-fought
filches|Cops
filibuster|Use of irregular tactics to prevent the adoption of a measure
filmstrips|Gets footage of slapstick humor?
filmstrips|Make an X-rated movie, perhaps?
finesse|Tactful treatment
flagons|Wine bottles
flareup|Erupt
flatcars|Vagabonds' transportation, maybe
flattop|Rarely seen haircut nowadays
flatworms|Some parasites
fleabane|Plant that reputedly repels insects
fledged|Having feathers
fledged|Having feathers
flimflam|Fast one
flipflop|Policy reversal
flossers|Dentists' patients, ideally
flossers|Dentists' patients, ideally
flotsam|Refuse at sea
fogbound|Unable to see in any direction
foisted|Put (on)
folderols|Gimcracks
foments|Works up
fondest|Most tender
fooling|No ___!
foreigner|Many a tourist
foresaw|Anticipated
fossils|Fogies
fourscore|Gettysburg Address opener
frailer|More likely to break
frazzled|Emotionally burned out
freedom|Liberty
freedom|Liberty
freelancer|Charitable surgeon?
freelancer|Charitable surgeon?
freeload|Fail to pay the freight
freights|Transportation charges
frenetic|Not just fast-paced
freshens|Gives a spritz, perhaps
fridges|Raid targets
fronton|Place to play jai alai
galatea|Eliza Doolittle's mythical counterpart
galenas|Lead ores
garages|Escort sites
garages|Some sale sites
gaseous|Like hydrogen and chlorine
gateman|Guard
gauchest|Most uncouth
gauchest|Most uncouth
gavotte|Quick-stepping dance
geezers|Old dogs
gelatin|Foundation of some cultures
gendarme|French cop
general|War planner
generates|Produces
generic|Prescription option
genetic|Kind of code
genetics|Subject for Gregor Mendel
gentiles|Christians
gentiles|Christians
gerbils|Desert burrowers
getaway|Elude capture
ghastly|Horrible
ghastly|Horrible
ghettos|No ritzy neighborhoods
ghostwriter|Author who'll never make a name for himself
gigolos|Hired escorts
ginghams|Cotton fabrics
girlish|Pink and lacy, perhaps
glimpsed|Saw
glissade|Gliding step, in ballet
glissando|Musical flourish
glitzier|More showy
glitzier|More showy
gloater|Ungracious winner
goading|Prodding
goalies|Ones guarding cages
gobbler|Tom turkey
godliness|Sanctity
goonies|Treasure-hunting kids in a 1985 movie
gorilla|Thug
gospels|John and others
gossips|Dishes the dirt
goulash|Stew
governor|Person in a mansion
governs|Rules
graduate|Master, e.g.
grafting|Greenhouse operation
grammes|British metric units
grammes|British metric units
grandson|Henry Ford II, to Henry Ford
granger|Homestead holder
granola|Snack bar
gravest|Least merry
graylag|Wild goose
graylag|Wild goose
greenbelt|Maryland home of the Goddard Space Flight Center
groomers|Ones using brushes and combs
grossest|Most stomach-turning
grumped|Beefed
gruyere|Swiss relative
guesser|One taking a shot
guessing|Test-taker's last resort
guessing|Test-taker's last resort
guilder|Netherlands currency unit before 2002
gunfire|Oater sound effect
gunplay|Shoot-'em-up action
gyroscope|Rocket part
habitat|Native place
hacienda|Casa grande
hadrosaur|Extinct duck-billed beast
hairpin|Turn type
halflife|Radioactive decay measure
halftones|Intermediate shades
hallowed|Sacrosanct
hamlets|Burgs
handball|Off-the-wall pastime?
handier|More useful
hangdog|Abject
harbinger|Sign of things to come
harbors|New York and San Diego, e.g.
hardcore|Uncompromising
hardline|Unswayable
harming|Crippling
harshest|Least forgiving
hastens|Moves along
headband|It helps keep a sweater dry
headfirst|Precipitately
heartburn|Nora Ephron best seller
heartens|Gives hope to
heartrending|Extremely sad
heather|Moorland shrub
hedgehogs|They're anything but spineless
hedgehop|Fly a crop duster
heedless|Foolhardy
heightens|Elevates
helipad|Landing place on a roof
heliport|Things can only go up from here
hellion|Troublemaker
hellion|Troublemaker
hennish|Brooding?
hennish|Brooding?
henpeck|Harry the hubby
heptads|Water polo teams, e.g.
heralded|Foreshadowed
herders|Little Bo-peep and others
heroics|Desperate measures
heroine|Emma or Jane Eyre
heroines|Anna Karenina and others
heroism|Daring
hesitate|Say "um ..."
hesitates|Thinks twice, perhaps
hexagram|Star of David, essentially
highboy|Bedroom furniture
hijacks|Takes by force
hindsight|Perfect vantage point?
hipness|Cool quality
histidine|Constituent of many proteins
historic|Not just noteworthy
historic|Not just noteworthy
hockshops|Gets quick cash from brewery stock?
hodgepodge|Goulash
homeowner|Target viewer of HGTV
homespun|Simple and unpretentious
homonym|Lead has one
homonym|Lead has one
honeyeater|Bird with a long, protrusible tongue
honoraria|Ex-president's income, in part
honoree|Award winner
hoplite|Peloponnesian War soldier
horrors|Oh, no!
horseman|Equestrian
hosanna|Shout of adoration
hosanna|Shout of praise
hosanna|Shout of praise
hostelry|Inn
hostess|Party leader, perhaps
hostile|Antagonistic
hotcake|Fashionable dessert?
hotline|Critical link
hotshot|Superskillful sort
housebreaks|Accustoms to indoor living
howitzer|Piece of field artillery
howitzer|Piece of field artillery
hurdles|Track meet lineup
hurrier|The White Rabbit, notably
hurries|Hustles
hurtled|Rushed violently
hyphens|*They may be at the end of the line
hypnosis|Cause of some staring
iceberg|Renewable freshwater resource
idealism|Philosophical theory
idiotic|Nonsensical
idolize|More than look up to
iffiest|Least certain
iffiest|Least certain
iguanas|Tropical creatures
illicit|Unauthorized
imagery|Feature of good poetry
imagine|Think of it!
imagine|Think of it!
imitate|Flatter, in a way
imitate|Parrot
importune|Press persistently
inadequate|Wanting
inbound|Like traffic headed toward town
inbreed|Not go outside the family
incarnate|Personified
inchoate|Disorganized
incises|Carves
inclined|Not level
increase|Up
indenter|One hitting the tab key, maybe
inedible|Like Osage oranges
inelegant|Oafish
inertia|Disinclination to change
inertia|Disinclination to change
inertia|Notion about motion
inertial|Like some natural forces
inflates|Exaggerates
ingenue|Classic role for an actress
ingrate|Thankless one
ingroup|Clique
inheritance|You have it coming
inherits|Gets
initial|O.K., in a way
initiate|Get going
inkwells|Accountants used to dip into them
innocent|Like a lamb
inquire|Ask
inserts|Magazine fallout?
insides|Guts
insidious|Trying to trap
insomnia|Difficulty with Z's?
insomnia|Up state?
inspector|Customs job
instant|Certain coffee
instructions|Something followed at school
insulin|Injection material
insured|Covered
insured|Covered
insurer|Travelers, e.g.
insures|Covers, in a way
integer|Zero, e.g.
integer|Zero, e.g.
interpose|Situate between
interred|Laid to rest
intoned|Performed a canticle, e.g.
intones|Drones
intrigue|Cloak-and-dagger doings
intrude|Gate-crash
inundate|Deluge
invoices|Bills
inwards|Toward the center
ironman|Tough guy
irregular|Like some verbs
irritate|Gall
islander|New York hockey player
islander|Robinson Crusoe, e.g.
islands|Major keys?
islands|Some treasure hunters' destinations
isolated|Walled off
isomers|Certain similar chemical compounds
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
issuers|They put out
isthmus|Land bridge
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
ivories|Tickled ones
jackpot|Source of sudden wealth
jackstraw|Stick in pick-up-sticks
janitors|They have sweeping responsibilities
jerries|Axis soldiers
jerseys|Rugby shirts
jingled|Like coins in a pocket, maybe
jubilation|High spirits
junkyard|Spare parts source
katydid|Late summer singer
keeling|Falling (over)
keenest|Most acute
keenest|Most eager
keenest|Most intense
keepsake|Token
kerfuffle|Confusion, slangily
kerneled|Enclosed in a shell
kettledrum|Orchestra percussion
kickstarts|Engages in a bakers' punting contest?
kindness|Benevolence
kingmaker|Powerful politico
kingpin|Top dog
kingpin|Top dog
kinsman|Father or brother
kirsches|Cherry brandies
kitschy|Lowbrow, in a way
klutzes|Fumblers
knapsacks|Campers' burdens
kowtowed|Bowed and scraped
kremlin|Czars' burial place
lacrosse|Game with goalies
lacunal|Having small gaps
ladinos|Unmanageable horses, in the Southwest
ladybug|Spotted beetle
ladylike|Feminine
lambaste|Light into
lambskin|Glove material
laments|Bewails
laminas|Thin plates
lampoons|Aristophanes plays, e.g.
lancets|Surgical implements
landfall|Crow's-nest sighting
landlords|Some monthly check payees
landscapers|Manages to get garnishes?
landslide|One-sided victory
langley|NASA research center
languor|Absence of animation
lankiest|Most gangling
lantern|Camping item
lapdogs|Mini-pooches
larding|Fattening
largesse|Generous gifts
lasagna|Layered entree
latency|Quiescence
lateral|Quarterback's option
lateral|Quarterback's option
latrine|Military duty?
latrine|Site of an unwanted duty
lattice|Gazebo framework
lattice|Trellis
laughed|Cracked up
lavishes|Doesn't skimp with
layering|Dress option for cold weather
leaders|Summit attendees
leaflet|Circular
leanest|Like the most expensive chopped meat
leasers|Some car shoppers
leashes|Chow holders
leathery|Coriaceious
legends|Hall-of-Famers
legroom|Coach's lack, often
legumes|Clover and acacia
lemming|Animal in a mass migration
lentils|Podded seeds
leotard|Dance piece
lessees|Security providers
lessened|Fell off
lessens|Flags
liaises|Makes contacts
liaises|Makes contacts
libation|Drink
liberals|The Left
liberals|The Left
libidos|Instinctual desires
license|Driving need
license|Hunter's need
license|Hunter's need
license|Officer's request
lifeless|Inert
limeade|Citrus mixer
limiter|Restraint
lindies|Dances to W.W. II-era music
lineage|It may be shown on a tree
linebacker|Customer service agent?
linebacker|Customer service agent?
linebacker|Red-dogger, e.g.
linemen|Ends, e.g.
linesman|Grid official
lingered|Didn't go away
linings|Winter coat features
linseed|Oil source
lioness|Den mother
lissome|Supple
listens|Takes heed
listens|Takes heed
literati|Bookish bunch
lithium|Antidepressant medicine
litterers|Slobs
littermate|Any in a group of puppies
littoral|Pertaining to a shore
littoral|Pertaining to a shore
livable|Decent, as accommodations
loaners|Auto shop autos
loanword|Linguistic borrowing
lobbyists|Capitol Hill wheeler-dealers
locksmith|Key person
locksmith|Yale person?
lodestones|They have a strong attraction
loiters|Lallygags
lonesome|Without a friend in the world
longhair|Hippie
loosener|Screwdriver, at times
lotions|Emollients
loudens|Turns up
loudens|Turns up
lowdown|Poop
lubricant|It may keep things moving
lullaby|Parent's performance
lunches|Workday interrupters
macadam|Paving material
macaroni|Food that can be strung on a necklace
machismo|Virility and courage
maddens|Drives up the wall
maestro|Person with a stick
maestro|Person with a stick
maestros|Score keepers?
maharaja|Kashmir royal
mahatma|Revered sage
mahatma|Venerated pundit
mahatma|Venerated pundit
maillot|One-piece swimsuit
mailmen|Post office workers
mainsail|It's above a boom
mainstay|Chief support
maladroit|Bungling
malaise|Early sickness symptom
malaise|Lethargy
malaises|Lethargic feelings
mallard|Duck type
manager|Executive
mandamus|Court order
mandarin|High-muck-a-muck
mandarin|Kind of orange
mandarin|Language of 800+ million
mandibles|Lower jaws
maneuver|Zig or zag, e.g.
manifestoes|Statements from states
mansard|Roof style
mantels|Places for vases
maracas|Rattles
marengo|Italian town where Napoleon defeated the Austrians
mariners|They're accustomed to pitching
mariners|They're accustomed to pitching
marines|Devil dogs
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
marsala|Sweet, dark wine
marshlands|Where bulrushes grow
marsupial|Pocket protector?
martial|Kind of law
martian|U.F.O. pilot, possibly
martians|Race from a faraway place
martini|Dry drink
masonite|Paneling material
masonite|Paneling material
matzoth|Passover fare
mazeltov|Congratulations!
meantime|Intervening stretch
meantime|Intervening stretch
meatball|Pizza topping
meatier|More substantial
meddles|Interferes
medieval|Like feudal times
medieval|Like knights
medullas|Hindmost brain parts
megavolt|Big potential difference
megawatt|It can provide a big jolt
melanin|Skin pigment
mementos|Locks of hair and such
menagerie|Certain exhibition
menfolk|About half of villagers
menials|Servile group
menorah|It gets brighter in winter
menswear|Haberdasher's stock
meritorious|Praiseworthy
merlins|Small falcons
messiah|Handel work
metallic|Tinny-sounding
methanol|Antifreeze ingredient
methanol|Antifreeze ingredient
metiers|Occupations
metiers|Specialties
meuniere|Battered and sautéed in butter
middles|Means
midribs|Leaf bisectors
midtown|Centrally located
militants|Black Panthers, e.g.
militants|Black Panthers, e.g.
military|Common career choice, with "the"
milksops|Wimps
mincing|Chopping up
mingled|Was sociable at a party
minicomputer|Electronic development of the 1960's
minimal|Least possible
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
minuses|*Bad points
miscreant|Villain
mishits|Bad strokes
misplacing|Losing
misread|See "damp" instead of "clamp," e.g.
misread|Take tit for tat?
misreads|Doesn't correctly interpret
mistake|Boo-boo
mistletoes|Some Christmas decorations
mobiles|Hanging sculptures
mobiles|They may be suspended from art class
mockery|Derision
moderate|Not going too far
moieties|Halves
moisten|Wet
monopoly|Where Illinois and Vermont are
moonrises|Lunar phenomena
mooring|Ship's securer
morocco|Fine leather
morocco|Home of the Atlas Mountains
morosely|In a sulky way
mortise|Kind of block
mosques|Places for muezzins
mossgrown|Old-fashioned
motocross|Driving competition
mudslides|Malibu menaces
multilevel|Biplane?
murdered|Like many Sue Grafton characters
mutants|Certain spiders in "Spider-Man"
mutineers|They're revolting
mystery|Whodunit
nailers|Roofers, often
nailset|Tool that may be hit with a hammer
nailset|Tool that may be hit with a hammer
nameless|How some shall remain
nametag|Convention handout
napkins|They sit on laps
napoleon|Author of the advice
napping|Not alert
narrate|Relate
narrator|Part in many a documentary
narrowed|Contracted
natural|Chemical-free
nauseate|Gross out
nauseate|Gross out
navigate|Find a route
neatest|Working best, as a trick
necktie|Fashion accessory
nectars|They may attract workers
negated|Voided
negator|One using a delete key
nemeses|Batman and Robin, to Catwoman
nemeses|They're unconquerable
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neonatal|Just-born
neonate|Incubator occupant
nepotist|Family man?
nestled|Got comfy
nestors|Patriarchs
networks|Viers for viewers
neuroses|Emotional disorders
newborn|Nursling
newsiest|Like the best letters from home
newsstand|Paper dispenser
newtons|Units of force
nextdoor|Like a close neighbor
nicotine|Stain maker
nightie|Lingerie item
nineteens|Almost scores
nineteenth|Nomination for which Susan Lucci finally won an Emmy
nitrogen|It's in the air
noisome|Disgusting, as an odor
nominee|Convention's choice
nominees|Certain contenders
nonchalant|Cool
nonconcurrence|Disagreement
nonesuch|Paragon
nonesuch|Paragon
nonevent|Big whoop, sarcastically
nonhero|Ordinary guy
nonstarter|Idea destined to fail
nosiest|Most curious
notarize|Certify
notates|Writes between the lines?
notices|Bulletin board array
notional|Speculative
nouveau|Beaujolais ___
novelette|Flowers for Algernon, e.g.
nuanced|Skillfully subtle
nuanced|Skillfully subtle
nudniks|Bores
nudniks|Bores
nuisance|Headache
nuptial|Like some vows
nursery|Place for plants
nutcase|Cuckoo
nutcase|Cuckoo
oarsman|Crew member
obeisance|Bow or curtsy
obliterate|Sweep away
obscener|More objectionable
observe|Declaration starting a demonstration
obstacle|Roadblock
obtains|Gets possession of
obtains|Gets possession of
obviate|Make unnecessary
obvious|Hardly subtle
occluded|Blocked off
oceanfront|Like some valuable property
octagon|___ Building, landmark on New York's Roosevelt Island
octanes|Some ratings
octopod|Paper nautilus, e.g.
odorous|Redolent
odyssey|Lengthy undertaking
offshoot|Descendant
oilhole|Machine aperture
oiliest|Superlatively smarmy
oilseed|Sesame, e.g.
oldster|Many a retiree
oleander|Pink-flowered shrub
oleander|Poisonous ornamental
olestra|Chipmaker's substitute
omelette|Dish that often has a filling
omelette|Hearty breakfast
oneness|Harmony
oneself|Something it's good to be
onshore|Like some breezes
opaline|Iridescent
openers|Keys
openers|Keys
openhearted|Kindly
openhearted|Kindly
operand|Dividend, mathematically
operant|At work
operate|Go in, so to speak
operatic|Suitable for La Scala
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opiates|Sleep inducers
opinion|It's what you think
opossums|Relatives of a yapok
opposable|Subject to being challenged
optimism|Characteristic of a bull
optimums|Ideals
opulent|Lavish
orangutan|Word derived from Malay for "jungle man"
orangutans|Denizens of Sumatra
orations|They're given at graduations
oratorio|Haydn's "The Seasons," e.g.
orchards|Picking places
orchids|Fairy slipper and lady's-tresses
ordering|Restaurant activity
oriental|Like some old film sleuths
orientated|In position, as the British might say
orients|Adjusts
origami|Its appeal is in creasing
original|Request at KFC
orioles|Baltimore birds
ornament|It serves no useful purpose
ornaments|Bulbs, e.g.
osmosis|Learning method
ottoman|Part of a living room set
outages|Power problems
outeats|Tops at the table
outfooted|Beaten in a race
outlook|Prognosis
outmans|Has more troops than
outmode|Render obsolete
outpatient|One getting same-day medical service, maybe
outpost|Frontier settlement
outpost|Perimeter guard
outshine|Upstage
outside|Not on staff
ovaries|Egg producers
overarm|Like some swimming strokes
overarm|Throwing style
overate|Pigged out
overcoat|Cold comfort?
overdraw|Have trouble with one's balance
overexpose|Ruin a shot, in a way
overfill|Not just stuff
overlarge|Supersized
overload|Subject to collapsing, maybe
overran|Infested
overtop|Surpass
overuse|Cause of depletion
overuse|Cause of diminishing returns
overuse|Make hackneyed
pacesetter|Leader of the pack
pacific|World's largest ocean
paganist|Wiccan, e.g.
pagodas|Asian shrines
paisano|Pal
paisano|Pal, slangily
palaces|Royal residences
palette|Where artists mix
palmist|Line reader
palomino|Trigger, e.g.
palomino|Trigger, e.g.
pandora|Box opener
pandora|Infamous box opener of myth
panjandrum|Muck-a-muck
panoply|Complete array
panther|Black cat
paprika|Goulash seasoning
parable|It delivers a message
parable|Passage with a moral
parable|Passage with a moral
parades|March events?
paradise|The Bahamas' ___ Island
paraffin|Waterproofing material for paper
parallel|Fated never to meet?
paramecia|Little beasties
parasol|Sun blocker
parboil|Precook
parboil|Precook
parched|More than thirsty
parcheesi|Game with a cross-shaped board
pardner|Cowpoke
pardons|Some convicts get them
parlors|Places with rocking chairs
parodied|Took off on
parolee|Coming out party?
parolee|One out
parterre|Back section of seats
partial|Like some credit
partings|Farewells
partner|Burns, to Allen
partner|Square dancer's need
passerby|Accident witness, often
pastorale|Country music?
pastrami|Deli meat on rye
patrolman|Officer on the beat
patronal|Supporting the arts, say
patrons|Supporters
payload|Business end of a missile
payloads|Shuttle cargoes
payment|Creditor's demand
payolas|Commercial bribes
peasant|Kind of blouse
peasant|Kind of blouse
pedaler|Biker
pedicab|Calcutta conveyance
peewees|Half-pints
pelican|A symbol of Louisiana
pelters|Protesters, sometimes
penance|What some sinners do
pennames|Lewis Carroll and others
pentagon|Arlington landmark
pentagon|Arlington landmark
pentagons|Soccer ball sections
pentane|Bottled gas
percale|Sheet material
perched|Sat
periscopes|U-boat features
perjured|Like some trial testimony
permits|Parade requirements
persist|Hang tough
persist|Keep going
persona|Image
personae|Fictional characters
personal|None of your business
perspire|Produce beads, perhaps
pesetas|Bygone money
pesetas|Spanish currency units before 2002
pestered|Bugged
petioles|Leafstalks
petition|Amendment impetus, maybe
pharaoh|Admirer of Joseph, in Genesis
pharaoh|Villain in Exodus
pharisee|Sanctimonious sort
phenomena|They're extraordinary
piaster|Mideastern money
piebald|Spotted, as a horse
pierogies|Polish turnovers
pigeons|Easy marks
pilgrim|Member of a noted colony
pillage|Sack
pillowcase|White sale purchase
pilsener|Light lager
pinochle|Meld of the queen of spades and jack of diamonds
pintsize|Slight
pipsqueak|Shrimp
pistachios|They're nuts
pitapat|Heartbeat
pitapat|Heartbeat
pitapats|Dins of hail
pitapats|Rain may produce them
pitapats|Rain may produce them
plainer|Less ornate
plainly|À la the Amish
plaiter|Certain hair stylist
plaiter|Certain hair stylist
planets|Revolvers
plateau|Flat part of a chart line
plateau|Tableland
platoon|Army outfit
platoon|Stone work
platters|Restaurant stock
playgoers|Theater audience
pleiades|Seven nymphs of Greek myth
pleiades|Seven nymphs of Greek myth
plenary|Fully attended
pleural|Of lung membranes
pleural|Of lung membranes
pleural|Of lung membranes
plotlines|Drama essentials
plotter|Member of a cabal
plumped|Made ready for market, as chickens
plumper|More filled-out
plusses|*Fringe benefits
polenta|Mushy Italian dish
politico|Many a conventiongoer
politico|Party person?
polymers|Nylon and others, chemically speaking
polymers|Nylons, e.g.
polymers|Nylons, e.g.
pontific|Like a pope, old-style
poorhouse|Destitution, metaphorically
porcine|Mud-loving and fat
possess|Have in one's hands
posterns|Back doors
potbellies|Unwanted overhangs
potbelly|Overeater's problem
potentate|High-muck-a-muck
pothole|Highway department concern
potshot|Aimless bit of gunfire
potters|Kiln users
potters|Kiln users
pottery|Ceramic vessels
pragmatic|Not flaky
praises|Hosannas
prattle|Gab
precede|Usher in
precinct|Police area
precise|Exact
precise|On target
precise|On target
predict|Interpret signs
premise|Assumption
prenames|They're given at birth
prepare|Whip up
preppie|One who hasn't gone public?
prequel|The Godfather, Part II, e.g.
present|Attending
presides|Is in the chair
presidio|Garrison, Spanish-style
pressed|Lacking wrinkles
pressed|Lacking wrinkles
pressuring|Putting the squeeze on
pretend|Simulated
pretest|Teacher's diagnostic tool
pretzels|Bar offerings
prevail|Come out on top
priggish|Overmodest
primate|Anthropoid
primate|Anthropoid
primate|Man, e.g.
primmer|More fastidious
proceed|Go
propagate|Let spread
propeller|Thrust producer
propose|Suggest
prosaic|Blah
prosody|Study of versification
prostate|___ gland
protects|What a custodian does
protegee|Jane Goodall, to Louis Leakey
protein|Amino acid chain
protocol|The right stuff?
provenance|Source
proverb|Nugget for Franklin
proviso|Condition
provoke|Incite to anger
pulsate|Beat
pundits|Gurus
punisher|Spanker, e.g.
purlieu|Regular hangout
purlieu|Regular hangout
pushpin|Bulletin board fastener
pushups|Exercises you're prone to do
quality|Excellence
quixotic|Hardly practical
radiator|Engine component
ragtime|Syncopated pieces
railbus|Passenger vehicle on tracks
railbus|Passenger vehicle on tracks
railcar|Train part
railing|Banister
raisers|Parents, e.g.
rampant|Runaway
rampant|Unchecked
rapider|Speedier
ratatat|Knocking sound
ratites|Ostriches, e.g.
rattail|Kind of comb
rattrap|Ramshackle structure
realism|Seeing things as they are
reallot|Divide up in a new way
rearwards|How some train riders ride
reasoner|Logician
reassesses|Gets a whole new view of
recapped|Summarized, as a ball game
recarpet|Cover the floor anew
receipt|Register output
receipt|Register output
recipes|Sets of instructions
recital|Musical event
recliner|It may set you back a bit
reclines|Takes it easy
recolor|Touch up, at the salon
recourse|Contingency plan
recrossed|Intersected again
rectory|Parish residence
recumbent|Lying
redhead|Carrot-top
redials|Corrects a wrong number
redolent|Aromatic
reemerge|Come out of quarantine
reenact|Simulate, in a way
reengages|Fights again
reenlist|Do another hitch
refilling|Pharmacist's activity, at times
refries|Prepares beans in a way
regency|Interim government
regency|Interim government
regraded|Marked again, in a way
rehashed|Like old arguments
rehears|Tries again
reheats|Cooks, as leftovers
reincur|Acquire again
reindeer|Dancer's group
reinsure|Be doubly protected
reinsure|Be doubly protected
reiterates|Stresses, perhaps
rejoicer|Celebrant
relapse|Problem during convalescence
relapses|Medical disappointments
releaser|One opening a jail door, say
relishes|Enjoys
relived|Went through again
reloads|Prepares to fire again
reminds|Cues
remissly|With carelessness
remotes|Clickers
remover|Manicurist's bottle
renegers|Inconstant people
rentals|Blockbuster business
repaint|Brighten up, maybe
repasts|Feasts
repeals|Annuls
repelled|Put off
repelled|Put off
repining|Longing
replica|Copy
replied|Wrote back
reprints|Issues in paperback, perhaps
reprise|Do a second time, as a role
reprised|Played again
reredos|Ornamental wall behind an altar
reredos|Ornamental wall behind an altar
rerouted|Shunted elsewhere
resettle|Move
reshape|Turn into something else
residua|Remainders
resists|Won't cooperate
resizes|Adjusts, as a cap
reslate|Move on the schedule
resolutions|Formal measures of the Senate
resound|Echo
resound|Ring out
respect|Hero worship
respites|Breathers
responded|Got back (to)
responded|Got back (to)
restarts|Some computer actions
restored|Stripped and stained, maybe
restorers|Some museum workers
restyles|Changes at the salon
retacked|Took on again, as a problem
retackled|Took on again, as a problem
retainer|Orthodontic need
reticular|Netlike
retinue|Attending group
retires|Stops using
retires|Stops using
retitle|Handle differently?
retorts|Comebacks
retorts|Comebacks
retraces|Goes back over
retread|Unoriginal work
retuned|Fixed, as a piano
retunes|Fixes, as an instrument
returners|Many 12/26 store visitors
returns|Election data
retyped|Like final manuscripts
reverer|Any one of the Magi
reviewable|Open to inspection
reviewer|Book coverer?
revived|Brought back
rewards|Finders' fees
rewinds|Goes back to the beginning
rewires|Updates current carriers
rhetoric|Bombast
riddance|Clearing away
riffles|Flips (through)
rightsize|Set at the proper level, as a work force
rillets|Brooks of little consequence
ringtoss|Carnival game
ripener|Aging agent
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Insult follower, perhaps
rippled|Like some muscles
rippled|Like some muscles
riptide|Swimmer's fear
riptides|Lifeguards' dangers
ritziest|Most elegant
ritziest|Most elegant
rivalrous|Competitive
roadrunner|Beep, beep! speaker
roadrunner|Geococcyx californianus
roadster|Open car
roaming|Like some charges on a cell phone
roaring|Like the 1920's
roaring|Like the 1920's
rodents|Snakes' intakes
rolltop|Fancy desk
romancer|Smoothie
rondelle|Bead separator
rooftops|They may be pitched
roomies|Co-renters, slangily
roommate|Unwelcome snorer
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
rosebud|American Beauty growth
rosebud|Future rambler, say
rosette|Architectural ornament
rotunda|Capitol construction
roughrider|Spanish-American War figure
rounded|Kind of vowel in "loop"
rubberneck|Masseur's woe?
ruinous|Catastrophic
runaway|Beat a retreat
rupiahs|Indonesian currency units
sabbath|Fourth Commandment subject
sabotage|Mission: Impossible assignment, maybe
saddest|Most forlorn
sadists|Cruel bunch
safaris|Trips overseas
saffron|Bouillabaisse ingredient
sailors|On the Town characters
salesman|Pitcher
salesmen|Pitchers?
salient|Hard to miss
saltshaker|It has holes in its head
saltwater|Kind of taffy
salutary|Healthful
sambaed|Danced in duple time
sameness|Source of boredom
samisen|Three-stringed instrument
sanctity|Holiness
sanctum|Private retreat
sandbag|Bank fortifier
sandbank|Danger for a riverboat
sangfroid|Imperturbability
sangria|Punch with a kick
sarcasm|Some cracks are full of it
satiate|Gorge
satires|Swift output
satirist|Juvenal, for one
satirize|Send up
saucepan|It may be found on a range
sauerkraut|Frank request
saunter|Amble
savarin|Folgers alternative
saviors|White knights
sawlogs|Snore
sawlogs|Snore
sayonara|1957 Marlon Brando film
sayonara|Japanese farewell
sayonara|Parting word
scalawag|Knave
scalene|Like some triangles
scalene|Unequal on all three sides
scalloper|Mollusk gatherer
scalper|Unofficial ticket source
scampers|Runs like a rabbit
scarabs|Some iconic gems
scarlet|Like a tanager
scatters|Breaks up hurriedly
scavenge|Behave like jackals
scavenge|Behave like jackals
scented|Like some candles
scepter|Golden rod?
sceptred|Like a British sovereign
schooner|Draft order?
scooted|Went quickly
scooter|It might cause a buzz around town
scorned|Like a pariah
scoters|Diving ducks
scrabble|Game with tiles
scrapes|Set-tos
screams|Primal therapy sounds
screened|Culled
scrimped|Cut corners
scrimps|Isn't lavish
scrolls|Torahs
scrooge|Skinflint
seabird|Erne or tern
seacoast|Scenic area, often
seadogs|Tars
seafarer|Columbus, e.g.
sealskins|Arctic cover-ups
seamiest|Most sordid
seances|Gatherings where people hold hands
seaport|New York or New Orleans
seascape|Many a Winslow Homer painting
seashores|Popular vacation locales
seasonal|Like leprechaun and four-leaf clover decorations
seasonal|Like some workers
seasons|Annual quartet
seasons|Annual quartet
seatbelts|They may contain riders
seaweed|Iodine source
seaweeds|Kelp and others
secrete|Cache
secretive|Close-mouthed
secrets|Spies seek them
sectors|Zones
sediment|Deposit
seedier|More squalid
seedpod|Bean container
seeress|She's available for future reference
seethes|Burns
seignior|Feudal lord
seiners|Workers concerned with net returns?
seiners|Workers concerned with net returns?
seismic|Earthshaking?
seismographer|Earthquake measurer
selectmen|Town officials in New England
selects|Goes for
selfless|Altruistic
semidry|Like many a Riesling
semimetal|Arsenic is one
semipro|Like some athletes
semipro|Not totally amateur
semisoft|Like Bel Paese cheese
senates|Legislative houses
senecas|Five Nations members
seniors|Golden-agers
senorita|Miss out in Mexico?
sensate|Having feelings
sentient|Conscious
septets|Some Dixieland bands
serenade|Victor Herbert operetta, with "The"
sermons|Fathers' deliveries
sermons|Service deliveries
sermons|They may follow choir numbers
servant|Civil one?
services|Masses, e.g.
sesames|Bun toppers
sessile|Permanently attached, to a zoologist
session|College period
session|Court time
sessions|Shrinks' appointments
sestets|Octave followers
setting|Novel need
shabbier|Not so fine
shakers|Bygone religious group
shakers|Bygone religious group
shakers|Bygone religious group
shallot|Bordelaise ingredient
shamble|Shuffle along
shampoo|Suave, say
shanghai|China's most populous city
sharers|No hogs
sharpen|Make a point, in a way
sharper|More acute
sharpie|Sly one
shatter|Go to pieces
sheared|Cut
shearer|Woolgatherer?
sheaves|Harvest-time collection
sheepskin|Rams, lambs and ewes?
shekels|Israeli currency units
shellacs|Beats badly
shielder|Ozone layer, e.g.
shodden|Like horses' hooves, in dialect
shoetree|Pump preserver
shopper|Free neighborhood paper
shoring|Support system
shoring|Supporting posts
shorten|Abbreviate
showboat|Exhibitionist
showdown|Final fight
showers|April forecast
showman|P. T. Barnum, for example
showman|P. T. Barnum, notably
shrimps|Little guys
shtetls|Jewish communities
sickest|Least healthy
sidearms|Pistols and swords
sideslip|Go askew
signaled|Gave the high sign
signora|Italian Mrs.
silence|It's golden
silencer|Accessory for a hood
silencer|Mafia bad guy
silencer|Mafia bad guy
silesia|Oder region
silkier|More smooth
simians|Monkeys, apes and such
simulcasts|Some radio productions
sincere|Open
sitters|Caretakers
situate|Place
skaters|Camel makers
skeining|Winding yarn
skeleton|Halloween display
skeleton|Kind of crew
skewering|Making fun of mercilessly
skitter|Move quickly and lightly
skydiver|High jumper?
skylights|Features of some bright rooms
skyrocket|Rise abruptly
sledges|Swung tools
sleighs|Sites for bells
sleuthing|Spade work
slimness|Aim for many models
slimness|Dieter's desire
slingers|Hash house workers
slipknots|Scouts' creations
slithers|Moves like a lizard
slopped|Trudged through mud
slowest|Least sharp
slowest|Least sharp
smarmiest|Most insincere
smashup|Rear-ender, maybe
smelled|Got wind of
smidgens|Dollops
smokers|Fastballs
smoothed|Sandpapered
smoothens|Works with a plane
snaking|Not straight
snarers|Gin makers
snaring|Trapper's job
snatched|Kidnapped
sneaker|Court wear
sneaker|High-top
sneaker|It's fit to be tied
sneakers|They're often heard during hoops games
sneezer|Blessed one
snidely|Way to deliver a barb
snookers|Dupes
snorter|Bull, at times
sofabed|Convertible
sofabed|Overnight guest's spot
softened|Not so harsh
soirees|Musical evenings
solacer|Comforter
solaria|Good places for basking
solaria|Tanning places
solutes|Some salts in water, e.g.
somebody|Big shot
someday|Eventually
somehow|One way or another
someone|Not nobody
someone|Other alternative?
somerset|Historical figure in "Henry VI, Part II"
somewhat|A bit
sonatas|Recital numbers
soonest|Quick as can be
sootier|Like Santa after returning to the North Pole?
sorriest|Most miserable
sourballs|Tart treats
sourdough|San Francisco bread
soviets|Cold war group
spaceman|One on a mission, maybe
spacemen|They may be encapsulated
spangly|Sequined
spaniel|Nixon's Checkers, e.g.
sparring|Kind of partner
sparrow|Songbird
sparseness|Characteristic of desert vegetation
sparsest|Least abundant
spaying|Vet's job
speakers|Some phones have them
speared|Like some olives
speared|Like some olives
specialty|Area
specify|Enumerate
speedups|Accelerations
spheric|Ball-shaped
spicate|Like ears of grain
spiegel|Big name in catalogs
spielers|Circus employees
spillover|Extra
spinets|They have strings attached
spinets|They have strings attached
spirits|Alcohol
spitball|Changing pitch
spitter|Outlawed pitch, informally
sploshed|Walked through a puddle
sponsor|Commercial producer
spooned|Served, as soup
sporrans|Pouches worn with kilts
sportswriting|Specialized reporting
spouted|Spewed forth
sprints|Track regimen
spritzers|Wine drinks
spritzers|Wine drinks
spurned|Cast aside
squandered|Played ducks and drakes with
squares|Hardly cool cats
squishy|Soft and yielding
stagecoach|Way out West, once
stagehands|Play assisters
stagehands|Play assisters
stagier|More artificial
stagnant|Still
stainer|Woodworker, at times
stalest|Most musty
stallions|*Prancing ... male ... mares
stamens|Pollen producers
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Staying power
stammer|Pause cause
standouts|Stars
standpat|Keep one's hand
standpat|Resist change
starches|Pasta and such
starfish|Beachcomber's find
stargazes|Is a night watchman?
starless|Black, as the night sky
starlet|Hollywood up-and-comer
starlet|One may play a big part in the future
starlings|Speckled songbirds
starlit|Like night skies
starlit|Like some nights
starrier|More twinkly
started|Under way
starters|Race line-up
startle|Scare suddenly
startle|Shake up
startle|Shake up
statesman|Leader
statuettes|Small busts?
steeled|Girded
steeled|Toughened
steeped|Like tea bags, traditionally
steeped|Like tea bags, traditionally
steepen|Increase, as an incline
steepen|Raise, as prices
steeper|Not as cheap
stencil|Silk-screening need
stencil|Writer's guide
stentor|Loud speaker
steppes|Prairielands abroad
sterilize|Pass through fire, perhaps
sternum|Rib connection
stickum|Gluey stuff
stifles|Suppresses
stigmas|Bad marks
stilted|Overly formal
stilted|Wooden
stinger|Drink of brandy and crème de menthe
stipels|Tiny appendages on rose plants
stirrings|Onset of wakefulness
stodges|Old fogies
stopgap|It'll do for now
storage|Attic use
storewide|Like some clearances
straightforward|Direct
stranded|High and dry
strange|Way out
strangle|Suppress
strangle|Suppress
strapped|Broke
streaker|70's prankster
streetcar|San Francisco transport
strength|Muscularity
stricken|Deeply affected
strikeover|Typing correction
stringed|Like a mandolin
strings|Composition of some quartets
strings|Pops section
striped|Like a skunk
strolls|Enjoys the boardwalk
strutted|Imitated a peacock, maybe
studied|Under a microscope
stumblebum|Doofus
stupendous|More than great
stupendous|More than great
stutter|Talk like th-th-this
stygian|Gloomy
stygian|Gloomy
styrene|Synthetic rubber ingredient
styrene|Synthetic rubber ingredient
subspaces|Areas within areas
sultanates|Brunei and others
sultans|Islamic chiefs
summery|Estival
summons|Court call
sunbathe|Lie on the beach, perhaps
sunroof|Option not available in a convertible
sunspot|Solar storm
sunsuit|Warm-weather wear
supreme|Above all others
surfers|Beach sights
surgeon|Walter Reed, e.g.
surnames|Currier and Ives, e.g.
svelter|Thinner
swatter|Debugging device?
swearer|Inauguration participant
swearer|Inauguration participant
sweaters|Some display letters
swollen|Puffed up
synonym|Instance, for example
tagline|Catchphrase
tagline|Catchphrase
tailwind|It speeds up flights
takings|Receipts of money earned
talents|Biblical money
taloned|Like eagles and owls
tamarin|South American monkey
tangents|Off-topic ramblings
tangerine|Reddish-orange
tangoed|Practiced an Arthur Murray lesson
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapestries|The Met's "Hunt of the Unicorn" and others
tapeworms|Make a video about lowlifes?
tapioca|Pudding ingredient
tarpaper|Roofer's order
tartans|Family identifiers
taskmasters|Hard heads?
teaberry|Wintergreen fruit
teammate|Whitey, to Yogi
teapots|Cozy locales
technocrat|Managerial type
teenager|Adolescent
teenagers|Some youth
teensiest|Hardest to make out
teepees|Crows' homes
telecast|Program airing
telemeter|Surveyor's tool
televise|Air
tempest|Shakespeare's last play, with "The"
tenably|In a defensible manner
tenably|In a defensible manner
tenancy|Period of occupancy
tenderer|Easier to cut into
tenderest|Like blue-ribbon-winning steak
tenderfoot|Barkeep's woe?
tenderfoot|Twelve inches of supply boat?
tenderhearted|Gentle
tenderloin|Flank alternative
tenders|Submits
tensional|Pertaining to tautness
tensional|Pertaining to tautness
tentacled|Octopuslike
tenters|Camping enthusiasts
terrene|Earthly
terrines|Paté pottery
territory|Area
tersest|Superlatively brief
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Piece of art
tethers|Ropes
theorem|Something to prove
theorists|People with principles
theorists|People with principles
thereabout|Roughly that
therein|At that place
thermal|Warming
thermal|Warming
thermos|Drink holder
thesauri|Writers' references
thirteen|Baker's dozen quantity
thirteen|Baker's dozen quantity
thorium|Element in vacuum tube filaments
threads|Clothes, slangily
threaten|Menace
thrones|King-sized furniture?
ticktock|Clock sound
tidemark|Line on a dock
tidying|Spiffing (up)
tightwads|Penny pinchers
tillered|Sent forth new shoots from the base, as a plant
timeliest|Most opportune
timeliest|Most opportune
timeline|History book inset
tingler|Cause of a prickly feeling
tingler|Cause of a prickly feeling
tiniest|Least
tinters|Salon workers, at times
tintype|Photo in an old album
tippytoe|What a child may stand on
tipsily|Drunkenly
tipster|Informant
tiptoes|Goes quietly
tiramisu|Liquor-laced dessert
tireless|Like a junkyard car
titular|In name only
toadies|Apple polishers
toadstool|Hammer for a hopper?
toasted|Like newlyweds, often
toaster|Classic bank giveaway
toasters|Browning pieces?
toddles|Takes early steps
toehold|Initial bit of progress
toiling|Slave's job
tolerable|So-so
tollbooths|Collectors' locales
toluene|Solvent made from coal tar
tomorrow|Soon
toneless|Without inflection or feeling
toolshed|Backyard sight
topiary|It needs to be kept in shape
topnotch|Dynamite
topples|Removes from power
topsider|Deck shoe
topsoil|Plowed layer
topspin|English of a sort
torment|Agony
torpedo|Underwater missile
torrents|Deluges
tossers|Horseshoes players
tostada|Alternative to a taco
toweled|Dried
towrope|Hawser
tractor|One with a lot of pull
trainee|New hire
trainload|Huge quantity
traipsed|Walked about
traipses|Walks all over
tramways|Peak-to-peak transports
tranced|Stupefied
translate|Decode, in a way
trapezoid|Dulcimer's shape
trapped|In a net
trappers|Eskimos, e.g.
trashed|Vandalized
treacle|Goo
treacles|Sweet toppings
treacles|Sweet toppings
treasurer|Balance keeper?
treasurer|One may show you the money
treatise|Academic work
trebles|Shrill sounds
treetop|Perch, perhaps
treetop|Perch, perhaps
trellis|Morning glory aid
tremolo|Relative of vibrato
trendier|More au courant
triceps|Arm muscle
tricots|Warp-knit fabrics
tricots|Warp-knit fabrics
tricycle|Scooter alternative
triennial|More frequent than the Olympics
trigram|ABC, for one
trilogy|Aeschylus' "Oresteia," e.g.
trimmest|In superlative shape
tritest|Ordinary in the extreme
triumphs|Brings home the gold
triumphs|Brings home the gold
triunes|Threesomes
trotted|Brought (out)
trouble|Hot water, so to speak
troubles|Inconveniences
truants|Academic AWOL's
truckload|Six cubic yards of dirt, say
trueblue|Staunch
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tsetses|Lion tormentors
tsunami|Salt shaker?
tsunami|Salt shaker?
tuition|School statistic
turnoff|Repulse
turntable|Once popular player
twaddled|Went on about trivial things
tweedle|Lure with music
tweeter|Speaker part
twitter|Chirp rapidly
ukelele|Something that's plucked: Var.
ulsters|Winter coats
ulsters|Woolen overcoats
umbrage|Offense
umbrages|Resentments
unaesthetic|Like an eyesore
unaired|Never broadcast
unalienable|Like certain rights, in the Declaration of Independence
unaware|Napping, so to speak
unbecoming|Neither right nor proper
uncrate|Open, as shipped goods
underage|Using a fake ID, perhaps
underpin|Support
underrate|Hold cheap
undimmed|Strong as always
unearned|Like some income
unearth|Dig up
uneasily|With reservations
uneaten|Like leftovers
unexcited|Blasé
ungently|Roughly
unhappy|Ill-fated
unicycle|Balancing act?
universe|It's all there is
unlaced|Loose, in a way
unladen|Free of burdens
unleaded|Pump standard
unlearn|Get out of the habit of
unlinks|Separates
unliterary|Like hack writing
unnamed|Like ghostwriters
unnerve|Faze
unopened|Intact
unopened|Intact
unrated|Like some foreign films
unroots|Pulls out entirely, in a way
unsewed|Not yet attached, in a way
unstable|Like nitroglycerin
untimed|Like open-ended tests
upgrades|Newer software, perhaps
uppercuts|They may be taken on the chin
uppercuts|They may be taken on the chin
uprears|Raises
uproars|Hullabaloos
upstate|Like Rome vis-à-vis New York City
upsurge|Jump
upswing|Improvement
uptakes|Flues, e.g.
uptilts|Raises, in a way
urethane|Skateboard wheel material
ushered|Preceded, with "in"
usherettes|Some seaters
usurers|Some sharks
usurers|They work at a high rate
usuries|Loan sharks' practices
usurper|Coup participant, e.g.
utensils|Mess kit items
valentine|Heart recipient
validness|Authenticity
variety|A little of this, a little of that
variety|A little of this, a little of that
variety|Daily Hollywood publication
vendetta|Family feud
venting|Showing rage
venture|Make, as a guess
veritas|In vino ___
vernacular|Street language
victoria|We are not amused speaker
vintner|One who loves a good bouquet
violence|Concern of some media watchdogs
violets|They're blue, in rhyme
virgins|Uninitiated ones
virtuoso|Musical artiste
visceral|Gut-level
volcano|Mauna Loa, e.g.
volcano|Mauna Loa, e.g.
vouched|Supported, with "for"
wagered|Bet
wahines|Waikiki sights
warning|Blinking light, maybe
warplane|Air force unit
wartime|1941-45, for the United States
wartimes|Patriotic periods, traditionally
wartimes|Patriotic periods, traditionally
wastrel|Ne'er-do-well
watchdog|Ralph Nader, notably
watchout|Careful!
watchout|Careful!
wattage|Power
weaners|Stockbreeding devices
webster|Man of many words
weepier|Tearing more
weepier|Tearing more
weightier|More meaningful
weirder|More outlandish
welding|Using a blowtorch
wetsuits|Divers' garb
whalers|Ones who go after big schools?
wheelies|Cyclists pop them
whetted|Like some appetites
whiplashes|Affects adversely, as by a sudden change
whirligig|Child's toy
whistle|Play stopper
wieners|Contents of some buns
windfall|Source of sudden wealth
windsurfs|Sails over water
windups|They start pitches
winesap|McIntosh alternative
wingspans|Gives impromptu scathing reviews?
wiretap|Listen in on
wiretap|Spy's device
wiretap|Spy's device
wiseacre|Joker
wiseacres|They may make great comebacks
wizened|Shriveled
womanly|Feminine
wonderful|Awe-inspiring
wonderful|End of the thought
woodchat|European shrike
woodchuck|Burrower
workable|Not hopeless, as a plan
wrangle|Quarrel noisily
wryness|Seinfeldesque quality
yammers|Talks loudly and persistently
yardarms|Rigging supports
yearend|Kind of sale or statement
zabaglione|Italian custard served either hot or chilled
zaniest|Best at buffoonery
zillion|Whole slew of
zinnias|Showy annuals
aardvark|First animal?
abalone|Marine rock-clinger
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abashed|Chagrined
abdominal|Like some muscles
abeyancy|Suspended state: Var.
abidance|Patient waiting
abnegate|Relinquish
abolished|Like poll taxes
abraded|Worn
abraded|Worn
abreast|Side by side
absentee|Like some voters
absinthe|Green liqueur
absorber|Shock ___
absorbs|Works like a sponge
abstain|Not raise a hand, say
academe|College life
academe|It's far removed from the real world
accepts|Agrees to
accosts|Confronts boldly
accreted|Built up
accrues|Grows
accruing|Adding up, as interest
accused|Criminal defendant, with "the"
acerbic|Biting
acetone|Common solvent
acetones|Volatile solvents
acoustic|Folkie's choice of guitar
acquits|Lets off
acreage|Land
actions|The things we do
actively|With real effort
activist|One with a cause
activists|They've got issues
activity|Pastime
adagios|Some ballet twosomes
adamant|Rigid
adamant|Unlikely to reconsider
addenda|Supplementary material
addenda|Supplementary material
addenda|Supplements
addends|Summer figures?
addresser|One on a podium, perhaps
adenoid|Of the lymph glands
admirals|Some old TV's
adolescent|Preadult
adoptee|One placed by an agency, perhaps
adopter|Parent-by-choice, of sorts
adorers|Worshipers
adrenaline|Source of some rushes
adulate|Flatter servilely
adumbrate|Produce a faint image of
adverbs|Hither and yon
adverse|Unfavorable
aerated|Turned, as topsoil
aerates|Infuses with bubbles
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerodrome|British landing field
aerosol|Ssss maker
aerosol|Kind of bomb
affects|Touches
affiliate|Connect (with)
affirmative|What to latch onto, with "the" ...
against|Con
against|Next to
agedness|Senescence
agendas|Meeting needs
agitate|Perturb
agitate|Perturb
aileron|Banking aid?
airhead|Scatterbrain
airheads|Bubblebrains
airhole|Pet carrier feature
airlift|Emergency delivery, maybe
airline|Hop offerer
airline|One with a fleet fleet
airplane|727, e.g.
airshow|Place for rolls
airtight|Perfect, as an alibi
airtime|Broadcast slot
alamedas|Shady strolling spots
alamode|Like some desserts
alamode|Pie preference
alarmed|More than worried
alarmed|Not at all calm
albumen|Nutritive matter around a seed's embryo
alcohol|Second part
alcohol|Still stuff
aliases|Rap sheet info
alienee|Property receiver, in court
alienee|Property recipient
alleges|Says it's so
allegiance|Loyalty to the cause
allergies|Scratch tests test for them
allowing|Granting
allurer|Siren
allusion|Subtle reference
alongshore|Not in deep water, say
alpacas|Guanaco relatives
alphabetic|Like some lineups
alpinists|Mountain climbers
aluminum|Turquoise component
amanuensis|Helper who takes dictation
amateur|Hobbyist
amateurish|Bush-league
amatory|Passionate
amatory|Passionate
amazement|Awe
amazement|Awe
amazons|Hippolyta's warriors
amenity|Concierge service, e.g.
amiable|Complaisant
ammeters|Current gadgets
amnesia|Common soap opera affliction
amnesia|Common soap opera affliction
amorous|Loverlike
amounts|Check marks
amusement|Beer and skittles
amusement|Diversion
amusers|Comedians, e.g.
analogs|Counterparts
analogs|Counterparts
analogs|Parallels
analyst|Shrink
analyst|Shrink
analysts|Shrinks
analytic|Thoughtful and logical
anathema|Object of loathing
andiron|Log holder
anemone|Buttercup family member
anemone|Flowerlike polyp
anemone|Flowerlike polyp
aneroids|Some barometers
anglers|Fly-casters, e.g.
angular|Rawboned
animals|They're in a kingdom
animate|Energize
animated|Like Mickey Mouse
animato|Like the music in "Turkey in the Straw"
anisette|Liqueur
anoints|Dubs
anoints|Makes sacred, in a way
anomaly|It's not the norm
anoraks|Arctic wear
anteater|One attacking a colony, maybe
anteater|One attacking a colony, maybe
anteater|One sticking his nose in things
antedate|Come before
antenna|Pre-cable need
antenna|Pre-cable need
antigen|Immunity trigger
antigen|Immunologist's concern
antipope|Alexander V, e.g.
antlers|Feature of some bucks
antonym|Top to bottom
antonym|Top to bottom
anxiety|Cause of some attacks
anybody|Who has an answer?
anymore|Hungry person's question
aperies|Practical jokes
aphasia|Loss of speaking ability
apollos|Handsome young men
apostle|Jude, for one
apparatus|Equipment
apparatus|Machine
appeared|Popped up
apposes|Places side by side
apposes|Puts side by side
apricot|Liqueur flavoring
aquacade|Swimming and diving pageant
aquaria|Tanks
aquavit|Caraway-flavored liquor
aquiline|Like Sherlock Holmes's nose
arboreal|Out on a limb?
archaic|Like "enow" or "erst"
archaic|Like "enow" or "erst"
areolae|Anatomical interstices
areoles|Spaces on a leaf
aridness|Drought
ariette|Short song
aristae|Grain appendages
armadas|Battle groups
armagnac|French brandy
armament|Military strength
armoire|Chamber piece
armoire|Clothes holder
armoire|Hotel room furniture
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Large wardrobe
armrests|They may be shared in theaters
aromatic|Perfumed
arousal|Excitement
arpeggio|Concert run?
arrange|Orchestrate
arranged|Set
arrears|What payments may be in
arrogance|I problem
arroyos|Dry gulches
arsenal|Certain depot
arsenic|Poison in classic mysteries
artisans|Goldsmith and others
artistries|Puppetry and ventriloquism, e.g.
artistry|Craftsmanship
artless|Naive
arugula|Member of the mustard family
ascribe|Credit
ashcans|Trash receptacles
ashiness|Lack of color
asperse|Sling mud at
assassin|Hit maker?
assault|Delta team work
assault|Jump
assemble|Rally
assents|Gives in
assertion|Claim
assessed|Taxed
assesses|Taxes
assesses|Taxes
assiduous|Hard-working
assists|Basketball stat
assuage|Quiet
assuage|Salve
assumes|Postulates
assured|Nice way to rest
assurer|Confidence builder
astonish|Flabbergast
astounds|Blows away
asymmetric|Not perfectly balanced
atheneum|Literary institution: Var.
athlete|Player
athlete|Player
atingle|All excited
atingle|Like skin, after a facial
atomism|Philosophical theory first advanced by Leucippus and Democritus
attache|Paper holder
attendance|Factor in grading, perhaps
attends|Goes to
attests|Swears
attires|Decks out
attires|Decks out
attunes|Puts on the right wavelength
auberge|French inn
audible|Loud enough to hear
aureole|Ring of light
authors|Classic card game
automat|Bygone eatery
autopilot|Cockpit aid
avarice|Sin of the beady-eyed
avenged|Repaid
avenger|Satisfaction seeker
avenues|Pennsylvania and others
avenues|Pennsylvania and others
aviators|Air-conditioned people?
avocado|Green shade
avocado|Shade of green
avowals|Admissions
avuncular|Friendly, as an older relative, say
awkward|Lubberly
babydoll|Cutie pie
backdoor|Tryster's escape route, maybe
backlog|In-basket stack
bagpipes|Marcher's instrument
bailout|Rescue
balance|Account number
ballerinas|They're often on their toes
bananas|Mad
bandage|Swaddle
banning|Forbiddance
baobabs|African trees with thick trunks
bareness|Nudity
bareness|Nudity
baritones|Figaro and others
baritones|Figaro and others
barkeeper|Juice dispenser
baroque|Busy
baroque|Very busy
barters|Wheels and deals
basalts|Some volcanic rocks
baseball|The Natural game
bassets|Short-legged hunters
battleship|It may have the name of a state
beaches|Leaves stranded
beanball|Head shot?
beanstalk|Witty Orson's patter?
bearcat|University of Cincinnati player
bearhugs|Strong holds
beastie|Fairy-tale monster
bedouin|Wanderer
bedridden|Laid up
beefalo|Hybrid on the range
beehive|60's hairdo
beekeeping|Occupation involving many workers
beeline|Dog-to-postal carrier route
beeswax|Business, facetiously
belated|Behind
belladonna|Poisonous plant
benedicts|Late-marrying men
besieger|Santa Anna at the Alamo, e.g.
bespattered|Like a painter's smock
bestial|Inhuman
betatron|Particle accelerator
betatron|Particle accelerator
bethesda|Central Park's ___ Fountain
bethesda|Naval Medical Center locale
beveled|Oblique
beveled|Oblique
biennia|Two-year stretches
bigness|Immensity
bioscope|Early motion picture projector
birdwatch|Aviary timekeeper?
blackberry|Certain pie order
bleaker|Not so rosy
blinder|Bridle attachment
blister|Criticize harshly
blotted|Eradicated, with "out"
blotters|Record holders
blowtorch|Welder's tool
blowtorch|Welder's tool
boardwalk|Beach promenade
bobwhite|Familiar avian call
bodices|Peasants' wear
bodices|Peasants' wear
bonhomie|Friendliness
bookkeeper|Worker with a ledger
booklet|Small tract
bookshop|Setting for Robert Frost's "A Masque of Mercy"
boomtown|Fast grower, population-wise
bootleg|Sell bathtub gin, say
bossiest|Most overbearing
bottleneck|Jam producer
bouncer|Bar employee
bourgeois|Conventional
boycotts|Refuses to deal with
bragged|Gasconaded
brakeman|One in training?
braless|Unsupported, in a way
bratwurst|It may be on a roll
bravura|Showy musical style
breadbox|Classic item in size comparisons
breadnut|Mexican tree with large, edible seeds
breakouts|Can openings?
breaths|Signs of life
brethren|Members of a flock
brewskis|Cold ones
brickkiln|Oven for making building blocks
briefed|Having some intelligence
bristol|Connecticut city that's home to ESPN
broadax|Tree hewer
broadened|Opened up
broiled|Used the highest oven setting
broiled|Used the highest oven setting
broiler|Range part
bromides|Platitudes
browbeaten|Bullied
buffeted|Hit by strong winds
burnish|Buff
burnsides|Relative of muttonchops
burrito|Folded comestible
bushels|Farm units
buzzard|Codger
buzzcut|Barbershop request
bygones|Water under the bridge
cabanas|Boardwalk sights
cabaret|Musical derived from "Berlin Stories"
cabdriver|So-called boulevard cowboy
caboose|Freight unit
caboose|Freight unit
cachets|Stamps of approval
caddies|Bag holders
cadence|Rhythmic flow
cadenced|Rhythmic
cadenzas|Aria flourishes
cadmium|Element in some batteries
caesars|Vegas venue
cahoots|Partnership
calculate|Gauge
calendar|Its days are numbered
calibrate|Set, in a way
callback|End of a layoff
callous|Unfeeling
calorie|Pepsi One's one
calories|Losers' count
calories|Nutritional info
calories|Nutritional info
calypso|Music genre
camisole|Underbodice
campily|With deliberate hamminess
canaries|Singers
canisters|Jars
canteen|Base hit?
cantina|Bar
capered|Danced wildly
capitals|Lincoln and Madison
caramba|Latino cry
caramel|Kind of corn
caraway|Bagel topper
caraway|Bagel topper
caretaker|Custodian
carfare|Transportation cost
carnivore|T. Rex, for one
caroled|Went wassailing, once
carters|Some Teamsters
carters|Some Teamsters
cartwheel|Cheerleader's maneuver
carwash|Certain school fundraiser
carwash|Where to get a shiny body
cascaded|Tumbled like a waterfall
casseroles|Potluck array
cassoulet|White-bean dish of France
casters|Moving aids
casters|Moving aids
castled|Protected the king, in a way
catchphrase|Just do it, e.g.
caterers|Wedding expenses
catnips|Feline attractants
catspaw|Tool
cattleman|Rancher
cauliflower|Member of the mustard family
cayenne|Hot pepper
cayenne|Hot stuff
ceaseless|Nonstop
cedilla|Garçon's need
ceiling|Place for a fan
celesta|Keyboard instrument related to a piano
centesimo|Hundredth of a lira
central|Key
centric|Suffix with helio- or ethno-
centrist|Middle-of-the-roader
ceramic|Fired pitcher?
ceremonial|For show only
cesarean|Baby delivery method
cesarean|Special delivery?
challenge|Call into question
chancery|English court
chancery|English court
changeup|Tricky pitch
channel|TV selection
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's real surname
charges|Discover usages
charred|Burnt
charred|Like some Cajun cuisine
charred|Like some Cajun cuisine
chassed|Did a gliding dance step
cheapen|Devalue
cheapskates|Nickel-nursers
cheddars|Cheese selections
cheeped|Made little sounds
cheerier|Relatively bright
cheerios|Total alternative
chemist|Druggist, to Brits
cheroots|Open-ended cigars
chiders|Scolders
chiffon|Peekaboo material
chitchat|Small talk
chitter|Bird talk
chloride|Half of table salt
choicest|Best of the best
chokers|Poor players under pressure
chopsticks|Picker-uppers
chorale|Many a hymn
chromosomes|Threadlike bodies that carry genes in a linear order
chronometer|Watch, say
churned|Whipped up
cichlids|Spiny-rayed fishes popular in aquariums
cigarette|Camel, e.g.
cigarette|Camel, e.g.
citrates|Viagra, chemically
citrates|Viagra, chemically
claimed|Insisted on
claptrap|Mumbo jumbo
clarence|It's a Wonderful Life role
clarets|Bordeaux and others
classical|Music genre
classwork|...
cleaned|Spick-and-span, now
cleaner|Like a later draft, presumably
cleaning|Making a big profit, with "up"
cleanse|Wash
cleanup|Batting position
clearcut|Plain as day
clearings|Forest gaps
clerics|White-collar workers?
clerked|Worked in a judge's office
cleverer|Less dense
cloister|Monastery or convent
closeness|Proximity
closeout|Liquidation sale
closings|Business section info
closure|Finality
clouded|Like some crystal balls
clusters|Star groups
coastal|Like many resort areas
codicil|Will supplement
codicils|Add-ons, of a sort
cohabit|What lions and lambs rarely do
coheres|Sticks
coinage|Lexicographer's interest
coleslaw|Old king's edict?
coleslaw|Part of some platters
coleslaw|Picnic dish
collapsible|Like an air-filled lifeboat
colonel|K.F.C. founder, with "the"
colonel|North, for one
colorants|Shade providers
colorful|Not at all dull
combine|Farm machine
comings|Arrivals
concerti|Some of them have Handel bars
conifer|Larch
consults|Refers to
contact|Reach
contested|Like some wills
continental|American competitor
contradicts|Goes against
cooperate|Not work independently
cooperated|Turned state's evidence
copperhead|Venomous viper
cordovan|Soft leather
corkscrew|Feature of some roller coasters
corncob|Pipe type
corners|Turns quickly
cornets|Dixieland horns
corolla|Basic Toyota
corolla|Relative of a Camry
corolla|Relative of a Camry
corrosion|Chassis problem
corsages|Some wedding embellishments
costume|Get-up
costume|Get-up
cottage|Vacation home
countess|Olivia in "Twelfth Night," e.g.
couplet|Part of a stanza
cowgirl|Barrel race participant
cowhand|Herder
cowinner|Sharer of a prize
cowpoke|Wrangler
cowpoke|Wrangler
crabapples|Base for some jellies
crackup|Disintegration
creamed|Roundly beat
creates|Fashions
creates|Fashions
creator|Almighty
cresset|Beacon mounted on a pole
crewcut|Boot camp barbering job
crewcut|Do for a soldier
crisscross|Traverse back and forth
criteria|Points to consider
critics|Some opening night theatergoers
critters|Fauna, fondly
crooked|Dishonest
crooked|Not aboveboard
crooked|Thieving
crossbeam|Bridge support
crossly|How some rebukes are made
crowded|Packed
crumple|Ball up
crumples|Gives way suddenly
crusade|Campaign
crusher|Final blow
crystals|Group produced by Phil Spector, with "the"
curator|Employee of the Frick
curtail|Dock
curveball|It may cause a strike
curveball|It may cause a strike
custards|Desserts eaten with spoons
cynicism|Distrusting disposition
dagwood|Thick sandwich
dahlias|Some ornamentals
dampest|Most moist
dampness|It encourages mold growth
dancing|Twisting, perhaps
dancing|Waltzing, say
danseur|Ballet performer
daphnia|Genus of crustaceans named for a classical nymph
dashers|100-meter runners, e.g.
dashers|Speed demons
daylong|Extensive, as a celebration
daystar|Venus, in eastern skies
dazzles|Knocks the socks off
deadens|Gives a number to
debacles|Complete collapses
deboned|Like fillets
decisive|Not wishy-washy
deckhand|Swab
declares|Makes manifest
declasse|Hardly chic
decontrol|Liberalize
deeming|Judging
deepened|Intensified
definite|Fixed
delayed|Flight board message
deletes|Strikes out
demolish|Total
demoted|Lowered
demotion|Bad career move
demotion|Drop from major to captain, say
deniers|They just say no
denizens|Marsh birds vis-à-vis marshes
denoted|Signaled
dentist|One who knows the drill
denture|Artificial tooth
denture|Artificial tooth
denuders|Strippers
depends|Is contingent
deplane|Get off at the terminal
deplete|Exhaust
deplete|Exhaust
deplete|Exhaust
deplete|Exhaust
depones|Testifies under oath
deported|Sent off
descends|Falls
desexes|Neuters
despairs|Is ready to give up the ship
desperados|Bonnie and Clyde, e.g.
despite|Notwithstanding
despite|Regardless of
despots|Ones with iron hands
desserts|Pudding and pie
destroys|Totals
details|Fine points
detente|Thaw
deterred|Discouraged
detests|Has no use for
detests|Has trouble standing
detonator|Percussion cap
detract|Take away
detrain|Get out, in a way
developer|One with lots to think about
diagnose|Identify, in a way
diaphanous|Gossamer
dieters|Lean Cuisine target market
dieticians|Food experts
digests|Quick reads
digital|Like modern clocks and recordings
dilemmas|Hard-to-decide predicaments
dinette|Kitchen set
dingdong|Crackpot
dingdong|Crackpot
dingdong|Knock alternative
diopter|Unit of refractive power of a lens
dioxane|Solvent used in varnishes
dirtied|Dragged through the mud
dirtied|Dragged through the mud
disarms|Drops a bomb?
discharge|Send packing
disdain|Thumb one's nose at
disowned|Repudiated
disowns|Rejects, in a way
dissidents|Tiananmen Square figures
distends|Swells
distortion|Wide-angle lens concern
distortion|Wide-angle lens concern
ditched|Deep-sixed
ditsier|Not so level-headed
ditties|Airs
dogmata|Beliefs
doilies|Linen closet stack
donates|Doesn't charge for
donation|Act of philanthropy
doorstop|Slam preventer
dopesheets|Handicapping aids
dormers|Some windows
dosages|Recommendations on bottles
dowager|Queen mother, e.g.
draconian|Like some laws
drastic|For emergencies only
dreamboat|Heartthrob
dreamed|Didn't actually experience
dreamed|Didn't actually experience
dreamlike|Surrealistic
dreariest|Least pleasant, weatherwise
dressage|Equestrian event
dressier|More fancy
dribble|Slowly come (in)
drosses|Waste products
druggist|Apothecary
duckbill|Avoid President Clinton?
duelled|Hamilton and Burr did it
dumpier|Less svelte
dungeon|The Count of Monte Cristo setting
dungeon|Castle section
duodenal|Like some ulcers
duodenal|Like some ulcers
eagerly|Way to await something
earache|Otalgia
eardrop|Fashionable pendant
earflap|Winter cap feature
earldom|Noble state
earless|Like some seals
earless|Like some seals
earnest|Heartfelt
earthly|Mundane
ebonites|Hard rubbers
echelon|Rank
echelon|Rank
eclectic|Varied
eclipse|Overshadow
ecocide|Environmental disaster
edifies|Uplifts, intellectually
editing|Cutting and pasting
editing|Oscar category
editorial|Slanted column
editors|Word processors
educate|Tell a thing or two
eggbeater|Kitchen gizmo
egghead|Cerebral one
egomania|I problem?
egotism|Not thinking of others
eighteens|Women's dress sizes
elaborate|Involved
elatedly|How lottery winners react
elaters|Click beetles
elected|Not appointed
elector|College member who votes for president
electric|Emotionally charged
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Chic
elegies|Mournful poems
elegists|Milton, Shelley and Gray
elements|Some metals
elevate|Boost
eliminating|Defeating in a tournament
elision|Fo'c'sle feature
elision|Jack-o'-lantern feature
ellipsis|Three points in a row, perhaps
elopers|Ladder company?
elopers|They don't get any reception
eloping|Like Romeo and Juliet in Act 2
elysian|Blissful
elysian|Blissful
emaciate|Grossly underfeed
emailed|Sent, in a way
emanate|Come (from)
emanate|Spring (from)
emanated|Gave off
embroil|Involve, as in an argument
embryos|Biologists' study
embryos|Biologists' study
emerald|Kind of cut
emerald|___ City of story and film
emerged|Came out
emeriti|Retired faculty
emigrant|Expatriate
emigrate|Move to a new land
eminence|High rank
emissary|Go-between
emitted|Put out
emitter|Certain electrode
emitting|Part of L.E.D.
emotional|Quick to cry
emporia|Retail outlets
empower|Authorize
empress|Catherine the Great, e.g.
emulate|Be like
enacted|Passed
enacted|Passed
enameled|Like some cookware
enamored|In love
encasement|Means of protecting breakables
enchilada|Big one
encircle|Completely surround
enclasp|Hug
enclose|Surround
encloser|Envelope stuffer
encloser|Envelope stuffer
enclosure|Pen, say
encoder|Person with something to hide
encodes|Makes secret, in a way
endanger|Imperil
endanger|Imperil
endeavor|Undertaking
endeavors|Essays
endermic|Acting through the skin
endgames|Board finishes
endorse|Come out for
enemies|Ones at the gate, maybe
enframes|Puts a border around
engender|Bring about
engendered|Gave rise to
engineer|Arrange with some effort
engines|Fan sites
engines|Ramjets, e.g.
engines|Some roarers
english|Spin
english|Spin
engrossed|Wrapped up
engulfed|Overwhelmed
enigmas|W.W. II code machines
enlaces|Ties together
enlacing|Weaving together
enlarged|Blew up
enlister|Army volunteer
enrobed|Not nude
enslave|Put into servitude
ensnare|Catch
ensnared|Caught
ensnared|Tangled up
ensured|Guaranteed
ensures|Guarantees
entailed|Required
entangle|Catch up
entente|International understanding
ententes|Agreements
enthuse|Excite
entourage|Followers
entrance|Beguile
entrance|Beguile
entreaty|Impetration
entrees|Main courses
entrepot|Warehouse
epergne|Decorative dining table piece
epicenter|Where there's a whole lot of shaking going on
epicenter|Where there's a whole lot of shaking going on
epicure|Gastronome
epicures|Luxurious livers
episode|Installment
episode|Show piece?
episode|Soap unit
epistle|Jude, e.g.
eponyms|People after whom things are named
epopees|Heroic poems
equations|Algebra work
equations|Algebra work
equator|Dividing line
equinox|Fall time
erasers|Pencil features
erasers|Pencil features
erasers|Stationery store supply
erasing|Getting off the tape
erasure|Disappearing act?
erasure|Start of some corrections
erasures|What smudges may indicate
eremite|Cave dweller, e.g.
eremite|St. Anthony, notably
eroding|Losing ground
eroding|Losing ground
errants|Adventurous rovers
errorless|Perfect
escalate|Intensify
escalates|Gets worse
escallops|Prepares potatoes in a way
escaped|Got free
escarole|Arugula alternative
espanol|What las novelas are written in
espanol|What un crucigrama is in
essence|Perfumer's extract
estates|Dead giveaways?
estates|Fancy homes
esteems|Reveres
esthete|Gallery patron, maybe
estimate|Ballpark figure
estimate|Garage figure
estimate|Pre-repair job figure
estimate|Repairman's offering
estrange|Isolate, emotionally
estuary|Little sound
etagere|It gets shelved
etagere|Stand with shelves
etcetera|Enumeration follower
etcetera|It's used to avoid listing
etchers|Rembrandt and Picasso
eternal|Always around
eternal|Godlike
eternally|Forever
etoiles|Big names in l'opéra
euphemist|One who doesn't speak plain English?
evacuee|One leaving home, perhaps
evangelist|Second part
evasion|Waffling, e.g.
evergreen|Christmas decoration site
evident|Not hard to understand
eviller|Not as good
evinced|Showed
exalted|Grandly praised
excellent|Wow!
excites|Winds up
exempted|Let off the hook
exhaled|Let out
exhaled|Let out
exhaustion|Possible effect of heat
expiable|Not beyond redemption
extorts|Gouges
extradite|Obtain, as a suspect, from another state
extramarital|Kind of affair
extreme|Far-out
extremes|People sometimes go to them
eyeball|Look over, informally
eyeballs|Peepers
eyeglasses|They may be found beside temples
eyehole|Circular opening
eyeshots|Views
eyesores|Blots
eyesores|They're not pretty
eyesores|Trash heaps, e.g.
eyetooth|Canine
fabulous|Second part
fadeaway|Backward-moving basketball shot
failings|Personal faults
failure|Bomb
failure|Bomb
fantast|Visionary
fantastic|Wow!
fantastic|First part
farinas|Fine meals
farside|Gary Larson strip, with "The"
farside|Unseen area of the moon
farside|Unseen area of the moon
farsighted|The estate planner was ...
farther|To a greater extent
fastballs|Bullets, so to speak
fastballs|Bullets, so to speak
fastener|Brad, e.g.
fastens|...
fatally|How flies are attracted to a Venus's flytrap
fathead|Dummy
federal|Furniture style of the early 1800's
fedoras|Gangster film accessories
ferment|React to yeast
ferrets|Animals with "masks" around their eyes
ferryboat|Banks' go-between
fetuses|They're not yet delivered
finagle|Wangle
fineness|Karat measure
fineness|Karat measure
finespun|Elaborate
finesse|Certain bridge play
firebugs|Dismiss gangster Moran?
firesides|Chat sites
firestone|Rubber giant
firetrap|Building that may be about to go up?
firetrap|Risky building to be in
fishers|Workers with lines
fishers|Workers with lines
fishnet|Stocking material
flamenco|Source of some foot-stomping
flamethrower|Criticize a pitcher?
flannel|Winter wear
flapjack|IHOP offering
flashlight|Theater usher's need
flattop|Bygone coif
fleeter|More swift
flipflop|Casual footwear
fluxgate|Direction indicator of the earth's magnetic field
flyleaf|Place for an autograph
foliage|Leaves
foregoes|Precedes
forehand|Open shot
forelegs|Canine pair
formula|Fixed method
forthright|Direct
fortune|Mint
fosters|Encourages
foursome|Alcott's Little Women, e.g.
foxhole|Front place?
fractal|Geometric pattern used in computer models
fragile|Crate label
franklin|President Roosevelt, whose New Deal program helped the nation recover from the Great Depression
frappes|Coffee bar treats
freakish|Once-in-a-lifetime
freedom|Revolutionary's cry
freedom|Revolutionary's cry
freedom|Something to fight for
freeloader|Sponge
frenetic|Uncontrolled
freshness|It may get you slapped
friable|Crumbly
fricassee|Chicken dish
friends|Peace Nobelist group of 1947
friends|TV series with the theme "I'll Be There for You"
fronting|Leading, as a band
fuelled|Like a Bentley that's ready to go
gabfests|Motor-mouths love them
gaiters|Skiers' leggings
galactic|Immense
galoots|Major klutzes
garages|Places to work on bodies
garbanzo|Member of the legume family
garrisons|Posts for privates
garrote|Strangle
gasoline|First part
gateman|One may let you in
gazpacho|Starter course at a Spanish meal
gearbox|Transmission
geishas|Hired companions, in Japan
genders|Grammatical classifications
genders|Grammatical classifications
general|Salute receiver
generate|Produce, as heat
generate|Produce, as heat
genetic|Heredity-related
gentile|Christian Slater
geriatrics|Old medicine?
gestapo|Suppressing opposition brutally
gesture|Wave, for one
getaway|Discover how to do something?
ghostwrite|Be a secret author
girlies|Some pinup subjects
glaciated|Frozen
gladden|Elate
gladdens|Opposite of depresses
glasnost|Public policy initiated in the 1980's
glasnost|Public policy initiated in the 1980's
glazier|Windows expert
glutamate|Flavor-intensifying compound
glycerol|Ingredient in skin moisturizers
goading|Incitement
goalposts|Targets of football kicks
goatskin|Flask material
goatskin|Flask material
goddess|Flora or Fauna
godmothers|Some bringers of baby gifts
golgotha|Traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion
goodman|Krupa played for him
gramercy|___ Park (Manhattan neighborhood)
grammar|Elementary textbook, to Brits
granary|Wheat keeper
grandpas|Dads of dads
granite|New Hampshire product
grassland|Savanna
greenhouse|Growing business establishment
greenroom|Where some people wait to be shot
gridiron|Where Giants and Titans clash
grimalkin|Old female tabby
grindstone|Nose's place?
groomsman|Wedding attendant
groomsman|Wedding attendant
grosses|Brings in altogether
grubber|Scrounging sort
gruesome|Awful
grunted|Acknowledged, but just barely
gumweeds|Plants known as "sticky-heads"
gurgled|Made "glub-glub" sounds
gutsily|With a lot of nerve
gymnasts|They're flexible
gyrated|Danced wildly
hackneys|Coaches
hairdos|Shags, say
hairless|Absolutely smooth
halcyon|___ days (happy time in the past)
haleness|Vigor
handbag|Place for keys and lipstick
handmade|Individually crafted
handset|Basic telephone
hardhats|Construction crew
hardships|Travails
hardships|Travails
hardtop|Convertible look-alike
hardtop|Roof style
hardware|Nuts and bolts
harmonica|Blues player, maybe
harness|It will hold your horses
harshness|Severity
hassles|Troubles
hatracks|Where bowlers may go
hatracks|Where bowlers may go
headache|Major annoyance
headset|Telemarketer's need
headstone|Epitaph holder ... or Mick Jagger?
hearten|Encourage
heatless|Like some dryers
hectare|Big tract
hedonists|Good-time Charlies
heifers|Herd members
helipad|Rooftop feature, perhaps
hemline|Level of modesty
hemlock|Drug source for ancient executions
herding|Sheepdog activity
herding|Sheepdog activity
heretic|Freethinker
heritage|Legacy
heteronomous|Subject to external controls
heydays|Primes
hibachi|Griller
hibachi|Patio grill
hilltop|Starting spot for a toboggan ride
hilltop|Starting spot for a toboggan ride
hippest|In to the maximum extent
historians|Past masters
hoarsen|Get rough
hoarser|More husky
hockshop|Pawning place
holists|Some philosophers and physicians
holsters|Colts can be kept in them
homeland|Kind of security
homepage|Modern place of entry
homonyms|Potential source of verbal misunderstanding
hoodwinker|Con artist
horizontal|Flat
horoscope|Diagram with signs
horrible|D-
horsetails|Marsh plants
hosteler|Young traveler, maybe
hostess|Cupcake brand
hostile|Fighting
hotdogging|Showing off
hotdogs|Ballpark vendors' offerings
hotshot|Phenom
houseboy|Servant
houseboy|Servant
housemen|Bouncers
humanly|By any practical means
hurried|Fast
hurters|Sadists
hustles|Scams
hyacinth|Flower named for a tragic figure in Greek myth
hydrate|Sulfuric acid, say
iceberg|Hard-to-get-to-know person, so to speak
icebergs|They may come off a shelf
iceboxes|Coolers
icebreaker|Arctic vessel
icemakers|Amana amenities
iciness|Unfriendly manner
ideated|Thought creatively
identikit|It makes faces
idolater|Devotee
ignobly|In a churlish manner
ignored|Disregarded
imagery|Mental pictures
imaginary|Fancied
imaginary|Fancied
imagines|Conceives of
imagoes|Mature insects
imitate|Ape
imitate|Copy
imitate|Mirror
imitate|Mirror
imitator|Parrot
immortal|Valhalla resident
impales|Runs through
imparts|Lends
imparts|Reveals
implants|Dental work
implies|Suggests
impounds|Shuts up
impress|Awe
inamorata|Juliet, to Romeo
inanely|Sans sense
incense|Burn up
incense|Burn up
incidental|Fortuitous
incisors|Canines' neighbors
inclined|Prone
inclose|Nearby
incomes|Workers make them
increase|Up
incubate|Sit on, maybe
indents|Moves over a little, maybe
inertia|Possible reason to lie in bed all morning
inertia|Resistance to change
inertial|Like some forces
infernal|Hellish
inferno|Classic work with 34 cantos
infusers|Tea-making gadgets
ingenue|Stage persona
ingenuity|Cunning
ingrate|Bad houseguest
ingrate|Bad houseguest
ingrate|Unjustified complainer
ingroup|Clique
inhaler|Nicotrol device
inherit|Come into
inheritance|Genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, collectively
inhuman|Monstrous
inhuman|Monstrous
inhumane|Sadistic
initiate|Launch
inkpots|Old-fashioned pen receptacles
inoculate|Protect, in a way
inordinate|Excessive
inphase|Synchronous
inphase|Working synchronously
insects|Some buzzers
insects|They may put out feelers
inshore|Like some marine habitats
insider|No typical stock trader
insight|Viewable
insipid|Flat
insipid|Flat
insipid|Jejune
instate|Administer the oath of office to
insteps|Tongues may cover them
intense|Strong
intercede|Mediate
intercounty|Regional
interpose|Throw in, as a question
interstice|Space between
intrude|Gate-crash
intrust|Unavailable now
inundate|Overwhelm
inveigle|Entice
invoker|Prayer, at times
invoker|Prayer, at times
ionosphere|Radio wave reflector
irksome|Annoying
irksome|Like gnats
ironfisted|Tyrannical
ironical|Slightly twisted
ironist|One who uses words in ways opposite of their literal meaning
ironsides|Old ___ (Boston sight)
ironweed|William Kennedy Pulitzer-winning novel
ironweed|William Kennedy Pulitzer-winning novel
irregular|Like the verb "to be"
irritably|With petulance
islander|Frequent ferry rider
isogonal|Equiangular
isolate|Set apart
isopods|Wood lice and similar creatures
isotope|Chemist's study
issuance|Distribution
issuers|Mints, e.g.
iterant|Repeating
iterates|Emphasizes, in a way
iterates|Keeps saying
jabberwocky|Lewis Carroll poem
jabberwocky|Lewis Carroll poem
jackknife|Certain dive
jackpot|Great thing to hit
jailbait|Underage temptation, slangily
jalapeno|Pungent pepper
janitors|Custodial staff
jeerers|Vocal opponents
jeweled|Like many scepters
johannes|Astronomer Kepler
joneses|Neighbors, figuratively
jukebox|Singles player
kangaroo|Pocket Books logo
kaolinite|Chief constituent of china clay
katydids|Summer chirpers
kavakava|Herbal stress reliever
kayaker|Person with a paddle
kayaker|Person with a paddle
keepers|Zoo bosses
kerchief|Woman's head cover
ketchup|40A/34D topping
kettles|Ma and Pa
keyhole|Peeper's place
keyholes|Peepers' places
keypads|Cell features
killjoy|Wet blanket
kilties|Highlanders, e.g.
kindles|Awakens
kinship|Warm feeling
knickknack|Bit of whatnot
knickknack|Trinket
knitter|Dickens's Madame Defarge, e.g.
knobbed|Gnarly
knobbed|Like many a door
knobbed|Like many a door
knockwurst|Criticize links?
knothole|Tough spot
knotholes|Tough spots
knucklebone|It's in your hand
kookaburra|Bird whose cry sounds like laughter
kumquat|Preserves fruit
laboratory|Dr. Frankenstein's workplace
laborious|Difficult
laborious|Difficult
lacerate|Tear
lacrosse|Relative of hurling
lactose|Cause of some intolerance
lancets|High, narrow windows ending in arches
landmark|Acquire slugger McGwire?
larcener|Thief
larcener|Thief
lasagna|Layered dish
lasagna|Trattoria order
lascars|East Indian sailors
lascars|East Indian sailors
lascars|East Indian sailors
lassoes|Snags
lathered|Angry, with "up"
lathing|Plaster base
latinos|Demographer's grouping
laudanum|Tincture of opium
laureate|Celebrated
laureate|Wordsworth, for one
lawless|Frontierlike
lawless|Unrestrained
lawmaker|One faced with many bills
leadenly|In a sluggish way
leaders|Biggest stories
leagues|Major ___
leakage|Pipe problem
leakage|Pipe problem
leakages|Revelations
leanness|Quality of good ground beef
learned|Picked up
learner|Trainee
leashed|On-line?
leashed|Under control, in a way
leeching|Sucking the life from
leeching|Sucking the life from
leering|Un-p.c. activity
leeways|Margins of safety
leftish|Having liberal political tendencies
leghorn|Chicken breed
leghorn|Prolific egg layer
legless|Like a snake
legwarmers|Calves may wear them
leisures|Times to play or relax
leotard|Dance class wear
leotard|It's a tight fit
letdown|Disappoint
letdown|Disappointment
liaises|Is a go-between
liaison|Affair
license|Driver's need
lifeline|Drowning person's need
likened|Compared (to)
lilliput|Wee folk's place
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
lineage|Extraction
lineages|Trees reveal them
linecut|Engraving
lineman|One of the front four
linkages|Chemical bonds
lipless|Like some mouths
liqueurs|Benedictines, e.g.
liquidation|Process of converting securities or commodities into cash
listens|Obeys
listens|Obeys
literate|Learned
literate|Learned
livened|Infused with energy
liverwurst|Deli purchase
loathsomely|In an offensive way
locales|Places
loitered|Didn't move on
loiterer|One who may be arrested for doing nothing
lollipop|Sucker
lonelier|Comparatively isolated
lonesome|Missing companionship
lonesome|Stranded and sad
looming|Imminent
looming|Imminent
loopholes|Escape mechanisms?
loopholes|Escape mechanisms?
lopsided|Not straight
lothario|Rake
lotteries|One may be picky about these
lowborn|From humble beginnings
lozenge|Cough queller
lunatic|Nut
lunchbox|Collectible for a so-called paileontologist
lunette|First quarter appearance
lunette|Semicircular symbol
lurking|In the shadows, perhaps
lustres|Britain's crown jewels have them
macaber|Creepy: Var.
macadam|Early 19th-century invention named after a Scottish engineer
macaroni|Tubes on a plate
macaroni|Tubes on a plate
macaroon|Nutty treat
machine|Man's rival?
madeira|Dessert wine
magenta|Shade close to plum
mahimahi|Luau fish
mahogany|Termite-resistant wood
mailbox|Common computer icon
mainstay|Bread and butter, so to speak
mainstream|Not the fringes
mainstream|Not the fringes
majestic|Grand
majorly|In a big way
malacca|Strait of ___, west of Singapore
malacca|Strait of ___, west of Singapore
maligns|Bad-mouths
maniacs|Wild ones
mansard|Hip roof
mansion|Lord's house
manumit|Free
mapmaking|Explorer's job
marauds|Attacks
marginally|Not by much
marinas|Yacht spots
maroons|Casts away
marquisette|Meshlike curtain fabric
marsala|Sweet wine
marseilles|Port on the Gulf of Lion
marshal|Parade chief's rank
marshland|Everglades
martian|Storied invader
masonic|Kind of temple
mastered|Achieved expertise in
masters|High degree
matchbox|Miniature auto brand
matinees|Early shows
mayoress|Chicago's Jane Byrne, once
mazeltov|Congratulatory cry
meander|Snake
meanies|Malefactors
meanies|Malicious ones
meanness|Scrooge overcame this
measles|It may be spotted in kindergarten
measure|Music bar
measured|Like some steps
measured|Like some steps
measures|Appraises
meatloaf|Home-style entree
medalist|Decorated Olympian
medleys|Olios
meerkat|African mongoose
megabucks|Big money
menaced|Stalked, e.g.
menaces|Threatening sorts
menages|Households
meniscus|Crescent-shaped section of a lens
menorah|Hanukkah item
menswear|Department store department
meowing|Cat's activity
merengue|Dance with a sliding step
meringue|Pie topping
metered|Like some parking spots
methane|Natural gas constituent
methods|Ways
metiers|Strong suits
microdot|Spy pic, maybe
microwave|Like some modern signals
middleweight|Hurricane Carter, for one
milepost|Road marker
militiamen|Reservists
millable|Like peppercorns
milling|Wandering aimlessly
mineral|Word with spring or water
minimum|Lowest
miniski|It's not much to go on
minuteman|Revolutionary hero
minutes|They may be brought to a business meeting
misguided|Wrong
mishaps|Fender benders, e.g.
misspelled|Like hors d'ouevres
misspent|Squandered
misspent|Squandered
mistaken|In the wrong
mistranslate|Botch the subtitles, maybe
mittens|They may be seen with snowballs
modesty|Unwillingness to crow
modesty|What blowhards lack
modular|In self-contained units
moisten|Wet
momentum|Campaign need
moneybags|Fat cat
moonscape|It's full of craters
moonset|Generally ignored astronomical occurrence
mortgage|Monopoly deed figure
muscles|Nickname for a gym rat
mustachioed|Like Dali
mustard|40A/34D topping
mutagen|Radiation, e.g.
mutations|Evolutionary shifts
mystery|Head-scratcher
mystery|Head-scratcher
nagging|Persistent, as a backache
naiades|Water nymphs
nailbiters|Games that go into overtime
nailset|Home builder's tool
namesake|Junior, to Senior
namesake|One handled the same way?
nappers|Siesta takers
nappies|Diapers, in Devon
narrative|Account
narrative|Account
narthex|Way to the nave
nascent|Emerging
nattiness|Neat dresser's quality
natural|Musical mark
natures|Temperaments
neatens|Puts in order
neatness|It may count
nebulae|Clouds of gas and dust
nectarine|Juicy fruit
neediest|Poorest
needless|Uncalled for
needling|Teasing
negotiate|Get through successfully
nemesis|Star Trek: ___
nemesis|2002's "Star Trek: ___"
neogene|Part of the Cenozoic era
neonatal|Very recently delivered
nestled|Like the children in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
nestlers|Two close for comfort?
netting|Bug protection
neutron|Discovery of Sir James Chadwick
newcomer|Unfamiliar face
newsreel|Feature accompanier, once
nictate|Wink: Var.
nightcap|Second half of a doubleheader
nimblest|Least lumbering
ninepin|Certain bowling target
ninepin|Certain bowling target
ninepin|It may be right up one's alley
ninepins|Skittles
nineteenth|Constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote
noblest|Superlatively sublime
noiseless|Making no sound
noncoms|Sarges, e.g.
noncoms|Sarges, e.g.
nonstop|Straight through
noogies|Knuckle-headed gestures of affection?
noosers|Some rodeo participants
noplace|Not anywhere
nosedived|Plummeted
nosiness|Curiosity
notarize|Stamp and sign, perhaps
notarize|Stamp and sign, perhaps
notebook|Memoranda keeper
noticed|Saw
noticed|Saw
notices|Picks up on
nourish|Feed
novelty|Squirting flower, say
nowhere|The boonies
nucleotides|Groups of molecules that form the building blocks of DNA
nuisance|Harrier
nullify|Invalidate
nurture|Foster Brooks
nuttier|Comparatively cracked
oarsmen|Crew members
oatmeal|Hot bowlful
oatmeal|Hot bowlful
oatmeal|Hot breakfast
oatmeal|Hot breakfast
oatmeal|Shade of brown
obduracy|Mulishness
obliged|Indebted
oboists|They need reeds
observes|Checks out
obstacle|Problem to be overcome
obtuser|Not so bright
obviate|Render unnecessary
oceanic|Like some currents
octanes|They may be in the 90's
octanes|They may be in the 90's
octennial|Occurring every other leap year, say
odometer|Counter in a car
odometers|They go on for miles
odometers|They go on for miles
odyssey|Amazing adventure
odyssey|Trip to tell about
offcast|Discarded
offense|Insult or injury
offhand|Without thinking
offline|Disconnected
offramp|Many an exit
oilcloth|Waterproof cover
oilskin|Choice for rain gear
oilstone|Sharpener
oleander|Ornamental shrub
oleander|Poisonous ornamental
omelette|Brunch order
omelette|Entree whose ingredients may vary greatly
omelette|Folded comestible
omicron|Certain fraternity chapter
omniscient|Like God
oneness|Guru's goal
oneness|Unity
oneness|Unity
onetime|Past
ongoing|Like many investigations
onscreen|In the movies
onscreen|In the movies
onslaught|Blitz
onstage|Performing
operand|Mathematical quantity acted upon
operand|Mathematical quantity acted upon
operate|Run
operate|Work on an open-and-shut case?
operate|Work on an organ, maybe
operations|Organ transplants, e.g.
operetta|Lehár work
opiates|Some anodynes
opulent|Ritzy
oracles|Medium settings?
oracles|Wise counsels
orangey|Pumpkin-ish
orating|Stumping
orators|Spellbinders
orbiter|Many a heavenly body
ordered|In sequence
oriental|Monopoly avenue
orientates|Gives freshman introduction, say
orients|Adjusts to the surroundings
origami|Japanese art form
ormolus|Goldlike alloys
orthodox|Not at all avant-garde
oscillate|Swing
oscillate|Swing
ossifies|Hardens, as bones
ossuary|Place for bones
outback|Bushman's home
outclass|Be far better than
outdraws|Bests, say, in a duel
outfoxes|Surpasses in slyness
outsmart|One-up
outsmarts|Tricks
outsole|Treaded sneaker part
outstrip|Surpass
overage|Superannuated
overcomes|Conquers
overdraft|Checking account woe
overeager|Rarin' to go
overlap|Have in common with
overmasters|Dominates
overpay|Be due a refund, perhaps
overrate|Judge too highly
overstay|Not leave soon enough
oversteps|Goes beyond
overtime|A second shift, possibly
overtime|Gradually
overtones|Hints
oviduct|Egg conveyor
oysters|Chesapeake Bay products
oysters|Chesapeake Bay products
paddler|Certain steamboat, informally
pagodas|Some shrines
palaver|Discussion
palaver|Discussion
palette|Atelier item
palmist|One who might ask for your hand
palmtop|Battery-powered computer
palmtop|Handheld device
panacea|Ultimate solution
panamas|Jipijapa hats
panatela|Long, slender cigar
pandowdy|Fruity dessert
paneled|Denlike, say
panniers|Large baskets
papoose|New arrival on a reservation
parabola|It has a mathematical focus
parades|Places to see waves
parallel|Similar
paralleled|Corresponded to
paranoiac|Delusional one
parapet|Balcony barrier
parasites|Mooches
parboils|Precooks, in a way
parsnips|Soup flavorers
parsons|Service aces?
partial|Incomplete
passable|So-so
passbook|It may show appreciation
passkey|Opener
passkeys|Door openers
passkeys|Door openers
pasteups|Old-fashioned page layouts
patella|Anatomical cap
patella|Cap not found on one's caput
patiently|One way to wait
pawnshop|Chess piece's move?
payback|Retribution
peacoat|Fisherman's garment
peacoat|Naval attire
peasants|Low class
peddlers|People pushing things
peevish|Easily irritated
peewees|Half-pints
pelican|___ Island National Wildlife Refuge, in Florida
penance|Hair shirt occasion
peninsula|Part of Florida
pentacle|Five-pointed star
pepperoni|Deli slice
peppier|More affected by Dexedrine
percale|White sale fabric
perigee|Nearest approach
permittee|Tavern owner, e.g.
permittee|Tavern owner, e.g.
persist|Keep going
persona|Public image
perspired|Formed beads, in a way
pertain|Relate
pesterer|Noodge
petaled|Like most flowers
petered|Became less, with "out"
petunia|Porky's love
petunias|Garden ornamentals
peyotes|Cacti used for hallucinogens
phantom|Unreal
pharynges|Links to esophagi
pharynges|Links to esophagi
phoenix|Suns' spot
phoenix|Suns' spot
phoenix|Suns' spot
phoneme|Pronunciation key representation
pickaxe|Miner's tool
pickles|Some spears
piecrusts|Quiche holders
pigsties|Hog havens
pigsties|Hog havens
pilotless|Flying alone
pilsner|Light lager
pinball|It uses flippers
pinchpenny|Silas Marner, say
piranha|Underwater menace
pitapat|Hearty response?
pitchfork|Barn tool
pithiest|Most succinct
plantations|Farms with banana trees
plaster|Bandage, to Brits
platter|Old-time record
playact|Make believe
playlists|Deejays consult them
playpen|Kiddy coop
playpen|Toddlers' enclosure
pleader|One on bended knee, maybe
pleases|Suits
pledger|One showing promise?
pledges|Fraternity candidates
plungers|Snake alternatives
pneumas|Life-giving principles
pneumatic|Kind of drill
poisoner|Aunt in "Arsenic and Old Lace"
poisonous|Like a foxglove
polemic|Contents of a political tract, maybe
polemic|War of words
policed|Controlled
political|Kind of party
pollute|Dirty
polonaises|Noted Chopin compositions
pontiff|Tiara wearer
ponytail|Barbie feature, at times
ponytail|Bun alternative
pooches|Doggies
popcorn|It may come in buckets
porpoise|Victim of a drift net
portmanteau|Blend of two parts
possess|Haunt
possess|Hold
possessed|Dostoyevsky novel, with "The"
possessed|Full of the devil
postgame|Like some TV wrap-ups
postgame|Like some TV wrap-ups
postlude|Musical piece at the end of a church service
potbelly|Paunch
potbelly|Unwanted expansion
potholes|They cause jolts to bolts
pothook|Kitchen hanger
potluck|Surprise fare
potshots|Digs
potties|Bathroom items
pounces|Leaps lynxlike
pounces|Leaps lynxlike
pourers|Tea party participants
praised|Beat the drum for
prancer|Cavorter
prattled|Went on and on
preachy|Moralistic
precede|Lead
precept|Commandment
precinct|Barney Miller set
precooks|Gets ready beforehand, in a way
predators|Wolves and others
preeminent|Leading
preempt|Bump
preening|Primping
pregame|Fore-play?
pregame|Fore-play?
prehiring|Staffing up early
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelate|Holy dignitary
prelates|Hierarchs
prelude|Chopin piece
prelude|One of Chopin's 26
premier|Leading
premolar|Canine neighbor
preowned|Used
preowned|Used
prepare|Cook
prepare|Whip up
prepare|Whip up
prepays|Takes care of charges ahead of time
presage|Foreshadow
present|Current
presents|Santa's bagful
president|Nicholson role in "Mars Attacks!"
presides|Heads
presoak|Washing machine cycle
preteen|Middle school entrant, e.g.
preteen|Middle school entrant, e.g.
pricers|Supermarket employees
priesthood|White-collar profession?
primers|Early textbooks
primeval|Earliest
primordial|First created
priority|Must-do
priority|Must-do
processor|Food device
profane|Blasphemous
proffer|Suggest, as a deal
promise|You swear?
promise|You swear?
promoter|Advocate
propane|Tank contents
properly|According to Miss Manners
prophet|Mohammed, with "the"
prorate|Apportion
proteins|Milk supply?
protestant|Like many churches
protract|Draw out
protrude|Stick out
proverbs|Whence the phrase "Wisdom is better than rubies"
provers|Many mathematicians
provoked|Brought on
provoked|Brought on
psychics|Ones charging reading fees?
pundits|Phil Donahue and Rush Limbaugh, e.g.
pursers|They may hold money for passengers
pushiest|Most insistent
pushover|No tough opponent
pyramids|Gets bigger and bigger
quadratic|Algebraic equation
quarrel|Exchange words, so to speak
quartile|Statistical boundary value
quaverer|Very scared person, perhaps
queerest|Most odd
quetzal|Bird with brilliant green and scarlet plumage
quetzal|National bird of Guatemala
quixote|Rosinante's rider
quixotic|Foolishly impractical
rabbits|Quick multipliers
raciest|Most titillating
raciest|Most titillating
radians|Alternative to degrees
radians|Angle measures
radiant|Glowing
radioing|Sending an S O S, maybe
raising|Alternative to calling
ransomed|Like some hostages
ransomer|One kidnapping negotiator
ransomer|One kidnapping negotiator
ransomers|They might cut and paste letters
ransoms|Delivers for a price
ranters|Ones on soapboxes
rarebit|Dish served on toast
rarebit|Welsh ___
rashers|Some thin slices
rasping|Hoarse
ratatat|Sound made by a rapper
rathole|Ignoble digs
rathole|Ignoble digs
ratites|Emus and kiwis
rattler|One with forked tongue
rattler|Snake that may warn before it strikes
ravines|Ditches
ravines|Ditches
ravines|Runoff sites
ravioli|Cheese holder
ravioli|Pasta with pockets
reacting|Responding (to)
readded|Checked the figures, maybe
reading|Gauge datum
readout|High-tech report
realism|Corot painting style
realtor|One with lots to sell
reapers|Crop workers
reapers|Scythe wielders
rearmost|Like peanut gallery seats
reassess|Have second thoughts about
reattacks|Charges anew
rebates|Marketing lures
rebuffs|Snubs
rebuttal|Lawyer's argument
rebuttal|Lawyer's argument
recalls|Some California political moves
receded|Moved away
receipt|Return requirement?
receive|Get
receptor|Nerve ending
recessive|Kind of gene that is not dominant
rechecks|Inspects again
recipes|Chef's collection
recipes|File box contents, maybe
recoiled|Sprang back
recruits|New faces on bases
redbird|Cardinal, e.g.
redbird|Cardinal, e.g.
redcoat|Revolutionary War figure
reddens|Flushes
redeyes|Fly-by-nights?
redeyes|Fly-by-nights?
redline|Recommended safety limit
redrill|Get sharper, militarily
redwood|California's ___ National Park
reelect|Put back in office
reelers|Fishers, at times
reexamine|Take another look at
refiles|Corrects figures with the I.R.S.
refiles|Corrects figures with the I.R.S.
reflective|Like a mirror
regales|Grandly entertains
regally|With splendor
regarding|With respect to
regatta|Event for scullers
regiment|Infantry unit
registrar|Record holder
regress|Go back
regress|Go back
regress|Go back
rehangs|Fixes at a gallery
rehangs|Fixes at a gallery
rehashed|Kicked around some more
rehearse|Run through
rehearse|Run through
reheeling|Cobbler's job
reheels|Fixes, as a pump
reindeer|Cupid, for one
reinsure|Cover again
reissue|Print anew
reiterate|Stress, in a way
rejoice|Dance in the streets
relapse|Backslide
release|Studio product
relegate|Consign
reliant|Self-___
relieve|Take over for
reluctant|Not eager
remainder|Rest
remains|Stays behind
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front author
remnants|Carpet leftovers
remoter|Not so likely
remover|Cartage company, e.g.
renegers|They don't follow suit
reoccur|Come again?
reopened|Got back into business
repackage|Issue with a new look, maybe
repeals|Lifts, in a way
repellent|Bug spray
rephrase|Cast again
repiner|Grumbler
reprieve|Stay on death row
reprise|Longtime record label of Frank Sinatra
reprise|Repeat, as a theme
reprised|Played again
resends|Transmits twice
resents|Minds
resents|Minds
resents|Takes exception to
reserve|Special portion of a vintner's output
resettled|Moved to a new home
reshape|Mold over
reshape|Morph
resolved|Cleared up
resolved|Cleared up
resorts|Beachfront locales
resources|Bibliographical content
respect|Abide by
respect|Look up to
respirator|Breathing aid
respire|Don't hold your breath
respond|Counter
restaffs|Hires a new set of employees
restyles|Does up differently
restyles|Does up differently
resulted|Ended up
retailed|Sold
retails|Sells to the public
retakes|Extra expense for movies
retinal|Related to the back of the eye
retinas|They contain cones
retinue|V.I.P.'s following
retinue|V.I.P.'s following
retraced|Went over
retraced|Went over
retractor|Surgical tool
retreat|Opposite of charge
retreat|Pull back
retreated|Fell back
retreats|Turns tail
retrospect|Survey of the past
returns|Election data
revamped|Did over
revenue|Earnings
reverie|Debussy recital piece
reverse|Football play
reversion|Throwback
revisits|Goes back to
revisor|Amender
rewarder|One offering encouragement
rewards|Fruits of one's labor
rewards|Good things to reap
rewrite|Big revision
rezoned|Divided differently, in a way
riddler|Batman villain
riffraff|Rabble
riffraffs|Disreputable groups
ringleader|Spark plug, so to speak
ripening|Turning red, maybe
ripoffs|Shell games
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Comeback
ripsaws|Wood cutters
ripsnorters|Criticize angry bulls?
roasted|Insulted, lovingly
romaine|Salad ingredient
romaine|Salad ingredient
rooster|Noisy one in the morning
rootlet|Tiny plant part
rostral|Of a speaker's platform
rotation|24 hours, for the earth
rounder|Habitual drunkard
routines|Comic bits
russety|Reddish-brown
ruthless|Unfeeling
sacristy|Cleric's vesting place
safaris|Travels off the beaten path
saguaro|Large cactus
saguaro|Southwest bloomer
sailboat|Regatta unit
salable|In good condition
salable|In good condition
salesroom|Place to display goods
salvage|Get out of the wreckage
sameness|Lack of variety
sanction|Approve
sandbar|Mariner's worry
sandblasts|Removes paint, in a way
sanitary|Clean
sarongs|Luau wear
sarongs|One-piece outfits
sasquatch|Subject of a classic hoax
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Surfeit
satiated|Glutted
satiated|Glutted
satires|Swift works
satiric|Like much Lenny Bruce humor
satiric|Like much Lenny Bruce humor
satirical|Like Britain's Private Eye magazine
satisfy|Hit the spot
saturnalia|Unrestrained revelry
sauciest|Most impertinent
sausage|Link
savviest|Most perceptive
savviest|Most perceptive
scalene|Having no symmetry, in a way
scalpels|Surgical tray array
scandal|Watergate, e.g.
scarlet|Red Buttons
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
scenery|Trees and such
schemed|Connived
schemer|Conniving sort
schemer|Conniving sort
schemer|Scam artist
schilling|Old Austrian money
schleps|No easy trips
schnook|Dope
scholarly|Like some pursuits
scirocco|Volkswagen named for a desert wind
scissors|Wrestling hold
scooter|Two-wheeler
scorpion|Zodiac creature
scottie|Petite pooch
scourer|Energetic cleaner
scratches|Mars
screech|Sound of an unexpected stop
screener|Airport worker
scythes|Sights in Sargent's "Reapers Resting in a Wheatfield"
seabags|Cylindrical totes for sailors' gear
seaborne|Like some trade
seaborne|Like some trade
seagirt|Like an island
sealant|Leak stopper
seaside|Vacation destination
seasides|Vacation destinations
secedes|Withdraws
seepage|Slow outflow
seeress|She looks to the future
seeress|She looks to the future
seesawed|Wasn't steady
seethed|Was hot
segments|Divisions
sellers|Listers on eBay
semester|Academic stretch
seminal|Formative
seminar|Limited course
semisoft|Like mozzarella
semitone|Scale interval
senator|Clinton or Dole
senator|Daniel Webster, e.g.
sending|Getting off
sendoff|Farewell bash
sendups|Some "S.N.L." sketches
senecas|Allegany Reservation residents
seniors|Tour for Nicklaus
senoras|Women con esposos
sensuous|Like belly-dancing
sentries|Lookouts
sentries|Lookouts
serapes|Sonora shawls
seraphs|High-ranking angels
serenader|One who sings to the balcony
serging|Overcasting in order to prevent fraying
serious|On the level
servers|Automats lack them
sesames|Bagel choices
sesames|Bagel toppers
sesames|Seed oil plants
sesames|Seed oil plants
session|College term
sestets|Some stanzas
setback|Defeat
settings|Computer control panel options
settled|Decided
settler|Frontier person
settles|Patches up
settles|Takes up residence (in)
severance|Pay after a layoff
sexless|Neuter
sfumato|Tone-blending painting technique
shallower|Comparatively superficial
shampoo|It might be next to a bar of soap
shampoos|They clean locks
sharifs|Arab princes
shatter|Break into bits
shelling|Bombarding
shenanigans|Monkey business
sherbet|Cold dessert
shipped|Filled online orders, say
shipped|Filled online orders, say
shoebox|Loafers holder
shoelace|Common place for a knot
shoguns|Old Japanese ruling line
shoplift|Be bad with goods?
shoplift|Be bad with goods?
shortstop|T-shirt?
shoveler|Duck with a broad bill
showboat|Exhibitionist, informally
showboat|Exhibitionist, informally
showery|Wet, weatherwise
shrieks|Fun house features
shrieks|Fun house features
shrivel|Get dry and wrinkly
shunned|Untouchable
shutdowns|Closings
shutterbug|Enthusiastic snapper
shyness|Reserve
siamese|Closely connected
siamese|Kind of pipe connection
sidecar|One-person cab
silents|Some 1920's entertainment
silicone|Kind of rubber
silkier|Comparatively luxurious
similar|Like
simmers|Isn't quite ready to blow
simpler|Like the old days, they say
sinecure|Figurehead's office
singers|Choir
singsong|Like doggerel, often
singsong|Like doggerel, often
sinners|Preachers' targets
sitcoms|Some primetime TV
situate|Put
skateboard|Kid's wheels
skedaddle|Vamoose
skedaddle|Vamoose
skipped|Vamoosed
skirted|Sidestepped
skittery|Easily frightened
skydiver|Parachutist
slackens|Relaxes
sleazes|Real lowlifes
sleeker|More smooth
sleeper|Certain train car
slenderer|Relatively rawboned
slicers|Kitchen gadgets
slicers|Kitchen gadgets
slighter|Less important
slitted|Like a revealing skirt, maybe
sloshed|Pie-eyed
sloshes|Spills clumsily
slowpoke|Snail, e.g.
slyness|Fox's trait
smaller|Compressed
smellier|More suspicious
smileys|Happy face symbols
smitten|In love
smitten|Lovestruck
smitten|Struck by Cupid
smooths|Irons
smorgasbord|Extensive variety
snakepit|Dangerous place
snapper|Popular food fish
snarler|Guard dog, e.g.
snarler|Guard dog, e.g.
snazziest|Maximally chi-chi
sneaked|Took surreptitiously
sneakers|Pair for the court
sneakers|Pair for the court
sneered|Disdained, with "at"
snickers|Alternative to 5th Avenue
snidest|Most sarcastic, as remarks
sniffing|Cold sound
snooker|Get the better of
snookers|Bamboozles
snorkels|U-shaped devices
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder
sobered|Dried out, with "up"
solders|Fuses
solicitors|Lawyers, to Brits
solider|Less likely to break
solider|More compact
solider|More compact
soluble|Like fat in ether
someday|In the foreseeable future
somehow|By fair means or foul
someone|Nat King Cole's "___ You Love"
somerset|Duke in "King Henry VI"
someway|By fair means or foul
sommelier|One concerned with bouquets
songbird|Oscine
soonest|How urgent tasks should be done
soonest|How urgent tasks should be done
soonest|Least delayed
soreheads|Bad losers
sorting|Laundry job
soulmate|One and only
soupspoon|It's set on the far right
souring|Turning bad
sourpusses|Grouches
sovietize|Convert to Stalinism
sowbelly|Salt pork
sowbelly|Salt pork
spaghetti|Dish served with sauce
spandex|Gym wear
sparest|Superlatively scanty
speechless|Mum
spelunk|Go caving
spencer|Princess Diana's last name
spending|Deficit ___ (policy by which Sweden became the first nation to recover from the Great Depression in 1934)
spheres|Realms
spheroid|Egg yolk, e.g.
spinally|How some analgesics are administered
spitfire|Person with a temper
splashes|Dramatic debuts
spleens|Ductless organs
splendid|Greater than great
spliced|Joined together, as some genes
splicer|Old-fashioned film editor
splurge|Spare no expense
spoilers|Sports car features
sporadic|Not regular
sprawly|Very spread out
spreads|Some magazine ads
spyglasses|Crow's-nest instruments
stadium|Rock concert venue
stagers|Theater professionals
stagger|Space out
staggers|Arranges in an alternating pattern
stagnant|Like backwater
stairway|Emergency route, maybe
stairway|Emergency route, maybe
staleness|It may leave a bad taste
stampede|Mad rush
stampede|Prairie event
stances|Bearings
standout|Really shine
starless|Completely black, in a way
starlet|Up-and-comer
starred|Had the lead
starter|Not a substitute
stashed|Hid
stators|Fixed engine parts
steadfast|Loyal
steadfast|Single-minded
steadied|Stabilized
steadied|Stabilized
stealth|Cat burglar's requisite
steelie|Certain marble
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Metal marble
steepest|Most pricey
steeple|Church bell spot
steeply|How prices may rise
steepness|Cliff consideration
steering|Driver's job
stellar|Brilliant
stentors|Booming orators
stepped|Like Mayan pyramids
stepsister|Fairy tale meanie
stereos|Musical equipment
stereos|Speaker arrangements
sterile|Germ-free
sterner|Tougher, as a parent
steroid|Controversial body builder
steroid|Olympics no-no
steward|Airline employee
stickler|Perfectionist
stiletto|Dagger
stiletto|Eyelet creator
stilted|Unnatural-sounding
stingily|In a closefisted manner
stinted|Cut corners
stinted|Wasn't liberal
stinted|Wasn't liberal
stipends|Allowances
stirrer|Stick in a paint can
stirring|Beginning to awake
stomachs|Food processors
stomachs|Stands
stoplight|Traffic halter
stopover|Trip break
stopwatch|One seen on "60 Minutes"
storeroom|Pantry
stovers|Livestock feeds
stowing|Doing warehouse work
straddle|Not pick sides?
strange|Exotic
strange|Exotic
strategy|Game plan
stratus|Low-altitude cloud
streamer|Party decoration
streams|...
streets|Avenues
stretch|Duration
stretch|Duration
stretch|Prison term
stretchy|Elastic
stretchy|Elastic
striate|Streaked
striate|Streaked
strobes|Photography equipment
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
student|Pupil
studiers|Diligent pupils
studious|Painstaking
stunted|Checked, as growth
stutter|Job for a speech coach
stylist|Do doer
stymies|Blocks
styrofoam|Inedible peanuts
suasion|Effort to convince
sublime|Lofty
subsoils|Layers underground
subteen|11- or 12-year-old, e.g.
suburbia|Growing post-W.W. II environs
sucrose|C12H22O11
sugared|Saccharine
sugared|Saccharine
sultriest|Superlatively sexy
sunporch|Naturally-lit room
sunshades|Parasols
superego|Behavior modifier
surgery|Doctor's office, to Brits
surreal|Dreamy
surtitle|Translation aid at an opera
suspenders|Garters, to Brits
swaddle|Wrap
swashbuckle|Emulate Errol Flynn
swayers|Some sing-along participants
sweater|One put away for the summer
sweater|Sauna user, e.g.
sweaters|Garments that moths may eat
sweeney|A.F.L.-C.I.O. head John J. ___
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweetmeats|Sugar-covered nuts, bonbons, etc.
swishes|Rustles
swishes|Rustles
symphony|Orchestral performance
synapse|Firing point, of a sort
synonym|Lay to rest, e.g.
systems|Some analysts' concerns
systole|Normal rhythmical contraction of the heart
systole|Part of a heartbeat
tabbies|Pet felines
tableau|Dramatic scene
tablespoon|One sip, say
tabooed|Put out of bounds, so to speak
tabouli|Mediterranean salad
tabourets|Low stools
tabular|Arranged in columns
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailgate|Not keep one's distance, in a way
tailless|Ecaudate
tailless|Ecaudate
takeoff|Leave
takeoffs|Mimics' work
taloned|Like owls
tambourine|It's ringed with jingles
tangerine|First part
tankards|Ale holders
tantara|Fanfare
tapestry|Elaborate hanging
tapioca|Starchy food
tarantula|Hairy creature
targets|Butts
tarnishes|Spots
tarpaper|Roofing base
tarpaper|Roofing base
tartare|Raw
tartaric|___ acid (baking powder ingredient)
tasseled|Like some curtains
tassels|Fringe material
tassels|Graduation day array
tasteless|Kitschy
tastier|More palatable
tastier|More palatable
tawniest|Most sun-kissed, as hair
tchotchke|Trifle
teakettle|Whistler on the range
teapots|Home brewers
teargas|Nonlethal weapon
teenage|Adolescent
teetered|Was indecisive
teeters|Wobbles
teeters|Wobbles on the edge
teether|Baby's ring
teethes|Cuts uppers, e.g.
teethes|Cuts uppers, e.g.
telecast|Air on the tube
telecom|Modern industry classification
television|First part
telexes|Pre-Internet communications
tempura|Japanese dish
tenable|Like a sound argument
tenancy|Holding of land
tenderfoot|Greenhorn
tenders|Boneless chicken pieces
tendons|They may be pulled
tendons|They may be pulled
tensile|Kind of strength
tension|Excitement in the air
tentacles|Places where suckers are lined up
tenuous|Flimsy
tenured|Having job security, in a way
termite|Home wrecker?
terrace|Barbecue setting
terrapin|Diamondback reptile
tessera|Mosaic component
testate|Not unwilling?
testate|Not unwilling?
testatrix|Willful woman?
testees|High school seniors, often
testiness|Short fuse
theatric|Flamboyantly overdone
theocrat|Powerful person in Iran, say
theorem|Pythagorean ___
theremin|Early electronic musical instrument
theremin|Early electronic musical instrument
thermos|Coffee container
thesaurus|Meaningful work?
thimble|Sewing aid
thimbleweed|White-flowered plant
thirsted|Craved
thirsts|Longs
thirsts|Pines
threadbare|Well-worn
threading|Getting something in the eye?
thrones|King-sized seats
thumper|Endearing 1942 Disney character
thundershower|It has drops and bolts
tickets|They get you seats
tickets|They get you seats
ticktock|Pendulum accompaniment
tiepins|Haberdashery purchases
timbers|Rafters
timekeeper|Heat requirement
timetable|Reading reading
timetable|Travel guide?
tinglier|Feeling more pins and needles
tinhorn|Boastful wannabe
tinkertoys|Construction playthings
tinware|Old kitchen supplies
tinware|Some plates
tipster|One with better information?
tirades|Angry speeches
tiramisu|Rich dessert
titanic|Colossal
toadstools|Inedible mushrooms
toccatas|Fantasia alternatives
toehold|Initial advantage
together|End of the comment
tolerator|No bigot
tomboyish|Not so feminine
tomboyish|Not so feminine
tomorrow|In 24 hours
tonight|West Side Story number
tonight|West Side Story number
tontine|Life insurance form
tontine|Shared annuity
toolsheds|Backyard buildings
tootsie|Dollface
topical|Like some anesthetics
topknot|Tuft of hair on the head
toreros|They don't shoot the bull
tornado|House mover?
torpedo|Sink
tortoise|Fabled racer
tortonis|Trattoria desserts
tostada|Taqueria order
toucans|They have big bills
towards|Facing
traders|Wall Street workers
trailer|Movie promo
trailer|Off-the-set living quarters
trailer|Promo, of a sort
trailer|Promo, of a sort
tramcar|Mine transport
tramcar|Mine transport
trammel|Catch in a net
trampoline|Bouncer's place
transit|Kind of visa
treacle|Molasses
treacle|Molasses
treadle|It may be worked by a tailor
treasure|The ___ State (Montana)
treasure|The ___ State (Montana)
treatise|Dissertation
treatise|Dissertation
trebling|Getting bigger quickly
treetop|Place with a bird's-eye view
tressed|In braids
trestle|Certain bridge
trestle|Engineering project
trestles|Some frameworks
triacid|Like some salts
triangular|Like sides of pyramids
tribunal|War crimes trier
tributes|Words of praise
trickles|Barely flows
trigram|ABC or XYZ
trigram|ABC or XYZ
trigram|Any three-letter sequence
trigram|Any three-letter sequence
trigram|MNO on a telephone dial, e.g.
trinitrotoluene|Big bang creator
triodes|Old TV tubes
triolet|Certain eight-line poem
triplets|Delivery room surprise?
tripoli|Marines' Hymn city
tripoli|Marines' Hymn city
tripoli|Port in "The Marines' Hymn"
tripper|Fall guy?
triptychs|Paintings on hinged panels
trisect|Divide, as Gaul
triteness|Platitude
triunes|Groups of three
truants|Hookey players
trustable|Not at all shady
trustbuster|Rely on comic Keaton?
trustier|More reliable
trysted|Met
tsardom|Russian ruler's domain
tsarinas|Queens' Russian counterparts
tsarinas|Russian empresses
tsarinas|Winter Palace residents
tsetses|African carriers
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|Flies over the Nile
tsetses|Flies over the Nile
tuffets|Low seats
tuition|It's big in the Ivy League
tuition|It's big in the Ivy League
tumbles|Spills
tunable|Not too far gone, as cellos go
tunnelings|Series of underpasses
turnouts|They're good at hits
turnstile|Station rotation location
twanged|Sounded like a steel guitar
tycoons|Moguls
typeset|Like words in a magazine or newspaper
typeset|Put on the page
ukulele|It may accompany hip-shaking
umpteen|Myriad
unaware|Oblivious
unbiased|Fair
unconstrained|At liberty
uncorks|No longer stops?
undereat|Have too little
undergo|Experience
underlings|Flunkies
underplay|Opposite of emote
underrate|Review unfairly
undertaker|One working on a plot
unearth|Find
uneaten|Like leftovers
unending|Ceaseless
unheard|Falling upon deaf ears
unhinged|Wacko
unitary|Whole
unlearnt|Like discarded habits
unleashed|Let loose
unnamed|Like some sources
unopened|Still wrapped up
unplait|Straighten, as braided hair
unrated|Like films in production, usually
unravel|Come apart
unreason|Irrationality
unrobed|Got naked
unseated|Voted out
unsettling|Bothersome
unshaken|Steady
unstops|Opens, as a bottle
unsuitable|No good
untamed|Wild
untunes|Makes a string flat, maybe
upbraid|Read the riot act to
upgrade|Improvement
upgraded|Moved to first class
upgraded|Moved to first class
upraise|Hoist
uprises|Rebels
uprises|Rebels
upsadaisy|Comment on raising kids
upstage|Draw attention away from
upstream|One way to swim
urbanite|No provincial
utensil|Kitchen help
utensil|Kitchen help
utensil|Tongs, e.g.
utopianism|Wishful thinking?
vaccine|Flu forestaller
valance|Liberty ___ (Lee Marvin role)
varmint|Coyote, to a sheep rancher
varsity|Opposite of scrubs
veneers|Façades
veneers|Thin coats
ventral|Like certain shark fins
ventral|Like certain shark fins
verboten|Taboo
vetoers|Bill blockers
vinegar|Irritableness
viscous|Thick and sticky
vocoder|Speech synthesizer
volumes|Library collection
wallflower|Nonmixer at a mixer
walnuts|Ingredients in some brownies
walnuts|Waldorf salad ingredients
wanness|Loss of color
warbled|Sang like a canary
warlock|Male witch
warpath|On the ___ (preparing for battle)
wartime|When it may be unsafe to travel
weasels|Sneaks
wheelie|Cyclist's stunt
whereto|Question to one who just got in
whipsaws|Swings violently
whiskey|Redeye
whistler|Teakettle, e.g.
whistler|Teakettle, e.g.
whitest|Like ideal teeth
whodunit|Edgar Award candidate
whodunit|Movie genre
whoosis|Forgotten one
widespread|Common
wildfire|Symbol of success
wiretap|Subject of a court order
wisecrack|Comeback, maybe
wisecrack|Comeback, maybe
wisteria|Vine with large flower clusters
wraiths|Specters
wrestles|Goes to the mat
writhed|Was obviously in pain
yachter|America's Cup contestant
yawners|They're boring
yawners|They're boring
yummier|Better-tasting
zaniness|Buffoonery
zaniness|Marx Brothers antics, e.g.
zestier|More flavorful
zodiacs|Circular diagrams
abashed|Red-faced
abashes|Makes ashamed
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abetting|Driving the getaway car for
abhorred|Couldn't stand
abhorred|Couldn't stand
abhorrent|Despicable
abiders|Patient people
abscissas|Distances from the y-axis on a graph
absentees|Some voters
absolve|Pardon
abundant|Plentiful
abusive|Cruel
acacias|Yellow-flowered shrubs
academe|Halls of learning
academe|Scholar
accelerando|Gradually increasing in speed, in music
accepts|O.K.'s
accruals|Interest amounts
accuser|Plaintiff
acerose|Needle-shaped
acetate|Film material
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acetate|Transparency
acetones|Thinner components
achiest|Most sore
acidity|Sourness
acidulous|Slightly sour
acolyte|Devoted follower
acronym|NASA, e.g.
actuate|Get going
actuate|Start, as a process
adamant|Refusing to give
adamantly|Without wavering
adaptable|Not limited to one use
adaptor|Electrical gizmo
adaptor|Electrical gizmo
addictions|Hard things to break
addition|Building wing
adduced|Offered as proof
adherence|Steady devotion
adherents|Followers
adheres|Is faithful (to)
adheres|Shows devotion (to)
adjunct|Add-on
admired|Popular
admirer|One may be secret
admirer|One may be secret
admires|Looks up to
admires|Looks up to
admonish|Call on the carpet
admonish|Call on the carpet
adoptee|Kid with a new home
adrenal|Kind of gland
adulate|Admire to a fault
adulators|Big fans
adulterer|One leaving the band to pursue other interests?
adultery|Madame Bovary subject
aerator|Greenskeeper's gizmo
aerology|Study of the atmosphere
aerology|Study of the atmosphere
affirmed|1978 Triple Crown winner
affirms|States positively
affixes|Fastens (to)
afterimage|Flashbulb effect, e.g.
afterlife|Belief in most religions
agelong|Eternal
agendas|Slates
agitate|Shake up
agitates|Disturbs
aground|Dragging on the shore
airdrop|Unconventional delivery of supplies
airings|TV Guide data
airport|Many a taxi's destination
airpower|Military strength in the sky
airtime|Station slot
alamode|Apple pie order?
alamode|Apple pie order?
albacore|Relative of a bigeye
alehouse|Draft locale
alerted|On one's toes
alewife|Woman who makes the rounds?
aliment|Sustenance
alimony|Ex payments
alleged|Maintained
alleges|Claims
allegro|How "Waltzing Matilda" is to be played
alleluia|Praise be to God!” nyt 2004 ALLEN He co-founded Microsoft with Gates nyt 2004 ALLEN Kind of wrench nyt 2004 ALLES Deutschland über ___”
allocator|Budgeter, in a way
allover|Everywhere
allover|Everywhere
allures|Draws
almanac|Fact-filled volume
almonds|Blue Diamond canful
almonds|Some candy bar ingredients
alongside|Next to
alphabetic|Like some codes
already|Question concerning an early arrival
alternative|That, to this
amaryllis|Showy bloom
amassed|Rolled up
amateurs|All Olympians, once
ambrosia|Olympian repast
amerces|Punishes arbitrarily
amiable|Not hard to get on with
amiably|In a friendly manner
amnesia|Occasional soap opera plot feature
amnesiac|Patient of unknown origin?
amnesiac|Patient of unknown origin?
amongst|Mingling with
amounts|Adds up (to)
amperes|Current units
amplest|Most plentiful
anaconda|It puts the squeeze on
anagram|Horrid glances from Charles Grodin?
analects|The ___ of Confucius
analgesics|Hospital numbers?
analogue|One that's similar
analogue|One that's similar
analyst|Sportscasting position
analysts|Wall Street workers
analytic|Skilled in reasoning
ancient|As old as the hills
ancient|Of interest to archaeologists
andiron|Firedog
andiron|Fireplace accessory
anemone|Showy flower
animate|Enliven
animate|Turn into cartoon form
animates|Buoys
animator|DreamWorks employee
anisette|Cordial
anklets|Low socks
annotate|Mark
annoying|Pesky
annuals|Marigolds, e.g.
annulment|Ending of some relationships
another|Hit me, in blackjack
another|One more
antacid|Phillips, for one
antacid|Settler in a drugstore
antagonists|Punch and Judy, for example
anteater|Animal with no teeth
anteaters|Hill predators
antecede|Go before
antecedent|A pronoun has one
antedate|Precede
anteing|Getting ready to play seven-card stud
antennas|Sensors in nature
anterior|Frontal, to an anatomist
antigen|A or B in blood typing, e.g.
antihero|Dirty Harry, e.g.
antinoise|Like some town ordinances
antinoise|Like some town ordinances
antipasti|Some appetizers
antitank|Like some missiles
antiwar|Pacifistic
anytime|Whenever
apogeal|Like the highest point in an orbit
apology|Quarrel stopper, maybe
apostasies|Reasons for excommunication
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apotheoses|Perfect examples
apparat|Party promoter
appeals|Kind of court
appears|Looks
appease|Propitiate
appends|Subjoins
applaud|Praise
appliers|Ones hoping to get in
appliers|Ones hoping to get in
apprentice|Tenderfoot
apteryxes|Kiwis
arboretum|Site where trees are displayed
arboretum|Site where trees are displayed
arcades|Tokens are taken in them
archenemies|The Joker and Batman, e.g.
architect|I. M. Pei, for one
areaway|Passage between buildings
ariosos|Melodic musical passages
arithmetic|Putting two and two together, say
armrest|It's often shared in theaters
armrest|It's often shared in theaters
aromatic|Like roses
aromatic|Like sage or allspice
arousals|Wakeup calls
arouses|Stirs up
arrange|Adapt musically
arrests|Handcuffs
article|Time piece
artiness|Decorative skill
artisan|Crafty one?
artisan|Skilled laborer
artistic|Pleasingly drawn
artistic|Pleasingly drawn
artless|Naive
artsier|Relatively affected
asbestos|Danger in old homes
ashcans|Sub sinkers, in slang
ashtray|Place for butts
ashtray|Target of a flick
asinine|Laughable
asinine|Sans sense
askance|Suspiciously
aspects|Features
aspects|Looks
asperse|Bad-mouth
asperse|Bad-mouth
asphalted|Like many driveways
aspirer|Person with goals
aspirin|1897 Felix Hoffmann discovery
aspirin|Headache helper
aspirin|Headache queller
aspirin|Heart protector
assails|Goes hard at
assails|Has at
assails|Has at
assaulted|Set upon
assesses|Charges
assonance|Alternative to rhyme
astrodome|Houston landmark
atelier|Where oils may be produced
athlete|Endorser, sometimes
athlete|Letter getter
athletes|Letter wearers, e.g.
atlases|Travelers' aids
atomizer|Perfumery purchase
attacks|Staple of campaign oratory
attains|Realizes
attempt|Tackle
attempts|Cracks
attires|Arrays
auctioneer|Fast talker
aureole|Corona
automat|Retro restaurant
automated|Not manual
autopilots|Ones who'd never think of flying?
avenged|Squared things
average|Less than stellar
aviated|Kept one's nose in the air?
aviator|One who may raise a flap
aviator|Wilbur or Orville Wright
avocado|Green shade
avocados|Some salad items
awesome|More than cool
azaleas|Heath family members
backdate|Make retroactive
backseat|Kind of driver
backslide|Reverse progress
balaclava|Mountain-climber's hood
balance|What's left
balderdash|Nonsense
balderdash|Nonsense
ballade|Chaucerian verse form
ballast|Stability enhancer
ballroom|Dance venue
ballyhoo|Hype
balsams|Many Christmas trees
bananas|Screwy
banditos|Extras in "The Mexican"
barrooms|Sots' sites
bartered|Made a cashless transaction
barterers|Trade association?
barters|Does deals without money
baseball|The National Pastime
basilisk|Legendary reptile with a fatal breath
basilisk|Legendary reptile with a fatal breath
bassist|Bill Wyman, in the Rolling Stones
bassoon|The grandfather, in "Peter and the Wolf"
battery|9-volt, e.g.
beachhead|Normandy campaign objective
beanpole|Person with a figure like Olive Oyl
bearish|Pessimistic
beastie|Tim'rous one, to Burns
beautiful|Stunning
beautiful|Stunning
becalms|Stops the progress of
beehive|Place for a comb
berates|Harangues
bestirred|Started moving
bestirred|Started moving
betakes|Causes to go
betoken|Indicate
bettors|They lay it on the line
between|Linking
biannual|Every other quarter
bigamist|Lawbreaker with two partners
billionaire|One might support a foundation
bipartite|Like Congress
biplane|Red Baron's transport
birdbaths|Garden fixtures
birdbrain|Pinhead
birddog|Retriever
birders|Ones who pay attention to bills
birdhouse|Common project in shop class
birdies|Golfers' delights
birdman|Alcatraz inmate
birdseed|Pet shop bagful
birthed|Brought forth
bisects|Is divisive
blastula|Embryonic stage
blatant|Barefaced
blatherskite|Nonsense
blessed|Like holy water
blinders|Horse focuser
blithest|Merriest
blithest|Merriest
blonder|One way to leave a hair salon
blooded|Full of life
bloodline|Breeder's interest
blossom|Ripen
blossom|Ripen
bluejay|Toronto ballplayer
boarded|Housed, as a student
boarded|Housed, as a student
bogeyman|Bugbear
bowline|Knot that won't slip
boycott|Political protest of sorts
braider|Hairstylist, maybe
branded|Like cattle on the range
brasher|More impudent
brazils|Certain nuts
breadbasket|The Midwest, agriculturally speaking
breakthrough|Good for a scientist, bad for a roofer
breakup|Call it quits
bristly|Irascible
bristol|English port
brittle|Like objects dipped in liquid nitrogen
broiled|Like some burgers
bromide|Trite truth
brooder|One who can't get over something
brooders|Ones who think too much
brouhaha|Ruckus
buckles|Belt tighteners
buckles|Belt tighteners
buckwheat|A Little Rascal
buffalo|Stymie
bugbear|Hobgoblin
builder|Trump, e.g.
builder|Trump, e.g.
bullfighter|Waver of a red cape
bumblebee|Big stinger
bunions|Woes for toes
bustlers|They're busy
butters|Flatters, with "up"
cabstand|Where hailing isn't necessary
cachets|Distinguishing marks
cachets|Document seals
cahoots|Collusion
cakewalks|Easy wins
calculator|Texas Instruments product
caliper|Item with adjustable legs
calliope|Carnival staple
calorie|Kind of counter
calypsos|Lively songs with humorous, improvised lyrics
camellia|Alabama's state flower
cameras|Set equipment
camisole|Victoria's Secret item
campfire|Scout warmer
camporees|Scouting outings
campsite|Where a tent is pitched
canapes|Hors d'oeuvres
canasta|Game played to 5,000 points
canasta|Once-fashionable card game
cancans|Chorus line dances
cancans|Kicks up one's heels?
candidates|Runners
candidates|Runners
cannibal|Friday, for one
cantata|Bach specialty
cantata|Baroque piece
capsular|In condensed form
carafes|Wine vessels
caramel|Milky Way feature
cardsharp|Casino slickster
careens|Lurches
caressed|Cared for lovingly
carillon|Church music maker
carload|Family of five, say
carouse|Paint the town red
carpools|HOV lane users
carpools|Uses the HOV lanes, perhaps
cassino|W.W. II battle town of Italy
cassowaries|Flightless birds that can run up to 40 m.p.h.
catalog|Former Sears mailing
cathode|Kind of ray
catnips|Persian pleasures?
cattish|Spiteful
cavalcade|Dramatic procession
cavemen|Neanderthals
cayenne|Spanish rice ingredient
ceasing|Knocking off
cedilla|Façade part
cedillas|Signs of softness
celebrate|Observe
celeste|Babar's queen
cellars|Places for roots
censors|Wartime positions
censure|Public rap
censure|Public rap
centimeters|A ruler may have them
chablis|White option
chained|Like Prometheus
chainsaw|What a feller needs?
chancel|Pulpit's locale
chandlers|Ship provisioners
chariot|Certain two-wheeler
chariots|See circled squares
charisma|See circled squares
charley|August 2004 hurricane that hit Florida and South Carolina
charlotte|A Brontë sister
chasmal|Not merely deep
chauffeurs|Some prom night drivers
cheater|One peeking at answers on a test
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerio|Ta-ta
chesterfields|Lester bats while ...
chianti|Certain red
chicano|Transplanted mariachi, maybe
chicanos|Mexican-Americans
chilidog|Bun filler
chilidog|Messy dish to eat
chilies|Spicy ingredients
chutzpah|Impudence
cicadas|Flying noisemakers
cineaste|Film buff
circusy|Like calliope music
citation|1948 Triple Crown winner
clamant|Noisy
clamors|Makes a racket
clandestine|Under the table
clansman|Relative
claptrap|Humbug
classes|Teaching load
classic|Test-of-time passer
cleaned|Took everything from, with "out"
cleaner|One working on the spot?
cleanses|Purifies
cleared|Dropped charges against
cleared|Jumped over
cleated|Suitable for gripping
cloister|Religious site
cloning|Asexual reproduction
coachmen|Cinderella's accompaniers to the ball
coachmen|Cinderella's accompaniers to the ball
cognomen|Caesar, for Gaius Julius Caesar
coinage|Just-made-up word
coleslaw|Cold side
coleslaw|Cold side
collagen|It might give you a fat lip
collagen|It might give you a fat lip
college|Fellow's place
cologne|Toiletry
colonels|North and others
comaker|Loan signer, at times
combats|Works against
combines|Farm vehicles
commend|Speak highly of
compadres|See circled squares
complete|Total
comrade|Fellow traveler
conceal|Cloak
concepts|Thoughts
concert|Staged event
confirm|Back up
confused|At sixes and sevens
consensus|Meeting of the minds
console|TV cabinet
contaminates|See circled squares
content|Purring, say
content|Purring, say
contrarian|One who doesn't do what's expected
convenes|Brings together
cordoba|Capital of Spain under Moorish rule
coroneted|Wearing a small crown
correlates|Spots connections between
corrupted|Was a bad influence on
corsets|Waist constrictors
cortege|Procession
costate|Having ribs, in anatomy
costumes|Hollywood studio department
coterie|Circle
cottage|Hansel and Gretel setting
countless|Infinite
couplet|Sonnet component
courthouse|Place to get hitched, perhaps
covariance|Statistical calculation
coverage|Reporting
cowslip|Marsh marigold
creative|Outside-the-box
creative|Thinking outside the box
credits|College units
crusade|Cause
cryonic|About freezing
cryonic|About freezing
cubbyhole|Cramped space
curlicues|Script extras
curtest|Least polite
custody|Kind of battle
cyclorama|Curved wall used as a stage background
czarist|Bolshevik opponent
dabbled|Tried a little of this, a little of that
dahlias|Flowers named for a Swedish botanist
dainties|Tasty tidbits
darners|Hole fixers
dashiki|Brightly colored pullover garment
daystars|Venus and others
deadeye|Sure shot
deadline|End point
dearest|Sweetie pie
dearest|Sweetie pie
debited|Charged
decider|Judge
decimal|It usually has a point
decimal|Point
decimal|Point
declarant|U.S. citizen-to-be
declare|Name trump, in bridge
declare|State
decodes|Figures out
decried|Disparaged publicly
deepens|Dredges
defiant|Not giving in one bit
deficit|Perennial government concern
defrost|Microwave setting
degrees|Doctors have them
delayed|Late
deliverer|Messiah
demagog|Rabble-rouser: Var.
demands|Has to have
demerit|Mark for misconduct
demoralize|Throw into confusion
deplete|Empty
deplore|Disapprove of
deplore|Really regret
deplore|Tsk about
deponed|Testified
deposit|Sediment
deposit|Silt, e.g.
deserted|Lonely
deserts|Abandons
deserts|Takes off wrongly
designs|Stars and stripes, and others
designs|Stars and stripes, and others
desists|Stops
despair|Hopelessness
despotic|Tyrannical
dessert|What a loser may skip
destines|Earmarks (for)
detente|Thaw
dethrones|Removes from power
detonated|Set off
devaluate|Cheapen
deviance|Abnormality
deviate|Not stick to the path
dextral|On the right
dextral|On the right
diadems|Symbols of royal dignity
diarists|Thoreau and others
dilemma|Catch-22
dingbat|Nutcake
directs|Calls the shots
dirigible|It's lighter than air
disaster|Huge flop
disciple|Follower
discredit|Impugn
discreet|Circumspect
discuss|Hash out
discuss|Hash out
disenfranchised|Deprived of fast food chains?
dishrag|Kitchen sink sight
dislike|Can't stand
disliking|Not taking kindly to
disloyal|Untrue
disorient|Befuddle
disrobing|Stripping
distort|Twist
ditched|Dumped
doctoral|Kind of candidate
doctrine|Marxism, for one
dolphin|Bottle-nosed” creature nyt 2004 DOLT Chowderhead nyt 2004 DOLT Dummy nyt 2004 DOM Monk's title nyt 2004 DOM Title on a bottle of bubbly nyt 2004 DOMAIN Internet subdivision nyt 2004 DOMAIN Territory nyt 2004 DOME Round top nyt 2004 DOMES Igloos, basically nyt 2004 DOMES Some stadium features nyt 2004 DOMINI A.D. part nyt 2004 DON The Sopranos" figure
donkeys|Democratic symbols
doomsdays|Sentencing times
doorkeeper|Guard
doormat|Punching bag, so to speak
dossier|File
dousers|Fire extinguishers
dowdiness|Opposite of chic
dragnet|Where Friday was once seen on Thursday
drapery|Curtain
dratted|Confounded
dressed|Got into the habit, say
dresses|Shifts
drizzling|Slightly unpleasant, as weather
dromedary|Caravan carrier
droplet|Spray unit
dropshots|Surprise court actions
drywalls|Plasterboards
ducking|Avoiding spitballs, say
dumpling|Won ton, e.g.
dungaree|Blue denim
dungeon|The Count of Monte Cristo setting
dysphemism|Calling a Jaguar XK a jalopy, say
eardrum|Body part repaired by tympanoplasty
earflap|Cold weather protector
earthed|Drove to hiding in the ground
earthen|Made of clay
earwigs|Pincered insects
easements|Rights of passage, e.g.
easiness|Freedom from hardship
eastern|Asian
easters|Parade times
easters|Spring times
ebonics|Controversial talk
echelon|Level
ecosystems|They're full of life
edelweiss|Song that ends "Bless my homeland forever"
edgiest|Most provocative
edified|Nourished the mind
editors|Cosmopolitan people?
educate|Teach
educator|Professor
eellike|Thin and slippery
eeriest|Most peculiar
egoists|They're legends in their own minds
egomania|Many a dictator's problem
eighteen|A full course?
eighteen|A full course?
eighties|Decade satirized in "American Psycho"
einstein|Brainiac
elaborate|Baroque
elapsed|Ran out
elastic|Adjustable
election|November event
electric|Like some eels or catfish
elegant|Swanky
elegant|White-tie, say
element|Mercury, for one
elephant|Political symbol
elevate|Kick up a notch
elevens|Cricket teams, e.g.
elicited|Brought to light
elicitor|One who gets a reaction
elongates|Stretches
elopers|Visitors to a justice of the peace
elusive|Hard to get
elusive|Hard to grasp
emailed|Sent with a click
embassy|Diplomat's post
embellish|Add frills to
emeralds|Green gems
emerita|Retiree's title
emeriti|Like retirees
emersion|Appearance after an eclipse
emersion|Appearance after an eclipse
emirate|Sharjah or Fujairah
emotional|Worked up
empires|Tycoons' holdings
emporia|Stores
enabler|Addiction accomplice
enablers|Unhelpful friends of alcoholics
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Gives a protective cover
enamors|Allures
enamors|Captivates
encapsule|Summarize
encased|Placed in a box, say
enclose|Pen
encores|Added numbers
encourage|See circled squares
endgame|Final stage, in chess
endless|Incessant
endless|Like a Möbius strip
endorse|Back
endorse|Get behind
endorsee|Check mate?
endorsee|Newspaper's choice for public office
endower|Foundation, often
endwise|Back to back
enemies|Foes
enemies|They may be sworn
energetic|Go-go
energetic|Go-go
engaging|Attractive
engineer|One tooting a horn
enhance|Better
enhance|Colorize, e.g.
enhance|Magnify
enlaces|Ties up
enlarge|Double or triple, say
enlarge|Swell
enlistee|Sign-up
ennoble|Dignify
ennoble|Lift up
enquiry|Commission's task
enraged|Really steamed
enrages|Lashes into a fury
enrages|Lashes into a fury
ensemble|Oratorio performers
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Catch
ensnared|In a net, e.g.
ensnared|In a net, e.g.
entangle|Mat
entente|International alliance
entered|Became involved in
entered|Typed in
entertain|Consider, as a thought
enticing|Seductive
entitle|Permit
entitle|Warrant
entitles|Licenses
entitles|Licenses
entoils|Catches in a trap
entrance|Door
entrees|Menu picks
entrees|Some like them hot
entrees|Substantial plates
entrenched|Dug in
entropy|Tendency toward chaos
entrusts|Gives with confidence
enumerated|Listed
enumerated|Listed
enuring|Accustoming (to)
enzymes|Pepsin and rennin, for two
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epeeist|Thruster, sometimes
episode|Chapter
epistle|Writing of St. Basil the Great
epithet|Ethelred the Unready, for one
epithets|Bad words
epochal|Extremely significant
eponyms|Those who lend their names
epoxies|Some resins
equator|Global divide
erasure|Complete removal
erasure|Sign of a slip
erected|Set up
eremite|Taker of a religious vow
erosion|Beach problem
erotica|Blue prints
erotica|It's blue
eroticist|Anaïs Nin, for one
erotizes|Makes steamy
errands|Gofers' tasks
errands|To-do list
erratic|Inconsistent
erratum|Slip on paper
erudite|Learned
escaped|Out
escapee|Coop flier
essayer|One who's trying
essence|Lifeblood
essence|Soul
essence|Soul
etcetera|Yadda, yadda, yadda
eternal|God, with "the"
eternity|It is the sea / Gone with the sun, wrote Rimbaud
eternity|Thou pleasing, dreadful thought, to Addison
etherize|Put out, in the old days
ethical|The "E" of PETA
etymology|One may go after the meaning
eucalyptus|Source of heavy timber wood
eulogize|Praise posthumously
evacuate|Clear out
evacuate|Clear out, as before a hurricane
evacuate|Clear out, as before a hurricane
evacuations|These are conducted when an approaching hurricane threatens the safety of residents
evaders|Slippery ones
evaluable|Like the items shown on "Antiques Roadshow"
evaluate|Weigh
evenest|Superlatively smooth
evictee|Adam or Eve
evildoer|Villain
evildoers|Saints they ain't
evildoers|Saints they ain't
evinced|Brought out
evolved|Went from apes to humans
evolves|Unfolds
exacted|Took by force
excuses|Forgives
exhibit|Evidence in court
exigent|Requiring immediate attention
exorable|Susceptible to being persuaded
exotica|Strange imports
exotics|Tropical pitcher plants and such
exotics|Tropical pitcher plants and such
expanse|Wide area
expedite|Speed up
expends|Disburses
explode|Go off, as a bomb
exploit|Daring deed
explore|Check out thoroughly
explore|Plumb
extravaganza|Really big show
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyebrow|Prominent schnauzer feature
eyehole|Mask opening
eyelids|They're shut at night
eyesore|Dump
eyesore|Dump
eyesore|Garbage dump, say
eyewear|Spectacles
fanglike|Long and sharply pointed
fatalist|One who's resigned
fearsome|Dreaded
feasted|Had an epiphany?
feasters|See circled squares
feebler|Worse, as excuses go
feldspar|Important constituent of igneous rocks
fernery|Pteridologist's display
ferrets|Hare hunters
fertile|Able to bear
fertile|Productive
festered|Rankled
festers|Causes increasing irritation
fetched|Sold for
fifteen|Bart Starr wore it at Green Bay
filmset|Scene of a lot of shooting
finance|Wall Street business
finders|___ keepers ...
fingerer|Rat
firearms|Colts, e.g.
fireboat|Vessel that pumps the water it's floating in
fireside|Spot for Roosevelt
fireside|Spot for Roosevelt
fishnet|Trawling gear
fishnets|Some stockings
fishtail|Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end
fission|Energy producer
flabbergasted|Astounded by how much weight you've gained?
flapdoodle|Nonsense
flattish|Mostly level
flexing|Showing off one's muscles
florist|One making arrangements
flouted|Ignored, as authority
flyleaf|Blank page
foolishness|Stupidity
footfault|Court infraction
foragers|Deer, e.g.
forceps|Medical tool
foredated|Was older than
forenoon|Morning
forenoon|Morning
forerun|Precede
foretold|Prophesied
fortress|Keep
fortresses|Strongholds
fortunately|As luck would have it …” nyt 2004 FOSSE All That Jazz" choreographer Bob
fourths|Quarters
foxiest|Most sexually alluring
fragile|Like some egos
freakout|Come unglued
freebee|Extra little gift: Var.
freebee|Giveaway: Var.
freezes|Holds a pose
frescos|Michelangelo works
frescos|Michelangelo works
frescos|Some Diego Rivera works
frisbee|Dog's catch, perhaps
frustrating|Like going in circles
gabfest|Confab
gallops|Runs full speed
gametes|Eggs, e.g.
gamiest|Most off-tasting
garibaldi|Conqueror of Naples, 1860
garrison|Fort
gasless|Electric, say
gasoline|Island purchase?
gaudier|Less subdued
gazebos|Decorative shelters
gazebos|Park shelters
gazelle|Fast, agile runner
gazette|Journal
gazette|Journal
geckoes|Nocturnal lizards
general|Campaign manager?
generate|Give rise to
generous|Giving
genesis|Opening
genetic|Like some traits
geodesic|Like some architectural designs
germinates|Sprouts
geysers|They send up jets
gimmicky|Gadget-laden
giraffe|Treetop nibbler
glacier|Montana's ___ National Park
gladiator|Best Picture of 2000
gladiolas|Sword lilies
glassware|Antique store section
glaucoma|Eyesight impairer
gleaner|Harvest helper
gloated|Felt smug
glories|Rejoices (in)
glowworm|Firefly's young
gobbledygook|Nonsense
godlike|Superhuman
golgotha|Hill where Jesus was crucified
gondola|Lovers' conveyance
goodbye|The Weakest Link phrase
gorilla|Thug
gorilla|Thug
gossips|Dishes
gossips|Dishes
gouache|Opaque watercolor technique
grandpa|Old-timer
grandson|Junior's junior
granites|Countertop materials
granola|Crunchy bowlful
grantees|Endowed individuals
grantors|Benefactors
graphic|Not hiding much
grapple|Try to deal (with)
gridder|Bowl figure
grocery|Freezer locale
guarded|Unwilling to say much
gunsmith|Piece maker
habitat|Home
hailstone|Dangerous bit of precipitation
hairnet|Cafeteria headwear
hamster|Cage-wheel runner
handaxes|Stone Age relics
handgun|Subject of a license
handling|Extra cost in mail order
hangaring|Cooling one's jets?
hangdog|Shamefaced
hangout|Teen meeting place
hapless|Poor
harassed|Pressed hard
harasser|More than a pest
hardened|Set
hassles|Big bothers
hazelnuts|Basil picks fruit while ...
headache|Problem
headgear|Helmets and such
headhunter|Safari guide's other job?
headsail|Foremast attachment
headset|Fast-food worker's equipment
hearkens|Listens
hearkens|Listens
hearsay|Court no-no, usually
hearths|Hot spots
heaters|Arms of the underworld
heathens|Conversion targets
hectare|Land measure
hectares|Metric measures of area
hectares|Square measures
hectares|Square measures
hedonics|Psychology of pleasure
heehaws|Brays
heeltap|Shoe lift
hegemony|Domination
heliport|Rooftop, perhaps
heliport|Rooftop, perhaps
helixes|DNA structures
hellbent|More than intent
heretic|Doctrine doubter
heroine|Evangeline or Anna Karenina, e.g.
heroine|Romance novelist's creation
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
hexagon|Honeycomb shape
hexagon|Nut's shape
hidalgo|State north of Mexico City
highbrow|Intellectual
highfliers|Jet-setters
hilltop|Good viewpoint
hinderers|Roadblocks
hippest|Maximally cool
hirable|Ready to work
hiragana|Japanese syllable set
hodgepodge|Mishmash
hogtied|Rendered immobile
hoisting|Block-and-tackle work
holders|Some poker players
hollers|Cries out loud
homeland|Old country, maybe
homemaker|Martha Stewart Living reader
homering|Making a big hit
homespun|Folksy
honesty|No legacy is so rich as ___: Shak.
honorable|See circled squares
hopping|Mad modifier
horsemen|Noted foursome
hosiery|Women's wear department
hostile|Like some witnesses
housesit|Be a homebody?
humdrum|Dreary
humorist|Al Franken, for one
humorists|Will Rogers and others
hurling|Irish game resembling field hockey
hydroxy|Alpha ___ acids (cosmetic ingredients)
hygiene|Cleanliness
hysterias|Fits
iciness|Hostility
iciness|Reserve
iconoclasts|Nonconformists
ideates|Comes up with something
idiotic|Inane
idiotic|Inane
igniter|Spark plug, e.g.
iguanas|Cold-blooded ones
iguanas|Tropical lizards
illegal|Prohibited
illicitly|In an unlawful way
illiterates|Nonreaders
illogical|Not according to Mr. Spock
illusion|Mirage
imagist|Ezra Pound, e.g.
imbroglio|Entanglement
immanence|Innateness
immobile|Going nowhere
impaler|Sticker
impasse|Deadlock
impermeable|Hard
impounded|Penned up
imprecate|Curse
improve|Better
improvise|Not follow the book
imputed|Attributed
inaction|One way to be wounded
inaudible|Not picked up
incident|Regrettable occurrence
incidentals|Minor expenses
indefatigable|Tireless in pursuit of weight control?
indelicacy|Risqué display
inhaled|Dragged on?
inherence|Innateness
inheritor|See circled squares
inocula|They come in shots
insider|One who knows all the secrets
insight|On the horizon, maybe
insipid|Flat
insoluble|Like chalk in water
inspire|Fill with confidence
install|Load
insteps|Parts of feet
intakes|Some air lines
integer|Figure
intense|Blazing
intense|Deep
interior|Cabinet post since 1849
interior|Domestic
interne|Hospital staffer: Var.
interns|Some summer workers
intersection|Meeting place
intonate|Chant
intones|Recites
involve|Entail
iodized|Like most table salt
iridium|Corrosion-resistant metal
iridium|Corrosion-resistant metal
iridium|Metal in surgical tools
ironing|Work done on a collapsible table
ironman|Marvel Comics superhero
irrigate|Water
irritate|Needle
isolate|Quarantine
isosceles|Kind of triangle
isotope|Chemical relative
isotope|Elemental form
issuers|Publishers
iterate|Echo
iterate|Retell
iteration|Rote learning method
janitor|Cleaning agent
jaywalk|Make an illegal crossing
jaywalks|Faye rides while ...
jerkiness|Unprofessional film quality
jockeys|They're usually short ... or shorts
joggers|Band on the run?
jokester|Wag
journalism|Quote, part 2
jousted|Played a knight game?
kangaroo|Pocket Books logo
kangaroo|Pocket protector?
kayaker|Summer Olympian
kerosene|Camper's supply
ketches|Two-masters
keyboards|Position in a rock band
keystones|Linchpins
keystroke|Computer tap
killjoys|Grouches
kiloton|Nuclear measure
kiloton|Nuclear measure
kinsman|One of the family
kitchen|Galley
klatsch|Coffee gathering
kleenex|Soft tissue
kleenex|Tissues
kleenex|Tissues
kneecap|Patella
kneeling|Beggar's bearing
kneepad|Bit of football gear
knishes|Deli snacks
knitted|Contracted into folds
knocked|Bad-mouthed
knockout|Gorgeous lady enters room; ref signals ...
laborer|Drudge
labrador|Home of Goose Bay
laconic|Dryly said
laconic|Dryly said
lactated|Got milk
lacteal|Milk-related
laddies|Boys
lambert|St. Louis's ___ Airport
laminate|Protect, in a way
landfill|Wasted area?
landform|Hill or valley, e.g.
landlady|Ethel Mertz, e.g.
landlords|Super bosses?
lantern|Light case
lanyards|Holders of referee whistles
lapidarian|Like the cutting of gemstones
lariats|Ones thrown for a loop?
lasagna|Potluck dinner staple
lasagna|Potluck dinner staple
latened|Became dark
latently|In a dormant form
latherer|One using lots of soap
lathers|Prepares to shave
latitude|Leeway
lattice|Electrical tower structure
lattice|Framework
launching|Sending up
lavatory|Washroom
lavatory|Washroom
lavished|Laid on generously
lawless|Like the Wild West
layovers|Terminal headaches?
leaguer|Player in organized sport
leapfrogging|Cold-blooded children's play activity?
learner|Fact finder, say
lederhosen|Oktoberfest duds
legless|Lacking support
lengths|Running times
leonine|Strong and proud
leopard|Fast cat
lessees|They come to terms for terms
lessened|Cut
lessens|Ebbs
leveler|Demolisher
liaison|Link
liberal|Bounteous
liberty|Symbol on an old quarter
libretto|Text
license|Plate
ligature|Binding
likeness|Portrait, e.g.
likewise|Me, too
limeade|Rumless daiquiri
lineage|Ancestry
linemen|Ends, e.g.
lioness|Female in a pride
lionize|Exalt
lipread|Interpret without hearing
listens|Doesn't ignore
listens|Minds
lithograph|Certain print
litigant|One in a suit
littered|Strewn
littlest|Least important
liverwurst|Lunch meat
lobbyist|Bill's friend or foe?
lobbyist|Bill's friend or foe?
lobster|Popular seafood chain
locoweed|Cause of delirium in farm animals
loincloth|Garb for Tarzan
loofahs|Scrubbers
loosens|Relaxes
lotuses|Plants of the water lily family
lotuses|Plants of the water lily family
lucency|Clearness
lucerne|Swiss tourist destination
lukewarm|Halfhearted
lumbago|Lower back pain
macabre|À la King
macadams|Pavements
machete|Aid in raising cane?
macrame|Knotty activity
madonna|Raphael subject
maestri|Leaders in pits
mafioso|Family member
magpies|Chatterboxes
mahogany|Reddish-brown
mailbag|Carrier's carrier
mailbag|Letter container
mainline|Suburban Philadelphia area
malodor|Foulness
mandrel|Spindle for a grinding wheel
maniacs|Nuts
manicotti|Tubes in an oven
manicotti|Tubes in an oven
mantelpiece|Place for candlesticks
mantilla|Spanish scarf
mantraps|Old-time poacher deterrents
maracas|Salsa instruments
marimba|Instrument whose name is of Bantu origin
maritime|Like some provinces
maritime|Like some provinces
marlstone|Clayey rock once common in building
marsala|Cooking wine
marsala|Cooking wine
marshal|Lead ceremoniously
marshals|They work with stars
marshier|More quaggy
martyrs|Zacharias and others
mascara|It may run in the rain
masculine|See circled squares
masonic|Like a certain order
masonite|Paneling material
matador|Charge dodger
matador|Charge dodger
maypole|What some celebrations are centered around
mealtime|Grace period?
mealtime|When the stomach starts grumbling
meanwhile|At the same time
measure|Bar
mechanic|Pit crew member
mediate|Help settle
mediate|Help settle
medieval|Like the Crusades
medigap|Health care supplement for seniors
megahertz|Number on a dial
meister|Expert, slangily
memento|Token
memoranda|Attorneys' productions
menders|Darners
mention|Bring up
mentors|Coaches
merriness|Jocosity
metaphors|Similes' relatives
metaphors|Similes' relatives
meteorology|Science associated with hurricane tracking
metonym|Example or attribute of something used to represent the whole, as "sword" for "military power"
midmost|Nearest the center
midribs|Leaf bisectors
midships|Sailing center?
midterm|Student's worry
milepost|Marker
militia|Fighters at Lexington
milkier|Having a richer white hue
milkshakes|Drinks made with mixers
milkshakes|Summer coolers
milkshakes|Summer coolers
minaret|Tower of faith
mingled|Was sociable, in a way
miniatures|Dollhouse collector's collection
minibuses|Some airport shuttles
minicab|Small taxi
minicam|Handheld shooter
minicam|TV news tool
minimalist|Member of a modern school of music or art
minions|Bidding doers
minions|Big wheel's entourage
ministerial|Serving as a diplomat below the rank of ambassador
minutia|Detail
minutia|Something easily forgotten
miracle|Act of God
mischief|Monkey business
miscues|Errors
misdirect|Take the wrong way?
miserly|Wanting as much change as possible?
misfile|Put in the wrong place
mislaid|Lost
mislead|Deceive
misnomer|What something shouldn't be called
misnomer|What something shouldn't be called
missals|Roman Catholic prayer books
missent|Like many a dead letter
missent|Like many a dead letter
missort|Stick in the wrong place
mistier|Not as distinct
misusers|Manglers
mitosis|Basic cell division
mitosis|Process by which one cell becomes two
mohawks|Nontraditional haircuts
molasses|Baked beans ingredient
molests|Bothers
mollycoddles|Polly punishes while ...
monastery|Quiet home, usually
monocle|Lord Peter Wimsey accessory
monodic|Like a song of lament
monogamy|Mormon doctrine since 1890
monster|Loch Ness dweller, they say
moppets|Little angels
moraine|Glacial deposit
mothball|Closet larvae repellent
munchkins|Little people
mushiness|Schmaltz
musical|Li'l Abner, once
mussels|Seafood in shells
naggers|Kvetches, maybe
nappies|Nottingham nursery needs
narrate|Tell
nastier|Not as nice
national|Like some monuments
national|Like some monuments
nationwide|All over
natures|___ way
nautical|Like some knots
nearing|Getting warm, so to speak
nebbish|Wimp
neckline|V formation, often
necktie|It has a knot
nectarine|Pit holder
needled|Ribbed
negator|Undoer
negators|Those reversing
nemesis|Ruin
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
nepenthe|Drink of forgetfulness
nervine|Soothing medicine
nesters|Empty ___
neuroses|Hang-ups
neurotic|See circled squares
neurotic|Woody Allen-like
neurotics|Ones getting "worry lines"?
newspapers|Items sold at stands
nickname|Handle
nicknames|Vic doesn't finger anyone while ...
nicoise|Like some salads
niggard|Stingy person
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nightie|It may be see-through
ninefold|Like a cat's existence?
nineteen|It barely misses a score
ninnies|Chuckleheads
nippers|Some playful pooches
nocturnal|Like bats
nomadic|Like Bedouins
nominee|Name on a ticket
nonissue|Matter of little importance
nonjury|Like some trials
nonlocal|Widespread
nonsense|Moonshine
nonstop|24-hour
noodges|Pests
noodles|Chicken go-with
noodles|Chicken go-with
noodles|Some bow ties
noonday|Lunchtime
noticed|Saw
nougats|Mars Bars, e.g.
nudging|Prodding
numberless|Untold
numbskull|Dope
numerous|Umpteen
nutcases|Wackos
nutlike|Resembling a chanterelle mushroom in flavor
nutlike|Resembling a chanterelle mushroom in flavor
nutshell|Summary holder?
oarless|Like a rowboat that's adrift
oarsmen|Crew members
obliged|Much ___!
obliged|Much ___!” nyt 2004 OBLONG Shaped like a fish stick nyt 2004 OBOE O" in old radio lingo
obsessed|Fanatical
obsesses|Is stuck on something
obsessor|Preoccupied one
occipital|Pertaining to the lower skull bone
oceanic|Vast
octagon|Figure seen at an intersection
octanes|Gas ratings
octanes|Some are in the 90's
odometer|Auto part you shouldn't tamper with
oedipal|Like a certain complex
offbeat|Marching to a different drummer
offbeat|Marching to a different drummer
oilstones|Tool sharpeners
olestra|Fat substitute
oloroso|Semisweet sherry
olympiads|Quadrennial events
onerous|Wearing
onstage|Performing in the theater
opaline|Iridescent
opaline|Like a certain birthstone
operate|Be in charge of
operator|Number finder
opinion|Kind of leader
opinion|Kind of leader
opinion|That's what you think
opossums|Pogo and others
opposed|Contrary
opulence|Plenty
opulence|Plenty
opulence|Plenty
oracles|Answer sources
oracular|Delphic
orangish|Like ocher
oration|Talk
oratorio|Choral work
oratorio|Handel work
oratorio|Some Handel bars
orators|Stumpers?
orbited|Circled
orbiter|It goes around the world
ordains|Establishes
ordeals|Trials
orderer|Customer
oregano|Sauce ingredient
organza|Lining material
oriental|Monopoly avenue
orients|Positions
orients|Positions
origami|Activity of one who's paper-trained?
original|KFC option
orioles|1969 Mets victims
orioles|1983 World Series champs
orotund|Rich, as a voice
orphaned|Lacking a sponsor
orphans|Father Murphy extras
osmosis|Gradual absorption method
otalgia|Ear problem
otoscopes|Canal exploration devices
ottoman|Cushioned footrest
ourselves|Who we are
outdoors|Campers' milieu
outrage|Not just anger
outreach|Community program
outside|Wide of the plate
outsmart|Fool
outsold|Performed better than, in a way
outtalk|Beat in a debate, say
outvote|Beat at the ballot box
outwait|Be more patient than
ovation|Enthusiastic show of approval
overall|Covering everything
overall|Covering everything
overarm|Like some swimming strokes
overawed|Too wowed for words
overawed|Too wowed for words
overcharge|Generously bill
overcharge|Generously bill
overcoat|Winter wear
overgrow|Exceed the bounds of
overlays|Sheets used in four-color printing
overlords|Rulers' rulers
overran|Engulfed
overrate|Make too much of
oversea|Beyond the blue
overseen|Directed
overseer|Plantation figure
oysters|Dish sometimes served "on the half-shell"
paddleboat|Lakeshore rental, perhaps
paginated|Made book marks?
pagodas|Temples in the Far East
paintball|War game
pajamas|Playboy's wear
palatine|One of Rome's seven hills
palaver|Chitchat
palindrome|Mom or dad
panache|Dash
panache|What Fred Astaire danced with
panache|What Fred Astaire danced with
pancreas|Islets of Langerhans locale
panelist|Game show player
pantsuits|Some office attire
paparazzi|They're concerned with shooting stars
papists|Followers of the Vatican
paramedic|One seeking signs of life?
parameter|Figure in a math function
paramours|Trysters, perhaps
parapet|Bridge safety feature
parents|Folks
pariahs|Outcasts
patella|Kneecap
patented|Unduplicatable, in a way
paternal|Fatherly
pathetic|Pitiful
patinas|Old green coats?
patness|Glib quality
patrons|Regulars
peaches|Beauties
pealike|Small and round
peanuts|Small change
pearled|Dived for treasure?
peasant|Field worker
peasant|Robert Burns, the ___ Bard
peelers|Cooks' gadgets
peepshow|Coin-operated entertainment
peerage|Aristocracy
peewees|Squirts
pelotas|Jai alai balls
penalty|Fine
pendulum|Part of a grandfather clock
penitent|Hair shirt wearer
pension|Money for retirement
pentagon|Large container of brass?
percales|Ones fit for kings and queens?
percentiles|Values on a scale of 0 to 100
perches|Bar stools, e.g.
permeate|Soak through
personal|Kind of ad
pertest|Most cheeky
pertest|Most cheeky
peruses|Looks over
petition|Start of an initiative
pewterer|Artisan who works with metal
pewterer|Artisan who works with metal
pewterer|Metal craftsman
pharaoh|Exodus figure
pharaoh|Rare museum display
phoneme|Call!
phonograph|Needle holder
photofinisher|Jockey's other job?
piehole|Mouth, slangily
pierrot|Male character in French pantomime
pigeons|City nesters
pigsties|Dirty places
pigsties|Dumps
pileups|Multicar accidents
pilsener|Pub order
pilsener|Pub order
pineapple|Luau serving
pinkies|Places for some rings
pinochle|40-point meld
pinochle|40-point meld
pioneers|Groundbreakers
pipsqueak|Nobody
pipsqueak|Nobody
piranha|Voracious fish
pitchforks|Hurl tableware?
pivotal|Of vital importance
plaques|Awards to be hung
plastics|Packaging suppliers' industry
platoon|1986 Best Picture
pleasant|Agreeable
pleased|Delighted
plethora|Overabundance
plywood|Layered building material
poached|Stole
podiatry|Footwork?
podiatry|Sole-searching, maybe?
polarity|A field may have one
polecat|Skunk
polestar|Guiding light
policeman|Whistle-blower, at times
politer|Nicer
politic|Discreet
political|Kind of system
pollack|Relative of the cod
pollens|Things included in a count
polymers|Teflon and Plexiglas
pompanos|California food fishes
popsicle|It's licked on a stick
populace|Masses
porcelain|Fine home decoration
porthole|Cabin brightener
portrait|Wall hanging
positrons|PET scan particles
possess|Be born with
postdate|Prepare for later, in a way
postdate|Prepare for later, in a way
postmodern|Like New York City's Sony Building
poundcake|Rich dessert
precipitation|See circled squares
predate|Be there before
preempt|Bump
preempted|Took first?
preened|Dressed up in a fussy way
pregnant|Expecting
prelude|Warm-up
prepasted|How some wallpaper comes
presages|Forebodes
presets|Appliance conveniences
preside|Officiate
presidents|Washington V.I.P.'s
pressers|Irons
pressers|Irons
presses|Is insistent
pressman|Newspaper employee
pressman|Newspaper employee
prestissimo|As fast as possible, in music
priciest|Most dear
priests|Unwed fathers
primary|Early political race
primate|Subject of evolutionary study
procurer|Acquisitions person
profits|Opposite of losses
project|Speak so the back row can hear
promenade|Stroll
propane|Barbecuer's buy
prorate|Divvy up
prorates|Divides fairly
prosecutor|Case builder
protest|Strike, essentially
protest|Strike, essentially
proudly|What so ___ we hailed ...
proverb|Poor Richard's Almanack item
pruning|Gardening job
psychotherapist|Shrink
puffery|Hype
pullover|Sweater
punched|Like tickets and some stomachs
punctual|On the dot
puritan|Mrs. Grundy
purloin|Appropriate
purpose|Definition, part 4
quarterback|What one gets from the hot dog vendor when paying with a $5 bill?
quaternary|Pertaining to the present period in earth history
queries|Portion of an editor's mail
quesadilla|Mexican dish
quibbled|Nitpicked
raceway|Bettor's spot
raconteur|Yarn spinner
radially|How spokes go
radiant|Glowing
radiates|Gives off, as heat
radiator|Fireplace alternative
radical|Extreme
raffles|Some fund-raisers
ragtime|Old bar material
ragtime|Style for Eubie Blake
railbus|Transport that runs on tracks
raincheck|Consolation of a sort
raindrop|Start of a deluge
rainfall|Drops from on high
rainmakers|Pros at increasing profits
rallies|Political functions
rangers|Park sightings
rascals|Alfalfa, Spanky and others
rashest|Most reckless
rassles|Gits in a scrap (with)
rassles|Scraps in the backwoods
ratatat|Knock
ratatat|Knock
ratchets|Increases, with "up"
rationed|Carefully distributed
rattail|Kind of comb
ravines|Low places
reacted|Flinched, maybe
readies|Primes
realtor|One who puts you in your place?
realtors|Ones making house calls
reaping|Farm work
reasoner|Logician
reassured|No longer worried
reawake|Come back to life
rebound|Basketball stat
rebuked|Upbraided
receive|Be granted
recessed|Below the surface
recessions|Booms' opposites
recited|Like the Pledge of Allegiance
recites|Reels off
recluse|Hermit
recoiled|Opposite of charged
recounts|Tells
recycled|Old but new again
recycled|Old but new again
redcaps|Depot baggage handlers
redcoat|Revolutionary War soldier
redeems|Cashes in
redirect|Steer elsewhere
redivide|Multiply like an amoeba
redneck|Rustic ... and proud of it
redneck|Rustic ... and proud of it
redshirt|Extend a college athlete's eligibility
reeding|Grooves on a coin's edge
refastens|Snaps again
refastens|Snaps again
refeeds|Puts through again, as paper in a copier
referee|One who might count you out
referees|Ring leaders?
refiners|Employees in the sugar industry
refract|Change the direction of
refract|Change the direction of
regatta|Breezy competition
regrets|Terse R.S.V.P.
regulate|Manage
rehashes|Goes back over
rehires|Old faces in workplaces, perhaps
reinter|Lay elsewhere
relapse|Medical disappointment
relapses|Backslides
release|Film event
release|Legal paper
releases|Stir hopes?
relents|Lets up
relieve|Soothe
relieve|Soothe
relieve|Take over for, as a pitcher
relining|Coat repair job
remembers|Calls up
reminder|Note on the fridge, maybe
remover|Eraser
renamed|Handled better?
rendition|Certain delivery
reneged|Changed one's mind
renewal|Library extension
renounce|Give up
reorder|Organize differently, as troops
repairman|Mr. Fix-It
repaper|Cover over
repaper|Cover over
replayed|Shown again
reptile|Despicable sort
republic|Plato's ideal
repulse|Put off
reputes|Positions of esteem
requiem|Brahms work that includes "Behold All Flesh"
requiem|Mass for the dead
resales|Thrift shop transactions
resealed|Twice-secured
reseals|Uses again, as Tupperware
resettled|New in the area, maybe
resides|Lives
residue|Cleanup target
resilience|Buoyancy
resoaks|Marinates more
resoles|Cobbles, in a way
resorts|Holiday spots
respective|Corresponding
restart|Result of a racer jumping the gun
restart|Result of a racer jumping the gun
restarted|Went back to the top
restless|Fidgety
restock|Fill up again with inventory
restrains|Checks
retaliated|Countered
retardant|Suppressor
retirement|It's no longer working
retitle|Assign an alias
retorts|Comebacks
retoucher|Spot remover?
retrial|Appellate order
retrofit|Add new parts to, say
retsina|Strong Greek wine
reunites|Undoes a breakup
revenue|Proceeds
revenue|Take
reverse|A motorist may drive in it
reverses|Does a U-turn
reweave|Fix, as a rug
rewrite|Editor's request
rewrite|Put another way
rewrote|Put another way
rhinestone|Sequin alternative
rhinoceros|One with a thick skin
rhymers|Rap singers, generically
rhymers|Rap singers, generically
rigatoni|Tubes on the table
rigorous|Disciplined
ringers|Secret pros
ringmaster|Boxing referee's other job?
ringside|Like some seats
rioting|Chaotic condition
ripcords|Parachutists' lifelines
riposte|Certain zinger
riposte|Certain zinger
risottos|Trattoria side dishes
riviera|San Remo setting
roadies|Stage setters
roarers|Lions, at times
rollout|Debut
rondelle|Jeweler's spacer bead
roommate|School pal, maybe
roommate|Utility bill sharer
rooster|Chanticleer
roselle|Town next to Elizabeth, N.J.
rotator|Spinner
rotators|Some muscles
roughneck|Rowdy sort
roundabout|Indirect
routers|Wi-Fi components
royalist|King's champion
rubbish|Tripe
rudders|Course correctors
runoffs|Mountain flows
rustics|Country folk
saddened|Blue
saddest|Most blue
sadness|Gloom
sagebrushes|Paige tangles the hair while ...
salesman|Drummer
salients|Projecting parts
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace, in California
salinity|Marine aquarist's concern
saltine|Chowder go-with
saluted|Paid respects to
salutes|Tips of the hat
samovars|Tea urns
sanctum|Retreat
sandaled|Like many beachgoers
sandbox|Place for a classic fight
sandier|Comparatively gritty
sandstones|Sedimentary materials
sangria|Punch with punch
sapphire|Deep blue
sarcasm|It may be dripping
sarongs|Island attire
sarongs|Some beachwear
sashays|Walks breezily
satyric|Like a lecher
saucier|Relatively fresh
sauteed|Prepared porcini, e.g.
sauterne|Sweet wine
savanna|Treeless plain
savanna|Treeless plain
savants|Scholars
scabbards|Sword bearers
scandal|Watergate, e.g.
scatter|Disperse
scenery|View
schemed|Connived
schemers|They're intriguing
schmear|The whole ___ (everything)
scholar|Library regular
scholar|Library regular
schooner|Draft holder
scooper|Item carried by a dog walker
scooter|Moped
scoreboard|Where errors are seen
scourer|Dishwasher, at times
scrabble|Subject of Stefan Fatsis' book "Word Freak"
scrabble|Subject of Stefan Fatsis' book "Word Freak"
scraper|Paint remover
screams|Riots
scrimpy|Frugal
scruffs|Napes
scrumptious|Dee-licious!
seabeds|Things fault-finders study
seabird|Puffin, for one
seacoast|Sandbank's spot
sealant|Pipe application
seances|Spirit raisers
seascape|Painting with crashing waves, maybe
seashells|Oldest known form of currency
seaside|Fun-in-the-sun spot
seasides|Coasts
seatbelt|Life saver
seatbelt|Life saver
seaters|Ushers
seaweed|Jelly plant
seaworthy|Shipshape?
secedes|Pulls out
secludes|Surrounds with trees, say
seconded|Like some motions
seconded|Supported, as a motion
seconds|More
secrecy|Requirement for surprise
secrecy|Requirement for surprise
secrete|Conceal
section|Orchestra's percussion or strings, e.g.
secular|Worldly
seculars|Laypersons
sedates|Knocks out
seduces|Sweet-talks
seedless|Like some melons
seesawing|Unable to decide
seethed|Was in no way happy
selects|Chooses
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Bears, on Wall Street
seltzers|Mixers
sendoff|Dispatch
sendoff|Goodbye gala
sensory|Like some input
sentries|They block passes
septate|Divided, anatomically
septets|Beethoven's Opus 20 and others
seraphs|Parts of some Correggio paintings
serenity|___ is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good: golfer Johnny Miller
serials|Soaps, e.g.
serpent|Satanic disguise
servant|Reynaldo, to Polonius
servicemen|Vets, once
sestets|Some stanzas
settees|Living room furniture
settees|Parlor fixtures
settles|Doesn't get everything one wants
settles|Doesn't go to court, perhaps
severer|More harsh
severer|More harsh
sexless|Gender-neutral
shaders|Ones doing art finishing
shadowboxed|Didn't really hit
shadowboxes|Doesn't really hit
shafted|Ill-used
shammed|Played possum
shareware|It's free for a limited time
sharpen|Make a point, perhaps
sheepish|Like some grins
shellac|Varnish
shelter|Safe place to go during a hurricane
sherbert|Ice alternative: Var.
sherbert|Ice alternative: Var.
sherbet|Dessert eaten with a spoon
sheriffs|Western heroes
shifted|Went into first, maybe
shiitake|Asian mushroom
shindig|Bash
shirker|Goldbrick
shortlist|Place for a select group
shortly|In a moment
shrapnel|Ammo named after its English inventor
shrills|Screeches
shyness|Social problem
shyster|Pettifogger
sidestep|Duck
sidestep|Skirt
sierras|Milieu for John Muir
sightline|Ticket buyer's concern
sightsee|Go on a vacation tour
signage|Posters
signers|John Hancock and others
silence|Court cry
silicon|Element used to make semiconductors
sillies|Fools
similes|Like things?
simmers|Stews
simoleon|Buck
sincere|Open
sincere|Straight
sincerer|Less affected
sinless|Like no human, according to the Bible
skaters|Camel performers
skeeter|Little biter
skeeters|Pesky insects, colloquially
skelter|Helter-___
sketchy|Missing many details
skewers|Stabs
skinned|Like some knees
skullcap|Beanie
skullcap|Beanie
slakers|Thirst quenchers
slavered|Drooled
slavered|Drooled
slaving|Hard at it
slaying|Assassinating
sleekest|Superlatively streamlined
sleepless|Ever-energetic
sleepover|Teen party
sleeved|Like LP's
slivered|Like almonds in many recipes
slogans|Some trademarks
slowish|Molasseslike
slugger|Fly swatter
sluiced|Went through channels?
slyness|Craft
smarter|More stylish
smashed|Lit
smelted|Refined
smiting|Rapping
smolder|Burn without a flame
smoochy|Kissy-faced
smoothly|Without a hitch
snailed|Went slowly
sneaker|Athletic shoe
sneerer|Villain, at times
sneezes|They often come in twos
sniffle|Cold start
sniffler|One showing signs of a cold
snooker|Game on a table
snooker|Game on a table
snootier|More highfalutin
snootiest|Most stuck-up
snoozed|Dropped off
snorers|Z makers, in comics
snorers|Peace disturbers
snowmen|White guys?
snowshoes|Mukluk attachments
snuggles|Curls up
soapsuds|They're seen around bars
soberly|How best to judge
soffits|Undersides of overhangs
soirees|Some socials
solaced|Gave comfort
solution|Eureka! cause
someone|Unnamed source
somethings|___ missing ...
sonance|Voice
songbird|Warbler
soothsayer|One who warned Caesar
soothsayers|Roles in "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra"
sorcerer|Spelling expert?
sorcerer|Wizard
sorcery|Harry Potter's forte
soreness|Cause for a massage
sottish|Drunken
soulmate|One's special person in life
soundless|Silent
soybean|Oil source
soybean|Versatile legume
spackling|Tiler's job
spaders|Some earth movers
spandex|Something to exercise in
sparrow|Songbird
spartan|Austere
spatula|Flipper
specials|They might be written on a blackboard
specialties|Neurology, oncology, cardiology, etc.
spectator|Eventgoer
speeded|Risked a fine
speeder|One who enjoys unlimited travel?
speeder|Pedal-to-the-metal sort
speedos|Pool wear
speedos|Pool wear
spelunk|Explore caves
spheres|Heavenly array
spiders|Tarantulas, e.g.
spieled|Said one's piece
spinets|Upright relatives
spinner|Record player
splashes|Makes waves
splashes|Makes waves
spokesperson|Bicycle mechanic?
sponger|Freeloader
sponsors|Soaps, to soap operas, once
spontaneous|Middle of the resolution
spooked|Scared a bit
spotter|Gymnast's assistant
springlet|Pool opening
springtide|Swelling rush
spurred|Incited
squarely|Right on
stabled|Like show horses
stagnant|Still
stainer|Furniture worker
stairways|Railing sites
stakeout|Police action
stalactite|Hanging, of a sort
stalagmites|Uppers?
stamped|Ready for the post office
stampede|Run wild
standpat|Not change
standpat|Refuse to change
stanzas|Parts of numbers
starers|Peep show attendees
stargazer|Telescope user
starlet|Celeb-to-be
starling|Black bird
starter|Appetizer
startle|Surprise
steelie|Agate alternative
steeple|Roof adornment
steered|Led
steerers|Pilots
stencils|Painting guides
stencils|Painting guides
stencils|Sign-making aids
stepchild|Marriage acquisition, maybe
stepson|Child by marriage
stepsons|New spouse's acquisitions, maybe
stereos|Pioneer products
sterile|Germless
sterner|Less forgiving
sternly|One way to issue a warning
stetson|Coty fragrance
stewards|Some Amtrak employees
stickup|Mug
stiffness|Stretching may relieve it
stiletto|Hole puncher
stiletto|Hole puncher
stilled|Silenced
stimuli|Spurs
stinkbug|Malodorous pest
stipends|Allowances
stonemason|Person at a foundation
stonier|Not as warm
stoolie|One who sings
stoolie|Ratfink
stopoff|Brief layover
storage|Boxing outcome?
stouten|Bulk up
strafes|Attacks from the air
strained|Like some relations
strains|Sports physicians' concerns
strange|Eerie
strange|Funny
stratagem|Trick
streaked|Barely ran
streaked|Barely ran
streaker|1970's fad participant
streaker|1970's fad participant
streaks|Barely runs?
striker|This won't work
striper|Bass variety
stripes|Stars and ___ Forever (John Philip Sousa march)
striven|Exerted oneself
strongbox|Safe
strudel|Baked dessert
students|Principal charges?
stutters|Has trouble with words
stutters|Has trouble with words
stymied|At a loss
submarines|They withstand a lot of pressure
subverts|Undermines
suddenly|By surprise
sunbirds|Former sporty Pontiacs
sundresses|Summer attire
sunroof|Auto extra
superman|1978 blockbuster movie co-written by Mario Puzo
superman|1978 blockbuster movie co-written by Mario Puzo
superman|Not just your average Joe
surreal|Dreamlike
suspends|Defers
suspense|It "kills" some people
swarthy|Dark-complexioned
sweeper|Municipal vehicle
sweetest|Least dry
sweetie|Babe
syllabus|Matter of course
symbioses|Mutual relationships
syringe|Injection selection
syringes|Hospital supplies
systoles|Blood pressure readings
tabernacle|Service station?
tabulate|Arrange in columns
taciturn|Reserved
tadpoles|Chad rows while ...
tagline|Identifying phrase
tailgate|Follow very closely
tailing|On the heels of
tameness|Docility
tangles|Comb stoppers
tannate|Chemical salt in some black inks
tantara|Brass production
tapered|Narrowed
tariffs|Importers' duties
tassels|Fringe, maybe
tassels|Fringe, maybe
taxiway|Airport route
taxiway|What a plane rolls along
teacart|Portable service station?
teammate|One wearing the same colors, perhaps
teammates|Ones on a bench together
teamwork|Coordinated effort
teargasses|Makes cry, in a way
teasers|Previews
teashop|Spot to order a spot
teenage|Like many MTV viewers
teenier|Closer to the minute?
teeniest|Most miniature
teentsy|Itty-bitty
teepees|Mobile homes
teepees|Prairie homes
teeters|Is headed for a fall
teethes|Grows chewers
teetotaler|Nondrinker
telegenic|Looking good on the tube
teleost|Bony fish
televise|Air
telexed|Sent before e-mail
telltales|Dead giveaways
temerity|Foolhardiness
tempera|Oilless paint
temperate|Soothing, weatherwise
temperate|Soothing, weatherwise
tenable|Not bad, as an argument
tenants|Boarders
tenants|Ones doormen recognize
tendency|Inclination
tenderer|Not so tough
tenders|Chicken servings
tenners|Till stack, informally
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tenseness|Reason to take Xanax
tensity|Stretching quality
terawatt|Large amount of juice?
termini|Last stops
termites|House wreckers
tersest|Clipped the most
tersest|Going on the least
testate|Having the will?
testify|Take the witness stand
testimonies|Eyewitness reports, maybe
theater|It has wings but can't fly
theater|It may be political
theater|It may be political
theatre|Globe, e.g.
theorem|Provable proposition
therapy|Doctor's order
thereat|Boilerplate word
thermal|Kind of underwear
thermic|Due to heat
thermopile|Radiant energy measurer
thoughts|They may be gathered
thousand|Grand
threaded|Like some nuts
threaten|Loom
thrilled|Tickled pink
thumbed|Sought transport digitally
thumper|Heart, e.g.
tidemark|Shore line
tightwad|Not a big spender
tilefish|Sushi bar offering
tillage|Farmer's fieldwork
timpani|Drum set
timpani|Hunters' representation in "Peter and the Wolf"
tinhorn|Small potatoes player
tintype|Old photo
tirades|Hot torrents
titanic|Best Picture of 1997
titmouse|Tufted tweeter
titular|Like some heads
toadstools|Cold-blooded fungi?
toasters|Drinkers, at times
toccata|Fantasia's cousin
toddler|Tot
toecaps|Kickers' aids
toehold|Early progress
toehold|Initial progress on a tough problem
toilettes|Morning routines
tolerant|Liberal
tomahawks|Weapons on the warpath
tomorrow|End of the resolution
toolroom|Machine shop area
topcoat|Last part of a paint job
topnotch|A-one
toppling|Overthrowing
torches|Frankenstein props
torches|Frankenstein props
tornadic|Spinning out of control?
torridest|Superlatively hot
torsion|Mechanical twisting
tosspots|Hurl cookware?
tostada|Burrito alternative
tostada|Taqueria offering
touchier|More delicate
towline|Hawser
tracked|Followed
tractors|Caterpillars, maybe
traduced|Maligned
traduced|Maligned
trailer|It can be semi-attached
trailer|Movie preview
traipses|Walks about
traitor|This isn't true
tramcar|Trolley
trances|Channeling states
transient|Hotel guest
trapdoor|Secret exit, perhaps
traverse|Crosspiece
trawled|Fished with a net
treaded|Like most tires
treasurer|Person of some account
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremors|Seismological activity
tricycle|Tot's wheels
trillions|Lots and lots and lots
trimmer|Grooming gizmo
trinkets|Bagatelles
triplex|Multiscreen cinema
trireme|Oar-powered ship
trisect|Cut into equal parts, in a way
trisect|Make a mathematical cut
tritest|Least fresh
tritons|Colorful seashells
triumphs|Tours de force
trotter|Many a Standardbred
trounce|Paste
truelove|One and only
trumpet|Ballyhoo
trunkfish|Swimmer with a boxlike body
trysted|Had an assignation
tsardom|Russia, once
tsarists|Reactionaries of 1917
tsarists|Reactionaries of 1917
turnstile|Attendance counter
turpentine|Thinner
turtleneck|Sweater for the cold-blooded?
tutored|Coached
tutorial|Help
twaddle|Rot
twilight|Darkening
twirlers|Majorettes, e.g.
twister|Popular party game
twofers|Some bargains
tycoons|Very fat cats
ultimata|Final proposals
ultimata|Some threats
ultimatum|Action just before a war
unabridged|Not mincing words?
unaided|Solo
unbutton|Open, in a way
unbutton|Open, in a way
unclean|Dirty
underbelly|Vulnerable area
underdo|Barely cook, say
underside|It's usually hidden
undertone|Background noise
underwater|Masks are worn here
unearned|Like some income
unearned|Like some runs
ungrateful|Thankless
unhinged|Out of one's mind
unilateral|Done on one side
unindexed|Hard to research
uninsurable|Like drivers with records, maybe
uninsurable|Like drivers with records, maybe
unintended|Like some puns
unitarian|Certain Protestant
unkempt|Scruffy
unlatch|Open
unlatch|Open
unlatches|Opens, as a gate
unleaded|Filling choice
unlisted|Like some stocks
unnamed|Anonymous
unplait|Pull out, as braids
unplugs|Removes from power?
unplugs|Removes from power?
unrests|Disturbed states
unseemly|Socially improper
unshorn|Still woolly
unshorn|Still woolly
unsightly|See circled squares
unstack|Disarrange, in a way
untangle|Straighten out
untested|Brand-new
untouched|Pristine
unveiled|Bared
unzoned|Free to do with as one wishes
updraft|Kite aid
uplifted|Elated
urchins|Waifs
urethane|Foam ingredient
usurers|Villainous ones in the Bible
usurper|Takeover artist
usurper|Takeover artist
utensil|Part of a place setting
vagrancy|Bum's offense
vainest|Most likely to stop at a mirror
vandyke|Beard named for a Flemish artist
vanguards|Dan attacks while ...
varsity|Main school team
ventilate|Open the windows in
verbatim|Exactly
versions|Competing narratives
vibrant|Pulsing with energy
videotape|Documentary aid
viragos|Shrews
volleys|Returns from Venus, say
voltage|Appliance rating
waitpersons|Modern restaurant staff
wandered|Got off topic
warfare|Peace interrupter
warnings|These are issued by the National Weather Service when a hurricane is approaching
warrantor|Product manufacturer, at times
warranty|It may be extended
wartime|When there may be censorship
washrag|Sink item
wassail|Holiday revelry
waterbirds|Egrets and herons
watered|Not full-strength
wayside|Land next to a road
welcome|Hug, maybe
wellsite|Object of a dowser's search
whanged|Struck with a resounding blow
wheedler|Apple-polisher
whereto|Cabbie's question
whimsical|Oddball
whiplash|Auto accident injury
whirled|Spun
whitecap|Big wave
whiteout|Like some conditions
whitest|Like the best-looking teeth
widgets|Thingies
windpipe|Trachea
wingspan|Plane stat
winterers|Some seasonal Florida residents
wireless|1920's communication fad
wiretap|Relative of a bug
wistaria|Ornamental vine: Var.
workshop|Place with sawdust
wrapped|All done, as a movie
xerosis|Abnormal dryness
xeroxes|Reproduces, in a way
yearling|Farm youngster
yellows|Shows age, in a way
yenning|Desiring
yenning|Desiring
yielder|Beta dog, to an alpha dog
yielders|Polite drivers, at merges
younger|Not so far along
zephyrs|Breezes
zesting|Adding piquancy to
zymurgy|The chemistry of fermentation
zyzzyva|Tropical insect whose name is the last word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandoned|Ditched
abashed|Shamed
abdomen|Middle part
abetment|Help in holding up
abetted|Helped in holding up
abetted|Helped to escape, maybe
abeyant|Temporarily suspended
abiotic|Lacking life
abnegate|Deny oneself
abortive|Cut short, as an attempt
abounds|Teems
abraders|Emery boards, e.g.
absence|Lack
absolute|Sheer
absorbs|Learns
abstain|Forbear
abstain|What a celibate will do
abuttal|It's touching
abysses|Black holes, e.g.
acacias|Knobthorns and wattle trees
academe|Campus life
academe|Professors' environs
acceded|Gave consent
accords|Agreements
accredits|Certifies
accruing|Growing
accused|Charged
accuses|Points the finger at
accustom|Habituate
acerose|Needle-shaped
acetate|Overlay
acetate|Protective plastic sheet
acetone|Household chemical
acetones|Solvents
acidity|Basic chemistry subject
acreage|Lot statistic
acreage|Spread statistic
acrimony|Bitterness
acrobatic|Like tumblers
acrobats|Ones seeking steady work?
acrostic|Psalm 119, e.g.
acrylic|Fast-drying paint
actuated|Got going
actuated|Got going
adamant|Inflexible
addenda|Extras
addenda|Riders
addends|Sum parts
addition|Ell, maybe
address|North Pole, for Santa
addressee|Letter opener
adjoins|Lies next to
admiral|Fleet leader
admired|In high repute
adoptee|One taken under another's wing
adoptee|One who's taken in
adorers|Torch carriers?
adorers|Torch carriers?
adorned|Dolled up
adulterated|No longer pure
adverse|Unfavorable
aerated|Purified, as water
aerobes|Microbiology topic
aerosol|Deodorant type
aerospace|Highflying industry
afghans|Woolen blankets
aftershave|How this answer is situated
aftershave|How this answer is situated
agelong|Everlasting
agendas|Some are hidden
agitate|Stir
agitato|Hurried, musically
agitato|Hurried, musically
agonist|One struggling
agonizes|Has a hard time deciding
airlift|Emergency military operation
airtime|Exposure
airtime|TV Guide info
alamode|Apple pie order?
alamode|Dessert style
alamode|Trendy
alarmed|Fearful
alertly|Best way to drive
alewife|Certain bar operator
alfalfa|Cattle feed
aliases|Con men often use them
aliases|Pen names
alienate|Turn off
alienate|Turn off
alienator|Unpleasant sort
allergic|Kind of reaction
alludes|Refers (to)
allusions|Indirect references
almoners|Giving people
altered|No longer the same
altered|Spayed
alternate|Sub
alternate|Sub
alternate|What black and white squares do on a chessboard
alternate|What black and white squares do on a chessboard
amaranth|Imaginary undying flower
amaretto|Rich ice cream topping
amasser|Acquisitive sort
amasser|Acquisitive sort
amasser|Stockpiler
amassing|Stockpiling
amateur|Not an expert
ambience|Atmosphere
ambience|Atmosphere, as in a restaurant
amenity|Shower cap at a motel, maybe
amiable|Not at all sour
amoebae|They haven't any definite forms
amoebas|One-celled organisms
amorist|Writer about love
amperes|Current measures
amulets|Juju and mojo
anaconda|Jungle crusher
anaconda|Wrapper that's hard to take off
anaerobe|Biology lab organism
anagram|Tops for pots
anapest|Pattern in prosody
ancestors|Ones higher up in a tree
ancestors|Ones higher up in a tree
ancient|From long, long ago
androids|Some sci-fi villains
andromeda|Perseus' wife, in myth
anecdotal|Hardly conclusive
anecdote|Opening of many a speech
anecdote|Speech enlivener
anecdote|Speech enlivener
anemone|Sea ___ (tentacled marine creature)
anemones|Pasqueflowers, e.g.
anemones|Radially symmetric sea creatures
angelus|Christian devotion
anginal|Like some chest pain
anglers|Reel people
anglers|Reel people
angoras|Some cats
anguish|Worry
aniline|Kind of dye
animate|Enliven
animate|Give life to
animate|Perk up
anisette|Clear liqueur
anisette|Licorice-flavored cordial
annealed|Got hot, then cooled off
annealer|Glassworker, at times
anneals|Tempers
annoyed|Ticked off
anointed|Divinely chosen
anoints|Chooses formally
anorexic|Taking in too little
another|Unsatisfied person's request
antedate|Come before
antenna|Wave catcher
antennae|Features of a Martian costume
anterooms|Vestibules
anticipate|Foreglimpse
antigens|Foreign instigators?
antiheroine|Catwoman, e.g.
antipodes|Ends of the earth
antipodes|Poles, e.g.
antlion|Pit-digging insect
antlions|Pit-digging insects
antsier|More nervous
anxiety|Fearful feeling
anymore|Nowadays
aperies|Silly tricks
aphorisms|Terse truths
apiaries|Places for combs
apology|Fight stopper
apparat|Power structure
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Hat and coat, e.g.
appealed|Was attractive (to)
appease|Play the peacemaker
appetite|Something brought to the table
applesauce|Bunk
apprized|Valued
aquifers|Water beds
arabica|___ coffee
argosies|Richly laden ships
arietta|Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g.
armband|A black one may be worn at a funeral
armchairs|Places for theorizers?
armoire|Wardrobe
arousal|Alarm function
arousals|Excitements
aroused|Fired up
arrange|Do florists' work
arrayed|In formation
arrayed|In perfect formation
arrests|Record producers
arrowheads|Ones given the shaft?
arsenal|Magazine
arteries|Pikes
artiste|Entertainer
artistry|Beautiful skill
artless|Unaffected
artless|Unaffected
ascendant|Rising
ascendant|Rising
ascents|Balloonists' trips
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Attribute
ashcakes|Southern cornbreads
ashcans|Trash bins
aspects|Sides
asphalt|Driveway type
aspirate|What a Cockney may not do
assails|Lights into
assassin|Hired gun
assayers|Ones doing rush work?
assemble|Call up
assents|Nods
assessors|Judges
assigns|Gives
assistant|Helper
assorts|Groups
assuage|Take the edge off
asthmatic|Wheezy one
astride|In the saddle
astride|Mounted on
asunder|In parts
atelier|Artist's workplace
ateliers|Studios
ateliers|Studios
atlases|World records?
atlases|World views?
atonality|Quality of Bartók's music
attaboy|Word of encouragement
attache|Court case?
attagirl|Brava!
attempt|Essay
attended|Had as one's college
attorneys|Adept arguers
attracts|Turns on
attuned|All ears
attuned|Brought into harmony
auberge|French inn
augmented|Added value to
aureole|Saintly glow
availing|Helping
avarice|Cupidity
average|Less than outstanding
aversion|Strong dislike
aviaries|Birds' homes
aviated|Barnstormed
aviator|One passing a course with flying colors?
aviator|Pilot
awakened|Dreamed no more
awesome|Far out, man!
awesome|Totally cool!
awkward|Klutzy
baboons|Large monkeys
backslid|Regressed
badness|Mean dude's quality
baklava|Treat with honey
ballast|Ship stabilizer
bandana|Makeshift mask, maybe
bandito|Old western villain
banister|It can be found step by step
bankers|C.D. recorders?
bantams|Diminutive ones
barbecue|Rake over the coals, say
barbecues|Summer cookouts
barhops|Paints the town red
barleycorn|Malt liquor base
basalts|Igneous rocks
bashful|Given to blushing
baskets|Jazz scores
bassist|Paul McCartney in the Beatles
bazooka|Antitank weapon
bearcat|Fierce one
bearcats|University of Cincinnati team
beastly|Inhuman
beatniks|Nonconformists
bedecks|Adorns
bedside|Nurse's spot
beefalo|Bovine hybrid
beeline|Straightaway
beetles|They got back on the road in 1998
beknight|Dub "sir"
beknight|Dub "sir"
belated|After the fact
bellboy|He may carry your burdens
beretta|Popular pistol
besides|Except
bicameral|Like Parliament
bilkers|Swindlers
bilkers|Swindlers
billionaire|Forbes 400 listee
birdseye|Overhead
blacktop|Street coat?
blacktop|Street coat?
blazers|Some Chevys
blesses|Makes a cross for, maybe
blondes|Ones who "have more fun"
blossom|Begin to flourish
blossom|Begin to flourish
blowhards|Windbags
bluebonnet|Texas' official flower
bluenose|Strait-laced sort
boatman|Ferry operator
bodyguard|V.I.P. accompanier
boldface|Title type, often
boneyard|Cemetery, informally
bonuses|Job rewards
boondocks|Actress Derek's book about port facilities?
booster|Rah-rah sort
booster|Rocket stage
bordered|Was a neighbor of
boulevard|Broad way
bracken|Tall fern
brainstem|Medulla's place
brainwash|Indoctrinate
brassiere|Item of apparel patented in 1913
bravely|With courage
breadbasket|Place for rolls
breathe|Instruction to a woman in labor
bridles|Shows disdain
brioche|Sweet roll
brittle|Easily snapped
broadest|In the ___ sense
broiled|Sat in the hot sun
broncos|Mile High City team
brontosaur|Jurassic giant
brunette|Clairol option
buckaroo|Cowboy
bugaboo|Nightmare cause
bughouse|Crazy, slangily
bugling|Cavalry sound
bulbous|Like W. C. Fields's nose
busiest|Adjective for Atlanta's Hartsfield airport
butanes|Lighter fuels
buttinski|Nosy Parker: Var.
bygones|Things best let be, proverbially
bygones|Things best let be, proverbially
cabstands|Where to get taxis
caddies|Golf attendants
calcite|Stalagmite makeup
calcite|Stalagmite makeup
calorie|4.19 joules
calories|Food label figure
cameras|Features of some cell phones
cameras|Kodaks, e.g.
canisters|Kitchen containers
cannons|Producers of major reports
canonizing|Putting on a pedestal
cantons|Geneva and others
capital|London or Lisbon
capstone|Crowning achievement
caravan|Desert parade
cardamom|Spice in Indian cuisine
cardinal|Of prime importance
careered|Rushed headlong
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
caresses|Loving touches
carjack|Cause a highway holdup?
caroled|Circulated some winter airs
carotid|Major artery
carpetbagger|Reconstruction outsider
carpeted|Covered, as a floor
carpool|Ecofriendly way to work
carpooling|Fuel-saving strategy
carters|Former first family
casserole|Potluck contribution
cassette|Song holder
castanets|Clickers
castled|Made a two-in-one move, in a way
catamount|Cougar
catcall|Jeer
catcalls|Raspberries
catered|Like some parties
caterer|Wedding hiree
cateress|Job title for Blondie, in the comics
caution|It may be exercised
cavalcade|Procession
caviare|Expensive hors d'oeuvre: Var.
cayenne|Hot pepper
ceasefire|Engagement breaker?
ceasefire|Engagement breaker?
celesta|Relative of a glockenspiel
celibate|Like some orders
censure|Tongue-lashing
centavo|Chump change, abroad
central|Like some air-conditioning
central|Not extreme
cereals|Kix and Trix
chaining|Placing restraints on
chairperson|Gavel holder
chalets|Places with fireplaces
charade|Acting out of a phrase
charades|Pantomime game
charades|Party game
charlie|Angels leader
chautauqua|New York lake that flows into the Allegheny
checkmate|Result of black's move from the upper-left board to the lower-right board
checkmate|Result of black's move from the upper-left board to the lower-right board
cheddars|Some are sharp
cheetah|Fastest land animal
chenille|Bedspread fabric
chevalier|Gigi co-star
chicest|Least square
chiefly|In the main
chirper|Cricket, at times
chloride|Salt, for one
chorales|They often have four parts
chowderhead|Numbskull
christen|Name
chutney|Spicy condiment
cigarillo|Thin smoke
cinemas|Some duplexes
citadel|Fortress
citadel|Fortress
citadel|The Acropolis, once
citations|Tickets
clanger|Big goof
clarinet|Fountain piece
cleansers|Under-the-sink items
clearheaded|Sober
cleaves|Splits
clerical|Like much office work
clients|Business needs
climate|Zeitgeist
climber|Socialite wannabe
clinics|Intense teaching programs
clippings|Scrapbook fodder
clockwise|How bidding proceeds in bridge
closets|Where some think monsters live
closets|Where some think monsters live
clothes|Gear
cloture|Parliamentary procedure
cloudiest|Most gray, in a way
coalers|Some fuel-carrying ships
coalers|Some fuel-carrying ships
coastal|Like some areas prone to flooding
coasting|Exerting little effort
coattail|Formal jacket feature
coaxers|Persuaders
coaxing|Inveiglement
cocaine|Ingredient of a speedball
cockcrow|Daybreak
cockcrow|Daybreak
cocooned|Wrapped tightly
coercion|Force
cogitates|Works the old bean
cohorts|Accomplices
coincide|Concur
coleslaw|Side dish at KFC
collects|Forgathers
colleges|Seven Sisters units
colonel|Cavalry V.I.P.
colonials|George Washington University athletes
colosseum|Project begun by the emperor Vespasian
combustion|It may be spontaneous
commissions|Post-disaster appointments
company|1970 musical about marriage
complete|Consummate
composer|Berlin, for one
concept|General idea
concerns|Responsibilities
concerns|Responsibilities
concessionaires|Ballpark pitchers
concise|To the point
conferee|Degree recipient
connived|Plotted
construed|Taken
contort|Get out of shape?
control|Pitcher's gift
coolheaded|Calm
coracle|One-person boat made with animal hides
cordial|Sweet drink
corolla|Popular Toyota
coronae|Haloes
coronet|Jeweled ornament
corrida|Bullfight
corroborated|Affirmed
counteracts|Offsets
couplet|Terse verse
cowered|Cringed
cowherd|One who's brand-conscious
cowslip|Primrose variety
crackup|Not just laugh
crawdad|Lobster's cousin
crayoned|Filled in a coloring book
creases|Folds
creates|Whips up
creatures|Some Halloween costumes
creditable|Praiseworthy
creditable|Praiseworthy
creosol|Wood tar derivative
crevasse|Deep fissure
crinoids|Marine animals like the sea lily and feather star
criteria|Yardsticks
criteria|Yardsticks
crochet|Kind of hook
croissant|Bakery product
crooned|Sang
crossers|Ratfinks
crossfire|Dangerous thing to be caught in
crudest|Least refined
cruises|Fancy getaways
crusader|Follower of Richard the Lion-Hearted
cuisine|French word for "kitchen"
cumulate|Heap up
curators|Museum people
curlicue|Squiggle
dairies|Grocery store suppliers
damages|Suit request
damasks|Lustrous fabrics
damsels|Distressed ones?
daredevils|Thrill-seekers
daredevils|Thrill-seekers
database|Record collection
databases|Information holders
deadeye|Marksman
deadeye|Marksman
dealers|Some card players
dearest|Honey
debaser|Demeaning one
debases|Cheapens
debrief|Get intelligence from
decades|10's and 20's, e.g.
deceits|Fraudulent acts
decibel|Dynamic range unit
decoded|Figured out, as secret writing
decoder|Kind of ring
deepens|Intensifies
defends|Keeps safe
defends|Shelters
defense|Alibi, often
deferrals|Postponements
deflect|Parry
deftest|Most adroit
deigned|Lowered oneself
delegated|Assigned
delegates|Primary selections
delineates|Portrays precisely
deltaic|Triangular
delusory|Misleading
demeanor|Look
denials|Defendants' protests
denials|Defendants' protests
denizen|Resident
dentures|They may sit in a glass at night
denudes|Strips
departed|No longer with us
depressed|Really blue
derringers|Pocket pistols
descent|Drop
designs|Architects' output
designs|Architects' work
desired|Like some effects
desires|Thirsts
desolate|Barren
despiser|One who's far from a fan
despots|Coup targets
dessert|A sweet finish
dessert|Split, e.g.
destiny|Seer's "revelation"
detente|Warming
detente|Warming
detentes|Diplomatic successes
detester|Grimace maker, maybe
detonator|Ka-boom! maker
deviants|They're not normal
diagonal|Slash
dianthus|Plant of the pink family
diaries|Journals
dickens|Sydney Carton's creator
dickens|Sydney Carton's creator
dieresis|The two dots in "naïve"
dieting|Post-New Year's activity
dilates|Expands
diplomas|Psychiatrists' hang-ups?
diplomat|Tactful one
directs|Tells how to act
disarmed|Took a piece from?
disarray|Chaos
disaster|Fiasco
discerns|Perceives
dishonors|Stains
dishonors|Stains
disorder|Unruliness
disorder|Unruliness
disposed|Prone
dissents|Doesn't go along
divined|Perceived intuitively
divisive|Creating dissension
dogbane|Plant with a bitter root
dogeared|No longer pristine
dogfishes|Small sharks
dollops|Small servings
donations|Foundation supports
doneness|Steak orderer's specification
doodads|Thingums
doormats|Easily-used people
doorpost|Lintel support
dopesheet|Horse player's buy
doppelgangers|Ringers
dosages|Pharmacists' concerns
dossier|Personal papers
dottles|Half-smoked pipe plugs
doughnuts|Life preservers, in diner slang
dowdier|More matronly in dress
downbeat|Conductor's cue, maybe
downsized|Smaller now, in corporate-speak
downstream|Toward the mouth
drachmas|Euros replaced them
draftsman|Architect's aide
dragons|Fire sources
dragstrip|Rubber-burning area
drastic|Far-reaching
drenchers|Heavy rainfalls
dresses|Gets into something
dressing|It may be French or Italian, but not German
dropshot|Finesse stroke in tennis
drowned|Blotted (out)
drumbeat|Time keeper
dryable|Not permanently wet
dualist|One who believes there are two eternal principles, one good and one evil
dumbbell|Airhead
dumbbell|Airhead
dumpster|Parking lot sight
duplicates|Ringers
duration|Term
duration|Term
dustbin|Refuse receptacle
earfuls|Serious scoldings
earldom|Sandwich's title?
earmark|Distinctive attribute
earmarks|Special features
earshot|Some sounds are in it
eastern|From China, e.g.
easygoing|Relaxing
echoing|Parrotlike behavior
eclairs|Elongated pastries
eclipse|Cover-up at the highest levels?
eclipse|Tower above
ecologist|Green
ecologists|Life preservers?
ecstatic|Transported
ecstatic|Transported
edibles|Food
edibles|Food
edifices|Skyscrapers, e.g.
eelgrass|Ribbonlike marine plant
eeliest|Superlatively slippery
eeriest|Halloween superlative
eggbeater|Scrambler's aid
eggshell|Shade of white
egoistic|Having "I" problems?
egomania|Extreme self-centeredness
egotist|Overweening one
egotists|Deflation targets?
einsteins|See 37A
elastic|Apt to snap back?
elegant|Tastefully beautiful
elegiac|Like some of Thomas Gray's poetry
element|Copper or nickel
element|Copper or nickel
element|Normal habitat
elements|Periodic table listings
elevates|Enthrones
elevens|High rolls
elicited|Drew forth
elicited|Gleaned
elongate|Stretch out
eloping|Attempted activity in "The Barber of Seville"
eloping|Attempted activity in "The Barber of Seville"
emanate|Spring
emblems|Insignia
embodiment|Incarnation
embodiment|Incarnation
emergents|Comers
emerging|Opposite of mature
emerita|Retiree's title
emissive|Tending to radiate
emitter|That which gives off something
emphysema|Lung problem
enables|Qualifies
enamels|Certain coats
enamored|Smitten
encamped|Bivouacked
encasing|Completely covering
enceinte|Pregnant
encircled|Surrounded
encoded|Impossible to read
encoded|Secure, as online financial transmissions
encodes|Makes unreadable, in a way
encrypts|Disguises, in a way
endanger|Compromise
endless|Infinite
endorse|Stand behind
enemies|People who are definitely not loved
energize|Perk up
enervate|Weaken
enhance|Better
enlarge|Blow up
enlisted|Volunteered
ennoble|Dignify
ennobled|Made heroic
enraged|Boiling
enrobes|Covers up
enrooted|Deep-seated
ensheathe|Wrap
ensnare|Catch
ensnare|Trap
ensnared|Caught
ensures|Guarantees
entails|Involves
entangle|Trammel
entente|Accord
entered|Broke in, e.g.
enterer|One matriculating
enthuse|Excite
enticed|Led on
enticer|Movie preview, e.g.
entitle|Authorize
entrances|Bedazzles
entrant|Runner
entreaty|Petition
envelopes|Stuffed mailers
epaulet|Shoulder pad
ephemera|Short-lived things
epicene|Unmanly
epicure|Foodie
episcopal|Like George Washington's church
episcopal|Like George Washington's church
epithets|Campaign smears
epitomize|Perfectly illustrate
equalizer|Pistol, in slang
equation|See 37A
equator|Line that extends for 24,902 miles
erectors|They put up
erelong|By and by
erelong|By and by
erosion|Bank problem
escapade|Bit of mischief
escapee|One who's loose
esoteric|Indecipherable
esoteric|Understood by few
espanol|Mexicans do business in it
espionage|Plants engage in it
espressos|Strong brews
esprits|Lively wits
essence|Distillate
estates|Left homes
estates|Probate court concerns
esthete|Connoisseur
estimable|Worthy of respect
estimates|Body shop figures
estival|Like early dawns and late sunsets
estuary|Ocean inlet
etagere|Display unit
etagere|Knickknack holder
etamine|Cotton fabric
etatist|Advocate of strong governmental control
eternal|Abiding
eternal|Going on and on
eternal|Unbegotten
etesian|Annual, as Mediterranean winds
ethanol|C2H5OH
ethanol|Gas additive
ethereal|Light
ethnocentricity|Chauvinist's view
evanescent|Fleeting
evasion|Dodge
evasive|Shifty
evasive|Slippery
evenings|When soirees are held
eventual|Ultimate
evidence|Show
examples|Case studies, e.g.
excites|Turns on
exclaim|Cry out
execrate|Curse
execrate|Curse
execute|Pull off
execute|Pull off
exhaust|Tire out
existed|Used to be
exorcism|Head-turning experience?
exotica|Carnival displays
exotica|Things from faraway places
expanse|Uninterrupted space
expense|It may be overhead
expertly|In a proficient manner
experts|Pros
extempore|Off-the-cuff
extrinsic|Nonessential
exuberance|Giddiness
eyeball|Examine
eyeglass|Monocle
eyelids|They are raised for all to see
eyelids|They may get heavy at night
eyeliner|Goth's look enhancer
eyepieces|Seeing things
eyesore|Dump
eyestalk|Snail feature
faceplates|Surrounders of light switches
falsetto|Certain doo-wopper
fantasts|Visionaries
farside|Gary Larson comic, with "The"
fastball|Heater
fattens|Readies for market, in a way
federal|Like post-Revolutionary architecture
ferment|Agitation
fertilizers|Substances that nourish plants
fiancee|Betrothed
fidelity|Accuracy
fielders|Fly catchers
fiercer|More apt to bite
fiestas|Grandes celebraciones
fillets|Sole options
finales|Climaxes
finales|Windups
fingered|ID'd
firearm|Automatic, e.g.
fishers|Folks angling for a job?
fishnet|Stocking stuff
fissile|Able to be split
flagpole|One of many at the U.N. headquarters
flareups|Eruptions
flatcar|Freight carrier
flatcar|Freight carrier
flattop|Bygone haircut
flemish|Like some Old Masters
flimflam|Hustle
floosie|Tart: Var.
floosie|Tart: Var.
florist|One who sells arrangements in vases
flosses|Follows dentists' orders
flossie|One of the Bobbseys
fluidity|Smoothness
fluidity|Smoothness
fobbing|Foisting (off)
follies|1971 musical about a reunion
fondues|Cheese dishes
fondues|Dipped dishes
foothold|Secure position
footloose|Unattached
forcers|Coercers
forehead|Salute site
forehead|Salute site
foresails|They're adjacent to jibs
foresails|They're adjacent to jibs
foresee|Anticipate
foreseer|Chiromancer
foreside|Front
forfeit|Surrender
forsakes|Abandons
forward|March! opener
fostered|Promoted
foundling|Abandoned child
foundling|Abandoned child
fraises|French strawberries
franklin|$100
frauleins|Berlin maidens
freebee|Handout: Var.
freeload|Sponge
freeload|Sponge
freeman|Ex-con
freeman|Ex-con
frescoists|Giotto and others
frisbee|Toy loved by dogs
frontmen|Figureheads
fronton|Jai alai arena
fullface|Not in profile
funnies|Sunday paper section
galactic|Immense
galleons|Old treasure transporters
galoots|Goons
gambled|Picked teams, perhaps
gamesome|Feeling one's oats
gargoyle|Quaint building decoration
gasbags|They go on and on
gastric|Stomach-related
gateaux|Light, rich sponge cakes
gazettes|News sources
gazettes|Uncommercial periodicals
geckoes|Pets from the tropics
geckoes|Pets from the tropics
gelatin|Kind of mold
gendarme|Nice cop
general|All-purpose
genesis|Book before Exodus
genesis|It recounts the Fall
genetic|Kind of engineering
genomes|Mapped sequences
gentleman|Lady's escort
geography|Place settings, collectively
geothermal|Kind of power common in Iceland
geothermal|Kind of power common in Iceland
germinate|Develop into a plant, as a seed
ghostly|Spectral
gigantic|Walloping
giggles|Slumber party sounds
gladdens|Gratifies
gladioli|Flowers with sword-shaped leaves
glasses|Spectacles
glazier|One who may improve your outlook
glorias|They're sung in joyful hymns
glossed|Smoothed (over)
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
goatees|Facial features
goodbyes|Waves often accompany them
gossiper|Dirt spreader
goulash|Mishmash
goulash|Paprika-powdered serving
government|The whole of ___ consists in the art of being honest: Jefferson
gradate|Make a subtle transformation, as in color
gradation|Shift in steps
grander|More vast
grander|More vast
grandpa|One of the Munsters
granite|Mt. Rushmore material
grantees|Scholarship winners
grantees|Scholarship winners
gravest|Most serious
greenhouses|Glassy, temperature-controlled enclosures for growing plants
grenade|Pineapple
grimace|Possible reaction to bad news
gripper|Vise
grooved|Like a record
gropers|Ones proceeding in the dark?
grosses|Initially earns
guanine|Type of nucleotide
gunroom|Where many barrels are seen
gustatory|Taste-related
gutless|Yellow
hairpiece|Overhead covering
hairpin|Kind of turn
handsome|Like some devils?
hardedge|Toughness in manner
hardens|Loses feeling
hardheads|Mules
hardheads|Mules
hassles|Bugs
hatracks|Where to hang derbies and fedoras
haughty|Like a snob
hazards|Sand traps, in golf
headband|Stretchy athletic item
headbands|Sweat absorbers
headdress|Feather holder
headdress|Feather holder
headstands|Some clowning around
heartburn|Possible result of a spicy meal
hearten|Bring out of the dumps
hearths|Cozy spots by the fire
heartier|More robust
heightens|Intensifies
hellcats|Shrews
helmeted|Ready for battle, say
hematin|Blood pigment
hemline|It marks the end of a shift
hencoop|It has many layers
heptagon|Geometrical figure
heretic|Inquisition target
hermeticism|Occult sciences, collectively
heroine|Scheherazade, for one
heterosexuality|Kinsey report topic
hexahedrons|Most dice
hiccups|Slight irregularities
hidalgo|Spanish nobleman
hidalgo|The Father of Mexican Independence
highbred|Blue-blooded
hillsides|Sledding sites
hipsters|Beatniks
hisself|Pronoun not in the king's English
hoagies|Heroes
hobnail|Sole saver
hoedown|Fiddler's gig
hokeypokey|Popular group dance
holograms|Some credit card security features
holster|Colt's place
homemaker|Many an old sitcom mom
homiest|Cozy in the extreme
homilies|Mass communication?
honesties|Silver dollar plants
honeyed|Pleasantly sweet
honoree|Veteran, on Veteran's Day
honorees|They sit on the dais
honorer|Medal giver
hootenanny|Musical wingding
hoptoad|Critter with a sticky tongue
horrors|Egad!
horrors|Good grief!
horsecar|19th-century urban transportation
horseshoes|Backyard game
hospital|Ward site
hostess|First lady, often
hostess|Party person
hotbeds|Busy places
housesat|Watched things
hoydens|Girly girls' opposites
hurrahed|Shouted encouragement
hutment|Group of rude dwellings
hydroponics|Cultivation of plants in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil
hymnals|Seatback items
hyphenate|Break one's word?
hypnotic|Sedative
iceboat|Wind-driven vehicle with runners
icebreaker|Tension easer
iciness|Chill
iciness|Reserve
ideates|Thinks
ignoble|Base
ikebana|Flower-arranging art
illusory|Not for real
immaculate|Neat as a pin
immaculate|Neat as a pin
immense|Brobdingnagian
immodest|Full of oneself
impaled|Stuck
impales|Spears
imparted|Made known
imparted|Made known
impedance|Z stands for it in electronics
impeded|Blocked
imperial|Magnificent
imperil|Risk
implies|Hints at
implores|Entreats
imprecise|Off
inadmissibility|Cause for suppression of evidence
incense|Tick off
incised|Cut marks on
increase|Step-up
indented|Not far out
indulge|Yield to desire
inertia|It keeps the ball rolling
inertia|Slothfulness
informal|With 61A, what these answers show
informality|Lack of starch
ingenue|Artless one
ingroup|Clique
inhaled|Ate quickly, slangily
inherit|Be willed
initiate|Set off
initiator|First-move maker
inkblot|Matter of interpretation
inkless|Dry, in a way
inkwell|Place to dip an old pen
innkeeper|Key distributor
inoculate|Immunize
insects|Food for moles
insects|Some bait
inspection|State auto requirement
instants|Seconds
insteps|Arch sites
insteps|Arch sites
insulate|Wrap in fiberglass
insults|They can be hurled at people
insures|Covers
intense|Extreme
interbank|Like wire transfers
intercellular|Like electrical signals in the body [Toyota]
interface|Communicate (with)
interim|Gap
interlace|Weave
internist|Organ expert
interracial|Ethnically diverse
intersect|Meet
interval|Elapsed time
interview|Helpful step for an employment seeker
intoned|Cantillated
intoned|Said without feeling
intoners|Monks, at times
intones|Chants
intoning|Monk's activity
intricate|Involved
intricate|Involved
intrudes|Meddles
invalid|Bedbound
inventive|Totally making stuff up
inverse|2, to 1/2
iodized|Like some salt
ionizing|Like some radiation
irksome|Annoying
ironside|Old TV drama set in San Francisco
ironsides|Old ship's name
ironweed|Pulitzer-winning William Kennedy novel
irrigates|Waters
isolate|Cut off
isotope|Heavy hydrogen, e.g.
isotopes|Deuterium and tritium, to hydrogen
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Say over
jackpot|Vegas visitor's vision
jalapenos|They heat up your food
jamborees|Scouting blowouts
janitors|Mop wielders
jellyfish|Portuguese man-of-war
jetties|Breakwaters
jetties|Breakwaters
jocular|Not serious
joneses|Objects of envy
jousting|Knightly activity
jungles|Lions' "kingdoms"
kabbala|Certain Jewish theosophy: Var.
kachina|Souvenir from the Southwest
karaoke|Bar sing-along
karaoke|Sing-along, of sorts
katydid|Grasshopper's cousin
keepsakes|Reminders
keratin|Protein in hair and nails
kerosene|Lamp filler
ketones|Fructose and others
kettles|They whistle while they work
keyboardist|Person of letters?
keynoters|Convention V.I.P.'s
kilowatt|Electrical power unit
kindest|Least cold
kitbags|Toiletry holders
kittenish|Coyly playful
klatsch|Gossipy group
kwanzas|December celebrations
labeled|Tagged
labeled|Tagged
labeler|Office gizmo
laborers|Hands
lactate|Make milk
lactose|Component of milk products
lanolin|Lipstick ingredient
lapdogs|Mini poodles and toy terriers
largesse|Generous gifts
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
lasagna|Layered dish
lashing|Some corporal punishment
lashing|Some corporal punishment
latecomer|Show disrupter, possibly
latened|Got dark
lattice|Gazebo wall
lawyers|People getting into briefs?
leanness|Meat quality
learned|Academic
learned|Sagelike
learners|Students
leathers|Cordovan and kid, e.g.
leavened|Like soda crackers
leavens|Lightens
leavens|Lightens
lectern|Stand that a politician might take
legends|Keys on maps
lenders|Banks, often
lenient|Easy
leonine|Like some manes
leonine|Strong and proud
letdown|Anticlimax
letterman|College sports stand-out
letterman|College sports stand-out
lettuce|Long green
libbers|Some lefties
libeled|Maligned
libelers|Name-callers, maybe
libelers|Name-callers, maybe
libretto|Opera script
licensed|Officially approved
lifting|Possible backache cause
lifting|Possible backache cause
lighter|Match alternative
limpidly|In a clear manner
linesman|One involved in a faceoff
linkage|Connection
literal|Like some translations
literal|Not exaggerated
littermate|One puppy to another
loaders|Construction site machines
loaders|Construction site machines
loaners|Car dealers' offerings
loaners|Car dealers' offerings
lobbers|Smashers' opposites
lookalikes|Ringers
losings|Gambling debts
loudens|Crescendos
loutish|Stupid and ill-mannered
lowlifes|Despicable sorts
luminesce|Glow
mackerel|Yellowfish, for one
macrame|Wall hanging
madcaps|Daredevils
maestri|Leaders in pits
maestri|Toscanini and others
mahimahi|Dolphinfish
mailbag|Postal carrier's tote
mailroom|Place for things to get sorted out
makings|Ingredients
malaise|Funk
manacle|Fetter
manatee|Animal on a Florida license plate
mandate|Order
mandated|Ruled
mangoes|Chutney ingredients
manhandle|Treat roughly
mankind|Race around the earth?
manservant|Maid's counterpart
marinara|Pasta topper
mariner|Coleridge character
marzipan|Almond confection
mascots|Providers of energy to fans
masquerade|Go (as)
masseur|Rubber
masseur|Rubber
massive|Brontosaurlike
mastodon|Tusked animal
material|Stuff
matilda|Roald Dahl title character
matured|Came of age
meatball|Stupid creep, slangily
mechanical|Unhuman
medicines|Preparations
meeting|Encounter
megaplex|Place for many pictures
melange|Gallimaufry
memento|Token
memoirs|Personal histories
memoirs|Personal histories
menaced|Rattled one's saber at
menaces|Poses a danger to
mention|Less than a sentence, in a column
mermaid|Creature with three appendages
mermaids|Subjects of some sea tales
meshing|Interdigitation, e.g.
meshuga|Out of one's gourd
metered|Measured, as time traveled in a taxi
miasmic|Full of foul vapors
midsection|Trunk
mileage|Car rental info
milieus|Spheres
militiaman|Old musket carrier
mimosas|Bloody Mary alternatives
mimosas|Champagne concoctions
mincers|Kitchen gizmos
mindset|Way of thinking
mindset|Way of thinking
mineral|20 Questions category
minimal|Barely enough
minions|Bidding doers
minstrel|Kind of show
misappropriates|Takes the wrong way
misdeed|Wrongdoing
misgave|Was suspicious
missiles|Falcons and Patriots, e.g.
monitor|Watch
monocle|Accessory for the Penguin, in "Batman"
monotone|Soporific delivery
monsoon|Seasonal recurrence
moonrise|Event on the horizon
moonwalks|First baseman Vaughn's book about bad pitching?
moorhens|Endangered wetland fowl
morales|Portrayer of Lt. Rodriguez on "N.Y.P.D. Blue"
morocco|Whence some leather
morphine|Narcotic pain reliever
motives|Whys and wherefores
mournful|Wearing black, perhaps
muleteers|Team leaders
mushrooms|Stuffed appetizers
mustang|Car that made its debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair
mutagen|Radiation, e.g.
mutants|Sci-fi creatures
muttonchops|Comic strip character's book about butchers' cuts?
mycology|Science dealing with fungi
mystery|Open case
mystics|Séance holders
mystique|Magical aura
nagging|Like some injuries
naivete|Not knowing
nametag|Luggage attachment
narrate|Tell tales
narthex|Religious passage
natural|Untouched
nauseate|Revolt
nautical|Like some knots
naysays|Rejects
nearness|Proximity
neediness|Poverty
needing|Short of
needlepoint|Do embroidery
needles|Pokes fun at
neither|Nor's partner
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neonate|Nursery arrival
neuralgia|Shooting pain
neutral|Unbiased
neutrinos|Elementary particles
nicoise|Ratatouille ___
niggled|Was too fussy
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nightcap|Nip before a tuck?
nightgown|Sleepwear
nineteen|Johnny Unitas wore it
nirvana|Absolute bliss
nitpicks|Has little to complain about
noggins|Beans
noisome|Reeking
nominee|Runner
nonethical|Hardly aboveboard
nonevent|Much ado about nothing
nonlegal|Outside the law
nonlegal|Outside the law
nonslip|Preventing spills
noodles|Beans
noonday|Lunchtime, for many
noontide|Period of greatest success
noontime|Twelve
noshers|Fridge raiders
nostril|Hole in the head
notarize|Authenticate
notepad|Reporter's item
nouveau|___ riche
nudists|Adam and Eve, presumably
nudists|Some beachgoers
numeral|Figure
numeral|I, for one
nurture|Take care of
nutcase|Loon
oarsman|One who rows, rows, rows the boat
obelisk|The Washington Monument, e.g.
obscene|Bawdy
obsesses|Gets hung up
oceanic|Deep-sea
octanes|Pump figures
odyssey|Amazing adventure
oiliness|Excessive suavity
okeydoke|I'm game
oleates|Pharmaceutical ointments
olestra|Big name in fake fat
olestra|Chipmaker's substitute
omelette|Brasserie dish
omicron|Pi preceder
onefold|Single
oneness|Unity
onetime|Past
onionskin|Bond alternative
onscreen|In the movies
onshore|Back from boating
onstage|Acting
opalesce|Shimmer
operational|Working
operator|One whose working days are numbered
opponent|Other side
optical|Kind of glass
opulence|A billionaire might live in it
opulent|Ever so lavish
oration|Sound from a speaker
ordeals|Baptisms of fire
ordeals|Difficult situations
ordeals|Trials
ordered|Coming from the factory, say
ordinal|Fifth, e.g.
oriental|Rug choice
oriented|Set right
orioles|1983 World Series winners over the Phillies
orioles|Maryland team
ornamental|Like some shrubs
orotund|Rich-voiced
ortolan|Old World bunting esteemed as a delicacy
ostlers|Workers with horse sense?
otology|Science of the ear
outback|Where a kookaburra lives
outdated|Like eight-tracks
outeats|Bests at the dinner table
outrage|Major injustice
outrank|Surpass
outsailed|Beat at sea
outside|Flimsy, as chances go
outside|Like some pitches
outswam|Beat in a pool
overacting|Problem addressed by a drama coach
overbore|Dominated
overcoat|Chesterfield, e.g.
overeaters|Stuffed diners
overfed|Stuffed to the gills
overhaul|How this answer is situated
overhaul|How this answer is situated
overlie|Cover
overran|Exceeded
overran|Flooded
override|Supersede
overrule|Veto
overstuff|Cram
overtax|Go heavy on the levy
overtones|Hints
overwatered|Afflicted with root rot, perhaps
ovulates|Makes eggs, in a way
ovulation|Egg drop?
oxidant|Rust producer
oysters|Bar offerings
pachinko|Variety of pinball
pachisi|Board game from India
padrone|Exploitative employer
padrones|Bosses
paganism|Primitive practice
pagodas|Asian shrines
palatal|Like some consonants
palatal|Like the "y" sound in "yes"
palaver|Idle talk
palindrome|Bob, e.g.
palooka|Big oaf
palooka|Lummox
palooka|Stupid oaf
pampers|Babies
panacea|Nostrum
pandora|Curious one
pangram|Mr. Jock, TV quiz Ph.D., bags few lynx, for example
papists|Old Church of England opponents
papyrus|Ancient writing material
parabolas|Some conic sections
parallel|Aligned
paranoia|Unsettling thought
pariahs|People who are definitely not loved
partial|Incomplete
passivate|Coat, as metal, to reduce its chemical reactivity
patella|Kneecap
peacenik|Dove
peacenik|Dove
peacenik|Fighting opponent?
pedants|Sticklers
peddling|Pitching, in a way
peening|Pounding, in a way
peeress|Lady, e.g.
pelican|It might present you with a big bill
pelting|Action in a snowball fight
penance|Amends
peonies|Some wedding arrangements
peptalk|Coach's encouraging words
peptalk|Winning words?
percale|Sheet fabric
peregrine|Swift falcon
perennial|Plant with a life cycle of more than two years
perform|Play
periodic|Regular
persecute|Hound, say
persevere|Keep working hard
persona|Public face
personalities|Quip, part 2
pertest|Showing the most vivacity
peruser|Reader
perverts|Misapplies
pesetas|Money replaced by euros
pesetas|Old dinero
pesters|Badgers
petered|Diminished, with "out"
petunia|Member of the nightshade family
pharmacy|Site for people in white coats
photographer|Wedding figure
pianist|Tickler of the ivories
picaros|Vagabonds
picaros|Wandering rogues, as in Cervantes stories
pickpocket|Twist, after training
pierces|Goes through
pierces|Goes through
pigtails|Queues in salons
pimento|Vivid red
pinafore|H.M.S. ___
pinafore|Child's flouncy apron
pinhead|Dope
pinhole|Tiny puncture
pinholes|Tiny openings
pinstripe|Line of suits?
pioneers|Goes first
pittance|Small amount
pizzazz|Dash
plainer|Less like legalese
plating|Chromium use
platter|45, e.g.
plaudit|Enthusiastic approval
playlet|Short drama
playtime|Break for games
pleaded|Made, as a case
pleaded|Made, as a case
pleader|One before a tribunal, maybe
plenary|Complete in every respect
plicate|Folded like a fan
pliocene|Epoch from two to five million years ago
pointed|Like a Gothic arch
pointless|Futile
polarizes|Sends to separate camps
poleaxe|Fell sharply?
polecat|Relative of a sable
polenta|Cornmeal mush
pollination|What bees help to accomplish by flying from flower to flower
pontoon|Seaplane float
poolside|Place to lounge
popeyed|Agog
popeyed|Agog
porcine|Snout-nosed and grunting
porcine|Snout-nosed and grunting
porkpie|It may be felt on the head
portage|Short land route between two lakes
portico|Attachment in classical architecture
poshest|Maximally swank
posited|Put forth
postage|It may get a licking
postman|Daily neighborhood sight
postmen|Ones who are lettered?
postponers|Those who prefer suspense?
potatoes|Long whites, e.g.
potbelly|Kind of stove
potshot|Random attack
powders|Makes up, in a way
pragmatic|Not utopian
prattled|Went on and on and on and …
precinct|N.Y.P.D. Blue setting
preened|Prettied oneself
preened|Tried to look smart
preening|Getting dolled up
prekindergarten|Educational foundation?
prepping|Getting ready
prescient|Farsighted
present|Opposite of away
presets|Default modes
presort|Arrange by ZIP code, e.g.
pressgang|Group forcing men into military service
preteen|Sixth-grader, usually
pretends|Goes through the motions
pretends|Goes through the motions
priestly|Like some robes
priestly|Like some robes
prisoner|Ward denizen
pristine|Untouched
profess|Affirm
program|Write computer instructions
prologs|Prefatory parts
promise|Indication of future success
promoters|Advocates
propaganda|Lies, perhaps
propinquity|Kinship
propose|Request a hand?
prosaical|Commonplace
protean|Malleable
protege|One being brought along
protractor|Angling gear?
psalter|Prayer book
psychics|Mediums
puissant|Powerful
pulsating|Athrob
purpleheart|Military decoration
purpleheart|Military hero's award
pursuant|Following, with "to"
quadratic|Yielding a parabola, in a way
quietude|Tranquil state
quondam|Former
racehorse|Purse taker
racists|Bigoted bunch
radiomen|Headphone wearers
raffling|Disposing of at a church fair, maybe
rainbows|Post-storm effects
rainier|European head of state for nearly 56 years
rainless|Dry
rainless|Dry
rakeoffs|Skimmers' skimmings
ramadas|Shelters on the beach
ramjets|Certain plane engines
rammers|Compaction tools
ramparts|Breastworks
rapiers|Old armory stock
rapports|Camaraderies
rapture|Anticipated Christian event, with "the"
rarebit|Cheese dish
rarebit|Dish served on toast
ratatat|Rapper's beat
ratifies|Confirms
rationale|Why and wherefore
rattlers|Dangerous varmints
rattles|Discombobulates
rattrap|Seedy stopover
ravening|Wanting it all
ravines|They're made by running water
ravings|Lunatic's rants
reacher|One taking advantage of a long arm
reacher|One taking advantage of a long arm
readier|More inclined
reagent|Assay need
reality|The Apprentice TV genre
reality|Kind of TV
realizable|Within reach, as a goal
reallots|Doles out differently
realter|Make further modifications to
realtor|Coldwell Banker employee
reasoners|They make sense
reasserts|Says not for the first time
rebelled|Didn't take it any longer
rebound|Echo
rebound|Hoopster's grab
rebounds|Court total
recanted|Took it all back
recants|Takes back
recasts|Gets new players for
receipt|Slip on a new piece of clothing?
receive|Not kick off
recipes|File box contents
recollect|Call up
recreate|Bring to life again
redbone|Singer Leon
redbone|Singer Leon
redcoat|Patriot's foe
redemand|Petition for again
redlegs|Some Civil War guerrillas
reedited|Did a third draft of
reeking|Offensive, in a way
reelects|Sends back
reelects|Sends back
reemerge|Make a comeback
reerect|Raise anew
referee|Grid coin tosser
refilms|Uses another roll on
refried|Like some beans
refugee|One taking flight
regatta|Occasion for flags
regrets|Sorry!
regulars|Habitués
rehearse|Practice a part
reheels|Fixes at the cobbler shop
reimburse|Indemnify
reinters|Properly deals with after an exhumation
reissue|It's newly available, but not new
relaced|Tightened, in a way
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Disappointing return
relapse|Slide back
relative|Family tree entry
relaxed|Chilling, so to speak
relaxer|Tranquilizer
relaxes|Chills, so to speak
releases|Cinematic events
releases|Studio output
relentless|Not taking no for an answer
reliant|Self-___
relieve|Substitute for, as a pitcher
remains|What's left
remoras|Marine hangers-on
remorseless|Showing no pity
remoter|Not so likely
remotes|Channel surfers' gadgets
remount|Get back on
reneger|Word-breaker
reneges|Doesn't follow through
renegotiate|Return to the table, perhaps
renewal|Time extension, say
renewals|Important circulation figure
renounce|Disown
renounce|Give up
renounce|Give up
renounced|Gave up
renters|Some summer residents
rentier|One living on investment income
reopens|Gets back to business
reopens|Goes back into business
reorient|Turn to a new setting
replants|Moves to a new bed
replete|Brimming
reprisal|Counterblow
rescind|Cancel
rescore|Change from a hit to an error, say
rescued|Safe, now
rescues|Heroic deeds
reseals|Closes again, as an envelope
resembled|Looked like
resented|Didn't get past
resented|Took exception to
reshape|Make over
reshape|Turn into something else
resolve|Clear up
resolved|Motion starter
resorts|Time-sharing locales
resources|Means of production
respire|Take air in and out
respond|Give an answer
responses|What a mail order merchant wants
restaurant|Place where people take orders
restock|Order more of
restorers|Antique shop employees
resumes|A lot of copy shop business
resumes|Job application attachments
retained|Kept on
retakes|New shoots
retaliate|Practice tit for tat
retapes|Captures again, in a way
retells|Iterates
retinae|Laser surgery targets
retinae|Laser surgery targets
retired|No longer in service
retreat|Camp David, e.g.
retreat|Camp David, e.g.
retreat|Conference site
retrial|Result of a hung jury, maybe
returner|One successful in tennis
revenge|Wronged person's cry
revenue|Gate
reverence|It may be given with a bow
reveries|Musings
rezoned|Designated a new use for
rhinestone|Cheap substitute, of sorts
rhodium|Metal used in mirror coating
rhodium|Metal used in mirror coating
ricotta|Manicotti ingredient
ringing|Like certain endorsements
ringtoss|Lawn game
riskier|Not as certain
risotto|Italian dish cooked in broth
roister|Revel without restraint
roister|Whoop it up
romaine|Caesar salad base
romance|Steel work
rooftree|Beam at the very top of a house
rooking|Cheating
rooking|Cheating
ropiest|Most fibrous
roselle|Edison's New Jersey lab locale
rosemary|Plant that's a traditional symbol of remembrance
rosette|Floral ornament
rosette|Ornamental flower
rosettes|Cake decorations
rosettes|Leopard spots, e.g.
rosters|Rolls
rotifer|Microscopic animal that swims with whirling cilia
rotunda|Washington landmark, with "the"
rousseau|The Social Contract philosopher
routine|Comedian's shtick
rowboat|Lake crosser
rubrics|Manuscript headings
rummage|Search, as at a sale
sabines|Women abducted by Romulus and his men
sacrosanct|Beyond criticism
sadistic|Vicious
sadness|Melancholy
safaried|Went big-game hunting
sagamore|___ Hill, home of Theodore Roosevelt
saguaro|Treelike cactus
salamis|They're hung up to dry
salesclerks|Ones who'd like to get the goods on you
salient|Hard to miss
salinas|City near Monterey Bay
saloons|Common locales for film brawls
saltiness|Bite
saluted|Paid respect to
samoyed|Snow-white dog
sandals|Beachwear
sanders|Workshop gizmos
sandgrouses|Pigeonlike birds
sanitaria|Health resorts
sanitaria|Health resorts
sarapes|Mexican blankets, in México
sarcasm|It bites
sargassos|Gulfweeds
satiate|Stuff
satiate|Stuff
satraps|Persian governors
sauerkraut|Dog option
saunter|Mosey
savagely|How bitter enemies attack
savored|Didn't rush through
savored|Took pleasure in
scalable|Subject to change in size, as a picture on a screen
scalage|Amount deducted from the price of goods to compensate for loss
scalloped|Like some potatoes or oysters
scalper|Stadium parking lot habitué
scandal|What a gate may be attached to?
scapegoat|Butt
scarers|Ghosts or goblins
scarify|Severely criticize
scarify|Severely criticize
scathed|Raked over the coals
scatted|Beat it
scatters|Goes here and there
scavenges|Dumpster-dives
scenarios|Film pitches
scenarist|Film planner
scenics|Panoramic photos, say
schemas|Diagrams
schemers|They have plots
schisms|Breaks
schlepp|Lug
schmucks|Jerks
science|Biology or chemistry
scissors|Tailor's tool
scooting|On the run
scorcher|Day in a heat wave
scorned|Treated with contempt
scottie|F.D.R.'s Fala, for one
scratch|No-go at the track
screens|Shows for critics
scrimps|Saves every penny
scripts|Written texts of plays
scrounge|Dumpster-dive, say
scruffs|Neck parts
scrunch|Make compact, with "up"
sculpting|Making a bust, maybe
sculpting|Making a bust, maybe
scuttle|Sink
seabirds|Cormorants, e.g.
seances|Soul-searching sessions?
seaplane|Off-land lander
seaplane|Off-land lander
seascape|1975 Edward Albee Pulitzer-winning play
seaside|Like many a resort
seatbelt|It'll keep you in your place
seatmates|Some fellow travelers
seawater|Brine
seawater|Salt source
seaweed|Irish moss, e.g.
seaworthy|Fit, in the main
seconds|Duel personalities?
seconds|Duel personalities?
secrete|Place out of sight
sedated|Gave a goofball
sedentary|Settled
seduces|Lures
seedless|Like some fruit
seeress|Forward thinker?
seeress|Forward-thinking type
seeresses|Witches in "Macbeth," e.g.
seesaws|Playground sights
seethed|Was boiling mad
seething|More than miffed
segment|Part
selectee|Chosen one
selects|Culls
selenic|Kind of acid that dissolves gold
semester|Duke's fall, e.g.
semicircle|Zero halved
semicolon|Cause for pause
semicolon|Pause indicator
semidesert|Area of limited growth
seminar|College offering
seminarians|Clergy students
semipro|Not a complete amateur
semolina|Pasta ingredient
senhoras|Ladies of Lisbon
sensate|Able to feel
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Feeling
sensing|Picking up
seraglio|Harem
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Woo, in a way
serener|Less stressed
sergeant|Base figure
serotonin|Natural mood alterer
serpent|Eve's tempter
sessile|Permanently attached, as a barnacle
sessions|Congressional periods
settlers|Pioneers
seventy|Pretty fast, on the highway
severance|Kind of package
sexiness|Allure
sextets|Hockey teams, e.g.
sharecrop|Farm, in a way
sharpens|Whets
sharper|Expert gambler
sheaths|Some close fits
sherries|Spanish wines
sherries|Spanish wines
shipshape|Tidy
shirttail|It's usually tucked in
shivers|Flu symptoms
shoemaker|Last person, professionally?
shoepac|Laced waterproof boot
shoetree|It's exactly a foot long
shoofly|Kind of pie
shortest|Like the losing straw
showbiz|That's ___!
showboat|Hot dog
showpiece|Example of excellence
shrapnel|Bits of shells
shriller|Less pleasing to the ear
shrouds|Hides from view
shysters|Ambulance chasers
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment
sidedress|Place plant nutrients near the roots of a growing crop
sidereal|Pertaining to stars
sidesteps|Avoids
sidesteps|Avoids
sierras|Range in Eldorado National Forest
siestas|Naps, for señores
silhouette|Figure on a window shade
silversmith|Paul Revere, for one
similar|Analogous
sincere|Not forced
sincere|Wholehearted
sinking|Kind of feeling
sinking|Kind of feeling
sinless|Impeccable
sisters|The Pleiades, e.g.
skeeter|Camp nuisance
skeeter|Summer pest, informally
skeletal|Like some remains
skinner|Remover of hides
skulled|Thick-___
slaking|Thirst-relieving
slalomed|Zigged and zagged
slaloming|Zigzag activity
slammer|Hoosegow
slander|Defamation
slapdash|Thrown together
slashed|Discounted
sledged|Hammered hard
sleeper|Surprise success
sleeted|Fell hard?
sleighs|Toy holders, maybe
sleuths|Investigators
slingshot|Y-shaped weapon
slingshot|Y-shaped weapon
sloganeer|Pitcher, of a sort
slogans|Words to live by
slotted|On the schedule
sluices|Gold mining washers
smashed|In one's cups
smashup|Big accident
smashup|Multivehicle collision
smattering|Little bit
smileys|Happy-face symbols
smother|Cover completely
snafued|In a real mess
snagged|Caught, as with a tree limb
snagging|Laying hold of
snakily|How some rivers proceed
sneaker|Air Jordan, for one
sneerer|Not a good looker?
sneezer|Hay fever sufferer, e.g.
sneezer|Hay fever sufferer, e.g.
sniffle|Show signs of a cold
snigger|Small laugh
snippet|Scrap
snooker|English pool game
snoozes|Naps
snorers|Causes of some domestic disturbances
snorkel|Do some shoal searching?
snowsuit|Sledder's protection
soapbox|Oration station
soapboxes|Stands
soarers|Eagles on the wing
sobered|Drank some coffee, say, with "up"
soberest|Least drunk
software|Computer programs
solitary|Prison punishment
solutes|Sugar and salt, commonly
sombrero|Shade maker for a siesta
sombreros|Big tops
somehow|In a way
someone|___ You Love (Nat King Cole hit)
someone|Important individual
someone|This person or that
sonatina|Short musical composition
songster|Air producer
soonest|Most quickly
sorbate|Potassium ___ (food preservative)
sorceress|Witch
sparkles|Effervesces
spastic|Moving jerkily
special|One-time TV showing
special|Unordinary
spectate|Watch
spectrum|Full range, as of colors
spheres|Purviews
splashes|Results of dives
splashiest|Like the greatest show on earth?
spleens|Angers
splotch|Stain
spoiled|Rotten
spoiled|Rotten
spoolers|Computer programs that sequence print jobs
spooned|Acted amorously
spouses|Other halves
sprained|Injured, in a way
springs|Helps out quickly?
springs|Helps out quickly?
sprites|Fairy tale figures
sprites|Pixies
stagnate|Remain in a rut
stairstep|Part of a flight
stalags|Prison camps
stamens|Filaments' structures
stamina|Endurance
standby|A cheap way to fly
standby|One way to fly
standoff|Draw
starboard|It's never left at sea
starches|Part of a food pyramid
starches|Part of a food pyramid
starchy|Like taro or sago
stardom|American Idol quest
stargazer|One with a night job
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starship|Sci-fi carrier
started|Under way
statuary|Busts and such
steadies|Stops from yo-yoing
stealth|Cat burglar's need
stealthy|Like a cat burglar
steamer|Clambake clam
steamroller|Totally crush
steelie|Shooter banned from tournaments
steeper|Not so reasonable
steeple|Index fingers, in a children's hand game
steeple|Ring site?
steered|Guided
steered|Guided
stentor|In myth, loser of a shouting match with Hermes
sterile|Barren
steward|Wine server
stewpan|Slow cooker
stickball|Street competition
stickball|Street competition
stiffen|Get starched?
stiletto|Short dagger
stilettos|Daggers
stinger|Bee or wasp
stinger|Heat-seeking missile
stinter|Frugal one
stipple|Apply by repeated small touches
stirred|How 007 does not like martinis
stodges|Stick-in-the-mud types
stoicism|No-emotion notion
stomach|It can have knots
stonier|Less emotional
stoning|Old form of capital punishment
stoolie|Informant, informally
stooped|Bent over
stopgap|Band-aid
stoplights|They turn at busy intersections
stopoff|Tarry briefly
stopping|No ___ (street sign)
stopple|Cork up
stories|Love ___ (tales of romance)
stormed|Rushed
stouter|More valiant
straddle|Not choose one side or the other
strafes|Bawls out, slangily
strains|Reasons for soreness
strands|Beaches
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strawhat|Summer headwear
streaks|Hair highlights
streaky|Like poorly washed windows
streets|D and C, in D.C.
streets|Rough place to grow up, with "the"
strength|Head count of an army
stressed|Ready to freak out, maybe
stresses|Promotes
stretch|Time for one doing time
stretti|Overlapping parts of a fugue
strewer|Scatterer
strider|One proceeding confidently
strides|Large steps
strings|Hidden conditions
striper|Candy ___
stripes|What prisoners may wear
strongman|Sideshow attraction
stuntmen|Daring stand-ins
stutter|Sing "K-K-K-Katy," say
stylized|Conformed to a certain art treatment
stymied|Blocked
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
subgoal|Intermediate target
subsist|Get by (on)
substrata|Foundations
substrata|Foundations
subtotal|Pretax amount
succumbs|Yields
sullener|More morose
sunburned|Red and itchy, as some skin in the summer
sunrise|Daily event
sunroofs|They're closed on rainy days
sunsets|Inspirations for many outdoor paintings
superstar|Very big one
suppers|Potluck get-togethers
surefire|Guaranteed to succeed
surfers|People riding waves
surprised|Is that what you expected?
surround|Envelop
swarmed|Moved like army ants
swastikas|Symbols used in Navajo and Mayan art
swastikas|Symbols used in Navajo and Mayan art
swearer|Oath-taker
sweatband|Bit of workout gear
sweeper|Soccer position
sweeper|Street cleaner
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweetest|Success is counted ___ / By those who ne'er succeed: Dickinson
sweetly|How the sirens sang, in myth
swooned|Experienced syncope
syllabi|Course outlines
symposia|Meetings of the minds?
tablets|Things held by Moses
tadpole|Frog-to-be
tailback|Offensive football position
tailfin|Car brake light holder, once
talented|Gifted
talkies|Entertainment innovation of the 1920's
tangent|Trigonometric function
tannery|Leather factory
tannery|Leather factory
taperer|Candlebearer, in Anglican services
targets|They may be moving
tarmacs|Places for taking off
tassels|Belly-dancers' accouterments
tassels|Belly-dancers' accouterments
tatamis|Japanese mats
tatters|Cinderella's clothes
taunter|Insulting one
teacarts|Servers' trolleys
teacher|Faculty member
teardrop|Pendant gem shape
teaspoon|Small dosage amount
technicality|Specialist's point
teddies|Victoria's Secret purchases
teenaged|Like many Nintendo players
teeters|Threatens to topple
teethes|Raises canines?
teetotaler|One destined to pass the bar
telecast|Put on
telecom|Verizon, for one
telepaths|Extraordinary communicators
tellers|Check cashers
temperature|It can rise into the 100's in summer
tempest|Turbulence
tenable|Not easily debunked
tenable|Not easily debunked
tendons|Strings you might pull
tensest|Least loose
tensest|Most uptight
tensions|Causes of stress
terawatt|Large power unit
tercels|Phased-out Toyotas
teriyaki|Marinated dish
termini|Ends
terraced|Like Mayan pyramids
terrapin|Shell carrier
terrapin|Shell carrier
tertial|Certain wing feather
tessera|Tile piece
testees|Final participants
testers|Final administrators
testiest|Most irritable
testiest|Most irritable
textile|Fabric
texture|Nap, e.g.
thingamajig|Indirect object?
thinners|Dilutants
tictacs|Certs competitor
tiepins|Men's accessories
tillage|Cultivation
tilters|Knights in competition
timeline|History book feature
timeout|Play interrupter
tisanes|Medicinal teas
titania|A Midsummer Night's Dream queen
titanic|1997 Hollywood blockbuster
titanic|Immense
toadies|Bootlickers
toadies|Bootlickers
toasters|Diner devices
toastier|Better heated
toastier|Better heated
toastmaster|Witty banquet figure
toddles|Moves a little unsteadily
toilette|Act of dressing and grooming oneself
tolerate|Bear
tonearm|Track follower
topless|Without a shirt
topmasts|Rigging supports
topmasts|Some rigging supporters
topsoil|Upper layer of fertile earth
topspin|Arc producer
toreros|Bulls' opponents
tornado|Early scene in "The Wizard of Oz"
tornado|House wrecker
tornado|Siren's cause
tortilla|Base of a fajita
tortilla|It's a wrap
tortoise|Slowpoke
tossers|Horseshoes players
tossups|Hard-to-decide cases
tossups|Hard-to-decide cases
tostada|Taqueria offering
totemic|Distinctly representative
toughies|No pieces of cake
tourist|One who's been seeing things
touristy|Like resorts, typically
towpaths|Canal adjuncts
tragedy|Timon of Athens, e.g.
trailer|Movie extra
trainee|Neophyte
traipsed|Knocked around
tramway|Mine car carrier
transform|Commute
translate|Make understandable
transport|Convey
transport|Convey
trapdoor|Magician's secret exit
trashes|Bad-mouths
treadle|Potter's pedal
treasurer|Money manager
treated|Picked up the check
treated|Picked up the check
treater|Popular diner
treetop|Spot for a high nest
tremolo|Singing effect
tresses|Locks
tributes|Roasts, really
tricots|Ribbed cloths
tricots|Ribbed cloths
triggerman|Armed gang member
trillion|13-figure figure
trilogy|Three-part work
trimmed|Neat, as a beard
trinitrotoluene|Boom producer
trouser|Pant
truffle|Godiva product
trustee|Museum official
tryouts|Cheerleading event
tsarina|Bygone sovereign
tsarists|Foes of Lenin
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
turbines|Some are wind-powered
turbojets|Some airplanes
turnoffs|Freeway exits
turnout|Vote count
tutelages|Teaching relationships
tweeners|Some middle-schoolers
twelfth|Like L, alphabetically
twinset|Linen purchase
twinset|Matching tops, maybe
typeset|Prepare for printing
ulcerate|Develop sores
ulterior|Beyond what is openly said
ulterior|Hidden
ululates|Laments loudly
umpires|They keep their eyes on the ball
unaided|Without assistance
unaided|Without help
unamused|Hardly laughing
unearned|Like some income
unearths|Brings to light
uneasiest|Least comfortable
unemotional|Not laughing or crying
unerringly|Without fail
unheated|Cold
unicorn|Lion's combatant for the crown, in "Through the Looking-Glass"
unisons|Concerts
univalent|Unpaired, as a chromosome
universe|All there is
unleash|Loose
unnatural|Studied
unnerve|Rattle
unreality|Figment of the imagination
unrelated|Like bush pigs and guinea pigs
unsated|Still not happy
unsecured|Like some loans
unspent|Like money in the bank
untuned|Off-key
unusable|In hopeless shape
unveils|Shows for the first time
upended|No longer in first place
upended|Turned over
upraise|Lift
upraise|Lift
uprights|Goalposts
uprisings|Revolts
upstages|Forces out of the spotlight
urbaner|Relatively polished
urethane|Foam material
useless|Futile
useless|Of no value
ushered|Led
usurers|They generate lots of interest
usurped|Illegally seized
vacationing|Spending time away at a summer resort, for example
vaccines|Some shots
vagrant|Hobo
vagrant|Hobo
vainest|Most apt to preen
valentine|Verse site
vampires|Some Anne Rice characters
vampish|Like Betty Boop
ventages|Flute's finger holes
venuses|Beautiful women
vertical|Standing
vertical|Standing
vestige|Trace
veteran|Experienced
veteran|Practiced
vexatious|Troubling
vintage|Old, to a car buff
vintner|Red distributor, say
viragos|Nags
voyages|Ocean crossings
wagoner|Conestoga driver
waistband|Pajama part
wakener|Rooster, for some
walkers|Ones refusing transportation?
walkingstick|Insect that's well-camouflaged on a tree
wallpapers|Does decorating on the side
wannest|Most pale
warrior|Brave
wartime|Period of major fighting
washing|Ablution
washroom|Place for a sink
wassail|Toast
wasting|Hardly frugal with
waterbed|It's springless
watercooler|Office meeting place
waterway|Canal, e.g.
wattage|Power
waviest|Most rough, at sea
wearable|Like suits and boots
webpages|Surfer stops
weeknight|When schoolkids go to bed early [black]
weeknight|When schoolkids go to bed early [black]
weevils|Destructive beetles
wetsuit|Diver's duds
whatchamacallit|Jigger
whatchamacallit|Thingy
wheelie|Bike stunt
whereas|Considering that
whiteface|Clown's cover-up
whitens|Bleaches
wildebeest|Maned grazer
wirehair|Terrier type
wiretap|Bug
wiretapper|Expert on bugs
witches|Good spellers?
womanly|Distaff
wonderful|___ Town (Broadway musical starring Brooke Shields)
wonderful|Bang-up
workhorse|Productive one
workroom|Office or studio
wrangler|Cowboy
wrested|Took by force
wrested|Took by force
writers|Kind of block
writhed|Twisted in pain
writhes|Twists and turns
yachted|Took a pleasure excursion
yodeled|Sang on high?
yodeled|Sang à la Jimmie Rodgers
yodeler|One calling at peak times?
yodeler|The lonely goatherd, in a "Sound of Music" song
younger|Junior
zincked|Coated to prevent rust
zincked|Coated to prevent rust
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abdomen|Midbody
abetter|Helper in crime
abigail|First name of the second first lady
abnegators|Surrendering sorts
abolish|Put a stop to
abolish|Put a stop to
abortive|Unsuccessful, as a mission
abstain|Lay off
abuttal|Direct contact
academes|College professors, e.g.
accents|Foreigners' giveaways
accents|Résumé parts
accredit|Authorize
accrete|Grow together
accrues|Earns over time
acerose|Needlelike
acetate|Varnish material
acetone|Nail polish remover
acetones|Some solvents
acetones|Some solvents
achiest|Maximally sore
achievable|Within reach
acreages|Farmers' holdings
acreages|Farmers' spreads
acrobat|One who might be in for a fall
acrophobia|Woe on an observation deck
acrostic|Verse with a hidden message
actable|Fit for the stage
actions|Behavior
acutest|Superlatively severe
addiction|Monkey, so to speak
addicts|They're hooked
adhesive|Stuff on tape
administer|Pastor who pitches?
adorers|Big fans
adoring|Reverent
adrenals|Pair above the kidneys
adulate|Flatter too much
advanced|Like Calculus II
advantage|Good tennis score
aeolian|Kind of harp
aerated|Exposed to oxygen
aerators|Bubble makers
aerialists|Performers with dangerous acts
aerobes|Legionella and listeria
aerobic|Like some exercises
aerobic|Like some exercises
affirmed|TOOK AN OATH
affixed|Stuck on
aforesaid|As above
afternoon|It has many soap slots
against|Pro's opposite
agelong|Almost eternal
agendas|Conference planners' needs
agentry|Go-between's business
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agitated|Worked up
agitates|Stirs
agitato|Hurried, on a score
agitato|Opposite of dolce
agonize|Stew
agonize|Stew
agonize|Wrestle
ailment|Disorder
aimless|Drifting
airdate|Show time
airdrop|Help from on high
airfare|Expense report item
airhole|Breathing aid
airings|Broadcasts
airline|American or Swiss
airplane|Place for cabins
airstream|Draft, basically
airstrike|Military jets' mission
airstrike|Military jets' mission
airtime|TV sponsor's concern
airworthy|Ready to take off
alabaster|Smooth and white
alamode|Trendy
alarmist|Fearmonger
alarmist|Fearmonger
albatross|Burdensome bird
albinos|Unlikely beachgoers
aldermen|Municipal lawmakers
alerting|Paul Revere's midnight duty
alewife|Mistress of the spirit world?
alfalfa|Farm plant also called lucerne
alfalfa|Farm plant also called lucerne
alienate|Drive off
alienee|Property receiver
alienees|Heirs, legally
allayed|Calmed
allegro|Fast movement
alleluia|Word of praise
allergen|It may lead to a breakout
allergens|They can cause eruptions
alliance|Union
allowed|Legal
alterer|Editor
alterer|Waist reducer, perhaps
altitudes|Cockpit readings
alveoli|Air cells in the lung
amaretto|Alabama slammer ingredient
amasses|Gets together
amazons|Strong women
ambulant|Moving about
ameliorated|Made better
amended|Changed
amender|Bill of Rights writer, e.g.
amenity|Extra
amiable|Friendly
ammeter|Current contraption
amnesia|Calling up trouble?
amoretto|Valentine figure
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amphorae|Ancient Greek storage vessels
amphorae|Ancient Greek storage vessels
anaconda|Amazon menace
analyst|Investment firm worker
analyst|Shrink
anatomy|All the things you are
andiron|Log holder
androids|Sci-fi figures
anemias|Lacks of energy
anemones|Windflowers
anemones|Windflowers
anesthesia|Number of people
angered|Irate
anguish|It's heartrending
aniline|Dyemaking material
aniline|Oily compound used in dyes
animate|Get moving
animate|Get moving
animate|Inspirit
animato|Spiritedly
animators|Short drawers?
animism|Belief of many Africans
animism|Belief of many Africans
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring
aniseed|Source of a licoricelike flavoring
annealed|Toughened
annexed|Took over
annotate|Gloss
annuals|Many garden plantings
anodyne|Soother
anoints|Rubs holy oil on
anomaly|Blip
anteater|Attacker of colonies
anteater|Termite clearer?
anteater|Termite clearer?
antedate|Go back further than
antedate|Go before
antenna|Alternative to a dish
antenna|Reception aid
antennae|Pair on a head
anteroom|Place for a poker game?
anthill|Colonial home?
antioxidant|Vitamin C, e.g.
antiserum|Immunity provider
antonym|Head to toe
apartments|Homes, for some
apartments|Homes, for some
apelike|Boorish
aperitif|Absinthe or ouzo
aperture|Photographer's setting
aperture|Photographer's setting
apogees|High points
apogees|High points
apogees|Orbital extremes
apologia|Written work that explains one's actions
apologize|Simple advice on how to end an argument
apostate|Forsaker of the faith
apostate|One who's fallen
apostle|Doubting Thomas, for one
apostles|Followers
apparition|Shade
appease|Calm
appendix|Add-on
appendix|Add-on
appoint|Name
approve|Give the go-ahead
apricot|Fruit with a pit
aquaria|Places for fish
aquaria|Places for fish
aquaria|Sites for small schools
aquatic|Marine, maybe
aquavit|Liquor flavored with caraway seeds
arbiter|Judge
arcadia|Peaceful place
archways|Sites for grand entrances
areolae|Biological rings
areolae|Biological rings
aridness|Drought
aristae|Botanical beards
armored|Like a Brink's truck
arouser|Wake-up call, e.g.
arouses|Gets excited
arrears|Bad state to be in
arrestee|Many a suspect
arrestee|One in handcuffs
arrestee|One in handcuffs
arsenal|Weapons supply
arsenals|Weapons collections
arsenals|Weapons collections
arsenic|It's detected by the Marsh test, in forensics
artiest|Least conventional
artisan|Craftsperson
artistes|Performers
artists|Ray, Klee and Millais
artless|Lacking guile
artless|Natural
asbestos|Litigation-prompting mineral
ascents|Assaults on Everest, e.g.
asexual|Not really interested in anybody
aspirated|Like many T's and P's
assails|Lights into
assault|BATTERY'S PARTNER
assembly|Knesset, literally
assents|Nods, maybe
assents|Permission slips, e.g.
asserted|Declared
assessed|Evaluated
assesses|Charges
assignor|Property transferor
assigns|Hands out, as homework
assigns|Hands out, as homework
assigns|Transfers
assists|Hockey stat
assists|Hockey stat
assonant|Not quite rhyming
assorts|Catalogs
assuage|Soften
assurer|One removing doubt
assures|Warrants
asteroid|Icarus, e.g.
astound|Bowl over
astringent|Skin cleanser component
astronaut|Rocketeer
asunder|In pieces
asunder|In pieces
asunder|In pieces
atmosphere|Envelope surrounding the earth through which solar radiation passes and is reflected
atoners|They make things up
atrophy|Weaken from disuse
attaboy|Way to go!
attache|Trial case
attaches|Lawyers' cases
attacks|Goes on the offense
attagirl|Cry to an obedient dog, maybe
attaints|Disgraces
attendee|Conference-goer
attract|Have some pull
aurally|With respect to hearing
autobahn|High-speed roadway
autobahn|High-speed roadway
autograph|Car dealer's chart?
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Rama and Krishna, e.g.
average|Ho-hum
averted|Sidestepped
aviators|Their work may involve banking
awarded|Passed out
axolotl|Southwestern salamander
babying|Treating very gently
backpedals|Reverses course
bagpipe|Instrument played standing up
baklava|Honeyed pastry
baklava|Honeyed pastry
baklava|Sweet dessert with nuts
baldish|Showing signs of recession?
balefully|With undisguised menace
baptist|Like Baylor University
baronage|Body of British peers
barrages|Volleys
barrister|Wig wearer
barrister|Wig wearer
bartends|Makes the rounds?
barware|Shakers and tongs, e.g.
basemen|Diamond figures
basenjis|Dogs that rarely bark
bassets|Droopy-eared dogs
batboys|Dugout gofers
bathrobe|Sick-day attire
bathtub|Novelty race vehicle
bathtub|Where Marat was murdered
batsmen|Some cricketers
battier|Less together
bawdiness|Blue state
bawlers|Crybabies
beached|Like some whales
beanball|Dangerous pitch
beanpole|Gardener's vine support
bearcat|Fierce fighter
beatific|Serene
bedsheet|It may be fit for a queen
beekeeper|Worker with a mask
beetles|Bugs in a garage
behavioral|Like some sciences
belayed|Secured while rock climbing
belongs|Fits in
belongs|Is a member
beltway|Washington's I-495
belugas|Caviar fish
bemuses|Discombobulates
beneath|Under
benzoic|___ acid (preservative)
bereave|Deprive by force
berserk|Foaming at the mouth
betides|Happens to, old-style
bettered|Beat
betters|Tops
bettors|Racetrack habitués
bigotry|Prejudice
bilingual|Like many immigrants
billfolds|Pickpockets' targets
biopics|2005's "Walk the Line" and others
bipartisan|Two-sided
biplanes|Old fliers
bisected|Split
bishops|See people
blanchers|They're obviously shocked
blatant|Hardly hidden
blatant|Sans subtlety
blondes|Lightheaded people?
blooped|Hit a Texas leaguer
blowpipe|Tube on a welding tool
bluejeans|Calvins, e.g.
bluestem|Prairie grass used for forage
bobbysox|Keen 50's apparel
bodiless|Like ghosts
bolivar|Money of Venezuela
bombshell|Total shocker
bookers|Part of a talk show staff
boomerang|Backfire
boonies|Outskirts of the outskirts
bootleg|For sale illegally
borates|Certain salts
borrower|Person using a library card
borscht|Dish ladled out hot or cold
botanic|Like some gardens
botched|Muffed
bowshot|Distance an arrow flies
boxfuls|Loads and loads of cereal
boycotts|Refuses to deal with
bracero|Mexican laborer doing seasonal work in the U.S.
brained|Hit with an errant pitch, maybe
brainteaser|Mental challenge
braises|Browns slowly
braising|Browning and simmering
brakemen|Some railroaders
brakemen|Train stoppers
brashest|Most insolent
breadboard|Prototype circuit device
breakdown|Reason to call for a tow
breeders|Studs
breezes|Summer coolers
brewery|In a ___, there's no shortage of ___ to drink
briefer|Intelligence officer, at times
briefer|Less wordy
brioche|Bakery offering
broadest|Least subtle
broadest|Most encompassing
brogues|Some accents
brokered|Negotiated
brokers|Security personnel?
broncos|Denver gridders
bronzed|Deeply tan
bronzed|More than tanned
bruiser|Tough guy
buckskin|Family for Pearl?
bugbear|Continuing annoyance
bullfrog|Long jumper
bullfrog|Long jumper
bullpens|These provide relief
bullpens|These provide relief
bullsnake|Harmless reptile with a dangerous-sounding name
bulrush|Member of the sedge family
burials|Time capsule ceremonies
busybody|Buttinsky
cabinet|Presidential advisers
cabooses|Rear ends, slangily
cabstand|Place for a pickup line?
caesura|Pause in verse
caesuras|Poetic breaks
cairned|Having a stone heap as a landmark
cajoled|Blandished
calcite|Chalk or marble
calcite|Chalk or marble
calibres|Round numbers in England?
camcorder|Home movie maker
camphor|Itch reliever
camshafts|Auto engine parts
canasta|Card game that uses jokers
candlepin|*Target for some bowlers
canines|Denture parts
cannery|Del Monte facility
canning|Mason jar use
canyons|Echo locations
capsize|Flip
carafes|Chianti containers
caravan|Parade
careers|Painting and printing, e.g.
careers|They can be carved out
caresses|Nice brushes
carouse|Live it up
carpets|Fabled fliers
cartload|A week's worth of groceries, perhaps
cascara|Buckthorn variety
cascaras|Buckthorn trees with medically useful bark
cashmere|Sweater choice
casinos|Ones associated with wheels and deals
cassavas|Plants that are a natural source of cyanide
cassock|Close-fitting robe
castanet|Clicker
castanet|Clicker
castoffs|Survivor losers
catalog|Now-computerized library feature
catered|Like many a reception
caterer|Party professional
cathartic|Effecting a release
cathedrals|They keep large flocks
celibacy|Obstructor of congress?
cellphone|Modern conversation starter
censorship|Government suppression of the press
centering|Moving away from the sides
centers|Midpoints
central|Prime
central|Prime
ceramics|Specialty of some bakers
cerebra|They do the thinking
cerebral|Brainy
chances|A daredevil takes them
chaotic|All over the place
charade|Blatant deception
charisma|Personal magnetism
charley|*"My Three Sons" housekeeper
charley|*"My Three Sons" housekeeper
charter|Constitution
chattel|Movable belonging
checkpoint|___ Charlie (border crossing between East and West Berlin during the cold war)
cheerio|Toodle-oo
cheshire|Cheese type
cheshire|Cheese type
chessman|King or queen
chickaree|Red squirrel named for the sound it makes
chicken|-
chiefly|In the main
chiefly|In the main
chilidog|Messy thing to eat
chilled|How gazpacho is served
chimneys|Passageways for Santa
chokers|Neckwear
chortle|Gleeful laugh
chronic|Prolonged
chunnel|England/France connection
cinches|Pieces of cake
circlers|Vultures, at times
circumnavigator|Phileas Fogg, for one
citation|TICKET
clammed|Shut (up)
clapped|Played pat-a-cake
clapped|Played pat-a-cake
cleaner|Grime fighter
clearance|Green light
cleaves|Splits in two
closest|Most dear
closest|Most dear
coasted|Took it easy
cocktail|Alexander, e.g.
coexists|Doesn't let differences cause conflict
coffers|Treasury
cohered|Stuck
coiffure|Do
coinage|Just-made-up word
coinage|Just-made-up word
coleslaw|Regulation for Natalie?
collars|Nabs
collude|Plot (with)
colorant|Shade provider
commands|Is in charge
communism|Red state
compare|Set against
compost|Gardener's supply
compost|Refuse to help in the garden?
concentration|Long-running TV show featuring match-makers
concert|Music critic's assignment
concrete|Not imaginary
connects|Hits solidly
connive|Scheme
connotations|Graffiti on a jail wall?
connotes|Signifies
consider|Bear in mind
consign|Hand over, as for sale
consist|Be made up
contacts|Spies' info
contender|Prison guard?
contour|Topographic map feature
contour|Topographic map feature
contract|Term paper?
cooking|Child's activity?
cooperates|Is compliant
cordoba|Spanish city where Seneca was born
cordoba|Spanish city where Seneca was born
cornbread|Johnnycake
cornbread|Johnnycake
cornbread|Southern treat
coronae|Haloes
coronet|Noble headwear
corporate|Big business-related
corpsmen|Army medics
cosmical|Measureless
cosmical|Measureless
cosmism|Study of the evolution of the universe
counterbalances|Amounts owed at a diner?
courage|Heart
courtier|Rosencrantz or Guildenstern, in "Hamlet"
coyness|Coquette's trait
crabmeat|Stuffed sole stuffing
cracked|Like the Liberty Bell
cranial|Heady?
created|Hatched
creeper|Ivy, e.g.
creneled|Having gaps in the top, as a castle wall
creoles|Some Louisianans
crescent|It's seen in the first or last quarter
crested|Like a cardinal
crewcut|Soldier's hairstyle
critique|Point out the pluses and minuses of
critters|Scamperers in the woods
crockery|Potsherds
crooking|Bending
crossword|Double ___ play
crouton|Salad morsel
crumpet|Split and toasted treat
crystals|Cave formations
cupcakes|Hostess offerings
curliest|Like Larry of the Three Stooges, surprisingly
curliest|Like Larry of the Three Stooges, surprisingly
cutlass|Old Olds
cyborgs|Sci-fi beings
cyclecar|Light hybrid vehicle of the 1910's
cyclone|The Wizard of Oz event
cynicism|Belief in disbelief
czarina|Catherine or Elizabeth, e.g.
dalliance|Dawdling
dallied|Fooled around
dallied|Fooled around
dancers|American Bandstand extras
dangler|Tassel on a cap, e.g.
debased|Corrupted
debased|Lowered in value
decagonal|Having all angles equal to 144 degrees
decameter|32.81 feet
deceased|Late
decider|Judge
declared|Professed
declasse|Far from elite
decorator|Hiree after a move
decrial|Noisy censure
dedicates|Sets apart
deepness|Profundity
defection|The Berlin Wall's purpose was largely to prevent this
deflate|Opposite of blow up
degrees|Angle units
dehisce|Burst open
deities|Olympic team?
deletion|Cross-out
delimit|Set the boundaries of
delouse|Nitpick?
demonical|Fiendish
densest|Least likely to get it
densities|Rock stats
derelict|Remiss
derelicts|Bums
derrieres|Many moons?
deserter|Court-martial candidate
deserts|Jilts
deserts|Leaves alone
desexes|Bowdlerizes, in a way
desiccant|Extra capsule in a pill bottle
despair|Bad thing to sink into
desperados|Gun-toting types
despond|Feel extreme discouragement
despots|Tyrants
dessert|Ice, e.g.
desserts|Puddings and pies, e.g.
destine|Preordain
destiny|Lot
detente|Thaw
diaries|They may have private entries
digital|Like some recordings
dilators|Eye openers?
dioramas|3-D representations
diplomat|One with a mission
disable|Wing, say
disable|Wing, say
disarming|Winsome
disasters|Hurricanes, fires, etc.
disclaimer|I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV, e.g.
discounts|Red-tags
disdained|Refused to recognize
diseases|Screeners' targets
dishonest|Not straight
dishonor|Stain
dislocation|Where we be?
disorient|Addle
disparate|Totally unlike
disposes|Inclines
dissect|Analyze
dissect|Analyze
diurnal|Active from dawn to dusk
doggone|Cursed
doggoned|Blamed
dogtrot|Easy run
dogtrot|Gentle pace
doilies|Some are under plates
dollish|Akin to Ken?
doneness|Quality of cooking
doorknob|Opening necessity?
doorstep|Where a bell ringer may stand
dopesters|Ones making sports predictions
dormant|Idle
dormice|Small squirrellike animals
dotages|Late stages, of sorts
dovecote|Birdhouse, of a kind
downfall|Waterloo
downtown|Where some major arteries go
drastic|Severe
dribbles|Bounces
drummer|Ringo, e.g.
dusters|Close pitches
dusters|Light housecoats
dutiable|Subject to customs
dynasts|Rulers who inherit their power
dynasts|Rulers who inherit their power
eaglets|They're small and may be golden
eardrum|It's examined with an otoscope
earlier|Flashback caption
earrings|Studs, e.g.
easements|Some legal restrictions
easterner|Earliest person to see a sunrise, typically
easternmost|First to see the sun, maybe
easters|Hunting times, for kids
easters|Hunting times, for kids
eatable|Fit for consumption
ebonies|Some keys
echinacea|Flowering plant used in folk remedies
eclipse|Dwarf
ecocide|Chemical dumping, e.g.
economists|Commerce department staffers
ecotypes|Subspecies especially adapted to their environments
ecstasy|Extreme joy
edictal|Like some rules
educate|Lecture
educate|Tell a thing or two
eductor|Jet pump for fluid withdrawal
eeriest|Supremely spooky
eggshell|Shade of white
egocentric|Having I-strain?
egomania|I trouble
egomaniac|Any man who wants to be president is either an ___ or crazy: Dwight Eisenhower
egotist|I guy
egresses|Ways to leave
eiderdown|Soft support
elapses|Goes by, as time
elapses|Slips by
elastics|Office holders
electee|In
electee|In
electro|Spider-Man foe
electro|Spider-Man foe
elegant|Classy
elegant|Deluxe
elegiac|Mournful
elegists|Sad poets
elevate|Buoy
elevator|Lift
elevator|One way to get up in the world?
elevator|Place to put buttons
ellipsoids|Geometric figures
eloping|Leaving via ladder, perhaps
emailed|Sent free of charge
emanate|Issue
embitter|Make sour
embodies|Personifies
emerald|Rich green
emerald|___ City of book and film
emergent|On the way up
emetics|Ipecac and others
eminence|Note
eminent|Celebrated
eminent|Distinguished
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emissaries|Diplomats
emission|Discharge into the air
emission|Release
emitters|Transistor electrodes
emperor|Maximilian, for one
emperor|Maximilian, for one
emperor|Montezuma, for one
empower|License
emulate|Follow in the footsteps of
emulation|Wannabe's efforts
enabler|Al-Anon member, maybe
enacted|Passed
enacted|Passed
enacted|Passed, as laws
enactor|One passing
enamored|Carried away
encased|Protected
enchain|Subjugate
enchant|Cast a spell over
encrypt|Make secret
endangers|Puts on the line
endgames|Chess finales
endgames|They may produce checks
endings|They may have twists
endowing|Funding, as a chair
energies|Forces
energize|Pep up
enfolds|Wraps around
engages|Meshes
english|Body ___ language
enlarge|Zoom in on
enlisted|Volunteered
enlists|Joins up
enrages|Steams up
enrapture|Thrill
ensnare|Trammel
ensnares|Catches
entails|Involves
entente|Accord
entente|Accord
entente|Understanding, of sorts
ententes|International arrangements
entered|Popped in
enticed|Drew in
entirely|Altogether
entitle|Authorize
entrant|Competitor
entrusted|Turned over
entwines|Wreathes
enumerate|List
eoliths|Prehistoric stone chips
epaulet|Part of an officer's uniform
ephedra|F.D.A.-banned supplement
ephedrine|Medicine used to treat hypotension
epigone|Inferior imitator
episcopal|Like some sees
episode|Any "Star Wars" film
episodic|Like a soap opera
epitome|Beau ideal
equerry|Royal aide in charge of horses
equinoxes|Season openers?
eradicable|Not permanent
eradicates|Wipes out
erasers|What golf pencils lack
erasure|Elimination
erasure|Wipeout?
erector|Kind of set
erelong|By and by
ergonomic|Built for comfort
ermines|Fine furs
ermines|Some royal coats
erosive|Like the wind
erratum|Lapse
erupting|Going off
eruption|Dermatological problem
escapism|Avoidance of reality
escargot|Snail at Chez Jacques
escritoire|Certain secretary
escudos|Old Spanish gold
esoteric|Rarefied
essayists|Some bloggers
essence|Gist
estated|Endowed with possessions
esthete|Artsy one
esthete|Museumgoer, e.g.
estimate|Judge
estimator|One who's not being precise
estragon|One of the ones waiting in "Waiting for Godot"
etcetera|Often-abbreviated phrase
etcetera|Yadda yadda yadda
eternal|Never-dying
eternity|A moment is a concentrated ___: Emerson
ethanes|Some soil contaminants
ethanol|Product of yeast fermentation
ethanol|Tractor powerer, maybe
ethoses|Sets of guiding beliefs
etiolate|Drain of color
eugenia|Saint whose feast day is December 25
euphemisms|Holy mackerel! and others
evaporate|Disappear
eveners|Planes
evenhanded|Fair
evening|Quip, part 4
evenings|Periods of decline
evident|Patent
evinces|Demonstrates clearly
evocation|Summoning
exactas|Big bets
exactas|Big bets
examinee|Patient at a doctor's office
examiners|Banking officials
example|Case in point
exasperate|Really bug
excitation|Bygone award?
excitation|Bygone award?
excommunication|Support payment query?
exegesis|Critical analysis
exerted|Brought to bear
exhaled|Blew out
existed|Was
exonerate|Absolve
exotica|Not your normal imports
expellee|Booted one
experience|Go through
expired|No longer good
expletive|Message not left after the beep?
explodes|Goes off
explore|Look into
exporters|Former train station attendants?
exporters|Former train station attendants?
exposition|Executive at American Motors or Enron, e.g.?
exposition|Executive at American Motors or Enron, e.g.?
expunger|One who strikes out
exquisite|Choice
exterior|Outside
exterminator|Schwarzenegger, today?
exterminator|Schwarzenegger, today?
extractor|Farm equipment that's been put to another use?
extractor|Farm equipment that's been put to another use?
extraditions|Old customs?
extraditions|Old customs?
extreme|Nth
eyehole|Caller ID aid?
eyelash|Tiny margin
eyeliners|They come with pencils
eyeopener|Revelation
eyepieces|Viewers
eyeshot|View
eyesore|Blight
eyesores|Dumps
eyesores|Dumps
eyestrain|Result of computer overuse, maybe
eyetooth|Certain canine
eyetooth|Certain canine
eyewear|Spectacles
falderal|Nonsense: Var.
falsettos|High parts
faraday|Electromagnetism pioneer
farming|Husbandry
farside|Comic collected in "The Chickens Are Restless," with "The"
fascinating|Able to draw
fasting|Observing Ramadan
fatigue|Flag
fatless|Not just lean
fedoras|Zoot suit hats
fedoras|Zoot suit hats
feetfirst|One way to jump in a pool
felines|Cougars and such
felines|Stealthy ones
fenders|They're often dinged
ferries|Takes to the other shore
festers|Rankles
finagle|Achieve through trickery
finally|It's about time!
finally|It's about time!
fineness|Gemstone quality
fineries|Luxury items
finesse|Nifty bridge play
finesse|Smoothness
fireman|He can go to blazes
fireside|Place for an F.D.R. chat
firewall|Computer protection
firstborn|Heir to a throne, typically
fixings|Necessary ingredients
flashcard|Learning device
flatcar|Freight train unit
flatcar|Roller without sides
flourish|Ta-da!, e.g.
foghorn|Ship's warning signal
folklores|Fairy tales and urban legends
foolish|Quote, part 2
footloose|Free
forbade|Made impossible
forceps|Delivery aid
foreordains|Fates
forester|Arboriculturist
foretell|Divine
forewarning|Tip-off
forsook|Deserted
fractal|Like some mathematical curves
fragrances|Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold
frailer|Not so stout
fraternize|Consort
freeman|Ex-slave
freeways|Most interstates
freshen|Top off
frigates|Naval escorts
fruited|Like orchard trees
fuchsia|Purplish-red flower
fuchsia|Reddish purple
fulsome|Offensive
funnier|Causing more laughs
gabfest|Lot of yakking
gangplank|Ship-to-shore accessway
gargantua|Fictional king with an enormous appetite
gargled|Cleared the throat
garland|Literary miscellany
garland|Literary miscellany
gatemen|Sentries
gauntlet|Long glove
gendarme|French copper
generic|Brand X
geologist|Stones fan?
geometry|Class of planes?
geometry|Class of planes?
gerbils|Desert rats
germane|Material
gessoes|Plaster preparations
gestalt|Unified whole
gigolos|Some ladies' men
gingers|Teriyaki spices
girlies|Sissies
glazers|Bakery gizmos
glissade|Ballet step
glitterati|Celebrities
gloater|Bad winner
gloating|Bad winner's behavior
glossier|Less flat
goateed|Like Marcel Duchamp's "Mona Lisa"
goldenrod|State flower of Nebraska
goobers|Peanuts
gospels|Biblical foursome
gossiped|Spread dirt
gossips|Dishes the dirt
graduate|Bachelor, e.g.
grandma|She may be off her rocker
granola|It's available in bars
granola|Nutritious nosh
granola|Snack bar content
grapple|Wrestle
greaser|Punk, once
greaser|The Fonz, for one
greedier|More like Midas
greenbelt|Wooded area surrounding a community
greenhouse|Part of many a garden center
gridiron|Area between posts
gridlock|Possible result of an accident
grilles|Decorative covers
grouter|Mason, at times
guarded|Watched over
guesstimate|Seat-of-the-pants figure
gullies|Drainageways
gyrates|Goes in circles
hairier|More manly-chested
hammiest|Most broad?
handgun|Pistol, e.g.
handset|It's supported by a cradle
handsome|Good-looking
hangers|They hold up your pants
hardline|Uncompromising
hardware|Trophies in a tournament, informally
harpist|One pulling strings?
harried|Beset by problems
hassled|Bothered
hastier|Less considered
haunted|Having a ghost
havarti|Danish cheese
hayfork|Farm pitcher
heartache|Subject of many a sad ballad
heartache|Subject of many a sad ballad
heartsease|Serenity
heather|Moor flora
heckler|Audience troublemaker
helices|Some springs
helixes|Genetic shapes
hellbent|Completely committed
hellcat|Shrew
helmets|Batters' needs
henbane|Unwanted plant in farmyards
henchman|Cohort
herbage|Grass and such
herbage|Grass and such
heretic|Inquisitor's quarry
heronry|Aquatic nesting area
herself|What a famous woman may play in a movie
hesitater|Lost one?
heydays|Primes
hibachi|Small patio grill
hideaway|Lair
hideout|Bandit's lair
hinderer|Roadblock
hitchhiker|One hoping to get picked up
hoisted|Jacked up
holdable|Fitting in the hands
hollers|Rural valleys
homered|Hit one out of the park
hooknose|Plastic surgeon's target
hooknose|Plastic surgeon's target
hooters|Owls
horseflies|Cow annoyers
horserace|*Something with gates and gaits
hospital|Place to wear a gown
hostessing|Greeting at the door, serving the hors d'oeuvres, etc.
hotelman|He'd like you to put up with him
hothouse|Center of activity
hotrods|Dangers on the highway
hotshot|Ace
hotspot|Politically unstable area
household|Census unit
humanly|Within the realm of people's capability
humidor|Cigar holder
humidors|Cubans' locations
huskers|Longhorns' rival, briefly
hustles|Disco dances
ibuprofen|Osteoarthritis treatment
icebreaker|Conversation starter, maybe
iceless|Neat
idealism|High-mindedness
idealist|Romantic
ideally|If things go well
idolatry|More than devotion
igniter|Match, for one
ignites|Sets off
iguanas|Cold-blooded pets
imitates|Acts like
immerse|Dunk
impactors|Crater creators, e.g.
impertinence|Freshness
imposed|Put
imposes|Levies
impostor|Wolf in sheep's clothing, e.g.
improve|Be on the mend
improve|Go from worse to bad?
improve|Go from worse to bad?
inamorata|Fiancée, say
inaptly|How 265-pound football Hall-of-Famer Larry Little was named?
inaptly|How 265-pound football Hall-of-Famer Larry Little was named?
incarnate|Personified
incinerated|Burned up
inclose|At hand
indentures|Binds to service
indicted|Charged with a crime
indisposed|Unwilling
inedible|Like mudpies and wax fruit
ineptly|In a bumbling manner
infielder|Base figure
inhered|Was naturally present
inheritor|Son or daughter, usually
initial|Sign off on
initiate|Kick off
injected|Shot by a doctor
inkwells|One-room schoolhouse features
innkeeper|Harry Bailly, in "The Canterbury Tales"
innkeeper|Harry Bailly, in "The Canterbury Tales"
insects|Raid targets
insects|Web site frequenters?
inserts|Wedges
insider|Many a news source
insight|Viewable
insofar|To the extent that, with "as"
insolvency|Red state
insouciant|Carefree
inspires|Heartens
instant|Flash
insular|Parochial
integrals|Calculus calculations
intender|Person with a plan
intense|Emotional
interim|Temporary
interim|Temporary
interior|Windowless
interiors|Department store section
intermezzo|Between-acts musical fare
intermix|Mingle
interns|Washington posts
interstate|Like some commerce
intoxicate|Put under the table
intrude|Go where one's not welcome
intrude|Meddle
intruder|Unwelcome visitor
inveigle|Sweet-talk
irksome|Annoying
isobars|Lines on weather maps
isolate|Cut off
isotonic|Having the same concentration of salt as mammalian blood
isotype|Duplicate specimen, in biology
italics|Slanted writing
itchiest|Most eager to go
iterate|Stress, in a way
iteration|Yadda, yadda, yadda, e.g.
ivories|Teeth, slangily
jackfish|Northern pike
jackhammer|It pounds the pavement
jackknife|Serious accident
jackknifed|Like many a disabled semi
jasmine|Light yellow
jeroboam|Early Hebrew king
jeroboam|Giant bottle
jiggles|Shakes
jobless|Idle
jocular|Not serious
jostler|Rude subway rider
jostler|Rude subway rider
jubilee|On fire, as some desserts
kachina|Hopi doll
keeners|Lamenting ones
keening|Banshee sound
keening|Banshee sound
keepers|Big fish, say
keepsakes|Pressed flowers, perhaps
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kerosene|Lantern filler
keyhole|Listening post?
keynote|Main idea
keypads|Objects of punches
kilobar|Unit of pressure
kinescope|Picture tube
kitties|Chip holders
klatsch|Casual gathering
kleenex|Sniffler's supply
kleptos|Sticky-fingered types
kneaded|Worked
knesset|Israeli legislature
lacerate|Mangle
lakeside|Like some resorts
lakeside|Like some resorts
lamebrain|Expert in ornamental fabrics?
lamentable|Sad
laminar|Layered
lamprey|Aquatic sucker
landers|Certain NASA craft
landline|Noncellular phone
landline|Noncellular phone
landmarks|Some important decisions
lanolin|Ointment base
lasagna|Common entree at a potluck dinner
lasagna|Potluck supper offering
lasagne|Cheesy pasta dish
lassoes|Catches
latticework|Trellis feature
laureate|Achievement honoree
laureled|Like some ancient Greek victors
lavishing|Giving in abundance
leaders|Supremos
leaflet|Circular
leaflet|Circular
leaners|One-pointers
leaseholder|Renter
lecturers|Some college staff
lecturers|Some college staff
leeched|Was a parasite
legwarmers|Workout wear
lemming|Hardly an independent thinker
lenience|Sentencing judge's prerogative
lenient|Soft
lensmen|Photogs
leonine|Strong and regal
lessened|Ebbed
lessens|Falls off
lessens|Lets up
lettuce|Contents of some beds
lexicon|Certain book addendum
lexicon|Dictionary
liaisons|Trysts
liberal|One on the left
licitly|According to law
lifters|Users of barbells, e.g.
ligament|Bone connector
likened|Compared
likeness|One taken by an artist
lineage|Extraction
lineage|Extraction
lineage|It can be found in a tree
lingerie|Common Valentine's Day gift
lintels|High beams?
lipread|Listen without hearing
literati|Reading group
lithely|How ballerinas dance
lithely|How ballerinas dance
litigated|Didn't settle
litters|Leaves something behind
liveliness|Sparkle
livener|Animator
loather|Hater
location|When said three times, a real estate mantra
locator|G.P.S. device, at times
lodestone|It's quite attractive
logical|Sound
loquats|Japanese plums
loungers|Sun deck figures
lovable|Awww-inspiring
lowered|Humbled
lowered|Humbled
loyalists|Stalwarts
lubricant|Oil, e.g.
luncheons|Society affairs
macrame|It's tied up in knots
madeiras|Port alternatives
maestro|Baton wielder
maestro|One who knows the score?
maestro|Superconductor?
maestros|They know the score
magenta|Purplish shade
magical|Like Harry Potter's world
magnify|Blow up
magnify|Blow up
mainstream|Hardly revolutionary
maintain|Keep up
majorette|TWIRLER
malaria|Sub-Saharan scourge
malinger|Goldbrick
malleable|Like pure gold
malodor|Stink
manacles|Symbols of slavery
managed|Made out
manatees|Everglades swimmers
manholes|Main entrances?
maniacs|Nuts
manners|Good things to bring to the table
mantrap|Snare
manumit|Release from slavery
maracas|A pair of rattlers
maracas|Mexican rattlers
marchesa|Italian noblewoman
marinara|Pasta topper
marinara|Pasta topper
marines|Camp Pendleton group
marines|Camp Pendleton group
mariposa|Cousin of a sego
marmosets|Tropical monkeys
marsala|Sicilian dessert wine
marsupia|Abdominal pouches
martini|Bar order
masseur|Rubber
mastery|Consummate skill
matchbox|Big maker of small cars
matchmakers|Union organizers?
matilda|Title girl in a Roald Dahl novel
maturer|Less green
mayflower|Pilgrims' carrier
mazurka|Polish national anthem, e.g.
meaning|___ what?
meddlers|Busybodies
mediant|Third tone of a musical scale
medullary|Relating to bone marrow
megabit|Storage unit
megadyne|10 newtons
megaton|Huge explosive force
melancholy|Blue state
menacer|Villain
menhaden|Cousin of a herring
meniscus|Crescent
menorah|Candle site
mention|It may be honorable
mentors|Gurus
mermaid|Swimmer with three appendages
messages|Wires
messages|Wires
messing|Fooling (around)
mezzanine|Department store area
middays|Busy times at fast-food restaurants
midsummer|Early August
midterm|Big test
mileposts|Route markers
milestones|Big moments
minicars|They're easy to park
minicars|They're easy to park
miniseries|Show in parts
miniskirt|Attire covering little of the legs
minstrel|Old troupe member
miracle|Prayer wish
misprinted|Like some highly collectible paper money
misrule|Reason for a coup d'état
missort|Place out of order
misspell|Write seperately, say
mistime|Do at the wrong moment
mistrals|Cold northerly winds of southern France
mistress|Subject of some gossip
misused|Bullyragged
mitering|Fitting into a joint
mitering|Fitting into a joint
moaning|Whine-making?
mobility|Potential to get around
modeler|Hobbyist with toy trains, e.g.
moisten|Wet
moleskin|Velvety cotton fabric
momenta|Mass x velocity measurements
monastic|Austere and reclusive
mongoose|Ferretlike carnivore
moniker|Handle
moniker|Handle
monoliths|Easter Island mysteries
monoliths|Single-slab stone monuments
montero|Mitsubishi S.U.V.
montero|Popular Mitsubishi S.U.V.
moonwalk|Michael Jackson autobiography
moribund|Stagnant
moribund|Stagnant
moseyed|Sauntered
mothers|Many Little League spectators
mourned|Sat shiva, say
movable|Not fixed
mundane|Everyday
mundane|Household
muscatels|Sweet after-dinner drinks
mutated|Changed
mutates|Changes
myrtles|Allspice and clove, e.g.
nagging|Shrew's activity
nameless|Anonymous
nametag|Convention pin-on
nametag|Means of introduction
narcotic|Dope
narrates|Relates
nauseate|Revolt
naysays|Refuses
neatnik|Order lover
nebulize|Convert to a fine spray
necktie|Bit of business wear
needful|Required
needles|Razzes
needlework|Embroidery, e.g.
negates|Disestablishes
negation|Denial
nemesis|Moriarty, to Holmes
neogene|Latter part of the Tertiary period
neophytes|Tyros
neoprene|Synthetic rubber
nestles|Snuggles
neuroses|Therapy session subjects
neurosis|Hang-up
nevermore|Opposite of eternally
newmown|Like fresh hay
newsier|More informative
newsperson|Anchor, e.g.
newsreader|BBC employee
newsstand|Paper carrier
newtons|Eponymous units of force
nicotine|Source of addiction
niobium|Element named for a mythical queen
nirvana|Bliss
nitpick|Not be satisfied, perhaps
nitpicker|Faultfinder extraordinaire
nitpicker|Hairsplitter
nitpicks|Splits hairs
nitrate|River pollutant
nobleman|Lady's other half
noisome|Harmful
nominee|Potential vote-getter
nonfatal|Like a Taser stun, usually
nonmembers|Outsiders to the club
nonoily|Greaseless
nonusers|Teetotalers
nonverbal|Pictorial
noodges|Faultfinders
noontime|Joining-of-hands period
noplace|Neither here nor there
nosedive|Steep drop, as in prices
nostalgia|A seductive liar: George W. Ball
nostalgia|A seductive liar: George W. Ball
notated|Represented symbolically
notepad|Reporter's purchase
nourish|Strengthen
nowadays|In these times
nowadays|In these times
nuclear|Kind of family
nuclear|Kind of family
nudists|Debriefed group?
nuisance|Pain in the neck
numbers|Middle of the quip
numerate|List from 1 to whatever
nutcase|Crank
obedient|Fetching?
obeisant|Deferential
obelisk|Pillar of a community
oboists|Musicians whom orchestras tune up to
observes|Checks out
obstacle|Rub
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
octagonal|Like the 1915 San Francisco Mint $50 gold coin
octants|Some pizza slices, e.g.
octaves|Staff sizes?
octopus|Ink dispenser?
octopus|Well-armed predator?
oddness|Idiosyncrasy
oddsmaker|Person with a line?
oddsmaker|Person with a line?
odyssey|Spacecraft orbiting Mars
odysseys|Long journeys
offbeat|Quirky
offender|Criminal
offends|Wounds
offenses|Transgressions
oilcloth|Durable table covering
oilseeds|Peanuts and castor beans, e.g.
oleander|Poisonous ornamental
oleates|Some salts
olestra|Pseudo fat
oligarchies|Elite groups
olivine|Peridot, e.g.
omicron|A fraternity chapter
omitted|Struck out
onetime|Erstwhile
ongoing|Not stopped
operetta|Die Fledermaus, for one
opossum|Pogo, e.g.
opposer|Anti
opposes|Blocks
oppress|Tyrannize
optimal|Best
oratorical|Demosthenic, e.g.
oratory|Dais delivery
orchestra|Theater seating choice
orchids|Nero Wolfe's obsession
ordeals|Hard times
oregano|Catnip relative
organists|Players for prayers
organza|Dress material
orientate|Get positioned
orients|Points in the right direction
orifice|Opening
orifice|Vent, e.g.
original|Something that gets copied
orioles|Team the Mets defeated in the 1969 World Series
orthodoxy|What most people believe
osculate|Kiss
osculate|Kiss
ostlers|Grooms
ousters|Heave-hos
ousters|Heave-hos
outgrew|No longer fit into
outlawry|Criminal activity
outmoded|Obsolete
outraced|Went faster than
outrage|Red state
outrigged|Equipped so as to prevent capsizing
outsmart|Defeat with cunning
outsold|Beat in the market
outtake|Dropped movie scene
outvote|Best in the polls
outvotes|Defeats at the ballot box
outwore|Lasted longer than
overage|Extra
overarm|Kind of pitch
overburden|Pile too much on
overbuys|Goes on a spending spree
overbuys|Goes on a spending spree
overeat|Have a cow?
overexpose|Discontinued investigative series?
overhead|Budget figure
overhead|Budget figure
overlie|Cover
overseas|Far from home, perhaps
overshoot|Go too far
oversleeps|Misses the wake-up call
overslept|Didn't stir at the right time?
overstay|Wear out one's welcome
overtures|Negotiation preceders
oxidant|Rust-causing agent
oxpecker|Bird that feeds on parasitic ticks
oxymoron|Deafening silence, e.g.
oxymoron|Head butt, e.g.
package|Bundle
padrone|Italian innkeeper
pageant|Where swimsuits may be worn
pageboy|Shoulder-length hairdo
pagodas|Chinese temples
painkiller|Morphine, e.g.
paisano|Buddy
paisano|Buddy
paperer|One who works on walls
paperer|One who works on walls
parades|Fourth of July events
paradise|Milton subject
paradox|Catch-22
paragon|Model
paragon|Prime example
parakeet|Talkative one
paranoia|They're following me! feeling
parapet|Balcony's edge
parboil|Make uncomfortably hot
parental|Like some guidance
parents|Some authority figures
parfait|Tall treat
parietals|Rules for allowing members of the opposite sex into dorms
parings|Shavings
parodic|Like Mad
parolee|One who gets out early
parsley|Chicken soup ingredient
partial|Not all there?
partial|Unfair
parting|It's "such sweet sorrow"
partisans|Enthusiastic supporters
partner|Associate
passages|Excerpts
passport|Globetrotter's document
pastina|Some Italian baby food
pastoral|Country
patience|1881 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta
patrols|Walks the beat
pawpaws|Contents of some patches
payment|It can make you square
peacenik|Dove
pedaled|Did footwork?
pedalled|Like bicycles and organs
pedicure|Spa treatment
peephole|Many a door feature
peerages|Aristocracies
peeress|Noblewoman
peeress|She ranks
pelican|Louisiana state bird
penknife|Quill cutter, once
penmanship|What doctors aren't known for
penname|Ann Landers, e.g.
penname|Ann Landers, e.g.
pensions|Funds for retirees
pensive|Deep in thought
perfectly|Quip, part 2
perfumes|Makes good cense?
peridot|Olivine variety
peridot|Yellowish green birthstone
personas|Outward appearances
pestles|Apothecaries' tools
petnaps|Grabs some chow?
petnaps|Grabs some chow?
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
petunias|Funnelform flora
pharaoh|Headdress wearer
pharaoh|Ikhnaton, for one
pharaoh|Tyrant
pickpocket|Fingersmith
pickpocket|Petty criminal
picture|Still, maybe
pierced|Like some ears
pieties|Devout acts
pieties|Devout acts
pikeman|Soldier armed with a spear
pilsner|Footed glass
pilsner|Heineken, e.g.
pinafore|Garment worn like an apron
pinches|Recipe amounts
pinches|Recipe amounts
pinpoint|Locate
pipestem|Smoker's mouthpiece
pitfall|Unexpected difficulty
placate|Mollify
plagiarist|Copier, of sorts
plainer|Comparatively uncomplicated
plaints|Objections
planner|Appointment book
planner|Appointment book
playdates|After-school arrangements
players|Actors or athletes
players|Actors or athletes
pleiades|Daughters who became stars
plotline|Screenplay skeleton
plowmen|Farm workers
pluralized|Made multiple
plurals|Mice and men, e.g.
pocketers|Subtle thieves
pocketknife|Handy-dandy tool
pointers|Some advice
pointless|Inane
poleaxe|Fearsome weapon
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
polenta|Cornmeal creation
polestar|Guiding light
policed|Maintained order over
policeman|CARRIER
polliwog|Gill-breathing amphibian
poltergeist|Household scare
pomaded|Having a scented ointment, as hair
pomades|Hair salon stock
pompous|Puffed up
pompous|Puffed up
ponchos|Rain gear
ponytail|Cool 50's hairstyle
pooches|Bowwows
portend|Foreshadow
portents|Signs
porticos|Temple entrances
portion|Helping
portliest|Superlatively stout
poshest|Like a presidential suite, presumably
postdate|Follow in time
postdating|Social activity on a military base?
posteriors|Bums
postgame|Like many sports interviews
potency|Effectiveness
potentate|Dynast
potholes|Road tests?
potluck|Company picnic, maybe
poutier|Sulking more
praline|Nutty confection
prances|Gambols
predates|Is older than
preempt|Take the place of
prefabs|Quick-to-erect homes
prelate|Church dignitary
prelims|Tourney starters
preordain|Fate
preordain|Fate
preppies|Boarding school crowd
presage|Foreshadow
presence|Charisma
pressure|Deep-sea diver's worry
prestiges|High reputes
pretape|Record for later
pretends|Fakes it
pricers|Comparison shoppers
primmest|Most stiffly proper
prioress|The Canterbury Tales character
prioress|One of Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims
prisons|Joints
private|Buck ___ eye
produce|Grocery section
programs|Theater lobby purchases
proofread|Work on a galley
proofread|Work on a galley
proportion|Part voting aye?
proprietor|Small business person
prorates|Gives out appropriately
prosper|Boom
prosper|Boom
protean|Able to change shape
protects|Cloaks
protege|Mentor's companion
protester|One may be striking
proteus|Old man of the sea, to Homer
proteus|Old man of the sea, to Homer
proudly|How a peacock struts?
proverb|Certain Bartlett's listing
proverb|Saw
proverb|Saw
provision|Big leaguer's dream?
pubescent|Starting to mature
publicly|For all to see
pulsate|Beat
putative|Commonly accepted as such
quackery|Charlatan's work
quested|Searched a trail, as a dog
questions|They're often raised
questor|Ancient Roman financial officer: Var.
quickies|Afternooners, maybe
quintuplet|Unexpected birth
quirkily|In an odd way
quivered|Shook
raceways|Harness tracks
raciest|Most spicy
rackets|Scams
radiants|Points from which light emanates
radiocarbon|Dating material
rafters|Places for retired basketball jerseys
ragtime|Some honky-tonk music
raiders|Indiana Jones's entourage
raisiny|Like baba
rallied|Came from behind
rambling|Like an absent-minded professor, maybe
rampage|Mob action
rampage|Mob action
raspers|Some laryngitis sufferers
ratatat|Sound of a woodpecker pecking
ratatats|Rappers' sounds
rattletrap|One in need of a good inspection
ravioli|Literally, "little turnips"
rawhide|Whip material
readers|Author's desire
readier|Better set
realest|Least fictional
realities|Undeniable facts
reapers|Harvesting team
rearmament|Treaty violation, maybe
reasoner|Logician
rebound|Get well fast
rebound|Get well fast
recalls|Consumer safety measures
receipt|Expense report attachment
receive|Opposite of kick
recharge|Plug in overnight, maybe
rechose|Picked anew
reconnected|Back together
recorder|Black box
recreate|Play
recruits|New arrivals at camp
recruits|New members
recursive|Indefinitely repeatable
redeyes|Overnight flights
redeyes|Result of lack of sleep, maybe
redstart|Bird named for its colorful breast and tail
refocus|Get back on track
refrain|It may follow a bridge
refresh|Internet browser button
refugee|Kind of camp
register|Make an impression
register|Make an impression
register|Till holder
registry|Something a bride may have
registry|Something a bride may have
reinsure|Cover again
reiterate|Emphasize, in a way
related|Akin (to)
relates|Connects (to)
relation|Tie
relaxer|Salon treatment
release|Issue
release|Paper to sign
release|Put in theaters
releases|Puts out, as a record
relents|Softens
remarket|Sell to a new audience, say
remends|Puts another patch on
remodelling|Fixing up a house in Britain
renames|Handles differently?
renames|Picks again
reneges|Doesn't properly follow through
renewal|Magazine success
renewer|Satisfied subscriber, apparently
rentals|Many cabins
reorganize|Prepare to emerge from bankruptcy
repairing|A lot of a handyman's work
repartee|Back and forth
repassed|Lapped again
replace|Change
reprove|Censure
reptile|Creepy crawler?
requiem|Passing notes?
rereads|Goes over again
reroofs|Changes a mansard
reroute|Send another way
reseeds|Assigns a new ranking to, in a way
resemble|Be like
reshoot|Director's second try
reshoot|Director's second try
residence|Staying someplace temporarily, after "in"
residue|What's left
resizes|Adjusts, as a magazine photo
resoled|Did a cobbling job
resoles|Fixes, as old shoes
resonant|Strong, as a voice
resorts|In places
resorts|They might have springs
respites|Breaks
respoke|Made another comment
respond|15-21-13-1-18-6
responded|Answered
response|Antiphon
restages|Does, as a Tennessee Williams play
restarts|Extra boots
restore|Fix up
restore|Fix up
resurges|Comes back
resurrects|Brings up again
reteach|Drill one more time
retired|No longer minding one's business?
retiree|Gold watch recipient, maybe
retiree|Many a Floridian
retiree|Many a Sunshine State resident
retiree|Many a senior
retiree|Many a senior
retiree|Pension recipient
retires|Turns in
retooled|Modified
retreat|Draw back
retypes|Fixes, as a report
reunited|Back together, like East and West Berlin after the Berlin Wall was dismantled
revenues|Incomes
reveres|Holds high
reveres|Looks up to
reverie|It might end with a start
reverse|Coin part
revisal|Bit of editing
revises|Works over
revolts|Accepts oppression no longer
revolts|Accepts oppression no longer
rheostat|Brightness regulator
rheostat|Electrical resistor
rheostat|Electrical resistor
rhymers|Rappers and poets, say
ricochet|Carom
ringbolts|Carpentry supplies
ringdoves|Domestic Old World birds
rinsing|Shower activity
rioters|Anarchists, sometimes
risotto|Staple of Italian cuisine
risotto|Staple of Italian cuisine
risottos|Dishes prepared alla Milanese
ritziest|Superlatively swank
roadbed|Track foundation
roadkill|Remains on the shoulder?
roadsides|Locales for rest stops
robbers|Ones clearing out?
roentgens|Units of X-ray exposure
rondeau|Lyric poem
ropiest|Most fibrous
ropiest|Most fibrous
rosebud|Mystery word in "Citizen Kane"
rosehip|Fruit of a flower
rosiest|Like the best outlook
rosiness|Quality of cheeks in a Christmas song
rotenone|Compound used to treat chiggers and scabies
rotunda|Capitol feature
rouging|Making rosy-cheeked
routers|Network devices
royalty|Blue state
rubella|Cause of some spots
ruining|Spoiling
ruinous|Catastrophic
rumbled|Had a street fight
ruminate|Muse
rummage|Search (through)
rustlers|They take stock
rutabaga|Large turnip
saddled|Ready for mounting
sadomasochistic|Deviant, in a way
safaris|Bush activities
sailboat|It may be found in a slip
sailors|Bluejackets
salaams|Bows
salamis|Site on St. Paul's first missionary journey
salesman|Pitcher
saleswomen|Avon peddlers, traditionally
salines|Contact lens solutions
saltines|Premium product
samaritan|Good one
samisens|Guitarlike Japanese instruments
samoyed|Reindeer herder
sandlots|Kids' game sites
sandpit|Excavation site
sandstone|Sound quality for George?
sapwood|Whence maple syrup
sardines|Ones closely packed in
sardonic|Like George Carlin
sardonic|Like George Carlin
satiate|Fill, as an empty belly
satires|They send things up
sauteed|Like some onions
sauterne|Semidry American white wine
savanna|Grassland dotted with trees
savored|Thoroughly enjoyed
sawteeth|Cutting-edge features
scallions|Common ingredient in Chinese dishes
scalped|Like some expensive tickets
scalpel|Operating expense?
scanned|Speed-read
scanner|Price reader
scapegoat|Patsy
scapula|Bone near the shoulder
scaring|Haunted house worker's job
scenery|Hills and trees, on a Sunday drive
scenics|Some wide-angle pics
scherzo|Lively, playful musical piece
schleps|Hauls around
schooner|Large sailing vessel
science|Learning
sciences|Some are natural
sconces|Wall fixtures
scorecard|Place for strikes or strokes
scorepad|Boxed game equipment
scorepad|Place for Us and Them
scorers|Ballpark figures
scrabble|Where you might get a word in edgewise
scrappy|Not afraid to mix things up
screams|Begs (for)
screener|Airport anti-terrorism worker
scripts|Plans out in detail
scrooge|*Disney's ___ McDuck
scumbag|Scoundrel
seaboard|Littoral line
seaplanes|Island hoppers
seaport|City on the water
seaport|Where ships come in
seascape|Specialty of Russian painter Aivazovsky
seasick|Green on the blue?
seaside|Where some vacations are spent
seatwork|Assignments done in class
seawater|Brine
seaworthy|Fit to be untied?
secedes|Leaves the country
secretariat|UNITED NATIONS BODY
sectors|Divisions
secured|Unable to get loose
secures|Makes safe
sedatest|Most calm
seduced|Led astray
seduced|Led astray
seducer|Femme fatale, often
seepier|More oozing
seiners|Some fishing boats
selections|Picks
semantic|Like some differences
semicircular|Junk mail a trucker might get?
semifinal|Culmination of a truck race?
seminal|Primary
seminar|Advanced study group
semolina|Wheat product used in making pasta
senates|Country houses?
sendoff|Big farewell
senecas|Native New Yorkers
senhors|Men of Manáos
seniors|Graduates-to-be
senores|Many Madrileños
sensoria|Stimuli-perceiving brain parts
sensory|Picking up signals
seraglios|Harems
serapes|Ranchero wraps
seraphs|Angels seen by Isaiah
serious|Not kidding
sermons|Addresses for churches
serpent|Garden of Eden inhabitant
servants|Mansion staff
serviettes|Hand cleaners at the dinner table
serviettes|Hand cleaners at the dinner table
sesames|Chicken flavorers in a Chinese restaurant
sestina|Troubadour's six-stanza verse
severed|Cut off
sexiest|Like Playboy's Playmate of the Year
sextant|Astrolabe alternative
shadower|Tail
shampoo|Flex, for example
sheathe|Encase
sheathed|Like some swords
shekels|Haifa money
shekels|Haifa money
shellacs|Whups
shelter|Lean-to, e.g.
sheriff|Tin star sporter
shiatsu|Alternative to reflexology
shielded|Not in harm's way
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shirked|Slipped out of
shivaree|Noisy celebration
shoeless|Barefoot
shoeless|Barefoot
shopwindow|Place for a mannequin
shorthair|Unhippielike characteristic
shortie|Peewee
shortie|Peewee
showiest|Most flamboyant
shrinkage|Inventory ___ (euphemism for shoplifting)
shrivel|Contract
shrivel|Contract
shuffle|Cut preceder
shuttle|Move to and fro
siameses|Some cats
sidearms|Pistols, e.g.
sidecars|Brandy cocktails
signpost|Directional aid
silkiness|Hair quality promised by some shampoos
similar|Akin
sinewed|Like bodybuilders' bodies
sinister|Dark
sinless|Pure
sissies|He-men's opposites
situate|Put in place
skating|Hockey practice
skeeter|BBQ annoyance
skeeter|BBQ annoyance
skeleton|Halloween costume
skinned|In need of a Band-Aid, say
slalomed|Took a zigzag course
slapdash|Careless
slashes|Couple in a date
sleazes|Dirtbags
sledgehammers|Heavy hitters
sleeker|More lustrous
sleeper|One out?
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle, notably
sleepers|They're not up
slipshod|Sloppy
sloshes|Almost spills
slowish|A bit dense
sluggishly|Without vigor
smarted|Hurt
smartest|Voting category in a high school yearbook
smashed|Shattered
smashed|Totally wasted
smashed|Under the table
smileys|:-)  :-)  :-)
smoothie|Glib romancer
snakepit|Dangerous place
snapdragon|Showy bloom
snapper|Certain turtle
snarled|In a tangle
snarler|Cur
snarler|Cur
sneerer|Lip curler
sneerer|Lip curler
sneerer|Snob, maybe
sniffle|Need a tissue
sniveler|Whiny one
snivels|Whines
snoozed|Went out for a while?
snowfall|Skier's wish
snowplows|Blizzard battlers
soapier|Not as well-rinsed, perhaps
society|White-tie affair folks
sockeyes|Some Pacific salmon
sodomite|Lot, e.g.
sofabed|Convertible
sofabed|Convertible
soignee|Well-groomed
soirees|Fancy parties
solaces|Cheers
solaria|Convalescent sites
solicits|Goes after
solutes|Sugar and salt, often
sombrero|Speedy Gonzales wear
sonance|Voice
sonnets|14-liners
sootiest|Most like a chimney sweep
sorbate|Potassium ___ (food mold inhibitor)
sorbets|Store freezer assortment
sorcerer|One who might win a spelling competition
soybeans|Midwest harvest
soybeans|Midwest harvest
spandrel|Architectural space above an arch
sparerib|Something usually eaten with sauce
sparerib|Something usually eaten with sauce
sparred|Fought
spatula|Flipper?
spatula|Grilling aid
spatulas|Ones turning on stoves?
species|Homo sapiens, for man
specter|Phantom
speeders|They can get caught in traps
speedreads|Gets through quickly, in a way
spicule|Skeletal support in a sponge
spieled|Spoke at great length
spinets|Grand relatives
spinster|One who's not the marrying type
spiraled|Went around and around
spitball|Classroom missile
spitfire|Battle of Britain fighter
spitter|Camel, notably
splatters|Falls in drops
splinter|It might get under your skin
splints|They may give players a stiff arm
spookily|How déjà vu often occurs
sported|Wore
sprained|Like some wrists
sprains|Trainers treat them
sprayer|Mister
springlet|Small water source
sprites|Mischief makers
squeegee|Film attacker?
squeezed|Financially struggling
stabile|Not moving
stablemen|Hostlers
stagecoach|Old West transport
stagecoach|Way out West
stagflation|Bad economic situation
stagier|Less natural
stained|Like many aprons
stained|Like many aprons
stalker|Lion, at times
stamina|Legs
stances|Batters have them
standpat|Get out of the chair, Mr. Boone
staples|Bread and butter, e.g.
stargazing|Oscar night activity, jocularly
starter|Not a substitute
startle|Catch off-guard
startle|Make the hair stand on end
startup|Fledgling company
stations|Boarders' spots
statues|Centers of squares, maybe
statute|One for the books
statutory|Legally punishable
steaded|Was of use to
steaming|Hot under the collar
steeled|Prepared for bad news, say
steepen|Increase in verticality
steeply|With a high grade
steerage|Cheapest traveling option
steerer|One at the helm
stellar|Out of this world
stellar|Out of this world
stellar|Top-notch
stentor|Loud speaker
steppes|Part of Russia, with "the"
stepson|Stamps
stepsons|They're acquired in some unions
stereos|Sound systems
stereos|They employ speakers
sterile|Unfruitful
stetson|Florida university whose mascot is the Hatter
stimuli|Incentives
stockholders|Annual meeting attendees
stockmen|Cowboys
stoking|Feeding
stollen|Bread with nuts and raisins
stollen|Sweet German bread
stomach|Belly
stomachache|Gut feeling
stomped|Trampled on
stoners|Jam band fans, stereotypically
stoolie|One who sings but maybe shouldn't
stoplight|Traffic control
storage|Overhead bin, e.g.
storage|Overhead bin, e.g.
storyboard|TV advertiser's prep work
strapping|Robust
strategy|Approach
streamliner|Sleek train
streams|Runs
streets|Ordinal numbers in Los Angeles, e.g.
strengthens|Reinforces
strengthens|Reinforces
stresses|Pronunciation considerations
striate|Make furrows in
strictly|By the book
strides|Progress
striped|Lineate
stripes|Aardwolf features
stumble|Err
stunned|In a daze
substandard|Meat, lettuce, cheese and tomato in a foot-long bun?
subtotal|Result of a Navy inventory?
succeed|Follow
succeed|Go places
suffices|Will do
suggest|Get at
sultana|Kind of grape
summoner|His tale follows the Friar's in "The Canterbury Tales"
sundowns|Regular settings
sunroofs|Auto options
superego|Conscience
superiors|Higher-ups
supernova|Exploding star
supervisor|Headwear for a building chief?
surefire|Guaranteed
suspense|Hitchcock specialty
sussing|Figuring (out)
swanker|More stylish
sweated|Worried about, slangily
sweater|Person in a sauna
swooned|Reacted to a heartthrob
swooned|Was weak in the knees
sycamore|Buttonwood
synergy|1 + 1 = 3, e.g.
synonym|Try to stab, e.g.
synonym|United, for one
syringes|Hypodermics
systole|Part of a heartbeat
systole|Part of a heartbeat
taciturn|Reserved
tadpoles|Larval amphibians
tagalong|Accompanier
tailors|They'll give you fits
tailpipe|Engine attachment
tailpipe|Exhaust tube
tailpipe|Meineke stock item
tailwind|Help from behind
talents|Gifts
tallest|Guinness Book category
tamales|Steamed dishes
tamarind|Its fruit pulp is an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce
tangelo|Citrus fruit
tantara|Brassy blast
tardily|At a slow pace
tarpaper|Shantytown shack material
tarragon|Leaves in the kitchen
tarragon|Rémoulade ingredient
tasters|Chefs, at times
tasters|Chefs, at times
tastier|More toothsome
tattoos|Pictures made in parlors
teakettle|Whistle blower?
teammate|Dasher, to Dancer
teapots|4-23-14-10-3-18-25
tearful|Noticeably sad
teariest|Least joyful
technocrat|Manager with scientific expertise
teenier|Even smaller
teenier|Relatively small
teensier|Comparatively small
teeters|Rocks
teethes|Uses a ring, maybe
teethes|Uses a ring, maybe
telecom|Modern company category
telegram|Old Western Union delivery
temperature|This has risen globally by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century
temptingly|With allure
tenancy|Period of a renter's lease
tenants|Some farmers
tenderhearted|Sympathetic
ternate|Like soybean leaves
terrane|Rock formation, to geologists
terrazzo|Mosaic flooring
terrene|Earthly
terrier|Bull ___
terries|Turkish bath wear
terrines|Casserole dishes
tersest|Most concise
tessera|Mosaic tile
testators|Willful ones?
tethers|Ties up
theater|Play ground?
theatre|It has wings but doesn't fly
therapy|A couple may be in it
therapy|Headwork?
therein|Regarding that matter
thorpes|Athletes Jim and Ian
threescore|Four times what's left?
thrived|Shined
thrower|Hurler
tidying|Putting in order
tighter|Like a size 8 blouse vis-à-vis a size 10
timothy|Dalton who played 007
tincture|Pharmacy solution
tincture|Pharmacy solution
tinkertoys|Early building gear
tipples|Has a few
tipsiest|Least sober
toehold|Initial progress
toeshoe|It has a tip for a ballerina
toilets|Heads
toilsome|Arduous
tokened|Symbolized
tolerant|Large-minded
tolerate|Stomach
tolerate|Stomach
tomorrow|Optimist's focus
tootlers|Fife players
topside|On the open deck
topside|On the open deck
tornado|Dorothy's transport to Oz
torsion|Result of doing the twist?
tortoni|Dessert topped with crumbled macaroons
tosspot|Hooch hound
tostada|Dish with a side of guacamole
tottered|Barely got along
tottered|Barely got along
tourney|Place for seeds
townies|Locals near a campus
trainee|Apprentice
transact|Carry on
translate|Exchange words?
trashes|Bad-mouths
traumas|Trying experiences
treasons|Breaches of faith
treasurers|Ones keeping a firm balance?
treater|Sugar daddy, e.g.
treetop|Lofty position
tremolo|Voice lesson topic
trespass|Cross the line?
trespass|Poach
trespass|Poach
trestle|Railroad support
trestles|Roller coaster structures
trestles|Support structures
triceps|Push-ups exercise them
trident|Popular gum
trifecta|You can bet on it
trigram|Three-letter combo
trinket|Bauble
triolet|Eight-line verse form
triolet|French poetic form
triplet|Part of a rare birth
triplets|Uncommon delivery
triplets|Uncommon delivery
trireme|Galley of yore
trotted|Stepped lively
trotted|Stepped lively
troubleshooting|Bug elimination
trouper|Actor on a tour
trousers|Suit part
trumped|One-upped
trusser|One tying up a turkey, say
trustee|College bigwig
trysted|What Romeo and Juliet did
tsetses|African pests
tsetses|Sleeping sickness carriers
turndowns|Rejections
turnstile|Subway entrance
twaddle|Drivel
twelfth|Last of a dozen
twelfths|Months of the year, e.g.
twinset|Matching pair
typesets|Composes
typesets|Prepares for publication
ultimate|Last
ultrasound|Baby shower
umbrage|Offense
umbrella|Symbol of protection
unarmed|Defenseless
unashamed|Showing no remorse
uncelebrated|Little-known
uncivil|Rude
unclean|Tref, in Judaism
underage|20 or less, at a bar
undereat|Take in too little
undergo|Live through
undresses|Strips
unfunny|Like one who's bombing
ungloved|Barehanded
unitarian|Christian who does not believe in the Trinity
unities|Harmonious wholes
unlinks|Separates
unpeeled|How bananas are bought
unplugs|Takes power away from
unrated|Like some advertised films
unravel|Decipher
unrests|Hostilities
unrisen|Still below the horizon
unrolled|Opened, as a carpet
unsayable|Taboo, as pronouncements
unstoppable|Like a juggernaut
untangle|Straighten
untangle|Straighten
untuned|Flat as a piano?
unusual|Novel
upgrade|Better model
upgrades|Goes for the bells and whistles
uploads|Transfers files to a computer, maybe
upmarket|Carriage trade-oriented
uprears|Raises
upriver|Opposite the current
urchins|Gamins
urgency|Matter of life and death
uterine|Womb-related
utilise|Exercise, in Exeter
uxorial|Wifely
variegate|Dapple
variety|Publication that coined the word "sitcom"
venerate|More than look up to
venison|Hunter's meat
veranda|Front porch
veranda|Place for a wicker chair
versatile|Like a Swiss Army knife
vetoers|Bill blockers
vetoers|Nay sayers
village|Hamlet's cousin
vineries|Locales for trellises
violate|Break
violist|Featured performer in Berlioz's "Harold in Italy"
virtuosos|Masters
virtuous|Chaste
viscera|Innards
vocally|Out loud
volleyball|Sphere at the Olympics
voyagers|Travelers
warranty|One may last a lifetime
warship|Main threat?
washables|Hamper contents
washateria|In a ___, there's lots of ___ in the machinery
wasting|Middle of the quote
waterbird|Flamingo, e.g.
watercolor|Winslow Homer's "The Reaper," e.g.
watercooler|Dispenser of gossip?
waterloo|Ignominious end
waterloo|Undoing
wearied|Lacking the usual oomph
webmaster|On-site supervisor?
webmaster|On-site supervisor?
website|Informational/marketing tool
website|It always has a home
wellspring|Source of abundance
wetsuit|You might get into it before going under
whatnot|Stand for bric-a-brac
whatsis|Thingy
wheedle|Inveigle
wheedlers|Coaxers
whereon|The ground ___ she trod: Milton
whereunto|For what purpose
whitened|Like teeth after some dental visits
wigwagged|Moved to and fro
wineglass|Flute, e.g.
wintertide|December festival
wintertide|Drifting time?
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wistful|Pensive
witness|Testimony giver
womanly|Feminine
wonderful|Quip, part 3
worsted|Kind of yarn
wrecking|Demolition
wringer|Old washing machine feature
writers|Novelists
xeroxed|Like some copies
xeroxed|Reproduced, in a way
yardarm|Sail support part
zaniest|Most Marxian?
zyzzyva|Destructive tropical American weevil
aardwolf|Cousin of a hyena
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abasers|Bullies, often
abashed|Shamed
abdomen|Body's midsection
abiotic|Lacking life
aborigine|Early inhabitant
aborters|Apollo 13 astronauts, e.g.
aboveboard|*… boar …
abrades|Rubs
abrogate|Void
abscess|Sore spot
absentee|Like some ballots
absentee|Like some ballots
absorbs|Takes in
abysmal|Dreadful
abysses|Huge holes
acceder|Agreeable sort
accedes|Bows
accedes|Bows
accepters|Yes-men, maybe?
accepts|Countenances
accepts|Takes, as an offer
accidents|Mishaps
accurate|True
accurate|True
acetate|Film overlay
acetate|Overlay material
acetones|Cigarette smoke byproducts
achenes|Sunflower seeds, botanically
achieve|Pull off
acolyte|Church candle lighter
actionable|Worth trying?
acutely|With intensity
adamant|Not taking no for an answer
adaptable|Not fixed
addenda|Tack-ons
addends|Figures above a line
adenine|DNA component
adherents|Votaries
adjoins|Makes contact with
adopted|Like many pets
adoptee|One taken in
adulate|Not merely like
adultery|The Scarlet Letter subject
aerated|Exposed to oxygen
aerials|Once-common skyline sights
aerobat|Blue Angels member, e.g.
aerometer|Gizmo that measures gas properties
aeronaut|Balloonist
aerosol|What some bombs release
affairs|Tabloid fodder
aftertaste|Diet soda feature
afterward|*… war dance …
ageists|Favorers of the young
ageless|Opposite of ephemeral
agendas|Lists for meetings
agendas|Zealots have them
agnostic|Doubter
aileron|Wing part
aimless|Futile
aimless|Lacking purpose
airdrome|Hangar site
airlifts|Emergency military transports
airline|Diver's hose
airline|Diver's hose
airports|Continental locales
airspeed|Cockpit datum
airtime|When the show must go on
airwave|Broadcasting unit?
alameda|Oakland's county
alameda|Tree-lined promenade
alamode|Chic
alamode|Dessert preference
albumen|Egg white
alcohol|What virgin drinks lack
alfalfa|Feed for cattle and horses
alfredo|Marinara alternative
algebra|Field of unknowns?
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alienees|Property recipients
aliquot|Exact proper divisor, in math
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allegation|Claim
allegedly|Frequently used adverb on Court TV
allegro|Fast, in music
allergy|Cause of overreactions?
allover|Smothering
allowed|Licit
allures|Charms
almanacs|Data recorders
altered|Took in, perhaps
alterer|Veterinarian, at times
alumnae|Barnard grads
alumnae|Former coeds, maybe
amaranth|Undying flower
amaranth|Undying flower
amateur|Not in it for the money
amateur|Pan American Games participant
amazement|Flooring?
ambrosia|Dessert of chilled fruit and coconut
ambrosia|Dessert of chilled fruit and coconut
amenities|Factor in a hotel rating
amiably|With geniality
amicable|Friendly
ammonia|Common cleanser
amnesty|General pardon
amorist|Love lover
amorous|In the mood
ampersand|7
amphora|Antique jar
amphora|Old wine vessel
ampules|Hospital containers
amulets|Charms
amusers|Toys, for tots
anaconda|Montana county seat named for a nonnative creature
anagram|Cheaters, to teachers
analogous|Akin
anapestic|Like some poetic feet
anarchy|Possible result of a natural disaster
anathema|Damned one
ancestors|People in trees
anchorite|Religious recluse
anchors|Firmly ties (to)
andante|Medium tempo
aneroid|Not using liquid
aniline|Oil used in making polyurethane
animals|Brutes
animals|Fauna
animals|Fauna
animaters|Producers of some shorts: Var.
animates|Makes a cartoon of
animuses|Hostilities
anodynes|Soothing things
anointed|Chosen
anointed|Oiled, in a manner
anoints|Chooses
anoints|Consecrates
anoints|Consecrates
anoints|Rubs oil on
antacid|Heartburn reliever
antarctic|One of the five major circles of latitude
antecede|Go ahead of
antecede|Go ahead of
antenna|Wire, at times
anticipate|Jump the gun
antioxidant|Beneficial substance in fruits, vegetables and tea
antipasto|Prosciutto, often
antiperspirants|*Sticks in the medicine cabinet?
antipode|Direct opposite
antitax|For smaller government, presumably
anything|Take your pick
anytime|Whenever
apartheid|Historical separation
aperiodically|Without a regular schedule
aperitifs|Campari and Cinzano
aphotic|Lacking light
apiaries|Where workers gather
apoplexy|Fit of rage
appeaser|One who's making nice
applecart|... that may be upset
applied|Stuck on
applier|Makeup kit item
appoint|Designate
apricot|Pinkish yellow
apricot|Pinkish yellow
apropos|On point
aptness|Suitability
aquatics|Swimming, surfboarding, etc.
arbored|Lined with trees
arcadia|Pan's realm
areoles|Spaces between leaf veins
argyles|Some socks
aridest|Least interesting
aridness|Desert attribute
armadas|Admirals' commands
armload|Big bag of groceries, e.g.
armload|Two bags of groceries, say
armoire|Tall wardrobe
armorial|Relating to heraldry
armrest|Area for a reupholsterer
arrears|Behind on payments, after "in"
arrears|Payments might be in it
arrogant|Haughty
arrogant|High-and-mighty
arrowhead|Game sticker?
arsenal|Magazine locale
arsenal|Store
arsenal|Weapons stash
arsenical|Like some poisoning
arsonists|Ones with incendiary ideas
artisan|Smith, e.g.
artiste|Pro performer
arugula|Salad bar offering
asperity|Harshness
asperse|Defame
asperses|Sullies
aspirators|Suction devices
aspirin|Hair of the dog alternative
assailed|Went at
assents|Sanctions
assertion|Claim
asserts|Maintains
assessed|Gauged
assessed|Levied
assessed|Sized up
assesses|Eyeballs
assessor|One with a taxing job
assigns|Gives out
assigns|Hands out
assigns|Hands out, as duties
assigns|Hands out, as duties
assists|Court stat
assuage|Mollify
asteroids|Classic Atari game
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
athletic|Fit
atlases|Country albums?
atrophies|Falls into decline
atrophy|Wither
attagirl|Encouraging remark
attempter|Trying person
attempts|Essays
attendants|Retinue
attendee|Eventgoer
attends|Goes to
attired|Not au naturel
attract|Draw
attract|Draw
auctioneer|Block head?
auctioneer|Hammer wielder
audibles|Quarterbacks' play changes
audiobook|Novel that nobody reads
audiotape|Sound recording
auspices|Patronage
automate|Drop a few positions, maybe
autopilot|It maintains a proper attitude
avarices|Misers' feelings
avenues|Ways of access
averaged|Found the middle of?
averages|Many baseball card stats
averages|Points on bell curves
aviates|Flies
avocado|Green shade
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
awaited|Looked for
awaited|Looked for
awaited|Was patient for
awakening|Realization
awesome|Far out!
awesome|Skater dude's exclamation
babushkas|Russian peasant wear
babyish|Immature
bachelors|Single-minded people?
backstop|Ball catcher behind a catcher
baffles|Stumps
bailiff|Court marshal
bailiff|Court marshal
balloons|Puffs out
bandsaw|Shop tool with pulleys
baptism|Initiation rite
baptisms|Initiations
bareness|Lack of adornment
barrettes|Hair clasps
barrios|En estos lugares se habla español
barrows|One-wheeled vehicles
baseman|One in the infield
basking|On the sundeck
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
bassets|Stout-legged hounds
battlement|Archer's post
beanbag|Nontraditional chair style
beanbags|Some retro chairs
beanery|No place for an epicure
beanpole|Tall, skinny guy
beastly|Very disagreeable
bebopper|Charlie Parker or Dizzy Gillespie
beckoning|Making a curling motion with the forefinger, maybe
beclouds|Obscures
bedspread|It may be fit for a king
beefcake|Muscle mag photos
beefsteaks|Tournedos, e.g.
beeriest|Most drunken
beeriest|Most drunken
beforehand|*… Hancock …
begorrah|Irish oath
behemoths|Whales, elephants, etc.
behoove|Serve well
belfries|Places for tolls
believe|Hold
bellyache|Whine
benders|Drinking sprees
benedict|Married man who had long been a bachelor
berries|Cereal toppers
berries|Cereal toppers
biennia|Two-year periods
biennial|Like House elections
bigarade|Sour orange, in French cuisine
bighorn|Yellowstone feeder
bigtime|Very much
bikinis|Two-piece suits?
binocular|Like human vision
biomass|Plant material used for fuel
bionics|Study involving nature and engineering
biopics|Life stories on film
birdbrain|Doofus
birdcalls|Coos and hoots
biscotto|One use for anise
bishops|Knights' neighbors
bivouac|Encamp
biyearly|How often federal elections are held
blackjack|21 in two cards
blanket|Relative of a quilt
blarneyed|Persuaded with flattery
blatant|Not subtle at all
bleeding|Obviously injured
blintze|Jewish crêpe
bloodstream|Circulatory system flow
blooper|Knee-slapping goof
blotter|Ink soaker-upper
bluenose|Victorian type
boarder|Place for a guard
bonanza|Windfall
bondage|Slave's state
boneheaded|Really, really dumb
boneheaded|Really, really dumb
bookkeeper|One who's happy when things look black
boosted|Stole, slangily
boosters|Stages of space exploration
bootlegger|One running for work?
botanist|Plant supervisor?
bottoms|Seats
boulder|Obstruction at the entrance to a cave, maybe
brainteaser|Knot
braless|Without support, in a way
brambles|Hiking hazards
branded|Not generic
brassard|Uniform armband
breeder|Owner of a stud farm
brigade|Army outfit
brisker|More invigorating
broadax|Dungeons & Dragons weapon
broadaxes|Timber hewers
brocade|Weave a raised design into
brocades|Fabrics with elaborate designs
bromine|Element that's liquid at room temperature
brothel|Toulouse-Lautrec hangout
brownies|Chocolaty treats
bubblegum|It may get stuck in a movie theater
bubbler|Drinking fountain
burlaps|Sack materials
burrito|Chihuahua fare
busting|Bankrupting
buzzcut|Army barber's specialty
cabaret|*Kind of club
cabernet|Bordeaux wine
cabernet|Bordeaux wine
cackler|Hen, at times
caesura|Break
caimans|Tropical reptiles
caisson|Ammunition carrier on wheels
cakewalk|Sure thing
caloric|Kind of intake
cameramen|TV news crew
cameras|Kodak, Pentax and Nikon
camisole|Woman's sheer undergarment
canasta|Card game with melding
canasta|Game derived from 500 rummy
cancels|Calls off
cancels|Calls off
canister|Coffee holder
cannabis|Hashish source
cantatas|Part of Bach's oeuvre
canteens|Bars on bases
capture|Fugitive's fear
caravan|Dodge on the road
caraway|Aquavit flavorer
carbonation|Pasta-and-potato-loving country?
cardiac|Affecting the heart
cardiac|Heart-related
cardinal|Any of the teens, say
careers|Education, law, etc.
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
cargoes|Freighters' freights
carnage|Destruction
carnelian|Reddish gem
carnelian|Reddish gem
carousel|*Site of much horsing around?
carpool|Use the H.O.V. lane, say
carpools|Systems of rotating wheels?
carries|Running back's stat
carryon|Small bag
caseloads|Social workers' work
cashews|Roasted snacks
castanet|Low-tech clicker
castled|Moved two chessmen in one turn
catatonic|Beyond oblivious
catcall|Raspberry
caterers|Hosts' hirees
catnaps|Short sleeps
catspaw|Stooge
caveats|Cautions
cavorted|Made merry
ceasefires|Engagement breakers?
celestas|Glockenspiels' kin
central|Dominant
ceramist|Pot builder
ceramist|Pot builder
characters|a, b, c, d, e, etc.
chariot|Early racer
charisma|Political asset
chatted|Had a causerie
chatter|Teeth do it
cheered|Made happy
cheesecake|Skin pics?
cheeses|Things wheeled in supermarkets?
cheesier|Worse in quality, slangily
chemical|Dow product
chemical|Dow product
chignon|Hair bun
children|Offspring
chlorine|It's added to the pool
chooser|Voter, e.g.
chorizo|Tapas bar offering
chortle|Gleeful laugh
chowder|Cape Cod course
churchwarden|Bell ringer
cinches|They're easy
cineast|Movie buff: Var.
civilize|School in culture
clambakes|Beach cookouts
clarets|Some red wines
cleated|Like baseball shoes
cleaver|Butcher's need
clematis|Showy climber
clematis|Showy climber
clergymen|Cloth workers?
clerked|Did some bookkeeping
clients|Customers
climaxes|Punch lines, e.g.
clothier|One whose work may suit you
coarsen|Make rough
coarsen|Make rough
coasted|Didn't work that hard
coaster|Beermat, e.g.
codicil|Supplement
cohabit|Share digs
cohered|Was logically consistent
college|Hall locale
colonel|Rank below brigadier general
colonels|Wearers of eagle insignia
colorado|Avalanche setting
colorado|Dinosaur National Monument site
colosseum|Structure finished during Titus' reign
colosseum|Structure finished during Titus' reign
commandos|Members of a raiding party
concerti|Bach's Brandenburgs, e.g.
concourse|Park gathering place
conducts|Leads, as an orchestra
conducts|Leads, as an orchestra
contact|Help for a secret agent
contemned|Treated with disdain
contention|Struggle
contest|Match
coolest|Least ruffled
copyedit|Tweak, as magazine text
cornets|Some horns
coronet|Royal headgear
corsage|Bridesmaid's accessory
corselet|It's a cinch
cortege|Retinue
cosmism|Philosophical study of the universe
costumes|Film studio department
courage|Be brave!
couturier|Christian Dior, e.g.
cowbird|It lays its eggs in others' nests
cowhides|Baseball coverings
coworker|Colleague
coxswain|Crew's leader
coziest|Most comfy
coziest|Most comfy
crafted|Made
cranked|Got started, with "up"
crappie|Small sunfish
crating|Preparing for shipment
creepers|Producers of wall flowers?
cremate|Burn at the end?
cremate|Burn at the end?
crevasse|Deep fissure
crimson|Showing deep embarrassment
crimson|Showing deep embarrassment
crinkles|Crepe paper feature
crisper|Where cooler heads prevail?
criteria|Standards
crusade|What a cause might turn into
crustacea|Water fleas, barnacles, etc.
curacao|Largest of the ABC islands
curator|Exhibition overseer
cutlers|Sharp workers?
cyclone|Big spinner
cyclone|Eye site
daisies|Symbols of freshness
dalliance|Hanky-panky
damaged|Requiring repair
daystars|Venus and others
deadeyes|Sharpshooters
dearths|Shortages
debonair|Jaunty
decagon|If it's regular, each of its angles is 144 degrees
decants|Transfers to another vessel, maybe
decider|Game 7, e.g.
decoyed|Lured
decoyed|Lured
decreed|Ordained
defense|Chant at a basketball game
defraud|Rip off
defraud|Rip off
defrocking|Severe punishment for a priest
deifies|More than exalts
delayed|Stuck in traffic, say
deletes|Strikes
delimits|Marks off
deliver|Come through
deltoid|Muscle named for its shape
deltoid|Muscle named for its shape
deluging|Inundating
demarcated|Set boundaries
demolish|Total
demotic|Vernacular
densest|Stupidest
dentate|Toothed, botanically
dentate|Toothed, botanically
dentist|Driller and filler
deported|Thrown out
deputes|Appoints as an agent
derails|Wrecks
derange|Send over the edge
derelict|Vagrant
derides|Flouts
descent|Start of a trip in a bathysphere
deselects|Cancels, as in an online order form
desirable|Pleasing
dessert|Something a loser may skip
desserts|Display on a tray
desserts|Display on a tray
desserts|Mousse and mud pie
destine|Preordain
destiny|Hereafter
detachment|Troop group
detainee|Political prisoner, e.g.
detectors|Sensors
detente|Cooling-off period
detente|Global warming?
detente|Global warming?
detente|Warming, of sorts
deterges|Cleanses
determiner|Decision maker
detract|Take away (from)
devilish|Infernal
deviously|Behind someone's back
deviser|Inventor
diamond|Delaware, the ___ State
diazepam|Valium, generically
dickered|Did some horse-trading
digitalis|Medicinal cardiac stimulant
dilator|Surgeon's instrument
dinette|Place for a small table
disarmer|Peacemaker
disarmer|Peacemaker
disaster|Worst-case scenario
discard|Toss
discipline|Headmaster's faculty
discord|Strife
discounts|Coupon offerings
disguises|Spy supply
disheartens|Depresses
disloyal|Like turncoats
dismantle|Take apart
dispersion|What a standard deviation measures
disrobe|Strip
dissent|Be the 4 in a 5-4 decision
dissuade|Opposite of encourage
distiller|Hiram Walker, for one
distiller|Hiram Walker, for one
dithery|Highly agitated
ditties|Catchy tunes
dittoed|Said the same
docilely|How most farm animals behave
doctrine|Set of guidelines
doddered|Walked unsteadily
dodgers|For whom Sandy Koufax pitched
dogcatcher|Lowly post
dogfight|Ace versus ace
doghouse|Place of disgrace
doglegs|Crooks on golf courses
doglegs|Crooks on golf courses
dolomites|Italian range
dominions|Colonies, e.g.
doodads|Fandangles
dormice|Furry-tailed rodents
dossier|Required reading for 007
doublets|2 and 12, e.g., in dice
doubters|They have nagging questions
dowager|Wealthy widow
downheartedness|Blue state
downhill|Slalom alternative
dreamboat|Heartthrob
dreidel|Top of the holiday season?
dressers|Valets, at times
drillers|Boring people
dropshot|Tricky tennis stroke
drugstore|Remedy provider
duchess|Title for Camilla
dullards|Intellectuals' opposites
dumbbell|Doofus
dummying|Preparing, as a layout, with "up"
dustcover|Furniture protector
dustoffs|Medevacs, in military slang
dustups|Scraps
dwarfing|Towering over
dyspnea|Breathing trouble
eaglets|Future hunters
eaglets|Young members of a convocation
earache|One cold symptom
earless|Like harp seals
earless|Like harp seals
earlier|Supra
earlobe|Pendant place
earlobe|Place for some bling-bling
earmark|Designate
earmark|Tag for a particular purpose
easiest|Most like a breeze
easiest|Showing the least resistance
easiness|Indifference
easters|Occasions for baskets
eateries|Cafes
eateries|Filling stations?
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
eclairs|Bakery treats
eclectic|Catholic
ecotone|Transitional land zone
ecotone|Transitional land zone
edelweiss|Alpine flower
edibles|Fruitcake and plum pudding, e.g.
edibles|They're fit to consume
edifice|High-rise, e.g.
edition|Bibliophile's concern
educate|Show a thing or two
eelpout|Elongated marine fish
eelpout|Elongated marine fish
eeriest|Superlatively Halloweenlike
eeriness|Creepy feeling
eeriness|Quality of a ghost town
efforts|Struggles
eggheads|Einsteins
eggplant|Ratatouille ingredient
eggshells|Breakfast refuse
egomania|Diva's problem
egomania|Extreme bovarism
egomaniac|Legend in one's own mind
egotism|I problem
egotists|Their priority is number one
eighteenth|Grant's position in presidential history
eighths|Pizza slices, usually
ejections|Bouncers' tasks
element|Honda model
elevate|Bring up
elevate|Bring up
elicited|Brought out
eliminated|Knocked out
elongate|Stretch out
elysian|Like a paradise
elysian|Like a paradise
emailed|Like spam
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Issue
emanate|Spring
emanates|Springs
embrace|Hug
embrittle|Weaken, in a way
embroil|Complicate
emerald|55th-anniversary gift
emeriti|Retired professors
emeriti|Retired professors
emigres|Asylum seekers
eminence|Distinction
emirate|Ajman, for one
emirate|Mideast land
emirate|Territory on the Arabian Peninsula
emirate|Umm al-Quwain, for one
emissary|Representative
emitted|Put out
emoticon|E-mail attachment?
emoticons|They may have smiles and frowns
emotion|Hate, say
emulsion|Photographic film coating
enabled|Gave power to
enabler|One who supplies the means
enacted|Passed
enchant|Captivate
enciphered|Secret
enclose|Wall in
encodes|Hides from the enemy, say
encomia|Laudations
encrypt|Put into cipher
encrypt|Put into cipher
endeavors|Tries
endless|Infinite
endurance|Mountain climber's need
energetic|Go-go-go
engineer|Bring about with some effort
engraves|Makes a special invitation?
engraves|Makes a special invitation?
enigmas|Knots
enigmas|Knots
enjoyed|Had fun with
enlaced|Bound
enlarge|Expand
enlarges|Supplements
ennoble|Praise to the heavens
enounce|Proclaim
enraging|Ticking off
enslavers|Bond dealers?
ensnared|Webbed
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensnarl|Tangle up
ensuring|Guaranteeing
entente|Axis, of a sort
entente|Axis, of a sort
entente|Compact
entente|Dove's desire
ententes|International pacts
entered|Logged
enteron|Begin, as an enterprise
enthuse|Excite
enticed|Began drawing
entrains|Boards
entrains|Boards
entrance|Ingress
entreaty|Plea
entrees|Followers of appetizers
entrees|They're beside sides
entropy|Chaos
envelop|Wrap
epicureans|Devotees of fine dining
epicureans|Devotees of fine dining
epigone|Copycat
episode|Part of a season
episode|Serial number?
episodic|Like most sitcoms
epistle|Big letter
epistle|Jude, e.g.
epithet|Nickname
epitome|Beau ideal
epitome|Model
epsilon|Delta follower
equalize|Handicap, say
equines|Zebras, e.g.
ergonomic|Well-suited for an office
erodible|Like beaches
eroding|Losing ground
erosion|Wind and rain cause it
erosive|Like waves on a shoreline
erotica|Delta of Venus genre
erotica|Much of Anaïs Nin's work
erotica|Thighs may be displayed in it
eroticist|Purveyor of hot stuff
errands|Odd jobs
errands|They'll give you the run-around
erratic|Undependable
escalates|Steps up
escapes|Some magic acts
eschews|Steers clear of
escorting|Keeping company with
espressos|Coffeehouse menu subheading
essayer|One who tries
essence|Perfume
estates|*Many-acred homes
estates|Homes that may have circular drives
estuary|Río de la Plata, e.g.
etamine|Open-mesh fabric
etchant|Aquatinting acid
etching|Dropping acid, say
eternal|Never cut off
ethanes|Natural gas components
ethylene|Colorless, flammable gas
etouffee|Crayfish dish
evaluate|Gauge
evaluate|Weigh
everyone|Who's a critic?
exacerbate|Make worse
excerpt|Sound bite, e.g.
execute|Carry out, as an assignment
exhaled|Let the air out, say
exhaled|Showed relief, in a way
exhilarate|Thrill
exigent|Pressing
exoticism|Foreignness
expiate|Atone
exposes|Some "60 Minutes" pieces
extended|Like some warranties
extents|Ranges
extents|Spreads
exurban|Semirural, say
eyeballing|Scoping out
eyeshade|Poker player's headgear
eyespot|Butterfly feature
facetious|*Tongue-in-cheek
facials|Spa offerings
factory|Place with a moving line
fairest|Just as anyone can be
falsetto|Much higher than normal
fascias|Horizontal molding pieces
fearsome|Ogrelike
felicitous|Apropos
females|Misses, e.g.
females|Misses, e.g.
feminine|Like some charms
feminist|Carrie Chapman Catt, for one
ferocity|Tiger's quality
ferrite|Compound of iron
festive|Holidayish
feverfew|Plant used as an herbal remedy for headaches
fiancee|Wedding planner
fidelity|Faithfulness
fiestas|Galician galas
fiestas|Spain's San Isidro and others
filigree|Fine metal openwork
fillings|They might follow the drill
finagling|Flimflammery
finicky|Like a picky eater
firebomb|Molotov cocktail, e.g.
fireman|Dalmatian's master, sometimes
firstborn|Like Cain
fishery|Business with net gains?
fisheyes|Unfriendly looks
flashlight|Sleuthing aid
flatten|Level
fleshiest|Most in need of toning
flimflammery|Con games
flipflops|About-faces
florins|Old gold coins
foldable|Like many a road map
foliate|Decorate with leaves
follower|Copyist
fondled|Didn't paw
foolish|Daft
footpad|Step on it
footrest|Barber chair feature
forestation|TV channel for golfers?
forested|Like a woodland
forgive|Not hold something against
fortifies|Enriches with vitamins
foxglove|Digitalis source
foxhound|One followed on horseback
frailest|Least robust
frailest|Least robust
freckles|Genetic condition known medically as ephelides
freedom|License
freezer|Spoilage slower
freshener|Renuzit product
frizzle|Curl tightly
fruited|Like some plains
funnier|Better at stand-up
galilee|Sea of ___
gallant|Stouthearted
galleries|Old masters reside in them
gamekeeper|Wildlife manager
gamekeeper|Wildlife manager
gangster|Soprano, for one
gasohol|Alternative fuel
gasoline|Molotov cocktail component
gauchos|Some cowboys
gazette|Montreal daily
generation|Allotment of heredity units?
genesis|Creation
genteel|Refined
geology|Topic in oil exploration
germanic|Like the Danish language
ghoulish|Like many Chas Addams characters
gilberts|Pacific islands in W.W. II fighting, with "the"
gilding|Embellishment
gilding|Embellishment
girders|Beams
glassblower|Worker around a furnace
glazers|Ceramists, at times
gleaner|Fall field worker
glibness|Lack of gravity
glibness|Lack of gravity
glitches|Minor hang-ups
glossary|Back-of-book feature
glossary|Back-of-book feature
glowers|Sullen looks
glowers|Sullen looks
glycine|Amino acid found in sugar cane
goddesses|Awesome beauties
godliness|Piety
golconda|Rich mine or other source of great wealth
goldfield|Place to pick up valuable nuggets
gondola|Balloon attachment
gophers|Furry burrowers
granite|Countertop choice
granite|Like curling stones
granite|Symbol of hardness
grantee|Receiver of a legal transfer
grantee|Receiver of a legal transfer
grateful|Appreciative
gravida|Pregnant woman, in obstetrics
greases|Facilitates
greathearted|Magnanimous
greener|Less ripe
greener|Less ripe
greenish|Sickly-looking
grenade|It may contain tear gas
grenade|Pin holder
grenade|Pineapple, e.g.
griddle|Short-order cook's aid
grieves|Distresses
gripers|Beef producers
grizzlies|Scary bears
groomed|Neatened up
groomers|Show dog workers
grounder|Alternative to a fly ball
gumdrop|___ Pass (Candy Land shortcut)
gunslinger|Shoot-'em-up figure
gunsmith|Colt handler
gyrator|One doing the twist, e.g.
habitable|Fit for dwelling
hairbrush|Snarl unsnarler
hairpieces|Top secrets?
hairstyle|A cut above?
hallucinate|Sense the unreal
halyard|Flag raiser
handicrafts|Baskets, e.g.
handily|Without apparent effort
handlebar|Place to get a grip
handlebar|Place to get a grip
handouts|Fliers, e.g.
handsaw|It goes back and forth in a workshop
handset|Phone part
hangovers|Katzenjammers
haphazard|Chance
happier|More pleased
hashish|Contents of some hookahs
hatpins|Millinery accessories
havarti|Pale yellow Danish cheese
headers|Trips might cause them
headset|Control tower equipment
heartbeat|Physical sound?
heartbreaks|Emotional traumas
heartburn|After-dinner development
heartier|Relatively robust
hearties|Old tar's shipmates
heartily|With gusto
heartland|Midwest and Plains states, e.g.
heartsease|Serenity
heatedly|One way to argue
heckler|Comedy club razzer
hedonic|Pleasure-filled
heighten|Opposite of diminish
helipad|Feature of many a hospital rooftop
heptads|Water polo teams, e.g.
heralds|Proclaims
herculean|Formidable, as a task
hercules|He-man
heredity|Biology topic
heroine|Nancy Drew or Joan of Arc
heroines|Batgirl and Wonder Woman
heroines|Batgirl and Wonder Woman
hibachi|*Japanese grill
himself|Word in a documentary's credits
hindquarter|Source of rump roast
hirelings|Flunkies
holiday|Eve's follower
holiday|Eve's follower
holland|Early colonizer of America
hologram|3-D picture
holster|Item on a gunslinger's hip
homeboy|Hood moniker
honeycomb|*Beehive contents
honeysuckle|Woodbine or twinberry
honored|Prestigious
hopscotch|Playground game
horizontal|Flat
hormone|Kind of therapy
hornets|Underground nesters
horseless|Kind of carriage
horsewoman|Miss in a derby?
hospital|Setting for TV's "House"
hostesses|Party throwers
hostesses|Some restaurant employees
hostler|Worker in a stable
hotheads|They get sore easily
hotheads|They get sore easily
hotness|In quality?
hotpress|Give a smooth and glossy finish, in a way
hotspur|Short-tempered sort
hottest|Guinness Book weather record category
housesat|Filled in for a vacationer, in a way
housesat|Filled in for a vacationer, in a way
housetop|Santa's landing site
housetop|Santa's landing site
huskier|Bigger and stronger
idealism|Lofty pursuit
idealize|Put on a pedestal
ideated|Thought
ideates|Conceives
identity|What a driver's license shows proof of
idiomatic|Colloquial
idiotic|Nutty
idolatry|Second Commandment prohibition
ignored|Winked at
imitation|Made of paste
immense|Really, really big
impanel|Select for a case
impasse|Deadlock
impasto|Technique involving thickly applied paint
imperial|Like old Rome
implant|Fix firmly
implant|Fix firmly
implode|Self-destruct
imprint|Stamp
imprint|Stamp
imprudent|Not wise
inartistic|Near the bottom of the drawers?
incapacitates|Hamstrings
incense|Holy smoke?
incisor|Canine neighbor
incomplete|Failed, as a pass
indents|Typography settings
indorse|O.K.: Var.
indorse|O.K.: Var.
inelegant|Clumsy
inertia|It keeps things going
inertia|Sluggishness
inferno|Four-alarm fire
inflated|Puffed up
influence|Pull
ingenue|Film director's discovery
ingrain|Fix firmly
ingrain|Fix firmly
inhales|Doesn't puff idly
inhibit|Check
inhuman|Beastly
initial|O.K., maybe
initiative|Enterprise
innuendo|Sly slur
inoculator|Doctor, at times
inroads|Forays
insecure|Wobbly
inserts|Some magazine ads
inserts|Some magazine ads
insinuates|Imparts artfully
insinuator|Artful gossip
insomnia|Red-eye cause
installs|Gives the oath of office, e.g.
instrumentality|Means
intaglio|Incised printing method
intellect|Mind
intends|Has in mind
intense|Strong, as emotions
intense|White-knuckle
intensive|Level of care
intensive|Level of care
intercede|Serve as a mediator
interest|Something gotten on principal
interfered|Committed a sports no-no
interlude|Period between
interns|Future residents
interns|They're often unpaid
interred|Encrypted?
intoner|Chanter
intones|Cantillates
intrepid|Stout
invades|Makes war
ionizing|Charging, in a way
ionizing|Charging, in a way
irately|In heat?
iridium|Metal in the points of gold pens
ironing|A household chore
ironmen|Durable athletes
ironstone|Hard porcelain
irrational|Like some fears
irritated|Sore
islander|Samoan, e.g.
issuance|Act of putting into circulation
iterate|Do over
jalapeno|Chipotle, e.g.
jammies|Undercover wear?
janitors|Mopheads?
jauntily|In a stylish way
jawbone|Paleontologist's discovery, maybe
jeremiads|Prolonged complaints
jewelry|Worn rocks
jezebels|Shameless hussies
jigsaws|Tools for making twisty cuts
johnnycake|Cornmeal dish often served with maple syrup
jounces|Bumps on a ride
journalese|Some clichéd writing
junkyard|Place to find auto parts
juxtapose|Place together
kayaker|Summer Olympics participant
keenest|Most acute
keenest|Most sharp
kerosene|Some rocket fuel
keyholes|Places for Peeping Toms
kickoffs|Starts
kickstand|Biker's prop
kinesis|Activity of an organism in response to light, e.g.
kissers|Mugs
kitbags|Toiletries holders
knapsack|Hiking aid
kneepad|Gridiron protection
kneesock|Bit of athletic wear
kneesock|Bit of athletic wear
kowtows|Acts obsequiously
kremlin|Presidential abode
krypton|Gas in fluorescent lamps
labeler|Office gizmo
laborers|Work force
laconic|Unwordy
lagoons|Tropical spots
lakebed|Silt locale
lakebed|Silt locale
lampreys|Marine suckers
lantern|You can make light of it
lapdogs|Yes-men
larders|Pantries
lasagnes|Potluck panfuls
latexes|Rubbery compounds
laureate|Nobelist, e.g.
lavalier|Bejeweled pendant
lawlessly|How a mob acts
leaderboard|Display at a golf tournament
leapfrog|Spring game?
leasers|Not owners
leavings|Refuse
lectern|Speaker's spot
legalese|Party of the first part and party of the second part, e.g.
legalize|Allow
legatee|Heir
leggiest|High-waisted to the extreme
lemmings|Symbols of crowd psychology
lengthier|More protracted
leopard|Feline stalker
leotard|Dance class outfit
lessened|Abated
lessened|Made smaller
lessons|Class struggles?
lessons|Schoolwork
lettered|Achieved in school athletics
leveler|Evening person?
lexicon|Field-specific vocabulary
liberals|Who's left?
lifeboat|1944 Hitchcock classic
ligated|Tied surgically
ligated|Tied surgically
likewise|Ditto
lipread|Not hear a single word?
litanies|Prayer wheel inscriptions
literal|Without metaphor
literally|Word for word
literally|Word for word
logical|Ratiocinative
lonelier|More isolated
longbow|Nonmechanized weapon
loonies|Cuckoos
loopers|Sewing machine parts
lustful|Lascivious
lustful|Lascivious
macabre|Like much of Poe's work
macaque|Monkey with cheek pouches
machete|Cane cutter
magical|Enchanting
magnetize|Make attractive
maillot|Close-fitting garment
mainframes|Big iron, in hacker slang
mainsail|It's connected to a boom
malaise|Not-so-good feeling
malarkey|Nonsense!
manager|Dugout V.I.P.
mandate|Authoritative order
mangers|Stable places
manhattan|Picture starring 11D/55D
manhole|Street opening for a utility worker
maniacs|Nut jobs
manicotti|Italian for "sleeves"
manicured|Like a well-kept lawn
manifesto|Unabomber's writing, e.g.
manifesto|Unabomber's writing, e.g.
manless|Like a band of Amazons
mannish|Unfeminine
mansards|Victorian roofs
maracas|Position in a rhythm band
maranta|Plant of the arrowroot family
marigolds|Orange/yellow blooms
marimbas|National instruments of Guatemala
marinara|Sauce for some seafood
mariner|Columbus, e.g.
mariposa|County holding part of Yosemite National Park
markets|Sells
marmots|Coarse-haired burrowers
marrieds|Wedded couples
marrieds|Wedded couples
marsala|Wine used to make zabaglione
marsala|Zabaglione ingredient
martian|Otherworldly one
martinis|Some come with twists
mashers|Wolves
massage|Remove knots from, maybe
matadors|Ones who accept charges
matilda|English royal known as the Empress Maud
matinees|Shows with lower-priced seats, usually
matutinal|Of the morning
mazeltov|Celebratory cry
meanders|Doesn't stay on topic
measure|Meter or liter
measure|Meter or liter
meddling|Sticking one's nose in
medicos|Docs
mediterranean|___ diet, food plan emphasizing olive oil, fish, fruit, vegetables and red wine
mediterranean|___ diet, food plan emphasizing olive oil, fish, fruit, vegetables and red wine
megawatt|Electrical power unit
melanites|Deep black garnets
memoirs|Life stories
menders|Darners
meniscus|Concavo-convex lens
mention|Notice
message|Communiqué
messengers|Angels
messiah|Handel oratorio
messiah|One who's expected to deliver?
messiah|One who's expected to deliver?
mestizo|Latin American with mixed ancestry
meteoric|Sudden, swift and brilliant
meteoric|Transiently brilliant
metropolis|Capital, usually
mezzanine|Floor between first and second
midriff|Area under a halter
midterm|Important exam
migrate|Move
militiamen|Citizen soldiers
millennium|Period of future bliss
mimetic|Imitative
mincemeat|Pie filling
mindfully|With eyes open
mindsets|Attitudes
mineral|20 Questions category
minimize|Dwarf
minions|Flunkies
minstrel|Oldtime entertainer
minstrel|Renaissance Faire entertainer
minutiae|Details
miracle|Prerequisite for sainthood
misdeeds|Wicked acts
misfile|Lose in one's drawers
mishmash|Jumble
mislaid|Lost
missing|Lost
missive|Letter
misstep|Slip
mistitle|Handle incorrectly?
mixology|Bar exam subject?
mobilize|Put into action
moldier|More decayed
moments|Ticks
moneybags|Fat cat
moniker|Handle
monikers|Nicknames
monocle|Item on a chain, usually
monolith|Monument carved from a single stone
moorage|Dock payment
morasses|Sticking points
moreness|State of increased quantity
mortgages|Homeowners' burdens
mortuary|Dead center?
mounter|One who's getting on
mousetrap|Cheese place
mudslinger|Smear campaigner
muscadet|French white wine
muscatel|Sweet wine
muscles|They may be pulled
mustangs|Southern Methodist team, with "the"
nakedly|With nothing to hide
nakedly|With nothing to hide
nanosecond|Time in which light travels one foot, approximately
nauseate|Sicken
naysayer|Skeptical sort
nebulae|Space clouds
necessary|Called for
necktie|Often-stained piece of attire
necktie|Windsor, e.g.
needier|More impoverished
negates|Brings to naught
neonatal|Like some nursery care
neonatal|Relating to babes
neonate|Stork delivery
nerviest|Most gutsy
nervously|With shaking hands, perhaps
nescient|Agnostic
nestlers|Snugglers
nestles|Some chocolate
neurosis|Anxiety may be a symptom of it
neurosis|Complex component
neutral|Uncommitted
neutrino|Elementary particle
neutrino|Elementary particle
newsreels|Onetime Movietone productions
niftier|Cooler
nincompoop|Doofus
nominal|Insignificant
nominal|Insignificant
nominate|Put forward
nonetheless|However
nonhero|Melville's Ishmael, e.g.
nonpareil|Having no match
nonstarter|Dud of an idea
nonstick|Teflon, e.g.
nonstop|Direct
nonstop|Perpetual
nonusers|They're clean
noondays|Lunchtimes, typically
nosebag|Muzzle attachment
nosebands|Bridle parts
nostrum|Quack remedy
notarize|Authenticate, in a way
noticed|Saw
nougats|Candy bar fillings
nougats|Candy bar fillings
novelettes|Longish stories
nowhere|The boondocks
nowhere|You may be lost in the middle of it
nucleus|Chromosome home
numskull|Doofus
oarlock|Scull part
oatcake|Scottish cereal staple
obscure|Recondite
obsolete|Like Betamax
obsolete|Out
ocelots|Margay cousins
ochlocracy|Mob rule
ocotillo|Cactuslike tree of the Southwest
odiously|In a despicable way
odometer|Driving range device?
oedipal|Like some complex feelings?
offramp|Means of exit
ofttimes|Routinely
oilcans|Garage litter
olestra|Substitute for some snack foods
olestra|Sucrose polyester, more familiarly
oloroso|Bristol Cream ingredient
onagers|Asses with dorsal stripes
onboard|Participating in a group
oneness|Meditation goal
onlooker|One present but not participating
onstage|Acting, say
openers|Keys
operate|Be in charge of
operative|Key
opinion|Perspective
optimal|Best
opulence|Plenty
opulent|Luxuriant
oracles|Sources of wisdom
oranges|Items in many a still life
oranges|Juicy fruits
orangey|Like a bad spray-on tan
oratorio|Elijah or "The Creation"
oratorio|Church piece
oratorios|Elijah and others
orators|Figures of speech?
ordeals|Difficult experiences
ordeals|Periods in prison, e.g.
ordered|In sequence
orderers|Some store officials
ordinal|1st or 2nd, e.g.
oriental|Like Kashmir rugs
oriental|Like the Mikado and Nanki-Poo
oriental|___ shorthair (cat breed)
orientate|Get set
orientate|Help get settled
orientated|Became adjusted
origami|Its value is in creasing
original|Fresh
original|Fresh
origins|Onsets
orioles|Baltimore nine
orthopedic|Like some shoes
ottoman|Living room piece
outdates|Makes obsolete
outlands|Remote areas
outline|Silhouette
outstayed|Lingered past
ovation|Hero's welcome
ovation|It may be standing
overate|Had thirds, maybe
overate|Had thirds, maybe
overdone|A bit much
overkill|It's too much
overran|Flooded
override|Nullify
overshadow|Dwarf
oversleep|Ignore the alarm?
overstate|Hyperbolize
oversubscribe|*… subscapular …
overtime|Paycheck fattener
overtime|Source of more pay or more play
overtone|Implication
overture|Orchestral intro
overuses|Wears out
pageant|Where to see a crown
pageboy|Flip alternative
pagodas|Places of prayer and reflection
pajamas|Nightclothes
palaces|Hardly humble homes
palomino|Trigger, e.g.
palpate|Examine by touching
palpate|Feel one's way around?
pamperer|Spa employee, generally speaking
panatela|Slender cigar
panorama|Scenic view
pansies|Pretty violets
pantomime|Show silently
pantries|Grocery stores
papoose|Native American baby
paramounts|Supreme rulers
parentage|Extraction
parentheses|90
parolee|Many an ex-con
parrots|Apes
parrots|Chatty birds
parterre|Rear seating section in a theater
partita|One of six pieces by Bach
pastels|Soothing art
pastrami|Deli offering
pastrami|Sandwich filler
patrolman|One who keeps a beat?
patters|Sounds of walking in moccasins
pawnbroker|Occupation with an unsavory reputation
peacenik|Dove
peasant|Manorial worker
pedagogy|Education
peddles|Hawks
peddles|Hawks
peeress|Lady of rank
pellets|Air gun ammo
penalty|Foul result
penname|George Eliot, e.g.
pennant|Sports bar wall decoration
peoples|Races
peppery|Hot to the tongue
percussionist|Bell ringer
performs|Executes
peridot|Olivine variety
peripeteia|Unexpected turn of events, as in a literary work
permanent|Salon job
persist|Not give up
personae|Forum characters
perspired|Didn't stay dry
pesetas|Former European money
petites|Little women
petites|Women's apparel department
pettiest|Small in the biggest way?
petunia|Purple shade
pfennigs|Divisions of a mark
phalanx|Troop group
phantom|Not really there
photocopy|Xerox machine output
phrased|Put into words
piaster|Egyptian coin
piaster|Egyptian coin
piaster|Part of a pound
picayune|Piddling
piccalilli|Relish
picketers|Striking figures
pickiest|Most finicky
pierced|Like some noses
pierced|Went through
pierces|Runs through
pierrot|French mime
pierrot|French mime
pigpens|*Sties
pigpens|Dumps
pillars|Ones standing around monuments?
pilsner|Light golden lager
pilsner|Pale lager
pimento|Olive stuffing
pimento|Olive stuffing
pinecone|Fruit found among needles
pinesap|*Conifer exudation
pinhole|Camera obscura feature
pinhole|It admits very little light
pipeline|Oil conveyor
pipestem|Something for Santa Claus to bite
piranhas|Vicious sorts
placate|Appease
placebo|Part of many a test
planetaria|Sites for stargazers
planetaria|Sites for stargazers
plaster|Drub
plateglass|See-through sheets
pleader|Lawyer, at court
pleased|Content
plethora|Overabundance
plosive|Like some consonant stops
plumber|Leak fixer
poleaxe|Versatile weapon
polemics|Controversial study
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
policeman|One dressed in blue
politic|Tactful
political|Man is by nature a ___ animal: Aristotle
politick|Make campaign stops
politicos|Party people?
polyester|A synthetic
pondered|Chewed on
poniards|Narrow-bladed weapons
ponytail|It's often tied with a rubber band
ponytail|It's often tied with a rubber band
poolside|Where many people may lie
poorhouse|Oliver Twist's birthplace
popover|Light muffin
popsicle|It gets a licking
portrayal|Acting job
possesses|Haunts
postcard|Deltiologist's purchase
postmen|Some carriers
potting|Plant nursery activity
pouring|Raining cats and dogs
powerful|Strong
prairie|Kansas expanse
praises|Highly recommends
prancers|Lively horses
praying|Saying grace
preachy|Tediously didactic
prebake|Cook first, as pie crust
precluded|Made impossible
predators|Lions and tigers and bears
predestined|Like Oedipus' marriage
preface|Introduce
prename|Tom, Dick or Harry
prepare|Train, say
preradio|Like the era of highest sheet music sales
presidio|Fortress of old
presort|Do some advance organizing
presser|Laundry worker
presses|Importunes
pressure|Barograph reading
pressure|Lobby, say
prestige|Cachet
presume|Gather
pretend|Role-play, say
pretense|Make-believe
pretense|Make-believe
pretreatments|Stain looseners on washday
pretzel|Contortionist's inspiration?
prithee|Please, old-style
prithee|Request starter of old
probate|Contest of wills?
probity|Uprightness
problem|No ___!
produced|Cranked out
producers|1968 film or 2001 Broadway hit, with "The"
product|What x makes
professor|Nutty role for Jerry Lewis
proletariat|Class in factories
promisee|Beneficiary, of sorts
prompts|Gives a stage cue
pronged|Like electrical plugs
prophesy|Predict
prophet|Isaiah or Elijah
proposal|Will you marry me?, e.g.
prorate|Apportion, as costs
prosper|Flourish
proverb|Words from the wise
proverbs|Whence the line "A soft answer turneth away wrath"
pulsate|Beat
punches|They may be pulled
punitive|Castigatory
punitive|Like some damages
punster|Ogden Nash, notably
purpleheart|Washington's profile is on it
purport|Signify
quarterstaff|Little John's weapon in Robin Hood legend
quarterstaff|Little John's weapon in Robin Hood legend
queened|Promoted, as a pawn
queries|Calls to help lines
quibbles|Nitpicking
quixotic|Starry-eyed
quorums|Select groups
racehorse|Nag
racetracks|Ovals
racetracks|Ovals
radiate|Send out
radical|Avant-garde
ragtops|Convertibles
ragweeds|Sneeze causers, for some
railbird|Racetrack habitué
rainbow|Pointer for gold seekers?
rainstorm|Cloudburst
rainwear|Slickers and the like
rampant|Runaway
rangers|New York N.H.L.'ers
ransomer|Charles Lindbergh, once
ranters|Highly opinionated sorts
rappers|Jay-Z and Timbaland
rarebit|Welsh cheese dish
ratatat|Battle report?
rathole|Lowly digs
rational|Lucid
rational|Lucid
rational|Sane
reactor|Nuclear power apparatus
readied|Set up
readies|Sets up
readmits|Signs back in
realist|One who sees it like it is
reanimated|Jump-started
rearousal|Further stirring
rebirth|Comeback
rebooted|Got going after a crash
receive|Choice after a football coin toss
reclame|Notoriety
recoilless|Having very little kick
rectifier|Device for converting alternating current into direct current
recusal|Potential result of a conflict of interest
redcaps|Porters
reddens|Makes flush
redials|Punches a new number in
redistill|Raise the proof?
redress|Remedy
redwings|Joe Louis Arena team
redwings|N.H.L. team at Joe Louis Arena
reengage|Attack once more
reenter|Type in, as lost data
reentry|NASA homecoming
refined|Tasteful
refined|Tasteful
refuged|Sought sanctuary, old-style
regalia|Robes, tiaras, etc.
regather|Assemble again
regather|Assemble again
regatta|Yachting event
registrar|University official
reglaze|Coat anew
regretters|They'd like to take things back
reharden|Set after melting
reheard|Listened to again
rehires|They're back on board
reindeer|Christmas team
reinvest|Not take out of the company, say
rekeyed|Entered anew
rekindles|Sparks a second time
relapse|Medical setback
released|Set free
releaser|It lets things go
relleno|Stuffed with cheese, in Mexican cooking
reloaned|Made further advances?
remakes|2001's "Ocean's Eleven" and others
remakes|2001's "Ocean's Eleven" and others
reminder|Prompt
remnant|Scrap
remodel|Modernize
reneged|Had a problem with one's suits?
renewed|Extended, as a membership
renewed|Like some friendships
renovate|Give a face-lift
rentals|Bowling shoes, often
reorder|Satisfied customer's request
repaired|Good as new
repairman|Tool kit carrier
reparable|Not totally disastrous
repeats|Second airings
replace|Succeed
replete|Filled to the gills
reports|Homework assignments
repugnance|Antipathy
rereads|Double-checks
reredos|Decoration behind an altar
rescale|Make larger or smaller, as a photo
rescues|Bails out
reseeded|Having new tournament rankings
resells|Acts as a middleman
resents|Chafes (at)
residue|Ashes, e.g.
resists|Holds off
resoled|Put a new bottom on, in a way
resoles|Puts a new bottom on
resolute|Unwavering
resorts|Getaways
respire|Breathe
respites|Breaks
respites|Peaceful interludes
responders|Survey participants
restage|Put on again
restate|Say again just for the record, say
restive|Fidgety
restore|Touch up, as a painting
restorer|Museum employee
retaken|Like college aptitude tests, for many students
retaped|Filmed over
retardant|Inhibitor
rethink|Freshly consider
rethink|Freshly consider
retinol|Another name for vitamin A
retirement|It's no longer working
retires|Turns in
retract|Take back
retreats|Off-site meetings, maybe
retrocede|Go back
retronym|Acoustic guitar or "push lawn mower," e.g.
retsina|Strong Greek wine
reunited|One once again
reuniter|Investigator who finds someone's birth mother, say
reunites|Ends a separation
revelation|Preacher's sky-high feeling?
revenge|It's sweet, it's said
revenges|Exacts satisfaction for
revokes|Takes back
reweave|Fix, as a rug
rewrites|Edits
rewrites|Edits
ringdoves|Old World pigeons with markings around the neck
ringleader|Head of a cabal
ripeness|Maturity
riposte|Comeback
roadrunner|Cartoon beeper
rockers|You don't sit still in them
romanced|Worked one's wiles on
rondelet|Poem whose first, third and seventh lines are identical
rondure|Circle
rooters|Cheering section
rosters|Lists
rosters|Rolls
rotates|Works on, as a set of tires
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rotator|The spit in a spit roast, e.g.
rotator|What goes around
roulade|Meat dish with a filling
roulette|Game played with a 1/2- to 3/4-inch ball
roundtrip|Point A to point B and back
routeman|Worker who makes rounds
royalist|Old Tory
ruiners|Banes
ruminant|Mulling
runabouts|Roadsters
ruptured|Tore
rustler|Herd-thinning menace
saddened|Made blue
saddest|Most mournful
safeties|Two-point plays in football
saguaros|Arizona state flowers
salamanders|Newts and such
salaried|On the payroll
salchow|Eponymous rink jump
salesclerk|One being counter-productive?
salines|Hospital supply
saloons|Old settings for many out-of-tune pianos
saltines|Soup accompaniers
samisen|Banjolike Japanese instrument
samosas|Indian pastries
sampler|Confectioner's offering
sanatoriums|Rest stops?
sandaled|Like centurions, typically
santeria|Afro-Caribbean religion
sapsago|Cheese with a greenish tint
sarcasm|Humor that's often lost in an e-mail
sassier|Relatively smart
sateens|Lush fabrics
satellite|Kind of state
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Have quite enough for
satires|Burlesques
satires|Burlesques
satires|Juvenal work
satires|Wilde things?
satires|Works of Swift and Wilde
satirical|Like The Onion
sawdust|Carpentry byproduct
sawdust|Carpentry byproduct
sawdust|Shop coat?
sawhorse|Woodcutter's aid
sayonara|Something you might part with overseas
sayonara|Tokyo "ta-ta!"
scanned|Like many supermarket lines?
scanned|Medically examined via machine
scanned|Medically examined via machine
scanned|Speed-read
scanter|Less sufficient
scaring|Halloween activity
scented|Fragrant
schedule|Plan
schemata|Underlying patterns
scholar|Erudite sort
schtick|Comedian's gimmick
schtick|Comic's gimmick
scoreless|Missing the point?
scraper|Deicing tool
scratcher|Cat, at times
screech|Auto accident sound
screener|Airport worker
scrunch|Compress
seabeds|Divers' milieus
seadogs|Old salts
seahorse|*Underwater creature whose males give birth
seahorse|Equine-looking fish
sealant|Deck covering to keep out moisture
seances|Mediums' meetings
seances|They may raise some people's spirits
seaport|Wharf locale
seasoner|One who shakes in a kitchen, maybe
seating|Concern for a hostess
secants|Some trigonometric ratios
seclude|Shut off
seconded|Supported
secrecy|Opposite of openness
sedated|Put under?
seducer|Don Juan
seediest|Maximally mangy
seepage|Damp basement cause
seeress|The Prophecy of the ___ (Eddic poem)
seesawed|Had a tough time deciding
seethed|Was really agitated
selector|TV remote, e.g.
selects|Chooses
selfish|Having I-strain?
selfish|Me-first
senator|Cicero or Publius
senator|One serving a long term
senders|Things are often returned to them
senhora|Lady from Ipanema
seniors|Promgoers
senoras|Halves of Córdoba couples
senoritas|Some misses
sensate|Able to feel
senseless|Beyond understanding
sentiment|Logic's counterpart
sentinel|Lookout
serapes|Navajo handicrafts
serenaded|Like sororities, at times
serenades|Some Mozart works
serious|Grave
serrate|Saw-edged
serrate|Saw-toothed
session|Psychiatrist's scheduling
sessions|Psychiatrists' appointments
sestets|Sonnet endings
shallow|Not deep
shareware|Try before you buy products
shebang|Whole ___
sheriff|Nottingham villain
shiatsu|Type of massage
shinbone|It's guarded in a soccer game
shinbone|It's guarded in a soccer game
shining|Illustrious
shining|Illustrious
shivaree|Noisy celebration
shooter|Trigger
shoving|Nudging, and then some
showbiz|Tinseltown doings
showboat|*Perform ostentatiously
showman|Troupe leader
showroom|Dealership area
shrinks|Contracts
shtetls|Old Jewish villages
shushed|Like talkers at a movie
siamese|Like some connections
sidearms|Pistols and such
sidebar|Court conference
sidecar|Brandy + orange liqueur + lemon juice
sidecar|Brandy + orange liqueur + lemon juice
sideline|Border in the court?
sideman|Supporting instrumentalist
sierras|Yosemite setting
siestas|Breaks in the heat?
siestas|Naps
sighers|Some relieved people
signers|Parties to a contract
signore|Gentleman of Verona
signors|Modena misters
signpost|Help provider
silence|It is golden, it's said
silencer|Need for a quiet report?
silexes|Materials used as inert paint fillers
silhouette|It can be a relief
silverback|Patriarchal gorilla
silvers|Emmy-winning Phil
similar|Comparable
simoleon|Clam
sincere|Not deceitful
sinecure|Political payoff, perhaps
singlet|Wrestler's wear
singsong|Monotonous voice
sinister|Ominous
sinister|Up to no good
sirloin|Certain cut
situate|Orient
situate|Place
skating|Rink activity
skeletal|Not fleshed out
skidded|Lost control of a car, say
skinflints|Tightwads
skinflints|Tightwads
skinless|Like some hot dogs
skittish|Easily startled
slanders|Doesn't just bad-mouth
slanted|At a tilt
slapdash|Haphazardly
slashers|Freddy Krueger and others
slashes|1/2 and 1/3 parts
slaverer|Fawning type
sledges|Arctic transports
slender|Lean
slimiest|Most vile
slingshot|Goliath's undoing
slippage|Gear teeth trouble
slipshod|Loose
slipstream|Racecar-generated air current
slivers|Narrow pieces
slogans|Advertisers' output
sloshes|Handles clumsily, as a pail
sloughs|Discards, with "off"
sluffed|Discarded: Var.
smarted|Stung
smashed|Blotto
smashed|Blotto
smearer|Dirty campaigner
smidgen|Dash
smiling|Apparently pleased
smitten|Gaga
smitten|In love
smokier|Less clear
smolder|Burn slowly
smolder|Not quite catch fire
smoldered|Felt suppressed rage
sneaked|Didn't proceed forthrightly
sneaked|Didn't proceed forthrightly
sneaked|Stole
sneaker|Half of an athletic pair
sneerers|High-hats
snidest|Most derogatory
snifter|Brandy glass
sniping|Taking potshots
snorkel|View coral reefs, maybe
soirees|Bashes
solaria|Sunrooms
solarize|Shed some light on?
soloing|Eschewing accompaniment
soloing|Eschewing accompaniment
soloing|Eschewing help
someday|In time
someone|It doesn't matter who
sonants|Voiced bits of speech
sonnets|The New Colossus and the like
sooners|Children of Norman and Enid
sorcery|Potter's field?
soursop|Tropical fruit with white pulp and black seeds
souvenirs|Tourist shop purchases
soybean|Source of lecithin
spacecraft|Magellan, e.g.
spaghetti|Strands in a diner
spangled|Sparkly
spaniel|Long-eared pet
sparerib|Cookout item usually eaten with two hands
sparkle|What icicles do
sparrow|U.S. air-to-air missile
speakeasy|It may be password-protected
species|Canis lupus familiaris, for dogs
specter|Shade
speedos|Some shorts
spellbind|Entrance, as through oratory
speller|Part of a bee
spheric|Globular
spherical|Round all around
spiders|Some widows
spiraled|Shot up, as inflation
spitfires|Hot-blooded ones
splendid|Jolly good!
splicer|Worker with genes or film
splints|First-aid equipment
splurge|Go all out
sponsor|It's often "proud"
sponsor|Supporter
spotlit|Put the focus on
spotter|Gymnast's helper
spreaders|Some farm machinery
sprinter|One on the fast track?
sprouts|Salad bar binful
spryest|Displaying unmatched nimbleness
sputnik|Newsmaker of October 4, 1957
sputter|Speak explosively in anger
squeegees|Windshield wipers
squeezes|Tight spots
squirts|WD-40 applications
stabile|Work of art
stagers|Play group?
stagflation|Worrisome economic condition
stagger|Arrange alternately
stained|Tarnished
stalemate|Unchangeable situation
stalled|Not going anywhere
stampede|Run wild
standard|Comparison basis
standish|Miles from Plymouth
stapler|Paper binder
stardom|Celebrity
stardust|Big band era standard
stargaze|Be a night watchman?
staring|Kind of contest
starlit|Twinkly, in a way
stashes|Puts away
statehouse|Dome site
stately|Majestic
statements|Showers of purchases
statistic|Earned run average, e.g.
stators|Fixed parts of motors
steaded|Availed
steadies|Sweethearts
stealth|Like the B-2 bomber
steamer|Clambake item
steelhead|Certain trout
steeple|Feature of the high church?
steepness|What gradeability is a measure of
steersman|One at the helm
stemless|Without a leg to stand on?
stencil|Cutout to fill in
stencil|Letter-writing aid
stepfather|Faux pa?
stepson|Hamlet, to Claudius
stereotype|Cast in a certain role
sterile|Germ-free
sternum|It sticks to the ribs
steroid|Target of some testing
steroids|Some athletes shoot them
stiletto|Eyelet creator
stimulant|Pepper-upper
stimuli|Bright lights, at times
stingray|Deadly long-tailed fish
stinker|Scoundrel
stomata|Plant openings
stonier|Less sympathetic
stopcock|Faucet with a rotating plug
storied|Celebrated in the past
stories|Lies
storybook|Kind of romance
straightedges|Rulers
strapped|Short on dough
strawhat|Farmer's headwear
streamer|Band seen at parties
streetlamps|Lights on posts, perhaps
streetlamps|Some crime deterrents
streets|Urban grid
stresses|Italicizes, e.g.
stretch|Pre-workout ritual
stretchers|Emergency equipment
stretti|Overlapping fugue motifs
striated|Streaked
striders|Insects that walk on water
striker|Soccer forward
striped|Like a skunk
stripper|One whose business is taking off?
stripper|One whose business is taking off?
striptease|*Alluring dance
strokes|Swings
studied|Not spontaneous
studios|Some apartments
styrene|C8H8
styrene|C8H8
subedit|Change, as a manuscript, in Britain
subplot|Side story
subpoena|One way to get a witness
subsides|Falls off
subvert|Undermine
suffers|Withstands
sullies|Besmirches
sumpter|Packhorse or mule
sunbelt|Snowbirds' destination
sunlight|Source of vitamin D
sunporch|Chaise place
sunporch|Chaise place
sunspot|Source of disruption to satellites
superhero|DC figure
superhero|Spider-Man or the Green Lantern
surefire|Never-failing
surpluses|It's nice to run these
swasher|Daring adventurer
swayback|Sag on a nag
sweater|Producer of some beads
sweating|Producing bullets?
sweeteners|Aids in closing deals
sweetie|Ladylove
swelters|Bakes
sycamores|Graceful trees
syllabi|First-class handouts?
symbiosis|Mutualism
symbolist|Person who says one thing and means another
tableau|Scene
tabling|Putting aside temporarily
tachometer|Part of a dash
tackled|Took on
takeout|Sign inside a restaurant
takeout|Sign inside a restaurant
talented|Masterful
tangles|Mats
tanners|Their work stinks
tantara|Trumpet blast
tapioca|Cassava product
tapioca|Dessert Calvin doesn't like in "Calvin and Hobbes"
tapioca|Starchy dessert
taproot|Parsnip, e.g.
tarantula|Fuzzy crawler
tarring|Besmirching
tartans|Carnegie Mellon athletes
tartare|Rarer than rare
tartest|Maximally sharp
taskmaster|Simon Legree
tatters|Ribbons
tattling|Fink's activity
taverner|Person behind bars?
taverner|Person behind bars?
taverns|Where things may be neatly ordered?
taxicab|Something often looked for on a rainy day
teacart|Carrier of leaves for a dining table?
teacher|One who might stand in front of a map
teammate|*Bench sharer
teapots|Bag holders
teapots|Places to put some bags
teargas|Blind, in a way
teariest|Most affected by pathos
teariest|Most affected by pathos
teasers|Some TV spots
teasing|Playful mockery
teentsy|Minute
teeters|Betrays unsteadiness
telemetry|Rocket data
telephones|Bank holdings?
tellers|Cage occupants
tenable|Well-founded
tenants|Many urban dwellers
tenders|Chicken ___
tendons|Sinews
tendril|Climber's support
tenement|Catfish Row in "Porgy and Bess," e.g.
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tenoner|Carpenter, at times
tentacle|Feeler
terminals|United places
termini|Extreme ends
ternary|Threefold
terrace|Cookout setting
terrace|Setting for a chaise longue
terrains|Tracts
terries|Fabrics for towels, robes, etc.
testable|Subject to an assessment?
testable|Subject to an assessment?
testacy|Willful state?
testate|How some people die
tethers|Mountaineering aids
textbooks|New school year purchases
textiles|Spandex and Lurex
thereto|In that direction
thingamajig|Doohickey
thirsty|Unable to pass the bar?
threatens|Cows
throngs|Assemblages
throngs|Assemblages
thumbnail|Kind of sketch
tiepins|Cravat adornments
tiepins|Cuff link companions
tightened|Wound (up)
timecards|They get punched
titanic|Enormous
tithers|Observant Mormons, e.g.
titling|Calling
toadies|Hangers-on
toasted|Like brides and grooms, traditionally
toaster|Wedding reception figure
toddled|Took one's first steps
toddled|Took one's first steps
toehold|It can aid one's climb to the top
toilets|Rest stop features
tolerant|Accepting
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerant|Not narrow
tollbar|It's raised after a payment is collected
tomboys|Hoydens
tongues|They're depressed during exams
tontine|Annuity scheme
topsides|Decks
topspin|Tennis technique
toreros|Corrida combatants
tosspots|They're fried
tosspots|They're fried
totaled|Came to
totally|100 percent
trachea|Breathing tube
tracing|Kind of paper
tractor|Deere product
trailer|It doesn't give you the full picture
trailers|Previews
traipse|Tramp
trances|Spells
transacts|Does, as business
transept|It intersects the nave
transit|Buses and trains
transit|Passage
transliteration|Job for one doing character studies?
travail|Toil
treatise|Formal discourse
treetop|Place for a star
treetops|Dangers for paragliders
treetops|Mountain view
tresses|Locks
trickery|Monkey business
trickery|Monkey business
tricksy|Mischievous
trifecta|Racetrack bet
triflers|Those who don't behave seriously
trimester|Something that goes for a quarter?
trimester|Something that goes for a quarter?
trinkets|Tchotchkes
triplane|Aircraft for the Red Baron
triplex|Certain multiscreen cinema
tripoli|Lebanese port
triremes|Ancient vessels
tristate|Conjoined area
trivial|Worth bubkes
trolled|Fished with a baited line
trolled|Fished with a baited line
trolled|Searched
troopers|Smokeys
trotter|Competitor in a harness
trounces|Buries
truancy|Cutting out?
trundled|Rolled along
trustee|One on a board
tsarinas|Catherine I and others
tsarinas|Catherine I and others
tsunamis|Waves with long wavelengths?
twinborn|Like Romulus and Remus
twinkie|Ding Dong alternative
tycoons|Captains of industry
typeset|Ready to be proofed
ultimate|Paramount
ululate|Hoot
ululate|Howl
umbilical|Kind of cord
unaided|Helpless?
unaired|Not shown
unaired|Not shown
unalike|Different
unalike|Dissimilar
unalike|Dissimilar
unbiased|Fair-minded
unbiased|Without an agenda
uncanny|Like some close likenesses
uncanny|Like some close likenesses
underestimate|Sell short
underrate|Review unfairly
underscore|Indication of stress
undersea|Like Cousteau's work
undeterred|Not put off
unearths|Digs up
unerring|Perfect
unicorn|Mythical symbol of purity
unimpressed|Apt to say "So?"
unionized|Prepared to strike, perhaps
uniquely|Without a match
unitarians|Presidents Adams, Fillmore and Taft
uniters|Opposite of dividers
universities|They're staffed with doctors
unkempt|Disheveled
unknown|Hardly a celebrity
unmoral|Ethically indifferent
unmoved|Dry-eyed
unreels|Plays out
unseats|Defeats, in a way
unsettle|Shake
unsettle|Shake
unsettles|Perturbs
unstops|Pulls the plug on
untamed|Wild
untamed|Wild
unwaxed|Like some dental floss
unweave|Backtrack on, as a rug
upholstery|Headline, part 2
uplands|High-elevation areas
uploads|Does some file transfers
uploads|Does some file transfers
upraise|Lift
uprising|Jacquerie
upsides|Advantages
useable|Fit
username|Chat room info
ushered|Like wedding attendees, often
utensil|Piece of silver
vacuous|Empty, as a stare
vagrants|Tramps
varietal|Like some wines
varmint|Predatory critter
varnish|Make superficially attractive
vaseline|Healing aid patented in 1872
vassals|Feudal workers
vaunting|Boastful
vehement|Very strong
vehicle|It'll get you somewhere
verified|Authenticated
veritas|Harvard's motto
versatile|Like character actors
version|New rendering
vertigo|Reeling feeling
veteran|Bonus Army member
veteran|Longtime
vineyard|Napa sight
visages|Appearances
vitamine|It's found in eggs
voiceovers|Talking during movies?
washers|They have loads of work to do
waterer|Sprinkler
westerns|Things that may be shot in stages?
wherewithal|Means
whistles|Sounds from a teakettle
widened|Like some highways after construction work
widgeons|Mallard cousins
wielder|Ax user, e.g.
wildcats|Kansas State athletes
winesaps|McIntosh cousins
winsome|Endearing, as a smile
wintertide|End-of-year festival
wiretap|Conversation piece?
wiretap|Surveillance setup
wiretapped|Bugged
wiretapper|Person of intelligence?
wistful|Yearning
wolfsbane|Monkshood
wolfsbane|Poisonous flower
woodtones|Grainy finishes
workshop|Training session
worldly|Sophisticated
wrangle|Run-in
written|On paper
xeroxes|They're not originals
yardage|Gain or loss
yearned|Longed (for)
yodeling|Higher calling?
yodelled|Sang on high?: Var.
yokemate|Team member
zaniness|Marxist quality?
zillion|Whole slew of
abdicator|King Edward VIII, e.g.
abdominal|Like some six-packs
abettor|Lookout, maybe
abraded|Sanded, e.g.
abrasion|Souvenir from a bad trip?
abscond|Decamp
absence|Report card notation
absorbs|Learns
abstentions|No-votes?
accentuate|Underline
accessible|Easy to get into
accosts|Approaches aggressively
accosts|Buttonholes
account|Narrative
accredit|Certify
accuracy|Precision
accuracy|Precision
acetate|Film material
acetone|Common solvent
acetone|Thinner option
achieve|Accomplish
achieve|Accomplish
acquire|Pick up
acreage|Spread statistic
acrobat|Flipper
acrobat|Flipper
activism|What demonstrators demonstrate
adapter|Plug in a travel kit
addends|All the parts of a column except the bottom
adjudges|Deems in court
adjunct|Like some professors
admiral|General equivalent
admired|Looked up to
admires|Thinks the world of
adoptee|Oliver Twist, for one
adorers|Devoted fans
adorned|Decked out
advises|Steers
aerator|Lawn care tool
aerially|How trapeze artists perform
aerosol|Kind of can
affidavit|Court evidence, at times
aficionado|Buff
aftermath|Wake
agitates|Shakes up
agonies|Extreme pains
agonize|Suffer
agonizes|Has a tough time deciding
aiglets|Shoelace ends: Var.
airdate|TV Guide info
airhead|Scatterbrain
airstream|Wind tunnel wind
airwaves|Radio hosts' medium
airwoman|Her idea may be taking off
alabaster|Gypsum variety
alameda|Neighbor of Oakland
alamode|Apple pie order
alchemy|Middle Ages pseudoscience
alcoves|Dinette settings
alfalfa|Our Gang kid
alfalfa|Our Gang kid
alfresco|Like a picnic
alienate|Turn away
alienees|Heirs, legally
allergens|Causes of some breakouts
allergens|They might make you tear up
alliterate|Sing "Bye Bye Birdie," e.g.
allocate|Earmark
allotted|Earmarked (for)
allowable|O.K.
allowance|Stipend
allured|Played the enchantress
almanacs|Output from Benjamin Franklin's press
alongside|How a towpath proceeds vis-à-vis a canal
alumnae|Seven Sisters grads
alumnus|Graduate
amanita|Genus of poisonous mushrooms
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amarettos|Fruitcake flavorings
amaryllis|Flower also called a naked lady
amateur|Dabbler
amateur|Hobbyist
amatory|Like a Romeo's adventures
ambience|Factor in a restaurant rating
ameliorate|Better
ameliorate|Ease
amendments|They affect one's constitution
ammeter|Current gauge
ammeter|Current measurer
ammeter|Electric gauge
ammonia|It's lighter than air
amoebas|Studies under a microscope
amoebas|They may be seen on slides
amontillado|Spanish sherry
amontillado|Spanish sherry
amorist|Don Juan
anabolism|Process of molecular synthesis
anaerobe|Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen
anaerobe|Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen
anagrams|Angered and enraged, e.g.
analogy|Explanatory tool
analyse|Examine, in Exeter
analyst|Commentator
analyst|Commentator
anathema|Something detested
ancient|Socrates or Pythagoras, e.g.
ancient|Socrates or Pythagoras, e.g.
ancients|Plato and Aristotle, e.g.
andante|Not so fast
andiron|Log holder
andiron|Log holder
angrily|How curses are exchanged
angular|Lean and bony
annexes|Takes over
annotate|Comment on, as in a margin
anoints|Chooses by divine election
anoints|Gives last rites to, e.g.
antacid|*Settler in a pharmacy
antbear|Aardvark
anteater|It has a long tongue
antenna|Aid in picking things up
antenna|Insect or radio part
antielite|Favoring common folk
antifur|Like some animal rights campaigns
antique|Object of many an appraisal
antique|Relic
antitank|Like some missiles
antiunion|Unwilling to get organized
anurans|Frogs and toads
anxious|Impatient
anytime|Whenever
apolitical|Like some nonvoters
apparel|Duds
apparent|Clear to all
appliers|Paintbrushes and such
approval|Blessing
approver|One signing off
aquaplane|Alternative to a water ski
arcadia|Peace-and-quiet venue
arcadia|Peaceful place
archrival|Malfoy, to Harry Potter
archrival|Malfoy, to Harry Potter
arcsine|Function whose domain is between -1 and 1
arcsine|Trig angle
aristas|Bristly appendages
armlets|Small, narrow bays
armorial|Of heraldry
armrest|Place for an elbow
armrest|Place for an elbow
armrest|Seat separator
armrest|Seat separator
aroused|Stimulated
arpeggio|Harpist's progression
arrayed|In formation
arrayed|In order
arrests|Record list
arrival|Stork's bundle
arriver|One pulling in
arriver|One pulling in
arroyos|Washes
artichoke|Something you might want to get to the heart of?
artifact|Dig discovery
artiste|Left Bank frequenter
artiste|Virtuoso
artiste|Virtuoso
artistes|Cirque du Soleil troupe, e.g.
artists|Some colony members
artless|Natural
ascends|Climbs
ascribe|Attribute (to)
ascribe|Attribute (to)
aseptic|Sterile
ashrams|Guru residences
ashrams|Religious retreats
ashrams|Religious retreats
aspersed|Smeared
aspires|Has high hopes
aspirin|It's a relief
aspirin|Offering from St. Joseph
aspirin|Relief provider
assails|Goes after
assents|Knuckles under
asserted|Held
asserts|Maintains
associate|Business partner
assuage|Lessen
assuage|Temper
asterisk|Record follower, at times
asteroid|Vesta, Pallas or Hygiea
asteroids|All-time top-selling Atari video game
astonish|Really wow
astounded|In a daze
astride|On
astride|On both sides of
atavism|Reversion to an earlier type
atelier|Place for an easel
atheist|Nonbeliever
atingle|All excited
atingle|Feeling all excited
atlases|World books
attacked|Took the offensive
attackers|People in a rush
attested|Bore witness (to)
attested|Certified
attested|Certified
attests|Bears witness
attract|Exert some pull
attracts|Draws
augment|Enhance
auricle|Earlike organ
auroras|Night lights
austere|Hardly luxurious
autobahn|Famously fast route
autobahn|Main route?
automata|They work by themselves
autopilot|Unthinking state
avarice|A deadly sin
avatars|Images representing Internet users
avenger|Eye-for-an-eye seeker
avenger|Hamlet, notably
aviation|Ace's specialty
aviator|An ace is a good one
aviator|One whose idea may be taking off
avionic|Relating to flight technology
avionics|Flight field
avocado|Guacamole base
avocado|Tree of the laurel family
awesome|Outta sight!
azaleas|Showy shrubs
azimuth|Reading from a surveyor's compass
badlands|South Dakota's ___ National Park
bailsman|Bond poster
baklava|It's flaky and nutty
ballpark|Diamond setting
bangkok|Capital known as the Venice of the East
banister|Something to slide on
bannocks|Oatcakes popular in Scotland
bannocks|Oatcakes popular in Scotland
banshees|Keen producers
banshees|Keen producers
barneys|Fife and Frank
barrios|Some neighborhoods
bartend|Pour drinks
basaltic|Like some lava
basalts|Some volcanic deposits
baseball|*Diamond game
bastions|Strong defenses
bathmat|Toweling-off place
batsmen|Some cricketers
beachballs|They're blown up and thrown up
beachcomb|Use a metal detector, maybe
bearable|Not too awful
beatnik|1950s stereotype
beatnik|Unconventional sort
becomes|Looks good on
bedazzle|Impress, and then some
bedcover|Soft spread
bedspread|Top layer, in a way
bedstand|Night table
beeswax|Affairs, slangily
beggary|Extreme poverty
begonias|Showy blooms
begorra|Irish exclamation
behaved|Didn't act up
beheaded|Like Sydney Carton at the end of "A Tale of Two Cities"
behemoth|Colossus
behoove|Serve well
behoove|Serve well
bellicosity|Aggressiveness
benefits|Job interview topic
bereave|Deprive (of)
bereave|Deprive, as through a loss
beretta|Big pistol maker
beseech|Supplicate
bestial|Inhuman
betatron|Particle accelerator
bethesda|National Institutes of Health location
betroth|Affiance
betroths|Gets engaged to, old-style
biennia|Periods between Winter and Summer Olympics
bifocal|Split right before your eyes?
birdbrain|Ding-dong
biscuit|Serving with ham and gravy
bisects|Halves
bizarre|Freaky
blacksmith|Singers Clint + Patti
blatant|Lacking subtlety
blazing|Of tremendous fervor
blenders|Appliances with lids
blindfolded|Like players in pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey
bloodred|Vivid valentine color
bluenose|Prig
blurted|Let slip
bobcats|Charlotte hoopsters
bodegas|Some corner stores
boldest|Most brazen
boleros|Dances in waltz time
boleros|Short jackets for women
boleros|Short jackets for women
bolster|Support
bonanza|Ore galore
bookrest|Literary supporter?
boomtown|Prosperous place
boorish|Impolite
bootleg|Illegal record
bouncers|Bar personnel
bracket|Shelf support
brackets|Tournament organizer's concern
brainchild|Bean product?
brainwashed|Psychologically manipulated
braless|Needing a lift?
briberies|Boodlers' acts
bridles|Tack room items
bridles|Tack room items
brocade|Elegant fabric
brocade|Wedding gown material
broccoli|Some spears
bronzer|Alternative to a tanning booth
brownstone|Singers James + Sly
bulldogged|Attacked with fierceness and anger
bulldozer|Leveler
bullhorn|March instrument?
bummers|Lousy breaks
burette|Lab tube
burgles|Is a second-story man
busboys|Waiters' aides
buttercup|Yellow flower
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cachepot|Florist's container
caducei|Medical emblems
caftans|Loungewear
calamine|Skin soother
caliber|.45 or .22
caliber|Bore
caloric|Heat-related
camping|Activity in which stakes may be laid
cantata|Bach work
canvassed|Solicited
capitalism|Start of a quote by economist Allan Meltzer
capsizes|Turns over
captioned|Underwritten?
caramels|Portion of a trick-or-treater's haul
caramels|Portion of a trick-or-treater's haul
carbine|The M-1, for one
careers|Life choices
caribou|Game in the Arctic
caroler|Spreader of holiday cheer
carolled|Spread some holiday joy
carotid|Kind of artery
carpool|Auto-rotating system
carryall|Tote
cartons|Egg holders
cartons|Smokes in bulk
casinos|Houses of cards?
casinos|Strip joints?
catalog|Put in a bibliography, e.g.
catcall|Jeer
catchall|Multipurpose
catfight|Scratch cause
catsups|Fast-food restaurant packets
celesta|Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy instrument
cellophane|Transparent packaging material
censuses|Big counting jobs
centerline|*Painted highway divider
ceramic|Fired pitcher?
ceramic|Like Delftware
cereals|Post boxes?
chaired|Headed up
chamberlain|Churchill predecessor
channel|Remote access?
channel|Where the buoys are?
chaperon|Some dates have one
chatter|A lot of foreign intelligence intercepts
cheater|One using a crib
cheesecloth|Open-textured cotton fabric
cheeses|American, Swiss, etc.
cheetah|Spotted speedster
chemists|Formula formulators
cherish|Love
chianti|It could end up in a fiasco
chocoholic|One needing kisses, say
choirboy|Tenor, perhaps
choirboy|Tenor, perhaps
chorale|Bach work
chutney|Condiment made with a mortar and pestle
cigarette|Winston or Salem
cilantro|Leaves in the kitchen
cinnamon|Gum choice
cinnamon|Gum flavor
circuits|Motherboard array
circumvent|Bypass
clappers|Bell parts
clappers|Bell parts
claptrap|Baloney
clarets|Some reds
classical|Section in a record store
classier|More chic
clawers|Catfight participants
cleanse|Deterge
cleanse|Make spotless
clearer|Forecast for improved weather
clergies|Religious groups
clerics|Father figures?
clicker|Quiz show gizmo
climaxed|Reached the peak
closing|Dealmaker's delight
coastguard|Its academy is in New London, Conn.
coastguard|Its academy is in New London, Conn.
coconuts|Milk sources
codeine|Opium product
coffeepot|One that's "perky" in the morning
cogency|Persuasiveness
coherent|Able to be followed
colorfast|Unlikely to run
columnists|Some opinion offerers
comfort|It doesn't help much when it's cold
commode|Where to go
compile|Gather
complain|Crab
concave|Like the inside of a sphere
concept|What a ___!
concert|It may fill a hall
congest|Stop up
congest|Stop up
conscience|Angel on one's shoulder
consider|Weigh
consist|Are made up
consulter|Chiromancer client, e.g.
contend|Argue
contessa|1954 title role for Ava Gardner
contessa|Neapolitan noblewoman
conveying|Signifying
copiers|Certain cheaters
cordillera|Mountain chain
cordoba|Spanish capital under the Moors
corolla|Popular Toyota
corsage|Prom accessory
cosmist|Philosophical studier of the universe
costume|Something you might go to a party in
cottony|Soft
courtesan|Mistress
cowbell|It may be heard in a herd
cowhide|Baseball cover
cowinner|One tied for first place
cowrites|Pens together
cowshed|Battle site in "Animal Farm"
crackers|---
crafter|Tradesman
cranked|Got started, with "up"
craters|Astronomical collision results
creases|Clothing lines
creases|Wrinkles
creator|Divine epithet
creature|Loch Ness monster, e.g.
credulous|Dewy-eyed
creoles|Some bayou residents
crewcuts|Private dos?
crinkle|Make rustle, as foil
crisper|Refrigerator part
crooner|Dean Martin, for one
crossover|Bridge
crucible|Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials, with "The"
cryogens|Freezing mixtures
cultured|Man-made
cumulative|Like some interest
curacao|Ingredient in a Long Island iced tea
curtails|Docks
curveballs|Tricky, unexpected questions
daffodil|Flower in Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
dairies|Supermarket suppliers
dallies|Lollygags
dallies|Lollygags
damasks|Reversible silk fabrics
darkest|Most dismal
datebooks|Meeting planners
dateline|*Newspaper article lead-in
dateline|Start of many a story
daylight|Vampire's undoing
daystar|Bright planet, sometimes
debaters|Forensic experts
debones|Prepares, in a way, as chicken
debones|Prepares, in a way, as chicken
decodes|Makes clear
decodes|Uses a key, perhaps
deepens|Gets more interesting, say
deerskin|Hide in the woods
dehisces|Bursts open, as legume seedpods
deigned|Condescended
deigned|Condescended
deletes|Redlines
delicacy|Frog legs, to some
delightful|Highly pleasing
delinquent|Overdue
deliria|Bouts of madness
delirious|Bouncing off the walls
deluged|In up to one's neck
demanded|Said while pounding the fist, say
demesne|Lord's land
democratic|Like a blue state
dentists|Numbers, at times
dentists|They know the drill
depilating|Removing hair from, as the body
deponents|Witnesses giving written testimony
deposit|Bank book entry
deposits|Bank receipts
depresses|Takes the starch out of
deranged|Sick
descents|Parts of mountaineering trips
deserts|Comeuppance
deserts|Jilts
desires|Hungers
desktop|Place for a trash can
desktop|Place for a trash can
desolate|Like a moonscape
desolate|Like a moonscape
despise|Execrate
destined|Preordained
destined|Preordained
detente|Thaw
determine|Settle
detonate|Set off
detonates|Sets off
develop|Evolve
dialects|Manners of speaking
diarists|Record keepers, of a sort
diaspora|Group migration
diaspora|Group migration
digital|Like most recorded music nowadays
dilatory|Dawdling
dilutes|Thins out
dinette|Informal eating place
dinners|Some campaign fund-raisers
dinners|Some campaign fund-raisers
diocese|Bishopric
diocese|Bishopric
diorama|Scene at a natural history museum
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
dioramas|Museum displays
dioramas|Museum displays
dirtier|Comparatively corrupt
disaccharide|Double sugar / Travel freely? [merger]
disaccharide|Double sugar / Travel freely? [merger]
disgrace|Ignominy
disheartens|Depresses
disowns|Abjures
displace|Bump
disrupt|Shake up
dissents|Files a minority opinion
dissever|Cut into parts
distich|Couplet
distort|Skew
ditches|Leaves behind
diverse|Varied
divisor|It might follow a slash mark
dogcatcher|One who might pick up toys
dogwatch|1600 to 1800, on a boat
dollars|Number to the left of a decimal point, maybe
dominant|Alpha
donated|Gave
dormers|Projecting windows
dosages|Recommendations on bottles
downbeat|Jazz/blues monthly
downshifted|Went from second to first, say
downsizing|Cause of unemployment
draught|Beer serving in a pub
dreidel|Lettered top
dressage|Equestrian competition
dresser|Part of a bedroom suite
dripped|Needed fixing, as a faucet
droller|More whimsical
dropkicker|Field goal attempter, once
duchess|Title for Camilla
dumdums|Hollow-point ammo
dwindled|Approached zero
earache|Case for an otologist
earflap|Certain hat feature
earldom|English jurisdiction
earlier|Ago
earlobes|Body parts that may be pierced
earnings|Salary
earthshine|Faint illumination of the moon's dark side
easeled|Like paintings in progress
easiness|Facility
easterner|Bay Stater or Garden Stater
ebonics|Vernacular that came into prominence in 1996
eclairs|Napoleon's relatives
ecologic|Environment-related
ecotours|Trips through rain forests, maybe
ecstasy|Cloud-nine state
edgeways|How to put a coin in a coin slot
egalite|Middle third of a famous motto
egresses|Departures
elapses|Runs out
elapsing|Going by
elastic|Stretchy
elation|Joy
elbowroom|Shortage in a rush-hour subway
electives|Nonrequired courses
electrician|One who may do a wire transfer
electro|Foe of Spider-Man
elegance|Polish
elegist|Writer of pieces in passing?
elegists|Thomas Gray and others
elegists|Thomas Gray and others
element|Factor
elevates|Buoys
elevator|[See circles]
eliminate|Rule out
elitism|Snobbery
elitist|Nose-in-the-air type
elliptical|Like many planetary orbits
eloquent|One way to wax
elysian|Heavenly
emanate|Spring
embassy|___ Row
embosses|Raises, as a surface design
embroider|Decorate
emergent|Newly developed, as technology
emigrate|Resettle
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Standing out
emirate|Arab territory
emirates|Gulf states
emirates|Lands in the Persian Gulf
emoters|Hams
emoticon|Face sideways?
emoticon|Face sideways?
emotion|What Mr. Spock suppressed
emotion|What Mr. Spock suppressed
emphasis|What "!" provides
emporium|Bazaar
empower|Warrant
empowers|Delegates
emptily|How one might stare into space
emulate|Model after
emulate|Use as a model
emulate|Use as a model
enablers|Friends who aren't really being helpful
enables|Equips
enchant|*Cast a spell over
enclasp|Hug
enclose|Hem in
encoder|Modem, e.g.
encrypt|Make secret, in a way
endnote|What a superscript in a text might refer one to
endnote|What a superscript in a text might refer one to
endnotes|Literary wrap-up
endures|Holds out
energetic|Peppy
engrave|Carve on, as a monument
engraver|One making an impression
engulfs|Swamps
enigmatic|Tough to crack
enisles|Banishes to Elba, e.g.
enlarge|Blow up
enlargers|Darkroom equipment
enormity|Monstrousness
enormity|Monstrousness
enormous|More than big
enplane|Go into a cabin
enraged|Ready to blow
enraging|Maddening
enrolls|Joins up
enrolls|Joins up
ensnare|Catch
ensnares|Tangles
ensuing|Subsequent
ensured|Sealed
entailing|Making necessary
entente|Accord
entente|Summit goal
entente|Understanding
entitle|Call
entitles|Authorizes
entitles|Licenses
entomology|Buggy field?
entrees|Some specials
entries|Mail at contest central
entropy|Tendency toward chaos
epaulet|Shoulder frill
epaulettes|Dress uniform adornments
ephedra|Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban
epicure|Gourmet
episode|Part of a serial
epistle|Hebrews, for example
epitaph|Everybody loves somebody sometime, for Dean Martin
epitaphs|Many Latin compositions
epitomes|Archetypes
epoxied|Glued, in a way
epsilon|Electromotive force symbol
equator|It's just north of Nauru
equidistant|Like any points on a circle, from the center
erasable|Like some pens
erector|Crane, e.g.
eremite|Religious recluse
erosive|Like waves on a shore
erotica|Section of some bookstores
eroticism|Steaminess
erratic|Spotty
erudite|Well-versed
escalator|Lazy person's stairs?
escaped|Broke out
escaped|Broke out
escapes|Houdini's stock in trade
escorts|Offerers of arms
esoteric|For initiates only
espanol|Opening screen option on many an A.T.M.
espresso|Brewed drink
espressos|They really get steamed
essayed|Made an effort
essayist|Thoreau, e.g.
estates|Homes with electronic gates, maybe
estates|Subjects of many legal battles
estates|They're left behind
estates|They're left behind
esteemed|Prestigious
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Prizes
esteems|Regards highly
esthesia|Sensitivity
esthete|Connoisseur
estrange|Alienate
etagere|Stand for things
etatist|Proponent of strong governmental control
etcetera|Yadda, yadda, yadda
etcetera|Series finale?
etcetera|Yadda yadda yadda
etching|Dürer work
etchings|Artistic impressions?
eternity|Forever
eternity|Forever and a day
ethanol|Biofuel option
ethanol|It gives punch to punch
ethenes|Petroleum gases
ethology|Study of natural animal behavior patterns
ethylene|C2H4
etiquette|Post codes?
etoiles|Study for astronomes
eugenia|Southern historical novelist Price
euphoria|Bliss
evasion|Dodge
evasive|Slippery
evergreen|Oscar-winning song from "A Star Is Born"
evildoer|Baddie
evildoers|Bad guys
examine|Assay
examines|Checks
examples|Textbook offerings
excises|Takes out surgically
exhales|Relaxes, in a way
exhaust|Poop
exhilarate|Send
existent|In the world
existing|Real
exonerates|Clears
exotica|Rare imports, maybe
exotica|Things from faraway lands
expatriate|American in Paris, e.g.
exposers|Whistle-blowers
extends|Offers
extravaganza|Big production
exultant|More than happy
eyeliners|Parts of makeup kits
eyeshade|Freebie on some airplane flights
eyestalk|Piece of lobster or shrimp?
eyeteeth|Exchange for something very valuable
facades|False fronts
fanatic|One who's more than devoted
fantasy|*"___ Island"
farside|The moon has one
farside|Unseen part of the moon
farther|Relatively remote
fatback|Lard source
fedayeen|Palestinian fighters
federate|Form a league
fennels|Aniselike herbs
fervent|Impassioned
finance|Back
firearm|Heater or repeater
firearms|Rifle and revolver
fireplug|*Hose company hookup
firepower|Military capability
firetrap|It could easily go up
flamingo|1984 Matt Dillon title role
flamingo|1984 Matt Dillon title role
flatbed|Tow truck type
flatiron|Monopoly token
fluoride|Enamel strengthener
footlocker|CIRCUIT BOARD ___ ROOM SERVICE
footloose|Unencumbered
footpath|What to follow in the forest
forages|Seeks food
foresee|Divine
forkers|Chopsticks eschewers, informally
fostered|Promoted
foulard|Silk fabric for scarves
fraught|Filled (with)
freeboot|Maraud
freeload|Sponge
freesia|Cousin of a crocus
freeway|It lets you go without charges
fricassee|Chicken dish
friction|Heat producer
friends|Top-rated TV series of 2001-02
frosted|Like some cakes and hair
fulfill|Carry out
funeral|Occasion to say goodbye
furioso|Forcefully, in music
gabfest|The View, essentially
gagster|Card
galactic|Enormous
gambled|Played
garaged|Like many a parked vehicle
gargantua|Hero/giant created by Rabelais
gateman|St. Peter, e.g.?
gavottes|Baroque dances
gavottes|Parts of some Bach suites
gemstone|Diamond or ruby
gemstone|Set piece?
genomic|Like some modern maps
genteel|Patrician
genteel|Patrician
gentian|Deep-blue alpine flower
gentles|Domesticates
gestalt|Integration that exceeds the sum of its parts
giftwrap|Prepare for a shower, maybe
gigantism|Growing problem?
gigaton|Unit of explosive force
glancer|One taking a quick look
glimmer|Dim perception
glimpse|Quick peek
glimpse|See for a second
glisten|Shimmer
glisten|Shimmer
glistens|Is covered in dew, perhaps
glistens|Is scintillating
gloomier|Not as bright
glummest|Most morose
gnocchi|Dumpling dish
goalies|Players with saving accounts?
goateed|Like Duchamp's "Mona Lisa"
goatees|Chin beards
goatees|Facial growths
goblets|Some crystal
godsend|Much-needed help
golfers|Frequent drivers
gorilla|Big bully
gorilla|Thug
gourmands|Lovers of fine fare
grammar|Tense subject?
grandam|Mustang competitor
grandstander|*Showboating type
grapple|Ape wrestlers
gravamen|Grounds for legal action
gremlin|Imp
gridiron|Rushing home?
gridiron|Where guards are stationed
grizzling|Turning gray
grocery|Checkers' place
groupie|Rock band follower
guesser|One taking a shot
gumdrop|Soft, colorful candy
gunpowder|Flintlock need
gymnasts|Athletes on horses
haircut|Mohawk, for one
hairlines|Newspaper column separators
halfway|How you might meet someone
handbag|Pocketbook
handmade|Like friendship bracelets
hangman|Guessing game
hansoms|Two-wheeled carriages
harvest|Seasonal activity
hasheesh|Weed
hastens|Speeds up
hatreds|Dislikes, plus
hayrides|Rustic excursions
haziest|Least definite
headbands|Tennis accessories
headgear|Cap or helmet
headgear|Helmets and such
headlock|*Wrestling move that puts an arm around someone's neck
headway|Progress
heartbeat|Exam measurement unit
heartbreak|1972 Charles Grodin film, with "The"
heartbreak|1972 Charles Grodin film, with "The"
heartbreaker|Jilter
hearted|Ending with soft or light
heartened|No longer gloomy
heartfelt|Genuine
hearths|Family gathering places
heartland|Middle of the country
heckler|Comedy club annoyance
hedgerow|Property divider
hedonics|Study of pleasure
heightens|Grows more intense
hematic|Of blood
hemline|It went up in the 1960s
heralds|Announces
herbaria|Mint preserves?
hessian|Redcoat's ally
heteros|They're straight
hipbone|Connector in a song
hipsters|Coffeehouse patrons, once
hollers|Backwoods valleys
homegirl|'Hood inhabitant
homelands|Pilgrims leave them
homeport|The Titanic's was Southampton
honeymoon|Bliss before the hard part begins
honoree|Roasted one
honorer|One offering kudos
hoopers|Store on "Sesame Street"
hootenanny|Folkies' do
horseshoer|Livery blacksmith with recycling?
hostess|She's entertaining
housesat|Cared for a home while the owner was away
huntress|Artemis or Atalanta
hymenoptera|Order of ants
hymnals|Church songbooks
hysteria|What 1938's "The War of the Worlds" broadcast set off
iceberg|Kind of lettuce
icebergs|Shipping hazards in the North Atlantic
icebreaker|Party warmer-upper
icehouse|It stocks blocks
iciness|Hostility
idealistic|Visionary
ideated|Thought
ideates|Has thoughts
ideologies|What schools have
idolize|Put on a pedestal
ignorance|No nation is permitted to live in ___ with impunity: Jefferson
iguanas|Desert denizens
iguanas|Desert denizens
illegal|Like icing
imaginer|Idea person
imarets|Turkish inns
imitate|Flatter, in a way
immediate|Without delay
immerse|Dunk
impalas|Savanna bounders
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|You can't escape from it
impasse|You can't escape from it
impeach|Call into question
impedes|Bars
imperils|Compromises
impetigo|Childhood skin affliction
impetigo|Childhood skin affliction
impositions|Annoying obligations / "No need to check" [split]
impositions|Annoying obligations / "No need to check" [split]
inanely|How a goose acts
inanimate|Lifeless
inanimate|Like a rock
incense|Madden, and how
indexer|Librarian, at times
indicated|Showed
inerrant|Free of mistakes
inertia|Resistance to change
inertia|Torpor
inexact|Ballpark
informal|Colloquial
ingroup|Clique
ingroups|Cliques
inhabit|Occupy
inhabit|Occupy
inhibition|Constraint
initially|At first
initials|You might exchange words with them
initiate|Begin
inkless|Dry, in a way
inlander|Kansan or Coloradan
insignias|Parts of many military uniforms
insincere|Two-faced
insistence|Pressure, of a sort
inspire|Motivate
inspires|Prompts
insults|Zingers
interim|Temporary
interlude|Dramatic break
interpret|Construe
intestate|Not willful?
intestines|Digestive system parts with recycling?
intimacy|More than friendliness
inundation|Flood
invoice|Bill
irksome|Trying
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Quarantine
isomerism|Quality of glucose and fructose
isotope|Elemental form
iterate|Retell
itinerant|Like some salesmen and preachers
itinerary|Traveler's route
jackals|Crooks' lackeys
jackanapes|Whippersnapper
jacuzzi|Steam room alternative
jaguars|Porsche alternatives
joyrides|Teens' escapades
jujitsu|Literally, "art of softness"
karaoke|Kind of bar
katzenjammer|Hangover
keepers|Big fish, maybe
keggers|Fraternity parties
keister|Seat
keisters|Rears
kerflooey|Out of whack
kernels|They cover the ears
kerplunk|... a raindrop in a puddle
ketchup|Whopper topper
ketchup|Whopper topper
kickstart|Energize
kiloton|Explosive measure
kinesis|Stimulus response
kinsmen|Blood
knavery|Tricks
kneecap|Gangster's target, maybe
kneeholes|Desk features
kneepad|Bit of gridiron equipment
kneepad|Skateboarder's accessory
kneesies|Under-the-table action
knesset|Israeli parliament
knitters|Jersey workers
labored|Strained
lactase|Enzyme in some yeasts
lamasery|Lost Horizon setting
landmass|Australia, e.g.
lanolin|Ointment ingredient
lantana|Perennial herb with florets sometimes called "ham and eggs"
lanterns|Power outage backups
laptops|Flight passengers often work on them
larders|Storage rooms
lasting|Kind of impression
latened|Got dark
lateral|Side
lateral|Side
latitude|Navigation figure
lawbreaker|One risking arrest
lawless|Like the Wild West
leakage|Waste of a sort
leather|Dead Sea Scrolls material
leather|Hide in a closet?
leather|Jacket material for a mixed-up North Carolina athlete?
leather|Jacket option
leather|Jacket option
lectern|Something often read from
leftovers|Take-home?
leftwing|Liberal
legacies|Bequests
legging|Ankle-to-waist wear
leisurely|Slow
lenience|Defendant's hope, at sentencing
lenience|Defendant's hope, at sentencing
lessened|Decreased
license|Marriage requirement
lifesaver|Holey confection
limning|Sketching
linchpin|Key element
lineage|Pedigree
lioness|Cub raiser
listens|Obeys
locales|Spots
locates|Turns up
locator|Global positioning system, e.g.
locoweed|It makes livestock go crazy
lonesome|Unfrequented
loofahs|Day spa accessories
loofahs|Day spa accessories
loonies|Nuts
loosely|In an imprecise way
loquacity|Talkativeness
lordship|Term of respect abroad
lounges|Piano players' hangouts
lowdown|Scuttlebutt
lowering|Dimming
lunacies|Follies
lunatics|Bedlamites
lurches|Reels
macadamia|Nut in a can of premium mixed nuts
macaroni|Some tubes
macaroon|Chewy cookie
machete|Cane cutter
machete|Jungle clearer
machete|Jungle clearer
maddest|Crossest
madeira|Dessert wine
madonna|One who's often with child?
madonna|One who's often with child?
maestros|Baton wavers
magazine|16 or Seventeen
magnetism|Drawing power
magnets|They're attractive, but not necessarily to each other
mainlander|Many a Hawaiian tourist
mainmast|It's in front of a mizzen
mainstay|Bulwark
majesty|Stateliness
majordomo|Personal manager
malaria|Tropical woe
mammoths|Giant tusk holders
manacle|Heavy metal band?
manacle|Heavy metal band?
manhattan|Cousin of a Rob Roy
maracas|Salsa percussion
marital|Kind of vow
marsala|Veal ___
martini|[See instructions in Notepad]
martinis|Some people like them dirty
maryjane|Small, round sponge cake topped with fruit and whipped cream
mascara|It might run in the rain
masonic|Like Knights Templars
masseur|Ache reliever
mastermind|*Plan hatcher
matadors|Death in the Afternoon figures
matadors|Capote wearers
matured|Reached the due date
meanest|Most grinchlike
meanies|Scoundrels
measure|Dram or gram
meathead|All in the Family nickname
meddlesome|Curious to a fault
meekest|Least bold
menagerie|Where the wild things are?
menhaden|Herringlike fish
menials|Drones
merrier|More, it's sometimes said
mesmerize|Entrance
messiah|Promised one
messmates|Boot camp pals
metonym|The White House, for "the presidency," e.g.
mimetic|Adept at apery
mineral|Kind of water
mingled|Got around at a get-together
minibar|Traveler's temptation
minidress|Revealing garment
miniscule|*Wee
minting|Moneymaking activity
minuses|Grade lowerers
minutes|Degree divisions
misadded|Had sum problems
misdeal|Distribution slip
misdealt|Passed out in a bad way
misfile|Lose at the office
misprint|Big numismatic news
misread|Think that might is right?
misshape|Deform
moderate|Chair
molests|Bothers
moments|Instants
mongols|Kublai Khan and others
monicker|Handle
monophonic|Like most 1950s recordings
monotone|Orator's no-no
monsoon|Kind of winds
moonset|Horizon happening
moonstone|Opal alternative
morasses|Swamps
morasses|Swamps
moratoria|Suspensions
mordant|Bitingly sarcastic
mordent|Musical ornament using two quickly alternating tones
mortally|How some are offended
motivate|Light a fire under
motliest|Most heterogeneous
motorcar|Horseless carriage
movement|Progress in negotiations
muchacho|Hombre-to-be
mudguard|Curved motorcycle part
muscles|Nickname for a bodybuilder
mustard|Yellow squirt?
nametag|Hello sticker
nametag|Conventioneer's wear
narcissus|Self-absorbed individual
narrate|Add a soundtrack to, perhaps
narrated|Delivered by a third person, perhaps
narthex|Church vestibule
nastily|How dastards speak
national|Not local or state
natural|Like sugar vis-à-vis Equal
natures|Temperaments
nautilus|Vessel in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
nearest|Like a relative notified in an emergency, maybe
nearest|Most at hand
necklace|Treasure sought in "Titanic"
necklace|Treasure sought in "Titanic"
necktie|Windsor, e.g.
necktie|Windsor, e.g.
nectarines|Smooth-skinned fruit
negative|Like some campaign ads
negative|Like some campaign ads
neonatal|Just after birth
nesters|Cranes constructing homes, e.g.
nestling|Chick
netizen|Blogger, e.g.
neuralgia|Pain along the course of a nerve
neurosis|Part of some complexes
neutrals|Swiss nationals, historically
neutrals|Swiss nationals, historically
neutrino|It's free of charge
newsdesk|Bulletin-creating department
nicotine|What some patches provide
nipples|Parts of baby bottles
nitpicky|Sweating the small stuff
nobleman|Duke or earl
nominate|Put up
nonslip|Designed to increase traction
nonstick|Like some griddles
noplace|Not anywhere
nosedive|Disastrous drop
notepad|Steno's staple
notepaper|Stationer's supply
novellas|Death in Venice and "Of Mice and Men"
nugatory|Inconsequential
nuggets|Chicken choice
nullity|Nothingness
numbest|Least sensible
numeric|Having digits
nunneries|Where habits are picked up?
nutcase|Loon
oarsmen|Crew members
oarsmen|Some crew members
oatcake|Food similar to a bannock
oatmeal|Common breakfast fare
obelisk|Luxor Temple sight
obituaries|Late news?
oblivion|Nowhereness
obsessions|Hard drives?
obtains|Gets
oceanauts|Sealab inhabitants
oceanic|Vast
octanes|Pump numbers
octants|Many pizza slices, geometrically
octopuses|Creatures with three hearts
octuplet|Exceedingly rare infant
odyssey|Tale of a trip to Ithaca
oenology|Science concerned with aging
oeuvres|Works
offshore|Like some oil rigs
okeydokey|You got it!
oleander|Poisonous shrub
oleaster|Shrub also known as Russian olive
olestra|Faux fat
omelets|Breakfast menu heading
omelets|Chefs flip them
oneness|Unity
onomatopoeia|*Words that come from clams
oolongs|Gunpowder alternatives
oompahs|Tuba sounds
oompahs|Tuba sounds
opaline|Milky and iridescent
openness|Candor
operable|Fit for use
operable|Fit for use
operate|Do surgery (on)
operates|Does some body work?
operative|Key
operator|Zero personality?
opinion|Something it's not always wise to share
opinion|Something it's not always wise to share
opportune|Happy
opposed|On the other side
optical|Kind of scanner
options|Sunroof and spoilers, e.g.
options|Sunroof and spoilers, e.g.
opulence|Richness
opulent|Plush
orations|Graduation deliveries
oratorical|Like some addresses
oratorio|Opus with singing
oratorio|Opus with singing
orators|Delivery professionals?
oratory|Speaker's art
ordered|Chose from the menu, say
orderly|Not helter-skelter
ordinary|Stock
organist|One may play at a ballpark
origami|Interestingly folded sheet
original|Unchanged or novel
originate|Begin
ornateness|Opposite of simplicity
osmosis|One way to get through a wall
ostinato|Recurring melodic phrase
ostinato|Repeated musical phrase
ostosis|Bone formation
otology|Science of the ear
outreach|Public relations effort
outride|Defeat in a derby
outscore|Best, in a way
outscore|Come home more often than?
outswim|Defeat by a stroke?
outwait|Be more patient than
ovenproof|Able to stand the heat?
overacted|Was broad on the boards
overbook|Be too reserved?
overcame|Mastered
overloud|Earsplitting
overseer|Manager
overseers|Heads
oversell|Push too hard, as an argument
overshot|Went too far
overtake|Pass
overture|Famous part of Rossini's "William Tell"
overturn|Upset
oxymorons|Passive-aggressive and the like
pacesetter|Leader
packers|Winner over the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI
padding|Expense account no-no
paellas|Seafood dishes
paellas|Seafood dishes
paisano|Chum
paisley|Pattern sometimes called "Persian pickles"
palette|Choice of colors
palisade|Defensive structure
palmtop|Certain hand-held
pamphlet|Flier
panelist|What's My Line? participant
panpipes|Primitive wind instruments
pantyhose|L'eggs product
papayas|Orange and green fruits
parabola|Graph of the equation y = ax2 + bx + c
parapet|Defensive wall
parasol|Tropical drink embellishment
parmesan|Kraft offering in a can
parodies|Takeoffs
parolee|One just out
parsnip|Member of the carrot family
partial|Like early election night returns
parties|Republican, Democratic, Green, etc.
partisan|Rooter
paschal|Easter-related
pasodoble|Dance that simulates the drama of a bullfight
passkeys|Openers for all doors
pastiche|Sherlock Holmes story not by Conan Doyle, e.g.
patents|Trademark relatives
patients|Whom psychiatrists see
patriots|National champions in 2002, 2004 and 2005
patrols|Soldiers' jobs
patrons|Supporters of the arts
patsies|Dupes
pawnbrokers|Sources of ready cash
peacenik|Dove
pectorals|They're developed by a muscleman
pedagog|Teacher: Var.
pedaled|Took a two-wheeler
peephole|Apartment security feature
penalize|Throw the flag on, so to speak
pending|Undecided
penguin|Oswald Cobblepot's nom de crime
penitents|Sorry souls
pepperbox|Spice holder
perfect|Couldn't be better!
perforate|Make holes in, as for ease of tearing
pergola|Shaded passageway
peroxide|Bleacher
perpetrate|Cause
personae|Play characters
pertaining|Connected (to)
perusal|Examination
petaled|Like many blooms
petites|Dress store section
phalanx|Military wing
phantom|*B'way hit beginning in '88
pierogi|Filled treat
pierrot|Pining pantomime persona
piloted|Flew
pinafore|Blouse coverer
pinball|Game played on a sloping field
pinewood|Good floor material
pinkest|Tickled the most?
pioneer|NASA program that explored the outer planets
piranha|Literally, "fish tooth"
piranha|Ruthless type
pistils|Flower parts
pistils|Flower parts
pizzazz|Flash
planetarium|Meteor shower
plasticine|Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"
plausible|Not too much of a stretch
playmaking|QB's talent
pliable|Easily bent
plunder|Booty
plurals|Lice and mice, e.g.
polenta|Alternative to pasta
poolside|On a lounge chair, maybe
portrait|Hanging over many a mantel
portrait|Hanging over many a mantel
portside|It's left on a ship
poseurs|Frauds
positron|Beta decay emission, sometimes
postdates|Follows temporally
postdocs|Some advanced researchers, for short
postdocs|Some advanced researchers, for short
postpunk|Like the grunge rock movement
posture|Stooped shoulders, e.g.
poundcakes|Poet Ezra's favorite desserts?
pragmatic|Hardheaded
praises|Writes odes to, e.g.
prattle|Meaningless talk
prefaced|Served as an intro to
premeds|Exam takers now, exam givers later
prename|Georgia or Virginia, e.g.
prenatal|Before being delivered
preowned|Used
prerinse|Make ready for the dishwasher
prerinse|Make ready for the dishwasher
prescience|Delphic quality
prescience|Sibyl's forte
present|On hand
presold|Like a home that's no risk to the builder
presort|Do a mailroom task
presumes|Takes for granted
presumes|Takes for granted
pretends|Makes believe
pretends|Puts on
prevent|Forestall
priciest|Setting one back the most
primaries|Election year events
primate|Episcopal leader
primate|Episcopal leader
privileges|They're not enjoyed by everyone
probate|Validation of a will
professors|Seminar leaders
professors|Seminar leaders
profiteered|Made a killing, say
proforma|Perfunctory
proforma|Perfunctory
progressed|Went on
promising|Favorable
protean|Changeable
provision|Condition
proximate|Close
prudent|Sensible
puberty|Middle school stage, commonly
puckers|Irregular folds
puckers|Irregular folds
puritans|People who no what they like?
purlieu|Confines
purloin|Make off with
purpose|Reason
purposes|Missions
quacked|Sounded like a bufflehead
quadratic|Kind of equation graphed as a parabola
quasars|Some radio sources
queasier|More upset
quetzal|Guatemala's national bird
quicksilver|Mercury
quinces|Marmalade ingredients
quinces|Preserves fruits
quixote|Extravagant romantic
quixote|Visionary
quizmaster|One who asks a lot?
raccoons|Masked scavengers
racketeers|Makes people offers they can't refuse?
racoons|Kinkajou's kin: Var.
radiate|Emit
radixes|Base numbers, in math
railbirds|Horse-racing devotees, slangily
railways|Things people are trained in?
raiment|Closet hangings
raisins|Cereal topping
raisins|Cereal topping
rampart|Castle fortification
ransoms|Abductors' demands
rashest|Least restrained
ratatat|Gatling gun sound
ratatat|War movie sound effect
ratfinks|*Informers
rattler|Slithering danger
rattrap|It deserves to be condemned
ravaged|Wreaked havoc on
readings|Astrologers' work
readmission|Literacy campaign?
reafforest|Plant on after a wildfire, say
reagent|Assaying aid
reappear|Come back with recycling?
rearrange|Back burner?
reasoner|Human as opposed to an animal, notably
rebates|Sale sweeteners
receipts|Draws
recovered|Well again
recused|Stepped aside, in court
redaction|Building the Berlin Wall?
redcoats|British in the Revolutionary War
redeems|Turns in
redeveloped|Like land in urban renewal
redhead|Fiery-tempered sort, they say
reemerge|Show up again
reenter|What a stamped hand may allow you to do
reexamined|Like cold cases for which new evidence arises
referee|Enforce the rules
refrain|Fa la la la la la la la la, e.g.
reframe|Fix up for a museum, maybe
refutes|Proves otherwise
regained|Won back
regalia|Fine trappings
registrar|Record collector?
registrar|Record collector?
registrar|Record holder
reheats|Warms up again
rehires|Not-so-new work crew
reigned|Held sway
reindeer|Cupid, e.g.
reinhabit|Equestrian addiction?
reissue|Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," again and again
reiterates|Hammers away at
reiterating|Hammering away at
rejoice|Say "hallelujah!"
relearn|Brush up on
reliable|Stalwart
reloads|Equips with new clips
remarks|Ad-libs and such
remodel|Fix up
remodel|Give a face-lift
remorse|Factor in sentencing
removal|Ousting
reneges|Goes back (on)
reneges|Heart failures?
renewal|Fix-up
renewals|Big part of magazine income
rentals|Many tuxes
repaint|Put a new coat on
rephrase|Say another way
replete|Filled
replete|Opposite of scanty
repress|Hold back
repress|Sit on
reprove|Admonish
reprove|Admonish
reptile|Snake or alligator
research|Bookwork, e.g.
resents|Feels indignant about
reservation|Confirmation or uncertainty
reships|Sends off again
reshoot|Directorial demand
resides|Lives
residues|Bathtub rings, e.g.
resigned|Submissive
resilient|Always bouncing back
resoled|Having a better bottom?
resonant|Strong and deep
respects|What may be paid when someone dies
restarts|Options during computer woes
restate|Paraphrase, say
restaurant|Where to act on a gut feeling?
restoration|Talk in one's sleep?
restorer|Museum specialist
restraint|Curb
restrooms|Facilities
rethread|Fix, as film on a reel
retinae|Rod holders
retinas|Cone holders
retinol|Vitamin A
retotal|Double-check, as figures
retract|Take back, as a statement
retunes|Makes grand adjustments?
returned|Like some calls left on answering machines
retyped|Entered again
reviewed|Ran through again
rhapsody|Bliss
rheboks|Cousins of oribis and dik-diks
rhinoceri|Giant perissodactyls
rigmarole|Complex procedure
rigmarole|Elaborate procedure
ripening|What ethylene may be used for
roaches|Targets of Raid
roadbed|Foundation with ties
roadblock|Police stop
roaster|Big pan
rollaway|Bed on wheels
romance|Bookstore section
romance|Woo
roomers|Boardinghouse boarders
roomies|College cohorts
roosted|Perched
roosters|Natural alarms
rosaries|You can count on them
rosebushes|They have many sticking points
roseslug|American Beauty pest
roseslug|American Beauty pest
rounder|Drunkard
royalties|*Composer's due
royalties|Patent holder's income
sabbath|Subject of Exodus 20:10
sabines|Group assimilated by the Romans
sachets|Lingerie drawer items
sacrilege|Profanity
saddest|Most blue
saddles|---
sagamore|Long Island's ___ Hill National Historic Site
sagebrush|State flower of Nevada
salesman|One with a pitch
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salines|Contact lens solutions
sallied|Set out
sallied|Ventured (forth)
salmagundi|Mixture
saltier|More racy
sampans|Mekong River sights
sanction|Approve or penalize
sandman|Sleep inducer of song
sangaree|1953 3-D film starring Fernando Lamas
sangaree|1953 3-D film starring Fernando Lamas
sangria|Punch with a kick
sangria|Spanish wine beverage
sapphires|September birthstones
sarcasm|It can really bite
sarcasm|It might drip from a crack
sarongs|Skirts worn by both men and women
sashays|Steps lively
satiate|Be quite enough for
saucepans|Farberware set
saucily|With brass
sausage|It may be chain-linked
savings|Cash cache
sayonara|Later!
scallion|Soup or salad ingredient
scalped|Like some tickets and Western pioneers
scandals|Watergate and Irangate
scanners|Checkout line devices
scarily|In an alarming way
scaring|Alarming
scathed|Chewed out
scepter|Bit of regalia
schematic|Techie's drawing
schemes|Machinates
scherzo|Playful movement
scherzo|Playful movement
schisms|Splits
schizoids|Some sufferers of personality disorders
schleps|Lugs
schmaltz|Mush
schnooks|Easy dupes
schnozzle|Beak
scholar|Ph.D. recipient
science|Journal with an annual "Breakthrough of the Year" award
sciences|Academic area
scimitar|Curved saber
scimitar|Curved saber
scolded|Read the riot act to
scotched|Nixed
scourge|Plague
scraped|Eked (out)
scraper|Ice remover
scraper|Tool for a driver or painter
scraping|Removing, as paint
screech|... brakes
scriber|Carpenter's scoring tool
scriber|Carpenter's scoring tool
scrooge|Pinchpenny
scuttles|Deep-sixes
seacoast|Port locale
seaport|City with ships at docks
seaquake|Source of some big waves
searing|White-hot
seascout|Waterborne youth group member
seashore|Strand
seasick|Looking forward to being docked?
seasons|Calendar divisions
seasons|Years on the diamond
seatbelt|It's put on before pulling away
seaways|St. Lawrence and others
seaweed|Sushi covering
seaweed|Sushi covering
seceded|Left
secondhand|Tick source
secondo|Lower part of a duet
secondo|Lower part of a duet
secrete|Hide
secrets|Bad things to share
secrets|Spies seek them
sections|Paper parts
secures|Guarantees
sedated|Under
sedates|Puts under
seedless|Like some watermelons
seekers|Participants in a kids' game
seekers|Some players in a kids' game
seeress|Girl with a future?
segments|Grapefruit units
selvage|Fabric border
semidetached|Connected on only one side, as a town house
semierect|Less than upstanding
semimetal|Arsenic or antimony
semipro|Not quite good enough for the majors, say
semolina|Pasta source
senator|Cicero or Publius
senator|Cicero, e.g.
senhora|Lady of Brazil
senoras|Mantilla wearers
sensate|Feeling
sentiment|Feeling
separate|Not touching
serenade|Fraternity activity
serenely|In a calm way
serpentine|Windy?
sesames|Bun toppers
sesames|Falafel seasoners
sesames|Some oilseeds
session|Psychiatric visit
setoffs|Counterbalances
setscrew|Bit of securing hardware
settees|Parlor pieces
shakers|Couple seen in a restaurant
shapable|Like Silly Putty
sharpen|Make a point of
shatter|Blow apart
sheathe|Cover
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shedder|Dog after the winter, e.g.
shellacked|Defeated soundly
shellfish|Nonkosher food
sherbet|Ice relative
shiatsu|Acupressure technique
shiatsu|Acupuncture alternative
shielded|Hid from view
shielded|Hid from view
shirred|Like some eggs or cloth
shmooze|Chin-wag
shopper|Free local paper
shopworn|Like clichés
shortened|Abridged
showbiz|Movies, TV, Broadway, etc.
showcase|Cabinet for displaying wares
showcasing|Displaying
showtime|*When the curtain goes up
shrewdly|How good investors invest
shrivel|Turn from a grape into a raisin, e.g.
shrouds|Covers up
shtetls|Places such as Anatevka in "Fiddler on the Roof"
shticks|Routines
shuteye|Z's
shyness|Cause of some blushing
sidebars|Court huddles
sidecar|Biker's add-on
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sidespins|Rotary motions
sidewalk|Hopscotch site
silicon|Element used to make semiconductors
simians|Humans, e.g.
similar|Akin
similes|Fresh as a daisy and others
sincerer|Comparatively honest
sinister|Menacing
sinuous|Making waves?
sissyish|Far from macho
situate|Place
sixteen|It's a square
skedaddle|Make tracks
sketches|Draws
sketchy|Lacking details
skewing|Presenting unfairly
skillet|Place to make an omelet
skitter|Move quickly (over)
skiwear|Boots, gloves, mask, etc.
skulked|Stole
skydive|Jump from a plane
skyrocket|Zoom
skywrote|Used lofty words?
slacken|Abate
slander|Give a bad name
slasher|Horror movie character
slashers|Cutting-edge cinema?
slaughter|Cream
slayers|Assassins
sliding|Like glass doors, often
slimmed|Dropped a size
slipups|Blunders
sloganeer|One whose work may be catchy
slowpoke|Snail
smaller|Not as consequential
smartly|With fashion sense
smashes|Overhead shots
smelter|Place of refinement
smilers|Most clowns
smolder|Smoke a little
snakily|How some roads ascend a mountain
snarled|Tangled, as hair
sneakiness|Cunning
sneered|Showed contempt
sneezer|Blessing receiver
snickers|5th Avenue alternative
snidest|Superlatively derogatory
snifter|Brandy holder
sniggle|Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holes
snoozes|Grabs some shut-eye
snorted|Responded contemptuously
snowman|One with a carrot nose, maybe
soapsuds|They're seen around some cakes
soberer|Less drunk
soberness|Dry state
softens|Starts to melt
sojourners|Visitors
solaria|Glass-enclosed porches
solders|Uses a certain iron
soldier|Servant in a cause
solicit|Lobby
soloist|Recital player
sonogram|Inside shot?
soonest|As quickly as possible
soprano|Aida, for one
soprano|Juliet, e.g., in Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet"
sopranos|Crime family
sorcerer|Dungeons & Dragons character
sorcery|Activity in which spelling counts?
sorriest|Most useless
soupiest|Most mawkish
spacecraft|*Mars Pathfinder, for one
spaghetti|Trattoria offering
sparest|Least copious
sparser|Less dense
spearmint|Ingredient in a mojito highball
specimen|Lab subject
specters|Spirits
speculate|Conjecture
speeders|They might be weaving
speedometers|They offer rates for automobiles
speedos|Small trunks
speedway|*Indy 500 venue
spinels|Red gemstones
spinoffs|Rhoda and "Frasier"
spinout|Indy 500 mishap
spittoons|Receptacles for tobacco chewers
splatter|... grease in a deep fryer
splurge|Go off a diet big-time
spoiled|Having turned
spoiling|Defiling
sportswear|Gym shoes, e.g.
spotter|Weightlifter's helper
spreader|Machine used to maneuver manure
spreads|Holiday meals
spreads|Unfolds
sprites|Robin Goodfellow and others
spryest|Most agile
spurred|Drove
squelch|Silence
squirrel|Brunswick stew ingredient
stagecoaches|Old West outlaws and aspiring thespians?
stainer|Woodworker, at times
stainer|Worker doing a desk job?
stalactites|They hang from the roof
stalemates|Play halters
stamina|Legs
stances|Plate appearances
stanzas|Round parts, perhaps
stardom|American Idol quest
starkers|In the buff
starved|Not just hungry
statedly|As expressly said
staters|Bay ___ (residents of Massachusetts)
statesman|Henry Clay or William Jennings Bryan
statins|Lipitor and such
stators|Fixed motor parts
stators|Fixed motor parts
steadfast|Unwavering
steamer|Raw bar offering
steamers|Clambake fare
steeled|Ready for the bad news
steerer|Helmsman
stellar|Top-notch
stepfathers|Ones joining the family
stepper|Fancy dancer
stepstools|Items unlikely to be stored on the top shelf
stereos|Music players
sterile|Not being productive
sterling|First-rate
sterling|Unblemished
sternum|Chest part
steroid|Inflammation reducer
stetson|Western topper
stetsons|Texas toppers
stetting|Letting stand
stevedored|Worked the docks
sticker|Price holder
stickler|Person not easily budged
stiletto|Heel style
stimuli|Action preceders
stockyards|Where many heads are put together
stooges|Trio of comedy
storable|Fit for warehousing
storable|Like many root vegetables for the winter
stoutness|Courage
strafed|Attacked from above
straggled|Wandered from the direct course
streaked|Like some poorly washed windows
streamline|Simplify
streetcar|Desire, for one
streets|Urban grid
stretchy|Like spandex
stretto|Close overlapping of fugue voices
strewed|Scattered (about)
striate|Having grooves
stricter|Less lax
stridence|Harsh quality
strides|Significant advancement
strikeout|Whiff
striptease|X-rated dance
strudel|Cobbler alternative
strumming|Ukulele activity
studios|Places to make tracks
stumble|Err
stygian|Hellish
styrene|Foamcore component
subpoena|Court summons
subsisted|Got by (on)
subsystems|Secondary arrangements
subzero|Negative
sucrose|Rock candy, essentially
sudsier|More like a bubble bath
suggest|Intimate
suggests|Throws out
suggests|Throws out
sunbath|Attempt at getting a tan
sundeck|Tanner's locale
sundial|Old timer?
sundials|Quaint garden fixtures
sunrise|---
supercede|*Supplant
supermen|George Reeves and Christopher Reeve
supermini|Volkswagen Polo, for one
supreme|Like some sacrifices
surfing|Web recreation
surreal|Dreamlike
surreal|Fantastic
swatter|Pest eradicator
sweatshirt|Track cover-up?
sweeten|Make more tempting, as a deal
switcheroo|Underhanded change, slangily
symptoms|Signs
synapses|They act on impulses
synonym|Roget's listing
synonyms|Roget's listings
systemic|Bodywide
systems|Information technology subject
systole|Part of a heartbeat
systoles|Heartbeat halves
tactual|Touch-related
tailgater|Menace in the mirror
tailskids|Some airplane runners
takeout|Pizza order, frequently
tallyho|Hunter's cry
tamales|Tex-Mex treats
tandoor|Indian oven
tandoor|It's hot in an Indian restaurant
tangelo|Citrus tree
tankards|Big mugs
tantrum|Hissy fit
tapered|Getting to the point?
tapered|Getting to the point?
tappets|Motor levers
tartars|Golden Horde members
tattiest|Showing the most wear and tear
tattooer|Exterior decorator?
tattooer|Exterior decorator?
tattoos|Dermal art
taxicabs|Hotel waiters?
taxpayer|One with a duty
teammate|Sporting colleague with recycling?
teapots|Ones left holding the bag?
teardown|Level
teardown|Level
tearful|Lachrymose
teargas|Cause of temporary blindness
teataster|Lipton employee
teatime|Late afternoon, typically
teenage|Like most Olympic gymnasts
teenage|Pubescent, say
teenier|Smaller than small
teentsy|Wee
telecast|Put on the tube
telecast|Show on the small screen
telepathy|Exchange of thoughts?
telephone|Whispering party game
telescopy|Observatory doings
tenants|Renters
tendons|Jumper's cables?
tendrils|Grape graspers
tenseness|Reason to take Valium
tenurable|Like some college appointments
tequila|Jose Cuervo, for one
tercels|Bygone Toyotas
termite|Orkin target
terraces|Apartment adjuncts
terrific|Tops
terrine|Earthen casserole dish
tersely|How Calvin Coolidge spoke
tersely|Without much wind
testate|Ready to go, you might say
thanatos|Death personified, in ancient Greece
thereto|Legalese adverb
thermometer|Turkey insert
thralls|Slaves
thrivers|Prospering ones
thrones|High seats
tiepins|Dressy accessories
tiering|Arranging in rows
tillers|They work the earth
tilters|Joust participants
timbales|Tito Puente played them
timepieces|Ones with read faces?
timings|Stopwatch info
tinkertoys|Constructing things
tipster|Racetrack tout
tipster|Track figure
tiptoes|Goes quietly
tiredly|Without oomph
titania|Largest moon of Uranus
titania|Uranus's largest moon
titians|Some Venetian Renaissance paintings
toadstool|Umbrellalike fungus
toasters|Some diner equipment
toccata|Improvisatory composition
toilets|Facilities
toilets|Heads
toilette|Process of grooming and dressing oneself
tolerance|Immunologist's concern
tolerance|Zero ___
tollgates|Road access regulators
toluene|TNT ingredient?
tomtits|Small birds, in British lingo
tomtits|Small birds, in British lingo
topical|Current
toreador|Caped combatant
torture|Love is reciprocal ___: Marcel Proust
tortured|Stretched much too far, as language
toucans|They have substantial bills
tourney|What seeds may be found in
tousles|Dishevels
towered|Stood tall
towline|Water-skiing need
towrope|Nautical line
toyshop|Where to pick up pick-up sticks
trachea|Bronchoscopist's view
trachea|Choking spot
tractable|Compliant
trainee|Drill instructor's charge
trainee|Office newbie
tramcar|Rock roller?
tramcar|Rock roller?
translate|Exchange words? / New beginning [merger]
translate|Exchange words? / New beginning [merger]
transparent|Easy to see or impossible to see
trapper|Hide seeker
travelers|Big name in insurance
trawlnet|A sole might get caught in it
treasure|Prize
treetop|Rock-a-bye, baby spot
trestle|River crosser
triaged|Sorted, sort of
triangle|Percussion instrument in an orchestra
triassic|Arizona's Petrified Forest dates from this period
trilled|Sang like a bird
trinary|Threefold
triples|Makes a big hit
triplet|Part of a special delivery?
trisect|Divide, in a way
trivalent|Like some chromium and arsenic
tropical|Kind of storm
trounce|Worst in the worst way
trousseau|Bridal collection
truelove|One and only
tsetses|Flies over the Equator
tunnels|Moles' production
turnkey|Fully equipped and ready to go
turnout|End up
turnpike|Part of a pay-as-you-go plan?
turtleneck|Sweater style
tussles|Fights
tutelage|Charge
tutelar|Like a guardian
twelfth|Highest grade
typeset|Ready to be put to bed
tyrannies|Unpleasant rules to be under
tyranny|Rule before a revolution, maybe
tyrants|Despots
ugliest|Most monstrous
ukulele|A musician might pick it
unaired|Like some grievances
unawares|Without warning
unburnt|Still "well," but not beyond
uncouple|Separate
uncouple|Separate
uncross|Remove from the lotus position
underdog|Victor of an upset
undergo|Be subjected to
undergo|Endure
underrate|Review unfairly, maybe
undress|Disrobe
unearths|Turns up
uneaten|Left over
unfurled|Opened, as a flag
uninsured|Without protection
uniters|Ally makers
uniting|Joining
unkempt|Not neat
unlimited|Vast
unloaded|Blasted, with "on"
unloads|Dumps (on)
unlooses|Lets out
unnerve|Frazzle
unpatriotic|Traitorous
unpopular|Off the charts?
unquote|Two wiggling fingers, maybe
unrated|Not yet having gone before an M.P.A.A. board
unsaved|Subject to loss on a laptop
unshaded|Exposed
unsnarl|Comb
unsnarl|Straighten out
unusable|Having no practical application
unwritten|Tacit
unzipped|Open, as a jacket
upstate|Like Albany or Chicago
upticks|Slight improvements in business activity
uptimes|When computers are working
urbanized|Built up
utensil|Piece of silver, say
utopianism|Communist's belief
vacancy|Good sign at a motel
vacates|Leaves early, as an office
valance|Ornamental piece of drapery
vamoose|Amscray
vampire|Anne Rice's Lestat, for one
vampire|Anne Rice's Lestat, for one
vaporific|Producing some clouds
veggies|Eat your ___! (mom's order)
vehement|Very strong
venerable|Time-honored
venerate|Think the world of
ventriloquists|Seemingly silent types
verbatim|Without paraphrasing
version|The "V" in K.J.V.
vessels|Pitchers, e.g.
vestige|Shadow
vestments|Clergy attire
vibrant|Technicolor
viceroy|Sovereign's representative
viragos|Shrewish sorts
viscera|Innards
visibly|In an obvious way
visitors|Scoreboard side
vitality|Life
vitality|Life
volante|Lightly and quickly, in music
wagoner|Oregon Trail traveler, e.g.
wahines|Some luau dancers
waitress|Special announcer
walloper|Cleanup hitter, e.g.
waltzes|Moves briskly and easily
warhorse|Survivor of many battles
warrens|Cramped quarters
warrior|Samurai, e.g.
washers|Load-bearing things?
watchout|Heads up!
waterborne|Like typhoid bacteria, often
watercolor|Non-oil painting method
waterski|It's hard to do this barefoot
weaknesses|Failings
weaners|Stockbreeding devices
wearable|Not useless, as clothing
weaving|Not staying in one's lane
webcams|Videoconferencing devices
webcams|Videoconferencing devices
website|A mouse may help you get there
weepers|Bawl club?
welfare|The dole
werewolf|Professor Lupin in Harry Potter books, e.g.
wheelie|Something to pop
whirligig|Colorful lawn or garden fixture
whiskey|Single malt, for instance
wingtip|Dressy shoe
wireman|Electrician
wiremen|Electricians
wiremen|Electricians
wishing|Well activity
woodlot|Lumber supplier
worship|Temple activity
wrestled|Fought
xeroxed|Ran off, in a way
xeroxed|Reproduced, in a way
yardstick|Standard
yearned|Really hoped to get, with "for"
yonkers|Neil Simon's "Lost in ___"
zippiest|Having the most pizazz
zirconia|Cubic ___ (gem)
zombies|Corps of corpses
zoologic|Of the animal kingdom
abandons|Forsakes
abashes|Turns red, maybe
abdomen|What situps tighten up
abducts|Shanghais
aberration|Anomaly
aberrations|They're irregular
abominate|Despise
absinthe|Potent stuff called "the green fairy"
absolutely|No doubt!
academia|College world
accented|Spotlit, say
accepted|Took
accepts|Opposite of refuses
accursed|Doomed
acetone|Polish stripper
acquittal|Result of a "not guilty" verdict
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Nimble circus performer
acrophobia|Source of high anxiety?
acrostic|Diversion involving a quotation
acrostic|Feature of Psalm 119
actuaries|Insurance company employees
adamant|Unwavering
adamants|Unbreakable stones of legend
adaptation|Evolutionary process
adaptor|Electrical device for foreign travelers
adaptor|Electrical gizmo
address|Envelope marking
adhesive|Post-it component
admirable|Praiseworthy
admiral|Fleet person
admiral|Nickname of the N.B.A.'s David Robinson, with "the"
admires|Looks up to
adopted|Like Steve Jobs and Moses
adorable|Just too cute
adorers|Big fans
adrenal|Kind of gland
adrenals|They're located above the kidneys
adroitly|À la an expert
adulate|Fancy to a fault
adulates|Worships
adultery|Frequent subject on "Desperate Housewives"
adverse|Not so good
aerostat|Balloon or blimp
aficionado|Devotee
aftershave|Item in a man's medicine chest
agitate|Perturb
agitate|Perturb
agitator|One stirring the pot
aileron|Bank controller
airbuses|Double-deckers in the sky, maybe
airfare|United charge
airhole|Site for a seal, maybe
airport|1970 disaster flick
airspeed|Cockpit datum
airspeed|What machmeters measure
alameda|Tree-lined avenue
aleatory|Dependent on chance
alerted|Tipped off
alertness|Opposite of torpor
alfalfa|*Role played by child star Carl Switzer
alienate|Put off
alienated|Turned off
alienee|Property receiver
alienor|One who is no longer entitled
aligned|Like celestial bodies exhibiting syzygy
alkaline|1955 A.L. batting champ
alkaline|1955 A.L. batting champ
alkaline|High-pH
alkaline|High-pH
alleges|Claims
allegro|1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
allegros|Quick movements
alleles|Genotype determinants
allocate|Set aside
alluded|Referred
alpacas|Sources of fleece
altered|Not the same anymore
alumnae|Some college donors
amalgam|Combination
amasses|Gets together
amazing|Not just great
ambient|All around
ambrosia|Food carried by doves
ambulance|What drives you to get better?
amiable|Friendly
amnesia|Overused soap opera plot device
amnesia|Result of butting heads?
amnesiac|Jason Bourne, in the Bourne series
amoebae|Shape shifters?
amoebas|Pseudopod formers
amoebic|Amorphous
amorally|How a psychopath behaves
amorous|Loverly?
amounts|Comes (to)
ampersand|Q&A part
amphibian|Semiterrestrial organism
amphorae|Early containers
amplitude|Wave measurement
amplitude|Wave measurement
anaconda|1997 horror film with the tagline "If you can't breathe, you can't scream"
analogous|Like, with "to"
analogs|Cousins
analytic|___ Geometry (college course)
anapest|In the Mood, e.g.
anapest|Bit of a limerick
ancestor|Genealogical discovery
ancestors|Some people in a tree
andiron|Dog for logs
andromeda|Gene Roddenberry-inspired sci-fi series
anemone|Literally, "daughter of the wind"
animals|Cracker shapes
animate|Create a flip book, say
animato|Lively, on a score
anisette|Cordial offering?
annotate|Add to marginally?
annotates|Marks in the margin
announcers|They may call the shots
annoyed|Ticked off
anointed|Chosen
anoints|Picks for a position
answers|Jeopardy! fodder
anteater|Termite tormentor
antecedent|The fool in "A fool and his money are soon parted"
anteing|Getting ready for a hand
antidepressants|Psychiatrist's arsenal
antihero|Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment," e.g.
antinuke|Protesting the pro-testers?
antinuke|Protesting the pro-testers?
antipasto|First Italian course?
antipasto|Italian meal starter
antiperspirants|*You raise your arms for these
antique|Object of many an appraisal
antiskid|Like many automobile braking systems
antiskid|Like some brakes
antlers|Head set?
antsier|More nervous
apercus|Quick impressions
aperitif|Dry Champagne, e.g.
aperture|Crack
aperture|Optical opening
apiaries|Things getting a lot of buzz about them?
apishly|In an unoriginal way
apocrypha|Some extra books
apostate|Deserter
apostle|Bartholomew, for one
apostle|Last Supper guest
apparel|Shirts and blouses
apparent|Ostensible
appraises|Rates
apropos|Germane
apteral|Having no aisles, in architecture
aquavit|Clear Scandinavian liquor
aquifer|Freshwater source
aquiline|Hooked, as a nose
areolae|Biological rings
areolas|Biological interstices
areoles|Parts of irises
argyles|Pair of diamonds?
arietta|Short opera piece
ariette|Opera quickie
aristos|British V.I.P.'s, to Brits
armadas|Forces afloat
armagnac|Eau de vie from Gascony
armlock|Hold in a ring
armoire|Dresser alternative
armoire|Dresser alternative
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Bedroom furniture
arousal|Opposite of depression
aroused|Like a cat playing in catnip
arrival|Station information
arrives|Achieves success
arsenal|Store
arsenic|As, chemically
arsonist|Incendiary
arsonist|One with a burning desire
arsonist|One with a burning desire
arteriole|Small blood vessel
artisan|Goldsmith, for one
artiste|Circus performer, e.g.
asbestos|Litigation-prompting insulation
ascents|Balloonists' doings
ascetic|Like some monks
asinine|Cockamamie
aspartame|Equal, essentially
asperse|Sling mud at
assault|Offensive action
assault|Onslaught
assertive|Forward
assists|Stats in hockey and basketball
assonance|Relative of alliteration
assorts|Divides by type
assorts|Groups
assuages|Softens
asterism|Constellation
astride|One way to sit on a chair
astride|One way to sit on a chair
atelier|Oil production site?
atheism|Lack of faith
athletes|Forward and back, e.g.
atomized|Like turbojet fuel
atonality|Feature of the 1925 opera "Wozzeck"
atremble|Quaking
atrophy|Result of nonuse
attached|Like many files nowadays
attacks|Blitzes
attention|___, please (announcer's request)
attract|Draw
attracts|Draws
attunes|Adapts
attunes|Gets in sync
audible|Within earshot
audited|Like some classes and books
auroras|Night lights
austere|Bare-bones
austere|Bare-bones
autoharp|Zither with buttons
automata|I, Robot extras
avenger|Ant-Man, Iron Man, Wasp or Thor, in Marvel Comics
avenger|Many a vigilante
average|C
aviated|Managed banks?
aviator|Post, for one
aviator|Professional who may wear goggles
avionics|High-tech navigation systems
avocado|What kind of fruit is an alligator pear?
awnings|Storefront shaders
axolotl|Salamander variety
axolotl|Salamander variety
bacteria|Study of Louis Pasteur
baguette|Diamond-shaping choice
bailiwicks|Areas of expertise
baklava|Honeyed pastry
ballade|24-line verse form
ballade|24-line verse form
ballcarrier|*Airline for Lucille?
bandage|Operator's need
bandaid|Not a long-term solution
bangkok|World capital known locally as Krung Thep Mahanakhon
bankable|Sure to bring in money
baritone|Voice between tenor and bass
baronial|Style of envelope for greeting cards
baroque|Like the works of Handel and Bach
barrels|OPEC units
barrels|Rodeo trio
barrier|Block
baseball|Brave activity
basilica|St. Peter's, e.g.
basinets|Steel helmets with visors
bathtub|It may have clawed feet
batteau|Small river craft: Var.
battier|More eccentric
bazaars|Some charity events
beanbag|Hacky Sack, basically
beanbag|Noisy but comfy chair
beanery|Cheap cafe
bearding|Confronting boldly
beatific|Blissful
bedmate|One who's on the other side?
bedroom|Bureau locale
beefeater|Yeoman of the British guard
beehives|1960s hairdos
befitting|Suitable for
begorra|Irish interjection
beguile|Enchant
beheading|Lady Jane Grey's fate
believe|Hold
benthic|Of the seafloor
berserk|Wild
beseech|Beg
bestirred|Roused to action
bicameral|Like Japan's national diet
biennia|Congressional terms, e.g.
bigheaded|Macrocephalic
bigmouths|Windbags
biotype|Group of genetically related organisms
bipedal|Like humans and ostriches
birdbath|Small pool site in a yard
birdseed|What a swallow may swallow
biscotti|Crunchy cafe treats
blacklist|Secretly ban from employment
bleeped|Like some profanity
blessing|Grace, basically
blitzed|Overwhelmed and destroyed
blitzkrieg|... ZKR ...
blockage|Obstruction, as in a pipe
bludgeons|Bound legs with clubs
bolivia|Where Quechua is spoken
bookman|Bibliophile
boomers|Post-W.W. II demographic, informally
boondocks|*Backwoods locale
bootlegs|Pirates
bootstraps|Self-starter's equipment?
bootstraps|Self-starter's equipment?
boredom|Yawn inducer
botches|Messes up
bouffant|*Teased hairdo
boutique|Chic shop
brainiac|2006 Ken Jennings book ... or the author himself
brainiac|Genius
brainiac|Genius
bravoed|Applauded with shouts
breeder|Person who raises and sells pups
brevity|Rambler's lack
brioche|French bread
broiler|Oven option
bromine|Element used in fire retardants
bronzed|Like many beachgoers
bronzed|Nicely tan
brooklet|A little running water?
brougham|Closed carriage with the driver outside in front
browbeats|Bullies
brownstone|Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's residence, e.g.
brownstone|Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's residence, e.g.
bulging|Like eyes seemingly about to pop out
bunions|Podiatrists' concerns
bussing|Playful kissing
cabarets|Subjects of some Toulouse-Lautrec paintings
cadence|Sound off - one, two ..., e.g.
caesarean|Certain section
caesars|___ Palace
cajoled|Worked on
cakewalks|*Very easy tasks
calmest|Still the most
campground|Only common word in the English language with the consecutive letters MPG
camporee|Local or regional Boy Scout gathering
canasta|Game with four jokers
canonry|Church office
cantabile|Musical direction that means "lyrical" in Italian
canteen|Factory eatery
capital|Financing
capitol|National Mall sight
caprice|Fancy
capsulate|Enclosed in a case, as seeds
carapace|Shell
careens|Pitches
carjack|Steal from, as in Grand Theft Auto
carjack|Take the wheels out from under?
carotene|Sweet potato nutrient
cashier|One who's registered for work?
cassette|Insert in a tape recorder
cassette|Tape holder
castled|Made a switch in a game
catalog|Something made to order?
catalpa|Tree with heart-shaped leaves
catbird|___ seat
catcher|Animal control officer
causeway|Florida Keys connector
causing|Producing as a result
caustic|Acid
caution|Admonishment
ceasefire|Occasion to drop one's arms
celadon|Chinese porcelain with a pale green glaze
celeste|Frozen pizza brand
celibate|Like many clerics
cellular|Like some building blocks
centers|Court figures
centimes|Fractions of a gourde
cereals|Post boxes' contents
cereals|Some like them hot
cesuras|Pauses during speech: Var.
chalice|Drinking cup
chances|Odds
charade|*Total sham [1963]
charcoal|Backyard briquettes
charlie|Bravo follower
chastened|Admonished
chastise|Castigate
chastises|Whips
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
cheerio|English toast
cheesecloth|Loosely woven cotton fabric
cherubic|Innocent-looking
cherubim|Guardians of Eden, in Genesis
chockablock|*Jammed
chopsticks|___, please (diner's request)
chorizo|Spanish pork sausage
cicadas|Insects in swarms
cinches|They're duck soup
citrons|Lemonlike fruit
clamors|Raises an outcry
claptrap|Nonsense
clarets|Red choices
classic|Enduring literary work
clatter|Racket
cleanser|Comet, for one
clearcut|Plain as day
clearest|Like the best explanations
clients|Agents' customers
closeout|Bargain hunter's bonanza
closets|Shuts up
coalbin|A scuttle might scoop from it
coalyard|Source of black diamonds
coating|Quarter-inch of snow, e.g.
coatroom|Where things get checked
cocktail|Tom Collins or Rob Roy
coconut|Nondairy milk source
coerced|Browbeaten
cohered|Stuck
colander|Draining aid
colanders|Porous kitchen utensils
coliseum|Olympics venue
collard|Kale kin
colleens|Irish girls
collide|Disagree strongly
collisions|Very abrupt meetings?
colloquy|Formal discussion
comical|Laugh-a-minute
compared|Like rivals, often
compasses|Circle makers
compote|Fruity bowlful
concept|Designer's starting point
conclaves|Assemblies
congresses|Meetings of delegates
conifers|Cedar and hemlock
connive|Scheme
console|Place for buttons
consort|Associate
consorts|Associates
constants|Pi and others
constellation|Ara
constitute|Make up
contour|Bucket seat feature
contraband|Drugs, say
coonskin|Kind of cap with a tail
coonskin|Kind of cap with a tail
cooties|-
copperplate|*Engraver's surface
coppery|Having a reddish-brown tinge
cornbread|Hot dog coating at a county fair
corncob|Biodegradable pipe material
corneal|Like some eye surgery
cornpone|Dixie bread
corolla|World's top-selling car model starting in 1997
corolla|World's top-selling car model starting in 1997
coroners|Ones examining bodies of evidence?
coronet|Peer's topper
corpulent|Having a lot to lose?
corpulent|Having a lot to lose?
corridor|Gallery
corrode|Eat away
costing|Going for
counterplea|Feed me
cousins|People who may be removed
covered|Having insurance
crackleware|Some glazed pottery
crammed|Pulled an all-nighter
cranial|Heady?
crankcase|... NKC ...
crankcase|Dipstick housing
crankcases|Sludge buildup sites
crankcases|Sludge buildup sites
crasser|More boorish
cravats|Attire worn with frock coats
creaked|Gave away an intruder, maybe
credenza|Sideboard
crenelate|Furnish with battlements, as a castle
crescent|Moon shape
cribbage|Game to 31
crinoid|Sea lily, e.g.
crisper|Refrigerator compartment
crisper|Refrigerator part
cronies|Back-room cigar smokers, say
cronies|Gang members
crossbow|Old bolt shooter
crosscut|Kind of saw
crosswords|Make me
crouton|Salad cube
crowbar|One with prier engagements?
cruelest|Most merciless
cubicle|Partitioned-off work space
cuddles|Nestles
cufflinks|Dress shirt accessories
cummerbund|Tux go-with
cunning|___ as a fox
cupboard|China's place
currant|Fruit for a tart
cutting|Editor's job, often
daiquiri|Rum and lime juice drink
damaged|Injured
damozel|Young woman, old-style
danseuses|Frequent Degas subjects
dashing|Jingle Bells starter
dawdled|Lallygagged
dealers|Some casino staff
dealing|Pusher's activity
dearest|Honey
deathtrap|Perilous place
debated|Like controversial issues
decease|Pass on
decided|Unquestionable
decreases|Shrinks
decrepit|Condemnable?
decries|Criticizes openly
dedicate|Devote wholly
defamed|Slung mud at
defectors|Some exiles
defiant|Challenging
definer|Noah Webster, for one
delayed|Stuck in traffic, say
deletes|Strikes
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demarche|Appeal from a diplomat
demoniac|One who may get dispossessed?
demonstrate|March, say
demotes|Puts in a bad position?
denature|Change the essence of
deprives|Takes away from, with "of"
derailed|Thrown off course
derails|Thwarts
derides|Pooh-poohs
dernier|Last of the French?
descendants|People in a line
descent|Half of a mountaineering expedition
desexed|Now gender-neutral
desired|Popular
desirers|Those with yens
despite|Regardless of
despots|Unilateral decision-makers
dessert|There's sometimes no room for it
deterge|Clean
deterred|Opposite of encouraged
detonate|Set off, in a big way
detritus|Rubble, e.g.
devious|Not on the level
diabolo|Game involving spinning a top on a string
diameter|Ball measure
diamondbacks|Chase Field team
diereses|Diphthong dividers
digerati|Computer-savvy crowd
digerati|Computer-savvy crowd
digestion|Gut reaction?
digestive|Like some tracts
dilemmas|Moral posers
dinettes|Parts of some studios
dippers|Ladles
diptych|Hinged pair of pictures
dirigibles|Ships whose rudders don't touch water
disarms|Makes less offensive
discern|Tell apart
discuss|Get into
disgust|Emotion conveyed by wrinkling one's nose
dishtowel|Drier's need
disinherit|Cut off
dislike|Aversion
dislike|Find objectionable
disowns|Takes out of the will, say
dispersal|Riot police goal
displeased|Frowning
dissident|Andrei Sakharov in the Soviet era, e.g.
dissolve|Film editing technique
distressed|Hardly happy
distressed|Upset
diverges|Branches off
divines|Figures out intuitively
dockage|Fee for a freighter
dominate|Easily beat all the competition
dopamine|Pleasure-associated neurotransmitter
dovekie|Little auk
downsizing|Activity of duvet makers?
doyenne|Helen Thomas in the White House press corps, e.g.
doyenne|Leading lady
dragged|Never seemed to end
drainers|Sink accessories
drayage|Certain hauling fee
dresses|Sack and others
drowses|Suffers through a boring meeting, maybe
duchies|Bavaria and others, once
dueling|Swordplay, e.g.
dullness|Tedium
dumbwaiter|Tray transporter
earbuds|iPod attachments
earnest|Like true believers
earnest|Purposeful
earnest|Purposeful
earplug|Silencer?
earplugs|Silencers?
earthworm|Night crawler
earthworm|Night crawler
easterner|North Carolinian, e.g.
easters|Churchgoing times for many nonchurchgoers
echelons|Levels
eclipsed|Overshadowed
ecotone|Area between forest and prairie, e.g.
ecstasy|Transcendent state
eddying|Swirling
edition|Publication specification
educate|Instill with the three R's
educate|School
educates|Shows the ropes
eelgrass|Plant with long ribbonlike leaves
eeriest|Like H. P. Lovecraft among all popular writers?
effrontery|Chutzpah
eggcups|Breakfast dishware
egghead|Walking encyclopedia
egocentric|Having I trouble?
egoists|Selfish sorts
egotism|Nathaniel Hawthorne story subtitled "The Bosom-Serpent"
eightball|It's last to be sunk
eighths|Some musical notes
elastics|Stretchables
elation|Great joy
electric|Exciting
electric|Exciting
element|Electric device with terminals
element|Mercury, e.g.
element|Mercury, e.g.
elephant|Political symbol
elevate|Up
elevate|Up
eleventh|Like Polk, among U.S. presidents
elicited|Provoked
elicitor|Drawer
emanant|Flowing forth
emanated|Put out
embalms|Mummifies
embryos|Early developments
emerald|Ireland's hue
emerald|May symbol
emerged|Came out
emeritus|Retired
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Highly respected
emitted|Put out
empanel|Fill a box, say
emperor|Napoleon, for one
emperor|Napoleon, for one
empires|They rise and fall periodically
employs|Has working
empowers|Permits
empress|Akihito's wife, e.g.
empress|Akihito's wife, e.g.
emptier|Less popular, as a restaurant
emulsion|Hollandaise, e.g.
enamors|Charms
enchant|Cast a spell over
enchase|Set, as a gem
endears|Makes lovable
endemic|Not foreign
endowment|College asset
endpaper|Heavy sheet inside a book's cover
enemies|They're opposed
energies|Vigorous feelings
engined|Twin-___ aircraft
engined|Twin-___ aircraft
engines|They're under hoods
engirdle|Wrap around
enhance|Better
enhances|Betters
enigmas|Riddles
enigmatic|Tough to figure out
enlaced|Intertwined
ennoble|Honor
enrobes|Dresses like a justice
ensured|Made safe
entente|International alliance
entered|Registered for
enthrone|Make king or queen
enticer|Decoy
enticer|Siren
enticing|Like a pleasant aroma
entitle|Name
entrain|Get on board
entrain|Go aboard
entreat|Press
entrees|Followers of appetizers
entrepreneurial|Launching a start-up, say
entrusts|Gives over for safekeeping
enumerate|Count
enviously|Way to watch someone win the lottery?
envying|Green-eyed
eohippus|Ancestor of the modern horse
ephemeral|Short-lived
episcopal|Like a bishop's authority
episode|Season opener, say
episodes|Series composition
epistle|Philemon, e.g.
epitome|Perfect example
epitomes|Paragons
epsilon|Fraternity letter
equates|Draws a parallel between
equipage|Army outfit
erasers|Blackboard accessories
erasing|Writing's opposite
erasures|Indications that things have changed?
erelong|By and by
erotica|Bedtime stories?
erotica|Blue literature
erotica|Body art?
erotica|Racy reading
erudite|Scholarly
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escalate|Intensify
escapade|Dido
escapes|Hatches, say
escorts|Former Ford compacts
esoterica|Dark matter?
essence|Gist
essence|Gist
essential|Hardly necessary
esteems|Prizes
estival|Summery
estival|Summery
estranges|Turns away
etagere|Stand against a wall, perhaps
etageres|Snow globe holders
eternal|Everlasting
ethereal|Light
ethical|Like straight shooters
etiolate|Bleach
etoiles|Leading lights in ballet
eulogizes|Speaks about gravely?
euphoria|High
evacuates|Clears
evaluate|Gauge
evaporate|Disappear
evasion|Debater's ploy
evasive|Not to the point, say
evenness|Asymmetry, as in a relationship
evictions|Ousters
evictors|They remove letters
exactas|Horse-race bets on win and place
exalted|August
excerpt|Except having Republican passage from a book
execrate|Detest
exegeses|Biblical interpretations
exegete|Expert at interpreting a text
exerted|Brought to bear
exhorts|Presses
expedites|Hastens
experiment|It often has controls
expertise|Command
expertise|Command
explosive|Nitroglycerin or dynamite
expound|Ireland's currency unit since 2001
express|Station skipper
exquisite|Flawlessly crafted
extends|Renews, say
extension|Taxpayer request
exterior|Like some paint
extreme|Fanatical
extreme|Fanatical
extremity|Arm or leg
eyehole|It lets you see who's calling
eyelets|Holes in shoes
eyesore|View ruiner
facemask|Friday the 13th prop
fainted|Blacked out
fanatic|Extremist
fanciers|Lovers
fantasia|Classic Disney film that includes "The Nutcracker Suite"
fantastic|Way to go, man!
fathead|Dolt
fattest|Like the best wallets?
fedoras|Fops' tops
feldspar|Mineral that crystallizes from magma
ferules|Old schoolmasters' sticks
festive|Like wingdings
fetched|Went for, at an auction
fetters|Chains
fiction|Novels, e.g.
fieldwork|It's done outside a lab
figment|Bit of imagination
filenames|They have extensions
finishes|Paint and shellac, for example
firelit|Like many campgrounds at night
firelit|Romantic, perhaps
firstborn|Heir to a throne, typically
fishbowls|They lack private parts
fishier|Comparatively shady
fivefold|Like the symmetry of a starfish
flapper|Historical decorum disdainer
flapper|Jazz Age figure
fleecer|Cheat
fleecer|Swindler
flipflop|Beach footwear
flosses|Gets ready to brush, maybe
flotsam|Jetsam's partner
flounce|Move in an attention-getting way
focally|As the center of attention
folklore|Domain of Paul Bunyan
foodies|Zagat's readers, informally
footprint|Evidence washed away by the tide
foozled|Muffed on the green
forepaw|What Fido "shakes hands" with
foresee|Divine
foresee|Envision
forgiven|Pardoned
forsaken|Like a foundling
foundation|Something to build on
freebee|Good for nothing?: Var.
freebie|Something for nothing
freestone|Peach variety
freshener|Toning skin lotion
frijoles|Mexican beans
fromage|French cheese
frustration|Feeling of nonfulfillment
fullest|Most jam-packed
funnyman|Stand-up guy
galleon|Shipping mainstay of the 1600s
gamecock|Fighting rooster
gangster|Blood, e.g.
gantries|Spanning frameworks
gasolines|Refinery products
gazebos|Garden pavilions
gazelle|Swift runner
generate|Produce
generics|No-names
generous|Not at all tight
genesis|Start of the Bible
genetic|Like hereditary factors
geniuses|Brainy bunch
genteel|Well-bred
gentile|Guest at a synagogue
genuinely|From the heart
geology|Field for a fault-finder?
geranium|Possible item in a window box
gestation|An elephant has a long one
ghostwriter|Many an autobiographer's need
gingery|Pungent, like some Asian cuisine
gladiola|Relative of an iris
glaring|Hard to miss
glitter|Striking brilliance
globalism|Doctrine that de-emphasizes regional interests
glossily|How photography books are usually printed
glucose|What insulin regulates the metabolism of
gluepot|Woodworker's double boiler
gnarled|Knotted up
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
gnomist|Writer of aphorisms
goldbug|Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The"
goodness|Gracious introduction?
gouache|Watercolor technique
goulash|*Stew made with paprika
goulash|This-and-that preparation
governor|Person in a mansion
graceful|Tripping over one's feet
gradient|Inclination
gradient|Inclination
greased|Like some cookie sheets
greenlight|Go-ahead
gremlin|Mischievous one
grilles|Decorative gratings
grossest|Least refined
groupie|Idol worshiper?
gruyere|Cheese for French onion soup
guanaco|Cousin of a camel
guanacos|Residents of dry, open country in South America
gumtree|Eucalyptus
gymnast|One who mounts and dismounts a horse
hacienda|Home south of the border
hairspray|*Movie starring a cross-dressing John Travolta
halflife|*Physics period
halters|They won't cover your back
handsaws|Shop tools
handstand|*Heels-over-head feat
hangars|Buildings on some bases
harassed|Pestered
harasser|Tormentor
hardedge|Like a style of painting with sharply delineated forms
hardest|Most difficult
hardline|Unbending
hardships|Trials
harmonic|Consonant
harness|Tack item
harpers|Magazine since 1850
hassles|Annoyances
hatpins|Milliners' securers
hayride|*Rural jaunt [1945]
headend|Front
headers|Results of bad trips?
headpin|First thing usually hit by a bowling ball
headquarters|... ADQ ...
hearten|Cheer
hearten|Cheer up
hearths|Fireplace floors
heatstroke|Dehydration may help bring this on
hegiras|Long flights
heretic|One at risk of excommunication
heroics|Daring actions
herring|Whitebait, e.g.
hesitant|Waffling
hessian|German mercenary
highroad|Ethical course
highspot|Climax
hilltops|Where sledders start
hissing|Ominous jungle sound
hoarder|Pack rat
hoarser|More raspy
hoaxing|April Fools' Day activity
hokeypokey|Prison for corny humorists?
hombres|Men of La Mancha
homestead|Locale for a pioneer family
honesty|It can be brutal
honoree|Center of a roast
honoree|Mother, on the second Sunday in May
hoodlum|Tough
hooligan|Tough
hoopster|B-ball player
hoosegow|Lockup
hopscotch|Sidewalk game with chalk
hornets|Big stingers
horselike|Equine
hotcake|Flapjack
hotline|Red telephone's connection
hotlines|Crisis center connections
housekeeper|Perfect job for Dustin?
hunters|Bird dogs, say
hurrahed|Cheered
hussars|Brilliantly dressed cavalrymen
hydrate|Moisten
hymnals|Service staples
hypertext|Web connection means
iceberg|Big chip off the old block?
iconoclast|Oscar Wilde or Bill Maher, for example
idealistic|Not real-world
ideogram|No smoking symbol, e.g.
ideogram|No smoking symbol, e.g.
ideology|Communism, for one
ignoramus|Dull type
ignorant|Unaware
ignored|Turned a blind eye toward
iguanas|Pets with dewlaps
iguanodon|Dinosaur with large thumb spikes
illegals|Raid targets
imagism|Poetry movement of Ezra Pound
imarets|Near Eastern hospices
imitate|Ape
imitate|Do impressions of
imitate|Mirror
imminent|Close
immolated|Burned ceremonially
impetus|Driving force
impolite|Churlish
impresario|Italian for "one associated with an undertaking"
impress|Wow
imputed|Credited
inactivate|Energize
incites|Urges on
incoherence|Babble
incomplete|Like some passes
incumbents|They're in seats
indents|Hits the tab key, say
indorsed|Supported: Var.
inedible|Like poisonous mushrooms
inertia|Sluggard's problem
inevitable|Fated
inferior|Second-rate
inferno|Ball of fire
infidel|Unbeliever
informs|Enlightens
ingenues|Wide-eyed ones
inhalant|Medical inspiration?
inhalation|It fills a chest
inherit|Be a willing participant?
inkwells|Quaint stationery store stock
innings|They have tops and bottoms
innkeeper|One at the front desk, perhaps
innocent|Papal name last used in 1724
innuendo|Dirty campaign technique
inquisitor|One in search of heretics
inroads|Headway
insaner|More cracked
insanest|Most ready for commitment?
insists|Won't take no for an answer
insoles|Foot pads?
insomnia|People with this don't go out for very long
insufficiencies|*Deficits
insular|Isolated, as a people
insurgent|Young Turk, e.g.
insurrectionary|Rebel
intakes|Some air lines
intense|Fervent
interest|Bank accrual
interns|Some residents
interns|Some residents
intimates|Closest friends
intonate|Speak with gravity
intoning|Reading without emotion
intraday|Like some stock market highs and lows
intrepid|Doughty
intuits|Senses
inutile|Lacking serviceability
invades|Makes a strong entrance?
invoiced|Billed
inwards|Toward the center
iodides|Salt add-ins
ipecacs|Medicinal syrups
ireless|Having no spleen
irksome|Annoying
ironist|Writer whose words are twisted?
ironweed|Pulitzer-winning William Kennedy novel
irregardless|*No matter
irregular|Well-proportioned
irreversible|Impossible to change
irrigate|Make arable, perhaps
isinglass|Common mica
isolate|Quarantine
isolates|Cuts off
isolates|Cuts off
issuant|Having only the forepart visible, as a beast in heraldry
isthmus|Canal site, maybe
italics|Type for book titles
itchier|More eager
itemize|Complete the I.R.S.'s Schedule A
ivories|Many keys
ivories|Many keys
jackknife|Double over
jacobin|French Revolution radical
jacuzzi|Water that moves you sloganeer
jarhead|2003 Anthony Swofford Gulf war memoir made into a 2005 film
jasmine|Disney princess
jeepers|Golly!
jerboas|Desert rodents
jesters|Court figures
jetliner|Airbus, e.g.
jetliner|Airbus, e.g.
jinglers|Sleigh bells and such
jojobas|Southwestern shrubs yielding a cosmetic oil
joneses|Indiana and others
journal|Personal writings
jumpsuit|One-piece outfit
juxtapose|Put together
kaisers|Bygone leaders
kangaroo|Emblem on the Australian coat of arms
kangaroo|Outback hopper
karaoke|Japanese for "empty orchestra"
karaoke|Word derived from Japanese for "empty orchestra"
kashmir|K2 locale
kerosene|Jet fuel component
kerosene|Jet fuel component
kettles|Fish stew containers
keyword|Database search option
kindred|Like-minded
kingpin|Cartel leader
klatsch|Book club gathering, e.g.
kleenex|Kimberly-Clark brand
klutzes|China shop personae non gratae
kneesock|It covers a lot of leg
kneesocks|Athlete's foot applications?
knifing|Stabber's attack
knitter|One who may put you in stitches?
knitwear|Sweaters and such
knotted|Like many bows
knuckleball|Slow pitch with a little spin
lackeys|Henchmen
lacteal|Milky
laggards|Slowpokes
landlines|Noncellular phones
largest|Like the lion's share
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lasagna|Trattoria offering
lasagne|Trattoria dish
laserdisk|Passé video store offering
lassoes|Rodeo rings?
lattice|Pie crust pattern
laureates|Wordsworth and Tennyson
laurels|Composition of some old crowns
lawyers|Often-joked-about professionals
leakage|Problem with pipes
leanest|Most economical
learners|Picker-uppers?
leasers|Some car shoppers
leasers|Some car shoppers
leather|Baseball coverage?
lectern|Speaker's stand
lectern|Stand that a speaker might take
lemming|Not an independent thinker
lending|Credit union's activity
lensmen|Photographers, informally
lentando|*Becoming slower, in music
leopards|They're spotted in tall grass
leotard|Ballerina's tight-fitting attire
leotard|Trapeze artist's attire
lessors|Recipients of dollars for quarters?
letdowns|Disappointments
letterhead|Company stationery
lettuce|Head on a plate?
libelee|Object of a scurrilous attack, maybe
liberate|Free
library|Common setting in an Indiana Jones movie
license|Certain plate
license|Driver's ID
license|Officer's request, at times
lifesaver|Candy with a hole in the middle
ligaments|Easily torn bands of tissue
lighter|Zippo, e.g.
limeade|Vitamin C source
limerick|Often-bawdy verse
linseed|Oil source
lionize|Adulate
lipstick|Contents of a cylindrical case
literal|Completely straightforward
literal|Verbatim
literati|*Book reviewers, for example
litotes|Figure of speech like "no mean feat"
loafers|They have no ties
loaners|Auto shop offerings
loaners|Auto shop offerings
locator|G.P.S. device, e.g.
locksmith|Key employee?
lodgers|Tenants of Lords, e.g.
loggias|Open galleries
loiterer|Laggard
loiters|Overstays?
lolling|Relaxation
lottery|Scratch-off game, e.g.
lovable|Endearing
lowball|Like an offer that's under actual value
lucifer|Doctor Faustus character
luckier|Doing better at the casino, say
luckier|More Irish?
macadamia|Some kind of a nut
machete|Rain forest implement
machismo|Bruiser's display
madeira|Sherry-like wine
maestro|Eminent conductor
magenta|Plumlike shade
magenta|Purplish tint
magnates|Ones in high places
magnetized|Made more attractive?
maharani|Sari-clad royal
mahimahi|Brilliantly colored food fish that changes hues when removed from the water
mahogany|Reddish brown
maidens|The Minotaur was fed seven of these annually
mainframes|Data center workhorses
mainland|The rest of the U.S., to Hawaiians
makeups|Second chances for students
malarial|Like some fevers
mallard|Duck type
mammoth|Bigger than big
manatee|Endangered Everglades mammal
manatee|Sighting off the Florida coast
maneuver|End run, e.g.
mangier|More itchy, maybe
maniacal|Mad
mapmaker|Creator of the stuff of legends?
marengo|Italian town where Napoleon won a historic 1800 battle
marinate|Imbue with flavor, in a way
marionette|Pinocchio, notably
marriages|Occasions that begin with misses?
massage|Work for a certain therapist
matador|*Toro's target [1956]
matador|Guy making passes
materials|Some are raw
matinees|Show types
mazeltov|Literally, "good luck"
mazurka|One of 58 Chopin compositions
meatiest|Having the most substance
meddles|Acts the yenta
mediated|Helped settle an argument
megaton|Nuclear unit
melanin|Skin colorer
menorah|Holiday display
mentors|Coaches
mercenary|Perfect job for Warren?
merengue|Relative of the cha-cha-cha
mergers|Wall Street newsmakers
messiah|Hebrew for "anointed"
methane|Dangerous buildup in a mine
metonym|The press, for "reporters," e.g.
mezuzahs|Jewish parchment scrolls put on doorposts
miasmas|Noxious vapors
miasmas|Noxious vapors
midsize|Category of sedan
midweek|Hump day, to an office worker
militant|Unlike doves
milkmaid|Girl with considerable pull?
minefield|Treacherous expanse
mineral|Contents of a lode
minesweeper|Popular computer logic/guessing game
minimum|Low point
minster|Important church
minting|Making, as money
minutest|Least
miocene|Geological epoch when mastodons appeared
mirandize|Read rights to, as a perp
mirrors|Duplicates exactly
misfire|Ignition problem
misgave|Felt suspicion
missent|Loaded onto the wrong truck, say
misspent|Wasted
mistrals|Cold northerly winds of southern France
mistune|Make a B instead of an A?
molests|Injuriously annoys
moneymen|Backers and bankers
moneymen|Backers and bankers
monisms|Philosophies that regard reality as one organic whole
monocle|Item on a chain
monotonous|Like a stereotypically bad professor
mooched|Sponged
moonlit|Like the forest in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
moonshot|*Apollo 11, 12 or 13, e.g.
mortgage|Frequent home acquisition
mosaics|Multipart art
mostest|Maximum, slangily
mothers|They deliver
motored|Went by Saturn, say
mourner|Funeral attendee
mourning|Sad time
mudslinging|Dirty campaign tactic
mumbler|Poor orator, perhaps
muskets|Arms on shoulders
mustard|Colonel suspected of murder
namesakes|III, IV and V, maybe
nametag|It may be worn around the neck at a convention
narrated|Told tales
narrated|Was an accountant?
narrates|Talks through a film
narthex|Way to the nave
narthex|Way to the nave
nationalization|Process associated with socialism
natters|Gabs
neatens|Picks up
neatens|Tidies
neatnik|One who loves pick-ups?
needier|Less affluent
needier|Requiring more support
needled|Prodded
needless|Gratuitous
needless|Gratuitous
neglect|Inattention
negligee|Nightwear
negotiates|Manages to get through
nelsons|Holds on a mat
neonate|Recent arrival
neorealism|Philosophy of Montague or Santayana
nerdier|Not so cool
nervously|With clammy hands, say
neuropath|Phobic sort
neurosis|Prozac might treat it
neuters|Gets fixed
neutral|Not taking sides
neutrality|Beige attribute
neutrinos|They're produced in great quantities by supernovas
neutron|*Particle with no electric charge
nicotine|Ingredient in some gum
nightfall|Time just after sunset
nightingale|*Nocturnal songster
ninepin|Part of some splits
nippers|Playful puppies
noisier|More obstreperous
nonsense|It doesn't add up
nonstop|All day every day
nonstops|Some long flights
northeast|One between two cardinals?
nosedive|Calamitous decline
nosegay|Posy
nosegays|Aromatic arrangements
nostril|It may be flared
notepads|List holders
novelty|Whim-wham
novices|They're learning the ropes
nuisance|Pain
numeral|X, e.g.
numeric|Having digits
numismatist|Quarter master?
nuzzles|Is an affectionate pooch
oboists|Some Juilliard students
obstacle|Something to be negotiated
obtrude|Thrust out
ocarina|Harmonica-like instrument
ocarina|Harmonica-like instrument
ocarina|Light wind
occasion|Reason to celebrate
octuplet|Rare birth occurrence
odalisque|Harem slave
oddsmaker|One might create a spread
odorize|Scent
offense|Something to play
oftener|Not so rarely
okeydoke|You got it
okeydokey|Sure
okeydokey|You bet
olestra|Ingredient in some chips
omelette|Dish that may be prepared in a special pan
omitted|Missing
omnibus|Collected work
omnibus|Volume of reprints
oneness|Identity
oneself|Personal identity
onrushes|Torrents
openers|Church keys
openers|Intros
openers|Just for ___
openest|Most accessible
operant|Having an effect
operetta|Johann Strauss work
opiates|Morphine and codeine, for two
opiates|Numbers?
opossums|Arboreal animals with pouches
opposed|Fought against
opposites|Night and day, say
opposition|Friendly side in a debate
oracles|Future presenters of the past
oration|It may begin with an exordium
orators|Ones who stand above the crowd?
orbited|Went around
ordinal|Second, e.g.
oregano|Cousin of catnip
oregano|Greek salad ingredient
oriental|Monopoly avenue in the light-blue group
orients|Breaks in
orifice|Opening
origami|Art form that commonly depicts a swan
origami|Art form that commonly depicts a swan
orioles|Jim Palmer and teammates
orisons|Prayers
osculate|Kiss
ospreys|Fish-eating raptors
ossuary|Bone receptacle
ottoman|Club chair companion piece
ottoman|Club chair companion piece
ousting|Bouncer's job
outacts|Steals the show from, say
outburst|Cause for a reprimand from a teacher
outduel|Best in a one-on-one
outgrow|Get too big for
outlaws|Jesse James and gang
outlives|Is around longer than
outshine|Upstage
outsole|Shoe part that touches the floor
outwait|Stay longer than
outwits|*Defeats mentally
overacts|Hams it up
overawe|Cow
overdid|Exercised too much
overeats|Has thirds or fourths, say
overhaul|Remake
overkill|Excess
overlie|Be positioned above
overpaid|Spent too much (for)
overrated|Not as good as claimed
overruled|Judge's cry
overshoe|Rubber
overture|*First track on many a Broadway album
overwrote|Replaced, on a hard drive
ovoidal|Not perfectly round
oxidize|Form rust, say
oxymoron|Hell's Angels, e.g.
pagodas|Places of worship
painted|___ Desert
paisano|Buddy
palatal|Of the mouth's roof
palmtop|Handheld device
palominos|Gold-colored horses
panaceas|Cure-alls
panache|Flair
panamas|Headwear also known as jipijapas
panatela|*Long smoke
papacies|Vatican rules
parachute|French for "guard against fall"
parades|Plaza displays
parakeet|One skilled at mimicry
parapet|Citadel feature
parapet|Protective wall
parasol|*Shade provider
pardons|Sentences may end with them
parings|Cut rinds, e.g.
parodies|P.D.Q. Bach's "Sanka Cantata" and such
parolee|One rewarded for good behavior, perhaps
parolee|Recent release?
paroles|Releases from a spring board?
parsons|Service aces?
partial|Missing something
parties|Shindigs
parties|Voting booth information
partnership|Yacht in a time-share?
partook|Had some
passage|Music section
passage|Part of a book ... or something to book
passbook|Kind of account not used much anymore
passers|QBs, at times
pastier|More sallow
pastrami|*Deli choice
patella|Femur neighbor
patellas|Tibia neighbors
patient|Beware the fury of a ___ man: John Dryden
patines|Surface films: Var.
patronage|Rewards of a political machine
pavilion|Fair place
payrolls|Employers must meet them
peahens|Birds with showy mates
pearler|Oyster bed diver
pecking|Reaction to chicken feed
pectoral|Kind of fin on a fish
pedestal|Statue's support
pedestal|Support for the arts?
pedigree|It may be revealed by a tree
peevish|Showing irritation
pelters|People in fierce snowball fights
penalizes|Puts in a box, maybe
penance|Hair shirt wearer's activity
penchant|Strong liking
penname|Literary creation
pentads|Fivesomes
pentagon|___ Papers (top-secret documents about the U.S.'s involvement in Vietnam that was published in The New York Times in 1971)
penthouses|Places to live the high life?
peppers|Jalapeños and chilies
peptalk|Pregame morale builder
persistent|Not letting go
personal|Like some decisions and demons
pessimism|It "never won any battle," according to Eisenhower
pharmacist|Drug distributor
phonies|Fakes
piaster|Foreign currency unit
picayune|Petty
pickets|Marches in protest outside a workplace
pickups|Light haulers
piecrusts|Cobbler bottoms
pierced|Like some navels
pierrot|Comic character in whiteface
pinchers|Tight shoes, e.g.
pinochle|Double-decker?
pipeline|Oil conduit
piracies|Crimes on the high seas
piranha|Portuguese for "toothed fish"
pirates|1979 World Series champs
pirouette|Revolutionary dance move?
pistachio|Yellow-green shade
pistons|Team whose home arena is the Palace of Auburn Hills
pizzazz|Flair
placard|Picketer's sign
placebo|Test control
plaints|Lamentations
platted|Like surveyors' charts
platter|Part of a caterer's display
playmate|Child's friend
plenary|Fully constituted, as a session of Congress
pliocene|Epoch when the landmasses of North and South America joined
plotted|Conspired
plugola|Kickback for good publicity
plummer|Actress Amanda
plunder|Spoils
poetical|Using high-flown language
polecat|Malodorous critter
polenta|Staple of northern Italy
pollers|Pre-election workers
polyester|Leisure suit fabric
pomatum|Fragrant hair dressing
ponchos|Some rainwear
pontiff|Benedict XVI, e.g.
populace|Hoi polloi
portfolios|Cruise brochures?
portrait|Many a White House artwork
postmark|Prepare for delivery
posture|Poor thing about a slouch
potable|Unlike seawater
potations|Drinks of liquor
potbelly|Joe Six-Pack's protrusion
potbelly|Paunch
potency|Strength
pothole|Driving hazard
potions|Hogwarts class taught by Severus Snape
pottery|Some arts and crafts
prattle|Foolish chatter
precede|Appear before
precede|Go before
predestine|Ordain
preemie|Early delivery in the delivery room
prelates|Church dignitaries
prelates|Church dignitaries
premarital|Like some relations
premeet|Before the races
premiere|Red carpet affair
premieres|Red carpet events
prenatal|Before coming out?
prescient|Visionary
present|Roll call response
prettiest|Causing the most wolf whistles, perhaps
pretzel|Ballpark snack
prevents|Checks
pricier|Like penthouse suites vis-à-vis other apartments, typically
primary|Race before a race
princedom|Monaco is one
prismatic|Refractive
prisons|Where people do stretches
prizefight|A bout to remember?
probate|Will validation
problem|Leak on a ship, e.g.
procure|Win
producer|Film V.I.P.
prorated|Divided in appropriate amounts
proscenia|Stage arches
prosper|Fare well
prostate|Kind of gland
protect|Ride shotgun for
protect|Ride shotgun for
protege|Tutee
protegee|She has a personal trainer
provide|Be a breadwinner
provoke|Stir up
provoke|Stir up
pruning|Clipping, as shrubs
psychos|Whack jobs
psychos|Whack jobs
ptarmigan|Fully feather-footed flier
pumicing|Using a certain abrasive on
punkers|Some Warped Tour attendees
purpose|Determination
puzzles|Stumps
quarrels|Spats
quinine|Tonic water ingredient
quixote|Companion of Panza
quixotic|Not at all practical
quoting|Offering, as a price
raceway|Monticello or Saratoga
racialism|Bunker mentality?
racketeer|Al Capone, for one
radioed|Sent a message to shore, say
ragtops|Convertibles, informally
railcar|Part of a track team?
railheads|Termini
rainiest|Wettest
rainmaker|Indian tribe V.I.P.
rallied|Made a comeback
rallyes|Driving events that use checkpoints
rampage|Go nuts
rancher|Owner of a brand?
rapiers|Slender stickers
raptors|Atlantic Division cagers
raptors|Atlantic Division cagers
rarebit|Cheese dish
raspberry|... SPB ...
ratatat|Automatic sound
rattiest|Most dilapidated
rattler|Mojave Desert sight
rattling|Fazing
ravioli|Literally, "little turnips"
razorback|Sharp, narrow range of hills
reaches|Gets to
reactor|Pile
readers|Blogger's audience
readers|Circulation concern
realist|Dreamer's opposite
reasoned|Well-thought-out
reasons|Deduces
reassure|Calm, say
rebates|Sale sweeteners
rebuked|Took to task
recedes|Moves back, as a hairline
recesses|Breaks
recession|Slump
recession|U.S. economic problem that began in 2007
recipes|They're sometimes secret
reckless|Not heeding danger
recreant|Cowardly
recycle|One of the three green R's
redcaps|Station porters
redeems|Saves
redeems|Saves
redefines|Changes in a whole new way
redneck|Frequent Borat target
redoxes|Electron-transferring reactions, briefly
redundant|Pleonastic
reelect|Return to one's seat?
reenact|Simulate, as an event
reenactor|One seriously into Civil War history, maybe
reenter|Verify, as a password
reenter|Verify, as a password
reexamine|Take another good look at
refinish|Strip, sand and stain
refocuses|Shakes off new distractions
refrains|Fa la la la la la la la la and others
regales|Entertains
regales|Entertains
regarded|Seen
regattas|Meets near the shore?
registry|Bridal wish list
reglaze|Make like new, as a bathtub
rehearse|Run through
relapse|Turn for the worse
relaunch|Second start
relegate|Make more important
reliance|Faith
reliant|Hanging (on)
relieve|Spell
relines|Makes warmer, maybe, as boots
relisted|Put back on the market
rematch|The Thrilla in Manila, for one
remedial|Like some summer school classes
remnant|Carpet leftover
remnants|Carpet store bargain bin
remotes|They give you control
remotest|Least accessible
removals|Parts of some appliance delivery jobs
renegade|Deserter
rentals|Beach houses, often
rentals|Beach houses, often
rentals|Some DVDs
renters|They're not buying it
renters|They're not buying it
repaints|Does some home maintenance
repeater|Fast-firing firearm
reprised|Played again
republic|Form of government Plato wrote about
rereads|Proofs, say
reroute|Send another way
resents|Doesn't take well
reservists|Ones who might get service calls?
resident|Doctor with long hours
resigns|Bows out
resoles|Fixes, as a shoe
resorts|Vacation destinations
respond|Come back
restage|Show, as past events
retable|Postpone yet again
retailer|Recipient of a trade discount
retinol|Vitamin A
retires|Hits the hay
retread|Unoriginal work
retreat|Opposite of charge
retypes|Enters again, as text
revamped|Gave a makeover
reveals|Displays
reveler|Bacchus, notably
reviser|Agent of change
rewards|Bonuses
rewires|Does some electrical work on
rhapsody|Gershwin composed one "in blue"
rheometers|Blood flow measurers
riddler|Batman villain, with "the"
rigatoni|Tubular pasta
rillets|Small creeks
ringlet|Hair curl
rippliest|Most corrugated
ripsaws|Wood cutters
ritzier|Having superior amenities
rivieras|Bygone Buicks
roadside|Where a hot dog stand may stand
roaring|Like the Twenties
robotics|Branch of technology
roister|Whoop it up
romance|Court
romancers|Beaus
romantic|Don Quixote type
roofing|Shingles, say
roofing|Shingles, say
roommate|Joint letter?
roseate|Promising
rosebush|Thorny shrub
roselle|___ Park, N.J.
rosiest|Most hopeful
rotates|Moves in a tired way?
rotation|Pitchers are often put in this
roulette|Russian ___
rucksacks|Packs for bikers and hikers
ruminant|Cow or goat
runaway|Target of a youth outreach program
runaway|Target of a youth outreach program
rutabaga|Vegetable that's peeled
sadness|Melancholy
sailboat|Cutter, e.g.
salable|Ready to move
salient|Very noticeable
salivate|Show great anticipation
saltbox|House style with a long pitched roof in back
saltine|Square cracker
saltines|Chili accompaniment, often
salutes|Pays tribute to
samaritan|Do-gooder
sampler|It may display the alphabet
sandals|Wear for Peppermint Patty
sandstone|Grand Canyon material
sangrias|Potent pitcherfuls
sapphires|Star of India and others
sardine|Subway rider during rush hour, metaphorically
sardonyx|Cameo stone
sarongs|Some beachwear
sashays|Steps nonchalantly
satchel|Paper carrier
sateens|Sheet materials
satiate|Gorge
satiric|Mocking, in a way
satiric|Swiftly done?
saucepan|Its home is on the range
sauerkraut|Frank request
sauerkraut|German for "sour cabbage"
savanna|Tropical grassland
savannah|Georgia border river
sawteeth|Cutting-edge features
sayings|Saws
scammer|Con artist
scandal|Iran-Contra, e.g.
scarier|More hairy
scavenge|Be a garbage collector
scenery|Stage production
schemed|Machinated
schemes|Emulates Iago
schlock|Junk
schmear|Roll top?
schnook|Blockhead
scholar|Learned one
scholar|The American ___ (Phi Beta Kappa publication)
schtick|I don't get no respect, to Rodney Dangerfield
science|Nova subject
sciences|Academic area
scissor|Clip
scooter|Child's wheels
scorcher|Hard-hit line drive
scottie|Certain terrier
scottie|One with a hard, weather-resistant coat
scottie|Terrier type, informally
scoured|Searched high and low
scraped|Like some elbows and fenders
screeds|Angry orations
screens|Shows in a theater
scribed|Wrote
scrimps|Is hardly extravagant
scuttle|Sink
seabird|Stilt, e.g.
seafarer|Mariner
seahorse|Cousin of a stickleback
sealers|Polar bears, e.g.
seatbelts|Airplane sign images
seaworthy|Fit for sailing
secants|Trigonometric ratios
seclude|Screen
secretive|Not open
sectors|Military districts
secured|In the hold, say
secured|Locked in
secured|Reinforced
sedated|Dead set against being keyed up
seedless|Like ferns
seedlings|Newly sprouted trees
seedman|Planter
seedpod|Bean container
seiners|Fishermen with nets
seizing|Appropriation
seizing|Sequestering, legally speaking
selector|Computer switch
sellers|Merchants
semitrailer|Vintage Tonka toy
senates|Deliberative bodies
senates|Locales for some orators
senator|Damn Yankees chorister
senator|Judge in an impeachment trial
seniority|It has its privileges
seniors|12th graders
senoras|They may have niños and niñas
senores|Men of La Mancha
senores|Serape sporters
sensate|Having feeling
sentinel|Guard
separable|Not too tight?
separate|Draw together
separates|Becomes layered while settling
septate|Having a dividing wall, in biology
serapes|Colorful shawls south of the border
serener|Less agitated
serpent|Midgard ___ (monster of Norse myth)
serrated|Like many leaves
servers|Waitstaff
sesames|Chinese chicken flavorers
sessile|Permanently attached, in zoology
session|One may be held in court
settles|Quiets
severed|Detached
sfumato|Artist's tone-blending technique, used in the "Mona Lisa"
shadowed|Tailed
shadowy|Hard to make out
shallot|Bulb in the kitchen
shallot|Its bulbs are milder than garlic
shanties|Crude dwellings
shedder|Cat or dog, especially in the spring
sherbet|Cold dessert
sherbets|Ice varieties
shiatsu|Massage technique
shields|U.S.S. Enterprise defenses
shiners|They may come with socks
shipside|Pier, during loading or unloading
shivers|Flu symptom, with "the"
shoehorn|Squeeze (into)
shoeshine|Low finish?
shortage|Supply-and-demand problem
showbiz|Tinseltown is part of it
showcases|Displays
shtetls|Literally, "little towns"
shunned|Like outcasts
sickens|Repulses
sidebar|Little article accompanying a bigger article
sidelined|Out of action
sidespin|Result of a slice serve
siestas|Followers of some meals
siestas|Shop-closing occasions
signing|Unspoken language
similar|Sharing properties
similes|Like words?
similes|Phrases with "as a" in the middle
simpatico|Congenial
sincerer|More honest
singsong|Uninteresting voice
sinners|All people, according to the Bible
sinuses|Allergies often affect them
sirloins|Some steaks
siroccos|Hot desert winds
sissies|Cream puffs
situation|One may be out of control
skeeter|Pesky biter
skeeter|Picnic pest, informally
skeleton|Natural history museum exhibit
skeleton|One hanging around med school?
skulled|Thick-___
slaloms|Winter Olympics races
slamdance|Punk rock club activity
slamdances|Activities at punk rock concerts
slanted|Not on the level
slashes|They may go forward or backward
slathers|Puts (on) thickly
slating|Roof work
slatted|Like fruit crates
slavish|Blindly imitative
sleepers|Some yo-yo tricks
sleeted|Rained pellets
sleetier|More like a cold shower?
sleeveless|Like tank tops
sleeves|They're short on T's
slicers|They might be full of baloney
slippery|___ as an eel
slipups|Goofs
slogged|Moved through mud
sloshed|Pie-eyed
slouches|Stoops
slowish|Larghetto
slowish|Not too quick
slumber|Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of ___: Shak.
slurped|Didn't drink daintily
slurped|Didn't drink daintily
smatter|Modest knowledge
smokers|They may create rings
smolder|Barely contain one's anger
snaking|Not straight, in a way
sneerers|Disdainful bunch
sneezed|What Fred Ott did in the first movie to be copyrighted
sneezes|Goes "A-a-a-choo!"
snipers|Ones concealing their aims
snitched|Sang
snorted|Responded contemptuously
snowcap|Year-round Alp topper
snuffboxes|Pinch sources
soapier|More melodramatic
soilage|Green crops cultivated for fodder
solders|Joins
someone|If I Needed ___ (Harrison-penned Beatles song)
someone|A person
someone|Gershwin's "___ to Watch Over Me"
someone|Unnamed person
soonest|At the earliest opportunity
soothsay|Prophesy
soprano|Choir voice
soprano|Choir voice
sopranos|2000s TV family
sopranos|Women who get high?
sorbate|Potassium ___ (preservative)
soreness|Ache
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
soupspoon|Setting piece
soybean|Protein-rich legume
spanked|Punished with a wooden spoon, say
sparers|They let people off
spatter|Splash, as grease
special|Something not on the menu
species|Part of a family
speeder|One hoping not to be cited
speeder|Ticket taker?
speedway|Indy, for one
spelunk|Cave
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spewers|Volcanoes, e.g.
spheric|Round
spicules|Sponge skeleton parts
spilling|Cause of a stain, perhaps
spinets|Upright relatives
spinner|Randomizing device
spirited|Full of energy
spitted|Stuck at a roast
spooked|A little scared
spooked|A little scared
spotted|Like pinto beans
spouting|Delivering a tirade
sprayer|Exterminator's tool
spreads|Two-page ads
spritzers|Cocktails lacking hard liquor
spumoni|Italian ice cream treat
spurned|Rejected as unworthy
spyglass|Hand-held telescope
stabler|Less likely to collapse
staccato|Cut short in performing
stakeout|Plan to catch a criminal
stallions|Studs
stalwart|Firm
stamina|Endurance
standby|Request that often follows "Please"
stapled|Bound, in a way
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael classic
stargazers|Night watchmen?
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starlets|They're groomed in Hollywood
stashed|In a cache
stashed|Like loot, often
stashed|Squirreled away
stately|Like elm trees
stately|Majestic
statist|One favoring a strong, centralized government
stators|Fixed parts of motors
steeple|Church bell holder
steepness|Mountaineer's concern
steered|Did course work?
steering|Kind of column or committee
stegosaur|Literally, "roof lizard"
stencil|Sign painter's help
stereos|They're often playing at home
sterner|Less lenient
sterner|Less lenient
sternums|Parts of some cages
steroid|Controversial substance in baseball news
steroids|Shots taken by some athletes
stewards|Restaurant staffers
stewards|Wine servers
stinter|Spendthrift's antithesis
stipend|Grad student's income, often
stoniness|Lack of pity
stopgap|*Like a band-aid solution
stopgap|Improvised
stopper|Cork
stovepipe|Lincoln trademark
straight|___ as an arrow
strayer|Lost soul
streams|Avon and others
streets|Fair places
strength|Might
stretch|Seventh-inning ritual
stricter|Less forgiving
striped|Having chevrons with red tips
stripper|One who's barely working?
strobes|Disco lights
strongbox|Safe
strongman|Sideshow attraction
strongman|Sideshow attraction
stubbed|Struck accidentally, as the toe
stutter|Possible result of anxiety
stutter|Sound before "That's all, folks!"
stylets|Nematodes' piercing mouthparts
sublets|Extended vacationers may take them
sunburst|Sudden light seen through the clouds
sundecks|Places for tanning
sunsets|Hackneyed movie endings
sunspot|It's got magnetic pull
superior|Like the 2 in "x squared"
supernumeraries|Extras
superpowers|*Countries with big militaries
supposably|*As it's widely believed
surprise|Word shouted to start a party
suspend|Discontinue for now
swapped|Out of order, in a way
sweaters|They're often packed away for the summer
sweeten|Better, as an offer
swellhead|Egoist
swindle|Bernie Madoff job
sympathy|What some cards express
synopsis|TV Guide info
syringe|Injection deliverer
systems|Digestion and circulation
tabletop|Setting setting
tacitly|Without words
tahinis|Pastes in Mideastern cooking
tailored|Made to order, as a suit
tailpipe|End of an exhaust system
tainted|Not pure
talents|Biblical money units
talkback|Sass, with "to"
talmudic|Like yeshiva studies
tamperproof|*Impervious to picking, as a lock
tangerine|*Mandarin variety [1942]
tantalus|Victim of terrible teasing
tantrum|Fit
tantrums|Rugrats' outbursts
tarnish|Lose luster
tartars|Medieval conquerors
tassels|Clothes hangers?
tasters|Intrepid palace employees
tastier|Better at dinner
tastiest|Superlative on "Top Chef"
tattered|In shreds
teakettle|One singing in the kitchen
teakettle|One singing in the kitchen
tearstained|Like the face after a good bawl
teaspoon|1/768 gallon
teenage|Adolescent
teenaged|Like most college freshmen
teenier|More petite
teeniest|Hardest to see, perhaps
teeters|Could fall either way
televised|Shown
telexes|Outdated communications
tellers|They're concerned with checks and balances
temperas|Poster paints
tempered|Like some steel
tempura|Japanese restaurant offering
tenable|Like a solid argument
tenable|Sound
tenacious|Stubborn
tenement|Overcrowded digs
tensile|Kind of strength
terrace|High-rise apartment garden site
terrene|Earthly
terrier|Game pursuer
testate|One way to die
testers|Lab personnel
tetrahedron|Solid with four triangular faces
thanksgiving|... KSG ...
theatres|The Globe and others
theatrical|Staged
theorem|Prove it
theorem|Something to prove
therein|Legalese adverb
theriac|Onetime snake venom antidote
thickset|Stocky
thorium|Metal that's an effective radiation shield
threaten|Be imminent
tickled|Amused
tickled|Amused
tidemarks|High and low water lines
tieclasp|Haberdashery accessory
tillers|Boat steerers
timekeeper|Official with a stopwatch
tinfoil|Early phonograph cylinder covering
tipster|One with the inside track at the track?
titanic|1912 headline name
toaster|Countertop item
toaster|Kitchen device first patented in 1921
toasters|Maid of honor and best man, e.g.
tobacco|Popular vice
toilers|Slaves
toledos|Old Spanish swords
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerate|Stomach
tomcats|Womanizers, slangily
tommyrot|Flapdoodle
toneless|Lacking inflection
toolbars|Rows of buttons
toolbox|Garage container
toponym|Sandwich, Edam or Champagne
topples|Overthrows
toreador|Bullfighter
tornado|British fighter plane
torrent|Deluge
tortoni|Dessert garnished with crumbled macaroons
tosspots|Sponges
tottered|Was close to failure
totters|Walks unsteadily
toughie|Real poser
tovarich|Soviet comrade
towages|Tugboat fees
towheaded|Fair-haired
towline|*Tugboat rope
towlines|Water-skiers' holds
trainer|Coach
trainman|Switch hitter?
traipse|Trudge
transpose|Make lemons into melons, e.g.?
traveled|Broke a court rule
traveler|One who may have connections
trayful|Amount of food at a cafeteria checkout
treason|Subject of Article III Section 3 of the Constitution
treasonous|Spying against one's own country, say
treasonous|Spying against one's own country, say
treasurer|Club official
treated|Dealt with, as an injury
treaties|Agreements
trefoil|Girl Scout symbol
tresses|Locks
tresses|Means of tower access, in a fairy tale
tribunal|Court of justice
tribute|Reason for a medley, perhaps
trident|Fishing weapon
trigger|Set off
triplicate|Some forms are filled out in it
triplicate|Some forms are filled out in it
tripoli|*Wide shoe specification?
trolley|Track runner
trolley|Track runner
tropical|Like drinks with umbrellas
trotter|Horse in harness
trotter|Horse in harness
trouble|Reason for a 911 call
trounced|Mopped the floor with
trowels|Helps in planting
trumpet|Louis Armstrong's instrument
trusting|Remaining leery of
tsetses|Flies over Africa?
tunnels|Places for moles
turboprop|Commuter aircraft, maybe
turkeys|They're often stuffed
turnover|Gridiron boo-boo
tutorage|Educational work after school
tweezes|Plucks, as eyebrow hairs
twisted|Sick
typefaces|Producers of some bold words
ulsters|Wool coats
ultimate|Frisbee game involving body contact
unaware|Not with it
unclasp|Remove, as a necklace
unclear|Not properly explained
unclear|Opaque
unconditionally|Without reservations
undergo|Bear
unearths|Digs up
uneasier|More restless
uneasiest|Least comfortable
unedited|Like raw film
unformed|Not yet in a recognizable shape
unionist|Lincoln, for one
unitive|Promoting harmony
unkindness|Bad behavior
unlearn|Break, as a habit
unleash|Let loose
unleashes|Vents
unlikely|Improbable
unliterary|Like much pulp
unmovable|Not to be persuaded
unnamed|Like a ghostwriter
unnerve|Rattle
unnerve|Upset
unnerves|Rattles
unsettles|Shakes
unspent|Like money in the bank
unspent|Like money in the bank
unstated|Tacit
untacks|Removes from a bulletin board
untapped|Potential
untitled|Like the Beatles' White Album
uprooted|Like exiles
upscale|Affluent
upsides|Positive aspects
urethane|Bowling ball material
ushered|Brought (in)
utensil|Knife, e.g.
utilized|Availed oneself of
utopian|Ideal, but impractical
uttered|Articulated
vandyke|Facial feature with a point
verging|On the brink
verismo|Operatic movement circa 1900
vespers|They're observed in the evening
vessels|Skiffs and scows
vetoers|Nay sayers
viaduct|Word that led to the "Why a duck?" routine by the Marx brothers
viceroy|Christopher Columbus, in the Indies
vigilante|Spanish for "watchman"
vilifier|Slanderer
vinegar|Partner of oil
viscera|Innards
visibly|By eyesight
volleyballs|They may be served at the beach
voltages|Appliance numbers
wagoner|One who may be in charge of a team
wakened|Came alive
wallops|Heavy blows
wannabe|Hanger-on
washers|They have loads to do
washers|They have loads to do
washout|Complete failure
waxwork|One might stand in a chamber of horrors
weaponed|Gave missiles to
weasels|Sneaky sorts
weasels|Sneaky types
webfeet|Duck features
webmaster|Internet guru
websites|Net assets?
weepier|Comparatively maudlin
welchers|Debt disregarders, slangily
whelped|Gave birth to a litter
whippersnappers|Ones who are too big for their britches
whitened|Bleached
whiteout|Blizzard hazard
whizbang|Super-duper
whooshed|Rushed (by)
willpower|Self-control
windjammer|Sailing ship
wirephoto|A.P. transmission
wiretap|Criminal's worry
wiseguy|*Smart aleck
wishbone|Football formation
wisteria|Woody vine with violet blossoms
woofing|Kennel clamor
writhed|Showed pain, in a way
xeroxes|Some dupes
yardmen|Landscaper's crew
yearned|Had a yen
yellowed|Noticeably old, as paper
yeshiva|Place for Torah study
yodeler|Producer of high and outside pitches?
zeppelins|Means of some W.W. I raids
zoology|Alfred Kinsey's field
zoology|Natural history museum subject
abacuses|You can count on them
abandon|Leave high and dry
abashes|Embarrasses
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abbreviated|Short-term?
aberrancy|It's just not normal
abnegator|One who surrenders
abnormal|Strange
abracadabra|Cry before a disappearance
abrades|Sands, e.g.
abrades|Sands, e.g.
absence|It may be excused
absents|Withdraws (oneself)
absorbs|Sucks up
abuttal|Adjacency
abysmal|Unable to get much worse
academes|Learning environments
accidental|Chance
accrual|Kind of basis in accounting
accusal|Charge
accused|Like defendants
acetones|Options for thinning
acolytes|Followers
actuate|Impel
acutest|Maximally intense
adagios|Players don't rush through them
adamancy|Stubbornness
adaptable|Versatile
addenda|Extras
addends|Total producers
additions|New wings
address|Lincoln's famous one was just 272 words
address|Prepare to drive, as a golf ball
address|What MapQuest requests
adducts|Brings together, as two parts of the body
adenine|Base found in DNA and RNA
adherent|Stalwart supporter
admirals|Fleet elite
adopter|Mother who never had a delivery?
adorable|Cute
adrenal|Near the kidneys
adrenals|Epinephrine-producing glands
adulates|Fawns over
adverse|Opposed
advertise|Throw out pitches?
aeolian|Windblown
aeolian|___ harp
aeration|Treatment with carbon dioxide
aerobics|Gym class set to music
aerometer|Device that measures gas properties
aerometers|Measurers of gas properties
aeronaut|Blimp navigator
aeroplane|Part of a Virgin Atlantic fleet
aerosol|Spray type
aerospace|One industry above the rest?
aftertaste|It might be evaluated along with the nose
agelong|Eternal
agemates|Contemporaries
aggravate|Worsen
agility|Nimbleness
agitate|Shake
agitato|Energetically, in music
agitator|Troublemaker
agnostic|Undecided, in a way
agronomy|Science for farmers
aimless|Drifting
airborne|Not grounded
airdate|TV Guide info
airhole|Seal's opening?
airshow|Event for stunt pilots
alabaster|Gypsum variety used in carvings
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Having gotten the scoop?
alamode|Pie preference
alarmed|Having a fright
alcohol|It comes in fifths
alehouse|Tavern
alerting|Red flag's purpose
alexander|Seinfeld co-star
aliases|Ayn Rand and Anne Rice, e.g.
aliases|Forwarding e-mail addresses
alienated|Like many former friends
alienee|Heir, legally
aligned|Neatened, in a way
aliment|Sustaining stuff
alimonies|Severance package payments?
alkalis|They're basic
allergy|Strong aversion, colloquially
alleyway|Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe
allosauruses|Literally, "different lizards"
alloyed|Impure
allures|Draws in
allusion|Casual reference
alyssum|Sweet bloomer
ambiance|Atmosphere, as at a restaurant
amiably|In a cordial way
ammeters|Evaluators of current events?
amnesiac|One drawing many blanks
amoebas|They reproduce via mitosis
amongst|Surrounded by
amoroso|Lovingly, in music
amortize|Spread out over time, in a way
amphora|Two-handled vase
anaconda|Tropical menace
anacondas|Snakes that can put you in a tight spot?
anaerobe|Organism that doesn't require oxygen
anaerobe|Septic tank resident
anapests|Some poetic feet
anarchy|___ is the only slight glimmer of hope: Mick Jagger
anathema|Object of loathing
anatomy|Makeup lessons?
anchorage|Home of Elmendorf Air Force Base
anchored|Not going anywhere
ancient|Person of olden times
andante|Slowly scored?
andantino|Slightly faster than moderately slow
andromeda|Wife of Perseus
anecdotal|Not fully reliable, as evidence
anecdote|Short reminiscence
anemone|Flower of the buttercup family
anesthesia|Number of folks?
aneurism|Arterial problem: Var.
angular|Far from Rubenesque
anilines|Compounds that smell of rotting fish
animate|Get moving
animate|Stir up
animation|Opposite of sluggishness
animation|Walt Disney's specialty
animato|Spiritedly, in scores
annealed|Toughened
annexes|Extensions
annexes|Takes over
annihilate|Crush
annotates|Gets some words in edgewise?
anodizes|Coats with a protective oxide
another|___ Country (James Baldwin novel)
another|Round request
antacid|Something that might work on a full stomach?
antagonizes|Gets upset
antarctic|Pole position?
antenna|Dish alternative
antennas|Picker-uppers?
antiwar|Fighting fighting
antlers|Stag's pride
aperture|Light limiter
apertures|Camera openings
aplenty|Galore
apogeal|Climactic
apology|My bad, for one
apostate|One who loses faith
apostrophe|Higher pair of black squares in this grid, typographically
apparel|Clothing
appease|Quiet
appoint|Name to the cabinet, say
appoints|Puts in a seat
apropos|*Fitting
apropos|Pertinent
aquacade|Pool exhibition
aqueous|Watery
arcades|Pac-Man centers
archaic|Old
archons|Ancient Athenian magistrates
aristas|Bristles
armhole|Tee shirt opening
armhole|Vest feature
armlocks|Judo maneuvers
armoires|Wardrobes
armrest|Place for a cup holder
arraign|Call into court
arraigns|Forces to answer an indictment
arrange|Do the work of a florist or an orchestrator
arrestee|One being printed at a station
arrester|One who takes people in
arrests|Nabs
arrests|Record producers
arrival|Landing
arsenal|Weapons depot
arsenals|Powder rooms?
arsenic|One of the metalloids
articles|They're in rags
artiste|Skilled entertainer
artiste|Virtuoso
arugula|Salad green
asexual|Kind of reproduction
ashamed|Red-faced
ashtrays|Common car door fixtures, once
ashtrays|Places for some flicks
asocial|Not mixing well
asperses|Slurs
asphalt|Court cover-up?
asphodel|That greeny flower in a William Carlos Williams poem
aspires|Seeks
assails|Goes after
assault|Blitzkrieg
assents|Nods
assigns|Gives, as homework
assorted|Mixed
assumed|Like an alias
assured|Certain
assured|Certain
astatine|Element between polonium and radon on the periodic table
asterisk|What a record may have
astutely|With sapience
atelier|Artist's place
atelier|Artist's workplace
athirst|Eager
atomists|Epicurus and Democritus, philosophically
atoning|Yom Kippur activity
atropine|Spasm-relieving alkaloid
attaches|Legal cases?
attained|Got
attainer|Goal getter
attender|One who's all there?
attending|Present
attends|Serves
attired|Clad
attorney|Firm part
attract|Draw
aureole|Halo
autoharp|Producer of simple chords
autoharp|Variety of zither
avenged|Like some wrongs
avenged|Repaid
average|C, say
average|Mean
average|So-so
averred|Stated
averred|Stated
averred|Swore
averted|Fended off
aviaries|Zoo sections
aviator|Ace
avionic|Like collision avoidance systems
avocado|Guacamole need
avocado|Shade of green
awesome|Like, totally cool!
axillas|Armpits
axillas|Armpits
babysit|What some teens do on Saturday night
bachelor|One who's never asked for a hand?
backseat|Roadster's lack
backspace|Move to your previous place
backtrack|*Reverse a position
balladeer|One putting a tale in the air?
balloon|Swell
ballpark|Wrigley Field or Camden Yards
balmoral|Scottish castle for British royals
bamboozle|*Hoodwink
bananas|... of 1971
bandana|Outlaw's accessory
bandanna|Part of many a bank robber's outfit
banditos|South-of-the-border outlaws
bandmaster|*Person with a baton
barhopping|Lush travel plan?
baritone|Military band piece
baskets|Magic acts?
bathmat|Shower room sight
bathmat|Shower room sight
beamish|*Smiling radiantly
beastie|Epithet for the mouse in "To a Mouse"
bedazzle|Charm the pants off
bedlamp|It's found on a nightstand
bedsides|Lamp locales
beeches|Triangular nut producers
beefalo|Mix on the range
beefeaters|Red guards?
begetter|Sire
belabor|Beat to death, so to speak
beliefs|Philosophy
bemired|Stuck, in a way
benchwarmer|Second- or third-string player
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
beneath|Lower in stature
beneath|Unworthy of
beretta|Big pistol maker
besiege|Overwhelm, as with requests
bezique|Favorite card game of Winston Churchill
biblical|Like some thoroughly examined passages
bimodal|Having two methods
binocular|Like some vision
binoculars|Bird watcher's accessory
bionics|Science of duplicating nature
bipolar|Kind of disorder
birdseed|Feeder filler
biscuits|Dog treats
bleated|Sounded sheepish?
blipped|Appeared on screen, in a way
bloated|Like a stomach after an all-you-can-eat buffet
blockbuster|Smash hit
blocking|He's looking for an opening, but she's doing a tremendous job of ___!
bloopers|Overthrows, e.g.
blossom|Open up
blossom|Open up
bluefin|Tekka-maki sushi source
bluenoses|Holier-than-thou types
blueprints|Detailed outlines
bluesmen|Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon and others
bohemia|Western part of the Czech Republic
bologna|Italian city after which a deli offering is named
bolshevik|Lenin, for one
bolsters|Gives a shot in the arm
booboos|Faux pas
bookends|Title holders
boomerang|*Toy that's thrown
borates|Sodium ___ (cleansers)
borderline|Just barely legit
boutique|Shop
boycotts|Doesn't buy, in a way
bracelet|Common glow-in-the-dark item
brackish|Neither freshwater nor marine
brainchild|Birth of a notion?
bramble|Thorny bush
bravest|Least likely to turn tail
breakables|Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters
breaths|Inspirations
breezes|Zephyrs
brewery|Anheuser-Busch, for one
bribable|Venal
bricklayer|Certain mason
bridges|George Washington and others
bridging|Making ends meet?
brighten|Remove drapes from, as a room
brimstone|Fiery rhetoric
briskly|In a quick and lively manner
brocade|Wedding gown fabric
broiled|Like much filet mignon
broiler|Chicken for dinner
broiler|Chicken for dinner
broilers|Young chickens suitable for dinner
bubblegum|Blow it
bureaus|News offices
burettes|Liquid dispensers in laboratories
burnouts|Rat race casualties
butanol|Fuel derivable from biomass
butlers|Mister Belvedere and others
cabanas|Changing places with swimmers?
cabanas|Some quick-change places
cabaret|1966 musical based on "I Am a Camera"
caboose|Freight train's "office"
caboose|It's also called a "way car"
caesura|Bard's break
calamari|Mediterranean appetizer
calamitous|Devastating
calando|Gradually quieting, in music
caldera|Depression at the mouth of a volcano
calendar|April shower?
caliber|.45, e.g., for a firearm
calibrate|Make fine adjustments to
calmest|Least rocky
calorie|Some diet drinks have one
cameleers|Desert drivers
canastas|Seven-card melds
capitol|Legislation station?
capybara|Rodent that may weigh over 100 pounds
caromed|Ricocheted, as a cue ball
carport|End of many a driveway
carport|House extension
carrion|Buzzard's fare
cassava|Tapioca source
cassock|Clerical robe
catacombs|Maze full of dead ends?
catastrophe|Disaster
catawbas|Carolina natives
catlike|Slinky and stealthy
catspaw|Tool
cattalo|Hybrid farm animal
cattlemen|Ones promoting brand awareness?
caudillo|Authoritarian Spanish leader
caustic|Biting
celerity|Speed
centaur|Horseback figure?
central|Key
centric|Toward the middle
centrum|Vitamin brand promoted as "Complete from A to Zinc"
century|Longtime Buick model
ceremony|The Changing of the Guard, e.g.
chairperson|Presider at a meeting
chamois|Nonabrasive leather
champagne|Bubbly drink
changes|Fresh sets of clothes
chapeau|Lid
chaplains|Service leaders in the service
charade|1963 Audrey Hepburn thriller
charger|San Diego footballer
chariots|Ben-Hur racers
charity|Red Cross, e.g.
charmed|___, I'm sure
charred|Like some steaks
chattel|Movable article of personal property
chatter|Say "Hey, batter batter batter" and such
cheated|How a gull might feel
cheerio|Brit's goodbye
cheeses|Dairy section
cheshire|Lewis Carroll's birthplace
chilidog|Ballpark fare
chirrup|Twitter
choreograph|Stage
chortle|Through the Looking-Glass laugh
christens|Breaks a bottle on, maybe
churchy|Very religious
chutzpah|Cheekiness
cisterns|Reservoirs
clangor|Loud ringing
clawhammer|Scratch the "2 Legit 2 Quit" rapper?
cleanse|Purify
cleanser|Ajax or Bon Ami
cliches|As old as the hills and others
clipper|The Cutty Sark, for one
closers|They get many saves
closure|Conclusion
clueless|Completely in the dark
coaster|Thing under a tumbler
cocaine|Drug from Colombia
codified|Systematized, as laws
cohabit|Live together
collateral|Property securing a loan
colorer|Crayon wielder
colorfast|Unable to run
combatant|Enemy encounter
comediennes|Women who may make people break up?
comical|Funny
commandeers|Borrows peremptorily
concede|Say "I lost," say
concerns|People's worries
concerto|Glass production
concerto|One of two by Liszt
condemn|Denounce
confess|Own up to one's sins
congest|Clog up
conical|Like a volcano
consent|O.K.
console|Home entertainment centerpiece
console|Say "There, there" to, say
conspired|Worked together
contented|Like Arcadia's inhabitants
continues|Carries on
corncob|Pipe material for Frosty the Snowman
cornerstone|Place for a date, frequently
coronas|Mexican beer choices
coronas|Mexican beer choices
cosseted|Spoiled
costume|Halloween purchase
counsels|Court figures
countdown|*Mark the transition from an old year to the new, maybe
coverage|He phones the pizzeria and tells them he wants full cheese and mushroom ___
cowpoke|Pardner, say
crabmeat|Stuffed sole stuffing
crabmeat|Target of some leg-pulling
cravats|Some neckwear
crawler|Night ___
creases|They're made by origami artists
creation|Genesis highlight
creation|Genesis highlight
cremates|Burns up
crevasses|Levee breaches
cricketer|One involved in bowling balls
crimper|Hair-texturizing tool
crimson|Harvard color
cringed|Drew back
croakers|Frogs
crooner|Bing Crosby, e.g.
crossed|Like some arms and legs
cuisines|Mexican and Indian, e.g.
curliest|Maximally kinky
cutlass|Sailor's sword
cyclecars|Low-cost, lightweight autos of the 1910s-'20s
dampened|Made less intense
daredevils|*Evel and Robbie Knievel, for two
daresay|Think probable
daybreak|Time of awakening
daylight|Vampire's undoing
dazzling|Brilliant
deadpan|Expressionless
debating|Pre-election activity
debriefs|Gets information from, in a way
debriefs|Questions about a flight, say
debtors|Ones who owe
debtors|Writers of i.o.u.'s
decades|Years of plenty
decants|Pours, as wine
decaying|Rotting
decimal|Point
decocts|Concentrates, in a way
decompose|Rot
decorous|Marked by dignity and taste
decrepit|Falling apart
decrepit|Falling apart
decried|Condemned
decrypt|Crack, in a way
deduced|Gathered
deduces|Puts together
defenselessness|Extreme exposure
degrade|Lower in stature
dehydrate|Parch
deities|Mercury and Saturn
deleted|Dropped
deletes|Kills
deleting|Taking out
deleting|Taking out
delicacy|Caviar or frogs' legs
delirium|Possible result of high temperature
deliver|Rescue
demands|Calls for
demerit|Class clown's "reward," often
demerit|Point off, as for bad behavior
demotes|Lowers in rank
dentine|It's under a canine's coat
departed|Gone
depleted|Drained
deplore|Censure
deputes|Delegates
deputies|Sheriffs' sidekicks
derived|Came (from)
deserted|Forlorn, say
deserted|Forlorn, say
deserted|Lonely
desists|Cuts it out
desolate|Uninhabited
detente|Nixon policy
detergent|Tide or Cheer
detoured|Took an alternate route
detoxed|Quit using
devices|Thingamajigs
devisal|Creation, as of plans
dewiest|Most childishly pure
diagonal|Shortcut, perhaps
dialect|Brooklynese, e.g.
diaries|Works of Pepys and others
diarist|Record keeper
diaspora|Large-scale flight
diaspora|Scattering of an ethnic group
diatribe|Venomous venting
dictator|Caesar
didgeridoos|Native Australian winds
dinosaur|Triceratops, e.g.
diorite|Igneous rock
diplomacy|Delicate skill
diplomat|Type with finesse
disaster|Big snafu
disbands|Breaks up
discolor|Fade, maybe
disinclines|Renders reluctant
disinter|Dig up
diskette|Quaint computer insert
disprove|Confute
dissents|Some opinions
dissipate|Go away
distend|Swell
distinct|Well-defined
divided|Made fractions ... or factions
doggies|Little pooches
dollied|Moved on wheels, as a movie camera
dolphin|Intelligent swimmer
dominos|Company with the stock symbol DPZ
donates|Builds a foundation, say
dopiest|Most boneheaded
dormant|Inactive
dowsers|Divining rods
draftees|Volunteers' counterparts
dragger|Trawler
drapers|Fabric dealers, to Brits
drapery|Window dressing
drawings|Artist's portfolio
drayage|Carting fee
driller|Dentist, at times
dropouts|Classless group?
droppers|Small doses may come in them
dulcimer|Literally, "sweet song"
dumdums|Hollow-point bullets
dumdums|Yo-yos
duplicators|Mimeographs, e.g.
duration|Extent
dustpan|Bunny collector?
dutchman|Hieronymus Bosch, for one
dynamic|Vigorous
dynamic|Vigorous
dynamites|Levels with sticks?
earache|Malady treated with drops
eardrum|It protects the tympanic cavity
earfuls|Scoldings
earless|Like many seals
earmark|Politician's add-on
earshot|Secrets are usually not revealed in this
earthier|Not so genteel
earthier|Not so genteel
earthly|Of this world
easiest|Least puzzling
ecartes|King-high games
eclipse|Sun block?
economy|Rental car choice
ecosystem|Biodiversity setting
ecstasy|Rhapsody
edifice|Imposing building
edition|Bibliophile's concern
education|Cabinet department
eeriest|Most weird
egomania|What prolonged crowing may indicate
ejected|Bounced
elapsed|Went by
elastic|Band composition
elation|I won the lottery! feeling
elation|Joy
elation|Rapture
elderly|Getting on in years
election|Run for it
elective|Music Appreciation 101, perhaps
elector|12th Amendment concern
elector|12th Amendment concern
electrum|Alloy of gold and silver
elegance|Refinement
elegant|Opposite of coarse
elegies|Mournful songs
element|Gold or silver, but not bronze
element|Honda model
elementary|Simple
elements|Mendeleev's tabulation
elements|Things on a table
elephant|Certain stampeder
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Raise
elevens|Good rolls in craps
elitism|Snobbery
elitism|Snobbishness
elongate|Stretch
elysian|Heavenly
emanate|Spring
emanates|Issues
embargo|Blockade
embargo|Blockade
embargo|Tactic used against Britain by Napoleon
embarked|Started out (on), as a journey
embarks|Sets off
emblems|Insignia
embraces|Hugs tightly
emerald|Ring rock
emerald|Valuable green stone
emeralds|Green rocks
emerged|Came out
emerged|Came out of a hole, say
emergency|Occasion to break glass?
emerita|Retired, as a female professor
emeriti|Some academic retirees
emeritus|Part of an academic title
emigrate|Go from home to home?
emigrate|Move to another country
eminence|Prestige
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Renowned
emission|E.P.A. measurement
emitted|Sent out, as rays
emoticons|They often begin with colons
emotional|Worked up
empanada|South-of-the-border snack
empathy|Understanding
emperor|Japanese ruler
enabled|Made possible
enameled|Like some fondue pots
enchilada|The whole ___
enclose|Pen
encodes|Keeps from prying eyes, in a way
endears|Charms
endives|Salad greens
endorsee|Person making a check mark?
endorser|Check person
endplay|Bridge topic
endures|Gets through
enemies|Exes, sometimes
energize|Pep up
engages|Attracts
enjoyable|Gratifying
enjoyed|Ate up, so to speak
enlistee|New face on base
enormous|Hard to ignore
enrages|Sets off
enrollee|Student
enroots|Implants
ensemble|Pieces together?
ensnare|Take in
ensnares|Ropes in
entente|Understanding
entente|Understanding
entered|In the database, say
entered|Input
enterers|People working with logs?
entertained|Had people over
enthralls|Spellbinds
entices|Lures
entitle|License
entombs|Lays away for good
entrain|Board, in a way
entraps|Catches
entreat|Beseech
entrees|Sides accompaniers
entrusts|Charges
enumerates|Counts
envious|Green
enzymes|They help digest food
epaulet|Safari jacket feature
epaulet|Uniform adornment
epaulets|Adornments on officers' shoulders
epeeist|Jabber in a mask
ephemera|Items of short-lived use
epicarp|Fruit peel
epilogs|Ends of some novels
epilogue|Words after "The end"
episode|Pilot, for one
epistles|The New Testament has 21
epitomes|Abstracts
epsilon|Symbol of electromotive force
equations|Some memorization for a physics test
erasable|Impermanent
erasable|Impermanent
erasure|Expunction
erasure|Name-dropping, maybe
erected|Put up
erected|Put up
eremites|Many ascetics
erodent|Tending to wash out
erosive|Like swift streams
erosive|Wearing
erotica|Unlikely section in a religious bookstore
erratum|Slip
escaped|Made a getaway
escarole|Common salad ingredient
escrows|Third-party accounts
esoteric|Way out there
espanol|Catalán relative
espials|Furtive observations
espousal|Advocacy
essayists|Many bloggers
essence|Gist
essence|Heart and soul
esteemed|Favored
esteemed|Well-regarded
esteems|Values
estimated|In round figures
estival|Summerlike
etagere|Holder of ornaments
etesian|Summer wind in the Mediterranean
ethanol|Gasoline additive
etoiles|Ballet headliners
evacuee|Hurricane survivor, maybe
evasion|Dodge
evasion|Political tactic
examined|Like financial statements and hospital patients
examinee|Many a patient
exclaim|Say "Holy cow!" or "Hot dog!"
execute|Carry out
executed|Performed, as one's duties
executor|Will figure
exempts|Lets off
exhaled|Let out, in a way
existed|Was present
exotica|Strange things
expedited|Rushed
exploit|Bit of derring-do
exploit|Take advantage of
exurban|Almost in the sticks
eyeholes|Parts of masks
eyeopeners|Pieces of surprising news
eyesore|View spoiler
eyewear|Goggles and glasses
eyewink|Sign meaning "Let this be our little secret"
fairest|Descriptive of Snow White
fajitas|Tijuana dishes
fanlight|Half-circle window over a door
fanlight|Half-circle window over a door
fantabulous|Absolutely terrific
fantasia|1940 Disney film
fathered|Brought forth
fathers|Confession receivers
fatless|Lean, as meat
feasters|Saturnalia participants
febrility|Feverishness
federal|Part of F.B.I.
ferreted|Discovered after a search, with "out"
fertile|Productive
fertilizer|Garden enrichment
fictive|Made-up
fidgeted|Had ants in one's pants
fierier|More fervent
finesse|Deft touch
fireman|One who keeps things from going up?
fireman|What many a young boy wants to grow up to be
firestorm|Violent outburst
fisheye|Kind of lens with a wide angle
fixates|Obsesses
flatiron|Old-fashioned clothes presser
flatten|Render pancake-shaped
fleabag|No posh hotel
flecked|Like a strawberry roan's coat
flopped|Was a turkey
florence|Renaissance cradle city
flounce|Walk with jerky motions
flummoxed|At a loss
flypast|Go by quickly
foisted|Introduced surreptitiously
footloose|Free
footpath|Way to walk
foraged|Sought food
forensics|CSI field
foresee|Divine
foreword|Its page numbers are often Roman numerals
formula|H2O, e.g.
forsake|Abandon
foxhole|Below-ground sanctuary
fractal|Geometric shape whose perimeter has infinite length
freedom|Bronze statue on top of the U.S. Capitol
freeloader|One who mooches
frenzies|Fans may be worked into them
frothers|Implements in a coffee shop
galoots|Lugs
garbage|What's at your disposal?
garbled|Messed up, as a message
garotte|Throttle: Var.
garrets|Struggling artists' places
gateway|St. Louis's arch, symbolically
geishas|Mama-san's charges
gemstone|Opal or topaz
general|Blanket
genesis|Book that spans 2,369 years
genetic|Kind of code
geometry|Euclid's subject
geranium|Flower also known as a cranesbill
gestapo|Brutal force
gestapo|Like brutal tactics
gherkin|Pickle type
gibbers|Speaks nonsense
ginseng|Root used in some energy drinks
gizzard|Giblets component
glacier|There's a national park named for one
gladsome|Delightful
glisten|Shine
gloating|Bad winner's response
glorious|Oh-so-splendid
glutamate|MSG component
gnarled|Knobby
gnarlier|More difficult, in slang
gnocchi|Food whose name means "lumps"
gnostic|Early Christian
goliaths|Huge opponents
gondolas|Balloonists' baskets
goodmen|Marine Corps candidates, it's said
goodness|Virtue
graduated|Like rulers
granger|19th-century farmer
grannie|Family member
grasped|Saw
grasping|Comprehending
grazioso|Elegantly, to Brahms
greenbelt|What may encircle a rising chopper?
greener|Like a next-door neighbor's lawn, or so it seems
greener|Not as experienced
grieves|Feels a loss
griller|Barbecue cook
grinders|Heros
gripper|Vise
grizzly|Yellowstone sighting
gruyere|Swiss district known for its cheese
guacamole|Salsa partner?
guarantee|Word
guerilla|Kind of warfare
gyrated|Did the watusi, e.g.
gyration|Belly dancer's move
hairline|Forehead border
halfpenny|British coin discontinued in 1984
hamster|Pet with cheek pouches
handguns|Heat
handlebar|Certain mustache shape
handset|Telephone part
hangdog|Abject
hangover|Drinker's next-day woe
harassed|Dogged
hardhat|Construction worker
harrumph|Disapproving comment
harsher|Like boot camp vis-à-vis day camp
hatched|Came out of one's shell
hatched|Came out of one's shell
hawkeyed|Keenly observant
headache|Ibuprofen target
heartbeat|Symbol of life
hearten|Buck up
hearthstone|Fireplace part --> fall color
heavyset|Thick
hedgerow|It may extend about a yard
helipad|Takeoff spot for many a traffic reporter
helmsmen|Steering committee?
hematite|Main ore of iron
hemostat|Surgeon's tool
heroine|Buffy the Vampire Slayer, e.g.
herself|England hath long been mad, and scarr'd ___: Richmond in "King Richard III"
hessian|Mercenary in the American Revolution
hibachi|Brazier
hibachi|Coal holder
hidalgo|The Father of Mexican Independence
highfalutin|Fancy
highlife|It's symbolized by caviar and Champagne
hiragana|Set of cursive Japanese symbols
historic|Not just noteworthy
hollowed|Caused to be depressed?
holster|Piece keeper?
holsters|Places to store barrels?
homages|Respectful acts
honorees|Toast recipients
hookups|Assignations, slangily
horseplay|Roughhousing
hosanna|Cry of praise
hostelers|They may take you in at night
hostile|Inimical
hothouse|Breeding ground
hotshot|Real somebody
hotspur|Impetuous sort
houseboat|*Home near a shore
housefly|Buzzer in the kitchen, maybe
housefly|Buzzer in the kitchen, maybe
houseguest|Extra mouth to feed, maybe
humdrum|Prosaic
humidor|Good place for a smoke
hustling|Shaking a leg
hyperbolic|Over the top
hypnotized|Open to suggestions, say
ideality|Perfection
idealize|Put on a pedestal
ideates|Thinks
identikit|Facial recognition aid
idolize|Put on a pedestal
ignoramus|Chucklehead
ignorance|Bliss, it is said
ignores|Fails to factor in
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
illegal|Law-breaking
imagine|___ that!
imagine|1970s peace anthem
imbecilic|Doltish
imbroglios|Confused situations
imbrues|Stains
imitates|Draws inspiration from, maybe
imitator|Copycat
immaterial|Neither here nor there
imperial|Bygone Chrysler
impetus|Momentum
imprecise|Vague
impress|Awe
imprisons|Doesn't let go?
inbuilt|Congenital
inbuilt|There from the start
incarnation|A pharaoh vis-à-vis Horus, in Egyptian myth
incense|Aromatic sticks
incense|Make boiling mad
incites|Provokes
increase|Boost
indebted|Not settled up
indexed|Like stocks and reference books
indorse|Support: Var.
infidel|Faith without a person
infuriate|Madden
ingestion|Swallowing of food, e.g.
inhaler|Asthmatic's need
initialed|Approved, in a way
innards|Viscera
innocent|Having clean hands
insider|Person with special access
inspire|Hearten
instant|Second
instate|Tuition classification
integrals|Limits of some sums
intends|Aims
intense|Very emotional
interdict|Head off
interiors|... of 1978
intimate|Very close friend
intuits|Senses
inundate|Submerge
inurned|Buried
invader|Saxon or Celt, once
iodizing|Treating, in a way, as table salt
ionizes|Charges, in a way
iridium|Platinum-group element
irksome|Irritating
ironist|One using twisted humor
ironman|Certain triathlete
ironsides|Bygone warship
irregular|Asymmetric
isobars|High and low indicators
isolate|Maroon
isolate|Reverse of "bring together"
isolate|Set apart
isotopes|Carbon 14 and uranium 235
ivories|They may be tickled
jackpot|Triumphant shout
jacuzzi|Water that moves you sloganeer
jampacked|Very full
jellied|One way to serve eel
jetways|Boarding aids
jimjams|Heebie-jeebies
jiujitsu|Practice with locks and pins?
jockstrap|Guy's means of support
johnson|First impeached U.S. president
joyriding|Pastime for a car thief, perhaps
joystick|Gamer's device
judicial|Kind of appointment
junction|*Roundabout, for one
kamikaze|Vodka cocktail
karaoke|Bar activity
karaoke|Bar activity
karaoke|Draw of some bars
kashmir|Disputed region between Pakistan and India
keepsake|Lock of hair, maybe
ketchup|Dog's coat?
keystone|Linchpin
kissers|Yaps
klatsch|Gabbers' gathering
kleenex|It may be offered with a blessing
kleenex|Sniffler's supply
kneehole|Space under a desk
knitting|Mufflers and such
labeled|Pigeonholed
labeled|Tagged for identification
lacerate|Cut jaggedly
lacerate|Tear
lacrosse|It was last an official Olympic event in 1908
lambdas|Greek L's
lambert|St. Louis airport
lamebrain|Knucklehead
landscapes|Manages to grab some bullfight attire?
lanolin|Ointment base
laptops|Some carry-on items
largesse|Generosity
lasagna|Mangia! dish
lasagnes|Deep-dish dishes
lassies|Misses
lassoed|Like some pulled calves?
latecomer|Recent arrival
latency|Inactive state
laugher|Lopsided win, in slang
launchpad|{/Blastoff spot/}
laurels|Symbol of victory
laxative|Feen-a-mint was one
lazybones|Person prone to proneness?
leaders|Captains and commanders
leapers|People born on February 29, colloquially
leapers|People born on February 29, colloquially
leapfrog|Jumping game
leavens|Gets a rise out of?
lectern|Address location
lectern|Speaker's spot
lectern|Speaker's stand
leering|Un-PC behavior
legroom|What a compact often lacks
lessens|Moderates
lexicon|Defining work
liaison|Link
liberal|Loose
libidos|Teen drivers?
libretto|Book
licking|Rout
licorice|Food that usually comes in red or black
ligature|Artery binder
lignite|Low-grade coal
lineage|Trace of blood?
lioness|Disney's Nala, for one
lionesses|Den mothers
lionize|Put on a pedestal
lionize|Put on a pedestal
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
litchis|They're nuts
literati|Book set?
lithely|Supply
loathed|Couldn't take
localities|Settings
lockers|Health club lineup
lodestars|Navigational reference points
loiters|Hangs around
loophole|Way to get around something
loosest|Least strict
lorises|Slow-moving primates
lotteries|Games involving picks
loyalty|One of the Islamic virtues
lucerne|Swiss canton or its capital
luggage|Carousel riders?
lummoxes|Cabbageheads
madeira|Port alternative
madeiras|Portuguese wines
mafioso|One who might be seen in the offing?
maharajas|Wearers of jeweled turbans
maharanees|Old royalty
maharani|Indian royal
mahjongg|It's played with 144 pieces
mailroom|Stereotypical starting job assignment at a corporation
mainline|It's not the road less traveled
mainstream|Alternative to alternative
mallard|Pond denizen
mallard|Pond denizen
maltase|Digestive enzyme
manatee|Marine muncher on mangrove leaves
manhattan|... of 1979
manhood|Virility
mankind|... one giant leap for ___: Neil Armstrong
manmade|Not natural
manumit|Let go
mapping|Cartography
marathon|Part of an Ironman competition
mariachi|Like traditional Mexican music
marketer|Member of a campaign staff
marsala|*Sweet Italian wine
marshes|Reed sites
martians|Invaders in an H. G. Wells story
martini|Happy hour order
massless|Like a photon
matzohs|Manischewitz products
matzohs|Manischewitz products
mausoleum|Resting place for the deceased
mayoral|Kind of campaign
measure|Word before and after "for"
medevac|Expensive way to the hospital
medicare|Health program for seniors
meeters|People holding signs at airports
megahits|Smashes
megaton|4.184 petajoules
melanges|Mishmashes
menaced|Waved a knife at, maybe
mendicant|Beggar
menthol|Tiger Balm ingredient
merited|Deserved
meshuga|Yiddish for "crazy"
messily|How a toddler eats
mestizos|Mixed-ancestry Latin Americans
metamorphosis|Larva-to-adult transition
meteors|Showy streakers
methods|Means
miasmal|Noxious
microhm|Tiny electrical measure
migraine|What screaming may exacerbate
militias|Revolutionary War groups
millionths|Very small parts
millpond|Wheel-powering reservoir
minibus|Short coach
minimalists|Composer Philip Glass and others
minister|Reverend
minored|Studied some, with "in"
minuend|Something from which something else is taken away
minutes|Cell phone plan units
mischievous|BAD
miscount|Election problem
misdeal|Card player's boo-boo
miserly|Scroogelike
misfits|Final movie of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, with "The"
mishear|Experience a mondegreen, e.g.
misleads|Isn't completely honest with
misstep|Boo-boo
misstep|Faux pas
misstep|Muff
mistletoe|Christmas hanging
misuses|Exploits
molding|Crown ___
mongoose|Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, for one
monisms|Views that reality is a unitary whole
monodrama|Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape," e.g.
monotony|It's all the same
mooched|Freeloaded
mooneyes|Silvery fish
mooning|Youthful prank in a car
moppets|Tots
moronic|Dumb
mortise|Dovetail part
mountainside|Where marmots and chamois live
mourned|Lamented the loss of
muscatel|Sweet wine
musician|One in a jam?
mustard|Condiment at Nathan's
mutated|Not normal, as a gene
mythical|Like dragons and centaurs
naivete|Gullibility
namable|Worthy of mention
napkins|Table cloths
napkins|Table cloths
nappers|Easy tots to baby-sit
narrate|Chronicle
national|Like some parks
nattily|One way to dress
nautilus|Captain Nemo's final resting place
nautilus|Spiral-shelled creature
neatens|Puts in order
neatnik|One picking up a lot
neatnik|Slob's opposite
necktie|Upscale restaurant requirement, maybe
necrosed|Dead, as tissue
nectars|Workers may be drawn to them
needling|Some provocation
nellies|Nervous ___
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nemesis|Macduff, to Macbeth
nemesis|Very tough thing to lick
neonatal|Kind of ward
neonates|They may be incubating
nereids|50 mythical sea nymphs
nestled|Snug, as in bed
nestles|Candy giant, informally
nestlings|Batch that's hatched
netizen|Blogger, e.g.
nettles|Plants with stinging hairs
neurons|Cell transmitters
neurons|Cell transmitters
neutered|Made unbearable?
neutral|Gray, e.g.
ninepin|One standing in the back of an alley
ninepins|Skittles
nippers|Playful puppies, at times
nitrate|Fertilizer ingredient
nitrite|Meat curer
noisome|Sickening
nomadism|Bedouins' trait
nominal|Hardly worth mentioning
nominal|Token
nominate|Propose for election
nominees|Some contenders
nontoxic|O.K. to put in one's mouth
noodges|Pests
noontime|When two hands meet
northeast|Home of the Ivy League
nosedive|Plummet
nosedive|Plummet
nosedive|Plunge
nosedives|Loses altitude fast
nosegay|Bouquet of flowers
notarizes|Certifies, in a way
notates|Adds to the staff
noticed|Observed
nougats|Chewy treats
novellas|Billy Budd and "Of Mice and Men"
nuanced|Carefully worded
nucleons|Bundles of bound quarks
numeral|I, for one
numerals|Arabic characters
numerous|Many
oatmeal|Quaker breakfast offering
obdurate|Unbending
obligate|Compel
oblique|Indirect
oblongs|Stretched figures
obsequy|Burial rite
observer|London weekly, with "The"
obsessive|Monomaniacal
obsolete|Superseded
obverse|Heads side of a coin
obverse|Heads
occlude|Block
oceanic|Fictional airline on "Lost"
ocelots|Forest felines
octaves|Musical series
oddities|Robert Ripley's specialty
odometer|Dash instrument
offense|Umbrage
offshore|Not on land, as an oil rig
offstage|Where Claudius is during Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy
ogreish|Beastly
oilcans|Garage refuse
okeydoke|No problem!
okeydoke|Uh-huh
oldster|Grandma or grandpa
oldster|Person getting way up there?
omelets|Egg foo yung and others
omelets|Egg foo yung dishes, basically
omelettes|Fare often folded in half
omicrons|O's overseas
omission|Elision
omission|Skipping
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater
onboard|In agreement with the group
opalesces|Is like a moonstone
opaline|Iridescent
opaline|Like a moonstone
openness|Transparency
operate|Do surgery
opiates|Heroin and the like
opinionated|Like critics
opinions|Judges of written works
optical|Kind of mouse
optical|Like some thin fibers
optioned|Secured the rights to
oracles|Magic 8 Balls, e.g.
oration|Keynote, e.g.
orators|Ones happy to give you their addresses?
orators|Pros at projecting
orators|Their addresses are moving
orbiter|NASA launch
orbiter|NASA vehicle
ordered|Chose from a menu
orderly|Hospital attendant
organic|Free of hormones, say
orientate|Show the ropes
orients|Positions (oneself)
orients|Sets right
origami|Craft paper
orioles|Birds with hanging nests
ornament|Christmas ball, e.g.
orogeny|Process of mountain building
orotund|Like a good speaking voice
ospreys|Fish-eating birds
ottoman|Hassock
outeaten|Shown up at a restaurant?
outeats|Tops at the dinner table?
outings|Picnics, e.g.
outlaid|Spent
outlines|Plans
outshine|Surpass
outshining|Topping
outstare|Defeat in a don't-blink contest
outvote|Beat in a race
ovation|Big hand
overcame|Beat
overhand|Like tennis serves
overhang|Eave
overjoyed|Euphoric
overpaid|Didn't get a good deal
overpassed|Went beyond
overtone|Hint
overtone|Nuance
ovulate|Produce an egg
ovulate|Produce an egg
oxidize|Get rusty
oxidize|Go from aluminum to alumina, say
oxymoron|Clearly confused, e.g.
pageant|Something that's "Miss" titled?
pageants|They may have titles
painter|One canvasing?
pajamas|Sleepers
pajamas|Some are flannel
palazzi|Grand Canal sights
palette|Item used for studio mixing
paltriest|Least
panatela|Smoke that's not thick
panatella|Smoke with straight sides
panderer|___ to Power (Frederick J. Sheehan's exposé of Alan Greenspan)
paneled|Like some station wagons
papayas|Melonlike tropical fruits
papoose|Indian baby on a back
parabola|Geometric curve
parabola|What's represented by x2 = 4py
parachutes|Two water slides?
paraffin|Coating of cheese
paragraphs|Two charts?
paramounts|Two steeds?
parasol|Sunshade
paratroop|___ unit (military squad with a jumpmaster)
paratroops|Two scout groups?
pardoner|The Canterbury Tales charlatan
parenthood|Pop's condition
parings|Some kitchen waste
parsing|Grammar class exercise
parsnips|Cousins of carrots
particle|Fermion or boson
particle|It may be elementary
partisan|Like politics, by nature
pasodoble|Dance based on bullfight music
passers|QBs, often
pastedown|Affix securely
patents|Preventers of many thefts
payment|Something not to be missed?
peacoat|Double-breasted winter wear
peasant|Simple sort
pedants|Nitpicking types
pedicab|Three-wheeled vehicle
peephole|Hotel room door feature
peephole|Opening used before opening a door
peewees|Munchkins
pelican|It stores fish in a pouch
pelican|Piscivorous flier
pendant|Cross or star, often
pendant|Locket, often
pendants|Jewelry often used in hypnosis
pennies|Change, at times
pepperoni|Alternative to mushroom or sausage
peppery|Like arugula's flavor
pergola|Shaded passageway
pergola|Vine-covered colonnade
peridot|Birthstone for most Leos
perihelion|*Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun
personal|Don't take offense at that
pervade|Be everywhere in
peskiest|Most difficult to manage
pesterer|Nag
petites|Dress shop section
pettish|Cross
philander|Fool around
philosophy|Field of Plato and Aristotle
phonetics|Study making sound judgments?
piaster|Egyptian coin
piecrusts|Filling holders
pinholes|Features of homemade cameras
pinpricks|Tiny irritations
pirated|Stole
pistols|They have duel purposes
pizzazz|Zest
planters|Snack brand
plasmas|Blood bank supplies
pledges|Animal House beanie sporters
plethora|Great deal
plicate|Folded like a fan
plumper|More well-fed, say
plunder|Pirate treasure
pluralized|Like men, women and children
podiums|Stands above the crowd?
poetess|Anne Bradstreet, for one
poinciana|Bing Crosby hit in which "your branches speak to me of love"
polemic|Argumentative
polemical|Tending to cause an argument
politburo|Lenin's body
political|Like some platforms
pollute|Dirty
pollute|Foul the water, e.g.
polluters|They're not green
pompadour|Elvis Presley feature
poodles|Curly-haired dogs
portfolio|What an art student builds
portfolio|What an investor builds
possess|Hold
posterity|Few can be induced to labor exclusively for ___: Abraham Lincoln
posthole|Fence builder's starting point
postman|One who "always rings twice," in an old movie
postpone|Shelve
potages|Thick soups
potential|What a talent scout looks for
potholes|Results of road fatigue
potholes|Road hazards
potpies|Baked entrees
powered|Propelled
praises|Says "Nice job!" to
preacher|Flock leader
prelate|Church dignitary
prelude|Intro
premises|Debaters' basic assumptions
prerecord|Get in the can early
preschool|Spot for a tot
present|Here and now
present|Show, in a show-and-tell
presidios|Spanish fortresses
presplit|Like some English muffins
pressed|Like vinyl records
presser|Iron-handed one?
pressers|Ones whose work is decreasing?
presume|Take for granted
preteen|Many a Little Leaguer
prevents|Keeps from happening
priedieu|Devotional bench
production|Factory output
profaners|Sacrilegious types
proforma|Merely routine
prolongs|Draws out
promise|Declaration sometimes made with crossed fingers behind the back
pronoun|I, for one
proofread|Scan for slips
propane|Charcoal alternative
propane|Gas log fuel
prorating|Dividing fairly, say
protest|Boycott, e.g.
protests|Events with marching bands?
provosts|College bigwigs
prudent|Sensible
psyches|Human spirits
pulsars|Stars that exhibit the "lighthouse effect"
punchers|Pugilists ... or stationery store items
pungent|Nose-wrinkling
puniest|Easiest to beat up
puppetry|Art of manipulation?
pussycats|Softies
putting|Green skill
pyromaniacs|Lighting enthusiasts?
quandary|Bind
quarterback|The pizza is $9.75 ... he hands the $10 off to the boy and waits for the ___
quashed|Put to rest
quesadilla|Cheesy Mexican snack
quieting|Putting to rest
quinella|Track betting option
quizzed|Tested, as on "The $64,000 Question"
raciest|Most risqué
radiate|Throw off
radiates|Projects
raffled|Like some party prizes
rainier|Volcano in a national park
rainout|Certain game cancellation
rainstorms|Nor'easters, often
ramadas|Beach shelters
rampaged|Went wild
rapidly|Chop-chop
rarebit|Cheesy dish
rarefies|Distills
ratatat|Knock noise
ratchet|Increase in increments, with "up"
ratfinks|Squealers
rathole|Filthy place
rational|Reasoned
ratline|Rope-ladder rung on a ship
ravioli|Filled fare
ravioli|Kreplach cousin
razzmatazz|Flashy display
readers|Folks going through leaves
reading|Poetry performance
readouts|Some computer displays
readouts|Some computer displays
realists|They see things as they are
reapers|Combining workers
reassign|Move to another job, say
rebated|Partly paid back
rebates|Cash-back deals
rebates|Taxpayers' hopes
rebooted|Responded to a crash, maybe
rebuilt|Put back up
reception|... and it works - the ___ is good!
reclasps|Holds over?
recommend|Endorse
reconsider|Think again
redcoat|British soldier in the American Revolution
reddened|Blushed
redlegs|Ted Kluszewski's team when he won the 1954 N.L. home run title
redlegs|Ted Kluszewski's team when he won the 1954 N.L. home run title
rednecks|Hillbillies' cousins
redtail|Common North American hawk
reducer|One on a diet
reedier|More frail
reelect|Send back to the Hill, say
reenter|... you may have to ___ it
reexamine|Check over
reframe|Change the focus of, as an argument
regimen|Training recommendation
reginal|Queenly
register|Need for checking people out
regular|Alternative to premium
rejects|Unpopular ones
relabel|Change tags on
relaxing|In a hammock, say
releases|Films have them
relishes|Fancies
remained|Didn't go
remorse|The poison of life, per Brontë's Rochester
renamed|Superficially updated
renewers|Some passport applicants
reopened|Back in business
reorder|Online store option
represent|Portray
repress|Make unconscious
reprise|Second appearance on a soundtrack
reproval|Admonishment
repulse|Turn off
reputedly|Rumor has it ...
requires|Can't do without
requite|Give in return
reseeded|Fixed some greens
resents|Begrudges
reserve|What things may be held in
resided|Was present (in)
residence|Requirement for running for political office
resists|Puts up a fight
resorts|Club Meds, e.g.
resorts|They might have springs
restaff|Fill positions differently
restart|Computer action of last resort
restart|Result of jumping the gun
restless|Always moving
restock|Do a store chore
restored|Put right
restring|Fix, as a bow
restyles|Makes over
resulted|Followed
retaste|Take another sip of
reticent|Opposite of garrulous
retiree|Pensioner
retorts|So's your old man! and others
retread|Tire
returnees|Soldiers home from service, e.g.
returner|Football special teams player
reverie|Woolgathering
reverse|Gearbox option
reviewer|Professional filmgoer
revokes|Cancels
revolvers|They're drawn in western scenes
revving|Gunning
rewires|Updates electrically
rewritten|Not in its original form, as an article
rheostat|Current regulator
rheostat|Slot car controller
ricotta|Cannoli ingredient
ricottas|Ravioli fillings
riesling|Fragrant white wine
ringlet|Flapper feature
rinsing|Hair salon activity
riposte|Touché! elicitor
ripsawed|Cut along the grain
riptides|Dangerous ocean currents
riviera|To Catch a Thief setting
roadblock|Place for a "Bridge Out" sign
rodents|Snake intake
rondelet|Seven-line poem
rooftop|Like the last Beatles concert, 1969
rookies|First-year players
rooster|Farm stirrer
rootlet|Underground branch
roseate|Overly optimistic
rosiest|Most promising
rotates|Pivots
rotunda|Capitol feature
roughage|Food with lots of fiber
roughcast|Coarse, as stucco
roughly|More or less
roulette|Literally, "small wheel"
routine|Humdrum
rubbish|What nonsense!
ruffles|Irritates
rustler|Person getting into one's head?
saddened|Low on the side
sainted|Like Joan of Arc
salamis|They often hang around delis
salient|Noteworthy
salinas|California's ___ Valley, known as "America's salad bowl"
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
saluted|Tipped one's hat to
salutes|Private greetings?
sambaed|Danced at Rio's Carnival, maybe
samisen|Instrument played with a spatula
samovars|Some tearoom equipment
sanctioned|Permissible
sandals|Toga go-withs
sandblast|Remove graffiti from, in a way
sandstones|Quartzite and such
sangrias|Wine drinks
sanitary|Clean
sapiens|Of modern humans
sapphire|Blue shade
sappier|More sentimental
sargasso|Floating brown algae
sassier|Less respectful
sassier|Less respectful
sateens|Shiny fabrics
satiate|Fill and then some
satiate|Fill up
satiate|Stuff
saturnine|Gloomy
saunter|Amble
savanna|Zebra zone
savanna|Zebra's home
scalawag|Rogue
scalawag|Rogue
scalding|Very hot
scalers|Dental hygienists, at times
scapulas|Shoulder blades
scarabs|Beetles sacred to ancient Egyptians
scarecrow|Its purpose is frightening
scaring|Halloween activity
scenery|Trees, hills, etc.
schleps|Tedious trips
schleps|Tedious trips
schmear|The whole ___
schnauzer|Asta in the book "The Thin Man," e.g.
scholar|Book burrower
scholar|Gentleman's partner?
scissor|Clip out, as a coupon
sconces|Candleholders on a wall
scoopers|Items for urban dog-walkers
scooter|Two-wheeler
scooters|Relatives of mopeds
scorecard|A caddie may hold it
scorepad|Bridge need
scramble|Convert, as metal into a melt?
scramjet|Hypersonic plane engine
scraped|Just got (by)
scrawls|Hasty signatures
scrawly|Like doodles
screams|Fun house sounds
screams|Fun house sounds
screeds|Drawn-out dissertations
screwup|Homer Simpson type
scriber|Wood-marking tool
scrimmage|Practice game
scriptwriter|Wordsmith   [in cursive]
scuffle|Fight that's less than a brawl
scythes|Field tools
seabeds|Wet bottoms
seahorse|Fish whose male carries the eggs
sealers|Driveway applications
sealery|Place for barkers?
seaports|Places to unload
seasoned|Battle-scarred
seasons|Annual foursome
seaters|Those who put you in your place?
secrets|Exchange of spies, maybe
secures|Gets hold of
seeress|Figure in the Iliad
segment|Orange part, e.g.
selecting|Eeny-meeny-miney-mo activity
sellers|A Shot in the Dark star, 1964
selling|One side of traffic
semantics|Linguist's concern
seminal|Formative
seminal|Original
semiotics|Robert Langdon's field in "The Da Vinci Code"
senator|Cicero or Publius
senorita|Potential enamorada
sensors|Eye, ear and nose
sensors|Eye, ear and nose
sentence|Follower of one's convictions
sentience|Topic in artificial intelligence
sentiment|What a motto encapsulates
separated|Apart
septets|Disney's dwarfs and others
septimes|Defensive fencing positions in which the top of the blade is pointed at the opponent's knee
septuplet|One in a crowded delivery room
sequential|In consecutive order
serapes|Ranchero dressing?
serapes|Wool cover-ups
serenade|Play to the balcony?
serener|Less flustered
serials|They appear in installments
serotonin|Neurotransmitter associated with sleep
session|Recording period
several|A number of
shackle|Put in chains
shadowboxing|Putting in a carton   [repeated underneath in gray]
shadows|Trails
shafted|Given a raw deal, slangily
sharers|Liberal types
sharpener|It puts a point on a pencil
sharpshooter|Annie Oakley, for one
shavings|Sharpener residue
shebang|The whole ___
sheepshearer|Wool gatherer
shellac|Wood finish
shinguard|Protection for Pelé
shipshape|In good order
shoelace|It may be on the tip of the tongue
shoeshine|Bootblack's service
shoofly|Pennsylvania Dutch pie
shortcut|Clever travel suggestion
showier|More ostentatious
showoffs|Hot dogs
showstoppers|Puts hats on display?
shrines|Places to pray
shrivel|Decrease in vitality
shudder|Some people do it to think
shutout|Game in which only one team scores
siamese|Like the cats in "Lady and the Tramp"
sidearm|Sword or dagger
sideswipe|Graze, in a way
sidewinder|Southwestern rattler
sierras|Mount Whitney's range
sierras|Rugged range
siestas|Occasions to close up shop
sightsaw|Played the tourist
signify|Mean
signoras|Milanese madames
silicon|___ Valley
silvers|Some Olympians get them
simulator|Flight training equipment
singing|Choir practice?
sinkhole|Topographical feature formed by underground erosion
sisters|Residents of some campus houses
situate|Orient
skeeter|Outdoor summer pest, slangily
skeleton|What a paleontologist reconstructs
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skydiving|Sport involving a chute
skyhook|Abdul-Jabbar's trademark shot
slanted|Askew
slanted|Set upon a slope, say
sledges|Big busting tools
sleekly|In a smooth manner
sleeper|... of 1973
sleuthed|Did some digging around
slimier|More like a slug
slippery|Untrustworthy
sloshes|Applies carelessly
slovens|Hardly fops
slowpoke|Dawdler
slugfest|High-scoring baseball game
slyness|Craft
slyness|Cunning
smacked|Kissed noisily
smasher|Atom ___
smashup|Bad traffic accident
smearer|Dirty campaigner
smelled|Knocked someone out, say
smelling|Picking up, as perfume
smithereens|Bits
smocked|Dressed in lab attire
smother|Overdress, maybe
smushes|Compresses, informally
snailed|Moved along slowly
snakepit|Scene of horror and confusion
snarfed|Gobbled
sneezes|They cause your eyes to close
sneezes|You may try to stop them from coming out in public
snipers|Some marksmen
snookers|Flimflams
snorers|Ones who sleep soundly?
snorted|Showed contempt for something
snowboard|Item first marketed under the name Snurfer
snuffbox|Ornamental tobacco holder
sociable|Not withdrawn
softest|Toilet tissue superlative
soilure|Stain
sojourn|Brief stay
solider|More substantial
solider|Not so tenuous
soloist|Lone player
solstice|Occurrence after the fall
sonatas|Some concert pieces
sonatina|Short piano piece
sonatina|Shortish piano piece
sonnets|Milton works
soonest|At the earliest opportunity
soonest|Earliest time
soother|Balm
soupcon|Hint
soupcon|Hint
soursop|Cousin of a custard apple
sozzled|Three sheets to the wind
spaceships|Avatar craft
spangle|Glittery glue-on
spangle|Glittery glue-on
spangle|Sequin
sparerib|Barbecue item
sparers|They let people off
sparkplug|Ignition system device
spasmed|Was jerky
spastic|Not moving smoothly
specimens|Lab stock
spectra|Bands appearing after split-ups?
speedster|Fleet type
spelunk|Go caving
spelunker|One exploring deeply?
spielers|Deliverers of product lines?
spindlier|More thin and frail
spinets|Small organs
spirals|Increases alarmingly
splattered|Like aprons, at times
spleens|Body organs associated with anger
splendor|Display of grandeur
spoiler|Unwanted plot giveaway
spoored|Followed the game
spouters|Whales, at times
sprayer|Exterminator, often
spriest|Most agile
sprints|Some track-and-field training
sprouts|Brussels ___
squashes|Ends abruptly
squeezed|In a tight spot financially
squirrel|Acorn lover
squishy|Like a wet Nerf ball
stables|Equine areas
stables|Track adjuncts
stagflation|1970s woe
stagger|Make zigzag
stalest|Most old-hat
stalked|Didn't just follow around
stampede|Driver's problem
stances|Batting positions
standup|Open mike night format, perhaps
stargaze|Search the heavens
starlit|Like a clear night sky
stashes|Squirrels away
stately|Like Buckingham Palace
stateside|In America
stating|Setting forth
statues|Bronzes, maybe
statute|Civil code entry
steamship|The Titanic, for one
steepens|Becomes more inclined
steeple|Bell site
stellas|Painters Frank and Joseph
stepsister|One of an evil fairy tale duo
stepson|Hamlet, to Claudius
stereos|Sound systems
sternal|Breastbone-related
sternum|What sticks to your ribs?
steroid|Olympian's no-no
stetsons|Western wear
stevedore|Longshoreman
sticker|New and Improved! might appear on one
stickup|Bank teller's fear
stickup|Bank teller's fear
stiletto|Tool for making eyelets
stinger|Antiaircraft missile
stipple|Pointed artwork?
stodges|Fuddy-duddies
stoical|Unmoved
stoical|Unmoved
stoolie|Sting participant
stoolies|Singing group
stopoff|Brief visit along the way
stopoff|Tarry for a bit
stoppers|Plugs
storage|An unused item may be placed in it
storehouse|Magazine
storeroom|Pantry
storyteller|Center of attention around a campfire, say
stoutly|With resolve
straits|Narrow passageways
strands|DNA units
strands|Leaves high and dry
strange|Bizarre
strange|Eerie
strange|Like cases on "The X-Files"
strangles|Does in with a rope
streaky|Like some dirty windshields
streams|Flows
stressed|Like part of a foot
stretti|Climactic musical finales
stretto|Feature of a fugue
strewing|Tossing about
striate|Make furrows in
strident|Having a sound grating
strifes|Bitter quarrels
strings|A lot of an orchestra
striving|Trying hard
strokes|Certain crew training
strokes|Count on greens
stroller|Babe-in-arms alternative?
studded|Star-___
stuffed|Like a taxidermist's work
stuntman|Movie double, often
stutter|Say "Th-th-th-that's all, folks," e.g.
stygian|Hellish
stymied|Hampered
submerse|Put under
substitution|The pizzeria's out of mushrooms, though, so he'll need to make a ___
suburban|Beyond the city limits
suburbia|American Beauty setting
succeeds|Follows
success|Good outcome
sugaring|Sweetening
sultana|Variety of grape
sunroof|Car option that slides open
sunroom|Bright spot in architecture?
sunshine|Gloom's opposite
sunstroke|Summer woe
superbad|2007 hit comedy with a character who dubbed himself McLovin
surfeit|Overabundance
surplus|Extra
surreal|Like Miró's "The Tilled Field"
sustained|Like many objections
sustains|Keeps going
swearwords|They often fly out during an explosion
sweeten|Dulcify
sweeten|Dulcify
sweetener|It may help close the deal
swerves|Sudden turns
swished|Moved, as a horse's tail
switchback|*Zigzag trail up a mountain
switchback|*Zigzag trail up a mountain
switchblade|West Side Story fight scene prop
swizzle|Iced rum cocktail that's stirred with a stick
sybarites|Lovers of luxury
syllabi|Course outlines
symbols|Keyboard features
synergy|Working well together
syntheses|Compound combinations
systolic|Having a rhythmically recurrent contraction
taekwondo|Olympic sport since 2000
tailfans|Crayfish features
tailspins|Closely follows secret banking information?
tainted|Off
talented|Having star potential
talents|They're shown in a beauty pageant
tallest|Guinness superlative
taloned|Like birds of prey
tamarin|Rain forest monkey
tangelo|Juicy fruit
tantalum|Element with the symbol Ta
targeted|Not scattershot
tassels|Fringe group?
tassels|Part of some strippers' attire
taurine|Bullish
teacakes|Treats served toasted and buttered
teacart|Wheeled table
teacarts|Some service stations
teamster|Professional truck driver
teamsters|Semi professionals?
teapots|Big-eared china
teardrop|Shed thing
teargas|Demonstrating control?
teargas|It may be shot during a riot
teargas|Riot control agent
teasels|Prickly plants
teashop|Cozy place?
teataster|Worker who may create a stir?
tectonic|Like some plates
teenage|Like most promgoers
telecasts|Airs
telemarketer|iPhone
telephonic|Like some communication
temptation|I can resist everything except ___: Oscar Wilde
tempter|Satan, with "the"
tenacity|Stick-to-it-iveness
tenancy|Matter of lease concern?
tenants|Flat population
tendered|Offered in payment
tending|Keeping an eye on
termite|Of a colony member
ternate|Like a clover leaf
terrier|Popular rat-baiting dog in Victorian England
tersely|Without any gas?
tertiary|Period of the Cenozoic Era
testament|Provider of a dead giveaway?
testers|Tough questions
testing|1, 2, 3 lead-in
tetanus|Lockjaw
tethers|Restrains
theaters|Fields of operations
theaters|Fields of operations
theatre|Masterpiece ___
theatre|Locale for an Olivier Award winner
theatrics|Courtroom antics, e.g.
therein|Regarding that matter
thirdhand|Not direct at all, as gossip
thirsty|Seeking relief from a pitcher?
threadbare|Worn
threats|Ultimatums, say
thrives|Does very well
thruways|Unlikely places for stop signs
tickles|Sneeze triggers
tictacs|Some tiny mints
tidally|How current events may happen?
tieclasp|Man's jewelry item
tillage|Farmwork
timbered|Filled with trees
timesaver|Multitasking, e.g.
timpani|Kettledrums
tinfoil|Cheap hat material
tinkles|Bell sounds
tiptoes|Sneaks (around)
titrate|Measure the strength of, in a way
toadfish|Grunting, slimy-skinned swimmer
toasters|Wedding reception participants, often
toastmistress|Woman presiding at a banquet
toccata|Improvisatory piece of classical music
toenail|Low tip
toenails|They may be treated in a spa
toilette|Demoiselle's dressing
toledos|Finely tempered blades
toluenes|Solvents often found in antiknock additives
tomorrow|Song sung by an orphan
tonsils|Possible causes of sleep apnea
tonsure|Clerical clipping
topical|Newsworthy
toreros|Stars in a ring
tornado|The Wizard of Oz weather event
tornado|Alley ___
tossing|Sign of fitful sleep
tossups|Some game show questions
touchdown|His posterior goes all the way back into the easy chair - ___!
trachea|Windpipe
trachea|Windpipe
trading|Activity for folks in the pits?
tragedy|Coriolanus or "Richard III"
traipses|Walks aimlessly
transacts|Conducts, as business
transatlantic|Like some cruises
transfix|Fascinate
transmigrations|Souls' post-death passages
transmute|Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, e.g.?
trapdoor|Location for a fall
trashed|Seriously bad-mouthed
trashiest|In the poorest of taste, as a novel
trawler|Fishing boat
treacle|Schmaltz
treaded|Like tractors
treadle|Potter's pedal
treadmill|Symbol of a boring routine
treason|Subject of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution
treasurer|One who keeps one's balance?
treatable|Like diabetes
tremolo|Mandolin effect
trespass|Do wrong
trespass|Ignore a property owner's signs, perhaps
trestle|Sawhorse, e.g.
trimmers|Lawn care equipment
trivial|Of no matter
trivial|Of no matter
troglodyte|One who used to go clubbing?
trotter|Entry at a hippodrome
trotter|Hippodrome competitor
truelove|Light of one's life
trumpet|Dizzy Gillespie's instrument
trustee|Part of a board
tsarina|Resident of the Winter Palace before 1917
tsarina|Sovereign of yore
turnstiles|Prepares to play Scrabble?
turtledove|One of two in a Christmas song
tussles|Scraps
tutored|Like slow students, sometimes
twaddling|Talking silly
twilight|2008 Robert Pattinson film
twinkle|Glimmer
twisted|Wry
twisted|Wry
twitter|Forum for 140-character messages
twittery|Giggling nervously
twopence|British coin introduced in 1971
typecast|Pigeonholed, in moviedom
ulsters|Heavy overcoats
umpired|Called balls and strikes
umpires|Call makers
umpires|Fault finders?
unbinds|Sets free
uncloaks|Exposes
underarm|Secret target
underarm|Secret target
underdog|Cartoon hero with a blue cape
undivided|United
uneaten|Left on a plate
uneaten|Left over, possibly
unglues|Disassembles, as a model airplane
unicorn|Part of Scotland's coat of arms
unionist|Supporter of the North
unkempt|Disheveled
unkempt|Disheveled
unladen|Empty, at a port, say
unlearnt|Not yet acquired, as knowledge
unleash|Let go
unloads|Severely criticizes, with "on"
unloose|Relax
unmanly|Weak and craven
unquote|Citation's end
unquote|Indicator that you're back to your own words
unrequited|Like some love
unrolled|Opened, in a way
unseated|Moved out?
unshaven|Stubbly
unsound|Faulty, as a plan
unstated|Tacit
unstintingly|In a very generous manner
untamed|Wild
untested|Green
untimely|Not expected
untired|Peppy
untraced|Not followed
updrafts|They lift kites
upended|Topsy-turvy
upriver|Away from the mouth
upstart|Arriviste
upstate|Like Rochester, N.Y.
uptempo|Musically bouncy
usurped|Seized, as the throne
utensil|Knife, fork or spoon
utensils|They're set in place settings
utopian|Idealist
uttered|Put into words
vagabond|Tramp
valentine|Patron of the hearts?
validate|Confirm
vamoose|Scram!
vassals|Fealty swearers
velocipede|Victorian conveyance
vestals|Virgins of ancient Rome
viewers|Nielsen count
viewers|Watching people
vinegar|The "sour" in sweet-and-sour
vintage|Wine label datum
vintner|Person producing Bordeaux or Beaujolais
violent|Wroth
visceral|Felt in the gut
waddles|Imitates a penguin
wailers|1960s-'70s group originally known as the Teenagers, with "the"
waistline|It often grows in winter
walkover|Rout
walleye|Pikeperch
wallpaper|*"Either that ___ goes, or I do" (Oscar Wilde's reputed last words)
wallpaper|*"Either that ___ goes, or I do" (Oscar Wilde's reputed last words)
waltzing|Couples' activity once considered scandalous
wannabe|Starstruck sort, maybe
wapitis|Elk
warmest|Like the midafternoon hours, typically
warplane|F-14, e.g.
warplane|F-14, e.g.
watchout|Duck call?
waterlilies|Pad producers
weasels|Sly sorts
webcams|Monitor toppers
webpages|Safari sights
website|Free cookie distributor
wedlock|Union, of a sort
whetted|Sharpened
whining|Annoying complaining
whirred|Sounded like a fan
whitened|Bleached
whitens|Bleaches
whitewash|*Cover-up
whitewash|*Cover-up
widened|Diversified
willingly|Without reluctance
wingspan|Bird spec
winters|They're not hot
wipeout|Nasty fall
wiseacre|One who's smart?
withers|Part of a horse between the shoulder blades
witness|Court reporter?
wizards|Some Hogwarts students
woodshed|Place of discreet punishment
woolens|Some winter wear
workaholic|Person who doesn't know when to quit
worsted|Wool variety
wrangle|Have words
writhed|Showed great discomfort
wrought|Created
xerosis|Possible result of vitamin A deficiency
yammerer|Kvetch
yearlong|Like many magazine subscriptions
zealously|With fervor
zeniths|Climbers' goals
zephyrs|Gentle breezes
zeppelin|Early 20th-century mode of transportation
zeppelin|Staple of classic rock, informally
zestier|Relatively piquant
zinfandel|Red choice
abetted|Covered for, maybe
abetted|Helped in a job
abigail|First name of two first ladies
abigail|First name of two first ladies
aborigine|Native
aborted|Decided not to run
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Cut
abridged|Missing parts
abscissae|Math coordinates
absents|Removes (oneself)
absolutism|Moral theory that doesn't allow for shades of gray
absolve|Free
accents|Dialect coaches teach them
acclaim|Strong approval
acclaimed|Strongly praised
accosts|Approaches boldly
accosts|Approaches boldly
accusal|Charge
accused|Charged with a crime
achieve|Carry out
acoustics|Sound system?
acreage|Farmland spread
acreage|Land
acrobatic|Like bending over backward
acronyms|MoMA and Epcot, e.g.
actuality|It's not a dream
adaptors|Electrical accessories
addenda|They often get incorporated into the body
adhered|Stuck
admiral|Four- or five-star officer
admission|Guilty plea, say
admixes|Mingles (with)
admixes|Mingles (with)
adorable|Eliciting an "aww," maybe
adoring|Loving
adorner|Decorator
adorning|Xmas tree activity
adrenal|Cortisol-secreting gland
aerials|Once-common urban skyline sights
aerials|Passé skyline sights
aerosol|Spray
aerostat|Balloon, e.g.
affiliate|Station that's part of a TV network
afghanis|Kandahar cash
afghanis|Kandahar cash
afterglow|Sunset remnant
against|Opposing
agility|Nimbleness
agitate|Shake up
agitate|Shake up
agitation|It stirs things up
aglimmer|Like stars on a clear night
agnostic|One who's not sure what's up?
ailerons|Wing parts
airbags|They're subject to rapid inflation
airdate|Time for a show
airdrop|Certain plane delivery
airfare|Expedia calculation
airfares|Expenses for globetrotters
airmail|Speedy delivery
airplane|Stew container?
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
alamode|One way to serve pie
alamodes|Glossy scarf fabrics
alcoves|Recesses
alencon|French city associated with lace
alerted|Tipped off
alertly|With eyes wide open
algebra|Solve for x subject
algebra|Field with unknowns
aliases|Noms de plume
alienates|Turns off
alienee|Property recipient, in law
aliments|Victuals
allegro|Musically brisk
alligator|Pricey belt material
alluvial|Like soil in a delta
almanacs|Targets of fact-finding missions?
alpines|Plants native to mountain summits
altered|Let out, perhaps
altered|Not the way it was
alumnae|Mount Holyoke graduates, e.g.
amarettos|Italian liqueurs
amassed|Accumulated
amasses|Hoards
amasses|Stocks up
amasses|Stocks up
amateur|Do-it-yourselfer
amending|Editorial work
amiably|With cordiality
amnesia|Dory's affliction in "Finding Nemo"
amoebic|Roundish with an irregular border
amorist|Smitten one
anaconda|Crushing snake
anaconda|King of wrap?
anaconda|One you don't want to have a crush on you
anaemia|Fatigue may be a symptom of it: Var.
anaemia|Fatigue may be a symptom of it: Var.
anagram|Chemical agent for climate change
anagram|Neo, for one
anagrammed|Mad manager
anapest|Au revoir, for example
anarchist|Disorderly sort?
andiron|Fireplace log holder
anecdote|Brief story that might open a speech
anecdote|Small yarn?
anemone|Flower that shares its name with a tentacled sea creature
anemone|Pasqueflower, e.g.
angered|Ticked off
angular|Bony, as a face
animals|Some cracker shapes
animate|Live
animate|Put into cartoon form
animist|Nature worshiper, of a sort
aniseeds|Sambuca flavorers
annalist|Chronicler of events
announce|Come out with
annoyances|Soreness causes
anodize|Coat by electrolytic action
anodyne|Analgesic
anomaly|Departure from the norm
anonyms|Unidentified people
anonyms|Unidentified people
anoraks|Hooded jackets
answers|Key's contents
anteater|One with a deadly tongue
anteaters|U.C. Irvine athletes
antenna|Transmitter of waves
antidepressants|They may keep you up
antifog|Like some lens coatings
antigun|Pacific, perhaps
antilog|10,000, for 4, in base 10, e.g.
antique|Ming jar, e.g.
antivenom|Herpetologist's supply
antiwar|Advocating "Bring the troops home now!," say
antiwar|Pacific
anyplace|Wherever you like
anytime|Response to "Thanks so much"
aperture|---
apertures|Camera openings
apiarist|One who works with combs
apostle|Figure in a Leonardo mural
apostle|One of 12 in the New Testament
apostles|Ardent adherents
apostolic|Pontifical
apostrophe|Qur'an part
apparel|Jacket and tie, e.g.
applaud|Express approval
applaud|Heap kudos on
applejack|Brandy made from cider
applets|Web programs
appraised|Valued
apricot|Kind of jam in a sacher torte
apropos|Regarding
apteral|Lacking a surrounding colonnade, as a temple
aquacades|Pool exhibitions
aquamarine|Blue-green gem
aquatics|Water polo and synchronized swimming
arbiter|Judge
arboretum|Place where trees are studied
arcadia|Pan's place
arcadia|Rural setting, in poetry
architects|Ones making plans
archrival|Burger King vis-à-vis McDonald's, fittingly
arcsine|30°, for 0.5
arietta|Mozart's "Un bacio di mano," e.g.
ariettas|Short operatic solos
armrest|Limb perch
armrests|Pair on a couch
armrests|They may be shared during a show
aromatic|Redolent
arousal|Awakening
arousal|Kinsey Institute subject
arouses|Sparks
arouses|Wakens
arouses|Wakens
arrange|Set up
arrears|Bad thing to be in
arrestee|One wearing cuffs
arsenal|Manchester United rival
arsenic|Once-common pesticide component
arsenic|Straight As in chemistry?
arteries|Main lines
artichoke|Food with a heart
article|Time unit
articulate|*Eloquent
artillery|Big guns
artisan|Mosaicist, e.g.
artiste|Creative sort
asbestos|Old construction danger
asbestos|Old construction danger
ascended|Rose
ascends|Is caught up in the Rapture, e.g.
ascetic|Hedonist's opposite
ascribe|Credit
asexual|Type of reproduction
ashamed|Conscience-stricken
ashtrays|Camels' resting places
asinine|Cockamamie
asphalt|It might be on the road
aspirant|Hopeful
aspiration|Hope
aspires|Wants, with "to"
aspirin|Trademark forfeited by Bayer under the Treaty of Versailles
assents|Go-aheads
asserted|Declared
asserts|Proclaims
assesses|Evaluates
assists|Goal facilitators
assists|Hockey stat
assumed|Kind of identity
assures|Eases the misgivings of
asthmatic|Bronchodilator user
atelier|Artist's studio
ateliers|Where oils are produced
atheists|Ones in disbelief?
athlete|One often depicted on a Wheaties box
athletic|Part of N.C.A.A.
atrophy|Wither
attacks|Blitzkriegs
attained|Reached
attempt|Take a whack at
attends|Doesn't cut
attends|Doesn't cut
attends|Doesn't miss
attests|Certifies
attraction|Chemistry
attunes|Brings into harmony
attunes|Synchronizes
auction|Sail
audience|Nielsen measure
auditoria|Assembly places
auroras|Northern and southern lights
automat|Cafeteria variety
automat|Cafeteria variety
avarice|Tenth Commandment subject
avenues|Many Monopoly spaces
average|C
average|C-rated
averted|Turned away
aviation|F.A.A. center
aviator|___ sunglasses
aviators|Amelia Earhart and others
avocado|Shade of green
awakens|Rouses
aweather|Windward
axially|With respect to a graph line, e.g.
babysit|What some teens do to earn money
backcountry|Rural area
backhoe|It has a big bucket
backless|Like stools and many benches
backpack|Hiker's carryall
backspace|Return a letter, say
backstab|Betray, in a way
badminton|Sport with a birdie
balalaikas|Three-stringed instruments
balancer|Gymnast, often
balcony|Common condo feature
baleful|Portending evil
ballads|Minstrel songs
ballads|Sentimental songs
ballets|Balancing acts?
balloons|Clowns' toys
ballpoint|Paper Mate product
bandbox|Smallish ballpark, in slang
banshee|Gaelic spirit whose wailing portends death
barbaric|Uncivilized
bargain|Steal
barroom|Cheers setting
bartender|One making the rounds
basenjis|Barkless dogs
basilica|Sight from St. Peter's Square
bassist|Sting, e.g.
bassoon|Deep-toned woodwind
batgirl|Diamond handler?
batiste|Fine, soft, sheer fabric
battered|Assaulted, in a way
beagles|White House pair in the 1960s
beanbag|Ashtray base, perhaps
beanpole|Thinny-thin person
beanpole|Thinny-thin person
bearable|Causing only minor irritation, say
beardless|Like Lincoln before his presidency
beastie|Epithet for the mouse in Burns's "To a Mouse"
bedazzling|Much too bright
bedding|Straw in a stable
bedevil|Bother no end
bedtimes|Parents set them for kids
beefsteak|Chophouse choice
benefic|Of some good
berated|Upbraided
berserk|Crazy way to go?
besiege|Swarm
bestial|Inhuman
bettors|Racetrack regulars
between|Joke, part 3
bicoastal|Like a New York/Los Angeles romance
biennia|Stretches between Ryder Cups
biennial|Like House elections
bilateral|Involving both sides
billowy|Bulging, as a cloud
bipartisan|*Having both Republican and Democratic support
birddogs|Pointers
birddogs|Pointers
birthday|Cause for bringing out candles
bitumen|Asphalt ingredient
blackjack|Something to play at a casino
blackjack|Table staple, of sorts
blackjacks|Twenty-ones
blastoff|Leave the pad, say
blender|Bartender's appliance
blistery|Severely sunburned, say
bloodlust|Rambo's drive
bloopers|Bonus reel fodder
bloopers|Bonus reel fodder
bloopers|Filmed bits that don't make it on the air
bluejeans|Casual pants
blushes|Some sweet wines
boasted|Forwent modesty
bonbons|Chocolate treats
bookworm|Bibliolater
boredom|Reason to doodle
botanist|Plant manager?
bottleneck|Common result of a lane closing
bottomland|Often-flooded locale
bottomless|Infinite
boulder|Rock that may be hard to roll
bowsprits|Sailors' spars
boycott|Certain protest
bracers|Shots, e.g.
brahmas|Some rodeo bulls
braided|In cornrows
braille|It has many tangible points
brainiac|Genius
brainiest|Like the class valedictorian, perhaps
brainteaser|Riddle
brandish|Wave menacingly, like a red-hot iron?
breadbasket|Main food-supplying region of a country
breadth|Latitude
breastbone|Sternum
bridles|Stable stock
briefed|Filled in
brigade|Quartermaster's group
brights|High beams
brittle|Peanutty candy
broadax|Bygone hand weapon
brocades|Rich fabrics
browses|Reads a little here and there
bruiser|Big ox
bruited|Spread, as rumors
brusque|Short
buckaroo|Wrangler
buoyant|Cheerful
burlesque|Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," e.g.
businessmen|Rotary Club members
buzzing|Paging, say
caballed|Schemed together
cabaret|Dinner-and-a-show venue
cabaret|Dinner-and-a-show venue
caboose|Rear end
cachepot|Decorative plant holder
cadenza|Virtuosic improvisation
cafeteria|*Dining area
calibrate|Ensure an accurate reading of
caloric|Kind of intake
calorie|___-conscious
camisole|Knickers go-with
campers|Happy sorts
campier|More like Bette Midler stage shows
canaries|Melodious pets
canasta|Variation of rummy that was a 1950s fad
candidate|Runner, of a sort
cannibals|Ones who may get you into hot water?
cantata|Arthur Honegger's "A Christmas ___"
cantata|Arthur Honegger's "A Christmas ___"
capable|Qualified
captive|Getaway planner?
captive|Getaway planner?
caramba|South-of-the-border cry
caravan|Line in the sand?
cardiac|Kind of arrest
cardsharps|Bottom dealers, perhaps
careened|Took a corner on two wheels
careened|Went without control
careens|Turns at high speed
carjack|Take someone's wheels from at gunpoint
carters|White House family after the Fords
cascading|Descending in steps
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
castaways|Some island dwellers
casters|Desk chair features
catacomb|Passage of grave importance?
catbirds|Mewing passerines
catcall|Bit of razzing
catchall|Odds-and-ends category
catcher|Bench, for example
causerie|Informal talk
cauterize|Burn, as a wound
cavemen|Troglodytes
ceaseless|Unending
censoring|1984 activity
centavo|Bit of change in Cuba
cerebra|Think pieces?
chainsaw|Lumberjack's tool
chalkier|More like messy blackboards
chamois|Soft leather
chantey|Sea air?
charade|Empty pretense
charade|Empty pretense
charades|Game with many "points"
chariot|Part of an ancient procession
cheapen|Depreciate
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
cherish|Love, like a popular singer?
chianti|Italian red
chianti|Italian red
chinstrap|It's snapped on a gridiron
chivied|Annoyed with persistent petty attacks
chloride|Salt, e.g.
chocolate|Milky Way, for one
choicer|Better, as cuts of meat
chooses|Takes one's pick
chopper|Whirlybird
cinematic|Like Hollywood
ciphers|Big nothings
citadel|It may be held in battle
classes|Business and tourist
classic|iPod type
classmate|{/She thought he was much too old to have been her .../}
cleaner|Fantastik, e.g.
cleansing|Purifying
clerics|Fathers, of a sort
climate|Pattern of highs and lows
climates|Desert and rain forest
clobber|Whack
closets|Bogeymen's hiding places
closets|Suitable sites for suits
cluster|Knot
coagulate|Thicken
coalbin|Fuel container
coalesce|Come together
coanchors|Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, once, on "S.N.L."
coastal|Like many resorts
coastal|Seaside
coatracks|Ones holding wraps in restaurants
coexist|Nice thing to do peacefully
coffeehouse|Place where people work for beans?
coleslaw|Barbecue side
coliseum|Big sports venue
collate|Sort
colossi|Enormous statues
comical|Wacky
comping|Giving for free
comrade|Cold war term of address
concede|Accept as valid
concerto|Piece for orchestra and soloist
conclaves|Private meetings
condone|Overlook, as something that's illegal
confabs|Chatty discussions
consuls|Representatives in a foreign country
contemns|Treats with scorn
contemns|Treats with scorn
contour|It's shown on a topographical map
copyread|Check, as text
corolla|Flower part
coronas|Alternatives to Dos Equis
coronet|Princess' headwear
corsets|Cousins of girdles
corvette|Route 66 car
cossack|The Charge of the Light Brigade figure
cowhand|Ranch worker
cowrite|Compose together
crackerjack|Excellent, slangily
craters|Fails miserably
creamware|Off-white pottery
creased|Iron-deficient?
creased|Like ironed pants, often
creator|Brahma, in Hinduism
creator|God, with "the"
creator|Tyra Banks, vis-à-vis "America's Next Top Model"
crewcut|Army do
criminalization|Outlawing
crisped|Like rice in some cereal treats
croquet|Low-stakes game?
crostini|Italian appetizer, literally "little toasts"
cruelly|How Simon Cowell often critiques
crusades|Holy wars
cultural|Kind of awareness
cuneiform|Writing with wedges and such
cupcake|Honeybun
cupolas|Cathedral toppers
cuprite|Certain red ore
currant|Tangy pie fruit
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cutlass|Pirate's appurtenance
damaged|Cracked or torn
damaged|Cracked or torn
damasks|Byzantine weaving output
dandies|Popinjays
darkest|Most dismal
darting|Moving like hummingbirds
dastard|Sneak
daybreak|Sunrise
daydreamer|Walter Mitty, e.g.
daydreamers|They're in la-la land
debases|Corrupts
debrief|Interrogate, in a way
decades|They take years to end
deceits|Ruses
declaim|Give a passionate recital
decrease|Cut
decrease|Cut
defangs|Takes the bite out of?
defiant|Unwilling to stay in line
deforms|Gets bent out of shape
deified|Lionized
deifies|More than adores
delicacy|Gourmet's treat
delirious|Really out of it
deluded|Like suckers
demeans|Slights, say
demeans|Slights, say
demesnes|Lands around mansions
democrat|Person who likes the blues?
denarii|Coins for Cicero
denials|Stonewallers' statements
denizen|Bear vis-à-vis the woods, e.g.
denizen|Inhabitant
denotes|Indicates
densest|Least bright
density|Mass divided by volume
dentist|One who works with canines
dentures|Stereotypical glass fillers
denying|Not allowing
deodorize|Freshen
deplete|Drain
deplete|Exhaust
deposed|Toppled
derives|Extracts (from)
despair|Hopelessness
despise|Can't stomach
desserts|Courses people look forward to?
deterged|Washed
detests|Has no love for at all
develop|Unfold
devotion|Religious observance
devours|Engulfs
diamante|Old Mitsubishi model
dictators|Their word is law
dietary|Like some restrictions
dietary|___ fiber
digraph|The "th" in "the," e.g.
dilated|Like some pupils
dilated|Like some pupils
dilaters|Eye openers?
dillydallying|Taking one's sweet time
dimmest|Least hopeful
dimmest|Least hopeful
dingbat|Dope
diorama|Kid's art project
diplomat|Worker at the United Nations
dirigible|Lighter-than-air aircraft
dirigible|Lighter-than-air aircraft
disagree|Differ
disallows|Bars
disarmed|No longer able to shoot
disarms|Sets at ease
disbands|Breaks up
dishrag|Kitchen cleanup cloth
disowns|Renounces
disrupt|Upset
dissolve|Break up
diverge|Branch off
diverge|Fork
diverse|Multifarious
divorces|Splits
dogcart|Horse-drawn vehicle often mentioned in Sherlock Holmes stories
doghouse|Place for one in disfavor, so to speak
dominant|Ruling
dominos|Big name in pizza
donation|Political caller's request
doorstep|Archetypal abandonment site
doorway|It may have an arch or a lintel
dormice|Small, furry-tailed hibernators
downshift|Move to a lower gear
dragster|Racer on a strip
dragster|Racer on a strip
drooled|Emulated a hungry wolf
dropcloth|Painter's appurtenance
dullard|Dim bulb, so to speak
dyslexia|Poor character analysis?
earlier|When the events in flashbacks took place
earlobe|It may be free or attached
earmuff|Winter item sold in pairs
earmuffs|Winter headgear
earning|Raking in
earpiece|Secret Service agent's accouterment
earpiece|Secret Service agent's accouterment
earpiece|Standard-issue item for a Secret Service agent
easeful|I have been half in love with ___ Death: "Ode to a Nightingale"
easeful|Affording rest
easements|Rights of passage
easements|Rights of passage
easterly|Like the trades
easters|Dates determined by the lunisolar calendar
easters|Rabbit seasons?
eateries|Bistros
ebonies|Piano's 36, familiarly
ecotone|Environmental transition area
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edition|It may be limited or late
editorial|Counterpart of advertising
eelgrass|Freshwater plant also called wild celery
eellike|Hard to get a grip on
effacer|One wiping out
effects|Special ___
effects|Special ___
egghead|Brainiac
eggnogs|Drinks that are often ladled
eggnogs|Ones with the Christmas spirit?
eggshell|Creamlike paint shade
egomania|Swelling of the head
egomania|Swelling of the head
egomaniac|Number one fan?
egresses|Exits
eighteen|Majority figure?
elapsed|Passed
elapses|Passes, as time
elation|Jubilance
elbowed|Jostled
electrode|Item of current technology?
elements|Gold and silver, but not bronze
elephants|Asian symbols of wisdom
elevators|Lifts, stateside
elevens|High dice rolls
eliminate|Waste
elision|Will-o'-the-wisp feature
emaciate|Starve
emanant|Issuing forth
emanate|Issue
emanate|Throw out
emancipate|Release from slavery
embargo|Prohibition
emdashes|— — —
emeralds|May birthstones
emersion|Act of coming out
eminent|Outstanding
emirate|Gulf state
emoticon|It may involve the colon
emoticon|It often includes a colon
empanada|Savory turnover from south of the border
empowers|Authorizes
enables|Permits
enameled|Covered, as cookware
enameled|Like some cookware
enameled|Like some decorative cookware
enamored|Lovestruck
encased|Boxed in
encases|Boxes
encasing|Keeping under glass, e.g.
enceinte|Pregnant
enclose|Box in
encoder|Spy, at times
encomium|Lofty praise
encrypt|Make unfathomable
endearment|Affectionate utterance
endears|Makes lovable
endeavor|Take pains
endemic|Indigenous
endemic|Native to a certain region
endless|Never wrapping up
endless|Never wrapping up
endnote|Postscript
endorse|O.K.
energize|Rev up
enervate|Sap
engineer|Mastermind
engineered|Planned
engraved|Made an impression on?
enjoyed|Reveled in
enlisted|Like privates
enlisted|Like privates
enlists|Joins up
enlivened|Spiced up
enmities|Hostile feelings
enmities|Rancors
enneads|Diamond complements
enormity|Large-scale wickedness
enrollee|Signer-upper
enroots|Causes to take hold
enslave|Place in shackles
ensnare|Catch
ensnares|Catches up
entered|Pierced
entered|Pierced
entertained|Put on a show
enthrone|Make a queen, e.g.
entices|Attracts by design
entices|Draws
entitle|Give a right to
entitle|Qualify
entwine|Tangle up
envelop|Surround
epaulet|Fringe holder
ephedra|Banned medicine used to treat asthma
epitaph|The best is yet to come, for Frank Sinatra
epitaph|Famous last words?
epitaph|It often contains "lies"
epitome|Finest example
eponyms|Curie, Kelvin and Fermi
equinox|Semiannual event
eradicates|Wipes out
erasable|Not permanent
erasure|What a smudge may indicate
eremites|Loners
erodent|Causing to wear away
erotica|Risqué reading
erotica|Sometimes-banned work
erotica|Works with steam?
erotical|Blue
erratic|Mercurial
escalators|One-way flights?
escapee|Gone con
escapes|Illusionist's repertoire, in part
escapes|Things some cons are pros at
esoterica|It's hard to understand
essence|Perfume
estates|Settings for mansions
estates|Subjects of wills
estoppel|Legal impediment
estragon|Misanthrope who says "We are all born mad. Some remain so"
estuary|Chesapeake Bay, e.g.
estuary|Wide part of a river where it meets the sea
etageres|Curio displayers
etageres|Curio displayers
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Never wrapping up
etesian|Like some annual Mediterranean winds
ethanol|Biofuel option
ethanol|The Model T was designed to run on it
evacuee|One who's withdrawn
evanesce|Gradually disappear
eventual|Occurring someday
evildoer|Baddie
evinces|Shows
evitable|Not foreordained
exacerbate|Make worse
exacerbate|Make worse
exactas|One-two track options
exactor|Tax collector, e.g.
excerpt|Sample passage
excerpts|Clips
excites|Gets going
exculpate|Clear of charges
exempts|Grandfathers, e.g.
exerted|Like effort and influence
exigent|Pressing
exigent|Pressing
exonerated|No longer charged
eyehole|Mask feature
eyeopeners|Epiphanies
eyeopeners|Surprises
facemasks|Umpires' wear
faceted|Like many gems
factors|Components
factors|Components
fainthearted|Lacking courage
falafel|Mideast nosh
falsettos|Female impersonators use them
falters|Hesitates
fantasist|Creator of strange worlds
fascist|Like Mussolini
fatheads|Ninnies
fatuous|Inane
fearless|Unafraid
feeders|Bird hangouts
feminism|Doctrine associated with Betty Friedan
femoral|Situated at the thigh
ferrule|Tool handle strengthener
fertilizer|Yield booster
fifteen|Badminton goal
finagle|Achieve through trickery
finesse|Savoir-faire
firebox|Locomotive furnace
firelit|Like some old-fashioned studies
firetrap|Building that goes up easily
firetrap|It's worthy of condemnation
flabbergast|Bowl over
flamenco|Foot-stomping music
flannel|Muleta material
flapjack|*Pancake
flareup|Recurrence of an old problem
flatcar|Part of a freight train
flatfeet|*Result of collapsed arches
flatterer|Sycophant
flattop|Aircraft carrier
flatware|Knives, forks and spoons
flaunter|Exhibitionist
fleeces|Takes to the cleaners
fleered|Derided
fletcher|Arrow maker
fletcher|Shakespeare's collaborator on "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
floatplane|Aircraft that doesn't need a runway
floodplain|Bad place to live when the river rises
florence|City on the Arno
flourish|Be healthy, like a type of meal?
flowers|Blooms
flurried|Just left a dusting, say
flyweight|Boxing class
footnotes|Followers of some asterisks
footnotes|Where the stars might be pointing?
forager|One living off the land, maybe
forbade|Prohibited
foregone|Like some conclusions
foresee|Anticipate
foretold|Predicted
forklift|Vehicle moving items in a warehouse
fragile|Warning on a box
freckled|Having been overexposed to the sun, maybe
freebie|Prize in Cracker Jacks, e.g.
freestyle|Like some skiing and swimming
freewill|Age-old philosophical topic
freezes|Goes absolutely still
fullest|Maximum
furlough|Leave
furnace|Source of heat
gabfest|What a pajama party often is
gainsay|Deny
galumph|Walk clumsily
gangsta|Ice-T or Ice Cube persona
garbage|Claptrap
garment|Shirt or skirt
garnets|January birthstones
gazpacho|A dish best served cold
generic|No-name
genuine|Bona fide
genuses|There may be many in a family
gestalt|It exceeds the sum of its parts
gestalt|It exceeds the sum of its parts
gesundheit|It's a blessing
geysers|Where some jets originate
ghostwriters|Helps for autobiographers
gingers|Choices for snaps
glissandos|Dramatic piano effects
glitterati|Paparazzi targets
glossies|Fashion magazines, e.g.
goalpost|Crossbar supporter
godsend|Gift from above
gondola|Chairlift alternative
gondola|Romantic ride for some honeymooners
gooneys|Dingbats
grackles|Cousins of blackbirds
grahams|Golden ___ (General Mills product)
grandson|Junior's junior
granola|Breakfast in a bar
granola|It's often found in bars
grasshopper|Term of endearment for the Karate Kid
grasshopper|{/Title figure in an Aesop fable/}
greenlight|Go-ahead signal
greeter|Welcomer at Walmart, e.g.
grieved|Mourned
grippers|Tongs, e.g.
grooves|Musical cuts?
groupies|Star-struck entourage
grownup|Big, now
gruffness|Surly manner
guarddog|Junkyard's security, maybe
guesser|Charades participant, e.g.
gulping|Reaction of thirsty people
halfhearted|Hardly enthusiastic
halflife|Radioactivity figure
hamstring|It may be pulled on a field
handmade|Individually crafted
hangups|Abrupt finishes to phone conversations
happily|One way to be married
harangue|Vituperation
hardens|Gels
hardhat|Construction worker
harming|Doing injury to
harpers|First American magazine to excerpt "Moby-Dick"
haunted|Having spirit?
haunted|Like a house that's of interest to ghost hunters
havarti|Danish cheese
hayseeds|TV's Clampetts, e.g.
hazarding|Gambling
haziest|Least clear
haziest|Least clear, as a memory
headlamp|Bit of miner's gear
heights|Brooklyn ___
heinous|Worse than awful
helical|Like a corkscrew
helices|Shapes studied by Dr. Watson and his partner
helicopter|Something seen on a pad
heretic|Religious dissenter
heroism|One reason to get a cross
hexapods|Insects
hexapods|Insects
hifalutin|Pretentious
highchair|Small diner location?
hijacks|Diverts, in a way
hipness|Cool factor
hipsters|Cool sorts
hirsute|Hairy
hogwash|Nonsense!
hokeyness|Corn-filled state
holiest|Most divine
holster|Place for a hanging piece
holyday|Christmas or Yom Kippur
homages|Respectful tributes
homemakers|Unemployed persons with full-time jobs
honeymoon|Time in Hawaii, maybe
honorers|Roasters, essentially
hoodlum|Gangster
hoosegow|Pokey
horsepower|Bit of a muscle car's muscle
hosanna|Christian word of exultation
hosanna|Cry of praise
hospital|[Blue]
hospital|[Blue]
hostess|Eater seater, sometimes
housebroken|Always going outside?
housekeeper|Help
humvees|Desert Storm transports
hydroxy|Like citric acid and lactic acid
hyperinflation|Economic woe
hyperspace|Four-dimensional realm
hypnotic|Like a swinging pendulum, say
hysteria|Classic Freudian diagnosis
icecaps|Ones at the pole positions?
icemaker|Source of some cubes
icicled|Like some eaves in winter
iconoclast|Antiestablishment figure
iconoclast|Convention fighter
ideogram|Emoticon, e.g.
iguanas|Household pets that need ultraviolet light in their cages
illegal|Criminal
imagine|John Lennon song with the refrain "You may say I'm a dreamer ..."
immediate|Having no delay
immodest|Far from prudish
impacts|Collisions
impairs|Debilitates
impairs|Debilitates
impasse|Standoff
impends|Looms
impotence|Weakness
impounds|Seizes, as a car
inamorata|Ladylove
inanity|Silliness
inaudible|Like many a whisper
incensed|The cross aromatherapy patient was ...
incensed|The cross aromatherapy patient was ...
indicate|Point to
indices|The Dow and the Nikkei 225
indicts|Decides to try
indicts|Decides to try
indirect|Not as the crow flies
indoors|Where it never rains
inebriate|Drunkard
inertia|Reason to keep moving
inertia|What Newton's first law of motion concerns
infatuates|Enamors
inferno|Source of the line "Midway upon the road of our life I found myself within a dark wood ..."
infests|Overruns
infidelity|Cheating on a spouse
influxes|Streams of arrivals
inhaler|It might help you catch your breath
inherit|Come into
inhibit|Check
inkiest|Most murky
innings|Some ninths
innocent|Name of 13 popes
innuendo|Part of many a smear campaign
insects|What swallows swallow
instant|Like Cup-a-Soup
instates|Establishes
insular|Completely cut off
intense|Extreme
interacts|Plays with others, for instance
internee|John McCain, e.g., for over five years
internee|John McCain, e.g., for over five years
invitee|One asked to R.S.V.P.
involve|Absorb
ionizer|Air purifier, of sorts
ionosphere|Where the Northern Lights occur
ironwood|Tree with very hard timber
irritated|Peevish
isolate|Keep from spreading
isolators|Quarantine advocates
isomers|Atomically related compounds
isotope|Member of a fictional Springfield baseball team
isotopes|Chemist's relatives?
isotopes|Springfield's minor-league team on "The Simpsons"
italianate|Like much Renaissance art
itchier|Having more bites, say
itemize|Inventory
iteration|Repeated step
itinerant|Going around in circles?
jackass|Contemptible fool
jackstraw|Stick pulled from a pile
jeering|Making catcalls
jellybean|Element in a guessing contest
jerkier|Less smooth
jesters|They make a king laugh
jetstream|It's a blast for some balloonists
jeweler|Person making a cameo, say
jezebels|Wicked women
jillion|Imaginary number?
jingoist|International bully
josephs|Brooklyn's St. ___ College
jubilant|Celebratory
junglegym|Playground fixture
keelhauls|Severely rebukes
keister|Tush
kerfuffle|Tizzy
ketones|Camphor and such
kibbitz|Meddle, in a way: Var.
kilometer|One of about five in a league
kindred|Like some spirits
kinfolk|Relatives
knapsack|Hiker's bag
knapsacks|They're thrown over the shoulder
knavery|Cad's behavior
kneehole|Place to stretch one's legs
kneepad|Bit of in-line skating gear
knickers|You may get them in a bunch
knickknack|Bibelot
knitting|Madame Defarge's sinister craft
labyrinth|Feature of the ancient palace of Minos at Knossos
lacunae|Unfilled spaces
ladylove|Woman of one's heart
lagoons|Calm swimming spots
lampblack|Some soot
langlauf|Cross-country skiing
lanolin|Ointment base
lapsing|Going by
lateral|Certain pass
lateral|Certain pass
lateral|Nonforward pass
laurels|Prizes in early Olympics
layover|Time in an airport
leaders|Heads
leaflike|Foliose
leashes|Restraints
lecture|Seminar alternative
lecture|Talk that might put one to sleep
leeches|Old doctor's supply
leftwing|More than liberal
legislate|Work in a chamber, say
leisure|Work's opposite
leonine|Like Simba or Nala
leopard|Tiger's successor, computerwise
lesions|Tissue injuries
leverage|Power to influence people or things
lexicon|Collection of specialized words
liaises|Is a go-between
libation|Drink
liberalism|What's not right?
liberate|Deliver
library|Place where borrowing is encouraged
license|Requirement to hunt or drive
licorice|Center of Good & Plenty candy
lifelike|Natural
likened|Analogized
likened|Analogized
lilting|Cheerful and spirited, as a voice
limerick|Verse often beginning "There once was a ..."
lingers|Doesn't go away
lipreaders|People who see what you're saying?
lissome|Easily bent
litigated|Pressed one's suit?
littermate|Almost every puppy has one
litters|Many viviparous births
liturgy|Service arrangement
loamier|More rich, as soil
locality|Neighborhood
locomotive|Steam roller?
loincloth|Ascetic's wear
loneliest|Least attended
longest|Like the day of the summer solstice
longneck|Certain beer bottle
loophole|Tax lawyer's find
looters|Targets of martial law
lorgnette|Operagoer's accessory
lorises|Bug-eyed primates
lowered|Like sale prices
lozenge|Sore throat soother
luggage|It's found on an airport carousel
lumberjack|You might find one at a sawmill
lunchbox|Carrier of a sandwich, soda and cookies, say
lunettes|Ornamental crescents
lyricist|One who has a way with words
macadamias|Nuts grown in Hawaii
madames|Pompadour and others
madeira|European wine
madonna|One often seen with her child
madrones|West Coast evergreens
mafiosi|Criminal types
mafiosi|Family members
mafioso|Party of the underworld
magnetic|Attractive
magnetic|Attractive
magnetic|Attractive
maidens|They're often said to be fair
mailman|Blue uniform wearer
mallards|Green-headed water birds
managers|Ball club V.I.P.'s
manganese|Iron's preceder on the periodic table
manmade|Unnatural
manners|Good behavior
mantles|Cloaks
mantras|Sacred words repeated in prayer
marimba|Guatemala's national instrument
marshes|Where rails come together
martinis|Bond likes these "shaken, not stirred"
mascara|It might run in the rain
mascarpone|Mom's special road-trip corn bread?
masking|Kind of tape
masonic|Kind of temple
masonite|Composite board material
massage|Kink removal
masseur|Rubber man?
masseur|Rubber man?
matilda|Title woman in a Harry Belafonte song
matilda|Young Roald Dahl title character
matinee|Show for the early-to-bed crowd
matters|The situation
maximum|Peak
maximum|Peak
mealtime|When the table is set
mealymouthed|Inclined to mince words
meatball|Pasta topper
medallion|Award hung on a chain or ribbon
meditate|Use a Zen garden
meeting|Satisfying
megaflop|Big bust
melange|Olio
melanites|Black gemstones
melodrama|Soap ingredient?
memoirs|Ghosts often work on them
menaces|Saber rattlers
mendacity|Untruthfulness
mentees|Students with personal guides
mergers|One area of corporate law
messieurs|Old-fashioned letter opener
mestizo|Biracial Latin American
metazoan|Multicellular animal
meteors|Falling rocks
methods|Techniques
micawber|Dickens character whose first name is Wilkins
milkshake|Frosty's relative
mindset|Where one's head is
mineral|20 Questions category
miniski|Bit of bunny slope gear
minister|Tend
minutia|Triviality
minutia|Triviality
misadds|Screws up totally?
misfires|Fails
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mistakes|Errata
mistress|Many a tryst participant
mistress|Many a tryst participant
misused|Like the word "its," often
mnemonics|I before E except after C and others
mnemonics|I before E except after C and others
mobiles|Items hanging in cribs
modeled|Proved to be quite a poser?
moistest|Like the best chicken or turkey, say
moisture|Dew, e.g.
moneybag|Quarters for quarters?
monitors|Security office array
monsignor|Priest's honorific
mooched|Freeloaded
morning|Eastern daylight time?
moronic|Incredibly stupid
morsels|Bites
mosaics|Artworks made of many pieces
moshing|Punk rock concert activity
moshing|Violent concert activity
moshing|Violent concert activity
mothers|Is protective of
mounter|Tire shop employee, at times
mudslinging|Activity for a hyperactive barista?
mueslis|Cereal mixes
multiplier|The "3" in "6 x 3 = 18"
munchkin|Peewee
nailbiter|Very close game, e.g.
naivete|Greenness
nannies|Kid minders
narrators|Some documentary workers
natural|Seven, for one
nautilus|Cephalopod known for its shell
naysayer|Vocal skeptic
neatnik|Unlikely hoarder
neckties|Haberdashery section
nectars|Sugary drinks
negatives|Demerits
negatives|Strip in a darkroom
neglects|Overlooks
neighbor|Touch
nematode|Wheatworm, e.g.
nemeses|Formidable opponents
neogene|Period of the Cenozoic Era
neonate|Newborn
nestles|Brand name that used to be spelled out in commercials
nettled|Deviled
network|Make some connections
neurosis|Phobic disorder, e.g.
neutron|Deuterium has one
nevermind|Forget I said anything
newbies|Neophytes
newness|Antiquity's antithesis
newsbreak|Reason to "interrupt this program"
newscast|Show on TV
newsman|Blitzer, e.g.
nickers|Stable sounds
nicoise|Kind of salad made famous by Julia Child
nightly|Like many newscasts
nippier|Like winter, vis-à-vis fall
nitpick|Sweat the small stuff, in a way
nitwits|Knuckleheads
nitwits|Simpletons
noisiest|Registering the most on the applause-o-meter
nomenclature|Terminology
nomenclature|Terminology
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonsense|Don't believe it for a second
nonstarter|Really lousy idea
nonunion|Lacking bargaining power, maybe
nonuser|Teetotaler
nonviolence|Focus of Gandhi's philosophy
nonzero|Plus or minus
nosebleed|Common sock damage
nostalgia|It "isn't what it used to be," said Simone Signoret
nostril|Frequently pierced place
nostril|Frequently pierced place
nostril|Hole in the head
notepad|Reporter's aid
notepads|Stenographers' needs
notices|Classifieds, e.g.
nowhere|Remote place
nursers|Baby bottles
nutcrackers|Christmastime productions
nutcrackers|Hinged implements
nymphets|Nubile maidens
obedient|Like good pointers
observe|See
obsession|1994 biography of Calvin Klein
ocarinas|Flutelike instruments
occupancy|Number of people in a room
occupied|Busy
ocotillo|Cactuslike plant of the Southwest
oddball|Kook
oddities|Material for the Guinness Book
oddities|Material for the Guinness Book
odometers|Things rolled over by cars
odorous|Nose-noticeable
odyssey|It starts "Tell me, muse, of the man of many resources"
oenology|It's concerned with ports
offense|Side with the ball
oilseed|Canola, for one
oilskin|Outer-layer protection
olestra|Fat substitute
oloroso|Amontillado's darker relative
oloroso|Wine whose name means "fragrant"
omelette|It often includes ham
omnibus|Containing many items, as a bill
omnivore|Human, e.g., foodwise
omnivore|Human, e.g., foodwise
oneness|Knot-tying result
opalesce|Show a milky shimmer
opossum|Pouch bearer
opossum|Smallish marsupial
opponent|Other side
oppresses|Puts under the yoke
opulent|Deluxe
opulent|Deluxe
opulent|Rich
oranges|Good sources of vitamin C
oranges|Ones getting squeezed before breakfast?
oranges|Smoothie ingredients
oratorical|Like feats of Clay?
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orbital|Revolutionary?
orbited|Traveled like Sputnik
ordeals|Trying experiences
orderly|Ward worker
organisms|Creatures
oriental|Rug type
oriental|Rug type
orients|Points
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Paper tiger, e.g.
origami|Subject for a folder
osmosed|Moved like water into plant roots
ospreys|Seattle sea hawks
osseous|Bony
ostracize|Freeze out
outboxes|Temporary storage for completed work
outdone|Bested
outermost|As far from the heart as possible
outlook|Forecast
ovation|It may be standing at the end of a concert
ovenware|Pots and pans for baking
overcame|Subdued
overdub|Add a musical track to, e.g.
overdub|Add a musical track to, e.g.
overlay|Tracing paper, e.g.
overlay|Tracing paper, e.g.
overman|Provide with too much staffing
overran|Infested
overrate|Think too much of
oversee|Be a foreman of
oversee|Be in charge of
oversee|Run
overseer|Boss
overtones|Suggestions
overuse|Turn into a chestnut
overwhelm|Steamroller
oxtongue|Kind of stew
oxymoron|Military intelligence, e.g., according to George Carlin
pacifist|Conscientious objector
paddleboat|Lakeshore rental, perhaps
pageants|Elaborate spectacles
paginate|Add numbers to, say
paginate|Add numbers to, say
painkiller|Analgesic
paintball|Colorful sport
paintball|Indoor or outdoor war game
palliate|Ease
palliative|Providing relief, but not a cure
panacea|Alchemist's goal
panache|Flamboyance
pancake|Flatten
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth
panelist|Stage-sharing speaker
panther|Pitt athlete
pantsuit|Women's businesswear
pantyhose|What runs ruin
paperboy|News deliverer
paradigm|Model
paragon|Ideal
paragon|One worthy of emulation
parallel|Euclidean geometry's ___ postulate
paralyze|Disable
parasail|Fly on a line
paroled|Like many ex-cons
paroled|Removed from the can?
paroxysm|Emotional outburst
parquet|Decorative floor
parrots|Echoes
partisan|Like some politics
passion|1994 Sondheim musical
passkeys|Versatile openers
password|{/Common secret/}
pastille|Medicated lozenge
pastoral|Rustic
pastureland|lamb's place
patents|Edison's 1,000+
patinas|Films, of a sort
payments|Checks, e.g.
peanuts|Brown strip
pedicab|Way around Shanghai
peepshow|Something to watch when there's nothing on?
peerage|British aristocracy
peeress|Noblewoman
peeress|Titled lady
penance|Sinners may do it
pendragon|King Arthur's family name
penguin|Bird in a "tuxedo"
penname|George Orwell, e.g.
pennames|Mark Twain and George Sand, e.g.
peonage|Some servitude
perchance|Possibly
peridot|Green gemstone
periodic|Like Mendeleev's table
perusal|Careful reading
pesters|Bugs
peyotes|Mexican cacti
physique|Mr. America's pride
pianist|One who deals in rags?
pickoff|Nab, as a base runner
picturesque|Potentially paintable
piehole|Trap
pilsener|Light-colored beer or the glass it comes in
pincers|They're gripping
pineapple|Hawaiian pizza topping
pinions|Steering system components
pinions|Steering system components
pinkeye|Ocular inflammation also known as conjunctivitis
pintsize|Peewee
pioneer|Davy Crockett, e.g.
piranha|One in a dangerous school
pirated|Stolen
piratic|Ignoring copyrights, say
pistons|Things with rings
pitapat|It comes from the heart
placate|Throw a bone to
plainer|Less convoluted
plankton|Sea food
plaster|Wall cover
platelet|Clotting agent
playpen|Tot's enclosure
pleased|Happy
plethoras|Huge amounts
pliable|Easily swayed
pneumonia|Zithromax treats it
polenta|Boiled cornmeal
polices|Keeps in order
polliwog|It grows older and then croaks
polliwog|It grows older and then croaks
pollutes|Fouls
porkpies|Toppers popular with jazzmen
porthole|Window with an ocean view
portico|Classical Greek temple feature
portico|Grand entrance
portraits|Gilbert Stuart works
positional|Like rankings
positive|Upbeat
postbox|London letter getter
postmen|They deliver
postseason|Time for playoffs
postwar|Like the period after 1945
potatoes|Fries, e.g.
pothook|S-shaped holder
potluck|Dinner party
pottery|Some terra cotta
practice|The way things are done
praline|Nutty confection
predictive|Like signs
prefabs|Quick-to-erect homes
premeal|Within the grace period?
presages|Augurs
presents|Group sitting under a tree
preteen|What a bar mitzvah recently was
preteens|Fifth and sixth graders, typically
preteens|Much of Nickelodeon's target audience
preternatural|Extraordinary and unexplainable
primroses|Flowers on a proverbial path
printer|Press user
priorates|Monastic offices
private|One following general directions?
prizefight|Struggle over a purse
proboscis|Insect feeder
proceed|Do it
proceed|Do it
process|Handle, as paperwork
procurer|One who gets things
procurer|One who gets things
profess|Claim
progenies|Children and more children
prostate|Male gland
provident|Forward-thinking, in a way
provolone|In favor of the first book?: Abbr.
psychos|Whack jobs
psychos|Whack jobs
pyramids|Saqqara attractions
quakers|Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, e.g.
quandary|Dilemma
quarrels|Heated exchanges
quartet|Kiss, e.g.
quetzal|Creature revered by the Mayans
raccoon|Rocky of song
radiates|Projects, in a good way
radical|Far out!
ragtime|The Entertainer musical genre
raiders|Paul Revere's bandmates in 1960s-'70s music
railcar|Track team member?
railways|Train systems
raiment|Apparel
raiment|Wardrobe items
rainier|*Like Seattle vis-à-vis Phoenix
raisable|Like ruckuses or roadster roofs
rakehell|Libertine
ramjets|Aircraft propellers without moving parts
ramming|Running into head-on
rampage|A nut might go on one
ranking|Position in a college sports poll
rarebit|British dish with an American version called a Hot Brown
rarebit|Dish that often includes ale
rassles|Scraps in the sticks
ratatat|Knocking sound
ratfink|Canary
rations|They may be eaten near the front
ratlike|Beady-eyed and sneaky
ratting|Snitch's activity
rattles|Crib items
rattles|Discombobulates
raveled|In a tangled mess
ravishes|Sends
rawness|Lack of experience
reactor|It has many rods
readies|Gears up
reading|*Poet's performance
realise|Convert to pounds?
realities|Stone-cold truths
realtors|People whose jobs include giving tours
rearers|Parents, e.g.
rearranged|Rear garden
reassess|Give another look
rebates|Some incentives
rebooted|Started over, in a way
recitals|Some Carnegie Hall performances
reckless|Daredevilish
recorder|Cousin of an oboe
recreate|Play
redbirds|Cardinals
reddest|Most sunburned
redefine|Label anew
redeyes|They might depart at midnight
redials|Tries to get through anew
redlining|Discriminatory insurance practice
redolence|Aroma
reenact|Put on again
reenter|Show one's stamped hand, perhaps
reenter|Type in again, as a password
refines|Purifies
regalia|King's trappings
regattas|Sails events?
regrade|College student's request
regular|Bar fixture
regular|Bar fixture
rehashed|Went over again
rehearse|Run through
reinforce|Buttress
reissued|Released again on CD, say
rejoice|Say "Hallelujah!"
relabel|Put a new tag on
release|Free
relleno|Chile ___ (Mexican dish)
reloaded|Like guns and dump trucks, over and over
remedial|Like summer school classes, often
reminder|Note to self
reminisces|Chats at a high-school reunion, maybe
renaming|Changing of labels
rendering|Portrayal
renewable|Like wind and solar energy
repartee|Badinage
repasts|Spreads
repented|Turned away from sin
repertoire|Arsenal, so to speak
reprise|Musical echo
reproofs|Reprimands
reptile|Scaled-back thing?
requests|D.J.'s considerations
requiem|Notes in passing?
reroofs|Installs new thatch on, maybe
rescale|Change one's image, in a way?
rescuers|People with saving accounts?
resents|Minds
reservoir|Dam result, often
reservoir|Dam result, often
residue|Leftovers
resilient|Having elastic properties
resoaks|Wets again
resolder|Mend, in a way, as a metal joint
resonate|Have an emotional impact
restart|Fatal error follower, often
restate|Paraphrase
restore|Give back
restore|Put right
retable|Postpone again
retains|Doesn't give up
retains|Doesn't give up
retains|Doesn't lay off
retaste|Try again?
retinue|Royal attendants
retorted|Made a comeback
retotal|Check, as one's numbers
retries|Hears again, as a case
retries|Hears again, as a case
retrieve|What Chesapeake dogs are trained to do
reunion|French island WSW of Mauritius
reunion|French island WSW of Mauritius
reunite|What the Beatles never did
revenge|A dish best served cold
reverser|R card in Uno, in effect
revision|Editor's request
rhombus|Yellow feature of Brazil's flag
rickety|Unstable
rigatoni|Pasta variety
ringers|Faux amateurs
ripostes|Snappy comebacks
ripsaws|They cut wood with the grain
risibles|Sense of humor
risotto|Creamy dish
roadside|Like some inns or hot dog stands
roadside|Shoulder holder
robotic|Stiffly awkward. as movement
roentgen|Winner of the first Nobel Prize in Physics, 1901
roomier|Less cramped
ropeway|Suspended ore conveyor, e.g.
roseate|Optimistic
rosebud|Spring opener
rotator|Kind of cuff
rotators|Certain muscles
rototill|Prepare the soil for planting, perhaps
rousseau|The Sleeping Gypsy painter
rousseau|The Social Contract philosopher
routing|Postal activity
royalties|Publisher's department
ruction|Noisy fight
runaway|Escape
runaways|Missing persons
rundown|Decrepit
runover|Not stay within the allotted time
runtier|Not so big
rushing|In haste
sacrilege|Stealing from the collection plate, e.g.
sacrilege|Stealing from the collection plate, e.g.
sadistic|Really mean
sadness|Depression
saguaro|Tall bloomer with candelabra-shaped branches
salamis|Options for building torpedoes
salesmen|They do better when they close early
salesroom|Pitcher's place
salesrooms|Where pitchers are often placed
salient|Pronounced
saltier|Having more four-letter words
saluted|Mutely showed respect
salutes|Honors
salvage|Rescue
salvoes|Some gunfire
samisen|Its three strings are plucked with a bachi
sanctum|Refuge
sandpits|Grainy places to dig
sangria|Purplish drink
sarcasm|Oh, joy!, e.g., typically
sashimi|Food often dipped in soy sauce
satanic|Infernal
satinet|Imitation fabric
satiric|Like the Harvard Lampoon
satirized|Swiftly written?
saucers|Big eyes, metaphorically
sausage|Chorizo or merguez
sausage|Link in the food chain?
savants|Learned ones
sawhorse|Carpenter's aid
scalable|Like mountains and computer images
scalpels|Masked people wield them
scanned|Like items at a supermarket checkout
scenarios|Outlines
scented|Like bath beads, typically
scepter|Symbol of power
sceptre|Royal rod, in Britain
schisms|Breaks
schmaltz|Goo
schnitzel|Veal dish
scholar|Bookish type
scholar|Gentleman's partner
schoolhouse|Place of learning
science|___ is nothing but perception: Plato
scissor|Kind of kick
scleral|___ buckle (eye surgery procedure)
scoopers|Aids for dog-walkers
scorepad|Play book?
scrabble|The record score in this game is 1,049 points
scrawls|Many signatures
scrawls|Writes poorly
screwdriver|Tool belt tool
scrimps|Doesn't blow dough
scrooges|Misers
seahorse|Mount for the god Neptune
seaport|Longshoreman's venue
searchlight|20th Century Fox picture?
seceded|Left the Union
secondly|For another thing ...
sedated|Out, but not about
segregate|Set apart
senator|Certain committee member
senator|Many a "Damn Yankees" role
senecas|New York tribe members
senecas|Six Nations tribe
senhoras|Wives in São Paulo
senoras|Mujeres con esposos
senores|Misters abroad
sensationalists|Typical tabloid writers
sentries|Ones offering pass protection?
septets|Disney's dwarfs and others
sequoia|Toyota S.U.V.
sequoia|Toyota S.U.V.
serener|More placid
sermons|Service charges?
serpents|Deceitful ones
serrano|Red hot chili pepper
sesames|Some bagel toppers
session|Meeting
setters|Game hunters
setters|Volleyball players, at times
severely|Hard
shadrach|One of a Jewish biblical trio
shampoos|Some body enhancers
shanghai|Abduct
sharkskin|Shiny suit fabric
sharpie|Trademarked marker
shebang|Ball of wax
sheeted|Short-___
shelled|Like some store-bought nuts
shelter|Protect
shepherd|Jesus, to Christians
sherbet|Cold dessert
shindig|Blowout
shipboard|Like some short-lived romances
shipper|U.P.S. customer
shocker|Major upset, say
shoetree|Shape preserver, of a sort
shopper|Ad-filled weekly
shortie|Shrimp
shoulder|Carry, as a burden
shoulders|They're shrugged
showered|Didn't just spit
shriver|McGovern's 1972 running mate
shunted|Pushed (aside)
shyster|Business cheat
shyster|Cheat
sidearm|Revolver, e.g.
sidebar|Writing in a box
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sidekicks|Seconds
siderite|Valuable iron ore
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse
sidestep|Evade
sidewall|Tire part
sierran|Many a Nevada resident
sightless|Blind
signets|Intaglio seals
silicon|More than a quarter of the earth's crust
silicone|Polymeric compound in breast implants
silvery|High and softly resonant
simians|Monkeys
similar|Almost matching
simulcast|Run in two places at once
sincere|Not false
sinistral|Left-handed
sinuses|They may be cleared with a spray
sirloin|Prime cut
siroccos|Dust-laden winds
siroccos|Dust-laden winds
sitcoms|Light TV fare
skeeters|Bitin' things
skeleton|Common Halloween costume
skeletons|Some Halloween costumes
skibobs|Winter sport vehicles
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skinless|Like some hot dogs
skipped|Not included
skirmish|Little fight
skyline|Manhattan has a prominent one
slander|Bad-mouth
slaphappy|Punch-drunk
slathered|Used wastefully
slathers|Lays on thick
sleeves|Service stripe sites
slender|Slight
sliceable|Like deli meats
slipcovered|Saved, as a seat?
slobber|Drool
slobbered|Acted like a baby, in a way
slovens|Definitely not Felix Unger types
slurred|Couldn't shpeak shtraight [hic]?
slyness|Duplicity
smartly|With style
smartly|With style
smattering|Modicum
smuggle|Carry illicitly
smuggle|Carry illicitly
snakepit|Place where a person may be bitten
snakeskins|Cobra products
snarled|Like many a fishing line
sneaker|Bit of gymwear
sneezed|Was irritated and made some noise about it?
snipers|Long-range shooters
sniping|Taking potshots (at)
snippets|Brief excerpts, e.g.
snooping|Yenta's habit
snowdrift|Road blocker after a winter storm
snuffed|Extinguished, with "out"
soapstone|Mineral used as chalk by tailors
solaced|Offered a shoulder to cry on, say
soldered|Connected, as circuit elements
sombrero|A Mexican might sleep under it
someday|Wistful remark
someone|Who "saved my life tonight" in a 1975 Elton John hit
someones|___ in the kitchen with Dinah (old song lyric)
sonatinas|Light classical pieces
soothes|Palliates
sophists|Fallacious reasoners
sorriest|Superlatively sad
sourpuss|Killjoy
spacemen|Sci-fi travelers
spacesuit|Astronaut's attire
spackling|Job for some wall fixers
spanned|Went over completely
sparkled|Performed brilliantly
sparser|Less abundant
spartan|One of 300 at Thermopylae
spatula|Icing tool
spearheaded|Initiated, as an undertaking
spearheaded|Initiated, as an undertaking
spectre|Dr. No's org.
spectre|Ghost of Jacob Marley?
spectrum|A to Z, e.g.
speedos|Sleek swimsuits
speedup|Gun it
spelled|Took the place of
spendthrift|Opposite of a tightwad
spewers|Some volcanoes
spheric|Globular
spiders|Classic Alfa Romeo roadsters
spinner|Game piece
spinout|{/Lose control of a car/}
spinster|Frumpy loner, stereotypically
spitball|It uses liquid from a pitcher
splicer|Old-fashioned film editor
spoiler|Unread part of a movie review, maybe
spoonerism|Trump the jack, e.g.
spoonerism|Trump the jack, e.g.
sprained|Twisted in a bad way
spreader|Butter knife, e.g.
sputnik|Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century"
squarish|Boxy
squatter|One without a title
squeegee|Sponge alternative
stableboys|Muckrakers?
staccato|Disconnected, musically
staggers|Leaves a crooked trail
stalker|Unwanted tail?
stallion|Casanova
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamina|Marathoner's need
stances|Positions
stapler|Desk item
starboard|Port alternative
starches|Stiffens, in a way
starchy|Like some newly laundered shirts
stardom|Fame
starfruit|Vitamin C source from Southeast Asia
stargazers|Astronomers ... or daydreamers
stargazers|Astronomers ... or daydreamers
stature|Height
steelie|Agate alternative
steeped|Got into hot water?
steeple|It may have a cross to bear
steepness|Slope
stegosaur|Fearsome creature with plates on its back
stellar|Exemplary
steppes|Much Mongolian geography
steppes|Open terrain
sterner|Less lax
stetsons|Wild West show headgear
stetting|Opting not to strike out?
stewardess|Old TWA hiree
stewardess|Old TWA hiree
stiller|Tropic Thunder director and co-star
stilted|Stiffly phrased
stockmen|Warehouse workers
stomach|Stand
stonewall|Evade while being questioned
stooges|Second bananas
stopover|Pay a visit
stouten|Bulk up
stowaway|One who goes free?
straggler|One finishing a marathon in eight hours, say
strainer|Item that's mostly mesh
strainers|Spaghetti makers' implements
strategy|Generalship
strawhat|{/Boater/}
streaky|Like poorly cleaned glasses
streamline|Make more efficient
streetcar|People might make tracks for this
stretch|Recover from a nap
strings|Conditions
strings|Series
striving|Giving it 110%, so to speak
strobes|Balls at balls?
strobes|Some photography equipment
strolls|Boardwalk activities
strophe|Poetic stanza
studious|Bookish
stunted|Abnormally small
stylists|Those involved in cutting class at school?
suavest|Most debonair
subatomic|Like a quark
subpart|Fraction of a fraction
subside|Opposite of swell
subsumed|Embodied
succeed|Reach the top
suction|Modus operandi of a toilet plunger
sudsier|More foamy
summered|Visited a vacation house, maybe
sunflower|Van Gogh subject
sunless|Dark
sunrise|Stirring time?
superego|Id checker
superego|Id checker
supersonic|Boom-causing, perhaps
superstition|[See blurb]
svelter|Relatively sylphlike
swatted|Tried to kill, as a fly
sweater|Knit pick?
sweatpants|Some gymwear
sweatshops|Much of New York's Garment District, once
sweetener|Deal incentive
sweeteners|Deal-closing aids
swiftly|On the double
swimsuits|Beachwear
swindle|Con
synonyms|Prim and proper, e.g.
syringes|Bloodmobile supply
syringes|Stickers?
systems|Many gamblers have them
tablatures|Sheet music notations
tabouli|Middle Eastern salad
talebearers|Gossips
tandoor|Naan cooker
tangible|Not ethereal
tantric|Like some yoga
tantrums|They're thrown in anger
tapered|Like stocking caps
tapered|Thinned out
tapioca|Dessert served in a bowl
tartare|Steak ___ (raw dish)
tasters|Sommeliers, at times
tattletale|Scorned kid brother, maybe
tattletale|Scorned kid brother, maybe
tattling|Being a snitch
teacher|Rabbi or mullah
teamwork|Collaboration
tearaway|Remove forcibly
tearful|Like some goodbyes
tearless|Maintaining one's composure, say
tearoom|Spot for a spot
teatime|4:00 P.M., traditionally
teddies|Some sexy nightwear
teenager|One sexting, maybe
teepees|Holders of reservations?
teeters|Shows signs of instability
teethes|Takes a step toward biting?
telecom|Fiber optics field
teletypes|Fax forerunners
tempest|Nautical danger
tenderly|1950s million-selling song that begins "The evening breeze caressed the trees ..."
tendons|Bands on the run?
tenement|Slumlord's building
tenners|They're worth twice as much as fins
tenpins|Game with a setter
tension|Drama has it
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|One may be suckered
terrapin|Swampland swimmer
terrazzo|Mosaic flooring
tetrads|Groups of four
theatre|Royal Shakespeare Company's work
thinker|Scholar
threefold|Like a $6 return on a $2 bet
thrillers|Games that go into overtime, say
thrives|Prospers
thumbtack|Bulletin board fastener
tiepins|Dandy things?
timbered|Covered with trees
tinlike|Cheap and flimsy, as metal
tirades|Angry lectures
tirades|Nail-spitting sessions
tirades|Nail-spitting sessions
tiresome|Like a nudnik
titanic|Really big
toddler|Real young 'un
toggery|Duds
toggles|Goes back and forth, in a way
toilette|Grooming routine
tolerate|Put up with
toluene|The second "T" in TNT
tonette|Small, simple flute
toniest|Most chic
topless|Like some bars and beaches
torchbearer|Columbia picture?
tornado|Subject of the Fujita scale
tortoni|Rum-enhanced dessert
tortonis|Rum-flavored desserts
tossups|Even chances
tostada|Fiesta food item
totters|Is close to failure
toyshop|Place to get a yo-yo or choo-choo
tractile|Able to be drawn out
traipse|Wander
tramcars|Piccadilly movers
tramcars|Piccadilly movers
trammel|Restrain
trample|Crush
trances|Mesmerized states
transgendered|Like some cross-dressers
transpire|Become known
trashes|Wrecks
traveled|Took one step too many, maybe
treason|It's worst when it's high
treasured|Dear
treater|Tab grabber
treater|Tab grabber
tresses|Locks
triaged|Prioritized in the emergency room
trifecta|Ambitious track bet
trifecta|Ambitious track bet
trinary|Having three parts
trinket|Doodad
trioxide|Compound containing O3
tripoli|Mediterranean capital
tripoli|Mediterranean capital
tritest|Most overused
troopers|Smokeys, so to speak
trotted|Horsed around?
trotted|Horsed around?
trounce|Beat by a wide margin
trouper|Many a vaudevillian
truancy|Cutting crime?
trucked|Hauled, in a way
trudger|Weary walker
tsarina|Great Catherine, for one
tsunami|Seaquake sequel
tsunami|Something of earth-shaking concern?
tsunamis|Ring of Fire perils
tuition|What may help one live and learn?
turnpikes|Parts of some pay-as-you-go plans?
turtles|They have retractable heads
twinjet|F-15, e.g.
twinjet|F-15, e.g.
twinkle|What stars do
twinkly|Like stars at night
twirled|Spun
twitter|Service with many followers
twofers|Some deals
twofers|Some special deals
ukulele|Luau instrument
ultrasound|Ob/gyn's image
unaware|Not in the know
unaware|Out of the loop
unbaked|Not yet in the oven
unbalance|Derange
unclothe|Strip
uncounted|Like invalid ballots
underlined|Stressed
undersea|Like scuba diving
undesired|Regrettable, as consequences
undulant|Like a wave
unearned|Scored due to an error
unearths|Discovers
unemotional|Stoic
unemotional|Stoic
unheated|Like many swimming pools
uniform|Military outfit
unionist|Northern sympathizer
unitard|One-piece garment
unitive|Tending to bring together
unkempt|Disheveled
unloads|Vents
unpegged|Like some exchange rates
unrated|Like a first-time tournament player, usually
unreels|Removes from a spool
unshorn|Still woolly
unsolvable|Like the equation "x = x + 1"
upgrades|Some software purchases
uprising|Rebellion
uprooted|Forced to leave home
upsides|They're positive
username|Surfer's handle
usually|For the most part
utensil|Knife or fork
utilize|Put to good effect
utilized|Exploited
vacates|Clears out of, as a hotel room
valeted|Did Jeeves's job
valeted|Did Jeeves's job
valiance|Bravery
vamoose|Skedaddle
vanilla|Ice cream flavor that's a synonym for "boring"
variety|Mix
varmint|Coyote, say, to a Western rancher
varnish|Nail polish, e.g.
veneers|Thin overlays
ventricle|Piece of one's heart
venture|Risk
venture|Risk
verandas|Balustraded locales, often
versatile|Multicapable
vertebrae|Facet joints connect them
vexatious|Trying
viceroy|Title for Columbus, in the Indies
violist|Pinchas Zukerman, e.g.
vitiate|Impair the quality of
voicing|Doing some cartoon work
voyager|First spacecraft to reach Uranus and Neptune
voyaging|Taking a long trip at sea
wahines|Lanai ladies
wailers|Bob Marley's group, with "the"
walleye|Game fish in northern lakes and streams
walnuts|Squirrels' stash
wantons|Lascivious sorts
warlord|Minor despot
warrior|Crazy Horse, e.g.
warrior|Golden State athlete
washrag|Syncopated piano piece for Seattle residents?
wassails|Christmas drinks
waterloo|Undoing
weasels|Animals not to be trusted?
websites|They have homes that many people visit
weirdly|In an odd manner
wetland|Marshy habitat
wetsuit|Diver's wear
wetsuit|Diving duds
wetsuit|Diving duds
whereto|Cabbie's query
whitener|Toothpaste ingredient
whiteness|Quality of new-fallen snow
whitewash|Cover-up
whoever|It doesn't matter ... anyone's fine
whooped|Screamed and hollered
wiggles|Emulates a hula dancer
wiliest|Most slippery
wineglass|Port terminal?
wintertide|Snow-Bound setting
wireman|Electrical worker
wiseguy|Smart aleck
withstands|Holds off
womanize|Philander
wristband|Hospital gown go-with
xeroxed|Duped
yardarms|Sail supports
yeaning|Bringing forth young, as sheep
yearend|December, say
yearlong|Like some sabbaticals
zesters|They only scrape the surface
zillions|A ton
zincite|Mineral in healing crystals
zincite|Mineral in healing crystals
zymurgy|Brewmaster's science
abdomen|Insect segment
aberrance|Departure from the norm
aberrance|Departure from the norm
abolish|Get rid of
abscesses|Jobs for dentists
abscesses|Jobs for dentists
absence|Failure to appear
absorbs|Assumes, as costs
absorbs|Rivets
abusive|Like a heckling crowd
abusive|Like a heckling crowd
abusive|Like some bad language
abusive|Like some bad language
academy|French ___ (language overseer)
academy|It's much thanked once a year
academy|It's much thanked once a year
accepts|Opposite of rejects
account|Report
accuses|Charges in court
acerbic|Biting
acetate|Collectible record
achieved|Realized
achieves|Gets
acolyte|Assistant
acolyte|Devoted follower
acrimony|Bitterness
acrimony|Bitterness
acrobat|Circus performer
actable|Suited to the stage
actively|With genuine effort
activity|Goings-on
actuate|Put into motion
actuate|Put into motion
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
adamant|Unyielding
addends|The 1 and 2 in 1 + 2 = 3
addressed|Ready to be posted, say
adherent|Flock member
adjoined|Was next to
administer|Deliver
administer|Deliver
admirer|Fan
admirer|Fan
admonish|Caution
admonishment|Warning
admonishment|Warning
adoption|Pet subject
adoration|Worship
adoring|Loving to bits
adrenal|Norepinephrine producer
adulate|Flatter to a fault
adulates|Really looks up to
advised|Counseled
adwoman|Lady pitcher
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerators|Bubble makers
aerobic|Kind of exercise
aerobic|Kind of exercise
aerodrome|Spitfire landing locale
aeronaut|Pilot who makes vertical takeoffs
aeronaut|Pilot who makes vertical takeoffs
aerosol|Glade, e.g.
aerosol|Glade, e.g.
aftertaste|Side effect?
against|Con
agentry|Representative's work
agitato|Restless, in scores
agnostic|Uncommitted
aileron|Banking aid
aileron|Wing part
ailment|Flu, e.g.
airlift|European event of 1948
airlift|European event of 1948
airports|Places for gates
airports|Places for gates
airspace|*Often-restricted zone
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alamode|Stylish
albatross|Burden, figuratively
albumin|Egg white component
alerted|Given a tip
alerted|Tipped off
alerted|Tipped off
aliases|Ellery Queen and others
aliases|Names like Billy the Kid
aliases|Names on fake IDs, perhaps
alienee|Heir, usually
alienee|Heir, usually
alienee|Property recipient, at law
aligned|In a row
aligned|Straight
alleviated|Eased
alliance|Axis, e.g.
allover|Here, there and everywhere
almanac|Franklin output
almanac|Franklin output
aloofly|Without much warmth
alphabet|It breaks the "I before E" rule
alterant|Change-producing agent
alternates|Disappointed Olympic team members, maybe
alternative|Plan B
amaretti|Italian almond cookies
amaretto|Tiramisu flavorer
amaretto|Tiramisu ingredient, often
amaryllis|Belladonna lily
amateur|Like hams
amateur|Like hams
ambience|Atmosphere
amenable|Open to suggestion
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleaner
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleaning ingredient
amnesia|The Bourne Identity plot device
amnesic|Like Bourne in "The Bourne Identity"
amnesty|Forgiveness
amoebae|Little blobs on slides
amoebae|Sights on slides
amoeboid|Like some shape shifters?
amoroso|Lovingly, to a musician
amoroso|Lovingly, to a musician
amulets|Charms
amulets|Lucky charms
amulets|Lucky charms
amusers|Comedians, e.g.
anaerobe|Septic tank worker?
anaerobe|Septic tank worker?
anaerobes|Many gastrointestinal tract residents
anaerobic|Kind of bacteria
anagrams|Slot machines and "cash lost in 'em," e.g.
analyst|Market researcher
analyze|Take a good look at
anapest|One of four in "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house"
anatomic|Structural
anatomy|An arm and a leg and then some
andante|Slow and steady
andante|Slow and steady
androgyny|Subject explored in "The Crying Game"
androgyny|Subject explored in "The Crying Game"
anecdote|Speech opener, often
anecdote|Toast lead-in, at times
aneroid|Kind of barometer
aneroid|Kind of barometer
angelic|Perfectly behaved
animate|Give energy
anisette|Liqueur served with coffee beans
anisette|Liqueur sweetened with syrup
annexes|Wings
anniversary|Husband-and-wife milestone
anodize|Coat electrolytically
anomaly|Departure, of a sort
anomaly|Deviation from the standard
anteater|*Toothless mammal
antenna|Caterpillar part
antenna|Wave receiver
antenna|Wave receiver
antidepressant|Prozac, for one
antiperspirant|You probably raise your arm for this
antiperspirant|You probably raise your arm for this
antiperspirants|Sure things
antitax|Like the Boston Tea Partiers
antitax|Like the Boston Tea Partiers
antlers|They come out of the head
antlers|They come out of the head
antlion|Predatory insect
antlion|Predatory insect
antonym|Top to bottom, say
antonym|Top to bottom, say
apaches|Villains in 1939's "Stagecoach"
apaches|Villains in 1939's "Stagecoach"
aperture|Opening
apiarists|Beekeepers
apologias|Formal defenses
apostate|Party switcher, say
appease|Quiet, in a way
appeased|Given enough to be happy
appeased|Given enough to be happy
applause|Flashing sign in a TV studio
applique|Sewn-on decoration
appointee|Pick, of sorts
apricots|Often-dried fruit
apricots|Often-dried fruit
aquarium|School house?
aqueous|Watery
archive|Put on microfiche, maybe
archive|Put on microfiche, maybe
arcsine|Trig inverse
arcsine|Trig inverse
areolas|Colored parts
areolas|Colored parts
argentine|Resident of the largest Spanish-speaking nation
arietta|Short operatic piece
aristae|Botanical beards
aristae|Botanical beards
armhole|Vest opening
armhole|Vest opening
armoire|Bedroom piece
armories|Military depots
armories|Military depots
arousal|Excitement
arousal|Excitement
arousal|Excitement
arousal|Excitement
arouses|Gets going
arraign|Accuse formally
arraign|Charge
arraigned|Charged
arrange|Group artistically, as flowers
arrange|Orchestrate
arrestee|One may get printed
arrival|Flight board listing
arrivals|Airport sign
article|One of seven in the Constitution
artisan|Goldsmith, for one
ascends|Heads up
ascends|Heads up
ascetic|Mahatma Gandhi, for one
ascetics|Hedonists' opposites
ascetics|Hedonists' opposites
ashtray|Place to see a flick?
asinine|Harebrained
asinine|Harebrained
asinine|Imbecilic
aspartame|*Substance marketed under the name NutraSweet
asperse|Sling mud at
asphalt|Urban playground surface
aspirate|Say "hey," say
aspirin|Trademark of 1899 that's no longer protected
assault|Blitzkrieg, e.g.
assault|Blitzkrieg, e.g.
assembly|*Legislature
assists|Stat for Steve Nash
assists|Stat for Steve Nash
asterisk|Star
astonish|Stagger
astonished|Blown away
astonished|Blown away
astronomic|Like telescopes
athlete|Letter earner
athlete|Letter earner
athlete|Olympics competitor
atingle|Very excited
atlases|Their images are out of this world
atlases|Their scales aid in location
atlases|They have scales
atlases|They have scales
atomists|Leucippus and Democritus, philosophically
atomists|Leucippus and Democritus, philosophically
atonements|Some religious experiences
atoners|Sorry bunch?
attaches|Some cases
attrite|Reduce through retirement
austere|Spartan
austerity|Cause for budget cutting
autonomous|Independent
avatars|Embodiments
avatars|Embodiments
avatars|Some self-images
average|Garden-variety
average|Just O.K.
aviates|Flies
avocado|Hue akin to olive
avocado|Hue akin to olive
avowals|Promises
avowals|Promises
awaited|Long-___
awarded|Bestowed
awesome|Far out!
awesome|Gnarly, man!
awesome|Gnarly, man!
axolotl|Mexican salamander
axolotl|Mexican salamander
azaleas|Rhododendron relatives
azaleas|Rhododendron relatives
babbled|Talked trash?
backfire|Produce an undesired effect
baddest|Most excellent, in modern slang
baddest|Most excellent, in modern slang
badness|Cool quality, in modern slang
baileys|Big Irish cream brand
bandied|Exchanged, as words
bandied|Exchanged, as words
bandito|South-of-the-border bad guy
banters|Teases playfully
barista|Coffeehouse server
barista|One who knows his beans?
baritone|Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," e.g.
baritone|Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," e.g.
barnstormers|Some traveling performers
basters|Turkey Day utensils
bathtub|Speakeasy's distilling locale
bathtub|Speakeasy's distilling locale
beauties|Neckwear for boyfriends?
because|A1
bedazzling|Really brilliant
bedbugs|Mattress invaders
bedpost|It helps support a canopy
bedpost|It helps support a canopy
bedroom|Place to sleep
bedroom|Rest area
bedroom|Rest area
bedsheet|It may be fit for a queen
befalls|Happens to
begorra|Mild Irish oath
behaves|Is mannerly
behaves|Is mannerly
beliefs|Creed
beltline|Railway encircling a city
beneath|Not worthy of
beneath|Not worthy of
benefits|Job-hunting consideration
benzene|C6H6
berried|Picked some fruit
berried|Picked some fruit
beseech|Supplicate
bestirred|Motivated
biggest|Number-one
biggest|Number-one
biggies|Honchos
biggies|Honchos
birdhouse|*Woodcraft hobbyist's creation
biremes|Ancient double-deckers
bishopric|Seat of a Catholic official
bisques|Starters at some seafood restaurants
bitters|Old-fashioned ingredient
bitters|Old-fashioned ingredient
bladder|Inflatable lining
blandly|With lack of distinctiveness
blessers|Priests, at times
blessers|Priests, at times
blesses|Sanctifies
bloater|Smoked herring
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bologna|Eponymous Italian city
bologna|Eponymous Italian city
booboos|Slip-ups
bookshelf|Volume holder
bookshelf|Volume holder
bookworm|Avid reader
bookworm|Avid reader
boomboxes|Portable sources of music
boondocks|Evidence of longshoremen without antiperspirant?
booties|Wee 'un's footwear
bootlicker|Toady
borders|Bygone bookstore chain
borders|Bygone bookstore chain
boycotts|Some protests
boycotts|Some protests
bracken|Large fern
bracken|Large fern
bracket|Tournament part
brainiac|Einstein
breaches|Security crises
breaches|Security crises
breathe|Just be calm ...
breeder|Rancher, typically
breeziest|Most carefree
brigades|Army outfits
brights|High beams
briskets|Meat cuts
britannia|Island province of the Roman Empire
britannia|Island province of the Roman Empire
broadest|Most inclusive
broadest|Most inclusive
brooder|Heated house for newborn chicks
brouhaha|*Rumpus
bruisers|Stereotypical bouncers
bruxism|Habitual teeth grinding
bruxism|Habitual teeth grinding
buckaroo|Broncobuster
bulkiest|Hardest to ship, say
bulkiest|Hardest to ship, say
bumblebee|Big collector of pollen
burglar|Guard dog's target
burglar|Guard dog's target
burrito|Folded Mexican dish
bustiers|Close-fitting women's garments
buttinsky|Busybody
bylines|Credits over newspaper stories
bystreet|Part of many a detour
caballeros|Men of La Mancha
caballeros|Men of La Mancha
caesars|___ Palace
caesars|___ Palace
caesars|___ Palace (Vegas venue)
cahoots|Collusion
calamine|Supply in a camper's first-aid kit
caliber|Round number?
calicos|Cloths with repeating patterns
calicos|Cloths with repeating patterns
calligraphy|Script writer's study?
calligraphy|Script writer's study?
callous|Insensitive
callous|Insensitive
calorie|___ counter (dieter)
calories|They may be empty in a vending machine
calories|What water lacks
calzone|Italian turnover
calzone|Italian turnover
cancels|Strikes out
candidate|One running
candidate|One running
candidates|Ticket information
cantaloupe|Composition of some orange spheres
capacitor|Charge storer
capsize|Flip over
capsules|Swallowable medicine units
capybara|Largest living rodent
caravan|Desert procession
caravel|Niña or Pinta
careened|Took turns recklessly
careened|Took turns recklessly
caresser|One with a lap cat, maybe
caretakers|Nurses, e.g.
caribes|Piranhas
caricature|Many an illustration in The Economist
carillon|Bell tower instrument
carotene|Pumpkin is rich in it
carotid|___ artery
carsick|Having a bad trip, maybe
cartoons|They often include balloons
cartoony|Not drawn true to life
caseworker|Investigator of family problems, say
cashier|Store clerk
casings|Shells of shells
caskets|Horror movie sights
cassava|Tapioca source
casualties|Neckwear for informal occasions?
casuist|Student of morality
casuist|Student of morality
catalog|Made-to-order item?
catalyst|Prompter
catapult|Siege weapon
catapult|Siege weapon
catboat|Craft with one mast and one sail
cathode|Galvanic cell component
caveats|As is and others
cayenne|Ingredient in Buffalo wings
ceasefire|Time-out, of sorts
ceiling|Cap
celeries|Stalks in a soup kitchen
celeries|Stalks in a soup kitchen
cellmate|Pen pal?
censors|Bleepers
censors|Bleepers
censors|Bleepers
centavo|Cuban coin
ceramic|Like many cookie jars
ceramic|Museum piece
ceramic|Museum piece
cetacean|Air-breathing swimmer
chained|Like galley slaves, typically
chairlift|It brings up many ticket holders
chairlift|It brings up many ticket holders
challah|Braided bread
challah|Braided bread
chapeau|Hat
charade|Going through the motions?
charlie|Brown in the funnies
charlotte|Eastern Conference N.B.A. city
charlotte|Eastern Conference N.B.A. city
charred|Blackened
chateau|Nice country house
chatroom|Moderator's domain, perhaps
checkmate|*Chess ending
cheddar|Cheeseburger cheese
cheesiest|Most tacky
cherrystone|Pit that's sometimes spit
chevrons|Bands with bends
chianti|Hannibal Lecter's choice of wine
chianti|Pasta go-with
chickadee|My little ___ (W. C. Fields phrase)
chigger|Tiny biter causing intense itching
chimera|Impossible dream
chipotle|Salsa ingredient
chipotle|Salsa ingredient
chirrup|Birdsong
chirrup|Birdsong
chivalrous|Gallant
choreograph|Arrange
chromosome|Almost every man in the world has one
chronicle|Log
chronicle|Log
chutzpah|Cheek
chutzpah|Effrontery
cilantro|Burrito flavoring
circles|Venn diagram sets, usually
circles|Venn diagram sets, usually
claptrap|Mumbo-jumbo
clarinet|Pete Fountain played it
clarity|Lucidness
clarity|Lucidness
cleaned|Swept, say
cleaver|Butcher's knife
climbdown|Dismount
cloister|Part of many a convent
closets|Small parts of floor plans
cloture|Debate ender
cloture|Debate ender
coalers|Some fuel transporters
coastal|Like tsunami-affected areas
coastal|Like tsunami-affected areas
coaster|Table saver
coaster|Table saver
cockamamie|Nutso
codeine|Opiate often used in cough syrup
cohosting|Working like Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, say
coinsuring|SCOURING
coleslaw|Clambake dish
coleslaw|Clambake dish
colleen|Irish lass
colorado|*Rocky Mountains
colorado|*Rocky Mountains
colorist|Salon worker
colorist|Salon worker
combines|Farm machines
commotion|*Turmoil
commune|Be at one (with)
commune|Be at one (with)
compadre|Amigo
compare|Measure up
concern|Worry
concern|Worry
concerts|Big gigs
confutes|Proves false
confutes|Proves false
conifers|They carry needles
conifers|They carry needles
conserve|Be green, in a way
console|Wii, for one
constancy|Faithfulness
contender|Champion wannabe
continent|Big piece of crust?
contrast|Old TV knob
contrast|Old TV knob
coolers|Clinks
coolers|Clinks
copycat|Mimic
coracle|Small boat made of wickerwork
coracle|Small boat made of wickerwork
cordovan|Horsehide leather
corduroy|What shows its ribs?
cornier|Less sophisticated, in a way
cornrow|*Tight braid
corolla|Toyota model
coronach|Funeral song in Scotland
coronach|Funeral song in Scotland
coronal|Like the ring in an eclipse
coronal|Like the ring in an eclipse
correct|Bingo!
corrode|Eat away at
corsair|Pirate
cossacks|Once-autonomous people of southern Russia
coterie|Circle
coterie|Clique
coterie|Clique
coteries|Sets of friends
counselor|Camp employee
couples|Combines
couples|Combines
courteous|Mannerly
courtship|Engagement precursor
cowbird|Follower of grazing cattle
cowritten|Like Lennon/McCartney songs
craftier|Comparatively arch
crankcase|Legal proceeding over a meth bust?
crankcase|Legal proceeding over a meth bust?
crapshoot|*Big gamble
crapshoot|Gamble
crasher|Uninvited partygoer
crasser|Less refined
crasser|Less refined
crassest|Least refined
crassest|Least refined
creamer|Beverage substitute
creates|Establishes
creator|God, with "the"
creators|They make things up
crewcuts|Army barber's specialties
crewmates|Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins
criminal|Person with convictions
cripple|Incapacitate
cripple|Incapacitate
crossed|Like some words and swords
crossties|Rail supports
crossties|Rail supports
crucial|Of the essence
crudites|Cocktail party trayful
cruisers|Squad cars
cruisers|Squad cars
crusade|Campaign
cuisine|Chef's subject
culprit|Guilty one
cupcake|Sugar
cymbals|Drum set set
cymbals|Drum set set
cynicism|Pessimistic disposition
dabbles|Acts the dilettante
damages|Something to seek in court
damages|Something to seek in court
dandelion|Certain salad green
dandelion|Certain salad green
dandelion|Source of some fluff
daresay|Venture to postulate
daresay|Venture to postulate
darkroom|Developing area
dartboard|Pub hub
dashing|Like many a romance hero
database|Researcher's electronic tool
datebook|You can plan on it
daymare|Fright when it's light?
deadhead|Fan of Jerry Garcia's band
deadwood|Nonessentials
dearest|Salutation in an old-fashioned love letter
dearest|Sweetie pie
debutante|Cotillion V.I.P.
debutantes|Society add-ons
decapitate|Head off?
decimal|One with an important point?
declawed|Like some housecats
declawed|Like some housecats
decreed|Ordered
defamed|Bad-mouthed
defamed|Bad-mouthed
defense|One side in court
defense|One side in court
deficit|Surplus's opposite
defying|Challenging
defying|Challenging
degrees|Steps on a scale
delayed|Held up
delirious|Beyond elated
deliver|Stand's partner
deltoid|Arm raiser
demeans|Denigrates
demerit|Point out?
democrat|Nonauthoritarian
democrat|Nonauthoritarian
deodorant|Secret, e.g.
deoxygenated|Like blood coursing through one's veins
deposit|Withdrawal's opposite
depress|Lower
derbies|Headgear for Laurel and Hardy
derisive|Like raspberries
deselect|Click again, maybe
deselect|Click again, maybe
detentes|Periods of de-escalation, perhaps
detentes|Warming periods
detentes|Warming periods
determines|Concludes
determines|Concludes
detrain|Get off at a station
detrain|Get off at a station
dharmas|Virtuous behaviors, in Hinduism
diagonal|*Shortcut path, maybe
dialects|Language offshoots
dialects|Southern and such
diaries|Accounts with keys?
diaries|Accounts with keys?
diarist|Anne Frank, e.g.
diaspora|Mass exodus of a sort
digests|Makes sense of
dilates|Widens
dilates|Widens
dilator|Eye surgeon's instrument
dilator|Eye surgeon's instrument
dimples|They get bigger when you smile
dimples|They get bigger when you smile
dinettes|Some furniture sets
diocese|Bishop's locale
diocese|Bishop's locale
diorama|Many a museum dinosaur display
diorama|Many a museum display
diorama|Many a museum display
disarray|Confusion
discolors|Stains
discourages|Puts off
disendow|Pull funding from
disgust|Gross out
dismantled|Put through a chop shop, say
disorderly|Chaotic
disrepair|Sorry state
disrepair|Sorry state
dissuade|Deter
distant|Aloof
distend|Swell
distract|Amuse
diverts|Shifts
doctored|Not entirely real, as a photo
doctored|Not entirely real, as a photo
doggerel|High-class poetry it isn't
dogsled|Iditarod transport
doilies|Frilly place mats
dominos|Fast-food franchise with a game piece in its logo
donnish|Professorial
donnish|Professorial
doornail|Carpentry item in a common simile
dopesters|Ones giving winner forecasts
dossiers|Reading for 007
doughboy|W.W. I soldier
download|Many a modern purchase
downtime|Period for R&R
dragonet|Colorful marine fish with spiny, fanlike fins
drainages|Watersheds
dramatists|Playmakers?
dreaded|Like a bugbear
dreamboat|Mr. Handsome
dresses|Does a morning routine
duckpin|Something short found in an alley
duckwalks|Makes like Chuck Berry
duelers|Ones requesting seconds?
duelled|Fought à la the Three Musketeers
dulcinea|Don Quixote's love
dulcinea|Don Quixote's love
dungarees|Casual pants
durably|So as to last
earflap|One of two on a winter cap
earlock|One hanging at a temple
earmarks|Some bills have them
earmarks|Some bills have them
earnest|Wholehearted
echelon|French loanword that literally means "rung on a ladder"
echelon|Tier
echelon|Tier
eclairs|Desserts not for the calorie-conscious
eclipse|Cover-up witnessed by millions?
ecofreaks|Green nuts?
ecologic|Environment-related
economy|Low-cost, as an airplane seat
edginess|Tendency to push the envelope
edition|Dictionary specification
educate|School
eelgrasses|Tropical aquarium plants
effeminate|Womanish
egested|Discharged
egested|Expelled
eggshells|White trash?
egocentric|Like a diva
egomania|Number one priority?
egomania|Number one priority?
egotist|Hardly the self-effacing sort
eighths|Some cake slices
eighths|Some cake slices
elective|It's not required
elector|College voter
elector|College voter
electrons|Parts of some bonds
electrons|Parts of some bonds
elegist|Writer of sad poems
eleventh|Like President James K. Polk
elkhound|Large hunter with a shaggy gray coat
ellipse|Basic orbital path
ellipse|Orbital figure
ellipses|Some quotation marks
elopers|Secretive couple
elopers|Secretive couple
eluders|Ones getting away
eluders|Ones getting away
elusive|Slippery
emailed|Sent with a click
emanate|Spring
embarrass|Cause to blush, maybe
embarrass|Induce squirming in, perhaps
embodied|Represented
embodied|Represented
embryos|Early life forms?
embryos|Early life forms?
emeralds|Green gems
emerges|Becomes clear
emerges|Becomes clear
emerita|Like some professors
eminences|Popes and the like
eminent|Renowned
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Umm al-Quwain, e.g.
emirate|Umm al-Quwain, e.g.
emitter|Radio tower, for one
emoticon|:D, e.g.
emoticon|:D, e.g.
emotion|Love or rage
emotive|Hammy, say
emotive|Hammy, say
emperor|Tiberius or Charlemagne
enabler|One who shouldn't be helping
enacting|Passing
enacting|Passing
enameller|Brit working with nails, say
encases|Packs protectively
enchilada|Taqueria treat
encloses|Rings
encloses|Rings
endearment|Affection
endears|Charms
endgame|Chess closing
endgame|Chess closing
endnote|Place for additional info
endnote|Postscript
endorse|Sign, in a way
endorse|Throw one's support behind
endorses|Signs near a teller's window, maybe
endurable|Like adversity, one hopes
endurable|Like adversity, one hopes
engagement|Usual wedding precursor
engender|Bring into being
engines|Ramjets, e.g.
engines|Ramjets, e.g.
enhaloing|Surrounding with a glow
enhance|Better
enhance|Better
enigmas|They're hard to figure out
enlarge|Blow up
enlistees|New faces on bases
enlistees|New faces on bases
enneads|Baseball lineups, e.g.
enneads|Supreme Court groupings
ennoble|Make magnificent
ennoble|Make magnificent
enounce|Set forth
enounce|Set forth
enplane|Board, in a way
enrages|Maddens
enrapture|Transport
enrolls|Joins
enroots|Becomes established
enroots|Becomes established
ensigns|Low-ranking officers
entails|Necessitates
entails|Necessitates
enthralls|Crowns
enthrones|Captivates
enthused|Rah-rah
enthused|Rah-rah
enticing|Like sirens
entitle|Authorize
entitle|Authorize
entrust|Put in someone's care
entrust|Put in someone's care
entwine|Tangle up
entwist|Interweave
envious|Green, in a way
enzymes|Digestion aids
enzymes|Some juices
enzymes|Some juices
epeeist|Pentathlete, at times
epeeist|Pentathlete, at times
ephedra|F.D.A.-banned weight-loss supplement
epicure|One who discriminates?
epicure|One who discriminates?
epidural|Delivery room shot
episode|Installment
episode|Installment
episodes|Program developments
epistemological|Like questions of what is knowable
epistle|Pauline work
epistle|Pauline work
epithet|The Conqueror, e.g.
epithet|The Conqueror, e.g.
epitome|Perfect example
epitome|Perfect example
epsilon|Fifth star in a constellation
erasable|Like some compact discs
erasers|They can be felt in a classroom
ermines|Fur sources
erotica|Hot stuff
erratic|Unsteady
erratic|Unsteady
eruptive|Prone to violence
escalator|Getting fairgoers moving on the right track (Paris, 1900)
escalator|Getting fairgoers moving on the right track (Paris, 1900)
escapees|Fugitives
escargot|Pricey hors d'oeuvre
escargot|Pricey hors d'oeuvre
escarps|Steep slopes
escarps|Steep slopes
espanol|Univision interviews are conducted in it
esparto|Grass for some baskets
espresso|Order of coffee in a small cup
essence|Core
essence|Spirit
essence|Spirit
essence|Spirit
essential|Required
essential|Required
esthetes|Art lovers
estimate|It's in the neighborhood
estimate|Number tossed out
estranged|No longer on speaking terms
etcetera|Label for unmentionables?
etcetera|Label for unmentionables?
etchant|Acid, e.g.
etchant|Acid, e.g.
etchers|Crystal trophy inscribers, e.g.
eternities|They never end
euphoria|High
evacuee|Runner from a bomb scare, e.g.
evaders|Audit targets
evermore|Eternally
evermore|Eternally
evinces|Demonstrates
example|Aid for clarity
excitement|What many fans generate
exclusive|Scoop
execute|Pull off
executrix|Woman with great will power?
exercising|Like some sweaters
exhilarate|Send
exigent|Urgent
exotica|Strange things
explode|Lose it
explode|Lose it
exploit|Heroic deed
expounding|Stating in detail, with "on"
extrude|Stick out
exurban|Beyond the metro area
eyeballs|They're found in orbits
eyeholes|Halloween costume parts
eyeholes|Some costume cutouts
eyelift|*Bag remover, of a sort
eyesore|Not a pretty sight
eyewitness|One at a crime scene
fabulist|Aesop, notably
fabulist|Aesop, notably
faction|Group within a group
faction|Subgroup
fadeaway|Hard-to-block jumper, in hoops
failure|Bomb
failure|Bomb
fairground|Place to see a Ferris wheel
falsest|Least legitimate
falsetto|Unnaturally high voice
farside|Rarely photographed half of the moon
farside|Rarely photographed half of the moon
fastens|Buckles, as a seat belt
fatigue|Tiredness
fatigues|Battle wear
fatigues|Battle wear
feasted|Had a lot to digest
featured|Given prominence
featured|Given prominence
federal|F.D.I.C. part
federations|Big leagues
fedoras|Felt toppers
feeding|When a zookeeper makes the rounds with a bucket
feigned|Fake
feigned|Fake
feinted|Faked
felines|Some prowlers
fellowship|Paid postgraduate position at a university
ferries|Carries back and forth
festered|Rotted
festered|Rotted
fettled|Lined, as a furnace hearth
fidgeting|Squirming
fiestas|Big dos
finagle|Manipulate to one's advantage
finagle|Manipulate to one's advantage
finales|ALEFS
finance|Back, in a way
finesse|Trick-winning attempt in bridge
finesse|Trick-winning attempt in bridge
firearms|Second Amendment subject
firebomb|Molotov cocktail, e.g.
firestones|Radial choices
firetruck|What comes out when things go up?
fireworks|Spectacular display
flanking|Ruler with custard desserts?
flapjacks|Serving with syrup
flashbulb|Aid for night photos, once
flatcar|Part of many a freight train
flatcar|Part of many a freight train
flatfeet|Condition known medically as pes planus
flintier|More obdurate
floated|Traveled by inner tube
floatplane|Aircraft with pontoons
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
foghorn|Turn signal?
foghorn|Turn signal?
foments|Provokes
fondues|Melted-cheese dishes
footage|It may be raw
footage|It may be raw
footing|Support
footnote|Where following a star might lead you
forecaster|Rain man?
foreleg|Praying part of a praying mantis
foreleg|Praying part of a praying mantis
foreplay|Duffer's shots?
foreplay|Duffer's shots?
foreran|Preceded
foreran|Preceded
foresaw|Emulated Tiresias
forests|Green acres?
forgave|Pardoned
forgave|Pardoned
fourscore|1863 speech opener
fourteen|Like many eighth graders
foxhunters|Recruiters at a TV station?
foxhunters|Recruiters at a TV station?
freckle|Something redheads tend to do
freeman|Mandela portrayer in "Invictus," 2009
frypans|Browning equipment
fulminate|Rant
gabfests|Confabs
gabfests|Confabs
galaxies|Andromeda and others
galilee|Much of northern Israel
galilee|Nazareth's locale
galilee|Nazareth's locale
galleon|Part of the Spanish Armada
galleon|Part of the Spanish Armada
gallium|Element in many semiconductors
gambrel|Common barn roof
ganders|Looks
ganymede|Largest moon in the solar system
ganymede|Largest moon in the solar system
gargler|One clearing one's throat?
gargler|One clearing one's throat?
gaunter|More haggard
gauntlet|Part of a duelist's uniform
gazelle|Fast, graceful runner
gazetteer|Atlas go-with
gemstone|Rock
general|Blanket
generation|Followers of a boom?
geneses|Origins
genesis|Beginning
genteel|Refined
genteel|Refined
gentler|Like George Bush's promised nation
gerents|Rulers or managers
germier|More likely to make you sick, say
gestalt|It's more than the sum of its parts
gestapo|Casablanca villains
gestapo|Feared force
gestapo|Feared force
gestates|Develops slowly
gestates|Develops slowly
getaway|Heist planner's concern
getaway|Heist planner's concern
getaway|Vacation spot
ghettos|Some blight
giftwrapped|*Ready for the present?
giftwrapped|*Ready for the present?
gingersnap|Reason everyone whispered during the afternoon on Gilligan's island?
gingersnaps|Crisp, spicy cookies
glacier|Epitome of slowness
gladiators|Lions' foes
glinted|Was fleetingly brilliant
glissando|Musical effect that's simple for a trombone
gloated|Didn't conceal one's smugness
gloated|Didn't conceal one's smugness
gloated|Was a bad winner
gluepots|Arts and crafts supplies
gluepots|Arts and crafts supplies
gondola|Venetian transport
gooseberries|Relatives of currants
gooseflesh|Bodily reaction to fear
goosing|Prodding into action
goosing|Touching bottom?
graceful|Balletic
graceful|Balletic
gradual|Not so fast
grammar|Case study?
granite|Rock associated with hardness
grannie|Family nickname
grannie|Family nickname
grating|Danger for wearers of high-heel shoes
greenbelt|Intermediate level in karate
grilles|Distinctive Cadillac features
gristle|Hard-to-chew piece of meat
grizzles|Goes gray
groupings|Collections of like objects
growled|Warned someone off, in a way
growled|Warned someone off, in a way
guardian|Certain angel
guardian|Certain angel
habanero|It rates over 100,000 on the Scoville scale
hacienda|Estate, in español
hacienda|Home that usually has a tile roof
haggard|Drawn
haggard|Drawn
hailing|Raining hard?
hailing|Raining hard?
halters|They bear arms
hamlets|Tiny dots on maps
hammock|Spot for a summer nap
handsaws|What fellers may be skilled with
handyman|Useful husband, say
handyman|Useful husband, say
hanging|Wall art
hangnail|Digital problem
hangnail|Digital problem
hardcore|Dedicated
harness|Take control of
harness|Take control of
harrumph|Protest pompously
harvest|Autumn, typically
hasheesh|Fudge ingredient in "The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook"
hatbands|Fedora features
hatbands|Fedora features
hatchet|Kind of job
hatmaker|One may supply boaters
haziest|Least defined
haziest|Least defined
headache|Big bother
headache|Big bother
heading|North by northwest, e.g.
heading|North by northwest, e.g.
headlight|Epiphany?
headlight|Epiphany?
headlock|*Wrestling move
hearsay|Talk of the town
heatedly|How some argue
heavenly|Blissful
heavenly|Blissful
hedgehog|Mr. Pricklepants in "Toy Story 3," e.g.
heiress|Paris Hilton, for one
helmets|Batters' toppers
hematology|Study of blood
heralded|Announced
herbage|Nonwoody plant parts
heresies|Inquisition targets
heretic|Galileo, to some
heroine|Princess Leia, e.g.
hesitant|Halting
hesitant|Halting
hibachi|Japanese grill
hibachi|Literally, "fire bowl"
hibachi|Literally, "fire bowl"
hightail|Leave lickety-split
hilltop|Toboggan ride's starting point
hilltop|Toboggan ride's starting point
hoggish|Gluttonous
hoggish|Gluttonous
holsters|Piece keepers
homespun|Pleasantly rustic
homophone|Cache for cash, say
homophone|Cache for cash, say
honeybun|Sugar
honeydews|Breakfast items often eaten with spoons
honeydews|Breakfast items often eaten with spoons
honored|Decorated, say
honoree|One getting roasted or toasted
honoree|One getting roasted or toasted
honorees|They're often toasted
honorees|They're often toasted
hoodwink|Snooker
hooligan|Rowdy
hoosegow|Clink
hoosegow|Slammer
horizon|A ship may appear on it
horserace|It goes from post to post
hostess|She's entertaining
hostess|She's entertaining
hotheads|They snap easily
hothouse|Where things might pop up in a nursery
hotness|Salsa quality
hotness|Sex appeal
hotness|Sex appeal
housemaid|Domestic
housemaid|Domestic
hullabaloo|*Ruckus
hunters|The Hunger Games participants
huskies|Big East team
hygiene|It's good for your health
hyphens|- marks
idealize|Glorify
ideated|Thought
identifications|Security requests
ideology|School
idiotic|Hardly sharp
idiotic|Hardly sharp
idiotic|Nutty as can be
idiotic|Ridiculous
idiotic|Ridiculous
idolatry|Ten Commandments no-no
idolatry|Ten Commandments no-no
igneous|Like pumice
igneous|Like pumice
igniter|Flint, e.g.
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
illegal|One caught by border patrol
illogic|Incorrect reasoning
illuminate|Put in the spotlight
imitators|Makers of knockoffs
immoral|Unprincipled
immortal|Like vampires
impalas|Savanna leapers
impetus|Driving force
impinge|Encroach
inanely|How a fool acts
inanely|How a fool acts
inanest|Most slapstick
inaugurator|Swearing-in figure
inbreeds|Promotes recessive traits, say
inbreeds|Promotes recessive traits, say
incites|Stirs up
inclined|Apt
inclined|Apt
inclose|Huddled up, e.g.
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
infants|Bundles of joy, so to speak
infants|Bundles of joy, so to speak
infield|Area close to home
infield|Area close to home
infighting|Possible result of sectarianism
inflates|Blows up
inflates|Blows up
inhumane|Barbaric
inimical|Hostile
inimical|Hostile
initials|Personal letters
innards|Central parts
innards|Central parts
innards|Guts
innards|Guts
innings|Extra ones might be dramatic
innings|Extra ones might be dramatic
insanest|Like a winning X Games trick, maybe
insanest|Like a winning X Games trick, maybe
inseams|Trouser measurements
insecure|Lacking confidence
insecure|Self-doubting
insolent|Like a brat
inspirit|With one's heart, if nothing else
inspirit|With one's heart, if nothing else
install|Fixed
instant|Like some coffee and potatoes
instant|Second
instinct|You might not think to use it
insulator|Asbestos, for one
insurable|Like a car or home, to State Farm
insurance|Major museum expense
interest|Hobby
interior|Cabinet department
interlined|Written between two rows of text
interliner|One making a coat warmer, say
intestate|Not ready to go, you might say
intoxicate|Put under the table
intramural|Unlike conference games
intrigues|Fascinates
invasive|Like biopsies
invasive|Like biopsies
invitee|Private party attender
irradiate|Expose to UV waves, say
irrelevant|Not applicable
irritant|Pain in the neck
irritate|Rub the wrong way
isolate|Sequester
isolate|Sequester
isomers|Beta carotene and others
isomers|Beta carotene and others
isopods|Wood lice and pill bugs
italics|It leans to the right
iterate|Go over again
iterate|Go over again
jacinth|Reddish-orange gem
jackpot|Lottery lure
jackpot|Super payoff
jackstraw|Pick-up sticks piece
jarhead|Leatherneck
jasmine|Aladdin princess
jasmine|Potpourri fragrance
jasmine|Soft scent
jasmine|Soft scent
jeepers|Golly!
jigsaws|Popular gifts that make a distinctive sound when shaken
johnnie|Cochran who defended O. J.
johnnie|Cochran who defended O. J.
jollies|Kicks
jubilant|Ecstatic
jukebox|Target of Fonzie's fist bumps
juniors|Some varsity players
karaoke|Sing-along at a bar
katydids|Cricket relatives
kerfuffle|*Tumult
kestrel|Hovering falcon
kestrel|Hovering falcon
keyboards|BlackBerry features
keyboards|BlackBerry features
kimonos|Japanese robes
kimonos|T-shaped robes
kindergartener|One who engages in finger painting
kingpins|Group leaders
kissers|Mouths, slangily
kitschy|Too cute, say
kittens|Manx litter
knapsack|Hiker's purchase
knapsacks|Hikers' wear
knapsacks|Hikers' wear
kneeled|Prepared to give a ring, say
knotters|Macramé creators
lacerate|Gash
lackadaisical|Lazy
lacrosse|The Cherokee deemed it good training for war
lactose|Source of some intolerance
lactose|Source of some intolerance
ladybug|Insect named for the Virgin Mary
ladybug|Insect named for the Virgin Mary
lamppost|One of a secretive trio
lamppost|One of a secretive trio
lampshade|Party hat?
lampshade|Party hat?
landings|GLANDS
lantana|Flowering shrub common in the South
lassoed|Like calves at a rodeo
lassoed|Like calves at a rodeo
latency|Period of inactivity
lateral|Pass out on the field?
latrines|Army heads
latrines|Army heads
laudable|Deserving praise
laudable|Deserving praise
launder|Remove spots from
laureate|Honoree in the arts
laureate|Honoree in the arts
lawsuit|Something to try
lawsuit|Something to try
legalese|Bar lines?
legalistic|Fussy about rules
legalistic|Fussy about rules
legends|Robin Hood and Helen of Troy
legless|Like worms
legroom|Subject of an air traveler's complaint
leisure|Free
lemmings|Mindless followers
lenient|Soft
lenient|Soft
lesions|Results of some cuts
lessons|Some scriptural passages
lessons|Some scriptural passages
letters|Writer's field
lexical|Vocabulary-related
liaises|Acts the middleman
liaises|Acts the middleman
liaison|Go-between
liaison|Go-between
liberal|To the left
librarians|Quiet demanders
license|Reckless driver's loss, possibly
license|Reckless driver's loss, possibly
lifesaver|Candy item that comes in five basic flavors
lifespan|About a month, for a fruit fly
lifespan|About a month, for a fruit fly
limeade|Tart drink
limeade|Tart drink
lineage|EAGLE
linseed|Kind of oil
linseeds|Oil sources for oil paint
lionesses|They have their pride
lissome|Willowy
listens|Is a good friend, in a way
listens|Is a good friend, in a way
literal|Like some interpretations
literal|Like some interpretations
literatures|They may be studied along with languages
lithium|Big Chilean export
loaders|Stevedores, say
loafers|Casual shoes
locations|Film credits list
locations|Film credits list
locusts|One of Egypt's plagues
locusts|One of Egypt's plagues
lodgers|Part of the inn crowd?
lodgers|Part of the inn crowd?
logbook|Ship's record
logbook|Ship's record
logrolling|Back-scratchers' activity
lolling|Lying about
lolling|Lying about
looking|Ruler in a W.C.?
loonies|Nuts
loonies|Nuts
looters|They take stock during an emergency
looters|They take stock during an emergency
lotions|Beach bottles
lotions|Beach bottles
lotuses|Objects in some Japanese art
louvers|Slatted windows
louvers|Slatted windows
luggage|It's checked before taking off
lunches|Things people "do" in the early afternoon
lurking|Hiding in the shadows
luscious|Delectable
lutists|Minstrels, often
madames|French ladies
madames|French ladies
maelstrom|Very turbulent situation
maestro|Leader in music
maharaja|Literally, "great king"
mahimahi|Hawaiian entree
mailbag|Letter carrier
mailmen|Ones left holding their bags?
majorette|Baton wielder
malingered|Feigned incapacity
malteds|Fountain treats
manatee|SeaWorld attraction
mandolin|Instrument in a Picasso painting
maneuver|Zigzag, e.g.
manhole|Street opening
manhole|Street opening
manhood|What a young buck might want to prove
manicotti|Some large tubes
manicotti|Some large tubes
manifold|Car exhaust part
manpower|*Staffing level
mantels|Trophy sites
manticore|Legendary creature similar to the Sphinx
marbles|Sense, slangily
marginalia|Reader's notes alongside the text
marinara|Pizza sauce
marinates|Steeps in a liquid with herbs and spices
maritime|Characteristic of salts
marketer|Person trying to move things?
marmoset|New World monkey
marmoset|New World monkey
marmosets|New World monkeys
marmosets|New World monkeys
marries|Puts one and one together?
mascara|Purse item
mascara|Purse item
mashies|Approach clubs
mashies|Approach clubs
maskers|Some people in costume
masterpiece|Great work
mastery|Expertise
mastiffs|Big dogs
matador|Hero with a cape?
matinee|Preprandial performance
matures|Develops
mausoleum|Resting place
maverick|Sarah Palin, self-descriptively
mazurka|Pole dance?
meadowlark|Singer with a black V-shaped collar
measure|Word before and after "for"
meatloaf|Beefy entree
meddler|Busybody
meddler|Busybody
meerkat|African mongoose
meerkat|African mongoose
megabit|Storage unit
megaton|Atomic bomb unit
memorials|Some anniversary events
menders|Sewers, often
menorah|Holiday decoration
menorah|Holiday decoration
mention|Bring up, as a subject
mention|Citation
mention|Citation
metaphors|They're sometimes mixed
metronome|Time keeper
microdot|Pinhead-size spy photo
microwatt|Little bit of power
midribs|Leaf bisectors
midsize|Car category
midsize|Car category
midwives|Labor group
mildest|Least spicy
mileage|Sales rep's reimbursement, maybe
milestone|Event worth celebrating
milkshakes|Ice cream drinks
minaret|Where long-distance calls are made in the Mideast?
mineral|Feldspar, e.g.
minicam|Easily portable movie maker
minicam|It's not for big shots
minicar|It's relatively easy to find a parking spot for
minicar|It's relatively easy to find a parking spot for
minorca|Mahon is its largest city
mintier|TIMER
miracle|Backup singer for Smokey Robinson
miracle|Subject of a Vatican investigation
miracle|Subject of a Vatican investigation
mirrored|Reflected
misdone|Botched
misfires|Rifle problems
misshapen|Malformed
misshapen|Malformed
misstart|Get off on the wrong foot
mitosis|Division of biology
mitosis|Division of biology
modeled|Hit the runway
modeled|Hit the runway
molests|Really bothers
mommies|Toddlers' coddlers
mommies|Toddlers' coddlers
monarchs|Kansas City ___, Negro Leagues team with Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson and Ernie Banks
moneybag|Container in an armored car
mongoose|Animal in a Kipling story
mongrel|Tramp, e.g., in "Lady and the Tramp"
monogamy|Faithful practice
monolog|Late-night talk show feature
monotreme|Egg-laying mammal
monster|Godzilla, e.g.
monster|Godzilla, e.g.
montage|Visual olio
moonlight|Work after work?
moonshot|Targeted launch
moorish|Like Shakespeare's Othello
moraine|Pile of glacial debris
mortars|Big guns
mortars|Big guns
motoneuron|Electrical impulse conductor in the body
motoneuron|Electrical impulse conductor in the body
motorist|Driver
mottoes|Eureka and "Excelsior"
mudhens|Minor-league team of Toledo
mudslide|Hillside threat after a heavy rain
muscles|He-man's nickname
muscles|He-man's nickname
mutates|Reforms?
mutates|Reforms?
naivete|Unworldliness
namesake|First son, sometimes
namesake|Junior, e.g.
narrates|Gives an account
natural|Raw
navigate|Steer
nearest|Like the pen or pencil you might reach for
nearest|Like the pen or pencil you might reach for
nearest|Like the relatives notified in emergencies, usually
neatens|Grooms
neatens|Makes nice
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
nectars|Fruity drinks
nectars|Fruity drinks
needled|Ribbed
negates|Renders invalid
negates|Renders invalid
neglects|Doesn't do
neoliths|Stone Age tools
neophyte|Beginner
nepenthe|Mythical elixir of forgetfulness
nepenthe|Mythical elixir of forgetfulness
nesters|Homemakers out on a limb?
network|ABC, for one
network|ABC, for one
neuroses|Woody Allen film subjects
neurotics|Worrywarts, e.g.
neutered|Fixed by a vet
neuters|Fixes
neuters|Fixes
neutral|Like the color gray
nevermind|Forget it!
newfangled|Novel
newsdesk|Story locale?
newshound|Eager reporter
newshound|Eager reporter
nighties|Some sleepwear
nighties|Some sleepwear
nineties|Neckwear for a full baseball team?
nirvana|State of bliss
nitpick|Go after little things
nitpicks|Carps
noisemaker|One passed out on New Year's Eve
noisily|How some chew gum or talk on cellphones
nominal|Tokenish
nominal|Tokenish
nominate|Propose
nominate|Propose
nominee|Choice of a political party
nominees|Annual Academy list
nominees|Annual Academy list
nonlegal|Not law-related
nonsense|Gobbledygook
nonzero|Positive or negative
nosedive|Big drop
nosedive|Big drop
noshing|Having chips, say
notorious|Hitchcock thriller set in Brazil
notorious|Hitchcock thriller set in Brazil
novelties|Neckwear in a work of fiction?
nowadays|Currently
nurserymen|Greenhouse workers
nurserymen|Greenhouse workers
nurture|Provide for
nurture|Provide for
oatmeal|Dish eaten with a spoon
obeisant|Like a good butler
obeisant|Like a good butler
obelisk|Central feature of St. Peter's Square
obelisk|Locale for hieroglyphics, maybe
obesity|Issue for Michelle Obama
obesity|Issue for Michelle Obama
oblates|Monastery residents who have not taken monastic vows
oblique|At a glance
oblique|At a glance
obscene|X-rated
obsession|Calvin Klein perfume
obtains|Comes by
obtains|Comes by
obtrude|Impose
obtrudes|Sticks out
occasional|Off-and-on
occultism|Kabbalah
occurring|Going on
octagonal|Like Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock
octagonal|Like many gazebos
octants|Compass divisions
octopod|Paper nautilus, e.g.
octopod|Paper nautilus, e.g.
oddball|Kook
odysseys|Cross-country trips, perhaps
oersted|Hans Christian ___, pioneer of electromagnetism
oilhole|Aperture in some drills
oilproof|Like some safety boots
oldsters|Graybeards
oldsters|Graybeards
omelette|Frittata, e.g.
omelettes|Q4
omicron|O
omicron|O
omnibus|Compilation book
onboard|Passenger's status
oneness|Tenet of Taoism
ongoing|Not stopping
onscreen|Viewed remotely?
onscreen|Viewed remotely?
onstage|In the limelight
onstage|In the limelight
onstage|Performing in a play, say
operagoer|Met somebody?
operagoer|Met somebody?
operator|Person who's a zero?
operator|Person who's a zero?
operator|Zero personality?
operetta|Light work on a stage
opiates|Certain sedatives
opossums|Pogo and others
opposes|Blocks
opposes|Blocks
oranges|California export
orangutan|Literally, "man of the forest"
oration|National Forensic League skill
oration|National Forensic League skill
oratorio|Sacred piece
oratorio|Sacred piece
ordains|Decrees
ordains|Decrees
ordains|Makes a father of
ordinals|First, second and third
organists|They may be heard in a temple
oriental|Eastern, in a way
oriental|Partner of Connecticut and Vermont
orientated|Set right
oriented|Word with career or goal
orients|Accustoms
orients|Points in the right direction
orients|Points in the right direction
orrisroot|Pulverized perfumery item
osmosis|Absorption process
osmosis|Learn by ___
osmotic|Kind of pressure
osteoid|Bonelike
osteoid|Bonelike
osteopath|Physician with a D.O. degree
outdrink|Hold one's liquor better than
outfall|Mouth of a river
outgrow|Get too big for
outlays|Expenditures
outlays|Expenditures
outmode|Make obsolete
outpaces|Surpasses
outsell|Best in business
outsell|Best in business
outsell|Best in the market
outsell|Best in the market
outstrips|Exceeds, as demand
outvoted|Like John Kerry in 2004
overate|Got one's money's worth at the smorgasbord
overbooked|Like some flights
overbooked|Like some flights
overdue|Fine word for libraries?
overdue|Fine word for libraries?
overeat|Go beyond seconds, say
overlap|What circles in a Venn diagram do
overnice|Too accommodating for one's own good
overpaid|Like pro athletes, some say
overpaid|Like pro athletes, some say
overrate|Think too highly of
override|Function-canceling setting
overripe|Like a mushy banana, say
overseas|How some military personnel serve
oversized|Too large
overstate|Blow out of proportion
overtake|Pass
overtures|Introductory offers
overuse|Make a cliché
oxblood|Dark reddish brown
paintbrush|Oil producer?
paintbrush|Oil producer?
panacea|Cure-all
panache|Pizazz
panache|Style
panache|Style
pancake|Edible floppy disk?
parades|Many-banded displays?
parades|Many-banded displays?
paramour|Tryst figure
paranoia|Theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
parasite|What a host holds
parasol|Light umbrella
parcheesi|The Royal Game of India
parcheesi|The Royal Game of India
parents|Raises
parking|Ruler on a golf course?
parsons|Some clerics
parsons|Some clerics
passels|Heaps
passerby|Random witness
passerby|Random witness
passing|Like A through D
passion|Boundless enthusiasm
pasties|British meat pies
patents|Protections for inventors
patrons|Sugar daddies, e.g.
patterns|Sewing aids
patterns|Sewing aids
peaking|Ruler in a vegetable garden?
peculiar|Funny
pedigree|Livestock auction info
peignoirs|Gowns that are rarely worn out
penance|Expiation
pending|Like some Facebook friend requests
pending|Like some Facebook friend requests
pendulum|Tick-tock maker
penetrated|Got through
penname|Dr. Seuss, e.g.
pennant|It's decided in the fall
pensees|Collection of Blaise Pascal writings
percent|Degree of interest?
percent|Degree of interest?
percentages|Portions
pergola|Vine-covered passageway
periodic|Intermittent
perplex|Befuddle
perplex|Befuddle
petites|Dress shop section
petunia|Porky's porcine sweetie
phalange|Digital bone
phalanx|Troop group
phalanx|Troop group
phantom|Unreal
pharaoh|Royal title that means "great house"
pharaoh|Royal title that means "great house"
philosophize|Speculate superficially
phoebes|Fly-catching birds
phoenix|Capital of Arizona
phoneme|Figure of speech?
photodiode|Sensor in a CD player
physics|Subject with force
piazzas|Big squares
pierced|Like some navels
pilings|Pier group?
pilings|Pier group?
pilsener|Pale, light lager beer
pinatas|Swingers hit on them at parties
pinatas|They're made to be destroyed
pinstripes|Pattern seen on a diamond
pioneer|Innovator
piousness|Abbot's attribute
pistols|Packed things
pitapat|Sound of an excited heart
piteous|Pathetic
pizzazz|Dash
placate|Appease
plateaus|Starts to stagnate
plateglass|It's seen in shop windows
pleather|Non-deluxe sofa covering
plicate|Folded like a fan
plurals|Dollars and cents, e.g.
poachers|Ones running away with the game?
poachers|Ones running away with the game?
poetess|Any of the Brontë sisters
poetess|Any of the Brontë sisters
poisoned|Like four ill-fated popes, it's said
polenta|Creamy Italian side dish
polenta|Creamy Italian side dish
pomades|Beauty shop stock
pontiff|Wearer of the triregnum crown
poolroom|Place for a break
poolside|Locale for many a lounge chair
poolside|Locale for many a lounge chair
popsicle|Something stuck in a freezer?
porcine|Like a sty denizen
porcine|Like a sty denizen
portray|Play
postmaster|Official in charge of sorts?
postnasal|Kind of drip
postpaid|Like some envelopes
potential|Latent greatness
pothead|Dope fiend
pothole|Producer of a blowout, maybe
pottage|Thick vegetable soup
pounders|Quarter ___ (McDonald's orders)
prairie|Flat land
prairie|Sod house locale
prairie|Sod house locale
prancer|High-stepping horse
pranked|Put one over on
prattle|Yammer
prattle|Yammer
preachy|Tediously didactic
preachy|Tediously didactic
prebend|Stipend paid by a cathedral to a clergyman
precooked|Like Spam
precooked|Like Spam
preemie|One with a reduced term?
preemie|One with a reduced term?
preemie|Special delivery
preemie|Special delivery
preempt|Forestall by acting first
pregnant|Full of life?
preheats|Gets ready, as an oven
prelates|Holy higher-ups
preselected|Chosen beforehand
present|Something brought to a birthday party
presets|Some car radio buttons
presets|Some car radio buttons
presidents|Common images on stamps
presume|Suppose
priceless|Hilarious
priedieu|Altar adjunct
primers|They cover the basics
prisoners|Cell group
proboscis|Notable nose
process|Put through
process|Put through
produces|Fabricates
produces|Fabricates
product|One going to market
product|One going to market
professor|Four-time role for Patrick Stewart
promote|Plug
properties|Neckwear just right for the occasion?
propjet|Many a corporate plane
proposals|Season-ending events on "The Bachelor"
prospectus|Security account?
protector|Knight, to a damsel
protects|Shields
protestant|Congregationalist, e.g.
proteus|Shape-shifting Greek sea god
protracts|Extends
provable|Meriting a "Q.E.D."
provenances|Ownership histories
provoking|Ruler in a Utah city?
prowess|Superior facility
prudishly|In a Victorian manner
pruners|Tree trimmers
pruners|Tree trimmers
psyched|Raring to go
psyched|Raring to go
pulsates|Beats
pungency|Limburger cheese quality
pureblood|All in the family?
puritan|Libertine's opposite
pussycats|Unthreatening sorts
pyrites|Sulfide-containing group
pyromania|Lighting problem?
pyroxene|Mineral found in igneous rocks
quagmire|Sticking point?
quagmire|Sticking point?
quality|Focused face-to-face contact
quickie|Rush job
quicksand|Stuff that can give you a sinking feeling?
quivering|Full of anticipation, perhaps
quizmaster|One asking questions he already knows the answers to
raciest|Most risqué
rafting|Sport involving paddles
rafting|Sport involving paddles
ragweed|Sneeze cause
rainbow|Shower surprise
raincheck|Dorm V.I.P. having to move his king?
raincoat|It may be worn in the shower
rainwater|Runoff, perhaps
rainwater|Runoff, perhaps
ratatat|Machine gun sound
ratatouille|2007
rattrap|Hovel
rattrap|Hovel
rattrap|Total dive, say
raucous|Like many a juke joint
ravined|Showing severe erosion, maybe
ravings|Lunatics' outbursts
ravings|Lunatics' outbursts
rawness|Inexperience
reappears|Completes a magic trick, perhaps
reassign|Move to a new position
rechose|Went for something else
recital|Musical performance
recourse|Help in a bind
recourse|Help in a bind
recourse|Way out
recruit|Army enlistee
rectify|Make right
rectors|Religious figures
reddens|Flushes
redeyes|Two-day trips, sometimes
redeyes|Two-day trips, sometimes
redhead|Conan O'Brien, e.g.
reducer|Dieter
reducer|Dieter
redware|Pottery whose high iron content gives it a distinctive hue
redwood|___ City, California locale named for local flora
reemploy|Put on the job again
reemploy|Put on the job again
reenact|Simulate, in a way
refract|Send a different way?
regalia|Finery
regalia|King's things
regalia|King's things
registered|Like legal voters
rehearses|Runs through
rehearses|Runs through
reinspects|SPECTRES
released|Set free
released|Set free
relocates|Moves
remnants|Fabric leftovers
remount|Get back on the horse
renewal|Slum-clearing project, say
renewal|Slum-clearing project, say
reorganize|Modify an order?
repasts|Meals
repeats|Second go-rounds
repeats|Second go-rounds
repeopled|Like a town that used to be a ghost town
replica|The statue of David in Florence, e.g.
replica|The statue of David in Florence, e.g.
reptiles|Geckos, e.g.
repulser|Hideous one
requiem|Dies Irae, e.g.
rescores|Produces new music for, as a movie
rescued|Like many a fairy tale princess
reseals|Closes tightly again
resides|Dwells
resides|Dwells
residuals|Some royalties
residuals|Some royalties
resolve|Work out
resource|Tapped asset
respecter|Obeyer, as of laws
responds|Answers
restyle|Give a makeover
resumes|Application enclosures, often
resumes|Application enclosures, often
resumes|Items in a personnel director's in-box
resumes|They have job listings
retable|Push back further
retails|Goes (for)
retails|Goes (for)
retainer|Legal tender?
retargets|Sets a new goal
rethink|Take a fresh look at
rethink|Take a fresh look at
retinae|ARETE
retinal|___ detachment
retinal|___ detachment
retinol|Eye cream additive
retinol|Vitamin A
retinol|Vitamin A
retools|Modernizes, as a factory
retouch|Fix up, in a way
retrace|Go back over
retrace|Go back over
retreat|Spa, for one
returned|Didn't keep, as a gift
retypes|Does over, as a document
reunite|End a split
reunited|Together again
reverence|It may be shown to a superior
reverie|Daydream
reverse|R in a car
reverse|R in a car
reverse|Undo
reverse|Undo
revolution|1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world"
rezoned|Newly districted
rezoned|Newly districted
rheboks|Relatives of dik-diks
rhinestone|Bit of paste
rhubarbs|Heated disputes
rhythms|Beats
ringtoss|Carnival booth with soda bottles
rinsings|Steps in a salon
riposte|Comeback
riposted|Jabbed back
rippers|Bodice-___ (old-fashioned romance novels)
ripping|Lacing (into)
ripping|Lacing (into)
roasters|Big chickens
rockabilly|Early Elvis Presley style
rockslide|Danger for a climber
roister|Party hearty
rollaway|Bed with wheels
rolltop|Antique desk feature
rolltop|Desk cover
roomers|Ones giving cash for quarters
roomies|Dorm-mates, e.g.
roommate|Dorm assignment
roosted|Perched
roosted|Perched
rootlets|Ivy supporters
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rosette|Leopard spot
rosette|Leopard spot
rotunda|Capitol Hill sight
rougher|Not as gentle
royalties|Neckwear for princes?
runnier|Less congealed
sacroiliac|Strong pelvic joint
sadists|Ones who are hurting?
salaried|On the payroll
salient|Outstanding
sameness|Monotony
sameness|Monotony
samovar|Russian urn
sangria|Tapas bar order
sangria|Tapas bar order
sapient|Perspicacious
sardines|They get canned
sashimi|Fresh fish dish
sashimi|Menu item often accompanied by wasabi
sasquatch|Mysterious figure
sasquatch|One "caught" on grainy film
sassafras|Gumbo seasoning source
satiable|Like an appetite that can be fulfilled
satyric|Wanton
saucepan|It's handled on the range
saucers|U.F.O. shapes, traditionally
saucier|Specialty chef
saucier|Specialty chef
sausage|Certain link
sausage|Certain link
sauteed|Like stir-fry
sauteed|Prepared, as some mushrooms
sawmills|Facilities housing large planes?
scalawag|Rapscallion
scalawag|Scamp
scandal|Prelude to a resignation, perhaps
scanned|Checked the meter?
scapegoat|One getting the blame
scarecrows|Field agents?
scenario|Novel creation
scenarist|Film planner
scented|Odoriferous
scented|Odoriferous
schedule|Good thing to be on while working
schisms|Breaks
schlock|Junk
schlock|Junk
schmaltz|Mush
schmooze|Shoot the breeze
schnapps|Brandy alternative
schoolmate|Friend one grows up with, often
sciatic|___ nerve
sciatic|___ nerve
science|Focus of some fairs
sciences|Logical things to study?
sciences|Logical things to study?
sclerosis|Medical hardening
scooped|Beat, journalistically
scooter|Transport on two wheels
scorepad|Bridge need
scoring|Getting on the board
scoring|Getting on the board
scouted|Looked for a phenomenon, maybe
scramjet|Boeing X-51 engine, e.g.
screeds|Harangues
screeds|Harangues
sculptor|Michelangelo or Rodin
sculpts|Forms
seabeds|Ocean bottoms
seahorse|Hippocampus hippocampus, e.g.
seahorse|Hippocampus hippocampus, e.g.
seahorses|Upright swimmers
searches|Google queries
seasoned|Veteran
seasons|Annual quartet
seasons|Annual quartet
seaters|Ushers
seaters|Ushers
seconded|Backed up
secrecies|Concealments
secretes|Generates, as fluids
sectors|Areas
sectors|Areas
sedater|Not so frantic
sedating|Tranquilizing
sedating|Tranquilizing
sedimented|Deposited into a bank
seedcase|Pod
seedcase|Pod
seedpod|Pea body?
seedpod|Pea body?
seeress|Tarot user, maybe
seeress|Tarot user, maybe
seesawed|Changed one's mind again and again
seismic|Kind of wave
selected|Chose
selects|Superior things
seltzer|Fizzy water
semifinals|FIN
seminal|Original
seminal|Original
sending|Spoofing, with "up"
sendoff|Party for departing parties
sendoff|Party for departing parties
senoras|Married mujeres
sensory|Kind of organ or overload
sensory|Kind of organ or overload
sequence|Its members are in order
serials|Buck Rogers and others
serious|No joke!
sermons|Talking-tos
serrate|Toothed
serrate|Toothed
serrates|Puts teeth on, as a knife
session|Shrink time, say
settees|Sofas
settees|Sofas
seventy|Ytterbium's atomic number
shadowboxing|Form of sparring
shadowed|Surveilled, say
shakeup|Disturb
shanties|Opposites of mansions
shatter|Smash
shatter|Smash
sheaved|Collected, as wheat
shebangs|2000 Ricky Martin hit
shebangs|2000 Ricky Martin hit
sheepdog|Border collie, for one
shiatsu|Massage treatment
shields|Protects
shocker|Surprising revelation
shoelace|It goes over the tongue
shoetree|Footwear preserver
shoetree|Footwear preserver
shootout|Western highlight
shorthair|Pet that doesn't need much brushing, say
shorthair|Pet that doesn't need much brushing, say
sibilant|Like "sissies"
sidearm|Easily drawn gun
sidearm|Easily drawn gun
sidearm|Pistol, for one
sideways|Askance
siestas|Times out in Mexico?
siestas|Times out in Mexico?
silently|Without attracting attention, say
silicon|Element used to make semiconductors
silicon|More than a quarter of the earth's crust, by mass
silicon|More than a quarter of the earth's crust, by mass
sillies|Goofballs
sillies|Goofballs
simpleton|Fool
simpleton|Fool
singers|Chorus, e.g.
singers|Chorus, e.g.
sisterhood|Women with similar habits?
sitcoms|2 Broke Girls and "30 Rock"
sitcoms|TV Land staple
skeletal|Emaciated
skeletal|Emaciated
skewering|Really ridiculing
skewering|Really ridiculing
skillets|Omelet holders
skillets|Omelet holders
skydiving|Sport for high jumpers?
sleepier|More likely to crash?
sleepier|More likely to crash?
sleepwear|Retirement attire
sleeting|Shooting pellets?
sleeves|What tank tops lack
slender|Not Rubens's type
slimeballs|Odious ones
sliming|Activity in "Ghostbusters"
slipper|Prop in "Cinderella"
slipshod|Sloppy
slotted|Scheduled
slotted|Scheduled
slyness|Craft
smartass|Wise guy
smartass|Wise guy
smartly|One way to dress
smelting|Coke user's activity
smiling|Come up ___
smoking|Really hot
smolder|Burn without a flame
sneered|Laughed contemptuously
sneezing|Inviting a blessing?
snicker|Snide response
snicker|Snide response
snidest|Most snarky
snidest|Most snarky
snippet|Scrap
snobbish|High-hat
snowcap|Summer mountain feature
sociable|Convivial
sociable|Convivial
sockeye|Red salmon
soirees|Some galas
solaced|Said "There, there" to, say
solaria|Places to find people lying
solaria|Places to find people lying
solaria|Sun spots
solaria|Sun spots
solates|Undergoes liquefaction, as a gel
sombrero|Kahlúa and cream over ice
sombrero|Kahlúa and cream over ice
sometime|Whenever
sonants|Voiced letters
sonatina|Harpsichord practice piece, maybe
sonatina|Short, light musical piece
sonatina|Short, light musical piece
sonatinas|Some Beethoven works
sonnetize|Write Shakespearean poetry
soonest|Next
sophist|Skillful reasoner
sophist|Skillful reasoner
sorbets|After-dinner choices
sorbets|After-dinner choices
sororal|Sisterly
sorties|Combat pilots' missions
soulmate|This bud's for you
soupspoon|Chowder eater's utensil
soybean|Small source of protein
spacers|Orthodontic add-ons
spambots|Automated in-box cloggers
spaniel|Droopy-eared pet
spaniel|Droopy-eared pet
sparerib|Rack unit
sparing|Economical
sparring|Not all-out battle
sparrow|Word with house or song
spatula|Burger flipper
spawner|Salmon, at times
spawner|Salmon, at times
speaker|Electrical device that may blow
spectate|Watch it
spheric|Ball-like
sphinxlike|Inscrutable
spieler|Pitching ace?
spillage|Drinking problem
spirals|Pasta shapes
spirals|Pasta shapes
spirited|Full of life
spirited|Full of life
spitfire|Battle of Britain fighter
spitzes|Dogs that ought to be great swimmers?
splines|Thin construction strips
spoiled|Bratty, say
spouses|Better halves
spouses|Union members
sprawls|Doesn't lie gracefully
sprites|The Rhinemaidens in the "Ring" cycle, e.g.
sprouts|Salad bar bowlful
sprouts|Salad bar bowlful
sputnik|Subject of the book "Red Moon Rising"
sputnik|Traveler in 1957 news
squabble|Pettifog
squeegee|Tool with a blade
staffed|Filled, as an office
staffed|Filled, as an office
stained|Like some glass or wood
stained|Tainted
stained|Tainted
stamens|Sources of pollen grains
stamens|Sources of pollen grains
stamina|Workhorse's quality
stamina|Workhorse's quality
standee|Rider on a crowded bus, maybe
standee|Rider on a crowded bus, maybe
stanhopes|One-seat carriages
stapler|One punched in an office
starship|Sci-fi vehicle
starstruck|Transported by a big name
startle|Shock
startle|Shock
starves|Goes without nourishment
starves|Goes without nourishment
stating|Giving expression to
stators|Unmoving machine parts
stators|Unmoving machine parts
stature|Level of achievement
stature|Reputation
statutes|Laws
steamier|More deserving of an R rating, say
steamier|More erotic
steamship|The Andrea Doria, for one
steamship|The Andrea Doria, for one
steeliest|Superlatively strong
steeliest|Superlatively strong
steeper|More dear
steeple|Bell site
stentors|Their voices really carry
stereos|Gear with docking stations
sterling|Like much flatware
sternums|Breastbones
steroids|Athletes' no-nos
stetson|It might be tipped at a rodeo
sticker|Price holder
stiller|Tropic Thunder director and co-star
stimulant|Upper
stinkeroo|Turkey
stomata|Leaf pores
stomata|Leaf pores
stompers|The Village ___ (musical group with the 1963 hit "Washington Square")
stonewall|*Refuse to cooperate
stooges|Moe, Larry and Curly
stoolies|Crime reporters?
stopgap|Temporary
storage|Attic's purpose
storage|Attic's purpose
stowage|Hold stuff
stowage|Hold stuff
strafed|Attacked from the air
strafed|Attacked from the air
strafed|Attacked ground units, in a way
strafed|Attacked ground units, in a way
strands|Leaves high and dry
strands|Pearl sets
stranger|Alien
streamlet|Short run
streams|Places for mills, once
streets|Some are mean
streets|Some are mean
stretchy|Elastic
stretchy|Elastic
strident|Loudly critical
striplings|Youth
stroller|It's pushed in a park
stroller|It's pushed in a park
stroller|What a pusher may push in a park
stroller|What a pusher may push in a park
student|Person making a mark
stuntman|Double, maybe
stuntman|Double, maybe
stylist|Salon worker
stylist|Salon worker
stylize|Represent with a stick figure, say
stylize|Represent with a stick figure, say
sublime|Glorious
suburban|Like bedroom communities
success|I did it!
suckler|Baby pig, e.g.
suckler|Baby pig, e.g.
sunsets|Western phenomena
supernova|Luminous stellar explosion
suppose|Presume
surreys|Fringed carriages
surreys|Fringed carriages
survive|Get by
suspense|Thriller killer?
sustain|Keep up
swilling|Drinking to excess
swivels|Turns
syringe|Drawer at a doctor's office?
tableland|Plateau
tablespoon|Recipe unit
tablespoon|Recipe unit
tachyon|Speedy subatomic particle
tachyon|Speedy subatomic particle
tactile|Perceptible by touch
tagalong|Follow behind
tagline|Good night, and good luck, e.g.
tagline|Good night, and good luck, e.g.
tanking|Ruler on a beach?
tanning|Kind of bed
tapestry|Woven wall art
tapioca|Food whose name comes from the Tupi language of South America
tapioca|Option for thickening soup
tapioca|Pudding thickener
tarnish|Besmirch
tarnish|Besmirch
tassels|Drapery adornments
tassels|Drapery adornments
tautened|Took up the slack?
taverns|Businesses where the customers call the shots?
taxidermy|Work in wildlife preservation?
taxidermy|Work in wildlife preservation?
teacart|Pot holder?
teakettle|Noisy water heater
teakettle|Noisy water heater
teardrop|Earring shape
teddies|Sexy nightwear
tedious|Tiresome
teenage|Like many mall fixtures?
teetered|Went back and forth on a decision
teetered|Went back and forth on a decision
telecom|Sprint's business
telecom|Sprint's business
telephone|Come by and chat at our booth (Philadelphia, 1876)
telephone|Come by and chat at our booth (Philadelphia, 1876)
teleport|Beam over
teleport|Beam over
teleport|Use a futuristic mode of transit
teleport|Use a futuristic mode of transit
telesis|Progress by intelligent design
telexed|Sent texts to, in bygone days
telexed|Sent texts to, in bygone days
telexed|Wired, in a way
tempter|The Great ___ (Satan)
tenaces|Some bridge holdings
tenderheartedly|With love
tendril|Botanical holder
tendril|Botanical holder
terawatt|A whole lot of juice?
teriyaki|Dish marinated in sweetened soy sauce
teriyaki|Far Eastern marinade
termite|Home wrecker?
termite|Home wrecker?
terrors|Holy ones are hard to handle
terrors|Holy ones are hard to handle
tersest|Least windy
tesserae|Mosaic squares
testees|Exam takers
tetanus|What some vaccinations prevent
tethered|Having the lead?
tethers|Keeps from going too far
tetrads|Foursomes
tetrads|Foursomes
tetrapods|Four-footers
texture|Surface quality
thanatos|Death personified, in ancient Greece
thanatos|Death personified, in ancient Greece
thermal|Kind of blanket
thinking|Ruler after a diet?
thirsts|Lusts
thirsty|Like under-watered plants
threaders|Sewing machine parts
threaders|Sewing machine parts
threatens|Cows
throats|Clearance sites?
throwaway|Kind of society that is careless of the environment
throwaway|Kind of society that is careless of the environment
thumbhole|Bowling ball feature
thumbhole|Bowling ball feature
thumbscrew|Index, middle, ring and pinkie fingers?
thunders|Booms
tidiest|Largest, as a sum
tidiest|Largest, as a sum
tighten|Constrict
timbale|One of a pair of drums
timbale|One of a pair of drums
tinplate|PLATTE
tinware|Colonial service
tinware|Colonial service
tiramisu|Literally, "pick me up"
titanic|[See blurb]
titanic|[See blurb]
toasting|Honoring at a banquet, say
toenails|They may be painted in a bathroom
toeshoes|They allow performers to stay on pointe
tolerate|Abide
tomorrow|Day when procrastination ends, supposedly
toothpaste|Canine protector
toothpaste|Canine protector
topknots|Kewpie doll features
topsails|Schooner features
topside|Not belowdecks
topsoil|Growing concern?
topspin|Cause of a curved flight path
tornado|Home wrecker
tortured|Taking great pains
tostada|Taco alternative
tourneys|What seeds are often planted in
tousled|A bit messy, as the hair
toweled|Dried (off)
tracers|Lost-parcel inquiries
tracers|Lost-parcel inquiries
trachea|Airway
tradeoff|Giving up of one thing for another
tragedy|Julius Caesar, for one
trainee|Company newbie
trainee|Instructor's charge
traitor|Sellout
traitors|Occupants of the lowest circle of Dante's hell
traitors|Occupants of the lowest circle of Dante's hell
tramcar|Mine transport
tramcar|Mine transport
traumatic|Likely to scar
travail|Hard work
traveler|Pilgrim
traveler|Pilgrim
trawlers|Fishing boats
trawlers|Fishing boats
treaded|Like unworn tires
treaded|Like unworn tires
treadle|Crafter's pedal
treadle|Crafter's pedal
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremors|No great shakes
trended|Changed in popularity
trended|Changed in popularity
trended|Leaned in one direction
triangular|Like pool racks
triassic|Period bookended by extinction events
trigger|Set off
tritest|Least fresh
triumphed|Won
troglodytes|Cavemen
troglodytes|Cavemen
trotter|Competitor at a hippodrome
trotter|Competitor at a hippodrome
troupers|Grin-and-bear-it types
truelove|One and only, in romance
tsarina|Catherine I of Russia, e.g.
tsarina|Russian royal
tsarina|Russian royal
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tsetses|Ones reliant on the local blood supply
tsetses|Ones reliant on the local blood supply
tsunamis|Great swells
tuckahoe|New York City suburb near Yonkers
turquoise|Iranian export
tutored|Taught a lesson, maybe
tuxedos|Ball wear
tuxedos|Some gala wear
tweener|Kid aged 10-12
tweener|Kid aged 10-12
tweezers|Crime lab tool
tweezes|Plucks
tweezes|Plucks
tweezes|Plucks, in a way
twelfth|Like December, among the months of the year
twofold|Double
typewriter|Puts the keys of the future at your fingertips (Philadelphia, 1876)
typewriter|Puts the keys of the future at your fingertips (Philadelphia, 1876)
ugliest|Least pulchritudinous
ukulele|Part of some Tin Pan Alley music
ukulele|Part of some Tin Pan Alley music
ukuleles|Pacific strings
ukuleles|Pacific strings
ultimas|Concluding syllables
umlauts|Deutsch marks?
umlauts|Deutsch marks?
unasked|Voluntarily, perhaps
unaware|Paying no attention
unbosom|___ oneself (share private thoughts)
unbosom|___ oneself (share private thoughts)
uncertain|Up in the air
unclasp|End a hug
uncover|Expose
uncover|Expose
undercut|Beat in a price war
undercut|Beat in a price war
undergo|Experience
undergo|Experience
underground|London transportation
undermine|Sabotage
undermine|Sabotage
underway|Afoot
underway|In progress
undulate|Ripple
unfunny|Bombing at a comedy club
ungodly|Way too early
unhealed|Still broken, say
unhealed|Still broken, say
unhinge|Drive mad
unicorn|Figure on Scotland's coat of arms
unified|One
unlinks|Disconnects, as a Web address
unloosen|Prepare to take off, perhaps
unnatural|Grotesque
unnatural|Grotesque
unpleasant|Like surprises you'd rather not get
unposed|Candid, as a photo
unpriced|Yet to be tagged, say
unrated|Like some movie versions
unraveled|Got to the bottom of
unrolls|Opens, in a way
unrolls|Opens, in a way
unsealed|Opened
unshackle|Free from bondage
unsocial|Not mixing well
untasted|Still to be sampled
untasted|Still to be sampled
untimed|Not checked for speed
unturned|Like no stone, for the meticulous
unwoven|Frayed, perhaps
updrafts|Skirt raisers?
uptempo|Lively, in music
urology|Detrol prescriber's field
username|Common admission requirement
ushered|Put people in their places?
utensil|Fork or spoon
utilities|Some Monopoly holdings
utility|Multipurpose
utility|Multipurpose
utilize|Put into play
utilize|Put into service
utopian|Pie-in-the-sky
utopias|Shangri-las
uttermost|Farthest
vacated|Cleared out
vacated|Cleared out
vacated|Left
vacated|Left
validations|Parking amenities
vamoose|Amscray!
vamoose|Amscray!
vandyke|Vladimir Lenin had one
vanilla|Alternative to chocolate
variances|Zoning board issues
varicose|Swollen, as veins
varicose|Swollen, as veins
vastest|Most widespread
vegetate|Do nothing
vendetta|Blood feud
vessels|Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria
vestals|Maintainers of a sacred flame in ancient Rome
vouchsafe|Deign
vouchsafe|Deign
walnuts|Waldorf salad ingredients
walnuts|Waldorf salad ingredients
warrant|Justify
wattmeter|Electrical room device
waveform|Repeating shape on an oscilloscope
webcast|Modern-day stream
webster|Big name in lexicography
weigher|Scale
weigher|Scale
werewolf|One on a lunar calendar?
wheelie|It may be popped for fun
wheelie|It may be popped for fun
whirlpools|Boating hazards
whirlpools|Boating hazards
whirlybird|Eggbeater
wholesale|Not marked up
whoopee|Shout of exuberance
willies|Acute uneasiness, with "the"
willies|Acute uneasiness, with "the"
winesaps|McIntosh alternatives
winesaps|McIntosh alternatives
wingman|Lead pilot's support
wingspan|It's about six feet for a turkey vulture
wishbone|Offensive formation
wizardry|Spelling, e.g.?
wolfish|Lascivious
wolfish|Lascivious
wontons|Asian soup ingredients
woodcut|Output from an old printer
workloads|Sets of tasks, as at an office
worldly|Possessing much life experience
worrisome|Troubling
worship|Adore
wristlet|Many a prom corsage
written|Not oral
xerosis|Abnormal dryness, to a dermatologist
xeroxes|Some duplicates
yellowfin|Cowardly end in Cannes?
yellowfin|Cowardly end in Cannes?
yodeler|Jimmie Rodgers or Tex Owens, musically
yodeler|Jimmie Rodgers or Tex Owens, musically
yonkers|Jon Voight's New York birthplace
yuletide|Stocking-up time?
zaniest|Maximally wacky
zaniest|Maximally wacky
zealots|Fanatics
zeppelin|Former airship
zeroing|Closing (in on)
zithers|Musical instruments listed very late alphabetically
zodiacs|Sign holders
abalone|Awabi, at a sushi bar
abetted|Gave a hand where one shouldn't?
abetted|Gave a hand where one shouldn't?
abeyant|Temporarily inactive
abolish|Eradicate
abolishes|Does away with
aborigine|Native
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Side by side
abreast|Way to walk while conversing
abridge|Condense
absolute|Total
absolute|Total
abusers|Candidates for rehab
abuttal|Bordering state
abuttal|Bordering state
accosts|Asks in public, say
accoutering|Getting in gear
accoutering|Getting in gear
acetone|Nail polish remover component
acetone|Nail polish remover component
acrobat|Tumbler
acrobat|Tumbler
acrobat|Tumbler
acrylic|Plexiglas, e.g.
actions|Lawsuits
adamance|Unwillingness to yield
adamance|Unwillingness to yield
adapting|Evolving
address|Lines on a package
adenoid|Of the lymph glands
adenoid|Of the lymph glands
adequate|C-worthy
adheres|Sticks (to)
adjustor|Professional claims examiner
adjusts|Alters
adjusts|Tinkers with
adjusts|Tinkers with
admiral|Four-star figure
admiral|Four-star figure
admired|Like role models
admired|Like role models
admonish|Upbraid
adopted|Given a home
adopted|Given a home
adorable|Cute
adorable|Cute
adrenal|Hydrocortisone producer
adrenals|Glands on top of the kidneys
adrenals|Glands on top of the kidneys
adsorbs|Gathers on the surface, as a layer of molecules
adsorbs|Gathers on the surface, as a layer of molecules
adsorbs|Takes up onto the surface
adulate|Flatter servilely
adulate|Worship
aerating|Infusing with a soda maker
aerating|Infusing with a soda maker
aerator|Seltzer-making device
aerially|How overhead photos may be taken
aerially|How overhead photos may be taken
aerially|How overhead photos may be taken
aerobatic|Like stunt pilots' stunts
aerosol|Certain spray can
aerosol|Spray can
aerosols|Restricted flight items
aesthete|Taste authority
aesthete|Taste authority
affable|Outgoing
afghans|Soft blankets
aflutter|Like some lovers' hearts
aforesaid|Raised above?
agitate|Rile up
agitate|Roil
agitate|Roil
agitato|Hurriedly, in scores
agitator|Firebrand
agoutis|Relatives of guinea pigs
airbrushed|Like many Playboy Playmate photos
airbrushed|Like many Playboy Playmate photos
airdate|Show time
airdate|Show time
airdate|Show time
airfare|Delta factor?
airfare|Delta factor?
airiest|Most light
airiest|Most light
airiness|Open quality
airiness|Open quality
airline|Fleet operator
airmail|Fast delivery
airplane|*1980 Robert Hays film
airplane|*1980 Robert Hays film
airwave|Broadcast medium
airwave|Broadcast medium
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
alamode|With ice cream
alamode|With ice cream
alencon|Delicate needlepoint lace
alexander|Gin concoction
alfalfa|Kid in shorts with a cowlick
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Put off
aliments|Nourishing stuff
alimony|Ex amount?
alleged|Supposed
alleged|Supposed
alleges|Purports
alleyway|Place for a Dumpster
alleyway|Place for a Dumpster
alleyway|Place for a Dumpster
alliance|Axis, e.g.
allocate|Earmark
allocate|Earmark
allowance|Minor payment
allsorts|A wide variety
almonds|Ingredients in some candy bars
almonds|Ingredients in some candy bars
almonds|Ingredients in some candy bars
alphabetic|Like characters in a script
altruism|Charitable giving, e.g.
altruism|Charitable giving, e.g.
alumnae|Barnard grads, e.g.
ambrosia|Olympians' food
amnesiacs|Ones unlikely to write memoirs?
amnesiacs|Ones unlikely to write memoirs?
amnesties|Pardons
amoebae|Shape shifters?
amoebas|Images on some lab slides
anaemia|Result of iron deficiency, to a Brit
anagram|Antes up for peanuts?
anagram|Hated to death, say?
analogy|Pump for a heart, e.g.
analyst|Brokerage worker
analyst|Investment house employee
analyst|Stock market expert
analysts|Wall Street workers
analysts|Wall Street workers
anapest|Standard part of a limerick
anapest|Standard part of a limerick
andante|Like many sonatas' second movements
anemone|Buttercup family member
aniline|Chemical used in dyes
aniline|Chemical used in dyes
animate|Enliven
animate|Enliven
animate|Pep up
animation|Oscar feature subject since 2001
animation|Oscar feature subject since 2001
annoyed|Ticked off
annular|O-shaped
anointed|Made sacred
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
another|One more
another|One more
answers|What an information booth has
anteater|Termite's nemesis
anteater|Termite's nemesis
antenna|It smells on a bug
anthracite|Mineral with high carbon content
anthracite|Mineral with high carbon content
antibody|Bacterium binder
antilabor|Opposed to the union, say
antimatter|Fuel for a warp drive engine on "Star Trek"
antinuke|Like a "Better active today than radioactive tomorrow" sentiment
antiserum|Herpetologist's supply
antitank|Like bazookas
anybody|Who wants to try?
apartment|Best Picture of 1960, with "The"
apelike|Simian
apelike|Simian
aplenty|By the boatload
apogees|Culminations
apologia|Written justification
apologia|Written justification
apostle|Last Supper attendee
apostrophe|Will-o'-the-wisp feature
apostrophe|Will-o'-the-wisp feature
apparel|Clothes
apparel|Duds
apparel|Duds
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appellate|Kind of court
appellate|Kind of court
apropos|Suitable
apropos|Suitable
aptness|Suitability
aqualung|Breather?
aquaplane|Water board
aquaria|Some zoo attractions
aquatics|Swimming, diving, etc.
aquatics|Swimming, diving, etc.
aquiver|Shaking
arbitrate|Judge
arbitrate|Judge
arborists|Tree experts
arborists|Tree experts
arcades|Pinball parlors
arcadia|Place of peace and simplicity
arcadia|Place of peace and simplicity
archduke|Noble rank
archduke|Noble rank
archduke|Noble rank
archipelago|Key chain
archival|Like the Congressional Record
arctangent|45 degrees, for 1
argonaut|Adventurer of Greek myth
argonaut|Adventurer of Greek myth
arguing|At it
arguing|At it
arietta|Short operatic song
armadas|Battlers at sea
armrest|What two theatergoers may share
armyworms|Crop-killing caterpillars
armyworms|Crop-killing caterpillars
arrange|Orchestrate
arrange|Orchestrate
arrayed|Ready for battle
arrival|Advent
arrival|Advent
arrival|Advent
arsenal|British soccer powerhouse
arsenal|British soccer powerhouse
arsenal|Munitions depot
arsenal|Munitions depot
arsenal|Place for weapons
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arteries|Ways to go
arteries|Ways to go
artichoke|Plant with a heart
article|What the Beatles had but Wings didn't?
articles|A and others
artless|Naïve
artless|Naïve
ascribe|Attribute (to)
ascribe|Credit
ascribe|Give credit (to)
ashamed|Conscience-stricken
ashamed|Conscience-stricken
ashamed|Conscience-stricken
ashcakes|Some cornbreads
ashtray|Apt pig Latin for "trash"
asinine|Silly
asocial|Not mixing well?
asocial|Not mixing well?
aspects|Faces
aspects|Features
aspects|Features
asperse|Bad-mouth
asperses|Defames
asperses|Defames
aspirer|Ambitious one
aspires|Isn't content with the status quo, say
assailants|Hit makers, say
assails|Sets upon
assassin|Booth, e.g.
assassin|Booth, e.g.
assassin|Booth, e.g.
assayer|Ore tester
assayer|Ore tester
assists|Court statistic
assists|Court statistic
assists|Court statistic
assurance|Promise
assurance|Promise
astringent|Harsh
astringent|Harsh
astronomer|Galileo, for one
astronomer|Galileo, for one
asylums|Sanitariums
asylums|Sanitariums
asylums|Sanitariums
atheism|Its adherents are in disbelief
athlete|Forward, back or center
athlete|Jock
athletics|One side in the Bay Bridge Series rivalry
athletics|One side in the Bay Bridge Series rivalry
athwart|Crosswise
atomist|Democritus or Leucippus, philosophically
attaboy|Good going!
attache|Ambassador's helper
attaches|Lawyers' cases, maybe
attaches|Lawyers' cases, maybe
attaches|Lawyers' cases, maybe
attacks|Follows a military order
attaints|Stigmas
attendance|Who's there
attires|Outfits
attorney|One getting into briefs?
attract|Draw
attract|Draw
auction|Bridge type
audiobook|Some commuter "reading"
aunties|Some baby sitters
aunties|Some baby sitters
aureate|Golden
auroras|Night lights
auroras|Night lights
austere|Like monastery life
austere|Spartan
autographs|Features of some prized memorabilia
autopilot|Just going through the motions, after "on"
autopilot|Just going through the motions, after "on"
avarice|Midas's undoing
avarice|Shylock trait
averted|Like some eyes and disasters
aviated|Flew
aviated|Winged it?
aviated|Winged it?
aviator|Post, e.g.
aviator|Post, e.g.
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
avowing|Stating firmly
awkward|Singsongy comment in a sticky situation
awkward|Singsongy comment in a sticky situation
azimuth|Heavenly measurement
azimuth|Heavenly measurement
backbone|Wimp's lack
backlit|Like some laptop keyboards
backstage|*Where a cast may be found
backstage|*Where a cast may be found
backstage|Behind the scenes
backstroke|Butterfly alternative
baggage|Terminal cases
balderdash|Twaddle
balderdash|Twaddle
balderdash|Twaddle
ballerinas|Ones keeping on their toes?
bananas|Chiquita import
bananas|Chiquita import
bananas|Fruit or nuts
bandage|Part of a first-aid kit
bandage|Part of a first-aid kit
bandaid|Quick but temporary fix
bandito|Frito ___ (old ad symbol)
bandore|Old guitarlike instrument
bandore|Old guitarlike instrument
bangles|Walk Like an Egyptian band, with "the"
bankroll|Be an angel?
banners|Gymnasium decorations
banners|Gymnasium decorations
bantams|Small chickens
bantams|Small chickens
barbarian|Conan, for one
barbells|Pressing needs?
barbells|Pressing needs?
baritone|Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra, voicewise
baritones|Rossini's William Tell and others
baritones|Rossini's William Tell and others
barkeep|Person on tap?
barkeep|Person on tap?
barkeep|Person on tap?
barnstorm|*Campaign from town to town
barnstorm|*Campaign from town to town
barreled|Drove fast
barreled|Drove fast
bartenders|Ones who are counter-productive?
bartenders|Ones who are counter-productive?
baseball|Game of tag?
baseball|Game of tag?
basemen|Who, What and I Don't Know, in Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" routine
basilica|St. John's, for one
basilisk|Legendary lizard with a fatal gaze
bassinet|Where a new delivery may be placed?
bastille|Setting for part of "A Tale of Two Cities"
bastille|Setting for part of "A Tale of Two Cities"
bathhouse|Where people are always changing?
batsman|Cricket player
battalion|Lieutenant colonel's charge
batters|Men in a lineup
batters|Men in a lineup
bauxite|Good source of aluminum
bauxite|Good source of aluminum
bayonet|Rifle attachment
beanbag|Squishy seat
beanbag|Squishy seat
bearcat|University of Cincinnati athlete
bearers|Messengers, e.g.
bearers|Messengers, e.g.
bearhug|Tight squeeze
bearing|Comportment
bearing|Comportment
beastie|Ogre, to a kid
beastie|Ogre, to a kid
beatific|Looking ecstatic
beautiful|Stunning
because|As
bedstead|Where a mattress goes
beehives|Retro dos
beehives|Retro dos
beeswax|Business, slangily
beeswax|Private business, in slang
beeswax|Private business, in slang
behaves|Doesn't act up
bemoans|Laments
beneficial|Doing good
beretta|Firearm company for nearly five centuries
beretta|Firearm company for nearly five centuries
beretta|Firearm company for nearly five centuries
bestows|Confers
bestows|Confers
betrays|Gives away
biaxial|Like orthorhombic crystals
biaxial|Like orthorhombic crystals
bicycle|Transport for Miss Gulch, in "The Wizard of Oz"
biennial|Poison hemlock or Queen Anne's lace
biennial|Poison hemlock or Queen Anne's lace
biennial|Poison hemlock or Queen Anne's lace
bigotry|Homophobia, e.g.
bildungsroman|Novel that focuses on character growth
bildungsroman|Novel that focuses on character growth
bildungsroman|Novel that focuses on character growth
bilious|Ill-humored
billabong|Backwater, in Australia
billabong|Backwater, in Australia
billers|Accounting department employees
biology|Dissection class
birdbath|Functional lawn adornment
birding|Observation of cardinals, say
birding|Observation of cardinals, say
birthrate|It's high in West Africa
birthrate|It's high in West Africa
bistros|Casual eateries
blacker|Bigger & ___, 1999 Grammy-winning comedy album by Chris Rock
blacklist|*Ban
blacklist|{/Ban/}
blanked|Had a senior moment
blanked|Had a senior moment
blanked|Had a senior moment
blended|Like some Scotch
blitzkrieg|Forceful advance
blitzkrieg|Forceful advance
blitzkrieg|Forceful advance
bloated|Overlarge
bloated|Overlarge
blockades|Some trade barriers
bloggers|Post masters?
bloodstain|Bit of forensic evidence
blossomed|Met one's potential
blossomed|Met one's potential
bluebeard|Brutal castle dweller in folk tales
bluebird|Symbol of happiness
bluebook|Final exam handout
bluejacket|*Sailor
bluejacket|{/Sailor/}
boasters|Braggadocios
boatmen|Gondoliers, e.g.
bobsleds|Olympic racers
bobsleds|Olympic racers
boleros|Some slow dances
bolster|Add support to
bolster|Fortify
bolster|Prop up
bolster|Prop up
bolster|Prop up
boodles|Monetary bribes, in slang
boodles|Monetary bribes, in slang
bootees|Couple seen at a baby shower
bordello|Red light locale
boredom|The blahs
boroughs|New York City composition
boroughs|New York City composition
bosomed|Big or full follower
bottomland|*Low-lying acreage
boundary|Subject of many a war
boundary|Subject of many a war
bradawl|Cousin of a screwdriver
braille|Touch-type?
braised|Cooked, as Swiss steak
braised|Cooked, as Swiss steak
breaching|Getting through
breakwaters|Coastal structures countering erosion
breakwaters|Coastal structures countering erosion
breasts|Chicken pieces that aren't legs, thighs or wings
brewski|Cold one
briefed|Brought up to speed
brightest|Superlative for Sirius
brightest|Superlative for Sirius
bristle|Show some irritation
bristle|Show some irritation
bristle|Show some irritation
broiler|Chicken bred for its meat
broiler|Chicken bred for its meat
broiler|Chicken bred for its meat
broiler|Chicken for dinner
broodmares|Important stud farm visitors
brusque|Curt
bulbuls|Songbirds in "The Rubáiyát"
bulbuls|Songbirds in "The Rubáiyát"
burgess|British novelist Anthony
burgess|British novelist Anthony
bushwhack|Clear one's way, in a way
busiest|Superlative for Atlanta International Airport
busiest|Superlative for Atlanta International Airport
cabaret|*Nightclub
cabarets|The Café Carlyle and others
cabarets|The Café Carlyle and others
cabstand|Where to get a taxi
caesura|Break in poetry
caesura|Break in poetry
caesura|Break in poetry
caesura|Poetic pause
caesura|Poetic pause
caftans|Lounging robes
caftans|Lounging robes
caftans|Lounging robes
calamari|Fried appetizer
calculi|Dental deposits
calculi|Dental deposits
calliope|Homer's Muse
calzone|Trattoria selection
cameramen|Film set workers
cameramen|Film set workers
canoodle|Be lovey-dovey
canoodle|Make out
canoodle|Make out
canters|Runs along
capsize|Flip over, as a boat
captain|___ America
caracole|Dressage half-turn
carafes|Wine containers
cardamom|Common spice in Indian food
caroler|Performer on the road?
carouse|Hit the bars, say
carouse|Hit the bars, say
carouse|Whoop it up
carpaccio|Raw meat dish
carpaccio|Raw meat dish
carpets|Completely covers
carpets|Completely covers
cartoon|Kind of figure
casinos|Locales for "Ocean's Eleven" and several Bond films
castanets|They really click
castanets|They really click
catamaran|Twin-hulled vessel
catamaran|Twin-hulled vessel
catcall|Sound of derision
category|Jeopardy! column
catspaw|Dupe
catspaw|Tool
catsuits|Wear for some superheroines
catsuits|Wear for some superheroines
cattail|Marsh plant
cavalrymen|Chargers in "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
cavalrymen|Chargers in "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
caverns|Virginia's Luray ___
ceasefire|Reason to end an engagement
ceasefire|Reason to end an engagement
cedilla|Letter attachment?
celeste|Big name in frozen pizza
centers|Roughly half of all N.B.A. M.V.P.'s
cerebral|Intellectually stimulating
cerebral|Intellectually stimulating
cerebrally|In an intellectual manner
cerebrally|In an intellectual manner
certain|Confirmed
chagrin|Embarrassment
chainsaw|Logging aid
chainsaw|Logging aid
chalupa|Fried tortilla dish
channel|Wide strait
chaotic|Jumbled
chaotic|Jumbled
chaotic|Jumbled
charlie|Delta lead-in
charlie|Delta preceder
charlie|Delta preceder
chastised|Called on the carpet
chastised|Called on the carpet
chatroom|Cyberspace space
chattel|Movable property
chatter|Surveillance pickup
checkmarks|*Approval indicators
checkmarks|{/Approval indicators/}
cheddar|American alternative
cheddar|American alternative
chestnut|Joke you've heard many times before
chianti|Tuscan export
chianti|Tuscan export
chianti|Tuscan export
childhood|Time of one's life
chocolaty|Like many éclairs
chocolaty|Like many éclairs
chugged|Moved along, as an old train
chugged|Moved along, as an old train
chunnel|Very long European link
ciphertext|Lines to be cracked
citadel|Stronghold
citadel|Stronghold
clamors|Outcries
clasping|Holding
cleanse|Detox, say
cleanser|One of several Procter & Gamble products
cleared|Authorized, as to read secrets
clearing|Snow job?
cleated|Slip-preventing, in a way
cleaver|Butcher's tool
cleaver|One on the chopping block
cleaver|One on the chopping block
closers|Sales pros
clothes|Hang-out locale?
clothes|Hang-out locale?
clueless|Out to lunch
clustered|Nearly set?
clutters|Hoarders' problems
clutters|Hoarders' problems
coaxing|Persuading by flattery
cockeyed|Nutty
codicil|Will add-on
cohabitant|One sharing living space
coherer|Primitive radio receiver
coherer|Primitive radio receiver
coldhearted|Unaffected by emotion
collard|___ greens
collard|___ greens
collars|Arrests
columns|Op-ed pieces
commode|Can
competently|With skill
conceal|Hide
conceal|Palm, as a playing card
conceals|Palms, e.g.
concede|Grant
conceded|Accepted defeat
conceits|Fanciful notions
conches|Big shells
conclaves|Private gatherings
conclaves|Private gatherings
confess|Claim openly
confide|Disclose
congeals|Solidifies
congestion|Traffic
congrats|Well done!
conifer|Bit of mountain flora
connive|Plot
connote|Signify
conscience|Moral sense
consign|Hand over (to)
consigned|Entrusted to another for safekeeping
consist|Be made up (of)
consorts|Associates
conspire|Cook up
conspire|Cook up
constant|It stays the same
constrains|Hinders
constricts|Squeezes
contest|Fight back against
contractor|One might be seen around a construction site
controlled|Like some explosions and substances
converse|Nike rival
converse|Nike rival
converse|Talk
cookbooks|Recipe holders
copacetic|Ducky
copacetic|Ducky
copious|Plentiful
copyedit|Ready for publication
corncob|Inner ear?
cornerstone|Place to find a date
cornerstone|Place to find a date
coulter|Author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans"
coulter|Author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans"
counsel|One at a sidebar
counsel|One at a sidebar
counsel|One at a sidebar
counter|Certain bid, informally
counter|Certain bid, informally
counter|Certain bid, informally
cousins|Numbered relations
coverup|*Scandal damage control
cowered|Recoiled fearfully
cowered|Recoiled fearfully
cowered|Shrank
cowherb|Annual with deep-pink flowers
crabapple|Small sour fruit
crabgrass|Groundskeeper's bane
cracker|Polly want a ___?
crafted|Handmade
crankcase|What gets the shaft?
crazier|Closer to the edge, say
credence|Plausibility
credenza|Buffet cabinet
credenza|Buffet cabinet
cretins|Dopes
crevice|Ice climbing hazard
cronies|Buds
cronies|Buds
cronies|Buds
cronies|Buds
cronyism|Some partial appointments
cropland|Much of the Plains States
crossing|Ferry ride, say
crumble|Fall apart
crushed|Like some garlic and egos
crustier|More curmudgeonly
crustier|More curmudgeonly
cryptozoologist|Sasquatch studier, say
cryptozoologist|Sasquatch studier, say
crystal|[15]
crystal|[15]
cuddled|Got very close and comfy
curator|One who puts on a show, maybe
current|Simultaneous
curveball|Pitch that fixes everything?
curveball|Pitch that fixes everything?
cyanide|Poison pill contents
dadaist|Arp or Duchamp
dadaist|Arp or Duchamp
dairies|Some Wisconsin farms
dallier|One wasting time
damasks|Upholstery materials
datebooks|Schedule planners
datebooks|Schedule planners
daylily|Its flowers are very short-lived
daymare|Light fright?
declare|State emphatically
declare|State openly, as for a customs official
decodes|Reads with effort
decorate|Put ornaments on
decorate|Put ornaments on
dedicated|Means of one-to-one communication
dedicated|Means of one-to-one communication
deflate|Collapse
delegators|They don't do it all themselves
delicatessen|Hero's spot
delicious|Compliment to the chef
demands|Lead-ins to negotiations
dementia|Loss of faculties
dementia|Loss of faculties
demigod|Highly revered one
demigod|Highly revered one
demoniac|Frenzied as if possessed
demonizing|Doing the job of an attack ad
denarii|Ancient Roman coins
denarii|Ancient Roman coins
denounce|Censure
depositor|Bank customer, at times
derisive|Belittling
derisive|Belittling
descant|Decorative melody added above a simple musical theme
descant|Decorative melody added above a simple musical theme
descend|Be patronizing
deselect|Uncheck, say
deserts|They're thirsty much of the time
deserve|Merit
desired|Like items on Christmas lists
desires|Urges
desires|Urges
desists|Calls it quits
desktop|It may be full of icons
desktop|It may be full of icons
desolate|Like ghost towns
desolate|Like ghost towns
despair|Lose heart
despair|Lose hope
despise|Be unable to stand
despise|Be unable to stand
despise|Hate, hate, hate
despite|Notwithstanding
despite|Regardless of
dessert|Pudding or pie
desserts|Patisserie offerings
desserts|Patisserie offerings
destroy|Trounce
destroy|Trounce
destroyer|U.S.S. Ward, e.g.
destroyer|U.S.S. Ward, e.g.
detente|Warm-up?
detentes|Periods of warming ... or cooling off
deterge|Wash
deteriorate|Slide
detested|Considered revolting
detested|Viewed with contempt
detested|Viewed with contempt
detoxed|Clean, now
dewberry|Bramble with edible purple fruit
dewberry|Bramble with edible purple fruit
dewclaw|Canine vestigial structure
dextral|Right-handed
diagnosis|Result of an exam
diamond|[60]
diamond|[60]
diehard|Blockbuster Bruce Willis movie
diehard|Blockbuster Bruce Willis movie
dietary|Related to food intake
dieters|Ones who've got something to lose?
digests|Condensed books
digressed|Went off?
digressed|Went off?
dilettante|Dabbler
dimension|One of two in a plane
diocese|Bishop's place
diocese|Bishop's place
diorama|3-D art project
diploma|Academic paper?
diploma|Academic paper?
directed|Called the shots
directed|Called the shots
disasters|Major cleanups follow them
disavow|Renounce
disavow|Renounce
disbelieve|Not accept
discuss|Talk over
discuss|Talk over
dismays|Horrifies
dismays|Horrifies
disowns|Repudiates
disowns|Repudiates
disposals|Aids in keeping up with the daily grind?
disposals|Aids in keeping up with the daily grind?
distill|Concentrate
distill|Concentrate
diurnal|Like the snowy owl
diverse|Assorted
divorce|Split
divorce|Splitting headache?
dodgers|They will be missed
dogears|Place savers of a sort
dogears|Place savers of a sort
dogface|G.I., in old slang
dominos|It carries out many orders
dominos|Pie-baking giant
doodads|Thingamabobs
doodads|Thingamabobs
doohickey|Thingamajig
doorbell|Avon commercial sound
dormitory|College student's place
dormitory|College student's place
dossiers|F.B.I. files
dressage|Equestrian training
dressed|Showing some wear?
dropshot|*Tricky tennis stroke
drought|Dust Bowl phenomenon
drought|Dust Bowl phenomenon
dryness|Chardonnay feature
dunderhead|Fool
dwarves|Short race?
dwarves|Short race?
dynasts|Line of rulers
dynasty|Powerful line
dynasty|Powerful line
dystopia|Orwellian state
dystopia|Orwellian state
earache|Otalgia
earache|Otalgia
earless|Seal classification
earlobe|Ring site
earlobe|Ring site
earshot|Eavesdropping distance
earshot|Hearing range
earthier|Saltier
earthmen|One side in "The War of the Worlds"
earthmen|One side in "The War of the Worlds"
eastern|Old airline name
easygoing|Like a type B
eatable|Fit to be consumed
eatable|Fit to be consumed
ebonics|Controversial school language subject
ebonics|Controversial school language subject
eccentric|Odd
eccentric|Quirky
eccentric|Quirky
eclipse|Shadow maker
eclogue|Pastoral poem
eclogue|Pastoral poem
eclogue|Pastoral poem
ecotage|Environmental extremists' acts
ecotage|Environmental extremists' acts
ecotone|Transitional zone between plant communities
edibles|Food
edifices|Feats of construction
edifices|Feats of construction
edifices|Feats of construction
edified|Spiritually uplifted
edified|Spiritually uplifted
eellike|Long and twisty
eellike|Long and twisty
egalite|One-third of a French revolutionary's cry
egested|Expelled
eggbeaters|Ones whipping things up in the kitchen?
eggbeaters|Ones whipping things up in the kitchen?
eggshell|Shade of white
eggshell|Shade of white
egomania|Prima donna's problem
egotism|Swellhead's trait
eighties|Reagan was seen a lot in them
elapsed|Ran out, as time
elastic|Material in an underwear waistband
elasticity|Stretchiness
elasticity|Stretchiness
elastin|Pliable protein
elation|Rapture
electromagnetic|Kind of force that affects charged particles
element|One of over 100 on a table
element|One of over 100 on a table
element|Something found on a chemist's table
elevate|Lift
elitism|Aristocratic practice
elitism|Aristocratic practice
elitism|Undemocratic tendency
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
emailed|Like many PDFs
emanate|Spring (from)
embalmed|Preserved like Lenin
embargo|Trade barrier
embargo|Trade barrier
embarked|Made a start
embarked|Made a start
embowered|Surrounded with foliage
emirate|Certain monarchy
emirate|Oil-rich land
emirate|Oil-rich land
emirate|Oil-rich land
emirates|Dubai-based airline
emotion|Melancholy, say
emotion|Melancholy, say
empower|Authorize
enabler|One who doesn't give tough love, say
enabler|One who doesn't give tough love, say
enactors|Passing people
enameled|Like agateware and graniteware
enamelware|Durable kitchen items
encamps|Does some outdoor pitching?
encases|Boxes up
encases|Boxes up
encases|Wraps
encases|Wraps
enchilada|Whole thing
enchilada|Whole thing
encloses|Pens
encrust|Coat, in a way
encrust|Coat, in a way
endeared|Made close
endeared|Made close
endorse|Sign, as a check
endorse|Sign, as a check
endorse|Stamp, perhaps
endorse|Stamp, perhaps
endorsed|Like most checks and political candidates
endorsed|Like most checks and political candidates
enfolds|Swaddles
enfolds|Swaddles
enfolds|Swaddles
enforce|Put teeth into
enforce|Put teeth into
engaged|Listening, say
engaging|Attractive
engines|What cowlings cover
engines|What cowlings cover
enigmas|Causes of head-scratching
enigmas|Mysteries
enlarge|Supersize, say
enlarge|Supersize, say
enlarge|Supersize, say
enlisted|Up in arms?
enlists|Eschews the draft?
enlists|Eschews the draft?
enneads|Standard sudoku groupings, e.g.
enneads|Standard sudoku groupings, e.g.
enrages|Brings to a boil
ensconce|Hide
ensconce|Hide
ensiles|Preserves on a farm
ensnare|Trap
entails|Necessitates
entente|Alliance between nations
entente|Alliance between nations
entente|State cooperation
entered|In the log, say
enterer|Typist, at times
enticing|Good at drawing?
entourage|Group in a star's orbit
entrain|Get limited access?
entranced|Taken
entranced|Taken
entrees|Menu heading
environ|Form a ring around
epaulet|Jacket decoration
epaulet|Jacket decoration
epaulet|Jacket decoration
epaulet|Military attachment
epaulet|Possible rank indicator
epaulet|Uniform ornament
ephedra|F.D.A.-banned diet pill ingredient
ephedra|F.D.A.-banned diet pill ingredient
epicures|Food critics, often
epigone|Inferior imitator
epigone|Inferior imitator
episcopal|Pepsi-Cola mix?
epistle|Missive
epistle|Missive
epitome|Height
epitome|Prime example
equator|Where it never gets above zero degrees?
equitable|Treating all fairly
equitable|Treating all fairly
erasable|Unlocked, as a computer file
erasers|Things felt in a classroom?
erected|Put up
erelong|Soon, old-style
eremite|Religious recluse
eremite|Religious recluse
ergonomics|Means of reducing worker fatigue
erodent|Tending to wear away
erosion|Gradual decline
erosion|Gradual decline
erosion|Gradual decline
erosion|Soil problem
erosion|Wearing away of soil
erotica|Fifty Shades of Grey genre
erotica|Racy stuff
erratic|All over the place
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Learned
erudite|Learned
escalators|They may lead to another story
escapism|Much film watching, e.g.
eschews|Shuns
escrowed|Put safely away, in a way
escrowed|Put safely away, in a way
espouse|Advocate
essential|Like many nutrients
establish|Form
estates|Heir restoration targets?
estates|Willing subjects
estates|Willing subjects
esthetes|Many gallerygoers
etching|Many an Albrecht Dürer piece of art
eternal|Like Rome, it's said
ethanes|Molecules in natural gas
ethanes|Molecules in natural gas
ethanes|Molecules in natural gas
ethanol|Biofuel option
ethanol|C2H5OH
ethanol|C2H5OH
ethanol|Hand sanitizer ingredient
ethanol|Hand sanitizer ingredient
eulogia|Laudatory tributes upon someone's passing
eulogies|Passing remarks?
euphoria|Big rush, maybe
evanescing|Fading out
evanescing|Fading out
evertor|Muscle that rotates a part outward
evinces|Demonstrates
evinces|Demonstrates
evinces|Demonstrates
evinces|Shows that one has
exciter|Stimulant
exciter|Stimulant
execute|Carry out
exhaust|Deplete
exigent|Demanding immediate attention
existence|It's a living thing
existent|In the real world
expects|Anticipates
expelled|Kicked out
expletive|One may be represented by stars
exposits|Sets forth thoroughly
express|Supermarket time-saver
express|Supermarket time-saver
exquisite|Like Fabergé eggs
extends|Stretches out
extents|Reaches
extreme|Radical
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyelash|Narrowest of margins
eyeopener|Enlightening experience
eyeopener|Startling revelation
eyeshades|Antiglare wear
eyeshades|Antiglare wear
eyestalk|Shrimp protrusion
eyestalk|Shrimp protrusion
eyewash|Nonsense
eyewear|Shades, e.g.
eyewear|Shades, e.g.
faintish|A bit woozy
falsest|Least genuine
falsetto|Frankie Valli sang in it
falsetto|Frankie Valli sang in it
fantasia|1940 Disney film
fatback|Greasy part of pork
fatness|Obesity
fatness|Obesity
fattens|Prepares to eat, perhaps
fattens|Prepares to eat, perhaps
faulted|Bearing the blame
faulted|Bearing the blame
faultfinding|Line judge's mission?
faultfinding|Line judge's mission?
favored|Likely to win
featherbed|Begat a soft place to sleep?
featherbed|Begat a soft place to sleep?
feedbag|Item strapped over a horse's head
feigned|Made believe
femoral|Kind of artery or vein
femoral|Kind of artery or vein
fervent|Impassioned
festoon|Decorate
feverish|Superexcited
fieldwork|Research that may be outdoors
filmdom|The cinema
fireboat|Emergency oil rig visitor
firemen|They arrive by the truckload
firepower|Military muscle
fireside|*Comfy place
fireside|*Comfy place
fitting|Appropriate
fitting|Appropriate
flanges|Projecting wheel rims
flanges|Projecting wheel rims
flipbook|Simple means of animation
flipflops|*Abrupt reversals of opinion
flouter|Contemptuous one
flubber|Fictional substance in a Disney film
fluency|Language learner's goal
focaccia|Thick base for pizza
focaccia|Thick base for pizza
foisted|Palmed off
foisted|Palmed off
footloose|*Partner of fancy-free
forefront|Position of prominence
foreign|Like many accents
foreign|Like many accents
foresee|Anticipate
foretells|Heralds
fosters|Australian beer brand
fosters|Australian beer brand
founded|Like St. Augustine, in 1565
founded|Started
founded|Started
founding|Setting up
founding|Setting up
fourscore|Start of a Lincoln address
frabjous|Splendid, humorously
freakish|Bizarre
freakish|Bizarre
freight|Rig contents
freight|Rig contents
frenzies|Hysterical states
friends|Sitcom with the theme song "I'll Be There for You"
fringes|Features of some cowboy shirts
fringes|Features of some cowboy shirts
frothed|Formed rising bubbles
frothed|Formed rising bubbles
fungicide|Jojoba oil is a natural one
furrows|Plows leave them
furrows|Plows leave them
fusspot|Particular sort
fusspot|Particular sort
galantine|Turkey or chicken dish served cold
galantine|Turkey or chicken dish served cold
galilee|Israel's Sea of ___
galleon|Spanish Main crosser
galleon|Spanish Main crosser
galoots|Lugs
ganders|Look-sees
ganders|Look-sees
gardenia|Fragrant white flower
garland|Anadem
garnets|Red gems
gasohol|Mix in a tank
gasohol|Mix in a tank
gasoline|Substance used in fillings?
gavotte|Baroque French dance
gavotte|Baroque French dance
gazettes|Newspapers
gazettes|Newspapers
gazettes|Newspapers
gelatin|Colorful dessert
generic|Not brand-name
genitive|Like the word "curiae" in "amicus curiae"
genitive|Like the word "curiae" in "amicus curiae"
genteel|Refined
genteel|Refined
genteel|Refined
germinate|Begin
gesundheit|It's a blessing
gesundheit|It's a blessing
gesundheit|It's a blessing
gingivitis|*Inflammation of gum tissue
ginseng|*Root used in some energy drinks
glazers|Pottery decorators
glazers|Pottery decorators
glitter|Sparkly component of face paint
glitter|Sparkly component of face paint
googols|Humongous numbers
gophers|Tunneling rodents
gossips|Tongue waggers
gossips|Tongue waggers
graffiti|Writing on the wall
graffiti|Writing on the wall
granaries|Their contents have been threshed
granaries|Their contents have been threshed
granddad|Pop's pop
granddad|Pop's pop
grandpa|Will Geer's role on "The Waltons"
grandpa|Will Geer's role on "The Waltons"
grandpa|Will Geer's role on "The Waltons"
granola|Breakfast bar stuff
grantor|Many a benevolent organization
granules|Bits of sugar
grapeshot|Small cannon balls
gravity|It keeps people grounded
grayest|Most dismal
grazers|Sheep, at pasture
greases|Smooths
greasier|Like frying vis- -vis baking
greasier|Like frying vis-à-vis baking
greener|Like the grass on the other side, in a saying
greenlight|Go signal
gregarious|Outgoing
grenade|Lobbed weapon
grimaced|Displayed an "Oh my God" reaction
grimaced|Displayed an "Oh my God" reaction
grimier|More in need of a bath, say
groaner|Does the name Quasimodo ring a bell?, e.g.
grooves|Digs, with "on"
grounds|French press remnants
grounds|French press remnants
guacamole|Super Bowl bowlful
guillotine|A Tale of Two Cities ender?
gullets|Throats
gumshoe|One who may be on your case
gumshoe|Sleuth, in slang
gumshoe|Sleuth, in slang
gunning|Really going after, with "for"
gunslinger|Shooting star?
gussets|Tailors' inserts
gussets|Tailors' inserts
gymnasium|Sporting venue
habanera|Cuban dance
haberdasher|Person who might suit you well?
habitat|Element
habitat|Element
habitat|Living room?
habitat|Living room?
hairdos|Bob and others
hairdos|Makeover options
hairpin|Extremely sharp
hairpin|Extremely sharp
hairspray|*Salon supply
harassment|Badgering
harassment|Badgering
hatches|Cooks up
hatches|Cooks up
havarti|Swiss alternative
hayseeds|Provincials
hearkens|Listens up, quaintly
heartfelt|Sincere
heartfelt|Sincere
heartless|Cold-blooded
heartless|Cold-blooded
heartwarming|Like a sweet story
heeltap|Shoe lift
heiress|Paris Hilton, e.g.
heisting|Ocean's Eleven activity
helixes|Slinkys, e.g.
helixes|Slinkys, e.g.
helluva|Terrific, in slang
hematic|Of the blood
hematic|Of the blood
hematic|Of the blood
hemming|Fixing, as the bottom of a skirt
henhouse|Chicken coop
hennaed|Like some fake redheads
hennaed|Like some fake redheads
herbicide|Weed-killer
herbicide|Weed-killer
hercules|Labor leader?
heritage|Ethnic background
hexagrams|I Ching figures
hideouts|Places to hole up after holdups
hideouts|Places to hole up after holdups
hipster|Type who wears tight-fitting jeans and thick-rimmed glasses, maybe
hireable|Having the necessary work credentials
hireable|Having the necessary work credentials
history|Gossip well told, per Elbert Hubbard
history|Gossip well told, per Elbert Hubbard
hitherto|Until now
hitherto|Until now
hoedown|Fiddler's event
homeland|2012 Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series
homeland|2012 Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series
homophones|Read and blew, for red and blue
honeydew|Green, juicy fruit
hormone|Certain steroid
horrors|Ye gods!
horsecar|Old-fashioned street conveyance
horsecar|Old-fashioned street conveyance
hosanna|Church cry
hotdogged|Showed off
hotdogs|Show-offs
hotdogs|Show-offs
hotspot|In place
hotspots|Where there's Wi-Fi availability
hotspots|Where there's Wi-Fi availability
hulking|Heavy and clumsy
hurling|It's said to be the world's fastest field sport
hurricane|Great depression?
hydrates|Infuses with water
hymnals|Note books used in church?
hymnbook|Service manual?
hymnbook|Service manual?
hyphened|Like Olivia Newton-John's last name
hyphened|Like Olivia Newton-John's last name
identical|Impossible to tell apart
identical|Impossible to tell apart
ideogram|& or "@," but not "and" or "at"
idiotic|Beyond silly
ignited|Lit
ignitor|Furnace part
iguanas|Lizards sometimes kept as pets
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
illegally|Under the table, maybe
illegally|Under the table, maybe
illness|It may leave you weak in the knees
illness|It may leave you weak in the knees
illuminati|Secret society in Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons"
illuminati|Secret society in Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons"
imaginativeness|What prosaic minds lack
imagine|1971 hit with the lyric "You may say I'm a dreamer"
imagines|Dreams up
imagines|Dreams up
imbecile|Ninny
imitator|Copycat
immaculate|Virginal
immortal|Any Mount Olympus dweller
immortal|Any Mount Olympus dweller
impatience|Toe-tapping trigger
impeaches|Casts doubt on
impeaches|Casts doubt on
imperils|Threatens
imperils|Threatens
impress|Blow away
impress|Blow away
improvise|Be a make-up artist?
impudent|Fresh
inanimate|Going nowhere?
inartistic|Lacking in drawing power?
inbreed|Keep it in the family?
incense|Holy smoke
incense|Holy smoke
incense|Infuriate
incense|Infuriate
incense|Smoke in a church
incisor|Tooth next to a canine
include|Cover
include|Cover
includes|Covers
indignant|Huffy
inertia|It keeps things moving
inertia|It keeps things moving
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inertia|Tendency to remain unchanged
infests|Overruns as pests might
infests|Overruns as pests might
infidel|One who's beyond belief?
infidel|One who's beyond belief?
infidel|One who's beyond belief?
inflight|Winging it?
inflight|Winging it?
inflight|Winging it?
inhabit|Occupy
inherit|Get by force of will?
inhibit|Suppress
inimical|Hostile
initial|Handkerchief embroidery
initial|J, F or K
initialed|Wrote a couple of letters?
initialed|Wrote a couple of letters?
initiate|Launch
inkling|Slightest idea
inkling|Slightest idea
inkpots|Spots for dipping, once
inpatient|Kind of treatment
inpatient|Kind of treatment
inphase|Synchronized
insaner|More mad
insects|Some bait
insight|Deep perception
insignia|Emblem
insolvency|Feared red state
insolvency|Feared red state
inspect|Go over with a fine-toothed comb
inspector|Case worker
inspector|Lestrade of Sherlock Holmes stories, e.g.
inspector|Lestrade of Sherlock Holmes stories, e.g.
inspire|Draw a breath
inspire|Give rise to
inspire|Motivate
inspire|Motivate
instantaneously|Without delay
instants|Flashes
instead|Alternatively
instead|As an alternative
instead|As an alternative
insurer|John Hancock, e.g.
insurer|John Hancock, e.g.
intends|Has in mind
intensify|Make stronger and deeper
interbred|Hybridized
interbred|Hybridized
intercom|School sound system
interdicts|Outlaws
interim|Stopgap
interior|Kind of paint
interior|Kind of paint
interplay|Reciprocal action and reaction
interracial|Black-and-white, say
inundate|Overwhelm
inundate|Overwhelm
invoice|Bill
invoice|Bill
ionizes|Becomes charged, as the atmosphere
ionosphere|It reflects radio waves
iridium|Metal between osmium and platinum on the periodic table
iridium|Metal between osmium and platinum on the periodic table
ironers|Laundry staff
ironers|Laundry staff
ironside|1960s-'70s drama set in San Francisco
ironside|1960s-'70s drama set in San Francisco
ironside|1960s-'70s drama set in San Francisco
irresolute|Waffling
islander|Hawaiian, e.g.
isobars|Some map lines
isobars|Some map lines
isogons|Shapes like squares
isolate|Put in solitary
isolate|Quarantine
isometrics|Form of strength training
isotope|Uranium 235, e.g.
italicize|Slant one's words, in a way
itemize|Inventory
iterates|Does again
iterates|Does again
jacamar|Iridescent green bird of tropical America
jacamar|Iridescent green bird of tropical America
jackass|Fool
jackass|Fool
jackpot|Something good to hit
janitor|Key employee?
janitor|Key employee?
jauntier|More rakish
jauntier|More rakish
jellybeans|Part of a Halloween dinner?
jewelers|Chain stores?
jezebel|She's no puritan
jinxing|Cursing
johnnycakes|Rhode Island cuisine specialty
joining|Coupling
joneses|Stereotypical neighbors
joneses|Stereotypical neighbors
jonquils|Yellow blooms
jujitsu|It includes pinning and throwing
jujitsu|Sport practiced in white attire
juniper|Berry used to make gin
justified|Legitimate
kaffeeklatsch|Informal social gathering
kaffeeklatsch|Informal social gathering
kaffeeklatsch|Informal social gathering
kaisers|Crusty rolls
kangaroo|Old TV's Captain ___
ketchup|*French fries topper
kickboxer|Fighter getting a leg up?
kickstart|Get going
kidnaps|Snatches
kilojoule|1,000 watt-seconds
kilojoule|1,000 watt-seconds
kindergarten|Low grade?
kindergarten|Low grade?
kindergarten|Low grade?
kitschy|Tastelessly artistic
klaxons|Ah-OO-gah! horns
kleenex|Product that might be used with a blessing
kneaded|Worked, in a way
kneesocks|Shin coverers
kneesocks|Shin coverers
knishes|Deli offerings
knishes|Deli offerings
kookier|More nutty
kumquat|*Relative of an orange
kumquats|Orange fruits
laconic|Not windy at all
lacrosse|Sport not played officially in the Olympics since 1908
lactase|Dairy consumer's enzyme
lactase|Dairy consumer's enzyme
landlines|Cell alternatives
landscaper|Topiary pro
landslide|Electoral college blowout
lanolin|Stuff used to soften baseball mitts
lantern|Pathfinder?
laptops|Portable computers
laptops|Portable computers
largesse|Generosity
largesse|Generosity
larkspurs|Often-blue garden blooms
larkspurs|Often-blue garden blooms
lasagna|Common potluck dish
lasagna|Common potluck dish
lasting|Not ephemeral
lateral|Alternative to a forward pass
lattice|Arrangement of atoms in a crystal structure
laughingstock|Fool
laureates|Nobelists, e.g.
layaway|Reserve
layover|Break between flights
layover|Break between flights
leaners|One-point throws
leanest|Lowest in fat
leanest|Lowest in fat
leather|Jacket option
lecturer|Professor, e.g.
lecturer|Professor, e.g.
lecturers|Some college staff
lecturers|Some college staff
leister|Three-pronged fishing spear
leister|Three-pronged fishing spear
lenient|Willing to let things slide
lenient|Willing to let things slide
lessees|Tenants
lessened|Fell off
lessened|Fell off
letdown|Disappointment
lettermen|Students with outstanding character?
libertarian|Employee at the Ron Paul Archive?
libertarian|Employee at the Ron Paul Archive?
libretti|Opera texts
licensees|Royalty payers, say
likeable|Pleasant
likeable|Pleasant
limited|Scarce
limousines|Long rides?
limousines|Long rides?
lineups|Suspect groups
lingerie|Slips and such
linguist|Person who has a way with words?
lipreader|Expert in facial recognition?
listing|TV Guide datum
literary|Bookish
literary|Bookish
lithesome|Like ballerinas
litotes|Figure of speech like "not unlike"
litotes|Figure of speech like "not unlike"
litterers|Mess makers
litterers|Mess makers
littermate|The one puppy that can read?
littermate|The one puppy that can read?
litters|Kittens come in them
littoral|Of the seashore
littoral|Of the seashore
littoral|Of the seashore
loaners|Auto shop offerings
loaners|Auto shop offerings
location|Place
lodgings|Accommodations for travelers
loiterers|Laggards
lotharios|Whistle-blowers?
lotharios|Whistle-blowers?
loverly|Wouldn't It Be ___? ("My Fair Lady" song)
loyalists|Nonrevolutionaries
lunging|Thrusting suddenly
lustful|Like wolves vis-à-vis foxes
macadam|Driving surface
macintosh|Subject of the book "Revolution in the Valley"
mackerel|Holy fish?
madonnas|Paintings often including an infant
madonnas|Paintings often including an infant
maelstrom|Creator of perfect whirlpools?
maelstrom|Creator of perfect whirlpools?
mafiosi|Partners in crime
magenta|Primary pigment for printers
magenta|Primary pigment for printers
magnums|Dirty Harry fired them
mahjongg|Its positions are labeled North, South, East and West
mahjongg|Its positions are labeled North, South, East and West
mainmast|Mizzen neighbor
majesty|Royal personage
malaria|Fever cause
malaria|Fever cause
malaria|Fever cause
mammals|Zoo department
mammals|Zoo department
manacle|Hand holder
manacle|Hand holder
maniacs|Crazies
maniacs|Crazies
maniacs|Nuts
maniacs|Whack jobs
mantras|Topics at some religious retreats
mariachi|Style played on a guitarrón
marimbas|Instruments played with mallets
marimbas|Instruments played with mallets
mariner|Seafarer
marines|Blue dress wearers
marines|Devil dogs
markers|Buoys, e.g.
markers|Buoys, e.g.
martyrs|Ones making sacrifices
mascara|Maybelline product
masculine|Like a he-man
masculine|Like a he-man
massifs|Mountainous expanses
masthead|Who's who in publishing?
mastiffs|Guarders with droopy ears and pendulous lips
matchmaker|*Union supporter?
matchmaker|{/Union supporter?/}
mathematical|Like magic squares
mathematical|Like magic squares
mathematical|Like magic squares
matilda|Precocious Roald Dahl heroine
matilda|Precocious Roald Dahl heroine
matilda|Precocious Roald Dahl heroine
matures|Comes due
matures|Comes due
mayonnaise|Condiment that can remove crayon marks
measles|What might be treated with vitamin A megadoses
measles|What might be treated with vitamin A megadoses
meatloaf|Player of Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
mechanic|Person who works with dipsticks
mediate|Do some work between parties
meerkat|Kalahari Desert dweller
melodrama|Common soap ingredient
melodrama|Common soap ingredient
menaced|Growled at, say
menisci|Crescent-shaped bodies
mergers|Commercial law firm specialty
mergers|Commercial law firm specialty
merrier|The more the ___
merrier|The more the ___
mesonic|Of pions and kaons
metaphor|Sand in an hourglass, for time
meteorite|Depression creator
meteoroid|Space rock, maybe
meteoroid|Space rock, maybe
meteors|Planet threateners
metered|Like much urban street parking
methane|Marsh gas
middleman|Go-between
midyears|Some school exams
mignonette|Sauce often served with oysters
mileage|Car ad datum
mileage|Car ad datum
milestone|Centennial, e.g.
militia|It's "well regulated" in the Constitution
militia|It's "well regulated" in the Constitution
millionth|Like a customer who may get special notice
mimosas|Drinks served in flutes
mimosas|Drinks served in flutes
miniature|Wee
minilabs|Photo processing centers
minilabs|Photo processing centers
minimal|Not amounting to much
miracle|Basis of the Hanukkah story
mirages|Sights not to be believed
mirages|Sights not to be believed
mirrors|Things worth looking into?
misgoverns|What a bad ruler does
misreads|Doesn't get the memo, maybe
misreads|Doesn't get the memo, maybe
missend|Mail to the wrong address
missend|Mail to the wrong address
missive|Letter
misstep|Error
misstep|Trip
mitosis|Cell division
mittens|Nickname for a 2012 presidential candidate
moaning|Ghostly sound
moaning|Ghostly sound
moccasin|Sioux shoe
modellers|Many British mathematicians
monarchs|Tsars and others
monarchs|Tsars and others
mongoose|Cobra's foe
mongoose|Cobra's foe
monster|Frankenstein, e.g.
monster|Universal Studios role of 1931
monthly|How utility bills are usually paid
monthly|How utility bills are usually paid
moocher|Sponge
moonbeam|Night ray
mortise|Recess for a joint
mostest|Maximum, nonstandardly
mountain|-
mousepad|Rubber item next to a computer
moussaka|Eggplant casserole
moussaka|Eggplant casserole
mouthier|Shooting off more
mouthier|Shooting off more
muckraker|Journalist of the Progressive Era
mudflap|Rear guard?
mudflap|Rear guard?
mudflap|Rear guard?
muletas|Matadors' red capes
musical|Typical Busby Berkeley film
musical|Typical Busby Berkeley film
mustache|It might be right under your nose
mustache|It might be right under your nose
mutable|Subject to change
mutable|Subject to change
mystery|What often comes with a twist?
naivete|Ingenue's quality
nametag|Part of many a welcome kit
nametag|Part of many a welcome kit
nastier|Not so nice
nastier|Not so nice
national|Washington player
natural|Expert despite little training
natural|Expert despite little training
natural|Undyed
naturally|Of course!
naturist|Birthday suit enthusiast
naturist|Birthday suit enthusiast
nautilus|Sea creature whose name means "sailor"
neatniks|Tidy types
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
nebulae|Parts of galaxies
nebulae|Parts of galaxies
nebulae|Parts of galaxies
necktie|Accessory for Annie Hall
necktie|Accessory for Annie Hall
necktie|Unimaginative gift, maybe
necktie|Unimaginative gift, maybe
needers|Indigent individuals
nemeses|Formidable foes
nemeses|They're unbeatable
neonatal|Kind of ward
neonate|Formula one?
nephrologist|Kidney doctor
nephrologist|Kidney doctor
nestles|Gets ensconced
nestlings|Babes in the woods?
netizen|YouTuber, e.g.
neuters|Fixes
neuters|Spays, e.g.
nevermore|Opposite of eternally
nevermore|Opposite of eternally
newsies|Tony-nominated musical based on a 1992 Disney movie
newsreels|Things employed to show the passage of time à la "Citizen Kane"
newsroom|Post production locale?
newsroom|Post production locale?
newtons|Units of force
newtons|Units of force
nicotine|Parliament constituent?
nicotine|Parliament constituent?
nihilistic|*Believing in nothing
nincompoop|Fool
nirvana|Lama's goal
nitwits|Mental lightweights
nomadic|Given to wanderlust
nominal|Like some fees
nominee|Excited Oscars attendee
nominee|Excited Oscars attendee
nominee|Name in an envelope
nominee|Primary figure
nominee|Primary figure
nonacid|Base, e.g.
nonacid|Base, e.g.
nonsense|Gobbledygook
nontitle|Like a bout on an undercard
nonuser|Abstainer
nonuser|Clean type
nonuser|Teetotaler
nonuser|Teetotaler
notepad|Something to scribble on
nudgers|Pushy types?
nudgers|Pushy types?
nursery|Changing place
nutcase|Crackpot
oarsman|One who made the crew cut?
oarsman|One who made the crew cut?
objective|Aim
obovate|Inversely egg-shaped
obovate|Inversely egg-shaped
obscene|Bleep-worthy, say
obscene|Disgustingly large, as an amount of money
obscene|Very blue
obscene|Very blue
obtains|Secures
obverse|Heads, to a numismatist
obviates|Renders unnecessary
ocarina|Instrument whose name means "little goose"
occasion|Birthday, e.g.
occultist|Witch, e.g.
octagon|It has 135-degree angles
octagon|It has 135-degree angles
octopus|Eight-armed sea creature
octopus|Sea creature with suckers
octopus|Sea creature with suckers
oddballs|Strange birds
odorize|Make scents of?
odorize|Make scents of?
offcast|Discarded
offensive|Quarterback protectors
offensive|Quarterback protectors
okeydoke|Fine by me
oldness|Antiquity
oleander|Evergreen with aromatic blooms
oleander|Evergreen with aromatic blooms
oleates|Some chemical salts
oleates|Some chemical salts
oleates|Some chemical salts
olestra|Faux fat
olestra|Faux fat
omelette|Food item a cook might flip
omelette|Food item a cook might flip
omicron|Original opening to Homer's "Odyssey"?
omicron|Original opening to Homer's "Odyssey"?
onboard|Cool with what others are doing
onboard|Cool with what others are doing
oneness|Concord
onetime|Former
oolites|Sedimentary rocks resembling cemented fish roe
operate|Run
operate|Run
operations|They're ordered by mathematicians
operetta|The Pirates of Penzance, e.g.
operetta|Bernstein's "Candide," for one
operetta|Bernstein's "Candide," for one
operetta|Bernstein's "Candide," for one
oracular|Providing hints of the future
orators|Ones giving their addresses
orators|Ones giving their addresses
oratory|Big deliveries?
oratory|Big deliveries?
ordeals|Trials
ordeals|Trials
ordeals|Trials
ordering|Activity for diners and list makers
ordering|Activity for diners and list makers
oregano|Greek salad ingredient
organizer|Tool for the scatterbrained
organizer|Tool for the scatterbrained
orientate|Get situated
orientate|Get situated
orients|Shows the ropes
orifice|Pore, e.g.
orifice|Pore, e.g.
origami|Japanese art form
origami|Paper work
origami|Work from a folder
origami|Work from a folder
origami|Work from a folder
orioles|Birds at a ballpark
orioles|Birds at a ballpark
orioles|Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson
orioles|Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson
orioles|Division rivals of the Rays
osmosing|Dialyzing
osmosing|Dialyzing
osmotic|Kind of pressure involved in water filtration
osmotic|Kind of pressure involved in water filtration
ospreys|Fish hawks
ospreys|Fish hawks
osteopath|Manipulative health care worker
ostlers|Stable employees
ostrich|Seven-foot runner
ostrich|Seven-foot runner
otology|Ear-related study
otology|Ear-related study
ottoman|Raiser of dogs?
ottoman|Suleiman the Magnificent, for one
outgrow|No longer fit in
outgrow|No longer fit in
outlaid|Disbursed
outlines|Silhouettes
outpace|Get ahead of
outpace|Get ahead of
outtakes|Unseen scenes
outtakes|Unseen scenes
ovaries|Egg producers
overbid|Prompt a buzzer on "The Price Is Right"
overdrives|Certain car gears
overdrives|Certain car gears
overeat|Binge
overeat|Binge
overeat|Pig out
overestimations|Unduly high appraisals
overran|Stormed
overrates|Extends too much credit?
overrates|Extends too much credit?
overstate|Fudge, say
overstrung|Very tense
overtakes|Catches up to
overview|Survey
overview|Survey
overview|Survey
oxidate|Rust or combust
oxygenated|Like some hemoglobin
pacesetters|Front runners
pajamas|Some silk threads
pajamas|Some silk threads
palatal|Like some consonants
palters|Talks without sincerity
palters|Talks without sincerity
palters|Talks without sincerity
panacea|Ultimate problem solver
panatela|Long, thin cigar
panther|Apple product before Tiger
panther|Apple product before Tiger
pantsuited|In some common women's office attire
papered|Whitewashed, with "over"
papered|Whitewashed, with "over"
parachute|It opens during the fall
parallel|It's drawn between similar things
paranormal|Spirited?
paranormal|Spirited?
parasail|Fly over the water
parasails|Chutes behind boats
parings|Leftovers after peeling
parmesan|Grated cheese
parolees|New releases?
parolees|New releases?
partitas|Bach wrote three for violin
partitas|Bach wrote three for violin
passivate|Give an anticorrosive coating
passivate|Give an anticorrosive coating
pastoral|Simple and serene
patented|Uncopiable, say
patient|Job-like
patient|Job-like
patterns|Paisley and plaid
patterns|Paisley and plaid
patterns|Paisley and plaid
pavlova|The Dying Swan ballerina
peacoat|Sailor's heavy jacket
peacoat|Sailor's heavy jacket
pedaled|Went in tandem?
pedicab|Human-powered transport
peeking|Christmas no-no
pejorative|Disparaging
penalty|10 or 15 yards, say
penguin|Batman villain
penguin|Batman villain
peninsula|Asia Minor, e.g.
penitent|Atoner
pennant|Ticket to the World Series
pennant|Ticket to the World Series
pensive|Seriously thinking
perched|Sat
perdition|Hell
perfunctory|Just going through the motions
perhaps|Noncommittal response
perhaps|Possibly
perhaps|Possibly
persona|Image
persona|Who you appear to be
peruses|Reads carefully
petites|Dress store section
petites|Dress store section
phantom|Universal Studios role of 1925
phantom|Unreal
phantoms|Ghostly figures
pharaoh|Aida figure
pharaoh|Aida figure
pharaoh|Aida figure
pharaoh|Mummy, maybe
phenoms|Hot prospects, say
phenoms|Hot prospects, say
phoenix|River of film
phrases|Sentence sections
phrases|Sentence sections
pickpocket|Person who might bump into you on a subway
pickpocket|Person who might bump into you on a subway
piehole|Trap
pierrot|French pantomime character
pierrot|French pantomime character
pierrot|Stock pantomime character
piggybacking|Riding on someone else's shoulders
pigments|Eyeshades?
pigpens|Symbols of dirtiness
pigpens|Symbols of dirtiness
pilaster|Embedded column
pilgrimage|The fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam
pinball|*Tommy's game in the Who's rock opera "Tommy"
pioneer|Daniel Boone, notably
piranha|Ruthless sort
pirozhki|Small meat-stuffed pastries
placebo|It should have no effect
placebo|It should have no effect
plaited|Like pigtails
planets|Gustav Holst septet
planets|Gustav Holst septet
planets|Parts of an orrery
planets|Parts of an orrery
planters|Company with a monocled mascot
planters|Company with a monocled mascot
plasmas|Blood bank supplies
plasmas|Blood bank supplies
plateau|Stop getting better
plateau|Stop getting better
platens|Printer rollers
plectrums|Hand picks?
pledges|Pinto and Flounder, in "Animal House"
plurals|Stars and stripes, say
pocketbook|One at a woman's side?
pocketbook|One at a woman's side?
pocketknives|Make off with some kitchenware?
poetess|Anne Bradstreet, for one
poetess|Anne Bradstreet, for one
pointless|0-0
polecat|Skunk
polenta|Cornmeal mush
policeman|One keeping the beat?
politics|Delicate first-date topic
politics|Delicate first-date topic
poltergeist|Rapper?
poltergeist|Rapper?
poltergeist|Rapper?
poolhalls|Sites for shark sightings
postcard|Mail that isn't opened
postcard|Mail that isn't opened
postgame|When scores are settled?
postgame|When scores are settled?
postman|One pushing the envelope?
postmen|Box fillers
postmodernism|Style of New York's Sony Building
potties|Toddler seats?
pragmatic|Sensible
precede|Forerun
precede|Forerun
precede|Forerun
precedes|Ushers in
precipice|Jumping-off point
precipice|Jumping-off point
preempted|Broken into on TV?
preened|Dressed with elaborate care
preened|Dressed with elaborate care
premeds|Some bio majors
premeds|Some bio majors
premiere|Opening
premium|Gas grade
prename|John is a common one
presages|Forewarns
pressman|Newspaper worker
pressman|Newspaper worker
pressroom|Briefing spot
pressroom|Briefing spot
presumes|Takes for granted
presumes|Takes for granted
pretape|Test-record, maybe
preteen|In the sixth grade or earlier, typically
preteen|In the sixth grade or earlier, typically
primrose|Flower from which an oil is derived
printer|HP product
printer|HP product
proclaim|Declare loudly
proclaimed|Declared publicly
procrastinating|Off-putting?
profess|Claim openly
profess|Openly state
profiteers|Ones jacking up prices, maybe
program|Show
prohibit|Ban
prologue|Introduction
promenades|Walks
proofer|Manuscript reviewer
proponent|Champion
proposals|Ring accompaniers
prosody|Study of verse
protest|Fight back against
protons|Atom parts
prototypes|Some mock-ups
protractor|One might be seen around a construction site
proverb|Wise words
pueblos|Historic multistory dwellings
pueblos|Historic multistory dwellings
pueblos|Some brick buildings
pulsate|Throb
pumpernickel|Alternative to white
pumpernickel|Alternative to white
pumpernickel|Alternative to white
puppets|Some children's show characters
puppets|Some children's show characters
questing|Knight's activity
quibble|Carp
quibble|Nitpick
quibble|Nitpick
quivery|Shaking
quivery|Shaking
raconteurs|Yarn suppliers?
radiates|Throws off
ragweed|Pollen count plant
ragweed|Pollen count plant
raiders|Assault team
railroads|Some Monopoly purchases
rainier|Only so-called "Decade Volcano" in the continental U.S.
rainstorm|Game ender, possibly
rainwear|Slickers and galoshes
rainwear|Slickers and galoshes
raisins|Oatmeal topping
ramshackle|Shoddy and unsturdy
rankles|Galls
rapscallion|Rogue
rarebit|Dish with melted cheese
rascals|Scamps
rassles|Tangles with, in the country
ratfink|Snitch
rattails|Hair extensions?
rattails|Hair extensions?
ravioli|Chef Boyardee offering
ravioli|Chef Boyardee offering
realise|It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can ___ our perfection: Oscar Wilde
realists|Pragmatic sorts
realpolitik|Practical approach to diplomacy
realpolitik|Practical approach to diplomacy
realpolitik|Practical approach to diplomacy
realtor|Frequent tour guide
reasons|Whys
rebirth|Renaissance, literally
rebound|Carom
rebound|Carom
rebutted|Argued against
rebutted|Argued against
receipt|It often comes with a "Thank You"
receiver|Stereo system component
reckoned|Did some figuring
recoils|Jumps back
reconnoiter|Survey militarily
reconnoiter|Survey militarily
recourse|Third way, maybe
recourse|Third way, maybe
rectilinear|Like the street grid of Midtown Manhattan
rectilinear|Like the street grid of Midtown Manhattan
recurve|Bend backward
redeemer|Christ the ___ (Rio de Janeiro landmark)
reentry|Orbital decay result
reentry|Orbital decay result
reentry|Period of radio silence
reentry|Period of radio silence
referee|Ring separator
regalia|Robes, scepters and such
regalia|Robes, scepters and such
regiments|Groups of troops
regiments|Groups of troops
register|Checkout sight
regulating|Doing a government agency's job
rehearse|Go over
reissuing|Putting out on an anniversary, maybe
reissuing|Putting out on an anniversary, maybe
rejoice|Celebrate
related|In the same family
relaxes|Takes a breather
relieve|Let up on
relieve|Let up on
relished|Got a kick out of
relished|Got a kick out of
relists|Puts on eBay again
renewed|Bought more Time?
reorder|Get more inventory
repeated|Like choruses
repeated|Like choruses
reprints|You may have had issues with them in the past
reprints|You may have had issues with them in the past
reroute|Hijack, maybe
reroute|Hijack, maybe
resentful|Like Cain, toward Abel
reshape|Transform
reshape|Transform
reshoes|Does some farrier's work on
resists|Just says no
resists|Just says no
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
resorts|Many are found on beaches
respire|Breathe
respire|Breathe
restore|Put back in good condition
restrained|Checked
restyle|Give a makeover
retaken|No longer in enemy hands
retaken|No longer in enemy hands
retinae|Image receivers
retinae|Image receivers
retirement|Kind of community
retitle|Handle again?
retitle|Handle again?
retorts|Comebacks
retorts|Comebacks
retotal|Double-check the addition of
retrace|Go back over
retrace|Go back over
retreats|Follows a military order
retrial|New DNA evidence may lead to one
retrial|New DNA evidence may lead to one
retrial|Possible result of a hung jury
retries|Hears again, as a case
retries|Hears again, as a case
retriever|Go-getter on the hunt?
retronym|Cloth diaper or "film camera"
retuned|Like pianos, periodically
reunite|Get back together
reveres|Apotheosizes
reveres|Apotheosizes
reverse|Car gear for backing up
reverse|Football misdirection
reverse|Football misdirection
reverse|Go back on
reviewers|Ones quoted on Rotten Tomatoes
reviewers|Ones quoted on Rotten Tomatoes
revival|Place to hear fire and brimstone
rezones|Alters to allow development, maybe
rezones|Alters to allow development, maybe
rhetoric|Typical political talk
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ridable|Tamed, as a stallion
ripsnorter|Dilly
riptide|Concern for a lifeguard
rissole|Savory deep-fried pastry
riverboat|Casino that's partly underwater?
riverboat|Casino that's partly underwater?
roadkill|Animal that's been run over
roadkill|Dead duck, maybe
roadkill|Dead duck, maybe
roadster|MG, e.g.
roadster|MG, e.g.
roadsters|Dragging vehicles
roadsters|Dragging vehicles
roaming|Like some cell phone charges
robbers|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, e.g.
rockier|Not so smooth
rockier|Not so smooth
roister|Whoop it up
rollover|Dog command
rollover|Dog command
romance|Woo
roomies|Bert and Ernie, on "Sesame Street"
roommates|Neighboring bunkers?
roommates|Neighboring bunkers?
rotations|E.R. doctors work them
rotations|E.R. doctors work them
rotisseries|Cookers for chickens and franks
roulade|Dish of meat wrapped around a filling
roulette|Kind of wheel
rubella|German measles
runtiest|Hardly like the pick of the litter
rupture|Burst, as a pipe
sacrament|Baptism, e.g.
sacrament|Baptism, e.g.
saddlebag|Trail rider's accessory
saddles|Cowboy seats
safaris|Big game plans?
sailboat|Wind-driven craft
sailboat|Wind-driven craft
sailors|Seafarers
salesrooms|Pitching staff work areas
salivate|Show eager anticipation
saloons|Old gunfight locales
saloons|Old gunfight locales
samisen|Geisha's instrument
samovar|Decorative server
sampled|Like bits of old music in some new music
samurai|1954 film septet
samurai|1954 film septet
samurai|Katana wielder
sandbag|Balloon ballast
sandbar|Land line?
sandbars|Navigation hazards
sandbars|Navigation hazards
sandpit|Hole dug on a beach
sarcasm|My heart bleeds for you, often
sarcasm|Cutting comments
sarcasm|Cutting comments
sardine|Rush-hour subway rider, metaphorically
satanist|Worshiper with a pentagram
satanist|Worshiper with a pentagram
satanist|Worshiper with a pentagram
saunters|Doesn't rush, say
sausage|Pizza topper
sausage|Pizza topper
sausage|Pizza topper
savaged|Tore to shreds
sayonara|Parting word
scabbed|Crossed a picket line
scabbed|Crossed a picket line
scaffold|Painter's support
scalded|Like some milk
scantily|How many Playboy bunnies dress
scantily|How many Playboy bunnies dress
scapula|Shoulder bone
scapula|Shoulder bone
scattered|Shot out diffusely
scenarios|Imagined series of events
scenarios|Imagined series of events
scented|Like some tea
schemes|Works on a plot
schemes|Works on a plot
schlemiel|Habitual bungler
schmaltz|Excessive sentimentality
schmear|Bagel spread
schmooze|Chat idly
schnooks|Dopes
schoolmate|Snoop Dogg, to Cameron Diaz [fun fact!]
schtick|Comedian's gimmick
sciatica|Common result of a slipped disk
scientists|Half of the Nobel Prize winners, typically
scientists|Half of the Nobel Prize winners, typically
scissors|One of three choices in a kids' game
sconces|Torch carriers
scoopers|Ice cream store employees
scoopers|Ice cream store employees
scorepad|Bridge or Scrabble need
scorpion|Zodiac symbol
scourge|___ of God (epithet for Attila the Hun)
scrammed|Beat it
scrapes|Tight situations
scrapes|Tight situations
scrawls|Doctors' signatures, stereotypically
scrawny|Lacking meat
scrawny|Lacking meat
scripts|In-box material for some agents
scythed|Reaped, in a way
scythed|Reaped, in a way
seafarer|Salt
seafarers|Vikings, e.g.
seahorse|Fish with a long neck
seahorse|Fish with a long neck
sealable|Like Ziploc bags
sealable|Like Ziploc bags
sealant|Weatherproofing stuff
seances|Events at which people are dead serious?
seaport|Fleet Week locale
seasonable|Like unsurprising temperatures
seasoned|Veteran
seasoned|Veteran
seatbacks|Places to find in-flight magazines
seatbelt|Airplane light icon
seatmate|Fellow chairperson?
seawater|Brine
seaworthy|Safe to push off
secedes|Leaves the union
secrets|What best friends keep
secrets|What best friends keep
sectors|Divisions of geometry
sedated|Feeling no pain
seekers|They're on hunts
seesaws|Teeter-totters
seesaws|Teeter-totters
seethes|Gets hot
segments|Divisions
selenic|Kind of acid that dissolves gold
selenic|Kind of acid that dissolves gold
sellout|Hit show
sellout|Hit show
seltzer|Fizz
seltzer|Fizz
seminar|Study group
seminary|School at which students are collared?
semipro|Not quite minor-league
senoras|Women with esposos
senorita|Eligible one in El Salvador
senorita|Miss swinging at a piñata?
sensate|Able to see, hear, etc.
sensitized|Made more aware
sentiments|Pride and joy
sequels|The Dark Knight and "The Bourne Supremacy," e.g.
sequels|The Dark Knight and "The Bourne Supremacy," e.g.
serapes|Colorful cover-ups
serenity|Peace and quiet
sergeant|Squad leader
sergeant|Squad leader
sergeants|March V.I.P.'s?
serials|Radio's "The Lone Ranger" and others
serious|I'm not kidding
serious|I'm not kidding
serpentine|Like Lombard Street in San Francisco
session|Time spent with a psychiatrist
settees|Victorian-era furnishings
settles|Sinks to the bottom, as silt
shackle|Prisoner's leg restraint
shakier|More iffy
shakier|More iffy
shampoo|Hotel amenity
shampoo|Hotel amenity
shampoo|Suave or Prell
sheared|Clipped
sheared|Clipped
sheared|Clipped
shellac|Clobber
shellac|Clobber
shiatsu|Acupressure technique
shields|Riot squad defenses
shingle|Possible target for a nail gun
shingles|They're "hung out" by professionals
shipshape|Neat
shlemiel|Oaf
shoebox|Baseball card collection holder, maybe
shoelace|One getting poked in the eye?
shoelace|One getting poked in the eye?
shoofly|Kind of pie
shtetls|Isaac Bashevis Singer settings
siamese|Shorthaired cat
sideslip|Lose forward traction
sifters|They're shaken in kitchens
sifters|They're shaken in kitchens
sighting|Birder's reward
sighting|Birder's reward
signets|Official seals
signets|Official seals
silence|Still
silencer|Tip used for icing
singles|Some tennis play
singles|Some tennis play
singlet|Grappler's gear
singlet|Grappler's gear
singlet|Wrestler's wear
sisters|Their habits give them away
sitcoms|Mom and "Mama's Family"
situated|Taking place (in)
skeeter|What a screen may block
skeeter|What a screen may block
skeptics|Doubters
skeptics|Doubters
sketchbook|Pad of drawing paper
skirmish|Minor battle
slacken|Lose tautness
slaloms|Giant events
slather|Lay on thick
sleekly|How sports cars are contoured
sleekly|How sports cars are contoured
slender|Fat's opposite
slender|Not unlike a ballet dancer
slender|Not unlike a ballet dancer
slender|Willowy
slender|Willowy
sliders|White Castle offerings
sliders|White Castle offerings
sliders|White Castle offerings
sliders|White Castle offerings
slither|Snake along
slither|Snake along
slither|Snake along
slivovitz|Plum brandy
smarter|Not so dim
smarter|Not so dim
smileys|Grinning symbols
smileys|Grinning symbols
smother|Suffocate
smushes|Presses together
snapless|Fastened with Velcro, e.g.
snapless|Fastened with Velcro, e.g.
snapless|Fastened with Velcro, e.g.
sneakers|Jordans, e.g.
sneerer|Elvis Presley, notably
sneezes|Has a cold reaction?
snooper|Buttinsky
snooper|Buttinsky
snoozed|Napped
soapbox|What a blog provides
soignee|Elegantly attired
solaria|Sunny rooms
solaria|Sunny rooms
solemner|Less light
sonnets|Holy group in 17th-century literature
soonest|Immediately
soonest|Immediately
sootier|More dirty, as Santa's boots
sootier|More dirty, as Santa's boots
sootier|More dirty, as Santa's boots
sophomore|Second or tenth, in a way
soprano|Member of a 2000s TV family
sorcerers|Wizards
sorters|Advanced photocopier features
spacemen|ETs
spacemen|ETs
spacemen|ETs
spambots|Mass junk mailers
spambots|Mass junk mailers
spareribs|Messy barbecue dish
sparred|Quarreled
sparred|Quarreled
spatial|Three-dimensional
speakeasy|Illicit Prohibition-era establishment
species|Homo sapiens, for humans
speckle|Colored spot
speedometer|Dash component
speedometer|Dash component
speedos|Truncated trunks?
spieler|One going over telemarketing lines
spiracle|Insect's opening for air
spiracle|Insect's opening for air
spiracle|Insect's opening for air
spirited|Like a rendition of "Deck the Halls"
spirited|Like a rendition of "Deck the Halls"
spittoon|Wine-tasting accessory
splashy|Ostentatious
splatter|Fry cook's concern
splatter|Fry cook's concern
splayed|Like a sawhorse's legs
spleens|Malaria enlarges them
splicer|Certain telecom technician
splints|Ambulance supply
splitters|Fastballs that drop sharply near the plate
splurges|Acts as if money were no object
spoofed|Sent up
spoofed|Sent up
spotlight|It brightens up a performance
spotlight|It brightens up a performance
spotlight|It brightens up a performance
sprayer|Skunk, at times
sprinkler|Summer lawn sight
sprinkler|Summer lawn sight
sprites|Puck and others
sputtered|Bumbled verbally
squabble|Insignificant row
stabbed|Like Julius Caesar
stabbed|Like Julius Caesar
stability|What a gyroscope may provide
stagflation|Double-whammy economic condition
stagger|Reel
stakeholder|Part-owner, say
stakeholder|Part-owner, say
stamina|Marathoner's asset
stamped|Like some feet and envelopes
stamped|Like some feet and envelopes
standee|One who's unseated?
stanhope|Light horse-drawn carriage with one seat
stapler|One working in a corner in an office?
stardom|Fame
stardom|Fame
stardust|Space specks
stardust|Space specks
starkly|Without embellishment
starlet|Up-and-coming actress
starlet|Up-and-coming actress
starship|Vehicle that's out of this world?
starship|Vehicle that's out of this world?
starship|Vehicle that's out of this world?
startup|Fledgling business
stashed|Hidden
stashed|Hidden
stashed|Hidden
stashes|Pot and porn magazines, typically
stature|Degree of importance
statute|It needs a signature
statute|It needs a signature
statute|It's the law
steamed|One way to serve clams or rice
steamed|Plenty ticked off
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steelier|Stronger and harder
steeper|More dear
stellar|First-rate
stellar|Outstanding
stellar|Really, really good
stentor|One with a booming voice
stentor|One with a booming voice
stereos|Rock collections may sit beside them
stereos|Sound systems
sterling|Unblemished
sterling|Unblemished
sterling|Unblemished
sterols|Components of fatty tissues
sterols|Components of fatty tissues
stetsons|Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane wore them
stewards|Manages
stimulate|Goose
stinker|No-goodnik
stoners|Joint committee?
stoners|Joint committee?
stoners|Joint committee?
stonier|More poker-faced
stonier|More poker-faced
stonier|More poker-faced
stoolie|Rat
stoolie|Rat
storefront|Window-shopping locale
stories|Made-up alibis
stories|Made-up alibis
stormed|Attacked en masse
stormed|Attacked en masse
storyboard|Plot device?
storybook|It may have pop-ups
stowaways|The Marx Brothers in "Monkey Business," e.g.
stowaways|The Marx Brothers in "Monkey Business," e.g.
strategic|The "S" in SALT
strategic|The "S" in SALT
streaks|Barely moves?
streaks|Barely moves?
streetwise|Savvy, in a way
streetwise|Savvy, in a way
stressed|Taxed
stressed|Taxed
stretch|Overextend oneself?
stretch|Overextend oneself?
stretches|Highway sections
stretches|Highway sections
striate|Streaked
striate|Streaked
strikeout|Begin a journey
stripes|Bars
stripes|Bars
student|Eliza Doolittle, for one
student|Eliza Doolittle, for one
studios|Small apartments
stunted|Artificially small
styrene|Compound in disposable coffee cups
styrene|Compound in disposable coffee cups
subtitles|Low notes?
subtitles|Low notes?
sugarcoated|Like some pills and lies
suitors|Ones with bouquets, maybe
suitors|Ones with bouquets, maybe
summoned|Told to come
summoned|Told to come
sunbath|*Tanning method
sunbath|Baking session
sunlamp|Light that darkens
sunlamp|Tanning aid
sunlamp|Tanning aid
sunsets|Ends of some films
surpass|Best
surpass|Best
survivor|Reality show in which contestants get "voted off the island"
suspense|Hitchcock genre
suspense|Hitchcock genre
swarmed|Overran
sweated|Worried about, in slang
sweated|Worried about, in slang
sweater|Cardigan, e.g.
sweeney|Todd of Broadway
sweeney|Todd of Broadway
sweeten|Make more attractive
sweeten|Make more enticing
sweeten|Make more enticing
sweetened|Like many breakfast cereals
sweetsop|Tree also known as a sugar apple
synapse|Nerve junction
systems|___ analysis
tablecloth|Dinner spread
tabloid|Paparazzi payer
tabloid|Paparazzi payer
tabloid|Paparazzi payer
tabooed|Made illicit
tabouli|Mediterranean salad with bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes and parsley
tabouli|Mediterranean salad with bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes and parsley
tadpole|One on the verge of croaking?
tadpole|One on the verge of croaking?
tadpole|One on the verge of croaking?
tahinis|Pastes used in Middle Eastern cuisine
tailfins|They were big in the '50s
tailfins|They were big in the '50s
tailgate|Party in the parking lot
takeout|Eat in alternative
takeover|Wrest the reins
taloned|Like birds of prey
taloned|Like birds of prey
tamarind|Ingredient in Worcestershire sauce
tanager|Colorful songbird
tanager|Colorful songbird
tandoori|___ chicken
tangoed|Danced to Julio Sosa music, say
tankard|Ale vessel
tankard|Ale vessel
tantaras|Trumpet blares
tantaras|Trumpet blares
tapping|Haunted house sound
tapping|Haunted house sound
tarnish|Besmirch
tarnish|Sully
tarnish|Sully
tartans|Clan garb
tartans|Clan garb
tartans|Some crisscross patterns
tartans|Some crisscross patterns
tartness|Crab apple's quality
tautened|Took up the slack in
tautened|Took up the slack in
taxicab|Airport queue unit
teahouse|Place to sip oolong
tearing|Making the rent?
tearoom|Where something's always brewing?
teasers|Movie trailers, e.g.
teasers|Quick promos
teasers|The last 30 seconds of many TV shows
teataster|One encouraged to drink on the job
teataster|One encouraged to drink on the job
teddies|Nightwear
teddies|Nightwear
teenage|Like many first-time voters
teenage|Like the "wasteland" in a classic Who song
teetotalers|Dry ones
teetotalers|Dry ones
telecast|Air
telecast|Air
telecast|Put on the air
telecom|Sprint, e.g.
telecom|Sprint, e.g.
telecom|Verizon or Sprint
telexes|E-mail ancestors
tempest|Source of the phrase "brave new world," with "The"
tenants|The Ricardos, to the Mertzes
tenants|The Ricardos, to the Mertzes
tendril|Feeler, of sorts
tendril|Feeler, of sorts
tenpins|Bowling game
tensile|Kind of strength
tensile|Kind of strength
tensile|Kind of strength
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|It might have many suckers
tepidity|Lack of enthusiasm
tepidity|Lack of enthusiasm
tepidity|Lack of enthusiasm
tequila|Margarita need
teriyaki|Japanese glaze
terminate|End
terrier|Wirehaired dog
terrine|Earthen casserole dish
terrine|Earthen casserole dish
terrorist|Many an action movie villain
terrorist|Many an action movie villain
terrorist|Villain in many an action movie
terrorist|Villain in many an action movie
terrorist|Villain in many an action movie
tessera|Small mosaic tile
tessera|Small mosaic tile
tessera|Tile piece
tesserae|Mosaic tiles
tesserae|Mosaic tiles
tesserae|Mosaic tiles
testate|With a will
testate|With a will
testators|Those with will power?
tethers|Restraining ropes
tethers|Ties
tethers|Ties
theists|Believers in one god
thematic|Like some passages in a symphony
thematic|Like some passages in a symphony
thematic|Like some passages in a symphony
theorems|They get tested
therapy|Couples may be in it
therapy|Couples may be in it
thermoset|Plastic that can be made permanently rigid
thesauri|Hustling is the same as cheating, according to these authorities
thorough|Leaving no stone unturned
thorough|Leaving no stone unturned
threads|Clothing, slangily
throats|Distinctive parts of some hummingbirds
throaty|Guttural
throaty|Guttural
thrones|Bathroom fixtures, slangily
thunder|Thor's domain
thunder|Thor's domain
thunder|Thor's domain
tiffany|Renowned jeweler
tightwad|Scrooge
timidly|In the manner of a milquetoast
tinderbox|Thing that's highly explosive
tinderbox|Thing that's highly explosive
tinfoil|Food wrap
tipsheet|Offerer of stock advice
tipsters|Track consultants
tirades|Harangues
tirades|Harangues
tiredly|Without any oomph
tiredly|Without any oomph
tiredly|Without any oomph
tiresome|Mind-numbing
tiresome|Mind-numbing
toasted|Like many newlyweds and bagels
toboggan|Racing vehicle
toboggan|Racing vehicle
toccata|Many a Bach composition
toccata|Many a Bach composition
toccata|Organ showpiece
toddler|Wee one
toecaps|Decorative shoe features
toecaps|Decorative shoe features
toenail|Painted thing, sometimes
toenail|Painted thing, sometimes
tokenism|Symbolic effort in support of equal rights
tokenism|Symbolic effort in support of equal rights
toledos|Finely tempered swords
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerant|Broad-minded
tolerate|Take
tolerate|Take
tomcatted|Sowed one's wild oats
tomfoolery|Prankish activity
toneless|Like a robot's voice
toneless|Like a robot's voice
tonnage|Ship's carrying capacity
tonsils|A guillotine is used to remove them
toothache|Odontalgia
topless|Like some sunbathers
topline|Five-star
topline|Five-star
topline|Where to write your name on an I.R.S. form
topline|Where to write your name on an I.R.S. form
toreador|Carmen figure
toreador|Escamillo of "Carmen," e.g.
tornado|What might take up residence?
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
torpedo|Ship sinker
torpedo|Underwater missile
torrent|Flood
torsion|Twisting
tortoises|They bite but don't have teeth
tortoises|They bite but don't have teeth
tostada|Tex-Mex order
tostada|Tex-Mex order
toupees|Alternatives to comb-overs
toupees|Alternatives to comb-overs
toupees|Alternatives to comb-overs
tousles|Messes up, as the hair
towards|In the direction of
tracery|Gothic window ornamentation
tracery|Gothic window ornamentation
tracing|Copying exactly, as a sketch
tragedy|Antigone or "Elektra"
tragedy|Antigone or "Elektra"
trailer|It shows small parts of the picture
trainee|New hire, typically
trainee|New hire, typically
trainer|Flight simulator
trances|Séance phenomena
transect|Cut crosswise
transect|Cut crosswise
trapdoor|Hidden exit
trapeze|Bar that's set very high
travesty|Great injustice
travesty|Great injustice
treadle|Potter's pedal
treadle|Potter's pedal
treadle|Potter's pedal
treasurer|Word below a signature on a bill
treeless|Like steppes
treeless|Like steppes
tremble|Exhibit fear, in a way
tremble|Exhibit fear, in a way
trending|Hot
tressed|Locked?
tressed|Locked?
trestles|They cross many valleys
triaxial|Kind of cable in TV production
tricolor|French flag
triflers|Frivolous types
triflers|Frivolous types
triflers|Frivolous types
trilogy|Dante's "The Divine Comedy," e.g.
trimness|Toned quality
trimness|Toned quality
trinary|Three-part
trinary|Three-part
trioxide|Arsenic ___ (ratsbane)
trioxide|Arsenic ___ (ratsbane)
tripled|Didn't make it home, say
triplex|Like porn films
triplex|Like porn films
triptych|Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights," for one
triptych|Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights," for one
triptychs|Many altar paintings of the Middle Ages
triptychs|Many altar paintings of the Middle Ages
trooper|One who keeps plugging along
trooper|Ticket agent?
troopers|Speed trap operators
troughs|Seafloor features
troughs|Seafloor features
trouped|Was on tour, in a way
trouped|Was on tour, in a way
tsarism|Belief opposed by Communists
tsarist|White Russian, e.g.
tsarist|White Russian, e.g.
tsetses|Trypanosomiasis transmitters
tugboat|Maritime rescuer
tuneful|Melodious
tuneful|Melodious
turbojets|Concorde features
turbojets|Concorde features
tweedle|Entice with music
tweezes|Plucks, as brows
twelfth|Last of a dozen
twosome|Couple
typeset|Prepare for printing
typhoon|*Tropical storm
typhoon|Walt Disney World's ___ Lagoon
ultrahigh|Like some broadcast frequencies
ululate|Be loud at a funeral, say
ululate|Howl
ululate|Howl
ululate|Loudly lament
ululate|Loudly lament
ululate|Loudly lament
umbrella|*Kind of insurance policy
umbrella|Sidewalk cafe sight
umbrella|Sidewalk cafe sight
unabashed|Brazen
unallied|Out of one's league?
unattested|Not corroborated
unaware|Napping
unaware|Napping
undeclared|Like some majors and wars
undergod|Follower of one nation?
undergone|Experienced
understatements|Some expressions of false humility
undertow|Hidden water menace
underwear|Drawers in drawers
undulate|What many op art designs appear to do
undulate|What many op art designs appear to do
undulate|What many op art designs appear to do
unended|Not finished
unended|Not finished
unhappier|Not as content
unhappier|Not as content
unhappier|Not as content
unheroic|Hardly parade-worthy, say
unheroic|Hardly parade-worthy, say
unhitched|Separated, as a horse from its carriage
unicycle|Clown prop
unicycle|Clown prop
unionist|Yankee, once
unlettered|Poorly educated
unlettered|Poorly educated
unloaded|Dumped (on)
unloaded|Dumped (on)
unmapped|Like the human genome, before the 1990s
unnerve|Rattle
unnerve|Rattle
unoiled|Squeaky, say
unrated|Like some director's cuts
unrated|Like some director's cuts
unready|Asleep, say
unrests|Turmoils
unstops|Clears, as a drain
untended|Like a weedy garden
upfront|In advance
upfront|In advance
upholster|Cover, in a way
upholster|Cover, in a way
upraising|Giving a boost
upraising|Giving a boost
upright|Grand alternative
upriver|Like St. Louis vis- -vis New Orleans
upriver|Like St. Louis vis- -vis New Orleans
upriver|Like St. Louis vis-à-vis New Orleans
upstart|Arriviste
upstart|Arriviste
uptrend|Good news on the economy
upturned|Like a snob's nose
username|Connection requirement, at times
username|Connection requirement, at times
username|Creation for many an account
usernames|Handles online
usherette|Miss in an aisle
usherette|Miss in an aisle
usually|In the main
utility|Public ___
utility|Public ___
utility|Public ___
utilized|Put to work
vagabond|Drifting type
vagabond|Wayfarer
valence|Bonding measurement
valence|Bonding measurement
valence|Bonding measurement
variant|Webster's second?
variant|Webster's second?
variation|Basic process of genetics
variety|The spice of life
various|Sundry
vegetable|20 Questions category
velocity|Radar reading
velocity|Radar reading
velvety|Soft and smooth
velvety|Soft and smooth
vendors|Street fair lineup
veneers|Some paneling
veneers|Some paneling
veneers|Some paneling
venetians|Shakespeare's Antonio and Bassanio, e.g.
vengeance|Ben-Hur theme
verifies|Checks out
verifies|Checks out
vespers|Evening service
vicarious|Experienced through another
victory|General goal?
victory|General goal?
videotape|Outmoded rental
virtues|Good qualities
virtues|Good qualities
virtuoso|Paganini or Rachmaninoff
virtuoso|Paganini or Rachmaninoff
volleyers|Tennis players in action
waiters|They're good at taking orders
wallpaper|Room decoration with a pattern
wallpapered|Hung some strips
wallpapered|Hung some strips
wannabe|Aspirant
wannabe|Aspirant
warners|Brothers of old Hollywood
warworn|Like Europe in 1945
washtub|Laundry basin
waterski|Wakeboard relative
waylaid|Buttonholed
waylaid|Buttonholed
weakest|Most diluted
weasels|Deceitful sorts
webpages|Google hit units
webpages|Google hit units
welcome|Sign word often translated into multiple languages
welcome|Sign word often translated into multiple languages
wending|Going along
wending|Going along
wending|Making, as one's way
wending|Making, as one's way
werewolves|Lycanthropes
werewolves|Lycanthropes
wheelie|Cyclist's stunt
whinier|More prone to bellyaches
wieners|The "pigs" in pigs in blankets
wigmaker|Expert with locks?
wigmaker|Expert with locks?
wineglass|Red or white vessel
wineglass|Red or white vessel
wingtip|Brogue feature
withhold|Refuse to hand over
woebegone|Tragedy-stricken
woebegone|Tragedy-stricken
wontons|Soup dumplings
woolens|Some winter garments
workdays|You might go to bed early before these
workdays|You might go to bed early before these
worrisome|Vexing
worship|Church activity
wreaths|Year-end decorations
wrestles|Puts a hold on, say
wrestles|Puts a hold on, say
wristband|Hospital patient's wear
wrongly|Against all standards of decency
wrongly|Against all standards of decency
xeroxed|Duped
xeroxes|Reproduces, in a way
xeroxes|Some exact likenesses
xeroxing|Intern's duty, maybe
yearend|*December 31
yearend|{/December 31/}
zaniness|Antics
zaniness|Antics
zealously|With fire
zooplankton|Jellyfish and krill
abnormal|Like things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"
abracadabra|*"Shazam!"
abracadabra|*"Shazam!"
abscissa|Graph's x-coordinate
abscissa|Graph's x-coordinate
accepted|Successful, as an applicant
accosts|Confronts
accosts|Confronts
accrued|Increased, as debts
acerbity|Tartness
acetals|Volatile solvents
acetate|Overlay material
acetate|Sodium ___ (potato chip flavoring)
acetate|Sodium ___ (potato chip flavoring)
achieve|Attain
achieve|Attain
acidified|Soured
acoustic|Wireless?
acoustic|Wireless?
acropolis|Certain temple locale
actress|Demi or Julianne Moore
adaptor|Foreign traveler's purchase, maybe
adaptor|Foreign traveler's purchase, maybe
administer|Supervise
administer|Supervise
admires|Likes a lot
admission|What a ticket is good for
adorable|So darned cute
adrenal|___ gland
advisable|Recommended
advised|Counseled
aegises|Sponsorships
aegises|Sponsorships
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerobes|Oxygen users
aesthetes|Art lovers
affable|Genial
affable|Genial
aftermath|It's shown in much storm reportage
against|Con
ageless|Forever young
ageless|Forever young
agencies|Government groups
aggress|Strike first
aggress|Strike first
aggrieve|Distress
agilely|How ballerinas move
agilely|How ballerinas move
agitate|Stir up
agitate|Stir up
agitating|Starting trouble
agitating|Starting trouble
aileron|Banking facilitator
airpark|Facility for small planes
airpark|Facility for small planes
airship|Blimp
airspace|It's flown in
airspace|Valuable commodity in New York City
airspaces|Areas that may be protected by military jets
alamode|Dessert preference
alamode|Like some dessert orders
alamode|Like some dessert orders
alamode|Stylish
alamode|With ice cream
alarmist|Overreacting sort
alarmist|Overreacting sort
alchemists|Ones who think things are good as gold?
alerter|Tornado siren, e.g.
alertly|With attentiveness
aliases|George Eliot and George Sand
aliases|George Orwell and George Eliot
aliases|George Orwell and George Eliot
alienated|Put off
alienated|Put off
alining|Truing: Var.
alining|Truing: Var.
alleger|Plaintiff, e.g.
alleger|Plaintiff, e.g.
alleviate|Take the edge off
alliance|Survivor tactic
alliance|Survivor tactic
allosaurus|Literally, "different lizard"
allowed|Licit
allsorts|A little of everything
almonds|Some supplies for Hershey's
almonds|Some supplies for Hershey's
alongside|Next to
alpacas|Sources of wool
alphabet|Kindergarten learning
alphanumerics|Certain character set ... and a hint to translating this week's final answer
alterant|Change-making
alternate|Every second
alumnus|College reunion attendee
amalgamated|United, as corporations or labor unions
amaryllis|Girl in "The Music Man" with a floral name
amateur|Inexperienced
amative|Feeling romantic
ambient|Surrounding, as sound
amnesia|Overused plot device in soaps
amnesiac|Unlikely memoirist
amnesiac|Unlikely memoirist
amongst|In the company of
amoroso|How one might play a love ballad
amoroso|Lovingly, on a music score
amounts|Quanta
amounts|Quantities
anabiosis|Reanimation after apparent death
anabolic|Kind of steroid
anabolic|Kind of steroid
anagram|Anemone, to name one
anagrams|*Flashback and halfbacks
anagrams|*Flashback and halfbacks
anagrams|Letterman's favorite activity?
anagrams|Quip, part 4
anagrams|See circled letters
analogue|Basis of comparison
analogue|Tofurky, to turkey, e.g.
analogue|Tofurky, to turkey, e.g.
anarchy|There is no greater evil than ___: "Antigone"
anarchy|There is no greater evil than ___: "Antigone"
anarchy|Complete lawlessness
anecdote|Speaker's aid
anemone|Member of the buttercup family
angelic|Good-looking?
angered|Teed off
angered|Teed off
anglers|Casting directors?
animals|Fabled characters?
animate|Bring to life
announcers|Workers in booths
announcers|Workers in booths
annulled|Legally voided
anodyne|Pain reliever
anomaly|It's not normal
anomaly|Outlier
antarctic|Far south?
anthracite|Stone coal
antipasto|Olive Garden starter
antipasto|Olive Garden starter
antiriot|Like some helmets and shields
antonym|Learn to teach?
antonym|Love to hate?
antonym|Love to hate?
antsier|More fidgety
anytime|24/7
anytime|24/7
aplenty|In abundance
apostle|Evangelist
apostle|John or James
apparel|Clothing
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appease|Mollify
appetite|Desire
applauded|Clapped
applauds|Celebrates wordlessly
applause|It's often canned
applesauce|Poppycock
approve|O.K.
archangels|High spirits?
archers|Robin Hood and others
archipelago|The Bahamas, e.g.
archway|Keystone site
argonauts|Ancient mariners
arguing|At it
arguing|At it
arietta|Short opera piece
aristos|Blue bloods, informally
aristos|Blue bloods, informally
armadillo|Carrier of plates?
armlets|Decorative bands
armlets|Decorative bands
armorers|Arsenal workers
armorers|Arsenal workers
armrest|Car door feature
aromatic|Like Christmas candles, typically
arouses|Piques
arouses|Shakes from a slumber
arraign|Bring up on charges
arrange|Systematize
arsenal|Weapons depot
arsenic|Suspected cause of Napoleon's death
arsenic|Suspected cause of Napoleon's death
arsonist|Ignition technician?
arsonists|Ones who get lighter sentences?
arterial|Through road
arterial|Through road
artichokes|Heads with hearts
article|A, but not B or C
article|A, but not B or C
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Mosaicist or glassblower
artisan|Mosaicist or glassblower
artwork|Illustrations, e.g.
artwork|Illustrations, e.g.
ascents|Mountaineering attempts
ascetic|St. Francis of Assisi, for one
ascetical|Like the lifestyle of many a monk
ascribes|Attributes
ashamed|Sheepish
askance|With suspicion, as a look
asperse|Impugn
asphalt|Paver's supply
aspirate|What Eliza didn't do for 'enry 'iggins?
assayed|Put to trial
assents|Agreements
assessed|Sized up
assessed|Sized up
assuaged|Soothed
assuaged|Soothed
assured|Comfortable way to rest
astrodome|Site of the 1992 Republican National Convention
astronaut|Person on a mission?
asunder|I pieces
ataraxy|Serene calmness
atavist|Throwback
athenaeum|Reading room
athlete|Jock
athlete|Jock
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
atlases|They go around the world
atlases|They go around the world
atomizes|Smashes to smithereens
atrophied|Weakened due to inactivity
atrophy|Wither away
attacked|Beset
attempt|Stab
attempted|Went for
attendees|Who's there?
attendees|Who's there?
attitude|A kid might be punished for showing it
attracts|Pulls
atwitter|Nervously excited
atwitter|Nervously excited
auditoria|School meeting places
aureole|Radiant light around the head
auricle|Outer ear
austere|Spare
austere|Spare
austere|Spartan
autobus|Motor coach
autobus|Motor coach
availing|Proving beneficial
avarice|The spur of industry, per David Hume
averted|Sidestepped
averted|Sidestepped
aviator|An ace is a good one
aviator|An ace is a good one
avoidance|Dodger's talent
avowing|Promising
azaleas|Cousins of rhododendrons
babysat|Tot-watched
babysat|Tot-watched
baccarat|Casio game
backbench|Place for rank-and-filers in the House of Commons
backbiters|*Ones who criticize others in their absence
baklava|Honey-soaked dessert
balaclavas|*Warm mask/cap amalgams
balaclavas|*Warm mask/cap amalgams
ballade|Chopin dedicated one to Schumann
ballast|Gas balloon supply
ballets|Swan Lake and others
balloted|*Divide up
ballyard|Home is one corner in it
baloney|Nonsense
bananas|Nuts
bananas|Nuts
bandleader|Count Basie, e.g.
bandstands|Outdoor concert sites
banister|It might be held on a flight
baptize|Covert, maybe
barbell|*Bench-pressing equipment
bargain|Deal
barhops|Gets rounds around town?
barkeep|Mixologist
barkeep|Mixologist
barreled|Like many shotguns
barreled|Like many shotguns
barrooms|Where to find screwdrivers and rusty nails
barrooms|Where to find screwdrivers and rusty nails
bartend|Lift others' spirits?
bartender|Manhattan architect?
barters|Eschews money, say
basemen|Ones trying to prevent stealing
bassoon|Wind instrument pitched an octave lower than its smaller cousin
bassoon|Wind instrument pitched an octave lower than its smaller cousin
batiste|Fine fabric
batiste|Fine fabric
battlefield|81 ÷ 27
bauxite|Main source of aluminum
bauxite|Main source of aluminum
beanbag|Casual type of chair
beanbag|Midway missile
beardless|Clean-shaven
bedecks|Adorns
bedecks|Adorns
bedsore|Long-term hospital patient's problem
bedstraw|Old mattress stuffing
bedstraw|Old mattress stuffing
beekeeper|One controlling drones
befuddles|Discombobulates
befuddles|Discombobulates
begorra|Irish oath
beheads|Guillotines
beheads|Tops off?
beheads|Tops off?
bejewel|Decorate fancily
belated|Like birthday greetings sent after the fact
beliefs|Credo
bellies|Lily-livered sorts
beltway|Baltimore's I-695, e.g.
belugas|Caviar sources
belugas|Caviar sources
beneath|Not worthy of
beneath|Not worthy of
beneath|Not worthy of
benefit|Fund-raising event
benefit|Fund-raising event
benzine|Petroleum ether
berates|Jumps all over
bestirs|Rouses to action
bethesda|Maryland home of the Walter Reed medical center
bewitch|Enchant
bialies|Polish rolls
biannual|Like equinoxes
biannual|Like equinoxes
biennially|How congressional elections are held
biennially|How congressional elections are held
bilious|Bad-tempered
bioweapon|Anthrax, potentially
birdbrain|*Dodo
blabbed|Spilled the beans
blacklisting|Banning from future work
blasted|*Like Pisces, in the zodiac
blather|Nonsense
blazing|Bright, as a fire
blesses|Gives one's approval
blights|Crop destroyers
blockade|Sea wall?
blockade|Sea wall?
blockade|Supply line cutter
blockage|Obstruction
blocked|*Bit of hair
blossom|Start to show one's real potential
blossom|Start to show one's real potential
bluebeard|*Villainous noble of a classic French tale
blueberry|Common muffin flavor
bluejay|Bird found in this grid's lower-right corner
bluejay|Bird found in this grid's lower-right corner
bluejeans|Alternative to cords
blunderbuss|Muzzle-loading firearm
boarded|Left the gate, say
bodacious|Sexy
bodegas|Some corner shops
bogeying|Barely missing par
boleros|Dances with sharp turns
boleros|Short jackets worn open in front
boleros|Short open jackets
boleros|Short open jackets
bolsters|Reinforces
bolsters|Reinforces
bombshell|*1933 Jean Harlow film
bombshell|*1933 Jean Harlow film
bonuses|But wait ... there's more! items
bonuses|But wait ... there's more! items
boosters|Enthusiastic supporters
boredom|Cause of yawning
botanist|Worker who often takes leaves
braille|Touch-type?
braille|Touching words?
braille|Touching words?
branched|*Dressing choice
breathed|Showed signs of life
breather|Timeout
brethren|Fellow members of a congregation
brewpub|Spot for some local suds
broached|*___ Motel
broadband|Aid in fast networking
broadcast|Sent out in waves?
brokered|*Longtime TV weatherman
bromide|Trite comment
broomed|*Leeway
brushed|*Bit of excitement
brushed|Like some cotton
brushed|Like some cotton
bucolic|Country
bugaboos|Persistent problems
bugbear|*Bogeyman
bugbears|Sources of chronic annoyance
bumblebees|Big pollinators
bummers|Drags
burrito|Beast of burden
burrito|Beast of burden
burrito|Hand-held Mexican food
busboys|*Restaurant staffers
buttock|Half moon?
buttocks|Cheeky couple?
buttonwood|Sycamore tree
cabbies|Those who respond to pickup lines?
caboose|Keister
cackled|Laughed menacingly
caddies|Ones left holding the bag?
caddies|Ones left holding the bag?
caesarean|Like the cry "Veni, vidi, vici"
caesarean|Like the cry "Veni, vidi, vici"
calamari|Dish whose name comes from the Latin for "ink pot"
calorie|Small thing to burn
calorie|Small thing to burn
calypso|Afro-Caribbean music
calypso|Harry Belafonte genre
camelhair|Fine coat material
camelhair|Fine coat material
cameraman|TV news employee
cameras|Snapping things
cameras|Snapping things
campout|Activity with a tent and s'mores
canasta|... with 108 cards
cancelled|No longer on the air
canister|Flour or sugar container
cannonball|Dive done with the arms around the knees
canoeist|Paddle pusher
canoodle|Kiss and cuddle
cantabile|Songlike
cantata|Bach choral work
canteens|Thermos alternatives
capable|Competent
captures|Nabs
carbons|Typists' copies, once
cardplayer|One who wants in on the deal
careens|Pitches
careless|Negligent
careless|Negligent
carnival|Place with rides
carouses|Tears
carpenter|SCOTT
casabas|Honeydew relatives
catalyst|It makes things happen
catalyst|Spark
catbird|Kind of seat
catbird|Kind of seat
caterwaul|Shrill howl
celebrity|What a local success story achieves
cellblock|Cooler part
cellulose|About 90% of cotton fiber
centennial|2014, for Doublemint gum
centipedes|Bugs that technically are misnamed
centrist|Middle-of-the-road
ceramics|Ming vases, e.g.
chariot|Transportation for Helios
charred|Blackened
charted|Was a hit, say
chatterbox|*One who goes on and on
chatterbox|Yakker
cheapens|Depreciates
cheater|Test taker going "Psst!," say
cheeriest|Least dismal
cheerio|Ta-ta!
chemise|Woman's shift
chemistry|Element-ary school subject?
cheroot|Cigar with clipped ends
chianti|Italian red
chimera|Fire-breathing creature of myth
chimera|Mythological monster
chimera|Mythological monster
chinchilla|Fur source
chinned|Pulled up to a bar
chipotle|Fast-food chain named after a spice
chipper|Upbeat
choices|One from column A, one from column B, etc.
christie|Governor who said "I don't think there's anybody in America who would necessarily think my personality is best suited to being number two"
christie|New Jersey governor whose first name starts his last name
chunnel|French connection?
chunnel|French connection?
chutney|Indian condiment
chutney|Samosa topping
cinemas|Anchors of some malls
citadels|Holds
citadels|Strongholds
citadels|Strongholds
citation|Officer's "gift"
clambake|New England cookout
clarinet|Feature of a Shaw show
classic|Kind of rock
classic|Kind of rock
classism|Charge of the 1% against Occupy Wall Street
cleaner|Pledge, e.g.
cleansed|Did a week-long juice diet, say
clearer|How you may feel after taking allergy medication
clerical|Like some desk work
clerical|Like some desk work
clocked|Hit
cloister|Brother's home
cloister|Brother's home
clopped|Hoofed it?
closest|Immediate, as relatives
closeup|Tight shot
clothes|Gaps are filled with them
clothes|Gaps are filled with them
clutter|Desktop problem
coarser|Like boors vis-à-vis gentlemen
coating|Film, e.g.
coattail|Men's formalwear feature
cockers|Long-eared dogs, informally
cockers|Long-eared dogs, informally
coercively|By force
coercively|By force
coexisted|Didn't kill each other
coffees|Espresso and cappuccino
cognoscente|Expert
cohered|Stuck
coinage|Introduction to English?
coiners|Creative word people
coiners|Creative word people
colander|It doesn't hold water
colorcast|Like most TV shows starting in the 1960s
colorist|One doing the highlights?
colosseum|World's largest amphitheater
columnist|Paper job
commonsense|Dodo's lack
concedes|Cries uncle
concise|Abridged
condone|Allow to continue
condone|Allow to continue
congeals|Hardens
congeals|Hardens
conkers|Game played by British schoolkids
consent|What a nod may mean
conserve|Opposite of waste
conserve|Opposite of waste
consulates|Chancellery settings
continue|Carry on
contortionist|Twister
conveying|Expressing
conveying|Expressing
cookbook|Volume that requires lots of preparations to compile?
coolest|Maximally hip
coolest|Maximally hip
coolest|Most hip
coolest|Most hip
coopers|Classic British cars that pioneered in rear engines
copperhead|*Anti-Civil War Northerner
cornucopia|Abundant supply
corolla|Flower part
coronae|Circles around the sun
coronet|Ornamental headpiece
corsage|Spray on a dress
cottony|Soft and light
country|Mother ___
country|Mother ___
coveralls|Some work clothes
cowards|Some runners
cowgirl|Lassoing lass
crabbier|Less agreeable
crabgrass|... for a grouch?
crayoned|Like many kids' self-made greeting cards
creature|Kind of comfort
crescent|The ___ City (New Orleans)
crescent|The ___ City (New Orleans)
crewcut|Military hairstyle
criminal|A case might be made for one
criminal|A case might be made for one
croaked|Was hoarse
crochet|It follows a pattern
crooner|Robert Goulet, e.g.
croquet|It's played with mallets and wickets ...
crossed|Betrayed
crossed|Betrayed
crosser|Double-___
cruiser|Black-and-white
crumhorn|Renaissance woodwind
crusader|One on a mission
cutlets|Schnitzels, e.g.
cutoffs|Casual summer wear
cutoffs|Casual summer wear
cyberpunk|Science fiction subgenre
cyclops|One with an eye for a storyteller?
cyclops|One with an eye for a storyteller?
cyclotrons|Spiral-shaped particle accelerators
dairies|Some farms
dairies|Some farms
darkens|What the moon does during a lunar eclipse
darling|Sweetie pie
darling|Sweetie pie
dateable|Suited to be a suitor
dauphin|Heir apparent to a French king
daybeds|Futon alternatives
daybeds|Futon alternatives
daybook|Appointment holder
dazzled|Blew away
dearest|Billet-doux recipient
dearest|Billet-doux recipient
dearest|Honey pie
dearths|Needs
debased|Corrupted
debriefed|Followed up with after recon
decades|Divisions of a century
decades|The 1980s and '90s, e.g.
declawed|Rendered harmless, in a way
deerstalker|Sherlock Holmes accessory
defensive|Like some football teams
defensive|Like some football teams
degauss|Make less attractive?
deicers|Ones clearing for takeoff?
deicide|What Set committed when he slew Osiris
deigned|Condescended
deigned|Condescended
delayed|Pushed back
delayed|Pushed back
delegate|Political conventiongoer
deletes|X's
deletes|X's
deliberate|Calculated
deliria|States of madness
deltoid|Trapezius neighbor
demeans|Slights
demesne|Lord's estate
demijohn|Cousin of a carafe
demoness|Succubus, e.g.
denarii|New Testament money
denudes|Clear-cuts, e.g.
denudes|Clear-cuts, e.g.
departs|Skips
depicted|Drew
depicted|Drew
deposit|A.T.M. offering
deposit|A.T.M. offering
deprave|Corrupt
deprave|Corrupt
derails|Wrecks
derails|Wrecks
descend|Derive (from)
deserted|Ran out on
deserter|Yellow type?
deserve|Warrant
despair|Low state
dessert|Final order
destination|Ticket info
detector|Smoke ___
detects|Makes out
detects|Uncovers
deteriorate|*Airway
determined|Not willing to give
deterred|Checked
detestable|Vile
detestable|Vile
devalued|Like weak currencies
dialect|Cajun French, e.g.
diameter|Pipe measure
diarist|Adolf Hitler, e.g., according to a 1983 hoax
dictated|Like some business letters
dietary|Like some restrictions
dietary|Like some restrictions
dilator|Eye opener?
dilator|Eye opener?
dingbat|Ditz
dinkier|Less significant
dinosaur|Natural history museum display
diocese|Bishop's place
diphthong|Oy or "ow"
discounted|Not full-price
disease|Etiologist's study
disease|Etiologist's study
disobey|Not mind
dispersal|Opposite of aggregation
dissect|Cut up, as a frog
dissent|Minority report?
diurnal|Active when the sun shines
diverse|Sundry
diverse|Sundry
divisible|Like any number by itself
dizzied|Confused
docents|They often provide illumination in galleries
docility|Tameness
docility|Tameness
docility|Tameness
doggerel|Almost any poem that starts "Roses are red ..."
doggerel|Almost any poem that starts "Roses are red ..."
doglike|Descriptive of dingos and jackals
doglike|Descriptive of dingos and jackals
dogmatists|Overbearing types
dogwood|... for a scoundrel?
dominatrix|Whip wielder
dominos|Company with a game piece in its logo
doodler|Many a bored student
doodler|Many a bored student
doodler|Quick sketch artist?
doodler|School desk drawer?
doodles|Marginal things?
doorbell|Summons, of a sort
doorbell|Summons, of a sort
doormat|Hardly the assertive type
doozies|Special somethings
doozies|Special somethings
dormant|Inactive, as a volcano
dosages|Doctors' orders
dossier|F.B.I. file, e.g.
downturn|Economic slump
draftee|One forced into service
dragnet|Friday night series?
dragnet|Friday night series?
drastic|Extreme, as measures
drawers|BVDs, e.g.
dreaded|Like calls from bill collectors, typically
dreamland|State of sleep
dressage|Olympic sport that includes passades and pirouettes
dressed|Decent
dressing|Order often "on the side"
drooped|Wilted
duchess|Kate Middleton, e.g.
duchess|Kate Middleton, e.g.
duckbill|Platypus feature
dulcinea|Don Quixote's love
durians|Southeast Asian fruits with large, thick spines
dweller|Inhabitant
earflap|Batting helmet feature
earphone|Announcer's aid
earphone|Announcer's aid
earpiece|Listen here!
earthrise|Up-coming world phenomenon?
echelon|Rank
echelon|Rank
eclairs|Oblong pastries
eclipse|Sun block?
ecocide|Deforestation, e.g.
ecosphere|Earth's habitable parts
ecosphere|Earth's habitable parts
ecosystem|Rain forest, e.g.
ecotone|Environmental transition area
ecotone|Transition area from deciduous to evergreen, e.g.
ecotone|Transition area from deciduous to evergreen, e.g.
edelweiss|Last song Rodgers and Hammerstein did together (1959)
edelweiss|Last song Rodgers and Hammerstein did together (1959)
edition|Book version
edition|It may be limited or late
edition|It may be limited or late
editorials|Slanted writing
editorials|Slanted writing
eeriest|Most chill-inducing
eeriest|Most chill-inducing
eeriest|Otherworldly in the extreme
egomaniac|Vanity case?
egotist|Me, me, me sort
egotist|Me, me, me sort
egyptian|Cairo native
elastic|Band material
elastic|Band material
elastic|What gives?
elation|Extreme happiness
elderly|Aged
electric|Thrilling
elephants|What do mahouts ride?
elevate|Take to another level
eligible|Unmarried, say
elitism|Snobbishness
elitist|Supporter of the 1%, say
elitist|Supporter of the 1%, say
elitists|They think they're special
elongate|Stretch out
elongate|Stretch out
elucidates|Clarifies
elucidates|Clarifies
elysian|Blissful
emancipate|Free
embalms|Mummifies, e.g.
embargo|Complete shutout?
embargo|Complete shutout?
embargoes|Commercial blockers?
embezzler|Crooked bank manager, maybe
embitter|Alienate
embossed|Raised on books?
embossed|Raised on books?
embrace|Eagerly adopt
embrace|Eagerly adopt
emended|Changed
emerald|___ City, 1939 film locale
emerald|___ City, 1939 film locale
emergents|Ones coming into view
emerita|Professor ___
emeriti|Retired academics
emigrant|One headed for Ellis Island, say
emigrated|Left for good
emitted|Put out
emitted|Put out
emoticon|Sideways look?
empanada|Tabasco turnover
emperor|Caesar or Charlemagne
emperors|Power line?
emphasize|Spotlight
emphasize|Spotlight
empiricist|John Locke, philosophically
empiricist|John Locke, philosophically
empress|She rules
empress|She rules
enabler|One helping an addict
enables|Activates, in computer lingo
enables|Activates, in computer lingo
enameled|Cloisonné, e.g.
enamors|Doesn't just attract
encamps|Bivouacs
enchilada|Queso-topped dish
encircled|Went around
enclave|Vatican City vis-à-vis Rome
enclave|Vatican City vis-à-vis Rome
enclave|Vatican City, vis- -vis Rome
enclose|Corral
encoder|Secret language device
encoder|Secret language device
encrust|Cover with a hard outer surface
encrust|Cover with a hard outer surface
encrypted|Unreadable without a key
endashes|Minuses, basically
endashes|Minuses, basically
endlessly|Forever
endorsed|Backed
endwise|How sausage links are connected
enforce|Carry out, as a law
engender|Give rise to
enhance|Better
enhance|Improve
enhance|Intensify
enjoyed|Had a ball at
enjoyed|Had a ball at
enlaces|Ties up
enlaces|Ties up
enlarge|Swell
enormity|Sheer awfulness
enounce|Declare
enounce|Formally declare
enounce|Formally declare
enraged|Steamed
enrollee|Sign-up
enrollee|Sign-up
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Capture
ensnare|Sucker in
ensnared|Caught in a web
ensnarl|Tangle
ensnarl|Tangle
ensured|Double-checked, e.g.
ensured|Double-checked, e.g.
entente|Diplomatic agreement
entente|International agreement
ententes|Accords
ententes|Accords
entered|Input
entered|Input
enthuse|Motivate
enthuse|Pump up
enthuse|Pump up
enticingly|À la a siren
entitle|Provide, as a right
entrails|Innards
entreaty|Earnest request
entreaty|Earnest request
entrees|Ins
entrees|Ins
entrees|Sides are often alongside them
entrees|Sides are often alongside them
entropy|Degree of disorder in a system
entropy|Degree of disorder in a system
envision|Picture
enwraps|Swaddles, e.g.
enwraps|Swaddles, e.g.
ephemera|Things for here and now
ephemera|Things for here and now
ephemera|Time-sensitive items
epicures|Some Michelin Guide readers
epiphany|Moment when the fog lifts
epitaph|That's all folks, for Mel Blanc
epitaph|That's all folks, for Mel Blanc
eponyms|Louis Braille and Les Paul
epsilon|Elasticity symbol, in economics
epsilon|Leader of ancient Ephesus?
epsilon|Leader of ancient Ephesus?
equator|Where it's always zero degrees
equilateral|Like the figure formed by the three circled letters at the bottom
equivalence|What watts and volt-amperes have
eradicate|Do away with
eradicate|Do away with
erector|Kind of set
erector|Player with Legos, for example
ergometer|Rowing machine, for one
ergometer|Rowing machine, for one
eroding|Whittling away
errands|To-dos
errands|To-dos
errantly|How knights roam
erratic|Unpredictable
erratic|Unpredictable
escallop|Bake in a sauce
escapade|Deed of derring-do
escapade|Deed of derring-do
escaping|Con's plan
escaping|Con's plan
escargot|Not-so-fast food?
escarole|Salad green
escarole|Salad green
escorted|Accompanied
esoteric|Like most philosophy dissertations
esparto|Grass for cordage
espoused|Public, as views
espresso|Brewed beverage
espresso|Tiramisu ingredient
essence|Core
establish|Found
establish|Found
estates|Millionaires' properties
estates|Things dealt with in passing?
estates|Topics for probate courts
esteeming|Looking up to
esteems|Holds in high regard
estivate|Stay inactive over the summer
estivate|Stay inactive over the summer
estrogen|Hormone in the pill
etcetera|And so on
eternal|God, with "the"
eternal|God, with "the"
eternal|Like Rome, supposedly
eternity|As if you could kill time without injuring ___: Thoreau, "Walden"
euphoria|High
evacuates|Empties
evanescent|Ephemeral
evanescent|Ephemeral
evening|Like very few newspapers these days
evening|Like very few newspapers these days
eventful|Action-packed
eventful|Action-packed
eventual|Ultimate
eventual|Ultimate
evicted|Kicked to the curb
evinced|Showed
evolves|Slowly changes
exacting|Strict
excitable|Easily enthused
exercise|Hit the gym
exercisers|Ones doing aerobics
exercisers|Ones doing aerobics
exfoliate|Use pumice on, perhaps
exhales|Uses a drunkometer, e.g.
exorcist|One getting rid of possessions?
expense|Money outlay
experts|Panel composition, often
expound|Elaborate
expound|Elaborate
express|Local's counterpart
extensive|Large-scale
extorts|Makes pay, in a bad way
extrovert|Social butterfly, e.g.
eyeball|Look over, informally
eyelets|Holes in shoes
eyelets|Holes in shoes
eyelids|They're usually heavier at night
eyepiece|Microscope part
eyepiece|Microscope part
eyesore|Urban renewal target
eyesore|Urban renewal target
eyesores|Dumps
facades|Pretenses
facemasks|Things worn at home?
factotum|General servant
factotum|General servant
fairest|Like Snow White, per the magic mirror
fallout|Openly defy
fallout|Openly defy
fantasies|Excursions to la-la land
fascination|High interest?
fatally|How Hamlet stabs Polonius
fedoras|Blues Brothers wear
fedoras|Blues Brothers wear
festered|Decayed
filename|Dot preceder
filmset|Where a director directs
filmset|Where a director directs
finagled|Achieved through trickery
finagled|Achieved through trickery
finalize|Complete, as arrangements
fingernail|Manicurist's target
fishnet|Like some stockings
fissure|Lava comes out of it
fissure|Lava comes out of it
flagman|Traffic signaler near highway construction
flapjack|Hotcake
flautist|Sir James Galway, e.g.
fleabane|Plant said to repel bugs
fleeter|Swifter
flextimer|One whose shifts shift
flitter|Move like a butterfly
flitter|Move like a butterfly
floating|Suggesting, as an idea
flossed|Obeyed a dentist's directive
foghorn|Blast from a lighthouse
followed|Succeeded
foosball|Recreation hall staple
foozler|Bungler
forceful|Emphatic
forceful|Emphatic
forelimbs|Flippers, e.g.
foreman|Overseer
foresee|Anticipate
fortress|Citadel
fractals|Infinitely repeating geometric patterns
freebie|Bread at a restaurant, typically
freebie|Bread at a restaurant, typically
freeway|Major artery
freshen|Top off, as someone's drink
freshen|Top off, as someone's drink
friendly|Warm
friends|Burger go-with
friends|Burger go-with
frijoles|Beans in a burrito
frogmarch|Force to walk with the arms pinned behind
galatea|Pygmalion's beloved
galatea|Pygmalion's beloved
galleons|Many Spanish Armada ships
gangsta|Rap type
garotte|Strangle
garotte|Strangle
gasohol|Hybrid on the road?
gatherer|One foraging
gauntlet|Knight's glove
gazebos|Outdoor wedding settings
gelcaps|Tablet alternatives
generate|Produce
geologist|Fault finder?
gestates|Develops gradually
ghastly|Horrifying
ghastly|Horrifying
glacial|Not just slow
glacial|Not just slow
glinted|Flashed
glitterati|Fashionable celebs
glutton|Hog
gnocchi|Trattoria dish
godsend|Boon
goggles|Welders' wear
googolplex|Extremely long string
gospels|Biblical quartet
gossiped|Dished
gourmet|Connoisseur of fine food
graduated|Became a bachelor, maybe
gramophones|Record holders of old
granddad|Pop's pop
granddad|Pop's pop
grandparents|What were Russell and Anna Huxtable on "The Cosby Show"?
gravestone|Where to read a plot summary?
greater|Further to the right on a number line
greedier|Less likely to give
greener|Less experienced
greenlight|Give the go-ahead
greeter|Doorman, e.g.
greeter|Doorman, e.g.
gremlin|Scapegoat for many a failure
grinning|Looking sheepish, say
groomsmen|Union attendants
grooves|They're on the record
growths|Warts and such
grudged|Resented
grudged|Resented
guarantor|Co-signer, say
gumballs|Round candy in a vending machine
gymnastics|Sport that includes the pommel horse and parallel bars
habanero|Certain chili
hairlike|Capillaceous
hallelujah|Thank God Almighty!
handlebars|What bouncers do?
hangman|... with dashes on paper
hangman|Fill-in-the-blanks activity
hangman|Fill-in-the-blanks activity
hangman|See circled letters
hangover|It can be a headache
harmonica|Relative of a panpipe
harmonica|Relative of a panpipe
hastened|Accelerated
haystacks|Frequent Monet subjects
heathery|Like many a purple-tinged moorland
heaviest|Like radon among all gaseous elements
heaviest|Like radon among all gaseous elements
hectare|100 meters x 100 meters
hectare|About 2 1/2 acres
hectare|About 2 1/2 acres
hedonism|Pleasure seeking
hedonism|Pleasure seeking
hedonist|One who's just out for a good time
heelers|Many party hacks
heeltap|Clicker, of a sort
heinies|Tochises
heiress|Brooke Astor, e.g.
heiress|Teresa Heinz or Christina Onassis
hellions|Troublemakers
hellions|Troublemakers
hemline|End of a shift?
hemline|End of a shift?
hennaed|Tattooed temporarily
heptagon|Shape of the British 50-pence piece
heralds|Royal messengers
heralds|Signs of things to come
herculean|Almost impossible, as a task
heroics|Brave deeds
heronry|Nesting area for wading birds
herstory|Subject that includes women's suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment
hibachi|Literally, "fire bowl"
hideaway|Secluded spot
hijinks|Tomfoolery
hillbillies|Some backwoods folks
hillbilly|Jed Clampett, e.g.
hipster|One parodied on "Portlandia"
hipster|One parodied on "Portlandia"
hoarder|More than a pack rat
hoarsen|Make rough
hoedowns|Do-si-do whoop-de-dos
hogtied|Immobilized
hogwash|It's not to be believed
hogwash|Nonsense
hollandaise|Sauce made with butter, egg yolks and lemon juice
hollies|Some Christmas decorations
hollies|Some Christmas decorations
hologram|Princess Leia was one in "A New Hope"
homebrew|Do-it-yourself libation
homeport|Regular embarkation location
homonym|Cache for cash, say
honeybee|Apiary denizen
honeybee|Queen or her subject?
honeycomb|Sweet spot in a hive
hooligan|Rowdy soccer fan, for one
hoorayed|Showed one's support, in a way
hopeless|Nonviable
hornets|N.B.A. team starting in 1988
horsecar|Transportation in Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A.
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hullabaloo|Uproar
humidity|What a hygrometer measures
hummers|Non-fuel-efficient vehicles
hummers|Non-fuel-efficient vehicles
humored|Played along with
humored|Played along with
hungrier|More ambitious
icefall|Flowing glacial feature
icefall|Flowing glacial feature
ickiness|Cause for squirming
idiosyncrasy|Kojak's love of lollipops or Reagan's love of jellybeans, e.g.
idiotic|Brainless
idiotic|Brainless
idolize|Place on a pedestal
illness|Absence justification
illness|Absence justification
illness|It might give you a headache
imagery|Descriptive language
imagine|Lennon song with the lyric "You may say I'm a dreamer ..."
imarets|Ottoman inns
imarets|Ottoman inns
imitate|Ape
imitate|Ape
imitate|Copy
imitator|Ape
imitator|Ape
imitators|Apes
imitators|Apes
impales|Stabs
impeaching|Accusing of misconduct
impediment|Roadblock
impiety|Ungodly display
implore|Urge
inadequate|Wanting
inamorata|Ladylove
inamorata|Party to a tryst
inaugurals|Office addresses?
incarnate|Having human form
incisive|Clear and direct, as reporting
incisor|Front tooth
incubates|Sits on to keep warm, say
incubus|Certain demon
incubus|Certain demon
indicated|Not said expressly
indicated|Not said expressly
indignant|Highly offended
indirect|Glancing
indispose|Render unwell
indistinct|Blurred
infallible|Like God
infirmary|Sick bay
infrared|Like some vision
infuses|Imbues, as with flavor
infuses|Imbues, as with flavor
ingenue|Naive young woman
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
innuendo|Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?, e.g.
inquest|Official investigation
inseams|They run up legs
insects|Bees and butterflies
insofar|To such an extent
insomniac|One who's not out all night?
inspire|Give rise to
inspire|Give rise to
inspire|Spark
inspires|Motivates
inspires|Motivates
inspirit|Psychically, if not physically
inspirit|Psychically, if not physically
instinctive|Not learned
instinctive|Not learned
integrated|Now whole
internees|P.O.W.'s, e.g.
internees|P.O.W.'s, e.g.
intersect|Hollywood's Hollywood and Vine do it
intersperse|Stick here and there
intervals|Gaps
intimates|Bosom buddies
intruders|Crashers, e.g.
inundate|Overwhelm
invests|Plays the market
iodizes|Treats to prevent goiter, say
irately|Way to storm off
irately|Way to storm off
iridescent|Like mother-of-pearl
irksome|Annoying
ironist|Jonathan Swift, notably
ironside|Nickname for Oliver Cromwell
irritant|Pebble in one's shoe, e.g.
irritate|Get to
irritate|Get to
irritates|Needles
irritation|Pain in the neck
irritation|Pain in the neck
isosceles|Like the figure formed by the three circled letters in the upper right
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Repeat
jackpot|Good thing to hit
jackpot|Good thing to hit
jailbreak|Cooler idea?
jalopies|*X-ray
jawline|Important feature for a male model
jeopardy|Game show with the theme music "Think!"
jezebel|Prominent feminist blog
jilters|Altar no-shows
jilters|Altar no-shows
johannes|Artist Vermeer
jonesing|Having a big itch
journal|Diary
jujitsu|Japanese "soft art" (max opening score of 92 points)
junkets|Some politicians' trips
junkets|Some politicians' trips
juxtapose|Set side by side
juxtapose|Set side by side
karaoke|Bars in a bar?
kidnaps|Takes for ransom
kindlier|More sympathetic
kinescope|Part of a TV archive
kittens|Some adoption candidates
kitties|Pots
knapsacks|Contents of some lockers
knesset|Mideast legislature
knesset|Mideast legislature
knotted|Like a cat-o'-nine-tails' nine tails
krypton|World of DC Comics
labours|Love's ___ Lost
labours|Love's ___ Lost
laconic|Terse
lambaste|Verbally assault
lambaste|Verbally assault
lancers|Old cavalrymen
lancers|Old cavalrymen
landslide|Blowout win
landslide|Blowout win
lantana|Showy flower
lantern|Spelunker's aid
larynxes|Talking points?
larynxes|Talking points?
laserdisc|Bygone video format
laserdiscs|Abandoned storage units?
lassoed|Like many rodeo animals
lassoer|One pulling a calf, say
latakia|Principal port of Syria
latecomer|One jumping on the bandwagon, say
latecomer|One jumping on the bandwagon, say
latrine|Division head?
latrine|Division head?
laudatory|Like an ode
laudatory|Like an ode
lauding|Singing the praises of
laughlines|Most people don't think they're funny
laughlines|Most people don't think they're funny
launcher|Part of many a silo
launcher|Part of many a silo
laurels|Honors
lavalieres|Some microphones
lavatory|John's place
lavender|Herb whose name is derived from the Latin for "to wash"
layaway|Purchasing plan
leaflet|Flier
leather|Hide stuff
leather|Hide stuff
lechery|Lolita subject
lechery|Lolita subject
lecture|Talking-to
lectures|Some gatherings in halls
legions|Truckloads
legislature|Diet, e.g.
legwarmer|Dancer's wear
legwarmer|Dancer's wear
lemongrass|Herb used in Thai food
lensman|Photog
leonine|Having a sense of pride?
leonine|Strong and regal
lessees|Flat takers
lessens|Drops
lessens|Eases
letterbox|TV screen format
levitate|Get off the ground?
librarian|Profession for Laura Bush before the White House
lifeline|*Contestant's help on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
lightener|Summer hair product
lightener|Summer hair product
lilliput|Fictional island with a small population
liminal|In-between
liminal|In-between
limiting|Bounding
linecut|Black-and-white engraving
lingering|Not going away
lingering|Not going away
linkage|Connection
lionize|Hero-worship
lipread|Understand speech without hearing
lipreader|One getting messages by word of mouth?
liquefy|What gallium will do at about 86 degrees F
lissome|Like a ballerina
listened|Didn't just talk
listened|Didn't just talk
listing|Banning from future work
literal|Like some interpretations
literal|Strict
literal|Strict
literati|Contributors to The Paris Review, e.g.
literati|Contributors to The Paris Review, e.g.
loading|Kind of dock
lobster|Source of the delicacy tomalley
locations|Spots
lodestar|Guiding light
lodestone|It was used to make the first compass
loitering|Going nowhere
lollipop|Kid's post-haircut treat, maybe
longbow|It may be drawn in a forest
longest|Guinness superlative
longies|Winter underwear, informally
loonies|Fruitcakes
loungers|Chaises, in Cheshire
lousier|Worse
lousier|Worse
lubricant|It helps get the wheels turning
luggage|What's often on wheels in an airport
machete|Crude coconut opener
machete|Crude coconut opener
madonna|___ With the Long Neck (Parmigianino painting)
maestri|Toscanini and Maazel
maestro|Toscanini, for one
magenta|Burgundy relative
magnesia|Antacid ingredient
magnesia|Antacid ingredient
magneto|X-Men villain
maharaja|Bygone potentate
maharaja|Bygone potentate
maidens|Cinderella and Rapunzel
majesty|Your ___ (way to address a queen)
malaria|Central American danger
malaria|Modern term for "Roman fever"
mandate|Obamacare obligation
maniacs|Overzealous sorts
maniacs|Overzealous sorts
manmade|Artificial
mannerisms|Behavioral quirks
manslayer|Murderer
marbles|... with steelies and aggies
marinated|Softened up, in a way
mariner|Jason, for one
marionette|One being strung along?
marsala|Cooking wine
marseille|The Count of Monte Cristo setting
marshal|Parade V.I.P.
marshes|Crane settings
martyred|Like Joan of Arc
masthead|Times table?
masthead|Times table?
matriarch|Mother superior?
mattress|Crash pad?
maturates|Ripens
maturation|Coming of age
maturation|Coming of age
maxilla|Mandible's counterpart
maxilla|Mandible's counterpart
maximal|Above all others
mealier|Not so smooth, maybe
mealier|Not so smooth, maybe
meaningless|Inane
meanings|Imports
meanings|Imports
measles|German ___
measles|German ___
meatballs|1979 comedy set at Camp North Star
meeters|People with signs at airports, e.g.
megabyte|Computer memory unit
megillah|Long, involved story, in slang
melding|Putting one's cards on the table, in a way
memento|Class ring, e.g.
memento|Class ring, e.g.
memento|It serves as a reminder
memoirs|Some kiss-and-tell books
memoirs|Some kiss-and-tell books
menaces|Killer bees and others
menials|Flunkies
merinos|Fine wool sources
merinos|Fine wool sources
merrier|More cheerful around the holidays, say
message|Text, e.g.
mestiza|Mujer of mixed race
methadone|Addictive analgesic
metrical|Like classical poetry
metrical|Like classical poetry
microwave|Hardly an attraction for a surfer?
midpoints|Bisectors pass through them
midstream|Current location?
midstream|Current location?
midterm|Like half of all congressional elections
migrator|Seasonal traveler
militaries|Engagement parties?
millibar|Small unit of atmospheric pressure
minaret|Mosque tower
minaret|Mosque tower
mindlessly|How zombies act
mindset|General way of thinking
minicam|Telejournalist's item
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
minutely|With great attention to detail
miscues|Bugled strokes
mishandle|Screw up
mishear|Catch badly?
misnomer|Koala bear, e.g.
misnomer|Koala bear, e.g.
misstate|Say wrongly
misstep|Trip
missteps|Boo-boos
missteps|Boo-boos
mistletoe|Some holiday greenery
mistletoe|Some holiday greenery
misusage|Malapropism
mitosis|Division in biology
mitosis|Division in biology
mittens|They don't have fingers
mittens|They don't have fingers
mixologist|Bartender
mixture|Salmagundi
mnemonic|Every good boy does fine, e.g.
mobiles|Cellphones, in Britain
mobiles|Cellphones, in Britain
mobster|Tony Soprano, for one
moccasin|Comfortable footwear
modeled|Patterned (after)
modeled|Posed
moderne|Depression Era architectural movement
moleskin|Nappy fabric
moleskin|Nappy fabric
monarch|Queen, e.g.
monarch|Queen, e.g.
monarchy|Bahrain, Bhutan or Brunei
monarchy|Belgium or Denmark
monarchy|Belgium or Denmark
monetizes|Converts to currency
moneyed|Well-off
moneymen|Financiers
moneymen|Financiers
mongols|Khan's clan
mongols|Khan's clan
monogram|Feature of some stationery
monstrosity|Freak of nature
montero|Mitsubishi model whose name means "huntsman" in Spanish
moonstones|Opalescent gems
moonwalks|Excursions for some rock collectors?
moppets|Children
moronic|Ninnylike
moshers|Concertgoers who are into the hits?
moshers|Concertgoers who are into the hits?
motorcycle|Road hog
mottoes|Some Latin inscriptions
mottoes|Some Latin inscriptions
mousepads|Desktops' desktop accessories
mulatto|Eliza in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," e.g.
multipolar|Like most brain neurons
multitask|Be a juggler?
muscleman|Bodybuilder, for one
mutants|Staples of Marvel Comics
mycologists|People sampling mushrooms, say
nailset|Tool used with a hammer
nameplate|Desktop item
nametag|Retail clerk's accessory
nametag|Retail clerk's accessory
nautilus|Creature that moves by jet propulsion
nearest|Most handy
nearest|Most handy
nearshore|Littoral
neatest|Most smart
neatniks|Ones who are never out of order?
neatniks|Ones who are never out of order?
necktie|Item not worn on casual Fridays
nectarine|Relative of ocher
negative|Indigenous
negative|Indigenous
neglect|Disregard
negligee|Honeymoon attire
negligee|Honeymoon attire
negotiate|Haggle
negotiate|Haggle
negotiated|Managed to get through
nemesis|Greek goddess of vengeance
neocons|Some righties, for short?
neogene|Period of the Cenozoic Era
neogene|Period of the Cenozoic Era
neologic|Linguistically adventurous
neonatal|Like some care
neonatal|Like some care
neophyte|Greenhorn
neophyte|Greenhorn
nephews|Huey, Dewey and Louie, to Donald
nephews|Ones who cry uncle?
nestles|Gets snug
netizens|Web browsers
netizens|Web browsers
nettled|Ate at
network|Create some ties
network|Socialize professionally
neutral|Car gear
neutral|No one can drive in this
neutral|No one can drive in this
neutrino|Subatomic particle with no electric charge
newsagent|British paper vendor
newsmen|Post office workers?
newsroom|Anchor's place
newsstand|Paper pusher?
newsstand|Paper pusher?
newtons|Megadyne fractions
nickname|Handle
nihilist|Believer that life is meaningless
nirvana|Band with the 10x platinum album "Nevermind"
nomination|Convention outcome
nonprescription|Like Advil vis-à-vis Vicodin
nonslip|Like a shower mat, ideally
nontoxic|Harmless, as paint
nonword|Truthiness, e.g., before Stephen Colbert
nonword|Truthiness, e.g., before Stephen Colbert
northeast|45 degrees
northern|Boreal
northern|From the Union
nosebag|Feeder in a stable
notation|Idea
notation|Idea
novella|Breakfast at Tiffany's, for one
novella|Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," e.g.
nudists|You'll see a lot of them
nudists|You'll see a lot of them
nuisance|Detour, e.g.
nuisance|Detour, e.g.
numbskull|Ninny
numeral|What's required in some passwords
nursing|Like many new mothers
nutcase|Crank
nutcase|Fruitcake
nutrient|Vitamin, e.g.
obesity|Michelle Obama campaign target
oblique|Like some references
oboists|Threesome needed in Wagner's "Ring" cycle
obscene|Censorship-worthy
obtrude|Stick out
obviates|Makes unnecessary
obviates|Makes unnecessary
ocarinas|Simple winds
occurred|Transpired
odysseys|Lengthy undertakings
oedipal|Like some unhealthy relationships
offense|Transgression
offense|Transgression
offsets|Compensates for
oilhole|Lubrication point
oilhole|Lubrication point
oilseeds|Canola, soybean and peanut
oilseeds|Canola, soybean and peanut
okeydokey|Will do!
oldstyle|Antiquated
oleander|Evergreen shrub
oleander|Evergreen shrub
oleaster|Wild olive
omelets|Folded breakfast dishes
omicron|Head of Olympus?
ominous|Like gathering storm clouds
ominous|Like gathering storm clouds
omnipresent|Like God
onstage|Performing, say
onstage|Performing, say
onstage|Treading the boards
oocytes|Eggs-to-be
oocytes|Eggs-to-be
operable|In working condition
opponent|Foe
optical|___ illusion
opulent|Splendidly luxurious
opulent|Swank
orchard|Orange source
ordaining|Making a father of
oregano|Pizzeria supply
oregano|Purple-flowered perennial
oregano|Sprinkle at a pizzeria
orients|Situates
origami|Artwork from a folder
origami|Paper tiger, maybe
origami|Work for a folder
origami|Work for a folder
originals|Things often left at copy shops
orioles|Brooks Robinson's team
orioles|Brooks Robinson's team
orisons|Sacred petitions
ornately|How the Taj Mahal is decorated
ornately|How the Taj Mahal is decorated
osmoses|Seeps
ottoman|Easy chair accompanier
outburst|Tirade, e.g.
outcomes|Denouements
outermost|Like Neptune among the planets in the solar system
outermost|Like Neptune among the planets in the solar system
outhouses|Heads for the woods?
outlanders|Xenophobe's bane
outline|Writer's plan
outnumber|Be bigger than, in a way
outsell|Beat in the market
outspoken|Not reserved
outstrip|Exceed
ovarian|Reproductive, in a way
ovation|Warm response from a crowd
overalls|Ranch dressing?
overate|Took too many courses?
overdue|Late, as a video store rental
overeat|Plain to see
overeat|Plain to see
overexert|Push too far
overfed|Stuffed
overlord|Boss
overrun|Pest-ridden, say
overstate|Blow up
overstress|Put too much weight on
overthrows|Topples
overthrows|Topples
oviform|Not quite spherical
oxidants|Rust-causing agents
oxidants|Rust-causing agents
oxidize|Become rusted
packers|Foe of the Vikings
pairings|Matchmaker's match-ups
pajamas|Sack dress?
palettes|Spots where artists mix?
palisades|Pointed fence stakes
palisades|Pointed fence stakes
pandemic|Plague, e.g.
pandemic|Plague, e.g.
pandora|Box opener of myth
paneled|Like the walls of many dens
panoply|Impressive range
panoply|Splendid array
panorama|View from a highway overlook
pantsuits|Hillary Clinton wardrobe staples
parades|Fourth of July and Veterans Day events
parades|Reasons for some street closures
paradox|This statement is false, e.g.
parakeet|One known for talking back?
parasail|Glide, in a way
parmesan|Cheese to sprinkle on spaghetti
parodist|Weird Al Yankovic, e.g.
parodist|Weird Al Yankovic, e.g.
paroled|Released early
passage|Book excerpt
passels|Gobs
passels|Gobs
passers|Quarterbacks, often
passers|Quarterbacks, often
passing|Ephemeral
passion|Fire
passion|Fire
pastime|Hobby
paternal|Protective, in a way
patrons|Clientele
patrons|Theater supporters
patrons|Theater supporters
paucity|Dearth
pausing|Taking five
paydays|Biweekly occurrences, for many
peacekeeper|*One placed between warring parties
peahens|Ones involved in an elaborate courtship
peanuts|Inconsequential stuff
peelings|Some kitchen detritus
peignoir|Negligee
pellets|Some rabbit food
penalty|It's an imposition
penance|Price for forgiveness, perhaps
pendant|One might have a cameo at the end
pendulums|Swingers
penname|Ayn Rand, e.g.
percales|Some sheet fabrics
percales|Some sheet fabrics
percentage|Agent's cut
perfectas|First-and-second track options
perfume|Clichéd gift on Mother's Day
periods|Phases
periods|Phases
peroxide|Blonde's secret
persevere|Hang in there
persist|Go on
petunia|Flowery girl's name
phalanx|Wig of the old Greek army
pharaoh|Pyramid schemer?
pharaohs|Exodus figures
pheasant|Partridge family member
pheasant|Partridge family member
phenoms|Sports wonders, say
photons|Light quanta
photons|Light quanta
phrased|In words
phrased|In words
physics|Field for Newton or Einstein
piazzas|Squares
piazzas|Squares
picayune|Paltry
piebald|Spotted horse
piebald|Spotted horse
pierogi|Popular Polish dish
pigeons|Common gathering in a public square
pinatas|Batting targets
pinkies|Thumbs' opposites
pinkies|Thumbs' opposites
pinpricks|Small irritations
pinpricks|Small irritations
pinstripe|Line of suits?
pioneer|First of a kind
pioneer|First of a kind
pitches|Batting targets
planets|Subject of the mnemonic "My very eager mother just served us nachos"
planets|Subject of the mnemonic "My very eager mother just served us nachos"
plaster|Coat heavily
plateau|High level
plateau|Level off
plateau|Stop getting any higher
platelets|Agents in blood clotting
platelets|Agents in blood clotting
playboy|Casanova
playmates|Ones with recess appointments?
pleaser|Crowd-___
pleaser|Crowd-___
plotlines|Story threads
pokiest|Most laggardly
polenta|Cornmeal dish
polenta|Cornmeal dish
politest|Exhibiting the most civility
pollster|One who gets numbers by calling numbers
pomelos|Big citrus fruits
pompano|Florida food fish
pompoms|Cheerleaders' handfuls
poolrooms|Banking facilities?
porkpie|Buster Keaton hat
portals|Doors
portico|Colonnaded entrance
poseurs|Affected sorts
possibly|It could happen
potpies|Square meals that are round
potpies|Square meals that are round
prairie|Plain variety
pralines|Relatives of turtles
pralines|Relatives of turtles
pratfall|Buster Keaton specialty
prattle|Nonsense
preachers|They deliver on Sunday
precept|General rule
precise|Detail-oriented
predatory|Rapacious
prefigure|Foreshadow
premiere|Tinseltown event
premiere|Tinseltown event
premolar|Tooth next to a canine
prenames|Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
prenatal|Before making one's debut?
prepare|Make, as a meal
preselects|Chooses beforehand
preselects|Chooses beforehand
present|Birthday party staple
presoaked|Like many a stain before washing
presorted|Like much media mail
pressed|Demanded immediate action from
pressed|Like preserved flowers and writers under deadline
pressroom|Briefing site
presume|Daresay
pretzels|Ballpark fare
pretzels|Ballpark fare
prewrap|Package for sale, say
priciest|Like top-shelf liquor
princes|They often succeed
prisoner|Jailbird
prithee|Please, quaintly
private|Babble on
private|Babble on
prominent|Leading
prominent|Leading
promote|Talk up
promptly|Right away
prompts|Memory triggers
pronounce|Say
proofer|Publishing house employee
propman|Stage assistant
propose|Pop the question
propose|Suggest
propose|Suggest
prorate|Divide appropriately
prowess|Superior skill
psalmist|David, e.g.
psychopath|The Joker, e.g.
ptarmigan|Prey for an Arctic fox
pterodactyl|Prehistoric menace
pterodactyl|Prehistoric menace
ptomaine|Product of organic decay
puncher|Ending with cow or hole
puncher|Ending with cow or hole
punches|They might be pulled
punches|They might be pulled
puppetry|Handy work in a theater?
puritans|Group living at zero latitude?
purview|Range of understanding
purview|Range of understanding
pussyfoot|Not be bold
pussyfoot|Not be bold
pyromania|Burning desire
pyromania|Burning desire
quicker|Like liquor, in an Ogden Nash verse
quieted|Shushed
rafters|High beams
rafters|Huck and Jim on the Mississippi, e.g.
rainout|Game that can't be played
rambled|Talked pointlessly
rampart|Defensive embankment
rankles|Vexes
rappers|___ Delight, pioneering song by the Sugarhill Gang
rappers|___ Delight, pioneering song by the Sugarhill Gang
rapport|Bond
rarebit|Melted cheese on toast
ratatat|Knock
ratatat|Knock
ratatat|Sharp knock
ratchet|Wheel with sloped teeth
rattier|Worse for wear?
rattlers|Ones that warn before they attack
rattlers|Ones that warn before they attack
ravioli|Entree item with crimped edges
ravioli|Entree item with crimped edges
ravioli|Something pocketed in Italy?
ravished|Enraptured
readers|Kindles, e.g.
reading|Something taken from a meter
realist|Pragmatic person
reboots|Fixes a frozen screen, say
reboots|Fixes a frozen screen, say
rebottle|Transfer, as wine
recital|Soloist's performance
reckless|Imprudent
recreate|Stage, say
redbone|Breed of hunting dog
redbone|Breed of hunting dog
redcaps|Workers with lots of baggage
redeems|Cashes in
redeems|Turns in
redeems|Turns in
redhead|Prince Harry, for one
redhead|Prince Harry, for one
redoubt|Fortress
redraft|Second version
redwood|Giant with a big trunk
reeking|Raising a stink?
reelect|Return to one's seat?
reelect|Return to one's seat?
reenact|Stage, as a historical scene
reenacts|Performs, as historical scenes
refilled|Like gas tanks and many prescriptions, again and again
refinery|Facility often found near a port
regales|Entertains
regales|Entertains
regaling|Wining and dining
regatta|Offshore race
regional|Like the words "hoagie" and "kitty-corner"
regrade|Move from A to B, say
regular|Dependable patron
regular|Dependable patron
reheated|Like leftovers, often
reheated|Like leftovers, often
rejoins|Answers
relates|Connects
relates|Empathizes
relates|Empathizes
release|Publicist's handout
religions|Service providers?
relleno|Stuffed chili pepper
reminds|Jogs, in a way
remnant|Leftover
renders|Delivers in court
rentable|Like Enterprise vehicles
reopens|Goes back into business
reopens|Goes back into business
repasts|Important parts of Thanksgiving and Easter
repasts|Important parts of Thanksgiving and Easter
repeated|Passed on, in a way
repeatedly|56 x 42
repents|Starts on a righteous path
replaced|Succeeded
replica|Model plane, e.g.
replica|The statue "David" on open-air display in Florence, e.g.
reptile|Cold-blooded sort
repulse|Turn off a lot
request|Radio station listener's call-in, perhaps
reroute|Change the direction of, as traffic
reroutes|Detours
reroutes|Diverts
reseeks|Tries for again, as an office
resells|Puts on eBay, say
resells|Puts on eBay, say
resends|Forwards
reserves|Standbys
reshape|Alter, as a form
reshape|Alter, as a form
reshoes|Does some farrier's work on
reshoes|Does some farrier's work on
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Strike a chord
resounded|Thundered
restate|Paraphrase
resurge|Make a comeback
retinal|Kind of scan
retinal|Kind of scan
retinol|Skin cream ingredient
retitle|Give an alias
retract|Take back, as a false charge
retread|Used tire
retread|Used tire
retreats|Camp David and others
retrovirus|Reverse transcriptase is found in it
returns|Election night data
returns|Election night data
reunion|After-school activity?
reusing|Extending the life of
revolts|Induces a shudder in
rhapsody|Elation
rhapsody|Liszt piece
ribosomes|Protein generators
ricotta|Cheese stuffed in stuffed shells
riposte|Comeback
riposte|Comeback
ripsaws|Cutters that cut with the grain
riptides|Hazards for surfers
risotto|Alternative to pasta
risotto|Italian dish that needs much stirring
risotto|Italian dish that needs much stirring
riveted|Engrossed
riveted|Engrossed
riviera|Tender Is the Night locale, with "the"
riviera|Tender Is the Night locale, with "the"
roadeos|Truck-driving competitions
roadeos|Truck-driving competitions
roadrunner|Predigital beeper?
roasted|Like some nuts
robbery|Serious overcharging
robbery|Serious overcharging
robotic|Like Tik-Tok in the Land of Oz
robotry|Engineering topic
robotry|Engineering topic
rooster|Cock
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rotguts|Really cheap shots?
rotunda|Feature of Rome's Pantheon
roughrider|Follower of Roosevelt
rounder|Habitual drunkard
roundup|Cowboys' activity
roundup|Cowboys' activity
routers|Components for wireless networks
routers|Components for wireless networks
royalism|Monarchial support
runoffs|Postelection elections
rutabaga|Vegetable whose name comes from Swedish
sadness|Melancholy
sadness|Melancholy
salamis|Ones hanging around delis?
salesman|Infomercial figure
salience|Highlight
salience|Highlight
saltier|More like sailors' talk, stereotypically
saltine|Square snack
samaritan|Do-gooder
samisen|Musical instrument for a geisha
samisen|Three-stringed Eastern instrument
sandbags|Bank guards?
sandlot|Little pitcher's place
sandlot|Little pitcher's place
sandstone|Zion National Park material
sandstone|Zion National Park material
sangria|Strong punch
sanitaria|Psychiatric hospitals
sapphire|Star of Bombay, e.g.
sarapes|Mexican shawls
sarapes|Mexican shawls
sardine|Rush-hour subway rider, facetiously
sardine|Rush-hour subway rider, facetiously
sarongs|Polynesian wraps
sashimis|They're often dipped in wasabis
satiety|Fullness
satiety|Fullness
saunter|Mosey
savannah|Southern city that's the setting for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
sayings|Adages
scalene|Having sides of different lengths, as a triangle
scalene|Like a triangle with sides of different lengths
scalene|Like the figure formed by the three circled letters in the upper left
scallop|Bit of surf in surf and turf
scapula|Blade in the back?
scapula|Blade in the back?
scarecrow|Stuffed figure in a cornfield
scathes|Excoriates
scathes|Excoriates
scatter|Not stay together
scatter|What players do at the start of a game of tag
scatter|What players do at the start of a game of tag
scenario|Sequence of events
scenario|What a detective tries to reconstruct
scenario|What a detective tries to reconstruct
scenery|Trees, hills and streams, e.g.
scented|Fragrant
scented|Like many candles
scented|Like many candles
schadenfreude|Guilty pleasure?
scherzo|Part of many a symphony
schlubs|Boors
schlubs|Boors
schoolwork|*Class assignments
science|It's true whether or not you believe in it, per Neil deGrasse Tyson
science|It's true whether or not you believe in it, per Neil deGrasse Tyson
science|The poetry of reality, per Richard Dawkins
scooper|Pooper ___
scooper|Pooper ___
scorecard|Item accompanying a pencil in miniature golf
scotties|Wiry-coated terriers
scotties|Wiry-coated terriers
scowled|Lowered
scrabble|Game with its own dictionary
scrabble|See circled letters
scraper|Glove box item
scraper|Glove box item
scrapes|Just gets (by)
screamed|Reacted in horror, say
screens|What a multiplex has a multiplicity of
scribes|Positions in old monasteries
scribes|Positions in old monasteries
scrolls|Torahs, for example
scrunch|Squeeze
sculler|Olympian in a shell
scuttle|Send to the ocean bottom
scuttle|Send to the ocean bottom
seabird|ERNE
seabird|Erne or tern
seabird|Erne or tern
seafood|Shore dinner
sealskin|Eskimo wear
seascapes|Many Winslow Homer works
seascapes|Many Winslow Homer works
seashells|Beach homes?
seashells|Beach homes?
seatbelt|It's put on before takeoff
seatbelt|It's put on before takeoff
seatmates|Two or three in a row, say
seawalls|Coastal defenses against flooding
seaways|Ocean routes
seaways|Ocean routes
seclude|Hide
seclude|Hide
seconds|Another round at the buffet, say
secured|Fastened
sedated|Under
sedatest|Least excited
seducers|Sirens
seductive|Alluring
seekers|Hunting party?
seeress|Sybill Trelawney, in the Harry Potter books
seesaws|Vacillates
seismic|Earth-shaking
seismic|Earth-shattering, maybe
seismic|Earth-shattering, maybe
selected|Set apart
selectees|Chosen people
selectman|New England town official
selectman|New England town official
seminar|It may be a credit to you
seminar|It may be a credit to you
semisweet|Like some chocolate
semitropic|Like the climate of Miami or Rio
senators|Damn Yankees team
senescence|Old age
senhora|Lady of Brazil
seniors|High class
senseless|Lacking reason
sensory|Kind of perception
sensually|How Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy
sentence|Five to nine, maybe, but not nine to five
sentence|Life or death
sentiments|Hallmarks of Hallmark
septets|Groups like Disney's dwarfs
serapes|Clothing items with fringes
serapes|Gauchos' wear
seraphs|High-ranking angels
seraphs|High-ranking angels
serenade|Play to the balcony?
serenaded|Courted with love notes?
serener|More calm
serenest|Least flustered
serpent|Garden of Eden creature
sesames|Bagel toppers
sesames|Bagel toppers
sestets|Ensembles for six
sestets|Sonnet enders
settlers|Ones manifesting Manifest Destiny
settlers|Ones manifesting Manifest Destiny
seventy|Common highway speed limit
shadowbox|Spar with nobody
shameless|Not likely to blush
sharifs|Arab nobles
sharifs|Arab nobles
shavers|Lads
shebang|Everything being considered
shebang|Everything being considered
sheepdog|Border collie, for one
sheepdog|What Babe wants to be in "Babe"
sheepdog|What Babe wants to be in "Babe"
shekels|Moolah
shekels|Moolah
shinbone|Shank
shinbone|Shank
shipmates|Sulu and Uhura, e.g., on the Enterprise
shocker|The shower scene in "Psycho," e.g.
shoebox|Line of greeting cards billed as "a tiny little division of Hallmark"
shoemaker|Worker also known as a cordwainer
shooter|Big marble
shorthair|Result of a buzz cut
shrieks|Fun house noises
shrivel|Contract
shtetls|Old Jewish villages
shtetls|Old Jewish villages
shuttler|One operating a loom
shyster|Cheat
shyster|Cheat
sidearm|Like some pitches
sidekicks|Talk show V.I.P.'s
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse
silents|Few of them were made after 1929
silicon|Element in chips
simmers|Cooks gently
simulate|Pose as
sincere|Straight-shooting
sincere|Straight-shooting
sinless|Immaculate
sinuses|They may be blocked in the winter
sizzles|Is hot, hot, hot
sizzles|Is hot, hot, hot
sketchy|Potentially dangerous
sketchy|Potentially dangerous
slackest|Least taut
slackest|Least taut
slamdanced|Performed hits at a concert?
slammer|Jail, slangily
slander|Spoken slur
slanted|Like opinion pieces
slapstick|Buster Keaton genre
sleazeball|Scuzz
slipslop|Twaddle
slopping|Sty chore
slushes|Fruit-flavored ice drinks
slyness|Guile
smacker|Buck
smarted|Stung
smartness|Brains
smattering|Soupçon
smattering|Soupçon
smeared|Maligned
smoggier|Harder to see through, say
smoothen|Sand, maybe
smoothen|Sand, maybe
smooths|Irons, say
smooths|Irons, say
smother|Blanket
smother|Blanket
snakebitten|Subjected to venomous attacks?
sneered|Had a haughty reaction
sneered|Had a haughty reaction
sneezed|Exhibited sternutation
snooker|... with cues and 22 balls
snookered|Hornswoggled
snorers|Bad bedfellows, say
snorkelers|They're hooked up to breathing tubes
soapbox|Something to express views on
soaping|Lathering
soaping|Lathering
soarers|Parasailers, e.g.
softens|Eases
sojourn|Visit
solaria|Bright spots
solarium|Sunny room
solarium|Sunny room
solipsist|Self-absorbed sort
solipsist|Self-absorbed sort
soloing|Lacking backing
sombrero|Siesta shader
someone|Nobody's opposite
sonatas|32 Beethoven pieces
sonnets|Quintet comprising "Ode to the West Wind"
soporific|Sleep-inducing
sororal|Like some twins
sororal|Like some twins
sororal|Sisterly
sorority|Campus sisterhood
sorrels|Light reddish-brown horses
sorrels|Light reddish-brown horses
sorties|Assaults
sorties|Fighter pilots fly them
sorties|Fighter pilots fly them
sources|Bibliography listings
sources|Bibliography listings
spaceship|Enterprise, for one
spambot|Web nuisance
spangly|Decked out in sequins
sparest|Least abundant
sparkler|Hand-held Fourth of July firework
spartan|Lacking the traditional comforts
spatial|Like some relations
spatial|Like some relations
spazzes|Totally inept sorts (max opening score of 104 points)
speakeasy|Password requirer, maybe
speaker|Asparagus unit
speaker|Asparagus unit
speciesism|Belief in human supremacy
speedos|Short trunks
spelled|Stepped in for
spelled|Stepped in for
spelunk|Go caving
spender|Big ___ (person who takes a date to a fast-food restaurant, jocularly)
sphinxlike|Enigmatic
spinach|Catherine de' Medici is said to have eaten it at every meal
spinach|Ingredient in Florentine dishes
spinner|Alternative to dice
spiraled|Corkscrewed
spiraled|Corkscrewed
spiriting|Secretly carrying (off)
spitball|Wet missile
splashdown|Landing for many an Apollo mission
splendid|Delightful!
spoiler|Surprise giveaway?
sponger|Parasite
sponsor|And now a word from our ___
sponsor|Back
sponsor|Back
sported|Wore
spotless|Impeccable
spotless|Impeccable
sprains|Ankle woes
spreads|Goes viral, say
spreads|Goes viral, say
spryest|Superlatively bouncy
sputnik|Startling newsmaker of 10/4/1957
spymaster|Smiley, e.g.
squeezes|Hugs tightly
squires|Knights' attendants
squirmy|Having ants in one's pants
stadium|Kind of rock
stagnant|Still
stagnant|Still
stained|Like some teeth and glass
staircase|Flight setting
stakeouts|Observances of the law
staking|Gambling
stamens|Flower parts
stamens|Flower parts
stampede|Panicky onrush
stances|Golf fundamentals
standard|Source of some discrimination
standard|Source of some discrimination
standouts|All-stars
standpat|What to do when dealt a flush
stanzas|What "America" has four of
stanzas|What "America" has four of
stapler|Piece of office equipment
stardom|Fame
stardust|Dreamy romantic quality
stardust|Dreamy romantic quality
stashed|Hid
stashed|Hidden (away)
stashes|Hides away
stashes|Hides away
stately|Dignified
station|Depot
statist|Believer in a strong centralized government
statist|Believer in a strong centralized government
statist|One favoring a strong central government
statist|One favoring a strong central government
statuary|Sculptor's works
statuette|Oscar, e.g.
statuette|Oscar, e.g.
stature|Height
statutes|Things passed on the way to the White House?
stealer|One who's taking inventory?
stealer|One who's taking inventory?
stealer|Thief
stealer|Thief
steamed|Fuming
steamed|Fuming
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamer|Soft-shell clam
stearic|Fat-derived
steeled|Girded
steeped|In hot water?
steeped|In hot water?
steeped|Like hot tea
steepen|Make more inclined
steeple|Carillon holder
stellas|Certain bar orders, informally
stellas|Certain bar orders, informally
stemless|Like some wine glasses
stemless|Like some wine glasses
sterile|Producing zip
sternly|Without even cracking a smile, say
stetsons|Troopers' toppers
stinger|Queen's weapon
stinker|Tough problem
stirrer|Bartending tool
stonewall|Be an unhelpful interrogee
stonewalled|Refused to cooperate
stopcocks|Pipe valves
stopcocks|Pipe valves
storage|What thumb drives provide
storefront|Street view
storing|Putting away
straddled|Was on both sides of
straight|Plain-spoken
strainers|They'll never hold water
straits|Some shipping routes
straits|Some shipping routes
strands|DNA structure
strands|DNA structure
strapped|Greatly wanting
strayed|Wasn't faithful
streakers|They run out of clothing
streaks|Goes quickly after takeoff?
streamed|Like music on Pandora Radio
streamer|Bit of party décor
streams|Goes with the flow?
streams|Hulu offerings
streets|Some lines on a GPS screen
stretti|Overlapping fugue motifs
stretti|Overlapping fugue motifs
stretto|Close overlap of fugue voices
stretto|Close overlap of fugue voices
striped|Like many men's ties
striped|Like many men's ties
strives|Attempts
strives|Attempts
strobes|Flashers at a rock concert
strudel|Apple product, perhaps
strudel|Apple product, perhaps
strummed|Pulled strings, maybe?
strummed|Pulled strings, maybe?
stumblebum|Second-rate prizefighter
stuntman|Fall guy?
stylets|Sharp-pointed instruments
stylish|Up-to-date
stymies|Thwarts
styrene|Disposable cup material
subcontract|Outsource, as part of a job
subdivide|Make pieces of pieces?
subsistence|Kind of farming
subsistence|Kind of farming
subspaces|Regions within regions
subtext|What lies between the lines
sullied|Covered with slug mud
sunbelt|Where snowbirds flock
sunblock|Beach bag item
sunspots|They have umbras and penumbras
superego|One's own worst critic?
superglue|What never lets go?
superstar|Luminary among luminaries
superstars|People people
surreal|Like an out-of-body experience
suspense|Mood suffusing "Psycho"
swagger|Walk with an attitude
swamped|Having way too much on one's plate
sweater|Knitter's creation
swivels|Takes a turn
swivels|Takes a turn
swooned|Fainted, as in rapture
symbiosis|Relationship between barnacles and whales, e.g.
symmetry|Palindrome property
taboret|Backless seat for one
taboret|Backless seat for one
tabular|Kind of format for some data
tackier|Cheaper-looking
tactics|War room topic
tactile|Touchy?
tactile|Touchy?
talaria|Mercury's winged sandals
talents|Knacks
talents|Knacks
talisman|Scarab, e.g.
tamales|Wrapped Tex-Mex fare
tamarin|Member of the marmoset family
tanager|Brightly colored bird
tanager|Brightly colored bird
tanager|Colorful bird
tanager|Colorful bird
tangent|Digression
tangoed|Emulated Pacino in a "Scent of a Woman" scene
tannery|Suede source
tannins|Chemical compounds in tea
tannins|Chemical compounds in tea
tapered|Got to the point?
tapered|Got to the point?
tarantula|Hairy menace
targets|Far sides of ranges
tattooed|Inked
tattooed|Inked
tattoos|Some body work
tautest|Furthest stretched
taverns|Round houses?
taxonomists|Professional organizers?
teacart|Pot pusher's vehicle?
teacart|Pot pusher's vehicle?
teakettle|It whistles while it works
teakettle|Whistler in the kitchen
teamwork|Company asset
teargas|Cause of a stinging breakup?
teasels|Prickly plants
teashop|British eatery
teashop|British eatery
teetered|Was a rocker?
teetered|Wet like a seesaw
teeters|Is on the brink
teeters|Is on the brink
teethes|Gets choppers
teethes|Goes through a stage of babyhood
teetotal|Not believe in spirits?
telecom|Sprint, e.g.
telecom|Sprint, e.g.
telethon|Certain fund-raiser
telethon|Certain fund-raiser
tempest|Shakespearean storm
tempest|Source of the line "What's past is prologue," with "The"
tempest|Source of the line "What's past is prologue," with "The"
tenacious|Like bulldogs
tendril|Certain shoot
tendril|Certain shoot
tendrils|Climbing things?
tendrils|Climbing things?
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tentacle|Arm of the sea
tentacle|Arm of the sea
tentacle|Place for a sucker
terawatt|Lightning strike measure
termite|Tiny tunneler
termite|Tiny tunneler
terrarium|Turtle locale, maybe
terrify|More than startle
tersest|Most to the point
testees|Proctor's charge
testees|Proctor's charge
tetragram|Any four-letter word
tetragram|Any four-letter word
textbook|Required school purchase, maybe
textile|It may be felt
theatre|A series of "insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster," per Tom Stoppard
thenceforth|Ever since that time
thereto|Add ___ a tiger's chaudron, / For the ingredients of our cauldron: Shak.
thermos|Lunchbox accessory
thieves|Robin Hood and his Merry Men
thingamabob|Doohickey
thither|In that direction
thither|In that direction
thrashes|Licks
threefold|Again and again?
through|Over and done with
thyroid|Neighbor of the Adam's apple
tickets|Lottery buys
tickled|___ pink
tighter|More friendly
tighter|More friendly
tightest|Best, as friends
tightly|How seatbelts should be fastened
tightly|How seatbelts should be fastened
timeout|Toddler's banishment to a corner, say
tirades|Fiery eruptions
tissues|Kleenexes
titrate|Test the strength of, in a way
titrates|Determines the concentration of a dissolved substance
titrates|Determines the concentration of a dissolved substance
tizzies|Flusters
toadies|Kowtowers
toadies|Kowtowers
toadstool|Mushroom
toadstool|Mushroom
toccata|Bach work
toddles|Moves uncertainly
toenail|It might be clipped and filed
toenail|It might be clipped and filed
together|With it
toggled|Turned off and on
toilets|Facilities
tolerance|The highest result of education is ___: Helen Keller
tomcats|Promiscuous guys
tontine|Life insurance plan
toolbox|Handyman's tote
tostada|Tex-Mex item
touchup|Airbrush, e.g.
towelette|Freebie often containing alcohol
towrope|Line of tugboats?
trainee|Cadet, e.g.
trainee|Recent staff addition
trainers|Coaches
trainers|Coaches
trainers|They often spot people
trample|Walk all over
trample|Walk all over
translucent|Like sheer fabric or sautéed onions
trappers|Hide seekers
trashes|Bad-mouths
trattoria|Vino spot
treated|Like hospital patients and much lumber
treetop|Rock-a-bye, baby location
tresses|Head set?
trident|Orbit competitor
trident|Orbit competitor
trifecta|Winning an Oscar, Emmy and Tony, e.g.
trifecta|Winning an Oscar, Emmy and Tony, e.g.
triplet|Rare birth
triplet|Rare birth
triplex|Certain movie house
tripoli|One of the former Barbary States
trireme|Persian Wars vessel
tritest|Least fresh
troikas|Three-horse carriages
trouble|Elvis hit with a spelled-out title
troupes|Groups with play dates?
trousseau|Something a bride brings to a marriage
trueloves|Soul mates
tsetses|Sub-Saharan tormentors
tsktsks|Sounds of censure (max opening score of 80 points)
twaddle|Nonsense
twaddle|Rot
tweedle|Sing like a bird
twister|... with a mat with colored circles
twitter|Feed supplier
twitter|Feed supplier
twitters|Giggles
typecasts|Pigeonholes, in a way
typesets|Prepares for proofing
tyrannies|Oppressive regimes
ultrahip|Cool and then some
ultrahip|Cool and then some
ululate|Lament loudly
umlauts|Deutsch marks?
umpires|Stay-at-home workers?
umpires|Stay-at-home workers?
unabashedly|In an open, no-apologies manner
unbeaten|Like players who sweep things
unbroken|Intact, as a chain
uncivil|Discourteous
unclench|Relax
uncouth|Boorish
underbite|Problem with teeth alignment
underdog|David, when taking on Goliath
underdog|One not favored
underexpose|Light insufficiently
unearth|Dig up
unearth|Dig up
unearth|Find, as at an archaeological site
unearth|Make public
uneaten|Like food waste
uneaten|Like food waste
unerring|Faultless
unerring|Faultless
unfazed|Serene
unfeminine|Like a bass voice or a hairy chest
unhands|Lets go of
unhappy|Blue
unhappy|Blue
unicorn|Creature in Rowling's Forbidden Forest
uninsured|Not using Obamacare, say
unitard|Exercise piece
unitard|Exercise piece
unleaded|Decaffeinated coffee, slangily
unlooses|Frees
unmeant|Accidental
unnamed|Anonymous
unnamed|Anonymous
unsorted|Like socks right out of the dryer
untested|Green
unturned|In situ, as stones
unusually|Very, very
unwieldy|Hard to handle
upbeats|They're not accented in music
upbeats|They're not accented in music
uprising|It's a riot
upstage|Steal the show from
upstart|Arriviste
upstart|Arriviste
upswing|Improvement
useless|Good-for-nothing
useless|Good-for-nothing
useless|Like a fifth wheel
username|Avatar accompanier
username|What an anonymous person may lack
usually|As a rule
usually|As a rule
usurped|Assumed
utensil|Something set in a place setting
utensils|Setting set
utensils|Setting set
utilize|Put to work
utopian|Perfect
vaccines|Prerequisites for some overseas travel
vacuity|Empty-headedness
valeted|Parked cars
vamoose|Blow the joint
vampire|Sucker?
vampire|Sucker?
vapidness|Insipidity
variably|How Mount Etna erupts
variants|Iglu and yoghurt, e.g.
variants|Iglu and yoghurt, e.g.
vehemency|Fire
verticals|Stats for basketball players
verticals|Stats for basketball players
veteran|Expert
veteran|Longtime
veteran|Purple Heart recipient, e.g.
viragos|Witchy women
virtual|Almost real
visitor|Tourist
volatile|Set off easily
waddled|Was ducky?
wallows|Indulges oneself, in a way
warmonger|Hawk
warrior|Brave, e.g.
warrior|Mars, notably
warthog|Source of ivory
warthog|Source of ivory
washrag|Cleaning aid
washrag|Cleaning aid
waterski|Be at the end of one's rope?
webfoot|Penguin part
website|It may come with a cookie
websites|YouTube and Yahoo!
weeders|Lawn care tools
weeders|Lawn care tools
weirder|Not so normal
whaleboat|Inuit's transport
whalebones|Old collar stiffeners
whatnot|Miscellaneous things
whereon|I envy Seas, ___ He rides: Emily Dickinson
whichever|Eh, any one is fine
whichever|Eh, any one is fine
whirred|Sounded like a fan
whirred|Sounded like a fan
whitewash|Tom Sawyer's bucketful
whittle|Yolk surrounder
whittle|Yolk surrounder
whizbang|First-rate
whizbang|First-rate
wildcard|Unpredictable one
wildcard|Unpredictable one
willful|Headstrong
willful|Headstrong
wipeouts|Many "Jackass" stunts
wisecracks|Words from class clowns
witches|Broomstick riders
wolfsbane|... for a lothario?
wordage|Vocabulary
wordage|Vocabulary
wordier|Less direct, say
wordiness|Verbiage
workhorse|Tireless sort
wreaked|Effected, in a bad way
wreaked|Effected, in a bad way
wronged|Treated badly
xeroxed|Quickly reproduced
xeroxed|Ran off, in a way (max opening score of 94 points)
yarmulke|Orthodox trademark
yellowy|Blond
yielding|Soft to the touch
younger|Like Princess Leia vis-à-vis Luke Skywalker
zephyrs|Gentle winds
nevermore|Repeated bird call?
abalone|Ornamental shell source
abetted|Aided and ___
abolish|Put an end to
abracadabra|Disappearing word?
abrasions|Scrapes
abrasives|Sandpaper and such
abrogate|Annul
abscess|Certain infection
absorbs|Doesn't merely listen to
abysmal|Horrible
academy|USN*
accedes|Gives in
acclaims|Hails
account|Eyewitness's offering
account|Narrative
accrual|Increase in interest
acerbic|Sharp
acerbic|Sharp
acetate|Art film?
acidhead|Certain druggie
acidity|Nonbasic property
acquire|Obtain
acreage|Extent of a lot
acrobat|One going head over heels?
acrobat|Trapeze artist, e.g.
acrobat|Worker with a flexible schedule?
acronym|Laser or radar
acropolis|Athens landmark [arise]
acrostics|NEWS for the four directions, and others
actinic|Like light that causes chemical change
activate|Put in play
activism|Civil disobedience, e.g.
actress|Adams, Monroe or Grant
acutely|How devastating insults are felt
acutest|Maximally intense
adagios|Slow compositions
adagios|Slow movements
adagios|Slow musical movements
adamant|Disinclined to move
adapted|Like many screenplays
adapter|Globetrotter's electrical device
addling|Befuddling
adheres|Conforms (to)
admires|Thinks highly of
adopted|Took as one's own
adultery|Ten Commandments subject
aeolian|Wind-blown
aerator|Faucet accessory
aerosol|Option for a graffiti artist
affianced|Engaged
affirmed|[1978]
affords|Furnishes
agelong|Lasting for years and years
agemates|Fellow students, generally
aggregate|Pile up
agonies|Miseries
agonized|Debated, debated, debated
agoutis|Cousins of capybaras
agoutis|South American rodents
aileron|Wing feature
airboat|Everglades transport
airboat|Everglades transport
airfare|Soaring cost?
airlift|Evacuate by helicopter, say
airline|*Fleet operator
airmail|Letters sent by plane
airplane|Film whose sequel is subtitled "The Sequel"
alabaster|Smooth and white
alamode|In
alamode|In style
alamode|Served with ice cream
alarming|Frightful
alcoves|Recesses
algebra|Quest for the unknown?
aliases|Handles
alienate|Drive off
alienates|Estranges
alienee|Grant recipient
alimony|Payment to an ex
alimony|Splitting headache?
allemande|Baroque dance form
alleviate|Ease
allowable|Kosher
allowed|Permitted
almanac|It's full of tables for reading
almonds|Amaretto ingredients
almonds|Marzipan nuts
alpines|Plants above the timberline
alternate|Stand-in
altitude|Your highness?
alumina|Processed bauxite
alumnae|Wellesley grads
amaranth|Flower that symbolizes immortality
amasses|Collects
amateurish|Ineptly done
amazingly|To everyone's surprise
amazonian|Like piranhas and electric eels
ambulant|Able to walk
amenable|Open to suggestions
amounted|Added up (to)
amperes|Greek god of electricity?
analyzer|One doing a dissection
analyzer|One taking a close look
anapests|Kin of iambs
anatomy|Body of science?
ancient|Like the Dead Sea Scrolls
anecdote|Speech opener, often
anglophone|Like Grenada, but not Granada
animals|Cat and mouse
aniseed|Ouzo flavorer
anisette|Flavorer for an espresso shot
anneals|Tempers
anneals|Toughens, as metal
annexed|Appropriated
annexed|Like Crimea, now
annexes|Adds
annotate|Comment on, in a way
annoyed|Got to
anoints|Sanctifies with oil
anomalies|They're not what's expected
anomalous|Irregular
anomaly|Quirk
anoraks|Arctic jackets
antacids|Tums and others
anteater|B.C. animal that goes ZOT!
antenna|Bug detector?
antenna|Where the waves come in?
antennas|Satellite dish precursors
anthers|Flower parts that open to release their contents
anthrax|Hazardous mailing
antibias|Greek god of equal opportunity?
antidotes|Countermeasures
antilog|Scientific calculator function
antimatter|Star Trek warp drive fuel
antinovel|Literary term popularized by Sartre
antipress|Targeting the Fourth Estate
antiquer|One shopping for old curios
anymore|These days
aplenty|In buckets
apocrypha|Noncanonical texts
apogees|Peaks
apolitical|Nonvoting, say
apology|Mea culpa
apostle|John, James or Judas
apropos|Befitting
aptitude|Gift
aquiver|Visibly nervous
arabica|Coffee bean variety
arachnid|Scorpion or tick
arbiter|Ruling party?
arbored|Tree-lined
arcadian|Peaceful, as the simple rural life
archive|Record holder
arcsine|Inverse trig function
areaway|Passage between buildings
areolae|Eye parts bordering on pupils
areolae|Iris features
argyles|Holders of diamonds?
arietta|Short thing for a diva
ariosos|Relatives of recitatives
armhole|You might put a fist through it
arousal|Alarm clock's purpose
arraign|Charge
arraigns|Takes to court
arrival|Announcement at an airport
arroyos|Usually dry gulches
arsenal|Store
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arsenals|Army-Navy stores?
arsenals|Mutineers' targets
arsenic|___ and Old Lace (play and movie)
article|Thing
artiste|Chanteuse, e.g.
artiste|Worker with a béret, maybe
artistes|Cézanne et 4-Verticale
artistry|Exquisite design
artists|Ones in the oil field?
arugula|Plant called "rocket" outside the U.S.
ascents|Trips up?
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Credit (to)
ashfall|Post-eruption phenomenon
ashrams|Hindu hermitages
askance|With suspicion
aspects|Things to consider
aspirin|It's a relief
assailants|Pepper spray targets
assault|___ rifle
assayed|Analyzed
assisted|Kind of living
assizes|Old English county court sessions
associates|Law firm employees
assorts|Categorizes
assorts|Classifies
assuage|Soften, as fears
asterisks|They're next to some records
asteroids|Popular 1980s arcade game
astride|On both sides of
asymmetry|Feature of much modern architecture
atheist|One who's beyond belief?
atheistic|Eschewing a higher calling?
atheistic|Rejecting higher authority?
athlete|Sports Illustrated profilee
athletes|___ foot
atingle|All excited
atomizer|Perfume delivery option
attaboy|Good going, kid!
attaboy|Nice job, kid!
attache|Case for a lawyer
attache|Case for a lawyer, maybe
attache|Kind of case for a lawyer
attacks|Goes after
attempting|Good Twitter handle for a seductress?
attendee|One who shows
attesting|... for a teacher?
attests|Bears witness
attired|... for a sleepyhead?
attired|Clad
attired|Decked out
attitude|Truculent manner
attraction|... for a tire company?
attribute|... for a eulogist?
attunes|... for a musician?
atypical|Anomalous
audacity|Gall
audiophile|One making a sound investment?
auricle|Projecting part of the ear
aurorae|Arctic lights
aurorae|Nighttime phenomena
auroras|Free light shows
auspices|Aegis
autocades|They're often escorted by police
avarice|Greed
avarice|It's a sin
avenger|Marvel's Thor, Captain America or Iron Man
avenues|Means of achieving things
average|C-worthy
avoided|Like pariahs
avoided|Wanted nothing to do with
awkward|Ungainly
axillary|Armpit-related
baalism|Idol worship
babushka|Russian grandmother
babysit|It's easy to do for an angel
backdate|*Make retroactive
backslaps|Congratulatory gestures
backstretch|Chiropractor heads into the ___!
bacteria|Cultured ones?
bagatelle|Trifle
bagpipes|They're blown at some weddings
balance|Account amount
balance|Journalistic ideal
ballade|Verse with an envoi
bandsaw|Shop class cutter
banters|Converses à la Tracy and Hepburn [pay in advance]
baptistery|Pool house?
barbies|Line of Mattel dolls
barnstorm|Campaign from town to town
baroque|Really involved
baroque|Scarlatti's style
barrette|It holds a lock in place
barrister|Wig wearer
bassist|Sting, e.g.
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's secret identity, in comics
bazooka|Stovepipe of W.W. II
bearish|Having an unfavorable outlook
bedeviled|Gave fits
bedmate|Spouse or lover
bedsheet|Sleep on it
beeches|Trees with triangular nuts
beefcakes|Hunky guys
belabor|Overstress
belongings|Property
bemoaned|Didn't like, and said so
beneath|Unworthy of
benefit|Charity affair
beretta|Firearms company since 1526
beretta|Longtime firearm manufacturer
berserk|Wild
besmirched|Sullied
bestiaries|Books that may depict dragons, unicorns and griffins
bestrode|Straddled
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
bewitch|Place a hex on
bibelot|Trinket
bigamist|Person having one too many?
bigmouth|Blabber
bildungsroman|Literary genre of "David Copperfield" or "Ender's Game"
biretta|Cardinal's cap
bitterer|More resentful
blabbed|Told
blatant|Not at all hidden
blaxploitation|Genre of the 1970s movies "Foxy Brown" and "Three the Hard Way"
blessed|Like the meek, per Matthew 5:5
blondes|Many Swedish models
bloodhound|*Relentless pursuer
blossom|Flower
blowups|Angry outbursts
blueline|Part of Boston's subway system that runs under Boston Harbor
blurted|Spoke impulsively
boatmen|Craft workers
bobsledder|Winter Olympian who may go 90 m.p.h.
bodyguard|Star protector
boilers|Providers of housewarmings?
bolsters|Gives support
bonemeal|Organic fertilizer
bonfire|Feature of a big outdoor party
booboos|Owies
boomers|Sixtysomethings, say
booties|Common knitting project
bootleg|Like many movies on file-sharing sites
bordeaux|Where the biennial Vinexpo is held
borehole|Fracking opening
braised|Like the veal in osso buco
brasserie|Restaurant that might serve steak frites
bravado|Impressive show of courage
breasts|Chicken choices
breathes|Gets inspiration?
brewpub|Its drafts may be crafts
brewski|Beer, slangily
brillos|Some kitchen pads
broadax|Weapon in a fantasy role-playing game
broaden|Expand
brouhaha|Hurly-burly
browses|Goes on Safari, say
brunette|She's not light-headed [amass]
buglers|Base players
building|Groundbreaking development?
bulletin|Television interruption
bulwark|Defensive wall
butchered|Like the American pronunciation of many Polish names
buttermilk|Ingredient in some pancake batter
buttress|Brace
cabanas|[One arrangement of the letters in the grid]
cabooses|Ones back on track?
cadence|Tempo
cahoots|Partnership
calamine|Pink application to red areas
calendar|It's good for 12 months
callback|Result of a successful audition
calmest|Least wavy
camomile|Tea made by Peter Rabbit's mother
campground|Place to erect a tent
canteen|General store?
cantered|Loped
capable|Up to, with "of"
caracaras|Vulture lookalikes of the falcon family
carafes|Red and white containers
caravan|Travel as a group, in a way
carbarn|Bus and trolley shelter
careens|Goes around a corner fast, say
careerist|Ladder climber
careless|Like most typos
careless|Negligent
caribou|Image on the back of a Canadian quarter
caribou|Image on the reverse of a Canadian quarter
caribou|Reindeer relative
cartooned|Worked for Mad, maybe
cartwheels|Things happy people do
carwash|Common school fund-raiser
carwash|Something to roll up your windows for
cashier|One checking you out
cashier|Tender person?
castaway|One sending a message in a bottle, maybe
cataclysm|Large-scale disaster
catalpa|Tree with white flowers
catalytic|___ converter
catcall|Rude cry
caustic|Acid, as criticism
cautions|Slippery when wet and others
ceilings|Caps
celebrity|Star
centimo|1/100 of a peseta
centres|Middles, in Middlesbrough
ceramic|Made from clay
certainty|Conviction ... or what's almost required for a conviction
certitude|You can't predict the weather with this
cetology|Study of whales
ceviche|Latin American seafood dish with a citrusy kick
chalice|Large goblet
chalupa|Taco Bell offering
charger|Cell need
chastened|Newly humble
chatter|Go on and on and on
cheddar|Money, in modern slang
cheering|Some stadium noise
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheeses|Assortment on a party platter
cheroot|Cigar with both ends open
cherubim|Pair of figures in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"
cheshire|County of Lewis Carroll's birth
chianti|Wine traditionally sold in a fiasco
chilidog|Messy food order at a carnival
chinwag|Yak
chipboard|Pressed, recycled paper used for notepad backing
chocoholic|One who might steal a kiss
chortled|Laughed gleefully
cilantro|Salsa ingredient
citation|[1948]
clairvoyant|Visionary
claptrap|Hooey
clarinets|Black winds
classmates|Group on a yearbook page
cleanly|Without a hitch
cleanse|Detox, e.g.
cleanse|Purify
clearly|Without doubt
clerics|Priests, e.g.
clerisy|Intelligentsia
clipboards|Ones providing backing for writers?
clothes|Things to wear
clutter|Hoarder's problem
coalesce|Come together
coating|Film
coatrooms|Where forgotten umbrellas may accumulate
cocaine|Ingredient in a Brompton cocktail
cocktails|Drinks before dinner, maybe
codfish|Catch in the North Atlantic
coexist|Live in harmony
cohorts|Associates
cohosts|They share the air
collapsed|Fell apart
collins|Original publisher of nearly all Agatha Christie novels
colonel|Famed fast-food figure, with "the"
colonel|Sporter of an eagle insignia
colorado|Home of the Canyon of the Ancients
colored|Not black-and-white
colours|Grey and ochre
comedic|Like most Seth Rogen roles
comeuppance|Just deserts
comings|Arrivals
commend|Kudize
commons|Campus dining area
compartment|Bedroom on a train, e.g.
compute|Make sense
computers|Apple field
concoct|Come up with
confess|Admit (to)
confirm|Verify
confused|Addled
conking|Bopping on the head
connect|L
console|Wii, e.g.
consoling|Giving a pat on the back, say
consomme|Something cooks put stock in
constellation|Hercules or Perseus
contents|Stuff inside
contessas|Old Italian nobles
contest|Dispute
cordial|After-dinner drink
coriander|Cilantro source
cornier|Less deserving of a laugh, say
cornrows|Do for the African-American community?
coronas|Heavenly rings
corsets|Renaissance fair wear
cottagers|Rustic dwellers
cottony|Soft and delicate
covetous|Greedy
cowgirl|Dale Evans, e.g.
cowpoke|Range figure
cozener|Con man
cracker|Hors d'oeuvre staple
crapshoot|Risky venture
crashed|Entered uninvited
crawled|Moved on all fours
crazies|Loons
creamer|Nondairy coffee additive
credenza|Sideboard
creditor|Debtor's opposite
creepies|Spiders and such, slangily
crewcut|Buzz
crochet|Do some fancywork
crosstalk|*Incidental chatter
crouton|Salad bar cube
crowbar|Jimmy
culminate|Wind up
cupboard|Place to put everything you can?
curated|Like museum exhibits
curators|Exhibitionists?
current|It's up in the air
curtest|Maximally short
cyanide|Compound in apricot pits
cyclops|One outsmarted by Odysseus
dactyls|Poetic feet
datives|Indirect objects, grammatically speaking
deaconess|Certain clergywoman
deadbeat|One who ignores bills
deadeye|Sharpshooter
deadeyes|Straight shooters?
debtors|Ones owing money
decants|Transfers, in a way
decency|Propriety
decently|In a respectable way
decimal|What's the point?
decorum|Gentility
decoupage|Paper cutouts as a decorative art
decried|Condemned
deducts|Takes away
defeats|Bests
defense|One side in football
defiler|Vandal, e.g.
definitely|Without a doubt
defrosts|Gets out of the freezer, say
deleted|Expunged
deleted|X'd out
demerit|Mark off?
demolition|Job done with a wrecking ball
demurer|Less outgoing
denoted|Stood for
denudes|Strips bare
deodorant|Axe in a bathroom
deported|Forced out at home?
deposit|Silt, e.g.
descends|Sinks
designs|Fashion show collection
desired|On a wish list
despair|The shadow of a starless night, per Percy Bysshe Shelley
dessert|Back-page menu item, maybe
desserts|... that forms another word when read backward
destine|Foreordain
destiny|It's often met "on the road taken to avoid it," per Jean de la Fontaine
detests|Cannot stand
devotes|Gives
dewdrops|Water source for many insects
diagram|How-to aid
dialect|Cajun or Cockney
dialect|Castilian vis-à-vis Spanish
dialing|Making a call
diamond|Pirates' place
diarists|Anaïs Nin and Franz Kafka, notably
diehard|One who just won't give up
digital|Like many newspaper subscriptions, nowadays
digress|Go from point A to point B?
dimwits|Dunces
dingbat|Yo-yo
dinners|Night courses?
dinnertime|6 or 7 p.m., for many
dinosaur|One unable to adapt
diorama|It's a scene to behold
diploma|GE*
diploma|Item on many a doctor's wall
disavow|Claim no knowledge of
disease|Etiologist's study
disparate|Varied
dispels|Drives away
disrobed|Stripped
dissing|Knocking
ditched|Eighty-sixed
divests|Strips of land, say
divisor|The "3" in "6/3"
divorce|Possible consequence of cheating
divorce|What "marriage is the chief cause of," per Groucho Marx
doctrinal|Like matters of orthodoxy
doggone|Darn
domineer|Tyrannize over
donator|Philanthropist
doodled|Did some edgy writing?
doorknob|Turning point?
dormant|Hibernating
dormers|Loft additions
dragons|Chinese New Year decorations
dratted|Dad-blasted
dresses|Department store window display
driveways|They lead to garages
drywall|House builder's material
duelers|Drawing people
dumbstruck|Left speechless
duplexes|Divided houses
durable|Resistant to wear and tear
duxelles|Mushroom layer of a beef Wellington
dyslexia|Source of a character flaw?
dyslexics|Ones having a rough spell?
eagerly|On tenterhooks
earbuds|Beats by Dre items
earflap|Feature of a bomber hat
earlobes|Places to put diamond studs
earnest|Serious
earworm|You can't stop humming it
easeful|Relaxing
ebonies|A piano has 36 of them
eccentricity|K
echelon|Level of authority
eclectic|Diverse
ecologist|One concerned with invasive species
economical|Budget-minded
economies|Cuts in expenses
economize|Bypass brand names, say
economy|High class?
ecotage|Environmental terrorism
edginess|Quality that's a bit unsettling
editing|Academy Award category
edition|Hardcover or paperback
eelworm|Tiny garden parasite
effaces|Wipes out
effects|Special ___ (movie budget expense)
egghead|Brainiac
egoistical|Repeating I?
egomania|I strain?
egomania|Citizen Kane's affliction
egomaniacs|People obsessed with being online?
egregious|Flagrant
ejector|Firearm mechanism
elapsed|Slipped by
elastic|Like some demand, in economics
electives|They're never required
electoral|Kind of map often colored red and blue
elegance|A touch of class
elegant|Tastefully sophisticated
elevate|Promote in rank
elevate|Take to a higher level
elevate|Up
eliminate|Knock out
elitist|Hoity-toity type
emanated|Gave out
embalms|Preserves, in the end
embarked|Started, as on a journey
embassy|Washington post?
emended|Wrong no longer
emeralds|Green gems
emerita|Honored academic retiree
emerita|Many a retired academic
emigres|Some political fugitives
eminence|Prestige
emirate|Dubai, for one
emoticon|Means of communication using dots and dashes
emperors|Montezuma and others
enabled|Made operational
enabled|Made possible
enameler|Cloisonné artisan
enamored|Smitten
encased|Completely covered
enchain|Fetter
encircle|Surround
encoded|Like many N.S.A. communications
encoding|Some intelligence work
encored|Asked to come back, in a way
encores|Performance extras
encouraged|Buoyed
endgame|King vs. king-and-pawn situation
endings|Bad things to give away
endnotes|Academic references
endnotes|Notable features of David Foster Wallace books
endorses|Backs
endosperm|Nourishment for a plant embryo
endowed|Like some chairs
endures|Lives on
enforce|Compel observance of, as laws
engaging|Instantly likable
engrave|Etch
engross|Rivet
enhancer|Beautifier
enlists|Signs up
enliven|Spice up
enmeshes|Traps in a net
enneads|Baseball or Supreme Court lineups
entertain|Opposite of bore
entertain|Wine and dine, say
enthuse|Bubble over
entitle|Dub
entitle|Give the right
entraps|Inveigles
entraps|Snares
entreats|Implores
entropy|Topic of the second law of thermodynamics
entrusts|Charges, as with a responsibility
entwine|Lace
envelop|Go around
envelope|Greek goddess of messages?
envelops|Wraps
epaulet|Jacket attachment
epeeist|Person making pointed attacks?
ephemera|Things meant to be used and then thrown away
epicenter|Seismological focus
episode|Sitcom installment
episode|Word in every "Star Wars" title
epitome|Perfect example
erasure|Job done with Artgum
erasure|Removal
erasures|Marks taken off?
erected|Put up
erosive|Like waves vis-à-vis the shoreline
erudite|Greek goddess of learning?
erudite|Learned
erudite|Well-educated
eruptive|Prone to tantrums
erythrocyte|Hemoglobin carrier
escaped|Got away
escargot|Mollusk on la carte
esoterica|Specialized knowledge
espanol|Cousin of catalán
especial|Out of the ordinary
espouse|Champion
espressos|Stimulating shots
esprits|Vivacious wits
esquire|It names an annual Sexiest Woman Alive
essayed|Made an effort
essential|Required
esteemed|Put on a pedestal
esteems|Treasures
estrogen|Female sex hormone
etagere|Stand against the wall?
etamine|Light cotton fabric
etcetera|Yadda, yadda, yadda
eternal|Like some truths and flames
eternally|Forever
ethical|Principled
etiquette|What bows were once examples of
eunuchs|Ineffectual sorts
euphoria|Elation
evanescent|Not here for long
evenhanded|*Fair
everted|Turned inside out
evidence|Attorney's presentation
evident|Unmistakable
evolution|Change of life
exalted|Grand ___ Ruler (Elks pooh-bah)
examines|Checks
examines|Checks out
examples|For-instances
excesses|Immoderate behavior
excites|Fires up
execrable|No good at all
exerted|Put forth
exhaustive|Leaving no stone unturned
exhilarate|Buoy
exhorts|Urges on
exotica|Things rarely seen
expense|Budget item
exploded|Went off, as a bomb
expurgate|Clean up, as text
extension|File name add-on
eyeball|*Observe closely
eyeballs|Scrutinizes
eyeballs|Watches
eyeglasses|Bridge sitter?
eyelift|Bit of cosmetic surgery
eyeliner|Bad thing to cry over?
eyeshades|Power nap wear
eyesores|Derelict buildings, e.g.
eyesores|Urban renewal targets
failure|It's said to be "the mother of success"
faintly|How signals from outer space may be heard
faintness|Quality of voices in the distance
falsies|Part of Tootsie or Mrs. Doubtfire's costume
fashion|Subject of Vogue
fattest|Obesity superlative
feature|Full-length movie
fedexes|Ships with speed
fedoras|Hats for Indiana Jones
feeders|Birdseed containers
fencers|Duelists of old
fenland|Marshy region
ferocious|Cutthroat
fertile|Like loamy soil
filling|Aid in restoring a crown
finesses|Handles deftly
firearms|Second Amendment subject
firelit|Like a hearth
fireman|Many a calendar beefcake
firetrap|It can easily go up in flames
fitness|Goal of exercise
flagrant|Glaring
flapjacks|Diner stack
fleeting|Short-lived
flintlock|Shooter with a spark
flippant|Cheeky
floodlight|Night game requirement
flotsam|Refuse on the surface
flunked|Didn't make the grade?
foisted|Imposed (on)
foliage|Fall ___
follicles|Greek god of healthy hair?
footbaths|Dog washers?
footnote|Fact addition
forelegs|What boxers use to "shake hands"
forepaw|What a dog "shakes hands" with
foresaw|Knew going in
forgets|Totally blanks on
formats|Modern rock and news/talk, for two
founder|S
fracases|Melees
frailest|Most feeble
frantic|Like many 911 calls
freebie|It's on the house
freight|Ship's load
freshen|Add more to, as someone's drink
freshens|Tops off
freshets|Sudden floods
frisbee|Flying saucer
frontpage|A-1
fungicides|Some crop-dusting chemicals
furnace|Site of a miracle in Daniel 3
galactic|Huger than huge
gametes|Greek god of fertility?
gangsters|Capone and Corleone
gannets|Plunge-diving seabirds
gardens|Busch ___
gaseous|Like four of the eight planets
gazelle|Graceful antelope
gazillion|Huge amount, slangily
geckoes|Creatures that can lick their own eyes
geezers|Grumpy old men
geishas|Performers with lots of fans?
gemstone|Rock
gemstone|Turquoise, e.g.
gendered|Like "hostess" and "comedienne"
general|Word in the names of two of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies
generic|No-name
genomes|Biological blueprints
gentler|Like a softball interview vis-à-vis a grilling
gestate|Carry before delivering
gherkin|Vlasic classic
gigahertz|One billion cycles per second
glasnost|1980s social policy
gliders|Ones powerless to move?
glimpses|Slight sights
gloaming|Twilight, poetically
glorious|Adjective for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
goalies|Players with saving accounts?
godparents|Participants at many baptisms
goggled|Appeared amazed
goldeneye|First Pierce Brosnan 007 film
googolplex|Vast number
gorilla|Thug
grafted|Added on, botanically
grandnephew|Augustus, to Julius Caesar
grandstander|Show-off (1975-80)
granite|Tombstone material
granola|Crunchy breakfast bowlful
greening|Making environmentally friendly
greeted|Shook hands with, say
grenadier|Certain foot soldier
grindstone|Part of many a mill
gristly|Like some low-grade beef
groomed|Like show horses
grottoes|Small caves
grottos|Picturesque subterranean spaces
groupie|Idol worshiper?
grueling|Arduous
grunted|Imitated a straining weightlifter
gunfire|Rat-a-tat-tat
gymnast|Pommel horse user
gypsies|Broadway chorus dancers, informally
habitue|Regular
halcyon|Idyllic, like a past time
halftime|When one might get a pep talk
handbag|Tote
handcrafts|Embroiders, e.g.
handlebars|What to grab for the road?
hangman|-
hangovers|Party followers, perhaps
hankers|Longs
hardhat|Construction site sight
harpists|Ones pulling strings?
harrumphs|Expresses grumpily
harrumphs|Openly expresses disapproval
harshly|How disciplinarians handle miscreants
hatcheck|Where a bowler might go on a date
hatches|Sub entries
hatpins|Milliners' accessories
headfirst|How most babies come out
healthful|Salubrious
hearken|Listen
heartbreak|Lover's hurt
hearths|Some gathering spots
heartless|Very cold
heartwarming|Moving in a nice way
hectare|Property unit
heeltap|Shoe lift
heinous|Reprehensible
hellion|Holy terror
helmsman|One at the wheel
hemostat|Surgeon's clamp
hennaed|Like some tattooed hands
herders|Gathering of stockholders?
heretic|Galileo, for one
hessian|Like some soldiers in the American Revolution
hessian|Participant in the Battle of Saratoga, 1777
hexagon|Cross-section of a pencil
hiatuses|Breaks
hibernation|Sleep mode?
hiccups|Affliction with many folk remedies
hillbilly|Hayseed
hipster|Daddy-o
hireling|Menial
hoarsens|Gets harsher
hoedown|Baleful affair?
homages|Tributes
homecomings|When some kings and queens are crowned
homonym|Bases for basses
honesty|The best policy, supposedly
honoree|Person of the hour
honorees|Banquet V.I.P.'s
hoodwinks|Tricks
horrible|Really, really bad
horsehide|Old baseball coverage?
horsewhip|Coachman's handful
horsewoman|Lady Godiva, for one
hostage|One way to be held
hotrods|Dragsters
houseboat|Mobile home
household|Survey unit
housing|Dormitories and apartments
humbugged|Flimflammed
hustles|Gets a move on
hygienic|Salubrious
hypertext|It connects two pages
iceboxes|Quaint raid targets
icebreakers|*Many party games
icecapped|Like the North Pole
iciness|Extremely aloof demeanor
identify|Pinpoint
ignores|Pays no attention to
ikebana|Art of flower arranging
illicit|Prohibited
illiterate|X signer
illness|Reason for missing work
illuminati|Angels & Demons group whose name is Latin for "enlightened"
illuminati|Group in many conspiracy theories
imitate|Do an impression of
imitate|Parrot or ape
imitations|Results of knocking things off
immoral|Sinful
impaired|Intoxicated, say
impasse|Stalemate
impatient|Fidgety
impeach|Bring formal charges against
impersonal|Cold
implode|Self-destruct
implore|Beseech on bended knee
imported|Unsuitable for locavores
imposes|Is obtrusive
imposter|Phony
inanest|Maximally moronic
inanity|Silliness
incensed|Boiling
inclose|Greatly magnified
include|Make room for
incubator|Place for a preemie
indifferent|Not taking sides
inexistence|Living
inexpert|Amateurish
inferno|Conflagration
infidels|Nonbelievers, to believers
influenza|Something caught in the air
inhales|Has an inspiration
inhibits|Puts the brakes on
inhuman|Barbaric
initial|*PO
initial|Bit of product personalization
initialize|Format, as a disk
inkblot|Matter of interpretation
inkless|Empty, as a fountain pen
innovate|Be creative
inserts|They often fall out of magazines
insidious|Sneaky
insinuation|Sly suggestion
inspire|Motivate
instate|Like some cheaper tuition
instead|Alternatively
instills|Imbues
instrument|Woodwind or wind gauge
interlace|Weave together
intermingled|Like 0's and 1's in binary numbers
internee|Camp dweller
interrobang|?!
interval|Octave, for one
intrude|Ruin a private moment
inundate|Swamp
inutile|Pointless
ionosphere|Bouncer of radio signals
ironclad|Airtight
ironclads|Civil War ships
ironers|Ones whose work is decreasing?
ironers|Workers on the board
ironers|Wrinkle removers
ironing|Pressing work
ironist|One who's full of surprises?
ironside|1960s-'70s detective series
ironstone|Heavy, durable china
irritable|Crabby
irritable|Cross
irritation|The pea, in "The Princess and the Pea"
islander|Barclays Center player
islander|Ranger rival
islanders|1980-83 Stanley Cup winners
isolate|Intern
isolate|Single out
isomers|Chemical cousins, in a way
isotone|One of a group of atoms having the same number of neutrons but a different number of protons
italics|Bold alternative?
itemize|List
iterate|Go over again
jackass|Jerk
jackass|Onetime MTV reality stunt show
jaguars|South American stalkers
jailbait|Under-age temptation
jailbreak|Daring escape
jalopies|Hardly luxury cars
jellybean|Colorful item in a jar
jesters|Entertainers for kings
jettisons|Tosses
joining|Enlistment
jujitsu|It has a variety of locks and pins
junglegym|Bars where swingers hang out?
kahunas|Island bigwigs
kamikaze|Kind of pilot
karaoke|Drinking songs?
karaoke|Something that may have bad keys
katakana|Form of Japanese syllabic writing
kelvins|Temperature units
kernels|Corn seeds
kerplunks|Sounds of fall?
kickoff|Exile from?
kilobar|Metric pressure unit
kilohertz|Measure of a radio band
kittenish|Coyly playful
kleptomania|Compulsion to steal
kneeler|Prie-dieu feature
kneepad|Rollerblader's protection
knelled|Rang
knelled|Slowly took its toll?
knesset|Israeli diet
knesset|Mideast diet
knockabout|Pan the boxing match?
krakens|Mythical monsters
kremlin|One end of the hotline
laborers|Das Kapital topic
labrador|Many a Seeing Eye dog
labyrinth|Home of the [circled letters]
lambada|Brazilian dance popular in the 1980s
landform|Hill or dale
landline|Cell alternative
lapdogs|Toadies
lapdogs|Toy poodles, e.g.
largely|For the most part
largemouth|*Kind of bass
laryngitis|Woe for a singer
latents|Some fingerprints
lawsuit|Hearing something?
laxatives|They're taken to go
layette|New parent's purchase
leaking|Faulty, as a tank
leanest|Like buffalo meat vis-à-vis beef and pork
learner|Driver's ed enrollee, e.g.
leashes|Dogfight preventers
legalized|Like gambling in Nevada
legerdemain|Hocus-pocus
legionary|Roman soldier
legwarmers|Workout attire that became a 1980s fad
lemonade|Something you might make a stand for
leopards|Antelope stalkers
leotard|Exercise piece?
letterhead|*Top on official stationery
lettuce|B*T
lettuces|Heads for the garden?
leveling|Demolition job
leverages|Deploys to one's advantage
libelee|One who's disparaged
librarian|Marian's occupation in "The Music Man"
library|Where many spines are visible
lifeline|Aid on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
lifeline|Rope from a ship, say
ligaments|Hip bands
limeades|Greek god of tangy drinks?
limelight|Star's spot
limiter|Constraint
linocut|Relative of a wood engraving
lionize|Really build up
listened|Showed interest, in a way
loaders|Front-___ (some washing machines)
lobster|Bisque bit
located|Found, as on a map
lodestars|Guiding lights
loophole|Something exploited by a tax adviser
loophole|Tax dodger's discovery
loosest|Most baggy
loudspeaker|One may be put in the corner of a classroom
lounges|Chills, so to speak
lozenge|Tough pill to swallow?
ludicrous|*"Chicken-n-Beer" rapper, to an overzealous copy editor?
lunatic|Nut
machine|Cyborg, in part
madames|Butterfly and others
madeira|Port alternative
maestro|Seiji Ozawa, e.g.
magnolia|Image on Mississippi's state quarter
magnolia|Southern bloom
mahimahi|Fish also known as a dorado
mahjongg|Four winds are featured in it
mainstay|Primary supporter
majesty|Grandeur
malamute|Sled dog
mammoth|Enormous
manacles|Greek god of bondage?
manatee|Everglades mammal
manganese|Element between chromium and iron on the periodic table
manhattan|Macy's Parade locale
manhood|Virility
maniacal|Like lunatics' laughter
maniacs|Crazies
manliest|Exhibiting the most machismo
manmade|Like Lake Mead or Lake Powell
mansion|Millionaire's home, say
manuals|Books often not read
marathon|26-mile race
marathon|Long-running event?
marengo|Served with a sauce of mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, oil and wine
marinara|Certain breadstick dipping sauce
marinara|Dip for mozzarella sticks
marinas|Places where yachts are docked
marinated|Like satay and sauerbraten
marines|A Few Good Men men
marsala|Veal ___
marshal|Parade V.I.P.
martinets|Disciplinarians
martini|The only American invention as perfect as a sonnet, per H. L. Mencken
martinis|Drinks for 007
mascara|Cause of black eyes?
mascots|Animals at a football game
massive|Big, big, big
mastermind|Genius
mastiff|Relative of a Great Dane
matador|Bull run target
meadowlands|New Jersey home to two New York teams
medieval|Pertaining to the time of castles and knights
medusas|Saucer-shaped jellyfish
megalithic|Like Stonehenge
melisma|Musical phrase in which a single syllable is sung over several notes
memorials|Some sites on the National Mall
menthol|Cigarette variety
merlins|___ beard! (cry in Harry Potter books)
methane|CH4
methane|Coal miner's concern
methods|Section of a science paper
microns|Tiny lengths
milestone|Turning 50, e.g.
millage|___ rate (tax amount per $1,000)
millstone|Unwanted weight
minaret|The world's oldest one is in Tunisia
mincemeat|Kind of pie
minesweeper|Classic computer game played on a grid
minimal|Least
minivans|Sliding door locales
minuets|Dances in 3/4 time
minutia|Detail
miracle|Sainthood prerequisite
misadapt|Not acclimate properly
miseducate|Teach myths, say
misfire|Failure
mishaps|Blooper reel highlights
misreads|Makes out clumsily?
missions|Mercury had 26 of them
misspell|Trigger autocorrect, say
misspent|Squandered, as youth
misstep|Faux pas
mitosis|Division of biology
mobsters|Family members
modiste|Couturier
modulate|Adjust, as pitch
molders|Rots slowly
molehills|Problems that may get overblown
molehills|Small issues, metaphorically
moleskin|Fabric used in adhesive pads
monarch|Beautiful butterfly
monarchy|Saudi Arabia, for one
monasteries|Brothers' keepers
monogamy|Challenge for a playboy
monolith|Easter Island statue, e.g.
monolog|Staple of late-night talk
monopoly|Game patented December 31, 1935
monotone|Droning speech quality
monotone|Lacking inflection
monsoon|Rainmaker?
mooners|Tail waggers?
moonshine|Product of a backwoods still
moronic|Half-baked
motivator|Speaker at many a corporate retreat
muffles|Quiets
mugging|Slice of ham?
mullahs|Muslim V.I.P.s
mullets|Retro hairstyles
mutilates|Tears up
mutters|Says "You no-good son of a ...," say
nabbers|Ones making collars
naivete|Lack of worldliness
nametag|Written introduction?
nannies|Many bottle washers
nanogram|One-trillionth of a kilo
nascent|Budding
national|Citizen
natural|Quick learner
nauseate|Disgust
neatest|Best at an inspection, say
neatnik|One whose work is picking up?
necessary|Essential
nectarine|Juicy fruit
needier|More impoverished
neediness|Poverty
nemesis|Greek goddess of vengeance
nemesis|Moby Dick, to Ahab
nemesis|Moriarty, to Holmes
neolith|Stone Age tool
neonates|Newborns
nesting|Fitting one inside the other
nestles|Fits comfortably
nettles|Tees off
neutrals|Beige and ecru
neutrino|Particle with no electric charge
newsboy|Old-time crier of "Extra! Extra!"
newspaper|Makeshift fly swatter
newsroom|Post office?
nitrile|Latex-like glove material
noblesse|French upper crust
noisemakers|Detritus on New Year's morning
noisome|Sickening
nominee|Ticket name
nonactive|Like silent partners
nonmetal|Any of about 18 elements on the periodic table
nonrigid|Flexible
nonstarter|Really bad idea
nonzero|Positive or negative
notables|Important people
notepad|It has rules for writers
notices|Fliers, e.g.
nutcases|Fruitcakes
nymphos|Randy types
oarlock|Rowboat feature
oarsman|Rower
obeisance|Deferential respect
obeisances|Acts of deference
obelisk|Bunker Hill Monument, for one
obliterate|Wipe out
obscene|Bleep-worthy
observantly|How many practice religion
obsession|A lot of thought goes into it
obsessive|Single-minded
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments
occurrence|Incident
oceanfront|Beach
oculars|Eyepieces
oddsmaker|Betting parlor V.I.P.
odometer|What's manipulated in the crime known as "clocking"
odyssey|It tells of a trip to Ithaca
oedipal|Like some unhealthy attachments
offhandedly|Oh, I just fed the alligator, Tom said ___
oilseed|Canola, e.g.
oilseed|Castor bean, for one
okeydokey|No prob
oneself|Word after better or behave
onetime|Ex-
opalesce|Shimmer colorfully
opalescent|Like moonstones
openers|Jacks or better, say, in poker
operative|Private detective
operator|Wheeler-dealer
operetta|Sousa's "El Capitan," e.g.
operetta|Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland," e.g.
opinion|Court rendering
opinions|They're just what you think
opulent|Lavish
oralist|Deaf person who uses speech and lip-reading
orangeade|Fruit-flavored refreshment
oranges|Contents of a Sunkist crate
orators|Eloquent speakers
orderly|Hospital worker
oregano|Common pizza seasoning
organized|In a union
orgeats|Almond syrups used in cocktails
orients|Gives new-employee training, e.g.
orients|Points
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Paper work not usually done at the office
origami|Paperwork?
original|Cover's opposite
originated|Came up with
origins|Starts
orioles|Camden Yards team
orreries|Solar system models
osmosis|Learning method
osmosis|One way of learning, it's said
ostriches|Big egg producers
otalgia|Ear malady
ottoman|Place to kick your feet up
outfits|Closet collection
outlast|Stay longer than
outline|Sketch
outrace|Beat to the finish
overacted|Hammed it up
overalls|Part of a Mario Brothers costume
overeater|One taking extra courses?
overextend|Go too far
overlay|Gold leaf, e.g.
overrode|Countermanded
overrule|Trump
overuse|Rely on excessively
ovipara|Egg-laying animals
oysters|Bar order that's not drunk
pachisi|Game named after the Hindi word for "twenty-five"
packers|Major pro team with the smallest home city
pagodas|Places to meditate
palates|Assets for food critics
palettes|Studio mixing equipment
palimony|Portmanteau legally recognized since 1977
pallbearers|The Walking Dead?
paltriest|Like 1¢, as costs go
panaceas|Blanket remedies
pandemic|Nightmare for the C.D.C.
panfish|Bluegill or crappie
pangolin|Scaly anteater
paprika|Sprinkling on a deviled egg
parable|The Prodigal Son, for one
parallelogram|GEAR, geometrically
parapet|Shooter's position in a fort
paraphrase|Put in new words
paraphrases|Shortens a sentence, say
parasail|Soar above the sea, say
parasail|Travel over seas?
parasol|Object seen in Seurat's "La Grande Jatte"
pardons|Removes from a can?
parental|Part of PG
parenting|Subject of advice from Dr. Spock or Dr. Phil
pariahs|Shunned ones
paronomasia|Art of punning
paronym|Word derived from another that has a related meaning, like "wisdom" from "wise"
parsley|Chimichurri ingredient
passado|Fencing thrust
passbook|Obsolescent bank item
passerby|Witness by chance
pasture|Grazing land
patents|Protections for inventors
paternity|Kind of test
patient|Like Job
patsies|Pushovers
paupered|Brought to financial ruin
pawning|Hocking
payables|Balance sheet heading
peacock|Recipient of Argus's 100 eyes, in myth
peashooter|Toy blowgun
peashooter|Toy gun
peekaboo|Game for which it's helpful to have hands-on experience?
peerage|Dukes, earls, etc.
pelicans|Expert divers
penalty|Fine, e.g.
penalty|What a yellow flag may signify
pencils|SAT needs
perfidy|Breach of trust
perigee|Orbital low point
periscope|Means of looking above and beyond
permalloy|Magnetizable nickel-iron combo
permeate|Spread through
perpetuity|Time without end
persona|Borat or Ali G, to Sacha Baron Cohen
persona|Projected image
personal|Notation on an envelope
persuade|Bring around
pesticide|Raid, e.g.
pestles|Druggists' implements
pestles|Grinders
petunia|Pig with pigtails
pewters|Tin alloys
pharaoh|Exodus figure
pharaohs|Line in the sand?
piecrust|Edible shell
piehole|Big fat mouth
piehole|Mouth, slangily
piggies|Quintet in a nursery rhyme
piglets|Farm litter
pileups|Multicar accidents
pillared|Like the Parthenon
pilsner|Stella Artois or Beck's
pincers|Nail-removing tool
pincushions|Stuffed accessories
pineapple|SpongeBob SquarePants lives inside one
pinhole|Primitive kind of camera
pinhole|Simple camera's aperture
piranhas|Hunting school?
pistons|Eight in a V8
pitchfork|Tool for moving hay
pitfall|Unseen danger
planner|Appointment book
plaster|Beat soundly
plateau|Neither improve nor decline
playbills|*Handouts to theatergoers
pledged|Swore
plenitude|More-than-adequate supply
plicate|Folded like a fan
plowman|Agricultural figure in "The Canterbury Tales"
plowman|Farmer with oxen
poleaxe|Long-reaching weapon of yore
poleaxe|Relative of a halberd
polestar|Lech Walesa, for one?
poltroon|Utter coward
polygon|ELK, EARL, LEAK or GEAR, geometrically
poolside|Relaxing in a cabana chair, maybe
porters|Sherpas, e.g.
portfolio|Group of investments
porthole|Ship window
portraits|People who've been framed?
postcard|Tourist purchase
postdoc|Lab research assistant, maybe
potatoes|Fries things?
pothole|Tire hazard
prancer|Partner of Vixen in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
precinct|The "Nine-Nine" of TV's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
precise|Dead-on
precook|Make beforehand, as a dinner dish
preened|Combed, coxcomb-style
preheats|Warms up
prepare|Put together
pressure|Force divided by area, in physics
pretext|Excuse
prewrap|Do before, as a gift chore
priciest|Least affordable
primacy|Position of greatest importance
primate|Human, for one
primers|Books for beginning readers
primping|Activity done in front of a mirror [clearly define]
primroses|Early spring blooms
prisoner|Kidnappee, e.g.
prithee|Please, to a Puritan
private|Not to be shared with anyone
proceed|Carry on
process|Make sense of
profiler|Serial crime investigator
prolific|Like Isaac Asimov
prolific|Putting out a lot
proprietor|Business owner
prospect|Opportunity
protean|Frequently changing
protege|Mentored one
proteges|Some young colleagues
protein|___ shake
protocol|What diplomats follow
psychic|I know what you're thinking thinker
psychic|Pro with a deck of cards, maybe
psychopaths|Mad Men?
psychotic|Crazed, in a way
pullout|Retreat
pulsate|Throb
pungent|Strong and sharp
putties|Glaziers' supplies
pyramid|Resting place for a pharaoh
pyrotechnist|Fireworks expert
quadrupeds|Most mammals
quatrain|Roses are red ..., e.g.
queried|Asked
queueing|... that has five consecutive vowels
quipped|Produced laugh lines?
quotient|7/11 product?
radiants|Sources of heat or light
radiate|Send off
radiate|Spread from the center
radiator|Hot spot
ragbags|Hodgepodges
railcar|Hobo transporter
railing|What's up for grabs?
raiment|Attire
rainout|Cause for a rescheduling
rampancy|Unchecked growth
rampart|Bulwark
rancher|Major stockholder?
rancher|One with brand loyalty?
rancher|Stock holder
rankles|Really bothers
raptors|Hawks, e.g.
rapture|Pure bliss
rascals|Cheeky children
raspberry|Bronx cheer
raspberry|Sound of disapproval
rassled|Fought agin
ratatat|Snare drum sound
ratchet|Toothed wheel
rathole|Small, dirty, uncomfortable room
ratters|Helpful household pets
rattled|All shook up
ravioli|Square meal?
razorbacks|N.C.A.A. team with the mascot Boss Hog
reagent|Chemical synthesis component
realists|Opposites of fantasts
realtor|House tour giver
rearmost|Like the aft sails
reassure|Comfort
rebalance|Fix some ledger errors in
rebirth|Renaissance
receipt|It often says "Thank You"
receipt|Register printout
receivers|Ones getting passes
records|Logs
rectangle|LEAK, geometrically
rectory|Minister's residence
recuperated|Got well
redeemed|Turned in for cash
redeems|Turns in
redeyes|They leave at night
redhead|Conan O'Brien or Chuck Norris, e.g.
redheads|Thomas Jefferson and Calvin Coolidge, e.g.
redirect|Follow-up to a cross-examination
redlines|Strikes
redress|Square, in a way
redshirts|Holds aside for a year, in college sports
reduced|Like some sentences and fat
reelect|Word on a campaign poster
reenact|Put on something old?
reenter|Come again?
reentry|Event near the end of a mission
regaler|Storyteller
regents|New York State's ___ Examinations
regimen|Tough course
reglued|Fixed, as a model airplane
rehears|Considers further, in a way
rehearsed|Like much court testimony
reheating|Preparing, as leftovers
reheats|Microwaves, say
reheats|Readies, as leftovers
rejigger|Adjust
relaxant|Massage or bubble bath
relaxing|Easeful
relearn|Brush up on
released|Turned loose
reliefs|Some art projections
reloads|Prepares for another round of shots
remakes|Many movies with built-in audiences
remorse|Guilty feeling
remorse|Parole board consideration
removed|What a cousin can be twice
reneged|Didn't honor a promise
renewal|Subscription prescription
repeals|The 21st Amendment and such
repents|Seeks atonement, maybe
repertoire|Everything you can perform
rephrase|Put another way
replete|Stuffed
reprieve|Welcome out
reroute|Send on a detour, say
reseeds|Changes the placement of in a tournament bracket
resellers|Pawnshops and such
reserve|Stock
residence|Home
residue|Remains
respect|Word spelled out in an Aretha Franklin hit
respects|They might be paid at a memorial
respite|Breather
restage|Put on again
restive|Fidgety
resumes|Position papers?
retails|Goes (for)
retests|Second chances for students
retired|AA*P
retiree|One calling it quits
retread|Unoriginal work
retronym|Acoustic guitar or "terrestrial radio"
returned|Like a bad check
revenge|Payback
revenge|Payback
revenue|I*S
reweave|Fix, as a braid
rewords|Puts differently
rezoned|Changed from residential to commercial, say
rhetoric|Stump speeches, often
rhetorical|Like some unanswered questions
rhinestone|Part of many a country singer's outfit
rigatoni|Trattoria offering
ringleader|Head of a conspiracy
ringlet|Certain lock
rinsers|Some salon workers
ripener|It might change color
riveter|Rosie, for one
riviera|Region off the Côte d'Azur
roasted|Like some peanuts and celebrities
romaine|Iceberg neighbor
romance|Have a heart-to-heart with?
romance|Word before novel or language
rooftops|Places to view fireworks
roomies|Some cable splitters
rootlet|Cousin of a tendril
ropeway|Mountain-to-mountain transport
roseate|Pink
rosemary|So-called "herb of remembrance"
rotters|Heels
rotting|Going bad, as fruit
roughrider|First United States Volunteer Cavalry member
roulade|Musical embellishment
ruinous|Devastating
rumbaed|Danced to Xavier Cugat, say
rushing|In a hurry
russets|Good potatoes for French fries
rutabaga|It's sometimes called a yellow turnip
saboteur|1942 Hitchcock thriller
saddled|Imposed
sagamore|___ Hill, historic home of Theodore Roosevelt
sainthood|Judas never attained it
saliences|Prominent parts
salient|Worth noting
salinas|Home of California's National Steinbeck Center
salinas|Seat of Monterey County, Calif.
saltine|Soup go-with
salutes|Signs of respect
samosas|Savory filled pastries
samovar|Russian urn
samovar|Tea server
sampler|Chocolatier's offering
samurai|Warrior who follows "the way of the warrior"
sandpapers|Takes the edge off?
sanitizer|Germophobe's need
saplings|Nursery purchases
sarcasm|Yeah, I bet, e.g.
sardine|One in a tight spot?
sardine|Rush-hour subway rider, figuratively
sarongs|Wraps around an island?
sashimi|Fare often served with wasabi
sashimi|Fish dish
sassily|With freshness
satellite|Triton, to Neptune
satiric|Like many segments on "The Daily Show"
satsuma|Citrus fruit from Japan
saucier|Relatively risqué
saunter|Amble
sausage|Pizza order
sauternes|Sweet white wine from Bordeaux
savanna|Tropical grassland
scapular|Religious garment suspended from the shoulders
scarily|In a frightening way
scaring|Unnerving
scatted|Sang like Ella
scenario|Hypothetical situation
scenario|Plot outline
scenarist|Movie plotter
scepter|Symbol of authority
scherzo|Musical piece whose name is Italian for "joke"
schleps|Lugs
sciatic|Kind of nerve
sciatic|___ nerve, the longest in the human body
science|N*F
sconces|Candle holders
scorers|They put points on the board
scorner|One delivering raspberries
scourges|Burmese pythons in the Everglades, e.g.
scrabble|Focus of over 4,000 clubs around the world
scrapheap|Lot of junk
screeches|Car chase sounds
screeches|Slam-on-the-brakes sounds
screened|Shown at a theater
scrimmage|Practice game, in sports
scrolls|Dead Sea documents
scullery|Room where pots and pans are stored
seahorse|*Swimmer with a prehensile tail
sealers|Some arctic hunters
seaport|San Jose, but not Santa Fe
seaside|Boardwalk's locale
seasons|Noted quartet
seasons|TV units
seatbelts|Lighted icons on airplanes
seatmate|Next one in a row
secretariat|[1973]
secular|Like Labor Day, but not Christmas
secures|Makes fast
sedated|Tranquilized
sedates|Calms
sedatives|They may put you to sleep
seedless|Like some rye
seesaws|Fluctuates wildly
seismic|Earth-shaking
seismic|Earthquake-related
semiannual|Occurring in March and September, say
seminar|Advanced course
semipro|Step above amateur
semisoft|Like Havarti cheese
senator|Onetime title for Obama and Clinton
senders|Info on cover sheets
senecas|New York natives
sentries|Ones with halting speech?
separate|Disconnect
separate|Not together
sequoia|Tree whose name contains all five vowels
serenader|Giovanni, in "Don Giovanni"
serenader|One playing to the balcony?
sergeant|To whom a private says "Sir, yes, sir!"
sesames|Some roll tops
sestinas|Verses with six stanzas
settees|Drawing room furniture
sexology|Study for a Masters?
shafted|Given a raw deal
shahdom|Iran, formerly
shallot|Food item often caramelized
shavetails|Rookie officers, in slang
sheared|Having lost a winter coat?
shellac|Wallop
shellac|Whup but good
sheriff|Star role in many old films?
shiatsu|Japanese for "finger pressure"
shiftlessly|Being a bit lazy, I prefer automatic, Tom said ___
shingles|Topsiders?
shoebox|Holder of many a diorama
shoelace|It may be on the tip of the tongue
shoguns|Literally, "military commanders"
shootings|Events for the police blotter
shortie|Nickname for a little person
shrinkage|Washing woe
shrinks|Head analysts?
shrivel|Go from a grape to a raisin, e.g.
shticks|Stand-up routines
shudder|[How horrible!]
shutout|7-0 baseball victory, e.g.
siamese|___ cat
sidebar|Hearing at a hearing?
sidekicks|Seconds
sideliner|Backup player
sidemen|Supporting players
siestas|Times when shops close
signori|Italian gentlemen
sillier|More slapstick
simoleon|Buck, in old slang
simonize|Polish with wax
situate|Place
sixteen|Sweet age
skaters|Some Winter Olympians
skeletons|Dancers in danse macabre imagery
skeletons|Ones hanging around med school?
skeptic|Show me type
skylight|Atrium feature
skyways|Some airport connections
slacker|Class cutter, say
slammer|Pen
slapdash|Hastily thrown together
slashers|Friday the 13th movies, e.g.
sleazeball|Real lowlife
sleazes|Lowlifes
sledges|Tools used to break concrete
sleeked|Made smooth and glossy
sleepover|Perfect night for a pillow fight
slender|Thin
sliding|Like some doors or scales
slipups|Mistakes
slovenly|Disheveled
slowish|Not too swift
sluiced|Drenched with a sudden flow
slyness|Fox's trait
smartass|Snarky sort
smashup|Major wreck
smearer|Mudslinger
smelter|Ironman?
smelter|Where to get the lead out?
sneaked|Emulated a cat burglar
sneaker|Puma, e.g.
sneaker|Tennie
sneering|Disrespectful, in a way
sneezed|Brought blessings upon oneself?
snicker|Tee-hee
snipers|Ones taking potshots
snippet|Scrap
snippet|Small excerpt
snippets|Tiny excerpts
snoozes|Catches some Z's
snowcat|Winter vehicle
snuggle|Get cozy
soirees|Some black-tie events
solidly|By a wide margin
soloists|Featured musicians
soloists|Single players
solvents|Nail polish removers, e.g.
somehow|One way or another
somersaults|Flips
sometimes|Now and then
someway|By hook or by crook
somewhat|To a degree
sonneteers|Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Edna St. Vincent Millay, notably
sophomore|Many a junior varsity player
sorrows|Woes
soundly|Good way to sleep
soviets|Space racers
spandrels|Architectural features above arches
spaniel|Lady in "Lady and the Tramp," e.g.
sparerib|Part of a rack
sparerib|Part of a restaurant rack
sparser|Like the population of Alaska vis-à-vis New Jersey
sparsity|Short supply
spatula|Flipper?
spatula|Flipper?
spawned|Gave rise to
spearheads|Takes command of
specific|General's opposite
specious|False
speckles|Pointillism features
speedboat|One making waves
speedier|Like express mail vis-à-vis regular mail
speediest|First to break the tape
speedos|Small suits
speller|Person breaking his word?
spheric|Ball-like
spieled|Delivered a pitch
spinets|Small pianos
spitfire|British W.W. II plane
spitted|Ready for the rotisserie
splashy|Eye-catching
spoilage|Cause of a bad-smelling refrigerator
spoiled|Bad
spoiler|You may want to stop reading when you see this
spooked|Given a start
spotter|Weight room figure
spouses|Other halves, so to speak
spruces|Neatens (up)
spyglass|Tool for Capt. Jack Sparrow
squeals|Is a rat
squeals|Pig sounds
stabilize|Get under control
stagnation|Result of standing too long, maybe
stalactite|Point at the ceiling? [misbehave]
stalwart|Strong and unwavering
stammer|Betray some nervousness
stances|Batting positions
standee|One who can't find a seat, say
stanzas|They make up poetry
starkly|In plain contrast
starter|Official with a pistol
starter|Provider of track shots?
stashed|Like a squirrel's acorns
stating|Making known
stations|Times Square and Columbus Circle, in New York City
statues|Square figures
statuette|Figurine
steadiest|Most balanced
steelyards|Old Pittsburgh work areas
steepen|Go from 30 to 35 degrees, say
steepen|Increase the pitch of
steerage|Third class on the Titanic
stellar|Compliment for a planetarium?
stellar|Out of this world
stellar|Outstanding
stepped|Like ziggurats and some mesas
stereos|Home electronics items
stereos|Sound systems
sternum|Chest protector
steroid|Illegal substance for athletes
steward|Sommelier
stiletto|Part of a dominatrix's outfit
stilettos|Pointy heels
stiller|Ben of "Zoolander"
stiller|Frat Pack member Ben
stiller|Meara's partner in comedy
stipends|Grant allowances
stitching|Needlework
stodges|Stick-in-the-mud types
stonemason|Foundation worker
stonemasons|Blockheads?
stonewalls|Takes the fifth, perhaps
stoolie|Police reporter?
stoolie|Singer in prison, maybe
stopgap|Sufficient for now, as a measure
storage|Attic function
storage|Basement's use, often
storied|Illustrious, as a past
strained|Like some muscles and baby food
strains|Bits of music
strains|Types
strands|Beaches, in two senses
strangers|New faces
strategy|Chess necessity
strawberry|Kool-Aid flavor
strayed|Was unfaithful
streaker|Buff runner?
streaks|Some hair highlights
streets|Urban grid makeup
stressed|Under pressure
stretch|Exhibit plasticity
stretch|Warm up before exercising
stretcher|Battlefield transport
strident|Like criticism made in no uncertain terms
strident|Loud and harsh [start crowding the crotch]
striped|Like many ties
strokes|Par number
strolls|Moseys along
strophe|Poetic stanza
strophe|Stanza of a poem
strutted|Paraded
stuccos|Covers with a trowel, say
studded|Like many motorcycle jackets
studies|Writing rooms
studios|Paramount and Universal
stupefied|Rendered speechless
subatomic|Smaller than small
sublets|Some temporary residences
subtitle|Foreign film feature
suffrage|Subject of the 15th and 19th Amendments
sugarloaf|Rio de Janeiro peak
sultans|Mideast V.I.P.s
sunbathe|Lie on the beach
sunbelt|Snowbird's destination
sundaes|Splits, e.g.
sunsets|Beautiful sights at dusk
supermodel|One charging high runway fees?
supernova|Fabulous deli delicacy?
surefire|Impossible to fail
surreal|Dreamy
swaggers|Walks with a brash air
swaying|Moving like trees in the wind
swearer|One calling foul?
sweatbox|Uncomfortably tight spot, informally
sweater|Signature attire for Archie
sweatpants|Bottom of a gym?
sweeney|Actress who starred in the "It's Pat" sketches on "S.N.L."
swindled|Hornswoggled
swisses|Alternatives to cheddars
sycamores|Divine trees in the "Book of the Dead"
synapse|Gap crossed by a nerve impulse
synchro|Mostly-women Olympics sport, familiarly
syndrome|Doctor's diagnosis
synergy|Hoped-for collaboration result
synthetic|Fake
tackles|Takes on
tactical|Employing strategy
tahinis|Sesame seed pastes
tailpipe|Muffler attachment
takeover|*Coup d'état, e.g.
tampered|Fooled (with)
tandoori|Cooked in a clay oven, as in India
tangent|Trig calculation
tangles|Argues (with)
tanneries|They convert hides to leather
tantara|Bit of fanfare
tapenade|Appetizer with puréed olives
tarboosh|Tasseled topper
tasseled|Having some strings attached?
tassels|Curtain hangers?
tatamis|Straw mats
tattletales|Rats
taunter|Bully, at times
tautens|Takes up the slack?
tautonym|Taxonomic designation like Rattus rattus
taxicab|Whistleblower's target?
taxidermy|Professional stuff?
taxpayer|Many an April 15 mailer
teacher|Rabbi, e.g.
teardrops|Things "on my guitar" in a 2008 Taylor Swift hit
tearful|Visibly sad
tearing|Speeding (along)
teasers|Sneak previews
teataster|Lipton employee
teatime|Service break at Wimbledon?
techniques|Ways to do things
teenager|Joan of Arc, at the time of her death
teentsy|Minute
teeters|Is indecisive
tektite|Meteorite impact product
telegraph|Dotted line?
telephone|Greek goddess of communication?
teleport|Go from here to there instantly
tempera|Paint type
tenderhearted|Compassionate [finally become]
tenement|Place where people lived in "How the Other Half Lives"
tensile|Kind of strength
tensile|Kind of strength related to stress
tentacle|Cuttlefish feature
termites|What may eat you out of house and home?
terrace|Balustrade location
terraria|Amateur botanists' projects
testators|Those who have given legacies
testees|Proctors' charges
tetherball|Pole game
thataway|*Where "they went," in old westerns
theater|The only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years, per John Steinbeck
thereat|Legalese adverb
thermals|Long johns
thicken|What a plot may do
thimble|Sewer's protection
thoughts|Any ideas?
threesome|Wynken, Blynken and Nod, e.g.
throats|Ruby parts of some hummingbirds
thrones|Going places?
tictacs|Mini mints
tidbits|Juicy pieces of gossip
tightknit|Close, as a community
timesaver|It might gain you an hour
timetable|Commuter's reference guide
timidity|Antithesis of brashness
tinhorn|Petty braggart
tiniest|Like the pinky compared to the other fingers
tinsmiths|Some sheet metal workers
tintype|Antique photo
titanium|Club metal
tithing|Requirement of Mormonism
titmice|Tufted songbirds
titters|Nervous giggles
toeholds|Points of entry
toilette|Personal grooming
tomcats|F-14 fighters
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
topiary|Clip art?
topknot|Stylish bun
topline|Of the highest reputation
toponym|Place name
topples|Removes from power
torpedo|Ship sinker
tortellini|Stuffed, rolled pasta
torturous|... that is spelled entirely from the last dozen letters of the alphabet
tosspot|Drunkard
tosspot|Juicer
tostada|Tex-Mex dish
touchstone|Standard of comparison
toupees|Top-secret disguises?
tourist|*Fodor's guide buyer
tourist|One seeing the sites
tousles|Ruffles, as the hair
towaways|They populate impound lots
toyshop|Doll house?
toyshop|North Pole workplace
traders|Stock handlers
traipse|Go on foot
traipse|Wander
traitor|Judas
trampoline|Bouncer's place
transect|Divide by cutting
transmits|Sends out
transoms|Architectural crosspieces
trapezoid|EARL, geometrically
trattoria|Mediterranean bistro
traumas|They can leave scars
travels|Violates a court rule
treason|Guy Fawkes's crime
treasurer|One keeping everything in balance?
tremors|Mercury poisoning symptoms
trenchant|Penetrating
trespasser|Guard dog's quarry
trespasses|Goes one step too far?
trinities|Some holy alliances?
trinitrotoluene|Something to level with
trireme|Ancient galley
tritons|Spiral seashells
triunes|Three-in-one gods
trolled|Baited with incendiary remarks
trophic|Nutrition-related
trounce|Beat decisively
trouser|Kind of leg
trowels|Brick worker's tools
trussed|Tied up
tsarinas|Bygone royals
tsunami|Coastal hazard
tweedle|Entice with music
tweeted|Like some breaking news, nowadays
tweeter|Stereo system component
twinkie|Much-vilified food
twisted|Injured, as an ankle
twitter|Where many people may follow you
typesets|Prepares for printing
typically|As is usual
ukulele|It's played close to the chest
ulsters|Winter coats
ultrahot|Like the core of the sun
ululation|Wavering wail
unafraid|Brave
unarmed|Weapon-free
unbeaten|Never topped
unbrace|Free from tension
unbroken|Whole
uncaring|Cold
uncases|Takes out, as some beer bottles
unclean|Sullied
unclothe|Lay bare
uncopyrightable|... that has no repeated letters
undetermined|Up in the air
unearth|Bring to light
unearth|Disinter
unfasten|Release, as a seatbelt
unhinge|Drive crazy
uniform|Catholic school requirement
unitard|Dance class wear
unitard|Garment for a gymnast or superhero
unladylike|Coarse, per etiquette manuals
unlinked|Not connected
unmakes|Takes apart
unmerited|Coming from out of nowhere, as an insult
unpacks|Settles in, say
unpaved|Just dirt, say
unreels|Is shown, as a film
unrests|Social disturbances
unsuitable|Not appropriate
untruth|Lie
unwillingly|As much as I'd like, you're not getting any of my estate, Tom said ___
updated|Given the latest
updated|Like news blogs, typically
updates|Subjects of some software pop-ups
upheaval|Sturm und Drang
upholder|Sustainer
uplinks|Satellite connections
upsurge|Rapid increase
upsweep|Hairstyle that usually involves clips or pins
usernames|Handles online
utilize|Avail oneself of
uttering|Giving voice to
vacancy|Room to spare?
vacuums|They have nothing
validly|On good grounds
vanilla|Ordinary
vanished|Gone
vastest|Like Russia, of all countries
verbose|Wordy
vertebra|It's in the back
vibrant|Lively, as colors
vibrato|Violin effect
villainesses|Female snakes
virility|Manliness
vittles|Chow
voiding|Invalidating
waffles|Dimpled breakfast items
waggled|Danced like a bee
wailers|Original band that sang "I Shot the Sheriff," with "the"
warheads|Sour candy brand
warpath|On the ___ (incensed)
wartime|The last thing I wanted to do was to be a ___ president: Lyndon Johnson
washrag|Cloth for cleaning
wastepaper|Office trash [resign]
wavered|Wasn't consistent
waylaid|Ambushed
wearisome|Yawn-inducing
weekdays|When school's open
weenies|Twerps
welfarism|Policy of widespread government social programs
western|One may be shot on a range
wetsuit|Certain Coast Guard attire
wetsuits|Surfing gear
whatsit|Thingamajig
whenever|Anytime
whippersnappers|Presumptuous sorts
whirlpool|Big name in appliances
whiskey|___ sour (drink)
whitecaps|Shore sights on a windy day
wienies|Dogs
wildcat|Kind of strike
wildfire|Metaphor for quick-spreading success
winesap|Apple type
winsome|Charming
wiretap|Invasive bug
wiretap|Relative of a bug
witheringly|You forgot to water the plants, Tom said ___
wolfish|Fierce and rapacious
womanish|Ladylike
woodsman|Savior of Little Red Riding Hood
wreathed|Encircled
wreaths|Rings on doors
wrestle|Get a lock on, e.g.
wretches|Sad sorts
writhing|Twisting
xeroxed|Not original, in a way
yammers|Goes on and on
yawning|In need of coffee, maybe
yearend|Kind of bonus
yearned|Was lovesick, say
yummier|More delish
zappers|Debuggers?
zestier|Spiced up, say
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandoned|Deserted
abandoned|Left behind
abhorrent|Awful
abscissa|X-coordinate
absence|Lack
absence|Void
absinthe|Green spirit
absorbs|Learns
absorption|Bounty work?
abstainers|Dry sorts
abstract|Rothko's field
accident|The discovery of penicillin, e.g.
accurst|Ill-fated, old-style
acetone|Manicure destroyer
acidheads|Frequent trip takers
acquits|Emulates the O. J. Simpson jury
acrobatic|Like Cirque du Soleil performers
acrobats|They might jump through hoops for you
acrobats|Those falling head over heels?
actress|Monroe or Taylor
adamancy|Mulishness
adaptor|International traveler's convenience
addicts|Druggies, e.g.
addicts|Rehab attendees
additions|Housing expansions
adjunct|Kind of professor
adolescents|Growing group
adoptions|Humane Society successes
adorable|Aww-inspiring
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adultery|The application of democracy to love, per H. L. Mencken
adverse|Opposed
aeolian|Wind-blown
aesthete|Museumgoer, e.g.
affects|Puts on
aftereffect|*Delayed consequence
agendas|Ulterior motives
agility|Nimbleness
agnates|Relatives on the father's side
agreement|Concord
aileron|Airplane maneuverer
airdrops|Some help from above
airfare|Soaring expense?
airplane|Runway model?
airwaves|*Radio medium
airwoman|Amelia Earhart, e.g.
alameda|California's so-called "Island City"
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|How birthday cake may be served
alarmed|Like many an emergency door
albinos|Many lab rats
alchemist|Seeker of the elixir of life
alehouse|Tavern
alehouses|Taverns
alerted|Gave a heads-up
alexanders|Creamy cocktails
alfalfa|Fodder for dairy cattle
alfredo|Kind of sauce
algorithm|Procedure for solving a mathematical problem
aliases|Things you can assume
alienate|Push away
alienee|Property recipient
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alimonies|Tender towards one's exes?
allegory|Animal Farm, for one
allegro|Brisk tempo
allergy|Cause of a rash response?
allocate|Apportion
allosaurus|Reptile at the top of the Jurassic food chain
allover|Everywhere
allspice|Jamaican jerk chicken seasoning
allusion|Literary reference
almanacs|Often-replaced reference works
almanacs|Yearbooks?
alphabetization|One way of ordering things, like all the consonants in rows three, six and nine
alteration|Bridal shop service
alternative|Choice
alumina|Oxide in rubies and sapphires
alyssum|Sweet plant of the mustard family
amaranth|Immortal flower in "Paradise Lost"
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amassing|Piling up
amenable|Willing to go along
amicably|How conflicts are best resolved
amoebas|Slide presentations?
amorous|Romantically inclined
amortize|Pay off gradually
amphibious|Like the D-Day assault on Normandy
anaconda|1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon
anaconda|Wrapper that's hard to remove?
anagram|*Suite for use?
anagram|On end, to Donne
analyst|Hedge fund employee
anatomic|Body-related
ancient|Like the Aramaic language
ancient|Like the Mesopotamian people
ancients|Aeschylus, Sophocles and Aristophanes
andiron|Firedog
anemone|Tentacled marine creature
angelic|Exceptionally well behaved
anglophone|Like the Bahamas, Barbados and Belize
anisette|Ingredient in a Baltimore Bracer
annotate|Mark up
annotate|Seek to explain, in a way
annotates|Gives a gloss
annulet|Ring around a classical column
anodynes|Painkillers
anomalies|Blips
anosmia|Inability to sense smells
another|Barfly's request
answers|Things in keys
anteater|Creature that Dalí walked on a leash in public
anthrax|One of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands
antidote|Vial that a villain might withhold
antifur|Like PETA
antilabor|Like 1947's Taft-Hartley Act
antismog|Designed to clear the air
antitoxin|Bacteriologist's discovery
antivirus|Like Norton software
antlers|Two for a buck
aplenty|Galore
apogees|Orbital high points
apostle|Paul or Simon
apparent|Seeming
appeals|Takes to a higher court
applied|Not just theoretical
applied|Put on
approved|O.K.'d
apricot|Kind of orchard
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Fittingly
aptness|Relevance
arcadia|Pan's home, in myth
areolas|Nipple rings
arguing|Courtroom activity
arietta|Short piece at La Scala
armhole|Opening on the side of a vest
armless|Like the Venus de Milo
armorial|Relating to heraldry
armrest|Place to rub elbows?
armrests|Chair pair
arrange|Prepare, as a musical score
arrival|Airport monitor datum
arsenal|Weaponry storehouse
arsenic|What gets As in chemistry?
artless|What the museum curator didn't want to be?
asbestos|Frowned-upon construction material
aseptic|Sterile
asexual|Like amoeba reproduction
ashrams|Indian retreats
asinine|Totally far-fetched
aspects|Parts
aspects|Sides
aspirant|Hopeful
aspirate|Breathe in
aspires|Has dreams
assailed|Went after
assails|Tears into
assessed|Like taxes and fines
assuage|Placate
astride|With a leg on either side of
astrodome|Stadium whose first home run was hit by Mickey Mantle
asymmetry|Difference between two sides
atelier|Drawing room?
atheism|The vice of a few intelligent people, per Voltaire
atomizes|Reduces to smithereens
atrocious|God-awful
attagirl|You go, sister!
attempt|Have a go at
attempt|Try
attending|Like some physicians
attitude|Pink isn't just a color, it's an ___!: Miley Cyrus
attorney|Mason, notably
audience|Nielsens measure
auditor|Tax fraud investigator
auroras|Arctic lights
auroras|Night lights
autonomy|Self-government
autostrada|Major Italian highway
avalanche|Dangerous fall
avarice|One of the seven deadly sins
avenger|Count of Monte Cristo, e.g.
avenger|Iron Man, e.g.
average|About 25 years, for N.F.L. players
averaging|Doing mean work?
averted|Directed elsewhere
aviator|Howard Hughes, for one
aviator|Lindbergh, e.g.
aviator|Nepal V.I.P.
awaited|Was in store for
awkward|All thumbs
babysits|Makes minor observations?
backcountry|Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters?
backspace|Go over again, as one's writing?
baklava|Flaky Greek pastry
balalaika|Russian relative of a guitar
balcony|One set in a "Romeo and Juliet" production
balcony|Setting not actually found in "Romeo and Juliet"
baldric|Shoulder-to-hip belt
balladeer|Singer of love songs
ballads|Oh! Susanna and others
banister|Stair rail
banknote|Bill
bankroll|*Provide funds for
banters|Keeps a mock rivalry going, say
baptism|Immersive experience
baptist|St. John the ___
barbets|They may be settled over drinks
barbicel|Hooked projection on a bird feather
barista|Coffee shop employee
baroque|Ornate architectural style
barrels|Crude measurements?
barrette|Securer of locks
bartender|One making the rounds?
baseless|What the G.I. didn't want to be?
basilica|Transept setting
basinets|Medieval steel helmets with visors
bassets|Hare-hunting hounds
bassett|Actress Angela of "American Horror Story"
bathmats|Houseware purchases that may have suction cups
battlefield|Sally, keep up the fight!
battler|Conflicted sort?
baubles|Many an étagère display
bayonet|Gun point?
bearcat|Cincinnati athlete
bearcats|University of Cincinnati squad
bearskin|Puts up with one's family?
beastie|Rap's ___ Boys
beatniks|Beret-wearing individualists of the 1950s-'60s
because|Unconvincing response to "Why?"
becloud|Obscure
bedside|Night stand locale
beefalo|Mixed stock
beetles|Small VWs
beholder|Witness
beholds|Views
benchwarmer|*Athlete who "rides the pine"
benevolent|Kind
beryllium|Fourth element on the periodic table
bestial|Inhuman
bimonthly|Like AARP The Magazine
biomass|Much organic matter
birthday|Hallmark occasion
blabber|Spew nonsense
blacklist|Ban
blacklist|Bar in Hollywood
blackmailers|People holding on to secrets
blacktop|Driveway covering
blaster|Sci-fi weapon
bleakly|With very little hope
blindsides|When shortened, lesser-played songs
bloodred|Like the moon during a total lunar eclipse
blooper|Funny outtake
blotches|Unsightly spots
blowtorch|Instrument in a metalworker's union?
bodacious|Attractive, informally
bogarts|Uses without sharing, in slang
bohemians|Unconventional sorts
boilermaker|Beer-and-whiskey cocktail
boilers|Heating equipment
bolster|Strengthen
bombshell|Detonates a weapon in the underworld?
bondage|Slavery
boneheads|Half-wits
bookend|Go on either side of
boombox|Music player for a break dancer
booties|Little piggy holders
boredom|A rut often leads to it
boredom|Reason to stare off into space
borstal|Youth detention center in England
bottler|Pepsi employee
boulder|City that, despite its name, is smaller than Little Rock
bouncers|They might bar bargoers
bourree|Popular Bach piece for the lute
boutique|Posh shop
bracken|Large fern
braised|Like Swiss steak
braless|Unsupported?
breached|Burst through, as a barrier
breezier|More carefree
briefed|Brought up to speed
brigade|Troop group
bristles|What toothpaste goes on
bristol|British port from which John Cabot sailed to the New World in 1497
broadens|Spreads
brocade|Fancy fabric
brownie|Base for some ice cream
brownies|Treats named for their color
buccaneer|Pirate
buckeye|Ohio State student
buddies|Pals
bulletin|News flash
busters|Monster film hit of 1984
byproducts|Unlooked-for results
caboose|Back on track?
caboose|Last car
cadence|Beat
cadence|Rhythm
calculated|Deliberate
caliphs|Abu Bakr and others
canards|Baseless rumors
canister|Film setting?
cannelloni|Cylindrical pasta
cannibal|One looking to serve mankind?
cannonball|*Cry just before hitting the pool
cannular|Shaped like a tube
canoeists|Travelers with paddles
canoodles|Makes out
canteen|Snack bar
cantors|Synagogue singers
capital|What a star may denote
caramels|Sticky treats
caravan|Vacation vehicle
cardigans|Halves of twinsets
careens|Turns at high speed
carjack|Hold up in traffic?
carjacks|Takes a ride?
carnation|Pink shade
carpets|Notable products of Persia
carriage|Baby transport
carried|Won, as a voting demographic
cartoonlike|Rather caricatured
casabas|Honeydew cousins
casinos|Major employers on reservations
cassette|Walkman insert
castanet|One of a pair that clicks
catalyst|What sets things in motion
catboats|Single-masted pleasure craft
caterer|One serving a function
catholic|Broad in tastes
catnaps|Brief refreshers
caucused|Got together for a party?
caucused|Met for a party?
cavalier|Supercilious
ceasefires|Front ends?
cedilla|Façade feature
celadon|Green-glazed Chinese porcelain
celesta|Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy instrument
cellmate|Cooler person to live with?
censored|Like many bad words
chagrin|Much to my ___ ...
chaired|Presided over, as a meeting
chandler|Friend on "Friends"
channels|Remote possibilities
characters|Book collection?
charlie|*Angels' leader
charlotte|Spider of children's literature
chasing|Game of tag, basically
chatroom|Something you might have a handle on
chattel|Article of personal property
cheerleader|One involved in a pyramid scheme?
cheroot|Cigar type
chiffon|Lingerie material
childbirth|Labor day highlight
chinstrap|Football helmet attachment
chipper|Upbeat
chipper|Upbeat
chomped|Munched (on)
chopsticks|Cuts up little bloodsuckers?
chronic|Persistent
chukkers|Time periods in a polo match
churchy|Intolerantly pious
cicadas|Insects on a 17-year cycle
citable|Worthy of reference
citadel|Bulwark
civvies|Mufti
clarinet|Mozart was the first major composer to write specifically for it
classic|Great work of literature
classic|Like rock music from the 1950s-'70s, now
clearings|Glades
clerked|Was behind a register, maybe
cloisonne|Decorative enamelware
cloning|Doubling up?
closers|Sales specialists
closeup|Detailed description
cloudscape|Heavenly painting?
coalesce|Come together
coaster|The drink's on me
coatrack|Foyer fixture
coattail|Jacket flap
cochlea|Part of the inner ear
cocreator|Jerry Siegel or Joe Shuster, for Superman
codeine|Cough queller
coerces|Arm-twists
cogitating|Deep in thought
cognate|Related linguistically
coherer|Device used to detect radio waves
coldcock|Knock unconscious
coldhearted|Cruel
collarless|What the beat cop didn't want to be?
college|Emerson or Dickinson
colonels|Mustard and others
coloring|Salon job
colossi|Larger-than-life statues
compadre|Sancho Panza, to Don Quixote
completely|Hook, line and sinker
compose|Write music
concerti|Liszt wrote three for piano
confiscate|[See circled letters]
consent|Sex ed topic
consist|Be made up (of)
console|Wii, for one
container|Cup or bowl, but not a plate
contests|Doesn't accept, say
contretemps|Minor argument
contrite|Saying "Sorry," say
converse|Exchange words
coolest|Most hip
copacetic|Fine and dandy
copyedit|Get the word out, maybe?
cordite|Smokeless explosive
coterie|Algonquin Round Table, e.g.
couplet|Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses, e.g.
courage|Bravery
courtier|Package delivery person
couscous|Alternative to quinoa
coveted|Much-sought-after
cowbane|Plant poisonous to cattle
coyotes|Ranchers' enemies
crackpot|Harebrained
cranium|*Britain's location
cranked|Started, as a generator
crassest|Least refined
craters|Much of the moon's landscape
creates|Coins
creator|God, with "the"
creosoted|Treated with a preservative, as telephone poles
crossbar|It splits the uprights
crouton|Caesar salad ingredient
crusaders|Group led by Richard the Lionheart
culprit|The orangutan, in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
curacao|Neighbor of Aruba
curveballs|Trick questions, e.g.
dadaists|Cabaret Voltaire iconoclasts
daikons|Radishes with long white roots
damsels|Fairy tale figures
damsels|Maidens
dashing|Debonair
dawdles|Takes one's sweet time
deadbeat|One who gets no credit?
deadest|Least hopping
deadpan|Unsmilingly
deathly|Like the Hallows in a Harry Potter title
debased|Diminished in value, as a currency
debrief|Get information from, in a way
declare|Herald
decrees|Authoritarian announcements
decrepit|In bad shape
dedicates|Names in someone's honor
deerskins|Hides in the forest?
defeated|A man can be destroyed but not ___: Hemingway
defeatist|Glass half empty sort
defense|Chant at a basketball game
defensive|Like a watchful driver
deforests|Converts to pastureland, say
dehorns|Renders harmless, as a bull
delegate|Scandal surrounding copy editors' proofreading marks?
deletes|X's
delimit|Bound
demijohn|Home brewing vessel
deniers|One side of the climate change debate
denizen|Resident
denoted|Signaled
densely|How black holes are packed
depletion|Ozone layer issue
derange|Drive mad
derriere|Behind
derriere|Behind
descent|Spelunker's activity
desecrate|Treat with violent disrespect
deserts|Jumps ship
deserts|Leaves high and dry
desires|Cravings
desisted|Quit
despotically|How Ivan the Terrible ruled
dessert|Calorie counter's temptation
dessert|Final order of things?
dessert|Order that's rarely followed?
desserts|Decadent ones are often very rich
destroy|Torpedo
detainee|Captive
detente|Warming
detentes|Global warming periods?
detests|Really dislikes
devilfish|Undersea animal with a monstrous name
dewdrop|One on the web at daybreak?
dialects|Sicilian Italian and others
dictate|State for the record
dietitian|One helping with servings
diktats|Orders
dilater|Optometrist, at times
dinette|Breakfast alcove
diorama|Model for an artist, maybe
dioramas|Scenes in shoeboxes, say
directed|Ran
disagree|Clash (with)
discredited|Damaged the reputation of
disgusts|Turns off
disparate|Quite different
dispersed|Broke up
dispose|Scrap, with "of"
doctrine|Something you can believe in
dogcart|Light carriage
doglegs|Angled golf holes
doglegs|Some links holes ... with a hint to the circled letters
dogsled|Follower of an Alaskan team
doilies|Dining table decorations
dominate|Own, so to speak
donated|Helped the cause, say
donates|Contributes to a GoFundMe campaign
donates|Supports the Red Cross, say
donation|Gift to a nonprofit
doormen|Condo building employees
doughnut|Ring for dessert
downgraded|Changed from A to B, as a credit rating
draconian|Excessively harsh
dragonet|Brightly colored marine fish
dragonfly|Airborne animal with a monstrous name
dragster|The Fast and the Furious racer
drainer|Sink-side rack
dramatic|Showy and sudden
dramatization|[This is how it might have happened]
dramatize|Act out
dreaded|Feared
dreamboat|Show, informally + African capital = Adonis
dredged|Brought (up), as from the distant past
dreidel|Top choice in December?
droplet|Bit of dew
drumsticks|Legs at KFC
drumsticks|Ones hitting snares
dumdums|Small lollipops with collectible wrappers
dumpster|Trash collector
durable|Long-lasting, as goods
dynasty|Bourbons, e.g.
dyspepsia|Upset
dystopia|The Hunger Games universe, e.g.
eagerest|Most ready to get started
earaches|Canal problems?
eardrum|Part of the body studied by otolaryngologists
eardrums|Catchers of some waves
earflap|Batting helmet part
earless|Like elephant seals
earliest|At one's ___ convenience
earphone|Bit of Secret Service gear
easement|Right of way, at law
eatable|Like food
ebonics|Vernacular much debated in the 1990s
ebullient|Bursting with joy
eclairs|Fat fingers?
eclairs|Oblong desserts
eclipse|Completely surpass
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
ecocide|Green curtains?
ecocide|Pouring poison into a stream, e.g.
ecofreak|One who's extremely green?
economic|Like some forecasts
economic|One of the "E's" in E.E.C.
economy|Kind of car or class
ecotage|Actions of environmental extremists
edginess|What a pacer may be experiencing
edibles|Food
editing|There are two Oscars for it
educated|Erudite
effused|Gave off
eggheaded|Intellectual
egotists|Boastful types
elapsed|Passed, as time
elastic|Kind of band
elbowroom|It's hard to find in a crowd
elderberry|Fruit used in wines and syrups
elderly|Typically active voting group, with "the"
electric|Thrilling
elegantly|With beauty and class
elemental|Basic
elevated|High
elevator|Kind of car commonly seen in cities
elevens|High dice rolls
elitist|High-and-mighty
elongate|Draw out
elongate|Scandal involving Tesla C.E.O. Musk?
eloping|Activity for running mates?
emanate|Issue
emblazon|Adorn brilliantly
emerald|___ City (memorable film destination)
emergencies|What shoulders are often used for
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emerges|Pops up
emeriti|Some commencement dignitaries
emirate|Dubai, for one
emission|E.P.A. concern
emoticon|Small show of one's feelings
empanel|Put on a jury
empathy|Major theme of Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
employer|Background check runner, maybe
empress|Catherine the Great, for one
empties|Recycling bin fill
emulsion|Mayonnaise, for one
enabled|Facilitated
enactor|Legislator
enamelware|Some kitchen utensils
enamors|Charms
enchant|Captivate
enchiladas|Stuffed tortillas
enclose|Pen
endeavors|Concerted efforts
endgame|Lead-up to mating
endless|Like the coda of "Hey Jude," seemingly
endures|Lasts
enemies|Adams and Jefferson, e.g.
enemies|All the people attacking you
energetic|Peppy
engaged|Busy
engineers|Scientists dream about doing great things. ___ do them: James A. Michener
engineers|Rail heads
engrafted|Added to a plant
enhance|Add value to
enhancement|Bettering
enharmonic|Having the same pitch but written differently, in a score
enlisted|In force?
enmeshes|Tangles up
enounce|State
enrapture|Send into a swoon
enrobed|Attired, as a judge
ensconced|Nestled
ensconces|Settles snugly
ensigns|Midshipmen, after commission
ensiles|Stores on a farm
entente|Compact
entered|Crossed the sill
enteron|Start, as an adventure
entombs|Lays to rest
entrain|Board, in a way
entreat|Implore
entreats|Implores
enunciate|Not mumble
ephedra|F.D.A.-banned weight-loss supplement
ephemera|Pamphlets, postcards and such
ephemera|Transient things
ephemeral|Here today, gone tomorrow
epicene|Not gendered, as a noun
epidermis|It has you covered
epidural|Aid in labor management?
epilogues|Storied endings?
epitaph|It often contains "lies"
epithet|The Georgia Peach or the Sultan of Swat, e.g.
epitome|Model
equation|Math term that uses all five vowels exactly once
erasure|Part of a not-so-clean slate
erected|Raised, as a building
ergometer|Stress test apparatus
erodent|Tending to wear away
erosion|Shoreline problem
erosional|Affected by wind or water, say
erotica|The Naked Maja and such
erratic|All over the place
erroneous|Wrong
erupted|Hit the roof
escalator|One-way flight?
escapism|Video game playing, e.g.
espanol|Wikipedia option
espresso|Trattoria shot
essence|Heart
essence|Pith
esteemed|Honorific for a colleague
esthete|Gallery habitué
estimated|Arrival or departure approximation
etatism|Belief in a strong central government
etcetera|And more
eternal|But thy ___ summer shall not fade: Shak.
eternal|___ life belongs to those who live in the present: Wittgenstein
eternal|Like the Olympic flame
eternity|What you've been waiting for, you might think
ethical|On the up and up
ethical|Right
etoiles|Headliners at le Palais Garnier, e.g.
etymology|Information often set in brackets
eulogists|Kirk Douglas, Robert Wagner and Gregory Peck, for Frank Sinatra
evidence|Exhibit, e.g.
evilest|Most baleful
exactitude|Precision
examine|Scrutinize
examinee|Doctor's patient, e.g.
examiner|Bay Area newspaper
examines|Checks out
exceeds|Tops
excising|Removing surgically
exclaim|Say LIKE THIS!
exhausts|Tires
existed|Was
expectedly|As predicted
expeditions|Organized hikes
expiate|Make amends for
expiates|Makes amends for
exporter|The world's largest is China
exposes|Investigative pieces
extends|Widens
exurban|Far out?
exurbia|Where people live well beyond the city limits
eyeblack|Football player's application
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyeholes|Halloween mask features
eyeshades|Scrutinizes the underworld?
eyesore|Blight
eyesore|Dump, e.g.
eyeteeth|Some canines
facsimile|Exact copy
falsies|Artificial eyelashes, informally
fandango|Spanish steps?
fanzines|Publications for and by aficionados
farewells|Parting chorus
farmers|___ market
fatigue|What an Ironman has to battle
fatness|Obesity
faulted|Criticized
fearsome|Scary
febrile|Running a high temperature
feedlot|Place to take stock?
fifteen|Age for a quinceañera
finagle|Acquire by deceit
finagled|Got via guile
firebird|Larry, shoot!
firefly|Night light?
fishhook|It's at the end of the line
fivefold|Like 100 vis-à-vis 20
flagpoles|Group standing at the U.N.
flapjack|Pancake
flashers|Driver's hazards
flashiest|Wearing the most bling, say
flatcar|Freight train component
flivver|Old jalopy
floodgate|Scandal in the aftermath of a tsunami?
florets|Broccoli pieces
florists|Glad handlers?
flummox|Discombobulate
focused|Rapt
foliage|Leaves out in the open?
footers|Identifying lines at the bottoms of pages
footmen|They mind their manors
footstep|Suspenseful sound
foretold|Predicted
forgave|Accepted an apology
forgers|Ones defrauding museums
founder|College or company starter
foxhole|When shortened, violin feature
fractal|Snowflake or crystal shape
fragile|Easily damaged
frenetic|Crazily fast
frigate|Hips that can move quickly
frisbee|Ultimate necessity
funhouse|What you might get a distorted picture from?
further|Advance, as a cause
fusspot|Hard-to-please sort
gabfest|Bull session
gallops|Paces at races
galoshes|Couple taken out on a rainy day
garbage|Hefty item
gaskets|Things that may be blown
gasohol|Low-ethanol fuel blend
gastric|Stomach-related
gazillion|Really huge number
gearing|Getting ready, with "up"
geishas|Kimono-clad hostesses
gelatin|Moldable kitchen stuff
gendarme|Les Misérables extra
general|Blanket
generals|Warheads?
genially|In a cheerful and pleasant manner
genteel|Decorous
gentleman|Gallant type
gestate|Take to term
getaway|Quick vacation
gillnet|Controversial fish catcher
gingerbread|Material for a seasonal house
glacial|Beyond slow
gleaned|Slowly picked up
glisten|What stars do
globulin|Major blood protein
glowworms|Luminescent larvae
goalies|Expert savers
goalpost|Upright
goddess|Bombshell
goliaths|Behemoths
gossamer|Very light, delicate material
grandee|Spanish nobleman
granite|Curling stone stone
granola|What may be in a breakfast bar
grasses|Agrostologists' study
greaser|The Fonz, for one
greenlight|*Approve
gridirons|Metal grates for grilling
grilles|Spots for auto logos
grindstone|Emma, do that sexy dance!
groaner|What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta, e.g.
groundouts|Results of some unexciting at-bats
guarantee|Buyer's protection
guitarist|Band frontman, often
gumweed|Yellow-flowered plant producing a sticky resin
haircut|Buzz, e.g.
hairline|Plugs can move it forward
hairnet|Cafeteria headwear
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's wear
hairpin|Kind of turn
halides|Bromine and fluorine compounds
halogen|Like some lights
hambone|Treat for a dog
hamburger|MAC
hampers|Picnic baskets
handles|User names on Twitter
hangdog|Like losers' looks
hangover|Malady with many "remedies"
harasses|Picks on
hardens|Sets
harness|Control and make use of
harsher|More caustic
hastens|Hurries up
hayride|Tractor-drawn fall activity
hayrides|Harvest festival events
headpin|One easily bowled over?
headstones|Grave accents?
healers|Shamans, e.g.
heaping|Like a more-than-full spoonful
hearken|Give heed
heating|Furnace work
heaving|Shot-putter's activity
hedonism|Pleasure principle
heeding|Taking seriously
helpless|What the mansion owner didn't want to be?
herbaria|Preservers of plant specimens
heroics|Acts of bravery
herstory|The past, from a feminist standpoint
heteros|They're straight
hexapod|Six-legged creature, to an entomologist
hibachi|Item on many a patio
hijinks|Shenanigans
hipness|Cool air?
hipster|Trendy urbanite
hipsters|Stereotypical man bun sporters
history|Done for
hitherto|Thus far
holistic|Of mind, body and spirit
homeowner|One with a lot to think about
honeymooned|Did a tour after joining up?
honoraria|Payments to speakers, say
hoorahs|Shouts of victory
hoppers|Toads and kangaroos
hopping|Busy
horsing|Goofing (around)
hotcake|Food item often placed in a stack
hotdogger|Showboat
hothouse|Nursery locale
hotrods|Speedsters
hotspot|War zone, e.g.
hurters|Sadists, e.g.
huskier|More burly
hydrate|Drink Gatorade after a workout, say
hymnbook|Singer's volume?
iceless|Not slippery at all, as a winter road
icemaker|Cube source
idealize|Put on a pedestal
identity|What makes you you
idiolect|Speech habits unique to an individual
idiotic|Not worth considering
idolatry|Blind love
idolized|Put on a pedestal
igneous|Like granite and basalt
ignited|Set off
ignites|Lights
ignoble|Dishonorable
iguanas|Cactus flower eaters
imitate|Ape
immediate|Pressing
immense|Bigger than big
immerse|Put completely (in)
immobile|Going nowhere
impaled|Stuck
impaled|Stuck through
impeders|People holding things up
imperfect|Flawed
impetus|Instigation
impinge|Encroach (on)
impostor|Charlatan, of a sort
imprecise|Not quite right
inactive|Idle
inboard|Like some boat motor types
inbreed|Keep close relations?
inclines|Leans
incomes|They can be gross
increase|Augment
indents|Shifts to the right
indigent|Poor
inertia|Trouble getting started
infected|Bugged?
infidel|Nonbeliever
infiltrate|Enter surreptitiously, as an organization
inflate|Blow up
infuses|Pervades
inglorious|Causing shame
inherent|Not learned
initiate|Start
inkblot|Test pattern?
inkblot|Therapist's image
inkstone|Calligrapher's grinding mortar
inmates|Life partners?
innards|Guts
inseams|Tailoring measures
insects|Web feed?
inserts|Odor-Eaters, e.g.
insinuate|Imply
insolent|Full of sauce
insoles|Parts of sneakers
insomnia|A good cure for it is sleep, per W. C. Fields
inspirit|Emotionally, if not physically
instant|Blink of an eye
instant|What a spray may provide
instate|Kind of tuition
instates|Establishes
instill|Establish gradually
insures|Covers
intents|Aims
intersects|Cuts through
intimate|Like lingerie
introvert|Solitary sort
intuits|Senses
inundate|Flood
invaders|Martians, in "The War of the Worlds"
ionizing|Like some radiation
ironical|Wryly amusing
ironside|Old TV title role for Raymond Burr
ironware|Some pots and pans
ironwood|Elijah, press your clothes!
irritant|Smoke in one's eyes, say
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Quarantine
isotopes|Deuterium and tritium
isotopes|Uranium 238 and strontium 90
italics|Sign of stress
iterate|Say, say, say?
itinerant|Tinker, for one, in olden days
jackass|Fool
jackpots|Top prizes
jasmine|Pale yellow
jawbone|Chin former
jeweler|Dealer in diamonds
jocular|Playful
joyride|Going out with a hot model?
jubilant|Ecstatic
junglegym|Bars for swingers?
juniper|Tree whose berries flavor gin
jurassic|Mesozoic Era period
karaoke|Bar activity
keenest|Most perceptive
kernels|Bits of truth
kerogen|Oil-producing matter in shale
kerosene|Jet fuel, mainly
kerosenes|Some fuel oils
keycards|Front desk collection
kickback|Relax
kleptomania|Problem with lifting?
knavery|Acts of a scalawag
kneaders|Workers making lots of dough?
kneecaps|Largest sesamoid bones
kneehole|Desk feature
kneeler|Support in a confessional
knelling|Passing sounds?
knifers|Certain assailants
knocked|Bad-mouthed
kowtows|Is a kiss-up
laborer|September honoree
lacerate|Reduce to tears?
lacerated|Slashed
ladders|Things corporations and fire trucks both have
ladypalms|Indoor plants popular in waiting rooms
laminated|Having a protective cover, of a sort
lampblack|Product from soot
laptops|Go-with-you-anywhere computers
larkspur|Buttercup family member with irregularly shaped blossoms
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food, in the comics
lassoes|Snags
latrine|Head of the army?
lawbreakers|Criminals
lawfully|By the book
layette|Complete outfit for a newborn
layette|Outfit for newborns
layette|Shower clothes
leaflet|Printed handout
leagues|Twenty Thousand ___ Under the Sea
leakage|Possible result of a cracked pipe
leanest|Having the least fat
leanness|Quality of beef
learner|Pupil
leasers|Many new car drivers
leather|Shoe material
leavened|Not fit for Passover
lectern|Stand taken by one making a speech
lecture|TED talk, e.g.
legislator|Senator or representative
lengthens|What some mascara does to lashes
lengths|Units at a horse race
leonine|Like some roars
leonine|Strong and majestic
leonine|Strong and proud
leopard|One spotted in tall grass
lessens|Alleviates
letdowns|Bummers
leveret|Young hare
liaison|Intermediary
libeled|Defamed in print
liberal|Politically left-leaning
libidos|Sexual appetites
licensed|Able to practice, say
lifeblood|Essence
limeades|Sweet, tangy drinks
lingerie|Department store department
linings|Insides of coats
lipread|See what one is saying?
lissome|Lithe
litanies|Recited prayers
literati|Well-read folks
litterbugs|Ones eschewing trash cans
litters|Drops to the ground?
lizards|Dinosaurs, informally
loaning|Advancing
loanword|Spanglish or Franglais component
loathsome|Execrable
logrolls|Participates in quid pro quo
loiterer|One who's outstanding?
lonesome|Friendless
longest|Like the papacy of Pius IX, after St. Peter
lookout|Incoming!
loopholes|Legislative oversights
loosens|Eases
looters|Extras in many apocalyptic movies
lovebug|Insect also called a honeymoon fly
loveseat|Couples' soft spot?
lumbago|Lower back pain
lumberjack|Strong feller?
macadamia|Nut from Hawaii
macaque|Cousin of a baboon
madeira|Port alternative
maelstrom|Violent vortex
maestro|Leader in a pit
maestro|Respectful term for a conductor
magneto|Marvel Comics villain
magnetos|Alternators in some internal-combustion engines
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
magnolias|Pair on Mississippi's state quarter
mainland|The rest of China, to Hong Kong and Macau
mainsail|Big part of a ship's rigging
majestic|___ Theater, venue of "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest-running production in Broadway history
majority|With the shaded letters, large but not often vocal voting bloc
malaise|Torpor
malevolent|Villainous
malfeasance|Wrongdoing
manager|Diamond head?
mandate|What a landslide political victory confers
manicotti|Italian for "sleeves"
manicure|Job for which you give someone a hand
manlier|More macho
manmade|Like Lake Mead
manners|Miss ___, etiquette columnist
manually|By hand
manuals|Guides
maracas|Gourd-shaped rattles
maracas|Ones shaking to the music?
marathon|1976 Dustin Hoffman thriller
margins|Pages have four of them
marijuana|Pot
mariners|Other than the Nationals, only current Major League Baseball team never to have played in a World Series
mariposa|Tuliplike flower whose name means "butterfly" in Spanish
marking|Stripe on a zebra, e.g.
marksmen|Crack shooters
marlins|Team "spawned" in 1993
marmalade|Bittersweet spread
marooned|Like Robinson Crusoe
marshes|Rail hubs?
martinet|Strict disciplinarian
martinis|Bond orders
mashers|Advance men?
massager|One rubbing you the right way?
massifs|Clusters of mountains
mastered|Like some albums and skills
matchwood|Material in a fire starter set
matinee|Something never seen at night
measure|Piano bar?
meathead|Clod
meatloaf|*"Bat Out of Hell" singer
meddles|Sticks one's nose in
medicate|Treat with drugs
meerkat|Timon of "The Lion King," e.g.
megawatts|Power plant quantity
membrane|Tissue part
menaces|Poses a danger to
menswear|It's tailored to guys
merlots|Popular reds
merrier|More festive
merriest|Christmas superlative
meshuga|Cuckoo, from the Yiddish
meteors|Blazing successes
miasmas|Noxious emanations
midterm|Spring break preceder, often
midyear|June and July
mindset|State of thinking
mineral|Manila alternative, in a guessing game
minicar|Subcompact
minicar|Subcompact
minivan|Odyssey, e.g.
minorca|One of Spain's Balearic Islands
misappropriates|Pockets
miscreant|Bad actor
misdate|Stamp incorrectly, in a way
misfires|Doesn't go off as expected
misname|Identify incorrectly
misplaces|Loses
missent|Erroneously hit "reply all" instead of "reply," say
missiles|Spitballs, e.g.
missout|Lose an opportunity
misstep|Blunder
mistress|Basis of a political scandal, maybe
misusers|Language manglers, e.g.
mockery|Ridiculous imitation
moonroof|Clear auto option
moraines|Deposits of glacial debris
morasses|Sloughs
moratoria|Suspensions of activity
morsels|Tidbits
motionless|What the trial attorney didn't want to be?
motorbikes|Relatives of scooters
mournful|Heavy-hearted
mudfish|Swimmer in cloudy water
murkier|More obscure
muscles|Parts of the body that may be ripped
musical|Hamilton, e.g.
musicals|Hamilton and "1776"
muttony|Tasting like lamb
myopias|Narrow-minded views
naivete|Gullibility
narrator|Person with an account
nasally|How people with colds may speak
nations|Slovakia and Slovenia
nattered|Went on and on
natural|Word before gas or disaster
nautili|Spiral-shelled mollusks
navigate|Scandal depicted in "Avatar"?
naysays|Offers objections to
neatest|Tops in handwriting, say
neatnik|Fastidious sort
nebulae|Cosmic clouds
nebulae|Very distant clouds
necktie|Bit of Blues Brothers attire
needing|Bereft of
needles|Acupuncturist's supply
neighed|Spoke horsely?
nemeses|Fearsome foes
neonatal|Like some care
neonate|New baby
neophytes|Novices
nerdier|Like Comic-Con attendees vis-à-vis the general public
nerdiest|Most geeky
nervous|Full of butterflies
nettles|Irks
nevermind|Forget I said that
newsdesks|Anchors' locales
nicoise|Salade ___
nicoise|Salade ___
nitwits|Dummies
noblesse|High class
nonbasic|7 or below on the pH scale
noncitizens|Aliens
nonevent|Incident not worth talking about
nonkosher|Like the four things named in the circled squares
nonself|Material that is foreign to the body
nonsteroid|Like hormones synthesized from amino acids
noonday|12:00
nosegays|Bouquets, quaintly
nostril|Blow hole?
nostrils|Breathers?
notepad|It has rules for writing
notoriety|Unwanted attention
nourish|Foster
novelette|Isaac Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man," e.g.
novellas|Orwell's "Animal Farm" and Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," for two
nudists|Ones seeking maximum exposure?
numbest|Most insensitive
numeric|Like some passcodes
nunchakus|Martial arts weapons that are two sticks connected by a chain
obsequious|Sycophantic
obtrude|Become noticeable in an unpleasant way
oceanaria|Large marine fish tanks
octagon|Shape of a stop sign
octaves|A piano has seven of them
oddment|Leftover
oddsmakers|Bookies
odyssey|Adventure
odysseys|Long, trying trips
offside|In the wrong place at the wrong time?
okeydoke|Alrighty then
omelette|IHOP option
omicron|Head of Olympus?
ominously|In a foreboding manner
onboard|In a plane or train
oneself|Personal identity
onlooker|Witness
onscreen|Not in real life, say
onslaught|Chargers' action
onstage|Live
operate|Manage
operate|Urn
opposites|Venus and Mars, so to speak
optical|Like spectroscopes and microscopes
optimal|Best
optimal|Unbeatable
optional|Not required
options|Possible paths
oratorio|Handel bars
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for one
orbital|Electron's area around an atom
orbital|Like a satellite's path
orbiter|NASA vehicle
oregano|Sauce seasoning
oriental|Light blue partner of Connecticut and Vermont
orients|Gives a walk-through, say
origami|Crane construction?
origami|Discipline for paper tigers?
ornament|Holiday ball
ornament|The jaguar on a Jaguar's hood, e.g.
orotund|Deep and sonorous, as a voice
orphaned|Like Jane Eyre or Harry Potter
ottoman|It can help you get a leg up
ottoman|___ Empire (land of Suleiman the Magnificent)
outcast|Persona non grata
outclass|Eclipse
outscore|Best at play
ovaries|Reproductive couple
ovations|They're often standing when the curtains are lowered
overate|Gorged
overdone|Like some food and flattery
overeasy|Diner breakfast specification
overeat|Have thirds, say
overeat|Lose control at the buffet
overlaid|Like veneer
overlong|Going on and on ... and on
overloud|Blaring
overplan|Leave basically nothing to chance
overripe|Turning brown, as a banana
overseer|Boss
overtip|Be generous to a fault, in a way
ovoidal|Like London's City Hall
ovulation|Part of the menstrual cycle
paellas|Dishes sometimes served with Riojas
pageboy|Hairstyle with straight-cut bangs
paintings|Sunflowers and "Water Lilies"
palaces|Versailles and others
palatial|Spacious and splendid
palimony|*Exit payments
pallets|Makeshift beds
palomino|Golden galloper
pampers|Coddles
panelist|Talent show judge, often
panoply|Impressive collection
panorama|View through a wide-angle lens
panpipe|Ancestor of the harmonica
papists|Opponents of the Protestant Reformation
paradise|Seventh heaven
paradrop|Delivery of supplies by air, in a way
paratrooper|High military figure?
parents|Mom and dad
partiality|Special fondness
parties|Has a ball
partisans|Ones taking sides
partita|Bach piece
partners|With the shaded letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses
passant|En ___ (chess maneuver)
passers|QBs, at times
passovers|Nisan observances
pastiche|Hodgepodge
pastiche|Hodgepodge
patchouli|Scent in incense and insect repellents
patootie|Rear end
patterns|Dressmaking aids
pawnees|Great Plains Indians
peanuts|Chump change
pedants|Good fact-checking types
pedestal|Bust supporter
pelagic|Of the open sea
pelicans|Birds with throat pouches
pelisse|Fur-lined cloak
pellets|Pet guinea pig food, typically
penalty|Result of holding or hooking
penitence|Display of remorse
penitent|Showing sorrow
penname|Ann Landers, for one
pennames|Authors of fiction?
pennames|Robert Galbraith and J. K. Rowling
pennant|Bit of décor in a sports bar
pentads|Quintets
pentane|It's named for its five carbon atoms
percent|Kind of yield
percent|Pie slice, so to speak
perfidy|Betrayal
peripherals|Keyboard, monitor, mouse and other devices
periwig|Top of the British judicial system?
periwigs|Dandy headpieces
perorate|Give a long, grandiloquent speech
perspire|Make beads, say
persuade|Sell
petitions|They need signatures
petunia|Flower that's also a girl's name
peyotes|Sources of mescaline
pharisees|Group attacked by John the Baptist
phoebes|Small flycatchers
phoneme|Basic linguistic unit
pictures|Imagines
pierrot|French mime
pietism|Old Lutheran movement
pilasters|Ornamental columns
pilsener|Brew named for a Czech city
pineapple|Pizza topping
pinochle|Trick-taking game with a 48-card deck
pitcher|Pub purchase for the table
placard|Protester's sign
plainer|Easier to see
platoon|It's smaller than a company
playbills|Ushers' offerings
playboy|Dallying sort
playpens|They corral kids
playwright|Wilbur, get in the game!
pleases|Makes happy
pleated|Like some skirts and lampshades
plotter|Conspiracy member
poachers|Ones breaking game rules?
poetics|Aristotle work that began literary theory
poinsettias|Traditional Christmas plants
polenta|Cornmeal dish
poniards|Small, slim daggers
portrait|Landscape alternative
postage|Corresponding expense?
postage|Lima expense
postage|Mailing charge
postern|Back entrance
posters|Common dorm room decorations
potluck|Dinner at which everyone does the dishes?
potpies|Entrees from the frozen food department
poundcake|Dessert so-called for its portions of flour, butter, eggs and sugar
powdered|Like some doughnuts and wigs
powered|Motorized
practicable|Realistic
practice|The difference between ordinary and extraordinary, per Vladimir Horowitz
praying|Speaking up?
prebake|Make as a heat-and-serve product, say
prelims|Olympics events rarely shown in prime time
presale|Event for select customers
preserve|Conservationist's field?
preterm|Like some deliveries
prettying|Gussying up
prevented|Stopped
primate|Person, e.g.
primates|Man and others
principle|Standard
prisoners|Cons
privies|Outhouses
proboscis|Schnozzola
procurer|Doctor, by trade?
profilers|Manicurists and tax preparers, by trade?
profuse|Seemingly everywhere
prohibits|Outlaws
promised|Affianced
promoter|Concert V.I.P.
proposal|Tender
proposer|Model, by trade?
protect|Guard
protege|Marco Rubio, to Jeb Bush, once
protester|SAT administrator, by trade?
provide|Bring home the bacon, so to speak
provider|Breadwinner
psalter|Church book
psychic|Medium
puerile|Childish
puritanic|Prudish
pyrotechnic|Related to fireworks
quayside|Land near a wharf
questioner|Participant at a presidential press conference, say
quiches|Some miniature hors d'oeuvres
quilting|Kind of bee
radiate|Branch out
radiators|Cold remedies?
radicle|Part of a plant embryo that develops into a root
radiologist|One who can see right through you?
ragweed|Cause of some allergy flare-ups
rambles|Doesn't stick to the topic
ramrods|They're put in barrels
ranchos|Southwestern spreads
rangers|Madison Square Garden team
ransoms|Kidnappers' demands
rapidly|At a clip
rapport|Friendly relationship
rarebit|Cheese dish
ratfinks|Stoolies
rathole|Seedy place
ratings|Network's concern
ratsbane|Poison also called white arsenic
rattail|Retro do
rattrap|Slummy building
ravioli|Chef Boyardee offering
rawhide|1960s western starring Clint Eastwood
readied|Prepped
readings|These could amount to fortunes
realign|Change affiliations
realign|Change, as allegiances
realistic|True to life
reapers|Harvesting machines
reasoning|Logician's strong point
reawoken|Brought out of hibernation
rebirth|Comeback
receded|Withdrew
recital|Music event
reckless|Impulsive
recoiling|Springing back in disgust
reconsideration|Not the main food allotment for one on an intel mission?
recreate|Play
recrimination|Countercharge
redcoat|British soldier in the Revolution
redeemer|Christ, with "the"
redeyes|Trips in the dark?
redfish|Reef-dwelling snapper
rednecks|Hillbilly sorts
redrafts|Second and third versions
redraws|Gerrymanders, say
reeding|Small semicircular grooves on a column
reedits|Goes over again, as copy
reelect|Campaign poster word
reeling|Knocked for a loop
refusenik|Order-flouting protester
regalia|Crown, scepter, etc.
regatta|Yachting competition
regattas|Tests of crews' control?
regional|Fit for a queen
reindeer|Dancer and Prancer
reissues|Old things that are new again
relieve|Take over for
relleno|Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine
remainder|4, for 19 divided by 5
remakes|2016's "Ghostbusters" and "Ben-Hur"
remanded|Sent back to a lower court
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front novelist
remotely|How telecommuters work
renegades|Rebels
rentals|Landlord's business
repayable|Like debts
replete|Filled (with)
replicate|Copy
reports|Much police paperwork
reprint|Publish anew
reptile|Chameleon, e.g.
reptile|Chameleon, e.g.
reseals|Makes secret again, as court documents
resound|Reverberate
resources|Coal and natural gas
respect|Word repeatedly spelled out by Franklin
resplendent|Dazzling
restarted|Went back to square one
restful|Tranquil
resurged|Came back strong
retakes|Directors' do-overs
retests|Examination do-overs
retrace|Go back over
retracts|Takes back
retread|Not an original
retreads|Hardly original works
retries|Gives it another go
returns|Much I.R.S. mail
reunited|Together again
revalue|Adjust, as a currency
revenue|The "R" of I.R.S.
reverse|What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in
revision|Second draft
rideable|Tamed, as a bronco
riptide|Surfer's worry
risotto|Creamy, whitish dish
risotto|Dish that's stirred constantly when being made
risottos|Some trattoria orders
roadway|Surface to drive on
robotic|Machinelike
rodents|Owl's prey
rondelle|Small glass disk used as an ornament in a stained-glass window
rooftop|Dish site, maybe
rooster|Bird on a weather vane
rooster|One giving a wake-up call?
roseate|Optimistic
rotisserie|Game's turning point?
rotisserie|It takes turns making dinner
ruffian|Tough
ruglike|Resembling a heavy curtain, say
runagates|Fugitives
runover|What many Oscar speeches do
runways|Parts of airports and fashion shows
ruralist|Definitely not a city slicker
rustlers|Cattle thieves
rutabaga|Relative of a turnip
ruthless|Cold-blooded
ruthless|What the 1920s Yankees didn't want to be?
ryegrass|Wimbledon court surface
sabotage|Throw a monkey wrench into
saddled|Burdened (with)
sadness|Blue state
safaris|Bush campaigns?
saguaro|Image on the Arizona license plate
sailboat|Figure in Matisse's "Le Bateau"
saintdom|Pope's bestowal
sainted|Like Joan of Arc
salamis|Deli stock
salamis|Ones hanging around a deli?
sallower|More pallid
saltines|Soup accompaniers, often
samaritan|Good person in a parable
samurai|Follower of the Bushido code
sanction|Approve
sanctum|Place of privacy
sandbank|Shoal
sardine|Fish said to be named for a Mediterranean island
sashimi|Sushi bar option
sassiness|Spunk
satanists|Devilish sorts?
satirizes|Treats as in "South Park" or "Doonesbury"
saturnism|Medical term for lead poisoning
saucepans|Williams-Sonoma line
savannah|Oldest city in Georgia
savings|Piggy bank contents
sawlogs|Snore loudly
scabbard|Blade holder
scalawag|Bounder
scapegoat|One who seems responsible but isn't
scarers|Monsters, Inc. employees
scepter|King's handful
scherzo|Lively movement
schilling|Curt ___, 2001 World Series M.V.P.
schmaltz|Bathos
science|The great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition, per Adam Smith
science|It "never solves a problem without raising 10 more," per George Bernard Shaw
scissor|___ kick (swimming technique)
scofflaws|Jaywalkers, e.g.
scoundrel|Rascal
scouted|Went looking for places to shoot
scrambles|Anagrams
scrapes|Difficult situations
scratch|Golf handicap of zero
scrawls|Hen tracks
scrutinizes|[See circled letters]
sculptor|One going around the block?
seamless|Smooth and continuous
seamless|What the coal company didn't want to be?
seashell|Beach souvenir
seasick|Green around the gills, maybe
seasons|Collections of episodes
seclude|Place in solitary
seconds|Another plate
seduced|Led astray
seedless|Barren, in a way
seekers|Positions in Quidditch
seesaws|Vacillates
seethed|Smoldered with rage
seethes|Does a slow burn
selenic|Relating to the moon
semiarid|Like much of Montana
seminar|Colloquy
senator|One out of 100
senator|Whitehouse in D.C., e.g.
sendoff|Retirement party, e.g.
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Feeling
senseless|Beyond comprehension
sentries|Halters?
sequence|Succession
seraglio|Sultan's palace
serranos|Peppers that are hotter than jalapeños on the Scoville scale
sexology|Field for Alfred Kinsey
sextants|Mariners' aids
shamefaced|Embarrassed
shapely|Curvaceous
shareholder|Eric, give some to us!
shareware|Try now, pay later products
sheafed|Grouped for threshing, say
sheerer|More see-through
sherpas|Ones helping people up?
shiatsu|Spa offering
shillelagh|Cudgel made from a knotty stick
shivered|Had a chilling effect?
shoeblack|Person whose work shines
shoplift|Take stock?
shortstop|Tinker, for one, in olden days
shoulders|Places for shawls
showcase|Something bid on on "The Price Is Right"
showgirl|Many a cabaret performer
shrilly|In a piercing voice
shriver|Kennedy in-law
sidebars|Many web advertisements
silliness|Typical Three Stooges comedy
siloing|Stockpiling, in a way, as feed
simmers|Keeps on low, say
sincere|Not faking it
sinecure|*Source of gravity
singles|Billboard chart listings
singsong|Monotonous
sinless|Stain-free
siphoning|Stealing, as gasoline
sixties|Decade when ZIP codes were introduced
skeletal|Bare-bones
skewers|Shish kebab holders
skinflicks|They're marked with X's
skintight|Opposite of baggy
skydiver|Fall guy?
slapjack|Raucous card game
slaughter|Blowout, in sports lingo
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleepover|Pajama party
sleeves|LP protectors
sleight|Deceptive dexterity
slickers|Rain jackets
slimmed|Reduced
slinkier|More sinuous and graceful
slipout|Leave early, say
slipper|Something a dog might fetch
sloshes|Walks in rain boots, say
slummed|Hung out with the riffraff
smackers|Bucks
smartly|How the fashionable dress
smelted|Refined
smidgen|Little bit
smileys|Many emojis
smolder|Do a slow burn
snagged|Caught
snailed|Moved at a crawl
sneakers|Court tie-ups?
sneered|Curled one's lip
snickers|3 Musketeers alternative
snoopers|Spies
snoozed|Drifted off
snorted|Expressed derision
snowcat|Vehicle used for grooming ski trails
soakers|Super ___ (toy water guns)
sockets|Eyes, shoulders and knees have them
soirees|Formal wingdings
soloist|First-chair violinist, perhaps
soloists|They play by themselves
somehow|I wasn't expecting it, but ...
somehow|By hook or by crook
sonnets|Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" and others
sooners|Neighbors of Longhorns
sophism|Specious reasoning
soprano|One who may finish on a high note
sorcerer|Casting director?
sorcerer|Enchanting sort
sorceress|Spelling pro?
sorties|Military movements
spacesuits|Landing gear?
spambot|Modern-day harvester
spammed|Sent millions of emails, say
spandex|Athletic wear named for an anagram of what it does
sparred|Traded verbal barbs
sparrow|Fictional pirate who shares his name with a bird
spartan|Freight of ancient Greece
spartan|Lacking creature comforts
specter|Spirit
spectre|007 movie after "Skyfall"
speleology|Study of caves
spiegel|Clothing company whose mail-order catalog debuted in 1905
spinach|Muscle builder for Popeye
spinneret|Spider's web-producing organ
spleens|Parts of abdomens
splurges|These could amount to fortunes
spoiled|Like a rained-on parade
spoilsports|Killjoys
sponges|Heavy drinkers, informally
sponges|They hold water
sponsor|Back
spooled|Wound, as thread
spoonerism|Fighting a liar, e.g.
spousal|Like some support payments
spreadsheet|It has many cells
sprints|Short, quick runs
spritzed|Applied, as cologne
sputnik|News sensation of 10/4/1957
squeeze|Tight hug
stableboy|Groom
stained|Like the glass in some church windows
stainless|Kind of steel
stalemate|No-win chess outcome
stallion|Mare's mate
stamina|Something a long-distance runner needs
stampede|Rush
stargaze|Wander around Hollywood, maybe
stargazer|Copernicus, for one
starter|Appetizer
starter|Opposite of a bench player
startups|Brand-new outfits
stationer|Paper pusher?
statute|Act
steadiest|Still the most?
stealthier|Less likely to be caught
steamboats|Some Mississippi River traffic
steamed|Fuming
steamer|Ship with smokestacks
steamer|The Titanic, e.g.
steamroller|Heavy vehicle that smooths a road surface
steelie|Metal marble
steeper|Increasing in pitch
steeple|Cathedral feature
steerage|Inexpensive way to go
steered|Exercised control over
stemware|Fancy glasses
stepsons|Members of blended families
stewpan|Vessel for slow cooking
stiletto|Short dagger
stipple|Go completely dotty?
stoniness|Lack of compassion
stooges|Straight men
stopgap|Temporary solution
stoppers|Plugs
storage|Use for an attic or the cloud
storeys|British floors
stouter|A ___ champion never handled sword: "Henry VI, Part I"
stowaway|Nautical nuisance
strains|Melodic passages
strands|Double helix parts
stratum|Layer
streaking|Activity for when there's nothing going on?
streamline|Simplify
streets|Sidewalks line them
strengths|Longest word in English containing only one vowel
stressed|Under the gun
stretcher|Hospital conveyance
strikes|Repeat offenses, metaphorically
striper|Large game bass
structural|Like some building damage
stubbles|Targets of close shaves?
stylish|Smart
stylist|Coif creator
stymied|Up a tree
styrene|Common plastic base
subarid|Moderately dry
submerse|Dunk
subtleties|Easy-to-overlook details
sucrose|Rock candy, essentially
suggest|Propose
suicide|___ Squad (2016 hit movie)
summery|Suitable for warm weather
sunburn|Result of overexposure?
sundown|Deadline in a western
sundress|Informal summer wear
sunshade|Visor, e.g.
suntanning|Taking some heat?
suntans|Things taken home from the beach?
supermom|Family multitasker
supermom|Parent who "does it all"
superstore|One-stop shopping spot
sustains|Keeps up
swapped|Like phone numbers at meetups
swathed|Enveloped
sweepers|They clean up well
swigged|Drank, as from a flask
swindle|Con
syllabi|Class lists?
syndrome|Pattern of symptoms
systems|Gamblers use them
tablets|Armful for Moses
tabloid|Potential libel defendant
tabloid|Rag covered in dirt?
tabloids|Papers covered with dirt?
tactful|Possessed of savoir-faire
tagging|Identifying, on Facebook
tailfin|Ornamental projection on some 1950s cars
tailgate|Get too close, in a way
tailgate|Scandal that implicates a detective?
talcums|Choices in the baby department
talismans|The Seal of Solomon and others
talkers|Chatty Cathy types
tallest|Like the Burj Khalifa among all the buildings in the world
tandems|Some rigs
tangoed|Did a stylized ballroom dance
tankard|Stein relative
tankini|Modest two-piece bathing suit
tantrum|Display of bad temper
tapenade|Dip made with olives, capers and anchovies
tapenades|Dips made with olives, capers and anchovies
tapered|Like the pointed end of a pencil
taprooms|Watering holes
targets|They're often said to be sitting or moving
tarring|Blackening
tartans|Highlands designs
tartare|Rarer than rare
tastiness|Savor
tattooers|Ones doing needlework?
teahouse|Place to chat over a hot drink
teahouse|Twinings in London is one
teapots|Cozies keep them hot
tearaway|Quickly detachable
teardrop|Common pendant shape
teargas|Lachrymatory agent
teargas|March interrupter, maybe
tearoom|Genteel establishment
tearstain|Sign of a crying jag
teasers|Promos
teenager|One "in love" in a 1959 top 5 hit
teleports|Gets from A to B instantly
telethon|Milton Berle hosted the world's first one
temperamentally|Noodle count in one of Arizona's largest cities?
tempests|Violent storms
tenancy|Possession of property
tenants|Flat population?
tenners|Sawbucks
tenpins|Bowling
tensest|Most nail-biting
tentacle|Sucker holder
tenures|Terms of service
terming|Giving a name
tessera|Byzantine art bit
tessera|Tile in a mosaic
testate|Acting willfully?
theater|Domain of "Hamilton"
therapy|Rehabilitative effort
therapy|Setting for many New Yorker cartoons
thicket|Dense grove
thinned|Got less dense
threads|Clothes, slangily
threads|They're followed on message boards
threaten|Endanger
threaten|Jeopardize
thunder|N.B.A. team since 2008
thymuses|Chest organs
tickles|Delights
tiffany|Younger Trump daughter
tightwad|Scrooge
timeout|Break
timeout|Gentle discipline for a misbehaving child
timothy|One of two New Testament books
titanic|*Winner of 11 1997 Oscars
titanic|1997 film megahit
toehold|Starting progress, metaphorically
toenail|Filing target
tofutti|Soy-based frozen dessert brand
tolerable|Not too awful
tomatoes|Symbols of audience disapproval
tomfoolery|High jinks
tonearm|Needle holder
toothpaste|Aim or Crest
topline|Of the highest quality
topside|Up on deck
topspin|Court technique
torchbearer|Muhammad Ali, for the 1996 Olympics
torment|Agony
torment|Distress
torpedo|Sabotage
torpedo|Sink, as one's chances
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tosspots|Sponges
totalitarianism|1984 concern
touchdown|Football scoring play
touchdown|Land, as a plane
trachea|Windpipe
traffic|Driver's excuse for being late
transepts|Parts of cross-shaped churches
transgender|Not identifying with one's assigned sex
transition|Go from male to female or vice versa
translate|Decode
transparent|What 3M's Scotch is a brand of
travail|Hard work
travelogue|Tourist's report
treason|Act of sedition
treason|Charge that may be high
treasured|Prized
treeless|Like much of northern Siberia
tremble|Quake
trespass|Take unwanted steps?
tribune|Salt Lake City daily
triceps|Muscle used in bench-pressing
trickle|Sparse flow
trickster|April fool player
trifecta|Jai alai bet of 1-3-7, e.g.
trifold|Three-piece
trimotor|Ford aircraft of the 1920s-'30s
trinity|Christian supergroup?
trireme|Ancient Greek craft
tristate|Pertaining to Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, e.g.
tritium|Radioactive form of hydrogen
tritons|Large sea snails
triumph|Come out on top
troilus|Shakespearean title role
trolling|Unwelcome Internet activity
trombonists|Ones using slides
trooper|Real sport
troopship|Navy vessel
truelove|The Princess Bride theme
tryouts|Auditions
tsetses|Frightful little suckers
tuneups|Basic car maintenance
turnstile|Subway entrance
tweedles|Lures with music
twitter|Service with a bird logo
typecast|Not having many different parts?
typeset|Laid out for printing
ulterior|Intentionally hidden
ultrafastidious|Like neat freaks
umpteen|A zillion
unadvised|Without consideration
uncivil|Lacking courtesy
uncloak|Reveal
unclogs|Keeps from backing up
underbid|Runner-up's amount in an auction
undreamt|Yet to be imagined
unearned|Like runs caused by errors
uneaten|Like leftovers
unfriended|Cut ties with, in a way
unfrozen|Thawed out
unhands|Releases, dramatically
unhinge|Drive mad
unicycle|It requires a balancing act
unification|Dream of many Koreans
unitard|Acrobat's wear
unleash|Let loose
unleashes|Sets free into the world
unnerved|Rattled
unpeeled|Like many roasted potatoes
unscrew|Turn loose?
unsettle|Fill with anxiety
unshaven|Bearded
unsound|Ill-conceived
unstops|De-clogs
unvested|Not yet available, as a stock
upbraided|Took to task
uprooted|Displaced
uproots|Pulls out
upsilon|Y lookalike
upstarts|Raises the price of some pastries?
uptempo|Animato
uptilts|Positions higher, as a camera angle
useless|Like most trivia, in the real world
usurers|Loan sharks
utensil|Spoon or spatula
utility|Gas or water
utility|One of a pair of Monopoly properties
uttered|Came out with
vacuums|Suckers
valleys|Low points
vamoosed|Amscrayed
variances|Special permits
varietal|Wine from a single type of grape
varmints|Troublesome critters
vassalage|Feudal status
vengeful|Looking to get even
verboten|Simply not done
verismo|Opera genre for "Tosca" and "Pagliacci"
vespers|Sunset prayer service
vichyssoise|Creamy chilled soup
vitamin|A, B or C, but not X, Y or Z
volleyball|Piece of sports equipment that's spiked
wafting|Floating
waiting|Not yet admitted
warrior|Gladiator type
waterskis|Has fun getting towed?
watertight|Like a Navy seal
weddings|Formations of unions?
weekdays|All but the outer columns, typically
weevils|Boring things
weevils|Plantation pests
werewolf|Lycanthrope
wheedled|Coaxed
whereas|Start of a legalese paragraph
whoopee|Yay!
whoopie|Baked chocolaty treat
wildcat|University of Kentucky athlete
wingman|Support for a pilot
wingspan|Measurement for a bird
winsome|Appealing in appearance
wiseacre|Know-it-all
womanizing|Lothario's activity
workaholic|Sleep-deprived employee, maybe
wrested|Took by force
wrestling|Stage for Hulk Hogan
writhes|Twists
written|Like many celebrity memoirs
xiphoid|___ process (sternum part)
yachting|America's Cup sport
yachtsman|America's Cup competitor
yellowed|Like old newspaper clippings
yellows|Shows aging, in a way
yeshiva|Yentl setting
yodeler|One calling from a Swiss mountaintop
zillion|Ginormous number
zugzwang|Chess situation in which any move is a bad move
abashed|Conscience-stricken
abashed|Embarrassed
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abigail|Second first lady
aboriginal|Present from the start
aborted|Scrubbed
abrasives|No-nos for cleaning glass stovetops
abrogator|Official with the power to annul laws
abscess|Sore spot
absentee|No-show
academics|Professors and such
academies|Military schools
accents|Décor features
accordion|Band member's main squeeze? [4]
accosts|Approaches aggressively
account|Import
accredit|Give a stamp of approval
accusals|Et tu? and others
achieve|Be successful
achieve|Pull off
acolyte|Devotee
acquire|Pick up
acreage|Figure that can describe a lot
acreage|Land
acrobat|Circus tumbler
acrobatics|High-flying performance
acronym|Opening letters?
acropolis|Literally, "highest city"
activate|Start
adamancy|Insistence
addresses|Points of contact?
adheres|Bonds
adheres|Sticks (to)
admiral|Ackbar's rank, in "Star Wars" films
admirer|One sending flowers, say
admittance|Entry
adolescents|Minority group
adorable|So darn cute
adorers|The Magi, e.g.
adulation|Offering to an idol
adulterant|Substance that decreases purity
advantages|Reasons to say yes
adversary|Foe
aeolian|Windblown
aerates|Makes fizzy
aerials|Basic gymnastics flips
aerobat|Stunt pilot
aerology|Study of the atmosphere
aerosol|Secret application, perhaps
aerosols|Some whipped creams
aesthetics|It's a matter of taste
affaire|Romantic liaison
affaire|Romantic liaison
aforesaid|Mentioned previously
aftershave|It hurts when you rub it in
aftershave|Witch hazel or bay rum
against|Competing with
aggress|Act hostilely
agility|Gymnast's asset
agoraphobia|Recluse's problem, maybe
aircrew|All plane attendants in attendance
airdate|Broadcast time
airiest|Most open
airshows|Blue Angels performances
airsick|Under the weather while above the clouds?
airstrike|Drone's mission
airwave|Broadcasting unit?
airwomen|Amelia Earhart and others
alameda|Island in San Francisco Bay
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Modifier on a dessert menu
alarmed|More than concerned
alcazar|Moorish castle
aleatory|Dependent on chance
alehouse|Frequent locale in the comic strip "Andy Capp"
alewife|Member of the herring family
alfredo|Saucy name?
alienate|Put off
alienee|Property inheritor, legally speaking
alimony|High cost of leaving?
aliterate|Able but unwilling to read
alkaline|High-pH
allegedly|[legally covering our butts here]
allergens|Subjects of some food package warnings
alliances|Results of treaties
allotment|160 acres per farmer, in the Homestead Act of 1862
allures|Charms
almanac|Record of the year?
alphabetical|See blurb
already|So soon?
altimeters|Skydivers' aids
amalgam|Blend
amaryllis|Producer of red-and-white blooms
amassed|Built up
amasses|Accumulates
amateur|Dilettante
amateur|One might be a "n00b"
amateur|Unlikely winner at the Masters
amateur|___ hour
ambiance|Atmosphere
ambience|Factor in a restaurant review
ambient|Surrounding
ambulatory|Not bedridden
ameliorate|Take the edge off
amenity|Free Wi-Fi, e.g.
amerces|Slaps with a court fine
amorous|In the mood
amplify|Heighten
amplitudes|Wave measurements
amusers|Court jesters, e.g.
amygdala|Part of the brain believed to control emotion
anaconda|Amazon menace
anaconda|Rain forest menace
anagram|Asked for a desk, say
anagrams|Goes from Tokyo to Kyoto, say
analgesia|One effect of marijuana
analgesic|Medical marijuana is one
anapest|Three-syllable foot, as in "bada-bing"
anchorage|Period dominated by the likes of Dan Rather and Peter Jennings?
anchored|Firmly in place
androids|Some "Star Wars" figures
anecdotal|Not based on fact or research
anecdotal|Not statistically based, as evidence
angelic|Not merely good
angered|Made irate
anginal|Like some chest pain
angstrom|Minute length
aniline|Synthetic dye compound
animals|Zoo collection
animate|Spark
animist|Believer in spirits
animists|Those who believe everything has a spirit
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
annexes|Wings
annotate|Gloss
annoyed|Ticked off
annoyed|Ticked off
annular|Shaped like Cheerios
anointed|Blessed
anoints|Ceremonially names
anoints|Formally chooses
antbears|Aardvarks, by another name
anteaters|Animals whose tongues flick about 150 times a minute
antenatal|During pregnancy
antenna|Cell tower feature
antenna|Insect feeler
anticipate|Look for
anticrime|Describing the efforts of Batman and Spider-Man
antihero|Gordon Gekko or Rooster Cogburn
antipope|Benedict X, but not IX or XI
antiseptic|Common bandage additive
antislip|Providing a better grip
antiwar|Like hippies, by nature
antonyms|Stop and go, e.g.
anytime|Whenever you want
apaches|Army fliers since 1984
apercus|Pithy observations
aperitif|Dubonnet or Campari
apostates|Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio
apostle|John or James
apparel|Coverage provider?
applies|Puts on
appointees|Supreme Court justices, e.g.
aqualung|Diving equipment co-invented by Jacques Cousteau
aquaria|Features of many doctor's office waiting rooms
aquiline|Eaglelike
arachnid|Scorpion, for one
arbiter|One who settles arguments
arcadia|Ancient Greek land that fought Sparta
arcadia|Domain of Pan, in Greek myth
archive|Record collection?
archway|One end of Paris's Champs-Élysées
arcsine|Inverse function in trigonometry
areaway|Passage between buildings
argonaut|Companion of Jason
aridness|Feature of Namibia and Libya
arising|Coming up
armadillo|Mammal that jumps vertically when startled
armchair|Critic's place, so to speak
armhole|What you might accidentally try to put your head through when getting into a sweater
armrests|Subjects of some disputes in planes
arpeggio|Notes of a chord played in rapid succession
arriving|Making it big
arrogant|Confident to a fault
arrowhead|Pointy stone used in early Native American weaponry
arsenal|London football club nicknamed "The Gunners"
arsenal|Place for cannons
arsenals|Magazine places
article|Part of the Constitution
artiest|Most pretentious
artiness|Pretension
artiste|Virtuoso
artists|Sorting category on iTunes
asbestos|Once-common building material
ascends|Climbs
ascends|Does half of a mountaineering expedition
ascends|Moves heavenward
ashamed|Red-faced
ashiest|Most visibly frightened
ashrams|Guru residences
askance|One way to look
asparagus|Spears at the dinner table
asphalt|It's used to pave the way
assayers|Lode analysts
asserts|Puts forward
assuages|Relieves
asterisk|Shift+8
asterisks|Indications of one's qualifications?
asteroid|Something that may be found in a belt
astride|On
astride|On, as a horse
atelier|Workshop
atheists|Non-prophet group?
atlases|Place holders?
atomize|Reduce to particles
atrocious|Deplorable
attends|Goes to, as a meeting
attorney|Guarantee of the Sixth Amendment
attract|Draw in
augments|Adds to
auteurs|Distinctive filmmakers
avalanche|Winter fall?
avatars|Forum icons
avengers|The Wasp and Black Widow, for two
average|Mean
aviator|Skilled banker?
aviator|The Red Baron, for one
avionic|Pertaining to aircraft technology
avocado|California roll ingredient
avoided|Ducked
avoided|Skirted
awarded|Like stars in a review
axiomatic|Self-evident
babydolls|Toys that may open and close their eyes
babyish|Infantile
bailout|Rescue from insolvency [2008]
balalaika|Instrument with a three-sided body
balloonist|One traveling in a basket
bananas|Grand pooh-bahs
bandanas|Headwear for some rockers
banknote|Dollar bill, e.g.
banquet|Occasion for a toast
baritone|Sinatra, for one
barneys|___ New York (upscale department store chain)
barracks|Place where taps may be heard
barrage|Heavy rain
baseless|Utterly unfounded
bathrobe|Luxury hotel amenity
battens|Secures at sea
battles|Things you must choose, it's said
battleship|It's four units long in a popular board game (with the game's other pieces hinted at by the circled letters)
bayberry|Candle scent popular at Christmas
bazooka|Big gun
bedpost|Canopy support
bedsides|Places for nightstands
beeline|Direct route
beeswax|Honeycomb product
beguile|Charm
beheaded|Guillotined
bellhop|Hotel attendant
beloved|Pulitzer-winning Toni Morrison novel
beltline|Weight-watchers watch it
belugas|White whales
berserk|Crazy
beseech|Importune
bettors|Some trackgoers [18]
bikinis|Providers of limited coverage?
birddog|English setter, e.g.
birthday|July 4, for the United States
bisects|Splits in half
bistros|Places serving salades et sandwiches
blackboard|Menu holder at many a cafe
blackmailed|Extorted from
blarney|Nonsense
blarney|Nonsense, as the Irish might say
bleated|Called from the cote
bleated|Sounded sheepish?
bleeding|Extorting from
blocked|Like some basketball shots and unwanted calls
boasting|Chest-thumping
bodyguard|*V.I.P.'s security agent
bodysurf|Catch a wave, in a way
bondage|Period known for its 007 movies?
booboisie|Ignorant middle class, per H. L. Mencken
boohooed|Cried dramatically
bookkeeper|*Figurehead?
bordellos|Brothels
bordered|Was almost, with "on"
boredom|Along with pain, one of "the two enemies of human happiness," per Schopenhauer
boredom|Cause of yawns
boulevard|Sunset, e.g.
bracers|Pick-me-up drinks
bracket|Where teams that have little-to-no chance of winning are found
brashly|With audacity
brassware|Many doorknobs, faucets, candleholders, etc.
brewski|Cold one
brimstone|Symbol of biblical wrath
broaden|Expand
bruisers|Big, husky sorts
budgeter|Person in charge of fiscal decisions
busiest|Like Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, according to Guinness
butterfingers|Then we gave him ___
butternut|Shade of light brownish-gray
cabarets|Song-and-dance shows
cabernet|Popular pairing with steak au poivre
cabinet|China holder
cadence|Rhythm
caloric|Like some information on food labels
calorie|Food unit counted by a dieter
canasta|Game in which jokers and twos are wild
capitalistic|Competitive, in a way
caprices|Vagaries
carafes|Wine holders
careworn|Bowed with adversity
cariole|One-horse carriage
carnage|Bloodshed
carnage|Result of war
carpets|Completely covers
carpooler|H.O.V. lane user
casabas|Cousins of honeydews
cashbox|Tender spot?
casinos|Twenty-one places
caskets|Haunted house sights
castanets|Pair in "Carmen"
castoff|Discard
cataract|Waterfall
caterer|Party person
catfish|Lure with a phony online persona
catsuit|Costume worn by Michelle Pfeiffer in "Batman Returns"
cellblock|Prison unit
cemented|Completely set
censured|Condemned
central|Division of baseball's N.L. or A.L.
central|Key
centrum|Supplement brand
centuple|Increase a hundredfold
ceramic|Kind of tile
chafing|Rubbing the wrong way?
challah|Braided Jewish bread
charade|It's all an act
charisma|Apt anagram of IS A CHARM
charred|Way overcooked
chassis|Auto frame
chastens|Reproves
chayote|Gourd also known as a vegetable pear
cheapos|Stingy sorts
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
cheesecake|Rich dessert
cheeses|Swiss and others
chenille|Plush fabric
chessboard|Queen's place
chimera|Fire-breathing monster of myth
chimeras|Monstrous creatures
chimney|Entrance for Santa
chipmunk|Theodore, for one
choicer|Finer in quality
cholera|Love in the Time of ___ (Gabriel García Márquez novel)
cholera|Gabriel García Márquez novel "Love in the Time of ___"
chowders|Hearty soups
cicadas|17-year insects
cisterns|101 rear ends?
clamored|Raised a ruckus
classic|Time-tested
cleanse|Detox, say
cliches|They're always tired
closely|In an attentive manner
clutches|Automatics lack them
coalesce|Come together
coarsen|Make rough
coarsen|Make rough
coasters|Drink holders
cochair|Jointly run
colorize|Change from black-and-white
colporteur|Peddler of religious literature
comfort|Soothe
comical|*Shade of black
compass|Drawing tool
comport|Behave
compote|Fruit dessert
conceal|Hide
concern|Worry
concise|To the point
concoct|Throw together
condemn|Mark for demolition [13]
confine|Keep in
connect|Couple
consumer|___ Reports
contacts|Smartphone heading
contend|Struggle (with)
continue|I'm listening ...
continue|Button on the bottom of a multipage form
continue|Go on with ... or postpone
contrary|In opposition
convened|Met
coolers|Cans
coolers|Picnic items
coolness|Hipster's quality
cornbread|Side dish at a Southern barbecue
corolla|Popular Toyota
corselet|Combination undergarment
cosecant|Reciprocal in trigonometry
cosigner|Parent vis-à-vis a child's loan, maybe
costumer|Backstage Broadway worker
cottage|Summer vacation lodging
courage|Heart
coursed|Ran
courting|Plying with wine and roses, say
coverage|Media attention
coverage|Period when tribute bands thrived?
coverup|Part of many a scandal
coverup|The scandal of Watergate, essentially
cracker|Soup go-with
crackup|Burst out laughing
cradlesongs|Rock music?
crawdads|Miniature lobster lookalikes
created|Not natural
credible|Having a ring of truth
creditor|Loan shark, for one
creeper|Trumpet vine, e.g.
crested|Like a blue jay
cricket|Fair play
crinoline|Stiff material under a ball gown
crochet|Stitch with a hook
crockpot|Something smoked by comic Chris?
crowing|Braggadocio
crucible|Severe test
crusted|Like Parmesan on baked chicken, typically
cuisine|Brand for weight-watchers
cultural|Like some international exchanges
cutoffs|Jeans style
cybercafes|Places to get wired, in two senses of the word
cygnets|Young swans
daguerreotype|Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface
darkened|Became clouded over
darnedest|Utmost, informally
dashikis|Colorful pullovers
database|Collection of information
daughter|Female issue
daymare|Troubling reverie
deadest|Least happening
deadeyes|Hit makers?
deadhead|Ineffective pill
debaters|Ones involved in forensics
decants|Pours a certain way
decathlon|Olympic event won by Bruce Jenner in 1976 and Ashton Eaton in 2012 and 2016
decease|Death
decimal|There's a point to it
declare|Announce
declare|Set forth
deepens|Intensifies
deepfreeze|Cold storage
deerstalker|Part of Sherlock Holmes's attire
defined|In the dictionary, say
defines|Gives meaning to
degrease|Remove fat from, as a soup
dehydrate|Make very thirsty
deigned|Thought fit
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
deluged|Inundated
denials|'Twasn't me and others
denoted|Stood for
denounce|Censure publicly
dentist|One with a job to fill?
departs|Leaves
depended|Relied (on)
dependents|Kids, typically
derails|Jumps the track
derives|Develops (from)
destiny|Lot
destroy|Level
destroy|Wipe off the map
detains|Keeps from proceeding
detector|Word after motion or lie
detention|Class clown's comeuppance
detoxes|Cleanses, in a way
detrain|Get off at Grand Central, say
deviate|Get sidetracked
dexterity|Slight
diabolo|Toy consisting of a spool on a string
diadems|Jeweled headwear
diapered|Tended to, as a baby
diatribes|Dakota, Iroquois, Arapaho
diehard|Zealot
dietary|Like some allowances
dietary|Like some religious laws
dietetics|Science of nutrition
diffuse|Not concentrated, as light
digested|Made sense of
dillydallies|Dawdles
dilutes|Adds water to
dinette|Part of many a studio apartment
dipsomaniac|Lush
dirtbag|Sleazeball
disaster|Twister or "San Andreas" film genre
discards|Tosses
disease|Nationalism, per Einstein
dishing|Gossiping
disorder|Mayhem
dispute|Quarrel or fight about
disrobe|Prepare for a physical
dissent|Not go along
diurnal|Active during the daytime
diversions|501 renditions?
divined|Perceived intuitively
divinely|From on high
doctors|Ward bosses?
dodgeball|Common game in a school gym
dodgers|Step 2: An old baseball team
dogears|*Signs of a much-used book
dogfight|Pilots' combat
dogsled|Iditarod vehicle
dolphins|Only N.F.L. team with a perfect season (1972)
dominators|Alphas
dominos|Pizza company with a game piece logo
dominos|Restaurant with a "playful" name
doodles|Idle drawings
dotards|Foolish oldsters
downstairs|On a lower floor
dragged|Was boring, as a meeting
drained|Really ready to rest
dramedy|Theatrical hybrid
drastic|Extreme
drinker|Bar patron
drivetrains|Metal pin stuck in parts of sinks
duelist|One of a pair of drawers facing each other?
dulcinea|Don Quixote's unseen beloved
duotone|Photoshop color effect
dweller|Inhabitant of the ocean's benthic zone
dynamite|Awesome!
dynasty|Power line?
earache|Otalgia
eardrop|Bit of jewelry with a pendant
eardrum|Body part that vibrates
earnest|Heartfelt
earning|Making
earwigs|Pincered bugs
eastern|Old airline with the slogan "We have to earn our wings every day"
ebullient|Bubbling over
ecology|Green field?
economic|Cost-effective
economy|It's the ___, stupid!
ecosystems|Caves and coral reefs, for example
ecotours|Safaris without guns, say
ecotype|Subspecies of a distinct geographical variety
ectopic|Out of place, in obstetric parlance
edition|A book collector might seek a first one
edition|Installment
eeriness|Spooky quality
efforts|Expenditures of time and energy
effused|Poured out
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité (France's motto)
egalite|French motto part
eggshells|Things painted in the spring
egomaniac|Emperor Nero, by all accounts
egotist|Self-centered sort
elapsed|Slipped by
elapsed|Went by
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Passes by
electioneered|Helped someone move into an office, say
electron|Hydrogen has one
electron|Tiny orbiter
elegance|The only beauty that never fades, per Audrey Hepburn
elements|Earth, wind and fire
elevate|Hoist
elicits|Draws out
elitist|Commoner contemner
elitist|Snob
elusive|Slippery
emanate|Flow (from)
embassies|Buildings in a Washington, D.C., "row"
embittered|Resentful
emblazons|Decorates brilliantly
emended|Like first drafts, usually
emeralds|Green valuables
emeralds|Things mined in Cleopatra's Mines
emigrants|Ones moving far from home
emissary|Go-between
emitter|Device releasing particles
emoticon|;-) or :-(
emoticon|Something that's had its head turned?
emotionally|With more heart than head
empanels|Picks for a case
emperor|Kind of penguin
empress|Title for Maria Theresa of Austria
emulate|Attempt to copy
emulsions|Opaque liquids such as milk
enables|Turns on
enables|Turns on, as notifications on a smartphone
enacted|Passed
enacted|Passed, as a law
enamels|Glossy finishes
encases|Boxes
encases|Puts in a box
encircles|Rings
endnote|Bit of appended text
endnote|One may close a book
endways|Lengthwise
enemies|North and South Korea, e.g.
enemies|Pakistan and India, e.g.
enforcing|Putting teeth into
engagement|Gig
english|Chaucer's tongue
english|Like pork pie and clotted cream
english|Step 3: An upper-class accent
engross|Fascinate
enliven|Jazz up
enneads|The Muses and others
enplane|Board near a gate
enquiry|Probe, to Brits
enrages|Fills with fury
enrollee|Course participant
enslave|Keep under one's thumb
ensurer|Guarantor
entente|Agreement
enterprise|Fictional ship on a five-year mission
enticed|Drew
entrances|Bedazzles
entreat|Beseech
entreat|Implore
entreaty|Supplication
entrepreneurs|Ones starting up start-ups, say
entropy|Measure of disorder, in thermodynamics
entrusts|Gives in confidence
enumerate|Make a list of
epeeist|One who tries to avoid being touched
ephedra|Banned supplement
ephemera|Short-lived things
episode|Segment of a binge-watch
episodes|Sitcom segments
episodic|Like soap operas
epistles|Mass readings
epitaph|Marker writing
epitaph|Message that might end "R.I.P."
epithet|The Great or "the Terrible"
epochal|Momentous
equator|Dividing line
equitable|Fair
erasure|Gap in a tape, maybe
erectile|The "E" of E.D.
eremite|Religious recluse
ermines|Royal wraps
eroding|Losing ground?
erotica|Blue prints
erotica|Spicy fare?
erratum|Slip in a book
escapade|Bit of antics
escapade|Wild adventure
escaped|Flew the coop
escapists|Fantasy fiction readers, e.g.
espanol|Lengua with the word "lengua"
essayists|Christopher Hitchens and Marcel Proust, for two
estates|Trusts and ___ (law school class)
etageres|Pieces of furniture with many shelves
etcetera|You get the idea
etcetera|Latin phrase used listlessly?
eternal|Constant
ethereal|Heavenly
ethereal|Very light
ethicist|Immanuel Kant, for one
etymology|System of roots?
eunuchs|Harem servants, often
evanesce|Slowly fade away
eventual|Ultimate
evildoer|Nothing is easier than to denounce the ___; nothing is more difficult than to understand him: Dostoyevsky
evitable|Not definitely going to happen
evoking|Bringing to mind
excelsior|New York's state motto
excerpt|Reader's Digest offering
execute|Carry out
exemplar|Typical specimen
exorcism|Casting out of a demon
extravaganza|Spectacular
extremity|Hand or foot
eyeless|Naturally blind
eyesore|Trash-filled lot, e.g.
eyestrain|Reading problem
fajitas|Alternatives to chimichangas
fajitas|Cantina treats
falloff|Decrease
falsehoods|Lies
familiar|Acquainted (with)
familiar|Everyday
fantasia|1940 Disney release [3]
fantasia|First commercial film with stereophonic sound, 1940
faraday|Physicist who formulated the two laws of electrolysis
faraway|Very distant
fascias|Horizontal pieces covering joints, in architecture
fedayeen|Gaza Strip guerrillas
fedoras|Gangsters' wear, in old movies
feeding|Profiting from the misfortunes of others
feminine|Like "Roma," to Romans
ferrite|Iron compound found in steel
ferrule|Metal band around a pencil eraser
fetches|Gets
fillings|Some dental work
finagle|Obtain through trickery
finches|Canaries, e.g.
fireman|One taking heat at work?
fireplug|What may have a dog leg to the left or right?
fireside|Place for a poker
firestone|Brand at Indy
flaccid|Like a wet noodle
fleeted|Passed quickly
flexagon|Geometric toy whose sides change depending on how it's folded
flexion|Bodybuilder's pose, e.g.
flexors|Biceps and hamstrings
flipflop|Switch positions
flotsam|Detritus at sea
flotsam|Remains of a wreck
flowers|Daisies and dahlias
flypaper|Sticky strip
foggier|Less safe for a plane landing, in a way
folktales|Oral tradition
footrace|200- or 400-meter run, e.g.
footrace|Sprint, e.g.
footstep|Fitbit datum
forager|Raccoon in a Dumpster, e.g.
forceps|Surgical tool
foreman|Boxer George who lost the Rumble in the Jungle
formica|*Discussion venues
formica|Over-the-counter product?
forsaken|Left bereft
fossils|Natural history museum sights
fraternity|Place where people are rushing
freedom|It comes at the end of a sentence
fretful|Worried
fretsaw|Woodworking tool
frisson|Shudder of emotion
frontpage|*Where a newspaper's biggest stories go
fueling|Kind of station
futures|They're traded in the Chicago Board of Trade
gadabout|Restless sort
gaffers|Set electricians
gainful|Profitable
galilee|Region bordering Lebanon
gallantry|Courage in battle
gallants|Ladies' men, in older usage
gallivanted|Went from place to place
ganache|Chocolate truffle filling
ganging|___ up on (conspiring against)
gasbags|Long-winded sorts
gateway|St. Louis Arch, e.g.
gazette|Montreal daily
geneses|Beginnings
genetic|Hereditary
genteel|Affectedly polite
gentile|Non-Jew
gentlemen|Twosome in a Shakespeare title
gentler|Less stormy
geologists|Rock scientists
geranium|Flower with five petals
gigaton|Unit of explosive capacity
gleaner|Farmworker in a Millet painting
glimmer|Re
glimpse|Short notice?
glories|Heights of achievement
glucose|Natural energy source
goalpost|Kicker's target
goalposts|Another thing they might represent
goateed|Like Uncle Sam
goatherd|Job that might involve watching the kids?
golfers|Club owners
goliath|Giant
gondola|Ski slope sight
gondolas|Tourist transports in Venice
gorilla|Brutish sort
gospels|Biblical quartet
gossips|Dish transmitters
gradual|Done bit by bit
grahams|Golden ___ (General Mills cereal)
granddad|Relative of pop?
gravlax|Cured salmon
greenlit|O.K.'d
gridirons|Primitive cooking equipment
grimace|[That's painful!]
groaned|Was affected by too heavy a weight, say
groaners|Bad puns
groomer|Shelter staffer
groping|Searching blindly
guacamole|Party bowlful
guaranty|Financial promise
guesstimates|Ballpark figures
gunshot|Crime show sound effect
habanero|Cayenne's hotter cousin
hackers|WikiLeaks associates
haircuts|Tops off?
hairnet|Item for a cafeteria worker
hairpin|Like some turns
halflife|24,110 years, for plutonium 239
halfpipe|Structure used in extreme sports
hangars|Places to cool one's jets?
hangars|Places to fix flaps
harbormasters|Pier group?
harebrained|Cockamamie
haymaker|Strong connection?
headset|Telemarketer's accessory
headstand|Breakdance maneuver
heavens|Great Scott!
hedonistic|Pleasure-seeking
heisting|Pulling off bank jobs [5]
heliacal|Relating to the sun
heliports|Vertical landing spots
hereafter|From now on
heroine|Katniss Everdeen, in "The Hunger Games"
heroism|A cross might be given for it
hesitant|Wondering "Should I? Should I not?"
hexapod|Insect, e.g.
heydays|Primes
highway|Turnpike, e.g.
hillsides|They meet at a summit
hilltop|Lookout point
holiday|Office-closing time
homeric|Grand
homiest|Most cozy
honestly|Cry of exasperation
honeydew|Muskmelon variety
honoree|Center of a roast
hoppers|Lottery ball containers
horrific|Awful
hotline|Crisis center phone service
hotlines|Crisis connections
hotrods|Souped-up cars
hotrods|They have souped-up engines
hotshot|Flamboyantly successful sort
hotspur|Impetuous person
hotspur|Rebel in "Henry IV, Part 1"
hottest|Topping the Scoville scale
housecleans|Minds one's place?
houseplant|A mister may sit next to one
hubcaps|Lug nut hiders
hullabaloo|Ruckus
husband|Subject of an old wives' tale?
husbands|Heart, U2, Slayer
hydrant|Disappointment for someone looking for a parking spot
identikit|Aid in producing a suspect's picture
idolaters|Violators of the Second Commandment
idolatry|Something prohibited by the Ten Commandments
idolize|Consider a real star
idylist|Pastoral poet
iguanodon|One of the dinosaurs upon which Godzilla is based
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
imagery|Descriptive language
imarets|Near Eastern inns
imitative|Like store brands vis-à-vis name brands, typically
imitators|Elvises in Las Vegas, e.g.
immediate|Most direct
immerse|Dunk
immersed|Heavily engaged (in)
immersed|Underwater
immolates|Offers as a sacrifice
impales|Runs through
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|Roadblock
impedes|Stymies
implies|Says without saying
imported|Brought in
impress|Wow
impressed|Sitting back and thinking "Wow!"
improvise|Do make-up work?
inanely|In a senseless way
inanity|Senselessness
indigene|Person native to an area
indigos|Blue hues
inductees|They're called up
indulgences|Practice condemned in the "Ninety-Five Theses"
inertial|Kind of mass, in physics
inferno|Conflagration
inferno|Five-alarmer
infidels|Opposites of true believers
inflate|Exaggerate
ingredient|Food label listing
inhales|Gets some air
inheres|Exists naturally
initial|C. S. Lewis piece?
inkling|Faintest idea
inkling|Vague notion
innocent|Naïf
insanest|Most nuts
insatiate|Constantly wanting more
insider|Leak source
insistent|Not giving up on an argument, say
insoles|Things always underfoot
inspect|Check for flaws
insular|Isolated
insults|Bonehead and "numbskull," e.g.
insurgent|Guerrilla fighter
interact|Work together
interim|Temporary
interracial|Like marriage supported by Loving v. Virginia
intervenes|Plays peacemaker
intoned|Half spoken, half sung
intrudes|Shows disregard for privacy
invective|Words meant to hurt
invests|Takes stock?
inviolate|Kept sacred
inwards|To the center
irksome|Annoying
ironclad|Inflexible, as rules
ironman|Athlete among athletes
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego in comics and movies
isolate|Quarantine
isolated|Like a hermit
isoprene|Petroleum byproduct used to make synthetic rubber
issuers|Publishers
iterate|Do over and over
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Say repeatedly
ivories|They can't stay quiet when tickled
jacuzzi|Jet stream locale
jalapenos|Sriracha ingredients
janitors|Cleanup crew
jeopardize|Put at risk
jetstream|Tailwind for eastbound flights
jingles|Sleigh bell sounds
joyride|Driving the wrong way?
jukebox|Something to pick a number from
jumbled|Mixed up
jurists|Legal authorities
kaleidoscopic|Having a variegated, changing pattern
keening|Loudly lamenting
keycard|Door opener
kickball|Popular playground pastime
kidneys|Nephrologists study them
kissers|Mouths, slangily
klutzes|They're all thumbs
kneeholes|Some office openings
kneepad|One of a pair a gardener might wear
kneepad|Patella protector
knitting|Mufflers and such
kohlrabi|Cabbage variety
krypton|This, on the periodic table
laborer|Worker
labrador|Neighbor of Quebec
ladders|Level connectors in Donkey Kong
lamebrained|None too smart
lampoon|National ___, bygone humor magazine
landers|Some space vehicles
landgrab|Russia's seizure of Crimea, e.g.
lapsing|Running out
largesse|Generous giving
lassoes|They might be thrown around in a rodeo
latexes|Rubbery compounds
latinos|Many Americans whose names end in -ez
lauding|Praising
laundry|*Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal
lawmaker|Legislator
layaway|Purchase payment plan
layette|Purchase for a newborn
layover|Part of many international flights
leadoff|Bat first
leakier|Less watertight
lecture|School address
legalist|One following statutes to the letter
legislate|Do House work
legislate|Take care of bills
leisure|Time off
lengthwise|From one side to the other
lenient|Not strict
lentando|Gradually slowing, in music
leonine|Strong and majestic
leotard|Trampolinist's wear
leprechaun|Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster
letters|High school athletic awards
leviathan|Moby Dick, e.g.
libeled|Cast aspersions on, in a way
liberal|Leaning left
liegeman|Vassal
lifelines|51 cats?
limeade|Mouth-puckering drink
linebacker|Player who might tackle a wide receiver
lineman|Utility worker
lingerie|Boudoir wear
linoleum|Flooring option
lithest|Most svelte
locomoted|Moved, jocularly
logarithm|What turns 1,000 into 3, in base 10
longhorn|University of Texas athlete
longish|Like a film that's 2 1/2 hours or so
lookout|Member of a heist crew
lookout|Ranger's station
loophole|One may be exploited
loosely|How Mark Twain is often quoted
lovable|Darling
lowlife|Good-for-nothing
lowrider|Road-scraping custom car
loyalty|Allegiance
lozenges|Hackers' helpers
lucifer|Bad representation?
macabre|Gruesome
macabre|Like many Poe tales
macadamia|Nut from Hawaii
machete|Underbrush clearer
madames|Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie, e.g.
maestro|Wand wielder
magnetic|Attractive
mahatma|Epithet meaning "great soul"
maligns|Bad-mouths
maltose|Sugar found in beer
mammoth|Animal found in the La Brea Tar Pits
manager|Person pretty far up the corporate ladder
mandrake|Nightshade family member [5]
manifests|Exhibits
manners|Keeping elbows off the table, e.g.
marauds|Freeboots
mariachi|Sombrero-wearing musician
marketed|Attempted to sell
markings|Midas, Agamemnon, Richard
marmite|Bread spread whose tagline is "Love it or hate it"
marooned|Like Robinson Crusoe
marquee|Place for stars
martini|*Gin, vermouth and olive juice concoction
martyrs|Ones sacrificing for a cause
mascots|Game animals, for some
masseur|One pressing the flesh
mastered|Learned inside and out
matador|One waving a red cape
matinees|Early showings
maypoles|Old outdoor dance sights
meander|Go wherever
measuring|Ruler's role
medians|Mean relatives?
medulla|Part of the brain that controls involuntary functions
medulla|Part of the brainstem
meerkat|Burrowing animal of southern Africa
megaphone|Voice amplifier
megastar|A-list topper
menacer|Threatening person
menorahs|Some holiday decorations
menthol|Flavoring in Kool cigarettes
messiah|Promised one
metalhead|Devotee of Mötley Crüe or Megadeth
meteoric|Remarkably rapid
meteors|Things seen in a shower
methanol|What the earliest cars used as antifreeze
methinks|Quaint "I believe"
methods|Modi operandi
metrics|Standards by which things are measured
metronome|Musician's tempo keeper
micromanage|Oversee to a fault
mileage|Reimbursed expense for a commuter, maybe
millibars|Atmospheric pressure units
milliner|Hatmaker
mimetic|Imitative
minaret|Mosque tower
mincemeat|Holiday pie ingredient
mineral|Kind of deposit
miniature|Like dollhouse furnishings
minicar|Subcompact
minnows|Some baitfish
minnows|Some fish bait
miracle|One-in-a-million event
misadds|Does sumthing wrong?
misappropriates|Embezzles, e.g.
miscall|Poker blunder
miscast|Wrong for the role
mishmash|Jumble
misplay|Error at cards
misreads|Goes from stem to stern, maybe?
missend|Accidentally hit "reply all" on, say
mistitle|Call wrongly
mistresses|1,001 causes of anxiety?
mnemonic|Loss prevention association?
mobilized|Mustard
modules|Mathematical sets
molests|Pesters repeatedly
momentum|Motion creates it
monarch|Orange, black and white flutterer
moneyed|Affluent
mongoose|Cobra fighter
moniker|Handle
monocle|Item worn by the Count on "Sesame Street"
monster|Beverage brand whose logo depicts three claw marks
monster|Kid's nighttime fear
monthly|Vogue or Elle
mooched|Sponged
moocher|Sponge
moonlight|2016 film that won Best Picture
moonroof|Sliding item on a car
moppets|Rug rats
moraine|Glacial deposit
muffler|Part of a car's exhaust system
multiplex|Regal Entertainment Group facility
musician|Person of note?
mussels|Part of a shore dinner
mutants|Ones with X-Genes, in comics
nanotube|Tiny conductor of heat or electricity
nations|Lands
natives|Longtime locals
naughts|The 2000s, with "the"
nautical|Seafaring
nautilus|Captain Nemo's vessel
naysays|Denies
neatest|Most worthy of a handwriting award
nectarine|Pitted fruit
nectars|Attractions for bees
needler|Noodge
needles|Parts of hypodermics
neglect|Slight
neighed|Called from a stall, say
neoliths|Stone Age relics
nerdiest|Least cool
netizen|Luddite's opposite, of a sort
netizen|YouTuber or eBayer
nettles|Annoys
nettles|Bugs
network|Exchange business cards, maybe
networking|Business meeting?
neurons|Those getting excited when thinking?
neuropath|One suffering from numbness, maybe
neuroscientists|Experts on the brain
neutron|Something that's free of charge
nevermore|Old-fashioned "That's absolutely the last time"
newsreel|Old-time premovie fare
nitwits|Lamebrains
nobleman|Lady's counterpart
noisemakers|Annual party favors
nominee|Something on a ticket
nonpros|Amateurs
nonstarter|Awful idea
nosebleed|Result of a haymaker, maybe
nosedive|Bad news on the stock market
nosedive|Plummet
nostrils|They're just above a handlebar
notoriety|Achievement for Bernie Madoff or Al Capone
novellas|100-page stories, say
nutmeat|Edible kernel
nuzzles|Shows some affection
oarsman|Sculler
obelisk|Object at the center of St. Peter's Square
obliges|Binds legally or morally
obliges|Makes morally bound
oboists|Some wind blowers
observer|Onlooker
obsessed|Not just focused
obsesses|Thinks, thinks, thinks (about)
obstacle|___ course (part of boot camp)
obtrusive|Meddling
oceanic|Vast
octaves|Scales span them
octuplet|Extra-special delivery?
odorant|Aromatic additive to natural gas
odorless|Like natural gas and carbon monoxide
officers|Badge holders
offline|Not connected to a computer network
offside|Call from a football referee
offstage|Like many lines fed to actors
okeydokey|Sounds good
oldstyle|In the way it used to be
olestra|Ingredient in Pringles Light
omelets|Brunch menu heading
omelettes|Dishes often served au fromage
omitted|Left out
omniscient|Godlike, in a way
omnivore|Human, typically, diet-wise
onetime|Erstwhile
onstage|Performing for an audience
onstage|Performing, perhaps
oospores|Some fertilized eggs
openers|Beer drinkers' utensils
operant|Having an effect
opponents|Bush and Gore, in 2000
optimist|Bull, essentially
opulence|Luxury
oranges|Major export of Florida
orbital|Like the Gemini flights
orbital|Like the paths of satellites
orchard|Orange place
ordeals|Testing times
ordeals|Trials
ordered|Alphabetical, e.g.
orderer|One who says "I'd like to have ..."
oregano|Herb of PBS's "Ciao Italia"
organdy|Fine, thin cotton fabric
orienteer|Competitor with a map and compass
origami|Insect made of paper
origami|Paper-folding craft
orioles|They play just north of the Ravens
osteopath|Muscle maneuverer
ottoman|Armchair accompanier
ottoman|What can get two feet higher
outdoorsy|Fond of hiking, camping, etc.
outrank|Have more stripes than
outreach|Public relations effort
outtake|It could be a blooper
outtake|Scene not used for the final version of a film
overall|Generally
overalls|Agricultural outfit
overbids|Optimistic bridge calls
overeats|Has everything?
overran|Invaded in large numbers
overruled|Judge's call
overseeing|... arcade / Knocked ...
oversight|Watchful care ... or careless mistake
overslept|Stayed out when you shouldn't have?
overstayed|Wore out, as one's welcome
overtip|Be really generous to a waiter
overtips|Leaves a lot on the table?
overtone|Suggestion
overweight|Chubby
overwrote|Replaced, as on a computer
oxtails|Ingredients in a Jamaican stew
padding|Superfluous part of an essay
paellas|Valencian dishes
painter|Van Gogh or Van Dyck
palatial|Spacious and splendid
palooka|Big oaf
palookas|Inept boxers, in slang
pancake|Flatten
paneling|Décor of many dens
panorama|Big picture
pantomimes|Plays charades
pantsuits|Clothing associated with Hillary Clinton
papeterie|Container for writing materials, such as fancy stationery
paprika|Goulash flavorer
paragon|Ideal
paralegal|Law office worker
paralleled|Was similar to
paranoia|It's "knowing all the facts," according to Woody Allen
paranoia|Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels
parfaits|Desserts with layered fruit and whipped cream
pariahs|Personae non gratae
parlance|Vernacular
paroled|Interrupted mid-sentence?
parolee|Joint release?
parquets|Some patterned floors
parroted|Repeated word for word
partying|Spring break activity in Miami Beach or Cabo
passkey|It'll open many doors
passport|Stamp collector?
passports|Polo, archery, soccer
pastries|Bear claws and such
pathfinders|Nissan S.U.V.s ... or, diverged: Emotional appeal
patrols|Keeps the beat?
pavlova|Meringue-based dessert named for a ballerina
payroll|Company accountant's responsibility
peacemaker|Nickname of the B-36 bomber, ironically
peacetime|Period between wars
peanuts|Alternative to bubble wrap
peanuts|Protectors sent packing?
peasants|The "them" in "Let them eat cake"
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
peelers|Kitchen tools
peerage|Aristocracy
pegboard|Place to hang tools
pennant|Flag
pensive|Thoughtful
percale|Bedsheet material
percent|Shift+5 on a keyboard
perestroika|Historic "restructuring"
perfecto|Nailed it!
perfidy|Disloyalty
perjure|Forswear
permeate|Diffuse through
persimmon|Japan's national fruit
persist|What a bad cold may do
pesetas|Pre-euro money
petunia|Tobacco flower relative
phalange|Bone of the hand or foot
phantasms|Ghostly figures
pheromone|Secreted signal
phoneme|Sh, "th" or "ou"
phonics|Sound system?
picnics|Spreads out in a park?
pictogram|Computer icon, e.g.
picture|*X-rated film
piecemeal|Bit by bit
pierces|Goes through
pierogi|Polish dumpling
piggyback|*How a tot rides on someone's shoulders
pillage|Period of fuzzy sweaters?
pilsners|Pale lagers
pimiento|Red stuffing?
pinecone|Part of many a wreath
pinecones|Some Christmas decorations
pinesap|Turpentine is distilled from it
pinkeye|Conjunctivitis
pinochle|Game played with a 48-card deck
piranha|What might cost you an arm and a leg?
pirates|Team that last won the World Series in 1979
pitfall|Unforeseen trouble
pizzeria|Locale in "Do the Right Thing"
plainspoken|Bluntly honest
planets|Well-known octet
plankton|Food for whales
plateau|The highest form of flattery?
playmaker|Point guard, e.g.
pledged|Vowed
pledging|Activity in a drive
plodded|Trudged
poisons|Bottles marked with a skull and crossbones
polecat|Malodorous mammal
polemic|*Word after North or South
polemic|Controversial argument
politico|Beltway insider
ponytail|Women's World Cup sight
portable|Convenient to carry
positron|Antiparticle first observed in 1929
possible|Part of A.S.A.P.
postdocs|Some advanced researchers, for short
posterior|Behind
postretirement|Dead
pothers|Commotions
pottery|Final outcome of a firing
powered|Gave some juice
pragmatic|Commonsensical
prairie|Badlands National Park feature
precast|Like concrete that's shaped in advance
predate|Come before
predator|One looking to grab a bite?
preggers|With child, informally
preload|Install, as software before shipping
prelude|Lead-in
presale|Exclusive event before public availability
presumably|In all probability
prevail|Come out on top
priding|Indulging (oneself) in self-satisfaction
priests|Eli and Aaron, in the Bible
primeval|Really, really old
priority|Chief concern
privates|Grunts
proctored|Supervised
prodigies|Whiz kids
profile|Quick biography
proforma|Perfunctory
project|Steps 4 and 6: A 1940s program
prolong|Extend
pronged|Like antlers and pitchforks
propose|Give a ring?
protean|Ever-changing
protect|Shield
protects|Guards
prowess|Exceptional ability
psyched|Gung-ho
psyches|Souls
psychodrama|Form of therapy in which patients act out events from their past
publish|Perish alternative
publishers|Penguin and others
pudding|Brown Betty, e.g.
pyramid|Image on the back of a dollar bill
quaalude|Powerful sedative
quakers|Friends
quarrel|Argument
quartets|68 works of Haydn
quicksand|Something that gives you a sinking feeling
quixote|Romantic visionary
raceways|Courses for cars in competition
ragouts|Dishes that might be prepared in Crock-Pots
ragtime|Some piano music
raiment|Attire
rainout|Game day disappointment
ramadas|Open-sided shelters
ransacks|Scours
rapport|Good connection
rarebit|Cheesy dish
rarities|They come along once in a blue moon
rashers|Strips at breakfast
rashest|Least thought through
ratatat|Drumming sound
ratatat|Snare drum sound
ratchet|Mechanism in a unidirectional wrench
ratholes|Squalid places
rations|Food in the field
rattail|*Out-of-vogue hairstyle akin to a mullet
rattrap|Bad joint
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
reapers|Some farm machinery
rearmost|Like nosebleed-section seats, usually
reawakens|Stirs, as old feelings
rebates|Purchase incentives
rebirth|Phoenix event
receded|Shrank
recline|Lie back
records|They may be sealed or broken
redbone|Hunting dog breed
redeyes|Overnight flights
redheads|Annie and the Little Mermaid, notably
redshirt|Hold aside for a year, as a college athlete
reenacts|Goes through the motions of?
refashion|Make over
refereed|Like all official football games
refrains|Repeated parts of songs
reframe|Phrase differently, as a question
regained|Got back
regatta|Newport event
regency|Hyatt hotel line
regency|Rule by governing board
rehearsed|Did a dry run
reheats|Puts back in the oven
relabel|Put a new tag on
relapse|Medical setback
related|Kin
relaxers|Hair straighteners
relaxes|Hangs loose
release|Catch's partner
release|Free
release|Hollywood news
release|Software event
relevance|Necessity for admitting evidence at a trial
relying|Falling back (on)
remains|Continues
remaster|Enhance, as a recording
remoulade|Cousin of tartar sauce
renames|Gives a new handle
renegade|Deserter of a cause
repairman|One with a wrench in his plans?
reportage|News pieces
reposed|Took it easy
reprieve|Stay
reptiles|Zoology class
reraise|Aggressive poker play
resends|Forwards, as a misdelivered letter
resents|Is rankled by
reshoot|Do another take
reshoot|Film again
residing|Situated (in)
residue|What's left
resoles|Works on as a cobbler might
resonate|Speak to, with "with"
resonate|Strike a chord
retells|Gives a new account of
retiles|Fixes, as a bath area
retinal|Relating to an eye layer
retotaled|Verified the count of
retreats|Camp David and others
retrial|Result of a deadlocked jury
reunify|Bring together again
revamps|Overhauls
reveille|Rising notes?
reveler|Party animal
revisit|Consider anew, as a decision
revoice|Echo
rewoven|Mended, as rugs
rheostat|Current regulator
richest|Most caloric
riddler|Villain whose alter ego is Edward Nigma
riffing|Guitar Hero activity
rigatoni|It comes in tubes
rigatoni|Pasta with ribs
ripoffs|Swindles
riposte|Clever comeback
ritually|In a ceremonial manner
rituals|Writes
riviera|Nice location
robberies|Heists
roguishly|In a mischievous manner
romance|Woo
romances|Good date movies
roomiest|Least cramped
roommate|Apartment sharer
rooster|2017 symbol in the Chinese zodiac
rooster|One sounding "cock-a-doodle-doo"
rousseau|Philosopher who wrote "To be sane in a world of madmen is in itself madness"
rubella|German measles
rudders|Ships' direction controllers
russets|Winter apples
sackful|Quantity of toys on Santa's sleigh
safaried|Went on an African hunting expedition
sainted|Like Joan of Arc
salesroom|Merchandise location
salient|Standing out
saloons|Old-fashioned gunfight locales
salters|Devices for clearing winter sidewalks
saluter|Private, often
salutes|Hails
samurai|Japanese warrior
sanction|Give approval to ... or express disapproval of
sandals|Beach footwear
sandblast|Clean with a pressurized spray
sanddab|Pacific flatfish
sandgrouses|Birds found in semideserts
sangaree|Cold wine-and-nutmeg drink
sangria|Fruity libation
sardine|Fish typically preserved in olive oil
sashimi|Dish often garnished with white radish
sashimi|Dish whose name means "pierce flesh"
satanic|Hellish
satiate|Fill to the gills
satiate|Give plenty
satraps|Provincial despots
saucers|Cup holders
savaged|Criticized brutally
saviors|Lifeline providers
saviors|Redeemers
savvier|Sharper
sayonara|Adios!
scalded|Left a burning impression?
scammed|Taken to the cleaners
scapegoat|Shakespeare's Shylock, for one
schedule|Make time for
schleps|Lugs
schmear|Bagel topper
scirocco|Volkswagen coupe
scissor|Kind of kick
scorecard|Golfer's need
scorepad|Match book?
scorepad|Part of a Yahtzee set
scorpion|Zodiac symbol between scales and an archer
scoundrel|*Louse
scrapes|Rows
screener|Advance copy sent to a critic
scrimps|Watches every penny
scripts|Reading material for a Hollywood agent
scrunchie|Ponytail holder
scruple|Small moral misgiving
sculpts|Produces a large body of work?
seafarers|The Vikings, e.g.
seamless|Continuous
seaport|Corpus Christi, e.g.
seasoned|Salted away?
seasons|Flavors
seasons|Units for binge watchers
secedes|Leaves the union
seclude|Cut off
seclusion|What Thoreau lived in at Walden Pond
sedates|Gives a number?
seedpod|Green bean, e.g.
seeking|Word in many a personal ad
seining|Method of fishing
selectee|Chosen one
sellers|Actor with the line "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
semibreve|Whole note, to a Brit
seniors|Upper class
sensation|Hit
senseless|Foolish
sensuous|Aesthetically pleasing
sentence|10 years, for example
sermons|Serious talking-tos
session|Period in Congress
settees|Foyer furniture
setters|Good dogs for pheasant hunters
sextant|Navigation instrument
shafted|Given the short end of the stick
shamble|Walk with an awkward gait
shapely|Voluptuous
shavers|Bic or Gillette offerings
shebang|Whole amount
shelter|It's got you covered
shindig|Big to-do
shipload|All a tanker can hold
shoplift|*Conveyance in a multilevel London store?
shrapnel|Henry ___, British Army officer who invented the exploding shell
shrimper|Boat with a very fine net
shrinkage|Period when psychiatrists ruled?
shyness|Introversion
sidebar|Court conference
sideswiped|Went door to door?
siestas|Naps south of the border
sightseer|Tourist
similes|She's Like the Wind and others
sincere|Authentic
sincere|Not kidding
singlet|Wrestler's wear
sirloin|Boneless cut
sissies|Fraidy-cats
situate|Place
skating|Winter Olympics activity
skeeter|Flying pest, slangily
skeleton|Exhibit in an anatomy class
sketchy|Questionable
skewered|Made fun of mercilessly
slabbing|Applying thickly, with "on"
slammer|Joint
slapdash|Haphazard
slaying|Doing away with
sliders|Little beefs?
slimier|More untrustworthy
slimness|Dieter's goal
slinger|Ending with gun or mud
slingshot|What some of the black squares in the grid might represent
slivering|Reducing to splinters
slogans|Ad agency output
slugger|Bonds, e.g.
smacker|Clam
smarter|Comparatively bright
smithers|The Simpsons sycophant
smoother|Not so awkward
smorgasbord|Choice meal?
snarler|Angry boxer, e.g.
snarler|Mean dog, at times
sneezed|Welcomed blessing?
sneezes|Goes "Ah-choo!"
sneezes|Needs blessing, maybe
soaping|Marking, as windows on Halloween
soaring|Highly inflationary
soberly|In all seriousness
sockeye|Salmon type
sofabed|All-weather convertible?
sofabed|Versatile piece of furniture
sombreros|Cocktails with Kahlúa and cream
sonogram|Baby shower
sooners|Longhorns' rivals
sorcery|Subject studied at Hogwarts
soulful|Deeply felt
sounded|Went off, as an alarm
spaciest|Most airheaded
spangle|Dress adornment
spaniels|White House pets for Reagan and both Bushes
spastic|Moving jerkily
spatula|Pancake-flipping implement
speakeasy|Bootleg seller
speakeasy|Onetime Chicago Outfit establishment
speedos|Small suits
speedread|Get through lines quickly
spenders|Tightwads' opposites
spiciest|Most tear-inducing, say
spidery|Spindly-limbed
spiteful|Malicious
spleeny|Peevish
splurge|Be extravagant
spooled|Wound up
sporadic|Occasional
sprayer|Pesticide applier
sprouts|Vegan sandwich filler
squeamish|Easily disgusted
stagnated|Got stuck in a rut
stakeout|Watch, as a criminals' hiding spot
stamens|Filament sites, in botany
stamina|Staying power
stanhope|Open, one-seated horse-drawn carriage
stapled|Having a corner piece?
staples|The "L" in this store's logo hints at the store's name
stardom|Celebrity
starship|The Enterprise, for example
startle|Catch unaware
starves|Doesn't eat for a long while
staticky|Like out-of-range stations
station|Washington's Union ___
statist|Believer in a strong federal government
stature|Eminence
steadies|High school sweethearts
stealth|Good hunting skill
steeplechases|They present hurdles
steered|Directed
steered|Had the helm
stencils|Aids in sign-lettering
stepson|Blended family member
stereos|Investments often associated with CDs
sterner|Less forgiving
sterner|Not so lenient
steroid|Olympics no-no
stetsons|Mounties' hats
stetsons|Tops of the Mounties
steward|Flight attendant
steward|Flight attendant
stiffer|More severe
stiletto|Certain high heel
stiller|Ben of "Tower Heist"
stimuli|Reaction producers
stingers|Brandy cocktails
stokers|Steamship workers
stoners|High achievers?
stopgap|Jury-rigged
stories|News highlights
straddle|Take both sides?
strafes|Attacks from above
strained|Material commonly used during cathedral construction
straitlaced|Very conservative
strands|DNA pair
strange|Off
streaked|Hurriedly showed oneself out?
streamline|Rid of inefficient extras
streams|Watches via Netflix, say
streets|Sides of blocks
stretch|Something to do immediately after waking up
strobes|Flashing lights
strophe|Poetic stanza
strudel|Layered Austrian pastry
strudels|Austrian treats
sturgeon|Fish that's a source of caviar
subplot|It's not the main story
subzero|C-c-c-cold
succinctly|Without wasting a word
sucrose|Sweet stuff
sugarcoat|Article of outerwear for a candy lover?
suitable|Fit
suitors|Wooers
sunbelt|*Snowbirds' destination
superhero|One with many enemies
surgery|It may leave you in stitches
sutured|In stitches
swatches|Fabric shop collection
sweatpants|Lounging wear
sweatsuit|Something to work out in
sweetie|Hon
sycamore|Tree that sheds its bark
symptomatology|MCAT subject
synapse|Impulse transmission point
synapse|Something involved in a firing
syringe|Vaccine holder
systoles|Contractions of the heart
tabards|Armless coats that may bear coats of arms
tactile|Capable of being touched
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tailors|Custom-fits
tailors|They'll take your measure
tamales|Hot things
tangent|1, for 45°
tangential|Barely relevant
tangled|2010 Disney film that set a record for the most expensive animated movie ever made
tanking|Going south
tapelines|Markings on a theater stage
tapioca|Thickening agent
tapioca|Thickening agent in cookery
tarpons|Prized game fish
tartans|Royal Stewart and Clan Donald
tartare|Steak ___
tartest|Most sour
tassels|Curtain decorations
tasters|Sample group?
tautened|Like a rope in tug of war
taxicab|Its distance is measured within a meter
teaches|Trains
teakettles|Whistlers in the kitchen
teamsters|Drivers in cabs
teamwork|Group effort
teasing|Some playfulness
teataster|Producer of loose leaf notes?
teatime|4:00 p.m., maybe
teeters|Almost falls
telekinesis|Brain power like you can't believe?
teleport|Travel sci-fi style
tenants|Flat figures
tendons|Stretchable cords
tenpins|*Bulletin board fasteners
terabyte|Big data unit
terabytes|Quantity of disk drive capacity
terminator|1984 movie with a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with "The"
termite|One eating you out of house and home?
terrier|Energetic pooch
terrify|Scare the bejeezus out of
tersest|Least likely to ramble
tesserae|Mosaic pieces
testate|Willful?
tethers|Attaches by rope, as a ball to a pole
tetrahedra|Some pyramids, though not the ones at Giza
thankless|Like ingrates
thatcher|*... for British prime ministers
thinker|One may be deep
thistle|Heraldic emblem of Scotland
thrills|What amusement parks provide
tidiness|Good trait in a housemate
timecards|Means of tracking workers' hours
timecards|They get punched
timeless|Suitable for all ages?
timepiece|Watch or clock
timothy|Dalton who played 007
tinkerer|Typical inventor
tipster|Inside dope source
tiramisu|Custardy dessert
titania|Queen in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
titanic|Ship featured in a 1997 megafilm
titrator|Certain chemistry lab apparatus
toaster|One lifting spirits?
tobaccos|Crops used in making cigarettes
toehold|Initial progress
toenail|Half of the digits have this
toenail|Polish target
toeshoe|Ballet footwear
tomatoes|Units in modern film ratings?
tommyrot|Horsefeathers!
tomorrow|Another day
tonnage|Ship's capacity
tonsils|Painful things to have removed
toolbar|Strip of buttons
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
tootsie|1982 comedy for which Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress
topical|In the news
topknot|Hair bun
topless|Wearing only a bottom
toponym|Champagne is one
topspin|Tennis technique
toreros|Ones whose work may have sticking points?
tornado|What transported Dorothy to Oz
torpedos|Nixes, as a proposal
tortilla|Taquito wrap
tortoni|Ice cream treat
tortoni|Trattoria treat
torture|The Geneva Conventions prohibit it
tottered|Walked unsteadily
toupees|Rugs
toupees|Alternatives to plugs
toupees|Top secrets?
tourists|Buyers of guidebooks
tourniquet|Flow stopper, of a sort
toweled|Dried (off)
toxicity|Deadliness
trainee|Workplace newbie
transfers|Students arriving late?
transition|Segue
treasury|Cabinet department
trenches|Soldiers' digs?
trespass|Encroach on someone's land
trespasses|Goes over the line?
tressed|Having braids
triangle|It's right in the Pythagorean theorem
tributes|Outpouring after a celebrity's passing, say
tricorn|Colonial-era headgear
trifecta|First, second and third, exactly
trifocal|Like some multiuse eyeglass lenses
triggering|Setting off
trilateral|Like Nafta
trillion|What the prefix "tera-" means
triolet|Eight-line verse form
triolets|Eight-line poems
trireme|Ancient Greek vessel
triteness|Stale quality
tritones|Musical intervals from F to B, e.g.
troopship|Conveyance for soldiers
troupes|Moving companies?
truisms|What's right is right and others
truisms|You get what you pay for and others
tryouts|They're held at the beginning of the season
tsarina|Winter Palace resident
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tummies|Food processors, informally
turnabout|Fair play, to some
turpitude|Wickedness
tuyeres|Nozzles into blast furnaces
tweener|Many a Taylor Swift fan
twinges|Small stabs
twopence|A trivial sum, informally
ukulele|Four-string instrument
ukulele|Popular Jazz Age instrument
ultracool|Really happening
ultrasonic|Too high to catch?
unaccented|Not stressed
unaware|Napping, so to speak
unbeaten|Having a perfect record
uncouth|Lacking polish
unction|Salve
undereat|Be malnourished
underworld|What the River Styx forms the boundary of
unearth|Discover
uneducated|Ignorant
unhitch|Disconnect, as a trailer
unicorn|Animal on Scotland's coat of arms
unicycle|Take the wheel?
unloads|Vents frustration
unnamed|Anonymous
unrented|Not let
unsaved|Not backed up
unshorn|Like a sheep with all its wool
unsnarls|Straightens
untenable|Like something that can't be defended
untitled|No-name?
untuned|A bit sharp, maybe
unveiled|Introduced, as a new product
upbraid|Tongue-lash
upholster|Put a cover on
uproarious|Really funny
upstairs|Flight destination?
uptempo|Lively
uptight|Tense
upturns|Bullish trends
uranium|Radioactive element
username|POTUS in Twitter's @POTUS, e.g.
usurped|Wrongly assumed
uttered|Said
vagrants|Drifters
vamoose|Get lost!
vantage|Kind of point
varietal|Chardonnay or merlot
vaseline|Relief for xerosis
vaunted|Excessively praised
venally|Through bribery
venison|Hunter's freezerful, maybe
viewings|Six members of a "Dallas" family?
vinegar|Salt's partner in potato chip flavoring
visitor|Guest
vittles|Food, informally
voracity|Big appetite
waffles|Isn't resolute
wannabes|Pretenders
warthog|It has four tusks
wearier|More bushed
weariest|Spent the most?
weather|Withstand ... or deteriorate
weekender|Person on a quick vacation, maybe
wellborn|Blue-blooded
western|TV's "Maverick" or "Gunsmoke"
whiplash|Abrupt, disconcerting reaction
whisper|What a laryngitis sufferer may do
whitener|Toothpaste ingredient
whitens|Bleaches
wielding|Handling well
willowy|Tall and supple
winepress|Juice extraction device
wineries|Many Napa establishments
wingspan|Jet measure
wintered|Spent a season in the sun?
wisecracked|Made snappy comments
wishbone|Football formation
wishful|Like some thinking
woolens|Some scratchy attire
wreckage|Period when every car was a junker?
wrecker|Tow truck
yakitori|Japanese style of chicken
yeshivas|Places to study the Talmud
yippies|Some 1960s radicals
yodeled|Made peak calls?
younger|How hair dye may make you look
yttrium|Its atomic number is 39
zebrafish|Aquarium denizen with horizontal stripes
ziggurat|Stepped tower of ancient Sumer
zillionaires|Tiny top percent of one-percenters
zithers|Musical instruments that lie flat
zookeeper|One involved in monkey business?
abalone|Another name for an ear shell
abalone|Sea snail with a mother-of-pearl shell
abandon|Leave behind
aberrance|Deviation
abiding|Persistent
ability|Superhero's defining quality
abnegate|Renounce
abominable|Foul
abominates|Dislikes intensely
absolute|Word with power or zero
abstained|Stayed sober
abstracts|Parts of research papers
abusers|Vituperative sorts
academies|Places of learning
accents|Two marks in "résumés"
acclaim|Praise
accrual|Accumulation
accrual|Building of interest, maybe
accuracy|What typists and archers are judged on
acetate|Transparent sheet used for overlays
acetone|Nail polish remover
acolyte|Follower
acreage|Land
acrobats|Cirque du Soleil performers
adapted|Like many screenplays
adapters|Common airport kiosk gadgets
adaptive|Malleable
adaptor|Many a battery charger
adaptor|Need for a certain outlet
address|Discuss, as an issue
adeptly|With skill
adheres|Cleaves
adheres|Conforms (to)
adjourn|Stop for now
admiral|High U.S. Navy rank
admired|Looked up to
adolescent|Teen, e.g.
adopted|Like a pet dog from a pound
adoptee|Pet from a pet shelter, e.g.
adopter|Early ___
adorned|Decked out
adorned|Decked out
adulthood|A step above the minors?
advance|Typical part of a book deal
advantage|Follower of deuce
advisory|Like some boards
aeolian|Kind of harp
aerator|Tap attachment
aerobes|Oxygen consumers
aerosol|Kind of can
aesthetic|Concept of beauty
affaire|___ de coeur (French romance)
affairs|Business, either personal or otherwise
affairs|Staples of soap operas
afterwards|Subsequently
against|Touching
agendas|They're covered by boards
agendas|Well-run meetings have them
agitate|Cause trouble
agitated|In a state
aglitter|Twinkling
aileron|Hinged part of an airplane wing
aimless|Meandering
airflow|Draft
airliner|777, e.g.
airmail|Communication means since 1911
airplay|Factor in Billboard rankings
airstrike|*Attack from the sky
alfalfa|Cattle or horse feed
algebra|Subject with variables
aliases|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
aliases|Covers
aliases|Things a spy may have many of
alienate|Estrange
alienated|Cut off
alienated|Put off
alienee|Heir, legally
alkalis|Things that cover all the bases?
allegory|The Crucible, for McCarthyism
allegro|Slower than vivace
alleles|Gene mutation results
allergic|Like some reactions
allergy|Peanut or pollen reaction, possibly
allocate|Distribute, as resources
allocate|Dole out
allosaurus|Terror in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"
allspice|Ingredient in jerk sauce
alludes|Makes reference (to)
alterant|Causing change
alterer|Tailor, at times
amaretto|Tiramisu flavorer
amateur|Professional's opposite
amateurs|Do-it-yourselfers
amatory|Like valentines
amethysts|February birthstones
ammeter|Current measurer
ammonia|Major component of Windex
amoebae|Ones moving with the aid of pseudopods
amongst|Surrounded by
amoroso|Lovingly, in scores
amounts|Six of one and half a dozen of the other, say?
ampersands|Parts of many law firm names
anagram|Nerd's epithet for the president?
analogs|Parallels
anatomy|Gray area?
andiron|Keeper of logs?
anecdote|Opening of many a speech
angiogram|Cardiologist's X-ray
anguish|Distress
aniseed|Ouzo flavorer
anisette|Liqueur akin to sambuca
anklets|Common wear for female tennis players
annoyer|Nuisance
annuity|Retirement income, for some
anomaly|Pattern breaker
another|One more, please
antarctic|Southern, and then some
antecede|Come before
anterior|Toward the front, anatomically
anticancer|Like chemotherapy drugs
antidotes|Real lifesavers
antifog|Kind of spray used for goggles and windshields
antigen|Immune response trigger
antilabor|Union-busting, say
antinovel|Fictional work that eschews literary conventions
antiriot|Serving to quell violent protests
antitank|Like some missiles
antlers|Stag's pride
aperitifs|They get drunk before dinner
aperture|Camera setting
apheresis|Loss of a sound at the start of a word, as "opossum" to "possum"
apologia|Formal defense
apolune|Farthest point in an orbit around the moon
apostrophe|Maker's mark?
apparat|Political organization
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Wear
appeals|Kind of court
appears|Materializes
appetites|Hungers
appetizer|Eats before dinner?
apricot|Brandy fruit
aptitude|Ability
aquiline|Eaglelike
arachnid|It has this many legs
arbored|Lined with trees
arcades|Amusement park attractions
archenemy|Voldemort, to Harry Potter
archrival|Primary competitor
archway|Curved entrance
areolae|Anatomical rings
areolar|Pertaining to colored rings
argentine|Containing silver
argonaut|One of Jason's crew
argosies|Fleets
armhole|Sometimes hard-to-find shirt opening
armholes|Vest openings
armlocks|Martial arts holds that are hard to escape
armoire|Standing closet
armrest|Much-disputed part of an airplane
arousal|Awakening
arrested|Kind of development
arrests|Takes to the station house
arrived|U.S.P.S. package status
arrowheads|Images on Kansas City Chiefs' helmets
arsenal|Magazine
artefacts|Relics, to Brits
article|First word of the Constitution after the preamble
artificial|Contrived
artificial|Fake
artisan|Crafty person?
artisans|Sellers at a craft show
artistry|Brilliant craftsmanship
ascends|Is on the up and up?
ashcake|Cornbread variety named for where it's baked
ashcake|Southern corn bread
asinine|Harebrained
askance|Suspiciously
asphodel|Flower said to cover the plains of Hades
aspirate|Say the "h" in "historical," say
aspired|Had high hopes
assailed|Attacked vigorously
assassin|One making a killing
assents|Positive responses
asserted|Confidently said
assigns|Gives, as roles
assuages|Pacifies
astride|On, as a horse
athlete|Olympics competitor
atlases|Volumes that almost always have indexes
attache|Embassy staffer
attache|Embassy worker ... or something that worker might carry
attaches|Some lawyers' cases
attains|Reaches
attempt|Take a stab at
attends|Sees (to)
attests|Bears witness (to)
attests|Declares to be true
attractant|Pheromone, notably
audiotapes|Obsolescent recordings
austere|Like Brutalist architecture
automaker|Model company?
autumnal|Kind of equinox
avenged|Got back at
avenger|Member of a Marvel Comics group
avenger|Member of a Marvel superhero team
avenges|Requites
aviates|Takes to the sky
aviator|High-minded sort?
aviator|One with his or her head in the clouds
avocado|Shade of green
avocados|Alligator pears
avocados|Fruits that ripen after being picked
avocets|Wading birds
azaleas|Relatives of rhododendrons
balderdash|Nonsense!
baldpate|Chrome dome, so to speak
banshee|Gaelic spirit
banters|Goes back and forth (with)
baptism|Event for Jesus described in Matthew 3:13-17
barbershop|A cappella genre
bareback|One way to ride
barefoot|Sandal-less, say
bargain|Real deal
bargain|Three-for-two, say
barista|Fitting occupation for a "Joe"
barista|Professional coffee server
barista|Server at a coffeehouse
baronetcy|Noble domain
barreled|Sped (along)
barrios|New York's Spanish Harlem and others
barroom|Place for taps
bartends|Makes the rounds?
bathmat|Tile floor cover
bazooka|Bubble gum brand
beachcomb|Hunt for treasure, in a way
beakers|They may hold the solution
beaneries|Hash houses
bearhug|Tight hold
bearskins|Hides in a cabin, perhaps
beaters|Kitchen gadgets for mixing
bedtimes|Subjects of babysitter negotiations
begonia|Brightly colored perennial
belabor|Go on and on about
beleaguered|Under siege
bemoans|Laments
berates|Knocks loudly?
beretta|Italian pistol
bettors|Those who may accept tips
bifocal|Dual-purpose bit of eyewear
bigmouth|One who blabs
bigmouth|Sort who can't keep a secret
bigoted|Intolerant
bigotry|Opposite of colorblindness?
bigtime|Major
bilious|Peevishly ill-natured
billboards|Ads that get lots of traffic?
bimodal|Like a probability curve with two peaks
bioluminescence|The glow of a glowworm
biomass|Natural fuel source
bionics|Mixture of nature and technology
birdies|Gets one under
biremes|Vessels seen in 2004's "Troy"
biryani|South Asian mixed rice dish
bitters|Ingredient in a classic gin martini
blackout|Power failure
blankness|Void
blatant|Lacking subtlety
blockbuster|Big character?
bloviates|Goes on and on about nothing
bludgeon|Beat badly
bluebird|Symbol of happiness
bluebirds|*Symbols of happiness
bluejacket|Sailor in the Navy
bluestocking|Woman having literary interests
boarded|Got on
boatyard|Marina facility
bobbies|British officers
bobcats|Ohio University team
bodysurfs|Rides the waves without a board
bohemia|European region that lent its name to a nonconforming lifestyle
bookcase|Where you might adjust the volume?
booming|Taking off, as business
bordeaux|Carried cash around?
bordello|Brothel
boresome|Tedious
borscht|Soup with a red color
bottoms|Butts
bouillabaisse|*Literally, "boil and lower"
bouncer|Nightclub hiree
bracero|Seasonal migrant worker from Mexico
braiding|Picking out of a lineup, e.g.
brained|Clocked
braking|Chess piece
bravery|Extremely
breaded|Like many chicken cutlets
breaded|Like some veal chops
brewery|Labatt, for one
bristle|Visibly take offense
broadax|Medieval weapon
brocade|Upholsterer's fabric
broiler|Part of an oven
brokers|Employees at Re/Max and Coldwell Banker
broncos|Frat dude + Cpls. and sgts.
brushes|Brief encounters, as with the law
bubblegum|It might pop out of a kid's mouth
bullfinch|Small Eurasian songbird
burrito|Chipotle choice
burrito|Rolled fare
butterfingered|Klutzy
bylines|Ghostwriters lack them
bylines|Journalists' credits
cabochon|Gem that's been polished but not faceted
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
cadenced|In rhythm
cajolery|Blandishment
cajoles|Wheedles
calabashes|Fruits also known as bottle gourds
calamari|Squid, in Italian cuisine
calculus|*Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton
cambers|Slight upward curves, as in roads or beams
camelid|Llama, for one
camellia|Shrub used to make tea
canards|Fake news items
cancelled|Not renewed
candidate|Political hopeful
canines|Foxes, e.g.
canoeing|Olympics event since 1936
cantilevers|Projecting beams on a bridge
capitol|Site on the National Mall
capstan|Rotating part of a tape recorder
capuchin|Hooded cloak
capuchins|Monkeys named for monks
capybara|Cousin of a guinea pig
cardinals|Papal conclave members
carouse|Revel
carousel|Amusement park ride that goes around and around
carousel|Ride taken for a spin?
carpool|Not drive by oneself to work
carpooler|One who doesn't travel to work alone
carrier|Verizon or AT&T
casinos|Infrequent losers
cassette|Part of VCR
casting|Assigning stars to?
castrato|Singer of high notes
catalog|Mailing from Lands' End or Williams-Sonoma
catawba|Carolina tribe that allied with the colonists in the American Revolution
catered|Like some fancy parties
caustic|Biting, as humor
ceiling|Maximum amount
celesta|Instrument whose name comes from the Latin for "heavenly"
cements|Fixes in place
censure|Public rebuke
centripetal|Force of nature?
cerebral|Requiring intellect
ceviche|Latin American seafood dish
chalupa|Deep-fried Mexican dish
chameleons|Adaptable sorts
champion|Advocate for
channel|Band selection
charmer|Many a con artist
cheapie|Inferior-quality item, informally
cheater|School copier, maybe
cheaters|Crib users
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheerlead|Root on
cheesecake|Dessert that's often topped with berries
chianti|Major Tuscan export
chintzes|Florid drapery fabrics
chipotle|Chain with a pepper in its logo
chromosomes|Genetic bundles
chronicle|Historical account
chutzpah|Arguing with God, for example
chutzpah|Shameless audacity
citation|1948 Triple Crown winner
clambake|Seaside cookout
clamber|Scale awkwardly, with "up"
claptrap|Nonsense
classics|Makeup of a high school reading list
cleanest|Most upright
cleaves|Splits in two
clinician|Doctor treating patients
clobber|Wallop
cloudlike|Nebulous
clueless|Like a space cadet
coagent|Associate in finance, say
coasting|Resting on one's laurels
cockatoo|Parrot with a showy crest
coconut|Noggin
cohabit|Be roommates
coinage|Word that no one has ever said before
collate|Sort
college|What's helpful to a degree?
colonel|Fast-food icon, with "the"
colonist|Mayflower Pilgrim, e.g.
columns|38 things in the Lincoln Memorial
comaker|Secondary loan signer
combats|Fights against
comelier|More pulchritudinous
commando|Military raider
complaints|Some calls to the police
concept|Idea
concretes|*They're not pros
connive|Be intriguing?
conquest|Victory
container|Tin or glass
contessa|Rosina Almaviva, in "Le Nozze di Figaro"
continents|Topic of the mnemonic "Eat An Apple As A Nighttime Snack"
contortionist|One who gets bent out of shape
control|Dominate
convert|Persuaded one
cookoff|Iron Chef competition
coolest|Most hip
copycat|Imitator
corduroy|Its ribs stick out
corneas|Lens covers
cornmeal|Polenta base
corolla|What's plucked in "she loves me, she loves me not"
coronet|Princess' headwear
corporals|Private leaders
corrections|Slip covers?
corsage|Wrist attachment
cossets|Mollycoddles
cougars|Middle-aged women with eyes for younger men
coulees|Western ravines
courtesan|Satine's profession in "Moulin Rouge!"
cowgirl|Lass with a lasso
coyness|Flirtatious quality
crannies|Narrow openings
crashes|Hits the hay
crawdaddy|Crustacean in Creole cuisine
creamery|Where butter and cheese are produced
creates|Conceives
creates|Fashions
creatine|Powder supplement for bodybuilders
creature|Word with comfort or feature
credentials|Bona fides
cremate|Ready for inurnment
critique|Review
crossbones|Skull accompanier
crossbow|Weapon for William Tell
crossover|Go to the opposite side
croupier|Casino employee
crowded|Like Times Square on New Year's Eve
crudely|How boors behave
crudity|Primitiveness
cruiser|Squad car
crusader|One leading a fight for change
cubists|Picasso and Braque, for two
cuestas|Hills with gentle slopes on one side and steep slopes on the other
cuisine|Indian or Mexican
cupcakes|Bakery trayful
cutlass|Buccaneer's sword
cyberspace|The online world
daredevils|Hot dogs
darlings|Angels
dashboard|Place for a clock or a radio
deadline|Newsroom concern
decoded|Figured out
deducts|Takes off
defense|Cabinet part
defines|Epitomizes
defines|Gives meaning to
deletes|Files away?
demented|Mad
denature|Render undrinkable, as alcohol
denotes|Signifies
depended|Hinged
deplanes|Leaves for baggage claim, say
deploys|Places in the field
derived|Obtained (from)
desalts|Makes potable, in a way
descend|Sink
descent|Ancestry
describes|Characterizes
desires|Fancies
desires|Wishes
despite|Notwithstanding
dessert|Napoleon, for one
destiny|A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure, per Ambrose Bierce
detects|Spots
detestable|No-good
detests|Can't take
detests|Hates
detoxes|Gets clean, in a way
detriment|Harm
devoted|Totally loyal
dietetics|Nutrition science
digerati|Tech-savvy group
digitize|Scan, in a way
dilates|Works with pupils?
dilemma|To eat a late lunch or wait until dinner, say
diminutive|Tiny
dinettes|Kitchen nooks
diorama|Science fair display
dipping|Action of a ladle
disarmed|Took the heat off of?
discontent|Result of accidentally throwing a Frisbee into a campground?
disgusted|Saying "Eww!," say
dishrag|Item in a sink
disobeys|Doesn't mind
disposal|Kitchen sink attachment
distaste|Aversion
diurnal|Daily
docents|Museum guides
dogears|Turns a corner?
doggerel|Writing on many a greeting card
dollops|Large spoonfuls
dolphins|Actor Lundgren + Elected officials
domains|Realms
donates|Contributes to a Kickstarter campaign, say
doormat|Stepped-all-over type
doornail|Something in a simile that's dead beyond doubt
drachma|Pre-euro money
draconic|Unduly harsh
draftee|Conscript
draftee|Involuntary soldier
dragnet|Street sweep?
dreamer|Subject for immigration legislation
dresser|Cousin of a highboy
drooped|Slumped
drought|Prolonged dry spell
drumroll|Intro to a big announcement
duchess|Owner of the Cheshire Cat, with "the"
duchess|Title for Meghan Markle
dulcimer|Opposite of a strong boil?
dungarees|Denims
dusters|Cleaning tools
dustpan|Janitor's item
dustrag|Cleaning cloth
dynasty|China's Ming or Manchu
eagerer|More ready to go
eagerness|Zeal
earnest|Heartfelt
earpieces|Some Secret Service wear
easterner|Connecticut Yankee, e.g.
echelon|Level
echelons|Ranks
eclairs|Pastries similar to long john doughnuts
ecocidal|Like oil spills and clearing of rain forests
economy|Alternative to first-class
ecstasy|Euphoria
edibles|All you can eat
edition|First Folio, e.g.
editorial|Opinion piece
editors|Ones making periodical changes
educates|Teaches
effects|Special things in sci-fi films
efforts|Struggles
eggplant|Shade of deep purple
ejected|Thrown out of the game
elastic|Stretchy
elected|Chose
electric|Crowd-wowing
electro|Dance music subgenre
elegies|Sad songs
elements|Listings on the periodic table
elephant|Animal with the longest gestation, at nearly two years
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elicited|Brought out
elitist|Favoring the fortunate few
elongate|Stretch
eloquent|Well-spoken
emailed|Contacted without a trip to the post office, say
emailed|Worked on some screenwriting?
emailing|Writing in a window?
emanate|Issue
embargoes|Complete blocks
embrace|Fully accept
embrace|Warmly welcome
embroil|Entangle
emerald|Green rock
emergency|Hospital sign
emersion|Reappearance above water, as for a submarine
emigres|Political refugees
emirate|Abu Dhabi, for one
emitters|Broadcast antennas, e.g.
emoticon|One might have a wink or a smile
emporium|Superstore
emptied|Drained
emptier|Less sincere, as a promise
emulated|Tried to follow
enabling|Allowing to happen
enamels|Canine coats
enamels|Some paints
encased|Fully surrounded (by)
encases|Boxes
encases|Wraps up
encipher|Make hard to read
enclave|West Berlin used to be one
encodes|Converts to binary, e.g.
encores|Added numbers
encores|Concert bonuses
encroached|Intruded (on)
endashes|- - -
endgame|Final stage
endlessly|Without stopping
endpoint|Terminus
enemies|Communists and capitalists, e.g.
enhance|Bolster
enhanced|Better now
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Embiggen
enlists|Joins forces?
enneads|The Supreme Court and the Muses
ennoble|Elevate to royalty
enrobed|In vestments
ensconce|Place securely
enslave|Opposite of free
ensuing|Following
entails|Involves
entangles|Snares
entente|Diplomatic agreement
enterer|One providing input
entrance|Mesmerize
entrechat|Showy ballet leap
enunciation|Clear speaking
enunciation|Formal rejection
envelope|Academy Awards prop
envious|Going green?
epicure|Connoisseur of food and drink
epidemic|Uncontrolled outbreak
epilepsy|Seizure cause
epilogs|Novel endings, maybe
episode|Unit of a TV series
epistles|Letters
epitaph|George Bernard Shaw wanted his to read "I knew if I stayed around long enough, something like this would happen"
epithets|The Great and "The Terrible"
epochal|Historically significant
equally|In fairness
equally|Just as much
erosion|Bank trouble?
erosion|Beachfront property woe
escalade|Big name in luxury S.U.V.s
escapee|The one that got away?
escapes|Some Houdini feats
escargot|Starter at un restaurant
escarole|Broad-leaved endive
espadrille|Shoe that ties around the ankle
espanol|Aquí se habla ___
espouse|Support, as a cause
estates|End of some affluent community names
esteems|Prizes
estuary|Where a river meets the sea
ethanol|Gasoline additive
ethereal|Exquisitely delicate
evermore|Always, quaintly
everyone|Critic or comedian, it's said
evictions|Forcible removals, as of tenants
evilest|Closest to base?
examine|Check closely
excavate|Remove from the ground
excited|Pumped
excoriated|Censured
exemplar|Paradigm
exonerate|Clear
exotica|Strange things
exponent|High number?
externally|Former supporter of seabirds?
exurbia|Home to long-distance commuters
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyepoppers|Things that amaze
eyestrain|Many an office worker's problem
eyestrain|Result of prolonged screen time, maybe
facsimiles|Replicas
fadeins|Some transitional movie shots
falafel|Food with an unfortunate-sounding last two syllables
falsetto|Bit of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"
fandango|Dance mentioned in Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"
fatheaded|Stupid
federal|Bigger than local or state
ferrets|Uncovers, with "out"
feverishly|At a frantic pace
fielders|Fly ball catchers
figeater|Shiny beetle disliked by fruit growers
figment|It's imagined
finesse|Deft touch
finesse|Risky bridge play
finesses|Handles deftly
fingertip|Print source
finishers|Ones eligible for marathon prizes
firearm|Holder of shells
fireplace|Poker site
fireplug|Short, stocky person, figuratively
firesides|Cozy curl-up spots
fixtures|Pipe fittings and such
flamboyant|Attention-grabbing
flashlamp|Early means of providing light for a photograph
flaxseed|Big source of omega-3 fatty acids
foliage|Leaves
forensic|Kind of medicine
forensics|Field of "CSI"
foretaste|Hint of things to come
forklifts|Shoulder exercise at a cutlery store?
fragrant|Like potpourri
frailty|Weakness
frantic|Frenzied
fraternally|Letter closing from one brother to another
frazzles|Leaves nervously exhausted
freebie|It's comped
freestyle|Like some laps and raps
freezer|Ice cream holder
freshmen|First-termers
fretsaw|Woodworking tool
frizzles|Makes curly
frogmarch|Forced walk with arms pinned behind the back
fuchsia|Reddish-purple
fuchsias|Purplish-red flowers
fuelers|Parts of pit crews
gabfest|Big chin-wag
gagster|Joke writer
galumph|Move clumsily
gametes|Ova, e.g.
gangsta|___ rap
ganymede|Largest moon in the solar system
garbageman|*Bag manager
garbanzo|Chickpea
gardenias|Flowering evergreen shrubs
garlicky|Like agliata sauce
garrison|Military post
garrote|Rope for strangulation
gasbags|Wind sources
gateman|Guard at an entrance
gaudiest|Most over the top
gavotte|French ballroom dance
gazelles|Agile African animals
gearbox|Transmission
gearcase|Transmission part
gelcaps|They're easy to take
geodesists|Scientists who measure the exact shape and size of Earth
geriatrician|Decrease in the number of people named Gerald?
germane|Material
gestalt|The forest, as opposed to the trees
ghosted|Suddenly stopped communicating with, in modern lingo
gingersnap|Brittle, spicy cookie
glanced|Sneaked a peek
glorifies|Sings the praises of
glottis|Opening between the vocal cords
goddess|Widely adored woman
godparent|Aunt or uncle, sometimes
gondola|Part of a cable network?
gondola|Ski resort transport
goodbye|Accept the sudden loss of, as an opportunity
gorilla|Friend of Tarzan
gorillas|Thugs
grandams|Classic Pontiacs
grander|More sweeping
grandpas|Sometime babysitters
grandstand|Spectators' area
granita|Sorbet-like dessert originally from Sicily
grannies|Ones in rocking chairs, stereotypically
granola|Bar food?
granola|Trail mix alternative
granola|Yogurt topping
grassroots|Bottom-up, as a political movement
gratuitous|Provided but not asked for
greasier|Like fried food vis-à-vis grilled food, typically
griddle|Diner fixture
gridiron|Where a bowl is set
grindstone|Tool for a blacksmith
grosses|Show's earnings
groupies|Raised some vegetables?
gumball|*Candy from a candy machine
habaneros|Fiery peppers
hairiest|Most frighteningly dangerous
halftime|12-minute period expanded to 30 minutes for the Super Bowl
halftone|Newspaper photo technique
halfway|Two-year mark, in a presidential term
hamburg|German city on the Elbe
handgrip|HARDING + P = Squeezable exercise tool
handyman|Jack-of-all-trades
happening|Really trendy
harangue|Scold at length
harasses|Beleaguers
hardcourt|Alternative to grass
hardset|Rigid
haughty|Stuck-up
headcounts|Attendance inventories
headlong|Without deliberation
headspring|Gymnastics flip
hearing|Court procedure
hearses|Funeral vehicles
hearten|Buoy
hearths|Warm, cozy spots
heartstrings|Deepest feelings
heavens|My word!
hectares|Farm measures
hectored|Bossed around
helices|Spirals
helluva|Extremely, informally
helpful|Lending a hand
helpless|Impotent
hemophilia|Genetic disorder carried by Queen Victoria
hesitate|Pause
hesitation|What might precede a parachute jump
hessian|Mercenary for the British in the Revolutionary War
heuristic|Method of solving
hideaway|Secret spot
highfalutin|Fancy-pants
hipness|Cool air?
hirable|Fit for the job
hodgepodge|Stew
hoecake|Cornmeal treat
hoedown|Event with fiddling
holiday|There's one to honor presidents every February
holiness|Part of a pope's title
homebrew|Beer you make yourself
homemakers|Housewives and househusbands
homestands|What ballplayers look forward to after playing on the road
hometown|*Residence in a row
homoerotic|Like much of Shakespeare's and Sappho's love poetry
honchos|Top dogs
honeypot|Spy who trades sex for secrets, informally
horizon|What a setting sun dips below
hostels|Cheap accommodations
hotrods|Greasers' loves
huffiness|Peevish quality
humanity|What Gandhi once likened to an ocean
humerus|What the rotator cuff rotates
hungover|Like many people on January 1
hunters|Ones prepared to drop a few bucks?
hushing|Activity in libraries and movie theaters
hushpuppy|Deep-fried ball of cornmeal
hydrate|Supply water to
iceberg|A little one is called a calf
idealistic|Utopian
idealogues|Inventors' diaries?
ideates|Dreams up
idiolect|Individual's unique use of language
ignoble|Low
iguanodon|30-foot-long dinosaur able to walk on either two legs or four
illuminati|Secret society invoked in many conspiracy theories
imagines|Doesn't really see
imarets|Ottoman inns
imitating|Skill of many "S.N.L." cast members
immense|Ginormous
immobile|Stock-still
impeached|Brought charges against
impiety|Sacrilege
implored|Begged earnestly
impresario|One who gets the show on the road
inamorata|Fiancée, say
inanimate|Dead
incinerate|Burn to a crisp
incites|Goads
incubus|Night demon
indecency|Public nudity or foul language
inducts|Initiates
inelegance|Lack of polish
inertia|Resistance to change
infield|Area for six of the nine baseball positions
infield|First, second and third place
inflate|Blow up
ingrate|Unappreciative sort
inharmony|United
inherits|Picks up later in life?
inhibited|Under restraint
initially|At the outset
initiate|Kick-start
initiator|Spark provider
inkblots|Symmetrical images in psychological tests
inoculation|Shot
inphase|Working harmoniously (with)
inserts|Some magazine perfume ads
inserts|Things falling out of Vogue?
insidious|Sneakily dangerous
insipid|Tasteless
insomniacs|Ones who find it difficult to go out?
inspire|Motivate
instills|Inculcates
integer|It has no point
intellect|Wits
intently|One way to stare
interests|Dating profile section
interior|Department with a buffalo on its seal
interlace|Weave
intersect|Cross
interweave|Braid
intifada|Palestinian uprising
ionizes|Charges
irksome|Irritating
ironical|Prone to sarcasm
ironies|Some of life's twists and turns
ironman|Avenger in a red-and-gold suit
isolate|Quarantine
isolated|Set apart
isolation|A quarantined person is kept in it
iterate|Repeat for emphasis
ivories|Some keys, informally
ivories|Tickle the ___
jailable|Serious, as an offense
jellyrolls|Fruity filled cakes
jeopardy|Show that once had an April Fools' Day episode hosted by Pat Sajak
jetstream|It's indicated by arrows on a map
jeweler|One visited by a prospective groom
jingoism|Flag-waving and such
joyously|With glee
jughead|Archie's pal at Riverdale
junglegym|Bars that kids go to?
juvenile|Minor
kalamata|Large Greek olive
kerosene|Lantern fuel
kestrels|Small falcons
keyhole|Peeper's vantage point
kibbutz|Agricultural commune
kibitzed|Offered unwanted advice
kickstart|Get going, as an old motorcycle or a new company
kidders|Leg-pullers
kiloton|Unit of explosive power
knapsacks|Bags that might have drawstrings
kneaded|Massaged
kneecap|Largest sesamoid bone in the body
kneecap|Patella
knesset|Diet in the Mideast
knesset|Mideast diet
knishes|Deli turnovers
krypton|DC area?
labeled|Branded
labrador|It's sometimes chocolate-coated
lacerate|Make deep cuts in
laconic|To the point
lactose|___ intolerance
lacunar|Relating to gaps
ladders|Equipment found in warehouse stores
laggard|Dawdler
lakebed|Superior floor, e.g.
laminae|Thin layers
landlady|Ethel Mertz, on "I Love Lucy"
languor|Sluggishness
lantern|Camper's light
lantern|DC Comics hero with a magic ring
lanterns|Some camping gear
larceny|Something "grand" that's not really so grand
largest|Like the lion's share
largest|Like the outer matryoshka doll
lasagna|Multilayered dish
latches|Some fasteners
latened|Approached dusk
lateral|Like some thinking
launchpads|What shuttles leave from
lavenders|Purple flowers
lawyers|Many A.C.L.U. staffers
layouts|Page designs
lazybones|Do-nothing
lazybones|Slugabed
leadoffs|First ones to bat
leaflet|Paper handout
leaflet|Street handout, maybe
leashed|Like a dog on a walk, usually
leashes|Reins cats and dogs?
lecherous|Goatish
leering|Bad looking
legation|Diplomatic office below an embassy
legislate|Put on an act?
leisure|It's not working
leisure|Sports & ___ (Trivial Pursuit category)
leisure|Time off
leopards|Preyers on antelopes
leotard|Ballerina's wear
lethean|Inducing forgetfulness
leviathan|Giant
lexicon|Dictionary
liaises|Makes a connection
libations|Celebratory round
liberal|Hardly a right-minded individual?
liberates|Unshackles
lifeguard|GARFIELD + U = Beach V.I.P.
ligated|Tied up, in the operating room
lightbulb|*Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan
limeades|Green refreshers
linseeds|Artists' oil sources
lioness|Nala, but not Simba
lizards|Cold-blooded sorts
locales|Areas
located|Found (in)
locator|Map with a "You are here" arrow
locksmith|Fable about smoked salmon?
locomotion|Fuss about "The West Wing" actor Rob?
logroll|Participate in quid pro quo
loincloth|Primitive attire
lollipop|What always deserves a good licking?
loonier|More bananas
lottery|Small chance to win big bucks
loveseat|Parlor piece
lowlifes|Riffraff
lukewarm|So-so, as support
lunisolar|Concerning both the moon and sun's motions
lunular|Crescent-shaped
macadamia|Nut from Australia
macintosh|Product introduced in 1984 with an ad titled "1984"
madonna|Iconographic image in Catholic art
maestro|Conductor
maestro|Whiz
magneto|Ian McKellen's role in "X-Men" movies
magneto|Mutant villain of Marvel Comics
magneto|Villain in the "X-Men" movies
mainsail|Thing attached to a sloop's boom
maleficent|Doing evil
mammalian|Like bats, cats and rats
manacle|Handcuff
manatee|Sea cow
manhattan|Result of wearing a fedora at the beach?
manholes|Main entrances?
manlier|More virile
marinara|Dip for mozzarella sticks
marinara|Kind of sauce
marionettes|Howdy Doody and others
marmalade|Preserves variety
martial|*Warlike
martini|Bond order
martini|Danny DeVito's role in 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
mayoral|Kind of race
meanies|Villainous army in a 1968 Beatles film
medevac|One role for a helicopter
mediator|Dispute settler
medulla|Section of the brain
meekest|Most easy to walk on
megadeal|High-profile merger, e.g.
megillah|Long, involved account
memento|Keepsake
memoirs|Some nonfiction best sellers
menders|Seamstresses, at times
merciless|Unrelenting
mercurial|*Capricious
merinos|Prized sheep
metaphor|Something that shouldn't be mixed
microgram|One is roughly the mass of a speck of dust
microloan|Helping hand for a low-income entrepreneur
midriff|What a crop top exposes
migraine|Horrible headache
mileposts|Distance markers along a highway
mimeograph|Reproductive system?
minaret|Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made
minaret|Source of some Mideast calls
mingler|One circulating at a party
minibar|Fancy hotel room amenity
minions|2015 hit spinoff of "Despicable Me"
minions|Highest-grossing animated film of 2015
minorca|Mediterranean resort island
misdoes|Messes up
miserable|Woeful
missals|Prayer books
misspell|Get an F in physics?
mistaking|Spray the monarch to keep him cool?
mistletoe|What brings the rocket to the pad?
mnemonic|Thirty days hath September ..., e.g.
moaners|Kvetches
moderator|Debate figure
mohawks|Punk rock hairstyles
molasses|Common ingredient in baked beans
monarch|One referred to as "the crown"
monkeyed|Fiddled (with)
monkeyed|Tinkered (with)
monkeys|How someone in awe might describe himself
monocle|Accessory on a chain
monomania|Obsession with a single subject
monomer|Amino acid vis-à-vis a protein, e.g.
monorail|Disney World transport
monorail|Interterminal transport
mooning|Romantically daydreaming of, with "over"
moonset|Nighttime event in the western sky
morales|Bolivian president Evo
motions|Things that are voted on
mottlers|Paintbrushes for applying spots and blotches
mousetraps|Belts for a Chinese leader?
munchies|Urge to raid the fridge, with "the"
musters|Summons, as strength
mutable|Not fixed
naivete|Wide-eyedness
nakedly|Sans clothing
nametag|Sticker that might start "Hello ..."
nankeen|Durable yellow cotton cloth
narrate|Recount
narrated|Did some documentary work
nasties|Revolting sorts
nastiness|Attribute of many political ads
nationals|Final, countrywide competition
nattered|Blathered on and on
nattered|Talked too much
nattier|More sharply dressed
naturalist|*A trails nut
nautical|Ship-related
nearest|Proximate
neatens|Puts in order
neckties|Closet rackful
negotiation|Talks about one's job, perhaps
nemeses|Formidable opponents
nemeses|You can't beat them
neolith|Early tool
neonate|Baby during its first four weeks
nestles|Gets comfortable
neurotic|Head case, so to speak
neurotic|Overly anxious
newcomer|Recent arrival
nimrods|Inept sorts
nodular|Lumpy
noisette|Lean fillet, as of lamb
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonagon|Shape of every Baha'i temple
nondairy|Product label looked for by the lactose intolerant
nonegos|Worlds external to the mind
nonhero|Ordinary joe
nonmeat|Vegetable or pasta, e.g.
nonsense|Poppycock
nonuple|Word hitting two Triple Word Scores in Scrabble
nostril|Small breather?
nostrils|They're found under a bridge
notching|Making a mark of a sort
notecard|What a recipe may be written on
nuanced|Full of subtlety
nuisance|Bother
nurture|Help grow
nutlike|Hard and crunchy, maybe
oblasts|Administrative regions in Russia
oblivion|The void
obsolete|Abandoned
ocarina|Ancient relative of a flute
ocarina|Primitive wind instrument
ocarina|Wind instrument
occasioned|Brought about
oceanic|Sea-dwelling
ocelots|Cousins of jaguarundis
octagon|Mixed martial arts cage shape
octopod|Multi-armed mollusk
odometer|Middle of a dash?
odorous|Skunklike, say
odyssey|Epic quest
odyssey|Storied journey
oedipal|Like a certain Freudian complex
offered|Proposed
offstage|Not seen by the theater audience
oldster|One getting on
oligarch|Powerful Russian
omitter|One leaving something out
omnibus|Literary collection
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Erstwhile
onetime|Former
onlooker|Witness
onscreen|Kind of Hollywood romance
oolites|Minerals also known as egg stones
openers|Prelims
operettas|The Mikado and "The Merry Widow"
opossum|Marsupial with a grasping tail
oralist|Teacher of lip-reading to the deaf
oranges|Big Florida export
oranges|Crateful from Florida
oranges|Sunset shades
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orchestra|Group in a pit
orchestrates|Narrow passages for killer whales?
orderer|One who says "I'll have ..."
orderly|Neat
ordinal|Part of many a street name
organism|Any living thing
orients|Gets situated
origins|Archaeologists' study
orioles|Relatives of bobolinks
ornately|In baroque fashion
ossicle|Anvil, hammer or stirrup
ossicle|Small bone, as in the ear
ostinato|Recurring melodic phrase
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outeats|Bests in a Fourth of July hot dog contest, say
outgrew|Could no longer fit into, as one's childhood clothing
outline|Summary of key points
outraged|Fit to be tied
outruns|Beats in the race
outstanding|Really impressive
overage|Surplus
overcharges|Entry fees
overdone|Trite
overdone|Trite
overdose|Emergency room case
overlaps|Isn't discrete
overpass|*Spring festival
overrun|Inundate
oversized|Like most theater popcorn containers
overstep|Exceed, as one's bounds
overture|Score starter
overzealous|Eager to a fault
oxidate|Become rusty
oxidate|Rust
oxymoron|Original copy or "open secret"
pachinko|Its player may have a yen for gambling
painters|Professionals who put on coats for work
paisano|Compadre
panamas|Wide-brimmed hats
pancake|Breakfast food item
pancake|Flatten
pancake|Kind of makeup
pantsuits|Common business attire
parabola|One with a focus in mathematics
paradigm|Exemplar
parador|Spanish hotel
paragon|Model of excellence
paranoia|Irrational suspicion
parasail|Travel on-line?
parasol|Protection from harmful rays
pariahs|Lepers
pariahs|Untouchables
parlays|Combo bets
parodist|Writer of satirical works
paroled|Out early
partake|Not teetotal, say
partner|Something a lawyer might make
pasticcio|Musical medley
pastorate|Minister's office
patness|Smooth talker's quality
patriots|Butter square + Hilarious people
payables|Balance sheet heading
payoffs|Bribes
peanuts|Snoopy's comic strip
peasants|Group rallied by Mao Zedong
peashooter|Dangerous toy
peatier|More smoky, as Scotch
peduncle|Plant stalk
pellets|Kibble form
penance|Amends
penance|Atonement
penguin|Member of a southern colony
penicillin|Medical discovery of 1928
pensioner|Many a British retiree
peppers|Salad items picked at the midpoint of their maturity
peridot|Birthstone for most Leos
perinatal|Around the time of birth
periwinkle|Purple-blue shade or the flower it's named after
perpetrate|What a dog groomer might charge?
perusal|Careful reading
perusal|Casual reading
pestles|Tools for pharmacists
pharmacist|Help with the harvest?
phenols|Chemical compounds in so-called hospital smell
phenoms|Ones to watch
phenoms|Wunderkinds, say
phoenix|Renaissance symbol
pianists|Ragtime entertainers, e.g.
picante|Hot
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pillager|Visigoth vis-à-vis Rome
pilsner|Tall, slender, footed glass
pinched|Stole, in slang
pinochle|Game with royal marriages
pioneer|First in a field
pipeline|Place for works that are in the works ... or what the message formed by the connected letters is?
pipsqueak|Squirt
piquant|Pleasingly tangy
pitchout|*Baseball throw that might thwart a squeeze play
piteous|Deserving sorrow and compassion
plaints|Gripes
planets|Subject of the mnemonic "Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Needs"
plastic|Alternative to paper
platies|Relatives of guppies
platinum|Credit card designation
platter|Pupu ___
plaudits|Praise
playmates|Some centerfolds
pleaser|One who does what people want them to do
pleasure|Sybaritic pursuit
plodders|Slow and steady types
plummet|Take a dive
poacher|One who's got game ... but shouldn't
podesta|John in the Clinton and Obama administrations
polecat|Skunk
polecats|Skunks
political|Like cartoons on the editorial page
pollute|Belch fumes, say
poltergeists|Things that go bump in the night
pomegranate|Apple devoured by an elderly relative?
pompous|Self-important, as an ass
popcorn|Serving in a red-and-white striped box
poppycock|Balderdash!
populism|Mass appeal
porpoise|Relative of a dolphin
porters|Case workers?
portray|Act as
posited|Hypothesized
possesses|Has
possesses|Has hold of
postpones|Pushes back
potatoes|Famous ___ (slogan on Idaho license plates)
potholes|Things filled by a highway crew
pothook|Metallic S-shaped piece
prairies|Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with "the"
praline|Nutty confection
prattled|Went on and on
precept|General rule
precess|Spin like a gyroscope
preemie|Early arrival
preempt|Bump, as from a schedule
pregnant|Waiting for a delivery
premonition|Foreboding
presale|Chance to get good seats, say
presence|Personal bearing
presence|___ of mind
presses|Gets the wrinkles out
presume|Take for granted
private|Public's opposite
privateer|Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war
probity|Uprightness
proctor|Exam monitor
profiteering|Jewelry for the oracle at Delphi?
projectile|Spitball, e.g.
propaganda|Prosecutor who's sympathetic to the defendants in a witch trial?
propane|Balloonist's tankful
propane|C3H8, familiarly
prosodic|Pertaining to the rhythm of speech
prosper|Thrive
protegee|Rey, to Luke, in "The Last Jedi"
proxies|Stand-ins
pterosaur|Extinct flying reptile
punitive|Like some legal damages
purpose|Reason
purring|Operating smoothly, as an engine
pursues|Goes after
putdown|Insult
quahogs|Hard-shell clams
quantum|Kind of leap
quarterbacks|Ones calling the plays
quicksand|It takes time to sink in
raceway|Indy or Daytona
rainout|Reason for a doubleheader
raisins|Gorp ingredients
ramrods|Aids for muzzleloading firearms
raspier|More hoarse
ratatat|Rap sound
ratatat|Rapping
rattler|One letting you know before going for a bite?
reacted|Flinched or blinked
reactor|Nuclear energy source
readable|Like an uncorrupted file
realists|Not overly optimistic types
realizes|Comes to understand
reannex|Take back, as territory
reapers|Forerunners of combines
reapers|Some farm equipment
reasoning|Much of the text of a Supreme Court decision
reboots|PC start-overs
recanted|Took back one's story
receipts|Gate
recheck|Look over again
recherche|Exotic
recidivism|Concern of "three strikes" laws
reclaimed|Like about 17% of the land in Holland
recliner|La-Z-Boy offering
recoups|Makes back, as an investment
recruit|New enlistee
recusal|Judge's voluntary removal from a case
redcoat|Revolutionary War foe
reddened|Blushed or flushed
reddish|Visibly blushing
redeemer|Jesus, with "the"
redefines|Adjusts the parameters of
redeposit|Try again, with a bounced check
redeyes|All-nighters?
referee|Ringmaster?
referees|Whistle blowers
refinance|Get a new mortgage
refuels|Makes a pit stop, say
regalia|Graduation attire
regicide|Hamlet's plot in "Hamlet"
regimes|Heavy-handed administrations
regress|Backslide
rehires|Familiar work force add-ons, maybe
rehydrate|Drink after a race, say
reinforcement|Bridle strap utilized only on sidewalk surfaces?
relabel|Prepare for return shipping, say
release|Bit of P.R.
release|Venting, e.g.
reliance|Trust
relieve|Take over for
relocated|Made a move
remarried|Like Frank Sinatra, three times
renounce|Give up
reoccur|Come back
reopens|Investigates, as a cold case
repented|Was in a sorry state?
replica|Monet that isn't worth much money, say
replies|Answers
reroute|Send on a detour, say
rescind|Take back
reserve|Member of the B-team
reshape|Mold anew
reships|Forwards
reships|Sends anew
resided|Kept quarters
residence|Office's counterpart
resisted|Didn't fall in line
resolder|Repair, as a metal joint
respect|Reason to bow
respire|Take a breath
restore|Put back
restrain|Hold back
reticence|Taciturnity
retiles|Fixes, as a shower stall
retinue|Royal attendants
retinues|Groups of advisers
retorts|Fat chance! and others
retractions|Embarrassments for news agencies
retreads|Sadly unoriginal works
retreat|Fall back
retrograde|Backward
retronym|Rotary phone, for one
reusable|Not meant to be thrown away
revenue|Expenditures' counterpart
rewires|Makes new connections to, perhaps
rewords|Edits, as text
richest|Superlative for a cake
ringtoss|Fair game
riotous|Rollickingly funny
ripostes|Witty comebacks
risotto|Creamy Italian dish
rituals|Initiations have them
rituals|Sacred ceremonies
riverbank|Good place to fish from
roadway|It's found between the shoulders
roaring|Going great guns, as business
romaine|Iceberg's cousin
romances|Woos
rooftop|Setting for an urban garden
rotator|Muscle with a palindromic name
rotisserie|Game's turning point?
rotisserie|Spit spot
roulette|Literally, "little wheel"
roulette|Rigged game in "Casablanca"
rounder|Drunkard
roundhouse|Wide-swinging blow
rousseau|French painter Henri known for "The Sleeping Gypsy"
rumormonger|Dirt spreader
saboteur|Destructive sort
saboteurs|Some counterintelligence targets
sailors|Ones under a captain's command
salinas|___ Valley, setting for "Of Mice and Men"
sallowed|Turned sickly yellow
saluter|Soldier, at times
sandpaper|Smoother
sandpile|Contents of a playground box
sangria|Drink made with red wine and fruit
santeria|Caribbean religion with roots in Africa
sapient|Wise
sargasso|Sea with no land boundaries
sassafras|Its root was once used in root beer
sateens|Sleek fabrics
satiate|Leave fulfilled
satiric|Like HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
saturnine|*Gloomy
sauerkraut|Hot dog topper
sayonara|Japanese farewell
scabbard|One close by a swordsman's side
scapegoat|Fall guy
scapula|Shoulder bone
scathing|Like some pans
scattershot|Lacking focus
scented|Like many holiday candles
scepter|King's staff
schmaltz|Excessive sentimentality
schmear|Bagel topping
schnauzer|Dog with a bearded muzzle
schnook|Patsy
science|Prestigious academic journal
scissor|Cut
scorned|Held in contempt
scorned|Held in contempt
scottie|Dog depicted by Monopoly's dog token
scrabble|Game in which I is 1
screamed|Vented, say
screens|Multiplex count
screens|Some basketball tactics
scribes|Old-fashioned writers
scrimped|Economized
scripts|Things with entrances and exits
scrooge|Nickel-and-diming sort
sculptor|Rodin, for one
seabeds|Sunken ship sites
seafarer|Voyager
sealable|Like something that can be closed tight
seaplane|Flier that can take off from water
seasick|Blue-green?
seaways|St. Lawrence and others
seaweed|Japanese salad green
section|Representative sample of a larger group
sedation|Anesthesiologist's concern
seedbed|Makings of a plot
seeress|She reads the signs
seething|Ready to explode
selenic|Pertaining to the moon
semiarid|Dryish
semiarid|Like the western Great Plains, climatewise
semiprivate|Like two-bed hospital rooms
senates|Deliberative bodies
senescence|Process of aging
senoritas|Misses overseas
serapes|Wraps around the shoulders
seraphic|Blissfully serene
serenade|Croon beneath a balcony
serener|Less stressed
serials|Stories to be continued
serrano|Mouth-burning chili pepper
sessions|Courtroom periods
sessions|Divisions in the Congressional Record
sessions|Former attorney general Jeff
settees|Parlor pieces
setters|English and "Irish" canines
settles|Goes with Mr. All Right?
seventy|Age reached by a septuagenarian
severance|Cabbage for canning?
sexless|Strictly platonic
sexpots|Vamps
shadowbox|Punch the air
shakeup|Personnel overhaul
shallows|Area near the shore
shampoo|It can get you into a lather
shanties|Huts
sheepish|Embarrassed
sheered|Changed course quickly, at sea
shellac|Lambaste
shelter|Refuge
sheriff|Foe of Robin Hood
shilled|Shamelessly promoted, with "for"
shoehorn|Force (into)
shouting|What all capital letters may indicate
showbiz|Hollywood and such
showers|An ejected player might be sent to them
shrapnel|Explosion fragments
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment
sidekicks|Trusty companions
sierras|Jagged mountain range
silence|It may be broken in a library
sillier|More slapstick
similar|Close
simoleons|Bucks
sinners|What all people are, per the Bible
sinuses|Nasal spray targets
sketchbook|Resource for an artist to draw on?
skewing|Distorting
skipjacks|Certain fish ... or sailboats
skywriter|Flier with a message
slaloms|Doesn't go straight, in a way
slasher|Freddy Krueger, e.g.
slashes|Cuts drastically, as prices
sledders|Some Winter Olympians
sledges|Haulers on runners
sleight|Dexterity
sleuths|Detectives
slipups|Boo-boos
slivers|Cake servings for dieters
slobber|Baby pool?
sloganeer|Ad agency specialist
slogans|Just do it and "Coke is it!"
slogans|Workers of the world, unite! and others
slotting|Programming manager's specialty
slowest|Larghissimo, among all musical tempos
slowest|Last at Daytona, say
smashup|Wreck
smolders|Burns slowly
smooths|Sands
snarfed|Gobbled (up)
snarfed|Inhaled, as food
sneered|Displayed derision
sneezes|Cold evidence
snicker|Go "heh-heh"
sniglet|Term for a word that isn't the dictionary, but maybe should be
snorkel|Equipment used with goggles
snorkeled|Swam with the fishes, say
snorkels|Looks beneath the surface, in a way
snowball|Rapidly increase in size
soapbox|Speaker's place
soaring|Like 100% inflation
solaces|Gives comfort
solders|Bond producers
somersaulted|Flipped
sonatina|Short piano piece
sorehead|Poor sport
sorority|Women rush to get into it
sorties|Military forays
soulful|Deeply felt
souther|Wind that typically brings warmer air
spackle|Crack filler
spankers|Administrants of corporal punishment
spatulas|What can get batters out?
speared|Like some fish and olives
specify|Spell out
spectre|Bond film after "Skyfall"
speedball|Dangerous cocktail
speeders|Drivers doing 90, say
speedily|With alacrity
speedos|Racer's swimwear
speedos|Skimpy swimwear
spender|High roller
spinnaker|Three-cornered sail
spittle|Saliva
splashy|Ostentatious
spoiler|Darth Vader is Luke's father, e.g.
sponges|Moochers
spoofed|Sent up
spotted|Like leopards and dominoes
stabile|Abstract sculpture
stagger|Walk drunkenly
staggers|Spaces out
stamina|Marathoner's need
stances|Positions
standee|One up?
standfast|Not budge
starburst|Fireworks effect
stardom|Fame
stargazers|Daydreamers
stargazes|Gets a twinkle in one's eyes?
stargazing|Observatory activity
stargazing|Some late-night viewing
starstruck|Like idol worshipers
startle|Alarm
startup|Angels might come to its aid
statute|Act
staunch|Steadfast
stealth|Covertness
steamboat|Setting for the first Mickey Mouse cartoon
steamboats|Natchez and Delta Queen, for two
steamer|Carpet cleaner
steamier|More passionate
steeped|Soaked (in)
steeple|The point of church above all?
steeples|Bell locales
steered|Led
steerer|Pilot
stegosaur|Plant-eating dino with spikes on its back
stellar|Magnificent
stellas|Popular Belgian brews, informally
steppes|Central Asian plains
stereos|You might put CDs on them
sterner|More flinty
sternly|With severity
sternums|Breastbones
stetson|High, wide-brimmed hat
stiffed|Left without leaving anything
stiletto|Hand-to-hand combat weapon
stiletto|Short dagger
stilettos|Sharp-looking footwear?
stinger|Business end of a wasp
stinkers|No-goodniks
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stockade|Defense fence
stocking|Item hung on Christmas Eve
stopped|Clogged (up)
stopper|Plug
storers|Warehouse workers
stories|The Empire State Building has 102 of them
stoutish|Somewhat stocky
stowage|Cargo area
straits|Relatives of channels
stratosphere|Cloudophobia?
stratus|Cloud type
streets|Composition of some grids
stretch|Prison sentence
stretchy|Like one-size-fits-all garments
stringer|Part-time newspaper employee
strings|Big part of an orchestra
striped|Zebralike
strippers|Pole stars?
striven|Gone to great lengths
strolls|Promenades
struggles|Tugs of war
stunted|Unusually short
stupids|Dum-dums
stupors|Drunken dazes
stygian|Dark and forbidding
stylized|Like the artists' names P!nk and Ke$ha
suborns|Induces to commit a crime
substations|Sandwich shops?
suburbia|Locale of many cookie-cutter homes
success|Something said to smell sweet
suckers|Chumps
sugarcane|Major crop of Brazil
suitors|Ones carrying roses, maybe
summons|Citation
sunnier|More lit, perhaps
superglue|Stuff used in some nasty pranks
superman|Hero who's neither a bird nor a plane
supersized|Enlarged, as an order of fries
suppressed|Didn't think about
surveil|Spy on
sustains|Keeps up
swagger|Bravado
swarmed|Like rock stars among fans
sweater|Chichi chihuahua accessory
sweetener|Sugar, e.g.
sweetie|Babe
sweetly|Dolce
sycophant|*Acts phony
syllables|Two of diamonds?
syllabus|Course outline
synapse|Neural junction
synergy|Two plus two equaling five, e.g.
synodal|Like certain ecclesiastical councils
syringe|Shot deliverer
tablets|Alternatives to gelcaps
tabular|Presented in rows and columns
tachyon|Hypothetical particle that travels faster than light
tactless|Like boorish behavior
talents|Money in the Bible
tallboys|16-ounce beers, slangily
tamarind|Ingredient in Worcestershire sauce
tandems|Big rigs
tandoor|Indian restaurant fixture
tangerine|Reddish orange
tankard|Pub container
tankini|Modest two-piece swimsuit
tansies|Relatives of asters
tantalized|Dangled a carrot in front of
tantric|Like some yoga
tapering|Getting to the point?
targets|Places in one's cross hairs
targets|Things to shoot for ... or shoot at
tarsals|Foot bones
tassets|Plate armor designed to protect the thighs
tattletale|Snitch
tattooist|One who might needle you?
taverns|Bars
tchotchke|Knickknack
teargas|Anti-mob tool
tearooms|Cozy places?
teataster|Leaves work?
teatimes|Pauses for service
techies|Virus fighters
teenagers|Much of Generation Z, today
teeters|Rocks on the edge
telecom|Verizon, e.g.
telephone|*Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray
telexed|Sent an important message, once
tempter|The Great ___ (Satan)
tenants|Lease signatories
tenpenny|Denoting a 3" nail, so-called from its original cost
tensions|Counterparts of compressions, in physics
terabytes|Large storage units
terminators|Skynet's T-800's, e.g.
termini|Ends
termites|Danger for homeowners
terrapins|University of Maryland athletes
tersely|In very few words
tersest|Most clipped
thanked|Gave recognition where recognition was due
thereof|From that, formally
thicken|Add cornstarch to
thirsty|Desperately in need of approval, in modern slang
throats|What officials need to get cleared before speaking?
thyroid|Neck gland
tidings|News
tilapia|Common fish in aquaculture
tinkered|Fiddled (with)
tipsheets|*Bettors' aids
tipster|Racetrack informant
titmice|Tufted songbirds
toaster|Pop-up site
tobacco|Something used in a pinch?
toeless|Like sandals
tomorrow|When the diet starts, perhaps
tongues|Languages
tonneau|Rear seating compartment in old automobiles
tootsies|First things to go into jammies
toppled|Knocked over
torpedoes|Wrecks, as chances
torsion|Twisting effect
tortoni|Trattoria dessert
tostada|Deep-fried Mexican dish
touchpad|Microsoft Surface surface
tourist|Reader of a Fodor's guide
trademarks|Many commercial slogans
trailers|Some teasers
trainees|Whom mentors mentor
trampled|Ran roughshod over
transgender|Taking on a new identity, in a way
traumas|Shocks with lasting impact
travesty|Crime against good taste
treehouses|Some high-rise constructions
treetop|Rock-a-bye Baby setting
treetop|Star's spot at Christmas
trefoil|Three-lobed design
trendier|More au courant
trestle|Bridge-supporting frame
triassic|Period when mammals first appeared
tribunes|Officials in ancient Rome
tribute|Encomium
trident|Weapon resembling the letter psi
trijets|Three-engine planes
trilobite|Common fossil in Paleozoic rocks
trimester|College division
triples|Big hits
triptych|Picture often used as an altarpiece
trisect|Divide into 120° sections, say
trochee|Counterpart of an iamb
trolleys|Relatives of cable cars
trombone|Ska band instrument
trooped|Marched
troopers|Highway patrollers
trotted|Brought (out)
trounced|Clobbered
tsarinas|Bygone sovereigns
tsarist|Like Russia prior to 1917
tsarists|Foes of the Bolsheviks
tumbler|Lock component
turbine|Machine that produces power
turnings|Three ___ of the Wheel of Dharma (Buddhist concept)
turntable|Record holder
turtledove|Bird in a holiday song
tutored|Taught privately
tuxedos|Relatives of tails
tweezes|Plucks
tweezes|Removes roots and all
twinkle|What stars do
twinkle|When repeated, what little stars do
typhoon|Literally, "big wind"
ululate|Wail in grief
ululates|Grieves loudly
umlauts|Some high points of Mötley Crüe?
umpteen|Scads of
umpteenth|Sizable ordinal
unallayed|Not calmed
unanimous|Fully in agreement
unclips|Lets off the hook?
underside|Belly
understood|I got you
unearth|Expose
unexamined|Like a life that's not worth living, per Socrates
unfamiliar|Alien
unicolor|Monochromatic
unicorn|Creature on Scotland's coat of arms
unicorn|Elusive horse with a horn
unicorn|Ride on a merry-go-round, maybe
unideal|Less than perfect
unisons|Synchronized states
unitards|Superhero outfits, typically
unkempt|Disheveled
unlaced|Loose, in a way
unlearn|Break, as a habit
unmerited|Not deserved
unmixed|Segregated
unnailed|Loose, in a way, as planks or siding
unpoetic|Prosy
unquote|Ending "
unready|Not yet packed, say
unready|Still packing, say
unseated|Booted out
unsnarl|Get straight, in a way
untaken|Free, as a seat
untangle|Fix, as a mess of wires
untapped|Not yet used
upending|Affecting radically
urethane|Pesticide ingredient
ushered|Had a leading role?
utensil|Part of a place setting
uttered|Declared
vagabonds|Wayfarers
valeted|Not self-parked
vamoose|Out of my hair!
vamoose|Scram!
vamoosed|Skedaddled
vantage|Strategic position
variably|Hit or miss, say
variety|Magazine of show business
various|Sundry
vaulting|Springing over
vegetarian|Menu heading
velvety|Soft and smooth
vertexes|Corners in geometry
vibrato|First name in "The Godfather"
violets|State flowers of Rhode Island, Illinois and New Jersey
vocations|Trades
voiding|Rendering useless
vroomed|Made loud noises on the road
waitlisted|Like some college applicants
wallops|Clobbers
walruses|Blubbery ones
wanders|Rambles
wannabe|Poseur
warhorse|Knight's steed
warlocks|Sorcerers
warning|Triangular road sign's signification
wassail|Christmas drink
wassail|Spiced holiday drink
waterdog|Newfoundland or golden retriever
wavelengths|Differences between colors
wayside|Edge of a road
weaseled|Acted evasively
weimaraner|German hunting dog
welcome|Opening word at many a conference
welfare|Government aid
wetsuit|Kayaker's attire
whalers|N.H.L. team that became the Hurricanes in 1997
whatnot|Related stuff
wheezes|Asthmatic noises
wheresoever|In any place
wiccans|Ones reading the Book of Shadows
widower|Mr. Rochester in "Jane Eyre," e.g.
winemaker|Port authority?
winepress|Chest exercise at a vintner's?
winsome|Charming
wiseass|Smart farm animal?
wisecracks|Smart remarks
wishbones|Some gridiron formations
womanism|Social theory popularized by Alice Walker
workmate|One might be by the water cooler
worship|Church activity
worship|Deify
wreaths|Christmas door decorations
yachter|America's Cup participant
yellows|Mustard and saffron
yuppies|Quaint demographic grouping
zaniness|Buffoonery
zealots|Fanatics
zingers|Comments from quick wits
zippered|Like many coats with liners
abashes|Humiliates
abetting|What an accomplice may be doing
abeyant|Temporarily inactive
ablation|Surgical removal procedure
abolish|Formally end
abrasion|Scrape
abridge|Shorten
abscess|Swollen area
abscissa|The 1 in (1,2), in math
abscond|Run away (with)
absconded|ABCDE
absence|Perfect attendance spoiler
abstain|Be a good designated driver
abstract|Part of a science journal
accents|Some work at hair salons
accident|Discovery of penicillin, e.g.
account|Story
accreted|Built up gradually
accrual|Increase in interest
achieves|Reaches, as great heights
acolytes|Followers
acoustics|Science of sound
acreage|Farm stat
acrobat|One going head over heels?
acronym|It stands for something
acrophobe|One who hates heights
activate|Trigger
actress|Somers or Winters
actuate|Put into operation
acupuncture|Some needlework
adamant|Rigid
adaptor|Item that might be packed for a foreign trip
adheres|Sticks (to)
admired|Used as a role model
admirer|Secret person who writes a love note
adolescent|Not mature
adorned|Dressed up
adulate|Put on a pedestal
adventurer|Many a Jules Verne protagonist
adverse|Unfavorable
aerated|Made sparkling, say
aerator|Aquarium accessory
aerator|Aquarium accessory
aerialists|Some swingers
aerials|Freestyle skiing jumps
aerosol|What may be propelled by a propellant
aerosols|Most deodorants, once
affairs|Foreign ___ (international matters)
afghani|FGHI
aftercare|Postoperative treatment
ageists|Ones who never listen to oldies?
agemate|Contemporary
agonies|Great pains
agreeing|On the same page
ailments|Minor maladies
airborne|Like the 101st Division
airbrush|Pretty up, as a photo
airdate|Show time
airheads|Scatterbrains
airhole|Opening in a pet carrier
airholes|What jars with fireflies need
airlift|Humanitarian operation
airships|Blimps and zeppelins
airstreams|Wind tunnel currents
airtime|Broadcast slot
airwaves|Radio medium
aisleway|It gets cleared for takeoff
akinetic|Unable to move well
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alameda|Tree-lined walk
alamode|Fashionable
alarmist|Top celebs
alcohol|Purchase of proof?
alerted|Let know
alfredo|Creamy pasta sauce
algebra|Something with many variables to consider
aliases|Thieves often go by them
alienated|Turned off
alienee|Property recipient
alienee|Property recipient, legally
alimony|Ex amount
alliterate|Say "Hip, hip, hooray!," say
allosaurus|Jurassic creature whose name means "different lizard"
allowed|Fair game
alluring|Seductive
altered|Like some suits and states
alumnae|Female graduates
amalgam|Conglomeration
amalgams|Mélanges
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Liqueur whose name is Italian for "a little bitter"
amassed|Stocked up
amasses|Hoards
amassing|Building up
amateur|College athlete, e.g.
amateur|Hobbyist
amateur|Mickey Mouse
amateurish|Bush
amateurish|Bush-league
amative|In the mood for love
ammeter|Current device
amoebic|Lacking a defined shape
amorality|Principle associated with Machiavellianism
amorally|Without principles
amputee|Senator Tammy Duckworth or former senator Max Cleland
anaconda|Rain forest menace
anacondas|Predators of the Amazon
anagram|Illustration for an ill tourist?
analyst|Sports news pro
anaphora|Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric
anemone|Sea ___ (tide pool dweller)
anemone|Sea creature resembling a flower
angelic|Sweet and kind
angoras|Longhair cats
angrily|In a rage
animals|What God created after the stars, per the Bible
animator|One with drawing power in Hollywood?
anionic|Negatively charged
anisette|Liqueur often mixed with water
annealer|Glassworker, at times
annotators|Ones making written comments on text
annoyance|Pebble in one's shoe, e.g.
annulment|I do undoer
anodyne|Blandly agreeable
anointed|Chosen
anoints|Rubs oil on
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
another|Terse bar order
answered|Got back to
antecede|Predate
antenna|Insect feeler
antennas|Cell tower equipment
antihero|Many a Clint Eastwood role
antipapal|Like Henry VIII, religiously
antithesis|Converse
antitrust|Promoting fair competition, in a way
antiwar|Like Quakers
anything|Can I get you ___?
apelike|Oafish
aperitifs|Kir and Campari, for two
apologia|Formal defense
apoplexy|Blind rage
apostrophe|Character in "All's Well That Ends Well" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
apostrophe|Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby"
apparel|Word after gay or American
apparent|Not hidden
appeals|Reacts to losing one's hearing, perhaps
applaud|Give a hand
applaud|Loudly commend
appliance|Range, e.g.
apposite|Fitting
appraiser|IRATE
aquamarine|Its deep blue variety is called maxixe
arbiter|Mosquito from the state nicknamed Land of Opportunity?
arbiters|Settlers of disputes
arcades|Skee-Ball locales
arching|Forming an upward curve
areolae|Biological rings
areolae|Colorful circles
areolar|Of a ring-shaped part of the iris
armadas|Naval forces
armhole|Sleeve opening
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Piece of hotel room furniture
armored|Like Brink's trucks
arouses|Stirs
arrears|Behind in payments, after "in"
arrears|Old debts
arrested|Got off the streets, say
arresting|Very noticeable
arrival|Big news regarding extraterrestrials
arrowheads|Old Native American carvings
arsenal|Perennial London football powerhouse
arsonist|Flame thrower?
artiest|Most bohemian
artisans|Sellers on Etsy, e.g.
artiste|Performer
artiste|Virtuoso
artless|Uncultured
arugula|Peppery salad green
asbestos|Widely banned building material
asepsis|Germ-free state
ashiest|Most pallid
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtray|*Lay waste to
aspects|Different sides to observe
asperse|Speak ill of
asphalt|It covers a lot of ground
aspirates|Pronounces breathily
assaults|Batteries
assayed|Tested
assents|Gives the nod
asserted|Put forward
assists|N.B.A. stat
assorts|Puts in order
assuage|Temper, in a way
astatine|Rarest naturally occurring element in the earth's crust
atheism|Non-prophet foundation?
atheism|State of disbelief
athirst|Quite eager
athwart|From side to side
atlases|Map books
atmosphere|Aura
atrocity|Horrible event
attagirl|Way to go, sister!
attested|Sworn (to)
attests|Bears witness (to)
attitude|A little thing that makes a big difference, per a popular saying
attract|Draw
attract|Draw
attract|What opposites may do
attuned|Carefully listening (to)
attuned|On the same wavelength
auctions|They have lots for sale
audiotape|Sound evidence?
austere|No-frills
autocrat|Dictator
automata|Robots
automaton|Robot
autopen|Device for mass-producing signatures
availed|Served
avatars|Gamers' embodiments
avenged|Repaid
avengers|Movie franchise that set a record opening weekend gross in 2018 ($640 million)
average|C-worthy
average|The "A" of D.J.I.A.
aviarist|One who gets lots of tweets?
aviators|Pilots
avocado|Dark yellow-green
avocado|Shade of green
awaited|Expected
awaited|Looked forward to
azaleas|Relatives of rhododendrons
azimuth|Angle measured by an astrolabe
bagpiper|Scottish funeral accompanist
bailors|Helps in getting out of jail
balances|Checks' counterparts
baldric|Sword-bearing shoulder belt
ballads|Yesterday and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," e.g.
ballast|Ship's stabilizer
ballasts|Stabilizes with a heavy load
ballpark|Roughly estimated
ballplayer|Athlete with a mitt
baloney|Unassisted
banally|In a trite way
banshee|Gaelic spirit who wails to foretell a death in the family
bantams|Little chickens
baptism|The ___ of Christ (classic work in Florence's Uffizi Gallery)
barista|One who won't serve the average joe
barista|One who's got something brewing
baroness|Margaret Thatcher, e.g., in her later years
baroque|Highly decorated
barricade|Block off
bartended|Made the rounds, say?
basalts|Volcanic rocks
bassett|Angela who played Tina Turner
bassoon|Instrument that opens Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring"
batches|Units of cookies
bathroom|Place to shower and brush one's teeth
batteries|AA and AAA
battles|Much of military history
bayonet|Musket attachment
bayoneting|Taking a stab at?
beanbag|Piece of equipment in the game cornhole
beanball|Reason for an ejection in the M.L.B.
bearhug|Enthusiastic greeting
bechamel|French white sauce
bedroll|Portable place to sleep
bedsores|Resting spots?
beefcake|Sexy, muscular man
beehive|Home sweet home?
beeline|Apian way?
beeline|Straightaway
beepers|You can page through them
beestings|Benadryl might treat them
beguile|Charm
beguile|Enchant
bequest|Inheritance, e.g.
besieged|Under attack
bethesda|Where the National Institutes of Health is headquartered
bifocal|Like some lenses
bionics|Technology that mimics nature
birddog|Setter or retriever
birthmark|Prominent Gorbachev feature
biryani|Indian rice dish
bisects|Cuts in half
bishops|They always proceed in a biased way
bistros|Paris eateries
bizarre|Outré
blabbermouth|... yaks, yaks, yaks ...
blackish|ABC sitcom about the Johnsons
blastoff|Bash a bug repellent brand?
blastoff|Leave the launchpad
blather|Empty talk
blatherskite|... yaks, yaks, yaks ...
bleeder|Grounder that squeezes between two infielders, in baseball slang
blenders|Equipment for mixologists
bluebottle|Shiny blowfly
boatlift|Marina apparatus
bodysurfs|Doesn't go overboard?
bonanza|Treasure trove
bonfire|Staple of the Burning Man festival
booster|Follow-up shot
bootleg|Pirate
bootleg|Pirated, in a way
bootlicker|Suck-up
bossier|More overbearing
brackish|Slightly salty
brained|Whopped on the head
brainless|Idiotic
bravado|Swagger
bravura|Great technical skill
breeches|Equestrian attire
breeches|Part of an equestrian's outfit
breeziness|Carefree quality
brethren|Fellow members of a church
brewers|Milwaukee team
brewpub|Craft beer spot
brigantine|Two-masted sailing vessel
broadside|Verbal attack
brocade|Kimono fabric
broccoli|Vegetable with a head
browbeating|Blustery bullying
brownie|*Sycophant's reward
buckaroo|Cowboy
buckteeth|Reason to get braces
bugbear|Continuing source of irritation
buzzards|Ones flying in circles
buzzwords|Trendy terms
cabarets|Businesses like the Kit Kat Klub in a hit musical
cabbage|Head on a plate?
cadging|Bumming, as cigarettes
caloric|Kind of intake, to a nutritionist
calorific|Very rich
cameras|Features of smartphones
camisole|Top with spaghetti straps
camouflage|Trick used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13
cannibal|One who might get you into hot water?
canoodle|Engage in some P.D.A.
canoodles|Pasta from the Golden State?
carafes|Wine orders
cardiac|Heart-related
carefree|Insouciant
carousel|Merry-go-round
carpaccio|Dish of thinly sliced raw meat
carpaccio|Italian hors d'oeuvre
carsick|Having a bad trip, perhaps
castles|Moves two pieces at once, in a way
castling|Chess move involving the king and rook
castrati|Singers of high notes in olden times
cataracts|Large waterfalls
caterer|Booking for a wedding
caterers|They serve a function
catfishes|Misrepresents oneself to on the internet, in a way
catnaps|Quick rests
caveman|Troglodyte
celesta|Keyboard instrument heard in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
censors|Bleeps
chaired|Oversaw, as a committee
chalices|Ceremonial goblets
champagne|Purchase for a celebration
chandelier|Lights up?
chanted|Intoned
charade|Bit of acting-out in a parlor game
chargers|Tesla needs
charity|Subject of a fund-raiser
chasers|They may follow shots
chateau|The Louvre, originally
chatterbox|... yaks, yaks, yaks
chatterbox|One talking on and on and on
cheated|Didn't strictly follow one's diet, say
cheaters|Crib users
checker|One of 24 game pieces
checkmark|*Symbol for "O.K."
checkmate|Game over
checkout|Last step of a purchase
cheered|Yelled "S, P, I, R, I, T! - spirit!," say
cherubs|Figures in the Sistine Chapel
chianti|Italian red wine
chianti|Wine from central Tuscany
childproof|Safe for youngsters
chimera|Mythical hybrid
chiming|Sounding like Big Ben
chipotle|Jalapeño, after smoking
chocolate|Candy that the lovers [circled letters] on Valentine's Day
chocolate|Ice cream flavor
chokeholds|Some mixed martial arts grips
cholera|García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___"
chugalug|Quickly drink
churros|Spanish pastries often dipped in chocolate
cineaste|Film buff
ciphers|0 0 0
citadel|The Kremlin, e.g.
citation|That's the ticket!
clarity|Enlightenment
classes|Parts of teaching schedules
clawhammer|Basic part of a tool kit
cleanse|Detox
cleanser|Skin care product
cleanup|Tidy
clouded|Murky
clunked|Knocked, like heavy machinery
coalers|Fuel-carrying ships
coarsening|Making rough
coequal|Like the three branches of the U.S. government
coexist|Get along
cognate|Hebrew "shalom" to Arabic "salaam," e.g.
coherent|Intelligible
cohorts|Companions
coinage|Neologism
coleslaw|Picnic staple
colicky|Like some crying babies
collars|Arrests
colorado|Boulder locale
comedian|Highway divider in the Centennial State?
commando|Member of a raiding party
commoner|One without a title
communique|Bulletin
compacts|Holders of tiny mirrors
compass|Hiker's aid
compote|Dessert with a sugary syrup
concoct|Dream up
condominium|Timeshare unit, often
conjoin|Link
considers|Takes under advisement
consulate|Place to get a passport
consults|Seeks the opinion of
contact|Big news involving extraterrestrials
continues|Goes on
contours|Features on topographic maps
contract|Term paper?
coolant|Freon, for one
copouts|Bad rationalizations
copycat|Monkey see, monkey do type
corkage|Fancy restaurant fee
corneal|Like some eye surgery
corneas|Lens covers
corniest|Like the worst dad joke
cornucopia|Thanksgiving centerpiece
coronet|Noble person's headwear
corrida|Subject of Hemingway's "Death in the Afternoon"
costume|It's a put-on
coughed|Gave reluctantly, with "up"
cowbird|Brown-headed nest appropriator
crabapple|Small fruit high in pectin
cracker|What Polly wants
crasser|Less refined
crayons|Boxful for a kindergartner
creamer|Joe might need this
creased|Like envelope flaps
creature|Beast
crested|Like cockatoos and iguanas
crevices|Cracks
crevices|Small fissures
crewcut|Not quite a buzz, but almost
crewmate|Other hand
crewneck|Style of collarless shirt
crimson|Ivy League newspaper name
cringing|Reacting to an awkward moment, perhaps
critical|Key
critical|Pressing
crudely|In a crass way
crullers|Deep-fried doughy treats
crumble|Fall apart
crusades|Single-minded pursuits
cryptic|Puzzling
cuisines|Restaurant listings are often organized by them
curacao|Fruity liqueur
curator|One putting on a show
currency|Valuable paper
cursive|Print alternative
cyanide|Dangerous substance that smells like bitter almonds
cypress|Tree pictured in van Gogh's "The Starry Night"
daemons|Inferior deities
dalmatians|They're spotted at fire stations
daunted|Disheartened
dealing|Business transaction
debates|Highlights of some political campaigns
debriefs|Underwear from the First State?
decider|George W. Bush's nickname for himself, with "the"
decimal|Often
decimal|The point of mathematics?
decimeters|There are just over three in a foot
decisive|Like Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo
declaratory|Like some legal judgments
declare|Make known to customs officials
declines|Dips
decorative|Like some arts
deejays|Ones playing the numbers?
deepens|Reinforces, as convictions
defacer|Graffitist, e.g.
defiler|Vandal
degrease|Prepare, as hides for tanning
deleted|Struck out
deletes|Expunges
delineate|Sketch out
deliria|Disturbed states
deliver|Criticized / Save (from)
delivered|Homeowner's need
deloused|Picked nits
deltoids|Shoulder muscles
demerit|Teacher's punishment
demijohns|Bulbous, narrow-necked bottles
democratically|By popular vote
denotes|Signifies
dentist|Number of people in an office?
dentist|One who knows the drill
deposits|What bankers and prospectors both seek
depressors|Sticks on the tongue?
deranged|Disturbed
deranged|Nuts
derision|Mockery
desalinate|Make drinkable, in a way
despises|Abhors
dessert|Life is short -- eat ___ first
detains|Holds for a while
detente|Reduction of tension
detested|Infamous
detests|Can't stomach
deviance|Change from the norm
deviation|Word that follows "standard" and means something nonstandard
deviled|Kind of eggs
diagnose|Identify, as a problem
dialled|Phoned, to Brits
diatribe|Polemic
diction|Subject in acting school
didgeridoo|Australian wind instrument
dietary|Like some laws
digraph|Sh or "wr"
dilemma|Pickle
diocese|Bishop's territory
diorama|Artistic school project
director|Person who calls "Action!"
disable|Deactivate
disaster|Total failure
discern|Recognize, as differences
discrete|Separate
disgusts|Grosses out
dishonor|Shame
dislodging|Knocking out of place
dispels|Puts to rest, as rumors
dispersed|Went in all different directions
dispersion|Scattering of things
distant|Aloof
district|What a representative represents
diverges|Branches
diverse|Heterogeneous
domains|*Internet addresses
dominatrix|Whipper snapper?
doormat|One might say "Welcome"
doorpost|Frame part
dormant|Like Mount Kilimanjaro
dosages|Medicinal amounts
dossier|It may have a lot of intelligence
dottier|More daft
dottier|More eccentric
downgrade|Reduce in status
dreaded|Fear-inducing
dresses|Boutique stock
dropout|One with no class?
dungeon|Basement of a castle, perhaps
dynamic|Charismatic
dynamites|Blows up
dynasty|Ming or Qing, in Chinese history
dynasty|The Kennedys or the Bushes, so to speak
earache|Possible cold symptom
earache|Swimmer's woe
earlier|In the past
earmarks|Congressional budget directives
earmarks|Designates for a specific purpose
earthquakes|What's measured by [circled letters]
earthrise|Dawn of the Space Age?
earworm|The 1975 hit "Can't Get It Out of My Head" would be an appropriate one
earworm|Tune you just can't get out of your head
earworms|Mental notes?
easement|Legal grant to cross over someone else's land
easiest|Least taxing
easiest|Like bunny slopes, among all ski runs
easiest|Like par 2 holes among all holes in miniature golf
echidnas|Spiny anteaters
eclectic|Having a little of this and a little of that
eclipse|Sun block?
ecocide|Environmental destruction
ecotage|Acts of environmental extremism
ecotone|Transitional zone between two biomes
ecstasy|Bliss
ecumenism|United Christendom movement
edifier|Teacher
edifies|Enlightens
edition|Info for a bibliophile
editors|Masthead section
elastic|Like a bungee cord
electors|Some "college" participants
electrons|Tiny orbiters
elements|What B and C (but not A) may represent
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elision|Feature of "G'day" or "Yes'm"
elixirs|Magic potions
elliptic|Like Earth's orbit
emailing|Sending out a memo, say
emanate|Give off
embroil|Involve, as in controversy
emerald|Green hue
emeralds|May birthstones
emeralds|Some sights in Oz
emergent|Up-and-coming
emerges|Comes into view
emitted|Gave off, as radiation
emitted|Sent out, as rays
emotion|It's just a feeling
emotion|More than a court filing, but less than a status change
empanada|Latin American pastry
emphatic|Firm
employment|Professional work
emulate|Act like
enabler|One who facilitates self-destructive behavior
enablers|Unhelpful friends for advice
enacted|Made into law
enacted|Passed
enacted|Passed, as laws
enameled|Coated, in a way
enamors|Charms
encases|Surrounds
enclose|Wall off
encores|Stage comebacks?
encounter|Bump into
encroach|Horn in (on)
endears|Causes (oneself) to be cherished
endeavored|Made an attempt
endnote|Afterword
endorsement|Signature
endwise|How train cars are linked
enemies|Doctor Doom and Galactus, to the Fantastic Four
engineers|Bridge experts
engorged|Swollen
enjambment|Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause
enlisted|Joined the Army, say
enlistee|Soldier-to-be
enlists|Recruits
enrollee|Course registrant
enrollee|One on a registrar's list
ensheathe|Cover, as a knife
enslaved|Forced into bondage
ensuing|Subsequent
ensured|Made certain
ensures|Cinches
entails|Involves
ententes|Diplomatic arrangements
enticing|Drawing
entities|Corporations and partnerships, e.g.
entitle|Give the right
entitle|Qualify
entitle|Warrant
entrain|Board at a station
entwist|Interweave
envisage|Make a mental image of
epaulet|Shoulder piece
epidemic|Rapid spread of a disease
epidemiologist|... "I'll have what she's having"
epilepsy|Disorder resulting in seizures
epiphyte|Organism that grows on another plant nonparasitically
episodes|Installments
epochal|Era-defining
epochal|Of a historic period
epsilon|Start of Euripides' signature
erasable|Like chalk on a chalkboard
erasing|Blackboard chore
erected|Put up, as a building
ermines|Traditional symbols of royalty
erotica|Hot stuff
errands|Quick trips that the busy person [circled letters] around town
erudite|Professorial
erudite|Professorial, e.g.
escalate|Increase quickly
escaped|Flew
esoteric|Way out there
espanol|Language akin to portugués
essence|Heart
essence|Perfumer's extract
essence|Soul
estates|Jamaica ___, N.Y. (childhood home of Donald Trump)
estates|Willing subjects
etagere|Display piece for tchotchkes
etcetera|The list goes on
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Endless
eternal|Never to be forgotten
ethanol|Gasoline additive
ethenes|Colorless gases
ethical|Fair
etouffee|Cajun dish of shellfish over rice
evacuee|One fleeing a flood, perhaps
evangelize|Preach the gospel
eventful|Action-packed
evermore|Now and for always
evidence|Law school class
eviscerate|Remove the contents of
exactas|Some track bets
examined|Checked out
examines|Probes
excites|Revs up
exhumes|Raises from the dead?
exoderm|Outer layer of a membrane
expects|Sees coming
expense|___ report
expertly|With finesse
exterior|Outside surface
extinct|Wiped out
eyeopener|*Startling disclosure
eyeshade|Stereotypical wear for an accountant
eyesore|Blot on a landscape
eyespot|Peacock feature
eyespots|Ocelli
eyeteeth|Sticking points for vampires
fainted|Blacked out
fantails|Birds with showy rear plumage
fantasia|First commercial film shown in stereophonic sound
fantasy|Bookstore section
fantasy|Genre for the Harry Potter books
faraway|Off in the distance
farmhouse|It may have corn on the side
fashionista|Many a Vogue subscriber
fatalistic|Accepting destiny
fathead|Half-wit
ferrets|Animals whose name is derived from the Latin for "little thief"
festoon|Adorn
fetched|Sold for
finesse|Diplomacy
finesse|Skillful handling of a situation
finesse|Soft touch
firetrap|Dangerous structure
firewall|Computer security measure
firmest|Least giving
fissure|Opening, as after an earthquake
flashcard|Classic bit of study material
flattop|Hairstyle that's cut short on the sides
flextime|Alternative to a 9-to-5 work schedule
floatplane|Aircraft that excels at water landings
floored|Stunned ... just stunned
flossie|A Bobbsey twin
flyswatter|Buzzer beater?
folders|Things to keep tabs on
foments|Instigates
foolproof|Risk-free
footstool|Ottoman
forearm|The biblical cubit was based on its length
foreseen|Prognosticated
forming|What the suffix "-genesis" means
fossilize|Petrify, say
fractal|Snowflake shape
fraudulent|Like kited checks
freemen|Ones who've been granted manumission
fronted|Led
frontlines|Where the action is
frosted|Descriptive of some flakes and hair
fructose|Source of added calories in many processed foods
frybread|Naan-like Native American food
furrier|Hide seeker
gabbers|Talkaholics
gadgetry|Fancy gizmos
galatea|Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses"
galatea|Pygmalion's beloved
gangrene|Tissue affliction common during the Civil War
gangster|One using a heater, say
garters|Wedding bands?
gelatin|Food that jiggles
gelcaps|Alternatives to tablets
gelcaps|They're not hard to swallow
gendered|Like "mailman" and "waitress"
genetic|Inherited
genetic|Passed on, in a way
germane|On topic
gesundheit|Common blessing
glacial|Painfully slow
glacier|Montana's ___ National Park
glamorize|Make fashionable
glamour|Magazine with annual Women of the Year Awards
glassed|___ in (enclosed, as a porch)
glassware|One cabinet in a kitchen, typically
glasswork|Tiffany lampshade, e.g.
glissandi|Dramatic musical effects
glissando|Pianist's finger-sliding
glitterati|Fashionable set
glutenin|Protein in Wheaties
goatees|Facial hair for Uncle Sam and others
goatherd|... "Here's looking at you, kid"
golgotha|Site of Jesus' crucifixion
goobers|Chuckleheads
gospels|John and Mark, for two
gossamer|Sheer fabric
grabbed|Got the attention of
granary|Farm feed holder
granger|Best friend of Potter and Weasley
granita|Half-frozen Italian dessert
grannie|Family nickname
grannie|Family nickname
graphic|Fully illustrated, as a novel
grating|Harsh
grayscale|Colorless mode at a copy shop
grayscale|It varies from black to white
greenlight|O.K.
greenwash|Give a false impression of eco-friendliness
gritted|Clenched, as teeth
groaner|I started a boat-building business in my attic ... Now sails are going through the roof, e.g.
guarantee|Something you should get in writing
guesses|The 20 in 20 Questions
guineas|Old British coins worth 21 shillings
gullible|Fall-for-anything
hamster|One with a squeaky wheel?
handoff|Quarterback's option
handpicks|Doesn't just choose randomly
hangman|Bad choices in it might cost you an arm and a leg
harbinger|It's a sign
hardass|Tough, demanding type
hardens|Coagulates
harpist|Plucky sort?
hassles|Hounds
hassles|Major inconveniences
hatchers|Ones sitting on eggs
hatreds|Animosities
havarti|Cheese sometimes flavored with dill
havarti|Danish cheese
headbands|Do loops?
heartbroken|... the fraternity guy who wants to be a cardiologist
hearths|Warm and cozy spots
hecklers|Trouble for comedians
hedgehog|Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, for one
hegemony|Domination
hellion|Wild troublemaker
helpers|Support staff
heretic|One at risk of excommunication
hermitage|Andrew Jackson's Tennessee home, with "the"
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
heroized|Placed on a pedestal
herring|Red ___
herstory|Part of some gender studies
heteronyms|Polish and polish, e.g.
hideouts|Places to lie low
hippopotamuses|Ones that like to wallow in mud
hirsute|Shaggy
holdover|Relic
holograms|Things seen that aren't there
holydays|High time in Judaism
homeland|2012
homeowner|One who may have a mortgage
homespun|Folksy
honoree|Laureate
hootenannies|Rural shindigs
hormone|Mood influencer
horoscope|Astrological creation
horsecar|It was once drawn on the street
hosting|Web service
hotrods|Street racers
housesit|*Tend an absent resident's property
humanities|History and literature, e.g.
hyacinth|Bloom with showy clusters
hyacinth|Flower that's often purple
hydroxyl|Chemical group with the formula -OH
icebreaker|It gets the party started
icecaps|The ends of the earth
idealize|Exalt
ideally|In a perfect world ...
ideated|Cooked up
idiotic|Harebrained
idlesse|Do-nothing's state
illuminati|Subject of many conspiracy theories
imbecile|Three Stooges insult
imitate|Ape
imitate|Mirror
imitate|Parody
imminent|On the horizon
imparts|Communicates
impassion|Fill with zeal
impecunious|Lacking money
impelled|Drove
impinge|Encroach (on)
impolite|Ill-mannered
imposed|Overstayed, e.g.
impressive|Wow
imprimatur|Official approval
inactive|Out of commission
incense|Altar offering
incisors|Things that most people have eight of
inclement|Stormy
incognito|Undercover
incoherent|Babbling
increasing|End of the quip
increment|Unit in a bar graph
indicts|Legally charges
indigos|Plants that yield a blue dye
inexpert|Amateurish
infests|Overruns
infidel|One who doesn't believe
inflated|Blown up
inflight|Airborne
inhaler|Asthmatic's aid
inherit|Get, as from a will
inherits|Is a willing participant?
inhumane|Cruel
initiated|In the club
innocence|Purity
inorganic|Lifeless?
inroads|Significant advances
insanely|Without a bit of sense
inserts|Newspaper sections that often fall out
insoles|Arch supports
instate|Like some tuition at public universities
instinctual|Like a gut feeling
insurer|Actuary's employer
intends|Has in mind
intense|Causing white knuckles, say
intents|Partner of purposes
interface|Communicate (with)
interfaces|Meets (with)
interrupt|What studies show that men do more than women, conversationally
interval|Major second, e.g.
intranet|Companywide info-sharing system
invasive|Like some exotic plants and prying questions
ironing|Laundry job
ironman|Exceptional athlete
ironman|Grueling kind of race
ironman|Marvel hero with multiple M.I.T. degrees
ironman|Role in "The Avengers"
irrigate|Water
irrigate|Water
islands|Components of archipelagoes
isometric|Static, as an exercise
isotherms|Weather map lines relating to temperature
italics|Underlining alternative
jabbing|Poking vigorously
jealousy|Main theme of "Othello"
jesters|Court players
jetways|Passages to planes
jingoists|Country superfans
josephs|Brooklyn's St. ___ College
jubilee|Golden time
jughead|Friend of Archie and Betty in the comics
jujitsu|Sport that emphasizes pinning and throwing
kamikaze|Cocktail with vodka, triple sec and lime juice
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
kavakava|Traditional drink with sedative and euphoriant properties
keeping|Staying fresh
keratin|Protein found in hair and hooves
keynote|Important address
kibbles|Dog and cat food
kissers|Pieholes
kissers|Traps
kleenex|Something that may be used before a blessing
kneaded|Like tired muscles at a massage parlor
kneecap|Joint protector
kneecapping|Punishment used by some hit men
kneepad|Skateboarder's accessory
knobbed|Gnarly, as a tree trunk
knockout|Fight finisher
labelers|They'll show you what's what
labored|Worked hard
lakebeds|Geographical features that Mexico City and Kathmandu are built on
landslides|Massive electoral victories
lanterns|The "two" in "two if by sea"
larders|Pantries
largesse|Generosity
largest|Like Ganymede among Jupiter's moons
lawyers|Some deal with trust issues
layover|Part of a long travel day, maybe
leaders|Presidents and prime ministers
learner|Tutee or trainee
leashed|Restrained, as a dog
lectures|Professors' addresses
leeward|Away from the wind
legible|Unlike most physicians' handwriting, stereotypically
legislators|Ones on a diet
leitmotiv|Recurrent musical theme
lenders|People of interest?
leopard|Eye-catching print pattern
lesbian|Like the love story in 2013's "Blue Is the Warmest Color"
lesbian|The "L" of L.G.B.T.Q.
lettuce|Moolah
librarians|Ones turning up the volume?
libretto|Contribution of Gilbert, but not Sullivan
libretto|Writing of W. S. Gilbert
license|Freedom
lictors|Roman magistrate's attendants
lifesaver|Godsend
lifesavers|They come through when you need them most
limeade|Minute Maid drink
limpets|Marine mollusks that cling to rocks
linages|Measures of newspaper ad space
lingerie|Push-ups, e.g.
liquidated|Sold off, as assets
lissome|Like a ballet dancer
literati|Scholarly sorts
lizards|Chameleons, e.g.
loathes|Abhors
locution|Manner of speaking
logician|If ... then sort of thinker
loneliest|The ___ Road in America (Nevada's Highway 50)
lonesome|Craving companionship
longhorns|Some ranch cattle
longjump|*Track-and-field event
lopsided|Very uneven
lothario|Casanova
lothario|Don Juan
lowballs|Deliberately underestimates
lumbered|Proceeded heavily and awkwardly
macaroons|Colorful French cookies
machismo|Exaggerated virility
madeira|Portuguese wine
madness|Theme in "Hamlet"
maestro|Pit boss?
maestro|Stick-up artist?
maestro|Super conductor?
magician|... "Is this your king?!"
magnets|Drawing things?
maidens|Valkyries, e.g.
mailmen|Foes of Fido, stereotypically
mainstay|*Chief source of support
mainstay|Chief support
maladroit|Bungling
malaise|Lethargy
malaprop|Language blooper
mallard|Green-headed duck
managed|Made do despite difficulties
managers|Bosses
mangier|More shabby
maniacal|Wild and crazy
maracas|Pair in a salsa band
margarine|Butter substitute
margarita|*Cocktail fork
mariner|Salt
marital|___ status (survey information)
marooned|Cast away, like Crusoe
marooned|Like the characters on "Lost"
marquises|French noblemen or noblewomen
marriage|Subject of the Supreme Court cases Loving v. Virginia and Obergefell v. Hodges
marsupium|Kangaroo's pouch
massager|Rubber
masthead|It names names in a newspaper
matinee|Lower-priced ticket option, maybe
maturely|How emotionally developed people handle things
mealiest|Least crisp, as an apple
measure|Word appearing twice in a Shakespeare title
medicate|Treat, in a way
medicine|Doctor's order
meditative|Having deep thoughts
meerkat|Prey for a jackal
megalomania|Condition whose first two letters are oddly appropriate
melodizes|Composes beautifully
menders|Some sewers
menorah|Hanukkah display
menorah|It's lit eight nights in a row
menswear|Suits and such
menswear|Suits, briefs, etc.
mentoring|Helping a protégé
merging|Going from two lanes to one
mermaid|Mythical being depicted in bronze in Copenhagen Harbor
mescals|Drinks made from agave
mesdames|French ladies
metaphor|Nerves of steel, e.g.
metered|Like some poetry
methane|Dairy farm product
methods|Techniques
mezzanine|Theater ticket option
middleman|Go-between
midrash|Hebrew scripture commentary
milkman|Tevye's occupation in "Fiddler on the Roof"
mimesis|Representation of the real world in literature and art
mimosas|Drinks in flutes
mimosas|Popular brunch options
mineral|What an anemic person might lack
mingles|Is sociable at a party
minicam|Spy's shooter, say
miniski|Bit of bunny slope gear
miracle|One-in-a-million save, say
miscall|Wrongly predict, as an election
misdeal|Error at a bridge table
misfeed|Cause of a paper jam
mislayer|Lousy floor contractor
misleads|Isn't totally straight with
misread|Confuse "stem" with "stern," e.g.
misspelled|Like Feburary
mistype|Enter incorrectly
mobiles|Hung pieces of art
moccasin|Venomous snake
modeling|Part-time job for many an actor or actress
moderate|Centrist
modesty|Quality feigned by a humblebrag
modiste|Dress seller
moisten|Wet
molasses|Epitome of slowness
mommies|Heather has two, in a children's book title
moniker|Nickname
monsoons|Rainmakers?
moonbow|Meteorological phenomenon
moonroof|Clear choice for auto buyers
morasses|Quagmires
mordant|Sharply sarcastic
moribund|Middle of a diamond
mostest|Facetious superlative
motorbike|Yamaha purchase
mourner|A hired one is called a moirologist
moussaka|Popular Greek dish
mousses|Bog growths
mousses|Tousles, as hair
mummies|They're kept under wraps for a long time
mushroom|Grow quickly
myrtles|Aromatic shrubs yielding an essential oil
namesakes|Juniors, to their fathers
nametag|Face-saving aid at a reunion
nametag|Guard / It might say "Hello"
narcolepsy|Reason for going out a lot?
narcoleptic|One who might be diagnosed with a polysomnogram
narrator|Holden Caulfield, for "The Catcher in the Rye"
nascence|Birth
natures|Dispositions
naturist|Believer in nudism
nauseate|Sicken
neglects|Fails (to)
negronis|Cocktails with gin, vermouth and Campari
nemesis|Archenemy
nemesis|Jerry, to Tom, in cartoons
neonate|Someone who was literally born yesterday
nephews|Rare beneficiaries of royal succession
nesters|Birds or wasps
nestles|Spoons, e.g.
netizen|Web user
neurons|Cells separated by synaptic gaps
neurons|Reflex messengers
neutral|Like Switzerland during World War II
newborn|Glory to the ___ king (carol line)
newsboy|Extra! Extra! shouter
newscast|It may include sports and weather
newsmen|Lester Holt and Anderson Cooper
newsroom|Post office?
newsrooms|Post production locales?
nibblers|Dainty eaters
nihilist|One whose guiding philosophy is "What does it matter?"
nippier|More chilly
nitpick|Make tiny criticisms
noblemen|Duke and others
noisemaker|New Year's Eve party freebie
nominate|Put up to run
nonfactors|They don't come into play
noodges|Pestering people
normalcy|Regularness
nosebleed|What "epistaxis" is a fancy medical term for
notated|Represented in sheet music
novitiate|New brother or sister
oatcake|Classic Scottish breakfast item
obnoxious|Very annoying
oboists|They're found among the reeds
obsesses|Hangs onto something
ocarina|Relative of a flute
occasioned|Brought about
oceanaut|Sub tenant?
ocelots|Predators of armadillos and rabbits
octagon|Stop sign shape
octahedra|Eight-sided solids
octopus|Tako, on a sushi menu
oersted|Magnetic intensity unit named after a Danish physicist
olestra|Onetime Procter & Gamble product on Time magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Inventions"
onrushes|Surges
opening|Employment opportunity
operant|In effect
operetta|Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work
opossums|Pogo and others
options|Acquires the film rights to
opulent|Fit for a king
orangeade|Fruity refreshment
orbital|Kind of velocity in planetary physics
orbiters|Spacecrafts circling the earth
orchard|Apple production site
orchestrate|Bring about
ordained|Like priests
ordinal|It's part of a series
ordnance|Artillery
oriental|Avenue between Reading Railroad and Chance
orientate|Get situated, in Britspeak
origami|A folder is needed for this
orioles|Ballplayers with birds on their caps
orthodontist|... "Get to the chopper!"
osmosis|Effortless assimilation
otherwise|Else
ottoman|Like Constantinople
ottoman|Piece of furniture that's at least a couple of feet wide
outback|Bush
outcast|One rejected by a group
outdated|Like movie rental stores
outdoors|Great place to be
outlawed|Like chewing gum in Singapore or wearing blue jeans in North Korea (seriously!)
outlets|Powerpoints?
outrival|Eclipse
outside|Plate umpire's call
outtakes|Bonus features on some DVDs
overact|Ham it up
overall|As a whole
overbore|Domineered
overcoat|Garment left in a cloakroom
overcome|Triumph
overdid|Hammed up
overeat|What many Americans do on Thanksgiving
overexpose|Advertise excessively
overexpose|Give too much light
overfill|Exceed the capacity of
overlap|Center of a Venn diagram
overpay|Get soaked, say
overran|Went past
oversized|Like a wide load
oversleep|Fail to come to?
overstated|Blew out of proportion
overtime|Reward for working late
overture|Oratorio opener, often
ovoidal|Egg-shaped
ownership|It can pass when you pass
oxygenize|XYZ
oysters|___ Rockefeller
paddleboard|Dog ... / Star ...
paladin|Knight renowned for heroism and chivalry
palette|Mixing board
palooka|Big ape
pancreas|Where the islets of Langerhans are located
pandemic|Global scare
panpipe|Wind instrument named after a Greek god
panpipes|Bash some tobacco holders?
pansexual|Potentially attracted to anyone
pansies|Some garden blooms
papyrus|Material for the Book of the Dead
parable|The Good Samaritan, e.g.
paraders|Figures by a float
paradise|Something lost in old literature
paradox|Potential consequence of time travel
paragon|Ideal
paranoia|There is no literature and art without ___: Thomas Pynchon
parasitic|Spongelike
pardner|Western sidekick
parenthood|2010s NBC drama that revolved around three generations of a family
parents|Many T-ball coaches
parings|Discarded parts of apples and potatoes
parmesan|Italian cheese
parolee|One out?
parolee|One out?
parrots|Repeats mindlessly
parsing|Dissecting grammatically
parterre|Auditorium section beneath the balcony
passant|En ___ (chess move)
passkey|Need for a restricted area
pastries|Turnovers, e.g.
patella|Kneecap
patootie|Baby's bottom?
patriot|Winner of the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in N.F.L. history (16 total points)
pawnshops|Places where goods are sometimes fenced
paygrade|*Level on the military wage scale
peashooter|Old-fashioned launcher
peccadilloes|Minor indiscretions
pecorino|Cheese whose name comes from the Italian for "sheep"
pedestal|Bust supporter
peepers|Eyes, slangily
penknives|Whittlers' tools
peonies|Flowers named after the Greek physician of the gods
perforation|Ace in the hole?
persist|Goon
personality|Radio D.J., e.g.
pesters|Hounds
pettiest|Most small-minded
petting|Kind of zoo
petunia|Flowery girl's name
pharaoh|Exodus figure
pheasants|They're game
philanders|*Plays around (4 & 6)
phonics|Sound system?
picaresque|Like a novel with a roguish, adventuring hero
piecing|___ together (figuring out)
pierogi|Polish dish
pileups|Major accidents
pillars|Important members of the community, so to speak
pinkoes|People whose political views are "Communist lite"
pinpointed|Precisely found
pipette|Eyedropper, essentially
pipette|Narrow tube in chemistry
piratic|Relating to theft on the high seas
pirating|Using without paying royalties, say
pistachio|Ice cream flavor
pistils|Female flower parts
pitfall|Trap for the unwary
placard|Protester's sign, e.g.
placenta|One end of an umbilical cord
planets|Objects spinning in an orrery
plateau|Reach a point of diminishing returns
platonic|Close ... but not THAT close
playdate|Recess appointment?
players|Four of hearts?
playoffs|Semis are found in them
plunges|Nosedives
plunging|Contact electronically
poached|Took stock?
poetess|Sappho, e.g.
polarity|Property of a magnet
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
pollack|Three Days of the Condor director
poolhall|Place where one might hear "That's my cue!"
popcorn|Popular microwave snack
popcorn|Theater fare
popinjay|... the guy who always shows up unannounced
popular|In
population|China's is around 1.4 billion
porcini|Pricey mushroom
portfolio|Artist's collection
portholes|Battleship row
posited|Not yet proven
posited|Put forward as a basis of argument
postdoc|Aspiring prof, maybe
pothead|Jack ... / Cheese ...
potholes|Road hazards that need filling
potlatch|Celebratory Native American feast
potlucks|Some group dinners
potshots|Components of stoner movies?
powerless|Notable
preamble|First words
precede|Come before
preceded|Came before
precious|Term of endearment
premiere|It's a first
prenuptial|Wedding agreement
prepare|Ready
prepped|Got ready to be operated on
presales|Events for special customers
preschool|Nursery
pressman|Certain newspaper employee
pressure|*Important spot on the body for acupuncture
preteen|Like the phase ending after 12
pretend|Act as if
pretend|Just imagine
prevents|Averts
prewrap|What keeps athletic tape from sticking to the skin
pricers|Department store staffers
priedieu|Fixture in a church sanctuary
priestly|Like some vestments
primers|Easy reads
primrose|Flower that's often yellow
privileges|Outhouses
process|Set of steps
profess|Assert openly
proffer|Present for acceptance
prologue|What may precede Chapter 1 in a novel
prominent|Conspicuous
propane|Barbecue griller's purchase
proposition|Starting point in logic
prosecutor|One with something to prove
protected|Alee, at sea
protein|Body building block
protein|Muscle builder
protozoan|Single-celled organism
protrude|Jut out
prurient|Appealing to lascivious desires
psyched|Pumped up, so to speak
psychic|Mind reader
pulsars|Emitters of cosmic rays
purview|UVW
quagmires|Sticky situations
quartets|The Beatles and the Monkees
quatorze|Louis ___ (French king)
quenched|Rapidly cooled, as metal
quilted|Participated in a bee
quorums|Requirements for voting
rabbits|Bugs and Thumper
radical|Moderate's opposite
radicchio|Leafy salad ingredient
ragweed|Hay fever irritant
railcar|Training wheels?
raiment|Clothing
raincoat|Sartorial choice for Lieutenant Columbo
rainout|Weather-related game cancellation
ramshorn|What a shofar is typically made from
rancher|Stock owner
ranches|Stock spreads
ransack|Pillage
ransomed|Freed, but not for free
rarebit|Melted cheese over toast
ratatat|Rapping sound
ratfink|Snitch, redundantly
rathole|Squalid place
razorback|University of Arkansas mascot
readied|Prepared
realign|Put in order, in a way
receive|Field a kickoff
recipes|File box filler
recitative|Operatic song-speech
recover|Get better
recusal|Result of a judicial conflict of interest
reelers|Three-___ (long movies, once)
refinance|Go from variable to fixed-rate, say
refusenik|One who illegally ignores orders
regaled|Entertained with a story, say
regatta|Meet at the river, perhaps
regents|University officials
regimen|50 situps a day, say
reginal|Fit for a queen
regional|Like some dialects
regional|Not national, as an airline
rehearsal|Part of a wedding weekend
reindeer|Member of a popular package delivery service
reindeer|Package deliverers of the present day?
reinvest|Put back into the market
reiterate|*Say again
rejigger|Adjust
relating|As (to)
relearn|Brush up on
relearned|Brushed up on
relearns|Takes a refresher course in
relieves|Salves
remains|Hangs around
remasters|Enhances, as an original recording
remnant|Leftover
remoras|Fish with a symbiotic relationship with sharks
remoras|Suckerfish
removes|Strips
removes|Takes off
renegades|Traitors
reorient|Adjust, in a way
repaper|Cover over, as a wall
repasts|Meals
replace|Supersede
replies|Fields questions, say
representative|Politician that the voters [circled letters] to Congress
reprints|Not originals
reptile|Chameleon or iguana
reputed|Said (to be)
rescinds|Takes back, as an offer
resents|Doesn't take well
reshape|Mold into something new
resistor|Circuit board component
resorts|Many honeymoon locales
respects|Abides by, as rules
respite|Breather
restages|Produces a revival of
restart|Common fix for computer problems
restive|Fidgety
restored|Good as new
restraints|Seatbelts, e.g.
restrooms|... They're lousy places to sleep
restyles|Gives a makeover
results|Sports page listings
retiree|Many a local volunteer
retires|Calls it quits
retotal|Verify the addition of
retrains|Prepares for a second career, say
retrofit|Supply with updated parts
retunes|Adjusts, as an instrument
reveille|Wake-up call
revered|Held high
reviver|E.M.T., at times
ricochet|*Bounce (4 & 4)
riddled|Full of holes
rigamarole|Petty set of procedures
rimshot|Response to a joke
rimshots|Sound effects after some one-liners
ringleader|*Law enforcement target
ringtoss|Carnival game with bottles
rioters|Revolting group
ripened|Turned yellow, say
ripeness|What the thunk of a watermelon indicates
riptide|Bash a laundry room brand?
risottos|Italian dishes that are simmered
rivaled|Competed with
rivieras|Coastal resort areas
roadstead|Partly sheltered area near land in which vessels ride at anchor
rockets|Houston N.B.A. team
roguish|Mischievous
rollover|What some investments and trained dogs do
rosettes|Floral cake decorations
rototill|Turn soil by machine
rotundas|Buildings with circular floor plans
roughrider|Cavalryman under Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
rubaiyat|Source of the line "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread - and Thou"
rudiments|ABCs
runtiest|Most undersized
sabotage|Throw a monkey wrench into
saccade|Rapid movement of the eye from one point to another
sacrifice|[See note]
saddens|Turns blue?
safaris|Opportunities to watch the big game?
saguaro|Its blossom is the state flower of Arizona
salient|Sticking out
sambuca|Anise-flavored liqueur
sandalwood|Arboreal fragrance
sandlot|Diamond in the rough?
sandman|The guy of your dreams?
sandspur|Grass with prickly burs
sapphires|45th anniversary gifts
sarongs|Garments worn at beach parties
sashimi|Dish often served with soy sauce
sashimi|Dish often served with wasabi
sassiness|Cheek
satanic|Mephistophelian
satanist|Worshiper with an inverted pentagram, maybe
sateens|Silky cottons
satires|Borat and others
satires|Works like "Animal Farm" and "Gulliver's Travels"
satirists|Horace and Juvenal, for two
satyric|Lecherous
savaged|Criticized severely
scalene|Like a triangle with unequal sides
scallops|Distinctively shelled bivalves
scamper|Scurry
scandium|Rare-earth element named after where it was discovered
scanners|Checkout devices
scarabs|Pharaonic symbols
scarcest|Like promethium, among all the rare earth metals
scarecrows|Stuffed shirts?
scatter|Word before shot or plot
scented|Perfumed
scepters|Symbols of sovereignty
schemas|Outlines
schmear|Amount of cream cheese
schmear|Bagel topper
schmuck|Dummy
schnitzel|Veal dish
scholastics|Thomas Aquinas and others, philosophically
sciences|Arts and ___
screeds|Lengthy rants
screener|Advance showing of a film
scribble|Write quickly and none too carefully
scrimps|Economizes
scrooge|Skinflint
scrunchy|Ponytail holder
sculler|Oar
searcher|Role in hide-and-seek
seashore|Shell station?
seasick|Feeling unsettled, in a way
seaside|Boardwalk's locale
seatbelt|Travel restriction?
seawater|Input in a desalination plant
section|Stadium ticket info
section|Ticket information
seepage|Cellar problem
seesaws|School boards?
seethed|Saw red
seething|Really angry
seismic|Huge and abrupt
sellers|Peter of the "Pink Panther" films
semidry|Only mildly sweet
seminal|Formative
seminude|Like many classical statues
semipro|Athlete getting part-time pay
senator|1% of the body?
senator|Long-term legislator
senoras|Madrid matrons
sensationalizes|Hypes
sensing|Picking up on
seppuku|Self-inflicted ritual death of a samurai
sequoias|Forest giants
serenade|Court, in a way
serenaded|Wooed à la Don Giovanni
serials|Stories in installments
sermons|Church talks
serrano|It's higher on the Scoville scale than a jalapeño
sesames|Opening words?
sessions|Therapy appointments
setback|Hinder
seventeen|E-mag?
several|A few
shallow|Uninteresting and self-absorbed
shampoo|Freebie in a hotel bathroom
shapely|Well-formed
shapely|Well-turned
sharifs|Muslim magistrates
sheathe|Cover in a protective layer
shedder|Labrador retriever or Alaskan malamute, notably
sherlock|Expert sleuth
shoehorns|Squeezes (into)
shopper|Free all-ad publication
shoring|Propping (up)
shoring|Supporting, with "up"
shortie|Nickname for someone under five feet
shortsighted|... the guy who barely shows he's exasperated
showcase|The Price Is Right prize
showpiece|Exhibition highlight
sickrooms|Quarantine locales
sidearm|One way to pitch
sideburns|Elvis had big ones
siestas|Breaks along the Panama Canal?
signora|Mona Lisa, for one
silicate|Quartz, e.g.
silicone|Insulation and sealing material
similarly|Likewise
singers|Choir composition
sinuses|Sites of congestion
situation|Pickle
sixties|Peace time?
skeptic|Nonbeliever
sketchy|Two-masted vessel
skillet|Item of cookware
skimobile|Winter transport
skipped|Passed on
skyhooks|Signature shots of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
slanders|Defames
slapdash|Too fast to be careful
slapstick|Monty Python genre
sleepover|Stay with a friend, say
sleeved|Like LPs and some dresses
sleight|Magician's skill
sleuths|Detectives
slights|Deliberate discourtesies
slipups|Boo-boos
slovens|Pigs
smarties|Geniuses, informally
smelter|Profession since the Bronze Age
smiling|Like the Cheshire cat
smitten|Completely enchanted
smudged|Dirty, in a way
snagged|Caught
snarler|Dog to beware of
sneaker|Bit of court wear
sneakers|Some court wear
snickers|Derisive chuckles
snidest|Most sarcastic
snipers|Last-minute eBay bidders
snorkel|Do a school visit, in a way?
snowsuits|Winter play outfits
soberer|Less drunk
sobriquet|Nickname
sobriquet|Nickname
socialist|Left, and then some
society|Upper crust
sojourn|Stopover
solider|More substantial
soliloquy|To be or not to be ..., e.g.
solvent|Able to get out of the hole
someday|In the indeterminate future
soonest|Next available
sophist|Fallacious reasoner
sophist|Specious arguer
soprano|One never ends on a low note
sopranos|TV Guide's "Best Series of All Time," with "The"
sorties|Military excursions
soybeans|Vegan source of protein
spambots|Junk dealers?
spandex|Swimsuit material
sparrow|Bird that "His eye is on," in a hymn
spatter|Make a mess, as hot grease on a surface
spectral|Ghostly
speeder|75+ person?
spelunk|Do some underground exploring
spelunking|Underground activity
sphinxes|Enigmatic people
spiegel|Big name in mail-order catalogs
spillage|Overflow
spindly|Like the legs of a daddy longlegs
spinner|Alternative to a die
spinout|Nascar mishap
spirited|Feisty
spirits|Alcohol
splaying|Spreading out
splines|Thin strips used in building construction
spoilers|Parts of reviews you might not want to read
sponged|Cadged
sponges|Boozehounds
sponges|Things for cleaning dishes
spooled|Wound
sportsmen|Guys who fish or hunt, say
spotlit|Drew attention to
sprawls|Takes up a lot of space
sprinkle|Light shower
sprints|Some track-and-field training
spritzed|Applied, as perfume
spryest|Most nimble
squarer|Not so hip
squarest|QRST
stabled|Sheltered, as stock
stalled|Temporarily conked out
stampede|Rush of Black Friday shoppers, e.g.
standard|Benchmark
standpat|Stick to one's guns
stardom|American Idol quest
starkly|With lots of contrast
starless|Like an overcast night sky
starlings|Birds known to mimic car alarms and human speech
starships|Means of interstellar travel
started|Launched
starter|Official with a pistol
startle|Shock
stashes|Puts away
stashes|Squirrels away
station|Social position
stationary|Inert
stature|Eminence
stealth|Ninja's asset
steepens|Increases in price
steepest|Most exorbitant
stegosaurus|Colorado's official state dinosaur
stellas|Popular Belgian beers, for short
stencils|Spray-painting tools
stenographer|One versed in shorthand
sterner|Not so lenient
steroid|Substance for a juicer
stifling|Oppressive
stiletto|Weapon with an Italian name
stingrays|Old sports cars named for a fish
stinkers|No-goodniks
stirred|Didn't lie completely still, say
stokers|Steam locomotive workers
stolidly|Without betraying emotion
stooges|Ones in funny shorts
stoolie|Informer
stouter|Having a heavier build
stoutest|Most brave
straightener|Hair care item
streambed|It holds water
streets|1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
stripling|Hitting close to home?
stripling|Pattern on a barber pole
striver|One really trying
stroked|Gently boosted, as someone's ego
strongman|Dictator
stuffed|Like some peppers and ballot boxes
stupors|Dazed states
stymies|Foils
subsisted|Got by
success|A "lousy teacher," per Bill Gates
success|Favorable outcome
sultanate|Oman, for one
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunscreen|Protection at the beach
sunstroke|Danger of laboring outdoors in the summer
surcease|Put a stop to
swaddle|Envelop in a blanket
swallow|Cousin of a lark
swankest|Most stylish
sweetie|Angel
swimmer|Pool party?
synapse|It may get fired because of a thought
synfuels|Petroleum substitutes
syringe|Hypodermic
systole|Cardiac contraction
tabletop|Place to play a board game
tabletops|Things felt at a casino?
tabloid|New York's Daily News, e.g.
tactile|Able to be felt
taekwondo|Class one might take for kicks?
taekwondo|National sport of South Korea
tailfin|Something big in 1950s autodom
tailspin|Aerobatic maneuver
tallies|Counts
tamarind|Ingredient in Worcestershire sauce
tampers|Meddles (with)
tangelo|Perfect child
tapioca|Pudding ingredient
tapioca|Pudding ingredient from the cassava root
tapioca|Starchy pudding
tarantula|One with hairy legs
tartare|Served raw, as steak
tatamis|Japanese floor coverings
tatting|Lacework technique
tattler|Rat
tautened|Like a fishing line after a bite
tautened|Stretched tight
tautens|Loses slack
taxicab|Hack, redundantly
taximeters|They run while you ride
teacher|Someone who likes to see many raised hands
teakettle|Spot starter?
teaming|Joining, with "up"
teargas|*Riot dispersal weapon
teatime|Three or four, say
tedious|Overly dry, perhaps
teenager|Joan of Arc, at the time of her death
teetered|Was on the verge of collapse
telecoms|Sprint and such
telepaths|They don't keep their thoughts to themselves
teleporting|Futuristic travel method
teleports|Travels like the fly in sci-fi's "The Fly"
telescope|Help for a star witness?
televangelism|Some Sunday broadcasting
televise|Air
temperature|What's measured by [circled letters]
tempests|Tumults
temples|Many East Asian World Heritage Sites
tenable|Not ridiculous, as an argument
tenpins|Bowling
terrorists|Many action movie villains
terrorists|Targets for SEAL Team Six
tesserae|Art tiles
tethers|Holds in place
tetrahedra|D4 dice in role-playing games, e.g.
theocracy|Opposite of a state of disbelief
thirteen|Missing button in many an elevator
thrilled|Sent
thyroids|Energy regulators in the body
tightknit|Close, as a community
timberlands|Footwear with a tree logo
timeline|Graphic representation of history
timeout|Preschool punishment
timidly|How wallflowers act
tinfoils|Kitchen wraps
tipping|*Malcolm Gladwell best seller, with "The"
titanic|Passenger ship in a 1912 calamity
tittles|Jots
toasted|Like bread and newlyweds, maybe
toasted|Like some bagels and newlyweds
toasting|Honoring, as at a wedding
toiletries|Travel kit contents
tolerable|O.K.
toolbar|Windows strip
topcoat|Bit of outerwear
topcoat|Chesterfield or reefer
topical|In the news
topline|Five-star
topmast|Something sailors may see over the horizon
torched|Set aflame
toreros|Caped fighters
torment|Harass endlessly
tornado|What might raise the roof?
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
torpedoes|Nixes, as a plan
torrent|Flood
torsion|Kind of spring found in a mousetrap
toucans|Ones who can't change large bills?
toupees|Locks that might not be totally secure?
towards|In the direction of
trachea|Inspirational passage?
trachea|Wrong pipe, so to speak
tradeoff|Sacrifice of square footage for location, e.g.
trailer|It comes after "Coming soon ..."
trainee|One at a new job
trampoline|Gym equipment with springs
tramway|Mine transport
tranquility|Name of a sea first visited in 1969
transience|Ephemerality
transmit|Send
trapdoor|Opening in the theater, maybe
trattoria|*Pasta-serving cafe
trayfuls|Cafeteria loads
treater|*Trick-or-___ (kid on Halloween)
tremble|Shiver from fear
tressed|Having locks
trestle|Part of a bridge
trestle|Railroad bridge support
triaged|Prioritized in a hospital
tribunal|Court
tricolor|France's flag, e.g.
tricolor|Like the French and Italian flags
trifecta|Winning an Oscar, Emmy and Tony, for an actor
tripods|Camera stabilizers
tritone|Interval known as "the devil in music" on account of its unsettling sound
troopers|Ticket issuers
trotter|Horse in a harness race
trounces|Shellacs
truants|Class skippers
truelove|Soul mate
truncheon|Officer's baton
tsardom|Russia, once
tsardom|Russia, once
tsarinas|Russian rulers of old
tsktsks|Shakes a finger at
turbojet|Powerful engine
turtler|Terrapin catcher
turtles|Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture
twinkle|Word repeated before "little star," in a nursery rhyme
twinkly|Like stars in one's eyes
twirler|Performer with a baton
twosome|Couple
tympani|Part of a percussion ensemble
typeset|Prepare for printing
ukulele|Marilyn Monroe played one in "Some Like It Hot"
umpteen|Lots of
undercover|In disguise for a mission
underway|*Amazement
uneaten|Like leftovers
unentered|Not yet in the database
ungarbed|Naked
ungulate|Having hooves
universe|Everything, with "the"
unkempt|Needing neatening
unlaced|Not tied, as sneakers
unlined|Not having wrinkles
unopened|Still in the box
unpaired|Matchless
unpicked|Like fruit on a tree
unready|Off guard
unreels|Opposite of "winds up"
unscrew|Remove, as a light bulb
unshorn|Baa-dly needing a haircut?
unsober|Drunk
unweave|Take apart, as a tapestry
unwritten|Oral only
updates|Keeps current
upgrade|Improvement
upraise|Heighten
upstage|Overshadow
upstarts|Arrogant newcomers
upstarts|The nouveau riche
uptight|Not loose
uptrend|Good news for a stockholder
uranium|Stockpile that may be subject to inspection
uttered|Said aloud
vaccine|Medical breakthrough
vamoose|Forest animal in the state nicknamed Old Dominion?
vanguards|Leaders of movements
vanilla|Ice cream flavor
vanishes|Goes poof!
variable|Not fixed
variable|The "x" or "y" in 2x + 3y = 15
variant|An ay for an aye, e.g.?
varying|Changing from time to time
veinier|More streaked, as marble
vendetta|Blood feud
veneration|Star treatment
venison|Game meat
ventral|Counterpart of dorsal
verboten|Taboo
verdant|Lush
vespers|Evening service
vignette|Short story
violets|Miniature spring bouquet
violinist|Orchestra's concertmaster, usually
virtuosos|Masters
visitor|Someone dropping by
vitamins|A, B, C, D and E, to nutritionists
voiceovers|Some commercial work
wagered|Put on the line
wanders|Strays
warrants|Justifies
washroom|Lavatory
washrooms|Psychedelic stuff from the Evergreen State?
waspish|Petulant
waterski|Article of equipment akin to a wakeboard
weavers|Finchlike birds that build intricate nests
website|Line on many a business card
weekdays|Work times, typically
weirder|More unusual
weirdest|Least normal
welcome|Start of many a speech
whipsawed|Jerked in two directions at once
whoppers|Big fat lies
winglet|It turns up at the edge of a plane
wingspread|Glider measurement
winters|Spends December through March (in)
wirehaired|Like some terriers
wiretap|Listen here!
wiriest|Most sinewy
woodmen|Lumberjacks, e.g.
yesterday|Number one on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Pop Songs" list
yttrium|Element used in old television tubes
yuppies|Big-spending demographic group
zappers|Mosquito killers
zealots|Die-hard types
zeroing|Homing (in on)
zirconia|Cubic ___ (synthetic gemstone)
abalone|Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashes|Embarrasses
abilities|Superheroes' specialties
aborted|Scrubbed
aborted|Scrubbed
abscond|Leave hurriedly and secretively
abundant|Plentiful
abysses|Bottomless pits
accesses|Logs on to, say
accolades|Props
accredit|Sanction
achieve|Realize
acolyte|Superfan
acquiesce|Give in
acrobats|Cirque du Soleil stars, e.g.
acronyms|Nascar and FIFA, e.g.
acrophobia|High anxiety?
actress|Tyne Daly or Keira Knightley
actress|Winters or Somers
adherence|Strict commitment
adherent|Follower
adheres|Sticks (to)
admirals|Four-star figures
admired|Like idols
adoring|Like the Magi
advance|Part of a book deal
adverse|Unfavorable
advisors|Cabinet members, to the president
aerator|Device that keeps fish alive
aerialist|Trapeze performer
aerosol|Fine spray
aerosol|Form of graffiti
aerosols|Sssss makers
affable|Good-natured
affairs|Things to get in order
afghans|Some woolen blankets
afterbirth|So-called "third stage of labor"
ageists|Some unfair hiring managers
ageless|Eternal
agendas|Intentions
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agitate|Shake up
agnostic|Neither a believer nor a disbeliever
agoraphobia|Fear of public places
agreeable|Pleasant
ahistorical|Ignoring the record of past events
aileron|Airplane wing feature
aimless|Lacking focus
airdate|Broadcast time
airfare|Going rate?
airlifted|Choppered in or out, say
airtime|Station slot
airtime|TV broadcast slot
alacrity|Promptness
alchemist|Isaac Newton, by hobby
alewife|Fish in the herring family
alfredo|Fettuccine sauce
algebra|Something with an "x" factor?
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Put off
alienate|Turn off
alimony|Ex-spousal support
alleged|Word included to prevent libel, say
alleges|Professes
allegro|Brisk, musically
alligators|Denizens of New York City sewers, per an urban legend
allotted|Meted out
altimeters|Devices that work by comparing air pressures
amalgam|Blend
amalgam|Mash-up
amalgamate|Tallowy
amasses|Piles up
amethysts|FEBRUARY
amiable|Easy to get along with
amiable|Easygoing
amnesia|Plot device that prompts a protagonist to piece things together
amoebae|Amorphous creatures
amoebas|Things on the small slide?
amorous|Ready for romance
anaerobe|It requires no oxygen for growth
analyst|Certain employee at ESPN or JPMorgan Chase
anarchy|It's against the rule
ancestors|Tree toppers
anchorage|Alaska's largest city
anchovy|Caesar salad ingredient
anemias|Weaknesses
anemone|Windflower
aneroid|Kind of barometer that doesn't use liquid
animate|Give life to
animate|Give life to
animated|Bubbly
anisette|Sweet liqueur
anklebone|Talus
annotate|Mark up, as a textbook
annoyances|Headaches
anoints|Selects, as a successor
answerer|Respondent
answers|a), b), c) and d), on a multiple-choice test
antelope|Quick buck, say
antidote|The ___ for 50 enemies is one friend: Aristotle
antidote|Remedy
antipode|The North Pole vis-à-vis the South Pole, e.g.
antispam|Preventing cyberclutter
antitank|Kind of missile
anytime|Noon, Eleven
apogees|High points
apolune|Farthest orbital point from the moon
apostate|Nonbeliever, now
apostle|John or Paul, but not Ringo
apostles|Guests at the Last Supper
appalled|Shocked
appease|Give a sop to, maybe
appends|Tacks on
applejacks|Breakfast cereal in a green box
applique|Quilting technique with patches
approve|Rubber-stamp, say
apricots|Some brandy fruits
aquatic|Marine, say
aquiline|Eaglelike
aquiver|Trembling
arabica|Type of coffee
arcades|Places to play Skee-Ball
arcadia|Land of rustic innocence
archaism|Thou, for one
archival|Like a newspaper's morgue files
archival|Like records stored for research
ardency|Fervor
armchairs|Things typically found in dens
armhole|One of two for a tee
arouses|Turns on
arrests|Parts of a record
arsenal|Premier League rival of Tottenham Hotspur
artisan|Craftsperson
artistic|Expressively creative
artless|Clumsy
arugula|Salad green
asinine|Donkeyish
askance|Skeptically
askance|With disapproval or distrust
assesses|Judges
assists|Magic Johnson's 10,141
associate|Think of together
assured|Convinced
asterisk|Cellphone button
atheist|One who's unfaithful?
atlases|Self-help books for those feeling lost?
atmosphere|Vibe
atonement|Penance
attached|Stuck on
attacks|Charges
attacks|Poison-pen letters, e.g.
attendant|Emilia vis-à-vis Desdemona, in "Othello"
attendee|Present person
attendees|Event organizer's count
attired|Opposite of naked
attitude|Insolent manner
attract|Draw
attract|Have a magnetic effect on
attraction|Draw
auctioneer|One with lots to sell
audible|Last-second play change
audiobooks|Some road trip entertainment
audiotape|Smoking gun of Watergate
auditor|One for the books?
autopen|Device for reproducing one's signature
autopsy|Final exam?
autoworker|Bodybuilder?
available|Single and ready to mingle
avalanche|Deluge
avenger|One fighting against Thanos
avengers|Comic book debut of 1963, with "The"
average|So-so
averred|Categorically stated
avocado|California roll ingredient
avoided|Got around
awesome|So cool!
axiomatic|Self-evident
azaleas|Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry"
bachelor|Hit ABC dating show, with "The"
backspin|What a chop shot imparts
badlands|Area of South Dakota
badmouth|Trash
baileys|Brand of Irish cream liqueur
bailout|Financial rescue
baiting|Deliberately provoking
balderdash|Twaddle
ballads|Burns's "The Soldier's Return" and others
ballgame|*Something to "take me out to," in an old song
balsamic|Like some vinaigrette
bananas|Absolutely crazy
bankrupt|Wheel of Fortune spin on either side of "ONE MILLION"
barbeque|Occasion for smoking
bargain|Steal
baristas|Workers with a daily grind?
baritones|Some deep voices
barrage|Avalanche
barterer|One who might say "Your money's no good here"?
baseless|Like wild accusations
baseman|Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth
basilicas|Places of worship
basmati|Rice variety
bassets|Relatives of bloodhounds
bastions|Defensive fortifications
batgirl|Enemy of the Joker
bathhouses|Historic sites in Hot Springs, Ark.
bazooka|Bubble gum brand
beacons|Guiding lights
bearhugs|Gripping experiences that take your breath away
beefcake|Hot food?
beetles|Largest order of animals on earth, with over 350,000 species
befouled|Made dirty
beguiling|Seductive
behests|Commands
belayed|Secured, as a sailor's rope
benefit|Perk from work
bequeath|Pass on after passing on
besmear|Dirty, in a way
bespoke|Custom-made, as a suit
bewitch|Entrance
biennia|Representatives' term lengths
billfolds|Businessman Gates gets out of the poker game?
billowy|Loose and flowing, as a dress
biology|Life lessons?
bipolar|Marked by opposite extremes
birdsong|Series of tweets
bistros|Paris hangouts
bitstream|Sequence of 0's and 1's
blacktop|Many a country road
blamable|At fault
blarney|Utter nonsense
blather|Prattle
blearier|More like tired eyes
bloodstain|Laundry problem for Dracula?
blotter|Ink absorber
bluecap|Another name for the cornflower
bluestone|Relative of slate
boatyard|Shipbuilding place
bobsleds|Singer Dylan has fun in the snow?
bodices|Dresses' upper sections
boilerplate|Standard contract text
bombing|Terrible on opening weekend, say
bonfire|Celebratory blaze
boobird|Angry arenagoer, in slang
boobirds|Fans that jeer the home team, informally
boohoos|Blubbers
boomerangs|Items that are hard to throw away?
boomers|Male kangaroos
boomtowns|Gold rush phenomena
boorish|Uncivilized
bootlegs|Pirates, say
bottled|Alternative to canned
bottler|Soda factory worker
bottles|Caseload?
boycotts|Business checks?
bracelet|Charming jewelry?
bracket|Collection of seeds?
brassiere|Garment with a French name
breakeven|Cover the costs, but that's all
breeching|Going from petticoats to pants, once
breezed|Glided effortlessly (through)
bridesmaid|Wedding attendant
broadside|Major attack
broilers|Parts of gas stoves
brooded|Was on eggshells?
brooder|Heated house for chicks
brouhaha|Hubbub
brownie|Furrowed feature
brownies|Some future Girl Scouts
brownnoser|*Sycophant
brutalities|Savage acts
buckaroo|Cowpoke
buddies|Close pals
buffalo|Sacred creature to many Native Plains people
bugaboo|Cause of dread
buildup|Accumulation
bureaucrat|Paper-pusher
busboys|Some restaurant staffers
cabanas|Beach huts
cabaret|Liza Minnelli musical set in Berlin
cabaret|Musical for which Liza Minnelli won an Oscar
caboose|Car opposite the locomotive
cachinnate|Laugh uproariously
cakewalk|Easy win
calendar|Event planner's need
calibrating|Marking, as a gauge
calicoes|Printed cotton fabrics
camelhair|Expensive coat material
cameraman|Professional on a film set
campers|Homes with wheels
campouts|In-tents experiences?
canasta|Card game with melds
candied|Voltaire's sweet novel?
candies|Halloween haul
cannery|Corn or bean plant, perhaps
cantata|One of more than 200 Bach works
canteen|This holds water
capitol|Building pictured on the back of a $50 bill
capitol|Image on the back of a $50 bill
capuchin|Certain monkey ... or monk
caramel|Apple coating at a fair
carapace|Terrapin topper
cardamom|Check someone's parent to make sure she's of drinking age?
careers|Occupations
caretaker|One tending a house during the owner's absence
carmaker|Model company
carrels|Library workspaces
carryon|Don't mind me!
carryout|To-go
cassettes|Tapes, say
castanet|Do some trawling at sea?
castling|Rookie move?
catalysts|Spark plugs
catered|Brought into existence
cathodes|Some battery ends
catnaps|Small siestas
catspaw|Person who's being used
cavemen|Club owners?
cavities|Unfilled spaces
celibate|Like a virgin
cellmate|Pen pal?
cellophane|Film about food?
censors|Bleeps
centaur|Person on horseback?
centavos|Change in Cuba
centric|Ending that's in the middle?
cereals|Post boxes?
chalkboard|Riddle-de-dee: What's clean when black and dirty when white?
chanter|Street protester or Tibetan monk
chantey|Sailor's song
charade|Absurd pretense
charade|Absurd pretense
charlatans|Fakes
chassis|Supporting frame
chateau|Country house
chatter|Idle gossip
cheapie|Low-cost version, informally
cheapos|Penny pinchers
cheapskate|Skinflint
cheered|Picked (up)
cheerios|The surface tension of milk makes them stick together
cheetah|Smallest of the big cats
cheetah|Something spotted on a safari
chicanery|Deceitful doings
chickens|Coop group
chickens|Fraidy-cats
chiefdom|Political system with a paramount leader
chinook|Pacific Northwest native
chiropractor|Health professional who has your back?
chitchat|Small talk
chocolate|Sweet that lacks milk
cicadas|Insects that may emerge after 17 years
cicadas|Large, noisy insects
citrine|Yellow variety of quartz
citrines|Gemstones resembling topaz
clafouti|French dessert of fruit encased in sweet batter
clarets|Some reds
cleaned|Hit the jackpot, with "up"
cleanse|Detox
clearcut|Plain as day
clearly|Needless to say
coalesce|Come together
coarsely|In a crude way
coaster|Bar freebie
cocaine|Illegal import from Colombia
cockapoo|Mixed-breed dog that's part spaniel
cockerel|Young rooster
cockpit|Place for an ace
cocktails|Dinner preceder on a dinner invitation
coddled|Was gentle with
coffeepots|Things with perks?
collate|Advanced photocopier instruction
cologne|Calvin Klein's Eternity, e.g.
colonel|Mustard, for one
colonial|Common house style
comfier|Like slippers versus dress shoes
comments|Section often symbolized by a speech bubble
commitment|*Express one's view
compadre|Buddy
compared|Amigo
competent|Capable
concave|Like a bowl
concertinas|Relatives of accordions
concerts|Tour events
conches|Things held up to the ear
condemn|Censure
consoles|Xbox and GameCube
consorts|Royal spouses
containing|Bottling up
coparents|Separated couple with kids, say
copilot|What some say God is to them
copters|Whirlybirds
cornerstone|Place to look for a date
corolla|Toyota model since 1966
coronae|Astronomical rings
coronet|Bit of headwear that often has jewels
corporate|Related to big business
counsel|Sixth Amendment right
cowbell|*Means of locating one from the herd
cowboys|Some rodeo riders
cowgirls|Ones who "Don't Cry," according to a 2008 country hit
cowlings|Al who famously drove a white Ford Bronco
cracker|Cheese plate staple
crawdad|Mudbug, by another name
crawdad|Small, lobsterlike crustacean
crayons|They may come with a children's menu
creases|Things formed at the bases of dog-ears
creatine|Popular performance-enhancing supplement for athletes
creditor|Lien holder, e.g.
creeper|Ivy, e.g.
crevices|Cracks
crewcut|Movie clip where the grips, boom operator and gaffer all appear?
crinkle|Sound of a candy wrapper
crisped|Got nice and toasty?
criticism|You did it all wrong!, e.g.
croaked|Gave up the ghost
croissants|Patisserie purchases
crucial|Key
cryptically|You're making a grave mistake, said Tom ___
culottes|Pants with baggy legs
culprit|The butler, stereotypically
cuprous|___ oxide (red compound)
curable|Having a fix
curlicues|Scribes' flourishes
current|It's difficult to go against
cutlery|Part of a place setting
cyanide|Cause of death in many a murder mystery
cyclones|Tornadoes
czarinas|Bygone sovereigns
dadaist|Marcel Duchamp, e.g.
dallying|Wasting time
damaged|Not in usable condition, say
daredevil|Adventure seeker
daresay|Venture to state
daytime|When it's light
dealers|Some casino personnel
deathbed|Place for final words
deathtrap|Car with faulty brakes, e.g.
deathtraps|Dangerous places
debases|Adulterates
debriefs|Gets intel from after a mission
decoded|Cracked, in a way
decollete|Having a low neckline, as a dress
decrease|Lessen
deepens|Increases in intensity
defaces|Mugged for the camera, maybe
defense|Chant at a basketball game
defines|Practices lexicography
deflate|Let the air out of
deflated|Like an unused air mattress
deflated|Released air from, as a balloon
deities|Members of a pantheon
deletes|Has away with words?
deletes|X's
delimit|Set the boundaries of
delineate|Precisely describe
delouse|Get the bugs out of
delouse|Nit pick?
demigod|Part man, part deity
demoted|Reduced in rank
deniers|They're not just skeptics
dentist|One with an opening to fill?
deplete|Use up
deplorable|Deserving of condemnation
derailed|Completely off course
derailed|Ruined, as plans
deserts|Just punishment
desists|Quits
despair|Feeling of hopelessness
despots|Kim Jong-un and others
dessert|Part of a meal that the British call "afters"
dessert|Piece of cake, say
desserts|Orange sherbet and others
destiny|___ is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice: William Jennings Bryan
detained|Held up
detests|Can't take
devilish|Diabolical
dialect|Patois
dialects|Cockney and others
dialing|Placing a call
diamonds|APRIL
didgeridoo|Australian wind instrument
didgeridoo|Instrument played using circular breathing
dietitian|Expert on nutrition
dignify|Give distinction to
dignitary|High muckety-muck
dimples|What smiles may make
dimwits|Knuckleheads
dipoles|Some radio antennas
disavow|Deny any responsibility for
discarding|Throwing away
dislike|Animosity
dispossess|Strip of ownership
disrobe|Wear off?
dissident|Thorn in a dictator's side
distort|Twist
doeskin|Supple leather
doggerel|Crude verse
doilies|Dainty dining decorations
dolphin|Sea creature pictured on the flag of Anguilla
dominate|Own
doorjamb|Part of a frame
doormen|Entry-level workers?
doozies|Humdingers
downturn|Market woe
drafted|Drew up, as plans
draftsperson|Bartender?
dragged|Was long and boring
dragoon|Strong-arm
dramedy|Theater portmanteau
drapery|Window dressing
dreamed|Fantasized
dreamed|Had high hopes
dribbles|Doesn't travel, say
dripped|Leaked, as an old faucet
drooped|Wasn't stiff
drumbeat|Hit after hit for a rock band?
drumroll|Dramatic intro
drumstick|Elle, e.g.
duchies|Lancaster and Cornwall, for two
duelers|Hamilton and Burr, e.g.
dugouts|Underground places with bats
earache|Canal trouble
earflap|Deerstalker feature
earnest|Sincere
earpiece|Part of a hearing aid
earthen|Clay-based
earthly|Terrestrial
earwigs|Pincered insects
easement|Right to cross someone else's land
eclairs|Desserts made with pâte à choux
ecological|Green
editing|Making text adjustments
educate|School
eeriness|Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone"
effaced|Erased
einstein|Scientist who said "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious"
einsteinium|99, in chemistry
ejector|Kind of seat in a fighter jet
elaborate|Go on
elastic|Like the waistband on underwear
electee|The people's choice
electorate|Seasonal pickers
electro|High-voltage foe of Spider-Man
electronica|Genre that includes techno and house music
elegance|Grace
elegant|Simple and ingenious
elementary|Uncomplicated
elephants|A group of them may be called a memory
elevator|Kind of music or pitch
eleventh|Desperate hour
elision|Something Cap'n Crunch has
elitism|Something populists revile
elitist|Snobbish sort
ellipsis|Symbol meaning "still typing"
elysian|Heavenly
emanant|Flowing forth
emanate|Send off, as rays
emeralds|MAY
emerges|Comes out of one's shell
emerges|Comes to light
emerita|Like many retired academics
emerita|Title for a retired professor
emirate|Land on the Persian Gulf
emission|Substance discharged
emitting|Giving off
emoticon|Type face?
emoticons|Faces of the digital age?
emotion|Heart
emotions|Love, jealousy and anger
emporia|Major retail outlets
emulated|Tried to be like
enamors|Charms
enamors|Charms
enamors|Fills with love
enclose|Fence off
encoding|What keywords are used for
encysts|Closes in a thin membrane
endears|Ingratiates
endgame|When checkmate is most likely to occur
endorse|Back
endorse|Sign, as a check
endorses|Gets behind
endures|Puts up with
enemies|Them
enervate|Drain
engrains|Firmly establishes: Var.
engrosses|Captivates
enhance|Increase, as resolution
enhance|Make better
enlister|One signing up
enlists|Joins up
enmeshed|Tangled up
ensnare|Trap
ensnares|Traps
ensures|Sews up
entices|Draws in
entitle|Dub, say
entourage|Rapper's posse
entrant|Contest hopeful
entraps|Captures
entreat|Beg
entreat|Beseech
entrench|Dig in
entwine|Twist together
envelope|It might get a licking
epeeists|Certain Olympic athletes since 1900
ephedra|Banned supplement
ephemera|Collectibles like ticket stubs and matchbooks
epicenter|Focal point of an earthquake
epicures|Foodies
epidural|Shot in the back
epigrams|Classic works by the poet Martial
epilepsy|Cause of seizures
epiphany|Sudden thought that makes you go "Wow!"
episode|Any one of nine "Star Wars" films
episode|Pilot, e.g.
epitome|Perfect example
equably|In an even manner
erasure|Rubber production?
erelong|Anon
erotica|Fifty Shades of Grey, e.g.
erudite|Scholarly
escaped|Got away
escaped|Got out
escaped|Got out
escapes|Gets away
essence|Encapsulation
estrogen|Component of the pill
etching|Imprinting indelibly
eternal|Grant them ___ rest (requiem opening)
ethanol|Liquor component
ethanol|What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for
etoiles|French stars
evacuate|Clear out
evacuate|Get out of Dodge, so to speak
evangelist|Proselytizer
evasive|Like someone who answers a question with a question
evasive|Refusing to answer directly
exclaim|Thing your former lover said about you?
excommunication|Former lover's text, e.g.?
exhausted|Beat
expanse|Tract
expedite|Speed up
expending|Current lover who seems suspiciously preoccupied?
experimental|Avant-garde
exposes|Former lovers' stances in photos?
exquisite|Sublime
extension|Stress between you and your former lover?
external|Like contractors vis-à-vis employees
extremes|Highs and lows, e.g.
eyeball|Gag item floating in Halloween punch
eyelets|Holes in shoes
eyeopener|Bombshell
eyepopper|*Something visually arresting
eyesore|Weedy vacant lot, e.g.
eyewear|Shades and such
fainted|Passed out
fairest|Like Snow White, among them all
fajitas|Build-your-own Mexican dishes, at times
fallout|Kind of shelter
falsehood|___ of the tongue leads to that of the heart: Jefferson
fandango|Company that owns Rotten Tomatoes
fantasy|Bookstore section
fashionista|Anna Wintour, e.g.
feasible|Not completely crazy, as a plan
feasted|Celebrated Thanksgiving, say
fellows|Genius Grant recipients, e.g.
females|Sows and cows
fenestra|Small anatomical opening, as in a bone
fiction|Section of a bookstore
fighter|Warrior
fingertips|Digital access points
fireflies|___ in the Garden (Robert Frost poem)
firelit|Like many a campsite at night
fireworks|4th order?
fitness|Kind of center with exercise machines
flattop|Buzzed hairstyle
flattop|Type of short haircut
fleabag|Popular Amazon Prime dramedy from Britain
floodlights|Ballpark illuminators
flowchart|Diagram at a business meeting
flowers|Traditional Valentine's Day gift
focaccia|Flatbread often garnished with rosemary
foofaraw|Hullabaloo
foolproof|Can't-miss
footsteps|Riddle-de-dee: What is it that the more you take, the more you leave behind?
foresee|Anticipate
foresee|Observe through a crystal ball, say
forgets|Leaves back at the house, maybe
fountainhead|Soda jerk?
freedom|Statue of ___, figure atop the U.S. Capitol
freethinking|Unlike sheep
freezers|Cold storage facilities
fronted|Led
frostbite|Hazard of being outside in the cold for a long time
gaining|Closing the gap
galilee|Sea that Jesus is said to have walked on
gallops|Runs, as a horse
galoshes|Some wet weather attire
gamester|Professional poker player, e.g.
ganymede|Largest moon in the solar system
garages|Auto-tune sites?
gardened|Made the bed?
gardeners|People found in rows
garibaldi|Giuseppe ___, leader in Italy's unification
garotte|Choke
garrets|Attics
gastronomy|Food-filled field
gateway|Means of access
gavotte|Lively French dance popular in the Baroque era
gemstones|Ring highlights?
genealogy|Study of rocks
geneses|Starting points
genesis|Source of the idioms "fat of the land" and "fire and brimstone"
geodesists|Experts in determining the exact shape and size of the earth
gestate|Develop over time
gesture|Thumbs-up, e.g.
gigolos|Some male escorts
gingered|Livened (up)
gingersnaps|Actress Rogers flips out?
ginning|Enlivening, with "up"
glasses|Readers, e.g.
glissando|Notable feature of the opening clarinet solo in "Rhapsody in Blue"
glisten|Sparkle
glitzier|More eye-catching
gluepot|Receptacle for one doing decoupage
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
goatherd|One watching the kids?
gobbledygook|Gibberish
gobbledygook|Unintelligible jargon
godsend|Stroke of good fortune
godsend|Unexpected blessing
gourmet|Food connoisseur
grandeur|Majesty
grandkid|IV vis-à-vis II, e.g.
grandma|Matriarch's title, maybe
granite|Kind of rock for which New Hampshire is known
granolas|Breakfast mixtures with rolled oats
gravest|Most serious
graybeard|Wise elder
greenhorn|Newbie
gremlins|1984 comedy horror film that contributed to the creation of the PG-13 rating
grenade|___ launcher
griffin|Mythical beast that's half lion and half eagle
grilles|Car fronts
groaner|Awful pun
groaner|Many a dad joke
groomed|Prepared
groomsmen|Group at a wedding
groundskeeper|Barista?
groupie|Band follower
groupies|Band hangers-on
groupthink|What sheep participate in
guarddogs|Dobermans and mastiffs, traditionally
guessed|Didn't know but said something anyway
guesser|Participant in hangman or charades
gummier|More sticky and viscous
gutsier|Showing more nerve
gymnasia|Settings for pep rallies
habanero|Hot pepper
hairdos|Arrangements of locks
hairpin|Support for an updo
hairspray|2002 musical that won eight Tonys
halftime|Occasion for a locker room pep talk
halfway|How you might meet someone
halibut|Tuna alternative
hallowed|Like God's name, in the Lord's Prayer
halogen|Chlorine, for one
halogen|I, for one
handles|Cabinet additions
hangnail|Target for clippers
hapless|Unlucky
harissa|Spicy condiment from North Africa
harpist|Puller of strings?
hasheesh|Pipe filler
hatpins|Millinery items
havarti|Gouda alternative
headhunter|Recruiter
headrests|Passenger car attachments
headspace|State of mind
healers|Those who practice energy medicine
hearths|Hot spots
hearties|Pirates' terms of address
hectare|Unit of land that anagrams, coincidentally, to THE ACRE
hedonistic|Committed to the pursuit of pleasure
hellcats|Violently temperamental sorts
heralds|Royal messengers
heretical|Seriously at odds with general opinion
hermetic|Airtight
heroine|Jane Eyre or Wonder Woman
heroine|Wonder Woman, for one
hessians|Defenders in the Battle of Trenton
hexapod|Many a bug
hideaway|Treehouse or blanket fort, perhaps
hoarser|More throaty
hoedown|Do-si-do do
hogwash|Oh, baloney!
hoister|Sailor vis-à-vis a sail
holyday|Religious observance
homepage|Browser's start-up point
homesteader|1800s migrant
honeybee|Napoleonic symbol
honeybee|The mister, affectionately
honorable|Epithet for a judge
hoodlum|Ruffian
hookahs|Pipes at some bars
hopefully|*2nd and 3rd crossed
hormone|Subject of interest to an endocrinologist
hornbill|Large-beaked bird found in Africa
horserace|It starts right out of the gate
hostels|Quarters abroad, maybe
hotfoot|Hurry, with "it"
hotrods|Drag racing vehicles
hounded|Doggedly pursued
housesit|Do a favor for a vacationing friend, maybe
housesit|Keep watch while a homeowner's away
hovercraft|Traveler with a turbine
humanoid|Like many sci-fi aliens
humdinger|Lollapalooza
hydrant|No-parking-zone fixture
iceberg|What can fall off a shelf
idealist|Person who cherishes high principles
ideates|Brainstorms
ideologues|Dogmatic sorts
idiotic|Asinine
ignorance|Bliss, they say
iguanodon|Bulky herbivorous dinosaur
illegal|Against the law
illicit|Black-market, say
imagery|Pictures
imitates|Impersonates
immediate|Instant
immense|Very big
immigrated|Resettled, in a way
impeded|Got in the way of
implies|Hints at
impolite|Unmannerly
imprecise|*Like a guesstimate, by nature
inattentive|Daydreaming, maybe
inbound|Like some flights
incants|Recites, as a spell
incense|Stick in a church
inching|Moving at a snail's pace
incisor|Bucktooth, e.g.
indecent|Not appropriate
indenter|Tab key, e.g.
indicate|Point to
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inferno|Source of the line "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on"
infielders|Ones trying to cover all the bases
ingrates|Unappreciative sorts
inhered|Was naturally a part of something
inkwells|Things found on old desktops
inroads|Much-traveled thoroughfares
insecure|HBO show co-starring Issa Rae
insipid|Dull
install|Get with the program?
install|Place in office
intention|Aim
intentional|Like some flagrant fouls
interact|Be sociable
interest|It may grow via compounding
interregnum|Period during which a throne is vacant
interview|Part of a late-night talk show
intimate|Highly personal
intones|Says without feeling
invention|Bubble gum in 1906, e.g.
invoice|Request for payment
inwards|Where meditators look
ironies|Amusing incongruities
ironman|Female?
irrelevant|Not pertinent
islander|Fijian or Samoan, e.g.
islanders|Caribbean natives, e.g.
isomorph|Organism that structurally resembles another organism
isotones|Atoms that have the same number of neutrons
isthmus|Natural bridge
iteration|Method of successive improvement
ivories|Piano keys
jackass|Classic MTV show that launched a film franchise
jacuzzis|Where people get in hot water
jailbreak|Modify so as to bypass a device's restrictions, in hacker lingo
jaybird|Symbol of nakedness
jellyroll|Sweet item at a bakery
jiggles|Moves like Jell-O
jitters|Heebie-jeebies
joshing|Not serious
journeyman|Language that's the source of "gesundheit"
joyride|Thrill-seeker's action
joyrides|TV host Behar takes mass transit?
kahunas|Big cheeses
kangaroo|Big hopper
katydid|Relative of a cricket
keisters|Backsides
kettles|Whistlers of a sort
keycard|Handout at check-in
keypads|Features of touch-tone phones and A.T.M.s
kickball|Activity on a school playground
kickboxing|Relative of karate
kilowatts|Units on an electric bill
kinship|Affinity
kitchen|Island locale
kleenex|Sheet by a bed, perhaps
kleptos|Compulsive thieves, informally
kneeholes|Openings under desks
kneeler|One being dubbed
knickknacks|Tchotchkes
knifing|Slicing, as through water
krakens|Supposed sightings off the coast of Norway
kumquat|Small citrus fruit
kvelled|Was verklempt from pride
laborious|Taxing
lackadaisically|I can't find a flower for 'She loves me, she loves me not,' said Tom ___
lampoons|Parodies
lanyards|Name tag holders
lasagna|Layered fare
latents|Faint prints, in detective work
laughline|Facial wrinkle suggesting a jovial spirit
laughlines|Some creases on the face
launder|Clean
laureates|Award winners
lawsuit|What might help right a wrong
leaning|Like Pisa's tower
leapfrog|Game that requires bending
learned|Knowledgeable
learned|Scholarly
leavened|Risen, in a way
legumes|Peas and peanuts, for two
leisures|Idle periods
lengths|Units in a horse race
lenient|Permissive
lentils|Soup legumes
leopards|Animals with spots
leotard|Ballet attire
lethargy|Languor
leveret|Young hare
leverets|Young hares
lexemes|Units in linguistics
liaising|Working as a go-between
lightbulb|Idea, in the comics
limited|Not widespread, as a film release
lineman|Tackle, for one
lingerie|Slips and such
lingers|Feigns sickness to avoid work
linguine|Pasta often served with clam sauce
linguine|Trattoria dish
lithely|How ballet dancers move
litigant|Person in a lawsuit
littered|Didn't use the can?
livened|Jazzed (up)
logbook|Ship's record
longest|Like "Cleopatra," among all Best Picture nominees
longevity|What the biblical Methuselah is famous for
loopiest|Most eccentric
loosens|Warms (up)
loosest|Least strict
loosest|Most baggy
lorises|Bug-eyed primates
lovesick|Pining and then some
lowriders|Some customized cars
lucifer|Another name for [see shaded squares]
macabre|Dark
macaroni|Yankee Doodle epithet that's also the name of a food
madonna|The top Hot 100 solo artist of all time, per Billboard
maestri|Excellent conductors
magenta|Mix of red and blue
magnetism|Attractive quality
magpies|Birds that can recognize themselves in mirrors
mahimahi|Fish whose name means "very strong" in Hawaiian
mainstay|Anchor
majordomo|Chief butler
malaria|Illness that tonic water was invented to treat
malarkey|Hogwash
malodor|Bad smell
mammoth|Ginormous
manacles|Handcuffs
manatee|Sea cow
marimba|Relative of a xylophone
marinara|Sauce on chicken Parmesan
marksman|Good-looking guy?
marooned|Like the boys in "Lord of the Flies"
marshmallows|Pac-Man and the ghosts, in Pac-Man cereal
mascarpone|Cousin of cream cheese
massacre|Heavy defeat
mastoid|Bony projection found just behind the ear
matches|Hotheaded ones?
matinee|Something never seen at night
mattress|King or queen
mattress|Something fit for a king or queen
mechanical|Kind of drawing
meddles|Acts like a quidnunc
mediate|Help to settle
megabyte|Storage unit
meltdown|Epic collapse
menaces|Poses a danger to
mercifully|Many thanks for your help in Paris, said Tom ___
merited|Not awarded by accident, say
metacarpal|Bone connected to the wrist
metaphysician|Was introduced to the doctor?
meteoric|Swift and sudden
metronome|Beat box?
microchips|Duffer's approach shots that barely go anywhere?
microcosms|Subuniverses
microfilms|Compressed storage media
microloan|Aid for a small business
microscope|Piece of lab equipment
militiaman|One ready to serve in an emergency
mimetic|Marked by apery
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
mineral|20 Questions category
mingled|Mixed together
minibuses|Short rides
minicam|Small shooter
minilab|Small photo processing center
minimize|Reduce as much as possible
miniseries|Show in parts
ministering|Tending (to)
minutemen|Colonial force
misacts|Behaves improperly
miscast|Wrong for the role
misheard|Like the Beatles lyric "The girl with colitis goes by" for "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes"
mismark|Place an "X" in the wrong spot on, say
misread|Not interpret correctly
mitered|Joined at an angle, as two pieces of wood
moaners|Bellyaching types
mocktail|Faux alcoholic drink
mollifying|Appeasing
mongrel|Opposite of a purebred
monkeys|Messes (with)
monkeys|Plays (around)
monogyny|Practice of males mating with one female, but not vice versa, as in bees and ants
montage|*Film technique sometimes used to show the passage of time
moonquake|Phenomenon discovered by Apollo astronauts
moonset|Lunar phenomenon
moratoria|Freezes
morocco|Country whose flag is solid red with an emerald pentagram
morocco|Home to many Berbers
muchacho|Hombre-to-be, perhaps
mulligan|Do-over
munsters|'60s sitcom family
musical|It contains many numbers
musician|Mercury or Mars, e.g.
mustangs|Ford Motor muscle cars
muzzled|Restrained from biting
mystery|Genre of the Edgar Awards
nakedly|With full disclosure
narrative|Account
narwhal|Tusked marine mammal
nascent|Young
nastiness|Armed conflict, euphemistically
natives|Hometowners
natters|Shoots the breeze
naturals|Quick studies
natures|Fundamental dispositions
nautili|Sea creatures that move by jet propulsion
neatness|What ataxophobes crave
neatnik|Obsessive cleaner, say
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
neckline|V formation?
neckwear|Ascot, e.g.
necromancy|Dead reckoning?
neediness|Trait of a clingy romantic partner
negated|Canceled out
neonate|Newborn
nestles|Snuggles
neurosurgery|Mental operation?
neutral|Like hosiery hues, typically
neutral|N as in Nissan?
neutrino|Subatomic particle with a mass close to zero
newsdesk|Times table?
newsmagazine|20/20, e.g.
newspeak|1984 language
nickels|Things with Thomas Jefferson's image
nicoise|Kind of salad with tomatoes, eggs, olives and anchovies
nihilism|In which nothing is everything
nimbuses|Some clouds
nineteen|Emmy nomination number for which Susan Lucci finally won for playing Erica Kane on "All My Children"
nineteen|Number that can be spelled with only one-point Scrabble tiles
ninnies|Fools
nitpick|Split hairs
nominates|Puts forward
nonevent|Happening that's no big whoop
nonevent|Nothingburger
nonsense|Word of dismissal
nonslip|Preventing spills, say
nonslip|Rubberized, maybe
nosegay|Small bouquet
notepads|Places for to-do lists
novices|Green people
nuisance|Gadfly
oatmeal|Staple breakfast in Scotland
obscenely|To an excessive degree
obstructs|Plugs up
obviate|Render unnecessary
oceanographers|Ones diving right into their work?
ocelots|Striped and spotted felines
octanes|Gas numbers
oenology|Study for the bar?
offhandedly|I've learned my lesson about feeding the tigers, said Tom ___
oilstone|Tool-sharpening aid
ointment|Bad place for a fly, in a saying
omnibus|Like some congressional bills
onagers|Wild Asian equines
oneness|Zen principle
oneself|Good person to believe in
oneself|Personal identity
onlooker|Rubbernecker, e.g.
onstage|Performing live, say
operators|Ones "standing by" in an infomercial
opioids|21st-century health menace
opioids|Some pain relievers
optical|Like some illusions
optimism|When life gives you lemons, make lemonade outlook
optimum|Best
opulent|Luxurious
orangeade|Beverage option at early McDonald's restaurants
oratorio|Paul McCartney wrote one about Liverpool
oratorio|Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex," for one
ordered|Arranged alphabetically, e.g.
ordered|Got takeout, say
ordered|Said "I'll have ..."
ordering|Counter action
ordering|Process involving a server
origami|Paperwork?
orioles|Team named after its official state bird
ornament|Gingerbread man, often
orthodox|Keenly observant
osmosed|Seeped
osmosed|Seeped (through}
osmosis|Unconscious assimilation
osmosis|You might gain knowledge through this
osteology|Ribs course?
ostrich|Fastest creature on two legs (up to 45 m.p.h.)
ostrich|Source of material for a feather duster
ottoman|Place for dogs to rest
outclass|Be better than in every way
outcrop|Protruding bit of bedrock
outliers|Malcolm Gladwell best seller that explores the 10,000-hour rule
outplay|Word in the "Survivor" motto
outswam|Lapped, perhaps
ovations|Hands
overlain|Superimposed
overlap|What a Venn diagram shows
overload|Burden too heavily
overlook|Scenic vista
overlords|Supreme leaders
overnight|Like some FedEx or DHL service
overplay|Give too much airtime, say
overruled|Response to "Objection!," maybe
oversees|Manages
oversight|Act of omission ... or of a commission
overture|William Tell was given one
overuse|Strain, as a muscle
ovulate|Release a fertilizable egg
oxymoron|Unbiased opinion, e.g.
pageboy|Hairstyle associated with Prince Valiant
paintball|Sport that can leave you with welts
palaver|Chitchat
palette|Something for an artist to have on hand
palindrome|Race car, e.g.
pallbearer|Raiser of the dead?
panacea|Cure-all
pangram|Sentence containing all 26 letters
panhandle|Bee, e.g.
panhandler|One seeking change
papayas|Tropical yellow fruits
parachutes|They come with strings attached
paranoia|Just a heightened sense of awareness, per John Lennon
parietal|___ lobe (part of the brain)
parleys|Negotiation talks
parlour|British sitting room
parolee|One with a shortened sentence
parsnip|Root that's roasted and eaten
partner|Significant other
partygoer|One attending a shindig
passers|Quarterbacks, e.g.
passion|Ardor
pastorale|Piece of music that evokes the countryside
pasture|Place to graze
patiently|One way to wait
patriarchy|Androcentric social system
payments|They may be under the table
peanuts|Charles Schulz strip
peashooters|Toys that can be dangerous
pedaled|Went by bicycle
peddler|Street vendor
peekaboo|Game played with the fingers
peepers|Eyes, informally
peepholes|Features of most hotel doors
peevish|Ill-tempered
pelican|It has a big pouch
pelican|Prominent feature of Louisiana's state flag
pendulum|Aid in hypnotism
pennants|Triangular flags
penniless|Flat broke
pentode|Vacuum tube with five active components
perfecto|Bull's-eye!
persists|Fights through adversity
persona|Avatar
perusal|Examination
peruses|Looks through
phalanx|Military formation
pharaoh|Word derived from the Egyptian for "great house"
phenoms|Prodigies, informally
philistines|Uncultured sorts
phonies|Charlatans
photocurrent|Light-induced flow of electric charge
photogenic|Suitable for framing?
picante|Spicy
pierces|Pokes through
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pillage|Sack
pineapple|Longtime Life Savers flavor
pinkish|Like medium-rare steak
pinnacle|Peak
pinsetter|Bowling alley worker, once
piranha|Amazon predator
pirates|Steals
pirouettes|Graceful spins
pistols|Colts, maybe
placard|Picketer's holding
placebos|Controls, of a sort
placebos|Study pills
planetaria|Meteor showers?
platter|Special dinner order
platypuses|Web-footed mammals
playoff|Postseason game
pleased|Content
pleased|Tickled
plotters|They're involved in the scheme of things
plumage|*Peacock's pride
poblano|Ancho pepper, before drying
politely|With "please" or "if I may," say
politico|Inside-the-Beltway type
polltaker|Busy person just before an election
polyester|Dacron fabric, for one
porterhouse|Cut above the rest?
posited|Put forth, as a theory
possess|Hold
posteriors|Rumps
potholes|Driving hazards
prairie|Midwest expanse
prairie|Some of the American heartland
preamble|Segment of the Constitution that starts "We the People"
precepts|Rules of conduct
precise|On the button
predate|Come before
predator|Polar bear, to seals
predator|Tyrannosaurus rex, for one
predict|Forecast
preemie|Early arrival
preemies|Some early arrivals
pregame|Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one
prelims|Heats
prelude|When an opera's musical themes may be established
premade|Not custom-tailored
premiers|Leaders of Canadian provinces
premise|Screenwriter's pitch
presets|Car stereo choices
presets|Radio buttons
prestige|Grand standing
preventable|Like something that really shouldn't have happened
printer|Johannes Gutenberg, for one
procedural|Police show, say
promenades|Places for strollers
pronged|Having tines
pronoun|Me, myself or I
pronouns|Gender identifiers often separated by slashes
propagate|Support the pasture entrance?
propels|Makes go
propose|Make an engaging offer?
protegee|Kirsten Gillibrand, to Hillary Clinton, once
protest|Black Lives Matter gathering, e.g.
prouder|More self-satisfied
psoriasis|Autoimmune condition with itchy skin
pulsate|Beat
pummels|Pounds
pummels|Pounds
purgation|Cleansing of the soul
purpleheart|*Military medal
pushpin|Colorful spot on a map
quarrels|Tiffs
quotients|Division outcomes
radiates|Sends off
radioing|Communicating by wireless
radishes|Sources of crunch for a salad
raiment|Clothing
rainfall|Desert's lack
rainmaker|Big earner at a business
raisins|Ingredients in gorp
ransacks|Goes through hurriedly, as during a robbery
rapidly|Double-quick
ratchet|Gradually increase, with "up"
rations|Force feed
rattlesnake|*Sidewinder, for one
rattrap|Dump
raucous|Loud and disorderly
realism|Style for Edward Hopper and George Bellows
realtor|One who has a lot to offer?
reanimate|Help to get back on one's feet?
rebukes|Tells off
recliner|La-Z-Boy product
recliner|Premium movie theater seat
reconciled|Made peace
reconnect|Catch up
redbone|Band with the 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love"
redeyes|Trips in the dark
redhead|Vincent van Gogh or Queen Elizabeth I, notably
redheads|Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, for two
reeling|Woozy
reengage|Return to the fray
reenter|Confirm, as an email address
reenters|Joins again, as a race
referee|Whistle blower
referenda|Parts of some ballots
refocus|Tap the screen on a camera app, say
reformed|On the straight and narrow now
refrain|Fa la la la la, la la la la, e.g.
refreshed|Like some web pages and memories
regaling|Entertaining lavishly
reignite|Start up again
reimage|Form a new mental picture of
reimpose|Put back in place, as measures
reincarnation|Belief in Buddhism and Hinduism
reissue|Second edition
relaxes|Takes a breather
released|Out
reliefs|Raised sculptures
relieve|Take over responsibilities from
relight|Fire a second time
remedies|Chamomile tea and yogurt, for sunburn
reminisce|Look back fondly
remnant|Leftover bit
remorse|Sorry state
remotes|Show stoppers?
renders|Provides
rentals|Cars for vacationers
reorders|Stocks up on again
replays|Sportscast staples
reposed|Rested
reprise|Closing number of a musical, often
reprise|Return to a theme, as in a symphony
reptile|Turtle or tuatara
republic|California ___ (state flag words)
reputations|Names
reputed|Ostensible
reraise|Put a bluffer in a tough spot
rereads|Studies more closely, perhaps
reroute|Send another way
rescind|Pull back
rescind|Take back, as an offer
rescuer|Saving face?
reserve|Wildlife sanctuary
residents|Trainees known to work notoriously long hours
resides|Lives
resorts|Some vacation destinations
respect|What Franklin famously asked for
restart|Turn off and on again, say
restaurateur|Wolfgang Puck, e.g.
restock|Do some supermarket work
restrictive|Opposite of laissez-faire
reticence|Reserve
retorts|Says who? and others
retouch|Fix the colors on, say
retreats|Some team-bonding trips
reviles|Excoriates
revival|Play back?
revoked|Withdrew
rewinds|Puts back in its original state, as a videotape
rewrites|Overdrafts?
rhinoceros|Heavyweight at a zoo
rhinoceros|What's known for its poker face?
rhombus|Diamond shape, in geometry
ricotta|Cannoli ingredient
riddance|Good ___!
riddler|Villain with the "real" name Edward Nigma
riffing|Making up variations on a theme
rimshot|Ba-dum-tss
rioting|Potential result of social unrest
riotous|Rip-roaring
riptides|Dangers for swimmers
roadeos|Motor contests with a portmanteau name
robotic|Stiff and mechanical
rooftop|Urban kind of bar or garden
rosaries|Some Catholic gift shop purchases
rosebud|Famous last word of film
rotunda|The Pantheon in Rome has one
routers|Aids in networking
royally|To the nth degree
rubberneck|Gawk
ruinous|Cataclysmic
rulings|Bench pronouncements
rupiahs|Indonesian money
rushers|Running backs and defensive ends
rustles|Steals cattle
sachets|Scented bags
sacrilege|Irreverence
safaris|Travels à la Theodore Roosevelt in 1909-10
saggier|More in need of a lift?
salinas|City near Monterey Bay
salinas|West Coast birthplace of John Steinbeck
saltine|Snack item with a salient anagram?
sambaed|Performed a Latin ballroom dance
sandlot|Place for a pickup baseball game
sarcastic|Like "Yeah, that'll ever happen"
sardine|Rush-hour subway commuter, metaphorically
sassier|Flipper
sassing|Talking back
satiate|Fill
satiated|Stuffed to the gills
satiates|Quenches
satires|Many Dorothy Parker pieces
satisfy|Hit the spot
sauteed|Like mushrooms and shrimp, often
sauternes|Wine often paired with Roquefort cheese
savages|Severely criticizes
sawhorse|Carpentry contraption
scandal|Event ending in -gate
scapula|Shoulder blade
scenario|Word often following "best-case" or "worst-case"
sceptre|Coronation rod, in Britain
schedule|A, as in April?
schisms|Splits that may give rise to sects
schlepped|Lugged
schnapps|Alcoholic drink that's often flavored with fruit
schoolmarm|Miss Beadle of "Little House on the Prairie," e.g.
sciatica|Lower extremity affliction
science|___ is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it: Einstein
science|Something that's "true whether or not you believe in it," per Neil deGrasse Tyson
scissor|Word with kick or cut
scissors|They usually make the cut
scooters|Two-wheelers
scraper|Windshield clearer
scrapheap|Junk pile
scratch|The beginning, in an idiom
scrawled|Wrote poorly
scrawls|Chicken scratchings, say
screamer|Hard-hit line drive
scrimps|Pinches pennies
sculpted|Made a bust?
sculpture|Three-dimensional art
scuttle|Deliberately sink
seacoasts|Shorelines
seahorse|Fish whose males bear the young
seahorse|Fish with a prehensile tail
seahorses|What Neptune's chariot was drawn by
sealant|Repair material
seaplane|It doesn't have to land on land
seaplane|It doesn't need land to land
seasonal|Not always available
seasons|Subjects of four famous violin concertos by Vivaldi
seaweed|Hijiki or arame, in a Japanese restaurant
seaweed|Major source of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere
securely|With a firm grip
seedbed|Groundwork of a plant manager?
seeders|Some garden machinery
seedling|Baby plant
seepier|Not as likely to hold water, say
seeress|Cassandra, for one
seismic|Enormous in proportion
selects|Picks
semihard|Like Gouda or Gruyère
semisoft|Like Havarti or Muenster
senator|One of 100 on the Hill
seniors|They have an "itis" named after them
sensors|Security system array
sentinel|Guard
seraphim|Heavenly beings
serials|Flash Gordon and others
serpent|Speaker of the words "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," in Genesis
serrated|Like some leaves and knives
servant|Minor role in many a Shakespeare play
servers|They'll wait for you
session|Time in court
sessions|Meetings
settees|Couches
shadier|More protected by a tree's leaves
shagbark|Kind of hickory
shallot|Kitchen bulb
sharpen|Fine-tune
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shebang|It's a whole thing
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherlock|Genius, informally
shingle|Rafter neighbor
shipmen|Male sailors
shoehorning|Putting in a tight spot
shoehorns|Crams (in)
shoetrees|Substitutes for feet
shooter|Alcoholic drink consumed in one gulp
shopper|Person with a basket or cart
shortlist|Most promising slate of candidates
shortstop|Cal Ripken Jr. or Pee Wee Reese
showoffs|Attention seekers
showrooms|Places for demos
shrapnel|Shell pieces
shushes|Chides into silence
shuteye|Sleep, informally
sibilate|Hiss
sibling|Brother or sister
sideline|Spot for a football coach
sidelong|Indirect, as a glance
sideman|Supporting musician in a jazz band
sidetracks|Diverts
sierras|Western range
silicon|Element of some chips
similes|Smart as a whip and "sharp as a tack"
simulcast|Shown in more than one place
singleton|Only card of its suit in a hand
sinning|Making a clerical error?
sinuous|Curvy
sixteen|Four by four?
skipping|Saying "No thanks" to, say
slashed|Severely cut, as prices
slasher|Horror film villain with a knife
sleepers|Some accommodations on long-distance trains
sleepyhead|One who's about ready to go out?
slighted|How a person might feel after being passed over for a promotion
slipshod|Careless
slipshod|Sloppy
slobbery|Like a big dog's lick
slogans|Think for IBM and "Think outside the bun" for Taco Bell
slouched|Wasn't upright, say
slouches|Doesn't sit right?
sloughed|Cast (off)
smacked|Suggested, with "of"
smarten|Spruce (up)
smartie|Classic candy with a biconcave shape
smelliest|Most foul
smelter|Place that processes ore
smolder|Barely contain anger
smuggler|Customs target
snacked|Satisfied the munchies
snapdragon|Flower named for its resemblance to a winged beast
sneerer|One expressing contempt
sneering|Contemptuous, in a way
sniffle|Cold evidence
snooper|Nosy Parker
snoozers|Boring events
snoring|Sound followed by a whistle, in cartoons
soakage|Liquid absorbed by surrounding soil
soapbox|Orator's platform
soarers|Eagles and hawks, typically
societal|Affecting people at large
softish|Rather impressionable?
solaria|Rooms with views
soldiers|Continues doggedly, with "on"
solitude|Me time, say
solving|What you're doing right now
sonatas|Some musical compositions
soprano|Soaring performer
sorbets|Palate cleansers between courses
sorcerer|Practitioner of the dark arts
sorority|Alpha Kappa Alpha, for one
sorrows|Woes
spackle|Paste used for home repairs
spambot|Sender of many unwanted messages
spambot|Thoughtless sender of emails?
spangles|Glittery glue-ons
sparred|Boxed a bit
spartan|No-frills
spasmed|Suffered from cramps, say
spatula|Spreader of frosting or plaster
special|Off-menu offering
species|Lowest of the eight major taxonomic ranks
speedos|Small trunks
speedos|Tight-fitting suits
spilled|Divulged
spleens|Lymphocyte-producing organs
splurges|Spends extravagantly
spotlights|Calls attention to
springs|Presents unexpectedly
springtide|Shore phenomenon around the time of the new and full moons
sprocket|It's got teeth
sputnik|Big launch of 1957
squalid|Like a pigsty
squishy|Soft and wet
staccato|Opposite of legato
staffer|Office worker
stagflation|Economic lose-lose
staidness|Sedate state
stained|Added some color to
stained|Like some reputations and kitchen towels
stalemates|No-win situations
standup|Routine activity?
staples|Beans and rice
stardust|Magical powder
starless|Like an overcast night
starlets|Some Hollywood up-and-comers
starling|Songbird with dark, iridescent plumage
started|Played from the tipoff, say
startups|Recipients of venture capital
stealthy|Like ninjas
steeled|Girded
steeped|Saturated (in)
stemmed|Like some glasses
stencil|Aid for making signs
stenciled|Written using an outline
stepparents|Mike and Carol Brady, on "The Brady Bunch"
stepped|Like ziggurats
steppes|Siberian stretches
stereotypic|Conventional
steroid|Many an anti-inflammatory medication
stetson|Bit of ranch dressing?
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stifles|Squelches
stilettoed|Sharply dressed, shoewise?
stilettos|Producers of sharp increases in height?
stipends|Per diem payments, e.g.
stoicism|Endurance of hardship without complaint
stonier|Less expressive
stoolie|Police informer
stopgaps|Impermanent fixes
storage|Cloud ___
storefronts|Lineup on a city block
strafed|Machine-gunned from the air
straights|They're in good hands
strains|Tries hard
straits|Narrow waterways
strange|Funny
stranger|Outlander
streamer|Bit of party decoration
streamer|Twitch.tv user
streamline|Make more aerodynamic
streams|Watering sites
strewed|Scattered (about)
strolls|Leisurely walks
strolls|Walks along the boardwalk, say
stumper|Difficult problem
stuntman|Fall guy?
stutter|Early challenge overcome by Joe Biden
subject|I, for one
subpoena|Court call?
subtler|Not so obvious
succinct|To the point
sugarcoat|Make more pleasant
suitcase|Rider on a carousel?
sundeck|Upper part of a cruise ship
sunglasses|Popular beachwear
supercop|Jackie Chan police film
superheroes|DC figures
surgical|Like some caps and gowns
sutures|Sews up
swaddles|Wraps
swapped|Exchanged
swearword|You may see stars because of one
sweater|Common clothing item ... or what you might become when wearing it
sweaters|Ugly ones sometimes come out in December
sweeney|Broadway's "___ Todd"
sweeten|Add sugar to
swelters|Bakes
swimsuit|What a skinny-dipper lacks
swingby|Pay a brief visit
swinish|Coarsely ill-mannered
switcheroo|Tricky swap
syllable|One of 14 in "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
symmetry|Something U and I have in common
sympathizer|Someone who might say "There, there"
tacitly|Without words
tactics|Elements of a strategy
tactics|Military science subject
tactile|Touchy?
taffeta|Crisp, smooth fabric
tagline|Quotable bit on a movie poster
tailing|Following, as a detective might
talents|Juggling, singing, magic, etc.
tallied|Added up, as a score
tallyho|Hunting cry
tameness|Docility
tameness|State of being broken
tanager|Relative of the honeycreeper
tandoori|Adjective on an Indian menu
tandoori|___ chicken (Indian dish)
tangelo|Citrus fruit with a portmanteau name
tangelo|Portmanteau fruit
tangents|Completely different lines of thought
tangoed|Danced to un bandoneón
tapered|Like some candles
tapioca|Kind of pudding
taproom|Place to make draft picks
taquerias|Establishments that might offer margaritas
tarpons|Atlantic game fish
tartans|Plaid designs
tattlers|Secret spillers
tattles|Betrays a sibling, say
tautened|Made tight
tautest|Having the least give
tearier|More obviously sad
tearless|Like baby shampoo
teasers|Promos
teashop|Establishment with steep prices?
teaspoon|One of about 500 million needed to fill an Olympic swimming pool
teenage|Adolescent
teenage|Like many members of Gen Z, now
teentsy|Really small
teepees|Plain lodging
teetotaler|One who passes the bar?
telephone|Riddle-de-dee: What asks no questions but must be answered?
telethon|Form of crowdfunding
telethons|Some fund-raisers
tempted|Enticed
tempura|Crispy order at a Japanese restaurant
tenants|Lodgers
tenfold|1,000%
tenured|Hard to let go of, in a way
tequila|Shot served with salt and lime
terraria|Glass showcases for small animals
testament|Something Old, something New?
testees|G.R.E. sitters, e.g.
theaters|Apollo and others
theodicy|Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence
theorems|Ones with something to prove?
thermos|Container brand that lost its trademark status in 1963
thimblerig|Shell game
thinned|Added water to, as a sauce
thinnest|Like 0.5-millimeter lead, among popular mechanical pencil options
thought|Something going through one's head
threads|Duds
threaten|Put in jeopardy
threescore|60
thriller|Best-selling studio album of all time (33x platinum)
thrives|Does really well
thunderstorms|They make loud noises during showers
thwarts|Foils
tidings|Glad ___ (good news)
timpanist|Certain percussion player
tiptoes|Acts cautiously (around)
tiresome|Growing old
titanic|Subject of Walter Lord's "A Night to Remember"
titanic|[ship] [painter] [iceberg]
titrate|Test the strength of, chemically
titular|Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt
toenail|Something a sandal shows that a loafer doesn't
toenails|Things pedicurists file
tomboys|Pippi Longstocking types
toolbox|Set of skills, metaphorically
toolshed|Structure near a bed?
toothless|Lacking bite
topology|Branch of mathematics concerned with Möbius strips and Klein bottles
toreros|Corrida combatants
tornados|Whirled powers?
torrent|Flood
tortoise|Fabled beneficiary of a nap
tostada|Deep-fried tortilla dish
toucans|Sam the Froot Loops mascot and others
towaway|Take to a pound
towpath|Route for pulling a boat
towplane|It takes a glider up to launch altitude
trachea|Windpipe
traffic|Jam producer
trainer|Fitness coach
trainers|Some gym personnel
traitor|Brutus, e.g.
trampoline|Bouncer's equipment
transfer|Bit of off-season N.C.A.A. news
trapeze|High bar?
trattoria|Casual ristorante
travails|Labors
travesty|Grossly distorted imitation
treasure|X marks its spot
treatise|Disquisition
treetop|Lullaby locale
treetop|Part of a canopy
trellis|Framework for vines
trellis|Vine support
triangle|Word with love or right
trinity|Dublin alma mater of Oscar Wilde
tripoli|Libya's capital
tripoli|North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn"
trireme|Ship with three banks of oars
troikas|Groups of three
trolled|*Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g.
trolleybus|Transportation option in Philadelphia and Seattle
trooper|One sometimes working on a shoulder
trotted|Moved briskly
troubadour|Love poet of old
truelove|One and only
tsunami|Scary cry on a beach
turbans|Headwear for Sikhs
turbine|Wind power generator
turtles|Pets kept in terrariums
tweener|Many a middle schooler
twister|Game that got a big boost when Johnny Carson demonstrated it with Eva Gabor on "The Tonight Show"
typeset|Prepare for printing
typified|Embodied
ukuleles|Members of the lute family
umlauts|German marks
umpired|Made some calls
umpteen|Countless
unbalance|Tilt
unbalance|Tip
underachieve|Not meet expectations
undereat|Opposite of "pig out"
undergo|Experience
underrated|Deserving more credit
undersea|Like Davy Jones's locker
understood|Capeesh?
undervalue|Fail to appreciate
undesirable|Not wanted
undress|First thing to do before changing clothes
undress|Prepare to bathe
uneaten|Like leftovers, for now
unhappy|Blue
unheated|Cold
unicorn|Start-up worth a billion dollars, in a modern coinage
unicycle|Travel along a tightrope, maybe
unideal|Less than perfect
uniform|Homogenous
unitards|Dance class garments
unitards|Garments for acrobats
unlabeled|Like a map on a geography exam
unlined|Like some notebook paper
unloads|Dumps
unplait|Remove braids from
unreels|Lets out
unseats|Wins a race against, perhaps
untamed|Feral
unthawed|Just out of the freezer
untitled|Like most haikus
untruth|Fabrication
updated|Gave the latest news
uploading|Sending to the cloud, e.g.
uproots|Tears out of the ground
usurped|Unrightfully seized
vanguards|Pianist Cliburn plays basketball defense?
verandaed|Like many antebellum mansions
verdure|Lush green vegetation
verismo|Opera style using everyday events rather than myth
victory|*2nd and 3rd separated
videotape|Obsolescent home movie format
volleyball|Setter's activity
vulgate|Latin version of the Bible
waitress|Original occupation for Rachel on "Friends"
wakanda|Fictional land in the highest-grossing film of 2018
wannabe|Dreamer
warrens|Overpopulated, mazy districts
warthog|Tusked savanna dweller
watchdog|OSHA or the F.C.C.
waterbed|Article of furniture first used for medical purposes
weaning|Gradually withdrawing (from)
weasels|Sneaky critters
weasels|Sneaky sorts
websites|Some surfing destinations
webster|Site administrator
whaleboats|The Pequod and others
wheelie|Simple bike trick
wherefores|Whys and ___
whooped|Hooted and hollered
whopper|Burger King offering
widespread|All over the place
wildebeest|That's gnus to me!
wiretap|Bug
wiretap|Bug
woebegone|Miserable
wonderland|Realm of marvels
worrisome|Disquieting
wrapper|Candy discard
wringer|Janitor's tool
writhes|Squirms
xerophyte|Plant suited to an arid environment
xeroxes|Copies, in a way
yachted|Went cruising, say
yodeler|One making frequent pitching changes?
yummier|More scrumptious
zebrafish|Aquarium creature with black-and-white stripes
zeitgeist|Spirit of the age
zeppelin|Bygone mode of transportation
zillion|Hyperbolic figure
aardvark|*Animal whose name means "earth pig" in Afrikaans
abilities|Skills
ability|Means
aboveboard|Open and honest
absconded|Made a quick getaway
absolute|Utter
abstract|Existing in the mind only
accepts|Admits
accords|Diplomatic successes
accrues|Builds up, as interest
acreage|Farm measure
acreage|Measure of land
acrobatic|Like many Cirque du Soleil performers
acronym|Many a bill's name in Congress
acropolis|Starting point of the annual Spartathlon
actress|Best ___
adaptations|A wood frog's ability to freeze itself in winter and an octopus's ability to change color, for two
addicted|Hooked
adeptly|With skill
adjacent|Next (to)
adjusts|Tweaks
adoptee|Rescue dog, e.g.
adoptee|Rescue dog, for one
adoration|Motif in much Christian art
adrenal|Kind of gland
adrenaline|Something released while skydiving
adulterer|Cheating sort
adventurers|Explorers of the UNTRAVERSED
adverbs|Most words ending in "-ly"
advocated|Went to bat (for)
aerated|Like wine that's given a chance to "breathe" before drinking
aeration|Purpose of a faucet attachment
aerators|Faucet attachments
aerobats|Blue Angels, e.g.
aerogel|Synthetic material also called frozen smoke
aerosol|Spray can mist
aerosols|They'll be mist
aftertaste|Finish, to an oenophile
against|Con
agility|Nimbleness
agitate|Stir up
agonist|One engaged in a struggle
agronomy|Field that deals with fields
ailment|What's the trouble?
airiest|Most chiffonlike
airline|JetBlue or Delta
airliner|Runway model?
airlines|El Al et al.
airspeed|Cockpit reading
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Like some desserts
alienation|Feeling of otherness
alienee|Property recipient, in law
aliment|Food, quaintly
alimony|Split payment
allegro|Quickly, in music
almanac|The first one printed in America was in 1639
alopecia|Hair loss
alpacas|Sources of hypoallergenic fiber
amaretto|Ingredient in an Alabama slammer
amasses|Stockpiles
amateur|Any Olympian, once
amazons|Wonder Woman and others
ambulation|Walking
amenity|Pool or fitness center, for a hotel
ammonia|Dangerous compound to mix with bleach
amoebae|Creatures named for their changing shape
amoeboid|Bloblike
anagrams|Eleven plus two and twelve plus one, e.g.
anarchy|Rules out?
anchovy|Ingredient in a classic Caesar salad
anemone|Flower that shares its name with a sea creature
angrily|How a door might be slammed
animals|Members of a certain kingdom
animation|Disney's world
animato|Lively, on a score
animator|Drawer of shorts, e.g.
animists|People who believe that all natural objects have souls
animosity|Opposite of [circled letters]
annexes|New wings
anomalous|Out of the ordinary
anomaly|Surprise for a statistician
antacid|Stomach soother
anteater|Animal in the suborder Vermilingua ("worm tongue")
antenna|What's used to catch some waves
antennae|Feelers
antidotes|Cures
antifog|Like some glasses
antipode|Directly opposite point
antitax|Like some libertarians
antitheft|Designed to deter stealing
apelike|Brutish
apiaries|Beehouses
apiarist|Beekeeper
apocalypse|End of the world
apologetic|Sorry
apostle|Literally, "one who is sent off"
apostles|They're on a mission
apparats|Communist party systems
apparent|Seeming
appease|Pacify
applied|Submitted a résumé
apricot|Peach relative
apricots|Fruits that are the basis of Marillenschnaps
aproned|Like many a grillmaster
aquaria|School houses?
aqueous|Watery
arbiter|One involved in a dispute
arcades|Chuck E. Cheeses, in part
arcades|Once-common mall fixtures
arcadia|Idyllic spot of myth
arcanum|Deep secret
archfoe|Lex Luthor, to Superman
arctangent|Function whose output is 45° when applied to 1
ardently|With passion
areolae|Colored rings
arising|Popping up
armrest|Subject of a squabble between airplane passengers
armrests|Airplane passengers might battle over them
armrests|Where elbows may collide
arraigns|Hauls into court
arrival|2016 film starring Amy Adams as a linguist who communicates with aliens
arsonist|One committing insurance fraud, maybe
artfully|With cunning
article|A is one
artisan|Craftsperson
ascetic|Severely self-disciplined sort
ascribe|Attribute
asexual|What the "A" of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A. can stand for
ashrams|Hindu retreats
askance|Obliquely
askance|With some side-eye
asocial|Preferring one's own company, perhaps
asperse|Criticize the reputation of
asperse|Malign
asphalt|Blacktop
aspirin|Headache helper
aspiring|Would-be
assault|Bombard
assayed|Tested, as ore
assemble|What the Avengers do
assists|Basketball box score column
assuage|Soothe
assuredly|Without a doubt
assures|Promises
asterisk|One of three characters in "M*A*S*H"
asterisks|Some "M*A*S*H" characters
asteroids|Classic arcade game set in outer space
astound|Fill with wonder
astride|Mounted on
ateliers|Designers' studios
atheist|Albert Camus or Isaac Asimov, religiously
athlete|Figure skater, for one
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
attacks|Goes on the offensive
attacks|Paroxysms
attempt|Statistic in football or basketball
attends|Takes classes at
attenuate|Make thin
attests|Swears (to)
auctioned|Sold at Sotheby's, say
autonym|Name of self-identification, as "Deutsche" for "Germans"
autumnal|Like September's equinox
avarice|Cupidity
avenger|Thor, for one
avengers|Super group
averages|Mean figures
aviation|The Wright stuff?
aviator|High flier
avocados|Fruits often used in sushi
awardee|One accepting an Oscar, e.g.
awardee|Prizewinner
awareness|Goal of some meditation
awfully|In a terrible way
axolotl|Amphibian that Ogden Nash once rhymed with "bottle"
backlash|Negative repercussions
backseat|Where some unsolicited advice comes from
bailout|Rescue
balanced|Like tightrope walkers and household budgets, ideally
baldness|What Mr. Clean, Captain Picard and Michael Jordan have in common
ballista|Ancient siege weapon for launching stones
bandaid|Quick fix
bangkok|The world's most-visited city (20+ million travelers annually)
baptist|Martin Luther King Jr., religiously
barilla|World's largest pasta producer
baritone|Singing voice meaning "heavy-sounding"
baronet|British nobleman
barrelfuls|Amounts from a distillery, maybe
baseline|Standard of comparison
basmati|Fragrant rice
basmati|Type of rice
bassett|Actress Angela of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
bazooka|Brand of bubble gum
beanbag|Shape-shifting seat
bearhug|Tight embrace
beatnik|Many a character in Kerouac's "On the Road"
bedtime|It may get pushed back on the weekend
beefier|Like the Rock vis-à-vis any of the Stones
beelines|Quick getaways, maybe
befallen|Happened to, poetically
befuddle|Flummox
begonia|Colorful garden perennial
beholden|Indebted (to)
beignet|Popular New Orleans dessert
bejeweled|Popular gem-matching app game
beltways|Metropolitan ring roads
bestrode|Towered over
betrays|Backstabs
betrays|Does dirty
bewilder|Flummox
biblical|Like Sodom and Gomorrah
bifocal|Like some glasses
bigotry|All in the Family subject
bigwigs|Honchos
bikinis|Spare clothes?
bimodal|Kind of data distribution with two peaks
biomass|Natural material used for fuel
biopics|Frida and "Selena," e.g.
birthstone|*Emerald or ruby
blandest|Least spicy
blesses|Says a prayer over
bloodlines|Pedigrees
bohemia|European region that lent its name to a nonconforming lifestyle
boilers|If they leak, you may find yourself in hot water
bonhomie|Easy friendliness
bonuses|Add-ons
booboisie|Portmanteau coinage for the uneducated and uncultured
boomerang|Come back around
boosters|Some vaccine shots
boredom|Feeling on a lo-o-ong car trip
boredom|Reason to draw a doodle, maybe
bottled|Like some water
bounteous|Liberal
bounties|Awards for some hunters
brassiere|Garment that might not be worn around the house
bravura|Virtuosa's display
brewing|In the works
brioche|Sweet bread
broncos|Winners of Super Bowl 50
brownstone|*Kind of building seen on "Sesame Street"
browser|Chrome, e.g.
brushes|Items often used in front of mirrors
brushfire|Scrubland danger
brusque|Succinct, if nothing else
buccaneer|Pirate
buckteeth|Facial feature of Disney's Goofy
bugaboo|Cause of undue anxiety
bulldog|Yale's Handsome Dan mascot, for one
bullets|Sweat ___
bulwark|Fortification
burglar|Cause for alarm?
bushtit|Small woodland songbird
cabaret|Nightclub
calcium|Most common mineral in the human body
calculus|It has its limits
caliphs|Islamic leaders claiming succession from Muhammad
calligraphy|Writing done GRAPHICALLY
calzone|Dish akin to a stromboli
camisole|Sleeveless undergarment
canards|Baseless rumors
canaries|Spanish archipelago, with "the"
canines|Dental pointers?
canines|Eyeteeth
cantina|Bar visited by Han Solo and Luke Skywalker
caramba|Ay follower
carouse|Go barhopping, say
carpool|Commuting arrangement
carports|Alternatives to garages
cartage|Charge for some truckers
cartoon|SpongeBob SquarePants, e.g.
cartoonist|One drawing lots?
carwash|Business that offers body waxing
castanet|Instrument heard in Spanish folk music
castanets|They might click on a dance floor
catechism|Sort of SCHEMATIC for Christian education
catered|Like many fancy parties
caterer|One who likes to dish?
caterer|Wedding vendor
caulked|Filled in some gaps
caveats|Provisos
cavemen|Primitive sorts
celestas|Relatives of glockenspiels
celeste|___ Ng, author of "Little Fires Everywhere"
celeste|___ Ng, author of the 2017 best seller "Little Fires Everywhere"
centaur|Hybrid creature of myth
centavos|Hundredths of a peso
centers|Hockey players who face off in a face-off
central|Innermost
centurion|Roman army leader
ceramic|Kind of tile
ceramic|Material that artists get all fired up about?
ceramist|Pottery maker
cereals|Post production?
ceviche|Raw deal from a restaurant?
chalets|Homes in the Alps
charades|It involves much ear-tugging and head-shaking
charged|Like toreadors, again and again
cheetah|Large cat you shouldn't trust on a test?
cheetah|World's fastest land animal (up to 70 m.p.h.)
cherrystone|*Pit that's spit
cheshire|Birthplace of Lewis Carroll
chimneys|Tight squeezes for Santa
chintzy|Gaudy and cheap
chortling|Laughing gleefully
chuckle|Response between a smile and a belly laugh
churros|Dessert order at a Mexican restaurant
churros|Desserts dusted with cinnamon sugar
chutzpah|Brashness, from the Yiddish
cinches|Sure things
citadel|Acropolis, e.g.
clarions|Relatives of cornets
clatter|Apt anagram of RATTLE + C
clatter|Commotion
cleanups|Some post-pollution efforts
clientele|Patronizing types
cloister|Shut up
closets|Popular hiding spots in hide-and-seek
clusters|Groups of grapes, e.g.
cobblestone|*Quaint street material
cobbling|Roughly putting (together)
cochleas|Parts of ears from the Latin for "snail"
cocooning|Doing dinner and a movie at home, say
coexist|Popular bumper sticker of the 2000s
coiffeur|Hair stylist, fancily
collisions|Subjects of some insurance company reports
colossus|The Statue of Liberty, for one
combatant|Warrior
committee|One of 20 standing in the House
commodes|Going places?
congrats|Word that appears with confetti when texted on an iPhone
conquer|Vanquish
consent|What "Yes, I'm willing!" signifies
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contests|Dance-offs, e.g.
contingent|Delegation
controversial|Like Merriam-Webster's inclusion of the word "irregardless," originally
converge|What parallel lines never do
copiers|Office machines
cornerstone|*Vital piece
cornfed|Like some chickens on farms
corrode|Become rusted
cosigns|Helps secure a loan
cossets|Mollycoddles
courteous|Opposite of [circled letters]
courtesy|When restraint and ___ are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible: Gandhi
crafted|Made like an artisan
cranial|Brainy?
crawdad|Cajun cuisine catch
crayons|Sticks in a box?
craziness|Tomfoolery
creative|Portion of an ad agency's budget
creators|Content people?
credulous|Born yesterday, so to speak
crescents|Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan
crinkles|Small creases, as in foil
cruiser|Police car
crusade|Aggressive campaign
crusade|Vigorous campaign
crystal|Chandelier part, often
cubical|Like dice, shapewise
curiouser|Nonstandard adjective in "Alice in Wonderland"
customer|Seller's need
cutthroat|Dog-eat-dog
cybercafe|Connection point not seen much anymore
cyclops|One seeing things with a critical eye?
dagwood|Comics character with the dog Daisy
daresay|Venture to declare
darkish|Poorly lit
deadhead|*Devotee of Jerry Garcia's band
dealers|They've got to hand it to you
deanery|Jurisdiction of a Catholic church official
dearths|Lacks
debrief|Meeting after a meeting
debunked|Like the "fact" that humans use only 10% of their brains
decades|A long, long time
decline|Refuse
decoders|Ones getting the message
deftest|Least klutzy
degrees|Things bachelors might have
dejection|Blue state?
delayed|Like some reactions and flights during storms
delouse|Nitpick, literally
demerit|Mark on one's record
demigoddess|Helen of Troy, e.g.
democrat|Type on the left side?
deniers|Naysayers
departure|Exit
depends|Could be ...
depends|Ambivalent reply to "Can you do me a favor?"
depicted|Described vividly
derided|Expressed contempt for
derivative|Cosine vis-à-vis sine
descends|Goes to hell?
designs|Patterns
desirable|As you like it
detaches|Breaks off
detente|De-frosting?
detente|Easing of international tensions
determine|Resolve
detests|Abhors
deviator|One straying from the norm
devises|Crafts
dewberries|Brambles with edible purple fruit
dialect|Cockney vis-à-vis English
diapers|Huggies, e.g.
diaspora|Group migration
diaspora|Population beyond the homeland
digress|Stray from a topic
dilates|Lets extra light in, in a way
dirtier|Less sportsmanlike
discerns|Makes out
discombobulated|Completely confused
dishonor|Dreaded fate for a samurai
dismays|Appalls
dismays|Causes consternation
dismount|Get off one's high horse?
dispensary|Pharmacist's workplace in a hospital
dispose|Get rid (of)
disrobe|Strip
dithered|Hemmed and hawed
diurnal|Active during the day
diverge|Separate
docility|Passive acquiescence
dognapper|Cruella de Vil, for one
dogsleds|Iditarod entrants
domesticate|Break
donates|Contributes to a GoFundMe, e.g.
doorbell|Don't knock until you've tried it
doorman|Quite a job, you have to admit?
dormice|Bushy-tailed rodents
dorsals|Some fins
dossier|File of documents
drainpipe|Gutter attachment
drapery|Curtains
dreadnought|W.W. I-era battleship
dreidel|Spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side
dressage|Art of riding and training a horse
dryland|Terra firma
dwellers|Inhabitants
dynamos|Extremely energetic people
dystopia|Gilead in "The Handmaid's Tale," for one
earlobe|Place for a stud
earlobes|Spots for hoops
earshot|Eavesdropping range
earshot|Range within which you can answer the question "Can you hear me now?"
earworms|Extremely catchy tunes
echelon|Order
eclipse|Surpass
ecocide|Deforestation, for example
economic|Cost-effective
economists|If all ___ were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion (quip attributed to Shaw)
economize|Cut back
economy|Budgeting class?
ecotone|Transitional region between biomes
ecotours|Trips to support conservation
ecstasy|Blissful state
edelweiss|Blossom of snow, in song
edgeless|Without borders
editors|Strike-out specialists?
educate|School
educate|Teach
eeriest|Most spooky
effective|Opposite of [circled letters]
egalite|Liberté, ___, fraternité (Haiti's motto)
eggplants|In the Renaissance, they were known as "mala insana" ("mad apples")
eggplants|Vegetables in traditional moussaka
egomania|It's all about me, me, me
egotism|Narcissistic trait
egregious|Beyond the pale
eightball|What the beleaguered are behind
einstein|He postulated E = mc2
einstein|Time's Person of the Century
einstein|Who said "The greatest scientists are artists as well"
elation|Euphoric feeling
electors|Members of a certain college
electors|New York has 28 of them
electrical|Like some outlets
elegant|Graceful and tasteful
elegize|Write à la Thomas Gray or John Donne
element|He or I, but not you?
element|One of more than 115 on a table
element|U, V, W or Y, but not X
elitism|High-hat attitude
elitist|Snooty
elitist|Supercilious sort
elixirs|Panaceas
eloquent|Well-spoken
emaciate|Starve
emailing|Activity for some pen pals
embassy|Envoy's workplace
embassy|___ Row, part of Washington, D.C.
emended|Corrected
emerald|Like the background of the "Wicked" poster
eminent|Highly respected
emission|Discharge, as of gas
emitted|Sent off
emoticon|Face of the internet?
emotion|Love or hate
emperors|Charlemagne and Montezuma
emperors|Titus and Tiberius
employed|Working
emporia|Major retail outlets
emptied|Left with nothing
enacting|Passing, as laws
encores|They may come with bows and whistles
encourage|Push
endeared|Won over
endeavor|Aspire
endless|What the universe may or may not be
endorse|Sign
endwise|Back to back
enervate|Deprive of strength - not, as is commonly believed, to give strength
engineers|Bridge and highway designers
enhance|Bolster
enhances|Heightens
enigmas|Mysteries
enlacing|Twisting together
enlargement|Photo lab request
enquire|Investigate, à la Sherlock Holmes
enrolls|Signs up
ensemble|Like some casts
ensnared|Netted
ensured|Guaranteed
enteric|Intestine-related
entertain|Have guests over
entertain|Host
enthral|Beguile, to Brits
enthuse|Psych up
enticing|Like sirens
entirety|Sum total
entirety|Whole
entourage|What may be in a star's orbit
entrant|One in the running
entreated|Implored
entropy|State of disorder
entryway|Home front?
eolithic|Period at the beginning of the Stone Age
epaulet|Uniform adornment
ephemera|Fleeting things
epicure|One with a discerning palate
epidemic|Widespread
epidermal|Of the outer skin layer
epigram|Pithy saying
episodes|Pilots, e.g.
episodic|Released in segments
epitome|Perfect example
epochal|Momentous
eponyms|Ohm, Hertz and Newton
epsilon|Delta neighbor
erasers|Lead-off selections?
erected|Raised
erogenous|Kind of zone
erosion|Beach problem
erratic|Unpredictable
eruption|1980 event in Washington
escalator|Nonstop flight?
esophagus|Food delivery route?
esoterica|Highly specialized knowledge
espouse|Support, as a belief
esquire|GQ competitor
essence|Core
essence|Magazine with the annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards
estates|Residences that may have groundskeepers
estates|They get left behind
esteems|Values highly
estrogen|Hormone administered in some transgender therapies
etcetera|... and the list goes on
etchers|Ones making strong impressions?
eunuchs|What the Unsullied warriors are on "Game of Thrones"
euphoria|Bliss
evaporate|Go poof
eventide|When a vesper bell rings
evicting|Booting
evidence|Prints, perhaps
exceeds|Goes past
executable|Performing tasks according to encoded instructions, as a computer file
exhaled|Exhibited relief, in a way
exhibits|Pieces of evidence in court
exhumes|Digs up
exotoxin|Harmful bacterial secretion
expansion|Increase in the number of teams in a league, e.g.
experts|Whizzes
extrovert|People person, perhaps
eyeballs|Assesses visually
eyebeam|Superpower of Cyclops in the "X-Men" films
eyeliner|Drawing pencil?
eyeliners|Mascara shelfmates
eyeopener|Revelation
eyeopeners|Epiphanies
eyepiece|Microscope part
eyesores|Concerns for homeowner associations
eyewinks|Secret-indicating gestures
facades|False fronts
failure|Sometimes it's "not an option"
falafel|Balls in a pocket
fantasy|Genre of the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
faucets|Taps
feasting|Opposite of [circled letters]
feature|___ film
feedback|Responses
feedlot|Where livestock eat
feminist|Like Frida Kahlo's art
ferocity|Unrestrained violence
ferried|Traveled like Charon
festers|Becomes more and more irksome
festers|Grows increasingly more irksome
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fiascos|Total wrecks
finally|Exclamation upon reaching a customer service representative, maybe
fingertip|Print source
firebomb|Incendiary explosive
firecrackers|Good snack for an arsonist?
firepower|Military muscle
flagella|Cell propellers
flamboyant|Attention-grabbing
flatcap|Short-brimmed hat known as a bunnet in Scotland
flatter|Butter up, say
flaunted|Showed brazenly
flavors|Ice cream shop posting
flaxseed|Source of healthful fat and fiber
fleabane|Plant said to repel bugs
flicked|Switched (on)
flicker|Black-and-white movie effect
flinches|Some nervous responses
flirtatious|Making goo-goo eyes, say
fluoresce|Glow, in a way
foolish|Unwise
foresight|Important leadership skill
forewarned|Tipped off
forsaken|Left behind
fortunate|Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
fortune|Magazine with an annual Investor's Guide
forwards|Sends on
foxtail|Meadow grass with brushlike spikes
fragile|Like eggshells
freaked|Flipped (out)
freebie|Giveaway
freelance|Like many jobs in the gig economy
freeway|Express road
frijoles|Much of Goya's output
friskiness|Quality of a playful kitten
frivolous|Not serious, as a lawsuit
fruitarian|Vegan subset
galaxies|Milky Way and others
gangster|Family member
ganymede|JUPITER
gaskets|They may be blown
gateman|Manor house attendant
gauntlet|Challenge, symbolically
gazpacho|Popular dish in Seville
geekdom|Realm for comic book fans, say
gemstone|*Ring centerpiece
gemstone|Ruby, e.g.
genders|Facebook allows for more than 50
generals|Big brass
gentler|Not so hard
gentrify|What some neighborhoods do
gesundheit|It's a blessing
geysers|Yellowstone attractions
glasses|They can help you see or taste
glitter|Crafts supply that's difficult to clean up
godsend|Gift from above
goliath|Massive adversary
goodies|Special treats
goonies|Adventurous kids in a 1985 film
gordita|Stuffed and fried cornmeal pocket, in Mexican cuisine
gorgons|Mythological monsters with snakes for hair
gradates|Changes by degrees
gradient|Color effect in graphic design
gramophone|Early record player
granola|Food found in some bars
grasshopper|Insect with powerful hind legs
grasshopper|Southern cocktail made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream
grating|Harsh-sounding
greasepaint|It might be put on for stage PAGEANTRIES
greenlight|2017 hit by Lorde (also a 2008 hit by John Legend, and a 1968 hit by the American Breed)
gremlin|Mischief-maker
grenade|Dangerous thing to catch
grenade|Lobbed weapon
grimace|Not a happy face
groomsman|Bachelor party attendee
groomsmen|Some bachelor party attendees
grouchy|Like cranks
grouper|Large-mouthed food fish
guessed|Took a swing, say
guesstimate|Ballpark figure
guidebooks|Tourists' reading
habanera|Dance named after Cuba's capital
habaneros|They rate very high on the Scoville scale
habitat|Element
habitat|Woodland or wetland
hacienda|Latin American spread
hailing|Falling hard?
hairball|Kitty litter?
hairline|Cutting edge?
halcyon|Happy, as bygone days
halcyon|Like the good old days
handmade|Like many items on Etsy
handsaw|Wood shop item
handyman|Mr. Fixit
hardass|Tough, uncompromising sort
harnessed|Took control of
headhunt|Recruit selectively
headset|Piece of equipment for a telemarketer
headstone|*Graveyard sight
hearted|Loved, on social media
heartfelt|Genuine
hearthstone|*Online card game with over 100 million players
hedonist|Voluptuary
helices|Spiral shapes
hellcat|W.W. II aircraft fighter plane
helmets|Cowboys' headgear
heptagons|The British 20-pence and 50-pence coins, geometrically
heralds|Some angels ... or some newspapers
heretics|Some Renaissance-era scientists
heroism|Mettle that may merit a medal
herstories|Chronicles from a feminist perspective
hibachi|Tailgate grill
hideous|Grotesque
hideouts|Low-lying areas?
hijacks|Pirates
hippopotamuses|Closest living relatives of whales
hipsters|Many regulars at artisan coffee shops
hipsters|Ones sporting man buns and ironic T-shirts, say
hobbits|Tolkien race
hodgepodge|Mixed bag
hoisted|Raised
holiest|Most sacred
homesteads|Plots of western films?
honeybee|Small organic food producer
honored|Paid tribute to
hopscotch|Game on an erasable court
hormone|Estrogen or testosterone
horsemen|Quartet in Revelation
hotelier|Member of the inn crowd?
hotness|The newest trend, in slang
hotspots|Hip joints
houseboats|Mobile homes of a sort
hubcaps|Where some car logos appear
hullabaloo|Commotion
humdrum|Like the same old same old
humdrum|[Lightsaber] + [Impatient fingers] = Boring
humongous|Ginormous
hybrids|Cars with gas/electric engines
hyperlink|It takes you to another site
hysteria|Widespread panic
iceboxes|Old refrigerators
icebreaker|Start of many a party
iciness|Frosty air?
idealism|Plato is considered the father of it
idealize|See through rose-colored glasses
idiomatic|Like bad apples and sour grapes?
idiotic|Nonsensical
igneous|Like basalt and obsidian
iguanas|Certain exotic pets
iguanodon|Large, herbivorous dinosaur that could walk on two legs
illegal|More than discouraged
illogic|Bad reasoning
imarets|Turkish inns
imbecile|Dolt
imbibes|Drinks
imitate|Parrot
impaled|Stuck on a stake
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|Stalemate
impasto|Painting technique used in van Gogh's "The Starry Night"
impinge|Encroach
imports|Some beers
improbable|Like hitting a million-dollar jackpot
impulsion|Strong urge
inaccurate|Off the mark
inanest|Most asinine
inchworm|Insect named for the way it moves, not for its length
incognito|Disguised
incubus|Nightmare personified
industry|Manufacturing of factory goods, e.g.
inertia|Reason the physicist stayed in bed?
inertia|Sluggishness
inexact|Rounded, say
infects|Passes along to, in a way
inferno|Raging blaze
infests|Overruns
informal|Not requiring a suit, say
ingredients|Packaging list
ingroup|Clique
ingroup|The cool kids, e.g.
inhaled|Absolutely devoured
inherit|Obtain a sum via special relativity?
initiate|New member
inkstands|Places for quills
innuendo|Suggestion made with a wink and a nudge
insisted|Didn't just request
inspect|Put under a microscope
inspects|Checks out
instant|Snap
insurer|It's got you covered
intentions|Designs
interests|Dating profile info
interim|Temporary
intricacy|Complexity
invades|Emulates the Mongols
invitee|Guest, e.g.
ironclads|Civil War ships
irritate|Bug
islander|Bahamian or Fijian
isobars|Weather map lines
isomers|Similar chemical compounds
isotonic|Kind of muscle contraction
iterate|Continuously improve, in tech-speak
iterate|Repeat
jawbone|Weapon for Samson against the Philistines
jesters|Court cutups
jingoism|Excessive flag-waving and the like
josephs|St. ___ University (Philadelphia school)
joshing|Kidding around
journeys|Travels
kaleidoscopes|Trippy tubular toys
karaoke|Activity done while reading a screen
kennels|Shelters for shelties
keratin|Protein in horns and hair
kerosene|It's called paraffin oil in the U.K.
keystone|*Pennsylvania state symbol
kindest|Most charitable
knickknack|*Trinket
knothole|Opening on a trunk
knucklehead|Dummy
kookaburra|Cackling Australian bird
labelled|Identified, in Ipswich
labrador|Many a guide dog
lacrosse|Sport with Native American origins
lacteal|Milk-producing
ladders|Corporate hierarchies, figuratively
ladybird|Loser to "The Shape of Water" for Best Picture
laminates|Countertop or flooring materials
landgrab|Territory-expanding move
lapdogs|Small doodles, perhaps
lateral|Like some thinking
latinas|Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, for two
laundry|Get a load of this!
laurels|Rightful praise
lawsuit|Something to file
leapfrog|Jump over
leavened|Unlike bread on Passover
lederhosen|Oktoberfest garb
lemming|Epitome of herd mentality
lemonade|Kids might make a stand for this
lengthy|Protracted
leniency|Something a judge might show
leonine|Like the king of the jungle
leotard|Jules who lent his name to an article of attire
lesbian|Like many characters in Alison Bechdel cartoons
lessons|Class acts?
lethally|Bad way to be poisoned
letterpress|Gutenberg invention
leveler|Audio tool that reduces volume extremes
leviathan|Biblical sea monster
libation|Drink
libeled|Defamed, in a way
licensed|Able to practice, in a way
licensee|Permit me!
licorice|What fennel tastes like
lifeboat|One of 20 on the Titanic
lighter|Something waved at concerts prior to the age of cellphones
lightweight|Insubstantial
limeade|Mouth-puckering green drink
limerick|Eponymous Irish city
lineman|One might be offensive
lioness|Disney's Nala, for one
lionesses|They can be NOISELESS while stalking prey
liqueurs|Kahlúa and Sambuca
listless|Needing a jolt
loathsome|Repulsive
locator|Tracking device
locksmith|Rescuer for when you've lost your key
locksmith|Side hustle for a hairstylist?
lodestone|*Magnetite
loftier|Higher, as ambitions
lolling|Not doing a darn thing
lollipop|Sticky candy?
loquats|Plumlike fruits
lottery|Mega Millions, for one
loudmouth|Blabberer
loveseats|Cozy chairs for pairs
lowland|Broad valley
lowlife|Disreputable sort
lowlifes|Ne'er-do-wells
lowlifes|Sleazeballs
lowness|Feeling of dejection
lullaby|Rock song?
lumbago|Pain in the lower back
lumpfish|Source of cheap caviar
macabre|King-like, in a way
macaroni|Elbows, e.g.
macrame|Craft with knotted cords
madcaps|Eccentrics
madrona|Pacific evergreen with orange-red bark
magnets|Aids for affixing messages on refrigerators
maharishi|Great Hindu sage
maharishi|Title that translates to "great sage"
mahatma|Honorific for Gandhi
mahatma|Literally, "great soul"
majestic|Regal
malarkey|Nonsense
manatee|Everglades mammal
manganese|Element next to iron on the periodic table
manhattan|Whiskey cocktail ... or where it was invented
manipulator|Puller of strings
mannered|Word with mild or well
mansion|Many a home with a circular driveway
mansion|Quarters that could be worth a lot
marathoner|One going the distance?
marengo|Napoleon's famed war horse
margarine|Stick in the refrigerator?
marimba|Percussion instrument of African origin
marimba|Percussion instrument that's also the name of a popular ringtone
marinas|Places where things are all tied up?
mariner|Member of the only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series
married|Got hitched
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
marshal|Chief of a fire department
martini|Some like it dirty
masalas|Indian spice mixes
mascara|It may run from an emotional situation
massage|Rub the right way?
masters|A certain degree
masthead|Big names in the news
mastodon|Ice age beast
matilda|Roald Dahl heroine
meanings|Polysemous words have multiple of these
meantime|Interim period
medians|Traffic dividers
medicine|Something that nearly one million Americans practice regularly
meekest|Most milquetoast-y
megacorporation|Listing in the Fortune 100
megadeal|Business announcement involving billions of dollars
megadose|It's way above the recommended amount
megaflop|Epic failure
megalopolis|Heavily populated urban complex
melatonin|Treatment for jet lag
membrane|Cell boundary
menswear|Traditional focus of Brooks Brothers
mermaid|Hybrid creature of myth
meshuga|Mad as a hatter
meteors|Shooting stars
metered|Like some parking and poetry
mewling|Sound from a crib
middles|Some airplane seats
midmonth|The 15th or so
midweek|Unusual time to start a vacation
migrant|Bird like the Canada goose or arctic tern
mildewy|Fungus-filled, maybe
milkshake|Drink that might be served with a metal cup
millennial|Member of the Y?
mineral|Word before oil or water
minibar|Place to buy overpriced drinks
miniseries|It goes for a short run
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
miracle|Requirement for sainthood
misname|Call wrongly
misogyny|What antifeminism is a direct expression of, per Andrea Dworkin
misrule|Cause for revolution, perhaps
misspelled|Like fuschia and turquiose
misused|Like the words "literally" and "ironic," often
mizzens|Aftmost masts on ships
mocktail|Shirley Temple, e.g.
moderate|Not radical
monarch|Butterfly that migrates for thousands of miles
monoliths|Uprights at Stonehenge, e.g.
monopolist|Someone who has it all
monotheists|Muslims, e.g., but not Hindus
monsoon|What to expect between June and September in India
monsoons|Seasonal winds
monster|The original Frankenstein wasn't one, despite popular belief
moonbeam|Night light
moonfish|Ocean dweller so named for its roundish, silvery body
morales|Natalie of "Today"
moralism|Excessive righteousness
moronic|Completely stupid
mothballed|Postponed indefinitely
mothers|May honorees
mousses|Some salon supplies
muchacho|Young hombre
mustang|Camaro competitor
naggers|Constant reminders?
napoleon|Loser at Waterloo
narcoleptic|Quick to fall asleep, in a way
narcotics|Unit for several detectives on "The Wire"
narrates|Does voice work for a documentary, say
narrative|What a P.R. firm wants to control
narrator|Book-on-tape voice
narwhal|Tusked marine animal
narwhal|Tusked marine creature of the Arctic
nations|Cherokee and Navajo
naturist|Person who appreciates a walk in the woods, say
nearside|One face of the moon
neatest|Like the winner of a handwriting contest
necktie|Item left at home on casual Fridays
neglect|Fail to maintain
negroni|Cocktail made from gin, vermouth and Campari
neonate|Newborn
neonate|Newborn
nesting|Like some birds or dolls
network|Business school alumni, collectively
neurotic|Like TV's Niles Crane and Monica Geller
neutrals|Typical wall colors
neutrino|Nearly massless subatomic particle
newscaster|I___, for one
newsies|Hit 2012 musical about paperboys
newsreel|No-longer-current source for current events
niftier|Comparatively neat
noisemaker|New Year's Eve handout
nominee|Award hopeful
nonreaders|Consumers of audio and visual media only
nonstop|On and on and on
noodles|Chinese restaurant fare
notated|Added to the staff?
notedly|With special importance
notices|Isn't oblivious
notifies|Alerts
notoriety|Infamy
nuanced|Not black-and-white
nursery|Supplier of garden supplies
nutcases|Screwballs
nutlets|Snacks for squirrels
oatmeal|Quaker fare
oatmeals|Some instant breakfast packets
obdurate|Headstrong
obeisant|Showily deferential
obesity|Corpulence
obeyers|Compliant sorts
objectors|Naysayers
obscene|Like an over-the-top display of wealth
obsessive|Like Ahab's pursuit of Moby Dick
oceanic|Expansive
octanes|Gas-station numbers
octopus|Creature that might squirt ink and use tools
octuple|Expand to 800%
odyssey|What a trip!
oedipal|Like a certain complex
offered|Made a bid of
offered|Put forward
oleander|Poisonous shrub
oligarchy|Rule by a small group
omelette|Dish that may be made in its own pan
omnipotence|Absolute power [chopped]
onstage|Making a scene, say
openers|Corkscrews, e.g.
operate|Do surgery
operating|Word with room or system
operative|Agent
optician|Professional you might need to see?
oralist|How famous is that actress? Is she unknown ___?""
oratorio|Bach's "Christmas ___"
oratorios|Haydn's "The Creation" and others
orbiter|Traveler around the world
orchard|What kind of greens do you want? Spinach ___?""
ordeals|What's the best way to spend less on shopping? Coupons ___?""
ordinance|It's the law!
ordinarily|Most times
orrisroot|Ingredient in perfume and potpourri
oscular|Kissing-related
ottomans|Furniture also called hassocks
outcasts|Personae non gratae
outhouse|Head for the hills?
outpour|Efflux
outputs|Yields
outweigh|Be more important than
outyells|Screams over
overalls|Attire for the Mario Bros. or the Minions
overbook|What airlines sometimes do, causing headaches
overcomes|Gets past, as an obstacle
overdub|Augment, as a musical track
overeat|Binge at a buffet, say
overlap|Have things in common
overlie|Sit on
overlord|Brutish boss
overlord|Oppressive boss
overpasses|Cloverleaf features
overpower|Crush
overrated|Not all it's cracked up to be
override|Countermand
overrun|Defeat via invasion
oversleep|Stay out for too long?
overuse|Turn into a cliché
ovoidal|Egglike
oxidizer|Substance that helps a spaceship's fuel burn
pacesetters|Rabbits in a race
paddleboats|People-powered vehicles
pageant|Crowning event?
pageant|Event with a crowning moment
painless|No-hassle
painter|A famous one is often connected with a school
palooka|Oaf
pancaked|Smooshed into compact layers
pandering|Playing to the crowd
pantomimes|Staples of British Christmastime theater
papayas|Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns
paradise|Heaven
paranormal|Unexplained by science, say
parapets|Roof-edge defenses
parasite|What's Eating Gilbert Grape [2019]
parenthood|State in which you might get a tax deduction
parlayed|Increased into something much more valuable
parsecs|Han Solo claims to have made the Kessel Run in less than 12 of these
parsimony|Mental or fiscal tightness
parsley|On a Seder plate, it represents the arrival of springtime
partake|Consume, with "of"
paschal|Easter-related
passage|Excerpt
passport|Stamp collector?
pastiche|Artistic imitation
pastime|Bridge, e.g.
pastors|Congregation leaders
patience|Ambrose Bierce defined it as "A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue"
patootie|Heinie
patrons|Some diners ... and donors
patterns|Crop circles, e.g.
patterns|Fabric options
payback|Revenge
peasant|Field worker
peasant|One doing the lord's work
pedants|Nitpickers
peddles|Sells
pedestals|Spots for idols
pedigrees|Breeders' documents
peekaboo|Cry to a baby
peephole|Hotel door feature
peloton|Trendy home gym purchase
penetrates|Gets through
penumbra|Visual effect from a partial eclipse
peppered|Bombarded, as with questions
peptalk|Raiser of team spirit
percent|Piece of the action
perchance|As things might happen
perfidy|Deliberate betrayal
pergola|Floral archway
peridot|One of the few gemstones that naturally occur in a single color (olive green)
perkier|Like morning people vis-à-vis night owls, around dawn
perkiest|Most cheerful
permafrost|Layer of soil that never thaws
persevere|Stick with it
persimmon|Fruit that's a major Chinese export
persist|2021 Elizabeth Warren book
persona|Slim Shady, for Eminem
personnel|Staff
perturb|Unsettle
peskier|More vexing
pesters|Acts like a nudnik to
pesters|Bugs
petunia|Flower in the nightshade family
phobias|Fears
phonics|Subject that teaches the varying "ch" sounds of "cheap," "chaos" and "charade"
picaros|Rogues
piecewise|Like a mathematical function that changes at different intervals
piehole|Big stupid mouth
piehole|Trap
pigeons|Ones getting the crumbs?
pigtail|Pippi Longstocking feature
pigtail|Weave off the shoulder?
pilfered|Did a little lifting
pinatas|They get smashed at parties
pinball|Bumper-to-bumper activity?
pinhead|Fool
pitfalls|Hidden dangers
pitiful|Pathetic
pizzazzy|*Having panache
placard|Sign
placebo|Medicine that doesn't actually contain medicine
placebo|Pill in experimental studies
planetarium|*Facility where things are always looking up?
planner|Datebook
planted|Like some evidence and bulbs
plateau|Level off at a higher point
plateau|The highest form of flattery?
platinum|Shade of blond
platonic|Like a relationship with an ex, maybe
platoon|Best Picture winner that was banned in Vietnam
platoon|Company division
platoon|Part of a company
playdate|Tots' time together
playmate|Schoolyard friend
pleasures|Enjoyable activities
plethora|Overabundance
pleural|___ cavity (where the lungs are located)
plights|Difficult situations
plinths|Bases of support
plumpest|Most desirable, say, as a ripe peach
pneumonia|William Henry Harrison's cause of death, after just 31 days in office
polytheist|Hindu, for one
poppers|Apps made with jalapeños and cheese
popular|In
possess|Have
potholder|Help when things are too hot to handle
potshot|Random criticism
pottages|Thick soups
pounces|Springs
poutine|Gravy and curds over fries
preclude|Render impossible
predial|Relating to land, old-style
preheat|Get warmed up
prelates|Bishops, e.g.
prelims|Early trials, informally
prepped|Got ready (for)
prequels|Some origin stories
presale|Early offering, as of goods
preseason|Time for an exhibition
preseason|Warm-up time for pro athletes
presence|Something that might be felt at a séance
present|Birthday staple
presidents|___more and more
pressure|What a deadline increases
pricier|More costly
priestess|High figure in a tarot deck
printer|Computer accessory
prisoners|Cons
pristine|Mint
proceeds|Money earned from an event, say
process|Series of steps
prodigies|Wunderkinder
profane|Blasphemous
profess|Declare
prolonged|Extended the duration of
pronoun|I, for one
pronounce|I now ___ you ...
propaganda|The art of politics?
propelled|Catapulted, say
propose|Pop the question
prorate|Apportion, as costs
prosecute|Style of diamond with a flat base
protege|Disciple
protege|Rey, to Luke Skywalker
proudest|___ moment (crowning achievement)
provolone|Cheese in an Italian sub
prudent|Commonsensical
prurient|Opposite of [circled letters]
pseudoscience|Astrology or palmistry
psyched|Eager, informally
psyches|Freudian concerns
psychoactive|Like some mushrooms
psychoanalysis|Field of Dreams
pterodactyl|Dinosaur whose name means "winged finger"
pterosaur|Late-Triassic flier
publish|Issue a book or magazine
puppeteer|Person pulling the strings?
pussycat|Gentle, mild-mannered sort
pyramid|The only remaining wonder of the ancient world, for one
quantity|X-axis
quibble|Cavil
quilters|Groups of bees?
radiant|Visibly elated
ragtops|Stingrays, often
railroad|Reading, for instance
raiment|Fancy word for "clothing"
rainbow|L.G.B.T. symbol
rainier|It reaches Washington heights
raisins|California ___
raisins|What toes can resemble after a long bath
rallied|Made a comeback
rampart|Castle wall
rangeland|Chaparral or savanna
ransack|Plunder
ransacked|Searched hurriedly through
rapidly|At a fast clip
rapidly|With dispatch
rapidly|With haste
rappers|P. Diddy and others
rappers|Rick Ross, Roddy Ricch and Rakim
rarebit|Cheese-on-toast dish
rascals|Mischief-makers
rassled|Brawled, in the backwoods
ratatat|It's a rap
rattlesnake|Venomous predator with a vibrating tail
rattrap|Hopeless predicament
rattrap|Squalid digs
raunchy|Vulgar, as some humor
razzmatazz|*Gaudy display
reaction|Response to a stimulus
realize|Figure out
realtor|Person with lots to show
reboots|Starts up again, as a computer
rebounded|Bounced back
rebuttal|Counterargument
receiving|Not serving
recital|Piano performance, possibly
reclaimed|Like old wood in new furniture, maybe
recoils|Shrinks
redbirds|Nickname for the Cardinals, with "the"
redraft|Second or third version
redrafts|Subsequent versions
reduced|At a discount
reeking|Causing quite a stink
reemerge|Come out again
reenacts|Performs, as a historical event
referee|Zebra
referendum|Brexit vote, e.g.
refinery|Plant that may yield oil
refugees|Some asylum seekers
regalia|They're fit for a king
regatta|Henley Royal ___ (annual July event)
regroup|Get back together
regular|87-octane gas
rehashes|Goes over and over
rehydrate|Drink up during a timeout, say
relaxin|Pregnancy hormone
relayed|Not delivered directly, say
relieved|Feeling "Whew, that was close!"
remarried|Took a second?
remaster|Do a new production of, as a recording
remembered|Looked back on
remodel|Interior design job
renegade|Obama's Secret Service code name
renewer|One extending a library book loan
renovator|Fixer-upper
reopens|Gets back in business
reparations|Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989
repealed|Overturned
repeals|Abrogates
repents|Embarks on a newly righteous path
repents|Expresses sorrow for one's wrongdoing
reproaches|Upbraids
reproduce|Photocopy, e.g.
reptile|Skink or gecko
rereleased|Like albums that include bonus tracks, often
resealed|Made more waterproof, maybe
reseals|Caulks, e.g.
resells|Lists on eBay, say
reshoot|Do a double take?
reshoot|Take another take
residual|Leftover
resigns|Throws in the towel
resorts|Club Med and others
resorts|Employs as a backup plan, with "to"
respected|Held in high esteem
respectful|Reverent
respite|Letup
restated|Put in other words
restaurant|Wait here!
resumed|Picked up
retainer|Orthodontist's recommendation
retinol|Eye cream ingredient
retribution|Payback
reveilles|Wake-up calls played on bugles
revenue|Cash in?
reverse|Certain auto gear ... as suggested by the circled letters
reverses|Makes Don nod?
revitalize|Inject new life into
revolted|Refused to accept the status quo, say
revolutionary|*Changing gradually
rewrote|Overhauled, in a way
rezones|Changes from commercial to residential, perhaps
rifleman|Colonial sharpshooter
rippled|Moved like waves or muscles
riptides|Hazards for offshore swimmers
risotto|Creamy Italian dish
rivalries|Some team competitions
roadrunner|Coyote outfoxer, in cartoons
roadster|Sporty car
roaming|Wandering
robotic|Herky-jerky, as movements
rosebushes|View from the Oval Office
rosehip|Seed used in herbal tea
rosemary|Stuff in stuffing
rototill|Cultivate a garden plot, in a way
routemen|Some delivery people
routines|Shticks
rubella|It was eliminated from the U.S. in 2004
ruminate|Brood
sabbath|Rest stop?
sabotage|Deliberately damage
saddled|Got ready to ride, with "up"
saffron|Most expensive spice in the world by weight
salaams|Low bows
saltier|More angry, in modern slang
saltine|Soda cracker, by another name
samosas|Appetizers filled with potatoes and peas
samovar|Ornate tea vessel
sandbox|Place to build a castle
sandman|Sleep inducer of folklore
sashaying|Walking with flair
sashays|Walks ostentatiously
satiated|Stuffed
satisfies|Meets
sausages|Hot links, say
savings|Nest egg
scalded|Burned
scallop|Bouillabaisse tidbit
scampers|Emulates a chipmunk, say
scanned|Like books for Project Gutenberg
scapegoats|They're not really to blame
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarcer|Not as plentiful
scatter|Disperse
scenario|Imagined development
scenery|It may be taken in by a traveler
scepter|King's rod
scepter|Royal staff
scepters|Rulers' staffs
schemer|Machiavellian sort
schmaltz|Sentimentality
schmear|Bagel topping
sciatica|Back pain caused by nerve compression
scientists|Lab workers
scissor|Kick starter?
scissor|___ kicks (ab exercise)
scooched|Slid over a bit
scourge|Source of great trouble
scrapbook|One might have a photographic memory
scrappy|Small but full of fight
screens|Sources of a modern addiction
screenwriters|Nora Ephron and Sofia Coppola, for two
screwup|Blow it
scrimps|Economizes
seahorse|Fish in the genus Hippocampus
sealants|Deck protectors
seasons|TV sets?
secreted|Hid
secrets|Hard things to carry alone
seedier|More like a dive bar or certain bread
selfish|Not willing to share
seltzers|Bubbly mixers
semicircle|Group of big rig haulers?
seminar|Lecture alternative
seminude|Shirtless, say
semisoft|Like havarti or Muenster
senators|Century of note
senoras|Married women, in Oaxaca
sequins|Glittery dress adornments
seraphim|Attendants at a heavenly throne
serenest|Most peaceful
serrano|Pepper between jalapeño and cayenne on the Scoville heat scale
serrano|Spicy Mexican pepper
sesames|Bagel choices
sesames|Seeds on hamburger buns
session|Time spent with a psychiatrist, e.g.
sestinas|Some works by Petrarch
setters|Some volleyball players
settles|Goes gently to the bottom
settles|Resolves out of court
settling|Accepting that one can't do better
settling|Alternative to going to court
several|More than a couple
shaders|Computer programs used in 3-D animation
shampooed|Got in a lather, say
shapeup|Get it together! ... or a hint to the highlighted letters
sharers|Many social media users
sheepdog|Longhaired herder
shetland|Northernmost part of the U.K.
shipwrecks|Locations of some dives
shirtwaist|Tailored blouse style
shivers|Responds to br-r-r-isk weather?
shocker|Upset of the century, say
shooter|Small alcoholic drink
shopkeeper|One who's got the goods
shouted|Exclaimed
showers|Springtime forecast
shrapnel|Explosion fragments
shtetls|Small Jewish communities of old
shuffles|Arranges in random order
sidebar|Short accompanying article
sideshows|They're not the main event
silverback|Kind of gorilla
silverware|Forks and knives, e.g.
siphons|Sucks up, in a way
sirocco|Dry wind in the Sahara
sitters|Stay-at-home workers
situate|Place
skateboard|Tony Hawk's equipment
skittish|Easy to scare
slamdances|Participates in a mosh pit
slapdash|Thrown together
sleeves|Arms repositories?
sleeves|Covers of vintage music?
sleight|Bit of deception
slimeball|Real dirtbag
slowest|Like the three-toed sloth, among all animals
slyness|Guile
slyness|Trickery
smartie|Brain
smartie|Candy bit that comes in a plastic roll
smashed|Blotto
smashed|Three sheets to the wind
smitten|In love
smolder|Slowly burn
snafued|In a real mess
sneaker|Adidas or Air Jordan
sneered|Smiled disparagingly
snobbish|Hoity-toity
snooper|Buttinsky
snowpack|Layered buildup in the Arctic
sodding|Covering some ground?
sojourn|Stay awhile
solarium|Light-filled room
solecism|Grammatical mistake
solemnly|How presidents swear when taking the oath of office
solidest|Most reliable
solidly|How best to hit a ball for a home run
solvent|Not in debt
someone|Can't say who
sommelier|One helping you find a cab?
sonneteer|Shakespeare, notably
soothes|Applies a salve to
sophist|Specious reasoner
sororal|Sisterly
sorrier|More contrite
sparkler|Stick around on July 4?
sparrow|Bird much seen in cities
spatial|Three-dimensional
speared|Skewered
spearheaded|Tickled
spelled|Made a bee line for?
spelunk|Explore caves
spender|Big ___ (cheapo's opposite)
splitters|Sinking fastballs
splotch|Inkblot, e.g.
splurge|Treat yourself
spoilers|Features of some film reviews
sponges|Mooches
sponsor|Name on many a sports jersey
sponsors|Logos on Little League uniforms
spotless|More than just clean
sprinter|Florence Griffith Joyner or Wilma Rudolph
sprints|Goes all out
sprouts|Topping for a vegan burger
sputter|Bad sound for an engine
squeegeed|Cleaned, as a window
stabbed|Stuck a fork in, say
stablemate|Spot for a dinner plate
stagehand|One making a scene
staging|Job for a play director
stained|Like some aprons or reputations
staircase|It's always up to something
stairwells|They may have lots of steps
stances|Parts of a platform
standbys|Last bunch to board, typically
standup|Funny business?
stannic|Containing tin
stapled|Like many paper handouts
stapler|It usually works in corners
staplers|They're used mostly on corners
staples|Big box store that sells boxes
stardom|Fame in the field of sports or entertainment
stardom|Result of a rise, perhaps
started|Under way
statehood|District of Columbia advocacy subject
station|Train stop
steadies|Composes (oneself)
stealth|Sneakiness
stencil|Help when writing a letter
stencil|Need for making pochoir prints
stencil|Sign maker's pattern
stencil|Trace element?
stencil|Trace evidence?
stereos|Parts of surround sound systems
stereotype|Judge unfairly, say
sterile|Beyond clean
stetson|Felt on the head?
stiletto|Shoe named after a dagger
stinker|Rascal
stinted|Wasn't generous
stipend|Per diem, e.g.
stirred|Ruined, as a martini, per 007
stonier|More straight-faced
stooges|Iggy Pop's band, with "the"
storied|Like the Tower of Babel, in two ways
strainers|They don't hold water
strayed|Wandered off
stresslessness|*State that many people want to get to on vacation?
stressors|They can cause anxiety
stretch|Implausible argument, say
strides|Long steps
stripers|Candy ___ (hospital volunteers)
strokes|Four, on a par 4 hole
strolls|Ambles
strolls|Perambulates
strongman|Part of an old circus act
student|Beethoven, to Haydn
stuntmen|Fall guys?
sturgeons|Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed "Albany beef"
styrene|Compound found in latex
subdues|Brings under control
subwoofer|Largest speaker in a sound system, usually
succotash|Side dish at a barbecue
sunning|Solarium activity
superegos|Id checkers
superstar|Follower of Jesus Christ?
support|Be in favor of
surface|Emerge from the ocean, say
surface|Microsoft's answer to the iPad
surmise|Reckon
surname|It comes first in China, but second in the U.S.
surtaxes|Added assessments
suspense|Hitchcock's forte
swabbie|Low-ranking sailor
swatches|Fabric samples
sweeten|Make more enticing
sweltered|Was uncomfortably hot
synapses|They'll help you pass on impulses
synched|Matched up
synergy|Jargony rationale for a business merger
syntaxes|They establish order in language classes
systemic|Pervasive
systems|All ___ go
systole|Part of a heartbeat
tabloid|Easy-to-read newspaper
tailfin|Bit of auto design inspired by the jet age
tailspin|Bad situation for an airplane
tailspin|Dizzying decline
talents|Gifts
talents|Singing and dancing, say
talisman|It's thought to ward off bad energy
tallest|Guiness superlative
tallyho|Fox hunter's cry
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangential|Beside the point
tangerine|Orangish shade
tankard|Pub container
tantamount|Equivalent
tantara|Trumpet blast
taqueria|Moles are found in it
targeted|Aimed at
tartare|Served raw
tattier|More ragged
tattler|Snitch
taurine|Bullish
tautology|Love is love, e.g.
taxicab|City transport, redundantly
teacakes|Biscuit relatives
tearoom|Place to catch up over a hot drink
tearooms|Spots for spots?
teepees|Shelters once made from buffalo skins
telekinesis|Brain power
teleport|Go from here to there ... like *that*
telescope|One taking the long view?
teletypes|Forerunners of computers
tempest|Squall
template|Good example for others to follow
tenants|Letters have them
tendrils|Pea shooters?
tentacle|What might hold little suckers?
tenuous|Hanging by a thread
tenuous|Shaky
tenuous|Weak
tenured|Like many veteran professors
teraohm|Large unit of resistance
terrain|Concern in geomorphology
tesseract|Four-dimensional hypercube
tesseracts|The wrinkle in "A Wrinkle in Time" and the Cosmic Cube in Marvel Comics, for two
tesserae|Mosaic tiles
thicket|Rough patch
thickset|Squat
thousand|The St. Lawrence River's misnamed ___ Islands
thrasher|Avid skateboarder, in lingo
thrasher|Violent-sounding songbird
threesome|More than a couple
thriller|Nail-biter
throbbing|Pulsating
thrombi|Blood clots
thrower|Hammer ___ (certain summer Olympian)
thudding|Hitting the ground heavily
thunder|What the N.B.A.'s SuperSonics became in 2008
thunderbirds|Classic Corvette alternatives
tidings|Information, old-style
tieback|Put into a ponytail, e.g.
tieclasp|Aid in preventing a soup stain, maybe
tighten|Turn right, say
timbres|Qualities in music
timesavers|Shortcuts
tinnitus|Ringing in one's ears
tirades|Angry outbursts
tiredly|With a yawn, say
titania|Fairy queen in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
titanic|Colossal
titanium|Element named after a group in Greek myth
toasted|Like newlyweds and marshmallows
toaster|Glass elevator?
toccata|___ and Fugue in D Minor (piece used in "Fantasia")
together|In a relationship
toiletries|Items in a travel kit
tolerance|The highest result of education, per Helen Keller
tolerant|Acceping of differences
tonight|Tony and Maria duet in "West Side Story"
tonneau|Cover for the bed of a pickup truck
topnotch|Five-star
topsail|Part of a ship's rigging
torches|Dangerous juggling props
toreros|They don't put up with any bull
torment|Suffering
torments|Persistently bothers
tortoni|Italian dessert topped with crumbled macaroons
toyshop|Place to buy gifts for kids
tracksuits|Fast fashion?
trailer|Something a mover or a movie might have
trainer|One may be personal
trampoline|Spring recreation?
tranquil|Calm
transit|Kind of visa for just passing through an airport
travail|Labor
treacles|Short-crust pastry fillings
treacles|Thick syrups
treatises|Expositions
treetop|Rock-a-bye locale
trended|Got hot on Twitter, say
tripwire|Security alarm trigger
trisect|Divide into three parts
trivets|Pot supporters
trombone|Big brass
trooped|Moved en masse
troubleshooters|Result of a merger between Hasbro and Nikon?
truisms|It is what it is and others
trumpet|Jazz band instrument
trysail|It's hoisted on a brig in high winds
tsunami|Overwhelming amount
tummies|Things that may be rubbed after din-din
turmoil|Mayhem
turtledove|Gift in "The 12 Days of Christmas"
twaddle|Utter rot
tweener|11- or 12-year-old
tyranny|Rule that should be broken?
tyrants|Clever ___ are never punished: Voltaire
ugliness|Initial problem for a storied duckling
ukuleles|Instruments for Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
ukuleles|Small things that you pluck
ultimately|In the end
ultraviolet|Just beyond the visible spectrum
unassisted|___ triple play, baseball feat rarer than a perfect game
uncaring|Apathetic
unclips|Removes, as a lapel microphone
unction|Anointment
underdog|Likely loser
underwire|Boob tube?
unfaithful|Not following one's vows
unhands|Lets go of
unhitch|Release, as a trailer
unionist|Abraham Lincoln, for one
unleaded|Like gasoline nowadays
unnerve|Demoralize
unnerve|Rattle
unopened|Still in its original packaging
unperson|Term for a censored dissident in "1984"
unpoised|Lacking self-assurance
unsaved|Liable to be lost, in a way
unshapely|Ill-proportioned
unswept|Messy, as a floor
untiring|Like the Energizer Bunny
uproars|Hubbubs
upshift|Go into a higher gear
upstate|Like Rochester and Syracuse, but not New York City
useless|Ineffectual
username|@ follower, on Twitter
utensil|Part of a place setting
uttered|Said
vaccine|Big shot?
vagrant|Drifter
vainest|Most prone to preening
valises|Some baggage
valkyries|Those tending to the fallen warriors called einherjar, in myth
varnish|Certain outer coating
vegetables|Eat your ___! (parent's order)
vertigo|Hitchcock movie or U2 song
veteran|One who's out of action?
vibrated|Gave a soundless alert
viewing|For your ___ pleasure
vignette|Brief evocative account
violent|Word that fills both parts of the Shakespeare quote "These ___ delights have ___ ends"
visages|Facial expressions
vitriol|Bitter criticism
volcano|One prone to blowing off steam
volcanoes|Hawaii ___ National Park
volcanoes|Hawaii is famous for them
waitlisted|Pending acceptance, in a way
wakanda|Source of Vibranium in the Marvel universe
walkout|Peaceful protest
warthog|Tusked beast
wassail|Hot, mulled punch traditionally drunk around Christmas
wassails|Goes Christmas caroling
waterloo|*Decisive defeat
waterloo|Decisive defeat
weapons|Boomerangs for Aboriginal Australians, e.g.
weathered|Roadside restaurant sign
website|Safari destination
weevils|Pests for a grain farmer
wildcard|Postseason tournament pick
winglet|Part of an aircraft that helps reduce drag
wingmen|Certain sidekicks
winsomer|More charming
wintertime|What comes after the fall
wiretap|Relative of a bug
wiretapping|Something that bugs criminals?
wiriest|Most sinewy
wiseacre|Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement
wiseguys|Smart alecks
wispiest|Most feathery, as clouds
wolverine|Leading role in the "X-Men" films
wonderful|Opposite of [circled letters]
yammered|Went on and on and on and ...
yearnings|Wishes
yodelled|Performed at one's peak?
yttrium|Element 39
zaniest|Most out there
zesters|Some kitchen utensils
zippers|They have many small teeth
zirconia|Metal oxide in dental crowns
zooplankton|Low member of a marine ecosystem
abating|Letting up
ability|Skill
abominate|Despise
abracadabra|The magic word?
abreast|Well-informed (of)
abridge|Trim
absolute|100%
academia|Milieu with tenure tracks
accents|Gives some stress
acetone|Component of lacquer thinner
acetone|Compound at a nail salon
acidhead|Lover of psychedelics, informally
acidifies|Shifts from neutral, in a way
acropolis|Literally, "high city"
actions|What many verbs indicate
actives|Some skin care ingredients, informally
adapter|Item to pack for a trip abroad
addenda|Supplements
adherent|Follower
adipose|Fatty, as tissue
adolescent|One between 10 and 20, say
adopted|Took home a "furever friend," say
adorable|Aww-inducing
adoration|Worshipful love
adrenal|Kind of gland that produces cortisol
adulatory|Excessively admiring
advocate|Champion
aerated|Made bubbly
aerator|Faucet accessory
aerially|By plane, say
aerodrome|English landing spot
aerosol|Can type
aerosols|Some hairsprays
afflict|Beset
aftertax|Like some 401(k) contributions
against|Touching
ageless|Like many Hollywood heartthrobs, seemingly
agreeable|Obliging
aground|Beached, as a boat in sand
aircrew|United group, e.g.
airline|Hawaiian, e.g.
airship|Blimp, e.g.
airtime|TV schedule info
alcalde|Ciudad official
alerted|Made aware
aliases|Butch Cassidy and "The Sundance Kid," for two
aliases|BTS's V, Suga and RM, e.g.
alkaline|Basic
alkalis|Lime and soda, e.g.
allergic|Itchy, say
allheals|Herbalists' panaceas
alliances|Government bonds?
alligator|Animal that can grow up to 3,000 teeth in its lifetime
allowed|Not against the rules
allures|Draws
almonds|Nuts used to make marzipan
alpacas|Camel relatives of South America
altercation|*Noisy disagreement
alternate|Sub
alveolar|Like the consonants "t" and "d"
amalgam|Blend
amaretti|Italian almond-flavored cookies
amaretto|Liquor in tiramisu
ambition|Drive
ambrosia|Those who consume it become immortal, according to myth
amending|Making change
amnesia|Ironic-sounding plot device in "Total Recall"
amnesiac|One experiencing gaps in memory
amnesty|Official pardon
amoebic|Amorphous, in a way
amounts|Dollars and cents, e.g.
anaconda|1997 horror film with the tagline "When you can't breathe, you can't scream"
anagram|Schoolmaster for the classroom, e.g.
ancient|Long gone
android|Smartphone operating system with the biggest market share
anemone|Invertebrate with a floral eponym
anemones|Buttercup relatives
anemones|Predatory relatives of coral
annatto|Peppery orange-red condiment
annotation|Reader's jotting, e.g.
annoyances|*Flies frequently
annuals|Flowers like marigolds and petunias
annuity|Income source for some retirees
annulled|Made invalid
anoints|Uses chrism on
anosmia|Loss of smell
antacid|Tums, for one
anteater|Mammal with a two-foot-long tongue
anthems|Country songs?
anthills|Mounds of activity
antiaging|Like some face creams and serums, supposedly
antidotes|Cures for what ails you
antifur|Like PETA
antimatter|Warp drive power source on "Star Trek"
antitoxin|Venom neutralizer, e.g.
antiunion|Like those who refuse to be organized
apishly|How an imitator or silly person acts
appease|Placate
apricots|Sun-Maid snack
aquaria|Glass houses?
aquavit|Scandinavian liquor whose name means "water of life"
arachnid|Scorpion, for one
arachnoid|Spiderlike
archangel|Raphael, Gabriel or Michael
aridity|Desert quality
ariettas|Mozart's "Voi, che sapete" and others
armadillo|Animal that the Aztecs called ayotochtli, or "turtle-rabbit"
armoires|Some antique furniture
armrest|Place where elbows bump on a plane
aroused|Stirred up
arpeggio|Chord whose notes are played in succession
arranges|Categorizes
arrests|Miscreant's record, maybe
arrived|Last word in GPS directions, often
arrives|Comes through the door
arrives|Shows up
arsenal|Arms depot
arsenic|As seen in chemistry class?
arsenic|It once earned the nickname "poudre de succession" ("inheritance powder")
artillery|Launched weapons
artsier|More affected
artsiness|Pretentious display
ascends|Takes the throne, say
ascetic|Antithesis of a hedonist
ashamed|Feeling bad, in a way
ashtray|Once-standard feature not found in most newer vehicles
asocial|Withdrawn, in a way
assistants|People might have personal ones for what they do
asterisk|Footnote indicator
asterisks|Things not good to have next to one's records
astonish|Stagger
astride|In a saddle, say
astrophysicist|Neil deGrasse Tyson, for one
asunder|Into pieces
asylums|Places of refuge
atheist|One in a state of disbelief
atlases|National geographic books?
atomizers|Misters
attaboy|Good going!
attains|Reaches
attempts|Gives a whirl
attendees|{/Eventgoers/}
attests|Swears (to)
attests|Validates, with "to"
attractive|Tempting, as an offer
attracts|Draws
attuned|Keyed in (to)
audiophile|One with sound judgment?
auroral|Like the Northern Lights
autobahn|Highway network that famously has sections without a speed limit
autoclaves|Devices used to sterilize medical equipment
automates|Causes to run without human involvement
avalanche|Overwhelming amount
averred|Contended
aviates|Takes part in a pilot program?
aviation|Ohio claims to be its birthplace
aviator|One whose work goes over your head
azaleas|Flowering plants associated with the Augusta National golf course
babbles|Talks endlessly
bacillus|Tiny rod-shaped organism
backlash|Strong negative reaction, as from the public
backstab|Betray
baddest|Still da ___ (Trina title track of 2008)
ballerina|Competitor in the Prix de Lausanne
ballets|Works that may require leaps of imagination?
ballots|They're filled with X's
baloney|Bunk
bandmate|One playing second fiddle, perhaps
bandsaw|Lumbering tool
bandshell|Outdoor concert stage
bangles|Ornamental bracelets
bankrolled|Supplied with dough, as a bakery
bareheaded|Uncapped?
bargain|Deal
barista|One with the grounds to serve you?
bartend|Open many tabs, maybe
bassett|*Actress Angela
bassett|Actress Angela of "Malcolm X"
battens|Supporting strips in construction
bazooka|Gum brand with a red, white and blue wrapper
beached|Stuck ashore, as a whale
beagles|Snoopy and Gromit, for two
beanstalk|Means to a goose laying golden eggs, in a fairy tale
bearhug|That's a wrap
beatnik|Bongo-playing 1950s stereotype
beatnik|One reading Kerouac or Ginsberg, say
becomes|Looks good on
bedspring|Coil in a mattress
beekeepers|Hive minders
behaved|Didn't cause trouble
beheads|Gives the Anne Boleyn treatment
beignets|Fried pastries popular in New Orleans
belayed|Fixed, as a climber's rope
bellyache|Grouse
beriberi|Thiamine deficiency disease
betting|Bookmaker's concern
bichrome|Two-colored
biofuel|Algae, at times
biologist|Cell authority, maybe
birdcage|Twitter-sphere?
birdhouses|Buildings with many wings
biscuit|Cookie, to the Brits
blazers|Attire at some academies
bloodline|Concern for a horse breeder
blossomed|Came into one's own
blowhard|Gasbag
blubber|Cold weather layer
blueprints|Architectural diagrams
blurrier|Less clear, as a memory
boastful|Braggadocious
bodiless|Incorporeal
bolster|Give support to
bonobos|Close relatives of ours
bookmakers|Odds fellows?
boomboxes|Big sound producers of the 1980s
boonies|Outskirts of the outskirts
boorish|Hardly genteel
booster|Third shot, for many
bootlegger|Rumrunner, e.g.
bordello|Red-light district establishment
boredom|Lack of engagement
bowstring|Archer's arrow launcher
boxcars|6 + 6
braille|Words read with feeling
braised|Cooked slowly in a closed pot
brandish|Wave one's arms?
bratwurst|It's a banger in Germany
breaded|Like some chicken cutlets
breadth|Counterpart of length
breathe|Just try to be calm ...
breeder|Operator of a stud farm
brewpub|Place for rounds of draft picks
briefed|Gave the scoop
briefly|In a few words
broaches|Brings up, as a subject
brontosaurus|Dinosaur whose name means "thunder lizard"
brouhaha|Quite an uproar
bugbear|Constant irritant
bullpen|Non-starters?
bumblebees|Fuzzy buzzers
busload|Greyhound's capacity, perhaps
buttercup|Cutesy term of affection
buzzwords|The Secret Life of Bees, e.g.?
cabaret|Club with dinner and a show
caboose|Last car on classic trains
cadence|Rhythmic pattern
caesura|Pause in the middle of a line of poetry
cafeteria|Food fight locale
calamari|Some rings on a plate
calorie|One of about 53 in a typical Oreo cookie
calumny|Slander
camcorder|What many a home movie was once shot on
cancers|People born on the 4th of July, e.g.
cannibal|One of a dangerous group in "Robinson Crusoe"
cannonade|Salvo from Old Ironsides
canoodle|Make out
canoodled|Engaged in some amorous behavior
canoodles|Mood setters for a romantic dinner
cantaloupe|Fruit often served in ball form
capfuls|Measures of detergent, maybe
caption|Underwriting?
caraway|Relative of fennel
cartoon|SpongeBob SquarePants, for one
carwash|Place to get a wax
caryatids|Architectural columns in the form of sculpted female figures
casabas|Honeydew relatives
casinos|Where $50 bills and crossing your legs may be considered bad luck
castoffs|Unwanted items
catalog|Inventory
catered|Like many a dinner function
catfishes|Lures into a relationship by using a fictional online persona
catspaw|Person being used by another
cattalo|Hybrid farm animal
celeriac|Root vegetable with stringy stalks
cellars|Locales in a winery tour, perhaps
cellmate|Person you're in with
cements|Joins firmly
centime|1/100 of a franc
centuries|Cricketer's 100-run streaks
certain|Guaranteed
certainly|Yes, of course
challenge|Stiff test
chamber|Burial ___
chances|Odds
chaperone|Parent on a field trip, often
chapter|Verse's partner
chargers|Juice boxes?
cheapen|Devalue
checkers|Board game in which pieces may be captured or crowned
cheekbone|What's highlighted in some makeup tutorials
cheeriest|Booty spot? (PA)
cheesier|More eye roll-inducing, maybe
chiefdom|Political unit of ancient Hawaii
chilidog|Hybrid fair fare
chinchilla|South American rodent with soft, dense fur
chocoholic|One constantly craving kisses?
chopsticks|Eating utensils that might come wrapped in red paper
cilantro|Herb that tastes soapy to some
cilantro|Pico de gallo herb
cilantro|Pico de gallo ingredient
clambakes|Some seaside gatherings
clangor|Cacophony
claptrap|Balderdash
clarinet|Wind known for its warmth
clarion|Loud and clear, as a call to action
classic|Old Coke vis-à-vis New Coke, in marketing
classic|Like works of Shakespeare or Frank Sinatra
clavier|Bach's "The Well-Tempered ___"
cleanse|Juice regimen
cleanup|Really rake it in
cleavage|Sharp divide
clomped|Walked heavily
closers|Ninth-inning relievers, often
closets|Places to hang hangers
clowned|Goofed (around)
clubbers|Rave attendees, for example
clumped|In a mass
clutter|Mess
coaster|Amusement park ride, informally
coastlines|Areas impacted by global recessions?
coattails|They may be ridden to victory
cockerel|Young male chicken
coconut|Tropical source of milk
codpiece|Renaissance-era cup
coleslaw|In Germany it's "Krautsalat"
coleslaw|One side of a fast-food restaurant
collated|Chilly
cologne|Old Spice is a popular one
comatose|Like a very heavy sleeper
commanded|*Ordered
commode|Lavatory fixture
commonsense|Not standing in an open field during a lightning storm, say
compass|Orienteering aid
complements|*Goes well with
comrades|Workmates, e.g.
concealer|Skin-toned cosmetic
concede|Yield
concertos|Orchestrated performances?
concoct|Cook up
concurrence|Agreement
concurrence|Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English
condenses|Compacts
conduit|Channel
congeal|What oil may do in frigid temperatures
congrats|Major props to you!
connotes|Suggests
consultants|They're not always free with their advice
contest|What a bee may be
continental|Former airline from Denver to Birmingham?
contraptions|Rube Goldberg machines, e.g.
coolest|Maximally neat
coopers|Cask makers
copiers|They'll give you more of the same
cordate|Heart-shaped, as leaves
cornice|Wall molding
corridor|It goes door to door
counteracts|Offsets
courses|Transcript list
cowgirls|Some rodeo riders
cranial|Skull-related
crashed|Suddenly stopped working, as a computer
cravats|Dandy accessories
crazier|More far out
creased|Folded, as paper
creating|Playing God?
creative|Kind of writing
creepers|Wisteria and honeysuckle
critter|Varmint
critters|Polecats, raccoons, squirrels, etc.
croissant|Pastry with the same shape as an Argentine medialuna
crooner|Piano bar mainstay
crossbreed|Mule, e.g.
crossbreeding|Practice that yields mixed results?
crostini|Little toasts, in Italian
crumples|Wads, as paper
culture|Something grown in a lab
curbside|Kind of parking
cussword|Bit of foul language
customer|Tough ___
cuticle|Manicure target
cyclone|Swirling storm
dabbled|Tried casually, with "in"
dadaist|Like some Marcel Duchamp works
damages|Award in a lawsuit
damasks|Reversible patterned fabrics
damming|Beaver's job
daredevil|2003 Marvel movie featuring the same characters as TV's "Riverdale"?
dawdles|Dillydallies
deadhead|Fan of the album "Aoxomoxoa," say
deadline|College applicant's concern
deadman|Sort who tells no tales, per an old saying
dearest|Most beloved
decants|Pours from one container to another
deciles|Tenths, in statistics
dedicate|Devote (to)
dedicate|Set aside
defends|Supports
deletions|Thy're sen n ths cle
delisted|Removed from an exchange
demanded|Issued an edict, say
demeanor|Outward behavior
densest|Like osmium among all the elements
dentist|Calculus expert?
denying|Not admitting
depends|Wishy-washy response
deplete|Sap
deploys|Moves into position, as troops
deposition|Testimony under oath
derange|Unhinge mentally
derives|Originates (from), as a word
dessertspoons|Brûlée crust-breakers
destined|In the stars
detentions|After-school activities one wouldn't list on a college app
deteriorate|Worsen significantly
detests|Dislikes and then some
detoxes|Cleanses, in a way
develop|Design, as software
develop|Take shape
deviled|Cooked with hot seasoning
diabetes|Condition treated with insulin
diameter|The sun's is approximately 865,370 miles
diatomic|Like carbon monoxide
dictate|Call the shots
dietary|Like some restrictions
dilates|Expands
diorama|Model for a grade schooler
diplomacy|Negotiator's skill
disappear|Dematerialize
disasters|Worst-case scenarios
discard|Throw out
disciplines|Punishes
disclaims|Denies any association with
discord|Lack of harmony
disembark|Get off
disgorge|Eject forcefully
disobeys|Doesn't comply with
dissenters|Ones with minority views
dissipate|Vanish into thin air
dividers|Binder inserts with tabs
divorced|Split
docents|Museum guides
dockyards|Where ships are outfitted
dogmata|Doctrines
dognapper|Spot remover?
dollies|Warehouse store equipment
doofuses|Stupid, incompetent ones
doorstop|Swing preventer, of a sort
draftee|One forced into a force
dragster|Vehicle that might have parachute brakes
dreamer|Visionary
dreamer|Wishful sort
dreidel|Top toy for a holiday?
dresses|Bridesmaids' expenses
dribbles|*Ballet movements
drifter|Nomad
dropcloths|Painter's protectors
dummkopf|Dunderhead
dumptrucks|Construction site vehicles
dustpan|Item on a janitorial cart
dustpan|Things might get swept up in it
dwarves|Mythical race
dynamos|Firecracker personalities
dystopian|Like "Blade Runner" and "Fahrenheit 451"
eagerly|With gusto
eardrums|They might get busted at a rock concert
earfuls|Talking-tos
earlobe|Place for a stud
earlobe|There might be a ring to it
earning|Bringing in, as income
earplugs|Study buds?
earring|Vermeer painted a girl with a pearl one
earshot|A voice might be heard within this
easters|Occasions for egg-hunting
echinoderm|Starfish or sea urchin, in a biology text
eclairs|Desserts once known as petites duchesses
eclipse|Upstage, say
ecotage|Tactic of radical environmentalism
ecstasy|Cloud nine feeling
educate|Teach
educates|Schools
egalite|One-third of France's motto
egested|Expelled from the body
eggbeater|Helicopter, in slang
egotism|It's all about me
egyptian|Like Hathor, goddess of motherhood
elation|Rapture
elbowed|Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not
elbowed|Nudged
electives|Campus choices
elector|Certain college member
elector|College voter, perhaps
elegiac|Mournful, as poetry
element|Erbium, terbium or ytterbium
elevate|Bring to a new level
elevates|Gives a lift
elisions|Word shortcuts
eloping|Not doing things the rite way?
emailed|Corresponded with, in a way
embargoed|Banned from trade or commerce
embassy|Washington post?
emerald|Birthstone after diamond
emerald|May birthstone
emerald|___ City, nickname for Seattle
emerita|Professor ___
emerita|Professor ___
eminence|Notability
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emissary|Diplomatic envoy
emoting|Tearing up, perhaps
emotional|Moving
empanada|Fried, filled Filipino fare
emperor|___ penguin
employee|{/Who might go on strike/}
emulates|Large, flightless birds
enables|Gives permission
enacted|Put into law
enamels|Smooth veneers
encases|Wraps up
engineers|M.I.T.'s sports team name
engines|Inventions of Karl Benz and Rudolf Diesel
engulfs|Swamps
enlistee|Boot camp participant
enlists|Volunteers
enliven|Spice up
ensigns|Naval Academy grads
entente|Summit goal
enthrall|Captivate
enthuse|Gush
enticed|Tempted
entitle|License
entrant|Competition participant
enviable|Worthy of coveting
epaulet|Military uniform feature
epidermis|Outer layer of skin
epilepsy|Disorder from which Dostoyevsky and many characters in his novels suffered
epilepsy|The "sacred disease," to ancient Greeks
epitaph|Passage in a cemetery
equation|Aid in some problem-solving
erasure|Deletion
ermines|Weasel family members
errands|Taken care of business?
errantly|Without direction
erratic|Unpredictable
erroneous|Like the concept of a flat Earth
escalate|Get really serious really quickly
escapade|Bit of tomfoolery
escaped|Got away
escapee|Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption," e.g.
escapee|One on the run
escapees|They're out on their own
esoteric|Requiring rare knowledge
espouses|Advocates
essayist|James Baldwin, e.g.
estates|Where feudal workers worked
esteemed|Held in high regard
esteemed|Like some colleagues
esteems|Thinks the world of
ethnicity|Bit of census data
etouffee|*Cajun shellfish-over-rice dish
eucalypti|Aromatic trees
euphoria|Ecstasy
evaluate|Judge
evolution|Word that becomes more dramatic when you add an "R" in front
excavate|Really dig
exceeds|Tops
execrable|Unspeakably awful
exorcise|Lose possession?
exotica|Objects from faraway lands
expanse|It's a stretch
expiate|Atone for
explodes|Blows up
extends|Stretches out
extents|Breadths
exterminator|*Ticketmaster
extrude|Force out
eyedrops|Ophthalmologist's prescription
eyeopeners|Revelations
eyesight|20/20, for example
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyesores|Blights
factories|Where jobs may be on the line
fainted|Lost consciousness, in a way
falafel|Fried Mideast fare
falafels|Pita sandwiches of deep-fried chickpea balls
farcical|Preposterous
fashions|Creates
fearless|*Like daredevils, seemingly
feasible|Within reach, as a goal
feather|Element of plumage ... and a feature shared by every answer crossing this one
feldspar|Rock-forming mineral that makes up over half of the earth's crust
feminists|Many equal rights champions
fernery|Part of a botanical garden
ferried|Traveled to an island, in a way
ferrite|Ceramic iron compound that's nonconductive
fertile|Very productive
fictive|Invented
fiestas|Parties that become naps when their first letter is changed to an "s"
fifteen|{/What comes after love/}
firebrand|Outspoken agitator [Dutch]
firepot|Earthenware container for transporting heat
flannels|Some fall weather attire
flirtation|Activity at singles bars
flirtation|Dalliance
flosses|Does a fad 2010s dance
flosses|Follows some dentists' advice
flouting|Brazenly disregarding
flunkies|Minions
foments|*Courier and Papyrus, for two
footage|It might be captured on a safari
footfault|Server error
footing|Something you hope to find while rock climbing
footworn|Well-trodden, as a path
forceps|Surgical instrument with thumbholes
forensics|Field that involves blood, sweat and tears?
foresee|Anticipate
forests|Rangers' domain
fortress|Defense of a history paper?
foxhole|Shelter from attack
fragrance|Bouquet
frailty|Weakness
freaked|Lost control, informally
frescoes|Some works by Goya
freshen|Revitalize
frivolous|Not serious
futurist|One who's always thinking ahead?
fuzzier|Less clear
galilee|Sea that's fed by the Jordan River
galleria|Indoor arcade
gallivants|Flits here and there
galoots|Big lugs
galoshes|Wet weather wear
gametes|They're stored in pollen grains
garlicky|Like toum or agliata sauce
gatecrash|Pretend to know the host, say
gazelle|Fleet runner
gazpacho|*Tomato-based summer soup
geezers|Quirky old fellas
gemstone|It's multifaceted
generic|Brand X
generosity|Philanthropic quality
genesis|Book with a notable world premiere?
genesis|It begins with "In the beginning ..."
gentile|Non-Jewish
gentler|Not so harsh
genuine|Heartfelt
genuine|Straight up
genuses|They make up families
geologist|*Rocket scientist
geometry|Course you need a compass to navigate?
germane|Relevant
gerunds|Huffing and puffing, e.g.
gerunds|Kicking and screaming, often
gestalt|Big picture
gestates|Develops, as an idea
gestures|Handmade signs?
ghostwriting|The Haunting of Hill House, e.g.?
giddyup|Cry to a horse
glaciers|They have massive calves
glamorous|All made up, perhaps
glitchy|Like many a beta release
gloried|Reveled (in)
glugged|Drank noisily
gnashed|Ground
goblets|Some drinking vessels
godhood|Divinity
godless|Unholy
godsons|Sponsored boys at baptisms
goldenrod|Award for a champion angler?
goliath|One known for living large and getting stoned?
gorilla|Protected creature in the Congo Basin
graduate|Degree recipient
granola|Kind of bar
grasshopper|After-dinner drink made with crème de menthe
gravest|Most serious
greatest|Descriptor for a champion
greener|Like wind power vis-à-vis natural gas
greenlit|Approved
grenade|Hand-held explosive
grifter|Con artist
grimace|Reaction to a really bad pun
grindstone|Whet bar?
grocery|Place with carts
grownups|Characters rarely depicted in "Peanuts" cartoons
gumlines|Teeth disappear under them
gymnasium|High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English
gymnast|Athlete on the pommel horse or parallel bars
gyrates|Does the watusi, say
habanero|What might lead a person to drink
hairline|Area of recession
hallows|Makes sacred
hamster|___ wheel
hangups|Emotional inhibitions
hankered|Had a craving
harasses|Torments
hardass|Stereotypical football coach
hardcase|Person not easily swayed by sentiment
hawkish|Itching to fight
hayride|Louisiana ___, music show that helped launch Elvis's career
heading|Direction
headset|Accessory for a pilot or telemarketer
headspring|Dance move that resembles a front flip
headstand|Inverted pose seen in break dancing and yoga
hearsay|Grist for the rumor mill
hearten|Give new hope to
hearths|Fireplaces
heavier|Like épées vis-à-vis foils
hectare|Overseas land measure
heifers|Young females on farms
heisted|Did a job on
helistop|Certain landing pad
hemline|The difference between a mini and a midi
henpeck|Nag
heroism|Army award attribute
hexahedra|Sugar cubes, e.g.
hidalgo|Gentleman: Sp.
hightop|Style of sneaker
hijinks|Shenanigans
hilarity|Extreme amusement
hinders|Impedes
hizzoner|Informal title in city government
hoarser|More raspy
hoedown|Where someone might fiddle with your dance moves?
hoisted|Raised
hollers|Calls
hollowed|Excavated, with "out"
homepages|Little House on the Prairie, e.g.?
honoree|One roasted or toasted
honoree|Roast target, e.g.
horrifies|Alarms
horrors|Terrible things
horseman|Caballero, e.g.
horsemen|Final four?
horseraces|Series of stakes
hostess|Maker of Ding Dongs and Twinkies
hothead|Sort who's easy to tick off
hotpress|Machine that gives paper a smooth finish
housepainter|*One putting a coat on outside [three rungs]
huffily|With a chip on one's shoulder
huffish|Sulky
huggable|Cuddle-worthy
humidor|One might be smoke-filled
hurricane|One-eyed giant?
hustles|Gets a move on
hygiene|Healthful practices, collectively
hyperbaric|Like oxygen therapy chambers
hyperbolic|Like a bajillion dollars
hypnosis|Suggestible state
icecaps|Poles have them
idealist|Utopian
ideates|Thinks up
idleness|Do-nothing state
illuminati|People claiming to possess special enlightenment
imagine|Picture
immoral|Transgressive, say
impacted|Affected
impales|Runs through with a sword
imperial|Like Rome starting in the first century B.C.
imperil|Place in danger
implode|Go really, really wrong
impostors|Not real royals, maybe
inconsolably|What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock? asked Tom ___
indoors|Away from the sun, say
indoors|Not alfresco
indulge|Allow oneself the pleasure
inedible|Hard to swallow, in a way
inexpert|Amateur
inflame|Anger
inflation|*A drop in the bucket
informed|Abreast
infused|Like some vodkas
ingenue|Green sort
ingenues|They're the picture of innocence, in the pictures
inhabit|Occupy
inhabitable|Fit to live in
inherit|Get using will power?
inhibitive|Constraining
initiate|Kick off
inkblot|Rorschach pattern
innocent|Like a newborn babe
innumerate|Unable to perform operations
inorganic|Not derived from living matter
insecure|Hit HBO show whose main character worked at the nonprofit We Got Y'all
insider|One with access to privileged information
insider|Source of some leaks
insolently|With sauce
insomnia|Reason one might not go out for a long time?
inspect|Comb through
inspirit|Not physically, say
instill|Impart, as values
interacted|Worked together (with)
interfacing|*Communicating (with)
intersect|What parallel lines never do
intimates|Implies
intranet|Means of electronic communication with restricted access
invective|*Harsh language
inverse|What roots are, to powers
invests|Makes plans for the future?
ironman|Extreme racing event
irrigated|*Watered artificially
irritate|Vex
isomers|Compounds containing molecular variants
italianate|Architectural style started, strangely, in England
itemize|Inventory
iterate|State repeatedly
jacuzzi|Where one might turn on the jets
jeopardy|What makes you question everything you know?
jesters|Some court performers
jollity|Good cheer
joneses|Neighbors to keep up with
journal|Blog, perhaps
joyless|Devoid of pleasure
jumbles|Mishmashes
juniper|Tree in the etymology of "gin"
justify|Provide a good reason for
kangaroo|Marsupial stylized in the Qantas logo
kashmir|Disputed Asian region
kashmir|Disputed region between India and Pakistan
kavakava|Traditional Polynesian beverage that numbs the mouth
keggers|Beer parties
kestrel|American raptor that's the size of a mourning dove
kleenex|Offering with a blessing?
kneecap|Middle of the leg
kneecap|What the quadriceps muscle connects to
kneeled|Prepared to propose, perhaps
kneepad|Piece of roller derby equipment
knishes|Potato-stuffed pastries
knuckle|One of 14 in a fist
korunas|Units on Czech checks
lacerates|Makes some deep cuts in
laconic|Succinct
lactose|Many people find it intolerable
ladybird|2017 coming-of-age film that received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress
laggard|Straggling sort
lakebed|Locale for many a sunken boat
laments|Bemoans, as a loss
language|Something a parent might tell you to watch
lasting|Having legs
latecomers|Disruptive moviegoers, perhaps
lateral|Creative, as thinking
laterally|Gathering of protesters
lattice|Crystalline structure
lavished|Showered, as with gifts
lawbook|Compendium of case reports
layabouts|Loafers
laziest|Least likely to get up from the couch, say
leaflets|Handouts at some protests
leaflets|Some protest handouts
leaguer|Major-___ (pro ballplayer)
leaners|Some scores in horseshoes
learned|Picked up
leashed|Restrained
leering|Rude looks
legalese|In witness whereof, "as hereinbefore mentioned," etc.
legumes|Chickpeas and peanuts, for two
leisure|Off-duty time
lengths|Stretches
lengths|Stretches
lenient|Forgiving
lentando|Gradually slowing, in music
leonine|Proud and regal
leopard|Its spots are actually rosettes
letterman|Host of Netflix's "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction"
lichens|Mossy growths
lightning|{/What might strike during a storm/}
likewise|You and me both
limestone|Approximately 5.5 million tons of it was used to build [see circled letters]
limited|Capped
limited|Like some editions and partnerships
linemen|*Flax fabric
lipreader|One who sees what you're saying?
lissome|Sylphlike
listens|Lends an ear
listens|Lends an ear
litterbugs|They may leave a lengthy paper trail
livelong|Partner of "prosper" in a Vulcan saying
logical|Like the left brain, in pop psychology
loincloth|A sumo wrestler's is called a mawashi
lollipop|Something to lick on a stick
lollipops|They're for suckers
lookouts|Crow's-nests, e.g.
loosely|With room for interpretation
loosens|Starts to remove, as screws
lottery|Cause for many people to scratch
lovesick|Pining away
lowrider|Top 10 funk hit from War with an iconic bass line (1975)
macaroni|Material for a child's necklace
madeleine|Small shell-shaped confection
madonna|One-named singer called the "Queen of Pop"
magenta|Reddish purple
magical|Like a charm
magneto|Marvel Comics character played multiple times in film by Ian McKellen
mahatma|Sanskrit for "great soul"
mahogany|Brownish red
maladroit|Clumsy
maltose|Homebrewer's sugar
manducates|Chews ... NOT elaborates condescendingly to a female
manhattan|Cocktail often made with Tennessee whiskey, ironically
manhunt|Much of "The Fugitive"
manhunt|Search for the wanted
maniacs|Fiends
manmade|Artificial
maracas|Latin music duo
maraschino|Sweet cherry liqueur
marathon|Running portion of an Ironman race
mariners|Only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series
marmots|Large rodents
marshes|Homes for cattails and bulrushes
martial|Like some arts
marzipan|Almond confection
mascara|It may run when you cry
masonic|___ lodge
massage|Pressure treatment?
masseuses|Their customers lie for them
mastodon|Extinct megafauna species whose name derives from the Greek for "breast tooth"
matches|Exact hits
measuring|Kind of cup
meatheads|Fools
meatloaf|Late singer with a food name
medalled|Won gold, silver or bronze
medians|Freeway dividers
mediate|Help settle
medicaid|Federal program for health care coverage
mediums|Dead ringers?
megahit|Smash success
megavolt|Large electromotive unit
melanin|Pigment giving color to skin
menaced|Terrorized, say
menorah|*Grammy-winning Jones
menorah|State emblem of Israel
message|It might come in a bottle
metaphors|They may be mixed
meteorologist|Temp job?
metonym|The White House vis-à-vis the executive branch of government, e.g.
metrics|Standards for measuring
metrology|Science of measurement ... NOT the study of urban areas
metronome|Time keeper
miasmic|Full of noxious vapors
microseconds|{/Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into .../}
microwatt|Little bit of power
midnight|{/What a clock might strike/}
mileage|Dash figure
mileage|Figure that determines an air passenger's status
militant|Ultra-aggressive
militia|Group of fighters
mimicked|Did an impression of
minibar|Upscale hotel room fixture
minibar|What might display a little spirit?
minibar|Where you might find very little liquor
miocene|Epoch when the Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up
misplace|Lose
missile|___ Command (classic arcade game)
mnemonic|Memory device like "How I wish I could calculate pi," e.g.
molasses|Sugar refinery byproduct
monarch|Butterfly also called a common tiger or wanderer
monorail|Line at Disney World
moonlit|Like a romantic evening stroll, perhaps
morally|By ethical standards
morsels|Scrumptious bits
mouthwash|Bathroom cabinet item
mudflow|Landslide of wet sediment
multiplex|Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English
musette|Small knapsack
mustiest|Most unpleasantly old and mildewy
mutants|The X-Men, for example
naivete|Gullibility based on inexperience
naivete|Trait of a babe in the woods
nakedly|In an obvious way
namesake|Any "Jr.," to his father
nanotech|Small-scale study, for short
narwhal|Monodon monoceros, more familiarly
nasties|Cartoonish villains
naughtier|More likely to get coal, perhaps
nautili|Certain cephalopods
nearest|Dearest partner?
neckties|Accessories that may feature Windsor knots
neighbors|Fencing partners?
nemeses|Pokémon's Gary and Ash, e.g.
neologic|Like a recently coined word or phrase
neonate|Recent arrival
nerdier|More versed in esoterica, maybe
nerdiest|Most likely to win at Trivia Night, maybe
nesting|Instinctive behavior for a mother-to-be
network|Foster professional connections
neutral|Not taking sides
newsdesk|Spot for a daily assembly?
newsies|Carrying the Banner musical
newsworthy|Fit for a big write-up, say
nitpicky|Particularly particular
noirish|Somewhat hard-boiled
nomadic|Like a wanderer
nominal|Hardly worth mentioning
nonpareil|Ne plus ultra
nonrandom|Like the results of loaded dice
nonstop|Continuously
nonstop|Perpetual
noodles|Slurpy strands of food
nosiest|Eavesdropping on the most conversations, maybe
nougats|Candy bar fillings
novices|They're just getting started
nullify|Invalidate
nurture|Cultivate, physically or spiritually
nurture|Encourage
oatcake|Baked Scottish snack
obedient|Toeing the line
obliged|Beholden (to)
oboists|They play among the reeds
obscene|Shockingly vulgar
obscure|Cloud
obstructs|Gets in the way of
obverse|One side of the coin
ocelots|Cats with the unique ability to turn their ankle joints around
ocelots|Spotted wildcats of the South American jungle
octagon|Each of its interior angles measures 135°
octopus|Armed force at sea?
octuple|Eightfold
oddsmaker|Book agent?
odyssey|Long and perilous journey
offramp|Exit
okeydoke|Roger that
okeydokey|Yep, that's fine
omelette|Build-your-own IHOP order
omicron|Xi follower
omicrons|Preceders of pis
oneness|Singularity
onetime|Former
onlooker|Witness
onshore|No longer at sea
oolongs|Certain Chinese teas
openers|First games
openers|Jimmies and corkscrews
openhearted|Honest and caring
operagoer|Met someone?
operagoer|Patron of the Met, say
operate|Do surgery
operate|Perform surgery
operatics|Theatrically exaggerated behavior
operettas|Iolanthe and "Candide," for two
opinion|Polling subject
opossum|Marsupial that goes into shock when frightened
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial
optician|A sight for sore eyes?
optimism|That's good thinking
oratorical|In a manner of speaking?
oratory|Grand speechmaking
oratory|Rhetoric
ordains|Confers holy orders on
ordeals|Baptisms by fire
oregano|Common herb in pizza
oregano|Trattoria staple
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Enterprise that's folding
origami|It's for paper shapers
osmoses|Slowly makes its way through
osmosing|Moving toward equilibrium, in biology
osmosis|One way to learn
outcrop|Precipice of exposed bedrock
outraced|Beat to the finish
outvote|Defeat by a show of hands, say
outwork|Show up in labor?
ovation|A big one might be standing in a concert hall
ovation|Good thing to give someone while standing
overcook|Make dry, as salmon
overdrive|High gear
overdue|42 weeks pregnant, e.g.
overlooks|Totally misses ...or totally surveys
overopinionated|Conceitedly dogmatic
overpass|Part of a highway cloverleaf
overplan|Prepare for everything, maybe
overrate|Think too highly of
oversee|Superintend
oversee|Supervise
oversells|Promises too much
overshoe|Galosh
overtake|Pass
overtime|Extra sports period
pacific|Bikini's place
pacific|It covers more than 30% of the earth's surface
paellas|Spanish rice dishes
painter|Job with numerous applications?
paladins|Heroic knights
palooka|Meathead
panaceas|Universal solutions
panamas|Some wide-brimmed hats
pandora|Her name is Greek for "all-gifted"
parable|Bit of preachy prose
parable|Provider of moral support?
paraded|Marched in an attention-seeking way
paradox|Less is more, for one
paradox|Logical conundrum
parakeets|Ones providing cheep trills?
parasite|First foreign-language film to win Best Picture
parental|Part of PG
parenthesis|The right one can produce a smile
parents|Perennial embarrassments for teens
parrots|They don't know what they're talking about
parsley|Chimichurri ingredient
partials|Incomplete dentures
participle|Something past or present
partner|Law bigwig
passacaglia|Italian dance form from the Spanish for "walk in the street"
passover|Time to read the Haggadah
passport|Jet-setter's need
pastels|Light shades
patootie|Bum
patooties|Quarter-pound things at McDonald's
patrols|They might work on a block
pavilion|World's fair sight
pawnshop|Fast cash establishment
pawnshop|Lender requiring collateral up front
payroll|What all companies try to make
peasants|Russian Revolution figures
pedaled|Biked
pedantic|Like the grammar police
pedometer|Step counter
peekaboo|Game that helps teach object permanence
pendant|Necklace dangler
penetrate|Go through
penlight|Instrument used in a medical checkup
penlights|Pocket-size medical tools
pennames|George Eliot and George Orwell, for two
pensive|Sitting with one's hand under one's chin, perhaps
pentagram|Wicca symbol
perfume|Fragrance
perished|Got completely destroyed
persuade|Win over
perturbs|Troubles
petabyte|Large storage unit
pewters|Bluish-gray shades
philippic|Damning verbal attack
phlegmy|Stuffed up, in a way
phobias|Admissions to a counselor
phoebes|Gray-brown flycatchers
phoneme|Linguistic unit
photosynthesize|Soak up the sun, say
physique|Build
pianist|One sitting on the bench, maybe
pickier|More difficult to please
piehole|Trap
pigeonhole|Categorize simplistically
pigeons|Old-fashioned message carriers
pinatas|They're broken just for fun
pinstripes|*Design on some baseball uniforms
pistols|Some race starters
pitchout|Strategy to prevent a runner from stealing a base
pitfall|Hidden obstacle
pitsaws|Two-person log cutters
placated|Happy, now
placebo|Control element in medical trials
placenta|Midwife's focus in the third stage of labor
plastic|An estimated 80% of marine debris
plastics|The Father of ___, moniker for the inventor Leo Baekeland
plastique|DC Comics supervillain
platinum|Credit card status
playful|Like a frisky puppy
plotted|Put on the map, say
plunges|Nose-dives
poachers|Illegal hunters
pomades|Some hair dressings
poolside|Lounge chair location
popsicle|Snack item on a stick
populism|Anti-establishment cause
potassium|K, on the periodic table
poutine|Québécois dish of French fries, cheese curds and gravy
poutines|Popular dishes in Québécois cuisine
praised|Sang hosannas to
pralines|Nutty confections
prayers|What father knows best?
preachier|More sententious
precode|Like early uncensored Hollywood films
predispose|Incline
preemie|One who wasn't due to arrive, informally
preener|Bird or kitty, at times
preflight|When pilots go through their checklists
preggers|Expecting, in slang
prelude|Orchestral introduction in a musical or opera
premeds|Many human anatomy students
preorder|Purchase option for a dedicated fan
preparative|Like fire drills and dress rehearsals
presale|Early buying opportunity
prescient|Prophetic
presold|Reserved for a select customer
presorted|Like most bulk mail
presser|Event for journalists, informally
pretapes|Records in advance
preteen|One studying for a bar or bat mitzvah, usually
pretrial|Like the motions before a hearing
primary|Election year event
prisons|The Bastille and the Tower of London, historically
pristine|Mint
progeny|Offspring
prolongs|Drags out
promoting|Championing
promotion|Corporate "carrot"
proposal|Question that might have a ring to it?
protected|Like many endangered species
protege|Mentored one
protesters|March participants, maybe
protons|Positive particles
provolone|Cheesesteak topper
provolone|Sole (UT)
pruning|Job for a landscaper
psychoanalyst|Dream job?
pterodactyl|Dinosaur whose name means "winged finger"
punishers|Disciplinarians, at times
pursuit|Hobby
quantify|Put a number on
racehorse|Thoroughbred, e.g.
radiant|Glowing or shining
rafters|Ceiling beams
ragamuffin|Cat breed with a shabby-sounding name
railcar|Train segment
rainwear|Slicker, e.g.
rampage|Storm
ranches|Cattle-raising estates
ransoms|Return payments?
rappers|Eric B, Pimp C and Chuck D
ratfink|Tattletale
ratholes|Squalid abodes
rational|Unlike π
ratlike|Beady-eyed and sneaky
ratlike|Rodential, say
rattails|Some hairstyles in punk fashion
rattles|Makes nervous or worried
rawness|Result of chafing
reaction|Button on a Facebook post
reasons|Uses one's brain
rebelled|Was revolting?
rebirth|New beginning
rebutted|Sunset shade (MT)
recipes|They might help with the dishes
reciprocal|Going both ways
recital|Account
records|Unbeaten feats
rectory|Clergy house
redeploy|Send out again
reedits|Tweaks further
reenact|Dramatize, as a historical event
reexamine|Go over, as a cold case
refills|Common pharmacy orders
refusals|Negative responses
regalia|Crowns and scepters, collectively
rehangs|Installs again, as a painting
rehouse|Provide change in quarters?
reignite|*Light again
relation|No ___ (what Mary Tyler Moore is to Dudley Moore)
release|Press statement
release|Set free
relents|Stops being stubborn
remakes|2005's "King Kong" and 2021's "Dune"
remedial|*Call again, on a rotary phone
remorse|Aching sense of guilt
remotes|Things sometimes lost in sofa cushions
renewal|What may be cheaper if it's automatic
repasts|Feasts, e.g.
reprice|Put on sale, say
reraise|Come over the top, in poker
resales|Used car business
reseated|Shifted in a theater, say
reseats|Moves from a table to a booth, say
reserve|Book
resides|Lives (in)
residues|Traces left behind
resists|Counters
respect|2021 Aretha Franklin biopic
reunite|What the Beatles never did
revealed|Gave a "ta-da" moment
revealed|Let drop, say
reverence|Respect
revival|It's back on Broadway
reviver|Corpse ___ No. 2 (morning-after cocktail)
rewinds|Goes back to the beginning
reworks|Thoroughly overhauls
rewrite|Overhaul, as an article
rhapsodic|Extravagantly emotional
rhenium|Element named after a German river
rhenium|Metal next to tungsten on the periodic table
rhythms|Drummed-up measures?
ricotta|Lasagna filling
ricotta|Stuff in stuffed pasta shells
rimshots|Acoustic flourishes during a comic's set
riptide|Hazardous current
risottos|Some trattoria offerings
rivaled|Competed with
rollers|Muscle-relieving tools for runners
roomies|Some best buds
rootstalk|Rhizome, to a botanist
rosaries|Chains of churches
rostrum|Speaker's platform
rotting|Well past the freshness date, say
roulette|Ball game that all players might lose
rounded|Like 100 vis-à-vis 99, say
routine|Same old, same old
rubatos|Flexible musical tempos
rubbish|Codswallop
rustier|More in need of practice
sachets|Perfumed pouches
sadistic|Callous to an extreme
sailboat|Catamaran, for one
sailfish|Marine swimmer with a tall dorsal fin
salient|Noticeable
saltwater|Sound filler
sandstone|Rock commonly used in asphalt
sartorial|Tailoring-related
satires|Biting writings
saucing|Pouring gravy on, say
sauerkraut|Ingredient in a Reuben
sawhorse|Woodcutter's prop
scalded|Like the milk in café au lait, sometimes
scalene|Having three unequal sides
scallion|Garden item frequently added to cream cheese
scandal|Skeleton that's no longer in the closet?
scarabs|Symbols of rebirth in ancient Egypt
scented|Like some love letters and candles
schemers|Plot developers
schmaltz|Showbiz sappiness
science|Academic journal with a "Breakthrough of the Year" award
scissors|Cutter
scoreboards|Big fixtures at parks
scourge|Bane
scourge|Source of suffering
scrapped|Sent to the junkyard
screeds|Diatribes
scribes|Amanuenses
scrimshaw|Art of bone carving
scrooge|Miser
scrooge|One who is mean as the Dickens?
seahorse|Fish with a prehensile tail
searches|Googles, e.g.
seascape|Coastal vista
seashell|Something brought home intentionally from the beach
seaside|Like many resorts
seatbelt|Icon for airplane passengers
seawater|It makes waves
seaweed|Macroalgae
secrete|Produce, as by a gland
secretive|Keeping one's thoughts to oneself, say
secretly|How couples elope
sectioned|Partitioned
seduction|It's tempting
selects|Chooses
semester|Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English
semitone|Half step, in music
semitone|Increment on a scale
semitones|Intervals represented by adjacent frets on a guitar
semiweekly|Common frequency for college classes
senates|Legislative bodies
senator|One in 100
senecas|Some Six Nations members
senoras|Mujeres con esposos
sensate|Not numb
sensing|Picking up
sensors|Self-driving car's array
sequence|When preceded by [the circled letters], progression starting with 0 and 1
serotonin|Neurotransmitter targeted by Prozac
serpent|Gorgon's lock
servile|Obsequious
several|More than a couple
sexiest|Most likely to inspire "thirst"
shadier|Less reputable
shadowbox|Practice punches with an imaginary opponent
shakeup|Drastic reorganization
shantytowns|Hoovervilles during the Great Depression, e.g.
shapewear|Some spandex garments
shebang|The whole ___
sheepdog|What Babe aspires to be in "Babe"
sheepshead|Game fish whose face resembles that of a herd animal
sheltie|Scottish sheepdog, informally
shepherds|Goal keepers' kin
sherpas|High-minded guides?
shindigs|Fun functions
shipmates|Swabs, say
shipped|Sent by UPS, e.g.
shoebox|Setting for many a diorama
shootout|Certain sports tiebreaker
shortfall|Unanticipated deficit
shrikes|Butcher birds
shrinking|*Contracting
shrouds|Envelops
shudder|[How horrible!]
shutdown|Computer menu command
sidearm|*Baseball pitching style … or a weapon
sidearm|Like a low, horizontal throw used by shortstops
sidecar|Cocktail named for a motorcycle attachment
signature|Ink on a contract
silence|Something that may be golden or broken
sillier|More wacky
siloing|Keeping isolated
simmering|Like some feuds and foods on a stove
sincere|Real
sinfonia|Orchestral prelude to an opera
singlet|Attire one might grapple with
siphons|Draws out
sitcoms|Light shows?
situation|Word before room or comedy
skydive|Get out while you're still up?
skyrocket|Soar
slacker|Goof-off
slanderous|False and malicious
slather|Spread thickly, as sunscreen
slithers|Crawls as a snake would
slitted|Open to the thigh, as an evening gown
slotted|Found a place for on the schedule
slumped|Had bad posture
slurred|Like drunken speech
smaller|What teaspoons are vis-à-vis tablespoons
smearer|Bad makeup artist
smidgen|Wee bit
smitten|Taken (with)
smugger|More cocksure
snapdragon|*Garden plant that opens and shuts its "mouth" when squeezed
sniffles|Nasal sounds from someone with a slight cold
snoozes|Complete bores
snowman|Score of 8, in golf slang
snowsuit|Toddler's winter wear
socialite|Regular partygoer
socials|Bees, e.g.
sockeye|Salmon variety
softener|Laundry product
soirees|Some shindigs
solfege|Method of music education
soloist|Hardly a team player?
sonatina|Light piano piece
sonogram|Picture of health?
soothed|Solaced
sororal|Sisterly
sororal|Sisterly
sourballs|Tart hard candies
spacesuits|Attire for astronauts
spacier|More likely to daydream, say
spambot|Sender of unsolicited emails
sparerib|One on a rack
sparkle|Glisten
spartan|Like accommodations for friars and nuns, typically
spatial|Three-dimensional
spatula|What's so flippin' easy to cook with?
specials|They're not usually offered
spelunks|Caves
spender|Hardly a penny pincher
spheres|Baseballs and basketballs, but not footballs
spiciness|Thai cuisine quality
spirals|Starts to go out of control
splicer|Someone sequencing DNA, e.g.
splurge|Spend indulgently
spoiled|Overindulged, as a brat
spoiled|This is not good!
spooked|Like one who's seen a ghost
spoonfuls|Amounts of sugar, perhaps
spotlit|Focused attention on
spousal|Like some insurance benefits
spouses|Mates
sprints|Some races
sprites|Mythical beings
sputnik|Soviet satellite launched in 1957
squalls|Sudden storms with whipping winds
squalor|An awful state to live in
squatter|Unlawful occupant
stabiles|Mobile relatives
stainless|Free of flaws, as a reputation
stairway|It has several steps
stalagmite|One growing up in a cave?
stalwart|Trusty to the end
stamens|Carpels' counterparts
stamens|Landing sites for bees
standpipe|Vertical water conduit
stargaze|Look at the night sky
starlit|Like a clear night
starred|Like some book reviews
starred|Was given first billing
stashes|Puts away
stately|Majestic
statues|The Thinker and others
staving|Fending (off)
stealth|Kind of technology in some modern military aircraft
steeply|How mountain roads rise
steered|Had the wheel
steerer|One in the driver's seat
stepson|Squooshes, maybe
stepsons|Some members of a blended family
stepstool|Small child's convenience for reaching a sink
sterile|Lifelessly dull
sternly|How many reprimands are issued
steroids|Certain anti-inflammatory medicines
stetson|University in central Florida
stetson|Western hat
stewing|In an agitated state
stiletto|Shoe sometimes called a "spike heel"
stilettos|Style points?
stinger|Queen's protection
stomachs|Bears
stomachs|Stands
stoning|Biblical punishment
stoolie|Informal informant
stoolies|Sources of some tips
stopgaps|Temporary solutions
storybook|Perfect, as a romance
straggle|Fall behind the pack
strange|Like anomalies
strange|Mystical "Doctor" of Marvel Comics
strawhat|Iconic scarecrow topper
streamer|Twitch user, perhaps
streets|Most of the alphabet, in Washington, D.C.
streusel|Crumbly topping
stricter|Less forgiving
strikeout|K, in baseball
striker|One seeking a new agreement, perhaps
striped|Not solid, as a billiard ball
strolls|Walks in the park
stuntwoman|Lucy Lawless had one on "Xena: Warrior Princess"
stupefy|Leave gobsmacked
submits|Capitulates
subsection|Indented part of an outline
subsets|Groups within groups
subsidized|Partly covered, in a way
sugared|Powdered, in a way
sunburst|Sudden effect of a cloud passing
sunflowers|Classic van Gogh subject
sunniness|Good cheer
sunsets|Subjects of Monet paintings "in Venice" and "at Lavacourt"
superego|Part of the mind that is "like all propagandists, relentlessly repetitive," per Adam Phillips
superglue|Exemplar of stick-to-itiveness
superglue|Powerful adhesive
supernova|Huge pop star?
supersize|Blow up
supersonic|Causing a boom, maybe
support|Back
supported|Backed financially
suppressed|Kept in
supreme|Diana Ross, once
survive|Keep on keeping on
swaddle|Hold lovingly
swished|Barely rustled the net
switcheroo|Quite the reverse
swizzle|Kind of stick
swooned|Reacted to a dreamboat, maybe
syllogism|A = B, B = C, ergo A = C, e.g.
symbolic|Like Canada's maple leaf
tabletop|Variety of games
tactful|Like whatever comes after "How should I put this?"
tailfins|Late-1950s car stylings designed to look aerodynamic
tailgates|Pregame activities in the parking lot
talkies|Silent counterparts, once
tamales|Dishes steamed in cornhusks
tamales|Steamed masa dishes
tandems|Big rigs
tangoed|Danced to the music of Carlos Acuña, say
tankini|Bathing suit portmanteau
tapsters|Barkeeps
taqueria|Place where shells are put away?
taqueria|Where you might order nopales or esquites
tarmacs|Airport aprons
tartare|How tuna or steak may be served
tartare|Rarer than rare
taskbar|Strip of computer shortcuts
tastier|Better prepared, perhaps
tattled|Squealed
tattooers|Torn and ragged clothing
taxicab|What runs about a meter?
taxiway|Airport route
tchotchke|Trinket
teakettle|It whistles in the kitchen
teardrops|High-arcing shots, in basketball lingo
tearoom|Russian ___ (iconic restaurant near New York's Central Park)
teasers|Tantalizing promos
teashop|Cafe analogue
teashop|Spot for a spot
teenagers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
teeniest|Most itsy-bitsy
teethed|Experienced certain growing pains
teether|Certain chew toy
teetotaler|Abstainer from alcohol
telecasts|Airs
telecom|Verizon, for one
teleports|Gets there in no time?
tempest|Blustery storm
tenable|Sound
tenants|Letters
tenants|Ones with leases
teraflop|Large unit of computing speed
terrier|Toto in "The Wizard of Oz," e.g.
terrine|French loaf baked in a rectangular mold
testament|Tribute
tetrapods|Four-limbed animals
theremins|Eerie-sounding instruments that are played without physical contact
thermometer|Cold shower?
thespians|Stage set?
thither|O'er yon
thousand|*Grand
thousand|K, in a salary listing
threads|Clothes, slangily
threatened|Status on a conservationist's "Red List"
thrills|Sensations at amusement parks
throaty|Like Louis Armstrong's singing
thrones|Courtside seats?
ticktock|Time's running out sound
tideway|Water channel that rises and falls
tighten|Turn clockwise, as a screw
tilapia|Commonly farmed fish
timepiece|Watch or clock
tipsier|A bit more buzzed
tirades|Diatribes
tisanes|Herbal infusions
toaster|Appliance on a kitchen counter
tollbooth|Turnpike feature made obsolescent by electronic passes
tomatoes|{/Pizzeria supplies/}
toothpick|Stick in one's mouth
tootsie|1982 film with the tagline "Behind every great man, there is a woman!"
topazes|State gemstones of Utah and Texas
tornado|Relative of a waterspout
tortilla|It's warmed at Chipotle
tortillas|They wrap things up
tossers|Ones playing cornhole, e.g.
tostada|Crispy tortilla dish
totemic|Representative
touchup|Cosmetic reapplication
towaway|Illegally parked car, maybe
tracing|Faint pattern
tradition|How things have always been done
tragicomedy|Waiting for Godot, e.g.
trailers|They're used during film production and promotion
trainees|Onboarding participants
trainer|Sneaker, in British lingo
trample|Ride roughshod over
trances|Altered states
trances|Spells
transit|Buses and trains
transitions|So, anyway, ... and "On that note ...," e.g.
trapdoor|Prop that enabled Houdini to "walk through" a brick wall
trashed|Turned to refuse
trashes|Pans
travail|Painful effort
treasure|Keep close to one's heart
treater|One picking up the tab
trespass|Overstep one's bounds
triaged|Prioritized, in a way
triangle|Shape describing a complex love relationship
triceratops|Dinosaur whose name means "three-horned face"
trickery|Underhanded tactics
trident|It's good for three points
trilled|Rolled one's r's, say
trilogy|The Divine Comedy, e.g.
tripled|{/Didn't quite make it home, say/}
trolled|Baited online
trooped|Marched en masse
trooper|Speeder stopper
trotted|Brought (out)
trounce|Thrash
troupes|Word that would seem to be a portmanteau of "traveling groups," but isn't
trouser|Kind of leg
tsunami|Seismologist's concern
tugboat|Water tower?
turncoat|Traitorous person
twinkles|Puts out light, as a star
twirled|Played with, as a mustache
twosomes|Pairs
tyranny|Rule to take exception to
ultrahot|Really, really spicy
ultrapure|Lacking any adulteration
unadorned|Plain
unasked|Like some questions that will never be answered
unclasp|Let go, in a way
uncorks|Pops, in a way
undergo|Experience
undersell|Not stress so much?
underworld|Locale in Dante's "Inferno"
ungloved|Like one of Michael Jackson's hands when performing
unhygienic|Not sanitary
uninhibited|*Freely expressive
unionists|Organized workers
unironically|I'm worried I may have anemia, said Tom ___
unlikable|*Opposite of endearing
unnerve|Fluster
unravel|Get to the bottom of
unrolled|Consolidated for easier reading, as a Twitter thread
unsnarl|Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic
unstrap|Loosen, in a way
untended|Like a weedy garden, perhaps
upstate|Like Chicago, geographically
upstate|Weekend destination for an N.Y.C. getaway, maybe
uranium|Element of heavy metal
urchins|Spiny sea creatures
username|Entry requirement, often
utopian|Perfect
utterly|Ridiculous introduction?
vainest|Most likely to preen
valentine|One with a big heart?
vanilla|Bland
vasectomy|Form of birth control
velociraptor|Dinosaur whose name means "swift seizer"
velvety|Buttery-soft
vendetta|Literally, "revenge"
venetian|Local at St. Mark's Square
ventilate|Size option at Starbucks
verbiage|What purple prose and technical jargon have in common
viewers|Watch parties?
virgins|Newbies
visions|Supernatural sights
volcanoes|Mounts Shasta, Rainier and Hood
waddled|Moved clumsily
wakanda|Fictional African country of film
wallabies|Certain Australian boomers (male) and flyers (female)
wannabes|Poseurs
warcraft|World of ___
waterbed|Something to sleep on with no springs
watermelon|A Kool-Aid flavor
wattage|Power
weakness|What is your greatest ___? (interview question)
website|Place to get a cookie, maybe
weirdness|Oddity
werewolves|{/What the couple dressed in lupine costumes said/}
whatnots|Shelves for knickknacks
whizbang|Crackerjack
wideouts|Offensive football positions
wifehood|Certain spousal state
wingman|Goose vis-à-vis Maverick, in "Top Gun"
wingspan|Up to 11 meters for a pterodactyl
winterize|Prepare for cold weather
wisecrack|Witticism
wittingly|With full knowledge
wizardry|Dazzling skill
wolfsbane|The third "little pig," with his house of bricks?
worships|Loves, and then some
wringer|Metaphor for a difficult ordeal
yellowtails|Some sushi menu fish
yesteryear|A bygone age
yodeler|One in peak singing condition?
zaniest|Most off-the-wall
zealots|Extremist group
zebrafish|Striped aquarium denizen
abetted|Aided and ___ (helped illegally)
abettor|Partner in crime
ableism|Accessibility concern
abnormal|Not what you'd expect
abolitionists|Republicans in the 1850s, typically
accounts|Some client arrangements
accrued|Built up, as interest
accusations|Charges lacking merit, literally
acetone|Nail polish remover
acetones|Common solvents
achieve|Reach, as a goal
acolyte|Assistant in ministry
acolyte|One who might light altar candles in a religious ceremony
acquires|Gets
acreage|Lots of land
acrobat|Word from the Greek for "walking on tiptoe"
acronym|BOGO or YOLO
acropolis|Ancient landmark whose name translates to "high city"
adamant|Firm in one's stance
addicts|Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some
addition|Basic math subject
adeptly|With proficiency
adhered|Stuck (to)
adherents|True believers
admired|Held up high
admired|Looked up to
admired|Put on a pedestal
admired|Regarded with respect
admirer|Fan
admirer|Sender of a Candygram
admitted|Let in
adoptee|Rescue dog, e.g.
adorable|Aww!-inspiring
adorable|Cuter than cute
adulate|Heap praise on
advises|Provides mentorship
advisory|Like some boards
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerator|Gadget for a wine enthusiast
aerialist|Trapeze artist
affects|Gets to
ageless|Eternal
agendas|Chairs usually have them
agentry|Representative's work
agoraphobe|One fearful of crowded places
airdate|It's show time, folks!
airfares|American charges
airhole|Opening in a pet carrier
airholes|Pet carrier features
airlifted|Transported, as some emergency goods
airports|John Wayne and Ian Fleming, for two
airshows|Providers of in-flight entertainment?
airtime|Publicity, of a sort
alarmed|Fearing the worst
alarmist|Voice of doom
alderman|City council member
alehouses|*Realtor's objective
alerted|Tipped off
alfresco|In the open air, as a meal
algorithm|Encoded problem-solving procedure (maybe it's time we let computers think for themselves, though? I dunno, just an idea)
aliases|Assumed names
alleged|Not yet proven
alligators|Creatures that can regrow a lost tooth up to 50 times
alliteration|{/Feature of "Peter Pan" and "Black Beauty"/}
almanac|Annual reference work
almanac|The Old Farmer's ___
alpinism|Sport of climbing mountains
altered|Made cuts to, maybe
amasses|Stockpiles
amateur|Nonspecialist
amateur|Person pursuing passion, not pay
amazing|Mind ... blown!
amazons|Famed archers
ambience|Restaurant critic's concern
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amenity|Wi-Fi or room safe, at a hotel
amongst|In and between
amorous|Full of love
anacondas|Amazon swimmers
anchors|TV news V.I.P.s
ancient|Primeval
ancients|Anagram, for instance
andouille|*Bit of pork, but not in a congressional bill
anecdotes|Some speech starters
animates|Jazzes up
anisette|Sweet liqueur often put in coffee
annealed|Did some metalworking on
annotate|Leave a mark on?
anoints|Does the rite thing?
anomaly|Odd exception
antbear|Aardvark, by another name
anteater|Animal with a long, sticky tongue
anteater|Forager with tiny hooks on its tongue
antecede|Go before
antennas|Ones catching waves?
anthems|O Canada and others
anthill|Locale of tiny tunnels
anticolonialist|Like the writing of Chinua Achebe and Mahatma Gandhi
antigen|Immune response trigger
antihero|It must be exhausting always rooting for the ___ (Taylor Swift lyric)
antimatter|Stuff that's the opposite of stuff
antiques|Many treasured heirlooms
antispam|Like some email filters
antiwar|Like the sentiment of a "Drop Acid, Not Bombs" poster
antsiest|Most on edge
aphasia|Condition treated in speech therapy
aplenty|Galore
apologize|Issue a mea culpa
apology|This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams, essentially
apoplexy|Result of extreme rage
apostles|Men on a mission
apotheosis|Deification
apparel|Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g.
appease|Placate
apprise|Inform
apricot|Jam flavor
apropos|Concerning, with "of"
arabica|Coffee first cultivated in Yemen
arcadia|Heaven on earth, to the ancient Greeks
archive|Preserve, as documents
areolas|Pigmented rings
armrests|Places to rub elbows?
arousal|Excitement
arousal|Excitement
aroused|Turned on
arouser|One giving a wake-up call
arpeggio|Musical effect that comes from the Italian for "to play on a harp"
artemisia|Plant genus named after the Greek goddess of nature
article|A, for one
article|One of seven in the Constitution
artiest|Most showily aesthetic
artistes|Virtuosi
aspires|Aims
assembly|Occasion to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
asserts|States with confidence
assessments|Measures of performance
assignor|Counterpart to a receiver, legally
assists|Lends a hand
assists|Pitches in
assorts|Classifies
astound|Flabbergast
astrologer|Ptolemy was one, famously
atelier|Artist's studio
atheist|One who doesn't have a prayer?
atheist|One who doesn't have a prayer?
atrocious|Like the sound of "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," per the song of the same name
attempt|Stab
attendee|One who's coming and going
attention|Absolute concentration, literally
audited|Like some classes
auditor|One checking the books
autograph|Star sign?
automat|Onetime spot for fast food
automaton|*Robotic type
autopilot|George, in aviation slang
autopsy|Post-mortem exam
avarice|The spur of industry, according to David Hume
avatars|Bitmoji likenesses, e.g.
avengers|Thor and others
aviates|Pilots
aviation|The Wright stuff?
avocado|About two cups cubed, after peeling and pitting
avoided|Gave a wide berth, say
awnings|Some overhangs
baboons|Monkeys with long snouts
backslash|Neighbor of a return key
badmouths|Trashes
baileys|Liqueur in some coffee cocktails, familiarly
baiting|Trying to get a rise out of
ballerina|[aria-label] Court athlete, slangily, having three sharps
ballers|Ones who live large, in slang
balloonist|*One being propelled by hot air
balloonist|Aeronaut propelled by hot air
bankcard|Precious plastic
bankrolls|Stockpile bread?
baobabs|The Little Prince trees
barbell|Pressing need?
barnacle|Clingy type?
baroness|Certain member of the House of Lords
barrelful|Quantity of beer … or monkeys?
barrels|Fixtures at rodeos
barstool|*Quick-access rows of icons
bartends|Poets + 10 = Serves drinks
basmati|Rice option
bathwater|Metaphorical throwaway
beagles|Dogs like Snoopy
beanies|Caps that lack brims
beanstalk|Chili ingredients
bearhug|Very tight squeeze
bearhugs|Hearty hellos
beehive|Iconic hairstyle for Amy Winehouse
believe|Have faith
bellows|Windbag?
bellyband|Garment providing lower back support during pregnancy
benevolent|Given to giving
bequeath|Pass on
berated|Really let have it
berates|*Echoes
betrayal|Backstabber's forte
billets|Provides lodging for
bionics|Tech for 1970s TV characters Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers
bipolar|Like magnets
birdcalls|Live tweets?
bitmaps|Alternatives to GIFs
blasting|*What iodine might do
blather|Go on and on
blender|Whirred processor?
blithely|In a carefree way
blotched|Spotted
bluebirds|Colorful symbols of hope and happiness
bluegrass|It's played with a few strings
bluejay|Toronto M.L.B. player
bodegas|Features of many New York City street corners
bogeyed|Came in just over par
bolstered|Supported
bolsters|Supportive pillows in a yoga class
boneheads|Nincompoops
boniness|Supervisor + 9 = Quality that makes a fish hard to eat
bonkers|Nuts or bananas
bonobos|Apes with a matriarchal social structure
bookmaker|Creator of a spread
boresome|Yawn-inducing
bracelet|Adornment that may have a certain charm
braille|In which one dot represents an "a"
brandishes|Baked rigatoni alla Norma, and others?
brandishes|Waves aggressively
breadboxes|They help keep food fresh
breaths|They require inspiration
brewery|Barrel maker
brickyard|Indianapolis 500 venue, informally, with "the"
brioche|Patisserie offering
broaden|Get bigger
brouhaha|It's a big thing
bubblegum|Chew on this!
bulldogs|University of Georgia athletes
bungler|One prone to mistakes
burials|Time capsule events
burritos|They might be full of beans
busywork|Time-wasting labor
bypasses|Goes around
cabarets|Some nightclub performances
caddies|Ones helping players get a round?
caddies|Terse summary of Alec d'Urberville's fate? (spoiler alert!)
calorie|Dietary measure
calumny|Character defamation
calypso|Musical style associated with Harry Belafonte
calzones|Pizzeria offerings served with marinara for dipping
campfire|Burner on a range?
campiness|Characteristic of John Waters movies
canasta|Card game that uses jokers
cantata|Bach composition
capsicum|Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically
caramel|Milky Way component
caravan|Long line of travelers
carfare|Chicken and rice, and others?
caricature|Sketchy boardwalk offering?
carouse|Party
carryon|Don't let me interrupt
carsick|Nauseated while on the road
cartooning|Activity for Bill Watterson or Bil Keane
cartoony|Humorously exaggerated
cartwheels|Turnovers on a football field, maybe?
cashbox|Place for garage sale receipts
cashmere|Pashmina fabric
casitas|Small houses in the Southwest
casitas|Small houses, in Spain
catwalk|Platform at the center of a fashion show
cautious|Conservative, in a sense
caveats|Coq au vin, and others?
cayenne|*Something that's red-hot in the kitchen?
censure|Formally reprimand
censure|Official reprimand
centers|Some basketball venues ... or players
ceramic|Bathroom tile material
ceramic|Like pots made by a potter
ceramic|Like some cutting edges
certain|Particular
chagrin|Discomfiture
chancel|Church part near the altar
chaplain|Institutional religious officer
chariot|Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra
charlie|Brown in strips
chatter|Chinwagging
chautauqua|Social movement that Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed "the most American thing in America"
cheapies|Bargain bin finds
cheerios|Alternative to bread crumbs in some gluten-free recipes
chemical|Borax, for one
chenille|Common fabric for bedspreads
chianti|Wine from Tuscany
chiasmus|Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you"
chicken|*Scaredy-cat
chitchat|Chew the fat
cilantro|1/2 cup coarsely chopped, for bright (or soapy) flavor
cinemas|They help you see the big picture
citadel|High fortress
claptrap|Piffle
clarets|What Brits call Bordeaux reds
clarinets|Subsection of an orchestra
clarinets|despite sitting next to the noisy ____,
classes|College catalog assortment
classism|Theme shared by "Great Expectations" and "The Great Gatsby"
cleanse|Detox
clearer|How everything appears in hindsight
clematis|Flowering plant such as "old man's beard"
clergymen|John Harvard, of Harvard University, and others
clipping|Part of a collage, perhaps
cloaked|Hidden
cloning|That makes two of us!
closest|Most immediate
clothespin|Washday item that may be used indoors or outdoors
cluster|Group, as of stars
clutches|Strapless accessories
coarsen|What a laborer's hands may do over time
cobbler|Sole employee?
cochairs|Runs together, in a way
codicil|Will supplement
coexist|Word on a common bumper sticker
coinage|Neologism
collaborate|Share a byline, maybe
colleges|Boston, Amherst and others
collies|Some "bearded" dogs
colonels|Ones wearing eagle insignia
colorless|Like helium and carbon dioxide
combatant|One in a skirmish
comfits|Candied fruits or nuts
commanding|Large, as a lead
compete|Go head-to-head (with)
compotes|Fruity desserts
concourses|Cup of noodles, and others?
confine|Jail
consign|Give over to another's care
consume|Eat
content|*Likely to cause an argument
contort|Demonstrate extreme flexibility, as an acrobat
contort|Get in a twist
coparent|One sharing school drop-off duties, maybe
corkscrew|Move in spirals
corneas|They help you focus
coronations|{/Air rights/}
correct|Emend
corrida|Bull session?
corrida|Sporting event that started as a religious ritual
corridas|Events with matadores
corrode|Oxidize, say
coterie|Inner circle
counseled|Gave advice
couplet|Heroic piece of writing
coupons|Clipper's bounty
crackpot|Kooky, as a scheme
craftsmen|Workers at the rear of some flat boats?
crapshoot|Drat! / "Drat!"
crewcut|Military trim?
crewnecks|Hoodless pullovers often worn with other layers
crisper|Refrigerator compartment
crisscross|What streets do on an urban map
critical|Kind of thinking
cruised|Proceeded effortlessly
crusade|Intense movement
cryonic|Kind of deep-freeze preservation
cubists|Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, for two
cuckoos|Components of some kitschy clocks
cupbearer|Server at a royal table, once
cupbearers|Attendants at a saturnalia
cursory|Quick
curtains|Game over, so to speak
cussword|Outburst that may be entirely symbolic?
cyclopean|Huge
dahlias|Showy flowers native to Mexico
damasks|Reversible woven fabrics
dancers|Some adult nightclub entertainers, literally
dandelion|... this just before you blow on the seeds
dandelion|Weed in some medicinal wine
daredevil|Hot dog, perhaps
darling|Honey or "sugar" alternative
darnedest|Utmost, informally
dashiki|Colorful garment
dateline|NBC current affairs program beginning in 1992
deadeyes|Features of a vacant stare
dealing|Giving a hand?
deathtrap|Fatal attraction?
decadence|Characteristic of a wild time or a coming decline
decadent|Appealing to self-indulgent impulses
declares|States
decreed|Mandated
defraud|Swindle
defrost|Windshield setting
defrosted|Thawed, as food before cooking
deleted|Missing from my memory -- my computer's memory, I mean!
delights|Tickles
demands|Ultimatums, e.g.
demonetize|Punish, in a way, as a YouTube creator
denials|Nope, "I'm innocent" and "Huh-uh"
deniers|Members of the Flat Earth Society, e.g.
denotes|Signifies
densely|How subway cars are packed during rush hour
dentist|Whom one might go see at "tooth hurty," per a classic joke [Czech]
denture|Mouth piece?
deoxidize|Purify, in metallurgy
deplane|Leave a flight
deposes|Boots, so to speak
derives|Comes (from)
derogative|Belittling
deselect|Turn off, digitally
desired|Sought after
desires|Wants
despises|Can't stomach
despots|Ones unlikely to rule in your favor
detainee|Person held for questioning
detests|Hates
devises|Formulates, as a plan
devours|Gobbles up
dialect|Shanghainese, e.g.
dilates|Widens, as a pupil
dimples|Golf ball features
dinners|Course list
diorama|Certain display at a natural history museum
diorama|Display in a shoebox, maybe
diploma|Document displayed in a professional's office
dipstick|Insult that's also a measurement device
disagrees|Is a no-body?
discretionary|Nonessential, as spending
disgusted|Put off
dismaying|Worrisome
disorder|State of confusion
disperse|Scatter
display|L.C.D. component
dissent|___ collar (iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg neckwear at the Smithsonian)
doctors|International medical group that won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, literally
dogsled|Husky apparatus
dolorous|Like a dirge
dominatrix|Woman who might wield a whip
donated|Like Goodwill goods
dragons|They're seen on the flags of Bhutan and Wales
drastic|Radical
dreamlike|Surreal
dreidel|Top present during the holiday season?
dresses|2008 rom-com starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden
dropkick|Quit / Quit
drywall|Material for an interior renovation
dumbwaiter|Elevator for transporting food
durians|Spiky fruits with a noxious odor
dustups|Minor quarrels
dynasty|Tang, e.g.
dynasty|Tang, for one
earphone|Modern meeting aid for many
easygoing|Chill
eclipse|High-level cover-up?
edgings|Curtain trims, e.g.
edibles|Things to eat
edifices|Buildings
editable|Like a document that can be changed
editors|Staffers listed on a masthead
educate|Teach
eeriness|Quality of some coincidences
effortless|Easy-peasy
egalite|One-third of France's motto
egghead|Ivory tower sort
egoists|Number one fans?
egotism|Number one focus?
egotists|Braggarts
egyptians|Ancient readers of the Book of the Dead
eidetic|___ memory (ability to recall images with high precision)
eightball|Last thing to go in a pocket, one hopes
elastic|Flexible
elbowroom|What one might hope for in a tight spot
electro|Spider-Man adversary who was struck by lightning
elegance|Graceful and stylish quality
elegant|Word rhymed with "intelligent" in T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"
elevate|Take up a notch
elixirs|Mystical mixtures
elkhounds|National dogs of Norway
elopers|They may appear before a justice of the peace
emailed|Like many invitations nowadays
emanate|Flow (from)
emasculate|Neuter
embargo|Trade restriction
embargo|Trading off?
embassy|Row house?
emerges|Comes to light
emerges|Sticks one's neck out, perhaps
emeriti|Past academics
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Muslim land with a monarch
emirate|Persian Gulf territory
emitter|Pollution source, say
emitting|Putting out
emotion|What a poker face hides
emotional|Activities that relieve psychological stress
emotions|Things that might be raised in court ... with or without the shaded letter
empanada|Fried food whose name translates to "breaded"
empathize|Understand someone else's side
emperors|Rulers of the Aztecs and Incas
employees|Staff
enamour|Charm, to King Charles
encamps|Sets up tents
encased|Tightly wrapped
enchant|Charm
enchant|Dazzle
enclosing|Wrapped around
endangered|At serious risk
endearing|Winsome
endemic|Native (to)
endorse|Sign
endplay|Bridge tactic
endpoint|Terminus
engineer|Henry Ford or Nikola Tesla
engineer|Rig up
enhance|Option in a photo editing app
enlaced|Twined together
enlisted|Signed up
enraged|Seeing red
enriches|Adds vitamins and minerals to
enshrine|Preserve in a display, as a sacred relic
ensnared|Caught up
entente|Alliance
entente|Triple ___
entitle|Give the right
entitle|Qualify
entitle|Qualify
entreated|Beseeched
entreaty|Earnest appeal
entwines|Coils
enunciate|Say it all?
environmental|{/Part of E.P.A./}
enzymes|Chemical kick-starters
ephemera|Disposables kept as mementos
epicenters|Places to find faults
epidural|Labor relief, perhaps
epitaph|Words written in marble
eponyms|Ones after whom others are named
equation|Problem that may have several factors
erasers|They might wipe the slate clean
erasers|Whiteboard cleaners
erasing|Function of one end of a pencil
erected|Put up
errands|Contents of a list, maybe
escapade|Feature of an action comedy
escapee|One on the lam
escapees|Objects of some police hunts
escarole|Radicchio relative
espanol|Lengua with a tilde
espresso|Red-eye ingredient
essences|Cores
estates|Billionaires' homes, often
esteems|Prizes highly
esthetic|Concerned with beauty
estrogen|Component of some hormone therapy
etagere|Relative of a bookcase
etcetera|Yada, yada, yada
ethanol|Gasoline additive
etymological|Concerned with roots
etymology|Old English, for better or worse?
euphoric|___ + Golfer's cry + "Ugh!"
evening|Word before star or after good
evidence|Case study?
existed|Wasn't a myth
exotica|Rare things from far away
expense|Cost
expressionistic|Like art conveying emotion rather than realism
eyelash|... this stray bit on your face
eyelids|Peeper protectors
eyeliners|Pencils not used for writing
eyeopener|Quite a sight
eyesore|House painted with polka dots, you might say
fairies|Fabled tooth-takers
fantasia|Movie featuring Mickey Mouse in a wizard's cap
fantods|State of uneasiness, informally
farfalle|Pinched pasta
fateful|Momentous
fatigue|Symptom of burnout
faulted|Blamed
fedoras|Headwear for Indiana Jones
ferrets|Pride : lions :: business : ___
fifteen|Age for a Latin American celebration
figment|Hallucination, e.g.
filaments|*Expresses regret about
firmness|Quality by which mattresses are classified
flameout|Bomb
flapjacks|Griddle goodies
flattop|Fade hairstyle sported by Grace Jones
florets|Broccoli tips
florets|Broccoli tops
flubbed|Misspoke a line, e.g.
foisted|Passed off as genuine
fomented|Spurred
footbaths|Before midnight: Devices with warm water and massaging rollers
foothills|*Climbers' warm-ups before mountains
footpads|Thieves who targeted pedestrians, in historic parlance
forceps|Some surgical tools
forests|More than 75% of Finland, environmentally
forever|Word before stamp or young
forsaken|Abandoned
forsooth|Indeed, quaintly
fortunes|Enormous amounts to spend
forward|Overfamiliar, in a way
foxtrot|Ballroom dance in 4/4 time
fraternity|Brotherhood
freckle|Skin spot
freebies|They're on the house
freedom|Battle cry in "Braveheart"
fresher|Higher on the Rotten Tomatoes rating scale
fretsaw|Bow-shaped woodworking tool
fruitier|Like a daiquiri vis-à-vis a shot of whiskey, say
galilee|Site for many of Jesus' miracles
galoots|Clumsy sorts
gargoyles|Stone-faced sorts?
garrets|Top-floor spaces
gastric|Gut-related
gatherer|Word often paired with hunter
gelcaps|Alternatives to tablets
generic|Run-of-the-mill
geniuses|Brainiacs
gentiles|New Testament folk
geometry|What the acorn said when it grew up, in a classic math joke
ghostly|Phantomlike
gimmick|Attention-getter, maybe
gingerbread|Holiday building material (GABARDINE)
gliders|Zero-emission aircraft
globetrot|See the world
gloomier|Like Eeyore vis-à-vis his storybook companions
gnomish|Language in fantasy literature
godsends|Unexpected blessings
gorditas|Thick pancakes, in Mexican cooking
gorgeous|Dazzling
graduate|Finish school
granary|Farm storehouse
grandad|Family man
grandkid|Frequent object of doting attention
grantee|Academic with funding, say
graphic|Lurid
graphite|The lead in pencils, actually
grasped|Understood
greeted|Waved at, say
grocers|Food purveyors
grounded|Punished for the weekend, perhaps
groupie|Band stan
growlers|Beer containers
guitars|Things with necks and frets
gyrated|Danced like Elvis
haircut|Bob, buzz or beehive
hairpieces|Toupees, e.g.
hallway|Connector of bedrooms
handcar|Seesaw-powered vehicle on railroad tracks
handheld|Like some drills and vacuums
handout|Distribute
hangout|Get together to relax and socialize
hardpan|Dense buildup in makeup powder containers
harries|Torments
hatrack|Spot for a bowler
haunted|Spirit-filled?
hazards|Things indicated by yellow signage
headrest|Adjustable part of a car seat
headsets|Equipment for gamers
headwind|*Navigation hurdle for a sailboat
heather|Plant with purple-pink flowers
heiress|Siobhan Roy of "Succession," e.g.
helipad|Landing site
helixes|Scary roller coaster twists
henchman|Trusted supporter
herbivore|Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.
heroism|Selfless courage
hightail|Skedaddle, with "it"
hipness|Something squares lack
hobbyhorses|Preoccupations
hooligan|Ruffian
hooters|*Ones with clay pigeons in their sights
hopping|Very busy, informally
hornets|Stinging wasps
horrors|Egad!
horseflesh|Equines, collectively
hostess|Party leader?
hostess|Snack brand that originated in 1919
hothead|Hopping mad sort
hotheads|*Bio pic
houseboat|Accommodations that a bank might float a loan for?
housemother|Sorority chaperone
however|Be that as it may ...
hydrate|Drink enough water
hymnals|Service accessories
hypnotists|They make compelling suggestions
hypotenuse|Longest side of a right triangle
hysterics|Fit of wild emotion
icemaker|Feature of many modern refrigerators
iciness|Frigidity
ideates|Brainstorms
identities|Phishing targets
idiotic|Inane
idolize|Put on a pedestal
ignites|Sets ablaze
iguanas|In South America they're known as "gallinas de palo," or "chickens of the tree"
imagined|Not real
immerse|Dunk
immovable|Not going anywhere
impasse|Deadlock
impasse|Deadlocked situation
imperil|Threaten
implies|Gets at
impolite|Jerky?
imprimatur|Seal of approval
imprisoned|Like the Count of Monte Cristo
inanimate|Like rocks or clocks, but not a fox or ox
inanity|Utter foolishness
incenses|Brings to a boil
incised|Made cuts to
incisor|Canine relative
inertia|Tendency to stay at rest
inevitable|Certain to happen
inferno|Hell of a poem?
infertile|*Blank, e.g., in Scrabble
ingrown|___ hair
initiative|Beaver's display?
injured|Hurt
innovate|Think outside the box
inseams|They usually end at the ankle
insectivore|One eating a lot of wings
insight|Characteristic of an interminable slog, literally
insight|Perception
insights|Flashes of understanding
installs|Adds, as an app
instincts|Gut feelings
institute|Put into effect
instructs|Teaches
interim|Temporary, as a position of leadership
interns|Summer office workers
intranet|Companywide communication system
investment|Potential source of interest
ionizer|Air-purifying device
iridium|Second-densest naturally occurring metal
ironmen|Certain endurance athletes
irradiates|Lightens up?
irrelevant|That's beside the point!
islander|Hawaiian, e.g.
isogonal|Having equal angles
isolate|Set apart
italics|Font style that the shortcut Ctrl+I activates
italics|Type that leans right
iterate|Go over again
jackasses|Dolts
jalapeno|A red one is sweeter than a green one
jalapeno|One seeded and minced, for heat
jeering|Ballpark fare served with raspberries?
jesuits|Catholic religious order that founded Georgetown University
jimmies|Pries open
julienned|Sliced into thin strips, as carrots
junipers|Trees whose berries flavor gin
kachina|Ancestral spirit in Pueblo mythology
kalamata|Greek city renowned for its olives
keister|Behind
kelvins|Temperature units in physics
keratin|Nail material
kerosene|Lamp oil
ketogenic|Like a high-fat, low-carb diet
kettledrum|Percussion instrument that can be tuned to a pitch
keyless|Like some ignition systems
keynote|Kind of address
kimonos|Japanese wraps
kindergartener|{/We won!/}
kneaders|Ones working with bread
kneeled|Not up for a proposal?
kneeled|Prepared to pop the question, say
kneepads|Roller derby protection
kowtowing|Bootlicker's specialty
lacquer|Shiny coat
lactase|Enzyme in dairy pills
lactose|Milk sugar
ladybug|... this insect crawling by
lakebed|Salt flat, once
lambaste|Criticize harshly
landers|Components of Mars's Viking and Pathfinder
landing|End of a flight, in two senses
landscape|Shape or edge, say
lasagna|I never met a ___ I didn't like: Garfield
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
latency|Period of concealed development
leaders|Chairs, e.g.
leaders|Chairs, for instance
leadoffs|They're up before anyone else
leerier|Less trustful (of)
legroom|What an economy seat is usually short on
lemonade|Stereotypical product for a kid's first entrepreneurial endeavor
lettuces|Iceberg and others
levitate|Rise in the air
lichens|Growths on rocks and bark
lifesaver|Paramedic, perhaps
limeade|Tart light-green drink
limerick|Eponymous county of Ireland
lineage|*Mark of wisdom, some say
lionizes|Praises to the heavens
lissome|Agile and flexible
listeria|Why pregnant women are advised against eating raw fish
literal|Word-for-word
literary|Bookish
literati|Bookish intellectuals
loathes|Isn't able to stand
locates|Finds on a map
loophole|Way out
losings|Money that goes to a casino
lotions|Tanner's applications
lowlifes|Disreputable sorts
madcaps|Eccentrics
madwoman|2020 Taylor Swift song with the lyric "You'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out"
maelstrom|Charybdis, for one
maestri|Super conductors?
magenta|Shade akin to fuchsia
mailbox|Word that means the same thing even with several letters added?
mainsail|Ship's primary canvas
malarkey|Baloney
malodorous|Stinky
manacle|Heavy metal band?
manatee|Creature thought to inspire mermaid legends
manuals|Cars with clutches
manyfold|Exponentially
maracas|Instruments made from gourds
marched|Went in formation, in a way
marigolds|Flowers prominently used in Indian weddings
mariners|Salts
marzipans|Almond confections
mascara|What one might use to lash out?
massage|Tension-reducing spa treatment
massages|Rubs the right way?
masseuses|They try not to rub people the wrong way
massive|Gargantuan
masters|High degree
masters|Second degree?
matches|Ones getting lit at a party, maybe
matches|Sticks by the hearth
matilda|Roald Dahl heroine
matinee|What an actor might do before the evening show
meadows|Things that make hay?
meanest|Like Grumpy among the Seven Dwarfs
measles|Sore spots for kids?
measure|What one should do twice before cutting once
megadeals|Front-page mergers and acquisitions, e.g.
megaton|Measure of explosive force that sounds like a weight
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
mermaid|Figure with exactly 10 digits?
message|Base of an encipherment
metacarpal|Hand bone
metonym|Hollywood vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g.
metronome|Ticking item that helps musicians keep time
microbrewery|Heineken or Pabst
mileage|Car expense that's often reimbursable
militant|One decidedly not laissez-faire
minaret|Slender tower of a mosque
minarets|Towers from which muezzins announce calls to prayer
minibars|Features of many hotel rooms
miniski|Bunny slope option
miniskirt|Little attire
minstrel|Renaissance faire performer such as a  lutenist or juggler, perhaps
minutia|Mind-numbing detail
misnames|Calls incorrectly
misplace|Lose
misread|Make out sloppily in the library?
missing|Heading on a certain neighborhood poster
misstep|Blunder
mistake|Learning opportunity, so to speak
mitered|Cut corners, perhaps?
mitosis|Cell division
mittens|Items of apparel in the song "My Favorite Things"
modesty|The virtue of the lukewarm, per Sartre
mollify|Placate
mollycoddle|Baby
mongoose|African mammal that's resistant to snake venom
monikers|Handles
monocle|One might improve a pupil's performance
monopod|Tech support?
monoxides|Some compound gases
monster|Under-the-bed resident, in a child's imagination
moonlit|That 2009 science fiction flick? Freaking epic!
moonroof|Car option with tinted glass
moonshine|Illegal product that's still made?
moonshot|Ambitious goal or innovation
morales|Miles ___, teen who becomes Spider-Man in "Into the Spider-Verse"
mosaics|Some subway art
mosquito|Criminal patterns, in brief
mousetrap|Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines
mustache|What each set of circled letters in this grid represents
narcotic|Like some sedatives
nascent|Developing
nastier|Comparatively unpleasant
natatoria|Indoor swimming pools
neatest|Superlatively swell
negates|Renders ineffective
negronis|Cocktails with orange peel garnishes
neither|Buzzkill's response while playing Would You Rather
nemesis|Archenemy
nesters|Ones who build their homes bit by bit
netizen|Web browser?
nettles|Irks
neurons|Impulsive sorts?
neutrino|Subatomic particle with no electric charge
newsroom|Anchor's place
newsworthy|Making headlines, say
nihilist|One who might say "Nothing is real"
nodders|Ones agreeing silently
noisome|Foul-smelling
nominee|Convention winner
noncitizen|Alien
nonhero|Unconventional protagonist
nonpublic|Private
nonsensical|Meaningless
notated|Written for an instrumentalist
notation|What composers use to settle the score?
notedly|With distinction
notedly|With significance
notepads|Steno supplies
noteworthy|Striking
notices|Bulletin board material
nourish|Give sustenance
nuisance|Bother
numbers|Book after Leviticus
nutrient|Dietary vitamin or mineral
obelisk|The Washington Monument, for one
obliges|Requires
oboists|Neighbors of flutists, in an orchestra
obscene|Like some displays of wealth
obsessed|All in, in a way
obstreperously|In a noisy and unruly manner
oceanology|Work done in the trenches?
octuples|Grows eightfold
oedipal|Like a certain Freudian complex
offsets|Balances
okeydokey|You got it!
onerous|Oppressively burdensome
onetime|Erstwhile
onstage|Performing a play, say
operation|Classic kids' game that tests motor skills
operetta|Leonard Bernstein's "Candide," e.g.
opinion|That's what you think!
opossum|North America's only marsupial
optimal|Best
optimums|Best-case scenarios
optometry|Field of vision?
orbiting|Circling, as a satellite
ordains|Appoints as a minister
organism|Any living thing
orients|Points in the right direction
ornament|Yule ball?
ornamenting|Dressing up
osmosed|Absorbed gradually
ottomans|Ones giving you a leg up?
outdoorsy|Like hiking, bird-watching and similar activities
outlets|Holes in the wall?
outlier|Anomalous figure
outscores|Does a better job than at making points
outsell|Move more
outshone|Upstaged
outstayed|Lasted longer than
overbears|Ursa Major and Ursa Minor?
overdraw|Take more credit than warranted?
overeat|Celebrate Thanksgiving, maybe
overgrazed|Like some land no longer good for livestock
overlook|Stopping point along a scenic drive
overran|Swarmed
overrides|Pulls rank on, in a way
overstated|Like hyperbolic comments
overture|Memorable part of Rossini's "William Tell"
oxidant|Rust producer
oxymoronic|Like tough love?
pacifier|A kid is a sucker for it
pacifier|Something Maggie is always seen with on "The Simpsons"
paellas|Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron
paellas|Saffron-flavored dishes
palimony|Payment after a split between unmarried partners
panacea|Ultimate medical breakthrough
panamas|Hats originating in Ecuador, despite their name
pandora|First woman, in Greek myth
pangram|Spelling Bee feature
panther|Black or "Pink" animal
pantries|Flute-playing Greek god makes an effort?
papadam|Deep-fried appetizer often served with chutney
papilla|It's on the tip of your tongue
papillon|French for "butterfly"
paradox|This statement is false, e.g.
paranoid|Overly suspicious
parasailed|Flew over seas?
parasite|Organism that lives off another
parental|Kind of guidance
parishes|Fellows
parmesan|Freshly grated cheese at a trattoria
parsecs|Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo
parsnips|They're called "white carrots" in Scotland
particle|Quark or lepton
passages|Fodder for a literature test
pastels|Delicate hues
pasties|Savoury pies
pastrami|Hot ___
pasture|Land for grazing
peacoat|Wool wear for winter
peekaboo|Game for an infant
pelican|Large bird on Louisiana's state flag
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
penname|George Eliot or Mark Twain
periscopes|They help you see at sea
permanent|Fixed completely
pernicious|Subtly damaging
persist|Keep going
petroleum|Major export of Venezuela
phantom|Ghostly apparition
photogenic|Like many Instagram influencers
picante|Hot and spicy, as salsa
piehole|Mouth, slangily
pierogi|Pan-fried dumplings
pieties|Conventional respects
pigment|Something cephalopods control for camouflage
pilfers|Lifts
pimples|Benzoyl peroxide targets
pinatas|Things that kids are encouraged to break
pintsize|As small as two cups?
pioneers|Groundbreakers
pioneers|Ones breaking ground
pioneers|Trailblazers
piranha|South American predator whose name translates to "tooth fish"
pistoles|Doubloons
pituitary|So-called "master gland" of the endocrine system
placebo|Inactive pill, maybe
plainest|Most evident
plasmon|Type of quasiparticle
plastic|Credit cards
platter|Something that turns on a turntable
playact|Make believe
playdate|Toddler's time out?
playoffs|They might eliminate teams ... with or without the shaded letter
playroom|Recreation area
plotters|They're up to no good
plotzes|Faints from emotion
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
polenta|Italian dish similar to grits
pollocks|Some splattery paintings at MoMA
pontiff|See star?
poodles|Dogs with standard, medium and miniature varieties
portion|Piece of the pie
postdoc|Fellowship recipient at a research lab, perhaps
postdocs|Some fellows, informally
posthaste|Quickly, quaintly
postured|Put on airs
pothead|Toilet / Toilet
potshot|*Cook-your-own dishes in some Asian restaurants
practical|Kind of joke
praises|Gives props
premiere|Debut performance
preppies|Peel the apples, roll out the dough, turn the oven on, etc.?
presale|Buying opportunity for die-hard fans
presets|Things you might save while driving
presoak|Washing machine setting
pretenders|Wannabes
primers|Introductory books
printouts|*Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say
probing|Like some nosy questions
process|It's due in court
process|Series of steps
process|Way
processors|Computer circuitry components
proctor|Exam overseer
program|Play thing?
propane|Gas for a tank
prorate|Divide appropriately
prorate|Divvy up by percentage of ownership
prosaic|Ho-hum
prosaic|Unimaginative
protests|Some occupations?
provable|Like the strongest cases
proverbs|A closed mouth doesn't get fed and others
proviso|Part that may be contracted
psalmist|Composer of a sacred song
psalter|Book of hymns
psyched|Pumped
psychos|Title roles for Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman
psychotherapist|Not that shrink!?
pythons|Things with coils that can be dangerous
quarterlies|It's worth only 20 cents, "It has Abe Lincoln on it" and others?
quixotic|Idealistic, and then some
racecourse|Ascot, e.g.
racehorses|Animals that all share the same "birthday" (January 1)
racewalks|Takes steps to compete?
raiments|Clothing
rainmaker|Business-generating partner at a law firm
raisers|They do bettors one better
rampart|Fortification in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
ranching|Major Texas industry
ransoms|Return payments?
rapture|Pure bliss
rascals|Mischief-makers
ratings|All-important numbers for TV execs
rattail|Kind of comb
rattail|Style that's long behind
rattans|Plants used in wickerwork furniture
readable|Breezy, as a book
readorn|Decorate again
realists|People who see things as they are
realtors|They have lots to deal with
rebates|Some commercial come-ons
recedes|Goes out like the tide
rectangles|Picture frames, usually
rectify|Fix
recusal|Withdrawal to avoid a conflict of interest
redhead|Colorful rhyme for a "ginger"
redials|Tries to call again
redwood|Forest giant
reefing|Bringing in, as a sail
refastens|Ties again
referee|Flag bearer
referee|Professional dressed in black and white
reflector|Shiny bicycle attachment
refocus|Change priorities, say
refuels|Grabs a snack, say
refugee|Asylum seeker, maybe
regatta|Offshore competition
regatta|Sails event?
regauged|Tested, as a cask, to see how much whiskey remains
registrar|Record holder
regrets|Feels remorse over
regular|Alternative to high-octane
regular|Going well?
regulates|Checks or balances, say
rehashes|Goes over again
rehashing|Meeting extender
reignited|On again, as a flame or romance
rejoins|Meets up with again
relaxed|Nice and easy
reliant|Hinging (on)
relocate|Move elsewhere
remarks|Comments
remotes|Broadcasts not done in a studio
renegade|Apostate
renegade|Rogue
reneges|Pulls out of a deal
reorder|Get more, say
repartee|Witty banter
repertoire|Bag of tricks
replant|Move to a larger pot, say
reporters|Press conference attendees
repulse|Disgust
research|Fact-check, e.g.
resents|Takes offense at
reships|Sends on
resides|Dwells
resorts|Most hotels in Las Vegas
respite|Temporary relief
results|Outcomes
retains|Holds on to
rethinks|Further considers
retinue|Entourage
retrain|Brush up on old skills
retreat|Pull back
retrials|What follows certain deadlocks
retrograde|Moving backward
retunes|Optimizes, as an engine
revered|Honored
reverie|Daydream
rewrite|Editorial overhaul
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ridable|Like buses and bicycles
riddance|Good ___!
ridicule|Mockery
rieslings|Some Rhine wines
riffles|Leafs
rigamarole|Frustrating process
rigatoni|Writer Morrison
rightness|the pair still felt the ____ of their connection.
rimshots|Ba-dum-tss sounds
ripostes|Comebacks
riptides|Surfing hazards
rituals|Lighting of the Olympic flame, and others
roamers|Nomads
roiling|Making turbulent
rollback|Temporary price reduction to drive sales
rootless|Forever wandering
rorqual|Streamlined type of baleen whale
rosebushes|Thorny sources of pride for a gardener
rosters|Play lists?
rotunda|Jeffersonian design at the heart of the University of Virginia
roundly|In an emphatic manner
rubella|The "R" of the M.M.R. vaccine
rudiment|Basic principle
ruminates|Chews (on)
runaround|*Evasive treatment, with "the"
runover|Trample
rutabaga|Vegetable with a purple top
sacredly|With veneration
sadirons|Antique tools for pressing clothes
saguaro|Treelike cactus
saltcellar|Partner of a pepper mill
saltine|Cracker often served with soup
saltines|Square snack items
saltpeter|Common name for potassium nitrate
salvages|Rescues from a junkyard, say
samurai|One required by a 1629 law to wear two swords
samurais|Japanese warriors who rose to power in the 12th century
sanders|Independent in Congress beginning in 1991
sandman|Bringer of sleep and dreams
sarcasm|A comment may be dripping with it
sashimi|Raw fish dish
satchel|Bag with a strap
satellites|Branch offices, e.g.
sauerkraut|Your wurst side?
sausages|Many links
sauteed|Prepared, as green beans
savanna|Habitat for giraffes
sawbuck|Ten-spot
scaliest|Most reptilian, in a way
scallion|Green onion
scatter|Spread
scented|Fragrant
schemes|Rhyming arrangements, e.g.
schisms|Splits
schmear|Bagel shop request
scholarship|Knowledge, or a means to acquire it
sciatic|Kind of nerve that runs through the leg
scissor|Kick starter?
scooted|Moved (over)
scorpion|Zodiac creature
scoured|Searched exhaustively
scouted|Did some intel work
scowled|Made an angry face
screech|Sound from an owl
scribble|Hasty signature, often
scripture|What's the Word?
seaboard|Eastern ___
seafarer|Ocean voyager
seatbelt|Icon that lights up during a turbulent plane ride
seatmate|One sharing an armrest
seaweed|Sushi wrapper
sediment|River deposit
seducer|Siren, for one
seeding|Playoff ranking
seedless|Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons
seeming|Supposed
selfheal|Herb named for its medicinal properties
seltzer|Soda sans syrup
seminal|Formative
seminary|For-prophet institution?
semolina|Pasta or pudding ingredient
senator|Chamber member
senores|Spanish gentlemen
senorita|2019 chart-topper for Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
senorita|Title with a tilde
sensate|Able to feel
sentinels|Lookouts
serapes|Mexican garments also called jorongos
serapes|Mexican shawls
serenade|Court in a courtyard, perhaps
serious|No joke!
serrano|Hotter substitute for jalapeño
serrano|Pepper with a "delayed fuse"
serrations|Shrimp egg rolls, and others?
sestina|Poetic form featuring lexical repetition rather than rhyme
setters|Certain volleyball players
sexiest|Most seductive
shadiness|Sketchy behavior
shakers|Barware for making grasshoppers and whiskey sours
shamble|Drag one's feet
shanghai|The world's third-largest city, behind Tokyo and Delhi
sharper|More aged, as some cheeses
shedded|Got less hairy
shifted|Went to third, say
shipments|Boatloads or truckloads
shirtfront|Place subject to food stains
shoehorn|Aid for squeezing into a tight piece of footwear
shoeless|Barefoot, say
shoetree|Device placed under a tongue
shorthair|Cat breed with American and Celtic lineages
shrewish|Like Shakespeare's Katherina
shrieked|Said "A mouse!," say
shutters|Closes
shyness|Timidity
siamese|Cat breed with distinctive light/dark coloring
siemens|Company with longtime links to Westinghouse
signals|were ___ that Dana was smitten, too.
signets|Some seals
signors|Gentlemen of Verona, in England
similes|They use "like" in a non-Valley Girl way
simpler|Less involved
sitcoms|Good Times and "Happy Days," e.g.
sizzled|Was very exciting, informally
skitter|Run like a mouse
skullcap|Yarmulke, e.g.
skylarks|Pipit lookalikes
skylines|Urban photography subjects
sleazeball|Lowlife
sleepwalker|One who's out and about?
sleighs|Some December lawn decorations
sleighs|Some toy carriers
slipups|Minor mistakes
slogans|Got milk? and "I'm lovin' it," for two
sloucher|One not sitting up straight
slurred|Was hard to understand, in a way
smalltime|Two-bit
smarted|Stung
smarter|More intelligent
smelled|Made scents?
smilers|Some cheerful folks
smitten|Infatuated
smokepot|Take some hits
smolder|Burn like embers
smoothies|Blended products
smushes|Steps on, as a bug
sneaked|Crept
sneaker|Chuck Taylor All Star, e.g.
sneakers|Athletic items never purchased individually
sneered|Displayed dislike, in a way
snidest|Most snarky
sniffed|Examined, as a dog might
snivels|Cries feebly
snorkeled|Did some shallow breathing?
soapbox|Twitter, for some
socials|Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, informally
software|Computer programs
solvent|In good shape financially
somersault|Low turnover?
sonnets|154 Shakespeare works
soothing|Common aloe descriptor
sorority|Delta Sigma Theta, for one
soulfully|How one might sing an R&B ballad
sousaphone|It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio"
soybeans|Protein-rich crop
spacecraft|Science fiction vessel
spacers|Inserts used in orthodontics
spatted|Quarreled
specialties|Neckwear reserved for fancy occasions?
spectra|Honda Civic competitor from Kia
spiegel|German newsmagazine Der ___
spindle|Rod used to make yarn
spinner|Way to get ahead in Life?
spirals|Dazzling air show displays
spirits|Séance invitees
spitfires|Quick-tempered sorts
spitted|Like a roast pig
splattered|Result of dropping a tray of coffee drinks?
splints|First-aid equipment
spoonerism|One-a-day, for Dunaway
springs|Mattress coils
spumoni|Dessert with layers
stairstep|Unit in a flight between stories
stakeout|Extended form of surveillance
stalemate|Standstill, in chess
stamina|Energy needed to power through
stammer|Betray nervousness, in a way
standpat|Hold one's hand?
stanzas|Pieces of poetry
starbursts|Colorful chewable candies
stardom|D-lister's quest
staring|It might be done "into space"
starters|They're first to play
startle|Give a fright
startle|What a ghost might do to you
stashed|Tucked (away)
statues|Marble figures
statues|Ones with chiseled jawlines, often
stealth|What lions use to hunt
steamer|Word with clam or trunk
steelie|Marble made of metal
steepens|Becomes increasingly inclined
steeple|High point, of a sort
steeple|Skyline sight
steered|Made a semi circle, say?
stereos|Sound systems
stetson|Brand of ranch dressing?
stiller|Seinfeld actor Jerry
stinker|Little rascal
stitches|Garter and stockinette, in knitting
stomata|Plant pores
stomped|Walked angrily
stonewall|___ National Monument, landmark in New York City's West Village
stooges|Underlings forced to do unpleasant work
stoolies|Singers
stoolies|Some informants, informally
stoopball|Game popular in Brooklyn streets
straddle|Sit on, as a seesaw
streusel|Crumbly pastry topping
strikeout|Whiff three times in the batter's box
striptease|Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?
stunners|Major upsets, e.g.
stupors|Wasted states
sturgeon|Common caviar source
suavest|Most urbane
subgenre|Dixieland or bebop vis-à-vis jazz
suffixed|Added at the end, like the "-ness" in "kindness"
suitors|Romantic hopefuls
sunbath|One way to get baked
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunburnt|Tanned and then some
sundial|Timekeeping device that doesn't work when it's cloudy
sundresses|Some sleeveless frocks
superhero|Captain Marvel, e.g.
superstar|1971 hit for the Carpenters
supposes|Imagines
surefire|Can't-miss
surfaces|Grass and clay, for tennis
swankest|Most chic
swathes|Wraps up in fabric
sweetie|Babycakes
sweetie|Honeybun
swelter|Suffer from intense heat
swelter|Suffer in the summer heat
syllabus|Paper handed out as a matter of course?
symptom|Sign that you have something
synesthesia|Neuropsychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words
tackler|Safety, often
tadpole|One who grows up, then eventually croaks
taekwondo|Rug rat + Magic stick + ___
talented|Gifted
tallyho|Fox hunting shout
tamales|Steamed food items eaten with the hands
tamperproof|Impossible to get into
tampers|Interferes (with)
tangent|Not the main point
tapenade|What's spread all over southern France?
tapered|*Bureaucratic hassle
targets|What arrows might point at
tarragon|Aromatic herb
tartans|Highland wear
tastemaker|Influencer, as with fashion
tatamis|Straw mats
tchotchkes|Trinkets
teacart|Service setting
teacher|One who's all over the board
teahouse|Japanese meeting place that serves refreshments
teaware|Some china
teeters|Isn't steady
teetotaler|Nephalist
teleport|Move in a flash, hypothetically
teleports|Shows up out of nowhere?
telescope|Optical device with segmented mirrors
tenable|Not ridiculous, as an argument
teriyaki|Dish with soy sauce and mirin
terrain|Lay of the land
thesaurus|Writer's reference ... or what each row of shaded letters is missing?
thumbnails|Compact images on a desktop
thunderclap|Crack after a bolt
thunders|Resounds
thunders|Speaks loudly
tictacs|Mints sold in transparent plastic boxes
tilings|Tessellations
timberlines|What "x" might mean
timeline|Where a dot may be a date
tinnier|More metallic-sounding
tirelessly|Without getting beat
toasters|An avid flower lover sees / A fall bouquet that's full of these ...
together|As a unit
toiletries|Travel kit filler
toiling|Working hard
tolerance|The highest result of education, according to Helen Keller
tombstone|Grave matter
tomcats|Exams a must for future docs / Make sure your answers fill the box ...
tonight|This evening
toolbars|*Pub seat
toolbox|Place for a screwdriver
topical|Buzzworthy, say
topknot|Bun worn high on the head
topnotch|The very best
torments|Plagues
tortellini|Pasta whose name derives from the Italian for "little cakes"
tortilla|Mexican wrap
tourist|Many a Times Square visitor
towards|A hospital has many specialized places / Where patients recover in bright, cheerful spaces ...
toyshop|Place to buy goodies for kids
trachea|Windpipe
trailer|One getting hitched
translator|Jorge Luis Borges vis-à-vis William Faulkner or Franz Kafka
trapezist|Cirque du Soleil performer
trapped|In a bind
trawlnet|Big fish catcher
treaded|Like tires
treetop|Rock-a-Bye Baby setting
trident|Literally, "three teeth"
trilogy|Set of books like Elie Wiesel's "Night," "Dawn" and "Day"
truelove|Unconditional condition?
truncate|Shorten
tsetses|Fearsome African flies
tummies|Rhyming destinations for yummies
twinkie|Alternative to a Ho Ho
tyrants|Oppressors
ufologists|Ones tracking disc-overies?
ultimate|Frisbee sport
ultimate|Sport played with a Frisbee
unabashedly|Without shame
unabated|Without letup
unaware|Not plugged in
unburden|Relieve of a load
uncommonly|Exceptionally
unctuous|Overly slick
underway|Happening
undocks|Separates from the mother ship, say
unfolded|Played out
unforeseen|Not expected
unhitch|Release, as a trailer
unicorn|Magical creature associated with rainbows
unified|Brought together
unitarians|Christians who don't believe in the Trinity
unlatches|Opens, as some doors
unopened|Having an intact tamper seal, say
unopened|Still sealed
unpacks|Analyzes, as a metaphor
unrests|States of upheaval
unseals|Opens, as an awards show envelope
unshell|Remove from its husk, as a peanut
untaken|Free, as a seat
updated|Filled in
uppercase|Shifty type?
upsides|Optimists can find them in any situation
uptight|That 2009 Pixar film? Incredibly well made!
urchins|Spiny sea creatures
uttered|Said
vampires|Those out for blood?
vanilla|Tame, metaphorically
vaporware|Tech product that's promised but never delivered
variety|Magazine that originated the words "payola" and "striptease"
vermouth|Martini ingredient
vessels|Containers
vessels|Pots and pans, e.g.
vibists|Musicians that play with mallets
victoria|Roman goddess who is the equivalent of the Greek Nike
villains|Bad lot
violate|Break, as a rule
vitriol|Bitter criticism
voiceover|Feature of many a documentary
wannabes|Poseurs
wannest|Least robust-looking
warhorses|Soldiers hardened by many battles
warning|Road flare, e.g.
waterbed|You might make waves when you lie about this
waterski|Participate in an aquatic sport
weekday|One of five every seven
weirdos|Eccentrics
whaling|Moby-Dick subject
whatchamacallit|Word when you can't find the word
wheaten|Yellow-brown shade
wheelie|Basic bicycle trick
whenever|Anytime
whiskey|Johnnie Walker or Jim Beam
whittle|Carve (away)
widower|Lot in Genesis, e.g.
wieners|They're roasted at a roast
winesap|Apple used for cider
wingbacks|*Start of a golfer's action
wireless|Like Bluetooth connections
wisecracks|Silly sallies
wisteria|Flowering plant that lent its name to a lane on "Desperate Housewives"
woodcuts|Art pieces that date back to the Han dynasty
woodland|Hansel and Gretel setting
woolens|Itchy layers
wrappers|Disposable parts of grocery purchases
writers|Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike
yardbird|Convict, in old slang
yearbook|Collection of senior moments?
yearbook|Scholar's mug collection?
zaniest|Like "Duck Soup," it's said, among all Marx Brothers films
zebrafish|Striped minnow used in drug development
zillions|Slang, for many
zippers|Flies, maybe
abdicate|Renounce
aberrant|Not normal
absorbs|Sops up
abstain|Stay away (from)
abstract|Lab report component
acacias|Common trees in Australia
academia|Professor's realm
accusers|They may take the stand
acoustic|Not wired, say
acrobat|One getting bent out of shape at work?
actuate|Put into motion
adamant|Unswayable
adapter|Tech purchase when traveling abroad
address|Speak to
adequate|Good enough
adheres|Sticks (to)
admires|Thinks highly of
adorable|So cute!
adoring|Like devoted fans
advance|Move up
advantages|Upper hands in competition
advents|Onsets
aerates|Lets breathe
aerosol|Nebulizer's output
aerosol|Secret option?
aficionado|Lover
against|Meaning of "anti-"
ageists|Culprits behind some forced retirements
ageists|Unlikely donors to the AARP
agitate|Rile up
agnostic|Philosophically noncommittal
agrarian|Of the land
agreeable|Pleasant and accommodating
airbags|Inflatable auto safety devices
airfares|Sky-high prices?
airflow|What adequate ventilation provides
airhead|Scatterbrain
alcohol|The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems, per Homer Simpson
alcohols|Spirits
alcoves|Architectural nooks
alfalfa|Plant with edible sprouts
alfredo|Sauce made with Parmesan
algebra|Precursor to precalculus
alienate|Estrange
alienates|Turns off
alkalis|Lime and soda, for two
alleged|So-called
alleges|Contends
allegoric|Rich with metaphor
alleles|Genetic variants
alleyway|What a rear exit may lead to
alliances|Government bonds?
allowed|Kosher
allsorts|*Tons
alpacas|Sources of high-quality wool
already|You're finished that quickly?!
altitude|Data point for a pilot
altruist|One with unselfish motivations
alumnae|Grads of Barnard College, e.g.
amalgam|Mash-up
amalgam|Mishmash
amaretto|Half of a Godfather cocktail, along with whisky
amassed|Stockpiled
amasses|Gathers together
ambiance|Factor in a restaurant review
ambiverts|They're comfortable alone or in a crowd
amnesiacs|The main characters in "The Bourne Identity" and "Memento," notably
amnesic|Like Gregory Peck's character in Hitchcock's "Spellbound"
amnesic|Like the main character in "Memento"
amnesic|Suffering memory loss
amounts|Checks and balances include them
amounts|Figures
amusing|Like an anecdote, one hopes
anaconda|Boa you wouldn't want around your neck
analogy|Illuminating example
analyst|Data cruncher
anapest|Poetic foot with a "dun-dun-DUN" rhythm
anchors|Last members of relay teams
android|Alternative to iOS
android|iOS alternative
androids|Galaxies, e.g.
anecdotes|Amusing stories from a public speaker
anemone|Flowerlike sea creature
angelfish|Striped swimmer named for a heavenly being
animate|Bring to life
animations|Zoetrope creations
anoints|Rubs the rite way?
anoraks|Fur-lined outerwear
answers|Cheat sheet info
answers|Key components
antarctic|Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova
anteater|U.C. Irvine athlete
antelope|Lion's prey
anthems|Olympic tracks?
anticlimax|Poor resolution, say
antidote|Remedy to counteract a poison
antiflu|Like some targeted winter meds
antihero|Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," for one
antiwar|Like Gandhi
antlers|Features of bucks, but not does
antsiness|Reason for foot-tapping
anybody|Doesn't matter who
anytime|Always happy to help!
apartment|A?
aperture|Camera opening
aperture|Opening
apprentice|Leonardo da Vinci, from the ages of 14 to 24
approve|Sign off on
apricot|Fruit that resembles a small peach
aqualungs|These might help people take deep breaths
arabica|Most-grown coffee bean in the world
arcades|Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball
arcadia|Pan's domain, in Greek myth
archers|*Ones with good aim
arctics|Waterproof overshoes
areolae|Nipple rings
armoires|Their drawers might contain drawers
arranges|Sets up
arrears|Money owed
arrested|Totally fascinated
arroyos|Usually dry streambeds
artiste|Skilled performer
artistic|Good with a paintbrush, perhaps
ascetic|Hedonist's opposite
ashamed|Red in the face, say
ashiest|Beyond the pale?
aspired|Sought
aspirer|Ambitious sort
aspires|Shoots for the moon
assailed|Went after
assists|Basketball stats category
assists|Column in a hockey box score
assists|Passing measures
assumed|Taken for granted
astride|Mounted on
astrology|Field of stars?
astronaut|One on a mission
asunder|How something can be torn
asymmetric|Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say
athlete|Sporty sort
atlases|Books with legends
attaboy|Nice work, little fella!
attache|Ambassador's aide
attached|Quite fond of, with "to"
attained|Got to
attempt|Quarterback's pass
attests|Bears witness
attests|Swears
attests|Swears
attuned|Made harmonious
audience|Market
audience|What Nielsen ratings measure
audiobooks|Speaking volumes?
augment|Add to
aurorae|Polar sky phenomena
austere|Like monastery life
avarice|Greed
avatars|Game faces?
avenger|Thor, e.g.
avenues|Ways to go
averages|Sports page listings
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avocado|The Mexican state of Michoacán produces 5.5+ billion pounds of this annually
avocado|Toast topper
avowals|Professions
awardee|Name in an Oscars envelope, e.g.
awnings|They may be striped at ice cream shops
axolotl|Salamander named after an Aztec deity
backroom|*Figurative setting for a shady deal
backsaw|Cutting tool with a reinforced spine
bacteria|Culture group
badminton|A birdie flies in this
ballerinas|Ones whose careers have turning points?
ballers|Ones living a lavish lifestyle, in slang
balloons|Common party store purchase
bangers|British sausages
banyans|Trees that can grow multiple acres wide
barbecue|Backyard get-together
barbells|People are often spotted pressing them
barefoot|How many people walk along the beach
barkeeper|Paging device
barrier|Word with sound or language
basketballs|Sue Bird or Larry Bird
basmati|Rice variety
basques|Europeans who speak a non-Indo-European language
batlike|Tall and pointy, as ears
batters|Derby participants in July
bearhug|Strong squeeze
beatnik|Kerouac, for one
beatniks|Coffeehouse poets
becoming|Flattering, as clothing
bedside|___ manner (doctor's demeanor)
beefeater|*Begin
beeline|Direct flight?
beetles|Ladybugs and fireflies
behavioral|Like problems a schoolteacher might deal with
belabor|Go on and on about
beliefs|Core things
belittle|Speak dismissively of
bellhop|Hotel worker with baggage
beloved|1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family's home
belugas|Relatives of narwhals
benadryl|Big name in allergy medication
beseech|Implore
bestrew|Cover with scattered objects
biathlon|Winter Olympics event
bicornes|Hats worn by Napoleon
bimetallic|Like some coins
biotech|Life-changing work?
bistros|Small restaurants
blackball|Bar from joining a private club, e.g.
blackened|Like much Cajun chicken
blaring|Extra-loud, as a loudspeaker
blastoff|Words after "3, 2, 1 ..."
blended|Like some families
bloated|Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget
bloodstreams|They're in circulation
blossoms|Opens up, in a way
blossoms|Really comes into one's own
boardwalk|Property next to Go in Monopoly
bodegas|Neighborhood grocery stores
bonanzas|Windfalls
boobirds|Fans that are hardly keeping cool
boobirds|Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang
boobirds|Vocally negative fans, in sports slang
booboos|Tot's scratches
bootlegs|Criminal records?
bordered|Was neighbors with
borough|*One of 32 in London
borscht|National dish of Ukraine
botanist|Plant biologist, by another name
boxfish|Species named for its squarish shape
braider|Hairstylist, at times
bravura|Showmanship
breadfruit|Crop named for its doughy texture when cooked
breadth|Range
breezed|Sauntered (in)
brewpub|Spot for food and craft beer
brewskis|Rathskeller offerings, informally
briskets|Cuts of beef that may be slow-roasted
britches|Pants, informally
broaches|Raises, as a sensitive subject
broadcaster|Television pro
broncos|N.F.L. team that has sold out every home game since 1970
bruising|Very rough, as an experience
builder|Carpenter or mason
bullpen|Place for some nonstarters
bumblebee|Buzzer you wouldn't want to hit?
bumblebees|_usy _uzzers
bussing|Taking off the table
busybodies|Meddling sorts
buttercup|Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin
butterfingers|Nickname for a clumsy person
buttons|Remote possibilities?
buyouts|Some corporate takeovers
bylines|Journalists' credits
cabinet|Biden's advisers
cabooses|Rear ends
cabooses|They bring up the rear
cadence|Pace
calipers|Tool with metal jaws
calorie|Burn unit?
calypso|Harry Belafonte album whose first song is "Day-O"
camisole|Sleeveless top
camporees|Scouting gatherings
campsite|Bad spot to leave food unattended
cannabis|420
cannibal|Someone you might be reluctant to give a hand to?
cannibals|Ones who might roast you
cannoli|Sicilian treat
cannons|Pirate ship weapons
canoodle|Spoon
cantina|Bar
cardinal|Religious figure in red
carnally|In an intimate way, in a way
carnivores|People you might have beef with
carotid|Neck artery
carouse|Party
carousel|Horses around?
carthorse|A plea to plan wisely: Don't ...
carwashes|Auto refreshes?
caseload|Lawyer's bundle of work
cashmere|Supersoft sweater material
casserole|Potluck dish
cassette|Mixtape medium
catapult|Onetime threat to a castle's walls
cataracts|Large waterfalls
category|One of 13 in a standard game of "Jeopardy!"
cattail|Marsh plant whose flower resembles a corn dog
cauldron|Emotionally volatile situation, metaphorically
celibacy|Nun's habit?
chalupa|Deep-fried Mexican snack
chandelier|Ornate lighting fixture
chandler|Matthew Perry's role on "Friends"
charcuterie|*Artfully arranged meats
charger|Juice provider
charlotte|Member of an 1800s literary family
chateaus|Stately country homes
cheaply|For a song
cheesecake|Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart
chestnut|Brownish-red shade
chiantis|Tuscan red wines
chicory|Plant also known as coffeeweed
chirrups|High-pitched bird calls
chiseled|Like a bodybuilder's physique
chitchats|Small talks
chopstick|Cut + paste
chucklehead|Numbskull
cinches|Walks in the park
cinders|Stuff left behind by an old flame?
cineaste|Film buff
cinnamon|Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree
circuit|Lecture tour
circuits|The works of many conductors
clambers|Ascends with one's hands and feet
clamors|Cries
clauses|Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators
cleared|Found innocent
cleared|Given the go-ahead
clearly|That much is obvious
clients|Customers
clinked|Made a sound with a flute
clovers|Symbols much seen on March 17
coastal|Like the view from Big Sur
cockles|Bivalve mollusks
cockney|Arrogantly confident
coffees|Regular joes?
cognate|Helpful toehold for a French learner, say
cohabit|Save on rent, say
college|Major undertaking?
columnist|Important post at the Post
comatose|Deeply asleep, hyperbolically
compile|Gather together
compute|Make sense
concord|Variety commonly found in jellies and pies
concrete|Second-most-used substance in the world, after water
condiment|Gochujang paste or hoisin sauce
conductor|Official on a train ... or for an orchestra
confidant|Secret lover?
congress|What "the Hill" is a metonym for
conical|Like megaphones
conifer|Needle holder
consists|Is made up
consume|Eat
contender|With money
contents|Table of ___ (book section)
contessa|Title in Italian nobility
contest|Competition
corkscrewed|Spiraled
coronet|Headwear for lesser royalty
corporeal|BEFORE: Having physical form
correct|Ding, ding, ding!
corridors|Passages
costars|Ones splitting the billing
costless|Are cheaper
cotenant|Housemate, e.g.
council|Advisory committee
counter|Booth alternative at a diner
counters|Makes an opposing argument
cowered|Behaved like the lion in Oz
crafters|Creative hobbyists
cranial|Heady?
crapper|Can
crasher|Attendee who's not on the guest list
crasher|Uninvited party guest
crayons|Supply for kindergarten drawers
crazies|Kooks
creaked|Made noise after being stepped on, perhaps
creamery|Common business in Wisconsin
creases|Results of an iron deficiency?
credits|College student's earnings
crescendo|Gradually increase in volume
crooner|Ol' Blue Eyes, e.g.
crosses|XXX, in a way
crossest|Mad to the max
crouton|Crunchy salad bit
crudeness|Indelicacy
cruised|Traveled smoothly
cruised|Won without a sweat
crumbled|Like feta cheese in a Greek salad
crusade|Relentless campaign
cubicle|Box office?
cupcakes|Baker's dozen, perhaps
curacao|Liqueur sharing its name with an island
curricula|Plans of study
cutback|Tighten the purse strings
czarists|White Russians, e.g.
dadaism|Pop art?
dairyman|Proprietor of cheeses and butters
daredevil|Base jumper, e.g.
deadhead|Fan associated with a red, white and blue skull logo
deadlines|Submit by dates
debugger|Computer program that fixes other computer programs
defunct|Bygone
deities|Nike and others
delegatee|Task recipient
deletes|Backspaces over
delicatessens|Where cold cases are frequently opened
demeanor|Comportment
demonical|Devilish
dentals|Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth
deposit|Mine find
depravity|Moral bankruptcy
derriere|French buns
deserters|Those who've gone wrong?
designer|___ clothing
desists|Partner of "ceases"
desists|Stops
desktops|Many office computers
dessert|You might leave room for it
destined|Governed by fate
detaches|Breaks off
details|Scoop, so to speak
detains|Holds up
detests|Strongly dislikes
detonator|It might come with a plunger
detoxed|Got clean
diaereses|What Anne Brontë and Anaïs Nin have in common
dialing|Trying to get a hold of
diarist|Person keeping a daily journal
diehard|Never-give-up sort
digests|Processes
dioramas|They often come in shoeboxes
directive|That's an order!
disciple|One of 12, biblically
discord|Strife
discovery|Find
dishing|Big bash
dishing|Spilling the tea, so to speak
disowns|Renounces
disposal|Sink feature
dissect|Carefully analyze
ditches|Abandons
divided|Split
doeskin|Soft leather variety
dogeared|Marked Twain?
doorkeeper|Convenience at an upscale building
doornails|Choice between a haircut and manicure?
dopesheet|Page for a bookmaker
dopesheets|Trackgoer's aids
dowagers|Titled widows
downers|Mood killers
downtown|Where a city's skyscrapers are often found
draftee|Conscript
dramedy|It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry
dullard|Slow-witted sort
dumdums|Branded lollipops
dustrag|Old T-shirt, maybe
earache|Swimmer's complaint
earlaps|Features of deerstalker hats
earlier|Not now or later
earnest|Sincere
earnest|Sincere
earthrise|Natural phenomenon first witnessed in 1968
echelon|Word from the French for "rung"
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
echidnas|Hedgehog lookalikes
economy|Coach
ecstasy|Heaven
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edifice|Large building
editors|Ones getting the last word in
eeriness|Creepy quality
eeriness|Quality of many episodes of "The Twilight Zone"
egotist|One whose mentality begins with M-E?
egotist|Self-centered sort
ejected|Like red card recipients
electro|Spider-Man adversary played by Jamie Foxx
elegance|Refined grace
elegant|Classy
elegies|Lamenting lines
elephant|Animal that is unable to fly with its ears, regrettably
elephants|Hard things to ignore, metaphorically
elevated|Higher up
elicits|Draws out
elitist|Favoring the rich and powerful
ellipse|Each planet's orbit is one
emailed|Like many gift cards, nowadays
emailed|Like many verification codes
emailed|Sent a digital message
embrace|Hug
embroider|Add exaggerated details to
emerita|Like many retired professors
eminence|Height
eminence|High station
emotive|Passionate, as a performance
empanada|Deep-fried Latin American fare
emperors|Power line?
empress|Regal figure on a tarot card
enacted|Written in code?
enamored|Smitten
enamors|Wins the heart of
endanger|Put in harm's way
endears|Makes (oneself) beloved
endorse|Throw one's support behind, as a candidate
endures|Puts up with
engines|Road runners?
enigmas|Great mysteries
enigmas|Head-scratchers
enigmas|Inscrutable sorts
enlisted|Draft status
enneads|Groups of nine
enraged|Good and hot
enshrine|Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps
enshroud|Cover completely
ensured|Made certain
entails|Involves
entertain|At least consider
entertainer|Classic tune used as an ice cream truck jingle, with "The"
enthuse|Rave
entreaties|Humble requests
entrees|Mains
entrust|Charge (with)
entrust|Give for safekeeping
epaulet|Soldier's shoulder adornment
ephemeral|Transient
epigram|Clever quip
epitome|Textbook example
epitomes|Paragons
epochal|Highly significant, as a stretch of time
erasers|They take marks off at school
erosion|Bank worry
erosions|Gradual diminutions
erotica|Steamy literary genre
erratic|Unpredictable
erupted|Blew one's top
escapee|Someone who hopes to stay out of the spotlight?
escapee|The one who got away?
escapist|Like many romance novels
espresso|Hot shot?
espying|Making out
essence|Lifeblood
esthete|Connoisseur of the finer things
estuary|Chesapeake Bay is one
etcetera|Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters
ethanol|What makes a drink alcoholic
ethical|Conforming to accepted values
euphoria|Cloud nine, so to speak
evacuee|One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation
eventually|In time
evermore|Till the end of time
evident|Clear
evilest|Most diabolical
exacted|Drew forcibly (from)
exasperated|Out of patience
exclaim|Cry out
exhaled|Let out a sigh
existence|Being
expects|Anticipates
exponents|*They're found next to cabarets
exuding|Giving off
eyeballs|Audience, to an advertiser
eyeliners|Highlighters, of sorts
faltered|Had a hiccup
fandoms|The Beyhive and the Swifties, for two
farmland|Most of Nebraska
federal|The "F" of F.B.I.
federalist|Alexander Hamilton, politically
fedoras|Signature hats for Indiana Jones
fellows|Distinguished students
ferment|Available, as an apartment
ferries|Doesn't allow
ferrule|Metal ring that holds a pencil's eraser
filmdom|The movie industry
finches|To Kill a Mockingbird family
finesse|Touch
finesses|Manages with delicacy
firemen|Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.
firewater|Beverage with an oxymoronic name
fisheyes|Small craters in auto-body paint
fishtail|Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car
flagging|Losing steam
flanked|Attacked from the sides
flannel|Material for checkered pajamas
flatten|Raze
flavors|Listing at an ice cream shop
flinched|Reacted to a sudden noise, say
flirted|Toyed (with)
flirter|One dropping amorous hints
florence|First city in Europe with paved streets (1339)
florist|Petal pusher?
foghorns|Sound sounds
fondant|Frosting alternative
fondues|Dipping dishes
footnote|*Book designer's concern
footrest|Dog park?
foremen|Some work site supervisors
forests|Silviculture is the science of maintaining them
forsaken|Abandoned
forthwith|At once
fortieth|Like zirconium on the periodic table
fortress|Stronghold
foxhole|Military hiding spot
frappes|Ballet exercises done at a barre
fraternal|Not identical, say
fraternity|Part of a row that might have a rho
frazzle|*Disconcert mightily
freeloaders|Moochers
freesia|Scented ingredient in some hand creams and shampoos
freestyles|Raps off the cuff
freight|Cargo
frescos|Swindles
fretsaw|Carpenter's curve cutter
funerals|Obsequy and "exequy" are fancy terms for these rites
fusilli|Corkscrew-shaped pasta
gallant|Like a brave knight
gamelan|Traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra
gardened|Got deep in the weeds?
geishas|Performers wearing oshiroi makeup
generous|Giving
genetics|Field with a pool?
gentler|More forgiving
gestate|Baby bear?
gestate|Come to term with?
gesture|Shrug or wave
gherkin|Pickle, to a Brit
ghosted|Suddenly stopped texting
ghostly|Eerie
ghostwrite|Author on behalf of someone else
gifting|Christmas tradition
gigantic|Beyond big
gillnet|Tackle item hung from floaters
giraffe|Animal that fights by "necking"
girlies|Playful term for one's female friends
gladder|In a better frame of mind
gleamed|Shone brightly
gloriously|How one might emerge with a victory
glottal|Like the "h" in "hat," to a linguist
glucose|Simple sugar
goddaughter|Zoë Kravitz, to Marisa Tomei
goddess|Amazing woman, slangily
gondola|Way up in the mountains
gossiper|Tea supplier
gossipy|Serving dishes?
graders|Teaching assistants, often
grainier|Less sharp, as footage
grandma|She might be great
grandpa|Charlie brought his to the chocolate factory
granite|Mount Rushmore's makeup
granted|I will admit ...
gravity|Force of nature?
greaves|Shin armor
gritted|Clenched, as teeth
groomers|Some kennel personnel
gruyere|Swiss cheese
guesser|Role in a game of Taboo
guesstimate|It's in the neighborhood
hailstorm|Hard fall?
hairnet|Headwear in a cafeteria kitchen
halibut|Fish in the flounder family
halibut|Fish whose left eye migrates to its right side as it ages (!?)
halters|They'll hold your horses
handcar|Small vehicle on a railroad track
handhold|Give + take
handoff|Like an impromptu remark
handpick|Personally select
hardedge|Painting style with abrupt transitions of color
hardier|Like kale vis-à-vis lettuce
hardtop|Car roof option
harness|Gear for a racehorse or rock climber
hassled|Gave a hard time
hastily|In a speedy way
hatchling|*Ascent stage for a bird
hatrack|Put a lid on it!
haulage|Commercial transport of goods
haunted|Spirit-filled?
hawkish|Aggressively pro-war
hayforks|Pitchers on a farm
hayride|Haunted ___ (Halloween activity)
hayseed|Bumpkin
headliner|Festival closing act
headquarters|*Base of operations
hearties|Buccaneer's buddies
heathen|Pagan
heavens|My word!
hedgerow|Natural property line
hedonic|Pertaining to the pursuit of pleasure
heights|Subject of a common phobia
hemline|Height of fashion?
hemoglobin|Substance that makes blood red
heralds|Greets with acclaim
herders|Collies and sheepdogs, by nature
heroize|Put on a pedestal, say
herstory|The 19th Amendment is part of this
hierarchal|Classified in levels
hogshead|Large wine cask
hokeypokey|Participation dance in which you "turn yourself around"
honored|Paid homage to
hormone|Estrogen or testosterone
hornbill|[aria-label] Zazu from "The Lion King," e.g.
hornets|Members of the genus Vespa
hourglass|Primitive timer
humanly|Adverb that often precedes "possible"
hunched|Like Igor's posture
hurricane|*Light rum + dark rum + orange juice + passion fruit syrup
hurried|Shook a leg
huskies|College basketball powerhouse
hydrant|Curbside water source
hydropower|Current from currents
ibuprofen|Headache helper
iceboat|Vessel for a frozen lake
icicles|They might hang around the house during the holidays
ideally|In a perfect world ...
ideates|Cooks up, so to speak
idempotent|Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power"
idiolects|Individual speech patterns
idolaters|Blind worshipers
idolize|More than just respect
ignoble|Dishonorable
iguanas|Creatures with a "third eye" sensitive to ultraviolet light
iguanas|Tropical lizards
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arrangement
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
illegal|Bootleg, e.g.
illegal|Under the counter, say
illicit|Not authorized
illogic|Bad reasoning
imarets|Turkish inns
imitate|Mirror
immense|Gargantuan
impaling|Selecting for a jury
impasse|Intractable situation
impeded|Got in the way of
implies|Intimates
impossible|Out of the question
imposter|Fraud
incentive|Motivator
incentives|Deal sweeteners
incisors|Teeth that are typically the first to grow in
incited|Provoked
increase|Bump or spike
indulgent|Overly lenient
inertia|Obstacle to change
inertial|Like the property cited in Newton's first law
ingrates|Thankless types
ingrates|They don't appreciate well
inhaler|Device for treating asthma
initiate|New member
inkwells|Pots for pens
inkwells|What quill pens are dipped in
innocence|Clean hands, so to speak
innovate|Think outside the box
inquiry|Fact-finding mission
inroads|Advances
insects|Fleas and flies
insects|Web attachments?
insider|One with privileged trading information
insides|Guts
insight|The "Aha!" of an aha moment
insincerity|Hallmark of a hypocrite
insolent|Cheeky
instate|Like some tuition
intaglio|Opposite of relief, in printmaking
intercoms|Things to talk through
interpret|Make sense of
intimation|Breath
intractably|With mulish resolve
invites|Asks to come
invoice|Slip in a warehouse
ironing|Attending to pressing matters?
ironing|Working on a board, perhaps
ironmen|Participants in a 140.6-mile race
ironsides|Nickname for Oliver Cromwell
isolate|Keep away from others
isolated|Secluded
isosceles|Having two equal sides
isotope|Part of a nuclear family?
italics|Typeface used for emphasis
iterate|Develop through experimentation
jackals|Wild dogs
jackasses|Bozos
jasmine|Disney princess who sings "A Whole New World"
jaundice|Affliction treated in newborns with phototherapy
jellybean|Item in a classic guessing contest
jillion|Large amount, facetiously
judicious|Prudent
keenness|Observant quality
keisters|Fannies
ketosis|Metabolic state on a low-carb, high-fat diet
kettles|Loud whistlers
kickstarts|Gets going
kiloton|Unit of explosive force
kiloton|Unit of explosive power
klondike|Yukon gold rush site
kneepad|*One of a pair that a skater might wear
kneepad|Piece of volleyball gear
knickerbocker|Father ___, personification of New York City in old cartoons
knowing|Like some smiles and winks
krypton|Element between bromine and rubidium
labyrinth|Windy location of myth?
landlubbers|Unlikely sailors
lanolin|Source of a foul odor when wool is washed
largest|Like the femur, among all bones in the body
lariats|Things to wrangle with
lasagna|There are layers to this
lassoes|Ropes in
lathered|Ready to rinse, say
laureate|Nobel honoree
layette|Gift set for a newborn
legatos|Musical passages with smooth, connected notes
legendary|Absolutely epic
legionary|Roman soldier
lengths|Horse race measures
lentils|Dal ingredients
libeled|Defamed in print
libeler|One writing wrongs?
lifesavers|Godsends
lifetime|0 to 100, maybe
lifetime|Cable channel known for its original movies
limeade|Greenish drink
limeade|Sweetened beverage
lineage|Family tree
lioness|Cubs manager?
lipreader|One who sees what you mean?
lissome|Graceful
listened|Tuned in
literary|On the books?
literate|Learned, perhaps
littered|Broke a national park rule
located|Found
lockjaw|Tetanus, by another name
locomotive|Crazy reason
loiterer|Annoyance for a shopkeeper
lollipop|Sucker
longest|Like the flight from New York to Singapore, among all actively operating passenger flights
loungewear|Joggers and such
loveseat|Small sofa
lowland|Flood-prone area
lyrical|Expressed in an imaginative and beautiful way
lyrical|Like some poetry
macabre|Ghastly
macaroons|Cookies made with ground almond or coconut
machete|Blade seen on the Angolan flag
maestro|Superconductor?
magenta|Purplish red
magician|One known to disappear during work
magnets|Refrigerator decorations
magnify|Blow up
mahimahi|Hawaiian fish
mailers|Things sometimes lined with bubble wrap
manacle|Fetter
manages|Does OK
manatees|Images on some Florida license plates
maniacs|Nuts
mariachi|Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón
marinara|Italian dipping sauce
marseille|Oldest city in France
martini|People often drink it "up"
masalas|Indian spice mixes
massacred|More revered
masterminds|Architects, so to speak
mastodon|State fossil of Indiana
matadors|Charger dodgers
matchmakers|Fixer-uppers, of a sort
matinee|Afternoon attraction
maximum|*Calculus calculation
meadowlark|Bird with a distinctive call
meander|Drift
meatballs|Dish often topped with marinara sauce
meatheads|Doofuses
medical|Word with practice or professional
mediocre|Nothing to write home about
meerkats|Burrowing creatures of the African savanna
meiosis|Process of cell division
melodic|Euphonious
memento|Token of past times
mendacious|Untruthful
menorah|Hanukkah symbol
mention|Bring up
metered|Like some postage and parking spaces
microdot|Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages
microphone|The "thing" in "Is this thing on?"
microscope|Metaphor for scrutiny
midstream|In the thick of things, so to speak
milestones|Progress markers
milksop|Coward
mimeograph|Duplicating machine
miniskirts|Skimpy garments
minivan|Upgrade for a growing family
misdeed|Evil act
misgauge|Overestimate, say
misstep|Faux pas
mittens|Things stuck on snowman "arms"
mocktails|Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two
molecules|What's the matter?
moleskin|Cotton fabric often used in bandages
mongrel|Mutt
monologue|Solo act?
monuments|Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.
moonroofs|Overhead features on sports cars
moorish|Like the architecture of the Alhambra
mopiest|Superlatively sullen
morales|Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies
morocco|Nation that declared independence from France in March 1956
mortals|They're only human
mousier|More timid
muckraking|Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things")
mudslide|*Vodka + coffee liqueur + Irish cream + heavy cream
mummies|They're kept under wraps
muralist|Artist whose work has a wide reach?
musical|Chicago or "Oklahoma!"
musicians|Performers of note?
mustang|Inspiration for the Camaro and Firebird
mutants|Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g.
mutants|Professor Xavier's students, e.g.
myalgic|Having muscle pain
naivete|Credulous quality
nappies|Dummies : pacifiers :: ___ : diapers
narrate|Give voice to?
narrator|Character who's heard but not seen
narwhals|Creatures with the scientific name Monodon monoceros
natural|Like an Afro hairstyle
nauseated|A bit green
naysayer|Skeptical sort
naysayers|Vocal skeptics
nearest|Advance to the ___ Railroad (Monopoly directive)
negates|Cancels out
negatron|Former name of the electron
neighed|Called to a colt, say
nematode|Worm found in every ecosystem on Earth, even the deepest oceans
nemeses|Archrivals
netizen|Redditor, e.g.
newtons|Units of force
nirvana|Buddhist's goal
nitrates|Compounds in cured meats
nitrates|Fertilizer compounds
nodular|Having knobby bumps
nonsense|Balderdash
nonstop|24/7
noodles|Thinks (on)
nosebleeds|Stadium section
nostril|One of two openings under a bridge
nostril|Part of your body that smells the most?
notepad|Journalist's accessory
noticed|Picked up on
novelty|Unusual item
novocaine|Dentist's anesthetic
nuggets|Fun facts
numeral|X, but not Y
numerous|Abundant
numismatist|Nickel-and-dimer?
obligee|Creditor, in legalese
obscene|Quite blue
oceanic|Really, really big
octopuses|Eight-armed creatures
odyssey|*Drawn-out story of travel woes?
odyssey|Long quest
oeuvres|Bodies of work
offertory|Collection during a church service
offload|Get rid of
olestra|Fat substitute
oligarch|Member of a powerful ruling elite
omelette|Folded brunch fare
omelette|Litmus test of a chef's basic culinary skills
omnibus|Kind of spending bill
oneness|Unity
onscreen|How some Hollywood relationships start
onstage|Performing, perhaps
opalesce|Shimmer with an array of colors
operate|Run
operates|Runs
opossum|North America's only marsupial
opossums|Their notable behavior is actually involuntary, like fainting
opponent|The house, to a blackjack player
opposed|Like naysayers
optional|Word often in parentheses on a form
oranges|Fruits exchanged on Chinese New Year
oration|Podium delivery
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for one
orbital|Like a planet's path
orbiter|It's going around
oregano|Contents of a pizzeria shaker
oregano|Green trattoria topping
organist|Musician in a cathedral
organist|Player in a baseball stadium
organize|Put together
origins|Etymologists' interests
ospreys|Sea hawks
otology|Study of the ear
ottoman|Aid in getting a leg up?
ottoman|Hassock, by another name
ottoman|Like Constantinople from 1453 to 1922
outclassed|Put to shame, say
outcrop|Protruding feature on a cliff
outlasts|Bests in a staring contest, say
outlays|Explains in detail
outpace|Lap, say
outrage|Indignation
outtake|Scene that doesn't make it into the movie
overdone|Tired
overdue|Outstanding
overlie|Blanket
overpacked|Brought nine possible outfits for a one-night stay, e.g.
overseer|Work supervisor
overselling|What hucksters may be guilty of
overslept|Didn't wake up in a timely manner
overstocks|Orders more of than necessary
overthink|Analyze to a fault
overtrain|Not take rest days before a race, say
oviduct|Fallopian tube, e.g.
paisano|Compatriot
palpitate|Tremble
panorama|Broad view
parachute|Fall accessory?
paradoxes|Common situations in time travel narratives
paranoid|Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant -- it tends to get worse: Molly Ivins
parasail|Chute behind a boat
parasails|Gets high on a kite
parasails|Glides over the coast, say
parasitic|Leechlike
parcels|Brown paper packages tied up with strings
pardner|Cowpoke's friend
parental|Kind of leave or guidance
parental|PG-13 word
partake|Join in
partners|Law firm leaders
passions|Sparks that ignite a match?
passover|Highway crossing
pastime|Diversion
pastors|Service providers
patients|Ones in a waiting room
patinas|Metal coatings
patootie|Keister
pattern|Crocheting template
pattern|Houndstooth or herringbone
paunchy|Like one with a spare tire
peacemakers|Mediators and honest brokers
peasant|Feudal farmer
pedaled|Powered a unicycle, e.g.
pedestal|Supporter of the arts?
pediatric|Childish?
peekaboo|Game for a toddler
peekaboo|Game that involves covering one's eyes
peerage|Nobility
peevish|Cranky
pelicans|Group on Louisiana's state flag
pencils|Slim-fitting bottom
pentads|Fivesomes
peremptory|Not open to appeal, as a court decision
persisted|Hung tough
persona|___ non grata (unwelcome sort)
personify|Epitomize
perspires|Sweats
peruses|Examines closely
pervade|Spread throughout
pessimistic|Seeing the glass half-empty
pharaoh|Exodus figure
phenoms|Minors who look to be headed to the majors
phonograph|Object in the classic painting "His Master's Voice"
piccolo|High-pitched flute
pickpocket|Thief at work in a bustling crowd
pillage|Ransack
pillage|Sack
pilsener|Czech brew
pinhole|Primitive camera feature
pinkies|Two out of 10
pipette|Lab dropper
piranhas|Dangers in the Amazon
piscine|Like some schools
pitchmen|Guys in commercials
placard|Museum info displayer
plaited|Like braids and some breads
planetaria|Parts of many science museums
platelet|Clotting agent
platinum|Silvery element
pleated|Like a tuxedo bib
pleated|Like some window shades
plethora|Surplus
plosive|Like "t," "k" and "p," in phonetics
plosives|P, B, D, T, K and G
plumbers|Their work might be draining
poached|Took in a bad way
podiatrist|Ball handler?
poetries|They can be epic or lyric
poisoner|Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
politico|Party person
polonium|Radioactive element discovered by the Curies
polymaths|Many Renaissance thinkers
ponchos|Wet weather wear
poolhall|Where you might say "That's my cue!"
pooling|Putting together
popsicles|Sticky treats, in more ways than one?
portend|Herald
portico|Staple of classical Greek architecture
portrayals|Film representations
poshest|Five-star, as a hotel
possess|Work like the devil?
possibility|Potential option
posters|Dorm décor, often
posture|Stance
pottery|That's a bunch of crock!
poutine|Canadian fries-and-gravy dish
practice|Make perfect, maybe
prairie|Wide-open grassland
praised|Gave positive reinforcement
precept|Tenet
precise|Meticulous
preened|Straightened, as feathers
prelims|Round up at the start?
prepared|Ready
prescribe|Allow to take, perhaps
present|Roll call response
pretend|Start of a hypothetical
privacy|Implied right in the First and Fourth Amendments
proctor|Final watcher?
proforma|Perfunctory
program|Get with the ___!
prolific|Like Stephen King and Isaac Asimov
proofed|Did some checking for errors
propane|Camper's fuel
prophecy|Predictive text?
prophesied|Foretold
prophet|Divine messenger
protect|Shield
prowess|Exceptional ability
psyched|Totally pumped
publisher|Penguin Random House or HarperCollins
pulsate|Move to the beat?
pushover|One who's unlikely to negotiate well
pushovers|They're often caving, but not spelunking
pussyfoots|Tiptoes, as around a touchy subject
putties|Fills in the gaps of, in a way
pythons|They resemble boas
quandary|Dilemma
raccoon|Trash-loving critter
raciest|Most suggestive
radians|Trigonometry units
radishes|Crunchy root vegetables
ragtime|What Scott Joplin might yell after a spill?
raiders|Eleven in Las Vegas
railcar|Caboose, e.g.
raincoat|Mac, for example
rainmaker|Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks
ranches|Cattle farms
ransoms|Rates of return?
ratatat|Knocking onomatopoeia
ratfink|Stoolie
rathole|Place that's cramped and squalid
rattler|*Arbiter
ravishing|Gorgeous
realest|Most authentic
realist|One eschewing rose-tinted glasses
realize|Register
realtor|One whose hard work is showing?
rebutted|Like much movie theater popcorn
recalls|Concerns for manufacturers
recedes|Moves away
receivable|Accounts ___ (ledger phrase)
recharge|Get some rest, say
recoats|Puts another layer on
redacted|Struck out
redheads|What some people are dyeing to be?
reduces|Simplifies, as a fraction
redwood|The 380-foot-tall Hyperion, for one
reenter|Come back in
referral|Doctor's note, perhaps
referral|One fast-tracked in an interview pool
reflect|Look within oneself
reforms|Goes straight
refusenik|Defiant protester
regatta|Crew meet
rehangs|Puts back on a wall
rehearse|Go over the line?
rehearsing|Doing a musical read-through
rehires|Brings back on
reigned|Held sway
reindeer|Cupid, e.g.
reindeer|Vixen, e.g.
relaxes|Unwinds
relearn|Pick up again
relents|Lets up
remakes|2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid"
renames|Handles differently?
renewal|Fountain of Youth's promise
renowns|Acclaims
reorder|Get more of the same, maybe
reorder|Keep in stock, say
repairs|Concerns for a prospective homebuyer
repeats|Emphasizes, in a way
replace|Swap out
replica|Something unoriginal
repress|Keep in the back of one's mind, perhaps
reproof|Scolding
rereads|Goes over again
reroute|Change one's ways?
resents|Holds a grudge against
resettlement|Vital component of the global refugee process
reshape|Make over
reshaped|Gave a new form
residue|Film that lasts a while?
resonate|Ring true
resorts|Some vacation destinations
resting|Not in motion
restrain|Hold back
results|Election night news
resurgent|On the comeback trail
retails|Goes (for)
retainer|Orthodontist's recommendation
retells|Creates a new account?
retests|Takes back to the lab, maybe
retitles|Changes the name of
retorts|Ripostes
retrial|Appealing outcome, perhaps
retrieve|Get back
retrograde|Mercury might be in this
returns|Taxing tasks?
retypes|Corrects, as keystrokes
reunite|Bring back together
reveilles|Wake-up calls
revenues|Proceeds
reviewers|Professional critics
reviled|Unpopular and then some
rewired|Fixed a short in, perhaps
rewrote|What Hemingway claimed he did to the ending of "A Farewell to Arms" 39 times
rhubarb|Pie choice
ribbons|Long strips of carrot or zucchini
rigamarole|Annoying process
rigatoni|Totally tubular pasta
rimshot|Comedic drum flourish
rimshot|Punch line punctuator
ripened|Got ready
ripener|Ethylene gas, to tomatoes
rissole|Meat-filled puff
riviera|*Ice is found on it
roasted|Like some peanuts and celebrities
roaster|Coffee appliance
roentgens|Units of X-ray exposure
roister|Revel noisily
rollout|Introduce
rooster|Cock-a-doodle-dooer
roosters|Early birds?
rotates|Repositions, as tires
rotundas|Features of the U.S. Capitol and Rome's Pantheon
rudders|Cruise control features?
rulings|They may come with opinions
rustler|Cattle thief
sacrilege|Stealing from the collection plate, for example
saddles|Burdens (with)
sadness|Blue character in Pixar's "Inside Out"
sadness|Melancholy feeling
safaris|Wild tours
saguaro|Arizona's ___ National Park
saguaro|Sight in the Sonoran Desert
saintly|Simply divine
salinas|John Steinbeck's hometown
salutes|General acknowledgments?
samosas|Indian pastries with savory fillings
samosas|Pastries usually accompanied by chutney
samoyed|Siberian herding dog
samoyed|Siberian sled dog
sanctum|Man cave, maybe
sandlots|Some improvised ball fields
santeria|Afro-Caribbean religion
sapphic|Like some ancient Greek poetry
sardines|Fish thought to be named after a region in Italy
sashays|Confidently struts
satanism|Theme in "Rosemary's Baby"
sauntered|Took a leisurely walk
savings|Rainy-day reserves
sawlogs|Snore loudly
sayings|Proverbs, for example
scalper|One reselling tickets
scenery|Background in the theater
scenery|Reason to take a back road, maybe
scepters|Symbols of sovereignty
schematic|Circuit diagram
schmear|Bagel topper
scholars|Well-read sorts
science|Magic that works, per Vonnegut
scoffed|Expressed contempt
scooper|Ice cream shop employee, e.g.
scourge|Cause of misery
scrapped|Got rid of
screwdrivers|Toolbox tools
screwing|Turning some heads?
scruffy|In need of a trim, say
seaport|Shanghai or Shenzhen
seashore|Coast
seaweed|Edible wrapper
seceded|Broke off
seceded|Broke off
sedates|Preps for surgery
sediments|Bank deposits?
seepage|Ooze
seizing|Taking by force
selenites|Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon"
semaphore|Flag-waver's specialty
semifinal|Next-to-last
semolina|Kind of coarse flour
seniors|Some prank pullers
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senores|Caballeros, by another term
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Opposite of numb
sensors|Self-driving cars have lots of these
serenaded|Like many opera lovers
serener|Like a Zen garden vis-à-vis a zoo
serpent|Genesis antagonist
serrano|Jalapeño's hotter cousin
serranos|Hot peppers
session|Word with jam or joint
settees|Couches
several|Multiple
shafted|Treated unfairly, informally
shapers|Some skintight clothing
shapeup|Get one's act together
shareholder|*Corporate investor
sharpen|Improve, as an argument
shebang|A "whole" thing
shedded|Stored for the night, as a bus
shekels|Biblical coins
shiatsu|Therapy whose name is Japanese for "finger pressure"
shields|Sword go-withs
shindigs|*Lively get-togethers
shindigs|Lively get-togethers
shingled|Like many roofs
shoelace|Part of a sneaker, but not a sandal
shoelaces|They often take bows
shortbread|Tea accompaniment
shorted|Blew a fuse, say
shovers|They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff
showboated|Strutted one's stuff
showcases|Featured performances
showerheads|BRIDAL, COLD, GATORADE, METEOR?
showers|April weather said to bring May flowers
shticky|Full of gimmicks
shyness|It may leave you speechless
siamese|Cat breed with blue eyes
sidearm|One way to throw a baseball
sideslip|Aviator's maneuver in a crosswind landing
siennas|Roomy Toyotas
signature|John Hancock
signpost|Info provider at a crossroads
singlet|Wrestler's outfit
sitters|They might be booked for getaways
situation|*Mess that might be sticky
sixties|Apollo was conceived in them
skaters|Performers of kickflips and boardslides
skedaddle|Fly the coop
skeeter|Garden party annoyance, colloquially
sketchy|Sus
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skintight|Like wetsuits and leotards
skydive|Take a leap of faith, quite literally
skyways|Lofty passages
slackers|2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low"
slammer|Hoosegow
slander|Calumny
slapdash|Hit + run
slashing|Dramatically reducing
slowest|Like the rightmost lane on a highway
smacker|Buck, in slang
smaller|Like New Zealand vis-à-vis New Jersey, by population
smartass|One clever enough to win every argument ... but not clever enough not to
smellers|Noses
smolder|Do a slow burn
smooched|Gave a big kiss
smooshing|Flattening, informally
snagged|Obtained, informally
snakebite|Injury that usually involves two puncture wounds
snakepit|Dangerous place for Indiana Jones
snappers|Some long-tailed turtles
sneaker|Bit of sportswear
sneaker|Major product of Jordan
snippet|Excerpted passage
snooker|Hoodwink
snowsuit|Sledder's outfit
soaking|Very wet
socialist|The second "S" of U.S.S.R.
society|Word with high or secret
softness|Lack of an edge
soiling|Getting dirty
sojourns|Temporary stays
soloist|Player one?
solvers|You! All of you!
solving|What are you doing?
sonority|Feature of James Earl Jones's voice
soothes|Relieves
sootier|Less clean, as a chimney
sophies|___ Choice
sophism|Deceptive argument
sorbets|Cold palate cleansers
soupcons|Minuscule quantities
spacesuit|Out-of-this-world outfit
spackle|Gap filler
spambots|Captcha targets
spammer|Annoying bot
sparkled|*Shall
sparkly|Glittering
sparrows|Members of the family Passeridae
spatter|Kitchen mess
species|Gorilla gorilla, e.g.
spectre|Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die"
speeder|One getting caught in a trap
speedos|Tight-fitting suits
spellbinder|Gifted orator
spelunk|Go caving
spiderweb|Collection of fine threads
spiderwebs|They're home to spinners
spiteful|Malicious
splints|Immobilizers for bone fractures
spoiler|Plot ruiner
spoonerism|Chew the doors, e.g.
spotter|Powerlifter's helper
springtime|When cherry blossoms bloom
sprouts|Emerges from a seed
spunkier|More spirited
stables|Horses' homes
stairstep|Flight segment
stalled|Tried to buy time
stampede|What a rush!
standards|Journalistic concern
standstill|Directive from a picture taker
starlets|Hollywood hopefuls
starter|First pitcher
startle|Catch off-guard
startle|Cause to jump
startups|High-value ones are called "unicorns"
stashes|Apt rhyme of "caches"
stature|Reputation
steaded|Was of service to
stealth|Ninja's forte
steamers|Alternatives to irons
steelie|Metal marble
steenbok|Horned antelope of southern Africa
steeples|Church parts vulnerable to lightning
steering|At the wheel
sterile|Beyond clean
sterner|Ambition should be made of ___ stuff: "Julius Caesar"
stickum|Grip improver
stiletto|One is seen on the poster for "The Devil Wears Prada"
stilettos|Fashion items that may be a bit steep
stingers|Cocktails with brandy and crème de menthe
stingray|Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish
stipend|Fixed sum, for some
stipend|University allowance
stirrer|Stick in a cup
stockcar|Daytona vehicle
stonefly|Large aquatic insect
stoners|Ones dealing with joint inflammation?
stonewalled|Refused to answer questions
stopgap|Temporary solution
stopper|Bung, e.g.
stopwatch|It's pressed for time
stopwatch|Wait + see
storage|Cyber space?
storefronts|APP, CONVENIENCE, GENERAL, THRIFT?
storied|Legendary
storing|Saving for later
stormed|Attacked, as a castle
strangers|Party crashers, perhaps
strawhat|Scarecrow topper, perhaps
streaks|Things compared between Wordle solvers
streamers|Live content creators
streets|Grid components
stripes|Pool side
strophe|First part of an ancient Greek ode
strudels|Pastries popularized during the Hapsburg Empire
stuccos|Rough houses?
students|School subjects?
stunner|What a shock!
stuntwoman|Daring body double, like Debbie Evans in "The Fast and the Furious"
stymies|Hinders
styrene|Chemical compound in plastics and rubber
subdued|Low-key
sublease|Rent from another renter
substantive|Considerable
subtract|Take away
subtracts|Swaths of land
subtracts|Takes off
suburban|Just outside a city
subzero|Negative
sunbelt|Home to eight of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the U.S.
sunrises|They brighten everyone's days
sunsets|Subjects of many evening photographs
sunspot|Solar phenomenon
suntans|They might be brought back from the beach
supergroup|The Traveling Wilburys or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
superlative|Like an accomplishment worthy of Guinness
supersize|Make bigger at McDonald's
supreme|Topping-laden pizza variety
surfeit|Immoderate amount
surprise|Word yelled in unison by party guests
surveil|Closely monitor
survives|Stays alive
swagger|Cocky walk
sweetbreads|Unusual meat courses that are neither ...
sweetie|Pumpkin substitute
swelling|Sign of an injury, maybe
swelter|Get hot and bothered
swisher|Tech journalist Kara
swollen|In need of ice, maybe
symphony|One of over 100 for Haydn
symptom|Red nose during wintertime, maybe?
synapse|Part of a neural network
synapse|Point of contact between neurons
synapse|Think piece?
synergy|What might cause 1 + 1 > 2
synonym|Contracts for shrinks, e.g.
systemic|Widespread, as a problem
tabouret|Backless stool
tactics|Chess player's study
tactics|Strategies
tailors|Finds a line of best fit, say
tailpipe|Part of a car's exhaust system
talents|Coins in a biblical parable
talents|Display at a school show
talismans|Magical objects
tandems|Bicycles built for two
tandems|Some two-seaters
tangelo|Citrus with a portmanteau name
tankards|Drinkers' vessels
tankini|Swimsuit portmanteau
tannins|Compounds in tea and wine
tantric|Like some meditation and breathwork
tapioca|Cassava product
taproom|Locale for beers on draft
tarantula|Fuzzy exotic pet
tardier|Later
tarnation|Three-time nominee for Best Director (1994, 2009, 2019)
tartare|One way to prepare steak
tartare|Rare and then some
tattles|Squeals
tattoos|Makeup of some sleeves
tattoos|They might cover your back
taurine|Bull-like
taxicabs|Vehicles with a redundant name
teakettle|Hot pot
teamster|Member of an "international brotherhood"
teariest|Most lachrymose
tearjerker|Emotion picture?
tearstain|Evidence of crying
teashop|Where many bags of leaves can be found
teaspoons|There are 768 of these in a gallon
teatime|Spot on an afternoon schedule?
techies|Some experts on viruses
teenage|Like Mary Shelley when she wrote "Frankenstein"
teenager|Outspoken parenting critic, maybe
teleology|Branch of causality that comes from the Greek for "study of the end"
telephone|Classic party game
template|PowerPoint starting point
tempted|Enticed
tempura|Batter-fried bento dish
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese fare
tenants|Security deposit payers
tensest|Most nail-biting
tenured|Like professors with job security
terriers|Small-game hunters
testament|The Bible has an Old and New one
testees|Guinea pigs, e.g.
testers|Reviewers of a beta app
testimony|It's heard in a hearing
thalami|Egg-shaped brain structures
theater|Play ground?
theaters|Trailer homes?
theatre|Globe, for one
theorems|They're proven to be true
thirsty|Desperate for affection, in modern slang
thought|Something seen in a bubble above a cartoon head
thrashed|Defeated soundly
thrasher|Magazine with a "Skater of the Year" award
threads|Clothing, colloquially
threesome|Ménage à trois
threesome|The Jonas Brothers, e.g.
thrones|Seats of power
throngs|Hordes
through|By way of
thumbtack|*Cousin of a pushpin
timeline|History book graphic
tinders|Birch bark and pine cones, e.g.
tinkers|Fiddles (with)
tippytoes|You might stand on them to reach something
tiptoes|Treads lightly
tissues|Cold comfort?
titanic|Enormous
toaster|Appliance with buttons like "Bagel" and "Frozen"
toecaps|Features of work boots
toehold|Rock climber's notch
toenail|Tiny "canvas" on which to paint
toeshoe|Quirky bit of running footwear
toeshoes|Gear meant to simulate barefoot running
tollgates|Places to stop and pay on a turnpike
tomatillo|Ingredient in salsa verde
tomfools|Doofuses
toolroom|Hammer's home
topless|Like some beaches and convertibles
topline|Where total revenue is listed on a financial report
topsoil|Nursery purchase
torches|Items wielded by angry mobs
tortilla|That's a wrap!
tortillas|Wrap sheets?
tortoises|Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography
tostada|Dish with a crispy tortilla shell
totaled|Came to
totters|Sways
touchtone|Rotary successor
toweled|Dried (off)
trapdoor|Stage opening, perhaps
trapeze|High bar at the circus
trattoria|Low-key place for gnocchi
travels|Goes places
tremors|Some seismic activity
trespasses|Three tickets
trifles|Unimportant things
trimester|Prenatal period
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
tritest|Most clichéd
trivial|Hardly worth mentioning
trooper|Ticket issuer
truelove|Romantic's quest
trustee|Member of a college's governing board
tsarina|Catherine the Great, for one
tsarism|System that ended in 1917
tsarist|Like Russia before 1917
tumbleweed|Western roller
turbans|Traditional head garments for Sikh men
tureens|Deep dishes
turmoil|First word in the opening crawl for "Star Wars: Episode I"
tweeners|Players who straddle two positions, in hoops lingo
twinsets|Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs
typecast|Put in a similar part
typeset|Lay out for printing
ukulele|Instrument strummed in the Train song "Hey, Soul Sister"
umpteenth|Hyperbolic ordinal
uncertain|Up in the air
underarm|Often-deodorized area
undergo|Be subjected to, as treatment
undergo|Fail
undertones|Things that perceptive people might pick up
undertow|Shore hazard
undresses|Loses one's shirt, say
undying|Like zombies and some loves
unearth|Dig up
unearth|Dig up
uneaten|Not touched, in a way
unentered|Not yet explored, as a tomb
unicorn|Classic symbol of purity and grace
unitard|Dance class outfit
unnatural|Forced
unreality|Illusory quality
unscrew|Remove, as a bottle cap
unscrew|Take off, as a cap
untended|Neglected
untested|Purely hypothetical, perhaps
untwist|Screw off
upmarket|Catering to the very wealthy
uproots|Eradicates starting from the bottom
upstairs|Above the strike zone, to a baseball announcer
upstart|Sudden riser in status
upstroke|Certain calligraphy mark
uptakes|Moments of comprehension, in an idiom
uptrends|Encouraging signs in the market
useless|Good-for-nothing
username|Handle online
usurped|Took by force
utensils|Contents of a kitchen drawer
utterance|It is said
vacancy|Opening
valence|Kind of electrons on the outermost shell of an atom
valiant|Lionhearted
valises|Some carry-ons
vamoose|Beat it!
vanilla|Classic ice cream order
vehicle|Wheels
verdict|What's the ___?
vermouth|One part ...
vibraphone|Marimba lookalike
vibratos|Wavering vocal effects
videotape|Medium for old home movies
vitamin|A, B, C, D, E or K
vocation|Calling
vortexes|Hurricanes and tornadoes
voyages|Long journeys
waiters|They bring a lot to the table
wandered|Took the long way home, say
washers|Plates for nuts
washtub|Antiquated laundry receptacle
wastepaper|Contents of some bins
watermark|Something that fades into the background
wayside|Edge of a path
wearier|More exhausted
webster|Man of many words?
weighty|Like an important decision
werewolf|One who can't handle their moonshine well?
whetted|Sharpened
wideout|Football receiver
widower|Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," e.g.
wieners|Pack of dogs?
winless|At the bottom of the standings, perhaps
wipeout|Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course"
wiseass|Smart aleck
wiseasses|People who might answer "What's up?" with "The sky"
wisteria|Flower in Japanese heraldry
woodgrain|*Texture in a cross section of timber
wordsmith|Skilled writer, say
workman|One who makes his living with his hands
wreaking|Bringing about
wrestled|Fought in a ring
yodelers|Some long-distance callers
zealotry|Fanaticism
zillionaire|Real moneybags
brewery|Beermaking establishment
cohabit|Live together
munches|Snacks (on)
evening|The close of a day.
receipt|A written acknowledgment.
reverie|A day dream.
trading|Exchanging.
accepts|Swallows
arching|Curving
archway|Path under a vaulted ceiling, maybe
artists|Loft-dwellers, often
baggier|More like Hammer pants
confesses|Confides in one's father?
corolla|Toyota's CE, S, or LE
czardases|Hungarian folk dances with two tempos
dinettes|Some kitchen sets
eclipses|Events generally viewed indirectly
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
encircle|Surround
flummox|Confuse
hectors|Henpecks
hydroxyl|Group with an OH
hypothesize|Propose, in a way
miscasts|Puts Mr. T in the movie as a librarian, say
mismatch|Lopsided contest
ruffian|Bad seed
scandal|Headline-making event
screech|Saved By The Bell nerd
sidebar|Courtroom conference
slasher|Freddy Krueger, e.g.
slicers|Deli fixtures
snuffing|Putting (out)
splashes|Enjoys the pool
stooges|Iggy and the ___
swordfish|Catch of the day, perhaps
tampons|Period pieces?
taximan|Fare-minded Briton
tenoned|Dovetailed
tyrannized|Emulated Saddam Hussein or Idi Amin
vomited|Emulated George H.W. Bush's diplomatic technique?
abetter|Assistant in a crime
abstain|Fast
acolytes|Pupils
adamant|Standing pat
aerobes|They need oxygen
against|Vs.
ageists|People who might judge you on your birthday
aggrieved|Wrongly injured
airship|Light flyer
alamode|With some vanilla
alarmists|They're prone to panic
aliases|Fugitive handles
alright|Satisfactory
analyze|Explore the subconscious of
angostura|___ bitters (cocktail ingredient)
anorexia|Problem for some models
antibody|Virus fighter
antlers|Frequent fireplace adornment
arouses|Excites
atheist|O'Hair, famously
attains|Reaches, as a goal
bachelor|Word with pad or party
bagpiper|Performer in a kilt
barstool|Moe's fixture
bemused|Bewildered
blanket|Bed spread
blowgun|Small weapon using darts
bookkeeping|Clerk's charge, perhaps
bushmen|The Gods Must Be Crazy extras
butthead|Cartoon character who wears an AC/DC t-shirt
cabinet|Liquor locale
canastas|Melds in some forms of rummy
catalyst|It makes things happen
chalets|Swiss structures
chancing|Taking a risk on
charming|... and the witch was ___...
chukker|Polo period
coifing|Arranging, as hair
colossi|Easter Island Statues, e.g.
concoct|Imagine
conjoin|Stick together?
consorts|Ones who sleep with queens?
coterie|Entourage
crackup|Blow a practical joke, maybe
cyclist|One who keeps spinning his or her wheels
dainties|Sweet snacks
darkness|Nightfall
daymare|Wakeful fright
deepens|Intensifies
deletes|Takes out
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
departs|Takes off
desired|Had on one's wish list
detects|Picks up
dextrose|Corn sugar
diplomas|Really expensive pieces of paper, perhaps
distort|Make fuzzy
donates|Gives without taking
dragnets|Police ploys
dreamland|Most people go to bed to get there
dreidels|Toys with shins
dweebish|Likely to get picked on
earache|Otitis, more familiarly
earning|Bringing home the bacon
ebonics|Linguistics term coined in 1973, and made controversial in 1996
eclairs|Desserts on doilies
egalite|Liberté, ___ ...
emceeing|One of the four elements of hip hop
emperor|Hadrian, for one
empress|Woman of rank
enamour|Captivate, to a Brit
endgame|Final chess stage
episode|Sitcom unit
exciter|2001 Depeche Mode album
external|Like some hard drives
felines|Curious ones, it's said
fetching|Speed Dating went really well last night, but I can't make up my mind; the dog catcher was ___...
fixating|Stuck (on)
flummoxing|Throwing for a loop
fronted|Led, as a band
gawkers|They might hear: "Take a picture; it'll last longer!"
geezers|Old fogies
granger|Hermione's last name
groupthink|Condition of stultifying conformity
heroics|Brave exploits
hipster|In type
hipsters|Pabst drinkers, often
homebrew|Basement suds?
honorees|Veterans, on Veteran's Day
hygiene|Seinfeld obsession
iceless|Neat, like a mixed drink
idolize|Follow passionately
immoral|Like torture, per Amnesty International
incensed|Pissed
inherits|Comes into
iodized|Like most commercial salt
irritate|Piss off
jackknife|High-dive move
jubilee|Big celebration
knickknacks|Stuff
leaders|Scout heads
legroom|First-class perk
leister|Salmon-fishing spear
leisure|Sport
lessees|Flat takers
likened|Compared (to)
logician|Spock, notably
loiters|Hangs around idly
longways|From end to end
lungfish|Freshwater creature that breathes air
luscious|... the pastry chef was ___...
macaques|Sometimes tailless monkeys
madeira|Portuguese fortified wine
mailgrams|Alternatives to faxes
mammoth|Beast in many a natural history museum diorama
masonite|Pressed material used for countertops
materiel|Combat supplies
menthol|Cigarette additive
moccasin|The old soft shoe?
monopoly|Broadway and Park Place venue
moonlit|Like romantic nights
multicultural|Diverse
nestler|Baby bird or kitten, at times
nomination|Oscar receipt
octagons|Stop signs, e.g.
onstage|Emceeing, perhaps
onstage|Playing
opaline|Iridescent
opining|Expressing one's viewpoint
orators|Good talkers
orioles|Baltimore birds
outplays|Succeeds at 1/3 of a "Survivor" dictum
overcrops|Exhausts the land, in a way
papayas|Fruit with contraceptive properties
passover|Seder holiday
patness|Glib quality
patsies|Fall guys
peckerwood|Plantation in the musical "Mame"
pentagram|Satanic star
petticoat|Frilly underskirt of yore
playboy|Mack
plinths|Column bases
preside|Act as chairperson (over)
prexies|College heads
produce|Greens, e.g.
protean|Chameleonic
punster|Joker who often elicits groans
rafters|Where championship banners are hung
rainier|Washington's mount
reawoke|Roused again, as a stubborn sleeper
reboots|Copes with the Blue Screen of Death
rebuffed|Snubbed
recolor|Do a dye job
redesign|Choose new fonts and layouts, say
reinvent|Revolutionize
replied|Got back (to)
resects|Cuts out with a scalpel
retract|Put your claws back in
rioters|People turning over cars, say
ritzier|More upscale, as a party
satchel|Get Fuzzy pooch
savages|Uncivilized folk
shapely|... the geometry teacher was ___...
sharable|Big enough for two
showbiz|Bright lights industry, casually
sidecar|Mixed drink with cognac, triple sec, and citrus juice
slammed|Viciously insulted
sledder|Luger, for example
snowboarder|Half-pipe performer
sorcery|Spells and such
spiraea|Flowering shrub
stacked|... the librarian was ___...
stadium|Bowl locale
stalker|Turbo fan?
starves|Does more than fast
stickmen|Assless chaps?
stoically|With a poker face
stolidly|Without emotion
strides|Progress
stunner|Big surprise
teammate|One who might go to bat for you?
teenager|Hormonally active type
telecasts|Airs
tempting|... the siren was ___...
tempura|Japanese batter
terming|Defining
terrains|Ground types
terrazzo|Polished marble flooring material
throaty|Like some voices
toastmaster|Emcee
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, notably
unarmed|Not packing
understudy|Broadway backup
uplifting|Like feel-good movies
upraises|Lifts
violator|1990 Depeche Mode album
visions|Joan of Arc had them
visually|How diagrams depict things
whereto|It's a fare question
winesaps|Red Delicious alternatives
wisewomen|Traditional female healers
abalones|Sea-ears
abrader|Rubber?
accrues|Earns, as interest
aerators|Parts of some fountain drink dispensers
agnostic|Deity doubter
agronomy|Plant study
ailment|Malady
airstrips|Landing spots in the jungle
alehouse|Watering hole
alopecia|Hair loss
amnesiac|2001 Radiohead album
anarchy|Political state whose symbol often appears in Wite-Out
appears|Looks
appendage|Arm or leg, e.g.
appends|Attaches
aroused|Turned on
arouses|Turns on
arsenal|Man U opponent
attends|Shows
aviatrix|Amelia Earhart, notably
backseats|Places for some drivers, so to speak
baklava|Dessert with nuts and honey
banditti|Marauders
bareback|Unsafe sex option
batsmen|Certain cricketers
belayed|Secured a climber's rope
blogger|One who writes for surfers
blueballs|Common affliction in teen sex comedies
briquet|Barbecuing block
broadsword|Dungeons & Dragons weapon
cameras|They're used for shooting stars
cityscape|Photo featuring a skyline
concept|Kind of car or album
cubicle|Office Space space
denizens|Livers?
despair|___, Inc. (company that sells demotivational posters)
dickens|Boz, really
diorama|Grade school shoebox project
disarms|Renders harmless
dosages|Medicine amounts
economic|Like some forecasts
elapsed|Ran out
elapsed|Went by
eliminator|American Gladiators final round
eminent|Distinguished
emperors|Some moths and penguins
enameled|Covered with glossy paint (8)
engirds|Surrounds
enlarge|Blow up
epicenter|Shock waves' source
escapee|Person who outs himself?
ethanol|Fuel that yields a net energy loss
evening|Time to retire?
exhausted|Confucius say "Man who run behind car gets ___"
exhumes|Brings up some body
exotica|Unusual collection
fiascos|Disasters
firetrap|Building you probably shouldn't smoke in
firstly|To start with
fishnet|Stocking material
flamenco|Charo's guitar specialty
flaxseed|Steroid scandal substance
fleabite|Rover's irritant
floozie|Loose woman
flyweight|Diminutive jabber
foisted|Imposed (upon)
foresaw|Anticipated (7)
furniture|Something you'd hate to discover living in your attic. "___"
gametes|Sex cells
gastric|Stomach-related
gazelle|Symbol of agility
gestapo|The Great Escape baddies
giftwrap|Prepare for the present moment?
greaten|Increase
gryphon|Character that takes Alice to see the Mock Turtle
hamster|An animal whose eggs you'd probably never eat for breakfast. "___"
hatless|Like JFK, in most photographs
hautboy|Archaic oboe
hibachi|Nickname for the NBA's Gilbert Arenas
holists|Some modern medicine men
hollies|Just One Look band, with "the"
hostile|Like some takeovers
howdahs|Enclosed carriages atop elephants
humanist|One with a secular worldview
idealize|Put on a pedestal
idiomatic|Like some hard-to-translate phrases
illness|Contracted thing
initial|W., e.g.
intuits|Figures out without the facts
isolates|Sets apart
kingpin|Marlo Stanfield, e.g., on "The Wire"
knavery|Dishonorable doings
languid|Lacking zip
latrines|Simple toilets
learning|End of the quote
licenses|Town Hall paperwork
malaprop|Linguistic fumbler
marmoset|Small monkey
marsalas|Certain cooking wines
masters|Some S&M figures
masturbate|Something a teenage boy can do for hours at a time. The survey did not say (but a contestant did): "___"
meuniere|Battered and sautéed in butter
milkshake|Egg cream relative
minaret|Pillar of the Muslim community?
modulate|Vary, as a tone
monsoon|Indian summer occurrence
mutates|Changes, as a viral strain
negated|Canceled out
nerdier|More likely to wear a pocket protector, say
netless|Like the most daring trapeze stunts
nightcap|Parting shot?
nominees|They're up for awards
normals|Non-goths, to goths
occasion|Special event
oceanic|Of the Arctic, say
octuplet|Any of Apu's children, on "The Simpsons"
overate|Had too much
overtip|Give 110%, say
paperclip|Office connection?
papered|Chose not to paint, as a wall
patentee|Inventor, officially
pedaling|How much of a spinning class is spent
pleaser|Crowd ___
poolroom|Hustling locale
powders|Freshens, as a bottom after changing
presser|Laundromat worker, at times
printed|Not in cursive
protester|Riot squad's opponent
pulsars|Rotating neutron stars
purloin|Take the wrong way?
quitters|They never win, it's said
raciness|Characteristic of some raunchy humor
raincoats|Slickers
rampage|80s arcade game featuring a Godzilla-like protagonist
redeemed|Turned in, as for a prize
reengage|Occupy again
relapse|Cease to be clean, in a way
reroute|Send along a new path
resented|Harbored a grudge about
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
restyle|Make over
riposte|Zinger
riveting|A thrill a minute, say
ruminate|Eat like an animal?
salinas|Steinbeck's California birthplace
sandals|Pair for Jesus
schmoozes|Shoots the shit
schnaps|Spirit of Salzburg
scorepad|Item in a Yahtzee box
scramble|Tofu or egg preparation
screened|Like some porches
scrunch|Pack (in)
selected|Chosen
semisweet|Like some chocolate chips
senseis|Dojo masters
sesames|Some bagel seeds
silence|Repress, in a way
slacker|No go-getter
slipups|Mistakes
sneezed|Reacted to pepper
snowdrop|Early spring flower
soloists|Featured players
soprano|Castrato's register, perhaps
sorbets|Fruity conefuls
spencer|First name on "The Hills"
sponged|Was a mooch
spooled|Like string on a bobbin
staccato|Choppy, in music
stencil|Signmaker's tool
stomped|Trampled upon
stories|They may involve ghosts
strokes|Reptilia band, with "The"
stupids|With "The," 1996 movie family headed by Tom Arnold and Jessica Lundy
sukiyaki|Japanese dish served with udon, tofu, vegetables and raw beaten eggs
sunsuit|Tanning and swimming attire
teasers|Previews
toenails|They may be clipped
tostada|Mexicali munchie
trashed|Talked smack about
treading|Stepping
triages|Emergency room duties
tricolor|Like many national flags
umpires|They keep their eyes on the ball
underway|Happening
unicycle|Circus vehicle
upchuck|Hurl
uplander|Chevrolet mini-SUV model
upswept|Like some 80's hairstyles
urology|Privates field
accuser|Finger pointer
advance|Be promoted
alehouse|Watering hole
ambiguity|Aspect of innuendo
anointer|One doing the consecrating
antennae|Snail's pair
armoire|Wardrobe
arrogate|Seize
asinine|Dorky
bankbooks|They may go through withdrawals
baroque|Overdone, in a way
basenji|Dog that can't bark
becomes|Transforms into
bipolar|Prone to major mood swings
cantata|Bach composition
carfare|A little for the road?
charisma|Pick-up artist's asset
condoned|Excused
counters|Continues the volley
coyotes|Phoenix's NHL team
crewcut|Military do
crosses|Emulates the chicken
curacao|Blue liqueur, or the island where the fruit it's made from grows
czarist|Bolshevik's opponent
deadest|Least bustling, as a part of town
decayed|Turned, and then some
dementia|Condition for many retired boxers
detoxify|Get something out of your system?
dildoes|Junk kept in drawers by the bed?
doowops|Sings in a 1950s style, say
drastic|Extreme
dressage|Olympic equestrian competition
duotone|Black-and-tan, say
earners|Breadwinners
embroil|Entangle
emeriti|Retired-but-still-around types
enemies|The Bloods and the Crips, e.g.
escapism|Avoidance of reality
escarole|Fancy salad vegetable
excretes|Eliminates waste
express|Making few stops, say
fajitas|Common Chili's order
fascism|Mussolini's ideology
flimflams|Swindles
forbidden|Not allowed
frostbite|Arctic risk
glossies|Slick magazines, casually
grokked|Figured out
handbag|Oft-knocked-off thing
heehaws|Donkey noises
honeycomb|Structure built under the queen's authority
idiotic|Daft
inertly|With little movement
insomnia|Cause of un-rest?
inverse|Trig calculation
johnsons|Tools, as it were
juridic|Pertaining to the law
kneecap|Patella
lactated|Got milk?
lasagna|Treat for Garfield
lexicon|Language
lotions|Masseuses use them
loyally|With commitment
magazines|People and Money, e.g.
mariposa|Butterfly, abroad
matador|The New Pornographers' label
meowing|Indication of a desire for milk, maybe
mollify|Make more chill
nauseate|Really disgust
nebulas|Crab and Horsehead
noggins|Beans
nursery|Place for plants or babies
obesely|In a big way?
obliterate|Blow to pieces
octavos|Some sheet music paper sizes
octopod|Eight-footer?
oilcans|Auto repair shop containers
openwork|Lace or wrought iron gates, e.g.
overdubs|Adds harmonies, say
pardons|Lets off the hook
pertest|Most vivacious
peruser|One checking things out
petroleum|Source of kerosene and paraffin
placebo|It works as long as you don't know it shouldn't
plastic|Artificial
quidnunc|Busybody
rarebit|Welsh grilled cheese
ravioli|Filled pockets
redevelop|Go from blighted to gentrified, say
refight|Go back into the ring with
relayed|Passed on, as a message
release|Let go
relieve|Soothe
resells|Puts on eBay, say
response|Comeback
restyle|Do-over?
ripened|Got edible, say
roamers|Wandering types
rosters|Baseball teams expand them to 40 players in September
roughrider|Shaggy! It's a giant arachnid that's apparently been working out!
ruinate|Destroy
seatbelt|Vehicular restraint
septette|Sevensome
signaled|Gave the high sign, say
silages|Fermented fodders
smooths|Gets even?
snowballing|Protest activity for ANWR drilling proponents against EPA officials?
soprano|Tony, e.g.
sourest|Most kumquat-esque
steamer|Certain vegetable cooker
steeple|Temple feature
sternly|With a serious face
systole|Part of a heartbeat
tailfin|Feature on many 1950's cars
telethon|Jerry Lewis specialty
tractors|Vehicles at some monster truck rallies
treatment|Handling
ufology|Saucer study
ukulele|Luau accompaniment
unreels|Lets out, as a line
upcoast|Like Philadelphia, vis-a-vis Baltimore
username|teabagger1776, say
username|teabagger1776, say
vanillas|Some lattes and ice creams
verdict|Court climax
virgins|They're chaste
whininess|Bitching condition
wolfish|Lupine
woodsier|More like a forest
yearend|Kind of sale or statement
youngest|Like the runt, often
abhorrent|Totally repulsive
absinthe|Spirit that saw the ban on its sale in the United States lifted in 2007
absolves|Exculpates
academy|I'd like to thank the ___...
acoustic|Unplugged guitar
adjudge|Decree
alamode|How pie may be served
amandine|Green beans style
ampules|Little glass jars for booster vaccines, e.g.
animation|Filmmaking process that's now mostly done on a computer
antitax|Like a lot of politicians until they actually start voting on budgets
architect|One with designs
aroused|Ready to go, in a way
artless|Unaffected
assimilate|Do as the Romans do, as it were
assuage|Mollify
beeline|Path made in a quick exit
bettors|Ones placing trifectas
biblical|Job-focused, say?
biotech|Human Genome Project field
brasses|Orchestra instruments
buttermilk|Dale Evans's horse on "The Roy Rogers Show"
cabaret|1973 Best Picture nominee
cartoony|Animated?
chaired|Led, as a meeting
charade|Blatant sham
charged|Put on plastic
cheesecake|Dessert that might sit in your stomach like cement
chinooks|Helicopters named after a kind of wind
climbable|Easy to scale, for a mountaineer
condoms|Safety devices used during acts of congress?
consider|Weigh, as options
cooties|Playground "bugs"
coppers|Pigs
crystal|Billy of "Monsters, Inc."
derriere|Behind, in France
detonate|Blow
diehard|1988 thriller with Alan Rickman as terrorist Hans Gruber
dimwits|Noodleheads
dirtier|Like "Fritz the Cat," vis- -vis "Felix the Cat"
dongles|Wireless adapters, to tech geeks
ecartes|Trick-taking games
ecstatic|Literally, out of one's body
elegizes|Writes a poem in mourning for
elevate|Lift up
elopers|They unite without warning
embarks|Gets going
emoticon|It often includes a colon
empower|Invest with authority
enforce|Carry out, as the law
engineer|Train driver
enrooted|Deeply set
entered|Typed in, as data
equivocate|Be a weasel
erelong|Anon
eristic|Controversial
erupted|Went apeshit
eternal|Like some hellfire
exhibit|Art show
fajitas|Dish served sizzling
finished|Done
foamier|More like a cappuccino
foredate|Place earlier in time
frailty|Weakness
gesture|The bird, for one
ginseng|Root used in energy drinks
globally|How companies might try to expand
gondola|Venice tour ride
graduate|Enter the real world, so to speak
harlots|Women of the night
hippies|Backpackers, frequently
holding|Hogging the snacks?
homages|Tributes
honchos|VIPs
hotlines|Phones for Batman and the president
hyperlink|Legend of Zelda character, over-caffeinated
idyllic|Really, really beautiful
indents|Hits the tab key
ingrates|They may whine about the good things
islands|Palau, Nauru, and Manhattan
isotope|Springfield minor leaguer
jarhead|2005 Jake Gyllenhaal movie
kindles|Amazon readers
lacking|Without
levitate|Get a lift from a spell, say
lewdest|Most likely to go way too far, for example to get drunk and expose one's ass and then shake it in people's faces
litterbug|Someone who doesn't find it easy being green
loosest|Most appealing, as casino slots
lozenges|Cough drop shapes
macaroni|Popular pasta
macrame|Decorative craft
mafiosi|Family members?
mainstream|Part of MSM
mammals|Hairy animals
mantras|They're worth repeating
mastermind|Two-player logic game with colored pegs
meditation|It might involve a mantra
midwinter|It's about six months from the dog days
minorca|Spanish island where Balearic Catalan is spoken
monster|Movie for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar
moonlit|Like some enchanted evenings
narrate|Talk during a movie?
nineteen|When you can drink, in most of Canada
nosegay|Small bouquet originally used to mask rotten smells
oceanic|Really, really big
offside|Rooting for the team everyone else hates?
offstage|Out of view, at the theater
omelets|Denny's orders
opiates|Poppy products
oratorio|Handel's "Samson" or "Saul"
ottoman|One might be purchased with a chair
outruns|Finishes a course before
oysters|Half shell fish
pagodas|Chinese restaurant decorations
paladin|Spiritual World of Warcraft class
palazzi|Fancy Italian structures
paronym|Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like "affect" and "effect"
parquet|Boston basketball surface
partner|One may be lifelong
peasant|Lowly farmer
persona|Outward presentation
petunias|Flowers that materialize above Magrathea, in "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"
pileups|Highway accident consequences
pinesap|Tree residue that's hard to remove from hair
piquant|Tangy
poetical|Fancifully worded
pontoon|Flatbottom boat
pooping|Head activity?
preamps|They may be used to make mics louder
presets|Stations the radio already knows about
pressure|Billy Joel hit that begins "You'll have to learn to pace yourself"
prouder|More dignified
quirkily|In a charmingly odd way
rapture|Millennarian's moment, with "the"
reasons|Uses logic
redesign|Overhaul, as a website
refocus|Dedicate oneself anew
reinter|Set things right again, after a body-snatching
release|Catharsis
rentals|Tuxedos, usually
resends|Transmits again, as an e-mail
resurges|Comes back with a vengeance
retools|Updates
roommate|One who may be sexiled
rosebay|Fireweed
rosehips|Fruit used in herbal tea
rotating|On a spit, say
sarcastic|Like "I bet" and "I'm sure," often
sashays|Struts
sashimi|Japanese pieces
saucers|Sci-fi ships
scoffed|Made a show of being unimpressed
scorned|Treated with contempt
screech|Nerdy character from "Saved By The Bell"
seconds|Another helping of food
seismic|Related to rumbling
shadowy|Dark
shantytown|Failed Facebook game set in 1930?
shearer|He voices Burns, Flanders, Skinner, Lovejoy, and Brockman
sheerly|How a steep slope rises
sherlock|No shit, ___
shredder|Important tool in insider trading
sideline|Remove from play
sightings|UFOs, say
slogans|T-shirt words, perhaps
spaders|Garden workers, at times
spreads|Magazine features
squeeze|Get the juice out of
squirrel|Distraction for the dogs in "Up"
stoolie|Mafia's murder victim, often
stopgap|Jury-rigged, perhaps
strange|Eyebrow-raising
strawberry|NL Rookie of the Year, 1983
sweetly|In a winsome way
tantrum|What a stubborn person may throw
tartest|Most like rhubarb, flavorwise
tassels|Burlesque accessories
tattoos|Ink collection
teenage|Like some who can't vote
tendons|Muscle joiners
tentacle|Squid's protuberance
theater|Place where people do lines
thirsts|Deep desires
thriller|First music video inducted into the National Film Registry
thwarts|Stymies
tictacs|1-1/2 calorie breath mints
titanic|1997 movie with the line "It was the most erotic moment of my life"
toadies|Brown-nosers
toenail|Polish place
topsail|Ship rig feature
traumas|Therapists may help you deal with them
treetop|Vista locale
tresses|Long locks
tweezers|Splinter removers
unbalanced|Crazy
unbinds|Frees, as a maiden from the tracks
untangle|Straighten, as wires
upstage|Draw attention from, as in "Hamlet"
utopian|Ideal
vaguely|Without detail
violent|Like some crime
virtuosi|Stellar musicians
wagoner|Porter who played with Parton
washboard|Abs-like laundry tool
windows|Vista system
alveoli|Lung structures
amoebas|Teensy critters
antiheroine|Becky Sharp of "Vanity Fair," e.g.
antimony|Its symbol is Sb, even though neither S nor b appears in its name
armhole|Top opening
asininity|Total ridiculousness
aspects|Facets
assents|Says yes
assorts|Catalogs
athirst|Parched
attaining|Reaching, as a climax
austere|Like many budgets, these days
baggage|Emotional issues, in metaphor
bazooka|___ Joe (Topps comic character)
bearskins|Rugs unlikely to be owned by vegans
benadryl|Antihistamine used in some hallucinogenic drugs
biennial|Lasting two years
birdman|Cash Money Records rapper
caliper|Thickness measurer
cavendish|Popular banana type
cellulite|Focus of some bullshit creams for women
chapman|He killed Lennon
coauthor|Masters, to Johnson
cochlea|Shell-shaped part of the inner ear
coleslaw|KFC side
conifer|Type of evergreen
corrosion|Wear
corrupt|Bribable, say
crosstie|Railroad piece
curates|Selects, as artworks
curling|Game with brushes
cusswords|Taboos around kids
debunks|Undoes, as an untruth
defrosts|Uses the microwave, maybe
demoing|Showing off at an expo
deranged|Insane
detrain|Get oneself off in the subway?
dilatory|Dragging feet
dimples|Oh-so-cute facial features
dragnet|Cop show that claimed "the story you are about to see is true"
easterly|Like some winds
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
elitists|Some hipsters
elitists|Some hipsters
emanates|Flows forth
emetics|They make people want to throw up
encased|Boxed
engines|Gearhead's objects
entombs|Puts in a vault, say
estimator|Construction industry position
everybody|Word before "knows," "hurts," and "dance now," in various song titles
evilness|Mad scientist quality
fiancee|Kim Kardashian, to Kris Humphries
foxtrot|Dance akin to quickstep
gauziness|Property of chiffon, perhaps
geishas|Japanese serving girls
glitter|2001 Mariah Carey "fictional" biopic
glucose|Blood sugar
gluteus|Butt muscle
goalpost|A shot is often harmless if it caroms off of one
godsends|Gifts from above
gondola|Vessel through Venice
hotline|You might call one in a crisis
indecent|Still changing, perhaps
inexpert|Bumbling
intestines|Wasteful places?
jailhouse|Can that holds people?
landline|Immobile phone
larding|Activity of chefs and porkbarrel politicians
lattice|Pattern atop an apple pie
loophole|Way around a law
loopier|More daft
loveseat|Cozier version of a couch
lowered|Prepared to use, as a boom mic
machine|Person with great power and stamina, as it were
medulla|Lower half of the brainstem
megohms|Large amounts of resistance?
mellowed|Chilled
national|Like some holidays
netting|Certain mosquito protection
nonperson|Enemy of the state, so to speak
nosepiece|It spans the bridge
obsequy|Funeral rite
oceanology|Marine science
onetime|Ex-
optical|Like some illusions
osculate|Kiss
ostrich|Biggest bird
outcast|Hey Ya band, corrected?
parboil|Pre-cook, as ribs before grilling
parodies|The "Barry Trotter" books, et al.
perfecta|Certain track bet
permissive|Like a teacher who lets you curse
phallic|Cocky?
premise|Logician's statement
prorate|Charge according to actual usage, say
rattlers|Dangerous snakes
realign|Bring back into agreement
redbird|St. Louis Cardinal, casually
reenact|Present an approximation of, on "Cops"
reputed|Ostensible
resents|Chafes at
restraint|Self-discipline
returns|Election data
righted|Fixed
salient|Noteworthy
scablike|Crusty and coagulated
scalpel|OR tool
scanners|Grocery checkout devices
schemes|Evil plans, perhaps
screwups|Blunders
seconds|Another helping of food
senator|Washington post
sharpie|Famous marker
smartass|Brainiac's asset?
spastic|Like the onstage behavior of many punk rock singers
started|Was promoted from the bench, say
statehood|It hasn't been achieved in America since 1959
steeples|Points up in the air?
stetted|Let stand, in editing
stonecutter|Secret society member in an episode of "The Simpsons"
stooges|Iggy Pop's band
stovepipe|Frosty's hat, e.g.
streets|Bourbon and Wall, e.g.
strudel|Pastry often filled with apples
studded|Like some winter tires
studhorses|Breeders' assets
surgical|Precise, so to speak
surreal|Dreamlike
tallest|Closest to heaven, in a way
tapioca|It's made from cassava
teaches|Fills kids' heads with all sorts of stuff
tektites|Glass rocks from outer space
telescopes|Tools for astronomers and creeps
tempest|Teapot event?
thingamajig|Whatever-it's-called
thorough|Painstaking
tiramisu|Literally, "pick me up" in Italian
tittles|Tiny points
torsion|Force applied to a jar lid
towered|Loomed large
trekker|One who may reach peaks
trenches|Foxholes
tribute|Album with multiple covers, often
trident|Satan's accessory
trilogy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy five-part series, jokingly
trousers|Slacks
tureens|Deep dishes
twenties|Jacksons
uniform|Some love a man in one
unstuck|Released, as a door frozen shut
upshots|Results
utterer|Speaker
vacillate|Go back and forth
vertigo|U2 song about a common affliction for "Spider-Man" performers?
waterline|Ship marking
whoppers|Malted milk candy at the movies
wingspans|Stats for planes and power forwards
yeasayer|Brooklyn band with the album "Odd Blood"
zinfandel|Pink drink
adoptee|One who gets taken in
aliases|Alternative names
amasser|Candidate for "Hoarders"
analogy|SAT staple
aphrodisiac|Substance that makes you hot
appointed|Put in position?
armpits|Deodorant targets
arrears|It's bad to be in them
artisan|Cobbler, for one
avalanche|Relative of a mudslide
balderdash|Malarkey
baldric|Shoulder-to-hip decorative belt
bestrode|Sat on, formally
blathers|Speaks foolishly
bluegrass|Music with banjos and mandolins
burgeon|Flourish
calumet|Ceremonial peace pipe
chainsaws|Lumberjack's devices
christie|Keynote speaker at the 2012 RNC
cleanest|Least on drugs
clearly|Without question
closure|A funeral often provides it
coconut|Mounds, mostly
comedic|Full of cracks?
compute|Determine, as with a calculator
copulate|Do it
creation|Subject of religious myths
deplane|Leave the 747, say
dessert|Course that might involve cake
diocese|Bishop's purview
dredger|One moving earth underwater
earmarks|Pork
echoing|Coming back in waves?
ecotage|Earth Liberation Front doings
efforts|Undertakings
emailed|Contacted paperlessly
emoticon|:-<, e.g.
emulates|Copies
enhancer|Flavor ___ (MSG, e.g.)
entente|Political agreement
enterers|Contestants, perhaps
equator|Line on a globe
ethicist|One concerned with right and wrong
evicted|Kicked out
flashier|Having more razzle-dazzle
forewent|Preceded
gabfest|It's all talk
gilbert|Sullivan's partner
goalies|They may keep you from scoring
grimace|Purple McDonaldland denizen
guardsman|Military protector
halogen|Type of lamp that may replace incandescents
hertzes|Units of frequency
implant|It might cause you to replace some cups
incense|Hippie's odor
inhabitant|Dweller
intense|Serious and kind of scary
keepsake|Prom corsage, perhaps
kerchief|Ma in her ___ and I in my cap ...
learned|Wise
leatherette|Artificial S&M material
longbow|Live action role-player's weapon
medicare|Government health program
meteors|Dino killers, in some theories
methane|Greenhouse gas produced by cows
mirandize|Read to, as a perp
monopoly|Game in which one aspires to be the 1%
moonrise|Wes Anderson's "___ Kingdom"
mullahs|Islamic leaders
mussels|Strong-sounding seafood?
nitrite|Sodium ___ (meat additive)
notebook|Scribbling site
octavos|Books of size about 6 x 9 in.
operators|Switchboard workers
opossum|Creature whose penis or vagina is bifurcated
opposite|On the other side
oracles|Ancient advice sources
ordination|Change for a cardinal ... or a cardinal number?
outback|Big name in mediocre steak
ovaries|Organs studied by Gabriele Falloppio
overrun|Infest
oysters|Treats that require a special knife and fork
palooka|Boxer you shouldn't bet on
paroles|Takes out of the cooler?
partners|Significant others, in modern parlance
pastels|Light colors
pillage|Loot
praline|Nutty confection
presoak|Washing machine cycle
presses|Kitchen tools for garlic
propaganda|Pro-state material
purring|Audibly satisfied, as a kitten
queerest|Most flamboyant, say
quibble|Objection
quixotic|Gallant but futile
redcoat|Washington foe
refrain|It's sung more than once
ricotta|Common cheesecake ingredient
sawbones|Old nickname for a surgeon
schemata|Diagrams
sheerly|How a cliff's wall rises
shiatsu|Japanese stress-relief therapy
sinless|Pure
skillet|Omelet pan
sleeves|Arm-covering tattoos
stashes|Pot stocks?
station|Penn in New York, e.g.
stories|Bedtime choices
streamer|Party decoration
streets|Fit But You Know It band, with "the"
stuttered|Sang "My Generation," say
stylish|In
swallow|Spit alternative
tantric|Like some lovemaking rites
teflons|Nonstick pan coatings
temptress|Siren, e.g.
tensile|Like strength measured in stretchiness
tetanus|What some shots prevent
torrent|Steal, as music
transcended|Went beyond
tremendous|Awesome
triumph|Insult Comic Dog name
tsetses|Deadly flies
tsetses|Flies through the middle of Africa?
twenties|ATM output
underway|Happening
upsides|Pros
upturns|Times of growth
utilize|Put to work
wavered|Wasn't steadfast
wraiths|Certain ghosts
abstract|Like some art
alamode|Pie _____
anecdote|Short story
aristocrat|Patrician
armoire|Wardrobe
asphalt|Paving material
astound|Flabbergast
attached|Soldered or stapled
audible|Sufficiently loud
bankrupt|Impoverished
bassinet|Nursery item
beseech|Implore
borscht|Slavic soup
bracing|Like mountain air
cabbage|Slaw stuff
cabinet|Presidential advisers
cascades|Waterfalls
cheerio|'Ta-ta!'
cleaned|Swept and scoured
coatroom|Theater feature
comfrey|Medicinal plant
cottonwood|Certain poplar
czarina|Obsolete title
decimal|Based on 10
detract|Belittle
draining|Emotionally arduous
eclipsed|Outshone
einstein|'21 Nobelist
emulate|Attempt to equal
endeared|Won over
episodes|Soap segments
erasure|Corrective measure
featherweights|Some boxers
filings|Some may be iron
gruyere|Cheeseboard choice
harmful|Detrimental
highwayman|Noyes poem with 'The',
hosiery|Socks
identity|Ego
idleness|Unemployment
impulse|Urge
ingenue|Babe in the woods
javelin|Field event
jealous|Envious
legible|Easily read
liaison|Connection
mastodon|Extinct mammal
monarch|Beautiful butterfly
nodules|Little lumps
nonstop|Incessant
noodles|Pasta
orbited|Ran circles around
pandora|Curious Greek
pediatrics|Branch of medicine
pelican|He fills the bill
precise|Exact
procrastinator|Part 2 of remark
rainbow|Heavenly sight
rattier|More squalid
reenact|Be in a pageant
reneger|Back-pedaler
saplings|Trees-to-be
secretly|On the sly
servile|Fawning
shearer|Moira of 'The Red Shoes'
sleazier|More disreputable
slickest|Most cunning
sneered|Looked like Hook?
splashes|Cavorts in the pool
studios|Hollywood sights
tastier|More palatable
timeout|Break
tornado|Twister
treatise|Essay's big brother
tribute|Eulogy
unbearable|Too much
understood|Grasped
wondering|Part 4 of remark
abandon|Forsake
alabaster|Ornamental material
allowed|Let
aloofly|With detachment
amassed|Piled up
amazing|Remarkable
anglers|Some fishermen
anomaly|Aberration
anteater|Pangolin, for one
antenna|Aphid apparatus
antenna|Centipede's sensor
appease|Mollify
arrests|Cuffs
asinine|Ridiculous
assassin|Hit man
assault|Descend upon
atelier|Studio
atlases|Reference volumes
attache|Lawyer's case?
awarded|Bestowed
bacteria|Germs
badlands|Barren area
banquet|Feast
banquets|Feasts
barefoot|Simon's '_____ in the Park'
becomes|Suits
besmirch|Tarnish
bigmouth|Loud lout
bizarre|Odd
blotchy|Mottled
bonanza|Long-running Western
brunette|Jaclyn Smith, for one
careens|Swerves dangerously
carnival|Big name in cruises
ceremony|Rite
ceremony|Rite
chagrined|Upset
channel|Trench
cheerio|'Ta-ta!'
chutney|Rampur relish
circuit|'Short -- ('86 film) '
clammier|More humid
classifying|Taxonomist's job
contour|Shape
copybooks|Plagiarize?
coquette|Flirt
cottage|Vacation home
cowardice|Cold feet
creativity|Artist's gift
creature|Animal
crowded|Dense
dangled|Hung loosely
daunted|Intimidated
deadeye|Sharpshooter
department|Bureau
diesels|Some engines
dimness|Gloom
dinosaur|Colossal fossil
diplomatic|Tactful
divorce|Splitting headache?
doldrums|Stagnant state
doorbell|Chime
dynasty|Joan Collins series
echelons|Ranks
edition|Printing
educate|Train
elderly|Like Nestor
elector|College member
elevate|Promote
eleventh|-- hour
emirate|Mideastern kingdom
enchant|Captivate
endeavored|Strove
enhance|Increase
enzymes|Pepsin and lipase
epigram|Bit of wit
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Learned
escaped|Flew the coop
eschewal|Avoidance
fatigue|Exhaustion
federal|Part of FBI
federal|United
foraged|Scrounged around
forerunner|Precursor
forever|'-- Amber' ('47 film)
garnish|Parsley, perhaps
gelatin|Semisolid protein
generic|Nonproprietary
giddier|More lightheaded
gilbert|Sullivan's partner
gloomily|In a morose manner
goulash|Type of stew
gruyere|Cheeseboard choice
harassment|Aggravation
harshly|In a rough manner
heretic|Doctrine doubter
hickory|Handle wood
honored|Esteemed
iciness|Reserve
illicit|Prohibited
illness|Malady
immodest|Shameless
impiety|Irreverence
imprint|Lasting effect
indebted|Beholden
intangible|Hard to describe
iterate|Repeat
joystick|Control lever
katydid|Kind of grasshopper
keenest|Most enthusiastic
kneeler|Confessional feature
lampoons|Mocks
larceny|Theft
largesse|Generosity
lawyers|Grisham characters
loafers|Leisure lovers
loathed|Couldn't stand
loathed|Detested
luckiest|Most auspicious
mahogany|'75 Diana Ross film
marooned|Forsaken
massage|Rub
memento|Keepsake
messiah|Handel oratorio
metallurgy|Ancient science
militant|Combative
mislead|Deceive
mouthwash|Riddle: Part 2
muscular|Brawny
mustard|Sandwich spread
nitrous|_____ oxide
objects|Protests
omnibus|Literary collection
opinion|Part 2 of remark
orchard|Chekhov's 'The Cherry --'
ornament|Frill
orphans|Dondi and Annie
palaver|Idle talk
pardons|Excuses
patient|Exam subject?
penuche|Kind of fudge
phenoms|Marvels
pledges|Vows
pocketbooks|Clutches, e.g.
predate|Occur earlier
predate|Occur earlier
procedure|Method
profess|Claim
properly|With decorum
puritan|Cromwell, for one
questioned|Had one's doubts
rapidity|Speed
rationalism|Type of philosophy
rattles|Nursery noisemakers
reacted|Showed one's feelings
realize|Get it
rebuked|Told off
redeems|Uses frequent flier miles
regards|Best wishes
regatta|Henley happening
reindeer|Cupid, for one
rejected|Tossed aside
relapse|Backslide
relieve|Assist
remakes|Some movies
removal|Dislodgment
resembled|Looked like
residue|What's left
retinue|Cortege
retired|Hit the hay
retooled|Updated the factory
reveler|Party animal
revenge|Settle a score
reverie|Daydream
rhapsody|Gershwin's '-- in Blue'
romance|Bookstore section
rotator|-- cuff
rougher|More turbulent
routine|Typical
ruminate|Ponder
rundown|Shabby
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
saguaro|Southwestern sticker
saluted|Greeted the general
salutes|Honors
sangria|Malaga quaff
sapling|INFANTRY
scalene|Triangle type
scalene|Triangle type
schlock|Junk
scholastic|SAT part
screens|Bug barriers
sedated|Administered anesthesia
seekers|'Georgy Girl' group
selected|Chose
shavings|Woodworker's scraps
siestas|Nogales naps
slammed|Shut forcefully
slapdash|Haphazard
sleeper|Unexpected success
sleeted|Rained and snowed
smaller|More minute
smashed|Broke to smithereens
snapper|Food fish
snapshot|Photo
snowman|Winter figure
sounder|'72 Cicely Tyson film
soybean|Tofu source
spartan|Austere
spelunker|Cave man?
spoiled|Bad
sprayed|Used an atomizer
spreadsheets|Make the beds?
sprints|Short races
starlit|Like a romantic evening
started|Began
staunch|Loyal
stomach|Abide
strength|Might
strudel|Potsdam pastry
strutted|Acted like a peacock
suppress|Hold back
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
talisman|Charm
teepees|Mobile homes?
tenderfoot|Novice
tensest|Least relaxed
terrace|O'Hara's 'From the _____'
themselves|End of remark
theorem|Proposition
trotted|Pulled a sulky
trustworthy|Reliable
unorthodox|Nonconformist
unpacks|Returns from a trip
unrealized|Never attained
unwinds|Relaxes
uprises|Revolts
vestiges|Traces
warlock|Sorcerer
watchbands|View a parade?
waterloo|'74 Abba hit
whittle|Carve
windswept|Like some beaches
winesap|Apple variety
wisteria|Showy shrub
yellowed|Aged, as paper
yellowfin|Tuna type
yodeled|Sang on a mountain
zinfandel|Wine choice
abdomen|Belly
abscond|Run away
acceded|Went along with
accomplice|Henchman
acerbic|Sour
acetate|Overlay material
acrylic|Orlon, for instance
adverse|Hostile
adverse|Unfavorable
advertised|Called attention to
affront|Insult
agoutis|Tropical rodents
airhead|Numskull
alamode|Pie --
alternator|Engine part
anagram|Change diapers to despair
analyst|Equity expert
annexed|Incorporated, as territory
antigen|Immune-system stimulus
antipasto|Fusilli's predecessor
applied|Put to use
applique|Fabric ornament
arbitrary|Capricious
argonaut|Mythical tar
arpeggios|Broken chords
arsenal|Storehouse
ashamed|Red-faced
asphalt|'The -- Jungle' ('50 film)
atelier|Studio
austere|Unadorned
backstabber|CAREER-MINDED
barnacles|Clingy critters
bartender|Part 3 of joke
beastly|Abominable
bedrock|The Flintstones' home
beguine|Ballroom dance
bereave|Deprive (of)
bighorn|Wild sheep
billfold|Wallet
blunder|Make a mistake
bracelet|Tennis --
bravery|Valor
bristles|Hog hair
brunette|Swarthy sort
bureaus|Bedroom furniture
candida|'70 Dawn hit
capsicum|Pepper
capture|Apprehend
challah|Braided bread
chickadee|Titmouse kin
choirboy|Certain singer
clergymen|The San Diego --
closest|Most intimate
coastal|Shorefront
cognomen|Smith or Jones, e.g.
collapse|Fall in a heap
colonel|Harland Sanders' rank
comical|Amusing
compare|Liken
condition|End of remark
consult|Seek advice
coquette|Flirt
crooner|Rudy Vallee, for one
daresay|Venture an opinion
debacle|Fiasco
decibel|Unit of loudness
deviant|Abnormal
diaspora|Migration
dignity|Self-respect
discovered|Part 4 of remark
distressed|Upset
dustpan|Janitor's item
ecstasy|Rapture
elasticity|Resilience
elegant|Polished
eminent|Distinguished
empathy|Compassion
encodes|Produces a cryptogram
entrance|Bewitch
entwine|Climb a trellis
eradicate|Destroy
escorts|Prom dates
espanol|'Usted habla --?'
essence|Sum and substance
estates|They're what's left
estuary|Inlet
eternal|Likely to last?
example|Specimen
eyesore|It's hardly aesthetic
eyesore|It's hardly aesthetic
fastener|Button or snap
festival|Celebration
flannel|Cozy cloth
flatboat|Barge
footage|Filmed sequence
football|Rough-and-fumble game?
forsake|Desert
fracases|Noisy quarrels
frankfort|Kentucky city
frantic|Overwrought
frisson|Shudder
fusspot|Nitpicker
gathers|Collects
gemstone|Topaz or tourmaline
germane|Relevant
giraffe|African skyscraper?
glitter|Sparkle
granola|Breakfast food
groomed|Cared for a Clydesdale
grouchy|CROSS
grownup|Adult
halogen|Chlorine or iodine
hammers|Piano parts
heiress|Legatee
highest|Most prominent
honored|Eminent
hygiene|Cleanliness
ignoble|Vile
impromptu|Musical composition
imprudent|Rash
inactive|Sedentary
inanity|Nonsense
indigent|Needy
inkiest|Most like midnight
insofar|To such an extent
interns|Trainees
intersect|CROSS
invocation|Entreaty
knotted|Like macrame
legible|Easily read
lenient|Merciful
liaison|Connection
lineman|'Wichita -- ('68 hit)'
loaners|Certain autos
lowdown|'76 Boz Scaggs hit
madeira|Fortified wine
manatees|Aquatic mammals
martinet|Disciplinarian
matilda|'Waltzing --' (1903. song)
meeting|Rendezvous
mercury|Hermes, to Horace
moccasins|Soft shoes
mongrel|CROSS
musketeer|Aramis, for one
mystical|Occult
natural|Neither sharp nor flat
nebulae|Interstellar gas clouds
negative|Pessimistic
neglects|Disregards
newborn|Infant
nibbled|Munched like a mouse
notable|Distinguished
obedient|Tractable
obnoxious|AGGRESSIVE
octagon|A shape to stop traffic
ohmmeter|Electrician's device
operate|Work
oppresses|Acts the tyrant
oracular|Prophetic
oratorio|'The Messiah for one,'
oratorio|'The Messiah,' for one
orients|Sets straight
ostrich|Big bird
ottoman|Footstool
pageboy|Hairdo
panoply|Full array
paprika|Goulash spice
parental|Part of PG
parsnip|Carrot kin
passages|'Time --' ('78 hit)
passerby|Onlooker
pasture|Where kids eat
pedestal|Idol's perch
perquisite|Bonus
pharaoh|Akhenaton, for one
pliable|Supple
pocketbook|Budget
politicians|Ins and outs
ponderosa|Cartwright ranch
ponytails|Youthful hairdos
poorhouse|Part 4 of remark
portent|Sign
prairie|-- dog
propane|Barbecue fuel
prosaic|Unimaginative
protege|Charge
quotient|Division result
rainbow|Heavenly sight
reading|School subject
receded|Pulled back
refrain|Chorus
relation|Link
repartee|Quick comeback
restring|Fix a pearl necklace
rhombus|Geometric figure
ricotta|Pasta-stuffing cheese
riesling|White wine
robbery|Theft
roomier|More spacious
rooster|He's got a comb but no hair
salient|Conspicuous
sandpiper|Shorebird
sapphires|September birthstones
sarongs|Lamour's wardrobe
scalawag|Rascal
seafood|Porgy and bass
seceded|Left the Union
secreted|Hid
shellac|Varnish
shelter|Asylum
shuttle|Move to and fro
skidway|Logging-camp feature
sleepier|Less alert
snatched|Grabbed
snippet|Bit
snowplow|Winter vehicle
snuggle|Nestle
something|Part 2 of remark
stammer|Speak haltingly
stemware|Wedding gift, perhaps
straits|Rock's Dire --
suggest|Imply
summary|Outline
symptom|Sniffle or sneeze
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
takeout|Date
tangled|'Oh, what a -- web . . .'
tapioca|Pudding thickener
tempura|Japanese dish
tentacle|Squid feature
theorem|Proposition
theorem|Proposition
thistle|Prickly plant
throaty|Guttural
thruways|Limited-access roads
timeout|Break
titania|Fairy queen
tollbooth|Turnpike feature
tractor|Farm vehicle
trammel|Fetter
trekked|Traveled with Spock?
tripled|Increased by 200%
tugboat|'-- Annie ('33 film)'
typecast|Categorized
unkempt|Slovenly
unsalted|Like some butter
utilized|Put into service
venetian|Casanova, for one
victoria|Albert's wife
visitor|Guest
wildebeest|Gnu
abolish|Make void
absolve|Pardon from guilt
abstainer|Teetotaling type
abusive|Harshly insulting, as language
academe|Scholarly world
accepts|Doesn't reject
accouter|Outfit
actress|She plays a part
adaptors|Plug attachments
addenda|Last-minute entries
adorers|Huge fans
adorned|Dolled up
aerials|Radio antennas
ageless|Eternal
airhead|Dunce
airhole|Opening for breathing
spartan|Austere
speaker|Orator
spieler|Pitch deliverer
spirits|Seance visitors
splicer|Film editor, at times
splotch|Irregular stain
stagger|Act drunk
stannic|Containing tin
starships|The 'Enterprise' and others
stealer|Thief
sternest|Superlatively severe
stonier|More unfeeling
styptic|-- pencil (bleeding stopper)
surging|Rising suddenly
sweetie|Dear
systems|Techniques
taboret|Low, backless stool
tagline|Slogan
talkers|They speak
talkies|Silents' successors
tapioca|Kind of pudding or starch
tapioca|Pudding variety
teakettle|Kitchen whistler
teashop|Spot to drink a spot
teethed|Cut canines
telexed|Sent a message to, in a passe way
temptable|Responsive to enticing
thermostat|Temperature maintainer
thistle|Prickly plant
tipsily|How a drunk person walks
tiresome|Boring
torches|Olympic symbols
tourney|Sports competition briefly,
trachea|Windpipe
traffic|Bad thing to be stuck in
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Intern
trapeze|Big-top swing
trellis|Vine-grower's frame
turbine|Power-plant spinner
twinjet|Kind of airplane
twosome|Duo
unaware|In the dark
uncross|Change one's leg position, perhaps
uncured|Still ill
unexpired|Still valid, as a visa
unlettered|Not educated
unwomanly|Far from feminine
upfront|Candid
uppercase|Typists shift into it
uptempo|Fast-moving, musically
useless|Futile
vehicle|Car, e.g.
wannabe|Pretender
washrag|Loofah alternative
washroom|Lavatory
weenies|Franks
wheelie|Biker's stunt
wholesale|Not retail
widened|Dilated
wispier|More gossamer
woodiest|Most tree-filled
worldwide|Present everywhere
wronged|Treated unjustly
yammering|Whining
yodeler|Alpine singer
younger|Like a person's junior
abashes|Brings shame to
absolutes|Principles held to be always true
abysses|Bottomless pits
acacias|Mimosa-family trees
adamant|Unyielding
adenoid|Lymphoid throat mass
adulation|Hero worship
aerators|Aquarium gizmos
aeroplane|British pilot's craft
aerosol|Stuff in a spray can
aesthete|Beauty devotee
agonies|Heartaches
airplanes|Skywriting sources
aluminum|Foil metal
amassed|Gathered
amasses|Collects
ambassador|Emissary
amnesia|Loss of memory
analyst|Expert examiner
anatomic|Of body parts
andante|Faster than adagio
android|C-3P0, e.g.
android|R2-D2, e.g.
annotate|Make explanatory comments on
annoyance|Hassle
anointer|Holy-oil sprinkler
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
apollos|Very handsome young men
apostle|Early Christian
applies|Uses
archduchy|Sovereign prince's domain
arietta|Brief operatic solo
armament|Military force
arsenals|Ammo dumps
artiste|Theatrical entertainer
ascetic|Strictly self-denying
asparagus|Vegetable with spears and tips
aspersed|Maligned
assessed|Took stock of
astronaut|Spacesuit donner
atheists|Deity disbelievers
attract|Entice
austere|Forbidding
aviators|Pilots
azaleas|Spring bloomers
backflip|Support comic Wilson?
ballets|Dances with tutus
bananas|Plantain relatives
basemen|Some ballplayers
beanies|Brimless caps
bedridden|Very ill, perhaps
betides|Happens to
bistros|Cafes
blarney|Ireland's -- stone
bonfire|Pep rally feature
breathier|More like a whisper
brimmed|Was about to overflow
broodmare|Female horse kept for mating
cadenza|Showy solo passage
caesars|Vegas' -- Palace
caressed|Petted
carrier|Gernreich of fashion
casabas|Sweet melons
cathedral|Big church
catnaps|Short dozes
chablis|Dry white Burgundy
chaotic|Not at all orderly
charades|Acting-out game
cherubs|'-- always say ...'
citrusy|Like limes
claimers|People making assertions
classiest|Most elegant
cleanse|Remove dirt from
comrade|Close friend
concoct|Cook up
contort|Twist out of shape
contrails|Airplanes' visible vapor streaks
crayoned|Drew with colored wax sticks
crested|Reached the summit
crudely|In a crass way
customers|Clientele
cyanide|Chemical in some poisons
dashboard|Odometer locale
dastard|Sneaking coward
decants|Pours off, as wine
deepwater|Big trouble, figuratively
defiled|Corrupted
defoamer|Chemical that removes suds
deletes|X's out
demonstrative|Not hiding one's feelings
deposer|One unseating
designer|Architect
desires|Longs for
diarist|Anne Frank notably,
diazepam|Valium, generically
dinette|Breakfast nook
disappear|Vanish
disband|Break up
disease|Pathology study
dislike|Frown on
disorder|Malady
disowns|Renounces
divests|Strips (of)
divines|Perceives intuitively
dogears|Folded page corners
doodads|Thingamajigs
dousers|Drenchers
drapers|Dealers in cloth, in Dover
dutchman|He's from Holland
easeful|At peace
eavesdrop|Listen in
echelon|Level of rank
ecotone|Transition area between plant communities
elapsed|Ticked away
elegies|Plaintive poems
elitism|Snobbish attitude
emaciated|Gaunt-looking
emailed|Sent via PC
emailed|Sent via cyberspace
emailing|Contacting via the Net
emanates|Gives off
emerald|Green gem
emeries|Nail filers
emeries|Nail files
emeriti|Retired professors
eminent|Illustrious
eminent|Renowned
empowers|Authorizes
emulsion|Liquid suspended in another liquid
enactor|Bill passer, e.g.
endeared|Captivated
engulfs|Devours
ensigns|Naval officers
ensphere|Surround with an orb
entente|International alliance
enthused|Quite eager
enthusiastic|Ardent
entices|Lures
entombed|Interred
entrain|Get on board
epilogue|Literary afterthought
epistle|Biblical letter
erasure|Wipeout?
erotica|Risque reading
eruption|Blowup
escalate|Increase
espresso|Joltin' joe?
estrange|Alienate
estrogen|Ovary secretion
etcetera|And so on
examiners|They look closely
exonerate|Free from guilt
fielded|Caught a fly ball, e.g.
flotsam|Refuse at sea
flytrap|Insect-snaring plant
foresaw|Knew in advance
formica|Countertop surfacing stuff
foxtrot|Dance combining slow and quick steps
freewill|Release humorist Rogers?
fryable|Like chicken and eggs
fuelwood|Charcoal
futures|Times to come
genuine|Authentic
gherkin|Small pickle
gleaning|Gathering gradually
gondola|Venetian boat
gossamer|Cobwebby
graters|Kitchen tools
gravies|They're served in boats
grayest|Least cheery
greasepaint|Theater makeup
greyest|Most dull, in Dover
grimace|Pained look
grosser|More sickening
habilitated|Made fit, as for functioning in society
haciendas|Spanish estates
hambones|Some vaudeville performers
handles|Copes with
hastier|More hurried
headgear|Hat, e.g.
headless|Like Irving's horseman
heelers|Trained dogs, at times
hencoop|Poultry pen
hermitic|Living as a recluse
hermits|Solitary sorts
hitcher|One tying the knot
hoarser|More husky-voiced
hooting|Noisy owl's activity
horsier|More like an equine
idiotic|Really dumb
igneous|Like volcanic rock
illogical|Making no sense
imitate|Copy
impalas|Old Chevys
improvisation|Jam session activity
inanest|Most senseless
incentives|Sales rebates, e.g.
inebriety|Drunkenness
ingests|Swallows
initiate|Kick off
injurer|Hurtful person
inkpots|Containers for quill pens
insulate|Put fiberfill in, e.g
intense|Acute
ionization|Process of becoming charged
irrigating|Piping in water to
irritate|Annoy
iterated|Repeated
knelled|Rang at a funeral
knitter|Woolgatherer?
laborer|Peon
ladybug|Canadian Indian
landing|Takeoff's opposite
lechers|Goatish guys
leerier|More suspicious
legible|Unlike chicken scratch
legions|Roman army divisions
lifesaving|Like CPR, often
liquidizes|Thaws
lowercase|Not capitalized
macadam|Paving stuff
manager|Retail boss
mantissa|Decimal part of a logarithm
marsala|Sicilian wine
martyred|Having suffered for one's beliefs
meaning|Definition
medulla|-- oblongata (brain part)
megaton|Big blast unit
members|Dues payers
menthol|Cough drop ingredient
metabolism|Basic organic process
midlife|Time for a crisis?
misdealt|Distributed cards wrongly
misname|Dub incorrectly
misname|Title incorrectly
misread|Interpret incorrectly
misspelled|Like 'millenia,' e.g.
mistletoe|December doorframe decoration
misunderstand|Take the wrong way
moderate|Less than intense
monographs|Treatises on particular subjects
morphed|Changed form gradually
napoleon|Waterloo loser
narrators|Story tellers
nearest|Least far
nearest|Least remote
nearing|Approaching
needler|Teasing type
nitrate|Kind of fertilizer
nonmetal|Gaseous element, e.g.
nonreader|Illiterate person
nonvital|Inessential
notepad|Steno's need
noticed|Espied
nowadays|In these times
numeral|3 or III, e.g.
nursers|Baby bottles, e.g.
observes|Looks at
octavos|6x9-inch books
offside|Illegally ahead of the puck
oftener|More frequently
ointment|Salve
omissible|Not worth including
opossum|Marsupial that plays dead
optional|Not mandatory
orchestra|Livy's 1,551
orderers|Folks choosing from menus
oregano|Pizza sauce herb
outearn|Get paid more than
overeaten|Pigged out
overuse|Operate excessively
pachisi|Ancient board game from India
palaces|They're fit for kings
paneled|Having a wood siding
parlance|Vernacular
pastoral|Rustic
patties|Burger units
peepshow|Bit of risquŽ viewing
pentagons|Five-sided figures
permeate|Reach every part of
phasing|Reducing gradually, with 'out'
pinholes|Pricking punctures
plaguing|Tormenting
plankton|Whale shark's meal
platelets|They're in your blood
pleasant|Enjoyable
pleaser|Crowd- --
plinths|Square pedestal bases
postage|Mailing fee
poundage|Weight
praline|Nutty candy
prefabs|Factory-cut homes
premise|Logical proposition
prosecute|Bring legal action against
protest|Sit-in, e.g.
proximal|Situated close (to)
pushpins|Items stuck in bulletin boards
pushups|Pec builders
quadrant|Moon or horoscope division
quilter|Bedspread maker
raciest|Most risque
rainier|Volcanic peak in the Cascades
ramadas|Some hotels
rancher|Cattleman
rappers|Coolio and Ice-T, e.g.
ratatat|Drumbeat sound
reawaken|Come to anew
redactor|One editing
redials|Calls up again
redirect|Change the focus of
redoing|Making over
reenact|Perform anew
refired|Shot a gun again
refugee|Asylum seeker
regents|Acting governors
regulate|Manage
rehearsal|Dry run
remodel|Make over
remorse|Ruefulness
repaint|Coat a wall anew
rephrases|Says another way
reptile|Lizard, e.g.
resells|Scalps, as tickets
reserve|Set aside
resting|Taking five
restyle|Give a new do to
retagged|Labeled anew
retread|Used tire
revolts|Uprisings
rhetoric|Oratorical skill
riskier|More perilous
romaine|Lettuce variety
rookies|Tyros
rosebud|Future flower on a thorny stem
rosebuds|Some soon-to-be flowers
rotators|Spinning things
runover|Exceed, as a time limit
sagging|Not holding up well
salesmen|Singer Sledge
saloons|Gin mills
sarongs|Island skirts
sashimi|Japanese raw fish
satanic|Very evil
sateens|Shiny fabrics
scanner|Computer peripheral
schedules|Tax forms
scrolled|Paged up, e.g.
seaport|Coastal city
seasides|Shores
seawalls|Strong shore embankments
seceder|Any of 11 states in 1861
secures|Locks up
seminal|Highly influential
senders|Return addressees
serenade|Sing to
serenade|Woo with song
serener|More tranquil
severer|More harsh
shellac|Varnish ingredient
sherbert|Fruity frozen treat
shiverer|One going 'Brrr!'
shrinkers|They make things get smaller
sidebar|Follow-up, in journalism
signoras|Married ladies, in Livorno
sinkable|Like the 'Titanic,' in retrospect
skaters|Ice-show performers
skiffle|1950s British pop music
sleuthed|Did detective work
slotted|Like some spoons
smashes|Big hits
smeared|Bedaubed
smothering|Suppressing
sneerers|Face-making villains
sonatina|Shortish piano piece
spareable|Like surplus resources
spencer|Actor Tracy
spillage|Liquid overflow
spitball|Illegal pitch
spoiled|Pampered to a fault
sportswear|Athletic apparel
spreads|Widens the gap
stained|Sullied
stairstep|Flight unit
standpat|Put singer Boone on his feet?
steersman|Ship pilot
sternal|Of the breastbone
stetson|Cowboy hat
stoical|Not showing feelings
strained|Put through a sieve
strains|Overtaxes
strands|Hair pieces
strolling|Sauntering
strutters|Peacocks, when walking
submenu|Secondary list of options
subtopics|Secondary subjects
subways|Metro systems
sunroof|Slidable car part
supposed|Assumed to be true
surfaced|Came up for air
swelter|Suffer in the heat
switchers|Those who swap
symptom|Illness ID
tabbies|Pet cats
tailpipe|Exhaust outlet
tallest|Rising above all others
tampered|Tinkered (with)
teamsters|Truck drivers
tersest|Most succinct
testers|Exam issuers
thousand|10 cubed
tirades|Verbal explosions
titania|Moon of Uranus
titlist|Boxing champ, e.g.
topside|Upper surface
torment|Make suffer
tornadic|Like a cyclone
totaled|Summed up
totalities|Full amounts
trammel|Horse trainer's shackle
treadle|Foot pedal
treated|Picked up the tab
trestle|Bridge support
tribute|Testimonial
tsarina|Empress of Russia
tsarist|Like old Russia, rulewise
turfier|More sod-covered
ulterior|Concealed, as a motive
unbased|Lacking a foundation
unclogs|Opens, as a drain
uneaten|Like leftovers
unfriendly|Cold
unifies|Joins together
unseals|Opens, as a letter
unsigned|Lacking one's John Hancock
unsplit|Not divided
upturns|Rises in business profits, e.g.
ushered|Patrolled the aisles
ushered|Showed to a seat
utilize|Avail oneself of
waisted|Wasp- -- (narrow around the middle)
wastrel|Resource squanderer
waterloo|Where Napoleon lost
wayside|Land adjacent to a road
weaning|Taking off the bottle
weedier|More like an unkempt garden
welcome|Greet
whimpers|Cries feebly
winesap|Autumn apple
witchiest|Most like a hag
wrangle|Argue noisily
abiding|Steadfast
ability|Skill
abridge|Shorten
abstain|Teetotal
abysses|Deep gulfs
acceptee|One admitted to a college, e.g.
acrobatic|Like gymnasts' skills
additive|BHT or MSG, e.g.
address|Envelope info
adenoid|It's near a tonsil
adenoid|Lymphoid mass in the throat
adoration|Worship
advances|Goes forward
aerobic|Like vigorous exercise
agitate|Churn up
agonies|Great pains
alcohol|Booze
alfalfa|Friend of Spanky
alfredo|Fettuccine --
aliases|Noms de plume
alimony|Post-divorce payments
allurer|Siren, e.g.
alpinists|Climbers of Swiss peaks
alumnus|Graduate
amalgam|Mixture
amasses|Gathers up
ambiances|Moods
anagram|'Tokyo,' to 'Kyoto'
andante|Slowish, in music
androids|C-3PO and R2-D2
anemone|Sea -- (coral-reef creature)
anemone|Windflower
angstrom|Tiny length unit
animate|Enliven
animism|Belief that natural objects possess souls
anoints|Applies holy oil to
anomalies|Odd occurrences
antennas|Insects' feelers
antisera|Snake venom neutralizers
antitax|Against levies
antitrust|Against monopolies
apostasy|Desertion of dogma
apparatus|Equipment
apparent|Obvious
approve|Green-light
arcadian|Idyllically pastoral
archive|Extensive collection of records
archive|Extensive data collection
areaways|Passages between buildings
argument|War of words
aridity|Dryness
armadillo|Plated critter
armload|As much as can be carried
armrest|Separator of airplane seats
arranged|Organized
arsenal|Weaponry collection
arsenals|Weapons caches
artists|Painters, e.g.
asinine|Moronic
asocial|Not at all gregarious
asperse|Bad-mouth
atelier|Art studio
atomized|Reduced to a mist
atoners|Penitents
atoners|Sorry souls?
attends|Goes to
attests|Vouches for
autobahn|German expressway
avenged|Got back at
aviators|People in cockpits
avocado|Green hue
avoided|Shunned
awakens|Rouses
awarded|Given as a prize
bankrupt|Financially ruined
barista|Starbucks employee, e.g.
basemen|Some ballplayers
basilica|Medieval church
beaning|Bopping on the head
befuddle|Confuse
besiege|Crowd around
bestowed|Conferred
biasing|Prejudicing
bickerer|Petulant quarreler
birdlike|Having avian qualities
bisectors|Evenly dividing lines
blanket|Quilt
bombast|Overblown speech
borough|Brooklyn or Queens, e.g.
braincase|Cranium
brasses|Trumpets and tubas
brassie|Golf club also called a number two wood
bridles|Harness parts
butting|Interfering, with 'in'
cadmium|White metallic element
candelas|Units of luminous intensity
canoeing|Using a kayak
capable|Competent
capuchins|Some monkeys and monks
catalpa|Indian bean tree
catboat|Single-sailed vessel
celestine|Name of five popes
cerebella|Brain parts
chantey|Sailor's song
chapter|Book unit
cinnamon|Chewing gum flavor
classes|School sessions
climber|Cliff scaler
closets|Linen locales
consisted|Was composed (of)
cottons|Becomes fond of, with 'to'
couriers|Messengers
crusade|Holy war
cyclones|Tornado relatives
dahlias|Ball-shaped flowers
daintier|More delicate
dalmatian|Spotted dog
database|Online fact file
deacons|Catholic clerics
deadest|Least exciting
debasers|Those who corrupt
debases|Cheapens
decagon|Ten-sided figure
defense|Protection
degrees|College conferrals
deicers|Frost melters
density|Population statistic
deposit|Bank transaction
deriding|Jeering at
deserts|Forsakes
detract|Take away (from)
diaries|Journals
dinettes|Eating nooks
dinettes|Kitchen alcoves
disavow|Claim no knowledge of
dissension|Strife
ditsiest|Most flighty: Var.
drapery|Curtain
dressage|Art of horse training
dryness|Aridity
dryness|Lack of moisture
earnest|Heartfelt
earring|Jewelry for a piercing
egotist|Selfish sort
elicits|Brings forth
elision|Syllable omission
ellipsis|What the punctuation mark '...' is called
embarked|Got aboard
embassy|Envoy's residence
emergence|Coming-out
emotional|Soul-stirring
employee|Person on the payroll
endower|College funder, e.g.
endower|Fund provider
enfolded|Wrapped up
enlisted|Joined the military
enlists|Signs up
ensuing|Happening as a result
entails|Involves necessarily
enthuse|Get excited
enticed|Seduced
entitle|Give a name to
entitles|Designates
entreats|Really begs
entries|Ways in
epeeist|Certain fencer
episode|Incident
epitome|Ideal example
equaled|Was the same as
erasable|Like a chalkboard
erasers|Pencil tips
erasing|Wiping clean
erudite|Scholarly
escargot|Edible snail
espresso|Strong joe
essayist|Bacon or Lamb, e.g.
estimates|Ballpark figures
eternal|Not ending
ethanol|Grain alcohol
evaders|Some tax felons
evanesce|Disappear gradually
evasive|Intended to avoid
evinced|Showed clearly
exhaust|Use up
expects|Looks forward to
eyeshade|Sun visor, e.g.
factoid|Bit of trivia
fatherly|Like a dad
feeders|Barn bins
finesse|Tact
finished|Done
flemish|Belgian language
flounders|Struggles clumsily
foliage|Plant leaves
foxglove|Plant with drooping tubular flowers
freelance|Work on spec, perhaps
freesia|Iris-family flower
fussier|More fastidious
gardenia|Large, white flower
generic|Not brand-name
gestalts|Unified wholes, in psychology
gesture|Signal
getaway|Escape
godlessly|In a sinful way
goodwill|Friendliness
goofier|Sillier
grandaunt|Mother's mother's sister
granules|Pollen units
groomer|Pet prettifier
guidepost|Sign that shows the way
gumshoe|Sleuth, in slang
hairnet|Cafeteria worker's headwear
halibut|Large flatfish
handles|Mug parts
hangable|Good for displaying on a wall
haunted|Ghost-ridden
hawkshaw|Detective
haziest|Most foggy
headdress|Turban, e.g.
heighten|Enhance
hexagon|Six-sided figure
hireling|Menial worker
hoarsen|Make raspy
homeowners|People with mortgages, often [CAT]
icemakers|Refrigerator extras
identity|Sense of self
ignored|Snubbed
illegals|Unlawful immigrants
immerses|Plunges
impresario|Opera promoter
incapable|Unqualified
inebriate|Make drunk
inferno|Dante work
informant|Tipster
infringe|Encroach (on)
ingenues|Naive girls
inimical|Hostilely adverse
insects|Bugs
inserts|Wedges in
insomuch|To the extent that with 'as',
insulin|Pancreas production
intender|One with a plan in mind
interfere|Meddle
interior|Inside part
intricate|Complex
invader|Raid participant
ironware|Pots, kettles, tools, etc.
iterate|Say again
jamboree|Boy Scout get-together
journal|Diary
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kilohertz|1,000 cycles per second
kingpins|Bosses
lacrosse|Stick sport
lamented|Bewailed
lateral|Sideways
lathers|Foams up
learner|Successful student
leisure|Free time
libelee|Defamation suit defendant
lightly|Not heavily
likened|Compared
lingerie|Slinky sleepwear
linocut|Design mounted on a block of wood
linocut|Wood-mounted design
lopsided|Unevenly balanced
lotions|Many moisturizers
macadam|Road surface
mainstay|Chief support
malaise|Ill feeling
mannered|Ill- -- (rude)
marring|Impairing
masoned|Did brickwork
mastodon|Extinct tusked mammal
mastodon|Massive extinct mammal
maximums|Upper limits
measure|Quantify
medicos|Army doctors: Sl.
megatons|Explosion units
menacer|Threatening one
mentoring|Being a personal guide to
mermaid|Woman-fish combo
milestone|Landmark
milkmen|Dairy deliverers
milksops|Weaklings
minicab|Subcompact taxi
minorca|One of the Balearic Islands
misdeeds|Offenses
misnomer|Ill-fitting title
mobilize|Prepare for action
mongooses|Cobra killers
morally|In an ethical way
motions|Gestures
motocross|Bikers' race
moussaka|Layered Greek entree
muleteer|Driver of stubborn beasts
needier|Poorer
negates|Cancels out
nemesis|Archrival
neonatal|Concerning infants
neonate|Newborn
nesting|Building a tree house?
nestled|Got cozy
nettles|Irritates
newsmen|Guys that cover stories
noblest|Most lordly
nonevent|Anticlimactic occasion
noontimes|Middays
northeast|Dallas-to-Detroit direction
notaries|Document certifiers
nurture|Promote growth in
obeyers|Folks toeing the line
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
offeror|Person with a proposal
omissible|Unimportant enough to be skipped
onefold|Not divided up
onshore|Along the coast
opinion|Viewpoint
opossum|Animal that plays dead
optioned|Acquired the film rights to
orderer|Diner choosing a dish
oregano|Spaghetti sauce herb
orients|Situates
original|Innovative
overlap|Partly coincide with
overrated|Appraised too highly
overrode|Superseded
oxidant|Rust-causing agent
oxpeckers|Birds that feed on parasitic ticks
pagodas|Chinese shrines
panther|Big cat
pardoner|Reprieve granter
parsnips|Edible white roots
passers|QBs, often
passkey|Versatile lock opener
patella|Kneecap
peasant|Commoner
penance|Act of contrition
permits|Allows
pervaded|Was diffused throughout
pesetas|Former Spanish currency
petites|Some women's clothing
pettier|More trifling
pharaohs|King Tut and others
piously|In a devout way
pitiless|Unmerciful
planter|Seed sower
plotlines|Novels' main stories
pollinate|Fertilize, in a way
pomades|Hair dressings
pompano|Marine food fish
pontoons|Boats used to support temporary bridges
portals|Gateways
prairie|Coyote's home
predatory|Rapacious
prenatal|Before birth
preparers|People getting ready
prepays|Gives money for in advance
presale|Advance clearance event
presets|Car radio buttons
primped|Preened
protect|Safeguard
protruded|Jutted out
psychics|Mind readers
purposely|Not by accident
raising|Lifting
rapacious|Predatory
rapturing|Delighting greatly
rassling|Grappling, to Granny
rations|Doles out
ratites|Ostrich and kiwi, e.g.
realize|Understand
realtor|House-showing agent
reburial|Second interment
redefect|Desert one's country again
reenacted|Simulated, as a crime
refined|Genteel
refreeze|Put in the icebox again
regatta|Boat race
regimen|Exercise system, e.g.
reiterate|Keep saying
relieve|Alleviate
relight|Ignite again
remorse|Deep regret
repacks|Puts into a new crate
reroute|Detour
rescale|Make smaller, perhaps
reserve|Lay away
reshoot|Film again
resonate|Strike a chord
resonates|Rings out
respire|Breathe
restart|Begin anew
restyled|Designed differently
retaped|Recorded again
retighten|Make more taut
returned|Went back
reveler|Merrymaker
reverie|Daydream
revivals|Religious awakenings
roadbed|Foundation for a train track
romance|Harlequin novel
rosemary|Crooner Clooney
rosette|Flowerlike ornament
rubdown|Massage
salable|Fit to be marketed
salient|Prominent
sandpit|Certain excavation hole
sarongs|Island wraps
satellite|Moon
sauteed|Fried lightly
sawtooth|Having serrations
scapegoat|Fall guy
scented|Having an aroma
scooping|Ladling out
scullers|Some oarsmen
secants|Trig ratios
seceded|Withdrew formally
seconds|Another helping of food
selfless|Altruistic
seminar|Informative session
senator|D.C. VIP
senores|Men of Malaga
serener|More calm
serotype|Group of viruses sharing specific antigens
shallots|Onions' cousins
sheltie|Collie's littler look-alike
sherbets|Frozen fruit treats
shetland|--sheepdog
shortcut|Faster way
shrines|Sacred sites
shylock|Loan shark
sibling|Brother, e.g.
signers|Check endorsers
sincere|Honest
skitter|Glide lightly
sleetier|Having more frozen rain
sleeves|Shirt parts
smartie|Wiseacre
snicker|Little laugh
snipers|Potshot takers
snorers|People sawing wood
snorkels|Swimmers' tubes
snowfall|'White Christmas' wish
socking|Walloping
solecisms|Breaches of etiquette
specimen|Studied sample
spinets|Small pianos
spirals|Helixes
splayed|Spread outward
spouted|Like teapots
spreaders|People buttering bread e.g.,
stardom|Great fame
starters|Track meet officials
statement|Riddle, part 4
station|Depot
stationed|Posted in a position
steerer|Helmsman
stickiness|Taffy quality
stomachs|Bellies
strands|Maroons
stratum|Social level
strayed|Deviated
streamed|Flowed in a steady current
stressed|Emphasized
streusel|Coffeecake topping
strobes|Disco lights
studding|Putting decorative buttons on
styrofoam|Disposable cup material
sultans|Brunei bigwigs
supernova|Exploding star
swollen|Bloated
taffeta|Crisp, lustrous fabric
taffeta|Shiny fabric
tallness|NBAer's asset
tapioca|Pudding choice
tartlet|Petite pie
tasters|Wine critics, e.g.
teacupful|Pekoe serving, e.g.
teasers|Enticing ads
teenager|10th grader, e.g.
teetered|Seesawed
telecast|Air on the tube
teleport|Beam up, in sci-fi
telethon|Annual Jerry Lewis event
tellers|Bank employees
tessera|Mosaic tile
theocrat|Believer in God as supreme civil ruler
threats|Menaces
timeline|Historian's visual aid
tirades|Vituperative speeches
tiredness|Fatigue
topcoat|Chilly weather wear
tracers|People who outline
tracking|Leaving footprints on
treatise|Long essay
trusses|Binds tightly
tsetses|African flies
twenties|ATM fillers
twofers|Double-value offers: Sl.
unacted|Not performed, as a play
underdo|Not cook enough
undersea|Subaquatic
undulate|Move like a hula dancer
unearned|Not merited
unfrock|Depose, as a priest
uninvited|Like party crashers
unloads|Removes cargo from
unsaved|Not backed up on disk
unshaped|Not molded
unsharp|Dull
upstate|Like northern New York
upturns|Rises in profits, e.g.
urgency|Need for speed
useable|Of service
useless|Ineffectual
ushered|Led to a seat
utensil|Spoon, say
verbiage|Wordiness
vertical|Opposite of horizontal
victims|Predators' targets
vindicate|Clear one's name of
violent|Stormy
visages|Facial expressions
visitor|Guest
volatile|Explosive
waitlists|Impatient people don't like to be placed on these
wapitis|Antlered beasts
warhorse|Battle-scarred one
warriors|Soldiers
waterdog|Old salt
wheezers|People breathing audibly
whelped|Gave birth to, as a dog
yearbooks|Annual school publications
zaniest|Most kooky
abalone|Rock-clinging mollusk
abandon|Forsake
abdicated|Renounced formally
abigail|Advice-giver Van Buren
ability|Talent
abolition|Annulment of slavery
abrader|Erosive agent
accreted|Grew together
acrimony|Bitterness
acronym|'AWOL' or 'NASA,' e.g.
adenoid|Mass in the throat
admiral|Navy bigwig
adorable|Very charming
adrenal|Gland by the kidneys
aeolian|-- harp (instrument 'played' by the wind)
airplane|Orly arrival
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|With ice cream
albumen|Egg white
alfalfa|'Our Gang' boy
algebra|High-school math
aliases|False names
alienate|Estrange
aligned|Straightened
aliment|Food
allegro|Fast, in music
allergenic|Like penicillin, to some
altered|Rearranged
amoebic|Of a one-celled organism
analyses|In-depth critiques
anemone|Sea -- (reef dweller)
animates|Peps up
annealer|One working with glass, at times
anointer|Holy-oil applier
another|One more
antedate|Precede
anterior|Situated toward the front
antigen|Immunity stimulant
aplenty|Abundantly
apollos|Adonises
arabica|Coffee variety
arcanum|Secret bit of knowledge
areolas|Iris rings
argonaut|One on Jason's ship
arietta|Short opera solo
aromatic|Fragrant
arouser|Interest-piquing thing
arsenic|Stuff in rat poison
arterial|Of the aorta, e.g.
aspartame|What NutraSweet is a brand of
asperse|Sling mud at
assayers|Analyzing chemists
assists|Pitches in
astride|On both sides of
athlete|Sports pro
atingle|Itching with excitement
atonality|Lack of a key center, in music
atoning|Showing penitence
attache|Briefcase
attempt|Try
attires|Dresses up
awesome|'Way cool!'
balloons|Swells up
bandage|Wound wrapping
bandanna|Head scarf
barrage|Torrent
barters|Trades
beleaguer|Harass
betraying|Ratting out
bihourly|Occurring every 120 minutes
binomials|Basic algebra expressions
brokerage|E*Trade is one
buffoon|Clown
calzone|Pizza joint menu item
cannoli|Ricotta-filled pastry
canoers|Kayak users
capstan|Rotating hoisting apparatus on a ship
caroler|Yuletide singer
casabas|Winter melons
caverns|Grottoes
cellule|Tiny biological building block
ceramics|Potter's specialty
charades|Pantomime game
chariot|Ben-Hur's vehicle
coarsen|Get callous
cockles|Partner of mussels
combined|Merged
congers|Large eels
conquest|Defeat
context|Frame of reference
contrive|Devise
coralline|Like many reefs
cordial|Friendly
cordless|Battery-powered
corrode|Eat away at
corsets|Girdles' cousins
cowlick|Persistently unruly tuft of hair
creeping|Crawling
crowned|Made a king
crudest|Least refined
culture|Word after pop or throat
dairies|Butter and cheese sources
damages|Hurts
darling|Sweetheart
denotes|Signifies
deplanes|Exits a 747
derange|Drive mad
dessert|Calorific course
desserts|Entree followers
dewiest|Most moist, as morning grass
diarist|Anais Nin, for one
diocesan|Bishop over a district
discerned|Recognized
dreamed|Had a vision
dreariest|Most dismal
dynasty|Family rule
eardrops|Dangling pieces of jewelry
eccentric|Peculiar
editing|Emending
editors|Magazine bigwigs
eeriest|Most creepy
egoists|Vain sorts
elevate|Uplift
elucidated|Made clear
embargo|Ban on trading
embezzle|Appropriate fraudulently
emendate|Make corrections to as a text,
emoters|Stage hams
enacted|Ratified
enamels|Glossy paints
enamors|Charms
encores|Recital bonuses
enlarge|Blow up
enlarger|One swelling
enmeshed|Intertwined
enrages|Irks a lot
enroller|One who registers people
ensconce|Settle snugly
enslaving|Putting in bondage
ensnare|Tangle up
enthuse|Excite
enticed|Roped in
entreat|Implore
entries|Gateways
entrust|Place in the care of
entwined|Interweaved
envelops|Wraps up
epicenter|Seismic focal point
epitaphs|Grave messages
erasers|Pencil parts
erasure|Correction smudge
erratic|Deviating off course
espousal|Taking up of a cause
estates|Will subjects
esteems|Values highly
eternal|Unending
etiology|Cause of a disease
exclude|Shut out
execute|Accomplish
exhaled|Emitted a breath
extents|Ranges
extract|Pull, as teeth
exudate|Secreted stuff, as sweat
eyeshot|Range of vision
farfalle|Butterfly-shaped pasta
fearers|People with phobias
ferryman|Charon, e.g.
fiancee|Bride-to-be
fidgety|Restless
fogyish|Fuddy-duddy
folding|Doing origami
foxholes|Soldiers' pits
funnelled|Used a pouring aid
gainers|'Full' or 'half' dives
gainsay|Deny
gassers|Hilarious jokes
gemstone|Jewel
glasses|Spectacles
globoid|Shaped like a sphere
goalies|Puck stoppers
gondola|Venetian vessel
gossipers|Rumor spreaders
granule|Tiny piece of sand
greaser|Young tough
grimmer|More dismal
haircut|Dis-tressing event?
halogen|Iodine, e.g.
hamburg|Busy German port
harbored|Gave shelter
harness|Straps on a horse
hatcher|Actress Teri
haulers|Flatbed trucks, e.g.
havarti|Danish cheese
henchman|Villain's assistant
hesitate|Pause
hexameters|Lines of verse in six feet
heydays|Prime times
hipness|Cool cat's quality
holland|Dutch nation
homebrew|Self-made beer
homespun|Folksy
honoree|Mom, in mid-May
hotshot|Impressively skillful sort
ignorer|Snubbing sort
illicit|Unlawful
imperil|Jeopardize
imprinter|Ink stamp, for one
incline|Slant
industrial|Part of CIO
ineptly|In a clumsy way
inexact|Not precise
inhabit|Dwell in
intense|Very acute
intents|Motives
intercut|Weave together contrasting scenes, in filmmaking
interns|Apprentices
interpose|Put between
inverse|Opposite
invoices|Itemized bills
islander|New York NHLer
isolate|Quarantine
isometric|Of equal measure
itchier|More restless
iterate|Keep saying
iterated|Restated
jezebel|Shameless woman
joshing|Kidding
keeshond|Dutch dog breed with a foxy head
kneehole|Space under a desk
knesset|Parliament of Israel
laconic|Concise
laggard|Loiterer
lakebed|Large depression for water
lancets|Surgical knives
leached|Dissolved out by percolation
leakier|More like a sieve
learners|Trainees
learning|Discovering
leasable|Ready to be rented
lengthen|Stretch out
leonine|Like the king of beasts
lessees|Rent payers
lessees|Tenants
letterer|Stencil user, often
liberty|Freedom
library|Book depot
licence|'-- to Kill' (Bond flick)
lineage|Genealogy
lineate|Marked with stripes
linemen|Tackles and guards, e.g.
lingers|Tarries
literate|Able to read and write
locater|Finder
location|Site
lodestone|Iron attractor
looming|Hanging over one's head
loveseat|Sofa for two
loyalist|Faithful subject
loyalty|Faithfulness
lucerne|Swiss lake
macaroni|Tubular pasta
machete|Heavy knife
mailbag|Postman's sack
malaise|Feeling of discomfort
maltier|More grainy, as ale
marinara|Pasta sauce
masonry|Stonework
melange|Potpourri
mentioned|Brought up
mightily|Very much
millions|Thousands squared
miracle|Marvel
misdate|Stamp incorrectly, perhaps
misstep|Stumble
mistimed|Done at the wrong moment
mistyped|Keyed in incorrectly
modeler|Worker in clay, say
monorail|Disneyland transport
monster|Ogre
morocco|Casablanca locale
moronic|Really dumb
namesake|Ed Koch, Ed Ames, or Ed Asner, e.g.
nappers|People dozing
natures|Inherent characters
neatened|Spruced up
neatens|De-clutters
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, e.g.
neutron|Uncharged particle
newscast|Anchor's program
newsman|He may get the scoop
nitpicks|Splits hairs
nonlife|Lack of existence
notating|Scoring music
notations|Jottings in the margins
nuggets|Chicken bits
nurture|Nourish
obligate|Bind legally
observe|Lay eyes on
oceanaria|Large fish displayers
odometer|Mileage measurer
odorant|Aromatic substance
olestra|Fake fat
omelets|Eggy dishes
operator|Switchboard employee
operetta|'The Mikado,' e.g.
opiates|Sedatives
opining|Expressing thoughts
ottoman|Footstool
outdraw|Be quicker than in a gunfight
outwore|Endured longer than
overate|Partook of too much
overstep|Go beyond, as bounds
overtip|Give too much of a gratuity
ownership|Possession
oxblood|Deep dull-red color
oxfords|Shoes laced over the instep
painter|Monet, say
pajamas|Night attire
palette|Paint mixing board
panbroil|Cook uncovered over direct heat
parlour|Living room, in London
parmesan|Cheese type
passage|Musical segment
patella|Kneecap
patentors|Inventors might contact them
peafowl|Large ornamental bird
pedants|Uptight nit-pickers
pentanes|Petroleum-derived solvents
perused|Studied
phenols|Compounds made from coal tar
platoons|Combat units
portend|Forebode
portico|Colonnade
portico|Veranda
practice|Rehearse
precepts|Rules
profaned|Defiled
protege|Mentored person
psyched|Excited, with 'up'
punditry|Gurus' opinions
radiant|Beaming
rationale|Underlying reason
reallot|Dole out anew
reasoned|Argued logically
reassign|Designate differently
receive|Get
recipes|Cookbook collection
recited|Rattled off
redeyes|Visine targets
redhead|Carrot-top
reelects|Votes back into office
reissue|Publish again
reissue|Put out a new printing of
relaced|Tightened, as boots
release|Set free
relined|Fixed the inner layer of
reluctance|Averseness
remainder|Leftover portion
remarried|Tied the knot again
remorse|Contrition
renewal|Continued subscription
repeats|Echoes
repulse|Disgust
resisted|Opposed
respect|Esteem
resumer|Person who continues
retires|Quits working
retitles|Labels anew
retract|Withdraw
reverse|Car gear
ripcord|Parachute part
rituals|Prescribed procedures
robbins|Baskin- -- ice cream
romance|Novel genre
roofers|Housetop workers
roosting|Settling for the night
routine|Daily grind
ruinous|Bringing destruction
ruralism|Backwoods idiom
saddles|Horse riders' seats
saguaro|Tall cactus
saguaros|Giant cacti
salines|IV solutions
salvation|Rescue
sanguine|Blood-red
sardines|Canned fish
scandal|Disgraceful goings-on
scandal|Tabloid topic
scarabs|Jewelry beetles
schemata|Preliminary drafts
scribes|Penmen
scrimps|Watches every penny
scrolls|Dead Sea documents
seaports|Cities on coastlines
secrete|Discharge
semidry|Partially arid
sensate|Able to feel
serpents|Asps, e.g.
settles|Reconciles
showoffs|Hot-doggers
shrewdest|Most cagey
shrimper|Certain fisherman
sighing|Breathing audibly
silents|Early films
similes|Metaphors' relatives
skeptic|Doubter
skillets|Frying pans
skylines|Horizons
slanders|Defames
sledges|Heavy hammers
smidgens|Tiny bits
snidest|Most sarcastic
snooped|Pried
snorers|They nap noisily
soupier|Thicker, as fog
spaniels|Droopy-eared dogs
spasmed|Contracted involuntarily
speeder|Leadfoot
splicer|Film editor's gizmo
splinters|Slivers
sprucer|More dapper
stackup|Heap high
stardom|Major fame
stashes|Hoards
stashes|Lays away
statues|Rodin works
steeped|Brewed
steepen|Rise sharply
steeple|Church topper
steepled|Topped with a spire
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
steroid|Cortisone or estrogen
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stomach|Abdomen
stopover|Brief visit
strength|Brawn
strewed|Littered about
stropped|Sharpened, as a razor
studious|Like diligent pupils
stupefied|Amazed
sulkier|More morose
sweetie|Honeybunch
swished|Made a rustling noise
tableau|Picturesque scene
tabooed|Made illicit
tactile|Of touch
tarried|Lingered
tasseled|Like a graduate's cap
taverns|Gin mills
tearing|Ripping up
tearoom|Coffee shop relative
terrain|Tract of ground
tessera|Mosaicist's tile
testees|Exam takers
theistic|Believing in a god
timothy|Actor Hutton
tornado|Twister
tossers|People throwing
totters|Wobbles
trainee|One learning a trade
traipse|Gallivant
transcribe|Write out in another language
trapdoor|Thing fallen through in a floor
treaded|Like tires that aren't bald
treadles|Foot levers
trebles|Stereo settings
tremolo|Violin effect
truncated|Cut short
twinset|Matching pair
typecast|Match role with actor
unadvised|Without counsel
unburnt|Not fire-damaged
uneager|Disinclined
unmixed|Not blended
unrolled|No longer furled
untuned|Like an off-pitch piano
uptempo|Unlike slow songs
ushering|Working in the aisles
valiance|Bravery
vapidly|In a lifeless manner
vaporized|Turned into steam
vasomotor|Regulating the diameter of blood vessels
ventilate|Air out
wakened|Stopped sleeping
wannabe|Emulator
waxable|Like car bodies and surfboards
weavers|Loom users
whistler|Audible wind gust, e.g.
yodeler|Singer in the Alps
abductee|Kidnapped person
ability|Proficiency
abusive|Tending to treat badly
acacias|Trees of the mimosa family
accrual|Gaining of interest
accrual|Interest gain
acridity|Pungency
actions|Deeds
adaptation|Film based on a novel, e.g.
adapting|Conforming
adherers|Clingy ones
adheres|Is glued (to)
adjusts|Fine-tunes
admires|Regards highly
adopted|Claimed as one's own
adulate|Idolize
advantage|Upper hand
aerobat|Stunt pilot
against|Opposed to
ageless|Everlasting
agitate|Stir up
agitato|Restless, in music
airfare|Cost to fly
airplane|Runway model?
airstrips|Small landing fields
alameda|Tree-lined public walk
alarmed|Scared
alerter|One warning
aliases|'A.k.a.' names
allures|Entices
alternate|Take turns
amaranths|Legendary unfading flowers
ambassadors|Envoys
amnesty|Pardon
amoebae|One-celled organisms
amoebas|Single-celled swimmers
amoebic|Of a single-celled organism
amplitude|Greatness of extent
amusedly|In a pleasantly entertained way
analyst|Therapy pro
anathema|Detested thing
animals|Zoo sights
animist|One with a shaman's beliefs
animosity|Strong ill will
anklebones|Leg-foot connectors
annelid|Segmented worm
anonyms|Assumed names
antipiracy|Against the making of illegal copies
antlers|Reindeer features
appearance|Outward look
arcadia|Place of rural peace
ardency|Passion
arietta|Brief opera solo
aroused|Excited
arouser|That which excites
arranger|One adapting music
arrested|In handcuffs
ascends|Climbs
ashrams|Secluded Hindu retreats
asinine|Senseless
assents|Says 'OK'
associate|Colleague
assurer|One removing doubt
astonishes|Amazes
astride|On a horse, e.g.
atremble|Quaking
attendee|Person in the audience
auction|eBay event
auctioneer|Bid solicitor
auspices|Guiding sponsorship
avatars|Incarnations of gods
avenged|Vindicated
awarder|Prize giver
bagpipe|Droning instrument
baklava|Flaky Greek pastry
bankrolled|Provided funds for
bassoon|Oboe cousin
behoove|Benefit
bejewel|Adorn with gems
beliefs|Convictions
bermudas|Island group SE of North Carolina
besiege|Crowd in upon
birches|Trees with papery bark
blackwater|1975 hit for the Doobie Brothers
bladderwort|Aquatic plant whose leaves trap small insects
blandest|Least spicy
blarney|Castle with a much-kissed stone
bodysuit|Leotard kin
bonuses|Paycheck boosters
boorish|Ill-mannered
botanic|Of plants
bottled|In a jug, e.g.
branders|Folks marking cattle
brasher|More audacious
brewers|Beer and ale makers
brisket|Beef cut
buffalo|Wild ox
caisson|Airtight underwater chamber
cameras|Nikon products
camporees|Small gatherings of Boy Scouts
canasta|Double-deck card game
canasta|Two-deck card game
caramel|Sweet apple coating
cardcases|Wallets' smaller cousins
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carhops|Servers at drive-ins
cassava|Source of tapioca
castaway|Robinson Crusoe, e.g.
causerie|Cozy chat
celesta|Piano's cousin
celesta|Piano's kin
cements|Bonds firmly
certain|Sure
chaotic|Totally disorderly
charisma|Attractive personality quality
chloride|Sodium -- (table salt)
clanged|Sounded like metal hitting metal
coattail|Jacket flap
codeine|Tylenol prescription additive
codeine|Tylenol with --
coedits|Revises jointly
cognate|Of the same descent
coheirs|Joint successors
coleslaw|Cabbage salad
colonel|Klink's rank
colonel|Klink, e.g.
concave|Hollowed out and curved
concede|Admit, as defeat
condolers|People expressing sympathy
conjoin|Unite
consult|Seek advice from
converses|Talks
cordage|Wood unit
coupons|Newspaper clip-outs
creamiest|Most smooth, as peanut butter
creates|Dreams up
crevice|Fissure
crippling|Severe, as pain
crisper|Refrigerator section
crisscross|Intersect
crooners|Smooth singers
crouton|Seasoned bread cube
crowbar|Prying tool
currants|Small, seedless raisins
darkish|Poorly lit
deadens|Makes numb
deceive|Hoodwink
deferral|Act of postponing
delight|Pleasure
demerit|Mark of misconduct
deprive|Strip (of)
descents|Last parts of flights
desserts|Meal enders
dewdrop|Bit of morning moisture
dewiness|Dawn lawn quality
dictator|Despot
dilated|Widened
dipnets|Fish scooper-uppers
discard|Throw away
disowns|Renounces as a family member
disrupt|Cause turmoil in
dissipating|Breaking up and scattering
distiller|Whiskey maker, e.g.
dittoed|Repeated the words of
diurnal|Opposite of nocturnal
dividing|Separating
droplet|Bit of dew
earache|Symptom of otitis
eardrum|Tympanic membrane
earldom|British noble's jurisdiction
easiest|Most simple
eastern|Part of EST
edifice|Large building
editorial|Opinion piece
efficient|Working well
egotism|I problem?
egotist|Self-serving sort
elegant|Swanky
elevate|Lift
elopers|Couple taking flight to unite
eluders|People evading
embarks|Puts to sea
embarks|Sets sail
emerges|Comes forth
emeriti|Retired educators
emeriti|Titled retirees
emotive|Expressive of feelings
emperor|Nero, e.g.
encamps|Sleeps out in a tent
endowments|Charitable donations
enhance|Heighten
entangle|Snarl up
ententes|International pacts
entreats|Pleads with
epeeists|Certain fencers
ephedra|FDA-banned supplement
epitome|Very model
erasure|Smudge on a test paper
erotica|Racy literature
eternal|Everlasting
eternities|Never-ending times
etoiles|Stars, in Paris
etoiles|Stars, in Sevres
evasive|Equivocal
excavated|Hollowed out
exercise|Do calisthenics
exhaled|Breathed out
exhibits|Displays
expiate|Atone for
eyecups|Cornea-bathing devices
eyesores|Slums, e.g.
facings|Linings at the edges of garments
factious|Causing dissension
failure|Opposite of success
fairies|Pixie dust producers
fashioned|Created
feasters|Partakers in huge meals
federal|Part of FBI
federal|Part of FCC
femoral|Of the thighbone
filament|Fine thread
firstly|To begin with
fledged|Reared until able to fly, as a bird
footsore|Having tender tootsies
fussers|Fastidious types
gateman|Doorkeeper
gazette|Newspaper
gestate|Carry before birth
giggler|One going 'te-hee'
gladiators|Roman arena stars
goofier|More wacky
gospels|Four New Testament books
gourami|'Kissing' aquarium fish
grasped|Understood
greater|More sizable
gristle|Tough stuff in meat
groomsmen|Bridesmaids' counterparts
haggard|Gaunt
hairnet|Meshed nylon cap
hamster|Pet rodent
handcart|Vendor's small vehicle
hangnail|Fingertip annoyance
harpoon|Whaling weapon
headgear|Football helmet, e.g.
heeding|Listening to
heftiest|Weighing the most
helipad|Chopper's landing place
hoecake|Cornmeal treat
homilists|Deliverers of short sermons
honoree|Veteran, on Veterans Day
hurrahs|Shouts of cheer
hygiene|Sanitary practices
icicles|Winter formations
imbibed|Drank
imitate|Mimic
immerses|Plunges into water
immobile|Stationary
impasses|Stalemates
impolite|Ill-mannered
impolite|Rude
indexers|Creators of detailed directories
infidel|Religion rejecter
infuses|Steeps, as tea leaves
ingrown|Like some toenails
inhaled|Filled one's lungs
innovative|Cutting-edge
insects|Web victims
insofar|-- as (to the extent that)
insoles|Loafer parts
inspire|Motivate
iodines|Red antiseptics
ironers|Press agents?
ironical|Full of sarcasm
ironing|Pressing job
isolates|Segregates
itemize|List, as deductions
iterates|Repeats
kachina|Hopi's wooden doll
kneeler|One praying, often
kneepads|Patella protectors
lacerate|Tear roughly
lampshade|It fits over a light bulb
lassoes|Lariats
lassoes|Roping aids
latinos|Hispanics
leafage|Foliage
leagues|Alliances
legumes|Lentils, e.g.
leisure|Spare time
levelers|Ones razing
liaison|Go-between
licorice|Black jellybean flavor
limeade|Greenish fruit drink
literal|Verbatim
loafers|Casual shoes
lobster|Maine seafood
lodestones|Magnets
loiters|Dawdles
lonesome|Desolate
looming|Seeming imminent
mandate|Official order
maniacs|Lunatics
mansard|French-style roof
mantras|Chanted formulas
marauded|Roved in search of plunder
marinara|Pasta sauce
masoned|Did bricklaying work
masoned|Did brickwork
masonic|Like Shriners or Templars
maudlin|Sentimental
meringues|Frothy pie toppings
metaled|Covered with tin or steel, e.g.
midmonth|May 15, e.g.
minicam|Hand-held filmer
miserly|Stingy
misread|Interpret erroneously
misuses|Applies incorrectly
moldered|Crumbled to dust
monitored|Supervised
nametag|Convention pin-on
narcissi|Daffodil and jonquil, e.g.
nascent|Being born
nastiness|Ill temper
national|Countrywide
nauseate|Really disgust
nebbish|Pitifully inept type
needful|Essential
neutral|Idling gear
neutrons|Subatomic particles
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nimbler|More agile
nitrate|Fertilizer variety
nominee|Potential vote-getter
novelties|Interesting new gizmos
oarsmen|Boat rowers
observer|Eyewitness
ocarina|Egg-shaped wind instrument
oceanaria|Large marine fish tanks
octanes|Gas ratings
odometers|Dashboard instruments
ointment|Balm
omelette|Eggy brunch dish
omicron|Greek letter
opioids|Sedatives
opossum|Critter playing dead
opulent|Ritzy
opulent|Sumptuous
oration|Eulogy, e.g.
orchard|Grove
ordinate|It's measured along the y-axis
organics|Many trendy health food items
original|Novel
orioles|Baltimore team
ornaments|Decorations
ottoman|Soft footstool
ottoman|Turk
overhears|Listens in on
overstrain|Work too hard
overtip|Give too much gratuity to
overtone|Implication
overused|Hackneyed
parabolas|Geometric curves
paradise|Heaven
passkeys|Landlords' lock openers
pastrami|Smoked deli beef
peerage|Noblemen, collectively
personify|Represent as human
phenoms|Extremely talented types, for short
pipeful|Amount of tobacco
piranha|Fierce fish
pliable|Easily bent
polishers|Fingernail prettifiers
pompoms|Pair for cheerleading
potages|Thick, creamy soups
potatoes|Spuds
prairie|Grassy tract
preboard|Get on in advance, as an airplane
preside|Moderate
protein|Muscle-building stuff
pushover|Easily defeated type
radians|Angle measures
radiate|Shine
rainbow|Colorful arc
raincoat|Wet-weather outerwear
raisers|Lifting things
ransacks|Pillages for loot
rascals|Little devils
ratatat|Machine gun noise
rattier|More dilapidated
readapts|Acclimates again
rearguard|Military detachment in the back
rebuild|Erect anew
reconsider|Think twice about
regains|Wins back
regatta|Rowing race
reissue|Put out again, as a book
reliance|Trust
relights|Ignites anew
remnants|Leftovers
reopened|Didn't stay closed
replays|Shows in slo-mo, e.g.
reptile|Snake, e.g.
reputed|Supposed
resonated|Echoed
respite|Bit of relief
restful|Tranquil
restive|Uneasy
resuming|Continuing
retrial|New hearing
rewrote|Did a new draft of
rhythmic|Like drumbeats
ripener|Aging agent
risotto|Italian rice dish
riviera|Saint-Tropez site
rookery|Penguin or seal colony
ropiest|Most stringy
routine|Comic's bit
rudeness|Discourtesy
salient|Standing out prominently
samaritan|Selfless helper
sandlot|Urban play area
sappier|More maudlin
satellite|Earth orbiter
savanna|African plain
scatter|Disperse
scented|Smellable
scholastics|People in college, e.g.
scolder|One chiding
scraper|Ice-removing tool
scrublands|Bushfire locales
scuffle|Tussle
seadogs|Tars
seagull|Beach bird
seeress|Female prophet
selected|Opted for
senoras|Barcelona brides
senoritas|Madrid misses
sensitive|Touchy
septets|Groups of seven
sesames|Bagel choices
session|Class period
settled|Came to rest
settles|Resolves
seventh|Inning to stretch in
sharecrop|Work land for a portion of the harvest
sharpener|Whetstone, e.g.
sharpies|Some permanent markers
sheared|Cropped off
shellac|Varnish type
shelves|Bookcase units
shortstop|Certain baseball fielder
shoveled|Used a spade
showcase|Exhibit
simpler|Easier
skeeter|BBQ bug
skewers|Runs a spit through
skimping|Pinching pennies
sleighs|Winter vehicles
sliding|Declining
slivered|Split into tiny pieces
smother|Asphyxiate
snatcher|Person grabbing
snickered|Chuckled
snuggles|Nestles
soapbox|Orator's improvised platform
socially|With respect to one's interactions with other people
soloing|Flying alone
solstice|Winter begins with one
someone|Unnamed person
soundly|Nice way to sleep
spartan|Sternly disciplined
speedier|More rapid
speedup|Accelerate
spheres|Globes
spiritist|Seance medium, e.g.
stances|Postures
starlit|Like a clear night sky
staunch|Steadfast
steered|Navigated
stellar|Outstanding
stockcar|Daytona 500 vehicle
stogies|Cheap cigars
stovepipe|Tall silk hat
stressors|Sources of anxiety
striate|Mark with bands
strobes|Disco devices
stymied|Thwarted
subplot|Dramatic side story
suburbia|Bedroom community culture
syringe|Injection tool
syringe|Shot putter?
systole|Part of a blood pressure reading
tailless|Like guinea pigs
takeover|Usurp
tangent|Trig function
tantrum|Hissy fit
tattoos|Body art
tattoos|Skin art
taverns|Alehouses
teapots|Cozies keep them hot
teatime|Break for pekoe, e.g.
tedious|Long and tiresome
teeniest|Most wee
teething|Growing canines
teetotal|Shun spirits
tenable|Well-based
tenement|Slum dwelling
tepidly|In a lukewarm way
tersest|Most concise
testers|Ones giving exams
thrower|One hurling
timpani|Orchestral kettledrums
toadied|Fawned
toddled|Walked like a baby
toiletries|Soap, comb, and razor
tolerances|Capacities to endure pain
tortoni|Rich Italian ice cream
tottered|Staggered
travailed|Toiled
triaged|Prioritized, in the ER
triangle|Tortilla chip shape
trickery|Deception
tritest|Most banal
trivial|Piddling
tropical|Like rain forests
trundle|Small wheel
tsarist|Autocratic, as old Russia
tsarist|Like old autocratic Russia
turnoff|Use an exit ramp
twinges|Pangs
underpin|Support from below
unearths|Exhumes
unloose|Set free
unmasks|Exposes
unrelated|Not in the same family
unsound|Not healthy
updates|Modernizes
uprises|Revolts
usherettes|Female theater seaters, quaintly
viewable|Not impossible to observe
vintners|Winemakers
visceral|Like gut reactions
vitreous|Glassy
warhead|Missile part with the explosive charge
warmers|Leg (dancer's accessory) --
washers|Laundromat machines
whereto|Cabby's question
whinier|More complaining
wombats|Australian marsupials
yardman|Guy mowing lawns, e.g.
yodeled|Sang Alpine-style
yohimbe|Tropical African tree
aborigine|Australian native
abusive|Hurtful, as language
abutted|Was beside
accidentally|Riddle, part 2
achieve|Bring about
acronyms|Words formed from initial letters
addressee|Mail recipient
adoring|Loving lots
adrenal|Gland above the kidney
adrenal|Gland near the kidneys
aerogel|Superlight porous solid
aeronaut|Balloon pilot
aeroplane|British jet, e.g.
affairs|Romances
agnomen|Nickname
airline|Continental or Delta
alchemist|Middle Ages scientist
allotment|Ration
almanac|Fact-filled reference
alphabet|ABC's
amasses|Builds up
amiable|Friendly
amnesia|Memory loss
amusers|Comics, e.g.
amusers|Successful comics
anathemas|Greatly detested things
animato|Lively, in music
announce|Proclaim
announces|Heralds
annoyed|Miffed
anoints|Rubs oil on
answers|Replies to
anthers|Flower parts
antilabor|Opposed to unions
apostle|Matthew or Simon Peter
apropos|Fitting
arbiter|Judge
areolas|Biological rings
arietta|Short operatic solo
armadas|Naval fleets
arouser|Stimulating thing
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrests|Collars
arrowheads|Some shaft attachments
arthropod|Spider or insect, e.g.
artisan|Craftsman
artiste|Actor, singer or dancer
ascender|One rising
ascents|Inclines
asocial|Withdrawing from others
assister|One aiding
assuaged|Soothed
asteroid|Rocky orbiting body
athletes|NFLers, e.g.
atingle|Like an itchy spot
attempt|Endeavor
attired|Clothed
attitude|State of mind
attuning|Harmonizing
audition|Try out (for)
augment|Make larger
bandoleer|Soldier's over-the-shoulder belt
banknotes|Forms of paper money
barhops|Goes from pub to pub
beaming|Smiling broadly
beeline|Direct path
begotten|Sired, biblically
bethesda|Maryland city
bifocal|Having parts for near and far vision
blatant|Flagrant
bohemia|Arty district
booster|Enthusiastic supporter
braises|Cooks slowly in fat
breakouts|Jail escapes
breathe|Respire
breeder|Offspring producer
briefer|Less lengthy
briskly|Energetic way to walk
brouhaha|Ado
bypassed|Went around
caboose|Train's tail
calibers|Bullet diameters
canines|Dog and fox
canines|Dogs
canters|Easy gallops
cardinal|Redbird
carmine|Crimson
catboats|Vessels with one mast and one sail
caterers|Food providers
causers|People bringing things about
celebrant|Festivity participant
cellulite|Certain body fat
ceramic|Like pottery
charisma|Alluring personal quality
cheetah|Fast feline
chiding|Scolding
cleanser|Grime fighter
clobber|Beat badly
coarsens|Gets rough
colorer|One dyeing
comings|-- and goings
constantly|At all times
contort|Get twisted
copartner|Business associate
cordial|Friendly
corneas|Iris coverers
corolla|Toyota model
corrosives|Caustic compounds
coterie|Inner circle
cousins|Aunts' kids
cramped|Having very limited space
craving|Thirst
crusade|Vigorous campaign
crusader|Vigorous campaigner
culpable|Blameworthy
daycare|Where to drop off a tot
daystar|Planet seen in the pre-sunrise sky
daystars|Bright planets, sometimes
decrier|Person denouncing
defenses|Protective measures
definer|Dictionary writer, e.g.
delineate|Sketch out
delouse|Rid of certain insects
denature|Change the inherent character of
densely|How anchovies are packed
deserting|Forsaking
deskmen|Newspaper staffers
detente|Thaw in hostilities
detests|Hates
detonate|Go off, as a bomb
develop|Take shape
diamond|Pricey gem
diminish|Lessen
disease|Part of CDC
displays|Exhibits
distorted|Deformed
doggerel|Comic verse
dribblers|Ball-bouncing hoops player
drivable|Like cars and nails
droppers|Eye medication dispensers
duelist|Shootout participant
eagerly|In an enthusiastic way
ebonies|Trees yielding black wood
economy|Seating class
edition|Newspaper issue
edition|Particular publication
educate|Teach
effused|Poured forth
elector|Voter by ballot
elevates|Raises
elevator|Alternative to stairs
emaciate|Make gaunt
emanate|Flow out (from)
embraced|Hugged
emerald|Deep green
emeritae|Retired female profs
emeritus|Retired prof
emeritus|Retired, as a professor
emitter|One giving off
emoters|Acting hams
emporia|Large retail outlets
emporia|Large retail stores
enacted|Passed, as a law
endorse|Approve
engages|Captivates
engraver|One etching
engraves|Etches
ensigns|Officers in the Navy
entitle|Qualify
envelop|Surround
epithet|Nickname
erasable|Like blackboards
erasing|Effacing
eremite|Religious recluse
erratic|Inconsistent
escargot|Eaten snail
esteems|Holds high
evildoer|Villain
excesses|Immoderate indulgences
eyelids|Lens caps?
eyesore|It's not pretty to look at
eyetooth|Upper canine
fathead|Numskull
firearm|Rifle, e.g.
firebrat|Insect found in hot areas
flatfoot|Condition of one's sole?
flatware|Knives and forks, e.g.
flavors|Ice cream options
flibbertigibbet|Silly, flighty person
forlorn|Desolate
formerly|Once
frappes|Ice cream parlor treats
freshen|Rejuvenate
friends|Pals
funeral|Occasion to pay last respects
galilee|Jesus' home
gearbox|Auto transmission
genuinely|Really
giraffes|Tall zoo attractions
godliest|Most pious
grapheme|Minimal unit of a writing system
greases|Coats with Crisco, e.g.
grosses|Disgusts, with 'out'
growler|Mad dog
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
haunters|Ghosts, e.g.
haywire|Berserk
haywire|Out of kilter
hearths|Fireplace floors
heavens|Skies above
herdsman|Guy keeping sheep, e.g.
heroism|Gallantry
hogwash|'Baloney!'
homemade|Like Mom's meals
homonym|Soundalike word
horsehair|Bowstring material
hostile|Antagonistic
hotline|Crisis calling service
hygiene|Dental or oral follower
iceboats|Vehicles propelled by sails over a frozen body of water
ignoble|Lowly
illiterate|Having no education
imaging|The 'I' of MRI
imagist|Poet using common speech and free verse
impasse|Deadlock
impeder|That which hinders
impedes|Obstructs
impulses|Urges
incites|Eggs on
indigos|Blue dyes
inedible|Not fit to be eaten
inertly|In an inactive way
infested|Overran, as vermin
inflect|Vary the pitch of, as the voice
ingesta|Things that are eaten
initiate|Launch
insincere|Not honest
instant|Split second
insurers|HMOs, e.g.
intermit|Pause at intervals
intimate|Very private
inurbane|Lacking in courtesy
inventor|Patent seeker
iterate|Say again and again
ivories|White piano keys
kennels|Dog shelters
knesset|Israeli parliament
lambert|Jack of the 1970s-'80s Steelers
lateness|Lack of punctuality
latrines|WCs for GIs
leavened|Like yeast-baked bread
lensman|Shutterbug
leotard|Ballet outfit
library|Book store?
lidless|Uncovered, as a pot
likened|Compared (to)
linesmen|Tennis officials
logician|Pro at sound reasoning
loophole|Means of evading a law
loosened|Relaxed
loudest|Least quiet
loudest|Most ear-piercing
luridly|In a glaringly vivid way
machinist|Toolmaker, e.g.
maestro|Virtuoso
mailmen|Guys who keep people posted?
manhole|Entry point for a sewer worker
manicotti|Pasta dish
marinas|Boat basins
martinis|Gin drinks
matinee|Afternoon showing
meanest|Most cruel
melatonin|Biorhythm-regulating hormone
mention|Refer to
meridian|Prime -- (circle in geography)
mermaid|Half woman and half fish
mescals|Peyote-producing plants
militate|Have weight (against)
mindful|Aware (of)
minstrels|Lyric poets
mirrored|Reflected
miseries|Sufferings
misjudge|Estimate incorrectly
mitosis|Cell division
molasses|Slow-flowing syrup
mortgage|Ginnie Mae concern
naivete|Artlessness
narrates|Tells the tale
neediness|Indigence
neonate|Infant
nepenthe|Sorrow-drowning drug of the ancients
newsbeat|Area a reporter is responsible for covering
nomadic|Roving
nominal|In name only
nonuser|Abstainer
noontime|12:00 P.M.
nosiness|Snoop's trait
notable|Eminent
notates|Writes the score for
numerous|Many
obscuring|Making dim
oceanic|Of the sea
ocelots|Spotted cats
ogresses|Ferocious females
olestra|Brand of fake fat
onwards|Moving ahead
oospore|Fungal zygote
operator|AT&T employee
oratorio|Bach piece
ordained|Admitted to the clergy
oregano|Herb in pizza sauce
organisms|Life forms
orientate|Become adjusted
origami|Paper-folding art
originate|Begin
outcast|Pariah
overeater|One gorging
overpower|Subdue
overtake|Pull ahead of
ovulate|Produce reproductive eggs
palomino|Light-hued horse
pandora|Box opener of myth
panorama|All-around view
panther|Leopard
parapet|Castle feature
parapet|Fortress wall
parodied|Did a spoof of
partaken|Eaten, with 'of'
patella|Kneecap
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
penance|Atoning punishment
penname|Author alias
pennies|Cent coins
pennywhistle|Small fipple flute
periods|Dots
permeating|Passing into every part of
persons|Individuals
pintail|River duck
plaster|-- of Paris
platinum|Gray-white element
pledgee|Person to whom a promise is made
plushest|Most deep-piled
pontoon|Flat-bottomed boat
postlude|Closing musical selection
predetermined|Decided in advance
prelims|Early rounds
premise|Logician's starting point
presell|Market in advance
prevailed|Triumphed
priestly|Like Mass officiators
princes|Male heirs
prolonged|Extended
protegee|Woman with a mentor
raisins|Trail mix bits
rampart|Elevated fortification
raspier|More scratchy, as a voice
reappear|Come into view again
recreant|Cowardly
redcaps|Baggage porters
reddish|A bit flushed
redeemer|Savior
redesign|Make a new blueprint for
reelects|Votes in again
reenact|Simulate, as a war battle
regimen|Controlled diet, e.g.
reiterate|Say again
relapse|Backslide
relayed|Passed along
release|Let go free
relinked|Hooked up again
reliquary|Display case for holy artifacts
rematch|What a loser might request
reminder|Memory aid
repented|Changed one's sinful ways
reseeded|Sowed anew
reseeds|Sows again
resells|Vends anew
reshaves|Goes over with a razor again
restroom|Lavatory
retract|Recant
retrain|Coach again
reunite|Get back together
rialtos|Theater districts
ringlet|Curl of hair
riotous|Like a very angry mob
roarers|Noisy lions
roomier|More spacious
rottenest|Most corrupt
samaritan|Selfless aid offerer
sanctum|Holy spot
sarcasm|Caustic wit
satires|Takeoffs
saunters|Strolls along
scapulas|Shoulder blade bones
scraper|Ice-clearing tool
screwier|More nutty
sedentary|Like many unfit folks' lifestyles
seeders|Sowing implements
seesaws|Playground sights
semiarid|Getting very little rainfall
seminar|University study group
semipro|Partially paid athlete
senates|Political bodies
septets|Seven-player pieces
serapes|Baja shawls
serener|More peaceful
serpent|Snake
setters|Irish dogs
sexists|Chauvinistic types
sheerest|Most see-through
sheeting|Fitting with bedclothes
shiners|Black eyes
shortie|Revealing nightgown
shortwave|Having a frequency over 1,600 kilohertz
signora|Married Italian woman's title
sissies|Timid types
slashers|Gory flicks
sleekness|Streamlined quality
smilers|'Cheese!' sayers
smudging|Marking with dirty streaks
sniffing|Smelling
someplace|In an unspecified location
somerset|W. -- Maugham
soothes|Placates
spaniel|Dog breed
sparest|Most scanty
sparsely|How the sticks are populated
spectator|Onlooker
spectra|Prisms' color bands
spikier|More long and pointed
spinach|Popeye's pick-me-up
spirals|Coils
sprites|Elflike ones
staccato|Detached, in music
stagger|Walk drunkenly
stainer|Dye user
stakeout|Police surveillance
stances|Attitudes
standard|Customary
standout|Really shine
sterile|Antiseptic
sterile|Germ-free
steroids|Muscle builders
stifled|Smothered
stinkweeds|Plants with foul smells
stipulate|Require as part of the agreement
stomach|Food depository
stooges|Moe and Curly
stoutly|In a brave manner
strands|DNA units
stumper|Difficult question
styrene|Ingredient in synthetic rubber
sureties|Guarantees
survive|Make it through
sweaters|V-neck garments
sweeter|More sugary
tabular|Arranged in rows and columns
tactical|-- Air Command
tailgate|Drive too closely
tallies|Adds up
tangerine|Mandarin variety
tarpaper|Roofing material
tastiest|Most yummy
taverners|Pub owners
teacake|Petit four, e.g.
teamsters|Truckers
teasers|Luring ads
teenage|Adolescent
teetotals|Drinks no alcohol
tempura|Japanese deep-fried vegetables
tenants|Flat dwellers
tensest|Most uptight
termites|White ants
terriers|Wiry-haired dogs
testate|Having left a valid will
theorem|Math proposition
thirsts|Cravings
tiniest|Most minute
toadied|Flattered servilely
toasting|Saying 'Skoal!,' say
toilsome|Laborious
toledos|Fine-tempered Spanish swords
tolerate|Put up with
toolbar|Convenient strip of computer icons
toreros|Bullfighters
tourism|Income source for a resort area
towards|In the direction of
trainable|Having potential to be taught
trained|Got in shape
treatise|Dissertation
treetop|Place for a high nest
trickle|Fall in drops
trident|Spear with three prongs
trigram|Three-letter sequence
trodden|Well- -- (like a worn footpath)
troilus|Shakespeare play '-- and Cressida'
tsunamis|Huge waves
turnable|Like things you can spin
tutorial|Instruction for a user
umlauts|Two-dot diacritics
unbuttoned|Loosened, as a dress shirt
underfed|Gave too little to eat
unmanned|Pilotless
unnerve|Rattle
unpeeled|Like fruit with intact skin
unseated|Ousted from office
unsettled|Not stable
unstitch|Rip apart, in a way
unstrap|Remove, as a seat belt
untying|Loosening, as laces
uttered|Spoke
vacancy|Motel sign
vascular|Of veins or arteries
veiniest|Having the most lines, as a leaf
violist|Player in the string section
wackily|In a crazy way
walkout|Workers' strike
wastrel|Spendthrift
westerly|Toward the sunset
western|Cowboy film
whether|'... -- you like it or not!'
wiccans|Neopagan religion practitioners
woodsman|Lumberjack, e.g.
wormhole|Theoretical passageway in space
worsted|Firmly twisted wool yarn
yeshiva|Jewish school
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
abalone|Large mollusk
abdicate|Give up voluntarily
abettor|One aiding in wrongdoing
acceder|Person who acquiesces
accepts|Agrees to
acetone|Lab solvent
acetone|Paint solvent
achieve|Accomplish
addenda|Book appendixes
adenoid|It's near a tonsil
affronts|Open insults
agendas|Schedules
agnomen|Moniker
agonies|Great pains
agonise|Suffer, in Suffolk
airhead|Ditzy type
airspace|Flight zone
alameda|Tree-lined promenade
alerted|Made aware
aliases|Assumed names
allegro|Fast, musically
allusion|Indirect reference
altoists|Some jazz saxophone players
amandine|Trout -- (nut-crusted fish dish)
amusers|Jesters, e.g.
anabolic|Like some steroids
analyses|In-depth studies
anchorwoman|Katie Couric, e.g.
angelic|Like cherubs
anglers|Hook-and-line fishers
angular|Bony and lean
animist|Shamanistic believer
antediluvian|Very old and outmoded
antennae|Insect head parts
apelike|Simian
aperitif|Alcoholic appetizer
apostle|James or Judas, e.g.
appended|Added on
arouses|Piques
artichoke|Its heart is eaten as a vegetable
arugula|Salad green
ascended|Went up
asepsis|Absence of germs
asperse|Disparage
aspersed|Attacked with false charges
asperses|Mud-slings
aspirant|High-hoper
aspirates|Draws by suction
assails|Rails at
assault|Onslaught
asserts|States positively
assessed|Rated
asteroid|Celestial body
atingle|Like itches
attempt|Take a crack at
attempts|Has a go at
available|Ready for use
averted|Prevented
awakeners|Alarm clocks, e.g.
axillas|Armpits, in anatomy
barrette|Hair clasp
barrier|Obstacle
bawlers|People sobbing
benefits|Advantages
billowy|In swelling surges
blossom|Flower
blossom|Yield flowers
boniest|Most gaunt
boomtown|City with rapid population growth
buffoon|Jester
campaign|Seek voters' support
caribou|Big reindeer
carnies|Ferris wheel operators e.g.,
carrots|Snowmen's noses often,
caskets|Beds for vampires
cedilla|Diacritical mark under a 'c'
centesimo|Lira fraction
cheered|Cried 'Rah!'
chimera|Fire-breathing monster
choices|Options
chorister|Robed singer, often
clumped|Bunched up
coached|Trained
coddles|Pampers
cohosts|Five on 'The View,' e.g.
colonial|Like 17th-century Virginia
congeal|Coagulate
consent|Permission
consists|Is made up (of)
convene|Assemble
coronary|Of heart arteries
crankiest|Most irritable
creepier|More eerie
crispier|More brittle
critical|Crucial
crooner|Silky-voiced singer
curlicues|Signature ornaments
cyclorama|Pictorial landscape encircling a viewer
dankest|Most cold and damp
dateless|Having no social engagement
deathtrap|Positively perilous place
debacle|Fiasco
debarks|Goes ashore
debaser|Humiliating person
decisively|In a resolute way
demeans|Abases
demeans|Humiliates
demerit|Bad mark in school
demerit|Misconduct mark
departs|Leaves
dervish|Whirling Muslim maybe,
desalts|Makes drinkable, as seawater
desktops|Office workspaces
despoils|Plunders
dictate|Give orders
dilemma|Quandary
dinette|Small furniture set for mealtime
diorama|3-D display
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
directs|Oversees
dismissal|Permission to leave
display|Put on exhibit
dispose|Throw out, with 'of'
dodders|Walks shakily
dollars|Smackers, so to speak
donates|Is charitable
dorsals|Some fish fins
drabble|Kevin Fagan comic strip
dragonfly|Mosquito eater [2000]
dreidel|Top spun on Hanukkah
earners|Money makers
earnest|Sincere
easiest|Least tough
ebonies|Black piano keys, familiarly
echidna|Egg layer with spines
edgiest|Most skittish
editors|Text fixers
egomaniacs|Narcissists
egyptians|Giza natives
elective|Nonrequired course
elegant|Exquisite
elegant|Graceful
elixirs|Panaceas
elkhound|Norwegian dog breed
embargo|Trade ban
emissary|Ambassador
emissions|Discharged things
enablers|Authorizing people
enamels|Glossy finishes
enamored|Enchanted
engines|Things to rev
enjoyed|Relished
enjoyer|One relishing something
enormous|Huge
epidemic|Prevalent and rapidly spreading
epigram|Witticism
epistle|Bible book in the form of a letter
epistle|Jude or Titus
epitomes|Perfect examples
erasure|Evidence of a mistake
erasure|Mark of a written error
erasure|Test-paper smudge
eroding|Eating away
escaper|Person breaking out
escarole|Salad green
esteems|Honors
estrogen|Female hormone
eternal|Infinite
etheric|Of an old anesthetic
etymology|Derivation of a word
evictor|Tenant ouster
exemplar|Paradigm
existed|Were
exoduses|Mass departures
exports|Ships overseas
eyebrow|Plucked hair
eyeless|Lacking sight organs
fatness|Chubby quality
feistily|In a spunky way
felines|Cats
fermata|'Hold this note' musical symbol
finagle|Get via trickery
finality|Quality of being settled
fireside|Cozy hot spot
foresaw|Envisioned
foresee|Predict
foretells|Predicts
freewheeling|Uninhibited
frescos|Murals on plaster
fulfill|Carry out
garments|Clothes
gaseous|Like nitrogen and neon
gaseous|Neither solid nor liquid
genuine|Real
germane|Pertinent
gestapo|Brutal force
glaring|Harshly bright
gliders|Quiet planes
glossal|Pertaining to the tongue
glottal|Like some stops, linguistically
goliath|Biblical giant
greasers|1950s young toughs
gremlin|Imaginary troublemaker
griddles|Frying pans
guanaco|Camel's kin
gutless|Cowardly
harebrained|Idiotic [1999]
haughty|Like a snob
headhunt|Engage in employee recruiting
headstones|They may say 'R.I.P.'
hearten|Cheer up
henceforth|From now on
heroism|Lifesaving act, e.g.
hipster|Cool cat
hostile|Ill-willed
hottest|Most spicy
icicles|Frigid spikes
imbiber|One drinking
implants|Fixes firmly
implosion|Inward burst
improper|Not suitable
inebriate|Intoxicate
inertia|It keeps things going
inhabit|Live in
inkiest|Most pitch-black
inlands|Noncoastal regions
inroads|Incursions
insoles|Boot parts
insulin|Glucose-level regulator
intense|Quite acute
interest|Bank accrual
interim|Meantime
internal|Part of IRS
internist|Expert in body organs
interpret|Give the meaning of
irately|In a very angry way
ironers|Wrinkle removers
irrigate|Water artificially
isolate|Place alone
isolated|Secluded
isoprene|Rubber compound
italics|Tilted type
itchier|Like a more annoying rash
iterate|Say again
kerosene|Lamp oil
kinetics|Study of motion's forces
lambert|2009 'American Idol' runner-up Adam
lariats|Cowboy ropes
leakproof|Sealed so as not to allow seepage
lemonades|Citrus drinks
lengths|Durations
leonine|Like the king of the jungle
lessens|Diminishes
lessons|Teachings
libelee|Defendant in a defamation suit
limeade|Tart, green juice drink
linings|Inside layers
literati|Erudite folks
literati|Intellectuals
lottery|State-run game
macadam|Road topper
macrame|Knot-tying art
madeira|White wine
madonna|'Material Girl' singer
magenta|Purplish red
manicures|Fingernail treatments
marquises|Some cut diamonds
mascots|Team symbols
matinee|Daytime showing
meadows|Green fields
meringue|Lemon pie topping
message|Communiqué
migrants|People who resettle
minaret|Mosque tower
minilab|Fast photo-developing outlet
miscast|Put in the wrong role
mitzvah|Bar -- (Jewish rite)
mobbers|Unruly crowd participants
modiste|Maker of fashionable dresses
modular|Designed with standard-sized units
monolog|Soliloquy
monsters|Fiends
morocco|Rabat locale
nameable|Worthy of a title
natters|Yammers
needles|Syringe tips
neonatal|Of infancy
nesters|Tree house makers?
nesters|Twig-toting birds
neutered|Fixed, as Fido
newtons|Force units
nibbles|Small bites
nobleness|Lordly quality
nodders|People dozing off
nonplus|Confound
noontime|Twelve P.M.
notepad|Memo tablet
notices|Sees
nucleate|Having a center, as a cell
oarsman|Guy rowing
oboists|Some wind players
obviate|Make unnecessary
oddballs|Kooky types
odorant|Aroma emitter
olympiad|Certain four-year period
omelette|Brunch dish
operetta|Relative of a musical
opinion|Point of view
opposes|Runs against
opposite|Antonym
oracles|Prophecy sites
orators|Speaking aces
orbited|Circled the sun, e.g.
ordains|Decrees
origami|Paper folding
origami|Paper-folding craft
osmosis|Gradual absorption
outlast|Endure longer than
outputted|Produced as computer data,
outsoar|Fly higher than
ovaries|Egg producers
overact|Emote
overawe|Really stun
overeager|Excessively enthusiastic
overkill|Too much of a good thing
ovoidal|Elliptical
oxpecker|Bird feeding on parasitic ticks [2009]
palaver|Idle chatter
pariahs|Outcasts
parsnip|White root vegetable
pennames|Writers' aliases
peppering|Seasoning pungently
percolate|Filter
personae|Dramatis -- (list of play characters)
pestilence|Great evil
phantom|Specter
plantar|Of the sole of the foot
plasmas|Blood components
pleased|Tickled pink
poisoner|Venom injector, e.g.
portrays|Plays the role of
potables|Beverages
potassium|Mineral in bananas
prairies|Grasslands
prelate|Church VIP
premise|Logical assumption
presage|Omen
pressed|Squeezed
proudest|Most self-satisfied
psalter|Book of biblical songs
purists|Strict sorts
rainout|Bad-weather cancellation
rebated|Gave back after a purchase
recalled|Recollected
recants|Retracts
receded|Ebbed
recites|Lists aloud
reclothe|Attire anew
recognize|Be able to identify
redeemed|Cashed in
redoing|Changing the style of
reelers|One- -- (short films)
reemerge|Come into view again
refract|Bend, as light
refutes|Proves false
regatta|Yacht race
regimes|Forms of government
registers|Enrolls
relapses|Slips back
relatives|Kinsmen
relearns|Memorizes again
relieve|Ease up
remolds|Shapes anew
remounts|Gets on again, as a horse
renames|Labels anew
renewal|Contract extension
reordered|Replenished the stock of
repeats|Reiterates
repeats|Says over
repossess|Take back
repower|Give new juice to?
resealed|Made more waterproof
residue|Ashes, e.g.
reticence|Reserved quality
retiree|Pensioner
retitled|Changed the name of
retrace|Outline anew
revokes|Nullifies
rewarms|Heats again, as leftovers
rewinds|Backs up on a cassette
ricochet|Carom
ricochets|Rebounds
rigatoni|Pasta choice
roguery|Playful mischief
rootlet|Ivy tendril
rosaries|Strings of prayer beads
rosiest|Most hopeful
rotatable|Like lazy Susans and car tires
sabotage|Obstruct deliberately
samisen|Japanese banjo
sarongs|Luau skirts
sarongs|Unisex skirts
sashays|Glides nonchalantly
savored|Delighted in
scarabs|Revered beetles
scepter|Royal rod
schemes|Sly plans
scotties|Terrier types, briefly
seacoasts|Shores
seascape|Painting of an ocean
seaward|In the ocean's direction
seaweed|Ocean plant
semisolid|A bit firm in consistency
senorita|Mexican miss
serenest|Most tranquil
servers|Waitstaff members
sesames|Bagel seeds
sheaves|Harvest bundles
shebang|The whole --
shelves|Bookstore units
shields|Protects
sidespin|Pool player's 'English'
silesia|European coal region
sirocco|Hot, dust-laden wind
sizable|Fairly large
sizable|Quite large
slavish|Servile
slowish|Rather poky
smartly|In a brainy way
smeariest|Most messy, as makeup
smelled|Sniffed
smiling|Beaming
smoking|Hard habit to kick
snakeroot|Reputed rattler bite remedy [2001]
sniffers|They smell
soberly|In a serious way
sonless|Having no male offspring
sourcing|Identifying the origin of
soursop|Tropical fruit with black seeds and white pulp
southern|From Dixie
spaders|Some dirt diggers
splotchy|Full of irregular stains
sprinkle|Light rain
squelch|Silence
stamina|Marathoner's need
stashes|Hidden supplies
staunchly|In a loyal way
stealer|One robbing
stealer|Thieving sort
steeled|Hardened (oneself)
steeled|Made tough
stellar|Really great
stipels|Leaflet appendages
stipends|Periodic payments
stopgaps|Band-aids
strafes|Attacks from an airplane
strainer|Colander
strategy|Game plan
streaks|Runs naked
stresses|Emphasizes
strides|Big steps
strobes|Disco lights
strongman|Samson or Hercules
submarine|U-boat, e.g.
subtler|More nuanced
suburbs|Areas outside cities
subzero|Like frigid climates
sucrose|Sweet stuff
sudsiest|Most lathery
suppose|Presume
sweetie|Darling
swisher|Mouthwash user, often
systems|Ways of doing things
tallest|Greatest in stature
taloned|Having claws, as an eagle
tamable|Not too wild to be broken
tapioca|Certain pudding base
tapioca|Kind of pudding
tapioca|Pudding option
tartans|Kilt patterns
tastier|More yummy
tattooed|Provided with a body image?
teenager|New driver, usually
teenier|More wee
teetered|Threatened to topple
tensile|Stretchable
tensile|Stretchy
terrific|Wonderful
textile|Fabric
thematic|Topical
tinting|Coloring
tipping|Adding 15 for the waiter, say%
titania|Uranus' largest moon
trainee|One interning
trainings|Practice sessions
transaction|Business agreement
treadle|Foot pedal
tributes|Homages
triggers|Sets off
triplet|Three-note grouping
triremes|Galleys with three banks of oars
tropics|Torrid Zone
typists|Keyboard users
umlauts|Double-dot diacritics
unarming|Rendering weaponless
unaware|Ignorant (of)
unchain|Free from fetters
unsound|Illogical
uproars|Brouhahas
uranium|Radioactive element
vaguely|In an ill-defined way
vamoose|Skedaddle
venture|Enterprise
vestigial|Like a small, degenerate body part
violence|Savagery
wasabis|Sushi bar condiments
waterbeds|They make waves when people toss and turn
webfeet|Duck's pair
whorled|Like fingerprints
wingless|Like fleas and lice
zucchini|Squash type
aberrant|Abnormal
ability|Competence
abolish|Do away with
abolishes|Eradicates
absents|Removes (oneself)
accusals|Indictments
acetate|Film overlay
acetate|Protective plastic film
actions|Not merely words
adenine|Base in DNA and RNA
admiral|Fleet head
admiral|Navy VIP
adoptee|One taken in by another
adorner|One ornamenting
aerated|Gave fizz to
ageless|Undying
agreement|Consensus
aileron|Airplane part
ailments|Sicknesses
alameda|Shaded walk
alameda|Shady public walk
alameda|Shady walk
aliases|Stage names
aligner|Auto garage worker, at times
allusive|Using indirect references
amalgamate|Merge into a single body
amassed|Accrued
ambient|Atmospheric music genre
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amender|Bill modifier, e.g.
amender|Constitution modifier, e.g.
amoebae|Microscopic creatures
amoebae|Unicellular swimmers
analyst|Investment firm worker
anchovy|Pizza-topping fish
ancient|Age-old
andante|Medium tempo
anemone|Sea -- (reef creature)
angoras|Silky goats
animato|Lively, musically
anoints|Consecrates with oil
anosmia|Inability to smell
antenna|Rabbit ears
anthems|Pregame songs
anticrime|Against lawbreaking
antiflu|Fighting a common viral illness
apollos|Hunks
appoints|Designates
archive|Information repository
arietta|Short opera piece
arousal|Stimulation
arouses|Stimulates
arrange|Systematize
arrests|Nabs
ascribe|Impute
ashcans|Trash barrels
asperse|Attack with evil reports
assault|Attack
asserts|Declares
assessors|Pros at property appraisal
assigns|Hands out
assists|Aids
assuage|Relieve
athirst|Desirous
atoners|Penitent types
atrophy|Waste away
attained|Reached
attires|Puts garments on
authored|Penned
aviated|Piloted
aviates|Flies a plane
aviating|Flying an aircraft
avionics|Field of flight technology
avocado|Guacamole base
avoidable|Unlike death and taxes?
avowals|Open affirmations
awarded|Gave a trophy, e.g.
awardee|Prize getter
awesome|Tremendous
babysit|Get paid to watch Junior
banshee|Wailing spirit of folklore
basaltic|Like dark igneous rock
bearers|Standard- -- (leaders of movements)
benumbed|Desensitized
betoken|Serve as a sign of
bifocal|Like some eyeglass lenses
bigheads|Egotists have them
bistros|Small cafés
bladers|In-line skaters
blessed|Sanctified
bloomer|Plant that flowers
bobsled|Winter Olympics event
bourbon|Kind of whiskey
brocade|Rich fabric with raised designs
cabaret|Supper club
caesars|Las Vegas' -- Palace
calamine|Soothing pink lotion
capered|Gamboled
careers|Professions
carless|Having no wheels
carotid|Large artery
carotid|Neck artery
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
catalpa|Tree with long, beanlike seedpods
catawba|American Indian or wine
cavemen|Troglodytes
cayenne|Hot pepper
censure|Official reprimand
centime|French euro division
chatroom|Online gabbing site
chicanos|Mexican-Americans
chinned|Chewed the fat
chlorine|Swimming pool additive
circuits|Motherboard components
clamored|Raised a din
clinked|Sounded like bumping glasses
closest|Least distant
coaters|People painting, e.g.
cohorts|Accomplices
coldest|Least warm
collinear|Lying in the same straight path
colorful|Not drab
communism|Stalin's doctrine
cornier|More hokey, as a joke
corrode|Rust away
crabbed|Bellyached
cratered|Like the moon's surface
creator|Maker
creoles|Some Louisianans
crevice|Deep rift
crossings|Points of intersection
cupolas|Small domes
curable|Like ailments that can be remedied
custard|Eggy dessert
custodian|Caretaker
dancing|Disco activity
datable|Like potential boyfriends
daystar|Bright planet seen before sunrise
deadest|Least active
delayed|Dawdled
delists|Removes from a roster
densest|Most tightly packed
dentist|Tooth puller
deporter|One doing a banishing act
derision|Mockery
desired|Wanted
deviate|Stray
devised|Dreamed up
diagram|Explanatory drawing
disrepair|Dilapidated condition
dissected|Took apart
distort|Skew
ditcher|Excavating machine
dogcart|Pooch-pulled vehicle
dogtrot|Pooch pace
doloroso|Sorrowfully, in music
donator|Philanthropic giver
doofuses|Nitwits
dossier|Spy's file
dovetails|Fits together well
droners|Steady hum producers
earners|Bread makers
earpiece|Hearing aid part
easeled|Supported on a stand, as a painting
eclairs|Doughnut alternatives
eclipse|Sun block?
eeriest|Most macabre
efforts|Attempts
elitist|Snobbish
elusive|Hard to get
emanated|Flowed out
emeralds|May gems
emerges|Comes into view
emeritae|Retired women professors
emotive|Arousing intense feeling
endorse|Sanction
engrave|Imprint on a hard surface
enlarge|Make bigger
entente|Friendly pact
entraps|Catches in a web
enunciate|Speak articulately
envious|Green-eyed
epicenter|Earthquake origination point
eremite|Religious hermit
erosion|Gully creator
erotica|Racy genre
escaped|Broke loose
escapee|Fugitive
escheats|Property confiscations
essence|Very nature
essences|Hearts
etceteras|Additional unspecified things
evacuate|Make empty
evangel|The gospel
exonerate|Absolve
eyeless|Having no sight organs
eyeless|Lacking vision organs
fascist|Like Mussolini
flipped|Did a somersault
flypaper|Sticky strips with poison
foresaw|Prophesied
franchises|Individual stores of chains, often
freedom|Liberty
freeholds|Estates not acquired under leases
fresnel|-- lens (spotlight component)
frolics|Plays friskily
gavotte|Minuet-like dance
germane|Relevant (to)
gestalt|Organized whole, in psychology
ghettos|Slummy districts
gleaner|One slowly collecting
gourmet|Epicure
griffin|TV's Merv
grounder|Fly ball's antithesis
growths|Beards, e.g.
haircut|Barbershop offering
hammerers|Hard-hitting carpenters
handful|Amount that fits in a fist
hardest|Most difficult
harmonize|Sing barbershop-style
hatters|Milliners
heartache|Grief
hibachis|Small grills
hickory|Smoking wood
hidalgo|State bordering Veracruz
hoarsen|Become laryngitic
honesty|Truthfulness
honeycomb|It's bee-built
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
horsemanship|Equestrian skill
hosanna|Biblical cry of praise
hosanna|Palm Sunday shout
identical|Exact same
ideology|Body of beliefs
idyllic|Pastoral
ignoble|Of low birth
imagery|Mental pictures
immoral|Wicked
immures|Builds into a wall
imputed|Attributed
incited|Spurred on
increase|Ramp up
inertia|Lethargy
infanta|Newborn girl, in Spain
ingesta|Things eaten
ingrown|Like some painful hairs
inhalant|Asthma spray, e.g.
inoperable|On the fritz
inquest|Judicial hearing
inquisitor|Harsh interrogator
intents|Purposes
interest|Earnings on the principal
intricate|Complicated
inuring|Accustoming (to)
invalid|Null and void
irately|In a very angry way
ironing|Laundry job
ironist|One using twisted humor
isotope|Carbon 14 or uranium 235
issuers|Distributors
isthmus|Connecting land strip
itemise|List the particulars of, to a Brit
ivories|Piano keys
jalapeno|Hot pepper
jasmine|Pale yellow
knelled|Sounded a funeral bell
lariats|Lassos
latitude|Leeway
lawsuit|Court case
lettering|Stencil work
limited|Put a cap on
loadings|Burdens
locomotive|Train puller
loudest|Least soft
lucifer|Satan
macaroni|Edible tubes
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
malacca|Asia's Strait of --
manilas|Strong, buff papers
mariner|Sailor
mariposas|Tuliplike lilies
marital|Matrimonial
matador|Bullfighter
matador|Toreador
matilda|'Waltzing --' (Aussie folk song)
maturer|More like an adult
meaning|Denotation
messiness|Slob's quality
messmate|Army meal buddy
metatarsal|Pertaining to foot bones
miasmas|Poisonous vapors
midtown|City's central section
mileage|Datum in a used-car ad
million|Hundred cubed
mimicking|Aping
miscellaneous|Assorted
mismanage|Handle wrongly, as funds
mistaken|In error
mistakes|Errors
mitosis|Basic cell division
moccasin|Sioux shoe
moccasins|Heelless slip-ons
monomania|Obsessive zeal for a single thing
monthly|12 times per year
monthly|Every 30 days or so
nailing|Getting exactly right
namable|Worthy to be given a title
narrows|Gets thinner
nascent|Coming into existence
navigator|Person at the helm
nelsons|Eddy and Mandela
neuters|Fixes, as Rover
newsier|More informative
nightly|During every evening
nonrigid|Lacking firmness
nosedive|Sudden drop
obelisks|Tall, tapering stone pillars
obeyers|Order followers
obscene|Indecent
ocarinas|Small wind instruments
oceanaria|Large tanks for marine life
ocelots|Wild cats
octahedra|Eight-faced solids
octopus|Ink squirter
odorless|Scent-free
odyssey|Homer work
offline|Not connected to the Internet
oftenest|Most frequently
omelets|Alternatives to waffles
oneness|Marital state
oneself|By -- (alone)
opining|Expressing views
oriental|Of the East
ornately|In a florid way
osmoses|Slow absorptions
outsides|Exteriors
outsource|Procure off-site, as goods and services
overarm|Like some swimming strokes
overdress|Don too many duds
overgrew|Got too thick with weeds
overuse|Make trite
paellas|Spanish rice dishes
pajamas|Crib clothes
palmate|Like a hand with fingers spread
palpate|Examine by touching, as for medical diagnosis
panoramas|Sweeping views
parades|July 4 events
parapet|Protective wall
parolee|Many an ex-con
passkey|It opens many locks
paternal|Fatherly
patrons|Customers
peddled|Hawked
peglike|Similar to a wooden pin
pension|Retiree's payment
persist|Stick with it
phoenix|City northwest of Tucson
phrases|Sentence units
pintsize|Small
pitches|Throws
placebo|Sugar pill
planeload|Jet capacity
planetaria|Places to see stars in science centers
platoons|Military units
pleural|Of lung membranes
pointers|Advice bits
poloist|Player of a game on horseback
popular|In demand
pouches|Sacs
preened|Dressed up fussily
premolar|Tooth next to a canine
prettier|Less ugly
prisons|Jails
prosaic|Humdrum
prudence|Wisdom
pygmies|Africans of small stature
rafters|Roof boards
rampant|Rife
ransoms|Frees for a price
rashers|Bacon slices
ratfink|Informer
rattails|Some rodent appendages
ravager|Devastating damage doer
reappear|Emerge again
rebuild|Assemble again
recouped|Got back, as losses
rectors|Pastors
redates|Time-stamps anew
redivide|Split again
reedier|More thin
referee|Umpire
refires|Shoots a rifle again
refugees|People fleeing for safety
regress|Backslide
rehouse|Put in a new home
relabel|Tag again
relents|Yields
reliant|Dependent
remelts|Thaws again
renames|Gives a new label to
renegade|Outlaw type
repeatable|Not just one-shot
reprisal|Act of retaliation
resettle|Establish roots elsewhere
resides|Lives, as in a house
resolve|Settle, as an issue
respire|Inhale and exhale
resprout|Germinate again
restaff|Hire new employees for
restate|Paraphrase
retiree|Many a nest egg user
retiree|Person on a pension
retires|Turns in
retitles|Dubs anew
retrocedes|Goes back
reunite|Bring back together
revered|Venerated
rewards|Gives a prize
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
rooters|Audibly excited fans
russets|Some apples and potatoes
saddest|Least happy
saguaro|Big cactus
salesmen|Vending guys
sappers|Energy-draining things
sateens|Lustrous cloths
saturate|Soak
scapula|Shoulder blade
scenario|Screenplay
screams|Shrieks
scrimper|Penny pincher
scrooge|Miser visited by ghosts
scruple|Moral reservation
seatmate|One next to you on a plane, e.g.
seatmates|People who may share armrests
seawall|Breakwater embankment
seaweed|Marine plant
section|Division
seepage|Oozing liquid
seesaws|Park fixtures
selects|Decides on
sending|Mailing out
senorita|Málaga miss
sensate|Having feeling
separate|Disjoined
separates|Divides up
serious|Not kidding
session|Time in court
several|A few
shaders|Sun visors and parasols
shamans|Magic-using illness curers
shellfish|Oyster, e.g.
sheriff|County lawman
shipmate|Fellow crew member
sierras|Western U.S. range
silence|Total quiet
skeletons|Frameworks of bones
skunked|Kept from scoring any points
skydive|Use a parachute
skyward|To the heavens
sleetiest|Most hazardously icy
smartie|Wise guy
smashup|Bad traffic accident
smashup|Major wreck
smothered|Stifled
snoring|Napping audibly
snowshoe|Arctic footwear
snubbed|Rebuffed
soarers|High fliers
solidly|In a sturdy way
somehow|One way or another
sophists|Clever, specious reasoners
sources|Origins
sparrow|Finch type
spectate|Watch from the stands
spieler|Sales pitch deliverer
spinach|V8 vegetable
spirulina|Blue-green algae variety
stalactite|Cave 'icicle'
stalemates|Deadlocks
stances|Viewpoints
startling|Astonishing
stature|Height
statute|Regulation
steelie|Metallic playing marble
steeliness|Inflexibility
sternest|Most severe
sternly|With severity
steroid|Olympian's no-no
stopper|Plug in a tub
storage|What attics are used for
straddler|One on the fence
strides|Long steps
studied|Hit the books
stuttered|Talked like Porky Pig
styrene|Compound in plastics
substantial|Not trivial
sundial|Clock's ancestor
synaptic|Of neural firing points
systoles|Components of blood pressure readings
tallows|Smears with animal fat
tangelo|Citrus fruit
tangoed|Did a certain ballroom dance
tastiness|Good flavor
taurine|Red Bull ingredient
taxicab|Hack's car
teenager|Mall rat, typically
teetered|Rocked on the brink
tenement|Slum digs
tentage|Campsite shelters, collectively
tenuous|Lacking a sound basis
termini|Ends of railroad lines
theorem|Axiom's kin
thesauri|Synonym books
thither|To that place
titania|Largest moon of Uranus
titmice|Small songbirds
topmast|Fore-and-aft rig part
tostada|Tortilla treat
totemic|Like a tribal emblem
tottery|Walking shakily
touchup|Improve by making small changes
traitor|Betrayer
tramways|Mine haulage tracks
treason|Crime of disloyalty
trenchers|Ditchdiggers
trestle|Bridge part
triaged|Prioritized, as wounded people
tritone|Three-whole-step interval
trouper|Touring actor
trustee|Fiduciary
tsarist|Like old Russia, politically
tsetses|Frightful flies
tweedle|Sing shrilly
tyranny|Despotism
uniform|Unvarying
uniforms|Sailor suits, e.g.
unlearning|Breaking, as a bad habit
unquote|'End of citation'
unruliest|Most disorderly
upcountry|Toward a nation's interior
uprates|Increases the value of, as a benefit
uterine|Of the womb
utilize|Employ
ventral|Not dorsal
verdure|Lush green vegetation
vicarage|Church officer's residence
violate|Infringe upon
warpage|Distortion
watchdog|Furry guard
wearied|Grew tired
wetness|Moisture
wireless|Requiring no cord
wiretap|Spy's device
wiseacre|Smart aleck
wiseguys|Smart alecks
xeroxes|Some photocopies
yardman|Hired lawn maintainer
yearner|Longing person
zealotry|Fanatical devotion
zoologic|Pertaining to animals
abracadabra|Cry of magic
abridge|Abbreviate
abridge|Curtail
abridge|Truncate
absence|Truancy, e.g.
abusively|In a harshly insulting way, say
accords|Honda models
accoutred|Outfitted and equipped
accuser|Finger-pointer
adamant|Stubborn
adamant|Unbudging
adenoid|Mass near a tonsil
adulterer|Hester Prynne of 'The Scarlet Letter,' e.g.
advisee|One being counseled
adviser|One giving counsel
affairs|Bureau of Indian --
aglitter|Sparkling
airdates|Show times
airhead|Ditz
alarmed|Freaked out
alfredo|Tenor Kraus
alienee|Property recipient, legally
aligner|One who straightens
allegro|Quickly, in music
allowable|Not banned
almanac|It's fact-filled
alveoli|Tiny air sacs in the lungs
amalgam|Blend
amateurs|Nonpros
amiable|Congenial
amiable|Cordial
amoebic|Like some single-celled organisms
anagram|Letter shuffle
analyst|Careful examiner
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancestral|Of one's forebears
angered|Made mad
angoras|Silky-haired rabbits
annealed|Tempered with heat
another|One after --
antacid|Tums, e.g.
anteing|Putting chips in up front
antelope|'Home on the Range' creature
anthemic|Like national theme songs
antisera|Snakebite medications
arabica|Coffee type
arcades|Skee-Ball locales
argyles|Socks with diamonds
arietta|Brief operatic solo
arising|Resulting (from)
armlets|Sleeve bands
arouses|Awakens
arpeggio|Broken chord
arterial|Of the aorta, for example
artiest|Most chichi
artsier|More chichi
asocial|Unlike a people person
asocial|Withdrawn from people
assassin|Hit man
assault|Blitzkrieg
assorts|Classifies
assumes|Adopts
astronomy|Space studier's field
atelier|Artist's studio
athletes|Jocks
atomize|Reduce to a fine spray
attains|Acquires
attempt|Take a shot at
attends|Shows up for
attests|Certifies (to)
atypical|Abnormal
auroras|Northern and southern lights
avarice|Greed
avenging|Vindicating
average|C-worthy
average|Mediocre
average|So-so
averred|Claimed
awarded|Gave a blue ribbon, say
backhoe|Excavating vehicle
backstabbers|1972 hit for the O'Jays
balloons|Gets bloated
baloney|'Hogwash!'
bandanna|Neckerchief
barstool|Pub perch
barterer|One trading
bathhouse|Cabana, e.g.
bathtubs|Fixtures to soak in
beanpoles|Tall, lanky types
bearers|Check cashers, e.g.
bedouin|Desert Arab
beeline|Direct route
beeswax|'None of your --!'
believes|Has faith
bereave|Deprive (of)
bistros|Eateries
bizarre|Strange
blotters|Police logs
bohemia|Community for the avant-garde
boldest|Most brazen
bologna|Deli meat
boudoir|Woman's bedroom
bounded|Leapt
bourbon|Whiskey type
branchy|Overgrown with limbs
brassiere|Lingerie top
bronchus|Air passage of the lung
burrito|Enchilada kin
burritos|Tacos' kin
candids|Unposed photos
canteen|Hiker's flask
careened|Lurched side-to-side
carpeted|Having a rug
centaur|Mythical horse-man
chaotic|Very disorderly
charisma|Personal magnetism
christie|Mystery writer Agatha
circlet|Ring-shaped head ornament
clearer|Less cloudy
closure|Cessation of operations
coaxial|Kind of cable that conducts electrical signals
coiners|Inventors of new words
collation|Task after printing out sheets
copartner|Equal business associate
cordial|Warm and friendly
costars|Top-billing sharers
costlier|Higher-priced
couponing|Extreme -- (TLC reality show)
cowlick|Unruly patch of hair
cowpeas|Southern U.S. forage plants
creamer|Coffee additive
creatine|Amino acid supplement popular with bodybuilders
credence|Believability
credits|They roll as films finish
cresses|Pungent salad greens
cryogens|Refrigerants
cubicle|Semiprivate workspace
daybeds|Couches for sleeping
debater|Participant in an arguing contest
decrepit|Dilapidated
defined|Stated the meaning of
deforest|Rid of trees
denoting|Standing for
densest|Least sparse
detected|Discerned
deterred|Dissuaded
detesters|Hateful ones
deviate|Veer
disdain|Scorn
disorders|Ailments
dissent|Have a minority view
distance|Length
dovecote|Pigeon shed
drabble|Long-running comic strip
earnest|Impassioned
earphone|Headset half
ebonies|Black piano keys, informally
eclairs|Cream-filled pastries
edgeways|With a side foremost
educable|Fit to be taught
elapsing|Sliding by
electronica|Cousin of techno music
electrons|Nucleus orbiters
elegant|Posh
elegizes|Mourns in verse
ellipse|Oval
emanates|Radiates
emended|Revised, as text
emerita|Retired female professor
emigres|Defectors
eminence|Prestige
emoting|Overacting
emotion|Joy, for one
emotion|Love or hate
emotive|Like hammy acting
enamels|Glossy varnishes
enamors|Captivates
endmost|Farthest from the start
energize|Pep up
engager|Employee hirer, e.g.
engines|Purring car parts
engorge|Swallow greedily
enigmas|Paradoxes
enlaced|Intertwisted
enplaning|Boarding a jet
enrages|Incenses
entices|Leads on
entrees|Main dishes
envelop|Wrap around
environs|Vicinity
epicure|Gourmand
erasures|Correctors' smudges
erotica|Racy reading
escapism|Avoidance of reality
espouse|Embrace, as a cause
essence|Basic nature
evacuee|Bolter before a hurricane, perhaps
evaders|Dodgers
exaggerate|Overstate
examine|Analyze
exceeds|Goes over
excelled|Did very well
excerpts|Selected passages
exhausted|Very tired
exhumer|Grave robber, e.g.
extremes|Drastic measures
eyesore|Junk pile, say
falafel|Pita sandwich with mashed chickpeas
fernery|Collection of fronded plants
fielded|Dealt with, as a difficult question
finesse|Savoir-faire
fissure|Long, narrow crack
flailed|Thrashed (about)
flipbook|Publication that's quickly thumbed
flowage|Floodwater of a stream
fondest|Most affectionate
fryable|Fit for the skillet
galatea|Pygmalion's statue
galaxies|The Milky Way and Andromeda
genealogies|Family trees show them
gentler|Less severe
giblets|Poultry parts
gimlets|Limy vodka cocktails
gitanos|Popular 1980s jeans
gladiator|Old Roman arena fighter
glancer|One peeking
granddaddy|Pa's pa
grating|Rubbing the wrong way
greener|More grassy
gripper|Grasping thing
grouses|Complains
gutters|Roof channels
habitue|Regular visitor
haunting|Spooking
headliner|Show's star
heliport|Copter's landing area
hereafter|Sweet by-and-by
hilarity|Intense mirth
hitchers|Folks thumbing rides
hobnail|Boot-sole reinforcer
homestead|Abode and outbuildings
horsier|More suggestive of an equine
hosanna|Cry of praise
hotcake|Flapjack
iceboat|Arctic vehicle with a sail
idealize|Represent as perfect
identical|Very same
idiotypes|Individuals' sets of genetic determinants
ignoble|Dishonorable
ignores|Disregards
illuminate|Light up
imaginable|Not too far-fetched
immense|Enormous
immense|Massive
inanest|Most pointless
inhabit|Dwell within
inhalers|Respirators
inimical|Hostile
initial|Primary
initiate|Set in motion
inspired|Filled with exalting emotion
instill|Impart gradually
intercom|Part of a PA system
interest|Loan accrual
isomers|Chemical cousins
isotope|Related element form
italics|Stressful type?
iterated|Restated
kashmir|Disputed Asian region
kerchiefs|Square head scarfs
kinetic|-- energy
kinswomen|Sisters and aunts, e.g.
kitschy|Lowbrow, as art trinkets
kneeholes|Openings under desks
labored|Worked hard
lactate|Secrete milk
laminar|Arranged in thin plates
laminate|Overlay, as an ID
layouts|Graphic designers' concerns
lecture|Preachy talk
leniently|In a merciful manner
leotard|Dance outfit
lessees|Renters
liberal|Progressive
lighten|Ease
lineman|Center or tackle
linseed|-- oil (flax product)
lionize|Hero-worship
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
listener|Person giving ear
littlest|Least large
logical|Using clear thinking
longhorn|Kind of cattle or beetle
machetes|Jungle knives
machree|'Mother (old Irish song) --'
mallets|Gavels, e.g.
malodor|Big stink
marionette|Puppet with strings
marsala|Italian wine
martyrs|Epitomes of self-sacrifice
matrilineal|Inherited via the mother's side
meanest|Least nice
medicos|Docs
medusas|Free-swimming jellyfishes
megaton|Explosive power unit
melange|Hodgepodge
mileage|Statistic in a used-car ad
misfired|Didn't ignite properly
moaners|Complaining sorts
mooches|Freeloads
moonroof|Sliding-glass auto option
mothered|Gave birth to
multilayer|Like onions
muskets|Pirates' guns
narrates|Recounts
natures|Dispositions
necessity|Requirement
negated|Invalidated
nemeses|Archenemies
neurons|Impulse conductors
neutral|Impartial
nodular|Occurring in small knots
nonprofit|Like the United Way and NPR
northern|From Canada, say
notepad|Journalist's tablet
nunnery|Convent
observe|Set eyes on
octagons|Stop sign shapes
octaves|Scale ranges
octavos|Books with a 6x9-inch size
odometer|Mileage recorder
odorous|Fragrant
offerer|Person making a bid
offline|Not Internet-connected
ogreish|Monstrous
oleoresin|Pine extract
olestra|Artificial fat
opalesce|Have a milky shimmer
opaline|Iridescent
orbitals|Wave functions of electrons in atoms
orioles|Baltimore ball team
osmosed|Seeped in
osmosis|Absorption process
ostinato|Recurring melodic fragment
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outswim|Defeat in a pool race
overarm|Kind of pitch
overawe|Intimidate
overdose|Take way too much
palindromic|Reading the same forward and backward
panatela|Slim cigar
panthers|Big leopards
parameter|Boundary
pardons|Forgives
penlight|Illuminator in a shirt pocket, perhaps
periodontal|Of a dentistry branch
phantoms|Ghosts
physics|Nobel Prize category
piccolo|High-pitched flute
pierogi|Potato-filled dumpling
pithier|More meaty
plasmas|Highly ionized gases
platypi|Duck-billed swimmers
poetics|Study of verse writing
poodles|Curly-coated dogs
poolside|Where folks in lounge chairs might get splashed
portents|Omens
prattle|Babble
precursor|Forerunner
preloads|Installs in advance, as software
preordain|Destine
prepare|Get ready
presage|Sign of the future
presort|Do a mailroom job
preteens|12-year-olds, e.g.
prettied|Dolled (up)
prettiest|Most beautiful
prevail|Be the victor
primeval|Of the earliest ages
producer|Maker
products|Pieces of merchandise
profane|Irreverent
proverbs|Pithy sayings
prowess|Superior skill
pyrites|Minerals that look like gold
radioman|Guy using a CB
rapture|Ecstatic joy
rattail|Kind of comb
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
raunchy|Earthy and vulgar
ravenous|Very hungry
reactor|Power plant feature
reagent|Substance in chemical analysis
rebuker|Chastising person
recolor|Dye anew
reddens|Gets flushed
redrafts|New rough sketches
reenter|Go back in
refusal|Rejection
regales|Entertains sumptuously
reheats|Warms up, as leftovers
reinform|Notify again
related|Akin
remnant|Leftover bit
renewed|Gave fresh life to
reorders|Arranges differently
replant|Sow again
reroute|Put on a detour
reshape|Mold anew
resilient|Springy
respite|Brief relief
retears|Splits anew
retinae|Eyeball parts
retiree|Nest egg user, often
reverse|Flip side
ricotta|Ravioli filling
rigatoni|Pasta in tubular form
rigatoni|Ribbed pasta
ringlets|Little circles
ripstop|Nylon woven so that tears won't spread
romantic|Like candlelit dinners
rooster|Farm alarm?
roughage|Dietary fiber
roulette|Casino game
roulette|Vegas game
rurally|How farm kids are raised
safaris|African outings
saltiness|Briny quality
salutes|Army greetings
sardines|Tightly packed fish
sardonic|Grimly cynical
satirist|Jonathan Swift, e.g.
savings|S&L part
sayable|Not too difficult to pronounce
scherzos|Light, playful passages
scholar|Erudite type
scoffers|Ones jeering
scribes|Professional copyists
seashore|Beach area
sedating|Making calm
seeders|Spring farm machines
seedpod|Bean holder
seminar|Advanced study group
several|A handful of
shedder|Molting animal, e.g.
sheltered|Protected
shoelace|Sneaker securer
sideman|Soloist's supporter
sinuses|Allergies may congest them
sinusoid|Small blood cavity in organ tissue
sirloin|Steak type
skiable|Like some snowy hills
skulked|Crept around
sleuths|Private eyes
slinger|Mud thrower, say
sofabed|Versatile furniture item
soluble|Unlike oil in water
sorrows|Heartaches
soursops|Spiny, yellow-green, tart-tasting fruits
soybean|Tofu source
sparser|Less dense
spartan|Lacking any luxury
speared|Stuck with a harpoon
speeder|Driver doing 90, say
spillage|Overflow mess
spilling|Overflowing
splotch|Liquid smear
spongiest|Most moist and soft
sponsor|Patron
spoonful|Sugar quantity
squalor|Filth and misery
stampede|Cattle rush
stampede|Pasture peril
stanched|Stopped the flow of, as blood
starter|Track official with a gun
steedlike|Suggestive of a spirited horse
stetted|Left in, to a proofreader
straits|Narrow ship passages
strategic|Like a good war plan
streamy|Flowing steadily
stresses|Accents
stutter|Speak like Porky Pig
subtler|Finer in meaning
suburban|Like outlying districts
sultanate|Brunei, e.g.
sweeper|Rug cleaner
swelter|Feel weak in the heat
swimmer|Pool party?
swooshed|Rushed by audibly
tailpipe|Exhaust tube
tallboy|High chest of drawers
tallies|Counts up
tamarin|Rain forest monkey
taproot|Certain plant anchor
tartars|Subjects of Genghis Khan
tasseled|Like a fez
teahouse|Coffee shop's cousin
teakwood|Shipbuilding material
tenfold|Decuple
tension|Tight feeling
theatre|British play venue
timeline|Table in a history book
tireless|Indefatigable
tittles|Iotas
toenail|Pedicured part
tragedy|Disaster
trained|Coached
tramped|Walked with heavy steps
trances|Hypnotized states
trashier|More sleazy
treachery|Traitor's act
trellis|Latticework frame
triplex|Three-screen cinema
tritone|Interval of three whole steps
trivial|Petty
troikas|Three-horse carriages
trombone|Tuba's kin
troubadours|Medieval lyric poets
tundras|Permafrost regions
turbans|Sikhs' headwear
turtles|Terrapins
twosome|Couple
tyrants|Autocrats
unaired|Not shown on TV, e.g.
unanimous|Of one mind
unatoned|Not made up for, as sins
unaware|Oblivious
uneasily|In a restless way
uninstall|Remove from a computer
unleash|Turn loose
unravel|Disentangle
unsealed|Opened, as an envelope
untidiness|Messy state
upheave|Lift from seismic action
upswept|Like some high hairdos
uptempo|Like bouncy, fast music
usurers|Illicit lenders
usurper|One taking something forcibly
valises|Small suitcases
vastest|Maximally massive
verboten|Forbidden
waterworks|They're turned on when one starts crying
whacked|Swatted
womanizers|Casanovas
wounded|Injured
yearend|Occurring on 12/31
yearner|Pining type
yummier|More scrumptious
zestier|More piquant
abruptly|Suddenly
abstain|Not partake
abstained|Refrained from voting
accepts|Takes
accords|Camp David --
accrual|Interest accumulation
accused|Impeached
acolyte|Altar boy
acronyms|'MoMA' and 'OPEC,' e.g.
addends|Numbers used in sums
adenine|Nucleic acid base
admiral|Fleet leader
aerated|Infused with carbon dioxide
aerated|Made bubbly, in a way
aglitter|Twinkling
airdates|When shows are broadcast
airiness|Ethereal quality
airstrip|Bush pilot's runway
airtimes|When shows are broadcast
alights|Detrains, say
alleged|Purported
altruists|They're very unegotistical
alumnae|Female graduates
amassed|Stored up
amended|Revised
amnesia|Loss of memory
analogs|Comparable things
anathema|Loathed one
andante|It's faster than adagio
angrier|More mad
aniseed|Source of licorice-flavored oil
anointed|Divinely chosen
anoints|Smears with holy oil
antenna|Old roof sight
antennas|TV reception enhancers
anthems|Patriotic hymns
antispam|Fighting junk e-mail
antiwar|Like peace doves
aphrodite|Greek love goddess
aplenty|Galore
appease|Pacify
appraise|Evaluate
aptness|Suitability
arabica|Coffee bean variety
areaway|Sunken space in front of a cellar window
armoire|Big ornate cabinet
arousal|Excitement
arrears|In -- (owing)
arrowwood|Tree once associated with bow wielders
arteriole|Very small blood vessel
article|Paper story
artless|Innocent
artless|Naive
artsiness|Bohemianism
asperse|Slander
asperse|Sling mud at
aspirants|Hopefuls
assayed|Analyzed
assayed|Analyzed, as ore
assents|Agrees (to)
assents|Gives approval
assonant|Having vowel rhyme
astride|With a leg on each side of
atonally|How keyless music is written
atrocious|Appalling
attacks|Assails
attempts|Stabs, so to speak
attester|Person bearing witness
attests|Affirms, with 'to'
attitude|Way of thinking
atypical|Unusual
audited|Reviewed, as the books
autopilot|Avation aid
avouches|Affirms
awarders|Those giving out prizes
aweather|Into the wind
babysat|Watched kids for cash
backing|Supporting
baiters|Fishermen, often
baitfish|Minnow, e.g.
balloted|Voted
barista|Coffee shop worker
bayoneted|Used a daggerlike weapon on
beanbags|Amorphous, sunken-into seats
believer|Christian, for one
belittle|Disparage
bemoans|Grieves over
benjamin|Founding father Franklin
billiard|-- ball (pool hall item)
biopics|Life stories on film
blister|Skin bubble
botanist|Plant studier
brandish|Wave around threateningly
brattish|Like badly behaved kids
briefcase|Attaché
cabaret|Nightclub show
cabernet|Dry red wine
calaboose|Prison, informally
calamari|Squid dish
capitals|Uppercase letters
caplets|Easy-to-swallow pills
cardamom|Spice of the ginger family
caresser|Person petting
cassava|Tapioca-yielding tree
cellphone|Nokia offering
centiliter|Unit equal to 0.338 fluid ounce
chalets|Huts in the Swiss Alps
cheaply|For little cost
citable|Quoteworthy
clamored|Made a racket
clansman|Tribal group member
clasped|Embraced
cleanse|Purge
cloudiest|Most overcast
coarsest|Least fine
cohesion|Tendency to stick together
cohosts|Joint emcees
commonsense|Pamphlet that should have been written by C.S. Lewis?
conceal|Hide
condors|Big vultures
consigns|Hands over
contain|Hold
coolest|Most hip
coolness|Fonz's quality
coronas|Sun circlers
coronet|Small crown
correction|Amendment
couplet|Pair of poetic lines
coyotes|Prairie wolves
crawdad|Lobster's cousin
crudely|In a coarse way
crudity|Crassness
crueler|More vicious
dahlias|Flowers from Mexico
dailies|Many newspapers
decaying|Deteriorating
deflect|Turn from a straight line
defrosting|Thawing out
delists|Takes off a roster
denotes|Is a sign of
depletes|Uses up
derricks|Frameworks over oil wells
desists|Halts
diciest|Most chancy
diocese|Bishop's district
dipsomania|Sot's cravings
discern|Perceive
disclaim|Deny
disease|A drug might cure it
dishrag|Kitchen cloth
distaste|Aversion
distills|Purifies, as whiskey
diverge|Branch off
diverts|Redirects
divines|Discovers intuitively
dogears|Place-marking folds
domestic|Not foreign, as policy
draperies|Window dressings
drumbeat|Snare sound
dualism|Twofold nature
duality|Twofold nature
earners|Wage makers
eastern|Part of EDT
ecstasy|Extreme joy
edgiest|Most tense
edibility|Food quality
effuses|Radiates
electron|It's negatively charged
elevate|Give a lift to
elevate|Hoist
elevates|Raises up
elitism|Snobbery
eluders|Evasive types
embargo|Official ban
embrace|Give a hug to
emeralds|Green gemstones
emeries|Salon boards
emerita|Retired female prof
eminent|Distinguished
emotive|Like gushing actors
emulative|Desirous of equaling someone else
enclosing|Hemming in
encoded|In ciphertext
encrypted|Converted to code
endower|Provider of funds
enemies|Adversaries
enforce|Compel obedience to
engender|Give rise to
enlarge|Increase
enlivens|Spices up
enrages|Angers a lot
ensnared|Trapped
entente|International compact
entente|Multination cooperation
entrant|Race hopeful
entraps|Catches slyly
epidural|Childbirth anesthetic
epitaph|It may begin 'Here lies ...'
equipped|Accoutered
erasers|Pencil tops
erasers|They clear the boards
erosive|Tending to wear away
escapist|Reality-avoiding sort
escarole|Endive type
esoteric|Arcane
espouses|Adopts, as a belief
esteems|Prizes highly
estimate|Rough figure
estragon|He waited for Godot
estrange|Make hostile
estuary|Tidal mouth of a river
eternity|Forever
ethanol|Fuel additive
examiner|Inspecting individual
exonerate|Acquit
exotics|Atypical pets
expiate|Make amends for
eyehole|Mask opening
feminize|Make girlish
fettered|In chains
fiascos|Giant flops
fielder|Frequent fly-ball catcher
fifteenth|Ides of March date
finitely|So as to be countable
fireable|Like offenses one can get canned for
firelit|Illuminated by a flame
flagpole|It may hold Old Glory
flipflop|Abrupt policy reversal
flooded|Inundated
frontman|Lead singer
gambler|Casino client
gelatin|Aspic ingredient
genomes|High-tech map subjects
geologic|Of a certain earth science
gesture|Body signal
giantess|50-foot woman, say
glitter|Bits of sparkly stuff
gobbler|Noisy turkey
gondola|Suspended ski lift cabin
grievers|Mourning people
habanero|Hot pepper
handcart|Vendor's pushable vehicle
harming|Hurting
haulers|Semis, say
headstone|Slab marking a grave
heathen|Irreligious
henries|Units of inductance
hirable|Qualified to join a payroll
hoarsens|Gets laryngitic
hoarser|More laryngitic
hosanna|Biblical shout of praise
hostage|Kidnappee, at times
hysteria|Outburst of wild emotion
ibuprofen|Advil is a brand of it
icicles|Winter spikes
ideally|In the best case
identical|Same
idiotic|Asinine
ignores|Tunes out
illicit|Not legal
imagine|Envision
immobile|Not budging
impanel|Choose for jury duty
impanel|Select for jury duty
impetus|Moving force
incline|Slope
incurred|Brought upon oneself
infidels|Nonbelievers
inkblots|Rorschach test features
inseams|Pants length measures
inserts|Paper extras
insular|Living an isolated life
intakes|Pipe openings
invades|Encroaches upon
invoked|Called upon
irksome|Annoying
irrupts|Bursts in suddenly
isobars|Some weather lines
isolate|Put in solitary
iterate|State repeatedly
kibitzers|Unwelcome advice givers
languor|Listlessness
lanolin|Wool fat
largesse|Generous giving
lateness|White Rabbit's woe
laurels|Victors' wreaths
leapers|Frogs and kangaroos
learners|Students
leerier|More wary
lenience|Clemency
letters|Missives
limeades|Greenish citrus drinks
limited|Restricted
located|Found
lodestone|PIece of magnetite
loiterer|One just hanging around
loopers|Some roller coasters
loosely|How pajamas fit
loosest|Least tense
loyalty|Allegiance
lozenge|Cough-quelling tablet
maestro|Orchestra leader
maintain|Preserve
malaise|Discomfort
marbles|Chinese Checkers pieces
marinas|Boat docks
marionette|Pinocchio, for one
maroons|Leaves stranded
marquee|Place for movie titles
martyrs|They suffer for believing
meadowy|Like grasslands
meerkat|Small African mongoose
meetings|Encounters
mergers|Corporate marriages
meshing|Fitting together
midyear|Around June or July
migrate|Fly south, say
minimal|Least
misaligned|Not trued up
mislays|Loses
missive|Formal letter
mitoses|Methods of cell division
mobster|Al Capone, for one
monodies|Lyric poems sung by single voices
nastier|More spiteful
naughts|Zeros
nearest|Least distant
neglect|Disregard
neonate|Young baby
nervier|More gutsy
noisily|In a racket-filled way
noisiness|Clamorous quality
nonlinear|Not sequential
nonmember|Club outsider
nonsense|'Baloney!'
nonstop|Perpetually
nonsuit|Stoppage of a plaintiff's legal action
nonurban|Away from the city
nosebag|Horse feed supporter
nutlike|Almondy, say
oarlock|Rowing fulcrum
obeyers|Ones toeing the line
ocarinas|Wind instruments with finger holes
oculist|Optometrist
oddities|Weird things
odorous|Aromatic
odyssey|Post-Trojan War tale
offerer|Bidding one
offramp|Freeway exit structure
oregano|Pizza herb
oriental|Light blue avenue in Monopoly
ottoman|Upholstered footstool
outbound|Away from the city, maybe
overage|Surplus amount
overeager|Too enthusiastic
ownership|Proprietor's status
oxidant|It causes rust
pandora|Infamous box opener
papillae|Bumps that contain taste buds
paramedic|End of the riddle
paramedic|Lifesaver at an accident scene
parasite|Dog flea, e.g.
partridges|Pheasants' cousins
passers|Receivers' counterparts
pastels|Pale colors
pedigree|Purebred's genealogy
permeate|Pervade
pertain|Relate (to)
perturbs|Agitates
pestles|Mortars' mates
phoniest|Most fake
piglets|Baby oinkers
pilings|Groups of wharf-supporting beams
pincers|Crab claws
piranha|Feisty fish
plasters|Wall coatings
plateau|Tableland
playlet|Skit
pliable|Ductile
polarity|Property of a magnet
politer|Less rude
popping|Bursting, as a balloon
porpoise|Whale's kin
portals|Doorways
portrait|Face painting
preboil|Heat to 212 degrees in advance
precinct|District police station
preener|Feather-fixing bird
premade|Fabricated in advance
prerace|Before a marathon, say
present|Gift
pretends|Feigns
proforma|As a matter of politeness
promoters|Advocates
propagate|Spread, as ideas
propagation|Spread of ideas, e.g.
proposal|Suggestion
puckish|Mischievous
pungent|Like mustard
raiment|Apparel
rapidness|Speed
raspier|More like a hoarse voice
reactors|Atomic piles
readopted|Took back as one's own
readout|Digital data display
reasons|Whys
rebuked|Chastised
reburial|Subsequent interment
receipts|Sales slips
recessed|Like alcoves and nooks
reddens|Flushes
redefine|Give a new meaning to
reffing|Calling the shots
reformat|Do a new layout of
regally|In a majestic manner
regards|Considers
regular|Not unusual
relabel|Tag anew
relapse|Fall back
release|Turn loose
rellenos|Chiles -- (Mexican dishes)
remails|Posts again
remission|Forgiveness of sins
renting|Paying to stay at
repaved|Laid fresh concrete on
repayment|Lender's expectation
reprise|Musical echo
reseeded|Planted again
resells|Vends again
respite|Reprieve
restart|Go back to square one
resters|People taking breathers
resting|Napping, say
restores|Mends
retinol|Another name for vitamin A
retread|Freshly capped tire
reuniters|Homecoming attendees e.g.,
revivers|Successful CPR performers
reweave|Braid anew
rhomboid|Certain quadrilateral
ripeners|Aging-aiding agents
roadsters|Sports cars
roomful|Wall-to-wall people, e.g.
rowdier|More boisterous
saddened|Depressed
saddest|Most morose
saffron|Spice from a crocus
samaritan|Good -- (helpful sort)
samoyeds|Siberian sled dogs
savannahs|Safari sites
savannahs|Tropical grassy plains
savants|Scholarly sorts
sayonara|Tokyo 'ta-ta'
scantily|Skimpy way to be clad
scarred|Left a lasting mark on
scottie|Terrier type, informally
scotties|Some small pooches
scythes|Crop loppers
seeress|Female futurist
sellout|Turn traitor
semantic|Relating to meaning in language
senator|Capitol Hill bigwig
senoras|Bilbao brides
senoras|Madames of Madrid
sensibly|In a rational manner
sentence|Prison term
serrate|Saw-toothed
setback|Progress delayer
settees|Foyer sofas
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shoeless|Barefoot, perhaps
shrouds|Hides from view
shuffleboard|Ship-deck diversion
siestas|Midday naps
signage|Placards and posters
silence|Hush
simoleon|Dollar, in slang
skinnier|Less chubby
slander|Bad-mouth
sleeker|More glossy
sleepiest|Most drowsy
smashes|Huge hits
smeared|Spoke ill of
smooths|Polishes
sneered|Smiled devilishly
sneerers|Grinning villains, often
solders|Fusible alloys
sonorant|Like L or R, in phonetics
spawned|Engendered
speeder|Racing driver
spender|Unthrifty type
spheroidal|Nearly globe-shaped
spirits|Liquor
spoilage|Process of going bad
spreader|Butter knife frequently,
springier|More elastic
sprints|Runs fast
stabile|Abstract sculpture with no moving parts
stalest|Most musty
standard|Yardstick
starred|Headlined
stately|Majestic
staters|Red -- (many Republicans)
stative|Not dynamic, as a verb
statuary|Collection of busts e.g.,
steaming|Really mad
steelie|Shooting marble
steerage|Cheapest cruise option
steersmen|Helm holders
sterner|Less lenient
steroid|Estrogen or testosterone
stogies|Smelly cigars
stopple|Cork up, as a bottle
straits|In dire --
strictest|Least lenient
submenu|Secondary option list
subside|Recede
sunnier|Less cloudy
supposed|Alleged
swimsuits|Bikinis, e.g.
takeover|Coup, e.g.
tamales|Mexican menu items
tankard|Tall ale mug
tariffs|Import taxes
tastier|More savory
taunted|Poked fun at
teacake|Scone alternative
teethes|Cuts canines
terriers|Hunting dogs
tessera|Mosaic tile
testable|Subject to quizzing
tetrode|Vacuum tube variety
theistic|Believing in one God
therapy|Treatment regimen
tinkered|Toyed (with)
titanic|Ill-fated ship
tornado|Cyclone
torsion|Mechanical twisting
trailing|Bringing up the rear
trespass|Enter private land
tressed|Fair- -- (blond)
tricolor|Like the U.S. flag, in terms of hues
tridents|Some fishing spears
trundle|Roll allong on wheels
tsarina|Empress of old Russia
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tsetses|Frightful flies
tyranny|Dictatorship
undermine|Weaken insidiously
unearned|Not deserved
unhorse|Dismount
unitards|One-piece bodysuits
unlearn|Discard knowledge of
unloosen|Let free
unpiles|Separates after a multiplayer tackle
unreserved|Frank and open
unsaved|Not stored on disk, say
unscathed|Without injury
unseats|Throws from a saddle
unsteady|Wavering
unwarily|In a careless manner
upstart|Suddenly rich sort
upstarts|Newly rich people
upstates|Northern parts of New York and New Jersey
usurped|Appropriated
uttering|Pronouncing
verbena|Hanging-basket plant
vermillion|Indiana county whose name is a red color
violator|Rule breaker, e.g.
vocalic|Like A, E, I, O and U
weakened|Undermined
weekends|They include Saturdays
whatever|'It doesn't matter'
winepress|Gizmo that squeezes grapes
wreaked|Created, as havoc
yeasayer|Always-agreeing sort
yodelers|Some Alpine singers
absentee|No-show
academe|College life
academia|The college world
academic|Bookish
accesses|Gets entry to
accouters|Provides with furnishings
accurate|Precise
achiest|Most sore
acreage|Area of a plot of land
adagios|Slow musical movements
adaptation|Film version, e.g.
adaptor|Kind of plug
adeptly|In a skillful manner
adjoined|Was next to
admiral|Naval officer
admittance|Entry
adorner|Prettifier
adverse|Unfavorable
aerosol|Kind of deodorant
aerosol|Spray can suspension
aerosols|Spray types
aesthetics|Principles of artistic beauty
affable|Friendly
agitate|Rile up
airsick|Ill from flying
alamode|One way to serve pie
allegro|Quickly, in a score
allover|Everywhere
amarettos|Almond-flavored liqueurs
amasses|Accumulates
amazonians|Iquitos natives, e.g.
amenity|Hotel bonus
amiable|Genial
amnesia|More than forgetfulness
amnesic|More than a little forgetful
analogies|Comparable things
analogue|Not digital, as a clock
anodyne|Pain reliever
anoraks|Arctic parkas
anteater|Aardvark lookalike
antigen|Immunity trigger
antihero|Atypical protagonist
apelike|Descriptor for Bigfoot
apologia|Formal written defense
appalls|Horrifies
appease|Mollify
apropos|Relevant
archive|Document repository
aromatic|Like cedar
arousing|Stirring to action
arraign|Call before the court
arrestees|People hauled in
ascents|Climbs
assessed|Figured out the value of
assessed|Gauged
assessor|Property appraisal pro
assurance|Promise
astonish|Flabbergast
astride|With a leg on either side of
attendee|One present at an event
autobuses|Motor coaches
autumns|They follow summers
avarice|Great greed
average|Norm
awarded|Given out as deserved
backlog|Buildup of unfinished work
balladeer|Love song singer
banners|Flags
baronet|Sir Walter Scott's title
baroque|Like Bach's music
belabor|Argue in too much detail
believed|Deemed true
bethesda|Suburb of Washington, D.C.
bizarre|Grotesque
blatant|Hardly subtle
blusters|Blows stormily, as wind
brainwashed|Riddle, part 4
brasher|More audacious
buriers|Interring individuals
cadenzas|Virtuoso solo passages
caimans|Crocodilian reptiles
caliber|Gun barrel statistic
carcass|Scavenger's food source
caroler|Noel singer
ceasefire|Truce
centric|Situated in the middle
channels|Stations
charisma|Alluring magnetism
cheapen|Devalue
chiselled|Shaped with a certain cutting tool
cholesterol|Egg yolks are high in it
clogger|Obstructing object
closemouthed|... M-U-T-E
clotted|Coagulated
clutters|Fills untidily
coalers|Ships transporting fossil fuel
comeback|Return
commemorative|Riddle, part 4
commoner|Plebeian
concepts|Notions
contaminate|... T-A-I-N-T
corneas|Eye layers
corollaries|Direct results
corporal|Sergeant's inferior
cranium|Skull
crashes|Pileups, e.g.
critter|Beastie
crueler|More brutal
crutches|They're leaned on for support
culotte|Divided-skirt garment
cyanide|Poison in many murder mysteries
debarks|Leaves a ship
defamer|One libeling
dehisce|Burst open, as a seedpod
demeans|Denigrates
deponed|Testified under oath old-style,
desexed|Spayed, say
despairs|Loses hope
destruction|... R-U-I-N
devalues|Lessens in worth
deviates|Diverges
diarist|Journal keeper
diaspora|Jews living outside Israel
diorama|3-D model of a scene
diploid|Having two of each chromosome
discard|Toss out
disputes|Altercations
distill|Purify, as liquor
ditchdigger|Worker in the trenches?
dobbins|Working farm horses
dorsals|Back fins
downsize|Shrink
dragons|Hot-breathed beasts
earlobes|Oft-pierced body parts
earners|Ones getting wages
easters|Events after Lents
echelons|Ranks
ecotour|Trip for nature lovers
edibles|Food
editable|Fit to print, after revisions
edition|Book version
eeriest|Most weird
egomania|Narcissism
elation|Great joy
elations|Joyful feelings
elephant|GOP symbol
elitist|Snobby sort
elocution|Art of public speaking
elusive|Slippery
emaciate|Make unhealthily thin
emasculated|Deprived of strength
embargo|Trade sanction
embodies|Personifies
emerita|Retired female professor
emissary|Envoy
emissive|Radiating heat or light, say
emperor|Caligula, e.g.
emporia|Big markets
empress|Czarina, e.g.
emptier|Less full
emulsion|Mayonnaise, butter or mousse
encoded|Made cryptic
encrypt|Put in cipher
endeared|Captivated
endorsee|Check beneficiary
engorges|Devours greedily
enhance|Augment
enhance|Improve
enhances|Intensifies
enlaces|Intertangles
enneads|Nine-item groups
enormous|Massive
ensheathe|Cover, as a nerve fiber
ensnares|Tangles
entente|Friendly pact
enteric|-- -coated tablet
entrapment|Snaring
epitaphs|Tombstone inscriptions
epithet|Sobriquet
eponyms|People who lend their names to things
erasers|Slate wipers
eremite|Solitary monk, maybe
erotica|Racy art
erratum|Typo, e.g.
eruptive|Of volcanic activity
escapade|Wild prank
escapers|Performers like Houdini
escarole|Salad endive
espouse|Adopt
espouse|Support, as a belief
espressos|Starbucks orders
essayer|One making an attempt
essence|Lifeblood
eternal|Never-ending
eucharistic|Of Holy Communion
everglade|Marshy tract of land
experts|Specialists
fabrication|... F-I-C-T-I-O-N
fashioner|One who designs something
fastened|Buckled, as a seat belt
filmier|More gauzy
finesse|Diplomacy
finicky|Fussy
firemen|Workers going to blazes
flagstone|Flat paving slab
flamingo|Pink bird
fleetest|Most speedy
foothill|Slope at the base of a mountain
frittata|Italian omelet
frosted|Iced
furbelow|Skirt ruffle
garishly|In a gaudy manner
gazetteer|Dictionary of geography
genuine|Bona fide
gestapo|Ruthless organization
gladiolus|Iris relative
gnarled|Made knotty
gnashed|Ground, as grinders
gnocchi|Small Italian dumplings
gradual|Little-by-little
grandpa|Dad's dad
grayest|Most dismal
grillwork|Decorative grating
grocery|Food store
grounder|Alternative to a fly ball
gunmetal|Dull bluish-gray color
hairiness|Quality of a yeti or a yak
hapless|Unlucky
happening|Occurrence
harpers|-- Bazaar (magazine)
heavier|More weighty
helical|Spiral
heliotrope|Reddish purple color
herbicides|Weedkillers
heroines|Main female characters
homiest|Most cozy
honorable|... N-O-B-L-E
hoverer|One hanging in the air
iceberg|Arctic chunk
ideates|Conceives
immense|Huge
impeded|Blocked
impetus|Driving force
impiety|Irreverence
inactive|Dormant
incense|Sweet smoke
incline|Gradient
incurred|Came into, as debt
indicted|Charged
ingests|Eats
inhuman|Barbaric
inkstands|Places to dip quill pens
inspire|Spur on
interlard|Mix with alternate layers of fat
isolator|One who quarantines
isomers|Compound variants
isotope|Uranium 235, for one
jeweler|Gem seller
kaisers|Old Austrian emperors
kayaked|Traveled via canoe
kippers|Some cured herrings
kneeling|Getting set to propose
kneesocks|Shin-covering footwear
lactate|Produce mother's milk
lateness|Unpunctuality
laureate|Nobelist, e.g.
leerier|Less trustful
leftist|Liberal-leaning
legality|Lawfulness
lenient|Merciful
leonine|Of the king of beasts
licorice|Black, chewy candy
limbers|Loosens (up)
limousine|VIP vehicle
linseed|Flax product
locates|Pinpoints
logistic|Like details for carrying out an operation
loosest|Least tight
loosest|Most lax
lyrists|Greek harp players of old
malaise|Feeling of vague illness
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
masculine|... M-A-L-E
materials|Items needed to make something
meanness|Grinch's trait
meerkats|African mongooses
megadeal|Million-dollar contract, e.g.
megahit|Blockbuster
mescals|Peyote-producing cacti
misdial|Place a call incorrectly
mistletoe|Plant to kiss under
modernist|Eschewer of traditional art forms
moorings|Places to secure ships
multiscreen|Like a triplex
nametag|Pin-on in a welcome kit
necking|Making out
needful|Required
nemeses|Tough rivals
netizen|Web habitué
newsman|Ted Koppel, for one
nirvana|Blissful state
noisier|Less quiet
nonissue|Unimportant matter
nonrenewal|Bad news for magazine publishers
nonvoter|Election abstainer
nutrients|Vitamins, e.g.
odorant|Scenting substance
odorants|Scent releasers
olestra|Faux fat
omitted|Skipped past
onstage|Acting in a Broadway show, e.g.
operant|Producing an effect
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
opposer|Enemy
opposers|Foes
optioned|Bought the film rights to
oration|Formal talk
orbiter|Satellite, to its planet
oregano|Marinara herb
osculate|Kiss
ospreys|Big hawks
otalgia|Earache, formally
outdate|Make passé
outmode|Render obsolete
outside|Alfresco
outspoken|... O-P-E-N
overdubs|Adds vocals to, maybe
oversea|Abroad, to Brits
oversold|Spoke too highly of
ovisacs|Egg capsules
packages|UPS cargo
palatial|Like a king's home
paltrier|More trifling
parasail|Chute behind a boat
passbook|Deposits are recorded in it
patches|Eye covers
patience|Forbearance
patient|Forbearing
penchants|Tendencies
periled|Exposed to danger
perturb|Fluster
pesetas|Old Spanish money
pharisee|Old Jewish sectarian
phenomena|Observable occurrences
phonily|In a fake way
pillared|Having supporting columns
pincher|Penny -- (stingy sort)
platelet|Blood body
pleaded|Petitioned
pleaser|Gratifying one
pleasure|Gratification
plinths|Heavy bases under statues
pounced|Attacked like a lion
praline|Nutty confection
precipitation|It aptly contains the letters R-A-I-N ...
prematurely|... E-A-R-L-Y
presell|Market before officially launching
pretaped|Recorded in advance
proofreads|Scans for errors
prospects|Chances for success
purposes|Reasons
radians|Angle units
radical|Extreme
rainier|Wetter, weatherwise
rambunctious|... R-A-U-C-O-U-S
rassled|Grappled, rural-style
ratsbane|Rodent-killing poison, old-style
reaffirm|Assert anew
realise|Understand, in London
redshirt|Keep off a varsity team for a year
reducer|One losing weight
reexport|Ship overseas again
refreshed|Energized
regality|Kingly state
regular|Habitual
relisted|Put back on the roster
remoteness|Far-off distance
renames|Christens differently
renames|Dubs differently
renting|Leasing
replica|Exact copy
replica|Exact model
reroute|Divert
rescuer|Savior
researching|Looking into carefully
resents|Chafes at
respire|Breathe
response|Answer
reticence|Tendency to keep silent
retrace|Outline again
rewritten|In a new draft
rivieras|Coastal resort areas
robotic|Like droids
rosiest|Most optimistic
rotated|Revolved
ruiners|Things that destroy
rupture|Burst
sabbath|Religious day of rest
salamis|Deli hangers
sassiest|Most cheeky
satiate|Surfeit
sawyers|Workers cutting timber
scaliest|Most flaky
schemata|Outlines of plans
scottie|Highland terrier, briefly
scuffles|Brawls
seadogs|Salts
seahorse|Prehensile-tailed fish
seaweeds|Kelp and Irish moss
selects|Chooses
seminar|Advanced study group
serenest|Most calm
shapewear|Some form-shifting garments
sharper|Less dull
shavers|Gillette tools
sheerest|Most thin, as fabric
sheriff|County officer
shrewder|More cagey
shrunken|Shriveled up
silence|'Be quiet!'
sinuses|Commonly congested cavities
slavish|Abjectly servile
sledders|Lugers, e.g.
sledges|Large hammers
sleighs|Vehicles like Santa's
slicker|Smooth raincoat
slimness|Thin quality
sluices|Floodgates
smarties|Know-it-alls
smashups|Bad wrecks
smidgen|Wee bit
sneezers|People going 'Achoo!'
snorers|Ones sawing wood
sobered|Dried out, with 'up'
solicits|Appeals for
solicits|Lobbies for
solstice|Summer starts with one
sometime|At an unknown point in the future
sourballs|Lip-puckering jawbreakers
spearfish|Use a harpoon
spectate|Watch a sports event
speculate|Form a conjecture
speeder|One driving too fast
speedups|Velocity increases
spookier|More eerie
sporocyst|Saclike larval stage of some flatworms
sputnik|First artificial satellite
stammer|Talk like Porky Pig
standee|Bus rider with no seat
standers|Risen people
starchy|Like potatoes
staring|Eyeballing
starting|Launching
steerer|Navigator
steerer|Pilot
sternest|Least lenient
stilettos|Spike heels
stoolie|Informer
stormier|More tempes-tuous
stouter|More thickset
strayers|Those going off course
streamers|Long ribbons
stresses|Italicizes, e.g.
stringy|Ropy
sunlamp|Tanning booth fixture
swishes|Nothing-but-net sounds
symbiont|Organism living with another in mutualism
synapse|Neural gap
tabular|Set up in rows and columns
tackler|Piling-on footballer
taillights|Red braking signals
tainted|Corrupted
talents|Natural abilities
tamales|Tex-Mex treats
tangents|Digressions
tattoos|Dermal art
teammate|One on the same squad
tearily|With crying
teaseled|Produced a napped surface on
teetotal|Avoid booze
telephones|Mobiles, e.g.
teleports|Moves instantly, in sci-fi
tempest|Big storm
tendons|Bone attachments
termites|Insects in the woodwork
tessera|Mosaic piece
tessera|Small mosaic tile
tessera|Tile in a mosaic
thawing|Deicing
thorniest|Most prickly
thready|Filamentous
timetable|Schedule
tinware|Light metal utensils
titrate|Measure via a reagant
tobacco|Snuff stuff
tootles|Flute sounds
tootsie|Dustin Hoffman film
toreros|Many 'Olé!' recipients
trainer|Gym hiree
trasher|Vandal, often
travailed|Worked hard
treadle|Foot lever
treetop|Christmas star's place
trembler|One quaking
tremblers|Ones quivering
tsetses|Flies of Botswana
turnips|Rutabaga relatives
turtleneck|Sweater type
ululate|Wail loudly
unbuttons|Loosens, as some shirts
undeluded|Not duped
unerring|Infallible
uniting|Linking up
unladen|Carrying no burdens
unlimited|With no restrictions
unsightly|... U-G-L-Y
upstarts|Parvenus
usurers|Loan sharks
utopias|Shangri-las
viatical|Pertaining to a road or traveling
vibrato|Tremolo's kin
warheads|Missile parts
watershed|Event marking a turning point
wavelet|Ripple
wettest|Most moist
whodunit|Suspenseful sleuth story
winesap|Large, red apple variety
woolhat|Tam-o'-shanter, e.g.
wrested|Forced away (from)
academe|University life
accouter|Equip
adenines|Compounds paired with thymines in DNA
adenoids|Masses near tonsils
adenosine|The 'A' of ATP
admirer|Devotee
adorers|Very devoted fans
advances|Proceeds
aerospace|Of rockets, missiles, etc.
affiance|Promise to marry
afternoon|Matinée time
agendas|Task lists
airframe|Structure of a plane without the engine
airmailed|Sent by plane, as a letter
alamode|Dessert style
alarmist|Fearmonger
alignment|Straightening
allergens|Dander and dust, often
allotted|Meted out
allying|Siding (with)
altering|Making changes to
altruism|Selflessness
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amenable|Open to persuasion
anaconda|Big boa
analysis|Examination
anarchy|Lack of law
ancestor|Forebear
ancestry|Lineage
anchorage|Alaskan port
anchors|Affixes firmly
android|Rival of iOS
angered|Made irate
annexed|Added on
annotate|Comment on, as in a margin
anoints|Puts holy oil on
antacid|Rolaids, e.g.
antenna|Insect feeler
anthers|Pollination organs
antilock|Like some braking systems
aperture|Gap
apostate|Faith forsaker
appended|Attached
apricot|Yellow-orange fruit
apricot|Yellowish fruit
archival|Of a large store of data
arcsine|Inverse trig function
arrears|Overdue debt
arrests|Runs in
arrived|Came
asinine|Totally dumb
aspirin|Pain-relief pill
assorted|Various
assuage|Allay
asunder|Into pieces
atonements|Reparations for wrongs
attaboy|'Good goin', kid!'
attempt|Take a stab at
attention|'Listen up!'
average|Typical
avionic|Of flight technology
avocets|Wading birds
avowals|Assertions
balance|Tightrope-walking need
bassets|Drooling hounds
bathmats|Tub traction aids
beefalo|Hybrid meat
benadryl|Sudafed alternative
benumbed|Stupefied
betrays|Rats on
bikinis|Skimpy swimsuits
bipedal|Two-footed
blockhouses|Forts made of squared timbers
boulevard|Broad street
boxfish|Puffer's cousin
brahmas|Beef cattle with back humps
bridesmaid|Wedding VIP
bromide|Trite saying
bumblebee|Stinging insect
cachets|Marks of distinction
caftaned|Wearing a lounge robe
caraway|Bread seed
cayenne|Powder from chili peppers
centred|Placed in the middle, to a Brit
cheetah|African cat
chemicals|Lab compounds
chicken|Beef or pork alternative
chortle|Gleeful laugh
claptrap|Baloney
classical|Like Mozart music
classroom|School unit
cleaver|Butcher knife
closest|Least far-off
cocktails|Riddle, part 4
colonial|Like a Williamsburg district
combated|Fought against
communal|Public
community|Riddle, part 4
concord|Capital of New Hampshire
condiments|Salt, relish and mustard
conifer|Fir or pine
convent|Nunnery
converge|Meet at a point
coronas|Celestial body circlers
corridas|Bullfights
cossets|Mollycoddles
costars|Equally billed headliners
cowardice|Lack of bravery
database|Information collection
daystar|Venus, just before dawn
decades|Century parts
degrade|Humiliate
despoil|Plunder
develop|Riddle, part 4
diesels|Many truck engines
dingbats|Ditzy types
dioramas|Many kids' art projects
dirtier|More sullied
dispose|Get rid (of)
distant|Remote
doctors|'ER' extras
dryness|Arid quality
earlier|Previously
earphone|MP3 player attachment
earshot|Range of hearing
ecology|Science also known as bionomics
ecotype|Subspecies adapted to a particular habitat
editorial|Think piece
effortless|Very easy
egresses|Exits
embargo|Formal ban
emeries|Manicure boards
emerita|Retired female prof
emollient|Skin softener
emulate|Try to be like
encases|Boxes up
enchant|Spellbind
endeavor|Try hard
endlong|Opposite of crosswise, archaically
endowed|Granted
enigmas|Mysteries
enliven|Pep up
ennoble|Make heroic
ensnare|Get in a trap
ensuing|Subsequent
enthuse|Psych up
enticed|Tempted
epigram|Clever adage
episodic|Aired in installments
episodic|Like serials
equator|Global divide
eremite|Recluse
ermines|Badgers' kin
escapee|Jailbreaker
esoteric|Obscure
espanol|Madrileño's language
esteems|Values
esthete|Beauty lover
estrogens|Hormones in some replacement therapies
etchers|Artistic users of acid
exotica|Unusual foreign objects
extrovert|Gregarious sort
eyesore|It's not a pretty sight
fantasize|Daydream
farewells|Goodbyes
ferrets|Mink cousins
findings|Investigation discoveries
fixates|Obsesses
flotilla|Unit of naval vessels
footgear|Boots, e.g.
footslog|Trudge
foremen|Work site supervisors
fortify|Beef up
freemen|Ex-slaves
gainsay|Contradict
gainsay|Deny, as a fact
galleon|Armada ship
gentile|Non-Jewish
gingered|Flavored with a certain spice
goateed|Having a bit of a beard
gotchas|Entrapments in lies, e.g.
gradate|Arrange in steps
granule|Bit of sand
groaned|Made a pained sound
grommet|Reinforcing eyelet
habitat|Natural home
hairdos|Coifs
handball|Off-the-wall sport?
hangover|Post-bender headache
hardpan|Clay layer under soil
headnote|Article-preceding summary
hearths|Brick floors of fireplaces
heeltap|Lift in the back of a shoe
hessian|Wiesbaden native, e.g.
hindsight|Retrospect
honeyed|Tasting rich and sweet
hookahs|Tobacco pipes
hornist|Certain wind musician
hospice|Home for the sick
hostages|Some captives
hyperbola|Certain curve in math
icebergs|Potential ship sinkers
ignored|Paid no heed
illegal|Outlawed
imbrues|Stains, as with blood
impasto|Paint applied thickly
implant|Embed firmly
incises|Cuts into the surface of
inexpert|Lacking skill
infernal|Hellish
inhalant|Aid for an asthmatic
insulator|Asbestos, e.g.
intakes|Entry points on pipes
internal|IRS part
intimate|Private
isolate|Cut off
italics|Right-leaning type
iterates|Says again and again
ivories|Keys that get 'tickled'
jeering|Heckling
josephs|St. -- University (Philadelphia school)
kimchee|National dish of Korea
kitschy|Tastelessly artistic
lactose|Milk sugar
ladened|Placed a burden on
lateral|Of the side
laywomen|Nonclerical females
leathery|Tough and flexible
legwarmers|They look like footless socks
lengths|Running times
ligates|Ties surgically
likable|Pleasant
lineally|With direct ancestry
listers|People itemizing
livened|Stirred up
lobster|Dined-upon decapod
locator|One finding something
loosened|Eased up on
lucerne|Swiss resort lake
lyrical|Rhapsodic
lysosome|Enzyme-filled cell organelle
maternal|Motherly
measure|Put a ruler to
megalomania|Delusions of grandeur
megavolts|Units of a million watts per ampere
melange|Mishmash
melanin|Skin pigment
merrier|More cheery
meteoroid|Potential shooting star
midiron|'Number two' golf club
milkier|More clouded
minters|Coin producers
mobcaps|Women's soft hats of old
moderns|Folks not living in the past
monocle|Eyeglass
moorhen|Small aquatic rail
moseyed|Sauntered
napoleon|Emperor exiled to Elba
narrows|Loses width
nattiest|Most dapper
neatens|Tidies
neatest|Least sloppy
needler|Taunting type
neonate|Week-old baby, e.g.
neophyte|Beginner
nestler|One cuddling
nettles|Prickly plants
notepad|Steno's aid
ocarina|Small cousin of the flute
octillion|1 followed by 27 zeros
odyssey|Homer epic
odysseys|Lengthy journeys
oftenest|With greatest frequency
omelets|Diner dishes
onefold|Not divided into parts
onshore|Coastal
opalesce|Display shimmering milky colors
operator|Worker 'standing by'
optician|Eye care worker
orangey|Like some citrus tastes
oratorios|Many Handel works
ordeals|Trials by fire
originals|They're not facsimiles
osmoses|Absorption processes
osmoses|Diffuses gradually
outings|Picnics, e.g.
overdue|Late
overprice|Charge too much for
oxalate|Chemical salt in spinach and parsley
palatable|Tasty
palooka|Lummox
passover|Seder time
patters|Talks glibly
pedantic|Like a smug know-it-all
peddled|Vended
penance|It's done to atone for sin
penguin|Black-and-white bird
peruses|Scrutinizes
pinatas|They're hit at parties
pipeline|Oil conduit
planets|Solar system members
platters|Big dishes
playable|Like nondefective DVDs
polychrome|Multicolored
prelate|Bishop, e.g.
prelate|High-ranking cleric
premade|Constructed in advance
presence|Being there
primacy|Greatest importance
procured|Acquired
protester|Person in a sit-in, say
puerile|Childishly trivial
pussycat|Tabby
ragtime|Music of Scott Joplin
rassles|Grapples, in the sticks
ratable|Like films, restaurants and bonds
ratatat|Gunfire noise
readied|Prepared
readout|Digital display
reallot|Portion out anew
rebloom|Flower anew
reenter|Go in again
reforges|Beats into shape again
regrets|Rues
rejoicers|Ones crying 'Hallelujah!'
relabels|Puts a new tag on
remotest|Most distant
reorder|Request a new supply of
reprove|Scold gently
reselect|Pick again
retrials|Court do-overs
retrying|Endeavoring anew
rewarms|Puts on the burner again
reweave|Entwine anew
rhombus|Diamond shape
ribosome|Cytoplasm particle
rickeys|Gin-and-lime cocktails
rigidly|In a strict way
roadbeds|Train track supporters
roadshow|Musical on tour, e.g.
saddened|Made blue
saddens|Makes glum
saddlebags|Horse rider's attachments
salaams|Low bows
salesman|Guy hawking
saltier|More briny
sashaying|Gliding like a supermodel
scalene|Triangle type
scintillate|Emit sparks
seashore|Ocean coast
seismic|Related to earthquakes
semirigid|Stiff, but not inflexible
senates|State political bodies
senator|Hill bigwig
seniors|Promgoers
sensate|Not unfeeling
sergeant|Bilko's rank
shallot|Onion's kin
sheaths|Sword cases
shocked|Electrified
shoeing|Providing with footwear
silence|Quiet
silesia|Region centered on the upper Oder valley
skewness|Statistical asymmetry
sleuths|Detectives
slickers|Some raincoats
slivers|Splinters
slyness|Fox's quality
smarmiest|Most unctuous
snacked|Had a nosh
snorkel|Skin diver's tube
soapiest|Suds-filled
solitaire|Card game for one
somerset|Writer W. -- Maugham
spatula|Patty flipper
spinner|Device used in Twister
spleens|Nonvital body organs
stagier|More hammy
stamina|Endurance
stargazer|Daydreamer
stature|Upright height
statuses|Social climbers' concerns
steeple|Spire
steeples|Belfry locales
stirrer|Rod used by a bartender
stormed|Raided
studies|Crams, e.g.
sugared|Sweetened
sunfast|Not prone to fading in daylight, as a fabric
supermarket|It has many food aisles
surcoat|Tunic worn over armor
tandoor|Indian oven
tannate|Bitter-tasting chemical salt
tantrum|Childish fit
tarantella|Fast whirling dance of Italy
teacups|Servers in saucers
teeners|Typical Tiger Beat readers
testees|People being quizzed
textual|Like some criticism
thoughts|Ideas
throats|Larynx sites
tinsels|Puts glittery metal strips on
torrent|Deluge
tosspot|Boozer
townsman|City native
traceable|Like phone calls and outlines
transact|Carry on, as business
treasure|Hold dear
triumvir|Public officer of old Rome
trivets|Stands for hot dishes
truancy|Hooky-playing
tsarist|Like Russia before 1917
tsktsks|Gives a double cluck of reproach
tublike|Resembling a vat
turntables|Hip-hop DJ's equipment
ululate|Howl in grief
ululating|Wailing in grief
unaided|Without help
unaired|Not shown, as on TV
uneasiest|Least comfortable
uniters|Ally makers
unsteady|Erratic
untimely|Inopportune
updater|Software reviser, e.g.
upheave|Lift forcibly
utilize|Put to use
variant|'Iglu' for 'igloo,' e.g.
vintners|Sellers with cellars
voyagers|Sailors, say
waffles|Pancake alternatives
wailing|Lamenting loudly
wearier|More tired
wearies|Makes tired
weirder|More quirky
wheedle|Coax
whisker|Stiff cat hair
whitecap|Wave with a foamy crest
wizards|Sorcerers
yardage|Gridiron gain
yohimbe|West African tree
afternoons|Crash Test Dummies "___ & Coffeespoons"
aftershock|Van Halen song that resonates?
against|'80s smash: "____ All Odds"
against|___ Me!
agitation|'60s Krautrockers ___ Free
amateur|Not a serious musician
animals|'77 Floyd album
antennas|They transmit radio waves
anytime|When Brian McKnight can be reached?
arcadia|Duran Duran one-off splinter group
arrangements|Chord progressions, e.g.
arsenal|Lengthy song catalog?
blister|Violent Femmes "___ in the Sun"
botched|Like a career-ruining move
breakup|Split
breeders|Last Splash alt band
busload|How much equipment big stars have
cartons|What Tom Waits sounds like he smokes them by
cheeses|Backstreet Boys/Jonas Bros.?
cheshire|Aerosmith "Rock And A Hard Place (___ Cat)"
clearing|Weatherbox song for the treeless?
complications|What Avril Lavigne dealt with on her first hit?
defence|Freddie Mercury: "In My ___"
desires|U2 song and Bob Dylan album?
desperado|___, why don't you come to your senses?
dilated|___ Peoples
dreamers|Sister Hazel song off "Lift"
dressed|Third Kiss album "___ to Kill"
drifted|What Uncle Kracker did when he covered Dobie Gray
drivers|Tour necessity
drunken|Flogging Molly: "___ Lullabies"
elected|Chosen as a leader
emerged|Bowie re-___ as Ziggy Stardust in '72
entanglement|Alanis Morissette '08 album "Flavors of ___"
entrance|What wrestlers use rock for
examined|What the pawn shop owner did to a guitar
fainter|Overwhelmed fan, sometimes
grinned|Smiled at a funny performer
hallucinations|Psychedelic show effects?
hollows|Be'Laker: "Held in ___"
homebrew|311 song about making your own beer?
homeward|Simon And Garfunkel: "___ Bound"
honored|Respected, as a contract
imaginary|Type of friend, to concert tripper
independence|Gain after escaping a record contract
inferno|Burn baby burn, disco ___
instrument|Singer's voice
interstate|Night Ranger: "___ Love Affair"
invention|Zappa's Mothers of ___
madness|Our House band
mineral|Buffalo Tom song about a chemical substance?
nearest|Johnny Cash: "You're the ____ Thing to Heaven"
neoclassical|Metal subgenre
ointment|Ian Dury & the Blockheads "Fly in the ___"
ostinato|Constantly repeated pattern
pastels|Colors on '80s albums
patterns|Simon and Garfunkel song to be imitated?
perhaps|Repeated word in Cake song
readily|How available groupies are
relieve|Take over for a band member
replenish|Reef song that refills?
resonance|Tesla debut: "Mechanical ___"
restore|What a rocker has to do to his image post-rehab
retires|What a rocker does after a major bomb, perhaps
sailors|Who was with The Doors' "Angels"
salvation|Sometimes ___ (Black Crowes)
sedated|Ramones "I Wanna Be ___"
sensitive|Like a singer/songwriter
sentence|Lyrical line, perhaps
serenade|Sing to
sharper|What festival photogs want their pics to be
smitten|Buffalo Tom's '98 outing
sneaker|Trip-hopping Brits ___ Pimps
soldiers|Ace Frehley: "Rock ___"
sonatina|Piano piece
stopped|What "The Music" never did, to the Dead
stressed|Puddle of Mudd "___ Out"
sunshine|Len: "Steal My ___"
symbols|Clefs, signatures, notes, e.g.
tempted|Squeeze smash
terminal|Static-X song for the ill?
tornado|Show-canceling weather event
trespass|'70 Genesis album
understand|Coma lyric, "Please ___ me"
usually|Fabolous: "I ___ Don't"
vertigo|Hitchcock-esque U2 hit?
voltage|AC/DC: "High ____"
wailers|Iconic ska group
whispers|Quiet Elton John song?
yachting|Doors song off "Backstage and Dangerous" (with "Hyper")
accessory|John Oates, to Daryl Hall?
acoustic|Kind of guitar
adrenaline|What you feel at jam climax
aeroplanes|Tour transports, to Brits
affordable|Steve Goodman "___ Art"
against|Rage ___ the Machine
airport|Where you go on tour?
alienate|Drive off fans
anodyne|Last Uncle Tupelo album
anthems|Thematic classics
arsenal|Lengthy song catalog
articles|Rock journalists write them
articulate|Enter My Silence song about speaking well?
artwork|Underestimated album component
atlases|Chitown band Maps and ___
attaboy|Encouraging Massive Attack song?
attacks|Stage fright can cause them
authored|Wrote autobiography
avoided|What fence-hopper did to security
bandaid|They "fed the world"
bangles|They walked "Like an Egyptian"
barefoot|Like some hippies?
because|Springsteen's "___ the Night"
bedroom|Music video setting, sometimes
bedtime|When lullabies happen
believe|Poison "Something to ___ In"
belladonna|Stevie Nicks '81 album
bilingual|Shakira, for one
binoculars|Need them for nosebleed seats
breeders|Kim Deal "Last Splash" band
cabbage|Teenage Fanclub "The ___"
careful|Safe Paramore song?
cautiously|How label signs hard-partying rocker?
centers|Treatment and detention "venues"
character|Phish "Billy Breathes" jam "___ Zero"
charcoal|Unwanted sky color on festival day
consisting|Comprising band members
cottage|Police "Of a ___ on the shore, of a dark Scottish lake"
creates|What songwriter does
cuisine|What rocker's live-in chef provides
decimal|Dewey's house band?
derived|What unoriginal band did
details|Offspring "Spare Me the ___"
devotee|Enthusiast
distant|Rush's "Early Warning" location?
dreamboat|Heart "___ Annie"
dressing|Pre-show room
eastern|Ramones "All's Quiet on the ___ Front"
electric|Kind of guitar
electro|Kraftwerk-inspired dance music
elements|Factors that make a band
elevation|U2 smash from '01
elevator|Aerosmith "Love in an ___"
emerged|Bowie re-___ as Ziggy Stardust in '72
emotional|Stones' "Rescue"
emperor|Blues Traveler "Support Your Local ___"
enchanted|Charming Delerium song?
endings|The All-American Rejects' are "Happy"
engines|Snow Patrol song to rev you up?
entered|What Metallica's "Sandman" did
entertain|What performer will do, hopefully
evanescence|Grammy-winning "Fallen" band
evaporate|Shannon Moore album
fattest|Adjusted "Survival of the ___"
finance|What record company will do for recording sessions
genesis|Abacab band
gigantic|Big "Surfer Rosa" Pixies song?
glanced|God shuffled his feet, and ___ around at them
gorgeous|Prerequisite look for pop star
granite|Rocky Dispatch song?
guarantee|What shady promoters can't give
handling|Goes w/shipping
harmless|Innocuous Coldplay B-side
hostage|Jack's Mannequin song about holdup victim?
hunting|A-ha "___ High and Low"
ignored|What unmarketed album got
impressive|Like Eddie Van Halen
inspire|What mentor will do
instance|An Eluardian ___ Of Montreal
interests|Manager hopefully has band's best ___ at heart
interior|Type of decorator to rocker mansion
intermezzo|Music between play scenes
invited|Tesla "The Gate/___"
jailbird|Matt Ward song about escapee?
landslide|Classic Nicks-penned Fleetwood Mac song
language|Dan Fogelberg "The ___ of Love"
largest|Crush Kill Destroy "The World's ___ Area"
leaders|Band visionaries
leaders|Songwriters or singers, perhaps
leisure|After-tour time
letters|Leonard Cohen mailed them, perhaps
listened|What DJ finally did
loneliness|What Boy George "specializes" in
lorries|Red Lorry Yellow Lorry band nickname
mammoth|Interpol song about elephant cousin?
material|Type of girl Madonna is?
measured|Eno "A ___ Room"
melodic|Type of death metal
messiah|Godflesh song about Jesus?
minerals|Shellac "Song of the ___"
miracles|Smokey's band
molecules|Particles Chad VanGaalen was "Inside"
moments|Supertramp "Even in the Quietest ___"
motorcade|Traveling Beck song?
naughty|___ by Nature
newspapers|Where very big shows get advertised
orbital|Snivilisation Brits
penguin|Lyle Lovett's favorite Antarctic bird, perhaps
pioneer|Trailblazing musician
planets|Digable ___
planets|Spacey Teenage Fanclub song?
pleasant|Happy Kinks song "Mr. ___"
pollute|What boomboxes do w/noise
pottery|What Demi Moore was making during "Unchained Melody"
rebound|What slighted singer is on, when jamming w/new band
recited|Spoke lyrics to audience before playing
redhead|23 Blonde ___
replaced|What Bob Stinson of The Replacements got
replied|What no one did on Genesis hit?
reporter|Interviewer, perhaps
representatives|Managers, agents, promoters, e.g.
restored|Comeback image?
restrained|What roadies did to stop the groupies
reveals|Tells what a song is about
roadhouse|Patrick Swayze movie w/Jeff Healey
rooster|Little Red ___
salesman|Whose "Life" Yellowcard sang about
scissor|Type of "Sisters"
screamed|What audience did
seasons|Chris Cornell song on "Singles" soundtrack
setting|Location of video
shelters|Gregor Samsa "Makeshift ___"
sidewinder|Who "Sleeps," to R.E.M. in '93
sinister|The Fall "Bend ___"
sisters|The Pointer ___
sleeper|Type of hit?
slender|Frame of some punks
smoking|Nick Drake "Been ___ Too Long"
snarled|Growled vocal delivery
somewhere|Social D "___ Between Heaven and Hell"
splashed|What Bobby Darin did after he splished
splinter|Peter Green ___ Group
started|Van Halen "Come on baby, finish what ya ___"
station|Joe Walsh "At the ___"
stirred|Georgia Satellites "Shaken Not ___"
stories|Some of Springsteen's songs
studies|Death Cab for Cutie "Scientist ___"
stunned|Blown away at show
stutter|Singing cures it for Mel Tillis
subbass|Some of the lowest audible sounds
surprises|Radiohead "No ___"
systems|Box Car Racer "All ___ Go"
tablature|Notation using fingering instead of pitches
tapestry|Classic Carole King album
teacher|Repeated word in '80s 38 Special hit
teardrop|It fell on Taylor Swift's "Guitar"
ticketless|Like fan holding up one finger outside
tortoise|Slow-moving Chicago band?
trained|Made fit for public show
transit|The Chicago ___ Authority
trapeze|Glenn Hughes' pre-Deep Purple band
treated|If I ___ you bad, you bruise my face Bush
tripper|Beatles "Day ___"
utterly|Traffic "___ Simple"
valentine|R&B singer Brooke
valuable|Key member
viaduct|Tar "___ Removal"
westward|Stabbing ___
withdrew|Silence, and the Firmament ___ Dark Tranquillity
additional|Not full member
adjustment|Aerosmith "Attitude ___"
agitate|What "singer" in seat next to you will do
airsickness|Might get it on the tour plane
alienated|How Keri Hilson feels?
amateur|Not-so-serious musician
ambassador|Bono, at times
ambient|Like atmospheric music
apologetic|Like released rocker's statement
appealing|What bad boy rockers are doing in some cases?
arcadia|Simon LeBon band
arrogant|Like some lead singers
because|Abbey Road ballad
besides|Talk Talk "Asides ___"
bidders|Fans battling over rare eBay item
blaster|Stevie Wonder "Master ___ (Jammin')"
bottleneck|Used for a slide in a bar?
browses|Scans music store
camerapersons|They film the concert footage
cannibal|'07 Static X album
carrion|Fiona Apple song about dead flesh?
cherish|'89 Madonna smash
closeup|Shot caught w/a telephoto lens (hyph.)
content|Liner notes, e.g.
contest|Battle of the bands, for one
crashes|What "Lightning" does at a Live show?
darkest|Metal band ___ Hour
darkest|Metal band ___ Hour
deepest|The First Cut is this?
deforce|38 Special "Tour ___"
derived|Stemmed from earlier song
deserts|Like the ___ miss the rain
desires|Hall & Oates "Everything Your Heart ___"
dictator|Clash song about authority figure?
dinosaur|J Mascis band ___ Jr.
distributed|Supplied to retailers
drawings|What Damon Gough did badly as a boy?
elected|Voted a frontman
electro|Electronic music (abbr.)
elevator|Aerosmith "Love in an ___"
emotion|Lisa Lisa "Lost in ___"
enabled|Made star possible
enthusiastic|Like newly hired producer
faintly|Phish lyric "___ bouncing round the room ..."
falsely|So let us not talk ___ now, the hour is getting late
federal|Phish "Union ___"
flaming|___ Lips
gallops|What Crazy Horse does?
heartbreakers|Tom Petty's band
hearted|Karmin "Broken ___"
immobile|Alessandra Amoroso song that leaves you motionless?
internal|Rockers damage these organs, at times
intuitions|A&R guys have them, perhaps
lifting|Your love keeps ___ me higher
lithium|Nirvana "Nevermind" hit/video
longest|Billy Joel "The ___ Time"
masters|Ginger Baker band ___ of Reality
mediocre|Like so-so band
mineral|Texas band inspired by an ore?
movement|'70 album "The Isaac Hayes ___"
papered|When Father ___ the Parlour
partner|Hall, to Oates
passive|Fun Lovin' Criminals "___/Aggressive"
poorest|The most unsigned band?
pretending|Don't want to be an actor ___ on the stage
protects|What bodyguard does
raccoon|Beatles "Rocky ___"
railroad|Grand Funk ___
rainbows|Radiohead "In ___"
rapture|NYC dance-punkers The ___
reading|Major annual U.K. festival
recycler|'90 ZZ Top album
reports|What A&R reps come back with
reports|What rock journalist does
reprint|Re-press an album
restore|What remastering will do to sound
results|Seven Mary Three "She Wants ___"
revises|Edits
riffraff|AC/DC "Powerage" song about the undesirables?
sandbox|Where little kids dream of stardom
satellites|Georgia ___
scissors|Cutting Slipknot song?
scorpions|Rock You Like a Hurricane band
screwed|T-Pain "Chopped and ___"
selected|Picked, by band
selfish|Like sleazy manager
sentence|Some rockers get a suspended one
seventh|Iron Maiden's "Son"
sisters|English goth rockers ___ of Mercy
snakebite|Slithering Godsmack hidden track?
sneakers|Run-D.M.C. would wear Adidas ones
somethings|Big Bad Voodoo Daddy song
soprano|Kind of sax
sparrow|The Lonely Island "Jack ___"
spending|What accountant watches
sprocket|Toad the Wet ___
standby|Ben E. King "___ Me"
stealers|Stuck in the Middle ___ Wheel
steering|Piebald "Sandpaper ___ Wheel"
streets|Where the ___ Have No Name
stretch|Red Hot Chili Peppers song that drags?
strokes|Is This It garage rockers
surprise|Chicago "Baby, What a Big ___"
sweetness|Jimmy Eat World smash
systems|Stereos, e.g.
traveling|Type of Wilbury?
tremolo|Vibrating effect
trimmed|Built to Spill "___ and Burning"
ugliest|Dylan "___ Girl in the World"
undress|Morcheeba "___ Me Now"
variety|Type of show w/musical acts
visiting|Hours for seeing rehabbing rocker
winning|What Santana was doing on '81 hit
xylophonist|Certain percussionist
acclaimed|Publicly praised
accordions|Squeezeboxes
affairs|Ballads might be written about these
ageless|Eternal Monophonics jam?
airtime|Radio exposure
aliases|Used for star hotel room bookings
anomaly|'09 Ace Frehley album
assured|Guaranteed band a deal
attempts|Cracks at making it
attracted|'09 Tori Amos album "Abnormally ___ to Sin"
autograph|Turn Up the Radio '80s band
bagpiper|Performer featured on Peter Gabriel's "Come Talk to Me"
bangkok|City Murray Head spent "One Night in"
blackball|Offspring song that will give a negative vote?
breadbasket|American Ska-Thic Vol. 2: More Ska From America's ___
breaths|Might take deep ones before taking stage
burdens|Tracy Bonham "The ___ of Being Upright"
businessmen|Dylan "___ they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth"
catapult|Arctic Monkeys song to hurl?
choking|All Time Low "The Irony of ___ on a Lifesaver"
colonel|___ Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
condemnors|Members of PMRC, sometimes (var.)
contours|Sam Rivers album about outlines?
courses|You take them at Berklee
cryptic|Megadeth "___ Writings"
damages|Rockers pay these to hotels
deadeye|New Age Girl ___ Dick
decades|Some career lengths
discontent|Sixpence None the Richer "Divine ___"
dresses|Wardrobe does it
dynamite|Boyz-n-the-Hood ___ Hack
enormous|Like huge crowd
erotica|'92 "Rain" Madonna album
erotica|'92 Madonna album
evanescence|Bring Me to Life band
evanescence|My Immortal band
exceptions|Backstage visitors without passes?
existed|Van Morrison "I Forgot That Love ___"
eyeliner|Popular rock makeup product
firework|Katy Perry song for July 4th?
flathead|Fratellis song about a screwdriver?
folding|Type of chair for impromptu show
gatecrashed|Entered without invite
gleaming|'80s band ___ Spires
greased|John Travolta "___ Lightning"
grinner|Steve Miller "I'm a picker, I'm a ___"
grossed|Not netted?
heading|Judas Priest "___ Out to the Highway"
heartless|Cruel Kanye song from '08?
impersonate|What tribute band will do
indoors|John Mayer "Pull all the shades and wander the great ___"
instead|Beatles "I'll Cry ___"
instruct|Teach
instrumentalist|One who plays without vocals
invites|Asks to show
isolation|John Lennon song for being left alone?
knitting|What wardrobe might be found doing
knitting|What you take up after "Undone - The Sweater Song"?
laminated|Like most backstage passes
levellers|Zeitgeist U.K. band
ligature|Reed-to-mouthpiece attachment
lowlands|Bob Dylan "Sad-Eyed Lady of the ___"
magnetic|Stephin Merritt's "Fields"
magnolia|'99 Aimee Mann soundtrack
megastar|Household name
melting|What Modern English was doing during hot show?
milkmen|Punk Rock Girl Dead ___
motionless|Creatures ___ in White
neither|Lost in the Trees "___ Here Nor There"
nomination|Award season nod
notation|Tablature is a type
obscene|Like lewd rocker
persuader|'86 Robert Cray album "Strong ___"
phantom|Stray Cat drummer Slim Jim
postcards|Sparkadia album they sent from vacation?
prayers|Duran Duran might "Save" them
prayers|Garth Brooks "Unanswered ___"
prepare|What you do before camping fest
proclaimers|I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) duo
proudest|Dave Matthews "___ Monkey"
replica|Copy model of guitar
repulse|What Gwar will do
reseller|Online retailer, perhaps
restitution|Compensation for stolen song
retracted|Took back  remark, officially
reunite|What Peaches & Herb do sometimes?
scandalous|Shocking Prince "Batman" song?
sceptics|Lemaitre's song about non-believers?
scholars|Berklee professors
seasonal|Like resort venues, perhaps
secrets|Babyface "Never Keeping ___"
secrets|Babyface "Never Keeping ___"
severely|Morningbell "Sincerely, ____"
siamese|Smashing Pumpkins "___ Dream"
sidekicks|Tom Fogerty & Randy Oda album about partners?
someone|Cher "I Found ___"
splintered|Broke up
sponges|Arrogant Worms absorbent song?
sponges|Arrogant Worms song about spill soakers?
sponsor|Recovering rocker might need one
statues|Performers without stage presence?
stealing|Jane's Addiction "Been Caught ___"
straitjacket|Josh Todd wears one in the asylum?
streams|Plays new album online
strength|38 Special "___ in Numbers"
students|Not teachers
stunned|Blown away at show
teaching|Showing buddy licks
timeless|Eternal '78 Isley Brothers album?
tragically|Canadian band ___ Hip
transit|The Chicago ___ Authority
transvestite|Glee cast cover "Sweet ___"
transvestite|RHPS song "Sweet ___"
violate|Machine Head song that will break boundaries?
whereas|Guns & Roses lyric "___ a child I'd hide"
absolution|'03 Muse album
abstain|Napalm Death "I ___"
addicts|Rockers w/substance dependence
airliner|Steve Miller Band "Jet ___"
airstream|Miranda Lambert's classic RV?
allegation|Angry crew member might make one, post firing
altered|'93 Matthew Sweet album "___ Beast"
apocalypse|Muse "___ Please"
apparel|Rock star clothing
arsenal|Well stocked Belgian electronic duo?
asphalt|Dubliners' song about "Hot" pavement?
caribou|'74 Elton John smash album
catalogers|They process album listings reference
caustic|Trivium "___ Are the Ties That Bind"
cinemas|The Wall was shown in them
clearer|Better sound
colonel|Elvis manager ___ Tom Parker
credits|Liner note acknowledgements
daddies|Cherry Poppin' ___
deadman|Union Underground "Turn Me on 'Mr. ___'"
definition|Some lyricists might have to look one up
dentists|Some British rockers need to see them
discussion|Live "White, ___"
diseases|MC Frontalot "___ of Yore"
doorbell|White Stripes "I've been thinkin' about my ___, when ya gonna ring it?"
dovetail|Level on the Inside ___ Joint
eastern|Ballad of the Great ___
ecstasy|ATB song about happiness?
egyptian|Walk Like an ___
ejected|Booted out
elastic|Tripping Daisy "I Am an ___ Firecracker"
elemental|Basic Tears for Fears album?
erasure|Sometimes synthpop band
eternal|Bangles hit "___ Flame"
eternal|Bangles hit "___ Flame"
existence|'05 Dark Suns album about everything that is?
explain|The Who "I Can't ___"
forests|Might have singalong jams in these wooded areas
glitter|Glam rock used a lot of it
hairdos|Afros, e.g.
healthy|What reunion rockers try to get
heather|Country singer Myles
housing|New L.A. arrival looks for it
incident|Guns N' Roses had a "Spaghetti" one
insulted|What rude critic did
interest|A&R guy might have it, for good band
lantern|Screaming Trees "Invisible ___"
lawyers|Jackson Browne "___ in Love"
legends|Hall-of-Famers
limestone|Franklin ___ Charlie Daniels Band
linings|Starving artists have to find silver ones
lyricist|Wordsmith
madrigal|Baroque period vocal piece
magnify|Marvin Sapp song he will zoom in on?
metalheads|Maiden & Priest fans, slang
narcotics|Drugs
newsstands|Spot music mags hit
optimist|Bastille "How am I gonna be an ___ about this?"
origins|Beginnings of band
parachute|What Coldplay used to jump?
paranoia|Serj Tankian "Total ___"
premiere|MTV World ___ Video
promise|Eve 6 song that about a vow?
rainwater|Rockabilly Marvin
rehearsing|Practicing
reproduce|Finding that sound again
research|Journalist's pre-interview look-ups
restrains|How Poco holds back?
restroom|Show "pit stop"
retaliated|What rapper did to enemy's lyrical diss
rhinestone|Glen Campbell "___ Cowboy"
sailing|Christopher Cross song for the water?
scapegoats|Fall guys for scandals
scherzo|Sonata piece that means "joke" in Italian
scholar|Berklee librarygoer
scissor|Dance/glam rockers __ Sisters
separations|Happen before stars divorce
serenader|Guitar player outside window
serpentine|Slithering Kings of the Sun single?
serving|Chris Brown "Second ___"
settlers|American folk song "Old ___ Song"
sexiest|Adam Levine: People's 2013 ___ Man Alive
sharing|Jack Johnson "The ___ Song"
shorter|Bloc Party "Your Visits Are Getting ___"
smoking|___ in the Boys Room
snakebite|'78 Whitesnake EP that needs an antidote?
snakebite|Slithering Racer X song?
souvenir|Memento sold at show
strings|Need them to strum
tambourine|Bob Dylan "Mr. ___ Man"
tenderness|Michael Bolton "Time, Love & ___"
tonality|Character determined by key, in music
travelers|Fans of "Hook," "Runaround" and "But Anyway"?
verismo|Late 19th-century Italian operatic tradition
visitors|They come to rehab for you
warning|Van Halen "Fair ___"
worrying|Fretting over venue parking
writing|Sundays "Reading, ___ and Arithmetic"
accidental|Unintended
aerospace|High-flying, high-tech industry
against|Versus
agitated|Keyed up
airhead|Scatterbrained sort
answerer|One getting the door
assailed|Attacked
avionic|Pertaining to flight technology
avocados|Trendy toast toppers
capoeira|Afro-Brazilian martial art that incorporates dance and acrobatics
carrion|Carcass
changed|Adapted, maybe
edginess|Quality of a comic who may go over the line
egomaniac|One with an I problem?
eligible|Like suitable suitors
elocution|What 'Enry 'Iggins tutors Eliza Doolittle in
fastballer|Pitcher who doesn't rely on off-speed pitches
fedexed|Sent, but not via UPS
gladness|Contented feeling
impales|Pierces
intimately|How you might be acquainted with a lover
intrastate|Yellow Submarine vocalist (And: Like the drive from Miami to Tampa, e.g.)
landladies|Women collecting rent
meander|Wander this way and that
mesquite|Barbecue flavoring
minibike|Tiny motorcycle
moaners|Bellyachers
nonzero|Having positive or negative value
outsets|Beginnings
overdraw|Take out more $ than you've got
paradise|Best possible place to be
plotlines|Threads for a screenwriter
purpleheart|*Wounded warrior decoration
reattached|Sewed back on, as a severed finger
ripsaws|Carpentry tools
roaming|Gadding about
roasted|Ooh, sick burn!
savants|Intellectual virtuosos
scantly|In a barely sufficient manner
senatorial|Like committees headed by Lisa Murkowski and Jim Inhofe
shortens|Makes more risqué, as a skirt
smaller|Not so big
sneering|Expressing disdain
stronger|More secure
tearoom|Restaurant that specializes in brews
tentatively|With hesitancy
threads|Plot lines
tritone|Old default iPhone text alert
violoncello|Four-string instrument
abandon|Leave roadside, as a dead car
abjectly|In a miserable way
abridge|Condense
acolyte|Devoted follower
activists|Black Lives Matter demonstrators, e.g.
aerates|Infuses with bubbles
aground|Bad way to run a boat
albacores|Tunas
allowances|Pays to play?
altoist|A saxophone player, perhaps
amended|Like the U.S. Constitution
amending|Doing some editorial work
ampersands|&&&
analgesic|Painkiller
ancient|Old as dirt
arccosine|Inverse trig function
arietta|Short solo at La Scala
ariosos|Melodic passages
armrest|Cupholder spot, sometimes
asexual|Like somebody who doesn't really want any bodies
aspects|Sides to observe
attests|Bears witness (to)
awnings|Spots to go undercover on the street?
bailers|Ones trying to keep a leaky ship afloat
balderdash|Poppycock!
beastie|___ Boys ("No Sleep till Brooklyn" rappers)
beretta|Italian firearms manufacturer
beshrews|Curses
blasphemy|That's sacrilege!
blatant|Undisguised
boasted|Tooted one's own horn
boulder|Where you could move in CO, or what's hard to move in CO
brazenly|In shameless manner
bribery|One of the "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" actually named in the Constitution
browbeaten|Frightened into submission
bulletin|Board with push-pins
bullheaded|Extremely stubborn
caboose|Rear
cajoles|Coaxes
cellular|Like some data networks
clarence|*George's guardian angel in "It's a Wonderful Life"
concord|Harmony between groups
creator|Tyler, the ___ ("Igor" rapper)
debones|Fillets
denuded|Totally bare, as deciduous trees
devourer|One putting away food
dowdiest|Most old-fashioned
dreamland|Good location for a sleep lab?
dreidel|Take it out for a spin?
edgings|Fringes
edition|Printing version
egested|Discharged
elementary|Easy as ABC
elephant|Mammal that mourns dying relatives
emerald|Richly green
empanadas|Pastries de Chile
emperors|Atahualpa and Moctezuma, e.g.
encased|Wrapped (in)
encases|Boxes up
encloser|Envelope stuffer, say
endgame|Checkmate phase
energetic|Full of beans
engineer|Astronaut Mae Jemison, by training
enhance|Improve
epitome|Embodiment
erosions|Beach deteriorations
erotica|Body art?
errands|Picking up the laundry, buying groceries, etc.
eviction|Notice for a renter (that I hope NO ONE is getting right now)
expended|Used up, as resources
fearsome|Chilling
fleeces|Swindles
freebies|Giveaways
gabbier|More irritatingly talkative
germinate|Take root
greatly|Very
greener|More seasick, in a way
headstrong|Willful
hearten|Fill with hope
heartiest|Most robust
heinous|... I talked [Cameron Diaz] out of buying this truly ___ Angora sweater ("Legally Blonde" line)
honoree|One getting an award
idiomatic|Like "dime a dozen" and "bite the bullet," e.g.
inanity|Daftness
incandescent|Utterly dazzling
incising|Cutting with a scalpel
indecent|Like exposed female nipples, supposedly (Still? Come on y'all)
ingrates|Unappreciative sorts
inserted|Entered, as a clause
intimates|Bosom buddies
ionizers|They charge for air purification?
islander|Caribbean native, e.g.
italics|Stressed type
lamentations|*It comes after the Book of Jeremiah
lampooner|Trump satirist Sarah Cooper, e.g.
latrine|Army head?
likable|Charming
likeness|Portait
lookout|Observation post
lottery|Shirley Jackson story with a dark twist, with "the"
lounger|One sitting in a chaise, say
maltreatment|Bullying, say
matilda|Kid lit heroine with telekinetic powers
medically|___-induced coma
megawatt|Power unit for large machines
minimizer|One saying "It's really no big deal," maybe
misprints|Smudged words, maybe
moisten|Wet
moneyed|Wealthy
nametag|Sticker that often says "Hello, my name is ..."
nosedive|Rapid decline
novocaine|Number of teeth?
obscure|Unfamiliar
obsolete|Out-of-date
ocarina|Titular instrument in a Zelda game
offhand|Like extemporaneous remarks
oriented|Shown the ropes, as a freshman
override|Countermand
overseen|Supervised
overtook|Surpassed
pedestal|Stand under a statue?
perusal|Careful reading
photons|Massless light particles
pinatas|They get bashed at some bashes
pirates|Anne Bonny and Mary Read, for two
prairie|Grassland with dogs
preener|Fastidious kitty, say
premeds|Ones taking the MCAT
prisons|Targets of a penal system reform movement
procure|Obtain
protege|Master's student
pursuit|Chase
radiate|Project, as warmth or joy
radiates|Emanates
rancors|Bitternesses
reefers|Joints, to some Boomers (like my dad)
rehired|Put back on the payroll
remolds|Forms again, as clay
renames|Brands anew, say
rescore|Tabulate again
retches|Dry heaves
retsina|Strong Greek wine
rioters|Many peaceful protestors of 2020, per some media spin
ripsaws|Wood cutters
sassiest|Like one with the best clapbacks
schooner|Rigged vessel
sciatic|Longest nerve in the human body
scorepad|Need for a competitive game of Scrabble
scribbler|One jotting quickly, say
seabirds|Terns and erns
secured|Protected
senders|Ones transmitting
sensually|In a seductive way
sharpener|Largely byone testing room fixture
shortish|Not so long
sirrahs|Shakespearean terms of address
smiling|It makes you happier when you're not happy, supposedly
soprano|Julie Andrews, voice-wise
soundly|In a thorough, decisive way
spatial|Kind of awareness
spicers|They use thyme wisely?
spitfire|Royal Airforce fighter of W.W. II
spotless|Immaculately clean
statutes|Rules and regulations
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steepest|Least gentle, in a way
steroid|Bodybuilder's "juice"
straddles|Bestrides
stroller|Baby sling alternative
strolls|Botanical garden activities
student|One who might get an academy award?
subtropical|Like zones that support many deserts
sunrise|End of a dark period?
sunsets|Fiery descents in the sky
synergy|Result of successful collaboration, say
tailspin|Emotional collapse, maybe
tangles|Problems for the hirsute
tantalus|Greek figure notably punished by Zeus for bad table manners
telecom|Verizon's business, e.g.
telepath|Marvel's Professor X, e.g.
terrorize|Completely disrupt, as a hellion might a pre-k classroom
textile|Cotton field?
tidbits|Gossip units
toreador|One dealing with a lot of bull
transom|Strengthening crossbar
treason|Selling out one's country, say
trolley|___ problem (ethical thought experiment)
tsunami|What a rapidly receding tide forewarns
tweeter|Amplifier part ... or one amplifying a social media message
twiners|Hair braiders, e.g.
unaired|Like episodes no one's seen yet
unheard|Not listened to
unitive|Harmonizing
upriver|Spawn point?
usually|As a rule
utilize|Make use of
vegetal|Relating to plant life
vintner|One producing red vines?
waddled|Moved like a duck
waspish|Ill-tempered
wheelie|Stunt on a motorcycle
zoophyte|Coral or sponge, e.g.
acrimoniousness|Embittered edge
adhered|Stuck (to)
adorers|The Magi, notably
adoring|Apt to use the heart eyes emoji, say
agendas|Unstated motivations for schemers
agonized|Lost much sleep (over)
alderman|City council member
amoebas|Single-celled critters
anchors|Jane Pauley and Tamron Hall, e.g.
announce|Make known, as an engagement
annuity|Fixed yearly sum
arbitrage|Strategy that leverages price differences between markets
artistic|Like one drawing a crowd?
ashrams|Spiritual retreats
attacker|U.S. soccer's Tobin Heath, e.g., tactically
attracts|Enthralls
awesome|WOWOW!!1!
badminton|Sport that experienced a pretty hilarious match-throwing scandal at the 2012 Olympics
bamboozle|Hoodwink
batwing|Sight over Gotham City
beautify|Slap a fresh coat of paint on, say
bemused|Perplexed
bisects|Goes halfsies on?
bloated|Feeling swell?
bottoms|___ up!
boulder|Climber using a crash pad
bromide|It's well-worn and soothing
bumblebee|*2018 "Transformers" spin-off that grossed $468 million
bunting|Making a softball sacrifice, maybe
caterer|Hors d'oeuvre provider
cerebrums|Hemispheres for higher mammals
chianti|Tuscan vino in a fiasco
chronicle|San Francisco daily, with "The"
cleaners|Businesses that oppose a free press, presumably
coarsen|Desensitize
constables|Old-timey officers
contesting|Disputing, as election results (give it up, dude)
cottons|T-shirt fabrics
cringing|Reacting to a super awkward comment, say
cussword|Fudge is a good substitute for one
cuttlefish|Squid's relative
dearest|Soft letter opener?
declasse|Fallen in social status
defeats|Vanquishes
denature|Molecularly distort, as a protein
detoxed|Drank lots of green juice, maybe
diaspora|Mexicans not living in Mexico, e.g.
diocese|Bishop's domain
diplomat|Mission controller?
disaster|Landslide, e.g.
dissuaded|Convinced otherwise
divines|Intuits
dogfishes|Small sharks that, no, won't come if you call them
dragonfly|*2002 Kevin Costner supernatural fantasy
dramedy|Genre portmanteau
dreamboat|*Metaphorical smoke show like my gf Jessie (hey it's Ross)
dreamer|DACA subject
dreamily|In a pleasantly unreal way
earflap|Feature of a deerstalker
economist|London weekly, with "The"
ecotone|Environmental transition area
editorial|Charles Blow piece
educational|Edifying
ejectors|Mechanisms that release spent shells
elaborate|Complicated
elderly|Seniors, with "the"
emotion|It can be bottled up or expressed
empathy|Emotional trait observed in elephants
enchain|Shackle
enclosures|Pens
enfranchisement|Granting of the right to vote
entrails|Guts
eroticist|Writer of lusty prose
essayist|Joan Didion, e.g.
ethanol|Alcohol with psychoactive properties
exercise|Jogging, e.g.
express|U.K. daily, with "The"
eyedroppers|Tools also known as Pasteur pipettes
fatally|Bad way to be wounded
floored|Completely flabbergasted
forbear|Refrain from
foresight|It's rarely 20/20, probably
freebie|It's a giveaway
frivolously|In an unserious manner
galilee|Sea of ___ (Biblical locale)
gazette|Newspaper
glassed|___-in (like some solaria)
griping|Engaging in a shit-talking session
gymnast|Sunisa Lee, e.g.
hagglers|Market negotiators
haywire|Bonkers
hellcat|W.W.II fighter (or an apt descriptor for my murderous kitten Ruby)
herding|Like ___ cats
homemade|Not store-bought
honorees|Ones getting roasted (in the good way)
ideated|Spitballed
immature|Like one making potty jokes, say
immediately|At once
inaugural|Address recently preceded by Amanda Gorman's rendition of "The Hill We Climb"
indistinct|[___ chatter] (common subtitle phrase)
infringe|Encroach (on)
inhibit|Suppress
insightful|Like astute observations
insinuate|Hint at
instincts|-
ironman|The truth is ... I am ___ (last line in "___" (2008))
jokester|Dad, stereotypically
keystone|Arch support?
kindred|___ spirits
learned|Discharged a class act
lensmen|Pro bro photogs
levitate|Raise Forcefully?
limeade|Green drink
loamiest|Most fertile, in a way
locales|Spots
mahimahi|Fast Caribbean sport fish
mandrake|Flowering plant long used in magic rituals
marinating|Soaking up flavor
menisci|Knee pads?
messmates|Companions at chow
metatag|HTML bit that describes a page's content
meteoric|Like dramatic rises to fame
minivan|Vehicle for moving kids and soccer gear, perhaps
mishaps|Accidents
mishits|Tennis goofs that might end up in the stands
monogamous|Like emperor penguins (except for the fun, swinging emperor penguins)
mulishness|Stubborn quality
mustang|First in a line of Ford's longest-produced model, affectionately
mustering|Summoning
mythical|Storybook
nautili|Mollusks whose name derives from the ancient Greek for "sailor"
negated|Nullified
nevermore|Word averred by a craven raven
nitpick|Give annoying feedback
nonlegal|Like advice given by an attorney that isn't law-related
noodges|Pestering people
oceanaria|Sea worlds?
oleander|Shrub containing several toxic compounds
openness|Candor
operable|In working order
operation|Surgery board game
opinion|Take
origami|Swan with folded wings
original|One of a kind
orreries|Solar system models
osmoses|Passes through a membrane
overacts|Hams it the f up
oviduct|Tunnel of l'oeuf? (sorry sorry sorry)
paramecium|Simple life on the water
parrots|Repeats robotically
percent|Financial elite, with "The"
permission|Field trip need, often
persist|Carry on despite the haters
pestles|Drug crushers
pewters|Tin alloys used in tableware
planters|Flower boxes
professor|One in charge of course corrections?
proposes|Gives a ringing endorsement?
protrudes|Sticks out
question|Are you sure you want to hire a lazy millennial?, e.g.
racists|All collective judgments are wrong. Only ___ make them: Elie Wiesel
railcar|Sleeper, e.g.
raisiny|Like fingertips after a long soak
ratatat|Drumming sound
rebooked|Switched flights, say
refunds|Spring checks from the I.R.S.
regalia|Queen's finery
relaxed|Not skinny, not baggy
resells|Flips for profit
resentments|What the embittered harbor
resumed|Returned to, as a Netflix show
risottos|Pilaf-like trattoria dishes
routers|WiFi devices
sadists|Ones who get their kicks from giving kicks
saggiest|Most baggy
sailboats|Cutters and schooners
saltier|More resentful
sandblasted|What you'll be after too many beach beers?
sandman|Guy with a dream job?
sawlogs|Sleep soundly?
seances|Medium gatherings?
secrets|Beans you ought not spill
shipwrecked|What you'll be after too many boat beers?
shortage|Scarcity
siestas|Tarde snoozes
sixteen|Lowest-ranked March Madness squad
skiddoo|Old-fashioned "scram!" synonym that sounds like a snowmobile brand (saved it ... good job me)
sleeper|Squad that flies under the radar before a competition
smokehouse|Place to cure meats (Or: Station with engines)
snidest|Snarky to the max
snowplowed|What you'll be after too many apres-ski beers?
solacing|Comforting
solaria|Good rooms for mooning the neighbors, ironically
solitaire|Game played with one hand?
soupspoons|Stock raisers?
speeder|One taking things too fast?
stalled|Ground to a halt
stances|Policy positions
stators|Turbine parts
stepper|AA attendee, familiarly
sternly|In a tough love manner
sternum|Necktie-shaped bone
strudel|Pastry featured in "The Sound of Music"
student|It seems the ___ has become the master ...
subject|Queen's citizen?
subwoofers|Speakers that really resonate?
sunrises|Shining moments?
swelters|Sweats
tannest|Most sun-kissed
teepees|Dwellings with smoke holes
terrors|Little brats
throated|Full-___ (loud and emphatic)
tonnage|Shipping capacity
trashier|Lower-end
tribune|Chicago daily, with "The"
triplets|Three sisters?
trowels|Bricklayer's tools
turntable|DJ's spinner, represented by the shaded letters in today's puzz
unaired|Like grievances you might be stewing over
unnamed|Like protected sources
unoiled|Like an as yet squeaky wheel, say
unrisen|As yet abed
vaccine|It's worth a shot? (It's worth a shot)
vegetables|Cabbages and collards, e.g.
virgins|They've never done "the no pants dance"
wheezing|Hard breathing?
abetted|Left the vault door ajar for, say
accusers|Whistle-blowers
acerbity|Harshness
acoustics|Sound science?
adamant|Unshakable
adverts|Spots on the Beeb
airfare|Skyrocketing cost?
alerted|Gave a push to, maybe
alleluia|Praise the lord!
alright|Singer Yankovic, innit?
anatomic|Bodily
arcsine|Inverse trig function
artisan|Etsy shopkeeper, maybe
assuage|Calm
asterisk|Caveat, so to speak
aversions|Peeves
awardee|Acceptance speechifier
ballhawks|Football players with a knack for interceptions
beastie|Rap's ___ Boys
becoming|Michelle Obama memoir
between|Twixt
blacked|___ out (redacted, in a way)
blossomed|Flourished
blueprint|Contractor's plan
brouhaha|Hubbub
canapes|King Kong and Donkey Kong
canceled|Experiencing any consequences for one's speech, in modern usage
candied|Went to 0% battery
canteen|Many a TikTok user
cascades|Ring of Fire range
cattiness|Backbiter's quality
cereals|Life, Total, etc.
cesspit|Corrupt institutions, metaphorically
chamber|Bedroom, in historical drama scripts
charcoal|Black carbon residue
cicadas|Summer buzzers
cleanser|Part of a skin care routine
comedic|Like most Mindy Kaling roles
comprise|Consist of
coroner|Pro who, just to keep things light, might quip "That remains to be seen!"
counterattacked|*Met a charge with a charge, say
creationism|O in some science classes
crocket|Carved Gothic ornament
crookedly|In a twisted manner
crowded|Overfull
cymbalists|Hi-hat tappers
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demeaned|Humiliated
desired|Thirsted after
diabetes|Blood sugar malady
diabolo|Spool-on-a-string toy
diagonal|Geometry line
dipstick|Hot rod testing rod
disallows|Rescinds, as a goal
disbelieved|Didn't buy
disorders|Conditions
dispensable|Superfluous
disrobing|Pulling off an outfit?
doghouse|*Place for the out-of-favor
dresses|Many Modcloth purchases
earthshine|Light reflected onto the moon
earworm|Number you can't help but memorize?
elasticity|Asset for maintaining flexibility at work?
elderly|Deserving of respect, they say
electro|Spider-Man foe played by Jamie Foxx
emailed|Pinged, maybe
emoters|Hams
escaped|Flew the coop
espressos|Certain powerful pick-me-ups
essential|Must-have
estates|What some who pass on pass on
extract|Distillation
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
faculty|Ability
fireman|Pro douser
flatiron|Building name in both New York and Chicago
flyaway|Split like a chicken
fungiform|Mushroom-shaped
galoots|Goofballs
gatecrash|Attend with no ticket
genesis|Device that produced a Sonic boom?
genesis|Torah starter
gleaned|Picked up bit by bit
grannies|Certain clan elders
greasier|More appealing to a partier with the late-night munchies, maybe
grizzlies|They might play Jazz in Memphis?
harmonica|Instrument a.k.a. a mouth organ
hideaway|Evil lair, say
honeydew|Cantaloupe cousin
horsehides|Baseballs, in old slang
hotcakes|Symbol of brisk sales, for some reason
hotline|Number for tipsters
hurries|Powerful storms
ideally|In a perfect world
implosion|Result of getting in your own head and blowing a big lead, say
inelastic|Like demand for prescription drugs vis-á-vis their price (since we need them to LIVE)
infanta|Princess of Spain
inhospitable|Pre-terraforming, say
initiation|Greek orthodox baptism?
innkeepers|Ones who trade quarters for dollars?
inroads|Evidence of progress
insinuate|Say without saying, say
kneepad|Cap's shield?
kneesocks|Accessories shown in old Nehi ads
knighted|Hit with a sir charge?
lactates|Prepares for a newborn arrival, in a way
levitation|Asset for keeping several balls in the air at work?
limnology|Study of lakes and rivers
lipreader|One who might make you feel very seen when you talk to them
loftily|In a high-minded way
loudens|Turns up
lunatic|___ fringe (extreme group)
macaroon|Chewy cookie
mainsail|Big canvas for an oceanscape?
manatees|Coastal herbivores
megadose|A lot a lot
miasmic|Giving off noxious vapors
minders|Certain con artists, ostensibly
molding|Strip against the wall?
nailset|Collection of press-ons
needles|Vax points
nonevent|Unduly hyped happening
obstruct|Block
octagon|Stop sign, e.g.
oneness|State of unity
orators|Delivery workers?
overbid|Pay too much at Sotheby's
overstay|Wear out, as one's welcome
palpating|Examining via touch
pavlova|Russian ballerina Anna
pelotons|Spin cycles?
perusers|They check out library books but don't *check them out*
petitions|Initiatives with signatories
pithier|More concise
placekick|Extra point attempt
placentas|Temporary organs for mothers
politick|Go shake hands and kiss babies, say
poppets|Witchcraft dolls
positrons|Particles in a PET scan
presentee|Oscar recipient, e.g.
pressmen|Dudes in a news room
production|Key power plant stat
professor|One to whom you might report cheating at Notre Dame
profits|Golden goose servings
profusion|It's a lot going on!
proposals|Overtures that precede some dances?
protest|Actively oppose
protractor|One measuring angles around the house
radishes|Bitter taco garnishes
reanimation|Asset for breathing new life into a project at work?
redesigns|Gives a makeover
redshirt|Star Trek extra apt to die during episodes
refresh|Zhuzh up
remeasures|Prepares to cut once, per a carpentry proverb
repeople|Settle anew
resemble|Share a look?
respites|Breaks
retyped|Got in a Word again?
rewrites|Responds to a draft notice?
romaine|___ hearts
rowboat|Pulled conveyance
samurais|Many Kurosawa characters
shearer|Wool gatherer?
sherpas|Certain mountaineering guides
sliders|White Castle specialty
snakier|More serpentine
softies|Cuddly at heart sorts
spammer|One going phishing, say
spiders|Web developers?
spiteful|Malicious
spitzes|Puffy-tailed canines
staircase|Take it one step at a time!
standee|One up on a subway?
statehouse|Seat of power
stenciled|Outlined
stickler|Perfectionist
stiletto|Weapon for medieval assassini
stirrer|Swizzle stick, e.g.
stowaway|Unsanctioned passenger
strafes|Attacks with a P-47 Thunderbolt
streetcar|STELLA!!!!!! production, to fans
sunlamp|Source of indoor rays
superbright|Excellent, innit?
superstrength|Asset for pulling more than one's weight at work?
surface|Come up for air, maybe
syzygies|Celestial alignments
tangent|But I digress prompter
tattles|Appeals to moms?
telekinesis|Asset for doing mental heavy lifting at work?
teleportation|Asset for getting from point A to point B at work?
thesauri|Handy, practical, useful, helpful references
thrusting|Act of congress? (sorry mom!!!)
thundering|Proclaiming loudly and forcefully
ticketed|Rode up and wrote up
traitor|Backstabber
travelogue|World tour picture book
treaded|Walked (on)
turntable|Record spinner
tycoons|Low marginal tax rate payers, often
tyranny|Only one rule?
unbinds|Releases a hella tight wrap?
unironed|Like clothes that are worn?
unreeled|Let out, as a fishing line
upbraids|Hauls over the coals
upholds|Affirms
vastness|Enormity
walking|Stretching one's legs
waviness|Non-straight quality
wheelhouse|Perfect pitch site
zaniest|Most wacky
doublethink|Relative of "disinformation"
expense|Kind of account
octagon|It may say "STOP"
vanilla|End of quip
veterans|Word in a Cabinet member's title
absence|Missed day
actress|Profession of Reagan's first wife
actually|Word that often precedes unexpected bad news
address|It may be presidential
admirer|Fan
advises|Plays consultant
against|Disfavoring
ailments|Medical problems
alcoves|Breakfast nooks
amperes|Current numbers
anywhere|Part of Gore's debate challenge to Bush
archbishop|Tutu or Becket
armadas|Fearsome fleets
ascents|Trajectories of political success
asperses|Slanders
backing|Political endorsement
balance|___ of power
brashly|With some nerve
brocades|Fancy cloths
bullets|Washington's Wizards, once
burning|Flag desecration
cartridge|Ink ___
cocaine|Subject of a Dubya dodge
comptroller|New York office held by Fillmore when he was elected U.S. vice president
congressman|Fillmore, for eight years in the 1830s and '40s
cordoba|Argentina's second-largest city
deadpan|Like much McCain humor
defeats|Beats for a seat
democrat|Reagan ___
diamond|Hope ___
disgrace|A politician may resign in it
display|Show
dogmatic|Like Pat Buchanan and Eleanor Clift
duumvirate|Potentially shaky power structure
eeriest|Superlatively Kafkaesque
encoded|Like wartime radio messages
euphoria|Victory party feeling
foreign|___ affairs
gigantic|Very important
goodbye|Philip Roth title word
hateable|Like Hillary, to many New Yorkers
heiress|Alice Walton or Nancy Walton Laurie
hotspot|Kosovo or East Timor
identity|___ politics
insider|1999 Best Picture nominee, with "The"
irregular|Like "to be"
islands|Great Britain and Ireland
knighthood|Churchill honor of 1953
lateral|Kind of thinking
latinos|Democratic voting bloc
legacies|They're left behind
legends|Some yarns
lengthy|Like Clinton State of the Union addresses
lethargy|Sluggish quality
licensed|Allowed to practice
lioness|Elsa in "Born Free," for example
madeleine|First name in the Cabinet
majesty|Her ___
mandate|Landslide winner's claim
maroons|Leaves on the island
minaret|Muezzin's post
monotones|Features of dull speakers
nineteen|Hayes' place, presidentially
odorant|Scent carrier
oldness|1984 election issue
overhaul|Reinvent government, perhaps
picante|Mexican restaurant specification
pollution|Nader issue
prepare|Get set
present|Attending
primaries|Party times?
profane|Defile
quetzal|Monetary unit of Guatemala
ramrods|Dictatorial bosses
recount|Florida demand
regrets|Some invitees send them
relapse|Slip back
seaside|Location of many resorts
sedates|Gives Ritalin, maybe
seizure|Fourth Amendment word
senator|Bob Smith or Gordon Smith
shanghai|Most prominent of the post-Opium War "Treaty Ports"
shaping|Influential
shyster|Tricky pol
similar|Close
skyhook|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's signature shot
specific|Unlike many budget proposals during campaign season
steroids|Olympic no-no
strands|Locks
subplot|Soap opera feature
surcoat|Cloak worn over armor
surgeon|Part of David Satcher's title
tautest|Least slack
taxpayers|Government funders
threaten|Engage in saber rattling
tremors|Quakes make them
tsarist|Certainly not Bukharin
tuition|Rice price?
wiretap|Bug
xenophobe|One of Pat Buchanan's labels
abalone|It's awabi in sushi bars
acceding|Taking over, as an office
additive|Prepackaged food stuff
adjunct|Kind of professor
aegises|Providers of protection
airways|British ___
allowed|Kosher
altered|Like some states
amnesia|Shock can cause it
antacid|Kind of tablet
anytime|Cocky reply to a challenge
apotheoses|Hagiographic acts
apparent|Heirs ___
asserts|Says it's so
babushka|Kind of kerchief
balkanization|Geopolitical term for extreme factionalism
bemused|Deep in thought
biennial|Like congressional elections
bordereau|Document listing other documents
brambliest|Least passable, as a thicket of shrubs
brogues|They may be thick in Limerick
cavemen|Troglodytes
changes|David Bowie classic
circlets|Small rings
citadel|Fritz Hollings' alma mater
cunning|Craft-exhibiting
deigning|Stooping low
detected|Caught
digital|Kind of display
dimpled|Chad's status
diplomacy|___, n.  The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
diskette|Storage space, sometimes
disposal|Kitchen feature
doughty|Brave
emanate|Positively overflow with
emittance|Beam ___
entente|Agreement between nations
enthuse|Get psyched
errands|Tasks done while out
euphoria|Real nice feeling
evidences|Shows
exercise|Take advantage of, as rights
exploiting|Leveraging
fetched|Was an obedient dog
flatter|Butter up big-time
floorers|They may work with tiles
freebase|Teens do it in "Traffic"
gelatin|Cosby has pitched it
gelding|He won't be doing much breeding
genitals|The Interpretation of Dreams subject
gestapo|Reviled police force
glacier|Paragon of slowness
gnarling|Getting knotty
gorilla|Fossey subject
groupie|Band devotee
hardness|Concern for Mohs
hastens|Makes it snappy
heliotrope|Sunflower, notably
helmets|Army issues
heroism|It brings glory
holster|Wild West wear
hoodwink|Bamboozle
howbeit|Nevertheless, archaically
icecaps|Global warming concerns
impeachment|Word in 1868 headlines
influence|___, n. In politics, a visionary quo given in exchange for a substantial quid.
isolated|Like Hawaii
isomorph|A human, vis-a-vis an ape
johnson|He served in the U.S. Senate before and after serving as U.S. president
juvenal|Precursor of Jonathan Swift
kayaking|Olympic sport since 1936
killjoy|Wet blanket
kitchen|Home room?
knights|Teutonic Order members
laudable|Like some attempts
leanest|Tops in trimness
legible|Easy to make out
limpness|Unappealing handshake quality
majesty|Regal title
majored|Double-____
misfits|Cliqueless folk
misogyny|Feminazi's monomania
mongrelize|Intermarry, disparagingly
napoleon|Redhead born in Ajaccio
neckwear|Cravat, say
nodular|Of a lump
nuanced|Like in-depth coverage
opening|Chance for professional advancement
openness|What "glasnost" means
oriental|$100 Monopoly avenue
otherwise|Differently
ottoman|Empire for six centuries
overeasy|Scrambled alternative
oversharp|Like some magazine images
pharisees|Group whose name comes from the Hebrew for "deviants"
pipestem|Smoky spot
politician|___, n.  An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared.
popular|Kind of vote
premium|Insurance money
presidency|___, n.  The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
prevails|Finally wins
problem|Mathematical challenge
profits|Newspaper editor's concern, nowadays
pseudonym|George Sand, e.g.
raccoon|Trash can invader
raunchy|Cheaply sexual
ravaging|Viking activity
rawhide|It launched Clint Eastwood's career
reactor|Nuclear plant feature
rearrest|Take in again
recounts|Gore demands
recoups|Earns back
rereads|Enjoys again, in a way
retirement|It removed six times as many incumbent congressmen in 2000 than did fair and free elections
revelry|Wild times
riviera|Nice place, two ways
rosewood|1997 John Singleton movie
routines|Grinds
saguaro|Common sight in Arizona
schiller|Wilhelm Tell playwright
scissor|Kind of kick
senates|State ___
sequinned|Like some inaugural ball dresses
singing|One of Jim Jeffords' hobbies
sinologue|He knows China
situate|Place
sixteen|Number of Michigan's representatives
sixteen|Number of congressional districts Michigan has
skidoos|Most famous products of the Canadian company Bombardier
smooths|Gets the wrinkles out
sneakers|They squeak
spreader|Manure ___
squatted|Acquired rights, in a way
stagiest|Tops in tacky theatrics
stagnation|Unenviable economic state
stander|Upright citizen?
standpat|Draw none
sterlingly|In stellar fashion
stripes|Old Glory feature
stripes|Wherein Bill Murray joins the army
stroller|Place for a baby
teargas|It causes dispersion
tequila|Cancun must
terbium|Element No. 65
torques|Metal collars of old
tsarist|Rasputin, e.g.
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
unitize|Bring together
unopposed|Like 23 members of congress in the 2000 elections, including half of Massachusetts' 10 representatives
verboten|Simply not done
veterinarian|Sen. Wayne Allard, before heading to D.C.
wattage|Bulb info
windbag|Sen.Wellstone or Sen. Lott, sometimes
yardage|Running back's concern
abbotcy|Top monk's position, old-style
acanthus|Plant represented at the top of Corinthian columns
aerials|Many recon shots
aesthete|Art collector, for example
affable|Hard not to like
airdate|When a show shows
alleger|Prosecuting attorney's role
americium|Element named by Glenn Seaborg
analyze|Do a post-mortem
anemones|Piling attachments
anonyms|Unnamed people
another|Not me
antennae|Ant's pair
anthrax|Post-9/11 scare
apostrophes|What links the theme entries
aquifer|It's often comprised of sandstone
armbands|Military wear, in some countries
attache|Certain worker abroad
aviated|Went Mach 1, maybe
awesome|Word overheard in malls
axillas|Places for deodorant
bambino|Kid
battler|Fighting type
bazookas|Shoulder-borne pulverizers
beatific|Blissful
bobbies|British peacekeepers
bonbons|Posh candy
calumet|Peace pipe
calyxes|Flowers' protection
capital|Dough to make bread with, as it were
chorale|Hymn singers
coccyges|Triangular bones
coevally|In contemporaneous fashion
coleslaw|KFC order
colures|Equinoctial and solstitial
corvette|Vehicle in a Prince title
cossets|Treats like a pet
courtyard|Walled-in area
credenza|Buffet type
crouton|Stale bread use
cuisines|Italian and Japanese, notably
cuisines|Thai and Hungarian
culprit|He did it
cyphered|In code, to Brits
dastard|Evil fellow
defense|War Department, now
dialyze|Undergo renal treatment
dislike|Fail to care for
disrobes|Takes it all off
doorway|Good place to stand in an earthquake
edifice|The Sears Tower, e.g.
eggheads|Bill Gates and crew
elegizes|Whitman does it in "O Captain! My Captain!"
embassy|Diplomatic mission
emissive|Giving things off
endures|Makes it
enrobes|Cloaks
ensigns|Some U.S. Navy members
escapee|Tim Robbins, in "The Shawshank Redemption"
ethicist|Princeton's Peter Singer, e.g.
euphony|Nice-sounding quality
evacuee|Bolter from a bomb threat
examinee|Patient
faceless|Anonymous
failure|Fear of many
feldspar|Most of the earth's crust
friends|They're thanked on Election Day
golgotha|Crucifixion locale
habitue|Person who may ask for "the usual"
handsewn|Like the first American flags
harpoon|Kill a certain mammal
harshly|How some critiques are delivered
heroical|Like a knight in shining armor
hijacks|Commits piracy of a sort
hogwash|Bull!
homonymy|Profit and "prophet" share it
hydrate|Save from the sun
hysteria|Word from the Greek for "suffering in the womb"
incense|Part of many Catholic rites
inertia|It keeps things going
karaoke|Japanese for "empty orchestra"
lasagna|High-calorie entree
lateral|Thinking that's outside the box
learned|Word Homer Simpson didn't know to stress on the second syllable
legists|Greta Van Susteren and colleagues
leveret|Baby hare
linecut|Kind of printing plate
manhole|It's round so its cover can't fall through it
meanest|Unsurpassed in cruelty
microbe|Word from the Greek for "little life"
moorish|Like the Alhambra's architecture
morocco|King Muhammad VI's land
neglects|Shows indifference
nickname|Dutch, notably
oration|Henry Clay output
origami|Paper tigers?
overreact|Go too far
pagodas|Buildings often octagonal in design
painter|Mondrian, e.g.
parvenu|Nouveaux riches member
peanuts|Word associated with Carter and Carver
penname|Mark Twain, for example
perfecta|Track bet
persist|Avoid giving in
placenta|Hospital discharge?
plantain|Central American staple
powdery|Like some suspicious substances
proponents|The ayes
purpleheart|John F. Kennedy, John McCain, John Kerry
quetzal|Guatemala's currency
raindrop|Precipitation indication
recedes|Moves back
redheads|Christopher Columbus and Thomas Jefferson
reelection|Affirmation from the voters
reloads|Gets ready to take another shot
revolts|Rouses the rabbles
reworking|Doing some speech-editing
ricochet|One almost killed Ronald Reagan
risotto|Trattoria order
rubaiyat|Work in quatrains
safaris|Where many people have spotted leopards
saloons|Wild West towns had them
sayings|They may be wise
scarred|Battle-weary
scrunchy|Hair holder
seduces|Succeeds as a siren
seminar|Convention session
semipro|Almost to the big leagues
seventy|James Earl Ray's age, at death
sheikdom|Area of the Middle East
shellac|Deck protection
shiners|Brawl results
shoetree|Loafer insert
sitting|Lapped, so to speak
snoozes|Gets nine more minutes
sooners|Senators Inhofe and Nickles, for two
sorcerer|Potter, notably
stadiums|Qualcomm and PSINet
statism|Feature of the Soviet Union
steelier|Relatively severe
stereos|Cause of much noise pollution
stoolies|They rat
strands|Leaves enisled
stretti|Fugue parts
strobes|Theater lights
student|Discount recipient, often
succinct|Cutting to the chase
sweetens|Makes the deal more tempting
swinger|The swapping sort
tamales|Mexican hotties
tartness|Quality of some apples
telexes|Outdated communiques
tenable|Like some defensive positions
tessera|Mosaic piece
thighbone|Largest member of the human skeleton
thimble|Grannies often give it the finger
tornado|Trailer park danger
towrope|Equipment on a tugboat
tripoli|City bombed by the United States in 1986
trireme|Old boat
truisms|Tested knowledge
trustee|Person on board?
uncivilized|Like eating sashimi with a fork
unclean|Tref
unsigned|Like some contracts
urchins|Kids on the street
vehicles|Trains, planes, and automobiles
veneers|Surface layers
vitamin|A, B, C, D, E, H, or K, but not F, G, I , or J
volleying|Warming up, to Marat Safin
wartime|The early 1940s, for example
whammies|Double ___
aeronaut|Montgolfier, notably
alfresco|Sharpton, holding a press conference outside?
aliment|Sustenance
amazement|Wonder
amblers|Unhurried bunch
amorally|How babies behave
amputee|Former Sen. Max Cleland, e.g.
animals|They're generally amoral
antelope|Bushbuck or bongo
arcadia|Park with coves
armoire|Furniture in a "Seinfeld" episode
avenger|Emma Peel was one
besieges|Cuts off from the outside
bobtails|Media gaggle hounding Graham?
capture|Many a chess move
carwash|High school fund-raiser, sometimes
chestnut|Open fire item
citizen|Watch word?
crackups|Utter collapses
daiquiri|Drink named for a village in Cuba
defined|In prototypical form
deplanes|Steps on the tarmac
deserts|Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum
detector|Word after motion or smoke
disable|Turn off, as a computer feature
dishrag|Plate cloth
dybbuks|Hebrew-speaking spirits
earrings|Part of a punk rocker's getup
element|Bismuth, for example
engulfed|Swallowed up
ensnare|Catch
equinox|Vernal, say
ergonomic|Aiding the worker
facials|Spa treatments
fatness|Corpulence
finagle|Manage to get
globule|Bit of shampoo
gradual|Not revolutionary
grayest|Least inspiring
guernsey|Second-largest of the Channel Islands
guerrilla|Tough-to-counter variety of tactic
homelier|Less hot
icecaps|Cold covers
implodes|Falls in on itself, like communism
improve|Make things better
infidelity|Grounds for divorce
jezebel|Phoenician vixen
jujitsu|Word from the Japanese for "soft art"
kickoff|Begin
matinee|Cheap entertainment
maypole|Merrymaking item
meander|Take a walk
megastar|Madonna or Tom Cruise
moraine|Glacier stuff
oratory|At which Cicero excelled
pancaking|Landing a plane trickily
particle|It may be charged
permits|Government issues
pickups|Seat gains, as in the Senate
piquant|Like fine cheese
preapply|Try to get in beforehand
preselect|Pick beforehand
pretzel|Food Bush 43 passed out while eating in 2001 because he hadn't chewed properly
puberty|Time to change
reconciliation|What Dec. 16 is the "Day of," since 1995 in South Africa
regales|Is the life of the party
rerecord|Give the song another shot
rewinds|Is a kind movie renter
rootlet|Tree part
rumbler|Tank, e.g.
salamis|Deli hangers
sarsaparilla|Now-rare drink flavor
schools|Parental concern when house-hunting
seamless|Like some transitions
sexology|Blue field
sixties|Time often hazily remembered
snorters|Cokeheads, say
sorbets|Light desserts
spondee|Kind of metrical foot
sprains|They rankle ankles
stabbing|Prison assault, frequently
standees|Some bus riders
sterile|Not kidding?
stowaways|They didn't pay
strange|Golfer who won the U.S. Open in 1988 and 1989
strayer|Lost sheep
tandoori|Kind of chicken
testicle|Ball
transom|Crosspiece
trifold|Like some wallets or futons
troubles|Ireland's religious conflicts, with "The"
unrevised|Like some editions
uptilts|Makes inclined
vertigo|Cinematic masterwork of 1958
winters|Escapes the cold in Florida, e.g.
zincite|Form of element No. 30
amoebae|Blobby protozoas
ashamed|Reacting with a facepalm, maybe
montero|___ (Call Me By Your Name)
senorita|One celebrant of the Día del Niño
showoffs|What blowhards!
talisman|Do you believe it's magic?
abomination|Atrociously-named supervillain played by Tim Roth in the MCU
accusal|Finger-pointing
achieve|Reach one's goals, perhaps
acolyte|The ___ (streaming series about a Jedi trainee)
acquits|Lets walk
affirmation|I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me, e.g.
affixes|Tacks on
aliases|John Doe and Jane Roe, for two
altered|Messed with
altimeter|Device monitored by a pilot
ammonia|Compound in Windex
amnesty|Whistleblower's request
amnesty|___ International
anagram|Seine limbos, for Simone Biles
anagram|Wail "eh!" for a while, maybe?
analogy|A is to B as C is to D, e.g.
analyze|___ This (definitely 1999's foremost depiction of a mobster going to therapy)
anecdote|Something often shared at a dinner party
angling|Scheming, in a way
anisette|Sweet liqueur that can be made from the letters of the word TISANE
antacid|Stomach settler
antipiracy|Like a "feature" that renders a video game unplayable if the cartridge has too much RAM
anxious|Fidgeting, perhaps
apiarist|Helmeted honey handler
aplenty|In abundance
arcadia|Rural Eden
aromatic|Like a bouquet, one would hope
artiste|Entertainer with delusions of grandeur, maybe
assuaged|Soothed, as anxieties
astound|Wow
attaining|Netting, perhaps
attempts|Stabs
attract|Get someone's attention in a sea of DMs
attuned|Acclimatized (to)
autocracies|China, Belarus, and Venezuela (but not America ... yet)
avatars|Hindu incarnations
avenger|The Count of Monte Cristo, for one (or, like, a superhero or whatever)
avengers|The Chitauri's opponents, in a 2012 blockbuster
average|C-worthy
avocado|Fruit named after the Nahuatl word for "testicle"
awaiting|Hanging out until something happens
balaclava|Criminal cover-up?
bangkok|World capital where (per showtunes) "you'll see a god in every golden cloister"
bastille|French fortress for which a July 14th holiday is named
beekeeper|Job for cinema's Ulee Jackson (Peter Fonda) or Adam Clay (Jason Statham)
berates|Lambasts
billionaire|Taylor Swift became one in 2023
biryanis|Saffron-infused rice dishes
bisects|Splits in two
blessed|Fortunate
blossom|Come into one's own
blustered|Blew hot air
bodegas|Corner stores where you might find gatos
bohemian|Word before "Rhapsody" or "Like You," in song titles
bolster|Fortify
bonanza|Jackpot
bonfires|Cleansing rituals
booboisie|The narrow-minded middle class, as H.L. Mencken put it
borscht|Soup often served with sour cream
bourbon|Nola street noted for revelry
brainteaser|A pickle for a noodle?
breaking|Chance to dance introduced at the 2024 Summer Olympics ... or what the circled entries in this grid are doing
breeding|Sex (but make it creepy-sounding)
bricked|Like a broken phone, informally
brownies|Common bake sale treats... or maybe the young 'uns who made them?
brushed|Applied foundation, maybe
builder|Job for Bob, in kid-vid
buttons|Things that can be "pushed" or "loosened up"
cantinas|Some Southwestern saloons
caravan|Mideast-inflected jazz standard
careens|Makes a quick turn around a bend
caregivers|Many workers in the "feeling economy"
cascade|One of a Niagara trio
casitas|Chilean cottages
castles|Moves derived from the "king's leap"
catalog|Shopper's guide
catclaw|Poker on Mittens' "mittens"
caution|Word under a yellow triangle, perhaps
certify|Confirm, as with election results (or not! USA! USA!)
challengers|Film in which, for Zendaya's character, love means nothing (figuratively and literally)
cheered|Told a football team to be! aggressive! B-E aggressive!, perhaps
cheerleaders|Pyramid builders?
chicanos|Most members of El Movimiento
chocoholics|Ones who might steal kisses?
chorale|Bach composition
chunnel|Underwater route connecting Britain and mainland Europe
churned|Made some butter, maybe
clamors|Causes an uproar
clanged|Sounded like heavy metal?
clasped|Like praying hands
classmate|Someone seen (or avoided) at a reunion
classmates|Friends 'til the end ... of the school year
clauses|The Santa ___ (streaming series in which Tim Allen is "still Kringle and ready to jingle," whatever that means)
cleavage|Rift between two girls?
closure|What exes often seek
coconut|Horse sound... in an infamous Monty Python scene
coconut|Pina colada flavoring
colonialism|A good reason to dislike white people, historically speaking [ED. NOTE: IS THIS TOO SPICY? WE CAN ALWAYS GO WITH "Settler ___"]
colonize|Settle, some would say
colours|Red, white, and blue, for the Union Jack
combative|Cruising for a bruising
commonsense|Thing that many say is quite rare, ironically
conference|The 18-team Big Ten, for one
congregated|Came together
conifer|Pine, perhaps
consortium|The organization that handles Unicode, for one
conspires|Hatches sneaky schemes
containers|Pringles cans, e.g.
copters|Comanches, e.g.
cottontails|Garden hoppers with cute little butts
courted|Wooed
cranial|Heady, so to speak?
critics|Group that "like Elvis Costello because they all look like Elvis Costello," per David Lee Roth
crooner|Guy who probably says "scooby dooby doo" more than you
crossbow|Weapon far less wieldy than the Avengers movies would have you believe (sorry, Clint)
crowned|Anointed, as a champ
crusade|Zealot's cause
curated|Chose the pieces for a museum exhibit, say
curator|One with a lot of hang-ups?
daikons|Japanese radishes which are delicious pickled
dangers|Icy roads, for drivers
daunted|Discouraged
debones|Prepares turducken, say
deflate|Cause shrinkage, in a way
delimit|Mark a cutoff point for
delisted|Dropped from an exchange?
deports|Ousts from a country
desists|Stops doing what one's doing
detente|Global warming?
detoxed|Abstained from sugar or social media, e.g.
deviant|Channeling your inner Dionysus
devices|Gizmos
dilated|Like some pupils after an exam
dinosaurs|'90s sitcom which, in its finale, killed off the show's entire cast in an ice age
discolor|Spill something on, maybe
dispense|Mete out wisdom... or twenties
dispensed|Doled out, like advice
disrupted|Innovated, in tech-speak
dodginess|Dishonest quality
dogcart|Vehicle that's (ironically) driven by a horse
draught|Pint at a pub
dreamer|DACA beneficiary
dribbling|Legal alternative to traveling?
dungeon|BDSM-themed basement, perhaps
dynamist|Like art that seeks to depict speed and motion
earnest|Wholesome
earworms|Sticky songs
economized|Displayed thrift, say
ecstasy|Unadulterated happiness
ecstasy|When happiness throws a party and invites your whole body
educational|Like many shows on PBS Kids
egotism|Pretentious trait
egotist|Someone really focused on their weight?
eidetic|Like a memory with "total recall"
electrocute|Shock, maybe
elementary|Super-duper-simple
elopers|They say "I do" without all the ado
emailing|Sending *another* missive
embalmed|Mummified
embassy|___ Row
emetics|They make me wanna hurl!
emitted|Sent forth, like CO2
emotionally|___ unavailable
empanada|Handheld yummy goodness served with ají
enchanted|Subjected to a successful charm campaign?
enclave|Vatican City, for one
encouraged|Spurred on
endashes|Range figures?
endways|Standing upright
engrave|Make a lasting impression
enhance|Improve, as with an experience
enhance|Word said to magically turn a dozen pixels into a hi-def image of a suspect, on cop shows
ensembles|Casts
entente|Political alliance
erasure|Problematic ignorance of a specific group
erected|Built, like a giant phall-- erm, tower
erected|Was constructive?
esoteric|Like advanced math, to normies
essence|Gist
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
ethical|The ___ Slut (book your partner might buy two days before asking to open up your relationship)
ethnicity|What the question "where are you from?" is *actually* asking about, often
euphemistic|Like tactful language, often
evermore|Taylor Swift album with the lead single "Willow"
evolving|Constantly leveling up
exchange|Popular transaction on December 26
excising|Surgically removing
excited|Pumped
exhales|Clears the air
exhilarate|Fill with bliss
exoskeleton|Both Ripley and the xenomorph queen have one during the final fight in "Aliens"
extreme|Harsh
eyepiece|Look into it sometime!
faeries|Spellstutter Sprite and Dewdrop Spy, in Magic: the Gathering
fantasia|Actress who sings "I'm Here" in "The Color Purple"
feedlot|Space for factory farming
flamboyant|Stylish (and knowing it!)
flatbed|Vehicle that's missing sides
fleabag|Britcom with a "hot priest"
folklore|Taylor Swift's "indie" record of 2020
follies|Sondheim musical with the songs "Broadway Baby" and "Losing My Mind"
forewoman|Leader of a group of twelve, perhaps
formerly|Word often used when describing Twit-- erm, X
foxfire|Natural glow phenomenon that inspired a web browser's name
freaked|Had a cow
freeware|Programs meant for no-cost distribution
fresher|Better, on Rotten Tomatoes
frightening|Like a well-executed jump scare
frights|Offerings from a horror movie
frisson|Goosebumpy feeling
fumbled|Erred in a football game, maybe
furtive|Like a quiet glance
furtive|Like a sneaky glance
gadabout|Man about town
galleries|Places where there might be prints all over the walls
gardening|World Naked ___ Day (May holiday since 2005)
gatecrashes|Barges in on a free wedding bar, maybe
gelcaps|Easy-to-swallow pills
general|Vague
gestalt|Image that's more than the sum of its parts
ghoulish|Beyond the pale
glimmer|Hint of a glint
goatees|Features of four "Guess Who?" characters (David, Phillip, Richard, and Bill)
gradual|Not all at once
grainfield|Place with "amber waves" of flora
grandest|Most opulent
gravely|In a serious way
graviton|Supervillain who makes stuff super-heavy by using his namesake sub-particles
greenlit|Gave the go-ahead
gremlin|What a mogwai becomes if it's fed after midnight
grudges|Bad things to bear
guacamole|Holy food?
guayaberas|Summer shirts popular in Cuba and Mexico
handsaw|Wood shop tool
hardcore|Beyond intense
harsher|Not so nice
hashing|Chopping up in the kitchen
hatchet|It's "buried" to quell hostilities
hegemony|Domination of one state by another
hellhounds|Cerberus's pups, e.g.
heretic|Rebel with a cause
hibernated|Avoided the cold, in a way
hiragana|Character set for writing native Japanese words
holiest|Like the Ganges, among rivers, to Hindus
holster|Accessory for a gunslinger, or a cellphone-slinger
hormone|Part of an HRT regimen?
hospice|Palliative end-of-life care
hotness|The Scoville scale measures it
iceberg|Frozen material in a sink?
ideated|Brainstormed
illuminati|Shadowy cabal that might control the news media, the State Department, the weather, the Billboard Hot 100...
imitate|Ape
immobilized|Froze
implore|Ask desperately
inauthentic|Like a poseur
inbreeds|Swims in a gene pool without a deep end?
incumbent|Like pretty much every losing political party in 2024
incurve|Screwball or slider, in baseball
infomercial|But wait! There's more! spot
ingredients|What you'll need to do the dishes?
inroads|What a trailblazer makes
intentional|Deliberate
interim|Of-the-moment
introducing|And for the very first time...
ironman|Song spoofed as "Frying Pan" by the parody band Mac Sabbath
jalapenos|Coating for poppers
jewelry|Ice
jezebel|Website that offered $10,000 for un-Photoshopped images of Lena Dunham's Vogue photoshoot
jillions|Oodles and oodles
jonquil|Daffodil relative with a Scrabbly name
kerchief|Classic magic prop
kimonos|Garments purchased at a gofukuya
kittens|Smol baby pumpkin pies with pointy ears and toebeans :3
knuckle|Type of sandwich you don't want anywhere near your mouth?
kookier|Relatively prone to crankdom
latinas|America Ferrera and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for two
lecture|Lesson from a guest speaker, maybe
lederhosen|Bavarian breeches
ledgers|Books with debits and credits
lefties|Jacobins... or readers of Jacobin
leotard|Outfit for Biles or Chiles
leotard|Recital piece?
lettuce|Cheddar... or a completely different food
lineman|Pusher in a QB sneak
listens|Enjoys an album, maybe
locution|Speaker's tone
loosens|Doesn't fully untie
lovesick|Desperate longing for that special someone
macaronis|Fops with Eurotrash vibes, like Yankee Doodle or Dorian Grey
marmite|Polarizing spread
massacred|Look how they ___ my boy! (much-memed "Godfather" line)
maximum|___ Fun (worker-owned podcast company)
megalopolis|___: a Fable (anagram of ALOOF PA'S LAME BILGE - sorry, Francis. *I* liked it!)
megalopolis|Coppola movie that "took 41 years to make" and "might take as long to understand," per Slate's review
melanges|Grab-bag assortments
mentees|Ones under a wing
mentees|Recipients of expert advice, often
merlins|Birds that aren't actually named after wizards
mermaid|One who wears an algebra to math class, according to my child
metrics|Stats for measuring success
million|Thanks a ___
minored|Indulged an academic side interest
minutes|They're taken at meetings
misquote|Interviewer's inaccuracy
missorts|Puts I before E... while alphabetizing, e.g.
misstart|Make a dash before the "bang!"
mistype|Err when making a key decision?
moaners|They tend to carp
moisturized|With a dewy glow, say
mollify|Sate
monetary|Part of the IMF?
monogamy|Policy for Mormons since 1890
motorcade|Wheels for a
mousepad|Jitter reducer on an office desk
mufflers|Big scarves
nearing|Getting warmer, in a sense
neatens|Gets ready for a military inspection, in a way
negotiators|They know how to wheel and deal
negroni|Italian cocktail that's a "bittersweet" remedy for a long day
nirvana|Bleach trio
nonorthodox|Like Reform or Conservative Jews
nosebleed|Like some cheap seats, proverbially
nowhere|Middle of ___ (Hanson's debut album)
numeral|1, for one
nutcrackers|Machines with visible teeth?
obscene|X-rated
oddsmakers|Ratio personalities?
odometer|Miles teller?
omnibus|Authorial collection
onlooker|Bystander
oregano|Common pasta herb
osmosis|One way to pick things up
outerwear|Coats, perhaps
outrivals|Bests
overruled|Like Roe v. Wade, as of 2022
oxidize|Develop a green coat
oxidize|Go green, in a way?
pageant|Its winner might get a tiara
paladin|A knight to remember?
palette|Colorful board
pancreases|Insulin manufacturers
panders|Proposes policies exclusively catering to Nevadan hospitality workers, e.g.
pangram|Sentence like "When zombies arrive, quickly fax Judge Pat," for example
paperweight|It minimizes disruption from a stroke
papyrus|Font whose use in "Avatar" was scrutinized by Ryan Gosling in an SNL skit
parakeets|Caged apes?
parentheses|Curves around a line?
partners|An item
pastime|Unpaid interest?
patchouli|Prominent '60s perfume
patootie|Cutesy nickname
patriarchy|It's reigning men!
peacemakers|What many diplomats aspire to be
peacock|Streamer that's airing pretty much every Olympic event live
peasants|Feudal class
peckish|Eager for a midnight snack
penalty|___ kick
peptalk|Little inspirational speech
perfecta|Bet on the top two ponies
perfume|A number of Chanel products, famously?
pharaoh|Person overseeing a pyramid scheme?
phatter|Most def? Not quite... but *more* def
philosopher|Person who might compare the New England Patriots to the ship of Theseus
phrased|Expressed, in a way
phreakers|People who called in a crime, back in the '70s?
picante|Hot and spicy, like ají
pirouettes|Twirls in ballet slippers
pitchfork|Indie music site whose last perfect review went to Fiona Apple's "Fetch the Bolt Cutters"
plutocrat|Many a megadonor
polyglot|Speaker of Japanese *and* Javanese, perhaps
pontiff|Big bishop
poplars|Trees that inspired the name of Los Alamos
popovers|Eggy breakfast in a muffin tin
porpoise|___ of life (what might be sought by a dolphin, punnily)
possessed|Full of spirit?
postpunk|Genre for Gang of Four and Talking Heads
potassium|Table fodder that's just "K" ?
precedents|Earlier cases that could *never* be overturned, such as Roe and Casey
predict|Anticipate
preferable|Better than the alternatives
preview|Perk for a movie critic
profiles|Faces to the side?
propane|Hank Hill sold it (and its accessories)
protest|Threaten the sanctity of our educational institutions by... erm... sitting in a tent, maybe?
proudest|At max strut level
psychedelia|Movement that's like... wow, man... far out...
psychic|One whom you'd expect to win the lottery every time, and yet...
puckers|___ up (moves in for the kiss)
pueblos|Adobe abodes
purebred|Like a pup that's no mutt
purported|So-called
pyramids|Some Mexican archaeological structures
quantum|Like a re-e-eally big leap
quarter|Washington flipped directions on it in 2022
quartet|Chamber group
queered|Problematized, in academicspeak (or, "made gay," in normiespeak)
quintet|The Spice Girls, e.g. (viva forever!)
quirkier|More like Zooey Deschanel's "New Girl" character (or real-life Zooey Deschanel, for that matter)
racking|*Causing ruin to
rainier|Like the Arctic, increasingly, due to global warming
ranchero|Tex-Mex sauce often served with huevos
ratatats|Percussive onomatopoeiae
reached|Made a logical leap, perhaps
reactor|Homer Simpson oversees one at work
readout|Display from an EKG, e.g.
reassure|Provide a pat on the back, maybe
reassured|Assuaged
rebuked|Criticized
recarpet|Install new wall-to-wall
recency|___ bias (charge levied against Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list)
recherche|Of exceptional elegance
records|Vinylhead's collection
redacts|Prepares, in a way
redecorated|Made over, as on an HGTV show
redistricted|Undid gerrymandering, e.g.
redwood|Tree shouted out in "This Land is Your Land"
reeling|Knocked off balance
refinement|Overhaul that goes from basic to bougie
refugees|Climate ___ (those displaced by extreme weather)
regicide|Plot point in "Hamlet" and "Macbeth"
regrades|Curves, in a way
reimagine|Envision anew, as a tired Hollywood franchise
reissues|They might be released on a classic album's anniversary
relents|Gives in, like a tired parent
reorder|Ask for more inventory
replenished|Refilled
replica|Clone
replied|Contributed to an e-mail thread
reprice|Tag again, in some contexts
retiree|One who's finished the job?
retronym|New name for an old thing, like "dumbphone" or "DS Phat"
reveille|Rising melody?
rewrote|Did more than just a polish pass on
riotous|Hardly demure
riotous|Roaring, like laughter
rivalry|Biggie vs. Tupac, or Betty vs. Veronica
roundup|Many a low-effort Substack post
sainted|Holy, in a way
sandals|Stock for Birkenstock
sangria|Red, red wine
sapiens|Brief history of humankind written by a "vegan medievalist who meditates two hours a day"
sawdust|Detritus from shaving
scammer|Charlotte Cowles handed one a shoebox with $50,000 in it
scheduled|Right on time
scrawny|Like some "Survivor" players after a month on the island
screams|Horror movie sounds
screeds|Lengthy tirades
seaplane|Maldives transport
seasonal|Like many ski resorts and golf courses
seasons|Flavors, in a way
seatbelt|Travel restriction?
sectors|Parts
seismometer|It's attuned to vibe shifts?
seniors|Most Medicare recipients
serenades|Croons for swoons?
serenades|Provides outdoor delivery?
serialized|Like a so-called "novel-for-television"
serpentine|Like a road full of hairpin turns
service|Smile accompanier, at times
shadier|Less sunny
shareware|Software you can try before you buy
sharper|Not so blurry
shindig|Bash
shipmates|Ahab and Starbuck, e.g.
sickens|Makes you wanna vomit, perhaps?
sinuses|Congestion sites
skeleton|Person who's gutless, heartless, and mindless?
sketchy|Sus
skittish|Like a scaredy-cat
slandering|Besmirching, in a way
slanguage|Jargon used by "Variety" in its headlines to "create a clubby feel"
sleeves|A sheath typically lacks them
sloshiest|Most waterlogged
smartie|Bead in a candy bracelet
smooches|Offers lip service?
snapshot|Moment frozen in time
snidely|In a derogatory way
sniping|Getting in barbs
snookered|Bamboozled (perhaps at billiards?)
snookers|Bamboozles
snootier|Stuck-up on overdrive
snoozes|Takes a catnap
sobbing|With the waterworks turned on
soirees|Evening blowouts
someday|Maybe in the future...
soothsay|Read the tea leaves
sophist|User of empty rhetoric
spanakopita|Flaky Greek spinach pie
sparser|Less crowded
spatula|Hamburger helper?
spelunks|Goes underground
spinach|Veggie mixed with rice in spanakorizo
spinoff|Queen Charlotte vis-à-vis "Bridgerton," e.g.
splayed|Spread outward
splicing|Editing, as a gene or a film
spooned|Privately held?
springs|Jumps into action, like a kangaroo
squared|^2
squishy|Alternative to a fidget spinner that retains its shape after being smooshed
stances|Opinions
standee|One who travels on foot?
starlight|Start of some heavenly beseechments
starter|App
stealth|Mode a company might go into while secretly preparing a product launch
steeped|Brewed
sternly|Lacking levity
steroid|___ era (period discussed in Jose Canseco's "Juiced")
stickup|This is a ___, ___ (I need to bag all that money!) (line from Beyoncé's "Diva")
stifles|Bottles up
stigmas|Advocacy orgs might work to erase them
stigmas|Scarlet letters
stomach|Location for butterflies, perhaps
stopgap|Kind of measure
storage|What "the cloud" provides
strafed|Engaged in an aerial dogfight
strapless|Like some hidden bras
streetwise|Sly
strengths|Subject of a common job interview question
strenuous|Like a HIIT workout, typically
stretch|Prep for a marathon, perhaps
strikeout|Perfect pitch result?
striped|Like zebras and tigers (oh my!)
strongholds|Areas with reliable voting blocs, e.g.
students|Test subjects?
substitutes|Fills in (for)
suffragette|Figure paid tribute by news site "The 19th"
supernovas|Blasts from the past, technically?
surprises|Shock sources
surreal|More than just weird
svelter|More reminiscent of a ballet dancer
sweeney|Marquee name with "Todd" or "Sydney"
sweeney|Star of "Euphoria" and "Immaculate"
sweetie|Darling
sweetness|Equal quality?
swirled|Moved with a twist
synesthesia|Subject of the book "Wednesday is Indigo Blue"
taglines|Creations of an ad hawk committee?
tailors|Those who ask, "sew what?"
taproots|Plant parts under the soil
tassels|Graduation cap adornments
tattoos|Body art
teashop|Hotspot for a hot spot?
teethes|Responds to growing pains?
telecommute|Work in your PJs, maybe
tendrils|Creepy coils
termite|Wood pecker?
themselves|A winner don't quit on ___ (line from Beyoncé's "Freedom")
theorem|Fermat's last one was anything but marginal
thermal|Like pictures that look really hot?
thermidor|Lobster ___
thinking|Emoji that's scratching its chin
tiddlywinks|Classic game which involves flipping discs
toolshed|Pitchfork site?
tootsie|Film with the line, "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man"
topspin|Curveball's cause
torrent|Much more than a drizzle
tracheotomy|Procedure sometimes performed with a ballpoint pen (on TV, anyway - stick with the Heimlich maneuver in real life)
trackable|*Easily followed, in a way
trainload|Crapton
trashed|Like a messed-up hotel room
tripoli|Capital city of North Africa
trooper|Super ___ (ABBA song with just the right amount of group participation for karaoke night)
troubadours|Many "one-man bands"
troughs|Feeding tubes?
trueloves|Perfect partners
tryouts|Audition stage, on the stage
tweaked|Made edits on
tympani|Booming orchestral drumset
umpteen|Number somewhere between a couple and a crapload
undressed|Not ready to answer the doorbell, say
ungainly|All thumbs
unicameral|Like Nebraska's legislature, uniquely
unicorn|Creature that's legendarily horny!
unimpressed|Like McKayla Maroney, in an infamous photo from the 2012 Olympics
unopened|Wrapped, in a way
unrobes|Strips, in a way
updrafts|They lift kites
upstage|Steal the spotlight from
utilitarian|Like happiness-maximizing ethics (or sturdy kitchenware)
utilize|Use (but pretentiously)
vagabond|Homeless person
valentine|Card with a doily heart, perhaps
venting|Letting off steam
vertigo|Hitchcock film summarized in the Harvey Danger song "Carlotta Valdez"
visionaries|Dreamers
wadding|Filler in a quilt
watershed|___ moment (turning point)
waterski|Tail a boat, in a way
weapons|Paint blasters and paint rollers, in "Splatoon"
whetted|Sharpened
whimsical|Light and joyous
whiskers|'Stache
whopper|___ Freakout (ad campaign where Burger King pretended to stop selling their signature product)
wigwams|Homes called "wetu" by the Wampanoag
winepresses|Vintage gear?
winterly|Blustering and snowy
woofers|Makers of bass sounds... or basset sounds
absolve|Exculpate
availed|Took advantage of
backing|Moral support
calumet|Peace pipe
cantina|Tequila server
catcall|Bronx cheer
cleanser|Ajax, e.g.
deflate|Reduce in importance
derange|Make mad
embargo|Economic sanction
enhance|Beautify
estates|Manors
etagere|Knickknack displayer
eternity|Forever and a day
exactly|To a tee
gallant|Like Galahad
hotness|Jalapeño quality
maidens|Damsels
mediums|Spiritualists
miscall|Boo-boo that gets boos
neatens|Tidies up
nebular|Of interstellar clouds
oarsman|Crew member
oatmeal|No-frills breakfast
oddness|Peculiarity
orphans|Foundlings
palooka|Bad boxer
papered|Covered a wall
pensive|Deep in thought
plovers|Some shorebirds
polenta|Italian corn meal dish
precept|Maxim
pullups|Doorway exercises
redraft|Write up again
refuels|Fills up the tank
renovate|Do over
retreats|Strategic withdrawals
rollaway|Guest bed, perhaps
rollaway|Guest bed, perhaps
rustler|Rancher's foe
scribes|Recorders of old
sediment|Lees
senates|State assemblies
squalled|Stormed
squalled|Stormed
starred|Had the title role
stranglehold|Hulk Hogan's choker?
treadle|Foot pedal
twelfth|Electoral Amendment
yearend|Resolution time
aborted|Canceled a launch
abutted|Shared a border with
accepts|Doesn't reject
account|Part of IRA
acreage|Plot, but not a conspiracy
adamant|Obdurate
adviser|Ann Landers, for one
aeneous|Bronze-hued
aerator|Aquarium bubbler
airport|Jet setting
albacore|Long-finned tuna
aliases|Fake handles
allegro|Slower than presto
alterer|Tailor, tailoring
amongst|In the thick of
anemones|Windflowers
anytime|Glad to be of service!
apology|Retraction
appalls|Fills with consternation
apprise|Educate
approximate|Close
arcadia|Where Pan was worshiped
arietta|Brief solo
aromatic|Like mint
aroused|Hot and bothered
artisan|Skilled laborer
assemble|Meet
atelier|Studio
attitude|Demeanor
axolotl|Mexican salamander
bailors|Property custodians, in court
ballroom|Where Belle does his autographing?
baseborn|Like Ty Cobb?
beachcomb|Look for driftwood
bearded|Like Uncle Sam
bedizen|Dress showily
blessed|Beatitudes word
breaker|Wave
capture|Take prisoner
cariocas|Rio de Janeiro residents
carnelian|Red cross member?
catwalk|Stagehand's access
caution|Road sign
censors|Bleeps
charade|Pretense
chianti|Dry red wine
choosey|Selective
chortles|Has a good laugh
churches|Wren designed more than fifty
circular|Advertising handbill
classic|Prototypical
cleaner|409, for one
cochlea|Internal-ear division
cochlea|Snail-shaped ear part
cockade|Rosette
cointreau|Orange-flavored liqueuer
colored|Biased
commute|Shorten a sentence
conferee|Honored one
contents|What's inside
contessa|Noble Neapolitan
coolish|Sort of chilly
coquette|Eyelash flutterer
coxswain|Henley steersman
dastards|Poltroons
deadbeat|Loafer
decibels|Noise units
deities|Pantheon members
delayed|Caught in traffic
departs|Weighs anchor
descent|Flight portion
deserts|Meerkats' milieus
devilish|Mephistophelian
dexterously|With an assured touch
dietary|Relating to calorie counting
distress|Trouble
dollhouse|Barbie's place
dollied|Wheeled a camera
domicile|Dwelling
dragnet|Aykroyd___Hanks film
earldom|Royal bailiwick
emailed|Sent messages via the Net
emanate|Issue forth
emanates|Issues from
encodes|Writes in C+++
endangers|Jeopardizes
endorse|Sign a check
engineer|Casey Jones, for one
enhances|Complements
enlists|Signs up
ennoble|Dignify
entente|International alliance
epaulet|Uniform adornment
epigone|Woeful wannabe
ermined|Weaseled out?
escapee|He doesn't finish a sentence
evensong|Vespers
everyone|The whole crowd
exaggerating|Indulging in hyperbole
exoneration|Proof of innocence
expectorate|Spit
fainter|Aswoon one
faltering|Hesitant
festoon|Garland
finagling|Swindler's skill
fixated|Obsessed
flamers|Angry message board posters
flowered|Bloomed
freebie|Giveaway
fumarole|Volcanic hole
furcula|Wishbone
giggles|Light laughs
glissade|Ballet glide
grouses|Grumbles
haircut|Locksmith job?
harvest|Neil Young album
hastens|Gets a move on
headers|Soccer shots
heighten|Enhance
heiress|Athina Onassis, notably
helipad|Hop a chopper here
hemlock|Socrates' last drink
hidalgo|Spanish nobleman
hideout|It's wanted by the wanted
hobbledehoy|Gawky adolescent
hygiene|Health science
idyllic|Adjective for Xanadu
impales|Pierces
implodes|Breaks, like a light bulb
inamorata|Ladylove
ingrate|Thankless type
insider|Illegal trader
instead|As a substitute
isobars|Forecaster's lines
itinerant|Moving frequently
jabbing|Holyfield's practice
juicier|More succulent
juvenal|Roman satirist
lactose|Milk sugar
lagoons|Atoll enclosures
lassoed|Practiced for a rodeo
laziest|Most indolent
legends|___ of the Fall (1995)
lessees|Tenants
leveller|Social-equality advocate
limning|Portraying in words
lumberer|Woodcutter
macaroni|Kind of salad
machine|End of quote
magenta|Red cross member?
maxilla|Jawbone
millionth|What "micro" means
minesweeper|Paravane's place
minibikes|Putt-putts
mobiles|Stringed sculptures
monkeyshines|Mischevious pranks
musical|Play with numbers
myriads|Tens of thousands
natives|Locals
nearest|Least distant
nebulas|Galaxies
netting|Meshwork
nettles|Stinging weeds
noodles|Ramen soup strips
obliged|Much ___!
oblique|Slightly slanted
obsequy|Funeral rite
operate|Manage
orifice|Aperture
overact|Chew the scenery
oysters|___ Rockefeller
palpate|Examine by touch
paradoxical|Apparently self-contradictory
passion|Desire
penchant|Partiality
pestilent|Plague-stricken
pilsner|Bock alternative
pitchman|Jim Palmer in TV ads?
pithier|More sententious
plateau|Period of no progress
plaudit|Round of applause
pointer|Hunting dog
politics|Senator's sphere
porkiness|Cocky insolence
preedit|Make early emendations
presale|By-invitation-only store event
pruners|Rose gardeners, often
racehorse|Bangtail
racists|Archie Bunker types
raiders|2003 Super Bowl team
raindrop|Hail origin
rashers|Bacon slices
reactor|Power plant
redcaps|Penn Station employees
redhead|Nicole Kidman, for one
refreshment|Food and drink
refuted|Proven false
regents|Acting governors
relents|Gives in
rematch|Loser's request
replica|Clone
republics|The Baltics, e.g.
reputed|Believed to be
resales|Most eBay transactions
reseats|Installs in office again
resells|Vends again
respect|Aretha's signature song
restate|Paraphrase
rousseau|The Snake-Charmer painter
safaris|Kenyan expeditions
satanic|More than evil
saxophonist|John Coltrane, for one
scabious|Pincushion flower
scorned|Mocked
seashore|Strand
sedated|Calmed
sedated|Put under
seduces|Emulates Lola
sellout|Angel's thrill
semipro|Part-time player
senator|One out of a hundred
serfage|Helotry
shootout|Soccer tiebreaker
siftings|Bolter products
signora|Mrs., in Milan
similitude|Likeness
skydive|Parachute
slashed|Clearance-priced
slippery|Hard to hold
snakiest|Most serpentine
snorkeled|Swam with a tube
snorted|Sounded bullish?
someday|Start of a quote
soprano|Kirsten Flagstad, e.g.
soybeans|Tofu base
specials|Daily diner listing
splurge|Shoot the works
stabler|Raider QB legend
steelie|Playing marble
sterner|More severe
stoners|Pit crew?
stopped|Quit
streets|Cheapside and Pall Mall
suavest|Most debonair
suavest|Superlatively smooth-spoken
suggestions|Proposals
sultans|Mideast VIPs
syncope|Ne'er, grammatically speaking
tactful|Diplomatic
talaria|Mercury's transport
tangible|Corporeal
textbook|Collegian's purchase
theater|Neil Simon is one
thwarting|Gremlin's activity
tiniest|Most microscopic
tormentor|Marquis de Sade, e.g.
tornado|Zorro's horse
tornado|Zorro's horse
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
trammel|Catch in a net
trapeze|Circus swing
trident|Poseidon's spear
trisect|Divide into three
tuberose|White amaryllis
tunning|Storing in a wine cask
tuxedos|Prom rentals
ululate|Wail
uncaring|What Scrooge was
unexpurgated|Without deletions
unlaced|Not tied
unloosing|Way to independence?
uptimes|Booms
utopian|Pie-in-the-sky
vaccine|Salk's claim to fame
vertigo|Hitchcock classic
waivers|Legal renouncements
warthog|Disney's Pumbaa
weakish|On the frail side
weirdie|Creep: Slang
wildcats|Villanova team
yeshiva|Rabbinical school
abscissa|X-axis coordinate
abysses|They're the pits
abysses|Unfathomable chasms
academe|University life
actions|They're louder than words
aeneous|Bronze-hued
aerator|Aquarium bubbler
afflict|Torment
alarmed|Frightened
allocate|Earmark
allowance|Kiddie cash
amateur|College athlete, e.g.
amazing|Awesome
amenders|Bill modifiers
amnesiac|Blocked rememberer
anaemia|Lack of vigor, in med school
anglers|They play bass
apparent|Crystal-clear
appoint|Name
apprise|Educate
armadas|Fleets
armadas|Fleets
arrange|Plan
artists|Taos colonists
ascetic|Religious recluse
astride|Straddling
attempt|Have a go at
attired|Not in one's birthday suit?
attract|Allure
averted|Redirected
avidness|Enthusiasm
avidness|Enthusiasm
barrios|Urban Hispanic area
bedizen|Dress showily
beeswax|Candle material
bibelot|Curiosity piece
bigoted|Intolerant
carbides|Cementite et al.
carpets|Some are magic
cellars|Crawlspace cousins
centres|Middlesex middles
charmers|Alluring ones
clamorous|Vociferous
claptrap|Empty talk
cleanse|Sanitize
closure|Conclusion
cockade|Rosette
colorado|KANSAS
compass|Woodsman's aid
conflict|War
costrel|Leather flask
coyotes|Prairie predators
credits|Movie trailer?
custard|Pie type
deaerator|Boiler maintenance apparatus
decadal|Of the '50s or '60s
decrease|Lessen
diagonal|Oblique
digitizes|Scans into a computer
dinners|Candlelit affairs
dourest|Least uplifting
eardrums|Tympana
eastward|How the Ganges flows
ecstatic|Joyous
eidolon|Phantasm
emanate|Give off
emanates|Originates
embattles|Puts under siege
emerges|Comes into view
emerges|Comes out
emeriti|Retired faculty
eminent|Illustrious
emporia|Trading places
emulate|Copy
enabled|Made possible
endowed|Funded
enemies|Former friends
ennoble|Exalt
entangle|Snare in a web
enterer|Revolving-door figure
escalate|Snowball
escalate|Snowball
espresso|Joe that's strong
estuary|Where river meets sea
eternal|Hope springs ___!
ethanol|Fuel additive
euclase|Greenish gem
execute|Bring off
extract|Vanilla ___
flemish|Language of Belgium
flutist|He tootles
gardens|Monopoly's Marvin ___
genuine|The real McCoy
glazier|He makes panes
grilled|Cross-examined
gumdrops|Dots, e.g.
halftime|Super Bowl highlight?
hallway|Corridor
hardest|Like diamond, on the Mohs scale
harpoon|Whaler's iron
headers|Soccer shots
heiress|She's got it coming
hobbledehoy|Gawky adolescent
honoree|Roasted one
hostess|Twinkie maker
hotline|Miss Cleo had one
hurrier|One in a rush
idolater|Devotee
impales|Pierces
impasse|Stalemate
imperative|Command
implodes|Breaks, like a light bulb
impolitely|How boors behave
inamorata|Ladylove
inertia|Torpor
infanta|Newborn nina
ingests|Takes in
inhaled|Inspired
ironweeds|Tubular-flowered plants
isolate|Put in solitary
keister|Behind
kennels|Hound hotels
lathery|Soaped up
lessons|Homework
liaison|Love affair
longevity|Seniority
lorimer|Spur maker
matinee|Afternoon show
mentors|Coaches
mesoderm|Embryonic germ layer
minibikes|Putt-putts
misshape|Deform
monolog|Leno's leadoff
muscles|Iron pumper's pride
mussing|Disturbing act?
mystical|Like the handwriting on the wall
naphtha|Fuel or solvent
necklaced|Wearing a lavaliere
nihilists|They deny existence
noisier|Louder
noisiest|Obstreperous to the max
obsessive|Monomaniacal
octopus|Devilfish
opossum|It plays dead
optional|Not compulsory
orientals|Expensive rugs
overdrive|Highway gear
overlord|Operation ___ (D-Day invasion)
oversold|Pitched too hard?
pelisse|Fur-lined robe
penname|Boz, for one
pestilent|Plague-stricken
phoenix|Home of the Suns
piastre|Former Spanish dollar
pigtail|Coleta
pinafore|Captain Corcoran's ship
pithier|More sententious
poulard|Plump hen
prestige|Stature
prestige|Stature
promise|Sade album
pruners|Rose gardeners, often
radical|Extreme
railings|Balustrades
realists|Pragmatic types
recreate|Play
reddest|Most sanguine
release|PR handout
reloaded|Put more film in
remodel|Expand a kitchen
republics|The Baltics, e.g.
requite|Reciprocate
reremouse|Bat of yore
resents|Feels hurt
residue|Ash
reverse|Check or defeat
rewords|Paraphrases
sanseis|Nisei's children
scenery|Landscape
scorned|Mocked
scrapper|Brawler
seaborne|On the Black
seasons|Annual tetrad
sesames|Bagel seeds
shakeup|Staff shuffle
sharply|With acerbic wit
sheaths|Scabbards
shellac|Trounce
showroom|Where to look for a new car?
sidestep|Dodge
signora|Mrs., in Milan
silvers|He was Ernie Bilko
smelter|Place for a blast furnace
snarled|Tangled
snidely|Cartoon villain Whiplash
snipers|Sneaky shooters
solaced|Brought comfort
sparred|Boxed
sparser|Less populated
spatter|Defame
spitter|Bad pitch?
spurned|Scornfully rejected
standstills|Tolerate Stephen's music?
startup|Fledgling business
steadier|More reliable
steamer|Stanley's car
sterner|More severe
stockade|Army can
stomachaches|Tolerate some pain?
stoners|Pit crew?
storage|Kind of battery
strafed|Raked from the air
swallowtails|Tolerate a tux?
swelter|Feel the heat
syringe|Hypodermic
takedown|Tolerate eider?
takings|Seizures
talipot|Umbrella palm
teetered|Moved unsteadily
terrain|Topography
tessera|Mosaic piece
thanked|Blamed
timeworn|Antiquated
tinware|Old pots and pans
toadyish|Like lackeys
tootles|Plays the flute
trample|Tread on
trampled|Crushed
treeless|Like the steppes
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
turista|Sicilian sightseer
turreted|Like chess castles
unbends|Relaxes
unhandy|Manually inept
unhinge|Discombobulate
unloosing|Way to independence?
unravel|Solve
uplands|Southern Scotland
ushered|Seated
waylaid|Detained
wonderer|Thoughtful soul?
yearend|Audit time
abridge|Edit for "Reader's Digest"
acetylene|Torch type
acronym|Radar or scuba, e.g.
actress|Alley or Lane
adheres|Clings
alienate|Estrange
allegedly|According to popular suspicion
alleges|Claims
anklets|Short socks
anomaly|Hard-to-classify sort
answers|Retorts
antedated|Came before
anthill|Queen's abode
areaway|Passage between buildings
arousal|Kindling
artiste|Entertainer
assurance|Certainty
auricles|Parts of hearts
avenger|The god Nemesis, e.g.
averted|Staved off
awaited|Apt rhyme for "anticipated"
backstroke|Swimming method
baguette|New Orleans loaf
balkers|Poor pitchers
baptist|John, for one
blossom|Bud's big brother?
boarded|Hopped on
bruised|Black-and-blue
bungles|Screws up
bureaus|They hold your drawers
buttermilk|GET RID OF MILDEW WITH...
cadence|Speed of sound
canteens|Trail flasks
centaur|Sagittarius, for one
chowhound|Half-breed dog?
circuit|Route traversed
cleanest|Least besmirched
coasted|Sat on a lead
collect|Kind of call
concept|Notion
concerto|Bartók's "___ for Orchestra"
cornstalk|Field of Dreams plant
cornstarch|GET RID OF GREASE STAINS WITH...
darkens|Obumbrates
decoration|Medal
defiant|Rebellious
dermises|Skin layers
diadems|Crowns
dramatic|Histrionic
earthworms|Night crawlers
edelweiss|Captain Von Trapp's song
edibles|Food
elopers|Gretna Green couple
emirate|Bahrain, for one
emirate|UAE member
enchant|Play Lorelei
endures|Puts up with
enfolds|Wraps up
ennoble|Glorify
ententes|International understandings
enterer|Logger
enthuse|Get excited
episode|Serial segment
erasures|Manuscript smudges
erosion|Shoreline problem
escarole|Salad green
eternal|Everlasting
evinced|Made evident
exactable|Like back rents
existence|Life
fanfare|Ostentatious display
fastball|Heat from the mound
ferryboat|Mersey crosser
fissure|Crack
fixable|Capable of being repaired
flagman|Road-crew worker
flotilla|Small fleet
freeman|March of the Penguins narrator
galilee|Sermon on the Mount locale
gastric|Of the stomach
general|Widespread
granulates|Prepares sugar, in a way
handouts|Freebies
handset|Telephone's base partner
heparin|Blood-clotting deterrent
hibachis|Outdoor cookers
hotfooted|___ it (raced)
hotshots|Top Gun takeoff
hydroplane|Swampland skimmer
icecaps|Arctic coverings
igniter|Gas-grill part
infancies|Very early stages
inhales|Takes a breath
ironman|Triathlon competitor
isolate|Set apart
jukebox|Hydrogen ___: Glass opera
kinship|Affinity
ladylove|Lou Rawls song
lankiest|Most slab-sided
leghorn|Foghorn of cartoons
literal|Word-for-word
longtime|Of extended duration
lullabies|Baby pacifiers
magnate|Captain of industry
majesty|Royal title
manhole|Ed Norton's workplace entrance
marjoram|Mint seasoning
marshal|Ney's title
marsupials|Wombats, bandicoots, etc.
messianic|Redemptive
mileage|Auto wear and tear
milieux|Settings
mistakes|Part 2 of quip
newsman|Certain anchor
nontoxic|Harmless, in a way
nutshell|Few words?
oatcake|Scottish biscuit
octopus|Carnivorous mollusk
odorous|Reeking
onetime|Former
outdoes|Surpasses
overpasses|Highway bridges
oxidize|Rust out
panelling|Wallpaper alternative: Brit.
peasant|Poet and ___ Overture: Suppé
pendant|Locket, e.g.
picante|Hot sauce
pioneer|First in the field
piranha|Amazon carnivore
piranha|Feisty fish
placebos|Control pills
playlet|Skit
playoff|This goes with a tie?
plutocracy|Wealthy ruling class
possess|Dominate
preheating|Oven-ready act
present|Roll response
prettying|Adorning (with "up")
pyramid|Surviving World Wonder
radical|Political extremist
rapture|Blondie hit
realize|Become aware of
reasoner|Former CBS anchor
recital|Carnegie Hall event
redeyes|Allergy symptoms
redlines|Hockey rink dividers
redolently|How lilacs bloom?
refuter|Defense attorney, at times
release|Let loose
religion|R.E.M.'s "Losing My ___"
reopened|Unlocked again
requires|Needs
residua|Leftovers
respire|Act alive
retitle|Put a new label on
retreat|Strategic withdrawal
ridership|Bus company's concern
rocketeer|Willy Ley, for one
salaams|Hejaz hellos
sandals|Summer footwear
sandhog|Tunnel worker
sandlot|Makeshift ballpark
saturnine|Gloomy
scanner|Supermarket gadget
seasons|Some are rainy
seceder|Arkansas, in 1861
sequoia|Giant tree
sheerer|More delicate
shilling|A fifth of a crown, once
shortening|GET RID OF CHOCOLATE WITH...
slicing|Deli work
smatter|Dabble in
snarers|They trap with nooses
sniggle|Catch eels
snorkel|Skin-dive
snowman|He leaves in the spring
solicit|Proposition
soothes|Pacifies
sophism|Specious argument
spawned|Gave rise to
splinter|Off-shoot
spooned|Skimmed off
squirted|Used a Super Soaker
stalely|In a hackneyed way
standard|Usual
startle|Surprise
starves|Fails to feed
statute|Law
stencils|Window artist's aids
sterile|The ___ Cuckoo (1969)
stewing|Preparing prunes
strobes|Flashing lights
stutter|Talk like Porky Pig
stylize|Design a particular way
tailbone|Coccyx
tantric|Like the Agama
temblors|Earthquakes
tenoner|Dovetail maker
textiles|Fabrics
theists|Believers in one god
tiaraed|Like a pageant winner, e.g.
timbrel|Hand drum
titterers|Chortlers
toccata|Baroque number
toothpaste|GET RID OF COFFEE TABLE RINGS WITH...
totters|Is about to fall
trapeze|Circus swing
treetop|Place for a cradle?
tripped|Stumbled
trounce|Wallop
tyranny|Rigid rule
ululate|Howl
ululations|Howls of owls, e.g.
umpteen|A whole bunch
unearthed|Dug up
ungodly|Atheistic
unicorn|Monoceros
untwist|Work the kinks out of
unwound|Loosened up
utterly|Altogether
weekday|Easter never falls on this
wizards|NBA team
zippers|Parts of some purses
abolish|Annul
acetate|Cel material
actuary|Number cruncher for Aetna
adoration|Profound love
airplane|American carrier
alights|Touches ground
altitudes|Heights
amiable|Good-humored
amorists|Slaves to love
amounts|Check entries
anaerobe|It doesn't need oxygen
antiwar|Dovish
appease|Placate
appease|Placate
applaud|Give a hand
arcades|Video gaming meccas
arguments|Some are heated
arrange|Bring about
artisan|Craftsperson
askance|Sidewise
asperse|Slander
asphodel|Plant of the lily family
asserts|Says with certainty
attacked|Had at
auctioneer|Bid hearer
auricles|Parts of hearts
avocado|Guacamole fruit
bankits|Part 3 of quip
battleground|Combat zone
begonias|Showy houseplants
birding|Irish setter's skill
bonanza|Windfall
bonnier|Céline in "The Assignment"
brander|Iron man?
catalyst|Chemical reaction helper
caterer|Blondie is one
caveman|King Guz, for one
charlie|Animated Brown
clodhopper|Ultralight balloon?
closeups|Big shots
concerto|Symphonic composition
concertos|Mozart pieces
conspire|Cabal
crammed|Packed
crusader|Christian soldier
daycare|Working mom's godsend
deltoids|Shoulder muscles
desecrate|Harm a church
develop|Mature
dilemma|Fix
diocese|Bishop's domain
distorter|Twist dancer?
doctors|Part 3 of quip
dosages|Medicinal measures
elysian|Fields of paradise
embarked|Took passage
enounce|Proclaim
enraged|Angered
epaulet|Shoulder piece
epaulette|Cockade's cousin
erasers|Chalk-dust collectors
erasers|They're clapped in class
escapes|Goes over the wall
escarole|Leaves for the first course?
escarole|Leaves for the first course?
ethnics|Cultural group members
excises|Eliminates
existent|Living
fadeaway|Fallback jump shot
farsighted|Flames have come into view?
gadgeteer|Ron Popeil, e.g.
gestured|Gave the thumbs-up, e.g.
greeters|Hailing ones
harangue|Tirade
hovered|Hung in midair
imitate|Mimic
immerse|Absorb
initiated|Swore in
ironies|Intriguing contradictions
iterate|Say again and again
keepers|They're worth holding
labiate|Having lips
ladylove|Lou Rawls song
lasagna|Garfield's favorite dish
leaders|They're followed
lionizes|Gives a roar of approval to?
looters|People who take inventory?
macadam|Paving substance
martian|War of the Worlds invader
minaret|Mosque tower
miracle|Wonderwork
miserly|Cheap
monaural|Like old records
newsman|Journalist
nincompoop|Ass
nomadic|Wandering
notebook|Lightweight computer
notebook|Lightweight computer
nuthatch|Tree-climbing bird
ocarina|Egg-shaped instrument
ocarina|Holey instrument
opaline|Iridescent
operands|Numbers that get crunched
operands|Numbers that get crunched
opulent|Ever so lavish
ordinal|Cardinal counterpart
outages|Current interruptions
outdoes|Surpasses
overachiever|Hardly a slacker
overland|Stage of the Old West
oversee|Call the shots
oversee|Call the shots
paratroop|Airborne unit
parolees|They have convictions
pertain|Relate
pharaoh|Egyptian king
piranha|Amazon carnivore
planets|Sun orbiters
pleasure|Island in "Pinocchio"
popsicle|Treat on a stick
qualified|Up to it
ransoms|Kidnapping payments
reasoner|Former CBS anchor
relapsing|Showing the symptoms again
reneges|Backs out
reposed|Lay at rest
response|Answer
returns|Many happy ___!
revealed|Brought to light
robotics|Automaton science
romaines|Produce heads
romaines|Produce heads
rostrum|Dais
scoundrel|Out-and-outer
seafarer|Shanty singer
sealant|Putty, to a glazier
seamier|More shabby
seesaws|Is indecisive
shiners|Stars, e.g.
shoetree|It helps loafers stay in shape
shoetree|It helps loafers stay in shape
smellers|Noses
snowman|Winter sculpture
snuggles|Cuddles
sonatas|Two-instrument pieces
sparest|Least fatty
startle|Say "Boo!" to
startle|Take by surprise
stencils|Applies to a surface
stomach|Stand
strange|Freaky
stratus|Low cloud
surmisers|Those given to conjecture
tableau|Photo that emulates a painting
tarragon|Vinegar variety
tattletale|Squealer
teashop|Gunpowder seller
tenancies|Sharecroppers' agreements, e.g.
theaters|Areas of a war
theaters|Areas of a war
ticketed|Like some speeders
tiniest|Runt's description
tobacco|Humidor contents
turbine|Rotary engine
unseats|Votes out of office
upstart|Surprise challenger
utterer|More absolute?
vampire|1994 Tom Cruise role
vendors|Sales reps
videodisc|DVD component
virgule|Forward slash
virtues|Good points
voltaic|Cell in a battery
volunteer|Candy striper, e.g.
warships|Cruiser and destroyer
warships|Cruiser and destroyer
whereto|Cabbie's question
windfalls|Surprise prizes
aberrant|Atypical
aerates|Carbonates
aerobic|Requiring oxygen
agonizes|Suffers anguish
airstrip|Rural landing field
amanitas|Poisonous mushrooms
anagram|EACH CAPITAL ANSWER HAS ONE
anecdote|Amusing icebreaker
aperture|Loophole
arrange|Systematize
attempts|Stabs
aureole|Saintly light
bangles|Baubles, ___, and Beads
bastion|Fortified position
beakers|Lab vessels
beanbag|Round chair
beatnik|Maynard G. Krebs, for one
bilevel|Two-story house
blasted|Doggone
blossom|Unfold
bramble|Prickly shrub
bystander|Onlooker
cabaret|Maybe This Time musical
cajoles|Does some sweet-talking
campout|Sleep under the stars
canteen|Cowpuncher's flask
capered|Cavorted
caramel|Coating for popcorn or apples
careful|Painstaking
computer|Gift for Michael Dell?
constant|Uniform
cossets|Babies
crabbed|Complained
cylinder|Piston's place
delisted|Dropped from Nasdaq
dictate|Prescribe
drawers|BVD's
dressers|Stickley products
eclipses|Surpasses
economy|Third-class
egoists|Shrinking violets they're not
elicited|Brought out
elitists|Pretentious people
embargo|Economic sanction
emissions|Online quests?
emotion|Online proposal?
encoded|Wrote a cryptogram
endower|Philanthropist
enigmas|Posers
enlaced|Interweaved
enumerator|Online counter?
eoliths|Early archaeological "artifacts"
epistle|Mail from St. Paul
erasure|Graphite removal
erector|Online cleric?
eternal|Timeless
evaluation|Online appraisal?
evocation|Online occupation?
extremes|What the desperate may go to
federal|FBI head?
frailty|Weakness
frantic|In a tizzy
freedom|Artistic license
fricassee|Chicken stew
hairbrush|Gift for Michael Jordan?
hateful|Meanspirited
heelers|Obedient dogs
hoaxers|Hoodwinkers
hosannas|Shouts of praise
idealist|Utopia seeker
initiated|Began
insiders|They have private info
isolate|Quarantine
jacuzzi|Spa
jukebox|Wurlitzer
loosely|Not exactly
loveseat|Sofa for sweethearts
mandarin|Chinese dialect
natives|Tarzan extras
nebulas|Supernova remnants
octagon|Figure eight?
oratorio|Choral work
origami|Paper tigers?
outleaps|Jumps higher than
overdub|Add more sound tracks
parmesan|Ristorante cheese
peacocks|Pheasant's male kin
perjurer|Liar under oath
phonated|Vocalized
primeval|Ancient
proposal|Invitation to tie the knot
quakers|Society of Friends
recycle|Return empties
referee|Call the shots?
releases|Lets go
resonance|Sonorousness
restores|Puts back to normal
ritualistic|Like a rain dance
seceded|Left the Union
secrets|Some are classified
sestets|Sonnets' sections
smokiest|Most fuliginous
snakier|More sinuous
spatula|Barbecue tool
station|End of the line
sterner|More draconian
steroids|Gift for the Hulk?
storied|Legendary
streamer|Banner
streetcar|Desire, for one
swollen|Like a sprained ankle
takeoff|Leave the runway
talisman|Good-luck charm
teaming|Double-___ (NBA tactic)
testate|Having a will
torques|Ring-necked pheasant ring
trophies|Victory tokens
undergo|Experience
upwells|Rises to the top
vertebra|Chiropractor's concern
wariness|Circumspection
warlock|Male witch
yelling|Cheerleading practice
alarmed|Shook
angelic|Cherubic
attaboy|Encouraging phrase
ballots|Chad-laden group
bilious|Bad-tempered
boniest|Most emaciated
brownout|Power takeoff?
counter|Contrary
dabbled|Worked nonseriously
earning|Gainfully employed
elegies|Graveside poems
enameled|Like some canines
epigram|Witty phrase
eventual|Likely
firearm|Rifle or shotgun
formica|Countertop surface
glacial|Frigid
igneous|Like volcanic rocks
mariner|Seattle athlete
needles|Goads
ovation|Enthusiastic applause
pedestal|Hero's place
spatula|Egg turner
underage|In the minority?
footprint|Birth certificate marking
harpoon|Ahab's weapon
pretense|Guise
trailers|Coming attractions
carnivore|The FBI's e-mail interception system, which could be affected by proposed wiretap legislation
charlie|A replica of Checkpoint ____ has been opened in Berlin
chevron|It's merging with Texaco
collins|Human genome project head Dr. Francis ___
colorado|Its board of ed. has urged schools to post the motto "In God We Trust"
demarche|Winning word in the 2000 National Spelling Bee
digital|Clinton wants to close the "___ Divide"
discovery|It was chosen to make NASA's 100th shuttle voyage
education|Bush says the nation is in an "__ recession"
ethanol|McCain opposes its subsidies; Bradley used to
firestone|Brand that's the subject of a NHTSA "consumer advisory"
friends|They're now getting $750,000 per show
galilee|Syrians want to wade in its waters
handgun|Clinton would require a photo ID to purchase one
humanity|Habitat for __ has built its 100,000th home
liberal|Word in a recent Clinton Freudian slip
mannerly|Charleston, South Carolina, has again been named America's most __ city
marriage|The house has upheld Clinton's __ tax cut veto
maverick|__ Media, which is in a central position in the federal inquiry into a Bush debate videotape
medicare|House Dems walked out over the ___ prescription-drug issue
medicare|Its projected insolvency has been pushed back to 2023
moonshot|Bush promises a "medical __"
rigatoni|__ with Rick (Lazio campaign dinner)
sanctuary|Without ___ (book about history of lynching in the U.S.)
shepherd|Bill, the first commander of the international space station
sopranos|The ___ (TV hit set in New Jersey)
taxation|__ Without Representation (new slogan on D.C. license plates)
treadmill|One was installed in the international space station
wizards|Jordan is now their part owner
diabetes|Starlix, a drug to help control this, has been approved by the FDA
principi|Anthony, Bush's pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs
acolyte|Altar boy
autoharp|Zither's cousin
beatnik|Counterculturalist of the '50s
capture|Chess act
chatterbox|Motor mouth
condone|Disregard an offense
dinners|Repasts
engraver|Stone carver
erasable|Like pencil marks
jawbreaker|Hard, round candy
raiding|Storming
realtor|One with lots to sell
soundly|Way to sleep
station|Post
teargas|Riot queller
timeout|Break in the action
advisor|Consultant
anonymous|Source of the quip?
anthill|Colony of social climbers?
decedent|Dead person
emperor|Type of penguin
indigoes|Dark blues
lessened|Waned
location|Address
manatees|Seacows
orchards|Apple groves
peashooter|Child's toy weapon
somerset|W. ___ Maugham
stetson|University in Deland, FL
straiten|Put into financial difficulties
truisms|Platitudes
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
abstinence|It's promised with a promise ring
accesses|Gains entry
accrete|Gradually build up
acidheads|They have a habit of tripping
airdate|Time to tune in
aleatory|Dependent on chance
allemande|Baroque-era dance
allergist|Inspector of hives, perhaps
alphorn|Swiss mountaineers' instrument
already|Always ___ (bit of poststructuralist jargon)
altered|Taken in, say
altimeter|Climbing gadget
amalgamate|Merge
amnesiac|Nameless person, maybe
amoebic|Of a single-celled organism
animists|Believers in plant spirits
anisettes|Sweet liqueurs
aphagia|Inability to swallow
archives|Record collection
aristocrat|Richie-rich
artisan|Mason, say
ashrams|Spiritual retreats
asinine|Extremely dumb
attires|Duds
attract|Have some pull
audiotape|Band that plays music?
avocado|Toast topper
bagpiper|Musician at a military funeral
bandstand|One holding up the show?
basketballs|Items you might travel with
bassett|Angela who played Queen Ramonda in "Black Panther"
battlegrounds|Stops on a Civil War tour
birthday|Facebook-profile datum
boatswain|Word that can be shortened to four letters and two apostrophes
bootery|Shoe shop
borderlands|Territories often under dispute
broadsheets|They're bigger than tabloids
brooded|Sat in sullen silence
cannily|In a shrewd way
cannoli|Pastry in an oft-parodied post-hit Peter Clemenza quip
capoeira|Afro-Brazilian martial art
catered|Like many weddings
caterer|Party supplier
caterer|Social worker?
certiorari|Petition to a higher court
chemise|Satiny undergarment
chipmunk|Critter with a cheek pouch for storing food
chutzpah|Cojones
clambake|Cape Cod cookout
clarinet|Instrument whose name means "little trumpet"
cocoons|Origins of some colorful monarchs?
colorcasts|Photographic tints
coltish|Frolicsome
confetti|Bridal shower?
copilot|Robert L. Scott's metaphor for God
coroners|Ones looking for a cause
creampuff|Choux
database|Oracle product
datable|Containing radiocarbon, say
decocts|Concentrates on a stove
deepwater|Like some oil drilling
deleterious|Harmful to your health
deludes|Steers wrong
despots|Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler, et al.
dictator|Official title of Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860
disgrace|Ill repute
dispossess|Turn out
dualism|Mind-body, e.g.
dudgeon|Severe indignation
duststorm|Weather phenomenon of Earth and Mars
ecstasy|Rapturous delight
editorial|Two-cents piece?
elliptical|Trainer in a gym
emporium|Large store
endemic|Native to a region
engaged|Spoken for, in a way
ensheathes|Wraps
enthuse|Galvanize
entrant|Potential winner
enunciate|Provide clear terms?
epeeists|They aim to touch
eschewed|Shunned
essences|Aristotelian distillations
etheric|Like the highest part of the physical plane, in theosophy
evening|Prime-time time
evinced|Displayed
falconer|Trainer of goshawks, likely
finance|Trading trade
fractal|Like snowflakes
frosted|Like nineties hair-styling tips?
giddiest|Most bubbly
gloater|No friend to a loser
greenish|Not quite ripe
guillotine|French invention originally called a louisette
hairspray|Beehive keeper?
hawsers|Nautical ropes
hellcat|One quick to get the claws out
hermitage|Home to Michelangelo's "Crouching Boy"
homebodies|Not party animals
homebrew|What you might do for your own sake?
homoerotic|Like John Singer Sargent's "Male Nudes Wrestling"
hostels|Some Airbnb listings
idolater|Follower who sees no fault
imagery|A poet might use it
imarets|Bygone Turkish inns
immodesty|Shamelessness
important|Certain e-mail flag
indoors|Out of the elements
ineligible|Barred from entering
infests|Overruns
infuriate|Tee off
inherit|Come into
innovation|Steve Jobs defined it as "saying no to a thousand things"
inviolate|Sacrosanct
jousted|Competed at Camelot
kerosene|Lamp lighter
kingpin|Crime lord
lameness|Equine disability
landowner|Many a developer
laudable|Deserving of props
lenient|Mild
lipreaders|They see what you mean?
literati|Reading class?
lossless|Like a high-quality, uncorrupted digital file
lumbago|Lower-back malady
luridly|How tabloids present rumors
machines|Washer and dryer, e.g.
madeira|Dessert wine
magdalen|Oxford college where Oscar Wilde read Greats
maharani|Indian royal
mailman|Newman from "Seinfeld," e.g.
majesty|Splendor
manifestos|Valerie Solanas and Donna Haraway wrote famous ones
maroons|Deposits on an island
meerkat|Timon of "The Lion King," e.g.
memories|Opening croon of "The Way We Were"
metatag|HTML datum
midcult|Not quite highbrow, per Dwight Macdonald
midterm|Notable 2018 benchmark
mindfulness|Aim of many a meditation practice
montages|Heavily edited film sequences
musculature|Bodily system that can be built
nascent|Incipient
needier|Harder up
nigella|Food writer/TV cook Lawson, a.k.a. "Queen of Food Porn"
noodles|Beans
nosebleed|Acrophobe's least-favorite stadium section
oedipal|Complex type
overlaps|Somewhat covers
overshoe|Galosh
oxidize|Become rusty
parented|Took care of minor matters?
peptalks|Pitches before the game?
petites|Boutique section
phenomenon|Wonder
pianist|Grand master?
pinecones|Maine's official state flowers, which aren't actually flowers
plagiarize|Take a page from someone's book?
plutocratic|Ruled by the one per cent
pothole|Bump in the road
presbyterian|Congregant led by councils of elders
pretense|False show
proofer|Professional faultfinder
prosody|Subject of some literature dissertations
prospect|Work a claim
pruners|Branch managers?
rapiers|Shakespearean weapons
ratatat|It's a rap
reassess|Weigh a bit more
redbaits|Denounces as radical
reenact|Stage for a true-crime documentary, say
regiments|Colonel's commands
repopulate|Provide new inhabitants for
repossess|Take it back
reserve|Keep on hold
restive|Unruly
restore|Revert to original settings
retirees|They abandon their posts
reunites|Ends a split
rewriters|Heavy editors, essentially
roaming|Cell surcharge
rollout|Unveil
saboteur|Destructive sort
sadists|Hurtful bunch
sagaciously|With good judgment
salamis|Ones hanging around delis
saunters|Promenades
scalpel|Doctor Strange prop
seagulls|Ocean gliders
semiotics|Field for Kristeva and Barthes
semipro|Part-time player
serpent|Book of Genesis trickster
sestinas|Verse forms used by Dante and Auden
shingle|Roofing unit
shopkeepers|Buyers of stock
sieving|Gold-rush activity
steeled|Fortified
stereotypes|Pigeonholes
stovepipe|Lincoln-era topper
streams|Billboard-chart calculations
tamales|Mexican wraps
tarantella|Dance at Connie's wedding in "The Godfather"
tattersalls|Auction house founded in 1766
tearier|More moved, perhaps
tentacle|Cuttlefish feature
terrines|Paté crockery from Le Creuset
testator|Willing person?
theodolite|Surveying instrument
thereby|Through which means
totters|Is precariously placed
trachea|Inner tube?
trapdoor|Theatrical opening?
triages|Prioritizes treatment
trowels|Plaster smoothers
unitards|One-piece bodysuits
unrolls|Spreads open
untutored|Without formal training
usurious|Causing way too much interest?
usurper|Richard III or Henry VII, e.g.
vacates|Leaves
wheelie|Motorcycle stunt
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
abortions|Procedures nearly banned in Alabama (May, 2019)
accuser|Finger pointer
actuate|Get going
actuate|Impel
ageless|Opposite of ephemeral
alamode|In
alcoves|Sites for bookcases
alehouse|Stop on a pub crawl
allsorts|Every type
ammonia|Fuel that produces no carbon emission when burned
amounts|Check marks?
animato|Spirited, to Brahms
anteater|Threat to certain workers
antipasti|Starters in trattorias
apparel|Raiment
applies|Puts on
arcadian|Rustic
arietta|Short solo
armoire|Macron's cabinet?
arrayed|In formation
arresting|Striking
artisan|Jewelry maker or ceramicist
ascents|Everest expeditions
ascetic|Self-denying sort
ascribed|Credited (to)
asexual|A in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+
asocial|Like one unlikely to R.S.V.P.
aspects|Things to consider
assessment|Review
assumes|Takes on
assured|Free of self-doubt
attempts|Gives a go
attested|Declared
attests|Swears
auction|eBay activity
auctioned|Had lots to sell?
automat|Coin-operated eatery
automat|Eatery in a 1927 Hopper painting
aviator|Wiley Post's occupation
bacteria|Microbiology subject
baloney|Poppycock
banshee|Wailing woman, in folklore
barbell|It's straight and curled
beastie|MCA or Ad-Rock, briefly
beneath|Under
benefit|Many a gala
bloated|Feeling swell?
bookends|Volume control?
bookshops|Businesses that thrive on high volume sales?
borderland|Politically contested territory, maybe
bottled|Contained
braille|Writing on modern elevator buttons
brothers|Zeus and Hades, e.g.
cabstand|Queuing spot at an airport
cadavers|Lab donations
caddied|Worked for Woods, perhaps
capitals|They're produced by shifting
carhops|Retro waitstaff
carrels|Stalls in a library
catchfly|Flowering plant named for its sticky stems
catharsis|Effect of tragedy, according to Aristotle
cembalo|Harpsichord, by another name
chances|Risks
cheerio|Ta-ta!
chemise|Shift
chinook|Northwest indigenous group
choosers|Select group?
christen|Name
cinephile|One often in the dark?
citation|Ticket
clarinet|Its trill opens "Rhapsody in Blue"
clumpiest|Like the worst mascara
colorado|Grand Canyon carver
comedic|Kind of genius
congealed|Like day-old oatmeal
consoles|Xbox One and Playstation 4
contour|Topographic-map feature
cornrows|Hair lines?
coronae|Circles around the sun
corvette|Stingray or Shark
costume|Oft-homemade item for a child of artists
couturieres|Their dresses come tailored
coworkers|Retreat attendees, maybe
crochet|Stitch
crosstalk|Unwanted signals, say
cufflinks|Tuxedo-shirt accessories
cylinder|Lipstick container or drinking straw, e.g.
dairymen|Jersey boys?
dazzles|Spellbinds
debater|Opponent who's all talk?
deductive|Like evidence-based reasoning
deluges|Long showers
dialect|Vernacular variation
digests|Sits with, say
dilemma|The trolley problem, for one
dinette|Kitchen table's spot
dionysian|Like an orgy
dirtied|Mucked up
disavow|Repudiate
dislikes|Dating-profile datum, maybe
disperse|Scatter
drawbar|Hauling hookup
earmark|Set aside for a special purpose
earplug|One of two worn by many a rock drummer
eggheaded|Cerebral
egoists|Me, me, me types
elastic|Like some bands
electric|Word with fence or blanket
elegant|Like some mathematical proofs
elegies|Pensive poems
elevens|Big rolls
emanate|Flow forth
empowers|What a successful life coach does
energizing|Putting pep in one's step, say
engines|Roarers and purrers
enormity|Outrageousness
entente|Diplomatic accord
epaulette|Fringed uniform adornment
equation|The Pythagorean theorem, for one
erosion|Gradual decline
etagere|Stand against the wall
etageres|Tchotchke holders
ethanol|Subsidized biofuel
evident|Glaring
expedients|Quick fixes
flaming|Like the "Creatures" in a landmark work of underground queer cinema
fleabag|Fourth-wall-breaking Phoebe Waller-Bridge series
footmen|Doorbell answerers on lavish estates
fraulein|Cologne girl
garageman|Male mechanic
gaskets|They're seen around the joint
gazebos|Garden pavilions
genealogy|Study of trees?
gentler|Not as rough
gestated|Developed
gestured|Used hand signals
gilbert|Iolanthe librettist
glinted|Was brilliant
granite|Counter option
guttered|Like bowling lanes
harpist|Frequent performer of glissandi
helices|Springs, e.g.
hereabout|In the vicinity
holsters|They retain heat?
horehound|Herbaceous plant used to make throat lozenges
icosahedra|Twenty-sided solids
identifying|Naming
iguanas|Green plant eaters
impassioned|Fervid
inamorata|Cleopatra, to Antony
incisions|Openings at the hospital
incurable|Never to be fixed
inductee|One being honored, maybe
inhales|Draws a breath
insects|You might find them on the web?
insecure|HBO dramedy on which Solange Knowles served as music consultant
integer|One, ten, or one hundred
interact|Work on each other
ironists|Proust and Nabokov, according to Richard Rorty
jaggedly|With unevenness
jillion|Imaginary number?
joneses|Proverbial neighbors with the newest gadgets
labrador|It might be chocolate
lambskins|Hides from gentle animals
laminates|Strengthens with extra layers
ligament|Bone-to-bone connector
lingered|Hung around
litotes|Not too shabby and "no ordinary love," e.g.
lullaby|Crib notes?
macadam|Pavement material
magenta|Pigment used in four-color processing
marinate|Soak before searing
marionette|One with strings attached
marmite|Spread with a famously hard-to-acquire taste
marooned|Like "Gilligan's Island" characters
matinee|Early film
mausoleums|Taj Mahal and Castel Sant'Angelo, e.g.
melodeon|Squeezebox with buttons instead of keys
meridians|Channels through which qi flows, to an acupuncturist
merited|Well-earned
meuniere|Battered and sautéed in butter
migrant|Seeker of seasonal work
mindfulness|Be Here Now practice
mitered|Cut corners?
mixture|Amalgamation
mnemonic|Memory aid
monarch|Japan's Naruhito, for one, as of May, 2019
mothballs|Sweater safeguards
netters|Trawlers
nevermore|Final word of "The Raven"
nodular|Small and rounded
notepaper|Scratch during an exam
oarsman|One pulling for the team
obviate|Preclude
occurrence|Incident
oenology|Mulled wine?
oldsters|Most retirees
ominous|Inauspicious
oneness|Harmony
ongoing|In progress
orientalism|Seminal Edward Said book on representation of "the East"
osseous|Bony
overtaken|No longer in the lead
paisano|Compatriot
palatine|___ Hill (one of the Seven Hills of Rome)
parasitic|Like vampire bats
passerby|One who happened to see what happened
penalty|Football infraction
perimeter|Defensive boundary
personified|Stood for
phonics|Sound system?
pieholes|Big fat mouths
pinochle|Trick-taking game with a forty-eight-card deck
pioneers|Groundbreaking ones
plasterer|Trowel-wielding artisan
poorhouses|Industrial-revolution creations
predate|Come before
prenatal|Prior to delivery
pundits|Commentariat
pyrrhic|Like a costly victory
ramekins|Baking dishes for crème brûlée
ramshorn|What the musical instrument known as a shofar is typically made from
realtor|Person with lots to show you?
receipts|Incriminating evidence, maybe
referenda|Some ballot initiatives
reorient|Adjust
reprove|Censure
research|Per Zora Neale Hurston, it's "poking and prying with a purpose"
revival|Christian gathering
rigatoni|Trattoria plateful
rotunda|Feature of Rome's Pantheon
routers|Wi-Fi suppliers
salience|Notability
salmonella|Reason for a recall
saltine|Bite for the flu-ridden, maybe
sandstorms|Desert dustups?
sashays|Glides nonchalantly
sassier|With more attitude
sausages|Linked things
scanned|Like lines at a supermarket
scrabble|Board game originally named Lexico
scrunch|Make compact, with "up"
serration|Cutting edge feature?
shapewear|Spanx and Skims, e.g.
shiatsu|Kind of massage
shrillest|Often sexist superlative
sinecures|They're often obtained by patronage
singleton|Soloist?
singularity|With "the," humanity's greatest existential threat, per Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking
sleazoid|Lowest of the low
sleepier|More wiped
slipknots|Ties related to half hitches
slogans|Ad-agency creations
sloughed|Cast (off), as a snakeskin
snifters|Goblets for brandy
sonatas|Three-part works
sonatinas|Light classical pieces
sorcerer|Enchanting figure
souther|Certain strong wind
spender|Unthrifty type
splinter|Fragment
staples|Bread and butter
starched|Like some collars
stashes|Narc targets
stately|___, plump Buck Mulligan ...
statistics|They're "no substitute for judgment," per Henry Clay
steeper|More of a strain on your wallet
stomaching|Just barely tolerant of
stoolie|Narc
streakers|Exposed pranksters
stringed|Like lutes and zithers
superior|Higher up
supersized|Like orders of magnitude?
suspense|It's built in most Hitchcock films
tailbone|End of a spinal column
tapered|Like chopsticks
tapered|Like pool cues
targeting|Common practice for marketers and geneticists
tassels|Burlesque-show staple
teddies|Some Victoria's Secret wares
termite|Cabin critter
theorem|Euclidean proposal
tonsillitis|Possible cause of a sore throat
topsoil|Growing matter
toreador|Caped evader?
tourers|Grand ___ (luxury cars)
trainer|Shape shifter?
treetop|Cradle site in a nursery song
tsarinas|Winter Palace residents
turnons|They might be listed in a dating profile
tzimmes|Traditional Ashkenazi carrot stew that's Yinglish for "fuss"
ultrasound|Baby monitor?
umpires|Ballpark figures
underwent|Experienced
uneaten|Still on the table, perhaps
unfriended|2014 horror hit about the dark side of social media
upstate|Like Albany, New York
usernames|Surfing handles, perhaps
usurious|Like a predatory lender's rates
valence|Capacity to bond
vanilla|Cream-soda flavoring
vegetal|Plantlike
violists|Bach, Mozart, and Hindemith, for example
vocalize|Put into words
warrant|Document signed by a judge
washroom|Bowl venue?
wheeler|Word after two, three, or four
abandoned|Like ghost towns
abstainers|They passed the bar?
abusive|Demeaning, as language
acceptable|Good enough but not great
accords|Grants
accrual|Accumulation
accurst|Star-crossed (var.)
accustom|Habituate (to)
acolyte|Underling
acropolis|High point of a tour of Athens?
actress|Performer in a one-woman show, e.g.
actuaries|Some insurance-company employees
adaptation|2003 Oscar winner in which Meryl Streep gets high on orchid dust
adipose|Fatty
admiration|Feeling that's, at times, mutual
adoption|Animal-shelter transaction
adoptions|Some animal-shelter happy endings
adorable|Cute as a button
aerobic|Like much strenuous exercise
aerobics|Low- or high-impact exercise
aerosol|Like some hairspray and deodorant
aesthete|Connoisseur of beauty
affiliates|Partners
agemates|Contemporaries
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agitate|Stage a protest, for example
agitated|Really worked up
agoraphobia|Cause of some reclusion
aimless|Going nowhere in particular
airfare|Moving expense, sometimes
airheads|Taffy-like candy brand
airless|Like a vacuum
airplay|Payola purchase
almanacs|They cover years
altered|Let out, say
amalgamated|Combined, as local unions
amazing|Like Grace, in a Christian hymn
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amenity|Hotel-room coffee maker, for one
amenity|Valet parking, e.g.
amoeboid|Like a single-celled organism
amperes|Subjects in current affairs?
ampersand|Thelma & Louise character?
anaconda|Apex predator that starts and ends with the same letter
anagrams|Start of spring and "frost's parting," e.g.
anemones|Sea creatures resembling flowers of the same name
anesthesia|It comes from the Greek for "without sensation"
anesthesia|Knockout on "Grey's Anatomy"?
animals|Chinese-zodiac symbols
animate|Work for Pixar, perhaps
animato|Lively, to Liszt
anisette|Liqueur that turns cloudy when mixed with water
anklebone|Talus, familiarly
annalist|Chronicler
anthills|Colonial housing?
anticlimax|Disappointing conclusion
antifog|Kind of spray for glasses or windows
antigen|Immune-system booster detected by some COVID-19 tests
antlers|Two for a buck
antsier|More neurotic
aperitif|Campari, e.g.
aphorism|Saying
aphrodite|Goddess born out of foam, after Uranus was castrated and his genitals were thrown into the sea
apparel|Clothing
appease|Mollify
applies|Tries to get a grant
aquarium|Full tank?
arborists|Aspen experts
archipelago|Key chain?
areolae|Nipple rings
armadas|Fearsome fleets
armload|Heaping bundle
arrival|2017 Best Picture Oscar nominee based on a Ted Chiang novella about aliens and linguistics
arsenic|Element whose name derives from Persian for "gold"
artiest|Most pretentious, in a way
arugula|Salad green
ascends|Goes up
ascends|Tackles Kilimanjaro
ascetic|Hedonist's opposite
asinine|Just plain silly
aspects|Facets
aspirate|Make an "H" sound
assayed|Tested, as metal
assigns|Gives, as readings
atlases|Country stores?
atonement|Ian McEwan novel with an adaptation starring Saoirse Ronan
atrophied|Weakened, as muscles
auberge|French inn
auditors|They may pounce upon your return?
austere|Rhyme and synonym of "severe"
automates|Builds a robot for
automobile|Ray Bradbury called it "the most dangerous weapon in our society"
autopilot|Unthinking state
averages|Expected amounts
aviator|Bessie Coleman, for one
aviator|Frequent flier
awesome|Sweet!
awkward|Cringe-inducing
baklava|Nutty, syrupy pastry
balancing|Walking a tightrope, e.g.
banshees|Creatures named after the Old Irish word for "woman of the fairy mound"
banshees|Shrieking mythical spirits
barbells|They get picked up at the gym
baristas|Grounds crew?
baroque|Architectural influence on the Palace at Versailles
barters|Trades
basmati|Indian rice variety
bastilles|Fortress-like prisons
bathwater|It rises when you sit
because|Conjunction that was the American Dialect Society's 2013 Word of the Year
becoming|Obama memoir
beeline|No-nonsense route
behests|Directives
bejesus|You scared the ___ out of me!
belabored|Repeated too often, as a point
belvedere|Surname mispronounced as "Bumpersticker" and "Bellpepper," among others, on an eighties sitcom
bemoaned|Bellyached
birdies|Messengers, idiomatically
bitmaps|Computer image formats
blemish|Imperfection
blizzards|Winter phenomena
bobtail|Short end?
boilover|Spill onto the stove, perhaps
bonking|Striking
bookstore|Bibliophile's place to browse
boombox|Music source for a break-dancer
bootleg|Smuggle moonshine
borscht|Ruby-red soup served with sour cream
bourgeoisie|Owners of the means of production
bovines|Yaks and oxen
boycotts|Many actions in the anti-apartheid movement
brainstorms|Settings where all ideas are good ideas
brainteasers|They're intended to make you think
brassiere|Undergarment patented by the socialite Caresse Crosby in 1914
broncos|Rodeo sights
browbeaten|Too intimidated to object
brunette|What a bottle blonde may once have been
bustier|Staple of a dominatrix's wardrobe
cabarets|Torch-singer venues
cabbage|_Atakilt wat_ ingredient
cabinets|China holders
cafeterias|Restaurants with no waiting?
calypso|Harry Belafonte album that includes "Day-O"
cannery|Food-packaging plant
canoers|The protagonists of "Deliverance," e.g.
cantinas|South-of-the-border saloons
capable|Competent
captioned|With subtitles, say
cascade|Fall like a waterfall
catalog|Register
catfishes|Uses a fake I.D.?
cellars|Storage rooms
cellist|Solo player in Max Bruch's "Kol Nidrei"
cements|Secures
cemeteries|Final destinations, for some
censures|Capitol punishments
centaur|Fabled hybrid
centipedes|House scurriers
chapped|In need of lip balm
chateau|French manor house
cheetahs|Cats with spots
chicaned|Hornswoggled
chicanery|Artifice
chomped|Ate loudly
cineast|Kanopy or Criterion Channel subscriber, say
clapped|___ back (retorted, slangily)
cleanse|Purify
clerked|Helped write opinions, say
cloches|Hats worn by flappers
closest|Best, as a guess
closeted|Like Roy Cohn in "Angels in America"
coastal|Like some flood-prone areas
cockiest|Most arrogantly confident
coheres|Sticks together
coinage|Neologism
colanders|Bowl-shaped strainers
coldcocked|Laid out
collide|Clash
colorado|Canyonlands National Park river
commando|First Schwarzenegger film to reuse the catchphrase "I'll be back"
complicate|Overthink
connective|Like some tissue
consensus|One person alone can't reach it
contest|Call into question
contort|Bend out of shape
contrarian|Many a Twitter troll
cornets|Dixieland horns
cornrow|Tight braid
corolla|Toyota compact
coronate|Install, as a sovereign
corpses|Non-speaking "C.S.I." roles
cosmonaut|Russian who works very far from home
coterie|Circle
counsel|Advise
couturiere|Elsa Schiaparelli, for one
covered|Went over
cowshed|Stock holder?
crackups|Nervous collapses
crawdad|Lobster look-alike
credits|College-course units
credits|Series finale?
credits|What tokens buy, at an arcade
cresting|At its peak
croaked|Kicked the bucket
crostini|Italian appetizer that literally means "little toasts"
cruelest|Least humane
cruller|Twisted treat
cryonics|It's freezing!
cuffing|Season in which single people couple up to stave off the loneliness and cold of winter
curtail|Cut short
dampers|Devices for deadening piano strings
danceable|Adjective describing some party music
dangled|Hung loosely
database|Part of IMDb
debuting|Making a first appearance
decodes|Cracks the encryption on
decoupled|Separated
decries|Publicly criticizes
deeding|Transferring, as property
degenerates|No-goodnicks
deicers|Frost melters
delineates|Describes precisely
deltoids|Muscles named for their triangular shape
deniers|More than skeptics
denotes|Indicates
denture|Replacement for one or more teeth
denudes|Strips (of)
depleted|Spent
deplore|Lament
derriere|Seat
deserts|Dry spots
deserts|Leaves in the lurch
desiccated|Very dry
desired|Sought-after
desists|Knocks off
desperadoes|Bold outlaws
despoil|Sack
desserts|Menu heading for crumbles, buckles, and fools
detains|Prevents from leaving
detects|Picks up on
detests|Can't stomach
dilettante|Dabbler
dinette|Kitchen nook
dingier|Like dive bars, as compared to fern bars
dinosaurs|Birds, ancestrally speaking
diorama|3-D museum display
dirtbag|___ Left, neologism for some progressive vulgarians
discern|Recognize
displease|Not exactly thrill
dissent|Disagree, as a Justice on the Supreme Court
divided|Partitioned
dodders|Lurches
dollars|Value to the left of a decimal point
dongles|Computer adapters
dourest|Most grim
dreamlike|Daliesque, in a way
dreamworld|Place like Oz or Wonderland
drizzle|Baby shower?
dropout|One with no class?
drumstick|Novelty ice cream invented in 1928
earnest|Not kidding
easterner|Resident of the Nutmeg State or the Bay State
eccentrics|Cranks
educate|Get up to speed
educator|Miss Jean Brodie, e.g.
egested|Discharged
eidolon|Spectre, to Homer and Euripedes
ejectors|Booster seats, of a sort
electee|Chosen one, in a way
electee|Successful candidate
elector|Member of a voting college
emailed|Didn't call or Slack
embargo|Ban, as movie reviews before an agreed-upon time
embarks|Sets off (on)
embassy|Place to seek political asylum
embolden|Give encouragement to
embosses|Gives a raise?
emeralds|May birthstones
emeriti|Retired professors with honorary titles
emirates|Dubai and Abu Dhabi
emissary|Diplomatic envoy
emissary|Go-between
empanada|Savory fried turnover
empirical|Based on observation
emporia|Outlets
emptier|Not as crowded, say
enchilada|Entrée often topped with salsa verde
enclosure|Toddler's playpen, e.g.
endeavor|Significant undertaking
endless|Like the wait time for someone to come fix the cable, seemingly
enforce|Compel
engender|Give rise to
ensnares|Traps
entrant|Contest participant
entrant|Contest participant
entraps|Snares
entraps|Tricks into breaking the law
entreaty|Impassioned plea
entrees|Heading on a menu
entries|Ledger notations
envelop|Surround, like a cocoon
epilogue|Literary wrap-up
epitaph|Excuse my dust, for Dorothy Parker
epitaph|Robert Frost's is "I had a lover's quarrel with the world"
epitome|Prime example
eradicate|Remove every vestige of
erelong|Truth is the child of Time; ___ she shall appear to vindicate thee: Kant
ermines|Furs symbolic of royalty
erotica|Works with hot material?
essential|Indispensable
estimator|Ballpark figure?
etcetera|. . . You get it
etcetera|... you get the picture
etcetera|The list goes on ...
eternal|Unending
excesses|Large quantities
exempts|Lets off
existentialists|Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, e.g.
exotica|Curiosity-shop display
expressway|Fast-lane locale
eyeblink|Split second
eyehole|Place to take a peek
eyespots|Markings on Polyphemus moths and peacocks
eyewear|Shades, goggles, etc.
fannies|Tuchuses
fateful|Historically significant
fathomable|Capable of being understood
favelas|Brazil's hillside shantytowns
fennels|Aniselike herbs
fettuccine|Typical alfredo noodle
finagling|Trickery
finesse|Finagle
fixates|Focusses (on), to a fault
flannel|Warm shirt material
flatulence|What a whoopee cushion imitates
flophouse|Low-cost lodging, slangily
folders|You might keep tabs on them
footing|Boulderer's concern
foragers|They go out to eat
forties|Decade in which CORE and the UNCF were founded
frisking|Heat-seeking search?
fugitives|Band on the run?
gagster|Writer of comic material
gemstone|Rock in a band
gendered|Like some nouns and deodorants
geniuses|Whizzes
genteel|Polite
gentile|Non-Jewish person
glosses|Lip lacquers
gnocchi|Trattoria dumplings
godlier|Relatively divine
gondolier|Venetian boater
goodbyes|Parting words
gravels|Covers, as a rural road
grazers|Sheep, when dining in the pasture
greater|___ good
greenlight|You can drive through it
grossly|To the extreme
growers|Orchard owners
habitable|Like planets that can sustain life
handiest|Most convenient
harnesses|Draws upon
hassled|Gave a hard time
hauling|Transporting via truck
hayloft|Where someone might be high on grass?
hearsay|Secondhand information
heartsore|Still smarting from a breakup
heavier|With extra bulk
heckler|Speech impediment?
heckles|Torments from the audience
hereunder|Contract adverb
heroine|Jane Eyre, e.g.
heroism|Selfless bravery
hexagon|Every hole in a honeycomb, e.g.
hifalutin|Hoity-toity
hissings|Sounds of disapproval
holster|Wild West accessory
homages|Tributes
homestead|Settlement
honeybee|Sunflower visitor
honoree|Mom in May, for example
hotrods|Greaser rides
housesits|Cares for a Tudor, maybe
hydrangeas|Flowers whose name comes from the Greek for "water vessel"
hyperspace|Realm into which the Millennium Falcon jumps
hyphenates|Breaks one's word?
icecaps|They're melting at the poles
idiomatic|Like things you shouldn't take literally
ignitions|Starters
illuminates|Decorates with gold, as a medieval manuscript
illusionist|One who might cut someone in half
imaginary|Like some childhood friends
inalienable|Like natural rights
inaudible|Caught by no one
inaudibly|Extremely quietly, so as not to be heard
incapacitated|Hamstrung
inching|Being a-creep?
incubator|Place for an egg
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inertly|Without moving
inhaler|Asthmatic's accessory
inheritance|Promised land, e.g.?
innings|Nine of diamonds?
innumerate|Unable to do the math?
inrushes|Sudden arrivals
inspired|Visited by the Muses, say
intercom|Two-way sound hookup
interests|They may be listed on a résumé
interstate|Cross-country runner?
intrude|I hate to ___ ...
invigorate|Rouse
ironclad|Rock solid, as an alibi
ironist|Jonathan Swift, for example
isotope|Form of an element
itinerary|Travel plan
jalapenos|Main ingredient in _chiles toreados_
jambalaya|Spicy creole dish
jeepers|Old-timey expression of surprise
jeerers|Vocal opponents
jordans|Shoes from His Airness, casually
kangaroo|Joey's dad
kerosene|Lantern fuel
kickboxer|K-1 World Grand Prix competitor
kilometer|Fun-run unit
kleenexes|Sniffler's supply
kneepad|Joint coverage?
laconic|Not verbose
laptops|Equipment for some d.j.s
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lashings|Brutal shipboard punishments depicted in Melville's "White-Jacket"
latitude|Room to move
lawbook|It's consulted by an attorney
leadership|Attractive quality on a business-school application
leonine|Simba-like
leopard|Sassy print
letdown|Anticlimax
liaison|Contact
license|Document needed to legally marry
likable|Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say
likewise|So am I
limeade|Another name for the Guyanese beverage swank
linebacker|Defender often involved in blitzing
linemen|Some football players
lipread|Watch one's mouth?
lissome|Like a ballet dancer
listings|Check your local ___
loathes|Hates with a passion
loonies|Canadian coins, informally
loveable|Winsome
lukewarm|Not so hot
madames|X of painting and "Butterfly" of opera, for two
maillots|One-piece swimsuits
manicure|Treatment seen on "Claws"
maracas|Rattling instruments
marshes|Environments for callas and cattails
martini|You might drink it dry
masseur|Hands-on worker?
mediant|Third tone of a scale, in music
mediocre|Run-of-the-mill
meetings|Zoom sessions, often
mementos|They might be kept in lockets
menaces|Mosquitoes, to many
menorah|Glowing holiday centerpiece
messiahs|Saviors
midline|Bisector
midsection|Torso
midwives|Their work is labor-intensive?
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
minyans|Quorums for Jewish worship
mishears|Fails to catch?
modelers|Architects and industrial designers, often
moldering|Disintegrating, as old books
monists|Philosophers looking out for No. 1?
monologue|Gone Girl has a "cool girl" one
monorail|Transport between terminals, often
moonchild|One born under the sign of Cancer
moonroof|Sliding auto option
moorage|Berth rate
morasses|Quagmires
motored|Travelled by car
moviemaker|Shooting star?
mustard|Colman's or Gulden's product
mystique|Je ne sais quoi
nabbing|Apprehending
naiades|Water nymphs
naivete|Greenness
narrative|Story
narrator|Character on "Arrested Development" and "Dear White People"
narrows|Strait
natives|Ideal guides, probably
nauseated|Queasy
neatens|Lightly cleans
neatens|Tidies up
neatniks|They're never out of order?
needless|Unnecessary
negotiate|Go back and forth, in a way
negroni|Classic bitter aperitif
negronis|Drinks often garnished with orange peel
neocons|_The Weekly Standard_ readership
neolith|Stone Age tool
neorealist|Like De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves"
nightie|Evening wear
nihilists|To paraphrase Camus, they don't believe in what exists
nimblest|Most agile
nosebleed|Fistfight outcome that leaves one red in the face?
nosiest|Most buttinsky-like
notched|Like many dictionary pages
obediently|Without insubordination, say
obligate|Compel
obstacles|Parts of some basic-training courses
obtusely|Dumbly
ocarina|Wind instrument with a solo in the Troggs's "Wild Thing"
ocelots|Cats with spots
octagonal|Like Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, shapewise
octagonal|Like many gazebos
oddball|Quirky sort
odometer|Car instrument sometimes used to commit fraud
offside|Rule that, when broken, warrants an indirect free kick
olestra|Fat substitute banned in Canada
omelets|Brunch offerings
omelets|Western or Greek menu items
omicron|Ovoid letter
operate|Give an organ a tune-up, maybe?
operetta|Ancestor of musical theatre
operetta|Typical Gilbert & Sullivan production
optimal|Best
ordains|Makes a priest or minister
ordinal|___ number
oregano|Pizzeria supply
origins|Roots
ornament|Yule-tree dangler
otherworld|Spiritual realm called Annwn in Welsh mythology and Avalon in Arthurian legend
outskirts|Town's periphery
overgrow|Choke with vegetation
overload|Cuteness ___!
overreaches|Flies too close to the sun
palindromes|Subject of Jon Agee's "So Many Dynamos!"
paneled|Like some dens that haven't been updated since the seventies
paparazzi|Term that comes from the name of a news photographer in Fellini's "La Dolce Vita"
parable|Story in a sermon, say
parader|One celebrating Puerto Rican Day, St. Patrick's Day, or Pride, perhaps
paragraphs|Writers' blocks?
parlays|Successfully exploits
parsnips|Root veggies in stews
pastrami|Katz's order
patents|Garrett Morgan had several
patriarchy|___ has no gender: bell hooks
pectorals|Targets on "chest day"
peepshows|Voyeuristic fixtures of Times Square's seedier past
pellucid|Crystalline
peloton|Exercise company behind a much-mocked 2019 ad
penname|George Eliot or George Orwell, e.g.
pennywise|It, in "It"
pentathlon|Modern Summer Olympics contest
peoples|Indigenous ___ Day
pergola|Horizontal trellis
peridot|Yellow-green August birthstone
petrodollar|Coinage of the 1973 oil crisis
phaseout|Discontinue bit by bit
picture|It's revealed when you solve a nonogram
pietists|Members of a doctrinaire sect of Lutheranism
pillion|Rider's cushion
pippins|Certain green cider apples
piranha|Literally, "tooth fish"
placebos|Nonmedicinal pills used in clinical trials
planetaria|Venues for star-studded shows?
planetary|Like some alignments
platinum|Element with atomic number seventy-eight
plunders|Steals, pirate-style
poleaxe|Long-handled weapon
polkaed|Danced to Frankie Yankovic songs
popular|Liked by many
portfolio|Compilation of one's best work, say
portrayed|Played onstage
possess|Have
possesses|Takes control of
posthaste|A.S.A.P., quaintly
precook|Make beforehand, as rice
predawn|Before daybreak
predicative|Adjective in a linguistics class
preposition|On or about?
presets|Car-radio-button assignments
presses|Removes wrinkles from
pressing|Urgent
princely|Lavish
private|One following general directions?
procreated|Multiplied
procure|Get
programmed|Practiced a language, perhaps
promoters|Distributors of club flyers
prosper|Live long and ___ (Vulcan blessing)
protegee|Executive's plus-one at a Women in Business conference, perhaps
quilted|Worked patchwork
ravings|Incoherent rants
reagent|Need in chemical synthesis
reboots|Nostalgic releases
rebounds|Post-breakup relationships
recounts|Results of some close elections
redcoat|Battler at Bunker Hill
redouble|Intensify, as one's efforts
reduced|Cut back
reductive|Overly simplified
reelers|One-___ (short films)
refocus|Adjust, as a camera
refract|Change the direction of, as light
refreshes|Updates a Web page
rehearses|Gets ready for opening night
rejoice|Dance in the streets
releases|Frees
relegated|Banished
religion|The sigh of the oppressed creature, per Marx
remands|Sends back to a lower court
remarque|All Quiet on the Western Front novelist Erich Maria ___
reminds|Nudges, say
renminbi|Chinese currency
renters|Airbnb users
reordered|Bought a second pair of shoes online, say
repeated|Won the championship again
repentance|Death-bed sentiment, perhaps
reprint|Secondhand article?
reprove|Take to task
resales|Flipper's successes
residua|Remainders
resists|Reluctantly abstains from
resound|Ring
resource|The "R" of URL
restore|Bring back
restraint|It might or might not be displayed at a candy store
retains|Holds onto
retapes|Records again
retinol|Wrinkle reducer
retract|Take back
retract|Unsay
retrial|What a hung jury may lead to
retrorse|Curved backward, as a spine
returnable|Like many online clothing purchases
returned|Took back
revamps|Makes over
rezones|Gives an area a new purpose
rhetoric|Part of the trivium, along with grammar and logic
ridable|Tamed, like a horse
ringlet|Feature of a Betty Boop wig
ringtoss|Game similar to horseshoes
riskier|Like junk bonds, vis-à-vis investment-grade ones
risotto|Starchy dish at a trattoria
ritually|As part of a ceremony
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
rowboat|Small lake vessel
saddens|Bums out
salaries|They might be raised in business meetings
salient|Key
saltwater|Words on a taffy package purchased in Atlantic City
sanctum|Haven
sanddab|Flatfish native to the West Coast
sawhorse|Stand in a workshop
scarlet|Miss in a board game
scarlet|Vibrant shade of red
scenery|One reason to visit the mountains
scherzando|Playfully, in music
schleps|Lugs
schlump|Couch potato
schooled|Educated
scratches|Abrades
screens|They're multi in a multiplex
seadogs|Many Melville men
seafood|Dinner from out of the blue?
seaports|Places to see cargo and cruise ships
seasick|Feeling ill after feeling swell?
seatbelts|They're legally required for adults in every state except New Hampshire
seconded|Backed up
secondo|Course at a trattoria
sectarian|Schismatic
seedpod|Pea body?
semantics|Meaningful study?
semidry|Like some Rieslings and Chardonnays
senator|Kamala Harris, e.g.
seniors|High-school pranksters, often
sensibilities|They may be offended
sequitur|Non ___ (out-of-nowhere remark)
sestets|Six-line sonnet endings
sestina|Poem with six stanzas followed by a three-line "envoy"
sexiest|Annual _People_ superlative
sextants|They rendered astrolabes obsolete
shadiest|Least reputable
sharper|More to the point?
shields|Boxer Claressa
shinier|More polished
shocked|Aghast
shorelines|Coasts
shticky|Relying on gimmicks
shuffle|Music-player mode
sidewalk|Site of some summer suppers in the city
siestas|Snoozes
silicone|Synthetic cookware material
sincere|Real
skirted|Went around
slanders|Bad-mouths and then some
slashes|Pronoun separators in many a Twitter bio
sledges|Hammers used on railroad spikes
slender|Slight
sliders|Appetizer-size burgers
slipcover|It's between you and the sofa
smeared|Disparaged
smelter|Ironman?
smelting|Metal-extraction process
smithereens|Bits
smolders|Burns slowly
sneered|Pulled a villainous face
sneezed|Went _ahhhh-KNXX_!
soignee|Super elegant
solemnly|In all seriousness
someone|This could be anybody
sorcerous|Magical
spartan|Disciplined sort
special|Descriptor for some brownies
specter|Something haunting
speculates|Offers a few theories
sportscast|ESPN offering
spumoni|Italian treats with colorful ice-cream layers
spyglass|Galileo's telescope
stalest|Least fresh
stanches|Stops the flow of
standups|Comics
started|Kicked off
statement|Clothes might make one
stationed|Sent to a post
statute|Act
steeples|Points on a horizon
stellar|Starry?
steroid|Substance in Jose Canseco's "Juiced"
stevedore|One taking a load off?
stiletto|Part of a dominatrix's outfit, perhaps
stinkeroo|Big bomb
stockcar|Daytona 500 vehicle
stodginess|Turgidity
stoopball|Game that might involve bouncing from brownstone to brownstone
storers|Hoarders, by a gentler name
streetcar|Title conveyance in a 1947 Tennessee Williams play
streets|Stickball venues
stretti|Phrases in a fugue finale
stuffed|Like animals in a bed, perhaps
stunner|Shocking turn of events
stylize|Take artistic liberties with
successful|Having made it
sultans|Omani leaders
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunsets|Phases out, in corporatespeak
superhero|Comic figure?
supersede|Render obsolete
suppler|More lithesome
surefire|Can't-miss
surmise|Guess
swathes|Wraps in bandages
sweated|Worried about, as the small stuff
sweetie|Term of endearment or condescension
swelled|Ballooned
switcheroo|The Parent Trap-style trick
sycophant|Caterer?
symbols|They stand for something
synergy|Corporate buzzword
tailing|After, like a cop
taloned|Like hawks and eagles
tamarind|Common ingredient in Indian cooking
tandoori|___ chicken (Indian dish named after the clay oven it is prepared in)
tassels|Dangling threads
tatters|Rags
tattooed|With full sleeves, say
tchotchkes|They might populate a mantel
teacart|Cup holder?
teacart|Roller that might carry cookies
teapots|Ones left holding the bag?
teeters|Is on the verge of falling
tendered|Formally submitted
tensing|Stiffening, with "up"
terrier|Toto, notably
terrors|Holy handfuls for nannies
tessera|Mosaic tile
theatre|Royal Shakespeare Company's work
thesauri|You might exchange words with them
thrifts|Shops at Goodwill, say
thrives|Enjoys success
tickets|Unwelcome sights on windshields
tiresome|Wearying
titanic|Film that was rereleased in 3-D nearly fifteen years after its initial première
tittles|Dots atop i's and j's
toadied|Behaved sycophantically
tokenism|Perfunctory and pernicious diversity efforts
tomcats|Felines who prowl and howl
tomorrow|In twenty-four hours
tonearms|They often go on the record
topical|Applied to the body externally, as an anesthetic
totaled|Beyond repair
totaled|Wrecked
toucans|Big-billed birds on cereal boxes
touches|Taps on the shoulder, maybe
trachea|Where inspiration happens?
tragedies|Hamlet and "Romeo and Juliet," e.g.
trample|Run into the ground?
trample|Walk all over
treaties|Détente documents
tresses|Long locks of hair
triangle|Love ___
trillion|Astronomical figure
trilogies|Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" series and N. K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" series, for two
trisyllabic|Like gangbusters?
triumphs|Wins
trodden|Like beaten paths
troubleshot|Resolved problems
trueblue|Madonna album in between "Like a Virgin" and "Who's That Girl"
trussed|Tied up like a rodeo calf
tryouts|Events for prospective cheerleaders
tumbles|Stunts like a cheerleader
tunnels|Burrows
turtles|Animals that the Koopas in Super Mario games resemble
tussles|Scraps
tweeted|Made a thread, say
twinkie|Ding Dong alternative
twirled|Showcased, as a baton
ultimatums|Some nasty fight-enders
unbuttons|Prepares to pee, perhaps
underwire|Boob tube?
uneasily|With anxiety
unitary|Undivided
unrated|Like a director's cut, maybe
unreels|Plays through a film projector
unrewarded|Like fruitless efforts
unsaved|Not backed up
upbraided|Chewed out
uprises|Awakens, say
upsurges|Sudden increases
urbanism|Field for Jane Jacobs
utensil|Rice paddle, for one
ventricle|A piece of one's heart
victoria|Posh Spice's first name
victory|One alternate meaning of the peace sign
watermarked|Like U.S. passports and high-value banknotes
wattage|Bulb specification
weakens|Debilitates
weariest|Least energetic
wirehair|Coarse-coated cat
wiretap|Relative of a bug
wobbles|Wears heels for the first time, perhaps
wraiths|Scary fantasy creatures
wrapped|Ceased production
yearend|Kind of sale
yuckiest|Most gross
yuppify|Play the gentrifier
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abashed|Embarrassed
abolish|Get rid of, as a law
absence|How like a winter hath my ___ been (Shakespeare's Sonnet 97)
abstainers|Teetotallers
abstains|Doesn't vote
abstention|Voter's option
acetones|Colorless, volatile solvents
acidity|What a pH below seven indicates
acoustics|Notable feature of an echo chamber
acrophobia|Reason not to take the high road?
address|State of the Union, e.g.
adhesive|Something to bond with
admired|Well regarded
adoptee|Rescue cat, for example
adoption|For a puppy, it usually happens at seven to nine weeks
adorned|Decked out
advantage|Edge
aeolian|Windblown
aficionado|Enthusiast
ailment|Source of unrest
alamode|How apple pie may be served
alamode|Served with a scoop
aliases|Billy the Kid and Carlos the Jackal
alleged|Word included to prevent a lawsuit, maybe
alligator|Florida's official state reptile
almanac|Informative yearly publication
aloofly|With indifference
alpacas|Domesticated animals of the Andes
amaranth|Flower admired by a rose for its longevity, in an Aesop fable
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur whose name means "a little bitter" in Italian
amassed|Built up
ambergris|An essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale! per "Moby-Dick"
amongst|In the middle of
amusement|One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any ___ in life: "The Importance of Being Earnest"
anemone|Flower in the buttercup family
angelic|Opposite of bratty
angered|Apt anagram of "enraged"
angoras|Wool sources that were the subject of a 2013 PETA exposé
annoying|Like a passenger repeatedly asking, "Are we there yet?"
answered|Picked up
antacids|They offset gut reactions
antennas|Router protrusions
anthrax|Metal band with a killer name?
antifog|Like some glasses sprays
antiheroine|Emma Bovary or Lisbeth Salander, e.g.
antilabor|Like union busting
antipasti|Appetizers in trattorias
antipasti|Appetizers, in Italy
antiseptic|Bug killer?
anymore|Nowadays
apartheid|Vaccine ___, term used by the head of the World Health Organization to describe COVID-19 immunization disparities between rich and poor countries (May, 2021)
apologia|Essay defending one's beliefs
apparel|Put-ons?
appease|Conciliate
appreciate|Rise in value
apprise|Notify
apropos|Fitting
areolae|Biological rings
arietta|Short operatic piece
arietta|Short operatic piece
aristocrat|Blue blood
armadas|Naval forces
armadillo|Only extant mammal with a protective shell
arpeggio|Broken chord in a singer's warmup
arrived|Got to a spot
arsenic|As in chemistry?
ashtrays|Dishes no longer customary in New York restaurants
asinine|Ridiculous
aspires|Aims (to)
aspires|Seeks (to)
assailed|Attacked vigorously
assassins|Stephen Sondheim musical with the song "The Ballad of Booth"
assorts|Categorizes
assuage|Lessen
assuredly|Without a doubt
atheist|Hardly a believer
attaboy|Nice job, kiddo!
attempts|Takes a stab at
avarice|Usurer's motive
avatars|Images next to usernames
aviates|Emulates Wiley Post
avocado|Green ingredient in a rainbow roll
awestruck|Shook
backhoe|Digging machine
badgered|Nagged ceaselessly
balances|Doesn't tip, say
ballers|Big shots, in slang
bandsaw|Woodworking tool with a blade mounted on pulleys
banister|It's held between floors
barstool|Bottom point of a dive?
basenji|Dog breed called "barkless"
bathrobe|Garment usually worn with nothing underneath
bayonet|It's either that or meet the business end of a ___ ("Hamilton" lyric)
beasties|Rocs and dragons, e.g.
bedquilt|Decorative coverlet
beliefs|Convictions
bellboys|Bag men?
berthed|Anchored at a marina
bestirs|Gets moving
bethesda|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's home
bifocal|Having a clear division?
billionaire|Every one is a policy failure, per a progressive political slogan
bindles|Sacks also known as blanket sticks
biopics|Coal Miner's Daughter and "What's Love Got to Do with It"
birdbrains|Boneheads
bistros|Little eateries
bitumen|Asphalt ingredient
blackens|Scorches in a skillet, say
blister|Housepainter's flaw
blockaded|Cut off supply routes, say
bloodstock|Thoroughbreds, to racehorse breeders
blossom|Nineties Mayim Bialik sitcom
boatyard|Marina relative
boleros|Cropped jackets inspired by matadors' outfits
bonking|Clobbering, slapstick-style
borderlands|___ / La Frontera: The New Mestiza (influential 1987 hybrid work by Gloria Anzaldúa)
brassica|Genus that includes turnips, cabbage, and broccoli
breastfeed|Nurse
brownie|___ points
bruises|Fruit discolorations
burgles|Breaks into
cabinetry|Armoires and drawers, for example
cafeteria|Eatery with no waiting?
calamari|Squid dish
calculators|Their figures are seen in displays
caldera|Depression formed by a volcano
caldera|Type of depression filled by Crater Lake
cameramen|Guys on the take?
cancels|Calls off a date
carabiner|Piece of climbing equipment
cardiogram|It might show a change of heart?
caressed|Stroked gently
carouse|Make merry
carousers|Merrymakers
carpeted|Shaggy?
cartels|Market-manipulating groups
casserole|Oven-baked potluck dish
cassettes|Mixtape materials
castles|Places to stay for the knight?
caveman|Alley Oop or Fred Flintstone
caveman|Maker of primitive art
celadon|Pale gray-green
censored|Like the line "I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane!"
cereals|Some like them hot
chairwoman|Committee leader
chapatis|Indian flatbreads made with _atta_
chapeau|_Tête_ topper
charade|Farce
charlatans|Fakes
charmer|Sweet talker
cheddars|They may be sharp
cheeping|Singing like a baby bird
chianti|Wine famously paired with liver in a line from a 1991 film
chilidog|Messy ballpark fare
chipotle|Smoked and dried jalapeño
chipotle|Smoky salsa ingredient
chloride|Table salt is one
churned|Like ice cream
citable|Available for reference
citadel|Fortress
citadel|Stronghold
citizenry|Populace
classic|Penguin publication with a black spine
cleaned|Scrubbed
cleaners|Where a big loser is taken, metaphorically
cleaves|Splits
cleverer|Less thick
coauthor|Writing fellow?
collide|Meet head on
commiseration|Joint pain relief?
compiles|Assembles
condense|Thicken, in a way
conifer|Softwood source
connects|Mentally associates
continuo|Basso ___ (sustained bass line in baroque music)
conversations|Most of them are "monologues delivered in the presence of a witness," per the mystery author Margaret Millar
copiers|Machines sometimes used for office shenanigans
copyedits|Corrects typos, perhaps
cornhusks|Tamale wrappers
countesses|Ranks equivalent to earls
covariant|Changing in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship
cowinner|One sharing a prize
crabapple|Fruit that's generally too tart to be eaten raw
creates|Invents
crewcut|Short hairdo
criminals|Unlawful assembly?
criminy|Gadzooks!
crossroad|It cuts through an artery
crucifix|Symbol of Christianity
cupolas|Rounded roofs
cuprite|Certain red ore
curtness|Unceremonious brevity
dalliance|Casual affair
darkles|It ___, (tinct, tint) all this our funnaminal world: "Finnegans Wake"
dastards|Underhanded types
databases|Certain archives
dateline|60 Minutes competitor
debates|Back-and-forths
debutante|Ball girl?
decayed|Became rotten
declare|Announce
decoders|Cryptogram solvers
decorum|Politesse
defendable|Like a well-situated fortress
degenerated|Got steadily worse
degrees|Docs framed by docs
delicate|A ___ Balance (Pulitzer-winning Albee play)
deltoids|Targets of upright rows
demanding|No walk in the park
dementia|Subject of the 2020 film "The Father"
denouncement|Statement made to create distance, perhaps
densest|Most wall-to-wall
densities|Mass-to-volume ratios
dentist|Expert in crown molding?
deplores|Strongly regrets
deported|Banished, in a way
derriere|Nice buns?
descends|Dips
deserter|Turncoat, e.g.
deserts|Mojave and Kalahari
deserts|They're just sometimes
desktop|Work surface
desperados|Ruffians
detoxify|Get clean, in a way
deviants|Nonconformists
diaereses|Symbols for Charlotte and Emily Brontë
dilemma|Pickle
dinettes|Areas for meals
dingbat|Nincompoop
dinging|Marring, as a car door
dirtied|Sullied
diskette|Obsolete computer insert
dispensed|Meted out
dissident|Alexey Navalny, vis-à-vis the Putin regime
domineer|Rule despotically
domineered|Pushed around
doodads|Thingamabobs
dovetails|Fits together nicely
dragoon|Strong-arm
drawing|Charcoal product, perhaps
dreamers|Subjects of some immigration legislation
driveway|What a visitor might turn into
druidic|Of an ancient Celtic order
drumhead|It may be beaten in time
dumpsters|Containers from which freegans may rescue unsightly produce
earlier|To when a flashback flashes back
earmarks|Sets aside, in a way
earthen|Like terra-cotta
eclectics|They have wide-ranging interests
eclipsing|Stealing the thunder of
ecotage|Acts of environmental extremism
editorialized|Spoke one's mind
editors|Receivers of some pitches
egalite|One-third of a French Revolution rallying cry
eggbeater|Kitchen gadget with a hand crank
egomania|Self-obsession
einstein|Name synonymous with intelligence
elderly|On in years
electors|Members of a controversial "college"
elegiac|Mournful
element|Gold or silver, but not bronze
elevate|Raise
elevations|Topographic-map statistics
eliminates|Knocks out of contention
elitist|Snobby
ellipsis|. . .
emailed|Submitted digitally, in a way
embarks|Sets out on a journey
emeralds|Gems whose internal flaws are known as _jardin_
emerged|Came into view
emigration|Diaspora
eminent|Illustrious
emirate|Abu Dhabi, for one
emotions|The main characters in "Inside Out," e.g.
empires|Mali, Ghana, and Songhai, e.g.
emulated|Channelled
encamped|Done pitching tents
enclave|Vatican City or San Marino, e.g.
endemic|Native to a region
endorsee|Third-party check beneficiary
endorser|Face of a product
endorses|Signs, as the back of a check
energies|Spiritual forces
enfolded|Lovingly embraced
engines|Their performance is improved by fans
engraves|Deeply impresses
enlarge|Blow up
enlarged|Blown up
enormities|Misdeeds that are hard to overlook
ensnares|Traps
entrees|Starters' followers
entries|Sweepstakes mail-ins
erasers|Tips for slips
erasers|Writers' tips?
erasing|Blackboard chore
erected|Raised
escalade|Cadillac model seen in a chase scene in "The Matrix Reloaded"
esoterica|Collector's fare
espadrille|Rope-soled shoe
estates|Executors' concerns
esteems|Regards highly
estimate|Ballpark figure
estimate|Rough guess
estrogen|Ingredient in some birth control
estuaries|Brackish bodies of water
etagere|Stand with open shelving
etagere|What might hold your curiosity?
etchers|Some metal artisans
etchers|Watch customizers, e.g.
eternal|Never-ending
ethanol|Roughly ten per cent of gasoline, nowadays
etymology|Part of many a dictionary entry
evanesce|Fade away
evermore|Taylor Swift album released in December, 2020
evinced|Was proof of
exertions|Labors
exonerated|Cleared of blame
explore|Research
eyeshades|Green-tinted visors once worn by copy editors
eyespot|Ocellus
faeries|Creatures of which Gloriana is the "Queene," in a work by Edmund Spenser
fairest|Like Aphrodite, according to the Judgment of Paris
farewells|Ta-tas
fatherland|Where one's ancestors are from
favorable|Boding well
favoritism|What giving jobs to friends might be seen as
featured|Also on the track
fiascos|Complete disasters
fiftieths|Golden anniversaries
fillers|Some cosmetic injections
filmdom|The motion-picture industry, writ large
finesse|Maneuver with skill
fireman|Steve Buscemi's job, before he became an actor
flagpoles|They're designed to raise people's standards?
flamenco|Dance featuring taps and stomps
flaneur|Gentleman stroller of city streets, per Baudelaire
flatten|Level
fleapits|Theatres with dirty reputations
fleeces|Synthetic-wool tops
flirted|Sexted, say
foliate|Leaf-shaped
folklore|Taylor Swift album released in July, 2020
fontanelle|Soft spot for babies
footmen|Underlings in a castle
forecastles|Quarterdecks : sterns :: ___ : bows
forehand|Fräulein ___ (Steffi Graf nickname)
foretell|Augur
frailty|Decrepitude
frittata|Cousin of an omelette
frontman|Michael Stipe or Jack White
frowned|Gave a disapproving look
fumigant|It might fill an empty house
gametes|Reproductive cells
ganache|Chocolate-and-cream glaze
garbanzo|Another name for a chickpea
garlands|Leis, for example
garnered|Collected
garnish|It's thrown in the drink
geniuses|Brains
genteelest|Most refined and decorous
geranium|Flower also known as a cranesbill
gibsons|Les Pauls, e.g.
glissades|Ballet steps often used to join
globetrot|Go places
glottal|Like some stops, linguistically
glucose|What insulin helps regulate
gluepots|Containers for one doing découpage
gouramis|Kissing aquarium fish
grandkid|Doted-on one, often
greasiest|Fried in the most oil, say
greetings|Postcard word
hairpiece|Replacement locks
handicap|Good golfers have a low one
hangups|Fixations
hardhat|Bit of safety gear
hardiest|Least likely to wither
hardscrabble|Marked by poverty and struggle
harmonicas|Mouth organs
harshly|In a severe manner
headliners|Top-billed performers
hellhole|Epitome of squalor
heretic|Galileo, for one, according to the Inquisition
hernias|Ruptures in the abdominal wall
hesitater|One who's lost, proverbially
hippodrome|Chariot-racing arena of ancient Greece
hoisted|Lifted
homogeneous|Uniform
honeyed|Pleasantly sweet
hostels|Budget traveller's stops
hotness|What chili peppers might indicate on a menu
houseplant|Sill staple
housewives|Long-running Bravo franchise, familiarly
hucksters|Infomercial peddlers
humanly|Adverb almost always followed by the word "possible"
hungers|Joneses (for)
icicles|Frozen spikes
idiocies|Foolish actions
idiomatic|Confusing to non-native speakers, perhaps
imarets|Eastern hospices
immense|Tremendous
immodestly|Without a modicum of decency
impetus|Driving force
impetus|Spur
inalienable|Word that, though not found in the Declaration of Independence, does appear in the excerpt inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial
inaugurates|Launches
incense|Aromatherapy stick
incensed|About to blow a gasket
incepts|Receives, as a new member
increasing|Upping
indicator|Economist's figure
indolent|Slothful
inertia|It keeps the ball rolling
infrequent|Few and far between
ingrown|Like a painful toenail
inhalers|Devices for treating asthma
inkblot|Shape that's open to interpretation
innovate|Make a technological breakthrough, say
innuendo|Subtle smears
insecure|HBO show whose star also created the Web series "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
inserts|_Time_ cards?
insinuates|Hints at
insomnia|Inability to crash?
inspire|Motivate
instruct|Teach
insulted|Hurt, in a way
integer|Whole thing?
interpret|Practice close reading, say
interrogate|Grill
intersections|Places for red-light cameras
inutile|Without function
inveigle|Sweet-talk
invents|Fabricates
irrigate|Render arable, maybe
islands|Christmas and Easter, for two
itemize|List, as tax deductions
itinerary|Stop order?
jacobins|The Black ___, C. L. R. James book about participants in the Haitian Revolution
jawbone|Samson's weapon when fighting the Philistines
journeyman|One who's dependable but not a star
jurassic|Period that began about two hundred million years ago
kalamata|Type of olive in a Greek salad
keelboat|Lewis and Clark expedition vessel
keenest|Most insightful
keyholes|Door openings?
kielbasa|Brat's Polish cousin
kitschy|Like paintings of dogs playing poker
kittens|Cat litter?
knotted|Needing a detangler
kremlin|Fortified complex
lacquered|Like some decorative furniture
laments|Sorrowful statements
lantern|Campground illuminator
lanyards|Campus-I.D. holders
lapboard|Portable writing surface
lariats|Trick roper's props
lathers|Forms a foam
leanest|Most spare
legalese|Fine print, often
leonine|À la Nala
leopard|Eye-catching print
leotard|It's a tight fit
levitates|Gets off the ground
libations|Drinks, jocularly
license|Item shown to the T.S.A.
lidless|Like jars used as drinking glasses
limekiln|Hot rock spot
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
lipread|See what somebody's saying?
listeners|Podcast audience
literati|Bookish bunch
literati|Brainy bunch
littering|Crime central to Arlo Guthrie's antiwar song "Alice's Restaurant"
loaners|Temporary computers or cars
lodestars|Guiding lights
longitudes|Cartographer's calculations
lookalike|Doppelgänger
loveseat|Awkward sleeping spot
lunging|Engaging in some fencing footwork
macaronis|Ultra-fashionable and oft-mocked aristocrats of the eighteenth century
machine|Word that can follow vending or Turing
magneto|Comic-book character who is a radical mutant-rights advocate
mainline|Site of Pennsylvania's Ardrossan estate
majorly|To the max
manacle|Heavy metal band
manatee|Aquatic mammal whose closest living relative on land is the elephant
mandate|Formal order
manifest|List of who's on board
maraschino|The cherry on top, usually
marinade|Liquid for fish?
marinade|Liquid that imparts flavor
marshes|Waterlogged areas
mascara|Sephora purchase
matinee|First showing, often
matters|Has significance
meatless|___ Mondays
meekest|Most deferential
megavolt|Unit of measure for high-energy X-rays
meiosis|Cell-division process that produces ova
melanges|Hodgepodges
melodic|Dulcet
memoirs|Reflective material
meridians|Acupuncturist's pathways
messiah|Black ___ (D'Angelo and the Vanguard album)
metered|Like some parking
methodism|Denomination founded by John Wesley
methods|Techniques
metonym|Hollywood, for the U.S. film industry
metropolis|1927 film with a robot on its poster
mincemeat|Holiday-pie filling
minicams|News-van equipment
minivan|Odyssey, e.g.
miracle|Even a minor one is really good
misfired|Didn't work as intended
misfits|Punk band named for Marilyn Monroe's last feature film
mislaid|Lost
misrule|Bad governance
moderate|Preside over a panel
moisten|Add a bit of liquid to
mollify|Quell
monitor|Keep a close eye on
monocle|Accessory for Karl Marx
monographs|Dissertations on a single subject
monsoons|Seasonal occurrences in South Asia
montero|No. 1 Lil Nas X single that won Video of the Year at the V.M.A.s (September, 2021)
moonlit|Receiving satellite transmissions?
mordant|Bitingly sarcastic
mortgages|Freddie Mac holdings
mourners|Graveside gathering
mousepads|Desktop surfaces
mundane|Quotidian
mustache|Trademark for Ron Swanson
mutuality|Intimacy
napoleon|Leader who died in exile on St. Helena
nativists|Proponents of anti-immigration policies
nattiest|Best dressed, maybe
nebulae|Interstellar clouds
negroni|Cocktail about which Orson Welles said, "The bitters are excellent for your liver, the gin is bad for you. They balance each other"
nemesis|Lex Luthor, to Superman
neonate|Recent nursery arrival
neonates|Recent deliveries
neutrals|Tans, e.g.
noblewoman|She minds her manor
nobodies|V.I.P.s' opposites
nodules|Small lumps
nonwords|Scrabble bluffs
northbound|Like trains heading for the Hudson Valley from Grand Central
notecards|What story points might be written on in writers' rooms
notepads|They may be designed for stenography
nougats|Chewy confections
nudists|People who save a lot of time picking outfits
numismatist|Nickel-and-dimer?
obedience|Lab's focus in school?
objects|Thingamajigs
obliges|Does a favor for
obsesses|Is stuck on something
ocarinas|Ovoid instruments
octagon|Stop sign, e.g.
octaves|B-to-B stretches, e.g., to a musician
oneness|Harmony with the universe
oneness|Unity
onrushes|Torrents
operand|Either 1, in the equation 1 + 1 = 2
operator|Job that's all about making connections
operetta|The Yeomen of the Guard, e.g.
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
opinion|Two cents' worth
opioids|Subject of the 2021 documentary "The Crime of the Century"
oppress|Rule over despotically
optical|Kind of scanner
opulent|Lush
orations|Deliveries that are rarely speedy
oratorio|Handel's "Israel in Egypt," e.g.
ordeals|Tribulations
oscillated|Did a bit of swinging
osteopaths|Holistic physicians
otoscope|Earful from a doctor
outcome|Result
outlandish|Bizarre
outlier|Atypical example
outsmarts|Gets the better of, intellectually
overages|Reasons for some data-plan charges
overall|In general
overarm|Pitching style
overcast|Like a bad day for tanning
overdrive|Automotive gear that efficiently maintains high speed
overextend|Stretch in a bad way
overlie|Be on top of
overlie|Rest on top of
overpowers|Dominates
palimony|Ex amount?
palindromes|Eye and level, e.g.
pancetta|Salt-cured pork product that's similar to bacon
panoramas|Broad outlooks
papayas|Tropical fruits
parachute|It's opened after a jump
paragons|Models of perfection
parapet|Castle protector
parasail|Get towed by a boat for fun
parasol|Sun-blocking umbrella
parented|Reared
parsonage|Rectory
partygoer|Ball girl, e.g.?
patootie|Backside, slangily
paucity|Dearth
payolas|New-wave band named after an illicit form of radio promotion
peaches|2021 No. 1 hit for Justin Bieber
peacoat|Double-breasted outerwear
peephole|Lookout point?
penalties|Forfeitures
penalty|Late fee, for example
pendulum|Cuckoo-clock part
peninsular|Like Florida but not Georgia
peppers|Bombards
percent|Sign of interest?
perfumes|J'Adore and Trésor
periods|School-day units
persnickety|Overfastidious
petroglyphs|Images that can be seen at El Morro National Monument's Inscription Rock
petticoat|Voluminous undergarment
phantom|The ___ Tollbooth
pheromone|Chemical secretion that others may find attractive
piccolos|High winds?
picture|Envision
pignuts|Hickories that bear porcine-sounding fruit
pigsties|Messy pens
pilsner|Light golden lager
pimento|___ cheese (tangy Southern spread)
pinecone|Spiky tree product used in some seasonal decorating
pinking|___ shears (dressmaker's scissors)
pistachio|Green spumoni flavor
placement|Announcement from the Sorting Hat, in the Harry Potter series
planing|Evening in one's workshop?
plovers|Certain shorebirds
poetaster|One whose feet really stink?
poinsettia|Flower called _cuetlaxochitl_ by the Aztecs
poinsettia|Leaves for the holidays?
polarized|Split into two camps
polestar|Guide for a sailor
polices|Regulates, as grammar
pollsters|Election-season analysts
pollute|Contaminate
porpoise|One found in a pod
porridge|Meal made from meal
portholes|They may offer a view of the ocean
possible|Not out of the question
pottage|Thick vegetable stew
practice|It makes perfect
praised|Gave kudos to
praises|They're sung by admirers
preacher|Church sermonist
premise|Screenwriter's starting point
premise|Statement used to draw conclusions
premise|What a movie or an argument is based on
presale|Customer-appreciation event, perhaps
presliced|How packaged bread is usually sold
pressed|Wrinkled no more
pretend|Feign
pretzel|It's knot fare!
printer|One for the books?
printouts|Hard copies of PDFs, say
problem|Gordian knot, e.g.
promotable|Like a new title contender?
promotes|Plugs, as a new movie
propels|Drives forward
proposal|Overture
proviso|Contract clause that might start with "if"
provisos|Conditions
questing|Knight work
quintet|The Spice Girls, e.g.
quixotic|Starry-eyed and impractical
ragamuffin|Tatterdemalion
rainmaker|One who precipitates precipitation
rampage|Storm
ransomed|Returned for money
rappers|Lil Baby and Lil B, for two
rawhide|Classic sixties TV show whose theme song begins with the word "Rollin' " repeated twelve times
reanimated|Brought back to life
receded|Withdrew
recycle|Make a quilt out of baby clothes, say
redcoats|British soldiers in the Revolutionary War
redheaded|Like Ed Sheeran or Rupert Grint
redocks|Pulls into port once again
reelected|Like New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, in November, 2021
reemerges|Surfaces after a long time away
reenacted|Performed again, as a historical event
reframe|Phrase another way, as a question
regains|Wins back
regrets|Wishes undone
reinforce|Back up
relaxed|Low-pressure
relearn|Brush up on
renegade|Turncoat
renewable|Like solar and wind energy
renowns|Exalts
renumber|Put in a new order, perhaps
repairs|Fixes
repasts|Meals, fancily
repellents|Bug sprays
repents|Feels contrition
repines|Complains dejectedly
replica|The Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, vis-à-vis the Eiffel Tower in Paris
reptile|Cold-blooded creature
republics|Platonic ideals?
reseeds|Assigns a new ranking to
resented|Wasn't happy about
reserve|Set aside
residual|Game of Thrones royalty?
restful|Like good sleep
restrain|Keep in check
retinas|Light detectors
retinol|Ingredient in some acne creams
retires|Stops working for good
returnee|Homecoming figure
revivalist|Preacher of the Second Great Awakening, say
rewarms|Nukes again
reworks|Overhauls
rhinestone|Nudie-suit decoration
rhubarb|Heated argument
ringside|Like some primo seats
risible|Good for a laugh
riverboats|Floating-casino vessels
roadster|Mercedes-Benz SLC, e.g.
roasted|Cooked à la ballpark peanuts
roaster|An oven, a pan that goes in the oven, or a chicken that goes in a pan that goes in the oven
rockslides|Potential disasters in mountainous areas
rollers|They'll curl your hair
rosiest|Most optimistic, as a prediction
rosters|Team lists
rotates|Turns
rotundas|Buildings with circular floor plans
rumbaed|Danced a Cuban dance
runover|Go long
runover|Go too long
ruptured|Torn, as an eardrum
saintdom|Realm of the canonized
salamis|They're cured!
salaries|Office figures
salutary|Good for you
samoyeds|Some sled dogs
samurai|One of seven in a Kurosawa film
sanitize|Remove objectionable content from
sapheads|Nincompoops
saplings|Buys from a nursery
sardine|One in a tight spot?
satanists|Worshippers whose symbols include the inverted pentagram and the Sigil of Baphomet
sayonara|Farewell!
sayonara|1957 Marlon Brando film, for which Miyoshi Umeki won a best-supporting-actress Oscar
scattering|Doling out, as chicken feed
schemes|Plots
schisms|Rifts
scooter|1953 big-screen vehicle for Audrey Hepburn?
scoured|Searched every nook and cranny of
scrapbook|Certain archive
scrapes|Chair-against-floor sounds
scrooge|Skinflint
seafood|One half of surf and turf
seasons|Showrunner's units
seawalls|Sound barriers?
seceding|Busting up a union?
secrete|Stash away
sections|Woodwinds and strings, e.g., vis-à-vis an orchestra
securer|Safety pin, e.g.
sedates|Puts under
seduces|Beguiles
seedpod|What vanilla extract is extracted from
semester|Class period
seminal|Formative
seminar|Educational term that comes from the Latin for "plant nursery"
sensualism|Sybarite's philosophy
sentinel|Watch
septets|BTS and Arcade Fire, for two
sequels|They're always released after the first
serfdom|It's utterly feudal
serotonin|Neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood and appetite
settled|Took care of
settlers|Colonists
severity|Extreme strictness
shamrock|Symbol in the Boston Celtics logo
shapeless|Like sack dresses
sharpness|Disciplinarian's vocal quality, often
shoelace|Oxford tie
shortlisted|In contention until the end, in a way
silents|Roaring Twenties entertainment
similes|Light as a feather and "stiff as a board"
similes|Like a patient etherized upon a table and others
similes|Comparative figures of speech
sincerity|It's expressed in a moment of truth
skeptic|Incredulous one
skeptics|Doubters
skirted|Got around
skulker|Sneaky sort
skylines|Urban vistas
slapdash|Hastily and carelessly done
slashers|Unsubtle horror films
sleazier|More squalid
sleepwalker|Lady Macbeth, for one
slipshod|Not at all meticulous
slither|Move like a mamba
slivers|Small pieces
smallest|Least of all?
smartasses|Suppliers of snark
smarten|Spruce (up)
smearing|Spreading slander
smelter|Place that processes ore
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snorkelers|Ones who may be looking for a school?
snuggle|Get cozy (with)
sociopolitical|Like class issues, in the classroom
softest|Superlative in tissue commercials
soirees|Dinner parties, affectedly
solitaire|Gemstone set by itself in a piece of jewelry
soloists|They don't mind playing by themselves
soluble|Like salt and sugar vis-à-vis water
soprano|Hitter of high notes
soundmen|Guys who work in studios
sparest|Least dense, as prose
spatter|Leap from the pan, as droplets of grease
spawned|Gave rise to
specimen|Petri-dish occupant
speeder|Ticket collector?
speedily|P.D.Q.
spiteful|124 was ___. Full of a baby's venom (opening lines of "Beloved")
spoonerism|Candle with hair, e.g.
spymasters|Leaders with intelligence?
standoffs|Disputes that seem unresolvable
stardom|Hollywood dream
startled|Caught off guard
stations|Piccadilly Circus and Waterloo, on the Tube
statuary|Sculpture-garden display
steeped|Let sit for a while
steeper|More inclined
steered|Took the helm
stomach|Tumbly, per Pooh
stonewall|The ___ Inn (New York City gay-rights landmark)
stoolie|Police informant
storage|What a hard drive provides
stories|Workshop pieces
straggler|One lagging behind the pack
stragglers|Final few marathon finishers, say
strappy|Like some heels
stringier|Less voluminous, as hair
stunner|Eye candy
styrene|Compound that may leach from some takeout containers
subaltern|Term first used by Antonio Gramsci to mean a subject excluded from hegemonic power structures
subsume|Lump into a larger category
subtler|Less discernible
suction|Vacuum-cleaner sine qua non
sulfate|Magnesium ___, a.k.a. Epsom salt
sunscreens|Sprays before days catching rays
superegos|Censors of the censor, per Herbert Marcuse
superglue|Stick with it!
swatted|Smacked, as a baseball
sweetmeat|Item of confectionary
swimmers|Katie Ledecky's competition
sympathizes|Shares feelings?
tablespoon|Ranch measure?
tagline|A lively comedy about a guy who isn't, for "Weekend at Bernie's"
tailors|Ones whose jobs are good fits?
tallboy|Oversized beer can
tallyho|Hunting cry
taloned|Having sharp, hawklike claws
tanners|Skin-treatment experts
targets|Butts
tattletale|One known to squeal
tchotchke|Token of Goodwill
teacakes|Relatives of scones
teacher|Certain frontline worker
teargas|First World War weapon later prohibited by the Geneva Protocol
teatime|Occasion for a scone and clotted cream
teaware|Service equipment
teeters|Rocks
tektite|Small glassy object formed from the debris of a meteorite impact
telecast|Small-screen program
telegenic|Like many anchors
teleport|Travel à la Doctor Strange
tempers|Strengthens, as steel
tenants|Rent payers
tenpounder|Baitfish named for its weight
tensile|___ strength (resistance to breaking)
terrain|Land
terrifies|Scares witless
tertiary|Level below secondary
theocrats|Supporters of religion-based government
thesauri|Volumes in a wordsmith's library, perhaps
throttle|It's handled by engineers
thunder|Subject of brontology
tillers|Tools that work the earth
timesaver|Early finisher's secret
titania|Bottom lover?
toecaps|Steel parts of some boots
toeshoes|They keep digits separate
toluene|One of the "T"s in TNT
tootsie|1982 rom-com with the theme song "It Might Be You"
topline|Most prominently featured
topples|Succumbs to instability
tostadas|Small, round Mexican snacks
tourists|They're going places
traders|Swap-meet attendees
trainer|Fitness coach
transom|Over the ___ (unsolicited)
trashiest|Most fun to read, perhaps
treatise|Exhaustive essay
tresses|Luxurious locks
trestle|Kind of bridge
trisect|Split with two cuts, maybe
tritest|Most stale
tritone|Musical interval repeated at the start of "Purple Haze"
triweekly|Roughly seventeen times a year . . . or a hundred and fifty-six times a year
troikas|Triumvirates
tropical|Polar opposite?
turnouts|Vote counts
twelves|Dozens
ululates|Delivers a warbling wail
umlauts|They're seen in Düsseldorf and Köln
unapproved|Not fit for publication, like spammy blog comments
uncrated|Out of the box?
underpants|Drawers kept in drawers
understudy|One who succeeds in a performance
uneaten|Left on the plate
unironed|Displaying unfashionable clothing lines?
universe|Parallel ___
unloosen|Free from restraints
unpronounceable|Hard to say
unsettle|Perturb
unsheathe|Draw
unsoiled|Pristine
unsteady|Not sure-footed
unswept|Hardly bristled at?
untruth|Invention you can't patent
unveiling|Ceremony that may involve placing stones on a grave
upbraided|Tore into
upcurve|Climbing trend on a financial chart
upraise|Lift
usernames|Tags online?
uttered|Said aloud
vaccines|Shots in the arm
ventilate|Punch holes in, say
verdict|Climax of a courtroom drama
vetoers|Ones sending back bills
videotapes|Cursed items in "The Ring"
vitiated|Spoiled
walkouts|The East Los Angeles ___ (1968 demonstrations by Chicano students against unequal conditions)
webcast|Stream
weblogs|Word meaning "online journals" whose first two letters are usually omitted
whereas|Although
whitest|Like the freshest snow
whittle|Shape with a blade
widgets|Gizmos
widowers|Men in black?
wineglass|Object raised by a toaster
woodtones|Hues seen in some seventies interiors
workaholics|Ones who are likely to go in to labor early
wronged|Treated unjustly
xeroxed|Reproduced in a flash?
yoghurt|Part of an English breakfast, perhaps
zeitgeist|Loanword meaning "the spirit of the time"
zookeeper|Ellie Fredricksen's job, in "Up"
abashes|Mortifies
abilities|Superhero's special skills
aboriginal|Like the Warlpiri and Murrinh-patha languages
abrades|Chafes
absconds|Runs away
absorbs|Drinks in
accompany|Escort
account|Story
accused|Pointed the finger at
acidhead|One who trips a lot
acrobats|Funambulists and trapeze artists, e.g.
acrobats|Ones who jump through hoops at work, perhaps
actually|Well, ___ . . . (mansplainer's opening)
adamant|Not moving
adapter|Globe-trotter's gizmo
addends|Numbers to be summed, in math
addling|Discombobulating
adenine|Constituent of DNA
adherence|Faithful attachment, as to a religious belief
admires|Esteems
adorned|Decked out
adrenals|Glands that secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine
aerosol|Kind of can for some sunscreen and dry shampoo
aficionados|Exhaust fans
agendas|Boards sometimes follow them
agendas|Meetings often follow them
agility|Asset in parkour
agility|Feline faculty
agoutis|Guinea pigs' relatives
agreement|Outcome of a successful summit, perhaps
ailment|Woe
ailments|They may make you feel sick
airboat|Everglades watercraft
airship|The Goodyear blimp, for one
airspeed|Cockpit reading usually measured in knots
alamode|Brownie option
alarmed|Shaken
albacore|Longfin, by another name
alertness|Effective watchdog's trait
aliases|Handles
alienate|Estrange
allegro|Energetic tempo
alleles|What made Mendel's peas different
alliance|Tactic on "Survivor," "Big Brother," or "The Amazing Race"
alliterate|Choose words that start the same
almanac|Unreliable source of weather forecasts
alpacas|Peruvian herd
alphabets|They're full of letters
altered|Took in, perhaps
altruism|Selfless devotion to others
amanita|Psychedelic mushroom whose color and role in Nordic shamanic rituals is believed by some to be the source of Santa Claus's red-and-white suit
amaretto|Non-French liqueur in a French Connection
amateur|Unprofessional?
ambient|Like background noise
ammonia|Cleaning product that should never be combined with bleach
amnesia|Memory loss
amoebas|Shape-shifting creatures
amoroso|Lovingly, in a score
amounts|Quantities
amperes|Units in Ohm's law
amusement|Type of park that's not especially conducive to relaxation
anaconda|Nicki Minaj song that samples "Baby Got Back"
anarchists|Some revolutionaries
anesthesia|It's a real knockout
anesthetic|It leaves you feeling numb
animate|Work on a Mickey Mouse job?
animates|Makes cartoons, maybe
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
annexed|Took, in a way
annotations|They may be referenced while writing English papers
anterooms|Foyers and the like
antibacterial|Like some agents whose purpose is to kill
antimatter|Substance needed to fuel warp drives on "Star Trek"
antipasto|Appetizer, on an Italian menu
antiquate|Render obsolete
antiviral|Like PrEP medications
antonym|Start to finish?
anyways|Regardless, informally
aphasia|Condition studied by a neurolinguist
apiculture|Drone collection?
apparatus|Mechanism
apparent|Obvious
appease|Placate
applies|Puts on, as makeup
appoint|Name, as a Cabinet member
appointees|Federal judges, for example
apropos|Relevant
arbitrary|Made for no apparent reason, as decisions
arcadia|Pastoral romance by Sir Philip Sidney
archenemy|Black Manta, to Aquaman
armadillo|Animal with "screaming hairy" and "pink fairy" species
armoire|Wardrobe
aromatics|Fragrant herbs and veggies
arrange|Do floral or choral work
arrears|Unpaid debts
arrived|Hit the big time, metaphorically
arsenic|Cause of death for Emma Bovary
artifices|Sneaky stratagems
artisan|Furniture-maker, e.g.
artisanal|Like small-batch, handmade goods
artistic|Having a knack for drawing, say
artworks|Gallery collection
askance|With side-eye
askance|With suspicion
aspired|Had high hopes
aspirins|Bayer and St. Joseph, for two
assassin|Leon Czolgosz or Charles Guiteau, e.g.
assuage|Calm
asterisk|Mark of censorship, maybe
asteroids|Option on a multiple-choice sports-medicine test?
athlete|Letter recipient at school
atlases|Map collections
attagirl|You're killing it!
attained|Came by
attests|Swears (to)
attuned|Responsive (to)
auteurs|De la Politique des ___ (1957 André Bazin essay about film criticism)
avenger|Vision, for one
avenges|Gets retribution for
aviator|Worker getting high on the job?
avifauna|Birds of a particular region
avocados|Ingredients in some cremas
avocados|Sources of some cooking oil
backstroke|Butterfly alternative
backups|Subs
bagpipes|Celtic winds?
balloon|Grow rapidly
banshee|Ominous Gaelic spirit
barbecue|Pit-y party?
baristas|Mudslingers?
barrooms|Speakeasies, e.g.
bartered|Traded one thing for another
baseline|Court marking in basketball or tennis
basmati|Type of long-grain rice
bassett|1995 co-star of Houston, Rochon, and Devine
bassist|Instrumentalist who might idolize Carol Kaye, Bootsy Collins, or Paul McCartney
batches|Groups that get baked together
battiest|Most crackpot
beanstalk|Plant-based ladder in a fairy tale
becomes|Metamorphoses into
bedside|___ manner (doctor's mien)
behooves|Is beneficial to
bellyache|Complain, complain, complain
beloved|1987 novel with the opening lines "124 was spiteful. Full of a baby's venom"
betokens|Signifies
bewitched|Classic sitcom commemorated by a statue in Salem, Massachusetts
bicorne|Napoleon's trademark hat
birdwatch|Admire some boobies, say
birthplace|New York City, to Jean-Michel Basquiat
bistate|Like the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
blacker|The ___ the Berry (song that opened Kendrick Lamar's performance at the 2016 Grammys)
blather|Prattle on and on
blathered|Rambled
blenders|Option on a multiple-choice accounting test?
blisses|___ out (experiences joy)
blitzing|Attempting to hasten a pass, perhaps
blustery|Very windy
bohemia|Avant-garde community
boilers|Heating equipment
boilers|Parts of some H.V.A.C. systems
boldest|Most adventurous
bonnets|Some Easter attire
boomerang|One thrown for a loop?
booming|Fruitful, as business
boondoggle|Bit of security theatre, perhaps
boonies|Sparsely populated rural area, with "the"
braises|Prepares pork shoulder, perhaps
brasserie|Spot to order steak frites
bravery|Courage
breaths|Inspirations
brioche|Eggy kind of bun
britannia|National personification who holds a trident symbolizing the Royal Navy
brocades|Rich, patterned fabrics that might be used to make obis or saris
bullets|Pocket aces in Texas hold 'em, slangily
bunions|Toes' woes
bunkmate|Person you're out all night with?
bureaus|Government agencies
burglar|Thief of the breaking-and-entering variety
buttons|Campaign handouts
byzantine|Dizzyingly intricate
cabernet|Syrah alternative
cabinet|Body that advises the President
calculus|Course with limits
calendars|Their boxes are checked when R.S.V.P.'ing
cameras|Picture-takers
campuses|Testing grounds?
candidate|Stumper
cannabinoid|Compound found in sativa or indica
cannonball|Announcement before making a big splash?
cannoneer|One with big arms?
carafes|Vessels for water or wine
cardinal|Red bird sometimes seen in snowy Christmas-card scenes
carhops|Personnel at a drive-in restaurant
carload|Capacity for a coupe or a sedan
carotid|Artery in the neck
carrier|Mobile-service provider
carroty|Like the flavor of some orange soups
casbahs|Historic North African neighborhoods, such as the one "rocked" in a song by the Clash
cascade|Small waterfall
castoffs|Goodwill donations, often
casuals|Infrequent gamers, pejoratively
catnapped|Took an afternoon snooze
cavalry|Riders in battles
caverns|Carlsbad ___ (national park with stalactites and stalagmites)
cellular|Outmoded term for a mobile phone
centripetal|Type of force exerted on roller-coaster riders during a loop
ceremony|1977 Leslie Marmon Silko novel
chalupa|Item on a Taco Bell menu
chances|Windows of opportunity
charcuterie|Food sometimes referred to as "adult Lunchables"
chariot|Racing vehicle at the Circus Maximus
charlie|Delta preceder
chasers|Drinks that may follow tequila shots
chatrooms|You might have a handle on them
chiefly|Above all
chirped|Made a swift call?
chomped|Chewed noisily
choosier|Option on a multiple-choice state-nicknames test?
chuckling|Laughing quietly
cigarillo|Thin smoke
clammier|Colder and damper
clasped|Held tightly
clauses|They may be subordinate
climaxed|Hit a dramatic high
coalbin|Container on an old steamship
coastguard|Its motto is " _Semper paratus_ "
cockeyed|Off-kilter
cockpit|Holder of a pair of aces?
cocoons|Cases studied by entomologists
codeine|Active component of lean
cognate|Word with a shared root
collage|Many a Ray Johnson work
colorists|Ones who practice a dyeing art?
colossi|Gigantic statues
columnists|Paper stars?
committee|Model U.N. unit
compassion|Noun from the Latin for "to suffer alongside"
compere|Master of ceremonies, in England
composed|Cool, calm, and collected
comrade|Fellow-Socialist
conceive|Envisage
conduct|Lead an orchestra
contort|Twist out of shape
contrail|Sky line?
coparents|Ones who share care
cornucopia|Traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece
coronae|Circles around the sun
corrugates|Furrows
coupled|Connected
coupons|Parts of some receipts
courses|Flows swiftly
cowsheds|Jersey housing?
craniate|Having a skull
crannies|Nooks and ___
craters|Significant depressions
creamer|Coffee addition
creamers|Coffee-station offerings that may be flavored
creationist|Believer in the pseudoscientific theory of flood geology, say
creator|Whom the Osage call Wakanda
credits|Post-___ scene (extra feature in many Marvel films)
cremate|Burn, as in the Hindu funeral rites of _antyeshti_
crewman|Sailor on the Pequod, e.g.
critical|Not complimentary
criticisms|Remarks that are, ideally, constructive
critics|Tastemakers, at times
crossbeams|Perpendicular supports
crucial|Of paramount importance
crumble|Streusel-topped dessert
cryogen|Refrigerant
crystal|Pithy response to "Are we clear?"
crystals|What amethysts and rock candy both are
curators|Employees at the Met or the Whitney
curtain|___ call
custody|Safekeeping
cynical|Not at all Pollyannaish
dahlias|Brightly colored blooms that are the national flowers of Mexico
danseur|Pas-de-deux lifter, perhaps
darners|Sock menders
databases|Stores of digital information
datebook|Analog scheduling aid
dawdles|Dillydallies
deadened|Muffled
dearest|As close as possible, in a sense
deceits|Acts of trickery
declare|Announce
decoder|Cryptographer, at times
dedicates|Inscribes (to)
deeming|Regarding
defaced|Vandalized
defaults|Software options you might restore
dejected|Blue
deliria|States of confusion
demands|Exacts
demeanors|Bearings
democratic|D.N.C. component
demotion|Option on a multiple-choice psychology test?
denotes|Signifies
deplane|Disembark at LaGuardia, say
derided|Spoke of scornfully
desalted|Made potable, as ocean water
desecrate|Treat with utter disrespect
desideratum|Requirement
designee|One with an appointment, say
despairs|Has no hope
despise|Execrate
desserts|Foods that might be comforting when you are this entry spelled backward
detains|Holds in custody
detected|Picked up
detente|Improved relationship
detrains|Hops off the Silver Meteor, say
devastate|Clobber
diamonds|They're made under pressure
diasporas|Groups from the Greek for "to scatter"
diatribe|Rant
dietary|___ restrictions
dimmest|Hardest to recall
dimwits|Knuckleheads
dinosaur|One who hasn't adapted to the times
diptychs|Paintings on hinged panels
directly|Without delay
disagree|Word after "somewhat" or "strongly," in an opinion survey
disembark|Get on the ground
disengage|Get out of this situation!
dispenser|Pez collectible
dissipate|Dematerialize
distort|Deceptively reinterpret
divides|Reproduces, as an amoeba
divulge|Go public with
docents|Museum guides
dogsleds|Vehicles often pulled by huskies or malamutes
dollars|Spoken name of a 1971 heist film whose title is a single non-alphabetic character
doodler|Junk drawer?
doorman|Person who may collect packages
dopesheet|Five-star review of a ghost costume?
dotards|Ones well past their prime
dovetails|Aligns well
drawing|Taking from the deck
dreadful|Miserable
dressed|In gear?
dudgeon|In high ___ (angry)
durians|They're thorny and funky
dynamos|Go-getters
earbuds|Devices that release waves into canals
earflaps|Features of _ushankas_ and trapper hats
earless|Like some seals
earlobe|Common spot for a piercing
earnings|Income
earthrise|Title of a famous photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission
easiest|Apt rhyme of "breeziest"
eavesdrops|Listens clandestinely
ebonies|A piano has thirty-six of them
ebonite|Hard rubber named for its resemblance to dark wood
echelon|Tier
echolalia|Resounding phenomenon?
eeriest|Most spine-chilling
eeriness|Ghostly quality
egalitarian|Fair on principle
egotist|No. 1 fan?
einsteinium|Element named after a famous German-born physicist
elaborate|Go on
elbowroom|Space to maneuver
elderly|In one's golden years
election|Fight to get a seat?
elegiac|Sorrowful
elevens|Roughly six per cent of craps rolls
elicited|Prompted
eliding|Passing over, in a way
elusive|Just out of reach
emancipation|Minor legal matter?
emerges|Surfaces
emigrated|Moved, as from Paris, Texas, to Paris, France
emissary|Envoy
emotional|Tearing up, say
empathic|In tune with others' feelings
enamored|Fond (of)
encased|Coated
encodes|Applies a cipher to
endives|Salad greens
endnotes|Citations that appear at the back of a book
enemies|Keep your friends close and your ___ closer
enfolds|Swaddles
engineered|Was the mastermind behind
engines|Hummers in Hummers
engorge|Swell up
enlaces|Intertwines
enlists|Secures the support of
enormously|In a major way
enounce|State clearly
entered|Typed in
entries|Contest mail-ins
enveloped|Completely covered
epaulette|Shoulder piece on a military uniform
ephemera|Collectibles that weren't originally meant to last
episodes|Friends has two hundred and thirty-six of them
epithet|The Prince of Pop or the Queen of Soul
equaled|Came to
erosion|Shoreline phenomenon
erupted|Couldn't contain one's anger
esoterica|Obscurities
espressos|Some shots
essayist|Joan Didion or Susan Sontag, e.g.
essayist|Think-piece creator
essence|Magazine that presents the Black Women in Hollywood Awards
essence|Magazine whose annual music festival was the setting of the 2017 movie "Girls Trip"
essence|Magazine whose fiftieth-anniversary issue, in 2020, featured Naomi Campbell on the cover
esteems|Regards
estrogen|Hormone sought by Beth and Fran in Gretchen Felker-Martin's horror novel, "Manhunt"
etagere|Stand in a china shop
etageres|Stands over toilets, say
ethnicity|Subject of some census questions
evensong|Church service traditionally held around sunset
evinces|Demonstrates
evocative|Option on a multiple-choice Latin-grammar test?
example|Textbook illustration
exerted|Applied, as pressure
exhaust|Output from an engine
expects|Wouldn't be surprised by
extinct|Like dinosaurs and dodos
eyeballs|Marketing synecdoche for a Web site's traffic
eyelids|Peeper protectors
eyeliner|Pencil in a makeup bag
eyeliners|Cosmetics used to create wings
eyeliners|They may be liquid
eyesores|They're not pretty to look at
factory|Works
fajitas|Dish whose name comes from the Spanish for "little strips"
fandoms|Con-centric circles?
fascinating|How about that!
fertile|Capable of growth
fireball|Brilliant meteor
firecrackers|Five-star review of a cheese plate?
fireside|___ chats (F.D.R. radio addresses)
firstling|Eldest of a flock, Biblically
fittest|Survival of the ___
fixings|Accoutrements
flamenco|Art form that originated with the Roma people of Andalusia
fleshiest|Most Rubenesque
flirting|Sending winky-face emojis, perhaps
flowerpot|Place where buds get together and share dirt?
foliate|Leaflike
footers|Bottom-of-the-page elements
foothills|Rises near the bottom of a range
footloose|Kenny Loggins No. 1 hit, from a 1984 film of the same name
footway|Pedestrian path
forsooth|Indeed, to Shakespeare
fractal|Infinitely recursive figure such as the Koch snowflake
fraudulent|Not on the up-and-up
freebies|Samples at grocery stores, e.g.
freelance|Like many workers who receive 1099-NECs
frisson|Goosebump-inducing shiver
fritter|Waste, with "away"
funding|What patrons of the arts provide
fussing|Being disagreeable
futuristic|Full of robots and hoverboards, maybe
ganache|Chocolate-and-cream filling
gargoyle|Notre-Dame de Paris decoration
garnishes|Olives and twists, for Martinis
gasworks|Coal-burning plant that supplied fuel for street lamps in Victorian times
gaudier|Even more ostentatious
geishas|Kimono-clad entertainers
gemstone|Glam rock?
generators|Useful devices during power outages
generous|Giving
genteel|Affectedly proper
genuine|Authentic
gestalt|Psychological term for the whole, as opposed to the sum of its parts
glaciers|Challenges for alpinists
gladdened|Made very happy
gladiola|Plant with sword-shaped leaves
goddess|Flora or Fauna
godsend|Manna from heaven, say
golconda|Source of great wealth
goliath|Famous Philistine
gossamer|Lacy and delicate
gotchas|Debater's traps
governs|Holds office
gradate|Change colors imperceptibly
granola|Crunchy yogurt topping
graphite|Charcoal alternative, in a drawing class
grasses|Bamboo and wheat, e.g.
grassplot|Patch of greenery
gratuity|What's left after a haircut?
gravesite|Place for a tombstone
greener|Not as experienced
greenest|Least experienced
greenwash|Mask environmentally harmful practices with misleading P.R. (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022)
groused|Moaned and groaned
guarddog|Canine protector
guested|Appeared on an episode or two
gumboot|Bit of footwear also called a Wellington
guppies|Popular fish for home aquariums
gushers|Ones that spout profusely
gymnastics|Bending over backward, etc.
habanero|Fiery addition to chili
habitat|Natural environment
habitat|Need for a pet reptile
hankers|Itches
hardcore|Ultra-committed
hardest|Most demanding
harpoon|Moby-Dick weapon
harrier|Type of jet with an earlier version known as the Kestrel
harsher|Less sugarcoated, as criticism
hastier|More impulsive
havarti|Danish cheese
headliner|Performer who gets top billing
headset|Accessory for a gamer
hearses|Cortège vehicles
heartbeat|What an electrocardiogram's spike represents
heckled|Devilled hams?
heinous|Shockingly bad
helical|Corkscrew-shaped
helipad|Spot for a bird to land?
hennaed|Like the bride at a mehndi party
heretics|Ones who dispute dogma
hernias|Internal injuries that can result from heavy lifting
heroines|Certain protagonists
hesitates|Looks before one leaps
hideouts|Lairs
historian|Scholar whose work is a thing of the past?
holdings|Contents of a library or an investment portfolio
holster|Put away, in a way
homemade|Like the jams and jellies at a state fair
homesick|Like some first-timers at sleepaway camp
hometown|Where a person hails from
homiest|Most comfy
honeyed|Pleasantly sweet
honeymoons|Goes away with a new spouse
hooligans|Ruffians
hootenanny|Folk-music shindig
hospices|Care facilities
housewife|Any of several "desperate" characters on an ABC show that ended in 2012
hulling|Shucker's work
humanist|Erasmus, for one
humanize|Make more relatable
hussars|Some members of the Light Brigade
hustler|Go-getter
hybrids|Orchid grower's creations
hysteria|Pour Some Sugar on Me album
iciness|Chilly attitude
idolatrous|Excessively adoring
ignominy|Public disgrace
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
illegal|Like owning a ferret in New York City
imitate|Ape
immersed|Absorbed
impasse|Stalemate
implied|Got at obliquely
imposed|Overstayed one's welcome, e.g.
incarnated|Gave bodily form to
incompetence|Bungler's quality
incredible|Wow . . . just wow
induces|Brings about, as labor
inelegance|Lack of finesse
inertia|Lethargy
inertia|Reluctance to move
inferno|Word after Disco or Dante's
infield|Most bunts don't get past it
inflation|Economic indicator that hit a four-decade high in the U.S. in June, 2022
inhabit|All but become, as a character
inhales|Eats with gusto
inhales|Gets some air
inmates|Ones filing habeas-corpus petitions
innocence|Presumption of ___ (legal principle)
innocent|Guileless
inoculate|Protect, in a way
insider|Person who's got the scoop
insides|Guts
instant|Like easy-to-prepare coffee or oatmeal
integer|*It's a whole thing
integer|One or two, but not one and a half
interfered|Got in the way
intermarry|Bring two royal dynasties together, in a way
interns|Some temporary hires
inventor|Marie Van Brittan Brown, vis-à-vis the home-security system
ironies|Strange twists
isolate|Cloister
isotope|The 2020 discovery mendelevium-244, for one
isotopes|Carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14, for example
iterate|Utter again
ivories|Okay just learned that tickling the ___ is a piano reference and has NOTHING to do with making white ppl laugh (Vinny Thomas tweet)
jaguars|Spotted felines of the Amazon rainforest
jalapeno|Ingredient in some cornbread recipes
jawline|Manny Jacinto Is Much More Than His ___ (2021 headline)
jigsaws|They might take winding paths through woods?
jockstrap|Cup holder?
juniors|Third-year crowd
justice|John Rawls's "___ as Fairness"
khanate|Political subdivision of the Mongol empire
kickball|Game whose name is also a key step of the game
kilovolt|Power-line unit
kinkier|Less vanilla
kinkier|Like Type 4C hair vis-à-vis Type 1A hair
kneepads|Joint protectors
kneesock|Article of clothing that covers the shin
knotted|In a tangle
knuckle|___ under (capitulate)
kvelling|Plotzing with pride
lacunae|Cavities
lambaste|Lay into
lambdas|Greek letters pronounced like "L"s
lamented|Bemoaned
landmass|Big piece of crust?
languor|Listlessness
laptops|MacBooks and ThinkPads, e.g.
largesse|Generosity
latency|Dormant period
lawmaker|Code writer?
lawsuit|What a settler leaves behind?
leaners|One-point throws in horseshoes
lecture|Talk that might include a slide presentation
lenience|Mercy
lexicon|Vocabulary
lifetime|Network behind "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever"
ligature|Character with joined components, such as "Æ"
limners|Portrait painters
lipreads|Watches one's mouth?
listens|Pays attention
literate|Well-read
literati|Readers of fine print?
lobsters|Fish-market buys
locksmith|Person who helps you make an entrance?
locomote|Travel about
longjump|Olympic event for Bob Beamon
lookout|Heads up!
loosest|Least precise
loppers|Tree-trimmers' tools
loudest|Registering highest on a clap-o-meter
loveseat|It's built for two
loveseat|Sofa for two
loyalty|An ounce of it is worth a pound of cleverness, per Elbert Hubbard
macabre|Like a Gorey story
macadam|Paving material named after a Scottish engineer
macaroni|Craft supply . . . or Kraft supply
macaronis|Dandies
machete|Path-clearing tool
machine|Apparatus
madonna|Singer with the greatest-hits album "The Immaculate Collection"
mafioso|Lucky Luciano, e.g.
magenta|Purplish-red shade used alongside cyan, yellow, and black in printer cartridges
magentas|Purplish reds
magnetron|Type of vacuum tube
magnolias|Steel ___ (movie for which Julia Roberts earned her first Oscar nomination)
mahatma|Term of reverence derived from Sanskrit
malodor|Stench
manager|Diamond head?
manatee|Marine mammal sometimes called a "sea cow" that's in fact more closely related to the elephant
maneuvered|Moved skillfully
mannered|Word after well or ill
manticore|Mythical human-lion-scorpion hybrid
margaritas|Taco Tuesday orders
marimba|Instrument that shares its name with a figure from Zulu folklore
marimbas|Relatives of vibraphones
masalas|Some spice blends
massive|Bigger than big
mastodon|Extinct animal whose name means "breast tooth"
meatless|Type of Monday for some flexitarians
medevac|Emergency-airlift portmanteau
meerkat|___ Manor (nature documentary series set in the Kalahari Desert)
memento|Keepsake
mentalist|Performer who may appear to have psychic abilities
mentored|Took under one's wing
merrily|Word repeated once more than "row," in "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
messiah|Judas and the Black ___ (2021 film for which Daniel Kaluuya won an Oscar)
messiah|Delivery person?
metronome|Time machine?
midsection|Region toned by ab workouts
mildest|Like bell peppers, vis-à-vis Scotch bonnets and jalapeños
minimal|The least possible
miniseries|Three-episode "event," say
minstrel|Renaissance-fair entertainer
minting|Nickel-and-diming?
minutiae|Micromanager's focus
miocene|Epoch when primitive giraffes and deer appeared
miracle|One of seventy recognized in Lourdes by the Catholic Church
miracle|___ worker (person who does the impossible)
misjudge|Read incorrectly
mislabel|Improperly attach a handle?
mislabels|Puts the wrong tag on
misnomers|Koala bear and "prairie dog," for two
misspelled|Like "idiosyncracy" and "sacreligious"
misstep|Bad error for a gymnast on a balance beam
mistletoe|Excuse for a Christmas get-together?
mitigate|Alleviate
moderate|Middle-of-the-road
modicum|Tiny bit
moments|Aha! ___
monasticism|Austere way of life
monetary|Modern ___ Theory (economic framework arguing that nations which print their own currency do not face financial constraints on spending)
moniker|The King of Swing or the Queen of Mean
monsoon|Seasonal wind pattern
montero|Lil Nas X hit subtitled "Call Me By Your Name"
moonbow|Colorful nighttime phenomenon
moppets|Rug rats
mordant|Sharply sarcastic
morrows|Days to come, poetically
moseyed|Took a stroll
motherly|Like the goddesses Parvati and Gaia
mothers|Parallel ___ (2021 Pedro Almodóvar film whose title characters meet in a hospital room)
motliest|Most eclectic
motorcar|Horseless carriage
mousetrap|Board game that involves building a Rube Goldberg machine
mullets|Business in the front, party in the back hair styles
muscles|Lifting targets
museums|The Getty and the Guggenheim, e.g.
mustache|Lip liner?
nannies|Some playground chaperones
nanotech|Field for small-minded scientists?
narrate|Tell a tale
nascent|Budding, as a movement
nasties|Video ___ (British term for some unregulated, often obscene films)
natives|Autochthonous ones
nearest|Most convenient, say
nearside|One face of the moon
necktie|Casual Friday casualty
negates|Completely offsets
neoprene|Material for waders
nestlings|Their food gets flown in
neutrinos|Elementary particles produced in great quantities by supernovas
neutron|Subatomic particle discovered by James Chadwick
nickels|Things that are, despite their name, mostly copper
nitrate|Potassium ___, a.k.a. saltpeter
nitwits|Fools
nominee|One who has achieved one's primary goal?
nonglare|Like matte computer monitors
nonhuman|Like a velociraptor, as opposed to a Toronto Raptor
nonpareils|Chocolate disks coated with sugar pellets
nonprofits|Foundations, e.g.
nonunion|Unorganized, in a way
norther|Blue ___ (chill wind from the Arctic)
nosebleed|Farthest from the action, say
nosedive|Sharp descent
nosedive|Steep drop
nostril|Opening that might get shut in a pinch?
notepads|They may have rules for writing
nowhere|Middle of ___
nutrient|Vitamin or mineral, e.g.
nymphets|What Humbert Humbert (creepily) calls young girls like Lolita
oatmeal|Breakfast food that might be made from a packet
objected|Said "no," perhaps
obscene|Lewd
octaves|They may go from A to A
odorless|Hard to detect, in a way
oedipal|Like castration anxiety, per Freud
omnibus|Reprinted collection of short stories, say
oneness|Harmony
oneness|Unity
onetime|Phrase that often leads into an anecdote
oolongs|Some Chinese teas
openest|Least secretive
operagoer|Person often seen at the Met, say
operate|Function
operated|Performed surgery
operation|Game with a Funny Bone and an Adam's Apple
opossum|Marsupial whose name comes from an Algonquian word meaning "white animal"
orangeade|Citrusy refreshment
orchards|Fields full of fruit trees
ordeals|Trials by fire
orderer|One saying "I'll have what she's having," e.g.
orioles|Baltimore baseballers
osmosis|Movement of fluid through a membrane
ospreys|Fish-eating hawks
otology|Science of the ear
outlander|Starz drama series about a time-travelling nurse
outlets|Stores in some suburban malls
outrage|___ fatigue (doomscroller's feeling)
overalls|Attire for Minions
overawes|Blows away
overkill|Excess
overloaded|Like a circuit running a heater, a vacuum, and a hair dryer at the same time, perhaps
overshadow|Steal the spotlight from
paddings|Cushiony materials
pailful|Quantity of sand for a sandcastle builder
palaces|Residences fit for a sultan
paleontologists|They're always bringing up old stuff?
palmetto|Image on Florida's state seal
palooka|Lummox
pandora|Music-streaming service owned by Sirius XM
paneling|Common courtroom décor
paperboys|News casters?
parabola|Curve of a thrown basketball, to a math teacher
paradox|Time-travel conundrum, perhaps
paralegal|Firm hand?
parenthetical|Set off, in a way
parishes|New York : counties :: Louisiana : ___
parmesan|Risotto ingredient
parsecs|Astronomical units equal to roughly 3.26 light-years
passably|Well enough
pastiches|Works that imitate previous works
patriot|Athlete coached by Bill Belichick
paupers|Princes' opposites
peacoat|Preppy bit of outerwear
pedestal|Platform for a statue
pedicurists|Sole caretakers?
peeresses|Entitled women?
pendulum|Swinger in a science museum
penname|Elena Ferrante or George Orwell, e.g.
penname|Sapphire, for Ramona Lofton, e.g.
pensees|Collection of Blaise Pascal's writings, whose title translates to "Thoughts"
peoples|Inhabits
peptalk|Morale-boosting speech
peridot|August birthstone
peridots|Summer birthstones
perlite|Lustrous volcanic rock
persecute|Never allow a moment of peace
perseveres|Keeps going despite setbacks
persnickety|Overfastidious
persona|Ingmar Bergman film with a monologue that Pauline Kael described as "more erotic than all of 'Ulysses' "
persuades|Brings around
persuades|Wins over
perukes|Eighteenth-century hairpieces
pessimist|Glass-half-empty sort
pessimist|No-hoper?
phonetic|Descriptor for the NATO alphabet
phrased|Put into words
phrases|Many "Wheel of Fortune" answers
pierces|Runs through
pinecone|Spiky seed protector from an evergreen tree
pinecones|What hedgehog and owl ornaments may be crafted from
pinstripe|Clothes line?
piranha|Razor-toothed Amazon fish
plaster|Alternative to fibreglass, for a cast
platypi|Duck-billed mammals
platypus|Duck-billed, egg-laying mammal
playact|Make believe
playmate|Tea-party attendee, perhaps
playoffs|Games that come after the regular season
pleasant|Amiable
plurals|Lions and tigers and bears, e.g.?
poaches|Hunts or fishes illegally
politest|Most civil
poplars|Trees such as cottonwoods
popsicle|Treat called an ice lolly in the U.K.
porches|Places for deliveries
portends|Foreshadows
porthole|You can see the sea from here
poshest|Superlatively tony
possess|Have
postmen|Some Royal Mail employees
postseason|When bowl games are held
potlucks|Occasions to consider what one brings to the table?
potshot|Cheap blow
powerhouse|Force to be reckoned with
pratfalls|Buster Keaton gags
preceding|Former
precisely|I couldn't have said it better myself
preferred|Liked better
prefers|Fancies more
pregnantly|In a meaningful way
premeds|Orgo students, often
premier|First or foremost
premiere|Initial public offering?
prenatal|Like vitamins taken during pregnancy
presage|Foreshadow
presale|Opportunity to get good seats
presale|Opportunity to snag tickets early
presence|Bearing
present|Today is a gift. That's why it's called the ___
presoak|Rest in water before washing
pretends|Engages in make-believe
pretense|False front
priests|Fathers
propjet|Light passenger plane, perhaps
protocol|Rules of conduct
protostar|What's new and stellar?
prounion|Into organizing?
prowess|Skill
proxies|Ones who always vote for a different party?
pussycat|Softie
quackery|Field for a snake-oil peddler
quarries|Sources of marble
quarter|Viking period?
quidnuncs|Busybodies
quixotic|Fanciful
raccoon|Critter that lives in Acadia and Okefenokee
racehorse|Stable competitor?
ragamuffins|Tatterdemalions
raincheck|Another time?
rainspouts|Vertical pipes leading off of gutters
ramadas|Some Wyndham-owned hotels
ramshackle|Hardly well built
rathole|Baseboard burrow
ratsbanes|Some rodenticides
rattles|Toys that might double as teethers
reactionaries|Archie Bunker types
realist|Magical ___ (Allende or García Márquez, e.g.)
reburied|Hid again
recharged|Filled with juice again
recited|Performed, as a poem
reckons|Thinks, in the South
reconfirm|Triple-check
rectories|Properties of churches
recycle|Get more out of
redacts|Censors from a document
redacts|Censors sensitive information from
redcoats|British soldiers during the Revolutionary War, so nicknamed for their colorful outerwear
redeemed|Cashed in
redlined|Subjected to discriminatory banking practices, in a way
reenact|Dramatize, as a historic battle
reentry|Apollo 13 challenge
refashions|Modifies to fit a new purpose
referenced|Cited
reflexes|Ability to react quickly
reformer|Suffragist, e.g.
refrained|Stopped oneself (from)
refreshes|Tries to fix a site-loading error, say
refueling|Having a mid-workout snack, slangily
regalia|Powwow clothing
regiments|Military units
reigned|Ruled
relayed|Passed along, as a message
release|Drop, as an album
releases|Puts out
remakes|Features that are new yet familiar
removal|Mountaintop ___ (environmentally devastating mining procedure)
renaissance|Album that Beyoncé dedicated to "the pioneers who originate culture" (July, 2022)
reneges|Goes back (on)
reoriented|Changed course
reparations|Cause for Queen Mother Moore
reporting|Working on a news story
repulse|Drive back
rescind|Take back
residence|Dwelling
resinous|Pitchy
resolves|Clears up
resonate|Strike a chord
restrict|Put limits on
retakes|Tries for a better grade on
retaliate|Return like for like
retorted|Said "I know you are, but what am I?," e.g.
retreat|Command to fall back on
retreat|Quiet place
reveals|Unmasks
revoked|Took back
rewards|Credit-card perks
rewards|Credit-card points, frequent-flier miles, and cash back, e.g.
rhetoric|Bombastic language
rickshaw|Type of passenger cart whose name derives from the Japanese characters for "man," "power," and "vehicle"
ricocheted|Bounced, as a projectile
ricochets|Bounces off the walls, say
rieslings|High-acidity white wines
ringgit|Malaysian currency
ripostes|Clever retorts
rivalled|Compared to
roadhouse|1989 film in which Patrick Swayze's character says, "Pain don't hurt"
roadway|Stretch with shoulders
roaring|Raucous
rodents|Templeton and Despereaux, for two
romances|Most Danielle Steel novels
roomier|More spacey?
rotates|Repositions, as tires
rotunda|Bandstand, maybe
roughed|Lived primitively, with "it"
royalties|What may be gotten for a song?
ruffian|Hooligan
runoffs|Some two-person elections
sachets|Fragrant gift-basket items
sadists|Masochists' counterparts
sailboats|Regatta sights
salient|Particularly significant
salivate|Drivel with hunger
saltine|Soup cracker
saltines|Snack that pairs well with ginger ale on an upset stomach
sandman|Villain whom Spider-Man once captured with a vacuum cleaner
sarcasm|It's often hard to detect in print
sassily|In a fresh way
satanic|___ Panic (moral frenzy of the eighties)
satiating|Fulfilling
satirist|Dorothy Parker, e.g.
satsuma|Citrus fruit named for a province of Japan
saturnalia|Festival that the poet Catullus called "the best of days"
saucier|One who's an expert at reductions
sauntered|Moseyed
sawbuck|Ten-dollar bill, slangily
sawfish|Rays whose snouts are lined with sharp teeth
scalene|Having all different angles
scarabs|Beetles associated with the god Khepri
scarabs|Sacred beetles of ancient Egypt
scaremonger|Cause for alarm?
scatters|Runs for cover, maybe
scenarios|Imagined possibilities
scenery|Picturesque views
scooter|Two-wheeled vehicle
scorchers|Dog days
scorching|Not just hot
scrapbook|Memory-storage unit?
scrapheap|Junk-yard pile
scrawls|Writes messily
scrunches|Makes one's body as small as possible, say
seahorses|Members of the genus _Hippocampus_
sealers|Vacuum ___ (devices used in sous-vide cooking)
seaports|Stops on a Mediterranean cruise, say
seaside|Onetime destination for tuberculosis patients
seasons|Sprinkles with salt before cooking, say
sectarians|They're not very catholic
sedated|Anesthetized
sediments|Bank deposits?
seeress|Cassandra, for one
sellers|Some Craigslist users
sellout|Abandon one's principles for principal
semifinalist|Person who didn't lose a quarter
seminar|Something a grad student might get credit for
seminary|School for fathers-to-be?
semipro|Not a major player?
semitones|Musical half steps
sensate|Able to feel, see, etc.
sensate|Feeling
sensors|Self-driving-car components
sensory|Word with overload or deprivation
septets|Some jazz combos
serapes|Colorful Navajo creations
session|Meeting with a therapist
sessions|Meetups with a personal trainer
sestinas|Poems with six six-line stanzas followed by a three-line envoi
settlers|The board game Catan, familiarly
shadower|Tail
shamanic|Like ayahuasca ceremonies
shampoo|Word derived from the Hindi for "to massage"
sharpies|Markers that might be used to customize Vans
sheepdogs|Herding helpers
sherbet|Non-drinkable dessert whose name comes from the Arabic word for "drink"
shindigs|Lively get-togethers
shinned|Climbed (up), as a pole
shoplifting|Taking inventory?
shoreline|Meeting place on the beach?
shorted|Bet against, in a way
shortened|Affected by condensation?
shorthand|System for rapid writing
shouted|___ out (acknowledged)
shutter|Camera part whose speed is adjustable
shyness|Social butterfly's lack
siestas|Some afternoon breaks
siestas|Some work stoppages
sifters|Hand-cranked kitchen gadgets
signatory|Party to a treaty
silence|Still
simmers|Stays just below boiling
singalong|Belt to match?
sisterhood|The ___ of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares novel made into a 2005 film)
sitarist|Musician often accompanied by a tabla player
sitcoms|They're funny for about twenty-two minutes
situate|Find a place for
skewers|Spits in the food?
skirted|Avoided dealing with
skybridge|Walkway between towers
skydives|Takes a big leap?
slalomed|Went back and forth
slammed|Brutally criticized
slaphappy|Giddy
slapstick|Hit comedy?
slapstick|The Stooges' genre?
slashing|Drastically decreasing
slipknot|Fastening that can be easily untied with a tug
sloshed|Three sheets to the wind
smartness|Sharp wit
smashing|Positively fabulous!
smoldered|Remained hot
snakebite|Lager + hard cider
snappier|More stylish
snapshot|Quick photo
snidest|Most disparaging, as criticism
snidest|Superlatively nasty
snowballing|Growing at an exponential rate
snowfall|TV series starring Damson Idris as a drug dealer
snowman|Result of a winter character-building activity?
snowmelts|Runoffs that might occur in March
snowmobile|Vehicle with skis and an engine
snowshoes|Footwear made by Northern Lites and Yukon Charlie's
socialites|Rich and famous types
soldiers|Company personnel
somerset|County that encompasses Bath and Wells
someway|By hook or by crook
sonatas|Midsize Hyundais
sooners|Oklahoma athletes
soppier|More schmaltzy
sorbate|Potassium ___ (winemaking ingredient)
spanakopita|Avgolemono accompaniment, perhaps
sparklers|Little handheld fireworks
sparseness|Characteristic of minimalist design
speakeasy|Password-protected operation?
specialist|Expert
spinach|Ingredient in palak paneer
splashy|Like P.R. blitzes, by design
spongers|Freeloading types
sportscaster|Person who calls the shots?
spreads|Sports-book listings
springier|More elastic
springtime|When you might see some buds
sprinted|Ran like the wind
spurred|Stimulated
stabbing|Sharp, as pain
stabler|Law & Order: SVU detective Elliot
stampede|Rapid descent of stock, perhaps?
standee|Person without an assigned seat, perhaps
starstruck|Feeling
startle|React to a jump scare
stateside|In America
statuette|Oscar or Emmy
stature|Height
steamed|Irate
steered|Guided
stereos|Sound systems installed in cars
stickum|Adhesive substance
stomachs|Tolerates
stooges|I Wanna Be Your Dog rockers, with "the"
stooges|Lackeys
stopoff|Brief layover
storerooms|Closets and pantries, e.g.
strafed|Moved sideways in a video game
strategist|Plan administrator?
stratum|Societal level
streamer|Twitch broadcaster, e.g.
streets|Lines in an urban grid
streets|Ways
streets|What many subway stations are named for
stresses|Feels anxious
strewed|Scattered (about)
strides|Walks purposefully
strokes|Course numbers?
stunner|Knockout
stuntman|Guy doing double duty?
styrofoam|Material for some coffee cups
sublime|Really good
suffers|Endures
sunrise|It brightens one's morning
sunspot|Dark region that, at around 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit, is cooler than the area surrounding it
superstar|Big-time celebrity
supreme|Fashion brand whose logo appropriates the aesthetic of Barbara Kruger's work
surname|Signature piece?
surname|Tinker, Evers, or Chance
sutures|Emergency-room supplies
swatter|Buzzer beater?
swiftly|Wasting no time
swindle|Hustle
swirlier|More eddy-like
swooped|Descended suddenly
syllabi|Documents listing required readings
synapses|Nerve junctions
synergy|The only word in our language meaning behavior of wholes unpredicted by behavior of their parts, per Buckminster Fuller
tailing|Following covertly
tangelo|Fruit with a portmanteau name
tangents|Digressions
tarragon|Herb used in béarnaise sauce
tartlet|Bite-size pastry
tassels|Some burlesque costumery
tattoos|Some artists' designs
teacake|Husband of Janie in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" who shares his nickname with a baked good
tearaway|Remove reluctantly
teasers|Alluring spots
teataster|One making loose-leaf notes?
tellers|Some bank employees
tenability|Capacity to withstand criticism
tenements|Galling bondage, to Jacob Riis
tentacle|Part of a sea anemone
tenured|Like professors with good job security
tenures|Officeholders' terms
tenures|Terms in office
termite|Home wrecker?
terraform|Make inhabitable, as a planet (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022)
testers|People giving feedback during a beta phase
tethered|On a leash
tethers|Restrains, in a way
theaters|Play areas?
theatre|Domain of the Olivier Awards
theatre|Setting for a play
thermos|Picnic container, perhaps
thicket|Rough patch
thickly|Densely
thirdhand|Like a story about a friend of a friend
thirteen|Age for a bar mitzvah
threats|Ultimatums, e.g.
thunderbird|Storm-creating creature in Algonquian mythology
tightknit|Five-star review of a handmade sweater?
tillers|Steering levers
timesaver|Shortcut
timetable|Railway or bus schedule
tinkertoy|Construction-set brand originally sold in mailing tubes
tinkertoy|Piece in a small construction set
tinware|Some vintage kitchen items
tipster|Source of betting advice
toehold|Aid for a rock climber
tomatoes|Projectiles thrown in an annual festival in the Spanish town of Buñol
toothpaste|Minty gel in a tube
torpedoes|Damn the ___! Full speed ahead!
tostadas|Dishes with a flat, crunchy base
tourniquet|Device that reduces blood flow
towrope|Part of an emergency roadside kit
towrope|Tugboat's tugger
tragedies|Much of Jean Racine's oeuvre
transept|Part of a church between the nave and the sanctuary
treaties|Compacts
treehouses|Structures that don't have ground floors
tremble|Betray fear, in a way
trendsetter|Influencer
trendsetter|Style guide?
tresses|Targets of blowouts
trilogy|The "Godfather" films, e.g.
tripart|Divided in three
trisected|Cut twice, perhaps
troches|Lozenges
trounce|Clobber
troupes|Companies on the move
trueblue|Rhyming phrase that describes a loyal friend
truebred|Like many show dogs
trustee|University-board member
tsunami|Subject of a post-earthquake warning
turnaround|Refrain that begins Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
tweedle|Entice with music
tweezers|Little seizers?
twentieth|China anniversary
twosome|Couple
typeface|Copperplate Gothic or Zapf Dingbats
umbrellas|They're usually open only on rainy days
umbrellas|Tropical-drink garnishes
uncurls|Straightens out, as a tendril
undergone|Endured
uneaten|Like leftovers
unedited|Raw, in a way
unipolar|Controlled by a single power
unitard|Catsuit, e.g.
unitards|Parts of some superhero costumes
unitarian|Christian who rejects the Trinity
unlearn|Get rid of, as a bad habit
unlearn|Kick, in a way
unranked|Like basketball teams outside of the A.P. Top 25, say
unseemly|Improper
unstraps|Removes, as a harness
untenable|Far from well founded, as an argument
unyokes|Releases, as a pair of oxen
upbeats|They're not stressed
upheavals|Radical changes
uprooting|Initiating a transplant
upshots|Outcomes
upstarts|Parvenus
uptight|High-strung
urbanites|Population center's population
ushered|Brought (in)
utensils|Chopsticks, spoons, etc.
utterly|To the _n_ th degree
vacated|Left
vaccine|Jab intended to elicit a response
vacuums|Sucks up, in a way
vandalism|Target for some Wikipedia bots
vehicles|Lot lot
vesture|Clothing
vibrator|Magic Wand, e.g.
vibrator|Rabbit or bullet, e.g.
viceroy|Monarch's representative
vindaloo|Curry from Goa
voiceover|Feature of many nature documentaries
vulgarian|Unrefined type
walkouts|Actions taken by thousands of Virginia high-school students to protest anti-trans policies (September, 2022)
warrants|Merits
washings|When repeated, they make jeans soft and faded
watched|Streamed, say
wearables|Fitbit and Google Glass, for two
wedlock|Union
wheedle|Sweet-talk
wholesale|Word under "Costco," in Costco's logo
wiseacres|Smarty-pants
wisecrack|Bon mot
wreaths|Rings in the Christmas season?
yachting|Hobby for the wealthy
yammered|Prattled
yarmulke|Bar-mitzvah keepsake
yesterday|2019 film in which nearly everyone forgets that the Beatles existed
yodeled|Gave a peak performance?
yogurts|Cultured choices for grocery shoppers
zombies|Thoughtless people?
abandon|Leave behind for good
abbreviated|Cut short
abdominal|In the breadbasket
abounds|Overflows (with)
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abreast|Side by side
abscess|Painful dental problem
absents|Excuses (oneself)
abstemious|Word with all five vowels in alphabetical order that means "self-denying"
acclaim|Enthusiastic public praise
acclaim|Public praise
accompany|Attend alongside
accomplice|Helper on a job?
accounting|Record-setting career?
acreage|Area for a farm
acrobat|Person who might walk a fine line at work?
acronym|MOMA, for one
acrophobia|Dreamed about reaching great heights
acropolis|Literally, "high city"
addends|Parts of the sum
address|URL, e.g.
admirer|One who may sneak a valentine into a locker
admirers|Writers of billets-doux
adorable|So darned cute
adulthood|When you're in the majority?
aerialists|The Flying Wallendas, for example
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
aerosol|Spray-can output
aerosols|Most spray paints
affinities|Aptitudes (for)
against|Abutting
ageless|Like someone who seemingly never gets any older
agility|Attribute for a Cirque du Soleil performer
ailment|Complaint
airbrush|Alter a photo, in a way
airdates|_TV Guide_ details
airshow|Event for the Thunderbirds
airspeed|Velocity measure for a jet
airtime|Broadcasting slot
algebra|Math class with variables
aligned|Arranged in a row
aligned|On the same page
altering|Making changes to
alternate|Trade off
altruists|Ones who aren't self-motivated?
amazing|___ _Stories_ (early sci-fi magazine)
amazonian|Like the pink river dolphin and the giant otter
amongst|Surrounded by
amphibians|Surf-and-turf sorts?
amphoras|Ancient Mediterranean jars
anagrams|Makes treats from taters?
analgesic|Ibuprofen, e.g.
analogies|Comparisons sometimes written with colons
analogue|Scale model, e.g.
anaphora|I wish I may; I wish I might, e.g.
andante|Moderately slow, in a musical score
andante|Slightly faster than adagio
andiron|Log holder in a fireplace
anecdote|Short, amusing aside in a memoir, say
anemones|Windflowers, by another name
angered|Made red, in a way
angrier|More incensed
animals|Wild bunch?
answers|What teachers' editions of textbooks often contain
anthills|Small mounds targeted by lawn-care experts
antielite|Like populist rhetoric
apologias|Formal defenses
appealed|Contested the results of a trial
appeals|Fights a ruling
appends|Attaches, as supplemental material
appetizer|Helping before dinner
applesauce|Certain puréed food, or utter nonsense
applies|Submits one's résumé
aproned|Dressed for baking
aptness|Quality of a well-phrased simile
arbiter|Judge
arbiter|Settler?
arboretum|Shady botanical garden
arcades|Places to play Dance Dance Revolution or Ms. Pac-Man
argonaut|Any of the heroes who sailed with Jason, in ancient Greek legend
arietta|Brief opera solo
ariettas|Verdi's "Quand'ero paggio" and Mozart's "Voi che sapete," for two
armadillo|Nine-banded ___ (animal that almost always gives birth to identical quadruplets)
armoring|Equipping for battle
arpeggio|Broken chord
arpeggio|The piano hook in Adele's "Someone Like You," e.g.
arranged|Put together, as a floral bouquet
arrivals|Airport area
arrogant|Superior
arroyos|Dry gulches
artisan|Expert at handicraft
artsier|More chichi
asperges|Rite of sprinkling holy water
assaying|Analyzing, as possible treasure
assents|Agrees
asserted|Declared confidently
asserted|Maintained
assigned|Given
astound|Flabbergast
astrophysicists|Galaxy brains?
athletes|Sporting types?
attaches|Embassy employees
attained|Reached
attends|Goes to
attention|Drill sergeant's command
attitude|Rude thing to give
attorney|Professional in a suit?
attuned|Brought into harmony
auctioneer|Block figure
audiophile|One who tends to make sound purchases
auteurist|Proponent of a director-centric theory of film
automate|Switch to a hands-off approach?
availed|Made use (of)
avatars|Manifestations
avatars|Message-board icons
averring|Putting forth
awarded|Given
axolotl|Salamander with a Nahuatl name
bacchanal|Drunken revelry
backchat|What authority figures might not want to hear
backflip|Part of a gymnast's dismount, perhaps
backpackers|Gap-year gallivanters, maybe
bailout|Save from financial ruin
ballerina|Performer in a tutu
ballgame|Set of circumstances, informally
banally|In a dull way
bananas|Tropical fruits that grow in bunches
bandanna|Durag relative
banters|Flirts, in a way
barbers|Cutting figures
barhopping|Taking a Greyhound at multiple stops?
baronet|Knight's superior
barstools|Parking spots at a pub?
bartered|Made a cashless transaction
basement|Unfinished story, perhaps?
basilicas|The Sagrada Família and Sacré-Coeur, for two
basketball|Game for Wizards and Warriors
bassist|Esperanza Spalding, for one
bathers|Nudes in some paintings
beaches|Whence the Grammy-winning song "Wind Beneath My Wings"
beakers|Cylindrical laboratory containers
beanies|Headwear seen around a ski lodge, maybe
bearhug|Wrestling hold with hands locked around the opponent's torso
beckons|Waves over
bedside|___ manner (doctor's demeanor)
bedsore|Certain pressure ulcer
bedstead|Retirement structure?
beekeeper|One overseeing thousands of workers?
beguine|Ballroom dance from the Antilles
bellwether|Predictor or indicator of change
belugas|Narwhal relatives
bemoaned|Lamented
bereaved|In mourning
biennial|Like onions and parsley
biotech|Scientific field that includes genetic engineering, informally
birdseye|Broad, as a perspective
biscotti|Food whose name means "twice baked"
blankest|Maximally vacant, in a way
blanket|Cape in a makeshift superhero costume
blatant|In-your-face
blossomed|Flourished
bluntly|In a not so tactful manner
bombast|Braggadocio
bonnets|Head coverings in "Little House on the Prairie"
bootleg|Pirated
brainpower|Intellectual ability
brainteaser|What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?, e.g.
brainteaser|Mind game?
brawled|Fought in a melee
breaker|It might propel a boogie board
breastfeed|Fat, like some newborns
breasts|Nursing spots
brigand|Desperado
brillos|Some kitchen pads
broomsticks|Witches' rides
brunettes|Some are described as chestnut
buildup|Accumulation
bullwhips|Rodeo implements capable of generating sonic booms
bundled|Like phone and Internet, in some plans
buoyant|Cheerful
bylines|They're often found at the tops of columns
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin's Kit Kat Klub
cabinet|Kitchen or bathroom storage fixture
caesars|Deli orders in bowls
campsites|Designated places for pitching
cantata|Piece for voices and instruments
capable|Up to the task
capital|It "has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself," per Karl Marx
capitol|Bill building
cardiac|Heart-related
cardigan|Title sweater of a 2020 Taylor Swift hit
cardsharp|Player who might have an ace up their sleeve
caricatures|Cartoonish depictions
carnosaur|Predator of the Jurassic period
carotid|Vital artery
cartoon|Piece of political satire, perhaps
catered|Provided the fare for
cathedral|St. Patrick's in Manhattan, e.g.
cathexis|Investment of libidinal energy on someone or something, to a Freudian
ceaselessly|Non-stop
censures|Rebukes
centennial|Big anniversary
centipede|Bug-blasting arcade game
centrifuge|Device to take for a spin?
cerebral|Appealing to the intellect
chameleon|Reptile with a knack for blending in
charlatans|Con artists
checked|Looked into it
checkup|Annual, e.g.
cherubic|Innocent-looking
chessboards|Backdrops for mating displays?
chevron|Heraldic motif with an inverted "V" shape
chickadee|Songbird with an onomatopoeic name
chiffonier|Tall chest of drawers
chimera|Monster slain by Bellerophon
chowderhead|Amazing?
chronic|Persistent
cinders|Chimney particles
claptrap|Poppycock
clawhammer|Tool for both insertion and extraction
cleaners|Detergents
clinked|Came together, as champagne glasses
cloister|Sequester, as a nun in a convent
coastline|Certain jagged edge
codgers|Cranks
coexisted|Lived together in harmony
cohosts|Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, vis-à-vis "Live with Kelly and Ryan"
coleslaw|Common side dish at a barbecue
collates|Sorts by page number, say
colonel|Mustard, for one
colophons|Discoveries at the ends of books
colossus|Subject of interest for a Rhodes scholar?
columns|Sixteen of them stand outside the Supreme Court's main entrance
complexes|Oedipus and castration, to a Freudian
concede|Acknowledge defeat
concept|Abstract idea
concoct|Create by mixing ingredients
condiment|Chutney, e.g.
congratulations|Mazel tov!
connote|Intimate
consuls|Onetime Senate leaders
contend|Assert (that)
contorts|Twists one's body
contract|Shrink
control|Word after birth or remote
controls|Is in charge of
convert|Person who's been swayed
cornbread|Chili-cook-off carb
corncob|Middle of an ear
cornfield|Setting for an iconic "North by Northwest" sequence
coronate|Crown, as a new ruler
cortege|Ceremonial procession
cosigns|Says "Amen to that!"
counter|Seating choice at a diner
cousins|Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage, familially
crackerjack|Snack one might crave during the seventh-inning stretch
creases|Pressing issues?
creates|Makes
crisped|Dehydrated, say
crispiest|Like the best fried chicken, say
criterion|Standard
crochet|Work with a hook
crouches|Squats
crystal|Aura healer, supposedly
curacao|Liqueur that makes a Blue Lagoon blue
cuspids|Canines
cuspids|Canines
custard|Bit of a trifle
dadaist|Duchamp, for one
dairymen|Guys who might get milk out of Jerseys
dalliance|Brief involvement
daredevil|No stranger to danger
darkrooms|Developing areas
daunting|Like public speaking, for many
daylilies|Ephemeral blooms
decimal|It's got a point
decoded|Made sense of
decolonize|Free from systems of oppression, say
decontamination|Concern for a hazmat team
defense|Free safety's responsibility
deflate|Release air from
deflates|Lets the air out of
degenerate|Immoral person
deictic|Context-dependent, in linguistics
deleting|Striking out
delimit|Define the boundaries of
demands|Doesn't just ask
demeanor|Bearing
demigod|Offspring of a deity and a mortal
demises|Ends often described as "untimely"
demonologist|One who might explore imp lore
denotes|Shows
denoting|Standing for
deodorant|Fix for a stinky situation?
derides|Mocks
deserts|Arid expanses
desists|Stops as a result of a court order, say
desperate|Willing to try anything, maybe
despise|Abominate
dessert|Last course in a prix-fixe meal, typically
destines|Dooms (to)
detours|Ways around roadblocks
detritus|Post-party confetti, for example
develop|Build out, as an argument
dewdrops|Glistening beads
diciest|Involving the most risk, as a plan
diluted|Mixed with water, perhaps
dimension|A line has only one
diminutive|Word that might end in -ie or -ling
diorama|Scene at a natural-history museum
dirties|Drags through the mud, maybe
disarms|Wins over
disease|Pathologist's focus
dismount|Leave the bars, perhaps
dispositions|Make fun of Ariana Grande's chart-topping 2020 album?
dissented|Didn't agree
documentaries|Ken Burns's ken
dogmata|Doctrinal dicta
dogsleds|Towed transports without wheels
dominos|Restaurant chain behind a 2018 "Paving for Pizza" pothole-fixing campaign
donating|Being charitable
doohickey|Thingamabob
dovetails|Interlocks
dreamboat|Vision
dreamboats|Major head-turners
dresses|Bridal-shop inventory
dribble|Avoid travelling
dualism|Two part-y state?
dullard|Not the sharpest tool in the shed
dustrag|Surface-cleaning cloth
dwindle|Get lower and lower
dystopia|Panem or Oceania, in fiction
earldom|Relative of a marquessate
earworm|Annoyingly catchy tune
easiest|Most straightforward, say
eclairs|Desserts once known as _pains à la duchesse_
eclipse|Surpass
ecotour|Vacation inspired by Earth Day, perhaps
ecotourist|Person who might stay in a green house
editors|_Time_ management?
eellike|Long and slippery
eggheads|Nerdy sorts
egoists|Ones with big heads
egomaniacal|Narcissistic in the extreme
eighths|What a pie might be sliced into
elation|Giddy feeling
elector|Member of a political College
electrics|Some cars
elevates|Lifts
elevator|Transportation for someone on the come-up?
embalms|Mummifies
emeralds|May birthstones
emeriti|Commencement honorees, often
emirates|The "E" in U.A.E.
emoticon|It often includes a colon
emoticon|Set of characters you might look at sideways
emotions|Pride and joy
employee|Staff member
emporia|Shops with many kinds of merchandise
enchains|Captivates, as one's attention
encounters|They might be "close" and "of the third kind"
endures|Never says die
enemies|Lex Luthor and Superman, for example
enemies|The Sharks and the Jets, e.g.
energized|Pumped
engagingly|In a way that generates interest
english|One of the U.N.'s six official languages
engraves|Makes an impression on
enhance|Improve
enjoyable|Fun
enlists|Recruits
enrages|Sends into a frenzy
enrolls|Signs up for school
ensuing|Coming after
ensured|Made certain
entailed|Involved
entente|International accord
entraps|Lures into lawbreaking
entreats|Pleads with
entrees|Centerpieces of meals
entries|Ledger items
epicure|Person who enjoys fine food and drink
epicurean|Discriminating in one's culinary tastes
epilogue|Addendum at the end of a story
epistle|New Testament writing
epistles|Letters
epithelia|Layers of tissue
eradicate|Totally wipe out
eremites|Religious recluses
erodible|Vulnerable to being washed away
erogenous|Like some hot spots?
erotica|Works with passion?
esoterica|Arcane facts
essence|Quiddity
estates|Large properties
esteems|Holds in high regard
estrogen|It might be part of hormone-replacement therapy
etcetera|Latin phrase often abbreviated to its first three letters
etcetera|Series finale?
ethical|On the up and up
euphemism|Bought the farm or "bit the dust," for example
evidently|It would seem that . . .
evinces|Clearly demonstrates
examples|Real-life instances
exciting|Galvanic
expertise|Specialist's know-how
expunge|Erase, as a criminal record
eyehole|One of two in a ghost costume
eyelash|Mascara target
eyelashes|Curlers' targets
eyelift|Bit of face work
eyeliners|They're used to make wings
eyesores|Aesthetic blights
facemask|Skin-care product that might contain clay
facials|Treatments often received with closed eyes
faeries|Tiny magical creatures in Neopets
fairest|Superlative used to describe Snow White
fairway|Area that's rough around the edges
fantasia|Animated film that nearly bankrupted Disney
fantasize|Contemplate the bizarre, say
farmers|Contributors to growing businesses?
fashions|They go in and out
fatalistic|Skeptical of free will
fatherly|Showing care, in a way
featurette|It's shorter than a full-length film
federal|F.B.I. leader?
fedoras|Felt hats named for an 1880s Sarah Bernhardt role
females|Sows, say
fermata|Musical symbol used to prolong a note
finagles|Accomplishes with a bit of underhandedness
finance|Enable, in a way
fingers|Glove compartments?
fireball|High-energy person
fireball|Street Fighter projectile
fissile|Able to be split, as an atom
flagstaff|Home of Arizona's Lowell Observatory, at which Pluto was discovered
flapjacks|Breakfast stack
flappable|Easily agitated
fluoridate|Chemically adjust to address tooth decay
footloose|Idiomatic partner of "fancy-free"
foregone|Never in doubt, as a conclusion
foreplay|Touchy-feely activity?
formulaic|Familiar, in a way
foxhounds|Hunting dogs with American and English breeds
framboise|Lambic beer that's fermented with (and gets its name from) raspberry
frontpage|What covers the news?
froufrou|Fancy
fuelers|Some pit-crew members
gamekeeper|Wildlife overseer on an estate
garbage|Just terrible
gardener|Plant manager?
garments|Clothing
gazettes|Some newspapers
gearcases|Bike-chain protectors
gearhead|Automotive fan?
genders|Identities that can be fluid
gerunds|Hooting and hollering, e.g.
gestate|Develop in the uterus
ghastly|Very bad
giraffe|Animal whose vertebrae can be a foot long
gladden|Bring joy to
gladder|More merry
goliath|Guy who's known for getting stoned?
gondola|Grand Canal craft
gorilla|Animal studied by Dian Fossey
grandma|___ pizza (square pie with cheese under the sauce)
graniteware|Some enamel sets
greasiness|Quality of many foods thought erroneously to be hangover remedies
greenlit|O.K.'d, as a studio film
greenwash|Mask with vague, eco-friendly language, say
grieves|Feels sorrow
guessed|Played twenty questions
gyration|Rotation around an axis
haggling|Angling for a deal, say
hairballs|Cat products not sold in stores
hairpin|Very sharp, as a turn
hallmark|Emblematic trait
hampered|Limited
handprint|Something made with palm oil?
hardens|Sets
harissa|Paste made with baklouti peppers
harmonicas|Instruments sometimes referred to as mouth organs
harness|Piece of tack for a draft horse
harpsichord|Instrument played by Johann Sebastian Bach
harsher|More severe
harshness|Cruelty
harvester|Crop-gathering farm machine
headband|Finery for the crown?
hearses|Vehicles on display outside the Haunted Mansions of Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom
heartened|Encouraged
heckles|Shouts from the audience
hellion|Serious mischief-maker
hellish|Terrible
helpers|Right hands
hemline|Skort's edge, say
henleys|Collarless pullover tops with a few buttons
heresies|Unorthodox ideas
heroine|Female protagonist
heterodox|Departing from the mainstream
heteronym|Word spelled identically to another but with a different pronunciation and meaning
hiccups|Affliction that might be treated by breathing into a paper bag
highboy|Tall chest of drawers
highest|Most stoned
hijinks|Boisterous escapades
hindquarter|Rump location
hipsters|Some "Portlandia" portrayals
holograms|Projected figures
homemade|One side of a cranberry-sauce debate
homeroom|Spot for one's first period, perhaps
homonyms|Bow and bow or tear and tear, for example
hornists|Some players in an orchestra
hubcaps|Hard drive disks?
hyperbola|_y_ = 1/ _x_ , e.g.
hypotenuse|Line segment whose length is "c," in a2 + b2 = c2
icebreaker|Activity that might kick off a team-building retreat
idealists|Believers in utopia, perhaps
imagine|Word at the center of a mosaic in Central Park's Strawberry Fields
immensely|Quite a bit
immersed|Completely engrossed
impedes|Stymies
importuned|Beseeched insistently
imposes|Asks for a big favor, say
incants|Does some spelling aloud?
incinerate|Torch
incline|___ bench press (exercise that targets the upper pecs)
included|Part of the package
incoherent|Impossible to follow
indelible|Unforgettable
indictments|Foursome filed against Donald Trump (March, June, and August, 2023)
indoors|Not alfresco
induced|Effected
inductee|Guest of honor at a hall-of-fame ceremony
inebriating|Causing tipsiness
inedible|Unfit for consumption
inevitable|Doomed to happen
infidels|Group that's beyond belief?
inflict|Cause, as an injury
infringe|Trespass (on)
inherits|Gets via DNA, say
initials|Signature pairings?
inkless|Like printers that don't use toner
inquiring|Curious
insatiable|Always wanting more
inserted|Added, as a photo to a document
insider|One who knows how the sausage is made
insiders|Makers of some illegal trades
insular|Provincial
insulator|Poor conductor, in physics
intakes|Amounts consumed
intense|Extreme
interacts|Plays (with), as an app
interview|Talk-show segment
intones|Says in a robotic way
irksome|Irritating
irksome|Pestiferous
isolates|Sets apart
italicizes|Puts a right-leaning slant on
italics|Biased writing?
iterate|Continuously improve, in tech-speak
iterates|Repeats
ivories|Piano pieces?
jambalaya|Dish often made with andouille sausage
jambalaya|Dish similar to paella
jamboree|Scouts' gathering
jeopardized|Put at risk
jeopardy|Game show won forty straight times by Amy Schneider
jingled|Made a key ring?
joneses|Figurative neighbors to keep up with
journeyman|Person who is reliable but not exceptional
jujitsu|Martial art similar to aikido
justices|Black and White, e.g.
kaisers|Frederick III and Wilhelm II, for two
keyholes|Slots in doors and necklines
kimonos|Japanese robes
kneecap|Bone that an ostrich has four of
kneesock|Footwear item in a school uniform
knishes|Jewish deli fare
lactated|Produced milk
lagniappe|Little something extra
lambasted|Upbraided
lambdas|Letters that resemble inverted "V"s when capitalized
lamentable|Unfortunate
lamppost|Upright part of a street light
lanterns|Objects set adrift in lakes and rivers during the Hungry Ghost Festival
lanterns|They're lit for the Mid-Autumn Festival
lapdogs|Pets that do well with sitters?
lapsing|Running out, as a subscription
largesse|Generosity
latecomer|Person who doesn't catch the kickoff?
latecomer|Someone skipping commencement?
latinos|Demographic umbrella
layered|Dressed for chilly weather
legible|Easy to make out
lessens|Falls off
lessors|Rental parties
letters|Alpha-Bits shapes
liaises|Makes connections
libelous|Damaging, in a way
libelous|Defamatory, in a way
librarian|Professional who works with collections or catalogues, perhaps
lifeguard|Person raised on a beach?
lifelong|Enduring
lighten|Decrease, as a load
lineate|Striped
linemen|Tackles, e.g.
lingual|Tongue-tied?
linguine|Pasta shape similar to fettuccine
lionized|Celebrated
littered|Absolutely rife
littles|Kiddos
loathed|Unpopular and then some
loiters|Hangs around a public place
lotharios|Rakes
loudmouth|Person liable to blab
loyalty|Faithfulness
lumberjack|Amex user
macaroni|Tubular ingredient in some salads
macaroni|Word that ends the first verse of "Yankee Doodle"
macrame|Craft in which one might do more than sixty knots per hour
magneto|X-Men role for Sir Ian McKellen
maharishi|Hindu sage
maidens|Some fairy-tale characters
maintain|Keep in good condition
malaise|Day-before-a-cold feeling
malingerer|Person feigning illness
mamboed|Performed a Cuban dance
mandolines|Tools for julienning
manholes|Main entrances?
mannerisms|Styles of acting, as it were
maracas|Handheld rhythm-section instruments
marginalia|Writing done on the side
mariner|For slow and slow that ship will go, / When the ___'s trance is abated: Coleridge
marionette|You'll need to pull some strings to make it work
marshes|Grassy wetlands
martial|___ artist
maryjane|Shoe style, or a "Spider-Man" character
masculinize|Endow with certain gendered traits
masterpiece|Outstanding work
matinees|Afternoon performances
matsutake|Type of mushroom in Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing's "The Mushroom at the End of the World"
mealworm|Snack for a robin
medaled|Got an award, perhaps
meddled|Minded other people's business
meerkat|Animal known for its distinctive upright posture
melancholia|Hamlet's affliction, according to Freud
memoranda|Interoffice notes
meniscus|Anatomical shock absorber
mentored|Helped a new hire learn the ropes, say
meritless|Holding no water
messiahs|Super savers?
metronome|Beat keeper
midfield|Sports center?
midrash|Jewish scriptural interpretation
midtown|Where in Manhattan to find the Museum of Modern Art
mileage|Usefulness, so to speak
militant|Pugnacious
millinery|The handicraft of hat-making
minibars|Hotel-room amenities stocked with pricey snacks and drinks
minidisc|Sony audio format introduced in the early nineties
minidress|Article that doesn't cover very much
minister|Malcolm X or Martin Luther King, Jr.
miracles|With "the," Motown group with forty-six _Billboard_ Hot 100 songs
misdial|Make a bad call?
miserable|More than just sad
mishegoss|Twaddle
mishmash|Pastiche
misprints|Crummy jobs in publishing?
misstate|Fudge, say
mockery|Unflattering imitation
mocktails|Make fun of Sonic the Hedgehog's sidekick?
moderated|Presided over a debate
monitor|Keep a close eye on
monolith|Any of the massive stone heads on Rapa Nui, e.g.
monolith|Single massive rock standing upright
monsters|Zombies, vampires, and Nessie
moonshot|Ultra-ambitious project, so to speak
motliest|Least uniform
motorized|Powered, in a way
mousetraps|Exterminator's supply
muffles|Deadens the sound of
mundane|Workaday
munsters|The ___ (sixties TV show centered on a comically horrifying family)
muscles|They're shown off at bodybuilding competitions
mutable|Capable of change
mutates|Assumes a new form
mystery|Genre for Christie or Rendell
nagging|Persistent
nanoseconds|Flashes
narrowed|Reduced in width
natters|Talks nineteen to the dozen
neatens|Tidies
neatniks|Anal personalities
necessity|Condition
needles|Irks
negroni|Cocktail that replaces the soda in an Americano with gin
neighbor|Person you're close to?
nesters|Builders on branches
nestled|Settled snugly
neutered|Fixed, at the vet
newtons|Joules per metre
newtons|Units in mechanics
nitpickers|Critics not likely to be satisfied
nonagon|Shape with nine sides
noncoms|Some mil. officers
noodges|Nags
noticeable|Hard to miss
novices|Lesson takers, perhaps
numeral|Roman X or Arabic 10, e.g.
numerical|Figured?
nutrient|Vitamin or mineral, say
nutrients|What superfoods are said to be packed with
obelisk|The Washington Monument, for example
obscene|Word that might describe a huge amount of money
obviates|Precludes
ocelots|Iguana hunters
octaves|Intervals over which tones double in frequency
octopuses|Some blue-blooded animals
odyssey|With "The," work whose translation by Emily Wilson "exposes centuries of masculinist readings," per a _Guardian_ review
oedipal|Complex adjective?
oedipal|Like the desire to commit patricide, perhaps
oenophile|Expert on noses and legs?
oftener|More frequently
oiliest|Most greased up
ointment|Topical salve
oloroso|Sherry whose name is Spanish for "fragrant"
omelette|Alternative to a scramble
omelette|Breakfast-buffet offering
ominous|Foreboding
omnivore|One with a culinary "Dilemma," in a Michael Pollan title
opaline|Milky and iridescent
openers|Tour-schedule listings
operation|Game with Doctor and Specialist cards
operetta|Candide, for one
oration|Formal address
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orbiting|Running rings around?
ordination|Investiture of a clergyperson
oregano|Pizza-sauce herb
organisms|Biologist's study
origami|Activity in Ken Liu's "The Paper Menagerie"
original|Inventive
ornament|Bit of Christmas decoration
ornament|Christmas-tree dangler
ostentation|Showiness
otherwise|If not
outdance|Defeat with a series of moves
outshines|Exceeds in brilliance
outside|Not indoors
outsmart|Defeat in a battle of wits
outsold|Moved faster than, in a way
outtake|Scene where the actors break character, perhaps
ovarian|Relating to certain reproductive glands
ovations|They may be standing in a theatre?
overdressed|Decked out in a three-piece suit, complete with pocket square, for a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party, e.g.
overhang|Go beyond
oversaw|Supervised
overseer|Supervisor
package|Delivery that might require a signature
pageboy|Blunt request at a salon?
paisleys|Patterns that were big in the sixties
palates|Epicurean senses
palazzi|Grand residences in Rome or Florence
palindrome|It makes sense either way
pancetta|Italian cured pork belly
panhandler|To a ___ Who, for a Quarter, Said 'God Bless You'  (David Wagoner poem)
parabola|Curve formed by a suspension bridge's main cable
parabola|Curve in an algebra textbook
paradigm|Example
paralegal|Job for Rachel Zane in the early seasons of "Suits"
parasail|Fly while being pulled by a motorboat
parasail|Glide in the air over an ocean or lake
paroled|Released with certain conditions
parsnip|Carrot cousin
pasteups|Old print-production formats using adhesive and layout boards
pasteurized|Milk-carton word
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
patented|Guarded against imitation, as an invention
patient|Not put off by things being put off
patriot|Country fan?
patrols|Guard groups
peahens|Audience for some tail-feather shaking
pediatrics|Field for doctors who treat minor issues?
penance|Act that shows contrition for one's sins
pentacle|Alternative to coin in some tarot decks
peonies|Flowers that attract ants
perennial|Marjoram, for one
perform|Act or sing, say
periodical|Regularly published magazine
perishes|Bites the dust
personal|Not for everyone's ears
pertest|Most impudent
perused|Pored over
petites|Small section in a women's clothing store?
phrenologist|Practitioner of the racist pseudoscience espoused by Leonardo DiCaprio's character in "Django Unchained"
pierogi|Dumpling traditionally served with sour cream
pilgrims|Journeyers
pioneer|Trailblazer
piranha|Amazon threat
pirates|Acquires illicitly, in a way
pirates|Perpetrators of copyright infringement
planets|Octet in our celestial neighborhood
planets|They're attracted to stars
planters|Nursery equipment
platoons|Military outfits
playpen|Crawl space?
pleasers|Yes-men, e.g.
polyhedron|Die, e.g.
pompadour|Hairstyle named after a mistress of Louis XV
poodles|Popular pets
porridges|Gruel and grits, for two
portrays|Plays
possess|Take over
postcards|Snail-mail missives from vacationers
postdoc|Fellow, often
potshots|Swipes
praiseworthy|Laudable
preached|Lectured
predate|Come earlier than
preempt|Certain publishing-industry offer
premarital|While you were having ___ sex I mastered the blockchain (line from a classic copypasta)
preorder|Reserve in advance, as an upcoming book
principal|Title for Springfield Elementary School's Seymour Skinner, on "The Simpsons"
principle|Word after reality or pleasure, to a Freudian
printable|Like many PDFs
privileges|Benefits of an office
projector|One lighting up the screen?
promises|Gives one's word
promote|Hype
proposed|Popped the question
pulpits|Talking points?
pumpernickel|Choice for a Reuben, perhaps
quenched|Satisfied
queried|Asked questions
quitters|People taking fire-prevention measures?
radiate|Give off, as light or heat
radicals|Moderates' opposites
ragtops|Convertibles, slangily
rapture|Ecstasy
rascals|Rogues
rationed|Allowed
rattail|Mullet relative
rattlers|Snakes with a distinctive warning sound, familiarly
rattrap|Digs in the dirt, say
ravines|Deep gorges
readapt|Turn into a movie one more time, maybe
realignment|Shift in alliances, say
reapply|Put on again, as lipstick
reasons|Justifications
reassumes|Takes on again, as a former office
rebuttal|Argument with a counter tenor?
recasts|Gets a new player for
reckoned|Worked out
recoups|Gains back, as money
recurrent|Periodic
recycle|Verb represented by
redecorates|Gives another look?
redeems|Cashes in
redeems|Uses, as a coupon
redesign|Make over
reengaged|Got involved again
refract|Change the direction of, as light through a prism
refused|Turned up one's nose at
regales|Entertains with a story
regalia|Jingle dresses, fancy shawls, etc.
regards|Polite e-mail sign-off
regatta|Sailing or rowing race
regrets|They're sent to say no
reinspects|Checks again
reinsure|Provide more protection for
reinvent|Completely change
reissue|Original-pressing alternative, in a record shop
relegate|Consign (to)
reliefs|Adornments on the Ishtar gate
relieve|Take over for
relived|More than just remembered
remains|The ___ of the Day (Oscar-nominated film based on a Kazuo Ishiguro novel)
remember|Not forget
reminds|Gives a nudge
remodel|Overhaul, as a fixer-upper
remoulade|Crab-cake condiment
rentals|Cars often left at airports
rentier|Economic class in Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-first Century"
repanels|Puts in new wainscoting, say
repeats|Wins the championship for a second straight year
replaced|Swapped out
replies|Answers an e-mail
rereleased|Put out again, as a film or album
rescued|Saved
resealed|Closed back up
reseals|Uses caulk on old joints
resigns|Gives notice
resinlike|Resembling amber or myrrh, say
resorted|Turned (to)
resound|Echo
restart|Troubleshooting go-to
reticent|Restrained
retinas|Eye parts scanned by some security devices
retinue|Entourage
retirement|It's not working anymore!
retirement|Occasion for an office party and a gold watch, perhaps
retires|Stops working for good
returned|Yielded, as profit
reveres|Honors
rewrite|Go from script_FINAL.pdf to script_FINAL_V2.pdf, say
rhinestone|___ Cowboy (Glen Campbell hit)
rhinoceroses|Pride : lions :: crash : ___
rialtos|Theatre districts
ringdoves|Birds with bands of dark plumage partially encircling their necks
ripcord|Opening line?
risible|Ludicrous
risotto|Creamy, starchy Italian dish
risotto|Dish made with Arborio rice
riveter|Rosie's occupation in a wartime work-recruitment campaign
roaster|Pan for cooking a turkey or chicken
robotic|Disturbingly unemotional
rollways|Inclines used by lumberjacks to get logs into rivers
romaine|Lettuce in a Caesar salad
rondeau|Traditional French poetic form exemplified by "In Flanders Fields"
rottweiler|Black-and-tan dog of German ancestry
roundish|Somewhat circular in nature
rowboat|Oar-propelled vessel
ruiners|Party poopers
ruthless|Cutthroat
salient|Conspicuous
saltshaker|Half of a tabletop pair
salvaged|Rescued from ruin
samovar|Water vessel with Russian origins
sarcastic|Like a Reddit comment tagged "/s"
sarongs|Balinese wraparounds, e.g.
satellite|Sputnik or the moon, for example
satellite|Weather-tracking device orbiting the Earth, e.g.
satirize|Wittily ridicule
satirized|Lampooned
savannah|Georgia's oldest city
sawfish|Carpenter shark, by another name
sawmill|Plant that yields wood?
scalene|Adjective in a geometry textbook
scanners|David Cronenberg's 1981 body-horror thriller
scenery|Landscape
schisms|Deep rifts
schmoes|Jerks
scissor|___ doors (car doors that open up instead of out)
scoring|Culinary technique used on bread dough and raw meat
scottie|Bulls teammate of M.J. and Dennis
scratch|Slightest bit of harm
scratch|What some baked goods are made from?
screeds|Harangues
scrimshaws|Engraves, as a whaler might
scrolls|Thumbs up in a text chain, say?
scrubbed|Cancelled, as a project
scuffle|Not quite a brawl
scuttles|Scurries, like a crab
seamstress|Atelier employee
seaport|Container-ship destination
secedes|Breaks away from a federation
secrete|Conceal in a hiding place
sections|What § symbols refer to, in contracts
sedates|Prepares for surgery, perhaps
sedates|Tranquilizes
seesaws|Goes back and forth
seethed|Boiled
semifinal|Match for two of four
semimonthly|Payday frequency, for some
seminar|Discussion-focussed course
sensible|Sound
sensorium|Subject of transformation by media technologies, per Marshall McLuhan
separated|Living apart
separates|Becomes disconnected
sequitur|Logical conclusion
sergeant|Military rank above corporal
serpents|Medusa's locks
serrano|Certain salsa ingredient
setback|Unforeseen bump in the road
seventh|Musical interval from A to G
severance|2022 Apple TV+ show that stars Adam Scott as an employee of the fictional Lumon Industries
sexists|Paladins for the patriarchy
sextant|Navigational aid used to take a sight
shadows|People cast them
shakeups|Status-quo disrupters
shallow|Superficial
shamble|Shuffling gait
shavers|They hum in the bathroom
shearing|State-fair activity
sheathe|Stow, as a sword
shields|Brooke of "The Blue Lagoon"
shields|Protective technology aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise
shilled|Was a spokesperson (for)
shirked|Avoided, as a task
shivery|Visibly cold
shoestring|Word that can describe a budget or a French fry
shovels|Clears snow from the driveway, say
shrieking|Wailing like a banshee
shunned|Gave the cold shoulder to
shunned|Ostracized
shutterbug|Photography enthusiast
sidestep|Circumvent, as an unpleasant situation
sightseers|Tourists
signaler|One waving a white flag, say
silence|Thich Nhat Hanh book subtitled "The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise"
silkworms|Domesticated caterpillars that spin luxurious fibres
simoleon|Slang for "dollar" that's also the name of a certain video-game currency
simulacrum|A real without origin or reality: a hyperreal, per Jean Baudrillard
sincere|From the heart
sinkage|Lowering
sitcoms|They may have laugh tracks
skeeters|Insects with itchy bites, colloquially
sketchbooks|They're sometimes left open by drawers
sketchy|Not to be trusted
skewered|Like satay and kebabs
skillets|Things in the kitchen that might be seasoned but aren't eaten
skullduggery|Duplicitous behavior
skywriters|Columnists who report on Chicago's W.N.B.A. team?
slalomed|Moved in a zigzag pattern
slander|Sling mud at
slaphappy|On a sugar high, perhaps
slayers|Buffy and Faith, for two
sleazeballs|Real so-and-sos
sleepover|Spend the night with a date
sleepwear|Duds to dream in
sleeves|Record holders?
sleighed|Travelled à la Santa Claus
slurped|Enjoyed audibly
smartass|Wisecracking sort
smeared|Slandered
smelling|Enjoying the bouquet of a glass of wine, for example
snakepit|Hardly a safe space
sneaker|Product discussed by Sole Collector
sneakers|High-tops, e.g.
snooped|Looked through someone's phone, say
snorter|Humdinger
snowbird|New Yorker who winters in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, for example
snubbed|Didn't nominate, say
snuggle|Get cozy
softhearted|Compassionate and kind
solitude|The profoundest fact of the human condition, per Octavio Paz
sorrows|Miseries
soundproof|Keep quiet?
soviets|Space-race competitors
spacewalk|Activity that's done in a vacuum?
spartan|Simple and unluxurious
speared|Skewered
spencer|Oscar-nominated title role in a 2021 drama
spilled|Mishandled a mug of coffee, perhaps
spittoon|Vessel of the Old West
spleens|Blood-filtering organs
spoiler|No-no in a film review
spoiler|Revealing who did it when reviewing a whodunnit, e.g.
spoonerisms|Bunny phone and belly jeans, for two
sported|Wore prominently
spousal|Type of legal privilege
spouted|Spewed forth, as nonsense
squished|Made a wet sound, as a shoe in mud
stabiles|Alexander Calder sculptures
stances|Planks of a political platform
staplers|Refillable office devices
stargazer|Observer of Bellatrix and Betelgeuse, perhaps
starring|Acting as the lead (in)
startle|Jump
startups|New outfits?
stately|Dignified
stature|Reputation
steamed|Cooked in a bamboo basket, say
steamer|The Lusitania, for one
steamers|Vessels for making siu mai
steeples|High points of cathedral architecture
steered|Conducted
steered|Took the helm
stellar|Out of this world, both literally and figuratively
stellar|Really, really good
stellas|Some light beers, familiarly
stencil|Tool for a graffiti artist
stepped|Performed on a dance team, say
stepstool|Means of selecting top-shelf products
stereos|Boom boxes
stereotyped|Judged prejudicially
steroid|Hydrocortisone, e.g.
stetson|Component of ranch dressing?
stetson|Cowboy accessory
stewing|All worked up
stewpans|Vessels for making coq au vin
stiffer|Not as flexible, like sore muscles
stilted|Awkward
stirrup|Foot support for an equestrian
stoicism|Philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium
stopgap|Band-Aid, so to speak
stopgaps|Temporary solutions
storage|Pantry's purpose
stratus|Low-lying cloud
stretchy|Like elastic waistbands
streusels|Crumbly dessert toppings
strewed|Scattered
stringy|Like some texturally unpleasant chicken
striptease|Burlesque performance
stripteases|Shows that many people barely finish?
strudel|Pastry whose name literally means "whirlpool"
studded|Like some belts sold at Hot Topic
stupors|Shocked-into-silence states, sometimes
styling|Accessorizing, say
stylist|Person who might help finalize a red-carpet look
stylistic|Relating to a literary technique, say
sublevel|Location for a rec room, maybe
subtext|What's read between the lines
sultans|Muslim sovereigns
sultans|Ottoman rulers
summarized|Made a long story short, in a way
sunroom|Solarium
superego|Moral component of one's personality, to a Freudian
surnames|Hall and Oates, e.g.
surreal|Fantastic
surrealist|Salvador Dalí, for one
swarmed|Were all over
synesthesia|Phenomenon that informed Wassily Kandinsky's theatre piece "The Yellow Sound"
syringe|Insulin-administration option
tabbouleh|Bulgur-and-parsley salad
tactician|Skillful sort
tadpoles|Future frogs
talents|Gifts that might be hidden
talents|They're showcased in showcases
tamales|Dishes wrapped in corn husks
tamales|Mexican dishes steamed in corn husks
tangier|Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar
tapioca|Boba ingredient
tapioca|The pearls in boba drinks
tarpaulin|Covering whose name is often shortened to its first four letters
tattered|Worn to shreds
teakettle|Stove-top whistler
teamster|Trucker in a union
tearjerker|Movie with a snotty audience?
teasing|Playfully making fun of
teenage|Like the titular dream of a Katy Perry hit
teenaged|Like most high-school seniors, but not most college seniors
teetered|Seesawed
teetotal|Duck sauce?
teetotals|Avoids anything hard
telephoned|Got on the line
tempests|Storms
temptations|I Wish It Would Rain singers, with "The"
temptress|Siren
tempura|It often consists of deep-fried shrimp and vegetables
tendons|They connect muscles to bones
tensest|Most suspenseful
tenured|Staying in school?
tenures|Terms in power
termini|Ends
termite|Insect that can eat someone out of house and home?
terriers|Westies, e.g.
tessera|Tile in a mosaic
tesseract|3-D : cube :: 4-D : ___
testimony|Account in court
thankful|Adjective used on Turkey Day
thermostats|Devices central to some household squabbles
thespian|Serious player
thimbles|Protections for sewers
thinner|Product in the paint aisle
thirsty|Like someone liking a two-hundred-week-old Instagram post, perhaps
thisaway|Over here, informally
thoracic|___ spine (central section of the vertebral column)
threads|Plot parts that might tie together in the end
tidiness|Sweeping victory?
timeless|Like a song or a style that never goes out of fashion
timeline|Graphic in a history text
tinkerers|People who take things apart and (maybe) put them back together
tinkertoy|Brand of building sets for kids, whose "Classic" version has wooden pieces
tinware|Some retro cutlery
toeless|Like some socks seen in workout studios
tolerable|O.K.
tolerate|Put up with, as an annoying younger sibling
tongues|Sneaker flaps
tossing|Having a fling?
tostadas|Crunchy taquería offerings
tournaments|They're often seeded
towaway|Drag out of one's spot, maybe
towrope|Line for a water-skier
tractor|Farmer's ride
tragedy|What's denoted by a frowning mask
traitors|Sellout crowd?
tramline|Streetcar's route
tramples|Stomps on
tramways|Aerial ___ (alpine transports)
transfer|Trade schools?
translate|Put into new words
trapdoor|Hidden entrance, maybe
trapdoors|Stage exits
trawlnet|Thing that's pulled over the bed?
treachery|Backstabbing
treasure|Stuff buried by pirates, stereotypically
treehouse|Branch headquarters?
treehouse|Play space that might be accessed with a rope ladder
treehouses|Branch locations?
trellis|Vine-covered garden structure
trended|Got big on social media
triaged|Set priorities
tricolor|Like the Mexican flag
trident|The Little Mermaid prop
trident|Poseidon's spear
trifocal|Multiuse lens
trillions|U.S. national-debt units
trimmings|Stuffing, candied yams, and cranberry sauce, e.g.
trombone|Brass instrument that can play glissandi
trouser|Word before leg or cuff
tsarism|Subject of many of Lenin's writings
tsarism|System that collapsed in 1917
tunnelers|Subway workers also called sandhogs, e.g.
tushies|Babies' bottoms, say
tweeted|Shared, in a way
twosome|Brace
typefaces|Times and Courier, e.g.
ultrasonic|Like many dog whistles and bat calls
umbrella|Patio sight, maybe
umbrella|Something to share with a close friend?
umpires|Four of diamonds?
unalike|Dissimilar
unarmed|Weaponless
unavowed|Never openly declared
uncanny|Preternatural
uncover|Expose
underdo|Barely cook, say
underdog|Team poised to make a Cinderella run, perhaps
underwire|Support that might be removed for comfort
unearned|Not deserved
unearned|Passive, as income
unnerves|Weirds out
unorthodox|Straying, in a way
untamed|Wild
unyielding|Hard-nosed
updates|Brings into the twenty-first century, say
updraft|One giving a pilot a lift?
upfront|Blunt
upheave|Throw into disorder
urbanism|City dwellers' way of life
usernames|Handles
utilize|Word often considered a pretentious alternative to "use"
vanilla|Blandly ordinary, so to speak
vanilla|Part of Neapolitan ice cream
variant|Subject of a COVID-surveillance dashboard, perhaps
vasectomy|Birth-control option
vegetate|Grow
verboten|Not allowed
vertebra|Part of a column
vesicles|Cavities in volcanic rock
veterans|Doyens
vibrate|Make waves, in a way
villanelle|Poetic form that W. E. Henley called "A double-clappered silver bell / That must be made to clink in chime"
violists|Musicians in an orchestra's string section
virtues|Admirable qualities
visited|Called on
voiceovers|They may be spoken by movie narrators
volumes|Quantities measured in bushels or gallons
voyager|Name given to two NASA probes and a "Star Trek" series
vrooming|Driving super fast, cutesily
wackiest|Least normal
walnuts|Textural bits in some baklava
warthogs|Tusked animals of Africa
waterways|They might lead to ports
wayfarers|Classic Ray-Bans
website|Safari destination?
websites|Google and Amazon, e.g.
weenies|Dorks
welcome|Hug, maybe
whipcord|Durable cloth made with hard-twisted yarn
whisperer|Ghost ___ (TV series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt)
wholesalers|Supply-chain figures
witness|Recipient of a subpoena
yabbers|Chatters
yardsticks|They have three feet but no legs
yarmulke|Keepsake from a Jewish wedding
zookeeper|Person responsible for some monkey business?
advance|Move two squares in Candyland, say
angular|Like a chiseled jawline
armrests|Sites of mid-air territory disputes?
atoners|They're a sorry bunch
beeline|Direct route (to the buffet, maybe)
bizarre|Strange
blanked|Shut out, in soccer
bologna|Italian city with an eponymous sauce
bugbear|Hobgoblin
canoodle|Nuzzle up against
coleslaw|Side dish at a barbecue
collect|Do not pass Go. Do not ___ $200
concierge|Omni presence?
cooties|Bugs on the playground
cuisinart|Kleenex: tissue :: ___: food processor
dentists|Professionals who drill and fill
detract|Take away (from)
dialogs|Some boxes on computer screens
discovery|Need for Frisbee Golf / Oh-so-much
egomania|Self-importance to the extreme
experiment|Jane Elliott's Blue eyes/Brown eyes exercise, e.g.
freebie|Gift with a purchase, e.g.
freelanced|Got paid on a per-word basis, maybe
gelatine|Ingredient in gummy bears, to a Brit
glibness|Artificiality
gnocchi|Pasta made from potatoes
goddess|Euphrosyne or Osun, e.g.
hamstring|Showy starlets / The "Precious", for one
lollipops|Handouts in a pediatrician's office
microclimate|Windy zone within a big city, e.g.
mileage|Car shopper's concern
milkmaid|One mentioned on the 8th day of Christmas
munches|Chomps
mustang|Feral horse
ocarina|Instrument in a classic "Zelda" game
operate|Perform surgery, perhaps
operation|*Met fare / Bit of positivity?
origami|Paper-based artform
overthink|Obvious / Tat
pelican|Water bird with a large bill
piccata|Cooked with lemon, parsley, and butter
pregnant|Text of an ad run by a clandestine collective ...
privacy|Closed-door expectation
pythons|Snakes that might be reticulated
racetrack|Place to drive around
ratchet|___ up (increase incrementally)
relapse|Setback
release|Let go
reorder|Stock up again
schmoozed|Joe what's-his-face / The end of the British alphabet
sitcoms|Living Single and "Schitt's Creek"
snacked|Decimated some cheesy puffs, say
snorted|Grunted like a pig
strange|Unusual
tangent|Conversational divergence
testing|Sound check word
titanium|Metal with the highest strength-to-density ratio
treadmills|They'll give you runs for your money?
unravel|Come undone, literally or figuratively
urchins|Spiny creatures
abashes|Shames
abdicating|Relinquishing power
abigail|Second first lady
abiotic|Inanimate
aborted|Cut short
absinthes|Liqueurs made with wormwood
abstains|Does not cast a ballot
accents|Stresses
accident|Mishap
accountable|Like a good math teacher?
accountant|Person concerned with figures
accused|Pointed the finger at
acetone|Paint ingredient
achieve|Reach one's goal
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil entertainer
adapter|AC/DC converter
addicts|They're hooked
additional|Supplementary
address|Talk to a crowd
adonises|Very handsome young men
advancing|Giving a loan
advancing|Moving forward, as troops
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerobatics|Loops and rolls
aggravate|Make worse
agitate|Roil
agrarian|Like society, before the Industrial Revolution
ailment|Minor malady
airplanes|Hangar contents
airtight|Like some alibis?
alameda|City near Oakland
alameda|Shady public walk
alameda|Shady walk
alameda|Walk in the shade
alarmed|Startled
albatross|Obstacle to success
alcohol|Dipsomaniac's bane
allocate|Assign
allover|Everywhere
allowances|Teenagers' earnings?
allowed|Took into account
alphabetic|Certain letter arrangement
altered|Let out or taken in
alternate|Do this, then that, then this again
amalgam|Combination
ambience|Atmosphere
amenity|First class hotel offering
amoebae|One-celled organisms
amongst|Located in the center
analogs|Some watches
analyze|Dissect
anatomy|Gray's area?
anchorman|I interrupt your programming
anchovies|Unpopular pizza topping choice
andiron|Fireplace fixture
andiron|Firewood support
anemones|Buttercup relatives
annoyed|Bugged
anodize|One way to coat a metal
anodyne|Soothing pill
answered|Talked back?
antelope|Deer playmate?
antennas|Some wave catchers
antipasto|Restaurant order
antlers|Buck's pride
apartment|1A, for example
apogees|Orbital points
apoplexy|Fit of rage
apparel|It's on you
applied|Filled out a personnel form
appoints|Assigns
apricot|Brandy flavor
aptness|Suitability
archaeologist|His career is in ruins?
archives|Collection of records
argonaut|Mythical sailor
armfuls|Some amounts
arrogant|Overly proud
artisan|Craftsperson
artistes|Virtuoso performers
artless|Unsophisticated
artwork|Novel enhancement
ascribe|Impute
aseptic|Germfree
aspirin|Smart helper?
aspirins|Headache stoppers
assailant|Thug at work
assignee|Duly appointed agent
assisted|Type of living
assumed|Took for granted
assures|Frees from doubt
astonish|Flabbergast
astronaut|One making good use of space?
asunder|Into pieces
attached|Like loving couples, e.g.
attained|Realized
attended|Followed through on the R.S.V.P.
auction|Christie's transaction
aureoles|Rings of light
automat|Coin-operated cafeteria
autopilot|Cockpit "robot"
avarice|Insatiable greed
avengers|Vindicators
aviation|Boeing's business
awesome|Absolutely fabulous
baalism|Belief in false gods
baccarat|Its motto could be "Come to Reno and play!"
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
backgammon|Its motto could be "It takes two!"
backspace|Chiropractor's location in the medical building?
badness|Degree of corruption
bankroll|Wad
baptismal|Type of certificate
barmaids|These gals mix it up
barrages|Verbal onslaughts
barricades|Palisades
barrier|Roadblock
bartender|I mix with Jack, Jim and Johnny
baseball|Its motto could be "Go home!"
basketball|Its motto could be "Let's break, fast!"
basmati|Gourmet rice
bastille|_____ Day (French national holiday)
battered|Like a pitcher in desperate need of relief?
bayonet|A G.I. might fix it
bayonet|Hand-to-hand weapon
bearhug|Pessimist's affectionate greeting?
beckoned|Invited hither with a gesture
beelines|Direct routes
behaved|Acted properly
berating|Scolding harshly
betides|Happens to, as if by fate
bettered|One-upped
beverage|Coffee, tea or milk
bicycles|Five or ten-speeds
bifocal|Double vision?
billiards|Its motto could be "stick it to 'em!"
bipedal|Two-footed
birdbrain|Loon
birthday|Happy occasion?
blackjack|Its motto could be "Best two kings!"
blameful|At fault
blissful|Completely happy
blisters|Result of manual labor, perhaps
blossoms|Flourishes
blowout|Wing-Ding
boaters|Stiff straw hats
bodyguard|He worked for Capone
boldest|Most daring
bondsman|Surety
boneheaded|Really foolish
bonspiel|Curling competition
bookmark|Certain placeholder
botanist|One with a flower fetish
botanist|Plant scholar
brainstorm|Think tank product
brakeman|Important railroad employee
brambles|Prickly shrubs
breakages|Some grocery store loses
bridles|Tack room equipment
brocade|Regal fabric
brutally|In a vicious manner
buckeyes|Ohio State players
bulldog|Detective Drummond
bulldozing|Lazy optimist's favorite activity?
burnout|Emotional exhaustion
cabinet|You may look through it in the kitchen
cafeteria|High school section
calendar|Word with art, year or watch
cameraman|TV station employee
cameras|Tourists may carry them
candida|George Bernard Shaw play
cantatas|Short oratorios
capitals|Wellington and Juneau, to name a couple
captain|Queeg's rank
carafes|Wide-mouthed beverage servers
cardsharp|One with an ace up his sleeve?
careens|Drives recklessly
careens|Drives recklessly
carhops|Early fast-food employees?
carousel|1956 Shirley Jones musical
carpenter|I'll finish it
carryover|Like a one in addition, often
castles|Rooks
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catcalls|Not flattering whistles
caterer|One at a wedding reception
charade|Blatant deception
chenille|Bedspread or rug fabric
chervil|Parsley relative
chicano|Mexican-American
chimera|Imaginary creature
clampdown|Get a grip?
claptrap|Babble
claptrap|Empty language
clayish|Like a modeler's substance
cloudiest|Murky to the max
cockatoos|Noisy parrots
cockatrice|Mythical serpent-rooster whose look could kill
coinage|Invention of new words
colorfast|What impatient children do?
colossal|Like the Empire State Building
colossus|Rhodes sight
commence|Inaugurate
commerce|Trade
compline|Final canonical hour
compress|Medical pad
computer|Punch card reader, once
concede|Yield
concerto|Vivaldi composition
concrete|Not abstract
conjurer|Legerdemain practitioner
consensus|General agreement
consorted|Kept company
conspire|Plot together
contessa|Italian noblewoman
contests|Competitions
contests|They produce winners
contorts|Twists out of shape
conundrum|Riddle you may beat?
convent|Nunnery
cookbook|Child's specialty
cookies|They may be fortune-filled
copilot|Airline crew member
copperhead|Venomous snake
cordials|Liqueurs
coronet|Noble topper
corsage|Prom night offering
corsets|Scarlett O'Hara's undergarments
costumes|Edith Head's area
cottages|Country homes
courtroom|Judge Judy setting
couture|High fashion designing
covetous|Greedy
crackpot|Odd fellow
creation|Dress designed by Oleg, for example
creative|Like artists
creches|Nativity tableaux
crossbow|Weapon similar to an arbalest
crossfire|Don't get caught in it
crosstie|Transverse beam
cruelly|In a merciless fashion
cruelly|With malice
curious|Like a storybook George
cuspidor|Oater saloon feature
cyclones|Big blows?
daisies|Please Don't Eat the _____ (1960)
dastards|Malicious cowards
deadline|Newspaper publisher's concern
debases|Lowers in dignity
debaters|Members of some college teams
decanter|Vino vessel
decided|Made up one's mind
declare|Well, I _____! (southern belle's phrase)
decoyed|Lured
decrypts|Breaks the code
defections|Castro's concerns
defendants|The accused
defrosts|Uses the microwave, in a certain way
demeans|Humbles
demigods|Mythical deified mortals
democratic|Party for The Clintons
density|Slow-wittedness
department|Store section
deploys|Arranges, as troops
deposed|Unseated
deposition|Clinton gave it
depress|Cast a pall
derides|Subjects to ridicule
designs|Dior's forte
desirous|Wishing for
dessert|Last course
destroy|Smash to pieces
detonate|Set off
dextral|Right-handed
diagram|Do-it-yourselfer's guide
dialects|Types of speech
diamondback|Certain rattlesnake or terrapin
diesels|Types of trains or trucks
dietetic|Like some low-calorie foods
dilated|Like some pupils
diligent|Sedulous
discrete|Detached from others
disgust|Reaction to a horror movie, perhaps
dispense|Do like a vending machine
distress|State of danger
disturb|Opposite of "let sleeping dogs lie"
dollars|A Fistful of _____
donated|Gave alms
doomsday|Final Judgment
doormats|Pushovers
dossier|Secret police file
downfalls|Ruinous failures
dragnet|Jack Webb's show
dreadnought|Type of battleship
drillmaster|Ace in the hole business?
drooled|Salivated
dunderhead|Numbskull
dustbin|Ashcan
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eaglets|Young birds of prey
earache|Swimmers' ailment
earners|They believe "money doesn't grow on trees"
earphone|Walkman plug-in
easement|Relief
eateries|Greasy spoons
echelon|Level of command
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
economy|President's concern
ecstatic|Delirious
edifice|Large, imposing building
edition|Book printing
editorial|Opinionated text
educator|I always make the grade
eeriest|Most inexplicable
egested|Discharged
egoists|They probably think this song is about them
egotist|Self-centered one
elapsing|Passing away (as time)
elastic|Like some waistbands
elastics|Rubber bands, e.g.
elements|Natural habitats
elephant|Camel alternative?
eliding|Saying 'ere or 'ead
elision|Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
elkhound|Certain hunting dog
ellipse|Geometric curve
embrace|Greet warmly
emerald|The Wizard of Oz city
emergency|Type of exit
emerges|Comes out
emeritus|Type of professor
emersed|Standing out of the water
emoters|They really play a part
emphasis|Special attention
employed|Working
emporium|Large retail store
enacted|Now legal
enamels|Glossy paints
enamored|Inflamed with love
enchant|Cast a spell on
enclosed|Fenced in
encores|Curtain calls
endeared|Won over
enervate|Devitalize
enervate|Sap, as strength
enraged|Ready to blow
enriched|Like many breads
enriches|Adds greater significance to
enrolled|Joined
ensiled|Put fodder away
ensnare|Trap
entourage|VIP's following
entrees|Fine dishes?
entrust|Leave confidently in one's care
entrusts|Consigns
envenom|Make poisonous
envious|Jealous
episode|Daily soap dish?
episode|TV series unit
episodes|Parts of a series
ergonomic|Like an applied science
erupting|Bursting forth
escalator|It'll give you a lift
espresso|Strong coffee
essence|Jet competitor
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
estates|Landed properties
estates|Will subjects
esthetics|Study of beauty and art
estimate|Rough calculation
estuary|Where salt and fresh water mix
etageres|Knick-knack cabinets
etcetera|You get the idea...
etcetera|And so on
ethereal|Otherworldly
evacuated|Didn't wait for the hurricane
eveners|Carpenters' planes, e.g.
evenfall|Dusk
everglades|Florida national park
executive|Classy class
executrix|She handles wills
experimentation|Method used to test a hypothesis
exploit|Heroic deed
expounds|States in detail
extorted|Demanded a ransom, e.g.
eyeless|Start of a Huxley novel
eyepiece|Binoculars part
eyesore|It's not pretty
eyewear|Spectacles
facedown|How your hand is dealt
falsetto|Tiny Tim was one
familial|Hereditary
familiar|Acquainted
fanjets|Certain aircraft engines
farsighted|Capable of prudent planning
fawning|Bootlicking
figment|Contrived idea
filters|Coffee maker supplies
fingers|Pinkies
firefight|OK corral event
fishery|Place for raising seafood
fisheye|Suspicious look
fishponds|Places for roe to grow
flameout|Jet engine failure
flashback|Vivid memory
flatbeds|Trailers with no sides
fleeces|Swindles
flotsam|Floating wreckage
foolproof|Leaving no opportunity for error
footloose|Laid back
footnote|Author's explanation
footstep|Sound from the floor above
footstool|Place to rest one's tootsies
forehead|Widow's peak locale
forests|Loggers' worksites
forgives|Lets it go
freestylers|They do it their way
freewill|Discretion to choose
fruitcake|Popular Christmas gift
fuselage|Boeing body
gagsters|They write one-liners
galeate|Helmet-shaped
galoshes|Rainy day gear
gavotte|Dance in quadruple meter
general|Type of delivery
generals|Grant and Lee, for example
generic|Not a brand name
genteelly|In a polite way
genuflects|Bows in church
girders|Building supports
gladness|Joy
glibness|Fluent quality
glimpses|Sneaks a peek
glossed|Dealt with too lightly (with "over")
golgotha|Crucifixion site
gossamer|Fine cobweb film
grammars|Books on word usage
grandpas|Mom and dad's dads, e.g.?
granges|Farmers' associations
grateful|Rock's _____ Dead
grayest|Most in need of a dye job?
greatest|Word in Ali's boast
greatly|To a large degree
greenmail|Antitakeover maneuver
greeters|Some Wal-Mart employees
gremlin|Mischievous elf
gremlins|1984 comic horror film
grislier|Like a horror movie sequel
groaners|Puns, usually
halfhearted|Insipid
hammocks|Places to swing
handlebar|Kind of mustache
handset|Telephone receiver
harvests|Agricultural events
haunches|Hindquarters
hayseed|Jethro Bodine was one
headliner|Inside of a hat?
heartache|Anguish
hedgehog|Porcupine
heisted|Swiped
helmsmen|Steerers
helpmate|Better half?
hennery|Fowl place
henpecks|Browbeats
hesitant|Undecided
hibachi|Portable grill
highwayman|Noyes subject
hilarious|Very funny
hippogriff|Mythical winged horselike creature
hissing|Showing disapproval, in a way
holiest|Most sacred
holsters|Automatic accessories
hominies|Corn types
horseshoe|Good luck bringer?
hotshot|Ace with an attitude
hurlers|Mussina and Martinez
hymnbook|Choirmember's need
hypnotic|Spellbinding
illustrious|Renowned
impasto|Painting technique
impeach|Challenge one's credibility
impedes|Slows progress
imposes|Inflicts oneself upon others
impotent|Powerless
impudent|Saucy
incision|Surgeon's cut
indolent|Habitually lazy
industrious|Hardworking
inferior|Third-rate
infirms|Invalidates
informal|Off the cuff
inhaler|Stuffy nose reliever
initiate|Put through hell night
insomnia|It keeps one up at night
install|Set into position
installs|Set ups a new computer program
instant|Kind of coffee
intense|Heavy, man!
intense|Like some gazes
interests|They may be special
interns|New doctors
interval|Temporary cessation
intrepid|Daring
inundate|Flood
inversion|How beautiful is the moon is an example
ireless|Without rancor
ironworks|Smeltery
irresolute|Indecisive
isolate|Hermit's verb
isometric|Kind of exercise
iterate|Say repeatedly
iterated|Repeated
keepsake|Memento
keyboard|Federal Reserve, e.g.?
kidders|They joke around
killing|The _____ Fields (1984)
kindness|It's from the heart
knesset|Israeli parliament
knuckleheads|Bumbling ones
labelled|Like British designer clothing
lactose|Milk sugar
lampooned|Satirized
largely|In great part
latexes|Some paints
lattice|Trelliswork
lauding|Exalting
lavalava|Samoan skirt
lawyers|Matlock cohorts
layered|Like puff pastry
layered|Multicoated
lectern|Church desk
lectures|Teaches
legalese|Attorney-speak
lettered|Educated
levelheaded|Cool and balanced
limousine|Vehicle for Cruise or Kidman
lineman|Guard or center
lingerie|Victoria's not-so-secret Secret
liniment|It's rubbed in
linseed|Artist's oil
lissome|Gracefully agile
loggers|Axe men?
loiters|Dawdles about
longhorn|Type of cattle or cheese
lotuses|Dream cars, to some
lotuses|Formula One cars
loyalty|Good quality in a friend
lunettes|Crescent-shaped outlines
lyrical|Suitable for singing
macadam|Road paving substance
maddened|Drove to drink
madonna|Like a Prayer singer
maestros|Previn and Bernstein
mahatma|Indian wise man
mainliner|Wealthy Phillyite?
maintain|Preserve
majesty|Sovereign title
maligns|Drags through the mud
manatee|Coastal critter
mandrake|May Apple
mangles|Disfigures
mangoes|Tropical fruits
mangrove|Tropical tree
maniacs|10,000 _____ (rockers)
mantilla|Senorita's scarf
mantles|Sleeveless coats
matchmaker|Yente in "Fiddler on the Roof"
mealtime|Six, perhaps
measles|Childhood illness
measure|Cooks do it
meatballs|They may be Swedish
meatman|Butcher
meddling|Having a finger in every pie
medevac|Emergency vehicle
mediates|Reconciles differences
megahit|Titanic or "The Sixth Sense," e.g.
melodic|Lilting
meteoroid|Small space traveler
minarets|Mosque towers
minibike|Small motorcycle
minicar|Subcompact
minister|Louis Farrakhan, e.g.
minorca|One of the Balearics
mischief|What Bart's up to
misdeal|Bridge mishap?
misdeed|A wrongdoing
mislabel|Identify incorrectly
mismate|Send a Yankee fan and Red Sox fan on a blind date?
mistaken|Wrong
mistakes|Boo-boos
mobiles|CBer's vehicles
moderate|He likes the middle of the road
mongrel|Crossbreed
mongrel|Mixed-breed dog
monorails|Disneyland transports
moppers|They work on the floor
mortared|Fired shells on enemy trenches
mozzarella|Rubbery cheese
mutterer|One grumbling in a low voice
mythical|Fairylike
nailset|Carpenter's punch tool
nametag|Conventioneer's pin-on
narrate|Tell the story
nebbish|Timid, ineffectual person
neglect|Fail to repair
neophyte|New hire, e.g.
nestling|Little robin
newsroom|Gathering place at CNN
nimrods|Expert hunters
nineties|They end a century
nippier|More biting, in January
nominated|You must be this to win an Oscar
nominee|Name on a ballot
nonsense|You must be kidding!
nonsense|Tommyrot!
nonstop|Round-the-clock
nostrils|Where you get a whiff
notation|Stet, for example
notepad|Memo writer's need
nudniks|Boring pests
nursery|Horticulturist's hangout
nutmegs|Eggnog spices
oarfish|Long, ribbon-shaped swimmer
obedient|Like a well-trained dog
octagon|Stop sign, e.g.
octuplets|Special delivery?
odyssey|Epic journey
offbeat|Unconventional
offered|Up for bids
oilseed|Castor bean, e.g.
oleander|Fragrant, poisonous shrub
oneness|Unity of thought
onstage|Next to Bob Barker
operetta|Naughty Marietta is one
oppressed|Those suffering
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for example
orators|Public speakers
ordains|Gives ministerial authority
oriented|Got one's bearings
origami|Japanese paper art
origins|Starting points
orioles|Batters in Baltimore
orioles|Brady Anderson's playmates
orioles|Palmer's team
orphans|Annie extras
ortolans|Bobolinks
overact|Be a ham
overalls|Jed Clampett's wear
overanxious|Excessively distressed
overfills|Puts in too much gas
overlooked|Slighted
overshot|Threw too far
overtake|Pull ahead of
overtime|It starts after the fourth quarter
owllike|Resembling Woodsy
palatal|Involving the roof of the mouth
panacea|Cure-all
panorama|Unobstructed view
pansies|Colorful flowers
papered|Did the walls
paragon|Model of excellence
paramount|White Christmas studio
parapet|Balcony barrier
parlays|Bets the works
passport|Stamp collector?
passport|Traveler's document
pastoral|Relating to idyllic country life
patriots|Bears' foes
pattypans|Squash varieties
pawnbroker|He sells chess pieces?
peanuts|Franklin, Woodstock and friends
pedants|Sticklers
penalize|Move the ball back 15 yards
pendants|Hanging jewelry
pennywise|_____, pound foolish
percale|Bed linen, but not linen
perpetuate|Cause to be remembered
persists|Doesn't give up
pesetas|Spanish cabbage?
pettifogger|One who quibbles over trifles
pharaoh|Egyptian tyrant
phenoms|Rookies of the year, perhaps
pianists|Ivory pounders
pickpocket|Where a guitar player keeps his plectrum?
pierced|Like some ears
pinhead|Another stupid person
pinnate|Resembling a feather
pinochles|Queen of spades and jack of diamonds melds
pistols|Some shoot water
pivotal|Crucial
plaints|Gripes
plateau|It's on the level
platitude|Hackneyed expression
playact|Perform on stage
pleaded|Begged
plebeian|Commoner, in ancient Rome
plethora|Excess
plethora|Overabundance
plethora|Overabundance
plotted|Schemed
poinsettias|Xmas plants
ponytail|Casual hair style
ponytails|Tomboys sport them, often
poorest|Most destitute
popover|Hollow pastry
porters|Redcaps
portfolio|Investor's concern
possets|Hot milk drinks
practical|Useful
practice|It make's perfect
prayers|Ave Maria and "Kaddish," e.g.
precedents|Cases in point
predated|Type of check
preexist|Antedate
premiere|Big event for a play or movie
president|My family comes first
presidio|Military post
pretends|Isn't sincere
pretense|False appearance
primrose|_____ path (risky course)
prioress|Chaucer's nun
prizewinner|Appreciate the best?
profess|Affirm openly
promote|Hype
prophets|Isaiah and Jonah
prosecutor|Trial figure
protein|Nutritional necessity
protest|Object formally
provided|Supplied
psalter|Collection of sacred songs
pueblos|Native American villages in the Southwest
pulsate|Throb, as a heart
pyramid|Egyptian tourist attraction
pyrites|Minerals known as "fool's gold"
quarterfinalist|U.S. Open figure
racehorse|Cigar, for example
radiuses|Sphere measures
ragtime|Joplin's pieces
railing|Part of a highway
rainbow|Trout variety
raincheck|Ticket for a makeup game
rawness|Uncooked condition
recitals|Dance performances, e.g.
reclines|Relaxes with a Lazy Boy
reconsider|Think it over?
recreate|Make anew
recycle|Gather newspapers and cans, e.g.
recycled|Used, and used again
redbait|Emulate Joe McCarthy
redeems|Turns in coupons
redheads|Gillian Anderson and Lucille Ball
redraws|Sketches over
reenters|Types data in again
referee|Foul language user?
reflect|Mirror
rehears|Tries twice
rehearse|Prepare for a play
relapse|Fall from grace
relaxes|Kicks back
release|Prisoner's quest
reliable|Trustworthy
relicts|Survivors
reliving|Shirley MacLaine activity?
remakes|Does over, as a classic film
remapped|Updated an atlas
remedial|Therapeutic
reorders|Arranges anew
repetitious|Iterative
rephrases|Puts another way
reportedly|As stated in the news
represent|Symbolize
reprint|Publish a second edition
rescuers|Firemen, often
researcher|Investigator
resented|Took the wrong way
resided|Planted roots?
resigns|Quits before the king is captured
retorts|Sharp replies
retract|Take back
retread|Cheap tire
retreat|Fall back
retrieve|What hunting dogs do
reverent|Deeply respectful
revolve|Orbit
ricochet|Carom off
rippling|Wavy
ripsnorter|Wing-ding
rivalry|Siblings may engage in it
riveter|Rosy was one
riviera|Jet-set destination
rosebuds|Popular wedding cake decorations
rosettes|Ornamental ribbons
rotation|Complete cycle
rotator|_____ cuff
rousseau|Emile author
saddles|Blazing _____ (Mel Brooks film)
sadists|Followers of the Marquis
safaris|Transvaal treks
salesmen|Certain vendors
sandals|Moses removed them
sandman|Nighttime visitor of folklore
sandman|One who cures insomnia
satanic|Like Rushdie's verses
satirical|Like a Jonathan Swift book
satisfy|Fill the bill
saturnalia|Wing-ding
sausages|London bangers
sauteed|Pan-fried
savings|Part of the budget, perhaps
saviour|Deliverer
scalers|Peak performers?
scatter|Throw to the wind
scenario|Outline of a play
schemes|Machinations
schlemiel|Klutzy one
scholar|Serious student
science|It can be social or natural
scissor|Clip with shears
scolded|Bawled out
sculptor|George Segal, for one
seabirds|Coastal fliers
sealant|Stopgap measure?
seaport|Bangor or Tacoma
seatbelt|Certain safety device
seclude|Sequester
seedcase|Pea pod, for one
seedeater|Finch, for one
seeding|Preparing a garden
seedless|Like some watermelon
sensate|Perceived
sensate|Perceived by sight, sound, touch e.g.
sensors|Photocells
sentient|Conscious
separate|Keep apart
sequels|Movies with a II or III
serenade|Beau's song
sessions|Jam sittings
setting|Congealing
settler|Homesteader
seventeen|Stalag number in a classic film
severest|Most austere
shadiest|Most suspicious
shakier|Less steady
sheepdog|Four-legged herder
sherries|Fortified wines
shinbone|It may be kicked
shindig|Wing-ding
shoetree|Pump preserver?
shootout|Old West event
shortcake|Diminutive dessert?
showers|Athletes hit them
shudder|Quiver in terror
siemens|Unit of conductance
silents|Pioneering films
silverfish|Household pest
sincerely|'50s hit for The McGuire Sisters
sinecure|Cushy job
sirloin|Steak choice
sissies|Mama's boys
situate|Place firmly
sizzled|Was extremely hot
skewers|Spears meat
skiddoo|Twenty-three _____
skirmish|Minor scrap
skylines|Penthouse views
skyrocket|Take off!
skyward|To the stars
slanderous|Defamatory
slapstick|Like the comedy of The Three Stooges
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleepier|More heavy-eyed
slowdown|Trooper's warning
slyness|Trickery
smallest|Most compact
smashers|Pumpkin destroyers?
smelling|Sniffing
smidgen|Amount in grandma's recipe
smooths|Removes wrinkles
smothered|Drenched in sauce
smothers|Tom and Dick, but no Harry
snapshot|A tourist might take one
snoozed|Drifted off
sociably|One way to be disposed
softball|It's delivered underhandedly
softshell|Kind of crab
soirees|After-dinner parties
solaces|Comforts
soldiers|Norman Jewison's "A _____ Story"
solidly|_____ built (well-made)
solitary|Penitentiary section
soloist|Star of the recital
songbird|Lark alternative?
sorcerer|Merlin, for instance
spaceships|Sci-fi crafts
spaniel|Sporting dog
speakeasy|Roaring Twenties nightspot
speaker|Tip, once
speculate|Play the market
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spinoff|Rhoda or "Enos"
splicer|Film editor, at times
splices|Wires a new car radio
sported|Had on
sprayer|Hose nozzle, e.g.
sprites|Goblins
spritzer|Bar choice
spyglass|Minitelescope
spyglass|Small telescope
squalls|Violent windstorms
stables|Grooms' places?
stagecoach|Western wagon
stairway|It leads to the upper level
stamina|Intestinal fortitude
standups|Some comics
starfish|Celebrities' favorite seafood entree?
starlets|Potential Oscar winners
startup|Boot your Mac
stately|Majestic
steamship|Paddleboat, e.g.
steelies|Certain mibs
steepens|Rises exorbitantly, as prices
steerage|Cheap ship accommodations
stenosis|Vessel constriction
stereos|Boom boxes, e.g.
sterile|Barren
stetson|It's felt on the range?
stipend|Grad student's payment
stockpile|Government reserve supply
storied|Celebrated in history
stories|J. D. Salinger's "Nine _____"
straits|Gibraltar and Dover
strayed|Wandered away
strayed|Went adrift
streetcar|Vehicle for Mason's gal?
stresses|Accentuates
stricken|Wounded
strident|Creaking
strobes|Disco lights
stunned|Knocked for a loop
stylists|Salon artists
stylists|Salon workers
suasive|Capable of convincing a jury
subsets|Divides up
sunburnt|Overexposed, in a way
sunsets|Western shows?
supremes|Noted Motown trio
surfaces|Comes up for air
surgeons|Some hospital staff members
suspects|They're in detective novels
swamped|Extremely busy
sweatbox|Prisoner's holding cell
sweatshop|Illegal factory
swelling|Sign of an injury
syndromes|Predictable patterns of behavior
systems|Buddy, binary and block
systems|Orderly methods
tallyho|Hunting cry
tamales|Steamed Mexican dishes
tantrums|Hissy fits
tapered|Like a pencil point
tapioca|Pudding choice
tapioca|Type of pudding
targets|They may cause you to aim high
taxicabs|Vehicles heading for the runway?
teatime|Four, say
tedious|Wearing
telephone|Bell's ringer?
telethons|Sunday drives?
tenable|Like a well-armed fort
tenants|They're in your apartment building
tensile|Type of strength
tentacle|Squid's feeler
tenured|Like some professors
theatrical|Dramatic
thesauri|Books of synonyms
thespians|Stage performers
thieves|Arabian Nights characters
thimble|Needle prick protection
thirteen|Not Lady Luck's number
thousands|A cast of _____
thumbprint|Irrefutable evidence
tidbits|Choice gossip
tidings|These can be glad
timepiece|Man of the Year article?
tinamou|Ostrich relative
tingling|Feeling about the spine?
tinstone|Black mineral
tipoffs|Certain game starters
tissues|Cold sufferer's supply
toadstool|Not the best mushroom to eat
toasters|Emcees, at times
toehold|Wrestling maneuver
tomahawk|Battle ax
tootsie|Dustin, in 1982
tornados|Big blows?
tortellini|Courtroom entree?
tortilla|Flat of fiction
tortilla|Steinbeck title "_____ Flat"
tractor|It runs on the farm
trampers|Vagabonds
treadled|Ran the old sewing machine
treasons|High crimes
treetop|Baby's spot
trellis|Garden structure
tremble|Quiver
tremolo|Fast vibrato, in music
trendsetter|Fashionable doggy?
tressed|Not bald
trestle|Support, to a civil engineer
triangulate|Measure using trigonometry
tribunes|Papers in Salt Lake City and Chicago?
triceps|Muscles of the upper arm
trimaran|Fast sailboat
triplet|One of three
tripoli|Libyan capital
tripped|Fell head over heels?
trophies|Bowlers' pride
trueblue|Like a loyal employee
trueblue|Loyal
tsunami|Tidal wave
turndown|Just say no
twister|Helen Hunt film
ukelele|Instrument associated with Hawaii
unattached|Single
underpay|Shortchange
undoable|Impossible to achieve
undressed|Got ready for the shower
unfamiliar|Not conversant about
uniform|Always the same
uniting|Wedding
unnerve|Set on edge
upstate|Part of New York
utopian|Impossibly ideal
vainest|Most excessively proud
valencia|José Iturbi's birthplace
vandyke|Tyler Moore's co-star
varments|Rogues
vaudeville|Roaring Twenties entertainment
veracity|Truthfulness
victorias|_____ Secret
vitamine|Essential nutrient
volunteer|Join the Peace Corps, e.g.
wallflower|Non-dancer at the dance
warrior|Jedi knight, e.g.
waspish|Short-tempered
wattage|Power supply
wavelet|Ripple
whisker|Narrow margin
wiseguy|Mafia member
wisenheimer|He knows it all
wistful|Melancholy
wondered|Pondered
workaholic|Employee who rarely takes off
wreaths|December decorations
wrestler|I'm sometimes on the ropes
yachted|Competed in the America's Cup
yammered|Whined and complained
yelpers|Most puppies
aberrance|Deviation
aberration|Deviation from the proper course
abeyance|Temporary inactivity
abeyances|Suspensions
abnegator|Claim renouncer
abolish|Extirpate
abrasive|Like sandpaper
absence|Truancy
absentee|Missing one
academe|University environment
accesses|Gets to via computer
accident|Mishap
acclaimed|Enthusiastically praised
accolade|Honor
accolades|Kudos
accuses|Points a finger
accustom|Habituate
acetate|Synthetic filament
acetates|Some synthetic fabrics
acetone|Common solvent
achieves|Reaches a goal
acolyte|Altar boy
acreage|Estate extent
acreage|Farmer's coverage
actively|Not passively
acutely|With keen perception
addable|Available to be thrown into the mix
addenda|Back-of-the-book lists
addicted|Unable to kick the habit
adopting|Taking up and practicing as one's own
adorable|Cute as a button
adorable|Darling
adulation|Servile flattery
aeriest|Most ethereal
aerosol|Kind of can
aerosol|Type of can
ageists|Discriminatory sorts
ageists|Ones biased against the elderly
agendas|Matters to be voted upon
agendas|Schedules
agitate|Create a stir
agitated|All shook up
agitators|Rabble-rousers
airlines|O'Hare competitors
airstrip|Small landing field
airtight|Like some alibis
alarmist|Chicken Little, e.g.
alehouses|Spirits are found here
alerted|Sounded the alarm
alleged|Asserted without proof
allegedly|Supposedly
allying|Joining, as by treaty
alphabet|Type of soup
already|So soon?
alternative|Rock type
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur that holds a horse?
amaretto|Liqueur choice
amassed|Emulated Henry Clay Frick
amassed|Piled up
amassers|Billionaires in the making
amasses|Gathers up
amasses|Stocks up
ambushed|Attacked guerrilla-style
amiable|Good-natured
ammonites|Mollusks' fossil shells
anaerobic|Living in the absence of air
anagram|Singer to resign, e.g.
anapests|Metrical foot of three syllables
anarchy|Headless state?
andante|Moderately slow, in music
android|TV's Data, for one
anemones|Clown fish
anemones|Land plants or sea animals
anesthetists|A number of ...
angelfish|Colorful aquarium swimmer
anginas|Conditions marked by chest pains
animation|Walt Disney's specialty
aniseeds|Liqueur ingredients
antacids|Tums and Rolaids
anthems|Rallying songs
anticipate|Look forward to
antipasto|Italian meal starter
antipodes|Direct opposites
antiquity|Period before the middle ages
antiwar|Like many '60s protests
antiwar|Type of protest
anywhere|Noplace special
aperitif|Pre-meal drink
aperitif|Preprandial potable
aplenty|Abundant
apology|Expression of regret
apostles|Last Supper diners
appeals|Legal actions
appease|Placate
appendix|Book addendum
appestat|Hunger trigger
apricot|Summer fruit
aquatics|Water sports
arcadia|Los Angeles suburb
armature|Buzzer part
armoire|Ornate wardrobe cabinet
arsenal|Keep your arms here?
arsenal|Military storehouse
article|It may be genuine
artisan|Craftsman
asbestos|Frowned-on fire-resistant material
ashamed|Guilt-ridden
asperse|Besmirch
asphalts|Some road covers
assails|Launches an attack
assault|Battery makes this worse
astronaut|John Glenn was one, twice
atelier|Designer's studio
atheists|Naysayers, of a kind
atheists|They don't believe
athlete|Jock
athlete|Olympian, for one
athletic|Ball player out west
attache|Embassy worker
attacks|Storms the ramparts
attempt|Undertake
attempt|Undertake
attests|Bears witness (to)
attired|Clad
attracts|Draws in
audience|Laugh track alternative
aureate|Tinged with gold
aurorae|Borealis and australis
austere|Severely simple
automat|Bygone eatery
automat|Obsolescent eatery
automats|Fast-food joints of yore
avarice|Greed
averaged|Calculated the mean
avocado|Dip flavor
avoider|Goldbricker, essentially
awesome|Causing wonder
baccarat|Vegas game
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
bachelor|Kind of party
backgammon|Board game
backseat|Type of driver
backslapper|Effusively friendly person
backwaters|Isolated, peaceful rural places
bakeries|They smell great
balderdash|Hogwash
ballast|It steadies the ship
ballyhooing|Trumpeting to the masses
bandsaws|Shop machines
bargain|Shopper's find
baritone|Male voice
barometric|Type of pressure
baronet|British title
baronet|British title of honor
barrage|Onslaught
bartend|Act as mixologist
baseman|He may be first, second, or third in the field
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
bathroom|Place for primping
bathtub|It may have a ring around it?
bathtubs|Rubber-ducky milieus
bazooka|Rocket launcher on your shoulder
bedevil|Torment
bedrolls|Camping items
beefsteak|Carnivore's entree
beheaded|Made pink ink?
belabor|Beat a dead horse
belabors|Beats a dead horse
belated|Tardy
bellboy|Jerry Lewis film (with "The")
belonged|Was a member
belugas|Caviar sources
benchwarmer|Substitute
benedict|Revolutionary War traitor Arnold
benefit|Charity event
benjamin|Jacob and Rachel's youngest
betelnut|Mild stimulant from a palm tree
betting|Putting money on your team, e.g.
bewilder|Confuse
bewitch|Cast a spell over
bicycles|Multispeed vehicles
billets|Barracks
biologic|Pertaining to the science of life
birddog|Hound
birdhouses|Cheep joints?
birdseye|Type of view
birthright|Human inheritance
blackmail|Film murder motive, perhaps
blarney|Famous Irish stone
blemish|Supermodel's concern
blueprint|Depressing picture?
bodices|Women's fitted vests
boldness|Audacity
bombast|Claptrap
bonanza|Where Ben fed his Hoss?
bonfire|It may be built for warmth
brazier|Charcoal grill
breaded|Like most fish sticks
breeches|Word with knee or riding
breezes|They blow through the jasmine of my mind
briquet|Kindling block
bristol|English seaport
bullpen|Bovine enclosure?
burners|A hot meal is on them!
buttercup|Shade of yellow
butterfly|Madame of The Met
cabinet|President Clinton has one
caddied|Carried bags for money
caesuric|Having pauses in conversation
caffeine|Coffee's kicker
calabashes|Bottle gourds
canapes|Treats on toothpicks
canaries|Unfortunate coal mine inhabitants
cancans|Leggy dances
candidate|Bush or Gore of 2000
candies|Halloween "treats"
candlewood|It's burned for light
canteens|Water flasks
canthus|Corner of the eye
canticle|Biblical hymn
capered|Jumped about, playfully
caravan|Camel string
caravans|Desert groups
cardsharps|A pack of ...
carfare|Going rate?
caribou|Reindeer relative
castanets|Spanish dancers' accessories
castled|Moved to protect the king
catalogs|Selling tools
cathect|Invest feeling in
catholic|Of interest to all
caucuses|Party meetings
causing|Resulting in
caustic|Acrimonious
ceasefires|Warfare hiatuses
celesta|Percussion instrument
cellist|Ma, for example
certain|Positive
certain|Quite sure
chainsaw|Prop in a famous horror film
chairperson|Committee head
chalice|Cup for wine
chancier|More of a gamble
changeup|Fastball pitcher's deception
chardonnay|White wine
chassis|Part of a car
checkbook|Read this at The Bank of Chess Champions?
cherishes|Holds dear
cherubim|Second order of angels
chianti|Wine from Tuscany
chianti|Wine from Tuscany
chicanes|Deceives
chicano|Mexican-American
chicanos|Mexican-Americans
chinchilla|Pearly-gray fur
chitchat|Chin music
choirmaster|He lifts voices
chronic|Constant, as a liar
cinemas|Movie houses
clashes|Doesn't go together
cleavage|V-neck sweater's revelation?
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
closedown|Cease operations
coarsen|Make rougher
coatroom|Hat-check girl's station
coaxers|They persuade
cockeyed|Off-kilter
cocoons|Silk wrappings?
codswallop|Gibberish
cogitate|Turn over in one's mind
coleslaw|Picnic side dish
coliseum|Amphitheater
collage|Eclectic assemblage
collapse|Cave in
collate|Printer option
collected|Gathered together
colleens|Galway gals
cologne|Aftershave relative
combated|Fought
comedic|Pryor's timing
comfrey|Healing herb
compliance|Obedience, as with the law
concave|Like some lenses
conceal|Keep it hush-hush
conceals|Sweeps under the rug
concede|Acknowledge as true
concise|Like a man of few words
conductor|Mehta or Toscanini, e.g.
conjured|Called forth
connection|Telephone need
consomme|Clear soup
contend|Make it to the playoffs
cookery|Culinary art
costume|All superheroes have one
cottony|Soft, light and fluffy
coverups|Acts keeping skeletons in closets
cowgirls|Some rodeo participants
crackdowns|Some police operations
cranked|Started a horseless carriage, say
crannies|Nooks' partner?
crassly|Indelicately
creampuffs|Timid types
creator|Supreme Being
credence|Trustworthiness
credits|They roll at movie theaters
cricketer|Wicket-keeper, for one
crisper|Refrigerator drawer
crochets|Hooks a sweater
croquet|Lawn game
croquet|Outdoor game
crushproof|Like some industrial-strength containers
curator|Museum employee
damsels|They might be in distress
dancers|Chorus line
darkroom|Developer's site?
database|Its motto could be "Search me!"
dateline|60 Minutes rival
daycare|Resource for working parents
daydream|Class distraction
deacons|Church officials
deadener|Benzocaine, e.g.
deafened|Overwhelmed with noise
dearest|Mommie _____
decadent|Morally corrupt
decagram|0.3527 ounce avoirdupois
decamps|Folds up the tents
deceive|Hoodwink
decelerate|Brake
decided|Fished when asked to "fish or cut bait"
declare|Reveal to Customs
deepens|Intensifies
deerskin|Colonial clothing material
defrays|Bears the expenses of
degrees|Sheepskins
delegate|Convention attendee
delight|Joy
delists|Drops (from an exchange)
delivery|Word with pizza or special
democrat|Gore, but not Keyes
demurrage|Detention in port
dentists|They know the drill
department|Governmental branch
derails|Runs off the tracks
describe|Act as a witness
desires|Covets
desires|Wishes
desolate|Out-of-the-way
despair|Heartache
despairs|Abandons hope
detectives|A magnum of ...
detested|Hated
devastate|Overwhelm
diamond|Hope, for one?
diarist|Nin or Frank
diehard|Willis blockbuster
dilettanti|Dabblers
dillydally|Take one's time
diluted|Not at full strength
dimensional|Word after two or three
diocese|Bishop's district
dirtier|More muddied
disables|Turns off, as an alarm
disables|Uses a parental control, perhaps
disarray|Confusion
discomfit|Make uneasy
disconcert|Upset
disdain|Scorn
dishpan|Word for rough, red hands
dislike|Feel repugnance
disputed|Challenged
disrobed|Got undressed
dissuade|Deter by advice
distance|Absence of warmth
ditties|Simple songs
diverse|Heterogeneous
diverts|Amuses
document|Put into writing
dogcarts|Horse-drawn vehicles, ironically
doggoned|Dad-blasted
dogsleds|Iditarod entries
dominant|Ruling
donates|Gives to a cause
doorbell|Target of an Avon representative
doorstop|It can make something ajar?
doorway|Pass through this to enter the kitchen
dosages|Prescription data
downtown|Petula Clark hit
dragster|Ride for Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
dramatic|Hardly comedic
dreamboat|Hunk
dredging|Scooping up a river bottom
dresser|It's in your bedroom
dresses|Women's apparel
dweller|Denizen
dynamite|It's explosive in nature
dynamite|J.J. Evan's catchword
earache|Swimmer's discomfort
eardrops|Otologist's recommendation
earmuff|Drum cover?
earthman|Alien's nemesis, in sci-fi films
earthshaking|Imperiling
easiest|Addition compared to geometry and trigonometry
eastern|Part of EST
eastward|From Colorado to Kansas
ebonies|Trees used for making piano keys
echelons|Command levels
echoers|Yes men
eclipse|Leave in the shade?
ecliptic|The plane of the earth's orbit around the sun
economy|Thrifty management
edifice|Imposing building
edition|Newspaper issue
editorials|Opinionated pieces
educate|Show the ropes
educated|Type of guess
educates|Schools
eeriest|Most unnerving
efforts|Exertions
eightball|Poolroom item
elapsed|Went by, as time
elatedly|In a gleeful manner
electee|Chosen one
election|Party's focus
elegance|Poshness
elephant|Mammoth descendant
elephant|Mammoth's kin
elevation|Loftiness
elision|Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
elitists|Guillotine candidates, once
eluding|Escaping understanding
emailed|Sent with a click
emanate|Flow out, as from a source
emasculate|Cut Samson's hair, e.g.
emeralds|They're green and precious
emeritus|Honorably-retired professor
emigrates|Changes residency in a big way
emplace|Put into position
employee|One getting bossed around
enamels|Nail and tooth coverings
encages|Confines, in a way
encamped|Pitched one's tent
endeavor|Try
endemic|Indigenous
endemic|Peculiar to a locale
endless|Perpetual
enemies|They're often hostile
energetic|Full of pep
energize|Kick start
engineer|Scotty's position
engulfed|Swamped
enliven|Pep up
enormous|Huge
enriched|Bread quality
ensconce|Position firmly
ensnare|Trap
entailed|Meant
enthuse|Make someone bubble over
enticer|Temptress
entitle|Give a name to
entombed|Like the pharaohs
entreats|Resorts to bended knees
entrusts|Puts in protective care
entryway|A door, for example
enumerates|Counts
enzymes|Pepsins, e.g.
ephemeral|Short-lived
epitaphs|Monumental writings
epitaphs|They're often written in stone
erasing|Wiping the slate clean
eroding|Crumbling away
erratum|Printing mistake
espresso|Coffee shop offering
espresso|Strong steam-brewed coffee
essences|Meanings
essences|Perfumes
essences|Perfumes, e.g.
estates|Beverly Hills has many
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
etagere|Open-shelved cabinet
ethereal|Extremely delicate
ethereal|Heavenly
etherizes|Renders numb
evanesce|Dissipate
evasions|Physical escapes
everyday|Casual
everyman|Early morality play
evicted|Got rid of a noisy tenant
evidence|What Holmes sought
excerpts|Selected passages
exerted|Put forth
exhaled|Released air
expense|Outlay
experiment|Testing procedure
extremes|Polar opposites
eyeholes|Places for laces
eyeless|Start of a Huxley novel
eyeopener|Surprising disclosure
eyewitness|He saw it happen
eyewitness|Whodunit interrogatee
fandangos|Spanish dances
faraday|Big name in electricity
farewell|Parting word
fathead|Twit
features|Regular newspaper columns
feldspar|60% of the earth's outer crust
festival|Periodic celebration
fiancee|Lady with a diamond
fiascoes|Complete disasters
fidgety|On edge
firecrackers|Explosive cylinders
firewood|Logs and twigs, in the eyes of campers
fixated|Neurotically attached
flamenco|Self-centered dance?
flapdoodle|Gobbledygook
flatbed|Popular truck type
flattery|It may get you everywhere or nowhere?
fleshes|_____ out (gives substance to)
flippers|Snorkeler's footwear
floodlit|Like the Washington Monument at night
florets|Vegetarian delights
focaccia|Flat Italian bread
focusing|Honing in
footgear|Something you take in stride
footnote|Print below the text
footrests|Ottomans
footstep|Eerie horror movie sound
footsteps|Scary sound in a dark alley
foreman|Fighter/entrepreneur, George
forfeit|Surrender a chance to win
forgiven|Pardoned
formals|Black-tie affairs
formative|Developmental (as years)
forsook|Desolated
forthcoming|About to appear
forthright|Straight to the point
foursquare|Blunt
fraternities|Greek-letter organizations
fretful|Fidgety
fretwork|Pattern of dark and light
frisbee|Park toy
frontier|International border
fruitcake|Traditional gift
funnels|Some kitchen or workshop utensils
gadabouts|Movers, not shakers
gadzooks|Zounds!
galagos|Bushy-tailed nocturnal creatures
gargoyle|Roof spout, at times
garments|Self-centered clothing?
garnishee|Collector of impounded wages
gateway|Portal
gazelles|Graceful, swift Africans
gelatin|Jiggly dessert
generate|Produce electricity
genesis|First book
genetic|Hereditary
genetics|Biological studies
gentian|Plant with colorful flowers
girasol|Fire opal
girlfriend|Favored female
glassblower|Certain artisan with strong lungs
glasses|Horn-rims
glassful|More than a sip
glimpses|Quick looks
gloomier|More depressing
godsend|Stroke of good fortune
gondolas|Venetian transports
goofball|Knucklehead
gooseflesh|What an eerie story may give you
governess|Nanny
grandpas|Forebear pair
graters|Parmesan preparers
gratuities|Tips
greenback|Federal Reserve note
greeters|Restaurant hosts, e.g.
grenade|Explosive pineapple
grilled|Like some cheese sandwiches
grubber|It's attached to money in more ways than one
grumble|Complain
gruyere|Swiss cheese
guidable|Like some missiles
gutsier|More courageous
habitual|Customary
halibut|Flounder relative
halibuts|Large flatfish
halogen|Kind of lamp
hammocks|Places to swing
hamster|It spins its wheels
handhold|Folk-dance component
handwrite|Eschew the word processor
hangnail|Manicurist's target
harasses|Hounds
hardcore|Unswervingly committed
hardened|Made unfeeling, as a heart
harlequin|Masked buffoon
hastens|Acts quickly
hazardous|Like a live wire?
headlock|Wrestling hold
healers|They're usually hands-on
healing|Getting better
healthy|Partner of wealthy and wise
heartbreakers|Ladies' men
hearten|Cheer up
heedless|Without care
hellcat|Ill-tempered woman
helmsmen|Pilots, of a sort
helpmate|Better half
hencoops|Where to find some chickens
heralds|Ushers in
heredity|Mendel's concern
highlight|Sports show feature
hipsters|Hepcats
history|It's all in the past
hitchhiker|One looking for a free ride?
hoggers|They take their share and then some
holland|Where The Hague is
homemade|Like mom's apple pie
honeymooners|Beloved Ralph and Alice?
honoree|Roasted one
honoree|The one getting toasted
hoodwink|Bamboozle
horrors|Heaven forbid!
hosanna|Palm Sunday salute
hosiery|Socks, stockings and such
hotheads|They lose their cool
hourglass|Primitive timepiece
however|Still
huffier|More thin-skinned
humbled|Lowered in station
hydrant|Water source
iceboxes|Early refrigerators
icecaps|Antarctica masses
ignoramus|Know-nothing
ignorant|Unlearned
imagination|Definition's end
imagine|John Lennon hit song
imbecile|Half-wit
immature|Goofy-acting
immerse|Engage wholly
immortal|Everlasting
impanel|Assemble, as a jury
impeccable|Without fault or error
impedes|Gets in the way of
imperative|Urgent
imperial|Emperor Napoleon III's beard
improbable|Not likely to be true
improvable|Can be made better
impulses|Stimuli
inboard|Like some motors
inchworm|Short crawler?
incisive|Trenchant
incisors|Cutting teeth
inciters|They start trouble
increased|Grew larger
indirect|Roundabout
industry|Automotive, steel or tourist, e.g.
inelegant|Unpolished
ingrown|Toenail type
inherit|_____ the Wind
inherit|Get by will?
inherit|Receive by will?
inoperative|Won't run
insects|Their abdomens have many segments
insights|Self-perceptions
insists|Stays firm in a demand
instance|Single occurrence
instars|Locale for astrological advice or big egos
instinct|Inborn pattern of activity
instrument|Musician's ax
insufficient|Leaving something to be desired
intaglio|Incised carving
intakes|Openings where air enters
intense|Hardly mild
intense|High-pitched
interest|Loan fee
internal|Like some affairs
internee|Prisoner of war, e.g.
intestate|Without a will
invaders|Space _____ (arcade classic)
inveigh|Protest angrily
ironside|Raymond Burr on TV
ironwork|Ornamental grating, e.g.
islands|Oahu and Maui
isolate|Set apart
isolate|Set apart
isolated|All alone
isolates|Quarantines
isolation|Type of tank
isotonic|Relating to the equal intervals in a scale
jellybeans|Snacks for Reagan
jetties|Piers
jostled|Rubbed elbows with
journal|Wall Street publication
judases|Betrayers
keenest|Sharpest
kenosis|Voluntary abasement, in theology
keynoter|Lead speaker
keynotes|Makes the opening speech at a convention
kilohertz|Unit of frequency
kinfolks|Who Jed Clampett reunites with
kingpin|Top banana
kneelers|Proposers, when traditional
knocker|Low-tech alternative to a buzzer
laborers|They work with their hands
lactose|Milk sugar
ladybug|Colorful beetle
lasagnas|Pasta dishes
lassoed|Caught with a long rope
latitude|Freedom from narrow restrictions
lattice|Ornamental framework of wood laths
laughter|It's known as the best medicine
launchpads|First digs?
launders|Washes clothes
laurels|Wreaths of honor
lawless|Xena portrayer
lawsuits|Court confrontations
layaway|Purchasing option
layette|Newborn's outfit of clothing
leaders|These are the people to follow
ledgers|Account books
leerier|More suspicious
leftwing|Liberal
legatos|Smooth, unbroken musical passages
legends|Heroes
legitimate|Worthy of consideration
lemonade|Stand for a kid?
lenient|Permissive
leotard|Ballet class garment
lessens|Soothes, as pain
letdown|Anticlimax
lettuce|BLT ingredient
liaised|Served as a go-between
license|Permission
limeade|Citrus drink
limeade|Summer cooler
lingerie|Boudoir wear
lioness|Elsa may be the most famous one
listened|Paid attention
littered|Ignored a trash can
loafers|Kick-around shoes
lobster|Maine specialty
lockers|They have their own area at the gym
loggers|Lumberjacks
loiters|Hangs around the corner store
loonies|Eccentrics
loosely|In an unstructured way
loquacious|Giving many words to the wise
lothario|Fictional ladies' man
loveseat|Romantic sofa
lumbago|Pain in the back
macaroni|Some prefer it with cheese
macrame|Decorative craft
madeira|Fortified dessert wine
madeleine|_____ Albright, Secretary of State
magenta|Purplish color
magical|Like Disney's Kingdom
magnate|Powerful businessperson
magnolia|2000 Best Original Screenplay nominee
majored|Pursued an academic specialty (with "in")
malamute|Pooch with a lot of pull?
managers|Dierker and Torre, for two
mandible|Lower jawbone
manhattan|Whisky and vermouth concoction
maniacal|More than crazy
maniacs|10,000 _____ (musical group)
manifest|Make evident
mannerist|Painter El Greco, for one
marimbas|Xylophone-like instruments
marrier|The pastor at the wedding, e.g.
masonic|Type of fraternal lodge
massively|In an extremely large manner
masthead|Editorial page feature
materials|Tools for a task
maxilla|Upper jaw
mealier|More sallow
meaningful|Having significance
meatball|Spicy beef creation
meatloaf|Entrée for a carnivore
meatloaf|Potluck dish, often
medallion|Taxicab emblem
melodic|Like a Puccini aria
meltage|What the spring thaw brings
merchant|Ivory's filmmaking partner
merited|Earned
mermaid|Fishy lady
message|Communication
meteors|Hot showers?
metropolis|City served by The Daily Planet
midtown|Manhattan district, in its place?
mildest|Most balmy
milepost|Highway-distance marker
miniature|Kind of golf
minions|Human parasites
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
misbegot|From a poor plan
mischief|Brat's forte
mistletoe|It helps you get kisses
mistletoe|Traditional icebreaker
modular|Type of home
moisten|Dampen
moneymaker|Cash cow
mongrel|Mutt
monitor|It's seen in television studios
monograms|JFK and DDE, e.g.
monotone|What Ben Stein speaks in
montages|Sergei Eisenstein's film techniques
moochers|Panhandlers, in a way
morning|When most eyes are rubbed
morocco|Soft goatskin leather
mortuary|Bill Paxton horror film of 1984
mosaics|Designs of colored glass
mothball|Take out of commission
mousses|Rich desserts
muscled|Used force
mystery|Christie product
nailbiter|Tense situation
nameless|How some shall remain
namesake|He might "report to the lobby" the same time as you
namesake|Junior, for example
namesake|What "Jr." often implies
napkins|Crumb catchers
narrate|Provide a voice-over
narrate|What tellers do
narrator|Storyteller
nearest|Closest
nearest|Least remote
neatens|Straightens up
neckerchief|Part of a Boy Scout's uniform
necklace|Jewelry box item
neckwear|Ties and scarves
needler|One poking fun
needles|Betsy Ross stickers?
negates|Contravenes
negates|Nullifies
negligee|Victoria's Secret offering
nemeses|Like Batman and Robin to the Joker
nepotic|What hiring Uncle Harry is
nescient|Grandiloquently ignorant
netsuke|Ornamental figure of Japanese art
neurons|Impulse transmitters
newness|Novelty
niblick|Nine iron
nightstand|It may hold your reading glasses
nineteen|On January 1, we stopped writing it so much
nitrate|Calcium _____
nitrogen|Primary constituent of air
noblesse|_____ oblige
nonlocal|Not close at hand
nonsense|Balderdash
nonskid|Type of safe surface
nosegay|Small bouquet
nosegays|Posies
noshers|Snackers
nostalgia|Longing for "the good old times"
notepad|Reporter's need
notepad|Steno's book
nouveau|_____ riche
nuances|Subtleties
nursing|Hospital work
oarsman|Crew member
oatmeal|Breakfast dish
oatmeals|Porridge-type foods
obliged|Much _____ (thanks)
oboists|Reed blowers
obsolete|Like a 386 computer
ocarina|Sweet potato
occasion|Wedding or birthday, e.g.
ocellus|Eyelike spot, as on peacock feathers
octagon|Eight-sided shape
octopuses|Deep-sea denizens
oddball|Eccentric one
odometer|Self-centered dashboard item?
offshore|Location of some banks
oilskins|Certain raincoats
oldsters|Mature folk
oligarch|Member of a small governing faction
omelette|Frothy-egg dish
omission|Neglected thing
oneself|Singular reflexive
onshore|Having missed the boat?
operates|Runs, as a business
operatic|Like some powerful voices
opiates|Soporifics
oppress|Crush the spirit
oppressor|The mighty to the meek, historically
optical|Type of illusion
optimal|Most favorable
optimist|One perpetually full of hope
oracles|Delphi diviners
oracles|Delphic diviners
orangey|Tang-like
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
ordained|Established by law
organic|Free from synthetics
organic|Like some expensive vegetables
orients|Breaks in, so to speak
orioles|East coast team
orisons|Devout petitions
ornament|Hood attachment
osmosis|Membrane diffusion process
outfield|Play better defense than?
outlier|One who lives far from the office
outmode|Make obsolete
outmode|Make obsolete
outscore|Best, as an opponent
overacted|Hammed it up
overalls|Jed Clampett's wear
overdraft|What they do at The Bank of Aggressive Army Recruitment?
overjoys|Fills with happiness
overlap|Coincide partially
overrate|Value too highly
overrates|Gives too much credit
overtake|Surpass
overtime|Pay over 8 hours, usually
ownership|Legal title
oxblood|Shade of red
pacifist|He won't go to war
paisley|Ornate fabric design
palette|Colorful board
palette|Monet's colorful board
palettes|Paint-mixing boards
palmers|Sports legends Jim and Arnold
palmists|They read lines
panache|Flamboyance
pancake|Flatness exemplar
pandora|Mythological box opener
panorama|Visual percept of a region
paprika|Hungarian goulash ingredient
parasol|Sunshade
parlors|Sitting rooms
parmesan|Cheese type
parmesan|Self-centered cheese?
parsnip|Root vegetable
parvenu|Nouveau-riche
passable|Just adequate
passwords|Log-on needs, for some
pastern|It's between the fetlock and hoof
pastern|Part of a horse's foot
pastrami|Smoked beef
pathway|Course or route
payment|Remittance
peafowl|Large pheasant
peasant|Dirt farmer
peekaboo|Phrase before "I see you!"
peevish|Petulant
pelicans|Pouched creatures
penults|Next-to-last syllables
percepts|Impressions
perigee|Nearest orbital point
pewterer|He makes metal tableware
phoneme|Smallest phonetic unit
photography|F as in picture taking?
physician|One giving exams
pianists|Brubeck and Monk
piccata|Sauced with lemon and parsley
pickaxe|Root-cutting tool
pierces|Readies for earring insertion
pigtail|Braid
pigtails|They might be dipped in inkwells?
pilgrim|Myles Standish, e.g.
pimiento|Olive stuffer
pinniped|Seal or walrus
pistachio|Hard-to-eat-just-one item
pistachio|Nutty Professor's choice?
pitchforks|Farming tools
placebos|Common cures?
plantation|Old Southern estate
platform|What candidates stand on?
playback|Listen to a recording
playboys|Hefner's followers
playpens|Safe places to leave babies
playwright|Neil Simon, e.g.
pleases|Satisfies
pneumonia|N as in lung problem?
pollute|Risk the wrath of the EPA
polyester|You needn't press it
pomades|Ointments for ducktails?
populism|Democratic doctrine
portages|Overland routes
portrait|_____ of Jennie (1948)
posters|Certain movie advertisements
postlude|Closing piece of music
practicing|Acting the doctor or lawyer
prearms|Readies just in case a war breaks out
precipice|Steep cliff
premarital|Prenuptial
premise|Basis of reasoning
prepaid|No balance due on delivery
preplan|Not wait for the last minute
presell|Market before supplying
presently|Soon
presidios|Spanish forts
pressman|Newspaper employee
preteens|Little League World Series participants, e.g.
pretest|Practice exam
pretzel|Knotted nosh
preventive|Type of medicine
primary|Early part of a big race?
princess|Margaret or Diana, e.g.
progresses|Advances steadily
project|A planned undertaking
prolonged|Drawn-out
propagate|Bear young
properties|Monopoly possessions
propjets|Fast planes
prospect|Candidate
protege|Mentor's shadow
protractor|Angle measurer
proverb|Condensed but memorable saying
provoke|Stir up trouble
prunable|Like a rose bush
pseudonym|S as in pen name?
psychedelic|Rock type
psychopath|Norman Bates' way home?
pterodactyl|T as in prehistoric flyers
puddles|Rainy day results
pursuit|Trivial _____
pyramid|Certain geometric solid
quarterdeck|Ship part, reserved for officers
quibbling|Arguing like children
quinella|Alternative to an exacta
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rarebit|Welsh _____
rareness|Scarcity
rarities|Listings in the Guinness book
ratatat|The Untouchables sound effect
ratatat|Drum-roll start
rattler|Poisonous snake
rattling|Making short percussive sounds
ravaged|Pillaged
readapt|Modify fittingly again
readout|Computer product
reasoner|Harry, the logical newsman?
reawaken|Administer smelling salts to
rebated|Partially refunded
recedes|Retreats
recites|Tells, as a poem
reconnects|Goes online again
recreates|Gives fresh life to
recruits|Fresh meat for a sergeant?
recycle|Eschew the landfill
recycle|Extract and reuse
redacts|Puts into suitable literary form
redbird|Cardinal
redeems|Cashes in
reeling|Dizzy
reenact|Portray, as a crime
regattas|Yacht races
regicide|Fate of Louis XVI
regimen|Regulated course
reheated|Prepared to serve leftovers
rehires|Does a post-layoff chore
reissue|Put back on the market
reissue|Put out again, as stock
rekindle|Bring back to life, as love
related|Like Beatty and MacLaine
relayed|Passed on
relieve|Alleviate
remains|The _____ of the Day (1993)
remarked|Mentioned
remarriage|Second time around?
remarry|Undo the divorce
renegade|Turncoat
reneged|Went back on a promise
rephrase|Clarify
replays|Good things about sports on TV
reprint|Publish a second edition
reprisal|Retaliatory act
reprobed|Looked into again, as a criminal case
reprove|Admonish
reseated|Like theater-goers after intermission
reserve|Benchwarmer
resister|Freedom fighter, e.g.
resists|Puts up a fight
respire|Inhale and exhale
respites|Time-outs
restages|Shows what one witnessed
restart|What jumping the gun causes
retapes|Records over
reticent|Tight-lipped
retreads|Cheap tires
retreat|Good place to meditate
retried|Gave it another go
retrieved|Emulated a well-trained dog
returns|Tax forms
reveille|Soldier's wake-up call
revenged|Paid back, action hero style
revivals|New presentations of old plays
rheostats|Current regulators
rickety|Unsteady, as a house
riesling|White wine
rioters|Do the Right Thing extras
riposte|Sharp response
rippled|Undulated
roadshow|Traveling theater
roadside|One fruit stand locale
robotics|Part of a modern assembly line
rocketry|Wernher von Braun's field
roguery|Malicious behavior
romances|Courts
roommate|Dormitory option
roosters|Rural alarms
rootlet|Underground water carrier
rosebud|Famous sled name
rosemary|Parsley, sage, _____ and thyme
rotator|Palindromic antenna turner
rotunda|Round, domed building
runaway|Adjective in a Julia Roberts' film title
rushing|Running the football
ruthless|Showing no mercy
sadness|Depression
sadness|Gloomy state
sagacity|Wisdom
sailing|Henry Hudson's skill
salamis|Deli meats
saleable|Like a retail item
salinas|John Steinbeck's birthplace
saloons|Old West gathering spots
sampled|Took a poll
sandpipers|Wading birds
sanitary|Hygienic
saporous|Flavorsome
sardine|Tightly packed item
sardines|Portuguese exports
sassiest|Most insolent
satchel|Small bag, possibly with a shoulder strap
satiated|Stuffed
satires|Biting productions
saturate|Soak
saucepan|Cook's implement
saucier|More pert
sauterne|Sweet white wine
sauterne|White wine
savored|Took pleasure in
sawbones|Surgeon, in slang
sawtooth|Part of a certain cutting blade
scaffolds|Window washers' needs
scallops|Oyster bar order
scarabs|Sacred beetles, to the Egyptians
scenario|Screenwriter's layout
scepter|Ceremonial staff
schnauzer|Whiskered dog
scholar|Savant
schooner|One of Vanderbilt's fleet
scissors|Don't run with them!
scooter|Child's ride
scooter|Two-wheeled vehicle
scribers|Scratch awls
sealers|Wood basecoats
seasonal|Like some resorts
seaweed|Sargasso Sea abundance
secedes|Withdraws from an organization
secondly|In the next place
secrets|They're passed in whispers
secular|Worldly, not spiritual
sedates|Tranquilizes
seeders|Tools for groundskeeping
seedling|Young plant
seedsman|Sower's source?
seeress|Female fortune-teller
seeress|Woman with a crystal ball
segmented|Sectioned
semicolon|Clause connector
seminar|Learning conference
seminars|Advanced study groups
senator|Dole, from 1968-96
senator|Roman official
senores|Men of La Mancha
senorita|Miss of Madrid
sensate|Perceiving by sight, sound, touch, e.g.
sensuous|Capable of being felt
sentries|Lookout men, but not abettors
serenade|Divertimento
serenade|Sing to a lover
serener|More tranquil
serener|More tranquil
serpent|Biblical reptile
serrate|Notched, like a saw
servant|Butler or maid
service|Dinnerware
sessions|Hours on the couch
setbacks|Reversals of fortune
settles|Moves in
sewerage|It's wasteful to Ed Norton
shadowbox|Get punchy?
shakers|Movers' partners
shakiest|Least stable
shallots|Gourmet onions
shatters|Breaks, as a record
shaving|Performing a manly chore
shebang|The whole _____
shelters|Homes for the homeless
shoeshine|GI inspection must
shoppers|Mall tenant needs
shoreless|Without a suitable landing beach
shorthanded|Without enough staff
shortstop|Brief pause?
shotguns|They motivate bachelors to become grooms
shtetel|Fiddler on the Roof village, e.g.
siamese|Like Chang and Eng
sidecar|One place to find a third wheel?
sidecars|Motorcycle attachments
sideline|The coach's viewpoint comes from here
silents|'20s entertainment
silents|Very early films
simnels|The Queen's fruitcakes
sinfonietta|Small orchestra
sirloin|Steak choice
sisterhood|Sorority
sitcoms|Frasier and "Fawlty Towers"
skeleton|Type of key
skeptics|They're doubtful
sketchpad|Art store purchase
sketchy|Without all the details
skillet|Griddle alternative
skinflint|Penny pincher
skyline|Manhattan feature
sleeper|Woody Allen film
sleuths|Holmes and Chan, for two
slicers|About half the golfing public?
slights|Rebuffs
slipshod|Haphazard
slither|Move like a mamba
slithers|Snakes
sloughs|Stagnant swamps
slowdown|What the mere sight of a trooper causes
slowest|Least speedy
smarmier|Like a snake oil salesman, and then some
smarten|Improve one's appearance
smearing|Doing a poor window-washing job
smidgens|Tittles
smokeless|Type of tobacco
smoothie|Polished individual?
smothering|More than just doting on
smuggle|Bring in by mule?
snapshot|Polaroid
snapshot|Polaroid
snapshot|Tourist's proof
sneaker|Gym shoe
sneaker|Soft shoe?
sneakers|Gym shoes
sneezes|They may bring on blessings
sniffle|Cold symptom
snookers|Cons
snowcap|Fujiyama feature
snowfall|Ski resort's concern
snuggle|Cuddle together
soapier|More lathered
societal|Communal
soirees|Evening affairs
solitaires|Some diamonds
soloist|Cadenza player
someday|_____ My Prince Will Come
somersault|Gymnast's specialty
sonless|Without a male heir
sonneteer|Shakespeare, for one
soothsay|Predict
soothsay|Predict
soprano|HBO mobster
soprano|Mobster on HBO
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sorters|Post-office machines
souffle|Fluffy dish
spangles|Sequins
sparerib|Part of a side of baby backs
spartan|Practicing great self-denial
speaker|Gingrich, once
special|Not just one of the crowd
species|1995 sci-fi flick
species|Biological divisions
specimen|Lab requirement, sometimes
speechless|Dumbfounded?
spheres|Music of the _____ (Kepler assertion)
spheres|The sun and moon
spiders|Wolf and brown recluse
spinets|Small pianos
spinoffs|Frasier and the like
spinoffs|Seconds on TV?
splendor|_____ in the Grass
splinter|Cause for tweezers and a magnifying glass
spoofing|Just kidding
spoonful|Common dosage
sporadic|Occurring irregularly
sprains|Common injuries among athletes
sprayer|Hose attachment
spreaders|Lawn fertilizer devices
springboard|If you're here, you'll take a dive
squares|Settles a debt
stabile|Unable to be moved
stadium|Riverfront or Three Rivers, e.g.
standees|Metro passengers without seats
standpat|Hold one's ground
stardom|Film fame
stardust|Carmichael classic
stargazer|Idle dreamer
starless|Like a dark night
starlet|Movie hopeful
starlit|Like a beautiful night sky
starred|Marked with an asterisk
starship|Kirk's command
startles|Makes a loud noise, perhaps
startup|Boot your machine
statues|Pigeon perches
statues|War memorials
statutory|Punishable by law
steadies|Regular dates
stealth|Type of bomber
stepson|Blended family member
steroid|Drug abused by some athletes
steroids|No-nos for Olympians
stingier|Miser compared to an average Joe
stogies|Corona and panatela
stomach|Tolerate
stoneware|Caveman's cooking tools?
stoolie|Informer
stoppers|Drain plugs, e.g.
storage|Word with battery or cold
stouter|More heavyset
straits|They may be dire
strands|Leaves ashore
strange|Word in a Heinlein title
strangle|Wrestling hold
straphanger|Rider on a crowded subway car
strategy|Master plan
strawberry|Darryl's choice?
streamer|Bon voyage ribbon
streamer|Bon voyage ribbon
streams|Fords are made here
strength|Physical power
stroked|Obeyed the coxswain
strolls|Takes a leisurely walk
stunted|Like a cigarette smoker's growth?
stymies|Thwarts
subsidy|Financial support
sudsers|Soap operas
suitcase|It might be x-rayed
summerhouse|Gazebo
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunscreen|Protection at the beach
superman|He's not really made of steel
superman|Seinfeld's comic book hero
surgeon|Scalpel! requester
surround|Encircle
suspend|Hang
sustain|Keep up
swallow|Capistrano returnee
sweatbox|Turkish bath, say
sweaters|Pullovers
sweetie|Snookums
sweetie|Term of endearment
sycamore|Plane tree
syndrome|The China _____
synonyms|Interchangeables
systems|All _____ go!
tailcoats|Formal men's evening attire
tailgate|Type of stadium party
talented|Having natural ability
talisman|Magic charm
tamales|Hot treat south of the border
tapiocas|Popular pudding ingredients
targeted|Defined a goal
tartars|Invading Turks
tartars|Invading Turks in the Middle Ages
tassels|Mortarboard hangers
tattooers|Skin engravers
tattoos|Bicep decorations
tattoos|Off-the-wall pictures?
teapots|Brewers at an afternoon affair
teenager|Adolescent that holds a horse?
teetotal|Stay dry
telecast|Airing
telecast|NBC offering
telegram|Wire
telephone|Booth item
telesis|Well-planned progress
telltale|Heart of a Poe poem?
temptress|Femme fatale
tensile|Type of strength
tensors|Tightening muscles
tentacle|Octopus feature
terrible|Odious
terrific|Super!
theatric|Staged?
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
thesauri|Sources for synonyms
thespian|Man in a cast
thinner|More emaciated
throngs|Multitudes
thundercloud|Billowy boomer
tiaraed|Bedecked regally, as a princess
tideland|Coastal land alternately submerged
tiffany|Big name in glass
tiltable|Like a pinball machine
timeless|Eternal
timider|More diffident
tirades|Hissy fits
titanic|Blockbuster of all blockbusters
toasters|Glass clinkers
tocsins|Alarm bells
toluene|2nd T of TNT
tonnage|Merchant ship's cargo
tonsure|Shaved area of a monk's head
toolroom|Carpenter's cubicle
toolsheds|Places for hammers and shovels
topmost|Crowning
topsail|Mast attachment
torment|Anguish
tornado|Destructive funnel
tornados|World's largest funnels
torture|Use thumbscrews, e.g.
touchup|Painter's job
tournament|The NCAA's March Madness, e.g.
towable|Like double-parked cars
townfolk|What makes a village?
towrope|Water-skiing accessory
trailblazers|They leap high in Portland
trances|Séance doings
transmit|Pass on, as a genetic trait
transplant|Remedy for a broken heart?
transpose|Interchange
trashes|Slanders
travail|Elbow grease
trawlnets|Shrimp catchers
treadles|Foot levers
treason|Breach of faith
treasure|Hold dear
treetop|Spot for a cradle?
tremble|React fearfully
trespass|Intrude
tressed|Put up in pigtails
tricycle|Tot's transport
tricycle|Velocipede
trifecta|Wager type
trinity|Three considered one
triodes|Vacuum tubes containing three elements
trochees|Some metrical feet
trolleys|Dessert carts
troopship|June 6, 1944 conveyance
tropics|Cancer and Capricorn
trousers|Fancy pants?
truncates|Cuts off
trunkful|Big grocery buy, perhaps
truthful|Honest
tsarist|Like Russia, before the revolution
turnover|Deep-fried pastry
twelfth|_____ Night (Shakespeare)
twinkles|Emulates a star
twofold|Double
twosomes|Duos
unbidden|Without being asked
unbutton|Open, as a jacket
uncloak|Reveal
uncouth|Crude
ungainly|Bunglesome
unhitch|Free the trailer
unicorns|Mythical beasts
unissued|Like some stock
unitedly|Cohesively
universe|It's vast
universities|Harvard and MIT, e.g.
unlettered|Lacking education
unmasks|Exposes
unneeded|Like some advice
unready|Like a play still in rehearsals
unshaded|Treeless, in a sense
unsnarls|Disentangles
upheaval|Turmoil
upslope|Ascending direction of a graph
upstairs|Maid domain
utensil|Fork or knife
utility|Electric company, e.g.
vagabond|Tramp
vanilla|Chocolate alternative
vanillas|Pudding flavorings
vaporings|Bragging sessions
verandas|Piazzas
versions|Windows 95, Windows NT, e.g.
vertebra|Spinal-column component
vesicles|Rock cavities
vigorously|In a robust manner
vintner|Wine seller?
violated|Dishonored
violence|Feature of many R-rated films
virtual|Type of reality
voicemail|Press 1 system
volatile|Explosive
votable|Like a referendum
wakened|Left dreamland
wannabe|One who dreams of fame
wariest|Most cautious
warpath|Road to conflict
warpaths|Courses once taken by American Indians?
warship|Destroyer, for one
washbasins|Where ewers are used
wassail|Toast for the holidays
wassails|Toasts
wastrel|Spendthrift
watered|Took care of houseplants, in a way
waterloo|1815 battle site
western|Oater
westerns|Stagecoach and "Shane," e.g.
whalers|Pequod crew
whitewash|Milk bath?
whittlers|Rural wood workers
wiliest|Most knavish
wingspan|Airplane measure
wintergreen|Lozenge flavor
wipeouts|Surfing mishaps
witchcraft|Frank Sinatra hit
woodsman|The rescuer of Little Red Riding Hood
workhouse|Where poor Brits labored
workshop|Handyman's milieu
yardmaster|Railroad supervisor
yearned|Did some wishful thinking
yellowing|Like fall leaves
yesterday|Beatles classic
zigzags|Turns from side to side
zodiacal|Pertaining to the ram, bull, et al
abalones|Large mollusks
abatement|Suppression
aberrant|Deviant
abeyance|State of limbo
abeyance|Temporary inactivity
aborted|Canceled a space mission
absorbs|What a paper towel does
abusing|Mistreating
academe|Scholastic environment
academes|Places of instruction and learning
academes|University environments
accedes|Complies
accesses|Gets to via computer
acetone|Paint solvent
achieves|Makes it to the top
acreage|Real estate
acrobat|Agile athlete
acrylic|Kind of paint
actress|Leading lady
actuating|Motivating
adagios|Slow movements
adamant|Unbudging
adapter|AC/DC converter
adapter|Screenwriter, often
adheres|Bonds
adiposis|Corpulence
adjusts|Fine-tunes
adolescent|Teen
adoptee|Ernie of "My Three Sons," e.g.
adoptee|Ex-orphan
adorning|Gracing
advisable|Worthy of recommendation
aerobics|Richard Simmons' forte
aerosol|It goes "pssst!"
aerostat|Lighter-than-air aircraft
affaire|_____ d'amour
affects|Influences
affirms|Corroborates
affront|Insult
aficionado|Enthusiast
against|Versus
aggregate|Total amount
agitate|Stir up
agitato|Excitedly, in music
ailerons|Parts of airplane wings
airbrush|Work on a magazine cover, in a way
airfare|Vacation expense, possibly
airheads|Adam Sandler comedy
airlifted|Moved the troops, in a certain way
airport|Where metals are detected
airstream|Fan output
airtimes|TV Guide information
alabaster|Sculptor's medium
alamedas|Tree-shaded promenades
alamode|With a scoop
alertly|In a heads-up manner
alertness|Sentry's attribute
alertness|Sentry's attribute
alexander|His band played ragtime
algebra|Branch of mathematics
alienate|Estrange
aligner|Coordinator
alimony|Ex payment
alleges|Asserts without proof
allegros|Brisk tempos
alliance|Confederation
alludes|Refers casually
almagest|Ptolemy treatise on astronomy
almanac|Researcher's staple
almandine|Deep violet-red garnet
alongside|Next to
alpenhorn|Swiss herder's instrument
alphabet|Kind of soup
altered|Changed to suit
although|Despite the fact that
altruism|Selflessness
amasses|Stocks up
ambassador|Shirley Temple Black, at one time
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amendment|The First or Fourteenth, for example
amenities|Creature comforts
amongst|In the midst of
amoroso|Spanish sherry
amusements|Distractions
anagram|Flair to frail, e.g.
analgesia|Absence of the sense of pain
anathema|Bête noire
anchovies|Pizza topping
ancient|Like Phoenicia
andantes|Moderately slow tempos
andesite|Volcanic rock
androids|Blade Runner characters
anemone|Buttercup relative
anemones|Buttercup relatives
animate|Give life to Fred Flintstone?
anisette|Sweet liqueur
annexes|Building additions
annoyed|Slightly irritated
anonymous|Kind of donor
anonymous|Kind of donor
anonyms|John and Jane Doe
antacid|Stomach settler
anteater|Termite terror
antenna|Sometimes it's a dish
antennae|Insect feelers
anthill|Busy mound
antigen|It stimulates the immune system
antonym|Opposite
anybody|_____ home?
aphorism|Art is long, and life is short, for example
apparel|Try it on for size
appeased|Mollified
applause|Music appreciation?
appoint|Name to a position
aquaria|Marine museums
arbitrary|Selected at random
archives|Storage place for records
arduous|Backbreaking
armature|Electric-motor part
armchair|Gridiron vantage point for many?
armrests|Auto amenities
arrange|Orchestrate
arrears|Money owed
arrears|Unpaid debts
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
artisan|Skilled worker
artisans|Skilled tradesmen
artists|Agent's clientele
artists|Agent's clientele
ascetic|Practicing great self-denial
askance|Disapprovingly
askance|With suspicion
aspects|Facial expressions
assaults|Commits a criminal offense
asserts|States categorically
assessed|Took stock of
assignment|School handout
asteroid|Miniplanet
astonishing|Wow!
astride|On horseback, perhaps
atelier|Artist's studio
athletic|In good shape
atoners|Apologetic ones
atropine|Belladonna substance for dilating pupils
attache|Kind of case
attends|Goes to
attests|Bears witness to
attests|Takes the stand
atypical|Irregular
audience|Theater group?
aureate|Golden
aureole|Encircling ring of light
austere|Unbending
automata|Robots
automobile|Mercury or Saturn, but not Mars
avenger|John Steed, for one
avenger|Retribution seeker
avenges|Retaliates
aviates|Emulates a pilot
aviator|Fly guy
aviators|Certain United workers
aviators|The Wright brothers, e.g.
awesome|Absolutely fabulous
awesome|Outta sight!
babysat|Spent Saturday night with the neighbor's kids, e.g.
baccarat|Chemin de fer
backpedal|Retreat
backslap|Nonverbal congratulations
balanced|Kind of budget
balancer|CPA, in a way
ballpark|Type of figure
ballpoint|Writing implement
balsamic|Type of vinegar
banishes|Expels, as from a community
bankrupt|Broke
baptize|Carry out a biblical rite
bareback|Riding like Lady Godiva
bareback|Without a saddle
baritones|Some choristers
barnacle|_____ Bill, the sailor
barrios|Some Spanish quarters
bartender|One mixing with Jim, Jack and Johnny?
bartered|Traded sans cash
bassoonist|Certain instrumentalist
beanpole|Epitome of thinness
beanstalk|Jack's transport
beastly|Brutish
bedside|Manner assumed by a physician
begonia|Certain plant
begotten|Sired
beguile|Charm with flattery
behavior|Comportment
belladonna|Its leaves yield atropine
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
benevolent|Philanthropic
benthos|Bottom of a sea or lake
berceuse|Lullaby
bicuspid|Premolar
bifocal|Double vision?
bigamist|Mr. with more than one Mrs.
binders|School-store supplies
birdbath|Backyard attraction
birdbrain|Loon
blatancy|Obtrusive quality
blender|Kitchen appliance
blender|Kitchen gizmo
boarded|Committed a hockey infraction
boarded|Enplaned
boarders|Tenants
boarders|Those provided with meals and lodging
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bodegas|Warehouses for aging wine
bolognas|Deli stock
bombast|Pompous speech
bombasts|Fustians
bombshell|Epithet for some Hollywood blondes
bombshells|Shocking surprises
bonanzas|Windfalls
bonfires|Nighttime pep-rally features
boomerang|Backfire
bootlegger|Prohibition profiteer
bootless|Like a barefoot cowboy
branded|Marked for life
breathtaking|
breeders|Certain dog specialists
brethren|Fellow members
brigade|Fighting force
broccoli|Veggie
broomstick|Hag's transport
brownout|Certain power failure
browsers|Tools for Web surfers
buckshot|Some ammunition
bulldozer|Earth mover
bundles|Dresses for the cold (with "up")
butterfingers|Hardly the best package handler
bystanders|They're often innocent
cabstand|Spot for a Checker?
calendars|They have a date every day
calypso|Fairy-slipper
candelabra|Liberace trademark
candida|Shaw play
canister|Countertop container
canvasback|Certain duck
capable|Up to the task
cappuccino|Sounds like Al's hat?
capstan|Rotating spindle
carhops|Early fast-food employees?
caroler|Singer who makes house calls
carotid|Neck artery
carpools|Commute options
cascading|Emulating a waterfall
cashless|Like a credit-card purchase
cassette|Bungled testcase is on tape!
cassette|Tape holder
castaway|2000 Hanks movie
castaway|Gilligan or a Tom Hanks character
catalog|Make a list
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catchers|They have a plate in front of them
catchword|A favorite saying
caterer|One at a wedding reception
caulked|Weather-stripped
cavalier|Supercilious
celerity|Rapidity
cellists|Casals and Offenbach
cenotaph|Monument to honor soldiers
censors|Cuts out for moral reasons
centipede|Creepy crawler
central|Old telephone exchange
century|A tenth of a millenium
cerulean|Bright blue
chairman|Mao, for one
chairperson|Presiding officer
chancel|Church area reserved for clergy
chapeaux|Évian toppers
chasers|Word after ambulance or beer
cheerful|Pollyannaish
cheeses|Brie and Limburger
chignon|Back-of-the-head wear
chlorine|Water additive
chopsticks|Chinese restaurant offering
chortle|Chuckle softly
chromes|Bathes in dichromate of potassium
chronometer|Ship's clock
chutzpah|Audacity
cigaret|Small roll of finely cut tobacco
circlet|Ring
circuit|It may be closed or short
circuits|Depictions on wiring diagrams
circular|Advertisement insert
citywide|Throughout town
claimer|One asserting something
clamped|Used a workshop tool
clarinetist|Benny Goodman, e.g.
cleanest|Most suitable for younger ears
cleanse|Decontaminate
cleanse|Disinfect
cleanse|Disinfect
clientele|Regular customers
clinics|Some medical buildings
closure|Occlusion
coasters|End table protectors
coerced|Bullied
coffeepots|DiMaggio's last pitch?
colander|It's full of holes
collated|Assembled in proper sequence
collects|Gathers up
college|Word with Boards or try
colossal|Like the Empire State Building
comical|Risible
comment|Remark
compile|Assemble, as parts of a document
concerto|Vivaldi composition
concords|Treaties
condemns|Excoriates
conduce|Lead to a result
congaed|Did a Cuban ballroom dance
congratulations|Mazel Tov!
conical|Shaped like a dunce cap
connector|Child vis-a-vis numbered dots
connects|Makes a great speech
connects|Teaches a great class
consoles|Gives emotional strength to
consuls|Embassy members
controls|Gears, steering wheels, foot switches, etc.
copperhead|American pit viper
cornerstone|Foundation
cornetist|Louis Armstrong, sometimes
cornstalks|They're all ears, practically
corolla|Flower's petals, collectively
coronet|Small crown
corrodes|Eats
corsets|Waistline reducers
countable|Measureable by numbers
countertop|C?
couriers|Speedy messengers
coveted|Broke a commandment
crackerjack|Crunchy sweet treat
cracking|Let's get _____! (Let's go!)
crasher|Uninvited party guest
crasser|More vulgar
creature|Kind of comfort
crenate|Having a scalloped margin, as a leaf
creosote|Wood preservative
crochet|Kind of needle
crosstie|Transverse beam
crossways|Diagonally
cucumber|Veggie
culottes|Skirt-shorts hybrid
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur
dactyls|Fingers or toes
dailies|The Toronto Star and Baltimore Sun
dalmatian|Cruella's kidnapee
dampers|Flat cakes cooked over a campfire
dashboard|Driver's panel
dateless|Like a wallflower
dateline|It follows the 180th meridian
daughter|Helen of Troy, to Zeus
daybooks|Journals
dazedly|In a confused manner
deadpan|Showing no emotion
deanship|University position
debauch|Corrupt morally
debonair|Suave
debutante|Belle of the ball
decanter|Wine server
deciders|Judges, often
declines|Says no thanks
decrease|Iron?
defrayal|Payment
deletes|Cleans the slate
delirium|Hysteria
demagog|Rabble-rouser
demurral|Formal objection, in court
departs|Digresses
deprive|Deny
deriders|Mocking types
desires|Wishes
destitute|Sorely lacking
detached|Set apart
detests|Is turned off by
detests|Loathes
dethrone|Remove a monarch
detours|Highway nuisances
dewdrops|Morning moisture
dillydally|Drag one's feet
dimmest|Least bright
disagree|Have differing opinions
disarmed|Demilitarized
disaster|Calamity
disaster|Megaflop
disbands|Emulates the Beatles
disclaim|Deny responsibility
discolor|Tarnish
discombobulate|Befuddle
disgrace|Loss of reputation
disgust|Strong revulsion
dishpan|Descriptor for chapped hands
disowns|Writes out of the will
disowns|Writes out of the will
disposal|Certain kitchen appliance
disrupt|Throw a monkey wrench into
distilleries|Laphroaig, Glenfiddich and Macallan
divorce|Type of court
divvies|Splits up evenly
doctrines|Schools of thought
dogwood|Flowering tree
doodads|Gizmos
doorman|Ritzy-hotel employee
doormats|Perennial last-place teams
doubled|Hit one that bounced over the fence
dovecote|Bird shelter
dragnet|The story you're about to see is true program
dragnets|Police tactics
drainage|Type of basin
dreamboat|Hunk
dreariness|Dismal state
dredges|Giant silt removers
drifter|Up on the Roof singer
drizzle|Light rain
dryness|Wine quality
dumbwaiter|Food elevator
dumbwaiter|High-rise convenience
dumpier|More podgy
dwindles|Gradually becomes smaller
dynamos|Go-getters
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earnest|Wilde thought it important
earplugs|Parental purchase for a rock concert?
earshot|Range of hearing
earthen|Like clay pots
eastern|Part of EST
echoers|Yes men, repeaters and alpine mountains
echoing|Repeating
eclipse|Exceed in importance
eclipses|Surpasses
egomania|Self love to the extreme
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
elapsed|Passed, as time
elderly|Eighty-something
elderly|Eighty-something
electing|Voting into office
electors|Qualified voters
elements|Fire and water
elevate|Kick upstairs
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elevator|Type of music
eloping|Bypassing the altar, in a way
eluders|Escape artists
embargo|Trade prohibition
emeralds|They're green and precious
emeriti|Some professors
emigrants|Irish farmers, 1840
emigres|Political refugees
eminences|Distinctions
eminent|Illustrious
emirate|UAE member
employers|Hire powers?
encases|Boxes, in a way
encores|Audiences prompt them
encores|Performance extras
endears|Makes beloved
endorse|Support
enemies|Adversaries
engineer|Scotty's position
engulfs|Steeps
enhance|Ameliorate
enigmas|Brain teasers
enlisted|Joined up
enplanes|Utilizes LaGuardia
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
enslaves|Indentures
ensnared|Caught in a trap
entrance|Front door, e.g.
entries|Room ingresses
entrust|Give over for protection
entrusted|Gave to another for care
epicure|Gourmet
epicycles|Circles rolling around other circles
epigram|Witticism
episodes|Sitcom segments
epitome|Paradigm
erasure|Sign of a goof
erasure|Sign of imperfection
eroding|Wearing away
errands|Some to-do list items
erratum|Printing mistake
erratum|Printing mistake
erratum|Publisher's blunder
erupting|A volcano doing its thing
escalate|Increase a conflict
escaping|Leaving prison too early?
escorts|Ones providing arms?
esoteric|Not for the masses
espouse|Make one's own
espresso|Coffeehouse order
espresso|Starbucks order
esquire|Knight's shield bearer
essayers|Trying types
essence|Intrinsic nature
establish|Bring about permanently
estates|They may be split by heirs
esteemed|Valued, as a colleague
estimate|Educated guess
estimated|Approximated
estrange|Alienate
estranged|Alienated
estuary|Where a river meets the sea
etagere|Bric-a-brac stand
etageres|Knickknack cabinets
etchers|Some artists
eternally|Forever and ever
ethical|Upright
etiology|Causation study
evaders|Crafty dodgers
evening|When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie
evenness|Quality of uniformity
evermore|At all future times
everyone|All of us
exaggerate|Emulate Baron Munchausen
examine|Look at closely
examiners|Inspectors or testers
executor|Will figure
exotica|Strikingly unusual things
extreme|Uttermost
extrudes|Thrusts out
eyelash|Something to bat
eyeliner|Makeup component
eyesore|Ugly piece of furniture
eyesore|Unsightly sight
eyesores|Billboards, to some
eyesores|Roadside litter and abandoned buildings
fairest|Superlative for Snow White
farmers|They reap what they sow
farmstead|Rural holding
fastball|Randy Johnson's specialty
fatigue|Weariness
feetfirst|One way to land
felines|Felix and Morris, e.g.
fiestas|Festive celebrations
filberts|Varieties of nuts
finance|Pay for, as a project
fireplaces|Hearths
firewall|Building safety partition
fiscally|Moneywise
fisherman|One making net gains?
flagella|Microorganism's locomotion
flatirons|Old-style pressing tools
flatland|It lacks topographic relief
flattops|Closely-cropped haircuts
fleecier|More closely resembling wool
flemish|Like the "Descent From the Cross" painter
flirting|Philandering
flosses|Heeds the dentist's advice
flotilla|A fleet of small craft
floured|Prepared fish, in a way
flutist|Boehm, for one
flutters|Flaps irregularly
fluxions|Continual changes
footman|Servant
footsore|Dog-tired from hiking
footstep|Sound from the floor above
forecast|Calculate in advance
forecast|Weather report
forgets|Draws a blank
formats|Readies a floppy disc
fourscore|80
freckly|Like Howdy Doody's face
freeman|Actor Morgan
fritters|Squanders little by little
frolics|Romps playfully
furnace|Heat producer
gainsay|Take exception to
galleons|Ships of Spain
gasbags|Blowhards
gaslight|Bergman-Cotten film
gatehouse|Structure at a castle's entrance
gazette|Word in some newspaper names
general|Colin Powell, once
generate|Produce
generator|Source of electricity
generous|Like a liberal giver
geniuses|Most Mensa members
getaway|Brief vacation
ghettoes|Shantytowns
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
gingersnap|Type of cookie
gladioli|Flower-shop purchases
glances|Looks
glances|Some are stolen
glassiest|Most transparent
glazing|Sugarcoating
gleanings|Research results
glengarry|Cap worn to indicate rank
glittery|Like a dress full of sequins
glories|Morning _____ (funnel-shaped flowers)
glossies|Head shots
glossiest|Most lustrous
goatees|Chin beards trimmed into a point
goofballs|Silly, silly people
gooiest|Most like melted chocolate
graduation|When Harry Highschool becomes Joe College
granddad|Family elder
granola|Type of bar
grapefruit|Citric acid source
grapevine|Rumor mill
greenhorn|Rookie
greyish|Neither black nor white
grilles|Auto front pieces
grossly|To the extreme
groundhog|Reporters' subject on February 2
gruesome|Macabre
gunsmith|He'll fix your Colt
hailstorms|Pelting tempests
hammerhead|Dangerous sea creature
hammerhead|Shark or African bird
hammerhead|Threat at sea
hammerhead|Threat at sea
handbasket|Hell transport?
handbook|Enchiridion
handbook|Manual
handles|CBer monikers
harborer|One hiding fugitives
hardhat|Construction worker
hardship|State of misfortune
harrumph|Pompous throat clearing
harshly|Gratingly
hassled|Pestered
hatchet|Tomahawk
heartstrings|They can be tugged at
heirloom|Valued inherited possession
heralds|Announces with fanfare
hideout|Go underground
hideout|Place to lay low
hieroglyphic|Type of writing
hillside|Sledding site
hindmost|Last
hitchhiker|One looking for a free ride?
hoarser|Having worse laryngitis
homages|Publicly-expressed honors
homilies|Inspirational sayings
honesty|Straightforward quality
hooligan|Roughneck
hoorahs|Winner's cries
horrify|Dismay
hosiery|Where runs are made
household|Census unit
hushpuppy|Deep-fried cornbread ball
hushpuppy|Fried cormeal cake
hyacinth|Zircon variety
iceboat|Arctic channel cutter
icebreaker|Conversation opening
icehouse|Cold storage
icicles|Christmas eave decorations?
idealism|Pursuit of high principles
identity|It's a secret for some superheroes
illicit|Unlawful
illustration|Tenniel's "Alice in Wonderland" contribution
imagery|Figurative language
imagery|Pictures in the mind
immaculate|Pristine
impasse|At an _____ (deadlocked)
impasses|Dead ends
impinge|Encroach
imposer|One forcing himself on others
impostor|Human phony
inching|Moving along slowly
incisor|Any of the four anteriors
inclined|Leaning
indents|Starts a paragraph, in a way
indexers|Certain Simon & Schuster employees
individualistic|Laissez-faire
inertia|Languor
infamous|Notorious
inflect|Modulate
ingenue|Role of the naive lass
ingests|Assimilates
inhaled|Actually smoked
inhalers|They help some breathe easier
inharmony|Agreeing
inherit|Receive by will
initializing|Starting a computer application
initiate|Welcome a new frat member, in a way
inkblots|Rorschach silhouettes
inroads|What pioneers make
insisted|Took a firm stand
insistence|Assertiveness
instead|As a preferred alternative
instills|Imparts
intakes|Air passages
intercede|Help mediate a conflict
intrepid|Fearless
inundate|Deluge
inverse|2, to 1/2
invisibility|Harry Potter's Cloak of _____
iridium|Element no. 77
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a rule
islands|Romblon and Faeroe
isolate|Quarantine
isotopes|They share the same atomic number
iterate|Sound like a broken record
jackhammer|Manly pneumatic tool?
jawbreaker|Hard sweet treat
jellyrolls|... what happens in the cupboard?
jewelry|Bijouterie
juggling|Circus activity
kaisers|Pre-1918 German rulers
katydid|Cricket's cousin
keyhole|Snoop's vantage
keynote|Kind of speaker
kiboshes|Puts an end to
kingfisher|Large-headed bird
kissers|Mugs
lacerate|Tear jaggedly
lagoons|Island waters
lagoons|Some bodies of water
lamasery|Monastery of lamas
lambdas|Kappa followers
lancers|Some cavalry soldiers
landlord|Fred Mertz, to Lucy Ricardo
landlubber|Seasickness candidate
lantern|Portable light
largemouth|Type of bass
largest|Jumbo size, usually
lasagne|Manicotti kin
lateness|Procrastination's result
lateness|Vice principal's concern
latices|Milkweed juices, for example
launder|Convert illegal funds into legal ones
lawnmower|It helps level the playing field?
layette|Baby-shower gift
laywomen|They aren't in the clergy
laziest|Least likely to work
leaflet|Campaigner's offering
learner|A good apprentice, e.g.
lecture|Stern talking to
legalese|Jargon, to a jury
leisure|Type of suit
lessons|Fruitful experiences
lettuce|Rabbit food
lettuce|Romaine, e.g.
levelheadedness|Handyman's trait?
licensee|Royalty payer
lickers|Lollipop partakers
ligation|Something that binds
lightning|More of the quip
likable|Simpatico
limelight|Focus of public attention
lineage|Family tree
linecut|Kind of engraving
linemen|Centers and guards, e.g.
linnets|Small finches
linoleum|Step on it
lionizer|He'll treat you like a star
lipreader|Translator, of sorts
listens|Hears
listens|Takes heed
literate|Like an educated person
literati|Intelligentsia
litigates|Files a suit against
litterer|One who tosses his trash out the window
littlest|Like the runt
lobsters|Bib depictions at certain eateries
lobsters|Maine specialties
logjams|Impasses
logotype|Company identifier
longest|The _____ Day (1962)
longspur|North American bird with brownish plumage
looniest|Most out-to-lunch
lopsided|Askew
lottery|Convenience-store ticket
lovebirds|Sweethearts
lumberjack|Woods worker
lumberyards|Carpenters visit them
macaroni|Feather, to Yankee Doodle?
macaroni|Yankee Doodle's feather?
macaroon|Almond-paste cookie
maestoso|Majestically, in music
maestros|Previn and Bernstein, for two
magnetic|Charismatic
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mainstay|Backbone
mainstay|Chief support
manhunts|Intensive searches
mankind|The human race
mannikin|Anatomy-class dummy
mannish|Hardly feminine
mansions|Abodes for the rich and famous
marinate|Steep, as meat
mariners|Old salts
marmoset|Small monkey
marooned|Like Gilligan
martians|Red planeteers
marzipan|Almond paste and egg whites
mascara|Cosmetic purchase
mascara|Drugstore purchase
matador|Bull session participant?
matinee|Early show
matrons|Dowagers
maverick|James Garner TV show
maxilla|Jawbone
meantime|Interim period
meddlers|Busybodies
meeting|Gathering
megawatts|Power plant measures
melodeon|Small organ
memorable|Impressive, as a speech or performance
mesmerize|Fascinate
message|Bottle contents, maybe
messages|Communiqués
meteors|Shooting stars
methane|CH4 (natural gas)
methane|Type of gas
metronome|Piano student's ticker
microwaves|Fast food contrivances
migrates|Goes south, maybe
milkshakes|... what happens in the refrigerator?
millennia|Thousands of years
minaret|Istanbul sight
minutes|Meeting log
miracle|Lourdes event
misfortune|Bad luck
mislead|Give the bum steer
misname|Call Gary Larry
misread|Interpret wrongly
mistake|Slip-up
mittens|What the kittens lost
mnemonic|My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets, e.g.
modernly|In this era
moderns|Contemporary people
moistener|What a wet sponge may be used as
moniker|Sobriquet
monster|Behemoth
monster|Frankenstein creation
moralize|Emulate Aesop
motivation|What makes one tick
mottoes|Words to live by
mozzarella|In a way, say cheese!
mudslinger|Smear campaigner
munchkin|Oz denizen
mushroom|Veggie
mushrooms|Pizza topping
musicians|Instrumentalists
muskrat|Word in a Captain and Tennille title
naggers|Hen-pecking specialists
nailset|Carpenter's punch tool
namesakes|Sons, sometimes
narrate|Provide commentary
national|NFL word
needled|Teased
needlework|Stitchery
nemeses|Arch enemies
nemesis|Unbeatable rival
neolith|Stone Age implement
neophyte|Greenhorn
nephews|Some family members
nervier|More brashly presumptuous
neutral|Like some corners
newscasts|They're seen in many cities at noon
newsgirl|Certain paper deliverer
newspaper|It may end up in a bird cage
newsstand|Paper-vendor's kiosk
nightclub|Cabaret
nineteen|Hey _____ (Steely Dan hit)
nodules|Small swellings
noisome|Foul-smelling
nonfiction|Best-seller category
nonissue|No longer a factor
nonsmoking|Restaurant section
nonstop|Round-the-clock
nostrums|Questionable patent medicines
notepad|Steno's book
noumena|Objects intuited but not seen
nowadays|Lately
numbers|More of the question
numeral|1 is one
nursery|The baby's room
nurture|Take under one's wing
oboists|Some reed players
obsolete|Antiquated
occasion|Wedding or birthday, e.g.
occasionally|From time to time
occlude|Block passage through
occupants|Certain insiders?
odometer|It's checked on used cars
odyssey|Homeric epic
offline|Not on the network
offshore|Location of some banks
oilpaper|Chinese umbrella material
oldstyle|Julian calendar
oleander|Ornamental, but poisonous, shrub
omelets|Folded food
omission|Certain erratum
omitted|Left out
omphalos|Belly button
onetime|Former
onshore|Off the briny
onshore|Where to go for liberty?
opacity|Lack of transparency
opaline|Iridescent
operetta|Gilbert & Sullivan production
opposes|Goes against
optician|He makes specs to spec
optimal|Best
optimal|Most favorable
oration|Formal speech
oration|Stump speech
orators|Men of many words
oregano|Wild marjoram
orientate|Show the rounds
orients|Determines one's position
orients|Points in the right direction
originals|Not copies
orioles|Baltimore nine
orioles|They hit and get hit in Baltimore
orisons|Devout petitions
osmosis|Learn by _____ (take in effortlessly)
outcries|Expressions of protest
outrider|Vanguard member
outshine|Surpass
outsides|Exteriors
outsides|Exteriors
outspoken|Blunt
ovation|It's music to a musician's ears
overage|Superannuated
overalls|Farmer's garb
overbuys|Amasses too much inventory
overdone|Immoderate
overfeed|Stuff to the gills
overheats|Burns in the microwave
overlap|The fronts of double-breasted suits do it
overpay|Give cash to a scalper, e.g.
overseer|Foreman
oversleep|Catch too many z's
oversold|Promoted with too much enthusiasm
overture|Musical piece
oxymoron|Deafening silence, e.g.
oxymoron|Jumbo shrimp, e.g.
pacific|Largest ocean
paddocks|Areas for racehorses
palindrome|No, I told Ed lotion!, e.g.
palisades|Strong fences
paneled|Like a finished basement, often
panorama|Picture representing a continuous scene
papayas|Pawpaws
papillon|Toy spaniel
papoose|Sacajawea's babe
paradise|Toni Morrison's book
paradox|Contradiction in terms
paranormal|Telepathic
parasitic|Living off others
parasol|Sun screen, of a kind
parasol|Victorian fashion accessory
partisans|Republicans or Democrats
passable|Adequate
pastrami|Deli offering
pastrami|Deli order
pastrami|Ham alternative
patentee|Inventor, legally
paternal|Fatherly
patterns|Decorative designs
payable|Due, as a pending bill
payload|Rocket's cargo
peasants|Farm laborers of low social rank
pedants|Sticklers
peering|Using a spyglass
peerless|Nonpareil
peewees|Reese and Herman
penance|Catholic sacrament
pencils|Eyebrow darkeners
pennants|Goals of the boys of summer
peppermint|Smooth sweet treat
pepperoni|Pizza topping
peppier|More spirited
percent|One part in a hundred
perchance|Peradventure
perfidy|Treachery
perorate|Make a long, grandiloquent speech
perspired|Utilized a sauna
pertained|Had reference to
petronel|Large-caliber firearm
photocopy|Use an office machine
physics|Science of matter
pianists|Ticklers of the ivories
pigskin|Horsehide's gridiron counterpart
pilgrim|Well-known Thanksgiving guest
pineapple|Pizza topping
pioneer|Trailblazer
pioneers|Covered-wagon folk
piquing|Arousing, as curiosity
pistachio|Ice cream nut
pitchfork|Long-handled farm tool
placate|Mollify
planters|Hothouse containers
playing|In theaters
pleaded|Implored
pleated|What some skirts are
poignant|Touching
polecats|Fitches
polemic|Controversial argument
popovers|Hollow muffins
popsicle|Summer treat
poseurs|They're not who they pretend to be
posture|Ergonomic concern
potbelly|Personal trainer's target
potbelly|What drinking too much beer may cause
potherb|Mint or thyme
pothook|Tool for lifting hot stove lids
prairie|Rolling grassland
prairie|Treeless plain
prattled|Babbled on
predate|Come before
predate|Occur earlier
prefabs|Ready-made houses
prelate|High priest
premise|Assumption, in an argument
prepare|Take steps
presence|Comportment
present|Roll-call word
pressure|Word with cooker or point
pressure|Word with cooker or point
priests|Spiritual fathers
procrastination|The art of putting things off
professor|Academician
project|Office assignment
prolific|Bearing in abundance
proofed|Looked over for errors
proofer|Editor, at times
proofer|Mistake catcher
propeller|Beanie topper
prophetic|Like a successful seer
protestor|Member of the mob?
protests|Public demonstrations
protests|Puts up a fuss
psychotic|Like Hannibal Lecter
purchased|Legally acquired
pursers|Cruise-ship employees
pushpin|Bulletin board item, perhaps
pussycat|No real threat
quotient|Division result
radiuses|Circle segments
raffish|Crude but dashing
raiment|Apparel
raiment|Clothing
rallyes|Long-distance auto races
rankled|Irritated
raptors|Carnivorous birds
rascals|Spanky and Alfalfa
rascals|Spanky and the gang
ratters|Some house cats
reabsorb|Use a sponge over and over again
realist|Not a dreamer
realistic|Not fanciful
realness|Factuality
reassert|Declare anew
reassure|Comfort
rebirth|Renaissance
receipt|Proof of ownership
recherche|Exquisite
recliner|Couch potato's site, perhaps
recycle|Be earth-friendly
recycle|Eschew the landfill
reddens|Blushes
reddest|Most carmine
redeemer|Title for Jesus Christ (with "the")
redeploy|Shuffle troops
redeyes|Signs of insomnia, maybe
refines|Fine-tunes
reflect|Ponder
refocus|Get back to the task at hand
refuels|Does airplane maintenance
regiment|Military unit
rehears|Puts before a new jury
rehearses|Gets ready for the performance
reheated|Put cooked food in the microwave
reinspects|Examines again
rejects|Free-lancer's file?
rejoice|Jump for joy
relapses|Backslides
relapses|Backslides
related|On the same family tree
release|Official discharge
released|Turned loose
releases|Some legal documents
relegate|Assign to a lower position
relieve|Alleviate
remember|Don't forget
remorse|Pangs of conscience
rendered|Delivered formally, as a jury
rendered|Presented, as a bill
reneger|Word-breaker
rentals|Like some lake cabins
repaint|Give a new coat to
repapered|Changed the decor, perhaps
repents|Wishes to undo
reprice|Put on sale, perhaps
reputed|Regarded as
research|Kind of grant
research|Scientific inquiry
reseats|Moves from the balcony to the front row, perhaps
resistor|Circuit device
resolve|Fixed purpose
resource|It can be drawn on
respond|Answer
restless|Antsy
restricts|Curtails
retaliate|Seek revenge
reticula|Parts of cows' stomachs
retrace|Go back over, as one's steps
retrain|Teach a different skill
retrogress|Relapse
retsina|Greek wine
returners|Kickoff handlers
revenue|Investor's concern
reviewer|Siskel, for one
rewarded|Compensated
rewinds|A VCR does it
rewinds|Utilizes a VCR, in a way
robotics|Word coined by Asimov
romancer|Gallant
rosette|One of the compound spots on a leopard
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rowboats|Dinghies
royalist|Monarchist
ruleless|Unbound by regulations
rummage|Sale type
runaway|Escapee
runlets|Small streams
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
saddles|Blazing _____ (Brooks film)
sadness|Unhappy state
salesman|Door-to-door person
saltine|Crisp cracker
sameness|Lack of variety
sanctify|Bless
sandals|Toga accessory
sandalwood|Fragrant Asian tree
sandalwood|Tree with fragrant oil
sandbag|Balloon ballast
sandpiper|Shore bird
sangria|Red-wine punch
sarapes|Shawls worn mainly by Mexican men
sardines|Tightly packed fish
sashimi|Japanese fish dish
satiety|State of fullness
satirist|Jonathan Swift, e.g.
savaged|Picked apart
saxophonist|Bill Clinton, sometimes
scandalous|Like Watergate
scarlet|Color in a Hawthorne title
scatter|Take off in all directions
schemes|Intrigues
schemes|Machinations
scouter|One sent out for information
scrappy|Disposed to fight
screenings|Movie presentations
screens|They keep insects out
scrimpy|Barely adequate
scripts|They're floating around Hollywood
scruple|Qualm
seafarer|Old salt
seances|Medium meetings?
seances|Round-table sessions
seances|Round-table sessions
secedes|Withdraws from an organization
seconder|Motion mover
secondhand|Watch! It goes around?
sectors|They may be private
seductive|Bewitching
seedpod|Dehiscent fruit
selfsame|Identical
semaphore|Signal flag
senecas|New York Iroquoians
senorita|Lady with a tilde
sentenced|Given life
sentences|Linguistic strings
separate|Create a division
sergeant|Pepper or York
sergeants|They're good at drilling?
seriatim|One after another, as in a series
sermons|Discourses
settees|Some Phyfe pieces
setters|Some dog-show entrants
seventieth|Walt Whitman's "Queries to My _____ Year"
severely|To the extreme
shadowbox|Fight a phantom
shakeups|Corporate restructurings
shamrocks|Fake Irish jewelry?
sheared|Gathered wool
shearer|Harry in "The Truman Show"
sheathe|Cover a point?
shellac|Thin varnish
shellfish|Mollusk or crustacean
sherbet|Cool treat
shiatsu|Acupressure technique
shiatsu|Finger-pressure massage
shindigs|Lavish parties
shooter|Marksman
shooter|Sharp end?
shortcakes|Strawberry desserts
shotgun|Dangerous kind of wedding?
showplace|Admirable home
shrapnel|Shell fragments
sickbay|Ship's hospital
sickbay|Where to find aspirins on a ship
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment
sideshow|Circus attraction
sierras|Rugged mountain ranges
siestas|Afternoon naps
signature|It may be added to the cast
silence|Muzzle
simulcast|It's carried by radio and TV
situate|Place firmly
situate|Place firmly
sixteen|Adolescent age
skateboard|Teen's transportation, perhaps
skeleton|Type of key or crew
skyscraper|It contains many stories
slaloms|Lillehammer events
slashed|Like some prices or tires
slashed|Sharply reduced, as a price
slattern|Slovenly woman
sleeper|Woody Allen flick
sleeved|Like formal shirts
sleeves|They're shorter in summer
sleuths|They follow trails
slingshot|David's weapon
slipcase|Book-set container
sloshed|Walked clumsily through mud
slyboots|Engagingly mischievous person
smalltime|Nickel-and-dime
smashes|Some tennis strokes
smeared|Practiced yellow journalism
smidgens|Small bits
smirked|Smiled smugly
snaffle|Type of horse bit
snapdragon|Finger-clicking, fire-breathing plant?
snarler|Junkyard dog, often
sneaker|Soft shoe?
snidest|Most supercilious
sniffles|Cold symptom
snippers|Garden tools
snitches|Rats
snorers|Nocturnal noisemakers
snowier|Buffalo, compared to most southern cities
snowplow|January road clearer
snowsuit|Schusser's wear
softens|Cushions
solaced|Brought comfort to
solarium|One place to catch some rays
soldier|Bears' Field
solicits|Petitions
sombrero|Chihuahuan hat
sombrero|Hat dance hat
sonorous|Loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound
sonorous|Producing a deep rich sound
soprano|TV mobster
sorbate|Material capable of being taken up by another substance
sorcery|Wizard's study
sorrows|Causes of grief and regret
sorties|Military actions
sourpuss|Grouch
souvenir|Statue of Liberty key chain, e.g.
sparest|Least lavish
sparred|Engaged in repartee
sparrows|Small songbirds
spattered|Sprinkled, as paint
species|Biological subdivision
species|Homo sapiens, e.g.
spectrum|Range
speedup|Step on the gas
spencer|Microwave oven inventor
spenders|Visa users
spheres|Crystal balls, for example
spherule|Globule of quicksilver, for example
spiders|Predatory arachnids
spirals|Helical shapes
spitball|Misbehaving student's missile
sponges|Mooches
spoonerism|Let me sew you to your sheet, e.g.
spotter|Weight-training partner
squared|Raised to the second power
squeegee|Pane cleaner
squeegee|Windshield cleaner
stagnate|Become foul, like bilge water
stagnate|Become unpotable
staircase|It's put together step by step
staircase|Steps up?
stamina|Staying power
standup|Comedy genre
startle|Surprise suddenly
statelier|More statuesque
stately|Like a mansion
stately|Majestic
stationed|Placed overseas
stationer|Beneficiary of paper profits?
steelie|Metal marble
stepson|Bobby, to Carol Brady
stepson|Greg, to Carol Brady
stepsons|Marriage acquisitions, for some
stereos|Audio systems
steward|Airline worker
steward|Word with wine or shop
stickers|They're gummed
stiletto|Heel type
stiletto|Kind of heel
stirrup|It will help you get a leg up
stockade|One place for prisoners
stockcars|Racy items?
stocked|Replenished the shelves
stooges|Fall guys
straight|Lead-in for face or flush
strained|Prepared baby food
strainer|Kitchen utensil
strangers|They don't know each other
strawhat|Type of summer theater
streaks|Losing runs
streams|Fords are made here
streets|Fleet and Della
stresses|Accentuates
stridency|Quality of a shrill sound
stridency|Shrillness
strider|One who walks purposefully
strikes|Alley X's
stringent|Rigorous
strolls|Walks in the park
stupors|Groggy states
sturdier|More stalwart
sturdiest|Most strongly built
stutter|Stammer a la Porky
subsist|Stay alive
subtracts|Does grade-school math
subvert|Undermine
sugared|Candy-coated
suitors|Swains
sunbather|Basking layabout
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunshine|Pleasant forecast
superman|Seinfeld's comic book hero
supermodel|Elle or Tyra, e.g.
supersonic|Greater than Mach One
surfaces|A cube has six
surfboard|Wave rider
surplice|Clergyman's white linen garment
swashed|Gasconaded
sweater|Popular Christmas gift
sweeper|Word with carpet or street
sweeten|Make less bitter
sweetie|Valentine recipient
sweetmeat|Candied fruit, e.g.
swelter|Suffer from the heat
switchblade|Street gang weapon, stereotypically
sycophant|Lackey
symposia|Formal meetings
syncope|Bos'n, grammatically
syndrome|Group of symptoms
synopsis|Summary
synthetic|Like Orlon or Dacron
systems|Type of analyst
tabulate|Condense and list
tadpoles|Frogs-to-be
tailgate|Type of party
talented|Gifted
talisman|Lucky charm
talisman|Magic charm
taloned|Like a hawk
tamperer|Meddler
tanager|Brightly colored bird
tapioca|Type of pudding
taproot|Plant's principal feeder
tarantula|Creepy crawler
tarragon|Old World seasoning plant
tartest|Tangiest
tattoos|Some say "Mom"
teamsters|Jimmy Hoffa's constituents
tearjerker|Excessively sentimental tale
tearjerker|Movie with a sad ending
tearjerkers|Extremely sad films
teatime|About 4 p.m. in Britain
teenager|Ron Howard played one in "Happy Days"
teeniest|Most miniscule
teeniest|Most miniscule
teeniest|Most wee
teletype|Telegraphy trademark
telexes|Alternatives to faxes
telluride|Colorado town
temerity|Fearlessness
tenacity|Doggedness
tenderloin|Sore side?
tension|Latent hostility
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
terminal|Grand Central, for example
termini|Ends and extremities
terraces|High-rise features
terrify|Fill with fear
tetrads|Quaternities
theists|Believers
theorem|Proposition deducible from basic postulates
theorem|Pythagoras' proposition
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
theories|Hypotheses
thespian|He's in a cast
thicken|Use roux
thickens|Becomes more complex, as a plot
thimblerig|Scam
thimbles|Sewers' gadgets
thought|Contemplated
thoughtful|Considerate
thrower|Flame follower
thunderstruck|Flabbergasted
tigereye|Golden-brown chatoyant stone
timepiece|Chronometer
timepieces|Horologes
tiniest|Least large
tinners|Some smiths
tinniest|Flimsiest
tinware|Some pots and pans
tirades|Harangues
tissues|Purse items
titillate|Arouse agreeably
toasted|Did a best man's job
toboggan|Kind of sled
toehold|Alpinist's need
tomahawk|Hiawatha's weapon
tomatoes|Spaghetti sauce ingredients
tomfoolery|Horseplay
toolshed|Certain storage space
toolshed|Digs for a pick and shovel?
topcoat|Winter wear
topknots|Kewpie-doll features
topsider|Sailor's sneaker
tortoise|Hare's challenger
tortoise|Winner in a well-known upset
totality|Aggregate
totterer|One with an unsteady gait
towboat|River tug
towrope|Water-skiing accessory
traffic|Jam maker
tragedy|Seven Against Thebes, for one
transient|Fly-by-night
trapezoid|Certain quadrilateral
treading|Stepping on
treasons|High crimes
treaters|Tab picker uppers
trellis|Rose-arbor structure
tresses|Locks
triangle|Isosceles, for one
triassic|Period of the first dinosaurs
trimmest|Most toned
tropical|Caribbean climate
trounces|Beats decisively
trumpeter|Al Hirt, e.g.
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tureens|Large serving bowls
turmeric|Curry powder ingredient
turnaround|Change for the better
turnoffs|They cause you to lose interest
turntable|Platter holder
tweeted|Made like a small bird
ultimate|Utmost or extreme
ultraright|Extremely conservative
ultraviolet|Kind of radiation or light
umbrella|Portable sunshade
unaired|Shelved, as a TV show
unawares|By surprise
unawares|One way to be caught
unbowed|Perfectly straight
uncanniest|Most astonishing
uncanny|Eldritch
uncashed|Like forgotten checks
undreamt|Not even imagined
ungraceful|What the klutz in need of religion is?
unharness|Lift the restraints
unhooks|Detaches, in a way
unhorse|Dismount from a steed
unlucky|Ill-starred
unmended|Ready for repair
unnamed|Not specified
unnerved|Shaken up
unsnarls|Uses cream rinse
unsteady|Like a sot's gait
untidier|More of a slob
untimely|Inopportune
untruth|Falsehood
untwists|Straightens out, in a way
unweary|Not tired
upstate|Part of New York
uttering|Giving tongue to
valence|Capital of Drôme
vanilla|Kind of bean
variable|X or Y, in an equation
vegetates|Grows like a plant
venison|Deer meat
veronica|Archie's friend
versify|Poetize
veteran|Seasoned player
videotape|You may have returned one recently
violence|One reason for an "R"
violist|String player
viscose|Type of rayon
wakened|Roused the sleepy head
wallflower|Shy plant?
wantonness|Moral looseness
warlock|Sorcerer
warmhearted|Sympathetic
warpath|Road to conflict
washstand|Where a pitcher may rest
watercooler|Office oasis
waterer|Sprinkler, essentially
waterers|Gardeners, at times
waterfalls|Cascades
weathercast|Part of the evening news
welfare|Type of reform or state
whalers|Ahab and crew
wheelie|Biker's hot-dog maneuver
whether|If or if not
whimsical|Capricious
whirlybird|Flying craft without wings
whisker|Narrow margin
whiskies|Some strong beverages
whistler|_____'s mother
wildcard|Unpredictable factor
wiretap|Act of law enforcement
workshop|Garage, sometimes
worsted|Woolen fabric
wrangle|Round up, as cattle
wrestling|Jesse Ventura has ties to it
wristwatch|Timely bracelet
wristwatch|Where to find time on one's hand?
writhed|Squirmed in pain
yardarm|Nautical-spar part
yeasayer|Subservient subordinate, perhaps
yodeled|Sang, Swiss Alps-style
yodeler|Swiss singer, perhaps
zealous|Gung-ho
zillions|Too many to count
zingers|Witty, pointed retorts
zoology|Animal life of a particular region
zucchini|Veggie
aardvark|Ant bear
abandon|Run out on
abandon|Walk out on
abortive|Like a failed space launch
aboveboard|Honest
abracadabra|Magic word
absinthe|Liqueur with a licorice flavor
absurdest|Most ludicrous
accents|Regional pronunciations
accuses|Points the finger at
acerbates|Annoys someone
activist|Vigorous cause advocate
addition|Blessed event
address|Postal datum
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adjacent|Nearest in space or position
admission|Acknowledgment of the truth
adopter|Instant parent
adoptive|Certain parents
adrenal|A type of gland
advisory|Warning
aerosols|Can sprays
affiant|Affidavit maker
afghani|Kabul native
afghani|Pakastani neighbor
against|Con
agility|Running back's attribute
agitator|Washing machine part
airdrops|Gets supplies to the troops, in a way
airless|Stuffy
airshow|Plane fair
airspeed|Cockpit reading
alamode|Apple pie order, perhaps
albinos|Pink-eyed white rabbits
alcalde|Spanish town mayor
alerted|Warned
alfalfa|Little Rascal
alienates|Estranges
aliment|Sustenance
alleluia|Word used to express thanks to God
allergy|Something to sneeze about?
alliance|Purpose of many treaties
alligator|Pogo's pal Albert, for one
allowing|Giving the go-ahead
allusion|Reference
although|Despite the fact that
although|Notwithstanding
altruism|Do-gooder's motivation
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amassing|Gathering together
amateur|Do-it-yourselfer
amenable|Willing to agree
amorous|Romantic
amylase|Group of enzymes
anaconda|South American creature
anagram|It makes cats scat
analgesia|Absence of sense of pain
anathemas|Bêtes noires
anatomic|About the body
ancient|Like Coleridge's mariner
anecdotes|Amusing tales
angelic|More than sweet
angelica|Rugrats meanie
angered|Raised the hackles
angered|Raised the hackles
angered|Raised the hackles
anisette|Ouzo's alternative
anklets|Short stockings
annexed|Added by expansion
annoyed|More than bothered
anomaly|Peculiar situation
antacid|Heartburn remedy
anteater|Sticky-tongued nest raider
anteaters|Long snouted mammals
antenna|My Favorite Martian prop
antenna|It catches some waves
antenna|Pre-cable necessity
antenna|Reception aid
antibody|Disease-fighting protein
antipasto|Italian appetizer
apparel|Try it on for size
appease|Mollify
appeasers|Pacifiers
appliers|Human resources department visitors
apposite|Germane
arbiter|Dispute settler
arbiters|Judges, umpires et al.
areaway|Cellar door approach
arguing|Debating society activity
aristocrat|Noblewoman
armhole|Sweater opening
armistice|Truce
armoires|Ornate wardrobes
armored|Suited like a knight
armories|Arsenals
arrivals|Airport area
arrowhead|Kansas City stadium
artisan|Skilled craftsman
artists|Agent's clientele
ascents|Acclivities
ascetic|Practicing great self-denial
ashamed|Guilt-ridden
ashamed|Red-faced
ashrams|Gurus' communities
ashtray|Where butts are stamped?
asinine|Utterly absurd
aspersions|Slander
assayer|Analyst of a sort
asserts|Professes
assesses|Fixes a figure with several crooked letters?
assister|Helper, essentially
assists|Gives a hand
assuage|Soothe
assuasive|Soothing
asterisk|Star in "M*A*S*H"?
asterism|Cluster of stars
asteroid|Mini-planet
astronauts|Highest fliers
astronomers|Moon starers! (Anagram)
atelier|Manet's workplace
ateliers|Artist studios
atlases|Map collections
atonality|Characteristic of Schönberg's music
atonally|Without any key, in music
attaches|Members of a diplomatic staff
attempts|Gives it a go
attendees|Those at meetings
attorney|Fictional Mason, for one
attracts|Uses one's charms effectively
autobiography|Grease monkey's publication?
avarice|Characteristic of Scrooge
avatars|Incarnations of a Hindu deity
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
avoidable|Like careless mistakes
awaited|Was in store for
aweless|Irreverent
awkward|Klutzy
backboard|Rim holder
backcountry|Boondocks
backstage|One place to rehearse one's lines
badlands|South Dakota attraction
balalaika|Instrument for "Lara's Theme"
balderdash|Hogwash
baldest|With the least hair
balloonist|Slow flier
baloney|Nonsense
bandanas|Large handkerchiefs
bandits|Bushwhackers
banners|Streamers
barflies|Saloon frequenters
baroness|Title of nobility
barrette|Hair clasp
basement|Bargain chaser
bassett|Angela of "Waiting to Exhale"
beefeater|Yeoman of the Guard
beeswax|Business, in a saying to the nosy
begorrah|Mild Irish oath
belabor|Beat a dead horse
belated|Tardy
bellhop|You'll find one at the Beverly Hills Hotel
beretta|Italian gun maker
berettas|Chevrolet models
berserk|Postal
betatron|Electron accelerator
beverage|Coffee, tea or milk
bicolor|Two-tone
bifocal|Like some glasses
bilgewater|Rubbish
billing|Marquee promotion
birddog|Trail closely
blarney|Famous Irish stone
blatancy|Obviousness
bleated|Made a sheepish comment?
blemish|Flaw
blinked|Missed the action, maybe
bloated|In a swell situation?
blondes|Gentlemen's preferences, maybe
blossoms|Flourishes
boardroom|One place to take care of business
boatload|Cargo amount, perhaps
bombast|Gassy talk
bonuses|Paycheck extras
bookkeeper|Figures checker
borderline|Marginal
bouillon|Clear broth
bragging|Some rights
branded|Made a hot impression on?
brassie|Number two wood
breakfast|It may be continental
bridals|Espousals
broadcloth|Densely textured woolen fabric
broadcloth|Densely woven fabric
broaden|Spread out
broadside|Forceful verbal attack
broccoli|Cauliflower relative
bulldog|Muscular canine
bulldoze|Flatten, in a way
bullterrier|English breed
buntline|Type of nautical rope
burnish|Buff
butterflies|Realization at a food fight?
bypassed|Went around
cabaret|Liza Minnelli musical
cabaret|Minnelli musical
cabinet|Word with kitchen or medicine
cabinets|Presidential advisers
caboose|Last car to arrive?
cabooses|Train trailers
cafeteria|High school section
caftans|Long robes of the Middle East
cajolers|Persuasive ones
caldrons|Large boiling pots
calendar|You may draw circles on it
calluses|Visible proof of hard work
caloric|Associated with heat
caloric|Heat-related
cambered|Curved upward in the middle
campaigns|Presses the flesh
canasta|Card game like rummy
canniest|Most careful and shrewd
canyons|Western backdrops
capsular|Like some medicine containers
capsules|Just what the doctor ordered, maybe
captain|Kangaroo or Blood
capture|Take into custody
carafes|Room service decanters
caressed|Showed affection
caresses|Strokes gently
carnies|Sideshow barkers, e.g.
caromed|Ricocheted, as a billiard ball
carpenters|Close to You duo
carport|Garage alternative
carriers|Long distance providers
carrion|Type of crow or flower
carwash|Place for cleaning and waxing
casinos|Betting settings
casters|Dolly parts
castled|Moved the king to safety, in chess
castles|Buildings built on sand?
castoffs|Throw-aways
catacombs|Underground burial places
catalog|Place to find things you like and things you don't
catamaran|Twin-hulled sailboat
catbirds|Their calls sound like mewing
caveman|B.C. character
celeste|Actress Holm
censors|Bowdlerizes
central|A baseball division
chagrin|Oh, no! feeling
chapeau|Hat
charioteer|Auriga
charisma|Personal magnetism
chattel|Any tangible movable property
cheetah|Fastest land animal
cheroot|Humidor item
chervil|Parsley relative
choirboy|Sunday singer
chopstick|Piece of Oriental tableware
chorale|Bach piece
chorale|Lutheran hymn tune
chorused|Sang in unison
clarity|Diamond-quality factor
classes|Campus divisions
clawing|Feline activity
clipboard|Portable writing surface
closings|Where the sales are REALLY final
coalbin|Where potential energy may be stored
coarsen|Use sandpaper
cobbler|One ankle-deep in shoes?
cohesive|Sticking together
coleslaw|Old King's statute?
coliseum|Sports amphitheater
coliseums|Old sports venues
colonial|George Washington, before 1776
colonnade|It surrounds the Parthenon
colossal|Enormous
colossal|Enormous
colossi|Gigantic statues
combusts|Catches fire
commandeer|Expropriate
compass|It can point you in the right direction
complimentary|Free
conceit|Egotism
condense|Shrink
congenial|Like a pageant prize winner
congested|Like a cold sufferer
congestion|Indication of a stuffy head
consolers|Sympathetic supporters
conspiracy|Result of plotters' get-together
conspire|Plot
construe|Interpret
conundrum|Poser
conundrums|Brain-teasers
cordial|Friendly
cornered|Unable to escape
corolla|Flower's petals, collectively
coronets|Small crowns
corsage|Date bouquet
corselet|Breastplate
countdown|Activity preceding liftoff
courtship|The _____ of Eddie's Father
covenants|Agreements between God and His people
coverall|One-piece garment
cowlicks|Combing problems
cradled|Held protectively
cranked|Started an engine
creamiest|Richest, as soups
creases|Dress pants features
crewcut|Closely cropped style
cringes|Exhibits fear, in a way
crisper|Refrigerator part
crockpot|Working mom's cooker
crossbar|Goalpost part
crossing|Intersection
cruiser|Squad car
crybabies|Whiners
curators|Museum higher-ups
cyclone|Violent rotating windstorm
dairies|Where milk comes from
danseur|Male ballet dancer
dapples|Mottled horses
darkened|Blackened
dashboard|Instrument panel
datable|Single and available
datable|Single and looking
daydream|Think about being Michael Jordan
daydreams|Castles in the air
deadpan|Expressionless
debacles|Total failures
decameter|Metric length
decayed|Rotted
deceive|Mislead
declare|State formally
decrease|Iron?
decrypt|Solve the code
defaulted|Like a retired seismologist?
defiant|Poitier film "The _____ Ones"
defiled|Like a retired clerk?
deleted|Wiped off the computer
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
dendrite|Nerve fiber
denoted|Like a retired musician?
denture|Plate used at some dinners?
depended|Relied (upon)
depletes|Drains
deprive|Keep from keeping
derange|Throw out of kilter
despotic|Kind of ruler
dessert|Baked Alaska, e.g.
dessert|Piece of cake, maybe
detained|Kept in custody
detainee|Political prisoner
detoured|Took the long way home
devotion|Ardent affection
diggers|Archaeologists, at times
dilemma|Quandary
dimension|Magnitude or extent
dinosaur|Paleontologist's study
disallow|Prohibit
disclaimed|Like a retired insurance agent?
disguised|Part 2 of the definition
diskette|Floppy
diskette|Floppy, for one
disowns|Renounces
disowns|Writes out of the will
disregards|Ignores
dissuade|Talk out of
distilled|Like a retired cashier?
distressed|Like a retired barber?
ditchdigger|Laborer used for underground work?
diverged|Branched off
diverse|Many and different
doeskin|Glove material
dogears|Some bookmarks
dogfight|Aerial battle
dollies|Mover's helpers
domains|Realms
domains|They may be eminent
donnybrook|Free-for-all?
doodlebugs|Defects in scribbled pictures?
doohickeys|Gadgets
doorknob|It plays a part in openings and closings
doormat|Habitually humiliated human
doormat|Habitually humiliated one
doorstop|It'll prevent a closing
doubleheader|D
doughnuts|Certain pastries
dovecote|Home for pigeons
downward|Spiraling direction
dragnet|Jack Webb show
drearily|Without much cheer
dredges|Deepens, as a canal
drillers|Oil field workers
droning|Going on and on
droplet|Raincloud's warning
dryland|Welcome sight to Columbus
dumpling|Fruit-filled dessert
duologue|Screenplay for two actors
dwarves|Seven Disney characters
dwelling|Abode
eardrum|It'll help you hear the show
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
earning|On the payroll
easeful|Giving relief
easiest|Most basic
eastern|Hailing from the Orient
echoing|Bouncing off the Grand Canyon walls
eclogue|Pastoral poem
ecocide|Polluter's crime
ecology|Biology branch
ecstasy|Rapture
edgeways|With a side leading
eeriest|Superlatively strange
effected|Brought about
effected|Brought about
eggbeater|Helicopter
egghead|Humpty Dumpty as an intellectual?
egresses|Becomes apparent
eightball|Bad thing to be behind
elatedly|With joy
elderly|Eighty-something
elected|Put in office
elector|College voter?
elegance|Refined and discriminating taste
elegist|Thomas Gray, e.g.
elegists|Writers of lamentations
element|Fire or water, e.g.
element|Periodic table entry
elements|Lead and gold
elements|Silver and gold, e.g.
elevating|Lifting the spirits
elevator|One way to reach new heights
elevator|One way to the top at the office
elitism|Antidemocratic belief
ellipsis|...
elongate|Stretch
emanates|Sends forth
emanating|Coming from
embodies|Personifies
embroil|Draw into a conflict
emerald|Valued gem stone
emergency|Hospital sign
emissions|They affect air quality
empathies|Understandings of others' situations
emperors|Franz Josef I and Haile Selassie
emphases|Accentuations
encoder|Ciphertext writer
encounter|Meet
endearments|Tender names? (Anagram)
endeavor|Determined effort
endemic|Particular to a region
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endless|Infinite
endures|Sticks it out
endwise|Picnic bench placement
energizer|Part two of the pun
engages|Holds one's interest
enhance|Better
enjoins|Legally forbids
ennoble|Lend dignity or honor to
ennobles|Dignifies
enormous|Huge
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
enrolled|In the class
ensemble|Touring company
enshrine|Place in a chapel, perhaps
ensiled|Stored, as grain or fodder
ensnare|Capture in a trap
entails|Implicates
entitled|Gave a name to
entrance|Kind of exam
entreat|Supplicate
entreat|Supplicate
epilogs|Closing words
epistle|New Testament letter
eradicate|Get rid of completely
erasing|Wiping the slate clean
erasure|Deletion
erasure|Expungement
ermines|Weaselly critters
ermines|Weasels for coats
erosion|Detritus former
errands|Some to-do list items
erratic|Inconsistent
erratic|Irregular
erratic|Unpredictable
escalator|Moving staircase
escapism|Flight of fancy
escrows|Mortgage accounts
espresso|Steam-brewed coffee
espresso|Strong brew
essence|Toiletry with a fragrant odor
estates|Monticello and Mount Vernon, e.g.
esteems|Thinks highly of
estimate|Body shop reckoning
estrogen|Steroid hormone
estuaries|River mouths
estuaries|Where seas and rivers meet
etcetera|And so forth
eternal|Perpetual
evacuate|Empty
evanesce|Disappear like vapor
evasion|Equivocation
evenness|Quality of uniformity
eviction|Landlord's action
evolved|Developed gradually
examine|Observe closely
executors|They obey one's will
exogamy|Marrying outside one's family or tribe
expiate|Make amends for
exposes|Discrediting reports
express|State
exquisitely|In a finely beautiful way
extract|Take out
eyebolt|Holdfast with a loop
eyebolts|Rope attachments, sometimes
eyelets|Places for laces
eyelids|They're all over pupils
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
factory|Goods producer
fairest|Most evenhanded
fandango|Lively Spanish dance
fantasia|Disney film
fashion|Dior's domain
fatherland|Native country
federate|Form into a league or union
fiancee|Betrothed
finesse|Adroit maneuvering
finessed|Used extreme subtlety
finesses|Maneuvers with subtle skill
firearms|Combat supplies
flashlight|Emergency tool
fleshes|Gives substance to (with "out")
fleshly|Carnal
flimflam|Confidence game
flourish|Thrive
flytrap|Insect catcher
footnote|Podiatrist's memo?
footrests|Ottomans
forages|Raids by soldiers
forefronts|Golfers in the lead?
foreign|From abroad
forepaw|Shake! offering
foreshock|Minor Earth tremor
foreshock|Tremor preceding an earthquake
foretold|Predicted
forgoes|Does without
forgoes|Passes up
formerly|Née
franchise|Pro sports team, e.g.
freedoms|Things worth fighting for
freeloads|Emulates Red Skelton's Freddie
freshen|Add ice, as to an old drink
friends|Hit sitcom
fronted|Supplied money, as for an event
frothiness|Beer characteristic
froufrou|Elaborate decoration
froufrou|Elaborate decoration
gabfests|Chat sessions
gadabout|Social butterfly
galleons|Large Spanish ships of old
gazelle|Small antelope
genesis|Book of The Flood
genesis|First book
geniality|Amiableness
geniuses|Typical Mensa members
gentiles|Artists Bellini and da Fabriano
gestalts|Patterns of experience, in psychology
gingersnap|Rogers' picture?
ginseng|Root used as medicine
glacial|Icy
glassware|Tumblers and such
glisten|Sparkle in the sun
gloaters|Poor sports
glosses|Sheens
gnocchi|Dumplings dish
goalpost|Crossbar holder
golfers|Folks on course?
gondolas|Venetian transports
gooseberry|Type of jam or pie
gooseflesh|Cold bumps
gorilla|A troglodyte
gospels|Biblical quartet
gourmet|Haute cuisine patron
granola|Bar ingredient
granted|Given, as a wish
greenlight|Go signal
greeted|Welcomed
groaners|Complainers
grommet|Eyelet reinforcement
guineas|Former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
gumdrops|Goody Goody candy
guttersnipe|Street urchin
habanera|Song sung by Carmen
hackamore|Headgear for a horse
hamstring|A pull on one's leg?
handmaiden|Female attendant
handover|Give up
handsprings|Acrobatic feats
hardhat|Construction worker, in slang
hardhats|Blue collar caps
hardship|Tribulation
hardtop|Alternative to a convertible
harmony|Concord
harpers|Ferry or Bazaar
hassock|Padded cushion used as a seat
hastiness|Waste making trait?
hastiness|Waste-making trait?
hateful|Full of malice
hayrick|Stack of cow food
hayseed|Rube
haywire|Crazy
hazards|Sand traps
headache|Cephalalgia
headhunter|Personnel recruiter
headwinds|Concerns for sailors and pilots
heartburn|Nicholson/Streep film
heralded|Proclaimed
hercules|Mythical strongman
heretic|Unorthodox thinker
hibachi|Portable brazier
hideous|Appalling
hideous|Repulsive
hideout|Place of concealment
hindmost|Located farthest to the rear
hoagies|Philadelphia heroes
hoedown|Dance in a barn
hogshead|British capacity unit
holdups|Certain criminal activities
homeland|One's birthplace
homespun|Rustic, as humor
honesty|The best policy, to many
honeycomb|Mass of cells
honkers|Geese, at times
honorable|Mayor's title
honorary|Like some degrees
hopeless|Beyond repair
hornswoggle|Swindle, to a rube
horsefly|Winged insect
horselaugh|Mr. Ed's reaction to a good joke?
hotlines|Fisher's fantasy?
hotshot|Ace among aces
hourglass|Primitive timepiece
husbands|Theme subject
hussars|Certain European light cavalry
hypocrite|Poser
hysteria|Delirium
icebreaker|What's your sign? perhaps
icebreaker|Get-acquainted soiree, e.g.
ideogram|Graphic symbol
igneous|Formed from molten lava
ignitions|Car starters
ignored|Didn't heed
iguanas|Some reptiles
imbrues|Permeates
imitates|Apes
imitator|Mimic
immaculate|Ready for inspection
impacted|Type of tooth
impalas|Old Chevy models
implants|Cosmetic surgeon's supply
imposer|One forcing himself on others
impression|Impact made by Rich Little?
imprison|Detain
inanely|In a silly manner
incidence|Instance of something happening
incomes|Some are disposable
indoors|Out of the elements
ineptly|Without skill
inflame|Incite to jealousy
infrared|Part of the invisible spectrum
inhabit|Occupy
inhalant|Asthma spray, e.g.
insecticide|Conclusion to the waiter's reply
inserts|Subscription cards, e.g.
insofar|To such an extent
insoles|Shoe linings
insoles|Shoe parts
inspected|Scrutinized
instant|Not brewed, perhaps
instead|As an alternative
instead|As an alternative
insulate|Install fiberglass, perhaps
insults|Digs
interior|It's behind closed doors
intruder|Target of a guard dog's growls
inundate|Overwhelm with a flood
invoices|They should be paid
iodides|Light-sensitive substances in film
ironhanded|Like strict golfers?
ironies|Unexpected twists
ironsides|Armor-plated warships
islands|Bikini and Easter
isolated|Sequestered
isoprene|Liquid in synthetic rubber manufacture
isotopes|They may be radioactive
iterate|Go over again
iterated|Repeated over and over
jackass|Donkey
jackrabbit|North American hare
jauntily|In a dashing manner
juggernaut|It seemingly crushes everything in its way
jughead|Archie's pal
junketing|Taking an excursion for pleasure
juxtaposes|Places side by side
ketchup|Tomato product
kettledrums|They take a beating
killjoy|Party pooper
kingpins|Top bananas
knelled|Tolled
knickknacks|Team novelties?
knotting|Snarling
knuckle|Certain joint
knucklehead|Digital lamebrain?
lactate|Holsteins do this
ladings|Cargo
ladylike|Demure, by some standards
lambaste|Berate
laminae|Flat plates
landers|Van Buren's sister
landslide|Terrain picture?
larceny|It can be grand
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lasagna|Spaghetti cousin
lasagne|Trattoria entree
launched|Like rockets in air
lawless|In a state of anomie
leftover|Scrap for Fido
leftovers|Tupperware contents
legalese|Jargon, to a jury
legates|Official emissaries
leisure|Word with suit or time
lenient|Permissive
lentils|Soup legumes
leotard|Aerobics garment
leotards|Dancer's wear
lessened|Cut back
lessens|Abates
letterer|Sign painter, at times
lettuces|Romaine and iceberg
levitate|Float on air?
license|Poet's prerogative
license|Requested item, along with registration
lifesavers|Certain candies
lilliput|Home of the minute man?
lionfish|Aquarium attraction
listened|Paid attention
listens|Pays attention
loafers|Shoes with copper disks, perhaps
longways|From stem to stern, for example
lookers|Witnesses (with "on")
lorries|Trucks along the Thames
lothario|Ladies' man
lottery|Convenience-store ticket
loveseat|Chair for a pair
lozenge|Medicated candy
luncheons|Formal midday meals
lustrous|Gleaming
macintosh|Apple type
maestoso|In a stately manner, musically
maestro|Toscanini or Satie
mafioso|Underworld figure
magenta|Purplish red
magenta|Purplish red
magnates|Powerful people
maharajah|Royal title
maharani|Indian princess
mainframe|Desktop's big brother
manages|Makes ends meet
mandate|Authoritative command
manhunt|Bloodhound's activity
mankind|The human race
mannequin|Poser
mapmaker|One whose work may include legends
mariner|Seattle big-leaguer
maroons|Strands
marseille|City in France
marshals|Oater lawmen
martian|Certain alien
mattress|It contains springs
mealier|More sallow
measled|What one may be by virtue of a spot check?
mechanical|Kind of drawing
mediate|Propose a compromise
medical|A doctor's profession
meerschaum|Pipe material
melodic|Songlike
members|Card-carriers
mementos|Keepsakes
menaces|Endangers
menagerie|Beastly gathering
mercury|It orbits the sun in 88 days
meridian|It passes through the earth's poles
messmate|Military dining partner
middleweight|Roy Jones, Jr. for one
midwife|Labor expert?
midyear|Around June or July
milkshake|Blender beverage
millstone|Heavy handicap
mincemeat|Holiday dessert choice
minibar|Hotel room convenience
minibikes|Off-road vehicles
minstrel|Medieval musician
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
miscasts|Puts in an unsuitable role
misdated|Used the wrong year, perhaps
misfits|Marilyn Monroe's last flick (with "The")
misstep|Stumble
mistakes|Errata
mistress|Elvira, _____ of the Dark
modesty|Humbleness
mongoose|Cobra's nemesis
monolith|Obelisk, say
monomania|Singular obsession
monthly|Like some periodicals
moonbeam|Night light
moonscape|Armstrong's 1969 view
moonshot|Apollo 11, for one
mousetrap|Inventors may try to build a better one
moussaka|Greek eggplant dish
muenster|Cheese type
multimedia|Television, radio, print, etc.
munster|Classic TV character Herman
muscles|Schwarzenegger's stock in trade
naivete|Lack of worldliness
namesake|What "Jr." often implies
napoleon|Waterloo loser
narrate|Tell a story
narrates|Adds commentary to
navigate|Handle the maps
needier|Harder up
needier|More destitute
negates|Makes ineffective
negates|Makes null and void
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, e.g.
nemesis|Ness vis- -vis Capone
nemesis|Superman, to Lex Luthor
neonatal|Like some care, in a hospital
nettled|Vexed
nettler|Irritant
newbies|Inexperienced ones
nighties|Some Victoria's Secret buys
nitrate|Calcium _____
noblemen|Earl and others
nonsense|Hogwash
notates|Takes meeting minutes
notecard|Jotter's bit of stationery
notepads|Stuff for stenos
nudgers|Rib elbowers
nurtured|Gave plenty of TLC
observe|Watch
obsessed|Preoccupied with, really
octopuses|They're well-armed
odometer|Driving range device
odorless|Like argon
offbeat|Unconventional
offenses|Transgressions
offline|Not surfing currently
ofttimes|Frequently
omicron|15th letter of the Greek alphabet
omissions|Mistakes resulting from neglect
omitting|Skipping over
onstage|Performing
operate|Run
operating|In working order
operetta|Gilbert & Sullivan production
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
opiates|Sleep-inducing drugs
opossum|Pouched mammal
opposite|Antithesis
optimism|The search for the silver lining
optimist|Prisoner of hope
oratorio|Messiah, for one
ordeals|Painful trials
ordinal|First, second or third, e.g.
oregano|Pizza sauce enhancer
organist|J.S. Bach, e.g.
organizes|Sorts out
original|Groundbreaking
original|Type of sin
ornament|Embellishment
osculate|Kiss
osmosis|_____ Jones (Bill Murray flick)
osseous|Bone-like
ostinato|Repeated musical phrase
ostlers|Stable work force
outrank|Officers do this to enlisted people
outreach|Community service program
outside|Al fresco
outsider|In-crowd wannabe
outskirts|City's periphery
outwits|Hoodwinks
overall|In general
overdrew|Had a problem at the bank
overearnest|A bit too serious
overeat|One way to ensure new clothes
overlap|Cover some of the same territory
overpass|It crosses the highway
overtake|Catch up with and pass
oxymoron|Pretty ugly, e.g.
oysters|Serve  'em on the halfshell
packets|Sugar servings
painter|Manet or Monet
palates|Mouth parts
paleness|Pallor
palooka|Comic strip boxer
palooka|Over-the-hill pug
panhandler|Beggar
papayas|Juicy fruits
papered|Like some walls
papoose|American Indian infant
paralegal|Attorney's assistant
parapets|Castle features
parasols|Sun umbrellas
parental|Type of advice
parents|Mom and dad
parmesan|Cheese type
parmesan|Self-centered cheese?
parroting|Mindlessly repeating
parsecs|Astronomical distances
particle|Proton or electron, take your pick
particle|Speck
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
passover|Holiday celebrating an exodus
pastrami|Deli offering
patterns|Motifs
payments|Bills require them
peaches|Juicy fruits
peasant|Churl
pedaled|Used a trike
pedestal|Place for an idolized one
peepers|Eyes
penetrated|Got through
penitents|Atoners
pennames|Mark Twain and Saki, for two
peopled|Populated
peppermint|Candy type
peptalk|Half-time event, maybe
periodical|Newsstand purchase
petition|Signed request
phantoms|Apparitions
phosgene|Gas used in making glass and plastics
photostats|Pre-laser print copies
pigeonhole|Categorize
pilaffs|Rice dishes
pimiento|Olive stuffer
pinatas|They really take a beating
pinecone|It's found among needles
pinhole|Small aperture
pioneer|Settler
planetarium|Solar system model
planets|They have stars around them
playsuit|Toddler's wear
pledgees|Fraternity members
plights|Binds by solemn pledge
pliocene|Last epoch of the Tertiary period
plunger|Help for a draining job?
poetess|Dickinson or Millay
pollution|Smog, e.g.
polyester|Leisure-suit fabric
pondered|Contemplated
pontoon|Type of boat
poolhall|Hustler's hangout
poppycock|Balderdash
populated|Inhabited
porridge|Find for The Three Bears
portage|Carrying of canoes, e.g.
portholes|Some allow you to see the sea
posture|It's taught to models
potbelly|It may be stuffed?
potboiler|Hardly fine literature
pottage|Thick vegetable soup
powerboat|Water transport
powerful|Like the big sluggers
prairie|Place for a "little house"
precepts|Rules of personal conduct
predict|Do a weather report, e.g.
prefabs|Ready-made houses
prelate|Church dignitary
prepaid|No balance due on delivery
prepaid|Settled in advance
preserve|Place where game is protected
presides|Acts as president
presidio|San Francisco garrison
prestige|High standing achieved through success
pretend|Feign
pretense|False show
prevuing|Emulating a movie critic
probity|Complete honesty
proceeded|Moved along
proclaims|Yes to insurance paperwork!
procure|Yes to a medical breakthrough!
prohibit|Ban
promisor|Guarantor
pronged|Like a pitchfork
pronged|Like a pitchfork
propaganda|Dropped leaflets, perhaps
protesting|Yes to school accountability!
protractor|Yes to farm aid!
providence|Capital founded by Roger Williams
provision|Yes to eye exams!
pruning|Kind of shears
psalter|Book of hymns
punchball|Kids' outdoor game played with fists
punished|Chastised
purists|Strict observers of the rules
puritan|Morally strict
purloin|Filch
raccoons|Masked invaders
radixes|Numbers taken as the base of a system of numbers
raffled|Sold chances
raggedy|Tattered, as clothes
ragtime|When your clothes wear out?
railroad|Convict one too quickly
raindrops|Parts of a shower
rampart|Barricade in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
rancher|Guy with a home on the range
rarebits|Welsh rabbits
rascals|Scalawags
rations|Restricted portions
rattletrap|Jalopy
ravines|Narrow, steep-sided valleys
readier|More prepared
realists|Pragmatic types
realized|Caught on to
realtor|One with a lot to offer?
rearmed|Quit detente
rearrange|Shuffle
reasoner|Logician
reassured|Restored confidence
receded|Pulled back
recheck|Give a second look
recited|Said one's lessons
reckons|Supposes
reclaim|Get your property back
recommit|Obligate oneself a second time
recopies|Xeroxes again
recycle|Eschew the landfill
recycles|Helps the environment, in a way
redbird|St. Louis athlete
redheads|Women like Lucille Ball
redness|Sign of soreness
reducers|Jenny Craig success stories
redwood|California giant
redwood|Majestic Muir Woods growth
refills|Pharmacy requests
reflect|Think quietly and inwardly
refusal|Declination
regimes|Ruling systems
regular|His order is well-known
reheats|Prepares leftovers
reheats|Warms up leftovers
relapse|Patient's problem
related|Of the same family
relative|Kissin' cousin, for one
relearn|Master all over
releases|Some legal papers
relevant|Having a bearing on
relined|Put in new shelf paper, e.g.
reminded|Brought to one's memory
renounce|Swear off
rentals|Blockbuster's business
rentals|Certain summer cottages
repasts|Lunches, brunches and feasts
repeats|Says again and again
replicas|Copies
reporter|Edward R. Murrow, e.g.
repress|Hold back
reprieve|Temporary pardon
republic|China, for example
republic|India or Congo
reredos|Ornamental altar screens
rescuer|Lifesaver
reserves|Backup supplies
reships|Uses UPS again
residence|One place to stay
residua|Leftovers
resoles|Does a cobbler's job
resolved|Taken care of
resorts|Vacation getaways
resorts|Vacation milieus
respects|Has high regard for
restate|Say another way
restful|Relaxing
restore|Work on an old house or car
resurface|Pave again
retailed|Sold by stores
retaken|Like Bataan in World War II
retaking|Getting back your own
reteach|Train again
retinal|Of part of the eye
retinol|Vitamin A
retires|Turns in
retread|Used tire purchase
revamps|Overhauls
reveals|Exposes
revenue|Uncle Sam's take
rewired|Electrically improved
rhetoric|Grandiloquence
rickety|Unsteady, as a house
riffraff|Lowerclassmen?
rigorous|Harsh or severe
ringing|Requesting an answer
ripoffs|Scams
ripoffs|Situations of exploitation
riposte|Sharp retort
risotto|Italian rice dish
risottos|Italian rice dishes
rituals|Ceremonial acts
rivieras|Coastal resorts
rivieras|Pleasure grounds
rockabilly|What a mama goat does?
romancer|Fabulist
roomette|Sleeping car feature
rosette|Leopard spot
rotator|Pitcher's cuff
roundtable|Camelot fixture
rubberneck|Stare
rutabagas|Swedish turnips
saddens|Produces sorrow
sagamore|_____ Hill (Theodore Roosevelt's home)
sagebrush|Western shrub
salinas|John Steinbeck's birthplace
salvager|Shipwreck retriever
samples|Taste tests
saplings|Young trees
sapphic|Classic verse form
sashays|Flounces about
satanic|Like Rushdie's verses
satchel|Legendary pitcher Paige
satchel|Mr. Paige on the hill
satires|Saturday Night Live features
saturate|Imbue totally
sauteed|Browned
sayonara|Goodbye Tokyo
scalawags|Cads and bounders
scandal|Watergate, for one
scandals|Tabloid's pursuits
scarred|Bearing blemishes
scathes|Excoriates
scatter|Send in different directions
scholar|Rhodes, for one
scholar|Well-educated one
scissor|Cutting type of kick?
scorcher|Really hot day
screech|Type of owl
scripts|They're floating around Hollywood
scrivener|Melville's Bartleby, e.g.
scrubbed|Canceled
seacoast|Popular settings for paintings
seafaring|Sailor's way of life
seafood|Crab, e.g.
seances|Deadly meetings?
seascape|A view from the bridge, perhaps
seascape|View from a beach house
seashore|Many vacationers lie about it
seasons|Adds relish to
secondary|Of lesser importance
seconds|Duel attendants
secrete|Conceal in a hiding place
sedately|With calm
sedatest|Staidest
seduces|Emulates Delilah
seepage|Leakage
seersucker|Suit fabric
seethes|Boils
seethes|Gets really mad
seething|Boiling
segments|Parts
selector|One making a choice
semicircle|Half a ring?
senates|Roman supreme councils
senator|Roman official
sendups|Spoofs
senoras|They're not available in Spain
senoras|Tijuana women
senorita|Managua miss
sensitive|Easily offended
sensory|Type of nerve
serenade|Sing for a lover
sergeant|Beatles' Pepper
serrate|Notched
sesames|Bread seeds
sestina|Six-stanza verse form
sestinas|Poems that repeat six words
setscrew|Handyman's holdfast, sometimes
setters|Some dog-show entrants
settled|Hashed out
settler|Homesteader
shakier|Less stable
sheathe|Put the sword away
sheriffs|Law enforcers of old
shields|Escutcheons
shipshape|Well-kept, to a swabby
shipworm|Boat owner's bane
shoelace|It's between two aglets
shortcake|Diminutive dessert?
shortstop|6 on your scorecard
shrapnel|Hand grenade hazard
shrivels|Withers
shutterbug|One who snaps often
siamese|Cat variety
sidebars|Quiet conversations with the judge
sidecars|They change two-wheelers into three-wheelers
sierras|Sawtooth mountains
sighers|They make sounds of relief
signally|Notably or unmistakenly
silencer|Gun attachment
silencer|Gun attachment
silicon|Computer chip material
singalong|Entertainment for kids
sistrum|Percussion instrument of the past
skateboard|Rage created in "Back to the Future"
skaters|Heiden and Ohno
skeleton|Halloween hanging
skinned|Laid bare
skullcaps|Brimless headwear
sleeted|Showered icily
slender|Thin
slicers|Deli machines
slidable|Like many porch doors
slingshot|Goliath slayer
slingshot|Goliath's undoing
slithered|Emulated a snake
slurped|Drank noisily
slyboots|Shifty, deceptive person
smidgen|Little bit
snarled|Like rush hour traffic, often
sneered|Smiled scornfully
snidest|Most supercilious
snorers|Insomniacs they're not
snowstorm|Winter hazard
sobriety|Judge-like quality
sofabeds|Versatile furniture
solaria|Glassed-in porches
solaria|Sunrooms
soloist|Featured performer
sonnets|Shakespearean output
sooners|Some students in Oklahoma
sopranos|HBO hit show (with "The")
southpaw|Lefty
spacers|Go-betweens?
sparerib|Cookout treat
sparers|Those who eschew the rod
sparrows|Finches
spatters|Sprinkles, as paint
speakeasies|18th Amendment outgrowths
speckle|Small spot
specter|Ghostly apparition
spellbinder|Big hit on the lecture circuit
spellbound|Entranced
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spencer|Tracy of films
spieler|Pitchman
spinets|Small upright pianos
spinoffs|Frasier and the like
splendor|Magnificence
splinter|Cause for tweezers and a magnifying glass
spoofed|Sent up
sportful|Merry
spotlit|Like some stage performers
sprinkled|Made umbrellas necessary
stabbed|Impaled
staccato|Abruptly disconnected, in music
stacker|Warehouse worker, maybe
staining|Emulating a furniture maker, perhaps
standout|Be conspicuous
standstill|Newspaper booth picture?
stapler|Office item
stapler|Office item
starkness|Austerity
starling|Myna's cousin
starlit|Like a clear night
started|Was on the first team
stashes|Squirrels away
station|Social rank
station|Word with gas or power
stators|Motor elements
statutes|Legal references
steadied|Regained control, as a ship
steadies|Flames, in slang
steadies|Sweethearts
stealth|Cat burglar's quality
stealth|Sneak attack requirement
steamer|Trunk or vessel
steepens|Inclines more and more
steeples|Church toppers
steerable|Equipped with a rudder and wheel, say
stemmed|Restrained, as a flow
stetsons|Felt hats
stetsons|Ten-gallon hats
stiffen|Brace for a shock
stiffer|Less limber
stifles|Suppresses
stipple|Paint by dabbing
stonecutters|Sharon's tools?
stooges|Trio in funny shorts?
stoolies|Squealing rats
stopgap|Temporary fix
stories|O. Henry collection
stowaway|One who gets a free ride
straddle|Favor both sides
strappers|Powerfully built athletes
streets|Block components
streets|Wall and Easy
strength|It's in numbers, according to adage
stresses|Emphasizes
strewed|Scattered
strutted|Walked like a peacock
students|They fill many halls
stupidly|In an inane manner
stylist|Do doer
stylists|Couturières
stylists|Salon employees
submitted|Presented, as evidence
suburbs|City's outskirts
sugarcoats|Seemingly makes more pleasant
sulfide|Pyrite, for one
sunsuit|Toddler's summer garment
supernal|Coming from on high
swarmed|Teemed
sweeney|Name in a Sondheim title
sweetens|Adds, as to the pot
sweeties|Honey buns
swindles|Cheats
swindles|Defrauds
synergy|Result of a merger, hopefully
synfuel|Gas from shale
tadpole|Creature that loses its tail
taffeta|Smooth, crisp fabric
tailgate|Kind of football game party
tailpipes|Muffler attachments
takedown|Dismantle, as a swingset
takeoffs|Satirical imitations
talliers|Scorekeepers, perhaps
tannery|Leather outfit?
tanning|Using a UV lamp, in a way
tapestry|Ornate wall hanging
taproot|Plant's main nourisher
taradiddle|Baloney
tartare|Served raw
tartare|Steak _____ (raw appetizer)
tattoos|Art that's definitely off the wall?
tawdrier|More tastelessly showy
taxicab|One way to get from point A to point B
taxicabs|Many are hailed when it hails
teardrop|Evidence of sadness
tearjerker|Moving picture?
teaspoon|Chef's measure
teatime|About 4 p.m. in Britain
teddies|Skimpy sleepwear
teenagers|What cute little babies become someday
teetotal|Abstain from alcohol
teetotaling|Counting the discarded golf props?
teleplay|Script written for TV
televise|Put on air
tellers|Bank staff
tenants|They're in your apartment building
tendons|Sinews
tendril|Clinging part of a climbing plant
tension|Mental strain
tentative|Uncertain
tentmaker|Omar, notably
tenures|Terms of office
terraces|View points?
terriers|Jack Russells, e.g.
therapies|Some medical treatments
thermos|Lunchbox go-with
thesauri|Books of synonyms
thesauri|Roget editions
thesauri|Sources for synonyms
thinner|Turpentine, e.g.
thirteen|Missing hotel floor?
thought|End of the definition
thousands|Bowl game crowd
threaten|Endanger
threaten|Imperil
threaten|Imperil
throngs|Crowds
throwing|Pitching
thumbnails|Digital collars?
thumbprint|Form of identification
thunder|The boom after the flash
ticketed|Fined for speeding
tightened|Repaired a tourniquet
timetable|Schedule
timothy|The Leary that was tripping
tinderbox|Explosive situation
tipoffs|Jump balls
tipoffs|They get Shaq off his feet
tiptoes|Walks stealthily
tirades|Rancorous speeches
tissues|Fragile papers
tissues|Purse items
titmouse|Insect-eating bird
titrate|Test the strength of, chemically
titular|In name only
toaster|Kitchen appliance or best man?
toboggans|Coasters on ice
toccata|Keyboard composition
toddlers|Day care handfuls
tolerant|Patient
tomfoolery|Horseplay
toothbrush|Master bath staple
torrent|Deluge
tortoni|Rich ice cream
tracers|Bullets leaving trails
traffic|Rush hour certainty
trainee|Ethan Hawke, to Denzel Washington
trainers|They treat athletic injuries
tramper|Noisy treader
transfer|Change schools
trashes|Destroys maliciously
trembler|One with the shivers
tremolo|Organ device
trendier|More faddish
tresses|Certain locks
trestle|Bridge support
triangle|Word with Bermuda or isosceles
trotted|Competed in the Hambletonian
trotted|Moved at a fast gait
trousseau|Bride's personal outfit
tsunami|Huge wave
tuffets|Seats for curds and whey eaters
tugboat|Harbor craft
tungsten|Atomic number 74
tunnelling|Mole's activity
turbulent|Disruptive
tureens|Soup servers
turnips|Rutabagas
turnkey|Certain prison guard
turnkey|Certain prison guard
tussled|Struggled roughly
tutored|Taught after school
tutorship|Tutelage
tweaked|Fine-tuned
twitter|A series of chirps
twofold|Double
typified|Represented
typists|Keyboard experts
tyranny|Despotism
ulterior|Intentionally kept concealed
ultimas|Final syllables
unbends|Emulates Superman, in a way
uncanny|Beyond what is natural
underfed|Half-starved
undershoot|Aim too short
unended|Continuing
unended|Not finished
unfastens|Detaches
unheeded|Disregarded, as advice
universe|Cosmologist's concern
unlatch|Fling wide the gates
unleashes|Lets loose, in a way
unsheathe|Bring a sword out into the open
untested|Still in research and development
updraft|Air current heading skyward
upheaval|Violent disturbance
upholds|Confirms, as a court ruling
upmarket|Not easily affordable
upsetter|Spoiler
upstart|Whippersnapper
upwells|Rises from the depths
urbanest|Most refined and sophisticated
urchins|Ragamuffins
utilities|Monopoly board properties
valiant|Prince of the comics
vamoose|Skedaddle
vegetated|Sat around and sat around
venally|In a corrupted way
vertebra|Bone in a column
vessels|Blood carriers
vestige|Faint trace
vestige|Hint of the past
victims|Con's marks
vicunas|Llama relatives
vigilante|One who shortens the legal process?
villainousness|An evil soul's sin? (Anagram)
vinegar|Cheap salad dressing
virtuosi|Prodigies
visored|Like many a cap
volcanoes|Mauna Loa and Saint Helens
walruses|Tusked mammals
washers|Leak preventers
washers|Seats for heads of bolts
watchtower|Lookout post
waterbed|Spot for a swell sleep?
waterlily|Pond plant
wattage|Power supply
wearing|Part 4 of the question
weirdos|Oddballs
westerly|Like some winds
wettable|Like any dry thing
whereas|Common word in proclamations
whetters|Blade sharpeners
whiplash|Possible result of a rear-ender
whiskey|Irish coffee ingredient
winnable|Like a game within reach
without|Lacking
woodworkers|Golfers with carving knives?
workaholic|Nine-to-niner
wretched|Miserable
wryness|Quality of irony
xylophone|Percussion instrument
yearend|December 31
youngest|Last of the brood
yourself|Reflexive pronoun
zillions|Far too many to count
abalone|Edible mollusk
abandon|Wantonness
abigail|John Quincy's mother
abounding|Teeming
aboveboard|On the up and up
abscond|Decamp
absence|Romance enhancer, proverbially
absentee|Hooky player
abysses|Bottomless pits
acclaim|Kudos
accredits|Certifies, as colleges
accused|Defendant
acetone|Common solvent
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
achingly|With great poignancy
acrylics|Some synthetic fibers
address|Talk to a crowd
adherent|Disciple
adheres|Holds fast
adipose|Animal fat
adipose|Fatty, as tissue
advance|Move forward
adviser|Consultant
aerostat|Lighter-than-air aircraft
agemate|Peer
agonists|Contestants
airfreight|Shipping service
airiness|Common to an open room and a snob
albacore|A fish that gets canned?
alehouse|Tavern
alkalies|Bases, chemically
alkalis|Chem lab bases
alkalis|Strong chemical bases
allergic|Kind of reaction
almanac|Poor Richard's book
almighty|All-powerful
already|So soon?
already|So soon?
altruist|Philanthropist
amaryllis|Belladonna lily
amethysts|Purple gemstones
amiably|Genially
amnesia|Soap opera plot line, often
amnesia|Soap-opera plot device
android|Futuristic automaton
angelic|Sweet and well-behaved
angered|Raised the hackles
animals|Characters in fables, often
animate|Work creating cels
aniseed|Liqueur flavoring source
anomaly|Departure from the norm
anonymous|Unidentified
another|Bar request
another|One more
antacid|Stomach soother
antelope|High-jumping African
antlered|Like caribou
anymore|Can't Cry _____ (Sheryl Crow)
anywhere|Location that is wide open
anywhere|Not at any specific place
apology|An expression of regret
apostles|Divine dozen
apostles|Last Supper attendees
appeared|Materialized
apprentice|Trainee
apropos|Fitting
archeology|Study of past human culture
archived|Stored, as public records
arrestee|The one run in
arrests|Rap sheet entries
arrogant|More than snooty
arsenal|Weapons stash
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arteries|Blood carriers
artisan|Craftsperson
artwork|Museum display
ascendant|State of being in control
ascribes|Arrogates
ashcans|Containers for every litter bit
ashiest|Most affected by an eruption
ashtray|Item disappearing from restaurants
asphalt|Driveway material
assails|Attacks
assented|Gave one's consent
assists|Lends a hand
assortment|Variety
asteroids|Atari game
astonish|Amaze
astonish|Blow away, in a sense
astound|Flabbergast
astringent|Sour or bitter in taste
astrodome|First roofed ballpark
atavists|Throwbacks
athlete|Team player
athletes|They play in all the big games
atomize|Reduce to mist
attached|Like loving couples, e.g.
attended|Sat in on
attendee|Participant
attired|Dressed
attorney|Fictional Mason, for one
attracted|Word in a pickup line, often
attracts|Draws
atypical|Odd
audiotapes|Driver's entertainment, sometimes
augment|Increase
aureate|Tinged with gold
avocados|Alligator pears
avoidance|Evasion
awesome|Amazing
awkward|All thumbs
babushka|Woman's head scarf
babysit|Give Mom some time off
babysits|Tends tots
backlash|Strong reaction
backstop|Catcher
balance|Emotional stability
ballerina|She's often on her toes
ballgame|Opening Day event
baloney|Horsefeathers!
balsams|Fragrant firs
balsams|Fragrant ointments
bananas|Loco
banisters|Railings
baritone|Merrill's range
barnacles|European geese
barracks|Recruit's refuge
barrage|Artillery assault
barrels|Proverbial laugh providers
bathtubs|Thirties gin mixers?
battlefield|Conflict site
beadiest|Spangliest
beatific|Saintlike
bedevil|Torment
bedrock|Flintstones' hometown
beehive|Apt place to shout, "Honey, I'm home?"
beeline|Direct path
beelines|The shortest distances between points
beholds|Feasts one's eyes upon
belabor|Harp on
belongs|Is a member
bemused|Caused bewilderment
berates|Chides
berates|Scolds
beseech|Entreat
bicameral|Like the U.S. legislature
billion|One thousand million
bimonthly|Occurring every nine weeks, roughly
biologists|Julian Huxley and James Watson
biology|Study of life
biometer|Carbon dioxide measurer
bittersweet|Conflicting flavors
bizarre|Freaky
blackjack|Great deal?
bloodshed|R-rated film feature, maybe
bluebooks|Social registers
boaters|Stiff straw hats
bohemia|Region around Prague
boneset|Folk medicine plant
booster|Enthusiast
bottled|Like many soft drinks
bragged|Gasconaded
brainchild|Product of creative thinking
brassier|More audacious
breadboard|Kneading locale
breaker|CBer's oft-repeated word
breeches|Word with knee or riding
breweries|Saloon suppliers
broadsheet|Circular
browbeat|Bully
bruising|Emotionally hurtful
brunette|What some dye to become
brushes|The Fuller salesman's wares
bubblegum|Penny purchase, once
building|The construct-ive criticism begins
bullfrog|Jeremiah of song
bullfrog|Like Jeremiah of song
bullhead|Fish that's part bovine?
buttermilk|Pancake ingredient, perhaps
buttery|Like soggy popcorn or toast, maybe
cadences|March times
cadences|Marching measures
caducei|Heralds' wands
caesars|Roman titles
caesars|Well-known Palace
cahoots|Collusion
caissons|Watertight structures
calabash|Large gourd used for pipes
caliber|Diameter, in ballistics
calibrate|Fine-tune
calmness|Serenity
calvados|Apple brandy
campfires|Marshmallow roasters
camphor|Tree that repels insects
canasta|Double-deck card game
canasta|Rummy game
canister|Place for coffee
canoeist|Paddling advocate
canteen|Soldier's flask
capable|Skilled
capsized|Overturned
capstan|It moves tape through a machine
caraway|Seasoning seed
cardsharp|Vegas trickster
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carrottop|Nicole Kidman or Lucille Ball
carrottop|Redheaded comedian
cassette|Tape holder
castaway|Crusoe, e.g.
castoff|Shed
cataract|Waterfall
caustic|Corrosive
cavemen|Troglodytes
ceaseless|Nonstop
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
central|New York City park
centres|London midpoints?
chaises|Reclining chairs
chancellor|Part Jackie but all John
chapters|Book divisions
charades|Spirited party game
charisma|Certain charming quality
checkbook|It must be carefully balanced
checkup|Routine thing
cheerier|More merry
cheetahs|Swiftest four-footed animals
chemical|Type of bond or compound
chemists|Molecule mavens
cheroot|Cigar with square-cut ends
chestnut|Roasted item
chianti|Italian table wine
children|Soap title word
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
cinemas|Multiplexes
cinnabar|Mercury ore
clappers|Percussion instruments
clarifies|Sheds light on
classier|Of higher grade
cleanse|Purge, as bad thoughts
cleanse|Sanitize
cleanses|Purges, as bad thoughts
clerical|Type of error
climate|Environmental condition
clipboard|Paper carrier?
coattail|Part of a formal suit
coaxial|Cable type
cocktail|Manhattan, for one
coconuts|Gilligan's Island props
codfish|Limerick, part three: "She dined on ___"
cogwheel|Toothed gear
coherently|Logically
collapse|Topple
colleen|Irish lass
colorful|Interesting and exciting
colossus|Giant
commandant|Title for a senior officer
commode|Elegant chest of drawers
compounded|Like some interest
concerts|Big gigs
conciliate|Accommodate
concrete|Fallout shelter material
conscript|Draftee
consort|Partner
constant|Unwavering
constellation|BIG DIPPER
consume|Take in
contrast|TV adjustment
convexity|Outwardly curved surface
coolest|The Fonz, compared to the rest
copperhead|Dangerous snake
copperhead|Elemental serpent?
copperhead|Lincoln cent
coppery|With a reddish-brown tinge
corsair|Barbary Coast pirate
cossack|Fighter against the Tartars
costars|Gere and Roberts, e.g.
cottonmouth|Morning aftertaste
courtesy|Type of call
coveted|Longed for
cowpoke|Ranch hand
cracked|Gave under pressure
crawdad|Lobsterlike crustacean
crescent|Moon shape
crescent|Type of roll
cringes|Exhibits fear, in a way
critical|Disparaging
crockpots|Slow cookers
crossway|Intersection
crueler|More like Simon Legree
crumple|Buckle
crusades|Series of wars to recover the Holy Land
crushed|Terribly upset
crybabies|Whiners
curator|Museum head
cyanide|Deadly poison
dailies|Major newspapers
danseur|Nureyev, for one
darters|Fish-eating birds
dashiki|Loose-fitting African shirt
database|Information bank
database|Set of computer files
davenport|Small, decorative writing desk
daytime|Kind of Emmy
daytime|Light hours
dazzler|Showstopper
deadeye|Sure shooter
deadlines|Ghost's speech in "Hamlet"?
dearest|Most precious
debugging|Fixing code
debutante|Belle of the ball
decanter|Wine bottle
declasse|Out-of-favor
deflated|FLAT
defunct|No longer in use
deities|Zeus and Jupiter
deletes|Does away with electronically
delusion|Mistaken opinion
demurely|In a coy manner
deniable|Open to dispute
denotive|Indicative
dentine|Tooth component
denying|Exercising a veto
departs|Hits the road
deriders|They spew contempt
dervish|Word with howling or whirling
deserts|Runs out on
deserved|Merited
desists|Abstains
destiny|Your overall circumstances
detects|Makes out
detests|Profoundly dislikes
devastate|Lay waste
diarist|Anne Frank, for one
disallow|Prohibit
discontinuation|Bad-mouth longevity?
discount|Brush aside
discourses|Bad-mouth the curriculum?
discussions|Definition of an egotist (Part 3)
disembarking|Bad-mouth travel?
disgusts|Fills with revulsion
dishpan|Descriptor for wrinkled hands
dishpans|Kitchen basins
dishrags|Cloths by the sink
disobedience|Bad-mouth good behavior?
disowns|Refuses to acknowledge
disowns|Writes out of an inheritance
disprove|Refute
dispute|Call into question
disputers|Naysayers
disservice|Bad-mouth the waiters?
dissident|One casting a "no" vote
disturbance|Free-for-all
diverges|Deviates
divider|Partition
dockyard|Where ships take shape
domineer|Oppress
doorsteps|Thresholds
doubtful|Hard to believe
dourest|Most sour
draconic|Unusually severe
dragnet|Friday program?
dragons|Chinese parade features
dragstrips|Hot rodders' hangouts
drawbridge|Castle feature
duckboard|Planking for marshy ground
dustpan|Household tool
dynamic|Exhibiting charisma
dynasty|Shang or Xia
eardrums|They're found in canals
earlobe|Pierced place
earlobe|Stud locale
earmark|Designate
earphone|Walkman plug-in
earpiece|Phone part
earthen|Like clay pots
eclipse|Celestial phenomenon
ecstasy|Sheer delight
ecstatic|Happy to the max
edition|Issue
eeriest|Superlatively weird
egghead|Brainiac
eggplant|Ratatouille requirement
eggshells|Walking surface for the nervous
egoists|The world revolves around them
egotistic|Vain
elector|College member who votes for president
elegist|Thomas Gray, notably
elegists|Thomas Gray and John Milton
elements|Constituents
elevate|Lift
elkhound|Norwegian hunting dog
elopements|Romantic getaways?
emaciate|Waste away
emanate|Come forth
emanation|Emission
embassy|Attaché's residence
emblazing|On fire
emeralds|British imperial treasures
emissions|Exhaust pipe discharges
employer|Boss
emporia|Shopping marts
emporium|Variety store
emulation|Copying of a role model
emulous|Rivalrous
enabler|User's helper
encamped|Set up the tents
encipher|Create a cryptogram
encrypt|Put into code
endanger|Put at risk
endears|Makes (oneself) well-liked
endemic|Indigenous
endorsed|Backed
endorses|Backs a candidate
endures|Sweats out
enemies|Kind of list
engaged|Like a bride-to-be
english|Spin put on a ball
engorge|Make a pig of oneself
engrave|Personalize a bracelet
engraves|Impresses, in a way
enhances|Augments
enlarges|Blows up
ensemble|Group of performers
ensnare|Trap
entered|Came in
enterers|About half the people in revolving doors
entrust|Give over for protection
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping
entwines|Interlaces
envious|Jealous
epicenter|Where the tremor is worst
epicure|Discriminating diner
epidemic|Rampant
episode|TV installment
epitaph|Inscription in memoriam
epithet|Disparaging nickname
epithets|Descriptive titles
epitomes|Class representatives?
epitomize|Typify
eponyms|Guillotine and Oscar, e.g.
eponyms|Names derived from people
equaled|Was as good as
equerry|Tender of the prince's horses
erasers|They're opposite points
eruption|Volcanic blowup
escalate|Intensify
escapee|Like Eastwood in his Alcatraz role
espouse|Get married
espresso|Coffee choice
essayed|Put to the test
essence|Basic nature of a perfume
essences|Perfumes
estates|Gated places
esteemed|Valued highly
estimate|Educated guess
etcetera|And so forth
etcetera|And so forth
etceteras|List extenders
eternal|Endless
eternity|All the time in the world
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
etiolate|Drain of color
evergreen|Streisand hit
everywhere|End of the quip
excitement|Commotion
exhibit|Display
explodes|Blows up or loses it
expressway|Turnpike
extents|Degrees or magnitudes
extreme|Excessive
eyeballs|Looks over
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyedropper|Pipette kin
eyelashes|Batters, of a sort
eyeless|Start of a Huxley title
eyeteeth|Some canines
eyetooth|Canine, but not a dog
facials|Salon treatments
fairways|Driving areas
falters|Bumbles
fanfare|Whoop-de-do
farmland|Rich turf
farrago|Motley mix
faulted|Didn't serve well
fawning|Bootlicking
feather|Plumage
fedoras|Felt hats
fiestas|Galas
firearm|Piece
firedogs|Andirons
firetrap|It may not be insurable
flatbed|Type of truck
fleeing|Running away
fluffier|Softer, as a pillow
footages|Film clips
footfall|Step
footfault|Serving blunder
footsie|It's played under the table
footstep|Sand imprint, perhaps
forelimb|Flipper, e.g.
foremost|First in order
foretop|Part of a horse's mane
forlorn|Despondent
freelance|Like many writers
freewheeling|Happy-go-lucky
fritter|Batter-fried morsel
fruited|America the Beautiful adjective
gabardine|Material for trousers
galleons|Spanish merchant ships of old
galoshes|Winter footwear
gardener|Green-thumbed one
gasoline|Well-known Alley
gatemen|Some estate security workers
gaunter|More emaciated
geezers|Eccentric old coots
gelatin|Slide used in lighting
gelatin|Slide used in lighting
general|Type of delivery
genteel|Refined
geology|Study of earth history
ghosted|Wrote without credit
giddyap|Opposite of whoa
gingerbread|Moola for actress Rogers?
gloater|Unpleasant opponent
globular|Like the "lava" in a lava lamp
glowered|Looked disapprovingly
glycerol|Syrupy alcohol used as a sweetener
gooseflesh|Fear induces it
gooseflesh|Show of fear
gooseneck|Curved part of a lamp
gorillas|Anthropoidal creatures
gossamer|Filmy cobweb
goulash|Hungarian meat stew
grabbers|Attention-getters
grandma|Famous Moses
grandson|Jacob, to Abraham
grateful|Appreciative
greater|Antilles part
greatness|Enormousness
greenback|Buck
greenhorn|Newbie
gridiron|Football field
grinder|Hero sandwich
gringos|Butch and Sundance, e.g.
groundless|Without rational basis
gruesome|Macabre
guarded|Kind of optimism
guessed|Took a shot in the dark
gullible|Easily duped
gumshoe|Private eye
gunshot|Police show sound effect
guttered|Like most modern homes
guttersnipe|Street urchin
hairdresser|Beautician
hairspray|Winner of eight Tonys for 2003
halfbacks|Smith, Faulk and Williams
halogen|Element in some lamps
hammerlock|Wrestling hold
handbag|Compact carrier
handcar|Rail inspector's vehicle, perhaps
handsaws|Some carpentry tools
hangman|Game that might get you suspended
hardest|Most effortful
hardware|Nuts and bolts, e.g.
harvest|Pre-glean activity
hatreds|Enmities
hatreds|Intense dislikes
headache|Cephalalgia
headhunter|Scalper's kin
headmen|Chieftains
headphone|Walkman accessory
headrest|Adjustable car part
headroom|Car buyer's concern
heartily|With gusto
helipads|Rooftop landing sites
heliport|Chopper stop, perhaps
heroines|Women of distinction
hesitated|Paused
highborn|Noble
history|High school course
hitherto|Until now
hoarser|All the worse for shouting
hodgepodge|Mixed collection of items
hoedowns|Community dance parties
hoedowns|Rural festivities
hogtied|Competed at the rodeo, perhaps
hologram|Certain 3-D image
hologram|Three-dimensional image
homesteads|Farms
honestly|To tell the truth ...
honesty|Candor
honeybee|Productive buzzer
honoree|Award recipient
horizontal|FLAT
hornbill|Large-beaked tropical bird
horseshoes|Game for ringers
hosanna|Jesus Christ Superstar song
hostess|Party leader?
hotdogs|Shows off or showoffs
hothead|Impetuous one
hourglass|Thing featuring the sands of time
housefly|Common pest
hullabaloo|Loud clamor
humored|Indulged
hypnosis|Svengali's forte, perhaps
iceberg|Floating lettuce?
iciness|Gelidity
ideogram|Smiley face, e.g.
idolatry|Devotion, and then some
illicit|Not permitted
illness|Flu, e.g.
imagism|Early 20th century poetry movement
imitates|Plays Simon Says
immigrants|New arrivals, perhaps
impacts|Collisions
inchworms|Geometrid caterpillars
indulge|Enjoy to excess
indulge|Mollycoddle
industry|Automotive, music or tourism, e.g.
indwell|Live inside, as a spirit
infants|Nursery denizens
inferred|Concluded from evidence
inferrer|One who derives by reasoning
inflicts|Imposes
ingenious|Extremely clever
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's device
inkblot|Rorschach pattern
insanely|In an absurd manner
insanity|Psychopathy
insider|One in the know
insight|Perceptivity
insipid|Dull
insolent|Audacious
insomniac|One watching a TV test pattern, perhaps
inspires|Motivates to do great things
instance|Occurrence
instate|Tuition classification
instruct|Teach
insures|Provides coverage for
interpret|Shed some light on
irately|With extreme anger
irritate|Vex
isolate|Put in solitary confinement
isolating|Keeping apart
isotope|Carbon 13 or cobalt 60
iterates|Goes over again
itinerant|Traveling
jackknife|Fancy dive
jackknife|Semi hazard
jettison|Toss overboard
jillions|Scads
judoist|Participant in a defensive sport
keeping|Hanging on to
keyboard|Computer attachment
keyhole|Snoop's vantage
kidskin|Soft leather
kilobar|Metric unit of pressure
kilobit|Computer information unit
kindred|Relatives
kingpins|Mob bosses
kitbags|Soldier's knapsacks
kitschy|Hardly artistic
kneepad|Cushion for a cap?
knickers|Midi-pants
knickknack|Bit of bric-a-brac
laborer|Excavation employee
lackluster|FLAT
lactates|Produces milk, a la Bossie
lactose|Source of intolerance
lallygag|Waste time
lankier|More long-limbed
lanolin|Wool extract
lanolin|Wool fat
largely|For the most part
largesse|Generous gift-giving
lasagna|Italian entree
lasagnas|Cheesy meals
latently|Having potential
laudable|Praiseworthy
lavishly|Copiously
lawless|In a state of anomie
leakier|More in need of a plug
lefties|Southpaws
leftover|Scrap for Fido
legally|By law
lenient|Merciful
lessons|Units of instruction
letches|Lascivious ones
lettered|Received a varsity award
lettered|Starred in high school sports
letterman|Star seen late at night
libation|Wine poured to honor a deity
libretto|Text of an opera
lifespan|Birth to death
lifetime|Kind of subscription
ligament|Bone connector
lighten|Decrease, as a load
lineage|Pedigree
linesmen|Wimbledon official
literal|Interpretation type
literate|Well-read
literati|Writers and editors
loathsome|Detestable
loathsome|Disgusting
locoweeds|Plants that make cattle crazy
loggers|Lumberjacks
loiterer|Vagrant
lollipop|It gets a good licking
lollops|Moves with a bobbing motion
longhorn|Texan cattle breed
loveseat|Cozy sofa for two
lucerne|Swiss tourist center
machete|Cane cutter's knife
maestri|Toscanini and Iturbi
magentas|Purplish red colors
magical|Like Disney's Kingdom
mailbag|Postman's tote
mailmen|Carriers, of a sort
malaise|A feeling of discomfort
maltreat|Do an injustice to
manager|Dugout figure
manatee|Plant-eating mammal
maniacal|Wildly disordered
manpower|Workforce
marathon|_____ Man (Hoffman flick)
marmots|Bushy-tailed rodents
marshal|Dillon's job
masseur|Spa figure
massive|More than large
maturate|Ripen
mayflower|Vessel to the New World
meandering|Moving on a circular course
meanders|Wanders about
meanest|Most malicious
measured|Restrained
menswear|Department store department
mercenary|Soldier of fortune
messianic|Like some sacred music
metaphor|It may be mixed
meteorology|Study of weather
methodic|Systematic
metronome|Juilliard timing implement
microprocessors|Chips
midrange|Not a compact or luxury car
milestone|Turning point
millennia|Thousands of years
minorca|Island off the coast of Spain
minutemen|Lexington and Concord fighters
miscall|Umpire's flub
misplace|Lose
missout|Blow an opportunity
mobiles|Suspended sculptures
moderato|It's slower than allegretto
mollycoddle|Pamper
momentum|Impetus
moneybags|Prosperous person, slangily
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut
monocle|Mr. Peanut feature
monolith|Large block of stone
monster|Frankenstein creation
monster|Frankenstein creation
moochers|Scroungers
moorage|Place to berth a ship
moratorium|Temporary delay
moronic|Asinine
mortise|Recess for a joint
motherhood|It's celebrated in May
motorcycle|Adult's two-wheeler
mottoes|Inspirational phrases
mountebank|Charlatan
mousers|Helpful house cats
movement|Symphonic segment
muckrakers|Dirt disclosers
mustard|Leaves eaten as cooked greens
nainsook|Soft, lightweight muslin
nameplate|Office door adornment
nametag|Convention goer's ID
narrate|Recite
narrated|Provided commentary
natality|Birthrate
natural|Free of artificiality
neatest|Most shipshape
negative|Type of charge
neglect|Disregard
negligee|Boudoir attire
neither|Not one or the other
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet
nemesis|Arch enemy
nettles|Irks
newscasts|11 events
newsmen|Rather and Brokaw, e.g.
newtons|Fig treats
nitrates|Fertilizer components
nobelium|Atomic no. 102
noblesse|High birth
noseguard|Certain football position
notepad|Reporter's tote
noteworthy|Deserving attention
nowadays|In the present
nuclear|Kind of power plant
oatcake|Thin, flat, unleavened cake
obliterate|Remove from the face of the earth
obstacle|Stone wall or glass ceiling, etc.
occasional|Infrequent
octanes|Gasoline ratings
octopods|Eight-armed creatures
oleander|White _____ (2002)
omelette|Brunch fare
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Former
onrushes|Surges
onshore|Not aboard ship
operands|Math functions are performed on these
operator|Ernestine, in a Lily Tomlin skit
operetta|Light work for musicians
opinion|Vox populi
options|Alternatives
options|Certain Wall Street trades
opulent|On easy street
oration|Ceremonial speech
oratorical|Like a long speech
orators|Sensational speakers
ordered|In sequence
organic|All natural
origami|Japanese paper art
originate|Create
origins|Beginnings
osseous|Bony
ottoman|Footrest
outranking|Over, professionally
outsider|Not one of the gang
overact|Ham it up
overage|Ineligible, in a way
overdraft|Withdrawal problem
overeat|Indulge, perhaps
overfed|Stuffed
overflow|What levees are designed to prevent
overfull|Exceeding demand
overhear|Eavesdrop
overheats|Microwaves for too long
overkill|Too much of a bad thing?
overlap|Share some common ground
overpowered|Subdued
overrule|Veto
overrun|Production excess
oversee|Supervise
overstep|Go beyond
palooka|Unskilled pug
panatela|Slender cigar
pandemonium|Extreme confusion and disorder
panpipe|Shepherd's instrument
papoose|Infant Native American
parable|Fable
paragons|Models of excellence
paralegal|Attorney's helper
paramount|Most important
parasol|Gay Nineties sunshade
parenthood|The state of having children
parents|They're sometimes grand
parishes|Diocese subdivisions
parsley|Potato dish garnish, perhaps
passage|Section of a literary work
pastrami|Deli offering
paternoster|Our father
pavement|It's right off Main Street, really
pawnbroker|Financier of last resort
paycheck|Worker's carrot
payloads|Shuttle cargoes
peacoat|Seafarer's jacket
peacocks|Showy birds
pedagogy|Instructional methods
peddlers|Street vendors
penalty|Result of an infraction
penance|A Catholic sacrament
penetrating|Piercing
pennames|Mark Twain and Saki
peptalks|Locker room motivators
perfumes|Air sweeteners
peridot|Green gem
pesetas|Coins of Spain
pesetas|Former Andorra currency
phonemes|Small sets of speech sounds
piecrust|Flaky base
piggyback|One way to ride
pilfered|Filched
pimiento|Olive stuffer
piniest|Most fragrant of Christmas trees
pinstripe|Suit pattern
pipette|Glass tube used in chemistry
piranhas|Fierce fish
pitapat|Rain-on-the-roof sound
pittance|Very small amount
planets|Revolvers?
plausible|Not out of the question
plenary|All-inclusive, as a meeting
pliocene|Last epoch of the Tertiary period
poacher|Illegal hunter or fisherman
poisoned|Like some arrows or pens
ponchos|Rain slickers
poorest|Neediest
population|Sampling group
portage|Canoeist's trudge
poseurs|Pretenders
positive|Absolutely certain
postmortem|AFTER DEATH
postscript|Afterthought
precast|Concrete type
predated|Like some checks
preening|Getting ready for the prom, perhaps
preferences|First choices
preflight|Before takeoff
premise|Assumption
prepared|Ready ahead of time
prepossess|Influence beforehand
presenter|Mike holder, at times
preside|Act the chairperson
presidio|1988 Connery film (with "The")
presser|Wrinkle remover
presume|Take liberties
preteens|Elementary school pupils
pretests|Practice exams
pretests|Practice exams
printer|Computer adjunct
privileges|Exclusive rights
probable|More than likely
profession|Line
profiled|Wrote one's life history
proforma|Perfunctory
program|Usher's handout
proofed|Did an editor's job
propose|Pop the question
prorate|Assess proportionally
pruning|Garden chore
psychology|Study of the mind
pulpwood|Paper-to-be
pulsate|Throb
punster|Witty word whiz
puppies|Litter mates
purpleheart|Service award
purposes|Uses
pussyfoot|Creep
quotient|Division result
rabbits|Mr. MacGregor's trespassers
racehorse|Mudder, but not fodder
radiate|Shine brightly
ragamuffin|Street urchin
raglans|Loose overcoats
railroads|Sante Fe and Amtrak
raiment|Attire
raindrop|Nimbostratus output
rainier|Washington high point?
rainwear|Galoshes, slickers, etc.
rampage|Destructive episode
rascals|Buckwheat's buddies
ratatat|Sound heard in a parade
rations|Foot soldier's shares
rattletrap|Rickety old car
rattling|Emitting percussive sounds
ravenous|Ready to eat a horse
reabsorb|Use a sponge twice
reaching|Arriving at
readers|People who correct printers' proofs
readies|Prepares
readings|Palmists' fortes
readmit|Put back in the hospital
realism|Acceptance of the way things are
rearing|Bringing up
rearmost|Furthest back
reattain|Achieve again
recalled|Summoned back
recited|Said word for word
redcoat|1776 British soldier
redcoat|Minuteman foe
redeems|Uses coupons
redhead|Ball, notably
redhead|Carrot top
redhead|Lucille Ball, for one
redhead|Lucille Ball, for one
redheads|Carrot-tops
redolent|Aromatic
redress|Make amends for
redresses|Gives Barbie a new outfit?
reentry|Space shot segment
refereed|Acted as arbiter
referees|Court officials
reflect|Contemplate
refortify|Send more supplies to the troops
regales|Entertains with fine food and drink
regalia|Royal attire
regatta|Henley's claim to fame
regiment|Army unit
rehearsals|Practice sessions
rehiring|Sign of economic upswing
reigned|Held sway
relapse|Backslide
relapse|Medical problem
relapses|Regresses
related|Linked, in a way
releases|Lets go
reliant|Dependent (on)
reloads|Puts in more film
remarkable|Extraordinary
remarked|Mentioned
remedied|Made right
remodel|Make an old kitchen new, say
remorse|Sorrowful feeling
remoter|More distant
reneges|Commits a faux pas at the bridge table
renewal|Subscriber's option
renewer|Longtime magazine subscriber, once per year
rentable|Available for fractions less than full cost
renters|Flat people?
repealer|Rescinder
repertoire|Range of skills in a particular occupation
reptile|T. Rex, for one
reputes|Regards as
rerouted|Sent a different way
resales|Second-hand store transactions
rescuer|Lifeguard
research|Investigate thoroughly
research|Library work
resettle|Move elsewhere
resolve|Determination
resorts|Luxury accomodations
respond|React
resumes|Starts up again
retakes|Second-chance exams
retests|Checks to make sure
retiree|AARP member
retouch|Paint a nick
retreads|Cheap tires
retsina|Greek wine
returned|Came full circle
returned|Took back
returner|Football specialist
reusable|Not designed to be thrown away
reverie|Daydreaming
reverse|Motorist's option
reverts|Backslides
rigatoni|Tube-shaped pasta
ringers|Look-alikes
risottos|Rice dishes
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadster|Vehicle with a rumble seat
rooster|Farm alarm
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
roosters|Farm alarms
rosette|Rose-shaped decoration
rotated|Took turns
roughriders|Teddy's outfit
roundup|Ranch routine
runaway|Flee
ryegrass|Winter lawn greenery
sacristy|Church storehouse
saddles|Parts of them are a cinch
sadists|Followers of the Marquis
sailboats|Regatta sights
salaams|Muslim greetings
saleable|Available for retail
salmagundi|Cooked salad
saltine|Soup cracker
salvaged|Saved, as a shipwreck
samovar|Large urn
sanatoria|Certain hospitals
sandalwood|Fragrant evergreen
sanddab|Flounder type
sandlots|Amateur baseball fields
sandman|Nighttime visitor
sandman|Sleep inducer
sangria|Fruity wine
sapsucker|Certain Woodpecker
sassiest|Most impudent
saturated|Soaked through and through
sauteed|Fried lightly
savannah|First steamship to cross the Atlantic
sayings|Maxims
sayings|Oft-quoted words
scalloped|Like some potatoes
scariest|Most frightful
scatters|Spreads around
schemes|Grand plans
schemes|Machinations
scholastic|Bookworm
schoolhouse|Educational edifice
scimitar|Turkish saber
scissors|Sewing kit implement
scorned|Rejected
scraper|Sky addition
screened|Presented a film
scrutiny|Searching examination
seafood|Shrimp, calamari and the like
seaside|By the shore
seasides|Coastal areas
seaweed|Pelagic plant
seaweeds|Algae
secondhand|Used
secretary|Powell or Rumsfeld
sedately|In a calm way
sedentary|Like a couch potato
seducers|Lotharios
selectman|New England town official
sellers|Some eBay users
semiarid|Not quite Saharan
senates|Law-making bodies
senator|Forum participant
senator|Roman forum participant
senators|Forum honchos
sendable|Fit to be faxed
seniors|AARP members
sensual|Sultry
sentence|Set the penalty
sentinel|Guard
sequined|Like fancy gowns
sequoias|West Coast giants
serenade|Beau's ballad
serenest|Most tranquil
sergeant|Drilling expert?
sermons|Preacher's speeches
sermons|Sunday deliveries
serpent|Infamous garden creature
serviette|Table napkin at Buckingham palace
servile|Obsequious
settler|Colonist, for one
settler|Colonizer
shadowbox|Prepare for the ring
shadowy|Type of character
shallot|Onion variety
sharpshooters|SWAT team specialists
sheaths|Scabbards
shelves|Ledges
shenanigans|Monkeyshines
shepherd|If it's German, it may be a dog
sheriffs|TV's Andy Taylor and others
sherpas|Himalayan guides
shielded|Protected
shifted|Went into reverse
shimmer|Shine with a flickering light
shoelace|Loafer's lack
shoreline|Harbor feature
shortage|Deficiency
shortcut|Time saver
shotguns|Weapons at some weddings?
shrapnel|Explosive shell
shrieks|Yells
shutdown|Close up shop
shutterbug|One who has no trouble developing?
sidebars|Trial conferences
sideshow|Supplement to the main event
sideway|Obliquely
sieging|Surrounding and blockading a city
siestas|Naps under sombreros
silicones|Caulk compounds
silliest|Most slaphappy
similar|Alike
similar|Analogous
sincere|Without hypocrisy
siphons|Gets gas, in a way
sipping|Polishing off slowly
sisters|Nuns
sisters|Venus and Serena, e.g.
situate|Put in place
sixteen|Number of tons in a Ford tune
skeptics|Show me types
skippers|Ship captains
skittered|Ran like an iguana
sleeper|Railroad car with berths
sleepless|Word in a Tom Hanks film title
slender|Svelte
sleuths|Hammer and Spade
slipknot|Half-hitch kin
slipshod|Haphazard
slothful|Suffering from spring fever, maybe
slouches|Is in a slump?
slowest|Like the last in a dash
slumlords|Reviled property owners
smacked|Kissed soundly
smeared|Spread, as jam
smolder|Burn slowly
smooths|Removes the wrinkles from
snapdragon|Mouth-shaped garden flower
snapdragon|Showy annual
snapper|Fish that could double as a center?
sneered|Looked like Snidely
snicker|Derisive laugh
snivels|Whines
snorkels|Attachments for skin divers
snorter|High-strung horse or bull, e.g.
snowman|He can't stand the heat
soapiest|With the most lather
soberly|Best way to drive
softens|Cushions
software|Programmer's output
solaria|Sunrooms
solemnize|Observe with dignity
solitaire|Gem set by itself
sonatas|Beethoven output
sonatas|Handel bars?
soonest|At the earliest date
soonest|Earliest date
soothes|Mollifies
sophomore|16-year-old, typically
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sources|Places of origin
sourpuss|Grump
spartan|Michigan State athlete
speakeasy|Illegal nightclub
spearmint|Gum flavor
spectacles|Fireworks, air shows, glasses, etc.
spectral|Like the colors of the rainbow
speeders|Those pushing 80, say
speedier|Less time-consuming
spheroids|Some round shapes
spinster|Old maid
spliced|Joined together, as film
spoiled|Like many a brat
sponges|Mooches
spoofed|Parodied
spookier|Twice as frightful
spotlit|Illuminated, as on stage
spouses|Wedding acquisitions
sprouts|Healthy salad additions
stagecoach|Director?
stampede|Mad rush
standpat|Hold one's ground
standpat|Hold one's ground
standpat|Not get hit, in a way
starlit|Bright at night
starred|Appeared in the lead
starter|Crank replacer
starter|Race official
startups|New ventures
stashed|Hidden, as contraband
stately|Baronial
stateroom|Cruise ship accomodation
statistic|Box score tidbit
stature|High level of respectability
statures|Heights
steamed|Like some shrimp
steeple|Church part
steepled|Like many New England churches
stellar|Dazzling
stencils|Sign-painter's patterns
sternest|Most austere
steward|In-flight attendant
stiffen|Become rigid
stimuli|Response provokers
stinger|Hornet's defense
stinker|Movie that rates no stars
stokers|Fire tenders, in a way
stooges|Comedy trio
stoolie|Squealer
stopper|Cork or plug
storage|Disk's function
stowaway|Illegal passenger
straight|FLAT
strange|Odd
stratus|Low gray cloud
streakers|Naked runners
streams|Mountain waterways
streets|Urban grid
streets|Urban grid
stressed|___-out (uptight)
strident|Clamorous
strikes|Sounds the hour
stunner|Head turner
stunted|Like bonsai
stuntmen|Film daredevils
stylists|Some beauty parlor employees
styrofoam|Inedible peanuts
suburbia|The Stepford Wives setting
succulent|Juicy
sucrose|Basic sugar
sulfuric|Type of acid
sulphur|Gunpowder ingredient
summary|Compendious
sunbonnet|Protective head gear
sunlamps|They'll darken you
suntans|You can get them on the beach
superglue|Powerful adhesive
supervisor|Higher-up, at work
surefire|Guaranteed to work
surnamed|Known as Smith or Jones, perhaps
surveyor|Land measurer
swankiest|Most elegant
swordtail|Aquarium fish
symptom|Ache or pain, e.g.
tablespoon|Add 15 to this for a cup
tablets|Paper pads
tadpole|Kermit as a youth
taffeta|Lustrous fabric
tailspin|Sudden collapse into failure
tanners|Leather workers
tantara|Blast of a trumpet
tapping|Emulating a happy foot
taskmaster|Imposer of hard work
tassels|Graduation doodads
tasting|Vintner's event
tattletale|Snitch
tattoos|They're skin-deep
tearoom|London pub alternative
teasers|Film snippets
teenager|Adolescent
teenager|College freshman, usually
teetotaler|Prohibition adherent
telegram|Stop-and-go message?
teletype|Telegraphy trademark
tempest|Violent storm
tempests|Teapot dwellers?
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tenoned|Dovetailed
tension|Latent hostility
terrace|Place for a barbecue
terrain|Parcel of land
territory|End of the excuse
tethers|Equine restraints
tethers|Ties up
tetrads|Groups of four
thermal|Associated with heat
thought|Excuse, part 3
threaten|Jeopardize
thunderbolt|Bombshell
thunderbolt|Real shocker
timeline|Sequential list of events
timepiece|Chronometer
timeworn|Like an old wristwatch, in more ways that one
tinfoil|Some wrapping material
tinhorn|Two-bit
tippled|Drank moderately but regularly
tiredly|Without much energy
titanic|1997's best picture
toastmaster|Banquet figure
toccata|Elaborate piano piece
toddlers|Youngsters
toeholds|Wrestlers' maneuvers
toeholds|Wrestling maneuvers
toenail|Clipper's target
together|En masse
tokenism|Symbolic action
tolerances|Leeways
tolerate|Put up with
tolerated|Put up with
tomfoolery|Monkeyshines
toolshed|Digs for a pick and shovel?
toothpaste|Dentifrice
topples|Overthrows
torrent|Deluge
tortoiseshell|Mottled inlay material
tortoni|Ice cream confection
tortoni|Italian dessert
tostada|Tex-Mex item
toupees|Rugs
towline|Hauler's rope
traipse|Gallivant
traipses|Wanders idly
traitor|Turncoat
trances|Medium states
transit|Word with mass or rapid
transmit|Send a message by wire
transoms|Some door crosspieces
travesties|Mockeries
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treadles|Old Singer parts
treated|Administered to
treatment|Doctor's specialty
tremors|Quake shakes
trenched|Impinged
trendier|More fashionable
trickle|Small flow
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, among others
troopers|Some police personnel
trowels|Bricklayer's tools
truelove|Juliet, to Romeo
truisms|They're self-evident
trumped|Took the trick
tryouts|Auditions
turbojet|Aviator's craft, perhaps
turboprop|Plane in "Miss Saigon"?
tutored|Instructed
twelfths|Inches, as to feet
typhoon|Pacific threat
ululated|Barked at the moon
umbrella|Ribbed cover
umbrellas|Beach sights
unclear|Ill-defined
unended|Lacking a conclusion
unhappy|Blue
unhinge|Rattle
unionist|Local member
unlawful|Forbidden
unmended|Still broken
unnoticed|Not spotted
unsavory|Distasteful
unsheathe|Take the sword out
unwound|Relaxed
uplifting|Inspirational
upraised|Lifted
uprising|1956 Hungarian event
urbanely|With refinement
urbanite|City dweller
usurped|Took by force
utensil|Kitchen tool
utensil|Kitchen tool
vascular|Like the circulatory system
vehicle|Means of transport
veranda|Roofed porch
veteran|Seasoned type
vineyard|Muscat or muscadine locale
wakened|Brought out of dreamland
walkout|Strike preceder, sometimes
warblers|Singing birds
warlord|Would-be dictator
warranty|It could last a lifetime
wassail|Yuletide toast
wateriest|Most diluted
watermelon|Fourth of July dessert
waverer|Fence sitter, say
weekdays|They're not accessible on Sunday (or Saturday)
whatnot|Stuff like that
whenever|At any time
whenever|Sometime or another
whiners|Complaining kids
whipsaw|Two-person cutting tool
whitener|Bleach, for one
wigwags|Moves to and fro
wildcat|Unauthorized strike
worsteds|Fine woolen yarns
wrangler|Cowboy specializing in horses
wrestler|One familiar with pins
wrestlers|Some combatants
wristwatch|Where to find time on one's hand?
wristwatch|Where to find time on one's hand?
yardstick|Comparison standard
yarmulke|Skullcap of a type
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abatement|Diminution
abilities|Skills
aborted|Cut short, NASA-style
abrades|Scrapes
absences|Report card notation
abundant|Teeming
accords|Agreements
accused|Blamed
acetone|Polish remover
achiest|Most in need of liniment
acronyms|OPEC, NATO, etc.
actuating|Motivating
addicts|Chocoholics, e.g.
address|Postal matter
address|Postman's concern
adheres|Holds fast
admiral|Certain commander
admiral|Sub head
admires|Finds wonderful
admires|Thinks highly of
adverse|Unfavorable
aerating|Making bubbles
aerials|Boom box attachments
agitate|Work up
agnomen|Name tag?
agrarian|Farming-related
agreeing|In accord
airheads|Space cadets
airshow|Blue Angels milieu
airshow|Blue Angels venue
airtight|Like good alibis
airtight|Perfect, as an alibi
alerting|Tipping off
alfalfa|Spanky's pal
alfresco|Out of doors
aliases|Rap sheet items
alleluia|Interjection of praise
almonds|Marzipan ingredients
amenity|Convenience provider
ammeter|Current gauge
ammeter|Electrician's tool
ammonia|NH3
amnesty|Period free from punishment
amounts|Check marks?
amphora|Ancient storage Jar
analogue|Similar version
ancestor|One with descendants
anchors|Network news stars
anemones|Clown fish companions
animism|Belief that all natural objects have souls
anklets|Low socks
anodyne|Soothing pill
anomalies|Aberrations
antacid|Heartburn remedy, perhaps
antedate|Precede in time
antedates|Precedes in time
antennas|Rooftop array
anteroom|Lobby
anthems|National songs
antidotes|Snake bite remedies
antlers|Racks for a buck
anxiety|Uptightness
apaches|Cowboys' foes in many a Western
apoplexy|Stroke
apostates|They desert causes
apostle|Matthew or Simon
apostrophe|Certain punctuation mark
appalled|Horror-stricken
appaloosas|Horses bred by the Nez Perce
apparel|Attire
appeals|They go to a higher court
applejack|Fermented cider
applied|Filled out a personnel form
apprise|Impart knowledge to
apropos|Pertinent
arachnid|Spider or scorpion
arachnids|Spiders, e.g.
armadas|Battle groups
arpeggio|Pianist's passagework
arranges|Sets up
arrival|Airport event
arroyos|Pueblo gullies
arsenals|Weaponry caches
arsenic|Poisonous element
arsenic|Rat poison poison
artisan|Craftsman
artists|Monet and Manet, e.g.
ashamed|Embarrassed
aspirer|One with high hopes
assault|Felony charge
assayed|Evaluated
assesses|Determines value
assignee|Duly appointed agent
assigns|Doles out duties
assigns|Gives out
assists|Makes oneself useful
assuring|Making certain
asterisk|Little star
astrally|Pertaining to the stars
atelier|Lair of Matisse or Monet
athletes|They participate in big games
atlases|Some library tomes
atonement|Reconciliation
atrophy|Wasting away
attache|Case for a lawyer?
attache|Nongrammatical case
attacks|Criticizes harshly
attests|Bears witness
attunes|Brings into harmony
audience|It laughed at Seinfeld
aureate|Like King Midas' touch
auricle|Heart part
austere|Spartan
automats|Former fast-food restaurants
averages|Some baseball statistics
aviates|Plays the ace
azaleas|Brilliantly colored garden shrubs
baccarat|Casino game
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
backseat|Kind of driver
bacteria|Useful microorganisms
ballgame|Opening Day event
baloney|Nonsense
balsams|Fragrant ointments
bandage|First aid staple
barstool|Lush berth
barstool|Pub seat
bateaux|Flat-bottomed rowboats
battered|Beaten-up
beanbag|Casual chair
beatnik|Coffeehouse poet, once
bedrock|Solid ground
bedroll|Cowpoke's sack
bedrolls|Cowpunchers' gear
bedsides|Places to display manners?
beeline|Straight shot
beelines|Direct routes
behoove|Serve well
belabor|Harp on
belated|Like some birthday wishes
bellman|Hotel employee
bellman|Hotel employee
benchwarmers|What keeps Johnny comfy in winter?
benefactor|Grant giver
betrayal|Breach of trust
bicycle|Kid's transport
biopics|True-story films
blackjack|Casino game
blastoff|Rocket launching
bleeder|Rolling infield hit
blessed|Consecrated
blossoms|Comes into one's own
blowtorch|Metalworker's tool
bobolinks|Migratory songbirds
boldfaced|Like obvious type
bolsters|Supports
bonbons|Chocolaty treats
botanist|One with a flower fetish
bouncer|Disco employee
boycotts|Consumer protests
boyhood|Man's early years
bracelet|Charm, for one
brainiac|Comic book villain
branches|Offshoots
brownnoser|Obsequious person
builder|Constructive type
bulkhead|Ship or plane partition
bullied|Picked on
buoyance|What makes a lifesaver float
burnsides|Full whiskers and a mustache
cabaret|Tony winner of 1967 and 1998
caesura|Pause in a verse
caffeine|Mild stimulant
caloric|Like rich desserts
cameras|They have shutters
campers|Some RVs
camshaft|Automobile engine part
canasta|It takes four jokers to play it
canteens|Hiking necessities
canvasback|North American wild duck
captures|Nabs
carafes|Espresso holders
cardigan|Pullover alternative
careful|Admonition to a klutz
carnage|War result, typically
carnival|Traveling amusement show
carports|Some house adjuncts
carryover|Like a one in addition, often
carwash|Service station sideline
cashmere|Sweater material
cassette|Testcase bungled?
catacomb|Underground burial site
catnaps|Dozes off
ceinture|Petite - Tunnel connector
censure|Don't just chide
cerebric|Relating to the brain
ceremonious|Like a solemn observance
champagne|Toast accompaniment
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's last name
charisma|Magnetism
chateaubriand|Home cook's entree?
cheddar|Wisconsin dairy product
cheesier|More lame, as a joke
cheetah|Fastest four-legger
chemise|Woman's shirtlike undergarment
chipmunks|Alvin and Theodore
chivalric|Knightly
chortle|Laugh gleefully
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
clambakes|Some beach parties
clampdown|Repress or suppress
clapped|Showed appreciation, in a way
clarion|Trumpet sound
classroom|Teacher's milieu
cleanse|Disinfect
clematis|Ornamental flowering vine
cliches|Sportscaster's avoidances
cloakrooms|Hogwarts storage facilities
clobber|Trounce
closure|Successful wrap-up
cloture|Parliamentary procedure
clusters|Close groups of stars
cochlear|Spiral-shaped ear cavity
coffeepots|They're warmed up
colossal|Prodigious
columns|Newspaper features
comedian|Stand-up kind of guy?
concedes|Allows as true
conceit|Arrogance
concoct|Make up
condone|Overlook, as wrongdoing
confers|Awards, as a degree
confers|Bestows upon
congress|Formal assembly
considered|Well thought out
contented|On cloud nine
copilot|Captain's standby
copycat|Mimic
copycat|Mimic
corncob|Kind of pipe
corners|Rectangle's four
corrects|Rectifies
cottonmouth|Water moccasin
counter|Reverse
countersink|Woodworking technique
courage|Hero's forte
cowpoke|Broncobuster
crackerjack|Jimdandy
cracknel|Hard, brittle cake or biscuit
cravats|Neckpieces
creation|Artistic work
crescendo|Sound surge
crooners|Crosby and Vallee, e.g.
crossbar|Kicker's target
crossbow|Tell's weapon
crowbar|Tool for prying
cutoffs|Shortened jeans
cypress|Louisiana's state tree
daycare|Help for many a mom and dad
daycare|Modern workplace perk
daydreamer|Woolgatherer
deaconess|Protestant Church position
deadbeat|Collection agency's target
deadbeat|Human sponge
deadeye|Crack shot
deadpans|Delivers the joke with a straight face
debates|Political confrontations
decanted|Poured out
decathlon|Two-day Olympic contest
declares|Adjudges
decrepit|Dilapidated
deepened|Grew, as friendship
deepest|Most inscrutable
deepest|Most profound
deflate|Pop, as a balloon
dehumanize|Divest of individuality
deities|Goddesses
delineate|Show by drawing
democratic|Party for the Clintons
density|Compactness
dentist|Canine cleaner
derelict|Dilapidated
derides|Mocks
derrick|Oil field sight
derrick|Texas tea tower
desolated|Laid waste
despise|Abhor
despots|Oppressors
detector|Airport security device
detente|Cooling off period
develop|Evolve
devoted|Staunch
dilated|Grew wide
dilemma|Bind
dilemma|Tight situation
diminishing|Kind of returns
discard|Deep-six
disgust|Strong revulsion
dishpan|Descriptor for chapped hands
dishpans|They might cause unglamorous hands
dislocate|Disjoint
dislocate|Luxate
disloyal|Traitorous
disorder|Chaos
disperse|Scatter, as a mob
disrate|Reduce in rank
disrepair|Unsoundness
dissect|Analyze in detail
dissents|Differs in opinion
distempered|Ill humored
distract|Deflect, as one's attention
divides|Partitions
divorce|Word Wynette spelled
doctrine|School of thought
dogeared|Like a used paperback, perhaps
doggone|Drat!
donation|Act of philanthropy
donnybrook|Free-for-all
doorknob|It plays a part in some openings
doornails|Entranceway fasteners
dossier|File
dossiers|Portfolios
doubted|Had qualms
dragnet|Friday series
dreamland|Realm of Morpheus
dressage|Delicate horsemanship
dressed|Adorned
drifter|One without roots?
drillmaster|Ace in the hole business?
duchess|Wife of a duke
dullness|Lecturer's avoidance, hopefully
dynamite|Nobel's invention
dynamite|Nobel's invention
earache|Otalgia
earlobes|Piercing places
earphone|Walkman part
earthen|Like clay pots
eclipsed|Overshadowed
ecumenical|Universal
edibles|Foodstuffs
educate|Put through school
educates|Makes like a teacher
effigies|Scarecrows, for example
egomania|Self-preoccupation
elation|Glee
electric|Running off current
elegies|Poems of lamentation
element|Periodic table entry
elephant|It might be African or Indian
elevates|Promotes
elevation|Mile, for Denver
elevator|Way to get to the top, perhaps
elopers|Secretive couple
eluders|Escapees
emailed|Sent with a click
emanate|Come from
embarked|Boarded a ship
embattle|Prepare to fight
emeralds|Rare green beryls
emeralds|Some precious stones
eminences|Distinctions
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emissary|Envoy
emphasize|Put in italics
emporia|Marketplaces
enchant|Captivate
encounter|Happen upon
endears|Makes lovable
endeavor|Goal
endorse|Sign a check's back
endured|Hung in there
engineer|Arrange with some effort
engraves|Finalizes a trophy
enhances|Adds to the value of
enhances|Improves
enmeshes|Tangles
enrollee|Register signer
ensemble|Supporting players
enshrine|Put in the Hall of Fame
ensiled|Stored, as fodder
enslave|Bring into servitude
ensnare|Trap
ensnarer|Mousetrap, essentially
entered|Became a contestant
enthuse|Make someone bubble over
entourage|VIP's following
entwines|Ties or links together
enzymes|Organic catalysts
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epeeists|Certain pentathletes
episode|Sitcom unit
episodes|Sitcom segments
epistles|Formal letters
epitomes|Perfect examples
equates|Corresponds
erasure|Deletion
erasures|Some rub-outs
eremite|Reclusive type
escapes|Breaks out
eschewed|Avoided
escorts|Goes along with
espalier|Shrubbery framework
espoused|Chose and followed
essayer|Trying one?
esteems|Appreciates
esthete|Art lover (Var.)
estragon|Waiting for Godot character
estuary|Inlet
etagere|Tchotchke holder
etcetera|And so on
ethereal|Heavenly
evangelic|Pertaining to the Gospel
evasion|Word after tax
evasions|Devious answers
everything|Quip, continued
excelsior|New York state motto ("ever upward")
excesses|Overindulgences
excisions|Surgical removals
exhaust|Tire out
exorcist|1973 horror classic (with "The")
exporter|Former train worker?
exposer|Former model?
expounder|Former boxer?
expresser|Former ironer?
extender|Former sheep herder?
extremes|Opposite poles
eyeball|Size up
eyewear|Spectacles, e.g.
facemask|Football player's protection
fairies|Titania's subjects
famously|In a renowned manner
fancied|Had a liking for
fancies|Likes
fashion|Kind of plate
fastener|It's a snap
fastens|Fixes securely
fatherly|Type of advice
fathers|June 20, 2004 honorees
feasible|Workable
federal|Type of government
fedoras|Gangster film accessories
feedlot|Where livestock are fattened
festoons|Decorative flower chains
fighter|Foreman's job, before grill pitchman
filmdom|The screen world
finesse|Savoir-faire
finishes|Some are dull
fireboat|Dockside flame fighter
flatcar|It might be filled with felled timber
flatcar|It might be filled with felled timber
flattops|Some manly haircuts
flossing|Brushing partner
flotsam|Ocean debris
flukiest|Most subject to chance
flyswatter|Pest control device
forebears|Ancestors
forecast|Prediction
freaked|Lost it
freeway|Many an interstate
freewill|Discretion to choose
frenetic|Frantic
freshens|Gives a spritz, perhaps
frigate|Naval escort member
frontward|Straight-on
fuchsias|Evening Primroses
funnier|Comparatively more comical
galleria|Spacious indoor mall
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangster|Capone, e.g.
gangster|Tony Soprano, notably
gangway|Temporary bridge
garrote|Footpad's weapon
generic|Nonproprietary
genetics|Science of heredity
georgic|Virgil work
gibsons|Althea and Mel
giraffe|Tallest land quadruped
giraffe|Tallest living quadruped
girders|Building supports
glassware|Third anniversary gift
glitter|Sparkle like gold
glowworm|Firefly larva
goalpost|One of two at a football game
godsend|Surprise blessing
goldenrod|State flower of Nebraska
grandmas|Some babysitters
grasped|Comprehended
grasshopper|Kind of insect
greasers|Some guys in the '50s
greatest|Word in Ali's boast
greener|Less experienced
greeted|Saluted
grenade|Explosive device
griddle|Pancake cooking surface
gridiron|Where Ravens clash
grossed|Took in, as a film
grossness|Decency deficiency
grownup|Mature, presumably
guarantor|Insurer
guesstimate|Conjecture
guideline|Rule of thumb
gunshot|Report from a barrel
hairbrush|Frizz tamer
hairdos|Beehive and bouffant
hallmarks|What Monty earned?
handles|Cup parts
handsaw|Carpentry tool
handshake|Sign of agreement
handyman|Jack-of-all-trades
hangman|Guessing game
happened|Took place
harassing|Making crank calls, e.g.
hardware|Nuts and bolts, e.g.
harsher|More severe
harvests|Farm activities
hassled|Pestered
haystack|Needle's spot, perhaps
haziest|Least clear
headset|Operator's wear
hearses|Last ride autos
heathen|Conversion target
heathen|Nonbeliever
heinous|Really evil
henpeck|Nag, nag, nag
henpecks|Browbeats
henpecks|Browbeats
heuristic|Serving to make a point
hiccoughs|Breathes spasmodically
highway|It can be divided
hijacker|One taking a plane?
hillock|Mound
holdover|Postpone
homelier|Less attractive
homemade|Like Mom's apple pie
homemade|Like Mom's apple pie
homered|Went out of the park
homespun|Rustic
hometown|Everybody has one
honesty|Candor
horizons|Sunrise and sunset locales
horseshoe|Good luck bringer?
hotfooted|Left hastily
hourglass|Kind of figure
housesit|Do homework when owners are on vacation?
hygiene|Sanitary measures
hymnist|Church music composer
hysterics|Fit of laughter
iceberg|Lettuce type
idealism|Utopian's vision
illegal|Prohibited
imitation|Not genuine
implores|Beseeches
imposter|Charlatan
indirect|Roundabout
indoors|Like games in the dome
initiated|Brought up, as a topic for discussion
inkblot|Rorschach test component
innermost|Central
inserts|They usually fall out of magazines
instate|Make an officer
insteps|Arches that go places
instructor|Teacher
intakes|Amounts consumed
interned|Did post-med-school work
interoffice|Like some memos
intoners|Chanting monks
intones|Performs part of a liturgical service
intrude|Butt in
inveterate|Dyed-in-the-wool
ireless|Without rancor
irksome|Grating
ironweed|Nicholson/Streep movie
irrational|Not reasonable
isolates|Sequesters
isotope|Physicist's atom
italics|Sign of stress?
jabberwocky|Lewis Carroll poem
jailers|Turnkeys
javelins|Track flings
jezebel|Bette Davis title role
joneses|Family to keep up with
junkyard|Spare parts source
keyholes|Peepers' places
kilotons|Explosive power units
kingpin|Big cheese
klondike|1890s gold rush site
knapsacks|Hikers' burdens
kneehole|Desk type
knockout|A real looker
kremlin|Soviet institution
lactose|Sugar variety
lampoon|Satire
lampooned|Satirized
lamprey|Eellike fish
langoustes|Lobsters sans large claws
lanolin|Lotion ingredient, perhaps
launchpads|Spots for big sendoffs
lavished|Expended profusely
layette|Baby clothes
leadership|Management skill
lectured|Remonstrated
leghorn|Small chicken
legible|Like good penmanship
lesions|Some wounds
lexicon|Specialized vocabulary list
lighthouse|Seafarer's aid
limeade|Citrus drink
lineate|Marked like a gridiron
linguist|Polyglot
locative|Type of grammatical case
locoweed|Cattle drive hazard
looking|Seeking dates
lucifer|First one to fall
lumbers|Plods (along)
lunettes|Crescent-shaped sculptures
madness|Insanity, especially in March
madonna|Material girl
maestoso|Majestically, to a conductor
mahimahi|Hawaiian foodfish
mahogany|Cabinetry wood
mallard|Duck common in Central Park
manager|Brian Epstein, to the Beatles
manatee|Endangered Florida creature
manifest|Cargo list
mannered|Word with ill, well or mild
mantissa|Decimal part of a logarithm
marimbas|Xylophone look-alikes
marjoram|Oregano kin
marketplace|Place to haggle
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
martial|Type of law or arts
massacres|Routs, in sports
matches|Court sessions?
material|Kind of witness
matilda|Roald Dahl book
matinee|Theatrical performance
mayoral|Like some city races
measles|Discovery made by a spot check?
meatman|Butcher
meerkat|Timon of "The Lion King," e.g.
meerkats|Some mongooses
members|Country club attendees
menaced|Terrorized
metatarsi|Part of the foot
midways|Carnival locales
milldam|Pond creator
mindlessly|Without intellectual involvement
minuscule|Tiny
minuteman|1775 foe of the British
minutia|Piece of trivia, e.g.
misuses|Employs wrongly
mobster|Family member
mockups|Scale models
monaural|Type of old record
moorage|Berth rate
morsels|Tasty tidbits
mozzarella|Rubbery cheese
muffled|Repressed
museums|Smithsonian group
nailbiter|Tense situation
nameless|How some shall remain
nameplate|Office plaque
namesake|Junior, perhaps
narrate|Tell the story
nascent|Emerging
nattiness|Trait of a Dapper Dan
natural|Roy Hobbs (with "the")
neatest|Most like Felix Unger
nectars|Mythical drinks of the gods
needlefish|Gar
negotiate|Try to avert a strike
nemeses|Fierce foes
neonatal|Concerning newborns
neonate|Stork's delivery
neuroses|Psych study
newbies|Fledglings
newborn|Recent arrival
newspeak|1984 utterances
nimblest|Most spry
nirvanas|Elysian fields
nonoperative|Broken
nonsense|Tommyrot!
nonstop|Incessantly
nosebag|Portable horse feeder
nostalgia|Oldies evocation
numeral|It can be Roman
numskull|Dunderhead
oatmeal|Grayish-fawn
oatmeal|Warm breakfast
obedient|Submissive
oboists|Some orchestra members
obscure|Hard to interpret
observed|Noticed
obstacle|Kind of course
obstacle|Kind of course
occasion|Big event
oceanic|Originating in the sea
oedipal|Complex type
offstage|Behind the scenes
oleander|Fragrant poisonous shrub
olestra|Pseudo fat
omelets|Folded egg dishes
omelette|Folded dish
omnibus|Anthology
onstage|Before the footlights
onstage|Performing
openness|Receptivity
operands|Objects of computer instructions
operate|Make the cut?
operated|Managed
opinion|Your view or mine
optical|Type of illusion
oration|Henry Clay forte
oratory|Public speaker's skill
ordeals|Trials
organics|Animal and vegetable matter
orioles|Amazin' Mets 1969 victims
ornament|December decoration
ornaments|Adornments
osseous|Bony
ousting|Expulsion
outbreak|Epidemic, e.g.
outdated|Not in vogue
outfielder|Bonds, e.g.
outshone|Upstaged
overalls|Farm fashion
overflow|Spill cause
overran|Exceeded limits
overtrains|Prepares physically to a fault
oxygenate|Treat, as bottled water
packsaddle|Beast of burden's burden
paddleball|Game resembling squash
paleness|Pallor
panaceas|Hypothetical remedies for all ills
panther|It's pink in Peter Sellers movies
papered|Covered a wall, in a way
parallel|Kind of parking
parapet|Low wall
parasol|Sunblock
parfait|Ice cream concoction
pariahs|Outcasts
parishes|Diocese subdivisions
parrots|Lovebirds and lories, e.g.
partials|Incomplete components
pastiche|Incongruous composition
pastrami|Ham alternative
patriots|Defenders of the country
peanuts|Packing material
peerage|Duke, marquis, earl, etc.
pellets|Beanbag contents
penances|Hair shirt occasions
penitence|It may lead to atonement
pepsins|Tummy enzymes
perfecta|High-payout wager
peridots|Some transparent gems
perishables|Some refrigerator contents
permeates|Diffuses
permits|License precursors
pertness|Sauciness
pestered|Became a pain in the neck
phantasms|Apparitions
pheasant|Game bird
phrased|Expressed in words
piecemeal|Bit-by-bit
pigeonhole|Put aside indefinitely
pigskin|Football
pilaster|Rectangular column
pilsner|Bohemian beer
pilsners|Tapered beer glasses
pinafores|Apronlike garments
pinhead|Dunce
pinhole|Tiny opening
pinnate|Featherlike
pinwheels|Windblown toys
pistils|Female flower parts
pitfall|Trap
pitiful|Worse than poor
placated|Smoothed feathers
plateau|Leveling-off point
plateau|Something to reach
plateglass|It gives a reflection
platens|Typewriter rollers
plaudit|Strong praise
playbook|Coach's reference
playboys|Men-about-town
playoff|Postseason game
pleasantry|Humorous remark
pleasure|Enjoyment
pledged|Crossed one's heart
poisonous|Like some snakes
politburo|Communist decision-makers
popeyed|Like Eddie Cantor
popguns|Cork propellers
porthole|Cabin feature
postage|It's stuck in a corner
posters|Campaign paraphernalia
potbelly|Unwanted overhang
potshot|Wild criticism
preacher|One familiar with the Gospel
precocious|Exceptionally early
predict|Guess
presumes|Takes for granted
preteens|Years of innocence, perhaps
pretense|False show
pretext|Stalking-horse
primrose|Lane in a Jerry Wallace hit
prismoid|Solid with trapezoidal sides
pristine|Uncorrupted
probates|Uses will power?
problems|Flies in the ointment, so to speak
profess|Affirm
profess|Affirm openly
profile|Word with high, low or user
proofreader|One looking for trouble, in a way
prophetic|Like Jeremiah
prorate|Assess proportionally
protest|Object formally
protocol|Code of correct conduct
protocols|Diplomat's concerns
provoke|Irritate
puddles|Pools of rainwater
pumpkin|Peter, Peter's diet
punditic|Judging in a critical manner
puzzlement|Mystification
quicklime|Plaster ingredient
quotient|Division result
quotient|Math term
raconteur|Deft storyteller
raisers|Aggressive poker players
rallyes|Long-distance auto races (Var.)
raptured|Transported, supernaturally
rarebit|Welsh follower
rashness|Foolhardiness
ratatat|Drum roll
rattler|Deadly snake
reactor|Power plant apparatus
realized|Accomplished
rearrange|Change furniture around
reassemble|Put together again
reassess|Evaluate again
reassesses|Appraises anew
recanted|Retracted a belief
receipt|There's no returning without it
recently|Of late
recharges|Battery boosts
recital|Dance or music program
recital|Soloist's showcase
reclined|Got off one's feet, in a way
recliner|Easy chair
rectify|Make right
recycles|Puts to new uses
redlined|Arbitrarily singled out
reenacts|Stages a Civil War battle
reentry|NASA activity
refereed|Acted as arbiter
refueled|Made a pit stop
refusal|Proposer's fear
reheeled|Fixed a shoe, perhaps
reiterate|Say again
rekindle|Start anew, as a relationship
relieves|Exempts
remails|Stamps and sends again
remember|Start of a quip
reminds|Cues
renegade|Loose cannon
renewal|Magazine notice
reorient|Accustom anew
repartee|Quick witty reply
reposes|Rests
republican|D.D.E., e.g.
rescuers|Firemen, often
rescuers|Nick-of-time types
reseeds|Fixes the lawn
resents|Takes umbrage
residence|Mailing address
resolve|Willpower
restored|Brought back to original condition
restorer|An antique dealer, sometimes
restores|Returns to original condition
retirees|AARP members
retreat|Opposite of charge
retrieve|Dog's duty
reunite|Bring together again
reusable|Fit for repeated service
reusable|Not for one time only
revamps|Overhauls
revelry|Merrymaking
reverence|Awe
reverts|Goes back
revolve|What some doors do
rewarding|Gratifying
rezones|Changes city planning
rickety|Unsteady
ringleader|Chief plotter
ripened|Changed from green to red
ripoffs|Situations of exploitation
roadsides|Pull-over sites
rodents|Hamelin's bane
roister|Whoop it up
rooster|Democratic party symbol, once
rooster|Something that's combed
roseate|Like blushing cheeks
rosebay|Late-spring-blooming rhododendron
rosters|Personnel lists
rotundas|Capitol and others
roughriders|Theodore Roosevelt's group
roulette|Casino game
roundtrip|Like some tickets
rousseau|Emile author
royalty|Publisher's payment
ryegrass|Darnel
saguaros|Flowering cacti
saltine|Popular cracker
saluting|Greeting an officer
sandals|Casual footwear
satanic|Fiendishly wicked
satiate|Fill beyond full
satisfy|Meet expectations
saxhorn|Cornet kin
scarcer|Less available
scatter|Satchmo, e.g.?
scavenge|Fish through rubbish
scenery|National park allure
schappe|Fine silk
scholar|Rhodes, for one
schooners|Large beer glasses
scooted|Went hastily
scorepad|Bridge need
screams|Blood-curdling sounds
scrooge|Dickens' heavy
scrunch|Sit on one's heels
scrutiny|Minute inquiry
seaplane|The "Spruce Goose," e.g.
seaport|Baltimore or New Orleans, e.g.
seascape|Edward Albee play
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seaweed|Sushi wrap
secluded|Out-of-the-way
seesaws|Some playground equipment
seesaws|Teeters
seethes|Is very angry
selectees|They're classified 1A
selects|Clicks the mouse
senator|Former D.C. major-leaguer
senator|Roman forum participant
senator|Roman forum participant
senators|Former D.C. nine
seniors|Some may get cheaper fares
sensors|Detection devices
sentence|Life or death, e.g.
separate|Create a division
sergeant|Snorkel, for one
sermons|Homiletical products
serology|Blood bank science
session|Word with jam or rap
sessions|Congressional assemblies
settler|Colonist
sextant|Navigational instrument
sforzando|With force, musically
shallow|Not deep at all
shanghai|Chinese metropolis
sharpen|Make a finer point
sheathes|Secures a sword
sheerness|Transparent quality
shellacs|Beats badly
shelved|Put aside
sherries|Some fortified wines
shinbones|Tibias
shipmates|Fellow bluejackets
shipwrecked|Stranded, in a way
showcases|Places for trophies
shuteye|Sack time
sidemen|Leader's accompanists
sidestep|Avoid
sierras|California mountains
signposts|Highway guides
silence|Golden thing
skipper|Captain
slapped|Gave a high-five
slashing|Cutting, as prices
sleeker|More smooth and glossy
sleeper|Woody Allen classic
sleeves|Vest's lack
sleuths|Spade and Queen, e.g.
slimness|Property of an attractively thin person
slipstream|Propeller-created wind
slogans|Catchwords
smashed|Pulverized
smelled|Seemed funny
smolders|Glows like coals
smolders|Glows like coals
smothers|Comedy brothers of TV
snagged|Acquired by acting quickly
snarler|Angry canine, e.g.
sneakers|Court wear
snooper|Nosy Parker
snorted|Grunted
snowstorm|Winter hazard
sobering|Type of thought
solvency|Good financial condition
somehow|By hook or by crook
sometime|Erstwhile
soothed|Calmed
sorcerer|Hogwarts grad, perhaps
sorcerer|Wizard
sorcery|Harry Potter's thing
sourdough|Alaskan prospector
spacesuit|John Glenn gear, once
spandex|Stretcher at the gym?
sparerib|Barbecued treat
spareribs|Barbecue offering, sometimes
sparkler|Engagement gift, perhaps
sparkler|Quiet firework
sparrow|Finch
specific|Particular
specimen|Dissected frog, perhaps
speckles|Trout features
speedway|Racing site
spellbinder|A dynamic speaker, e.g.
spinoff|Frasier, to "Cheers"
spinoff|Rhoda or "Joey," e.g.
spitting|Aftermath of chewing tobacco
spittoon|Old saloon receptacle
splurge|Spend extravagantly
spontoon|Infantry officer's half-pike
sportswear|Golfer's garb, e.g.
sprains|Sports injuries, often
sprayer|Painter's device
stabile|Alexander Calder art form
stagecoach|1939 John Wayne classic
staples|Office fasteners
starlet|Screen ingenue
started|Got going
started|Kicked off
startled|Made jump
startup|Entrepreneur's venture
stately|Majestic
stateside|In the continental U.S.
statists|Statesmen
stature|Eminence
stealers|Diamond thieves?
stealth|Ninja's asset
steamed|Like some delicious crabs
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamers|Some clams
steeled|Braced (oneself)
steelie|Certain playing marble
steppes|Grass-covered plains
stereos|Music sources
sterner|Harsher
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetson|Cowboy topper
steward|Waitstaff overseer
stewards|They mind their manors
stigmas|Reputational blots
stilettos|Small daggers
stockings|They get stuffed once per year
storage|Silo's purpose
stovepipe|Notable hat style in American history
stranded|Left alone
strangle|Wrestling hold
streamed|Flowed copiously
streamer|Decorative ribbon
stretch|Prepare for a workout
stricken|Afflicted, as with guilt
strident|Clamorous
stroller|Infant's wheels
strudel|German pastry
studios|Places of "action"
styrene|Synthetic rubber ingredient
subpoena|Court summons
sudsiest|Generating the most soap foam
sugared|Sweetened
sunbeam|Bright ray
sundress|Hot weather wear
sunspot|Solar blemish
superman|Seinfeld's comic book hero
supersede|Displace
supremes|Noted Motown trio
surname|Family moniker
surnames|Cognomens
surnames|Smith and Jones, e.g.
suspends|Gives a vacation without pay
swagger|Cocky walk
swallower|Performer with a sword
swaying|Swinging from side to side
sweeten|Add, as to the pot
swelling|Sign of an injury
swimmers|They may travel by butterfly
syndrome|Set of identifying traits
syringe|You can get a shot in with it
tabletop|Service area?
tailgate|Type of pregame party
talisman|It works like a charm
tapioca|Kind of pudding
tapping|The Raven sound effect
taproot|Plant's principal feeder
tarantula|Hairy creepy crawler
tarantulas|Some "creepy" Halloween decorations
tarries|Dillydallies
tarsals|Ankle bones
taskmaster|Burdensome boss
teashop|Place for Earl Grey and light snacks
teenager|Adolescent
teetotal|Stay dry?
telegram|Wire
telegrams|Message carriers
telepathy|Thought transference
telexed|Sent a message the old-fashioned way
telexed|Sent a message the old-fashioned way
telltale|Revealing
tensions|They may mount
tenured|Like some professors
teriyaki|Beef or chicken dish
termites|Building menace
terrors|Frights
testees|Exam takers
tethered|On a short leash
thawing|Obviously getting warmer
themselves|The only ones they have to blame?
thereat|On that account
thinkers|Academic types
thirdly|After a couple
tiepins|Cravat holders
tightens|Uses a wrench
tiptoed|Crept stealthily
tirades|Diatribes
toadyish|Servile
tobacco|Jamestown crop
toboggan|Sled without runners
toboggan|Winter transport
tolerate|Put up with
tolerate|Stomach
tombstone|OK Corral locale
tonsure|Monk's haircut
toolroom|Machine shop area
tootsie|Hoffman film
topless|Like open convertibles
topmost|Highest of all
toreador|Bullfighter
toreador|Bullfighter
torpedo|Cigar-shaped ammo
tortilla|Kind of chip
touchstones|Tests for quality
tousled|Disheveled
towards|Facing
trainmen|Conductor's assistants
traitor|Arnold or Judas, e.g.
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treacles|Excessively sentimental expressions
treadmill|Health club staple
treetop|Branch headquarters?
tremors|Earth movers?
trestle|Bridge support
triggerman|Mobster's bodyguard, perhaps
trimaran|Fast sailboat
trisect|Divide into thirds
triumphs|Wins
trumpet|Satchmo's instrument
trussed|Tied up
tsetses|Bad biters
tsetses|Sub-Saharan pests
tsunami|Killer wave
tungsten|Atomic number 74
turncoat|Traitor
twilight|Crepuscule
unanimous|Of the same mind
unassigned|Not designated
unaware|Oblivious
uncaring|Not concerned
underfed|Half-starved
underrate|Review unfairly
understeer|Rancher's driving problem?
unicorns|Mythical symbols of purity
universe|Cosmologist's concern
unplowed|Like pristine, natural soil
unproven|Like Fermat's Last Theorem until recently
untwine|Disentangle
unwonted|Out of the ordinary
unwritten|Not on the books, as a law
upholster|Give padding and cover?
uproots|Displaces
upstate|Part of New York
upstroke|Artistic movement?
usefully|In a beneficial manner
utopian|Impracticably ideal
valencia|Orange type
validate|Confirm, as identification
varnish|Coat for a carpenter
venomous|Poisonous
veranda|Portico's cousin
verdant|Green
viceroy|British ruler in India, for one
voicemail|Phone convenience
vulpine|Foxlike
wakened|Roused
walloping|Hitting hard
wannabe|Hopeful
wariness|Suspicious quality
warmhearted|Compassionate
warranted|Justified
waterloo|Napoleon was defeated here on June 18, 1815
webpages|Surfing locales
weedless|Like well-tended gardens
weekender|Small suitcase
wetsuits|Divers' attire
whatnot|Knickknack
whisked|Like eggs prepped for scrambling, perhaps
whisker|Narrow margin
willpower|What George has?
windbag|Blowhard
winesap|McIntosh alternative
winning|Very attractive
wipeout|Fall, while surfing
wonderers|Questioning folks
woodpecker|Boring thing to hear?
woodshed|A trip here means trouble!
workday|9 to 5, often
workstation|Microcomputer's stronger kin
wrapper|Outer covering
wrestle|Go to the mat
wriggles|Writhes
yardmen|Railroad workers
yearlings|Young horses
yodeled|Warbled
youthful|Vernal
zagging|Moving erratically
zeniths|Pinnacles
zodiacs|Astrology diagrams
abalone|Edible marine gastropod
abashes|Shames
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
abetted|Assisted in crime
abeyances|Suspensions
abeyances|Temporary suspensions
ablates|Wears thin
abreast|Alongside each other
absence|Truancy
academe|University environment
accolade|High praise or honor
accused|Defendant (with "the")
acetate|Ubiquitous synthetic
acetone|Common solvent
acetone|Paint solvent
achieve|Be successful
acquits|Exonerates
acreage|Estate extent
acrobat|Aerial artist
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil entertainer
actions|They speak louder than words
actively|Not passively
actress|Female player
admired|Thought much of
admired|Thought the world of
admires|Regards highly
admitted|Let in or let on
adonises|Extremely handsome young men
adorable|Lovable in a naive way
adorers|Ones bearing Valentine's gifts, e.g.
adulterate|Contaminate
advancing|Moving forward, as troops
aerated|Supplied with oxygen
aerosol|Type of can
aerosol|Type of spray
affairs|Some are "of the heart"
aftermaths|Repercussions
aftertaste|Lingering sensation
agendas|Matters to be voted upon
agitated|Stirred up
agitato|Hurried, to Haydn
agreement|Accord
aileron|Wing part
aileron|Wing part
ailment|Minor malady
airdrops|Gets supplies to troops, in a way
airhead|Dunce
airlifts|1948 Berlin blockade ploys
airtight|Like some alibis
alabaster|Statue material, perhaps
alameda|Shaded walk
alarmist|Chicken Little, e.g.
albatross|Impeding burden
aliases|John Smith, John Doe, etc.
alienate|Estrange
alighted|Dismounted
alignment|Service station job
allocate|Assign
alphabet|Type of soup
alternate|Do this, then that, then this again
alumnae|Certain homecoming attendees
amassed|Emulated Henry Clay Frick
amassers|Billionaires in the making, e.g.
amasses|Gathers up
amblers|Hobos, in a way
amongst|Located in the center
analogs|Some watches
analyze|Treat, as in therapy
anathema|Bete noire
anatomy|Gray's area?
anchovies|Pizza toppings
ancient|Very old
andiron|Fireplace fixture
andiron|Fireplace piece
anecdotes|They're often amusing
anemone|Tentacled marine creature
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
annoyance|Pain in the neck
anonyms|John and Jane Doe, e.g.
another|One counterpart
antelope|Deer playmate?
anthems|Loyalty hymns
anthill|Busy mound
antiparticle|Positron, e.g.
antonym|What good is for bad
anywhere|No place special
apartment|1A, for example
apogees|Orbital points
apoplexy|Fit of rage
apostles|Peter, James e.g.
appalled|Aghast
appearance|Mien
appestat|Hunger trigger
aquatics|Water sports
arachnid|Mite or tick, e.g.
arachnoid|Spiderlike
arbitrary|Selected at random
arcades|Game centers
archbishop|High-ranking religious authority
armadas|Fleets of warships
armadillo|Certain edentate
aromatic|Sweet-smelling
arouser|Alarm clock, e.g.
arsenal|Keep your arms here?
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a classic film
artichoke|Short-cropped hairstyle
article|It may be genuine
article|Magazine feature
artisan|Craftsperson
artless|Unsophisticated
ashamed|Feeling guilt or remorse
asperse|Slander
assails|Launches an attack on
assassin|Hired gun
assayers|Lode analysts
assembly|School gathering
asserts|Avows
assessed|Did a taxing task?
assignee|Duly appointed agent
assorters|They classify
assumed|Took for granted
asteroid|Ceres or Eros, e.g.
atheists|They don't believe
athlete|Jock
atoners|Some sorry souls?
atropine|Substance for dilating pupils
attackers|Offensive ones?
attained|Realized
attempt|Undertake
attended|Went to an event
attested|Certified under oath
attracts|Lures
audience|Laugh track alternative
aunties|Mame and Em
automate|One way to decrease the work force
autopilot|Use it to fly with no hands
avalanches|Skiers' cover-alls?
avengers|TV show of the '60s (with "The")
awarded|Honored with
awesome|Causing wonder
baccarat|Vegas game
backgammon|Board game
backslapper|Effusively friendly person
bakeries|Many people like their smell
balances|Bank figures
banknote|Legal tender
baptismal|Type of pool
baritone|Male voice
barmaids|These gals mix it up
barnyard|Part of a large farm
barrage|Onslaught
bartender|One who mixes with Jim, Jack and Johnny?
bateaux|Flat-bottomed rowboats
bathtub|Washroom fixture
bathtubs|Household fixtures
battered|Like a pitcher in desperate need of relief?
bayonet|Rifle attachment
bedevil|Torment
bedraggles|Makes wet and dirty, as from rain
bedrolls|Camping items
bedtime|It's after Letterman, for many
behaved|Acted properly
bellboy|Hotel employee
bellpull|Summoner's cord
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
benefit|Charity event
beretta|Stiff square cap (Var.)
berlins|Irving and Isaiah
bettered|Improved
bettered|One-upped
bicuspid|Premolar
bighead|Know-it-all
biplane|Sopwith Camel, e.g.
birddog|Trail closely
birdhouses|Cheep joints?
birthright|What Esau gave up
bistros|Informal cafes
blandly|Without emotion
blissful|Filled with happiness
blisters|Scorches verbally
blockhead|Dunce
blossom|Flourish
blossoms|Comes into one's own
blowgun|Primitive weapon
blowout|Wingding
bodyguard|VIP protector
bolstering|Supporting
bombast|Pretentious talk
bonanza|First Western televised in color
bonspiel|Curling competition
bookmark|It keeps one's place in the Bible
bootless|Like a barefoot cowboy
botanist|One with a flower fetish
botanist|Plant scholar
bottleneck|Chokepoint
bottleneck|Traffic jam
bourbons|Some whiskeys
breakages|Some grocery store losses
broadest|With the most breadth
brocade|Regal fabric
browned|Coated with flour, then sauteed, e.g.
brownouts|Power company problems
brunette|Clairol choice
buckaroo|Cowboy
buglers|Taps players
builder|Constructive type
bullpen|Where to go for relief
butterfly|Madame of The Met
buttoner|Certain garment worker
cabstand|Hack's place
caffeine|Coffee's kick
calabashes|Bottle gourds
camellia|Roselike flower
canaries|Unfortunate coal mine visitors
candlewood|It may be burned for light
canvass|Solicit votes
captious|Faultfinding
carafes|Wide-mouthed servers
caravans|Desert groups
cardsharp|One with an ace up his sleeve?
carefully|Tenderly
carhops|Early fast-food employees
carnage|Slaughter
carpenter|Woodworker
carpool|It involves designated drivers
cashews|They're nuts!
cashier|Person to check out?
cassava|Tapioca source
castled|Moved to protect the king
castoff|Leave the pier
catamarans|Dual-hulled boats
caterer|One at a wedding reception
caveman|Troglodyte
cavemen|Primitive guys
certain|Quite sure
chairperson|Committee head
chalets|Alpine housing
chardonnay|Dry white wine
charter|Lease transportation
chicano|Mexican-American
chickadee|Word in a W.C. Fields film title
chorale|Harmonized hymn
chowchow|Chinese dog
chowder|New England specialty
chronic|Constant, as a liar
cineast|Film buff (Var.)
claptrap|Babble
clashes|Doesn't go together
clauses|North Pole twosome
clayish|Like some modeling substances
cloverleaf|Highway loop-the-loop
codeine|Painkiller choice
codpiece|Flap on medieval breeches
coinage|Invention of new words
coleslaw|Picnic serving, perhaps
coleslaw|Side dish
colleens|Irish lasses
colloids|Particles in suspension
colorfast|What impatient children do?
colossal|Gargantuan
colossus|Rhodes sight
colossus|Rhodes sight
commence|Inaugurate
concise|Pithy
confederate|Ally
consensus|General agreement
conspire|Plot together
contact|Get in touch with
contains|Comprises
contests|Competitions
continues|Carries on
contracted|Shrunk
contradict|Negate
convent|Nunnery
cookery|Culinary art
copilot|Airline crew member
copperhead|Dangerous reptile
cordials|Liqueurs
coronet|Small crown
corrode|Deteriorate
corrode|Deteriorate
corsets|Waistline reducers
costumes|Edith Head's area
cottages|Small country houses
countable|Measurable by numbers
courter|One bringing candy and flowers
coverlet|Decorative bedspread
crackerjack|Excellent
crackpot|Eccentric one
crackpots|Screwballs
crammed|Studied hard and fast
crannies|Nooks' partners
crassly|Indelicately
creampuffs|Timid types
credence|Belief
crenate|Having a scalloped edge
crevice|Cranny or fissure
cripple|More than impair
crocodiles|Formidable wrestlers
cronies|Sidekicks
croquet|Outdoor game
crossbow|Weapon similar to an arbalest
crosswalk|Pedestrian safeway
cucumber|Salad ingredient
culotte|Divided skirt
cumulus|Puffy cloud
dactyls|Fingers and toes
daffier|More wacky
daffiest|Most zany
damages|Compensatory cash
dancers|Chorus girls
darkroom|Developer's site?
daydream|Where one can become a superstar
daylight|Vampire's undoing
deacons|Some men in church
deadener|Painkiller, e.g.
deafened|Overwhelmed with noise
debriefs|Queries
decadent|Morally corrupt
decagram|0.3527 ounce avoirdupois
decanter|Bottle with a stopper
declare|Speak to the customs officer?
decrepit|Dilapidated
deepfreeze|Period of suspended activity
defections|Castro's concerns
defrayal|Payment
defrosts|Does a freezer-related chore
deletes|Erases, as a disk
demised|Conveyed an estate
denoted|Signified
densest|Most compact
density|Mass-to-volume ratio
deprive|Keep from keeping
derided|Scoffed at
derides|Bemocks
derides|Mocks
derogated|Lowered in rank
descent|Rocket maneuver
describe|Act as a witness
designed|Planned out
designs|Dior's forte
desolate|Barren
despair|Heartache
despise|Loathe
dessert|Last course
desserts|Parts of a carte on a cart?
destroy|Lay waste to
detests|Loathes
detonate|Set off
detonate|Set off, as explosives
detoxed|Spent time at Betty Ford's
devastator|One who lays waste, e.g.
diagonals|Oblique lines
dialects|Types of speech
diamondback|Certain rattlesnake or terrapin
diamondback|Kind of terrapin
differs|Has another opinion
dillydally|Drag one's feet
dillydally|Procrastinate
diluted|Not at full strength
dioramas|Museum offerings
dirtier|More soiled
discomfort|Pain, e.g.
disdain|Scorn
dislike|Feel repugnance
disorder|Chaos
disowns|Writes out of the will
disrobed|Prepared for a shower
ditties|Simple songs
diverse|Heterogeneous
divvies|Splits up evenly
dominant|Exercising influence or control
donates|Gives gratuitously
doomsday|Judgment time
dossier|Secret police file
downfalls|Ruinous failures
downtown|Petula Clark hit
dragnet|Fact-gathering TV classic
dragster|Ride for Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
dramatic|Hardly comedic
drapers|Clothiers
dreamboat|Hunk
dredging|Scooping up a river bottom
drooled|Dribbled
drummer|Member of a rock band
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
earlier|Closer to the beginning of time
earners|Jobholders
earners|They believe "money doesn't grow on trees"
earthen|Like many pots
earthshine|Glow during the moon's crescent phase
eastward|From Colorado to Kansas
echelon|Level of authority
echelon|Troops arranged in a line
echelons|Command levels
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
echoism|Sound reflection
edition|Newspaper issue
educate|Put through school
education|Aristotle's "best provision for old age"
eeriest|Most inexplicable
efforts|Exertions
eggplant|Ratatouille requirement
egoists|They probably think this song is about them
eightball|Pool hall game
eightball|Poolroom item
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
einstein|He was a genius, relatively speaking
elapsing|Passing away (as time)
elastic|Like some waistbands
elastics|Rubber bands
elastics|Rubber bands, e.g.
elected|Put into office
election|Party's focus
elephant|Mammoth's kin
elevated|Like some trains
elevator|Way to get to the top
elicits|Calls forth a reaction
elicits|Draws out
eliding|Saying 'ere or 'ead, e.g.
elision|Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
ellipse|Squashed circle
embarrass|Humiliate
emeritus|Honorably retired professor
emigrates|Changes residency in a big way
emperor|Kind of butterfly
employed|Working
emporium|Large retail store
emptying|Vacating
enamels|Canine coats
enamels|Nail coatings
endeared|Won over
endears|Brings close
endears|Charms
endemic|Peculiar to a locale
endgames|Finishing stratagems
endless|Perpetual
endorse|Give the rubber stamp
enemies|They're hostile to you
energize|Invigorate
enervate|Sap, as strength
engages|Puts into motion
enliven|Invigorate
enormity|Immensity
enrollee|Register signer
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensnare|Trap
entrain|Board Amtrak
entrains|Boards Amtrak
entreat|Supplicate
entreaty|Prayer
entrench|Establish firmly
entrusts|Assigns the care of
entryway|Where to come in
epicure|Possessor of a discerning palate
epicures|Connoisseurs
epilogues|Play enders, sometimes
episode|Soap unit
episodes|Parts of a series
epitaphs|They're often etched in stone
epitaphs|Tombstone inscriptions
epitome|Prototype
erected|Utilized Lego blocks
erringly|In a misguided way
erupted|Recrudesced
erupting|Blowing one's top
escalator|It'll give you a lift
escapee|He's out of there!
escheat|Legal right to property
esoteric|Abstruse
espresso|Starbucks order, perhaps
espresso|Strong steam-brewed coffee
essences|Perfumes
esteemed|Valued, as a colleague
estimate|Approximation
etcetera|You get the idea ...
eternal|Kind of life
eternity|It goes on and on
ethereal|Not of this world
etherize|Surgeon's order of old
etherizes|Renders numb
evenfall|Dusk
everglades|Florida national park
everlasting|Like God
everted|Turned inside out
excises|Cuts out
exclamation|G
exempts|Provides immunity
exertion|Elbow grease
experience|Start of a quip
expertly|With a deft touch
extorted|Demanded a ransom, e.g.
extremes|Opposite poles
eyehole|Feature of some doors
eyeless|Start of a Huxley novel
eyeopener|Surprising disclosure
eyesore|A dilapidated house, e.g.
eyesore|Litter or graffiti, e.g.
eyesore|Offensive sight
eyesore|Ugly thing
familial|Hereditary
farewell|Parting word
farsighted|Exercising prudent planning
fathead|Ninny
feathers|Darts' parts
feminism|Friedan's cause
festival|Word with film or music
fiascoes|Complete disasters
fielders|Some baseball players
fighters|Pugilists
filters|Coffee maker supplies
finesse|Diplomacy
firewood|It may come in cords
fisherman|Bass boat occupant
flagella|Microorganisms' locomotion
flatbed|Type of truck
flatcar|Part of a freight train
flatters|Blandishes
flattop|Type of crewcut haircut
flimflam|Con game
floodway|Route of a cresting river
floured|Prepared fish, in a way
follies|Revue
foolproof|Leaving no opportunity for error
footloose|Laid-back
footnote|Print below the text
footstep|Sound from the floor above
footstool|Place to rest one's tootsies
foreman|Fighter/entrepreneur
forests|Loggers' worksites
forgives|Lets it go
forsook|Desolated
forthcoming|About to appear
forthright|Candid
foursquare|Frank
fragile|Word on a crate
fragrance|Bouquet
fraternities|Organizations with Greek letters
freestylers|They do it their way
frigidly|Without warmth or enthusiasm
fuchsias|Shrubs with purplish flowers
funkiest|Most earthy
furlough|Military vacation
fuselage|Boeing body
gadabouts|Movers, not shakers
galeate|Shaped like a hood
gallant|Knightly
gargoyle|Grotesque waterspout
gateway|Portal
generals|Most of the Joint Chiefs
generic|Popular brand at the grocery store
genesis|Beginning
genetics|Science of heredity
genteelly|In a polite way
getaway|Brief vacation
girlfriend|Favored female
glassful|Water quantity, often
glimpses|Sneaks a peek
goatees|Small, pointed beards
goodman|The King of Swing
googols|Numbers equal to 10 raised to the power of a 100
gooseflesh|What an eerie story may give you
gossamer|Floating cobweb
grandmas|Family matriarchs
grandpas|Forebear pair
grandstand|Play up to the audience
granges|Farmers' associations
grateful|Appreciative
gratuities|What waiters may wait for
grayest|Most in need of a dye job?
graylag|Wild goose
greeter|Wal-Mart employee
gremlin|Troublemaker of folklore
gremlins|1984 comic horror film
greyhound|Type of bus
grillwork|Automobile feature
guessed|Took a stab at
hammertoe|Digit problem
hamster|It spins its wheels
handbasket|Certain woven container
handsets|Typical telephone elements
handsomely|In an attractive manner
handwrite|Eschew the word processor
hangnail|Cuticle problem
hardened|Made unfeeling, as a heart
hardest|Least malleable
hardheaded|Stubborn
harvests|Agricultural events
haunches|Hindquarters
haylofts|Farm storage areas
hayseed|Jethro Bodine, e.g.
headache|Cephalalgia
headliner|Star inside of a hat?
headset|Ears or eyes?
healing|Getting better
heartache|Anguish
heather|Subtly flecked
heedless|Incautious
heinous|Odious
hellcat|Ill-tempered woman
henhouse|Don't let the fox guard it
henpecks|Browbeats
hesitant|Wavering
highbred|Of noble lineage
highchair|Tipsy committee head?
highrise|Certain apartment building
highwayman|Alfred Noyes subject
hindrance|Obstacle
hippopotami|Tough-skinned mammals
hissing|Sounding like a mad cat
history|It's all in the past
hitchhiker|One looking for a free ride?
hoggers|They take their share and then some
hogwash|Poppycock
holland|Where The Hague is
hologram|Projected 3-D image
homeroom|One roll call setting
hominies|Hulled corn preparations
honesty|It's the best policy
honeymooners|Beloved Ralph and Alice?
hoodwink|Bamboozle
hotdogged|Showed off
hourglass|Primitive timepiece
hourglass|Shapely timekeeper's gauge?
however|Still
husbands|One-time bachelors
iceboxes|Early coolers
idolatry|Worship of graven images
idolize|Put on a pedestal
ignorant|Unlearned
illegal|Felonious
illusory|Not what it appears to be
illustrious|Renowned
imagery|Figurative language
imitate|Sincerely flatter?
immature|Unripened
imminent|At hand
immortal|Everlasting
impinged|Encroached
inciters|Troublemakers
indents|Starts a paragraph, in a way
indolent|Habitually lazy
industrious|Hardworking
industry|Automotive, steel or tourism, e.g.
infinite|Immeasurably large
ingredient|Apple vis-a-vis apple pie
inhaler|Stuffy nose reliever
inherit|Receive by will
inherit|Receive by will?
inhibits|Represses
initiate|Put through Hell Night
inkless|A pencil, compared to a pen
inkwells|Desk features of old
insights|Moments of clarity
installs|Loads software
instant|Kind of coffee
instead|As a replacement
integers|Whole numbers
intense|Like some gazes
interests|They may be special
interior|Auto section
internal|Like some organs
internee|Prisoner of war, e.g.
interplanetary|Between Earth and Venus, e.g.
interpret|Translate
intrigue|Fascinate
inundate|Flood
ironside|Raymond Burr role
islands|Oahu and Maui, e.g.
isolate|Set apart
isolates|Quarantines
isotope|Physicist's atom
iterated|Repeated
iterating|Restating
jalapeno|It may heat up a dish
japanned|Lacquered
jittery|Nervous
johnson|Magic NBA star
justice|Trying outcome?
keenest|Acutest
keyboards|Home settings
keynote|Type of speaker
killjoy|Party pooper
klondike|1890s gold rush site
kneeled|Genuflected
kneelers|Proposers, traditionally
knocked|Sought entrance, in a way
knuckleheads|Bumbling ones
laggards|Procrastinators
lambast|Call on the carpet (Var.)
lankiest|Most gangly
laptops|They're off during takeoff
largely|In great part
latitude|Freedom
lauding|Exalting
launders|Washes, as clothes
lavalava|Samoan skirt
leaflets|Handbills
leasers|Some new car drivers
leather|Biker's wear, often
legalese|Attorneys' jargon
legatees|Beneficiaries
legroom|Compact's lack
lengthy|Drawn-out
lenient|Hardly a martinet
leotard|Ballet class garment
lethargic|Sluggish
lettuce|Butterhead, e.g.
lettuce|Rabbit food
levelheaded|Cool in a crisis
lewdness|Salaciousness
limeade|Citrus drink
lineage|Family tree
linebacker|Defensive stalwart
lingerie|Victoria's not-so-secret Secret
lingoes|Jargons
linguini|Clam sauce partner
lissome|Gracefully agile
loathes|Despises
lodgers|Paying guests
logarithm|Math term
loiters|Kills time
longest|Type of yard in a Burt Reynolds flick
loopholes|Legal outs
loosely|In an unstructured way
lothario|Fictional ladies' man
lotuses|Water flowers
lotuses|Water flowers
loveseat|Romantic place to sit
loyalty|Good quality in a friend
lumbago|Pain in the back
lunettes|Crescent-shaped outlines
lupines|Purplish-blue flowers, often
machine|Word with finish or shop
macrame|Decorative knotting
maddened|Drove to drink, say
madeira|Fortified wine
madonna|Like a Prayer singer
magnify|Blow up
mahimahi|Hawaiian food fish
mahogany|Furniture wood
maiming|Severely injuring, in a way
makable|Feasible, as a goal
manatee|Endangered Florida creature
mandator|Authority giving specific orders
mandible|Lower jawbone
maneuver|Gambit
mangoes|Tropical fruits
manhattan|212
mannerist|Painter El Greco, for one
mantilla|Senorita's scarf
mappers|Topographers
marathon|It may be a little over 26 miles
marchesa|Italian noblewoman
marmoset|Monkey that resembles a squirrel
marmosets|Long-tailed South American monkeys
massacre|One-sided contest
massage|Pre-fight action
mastodon|Extinct creature
matinees|Some early performances
matrons|Dowagers
mayapple|Mandrake, e.g.
maypole|Something to dance around
measure|Ascertain dimensions
meatball|Sub filler, sometimes
meatless|Vegetarian
meddling|Having a finger in every pie
mediates|Reconciles differences
meeters|Companions of greeters
meetings|Town assemblies
megahit|Titanic or "Star Wars," e.g.
melodic|Lilting
melodic|Tuneful
members|Country club attendees
merinos|Soft wool fabrics
midtown|Manhattan district
mildest|Most balmy
mindset|Inclination
minefield|Pitfall!
minicam|Lightweight recorder
minorca|Mediterranean resort site
minstrel|Medieval musician
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
mirrored|Reflected
misdoer|Malefactor
misquote|Get the words wrong
mistake|Slip-up
mitered|Sawn at an angle
mobiles|Suspended sculptures
modifying|Changing in form
molasses|Rum ingredient
monastery|Holy Island sight
monitored|Kept an eye on
monocle|Prop for Mr. Peanut
monorails|Disneyland transports
monster|Frankenstein creation
moonshiner|Revenuer's quarry
moorings|Dock actions
morning|When many eyes are rubbed
morocco|Soft goatskin leather
mortared|Plastered walls, in a way
motherboard|Main circuit card in a computer
motormouth|Nonstop talker
mozzarella|Pizza topping
mystify|Stump
mythical|Lacking historical validity
nailset|Carpenter's punch tool
namesake|One who might "report to the lobby" as you do
narrator|Storyteller
narwhal|Arctic whale
nascent|Developing
national|Type of debt or bank
navigable|Fit for ships
neckerchief|Part of a Boy Scout's uniform
needler|One poking fun
needles|Seasonal debris
needlework|Stitchery
nestling|Little robin
netiquette|Proper behavior on the Web
newsroom|Gathering place at CNN
nickelodeon|Player piano
nineties|They end a century
nippier|More biting, in January
nitrous|Kind of acid
noblemen|Aristocrats
nominee|Name on a ballot
nuances|Subtleties
numeral|1, for one
numerate|Count
nutmegs|Eggnog spices
obligate|Cause to be grateful
oboists|Certain reed blowers
observe|Keep one's eyes open
occasion|Wedding or birthday, e.g.
ocellus|Eyelike spot, as on peacock feathers
oculist|Visionary?
offbeat|Unconventional
offcast|Discarded
oleander|Fragrant, poisonous shrub
ominous|Threatening
omnipotent|Like God
oneness|Quality of being unique
onstage|Where to find someone in a cast?
opacity|Lack of transparency
openings|Vacancies
operate|Be a cutup?
operate|Surgeon's decision
operatic|Like "Lohengrin," e.g.
opiates|Soporifics
oppress|Crush the spirit
oppress|Crush the spirit
oppressed|Persecuted
optimal|Best
optimal|Most favorable
optimist|Hopeful soul
ordered|All lined up, sort of
oregano|Pizza sauce enhancer
oriental|Type of rug
oriented|Got one's bearings
origami|Japanese art of paper-folding
origami|Japanese paper art
osmosis|One way to learn by
outback|Australian expanse
outpace|Leave in the dust
overact|Emulate a ham
overanxious|Excessively distressed
overcast|Covered with clouds
overdraw|Have trouble with one's balance?
overeat|Pig out
overlook|Scenic viewpoint
overlooked|Slighted
overtake|Pull ahead of
overtake|Surpass
overtime|It starts after the fourth quarter
ownership|Legal title
pageboy|Shoulder-length hairstyle
paisley|Tie pattern, perhaps
panacea|Cure-all
pandora|Mythological box opener
panoply|Striking array
pansies|Some colorful flowers
papered|Like some walls
paprika|Hungarian goulash ingredient
paradox|Contradiction in terms
paralegals|Attorney's aides
parishes|Diocese subdivisions
parlance|Idiom
parmesan|Spaghetti sauce topper
partied|Celebrated, in a way
passport|Traveler's document
pastern|It's between the fetlock and hoof
pastern|Part of a horse's foot
pastoral|Suggestive of an idyll
pastrami|Smoked beef
pastries|Napoleon and Danish
pathway|Course or route
pavement|Employment seekers may pound it
pawnbroker|Seller of chess pieces?
payable|Like some office accounts
peanuts|Minimal money
pedigree|AKC concern
peephole|Feature of some doors
pelican|State bird of Louisiana
pensions|Service awards
pepperoni|Pizza topping
percale|Cotton bed sheet fabric
perceives|Becomes aware of
percent|One part in a hundred
perches|Roosts
perigee|Nearest orbital point
persuades|Urges
pervaded|Permeated
petrify|Scare and then some
phaseout|Bring to an end gradually
phrased|Formulated
pickpocket|Where a guitar player keeps his plectrum?
piecrust|Item for a rolling pin
pierced|Like some ears
pilgrims|Noted Thanksgiving attendees
pineapples|Island fruit
pinnacle|Summit
pinpoint|Zero in on
pioneered|Trailblazed
pistachio|Nutty Professor's ice cream preference?
pistols|Duel choice
pitchfork|Farm tool
pivotal|Crucial
planetaria|Solar system models
playback|Listen to a recording
playboys|Hefner's followers
playpens|Toddler corrals
playwright|Dramatist
plethora|Excess
plummets|Takes a dive
pollens|They may cause tearing
polygon|Math figure
pompadour|Upswept hairstyle
pondered|Contemplated
ponderosa|Famous ranch
ponytail|Casual hairstyle
poorest|Most destitute
popover|Hollowed-out muffin
popsicle|Frozen treat brand
porpoise|Playful sea creature
portages|Transporting costs
portfolio|Investor's concern
posters|Certain movie advertisements
poundage|Weight charge
practical|Useful
prattle|Babble
precept|Item in a doctrine
premiere|First showing
presently|Soon
preserves|Canned fruit
presidio|Spanish fortress
presume|Take for granted
pretends|Feigns
pretends|Puts on an act
pretense|False appearance
pretext|Fictitious reason
primrose|Type of path
printer|Computer adjunct
priority|Antecedence
probate|Court where last words are heard
profess|Affirm openly
properties|What good Monopoly players possess
prophets|They speak by divine inspiration
proposing|Asking on bended knee
prospect|Candidate
protractor|Math device
pseudonym|Mark Twain, to Samuel Langhorne Clemens
punishes|Disciplines
pyramid|Certain geometric solid
pyramid|Egyptian tourist attraction
quarterfinalist|Certain U.S. Open figure
quicksand|Pitfall!
racecourse|Pimlico, e.g.
radiation|What a Geiger counter measures
radicals|Extremists
radiuses|Spokes, e.g.
ragtime|Joplin's genre
rainier|Washington summit
rancher|One with a spread
randomly|With no apparent pattern
rappelling|Descending a mountain, in a way
rapscallion|Scalawag
ratatat|The Public Enemy sound effect
rattler|Poisonous snake
rattling|Shaking, saber-style
ravaged|Pillaged
readapt|Make suitable again
realism|Norman Rockwell quality
rearrange|Set up differently
reassert|Say again, forcefully
reattempt|Try again
recesses|Court breaks
recited|Rattled off
rectangle|Math figure
recycle|Eschew the landfill
redheads|Lucille Ball and many others
redlines|Discriminates, in a way
redraws|Sketches over
referees|Separates boxers
refusals|Denials
regimens|Dietary courses
rehearsal|Wedding run-through
reheated|Prepared leftovers
reheats|Warms up leftovers
reinforce|Bring in more troops
relapse|Backslide, medically
relayed|Passed on
release|Publicity piece
relents|Gives in
relevance|Pertinence
reliable|Trustworthy
remarry|Tie a new knot?
remnant|Leftover amount
remodels|Upgrades the kitchen
repellants|Some bug sprays
repetitious|Iterative
rephrases|Puts another way
reprobed|Looked into again, as a criminal case
reptiles|They're cold-blooded
republic|United States, e.g.
repulsed|Fought off
reseals|Closes up again
research|Explore
research|Scientific inquiry
resented|Took the wrong way
resettle|Colonize again
resewed|Made a new hem
resided|Planted roots?
residers|Tenants, e.g.
resigns|Quits before the king is captured
resisted|Put up a fight
resoles|Extends shoe life, in a way
resource|Money or property, e.g.
respect|Aretha's signature song
respect|Song title spelled out in its lyrics
respire|Breathe
responds|Writes back
response|Comeback
restart|What jumping the gun may cause
restless|Bouncing off the walls
restyle|What hairdressers do
retapes|Records again, in a way
retiree|Social Security recipient
retirees|Some pensioners
retorts|Sharp replies
retrace|Go back over
retread|Cure baldness?
returns|Some tennis volleys
reunites|Joins, as long-lost friends
revered|Esteemed
reverse|PRNDL pick
revivals|New presentations of old plays
rheostats|Current regulators
rialtos|Theater districts
ricochet|Carom off
riesling|A white wine
rigatoni|Shells alternative
ringsides|Great seating for fights
ripsnorter|Humdinger
roadbed|Street surface
roadshow|Traveling exhibit
roadside|Fruit stand locale, often
roarers|Lions, tigers and waterfalls, e.g.
roguery|Reckless or malicious behavior
romantic|Like candlelight and flowers, say
roomies|Co-renters, slangily
rosebuds|Popular wedding-cake decorations
rostrum|Platform for public speaking
rotator|Pitcher's cuff
roughhouse|Play in a disorderly manner
rousseau|Emile author
routines|Skaters do them
runaround|Evasive treatment
sadness|Gloomy state
safaris|Transvaal treks
sailing|Henry Hudson's skill
salinas|John Steinbeck's birthplace
saloons|Wild West watering holes
saluter|Private, at times
sandman|Nighttime visitor of folklore
sanguine|Optimistic
sanitary|Free from pathogens
sapiens|Word with Homo
sassiest|Most insolent
satanic|Rushdie's "Verses"
satiated|Stuffed
satirical|Exposing human folly to ridicule
saturnalia|Wild revelry
sauterne|A sweet white wine
savoring|Relishing
sawtooth|Part of a certain cutting blade
scalper|Ticket profiteer
scatter|Take off in all directions
scenario|Plot outline
scepter|Ceremonial staff
schnauzer|Whiskered pooch
scissors|Don't run with these
scolded|Bawled out
scooter|Kid's vehicle
scorers|They pass the plate?
scraper|Window deicer
scribers|Scratch awls
scrounge|Obtain by wheedling
scrummage|Rugby term
scrutiny|Close examination
sculptor|Rodin, for one
seaplane|The Spruce Goose, for one
seaport|Bangor or Tacoma
seaweed|Marine growth
seaweed|Marine growth
secedes|Withdraws from an organization
secretly|Sub rosa
secular|Worldly, not spiritual
security|Word with blanket or guard
sediment|It may be found in a riverbed
seedeater|Practically any bird, e.g.
seediest|Most flea-bitten
seedless|Like some watermelons
seedsman|Sower's source?
seekers|Georgy Girl group (with "The")
selfish|Egocentric
selfsame|Identical
sellers|Some eBay users
seltzer|Egg cream additive
semantics|Linguist's concern
semicolon|Clause connector
seminar|Learning conference
seminars|Advanced study groups
sendups|Parodies
senoras|They're not available in Spain
sensate|Perceived
sensation|Feeling
sensors|They detect heat or motion
separate|Keep apart
serenade|Suitor's song
serener|More tranquil
serious|Grave
serpent|Biblical reptile
serrate|Having a toothed edge
serrated|Like handsaw blades
service|Dinnerware, collectively
sessions|Legislative meetings
sessions|Rap or jam periods
settled|Colonized
settler|Homesteader
settles|Resolves, as an argument
seventeen|Stalag number in a classic film
sewerage|It's wasteful to Ed Norton
shadowbox|Practice punching
shagged|Word in an Austin Powers film title
shakiest|Least stable
shelter|A dead tree's lack, according to T.S. Eliot
shenanigans|Deceitful tricks
sherbet|Frozen dessert
shindig|Big bash
shinsplints|Track woes
shoeshine|GI inspection must
shootout|Old West event
shootout|Soccer game tiebreaker
shoppers|Mall tenant needs
shortcake|Diminutive dessert?
shortest|Like the best route from A to B
shortwave|Kind of radio
showboat|Hot-dog
shtetel|Fiddler on the Roof village, e.g. (Var.)
shudder|Shiver from fear
shyness|Timidity
sidehill|Small mountain slope
sidetrack|Distract from the main subject
signboard|Advertising medium
silverfish|Household pest
similar|Nearly alike
sinecure|Cushy job
sirloin|Steak choice
sissified|Cowardly
situates|Puts into place
skeleton|Bare bones model?
skeleton|Type of key
sketchy|Type of details
skiddoo|Word after 23
skillet|Griddle alternative
skintight|Close-fitting
skyline|Manhattan feature
skyrocket|Go through the roof
skywrite|Design meaningful contrails
slacken|Subside
slaloms|Lillehammer events
slanderous|Defamatory
slaving|Working like a dog
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleeper|Woody Allen film
sleeper|Word with light or heavy
sleuths|Holmes and Chan, for two
slicers|Deli features
slights|Rebuffs
slither|Move like a mamba
slowdown|What spotting a trooper causes
slyness|Trickery
smallest|Most compact
smarmier|Like a snake oil salesman, and then some
smarter|Brighter
smelling|Picking up some perfume?
smelling|Tasting the air
smitten|Infatuated
smoothie|Suave individual
smother|Suffocate
smothers|Tom and Dick, but no Harry
snarled|In a tangle
sneaker|Courtwear
sneered|Wore a belittling look
sniffle|Cold symptom
snoozed|Drifted off
snorkel|Do some shoal-searching
snowcap|Fujiyama feature
sociably|Gregariously
soirees|After-dinner parties
somerset|Author W. ___ Maugham
sonatas|Some recital pieces
sonless|Without a male heir
soothed|Calmed
sorghum|This yields molasses
sources|Reporters' informants
southwest|Continental rival
sparrow|Small songbird
sparsely|Not in an abundant manner
spatial|Having three dimensions
speaker|Position in the House
species|Biological group
species|Biological subdivision
speckles|Trout features
speechless|Silenced
speeder|One in the left lane, typically
speeding|Cannonballing along
spindly|Tall and thin
spinets|Small pianos
splendor|Display of grandeur
splicer|Film editor, at times
splices|Joins wires or film
splotch|Large irregular spot
spoiler|Auto option
sponsors|Backers with the bucks
spoonerism|Silly sound transposition
spoonful|Common dosage
spousal|Kind of support
sprayer|Hose nozzle, e.g.
spritzer|Bar choice
spyglass|Mini-telescope
stadium|Yankee, for one
stagecoach|Way out West, once
staggers|Arranges in zigzag order
stagnate|Become foul, like bilge water
stairway|Access between floors
stances|Standing postures
standstill|Total cessation
starches|Pasta and such
stargaze|Daydream
starlets|Acting aspirants
starlit|Like a moonless sky
startup|Brand new business
starved|Famished
stately|Like a mansion
statement|Assertion
statues|War memorials, e.g.
statute|Canon
statutory|Relating to law
steadies|Stabilizes
stealth|Covert movement
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamship|Water conveyance
steelies|Certain mibs
steerer|One behind the wheel
stentor|Loud Greek herald
stepper|Dancer, informally
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Clinically clean
steroids|Banned NFL substances
stinker|Word in a Bugs Bunny catchphrase
stirrers|Swizzle sticks, e.g.
stoolie|Rat fink
stopgap|Temporary
stopgap|Type of measure
stopover|Journey interruption
stopwatch|One's seen on "60 Minutes"
storage|Attic function
storied|Celebrated in history
stories|Newspaper accounts
strafed|Machine-gunned from above
stranded|Like Gilligan
strapped|Penniless
strawberry|Former athlete Darryl's ice cream preference?
streets|They make blocks
stresses|Accentuates
strident|Clamorous
striking|Stunning
stripped|Took off
stroller|Tot's transport
stumble|Trip
stunned|Knocked for a loop
stylists|Salon artists
stylists|Salon workers
stymied|Bottlenecked
subroutines|Steps within a computer program
subtitle|Foreign-film feature
sugared|Candy-coated
sunbathe|Catch some rays
sunglasses|Shades
sunlight|Benefit of a southern exposure
sunspot|Solar blot
superhuman|Like God
supernova|Crab Nebula origins
surgeons|Certain operators
surround|Encircle
suspects|They're in detective novels
swastika|Hated symbol
sweatbox|Prisoner's holding cell
sweating|Exhibiting nervousness, in a way
sweeteners|Further inducements
sweetie|Kind of pie
sweetie|Term of endearment
sweetie|Term of endearment
symmetry|Perfect proportion
synonyms|Words of a feather
tabulate|Organize, in a way
tailgating|Road no-no
takeout|Like some food orders
talisman|Magic charm
tallyho|Hunting cry
tangent|Math term
tangerine|Type of mandarin orange
tarantula|Hairy arachnid
targeted|Set, as a goal
tarragon|Bitter green herb
tarsals|Ankle bones
tassels|Mortarboard items
tattoos|Results of getting needled?
telamon|Father of Ajax and Teucer
telecommute|Work from home, in a way
telegram|Wire
telesis|Intelligently planned progress
telesis|One way to obtain goals
telethons|Events with Jerry Lewis
telltale|Squash term
tentacle|Jellyfish appendage
termite|Unwelcome houseguest
terrapin|Aquatic turtle
textural|Description of surface quality
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
theories|Scientifically accepted hypotheses
thesauri|Books of synonyms
thespian|Man in a cast, e.g.
thespians|Stage performers
thieves|Arabian Nights characters
thimble|Needle prick protection
thundercloud|Billowy boomer
tidbits|Juicy morsels
tideland|Coastal land regularly submerged
tiderip|Turbulent current
tigereye|Golden-brown chatoyant stone
tightwad|Cheapskate
timepiece|Man of the Year for one?
timider|More diffident
tinamou|Ostrich relative
tinstone|Black mineral
tissues|Cold sufferer's supply
toehold|Rock climber's need
toilers|Hard workers
tollbooths|Collection agencies?
tollbooths|Places for coin collectors?
tollgate|Turnpike structure
tombstone|O.K. Corral locale
tomfoolery|Horseplay
tonnage|Merchant ship's cargo
toolroom|Carpenter's storage area, perhaps
toolshed|Certain storage space
tootsie|Film in which Dustin was Dorothy
topmost|Highest
tornado|Destructive funnel
tortilla|Thin unleavened pancake
touring|On the road
towlines|Tugboat cords
townfolk|Village inhabitants
traduces|Badmouths
trainers|Some fitness pros
trampled|Crushed
trances|Hypnotic states
transfer|Bus change
transits|Surveying instruments
transmit|Pass along
trashes|Condemns as worthless
travelogue|Tourist film
treadled|Ran the old sewing machine
treasons|High crimes
trellis|Garden structure
tremolo|Fast vibrato, in music
trendsetter|Fashionable canine?
trendsetter|Fashionable doggy?
tressed|Not bald
trestle|Bridge support
trestle|Support, to a civil engineer
triangle|Isosceles, for one
triangulate|Measure using trigonometry
tricycle|Tot's transport
tricycle|Velocipede
trimarans|Fast boats
triplet|One with instant siblings
trophies|Bowlers' rewards
tropical|Word with depression or fish
troubles|Ills
trudges|Walks laboriously
trunkful|Good amount of groceries
truthful|Honest
twelfth|Shakespeare's night
twosomes|Duos
typeface|Word processing decision
ukelele|Hawaiian instrument (Var.)
unbrace|Remove shoring
uncommon|Hard to find
uncouth|Crude
undress|Prepare for a change?
undressed|Ready for the showers
ungainly|Unwieldy
unicycles|Circus vehicles
unissued|Like some stock
universe|It's vast
universities|Clemson and others
unleash|Let loose, as the dogs
unneeded|Like some advice
unnerve|Set on edge
unready|Still in rehearsals
unscented|Odorless
unseated|Waiting for the maitre d'
upslope|Ascending direction of a graph
utopian|Impracticably ideal
vandyke|Tyler Moore's co-star
veteran|Seasoned one
victorias|Retailer with a fashion show (with "Secret")
vigorously|In a robust manner
violence|Feature of many R-rated films
virtual|Type of reality
viscose|Type of rayon
vistaed|Affording a view
vitamine|Essential nutrient
wallflower|Nondancer at the dance
wannabe|Aspirant, informally
wannabe|One who dreams of fame
warlock|Male witch
warpaths|Courses once taken by American Indians?
waspish|Splenetic
watered|Took care of houseplants, in a way
wattage|Power supply
webcasting|Transmitting live video, in a way
weblogs|Online journals
weightlessness|What an astronaut experiences in space
wiseguy|Know-it-all
witchcraft|Frank Sinatra song
woodpecker|Noisy tree climber
workshop|Handyman's milieu
worktable|Graph of employment figures?
wristwatch|Where to find time on one's hand?
wrongly|In an inappropriate fashion
yammered|Whined and complained
yardstick|Gardener's gauge?
yearned|Did some wishful thinking
yellowing|Displaying symptoms of jaundice
zillions|Too many to count
abatement|Suppression
abetted|Helped someone cover up?
abeyance|State of limbo
abeyance|Temporary inactivity
aborted|Canceled a space mission
abortive|Like a failed space launch
absentee|Missing one
abutted|Adjoined
academes|Places of instruction and learning
academics|College faculty members
accedes|Gives consent
accolades|Kudos
accredits|Certifies, as colleges
acerbic|Biting
acetates|Some synthetic fabrics
acetone|Common solvent
achieves|Makes it to the top
achieves|Makes it to the top
acrobat|Agile athlete
actions|They speak louder than words
adamant|Unbudging
adapter|AC/DC converter
adheres|Bonds
adheres|Holds fast
adheres|Sticks (to)
admission|Acknowledgment of the truth
advisable|Worthy of recommendation
aerosol|Kind of can
aerosols|Contents of some cans
affaire|D'amour leader
affirms|Corroborates
against|Versus
agendas|Schedules
agitate|Create a stir
agitato|Excitedly, in music
airdrops|Delivers via parachute
airless|Unventilated
airspeed|Cockpit reading
airstream|Well-defined prevailing wind
alamedas|Tree-lined promenades
alamode|Pie preference
alertly|In a heads-up manner
alertness|Sentry's attribute
algebra|Branch of mathematics
aliment|Sustenance
allegedly|Supposedly
alleges|Asserts without proof
allegros|Brisk tempos
alleluia|Shout of praise to God
allover|High and low
allowing|Giving the go-ahead
almandine|Deep violet-red garnet
altered|Changed to suit
although|Despite the fact that
altruism|Selflessness
alumnus|Graduate
ambient|Surrounding
ambrosia|Food of the gods
ambrosia|Mythical food of the gods
amethyst|February birthstone
amongst|In the midst of
ampules|Vials
anagram|It makes cats scat
anchovies|Pizzeria need
anemone|Buttercup relative
anemones|Buttercup relatives
animate|Bring to life
anklets|Short stockings
annoyed|Slightly irritated
anonymous|Kind of donor
answers|Solutions
anteater|Termite terror
antenna|It may get a good reception?
anthill|Mound over tunnels
anticipate|Look forward to
antipasto|Italian meal starter, perhaps
antiquity|Period before the Middle Ages
apology|Expression of regret
apparent|Quite obvious
appease|Pacify
appeased|Mollified
apposite|Germane
arbitrary|Selected at random
arbored|Tree-lined
arcadia|Place of peace and quiet
arduous|Burdensome
arguing|Acrimonious activity
arguing|There is a lot of this going on in debate clubs
armature|Generator part
armchair|Furniture piece for Archie Bunker
armories|Arsenals
arrears|Dunned amounts
arrears|Unpaid debts
arrival|Airport listing
arrivals|Airport area
artists|Agent's clientele, perhaps
asbestos|Old building substance
ascents|Liftoff followers
ascetics|They make do without
ashamed|Guilt-ridden, e.g.
assails|Launches an attack
assaults|Commits a criminal offense
assayer|Metal tester
asserts|Professes
asserts|States categorically
assists|Lends a hand
assuasive|Soothing
asteroid|Mini-planet
astonishing|Stupefying
astronauts|They fly higher than anyone
atelier|Artist's studio
atheist|One beyond belief?
athletes|They may appear in a bowl
athletic|Muscular
athletic|Muscular
attests|Bears witness to
attired|Nattily dressed
attires|Clothes one, as for an occasion
atypical|Irregular
audience|Laugh track alternative
austere|Severely simple
autobiography|The story of my life?
avenger|Retribution seeker
aviator|Banking expert?
aviator|Fly guy
aviators|Certain United workers
avocado|Dip flavor
awakener|An alarm clock or rooster, e.g.
awesome|Absolutely fabulous
awesome|Causing wonder
babysat|Helped out Mom and Dad, in a way
bachelor|Kind of party
backboard|Object on a basketball court
backbreaker|Torturous task
backcountry|The boonies, e.g.
backpedal|Retreat
balderdash|Nonsense!
baldest|With the least hair
baldest|With the least hair
balloonist|One flying at a leisurely pace
balloons|Some party decorations
balsamic|Type of vinegar
bandanas|Handkerchief relatives
bandsaws|Some shop machines
banjoes|Some plunkers' axes
bankroll|Wad
banners|Streamers
bareback|One way to ride a horse
barnacle|Marine crustacean
barrelhouse|Old-time saloon
bassinets|Baby baskets
bassinets|Baby baskets
bathtubs|Household fixtures
beanpole|Epitome of thinness
bechamel|White sauce
beckoned|Appeared inviting
begonia|Herbaceous ornamental
belabor|Beat a dead horse
believe|Have faith
bellhop|You'll probably find one at a five-star hotel
benchwarmer|Second-stringer
beseeches|Petitions
beseeches|Petitions
betatron|Electron accelerator
betelnut|Mild stimulant from a palm tree
bigamist|Mr. with the Mrs. and Mrs.
bigfoots|Sasquatch and yeti, e.g.
billets|Military lodgings
binders|Some school supplies
birdbrain|Loon
bistros|Informal cafes
blarney|Famous Irish stone
blatancy|Obvious offensiveness
blatancy|Obviousness
blender|Kitchen gizmo
blinked|Missed some of the action, in a way
blockbuster|Hollywood success
boatswains|Petty officers
bobsled|It needs to be pushed to get started
boldest|Most daring
bombast|Claptrap
bonanzas|Windfalls
bookkeeper|Figures-checker
bookmark|Place keeper
boomerang|Return to the initial position
bornites|Minerals found in copper deposits, sometimes
botanical|Kind of garden
branded|Made an impression on?
branded|Marked for life
breathtaking|Thrillingly beautiful
bridles|Holds back
broadcloth|Densely textured woolen fabric
broaden|Spread out
broccoli|It has florets
broomstick|Witch craft?
buckshot|Some ammunition
bundles|Dresses for the cold (with "up")
buntline|Type of nautical rope
burnish|Put a shine on
butterball|Turkey type
buttercup|Shade of yellow
butterfingers|Worst one to handle packages
cabinets|Presidential advisory groups
cabooses|Train trailers
cabstand|Airport feature
caesuric|Having pauses in conversation
caftans|Lounging robes
caldrons|Large boiling pots (Var.)
calliope|Circus music maker
callous|Insensitive
calluses|Visible proof of hard work
caloric|Pertaining to heat
calypso|Belafonte forte
campaign|Military matter
canasta|Card game like rummy
canister|Countertop container, perhaps
canniest|Most careful and shrewd
canticle|Biblical hymn
cappuccino|Starbucks offering
capture|Take into custody
caravan|Camel string
cardsharp|One with an ace up his sleeve?
caressed|Showed affection, in a way
caresses|Strokes gently
caretakers|They may handle estates
carhops|Drive-in employees of old
catalog|Complete list of systematically arranged things
catalogs|Selling tools
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catbird|Type of seat
catbirds|Their calls sound like mewing
caterer|One at a wedding reception
caulked|Weatherproofed, in a way
celerity|Rapidity
celesta|Relative of the organ
celestial|Heavenly
censored|Cleaned up, as a TV show
censors|They're known for cutting remarks
centavos|Fractional South American monetary units
centipede|Creepy crawler
central|Certain time zone
chairman|Mao, for one
chairperson|Presiding officer
chandler|Friends character
chapeaux|Evian toppers
chasers|Word with ambulance or beer
chattel|Movable property
checkup|Routine thing
cheerful|Pollyannaish
cherishes|Holds dear
chinchilla|Pearly-gray fur
chiseled|Like a manly chin
chlorine|Water purifier
choicer|Of finer quality
chopstick|You can't eat with just one
chopsticks|Chinese restaurant offering
chortle|Chuckle softly
chronometer|Ship's clock
chutzpah|Audacity
circuits|Depictions on wiring diagrams
circular|Advertisement insert, perhaps
citywide|Throughout town
claptrap|Pretentious prose
classes|Campus divisions
clavichord|Early keyboard instrument
cleanse|Disinfect
cleanse|Purge
clinics|Some medical buildings
clipboard|Portable writing surface
closings|Some business info
coaction|Collaboration, e.g.
coalesce|Grow together
coalesce|Grow together
coarser|Less couth
coatroom|Hat-checker's station
codswallop|Gibberish
coerced|Pressured
coffeepots|They are reached for at many breakfasts
coleslaw|Dish with fish, perhaps
coleslaw|Picnic side
coliseums|Old sports venues
colleges|Some may be junior or technical
colonial|George Washington, before 1776
colonnade|It surrounds the Parthenon
colossal|Enormous
colossal|Enormous
commandeer|Highjack
compare|Seek similarities
complimentary|Scot-free
concave|Like some lenses
conceals|Sweeps under the rug, e.g.
concise|Like the words of a man of few words
condense|Remove water from
confetti|It flies on the first
congested|Like many a cold sufferer
congratulations|Mazel tov!
connects|Teaches a great class
consolers|Sympathetic supporters
consoles|Allays sorrow
conspiracy|Cabal
consuls|Some embassy members
contempt|Court violation
continents|Some massive land areas
conundrum|Poser
conundrums|Brainteasers
copperhead|Pit viper
cornered|Unable to escape
cornerstone|Foundation
cornstalks|They're all ears, practically
coronet|Small crown
corrodes|Eats
cottages|Some country homes
cottony|Soft, light and fluffy
countdown|Activity preceding liftoff
countertop|What the letter C is?
couriers|Speedy messengers
covenants|Agreements between God and His people, e.g.
coverlet|Decorative bedspread
coverups|They keep skeletons in closets
coveted|Broke a commandment
crackerjack|Jim-dandy
crasher|Uninvited partygoer
craters|Lunar features
creates|Causes to exist
crisper|Refrigerator part
crossbones|Part of a symbol of danger
crossed|Betrayed
crossings|Channel events
crossings|Channel events
crosstie|Beam for rails
crosstie|Transverse beam
crumple|Buckle
crusades|High-minded causes
crushed|Terribly upset
cucumber|Pickle, once
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur
cuspidor|Oater saloon feature
dailies|The Kansas City Star and Baltimore Sun, e.g.
dairies|Where milk comes from
damsels|They might be in distress
darndest|Type of things kids say?
dashboard|Automobile feature
dashboard|Part of an automobile
dashiki|West African garment
dateline|Pacific divider
daydreams|Castles in the air
deacons|Some church officials
deadpan|Poker-faced
debauch|Corrupt morally
deceive|Mislead
decelerate|Brake
decrease|Iron?
decrypt|Solve the code
deepened|Used a dredge
deerskin|Colonial clothing material
defiant|More than uncooperative
defrays|Bears the expenses of
delirium|Hysteria
delivery|Word with pizza or special
deludes|Misleads
dentists|They know the drill
departs|Exits
depletes|Drains
derrieres|Buns or bums
deserted|Like a ghost town
despair|Heartache
dessert|Baked Alaska, e.g.
dessert|Dinner course
detained|Kept in custody
detainee|Political prisoner, e.g.
detected|Caught in the act
detentes|Lessenings of tension between nations
detests|Is turned off by
detests|Loathes
dethrone|Remove a monarch
detoured|Took the long way home
detours|Highway nuisances
dilemma|Problematic situation
dillydally|Tarry
disbands|Emulates the Beatles
disclaim|Renounce a legal claim to
discolor|Tarnish
discombobulate|Befuddle
dishpan|Type of hands
diskette|Floppy, for one
disowns|Writes out of an inheritance
disrobed|Got undressed
disrupt|Throw a monkey wrench into, e.g.
ditchdigger|His work may take him underground
diverse|Many and different
diverts|Amuses
doggerel|Comic verse
dollies|Movers' helpers
domains|They may be eminent
dominate|Have control over
doodads|Gizmos
doorbell|Target of an Avon representative
doorman|Hotel employee, perhaps
doormat|Habitually humiliated one
doormats|Perennially last-place teams
doorstop|It'll prevent a closing
doughnuts|Cops' fare, in stereotypes
dovecote|Certain bird shelter
dovecote|Certain bird shelter
dovecote|Home for pigeons
dragnet|Police tactic
dragnets|Some police tactics
dragonfly|Summer hummer
dreamboat|Hunk
dreariness|Dismal state
drizzle|Light rain
droplet|Raincloud's warning
dropper|Word with eye or name
dryness|Sommelier's consideration
dumbwaiter|High-rise convenience, perhaps
dumpier|More short and stout
dunderhead|Numbskull
duologue|Screenplay for two actors, e.g.
dweller|Resident
earnest|Sincere
earplugs|Parental purchase for a rock concert?
earshot|Range of hearing
earthen|Like some clay pots
earthmovers|Bulldozers, e.g.
easeful|Affording rest
eastern|Hailing from the Orient
echoing|Bouncing off walls
echoing|Repeating
eclairs|Some bakery items
eclipse|Celestial phenomenon
eclipse|Lunar phenomenon
edgeways|How some can't get a word in
edifice|Imposing building
educate|Show the ropes
educate|Show the ropes, e.g.
effected|Brought about
effected|Brought about
eggplant|Ratatouille requirement
egomania|Narcissist's affliction
eidetic|Reproducible in great detail
eightball|Bad thing to be behind
eightball|Poolroom item
elderly|Eighty-something, e.g.
elderly|Retirement home residents (with "the")
electors|Qualified voters
elegance|Refined grace
elegies|Melancholy poems
elegies|Mournful poems
element|Neon or nobelium, e.g.
elements|Lead and gold
elevate|Put on a pedestal
elitists|Snobs
elitists|They believe in ruling classes
elusive|Hard to get
emaciate|Become very thin
embroil|Draw into a conflict
eminent|Illustrious
emperors|Butterflies with crowned heads
emphases|Accentuations
enamels|Nail and tooth coverings
enchanters|Sorcerers or magicians, e.g.
enclose|Corral
endeavor|Determined effort
endings|Many have twists
endorse|Plug a product, e.g.
endorse|Support
endowed|Funded
endures|Sticks it out
endwise|Upright
engineer|Scotty's position
engulfs|Inundates
enhance|Upgrade
enigmas|Puzzling posers
enlisted|Joined up
enrages|Incenses
ensemble|Touring company
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnare|Rope in
ensnare|Trap
ensnared|Caught
ensnared|Caught
ensnared|Caught in a trap
entailed|Caused by necessity
entangle|Knot up
entombed|Like the pharaohs
entreat|Supplicate
entrees|Menu heading
entries|Items in a record
entrusted|Gave to another for care
entwines|Twists together
epaulette|Shoulder board (Var.)
epicure|Gourmet
epidemic|The Andromeda Strain fear
epigram|Witticism
episodes|Soap installments
epitaphs|Some inscriptions
epsilon|Fifth in a Greek series
eradicate|Get rid of completely
erasers|They get the lead out
eremite|Hermit
erosion|Reason for disappearing beaches
erratum|Printing mistake
escalator|It'll give you a lift
escorts|Goes with
esoteric|Not for the masses
espouse|Get married
espouse|Make one's own
essence|Sum and substance
essences|Meanings
esteemed|Well thought of
esteems|Thinks highly of
esthetes|Art lovers (Var.)
estimate|Gauge
estimated|Approximated
estrogen|Steroid hormone
estuary|Where a river meets the sea
etageres|Places for knickknacks
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
etiology|Causation study
etiquettes|Social protocols
evanesce|Disappear like vapor
everyman|Your average Joe
evinces|Displays clearly
examiners|Vote checkers
example|You may set it
exonerates|Frees from guilt
exotica|Strange things
expands|Elaborates
expense|Outlay
expiate|Make amends for
extract|Take out
extreme|Like no-holds-barred sports
extrudes|Thrusts out
eyesore|Unsightly sight
eyewitness|One who sees firsthand
factory|Manufacturing plant
fadeaway|Type of basketball shot
fantasia|Disney film with the Philadelphia Orchestra
fascists|Dictatorial ones
fatigue|Weariness
fauvism|Early 20th-century French art style
fearless|Unafraid
feather|Bird dropping?
fettered|Shackled
fiancee|Engaged woman
fidgety|On edge
fiestas|Festive celebrations
filberts|Varieties of nuts
finessed|Used extreme subtlety
firecrackers|Explosive cylinders
fisherman|One angling for dinner?
flamencos|Dances accompanied with guitar music
flapdoodle|Gobbledygook
flatcars|Vagabonds' transportation, maybe
flatirons|Old-style pressing tools
flaunts|Exhibits shamelessly
fleshly|Carnal
flippers|Snorkeler's wear
flirting|Batting eyelids, licking lips, etc.
flooring|Parquetry, e.g.
flotilla|A fleet of small craft
fluxions|Continual changes
flytrap|Insect catcher
footgear|Hiking boots, e.g.
footrests|Ottomans, e.g.
footsore|Dog-tired from hiking, e.g.
forecast|Calculate in advance
forehand|Tennis asset
foreman|Noted grill man
forepaw|Shake! offering
forgets|Draws a blank
forsook|Desolated
fourscore|80, to Lincoln
foursquare|Unswerving
fragrance|Nose pleaser
franker|More candid
freebies|They're on the house
freedoms|Things worth fighting for
fretful|Feeling worried
fritters|Squanders little by little (with "away")
frolics|Romps playfully
frontpages|Sites of some feature stories
frostier|Less genial
froufrou|Elaborate decoration
froufrou|Elaborate decoration
furnace|Heat producer
gainsay|Take exception to
galleons|Ships of Spain
galoshes|Rubber boots
gamester|Gambler
garotte|Inquisition collar
garotte|Inquisition collar
gaslight|Old-fashioned illumination
general|War planner
generous|Like a liberal giver
geniuses|Many Mensa members
gessoes|Plasters of Paris prepared with glue
gestalts|Patterns of experience, in psychology
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gladioli|Flower shop purchases, sometimes
gladioli|Sword lilies
glances|Some are stolen
glances|Some are stolen
glasses|They're found beside temples
glassiest|Most vitreous
glittery|Like a dress covered in sequins
gnawers|Beavers, e.g.
goalpost|Crossbar holder
goatees|Chin beards trimmed into a point
golfers|They're on course?
gospels|Biblical quartet
governess|Nanny
graduation|When one becomes eligible for college
grammar|Grade school topic
granola|Bar ingredient, perhaps
granted|Given, as a wish
grapple|Wrestle (with)
grieves|Feels acute distress
griffins|Creatures with the bodies of lions
gristle|Steak throwaway
groaners|Complainers
grommet|Eyelet
grossly|In a coarse manner
groundhog|Reporters' subject in February
gruesome|Ghastly
grumble|Complain
gunsmith|Colt fixer
guttersnipe|Street urchin
habanera|Carmen highlight
hackamore|Looped bridle
hailstorms|Pelting tempests
hammerhead|Threat at sea
hammerhead|Threat at sea
handbook|Manual
handicap|Albatross around one's neck, e.g.
handles|Pitcher or mug parts
harborer|One hiding fugitives, e.g.
hardhat|One building buildings?
hardline|Uncompromising stance
harrumph|Pompous throat clearing
hatreds|Enmities
hayseed|Country bumpkin
hayseed|Rube
headline|It's at the top of a column
headmaster|Boarding school biggie
headwaiter|Restaurant big shot
headwaiter|Restaurant employee, perhaps
heartbreakers|Insincere ladies' men
heartened|Encouraged
heartstrings|They may be tugged at
heirloom|Valued, inherited possession
heralds|Announces with fanfare
heritage|Birthright
hesitated|Paused
hideout|Go underground
hideout|Place of concealment
hillside|Sledding locale
hindmost|Located nearest to the rear
hirsute|Shaggy like the stereotypical caveman
hoedown|Dance in a barn
holiest|Most sacred
homages|Publicly expressed honors
honesty|The best policy, to many
hopeless|Beyond repair
hornswoggle|Scam artists do it
horrify|Appall
horselaugh|It may be heard on a funny farm?
hotlines|What a fisherman may dream of?
hotshot|Ace with an attitude
hourglass|Primitive timepiece
huffier|More thin-skinned
hummingbird|Small hoverer
hushpuppy|Deep-fried cornbread ball
hyacinth|Zircon variety
hydrate|Add water, e.g.
hypocrite|Poser
hysteria|Delirium
icebreaker|Conversation opener
icebreaker|Get-acquainted soiree, e.g.
icehouse|Frigid edifice
icicles|Frozen spikes
identity|Superhero's secret
ideogram|Graphic symbol
ignored|Didn't heed
imagery|The use of figurative language
imagine|Dream up
imbecile|Half-wit
imbrued|Drenched
imbrues|Infuses
imitate|Do likewise
imitate|Follow suit
imitated|Mirrored
imitates|Copies
imitates|Plays Simon Says
immaculate|Pristine
immaculate|Ready for the white glove treatment
impacted|Like some teeth
impasses|Dead ends
imperil|Put at risk
implement|Put into effect
imposer|One forcing himself on others
incense|Infuriate
inchworm|Small hairless caterpillar
inclined|On a tilt
incoming|Arriving, as planes
indecisive|On the fence
indoors|Out of the elements
inedible|Unfit for consumption
inelegant|Unpolished
inertia|Subject of the first law of motion
infraction|Infringement, e.g.
ingrate|Thankless fellow
inhaler|Asthmatic's need
inhalers|Asthmatics' needs, sometimes
initiate|Welcome a new frat member, in a way
inkblots|Rorschach silhouettes
inoperable|Unsuitable for surgery
insecticide|Waiter's deduction (Part 2)
insisted|Took a firm stand
inspires|Motivates to do great things
instead|As a preferred alternative
instead|As an alternative
instead|As an alternative
instigate|Be behind
instills|Imparts
insulate|Set apart
insurgent|Rebel
intense|Hardly mild
intercede|Help mediate a conflict
interior|It's behind closed doors
interred|Placed in a grave
intestinal|Type of flu
intrepid|Daring
inundate|Deluge
invoices|Bills
iodized|Salt type
isolate|Quarantine
isotonic|Type of exercise
isotopes|They may be radioactive
isotopes|They share the same atomic number
iterate|Sound like a broken record
iterated|Repeated again and again
jackstraw|Stick in pick-up-sticks
jawbreaker|Hard-to-pronounce word
jellyrolls|What happens during a tremor?
jitters|Nerves
juggernaut|Unstoppable force
junketing|Taking an excursion for pleasure
jurassic|Park of fiction and film
juxtaposes|Places side by side
katydid|Cricket's cousin
kiboshes|Puts an end to
killjoy|Party pooper
kingpin|Bowler's aim
kissers|Mugs
knocker|Alternative to a buzzer
kremlin|Politburo's place
lacerate|Tear jaggedly
lactate|Make milk
lagoons|Some bodies of water
lamasery|Monastery of lamas
lambaste|Berate
landlubber|Seasickness candidate
lasagna|Layered dish
latexes|Milky liquids in some plants
lawnmower|It helps level the playing field?
lawnmower|It helps level the playing field?
layette|Newborn's outfit
leaders|These are the people to follow
lecture|Stern talking to, sometimes
leotards|Superman wears them
lessens|Reduces
letdown|Disappoint
lethargic|Sluggish
letterman|Star seen late at night
lettuce|Rabbit food
lettuces|Romaine and iceberg, e.g.
levelheadedness|Trait of one displaying good judgment
lifesavers|Certain candies
lineage|Family tree
linebacker|Defensive stalwart, in football
linesmen|Some grid officials
linoleum|You may walk on it
lipread|Interpret speech without hearing
lipreader|Translator, of sorts
listens|Lends an ear
loathes|Despises
logotype|Company identifier
longspur|Bird with brownish plumage
longways|From stem to stern, for example
loosens|Makes less tense
lopsided|Askew
lothario|Fictional ladies' man
lottery|Type of ticket
lovebirds|Sweethearts or some parrots
lumbago|Pain in the back
maestros|They have to face the music
magnates|Captains of industry, e.g.
magnetic|Type of attraction
mahogany|Furniture wood
mandate|Authoritative command
manhunts|Some desperate searches
maniacal|More than crazy
mankind|The human race
mannequin|Poser
marooned|Like TV's Gilligan
maroons|Strands
martens|Arboreal carnivores
martian|Walston on TV
martians|Red planeteers
matrons|Dowagers
maydays|Distress calls
maypole|Something to dance around
mazeltov|Celebratory cry
meanders|Wanders about
meantime|Intervening period
mediate|Propose a compromise
meeting|Gathering
menaces|Threatens
mercies|Tender ___ (Duvall film)
mercury|Barometer filler
messages|Communiques
methane|Natural gas constituent
midriff|It's below the chest
milepost|Highway distance marker
milkshakes|What happens during a tremor?
mincemeat|Holiday dessert choice
miniature|Kind of golf
minibar|Hotel room convenience
minuteman|Cold War weapon
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
minutes|Meeting log
miracle|Biblical event
misbegot|From a poor plan
miscasts|Puts in an unsuitable role
misfortune|Bad luck
misname|Call Cary Gary, e.g.
mittens|Kindergarten lost-and-found items, perhaps
mittens|What the kittens lost
mobiles|They may be suspended in art class
moderns|Neoterics
moisten|Dampen
monster|Chimera, for one
monsters|Scream elicitors
moralize|Emulate Aesop
mosquito|Little biter
motivation|What makes one tick
mozzarella|Pizzeria need
mudslinger|Smear campaigner
muscled|Made one's way by force
mushroom|Grow and spread quickly
muskrat|Aquatic rodent
muskrat|Word in a Captain and Tennille title
mutagen|It changes genes
nametag|It may say "Hello"
narrates|Adds commentary to
national|Part of NASDAQ
naturals|Seven and eleven, in Vegas
nautical|Maritime
neatest|Least in need of a cleanup
neatest|Most spiffy
negates|Makes ineffective
nemeses|Unbeatable archenemies
nettles|Provokes
newbies|Inexperienced ones
newborn|Recent arrival
newsgirl|Certain paper deliverer
newsmen|Some might cover fires
nightstand|It may hold your book
nitrate|Common fertilizer
noblemen|Earls and others
noisome|Offensively malodorous
nominal|Trifling
nonfiction|Best-seller category
nonsense|Hogwash
nonsmoking|Restaurant section, perhaps
nonstop|Round-the-clock
nostalgia|Longing for "the good old days"
nostrums|Questionable remedies
notable|Illustrious
notably|With distinction
notebook|Computer type
notepad|Reporter's need
noteworthy|Deserving attention
nuances|Subtleties
nursery|The baby's room
oatmeals|Porridge-type foods
obedient|Dutifully compliant
obedient|In compliance
oboists|Some reed players
obsessed|Preoccupied with
obsessed|Utterly preoccupied
occasion|Wedding or birthday, e.g.
occasional|Episodic
occasionally|From time to time
octopuses|Some deep-sea denizens
odometer|Dashboard display
odometer|Driver's gauge
offbeat|Unconventional
offline|Not on the network
oilpaper|Chinese umbrella material
oldsters|Graybeards
oldstyle|Julian calendar method
oligarch|Member of a small governing faction
omphalos|Belly button
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Former
opacity|Lack of transparency
operand|Quantity on which a math operation is performed
operate|Run
opponent|Frazier, to Ali
opposes|Goes up against
optimal|Best
optimist|One perpetually full of hope
optimist|One perpetually full of hope
oranges|They are often juggled
oration|Formal speech
orbited|Circled elliptically, e.g.
ordeals|Painful trials
original|Not a fake
original|Request at KFC, perhaps
orioles|They hit in Baltimore
osculate|Kiss
osmosis|Effortless learning procedure
ostracized|Excluded from society
ostrich|Largest living bird
outdraw|Surpass in attendance
outliers|People living away from their place of work
outmode|Make unfashionable
outsides|Exteriors
outsoar|Fly farther than
outstrip|Go far ahead of
overage|Not young enough
overalls|Farmer's garb, often
overdid|Went to extremes
overhauled|Made extensive revisions to
overhauled|Made extensive revisions to
overhead|Aloft, e.g.
overjoys|Fills with happiness
overkill|Excessive effort
overlap|Cover some of the same territory
overlap|Partial superimposition
overlap|Principle in shingling
overlook|Scenic viewpoint
overpaid|Making too much
oversleep|Ignore the  alarm
oversold|Promoted with too much enthusiasm
overtake|Pass
package|Bundle
paisley|Patterned fabric
palates|Hard and soft mouth parts
palettes|Paint-mixing boards
pandora|Mythological box opener
panorama|Continuous scene
paranormal|Telepathic, e.g.
parlors|Drawing rooms
parmesan|Cheese type
particle|Minute fragment
partisans|They take sides
passable|So-so
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
pastrami|Deli order
patterns|Seamstresses' guides
patterns|Seamstresses' guides
payload|Rocket's cargo
peasants|Farm laborers of low social rank
pedaled|Went by bike
peddlers|Street vendors, e.g.
pelicans|Pouched creatures
penitents|Atoners
peppermint|Candy type
peppermint|Patty of "Peanuts"
pepperoni|Pizzeria need
perhaps|Possibly
periodical|Newsstand purchase, perhaps
perorate|Make a long, grandiloquent speech
pewterer|One who works with a certain alloy
phosgene|Gas used in making glass and plastics
photocopy|Use a certain office machine
photostats|Certain duplicating machines
physics|Fermi's field
piccata|Sauced with lemon and parsley
picnics|Summer outings
pigtail|Braid relative
pigtails|They might be dipped in inkwells?
pilaffs|Rice dishes (Var.)
pioneer|Trailblazer
pipeline|Petroleum pathway
pipette|Glass tube used in chemistry
piquing|Arousing, as curiosity
pirated|Copied without permission
pitchforks|Some farm utensils
placate|Mollify
planetarium|Solar system model
planter|Decorative pot
planters|Hothouse containers
pleased|Gratified
pleated|Like some skirts
pliocene|Last epoch of the Tertiary period
pointer|Hunting dog
polyester|Suit material, perhaps
pomades|Ointments for ducktails?
pondered|Contemplated
poolhall|One place to get hustled
poppycock|Nonsense
populated|Inhabited
portholes|Water is visible through these
poseurs|They're not who they pretend to be
potbelly|Personal trainer's target
potboiler|Hardly fine literature
potherb|Mint or thyme, e.g.
pottage|Thick stew
prairie|Treeless plain
precepts|Commandments, e.g.
predict|Forebode
prefabs|Some economical homes, briefly
prefers|Likes better
premise|Assumption, in an argument
prepare|Whip up
presell|Find a buyer beforehand
presides|Acts as president, e.g.
presidio|San Francisco garrison
presidios|Spanish forts
pressure|Word with cooker or point
prestige|High standing achieved through success
proclaims|Declares formally
procrastination|Cunctation
procure|Obtain by effort
professor|Academician
progresses|Advances steadily
prolonged|Drawn-out
promisor|Guarantor
pronged|Like a pitchfork
proofed|Looked over for errors
proofer|Mistake-catcher
propaganda|What dropped leaflets could be
protesting|Participating in a freedom march, e.g.
protests|Activities for some activists
protractor|Math student's purchase
providence|Capital founded by Roger Williams
provision|Stipulation
psalter|Book of hymns
psychotic|Out of touch with reality
puritan|Morally strict
pursers|Some cruise ship employees
radishes|Crunchy root vegetables
ragtime|Joplin's pieces
raincheck|Insurance for a rained-out game
rainfall|Precipitation type
rainproof|Protected, in a way
ranches|Cattle locales
rankled|Irritated
raptors|Carnivorous birds
rarebits|Welsh rabbits
rareness|Scarcity
rascals|Spanky and the gang
ratatat|Drumroll start
reabsorb|Use a sponge twice, e.g.
reactant|Substance that undergoes a chemical change
readmit|Allow in again
rearmed|Ended a detente
rebirth|Renaissance
receded|Pulled back
receipt|Proof of ownership
recheck|Assure the accuracy of
reciter|Poet, at a reading, e.g.
recliner|Couch potato's site, perhaps
recorder|Type of flute
recycles|Helps the environment, in a way
redacts|Blue-pencils
redbird|St. Louis athlete, informally
reddens|Shows bashfulness, in a way
redeploy|Shuffle troops
redeyes|Signs of insomnia, perhaps
redshirt|Freshman on the bench
redwood|California giant
redwood|Conifer native to California
refilled|Like some used ink cartridges
reflect|Think quietly and inwardly
refocus|Get back to the task at hand
refresh|Stimulate, as memory
regaled|Showed a great time to
regarded|Esteemed
regatta|Boat race
regiment|More than a battalion
regrets|Rues
rehashed|Went over again
reheats|Prepares leftovers
reheats|Warms leftovers
rejects|Culls
relapses|Backslides
release|Official discharge
releases|Discharges
relieve|Alleviate
reloads|Attaches another clip
remember|Show appreciation to
rendered|Produced a likeness of
reneger|Word-breaker
renewer|A longtime magazine subscriber, e.g.
rentals|Like some lake cabins
repapered|Changed the decor, in a way
reprove|Admonish
republic|China, for example
repulsed|Fought off
reredos|Ornamental altar screens
rescuers|1977 Disney film (with "The")
reseals|Caulks again, e.g.
reseals|Closes an envelope again, e.g.
research|Kind of grant
research|Scientific inquiry
resends|E-mails anew
reservation|It'll hold a place for you
reserve|Benchwarmer
resistor|Circuit device
resoles|Does a cobbler's job
resolve|Deal with conclusively
resolves|Takes a New Year's oath, e.g.
resource|It can be drawn on
resource|Money, property or asset
respects|Has high regard for
respond|Reply
response|It may be immune or conditioned
restart|Computer instruction
retinas|Light-sensitive linings of inner eyes
retouch|Remove red eye, e.g.
retreads|Secondhand products
retreads|Some inexpensive tires
retrogress|Recidivate
revamped|Thoroughly reorganized
revamps|Overhauls
reveals|Exposes
reviewer|Book coverer?
rewards|Pays off
rewinds|Utilizes a VCR, in a way
rhetoric|Pretentious speech
ripoffs|Situations of exploitation
riposte|Sharp retort
risible|Eliciting laughter
risotto|Italian rice dish
rivulet|Stream
robotic|Machinelike
robotics|Word coined by Asimov
rockabilly|Musical style
rockers|Some front porch furniture
romance|Type of novel
roomette|Sleeping car feature
rootages|Plant anchoring systems
rosette|Leopard spot
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rotator|Kind of cuff
rowboats|Dinghies
rutabaga|Swedish turnip
ryegrass|Forage crop, perhaps
saboteur|Hitchcock thriller, 1942
sackbut|Trombone forerunner
saddens|Produces sorrow
saddles|They're placed on horses
safecracker|Fingernail filer, among criminals
sagacity|Wisdom
sagamore|Algonquian chief
salinas|Mexican president, 1988-94
saltine|Type of cracker
samovars|Russian Tea Room decorations, perhaps
samples|Salesman's load
sandalwood|Fragrant Asian tree
sandbag|Common balloon ballast
sangria|Red wine punch
sapient|Possessing wisdom
saplings|Young trees
sashays|Steps fancily
satchel|Small case often with a shoulder strap
satchel|Small piece of luggage
satires|Biting productions
satirists|Takeoff experts
saturated|Soaked through and through
sausages|Some links
sauteed|Browned, perhaps
savaged|Picked apart
scaffolds|Construction-site sights
scarred|Bearing blemishes
scatter|Send in different directions
scatter|Take off in all directions
scenario|Screenwriter's layout
sceptre|Elizabeth's staff
schemes|Machinations
schemes|Sneaky plots
scholar|Learned type
scholar|Learned type
scissor|Type of kick
screenings|Movie presentations
screens|Multiplex multitude
scrimpy|Deficient in amount or quality
seabird|Tern or erne, e.g.
seafarer|Mariner
seances|Occasions for holding hands
seances|Roundtable sessions
seascape|A view from the bridge, perhaps
seasonal|Like some workers
seatless|Sold out, as an arena
secondary|Of lesser importance
secrete|Conceal in a hiding place
secular|Worldly, not spiritual
sedates|Tranquilizes
sedentary|Like a couch potato
seethes|Is fit to be tied
segments|Parts
segments|Portions
semicircle|Half a ring?
seminars|Advanced study groups
senates|Roman supreme councils
senator|Roman official
senoras|They're not available in Spain
senoras|They're not available in Spain
senorita|Title with a tilde
sensible|Rational
sensitive|Easily offended
sentries|They're on the lookout
serious|Far from funny
sermons|Churchly discourses
serpent|Biblical reptile
serrate|Cut sharp notches into
servers|Waiters, e.g.
setscrew|Handyman's holdfast, sometimes
settees|Some parlor pieces
shakier|Less stable
shallots|Gourmet onions
sharers|Philanthropists, carpoolers, etc.
sheared|Did some wool gathering
sheathe|Cover a point?
sheathe|Put the sword away
shipmate|Fellow crew member
shodden|Wearing footgear
shooter|Sharp end?
shortcake|Diminutive dessert?
shortly|Soon
shortstop|One between second and third
shotgun|Dangerous kind of wedding?
showstopper|Dazzling performer
shrapnel|Shell fragments
shrines|Revered monuments
shrivels|Withers
shutdown|Close up shop
sickbay|Ship's hospital
sidecar|One place to find a third wheel?
sidesaddle|One way to ride a horse
sideshow|Circus attraction
siestas|Noonday naps
silents|Pioneering films
simulcast|Concurrent program airing
situate|Place firmly
situate|Place firmly
skateboard|Recreational conveyance
slashed|Sharply reduced, as a price
sleeper|Certain train car
sleuths|They follow trails
slicers|Some deli machines
slingshot|Biblical weapon
slipknots|Running bowlines, e.g.
slithered|Emulated a snake
sloughs|Stagnant swamps
smashes|Huge successes
smeared|Practiced yellow journalism, perhaps
smidgen|Small amount
sneered|Smiled scornfully
snidest|Most derogatory, as a remark
snifter|Liqueur glass
snowplow|Seasonal road clearer
snowsuit|Kid's winter wear
soapier|More sudsy
softens|Cushions
softens|Lessens in force
solaces|Comforts
solaces|Consoles
soldier|Bears' Field
soloist|Star of the recital, perhaps
sombreros|Some hats
sombreros|Some hats
sonnets|Shakespearean output
sonorous|Loud, deep or resonant, as a sound
soothers|Balms, comforters, consolers, etc.
soothes|Gives comfort to
sopranos|James Gandolfini show (with "The")
sorbate|Material that's absorbed
sorcery|Wizard's study
sorters|Some post office machines
sorties|Some military actions
sousaphone|Brass wind instrument
spacers|Void fillers
sparerib|Cookout treat
sparerib|Dish often served covered with sauce
sparred|Engaged in repartee
sparrows|Small birds
spatters|Sprinkles, as paint
speakeasies|Prohibition-era fixtures
species|Biological divisions
species|Homo sapiens, e.g.
specimen|Lab example
speedup|Step on the gas, e.g.
speedway|Place for racecars
spellbinder|Excellent speaker
spellbound|Mesmerized
spencer|Tracy of films
spenders|Those who use currency
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spieler|Pitchman
spinets|Small upright pianos
sponsors|Backers with the bucks
spoofed|Parodied
sprinkled|Caused umbrellas to open
spurted|Gushed forth
squared|Raised to the second power
stacker|Warehouse worker, maybe
stadium|Riverfront, e.g.
stagecoach|Way out West, once
staining|Emulating a furniture maker, perhaps
stalactite|It may hang from a cave roof
standup|Comedy genre
standups|Some comics
stardust|Carmichael classic
starless|Like an overcast night
starling|Myna cousin
starlit|Like a moonless sky
starred|Appeared in the lead
stately|Like a mansion
statues|Pigeon perches, sometimes
statute|Part of a canon
statutes|Legal references
stealer|Word with base or scene
stealth|Covert movement
stealth|Type of bomber
steamers|Soft-shell clams
steepens|Gets more arduous, in a way
stencil|Lettering device
stepbrother|Possible relative
stepson|Greg Brady, to Carol
stepson|Greg, to Carol Brady
sternly|One way to give a reprimand
stiletto|Puncture tool
stipends|Fixed payments, as for students
stipple|Paint by dabbing
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stockade|One place for prisoners
stooges|Trio in shorts?
stoolie|Informer
stopgap|Temporary solution
stopgap|Temporary substitute
strains|Puts through a sieve
straphanger|Rider on a crowded subway car
strapped|Penniless
strength|Military capability, e.g.
strident|Loud and discordant
stubble|Five o'clock shadow
stupidly|In a dumb manner
subsidy|Financial support
subsist|Stay alive
suburbs|City's outskirts
suitcase|It might be x-rayed
sunbeam|Ray of light
sundries|Objects too small to be specified
sunlamps|Some tan sources
superman|Seinfeld's comic book hero
surgeon|Walter Reed, e.g.
sutured|Emulated a surgeon
sweater|Knitted garment
sweeney|Name in a Sondheim title
sweeten|Make less bitter, in a way
swelter|Need air conditioning
swerved|Avoided an accident, in a way
symbolize|Represent by a marking, e.g.
symposia|Formal meetings
syndrome|Group of symptoms
synopsis|Summary
tactile|Tangible
tadpoles|Frogs-to-be
taffeta|Party dress material
tailgate|Type of party
tailpipes|Some auto parts
talisman|Magic charm
talliers|Scorekeepers, essentially
tamales|They're hot south of the border
tanager|Forest bird
tankard|Mug
tannery|Leather outfit?
tantras|Some pieces of Sanskrit religious literature
taproot|Plant's principal feeder
tarantula|Creepy creature
tarragon|Fragrant plant
tarries|Drags one's feet
tartare|Served raw
tartest|Most likely to elicit a pucker
tastiest|Most palate-pleasing
tattoos|Bicep decorations, for some
tattoos|Results of getting needled?
taxicabs|They may be hailed in hail
tearjerker|Movie with a very sad ending
tearjerker|Moving picture?
tearjerkers|Extremely sad films
teaspoon|Recipe measure
teddies|Some skimpy sleepwear
teenagers|One side of the generation gap, often
teeniest|Most miniscule
teenybopper|Idol worshipper?
teeters|Seesaws
telecasts|TV shows, e.g.
teletype|Send a wire
temerity|Fearlessness
tenacity|Doggedness
tenderloin|Meat cut
tenfold|Like an increase from two to twenty
tension|Latent hostility
tentacle|Squid's feeler
tentative|Provisional
terrace|Alfresco area
testers|Some of the Consumer Reports staff
theaters|Cinephiles go to them
theists|They believe in God
theorbo|Obsolete bass lute
theorem|Pythagorean proposition
thermos|Lunchbox go-with
thespian|He's in a cast
thicken|Grow more profound, as a plot
thimblerig|Con
thirsted|Hungered partner
thought|Telepath's transmission
thousands|What a cast may consist of
threadbare|Ragged, as a garment
threaten|Endanger
threaten|Imperil
thrillers|Mystery novels, e.g.
thunder|The boom after the flash
thunderstruck|Flabbergasted
timeless|Eternal
timepieces|Horologes
timider|More diffident
timothy|1980 Oscar winner Hutton
tipoffs|Bits of inside information
tipster|Race bettor's adviser
tirades|Harangues
titular|In name only
toboggan|Flat-bottomed sled
toboggan|Kind of sled
toccata|Keyboard composition
toccatas|Some Bach pieces
toddlers|Day care handfuls
toothbrush|It may be found in the master bath
topknots|Kewpie-doll features
topsider|Sailor's sneaker
tortoise|Hare's challenger
tostada|Mexican meal
totterer|One with an unsteady gait
towboat|Harbor vessel
traffic|Rush hour certainty
transient|Fly-by-night
transmit|Send
treading|Stepping on
treason|Betrayal of country
treasons|Some high crimes
treaters|Tab picker-uppers
treatment|Doctor's specialty
tremolo|Repeated tone
trendier|More faddish
triceratops|Three-horned dinosaur
trimmest|Most toned
trooper|Interstate overseer
tropical|Caribbean climate
trotted|Moved at a fast gait
trounces|Beats decisively
tsetses|Houseflies' dangerous kin
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tugboat|Harbor craft
tureens|Large serving bowls
turmeric|Curry powder ingredient
turnaround|Change for the better
ukulele|Small guitar
ulterior|Intentionally kept concealed, as a motive
ultimate|Utmost or extreme
ultraright|Extremely conservative
ultraviolet|Kind of light
unappeased|Still angry
unawares|Bad way to be caught
unawares|One way to be caught
unbends|Makes straight, in a way
unbutton|Open, in a way
uncanny|Eldritch
unearth|Find after a long search
uneaten|Like a leftover
unhooks|Detaches, in a way
unitedly|In a harmonious manner
universe|Cosmologist's concern
unneeded|Superfluous
unnerved|Shaken up
unstops|Opens up, as a drain
untruth|Falsehood
untwists|Removes a bottle cap, perhaps
upheaval|Violent disturbance
upholds|Confirms, as a court ruling
upwells|Rises from the depths, as water
urgently|Strong way to appeal
usurped|Taken wrong?
valiant|Prince of the comics
vandalic|Like a sacker of Rome
vantage|Kind of point
ventricles|Heart chambers
verandas|Warm-weather living quarters
version|Part of KJV
vertebra|Bone in a column
vessels|Blood carriers
vetoers|Bill killers
vicunas|Llama relatives
violence|One criterion for an R rating
vitamin|Niacin, for one
warpath|It leads to conflict
warpath|Road to conflict
warships|Carriers or cruisers, e.g.
washers|Seats for heads of bolts
washout|Road erosion after a rain, e.g.
washstand|Where a pitcher may rest
waterloo|Decisive defeat
wavered|Vacillated
wealthy|Loaded
weathercast|Part of the evening news
weirdos|Oddballs
welfare|Kind of state
whalers|Pequod crew
whether|Word used to introduce two alternatives
whiskey|Irish coffee ingredient
whistler|He's known for his mother
whoopee|Type of cushion
winnable|Like a game within reach
wirehaired|Like some terriers
wiretap|Intercept a conversation, in a way
woodenhead|Pinocchio has one
workaholic|Nine-to-niner, e.g.
workshop|Handyman's milieu
worsted|Woolen fabric
wrestling|Something done between the ropes
wristwatch|Common accessory
xylophone|Percussion instrument
yardage|Football stat
yardarm|Spar part
yardmaster|Railroad supervisor
yesterday|Beatles classic
yodeled|Sang in Tyrol, e.g.
yuppies|1980s demographic group
zealous|Gung ho
zigzags|Turns from side to side
zingers|Witty, pointed retorts
zucchini|Popular summer squash
abacuses|You can count on them!
abounded|Was plentiful
abstract|Like some art
abysmal|Unfathomable
abyssal|So deep as to be unmeasurable
abysses|Bottomless pits
academia|The educational community
accepts|Goes along with
acclaim|Plaudits
accounts|Narrations
accused|With "The," Jodie Foster film
acetate|Old phonograph record material
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
acetone|Polish remover
actuate|Put into motion
acumens|Insights
admonished|Chastised
adopted|Voted to accept
adulthood|When to stop growing
advisory|Warning
affaire|De coeur starter
aftertaste|Lingering sensation
ageless|Lasting an eternity
airdrop|Parachute, as supplies
airliner|Large passenger plane
airliner|People can get quite high on it
airstrip|Landing field
alameda|Oakland neighbor
alarmed|Frightened
alienee|Transferee, in law
alkalis|Crop-killing salts
allegro|Fast, in music
allocate|Intentionally set aside
alphabet|Type of soup
although|However ...
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amateur|Unprofessional one
amenable|Willing to agree
amiably|Genially
ammonia|Suffocating solution
amphora|Ancient storage jar
amylase|Group of enzymes
anaconda|Jon Voight horror movie
anagram|Canoe, in relation to ocean
analogy|Explanatory tool
analyze|Scan thoroughly
anarchies|Political upheavals
ancestry|Lineage
ancient|Antiquated
andirons|Fireplace accessories
anemones|Tentacled sea creatures
angered|Raised the hackles
animals|Characters in fables, often
animate|Bring to life
animators|Cel creators
anniversary|Type of party
annually|By the year
antacid|Heartburn remedy
anteater|Pangolin, e.g.
antenna|Rabbit ears
antenna|Reception device
antibody|Disease-fighting protein
anywhere|Not at a specific place
appeared|Materialized
appeased|Placated
appended|Tacked on
appestat|Hunger trigger
applause|It can be canned
apprentice|Trainee
approval|Thumbs-up
arbiter|Dispute settler
arenose|Sandy
argument|Debate
argyles|Diamond designs
armchair|All in the Family prop
armiger|Squire carrying the armor of a knight
arrears|Back payments
arsenal|Munitions center
arsenal|Weapons stash
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arsenic|Poisonous atomic number 33
arsenic|Poisonous element
arsonist|Backdraft criminal
arteries|Highway system components
article|Newspaper submission
artifice|Deceptive maneuver
artistes|Adept entertainers
ascender|One rising in rank, e.g.
ascribes|Imputes
ashtray|Nonsmoking area rarity
asinine|Utterly absurd
asparagus|Young vegetable shoot
asphalt|Driveway material
assaults|Offensives
assents|Concurs
assents|OKs
asserts|Affirms
assesses|Estimates
astringent|Sour or bitter in taste
astrodome|First domed ballpark
astronomy|Star search?
asylums|Sanctuaries
athletes|Bowl figures
athletes|They play in all the big games
attache|Case that's not grammatical
attended|Sat in on
attendee|Participant
attends|Is in the audience, e.g.
attests|Bears witness
attorneys|They keep practicing
atypical|Not run-of-the-mill
auditorium|Assembly hall
augmented|Added to
autocrats|Overlords
avatars|Figures in Hinduism
avocado|Guacamole base
avoidable|Like careless mistakes
awarded|Honored with
awkward|Klutzy
baccarat|Monte Carlo game
backboard|Rim holder
backflips|Some acrobatic maneuvers
backward|Palindromes may be read this way
bagpipes|Some reed instruments
bagworm|Cloaked caterpillar
ballerina|She's often on her toes
ballroom|Place for a cotillion
bananas|Bunched fruits
bandits|Highwaymen
bandleader|Count Basie, notably
bandleader|Ricky Ricardo was one
baptize|Carry out a biblical rite
barnstorms|Stunt flies, as at a fair
baroque|Highly embellished style
barrage|Artillery assault
barters|Swap-shop deals
battler|Combatant
beadiest|Spangliest
bearded|Like Castro or Lincoln
bearhug|Tight embrace
bedewed|Moistened, in a way
bedrolls|Camping items
bedrolls|Camping items
bedstead|Mattress holder
beeline|Direct path
belated|Tardy
bellboy|Hotel employee
bellboy|Hotel employee
belongs|Is a member
bemused|Caused bewilderment
berates|Chides
beriberi|Lack of vitamin B causes it
berserk|Frenzied
beseech|Entreat
between|In the middle of
betwixt|Between partner
bicameral|Like the U.S. legislature
birddog|Spaniel, for one
bisects|Divides evenly
bistros|Cafes
bistros|Modest cafes
bittersweet|Like some memories
blackjack|Gambler's game, perhaps
blameless|Completely innocent
blemishing|Causing flaws in
blinked|Missed the action, in a way
blockbuster|Megahit
boldfaced|Like the obvious type
bolivar|General dubbed "The Liberator"
bookworms|Ones who study hard
borderline|Marginal
boredom|Monotony's result
botched|Made a mess of
bottled|Like many soft drinks
bracelet|Wrist bauble
brainchild|Creative idea
brainstorm|Bright notion
branches|Offshoots of banks, libraries, etc.
brasher|Comparatively headstrong
breadboard|Kneading locale
breakfast|Inn fare
breakneck|Recklessly fast
brickbat|Blunt criticism
broadcloth|Densely woven fabric
broaden|Expand, as one's horizons
broadsheet|Standard newspaper page
brokered|Talked terms
bullied|Picked on
bullterrier|English dog breed
bumblebee|Object of Rimsky-Korsakov's flight
bustles|Hurries
butterball|Diet candidate
butterball|Turkey brand
butterflies|Monarchs, e.g.
buttermilk|Pancake ingredient, perhaps
buttermilk|Pancake ingredient, perhaps
buttery|Like some rolls or toast
cabanas|Beachfront huts
cadence|Rhythm of speech
caesars|Well-known Palace
calendar|It's filled with numbers in boxes
caloric|Heat-related
caloric|Pertaining to heat
campaigns|Presses the flesh
camphor|Insect-repelling compound
cancans|Things people do to get their kicks?
canines|Pound fillers
canoeist|Paddling advocate
cantered|Rode horseback, in a way
capsized|Overturned
capstan|It moves tape through a machine
captions|Explanations for some shots
carafes|Room service decanters, e.g.
caravans|Desert groups
caravans|Desert groups
carnival|Traveling amusement show
carouser|Drunken reveler
carpools|Transportation-sharing arrangements
carport|Automotive shelter
carports|Some house adjuncts
carryon|Continue to rant
caseworkers|Social services employees
casinos|Las Vegas establishments
castled|Protected the king, in a way
catapulting|Hurling, as with a sling
catcher|Baseball position
caterer|Party supplier
cathode|Terminal of a cell
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
central|Like some air conditioning
charisma|Certain charming quality
charity|Something to give to
chassis|Major car part
chatrooms|Internet hangouts
checkbook|It needs balancing
cheddar|Sharp cheese, perhaps
cheerier|More merry
cheeses|American and Swiss, e.g.
cheetah|Fastest of the felines
chestnut|Roasted item
chestnuts|Golden-brown or reddish-brown horses
chianti|Italian table wine
children|Offspring
chiseler|Crook
chutzpah|Audacity
cinematic|Fit for the big screen
cinnabar|Mercury ore
clanged|Sounded like a trolley?
claptrap|Pretentious talk
cleanup|Rake it in
cleaves|Splits
cloture|Debate-limiting method
coattail|Part of a formal suit
cobbler|One ankle-deep in shoes?
coherent|Understandable
coleslaw|Alternative to tossed salad
colliers|Coal miners
colorer|Crayola user
colorer|One trying to stay between the lines?
comedian|One who gives a hoot?
comedic|Meant to be humorous
commandant|Title for a senior officer, perhaps
conciliate|Accommodate
confront|Force a face-to-face
congeal|Solidify
conifer|Christmas tree, often
consort|Partner
constant|Unwavering
convexity|Outwardly curved surface
coolest|The Fonz, compared to the rest
coolness|Fonzie's trait
copperhead|Elemental serpent?
copperhead|Lincoln cent
copycat|Mimic
corkscrew|Wine bottle accessory
cornering|Gaining control over, in a way
cornering|Treeing
corsair|Barbary Coast pirate
corselet|Breastplate
corslet|Breastplate and back piece (Var.)
cortisone|Shot a baseball pitcher may take
cottager|Lakeside house renter
cottonmouth|Morning aftertaste?
coveted|Longed for
cracked|Gave under pressure
cramped|Tight on space
cranked|Started an engine
craters|Moon hollows
cravats|Artistes may wear them
cravats|Neckpieces
crescent|Kind of roll
crewcut|Closely cropped style
criminal|Malefactor
cringers|They obviously show fear
critical|Disparaging
crooned|Sang softly
crossbar|Kicker's practice target
crosses|Steps over
crouton|Bit of fried bread
crueler|More like Simon Legree
crystal|Fifteenth anniversary gift
cumulus|Dense, puffy cloud
dadaists|Arp and colleagues
daffodil|Sign of spring
dailies|The Baltimore Sun and Kansas City Star, e.g.
danseur|Ballet Russes member
darkens|Loses light
darkroom|Developer's site?
databanks|Stores of information
database|Information bank
database|Set of computer files
daydream|Class distraction
daydreams|Does some woolgathering
deadbeat|Freeloader
deadpans|Delivers the joke with a straight face
debutante|Belle of the ball
decayed|Less radioactive
decayed|Progressively declined
decoded|Figured out, as secret writing
deities|Zeus and Jupiter
deletes|Does away with, electronically
delusion|False belief
delusion|Mistaken opinion
demigod|Minor deity
demitasse|Small cup of black coffee
demurely|In a coy manner
dentine|Tooth component (Var.)
dentist|Drillmaster?
denying|Exercising a veto
derange|Drive mad
derbies|Bowlers
derrick|Oil field sight
derriere|Backside
deserts|Dry regions
desired|Prayed for
desires|Hopes
despise|Loathe
dessert|Dinner course
detests|Can't stand
devastate|Lay waste
dilemma|Problematic situation
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
diplomat|One with immunity and tact
dirtied|Made filthy
disallow|Prohibit
discards|Scraps
disclose|Reveal
discrete|Individually distinct
disdain|Contempt
disguised|Incognito
disgust|Strong revulsion
dishpans|Sources of unglamorous hands, perhaps
dishrags|Cloths by the sink
disrupt|Cause a disturbance
dissemble|Pretend
disturbance|Commotion
diverges|Deviates
divider|Partition
dogcart|Two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle
dogeared|Like a used paperback, perhaps
donates|Gives to charity
donnybrook|Free-for-all
doughfaces|Northerners who once sympathized with the South
dragstrips|Places to burn rubber
dramatic|Theatrical
drawbridge|Castle feature, perhaps
drearily|Without much cheer
dressed|Attired
dresses|Little black numbers
driveway|It leads to home
driveway|One place to park the car
droning|Going on and on and ...
drowses|Half-sleeps
drunken|Bibulous
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eagerly|With anticipation
earache|Swimmers' ailment
eardrums|They're found in canals
earlobes|Piercing places
earlobes|Where studs hang
earlship|A royal status
earthquake|Catastrophic event
eastern|Part of EDT
easters|Certain spring holidays
eclogue|Pastoral poem
economics|Nobel Prize category
ecstasy|Sheer delight
edifice|Imposing structure
edition|Issue
educate|Show the ropes
eeriest|Superlatively weird
effective|Able to accomplish a purpose
efforts|Attempts
egocentrism|Concern for your own interests and welfare
egoistic|Devoted to one's own interests
elastics|Rubber bands
elbowroom|McPherson Pulitzer-winner
elected|Put into office
electric|Running off current
element|Neon or nobelium, e.g.
elements|Fire, air, water and earth
elephants|Pachyderms
ellipsis|...
eluding|Giving the slip to
elusive|Difficult to grasp
emanation|Emission
embassy|Ambassador's office
embassy|Diplomat's building
embroil|Draw into an argument
emerald|Valued gemstone
emergency|Hospital sign
emissary|Envoy
emissions|Exhaust pipe discharges
emollient|Salve
emotional|Easily moved
employer|Boss
enablers|Helpful folks
encounter|Meet
encrypted|Ciphered
endeared|Made beloved
endless|Going on forever
endless|Lasting forever
endorsed|Backed
endorses|Backs a candidate
endorses|Signs the check, but not as payer
endures|Hangs on
energize|Command from Captain Kirk
enervate|Sap
engrave|Personalize a bracelet, e.g.
enhance|Better
enraging|Driving up a wall
enriches|Boosts octane, e.g.
enrollee|Register signer
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensemble|Group of musicians
ensnare|Rope in
enterers|About half the people in revolving doors
entertain|Extend hospitality, in a way
enthrones|Provides with power
entices|Leads on
entraps|Gets in a sting
entrust|Give over for protection
envious|Jealous
epaulet|Officer's embellishment
epeeists|Olympic duelers
ephemera|Transitory things
epigram|Short, witty saying
epilogues|Play enders, sometimes
episodes|Soap installments
epistle|New Testament letter
epithets|Hurled words?
epitomize|Typify
erasers|After-school workers?
erasure|Deletion
erasure|Expungement
eremites|Religious recluses
ermines|Valuable weasels
errands|Some to-do list items
errands|Things to run
eruption|Etna action
escalator|It'll give you a lift
escargot|French appetizer
escrows|Mortgage accounts
esoteric|Enigmatic
esoteric|Obscure
esoteric|Understood by few
espouses|Gets hitched with
espresso|Strong steam-brewed coffee
essayist|Charles Lamb, notably
essayists|Bacon and others
estates|Palatial residences
esthetes|Nature lovers, e.g. (Var.)
etcetera|Catchall phrase
etceteras|List extenders
eternities|Endless time periods
ethanol|Grain alcohol
evanesce|Dissipate
evenness|Quality of uniformity
eventual|Happening someday
exactas|Some track bets
excitement|Commotion
expedite|Speed the progress of
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
eyeliner|Pencil of a sort
eyeliner|Pencil of a sort
eyeopener|Surprising disclosure
eyeopener|Surprising disclosure
eyeshade|Editor's visor
eyestalks|Features of a lobster's anatomy
factory|Type of "Girl" in a 2006 Sienna Miller film title
falsest|Least factual
fanfare|Whoop-de-do
fieldstripping|Prepping for inspection, as a weapon
firearms|Combat supplies
firearms|Pistols and rifles, e.g.
flattops|Some manly haircuts
flibbertigibbet|Silly goose
floatplane|Versatile aircraft
flukiest|Most subject to chance
footages|Area measures (with "square")
footstep|Tread
forearms|Connectors for elbows and wrists
foremost|First in order
founders|Fails completely
fraternal|Like the Elks
freakish|Capricious
freckly|Like Howdy Doody's face
freeman|Miss Daisy's Morgan
freshen|Add ice, as to an old drink
freshman|Certain newbie
fretwork|Ornamental three-dimensional pattern
froufrou|Frilly decoration
fulcrum|Pivot
galoshes|Winter footwear
gangbusters|Great guns
gargled|Did a morning chore
garlands|Daisy chains, e.g.
gashouse|Gang of the St. Louis Cardinals, once
gelatin|Slide used in lighting
gentler|Less severe
geometry|Plane class?
germans|Most Berliners, you'd think
gestate|Have a bun in the oven
getters|Fast-track types (with "go-")
ghostwriter|Sorensen, to Kennedy
giddyap|Opposite of whoa
gingerbread|Holiday cookie
glacial|Icy
gloaters|Bad winners
glossed|Dealt with too lightly (with "over")
goalpost|Crossbar holder
goodness|My word!
gooseflesh|Fear indicator
grandma|Moses of note
grateful|Most appreciative
greater|Antilles part
greatness|Enormousness
greenhorn|Newbie
greenhorn|Tyro
greeter|Host or hostess, often
gremlin|Unseen troublemaker
grieved|Had a broken heart
grilled|Gave the third degree
grislier|Like a horror movie sequel, typically
grocery|Family business, often
groundless|Without rational basis
guarded|Kind of optimism
guardian|Protector
gudgeon|Bait fish
guernsey|Cheese source
guidelines|Things to follow
guineas|Old British gold coins worth 21 shillings
gumdrops|Goody, goody candy
guttered|Like most homes
guttersnipe|Street urchin
hairspray|John Travolta film
halogens|Some headlights
hammerlock|Wrestling hold
handbag|Compact carrier
handrail|Stairway guide
hangers|Closet staples
hangout|Place to loiter with pals
hardest|At the top of the Mohs scale
hardship|Burden
harmony|Concord
harpoons|Pequod's missiles
hassles|Major inconveniences
hateful|Full of malice
hatreds|Enmities
haymakers|Some punches
hazards|Golfers' obstacles
headache|Aspirin target
headache|One reason for taking aspirin
headrest|Adjustable car part
headwinds|Concerns for sailors and pilots
heartily|With gusto
heliport|Where choppers land
helmets|Knight caps
helpings|Thanksgiving day units
helpmate|Better half
henhouse|Rooster's ideal location
hibachi|Cooking device
highroad|The moral route
hindrance|Obstacle
hoecake|Corn pone, by another name
hoedowns|Some rural festivities
hologram|Certain 3-D image
hologram|Certain 3-D image
hologram|Three-dimensional image
homemade|Like Mom's apple pie
homered|Went yard
homestretch|Part of a horse race
honchos|Bosses
honesty|It's the best policy
honeydew|Sweet melon
honeymooners|Post-reception status
honorary|Like some degrees
honoree|Award recipient
horrors|Atrocities
horsefly|Winged insect
horseshoes|Game for ringers
hosanna|Palm Sunday salute
hostess|One who serves and receives
hotfooted|Left hastily
hothead|Quick-tempered one
hotline|Helpful telephone service
hotspots|Trendy nightclubs
hourglass|Primitive timepiece
hullabaloo|Loud clamor
hungrier|More needy
hurtles|Moves speedily
hushpuppies|Cornmeal cakes, in the South
hushpuppy|Deep-fried cornbread ball
hyacinth|Garden plant
hydrate|Add water
hyphenate|Break one's word?
icebound|Owen Davis' Pulitzer drama
icehouse|Place for cold storage
icicles|Frozen spikes hanging from eaves
idiotic|Ridiculous
idleness|Inaction
idleness|Inaction
ignoble|Common
impacts|Collisions
imposter|Charlatan
impress|Ingrain
inanely|In a silly manner
incense|Make furious
incises|Uses a scalpel
incision|Surgeon's cut
incubate|Sit on eggs
indulge|Enjoy to excess
industry|Automotive, music or tourism, e.g.
indwell|Live inside, as a spirit
infamous|Well-known, but for the wrong thing
infants|Nursery denizens
infernos|Places of pain and turmoil
inflicts|Imposes
information|... the beginning of a gridiron scheme?
ingrates|Unappreciative ones
inhabit|Reside
inhalant|Nasal spray, for example
injustice|... the beginning of fairness?
inklings|Vague notions
inkwells|Desk features of old
innately|In-born
inoperative|... the beginning of a spy?
inquired|Showed curiosity
insects|They can really bug you
inserts|Magazine fallout?
insipid|Dull
insists|Won't take no for an answer
insolent|Audacious
inspected|Scrutinized
instance|Occurrence
instate|Tuition classification
instruct|Teach
insults|Schoolyard taunts
intended|Had in mind
interest|It can be simple or compound
internist|Many a doctor
interstellar|Among stars
interval|Temporary cessation
intuition|... the beginning of college costs?
inundate|Flood
involve|Engage
ironware|Pots, kettles, etc.
irritate|Nettle
irritate|Vex
isolate|A way to single out
isolate|Place alone
isomers|Chemically related compounds
isotope|Physicist's atom
iterate|Say over
jamboree|Scout gathering, e.g.
jampacked|Stuffed to the limit
javelins|Track and field projectiles
jawbone|Weapon for Samson
jawbreaker|Hard, sweet treat
jellyroll|Piano man Morton
jesters|They performed before kings
jettison|Toss overboard
jughead|Archie's pal
jurassic|Time of the dinosaurs
keeping|Hanging on to
kerosene|Lamp oil
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
keyhole|Snoop's vantage
keypads|Accountants may work them
kidskin|Soft leather
kilobar|Metric unit of pressure
kilobit|Computer information unit
kitbags|Soldier's knapsacks
kneepad|It'll keep you out of a scrape or two
knucklehead|Inept individual
lachrymose|Tearful
lacrosse|Olympic sport discontinued after 1908
lactate|Supply mother's milk
ladybug|Insect told to "fly away home"
ladybug|Kind of beetle
ladylike|Demure, by some standards
lambdas|Kappa followers
lamebrained|Not too smart
laminal|Sh sounds, e.g.
lampreys|Eel look-alikes
lancets|Surgeon's tools
lancets|Surgical implements
landlines|Alternatives to mobile phones
landscape|Expanse of scenery
lankier|More rangy
largely|For the most part
largesse|Generous gift
lasagna|Spaghetti cousin
lasagnas|Cheesy meals
lateness|Vice principal's concern
lateral|Type of movement
lathers|Tizzies
lawless|Xena portrayer Lucy
lawyerly|Like some advice
layaway|Department-store plan, perhaps
laziest|Least likely to work
leaders|People to follow
leeward|The way the wind blows, perhaps
lefties|Southpaws
legalese|Attorney-speak
legates|Official emissaries
legions|Hordes
lemonade|Summer cooler
leotards|Dancers' wear, sometimes
lessors|Landlords, e.g.
lettered|Received a varsity award
letters|A to Z, e.g.
libation|Intoxicating beverage
ligament|Bone connector
ligament|Bone connector
ligates|Surgically ties
lighten|Decrease, as a load
likened|Compared
lineages|Pedigrees
lineman|Football position
linesman|Grid official
liniments|Unctuous balms
lionfish|Aquarium attraction
literati|Educated ones
lockouts|Tactics employed in some labor disputes
loggers|Lumberjacks
loiterer|One lingering aimlessly
lollipop|It gets a good licking
macaroni|What Yankee Doodle called the feather
machete|Large, heavy knife
magnolia|Tree of the South
magnolia|Tree of the South
manatee|Dugong cousin
mandrel|Circular saw part
manliest|Most macho
manners|Things you should mind
mantras|Commonly repeated phrases
marauds|Plunders and pillages
mariposa|Lily plant
markedly|Notably
marmoset|Soft-furred monkey
marshals|Some law enforcement officers
martini|Bond's drink
masquerade|Type of party
massively|In an extremely large manner
masterly|Skillful
masthead|Editorial page feature
matadors|Suit-of-lights wearers
meatloaf|Entrie for a carnivore
mechanic|Clunker's savior
medaled|Came in first, second or third, in the Olympics
meerschaum|Pipe bowl material
membrane|It might be permeable
merchant|Storekeeper, among others
meringue|Pie topping
mesozoic|One era
metamorphosis|Change
metaphor|It may be mixed
methodic|Systematic
militia|Second Amendment word
minorca|Island off the coast of Spain
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
minutemen|Lexington and Concord fighters
minutes|Official record of a meeting
misplace|Lose
misplay|Make a fielding error
mobster|Don Corleone, for one
modesty|Victorian virtue
moisture|Dew, e.g.
molasses|Epitome of slowness
monasteries|Cloisters
moneybag|Wells Fargo pickup
moneybags|Prosperous person, slangily
moneymen|Broadway angels, for example
moonbeam|Night light
moorage|Place to berth a ship
morasses|Quagmires
morphine|Narcotic drug
mottoes|Inspirational phrases
muffled|Repressed
mystery|Carolyn Keene's genre
nameplate|Office door adornment
narrate|Provide commentary
narwhale|Arctic marine mammal (Var.)
nascent|Being born or emerging
natural|7 or 11, in Vegas
naysays|Opposes
necklines|Some are plunging
necrology|Obituary
negative|Charge on an electron
neighbor|Girl next door, e.g.
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, e.g.
nestles|Gets comfy, in a way
nettles|Provokes
newsmen|Cronkite and Brokaw, e.g.
newsroom|Reporter's milieu
nightcap|Romantic evening extender
nightie|Flannel wear
nincompoop|Silly goose
ninepins|They could be spare parts?
nitrogen|Primary constituent of air
nominate|Propose a candidate
noncoms|Sgts. Bilko, York, etc.
nonhero|Not the courageous type
nonslip|Type of mats or surfaces
nonslip|Type of mats or surfaces
nonslip|Type of mats or surfaces
noontime|When both hands are together?
nosiness|Yenta's forte
nostrums|Questionable remedies
notches|Indentations
notches|Record-keeping cuts
notoriety|Infamy
nuisance|Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
nurtures|Fosters
nurtures|Takes under one's wing
nuttier|Comparatively cuckoo
oatmeal|Morning mush
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
octopods|Eight-armed creatures
oddities|Curiosities
odometer|You'll travel far before it turns over
odorless|Like argon
ofttimes|Frequently
omelets|Folded egg dishes
omelette|Brunch fare
omelette|Folded dish
omicrons|Some letters of the Greek alphabet
ominous|Inauspicious
onerous|Burdensome
onionskins|Gazpacho preparers' discards
onrushes|Military tactics
onscreen|Kind of personality
openmouthed|Gaping
operate|Run
operate|Surgeon's decision
operetta|Trouble in Tahiti, e.g.
operetta|Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g.
operetta|Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g.
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
opiates|Soporifics
opinion|Your view or mine
opposite|Night, to day
optimism|The search for the silver lining
options|Certain Wall Street trades
opulent|On easy street
oratorical|Like a powerful speech
oratories|Places of prayer
oratorio|Messiah, for one
orators|Lincoln and Webster, e.g.
orderers|Catalog customers or restaurant visitors
oregano|Pizza sauce enhancer
organist|Church musician
origami|Japanese paper art
originated|Created
ossuary|Burial urn
outsider|New kid in town
outsider|Not one of the gang
outspoken|Blunt
overbite|Job for an orthodontist
overcompensate|Make excessive corrections
overdraft|Withdrawal problem
overearnest|A bit too serious
overkill|Effort that goes further than necessary
override|Nullification
overstep|Go beyond
packets|Some sugar containers
pahlavi|Shah's surname
paisano|Comrade
palmettes|Leaf shapes used decoratively
palooka|Over-the-hill pug
palpable|Tangible
panacea|It'll cure what ails you
pancreas|Producer of insulin
pandemonium|Extreme confusion and disorder
panther|American feline, for one
papayas|Juicy fruits
paperclips|Office items
papoose|Native American child
paralegal|Attorney's helper
paramount|Most important, or noted film studio
parapet|Defensive wall
parasol|Sunblock?
pardoner|Governor, at times
pariahs|Outcasts
parolee|One out early
parroting|Mindlessly repeating
partials|Overtones or harmonics, in music
partners|They may be secret or silent
password|Identity verifier
passwords|Requirements for logging on, sometimes
pastrami|Rye partner
patties|Hamburger helpings
pawnbroker|Financier of last resort
pawpaws|Fruits in patches?
payment|Creditor's demand
peacenik|'60s war protester
peasants|Audience to the King of Id's speeches
peekaboo|Surprise!
pemmican|North American Indian dish
penalty|Form of punishment
penance|A Catholic sacrament
penitents|Some fasters
penlight|Keychain illuminator
peptalks|Locker room motivators
perches|Branches and twigs, to a bird
periwig|Dandy's topper
persist|Hang in there
personal|Intimate
persons|Human beings
persuade|Twist someone's arm
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
phenomena|Seven Wonders of the World, e.g.
photoflood|Light used by pro cameramen
piggyback|One way to ride
pilsner|Light lager
pimples|Teenager's terror
pinatas|They really take a beating
pinchpenny|A miserly person, or when reversed, what he does
pinchpenny|Tightwad
pinecone|It's found among needles
plasmas|Some modern TVs
plenary|All-inclusive, as a meeting
plowers|Folks in a rut?
poacher|Illegal hunter or fisherman
poetaster|Inferior rhymer
poetaster|Inferior rhymer of verses
poseurs|Pretenders
possess|Call one's own
posters|Wall decorations
postscript|Afterthought
predated|Like some checks
preening|Getting ready for the prom, perhaps
preflight|Before takeoff
prepaid|Gave money in advance
prepossess|Favorably prejudice
present|Here and now
presides|Acts as president
pressman|Print shop employee
preteen|Twelve-year-old
preteens|Years of innocence, perhaps
pretests|Practice exams
prisons|Places found up the river?
pristine|Uncorrupted
probers|They investigate things
proctor|Supervise, as an exam
profession|Line definition
profiled|Did a story on
prohibit|Ban
propagate|Engender
property|Real estate
pruning|Garden chore
purists|Pedants
pyramid|Egyptian tourist attraction
quicksand|It can give you a sinking feeling
rabbits|Participants in hat tricks?
radiation|What a Geiger counter measures
radioed|Wirelessly transmitted
radomes|Radar antenna housings
raffled|Sold chances
ragamuffin|Street urchin
railroad|Convict unfairly
railroad|Convict unfairly
railroad|Convict unfairly
railroads|Sante Fe and Amtrak
raindrops|Parts of a shower
ratatat|The Public Enemy sound effect
ratatat|The Public Enemy sound effect
ratatat|Knocking noise
ratchets|Tools for handymen
rawboned|Gaunt
reabsorb|Use a sponge over and over again
readers|People who correct printers' proofs
realism|Art and literature genre
rearing|Bringing up
rearrange|Put into a new order
rearrange|Set up differently
reasoner|Syllogist
reassess|Change an estimate
recesses|Some breaks
recluse|Lone wolf
recreant|Disloyal one
recreation|Refreshment of mind or body
redress|Make amends for
redwing|Detroit iceman
reemerges|Shows up again
reenlist|Sign up for a second stint
reenters|Comes back onstage
reentry|Space shot segment
refereed|Acted as arbiter
referees|Instant replay viewers
referred|Directed elsewhere
reframes|Repairs windows or pictures, in a way
regales|Entertains with fine food and drink, e.g.
regalia|Royal insignia
regional|Like some telecasts
rehiring|Sign of economic upswing
relapse|Medical problem
relapse|Patient's problem
relapses|Regresses
related|Like brothers and sisters
relative|Kinsman
releases|Lets loose
reliant|Dependent
remarked|Said something
remodel|Make an old kitchen new, say
remorse|Extreme guilt
reneged|Goofed at the bridge table
reneges|Commits a faux pas at the bridge table
renewal|Magazine extention
renewal|Magazine notice
renounce|Swear off
renowned|Celebrated
rentals|Blockbuster's business
reorient|Reposition
repairer|Mr. Fixit, e.g.
repartee|Witty exchange
repelled|Drove off
repertoire|Range of skills in a particular occupation
replaces|Puts back
repulse|Force or drive back
rescuer|Firefighter, at times
rescuers|Nick-of-time types
resealed|Closed after use
research|Scientific inquiry
resemble|Appear like
resents|Feels hurt by
reserves|Backup supplies
reshoots|Does a director's job
resident|Junk mail addressee
resides|Occupies
resolute|Unyielding
resorts|Vacation milieus
restarts|Track do-overs
restorers|Antique specialists
restorers|Antique specialists or some museum employees
resumes|Curricula vitae
resupply|Order more stock
retakes|Second-chance exams
retirement|Type of party
retouch|Paint a nick, e.g.
retread|Secondhand tire
retrieve|Fetch, as stored data
returner|Word with "punt" or "kick"
reunites|Joins, as long-lost friends
reusable|Not designed to be thrown away
revenue|Money coming in
reverie|Daydream
reverse|Kind of discrimination
revokes|Rescinds
rewarded|Compensated
rhetoric|Pretentious speech
rickety|Unsteady, as a house
ringers|Look-alikes
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadrunner|Cartoon bird
roadster|Vehicle with a rumble seat
roarers|Lions, tigers and waterfalls
rooftop|Basking locale, for some
rooftops|Santa's landing sites
rosters|Managers' lists
rosters|Personnel lists
rotates|Takes turns?
rotator|Pitcher's cuff
rotundas|Large, circular rooms
roughrider|Spanish-American War figure
rubberneck|Stare
rulings|Court pronouncements
runaway|Out-of-control horse
rustlers|Stock takers of the Old West
sabotage|Hitchcock classic, 1936
saddens|Disheartens
safecrackers|Some skilled thieves
saintdom|Elizabeth Ann Seton's status
salaams|Muslim greetings
salaams|Respectful bows
saleable|Available for retail (Var.)
saltine|Soup cracker, perhaps
saltwater|Kind of taffy
saluting|Greeting an officer
salvaged|Snatched from the fire, e.g.
sandals|Footwear for the beach
sanddab|Flatfish type
sandman|Nighttime visitor
sandman|Sleep inducer
sassiest|Having the most mouth?
satires|Saturday Night Live features
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
saucers|Parts of a service
saunterers|They're in no hurry
sausages|Bangers of a Brit's breakfast
savannah|Georgia's oldest city
savannas|Much of Cuba
savings|Nest egg
sawlogs|Snore
sawmills|Lumber processors
sayings|Adages
sayings|Oft-quoted words
sayonara|Parting word
scalable|Like Everest, barely
scampers|Runs like a rabbit
scanned|Read, as a bar code
scarcely|Barely
scariest|Most alarming
scarred|Emotionally troubled
scatters|Disperses
scatters|Spreads around
scenery|National park allure
schemata|Diagrammatic representations
scholar|Well-educated one
schoolhouse|Educational edifice
schools|Fishy groups?
schooner|Sailing vessel
scimitar|Turkish saber
scissor|Cutting type of kick?
scoffed|Displayed disdain
scorned|Rejected
scrabble|Word-forming game
scrawnier|More bony
screams|Halloween sound effects
screened|Showed to movie critics
screened|Showed to movie critics
screener|One responsible for keeping wackos off the air
screeners|Some radio talk show employees
scrooge|Notorious skinflint
scythes|They cut quite a swath
seafaring|Oceangoing
seafood|Type of restaurant
seamster|Tailor
seances|Deadly meetings?
seaplane|The Spruce Goose was one
searches|Uses an online engine
seasonal|Like Christmas and Hanukkah
seasons|Annual foursome
seaweed|Kelp, e.g.
seceder|One leaving the union
secondary|Of lesser importance
sedated|Under, in the OR
sedately|In a serene way
sediment|It may be found in a riverbed
sediment|Lees
seduces|Emulates Delilah
seedmen|Providers of startup money
seepage|Exudation
seersucker|Suit fabric
seethes|Gets really mad
seismic|Like earthquakes
semester|School time
semipro|Status of some baseball players
senates|Governing bodies
senator|Roman Forum regular
senoras|They're not single in Seville
sensate|Perceived through the senses
sensible|Rational
sensors|Detection devices
sensors|Light detectors
sentence|Life or death, e.g.
serenade|Court by concert
serenade|Play to the balcony?
serenade|Sing to a lover, or the song itself
sergeant|The Beatles' Pepper
services|Duties performed
sesames|Bread seeds
setbacks|Reversals of fortune
settler|Colonizer
settler|Homesteader
several|Unspecified number
shadowbox|Practice for a title bout
shallot|Onion variety
shampoo|Beauty shop offering
shampoo|Hair care step
sharpshooter|Deadeye
sheered|Swerved
shelved|Put aside
shelves|Storage spaces
shifted|Utilized a clutch
shoehorn|Footwear seller's implement
shoelace|It's between two aglets
shoelace|Loafer's lack
shoppers|Patrons
shortcut|Faster route, perhaps
shorten|Abbreviate
shortens|Abbreviates
sickness|Illness
sidecar|Cocktail with lemon juice and brandy
sidetrack|Distract from the main subject
sideway|Obliquely
siennas|Some Toyota models
sierras|Rugged mountain ranges
siestas|Noonday naps
signets|Official seals
silencer|Gun attachment
silversmith|Paul Revere was one
similes|Poetic analogies
sincere|Straight-shooting
sincerely|Closing remark
singular|Unique
siphons|Gets gas, in a bad way
sipping|Polishing off slowly
sissies|Tomboys' counterparts
sissified|Cowardly
skaters|The in-line crowd?
skeletal|Bony
skeleton|Bare bones model?
skeleton|Type of key or crew
skeptics|Show me types
skippers|Some are at the helm
skyline|Famed N.Y.C. sight
skyline|Manhattan feature
skyline|Manhattan feature
skylines|Superman's views
skyscraper|It offers many stories
slashes|Discounts considerably
sleepless|Word in a Tom Hanks film title
sleeted|Made the roads slick, in a way
sleeves|Places for aces?
sleight|Adroitness in using the hands
slimness|Dieter's ultimate goal, perhaps
slingshot|Goliath's undoing
slingshots|Weapons of old
slowpoke|Dawdler
sluggers|Ruth, Bonds, Mantle et al.
slumlords|Reviled property owners
smaller|Compressed, e.g.
smarmier|Like a snake oil salesman, and then some
smashes|Some tennis strokes
smirches|Backbites
snarled|Sounded like a mad dog
sneakers|Gym shoes
snivels|Whines
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snorted|Expressed contempt
snowplow|Winter storm need
softness|Effeminacy
software|Computer programs
soirees|Evening parties
solemnize|Observe with dignity
solitaire|Engagement ring choice
solitaire|Gem set by itself
sombrero|Tijuana topper
somehow|One way or another
sometimes|Every now and then
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sorrows|Woes
sourpuss|Grump
southpaws|Randy Johnson, Paul McCartney and Ned Flanders
southpaws|Some pitchers
spacesuit|John Glenn gear, once
sparkler|Quiet firework
sparrow|Common nester
spatted|Engaged in a petty argument
spinster|Old maid
spireas|Flowering shrubs
spittoon|Tobacco chewer's target
splendor|Magnificence
splinter|Cause for tweezers and a magnifying glass
splinter|Woodworker's worry
spoiled|Like many a brat
sporadic|Occurring irregularly
spouses|Wedding acquisitions
spreadsheet|Accountant's software
spriest|Least clumsy
sputnik|First satellite
squares|Certain shapes
squirrel|Arboreal rodent
staccato|Broken off, musically
staccato|Unsustained, in music
stagecoach|Early mail carrier
stallion|Breeding horse
stallion|Breeding horse
stampeded|Rushed headlong
standpat|Hold one's ground
staples|Basic commodities
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael classic
starlit|Bright at night
started|Got going
stature|Importance
statute|Legislative act
stealing|It's a crime
steepen|Increase, as an incline
steeper|More costly
steerage|Cheap way to travel
steered|Turned the wheel
stemless|Like a boutonniere
stencils|Lettering tools
stereos|Sound systems
sternest|Most strict
stewards|Flight attendants
stiletto|Small dagger with a tapered blade
stinger|Hornet's defense
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stockholder|Ranch owner?
stogies|Cheap cigars
stogies|Humidor fill
stokers|Furnace feeders
stoolie|Squealer
stowaway|Illegal passenger
strange|Outlandish
streamline|Make more efficient
strewed|Spread
strikes|X's, in bowling
strudel|Austrian pastry
studios|Places of "action"
stunted|Like bonsai
stylized|Conformed to a particular format
subsets|Groups within groups
sumptuous|Rich and superior in quality
sunbelt|The South and the Southwest
supervisor|One over you, perhaps
suricate|Mongoose kin
surveyor|Land measurer
sweltered|Suffered in the heat
swishes|Hits nothing but net
swollen|Puffed up
synodal|Of church affairs
tabletop|Site for chicken dinners
tablets|Paper pads
tailgate|Party site, sometimes
tailgate|Party site, sometimes
tailgate|Party site, sometimes
tailspin|Dangerous dive
tailwind|It may help move aircraft
talebearer|Gossip
tampered|Fiddled (with)
taskmaster|Imposer of hard work
tassels|Mortarboard danglers
tastemaker|Fashion arbiter
tattoos|Bicep decorations
teammate|Ruth, to Gehrig
teatimes|Brighton breaks
teenager|Certain adolescent
teenager|Family rebel, stereotypically
teethed|Gummed a rubber ring
teletype|Telegraphy trademark
tellers|Bank staff
temerity|Chutzpah
tempered|Hardened by heat and cold
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tendril|Clinging part of a climbing plant
tenement|West Side Story building, etc.
tenuity|Feebleness
termites|Wood-eating building menaces
terraces|Apartment balconies
terrapin|Diamondback turtle
tersest|Least verbose
tetrads|Groups of four
theatre|West End attraction
thesaurus|Book of synonyms
threaten|Imperil
throughput|Production in a given period
thumbnails|Small versions of larger images
thunderbolt|Discharge of lightning
tighter|Magician's command to a person tying ropes
tightfisted|Hardly generous
timeline|Sequential list of events
tintype|Old photo
tissues|Cold comfort?
titmouse|Insect-eating bird
titrate|Test the strength of, chemically
toaster|Kitchen appliance
toasters|Some wedding guests or gifts
toastmaster|Banquet figure
toeholds|Wrestlers' maneuvers
tolerate|Put up with
tomfoolery|Horseplay
toneless|Lacking in expression
tonsure|Monk's haircut
toolshed|Digs for a pick and shovel?
torrent|Deluge
touchstone|Measure of quality
towering|Of imposing height
towline|Hauler's rope
trainee|New hire
traipse|Gallivant
traipses|Wanders idly
traitor|Judas, infamously
traitor|Turncoat
trampolines|People tumble on these
transmit|Send a message by wire
traverse|Cross over
treacles|Excessively sentimental expressions
treadle|Sewing machine pedal
treadle|Spinning-wheel attachment
treasure|Buried chest, perhaps
treasure|Hold dear
trekkers|Tough trip-takers
trembler|One with the shivers, e.g.
triplets|Three of a kind
troikas|Russian vehicles
troublemaker|One stirring up a hornet's nest
troubles|Bothers
trounce|Defeat soundly
truelove|One and only
trumped|Took the trick
tsardom|Alexander's rule, e.g.
tsarina|Alexandra Feodorovna, for one
tsarinas|Russian empresses
tsarists|Bolsheviks' foes
turnkey|Certain prison guard
twelfths|Inches, as to feet
typhoon|Tropical tempest
typists|Keyboard experts
ululated|Howled at the moon
umbrella|Ribbed cover
umbrellas|Beach sights
unabated|With continued force
unaware|Oblivious
unbeaten|With no defeats or like an egg still in the shell
unbroken|Complete
unclear|Ill-defined
unhappy|Blue
unicorns|Mythical beasts
universe|Cosmologist's concern
unlearn|Get out of the habit of
unnoticed|Not spotted
unplugs|Disconnects, in a way
untutored|Lacking in schooling
updraft|Air current heading skyward
upmarket|Not easily affordable
upright|Kind of piano
upstairs|Over the first floor
username|Requirement for access, maybe
vagabond|Knight of the road
various|Assorted
vegetate|Grow like a plant
vehicle|Means of transport
vendetta|Bitter feud
verbiage|Choice of words
vessels|Blood carriers
veteran|Pro
vigilante|One taking the law into one's own hands
virtuoso|Whiz
wailful|Lamenting
wakened|Brought out of dreamland
warranty|Quality assurance?
warthog|Pumbaa, for one
wassail|Yuletide toast
wastrel|Money waster
wastrel|Ne'er-do-well
watchtower|Lookout post
waterlily|Aquatic plant
weekdays|Quintet on a calendar
welcomes|Invites in enthusiastically
werewolf|Horror film creature, maybe
western|Horse opera
wettable|Like any dry thing
whisked|Moved quickly and nimbly
whiteout|Desk drawer item
whitetail|Deer feature, perhaps
wickedly|In a decidedly evil manner
wildcat|Unauthorized strike
windage|Archer's concern
wingspan|Airplane measure
wingspread|Airplane measure
wisecrack|Flippant remark
withdraw|Back out
workstation|Computer terminal
wreckage|Tornado aftermath, typically
wrestlers|Some combatants
yearend|Kind of statement an accountant may make?
yodeler|Matterhorn vocalist
abalone|Algae eater
abandoned|Ditched
abettors|Lookouts, sometimes
abnegate|Give up
aborted|Cut short, NASA-style
aborted|Cut short, NASA-style
abrasive|Like pumice
abscond|Scram after a scam
absentee|One who votes by mail
absolutely|Certainly
academe|College environment
accepts|Tolerates
accident|Mishap
accrual|Accumulation
accused|Blamed
actions|They speak louder than words
adagios|Slow musical movements
adaptor|Electrical-outlet accessory (Var.)
addicts|More than devotees
address|Postman's concern
adhesive|Glue
adhesive|It may result in a sticky situation
adipose|Fatty, as tissue
adjusts|Fine-tunes
admiral|Sub head
admirer|Beau
admires|Thinks highly of
admixes|Blends
adoptee|Annie, e.g.
adorned|Bedecked
adsorbs|Causes to condense on a surface
advancing|Giving a loan
advancing|Giving, as a loan
aerated|Made bubbly
aerobic|Like much strenuous exercise
aerostat|Lighter-than-air aircraft
affords|Makes available
aggregate|Total amount
agitator|Washing machine part
agitators|Rabble-rousers
airheads|Space cadets
airhole|Pet-carrier feature
airtight|Like perfect alibis
airtight|Like some alibis
alamode|Apple pie order, sometimes
alcohol|Spirits
alcoves|Bookcase spots
alehouses|Spirits are found here
alertness|Sentry's attribute
alfalfa|Little Rascal with spiked hair
alfresco|Like some summer dining
aliases|Monikers
aligner|Mechanic or orthodontist, at times
alignment|Service-station job
alkylic|Related to a type of hydrocarbon group
allayed|Calmed
alleged|Maintained
almagest|Ptolemy's star catalog
almanac|Poor Richard's book
almighty|All-powerful
altered|Made some changes
alyssums|Madworts
amnesty|Forgiveness of a sort
amongst|Mingling with
analemma|Solar path
analogy|Explanatory tool
anchors|Network news deliverers
angelic|More than sweet
angelica|Rugrats brat
anisette|Licorice-like cordial
annoyed|In a huff
anodyne|Pain reliever
anodyne|Pain-relieving
anomalies|Aberrations
anomaly|Peculiar situation
anonymous|Kind of donor
antelope|Home on the Range critter
antelope|High-jumping African
antenna|Sometimes it's a dish
antennas|Rooftop array
antigun|Like NRA opponents
antivirus|Type of protective software
antiwar|Kind of protest
antlers|Racks for a buck
antsiest|Most fidgety
anxiety|Type of attack
anymore|Nowadays
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo, e.g.
aperies|Parodies or silly tricks
apollos|Moon-landing missions
apollos|Numerous moon missions
apostle|Matthew or Simon
apostles|Last Supper attendees
appaloosas|Horses descended from wild mustangs
appendix|Book addendum
appraise|Assess
apricot|Brandy flavor
apricot|Brandy flavor
apropos|Pertinent
aptitude|Inherent ability
aquaria|Sites for small schools
arachnoid|Daddy longlegs, e.g.
archway|Vault opening
arginine|Bitter-tasting amino acid
armadas|Battle groups, at sea
armholes|Vests have two
armoire|Wardrobe cabinet
aroused|Fired up
arouses|Builds a fire under
arrival|Airport event
arroyos|Dry gulches
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenals|Munitions collections
arsenals|Weaponry caches
artisan|Craftsman
artists|Agent's clientele
ashiest|Most pale
aspirator|It sucks
assails|Attacks
assented|Said "Sure!"
assents|Says yes
asserted|Defended, as one's rights
assists|Gives a hand to
assortment|Miscellanea
assuage|Soothe
assumed|Took for granted
asterisk|Star in "M*A*S*H"?
attache|Case for an attorney
attached|Like loving couples, e.g.
attempt|Undertaking
attired|Dressed
audiotape|Garage band's production, once
automats|Restaurants with vending machines
automobile|Hudson or DeSoto, but not Cabot
aviates|Does the Wright thing
avoided|Shunned
backbreaker|Straw, to a camel?
backgammon|Game with a bar in the middle of the board
backlash|Quick, sharp recoil
backlog|Accumulation at the factory
backseat|Kind of driver
badlands|Dakota region
ballasts|Tanker's counterweights
ballerina|Girl at the barre
ballgame|Fenway Park event
baloney|Hogwash
bambino|Nickname for Babe Ruth (with "the")
bandage|First-aid staple
bandits|Bushwhackers
bantams|Small chickens
baptist|Certain evangelical Protestant
barbecue|Family reunion activity, perhaps
barnacles|Clingy critters
barrage|Rapid weapon fire
bartered|Traded sans cash
basilica|Vatican attraction
bassoonist|Certain instrumentalist
bathmat|Toweling-off spot
bathtubs|Cleaning vessels
bazooka|Portable rocket launcher
bearers|Some check payees
bearish|Like some markets
beatnik|'50s nonconformist
beckons|Invites with a wave
bedevil|Torment
bedewed|Like morning grass
bedroll|Cowpoke's sack
beehive|1960s hairdo
beetles|Bugs in a garage
begrudge|Envy
beguile|Charm with flattery
beholds|Witnesses
bellows|Roars
benefit|Charity event
benzoate|Food preservative (with "of soda")
berberis|Genus of shrubs
biopics|True-story films
birdhouses|Cheep joints?
blastoff|One follower?
bleeder|Tank valve
blossoms|Comes into one's own
blotchy|Marred by discolored spots
blueblood|Aristocrat
blueprint|Builder's guide
boatload|Slew
bombshells|Shocking surprises
bonbons|Chocolate treats
boniest|Hardest to eat, as fish
bootlegger|Prohibition figure
bouillon|Clear, seasoned broth
brainiac|Einstein type
bravado|Cocksure display
brazier|Charcoal grill
breakfast|Eat on the go?
breeches|Word with "knee" or "riding"
broilers|Some stove compartments
brokenhearted|Full of sorrow
brother|George, to Jeb
browbeaten|Bullied
brownnoser|Obsequious person
brushoff|Give the cold shoulder to
brutish|Savage
bubblegum|Penny purchase, once
buckaroo|Broncobuster
buckskin|Soft, yellowish suede leather
bullfrog|Jeremiah of song
bullterrier|Breed developed in England
burnsides|Beard types
buttress|Strengthen
cabaret|Liza Minnelli film
caboose|Last car to arrive
cadenza|Passage near the end of a concerto
caesurae|Pauses in verses
cafeteria|High school section
caffeine|Cola ingredient
cairned|Having a stone heap as a landmark
cajoled|Sweet-talked
calendar|You may draw circles on it
calorie|An amount of heat
cameras|They take their best shot
campfires|Marshmallow roasters
cannabis|Pot that is not in the kitchen
canonized|Given sainthood
canteen|Soldier's flask
canters|Easy gaits
canvasback|North American diving duck
canvass|Solicit votes
capitol|Lawmaking locale
capstan|It moves tape through a machine
capybara|Largest living rodent
caraway|Bagel seed
carpenters|(They Long to Be) Close to You duo
cartoon|Pluto might appear in one
carwash|Service station sideline
cashless|Like transactions involving plastic
cassette|It may be ejected
cassette|Walkman insert, once
castanet|Hand clicker
castaway|Gilligan, for one
casuals|Informal clothing
catamaran|Twin-hulled sailboat
catamarans|Dual-hulled boats
cataract|Steep descent of a river
catnaps|Short refreshers
catspaw|Dupe
caviare|Sturgeon eggs (Var.)
cellars|Some wine repositories
cellulose|Chief constituent of all plant tissues
central|Like some air-conditioning
chalets|Swiss houses
chasers|Word with "ambulance" or "beer"
chatterbox|Motormouth
chignon|Back-of-the-head hairstyle
children|Soap title word
chinchilla|Furry South American rodent
chinwagged|Conversed lightly
chloral|___ hydrate ("knockout drops" ingredient)
choirmaster|One responsible for heavenly singing
chooser|Picker
chopsticks|Chinese restaurant option
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
cigaret|Small roll of finely cut tobacco (Var.)
cinemas|Multiplexes
cinnamon|Apple pie seasoning
claimant|Benefits seeker
clampdown|Sudden restriction on an activity
classroom|Teacher's milieu
cleanly|Without a hitch
cleanse|Decontaminate
clearheaded|Lucid
clematis|Ornamental flowering vine
clusters|Close groups of stars
coating|Applying a layer
cockeyed|Off-kilter
codpiece|Flap on medieval breeches
coequal|Having the same standing
cofactor|Contributing component
coffeepots|They're more effective when warmed up
coincide|Concur
coliseum|Amphitheater
colonels|Mustard and Sanders
colonnade|Feature of ancient Greek architecture
coloraturas|Some lyric sopranos
colorful|Interesting and exciting
columns|Newspaper features
commandment|One of a noted ten
comrade|Communist cohort
conductor|Mehta or Toscanini, e.g.
congaing|Tripping the light fantastic, in a way
conjured|Called forth
construe|Interpret
contented|Satisfied
contests|Competitions
contrast|TV adjustment
cooling|Like a pie on a sill
coopted|Added, as a fellow member
copperhead|American pit viper
copperhead|Dangerous snake
corkscrew|Fine wine opener
corncob|Frosty's pipe material
cornpone|Southern favorite
corpses|Nonspeaking "CSI" roles
costars|Film lovers, typically
cottage|Hansel and Gretel setting
cougars|Rocky Mountain predators
courtesy|Type of call
cowslips|Bovine errors?
creases|Paper-airplane folds
creeper|Climbing plant
crooners|Crosby and Vallee, e.g.
croquet|Lawn game
crossways|Diagonally
curator|Museum head
curtness|Brevity
cutoffs|Shortened jeans
cypress|Louisiana's state tree (with "bald")
dalmatian|Disney critter
darkest|Least lit
dashboard|Driver's panel
dashboard|Part of an automobile interior
dashers|100-meter runners, e.g.
database|Information repository
datable|Single and available
datable|Singles, compared to married people
daycare|Working mom's aid
daycare|Working mom's aid
daydreamer|Woolgatherer
deadbeat|Human sponge
dealers|From whom buyers buy
dearest|Most precious
decameter|Metric length
decanter|Port vessel
deflated|Flat
deflations|Erosions of soil
dejected|Blue
deletes|Erases
delights|Pleases greatly
demented|Mad
democrat|Donkey follower
deniable|Open to dispute
denials|Some political responses
denotes|What de stenographer takes?
deplore|Really regret
depository|Storage site
derogated|Minimized
derriere|Backside
descent|Plane maneuver
desolate|Abandoned
despair|Heartache
despair|Lose heart
detective|DICK
diagonal|Like a northeast-to-southwest line
diamondback|Large rattlesnake variety
diereses|Umlauts' kin (Var.)
dieters|They're happy to lose
dilaters|Some eyedrops
dilemma|Problematic situation
diorite|Crystalline igneous rock
disable|Knock out of commission
discard|Chuck
disciplinarians|They demand exact conformity to rules
disgruntled|End of the farmer's question
disgust|Strong revulsion
disgusts|Turns one's stomach
dislocate|Bad thing to do to a shoulder
dispels|Clears up, as rumors
disperse|Scatter, as a crowd
disprove|Refute
distempered|Deranged
divider|Partition
doeskins|Some very soft gloves
domestic|Housekeeper, e.g.
donation|Act of philanthropy
donnybrook|Brawl
doubleheader|Two games for the price of one
downhearted|Low-spirited
dramatist|Playwright
drawbar|Tractor hitch
driller|One hoping for a strike
drillmaster|Person who barks?
driveway|Off-street parking area
dustpan|Household tool
dynamic|Energetic or high-powered
dynasty|Shang or Xia
eagerness|Prompt willingness
eaglets|Some are small and golden
earfuls|Reprimands
earmuffs|Protectors in cold weather
earnest|From the heart
earpiece|Phone part
earshot|Hearing distance
easterly|Like some trade winds
eastward|From Colorado to Kansas
echidna|Egg-laying mammal
educate|Put through school
eeriest|Most inexplicable
eggbeaters|They might whip something up in the kitchen
egomania|Conceit and then some
eighths|Octaves
elapsed|Passed by
elapses|Slips by
elastics|Rubber bands
elbowroom|Operating space
elector|College member of a sort
elegist|Writer of sad poems
elegist|Writer of sad poems
element|Component
element|Sodium or chlorine, e.g.
elements|Constituents
elevate|Improve spiritually
elevates|Boosts
elevator|One way to reach new heights
elevator|Way to get to the top, perhaps
elitism|Snob's doctrine
emanated|Came forth
emanates|Springs (from)
emanating|Coming forth
embalmers|They use preservatives
embattle|Prepare to fight
emeralds|Colombian gemstones
emeralds|May stones
emigres|Political refugees
employee|One getting bossed around
employee|One on the payroll
employers|Job providers
emporium|Variety store
empower|Authorize
enabler|User's helper
enables|Facilitates
enamored|Smitten
encased|Boxed
enchant|Captivate
enclose|Corral
endeared|Made lovable
endears|Makes lovable
endemic|Indigenous
endures|Survives
energies|Nuclear and solar, e.g.
engorge|Eat too much
engrafts|Implants
engraves|Impresses, in a way
enlivens|Spices up
enneads|Groups of nine
ennoble|Bring dignity to
enormity|Vastness of size
enrolls|Joins up
entente|International understanding
entered|Became a contestant
entered|Typed in
enthuse|Become fervid
enthuse|Make someone bubble over
enthuse|Make zealous
enthuse|Make zealous
enthuse|Psych up
entitle|Give the right to
entitles|Gives grounds for
entitles|Gives the right to
epicenes|Common-gender pronouns
epidemic|Rampant
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
episode|TV installment
epitaph|It's set in stone
epitome|Paradigm
eponyms|People after whom things are named
eponyms|Words derived from people's names
equerry|Tender of the prince's horses
erasure|Acknowledgment of error?
errands|Some to-do list items
erratum|Printed mistake
erupting|Like an active volcano
escalate|Grow more intense
escapees|Successful jailbreak participants
escapes|Breaks out
espouses|Champions
essayed|Gave it the old college try?
essayed|Gave it the old college try?
essayed|Gave it the old college try?
essence|Perfume ingredient
essences|Perfumes
esteemed|My-colleagues link
esteems|Appreciates
esthete|Art lover (Var.)
estimate|Educated guess
estimate|Give a ballpark figure
ethereal|Heavenly
ethical|Aboveboard
eulogies|Deliveries for the departed
evasion|Tax crime
evasions|Devious answers
eventual|Happening at some future time
everyone|You, me and the whole gang
everything|End of a buyer's quip
exertion|Elbow grease
exhaust|Tire out
exorcise|Cast out
exorcist|Horror classic (with "The")
expressway|Turnpike
eyeball|Scope out
eyeballs|Looks over
eyebeam|Power of Cyclops the X-Man
eyeopeners|Alarm clocks and strong drinks
eyesore|Dilapidated building, e.g.
eyewear|Spectacles, e.g.
eyewitness|Whodunit interrogatee
facials|Some salon treatments
factual|True
fairies|Pixies
famously|In a renowned manner
fantasia|1940 Disney classic
fantasm|Archaic apparition
farrago|Motley mix
fastest|Cheetah, compared to other animals
fastidious|Detail-oriented
fedoras|Felt hats
feedlot|Ranch area
feverish|At 102 degrees, e.g.
fibulae|Leg bones
filmdom|Silver screen world
finesse|Savoir-faire
finesse|Skill plus delicacy
firecracker|Celebration noisemaker
flamenco|Vigorous dance
flatbed|Truck used for hauling
flatcar|Freight train component
flatland|Level region
flywheels|Parts of some engines
footfault|Serving blunder
footsie|It's played under the table
forearm|A radius is part of it
foreign|Like some affairs
forensic|Kind of medicine
forestry|Ranger's concern
foretop|Part of a horse's mane
forgave|Pardoned
formative|Developmental (as years)
freewill|Discretion to choose
freewill|Discretion to choose
freshly|Anew
friendly|Amicable
frontward|Facing the bow, e.g.
fruitcake|Traditional Christmas gift
funnels|Some kitchen utensils
fusillade|Rapid discharge of firearms
gadabout|Social butterfly
gadzooks|Zounds!
gallantry|Medal of Honor's recognition
galleon|Large 15th-century sailing vessel
gardenia|White-flowered shrub
garments|Parts of an ensemble
gatepost|Fence part
gauntlet|Metal glove
generic|Not a brand name
gestation|When an embryo develops
glacial|Like ice sheets and bergs
glacier|Moving mass of ice
glitchy|Like a not-quite-ready computer program
glittery|Like a dress covered in sequins
godchild|Little one you sponsor
godsend|Timely benefit
googols|Unfathomably large numbers
gossamer|Floating cobweb
goulash|Hungarian meat stew
grapevine|Rumor conduit
grasshopper|Aesop's loafer
grasshopper|Certain insect
greasier|Less appetizing, in a way
greatest|Word in Ali's boast
greenback|Legal-tender bill
greener|Less experienced
greener|Like grass on the other side
greeted|Said hello to
gridiron|Football field
grinned|Said "Cheese!"
groaned|Reacted to a pun
grownup|Mature, presumably
guidable|Like some missiles
gunshot|Report from a barrel
hairpins|Tress holders
halogen|Element in some lamps
hammerhead|Threat at sea
handsaws|Some carpentry tools
handshake|Deal sealer
hardware|Nuts and bolts, e.g.
harebrained|Like some schemes
haulers|18-wheelers, essentially
headache|Nuisance
headband|Stretchy athletic item
headwaiter|Restaurant big shot
headwater|Source of a river
heartache|Lovelorn doctor's diagnosis?
heathen|Nonbeliever
heathen|Uncivilized sort
hectare|10,000 square meters
henhouses|Places for poultry
henpecks|Browbeats
heretic|Excommunication candidate
heretic|Luther was one
heroines|Women of distinction
hideous|Repulsive
hieroglyphic|Type of writing
highlight|Sports show feature
highrise|Type of apartment building
highway|It can be divided for miles and miles
hijacker|One taking a plane?
hippodrome|Stadium for horse shows
hipsters|Hepcats
hitters|Hurler's foes
hoarser|More throaty
hodgepodge|Mishmash
hoisted|Moved with a davit
homelier|Less attractive
homespun|Rustic
homesteads|Farms
honestly|To tell the truth ...
honeycomb|Mass of cells
hoopskirt|Woman's garment of yore
hoopster|NBA player, in slang
horizontal|Flat
hothead|Impetuous one
hourglass|Early timepiece
huddled|Nestled together
humdrum|Boring
hydrant|Water source
iceberg|Romaine alternative
icebreaker|It gets the party going
icehouse|Cold storage
ideated|Used one's imagination
identical|Indistinguishable
illicit|Not permitted
imitate|Follow in the footsteps of
imitates|Acts like
imminent|About to happen
imposed|Gate-crashed, e.g.
imprison|Put away, in a way
inchworms|Certain caterpillars
incidence|Rate of occurrence
inducement|Motivator
inertly|In a sluggish way
inferred|Concluded from evidence
inherit|Receive by will
initiate|Begin
initiate|Kick off
inkblot|Rorschach test component
inkstand|Calligrapher's convenience
inmates|Joint tenants?
insanity|Psychopathy, e.g.
insipid|Lacking taste
insists|Won't take "no" for an answer
insoles|Foot comforters
intense|Acute
intense|Like some gazes
interact|Work together
interest|It can be simple or compound
interoffice|Like some memos
interpret|Translate
intoners|Monks, at times
inundate|Deluge
irksome|Annoying
irksome|Annoying
ironies|Literary incongruities
irrational|Not reasonable
irritate|Annoy
isotopes|Atoms with the same number of protons
jackknife|Fancy dive
jackscrew|Heavy-lifting machine
jeopardy|Merv Griffin creation
jezebel|Shameless hussy
karaoke|Bar attraction
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
kerchief|Bandanna
kettledrums|They take a beating
keyholes|Peepers' places
kingdom|Regal realm
kingfisher|Larry and Carrie's favorite bird?
kingpin|Cartel leader
knapsacks|Hikers' burdens
knesset|It has 120 seats in Israel
knickknacks|Trinkets
knockdowns|Exciting ring events
knuckle|Part of a fist
kremlin|Cold War headquarters
lacerates|Tears
lackeys|Servile followers
lackluster|Flat
lashing|Flagellation
lateness|Procrastination's result, sometimes
lathered|Worked the Dial?
latrines|Places people go to go on base
launchpads|NASA structures
leadership|Management skill
leerier|More suspicious
leftover|Lunch item, sometimes
legends|Popularly accepted tales
legible|Like good penmanship
leister|Fish catcher with prongs
lenient|Unlike a martinet
lessons|Units of instruction
lettered|Played on the varsity, e.g.
lettered|Received a varsity award
lettuce|BLT ingredient
lexicon|Specialized vocabulary list
lighthouse|Seafarer's beacon
lineage|Genealogy
listened|Got an earful
literate|Well-read
livelier|More bubbly
lobsters|Fisherman's Wharf purchases
locksmith|Barber?
logarithm|Slide rule's basis
longest|Most enduring
looking|Seeking dates
lothario|Ladies' man
lottery|Millionaire producer
loudest|Most stentorian
lowercase|Like "g"
lucerne|Swiss tourist center
lumberjack|Fella that fells
lushest|Most verdant
lyricist|Lorenz Hart, for one
madhouse|Hectic place
madrases|Light, patterned cotton cloths
maestri|Toscanini and Iturbi, for two
maestri|Toscanini et al.
magenta|Purplish red
maharajah|Indian ruler, once
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
mahjong|Chinese tile game
mailmen|Some post office workers
mainframe|Desktop's big brother
mainland|The lower 48, to a Hawaiian
mainspring|Watch's center
mainstay|Bulwark
maladies|Doctor's concerns
malaise|A feeling of discomfort
manager|Dugout figure
manhunts|Some intense searches
maniacal|Wildly insane
marbles|Kid's collection
marmoset|Certain small monkey
mashers|Flirts not in skirts
matador|Fighter in a ring
matador|One who accepts charges
matchmaker|Fiddler on the Roof character
matinee|Theatergoer's choice
matters|Counts
mayoral|Like certain elections
measles|Discovery made by a spot check?
meatman|Butcher
medical|Insurance type
medicare|Government health program
meeting|Gathering
megabucks|Big money
memento|Vacationer's purchase
merchant|Shopkeeper
microbe|Disease cause
microbe|Tiny organism
microscopic|Nearly invisible
microwaves|Kitchen contrivances
milestone|Significant event
militia|Word in the Second Amendment
militias|Emergency armed forces
minesweeper|Certain marine vessel
minuscule|Tiny
minuteman|Redcoat's foe
mirrors|Reflects
misappropriated|Embezzled
mishmash|Hodgepodge
mistletoe|Traditional icebreaker
moccasin|Casual shoe
mollycoddle|Pampered darling
monocle|Accessory for the Penguin
monocle|Prop for Mr. Peanut
moochers|Leeches
moonshiner|Revenuer's quarry
morales|La Bamba actor Esai
morally|One way to be reprehensible
morsels|Tasty tidbits
mortise|Joint groove
mortise|Recess for a joint
mosaics|Designs of colored glass
mousses|Some creamy desserts
mouthwatering|Very appetizing
mozzarella|Rubbery cheese
mozzarella|Rubbery cheese
multiracial|Diverse
mustard|Certain spread
mystics|Occult believers
nailbiters|Like games that go into overtime
napoleon|Flaky pastry
narrated|Told a story
narrative|Account
nascent|Beginning to grow
naturals|Seven and eleven, in Vegas
naysayer|Chronic pessimist
neatened|Made orderly
neatest|Least sloppy
neatness|Felix Unger's trait
neatness|It sometimes counts in homework
needles|Sewers have them
needless|Uncalled for
needless|Uncalled for
nemeses|Usually unbeatable rivals
nemesis|Arch enemy
neonatal|Concerning newborns
neonate|One in an incubator, perhaps
nestling|Cuddling
nickelodeon|Jukebox forerunner
nineteen|Impossible cribbage hand
nonpareil|Unrivaled
nonsense|Tommyrot!
nonsense|Twaddle
nosebag|Portable horse feeder
nosegays|Posies
nostalgia|Fondness for the past
nostrils|They sometimes flare
notates|Puts on the staff?
notepad|Reporter's tote
novocaine|Dentist's supply
numbers|More of the question with a calling
nurtures|Brings up
nurtures|Brings up
oatcake|Brittle pancake
obscene|Bluer than blue
obscure|Not well-known
obstacle|Kind of course
obstruct|Block
occasion|Wedding or birthday, e.g.
oceanic|Sea-dwelling
oculists|Eye doctors
odometer|Counter in a car
offenses|Transgressions
offstage|Behind the scenes
ointment|Emollient
oldstyle|Type with little contrast between light and heavy strokes
omelette|Folded dish (Var.)
omitted|Left out
onetime|Former
opaline|Iridescent
openmouthed|Visibly awestruck
openness|Candor
operate|Be a cutup?
operatic|Like some powerful voices
operetta|Comic musical work
optical|Type of illusion
optimism|Inclination to see the glass half full
options|Alternatives
oration|Public speech
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
ordinal|Like first and second
organism|Living thing
oriental|Avenue in Monopoly
orientate|Get one's bearings
ostiary|Doorkeeper
ousting|Giving the boot
outfielder|Fly catcher
outgrown|Gotten too big for
ovarian|Of a reproductive organ
overact|Play to the gallery
overdose|Four pills instead of the recommended two
overpass|Highway crosser
pacific|Largest ocean
packsaddle|Beast's burden, sometimes
paleness|Wan quality
palooka|Big ape
panache|Flair
panatela|Cigar option
pandemic|Widespread epidemic
panhandler|Beggar
papered|Covered a wall, in a way
parable|Story with a moral
parabola|Mathematical curve
parapet|Low wall
parmesan|Hard, dry Italian cheese
particle|Proton or electron
partner|One may be silent
passover|Fail to consider
patches|Pirates' eyepieces
paternoster|Lord's Prayer
patient|Like good waiters
patriotic|Feeling love for one's country
patterns|Paisley and plaid, e.g.
pavement|It's right off Pennsylvania Avenue
pavlova|Russian ballerina Anna
pawnbroker|Seller of small chess pieces?
payloads|Spacecrafts' goods
peacock|Bird with iridescent feathers
peafowl|Large pheasant
pedestal|Place for an idol
peeling|Sunburn aftermath
pelican|Bird in a John Grisham title
penetrating|Piercing
pennames|Artistic aliases
pennames|Mark Twain and Saki
pennies|Small change
peppery|Hot and pungent
perceives|Becomes aware of
perchance|Maybe, of old
perfidy|Treachery
perhaps|Could be
periodontal|Relating to a branch of dentistry
perishables|Some refrigerator contents
persons|Individuals
pesetas|Money in Madrid, once
pesetas|Old Spanish coins
petition|Reason to gather signatures
pickpocket|Handy place for a thieving guitarist?
pilaster|Rectangular column
pileups|Multicar accidents
pilgrim|Myles Standish, e.g.
pillage|Sack
pillowcase|Toddler's ghost costume
pilsners|Some light beers
pimiento|Olive stuffer
pinafores|Apronlike garments
pinhole|Tiny opening
pinnace|Light sailing ship
piroshki|Small turnover
pitapat|Rain-on-the-roof sound
pitchforks|Hurl tableware?
placebos|Inert medications
placebos|Sugar pills, e.g.
planetaria|Places to see stars
planets|Rotating bodies
plaster|Fresco backing
plastic|Cash alternative
plaudit|Expression of praise
plausible|Not out of the question
playbook|Coach's reference
playpen|Tot spot
playroom|Day care center feature
pleaded|Implored
pleasantry|An agreeable remark
pledged|Crossed one's heart
poisoned|Like some arrows or pens
poisonous|Like some snakes
polecats|Stripe-backed stinkers
polygon|Figure bounded by straight sides
polymer|Plastic, for one
ponchos|Rain gear
poorest|Most destitute
population|Census statistic
porthole|It provides an ocean view
positive|Absolutely certain
possess|Do demons' work
posters|Campaign paraphernalia
potbelly|Unwanted overhang
poundage|Weight charge
prandial|Relating to a meal
prayers|Mass communications?
predatory|Preying upon other organisms
predict|Prognosticate
premiere|Red-carpet event
prepaid|Like many magazine subscriptions
prepare|Make, as dinner
prepays|Ponies up in advance
presence|Demeanor
presides|Wields the gavel
prestidigitator|Quick hands artist
presumes|Takes for granted
pretext|Stalking-horse
prevailed|Won out
princes|William and Harry, e.g.
printer|Computer adjunct
privileges|Prerogatives
profess|Affirm openly
profess|Affirm openly
proforma|Hypothetical, as financial statements
project|A planned undertaking
prophet|Ezekiel, e.g.
prorate|Assess proportionally
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
protester|Member of the mob?
protons|Positively charged subatomic particles
protractor|Angle measurer
provoke|Irritate
psychic|Blessed with ESP
pulpwood|Paper-to-be
punster|Witty word whiz
purists|Strict rule-observers
purpleheart|Combat award
pursing|Puckering, as lips
pussycat|Feline in a Tom Jones song
puzzlement|Perplexity
quarterly|Like some reports
quicklime|Plaster ingredient
quicksand|Intelligent beach material?
raconteur|Deft storyteller
radarscope|It may be covered with blips
radiuses|Circle segments (Var.)
rafters|Some river travelers
raindrops|Parts of a shower
rainwear|Galoshes, slickers, etc.
rampage|Destructive episode
rashers|Bacon portions
rations|Foot soldier's food
rattletrap|Jalopy
reaches|Attains
readied|Prepared
reagent|Litmus paper, for one
reassesses|Appraises anew
rebuttal|Debate feature
recherche|Exquisite
recited|Said word for word
recruits|New faces on bases
rectangle|Geometric shape
recycle|Be green, in a way
redeploy|Distribute troops anew
redhead|Carrot top
reengage|Involve again
reentry|Point in a space shuttle's trip
refueled|Topped off the tank
refusal|Denial
regaled|Entertained
rehabilitate|Help to readapt
rehearsal|Wedding run-through
rehearse|Prepare for a play
rehearses|Gets ready for the performance
relapse|Backslide
related|On the same family tree
relined|Like some old coats or cabinets
reliving|Experiencing again
remarkable|Extraordinary
remarked|Mentioned
remembrances|Memorials
remodel|Modernize
remotely|To just a slight degree
reneges|Goes back on
renters|They pay a flat rate
repaint|Put on another coat?
repapered|Changed the decor, in a way
repealer|Rescinder
repealing|Undoing, as an act
replace|Supplant
reporter|Wire service employee
reporter|Woodward or Bernstein, e.g.
repulse|Beat back
rescuer|Knight in shining armor
research|Investigate thoroughly
residence|Place to call home
resolve|Clear up
resolve|Deal with conclusively
resonant|Reverberating
resorts|They might have springs
respect|Song title spelled out in its lyrics
respite|Break
respond|Answer
restless|Antsy
restock|Replenish
restorer|One working on antiques, perhaps
restrict|Limit
restroom|Number one place?
resurface|Pave over
retailed|Sold by stores
retests|Checks to make doubly sure
reticent|Not inclined to speak
retiree|Many a Floridian
retreads|Cheap tires
retrieved|Emulated a well-trained dog
revealed|Divulged
revenged|Paid back, action-hero style
reverie|It might end with a start
reversal|Change of mind
revilers|Name-callers
revolve|What some doors do
ricketier|More inclined to shake
ripened|Became ready to pick
ripoffs|Exploitative situations
riposte|Comeback
riverboat|Inland craft
rocketry|Certain engineering science
rodents|Hamelin's bane
roister|Revel wildly
roofers|They spread shingles?
rooftop|Helipad site, at times
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
roosters|Farm alarms
rootlet|Small underground water carrier
rosebay|Rhododendron
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rotated|Took turns
roughrider|BUCK is a ...
roundtable|Merlin's furnishing
roundups|Ranch activities
rousseau|Emile author
rulings|Official opinions
ryegrass|Warm-weather winter lawn greenery
saddens|Deflates
sadists|Followers of the Marquis
safaris|Trips with a gnu look
sagebrush|Intelligent grooming tool?
sagebrush|Western shrub
saguaros|Flowering cacti
sailing|On a clipper
salamis|Pizzeria supplies
salesmen|Certain vendors
salmagundi|Varied collection
saloons|Old West gathering spots
salutes|Parts of a general reception?
salvager|Shipwreck retriever
samurai|Member of the warrior class of old Japan
sandalwood|Tree with fragrant oil
sandlot|Diamond in the rough?
sandpiper|Small wading bird
sanguine|Cheerfully optimistic
sappier|More maudlin
sapsucker|Certain woodpecker
sassiest|Most insolent
satanic|Like Rushdie's "Verses"
satanic|Rushdie title adjective
savannah|City captured by Sherman
savoring|Relishing
scalier|More covered, as fish and reptiles
scandia|Ancient name for a region of northern Europe
scarecrows|They're out standing in their fields?
schemed|Connived
schnaps|Hollands (Var.)
scissor|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
scofflaw|Fine skipper
scooted|Went hastily
scooted|Went hastily
scowler|One frowning with displeasure
screened|Blocked from view
screens|Movie theater needs
scrutiny|Close inspection
scuppers|Drains on deck
seacoast|Popular settings for paintings
seafarer|Old salt
seances|Medium meetings
seances|Occasions for holding hands
searched|Looked high and low
seascape|Shore scene
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seasonal|At some times of the year
seawall|Hurricane protection
seaweed|Agar source
secedes|Withdraws from an organization
secondhand|Used
secrete|Do a gland's job
sedated|Under, at the hospital
sediment|Bank deposit?
seeders|Sowing machines
seeress|Prophetic figure
seethed|Was enraged
sellers|Inspector Clouseau's portrayer
semiannual|Due every six months
seminary|Minister's school
senates|Law-making bodies
senator|Roman official
senator|Six-year term politician
senator|Word with "you're no Jack Kennedy"
sendups|Saturday Night Live specialties
senorita|Managua miss
sensors|Security system components
sensors|They feel for you
sentence|It could be several years
sentences|Life and death, for two
sentinel|Watchtower guard
separate|Divide
seraglio|Harem
serenade|Sing to a lover, e.g.
serenade|Suitor's song
serenade|Woo musically
sergeant|A noncom rank
serials|Some TV fare
sermons|Addresses for churches
serology|Blood bank science
servers|Waiters
sestets|Octave followers, in sonnets
settees|Medium-sized sofas
setters|Some dog-show entrants
settles|Compromises
settles|Doesn't get everything one wants
severest|Gravest
sewerage|It's wasteful to Ed Norton?
shadowbox|Fight a phantom
shapeup|Avoid shipping out?
sharpshooter|Intelligent carnival game player?
sharpshooters|SWAT team specialists
shatters|Goes to pieces?
sheerness|Transparent quality
shellfish|Cause of some allergic reactions
sheriff|Man with a star
shoebox|Place for loafers
shoelace|It goes over the tongue
shooter|Person with the dice, in craps
shortcake|Diminutive dessert?
shortstop|Quick coffee break?
showplace|Beautiful building
shrapnel|Artillery fragments
shutterbug|One who has no trouble developing?
siamese|Like Chang and Eng
sidearm|Pistol or saber
sidewalks|Cafe locales, often
sierras|Craggy ranges
signpost|Directional aid
similar|Alike
simulcast|It's carried by radio and TV
sinfonietta|Short symphony
singalong|Musical gathering
singers|Experts with numbers?
sinners|They fall from grace
sissies|Tomboys' counterparts
sisterhood|Sorority
skaters|Hamill and Hamilton, once
slanderous|Defamatory
slashes|Discounts considerably
slashing|Cutting, as prices
sleeves|They're shorter in summer
sleeves|Vest's lack
sleight|Dexterity, as of hand
slender|Svelte
sleuths|Case workers
sliding|Like many doors
slighted|Ignored intentionally
slingshot|Y-shaped weapon
slipshod|Haphazard
slipway|Sloping structure for ship-building
slogans|Advertisers' output
sloshed|Pie-eyed
slothful|Far from industrious
sluggish|Inert
slumbered|Logged Z's
smallpox|Eradicated disease
smashup|Freeway mishap
smelter|Place for refining metal
smeltery|Place of refinement
smidgens|Small bits
smooths|Removes the wrinkles from
smothers|Takes one's breath away?
snacked|Raided the fridge
snagged|Acquired by acting quickly
snapdragon|Showy annual
snapshot|Tourist's proof
sneered|Smiled scornfully
sneezes|They bring blessings
sniffles|Cold symptom
snoring|Dormitory din
softies|Excessively sentimental ones
soirees|Social gatherings
solaced|Comforted
solders|Fastens metals together
solidly|As an undiversified whole
sometime|At any hour
sometime|When procrastinators get around to it
sorcerer|Wand waver
sorcery|Merlin's forte
sorrier|More apologetic
sources|Newshound's need
spandex|It stretches at the gym
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
sparest|Least lavish
speakeasy|Prohibition establishment
speaker|Position in the House
specimens|Scientific samples
speckle|Small spot
spectrum|Range
speedier|More likely to finish first
speedway|Certain racetrack
spellbinder|Big hit on the lecture circuit
spelled|Participated in a bee
spiders|Web masters
spiegel|Mail-order catalog name
spigots|Samovar parts
spinach|One of the eight vegetables in V8
spinoff|Frasier, to "Cheers"
spinoffs|Second-generation shows
spirited|Full of energy
spirits|Gin and rum
spitball|Classroom missile
spitting|Aftermath of chewing tobacco
splinter|It might get under your skin
spontoon|Infantry officer's half-pike
spoonerism|Let me sew you to your sheet, e.g.
sprayer|Hose nozzle, e.g.
sprayer|Painter's tool
springboard|From whence to take a dive
stadium|Yankee, for one
stalest|Most passe
stalled|Came to a standstill
standees|Passengers without seats
standout|Conspicuous one
standout|Distinguish oneself
standpat|Hold one's ground
starboard|Boat's right side
starless|Black, as the night sky
startler|One full of surprises, e.g.
stately|Like a mansion
stateroom|Cruise quarters
stateside|Home, to Yanks abroad
stations|Boarding locales
statists|Proponents of powerful government
stature|Lincolnesque feature
staunch|Fiercely loyal
staying|Kind of power
steamrollers|They make pancakes?
steepen|Become more declivitous
steeples|Church toppers
steering|Driver's job
stellas|Kowalski, et al.
stentorian|Boomingly loud
stereos|Home-entertainment components
sterner|More uncompromising
steroid|Androgen, e.g.
steward|In-flight attendant
steward|Waitstaff overseer
stiffen|Exhibit fright, in a way
stigmas|Marks of shame
stigmas|Reputational blots
stoking|Feeding, as a fire
stonefish|It resembles a rock in the water
stooges|Howard, Howard and Fine
stoolie|Snitch
storage|Attic function
straight|Flat
strained|Like a baby's peas
stranded|Left alone
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strange|Doctor of Marvel Comics
strategy|Plan of attack
stratus|Low gray cloud
stressed|Ready for a vacation
stressful|Causing anxiety
stridency|Shrillness
striking|Stunning
stroller|First wheels, often
stunner|Major upset
sturdiest|Most strongly built
stylers|Bun makers?
stylists|Hairdressers
stylists|Some beauty parlor employees
styluses|Needles
styrofoam|Inedible peanuts
submarine|Deli sandwich
suctions|What a vacuum cleaner does
sugarcane|Big crop in Hawaii
suitors|Court figures?
sulfates|Gypsum and aluminite, for two
summerhouse|Gazebo
sunbather|Basking layabout
sunbathers|Some are nude
sunglasses|Basker's buy
superglue|Powerful adhesive
supernal|Coming from on high
surfboard|Wave rider
surfboard|Wave rider
surname|Family tree entry
surprise|Word yelled at some parties
swaying|Swinging from side to side
sweeten|Add, as to the pot
swimsuit|Beach attire
sycophant|Lackey
synapse|Nerve impulse transmission site
synopsis|Compact summary
systems|Buddy and binary
tabletop|Makeshift desk
tactless|Inconsiderate
tadpoles|Froglets
takeoff|Start of a plane trip
talented|Gifted
talents|Abilities
talisman|Amulet
tamales|Hot treat south of the border
tangent|Trigonometry ratio
tankards|Ale holders
tantara|Trumpet blare
tapioca|Pudding flavor
tarantulas|Large hairy spiders
tarpons|Some Florida game fish
tarsals|Ankle bones
tartare|Steak style
tattered|In shreds
tattersall|Pattern on horse blankets
tattoos|Results of getting needled?
teacart|Server's trolley
tearaway|Remove reluctantly
teletype|Old communication device
televise|Put on the air
telluride|Film-fest town
tenable|Defensible
tenures|Lengths of service
teriyaki|Japanese dish
termite|It can eat you out of house and home
testudo|Roman siege device
tethers|Equine restraints
tetrads|Double duos
textiles|Industrial category
thanatos|Greek personification of death
thermometer|It's used in oral exams
thimble|Needle prick protection
thirdly|After a couple
threaded|Laced
tiebreaker|It settles the score
tightens|Uses a wrench
timeworn|Like an old wristwatch?
timpani|Percussionist's set
tinsmiths|Certain metal workers
tiptoed|Walked quietly
tireless|Indefatigable
tiresome|Bor-r-r-ring
tobacco|Jamestown crop
toboggan|Winter transport
tocsins|Alarm bells
tomahawk|Native American weapon
tomatoes|Pico de gallo ingredient
tomfoolery|Horseplay
toolshed|Digs for a pick and shovel?
toothpaste|Dentifrice
topless|Like open convertibles
topmost|Highest of all
topnotch|Primo
topples|Overthrows
topsails|Some types of schooners
toreador|Bullfighter
tortoiseshell|Mottled material
toupees|Rugs
townsmen|People from the same place as you
toyshop|North Pole work place
traipse|Gallivant
translate|Interpret
transoms|Windows over doors
transport|Convey
travesties|Mockeries
trestles|Bridge supports
tribune|Chicago newspaper
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings movies, e.g.
trimaran|Fast sailboat
trimmed|Neat, as a beard
tripods|Surveyors' supports
trireme|Ancient Greek galley
triumphs|Wins
troopers|Some police personnel
trousers|Fancy pants?
trousseau|Bride's outfit
tsunami|Dangerous wave
tubeless|Like some tires
tungsten|Atomic number 74
tweaked|Made some small changes to
twilight|Evenfall
twisted|Distorted
ulterior|Like some motives
ultimate|Like some authorities
ultrared|Part of the invisible spectrum, informally
ultraviolet|Kind of radiation or light
unassigned|Not designated
unaware|Out of the loop
uncrate|Open, as shipped goods
underarm|It may be sprayed daily
underdone|Needing more time in the oven
underfed|Half-starved
understeer|Automotive handling problem
undoubtedly|Certainly
unleash|Allow to run free, as a dog
unplowed|Like potential farmland
unsavory|Distasteful
unscented|Odorless
unstable|Like nitroglycerin
unstops|Clears, as clogs
unstops|Opens up, as a drain
unsuccessful|Not achieving
untwine|Disentangle
untwist|Loosen, as a cap
updraft|It gives hang gliders a lift
uplifted|Raised the spirits
upsetter|Hot sauce, to some stomachs
upsilon|20th Greek letter
upstate|Part of New York
useless|Ineffectual
usually|As a rule
utensil|Part of a place setting
utensil|Part of a place setting
utopian|Like a perfect world
validate|Confirm, as identification
vandyke|Beard named for a Flemish artist
vaseline|Certain jelly substance
vertebra|Bone in a column
vestibule|Reception room
vestige|Remnant
vestige|Remnant
viceroy|Sovereign's deputy
victorias|Secret front?
vigilante|One who doesn't wait for the police
vintage|Wine label information
violence|Concern of some media watchdogs
violets|They're blue, in rhyme
vitrine|Glass-paneled cabinet
voicemail|You may be on the line when it's left
wahines|Many hula dancers
walkout|Strike preceder, sometimes
warblers|Singing birds
warlord|Commander exercising civil power
warmhearted|Generous and caring
warmhearted|Kind and caring
warranted|Justified
washers|Leak preventers
wateriest|Wettest
waterway|Sea lane
wattage|Power supply
webpages|Surfing locales
weekender|Small suitcase
wellspring|Abundant source
westerly|Like some winds
whirlybird|Flying machine
whisker|Narrow margin
whistle|One thing to blow
whitecap|Big wave
windbag|Blowhard
wintergreen|Lozenge flavor
wisecracks|What to expect from comedians
wombats|Aussie marsupials
woodpecker|Woody, e.g.
woodsman|Red Riding Hood's hero
worsteds|Fine woolen yarns
wrapping|Participating in a December chore
wriggles|Writhes
yardmen|Railroad workers
yardstick|Comparison standard
yearend|Dec. 31, e.g.
yearlings|Young horses
zoophobia|Fear of all things animal
abandon|Desert
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abashes|Embarrasses
abcoulomb|Unit of electrical charge
abdomen|Breadbasket, so to speak
abetted|Assisted in a bad way
abetted|Helped in holding up
abeyance|State of limbo
abracadabra|Magical phrase
abscess|Dental problem
absence|It makes the heart grow fonder
abysmal|Really bad
acacias|Yellow-flowered shrubs
accedes|Says yes
accident|Fender bender, e.g.
accurate|Right on the nose
accuser|One pointing a finger
acerbic|Bitterly harsh
acetates|Some synthetic fabrics
achieves|Makes it to the top
acoustic|Guitar with no plug
acreage|Estate extent
acrobat|Aerial artist
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil entertainer
actress|Female player
adamant|Utterly unyielding
adapter|Voltage converter
addendum|Book appendix
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adorable|Cute as a button
aeolian|Of the wind (Var.)
aerials|Rabbit ears, e.g.
aftermaths|Consequences
against|Opposed to
ageists|Those seeking junior partners?
agelong|Everlasting
agelong|Lasting quite a while
aggrieves|Treats unjustly
agitate|Stir up
agitated|Worked-up
agnostic|Deity doubter
aground|Bad way to run a ship
aground|Beached, as a ship
airdrops|Delivers via parachute
airhead|Dunce
airholes|Vents
airless|Like a vacuum or the moon
airline|American or Delta
airliner|People can get quite high on it
airmails|Sends via plane
airwave|Broadcasting unit?
alamode|Apple pie order
alerted|Cautioned
aliases|Fake handles
allegory|Symbolic story
allergy|Reason for a rash response?
almanac|Annual book of facts
almanac|Fact-filled reference
almonds|Some candy-bar ingredients
already|All right ___!
alright|OK
altruism|Charitable one's quality
amaretto|Liqueur choice
amassed|Built up, as a fortune
amateur|Unpaid performer
ambassador|Envoy's superior
amendment|Constitution addendum
amiable|Easy to get along with
amorally|In a nonvirtuous way
amoroso|Sweetened Spanish sherry
anaerobic|Living in the absence of air
anatomy|Gray's area?
angered|Caused choler
angular|Lean and bony
animate|Bring Pinocchio to life, e.g.
animate|Create cels
annoyance|Pain in the neck
annually|Once a year
anodynes|Certain painkillers
antacids|Tums and Rolaids
antelope|Deer playmate, in song
antennae|Insect feelers
anthers|Pollen producers
anthill|Aardvark's paradise
antipodes|Direct opposites
anymore|From now on
aperture|Camera feature
apostles|Peter, James et al.
appeals|Routes to the Supreme Court
appease|Play the peacemaker
applesauce|All politics, to Will Rogers
applied|Not theoretical
aquatics|Water sports
aquatone|Water color?
arabesque|Ballet pose
arboreal|Like possums, sloths and squirrels
arbutus|Tree with berrylike fruit
arguable|Up for debate
armadas|Admirals' commands
armoire|Closet alternative
arnicas|Ointments for bruises
arrivals|Incoming flights
arrogant|Haughty
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a classic film
artisan|Craftsperson
artiste|Not a run-of-the-mill entertainer
asbestos|Construction material no-no
ascribe|Assign (to)
asepsis|Absence of germs
aseptic|Free from germs
ashamed|Chagrined
ashamed|Not exactly proud
ashamed|Regretful
askance|With suspicion
aspects|Distinct features
asperity|Harshness
asperse|Defame
aspirant|Hopeful one
aspirin|Medicine cabinet staple
assault|Battery mate?
assayer|Busy fellow in a gold rush
asserts|States categorically
assumed|Took on
asteroid|Minor planet
astonishing|Miraculous
astonishing|Stupefying
atheism|Madalyn Murray O'Hair's belief
atlases|Books that may display where and tear?
atlases|Some library tomes
atonement|Compensation for a wrong
atremble|Shaking like a leaf
atropine|Belladonna substance
attache|Diplomatic officer
attacked|Took the offensive
attempt|Undertake
attests|Certifies by oath
attitude|Chip on one's shoulder
attorney|Suspect's request
atypical|Anomalous
auricle|Heart part
austral|From the south
autobiography|Book written in first person
availed|Benefited
avalanches|Himalayan dangers
avarice|Scrooge's fault
avatars|Images representing Internet users
avatars|Virtual reality folk
avengers|Emma Peel and John Steed
aversion|Antipathy
averted|Warded off
avocado|Alligator pear
awesome|Impressive, to teens
babying|Treating very gently
bachelorette|Unmarried young woman
backbreaking|Physically difficult, as labor
backdrop|Piece of scenery
backslap|Nonverbal congratulations
balance|Skier's asset
balanced|On an even keel
balderdash|Twaddle
bananas|Split ingredients
bandleader|Count Basie, notably
bankrupt|Broke
banshees|Wailing Irish spirits
barbell|Gym weight
barnyards|Farm enclosures
baroness|Certain noblewoman
baronet|Peerage member
baseless|Completely untrue
basilica|Vatican attraction
batches|Cookie units
bathmat|Toweling-off spot
batiste|Plain-weave fabric
bedrock|Rubble's home
bedrock|Solid ground
bedroll|Tired camper's convenience
bedstead|Box-spring partner
bedtime|When to say "Nighty-night"
begrime|Make filthy
begrimes|Makes dirty
behaved|Toed the line
beholden|Indebted
beholden|Indebted
belated|Like some birthday wishes
believed|Accepted as true
bellflower|Flared plant
bellhop|Hotel gofer
benefactor|Grant giver
benefit|Charity event
benefit|Nonpaying gig
bereave|Deprive (with "of")
betelnut|Mild stimulant from a palm tree
betrayal|Act of aiding an enemy
bicuspid|Premolar
biometer|Carbon dioxide measurer
birdbrain|Loon
bitters|Dry, sharp-tasting ales
blackmail|Film murder motive, perhaps
blackouts|Reasons to use flashlights
blarney|Famous Irish stone
blessings|Premeal prayers
bloodmobile|Its cargo was in circulation?
blossoms|Comes into one's own
bluegum|Certain California evergreen
bluenose|Prudish person
blueprint|Builder's necessity
blurring|Making indistinct
boarders|Some private school attendees
bodegas|Spanish grocery stores
boldface|Dark, heavy type
boleros|Lively Spanish dances
bolstering|Supporting
borough|Brooklyn or Queens
bottleneck|Traffic-jam cause
bottommost|Lowest
bourbon|Whiskey distilled from corn mash
braggadocio|Empty boasting
braille|Alphabet you can feel
brainteaser|Mental challenge
bravado|Braggadocio
breastplate|Piece of armor
breathtaking|Spectacular
breathtaking|Thrillingly beautiful
breezier|More informal, as in conversation
broadest|With the most breadth
brocades|Heavy fabrics with raised patterns
brotherhood|Fraternity
browbeat|Bully
browsers|Tools for Web surfers
buglers|Taps players
builder|Constructive type
bulldog|Muscular canine
bulldozers|They're used to make the grade
bustled|Moved about energetically
butchers|Meat retailers
buttercup|Yellow flower
cabinet|Word with "kitchen" or "medicine"
cadenza|Concerto's extended solo passage
caesarean|Surgical birth (Var.)
camshaft|Automobile engine part
candelabra|Liberace trademark
cantatas|Bach choral creations
canters|Gaits
cantina|Mexican saloon
capable|Up to the task
capable|Up to the task
cardinal|St. Louis ballplayer
carfare|Certain transportation cost
carnage|Slaughter
carpools|Commuters' cost-savers
carryon|Overhead compartment item
cashews|Roasted snacks
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat
catchers|They have a plate in front of them
cauldron|Witch's vessel
cavorted|Frolicked
cayenne|Hot red pepper
cayennes|Some hot peppers
celesta|Pianolike percussion instrument
centavos|Mexican coins
centered|Moved to the middle
centipede|Atari game named for an arthropod
cereals|Flakes, pops and granola
certain|Quite sure
chairman|Board member
chairman|Board member
chairperson|Meeting manager
chairperson|Meeting moderator
chalice|Classy cup
champagne|February 14 beverage
chanteuse|Female cabaret singer
charioteer|What a certain constellation represents
charisma|Personal magnetism
cheerful|In good spirits
cheerful|Pollyannaish
cherish|Hold dear
chickadee|Titmouse relative
chicken|Domesticated fowl
chinchilla|Prized South American rodent
chipmunks|Cartoon group with high-pitched hits
chocolates|February 14 sweets
chopsticks|Piece you can play with two fingers
chortle|Chuckle softly
chowhound|Eager eater
cistern|Rain-storage tank
citation|Commendation
citation|Commendation
clammed|Went silent (with "up")
claptrap|Nonsense
classic|Citizen Kane or "Gone With the Wind," e.g.
clauses|North Pole twosome
cleanser|Ajax or Bon Ami
clement|Name of 14 popes
clientele|Regular customers
clodhopper|Bumpkin
clothesline|It might hold up your pants
cloverleaf|Highway loop-the-loop
coarser|Less refined
cocktails|Mai tai and mimosa, e.g.
coevals|Contemporaries
coheres|Sticks together
coiners|Phrase inventors
coldest|Alaska, compared to other states
collected|Gathered together
cologne|Aftershave relative
comfits|Sugar-coated confections
comment|Remark
complimentary|Costless
congeal|Set, like Jell-O
congeal|Solidify
conjuring|Invoking
console|Give solace to
consomme|Clear soup
construe|Read between the lines
contempt|Court's dishonor
convents|Sisters' accommodations
coolest|Least nerdy
copycat|Unoriginal one
corduroy|Ribbed pants material
corsets|Close-fitting undergarments
corvette|Sporty Chevy
cotters|Pins with split ends
cottontail|White-scutted creature
countertop|Kitchen surface
courtesy|Kind of call
courtliest|Most formal
covenant|Formal agreement
crabgrass|Lawn intruder
crabgrasses|Some pesky weeds
crampons|Spikes for walking on ice
crashers|Uninvited guests
crawdad|Lobsterlike crustacean
crayfish|Cajun catch
creamier|Richer, as oatmeal
crenate|Having a scalloped edge
crevice|Seismic crack
criminal|Lawbreaker
crisper|Refrigerator drawer
crockpot|Slow cooker
cronies|Sidekicks
crooned|Sang like Crosby
crossbow|William Tell's weapon
crosser|Treacherous person (with "double")
crueler|More sadistic
cruises|Fancy getaways
crybaby|Whiner
cubical|Like dice
cucumber|Salad ingredient, perhaps
cumulus|Puffy cloud
curacaos|Orange-peel flavorings
dahlias|Plants with showy flowers
dandier|More smashing
dashboard|Driver's panel
datebook|Planning aid
dateless|Stag
daycare|Modern workplace perk
daydream|Castle in the air, e.g.
daylight|Vampire's undoing
daytime|___ phone (application field)
daytimes|Periods of sunlight
deadeye|Nickname for a sharpshooter
deadline|Due time?
debasing|Corrupting morally
debonair|Having a sophisticated charm
debonair|Like Cary Grant
decayer|Decomposing agent
decedent|Figure in a murder mystery
declare|State emphatically
declines|Says "No, thanks"
decoder|Reader of secret messages
decrepit|Dilapidated
deepfreeze|Suspended animation
deerskin|Hide among pioneers?
default|What some games are won by
defends|Sticks up for
deferentially|In a servile manner
deflects|Turns aside
defraud|Swindle, in a way
degrees|College conferrals
dehorned|Pruned cattle?
deities|Pantheon members
delicate|Dainty
denoted|Signified
denoted|Stood for
denotes|What de singer sings?
dentate|Having toothlike projections
dependent|Tax-reducer
deplanes|Exits a 747
depression|Great ending
derelict|Negligent
derided|Scoffed at
dervish|Whirling one
descents|They lead to landings
describe|Act as a witness
desiring|Wishing for
desirous|Wishful
desolate|Barren
despair|Hopelessness
despise|Regard with scorn
dessert|Check preceder?
destines|Preordains
detector|Airport security device
dewlapped|Having loose skin under the throat, as a lizard
diaries|They may have private entries
dictionary|Definitive book?
dignify|Ennoble
dilemma|Tight situation
dillydally|Waste time vacillating
diluents|Thinners
diluted|Mixed with water
diluted|Not at full strength
discomfort|Pain, e.g.
discover|Ascertain
disdain|Contempt
dislocate|Put out of place, as a shoulder
disorder|Chaos
disowns|Renounces
disowns|Writes out of the will
disprove|Invalidate
disputes|Challenges
disrobe|Get ready to shower
distilleries|Places with plenty of alcohol
disturb|Agitate
divvies|Splits up evenly
doeskin|Glove material, sometimes
dogcarts|Horse-drawn vehicles
domiciles|Residences
dominos|Pieces in a chain reaction
doorjamb|Entryway upright
dotterel|European shorebird
doubted|Had qualms
dragged|Seemed to go on forever
dragnet|It featured Friday on Thursdays
dragonfly|Predatory insect
dreadful|Dire
dreadnought|Type of battleship
dredger|Canal maker
dresser|Armoire kin
driving|It may be illegal to call while doing this
dropkick|Bygone field goal attempt
dudgeon|Resentful feeling
dyslectic|Having a certain learning disorder (Var.)
earache|Result of waxy build-up?
earings|Ropes used to fasten sails
earlier|Closer to the beginning of time
earlobes|They may be pierced
earmuff|Drum cover?
earnest|Heartfelt
earshot|Audible range
earthman|Alien's nemesis, in sci-fi
earthquake|Natural disaster
eastern|New York's time zone
easterner|Atlantic Coast dweller
eavesdrop|Listen in
echelon|Battlefield formation
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
ecstasy|Sheer delight
edgings|Borders
eightball|Bad thing to be behind
elaborated|Worked out in detail
elderly|Seniors (with "the")
electee|Winning candidate
electric|Gas partner
electric|General in charge of utilities?
electric|Like Lionel trains
electron|Negative particle
elegant|Posh
elegant|Tastefully beautiful
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
element|Earth, wind or fire, to an early scientist
elephant|Babar, e.g.
elephant|Mammoth descendant
elephant|Massive mammal
ellipsis|...
elongate|Lengthen
emanates|Comes forth
embarked|Began a voyage
embassy|Site of many a protest
embattle|Fortify, as a town
emerald|The Wizard of Oz location: ___ City
emigrates|Changes residency in a big way
emotions|Love, hate, fear, etc.
emperor|Akihito, for one
emptiest|Least forceful, as threats
emulate|Imitate
emulation|Wannabe's focus
enables|Renders capable
enacted|Passed, as a bill
encodes|Makes a cryptogram
encoding|Putting into cipher
endears|Makes lovable
endings|Bad things to give away
endowed|Equipped, as with talent
endured|Hung in there
energize|Impart vigor to
engender|Breed
engineer|Arrange with some effort
enhanced|Like some digital pictures
enhanced|Like some digital pictures
enlarging|Magnifying
enrollee|Signer-upper
ensnarls|Tangles
ensuing|Following
entails|Involves
entangles|Knots up
entente|Agreement between nations
entente|Arrangement between nations
entente|Arrangement, as one between nations
entirety|Completeness
entitle|Give the right to
entrance|Kind of exam
entreat|Ask on bended knee
entreaty|Prayer
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epeeist|Foiled again! crier?
epicure|Cuisine connoisseur
epidemics|Widespread outbreaks
episodes|Sitcom segments
epitaphs|Tombstone inscriptions
epithet|Disparaging nickname
epitome|Prototype
eponyms|Leotard and Silhouette, e.g.
erasers|Chalk-dust collectors
erasures|Evidence of errors
erosion|Gradual deterioration
erosion|Wind and rain cause it
errands|Gofer's to-dos
erratum|Printing mistake
erringly|In a misguided way
erringly|In a mistaken manner
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escheat|Reversion of property to the state
eschews|Doesn't indulge in
eschews|Forgoes
escorts|Ones providing arms?
esprits|Vivacious wits
essence|Heart and soul
essence|Heart and soul
essences|Perfumes
essences|Perfumes, e.g.
esteemed|Valued, as a colleague
esthete|Affected lover of beauty (Var.)
estimate|Approximation
estrogen|Female hormone
eternal|Never-ending
ethereal|Heavenly
evaders|Crafty dodgers
evangelist|Revival speaker
everglades|Florida national park
everlasting|Eternal
everyday|Commonplace
evidence|Exhibit A, etc.
evident|Clearly visible
exceeds|Goes over
excelsior|New York's motto
excitement|Buzz
exhibits|Museum displays
exploit|Daring deed
exuberant|Cheerful
eyeball|Size up
eyebrow|Supercilium
eyeglass|Monocle
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
eyetooth|Canine, but not a dog
facelift|Mug tightening
faculty|Teachers and administrators
fairness|Equity
falconry|Sport involving birds
falsetto|Artificial high voice
falsetto|Something to sing in
farsighted|Presbyopic
fastens|Fixes securely
fatigues|Combat outfit
feathers|Dart stabilizers
feature|Highlight
features|Characteristics
feetfirst|One way to jump in a pool
felines|Tigers and tabbies
fescues|Some lawn grasses
festival|Film event
fiancees|Prospective brides
fiddlesticks|Dated "Darn!"
figurehead|Part of some sailing vessels
firebomb|Molotov cocktail, e.g.
fisherman|One angling for dinner?
fixates|Focuses (on)
flambeau|Flaming torch
flapdoodle|Meaningless talk
flareup|Sudden outbreak
flatcar|Freight bearer
flatters|Butters up
fleabags|Hardly four-star hotels
floured|Prepared for frying, maybe
forgoes|Passes up
fourscore|Eighty
foursome|Golf group, frequently
fraternities|Greek organizations
freelancer|Non-staff writer, e.g.
frenetic|Frantic
frontal|Word with "assault" or "lobe"
fruitcake|Yuletide snack
fuchsias|Evening primroses
funnier|Better at stand-up
gambler|Casino patron
garrote|Infamous Spanish collar
gemstone|Ring thing
general|Tom Thumb's title
generously|Liberally
geometry|Certain math class
georgic|Like some Virgil poems
geranium|Garden flower
giftwrapped|Like many presents
giftwraps|Conceals a present
gingersnap|Kind of cookie
gingersnaps|Dancer Rogers' finger movements?
glandular|Of the endocrine system
glimmered|Gleamed
glimpses|Sneaks a peek
glissade|Ballet glide
glories|Sources of honor
glosses|Women's lip applications
goalpost|Football field feature
goalpost|One of two at a football game
goatskins|Leather wine holders
goldbricks|Avoids one's assigned duties
gooseberry|Type of jam or pie
gorilla|Silverback, e.g.
gracious|Like a good hostess
granddads|Some patriarchs
grandmas|Their kids have kids
grasped|Comprehended
gratuities|Tips
greenback|Legal-tender bill
gremlins|Unseen troublemakers
grenade|Explosive pineapple
grievous|Dire
groomer|Dog show worker
grosser|Ickier
grouter|Tiler's assistant, perhaps
guesstimate|Conjecture
guffaws|Belly laughs
guidepost|Sign that shows the way
guilder|Former Dutch coin
gulfweed|A brown algae
gullible|Easily duped
gumdrop|Sweet treat
hailstorm|Bit of unusual weather
hairnet|Beehive protector
hamlets|Small villages
hammerhead|Threat at sea
hammerlock|Wrestling hold
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hammertoe|Pedal problem
hamster|Popular house pet
handbasket|Small carryall
handgun|Small piece?
handlebar|Place to get a grip
handles|Bicycles have them
handsomely|In an attractive manner
harasses|Badgers
harebell|Blue-flowered perennial
harness|Bring under control
harpooned|Speared, as a whale
hasheesh|Intoxicating hemp extract
hastily|In a rushed manner
headache|Cephalalgia
headache|Pain in the brain
headhunter|Scalper's kin
headroom|Sedan's offering, in an ad
healers|Some use faith
hearken|Listen up
hearted|Word attached to "cold" or "lion"
hearten|Encourage
heartens|Gives hope to
heartstring|Imaginary thing to tug on
heatstroke|Condition caused by high temperatures
hedgehogs|Creatures with sharp bristles
hedging|Reducing risk, in a way
heehawed|Brayed
helping|Serving, as at dinner
henhouse|Bad thing to let the fox guard
heretic|Excommunication candidate
hibernate|Emulate a bear
highchair|One may be found in the kitchen
highspot|Climax
hilarious|Knee-slapping
hokiest|Most contrived
homeland|Birthplace, usually
homemade|Like Mom's apple pie
homiest|Most comfortable
honeydew|Breakfast fruit
hoodlum|Tough punk
hosiery|Where runs are made
hostages|Freed group of '81
hostelry|Inn
hothead|One with a short fuse
hothead|Short-tempered one
hotspot|Popular nightclub
housesit|Do home work?
humpback|Type of whale
hurtles|Moves speedily
hydrated|Added water
icebreaker|Get-acquainted soiree, e.g.
ideally|In a best-case scenario ...
idiotic|Asinine
idleness|Inaction
illegal|Against the law
illness|Affliction
illustration|What Tenniel added to "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
imagine|John Lennon classic
imagine|Use the mind's eye
imbeciles|Half-wits
immaculate|Spotless
impasse|Roadblock
impatient|Antsy
impeach|Accuse an official of misconduct
imploded|Blew inward
inamorata|Juliet, to Romeo
inanimate|Lifeless
inaptly|In an fumbling way
indemnification|Restitution
indirect|Roundabout
indoors|Where smoking jackets are worn
infamies|Dastardly deeds
infernal|Devilish
ingress|Entry
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's aid
inherit|Get from a parent
inhibits|Represses
initiates|Starts
inkless|Like a brand-new fountain pen
innermost|Superlatively secret
inoperative|Needing fixing
insecure|Lacking confidence
insipid|Lacking zest
insoles|They're found under tongues
insomnia|King book
insomniacs|Some night owls
instance|Occurrence
instance|Single occurrence
instances|Cases
insufficient|Not able to fulfil a need
intensify|Grow stronger
interest|Hobby
interim|Temporary period
internal|Like some organs
interred|Encrypted?
irradiate|Bombard with X-rays, e.g.
irradiate|Shine a light on
irrigate|Water, in a way
isinglass|Mica in thin sheets
issuance|Output
italics|Crooked type
itchiest|Most in need of calamine lotion
jackknife|Diver's feat
jackknifes|Does a fancy dive
jaguars|Jacksonville team
jettison|Deep-six
kerosene|Camp combustible
keyless|Type of car entry
keynote|Kind of speech
kinetic|Kind of energy
kinsman|One of the family
kneehole|Space under a desk
kneeling|How some beg
knuckleheads|Bumbling ones
lashings|Punishments at sea
lattice|Criss-cross framework
launchpad|Discovery zone?
lavished|Give generously
lawless|Lucy who played Xena
lawmaker|Congressman, for one
lawsuits|Attire for attorneys?
lawyerly|Like some advice
layette|Infant outfit
layettes|Baby starter kits
leakage|Result of bad insulation
leapfrog|Kids' jumping game
leavened|Raised, as with yeast
lectures|Professorial talks
lefties|Southpaws
leftover|Scrap for Fido, perhaps
legalese|Attorneys' jargon
legislative|Kind of aide or session
leisure|Time off
lengths|Margins of victory, in horse races
lenient|Likely to bend
lensman|Photographer
leotard|Dancer's piece of clothing
lessees|Flat fillers
lessees|Rent payers
lessons|Tutor's offerings
lessors|Flat figures
lethargy|Listlessness
lettuce|Rabbit food
levelheaded|Cool and balanced
leverets|Young hares
lexicon|Dictionary
liberal|Conservative's foe
lichens|Growths on tree trunks or rocks
liftoffs|NASA successes
likeness|Image
limpest|Most wilted
lipreader|Many a deaf person
lissome|Agile
literati|Book review types
loafers|Kick-around footwear
loathing|Abhorrence
lobsters|Wharf purchases
locusts|Eighth plague against the pharoah
lodestar|Astronomical reference point
lodestone|Magnetic mineral
logarithms|Functions for slide rules
logjams|Stoppages at the lumber mill?
loitered|Hung around
lonesome|Sadly solo
loopholes|Legal outs
lovebirds|February 14 devotees
lumberyards|Homebuilders may visit them
lunette|Crescent-shaped window
macabre|Ghoulish
mafioso|Mario Puzo character
magnolia|State flower of Mississippi
manatee|Endangered aquatic species
mandible|Jawbone
maneuver|Gambit
mangoes|Tropical fruits
manicured|Cut and filed
mannered|Word with "ill" or "mild"
marchers|Some parade participants
mariachi|Strolling Mexican musician
marital|Sort of bliss or strife
marplot|Scheme ruiner
marshal|Word with "field" or "fire"
marshaling|Placing in proper rank
marshals|Federal lawmen
marshes|Herons' haunts
masonic|Kind of temple
massacre|Valentine's Day event
mastered|Achieved expertise in
mastodon|Extinct tusked mammal
matchbox|Major car manufacturer
materials|Tools for a task
mawkish|Lovey-dovey
mayapple|Wild mandrake
meddling|Having a finger in every pie
melodic|Tuneful
melting|Frosty's fear
members|Country club attendees
memorable|Noteworthy, as a performance
mendable|Like easily repaired things
merchantman|Cargo ship
meridian|Circle passing through both the earth's poles
mesdames|Collective title for French ladies
mesdames|Title for French ladies
mesmerize|Fascinate
meteors|Some people gather to watch them streak
metered|Like most taxi fares
metronome|Piano student's ticker
microfilm|Archivist's material
midstream|Perfectly halfway from either bank
midwifes|Assists in a birth
migrate|Change places
minstrel|Medieval strummer
minuend|Figure in subtraction
minuets|3/4-time dances
minuteman|Revolutionary War militia member
mirrored|Looked like
misdeal|Poker boo-boo
mislabel|Identify wrongly
mislaid|Put in the wrong spot
mistaken|Off the mark
mistletoe|You may be bussed under it
mistook|Identified wrongly
modernly|In a contemporary way
modifying|Altering
mollycoddle|Pamper to a fault
monaural|Like some old records
moneybag|Wells Fargo pickup
monistic|Reflecting reality as a single unit
monomer|Polymer former
morales|La Bamba actor Esai
moribund|Stagnant
motorman|Certain transit worker
motormouth|Incessant talker
motormouths|Nonstop yakkers
moussaka|Greek eggplant dish
naivete|Lack of sophistication
nameless|How some shall remain
namesake|One handled the same way?
narrator|Holden Caulfield, e.g.
nasally|How Drescher speaks
nascent|Newly conceived
nastily|With mean intent
nattering|Talking incessantly
nattier|Better dressed
natured|Word with "good" or "ill"
needers|Hardly independent ones
needier|More impoverished
needless|Uncalled for
neolith|Stone relic
neonatal|Like some hospital care
nickelodeons|Jukeboxes of old
nightcap|Romantic evening extender
nightstand|Piece of bedroom furniture
nitride|Nitrogen compound
noblesse|Word with "oblige"
noisomely|In an offensively malodorous manner
nonfiction|Best seller category
nonhuman|Like sci-fi aliens
nonsense|Mumbo-jumbo
nonsmoking|Restaurant section
norther|Stormy winter blast
nosegay|Bitty bouquet
noshing|Having a snack
notable|Celebrated
notable|Distinguished
noticed|Was observant
nouveau|Recently created
numeral|One is one
nursemaid|Mother's helper
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
obedient|Following orders
obelisk|The Washington Monument, e.g.
obscure|Hard to interpret
ocelots|Spotted cat of the Americas
ochreous|Moderately orange-yellow
octagon|Eight-sided figure
octuplet|One with the same birthday as seven siblings
odometer|Driving range device?
odorous|Fragrant
odyssey|Homeric journey
officer|Part of the force
ofttimes|Frequently
oghamic|Like Old Irish lettering
oiliest|Least trustworthy
oilseed|Castor or sesame
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
oligarch|Member of a ruling clique
omitted|Forgot to put in
omnibus|Book containing many reprints
omnibus|Reprinted collection
onboard|Participating
oneness|Meditation goal
onerous|Burdensome
onionskin|Thin, glazed paper
onstage|Playing one's part
openings|Classified items
operetta|Light musical production
opossums|Nocturnal marsupials
opposed|Offered resistance
oppressor|The mighty to the meek, historically
oracles|Agents of divine communication
orators|They love to talk
ordeals|Baptisms by fire
orderly|Not helter-skelter
oriental|Type of rug
orientates|Gives freshmen introduction, say
origami|Art provided in folders?
originate|Arise
ottoman|Armchair companion
outdoes|Bests
outlays|Expenditures
outreach|Community worker's effort
outshine|Upstage
outsize|Unusually large, as clothing
outvotes|Casts more ballots than
overate|Made a pig of oneself
overcook|Do too well
overdid|Went too far with
overeat|Pig out
overjoy|Elate
overpay|Give cash to a scalper, e.g.
oversee|Be in charge of
overseer|Foreman
pacemaker|Regulatory device of a sort
paddocks|Areas for racehorses
pageantry|Elaborate display
pageants|Beauty contests
pahlavi|Certain shah's name
palette|Artist's board
palette|Color range
palettes|Paint-mixing boards
palominos|Gold-colored horses
pamphlet|Flier
panacea|Cure-all
panfuls|Prospector's quantities
pantries|Grocery stores
papered|Covered the walls, in a way
paralleled|Duplicated
parameter|Program variable
parasol|Sunscreen, of a kind
parenting|Rearing
parishes|Diocese subdivisions
parodies|Weird Al Yankovic works
parolees|They don't complete full sentences
parsnip|Carrot cousin
partisan|Devoted follower
partner|Law firm VIP
passkey|Super's aid
pastries|Some bakery offerings
pasture|Grazing place
paternal|Fatherly
paternal|Related on the father's side
pathetic|Terribly weak, as an excuse
patriots|Nation lovers
paunchy|Corpulent
pawnbroker|Hockshop proprietor
peatier|Richer, as soil
pectoral|Either of two large muscles
peddler|Bike salesman?
penance|Act of contrition
penetrate|Pass into or through
penholder|Receptacle on a desk, perhaps
penname|Mark Twain, for Samuel Clemens
pennies|Small change
perches|Bar stools, for some
perhaps|Could be
pericarp|Seed vessel wall
perigee|Nearest orbital point
permutation|Radical change in character
personal|Ad for the lovelorn
petition|Reason to gather signatures
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
philately|Stamp collecting
pianists|Key players?
piecrusts|Empty shells in the kitchen
pigtail|Chignon relative
pigtail|Cindy Brady feature
pilgrim|Plymouth colonizer
pinhole|Tiny aperture
pinpoint|Locate precisely
pistachio|Ice cream parlor choice
pitfall|Hidden hazard
pituitary|Master gland of the endocrine system
planets|Solar system components
plankton|Fish's food
plastic|Cash alternative
platypus|Toothless Aussie mammal
playback|Listen to a recording
playgoers|Theater audience, often
playmate|After-school companion
pleases|Gives gratification to
pleasure|Hedonist's quest
plectra|Stringed instrument pluckers (Var.)
plotted|Cooked up schemes
plummets|Takes a dive
plywoods|Certain building materials
poetess|Well-versed woman?
pomposity|Pretentiousness
ponytails|Some coiffures
poolroom|The Hustler locale
poseurs|They're not who they pretend to be
possibly|Perhaps
potbelly|Personal trainer's target
poultry|Domestic fowl
poverty|Pennilessness
powdery|Like some suspicious substances
prances|Struts like a steed
prattled|Babbled on
prattled|Blathered
prattles|Jabbers
precept|Rule of personal conduct
premiere|Initial public performance
premise|Assumption
presell|Find a buyer beforehand
presence|Imposing appearance
preserves|Places for wildlife
presidio|Spanish fortress
presumed|Supposed
pretends|Puts on an act
prevails|Triumphs
preying|Hunting, as for food
priedieus|Kneeling benches
primordial|Existing from the beginning
principle|High-level guideline
printer|Laser or inkjet
probate|Court where last wishes are heard
progress|Get somewhere
prompter|Tele attachment
propaganda|Dropped leaflets, perhaps
properties|Monopoly possessions
prosody|Science of versification
protest|Bit of activism
protests|Puts up a fuss
proviso|Condition
prudence|Beatles girl who should come out to play
psalmist|The Lord is my shepherd writer, e.g.
puberty|Time of change
pussyfoot|Beat around the bush
racehorses|You can bet on them
raiment|Attire
raincoat|Shower apparel
raisins|Cereal fruit
rampage|Storm of anger
ranchman|Person familiar with dudes?
rassles|Fights with, in the hills
rasters|Parallel scanning lines on a TV screen
rationale|Basis
rattling|Shaking, saber-style
ravages|Lays waste to
ravenous|Ready to eat a horse
readily|One way to be available
reasoner|Longtime "60 Minutes" anchor
reawaken|Stir up again, as memories
rebuffs|Fights off
receipts|Tax-time documents
receiver|Target of a pass
reckless|Disregarding safety
reclaims|Takes back
reclines|Kicks back, in a way
recycle|Be Earth-friendly
recycle|Eschew the landfill
redacted|Edited
redeemer|Title for Jesus (with "the")
redeems|Cashes in
redefine|Change the meaning of
redeliver|Correct a FedEx mistake
redheads|Lucille Ball and many others
redneck|Jeff Foxworthy target
reducers|Calorie counters, hopefully
reenacted|Simulated, as a crime
reentries|Pre-landing events
referee|Foul language user?
referee|Ring authority
refresh|Browser button
register|Till holder
reheeled|Did a cobbler's job
reigning|In power, as a king
reinvent|Improve the wheel?
released|Allowed to go
releases|Some legal papers
remains|Stays on
remeasured|Checked before cutting
remedial|Like a tutor's lesson, often
removes|Subtracts
renegade|Apostate
renewing|Subscribers' activity
repacking|Preparing for yet another trip
repacks|Prepares to fly home
repairer|Handyman, at times
repeats|Duplicates
repellents|Debuggers?
repress|Hold back
rescind|Cancel, as a law
reseals|Makes airtight again
resented|Took umbrage at
reserve|There may be money in it
reservoir|Water tower
resinous|Like pitch or tar
resistor|Electrical circuit part
resists|Puts up a fight
response|Answer
restore|Bring up to snuff
restraint|Chasteness
retaped|Did another take of
rethink|Consider again
rethinks|Considers again
rethread|Fix, as film on a reel
retirees|Many Sunshine State residents
retires|Turns in
retrying|Giving it another go
returns|Department store desk
reunite|Get exes to become ex-exes
revenue|Money coming in
reverence|Veneration
reverse|A motorist may drive in it
reverse|Gear position
reverse|PRNDL pick
righteous|Like the "brothers" Medley and Hatfield
ringers|Secret pros
ringleader|Chief plotter
ripoffs|Exorbitant prices, essentially
risking|Putting on the line
ritziest|Superlatively swanky
rivalries|What schools in the same district have, often
riverboat|Slow-moving craft
roadshow|Traveling troupe's gig
rondelle|Jeweler's spacer bead
rooters|Supporting fans
rootlet|Tiny plant part
royalty|Publisher's payment
rubaiyat|Omar Khayyam opus
ruminant|Cud-chewing mammal
runaway|Beat a retreat
sabbatic|Relating to a weekly day of rest (Var.)
sacristy|Cleric's vesting place
sadiron|Clothes presser of yore
sadists|They enjoy being cruel
sagacity|Wisdom
sailors|White-hat wearers
salaams|Islamic greetings
salamis|Deli display
saliency|Prominence
salient|Prominent, as a feature
salivate|Emulate Pavlov's dog
sallies|Military offensives
salters|Food preservers
saluted|Had a general reaction
samovar|Urn with a tap
sandblast|Etch, in a way
sandlot|Ballgame site
sanitaria|Hospitals for recuperation
sapient|Discerning
satanic|Extremely evil
satanic|Like Rushdie's "Verses"
satires|They poke fun
satisfy|Meet, as expectations
saurian|Lizardlike
sauterne|Semisweet California white wine
savored|Took pleasure in
sayings|Adages
sayonara|Ciao!
scalpel|M*A*S*H prop
scandalous|Like Watergate
scarred|Battle-weary
scatter|Throw to the wind
scented|Odoriferous
scepter|Royal rod
scepter|Sovereign's staff
schools|Grouper groups
scolder|Lecturer
scoldings|Tongue-lashings
sconces|Brackets for candles
scottie|Certain terrier
scramble|Cook eggs a certain way
scraped|Removed barnacles, e.g.
scrooges|Christmas season grumps
scrummage|Rugby term
seahorse|Hippocampus
sealskins|Arctic cover-ups
seances|Soul-searching sessions?
sectile|Capable of being cut
sectors|Circle parts
sedates|Tranquilizes
seedcases|Arils
seedling|Young tree
seedman|Burpee, for one
seekers|Searchers
seeking|On the hunt for
seethed|Boiled
segmentation|Division into parts
seismic|Pertaining to earthquakes
selected|Chose
selected|Chose
semantics|Branch of linguistics
sendups|Parodies
senoras|Barcelona brides
sentient|Feeling
sentinel|Guard
seraglio|Harem
serenely|In an imperturbable way
sergeant|Pepper or York
seriate|Arranged, in a way
serrated|Like handsaw blades
service|Start of play, in tennis
setbacks|Bumps in the road
setscrew|Bit of securing hardware
settled|Colonized
settler|Frontier figure
shadowbox|Practice punching
shadowbox|Prepare for the ring
shamrocks|Fake Irish jewelry?
sharers|Unselfish folks
shatter|Smash to smithereens
sheepish|Like some grins
shelter|Refuge, as from a storm
shelter|Tax loophole
shipmate|Fellow crew member
shoeless|Barefoot
sholoms|Writer Aleichem and others
shooter|Sharp end?
shortcut|It gets you there quicker
shorthanded|Needing more help
shortstop|One playing between second and third
showered|Bestowed lavishly
showman|P.T. Barnum, notably
shrinks|Psychiatrists, slangily
sidelined|Not on the field
sideshow|Carnival attraction
signora|Married Italian woman
silence|Shout from the Wizard of Oz
silencer|Hit man's accessory
silencer|Hit man's tool
silents|Theda Bara's milieu
silicon|Chip ingredient
sinkhole|Drainage depression
sinuses|Allergies often affect them
sinuses|Holes in the head?
sissified|Cowardly
sitarist|Ravi Shankar, e.g.
sittings|Portrait schedule fillers
sizeable|Large
skateboard|Conveyance in "Back to the Future"
skeleton|Anatomy class display
skelter|Word in a Beatles tune title
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
sketchpad|It holds drawings
skylines|Penthouse views
slapstick|Kind of comedy
slender|Having a trim figure
slicker|Bit of rain gear
slicker|Bit of rain gear
slithers|Makes moccasin tracks
slurred|Talked like a tippler
slyness|Trickery
smarter|More savvy
smelter|Blast furnace
smidgen|Very small amount
smothers|Tom and Dick, but no Harry
smuggles|Imports illegally
snarled|Tangled, as hair
sneaker|Gym shoe
sneakier|Even more furtive
sneered|Looked at with scorn
sneered|Responded villainously
sniffle|Cold start
snorkel|Swimming apparatus
snowshoes|Mukluk attachments
snuggles|Cuddles
soapstone|Soft mineral often carved
soggier|Wetter and mushier
sojourn|Temporary stay
soloist|Star of the recital, often
soluble|Like salt in water
sororities|Some college clubs
sorrels|Light reddish-brown horses
sorters|Some post office machines
sounder|Classic Cicely Tyson film
spaceship|Sci-fi vessel
spacings|Breaks between printed words
sparest|Superlatively scanty
sparsely|___ populated (rural)
spartan|Certain Greek, once
spartan|Michigan State athlete
spearmint|Gum flavor
species|Homo sapiens, e.g.
species|Homo sapiens, for one
specimen|Biologist's focus
speckles|Trout features, often
spectre|Marley's ghost, for one
speedway|Place for race cars
spenders|Skinflints' opposites
spillway|Reservoir's outlet
spirited|Full of energy
splendid|Magnificent
splinter|Woodworker's worry
spoonful|Common dosage
springtime|Planting season
spyglass|Mini-telescope
stagecoach|Old West transport
stagecoach|Way out West, once
staggers|Arranges in an alternating pattern
stalags|WWII detention sites
stalags|WWII prison camps
stampede|Bull rush?
stampede|Steers out of control?
standstill|Total cessation
starless|Like a dark night, perhaps
starlet|Hollywood wannabe
starship|Enterprise, e.g.
starter|First-inning pitcher
startled|Made jump
statues|Pigeon perches, sometimes
statues|Two of the Seven Wonders of the World
stature|Prestige
statute|Legislative act
statutory|Law-related
staunch|Steadfast
steadier|Comparatively constant
steamship|Certain Atlantic crosser
steeped|Made tea
steepen|Become more declivitous
steeple|Cross bearer, often
steerers|Ones at the helm, essentially
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stellar|Stupendous
stencil|Letter-writing guide
stenciled|Like some signs
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Like operating rooms
sterner|Less lenient
steroids|Controversial strength builders
stetson|Ranch dressing?
stickball|Game played on city streets
stickpin|Tie holder
stilted|Awkwardly formal
stinker|Bugs Bunny, according to Bugs Bunny
stinker|Word in a Bugs Bunny catchphrase
stocked|Replenished the shelves
stoners|Rock-throwing mob
stonewall|Stall
stoolie|Type of singer?
stopover|Break in a trip
stopwatch|One's featured on "60 Minutes"
storage|Attic function
storage|Attic function, often
straddle|Sit astride of
strafing|Raking with gunfire
strange|Like some bedfellows
strategy|Tactical plan
strawberry|Ice cream parlor choice
streamed|Broadcasted, as on Hulu
streamer|Bon voyage ribbon
streets|Where to find some collections of jams?
stretchy|Like elastic
strewed|Became a litterbug
stricken|Afflicted
strikers|Some soccer players
stringer|Part-time reporter
stripper|Paint remover
strongmen|Some circus performers
stumble|Trip and almost fall
subdued|Inhibited
subtlety|It's easy to miss
suitable|Appropriate
suitcase|It might be X-rayed
sulfide|Certain compound
summits|Important meetings
sunsets|Romantic sights
sunshine|Tanning agent
superego|Division of the psyche
suppress|Put the kibosh on
swankiest|Most elegant
swankiest|Most elegant
sweeter|Saccharin, vis-a-vis sugar
sweetie|Honeybun
swimmers|They may travel by butterfly
swordtail|Aquarium fish
synched|Coordinated, as watches (Var.)
systole|Heart contraction
tableau|Artistic grouping
tablespoon|Four fluid drams
tablets|Moses' burden
tabloid|Format for "Enquiring Minds"
tactics|Strategic elements
tailgate|Follow too closely
tailgating|Road no-no
tamales|Mexican hotties?
tamales|South-of-the-border orders
tamales|Wrapped Mexican treats
tankful|Gas amount
tantrum|A toddler might throw one
tarantula|Hairy creature
tarsals|Foot bones
taskmaster|Burdensome boss
tastiest|Most delectable
tattoos|Parlor artwork
taxicab|It's often stopped with a raised hand
teacher|Class leader
teahouse|Afternoon drink place
teamaker|Social convenience
tearing|Violent
tearjerker|Moving picture?
tearjerkers|Ghost and "Bambi," for two
teasels|Old World prickly plants
teashop|Earl Grey server
teenage|Like the Ninja Turtles
teetotal|Stay on the wagon
telegram|Pre-fax communique
teleplay|Twelve Angry Men, originally
televise|Air
telltale|Like the heart in a Poe story
tempura|Batter-dipped dish
tempura|Fried Japanese dish
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
terrific|Super!
terrific|Superb
terrify|Raise one's hair?
theaters|Where movies are played
theatre|West End attraction
theists|Believers
therapy|Psychologist's prescription, sometimes
threadbare|Well-worn
threefold|Like a $120 return on a $40 bet
thrushes|Plump songbirds
thunderbolt|Bombshell
thunderbolt|Bombshell
thundercloud|Billowy boomer
thundercloud|Billowy, ominous boomer
timbered|Wooded
timeless|Eternal
tintless|Without any hue
tireless|Like many a junkyard car
tireless|Like many a junkyard car
tiresome|Tedious
toaster|One who offers good wishes
toastier|Warmer
toastmaster|After-dinner speaker
toboggan|Bobsled relative
tocsins|Alarm bells
tocsins|Alarm bells
toecaps|Boot reinforcements
toehold|Rock climber's need
toeplate|Tootsie reinforcement
toilers|Drudges
tolerable|Fair-to-middling
tollbooths|Places for coin collectors?
tonnage|Merchant ship capacity
toolbar|Windows feature
toolshed|Digs for a pick and shovel?
topside|On the main deck
torched|Burned maliciously
toreador|Bullfighter
towable|Like double-parked cars
townfolk|Village inhabitants
tractors|Some farm machinery
traders|Stock exchange denizens
transmit|Pass on, as a genetic trait
transplant|Noted Barnard undertaking
trashed|Deep-sixed
trashed|Vandalized
traveler|One who may have connections
tremolo|Cheap trill?
tresses|Locks out of a tower, in a fairy tale
trestle|Bridge for a train
tribesman|Clan member
trickery|Monkey business
triodes|Certain electron tubes
triplet|Part of a rare birth
tripods|Photographer's aids
triremes|Vessels with three rows of oars
trophies|Mantel pieces
trotting|Emulating a horse
trounces|Beats decidedly
trousseau|Bride's personal wardrobe
turnaround|Reverse course
turnoffs|Side roads or bad manners
turtleneck|Sweater type
tutelage|Guardianship
twangier|More like a banjo than an electric guitar
twelfths|Inches, as to feet
twinset|Pair of sweaters worn together
typology|Study of symbolism
ullages|Containers' fall-short amounts
umbrellas|Rainy day necessities
umpteen|Too many to count
unacceptable|Not permissible
unaired|Not broadcast
uncanniest|Weirdest
unclogs|Does a plumber's job
unclothe|Disrobe
undress|Prepare for a change?
uneaten|Fit for a doggy bag
unhitch|Disconnect a trailer
unicorn|Mythical equine
unicorns|Mythical horned beasts
uninvited|Like party crashers
universe|Cosmologist's concern
universities|Harvard and MIT, e.g.
unlucky|Ill-starred
unnerving|Inspiring fear
unpeople|Remove inhabitants
unreeled|Let out, as a fishing line
unsheathe|Take out a sword
unsound|Apt to break
unsweetened|How some tea is served
untwist|Loosen, as a cap
untwist|Loosen, as a cap
unusual|Out of the ordinary
upgrade|Software improvement
urbanizes|Makes more citified
username|Online identity
username|Web site ID
utterly|Thoroughly
variety|The spice of life, so it's said
veneers|Thin surface layers
vertebra|Bone in a column
vertigo|Hitchcock thriller
veteran|Seasoned player
victorias|Retailer with a fashion show (with "Secret")
vigilant|On watch
vinegar|Balsamic, cider or white
visceral|Deeply felt
viscose|Type of rayon
vitamine|Essential nutrient
vitiate|Corrupt
voguish|Elegant and stylish
waivers|Deferments
wassail|Christmas spiced ale
waterloo|ABBA's first hit
watermelon|Picnic fruit
website|Net work?
whipsaw|Two-person cutting tool
whitewash|Gloss over
wiggling|Emulating a worm
wiretap|Listen in, in a way
wiretap|Plant a bug
wiseacre|Smart aleck
withers|Dries up
wonderer|Thoughtful soul
workhouse|Where poor Brits labored
worktable|One may be found in the garage
wrestle|Engage in one-on-one combat
wristwatch|Time on one's hand?
yanking|Removing, as from the schedule
yodelers|Alpine singers
zeniths|Pinnacles
zeppelin|Dirigible
abalone|Rock-clinging mollusk
abattoirs|Slaughterhouses
abeyancy|Suspended state (Var.)
ability|Skill or know-how
abominate|Detest
aborigine|Early inhabitant
aboveboard|Square-shooting
abstract|Like some art
abysmal|Unable to get much worse
academe|The scholarly world
acclaiming|Welcoming with shouts of joy
accredit|Certify, as a college
accredit|Certify, as a school
accuser|Finger pointer
accuses|Points the finger at
acerbity|Sourness
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
acolyte|Altar boy
acreage|Land amount
acropolis|Athens attraction
actively|Not passively
actress|Role player
actress|Woman on stage
actuary|Insurance company employee
acumens|Keen insights
adaptors|Power cord gizmos
admiral|Navy bigwig
admiring|Looking up to
adorable|Just too cute
adorner|Embellisher
adulate|Praise to the skies
adulators|Big fans
aeolian|Harp type
aerially|How trapeze artists perform
aerobic|Kind of workout
aerosol|Type of spray can
afflict|Smite
affronts|Insults
aforesaid|Previously mentioned
aggressor|Assailant
agonize|Struggle painfully (over)
airborne|Aloft
airborne|Not grounded
airless|Unventilated
airlifts|Transports by plane
airmail|Kind of stamp
alamode|Apple pie order
alarmed|Frightened
alarmist|Scaremonger
albedos|Planetary reflection ratios
albinos|Pale ones
alderman|City council member
alderman|City official
alertness|Product of caffeine pills
alertness|Sentry's attribute
alfresco|Like some cafe dining
alfresco|Like some cafe dining
alienate|Make an enemy
alienee|Certain title holder
aliment|Comestible item
aliment|Fancy word for food
alimony|Payment to an ex
alkaline|Ten-time AL Gold Glove winner for the Tigers
allegro|Slower than presto
alleles|Mutated genes
alleluia|Shout from the pews (Var.)
allergen|Bee venom is one
allergen|Bee venom is one
allergen|Dust or pollen, e.g.
allergen|Pollen, e.g.
alluvia|Sediments or deposits
almanac|Annual book of facts
alopecia|Loss-of-hair condition
alpines|Swiss mountain folk
alright|OK
alterer|Tailor, often
aluminum|Can type
aluminum|Type of foil
alumnus|Man with an alma mater
amaranth|Love-lies-bleeding, for one
amasser|One who stockpiles
amasser|Stockpiler
amasses|Builds, as a fortune
amateur|He doesn't play for pay
amateur|Not yet a pro
ambient|Completely enveloping
ambulant|Moving about
amenable|Open to suggestion
amiable|Good-humored
amnesia|Common soap opera affliction
amongst|In the company of
amongst|In the company of
amorists|Gallants
amortizes|Repays according to a schedule
anaconda|Amazon predator
analogy|Where "is to" is used
analyzer|One who examines
anapest|Three-syllable foot, in poetry
anatomy|Gray area?
andante|Moderate, musically
anecdote|Often-amusing story
angrier|More upset
anisette|Shanghai cocktail ingredient
annotate|Comment on, as in a margin
annular|Forming a ring
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
anoraks|Arctic parkas
anosmia|Inability to smell
antenna|Aerial
antenna|Boom box feature
antidote|Remedy
antipode|Exact opposite
anybody|Who has an answer?
anyways|Regardless, slangily
aphelia|Furthest orbital points
apollos|Historic NASA missions
apologize|Eat humble pie
appalls|Horrifies
appendage|Extremity
appetite|A glutton has a big one
approve|Give the nod to
apricots|They may be in a jam
arbiter|Umpire, for one
arcadia|Peace-and-quiet venue
archetype|Original model
aridest|Most like the Mojave
arising|Springing
armadillo|Burrowing bony-plated animal
armband|A black one may be worn at a funeral
arousing|Causing to become conscious
arraigns|Calls before a court
arrange|Adapt musically
arrears|They're really outstanding
arrests|Escorts to jail
arrivals|Airport area
arrives|Shows up
arrogate|Lay claim to
arsenal|Military storehouse
arsenal|Supply of arms
arsenic|Element of many murder mysteries?
articles|A and "the"
artiest|Bohemian to an extreme
artisan|Cabinetmaker, e.g.
artisan|Crafty person?
artless|Naive
asbestos|Danger in old homes
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashrams|Some religious compounds
asinine|Idiotic
asinine|Utterly absurd
askance|Suspicious way to look
assemble|Put together
assenter|Yes-man, e.g.
assents|Goes along with
assessed|Made an appraisal of
associate|Connect in the mind
assorts|Arranges
assorts|Catalogs
assorts|Fits into groups
assuage|Mollify
assumes|Takes for granted
astatic|Unstable
asteroid|Part of a celestial belt
astride|With one leg on each side of
atheneum|Place where reading materials are available (Var.)
athlete|Wheaties box candidate
atlases|Books that suffer where and tear?
attendee|Conference-goer
attestor|Witness
attests|Bears witness
attired|Clad
attunes|Puts into harmony
aurally|By ear
aureate|Gilded
aureate|Tinged with gold
aureate|Tinged with gold
aureate|Tinged with gold
aureoles|Halos
automate|One way to decrease the work force
avatars|Online game characters
avenger|Emma Peel, for one
average|At C level?
awakens|Comes to
awakens|Comes to
awesome|Totally cool!
awesome|Impressive and then some
babysitting|Teenager's occupation
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
backbreaker|Straw, to a camel?
backhand|Certain tennis stroke
backsliding|Relapsing
badminton|Game with birdies
bagpipe|Instrument with a chanter and drones
balladeer|Crooner
ballistics|Science of flight dynamics
balloon|Party popper
bandied|Kicked (about)
bandits|Highwaymen
barbell|Weightlifter's apparatus
barefoot|Sans shoes and socks
baritone|Voice between bass and tenor
barracuda|Dangerous fish
bashful|Sleepy companion
bassinet|Hooded baby bed
bathmat|Toweling-off spot
batsman|Cricket figure
batsman|Cricket player
battler|Combatant
bearded|Like Lincoln and Santa Claus, notably
bearers|Flag holders (with "standard")
begorra|Irish exclamation
benedict|Infamous Arnold
benedict|Insidious Arnold
beriberi|Disease caused by vitamin B deficiency
besiege|Surround, as a castle
bionics|Science of duplicating nature
bitters|Sharp-tasting ales
blasted|Criticized vehemently
blathers|Talks foolishly
blemish|Complexion spoiler
bloodies|Injures, as a nose
bloodred|Deep crimson
bloomers|Bygone attire
blowgun|Dart shooter
blowtube|Dart shooter
bluebell|Wild hyacinth
bluebook|Place for a student's essay
bobwhite|Certain quail
bolivia|Lake Titicaca forms part of its border
boomlet|Mini-surge in business
botanical|Kind of garden
bottlenecks|Traffic jam causes, sometimes
boundary|Line between two cities
bracelet|Wrist adornment
brainchild|Creative idea
brainwasher|Cult leader, in a way
brandish|Wave, as a weapon
breathe|Use your lungs
breeder|Owner of a stud farm
brierroot|What some pipes are made from
brittle|Easily snapped
brittle|Easily snapped, as bones
broadloom|Type of carpet
brogans|Work shoes
broomstick|Witch's transport
brushup|Review for a test
buckaroos|Cowboys
buckler|Shield carried on the arm
budgetary|Of a financial plan
bugaboo|Bete noire
bulletproof|Like police vests
bulletproof|Lined with Kevlar
bullhorn|Crowd control tool
burdens|Stressful concerns
burnout|Emotional exhaustion
bursitis|Shoulder inflammation
bursitis|Shoulder inflammation
butterball|Turkey brand
butterballs|Some turkeys
cachets|Seals of approval
cadaver|Dead body
caesarian|Relating to Brutus' victim (Var.)
cajoling|Sweet-talking
calendar|Bank freebie
calicos|Some colorful cats
calorie|Item counted by a dieter
calorie|Pepsi One's one
calypso|Musical style of Trinidad
camelhair|Type of fine coat
canasta|Form of rummy
canonic|According to church doctrine
canticle|Biblical hymn
capitol|Where to find your congressman
capstone|Crowning achievement
capture|Apprehend
carafes|Wine containers
caramel|Apple coating, come Halloween
carnage|Slaughter and bloodshed
carryall|Roomy bag
carryall|Roomy bag
carryover|Transfer to the next column, in math
casebook|It has precedents
cassettes|Blockbuster rentals of old
casting|Pre-rehearsal job
catacombs|Underground burial places
caviars|Beluga and others
caviler|Nitpicky person
ceasefire|Truce
celesta|Sugar Plum Fairy's instrument to dance to
celeste|Gentleman's Agreement actress Holm
cemented|United firmly
cervine|Deerlike
chaffed|Kidded
chagrin|Humiliation
charisma|Star quality
charlotte|North Carolina city
charter|Hire, as a bus
chassis|Auto body support
chassis|Auto body support
chastity|Virginity
chattel|Movable article of personal property
chattel|Personal possession
cheapen|Depreciate
cheekbone|Supermodel's asset, often
cheekbones|Model's assets
cheerless|Depressing
chevied|Annoyed continually (Var.)
chewable|Like many kids' vitamins
childproof|Like some medicine bottles
chinned|Did pull-ups
churned|Whipped up butter
cigarillo|Small tobacco product
cinnabar|Mercury ore
cinnamon|Gum flavor
citizen|Watch brand
claimers|They make assertions
clapped|Showed appreciation in a handy way?
clarify|Explain further
clarion|Battle call
clashes|Doesn't work, fashionwise
classical|Section in a record store
classics|Some required reading
climate|Prevailing weather conditions
clobber|Defeat decisively
clotheshorses|Their closets are full
clothesline|It might hold up your pants
clothespins|Laundry room supply, for some
clubrooms|Some airport VIP areas
coaches|Team heads
coarsen|Become more vulgar
cochlear|___ implant (type of hearing aid)
coequal|With the same legal standing
coliseum|Amphitheater
colleen|The Thorn Birds novelist McCullough
colonial|Home or furniture style
comments|Remarks
commonplace|Everyday
compadre|Pal
complimentary|Costing nothing
compress|Pack together tightly
comrade|Communist Party member
conceal|Camouflage
condemn|Denounce
confound|Confuse or perplex
consignment|Type of shop with second-hand goods
consists|Is comprised (of)
console|Instrument panel
construe|Interpret
conundrum|Riddle
conveyance|Transferral
coolant|Nuclear reactor fluid
cooperate|Play ball
copilot|Air aide
copperhead|Snake also known as the highland moccasin
copperhead|Venomous snake
cordovan|Soft leather
cordwood|It make be stacked near the fireplace
cornier|Hokier
coronet|Baron's headpiece
corslets|Pieces of armor for the trunk
cosmetic|Toiletry that beautifies
cossack|Czarist-era peasant group
counsels|Advises
countermeasure|Action taken to offset another
couplet|Two of a kind
courtship|Matrimony prelude
covenant|Sacred agreement
cowcatcher|Locomotive's front
cowsheds|Stable relatives
crackdowns|Some police operations
crackerjack|Ace
crackpot|Far-fetched, as an idea
cranial|Pertaining to the skull
crayons|Colorful boxful
crematory|Mortuary furnace
crested|Like a blue jay
criteria|Guidelines
critters|Animals, informally
cronies|Buds
crossbar|High-jumper's hurdle
croutons|Caesar salad components
cursive|Youngster's writing challenge
custodian|Keeper
cynosures|Things that strongly attract attention
dactyls|Fingers or toes
dailies|The Kansas City Star and Baltimore Sun, for two
darners|They'll get rid of your tears
dashboard|Instrument panel
deadwood|HBO Western series
debonair|Like Cary Grant
debutant|Actor in his or her first role
decapod|Crab or shrimp, e.g.
decimate|Destroy en masse
decorum|Proper behavior
decrypts|Converts code into ordinary language
deepens|Gets more profound
deerskin|Leather source
deerskin|Moccasin material
defines|What a dictionary does
defoliant|Type of chemical sprayed on plants
defrauds|Fleeces
defunct|No longer in use
degausses|Neutralizes a magnetic field
dehorns|Does a cattleman's chore
deicers|Frost melters
delimit|Set the boundaries of
delousing|Ridding of lice
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
delusion|Misconception
demerit|Blemish on one's school record
demerit|Mark given for talking in study hall
demesne|Landed property
dentist|Canine examiner
deplete|Exhaust, as a supply
deplore|Regret deeply
dervish|Whirling one
despair|Abandon hope
detailing|Fine-tuning a car
detente|International easing of discord
detested|Despised
detests|Dislikes intensely
detracted|Took away (from)
deviate|Swerve from the norm
diadems|Royal crowns
diagram|Explanatory chart
diehards|Zealots
dietary|Kind of supplement
digitalis|Foxglove
dilator|Ophthalmologist's solution, maybe
dinosaur|Crichton creature
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
dipstick|Oil-measuring rod
dirties|Besmirches
disbands|Breaks up, as a group
disdain|Contempt
disengaging|Releasing, as meshed gears
disgraceful|Shameful and shocking
disloyal|Traitorous
dismissed|Brushed aside
disobey|Be bratty
disrobe|Prepare for a physical
dissuade|Deter, in a way
distant|Emotionally withdrawn
disturb|Bother
diverged|Extended in a different direction
dockyard|Ship repair site
dolphin|Bottle-nosed creature
domesticated|Tamed
dominos|Ball masks (Var.)
doorstep|Threshold
doorway|Threshold
dowager|Widow
downturn|Worsening, as of business activity
drachms|Certain apothecary weights (Var.)
draconic|Unusually cruel
draggle|Follow slowly
drawable|Like well water
draymen|Some horse cart operators
dreadful|Dire
dreamboat|Hunky heartthrob
drearier|More dismal
dressed|Attired
droppers|Some medication dispensers
dunderheads|They're dense
dynastic|Like the Romanovs
eardrops|Otologist's recommendation
earlobe|Piercing spot
earmark|Distinguishing characteristic
earnings|Annual report data
earthed|Buried in the ground
earthmover|Bulldozer
earthworm|Night crawler
eastern|EST word
echelon|Level or rank
echidnas|Ant-eating burrowers
eclectic|Wide-ranging, as tastes
eclipse|Lunar or solar event
economy|President's concern
ecstatic|In seventh heaven
edibles|Stuff you can munch on
edification|Enlightenment
eelgrass|Marine plant that morays love?
eggshell|Off-white shade
egotist|Self-absorbed person
egresses|Ways to leave
elapsed|Gone by
elapses|Passes, as time
elastics|Pant waist inserts
elaters|They'll give you a lift
elation|I won the lottery! feeling
elector|Certain voter
elegance|Refined taste
element|Gold or silver, but not bronze
elemental|Fundamental or essential
elements|Thallium and mercury, e.g.
elephant|Babar, e.g.
elephant|Massive mammal
elephant|Seuss' Horton, for one
elevator|Skyscraper transport
elicited|Brought out
elitist|Persnickety sort
ellipsis|Three points in a row
elongate|Stretch out
elopers|Couples marrying quickly
emanate|Issue, as from a source
embassy|Attache's milieu
embedded|Traveling with soldiers, as journalists
embitter|Make resentful
embossed|Like some stationery
emetics|Ipecac and others
emetics|Poison antidotes
emissary|Envoy
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
emitted|Gave off
emotion|Android's lack
emotion|Love or hate, e.g.
emperor|Hirohito or Akihito
emperor|Ming the Merciless, e.g.
emperor|Naked ruler of fable
emperors|Maximilian and Charlemagne, for two
empower|Give authority to
empress|Catherine the Great was one
emptiest|Least forceful, as threats
enabler|Addict's co-dependent
enabler|One who eschews tough love
enactor|Legislator, essentially
enamels|Tooth coverings
encamped|Pitched one's tent and settled in
enceinte|Pregnant
encircle|Completely surround
endeared|Made lovable
endearing|Lovable
endeavor|Industrious effort
endeavor|Undertaking
enemies|Some are bitter or sworn
enfeeble|Debilitate
engagement|It has a ring to it
engineer|Conductor's co-worker
engraft|Attach a bud to a new plant
engraves|Makes a lasting impression on
enlaced|Twined together
enlistee|Military recruit
enlistment|Hitch
enneads|Groups of nine
enneads|Sets of nine
enormous|More than big
enrages|Infuriates
ensemble|Group of musicians
ensigns|Naval officers
ensiles|Stores, as grain
entangle|Involve in intrigue
entangle|Involve in intrigue
entente|International agreement
entered|Typed in
enticer|Tempter
entitle|Give the right (to)
entitle|Give the right, as to privileges
entombs|Seals in a sepulcher
entrench|Dig in
entrench|Root firmly
enveloped|Wrapped
eoliths|Stone artifacts
epicure|Food connoisseur
epigram|Short, witty saying
episcopates|Offices of bishops
epitomized|Embodied the essential characteristics of
epsilon|Fifth Greek letter
equalize|Make uniform
erasers|They get the lead out
erelong|Soon, in poesy
eremite|Taker of a religious vow
erosion|Gradual deterioration
erosive|Like wind and water
errands|Assistant's duties
errands|What gofers go on
erratum|Printed mistake
erudite|Profoundly knowledgeable
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escapade|Bit of mischief
escapees|Former joint tenants?
escapees|The ones that got away?
esoteric|Shrouded in mystery
esoteric|Shrouded in mystery
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
essayed|Made an attempt
essayer|Trying one?
essence|Perfumer's extract
essences|Concentrated extracts
essences|Concentrated extracts
essences|Cores
essentially|Fundamentally
esthetic|Having a love of beauty (Var.)
estimate|Approximation
estranges|Alienates
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
eternity|Forever and a day
ethanol|Gasohol ingredient
ethereal|Extremely delicate
euglena|Single-celled organism with a flagellum
euphoria|Bliss
evenness|Uniformity
eventful|Memorable, as a trip
evincing|Clearly demonstrating
exclaim|Cry out
exemplar|Model
exercise|Crunch abs, e.g.
exercise|Work out
exhibitor|Show participant
exposure|Cause of frostbite or suntan
external|On the outside
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyesight|Optometrist's concern
eyesore|Unsightly sight
eyespot|Butterfly feature
eyetooth|Certain canine
fabulous|Extremely pleasing
failure|Lack of success
falsetto|Register for Tiny Tim
fatuity|Foolishness
fearsome|Intimidating
fiascoes|Complete disasters
fierier|More hot-tempered
finales|Closing scenes
firecracker|Celebration noisemaker
fixates|Obsesses
flagpoles|Places for Old Glory
flambeau|Lighted torch
flamming|Deceiving
flashback|Memory, in a film
flatfish|Sole, e.g.
flatfooted|How a surprise might catch you
flippant|Impudent
floodlights|Photographer's sources of illumination
flophouse|Cheap lodging
flounce|Move in a lively way
flutist|Ian Anderson or James Galway
flyaway|Abandon the nest
foliage|Fall display
footage|Fodder for a movie editor
footbath|Relief for sore tootsies
forebode|Portend
foreclosure|Repossession of a sort
forsook|Deserted
forsook|Desolated
forwards|Soccer positions
fraternities|Greek-letter organizations
freezer|Cold storage
fretful|Peevish
funnels|Some kitchen or workshop utensils
fuselage|Boeing body
gallbladder|Organ attached to the liver
gallops|Races on horseback
gambler|Casino patron
gametes|Reproductive cells
garages|Beetles may be found in them
garland|The Wizard of Oz star
garnets|January birthstones
garrote|Inquisition choker
gasbags|Long-winded types
gasoline|It's burned on the road
gastronomic|Relating to food
gastropod|Slug, e.g.
gearshift|Engaging device
generally|As a rule
geneses|Beginnings
geneses|Inceptions
geneses|Very beginnings
genuine|The real McCoy
geranium|Certain garden flower
gestalt|School of psychology
gestured|Motioned
getaway|Spur-of-the-moment vacation
ghettos|Urban renewal sites
ghostwriter|Author who'll never make a name for himself
ghostwriter|Author's secret collaborator
giggling|Showing amusement
gigolos|Escorts of a sort
giraffe|One with a great view at the zoo?
gitanos|Romani people in Spain
glacial|Like ice sheets and bergs
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy
gleeful|Elated
glibber|More smooth-tongued
glimpse|Brief look
glimpse|Quick peek
glisten|Reflect brilliantly
globule|Small sphere
glowworms|Luminous larvae
gnomons|Sundial parts
goalpost|Gridiron upright
goddaughter|Sponsored one, often
godhood|Deity's state
goodmen|The Marines want a few
gorgeous|Dazzlingly beautiful
grafted|Attached, in a way
granola|Health nut's cereal
grassroots|Of the common people
gratuities|Tips
greasiest|Most covered with oil
greenback|Legal tender, slangily
greenback|Legal-tender bill, slangily
greenhouse|Growing building
greeter|Welcoming sort
gristle|You can chew on this
gristles|Tough tissues
grouches|Bad-tempered people
gruffest|Most curmudgeonly
gullible|Naive and easily deceived
gullies|Drainage depressions
guttural|Like the "ch" in "Bach"
gyroscope|Spaceship stabilizer
habanera|Cuban dance in duple time
hailstone|Bit of a nasty fall
hairline|Recession victim?
hairpin|Bun holder
hairpin|Sharp, as a turn
hairsplitting|Making distinctions of little importance
halyard|Flag raiser
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hammock|Swinger between trees
hamster|Cage-wheel runner
handgrip|Ski pole part
handgun|Certain firearm
handmade|Like craft fair goods
hangman|Wheel of Fortune inspiration
harelip|Ellie May Lester feature in "Tobacco Road"
harpoon|Pequod weapon
harshest|Least lenient
hassles|Bothersome situations
hatchery|Place with many fish eggs
hatless|Bareheaded
headache|Pain in the brain
headdresses|Sioux war bonnets, e.g.
headers|Trips might cause them
healthy|Good for you
hectare|10,000 square meters
hectometers|Some metric units of length
hedgehops|Flies very close to the ground
heehaws|Donkey noises
heinous|Really evil
helipad|Chopper's destination
hellion|Rowdy one
helotry|Serfdom
henchman|Partner in crime
heraldic|Like some shields
heralds|Announces with fanfare
herself|What a famous woman may play on TV
hesitate|Look before you leap
heteros|They're straight
highlands|Mountainous region of Scotland
highrises|Some multistoried buildings
hijacker|One with an alternate flight plan?
hillock|Knoll
hillside|Sledding spot
himself|Actor's cameo role, sometimes
hipbone|Ilium
hireling|Menial worker only in it for the money
hireling|Mercenary
hoaxing|It's intended to deceive
hodgepodge|Miscellany
holocene|Current epoch
holsters|Where to find .45s?
homiest|Most cozy
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
horrific|Dreadful
horsefeathers|Marx Brothers classic
horseman|Sleepy Hollow's was headless
horseshoe|It may be around a stake
horseshoes|Game of ringers
hosanna|Kin of "hallelujah"
hospice|Monastery lodging
hourglass|Shape of a nice figure
humanitarians|Philanthropists
humdrum|Dull
husband|Male spouse
hymnbooks|Church staples
hypocrite|Insincere type
hysteria|Uncontrolled excitement
iambuses|Metrical feet (Var.)
iceboat|Skimmer over frozen lakes
icefall|Frozen avalanche
ideated|Dreamed up
identity|It may be secret
ideogram|Graphic symbol
ideologies|Communism and others
idolater|Violator of the Second Commandment
idyllic|Adjective for Xanadu
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
ignoble|Like a dirty rotten scoundrel
ignorer|One who chooses not to see
illegal|Law-breaking
illegitimately|In an unacceptable way
illiterate|Nonreader
imagine|Use the mind's eye
imbibed|Bent one's elbow
imitate|Act just like
immaculate|Pristine
imminent|About to happen
impasse|Standoff
impelled|Drove forward
implores|Says "please" and then some
impolite|Rude
impounds|Confiscates, as a car
improve|Be on the mend
inanely|Without sense
inanity|Ditsiness
inaptly|In an inappropriate way
inchworms|Small hairless caterpillars
incline|Have a slant
incredulous|Skeptical
increments|Amounts by which something increases
independent|Freelance
indulged|Gave free rein to
infantries|Soldiers on foot, collectively
infants|Babies
inflects|Changes one's tone of voice
informs|Rats, so to speak
inhalant|Asthmatic's medicine
inherited|Received from an estate
inhumane|Cruel
initial|Part of J.F.K.?
initiate|Launch
innings|Nine of diamonds?
innocuous|Harmless
inoperative|Needing fixing
insanely|Crazily
insaner|More out of one's gourd
insights|Thoughtful views
insigne|Military badge
insinuates|Imparts artfully
insoles|Foot comforters
inspect|Check for flaws
integral|Absolutely necessary
integral|Absolutely necessary
intellect|Brainy individual
intense|Like extreme emotions
intensely|With a passion
intercept|Pick off a pass
interim|Time gap
intermesh|Entangle
internee|Prisoner of war
interns|Students in the workplace
intimate|Like pillow talk
intonate|Chant
intrude|Go where one's not welcome
invaluable|Having incalculable worth
invitee|Noncrasher
iodides|Certain salty chemical compounds
ionizer|Gadget used by some allergy sufferers
islander|New York NHLer
isomers|Chemically similar substances
isosceles|Kind of triangle
isotherm|Weather map line
isotope|Carbon-13, e.g.
isotope|Dating material?
isotope|Physicist's atom
iterated|Said over
itinerary|Travel plan
jailors|Turnkeys
johannes|Classical Brahms
kachinas|Pueblo dolls
keenness|Acuity
kestrel|Small hovering falcon
keyboard|Computer user's need
keyboards|Alternatives to pianos
keynote|Convention opener
keystroke|Typist's tap
kibbitz|Make intrusive comments
kidnaper|Ransom seeker (Var.)
kinking|Curling tightly, as hair
kinships|Close bonds
kissing|Doing more than just hugging
klaxons|Old car horns
kneeled|Genuflected
knitted|Healed, as broken bones
knowers|Apprehenders
knowledge|Fruits of education
kolinsky|Asian mink or its fur
kremlin|Moscow landmark
kumquat|Small citrus fruit
labored|Worked like a dog
lacerate|Rip jaggedly
lactate|Secrete milk
lactose|Some are intolerant of it
laddies|Edinburgh boys
landfall|End of a voyage
landing|Part of a dock
larboard|On the left side of a ship
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
latrine|Place to go on base
lauders|Ones giving high praise
launder|Clean dirty money
laureate|Nobel Prize winner, e.g.
laurels|Crowns of victory in ancient Greece
lawless|Lucy who played Xena
layered|Having strata
laziness|Indolence
leaguer|Little or "major" follower
leaning|Not perpendicular
leasable|Ready to be rented
leeboard|Movable plank on a hull
leerily|In a suspicious way
leeways|Tolerances
legates|Papal diplomats
legators|Bequeathing ones
lemonades|Some citrus drinks
lenient|Inclined to look the other way
lenient|Showing clemency
leprosy|Reason to be shunned, in the Bible
lethally|With deadly effect
lethargy|Sluggish quality
liberate|Set free
libertine|Dissolute sort
liberty|Bell of note
library|Place for many books
licorices|Dried-root candies
lifesaver|Rescue ring
liftable|Able to be hoisted
lineage|Pedigree
linemen|QB protectors
lingerie|Teddies, e.g.
linguini|Pasta often served with clam sauce
linings|Clouds have silver ones, in a saying
lionize|Adulate
lipreading|Hearing by seeing?
litigious|Quick to sue
litterateur|Essayist
loanable|Like some bank money
location|When tripled, a real estate mantra
lockout|Labor dispute strategy
lodestar|Guiding night light
logroll|Engage in vote-swapping
lollipop|Sweet sucker
lollygag|Dawdle
longest|Extended to the max
loonier|More batty
loosens|Relaxes, as one's grip
looting|Rioter's activity
lordships|Noble potencies
lotions|Skin soothers
lottery|Scratch-off game, e.g.
lousier|Crummier
lowlier|More modest
lucifer|Satan
ludicrous|Farcical
luggage|Traveler's need
lullaby|Soothing song for baby
lustrate|Purify ceremonially
machine|Part of ATM
macrame|What you might knot
mafioso|Maker of cement shoes?
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
mainlines|Principal railroad routes
mainstay|Chief supporter
malefic|Evil
mallard|Wild dabbling duck
maltase|Glucose-creating enzyme
maltreat|Abuse
managers|Business operators
mandrake|Comic-strip magician
maniacs|Lunatics
mankind|Race around the Earth?
manlike|Anthropoid
mannequin|Well-dressed dummy?
mansion|Stately house
manyfold|By leaps and bounds
marigold|Orange flower
marsupia|Kangaroo pouches
martyrs|Gluttons for punishment
masonry|Stonework
massage|It features back strokes?
massager|Muscle kneader
masseur|Ache reliever
mastery|Trainee's aim
mathematics|High school subject
matinal|Morninglike
maturate|Develop and ripen
mausoleum|The Taj Mahal is one
medaled|Excelled in the Olympics
medalist|Decorated Olympian
meekest|Least bold
megaton|Unit of explosive force
memoirs|Autobiographies
menorah|Hanukkah symbol
mergers|Wall Street news items
meridian|Line from pole to pole
mermaid|Imaginary sea creature
mesmerize|Spellbind
message|It's left on an answering machine
messier|Not as tidy
meteoric|Markedly rapid
meuniere|Floured and sauteed in butter
microchips|Computer components
militia|Citizen's army
militia|Second Amendment subject
milkshakes|Drinks made with blenders
milksops|Weaklings
millrun|Water wheel's channel
mimosas|Champagne cocktails
minaret|Tall tower
minimal|Barely enough
miocene|A geological epoch
miscall|Bidder's error
misdeems|Judges incorrectly
misdoubts|Suspicions
misreport|Present wrongly, as facts
misrules|Governs badly
mistake|It may be costly
mistitle|Handle incorrectly?
mnemonic|Memory trigger
modesty|Aw, shucks quality
moisten|Make damp
moisture|Dew, e.g.
moleskin|Velvety cotton fabric
mongrel|AKC reject
monoplane|It has one set of wings
monotone|Boring voice
moonlit|Like a romantic night
moonscape|It's teeming with craters
moonstruck|1987 movie starring Cher
morocco|Casablanca's country
motherly|Kind of advice
motormouth|Chatterbox
muckrake|Expose corruption
mudslinger|Smear campaigner
mudslinging|Negative campaigning
musters|Summons, as strength
mutation|Chromosomal alteration
mutation|It may occur from chromosomal alteration
mutilate|Dismember
mystiques|Auras of heightened interest
mythologist|An expert in gods
nailers|Carpenters, at times
naiveness|Lack of sophistication
namesake|Junior, to Senior
napoleon|Layered pastry
narrate|Provide a voice-over
narrator|Storyteller
nascence|Event of being born
nattered|Yakked on and on
nearest|Requiring the least driving
neatened|Spruced up
nelsons|Harriet, Ozzie and Rick
nemeses|Formidable rivals
neonatal|Hospital unit for newborns
neutered|Gelded
newborn|Infant
nextdoor|Like Kramer's place, to Seinfeld's
nibbles|Takes little bites
nicotine|Substance in cigarettes
nimbuses|Dark clouds bearing rain
ninepins|Variety of bowling
ninetieth|Notable birthday
nitrate|Potassium ___ (saltpeter)
nomadic|Having no fixed home
nonentity|State of not existing
nonhuman|Like creatures from outer space
nonpareil|Having no match
nonskid|Like some tires
nonunion|Like a scab
nonunion|Like a scab
noontime|Lunch break start
nosebleeds|They may be checked by pinching
nostril|Air intake site
notation|Marginal marking
notation|Marginal reference
notepad|Reporter's book
notices|Doesn't miss
novelette|Billy Budd, e.g.
nowadays|In these times
nuptial|Like some vows
nutcase|Screwball
oafishly|In a clumsy way
oatcake|Certain quick bread
obedient|Not insubordinate
obscene|Bawdy
observers|Eclipse viewers, e.g.
obsessed|Excessively preoccupied
odorant|Aroma emitter
offstage|Out of the audience's sight
oiliest|Most greasy or smarmy
oilseed|Castor bean or sesame, e.g.
oleander|Ornamental, poisonous shrub
omelette|Folded brunch dish (Var.)
oneness|Harmony
oneness|Solidarity
onetime|Erstwhile
onslaught|Vigorous attack
onstage|Acting in a play, right now
onstage|Between the wings
openers|First games of the season
opening|Job possibility
opinion|Point of view
optional|Unrequired
oratorio|Dramatic musical composition
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oregano|Mint family herb
orients|Familiarizes with new surroundings
orifice|Hole in the head?
origami|Paper-folding art
ornament|Christmas bulb, e.g.
ornament|Hood attachment
orotund|Full-bodied, as a voice
orrises|Fragrant roots
orthodontia|Branch of dentistry
ortolan|Old World bird eaten as a delicacy
ossuary|Bone receptacle
ostmark|East German currency
otalgia|Earache
otoscope|Ear examination instrument
ourselves|Who we are
outages|Power problems
outargue|Beat in a debate
outbids|Wins, at an auction
outcasts|Shunned ones
outdraw|Prove a greater attraction
outlast|Endure longer than
outlined|Sketched the main features of
outrage|Major injustice
outsell|Be more popular than, in stores
outsider|One not in the loop
outwear|Last longer than others
ovation|Applause
overall|Including everything
overawe|Subdue by dazzling
overeat|Act the glutton
overfed|Like some fat pets
overhaul|Complete renovation
overlap|Share some common ground
overlord|Feudal system big shot
overstaying|Being a bad guest, in a way
paladin|Have Gun - Will Travel hero
paladin|Have Gun - Will Travel hero
palatable|Pleasing to the taste
palates|Tasting sensibilities
paneling|Wall cover
panoptic|Comprehensive, as a view
panorama|View of a wide area
parallel|One type of parking
parapets|Low walls
parasailing|Another soaring sport
parasol|Lightweight umbrella
paratrooper|Jumper with a view
parboils|Cooks briefly, as vegetables
parsecs|Astronomical distances
partake|Have some
partial|Biased
partway|Not quite (there)
passado|Fencing thrust
passport|Stamp collector?
pastors|Service providers?
pastrami|Meat on rye, sometimes
pastries|Doughy desserts
patronal|Protective
pattypans|Some squash
pawnbroker|One making loans
peccadillo|Small transgression
peeress|Baron's bride, e.g.
penance|What a sinner may do
penguin|Umbrella-toting "Batman" villain
pension|Money for retirement
peonies|State symbols of Indiana
perfectas|High-payout wagers
periwig|Colonial era hairpiece
perjury|False testimony
persist|Not give up
perspire|React to strenuous exercise
perspired|Worked up a sweat
persuade|Sway
perukes|Colonial wigs
pettish|Easily annoyed
petulant|Bad-tempered
phaseout|Eliminate gradually
phlebitis|Inflammation of a leg vein
phrasings|Wordings
picture|Visualize
pigeonhole|Sort into compartments
piggyback|Go along for the ride
pilgrim|Host at the first Thanksgiving
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pinches|Inexact recipe amounts
pinkish|Rose-colored
pinoles|Dishes made of finely ground corn
pinoles|Ground corn dishes mixed with sugar and spices
pintail|Long-necked duck
pinwheels|Rotating fireworks
pipeline|Alaskan engineering triumph
pitiers|Compassionate sorts
placarded|Posted signs
placebo|Medical test control substance
planaria|Flatworm genus
planetary|Terrestrial
planned|Mapped out
plaster|Fresco backing
plaster|It's used to patch walls
plateaus|Achievement levels
plaudit|Acclamation
playact|Tread the boards
playground|Recreational place for kids
plenary|Complete in every respect
plentiful|Abundant
plethora|Abundance
plumage|Peacock's pride
poesies|Rhymed works
polliwog|Future frog
polyester|Suit material, perhaps
polygamy|Matrimony with more than one spouse
polygamy|Plural marriage
polygon|Multi-sided shape
polymer|Lucite, e.g.
pompano|With "Beach," a Florida city
portable|Easily moved
portend|Forebode
portentous|Overblown
poseurs|They're not who they pretend to be
possible|Not out of the question
possums|Pogo and his relatives
postlude|Concluding movement
potbelly|Beer gut
potbelly|Unwanted expansion
potpourri|Jeopardy! category
powered|Fed juice to?
preamble|We the people source
predate|Come before
preheat|First word in many recipes
prepaid|Like some magazine subscriptions
presidio|1988 Connery film (with "The")
presidio|1988 Connery film (with "The")
presume|Take for granted
pricked|Drew blood from a fingertip
proboscis|Trunk
proclaim|Announce formally
product|Result of multiplying
profane|Obscene
progression|Advancement
prolific|Bearing in abundance
propeller|Boat mover
properties|Monopoly possessions
propose|Ask for a hand?
prosper|Do well
protege|Mentor's charge
pudgier|More short and plump
punishers|Penalty inflicters, e.g.
purpleheart|Combat award
purpleheart|Combat award
purport|Profess or claim
purport|Profess or claim
pursuant|Contract word
pushover|Easily defeated type
pyrites|Brass-yellow minerals
radiant|Luminous
radicals|Extreme group
radomes|Antenna housings
radomes|Antenna housings
ragbags|Motley collections
raglans|Loose overcoats
ragweed|Hay fever cause
raisins|California fruits
randomize|Arrange haphazardly
rangers|Some Texas pro athletes
ranting|Being bombastic
rappels|Cliffhanging descents
ratchet|Sprocket
ratcheted|Moved by degrees in one direction only
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
rawhide|Eastwood TV series of old
rawhide|Eastwood series of old TV
reaffirm|Validate again
reagent|Analyst's chemical
reagent|Assayer's substance
reagent|Litmus paper, for one
reagent|Litmus, for one
realign|Change the order of
realism|Seeing things as they are
realities|Undeniable facts
realness|Authenticity
reassess|Appraise again
reassess|Appraise once again
recital|Musician's concert
recruits|New faces on bases
redbreast|Robin, e.g.
redeploy|Shuffle troops
reeking|Stinking up the place
reemploy|Hire again
reenacts|Plays out history
reentry|Admission back in
reflects|Throws back from a mirror
regicide|The killing of a king
register|Word with "social" or "cash"
regrades|Changes a B to an A-
regrown|Like some starfish arms
reigned|Occupied the throne
reissue|Put out a new edition
reissue|Put out again, as stock
reiterate|Continue to stress
relapse|Backslide
relates|Connects emotionally
release|Public relations statement
relievo|Type of sculpture (Var.)
remedies|Sets right
remitter|One who pays
remnant|Carpet leftover
renaissance|Rebirth
renames|Gives a new title to
renewal|Updated subscription
renewal|Urban modernization
renters|Landlord's sources of payment
reorients|Sets in a new position
repealed|Undid, as an amendment
repealed|Withdrew formally
repellent|Debugging device?
reprisal|Retaliation
reprise|Do again, as a role
repudiate|Refuse to acknowledge
rerecord|Tape again
resales|Secondhand store transactions
resharpen|Tend to a dull pencil again
resolute|Determined
respect|Regard highly
restate|Say again
restate|Say it again
restorer|Museum specialist
restrains|Checks
restyled|Fashioned anew
retails|Sells in shops
reteach|Train again
retimes|Clocks again
retired|Went on Social Security
retirement|It begins after one's last day at work
retiring|Getting a gold watch, perhaps
retrain|Teach a different skill
retread|Tire for a heap
retreat|Meditation location
retriever|Golden best friend
retrospectively|With nostalgia
reversal|Appeal result, at times
reversal|Change of fortune
revolts|Throws off oppression
rewrite|Do a second draft
reynard|Fable fox
rhenium|Atomic number 75
rhetoric|Pretentious speech
richened|Made wealthy
rigatoni|Pasta choice
rigging|Ship's support system
ringtail|Raccoon feature
risotto|Italian dish cooked in broth
risotto|Rice dish
ritually|In a ceremonial way
robbery|Theft
rockhound|Geologist
rockhound|Geologist, e.g.
roebuck|Sears' one-time associate
roentgen|He discovered X-rays
rollback|Reduce prices
roofers|Workers that provide high-level coverage
rooster|Combed crower
rooster|Farm alarm
rootlets|Small outgrowths
rorqual|Finback whale
roseate|Optimistic and then some
roseate|Optimistic and then some
rosehips|Flowery vitamin C sources
rosette|Flowery cake garnish
rotator|Turning muscle
roughen|Opposite of "smooth"
roundtable|Camelot fixture
rousseau|The Snake Charmer painter
rousseau|The Snake Charmer painter
rummaged|Searched (through)
rumored|Unverified
sabered|Ran through with a cavalry sword
sabotages|Ruins underhandedly
saboteur|Hitchcock classic
safecracker|Yegg
sagamore|Lower Algonquian chief
sailboat|Catamaran, for one
sainted|Hallowed
saltines|Soup crackers
samurai|John Belushi played one
sandlot|Urban play area
sandwich|Food named for an English earl
sangria|Fruit-filled wine beverage
sangria|Spanish wine beverage
sapiently|With insight and wisdom
sapless|Like a dry maple
sassafras|Tea flavoring
satirist|Jonathan Swift, e.g.
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
sausage|Knackwurst, for one
savanna|Tropical grassland
sawbuck|Ten-spot
scaffold|Painter's platform
scanted|Restricted
scarcer|More rarely encountered
scarlet|Red shade
scented|Like many candles
scented|Like perfume
schmoes|Average dudes
schmoes|Dunderheads
schooner|Big beer glass
schooners|Large beer glasses
scorpion|Desert stinger
screeners|Some radio talk-show employees
screenplay|Work that may win an Oscar
seafloor|Davy Jones' locker
seafloor|Davy Jones' locker
seascape|Painting with crashing waves, maybe
seashore|Beach
seaside|Bathhouse site
seaside|Place for a boardwalk
seawater|Ocean fill
secondly|It follows "First of all ..."
secrete|Place out of sight
sedated|Under, at the hospital
sedative|Drug that reduces excitability
seeders|Planting devices
seeders|Spring farm machinery
seepage|Slow outflow
seesawing|Showing indecision
seismic|Quakelike
selection|Choice
selects|Hand-picks
semantic|Related to meanings
semipro|2008 Will Ferrell hoops film
sensual|Steamy
sentinel|Watchtower guard
separate|Isolate
seraglio|Harem
serfage|Condition of servitude
sergeant|The Beatles' Pepper, for one
serpent|Genesis villain
sestets|Sonnet sections
sestina|Troubador's verse form
setting|Jewel mounting
sextant|Seafarer's instrument
sextettes|Groups of six performers (Var.)
shadowbox|Prepare for a bout
shafted|Swindled
shamans|Tribal magicians
shanghai|City at the mouth of the Yangtze
sharkskin|Smooth suit fabric
sharpness|Cheddar quality
sharpshooter|Marksman
sheaved|Gathered, as wheat
sheerest|Most see-through
sheikdom|Arab chief's realm
shellac|Thin varnish used in finishing
shelter|Basic need
shepherd|One leading the flock
shetlands|Some ponies
shifter|Four-on-the-floor item
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shootout|O.K. Corral event
shrouded|Hid from view
shutterbug|One who's constantly snapping?
shyness|Shrinking violet's problem
shyster|Shady lawyer
sickens|Repulses
sidereal|Pertaining to stars
sidestep|Evade
sierras|Rugged mountain ranges
silverback|Gorilla patriarch
skeleton|Anatomy class teaching aid
skillets|Frying pans
slacken|Abate
slapper|Knee ___ (funny joke)
sleeper|Rip Van Winkle, notably
sliders|Some breaking balls
slipshod|Careless, as workmanship
slipslop|Twaddle
slogans|Be all that you can be and others
slugfests|Homer-filled games
sneakers|Gym shoes
sneezed|Earned a blessing?
snicker|Suppressed laugh
snickered|Laughed quietly
snigger|Derisive laugh
snootiest|Most stuck-up
snowbird|Half-year Florida resident
snowplow|January road clearer
snuggle|Get close and cozy
sobered|Recovered from a bender (with "up")
society|Part of SPCA
softener|Laundry detergent additive
soggiest|Most moist, as cereal
soirees|Evening gatherings
soldier|Army person
soldier|Army person
someone|Unnamed person
sonogram|Early baby picture?
sonogram|First baby picture, often
soothsay|Predict
soprani|Sills, Price and others
soprano|TV mobster
sorbets|Frozen desserts
sorcerer|Bad speller?
soreheads|Poor losers
soulmate|One's true love
spaghetti|Food that's twirled before eaten
spandex|It stretches during exercise
sparrows|Common songbirds
spectate|Watch from the bleachers
spectator|Eventgoer
specter|Apparition
speedos|Skimpy swim-meet garb
speedup|Accelerate
spellbound|Entranced
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spiegel|Its first catalog was mailed out in 1905
spirited|Full of energy
spitters|Illegal baseball pitches
spittoon|Oater saloon staple
spleens|Organs on the left side of the body
spoiler|Key plot point giveaway
sponges|Kitchen absorbers
sporadic|On-again-off-again
spousal|Type of post-divorce support
sprayed|Used an aerosol can
spurred|Incited
squalor|Filth
stabbed|What Brutus did to Caesar
staccato|Broken off, musically
stadium|Fenway Park, for one
staffer|Office aide
stagecoach|Western horse-drawn vehicle
stagehands|Some Broadway employees
stagers|Model home hirees
stalest|Most dried-out, as bread
stalled|Stopped suddenly, as an engine
standby|Wait in the wings
starboard|Right on the ocean
stashes|Hidden supplies
stashes|Secret stores
station|Paddington or Grand Central
statutory|Punishable by law
steadfastly|Unwaveringly
steadfastly|With resolute determination
steamer|Stanley's car
stearine|Candlemaker's need (Var.)
steeled|Girded (oneself)
steeped|Soaked in hot water, as a tea bag
steeped|Soaked in liquid
steeple|Belfry's locale
steered|Took the tiller
stellar|Outstanding
stepfather|Mother's new husband
stepson|Blended family member, perhaps
stereos|Hi-fis
sticker|___ shock (price-tag panic)
stickup|Gunpoint robbery
stiletto|Heel type
stimulus|Bill in 2009 news
stipend|Scholarship allowance
stipends|Fellows may receive them
stirrer|Bar accessory
stockade|Military jail
storage|Disk's function
straightlaced|Extremely proper
stratagem|Deviously clever plan
stresses|Frets, in modern parlance
stresses|Underscores
striate|Grooved, as a muscle
strictest|Most authoritarian
strides|Significant advances
strobes|Disco lights
struggle|Conflict
struggle|Uphill battle
studded|Like some collars or tires
student|University attendee
stunned|Dazed or amazed
stupider|Dumber
stupors|Drunken states
stylist|One doing dos
stymies|Foils
subabbot|Monastery figure
sublime|Magnificent
submerse|Put under water (Var.)
sugared|Made a little sweeter
sukiyaki|Japanese one-pot meal
sultrily|How a siren moves
summerhouse|Seasonal vacation place
sunglasses|Basker's buy
sunrise|Daily occurrence
sunroof|Convertible alternative
superbly|In an extremely well-done manner
superhighways|Types of rapid transit
supernovae|Starbursts
supersede|Supplant
surfing|Sport performed off shore
surliest|Worst-tempered
surmount|Overcome, as an obstacle
surprise|Word shouted to start a party
surrender|Capitulate
swashbuckler|Errol Flynn persona
swathes|Enveloping bandages
swathes|Wraps in bandages
sweetie|Term of endearment
swelter|Suffer from the heat
swiftly|In a hurry
swiftly|In a hurry
swishes|Nothing-but-net baskets
symbolize|Stand for
symphony|Large orchestra
tableau|Dramatic scene
tablecloth|It may be spread before dinner
tablespoons|Baking measures
tabloid|Celebrity scandal source
tabulate|Form columns
tactics|Strategic elements
talebearer|Gossip
talents|Skills
talisman|Amulet
tallied|Kept score
taluses|Rock piles at bases of cliffs
tamarin|Small, bushy-tailed monkey
tampered|Meddled
tandems|Bicycles built for two
tangent|Trigonometric function
tangling|Twisting together
tarantulas|Some large spiders
tarries|Delays
tasteful|Far from offensive
tattered|In shreds
tattler|Informal informant
tautened|Made tight
teamwork|Cooperative effort
teapots|Oolong brewers
teargas|Riot squad's supply
telegram|Prefax communique
telexed|Sent a message an old-fashioned way
tempera|Egg-based paint
tenfold|Like a 1000 percent profit
tenners|Sawbucks
tensely|In an uptight way
tensions|They may mount or ease
tercels|Bygone Toyotas
tercels|Bygone Toyotas
terrapin|Diamondback reptile
testudo|Protective covering used by Roman troops
tetanus|Shot given after stepping on a nail
theatric|Flamboyantly overdone
thereunto|To that, formally
thermic|Due to heat
thermometer|Heat-of-the-moment determiner
thievery|Larceny
thinner|Turpentine, e.g.
thistle|Scotland's national flower
thralldom|Bondage or slavery
threaten|Endanger
thriller|Michael Jackson's best-selling album
throaty|Husky, as a voice
thrones|King-sized furniture?
through|In one end and out the other
throwaway|Disposable
throwaway|Disposable
timbers|Wood beams
tinsels|Certain tree decorations
tinsmiths|Certain metalworkers
titular|Like figureheads
toasters|They speak first and then drink
toccata|Bach composition, perhaps
toeplate|Shoe reinforcement
tolerated|Endured
toluene|One "T" of TNT
tomography|X-ray technique
tonality|Musical quality
tonnage|Merchant ship capacity
tonsures|Shaved crowns of monks' heads
topfull|Filled to the brim
topples|Removes from power
torched|Burned maliciously
torment|Pick on endlessly
torpedo|Ruin, as plans
tortilla|Mexican food staple
tortoise|Fabled race winner
tosspot|Sot
tracing|Kind of paper
tractor|It has a lot of pull
trainer|Personal coach
training|Apprenticeship
trammel|Fishing net
trample|Walk all over
transfer|Forward, as a call
transplant|Change of heart?
trashier|More schlocky
traumas|Emotional wounds
travail|Toil and trouble
treadles|Sewing machine parts
treason|Turncoat's crime
treater|One buying a round
trellis|Creeper keeper
trellis|Lattice for plant growers
tribesman|Omaha or Ottawa member
trillion|One million million
trimaran|Three-hulled sailboat
trimaran|Three-hulled sailboat
triplet|One of three in a big delivery?
trodden|Trampled
trombone|Slide instrument
troopship|June 6, 1944 conveyance
trouble|Misfortune
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
turnaround|Recovery
turnover|Apple pastry
turntable|DJ's spinner
tweeters|They put out high-frequency sounds
twiddlers|They have time on their hands
twisters|Tornadoes
twisting|Doing a Chubby Checker dance
typeface|Printing font
typists|Keyboard users
ultramodern|Avant-garde
ululate|Act the banshee
ululate|Act the banshee
ululate|Cry like a mourner
ululate|Wail
unarmed|Without weapons
unasked|Like some questions
unaware|Oblivious
unaware|Out of the loop
unbroken|Whole
uncanny|Beyond the ordinary
unclean|Ceremonially impure
uncounted|Like ballots still in the box
underpay|Give less than is deserved
underpay|Take advantage of, in a way
undertows|Some currents
unfolds|Opens like a map
unfreeze|Remove all restrictions on
unfreeze|Remove all restrictions on
unheroic|Cowardly
unitard|Gymnast's getup
unitedly|In a harmonious manner
uniting|Joining forces
unitive|Promoting accord
universities|Institutions of higher learning
unlearn|Break a habit, in a way
unlearn|Get out of the habit of
unneeded|Not necessary
unscrews|Twists off, as a bottle cap
unstated|Tacit
unswept|In need of cleaning
untoward|Improper
untwine|Separate the twisted strands
unwinds|Takes a load off
unwrinkle|Iron, as clothes
upsizing|Expanding, as a business
upstart|Surprise challenger
upstroke|Calligraphy technique
uranium|Radioactive element
utensil|Kitchen item
utopian|Idealistic
utterance|It's been said
valedictorian|Commencement speaker, often
varsities|A-teams, in high school
vaulting|Bounding vigorously
veneered|Like many cabinets
veteran|Experienced person
veteran|One who's seen combat
viaduct|Railroad bridge
viceroys|Bright butterflies
violence|What "R" might indicate
vitamin|Niacin, for one
vitiate|Corrupt
volleyball|Spikes are common in it
vouches|Gives personal assurance
wainscot|Paneling for a low wall
wallflower|Shy person at a social event
warbler|Songbird
wardrobe|Clothing collection
wardship|Custody
warehouse|Forklift locale
wariest|Least confident
warship|Destroyer, for one
washboard|Abs descriptor
washing|Getting clean
watercooler|Office oasis
watermelon|Juicy picnic treat
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
weaponry|Arsenal inventory
wearily|In a fatigued manner
websites|Locations on the Internet
weenier|More minuscule
weighty|Heavy
werewolf|One likely to howl at a full moon
wetsuits|Divers' protectors
whatnot|Bric-a-brac
whirler|Dervish, at times
whirligig|Merry-go-round
whirlpools|Fancy bath features
whoever|No one in particular
windmill|Natural power generator
windward|Not on the lee side
winepresses|Grape crushers
wingspan|Airplane measurement
wintered|Spent the cold months (in)
winterizing|Preparing one's home for cold weather
wisenheimer|Upstart who makes insolent comments
wispiest|Most thin and weak
wisteria|Desperate Housewives lane
wooshes|Rushing-air noises
worried|Apprehensive
xylophone|Percussion instrument with wooden bars
yardages|Golf hole numbers?
yardmasters|Some railway employers
yearning|Longing
yesterday|Beatles classic
yielded|Didn't put up a fight
yodeled|Sang on a peak
yodelers|Alpine singers
yourself|What you see in a mirror?
abalone|Edible mollusk
abandon|Leave in the lurch
abdicable|Capable of being renounced
abetted|Helped someone cover up?
abnormal|Deviant
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
absinthe|Wormwood-flavored liqueur
abstain|What the celibate do
abundant|Plentiful
abutment|Bridge support
academe|Campus community
accedes|Bows
accident|Insured event
acclaimed|Enthusiastically praised
accountable|Like a responsible math teacher?
acentric|Lacking a middle
acetone|Paint ingredient
acrobat|Certain circus performer
acrylic|Kind of paint
adamant|Unswayable
adapted|Made to fit
addenda|Book supplements
addicted|Compulsively dependent
adequate|Nothing to write home about
adherent|Supporter of a cause
admiration|Esteem
adolescent|Teen
adultery|Certain sin
adverbial|Type of phrase
advised|Did some counseling
advisedly|Per counsel
aerates|Adds bubbles to
aerials|Rabbit ears, e.g.
aerobatics|Aircraft stunts
aerobic|Like some heart-pumping workouts
aerospace|Lockheed Martin's field
affairs|They may be current or foreign
affiant|Deposition answerer
aficionado|Enthusiast
afternoons|Nap times
ageless|Eternal
agendum|Item on a to-do list
agitate|Cause to be excited or roused
ailerons|Parts of airplane wings
airiest|Most breezy
airplanes|Hangar contents
airsick|Green on JetBlue?
airstrike|Bombing attack
alameda|City near Oakland
alameda|Oakland neighbor
alarums|Old-fashioned warnings
alfredo|Fettuccine sauce
alfresco|In the open air
alighted|Dismounted
aligned|Trued a car's wheels
alimony|Ex payment
alleged|Asserted without proof
allegro|Briskly, in music
allover|Everywhere
allowances|Kids' "earnings"
alloyed|Mixed with a lesser metal
almanac|Poor Richard's book
alphabetic|Certain letter arrangement
altered|Let out or taken in
amassed|Stockpiled
amateurs|They don't play for pay
ambassador|Envoy's superior
ambrosia|Food for Zeus
ammonia|Fertilizer ingredient
amnesty|Official pardon
amputee|Lieutenant Dan, by the end of "Forrest Gump"
anaconda|Powerful snake
analysis|In-depth examination
anchovies|Pizza topping
andiron|Fireplace fixture
androids|Sci-fi figures
anemias|Deficiencies of red blood cells
anemone|Flowerlike sea creature
angelfish|Colorful aquarium swimmer
angelical|Opposite of devilish
anklets|Bobbysocks
anklets|Jewelry near the feet
annexing|Adding on
annoyed|Bugged
annulling|Declaring invalid, as a marriage
anonyms|False names
antacid|Stomach settler
antelope|Impala or kudu
antihero|Character lacking courage
antonym|Opposite
apartment|Rented pad
aperitif|Drink before dinner
apollos|Early NASA missions
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Wearable wares
applause|Sound of audience approval
applecarts|Plans are disrupted when they're upset
appoint|Name to a position
aptness|Appropriateness
aqueduct|Water conduit
archaeologist|His work is in ruins?
archduke|Austria-Hungary's Francis Ferdinand, e.g.
archive|Store for safekeeping
archives|Collections of records
areolar|Like part of the iris
arguable|Up for debate
argyles|Varicolored socks
armament|Military weaponry
armchair|Type of strategist or quarterback
armhole|T-shirt opening
armigers|Knights' servants
armored|Like some military vehicles
armrest|Feature of a throne
aromatic|Sweet-smelling
arrowroots|Some starchy plants
arsenals|Ammo depots
article|Magazine feature
artwork|Illustrations and such
ascender|One rising in rank, e.g.
ascetic|Like a monk's life
ascetic|Self-denying one
asepsis|Absence of germs
aseptic|Germ-free
aseptic|Germ-free
aseptic|Germ-free
ashiest|Most pallid-looking
aspirin|Bayer product
assailant|Thug at work
assemblyman|Member of a legislative body
asserted|Stated with conviction
assigned|Designated
assists|Basketball stat
assists|Shortstop's statistics
assures|Frees from doubt
astutely|In a clever manner
atelier|Artist's studio
athlete|Any Olympian
atoners|Penitent types
atrocities|Inhumanities
attempted|Tried
attired|Not au naturel
auction|Christie's transaction
audience|Laugh track alternative
auditor|One who reads the books closely
augment|Make larger
aunties|Mommy's sisters
auricle|Heart part
austere|Somber and grave
authors|Royalty receivers
autopsy|Stiff examination?
availed|Was of use
average|Batter's stat
average|Mean
averted|Warded off
aviator|Frequent flier
ayatollah|Title for Khomeini
backdrop|Scenery hung at the rear
backgammon|Board game
backstretch|Part of Pimlico
bacteria|Antibiotic targets
badness|Naughtiness
baldness|It keeps you from going gray
ballroom|Place for a cotillion
bandbox|Smallish ballpark
bankers|J.P. Morgan and others
banknote|Legal tender
barrages|Verbal onslaughts
barricades|Roadblocks
barrier|Roadblock
bassoonist|Certain instrumentalist
bastille|___ Day (French holiday)
beacons|Guidance signals
bearded|Resembling Castro, in a way
beehive|Abode that's all abuzz
beelined|Made a direct route (to)
beeswax|Hive material
begorrah|It pairs with "Faith," in a saying
begrudge|Envy
belladonna|Deadly nightshade
bellboy|Hotel gofer
beloved|Toni Morrison book
bendable|Flexible
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
betroth|Promise in marriage
beverage|Coffee, tea or milk
bicycles|Five or 10-speeds
billionaire|Even richer person
biofuel|Ethanol, for one
bipedal|Two-footed
blacktop|Street coat?
blarney|Famous Irish stone
bleared|Made misty
blindsides|Catches unawares
blowout|Lopsided win
bluebird|Colorful member of the thrush family
bluenose|Prudish person
boatman|Gondolier
boldest|Most audacious
bolster|Fortify
bonkers|Cuckoo
bookstore|Any Barnes & Noble, e.g.
boondoggle|Wasteful project
bootleg|Unauthorized DVD
bootleg|Unauthorized, as a concert recording
bottlenecks|Traffic jam causes, sometimes
bottles|Baby quieters
boudoir|Woman's bedroom
boundaries|Outer limits
bracing|Shoring up
brainstorm|Think tank product
brainstorm|Think tank product
brakeman|Important railroad employee
bravado|Swaggering show of courage
brethren|Fellow members
bridesmaid|Wedding party member
briefly|In 25 words or fewer, for instance
brittle|Peanut candy
browned|Coated with flour, then sauteed
brunets|Blonds' counterparts (Var.)
buckboards|Open horse-drawn carriages
buckeyes|Ohio State players
butterball|Turkey brand
buttercup|Yellow flower
butterfly|Swimming stroke
buttoner|Certain garment worker
cabinet|One of several in a kitchen
caddying|Aiding a golfer, in a way
caisson|Watertight structure
calamari|Squid on a plate
calamine|Skin soother
calypso|West Indian musical style
camcorder|Home movie maker
candida|George Bernard Shaw play
canister|Film reel holder
canonic|According to church doctrine
cantata|Bach composition
cantata|Sung story
canticle|Song of praise
cardamoms|Ginger family herbs
careens|Sways at high speed
carefree|Untroubled
carnage|Slaughter and bloodshed
carnies|Sideshow barkers, e.g.
castanet|Flamenco dancer's clicker
catapult|Medieval launcher
catapulting|Hurling as if with a sling
catcalls|Offensive whistles
caterer|One at a wedding reception
caterpillar|He was rude to Alice
catnaps|Short snoozes
caviler|Nitpicky person
censure|Official reprimand
centrist|Middle-of-the-roader
chagrin|Feeling of vexation
chairing|Acting as conference head
chairman|Mao, for one
chapeau|Hat, to Henri
charade|Blatant deception
charades|Activity in which you might tug on an earlobe
charmer|Ladies' man
checkbook|It can be balanced
checkers|Game that features jumping
cheesecake|Photographer's favorite dessert?
chemises|Women's sleeveless undergarments
chemises|Women's sleeveless undergarments
cheroot|Square-ended cigar
chervil|Parsley relative
chicano|Certain Mexican-American
chintziest|Most cheap
chloride|Sodium ___ (table salt)
choirmaster|He lifts voices
chooses|Gets off the fence
chrysalis|Cocoon resident
cicerone|Tour guide
cilantro|Herb sometimes called Chinese parsley
circles|Nice round figures
circuit|A short may break one
circulate|Be sociable at a party
cistern|Rain storage tank
civvies|Military uniform alternatives
clairvoyant|Second-sighted
clambers|Climbs awkwardly
claptrap|Meaningless talk
clarets|Bordeaux exports
clarets|Red wines
clarity|Diamond-quality factor
clavichord|Early keyboard instrument
clincher|Decisive win or statement
clipboards|Portable writing surfaces
clothier|One whose work may suit you
cloverleaf|Highway loop-de-loop
coaxial|Type of TV cable
codfish|Atlantic swimmer
cogitative|Thoughtful
cohabit|Set up house together
coinage|Invention of new words
coliseums|Certain sports venues
collate|Assemble for binding
colleges|Some may be junior or technical
compline|Final canonical hour
computer|Punch card reader, once
concede|Acknowledge reluctantly
conceive|Imagine
concerti|Some Vivaldi compositions
conductor|Mehta or Toscanini, e.g.
conflict|War
congested|Like a cold sufferer
consign|Assist financially, in a way
contain|Have or hold
continuum|Space-time follower
contorts|Twists out of shape
cookbook|Chef's reference
cookies|Ginger snaps or macaroons
coolant|Freon, e.g.
copperhead|Venomous snake
coppery|With a reddish-brown tinge
copulas|Linking verbs
copycat|Unoriginal one
cordoba|Chrysler with "Corinthian leather"
corncrib|Ventilated storage structure for grain
coronet|Noble headwear
coronet|Noble's crown
corporal|Type of punishment
corrals|Pens a dogie
correct|Make right
corsets|Tummy scrunchers
cortisone|Shot a baseball pitcher may take
cosines|Trig calculations
cottage|Cozy home
cottonmouth|Snake also known as a water moccasin
couches|Sofas
countermeasures|Retaliatory tactics
couplets|Rhyming pairs of lines
coverup|Whitewash
crackpot|Odd fellow
crasser|More ill-mannered
creative|Like artists
creator|Supreme Being
creches|Nativities
crescent|Moon shape
crevasse|Deep fissure
criteria|Standards
criteria|Yardsticks
critter|Varmint
cruelly|In a merciless fashion
cuisine|Style of preparing food
cuisine|Thai, e.g.
culottes|Skirt-shorts hybrid
culprit|Offender
cupcakes|Hostess offerings
cyberspace|Communication medium
cyclist|Tour de France entrant
cynosures|They provide guidance
dachshund|Slinky dog in "Toy Story," e.g.
daffier|More wacky or silly
dahlias|Showy flowers
dalmatian|One of a famous 101
darling|Sweetheart
dashboard|Automobile feature
datable|Singles, compared to married people
dateable|Single and lacking baggage
daughter|Helen of Troy, to Zeus
dawdlers|Time wasters
daycare|Where you might drop off a child
deadline|Reporter's due date
debases|Lowers in dignity
deceased|No longer with us
decedent|Will's writer
decided|Made up one's mind
decillion|One followed by 33 zeros
decisive|Not wishy-washy
declare|State formally
decrease|Shrink
decreed|Established by edict
decrepit|Dilapidated
decrier|Open condemner
decrypts|Breaks the code
dedicate|Set apart for a purpose
deepest|Superlatively profound
deerskin|Buck's hide
defenses|Parts of all football teams
delegate|Assign
deleted|Wiped off the computer
deletes|Clears, as from an iPod
delouse|Rid of parasites
deluged|In up to one's neck
democrat|Donkey follower
democratic|Party for Obama
demonstrate|Show
denoted|Indicated
densest|Hardest to penetrate
depress|Cast a pall
derider|Mocking sort
derision|Ridicule
derisive|Mocking
descent|Mountain climber's return
descents|Submarine actions
deserve|Warrant
desirous|Wanting (with "of")
desktops|Some computers
despots|Harsh rulers
despots|Oppressive rulers
destined|Predetermined
detente|Thaw in hostilities
determinate|Fixed, as a number
detonate|Set off, as explosives
detoxed|Spent time at Betty Ford's
diagonals|Oblique lines
diamondback|Kind of rattlesnake or terrapin
diaries|They have private entries
dictator|Despot
diesels|Some locomotives
differed|Varied
dignity|Sense of self-respect
dilated|Like some pupils
dilemma|Perplexing problem
diminish|Lessen
dinette|Alcove near the kitchen
dinkier|More small
diocese|Ecclesiastical jurisdiction
diorama|Three-dimensional man-made scene
disaster|Calamity
disclose|Reveal, as medical information
disclose|Reveal, as medical information
disdain|Feeling of contempt
disgust|Emotion conveyed by wrinkling one's nose
dishonor|Bring shame upon
dispose|Throw away (with "of")
dissent|Go against the grain
distaste|Antipathy
disturb|Opposite of "let sleeping dogs lie"
divests|Takes away power
divorce|Split decision?
divulging|Revealing
doctrine|Tenet
doggerel|Nonsense verse
doorkeeper|Guard
doorknob|Necessity for an opening act?
doorsill|Threshold
dormouse|Companion of the Mad Hatter
dossiers|FBI files
dragonfly|Non-stinging insect
dragster|Racecar with a parachute
draught|London pub offering
drawled|Talked like a stereotypical Texan
dreamer|You, during REM sleep
dresser|Bedroom bureau
dresser|Bureau
dropcloth|Painter's protection
duchess|Wife of a duke
dugouts|Where Orioles and Cardinals sit
dugouts|Where baseball teams sit
dwellers|Inhabitants
dyeings|Batik processes
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earache|Swimmer's ailment
eardrop|Pendant jewelry item
eardrum|It vibrates at a rock concert
earphone|Headset piece
earring|Hoop jewelry
earthshakers|Extraordinary achievers
eastern|New York's time zone
eastward|From Colorado to Kansas
echelon|Authority level
echelon|Level of command
echelon|Level of command
echolalia|Compulsive verbal repetition
economic|Like some forecasts
economy|Airline seating class
economy|President's concern
economy|Subject of many campaign speeches
ectoplasm|What supposedly emanates from a medium
edgings|Decorative borders
edifies|Enlightens
editorial|Opinion column
educates|Teaches
eeriest|Halloween superlative
eeriest|Spooky to the max
eeriest|Superlatively spooky
egested|Cast out
egomania|Many a dictator's problem
egomaniac|Legend in one's own mind
egotist|Self-centered one
egotists|Vain sorts
eighteen|Number of wheels on a semi
einstein|Albert, the genius
einstein|He was a genius, relatively speaking
ejector|Kind of seat used by 007
elegance|A touch of class
element|Periodic table entry
element|Periodic table listing
elephant|Camel alternative?
elevation|Height
ellipse|Shape of a planet's orbit
elopers|Big wedding skippers
elopers|They don't get any reception
embassy|Diplomat's building
embassy|Political asylum site
embolism|It can be caused by a blood clot
embossed|With raised letters
embrace|Welcoming or parting gesture
emeralds|Some gemstones
emerges|Comes out into the open
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emeritus|Type of professor
emissary|Diplomat
emitted|Sent out, as rays
emperor|Kind of butterfly
emphasis|One reason for italics
emplace|Put into position
empower|Give official authority to
empowers|Permits
emulate|Model oneself upon
enables|Makes possible
enamored|Inflamed with love
enchant|Bewitch
encircle|Surround
encircle|Surround
enclasp|Seize and hold
enclave|Isolated community
encores|Curtain calls
encroach|Infringe upon
endanger|Expose to peril
endorse|Give approval of
enervate|Deprive of strength
enhancer|Embellisher
enhances|Improves
enigmas|Puzzling posers
enlisted|Joined the military
enlistee|New face on base
ennobles|Bestows a title upon
enormous|More than big
enraged|Beyond peeved
enrages|Angers
enrapture|Delight beyond measure
ensconce|Fix firmly
ensemble|Touring company
enshrine|Vote into the Hall of Fame
enslave|Force into servitude
enslaved|Subjugated
ensnare|Lure successfully
entangle|Involve in intrigue
enthuse|Gush (over)
entices|Tempts
entreat|Pray
entrust|Confide in
entwined|Interlaced
enviously|Way to watch someone hit the jackpot?
epicure|Gourmet
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
episodes|Soap installments
epitomes|Perfect examples
eremites|Religious recluses
eremites|Religious recluses
erosive|Wearing away by friction
erosive|Wearing away by friction
errands|Short business trips
erratic|Not at all consistent
erratum|Slip on paper?
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
essences|Perfumes
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
estates|Landed properties
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Lasting forever
eternal|Without end
ethereal|Otherworldly
ethical|Moral
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
etoiles|French stars
evangelist|Revival speaker
evangelist|Revival speaker
evenhanded|Equitable
eventual|Certain to happen
executive|Corporate bigwig
exertion|Elbow grease
explain|Make comprehensible
extreme|Like no-holds-barred sports
eyeball|Look over, informally
eyeglasses|They may be found near temples
facedown|How cards are usually dealt
facedown|How most hands are dealt
fairies|Pixie dust producers
falafel|Pita accompaniment
fanjets|Certain aircraft engines
fantasia|Disney musical
farewell|Sayonara
farsighted|Presbyopic
fastener|Velcro, for instance
fathered|Made young?
fatherhood|Bill Cosby book read at the auto factory?
feathers|Models of lightness
feedbag|What a horse eats from
femininity|Ladies' trait
fermented|Soured, as grapes
fettered|In shackles
feverish|Like a flu sufferer
finesse|Tactful handling
fingers|Anatomical quintet
firetrap|Building you probably shouldn't smoke in
fishponds|Places for roe to grow
flapper|Charleston dancer
flashlight|Emergency tool
flatbeds|Trailers with no sides
fleawort|European plantain
flimflam|Swindle
floated|Didn't sink
floodway|Path of a cresting river
flosses|Heeds a dentist's advice
focaccia|Flat Italian bread
folderol|Hogwash
foolish|Unwise
footfall|Sound of a step
footsteps|The more you take, the more you leave behind
forefather|Ancestor
forthcoming|Approaching
forthright|Straight to the point
foursome|Alcott's Little Women, e.g.
framing|Pre-hanging activity
freelance|Self-employed, as a writer
freshman|Undergrad
fritter|Deep-fried treat
frostbite|It's caused by arctic conditions
frugality|Financial prudence
funnier|Comparatively more comical
furlough|Military vacation
furrowed|Wrinkled, as a brow
gadflies|Persistently annoying people
galoots|Big oafs
gametes|Reproductive cells
gametes|Reproductive cells
gaseous|Neither solid nor liquid
gatepost|Garden entrance component, perhaps
general|Army rank
generic|Not a brand name
generic|Popular brand at the grocery store?
genetics|Science of heredity
geniuses|Einsteins
gentiles|Non-Jews
gentleman|Lady's escort
genuflects|Bows in church
gessoes|Painters' plasterlike preparations
ghostly|Spectral
ghostwriter|Author of scary stories?
gibingly|In a taunting manner
gimmicks|Ingenious devices
gingerbread|Ms. Rogers' favorite dessert?
gladdened|Brought joy (to)
glibness|Fluent quality
glimpses|Quick looks
glories|Morning ___ (funnel-shaped flowers)
gondola|Venice vehicle
goodwife|CBS hit drama (with "The")
gracelessly|Without poise
gradient|Inclined surface
grandam|Popular Pontiac of the past
grandpas|Mom and dad's dads, e.g.
grandstand|Act to impress the audience
granular|Like table sugar
grapefruit|Source of some breakfast juice
grasped|Comprehended
grassroots|Like some campaigns
greenhouse|Colorful growing building
gridiron|Where Giants and Titans clash
grievance|Formal complaint
grilled|Like some cheese sandwiches
grilles|Radiator openings
gringos|Yanks, in Mexico
gripped|Took hold of
groaners|Bad puns, slangily
grossness|Decency deficiency
hallelujah|Shout of praise to God
halters|Bare-back blouses
hammerhead|Kind of shark
hammers|Pounds nails
hammock|Swinger between trees
hangman|Child's word-guessing game
hangups|Emotional problems
harelip|Congenital cleft
haricot|Kidney bean
harmonics|The study of musical sound
heartburn|Painful sensation in the chest
hecatomb|Mass sacrifice of old
hectare|10,000 square meters
hedonist|Pleasure seeker
heehaws|Loud horselike laughs
heinous|Unspeakably evil
heliport|Certain landing site
helmsmen|Steerers at sea
helping|Serving, as at dinner
helpmate|Better half?
hemlocks|Trees used in tanning
hennery|Fowl place
heptads|Groups of seven
heroics|Brave deeds
hibachi|Portable grill
highspot|Climax
highwayman|He robs travelers
hitherto|Until now
hoarier|More frosty
hogshead|Unit of measure equal to 63 gallons
homages|Public tributes
homespun|Rustic, as humor
honesty|Straightforward quality
honeyed|Dulcet
honored|Paid homage to
honoree|One to toast at a roast
hooknosed|Having a beaklike feature
hormone|Insulin, e.g.
hornbill|Large-beaked tropical bird
horseshoe|It brings good luck?
horseshoes|Game with ringers
hosanna|Palm Sunday shout
hostility|A state of deep-seated ill-will
hothouse|Botanist's workplace
hotspot|Popular place to hang out
housefly|Indoor buzzer
humidify|Moisturize, in a way
huntsman|Fox chaser
hurlers|Moundsmen
hygiene|Seinfeld obsession
hymnbook|Church choir member's need
hypnotic|Spellbinding
iceberg|Glacial floater
icecaps|Global warming casualties
idealist|Visionary
idolize|Put on a pedestal
illicit|Not permitted
illogical|What Mr. Spock is not
imagine|John Lennon signature song
imagined|Conceived of
imitable|Worth copying
immature|Childish
impeach|Accuse of official misconduct
impedes|Slows progress
impinge|Encroach
inaction|Idleness
inarticulate|Hardly a good speaker
inchworm|Short crawler?
incinerate|Commit to flames
incorrectly|Wrongly
indelible|Unerasable, as ink
indigent|Needy
inelegant|Clumsy
infield|Shortstop's locale
infomercial|Long TV ad
infused|Steeped
ingenious|Extremely clever
ingroup|Elite clique
inherit|Receive by will?
inhumanities|Acts of atrocious cruelty
inlands|Nonborder regions
innings|Baseball units
inordinate|Excessive
insolent|Rude
inspire|What Muses do
install|Prepare for use, as software
instants|Moments
instate|One form of college tuition
integer|Whole number
intensify|Pick up
interest|What banks give and receive
interim|Temporary period
intermittently|In a sporadic manner
internees|Captives
interrelate|Become associated
intriguing|Arousing curiosity
intrude|Meddle
invoiced|Billed
ironclad|Civil War fighting ship
ironies|Life's strange turns
ironside|Raymond Burr TV series
irresolute|Indecisive
islander|New York hockey player
isolate|Confine
isonomy|Equality of political rights
isotope|Animated Springfield minor leaguer
isotope|Carbon-13 or cobalt-60
itemized|Specified individually
iterant|Tending to repeat oneself
jetstream|California-to-New York flight aid
jigsawed|Cut with a certain carpentry gadget
judgment|Court ruling
judicial|Decreed from a court
jurassic|Time of the dinosaurs
kachina|Hopi doll
kangaroo|Wallaby's family member
kangaroo|Wallaby's relative
karaoke|Bar activity, perhaps
kerosene|Lamp fuel
keynote|Kind of speaker
keystone|Kops of comedy
keystrokes|Typing instructor's concern
kidnapper|Ransom seeker
kindness|Benignity
kindreds|Groups of relatives
kirsches|Cherry brandies
knapsack|Hitchhiker's load
knickknacks|Trinkets
knottier|More problematic
laborer|Manual worker
lackeys|Yes-men
ladleful|Gravy helping, perhaps
ladyfingers|Manicurist's favorite dessert?
lancers|Some cavalry soldiers
language|English or French
lanolin|Wool fat
lapwing|Green plover
latches|Gate locks
lateness|One reason for an employee write-up
lattice|Framework of crossed strips
laureate|Nobel Prize winner, e.g.
leavened|Unlike matzo
leeward|Away from the wind
legging|Ankle-to-waist wear
lengthen|Stretch out
lessens|Slackens
lethally|With deadly force
lethally|With deadly force
levelheaded|Cool and balanced
lewises|Carroll and Jerry
lifetime|Kind of membership
likable|Pleasant
limberness|Ballerina's trait
limestones|Some sedimentary rocks
linchpin|Key element
linguini|Pasta variety
liniment|It's rubbed in
linseeds|Flax plants
lioness|Part of the pride
lipreading|One way of following the conversation
listens|Eavesdrops
literal|Word-for-word
loathing|Intense dislike
lobster|Seafood serving
lobsters|Maine specialties
locksmiths|Helpers when keys are lost
loggers|Lumberjacks
looniest|Most out-to-lunch
lothario|Casanova
lucrative|Profitable
lumbers|Walks clumsily
macerate|Waste away
machete|Bushwhacker's tool
madwort|Plant once thought to cure rabies
magenta|Purplish shade
magenta|Vivid purplish red
magnate|Business bigwig
magnate|Powerful businessperson
magneto|X-Men character
mainstay|Chief support
maintain|Keep in good condition
majesty|Monarch's title
majored|Pursued academically (with "in")
malinger|Feign illness to avoid work
manacle|Handcuff
manacles|Handcuffs
mandate|Authoritative command
manifest|List of passengers
manmade|Not natural
mannered|Word with "ill" or "mild"
manners|Things you should mind
mantles|Shelves over fireplaces
mappers|Topographers
marbles|Winner-take-all playground game
marmalade|Citrus spread
martinet|Strict taskmaker
martyrs|Self-sacrificing ones
masonries|Bricklayers' projects
massive|More than large
masthead|Editorial page feature
matador|Toro's opponent
matadors|They're often charged
matchmaker|Yente in "Fiddler on the Roof"
matures|Gets older
maverick|James Garner TV show
mayoral|Like some city races
mayoress|First lady of Leeds
mealtime|Dinner, for one
meander|Wander aimlessly
meanders|Wanders about
measles|Childhood illness
meatballs|Spaghetti go-with
meatloaf|Entree for a carnivore
medevac|Emergency vehicle
mediate|Propose a compromise
mediocre|Second-rate
meetings|Items on an executive's agenda
memento|2001 Christopher Nolan flick
menswear|Department store section
merchant|Shopkeeper
merengue|Dance with a sliding step
messiah|Handel work (with "The")
methane|Swamp gas, essentially
methane|Type of gas
miasmas|Foul atmospheres
milkmaids|Female dairy workers
millionaire|Rich person
millrace|Channel for a water-driven wheel
millrun|Water wheel's channel
minarets|Mosque towers
mischief|What Bart's up to
miscount|Election problem
misdeed|Wrongdoing
mislabel|Identify incorrectly
mismate|Join wrongly
misshape|Deform
mistaken|Wrong
modular|Like some furniture
modular|Like some furniture
molting|Shedding feathers
monaural|Like some old records
monocle|Eyewear for Col. Klink
monogyny|One wife at a time practice
monopoly|Game with a jail
monster|Scary film staple
moodiest|Most temperamental
mouthing|Lip-syncing
mouthpiece|Telephone part
mozzarella|Pizza topping
mumbles|Talks indistinctly
nailhead|Hammer target
narrate|Provide commentary
narrate|Supply a running commentary
narrate|Talk during a movie?
natural|Word with "beauty" or "disaster"
natured|Word with "good" or "ill"
natured|Word with "good" or "ill"
neatened|Straightened up
nebbish|Woody Allen stereotype
nebulas|Supernova remnants
neckwear|Scarves and ties
needles|Christmas tree shedding
needless|Unnecessary
neglect|Fail to take care of
nelsons|1950s TV family
nemesis|Formidable foe
nemesis|Lex Luthor, to Superman
nesters|Empty ___ (many seniors)
newcomers|Recent arrivals
newspaper|Hotel freebie
nickels|Units of small change
nickname|Sobriquet
niftier|Cooler
nightstand|Bit of bedroom furniture
nineteen|___ Eighty-Four (Orwell)
nodules|Small knots
nominal|Insignificant
nonsmoker|Successful user of the patch
nonstick|Like Teflon-treated pans
nosebleeds|Nasal hemorrhages
nostrums|Quack medicines
notepad|Memo writer's need
nursery|Horticulturist's hangout
nutcase|Screwball
oarfish|Long, ribbon-shaped swimmer
oarsmen|Boat rowers
obedient|Dutifully compliant
obedient|Like good dogs
obscene|Offensive, as an amount of money
obscure|Make less visible
obsessed|Excessively preoccupied
obviated|Rendered unnecessary
occultism|Study of the supernatural
octagon|Stop sign's shape
octopus|Well-armed animal?
odometers|Mileage counters
offbeat|Marching to a different drummer
offstage|In the wings
oilskin|Raincoat material
oldstyle|Not the modern method
oligocene|Epoch of the Tertiary Period
omelette|Brunch dish (Var.)
omitted|Failed to include
onagers|Wild asses of central Asia
oneness|Zen goal
ooziest|Most likely to seep through cracks
ooziest|Most likely to seep through cracks
opaline|Iridescent
openers|First games of the season
openwork|Ornamental embroidery
operate|Emulate Christiaan Barnard
opinion|Your view or mine
opposes|Takes the anti side
optimal|Most favorable
opulence|Luxurious living
opulence|Wealth
oratorio|Collection of some Handel bars
oratorio|Dramatic musical composition
oratorio|Handel work
oratory|Cicero's forte
ordains|Gives ministerial authority
oreganos|Some Italian herbs
oriental|Type of rug
oriental|Type of rug
orioles|Baltimore team
orphans|Dondi and Annie
ostentation|Gaudy display
ottoman|Footrest
outpost|Distant settlement
outrages|Makes furious
outsells|Surpasses other vendors
outsmarts|Bests, intellectually
overalls|Jed Clampett's wear
overcoat|Winter wear
overdone|Cooked really well?
overdraft|Balance problem?
overdrives|Fifth gears, often
overeasy|Scrambled alternative
overemphasizing|Stressing excessively
overfills|Puts in too much gas, e,g,
overlooked|Slighted
overrates|Estimates too highly
paddled|Spanked
pageant|Miss USA contest, e.g.
paladin|Traveling gunslinger
palmist|Fortune teller with a hands-on approach?
palmists|They read lines
pamperer|Child spoiler, perhaps
panacea|It'll cure anything
panatella|Cigar type
papayas|Melonlike tropical fruits
papoose|Native American child
parachute|It's terrifying if it won't open
paragon|Model of excellence
paranoia|They're all out to get me feeling
parasite|Tick or flea, e.g.
parasites|Leeches, e.g.
parasol|Sun screen, of a kind
parlays|Bets the works
parmesan|Cheese type
parodied|Did a satire of
partner|Square dancer's need
parvenue|Female upstart
passable|Just adequate
passado|Fencing thrust
passport|Jet-setter's document
pasteup|Printer's layout
pastrami|Smoked deli beef
pathetic|Pitiful
patient|Waiting-room figure
peasant|Lowly laborer
pedestal|Stand for a statue
peevish|Easily irritated
penitent|Sorry sinner
penlight|Illuminator on a keychain
pennant|Stadium flag
pepperoni|Pizza topping
perchance|Possibly
perfume|Mother's Day gift, sometimes
periods|Sentence enders
persists|Doesn't give up
persona|___ non grata
pertain|Be relevant (to)
pesetas|Former Spanish currency
pettifogger|One who quibbles
phantom|Andrew Lloyd Webber title villain
pharaoh|Exodus tyrant
pickles|Predicaments
pilferage|Robber's deed
pillbox|Brimless hat for women
pinhole|Small aperture
pinholes|Tiny openings
pinkeye|Type of conjunctivitis
planned|Worked out in advance
planted|Did some gardening
platelet|Blood clotting promoter
pleaded|Begged
pleaded|Implored
pleasant|Nice
plebeian|Commoner, in ancient Rome
plethora|Overabundance
plodding|Walking laboriously
plumper|Chubbier
pneumonia|Pulmonary problem
polecat|Stinker of a mammal
polestar|Sailor's guide
polymer|Compound used in plastics
pompanos|North American jack fishes
portend|Foreshadow
portend|Foreshadow
porting|Turning left, asea
positron|Subatomic particle
potbelly|Fat stove type
poundage|Weight charge
prairie|Treeless plain
prattler|One who babbles
precedents|Earlier cases
precept|Item in a doctrine
precook|Parboil
preexist|Antedate
prefabs|Ready-made houses
preface|Section in the front of some books
preferably|Rather
preheat|Warm up, as an oven
prelims|Qualifying bouts, for short
preplan|Make advance arrangements
preside|Officiate
presume|Take for granted
preteen|One who might test a parent's patience
preteen|One who might test a parent's patience
pretense|Misrepresentation
pretest|Course requisite, at times
pretrial|When depositions are taken
prevail|Win out
primary|Early part of a big race?
printing|Part of a first-grade curriculum
procrastination|Start of a slacker's quip
prodded|Gave the goad-ahead?
promote|Raise in rank
propels|Sends into motion
prototype|Early model
provided|Supplied
provides|Is a breadwinner
provoke|Incite
pueblos|Mesa Verde structures
pulsate|Throb, as a heart
pumpkin|It's carved in October
punchers|Stationery store items (with "hole")
quadrillion|One followed by 15 zeroes
quarterage|Three-month payment
quarterly|Like some reports
quintillion|One followed by 18 zeros
racecourse|Watkins Glen, e.g.
racehorse|Mudder, but not fodder
racemes|Flower clusters
radiuses|Circle segments
raffles|Sweepstakes
ragweed|Hay fever cause
rainbow|Sign for Noah
rainbow|Trout variety
ramshorn|Shofar
ramshorn|Shofar
rancher|Rectangular house
rapport|Relationship of mutual understanding
rapture|Euphoria
rattler|Snake that may warn before it strikes
rawness|Crude quality
reacted|Did a double-take
reactor|Nuclear plant feature
readily|One way to be available
realigns|Gets back to true
receive|It's better to give than do this
recharges|Battery boosts
reciter|Poet, at a reading
reclamations|Projects that make wasteland usable
recorder|Flute relative
redbird|Cardinal, e.g.
redbirds|Cardinals' nickname
redbirds|Scarlet tanager and cardinal, for two
reddest|Most embarrassed, colorwise
reddish|Like flushed cheeks
redheads|Gillian Anderson and Lucille Ball
rednecks|Jeff Foxworthy subjects
redshirt|Keep out of college sports for a season
reelect|Vote in an incumbent
reelect|Vote in an incumbent
refereed|Acted as arbiter
referendum|Something on the ballot
reflect|Think quietly and inwardly
reforest|Plant trees again
reformer|One who brings change for the better
refrain|Song's chorus
refresh|Internet browser button
regains|Wins back
regalia|Ceremonial outfit
regatta|Yachting event
regency|Interim government
registry|Convenience for wedding-gift shoppers
regnant|Predominant, as a ruler
reheeled|Did a cobbler's job
relapse|Backslide, medically
related|In the same family
relating|Telling a story, e.g.
relaxes|Kicks back
relented|Gave in
reloads|Puts in more ammo
remaster|Digitize an old LP, perhaps
remedial|Therapeutic
reminder|String around a finger
renewal|Library extension
renounce|Give up, as a claim to the throne
reopens|Resumes business
reorders|Arranges anew
repaint|Add a coat
repellents|Debuggers?
repellents|Debuggers?
repines|Complains fretfully
reportedly|As stated in the news
reports|Committee output
represent|Stand for
reprisal|Retaliatory act
reseals|Makes airtight again
residential|Type of area dotted with homes
resonant|Like the sound of a gong
resonate|Strike a chord (with)
respect|Regard highly
restring|Fix a pearl necklace
retainer|Attorney's request
retaken|Gotten back, as land in battle
returns|Kickoff runbacks
reversal|Flip-flop
rewords|Puts differently
rheostat|Light-dimming gadget
rheumatic|Pertaining to a type of arthritis
ringleader|Chief plotter
ringneck|Bird with a distinctive circular marking
ringside|Like expensive fight seats
rippling|Undulant
rivaled|Went head-to-head with
rivalry|Yankees vs. Red Sox, e.g.
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadside|Place for a hot-dog stand
roasted|Like hot peanuts
robotic|Like some high-tech factory machines
robotic|Operating automatically
roguish|Scoundrelly
roisters|Engages in boisterous merrymaking
rookery|Breeding ground for birds
roomers|They pay for quarters
roomettes|Amtrak sleeping compartments
rootages|Plant anchoring systems
rosehip|Plant fruit
rosettes|Ornamental ribbons
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rotates|Spins, as the earth
rotation|Starting pitchers are put in it
roughneck|Hooligan
rumbaing|Doing a rhythmic Cuban dance
runaway|Out-of-control horse
runaway|Target of a youth outreach program
runlets|Small streams
saddens|Disheartens
saddens|Makes melancholy
saddles|Tack components
sailors|White-hat wearers
salesman|Corporate road warrior
saloons|Wild West watering holes
saltine|Cracker type
saltpan|Shallow basin left by an evaporated lake
salutes|Greets the general
samoyed|Siberian sled dog
sandfly|Beach pest
sandpit|Excavation site
sardine|Fish in a can
sassier|More impertinent
satires|Needling literary works
satiric|Tongue-in-cheek
saturnalia|Wild revelry
sausages|They comes in links
sauteed|Pan-fried
savanna|Flat grassland in tropical regions
scarlet|Blood-red
scarlet|Vivid red
scatter|Disperse
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
schemer|Conniving sort
schemes|Hatches an evil plan
schmears|Bagel enhancers
scholars|Academic types
scorecard|Caddie's item
scourge|Source of widespread devastation
scrabble|Where you might get a word in edgewise
scramble|Cook eggs a certain way
scrapbook|Place for memorable clippings
scrapers|Painters' tools
scratchy|Like a worn LP
scrawny|Emaciated
screamed|Yelled
sculptor|Michelangelo or Rodin
seashore|Coast
seclude|Cloister
secondhand|Used
sedated|Under, in the O.R.
seedling|Babe in a nursery?
segment|Orange wedge, e.g.
segment|Portion
selector|One making choices
selects|Chooses
sellout|Box office triumph
semirigid|Somewhat inflexible
sendoff|Dockside celebration
seniors|Some may get cheaper fares
sensate|Perceived by sight, sound, touch, e.g.
sensing|Using intuition
sentiment|Logic's counterpart
sentinel|Soldier on guard duty
serrate|Like a bandsaw blade
serviced|Performed maintenance on
session|Meeting of Congress
sessions|Shrinks' appointments
settling|Resolving, as an argument
seventeen|Stalag number in a classic film
severely|In a bad way
shadier|More unsavory
shadowbox|Fight the imaginary?
shadowbox|Spar alone
shakeup|Radical reorganization
shakier|Less steady
shapers|Some woodworking tools
sharers|Unselfish folks
shebang|Whole thing
shellac|Beat badly
shetland|Type of pony
shielded|Harbored, as from danger
shimmying|Doing a certain dance move
shinbone|Often-bumped part of the leg
shindig|A big, swinging party
shindigs|Noisy parties
shipped|Used FedEx
shipshape|Well-kept, to a sailor
shipwreck|Crusoe's misfortune
shootout|O.K. Corral happening
shorten|Take up
shutterbug|Amateur photographer
sideline|Place for second-stringers
siemens|Unit of electrical conductance
sierras|Rugged mountain ranges
sighted|Saw
sightsee|Visit tourist spots
signori|Gentlemen of Verona
silicone|Implant material
silverback|Gorilla patriarch
silverfish|Household pest
silversmiths|Some metalworkers
sinister|Menacing
sinless|Pure
sinuses|Cavities that dentists don't fill
situate|Place
sixteen|Sweet age
sizzled|Was extremely hot
skateboarding|Part of an active lifestyle, for some
skeletons|Some Halloween decorations
skewers|Kabob holders
skirmish|Minor scrap
skylines|Penthouse views
skyscraper|It contains many stories
sleeper|1973 Woody Allen movie
sleeper|Surprisingly popular film
sleighs|Land vehicles without wheels
slender|Thin
slipcase|Boxed-set box
smashup|Bad traffic accident
smeared|Spread messily
smelling|Picking up some perfume?
smelter|Refinery
smidgens|Small bits
smidgin|Scarcely detectable amount (Var.)
smothers|Comedy brothers of television
snaffle|Seize quickly and easily
snapdragon|Showy flower
snideness|Snob's attribute
snipped|Made cuts
snooped|Got nosy
snooped|Stuck one's nose in
snoopier|More prone to prying
snouted|Like a pig's face
snowstorm|Winter event
snowsuit|Winter attire
softball|It's delivered underhandedly?
solaria|Glass-enclosed porches
soldered|Fused together
soldered|Put the metal to the metal?
soldering|Kind of iron
solders|Fuses
solicit|Earnestly request
sombrero|Speedy Gonzales' wear
sonatina|Short musical piece
songbird|Lark alternative?
sooners|Norman athletes
soprano|Surname of an HBO crime family
sorceresses|Witches
soreness|Cause for a massage
soulmate|Mr. or Ms. Right
sousaphone|Brass wind instrument
sparerib|Barbecue shack snack
sparerib|Barbeque shack snack
sparest|Least ornamented
sparkler|Low-key firework
sparkles|Glitters
spatula|Turner in a kitchen
speakeasy|Hangout during prohibition
special|Not just one of the crowd
specter|Ghostly figure
spectrum|Range
spellbound|Mesmerized
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spheroid|Thing shaped like Earth
spiders|Brown recluse and black widow
spielers|Deliverers of product lines?
spiritually|In an unearthly manner
spittle|Bib deposit
springtide|Full moon occurrence
sprinter|One on the fast track?
squalls|Violent windstorms
stables|Grooms' places?
staidness|Solemnity
stained|Kind of glass
stainless|Like some flatware
stalest|Least appetizing, as bread
stalest|Like the most ancient joke
stalled|Stonewalled
stamina|Marathon runner's need
standoff|Impasse
standoffish|Unfriendly seafood seller's stall?
standstill|Total cessation
stardom|Headliner's achievement
started|Initiated
startle|Give a fright
stature|Height
stature|Lincolnesque feature
statutes|Legislators' creations
steadying|Stabilizing
steeple|Church topper
steered|Took control of the ship
stellar|Outstanding
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stepfathers|New additions to the family, sometimes
stereos|Most new cars have them
sterile|Without germs
sterner|Less lenient
sternum|Ribs holder
stigmas|Symbols of shame
stipend|Grad student's payment
stirred|How 007 doesn't like his martinis
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stockpile|Reserve supply
storage|Warehouse function
storied|Celebrated in history
straddle|Sit astride
straiten|Put into a bind, financially
strands|Pearl necklaces, e.g.
strange|Out of the ordinary
strangler|Infamous Boston fiend
streaks|Losing or winning runs
streetcar|San Francisco transport
streetcar|Vehicle for Blanche DuBois
stretched|Pulled taut
strewed|Scattered, as seeds
striate|Make furrows in
striated|Furrowed, as muscles
strident|Offensively loud
strides|Major steps
strobes|Disco lights
student|Classroom figure
student|Kind of driver or union
sturgeon|Caviar source
sublets|Rents from a renter
submerse|Put under water
subpoena|One way to get a witness
subroutines|Steps within a computer program
subsets|Groups within groups
sucrose|Common sugar
sudsiest|Most lathery
supreme|Diana Ross back-up, once
surefire|Like guns that shoot every time?
surfaces|Comes up for air
surgeons|Doctors on the cutting edge?
swamped|Extremely busy
swarthy|Having a dark complexion
swelter|Suffer from the heat
swelters|Suffers in August, perhaps
swiping|Checkout activity, perhaps
swordtail|Saber fish?
symbols|Hieroglyphs
synonym|Roget's listing
synonyms|Roget's listings
syntaxes|Grammatical rules
synthetic|Man-made
syringe|Shot glass?
systems|Orderly methods
tactile|Perceptible by touch
tactless|Undiplomatic
tailcoat|Formal attire
tambura|Lutelike instrument of Asia
tampers|Fiddles (with)
tantara|Trumpet blare
tantrums|Hissy fits
tarpons|Silver-scaled game fish
tarragon|Fresh leaves used as seasoning
taskmaster|Stern boss
taxicabs|They may be hailed when it hails
teachers|Classroom figures
teasers|Enticing ads
tedious|Repetitive and boring
teenage|'Twixt 12 and 20
teeniest|Most in need of magnification
teepees|Prairie homes with flaps
telamon|Father of Ajax
telekinesis|Power to move things by thinking
telepathy|Psychic communication
telephone|Bell's ringer?
telexes|Outdated communications
telexes|Outdated communiques
tempting|Mouth-watering
tenable|Like a well-armed fort
tenants|They're in your apartment building
tendons|Muscle connectors
tentacle|Octopus feature
tenured|Like some professors
terrain|Military map's focus
terrene|Earthly
terrify|Fill with fear
terrify|Frighten
theatre|London's Globe, for one
theatres|Movie houses, in Britain
therapy|Psychologist's prescription, perhaps
therein|Words before "lies the rub"
thereto|Adverb in a contract
thickest|Most heavyset
thickest|Most heavyset
thirteen|It's not Lady Luck's number
thoracic|Of the chest
thought|Philosopher's output
thralls|Bondages
tideland|Area often covered by flooding
tidings|I bring you ___ of great joy
tiebreaker|A shoot-out, e.g.
tigress|Female in a striped coat
tilting|Inclined
timepieces|Ones with read faces?
timidly|In a bashful manner
tinamou|Bird that lays glossy colored eggs
tingling|Nervous feeling
tinsels|Decorates the Christmas tree, in a way
tinsels|Decorates the tree, in a way
tipoffs|Basketball game beginnings
tipoffs|Basketball game starters
tissues|Flu sufferer's handful
titania|Oberon's wife in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
titterer|Giggler
toasting|Browning over a fire or grill
tornado|Destructive windstorm
totaled|Wrecked beyond repair
totality|Wholeness
tourney|What seeds may be found in
trachea|Windpipe
trading|Wall Street activity
traffic|Rush-hour certainty
tragedy|Hamlet genre
tragedy|Hamlet genre
trainees|Apprentices
transit|Rapid ___ (urban train system)
travails|Hardships
treatise|Scholarly essay
tremble|Show fear, in a way
tremolo|Vocal vibration
tremolos|Vibrating musical effects
triages|ER priority systems
trillions|National debt word
triplet|One of three in a big delivery?
tripods|Three-legged stands
tripoli|Libyan capital
tritons|Mollusks that eat starfish
trolley|San Francisco conveyance
trolley|San Francisco conveyance
trooper|Highway cop
tropical|Like some paradises
trotline|Angler's device
trouble|Hot water
trueblue|Like a loyal employee
trysail|It's attached to a mast in storms
tsetses|Botswana flies
tsunami|Coastal disaster
tunneled|Emulated a mole
turboprop|Certain jet engine
turndowns|Rejections
twiddle|___ one's thumbs
twister|Helen Hunt film
twofers|They always include freebies
typecasts|Puts in an expected role
unattached|Single
unbeaten|Without a single defeat
unbends|Straightens
unbolted|Opened, as a gate latch
uncashed|Like a check waiting to be deposited
uncrate|Open, as shipped goods
underprivileged|Disadvantaged
undoable|Impossible to achieve
unfamiliar|Foreign or strange
unhooked|Detached, in a way
unicyclist|Pedaler of a single wheel
uniting|Joining forces
unlawful|Illicit
unleaded|Gas choice
unleashed|Let loose, as a dog
unloosen|Untie, as a restraint
unmemorable|Easily forgotten
unrolls|Spreads out, as a sleeping bag
unsavory|Distasteful
unscramble|Rearrange, as mixed-up letters
unwieldy|Awkward to carry
upstairs|Above the ground floor
upturns|Reversals for the better
usherette|Female theater guide
utensils|They're set in place settings
utterable|Unlike sign language
vagabond|Tramp
valuing|Appraising
vaporize|Zap with a ray gun
variants|They depart from expectations
vehicles|They'll take you places
vermicelli|Pasta thinner than spaghetti
viceroy|Sovereign's representative
videotape|You may have returned one years ago
viragos|Domineering women
visionaries|They have powers of foresight
vouchsafes|Condescends
warrior|Jedi knight, e.g.
washable|Not needing dry-cleaning
wasting|Squandering
waterloo|ABBA's first hit
wearing|Part 4 of the cosmetic question
welcome|Word on a mat
welcomed|Greeted
wetness|Humidity
wetness|Moisture
whatnots|Bric-a-brac holders
whether|If or if not
whiffed|Struck out
whisker|Narrow margin
wielded|Brandished
wildcard|A deuce used as an ace, e.g.
windchill|Freezing weather factor
winding|Twisty, as a road
windups|Pitchers' motions before pitches
winesap|Apple with dark red skin
wiseguy|Mafia member
wisenheimer|Know-it-all
wisenheimer|Smart aleck
woodshed|Place of discreet punishment
workaholic|Employee who rarely takes off
wrecker|Tow truck
writhed|Squirmed in pain
wrongly|Incorrectly
yardsticks|Standards
yogurts|Dannon products
youngest|Last of the brood
zealous|Gung-ho
zeniths|Pinnacles
aardwolves|Striped hyenas that feed chiefly on insects
abetted|Drove the getaway car, e.g.
abigail|Second First Lady
ability|Skill or know-how
abracadabra|Magical phrase
abrasive|Like sandpaper
abridgment|Shortened version of a written work
abrupter|More sudden and unexpected
abscond|Run away (with)
absolve|Clear of blame
abstain|Refrain from
academy|West Point or Annapolis
accepted|Allowable
acclaim|Great praise
accords|Some Honda models
accredit|Certify, as a college
acetone|Fingernail polish remover ingredient
achieve|Accomplish
achieve|Reach one's goal
acoustic|Guitar with no plug
adaptors|Compatibility devices
addends|Math problem numbers
address|It finishes with a zip
address|Postman's concern
addressee|Letter opener
addressee|Who's got mail
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adherer|One who toes the line
admired|Looked up to
adopter|Orphan's new parent
adorned|Dolled up
adsorbs|Causes to condense on a surface
adulterant|Any substance that lessens purity
adultery|Commandments taboo
advance|Move forward
advances|Lothario's comments
aeolian|Windblown
affairs|Some are "of the heart"
affairs|They may be current or foreign
aftmost|At the very back of the boat
agendas|Lists of items to discuss
agglomerate|Form into one cluster
aileron|Plane wing component
airship|Blimp, e.g.
algebra|x + y = z math branch
aliases|Noms de plume
alienate|Cause hostility in
aligned|Trued a car's wheels
aliment|Something nourishing
allegedly|According to popular suspicion
allegro|Brisk movement
allover|More than widespread
almanac|Annual book of facts
almonds|Some candy bar ingredients
alphabet|Kind of soup
amateur|Rank novice
amateur|Unpaid performer
ambience|Atmosphere, as in a restaurant
ambient|Completely surrounding
ambient|Of the surrounding environment
amenable|Compliant
amenably|In a willing-to-comply manner
amended|Made corrections to
ammeter|Current indicator
amnesic|Suffering memory loss
amongst|Mingling with
amortize|Write off gradually
amperage|Strength of an electrical current
anabolic|Like some steroids
anagram|Course for Crusoe?
analogue|Similar version
anathema|Greatly detested thing
anatomic|Body-related
anatomy|Gray's area?
anchors|Network news stars
ancient|Prehistoric
andante|A little slower than moderato
andante|Moderately slow, in music
andiron|Firewood supporter
anecdote|Brief story
animate|Do cartooning
animate|Do some cartooning
annotate|Provide critical comments for text
annuals|Many garden plantings
annuity|Fixed payment
anoints|Applies holy oil to
anoints|Consecrates with oil
antecede|Go ahead of
anteing|Contributing some chips for a hand
anthrax|Cattle contagion
antipasto|Restaurant order
antonym|Low, to "high"
anything|What some people may try once
anywise|At all
apelike|Simian
aperitif|Premeal drink
apogees|Orbital points farthest from Earth
apollos|'60s-'70s space missions
apparat|Political power structure
appealed|Was attractive (to)
appeals|These go to a higher court
appease|Pacify
appeaser|Concessions source
appoint|Assign to a role
arboreal|Like possums, sloths and squirrels
archery|Cupid's sport
archive|Store for safekeeping
argument|War of words
armored|Like a car full of money
arnicas|Lotions for treating sprains
arnicas|Rayed flowers
arraign|Bring to court for a plea
arrears|Amount owed
arrears|Dunned amounts
arsenal|Ammo depot
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenal|Where arms may be kept
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a classic film
arteries|Blood carriers
arthropod|Centipede, e.g.
artifact|Archaeologist's prize
ascribe|Credit, as a source
ashiest|Most pallid-looking
asinine|Harebrained
asphalt|Pavement material
aspirin|Daily pill for the heart-conscious
aspirin|Remedy taken in pairs
assailed|Attacked violently
assails|Attacks verbally
assassin|Hit maker?
assemble|Put together, as a model
assemble|Put together, as a model
assorts|Divides by type
assured|Gave a guarantee
asteria|Star sapphire, e.g.
astonish|Amaze
astonish|Amaze
astringents|Skin treatments
astronomy|Stardom?
atelier|Artist's workshop
atheist|Believer's antithesis
athletic|Like Olympic competitors
atlases|Books that cover the world
atmospheres|Ambiances
attempt|Have a go at
attempt|Make a stab at
attempt|Undertaking
attests|Bears witness
audience|Show watchers
audiobook|Novel that isn't read
auditor|One who keeps work in balance?
auditory|Acoustic
aurally|Hearing-wise
auspices|Favorable omens
austere|Somber and grave
austere|Stern in appearance
automat|Coin-operated cafeteria
average|Batting statistic
avocado|Guacamole base
awaited|Apt rhyme for "anticipated"
aweather|Alee's opposite
awkwarder|More inept
axolotl|South-of-the-border salamander
azaleas|Rhododendron's relatives
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
backstreets|Alleyways
backstreets|Alleyways
backstreets|They may be taken to avoid snarls
baggage|Something carried on road trips
bailsman|Bond poster
balance|Checkbook column
baldest|With the least hair
ballgame|Sporting event
balsamic|Type of vinegar
bantams|Small chickens
baritone|Choir member
baritone|Choir voice
barroom|Cheers setting
bartender|Drink mixer
basenji|Its bark is never worse than its bite
bassists|Members of rhythm sections
bassoon|Oboe's relative
bastion|Fortified position
bayonet|Sharp rifle attachment
beachballs|Seaside fixtures
becomes|Transforms into
bedding|Linens and things
bedevil|Bother to no end
bedrooms|Sleeping places
bedsheets|Some linens
bedstead|Mattress holder
bedtime|___ for Bonzo
beeline|Direct course
beeswax|It's found in combs
begonias|Showy blooms
behoove|Serve well
belabors|Beats a dead horse
beleaguer|Vex
bemoans|Expresses regret
beseech|Beg
besmear|Tarnish or stain
bestirs|Rouses oneself
bestirs|Rouses oneself
betroth|Promise to marry
betrothed|Pledged to be married
bibliographer|Certain scholarly person
biennial|Occurring every second year
bigstick|What Teddy Roosevelt said to carry
bilateral|Like two-country trade agreements
billfold|Where to find ones
biometer|Carbon dioxide measurer
birdbrain|Noodlehead
biretta|Bishop's hat
birthright|Human inheritance
birthstones|Gems associated with particular months
bishops|Chessmen that move diagonally
blackballed|Ostracized
blacktop|Street coat?
blankly|One way to stare
bleakest|Most pessimistic
bleating|Emulating a goat
blessed|Beatitudes word
blessed|Fortunate in life
blockbuster|Hollywood megahit
blossom|Open up, as a flower
bluebonnet|State flower of Texas
bluenose|Prudish person
boatbuilder|Noah was one
boggled|Completely confused
boilerplate|Standard wording of a contract
bologna|Oscar Mayer product
bonanza|Windfall
booboos|Cuts and scrapes, to tots
bookend|Library prop?
boorish|Uncultured
bootlaces|Some workers' footwear securers
borderlines|State dividers
bourree|Quick dance of old France
boyfriends|Beaus
bracero|Mexican laborer working in America
braille|Touchy subject?
breadstuffs|Loaf-making ingredients
breadwinner|One with dependents
breeding|Spawning
bridesmaid|Wedding party member
bridoon|Snaffle bit
browned|Somewhat seared
brunets|Brown-haired guys
buckteeth|Reason to get braces
bugaboo|Bogey
bulldoze|Flatten, in a way
cabbage|Sauerkraut, essentially
cabochon|Polished uncut stone
cahoots|Working together (with "in")
canaille|Riffraff or rabble
canasta|Card game like rummy
canasta|Card game with melding
canasta|Rummy variety
candida|George Bernard Shaw comedy
cannonball|Projectile of old
canoeist|Paddling advocate
cantors|Choirmasters
capable|Up to the task
capstan|Tape-recorder spindle
capsulate|Enclosed in a case, as seeds
carapace|Crab or turtle shell
cardiac|Kind of massage or arrest
cardigan|Buttoned sweater
carnivore|Lion or tiger, e.g.
carouse|Paint the town red
cartload|A week's worth of groceries, perhaps
cartridge|Ink or bullet holder
cassava|Source of tapioca
casserole|Potluck dinner staple
cassock|Close-fitting robe
casters|Furniture wheels
castled|Made a chess maneuver
castles|Knights' neighbors in chess
catawba|American Indian or wine
catcall|Heckler's shout
cautious|Guarded
celesta|Keyboard instrument
celeste|Frozen pizza brand
cellist|Yo-Yo Ma, e.g.
centimo|Venezuelan coin
cereals|Kix and Trix
cerebrum|Part of the brain
chainsaw|Lumberjack's tool
chairwoman|Committee leader, sometimes
charade|Blatant deception
charger|San Diego footballer
charred|Like some scorched steaks
checkmarks|They may be next to correct answers
cheesecake|Sexy photographs, informally
cheetahs|Fleet cats
chemical|Like some reactions
cherubim|Next-to-the-highest angels
chicano|Mexican-American
chickpea|Falafel bean
chilidogs|Stadium snacks
chitchat|Make small talk
choices|Alternatives
chorine|Rockette, for one
chowderhead|Numbskull
chronic|Constant, as a liar
chummed|Got palsy-walsy
citadel|Charleston college (with "The")
citadel|It may be held in battle
clambake|Beach cookout, of a sort
clarion|Battle call
classmate|Yearbook signer
classmates|Fellow students
clearness|Clarity
climaxes|Culminations
cloister|Religious site
closeup|Camera shot that gets all the details
closeup|Opposite of a panoramic shot
closure|Sense of completeness
clothesline|Fashion designer's work?
cloture|Debate ender
clotures|Filibuster busters
clubhouse|Where golfers meet
coalpit|Fuel mining site
coastal|By the sea
coaxial|Type of TV cable
cogitated|Thought
cognate|Descended from the same language
coherent|Making sense
coheres|Sticks together
colander|Bowl-shaped strainer
collarbones|They link the scapula and sternum
colonel|Mustard or Sanders
colonialist|Kipling was one
colonnade|Portico
comedian|Stand-up kind of guy?
comeliness|Attractive quality
comically|In a funny manner
commanding|Type of lead
communal|For a group rather than individuals
compartment|Partitioned section
compounding|Method of figuring bank interest
comrade|Former address at the Kremlin
conciliate|Accommodate
concourse|Wide hallway in a building
condemn|Bad-mouth
confetti|New Year's Eve shower
connive|Be in cahoots
connote|Suggest, as a meaning
consider|Take under advisement
contact|Help for a spy
contend|Allege or vie
control|Be in command of
coolers|Picnic take-alongs
cordoba|Andalusian city
cordoba|Chrysler with "Corinthian leather"
cordoba|City or province of Spain
corncob|Pipe material for Frosty the Snowman
corners|Convenience store locations, often
cornfields|Crows' hangouts
cornpone|Bread from meal
coronae|Luminous rings (var.)
corrupt|Lacking integrity
corrupts|Succeeds in bribing
cossack|Mounted Russian soldier of the past
coterie|Cliquish group
cottonseed|Kind of oil
coughing|Painful activity for one with a sore throat
coupling|Coming together
courteously|In a polite manner
courthouse|Place of many trials
cowards|Chickens
cowhand|Chuck wagon customer
cowhand|Helper on a drive
cowlicks|Combing problems
crabmeat|Seafood salad ingredient, perhaps
crackdowns|Some police operations
craftsman|Brand owned by Sears
crasher|Uninvited partygoer
crasser|More crude and vulgar
creating|Fashioning
creators|Imaginative types
creditor|One expecting payment
cricket|Pinocchio insect
crosspieces|Horizontal beams
crosstie|Beam for rails
crosswind|Strong current of air
crueler|More sadistic
cruiser|Policeman's vehicle
cubists|Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, for two
cudgels|Blackjack's cousins
culprits|Guilty ones
cummerbund|Fancy sash
cupbearer|Certain servant in a royal palace
cupcake|Hostess product
curators|Museum higher-ups
curious|Like a fictional George
custody|Guardianship
customary|Commonly used or practiced
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cyanide|Murder mystery poison
cyanide|Poison pill contents
dahlias|Showy flowers
daiquiri|Popular rum drink
dallies|Wastes time
damages|Court awards
damages|They're to sue for
dandles|Bounces on one's knee
dangerous|Unsafe
daphnia|Freshwater crustacean called a water flea
daresay|Venture an opinion
daresay|Venture to utter
dashboards|Automotive interior features
database|Record collection?
dateline|60 Minutes rival
daylong|Lasting 24 hours
deanery|Ecclesiastical residence
deathly|Pale descriptor
debonair|Having a sophisticated charm
decayed|Rotted
deceive|Hoodwink
deceives|Fools
decimate|Destroy en masse
declare|Proclaim
decompose|Rot
decrease|Dwindle
decrease|Iron?
defects|Flaws
deforms|Disfigures
defrost|Microwave setting
deities|Olympic team?
demagog|Rabble-rouser (Var.)
dementia|Senility
demitasse|Small cup of black coffee
dentate|With a toothed edge
dentists|Hygienists' coworkers
departs|Exits the premises
deplete|Exhaust, as a supply
deports|Kicks out of the country
deposit|Bank account increaser
derange|Make mad
dervish|Whirling one
descends|Approaches the runway
desires|Ardent impulses
desirous|Wanting (with "of")
desirous|Wanting (with "of")
desists|Discontinues
despair|Bad thing to sink into
despair|Hopelessness
despotic|Unusually harsh
dessert|Brits call it afters
detached|Like some garages
determine|Decide upon definitely
develop|Process a roll of film
devilish|Infernal and diabolical
dewclaw|Functionless feature on a furry foot
diameter|7,926 miles, for Earth
diamondback|Kind of rattlesnake or terrapin
digests|Condensed books
dinette|Kitchen add-on
disband|Break up the group
discharge|Send packing from the military
disclose|Reveal, as medical information
disobeys|Breaks the rules
disport|Play boisterously
disposal|Kitchen sink device
dispose|Get rid (of)
distress|State of adversity
disturb|Agitate
disturb|Bother or agitate
ditchdigger|Laborer used for underground work?
diverse|Widely varied
dogwood|Missouri's state tree
donates|Supports a charity
doomsdays|Times to be judged
doorknob|Necessity for an opening act?
doorpost|Lintel supporter
dopiest|Most moronic
dorsals|Some fish fins
downturn|Worsening, as of business activity
downward|Spiraling direction
draftees|Volunteers' counterparts
draggle|Trail on the ground
dragnet|The story you're about to hear is true show
dragnet|TV series with Sgt. Friday
drainer|Sink accessory
draping|Hanging loosely
dreaming|Building castles in the air
drenches|Soaks
dressage|Equestrian event
dropshot|Finesse stroke in tennis
droughts|Dry spells
drovers|Chisholm Trail figures
duchess|Wife of a duke
ductile|Capable of being shaped or bent
dumpiest|Worst kept, as a motel
dustpan|Broom accompanier
earldom|Royal bailiwick
earmuff|One of a warming pair
earners|They bring home the bacon
earning|Bringing home the bacon
earning|Producing income
earthiness|It can be indecent
earthmover|Huge bulldozer
earthmoving|What excavating equipment is designed for
easiness|Freedom from hardship
eastern|Defunct airline
echelon|Battlefield formation
echidna|Spiny anteater
ecology|Environmental science
edginess|Sign of nerves
edifier|One who strengthens by moral instruction
eelworm|Certain parasitic creepy-crawler
eeriest|Most unworldly
eeriest|Most weird
effused|Flowed out
effusion|Unrestrained expression of emotion
egoists|Ones with I-strain?
egoists|Persons full of self-importance
elbowroom|Operating space
electors|Certain college voters
electrode|Item of current technology?
electron|Negative particle
element|It may be found on a table in science class
elicits|Draws out
elitism|Clique's attitude
ellipse|Squashed circle
ellipsis|Three dots
elongate|Stretch out or lengthen
elopers|They don't get any reception
emanate|Flow out, as from a source
emanate|Issue, as from a source
embargo|Economic warfare tactic
embattle|Prepare for combat
embodied|Personified
embodied|Personified
embraced|Greeted warmly
embroil|Draw into an argument
emender|Correctional worker?
emeralds|Birthstones for Mother's Day babies
emigres|Some political refugees
eminent|Highly respected
emotion|What Mr. Spock suppressed
emotive|Expressive of feelings
emperor|Butterfly or penguin
emphasis|Stress on a word or phrase
empress|Josephine, e.g.
emptier|Less popular, as a restaurant
encased|Like some museum displays
enchant|Cast a spell over
encloses|Puts a fence around
endearment|Shirley MacLaine film title word
endears|Makes precious
endeavor|Determined undertaking
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
endowers|Philanthropic types
endures|Toughs it out
engender|Propagate
engross|Capture all of one's attention
ennobler|One conferring honor upon
enrolls|Pays the registration fee, as for college
enshroud|Cover by draping
ensilage|Fodder preservation
ensnare|Draw into a trap
entente|Arrangement between nations
entered|Came in
entices|Lures
entitle|Give the right, as to privileges
entitled|Privileged
entrust|Hand over with confidence
entrust|Leave confidently in one's care
entrusts|Gives over for safekeeping
entryway|A door, for example
envelope|Academy Awards prop
environs|Vicinity
eolithic|Related to the earliest period of human culture
epaulet|Shoulder decoration
epaulet|Uniform adornment
ephedras|Some desert shrubs
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
epistle|Letter from Paul
epistle|Letter from Paul
erasable|Easy to get rid of, as pencil marks
erasers|Aids for the error-prone
erasure|Corrective measure
erelong|Soon, old-style
eremite|Religious hermit
erosion|Gradual deterioration
erosion|Reason for disappearing beaches
erratic|Unpredictable
erratum|Printed mistake
escapes|Houdini's stock in trade
espials|Spottings or detections
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
essence|Core
essence|Perfume
esteemed|Held in high regard
esthete|Connoisseur of beauty
esthete|Lover of beauty
esthetic|Attractive (Var.)
estimate|Approximation
estrogen|Ovarian product
etageres|Bric-a-brac stands
etcetera|It's used to avoid listing
eternal|Without beginning or end
ethical|Aboveboard
euphoria|Super-happy feeling
evacuee|One getting out before the storm
evenest|Least bumpy
evenhanded|Impartial
evenness|Quality of uniformity
everyday|Commonplace
everyone|You, me and the whole gang
evident|Obvious
exasperate|Make impatient
execute|Carry out, as an assignment
executor|Will figure
expends|Disburses
extents|Degrees or magnitudes
extenuate|Lessen the seriousness of
extrovert|Certainly no wallflower
eyeglass|Monocle
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyeteeth|They're between the incisors and the premolars
fabulous|Terrific
fairgoer|One at an expo
falsetto|High voice
falsetto|Register for Tiny Tim
farmhouses|Rural abodes
farmland|It could be fallow or verdant
farthest|To the greatest distance
fastest|Most fleet
fatherland|Native country
feedbag|Item strapped on a horse's head
fermented|Soured, as grapes
fertile|Able to bear
fiascoes|Complete disasters
fiascos|Catastrophes
fighter|One in a boxing ring
filbert|Hazelnut
finance|Pay for, as a project
finishers|Some cement workers
fireflies|Lightning bugs
fisheyes|Suspicious looks
fistfight|Hand-to-hand battle
flabbergast|Astound
flaccid|Drooping
flagship|Main vessel of a sea-going line
flashbacks|LSD side effects
flatfoot|Police officer, slangily
flatten|Render pancake-shaped
flavors|Ice cream options
flirted|Was coquettish
floated|Behaved like a buoy
flotsam|Floating wreckage
flukiest|Most subject to chance
flypast|Go by quickly, as time
forceps|Surgeon's pincers
foreman|Boxer with a grill
forgave|Pardoned
forsooth|Truly, old-style
fortify|Make stronger, as a building
fracture|Bone break
frantic|Almost hysterical
freshen|Get clean (with "up")
freshman|College newbie
friendships|Long-lasting associations
fronted|Supplied money, as for an event
fuchsia|Dark purple-red
fusions|Nuclear or spinal actions
gagster|Joke writer
galleon|Old multidecked sailing ship
garland|The Wizard of Oz star
gasless|Like most modern dental practices
gasoline|Stuff you pump
gastric|Gut-related
genesis|It comes before Exodus
genteel|Prim and proper
germicide|Disinfectant
gestalts|Patterns of experience, in psychology
gestapo|Nazi secret police
gesture|Signal with the hands
gewgaws|Trinkets
ghostly|Spectral
ghostwrite|Author anonymously
gigantic|Exceedingly large
gingerbread|Holiday cookie
glacier|Ice Age remnant
gladden|Elate
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy
godhead|Almighty
goosenecked|Like some flexible lamps
goriest|Most bloody
gorilla|Greatest of the apes
grandad|Pop's pop (Var.)
grandeur|Magnificence
grandparent|Spoiler of a child's child
grapple|Compete hand-to-hand
grassland|Savanna
greenhorn|Rookie
grenade|Small explosive
grenade|Small explosive shell
gripers|Complaint department visitors
grownup|Adult
guernseys|They're out standing in their field?
gunfire|Sound in many a Western flick
gunpowder|Content of some shells
gunslinger|Western baddie
gutless|Cowardly
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
habitat|Home for ecologists
hagglers|Verbal bargain seekers
hailstorm|Bit of unusual weather
hairpieces|Locks out of a store?
hairstylist|Salon employee
hammier|More theatrical
hamster|Popular house pet
handcar|Human-powered rail transport
handcar|Human-powered rail transport
handgun|Pistol, e.g.
handsome|Attractive
hardhat|Construction worker's protection
hardtop|Type of convertible
hateful|Full of malice
haughty|Too proud
headhunts|Recruits, in the lingo
heartthrobs|Matinee idols
heartthrobs|Objects of infatuation
hedgers|Insecure bettors
heighten|Intensify
heinous|Really evil
heiress|She gets what's coming to her
helixes|DNA shapes
hemline|Dress part
hepcats|They dig jazz
herbage|Non-woody vegetation
herbage|Succulent vegetation
hibachi|Small charcoal grill
hidalgo|2004 Viggo Mortensen film
hitherto|Until now
hitters|Hurler's foes
hobnobs|Rubs elbows
hokeypokey|Popular dance at kiddie parties
holiest|Most divine
honeybun|Baker's sweet concoction
hoorayed|Cheered, in a way
hoosegow|Slammer or pokey
horseman|Sleepy Hollow's headless villain
horseshoes|Pitching game
hotfoot|Cruel practical joke
hotrods|Drag race participants
hotrods|Drag racers
houseful|Thanksgiving Day guests, e.g.
howitzer|Big gun
hubcaps|They conceal lug nuts
humidors|Cigar holders
hummingbird|Small hoverer
hurdler|Certain track athlete
icebreakers|They're often used at parties
icefall|Steep part of a glacier
iciness|Chilly attitude
ideally|In the best of all possible worlds
ideated|Conceived of
idolizers|They love with blind admiration
ignominy|Public contempt
ignorant|Not in the loop
illegal|Not licit
illicit|Against the rules
illicit|Unauthorized
illness|Affliction
illness|Health problem
imitator|Copycat
immaculate|Neat as a pin
immerse|Engage wholly
immerse|Involve deeply
immutable|Not subject to change
impalas|Certain Chevrolets or antelopes
impales|Vanquishes Dracula
impeccable|Without fault or error
imperil|Put at risk
impound|Confine a canine
impugns|Attacks as questionable
impulse|Sudden desire
inanely|Foolishly
incised|Cut, as a surgeon
inconsequential|Lacking importance
incubus|Medieval evil spirit
indecent|Vulgarly dressed
indented|Started a paragraph, perhaps
indexer|Librarian, at times
inertia|Lazy person's state
inertia|Newton subject
informant|Stool pigeon
infringe|Encroach (upon)
ingenue|Babe in the woods
ingrained|Deep-rooted
inhalant|Asthmatic's aid
initial|Monogram character
initial|Monogram letter
innards|Organs, guts and such
innervated|Gave energy to
inserts|Loose ads in newspapers
insignia|Military rank indicator
insomniac|Sleep lab subject
insteps|Parts of feet
instructors|Educators
insurance|Policy subject
insurer|Lloyd's of London, e.g.
integer|Non-fraction
integer|Prime candidate?
intrepid|Courageous and daring
intrude|Be a buttinsky
intrust|Under guardianship
inventive|Adept at originality
ionizes|Converts into charged particles
irksome|Irritating
ironies|Features of O. Henry stories
irritant|Princess's pea, e.g.
irritate|Get one's goat
issuing|Giving out
iterate|Remind, in a way
iterate|Repeat oneself
iterated|Repeated
jackdaws|Black birds known for thievery
jawbreaker|Candy store purchase
jawbreakers|Some hard candies
jellyfishes|Threats along the beach
jellyroll|Piano man Morton
johnnycake|Bread made with cornmeal
juncture|Critical point
justice|Trying outcome?
karaoke|Offering of some bars
keelage|Merchant ship fee
keenest|Sharpest
keynote|Kind of convention speaker
kindred|Related by blood or marriage
kneader|Baker or masseur, at times
kneecap|Start of the strike zone
kneeing|Wrestler's ploy
knelling|Quasimodo's job
knighthood|What a dubbed one enters
kookiest|Most offbeat
lactose|Some are intolerant of it
ladyfingers|Manicurist's favorite dessert?
ladyship|Nobility title
lambdas|Followers of kappas
lamebrain|Bozo or dodo
landlady|Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes
landscapers|Outside property managers?
lanyard|Sailor's cord
lanyard|Sailor's cord
lasagne|Cheesy pasta dish
lassies|Misses on the moors
lassoing|Roping, as a steer
latened|Approached bedtime
laudatory|Full of or giving praise
layette|Nursery set
leaguer|Little or "major" follower
leapfrog|Kids' jumping game
learned|Academic
leasers|Some new car drivers
leastwise|At any rate
lectern|Stand in front of an audience
leeward|Away from the wind
leeward|Away from the wind
legatee|Will beneficiary
legible|Easily deciphered
leopard|It's spotted in Africa?
leotard|Ballet class garment
lethargy|Listlessness
levelheaded|Sensible
limeade|Cirtrus-flavored thirst quencher
limeade|Summer thirst quencher
limitations|Restrictions or shortcomings
lineate|Marked with stripes
lineman|Guard, tackle or center
linesman|Hockey official
linesman|One involved in a face-off
lingerie|Boudoir wear
linnets|Birds in the finch family
lipreading|Hearing visually?
lissome|Agile
listless|Lethargic
literal|Like some translations
littoral|Pertaining to the beach or shore
lodestar|Guiding night light
lodging|Sleeping accommodations
logarithm|Mathematical exponent
loitered|Hung around aimlessly
lollipop|Sweet sucker
lonesome|Like the road in a classic ballad
lonesome|Missing companionship
lonesome|Wanting company
loofahs|Washcloth alternatives
lookalikes|Hollywood doubles
loophole|Escape clause
lowland|Area prone to flooding
lucidly|In a clear way
lunatic|Crackpot
lunchroom|School cafeteria
luscious|Extremely flavorsome
macabre|Ghastly
macabre|Shiver-inducing
macaroni|Feeding tubes?
macaroni|It's often paired with cheese
macerate|Waste away
madeira|Port alternative
madrigal|Secular part song
maestro|Orchestra leader
maestro|Title for an orchestra conductor
maestro|Title for an orchestra conductor
mafiosi|Group in "The Godfather"
magneto|X-Men villain
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mainland|California et al, to Hawaiians
mainland|The lower 48, to a Hawaiian
mainmast|It's in front of a mizzen
maladroit|Bungling
malaise|A feeling of discomfort
malefic|Evil
manacle|Hand shackle
mannered|Word with "ill" or "mild"
mantles|Lantern parts
manufacture|Fabricate
marinara|Tomato-based sauce
marmoset|Small monkey of the Americas
married|No longer single
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
masking|Kind of tape
massacre|Blowout on the court
massacre|Infamous Valentine's Day event
massage|Rub the right way?
masseur|Knot soother
massifs|Mountain clusters
massive|Gigantic
massive|More than large
matinee|Afternoon performance
matinee|Daytime theatrical performance
mealybug|Fruit tree pest
measles|Vaccine target, often
mediate|Help settle disputes
medical|Kind of care
medulla|Lower half of the brainstem
medulla|Lower half of the brainstem
megalomaniacs|Egoists
megalomaniacs|Pathological egotists
melodious|Tuneful
memento|Keepsake
mentalities|Mind-sets
merciful|Forgiving
merciful|Forgiving and compassionate
merrily|How we roll along?
message|Phone playback
meteors|Nighttime streakers?
metrical|Like feet in a poem
microbe|Germ
microdot|Ultrasmall photo
midbrain|Cerebrum's neighbor
midmonth|The ides, e.g.
midwinter|Very cold time, for many
migrant|Itinerant worker
milksop|Cream puff
miscount|Election problem
misdeal|Improper distribution of cards
mismark|Price incorrectly
misread|See see as sea, e.g.
missing|Part of MIA
mistake|Gaffe
mistral|Cold wind of France
mistral|Dry, cold northerly wind
mistrals|Mediterranean winds
misusage|Mrs. Malaprop's problem
moccasin|Casual shoe
mockingbird|Avian mimic
modeled|Showed off, as clothes
moderato|In a medium tempo
modular|Like some furniture
moments|Brief time periods
moneyed|Well-to-do
monisms|Unified views?
monologue|Leno's opening talk
moonbeam|Bit of light at midnight
moonshiner|Revenuer's quarry
moonshiner|White lightning maker
mordant|Sharply sarcastic, as wit
morello|Sour cherry
motoring|Driving an automobile
mousses|Some rich desserts
movement|Symphony section
muscular|Brawny
musette|Hiker's bag
mustache|A milk drinker may have one
nakedness|Exposed state
narrate|Describe the action
narrate|Do a voice-over
narrate|Give a running commentary
narrates|Adds commentary to
nastier|Less pleasant
nationalities|Chinese, Haitians and Cubans, e.g.
naturally|How a suspect might try to act
natures|Temperaments
naughty|Heading on Santa's list
nauseate|Make queasy
nauseate|Make queasy
nautilus|First nuclear-powered sub
navigate|Handle the maps
neatens|Tidies up
necktie|Casualty of casual Friday
needier|Comparatively cashless
negated|Vetoed
neglects|Gives the cold shoulder to
negligee|Feminine at-home attire
neighbor|The guy next door
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, or wrestling holds
nemeses|Superheroes, to villains
nemesis|Arch enemy
neolith|Erstwhile stone tool
neonatal|Kind of ward
neonate|Newborn child
network|Like some television
neutrino|Elementary particle with no charge
neutrons|Atomic bits
newborn|Recent arrival
newness|State of novelty
nextdoor|A house away
nihilist|Ultimate nonbeliever
nitpicks|Overdoes the criticism
nocturne|Chopin piece
noisome|Foul-smelling
nonentity|State of not existing
nonesuch|Model of excellence
nostril|Air intake cavity
nostril|Blowhole?
nostrum|Quack medicine
notated|Written, as music
noticeable|Conspicuous
nudists|Buff buffs
nuisance|Pain in the neck
nutcrackers|Common yuletide tools
nutshell|Few words, figuratively
oatcakes|Old-school snacks
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
obliges|Accommodates
observe|Watch closely, now ...
observe|Watch closely
obstacle|Impediment
obviate|Render unnecessary
ocarina|Egg-shaped wind instrument
octettes|Eightsomes (var.)
octuple|Eightfold
oddness|Peculiar state
odorless|Like radon
odorous|Reeking
odyssey|Long series of wanderings
offbeat|Marching to a different drummer
offbeat|Quirky
offense|Football side
offerer|Proposer or salesperson, essentially
oilcloth|Waterproof fabric
oilskin|Choice for rain gear
ointment|Balm
omelette|Brunch selection (Var.)
onerous|Burdensome
onshore|Landlubber's locale
operants|Things producing effects
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan offering
optical|Kind of illusion
optimism|High Hopes philosophy
optometrist|Vision tester
opulent|Ever so lavish
oracles|Future predictors of the past
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orderer|Bistro patron, at times
orderer|Bistro patron, e.g.
ordinand|Man of the cloth
oregano|A spice
organic|All natural
organic|Health-food adjective
organza|Evening dress material
origami|Art of paper folding
origami|Art of paper folding
origami|Art that requires a folder
original|Not a fake
orphaned|Left parentless
ossuary|Place for bones
ostlers|Horse handlers at an inn
otoscope|Ear examination instrument
outboard|Motor type
outbreak|Epidemic, e.g.
outcast|Ostracized one
outcrop|Exposed layer of rock
outdoors|Alfresco
outdoors|Campers' milieu
outgrow|No longer fit into
outline|Preliminary sketch
outlying|Like remote suburbs
outmarch|Walk farther than, in a procession
outpost|Distant settlement
outraged|Extremely offended
outsell|Beat on the Top 40
ovarian|Of a reproductive gland
overachieve|Go further than anyone would think
overact|Ham it up
overacts|Hams it up on stage
overalls|Mr. Green Jeans wore these
overbite|Orthodontist's diagnosis, sometimes
overblown|Excessive
overdid|Exaggerated
overlay|Gray's Anatomy feature
overplay|Exaggerate one's acting
override|Reverse, as a veto
overseas|Abroad
oversee|Be in charge of
overtone|Secondary meaning
overused|Hackneyed
palatial|Spacious and grand
palestra|Old Greek gymnasium
palooka|Over-the-hill pug
panatela|Long, slender cigar
pandemic|Prevalent all over
papayas|Melonlike tropical fruits
paperers|Certain wall decorators
papists|Ardent supporters of the Vatican
parasite|Leech or tapeworm, e.g.
parasite|Mooch
parlous|Fraught with danger
parolee|He didn't finish his sentence
parsonage|Ecclesiastic's dwelling
participle|Verb form used as an adjective
partner|Half of a dancing duo
passable|Just adequate
passages|Segments of books
passkey|Access provider
patellas|Kneecaps
patience|Quip for those tired of waiting (Part 2)
pattern|Dressmaker's aid
peacoat|Seaman's jacket
peacock|Proud bird with beautiful feathers
peashooters|Pellet-blowing toys
peddlers|Street vendors, e.g.
peerage|Duke, marquis, earl, etc.
peevish|Showing irritation
pelagic|Living in the open sea
penalty|Result of an infraction
penguin|Antarctic waddler
peppered|Seasoned, in a way
perfection|Flawlessness
perhaps|Could be
peridots|Yellowish-green gems
perigees|Closest points in orbits
periodic|Table for chemists?
periodicals|Many are mailed out monthly
permissible|Allowable
personal|Confidential
pertain|Be relevant (to)
pertain|Be relevant (to)
pertain|Be relevant (to)
perusals|Careful examinations
phantasm|Ghostly figure
pharaoh|Exodus tyrant
pharaoh|Villain in Exodus
phosgene|Gas used in making glass and plastics
piaster|Part of an Egyptian pound (Var.)
pillowcases|Some linen
pilsner|High-quality lager
pilsner|Pale lager
pioneer|Innovator
pioneer|Settler
piranhas|Toothy fish
pirates|Pittsburgh baseball players
pismire|Ant
pitapat|Heart murmur?
pitcher|He brings the heat when he gets the finger
pitfall|Hidden hazard
placenta|Nourishment in the womb
planets|Celestial revolvers
planned|Mapped out
plasmas|Some TVs
plaster|Lath clinger
platelets|Blood bits
platinum|What a Top 40 hit goes, often
platoon|1986 Oliver Stone movie
platypus|Egg-laying mammal of Australia
playact|Pretend
playoff|Post-season game
playpen|Baby's enclosure
pleasure|Hedonist's pursuit
plotlines|Drama essentials
plugugly|Ruffian or bully
plusses|Favorable factors
poniard|Small, slender dagger
pontoon|Float that supports a bridge
ponytails|Easy-maintenance hairstyles
popinjay|Vain, talkative person
poppies|Golden Triangle flowers
portents|Signs of things to come
posthaste|Quickly
postman|He pushes the envelope
postnasal|Kind of drip
potbelly|What drinking too much beer may cause
poteens|Irish moonshine whiskeys
pouched|Like a mother kangaroo
powering|Turning on (with "up")
praising|It's done a lot in church
prattle|Babble
preacher|One familiar with the Gospel
precast|Formed before delivery, as concrete
precise|Right on the money
predict|Do a weather report, e.g.
prejudge|Be close-minded
preserve|Where game is protected
pressure|Word with "air" or "atmospheric"
preteen|Many a Little Leaguer
prisons|Attica and San Quentin
prizefight|A bout to remember?
probation|Trial period
problematical|Open to doubt or debate
procedure|Particular course of action
processed|Manipulated, say
prodigal|Like the son in a parable of Jesus
produce|Farmer's marketables
promise|Pinkie swear, e.g.
promoter|Show-biz necessity
proofread|Check text for errors
prosper|Succeed financially
protest|Strike, essentially
psalmist|King David, as a writer
psyches|Subjects for analysts
puberty|You change when you hit it
pulsars|Celestial objects that emit radio waves
pulsate|Beat, as a heart
pursuant|According (to)
rackers|Pool players, sometimes
radarscope|It may be covered with blips
radicals|Extremists
ragamuffin|Street urchin
raggedly|With irregularity and unevenness
ragtime|Scott Joplin genre
railcar|Vehicle on a track
rambutan|Malayan tree bearing red fruit
rampage|Go on a tear
ramrods|Muzzle loaders
rapiers|Weaponry for the three musketeers
rapport|Emotional connection
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rarebits|Welsh rabbits
rascals|Spanky, Alfalfa and gang
rashers|Big bacon orders
rashest|Most impetuous
raspier|More hoarse sounding
ratchet|Tightening tool
rathole|Seedy dwelling
rattles|Nursery noisemakers
rattles|Playpen toys
ravioli|Filled pasta
ravishes|Holds spellbound
reached|Arrived at
readers|Kindle buyers
realists|Practical folks
reality|Survivor genre
reappear|Come into view again
rearmost|Like the cheapest seats
reassure|Give comforting words to
recasts|Replaces actors
receded|Went back, as a hairline
recedes|Moves back, as a hairline
receptor|Any sense organ
recipes|Cookbook collection
reclean|Wash again
recline|Use an easy chair
recorder|Simple wind instrument
recoups|Gets back
recourse|Contingency plan
recreant|Coward
recruit|Military newbie
reddish|A bit flushed, colorwise
reddish|Like flushed cheeks, colorwise
redeposit|Add more silt to banks
redeyes|All-night flights
redness|Inflammation sign
redraft|Write again from scratch, as a proposal
redskin|Washington footballer
reenlist|Do another hitch
reenter|Go back in
refutes|Disproves
regales|Entertains with fine food and drink, e.g.
regatta|Boat race
regrowth|Rogaine user's hope
rehangs|Works on moving pictures?
reheeled|Did a cobbler's job
reincur|Sustain once again
reindeer|Dancer's partners?
relapse|Medical setback
related|Having common ancestors
relates|Connects emotionally
relaxed|At ease
relaxed|At ease
release|Press statement
relents|Bends
remains|Sticks around
remains|Sticks around
remarked|Mentioned
remarks|They may be snide
remodel|Do over, as a kitchen
remorse|Feeling that eats at you
renamed|Handled differently?
renames|Gives a new title
renames|Titles differently
renaming|Attaching a new handle to
rendered|Delivered formally, as a jury
repasts|Meals, more formally
repents|Turns away from sin
replays|Do-overs
reports|Cops' paperwork
reposes|Peaceful states
reptile|Scaled-back thing?
repulse|Beat back
resident|Junk mail addressee
residue|Distillation leftovers
residue|Distillation leftovers
residue|Gunshot evidence
resolder|Mend metal connections
resoles|Does some shoe repair
respect|Classic Aretha Franklin song
respire|Inhale and exhale
respire|Take air in and out
restate|Say the same thing again
restyle|Fashion anew
results|Outcomes
retells|Spins the same yarn
rethink|Consider again
reticent|Not inclined to speak
retired|No longer minding one's business?
retrace|Go back over, as one's steps
retract|Take back, as a public statement
retried|Taken back to court
retsina|Greek wine
reunion|Family or school get-together
rewinds|Goes back to the beginning
reworks|Does a second version
rhapsodizes|Says with great enthusiasm
rhinestones|Imitation diamonds
rhombus|Equal-sided quadrilateral
riesling|White wine grape
ripcord|It prevents you from dropping dead
riposte|Sharp comeback
riskily|In a hazardous or speculative manner
riveter|Steel worker of sorts
romantic|Like candlelit dinners
romping|Frolicking
rooster|Farm stirrer
roseate|Looking on the bright side
rosebay|Rhododendron variety
rosebush|Common garden sight
rosehip|Floral fruit
roughhouses|Engages in disorderly play
rouleau|Roll of coins
rounder|More spherical
rowboat|Dinghy or wherry
royalist|King supporter
royalty|Monarchs and their families
ruefulness|Regretful sadness
runaway|Out-of-control horse
safaris|Kenyan expeditions
sailboat|Catamaran, for one
salaamed|Made an obeisant bow
salesman|Door-to-door person
saltine|Frequent restaurant freebie
saltine|Type of cracker
saltwater|Kind of taffy
samoyed|Arctic dog
sampans|Yangtze River transports
samurai|Feudal Japanese warrior
samurai|Warrior of old Japan
sandbag|Flood prevention item
sandblast|Clean with high-velocity particles
sandpile|Common thing on a public beach
saneness|Lucidity
sargasso|Sea named for its seaweed
sassier|More impudent
satisfy|Meet, as expectations
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
sausage|Breakfast meat
sauterne|Semisweet golden table wine
sawmill|Timber processing site
scalded|Burned with liquid
scandal|National Enquirer fodder
scanner|Checkout device
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian beetles
scaring|Terrifying
scarlet|You don't want to get an A in it
scenery|Stage background
schmear|Cream-cheese serving
schmear|Dab, as cream cheese on a bagel
scholar|Postgraduate student, presumably
schoolgirl|A proverbial giggler
schools|Parental concern when house-hunting
schtick|Showbiz routine
scissor|Type of swimmer's kick
scoffed|Displayed disdain
scoffed|Made a show of being unimpressed
scolded|Bawled out
scoopfuls|Baskin-Robbins servings
scorpion|Desert stinger
screech|Sound of quickly applied brakes
screwdriver|Tool belt fixture
scrimps|Saves every penny
scrunch|Squeeze into a ball
scrutiny|Careful examination
scuttle|Sink, as a derelict ship
seafront|Beach property locale
seances|Spooky meetings
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seaside|Coastal area
seasons|Annual foursome
secedes|Leaves the country?
sedates|Administers a tranquilizer
sedates|Administers a tranquilizer to
seesaws|Playground fixtures
seesaws|They're often near swings
segregate|Separate from society
seiners|Certain fishermen
seismal|Earthquake-related
seldomly|Once in a blue moon
selected|Picked
semimonthly|About 24 times a year
sendups|Parodies
senores|Granada gentlemen
senorita|Madrid mademoiselle
sensation|Tickle or tingle, e.g.
sensual|Sultry
serenest|Most peaceful
seriate|Arranged in sequence
serious|Not kidding
serious|Solemn
serpent|Eve's tempter
serpent|Genesis villain
serpent|Infamous garden creature
serrate|Make a jagged edge
sesames|Bagel seeds
sesames|Some bagel seeds
settees|Small sofas
setters|Hunting dogs
setting|Jewel mounting
settles|Concludes a contract negotiation
sexists|Some discriminators
shakeups|Corporate reorganizations
shampoo|It'll all come out in the wash
shanghai|China's most populous city
shanghai|Large Chinese seaport
sheathe|Put one's sword away
shebang|Whole thing
sherbet|Rainbow dessert
shiftlessly|Without ambition
shinnying|Climbing a rope, in a way
shipping|Sending by FedEx
shirtsleeve|An ace may be up it
shlemiel|Awkward bumbler
shootings|Criminal activities
shoplifter|One needing a fence?
shortcuts|Efficiency improvers
shortcuts|Efficiency improvers
shotgun|Marriage motivation, at times
showcase|Put in the spotlight
shrapnel|Hand grenade hazard
shudder|Shiver from fear
shunned|Like outcasts
shunned|Like outcasts
sidearm|Holstered pistol, e.g.
sidebar|Trial conference
sidecars|Motorcycle add-ons
sidecars|Motorcycle attachments
sidecars|Motorcycle attachments
sidetrack|Distract from the main subject
signets|Small official seals
silages|Stored fodder piles
silence|It is golden, it's said
silence|To some, it's golden
silicone|Implant material
siltstone|Type of sedimentary rock
simmered|Boiled gently
sinister|Ominous
siphoned|Drew from a tank, as gas
sissyish|Not even close to macho
sisterhoods|Female organizations
skateboards|Ramped-up items?
skinflints|Misers
skittish|Easily startled
skullcap|Brimless head cover
skylark|Bird known to sing while flying
skylights|Features of some bright rooms
slaloms|Races with gates
slanted|Having a bias
slashes|Cuts, as prices
slavish|Extremely servile
sleeper|Railroad car with berths
slicker|Rain gear
slimming|Losing weight
slingshot|Goliath's least-favorite weapon
slithery|Like snakes and eels
slobber|Act mawkishly
sluiced|Went through channels?
slurped|Didn't drink daintily
slurred|Like drink-affected speech
smallpox|Eradicated disease
smarten|Gain wisdom (with "up")
smartens|Wises (up)
smatters|Dabbles (in)
smeared|Applied liberally
smeared|Spread, as jam
smelters|Ore refiners
smithereens|Small bits
snagged|Acquired by acting quickly
sneezing|Displaying an allergic reaction
snideness|Snob's attribute
sniffles|Cold symptom
snooping|Prying
snowing|Delivering a white Christmas
snugger|Like pants after a big meal
sociable|Friendly and pleasant
softheaded|Simpleminded or lamebrained
soggier|Wetter and mushier
solstices|Summer and winter events
sombrero|Speedy Gonzales' headgear
someday|In the future
someone|Any individual
somewhat|To an extent
sonatas|Many Beethoven pieces
songstress|Chanteuse
songwriter|Pop music composer
soonest|Happening first
sorbets|Some palate cleansers
sorghum|Forage crop
sounder|Classic Cicely Tyson film
sourest|Most ill-tempered
soybean|Vegetarian staple
spadework|Preparatory research
spaniel|Droopy-eared canine
sparkplug|Auto tune-up item
sparrow|Small finch
spastic|Afflicted with muscle tremors
spastic|Afflicted with muscle tremors
spatial|Having depth
spectral|Ghostly
spectrum|Full range, as of colors
speechless|Dumbfounded, say
spender|Pinchpenny's opposite
spillway|Surplus-water passage
spindle|Turntable shaft
spineless|Completely lacking courage
spinels|Red gemstones
splatter|Painter's problem
sportscasters|They may say, "Going, going, gone!"
springtime|Planting season
springtimes|Periods of seedings and plantings
sprites|Mischievous spirits
sprocket|Bicycle part
sprucer|More up-to-date in dress and manners
stabiles|Stationary sculptures
staccato|Clipped, in music
stagger|Walk in a crooked line
staidest|Least wild and frivolous
staidest|Least wild and frivolous
staircase|It can put you on a different flight
stairway|Access between floors
stargazer|Astronomer, often
startup|Risky investment
stashed|Hid away
stashes|Secret deposits
stationer|Supplier of office needs
statute|Law on the books
stealth|Kind of U.S. bomber
stearic|Kind of acid used in cosmetics
steepen|Increase the slope of
steepest|Most high-priced
steerage|Area on a liner
steered|Acted as coxswain, e.g.
steered|Manned the helm
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stellar|Outstanding, as a performance
stencil|Letter-writing guide
stencil|Sign maker's aid
steppes|Grass-covered plains of Siberia
sterile|Fit to be used in an operating room
sterner|Tougher, as a parent
steroid|Banned body builder
stetted|Marked text to keep
stewards|Cruise-cabin attendants
stifles|Stops, as a yawn
stilted|Stiffly formal
stingers|Bees' weapons
stingier|Miser compared to an average Joe
stipend|Periodic payment
stodges|Fuddy-duddies
stonewalled|Hindered
stooges|Accomplices
stoolie|Singing pigeon?
stopoff|Rest, as at an inn
stoppages|Work cessation
stopwatch|Thing seen on every episode of "60 Minutes"
storage|Bin use
storage|Warehouse function
stoutly|With resolve
stratum|Bedrock, e.g.
streetcar|Tennessee Williams transportation
streetlight|It improves night vision
strikeouts|Batters' banes
stroker|With "Ace," a Burt Reynolds film title
stromata|Connective tissues
student|Classroom figure
studied|Hit the books
stuffed|Unable to eat another bite
stupors|Drunken states
stutter|Say "Th-th-th-that's all, folks," e.g.
stutter|Talk like Porky Pig
stylish|Fashionable
stylish|In vogue
stylist|'Do doer
stylist|Do doer
stymies|Baffles
styrene|Stuff used in plastics
sublevel|Type of mining
succeed|Make good
sudsers|Serialized tear-jerkers
sugared|Candy-coated
suitability|Appropriateness
sultrier|More hot and humid
summarized|Did a quick recap of
sunbather|Basking layabout
sundeck|You may have it for the basking
support|Backing
supposed|Assumed to be true
suppressing|Subduing
surgeon|Scalpel! requester
surgeonfish|Oceanic operator?
swagger|Arrogant attitude
swankier|More upscale
sweetsop|Another name for the sugar apple
sycophant|Lackey
synonym|Thesaurus offering
synopsis|TV Guide info
tableau|A striking arrangement
tableau|Dramatic scene
tablecloth|It may be spread before dinner
tabletops|Impolite places for elbows
tableware|Dining gear
tactics|Stratagems
tadpole|Creature that loses its tail
tadpole|Frog-to-be
taffeta|Evening gown fabric, often
tailgate|Kind of football game party
tambura|Indian lute (Var.)
tameness|Docility
tangelo|Citrus fruit
tangents|Lines that touch but don't intersect
tantara|Brassy blast
tariffs|Duties for importers
tartare|Steak style
tasking|Multi-___ (doing things simultaneously)
tassels|Cornstalk strands
tawdrier|More tastelessly showy
taxicab|It might have a long run on Broadway
teacake|Snack with Earl Grey
teacart|Wheeled table
teapots|Cozies keep them hot
teargas|Alternative to rubber bullets
teaspoon|Sixth of a fluid ounce
teentsy|Itty-bitty (Var.)
telegram|Electronic message of old
telemarketers|They may ask for your credit card number
telexes|Outdated communications
temporal|Fleeting
tempter|Cake server, to dieters
tenable|Like a good debater's arguments
tenable|Like a well-grounded argument
tenable|Like a well-grounded argument
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tersely|Using precise wording
tersest|Most concise
testier|More grumpy
tethers|Restricting leashes
tetrads|Groups of four
theater|Place of entertainment
theorem|Mathematical proposition
thereto|Adverb in contracts
thereto|In that direction
thesauri|Roget editions
thunder|Lightning-storm sound
thunderbolt|Discharge of lightning
ticketed|Fined for speeding
tidings|I bring you ___ of great joy
tiebreakers|Overtime periods
tiffany|Big name in glass or jewelry
tightfisted|Hardly generous
timbrel|Hand drum
tinseled|Like a decorated Yule tree
tinsmiths|Certain metalworkers
tinting|One job for a stylist
tinwork|Craft using the element Sn
tippler|Heavy drinker
tipster|Informal informant
tirades|Long-winded rants
tiresome|Yawn-inducing
toaster|Glass raiser
toiletry|Cosmetic
toothpicks|After-meal tools
toothsome|Mouthwatering
topknot|Tuft of hair on the head
torpedo|Lusitania's undoing
torpedo|Submarine weapon
totally|In all respects
touched|Emotionally affected
toweled|Dried (off)
towering|Of impressive height
township|Administrative division of a county
townsmen|Misters from the same place as you
trachea|It's closed by the epiglottis
transom|Window above a door
trapshooter|One aiming at clay pigeons
treason|Turncoat's crime
trebles|Increases threefold
tremolo|Singer's quivery effect
trestle|Bridge framework
trestle|Bridge supporter
triceps|Some arm muscles
triceratops|Three-horned dinosaur
trident|Neptune's spear
triodes|Some old TV tubes
trivial|Of very little importance
trombone|Slide instrument
tropics|Frost-free zone
trotters|Hambletonian entrants
troubadours|Performers of folk songs
trustee|Church or college bigwig
tsardom|Old Russian ruler's domain
tsardom|Russia, until 1917
tsarina|Catherine the Great, e.g.
tsunamis|Fast-moving waves
tuneable|Like pianos and automobile engines
tungsten|Atomic number 74
tungsten|Lightbulb filament metal
twiddles|Plays with one's thumbs, in a way
twinset|Matching linen purchase
twister|Chubby Checker, famously
twitchy|Nervous, impatient or restless
typeset|Like the text on proof sheets
ulterior|Concealed, as a motive
uncanny|Beyond the ordinary
uncleanliness|Lack of hygiene
uncontroversial|Acceptable for the masses, say
unctuous|Sickeningly suave
undecided|Poll category
undercooked|Taken off the stove too soon
undereat|Starve oneself
undergo|Be involved in, as treatment
underlie|Serve as the basis for
undress|Disrobe
unended|Continuing
unending|Ceaseless
unheard|Falling on deaf ears
unhinge|Send around the bend
unhitch|Disconnect a trailer
uniformity|Regularity
unimpaired|Not damaged in any respect
uninhibited|Unrestrained
unitive|Promoting harmony
unleash|Allow to run free, as a dog
unloosen|Free from binding
unraveled|Untangled
unrests|Pre-revolutionary goings-on
unsafely|In a dangerous manner
unscathed|Without a scratch
unseals|Opens, in a way
unsteady|Wavering
untuned|Like an off-pitch piano
uprears|Raises
upscale|Affluent
upsetting|Troublesome
urethane|What inline-skate wheels are made of
usurping|Seizing without authority
vacated|Annulled, as a legal order
valiant|Lionhearted
varsity|A-team
vascular|Of veins or arteries
vengeful|Vindictive
verbatim|Without paraphrasing
verbose|Long-winded
versicle|Short verse sung by a priest
vertebra|Bone in a column
vertebra|Spinal column component
vibrant|Full of life
vignette|Brief scene
viscosity|Resistance of a liquid to shear forces
viscous|Thick and sticky
volatile|Liable to lead to sudden change
vulture|Buzzard relative
waiters|Some servers
walkover|Easy win
warmhearted|Compassionate
warmups|Pregame routines
warpath|Road to conflict
warrant|Permission to search
warthog|Disney's Pumbaa
wartime|1941-45, for the United States
watered|Did a lawn chore
waterlily|Pond plant
waterloo|ABBA's first hit
wayside|Place to fall by
wealthy|Rolling in dough
weaseled|Backed (out of), as an obligation
weighted|Made heavy
whatnots|Bric-a-brac holders
wheeler|Three-___ (tricycle)
wheezing|Laborious breathing
whenever|Sometime or another
whither|Whence's companion
whodunits|Some mystery stories
windmill|Clean energy source
windward|Not on the lee side
wingspan|Airplane measurement
wingtip|Dressy shoe
wireman|Electrical worker
wiseguy|Smart aleck
wistful|Full of yearning
womanlike|Feminine, say
womanly|Feminine
woodcut|Print from a carved block
woodsman|Red Riding Hood's hero
woodsman|The rescuer of Little Red Riding Hood
workmanship|Artisan's skill
workmen|Laborers
worshiper|One in a congregation
worsted|Woolen fabric
wresting|Obtain via force
wretched|Miserable
yardage|Football gain
yardarm|Sail support part
yardman|Certain railroad worker
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
yourself|Suitable person?
zealots|Absolute fanatics
zealous|Gung ho
abashed|Smitten with shame
abating|Diminishing
abbesses|Convent heads
abbreviate|Shorten
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abracadabra|Cry before a disappearance, to a poet
abrades|Sandpapers
absolved|Acquitted
abysmal|Utterly terrible
accrued|Like some dividends
accusal|Indictment
acoustic|Not electric, as a guitar
acrimony|Bitter feeling
acrophobia|Impediment to getting high?
actress|Role player
address|Postal matter
adherer|Staunch supporter, essentially
adjusts|Fiddles with
admirals|Commanders of fleets
admonish|Give a talking to
adoptee|One taken in by another
adoptive|Certain parents
adroiter|More skillful
adroitly|How an expert does things
adulate|Flatter excessively
adverse|Unfavorable
aerobes|Bacteria that need oxygen
aerostat|Lighter-than-air craft
affords|Has the means for
aftmost|Nearest the stern
ageless|Eternally young
agendas|Conference planners' needs
agendas|To-do lists
aileron|Airplane maneuverer
aileron|Plane wing component
aimless|Lacking direction
airport|Where metals are detected
airports|O'Hare and Dulles
airship|Blimp, e.g.
airship|Blimp, e.g.
airstrips|Small landing fields
akvavit|Caraway-flavored Scandinavian spirit
alameda|California city
alamode|Dessert phrase
alfalfa|Spanky 's pal
algebraic|Type of math equation
aliases|Wanted-poster listings
alienate|Drive away, as one's friends
alienee|Property recipient, at law
alienees|Property receivers, at law
alkalis|High-pH substances
allergist|Physician concerned with reactions
allotment|Ration
allottee|Heir, for one
almanac|Annual book of facts
alpacas|Bolivian beasts
altimeter|Height-measuring device
amalgam|Dental filling material
amasser|One into collecting
amasses|Accumulates
amasses|Accumulates
ambience|Factor in a restaurant rating
ambition|Drive to achieve
ambrosia|Mythical food of the gods
amenity|Hotel spa, e.g.
amethyst|February's birthstone
amicable|Friendly
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleanser
amnesia|Identity thief?
amnesty|Broad political pardon
amplifiers|Rock band equipment
amplify|Make louder
amusers|Comedians, e.g.
amusing|Chuckle-evoking
analogs|Similar entities
analyst|Shrink
anathema|Something loathed
ancient|Like Phoenicia
anesthesia|Surgical tool
anginal|Like some chest pain
animate|Work creating cels
animates|Breathes life into
aniseed|Absinthe ingredient
ankuses|Elephant goads
annotate|Add to marginally?
anointer|Consecration performer
another|Barfly's request
answered|Reacted verbally
antacid|Settler in a drugstore
antagonist|Villain in a script
anteater|Aardvark
antecede|Go in advance
antecedent|Forerunner
antedate|Come before
antidotes|Remedies
antithesis|Exact opposite
antlers|Deer hunter's trophy
aperitif|Pre-meal drink
apishly|In an imitative way
appaloosa|Cowboy's horse
apparat|Political power structure
apparent|Clear
appealed|Challenged a verdict
aptitude|Natural talent
arachnid|Spider or scorpion, e.g.
arbiter|Go-between
archaic|Antiquated
aridest|Having the least rainfall
aridest|Having the least rainfall
armorer|Weapons maker
arnicas|Lotions for treating sprains
arousals|Wake-up calls, e.g.
arpeggio|Bit of keyboard dazzle
arraign|Bring before a judge
arrange|Adapt music for the band
arrange|Work with music
arrange|Write parts for
arrears|Behind on the rent, say
arrears|Unpaid debt
arrests|Slaps the cuffs on
arrowed|Like the pointers on many signs
arsenal|Large supply of anything
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenal|Weapons depot
arsenic|Poison used in a play and film
article|A or "an',' e.g.
artisan|Craftsperson
ascents|Mountaineering feats
ascribe|Assign (to)
aseptic|Free from germs
asexual|Like paramecia or amoebas
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashrams|Residences for gurus
assemble|Put together, as a model
assemblyman|Member of a legislative body
asserts|Says with certainty
assists|Stats in hockey and basketball
asteria|Star sapphire, e.g.
asteroid|Space rock
astutely|Cleverly
asunder|Into separate pieces
asylums|Sanctuaries
atonable|Expiable
attesters|Certifiers
attests|Certifies under oath
atwitter|Extremely excited
auditorium|Assembly hall
auroras|Australis and borealis
autonomous|Independent
avatars|Embodiments
avoided|Bypassed
awkward|Opposite of socially smooth
awnings|Canopies
backout|Retreat
backout|Withdraw, as from an event
ballast|It steadies the ship
ballplayers|Adam Jones, Ray Rice and LeBron James, for three
balsamic|Kind of vinegar
bandage|First aid staple
banshee|Wailer of Irish folklore
baobabs|Tropical trees
barbecue|Cookout
barnacle|Nautical hanger-on
barreled|Went full speed
baseman|Any of three infielders
basketball|White Men Can't Jump sport
bassett|Waiting to Exhale star Angela
bassinet|Baby's bed
bathmat|It keeps water off the floor
batiste|Plain-weave fabric
bawlers|Real crybabies
beacons|Guidance signals
beanball|High-impact pitch?
beanies|Mouseketeer toppers
beatific|Saintly
bedspreads|Nighttime covers
beefeaters|Tower of London guards
beefsteaks|Tournedos, e.g.
beetles|They got back on the road in 1998
beginners|Novices
beguine|Ballroom dance similar to the rumba
beguine|Dance in a Cole Porter song
beholden|Indebted
bemuses|Addles
benefactor|Grant giver
bereaves|Deprives through death
besides|Furthermore
besmirch|Sully
bespeak|Indicate
bestirs|Rouses oneself
betoken|Signal or indicate
betroth|To give in marriage
beveled|Like many a mirror perimeter
beverage|Coffee, tea or milk, e.g.
bigmouth|Secret-keeper's liability
birdbath|Warbler's watering hole
birddog|English setter, e.g.
birthright|Human inheritance
bistros|Cafes
blabbermouths|Bean spillers
blatant|Brazenly obvious
bleeped|Audibly censored
blinded|Struck sightless
bloomer|One might be early or late
blooper|Radio announcer's blunder
blotters|Rap sheets
bluegill|Edible sunfish
bluenose|Prudish person
boilermaker|Heating contractor's bar order?
bondage|Slave's state
boohooing|Sobbing
booksellers|Barnes & Noble and competitors
bookworms|They haunt libraries
boulder|Colorado college town
boysenberry|Type of jam
breeders|Last Splash band (with "The")
brigades|Military units
brioche|Sweet roll
brocade|Wedding gown fabric
browbeaten|Intimidated
brownnose|Be a suck-up
brushfires|Uncontrolled woodland burnings
buffoons|Rude fools
bugaboo|Source of concern
bursars|College VIPs
bushwhacker|Oater ambusher
business|Flier's "classy" choice
bustles|Is quite active, like a city street
caesura|Pause in a verse
caldron|Coven's kettle (Var.)
calories|Food label figures
camisole|Short negligee
canasta|Rummy variety
canasta|Rummy variety
candlewick|It's often lit in near-darkness
capstan|It moves tape through a machine
caraway|Rye bread seed
carburetor|It mixes air with gasoline
carnage|Slasher-film fare
carrottop|Redhead, slangily
cashiers|They take the money
cassava|Source of tapioca
casserole|Church-supper dish
caulked|Sealed around windows, in a way
causerie|Informal talk
cavalry|Troops on horseback
cayenne|Food seasoning
cellulite|Certain fat deposit
cements|Glue relatives
cenacle|The Last Supper room
centipede|Atari game named for an arthropod
centuple|Add two zeroes to
ceramic|Like terra-cotta tiles
chainsaw|Logging necessity
chambermaid|Suite cleaner
charades|Gesturing game
chassis|Auto body support
checkmates|Spouses with a joint account?
cheroot|Humidor item
cherrystone|14 pounds of maraschinos?
chianti|The Silence of the Lambs wine
chicano|Mexican-American
chiffon|Prom dress material
chinwagged|Chatter
chophouses|Steak eaters' places
chorales|Church renditions
circuitry|Innards of electronic gadgets
clambers|Climbs awkwardly
clangor|Noise
classic|Rock genre
climbers|People moving up the social ladder
coalpit|Fuel mining site
cogitate|Give a great deal of thought to
coheres|Sticks together
collate|Printer option
collide|Crash together
colossal|Enormous
comedown|Do a joyful "The Price is Right" action
comfort|Ease
commonplace|Everyday
commonplace|Everyday
commute|Travel back and forth
computed|Make a mathematical calculation
condemn|Disapprove of strongly
conners|Roseanne and family, on TV
consign|Give over to another for safekeeping
consomme|It requires a lot of simmering
consternate|Fill with anxiety or dread
conundrum|Riddle
coolants|Freon and antifreeze
coopered|Made barrels
copious|Large in number or quantity
cornpone|Bread from meal
corsets|Old tummy tuckers
corsets|Tummy scrunchers
countdown|The Final ___
counter|Part of a deli
covenants|Solemn agreements
cowgirls|Some rodeo participants
crackerjack|Ace
crackerjack|First-rate
cradler|New mother, at times
craftsmen|Skilled workers
crasser|More ill-mannered
crossly|In an angry way
crudest|Most cobbled-together
cuddlier|More like a teddy bear
curtesy|Husband's common-law right
curtesy|Husband's common-law right
daggers|Angry looks, figuratively
dairies|Butter and cheese sources
daisies|Symbols of freshness
dankest|Most unpleasantly damp
daresay|Venture to utter
darkest|Most dismal
darters|Fishes of the perch family
darters|Fishes of the perch family
dashboard|Automobile feature
dastard|Contemptible coward
daunting|Intimidating, as a task
daycare|Place with toddlers
daystar|The sun, for one
decapod|Crab or shrimp, e.g.
decision|Ruling
decorate|Adorn
decreed|Established by edict
deepens|Intensifies
deepfreeze|Suspended animation
deerhound|Large dog bred for hunting
defender|Protector
defense|What Ray Lewis played
deferrer|Procrastinator, essentially
deflect|Direct attention away from
defrost|Clear of ice
delegate|Assign
delirium|Confused state
delouse|Do some nit picking?
demeanor|Behavior
densely|How some places are populated
dentate|Having toothlike projections
deodars|Tall cedars
deplore|Regret deeply
desideratum|Necessity
despots|Ones with iron hands
desserts|Menu heading
destroy|Lay waste to
details|What's in the fine print
deterred|Opposite of encouraged
dethrone|Remove, as a monarch
detract|Take away (from)
deviate|Stray from the norm
devolved|Grew worse
dewiest|Wettest, as morning grass
diameter|7,918 miles, for Earth
diamondback|Largest rattlesnake
diarist|Anais Nin or Anne Frank
diarist|Anais Nin, for one
diatribe|Tirade
diehards|They're stubborn to the end
diesels|Some big engines
digital|Kind of photography or clock
digress|Stray from a topic
dilated|Expanded, as pupils
dinette|Kitchen add-on
dipoles|Some radio antennas
dipping|Doing a ballroom maneuver
direful|Grim
discuses|They're thrown at meets
dishwasher|Pot cleaner
dishwater|Sink filler
display|Put on exhibit
district|Congressman's place
ditchdigger|Excavator of a sort
diverge|Branch off
divides|Halves
doorknob|Opening necessity?
downbow|Violinist's move
downplays|Understates
dragnet|Det. Joe Friday's show
dragster|Racing vehicle
drawback|Fly in the ointment
drawers|Places for socks
dreamer|Pragmatist's opposite
dressers|Bedroom items
dryland|Opposite of the seven seas?
dualist|Believer in a world of good vs. evil
dugouts|Places for baseball players
dustpan|Broom companion
dustpan|Sweeper's need
dwellers|Residents
dynamite|It's a blast
eaglets|Young birds of prey
earache|Big pain for an elephant?
earflap|Cold-weather warmer
earlobes|Where much dangling takes place
earphone|Secret Service agent's accessory, at times
earplug|Sound barrier
earshot|Audible range
earthbound|About to land
earthen|Like clay pots
earthly|Of this world
earthquakes|Seisms
eastern|Defunct airline
echelon|Troop formation
echidnas|Ant-eating burrowers
echoers|Yes men, in a sense
eclipse|It may leave you in the dark
eclipse|Overshadow
edginess|Sign of nerves
edifies|Conveys knowledge to
effrontery|Brazen boldness
eggplant|Ratatouille ingredient
eggshell|Yellowish-white hue
egomaniacal|With an extremely swelled head
einstein|He was a genius, relatively speaking
elapsing|Going by
elastic|Stretchy, as a waistband
elating|Filling with cheer
elector|College member who votes for president
electoral|College of voters?
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
elegist|Writer of sad poems
elevate|Lift up
elevate|Lift up
elevator|Skyscraper transport
elongate|Stretch out
elongate|Stretch out or lengthen
elopers|Secretive couple
emanation|Emission
emancipate|Free from bondage
embattle|Prepare for conflict
embodied|Personified
emersion|Return from the depths, perhaps
emulsive|Kodak concoction, once
enceinte|In an advanced stage of pregnancy
enchant|Cast a spell over
enchilada|Rolled Mexican dish
encipher|Convert into code
encircle|Completely surround
enclosed|Fenced-in
encodes|Makes cryptic
endgames|Chess climaxes
endgames|Chess conclusions
endmost|Last or farthest away
endorse|Add one's support to
endorser|Check signer
enforcer|Mob tough
enforces|Carries out, as laws
engages|Puts into motion
engrosses|Consumes all of one's attention
engulfed|Swamped
enjoins|Orders to do something
enlacing|Intertwining
enlarge|Increase the size of
enrobed|Kimono-clad
enshroud|Conceal
enslave|Make a bond servant of
ensnare|Lure successfully
ensnares|Captures, as a wild animal
enthuse|Inspire with zeal
entombs|Seals in a sepulcher
entreat|Ask on bended knee
entreaty|Prayer
entrust|Leave confidently in one's care
entwist|Braid together
envisage|Conceive of
envisage|Form a mental image of something
eoliths|Tertiary Period stones
epicures|Connoisseurs
epitaphs|Famous last words?
erasers|Math homework supply
erewhile|Formerly, long ago
erosive|Like swift streams, to a shoreline
erratum|Publisher's blunder
erratum|Publisher's blunder
ersatzes|Substitutes
escallop|Bake in a sauce, as potatoes
escapism|Avoidance of reality
eschewers|Shunners
espalier|Shrubbery framework
espresso|Starbucks order, perhaps
essence|Basic nature of a perfume
essence|Perfume
esteemed|Highly thought of
etagere|Knickknack displayer
ethical|Adhering to moral principles
ethical|On the up-and-up, morally
evenhanded|Fair and impartial
eventide|Latter part of the day
eventual|Certain to happen
everyday|Commonplace
examine|Analyze
exhorts|Advises earnestly
expelled|Kicked out of school
explains|Makes clear
exposure|Hazard for the snowbound
expressways|Interstates
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyebrow|Target of tweezers
eyelets|Grommets
eyeopeners|Startling revelations
eyeshade|Cover for some sleepers
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyeteeth|They're between the incisors and the premolars
eyetooth|Canine, but not a dog
faceted|Like many diamonds
faddish|In one year and out the other?
failing|Weakness
falsetto|Certain doo-wopper
falsetto|Something funny to sing in
falsettos|They're high-toned
fanatic|Obsessed one
fantail|Pigeon variety
fantailed|Like some birds and fish
faraway|Kind of look
feasible|Workable or viable
feasted|Dined sumptuously
federal|Kind of case
feedback|Annoying mike effect
filings|Documents entered into public records
filmgoer|Movie buff
finales|They may be grand
finesse|Skill
finesse|Tactful handling
fingernail|It may need polishing
fireball|Bright meteor
fistfuls|Carryable amounts
fixates|Focuses (on)
flabbergast|Astonish
flambes|Pours liquor over and ignites
flashback|Vivid memory
flashlight|Emergency tool
fleetest|Like some gold medalists
flippant|Impudent
florets|Broccoli parts
flotilla|Naval formation
flowerpots|Some sill decorators
flypaper|Household pest catcher
flyswatter|Inexpensive extermination device
flytrap|Certain insect catcher
foliage|Colorful autumn display
foolhardy|Impetuous
footage|Material for a film editor
footstool|Dogs' resting spot?
forearm|Ulna site
foreleg|Anterior limb
foremost|First in order
forensic|CSI type of evidence
forestry|Ranger's study
forever|Eternally
forgiving|Accepting one's apology
forklifts|Warehouse transports
forsaken|Abandoned
forswear|Abjure
foundling|Child whose parents are unknown
fountains|Drinkers' stops
fragile|Word on a crate
freakish|Bizarre
freelance|Like many writers
fretted|Worried
fricassee|Brown, stew, and serve in sauce
frisbee|Classic Wham-O toy
frostier|Less genial
fulfill|Carry out
funeral|Final rite
gabfest|It's got a lot of people talking
gadabout|Fun-chaser
gainsay|Take exception to
gardened|Grew vegetables
garrison|Keillor of "A Prairie Home Companion"
garrisons|Posts for privates
gaseous|Neither solid nor liquid
gasless|Like most modern dental practices
gasoline|Molotov cocktail ingredient
gauntlet|Four-player arcade classic
geckoes|Some pets from the tropics
gelatin|Jiggly dessert
general|Prevailing
genetic|Like some markers or code
gentian|Plant with colorful flowers
gentile|Non-Jewish
geothermal|Home heating and cooling option
ghastly|Awful
ghostwrite|Author without credit
ghostwrite|Be a secret author
gibbers|Chatters inarticulately
ginseng|Tea herb
girlfriends|What many young men seek
gladiola|Bloom with sword-shaped leaves
glassware|Pitchers, goblets, tumblers and such
glazings|Some donut applications
gloaters|Bad winners
glycerol|Ingredient in skin moisturizers
goatees|Partial beards
gobbledegook|Meaningless talk
goddaughter|She may have a "relative" with a wand
golfing|On the green
goodbye|Adieu
goodness|Gracious introduction?
gooneys|Black-footed albatrosses
grandam|Popular Pontiac of the past
grasshopper|Aesop's loafer
grasshopper|Term of endearment for Caine
gravity|Seriousness
gremlin|Mischievous troublemaker
griddles|Bacon cookers
grifted|Conned
gripers|Hard-to-please sorts
grooves|Record tracks
grosses|Pretax figures
grottos|Artificial caves
habaneras|Cuban dances in duple time
habitant|Dweller
habitual|Customary
hairnet|Part of a lunch lady's get-up
hairsplitting|Making distinctions of little importance
hairstylist|Salon employee
halogen|Headlight lamp type
halyard|Flag raiser
hamster|Popular pet
hamstrings|Renders powerless
hamstrings|Renders powerless
handout|Food given to a beggar
handwriting|Penmanship
harebrained|Flighty
hateful|Full of malice
hatfuls|Amounts of coins for subway singers?
hayride|Rural pleasure outing
headache|Pain in the brain
headache|Pain in the brain
headrests|Easy chair features
headway|Forward progress
hearings|Capitol Hill doings
hearkened|Listened
heartburn|Painful sensation in the chest
hearthstone|Part of an open fireplace, often
heathen|Certain idolater
heavyset|Stocky
hecatomb|Large-scale sacrifice of old
heeltap|Audible dance step
heftier|Bigger and stronger
heighten|Opposite of diminish
heirdom|Succession, especially as of an estate
heirlooms|They've been in families for generations
hellish|Like some horror film settings
hemlock|Socrates' last drink
hercules|Legendary Greek hero
hereafter|Next life
hereunto|Legal adverb
hereunto|Legalese adverb
hereunto|Legalese adverb
heroism|Firefighters' quality
heteros|They're straight
hiatuses|Breaks
hickory|Cookout flavoring
hilltop|Alphorn player's perch
hinders|Blocks
hitchhiking|Seeking free transportation
hobbyhorses|Kids' rockers
hoedowns|Some rural festivities
hogtied|Rendered immobile, as cattle
hokeypokey|Dance where "you turn yourself around"
holistic|Like some medicine
homestead|Range residence
homestretch|Plight of one sentenced to house arrest?
homework|Something the dog ate, in a noted excuse
honoring|In tribute to
hoorahed|Cheered, in a way
hoosegow|Slammer
horsefeathers|Marx Brothers classic
hourglass|Shape of a nice figure
hugeness|Great magnitude
hyperboles|Extravagant exaggerations
hyperons|Unstable particles with great mass
hyssops|Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads
iciness|Bad reception?
ickiest|Most repulsive
idealism|High-mindedness
ideally|If everything goes our way ...
identically|How some twins dress
idolize|More than adore
ignoble|Not virtuous
ignoble|Of low character
illness|Health problem
imagine|Picture in one's mind
imagism|Early 20th century poetry movement
imbrues|Permeates
impanels|Calls a jury
imparts|Passes on, as wisdom
impinge|Encroach
impishly|In a mischievous way
impress|Awe
imprison|Put away
improvement|With "show," get better
inaptly|In a fumbling, bumbling way
incepts|Takes in or ingests
indoors|Like games in the dome
industry|Automotive, steel or tourism, e.g.
inflate|Blow up
informal|Casual
informed|In the know
informed|In the know
infrared|Like some night vision
ingenue|Naive, unworldly girl
ingress|Admittance
inheritor|Person of will
initiate|Begin
inkblot|Diagnostic smear
inshore|Close to the coast
insight|Perceptiveness
insured|Made certain
insurer|Lloyd's of London, for one
intakes|Absorbed amounts
integer|Whole amount
integral|Absolutely necessary
internal|Part of IRS
interstate|Like some commerce
intones|Chants
intrepid|Courageous
inutile|Useless
invocations|Prayers asking God's help
ipecacs|Medicinal syrups
isometric|Kind of exercise
isotope|Animated Springfield minor leaguer
issuable|Like a magazine that's hot off the presses
issuance|Act of putting into circulation
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
iterate|Say again and again
iterates|Goes over again
itinerary|Traveler's route
jabberwocky|Poem with a tumtum tree
jackhammers|Sidewalk destroyers
jettisons|Throws, as from an airplane
jostled|Bumped in a crowd
kayaker|Summer Olympics participant
keenest|Most insightful
kestrel|Small falcon
keyless|High-tech type of car entry
kickoff|Begin
kidnaps|Carries off for a ransom
kimonos|The Mikado garb
kneecap|Start of the strike zone
kneecap|What a mob goon threatens to break
ladylike|Feminine
ladyship|Nobility title
laities|Non-clergy groups
lallygag|Waste time (Var.)
lamblike|Resembling ewe?
landfall|Dry ground sighted from a ship
landmark|Golden Gate Bridge or Mount Rushmore, e.g.
lanolin|Wool fat
lanterns|Signals for Revere
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lasagne|Cheesy pasta dish
lasagne|Cheesy pasta dish
lassoes|Cow catchers
latened|Approached bedtime
lathier|Taller and thinner
launchpad|Liftoff spot
lavender|Pale purple
lawyers|Targets of many jokes
layover|Airport event
leasers|Temporary "owners"
leather|Jacket material, sometimes
lectures|Some college classes
legatee|Beneficiary
legatee|Beneficiary
legator|One who bequeaths
leisure|Time for hobbies
lemonade|Citric refresher
lentils|Soup legumes
leotard|Dance class outfit
libelee|Defamation suit defendant
liberal|Conservative's rival
liberate|Free
librarian|Quieter in a school?
libretti|Operatic texts
libretti|Texts of operas
license|Marriage requirement
lionhearted|King Richard's epithet
lipreading|Seeing what is said
listens|Tunes in
literati|Bookish bunch
literati|Well-read folks
lithesome|Supple
litigant|Court denizen
lobbyer|Persuader of legislators
lobster|Bib type
lodging|Sleeping accommodations
logotypes|Company emblems
logotypes|The Golden Arches, for McDonald's
lookout|Watch it!
loquats|Asian fruits
lounges|Piano players' hangouts
lowbrows|Hardly museumgoers
loyalist|Sovereign's supporter
loyalty|Quality of a good friend
lubricant|Oil, e.g.
lucrative|Producing a sizeable profit
macabre|Like much of Poe's work
macadam|Broken stone used in pavement
macadamia|Some kind of a nut
machree|Mother in an old, classic song
madeira|Portuguese fortified wine
maestro|Bigwig at the podium
maestro|Bigwig with a baton
maestro|Conductor's nickname
maestro|Eminent conductor
magenta|Color used in four-color processing
magnates|Powerful people
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
maidens|Damsels
majesty|Royal title
maladroit|Awkward
maladroit|Clumsy
malaria|Bad thing to get in the tropics
maledict|Put a curse on
mandala|Hindu meditation aid
mangled|Mauled
manhole|It's covered on the street
manilas|Some envelopes
marksman|One level below sharpshooter
married|Hitched, so to speak
marsupium|Kangeroo's pouch
mastodon|Extinct elephantlike animal
materials|Tools for a task
matilda|Roald Dahl heroine
meadows|Gleason's "The Honeymooners" foil
meanders|Follows a stream's path
meatball|Spaghetti topper, perhaps
mechanics|Auto shop employees
medulla|Lower half of the brainstem
megaphones|Amplifiers without wires
membrane|Eardrum, e.g.
mementos|Keepsakes
menswear|Brooks Brothers specialty
mercury|Planet nearest to the sun
meshwork|Fabric woven together at regular intervals
metered|Like some parking spots
mezzanine|Lowest balcony in a theater
midline|Halfway to the entrance, say
militant|Vigorously aggressive, as in support of a cause
milkshakes|Drinks made with blenders
mincing|Chopping, as garlic
minister|One who may marry
minstrel|Medieval strummer
minuend|Figure in subtraction
minuend|Figure in subtraction
minuteman|Revolutionary War participant
misdoes|Performs incorrectly
misdone|Performed badly
mislead|Deceive
misleads|Bamboozles
mismatch|Couple incorrectly
misname|Call a spade a club?
misname|Identify incorrectly
misplace|Lose
misrules|Abuses the throne
missing|Part of MIA
missions|Embassies
misstate|Say incorrectly
mobiles|They may be suspended from art class
modeled|Proved to be quite a poser?
moderate|Middle-of-the-road
molehill|Potential mountain, for some
monarch|Sovereign
monastic|Austere and reclusive
moneyed|Well-off
monotones|Many dull speakers
monotonous|Tediously repetitious
monsignor|Ecclesiastic title
moorage|Dock payment
moreover|Besides
mothballed|Preserved clothes?
motherboard|Main circuit card in a computer
motions|Gestures
muttonchops|Thick side whiskers
mystery|Agatha Christie's genre
namable|Identifiable (Var.)
nameplate|It may be on a door
narcotic|Soporific drug
narrate|Talk during a movie?
narrated|Told a story
nastier|Much less nice
natural|Mr. ___ (R. Crumb character)
nauseate|Make queasy
nearness|Proximity
neatens|Makes tidy
neatest|Most spiffy
needful|Stephen King title word with "Things"
needful|Stephen King title, with "Things"
negative|Charge on an electron
neglect|Allow to deteriorate
nemeses|The Ravens, to the Steelers
neoliths|Stone Age implements
neoprene|Synthetic rubber used for wet suits
netting|Bug protection
newsboy|Times tosser
newscast|Anchor's program
newscast|Nightly TV fare
nibbles|Takes little bites
ninepins|They could be spare parts?
nominate|Appoint
nonagon|It has nine angles and nine sides
nonfiction|Best-seller category
nonstop|Without interruption
nonuser|Just say no sayer
noontide|Midday
normalcy|State of being regular or common
northern|Like some magnificent lights
nosiness|Curiosity
notepad|Memo writer's need
nouvelle|Kind of cuisine
nullify|Invalidate
numbness|What Novocain creates
oarlock|Gunwale attachment
obesity|Corpulency
oblivion|Forgotten state
obsequy|Burial rite
observe|Watch closely, now ...
obsolete|Out-of-date
octanes|Numbers at the pump
oersted|Aluminum discoverer
oldness|Cause for decrepitude
omitted|Failed to include
oneness|Meditation goal
oneness|Unity of thought
onerously|In an oppressive way
oneself|Alone (with "by")
ongoing|Already started
operable|In working order, as a vending machine
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan production
operetta|Light musical production
opiates|Morphine and codeine
opposing|Fighting back
oracles|Delphic diviners
oratorical|Like a debater's skills
ordering|Restaurant activity
oregano|Food seasoning
oriental|$100 Monopoly avenue
originate|Stem (from)
orneriness|Cantankerous state
osmosis|Gradual absorption method
ottoman|Armchair companion
ourself|Royal reflexive pronoun
outback|Where a kookaburra lives
outcast|Ostracized one
outdistance|Beat in a cross-country race
outfielders|Some baseball players
outfighting|Beating in the ring
outgoing|Extroverted
outlandish|Bizarre
outpoints|Scores more than
outpoints|Scores more than
outposts|Frontier bases
outrage|Apalled reaction
outsets|Beginnings
outside|In the open air
outsmarting|Being more clever than
outsmarts|Proves to be wiser
outsold|Peddled better than
outstare|Be victorious in a certain contest
overbid|Auction reaction
overdue|Late
overeasy|How some like their eggs
overeats|Gets stuffed
overland|How a stagecoach traveled
oversea|How some travel abroad
oversee|Be in charge of
overspread|Dish out more work than can be completed
oysterer|He works in bed
packages|FedEx deliveries
paddock|Stable area
palaces|Kingly homes
palestra|Gymnasium for Spartan wrestlers
palfrey|Docile riding horse of old
pallbearer|One approaching a hearse
panaceas|Cure-alls
pandemic|Prevalent all over
panning|Going for the gold?
pantaloons|Trousers of yore
papoose|Native American infant
parapet|Balcony barrier
parasitic|Living off others
parboiled|Cooked a bit
parsley|Food garnish
partner|Half of a dancing duo
partner|Law firm VIP
partnership|Business tie?
pastime|Baseball, in America
pastors|Flock leaders
patinas|Green films
peafowl|Large ornamental bird
peashooters|Pellet launchers
peddles|Hawks
peevish|Easily irritated
peewees|Young football players
penance|Atonement for sins
penniless|Broke
peonage|System of servitude
perdues|Some grocery-store chicken roasters
perennial|Year-after-year
permafrost|Arctic soil phenomenon
persona|Classic Bergman film
personae|Dramatis follower (cast)
pertain|Be relevant (to)
pertained|Was relevant (to)
pertest|Most cheeky
pertinent|To the point
perturb|Unsettle
pesetas|Euros replaced them
pharynx|Passage to the stomach and lungs
piaster|Coin of Cairo, once
piasters|Monetary units in Egypt and Lebanon
picnics|Has lunch in the park
picture|Visualize
pictured|Imagined in one's mind
pillowcases|They touch your hair at night
piloted|Took command in the cockpit
pilsner|Bock alternative
pimpernels|Purple-tinged flowers
pinchpenny|Miserly one, or reversed, what he does
pinions|Gears designed to mesh with a larger wheel
pioneer|Trailblazer
pistole|Former Spanish gold coin
pitchblende|Major ore of uranium
placate|Mollify
placebo|Medical test control substance
placebo|Medicine-free medicine
planned|Designed
platinum|What a million-selling recording goes
platypus|Egg-laying mammal
playacting|Performing on stage
playboy|He's probably not the marrying type
playpen|Infant's recreation area
pleated|Like a tuxedo shirt
plenteous|In rich supply
plosive|Like some consonant stops
poetess|Dickinson, Plath or Millay
postwar|Occurring after 1945, e.g.
potable|Beverage
potently|With a powerful influence
potherb|Mint or thyme
potsherd|Archaeological fragment
pounder|Fast food burger, with "quarter"
powerful|Mighty
practice|It makes perfect
prairie|Great Plains terrain
preclude|Rule out in advance
preconditioning|Put into the required shape beforehand
predator|Wolf, shark or lion, e.g.
predawn|Time for some raids
predict|Forecast or prognosticate
preempt|Replace in the schedule
preface|Introductory remarks
prefers|Favors
preheat|First word in many recipes
prelate|Church dignitary
preplan|Arrange beforehand
presell|Find a buyer beforehand
preview|Early screening
priedieus|Kneeling benches
prizefights|Boxing matches
problem|Mathematical challenge
prodder|Cowboy, at times
profaner|More blasphemous
prophet|One who looks ahead
provisional|Temporary
proximity|Closeness
psalter|Book of biblical songs
psalter|Hymn book
psalter|Hymnal's kin
pullets|Domestic hens
pulsars|Rotating neutron stars
pumpkinseed|Throwaway from a Halloween carving
purpleheart|Combat award
pursued|Went after
pyramid|Image on the back of a dollar bill
pyrenes|Some fruit pits
qintars|Money spent in Albania
quixote|Cervantes' hero
raciest|Most risque
radiancy|Gleam or shine
ragouts|Spicy stews
ragtime|Scott Joplin's genre
raiment|Apparel
raindrops|Nimbus output
rainfall|Precipitation type
raisins|Gingerbread man's eyes, maybe
ransack|Try to clean out the house?
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
ratatat|Gangster-film sound
rattling|Shaking, saber-style
ravioli|Italian cheese or meat dish
reactions|They're equal and opposite
readers|Library frequenters
readjust|Make more tweaks to
realtors|They have lots to offer
reargue|Debate afresh
reassort|Classify again
reawake|Come back to life
rebated|Kicked back
recasts|Puts in a whole new light
receipt|Proof of purchase
recharge|Plug in overnight
redeyes|They fly by night
reducing|Subtracting from
redwood|Conifer native to California
reechoed|Repeatedly bounced around, as sound
reelect|Allow to stay in one's seat
reemploy|Hire again
reenact|Battle at Gettysburg, right now?
reenter|What a stamped hand may allow you to do
refinery|Petroleum plant
reformat|Prepare a used disk
refract|Change direction, as light
refresh|Browser button
regress|Backside
regulate|Create and enforce rules
reinsert|Wedge in again
rejoice|Dance in the streets
rekindle|Arouse again
related|All in the family
related|Having common ancestors
relaxer|Easy-chair occupant
relearn|Brush up on
relined|Like some old coats
remains|Stays behind
remains|What's left
remarry|Emulate Burton and Taylor
remember|Don't forget
remnant|Leftover piece
remolds|Shapes anew
removal|Ouster
renewer|A longtime magazine subscriber, e.g.
rentals|Vacation vehicles
repairs|Auto mechanics' jobs
repasses|Laps again, on a track
repeals|Undoes, as an amendment
repines|Complains fretfully
replete|Filled to the gills
repress|Keep in, as feelings
reproach|Censure
reptile|Snake or alligator, e.g.
reputable|Time-honored
resales|Second-hand store transactions
resales|eBay commerce
residue|Gunshot evidence
resigns|Bows out
resists|Puts up a fight
resonant|Strong and deep, as a voice
resonate|Strike a chord
respect|Aretha's signature song
respond|Give an answer
response|Answer
restaffing|Bringing in newer employees
restart|Result of jumping the gun
restarts|Begins again
restroom|John or loo
retells|Spins the same yarn
retrace|Go back over, as one's steps
retread|One way to cure baldness?
retries|Hears again
retsinas|Some Greek pine-flavored wines
returns|Election data
reveals|Makes known
revises|Alters
rhapsodies|Epic poems adapted for recitation
ribands|Decorative ribbons
ridable|Like some horses or waves
riddles|Pierces with many holes
rifeness|State of abundance
riflers|Ransackers, at times
rigidness|Physical property of inflexibility
rioters|Unruly mob
ripples|Small waves
risotto|Italian side dish
risotto|Italian side dish
roadrunner|Cartoon beeper
roadway|Stretch of pavement
robbery|Holdup
rockaway|Four-wheeled carriage with a fixed top
roguish|Rascally
roomette|Compartment in a sleeping car
rosebud|Citizen Kane line
rosehip|Fruit of a flower
rosette|Flower-shaped garnish
rostrum|Dais
roughage|Fiber
roughrider|Teddy Roosevelt was one
rousseau|Emile author
routine|Everyday procedure
rubdowns|Steam bath followers, sometimes
rulings|Court pronouncements
rummage|Search through sale items
rumrunner|Prohibition figure
runabout|Quick, open-topped automobile
runabout|Quick, open-topped automobile
runaway|Out-of-control horse
ruptures|Bursts open
sabines|Women abducted by Romulus and his men
sackful|Potato buy
saddles|Stable seats?
sadirons|Double-pointed pressers
sadists|Followers of the cruel Marquis
sagebrushes|Woody plants that herb likes?
salaamed|Made an obeisant bow
salable|Good enough to sell
salient|Standing out prominently
saloons|Oater drinking holes
saloons|Old West gathering spots
saloons|Wild West watering holes
saltine|Brand of cracker
samurai|Japanese warrior of old
sandlot|Urban baseball field
sandpit|Certain excavation hole
sarapes|Mexican blankets (var.)
sarapes|Shawls worn in Westerns (var.)
sassier|More mouthy
sateens|Cotton fabrics
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
saucepan|Cook's implement
sauteed|Browned in butter
scamper|Run like a chipmunk
scapegoat|Blame-bearer
scarabs|Ancient Egyptian amulets
scarcer|Less abundant
scatted|Improvised like Mel Torme
scatter|Send in different directions
scatter|Strew about
scavenger|Junkyard shopper, say
schedule|Agenda
schematic|Techie's drawing
schemes|Hatches an evil plan
scholars|Academic types
schooner|Big beer glass
schtick|Comic's routine
scofflaws|Ticket dodgers
scooped|Beat other reporters
scrawls|Doesn't use good penmanship
screeners|DVDs sent to critics
screens|Movie theater needs
screwdriver|Tool belt item
scuppers|Drains on deck
seafood|Fish market fare
seafood|Fish market fare
seafood|Type of restaurant
seafood|Type of restaurant
seaward|Away from land
seaweed|Marine growth
seaworthy|Ready for sailing
secretariat|1973 Triple Crown winner
secrets|They're often whispered
secular|Not of the church
sedition|Lese majesty
seduces|Entices
seekers|Some players in a kids' game
seeming|Appearing to be
seemlier|More fitting
seeress|Female fortune-teller
seeress|She who prognosticates
seethes|Trembles with fury
segment|Piece
seizure|Usurper's action
semester|Fall or spring period
seminal|Highly original and influential
semisoft|Like some cheeses
sendoff|Bon voyage party
senoras|Married "mujeres"
sensate|Able to feel
sensory|ESP center
sensual|Steamy or sultry
sentence|Convicted criminal's punishment
sepulcher|Burial chamber
serapes|Brightly colored shawls
sermons|Addresses for churches
serrate|Saw-edged
settler|Homesteader
sexists|Chauvinistic types
sextets|Double trios
shahdom|Iran before Khomeini
shampoo|It might be next to a bar of soap
shearers|Sheep ranchers, at times
shellacs|Beats badly
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shingle|Doctor's signboard
shingles|Roofer's load
shootout|O.K. Corral event
shortage|Cause of a price increase
shortly|Any minute now
showstopper|Dazzling Broadway performance
sidecar|Site of a motorcycle's third wheel
siennas|Brownish pigments
siennas|Raw or burnt pigments
signers|John Hancock and others
similar|Almost identical
sketchpads|Artist's supply
skilled|Quite proficient at
skillfully|In an adept manner
skinflint|Cheapskate
skyline|City silhouette
slabbed|With a concrete foundation
slacker|Unambitious one
slammer|Prison, in slang
slander|Actionable words
slashed|Cut
sleekest|Most aerodynamic
sleepwalker|Lady Macbeth, on occasion
sleeves|Shirt arms
sleight|Deceptive dexterity
slingshot|Biblical weapon
slitting|One use for scissors
slobber|Chew toy coating
sloshes|Almost spills
slowest|Most like a snail
smashup|Freeway mishap
smokable|Like cigars and pipes
smoking|Office-building no-no
snacked|Raided the fridge
sniffle|Cold symptom
snooted|Acted snobbishly toward
snooted|Acted snobbishly toward
snorted|Made a bull's sound
snowman|Coal-eyed creation of song
socials|Church events
soignee|Fashionable
solicited|Sought by petition
solider|Less likely to break
solitudes|States of seclusion
somebody|Unknown person
somehow|By hook or by crook
somerset|Author Maugham's middle name
somerset|Author W. ___ Maugham
somerset|Author W. ___ Maugham
sonatas|Some musical compositions
sophist|Maker of false but clever arguments
sorcerer|Bad speller?
sorehead|Disgruntled person
soupcon|Slight but appreciable amount
soupcon|Subtle amount
sourpuss|Grouchy sort
spacesuit|Apollo apparel
spacesuits|Apollo gear
spaders|Some earth movers
sparerib|Unit of finger food
sparest|Most meager
sparkle|Emulate a diamond
species|Biological divisions
speedway|Indy 500 venue
spellbound|Rapt
speller|Bee contestant
spheres|Planets and stars
spheres|The sun and moon, for two
spieler|Extravagant pitcher
spigots|Kegs' pegs
spigots|Water sources
spirited|Enthusiastic
spiritual|Concerned with sacred matters
splitter|It's in some pitchers' repertoires
sponsored|Backed
sprawls|Haphazard urban expansions
sprayed|Used an aerosol can
spreadsheet|Accountant's form
sprites|Fairy folk
spritzer|Wine bar choice
spurned|Cast aside
spurred|Urged
sputnik|First man-made satellite
stables|Livestock stalls
staccato|Choppy, in music
stagger|Arrange in zigzag order
stagger|Walk in a crooked line
stained|Discolored
stalemate|No-win situation
stamina|Lasting power
standup|Comedy club act
stanzaed|Made into a fixed number of lines of verse
starched|Like some collars
stardom|Made-it-big status
starling|Myna's cousin
starved|Not just hungry
stashes|Squirrels away
steadfast|Unwavering
stealth|Kind of bomber
steamrolled|Defeated and then some
steepens|Increases inclination
steerer|Person in the driver's seat
stellate|Arranged like rays or radii
stencil|Letter-writing guide
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
steward|Ship or shop figure
sticker|New and Improved! might appear on one
stiletto|Narrow dagger
stilted|Unnatural-sounding
stimuli|They incite responses
stingrays|Swimmers with whiplike tails
stirrer|Swizzle stick, basically
stomach|Tolerate
stomachache|Antacid target
stoplights|Controllers of traffic flow
storage|Warehouse's purpose
strafes|Air assaults
strains|Viral varieties
stranded|Marooned
strange|Eyebrow-raising
stranger|More out there
stratagem|Deceptive maneuver
stratus|Low-altitude cloud formation
strayed|Wandered away
streams|Mountain waterways
stricken|Afflicted
strident|Offensively loud
strifes|Bitter conflicts
strikes|Calls at home?
strobes|Disco flashers
stroker|___ Ace (Burt Reynolds film)
stropped|Sharpened, as an old-fashioned razor
stubble|Five o'clock shadow component
stunning|A real corker
stylets|Daggers
stylist|She'll curl your hair
styptic|Kind of first-aid pencil
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
subpoena|Court summons
sundowns|Dusks
sunspot|Dark solar area
supermarket|Large grocery
supermarket|Weekly shopping site, for many
supermarkets|Places for groceries
support|Financial backing
supremest|Most sovereign
surefooted|Like a mountain goat
surgical|Like operations
surreal|Inexplicably strange
suspense|Film genre
swimming|Taking a dip
swishes|Hits nothing but net
syndrome|Empty nest, for one
tabards|Coats with coats of arms
tableau|Artistic grouping
tablecloths|They're placed under plates
tactile|Perceptible by touch
tagalong|Follow behind
tailors|Hem alterers
talented|Bearing gifts?
tameable|Like circus animals, obviously
tansies|Daisies' kin
taprooms|Bars
tarmacs|Places for taking off
tartans|Highland plaids
taverns|Places for ales
taxicab|It moves about the city
teargas|Crowd disperser
teargas|Riot queller
techies|Computer experts, e.g.
teenage|Like a werewolf in a film title
teentsy|Itty-bitty (Var.)
teethes|Cuts uppers, e.g.
telecast|Show on the small screen
televise|Air
telltale|Like Poe's heart
tempers|They may flare
temporal|Not eternal
temporary|Impermanent
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tensely|In an unrelaxed manner
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tensors|Stretching muscles
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
terbium|Element No. 65
terminal|Grand Central, for one
termination|Ceasing
termite|It can eat you out of house and home
terrier|Scottie or Yorkie
tetrahedron|Solid with four triangular faces
thesaurus|Dictionary kin
thingamajig|Whatever-it's-called
thonged|Like many sandals
thonged|Like many sandals
thralls|Bondages
throttle|Beat badly
tiaraed|Like a pageant winner, e.g.
tiffins|Lunches
timepiece|Person of the Year article?
tinhorn|Small-time gambler
toilette|Madame's grooming ritual
tongued|Word with "sharp" or "silver"
tonsils|Adenoids' neighbors
tonsured|Shaved like a monk
tooters|Horn-users, say
topsail|Ship rig feature
torsion|Twister's force
tortellini|Filled pasta
tortuous|Convoluted
totaled|Wrecked beyond repair
tourism|Big Hawaiian industry
tourney|Event with a leaderboard, slangily
townsman|Municipal native
towrope|A water-skier hangs on to it
trackman|Inspector of the rails
trailblazer|Pioneer
tranquil|Peaceful
transistor|Semiconductor device
trapeze|Circus staple
trapped|Hemmed in
treated|Paid another's tab
treater|Check grabber
tremble|Demonstrate nerves
tremolo|Cheap trill
trestle|Bridge framework
trestle|Support framework
triangle|Percussion instrument
tribunal|Court-martial setting
tributary|Feeder stream
triceps|Three-headed muscle
triceps|Arm muscles
triplet|One of three siblings
tripper|Beatles hit: "Day ___"
triteness|Property of a cliché
tropics|Frost-free zone
trudges|Plods
trusses|Bridge supports
trustee|Legal guardian
tsetses|Flies that carry sleeping sickness
tumbrel|Farmer's tipcart
tungsten|Light-bulb filament metal
turtlenecks|Some warm wear
twinset|Pair of sweaters worn together
typical|Hardly surprising
uglifier|Graffiti, e.g.
ugliness|Storied duckling's problem
ukeleles|Small four-stringed guitars
ultimas|Final syllables
ultraviolet|Kind of lamp
uncorked|Like an open bottle of champagne
undergo|Receive, as treatment
underhandedness|Deception
underpass|Way below?
underset|Insufficiently filled, as a printed page
undrape|Lay bare, in a way
unkinder|More pitiless
unkindest|Least nicest
unlacing|Starting to remove a sneaker
unlikely|Remote
unrepaid|Still outstanding, as a loan
unscrew|Remove, as a bottle cap
unscrew|Remove, as a bottle cap
unseats|Beats, as an incumbent
unshaped|Amorphous
unsound|Not firm, as a foundation
unsteady|Wavering
untapped|Not yet used, as resources
uprights|Goalpost features
upriver|Hard direction to paddle
valises|Traveling bags
varmint|Predatory critter, in dialect
venomous|Like some spiders and snakes
vermeil|Former Eagles coach Dick
vertebras|Backbones (var.)
veteran|One who's seen combat
vibratos|Pulsating effects, in music
victims|Con's marks
violist|Player in the string section
volatile|Explosive
volleyer|Typical tennis player, during a match
voodoos|Bewitches with juju
wagerer|Perfecta player
walnuts|Brownie ingredients, sometimes
wardship|Custody
warhead|Missile tip
washers|They have loads of work to do
washrag|Loofah alternative
wassail|Christmas drink
watchdogs|Home security units that eat
waterman|Skilled boater
watermark|Stationery logo
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
watertight|Leakproof
waterworks|Utility in Monopoly
wealthy|Loaded with dough
wearing|Donning
weeklong|Seven-day
weeping|Sobbing
weighty|Heavy
welshers|Swindlers who don't repay debts
weltered|Rolled about, as a pig in mud
westernmost|Farthest from the east
wheeler|Hayes' veep
whereabouts|Location
whisked|Like eggs prepped for scrambling
whoever|No one in particular
wildcat|University of Kentucky athlete
windshields|Certain automobile parts
wingmen|Certain bar buddies
winsome|Cheerful and childlike
wishbones|Turkey parts
workmate|Associate on the job
wristwatch|Dressy accessory
wrongdoing|Malfeasance
yelping|Good bit of kennel noises
yeshivas|Hebrew schools
yesteryear|Time not long past
yokemates|Oxen pulling a wagon, say
yuletides|Year-end periods
zeniths|Pinnacles
abalones|Mother-of-pearl sources
abandon|Desert
abashes|Shames
abeyant|Inactive
abridged|Like some dictionaries
absorbent|Like paper towels
accoutre|Equip, Brit-style
accusal|Indictment
accuser|Plaintiff, usually
acerbates|Makes bitter
acetaminophen|Pain reliever and fever reducer
acetates|Clear plastic sheets
acetone|Common solvent
acidity|Basic chemistry subject
adagios|Slow musical pieces
adaptable|Not limited to one use
addenda|End-of-book matter
addiction|Good pronunciation on Madison Avenue?
adeptly|With expertise
adequate|Nothing to write home about
adheres|Holds fast
adheres|Sticks like glue
adipose|Containing animal fat
adjutant|Military aide
admires|Finds wonderful
adorned|Bedecked
adorned|Made beautiful to look at
adrenalin|Trademark name for a hormone
adsorbs|Causes to condense on a surface
adulterer|Certain commandment breaker
adversary|Opponent
aeonian|Continuing forever (Var.)
aerials|Radio antennas
aeronaut|Blimp pilot
agitated|Not tranquil
agitates|Disturbs
agitates|Stirs up trouble
agitates|Stirs up trouble
agitator|Troublemaker
agnostic|Without faith in God
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
agreements|Concords
ailerons|Airplane flaps
airbrushes|Retouches, in a way
airfare|Flying cost
airhead|Ditz
airless|Like the moon
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alameda|Shaded walk
alarmed|More than worried
albedos|Planetary reflections
albinos|Ones beyond the pale?
albinos|White mice, e.g.
alehouse|Tavern
alewives|Herrings' kin
algebra|Branch of mathematics
alienate|Make an enemy
alienate|Make an enemy
alienee|Executor, sometimes
alienee|Transferee  in law
aligned|Adjusted, as a car's wheels
alkalies|Bases, chemically
alkalis|Soluble salts
allotted|Parceled out
allspice|Condiment from the myrtle family
allspice|Seasoning made from berries
alternator|Dodge Charger charger
alumina|Bauxite component
amaretto|Almond-flavored cordial
amateur|Open-mike-night participant
amateurish|Bush-league
amended|Modified
amoroso|Spanish sherry
anaconda|Amazon predator
anacondas|They might put the squeeze on you
anapest|Three-syllable poetic foot
anaphora|Poet's repetition for effect
anaphora|Poet's repetition for effect
anatomy|Body-structure science
ancient|Antiquated
androids|Data and others
anemone|Buttercup family member
angelus|Thrice-daily prayer for Catholics
angoras|Certain cats and goats
animate|Bring to life
annoyed|More than bothered
annuity|Lump sum alternative
anodyne|Drug that relieves pain
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
anonyms|False identities
antennas|Some wave catchers
antidote|Counteracting agent
antlers|Deer hunter's trophy
anybody|Who'll volunteer?
anything|What some may try once
aplenty|In generous amounts
apogees|Certain orbital points
apostolic|Nicene Creed word
apprehend|Collar
appropriate|Suitable
apricot|Brandy flavor
apropos|Far from irrelevant
aquarium|Fish habitat
arboreta|Botanical gardens (Var.)
archaeology|Study of ancient artifacts
archaic|Way out of date
archipelago|Group of islands
archway|Majestic entrance
argonaut|One on Jason's ship
armistice|Military truce
armload|All you can carry
armorer|He takes mail orders
aromatic|Sweet-smelling
arrears|Back payments
arrestee|One wearing cuffs
arrests|Crime statistics
arrives|Achieves success
arsenal|Collection of weaponry
artifact|Archaeologist's prize
artisans|Craftspersons
artistry|Skillful quality
ascension|A movement upward
ascribe|Attribute to a writer
aseptic|Free from germs
ashamed|Feeling such a fool
askance|Suspicious way to look
asphalt|Driveway type
aspirer|One with high hopes
assails|Assaults
assents|Thumbs-ups
assorted|Like mixed nuts
assorts|Categorizes
assures|Leaves no doubt about
asteroid|Small celestial body
astride|Sitting normally, as on a horse
astronaut|Spacesuit donner
astronomical|Larger than large
atelier|Artist's workplace
attempt|Have a go at
attempt|Make an effort
attender|One caring for a patient
attenders|They made it to the event
attests|Affirms
attests|Bears witness to
attitude|Disposition
attraction|Chemistry between two people
auditor|Accountant, at times
aureoles|White halos, as around suns
austral|From the south
autogyro|Helicopter kin
autogyro|Helicopterlike vehicle
automata|Robots
automate|Make more efficient
autopsy|Homicide detective's request
availed|Helped
avenger|Retribution seeker
average|Batting statistic
average|Just OK
averted|Sidestepped
aviation|Earhart's field
avidness|Enthusiasm
avifauna|Birds of a region
awesome|Absolutely fabulous
axillary|Relating to the armpit
backspacing|Deleting letters, in a way
baklava|A honey of a dessert
balkier|More awkward to carry
ballasted|Stabilized nautically
ballerina|Girl at the barre
banknote|Legal tender
basenji|Dog that can't bark
battiest|Most eccentric
beanies|Mouseketeer toppers
becloud|Make confused
beguines|Some ballroom dances
bemired|Stuck, in a way
bemoans|Laments
benumbs|Dulls
beriberi|Lack of vitamin B causes it
berthed|Moored
betoken|To show by a sign
betrayal|Breach of trust
bimonthlies|Some magazines
biographers|Some writers
biplane|Sopwith Camel, e.g.
birdseye|Kind of view
biremes|Galleys with two banks of oars
birthday|Happy occasion?
bistros|Informal coffeehouses
bittersweet|Like some memories
blackballed|Banned, in a way
bloodred|Cherry-colored
blotchy|Marred by discolored spots
boating|Sailing for pleasure
bobsled|Cool Runnings vehicle
bodiless|Like a ghost, say
boluses|Difficult pills to swallow
bondsmen|They serve without pay
boneset|Folk medicine plant
booksellers|Barnes & Noble and competitors
bootleggers|They sold alcohol illegally
botanic|Concerning flora
bounder|Cad
brainstem|Medulla oblongata structure
brandish|Wave, as a weapon
breeder|Stud farm operator
brewpub|It creates drafts
bribing|Greasing, so to speak
brickbat|Caustic criticism
brioche|Buttery bun
brisket|Braised dish
broccoli|Vegetable with florets
brutish|Savage or barbaric
buckram|Bookbinder's fabric
bulleted|Like some to-do lists
bureaus|Bedroom furniture
bursitis|Painful inflammation, as of the shoulder
buttercup|Yellow wildflower
byroads|Some shortcuts
cabinet|Kitchen furniture
cadgers|Freeloaders
cajoles|Coaxes
caltrop|Tire-puncturing strip
canapes|Some appetizers
candies|Halloween treats
candlelight|It makes a dinner romantic
candlelight|Romantic illumination
canines|Sharp-pointed teeth
canniest|Most shrewd
cantilevers|Structural supports
capitalization|It makes letters bigger
capstone|Crowning event
cardiac|Kind of arrest
cardiology|Certain doctor's specialty
caretaker|Janitor, e.g.
cascara|Tree belonging to the buckthorn family
cassava|Tapioca plant
casualty|Kind of insurance
catcall|Jeer
catcall|Relative of a boo
catchphrase|Characteristic saying
cathodes|Battery terminals
catwalk|Narrow, elevated pathway
caveman|B.C. character
censorship|Government suppression of the press
centerpiece|Arrangement on the table
challah|Sabbath bread
changeover|Workplace activity, sometimes
chaotic|All over the place
chapels|Vow-exchanging sites
chattel|Piece of personal property
cheddar|Sharp cheese
cheroot|Cigar with square-cut ends
chicane|Obstacle on a car-racing track
childlike|Young at heart
chiseler|Crook
chisels|Swindles
choleric|Bad-tempered
chronic|Constant, as a liar
chutzpah|Audacity
citadel|South Carolina school
citifies|Urbanizes
citrons|Lemonlike fruit
classes|Campus divisions
cleanly|Without a hitch
clinics|Places for nonresident patients
clipboards|Be a schoolhouse thief
cloakroom|Place for checkers?
cluster|Bunch of grapes
coachman|Carriage driver
coalescence|The growing together of parts
coattail|Formal jacket feature
coattail|Formal-wear feature
cobwebby|Like attics in long-abandoned houses
cohesive|Unified
colander|Bowl-shaped strainer
coleslaw|Common side dish
coleslaw|Picnic side dish
collateral|Security pledged
combination|Type of lock
commonage|Joint use of anything
conceal|Keep it hush-hush
concerns|Involves
conditioned|Like an oily mitt
condominium|Owned apartment
conferee|Badge wearer, perhaps
confetti|New Year's Eve shower
confetti|Ticker-tape parade feature
congregate|Foregather
congruences|Agreements
conjunction|State of being joined together
connotation|Implied idea
consciously|With awareness
consistence|Agreement, harmony or compatibility
console|Videogame system, say
constellation|Big Dipper, for one
contacted|Got through to
contestants|Game show players
contiguous|Adjacent
continental|Type of breakfast
contour|Look around a prison?
cooperative|Willing to help
cornfield|Crop circle milieu
coroner|One skilled at dead reckoning?
correct|Fix
corresponds|Exchanges letters
corrida|Matador's milieu
cortisone|Shot for a sore pitcher
corymbs|Some flower clusters
crabapples|Orchard grumps?
crackpot|Nut
crackpots|Be an abusive chef?
cradlesongs|Rock-A-Bye Baby and others
cranked|Started the Model T
crasser|More unrefined
craters|Moon landscape features
creased|Like newly pressed pants
creator|Maker
creatures|Animals
creepiness|Uneasy, eerie sensation
crescent|Kind of roll
criminology|Study of lawbreaking
criterion|Touchstone
criticized|Found fault with
crooner|Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee, e.g.
crossbreed|Mix, as dogs
crosser|Double-___ (rat)
crosstie|Railroad-track brace
crowsfeet|Some wrinkles
crucibles|Melting pots
crucifixion|What Jesus suffered
crunched|Chewed a carrot, say
cubists|Braque and Picasso
dacoity|Robbery by a gang
dahlias|Ball-shaped flowers
dangerously|Risky way to live life
dastard|Contemptible coward
deadbeat|Freeloader
dearest|Sugar substitute?
dearths|Famines or shortages
debases|Lowers in dignity
decadent|Debased
decease|Departure from life
deceitful|Dishonest
deceits|Lies
deceive|Hoodwink
decorum|Good form
defamed|Slung mud at
delightful|Highly pleasing
delimit|Mark the boundaries of
delivered|Did a mail carrier's job
demanding|Requiring much effort
demised|Conveyed an estate
demitted|Formally resigned
denizen|Native inhabitant
denounce|Take to task
denture|Plate that replaces teeth
deplane|Get off at the terminal
deports|Sends out of the country
descant|Melody above the theme
deserts|Abandons
designer|Fashion bigwig
designs|Architects' works
despite|In the face of
destroy|Demolish
diadems|Royal crowns
diagonals|Slants
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
dictate|Utilize a steno
dietary|Kind of supplement
dignitaries|Important or influential people
dinette|Alcove for eating
dingdong|Door opener?
disables|Renders nonfunctional
disappeared|Vanished
disarray|Confusion
disclose|Reveal, as medical information
discontinue|Put an end to
discordant|Off-key
dislocate|Put out of place, as a shoulder
dismiss|Brush aside
disowns|Writes out of the will
disparate|Entirely unalike
displace|Oust
dispute|Argument
disrupt|Cause a disturbance
dissent|Have a difference of opinion
dissent|Refusal to conform
dissolve|Break up
divests|Strips (of)
dogteeth|Canine's canines
dogwatch|16:00 to 20:00, on a boat
dolphin|Florida footballer
domestic|Tame
domicile|House or home
donnybrooks|Brawls
dosages|Amounts to take
downshifted|Worked a manual transmission
doyennes|Woman who are senior members of a group
dramatic|Striking in appearance
dramatics|Histrionics, say
droller|More whimsical
droplet|Raincloud's warning
dryness|Arid condition
dualist|Believer in a binary system
duelist|Hamilton or Burr, infamously
dulcimer|Certain folk instrument
dumpster|Commercial garbage collector
duodenum|Part of the small intestine
durables|Nonperishable goods
dyestuff|Indigo or henna
dyslexic|Reading-impaired, in a way
eagerness|Prompt willingness
earlobe|Potential ring accepter
earmuff|Winter warmer
earnest|Resolute
echoing|Imitating
edelweisses|Some mountain plants
edgeless|Like an epee
edification|Uplifting enlightenment
editorially|How Lou Grant spoke?
educate|Provide formal training
educate|Teach
educational|Like school lessons
eellike|Slippery and sinuous
effulge|Radiate or shine
eggshell|Pale yellowish-white
egoists|Me types
egotist|Stuck-up sort
egresses|Exits
egyptian|Alexandria native
eidetic|Reproducible in great detail
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
elapsing|Going by, as time
elastic|Like a rubber band
elective|Kind of surgery
elegance|Poshness
elegant|Tastefully fine
elephant|Seuss' Horton, e.g.
eliminate|Do away with
elitism|Clique's attitude
ellipse|Flattened-out circle
elongate|Protract
elongate|Stretch out
elongated|Stretched out
emaciate|Become very thin
embargo|Blockage of a sort
embarrass|Cause shame to
embassy|Diplomat's building
emendated|Made corrections to
emending|Making improvements or corrections to
emerald|Clear, deep green
emergent|Newly developed, as technology
emeries|Abrasive substances
emeriti|Old profs
emetics|Ipecac and others
emigres|Defectors
eminence|Elevated standing
emissary|Ambassador, e.g.
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
empties|Bottles returned for deposit
emptiest|Least forceful, as threats
enabled|Gave power to
enabling|Making possible
enactor|Performer
encircle|Completely surround
encircle|Completely surround
encodes|Scrambles to keep secret
encrypts|Renders unreadable, as data
endless|Going on forever
engines|They might backfire
engirds|Surrounds
engrave|Etch
enigmas|Baffling problems
enlarge|Blow up a picture
enlarger|It can result in a blowup
enliven|Animate
enlivens|Adds pizazz to
enriched|Added nutrients, e.g.
ensconce|Position firmly
ensiled|Stored fodder
ensiled|Stored, as grain or fodder
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
ensures|Makes certain
entente|Understanding between nations
enthrall|Hold spellbound
enthrone|Make a monarch
enthrone|Make king or queen
entrances|Ingresses
entreated|Begged
entries|Items in a record
entrusts|Gives over for safekeeping
entwine|What vines do
ephemera|Short-term items
episode|Part of a TV series
epitaph|Words carved in stone?
epithet|Disparaging nickname
erected|Emulated Bob the Builder
erecting|Building or constructing
errancy|Tendency to sin
errands|Domestic missions
erudite|Profoundly knowledgeable
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escaped|Flew the coop
escapee|Jailbreak participant
escapee|One who flew the coop
eschalots|Type of onion plants (Var.)
eschews|Shuns
escorted|Ushered
espousal|Wedding ceremony
espouses|Takes in marriage
espresso|Strong coffee
estates|Large properties
estates|Palatial residences
estates|Subjects of wills
esthete|Connoisseur of beauty
estoppel|Rule of evidence
etagere|Knickknack holder
etageres|Places for knickknacks
etcetera|You get the idea ...
etchings|Some Rembrandts
eternal|Continuing indefinitely
eternal|Description of Rome
eternal|Never-ending
ethanol|Biofuel option
ethanol|Gasohol ingredient
ethanol|Grain alcohol
ethical|Practicing moral values
ethicists|They have morals
evanesce|Slowly fade away
eventide|Byron's day-ender
evidence|It can lead to an indictment
evocator|Summoner
evolves|Changes gradually
exaltation|Group of larks
examines|Gives a checkup
exasperate|Annoy greatly
excavation|The act of digging
excepted|Not included
eyelids|Facial features
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyewash|Optical solution
facetiously|Tongue-in-cheek
factoid|Bit of trivia
factory|Manufacturing plant
faddier|More likely to be a rage, for now
fadeout|Gradually disappearing effect
falconer|Hawk trainer
fallacious|Deceitful
fatback|Salt-cured pork
feverfew|Chrysanthemum family plant
fifteen|High number on the pool table
fiftieth|Adjective for Hawaii, say
fighting|Engaged in combat
finagle|Get via trickery
finesse|Tactful handling
finessed|Used extreme subtlety
fixates|Obsesses
fixative|Substance used to protect or stabilize
flabbergasted|Shocked
flaming|Blazing
flatbed|Open truck
flatiron|Its business was pressing
fleabag|Inferior hotel and then some
fleshes|___ out (gives substance to)
fleshly|Carnal
footbridges|Spans for pedestrians only
forbade|Prohibited
forbade|Prohibited
foreleg|One of a horse's limbs
forests|Sherwood and Arden
forthcoming|About to appear
fountain|Middle of a square, sometimes
frailty|Delicateness
fraudulence|Deliberate trickery
freeway|Jam spot, in L.A.
friendships|Long-lasting associations
frugalities|Acts of thrift
frustrates|Gets one's goat
fuchsia|Vivid purplish-red
fugitive|Escapee, e.g.
gainers|Full or half dives
gainful|Good type of employment
gallery|Museum wing
gallimaufry|Motley assortment
galoots|Big, awkward klutzes
garrote|Inquisition choking device
generous|Like an unexpectedly large gift
genipap|Orangelike fruit
giggles|Silly laughs
gimmick|Bit of ingenuity
gimmicky|Gadget-laden
gladioli|Iris plants
glanced|Looked quickly
glisten|Sparkle in the sun
gloater|I told you so! type
goalpost|Crossbar supporter
goatees|Some facial growths
goodbye|Parting word
goodwife|CBS drama (with "The")
goodwill|Friendly disposition
goonies|Spielberg's young treasure hunters
gorilla|Chest-beater
gospels|Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
gourami|Aquarium fish
gourmet|Haute cuisine patron
grammars|Descriptive linguistics
gratify|Fulfill, as one's desires
gratuity|Waiter's extra income
grippers|Tongs, e.g.
groundswell|Surge, as of political action
guardian|Protector or defender
guideline|Rule of thumb
guileful|Cunning
gulpers|Eager drinkers
gumshoe|Sleuth, in slang
hairdresser|Beautician
hairstylist|Common salon employee
halyard|Line for hoisting a sail
hamstrings|Renders powerless
handicaps|Rates racehorses
hangout|Teen meeting place
hankered|Had a craving (with "for")
happened|Came to pass
harasser|Pesky sort
hardener|Hair gel, e.g.
harking|Listening, in times of yore
harmonies|Barbershop quartet productions
harmonious|In accord
harpies|Mythical avian monsters
hastens|Makes it snappy
hatchet|Short-handled ax
haunted|Inhabited by ghosts
hauteur|Arrogance
headier|More intoxicating
headrest|Adjustable car part
hearsay|Grapevine tidbit
hedgehop|Fly close to the ground
heighten|Increase or enhance
heinous|Really evil
heiresses|They get what's coming to them
helmeted|Like most bikers
helotry|Old slavery class
hemline|It's usually lower in the winter
herbage|Nonwoody vegetation
herbivorous|Feeding only on plants
hereinafter|Subsequent part of this document
heritor|Heir
heteros|They're straight
hibachi|Cooking device
hidalgo|2004 Viggo Mortensen film
hierarch|Senior clergyman and dignitary
himself|Masculine reflexive
hindmost|Located farthest to the rear
hipness|Cool cat's quality
hiragana|Japanese syllable set
hoarsen|Get rough, as a voice
hoarsest|Most raspy, as a voice
hogshead|63-gallon cask
holding|Pre-landing pattern
holdups|Certain criminal activities
holistic|Kind of medicine
hologram|Projected 3-D image
homograph|Word spelled the same as another but with a different meaning
homologous|Wing of a bird and arm of a man, e.g.
honeycomb|Bees' creation
honeyed|Flattering and sweet, as words
hopeless|Beyond repair
horoscope|Newspaper feature
hotheadedly|Like one in a rage
hotheadedness|Symptom of a bad temper
hotshot|Person of impressive skill
hotspot|Popular club
hotspot|Popular place to hang out
housecoat|Bathrobe's cousin
huddles|Football-field conferences
hundredfold|By a factor of 10 X 10
hustles|Scams
hydrants|Fireplugs
hygiene|High school health topic
hysteria|Extreme emotional outburst
iceboat|Floe-breaking vessel
iceboat|Skimmer over frozen lakes
ideality|Standard of perfection
ideates|Forms mental pictures
identify|Pick from a lineup
identify|Pick out of a lineup
identify|What driver's licenses do
idolater|Commandment violator
ignoble|Of low character
ignoble|Of low character
ignorant|Lacking knowledge
ignores|Disregards
iguanas|Arboreal lizards
illicit|Against the rules
illness|Hypochondriac's preoccupation
imaginary|Like a certain childhood friend?
imbecile|Einstein's opposite
impanels|Forms a jury
impending|About to happen
impress|Leave one's mark
inadvertent|Happening by chance
incision|Surgeon's cut
incompetent|Not qualified
incumbent|Office holder
indoors|Not al fresco
inedible|Spoiled, as food
inhalants|Some allergy medicines
inhalers|Asthmatics' needs
inherit|Get from a parent
inkstand|Old-fashioned pen holder
inkstands|Former desk features
insatiable|Unquenchable
inseparable|Always together
insoles|Replaceable shoe parts
insomnia|It keeps one up at night
insurable|Like life, cars and health
interchangeable|Easy to swap out
intercom|Office communication device
intermissions|Breaks between acts
interruptions|They may be pardoned
intrepid|Fearless
intrigue|Cloak-and-dagger doings
introits|Some sung psalms
invitations|Pre-wedding mailings
ironclad|Like a good alibi
irritate|Bug
irritating|Getting at
isobars|Weather map lines
isthmuses|Landmass connectors
iterates|Goes over again
jabberwocky|Carroll poem
jasmine|Pale-yellow color
jellyfish|Spineless sort
jobless|Unemployed
johnnycakes|Cornbread concoctions
jokiest|Most lacking in seriousness
ketchups|Fast food condiments
kickstand|Motorcycle accessory
killjoys|Party poopers
kiloton|Two million pounds
kindhearted|Capable of compassion
kinsman|One of the family
kitbags|Soldiers' knapsacks
kneaders|Bread makers, at times
kneeler|Pew attachment
kookiest|Most bonkers
krypton|Doomed fictional planet
labrador|Type of retriever
lacerations|Deep cut
laggard|Loiterer
lakeside|Country home site
lampoon|Harsh satire
lampreys|Eel look-alikes
lancelet|Burrowing marine animal
lappets|Decorative flaps
larceny|Crime that may be petty or grand
lasagnes|Some baked Italian dishes
latency|Dormant state
lateness|This does not impress the boss
lateral|Kind of pass in football
lathered|Got foamy
latrine|Site of an unwanted duty
lattice|Trelliswork
lavender|Pale purple
lawless|Like the Wild West of yore
layaway|Buy now, pay later option
leakage|Problem with pipes
leftmost|More liberal than all others
legation|Envoy's assignment
legible|Easily read
legroom|Coach often lacks it
lengths|End-to-end measures
leonine|Kingly, in the jungle
library|Thing that often has branches
license|It grants permission to drive
lifeblood|Vital element
lifelike|Like some wax figures
ligation|Surgical procedure that features binding
lightweight|Person of little importance
likeable|Genial and engaging
linesman|Wimbledon fault-caller
lioness|Born Free beast
lippiest|Displaying the most sass
lipread|Interpret speech without hearing
lipread|Watch one's mouth?
lipstick|Compact item
literati|Book review types
literati|Bookish bunch
livened|Perked (up)
liverwort|Flowerless plant
lobotomies|Surgeries that affect mental ability
lobsters|Maine specialties
logotypes|Company emblems
loiters|Hangs around
lonesome|Eager for company
longhorn|Type of cattle or cheese
loophole|Means of evading a law
loosest|Most flexible
lotions|Many moisturizers
lucerne|Gateway to central Switzerland
luminary|Inspirational celebrity
lunchtime|Noon, for many
machination|Crafty and involved plot
machismo|Tough-guy trait
mackinaw|Double-breasted woolen coat
macrocosmic|Pertaining to the universe
madeira|Fortified dessert wine
madeira|Fortified dessert wine
magnesia|Kind of milk (with "of")
magnets|Refrigerator decorators
maidens|Damsels
mailbag|Postman's burden
mainline|Chief artery
maintainability|Big-ticket item factor
malaria|Tropical trouble
maledict|Put a curse on
malices|Feelings of spite
malices|Feelings of spite
malinger|Avoid work
malpractice|Kind of insurance
mamboed|Did a lively ballroom dance
mangoes|Chutney fruits
manhandling|Treating roughly
manilas|Some envelopes
manteau|Robe or cloak
manuscripts|Literary drafts
marksman|Sharpshooter
married|No longer single
marshmallow|Campfire treat
martinets|Rigid disciplinarians
masseur|Rubber at a spa
masseuse|Female massager
masters|Big-time golf tournament (with "The")
masthead|Editorial page feature
mastodon|Prehistoric mammal
matriculate|Be enrolled in a college
mattress|Pad with springs
matures|Develops on a vine
maximizing|Making as great as possible
mayflower|Vessel of the Pilgrims
mealtime|Grace period?
mechanic|Car jacker?
medaled|Was successful in the Olympics
meddlers|Busybodies
medieval|Like feudal times
megohms|Large amounts of resistance?
menacing|Threatening
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
meridian|Happening at noon
merrymaking|Boisterous celebration
messier|More disorderly
metallurgy|Science dealing with ores
methane|Swamp gas, mostly
methanol|Antifreeze component
metrical|Composed in verse
metrics|Art of writing verse
microbe|Bacterium
middles|Core group?
midriff|Bottom of a chest
mileage|Travel allowance
milepost|Highway-distance marker
milksop|Hardly the manly type
milldam|Structure near a flour factory
milligram|Metric measurement
minestrone|Thick soup
minesweeper|Certain marine vessel
misgivings|Philanthropist's errors?
mismates|Pairs socks incorrectly
misname|Title incorrectly
misnomer|Ill-fitting title
missile|It may be guided
misstate|Speak in error
mistral|Cold, dry European wind
mockingbird|Avian mimic
modules|Detachable sections
moistened|Wet
moleskin|Cloth used in adhesive pads
monarchs|Crowned heads
monetary|Like some rewards
monetary|Like some rewards
moneylender|Pawnbroker or bank
mongoloid|Like Genghis Khan
monikers|Aliases, e.g.
monkeyshine|Mischievous prank
monkhood|Group in a cloister
monocle|Mr. Peanut feature
monolith|Obelisk, say
monologue|Club delivery
morasses|Quagmires
mordents|Rapid alternations between notes, in music
moreover|Additionally
morgues|DOA sites
mortify|Humiliate
mortify|Humiliate
mortises|Tenons' partners
mosaics|Byzantine treasures
motorbus|Tourist transport
mountaintop|Climber's goal
mousetrap|Mickey's mouth or greatest fear
mousses|Some chilled desserts
muckraker|Mudslinger
mutation|Chromosomal alteration
nabbing|Taking into custody
nacelle|Where a plane's engine is housed
nailset|Carpenter's punch
nainsook|Soft, lightweight muslin
naivete|Greenness
nakedly|With nothing to hide?
nameless|Anonymous
nameplate|It attaches a handle to a door
nasally|With a twangy inflection
national|Like some parks
nearest|Most proximate
neatens|Makes orderly
nebulae|Clouds in the cosmos
necktie|Bit of haberdashery
neckwear|Ties and scarves
negated|Brought to nought
neonatal|Affecting human infants
neophyte|Apprentice
neurosis|Anxiety may be a symptom of it
newsletter|Certain periodical
newsletters|Publications from special groups
nightshades|Bittersweet plants
ninnies|Dummkopfs
nominee|One running for office
nonlegal|Outside the law
nonprofit|Type of organization
nonsense|Don't be ridiculous!
nonvisual|Not able to be seen
nonvocal|Silent, as a mime
noodles|Alphabet soup letters
noplace|This is like home, per Dorothy
noseguard|Biggest guy on a football field, often
nostril|It may be flared
notepad|Reporter's item
noumena|Objects intuited but not seen
nudists|They like to be debriefed
numeral|1, for one
oarsmen|Crew members
obbligato|Persistent but subordinate motif
oblates|Monastery residents
obligates|Binds
obscure|Hard to grasp
obstruct|Block
oceanic|Fictional airline on "Lost"
ocelots|Cousins of margays
octagons|Eight-angled figures
octagons|Eight-angled figures
octette|Eight people considered as a unit
oculists|Some eye doctors
odiously|In a despicable way
odorant|Scent-providing stuff
odorous|Fragrant
offerer|Proposer or salesperson, essentially
oleander|Poisonous evergreen shrub
omnibus|Volume of reprints
omnivore|Goat, for one
onerous|Burdensome
onshore|Beached
operator|Numbers person?
opponent|Schmeling, to Louis
optional|Not mandatory
optometry|Eye doctor's field
oration|Ontario anagram
orbital|In revolution
ordains|Installs, as a minister
ordinal|Like first, second or third
oregano|Cooking herb
organist|Ballpark figure
organize|Systematically arrange
origami|Art of folding paper
origami|Art provided in folders?
origami|Japanese art of paper folding
origami|Japanese art of paper folding
origami|Paper-folding art
orioles|Baltimore team
orioles|Baltimore's nine
orioles|Camden Yards ennead
ornately|In an elaborate manner
ornately|In an elaborate manner
oscillated|Moved like a fan?
ostrich|Earthbound bird
outcast|Rejected one
outdodge|Surpass at evading
outlying|Remote
outraces|Beats to the tape
outsell|Surpass in auctioneering
outside|Like some pitches
outstare|Win a "no blinking" contest
outstay|Remain longer than
ovaries|Egg manufacturers
overbids|Blows it on "The Price Is Right"
overfed|Gave too much food
overpass|Highway crosser
oversaw|Managed
oversee|Manage
overseer|Foreman
overshadow|Outshine
overstaying|___ one's welcome
overuses|Strains, as a muscle
overwhelmed|With too much on one's plate
oxytone|Word having stress on the last syllable
oysters|Shellfish offerings at a bar
pacesetters|Front-runners
pacesetters|Indy 500 leaders
padrone|Exploitative employer
painful|Like some realizations
painkillers|Some prescriptions
paperclips|Office fasteners
papered|Chose not to paint, as a wall
papoose|Infant Native American
papoose|Native American baby
parades|Celebratory events
parades|Place for floats
parasites|Lice and the like
parcels|Mailed boxes
pariahs|Outcasts
particulars|Details
partook|Had some food
passageways|Corridors, e.g.
passers|Ones in the fast lane?
passionless|Showing no emotion
pastorale|Country music?
patched|Repaired, as a jacket elbow
patellae|Knee bones
patenting|Making legal, as an invention
patness|Glib quality
patrolmen|Beat keepers
pawnshop|Cash-for-goods place
peculiarity|Odd trait
pedestal|Place for a statue or a hero
peerage|British aristocracy
peerless|Unequaled
pelisse|Woman's ankle-length cloak
penance|Remorseful act
pendant|Locket, often
penknife|Whittler's tool
penname|Mark Twain, for one
penthouses|Places to live the high life?
peppered|Seasoned, in a way
peppermint|Patty of "Peanuts"
peptide|It has two or more amino acids
persisted|Didn't give in
perusal|Careful reading
pesters|Is a nuisance to
pestles|Apothecaries' tools
petulant|Irritated by the littlest things
pianist|Ivories tickler
pickled|Like pigs' feet
pickpockets|Some thieves
picturesque|Visually attractive
picturing|Forming mental images of
piecewise|Type of mathematical function
piecrusts|Empty shells in the kitchen
pierces|Readies for a ring insertion
pierrot|Pantomime clown
pigskins|They're thrown on the gridiron
piloted|Flew a plane
pincushions|Sewers' conveniences
pinochle|Card game
pinpointing|Locating exactly
piteousness|A sorry state
pituitaries|Some glands
planets|Mars and Jupiter
playact|Make believe, on stage
pleaded|Begged
pledgee|Promise recipient
plummet|Fall suddenly
pocketknife|Swiss soldier's do-all
poetess|Sara Teasdale, e.g.
poetess|Well-versed woman?
poinsettias|Christmas plants
polecat|Stinky animal
polecats|Stripe-backed stinkers
polestar|Guiding principle
poltergeist|Noisy spirit
pomander|Perfume ball
pomegranate|Large globular fruit
poniards|Daggers with slender blades
portent|Augury
portraits|Some paintings
portraiture|Museum offering
possess|Emulate a demon
possibility|Future prospect
postmen|Some mail carriers
potages|Thick soups
potlatch|Native American ceremonial feast
precepts|Rules of personal conduct
precious|Like gold
predicament|Fine how-do-you-do
preemie|Early arrival in the delivery room
preferred|PPO word
prefigure|Consider beforehand
prepays|Settles in advance
preserve|Place where game is protected
preserver|Thing on a big boat (with "life")
presoak|Washing machine cycle
pressers|Iron-fisted ones?
preteens|Little League World Series participants, e.g.
priedieu|Prayer bench
printer|Computer accessory
probates|Will proceedings
probationer|Tester of a person's conduct
problematic|Uncertain or questionable
procure|Obtain by effort
prodigal|Like a noted "son"
proliferate|Multiply rapidly
propaganda|Tokyo Rose's output
propman|Broadway stage worker
prosecution|Legal proceedings against a person
protest|Fast or march, sometimes
provide|Be a breadwinner
proviso|Qualification
prudish|Easily offended
psalter|Hymn book
pshawed|Interjected disapprovingly
psychics|Fortune-tellers
psychotherapist|One handling issues
ptomaine|Food poisoning cause
pullmans|Luxurious passenger cars
purples|Red and blue states?
pushpin|Bulletin board fastener
quasars|Distant starlike objects
quietism|State of calm passivity
quitclaims|Some deed types
racecourses|Some tracks
racewalking|Long-distance athletic event
radials|Certain tires
radiology|Branch of medical science
rafters|High beams
ragweed|Cause of hay fever
railway|Scenic transport
raindrop|Bit of drizzle
raindrop|Shower unit?
ranters|Demagogues
rarebit|Cheese dish
rarebit|Cheese dish
rattiest|Most dilapidated
raviolis|Stuffed Italian morsels
razorbacks|U. of Arkansas gridders
reactant|Catalyst's counterpart
reactor|Nuclear energy producer
reactor|Power-plant apparatus
readapt|Change with the times ... again
readapt|Change with the times, again
realism|It's true to life
realism|It's true to life
reassess|Consider in a new light
reassume|Take on again
rebinds|Fixes the spine of, as a book
rebuttal|Present an opposing view
recalls|Consumer safety measures
receipt|Ticket stub, e.g.
recline|Use an easy chair
recurred|Came to mind again
redbird|St. Louis Cardinal, informally
rededicates|Commits anew
redemptions|Buy backs
redevelop|Go from blighted to gentrified
redeyes|Some night flights
redtail|North American hawk
reelect|Bumper-sticker word, sometimes
reenacted|Performed again
referee|Court rule enforcer
referee|Jump ball tosser
reflect|What mirrors do
refloat|Cause to become buoyant again
reframes|Repairs windows or pictures, in a way
refugee|Asylum seeker
refugee|Asylum seeker
refunds|Some stores don't give them
refusals|Denials
regalia|Kingly trappings
regents|College officials
reheels|Cobbles, in a way
reigned|Occupied the throne
reinstallations|Some callbacks for carpenters
rekindle|Bring back to life, as love
relapse|Backsliding episode
relapse|Medical disappointment
relapse|Patient's problem
relayed|Passed on, as a message
relicts|Survivors
remains|Sticks around
remodel|Make like new
remodel|Redo, as a room
renegade|Western outlaw
rentals|Tuxedos, usually
repaint|Touch up, say
rescind|Cancel, as an order
rescind|Take back
reserve|What things may be held in
resides|Lives
resoles|Extends shoe life, in a way
resolute|Firmly determined
resource|Asset
respect|Aretha Franklin classic
respond|Give an answer
restage|Put on Broadway again
restart|Boot up again
restart|Result of jumping the gun
restate|Correct an announcement
resters|Snooze takers and hammock users
restituted|Restored to a better condition
restrains|Deters
retailer|Butcher, baker or candlestick maker, e.g.
retailer|Merchant
retainer|Attorney's fee
retains|Doesn't forget
reticent|Close-mouthed
reticent|Close-mouthed
reticent|Tight-lipped
retinol|Another name for vitamin A
retinol|Anti-aging vitamin
retorts|Zingers
reversals|Some court decisions
revitalize|Give new life to
rewrite|Do over, as a manuscript
rewrote|Did major editing
richest|Most wealthy
ricotta|Soft Italian cheese
ringtail|Raccoon's cousin
ripeness|Fruit's maturation
riposte|Snappy comeback
ripostes|Clever comebacks
rippling|Undulant or wavy
rituals|Ceremonies
rivaled|Matched, as in skill
rootlet|Small plant support
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rotters|Scoundrels, in British slang
roughhoused|Engaged in disorderly play
roughly|More or less
routers|Network devices
rowdiness|Disorderliness
ruffian|Thug
runniest|The nose most in need of tissues
sabotage|Deliberate subversion
saboteur|Destructive sort
sackful|Amount Santa carries
sadists|Followers of the cruel Marquis
sadists|They enjoy being cruel
sadness|Blue state
safaris|African expeditions
safaris|Some hunting expeditions
safecracker|Fingernail filer, among criminals
safeties|NFL two-point plays
saggier|More droopy
saguaro|Giant cactus
salaamed|Made an obeisant bow
salaams|Some words of greeting
salaried|Like some employees
salinas|Monterey neighbor
saltines|Classic crackers
saltire|X-shaped cross
samoyed|Siberian sled dog
sanctity|Saintliness
sandbar|Boater's obstacle
sanseis|Third-generation Japanese-Americans
sarcastic|Full of barbs
sassafras|Flavorful root bark
sateens|Cotton fabrics
sateens|Fabrics
satiate|Oversupply
saturated|Soaked through and through
saucers|Small shallow dishes
savanna|Grassland dotted with trees
savants|Learned people
saviors|Rescuers
sawhorses|What the cowboy-turned-carpenter used?
scalars|Mass, length and speed, to a physicist
scallop|Seafood morsel
scallop|Shore-dinner tidbit
scandal|Smear-sheet topic
scandal|Watergate, e.g.
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian beetles
scarcer|Harder to find
scarecrow|The Wizard of Oz character
schlock|Cheesy stuff
schmear|Bagel spread
scimitars|Broad swords
scooter|Kiddie transport
scrawny|Gaunt
scrawny|Too thin
seaplane|Water lander
seascape|Painted ship upon a painted ocean, e.g.
seaside|Oceanfront
seasides|Coastal areas
seasoned|Added zing to
seatbelts|They're worn by travelers
seatrout|Saltwater fish
sectors|Public and private, e.g.
sedater|More composed
sedates|Puts under
segment|Part of a pie chart
selects|Chooses
semiretired|Not quite out to pasture
senator|Washington post
senoras|Married women, in Madrid
separate|Divide
septets|The seas and the dwarfs, e.g.
sepulcher|Burial chamber
sequence|Chronological order
serener|Less stressed
serfdom|State of oppression
serials|Soap operas
serpent|Treacherous type
servile|Submissive
several|A handful of
shakier|Less stable
shallot|Bordelaise ingredient
sharpens|Whets
sharpest|The best knife, compared to others
sheared|Did some wool gathering
sheerest|Most transparent
shelter|Refuge from a storm
shilled|Was a sleazy salesman
shinleaf|Wild lily of the valley
shipment|Manifest subject
shipway|Canal large enough for seagoing vessels
shipwrecks|Some contain treasure
shoestring|Type of start-up budget
shoofly|Kind of pie
shooting|Kind of iron
shootout|Common oater climax
shorten|Abbreviate
shortfall|Deficit
shrapnel|Artillery fragments
shuffleboards|Sporting attractions on cruise liners
sideline|Remove from the action
sideswiping|Driving recklessly, in a way
sidings|Short stretches of track
sierras|Sharply pointed mountain ranges
siestas|Afternoon naps
sightseeing|Playing the tourist
significant|Important
silesia|Mineral-rich area of Poland
silicon|High-tech valley
silicon|Microchip material
silvers|He played Bilko
similes|Good as gold and "fresh as a daisy"
singsong|Monotonous in cadence
sinkers|Some pitches
skiddoo|Old word after "23"
skirmishing|Breaking out into fights
skycaps|Airport porters
skylarks|High-flying songbirds
skyline|Manhattan feature
slanted|Tilted
slashed|Clearance-priced
sleeper|Car with beds
sleeper|Certain train car
sleepier|More heavy-eyed
sleuths|Case workers?
slipups|Boo-boos
slither|Move like a snake
slowest|Last at Belmont Park
smeller|Perfume tester
smiling|Like Mona Lisa
smokers|Backyard cooking devices
smokestack|Factory feature
smooches|Sloppy kisses
smooths|Uses sandpaper on
smother|Suffocate
snakepit|Trouble spot for Indiana Jones
snakier|With more curves
snapshot|Tourist's memento
sniffle|Cold sufferer's sound
snippets|Small scraps
snoopers|Nosy Parkers
snowcap|Alp feature
soapstone|Soft mineral often used for carving
sociable|Friendly at parties
soignee|Polished and well-groomed, as a lady
solders|Joins metal, in a way
soldier|Army person
solemner|More somber
solider|More financially sound
soloist|Featured musician
soloist|Featured musician
solvents|Acetone and alcohol, e.g.
sombrero|Chihuahuan hat
somewhat|To an extent
soothsayers|Fortunetellers
soprano|Voice range
sorrels|Brownish horses
sorrowful|Woebegone
sorties|Some military actions
soupcons|Traces
sources|Reporter's informants
soviets|Cold War faction
spaghetti|Strands in a diner
spangle|Bit of glitter
sparers|Those who eschew the rod
sparest|Least abundant
spartan|Lacking in luxury, as a room
specious|Plausible but false
speckled|Like some trout
speeder|Fast driver
speedometer|Sonata instrument?
spellbinding|Holding one's interest
speller|Early textbook
spinout|Indy 500 mishap
splices|Weaves together
splints|They cause stiff arms?
splotch|Large irregular spot
spoilers|Subjects of some alerts
sponsor|Broadcast backer
spotlit|Singled out on stage
spryest|Most nimble
spurred|Urged
sputnik|First man-made space satellite
staccato|Abruptly disconnected, in music
staider|More solemn
stainers|They're dyeing for a job
stamina|It helps you go the extra mile
stances|Batting coach's concerns
standby|Airline passenger status, sometimes
staples|Paper clip alternatives
starches|Does a laundry job
stardom|Hollywood hopeful's hope
starers|Impolite viewers
starers|Long lookers
starving|Famished
stashed|Hid away
stashes|Hidden supplies
statues|Rodin art
stealer|Daring baserunner
stealer|Word with "base" or "scene"
stealth|Bomber attribute
stealth|Cat quality
steeple|Bell site
steerer|Three-card monte shill
stellar|Exemplary
stepson|Blended family member, sometimes
stereos|Hi-fi systems
steroid|Target of some testing
stickmen|Simple figures
stiletto|Small dagger
stipend|Grad student's payment
stipend|Periodic payment
stipple|Engrave with dots
stirred|Emotionally aroused
stomach|Tolerate
stoneware|Ceramic crockery
stoppage|Cessation of activity
stormed|Came on like gangbusters
stovepipe|Lincoln's hat type
straddle|What fence-sitters do?
strafer|Airborne machine-gunner
stranger|Less familiar
stratagem|Deviously clever plan
streetlight|Nighttime illuminator
streets|Oft-numbered roads
striate|Mark with grooves
stricter|More rigid
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
stuccos|Exterior wall finishes
studied|Hit the books
stunted|Like a cigarette smoker's growth?
stylets|Engraving instruments
stylish|Fashionable
styptic|Kind of pencil that halts bleeding
subcell|Landfill section
subsets|Groups within groups
subtler|Less obvious
subtype|Class within a class
subvert|Corrupt
suicide|Baseball "squeeze"
sunbath|Prelude to a tan
sunbeam|Ray of light
superego|Conscience
surreys|Fringed carriages
suspend|Discontinue for now
sustains|Suffers, as an injury
swabbed|Used a Q-Tip
swaddle|Wrap tightly with a blanket
swaggered|Sashayed or strutted
swamped|Extremely busy
sweetest|Most sugary
sweetheart|Affectionate pet name
swigged|Gulped with gusto
syllabi|Plans for courses
synapse|Nerve impulse locale
systems|Buddy and binary
systole|Contraction of the heart
tableau|Striking scene
tactfulness|Consideration in dealing with others
talented|Having star potential
talents|Innate abilities
tallest|Above all the rest?
tallest|Guinness superlative
tambourine|Percussion instrument
tapered|Like a pencil point
tariffs|Export-import duties
tarpaulin|Protection for a truck's cargo
tartest|Most tangy
tartlet|Miniature dessert
tasseled|Like Shriners' hats
tattoos|Unerasable pictures
tawnier|Closer to the color of tanned leather
teamster|Driver, often
teamster|Trucker, often
teapots|Afternoon drink servers
teashop|Earl Grey purveyor
techier|Crankier
teenager|Many a new driver
teenagers|Junior misses
teethes|Cuts canines
tektite|Meteorite remains
telecaster|Type of Fender guitar
telephones|Disappearing booth contents
telescopes|Gazing needs
televising|Airing on boob tubes
tempest|Violent storm
tepidness|Lukewarm quality
tercels|Toyota models
terrace|Landscape architect's creation
terrapin|Maryland athlete
testees|Exam takers
testers|They give exams
tethers|Puts on a leash
theorem|Mathematical proposition
thermos|Lunchbox item
thespian|Actor
thirsty|Panting for a potable
throwaway|Dispose of
thwarts|Foils
timberlines|They mark the upper limit of tree growth
tinkerer|Mister fix-it, typically
tiresome|Yawn-inducing
toenail|Pedicure's target
toilette|Madame's grooming ritual
tomahawk|Native American weapon
tombstones|Cemetery fixtures
toniest|Most ritzy
toolmaker|Black & Decker is one
toothpastes|Colgate and Crest
tootles|Plays the piccolo, say
tootsie|Dustin Hoffman movie
tornado|Transport to Oz
torpedo|Undersea weapon
tosspot|Pink elephant sighter
touchdown|Land, as a plane?
tourists|Some bumper-sticker buyers
tourney|Event with a leader board
toweled|Dried (off)
trailer|Kind of park
traipse|Gad about
traipse|Gallivant
tramples|Steps all over
transept|It crosses the nave
transformations|Mr. Hyde went through them
trashes|Bad-mouths
trawling|Working with a dragnet
trellis|Climbing rose need
trellis|Latticework for vines
tremolo|Vocalist's vibration
trestles|Supporting towers
triages|Disaster scene setups
trident|Poseidon's spear
trinitrotoluene|TNT
trinity|Revered threesome
tripped|Took a header
trivets|Hot-dish supports
trolley|One-time streetcar
trueness|Exactitude
trustee|One on a board
trustee|Part of a board
tsarina|Russian emperor's wife
tsetses|Flying African bloodsuckers
tubeless|Like many tires
tumbleweed|It may be blowin' in the wind
turncoats|Traitors
turnpike|Expressway
tussles|Skirmishes
tuxedos|Black-tie garb
twilight|Edge of night
twinged|Caused a stinging pain
twitter|Tweet source
tycoons|Captains of industry
tympani|Large percussion instrument
tympani|Orchestral percussion
typology|Classification according to general type
tyranny|Absolute power
ululates|Laments loudly
umpires|Baseball officials
unaired|Not broadcast
uncanny|Beyond the ordinary
uncertainty|Doubtfulness
unclasps|Removes, as a necklace
uncovers|Reveals
undercooks|Serves pink, as chicken
underpass|Road beneath a bridge
undersea|Like a Cousteau exploration
undertake|Set about, as a project
undervaluations|Assigned prices that are too low
undying|Immortal
unearned|Like some income on a 1040
uneasiness|Discomfort
unfading|Impossible to forget
ungodly|Full of wickedness
unicorn|Mythical horned creature
unlawful|Illicit
unleash|Let fly
unleash|Release, as a dog
unlocks|Finds the right combination
unpleasant|Displeasing
unskillful|Far from expert
unstrung|Deprived of composure
unstrung|Emotionally rattled
untanned|Pale
upstairs|Good place to be kicked?
useless|Not worth a dime
useless|Not worth keeping
ushered|Escorted
utterers|Speakers, essentially
vamoose|Beat it
vandykes|Dick and Jerry
varmint|Predatory critter
vertigo|Stewart/Novak thriller
villain|One "hissed" in a melodrama
violated|Broken, as a rule
virtuoso|Flawless musician
visitor|Booed player, often
vittles|Chow
voluminous|Large in number or quantity
wahines|Young hula dancers
wandered|Went about aimlessly
wardens|Top prison officials
washouts|Duds
washtubs|Laundry items of yore
waterers|Sprinklers, essentially
website|Requirement for e-commerce
weekend|Saturday and Sunday
werewolf|It's not always a beast
whatchamacallit|A certain candy bar
wheelman|Getaway driver
wheelman|Getaway driver
whereas|While on the other hand
whirligig|Spinning toy
widower|Surviving spouse
wildcard|Deuce, sometimes
windburn|It might cause rosy cheeks
winesap|Slightly tart apple
wiriest|Most sinewy and thin
wonderlands|Places of marvels, in fantasies
worldly|Sophisticated
worried|Not at peace
wouldst|Old-style second-person verb
wreathe|Interlace flowers in a circle
wrights|Pioneer pilots
yammers|Bellyaches
yearend|Dec. 31, e.g.
yesterday|24 hours ago
yourself|What's seen in a mirror?
yummiest|Most pleasing to the palate
yuppies|1980s demographic group
abalones|California seafood treats
abatable|Stoppable
abbreviates|Turns a registered nurse into a RN?
abdomen|Midsection
aberrant|Deviating from the norm
ablative|Grammatical case
abraded|Scraped
abscess|Inflamed swelling
absenteeism|It leaves one classless?
absolutes|Things held to be always true
absolve|Free
absorbing|Riveting
academe|University environment
academia|Collegiate milieu
academic|University professor, e.g.
accents|Stress marks
acetone|Fingernail polish remover ingredient
achieves|Reaches a goal
acidosis|Abnormally reduced alkalinity of the blood
actually|To tell the truth ...
adamant|Utterly unyielding
adaptor|Compatibility device
addendum|Book appendix
addicts|More than devotees
address|Number for a house
address|State of the Union, for one
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adheres|Sticks like glue
adheres|Sticks like glue
adhesion|Stick-to-it-iveness?
admission|Entrance granted
admonishing|Reprimanding
adolescence|Teen years
adorers|Big fans
adorers|The Magi, notably
adoring|Idolizing
adrenalin|Epinephrine trademark
adsorbed|Held, as a dissolved substance
adulator|Flatterer
advisee|One counseled
aerators|Soda fountain parts
aerodynamic|Sleek
afeared|Scared, to a stereotypical hayseed
affects|Has an emotional impact on
aftershock|Earthquake follow-up
agnostic|Lacking faith
aileron|Part of a plane's wing
airborne|Gone with the wind
airings|TV showings
airstrip|Runway, of a sort
airtime|When the show must go on
alarmed|Startled
alienator|One who instills hostility
aliened|Estranged (Var.)
alienee|Property recipient, in law
alleles|Mutated genes
allergen|Pollen, e.g.
aloneness|Solitude
alopecia|Loss-of-hair condition
alpacas|Guanaco relatives
amateur|Do-it-yourselfer
ambulant|Moving about
amended|Fixed
amenity|Creature comfort
amethyst|Purple birthstone
amoretto|Little cupid
amoroso|Medium-dry Spanish sherry
amortize|Write off gradually
ampules|Vial relatives
anaconda|Jungle creature
analyst|Psychiatrist, for one
andantes|Moderately slow tempos
angelus|Thrice-daily Catholic prayer
anginal|Kind of chest pain
animals|Zoo denizens
ankuses|Elephant goads
announce|Herald
annoying|Getting on one's nerves
anoints|Consecrates with oil
anoraks|Arctic parkas
antenna|TV reception enhancer of old
anthracite|Hard natural coal
antihero|Novel character
antipodes|North and South poles, e.g.
antsiest|Restless to the max
anxiety|Apprehensive state
apercus|Short synopses
apostasy|Abandonment of one's faith
apostles|Christ's followers
appalls|Causes disgust
apparel|Clothing
apparel|Wearable wares
apparel|Wearable wares
appends|Adds on
applied|Put into action
arboreal|Like possums and squirrels
arcades|Amusement park features
arcadian|Idyllically pastoral
archaist|Collector of antiquities
argentine|Buenos Aires resident
aridest|Most like the Mojave
armadillo|Burrowing bony-plated animal
armament|Military supplies
armlets|Bands around the biceps
arouses|Builds a fire under
arraign|Call up to answer charges
arrested|Apprehended by cops
arrestee|One in cuffs
arsenal|Arms depot
arsenal|Stock of weapons
arsenic|Poison in classic mysteries
arsenic|Poison in classic mysteries
artisan|Cooper or mason
artists|Creative types
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtrays|Camels' destinations?
askance|Suspicious way to look
asparagus|Young vegetable shoot
asphalt|Cement alternative
aspirer|One with high hopes
aspirer|One with high hopes
assassin|Hired gun
assassin|Hit man
assassinate|Do in, as Caesar
assault|Battery's partner in crime
assayed|Examined, as ore
assembly|School gathering
assembly|School gathering
assents|Accedes
asserts|States as true
assessors|Their job is taxing
assorts|Catalogues
assorts|Puts in like piles
assumes|Postulates
athirst|___ for knowledge
athletes|Bowl figures
atlases|Books containing legends
atoning|Making amends
attains|Gains
attains|Succeeds in getting
attendee|Here shouter
attendee|Person in the audience
attractor|Drawing card, essentially
attuned|Synchronized
atypical|Not ordinary
audiophiles|Lovers of high-fidelity sound
auditoria|They are found in schools
auditory|Hearing-related
augment|Make greater
auroras|Natural light shows
auroras|Natural light shows
austere|Tight, budgetwise
automata|Robots
automats|Fast-food ventures of yore
autumnal|Fall-like
awarded|Gave a prize to
azaleas|Rhododendron's relatives
babying|Pampering
backcountry|Boondocks
backstroke|Swimming method
baggiest|Furthest from formfitting
bagpipe|Scottish instrument
ballroom|Place for a cotillion
baloney|Nonsense
balusters|Staircase railings
bandaged|Applied first aid, in a way
bandleaders|Desi Arnaz and Duke Ellington
banishment|Ostracism
banners|Streamers and flags
baptism|Ceremonial immersion
baptisms|Birth rites
baritone|Opera baddie, usually
baritone|Voice between bass and tenor
barrette|Hair ornament
baseman|One who's left holding the bag?
basmati|Gourmet rice
batsman|Cricketer, sometimes
beachcomber|Metal detector user, sometimes
beanbag|Noisy but comfy chair
beanery|Hash house
bedposts|Some upright supports
bedsheet|It may be fit for a queen
beforehand|Deck or second?
befriend|Make a connection with
belabor|Over-explain
beldame|Hag
beldams|Witches
belittle|Disparage
bellows|Roars
besmear|Sully
besmirch|Sully
bestowal|The act of conferring an honor
betatron|Particle accelerator
betides|Happens to, old-style
between|In the middle of
biannual|Occurring twice a year
bibliophile|Lover of books
bicarbs|Stomach settlers, in brief
bicycle|Ten-speed, e.g.
billing|Company department
billionaire|Forbes 400 listee
bimester|Two-month period
binaries|Some stars
biochemist|Person knee-deep in formulas
biometer|Carbon dioxide measurer
biotech|Human Genome Project field
biremes|Ancient vessels
biretta|Cardinal's cap
bitingly|Piercingly
bitumen|Asphalt component
blackmailed|Exerted pressure through threats
blatant|Barefaced
blather|Blowhard's talk
blithers|Talks foolishly
bloomers|Bygone attire
bloomers|Bygone women's attire
blossom|Come into one's own
blouses|Tops to go with skirts
bluebonnet|State flower of Texas
boaters|Stiff straw hats
bolivar|Venezuelan currency
bombings|Features of wars
boohooing|Sobbing
boondoggles|Useless endeavors
boorish|Ill-mannered
borough|Queens, for one
bossiest|Most domineering
botanist|Plant scientist
bottleneck|Traffic squeeze
bottlenecks|Driving nightmares
bravado|Swagger
breadbasket|Place for rolls
breadwinner|Family supporter
breadwinner|Primary supporter
bribing|Offering money under the table
brisker|More refreshing
bristle|React angrily
broadly|Without regard to specific details
broadtail|Karakul pelt
brooder|Chicken-farm structure
bullpen|Pitcher's place
burgers|Fast food staple
burnable|Combustible
bylines|How some make singles' bar pickups?
bystanders|They're often innocent
cabanas|Beach bathhouses
cabinetwork|Kitchen feature
cadence|Marching rhythm
caimans|Alligator kin
caimans|Alligatorlike reptiles
calamari|Squid on a plate
caliper|Brake part
calliope|Muse of epic poetry
callous|Hard-hearted
caloric|Like rich desserts
caltrop|Tire-puncturing strip
cameras|Paparazzi gear
canasta|Card-melding game
canasta|Two-deck rummy
cancels|Nixes
canfuls|Soup buys
canines|Sharp-pointed teeth
cantles|Saddle parts
canvass|Solicit support, in a way
capering|Frolicking about
capsize|Overturn, as a boat
captive|Like some audiences
caramelizes|Browns, as onions
carburetors|Parts of '69 Mustangs
carders|Bouncers, sometimes
cardinal|Bird or church official
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
caribes|Certain piranhas
carioca|Native to Rio de Janeiro
carless|Without wheels?
cartwheeled|Did a gymnastic maneuver
caseload|Lawyer's burden
catamaran|Multi-hulled craft
catbird|Type of seat
caterer|One at a wedding reception
cathartic|Emotionally purging
causerie|Informal talk
cautious|Guarded
cavalier|Chevy automobile, once
cavorted|Frolicked
celebrities|People fodder?
celeste|Legendary actress Holm
centare|Square meter (Var.)
centers|Puts in the middle
centimo|Venezuelan coin
chained|Secured, as a backyard dog
chalets|Alpine abodes
chamois|Car-polishing cloth
charger|San Diego pro
cheesecloth|Loosely woven cotton fabric
chenille|Velvety fabric
cherubim|Second order of angels
chessman|Any of the 32 pieces on a certain board
chevron|Sergeant's insignia
chewier|More like taffy
chiefdom|Tribal leader's realm
childlike|Young at heart
chimera|Monster in Greek mythology
chopsticks|Piano tune played with two fingers
chorine|Rockette, for one
chorister|Sunday singer
cicerone|Tour guide
cilantro|Herb used in Mexican cuisine
cinches|Sure things
civilian|One not in the service
claptraps|Pompous writings
clarity|Transparency
classify|Assign to a category
clatters|Loud rattling noises
claymores|Scottish broadswords
cleaner|Grime fighter
clients|Business needs
clothing|Duds
clowned|Earned a dunce cap
coalescence|The growing together of parts
coarsen|Turn harsh
cockpit|Control panel locale
cohabit|Set up house together
colonel|Mustard, in a game
colorado|Boulder's state
comeuppance|Just deserts
comical|Amusing
commotions|Loud disturbances
compete|Get in the game
composes|Calms
compote|Syrupy fruit treat
conclave|Secret meeting
concurrence|Meeting of minds
condition|Caveat
condones|Excuses or overlooks
confectionery|Candy and other sweets
confess|Admit one's mistakes
conically|How dunce caps are shaped
connect|Work with dots?
consciously|With awareness
consecrate|Sanctify
console|Television cabinet
constitute|Make up
containable|Able to be constrained
contentment|Satisfaction
contested|Called into question
contracted|Reduced in size
contraries|Exact opposites
controversially|Polemically
convene|Get together
conveyances|Transfers
coolers|Picnic take-alongs
coolest|Most unflappable
coordinates|Harmonizes, as an effort
cordoba|City in Spain or Argentina
cornettist|Trumpeter
cornfed|Like some cattle
cornices|Some wall moldings
coronations|Royal events
corpses|Nonspeaking "CSI" roles
corvette|Chevy muscle car
counterargument|Part of a debate
courteously|In a polite manner
covenant|Sacred agreement
cowhide|Wallet material
coworkers|Fellow laborers
crafted|Designed
crashed|Caught some shut-eye
craters|Depressions of sorts
credits|Ledger entries
cremate|Prepare for inurnment
crescendo|Musical buildup
crimson|Purplish-red color
criteria|Benchmarks
critical|Absolutely necessary
crossly|In an angry way
crossly|In an angry way
crosstie|Transverse beam
cubicles|Dilbert workplaces
cupcakes|Some bakery products
curacao|Caribbean island
currency|Medium of exchange
daffodil|Sign of spring
dagobas|Buddhist shrines
dakoits|Armed robbers (Var.)
dangerously|How daredevils live?
dashiki|African pullover
database|Collection of information
dateline|NBC news program
daybreak|Wake-up time, for some
daydream|Space out, in a way
dayroom|Rec area at a barracks
dearths|Insufficiencies
deathly|Pale descriptor
debates|Pre-election events
decayed|Rotted
decease|Depart from life
decider|All-important match
deciduous|Not evergreen
decorated|Beautified or embellished
decorum|Good form
decorum|Polite behavior
decreed|Made into law
decrepit|Dilapidated
defatted|Like skim milk
defiers|Naysayers?
defines|Determines the meaning
deflates|Lets the air out
defrosts|Thaws a freezer
deliberations|Juries' responsibilities
deliria|Mad states
delouses|Frees of lice
demised|Transferred upon death
denotes|Is a sign of
denounce|Condemn openly
densest|Most slow-witted
dentine|Tooth component
dentist|Canine examiner
departed|Took off
departments|Divisions within J.C. Penney
depended|Relied (upon)
deposes|Takes testimony from
depreciates|Undervalues
derides|Subjects to ridicule
deserted|Abandoned
designer|Hilfiger or Lauren, e.g.
designer|Klein or Claiborne, e.g.
despise|Be unable to stand
despoil|Lay waste to
despotic|Tyrannical
destiny|It's unavoidable
detainee|Political prisoner
detainees|Ones held in custody
detection|What sleuthing is all about
determination|Willpower, essentially
detests|Can't stand
dethrone|Remove, as a monarch
detours|Temporary routes
detracts|Takes away (from)
deviser|Hatcher of schemes
diabolic|Devilish
diagonal|Like a northeast-to-southwest line
diamondback|Large rattlesnake
diarist|Record keeper, of a sort
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
dietary|Kind of supplement
dinette|Kitchen set
dingily|In a grungy manner
dinosaur|Jurassic Park revival
diocese|Bishop's bailiwick
diorama|Elementary school project
diploma|Graduation handout
directs|Tells how to act
discrete|Distinct or separate from
disdain|Regard with contempt
disheartens|Causes despondency
dislocation|Shoulder injury
dismissals|Heave-hos
disowned|Repudiated
dispatch|Military message
disperse|Scatter, as a mob
disposal|Kitchen sink device
distant|Far from cordial
distend|Expand
distributes|Dishes out
disturbs|Shakes up
diverse|Not all alike
divests|Dispossesses
dominate|Easily beat all competition
donates|Is generous
donations|What the generous make
donning|Putting on
donnybrooks|Brawls
doodled|Scribbled idly
dotages|Senilities
doubleheader|Marathon at Camden Yards
downtrodden|Oppressed
drabness|Lack of excitement
dreamed|Had night visions
drearily|In a gloomy way
dresser|Bedroom furniture piece
dummies|They work for ventriloquists
dwindles|Gradually becomes smaller
dyeings|What some salons specialize in
earldom|Nobleman's domain
earnings|Tax-return figure
earplug|Sound barrier
earshot|Hearing range
earthman|Alien prey, in sci-fi
easement|Nonowner's property right
easterly|Like some winds
ecotypes|Groups within species
ecstatic|Overjoyed
edifice|Imposing structure
edifier|Teacher or preacher, e.g.
editable|Ready for making emends?
editors|Galley workers
educate|Teach
educate|Teach
educated|Taught
egested|Discharged from a body
eggcups|Breakfast dishes?
egoistic|Self-centered
elapsed|Went by, as time
elderly|Advanced in years
elderly|Like geriatric patients
elective|Optional course
elector|Member of a college for presidents?
elegant|Tastefully fine
elegies|Melancholy poems
elements|Items on the periodic table
elevates|Raises in rank
eligible|Meeting all the requirements
elitist|Snobby one
elitists|High-hatters
elliptical|Like many planetary orbits
elongate|Stretch out
elopers|Couple taking flight to unite
elopers|Gretna Green visitors
elusion|Clever escape
embassy|Diplomat's building
embitters|Creates sour feelings in
embosser|Seal user
emeritus|Retired, as a professor
emigrate|Leave one country for another
emoticon|;-), for one
emotional|Appealing to feelings
emotive|Showing a lot of feeling
empirical|Derived from experiment and observation
enabling|Making possible
enactors|Lawmakers, essentially
enamors|Inflames with passion
endgame|Chess sequence
endmost|Last in a series
enemies|Foes
english|High school class
engrave|Carve on, as a monument
engrave|Personalize, in a way
engraver|Wedding invitation printer, often
engulfs|Inundates
enjoyed|Delighted in
enlacing|Intertwining
enormity|Great size
enraged|Ready to spit bullets
enrobes|Covers up
enrobes|Dresses like a justice
ensiles|Stores on the farm
ensnares|Captures in a trap
enthusiasm|Eagerness
entrant|Participant in a contest
entreat|Implore
entreated|Begged
entrust|Leave confidently in one's care
envenom|To make poisonous
epaulet|Uniform ornament
epaulets|Uniform markings
ephedra|Banned supplement ingredient
ephemera|Items of short-lived use
equalize|Make even
erasure|Expungement
erasures|Certain strikeouts
erasures|Common corrections
eremite|Faithful recluse
eremite|Faithful recluse
ermines|Certain weasels
errands|Saturday jobs, typically
erratic|Inconsistent
escalate|Intensify
escapee|One not finishing a sentence
escarole|Leaves for some salads
eschalot|Type of onion (Var.)
escheat|Confiscate, as property
eschewed|Avoided
escorted|Ushered
esoteric|Arcane
espalier|Shrubbery trellis
espalier|Trellis
essence|Gist
esthetic|Having a sense of the beautiful (Var.)
estranged|Alienated
estrogen|Female hormone
etchings|Artistic impressions?
eternal|Everlasting
eternally|Forever and ever
ethanol|Gasoline component
ethical|Unlikely to cheat
euphoria|Extreme bliss
euphoria|Super-happy feeling
evacuate|Clear the premises
eventide|Dusk, poetically
excitement|Buzz
excoriate|Denounce harshly
executor|Estate overseer
explicit|Spelled out
eyebolts|Rope attachments with ring-shaped heads
eyebrow|Target of tweezers, sometimes
eyelash|Mascara target
eyelash|Mascara target
eyelashes|Some facial features
eyeless|Like spuds with no buds
eyeless|Start of a Huxley title
eyeliner|Makeup component
faceted|Like cut diamonds
facetiousness|Playful humor
falsetto|Artificial high voice
fandango|Castanet player's dance
fantasy|Fiction genre
faraday|Big name in electricity
fatigue|Mental weariness
federal|FBI head?
feedlot|Cattle rancher's enclosure
fervidly|With passion
festers|Worsens over time
fibulae|Leg bones
fibulas|Leg bones
fighter|Boxer, for one
figurehead|Part of some ships
figures|What many watch on beaches
figurine|Small statue
finagle|Get via trickery
finagle|Wangle
finesse|Diplomacy
finesse|Skill plus delicacy
finesse|Subtle handling
fireplace|Hearth
fireproof|Unburnable
fireside|Cozy place on a winter's night
firetrap|It might go up in flames
fishhook|Tackle box item
flatfish|Sole, e.g.
flatfoot|Detective, slangily
flytrap|Plant that sometimes closes
focused|Zeroed in, with a camera
fogeyish|Like sticks-in-the-mud
folksingers|Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, e.g.
footbath|Relief for sore tootsies
footbridges|Spans for pedestrians
footnote|Author's explanation
footpad|Dr. Scholl's product
foppish|Too fastidious
forayed|Plundered
forbearance|Restraint
foredooming|Condemning
foreknowing|Golfer's anticipation?
foreleg|One of a horse's limbs
forerunners|Golfer's predecessors?
foreseeable|Predictable to a golfer?
foreshorten|Abbreviate, for a golfer?
forests|Smokey's preserves
forethought|Premeditation
forfeit|Surrender
formats|Readies a hard drive
foulards|Tie fabrics
fractal|Geometric figure with a repeating pattern
fragile|Word on a crate
freebie|Comped thing
freebie|It's good for nothing?
freight|Cargo load
friendship|Amity
frontmen|Leaders of the band?
fulcrum|Seesaw pivot
fumigate|Get rid of pests, in a way
furbelow|Decorative pleated material
furtive|Sneaky
fuselage|Central airplane portion
fusspot|Hard-to-please type
futurists|Seers
galilee|Where Jesus grew up
garotte|Inquisition collar
garrote|Infamous Spanish collar
garrote|Inquisition choker
gaslight|Old-fashioned illumination
gastric|Type of bypass surgery
geishas|Eastern entertainers
gentleman|Lady's escort
genuine|Not ersatz
genuine|Not ersatz
geodesic|Type of dome
geranium|Garden flower
gerunds|Verbal nouns
gesture|Wave, for one
gimbals|Pivoting gizmos
ginkgoes|Maidenhair trees
gladdens|Opposite of depresses
gladioli|Colorful, spiky flowers
gleeful|Pleased as Punch
glossier|More glistening
glossies|Actors' photos, often
glutton|Chowhound
gnarled|Entwined and twisted
gnarlier|More knotted, as trees
godchildren|They may not be related by blood
godsons|Some boys, after baptism
gondolier|Venice boat driver
gospels|John and Luke, for two
grandam|Pontiac muscle car
granolas|Some breakfast bars
graphed|Made a pie chart
grasses|Barley and rye, for two
grassier|More lush, in a way
greenery|Feature of a lush backyard
greenhorns|Rookies
greenmail|Anti-takeover maneuver
griddle|Pancake accessory
grieves|Feels acute distress
grinned|Imitated the Cheshire Cat
grottoes|Spelunking sites
groundswell|Surge of popular support
gumtree|Eucalyptus, for one
guppies|Rainbow fishes
habitat|Home
habitual|Customary
habituation|Addiction
hagglers|Wranglers
hallelujahs|Cries inside church?
hammerheads|Some sharks
handmaiden|Personal female attendant
hapless|Inept
happens|Takes place
hassles|Major headaches
hassles|Major inconveniences
hastens|Acts quickly
hatchet|Short-handled axe
hatchets|Tomahawks
hatpins|Milliners' securers
hayride|Fun rural diversion
headword|Dictionary entry in bold
healthy|Partner of "wealthy" and "wise"
hearken|Listen, in literature
hearses|Slow-moving vehicles
hectors|Nags or needles
heelless|Like flats
heighten|Make taller
heptads|Groups of seven
heroine|Courageous woman
heroines|Female protagonists
herringbone|Common twill pattern
heteros|They're straight
hibachi|Grill on a patio
hibernate|Emulate a bear
hickory|Cookout flavoring
hidalgo|Horse film of 2004
hidalgos|Minor Spanish nobles
highfalutin|Pretentious
highness|Part of HRH
hillock|Small mound
hirsute|Bewhiskered
histamine|Allergy-related compound
hodgepodges|Motley assortments
hogwash|Baloney!
holstein|Dairy breed
homestretch|Last part of a horse race
homonyms|Two and "too," for example
hornets|Stinging insects
hosanna|Palm Sunday shout
hosiers|Stocking stockers
hosiers|Stocking stockers
hotdogs|Ballpark vendors' offerings
hotelier|Ritz's owner, e.g.
hotfoot|Barracks gag
hullabaloo|Loud clamor
humored|Satisfied another's whim
humored|Satisfied another's whim
huntsman|Title character in a 2012 film with Snow White
hydrogen|Element in water
hysterical|More than funny
iceberg|Hazard in frozen waters
icefall|Extremely dangerous winter event
icicles|Frigid spikes
iciness|Chilly attitude
ideologies|Communism and others
ideology|Notions department?
illegal|Like insider trading
imagers|Printer components
imitate|Copy
imitates|Copies
immigrates|Changes residency in a big way
immolate|Kill in a sacrifice
immoral|Unethical
impacts|Collisions
impasse|Dead end
impeaches|Tries to recall, as a president
impulsiveness|Thoughtless haste
inabilities|They cause performance failures
inalienable|Like some rights
inaugural|Washington ceremony
incessant|Nonstop
indirect|Roundabout
ineffective|Useless
infancy|Very early childhood
inferrer|One who derives by reasoning
infidel|Unbeliever, to some
inflamed|Stirred up, as emotions
inflect|Alter in tone
inflexed|Turned abruptly inward
informer|Tattletale
infrared|Certain rays
inklings|Glimmers
inkpots|Calligrapher's containers
inlands|Noncoastal regions
inroads|Serious encroachments
insofar|To such a degree (with "as")
insolate|Expose to the sun
insomnia|It keeps one up at night
insomuch|To such a degree
inspect|Do a spot check
inspire|Fill with confidence
installment|Payment on a payment plan
insteps|Things with arches
instincts|Innate impulses
intermit|Pause at intervals
interstates|They link the Lower 48
intestine|Part of the alimentary canal
invigorates|Livens up
ironies|Wry twists of fate
ironside|Burr role
ironworks|Smelting locale
islander|Fijian, for one
isobars|Lines on weather maps
isolator|One who quarantines
isotope|Animated Springfield minor leaguer
iterate|Say again and again
iterate|Stress, in a way
iterated|Repeated over and over
jabberwocky|Carroll poem
jauntier|More chipper
jobless|Unemployed
joyride|Car thief's escapade
juniper|Aromatic evergreen
keepers|They're worth holding on to
kerosene|Camp combustible
killjoy|Wet blanket
kilogram|2.2 pounds
kismets|Destinies
kissers|Lovers, at times
kleenex|Allergy sufferer's aid
knelled|Tolled
knighthood|What a dubbed one enters
knitwear|Gentle cycle items
knothole|Board imperfection
knuckler|Tricky pitch
labored|Worked like a dog
lactate|Supply mother's milk
lactated|Produced milk
lancets|Surgical knives
landfall|Crow's-nest sighting
langley|CIA town
langley|Unit of solar radiation
lanyard|Cord with an attached hook
lanyards|Nautical ropes
largess|Generous monetary gift
largest|Most massive
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lasagne|One way to spell a baked Italian dish
lassies|Bonny girls
lassies|Bonny girls
latecomer|Show disrupter, possibly
latinos|Parts of the human population
laudable|Worth praising
lawless|Like much of the Old West
laxness|Inattention
layered|Like some cakes
leaguers|Word with "major" or "little"
leakage|Loss of electricity
leanest|Having the least fat
leapfrogged|Progressed by large increments
learner|A good apprentice, e.g.
leather|Biker's wear
leatherneck|Veteran Marine, in slang
leavened|Made with yeast
lecture|A professor may give it
leeward|A way the wind blows
leftist|Political liberal
leftover|Lunch item, sometimes
legally|Within the law
legislate|Enact
lemmings|Migratory rodents
leonine|Ferociously feline
lessons|Fruitful experiences
leveler|Tool for evening?
levered|Jimmied
libelers|Name-callers in print
library|Book store?
libretto|Opera diva's book
lifework|All of an author's writings, e.g.
ligament|Bone-connecting tissue
ligation|Something that binds
likelier|More apt to happen
limeade|Certain citrus drink
limeade|Certain citrus drink
limeade|Tangy summer drink
lineman|Guard, tackle or center
lineman|NFL tackle, center or guard
listing|Telephone book entry
listings|Realtor inventory
litigant|One in a suit
litotes|Not too bad for "very good"
littlest|Like the runt
loblolly|Coarse-grained pine
locomotives|Some transports
loggias|Open galleries
logical|Based on sound thought
logical|Like Mr. Spock
lollygagged|Messed about
longhaired|Not buzz-cut
loonier|Less mentally sound
loophole|Way out of a contract
loosely|In an unstructured way
loosens|Makes less tense
loosest|Least confining
lottery|Numbers game, e.g.
lottery|Powerball, e.g.
luggage|Traveler's need
lushest|Most lavish
lusters|Sheens
lustily|In an energetic manner
lutists|Some string players
macerates|Softens by steeping in liquid
madness|Fury
maestro|Baton wielder
mafioso|Underworld figure
magnate|Big wheel in business
mailman|Postal worker
mainmast|Maritime upright
maintop|Platform on a square-rigged vessel
majesty|Grandeur
majesty|Stately splendor
maligns|Drags through the mud
mallard|Duck type
malleus|Hammer-shaped bone
malodor|Stench
mandate|Order
mandolin|Lute's kin
mandrels|Lathe spindles
manilas|Some envelopes
manilas|Some envelopes
mantels|Fireplace frames
manuals|Handbooks
mariner|Seattle ballplayer
mariners|They're used to pitching
marksman|Sharpshooter
martens|Weasels' cousins
martyred|Sacrificed for a cause
massage|Body kneading
masterly|With great skill
matadors|Bull opponents
matching|Coordinated
mattock|Pick for digging
mattress|Pad with springs
maturity|Sign of adulthood
maydays|Distress calls
meatloaf|Homestyle entree
mechanic|Garage worker
meddles|Interferes
members|Dues payers
membrane|Eardrum, e.g.
mementos|Trophies, souvenirs and such
menthol|Cough drop flavor
mention|Bring up
mercury|Nearest planet to the sun
mergers|Wall Street news items
mesdames|Titles for French ladies
metaphor|Symbolic figure of speech
metrists|Verse makers
microfilm|Certain storage method
microscopes|Lab devices
middays|High noons
midtown|Manhattan area
milords|English nobles
mineral|Twenty Questions choice
mineral|Twenty questions category
miniaturize|Construct on a smaller scale
minuses|Subtraction signs
misappropriated|Embezzled
misdate|Stamp incorrectly, perhaps
misidentify|Call by the wrong name
misname|Call a spade a club?
misname|Call a spade a heart?
missing|Lost, according to this theme
misspending|Improper use of funds
missteps|Errors
mobiles|Many hang from ceilings
moccasin|Sort of snake
mohairs|Some goats or cats
molasses|Slow-flowing syrup
molests|Annoys continually or chronically
molests|Harasses
momentarily|For an instant
monitor|Computer screen
monogamist|Person with one wife at a time
monotone|Droning, as a voice
monthly|Every 30 days or so
moorage|Marina charge
mopiest|Most glum
mosaics|Designs of colored glass
motorcar|Model T, e.g.
moussaka|Dish made with eggplant
movements|Symphony parts
mulligan|Type of stew
mummery|Pretentious ceremony
muskrat|Aquatic mammal
muskrat|Marsh denizen
mutinous|Ready to overthrow the captain
narcotic|Opium, e.g.
nascent|Beginning to exist
natives|They can get restless
nattier|More dapper
nearsightedness|Vision problem
neatened|Spruced up
neatens|Makes orderly
necktie|Bit of business attire
needled|Razzed
neither|Not one or the other
nestled|Like a nursing infant
neutral|On the fence
newsroom|Reporter's milieu
nightstands|Parts of bedroom sets
ninepin|Item found in an alley
nitpicks|Overdoes the criticism
nominate|Name for office
nominee|Name on a ballot
nominees|Award contenders
nonesuch|One without equal
nonpartisan|Free from party affiliation
nonprofit|Charitable organization, often
nonsense|Don't be ridiculous!
nonsense|You must be kidding!
nonsurgical|Type of "procedure"
nosegay|Small bunch of flowers
nosepiece|Eyeglasses feature
notated|Made jottings
nothings|Sweet sayings?
notices|Bulletin board array
nouveau|Lately developed
nucleoli|Spherical cellular bodies
nucleus|Chromosome home
nudniks|Boring pests
numeric|Like many keypads
nutrients|We need them to survive
obeisant|Kowtowing
obelisk|Washington Monument, e.g.
oblates|Religious devotees
obliged|Much ___ ("Thanks")
obscene|More than indecent
obsesses|Is fixated
obstacle|Roadblock
ocarina|Musician's sweet potato
octagonal|Like stop signs
odorous|Aromatic
offends|Insults
oilcans|Some auto repair shop containers
oleander|Ornamental shrub
oneself|Alone (with "by")
onlookers|They want to see the action
openers|Bottle or can gadgets
opening|Job possibility
operable|Capable of performing
opossum|Pogo, e.g.
opposites|They attract
oppress|Put under the yoke
optician|One who works with specs
oration|Stump speech
orations|Graduation deliveries
orators|Figures of speech?
oratory|Art of public speaking
orbiter|It goes around the world
orbiters|Satellites, essentially
orderlies|Gurney pushers
ordinal|Like first, second or third
oregano|Pasta sauce herb
organic|Like health-food store produce
origins|Starting points
origins|Starting points
orioles|Batters in Baltimore
orioles|Summer attraction in Baltimore
ossicle|Diminutive bone
ostrich|Largest living bird
ottoman|Footrest
outburst|Eruption
outcasts|Shunned ones
outdistance|Go far ahead of
outermost|Situated farthest from the center
outfielders|Some speedy baseball players
outflank|Maneuver around, in war
outlasts|Survives
outpost|Distant fort
outracing|Beating at Indy
outrage|More than miff
outsides|Exteriors
outstanding|Superb
outstations|Sparsely populated posts
outstay|Remain longer
outstrip|Go far ahead of
overachieve|Perform better than one needs to
overdue|Fine word for libraries?
overfed|Like a glutton
overfeed|Stuff to the gills
overhaul|Completely redo
overlooked|Slighted
overplay|Carry too far, as an actor
overrode|Undid, as a veto
overspent|Broke the budget
overwhelmed|Filled with uncontrollable emotion
oxidate|Get rusty
oxymoron|Pretty ugly, for one
pageants|Beauty contests
painful|Like some realizations
paisano|Buddy
palates|Chefs aim to please them
palestra|Old Greek gymnasium
palindromic|The same either way
pallbearers|Some funeral attendees
palmers|Sports legends Jim and Arnold
palmist|Certain fortuneteller
palomino|Type of horse
palpable|Easily perceived
panacea|It'll cure anything
panamas|Certain straw hats
panpipes|Bamboo musical instruments
pantomimist|Marcel Marceau, famously
paperclips|Office fasteners
paprika|Goulash spice
parades|Celebratory events
paradise|Perfect place
paresis|Neurological problem
partials|Incomplete components
partisan|Type of politics
partitioned|Divided into segments
passive|Type of resistance
pastille|Small, flavored tablet
pastrami|Deli order
pastrami|Deli order, sometimes
pasture|Grassland
patents|Creators' safeguards
patents|Creators' safeguards
pathologist|Doctor who specializes in diagnosis
patterns|Dressmaking guides
payable|Due
payload|Shuttle's capacity
payment|Remittance
peerless|Without equal
pelagic|Living in the open sea
pendent|Held from above
pendulum|Part of a grandfather clock
percepts|Impressions
pergola|Vine-covered colonnade
periled|Endangered
personal|Classified
pesetas|Former Spanish coins
pesetas|Former Spanish currency
pesetas|Former Spanish money
pesetas|Spanish money, once
pewters|Some metalware items
phoebes|Flycatchers and Lisa on "Friends"
piaster|Former Turkish coin
piccolo|Highest-pitched woodwind
pigsties|Dirty places
pincushions|Sewers' conveniences
pinkeye|Conjunctivitis
pinnacle|Acme
pirouetting|Swiveling, in ballet
placebo|Control-group handout
planetarium|Starlit dome
platypus|Egg-laying mammal
platypus|Egg-laying mammal of Australia
pleaded|Made, as a case
pleasantly|In an enjoyable manner
pleased|Content
plectrum|Guitarist's tool
pledges|Fund-raisers' rewards
pliable|Easily bent
pliancy|Malleability
plunger|Plumber's helper
plusses|Assets
pocketknife|Swiss soldier's do-all
poisonous|Like some mushrooms
poleaxes|Medieval weapons
polecat|Malodorous animal
polecats|Weasel family stinkers
politic|Shrewdly tactful
polkaed|Danced at Oktoberfest
polygamy|Having more than one spouse at a time
poodles|Some toy dogs
portholes|Some allow you to see the sea
portraiture|You may sit for it
portray|Act as
possess|Take hold of
postpone|Put off
postwar|After peace is declared
praetor|Ancient Roman magistrate
prattle|Gab
prayerfully|How some approach big decisions
prayers|What God hears
preempt|Replace in the schedule
preening|Primping
premeds|Docs in training
premises|Building and its grounds
presages|Augurs
prescient|Having foresight
presell|Market before supplying
preservers|Drowning preventers (with "life")
preside|Act as chairperson
preside|Be the chair
presidio|Spanish fort
pressure|Word with "cooker" or "point"
priorate|Office of a certain religious leader
privates|Some enlisted men
probate|Estate court
proctologists|Some MDs
project|Planned undertaking
proletariat|Working class, to Marx
propeller|Boat mover
propitiated|Made peace with
propman|Broadway stage worker
proposition|Task to be dealt with
prostate|Gland in men
proteins|Part of a balanced diet
psalter|Collection of sacred songs
psychos|Thriller subjects, sometimes
pullman|Large suitcase, perhaps
purchasable|On the market
raciest|Most risque
raciest|Most risque
railcar|Track roller
raincheck|Ticket for a makeup game
ranchos|Small spreads, in Mexico
rapidity|Quickness
rappeled|Lowered oneself via rope
rapport|Emotional connection
ratatat|Drum roll start
ratatouille|Vegetable stew
rationalization|Post-hoc explanation
rattler|Venomous snake
rattlesnake|Diamondback, e.g.
rattrap|It might be covered with cheese
readies|Prepares
realness|A bona fide quality
reclaim|Get back
recliner|Ottoman neighbor?
recondition|Restore to a particular state
recorder|Primitive wind instrument
recreant|Disloyal one
recruit|Boot camp attendee
reddened|Blushed
redeyes|Evidence of insomnia
redeyes|Insomniac's symptom
redundant|Unnecessarily repetitive
redwoods|Giant conifers
reelect|Vote into office again
refocus|Get back on track
reforge|Cast anew
refresh|Stimulate, as memory
refuels|Does airplane maintenance
refusal|Naysayer's act
regenerated|Returned to life
regimen|Course of physical training
rehears|Accepts an appeal
rehears|Tries again
rehires|Brings back on the staff
reinsert|Implant again
reinstate|Put back in position
relabel|Tag anew
reliever|Bullpen figure
remakes|New versions of old films
remittance|Mail-in payment
remittances|Many payments
reneges|Breaks a promise
renewed|Didn't allow to run out
renewed|Revived
renovations|Major house efforts
reorders|Arranges anew
repackage|Change the wrapping
repanel|Wainscot again
repeals|Removes by ballot
replayed|Like rained-out games, usually
replica|Exact copy
replicas|Close copies
represents|Exemplifies
reprove|Censure
reredos|Ornamental wall behind an altar
reroute|Send on a detour
reseeds|Deals with a patchy lawn
resewed|Made a new hem
reshoot|Do a movie scene over
reshoot|Film a second time
resonant|Full, as a voice
respect|Aretha Franklin classic
restive|Itching for action
restive|Itching for action
restorer|Museum specialist
reteach|Tutor again
retorts|Comebacks
retouch|Alter, as a photograph
retrial|Hung-jury result
retrieve|What hunting dogs do
returner|Word with "punt" or "kick"
revalue|Appraise anew
revenues|Business incomes
reverenced|Venerated
reversals|Some court decisions
revisal|Second draft, e.g.
revised|Brought up to date
revitalizes|Restores strength to
rewires|Makes electrical improvements
rewords|States differently
rewrite|Do over, as a manuscript
rheostat|Dimmer switch, e.g.
ricksha|Leg-powered taxi (Var.)
riflemen|Sharpshooters
riposte|Clever return
riposte|Snappy comeback
ripsnorting|Vigorous
riveted|Fastened, in a way
rollicked|Played boisterously
rollover|Command to a pooch
rondelle|Jeweler's spacer bead
roomers|They pay for quarters
rosaries|Devotional sequences
rosehips|Vitamin C source
rotation|Milk-selling technique
rotations|Pitching lineups
rotifer|Tiny marine animal
rototills|Works the soil, in a way
roundhouses|Some kicks
rounding|Making 98 into 100 (with "up")
roundup|Big name in weed killers
roundups|Cattle drive actions
rowboat|Motorless vessel
rubatos|Flexible, off-beat tempos
rubdowns|Masseuse offerings
rufflers|They stir up trouble
rutabaga|Vegetable that's peeled
ruthless|Showing no mercy
sabbath|Lord's day of rest
sabbaths|Days of rest
sadists|Cruel folks
saguaro|Common sight in Arizona
saguaro|Large cactus
salaams|Islamic salutations
salient|Prominent
saltiest|Most crude, humorwise
saltpan|Shallow basin in a desert region
salvageable|Like some sunken ships
samosas|Indian appetizers
samurai|Warrior of old Japan
sandals|Mercury's had wings
sandblasts|Removes paint, in a way
sandman|Nighttime visitor of folklore
sandman|Nighttime visitor of folklore
sandpit|Certain excavation hole
sanseis|Third-generation Japanese-Americans
sarcasm|Wise guy's delivery
sardines|Canned fish
sateens|Glossy cottons
sateens|Shiny cotton fabrics
satraps|Persian governors
saturated|Soaked through and through
sawmill|Plank producer
scapula|Shoulder blade
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarcest|Hardest to get
scarlet|Vivid red
scarlet|Vivid red
scenario|Play synopsis
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
scepters|Symbols of power
schnook|Dope or dolt
schools|Groups of groupers
schtick|Comic bit (Var.)
scintillate|Show many flashes of light
scissor|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
scoffer|Mocker or jeerer
scorcher|Extremely hot day
scorpion|Venomous arachnid
scorpion|Zodiac creature
screech|Sound of hard braking
seaboard|Coastal region
seafood|Type of restaurant
seafood|Type of restaurant
seafronts|Parts of coastal towns
seagulls|Beach scavengers
sealant|It's got things covered
seaports|Harbor cities
seashore|Beach
seashore|Crashing waves site
seasonal|Like Santa's job
seatbelt|Flight attendant's prop
seawalls|Strong shore embankments
seaweeds|Kelp and others
secants|Trigonometric ratios
secretaries|Some office workers
secretaries|Some office workers
seedbed|Cultivation place
seedbed|Cultivation place
seedbeds|Garden starters
seeders|Farm machines
seedier|More shabby
seedier|Much less upscale
seekers|Hiders' companions
seeress|She looks to the future
seizure|Confiscation
semiarid|With sparse rainfall
semidry|Like some Riesling wines
seminal|Highly original and influential
seminar|Business workshop
senator|Member of a governing body
sensate|Having feeling
sentence|Life, for one
sentient|Consciously perceiving
separate|Create a division
septette|Group of seven (Var.)
serapes|Blanketlike shawls
serapes|Sonora shawls
serenade|Sing to a lover
serenade|Woo with song
serially|In succession
serious|Considering marriage
serpents|Large snakes
serrate|Notched
serrate|Saw-edged
sesterce|Roman silver coin
sestets|Groups of six
sestina|Six-stanza verse form
settees|Medium-sized sofas
settees|Some living room pieces
settled|Established, as a land
severed|Broke off, as relations
sewings|Seamstress's collections
shadiest|Most suspicious
shadowboxes|Spars, in a way
shadowy|Nebulous
shallow|Not deep at all
sharpen|Use a whetstone on
sharpie|Marker brand
sharpshooter|Old West star
shedder|Molting snake, e.g.
sheepherder|Job for one in a pasture
shellacs|Beats badly
shepherd|One leading the flock
sherbets|Some frozen desserts
shipper|One using FedEx
shipshape|Well-kept, to a swabby
shoeing|Smith's chore
shoelace|Sneaker feature
shoeshine|Bootblack's offering
shooter|Main marble
shootout|O.K. Corral event
shrewish|Like the Bard's Kate
sidearm|Holstered pistol, e.g.
sideway|Not a main route
signaled|Indicated a turn
signing|Using an unspoken language
signing|Using an unspoken language
silence|Librarian's exhortation
skaters|Figure-eight performers
sketchy|Providing few specifics
skilled|Adept
skimped|Pinched pennies
skinned|Without the peel
skirmish|Minor scrap
skyhook|Abdul-Jabbar's trademark shot
slapped|Gave a high-five
sleekly|In a smooth manner
sleeper|Overnight-train car
sleighs|Vehicles with bells
slights|Deliberate discourtesies
slipway|Boatyard feature
slitting|Making the cut?
sloshes|Wades through loudly
sloughed|Molted
slowdown|Trooper's warning
sluiceway|Artificial channel for water
slyness|Fox's quality
smaller|Less huge
smidgen|Amount in grandma's recipe
smokeless|Kind of tobacco
smokier|Tastes more like fire
snarers|Trap setters
snarlier|More tangled
sneered|Looked like a villain
snowboarder|One using only a half pipe?
snowcapped|Like some tall mountains
snowmobiles|They make dog-sledders jealous?
soakers|Super water guns
soberly|Best way to drive
society|The "S" in SPCA
softback|Not a hardcover book
softest|Toilet tissue superlative
softheartedness|Trait of kind people
soirees|Evening parties
soirees|Swanky evening parties
solaced|Gave comfort to
solders|Joins metal, in a way
solecism|Bit of nonstandard grammar
solecism|Grammatical error
solicit|Ask for
someone|Unnamed person
someway|By hook or by crook
sonants|Voiced sounds
sonants|Voiced sounds
songwriters|Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry, e.g.
sophism|Deceptive argument
soprano|Certain singer
sorcerer|Bad speller?
sorehead|Poor loser
sorrier|More remorseful
souffle|Cheesy entree
soulmates|Mr. and Mrs. Right
sourpusses|Grouches
soybean|Protein-rich legume
spangle|Bit of glitter
spangled|U.S. anthem word
sparser|Less dense
spectators|Grandstand group
specters|Phantasms
spenders|Cash dispensers?
spigots|They run hot and cold
spikelet|Small floral cluster
spirals|Curlicues, essentially
splashy|Ostentatious
spleens|Removable organs
splendid|Marvelous
spraddle|Move with legs spread out
spreadsheet|Accountant's tool
springy|Full of bounce
sprints|Runs
sprites|Elves, pixies and such
sputter|Failing engine sound
stalest|Hardest, as bread
stalest|Least fresh, as bread
stalkers|Overly obsessive fans
stalled|Not going anywhere
staples|Common office supplies
stardom|Celeb status
starfish|Celebrities' favorite seafood?
starfish|Five-armed marine creature
starfish|Five-armed marine creature
starred|Asterisked
stately|Like a mansion
stators|Motor parts
stayers|Obedient dogs, at times
steadfastness|Loyalty
steamer|Type of trunk
steeling|Bracing for impact
steeple|Belfry locale
stencil|Anagram of "clients"
stencil|Sign painter's device
stepsisters|Cinderella had two
stewpan|Bouillabaisse cooking vessel
sticker|Decal
stinger|Bee's last resort
stipend|Grad student's payment
stirrer|Coffee shop freebie
stirrer|Coffee shop freebie
stodges|Fuddy-duddies
stoical|Impassive (Var.)
stoical|Impassive (Var.)
stoolie|Rat fink
stoolie|Rat fink
stopoff|Brief visit along the way
stopper|Cork in a bottle, e.g.
stopper|Cork, e.g.
stopwatches|Many timers
storage|Where things are kept
straphanger|Subway standee
strapped|In dire need of funds
straying|Going off the path
streaker|Campus prankster
streamer|Decoration for a newlywed's car
streets|Where some jams are made
stressed|Ready for a vacation?
stretch|Seventh inning event
striate|Mark with minute grooves
strictly|By the book
strifes|Heated clashes
striking|Eye-catching
stripping|Removing paint layers
strokes|Links hits
strolls|Walks slowly
stylets|Slender daggers
styptic|Pencil that halts bleeding
subplot|Story within a story
subways|Big Apple conveyances
succumb|Knuckle under
suitable|Appropriate
sulphur|Gunpowder ingredient (Var.)
summate|Bring to a total
sunburnt|Overexposed, in a way (Var.)
sunless|Like night
sunrise|Daily occurrence
sunroom|Conservatory's cousin
sunsets|Key West shows?
sunspot|Solar dark patch
superego|Id's relative
superego|One's own worst critic?
supersede|Take the place of
support|Financial backing
surcharge|Extra fee
surface|Come up
survivor|CBS reality show
sweaters|Chilly-weather garments
swindle|Defraud
swisher|Mouthwash user
syllable|One of an iamb's two
synapse|Axon gap
syncing|Matching audio to video
syndrome|Empty nest or China
syndrome|Group of symptoms
syringe|Hypodermic needle
tabernacles|Tent sanctuaries
tailgate|Drive dangerously, in a way
taproot|Carrot, e.g.
tartness|Feature of Granny Smith apples
tattles|Acts the snitch
tattooist|Skin decorator
tautness|Lack of slack
taverna|Greek eatery
taxidermist|Mounter of animal trophies
teacake|Scone, e.g.
teacups|Social service part?
teamaker|Lipton, for one
teaming|Collaborating (with "up")
teargas|Crowd disperser
tearing|Getting ready to bawl
technic|Poly follower
teensier|Even more itsy-bitsy
teentsy|One way to spell very small
telegram|Pre-fax communique
tempests|Storms
tenderfoot|Novice Boy Scout
tenpins|Alley items
tenures|Lengths of service
terraria|At-home science kits, perhaps
tersest|Most to the point
testator|One with a will
testees|Students, often
theatre|Play place (Var.)
theorem|Formula to be proven
therein|Word before "lies the rub"
thermos|Lunchbox item
threaders|Sewers, at times
threefold|Like a $600 return on a $200 bet
thrower|Word with "flame"
thuggish|Like mobsters with brass knuckles
thunder|Boom from above
tidings|These can be glad
tidying|Straightening up
tinderboxes|Dangerous states of affairs
tininess|Minuteness
tinniness|Metallic flimsiness
toaster|Best man, often
tobacco|Cigarette filling
toddler|Beginning walker
toenail|It may be polished
toniest|Most ritzy
toreador|Bullfighter
toreros|Bullfighters
tornados|They're more than strong winds
tortoise|Galapagos giant
tortuous|Convoluted
totaled|Smashed
tourists|Out-of-towners
townspeople|City dwellers
tractors|Signs of spring
tradesman|Artisan
trailing|Behind
transacted|Conducted, as business
transcends|Exceeds
transit|Word with "mass" or "rapid"
translate|Exchange words?
translator|United Nations employee
transom|Crosspiece over a door
transposed|Changed the key
trashes|Bad-mouths
travail|Toil and trouble
treacle|Excessive sweetness
treadle|Sewing machine pedal
treason|Turncoat's crime
tremble|Quiver
tremolo|Vibrating effect
tremolos|Viola effects
trended|Showed a general tendency
tresses|Locks
triangles|Percussion instruments
tricycle|First set of wheels, often
trifling|Not worth considering
trimmers|Yard tools
trisect|Cut into thirds
triumph|Be victorious
troches|Small lozenges
trombone|Slide instrument
tropical|Like rain forests
trounced|Thrashed
trueing|Lining up perfectly
truisms|Self-evident statements
trumpery|Ornamental objects of no great value
trundle|Rollaway bed
trundles|Low beds
truthful|Honest
tsarina|Bygone empress
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
tuneful|Pleasing to the ear
tungsten|Atomic no. 74
turkeys|They're often stuffed
turnkey|Type of operation
turtleneck|Type of sweater
tweezer|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
twosome|Small links group
twosomes|Pairs
typeset|Ready to be proofed
umpteen|Too many to count
unafraid|Oblivious to danger
unaired|Nixed by censors
uncarpeted|Like hardwood floors
uncertainty|Doubtfulness
unclasp|Prepare for takeoff?
unction|Smarminess
unctuous|Sickeningly suave
underdo|Give less than one's all
underlie|Form the base of
understood|I get it
undoing|Cause of ruin
unearned|Like some income or runs
unedited|Like a first draft
unedited|Like a first draft
unerring|Dead accurate
unicorns|Mythical animals
unionism|Principle of some labor groups
unitary|Indivisible
unloosen|Free from restraint
unloosen|Prepare for takeoff?
unnameable|Too sacred to be uttered
unnamed|Like a ghostwriter
unnamed|Like some sources
unpoetic|Lacking wit or imagination
unquiet|Not peaceful
unravel|Come apart
unsnarl|Straighten, as a hose
unspent|Like a nest egg
unstrap|Remove bindings
untitled|Nameless
untuned|Out of key
upslope|Ascending direction of a graph
useless|Futile
username|Log-in need
utensil|Funnel or stirrer
vagabond|Wanderer with no established residence
vagrants|Vagabonds
valentine|Certain greeting card
vehement|Impassioned
venetian|Type of blind
venomed|Malicious as a snake?
veracity|Truthfulness
veranda|Open porch
vertical|Like some blinds
vertical|Opposite of horizontal
violators|Breakers of rules
virtuoso|Highly skilled musician
visitor|An American in Paris?
wakening|It occurs each morning
walkover|Easy win
warbles|Emulates a canary
wartime|1941-45, for the U.S.
washbowl|Basin
wassail|Toast
watched|Observed
waterski|Enjoy the lake, in a way
wearier|More overworked
weirder|More strange
wharfed|Moored at a pier
wheedle|Cajole
whereat|Word of legalese
whinier|More apt to complain
whitener|Bleach
wildflower|Sign of spring
wintered|Spent the cold season (in)
wistful|Sadly pensive
withdrawals|Removals
witnesses|They may be called in court
wondered|Pondered
wonkier|More crooked or off-center
woodpile|Stack of logs
woolens|Winter warmers
workout|Start to get in shape
workweek|Job-hours total
worshiper|One in a congregation
wowsers|Humdingers
wreathe|Entwine flowers around
yardages|Golfing or football measurements
yellows|Shows age, as a newspaper
yodelers|High-range singers?
yuletide|Christmas season
zealous|Earnest to a fault
zippiest|Most energetic
abandon|Leave high and dry
abhorrent|Detestable
abnegates|Denies or renounces
aborted|Called off a mission
aboveboard|In the open
abrades|Files roughly
abstain|Choose not to vote
absurdities|Highly illogical situations
academe|College world
academy|West Point or Annapolis
accepts|Takes, as an offer
accrual|Accountant's entry
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acreage|Land measurement
acreages|Farmers' holdings
addling|Throwing into confusion
adenoids|Lymphoid tissues
adhered|Clung
adulate|Flatter in a servile manner
aerates|Pumps full of bubbles
affords|Makes available
against|Competing with
airheads|Space cadets
airhole|Ventilation opening
airline|Delta, for one
airtight|Unassailable, as an alibi
alarmed|Protected, as a home
alarmists|Wolf criers
alfredo|Buttery pasta sauce
alienee|Recipient of transferred property
allegro|Quickly, musically
alleyway|Passage between buildings
alludes|Hints at (with "to")
although|Despite the fact that
amalgam|Dental filling material
amenable|Obedient
amiable|Easy to get along with
amiable|Like Miss Congeniality
amities|States of friendliness
amnesties|Official government pardons
amongst|In the midst of
amoretto|Valentine figure
amperes|Units of current
amperes|Watts' relatives
anabolic|Like some steroids
analyst|Sports show figure
andirons|Fireplace stands
angelic|Like Gabriel or Michael
angered|Infuriated
angoras|Some cats
angrier|More steamed up
annoyed|More than slightly irritated
annoyer|Any pest
antennas|Sets of rabbit ears
anteroom|Foyer
anteroom|Reception area
antihero|Unlikely protagonist
antonym|Contrary word?
anyplace|Nowhere special
aperture|What a camera's f-stop sets
apostle|Disciple of Jesus
apostle|Last Supper guest
appalls|Strikes with revulsion
apparent|Obvious to anyone
argyles|Some socks
arietta|Short operatic piece
ariosos|Some operatic songs
armament|Military equipment
armature|Electric-motor part
armlets|Bands around the biceps
arousers|Alarm clocks, in the morning
arouses|Builds a fire under
arpeggio|Pianist's challenge
arrears|Outstanding debt
arterial|Major, as a highway
artistic|Skilled at painting, e.g.
ascents|Climbs
ascents|Mountaineering attempts
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashtray|Smoker's need
askance|With a sideways look
askance|With suspicion, as a look
asocial|Far from gregarious
asphalt|Driveway material
assault|Battery's partner in crime?
asteroid|Kuiper Belt object
athlete|Any Olympian
athlete|Olympics VIP
atingle|Bursting with excitement
attests|Certifies
attires|Dresses
attract|Opposites do it
attract|What opposites do
aureate|Excessively ornamented, especially with gold
authored|Wrote, as a novel
automaker|Mercedes or Volvo
avidness|Eager enthusiasm
avocado|Guacamole essential
awestruck|Floored
bandsaw|Powerful shop tool
banishments|Ostracisms
bankrolling|Financing
bankrolling|Financing, as a play
banners|Headlines spanning the width of the page
baroness|Certain British noble
barrels|Some large wine containers
bartender|Drink mixer
bartered|Traded
batiste|Light cotton fabric
batters|They swing for the fences
beadier|Smaller and rounder, as eyes
because|Word repeated in "We're Off to See the Wizard"
bedspread|Sheet cover
beefeaters|Guardians of the Tower of London
behaves|Is a good boy or girl
belongs|Fits in
bemuses|Confuses and entertains
bigotry|Prejudice
biochemist|A studier of living organisms
blabber|Tattle
blogger|Online diarist
blossoms|Grows, as a romance
bluenose|Puritanical person
boarded|Hopped on, as a train
boatload|Shipment amount?
bolivars|Venezuelan monetary units
bombards|Assails persistently
bonemeal|Source of some fertilizer
bookish|Devoted to reading
bordering|Along the edges of
borschts|Russian soups
bourbon|Whiskey from corn mash
brainwashed|Indoctrinated, in a way
brethren|Male church members
bristle|Take offense
broadens|Widens
brushup|Review for an exam
bushmen|Some dwellers of the Australian Outback
butterflies|Nervous feeling
cabanas|Beach changing places
cactuses|Some desert growths
cakewalk|Easy victory
canvass|Go house-to-house for votes
capitalizations|Features of proper nouns
capstan|Part of a tape recorder
capstan|Tape-recorder spindle
capstans|Rotating tape-recorder parts
captors|Ransom seekers
capture|Nab
carting|Sanitation department service
cartoonists|Funny drawers?
cartwheels|Things done in the gym
cascade|Fall like Niagara's waters
cassava|Source of tapioca
cassette|Walkman insert, once
catacomb|Ancient burial place
catenas|Chains of connected ideas or passages
caveman|Prehistoric male
celeste|Legendary actress Holm
cements|Makes sidewalks
centare|Square meter
central|Like some air conditioning
cerebra|Where great ideas come from
chairman|Board head
channel|Remote access?
channel|Thing flipped in the home
chasses|Gliding ballet steps
chattily|In a talkative manner
cheaply|How inferior goods are made
checker|One of two that makes a king?
cheerful|Optimistic
cheroot|Sort of cigar
chinwag|Chat
choicest|Best
chopsticks|Some eating utensils
cicadas|Noisy insects
cinemas|Theaters
cisterns|Artificial reservoirs
claimed|Retrieved, as baggage in an airport
clarets|Dry red wines
classmate|Fellow pupil
clients|Agents' needs
clinical|Type of trial or diagnosis
clipboards|Paper supporters
closely|One way to follow behind
clothes|They make the man, it's said
coachman|Male carriage driver
coauthor|One of two writers
cobblestone|Street material of yore
cockatoo|Crested parrot
coercion|Arm-twisting
cohabit|Share an apartment
coheres|Sticks together
cohorts|Group of associates
combustible|Capable of igniting and burning
comediennes|Funny females
commentator|Sports broadcast VIP
compost|Homemade fertilizer
compressing|Applying pressure
concourse|Way to prison?
confess|Come clean
congaing|Participating in a certain line dance
congratulations|Greeting card section
congressman|House of Representatives member
cooperative|Like a good police witness
corncrib|Farm storage site
cornfed|Like some cattle
corollary|It follows naturally
coroner|Dead reckoner?
coroners|They examine bodies of evidence?
corrode|Eat away at
cottontail|Hare ball?
council|Advisory group
couthest|Most refined, facetiously
crabapple|Small, tart fruit
crackerjack|First-rate
cradles|Baby rockers
cravers|People with a sweet tooth, e.g.
creates|Fashions or formulates
creditor|IOU holder
crescent|Half-moon
crisper|Refrigerator drawer
curlews|Large migratory shorebirds
curtsey|Respectful bow
cyclops|Mythical one-eyed giant
damasks|Some patterned fabrics
dappled|Having spots of color, as a horse
darkened|Became overcast
dashers|100-meter runners, e.g.
dastard|Contemptible fellow
dastardly|Malicious
davenport|Part of a living room set
dawning|Becoming morning
deadpan|Like some humor
dearest|Start of some letters
deboned|Like fillets
decagon|Ten-sided figure
deciders|Game-winning shots, e.g.
declare|Reveal to Customs
decoyed|Lured with a wooden duck?
deepest|Like the far end of a pool
defamed|Dragged through the mud
defamed|Slung mud at
defiled|Morally blemished
defiles|Makes impure
defrosts|Does a freezer chore
dehydrate|Remove water from
delight|Thrill to pieces
delight|Thrill to pieces
demagog|Rabble-rouser
demotes|Lowers in rank
demurrer|Lawyer's objection
density|Mass-to-volume ratio
dentate|Having toothlike notches
denudes|Strips bare
departs|Takes off
depilate|Do electrolysis on
deplore|Express disapproval of
deplored|Disapproved of strongly
deposer|Coup participant
designated|Earmarked
despise|Really dislike
despots|Ones with iron hands
destined|Predetermined
devised|Invented
devolve|Pass on to another
dinettes|Small kitchen sets
disarms|Makes less offensive?
disgust|Strong revulsion
dishonestly|In an underhanded way
disrupt|Cause disorder to
distant|Far-off
distillates|Some purified liquids
dittoed|Said "Same here!"
dodders|Walks unsteadily
dogsled|Iditarod vehicle
dogteeth|Some canines
domestic|Not foreign
domineering|Like a tyrant
dominos|Game with dotted tiles
dongles|Computer attachments
doorstep|Place for a bell ringer
dowager|Widow with old money
dredger|Excavating machine
dropkicks|Old field goal attempts
duelist|Competitor with a sword
dumpling|Pierogi, for example
dustpans|Sweepers' utensils
dynasty|Bygone prime-time soap
dynasty|Exploits of TV's Carrington family
earnestness|Serious-mindedness
earthenware|Some ceramic pottery
echelon|Battlefield formation
eclipses|Lunar and solar events
egresses|Ways out
electee|Successful candidate
element|Carbon is one
elitism|Snobbish quality
embargo|Commerce stoppage
embassy|Ambassador's office
embroil|Involve, as in trouble
emotion|Android's lack
emotive|Expressive
emulsify|Disperse oil in water
endears|Makes beloved
endorse|Sign a check
enforce|More than implement
engender|Breed
engender|Propagate
engross|Capture all of one's attention
enhance|Add some pizazz to
enlarge|Get bigger
ennobles|Bestows a title upon
enriches|Betters or improves
enrolls|Signs up, as for the military
ensnare|Catch in a trap
entails|Involves
entente|Agreement among countries
entente|International agreement
entente|Treaty of a sort
entices|Tempts
entirely|To the full extent
entranceway|Threshold location
envelop|Enfold completely
envelop|Surround completely
epidermis|Outer layer of the skin
epilogue|Literary afterthought
epithets|Bad names?
erasures|Evidence of changes
erected|Built, as a house
erected|Was constructive?
erectors|Skyscraper construction crew, essentially
ermines|Some fine furs
erosion|Shoreline problem
eschews|Shuns
espresso|Strong coffee drink
espying|Catching sight of
essence|True nature
estates|Subjects of wills
esteems|Holds high
eternal|Everlasting
ethoses|Multiple guiding beliefs
evanesce|Disappear gradually
evasive|Deliberately vague
excuses|They may be lame
externs|Non-resident doctors
eyeball|Ophthalmologist's concern
eyewash|Optical solution
fatalism|Submissive mental attitude
fatherlands|Countries of origin
feature|Highlight
feature|Spotlight
ferrymen|Charon and others
fetters|Shackles
fiascos|Major flops
fibbers|Storytellers?
fibbers|Whopper tellers
fielder|Any baseball player on defense
filbert|Some kind of nut
firetrap|Arson's easy target
flareup|Erupt
flatheads|Some screwdrivers
floodlights|Theater illuminators
florescence|The unfolding of blossoms
floundering|Trying not to go under
flypast|Go by rapidly, as time
flyswatters|Handy exterminators
folderol|Poppycock
foppish|Too fastidious
forelimb|Flipper or wing, e.g.
foremen|Supervisors
forepaw|Hand of a quadruped
foxiest|Most alluring, in slang
frustration|Aggravation at a lack of progress
fulfillment|Feeling of satisfaction
fundamental|Basic
galilee|Sermon on the Mount locale
gallopers|Horseback riders, at times
gangbuster|Bane of organized criminals
gangsta|Urban rap genre
garnered|Collected, as praise
garrote|Strangling device
genesis|First book of the Bible
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy
gluteus|Muscle for bums?
gnashes|Grinds together, as teeth
gorgons|Sister monsters of mythology
gradual|Occurring in small stages
grapevines|Fruity rumor mills?
grazers|Hungry sheep
greatens|Makes larger in stature
greenhouses|They offer controlled growing conditions
grouting|Finishing off a tile job
gunship|Armada component
habitant|Resident
hacking|Committing a computer crime
hallway|Bedroom separator, often
handbag|Lady's clutch
handclap|Applause part
handout|Food given to a beggar
handsprings|Things done in the gym
hangars|Large airport buildings
hangups|Stumbling blocks
hapless|Inept
harmonizing|Activity of choir members
harshens|Becomes more severe, as weather
harshly|In an abrasive manner
hassled|Given a hard time
hausfrau|Munich soccer mom
hayfield|Thing on a big farm
headline|It's designed to get your attention
headrest|Item that can be raised in a car's interior
headstands|Things done in the gym
headwaiters|Some restaurant VIPS
hearken|Listen, old-style
heavyset|Stocky
heeltap|Audible dance step
heiress|Female inheritor
helipad|Whirlybird landing place
heritage|Birthright
heroine|She saves the day
hindrances|Things that get in the way
history|High school subject
honesty|It's the best policy, it's said
honeybun|Baker's sweet
honeydew|Winter melon
honeymooner|Newlywed, right after the reception
honeysuckle|Bell-shaped flower that smells lovely
honorees|Feted ones
hooters|Restaurant chain with an owl logo
hornbills|Tropical birds with curved beaks
hornets|Charlotte team
hosteler|Innkeeper
hotfoot|Cruel barracks "gag" of old
howbeit|Nevertheless, archaically
however|On the other hand ...
hydrate|Add water
idolize|Put on a pedestal
immerse|Involve deeply
immerse|Involve deeply
immobile|Not going anywhere
immoral|Wicked
impediment|Roadblock
impractical|Not suitable for use
imprison|Put in the slammer
inaugural|Address every four years
inconceivable|Beyond one's imagination
indescribable|Impossible to put into words
inertia|Inactivity
inhumane|Cruel
inkpots|Calligrapher's containers
inputted|Entered, as data
insects|Web victims?
inspires|Motivates to greatness
insular|Isolated, as a people
insular|Narrowly restricted in outlook
insults|Yo mama jokes, essentially
integer|Whole number
integer|Whole number
intruder|Unwelcome visitor
irritants|Pollen and dust, notoriously
isolated|Walled off
isolates|Sets aside from the others
isotope|Elemental variant
jalapeno|Pepper with a punch
jalapeno|Potent pepper
jalapeno|Spicy pepper
jiujitsu|Japanese martial art
jukebox|Singles player of old
kayaked|Did some paddling, in a way
kidders|Nonserious jokesters
kinesis|Response to a stimulus
kleptomania|Stealing obsession
kneeled|Prepared for a proposal
knighted|Dubbed with a sword
knucklehead|Inept goof
kookier|More eccentric
kowtowed|Was servile, in a way
labeler|Name-affixing tool
lacrosse|Sport invented by Native Americans
ladylike|Feminine
landlady|Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes
latches|Gate lockers
latrine|Military bathroom
latrine|Private's privy
lattice|Trellis pattern
laundry|Common household chore
laureate|One honored for a great achievement
laurels|One may rest on one's
lawmaker|Congressman, for one
leakier|Less likely to stay inflated
leanest|Most suitable for Sprat
leapers|Twelve Days of Christmas bounders
learnable|Like good lessons for students
leashes|Reins cats and dogs?
legends|Hall-of-famers and such
leggier|Like taller models
legists|Ones skilled in laws
legroom|What limos provide
lemongrass|Herb used in perfumes
lettered|Received a varsity award
letting|Renting out, as an apartment
levelheaded|Like Frankenstein's monster?
libeled|Wrongly victimized in print
ligates|Surgically ties
limelights|Places of excessive public attention
lineman|Center or the guy next to him
listens|Tunes in
literal|Like some translations
loudest|At volume 10, often
lutists|Some instrument pluckers
magdalen|Another college at Oxford
magenta|Primary color, to a printer
mailbag|Postal worker's burden
maintenance|Word on a janitor's door
makeover|Total transformation
malaises|Feelings of discomfort
malaises|Ill feelings?
malaria|Mosquito-transmitted disease
maledict|Put a curse on
malinger|Avoid work
mallard|Another type of duck
mandola|Lute relative
mandrake|Magician of the comics
manilas|Some large envelopes
mankind|The human race
manmade|Synthetic
manmade|Synthetic
marital|Word before "status" or "bliss"
matchsticks|Wood lighters?
materialize|Appear in thin air
mattock|Digging pick
mealtime|Grace period?
meaningless|Without any significance
medulla|___ oblongata (brain part)
meekness|Quality of the humble
menaces|Saber rattlers
mergers|Business marriages
message|Underlying theme
messaged|Contacted on Facebook, say
messiah|Handel work (with "The")
methane|Swamp gas, mostly
minibikes|Off-road vehicles
miniver|Type of white fur
minuses|Some simple math signs
mislays|Loses temporarily
mistimed|Clocked incorrectly
mistype|Make a donkey instead of a monkey, e.g.
mobiles|Hanging sculptures
mobiles|Nursery danglers
mobster|Family member
mockups|Some models
moisturizer|Certain skin cream
moneylender|Pawnbroker, e.g.
monolith|Single great stone, such as an obelisk
monsieur|Title for a French gentleman
moolahs|Bread, dinero and cabbage
moonbeam|Midnight light unit
motherboard|Computer's main circuit card
mousepads|Keyboard neighbors
muscles|Bodybuilder's pride
namable|Can be identified
nametags|Convention freebies
nascent|Beginning to exist
nations|Olympic teams
neatened|Tidied
needled|Heckled or teased
neglects|Overlooks
nelsons|Some wrestling holds
nepotic|What hiring your son is
nestled|Like a cozy infant
networks|Socializes in search of new business
neurons|Nerve cells
nightcap|Shot before bedtime
nincompoops|Fools or simpletons
noblest|Most aristocratic
nonpartisan|Free from party affiliation
nonsensical|Too bizarre to understand
nonstop|Type of flight
nostrum|Quack remedy
notable|Distinguished
novella|Short long story?
nutrient|Fuel for the human body
oatcakes|Scones
observer|Onlooker
obstruction|A dam is one, essentially
octette|Eight acting as one (var.)
offbeat|Quirky
oftener|Comparatively frequent
omelets|Western and Spanish dishes
opinion|Point of view
opinion|Your take or mine
opinions|Points of view
opponent|Foe
oracles|They offer divine insight?
oratorio|Messiah, notably
oratorio|Handel bars?
orbited|Went around the world?
ordainer|Cleric, as times
ordered|Addressed a waiter
orderer|Waiter's charge
orderly|Neat
organic|All-natural
organic|Health-food store adjective
orients|Gets one's bearings
origami|Paper-folding art
ospreys|Fish-eating raptors
outplayed|Beat on a tennis court, e.g.
outsets|Beginnings
ovarian|Of a reproductive organ
overcharges|Fees after one pays to get into a club?
overcooking|Keeping on the stove too long
overdrive|Fifth gear, often
overindulge|Not stop when one should
oversize|Like some loads
pacesetters|Indy 500 leaders
packsaddles|Burdens for Grand Canyon mules
painkillers|Some prescriptions
paisley|___ Park (Prince's house)
paladin|Traveling gunslinger of old TV
palmetto|South Carolina's state tree
pandora|Box opener of myth
paperers|Painters' competitors
parader|St. Patrick's Day celebrant
parasitic|Like leeches
pardner|Western address?
parents|Mom and pop
paresis|Slight paralysis
parsecs|Astronomical distances
parsimony|Penny-pinching
parsonage|Ecclesiastic's dwelling
partner|Square dancer's need
partners|Law firm elite
pastrami|Deli offering
pebbles|Flintstone child
penalties|Fines
pendant|Necklace type
pendulum|The Pit and the ___
penname|Mark Twain or Dr. Seuss
pensive|Thoughtful, in a sad way
personal|Private, as information
pertest|Most cheeky or forward
peruses|Looks over
pesetas|Former Spanish coins
petitions|Written protests
petters|Some children at kid-friendly zoos
phantasm|Apparition
pharisee|Jewish sect member of old
piranhas|Toothy fishes
placate|Mollify
playwrights|Theater notables
pleated|What some skirts are
pliable|Easily bent
pomades|Hair ointments
popeyed|With bulging peepers
possess|Be an owner
postwar|Antebellum's opposite
potassium|Mineral in bananas
potshot|Casual criticism
prechill|Prepare a new wine for drinking
preclude|Prevent from happening
predator|Animal that preys on others
preempt|Replace in the schedule
prefect|Chief magistrate
prepared|Ready ahead of time
prepared|Ready for the job
presets|Car stereo configurations
presidio|1988 Connery film (with "The")
presume|Suppose
preteen|12-year-old, e.g.
problematically|In a way fraught with trouble
prorogue|Postpone to a later date
prosper|Succeed financially
protester|Sit-in participant
prowled|Emulated a hungry lion
psychos|Thriller villains, often
pummeled|Walloped in the ring
purists|Ones not likely to break the rules
rackers|Those preparing for a break
radical|Moderate's opposite
radioactive|Type of fallout
rafters|Roof supports
railcar|Vehicle on a track
railroad|Type of crossing
railroads|Sante Fe and Amtrak
rainbows|Beautiful arcs
rainfall|Drops from above
rappeled|Descended a mountain, in a way
raptors|NBA team welcome in Jurassic Park?
ratafia|Almond liqueur
raucous|Loud and rowdy
ravages|Wreaks havoc on
rawness|Uncooked condition
reabsorb|Suck up again
readying|Gearing up
reagent|Analyst's chemical
realism|Seeing things through a factual lens
realists|They're certainly not dreamers
rearrange|Organize anew
reassure|Comfort verbally
recalls|Source of many unhappy returns
recasts|Hires different actors
recedes|Moves back, as a hairline
receive|Choice after a football coin toss
recluse|Loner
recreate|Make over
recruit|Boot camp attendee
redacts|Censors, as a document
redacts|Edits for publication
redbird|Cardinal
redrafts|Second versions
redtail|North American hawk
reenter|Come again?
reenter|Come back into, as the atmosphere
reenters|Goes in again
refocus|Get one's brain back on track
refrain|Chorus
refrain|Repeated part of a song
refugee|Asylum seeker
regimen|Regulated, healthy routine
regroups|Prepares for a second attack
regulars|Some men's jacket sizes
rehears|Tries anew
reissued|Put out more of
relapse|Fall off the wagon
relapses|Backslides
releases|Frees
relents|Eases up or off
reneges|Backs out
renewal|Subscriber's option
renewed|Continued a subscription
renewed|Extended a subscription
reopens|Gets back in business
reorder|Get involved in a different sort?
reorder|Keep an online business happy
repents|Takes the advice of a sidewalk preacher
reprimanded|Called on the carpet
rereads|Enjoys a book again and again
reseals|Caulks again, e.g.
resells|Is a middleman
resides|Has a dwelling
resigns|Quits a job
retinas|Eye parts
retinas|Eye parts with cones
retinol|Vitamin A
retorts|Sharp replies
retreat|Not quite surrender
reunites|Joins, as long-lost friends
reverend|Sharpton's title
revokes|Abolishes or cancels
rheostat|Dimmer switch, e.g.
rhymers|Limerick writers, e.g.
ripeness|Something tested on the vine
risotto|Italian side dish
rococos|Fanciful ornamental styles
rooftop|Yuletide landing site
rootlets|Small plant outgrowths
rosebud|Citizen Kane sled
rotates|Spins, as the earth
rotator|Pitcher's "cuff"
rotunda|Round, domed building
rouleau|Roll of coins
rowboats|Wave makers
rubbish|Trash
sabbats|Witches' meetings
saddens|Disheartens
sadistic|Enjoying the inflicting of pain
sadness|Gloom
salable|Movable, in a store
salamanders|Newts and others
salaried|On the payroll
salient|Standing out prominently
saltier|More saline
samosas|Indian appetizers
sapient|Possessing wisdom
savaged|Brutally attacked
sawbuck|Bill for a carpenter turned cowboy?
scandals|Tabloid topics
scarcer|Fewer and farther between
scaring|Spooking
scarlet|Reddish color
scatter|Disperse
scatter|Kind of rug
scatterbrains|Ding-a-lings
scenario|Screenplay outline
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
sceneries|Movie sets
schemas|Frameworks
science|High school subject
science|High school subject
sconces|Wall candleholders
scrapheap|Accumulation of refuse
scrappy|Feisty
screwed|Fastened, in a way
seaport|Baltimore is one
seaport|Baltimore is one
searcher|Person on a quest
seashore|Locale for clam diggers
seawards|Away from the shore (Var.)
seaweed|Sushi wrap
secrete|Place out of sight
secular|Worldly, not spiritual
seedbed|Cultivation place
selects|Culls
selfish|Having "I" problems?
senates|Government upper houses
senator|Capitol Hill person
senator|Member of a governing body
senator|Washington, D.C. resident
senoras|Ladies of the house in Mexico
sensory|ESP part
sentence|Court handout
serious|Not to be taken lightly
sermons|Sunday deliveries
serrates|Makes toothed edges in
session|Time in a recording studio
seventy|Two-under-par finish at Pebble Beach
shakier|Less stable
sheared|Shaved, as sheep
shellac|Thin varnish
shiners|Fistfight souvenirs
shingle|Roofing tile
shoguns|Old Japanese military leaders
shortcut|Timesaver
shoulder|Part of a road
shrinks|Gets smaller, as a sweater
shrouds|Covers or hides
shyness|Wallflower's quality
siennas|Burnt pigments
sieving|Gold panner's activity
signals|Heralds
signors|Italian gentlemen
simoleons|Dollars, in old slang
sinister|Ominous
sinkers|Anglers' weights
sinuses|Holes in the head?
sizable|Pretty big
skitter|Move along jumpily
slaloms|Ski maneuvers
slammer|Hoosegow
slatted|Like proper venetian blinds
slavers|Drools
slavery|Abolitionists wanted to end it
slender|Slim and trim
slingshot|Goliath killer
slinkier|More stealthy or catlike
slitted|Squinted one's eyes
slogans|Mottos
sloshier|More likely to spill, as water in a bucket
smartly|In a clever way
smasher|Crusher or breaker relative
smashup|Freeway catastrophe
smelter|Metal factory
smiling|Displaying happiness
smitten|Totally in love
smokers|BBQ equipment
smudged|Blurred, as a signature
smudges|Unusable fingerprints
snaffle|Type of horse bit
snapdragons|Testy garden flowers?
snappiest|Like the one speaking most irritably
snarers|Successful trap setters
snippet|Small excerpt
snippet|Small scrap
snorted|Emulated a bull
snuggle|Get close and cozy
sofabed|Houseguest's place to sack out
softened|Started to melt
softens|Lessens in force
solicit|Formally request
solitary|Lone
soloists|They play by themselves
somersaults|Things done in the gym
sources|Reporter's requirements
spandex|Stretcher at the gym?
sparerib|Cookout treat
sparkle|What champagnes do
sparser|Less abundant
spartan|Hardly luxurious
spartan|Michigan State athlete
spatial|Having three dimensions
spatter|Splash, as grease
spatula|Burger flipper
spatula|Pancake flipper
speared|Impaled
specify|State in detail
spectacle|Remarkable thing to see
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spinets|Small upright pianos
spinoff|The Jeffersons was one
spirals|DNA shapes
spirits|Ghostly entities
spiteful|Vindictive
sprayed|Used an aerosol can
spreads|Peanut butter and jelly
spurner|Scornful one
squealers|Rats
stabler|Legendary QB nicknamed the "Snake"
stained|Discolored
stalest|Furthest from the freshest
stalked|Followed obsessively
stamina|Marathoner's asset
starter|Type of pistol
stationer|Merchant of office supplies
stature|Level of importance
steamer|Clambake item
steeped|Prepared tea, in a way
stencil|Letter-drawing guide
stencil|Writing tool
stepson|Offspring acquired by marriage
stereos|Common sound systems
stereos|Hi-fis
sterile|Barren
sternum|Breastbone
stilted|Artificially formal
stilted|Like a circus performer who gets high?
stinker|Movie that rates 0 stars
stipple|Dot painting
stockpiling|Storing up
stonewashed|Like once-popular jeans
stooges|Larry, Moe and Curly
stooped|Crouched
stopper|Bottle cork
storerooms|Warehouse features
strands|Maroons
strategy|Plan of attack
stressor|Anxiety stimulus
stressor|Stimulus that causes tension
stricken|Afflicted
striped|Like a zebra
striped|Like zebras
strummed|Played a banjo, in a way
stunned|Astounded
stuntman|One who falls for a star?
stymies|Hinders the progress of
stymies|Thwarts
subdistrict|Smaller part of a larger zoned area
sublease|Rent from a renter
subtype|Class within a class
suburban|Beyond the city limits
sugared|Candy-coated
sukiyaki|Japanese entree
surgery|It's for skilled operators
syllabi|College course outlines
symphony|Orchestral piece
tabbies|Some cats
tadpole|Creature that loses its tail
tanager|Scarlet bird
tapiocas|Some puddings
tariffs|Export-import duties
tarried|Left slowly and hesitantly
tattooist|Dermal decorator
tattoos|Body designs
tearful|More than sad
teargas|Riot queller
teargas|Riot queller
teenage|Like almost all high school students
teenager|Anagram for "generate"
teepees|Plains shelters of old (Var.)
teeters|Is precariously perched
tenable|Like some positions
tenants|Flat people?
tenement|Overcrowded digs
tenpins|Strike victims?
tenseness|What masseurs work out
tetrads|Groups of four
theater|House of usher?
theists|Some believers
theists|They believe in God
thinners|Dilutants
thirsty|Panting for a potable
thirsty|Seeking relief from a pitcher?
thirteen|Generous dozen, to bakers
thrills|Excites
tidiest|Least cluttered
tiebreaker|Crucial vote
tillage|Plowed land
tillers|Farmers, at times
timider|More shy and hesitant
timpani|Kettledrums
tinfoil|Food preservative
tinners|Some smiths
tintype|Old type of photo
toadies|Yes men
toddling|Walking unsteadily
tomorrow|Annie showstopper
tonsillitis|Reason for many surgeries
topflight|Like an ace pilot?
topical|Of current interest
toreros|Matadors
torpedo|Sub sinker
tortilla|Mexican snack
townies|Locals near a campus
tractor|John Deere product
tractor|Trailer hauler
trainable|Like good obedience school candidates
trances|Mediums' states
trashman|Certain sanitation worker
treatise|Expanded essay
tremolo|Shaky singing technique
trenched|Dug some drainage areas
trestles|Railroad bridges
triages|Prioritizes medically
triceratops|Three-horned dinosaur
tricycle|First wheels, for many
tridents|Pronged weapons
trifles|Small potatoes
trinket|Bauble
tripods|Three-legged stands
trisects|Divides in three
tritone|Three-note musical interval
trivets|Supports for hot dishes
trombones|Certain brasses
trooper|Highway cruiser
tropical|Like some paradises
trotter|Hambletonian entrant
truancy|Hooky-playing
trucker|Cab driver?
trysted|Had a secretive rendezvous
tundras|Vast frozen expanses
turbaned|In a Mideast headdress
turbine|Wind farm item
turncoat|Traitor
turnover|Apple pastry
turrets|Castle features
tussock|Tuft of grass
twinges|Sharp feelings of pain
twitter|Tweet platform
unclasp|Remove, as a bracelet
undertakers|They have grave responsibilities
unfazed|Not upset
unheeded|Like disregarded advice
unicorn|Horned equine of myth
unpicks|Changes one's selection
unravels|Figures out, as a mystery
unseemly|Socially improper
unshaven|Sporting whiskers
unsolved|Remaining a mystery
unsportsmanlike|Conduct penalized in football
upswell|Abrupt increase
urgency|Pressing importance
vanilla|Popular flavor of ice cream
veiling|Obscuring, in a way
venomous|Like some spiders and snakes
veteran|Experienced one
veteran|Old pro
viewers|TV watchers
vintner|Napa Valley figure
viscera|Guts and other innards
vouchers|Discount providers
wagering|Placing bets
washerwoman|Launderer of old
website|Net work?
weekdays|When most people work
westmost|Farthest toward the sunset
wetness|Moisture
wheelchairs|Ramp utilizers
whirligig|Merry-go-round, old-style
whoever|Any person
windbreaker|Jacket worn on a blustery day
windowpanes|They are see-through
winepresses|Some juicy vats
winesap|Apple variety
wireman|Utility company worker
wiretap|Put bugs in someone's home
wontons|Chinese dumplings
wontons|Chinese dumplings
woodpile|Stack of fireplace logs
woodworking|Carpentry
xeroxing|Making copies in the office
yammered|Talked, talked and talked
yearned|Did some wishful thinking
yielding|Submissive
yummiest|Most pleasing to the palate
zestiest|Most piquant
abacuses|Calculator ancestors
abandonment|State of desertion
abating|Diminishing
abracadabra|Magician's phrase that scrambles "radar baa ABC"
abreast|Walking alongside each other
abutting|Lying adjacent to
academe|The scholarly world
academia|The scholarly world
acclaim|Great praise
acclaim|Great praise
accrual|Increase
accuses|Points the finger at
acerbate|Make bitter
achievement|Great accomplishment
acoustic|Guitar type
acquits|Clears of charges
acridly|Sourly
acrimony|Unfriendliness or bitterness
acrobat|Certain circus performer
acronym|Word formed from initials
actions|They "speak louder than words"
activate|Call up, as reservists
actuality|Beingness or existence
adapted|Rolled with the punches
adapter|AC/DC converter
address|Numbers for a home
adenoid|Growth near the tonsil
adroiter|More crafty or skillful
adulates|Hero-worships
advisee|Person receiving counseling
aerosol|Deodorant type
aerosol|Spray can emission
afghani|Kabul currency
aftermath|Consequences
ageists|Discriminators against the elderly
ageless|Eternal
agilely|How ballet dancers move
agitation|What washing machines use to wash
agnostic|Lacking faith
agonies|Extremely painful ordeals
agoutis|Rabbitlike rodents
airhead|Dope
airsick|Needing Dramamine
airstrip|You can really take off from here
alameda|City near Oakland
alehouse|Pub kin
algorithm|Mathematical procedure
alienates|Estranges
allergic|Kind of reaction
allocations|Distributions according to a plan
allspice|Certain seasoning from Jamaica
altitude|Height, to a pilot
alveoli|Parts of the lungs
amalgam|Mixture
amassed|Accumulated by the pope?
amateur|Unpaid athlete
amblers|Unhurried walkers
amenity|Hotel attraction
amoebas|Blobs on slides
amorality|Lack of respect for laws and social values
amorist|Romance writer
amortize|Write off over time
amounts|Sum totals
amusing|Kinda funny
anadems|Wreaths of old
analogize|Draw a comparison, in a way
anapests|Metrical feet
anathema|Detested thing or person
anatomy|Gray area?
anemias|Low iron conditions
anemias|Red blood cell deficiencies
anesthetize|Put under, in an operating room
angelic|Like Gabriel and Michael
animate|Enliven
animated|Brought to life on cels
animator|Disney employee
annotate|Make a margin comment
announcements|Things delivered by PA systems
anoraks|Parka relatives
anthems|National songs
antidote|Poison remedy
antitoxin|It could be your shot in the arm
antsier|More fidgety
anytime|Glad I could help you out!
apaches|Powerful Army helicopters
apertures|Camera openings
apothegm|Pithy saying
apparel|Clothing or garments
appoint|Name to a post
aptness|Suitability
arbiter|One with the power to settle a matter
arcsine|Trig function
arguable|Capable of being debated
arguers|Lawyers in action
argyles|Certain socks or sweaters
argyles|Diamond sock designs
ariosos|Melodic musical passages
ariosos|Short melodic solos
arising|Getting out of bed
arising|Springing up
armoire|Tall cupboardlike structure
arousal|State of excitement
arraign|Call before a court
arrangement|Piece of music adapted for other instruments
artiest|Most highbrow
artistic|Aesthetically pleasing, e.g.
asbestos|Hazardous construction material
ascension|A movement upward
ascertain|Make sure
ashamed|Guilt-stricken
ashiness|Feature of a well-used hearth
asperges|Holy water-sprinkling rite
asperity|Harshness of tone
asperse|Charge falsely
assault|Attack
assaults|Attacks
assaults|They can bring jail time
assemble|Congregate
asserted|Alleged
asserts|States strongly
assessor|Property tax estimator
assortments|Some large bags of candy
assures|Helps free from doubt
astounds|Flabbergasts
asunder|Break into parts or pieces, with "tear"
asylums|Havens
asylums|Havens or sanctuaries
atelier|Artist's milieu
athlete|One participating in sports
attaboy|Way to go, son!
attaches|Flat briefcases
attacked|Came at forcefully
attempt|Try
augment|Add to
aurally|By ear
aureate|Tinged with gold
automata|Robots, collectively
avenges|Exacts satisfaction
averred|Said confidently
avidness|Eagerness and enthusiasm
avocado|Green shade
avocets|Long-legged wading birds
avoided|Steered clear of
awesome|Incredible to behold
backgrounds|Things checked by HR departments
bacteriologists|Life scientists
balloonists|They need to be full of hot air
balloons|Some party decorations
ballroom|Cotillion locale
bandsaw|Shop power cutter
bantered|Joshed back and forth
barbiturate|Sleep-inducing drug class
barrios|Spanish town districts
barterer|Haggling one
batteries|Remote activators?
bearcat|Stutz classic car
bearded|With whiskers
beastly|Abominable
bedsore|Result of consistent lying?
bedspreads|Coverlets
beelines|Direct paths
befallen|Came to pass, old-style
beltway|It rings Washington, D.C.
beltway|Ring around Washington, D.C.
bemuses|Discombobulates
bemuses|Throws for a loop
benediction|Prayer for divine protection
benefactor|Provider of grants
beneficiary|To whom thy will be done?
benevolent|Quite charitable
bermudas|Islands off the Carolina coast
berthas|Wide, lacy collars
beseech|Beg, old-style
besides|Furthermore ...
bestial|Inhuman
bestirs|Rouses oneself, old-style
betroths|Promises to wed
beverage|Something to drink
bewilder|Stump
biennial|Occurring every other year
bigotry|Racism, e.g.
biotechnologies|Commercial genetic manipulation techniques
birders|Ones really watching bills?
bitingly|In a piercing manner
blusterers|Troublemaking bigmouths
bolster|Shore up or support
boniest|Most skeletal
boomers|Gen-Xers' rearers
bothered|Troubled or annoyed
bottles|Baby quieters
breastplate|Chicken part and what it sits on
breasts|Chicken or turkey parts
brewing|Preparing tea
briefer|Less wordy
brittle|Easily snapped
broadcasted|Sown over a wide area
brownie|Baked chocolate delight
bucktoothed|When a certain guy fixes your choppers, you've been ...
bulldogging|Rodeo activity
butters|Uses flattery on (with "up")
caffeine|It provides the kick in coffee
caftans|Loose cloaks
caimans|Alligatorlike reptiles
calorie|Dieter's unit
canaries|Rat birds?
canteens|Thermos relatives
capably|With competence
capstan|Cassette recorder spindle
captive|Hostage
carbine|Light automatic rifle
cardinal|Bird cheered in St. Louis
caricatures|Comical drawings
caroled|Sang "Silent Night" here and there
cassette|Audiotape
catamaran|Multi-hulled water craft
catchup|Wait for me to ___
catsups|Certain condiments (var.)
caustic|Harsh or corrosive in tone
caution|Thing to throw to the wind
caymans|Alligatorlike reptiles
ceaseless|Nonstop
century|A tenth of a millennium
cerebra|Brain parts
certify|Guarantee or notarize
chalice|King Arthur's cup
chancing|Taking a risk
chandler|Friends friend
chanter|Mantra reciter
chaperon|Older prom attendee (var.)
chasers|Some bar drinks
cheddar|Sharp cheese type
cheetahs|Fastest felines
chewable|Like many children's vitamins
chianti|Tuscan wine
chucklehead|Not so smart with a little laughter?
churched|Already a congregation member
circulation|Number representing total magazines sold
citadel|Military school (with "The")
clarets|Some red wines
classes|Student assignments?
classic|Like the best old-school rock
cleanly|How the honest fight
cleaver|Butcher shop hacker
climatic|Weather-related
closure|Sense of completeness
coalesce|Grow together
coatroom|Hat-check person's station
cockatoo|Crested parrot
cockleshell|Small, light, flimsy boat
coherent|Lucid
coliseums|Sports venues
comfortable|Like a broken-in easy chair
comfrey|Medicinal herb
commence|Get started
communicate|Transmit information to others
compute|Use Windows 10
computerize|Make an office modern, in a way
concave|Curving inward
connect|Join
connect|Join together, as dots
conscience|Moral sense
consoles|Instrument panels
contemplation|Long and thoughtful observation
contract|Signed written agreement
convulsant|Having fits of laughter with "clot," "sun" and "van"
convulse|Shake with laughter
cookouts|Picnic alternatives
corncrib|Certain storage structure on a farm
corning|Huge name in glass
corolla|Toyota model
coronations|Crowning moments
corrida|Matador's milieu
corslet|Body armor for the trunk (var.)
cossets|Mollycoddles or babies
coteries|Cliques
couches|Living room staples
counterpart|Analogous thing
counterpart|Twin, e.g.
courant|Au ___ (in the know)
covenant|Formal agreement or compact
cowcatchers|Parts of locomotives
coworker|Person to have lunch with, perhaps
cowskin|Hide from the herd?
crackerjack|First-rate or top-of-the-line
crackly|Like potato chips and bubble wrap
crankshaft|Model T feature
cremated|Burned to ashes
critical|Absolutely necessary
crossbar|Goalpost part
crossbar|What an NFL kicker needs to kick over
crossbow|Archer's weapon
crossbow|Arrow shooter
crueler|More sadistic
cruises|Trips involving life preservers
crusting|___ over (hardening)
curtailed|Put restrictions on
curtsey|Gesture fit for a queen?
curtsey|Gesture of respect
cuspidor|Spittoon
dagwood|Blondie's husband
dampest|Most moist
damsels|Maidens
damsels|Ones in distress, in old movies
daystar|The sun by another term
debased|Lowered in value
debriefs|Queries after a mission
decameter|32 feet, 9 inches
decibel|Sound loudness measure
declaim|Orate passionately
decoupling|Disconnecting two objects
decrease|Lessen
decrypt|Decode
deeding|Officially transferring property
deepness|Well or pool measurement
defaults|Problems for mortgage lenders
defends|Emulates a certain lawyer
defends|Protects, as one's goal
defrosted|Did freezer maintenance
degraded|Cheapened
deletes|Removes keyboard entries
deludes|Deceives
democrats|Republicans' foes
denature|Render undrinkable
deniers|Nay sayers
deposes|Gives testimony
deposits|Some bank transactions
derbies|Some horse races
deserts|Abandons
desolate|Devoid of life
despite|Regardless of
detects|Picks up, as a scent
detects|Senses
deterred|Discouraged
devaluing|Depreciating
devises|Formulates or contrives
dewiest|Most moist, as morning grass
dewiness|Innocence
diesels|Some engines
differentiation|Distinction between multiple things
dinette|Kitchen nook
diorama|Class shoebox project
disarms|Renders weaponless
disassembling|Taking apart
discernment|One's discriminating power
discontinuation|Interruption, as of a subscription
disengaged|Out of gear?
dishonor|Bring shame upon
dishrag|Cloth near the kitchen sink
disowns|Writes out of a will, e.g.
disperse|Scatter, as a crowd
dispose|Throw away (with "of")
disposed|Arranged or settled
dissolve|Melt, as snow
distill|Purify
distorts|Twists, as facts
dollhouse|Barbie's residence
domesday|The ___ Book (Medieval land survey)
donated|Gave generously
doodads|Gizmos
dopiest|Most inane and silly
doubloon|Former Spanish gold coin
dowager|Queen mother, e.g.
doweled|Held together by a thin wooden pin
downheartedness|Feeling of low spirits and sadness
downward|Direction to spiral
draftier|Less insulated
dragger|Trawler
drainage|Sump pump's purpose
driblet|Small, insignificant amount
dryness|Feature of deserts
duchess|Wife of a duke
dynamos|Energetic go-getters
eardrum|Hearing membrane
eardrums|Parts of the auditory canal
earlobe|Hoop locale, often
earnest|Sincere or solemn
earplugs|Noise dampeners
earthenware|Clay pottery
easement|Alleviation
easement|Relief
eclipsing|Overshadowing
ecologic|Relating to the environment
economics|Nobel Prize category
edgewise|Way to get a word in
edgiest|Most irritable
eeriest|Most creepy
eggbeater|Kitchen utensil
eggcups|Some runny breakfast dishes?
egomaniacally|In a self-centered way
electric|Kind of blanket or eel
electric|Like many kitchen appliances
element|Natural habitat
elevator|Lift in a building
eliminate|Do away with
elitism|Superior attitude
elitists|Snobby types
elongate|Stretch out
embalms|Preserves the dead
embanked|Protected with dirt mounds
emerald|The Wizard of Oz city
emeriti|Academic retirees
emigrant|Expatriate
emirate|Arab chieftain's realm
emirate|Gulf state
emission|Discharge
empathic|On the same wavelength
emperor|Hadrian, for one
employee|Hired hand
employs|Puts to work
emulsion|Photographic film coating
enameled|Like teeth
enamored|Bewitched
enclave|Country wholly within another
encoded|Needing to be deciphered
endorse|Give one's approval to
endorse|Sign the back of a check
engorge|Get piggy with it?
enlarge|Magnify
enlistee|Army volunteer
enraptured|When Lil Wayne is happy, he feels ...
ensiles|Preserves fodder on a farm, e.g.
ensiles|Stores fodder on a farm
ensnare|Catch in a web
ensures|Makes certain
entails|Involves by necessity
enthralls|Spellbinds
enthuse|Excite
entrees|They include sides
entrenchments|Fortified ditches
entrepreneurial|Willing to bet on one's own business instincts
enwrapped|Covered with packaging
epeeist|Olympic fencer
epeeist|Olympic lunger
epilogs|Short closing passages (var.)
episode|TV show unit
equator|Earth's big belt
erasers|Pencil attachments
erected|Built from the ground up
erelong|Soon, in old poetry
ergometer|Rowing machine, for one
erosion|Cause of a disappearing coastline
erosion|The wearing away of rocks, e.g.
erotism|Amorousness (var.)
erotism|Sexual desire
errands|Gofer's runs
erratum|Mistake in print
escallop|Bake in sauce, as potatoes (var.)
escapers|Houdini and some desperate cons
escarole|Fancy salad veggie
espouse|Embrace, as a belief
espousing|Choosing and following
espresso|Joltin' joe?
espying|Making out in the distance
essayed|Attempted
essayist|Huxley, Lamb or Bacon, e.g.
essences|Important core elements
essences|Perfumes
establishes|Founds
esteems|Values greatly
esthete|Connoisseur
estrogen|Female hormone
estuary|Where river and sea meet
etagere|Knickknack holder
etcetera|... and so on
etcetera|And more =
etcetera|You can guess the rest
etchers|Acid-using artists
eternal|Continuing for infinity
eternal|Endless
eternal|Everlasting
eternity|Time without end
ethereal|Light, delicate and airy
eugenia|Genus of tropical trees
evanesce|Slowly disappear
evasive|Very hard to capture
evenings|Twilight times
evolves|Gradually changes over time
execute|Carry out, as a mission
exhausts|Depletes
exhilarated|When Donald Trump won the election, he felt ...
expatriate|Hemingway or Stein, famously
experimentation|What many labs are used for
experts|Specialists
extracurricular|Like after-school activities
extravagant|Excessive, as a gala
extreme|Like some sports
exudation|Act of oozing
eyesight|What having contacts can improve
factious|Creating dissension
fantastical|Ludicrously, wonderfully odd
fashionista|Stella McCartney, for one
fastener|Button, zipper or snap
fastidious|Mr. Fancy Pants is not excessively tidy, he's ...
fearfulness|Feeling at a haunted house's front door
fearless|Stunningly bold
fellowships|People sharing common beliefs
fiancee|One's bride-to-be
figment|Fantastic notion, as of one's imagination
filament|Light bulb thread
filename|Title on a hard drive
filibusters|Intransigent senators' tactics
finesses|Handles with subtle skill
fingerprintings|Some police station activities
fingertip|It's printed?
fireplug|Hydrant
firmest|Least likely to sag
fitness|Good physical condition
flagged|Marked, as for a violation
flotsam|Debris floating on the sea
flounce|Walk emphatically
footsore|Hobbled from a very long walk
footwork|Fancy maneuvering
forages|Looks for food
forehand|Certain tennis stroke
forsook|Desolated, once
foxtrot|Type of ballroom dance
freebies|The things on the house?
freshens|Renews, as air
frigates|Naval escort ships
frisbee|Flying disk
frontiersman|Daniel Boone, for one
fuchsia|Dark purplish-red color
furlong|220 yards
fusions|Nuclear mergers?
fusspot|Extreme worrywart
gagster|Quickwitted card
gallbladder|It stores bile
gallows|Hanging structure
garages|Many endings for driveways
garnishment|Court order affecting one's wages
garotte|Inquisition's iron collar
gaseous|In neither a solid nor liquid state
gashing|Causing deep cuts
generator|Source of electricity
genetic|Kind of code
gentile|Non-Jewish
gessoes|Plaster of Paris preparations
gesture|Wave or shoulder shrug, e.g.
getaway|Brief vacation
ghettos|Rough areas
gigaflop|Computing speed unit
gluttony|One of the deadly sins
gnawing|Chewing away
goriness|Horror-film feature
gradient|Inclined part of the road
grandiosity|Hugeness, to Mr. Fancy Pants
grandsons|Magog and Aram, to Noah
graphite|Stuff in pencils
gratifying|Pleasing to the mind
grayness|Feature of aging
greeter|Walmart employee
greeters|Some friendly store employees
gregarious|Mr. Fancy Pants isn't social, he's ...
grenade|Lobbed bomb
grenades|Small bombs
grenades|Thrown weapons
griever|Mourning person?
gripers|Hard-to-please grumblers
grommet|Metal eyelet
grosser|Ickier
guldens|Mustard brand
gunsmith|Pistol maker
gyrations|Whirling dance movements
habitant|Any dweller of any place
habitue|Regular visitor
hamster|Pet on a wheel
happened|Came to pass
hardtack|Sailor's sea biscuit
harmonious|OK class, singing that meshes well is ...
harpsichordist|Certain type of keyboard player
harrier|Foxhound kin
harrowed|Worked farmland, in a way
headache|Pain in the butt, ironically
headhunt|Do some executive recruiting
headiest|Most intoxicating
hearten|Buoy the spirits of
hearten|Lift the spirits of
heartens|Brings encouragement to
heartens|Gives hope to
hectors|Nags
heiress|Will beneficiary
helmets|Football necessities
helotry|Slavery or serfdom class
hematoma|Abnormal collection of blood
herdsmen|Male cattle drivers
heretic|Inquisition victim
herewith|Enclosed, in legal-speak
hesitated|Wavered
hesitates|Shows uncertainty
hilliest|Best for sledding
himself|To whom a guy makes many comments
hinnies|Horse-donkey hybrids
historic|More than noteworthy
hoaxers|Pranksters
homebrew|Domestic beer?
homecomings|Some big high-school football games
homesick|Longing to return to one's family
homesteader|Settler type
homestretch|Horse race finale
honeybun|Sweetie alternative
honeycomb|Thing created by bees
hookworm|Parasitic bloodsucker
hotline|Special telephone connection
housebroken|Past the paper-training stage
houselights|Features of movie theaters
housemother|Sorority chaperon
humanly|How some things are possible
hypnotic|Type of trance
hypothesize|Believe on uncertain grounds
iceboat|It may go through the floe
icefalls|Some frigid winter events
icehouse|Freezer forerunner
idealist|Impractical dreamer
idolater|Certain commandment violator
ignoble|Of low character
illicit|Not permitted
illusive|Misleading by false appearances
impaired|Mentally or physically unfit
impanel|Select a jury
imparity|Disproportion
impasse|Uncompromising situation?
impeding|Getting in the way
imperil|Endanger
implies|Hints at
imposter|Identity thief
imposture|Instance of pretending to be someone else
impresses|Wows
imputes|Attributes or ascribes
incenses|Absolutely infuriates
incisors|Canine neighbors
incited|Stirred up
inconsequential|Trivial
industrious|Hard-working
infantry|Type of army unit
infests|Takes over, as a parasite
inflexible|Not shakable
informal|Casual, as dress
initiations|Welcoming rites
inkblot|Smear tactic in psychology?
inkhorns|Old writing accessories
inkpots|Calligraphers' containers
inmates|Joint tenants?
insects|Bugs
insignificant|Not worthy of attention
insinuate|Suggest on the sly
insofar|To the degree that
insolent|More than merely rude
installment|Monthly partial payment
integer|Any natural number
integer|Natural whole number
interns|Aspiring doctors
interrupted|Angelina Jolie, your film completes me, "Girl ...
intimate|Familiar
intoxicants|All alcoholic beverages
intrepid|Fearless
inventing|Emulating Thomas Edison
inverness|City in Scotland
invoices|Itemized bills
ironclad|Like an unbreakable contract
irrigate|Water, as a garden
irritate|Get one's goat
irritated|Rubbed the wrong way
islander|New York hockey player
isolate|Cut off from all others
isolates|Puts by itself
iterate|Say over
jackaroo|Young ranch hand in Australia
jealously|With enviousness
junction|Meeting place
karaoke|Type of bar
karaoke|Type of bar that encourages singing
kerchoo|Sneeze sound
kettles|They whistle in some kitchens
kidnapee|One being held for ransom (Var.)
knapsack|Backpack relative
knapsack|Hiker's carryall
kneecap|Patella
knockoff|Cheap imitation
lactates|Produces milk
lambada|The "forbidden dance" of the early '90s
laments|Cries of sorrow
laminate|Protect a document, in a way
lampreys|Eel-like creatures
landowners|They may deal lots
lapdogs|Small pooches
larboard|On the left side of a boat
largesse|Gifts bestowed
latrine|Place to go on base
launder|Make dirty money appear clean
laundry|Common household chore
layette|Baby shower gift, sometimes
leading|Ahead
leafage|What a tree produces
leaping|Bounding or springing
leashes|Dog restrainers
leaving|Walking out the door
legatee|Will beneficiary
leisure|Time workaholics need
leprose|Powdery lichen
liability|Negative thing
librate|To stay poised
libretti|Texts of operas
license|Thing for legal drivers
licensee|Authorized seller
licensee|Authorized vendor
ligament|Bone connector
limeade|Citrus drink
limerick|Rhyme with a punch line
linnets|Finch family birds
litanies|Long lists
locking|Securing, as a door
lockstep|Manner of marching in file
lodestar|Guiding nightlight
lonesome|Solitary
longest|Most extended
longevity|Staying power
loosest|Least tight-fitting
loyaler|Much more patriotic
lunchroom|School's cafeteria
lurches|Staggers forward
macabre|Ghastly and ghoulish
macaroni|Pasta type
madeira|Amber wine
madonna|Another name for the Virgin Mary
maestoso|In a stately manner, musically
magnanimous|Mr. Fancy Pants isn't noble of spirit, he's ...
maharaja|Prince in India
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
maintaining|Preserving, as machinery
malpractice|Type of insurance for a doctor
mammoth|Gigantic extinct mammal
manatee|Huge marine mammal
manifestoes|Movement's declarations
manuscripts|Handwritten books or documents
mapping|Charting
marinara|Common pasta sauce
martyrs|Some self-sacrificing saints
martyrs|They suffer for a cause
masoned|Worked installing stones
massive|Colossal
materialize|Appear out of thin air
matinees|Afternoon movies
matriculate|Enroll as a student
matured|Aged
matures|Gets older
mealier|More crumbly and dry
meatball|Spaghetti complement
medians|Road dividers
meditate|Think about deeply
mediums|Seance VIPS
megohms|Huge amounts of resistance?
megohms|Resistance in the millions?
melanin|Skin pigment
mellifluous|Pleasing to the ear
menages|Households
mermaids|Some imaginary sea creatures
mesquite|Wood for smoking
messiah|Title for Jesus (with "The")
messier|More trashed
metalworker|A blacksmith, for one
metropolis|Place for a man to become super
midnight|Time to welcome New Year's Day
mikados|Japanese imperial titles
millstream|Water that is a power source
mimosas|Some brunch cocktails
minestrones|Italian soups
mingles|Hobnobs among guests
minibikes|Small motorcycles
minters|Change makers?
minutia|Trifling detail
misdeal|Card distribution problem
misfire|Fall flat
misspelt|Erred in a bee (var.)
misstep|Stumble
mistrial|Result of a hung jury
misuses|Applies incorrectly
misuses|Exploits or abuses
mobiles|They get infants' attention
modulations|Key changes
molders|Decays
momentary|Brief in nature
monarchs|Colorful butterflies
moneyed|Very well off
monitor|Keep tabs on
monsters|Frightening things
mopiest|Most glum
motorcycles|Harleys and others
mottoes|Slogans
mountaintop|Peak
moussaka|Greek lamb dish
nailset|Carpentry tool that packs a punch
naivety|Lack of sophistication (var.)
naivety|Lack of worldliness (var.)
narcissi|Some garden perennials
nastiest|Most inclement, as weather
neatened|Tidied
neatness|It "counts" to the tidy
neckline|V formation, in clothing
needily|In an impoverished fashion
needles|Sewing tools
neonatal|Certain hospital unit
neonate|Newborn
nestles|Snuggles
nettled|Vexed
newtons|Some fig cookies
nextdoor|Adjacent
nickeled|___ and Dimed
nincompoop|Not so smart with a free center?
nitrogen|Biggest part of air
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonpartisan|Not in the party?
nonskid|Like road-gripping tires
nonstop|24/7/365
noontide|Midday
nosegay|Smallish bouquet
nosiest|Most prying
nostalgia|Longing for the past
notates|Writes musical symbols
notation|Margin jotting
notepad|Reporter's item
notices|They may be posted
notifications|Some requests for payments
notwithstanding|Be that as it may
novocaine|It can leave you numb
nuances|Fine, subtle differences
nuisance|Irritant
numerous|Quite a lot of
oarless|Without paddling implements
oatmeal|Hot breakfast staple
obesity|Corpulence
obscure|Not well-known
obstructionist|Monkeywrench thrower
obtusest|Least intelligent
occasion|Special time or event
oceanaut|SEALAB inhabitant
oceanic|Vast
octette|Eight performers (var.)
octopuses|Army sea creatures?
octuplet|One of eight in a massive birth
odiously|In an offensive manner
odorous|Having a natural fragrance
offense|What Tom Brady plays
offerer|Proposal proposer, essentially
offering|Important part of a church service
offhand|Casual, as a remark
oldsters|Parents and grandparents, to teens
oleander|Poisonous ornamental shrub
oleaster|Wild olive
onetime|Never repeated
openwork|Like embroidery
operator|Old phone company worker
operator|User
operetta|Light musical production
opinions|Expressed points of view
opossum|Critter that plays dead
opossum|Drawn-out Pogo, e.g.
opossum|Only U.S. marsupial
optimistic|When Mr. Tebow is hopeful, he feels ...
oratorio|Handel bars?
oratorios|Choral works
orchestral|Class, if music is fit for the Boston Pops, it's ...
ordered|Talked to a waiter
ordinal|1st or 2nd type of number?
oreganos|Some cooking herbs
organists|They play while people pray
ostmark|East German currency, once
outdistance|Beat the field, in a marathon
outlast|Survive longer than
outlasts|Stays longer than
outline|Summary
outsell|Beat in the marketplace
outsole|Treaded shoe part
overconfident|Excessively self-assured
overeat|Binge on grub
overextends|Strains excessively that scrambles "red stone vex"
overpass|Driver's cloverleaf
overridden|Superseded
overruns|Unforeseen costs
oversee|Keep tabs on
oversee|Supervise
oversee|Supervise
overtones|Harmonics
overturn|Capsize
overused|Worn out prematurely
overuses|Employs too often
painstaking|Sorely taking care?
paisley|Like Prince's "Park"
palatable|Pleasing to the taste buds
palestra|Old Greek gymnasium (var.)
palette|Color-mixing board
pamphleteer|Thomas Paine was voted Most Valuable ...
panacea|Hypothetical cure-all
panatela|Long, slender cigar
pancreas|Insulin-producing glandular organ
pandemic|Pervasive, as a disease
paneled|Like many basements in the '80s
pantomimist|Marcel Marceau was voted Most Valuable ...
papayas|Melonlike tropical fruits
paperer|Certain wall coverer
paperweight|The rock in my desk's inbox was voted Most Valuable...
papists|Roman Catholics
parabola|Geometric curve
parades|Thanksgiving Day events
parakeet|Colorful mimic in a cage
parasail|Chute over a beach
parishioner|The church's top volunteer was voted Most Valuable ...
parlays|Successfully exploits
parleyed|Negotiated, as between enemies
paroled|Happy to have an incomplete sentence
parsimony|Extreme stinginess
partakes|Shares in, as a meal
particle|It may be elementary
passbooks|Balanced reading materials?
password|Security protection
pastoral|Like idyllic country life
patellae|Knee bones
patriot|New England pro
pausers|Hesitant ones
payrolls|Common business expenses
peanuts|Schulz's comic strip
peddlers|Small-time vendors
peewees|Runts
pelisse|Sleeveless fur-lined cloak
pennywise|It baddie
perceptions|One's ways of conceiving things
perches|Branches, to birds
perigee|Innermost orbital point
periled|Endangered
periwig|Thing for an English barrister
permutation|Variant
persist|Never quit
personae|Bunch of characters
perusal|Attentive reading
perused|Read carefully
pesetas|Former Spanish bills
pettish|Easily annoyed or irritated
pheromone|Attractive secretion?
phrased|Put into words
phrases|Catchwords
piebald|Patchy horse
piecemeal|A bit at a time
pierced|Like some decorated ears
pigeonholes|Puts into small compartments
pimiento|Sweet red pepper
placebo|Fake medicine
plaints|Grievances or objections
plaited|Like cornrows
plaiter|Cornrow maker
plastic|It supplies credit cards?
plateau|Reach one's peak
plateaux|Flat highlands
plateful|Buffet quantity
platonic|Nonromantic, as some relationships
plausible|Believable
playbills|What ushers hand out, sometimes
playdate|Tot's appointment
pleased|Delighted
pleased|Delighted or satisfied
pleasurable|Enjoyable
plectrum|Guitarist's pick tool
plumage|Peacock's feathers
plusses|Positives
pocketknife|Camper's handy tool
pockmark|Small pitted scar
pointers|Arrows, at times
polestar|Sailor's guiding light
politico|Government insider
polymer|What anything plastic is
pompano|Beach in Florida
pontiffs|Vatican VIPs
ponytail|Braid relative
portico|Covered entrance to a home
portion|Some, but not all
positioning|Aligning
postcards|Popular souvenirs
posterior|Rear end
posterior|You sit on it
postmortems|Spiritless examinations?
postscripts|Addendums
prances|Struts like a steed
precook|Boil ahead of time, e.g.
predawn|Like some raids in the dark
predecessor|The one before
prefabs|Ready-made houses
preppier|More like an Exeter student
presidio|Connery movie (with "The")
presoak|Laundry step
presold|Like reserved seats
priests|Religious officials
primero|A first in Spanish
principal|High school VIP
principle|Integrity or uprightness
principled|Upright in the school office?
printout|Document's hard copy
prompts|Cues for the forgetful
pronged|Like forks and electrical plugs
properly|How things should be done
prowess|Superior skill or ability
purpleheart|Award for the courageous
purpleheart|Combat award
pushover|Horrible negotiator
putdown|Insult
ragtime|Joplin played it
rainouts|Some baseball cancellations
raptured|Taken from Earth to heaven
rarities|Uncommon objects
rashest|Most impulsive
rashness|Trait of a daredevil
rasping|Using a coarse tool on
ratatats|Gangster movie sound effects
ratchets|Gadgets with pawls
rationality|State of having sound judgment
rattail|'80s hairdo
rattail|Sewer bottom?
rattiest|Most dilapidated
ravishes|Holds spellbound
readapt|Modify to fit again
readopt|Take up as one's own again
realigns|Trues once more
realism|Life as it is
realtor|Person with lots to offer
reapply|Try to be accepted again?
rearmed|Replaced guns
rebukes|Utterly rejects
recesses|School breaks
reciprocate|Give in return
recites|Speaks from memory
reconfirm|Establish again
recorder|Flute relative
recusal|Judicial self-disqualification
recusant|Refusing to submit to authority
redeeming|Bringing about salvation
redesign|Make a new blueprint for
redirect|Change trajectory
redrill|Put through one's paces again, in the army
reelers|Staggering fishermen?
reenacts|Stages a Civil War battle, today
reentry|Shuttle's return
reentry|What a stamped hand allows
refiner|Oil company's role
refiners|Oil and sugar companies, at times
reissue|Put out again, as a CD
reissue|Release again
relates|Sympathizes
relearn|Master all over again
release|Let go
relents|Gives in, as to pressure
reliant|Old Plymouth model
remarked|Made comments
remarry|Wed again
remolds|Shapes with clay again
renames|Makes a moniker change
renewals|Subscription extensions
renters|Some future homeowners
reorders|Replenishes inventory
repeats|Like many Netflix programs
replacement|Reserve
replacement|Substitute
reprisal|Counterattack
reprise|Do again, as a role
reprise|Play again, as a role
repulse|Offend and then some
request|Ask for
rescind|Cancel, as a law
rescued|Saved
resealed|Glued shut again
reseats|Moves from the back to the front row
resells|Does a secondhand store job
resells|Moves used goods
resemblance|Similarity
resettle|Colonize over again
reshape|Change form
reshape|Play with Play-Doh
reshapes|Uses Play-Doh
residue|Leftover trace
response|An automatic "You're welcome," for one
restore|Refurbish
restroom|John or loo
retells|Spins the same yarn again
retitles|Gives a new name to
retrain|Show the ropes to once more
retransmitted|Sent again with a "catcher" in a "music note"
retreat|Withdraw from battle
reunions|Family get-togethers
rewarding|Gratifying
rhythmical|Class, music that has a timed regularity is ...
ribbons|Fair awards
ridable|Like broken broncs and waves
ridding|Disencumbering
riffraff|Undesirables
ripcords|Skydivers' necessities
robotic|Mechanically stiff
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
roseola|Reddish rash
rosette|Flowery ribbon adornment
rotated|Took turns
rotates|Spins around
roulette|Gambler's "wheel"
roundup|Big job for a cowboy
rovings|Vagabond's wanderings
russets|Some apples
rutabaga|Turnip type
sadists|Masochists' opposites
safaris|Exotic hunting vacations
saguaro|Arizona's state flower
sainthood|State of the blessed?
salience|Striking feature
saltpan|Desert basin
salvoes|Gunfire outbursts
sameness|Definite lack of variety
sanctum|Inner holy place
sandpapered|Smoothed, as a wooden surface
sarongs|Skirts of the South Pacific
sarongs|South Pacific skirts
satanic|Like some devilish cults
satchel|Pitching legend Paige
satires|Literary spoofs
satisfying|Fulfilling
saucepan|Cooking utensil
savored|Enjoyed immensely
scallion|Green onion
scarlet|Shade of red
scarves|Colorful neckwear items
scatterings|Things dispersed haphazardly
scenario|Screenwriter's layout
scented|Like many candles
scepter|Royal staff
schmoes|Jerky types
schooner|Very big beer glass
scolded|Chewed out
scooper|Dog walker's item
scooter|Vespa, famously
scorner|Internet troll, essentially
scotches|Strong liquors
scoured|Cleaned, as a pan
scourer|Dishwasher, perhaps
screens|Window inserts
screwdriver|A solo tool
scripts|References for directors
scrupulous|Conscientious to a carpenter?
seashell|Beachcomber's discovery
seasonal|Like Easter eggs and Christmas cards
seatbelt|Safety feature
secondhand|Like some dangerous smoke
secretary|Certain office worker
secrets|Confidences
sectors|Public and private groups
secular|Not devoted to religion
sedated|Quieted with meds
seduces|Bewitches
seeable|In view
seeding|Gardening chore
seeress|Female prophet
seeress|Forward-looking woman?
seethed|Did a slow burn
seiners|Some fishermen with nets
seismic|Groundbreaking?
seismic|Pertaining to earthquakes
selects|Is picky?
seminary|School for would-be priests
senates|Lawmaking groups
senates|Some legislative bodies
senator|D.C. VIP
senator|Politician with a six-year term
seniors|Earners of cheaper tickets
sentinel|Watchman
separator|Dairy apparatus
septets|Trios plus quartets
septette|Group of seven (var.)
septette|Group of seven (var.)
serious|Not funny at all
services|Amenities
servility|Submissiveness
sestets|Sonnet divisions
settees|Family room pieces, sometimes
settled|Colonized
severed|Cut off
sextant|Navigation instrument
sharper|More on the ball
sharpest|Like the most effective knife
shelffuls|Informal store-inventory units
shiners|Black eyes
shortcoming|Character flaw
showboat|Hot dog
shutters|They hang around the house
sickness|Something to feign
sideline|Secondary occupation
sierran|Member of a certain environmental club
sierras|Mountain chains
silhouettes|Outlines
sillier|More inane and ridiculous
simians|Monkeys, gorillas and the like
singeing|Burning superficially
sinless|Like Jesus, famously
sippers|People who are not heavy drinkers?
skeleton|Anatomy class prop
skewers|Impales
skewers|Shish kebab holders
skewing|Distorting or spinning, politically
skylark|Certain old Buick
slantways|Obliquely
slapped|Emulated the Three Stooges
sleeted|Almost snowed
sleeves|LP and arm protectors
sleuths|Holmes, Columbo and Moto
slighter|Not as substantial
slipper|Indoor shoe
slobbery|Like a drooling dog
slogans|Catchphrases
sluices|Mill water channels
smartest|Most intelligent
smartest|Most intelligent
smartly|In a brilliantly intelligent way
smasher|Rampaging one
smelled|Detected, as trouble
smirker|One smiling in a self-satisfied way
smoothened|Eliminated rough edges
smoothie|Sweet-talker
snakier|More sinuous or curvy
snapdragons|Testy garden flowers with faces like fire-breathers
sneerer|Scornful one employing a curled lip
sneerer|Snidely Whiplash, infamously
snipers|Some sharpshooters
snippet|Small excerpt
snobbery|Snootiness
snowfall|Winter delight, for some
soapier|More sudsy
soffits|Undersides of overhangs
softhearted|Sympathetic and then some
sojourns|Stopovers
solaced|Gave comfort to
soluble|Like salt mixed in water
sombrero|Large Mexican hat
someone|Unknown individual
somersaults|Some gymnastic feats
somnolent|Marked by drowsiness
sonatina|Short classical music piece
sonless|Without a male heir
soonest|With the least delay
soprano|Certain voice in a choir
soprano|Highest female voice
sorghum|Molasses or syrup yielder
sorrier|More apologetic
sorters|Some postal machines
soundproofs|Prepares a booth for recording
sourness|Lemon's quality
sparsely|Hardly in an abundant manner
sparser|More meager
special|Not ordinary
spheroid|Anything shaped like Earth
spieled|Delivered a sales pitch
spieled|Pitched a pitch
spigots|Taps in the kitchen
spigots|Taps in the kitchen
spleens|Ill humors
spleens|Large dark-red oval organs
splotch|Weird, irregular stain
splurge|Spend extravagantly
sponsor|One paying to be on TV?
spooned|Canoodled
spurted|Gushed forth
spymaster|George Smiley, for one
squints|Tries to see in bright light
stabler|More reliable
stables|Structures for equines
stalled|Delayed
stamina|Athlete's lasting power
stammer|Speak in a halting manner
starfish|Five-armed sea creature
startle|Frighten
stealth|Bomber type
stealth|Type of modern bomber
steamship|The Queen Mary, for one
steepest|Most precipitous
steepled|Like many churches
steered|Manned the helm
stereos|Multi-speaker systems
stereos|Sound systems
sterner|More uncompromising
sternum|Breastbone
stifles|Stops, as a yawn
stimuli|Response inciters
stinker|No-goodnik, to Bugs Bunny
stipple|Paint using small dots and flicks
stippled|Dotted
stirred|Mixed liquids together
stockade|Military prison
stoical|Unexcitable and unmoved
stoniest|Most hardhearted or rocky
storied|Celebrated
stowage|Charge at some warehouses
strafes|Peppers from up high
strange|Peculiar
strayed|Wandered away from the flock
striped|Like all zebras
striven|Attempted with strong effort
strudel|Thin pastry of fruit
stumped|Baffled
stupors|Drunken states
stupors|States of drunkenness
stylets|Some engraving tools
stylist|Salon worker
stymies|Flummoxes or baffles
submits|Sends in, as payments
submits|Yields or surrenders
substitutes|Fill-ins
subtract|Take away
sugarcane|Plantation crop
sundaes|Some ice cream shop selections
sundries|Miscellaneous articles
sunlight|It can bathe people in warmth
superintendency|The act of managing by overseeing
surface|Come out of hiding
surfers|Wave riders
surfings|Huntington Beach activities
surname|Family moniker
surpass|Outdo
svelter|More slender
svelter|More toned
swarmed|Teemed
sweater|Fall wear
sweater|Something to wear in the fall
sympathy|Deep, sincere compassion
synthesis|Fusion
tabular|Arranged in columns
tactful|Diplomatic
talented|Gifted
talents|Showcases on TV shows?
tallgrasses|Among which weeds can hide
tangelo|Grapefruit-orange hybrid
tangelo|Hybrid citrus fruit
tattler|Little squealer
tautness|Lack of slack
tawnier|More like a lion's shade
teapots|Tempest holders?
teatime|4 p.m. in England, traditionally
teenier|Smaller
teetotal|Remain on the wagon
telethon|Broadcast fundraiser
tellers|Bank employees
telltale|Revealing type of sign?
telltales|Spins yarns
tendency|Likeliness
tensest|Most nail-biting
tensest|Most nail-biting
terraria|Lizards' lodgings
terraria|Sealed places for plants
tersest|Least wordy
tetanus|Kind of shot that prevents lockjaw
tetrads|Foursomes
textural|Pertaining to the feel of a fabric
thereby|Because of that
thereof|Thence
thereon|At that point
thereto|In that direction, archaically
thirsty|Needing water
thruster|Small rocket engine
thwarted|Stymied
tiaraed|Like a beauty pageant winner, e.g.
timelessly|In an eternal fashion
tintypes|Early photographs
toccatas|Keyboard compositions
tocsins|Alarm bells
tomahawking|When a certain guy is out there just a-selling, he's ...
tomatoes|Marinara necessities
tootled|Hit the horn on a subcompact
topknot|Bun on the head
torrent|Very heavy rain
torrider|More fervent or more impassioned
tortures|Puts on the rack, perhaps
tossing|Turning companion
tottered|Was about to fall over
toweled|Dried oneself (with "off")
trachea|Breathing tube
tragically|Not happily
trailbreaker|Blazer of a pioneer
trailed|Was running behind?
traitors|Treasoning is their reasoning
trances|Hypnotic creations
transact|Carry on, as business
traverse|Go from border to border
treasure|The X on a pirate map
treeing|Chasing up into branches
trembled|Shook in fear
trepans|Holing devices
trepidation|Feeling of alarm or dread
trespass|Enter unlawfully
tribunal|Judicial assembly
tricycle|First set of wheels, often
tricycle|First vehicle for many
triennial|Occurring every third year
trippier|More psychedelic
trisect|Cut into thirds
trucker|One putting up many highway miles
trusses|Bridge supports
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
tsunami|Tidal wave
tumbled|Took a header
tuxedos|Some formal wear
twosome|Duo
typefaces|Font features
typeset|Do characteristic work?
typesets|Prepares for printing, as books
tyrannosaurs|Large carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs
tyranny|Despotism
ukulele|Hawaiian guitar
ullages|Less-than-full amounts for containers
unaware|Like a sleeping guard
unbiased|Impartial
uncanny|Weirdly remarkable
unclean|Needing washing
unclothe|Remove garb
uncommitted|Not yet pledged
undated|Like some paintings
underbid|One way to get a business contract
underlie|Form the base for
underuse|Fail to get the most out of something
undulant|Resembling waves
unevenly|In a ragged manner
unfaltering|Not shakable
unflinching|Not shakable
ungainly|Unwieldy or awkward
ungulate|With hooves
unhappy|Far from pleased as punch
unicycle|Thing requiring a balancing act
uninvolved|Not participating
unipolar|Like depression without mania
universal|With worldwide scope
unlearns|Discard the habit of
unlined|Like blank paper
unmoral|Ethically lacking
unpacked|Took everything out
unsalable|Like too-damaged merchandise
unseals|Opens, as an official document
unstated|Not spoken
unstrap|Open, as a seat belt
untanned|Needing some color?
unyielding|Not shakable
upended|Turned topsy-turvy
upfield|Toward the goal
uppercut|Knockout punch, sometimes
upraised|Resurrected
upwelled|Rose up, as spring water
useless|Not worth a penny
utterance|Vocalization
vamooses|Scrams
veneers|Thin decorative layers
venerator|Respectful one
venetian|Blinds type
ventral|Near the belly, as a shark fin
verbalized|Spoke
vignette|Brief literary description
visitor|Guest popping in
vitamin|Dietary supplement
vocabulary|It's full of words
walkaway|One way to avoid a potential scene
walleye|Pikelike freshwater perch
warthog|Pumbaa, for one
washbasins|Sink relatives of old
waterloo|Site of Napoleon's defeat
waterski|Wakeboard relative
weakest|Least strong
weeders|Gardeners, frequently
western|It can be shot on a range
wetness|Water feature?
wettest|Most in need of a towel
whorled|Like all fingerprints
wiggling|Fidgeting
wildcat|Lynx, e.g.
willingly|One way to comply
wingless|Like lice
winsome|Charming in a naive way
wintergreen|Rubbing alcohol type
wiseacre|Smart-alecky know-it-all
wisteria|Lane on "Desperate Housewives"
withers|Dries up in the sun
womanish|Not masculine
woodworking|Advanced carpentry
woolgathering|Daydreaming
workaholics|People in need of some playtime?
wrapper|Candy cover
writers|Authors
xylophones|Certain percussion instruments
yabbers|Prattles
yelping|Kennel noises
yeshivah|Rabbinical seminary (var.)
yielded|Gave way
younger|Not as old
youthful|Vigorous
yuletide|Christmastime
yummiest|Most delicious
zeniths|Pinnacles or summits
zephyrs|Gentle breezes
abetted|Helped with heists
abettor|Crook's accomplice
abettors|Getaway drivers, e.g.
abeyance|State of limbo
abeyant|Inactive
abstruser|Harder to penetrate
academe|The scholarly life
academia|Dean's milieu
accosts|Greets aggressively
acetate|Laminating material
acoustic|Guitar type
acrobats|Agile circus performers
acrylic|Paint type
activations|Parts of software installations
actualities|Facts and whatnot
adenoid|It's behind the uvula
adeptness|Proficiency
adrenal|Gland type
adroiter|With more skill
adulate|Fawn about
adulate|Praise to the skies
adverse|Contrary to your interests
aerates|Adds bubbles to
aeriest|Most ethereal (var.)
aerobic|Certain exercise
aerobics|It involves long stretches
aerosol|Spray type
affirms|States positively
aftermarket|Like car accessories
against|Voting nay
aggregate|Combined
agitate|Rabble-rouse
agitate|Shake, as liquids
agnostics|Nonbelievers
airhead|Featherbrain kin
airport|O'Hare, for one
airwaves|Medium for radio
alameda|Tree-lined walkway
alderman|City council member
alfresco|In the open air
aliases|AKA names
aliases|Faux names
alienate|Estrange
alienee|Transferee, legally
alienist|Old-timey psychiatrist
alleged|Claimed sans proof
allergic|Hayfever-y
allowed|Conceded or permitted
allures|Entices
alterer|Editor or tailor
aluminum|Foil metal
alumnae|Female graduates
amalgam|Blend of diverse things
amalgam|Mixture or blend
amaretti|Italian almond biscuits
amarettos|Italian almond liqueurs
amassing|Accumulating
amethyst|Valuable purple stone
amicable|Friendly
ammonia|Powerful cleaner
ammonia|Pungent liquid or gas
amnesty|Period of forgiveness
amorist|Casanova wannabe
amplest|Most abundant
anadems|Head garlands
analogs|Old-style watches
analogue|Duplicate, fancy (var.)
analyst|Sportscasting position
anapest|Three-syllable foot
anchorage|Alaska city
andromeda|Galaxy near ours
anemones|Flowery sea creatures
angered|Infuriated
angoras|Cats with bushy tails
angoras|Some cats or rabbits
angrier|More mad
animator|Cartoonist
animuses|Hostilities
aniseed|Biscotti flavor source
aniseeds|Cordial flavorings
aniseeds|Liqueur flavorings
anoints|Applies holy oil to
another|I'll have ___
antagonize|Provoke
anteater|One dining on a hill?
anteaters|Aardvarks
anteaters|Colony devourers
antelope|Deer playmate of song
antennae|Features of butterflies
anthems|Patriotic renditions
antihero|Unlikable protagonist
antitrade|West-to-east wind
antsier|More impatient
antsier|More impatient
anybody|Volunteer?
apogees|Orbital extremes
apostate|Faith abandoner
apostle|John, Luke or Paul, e.g.
appeased|Placated
appeases|Conciliates
appends|Adds on
appetite|Hunger
applauded|Gave a performer her due
aptness|Appropriateness
aquiver|Trembling, if born in 1650
arbored|Providing plenty of shade
arboreta|Botanical gardens
arborist|Tree expert
arborous|Like a grove
archery|Robin Hood's mastery
arcsine|Trig angle
arcsine|Trig function
argumentative|Grump's disposition
armadillo|Creature with plates
armadillo|Hard-plated creature
armored|Like moneyed trucks?
arraign|Call before a judge
arraign|Force to answer charges
arraigns|Calls before a judge
arrears|Back payments
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
arsenals|Munitions storehouses
arsenic|Toxic element
arteries|Parts of highway systems
article|Newspaper feature
ascents|Mountaineering attempts
askance|Sideways, as a look
asocial|Not a schmoozer
asocial|Nowhere near gregarious
aspersed|Charged falsely
assister|Help provider
associates|Business partners
asteria|Star sapphire, e.g.
astound|Blow away
ateliers|Artist studios
attempt|Try
attempted|Tried
attests|Provides evidence
attorney|Court VIP
attorney|Court VIP
audited|Checked the books
audited|Went over the books
autobus|Possible way to work?
automat|Old cafeteria
avengers|Steed and Peel
avoided|Shunned
awakens|Sleeps no more
aweather|Toward the windy side
azaleas|Some colorful shrubs
badmouth|Slander
balloonists|Floaters with great views
baluster|Rail pillar
bandanna|Modified handkerchief
banishments|Extreme evictions
barbaric|Savage
barometric|Pressure in a forecast
barrels|Wine containers
barriers|Obstructions or obstacles
baseman|Certain diamond player
basemen|Old-style infielders
basketful|Laundry load, typically
bassinet|Bed for an infant
bassoonists|Some woodwind players
bearded|Facially hirsute
beastly|Like many wild creatures
becalms|Relieves one's agitation
befalls|Happens to, old-style
beldams|Crones and hags
betroth|Promise to wed
beveled|With sloped cuts
bigotedly|How Archie Bunker thought
biomarkers|Predictors of health problems
birthed|Brought into the world
blastoff|Be a rocket man
bleakly|How pessimists do things
blessings|Good things to count
blooped|Tapped over the shortstop's head
blowfly|Hairy green insect
bluecap|1-year-old salmon
boasters|Egotistical blowhards
bonders|All adhesives
boneset|Folk medicine plant
bonesets|Some herbal medicine plants
bookcase|Place for flimsy jackets?
booster|Type of rocket
boysenberry|Jam variety
brainiac|Really smart one
brakemen|Train stoppers
brassie|Two-wood on the links, old-style
breadth|U-turn from length
breeches|Trousers just past the knee
bricklayers|Masons
brioche|Light roll
broadax|Huge cutter
bunters|Some sacrificers
businessman|Worker in a tie
buttercup|Buckle up, ___
bygones|Trailer of "let" and "be"
bylines|Credits
cabanas|Some beach shelters
cableways|Suspended tracks
caesura|Sudden break
cajoler|Sweet-talker
calends|Roman month's first day
calmest|Least shaken up
campgrounds|Outdoor accommodations
canasta|Form of rummy
canoeist|Certain boater
canopied|Like some fancy beds
capitate|Forming a head
capsize|Flip over on water
capsular|Like some medicine doses
captain|Kangaroo's title?
captive|Like hostages
caramels|Some sweets
careered|Rushed wildly
careful|Not reckless
carnage|Slaughter
carotene|Word with "beta"
carrots|Noses for snowmen
cartography|Mapmaking
cartoonists|Drawers of funnies
casinos|Places for gamblers
castanet|One of a clicking pair
catacomb|Subterranean cemetery
catacomb|Underground burial place
caterpillar|Many-legged crawler
catguts|Cords from sheep
cathedral|Notre Dame, for one
cattail|Marsh plant
cauldron|Witches' kettle
ceilings|Caps
centare|One square meter
channel|Remote access?
charmer|Human smoothie
chatrooms|Online meeting places
cheapskate|Penny-pinching ray?
cheater|Crooked poker player
cheekbone|Facial feature
cheshire|Cat type
chinwag|Chat it up
choices|They're picked from
chooses|Elects
chorals|Hymn tunes
chorister|Hymnbook studier
cicerone|Guide for sightseers
claimant|Benefits petitioner
clambake|Beach bash with seafood
classes|Where pupils dart about
clearer|Easier to understand
clearer|Not as hazy
clients|Some customers
climactic|Like exciting movie scenes
clothesline|Air dryer?
cloverleafs|Impressive highway formations
coarsened|Made less refined
cocaine|Powerful drug
cockleshell|Light, flimsy boat
coiffed|All do'ed up
collagen|Forehead injection stuff
collator|Assembler of pages
collects|Passes the hat
colossi|Behemoths
combers|Hairstylists, at times
commandment|One of 10 on tablets
complacency|Self-satisfaction
conclaves|Secret meetings
confide|Tell in secret
congressing|Moving forward to vote?
consider|Give thought to
consomme|Simple soup
contradiction|Grump's inconsistency
contrail|Airplane's wake
control|Work the reins
coolant|Antifreeze, e.g.
copperheads|Certain snakes
cornice|Curtain-fixture concealer
cornice|Projecting molding
coronas|Some cigars
coronet|Royal headpiece
corrida|Bullfight
corrugated|Cardboard type
cottage|Summer residence
countersink|Woodworking maneuver
cowhide|Baseball cover
cowslip|Yellow spring flower
coyotes|Arizona pros
credits|Film scrolling
creeper|Eerie plant that spreads?
cremated|Burned to ashes
cribbed|Pilfered
crispier|More freshly deep-fried
cruelest|Having the least mercy
crustaceans|Certain sea creatures
crystal|Fancy glass material
crystalline|Like sparkly gems
cuestas|Hills with only one scarp
culotte|Divided skirt
cunningness|Clever craftiness
curiously|Inquisitively
dactyls|Human digits
dailies|Many newspapers
dailies|Many newspapers
dailies|Several Suns and Stars
damaging|Injurious
dancers|Soul Train participants
dandily|In the manner of a fop
deadened|Numbed
deafest|U-turn from most attentive
dearest|Mommie ___
dearest|Letter opener?
dearest|Most prized
dearest|Sweetie alternative
dearths|Scarcities
deathly|Pale descriptor
deathly|One way to be pale
debacle|Disastrous failure
debacle|Fiasco
debates|Argues a side
decades|Century fillers
decameter|393.70 inches, metric
decayed|Way past stale
deceits|Lies and cons
decimate|Nearly wipe out
decisions|Things made every day
decodes|Does cryptography
deducible|Possible to figure out
deepens|Does some dredging
deepness|Pool's far-end feature
defended|Stood up for
deleted|Erased
demarcates|Draws boundaries
demigod|Kinda deified entity
denarii|Roman coins
denotes|What de singer sings?
densities|Amount-per-unit sizes
denudes|Strips bare, ironically
denudes|Strips of everything
deposit|U-turn from withdrawal
depress|Make sad
derails|Gets off track?
descant|Sing by changing register
deserter|Turncoat or coward
deserts|Excessively dry areas
desolate|Ghost town-ish
detached|Set apart
detaches|Works a perforation
detoxicate|Remove poison from
detriment|Loss or damage
devoting|Setting aside, as time
diesels|Some trucks or engines
dietetic|Lo-cal, sugar-free, e.g.
digital|Like modern cameras
dimensions|Attributes or proportions
diptychs|Two-paneled paintings
disable|Put out of commission
disagreements|Grump's causes of friction
disarms|Finalizes a surrender
disarms|Makes less offensive?
disarray|Disorder
discourse|Extended conversation
discuss|Talk about
dishpan|Kind of wet hands
dislocation|Disturbance of the normal position
dislodge|Remove with effort
dislodgment|The forcing from a fixed position
disorientated|Lost and perplexed
disoriented|Dizzy and off course
displace|Supplant
dissatisfy|Fail to please
distaff|Spinning wheel attachment
distasteful|Like mean-spirited jokes
ditsiest|Most airheaded (var.)
diverse|Not all the same
divesting|Removing power
divests|Strips away power
divests|Takes away power
document|Record
dogwood|Bumstead's tree?
domains|Bailiwicks
dongles|Attachable PC devices
doormat|It gets muddied up
dooryard|Spot for Whitman's blooming lilacs
downhill|Kind of skier
dramatist|Playwright
drapery|Window cover
dreamless|Like unmemorable sleep?
dressage|Equine training
dressers|Some bedroom furniture
drivers|Some clubs
drugstores|They're pharmaceutical
drummed|Played a Pearl set
drunkest|Most inebriated
dwelled|Lived
dynamic|Bright and energetic
eagerly|A way to await
earldoms|Ranks of nobility
earlier|Flashback time
earnest|Quite sincere
earthmen|Some sci-fi characters
earthmen|Some sci-fi heroes
easterly|Certain wind
eastern|Asian, perhaps
eastern|EST part
easters|Spring holidays
ebonics|American English offshoot
echelon|Rank in an organization
eclipse|Exceed in importance
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
eclipsed|Occluded
ecstatic|Happy? Yes, but better
edgiest|Most highly strung
edgiest|Most nervous
editions|Newspaper issuances
educate|Pass along wisdom
educate|Teach
eeriest|Most weirdly strange
effected|Brought on
egomaniac|Self-centered one
elapses|Passes, as time
electee|Officeholder
elective|Course that's unforced
elective|Non-required course
electric|Appliance type
electro|A Spider-Man foe
elegance|Luxurious refinement
elegists|Poets of sadness
eleventh|Last moment's hour
elicitor|Info drawer-outer
elitist|One-percenter, to some
elitist|Stereotypical one-percenter
elusion|Successful escape
emaciate|Make way thin
embracer|Any hugger
emergent|Up-and-coming
emerges|Comes into view
emirate|UAE part
empires|Holy Roman and others
enameled|Like some pans
enamors|Captivates
encages|Coops up, really
encamps|Sites the RV
encases|Forms a skin for
enclasp|Hug tightly
encores|Bravo initiators
endnote|Document closer?
endogamy|Marriage within a group
endorse|Add one's support to
endorsed|More than just voted for
endorses|Signs, as checks
enervate|Deprive of energy
enfeeble|Make weak
enfeeble|Weaken or debilitate
engaging|Like a charming smile
english|Billiard's spin
engorges|Stuffs one's gut
enlacing|Looping through
enlarges|Blows up, as a photo
enlists|Becomes a Marine
enliven|Give some pizzazz to
enneads|Groups of nine
enplanes|Utilizes Southwest
enrobed|Having showered 10 minutes ago?
ensemble|Full company on stage
ensemble|Group playing together
enshrine|Make a Hall of Famer
ensiled|Like saved farm grain
ensiled|Stored grain
ensiles|Stores on a farm
ensiles|Stores, as grain
ensnared|Caught in a trap
ensnarls|Tangles
entangle|Snag in a net
enterprise|Kirk's ship
enticements|Temptations
entombs|Buries, in a way
enviers|They covet
epaulet|Ornament on a shoulder
epilogue|Closing chapter
epitome|Embodiment
epitome|Prime example
erecters|Builders, e.g.
escallop|Bake in sauce
espouse|Be a champion for
essayed|Made an attempt
essayed|Tried
essayer|Trying one
essayers|Trying ones?
essayist|James Baldwin, for one
essence|Basic feature
essence|Lifeblood
essence|Perfume quality
establishment|Governing body
estates|Places willed by the rich
estates|Some taxed holdings
eternal|Everlasting
ethnics|Sharers of a common heritage
evildoer|Any movie villain
exhibit|Thing on display
exoteric|Suitable for all audiences
expends|Disperses, as energy
experts|Great advice givers
expiates|Makes up for
eyelash|Mascara site
eyetooth|Fang
facetiously|Tongue-in-cheek
faintest|Slightest
falsetto|High voice
falsetto|Super-high voice
faraway|Like dreamy looks
farcical|Absurd
farmhand|One up with roosters
farrowed|Had little piggies
fashionista|Vera Wang, for one
fatalists|Ones who feel powerless
favorites|Top choices
ferreting|Searching relentlessly
fertile|Fecund
fetuses|They'll be delivered soon
fiancee|One otherwise engaged?
fiercer|More intensely violent
fiestas|Mexican parties
filename|Title on a PC?
filibusters|Legislative delays
firebug|Arsonist, in slang
fitness|Well-toned condition
flabbergasted|Struck dumb
fleabites|Minute dog injuries?
fleeces|Overcharges on purpose
fleeces|Sheep pelts
flourish|Prosper
flunked|Didn't pass
fluster|Make nervous
footers|Bottom-of-page things
footpad|Dr. Scholl's offering
footslog|Trudge along
forebode|Augur
foredoom|Condemn, old-style
forefeet|Quadruped's front two
foreleg|Certain horse limb
forested|Like woodlands
foretoken|Ominous omen
formally|Good way to dress for a ball
forthcoming|About to arrive
foulness|Disgusting wickedness
franchise|Any pro sports team, e.g.
freedman|Former male slave
freemen|Slaves no more
funguses|Mushrooms and such
gagster|Card or wit
gainful|Good type of employment
gallbladder|Bile storer
gamesome|Sportive or merry
garments|Clothes
garotte|Twisty strangler
gasless|Like Teslas
gasolines|Refined fill-ups
general|Army VIP
geneses|Starting points
geometer|Mathematician type
gerunds|Walking and running, for two
gettable|Like easy riddles
gigantic|Enormous
glassblower|Chihuly, for one
gleeful|Jubilant
glistens|Glitters
glitters|Is brilliant?
glommed|Latched (onto)
gluttonous|Very greedy with grub
gnawers|Eating rats?
goatees|Mustache relatives
godsend|Much-needed blessing
gondola|It's pole-propelled
goodness|Wow!
gossiper|Rumor spreader
granary|Place to store wheat
granary|Repository for rye
grandads|Guys with kids with kids
grandam|Muscular Pontiac
granite|Countertop material
granola|Bar variety
grating|Annoying
gravest|Most serious and somber
grimaced|Made an ugh-ly face
gristles|Tough elastic tissues
grocery|Store with grub
guillotine|Bad cure for headaches?
habitats|All residences
haircut|Barber's job
haircut|Barber's specialty
halfback|One running past yards?
hallelujahs|Some church cries
handlers|Star's enablers
handpick|Choose personally
handsome|Very good-looking
harassment|Persistent aggravation
haricot|French green bean
harpoon|Queequeg's weapon
headgear|Caps and helmets
hearing|It's auditory
hearsay|Bad stuff in court
heartily|With enthusiasm
heatedly|Hot way to argue
heather|Actress Locklear
hectare|2.47 acres
hedonic|Devoted to pleasure
hedonists|Pleasure-seekers
heehawed|Brayed
hellion|Way-rowdy youngster
helmets|Football gear
helmsman|Ship handler
henries|Units of inductance
herbages|Grazing plants
herdsman|Male keeper of sheep
hillbillies|Cletus and Jethro, for two
hillbillies|People from the backwoods
hillside|Sledding locale
hipster|Uber-trendy urbanite
hitchhikers|They're all thumbs-up
hoarier|More gray-haired
holster|Handgun sheath
honesty|It's the best policy
honeyed|Sweetened, in a way
honorer|One paying homage
hoodies|Casual outerwear
hoosegow|Slammer
horsetail|Flyswatter on a farm
hotshot|Skillful showoff
houseman|Oscar-winner John
housesat|Watched someone's place
hovercrafts|Air-cushion vehicles
however|On the other hand
humidistat|Moisture measure
hydrate|Add water
hydrate|Add water to
identify|Name
ideogram|Cig pic with an X, for one
idiotic|Beyond stupid
idolaters|Some sinners
ignores|Brushes aside
illegalized|Outlawed
illegible|Indecipherable
illusion|Magician's thing
immerses|Dunks
impedes|Causes a bottleneck
imperative|Essential and urgent
impulses|Instinctive motives
inamorata|Sweetheart or lover
incessant|Ceaseless
incinerations|Serious burnings
indebted|Not all paid up
indebted|Obliged
indecent|Type of film "Proposal"
indigene|Native of any place
inebriate|Make drunk
inertly|How a sluggard moves
inferred|Concluded logically
inhumes|Places in a tomb
initiator|One starting something
inkblot|Therapist's smear?
inkhorn|Quilled pen's target
inkstand|Fancy pen holder
innocent|Not guilty
innocent|U-turn from guilty
inoperable|Broken, as machinery
inserter|Newspaper employee
insisted|Wouldn't take no for an answer
insists|Demands firmly
insofar|To the degree that
insolent|Rude plus
install|Set up software
instance|Single occurrence
instants|Secs
insteps|Foot parts
instruction|How-to's purpose
instructor|Teacher
integer|Whole number
intense|Fierce, as a debate
interest|Bank award?
interest|Mortgage payment part
interim|Time between events
interred|Placed in a grave
interwar|Time between WWI and WWII
intruder|Opposite of guest
intruder|Unwelcome guest
ironware|Heavy pots and pans
islands|Maldives and Seychelles
isolate|Quarantine
issueless|With no need for a therapist
issuers|Permit granters
issuing|Publishing editions
iterate|Go over anew
iterate|Keep stating
jabbers|Babbles away
jackhammers|Concrete crackers
katydid|Grasshopper variety
katydid|Noisy grasshopper
kenneled|Like some pets during trips
ketchups|Hot dog condiments
kilowatt|Electricity measure
kindness|Act that's appreciated
kinesis|Movement under stimulus
knitted|Made sweaters
knitters|Yarn workers
lacerate|Tear skin
ladybug|Spotted beetle
laggards|Procrastinators
lakeside|Great camping site
lambert|St. Louis airport
lamppost|Thing on a corner
language|English or Latin
laptops|Portable computers
larboard|On the port side
latchkey|Opener of some gates
lattice|Crossed-strips framework
lattice|Side-of-the-porch material
lattices|Trellis patterns
latticework|Trellis makeup
laureate|Honor recipient
laureate|Type of poet?
layered|Dressed for changing weather
leaflet|Flier kin
leaflets|One-page ads
leapers|Jumping ones
leaseback|Property seller's temp arrangement
leeward|Out of the wind
lefties|Southpaws
leftover|What's remaining
legatee|One with will power?
legging|Ankle-to-waist put-on
leniency|Mercy from a judge
lessees|Leaseholders
libretti|Opera texts
lichees|Chinese fruit trees (var.)
liftable|Not at all heavy
likable|Friendly and charming
limeade|Summer beverage
lineate|Marked with stripes
lionlike|Akin to Simba
lipread|Hear without hearing
lissome|Like a ballerina
listener|Eavesdropper
listens|U-turn from gabs
literati|Book review types
literati|Highbrow bookish types
littles|Floyd and Cleavon
liverwort|Seaweedlike plant
locally|In the neighborhood
locates|Finds
lockers|Gym features
lollers|Layabouts
lonesome|In need of company
lookout|Sentry's job
lookout|Sharp warning
loosened|Made less restrictive
lorises|Big-eyed primates
lorises|Slow primates
lossless|Type of compression
loveless|Devoid of affection
loyalty|Fidelity
lucifer|Fallen angel
lustrous|Glimmering
lutists|Old string players
maestro|Distinguished musician
magentas|Purplish-reds
magical|Like Copperfield's world?
magician|Master of illusions
maharani|Indian princess
mailers|Circulars and such
mainline|Inject into a vein
makeover|Cosmetic change?
maleficence|Inflicting evil
maligns|Slanders
mallets|Striking polo gear
manacle|Heavy metal band?
mandrake|Magician of comics
mangoes|Some tropical fruits
manhole|Sewer opening
mannish|Far from feminine
mariachi|Mexican band member
marital|Type of bliss
markings|Leopard's spots, i.e.
marmots|Stocky burrowing rodents
maroons|Strands
martini|Bond's order
martyrs|Sacrificed ones
matters|Topics or issues
matting|Safe floor covering
mayoral|Kind of race
measured|Like doses
measured|Ready to be cut?
medicate|Dope up
mediocre|Average at best
memento|Sentimental reminder
menagerie|Zoo relative
menswear|Department store sign
merchant|Seller of goods
mermaids|Fish-tailed women
mermaids|Mythical sea people
messier|Less tidy
methanol|Antifreeze predecessor
midbrains|Inner skull innards
midpoint|Halfway's place
migrate|Head south for the winter
mikados|Titles for Japanese emperors
mildews|Targets of Tilex
millionfold|Like a seven-digit increase
mimosas|Drinkers' brunch orders
minicam|Handheld shooter?
minorca|Mediterranean island
mintage|The making of coins
mintier|With more Mentha
mirrors|Reflectors
misdate|Assign a wrong year to
misspelling|Bee disqualifier
miterer|Carpenter cutting corners?
moderate|Not excessive
moisturizer|Skin cream
moments|Brief times
monotone|Dull delivery
monsieur|Frenchman's title
moonshine|Tub hooch
moseyed|Walked leisurely
moussaka|Greek lamb dish
mousses|Creamy desserts
muckrake|Be a corruption exposer
mudlark|Dirty bird?
musical|Broadway offering
nakeder|With less on?
namable|Worthy of mention
nametag|Convention label
naperies|Dining table linens
narrate|Voice a tale
narrator|Story teller
nasally|How those with colds speak
nascent|Coming into existence
nascent|Currently being born
nastily|With malice
nauseate|Disgust X 10
neatest|Most clean
neighbor|Person living near you
nettings|Meshy things
neutrino|Chargeless elementary particle
neutrons|Hydrogen's two
newscast|Nightly program
newsman|Cronkite, for one
nicotine|Stuff in cigarettes
ninefold|Like baseball starters
ninefold|Like octuplets + one
ninnyish|Kinda silly and stupid
nitrate|Fertilizer compound
noblemen|Counts, earls, etc.
nominal|Insignificantly small
nominate|Appoint
nonadjacent|Not next to
nonfatal|Not deadly
nonsmoker|Preferred roommate
nostrum|Cure-all? No
nuances|Subtle differences
nunneries|Mothers and sisters place
nuptial|Wedding-related
nursers|All baby bottles
nursery|Room for a babe
oatcakes|Bran muffin relatives
obscured|Not easily seen
observe|Witness
observe|Witness
obstacle|Thing to overcome
obstruction|Thing in the way
obtuser|Less acute
obtuser|More dimwitted
obverts|Flips over
ocarinas|Egg-shaped wind instruments
occasion|Special event
octopus|Army sea creature?
oddballs|Eccentric ones
odyssey|Long, weird trip
offensive|Like some humor
offerer|One making proposals
offload|Unpack a truck
oftener|More frequent
oftenest|Most frequently
ogreish|Monstrously cruel
oiliest|Most lubricated
oleander|Ornamental shrub
onagers|Donkey relatives in Asia
onlooker|Gawker
onrushes|Attacks or surges
operable|Like working machinery
operate|Be a surgeon
operatic|Like basso singing
operetta|Candide, for one
operetta|Amusing musical production
operetta|Short musical production
opiates|Some dangerous drugs
opiates|Some narcotics
optional|Not mandatory
orangery|Certain citrus garden
orangutan|Sumatran beast
oratorio|Messiah, e.g.
oratorio|What Handel handled well
orchard|Apple place
orderer|What an online store seeks
orients|Positions
orifices|Ear and nostrils, e.g.
ornament|Christmas tree hanging
ossuaries|Bone receptacles
outargue|Whip in a debate
outboard|Motor type
outcrops|Jutting rock formations
outdated|No longer cool
outdistance|Be the best miler
outhouse|Old place to go?
outpoint|Score more than
outpost|Remote settlement
outside|Not indoors
outsizes|Is bigger than
outstare|Triumph in a certain contest
ovaries|Egg producers
overact|Wrongly take center stage?
overbook|Sell too many tickets
overbuy|Go nuts at the store
overdraw|Commit a checking error
overfeeding|Gut-stuffing too much
overfly|Go past the landing strip
overissue|Have to retrieve extra copies
overkill|Much too much
oversea|One route to Europe
overture|Orchestral prelude
overwhelmed|With too much to handle
pacesetters|They're on the cutting edge
pahlavi|Shah surname
painkillers|Aids for the injured
paisano|Friend or chum
palisade|Defensive fence
palmetto|South Carolina's tree
palmetto|Tree with "fans"
palooka|Big, goofy oaf
palpates|Examines by feeling
palpitate|Flutter or throb
pamphleteer|Publicizer of yore
panacea|Perfect remedy
panoply|Impressive display
panoramas|Surrounding views
pantsuit|Hillary Clinton wear
papoose|American Indian baby
papoose|Native American infant
papoose|Native American infant
parabola|Plane curve, in math
parasite|U-turn from host
paresis|Slight paralysis
parkade|Garage to Canadians
parolee|Pen sprung one
paycheck|Well-earned handout
peacoat|Sailor's jacket
pedantic|Nit-picking
pelisse|Sleeveless cloak
pelvises|Swivelers on humans
pendent|Held from above
penuche|Fudgelike candy
perhaps|Maybe
perimeter|Outer limits?
perjures|Lies under oath
persecutes|Causes to suffer
persist|Hang in there
perturbs|Makes uneasy
peruses|Reads
pesetas|Old Spanish coins
peskier|More irritating
petards|Hoisting devices?
peyotes|Sources of mescal buttons
phantasm|Apparition
pharaoh|Old Egyptian ruler
phaseout|Gradually discontinue
phoneme|I'll wait for your call
phoning|Using a cell
physique|Gym rat's pride
pianists|Ivory tinklers
picayune|Trifling
piccolo|Flutelike instrument
pieties|Righteousnesses
pineapples|Cake or pizza toppings
pinkish|Rare inside
pinnated|Like a feather
placebo|Medicine used in tests
placebo|Fake med
placeholder|Bookmark, essentially
placenta|First warm blanket?
placenta|Womb nourishment
planets|They are among the stars
platform|Bandstand, e.g.
plotline|Novel feature
plunges|Sinks like a rock
poetess|Dickinson, famously
pointed|Prepared an arrow shot
poisoned|Like toxic food
polishes|Shines, as shoes
politico|One in the party?
poloists|Ones on horses with mallets
pompano|Florida beach
ponchos|Some rainwear
porterhouse|Hearty steak
portray|Act as
postures|Stances
praetor|Ancient Roman magistrate
pragmatists|Mat rigs past realists
praises|Admires verbally
prattles|Yaps foolishly
prearrangements|Things made before the wedding
precept|Rule of personal conduct
predate|Antecede
preempt|Replace on a schedule
preened|Dressed fussily
prelims|Qualifying bouts, cut
prepack|Get ready early?
presider|One controlling the agenda
presold|Wonderful word to a builder
preteen|Sixth-grader, typically
preterit|Belonging to the past
probate|Court type
probers|Factfinders, essentially
properly|In a suitable way
prosper|Boom
protrude|Stick out
psalter|Hymnal's relative
pseudonym|Author's other name
psychic|Fortune-teller kin
pullman|Luxurious train car
pumices|Abrasive stones
punters|They get a leg up
quailed|Drew back in fear
quarterfinalist|One of four players remaining
raciest|Least fit for the family
railroaders|Pressure-appliers for bill passage
raiments|Clothing, old-style
rainier|It's high in Washington
rainproofed|Like wet-weather coats
rancher|Cattle raiser
rarebit|Welsh dish
ratatat|Drumroll sound
ratatat|Knock sound
rational|Sensible
ravaged|Wreaked havoc upon
ravisher|Seizer by force
readable|Quite legible
realist|One seeing it like it is
realists|U-turn from dreamers
reassess|Consider again
reassess|Rethink, as a position
rebutters|All debaters
recasts|Changes actors
recasts|Changes actors
recites|States by heart
reclaim|Take back, as territory
recliners|Relaxing furniture
recompose|Form anew
reconcile|Make up
recorder|Plane's black box, e.g.
recruited|Encouraged to enroll
redbird|Cardinal's nickname
redeemer|Coupon presenter
redeems|Turns in coupons
redheads|Gingers
redraft|Not just edit
reechoed|Reverberated again
reedits|Adapts for a new audience
reemerge|Surface again
reenactment|Civil War battle, now
reenter|Show a stamped hand at a show
referral|Specialist's patient
regalia|Ceremonial dress
regrade|Make an F a D+
regrades|Makes an A an A-plus
rehangs|Is into moving pictures?
rehashed|Like recurring arguments
rehearse|Get gig-ready
reheeling|Doing some shoe repairs
reindeers|Rudolph and Comet, say
reinsure|Cover against damages again
relapse|Disappointing backslide
relation|Cousin or nephew
relegate|Assign
relents|Becomes milder
reliefs|Cameo carvings
reloaded|Filled an empty magazine
remarked|Made a statement
rematch|Loser's challenge
remodel|Be a renovator
remorse|Feeling of guilt
renames|Provides with a new title
renders|Presents for payment
renewal|Mag publisher's goal
renewals|Some library transactions
renowned|Celebrated
rentals|Apartment units
renters|Non-buyers
reordain|Decree over
reorder|Try to get more stock
reorient|Reposition or redirect
repairs|Fixes
replaceable|Not vital
replants|Puts in a bigger pot
replica|Copy or clone
reposes|Lies at rest
reprehends|Censures
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
reseals|Caulks over
reseats|Does some ushering
resettle|Colonize over again
resewed|Darned over
reshape|Contour a new way
resistant|Opposed
resists|Doesn't go along with
resourceful|Like survivalists
response|Comeback
restart|Give it another go
restorers|Workers on antiques
restrain|Tether
resubmit|Turn in again, as a test
retakes|Film actor's headaches
retakes|Seizes again
retinol|Vitamin A
retorts|Verbal comebacks
retreat|Fall back
retreat|Fall back
retreat|Stress-free place
reveals|Brings into view
reveled|Made merry
revenge|Classic motive
reveres|Esteems greatly
rewrite|Pen again
rhetoric|Empty talk
rhetoric|Inflated speech
rhumbas|Some Cuban dances (var.)
riflers|Ransackers, essentially
rimless|Like some glasses
ripened|Aged on a tree
rissole|Savory croquette
riveted|Fastened with metal
riviera|French ___ (resort area)
roadbed|Track foundation
roadshow|Place for antiques?
roadworthiness|Test drive checklist item
robotry|Engineering topic
rolltop|Desk type
roommate|Dorm partner
rootier|Less smooth soil?
roseate|Purplish-pink
rosehip|Certain flower fruit
rotators|Revolvers?
rotguts|Cheap hooches
rotundas|Huge domed rooms
rowdier|More unruly
ruinate|Cause to fall
ruiners|Effective banes
rundown|Criticize point-after-point
sabered|Armed with a cavalry sword
sabered|Stabbed cavalry-style
sadists|Lovers of cruelty
sadists|Simon Legree and his ilk
safaris|Adventurous treks
safaris|Exotic trips
sagiest|Most flavored with a certain herb
salesman|Loman, famously
salient|Noteworthy
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
salines|Salt solutions
salters|Some trucks in snowstorms
saltines|Some crackers
saltshakers|Diner table staples
sandbank|Riverboat threatener
sandman|Guy putting you to sleep
sardonic|Like wisecracks
satanic|Supernaturally evil
sateens|Some glossy fabrics
satiate|More than satisfy
satires|Takeoffs of a kind
savages|Horrific brutes
scallop|Seafood item
scandal|Tabloid subject
scanner|Bar code interpreter
scapula|Shoulder blade
scatter|De-mob?
scatter|Send flying all about
schemas|Preliminary plans
schemata|Diagrammatic drawings
schemer|Conning one
schisms|Divisions of groups
schmaltz|Sickly sentimental
scholar|Learned person
screens|Obscures
screwer|Carpenter, at times
scuttled|Moved crablike
seabeds|Ocean bottoms
seagirt|Surrounded by ocean
seaward|Sailors' direction?
seceded|Left the union
sedates|Calms a patient
sediment|Riverbed bedding
seducer|Femme fatale, e.g.
seeable|What the wind isn't
seedling|Super young plant
seeress|Woman looking ahead?
seesaws|Playground apparatuses
seesaws|Providers of highs and lows
selfness|Egotism
sellers|Successful marketers
semantics|Linguistic study
semester|School year section
seminar|Exchange-of-ideas meeting
sendups|Parodies
senility|Dementia
senseless|Without reason
sensitive|Eves its in touchy
sensors|Light detectors
sequins|Glittery dress features
serenade|Sing to
serenade|Song to the balcony
serener|More placid
serenest|Least noisy
serpent|Eden villain
serrate|Create notches in
serrate|With notched edges
sessions|Psychiatrist's appointments
sestets|Sonnet endings
setback|Relapse
settees|Upholstered pieces
sewerage|City sanitation part
shanghai|Chinese city
shapely|Well-proportioned
sharers|Generous eaters
sharpest|Most acute
shearers|Sheep owners, at times
sheathes|Secures, as a sword
sheered|Swerved
shinier|More glossy
shoehorn|Squeeze into a tight space
shorted|Held back some change
shortest|Most terse
shorthaired|Like some cats
shoveled|De-snowed a walkway
shrilly|In a piercing voice
shuttle|NASA creation
siamese|Like some twins
sickbay|Place for a ship's nurse
sidecar|Harley attachment
sidecar|Motorcycle accessory
sideman|Ed McMahon, for one
sideswipe|Hit-and-run action
sidetracked|Thrown off course
sidewinders|Some desert reptiles
sierras|Rough mountain ranges
sighted|Espied
signaling|Cuing
signers|Declaration of Independence VIPs
silicone|Implanted material?
silkier|More luxurious and soft
similes|Poetic analogies
sinuses|Head cavities
skeletal|Not fleshed out?
skeletons|Halloween decor items
sketcher|Quick drawer
sketchily|In a manner lacking details
sketchy|With few details
skewers|Pins through meat
skillful|Adept
skyrocket|Rise abruptly
slashed|Sharply cut, as a price
slayers|Buffy and peers
sleekest|Most aerodynamic
sleight|Hand-y trickery
sleuthed|Did a Colombo
slipknot|Half-hitch? Almost
slotted|Fit into the schedule
slowest|Last to finish
slowpokes|Laggards in a line
slyboots|Crafty one, old-school
slyness|Cunning
smileys|___ People (Le Carre novel)
smudged|Blurred
snarled|Entangled
snowboarder|One flipping out on slopes?
snowboarder|Precipitation living in a home?
snowplow|It can clear the way
soberest|Least drunk
soiling|Dirtying up
solaces|Comforting thoughts
solecism|Grammatical error
solidly|Firmly
somehow|One way or another
somerset|W. ___ Maugham
someway|By any means
sorcerers|Wizards
sorrowful|Woebegone
sortable|Like mail in the P.O.
sorters|Some post office machines
soundest|Most solid
sourced|Provided the origin of
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog
sparerib|Barbecue treat
spartan|Practicing self-denial
spectral|Phantomlike
speedway|Auto-racing site
speedway|Place for racing
spellbinder|Mesmerizing speaker
spelunk|Explore caves
spencer|Screen legend Tracy
spences|The King of Queens role and namesakes
spheres|Heavenly bodies
spinster|Like some aunts of yore
spirals|Perfect pigskin passes
spiriting|Making leave (with "away")
spirits|Apparitions
spirits|Poltergeists, e.g.
spitter|Outlawed pitch
spittle|Droplet on a bib
spittoon|Saloon receptacle
spleens|Removable organs
splines|Flexible wood strips
sponges|Freeloaders in the sink?
spoofers|Satirical performers
sportswear|Athletic apparel
spousal|Type of support
spreader|Farm machine
spreads|Applies, as jam
spriest|Most nimble (var.)
sprints|Track activities
spurned|Rejected and how
squeals|Informs to the coppers
stances|What batters assume?
standpat|Hold firm
starship|U.S.S. Enterprise, e.g.
starter|Bench rider? No
starter|First one on the field
starves|Goes hungry
stashed|Stowed away
stature|Height upright
stealth|Cat burglar's quality
steeled|Braced oneself
steeled|Filled with resolve
steeper|More inclined
steeple|Church high point
steerage|Cheap ship section
stegosaurs|Dinosaurs with plates
stellar|Extraordinary
stellar|Stupendous
stencil|Lettering guide
stencil|Tracer's tool
sterile|Barren
stimuli|Activity promoters
stimuli|Response elicitors
stingier|More tight-fisted
stipends|Periodic payments
stirrer|Coffee mixer
stirrer|Coffee shop freebie
stirrer|Coffee swisher
stirrup|Saddle attachment
stocker|Grocery store employee
stodges|Stick-in-the-mud types
stonewalled|Hindered big-time
stopgap|Type of measure
storage|Type of space
storyteller|Fabulist
straightforward|Honest direction?
strainers|Sieves
strapped|Badly needing money
strapped|Dead broke
stratus|Low-lying cloud
streetcar|Trace rest vehicle
stresses|Emphasizes
stresses|Underscores
strikes|Missed pitches
strokes|Pets
strokes|Swimming actions
strollers|Baby transports
strolls|Peaceful walks
strudels|Doughy pastries
student|Any coed
stunner|Shocking bombshell
stylets|Needle relatives
stylets|Needlelike instruments
stylets|Surgery slicers
stylist|Doer of do's
stylizes|Represents creatively
suaveness|Feature of James Bond
sucrose|Pure sugar
suggests|Implies
sulfuric|Acid variety
suntans|Beach pickups
suspensions|Some school punishments
sweatbox|Punishing hot spot
swelter|Suffer in August
swiftly|With much speed
swindle|Defraud, e.g.
syllabi|Course outlines
synopsis|Sketchy summary
tableware|Dining set pieces
tabloid|Paparazzi's paper
tactics|Strategy units
tainted|Spoiled or polluted
takedown|Dismantle
tanginess|Bite in a bite
tantrum|Emotional fit
targeted|Singled out
tariffed|Like taxed imported goods
tariffs|Importers' duties
tarpaper|Thin roofing layer
tarpaulin|Waterproofed canvas
tarried|Dawdled
teacarts|Wheeled servers
teapots|Brewing vessels
teargas|Canister at a riot
teaspoon|Brit's four o'clock swirler
teddies|Lingerie items
tedious|Very boring
teenaged|Approaching adulthood
teenager|Bar mitzvah'ed one
teenager|High schooler
teensier|Harder to see
teetered|Showed imbalance
teleconferences|Meetings for the distanced
telexes|Old-style emails
tendons|Achilles and others
tenfold|Like a 30-to-300 increase
tenured|Like many professors
tenures|Awards for professors
termers|With two, popular presidents
termite|Little home wrecker?
terraria|Places to observe plants
terrazzo|Polished mosaic floor
tetanus|Rusty nail danger
tetrads|Fours, as groups
tetrads|Groups of four
thermoregulator|Temperature controller
thesauri|Sources for synonyms
thickheaded|Super stubborn
thirsts|Needs hydration
thirsty|Needing hydration
thought|Content of cognition
thoughts|Heady stuff
threats|Blackmail stuff
thrombi|Some blood clots
thrones|High chairs?
throttle|Motorcycle part
thunder|They ball in Oklahoma
thunderstricken|Shocked like a bolt from the blue?
tierces|Some canonical hours (var.)
timeless|Eternal
tinsels|Christmas tree decorations
toaster|Eggo preparer
toddies|Winter spirits
toecaps|Work boot features
toenail|Clipped or painted item
tomtits|Small songbirds
tonnage|Ship capacity measure
tootles|Plays the flute
topsoil|Fertile ground layer
topspin|Ball's bearing?
tortilla|Tex-Mex order
tortoises|Galapagos heavyweights
torturer|Sadist at work
tossers|Salad makers
tostada|Crisp tortilla
tostada|Taco alternative
tourists|What attractions attract
towages|Hauling charges
tractor|Farm rover
trailblazer|Pioneer
trampolines|Bounce house relatives
transact|Conduct, as business
transept|Nave crosser
transplants|Some surgeries
trattoria|Italian restaurant
traverse|Cut through or cross piece
treason|High crime
tresses|Head locks
tresses|Rapunzel's many
triangulate|Measure using trigonometry
tribulation|Frustrating event
triceratops|Horned dinosaur
trifles|Small potatoes, figuratively
triggers|Vital gun parts
trireme|Old type of warship
trireme|Warship with oars
truisms|Self-evident statements
tsarinas|Female Winter Palace residents
tsarism|Old autocratic Russian rule
tsarist|Bolshevik foe
tsetses|African flies
tuneful|Melodic
tutelage|Guiding influence
twister|Contortionistic game
twitchy|On edge
typeset|Prepare a galley
typeset|Prepare some characters
tyranny|Dictatorship
ufology|Flying saucer study
ukeleles|Luau instruments (var.)
ultimatums|Final bossy demands
unashamedly|Audaciously
unawares|Bad way to be caught
uncleanliness|My dad's brother's slob state?
underdog|Unlikely winner
underpass|It's bridged
undersea|Below the ocean
understandable|Able to be got?
uneasier|More uptight
unironed|Like wrinkled clothes
unloosed|Set free
unrenewed|Like former subscriptions
unriper|Less ready to pick
unsalted|Like some peanuts
unshaken|Cool and collected
upstream|Tough way to swim
urbaner|More refined and polished
useable|Able to put in service
usually|Typically
utility|SUV word
utterers|Speakers
valises|Overnight cases
valuable|Worth much
venetian|Like Marco Polo
versers|Writers of poetry
vigilance|Great watchfulness
violate|Break, as one's parole
violent|Like many R-rated movies
violets|Roses? No, the blue ones
voicers|Vocally assertive people
volatile|Ready to explode anytime
volumes|Encyclopedia books
voodooed|Hexed, Creole-style
voyeurs|Bad peepers?
wagerer|Gambler in action
walkups|Like some apartments
wallaroo|Aussie hopper
wallaroo|Australian creature
wallflowers|Ones not dancing
wallpapered|Did some decorating
wanness|Unnatural lack of color
wariness|Caginess
warrant|Permission for a search
watching|On guard and alert
watercraft|Any marine vessel
weakens|Saps of strength
weakest|Most feeble
weaponless|Without arms
weapons|The stuff of armories
wearers|Donners
webster|Noah or Daniel
weekend|Time for home projects
weighty|Important, as issues
welcome|Do a hosting duty
welsher|Bookie's problem child
westernized|All up in U.S. culture
wetsuit|Diving attire
whatsit|Gizmo kin
wheelbarrow|Gardener's pushover?
whiplash|Neck injury
whippersnappers|Aggressive upstarts
whistler|Painter of his mother
whitest|Like the brightest teeth
widower|Surviving male spouse
wienies|Roast subjects?
willingness|State of volunteers?
wineshop|Red and white store?
wintrier|More like Buffalo in February
wireless|Like Bluetooth
wiretaps|Eavesdropping invasions
wispiest|Most faint
wordier|Way less terse
yakking|Chatting it up good
yearend|Late-December time
yearner|Wishful dreamer
yearners|Longing ones
yesteryear|Time of the past
yesteryears|Periods of long-ago
yodeled|Sang in the Alps
yodeler|Alpine vocalist
yogurts|Dairy case items
zeppelin|Dirigible kin
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandons|Deserts
abetted|Helped in a heist
absolution|Get-ripped-quick scheme for the midriff?
absolves|Frees from blame
academy|___ Award (Oscar)
accords|Peace treaties
accurate|Precise
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil entertainer
acrobat|Trapeze performer, e.g.
acrophobia|Reason to avoid skydiving
actions|What verbs may represent
activities|Daily happenings at summer camp
adapters|Travelers' electrical gadgets
address|One includes a ZIP code
admiral|Fleet leader
admiral|High Navy rank
admires|Respects
admitted|Allowed in
adopted|Brought home, as a shelter dog
adulate|Put on a pedestal
advents|Onsets
adverse|Commercial jingle?
aerogel|Extremely lightweight material
aerosol|Pressurized spray type
aerospace|Soaring business?
against|Cards ___ Humanity (party game)
against|Not in favor of
against|Opposed to
ageists|Discriminators against the elderly
agitate|Stir up
aimless|Without a goal (letters 3-5)
airbrush|Touch up, as a photo
airhole|Pet carrier opening
airhole|Safety feature on a hamster ball
airspeed|The going rate for planes?
alamode|Dessert menu phrase
alamode|Pie order option
alamode|Topped with a scoop
alamode|With ice cream
alarmists|They often overreact
albacore|White meat tuna
alchemist|Lead person in the Middle Ages?
alerted|Gave a heads-up to
aliases|Noms de plume
aliases|Other names
alleged|Claimed
alleges|Asserts without proof
allegretto|Fairly quick tempo
alleyway|Stray cat's hangout
alludes|Hints at, with "to"
alluvial|Of a delta deposit
almanac|Old-school weather report
alright|Some grammarians say it's all wrong
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amateur|No pro
amongst|Surrounded by
anaconda|Snake that can weigh more than 550 pounds
anagram|Alter for later?
anagrams|Goes from vote to veto?
anathema|Hateful thing
anatomy|Study of every body?
anemone|Sea ___ (jellyfish relative)
angelic|Heavenly
angelic|How harp music sounds
animator|Hanna or Barbera
antarctic|Of a polar region
antelopes|Lions' prey
anthems|Country music?
antidotes|Remedies
antifur|Stance against some coats
antigen|Immunity trigger
antonym|Opposite word
apartments|Complex homes
aphasic|Of a language impairment
aphorize|Spout adages
applique|Sewing art
appraises|Estimates a price for
apricot|Small stone fruit
arabica|Coffee bean variety
arcsine|Inverse trig function
areolas|Anatomical rings
areolas|Iris rings
armoire|Tall wardrobe
aroused|Piqued, as curiosity
arraign|Charge in court
arrested|Taken into custody
arsenal|Array of resources
arsenal|Weaponry collection
artifice|Cunning trick
artistic|Kind of flair or freedom
asbestos|Hazardous fireproofing material
ascetic|Hardly self-indulgent
ashamed|Red-faced
asinine|Ludicrous
asocial|Unlikely to mingle
asphalt|Paving supply
assault|Military attack
assents|Gives the nod
assigned|Gave out
assumes|Presupposes
assures|Gives peace of mind
asterisk|Star sign?
astound|Throw for a loop
astrophysics|Study of a Houston batter's swing?
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
athlete|Olympics contestant
atrophy|Waste away from disuse
attaboy|Way to go, son!
attended|Took care of, with "to"
auctions|eBay events
auditor|Account checker
auklets|Puffinlike babies
auroral|Of the dawn
automatons|*Mindless workers (letters 3-8)
auxiliary|Backup
avatars|Online alter egos
averaged|Found the mean of
aviator|Ace high?
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
awakening|One may be rude
awesome|Super cool!
azaleas|Shade-tolerant bloomers
azaleas|Springtime bloomers
azimuth|Astronomy angle
backers|*Defensive football players
baguette|French bread
baguettes|Long, thin loaves
bakeware|Cookie sheets, say
balance|Tightrope walker's asset
balance|Tightrope walker's skill
balcony|Where Juliet says, "O Romeo, Romeo!"
balloon|Hot-air conveyance
balmier|More mild, as weather
balmoral|Royal castle in Scotland
bananas|*Lose it
bananas|Fruits in a bunch
bandmates|*Fellow musicians (first 2 + last 3)
bandstand|*Outdoor concert venue
barista|Coffee dispenser?
barmaid|Beverage server, quaintly
bartends|Makes the rounds?
basilicas|St. Peter's and others
basilisk|Mythical reptile
bawdier|More risque
beanbag|Amorphous seat
bearcat|Southeast Asian omnivore that's technically unrelated to either part of its name
bedecks|Adorns
bedsheet|Ghost costume
bedsheet|Two people may fold one
beefalo|Hybrid on the range
beehive|Honeycomb locale
beeline|*Most direct route
begorra|Irish exclamation
belabor|Dwell on
belugas|Whales known as "canaries of the sea"
bigfoot|Famous print maker?
bikinis|Two-piece swimsuits
bipartisan|Supported by both sides
bipedal|Walking on two feet
birdcage|Perch's place
biscotti|Twice-baked Italian cookies
biscuits|Obedience school treats
bitmaps|Digital image formats
bittern|Marsh heron
blaster|Han Solo's weapon
blatantly|Without subtlety
blessings|*Thankful souls
blindsides|Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters
blissful|Euphoric
blooper|Deleted scene
bluffed|Pretended to have a flush, say
blushed|Turned red
boatload|Large amount
bohemia|Largest historical Czech region
bologna|Italian sandwich meat
boomerang|One making a comeback?
boomerang|Throwaway toy?
boutonniere|Accessory for a 40th Anniversary Ken Doll
bowerbird|Animal that builds a fancy structure to attract a mate
bragged|Blew one's own horn
braille|Touching letters?
breeder|Puppy-raising person
brisket|Smoked Texas meat
broncobuster|Tamer of wild horses
brouhaha|Hubbub
brownie|Young Girl Scout
bugaboo|Object of anxiety
bullpen|Pitcher's place to warm up
bumblebee|Fuzzy buzzer
bumblebee|Plump stinger
buttinsky|Nosy person
cabbies|Drivers who charge fares
cadenza|Concerto solo passage
caesars|Palace casino in Vegas
cagiest|Superlatively sly
caliper|Instrument for measuring body fat
caliphs|Islamic leaders
calmest|Least likely to flip out
calorie|Dieter's unit
calories|*Dieters
canapes|Cocktail party bites
candlepin|*Boston bowler's target
candlestick|Hurdle for the nursery rhyme character
canines|Pointy teeth
caramel|Milky Way ingredient
caramels|Chewy candies
careers|What graduates pursue
caressing|*Touching tenderly
carmakers|Honda and Hyundai
carrels|Library work stations
carrots|Bugs' food?
cartouche|Oblong in Egyptian hieroglyphs
cascades|Goes through a chain reaction
catalepsy|Silas Marner ailment (2)
catalpa|Tree with pods
catnaps|Short snoozes
celesta|Piano relative
cellphones|Snapchat devices
ceramic|Like some pitchers
cesspit|Foul place
channel|Remote possibility?
chapati|Indian flatbread
charade|Utter farce
chargers|Different types of them are associated with each starred answer
checkmate|Associate at a bank?
cheddar|Cheese cracker flavor
cheddar|Cracker topping
cheetahs|They're spotted on safaris
chimeras|The starred critters, e.g.
chiseler|Certain sculptor
chortle|Laugh gleefully
chowderhead|*Dunce
chutzpah|Shameless self-confidence
citadel|Stronghold
clarets|Some reds
clearance|Sale type with huge discounts
cleaves|Divides
cleaves|Uses a butcher's knife
clients|Law firm visitors
cloister|Seclude
cloistered|Like some nuns
closure|Sense of finality
clothed|Not bare
clueless|Oblivious
coasters|They're placed under drinks
cocaine|Drug once used in anesthesia
cocoons|Metamorphosis casings
cocreator|Stan Lee, for many superheroes
cogitate|Contemplate deeply
cogitate|THINK
coleslaw|Cabbage side
coliseum|Large stadium
collide|Smash into each other
commend|Applaud
compete|Vie
conflux|Merging
confused|Bewildered
coniferous|*Like most Christmas trees
conniving|Machiavellian
console|*Entryway table
contact|Touch base with
contrary|Mary, Mary quite ___
control|Have power over
convinced|Persuaded
cookers|Crock-Pots, e.g.
copilot|Cockpit backup
cordial|Polite but not too friendly
cordovan|Soft leather
corsage|Prom bouquet
coterie|Exclusive group
crawdads|Lobster relatives
creates|Makes
crevices|Rock fissures
criteria|Standards
crockpot|Slow cooker
crostini|Toasted bread antipasti
crunchy|Like raw carrots
crusader|One fighting for a cause
curiosity|What killed the cat, in a saying
cushion|Common chair feature
cutpurse|Pickpocket
cyborgs|Bionic humans
cynical|Distrustful
damsels|Dated women?
deadened|Made soundproof
deadliest|Least safe
debarment|Legal exclusion
debunked|Moved the kids to their own bedrooms?
decades|Century divisions
declarer|Bridge player, at times
decodes|Ackscray isthay ueclay, aysay
decried|Publicly condemned
deerskin|Elk, e.g.?
defense|Team without the ball
defogger|It helps drivers see through glass
degrade|Abase
degraded|Erased the exam scores?
delusion|False belief
demimonde|Literally "half world"
depicts|Portrays
deposal|Ouster
deputies|Sheriffs' assistants
descend|Lose altitude
deserts|Arid areas
deserving|Like good causes
designed|Reneged on a contract?
despise|Abhor
dessert|Pie, e.g.
desserts|Pie and ice cream
detailed|Shook a following sleuth?
detests|Can't stand
devalue|Cheapen
deviate|Go off course
diapers|Bum wraps?
diciest|Most risky
dieresis|Mark missing from "naive"
dietary|Kind of supplement
dimmers|Sliding light switches
dinette|Mealtime furniture set
diocese|Bishop's district
diocese|Bishop's domain
directs|Runs the set
dirtied|Got muddy
disavow|Deny
discern|Make out
discrete|Individually distinct
dislodge|Jar loose
disparate|Markedly unalike
diverse|Not all alike
diverse|Wide-ranging
divested|Got rid (of)
divides|Computes 6/2 = 3, say
doorway|Entry point
dosages|Prescription parts
doubleheader|Ballpark marathon, or hint to what can precede both parts of each starred answer
dragonflies|Part three of the quip
droplet|Bead of dew
dustpan|Bunny collector?
dwindle|Diminish in size
dynamic|Spirited
dynamos|Spirited sorts
dystopian|Like some science fiction
earlaps|Warm cap features
earlobe|Ring or stud site
earmark|Tag for a specific purpose
earners|Moneymakers
earnest|Heartfelt
earphone|Headset part
earshot|Hearing range
earthrise|Famous picture from Apollo 8
easement|Property right
eastern|Vermont's time zone
eastern|___ Seaboard
eccentric|Quirky
echelon|Organizational tier
eclipse|Lunar ___
ecology|Environmental field
ecstasy|Great pleasure
edified|Enlightened
edition|Word after "first" or "limited"
effects|They follow from causes
egoists|Self-centered ones
egomania|I condition?
egomaniac|Narcissist
egomaniac|Self-absorbed sort
elapses|Slips by, as time
elbowed|Jostled
elegiac|Like a mournful poem
element|Xenon or zirconium
elevated|Raised
elevens|High Monopoly rolls
emanated|Flowed (from)
embassies|Ambassadors' workplaces
embossed|Raised, as letters
embrace|Hug
emerald|Green gem
emerges|Comes to the surface
emeriti|Some retired professors
eminent|Renowned
emirate|Abu Dhabi or Dubai
emplace|Put into position
enabler|Harmful helper
enamels|Glossy paints
enamored|Smitten
enchilada|End of a "complete" phrase
enclosed|Like an SASE
encoding|Creating a cryptogram, say
encored|Requested an extra song
encores|Concert bonuses
endemic|Native to a particular region
endives|Leafy salad veggies
endorse|Plug, as a product
enemies|Foes
engines|They can purr and roar
engrave|Etch
enhance|Improve
enhance|Spice up
enlisted|Joined the military
enrolls|Matriculates
ensnaring|Capturing
entering|Word on a city limits sign
entrant|Contest participant
entwine|Twist together
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
ephemera|Short-lived items
epidural|Labor day offering?
epistle|Letter in the Bible
epitaphs|Grave inscriptions
epithet|The Man, for Stan Musial
equinox|Biannual celestial event
erasers|Pink Pearl products
erasers|Whiteboard cleaners
erasure|Mark on an exam?
ergometer|Work-measuring exercise machine
erotica|Steamy literature
errands|Gofers run them
escapee|Breakout artist?
escapee|One on the lam
escargot|Seasoned snail
espanol|Se habla ___
espouse|Adopt, as a cause
espresso|Starbucks shot
estimate|*Ballpark figure (first 3 + last 3)
estimate|Contractor's quote
estimates|Guesses
etcetera|And so on
ethanol|Common biofuel
ethanol|Fuel additive
euphoric|On cloud nine
evasive|Shifty
everyman|First part of a musical mnemonic + staff = ___
evident|Plain to see
evildoer|Demon, e.g.
evilest|Most wicked
exalted|Placed on a pedestal
exciting|Ooh, fun!
execution|How something is done
exercise|*Hit the gym (first 2 + last 4)
exhorts|Urges on
exotics|Unusual plants and pets
expiate|Make amends for
extension|Uncomfortable feeling when running into one's former partner
exterior|Outside
exuberant|Joyously unrestrained
eyeliners|Makeup pencils
eyesore|Many a fixer-upper
factoid|Fun piece of trivia
factoids|Trivial pursuits?
falsely|In bad faith
families|They can be nuclear
fantasy|*1980 Lennon/Ono collaboration
fattens|Makes thicker, as one's wallet
feature|*Extended cinema offering
feature|Full-length film
fedoras|Felt hats
festive|Celebratory
firearm|ATF raid target
firepower|*Military's capability
flagella|Whiplike appendages
flagstaff|*Arizona Snowbowl's city
flamenco|Rhythmic Spanish dance
flashback|Scene from an earlier time
flatcar|Roofless train part
flatten|Squash
flatter|Sweet-talk
flimflam|Nonsense (last 4 + ...)
flypaper|Bug zapper ancestor
foibles|Minor faults
footstep|Sound of walking
forties|Middle age, or a phonetic hint to the starred answers and their layout
fortissimo|Very loud, in music ... or a hint to the starred answers' initials
forward|Send along an email
fourscore|Eighty, in the Gettysburg Address
frailty|Weakness
freewill|Ability to choose
friended|Sent a Facebook request to
frijole|It's often refried in Guadalajara
frizzle|Curl tightly
funhouse|Where you may see a large ball pit
funnies|Comic strips
garbageman|Collection agent?
gardener|One with a growth mindset?
garrets|Attic rooms
gazpacho|Cold tomato soup
gearbox|Transmission, often
gearhead|Car buff, slangily
gearhead|Many a mechanic, informally
geekdom|Nerdy realm
general|Far from specific
generic|Not brand-name
genesis|In the beginning ... book
genesis|First book in the Book
germane|Pertinent
glorify|Praise extravagantly
glorious|Splendid
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
goading|Egging on
goblins|Monsters of folklore
goldfish|Crackers that are vegetarian, despite their name
goodwill|Thrift store charity
gossiped|Exchanged rumors
grahams|S'mores crackers
grapplers|*Wrestlers, at times (letters 3-7)
graters|Cheese gadgets
greener|Less ready to pick
greenlights|*Gives the go-ahead
gremlin|Mischievous sprite
gremlins|Mischievous sprites
grifted|Pulled a scam on
grifter|Con artist
grosser|More repulsive
gumshoe|Sleuth, in slang
habaneros|Jalapenos' spicier cousins
hairdos|Salon styles
hairnet|Food worker's headwear
halters|Summer tops
hamster|One getting the ball rolling?
harsher|More severe
hassled|Gave a hard time to
hassles|Troubles
hassock|Padded footstool
hatched|Created, as a nefarious plot
headcheese|*Cold cut that's ironically dairy-free (note each starred answer's first word)
headhunters|Jobs that lice are well qualified for?
healers|Medicine experts
heartfelt|*Sincere
heavenly|Divine
hegemon|Leading power
heinous|Very evil
henhouse|Bonanza for a fox (note the first word)
history|*Contemporary times
hitless|In a slump, as a batter
holdall|Roomy carrier
homemaker|Househusband, e.g.
homeric|Adjective for the "Iliad" or "Odyssey"
honeyed|Like baklava or mead
hooligan|Troublemaker
horseraces|Where running mates originated
horseshoe|Gardening tool in a stable?
horsing|Fooling (around)
hostess|Maker of Twinkies
housebroken|Tarzan's report on sinkhole damage?
household|Menage, in English
hullabaloo|*Commotion
ibuprofen|Generic Advil
iciness|Extremely aloof demeanor
ickiest|Highest-grossing?
iconoclast|*One attacking settled beliefs
idealist|Dreamer
ideated|Brainstormed
illusionist|Magician
imagery|Mental pictures
immerse|Engage fully
impediment|Hindrance
imprison|Put behind bars
incinerate|Burn, as trash
indoors|Out of the rain
inedible|Like poisonous mushrooms
inertia|Resistance to change
ingrains|Entrenches
inherit|Get from an estate
initial|M, L or K, for MLK
initial|One of three for J.R.R. Tolkien
initially|At first
inroads|Encroachments
insects|Ladybugs, e.g.
insects|Locusts and termites and beetles, oh my!
insider|Industry expert, often
insight|Deep perception
inspirit|Nonphysical way to be present
instead|As a substitute
intends|Is resolved (to)
intense|Very emotional
interlude|Theater break
intermix|Stir together
internally|Associate at a summer job?
intricate|Complicated
inverse|Opposite
invests|Buys funds, say
ironman|Colleague of Thor
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego
irritate|Vex
islander|Ranger's crosstown hockey rival
isotonic|Type of exercise
jambalaya|Paella relative (1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
jiujitsu|Grappling martial art
jockeyed|Competed for a position
joneses|Ones to keep up with
joyrides|Spins in a stolen car
jubilee|Special anniversary
jukebox|Diner song player
katydid|Bush cricket
keynote|Kind of speech
knesset|Israeli diet?
kookiest|Most eccentric
kremlin|Moscow complex
laboratory|*Coat room?
laciest|Most frilly
laddies|Lassies' companions
landlocked|Like the countries in the starred answers, literally and figuratively
laptops|Frequent carry-on items
larceny|Petty or "grand" theft
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
lasagna|Wide pasta
lasagnas|Layered pasta dishes
lassies|Scottish girls
lassoed|Caught with a rope
laughter|Guffaws and such
laundry|Hamper contents
lavatory|Where you may find a vacant seat on a flight
leapfrogged|Jumped over
leatherneck|*Marine, colloquially
lectern|Speaker's stand
lecture|A student may fall asleep during one
lectures|Informative talks
leisure|Casual '70s suit type
leotard|Ballerina's garment
leotard|Ballet garment
limeade|Green citrus drink
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
linebacker|Party policy enthusiast?
lingers|Sticks around
lionesses|Queens of the savanna
lipreader|Word-of-mouth communication pro?
lissome|Like a gymnast
literal|Word-for-word
litterer|One spreading garbage
liturgy|Form of public worship
lizards|Iguanas, e.g.
loaners|Substitute vehicles
loanword|Kindergarten or "juggernaut," linguistically
locksmiths|Key figures?
locoweed|Livestock hazard
loiters|Hangs around
loiters|Hangs around
lookout|Watch your step!
lotions|Skin soothers
lowdown|*Dishonorable
lozenge|Sore throat soother
lullaby|Crib notes?
lumbago|Lower back affliction
machine|Word after "fog" or "ice"
maestro|One waving a baton
maestro|Stick-up person?
mafiosi|Ones involved in the offing?
mailroom|Lowest rung on the corporate ladder, stereotypically
majestic|Regal
malaise|Unexplainably crummy feeling
mankind|Neil Armstrong made one giant leap for it
mantels|Fireplace decor spots
mantras|Meditative chants
manually|By hand
marinara|Tomato sauce
marketeer|Sales specialist
marriage|It might be arranged
marsala|Sicilian dessert wine
marsala|Sicilian wine
marshal|Fire station figure
martini|*Stiff drink
mascara|Lash application
mascots|Geico Gecko and LiMu Emu
mascots|Highlands mothers?
mashers|Potato pounders
masterpieces|*Works worth framing
masterworks|An orchestra member must __ __ before performing ____
matadors|Bullfighters
matilda|Roald Dahl book about a gifted girl
mayoral|Kind of city election
meaning|*Characteristic that complicates understanding
medusas|Jellyfish that are named for a Gorgon
meeters|Welcome back! sign holders
megatons|Explosive power units
menagerie|Animal house
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
mermaid|Woman/fish hybrid
metrics|Measures of performance
mightily|With fierceness
militantly|In a rebellious way
miniseries|Chernobyl or "Roots"
miniskirts|Garments with high hemlines
miracle|Event such as water turning to wine
misfits|Square pegs
misgovern|Rule corruptly
mishmash|Medley
mocktail|Fancy nonalcoholic drink
modeled|Sat for a photo shoot
moisten|Make damp
moisture|Dampness
moments|Points in time
moniker|Nickname
moocher|Freeloader
moonbeam|Ray of light at night
moonrise|Twilight event
moonscapes|Pictures with craters
moonstruck|1987 Cher film
mosaics|Artworks with many tiles
muddles|Makes confusing
muscats|Asti wine grapes
musicals|Kinky Boots and "Aladdin"
muskrat|Swamp rodent
nannies|Mary Poppins and Fran Fine
nanoseconds|Irish granny known for refilling her plate?
napkins|Crumb catchers
narrator|Storyteller
nascent|Coming into existence
natural|Artificial's opposite
natural|Unaffected
neatniks|Sticklers for order
nebulae|Cosmic clouds
needlepoint|Hobby involving thread and patterns
needles|Christmas tree detritus
negation|Denial
nemeses|Usually victorious rivals
nemesis|Unbeatable opponent
nemesis|Wonder Woman, to Ares
nereids|Sea nymphs
nestles|Snuggles
neurons|Brain cells
neutral|Not picking sides
neutron|Uncharged particle
nicotine|*Patch substance, sometimes
nigella|British celebrity chef Lawson
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nitpick|Find tiny faults
notepad|Place to scribble
notepads|Scribbles' spots
notices|Bulletin board array
nuclear|Core, as family
nuptial|Marriage-related
nursery|Place for flowers or babies
nutcracker|Toy that becomes a prince, in a classic ballet
obedience|Kind of school for dogs
obedient|Like a good doggie, such a good doggie
obesity|Target of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign
obituary|Late notice?
obstacle|Part of a West Point course?
occupancy|*Like many hotel rooms
odorize|Give a scent to
oilcans|Repair shop containers
ointment|Salve
omelets|Diner staples
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater
onetime|Erstwhile
opaquer|Less transparent
operate|Run, as a machine
operation|Game with a body board
operator|Number cruncher?
operator|One receiving many calls at work
operators|They make many connections at work
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
opposed|Not in favor
opposing|Like the other team
optical|Kind of illusion
optimists|They see the glass half full
oralism|Speech-based deaf education method
oratory|Art of public speaking
oregano|Greek salad herb
organic|Kind of chemistry
organic|Like some expensive produce
original|Copier insert
orioles|Baltimore team
otoscope|Ear doctor's tool
ottoman|Footstool
outflow|What's discharged
outline|Trace around
outside|Enjoying nature
outstay|*Rotund
ovation|Prolonged applause, usually
ovation|Standing ___
overcomes|Conquers
overdue|Late, as a library book
overrun|Besieged
overseer|Supervisor
overworked|Like the underpaid, typically
oxidized|Rusted, say
oysters|Pearl producers
package|Thing to track
pagodas|Asian shrines
palatial|Like some estates
palette|Paint-mixing site
palmists|Line judges?
paperboy|He delivers news
paperer|Wall-covering person
parabola|Curve such as y = x squared
parental|The "P" in PG
parolees|Those conditionally released
parsnip|Carrot relative
parsnip|Carrot's cousin
passant|En ___ (chess move)
pastrami|Hot deli sandwich meat
pastrami|Classic meat on rye
pastries|Danishes and others
patella|Kneecap
patience|It's a virtue
patisserie|Napoleon seller
patriot|One with national pride
peddler|Small goods vendor
peeking|Taking a furtive look
pensees|Pascal's "thoughts"
pentathlon|Five-in-one Olympics event
personae|Dramatis ___ (play characters)
pettier|More small-minded
phobias|*Exposure therapy targets
picture|It's worth a thousand words
pierogi|Polish dumplings
pinatas|Party features with tildes
pinpointed|Located exactly
pirates|They say "Arrr!"
pivotal|Key
placebo|Treatment that shouldn't have an effect
planets|Solar system octet
plasmas|Some flat-screen TVs
plateau|Mesa relative
playhouse|Imaginative children often __ __ in a ____
playoffs|Regular season enders
plunged|Took a nosedive
poising|Setting in balance
politics|Word after "office" or "playing"
polyglot|Multilingual person
poodles|French dogs
poolroom|Place to play nine-ball
popcorn|Dad jokes?
popsicle|Treat known as an ice lolly in England
porcupine|Creature with more than one spine
potable|Good for drinking
praline|Nutty treat in New Orleans
pranced|Strutted like a reindeer
predictor|Relationships, e.g., for happiness
preemies|Early-born babies
preempt|Bump, as a TV episode
preening|Fussing over oneself
premise|Logical assumption
preorder|Purchase in advance
preprogram|Code in advance
presale|Select buyers' event
preside|Act as chairperson, say
pressers|Politicians' media events, informally
pressroom|*White House conference site
prevail|Win in the end
prevent|Nip in the bud
priciest|Most expensive
priorities|*Religious houses
prisoner|Al Capone was one in Alcatraz
process|Trust the ___
process|Series of steps
proforma|According to routine
proforma|Perfunctory
program|Code sequence
promoted|Publicized
promotes|Hypes up
prosecute|*Do a district attorney's job (letters 2-5)
pugnacious|*Looking for a fight
purists|Sticklers
pussycat|Owl's companion, in kiddie lit
pyramid|Egypt structure (last 3 letters ...)
radical|Extreme
radiobiology|Study of DJs' physical structure?
radiometer|Electromagnetic energy measurer
ragtime|Scott Joplin's genre
raiment|Clothing
raisers|Bold poker players
ramadas|Wyndham-owned hotels
rapidity|Breakneck speed
ratchet|Toothed wheel
rattles|Noisy crib toys
rattrap|Seedy stopover
ravioli|Pasta pockets
reached|Arrived at
readout|Data display
readout|Scientific instrument's display
reagent|Chem lab substance
realize|Understand
rebound|Ricochet off the backboard
recesses|Congressional breaks
recruit|New hire
rectors|Certain clergy members
redates|Adjusts a time sheet
reddens|Shows embarrassment
redwood|California's state tree
reediest|Most lanky
reelect|Put back in office
reenact|Stage, as a famous battle
refills|Sometimes-free soda servings
refilms|Does a double take?
reflect|THINK
refrain|Fa la la la la, la la la la, e.g.
refugee|Asylum seeker
regions|Map sections
rehearse|Practice
reheats|Makes warm again
reigniting|*On the throne
reimburses|Pays back
reinsert|Stick in again
relabel|Correct a tag, perhaps
related|In the same vein
relearn|Master again
release|Let go of
reliant|Dependent
remarry|Tie the knot again
remorse|Deep regret
remotes|Channel changers
reneges|Goes back on one's word
renewal|Contract extension
replace|Substitute for
replete|Well-supplied (with)
reports|Shows up for duty
repress|Hold in, as an emotion
reproof|Tsk-tsk or "tut-tut"
reroute|Send another way
resales|Flippers' transactions
reseeds|Plants anew
residents|*Census takers
resoles|Does a cobbling job
restless|Fidgety
retiree|One may move to a warmer climate
retrace|Go back over
revelation|Apocalypse's Bible book
reverie|Daydream
reverie|Dreamlike Debussy piece
rewards|Loyalty program perks
richness|Quality of most triple chocolate cakes
riesling|*German white wine
riesling|German white wine
riesling|White German wine
rinsing|Removing soap from
ripened|Became ready to pick
riposte|Line of repartee
ripsaws|Woodcutting tools
risotto|Italian dish that takes a long time to cook
rodents|Guinea pigs, e.g.
rosebud|Associate at a winery?
rosehip|Fruit of a flower
rotator|Palindromic cuff type
routine|Daily grind
ruminate|THINK
rummage|Root around
sadness|The blues
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
sandier|More golden-brown, as hair
sandpit|British playground area
sanitize|Disinfect
sarcasm|Cutting wit
sarongs|Pacific Islands wraps
sashimi|Sushi restaurant offering
sateens|Soft fabrics
saturation|Full state (first 5 + last 1; also, a literal outer planet!)
satyric|Lecherous
saucepots|Things to let simmer
sayings|Time flies and "money talks"
scalene|Like some triangles
scallion|Onion in some pancakes
scarcest|Hardest to find
scatter|Distribute unevenly
scepter|King's staff
scherzo|Fast musical movement
schlemiels|Yiddish chumps
schmoes|Chumps
scrappy|Determined and tough
scuffle|Dustup
seabird|Gull, for one
sealant|Caulk, for one
seasons|The Jeffersons had 11 of them
secrecy|You may be sworn to it
sedater|More tranquil
seethes|Rages quietly
semidry|Slightly sweet, as wine
semifinal|Important test at a big rig driving school?
sensate|Having feeling
sentient|Having feelings
separate|Split apart
separates|Splits up
serapes|Colorful Mexican shawls
serpents|Cobras and such
service|Smile accompanier, at times
setback|Snag in a plan
severance|Kind of pay for a former employee
sharecrop|Work another's farm
sheepshearing|What a call from Bo Peep depends on?
shekels|Capital of Israel?
sherlock|First name among detectives
shiitake|Asian mushroom
shimmies|Shakes on the dance floor
shingle|It's on the house
shoestring|Thin fry type
shorten|Abridge
showplaces|Realtors like to __ __, especially if they're ____
shuteye|Sleep
shutters|Window covering
shyster|Pettifogging lawyer
siamese|Cat native to Thailand
sidebar|Discussion not involving the jury
simulate|Make a model of
singalongs|Musical events for kids
sitting|*Beekeeper's injury
situate|Put in a certain spot
sixteen|Four squared
sixties|Decade with tie-dyed shirts and miniskirts
skaters|Rink customers
skeletal|___ system (bones, etc.)
skewered|Way to serve kebabs
skimmed|Glanced over
skinner|Bart Simpson's principal
skyscrapers|New York giants
slanted|Like italic type
slathers|Applies liberally
slayers|Vampires' nemeses
sleazes|Dirtbags
sledges|Large hammers
slender|Slim and trim
slickly|In a smooth manner
sliders|Beefy happy hour orders
sliders|Sandwiches with small buns
slippery|Deceitful
slipups|Goofs
slouching|Showing bad posture
slugged|Socked
smolder|Burn slowly
snakepits|Chaotic, dangerous places
sneezes|Goes "Achoo!"
sneezes|Reacts to dust, say
snorkel|Enjoy shallow coral reefs, say
snorted|Grunted like a pig
snowfall|Winter weather measure
soapboxes|Political platforms?
sofabed|What you may fold out before turning in
solitaire|*Oxymoronic card game
sonnets|Some boys' fishing gear?
soonest|Next available
sororal|Sisterly
soupspoon|Chowder house utensil
soursop|Custard apple's relative
soviets|Russians, once
spacing|Distance between lines
spambot|*Junk email sender
spambot|Everything it produces is junk
spambots|Automated mass mailers
sparked|Ignited
spasmed|Jerked involuntarily
special|Temporary restaurant offering
spheres|Areas of expertise
spheres|Planet shapes
spiffier|More polished
spirals|Swirls in optical illusions
splicer|Old-fashioned cutting-room gizmo
spoonerisms|They often involve switching initial letters, as in the starred answers
spotlit|Singled out on stage
sprayed|Defended oneself, skunk-style
sprayed|Used an atomizer
sprouts|Edible shoots
stabler|Less wobbly
stables|Livestock stalls
stagger|Stumble around
stagnate|Stop progressing
stalest|Most crusty, perhaps
stammer|Speak haltingly
stammer|Speak haltingly
starchy|Like potatoes or rice
stardom|American Idol quest
starfish|Marine invertebrate that's technically an echinoderm
starship|Sci-fi transport
starstruck|*Geeking out in front of a celebrity, say
stature|Social reputation
steadfast|Extremely loyal
stealer|Scene-___ (outshining actor)
stellar|Out of this world
stencil|Getting-in-shape aid?
stentor|Trojan War figure with a loud voice
stepped|Triggered a pedometer
stereos|Sound systems
sterile|Germ-free
steroid|Controversial performance booster
stetson|Hat worn by Bo Diddley
sticker|Teacher's gold star, often
stiffens|Becomes rigid
stiletto|Pointy heel
stonewall|Deliberately delay
straits|Dire ___
strange|Bizarre
streams|Creeks and such
streets|D and C, in D.C.
stretch|Warm-up exercise
strolls|Takes a leisurely walk
stronghold|The king maintained a __ __ on power from his ____
strongman|Authoritarian leader
stubble|Five o'clock shadow
stylish|In vogue
stymied|Thwarted
submarines|Long sandwiches (see letters 1-3 and 4-9)
submission|Oceanaut's journey?
subtitle|*Not obvious
subtotal|Amount to base a tip on
succeed|Achieve one's goals
sugared|Sweetened, in a way
sultanas|Golden raisins
sunscreen|Protection at the beach
superbly|In a magnificent way
supersede|Replace
supersonic|*Anthropocentric jet type?
suppose|THINK
supreme|Diana Ross was one
sutured|Sewed by a surgeon
sweeten|Make more desirable, as a deal
sweetie|Honey
sweetie|Affectionate nickname
syllabus|Course outline
synonym|Thesaurus word
syringes|Devices that draw or inject
tackier|More tasteless
tackler|Defensive football player, often
taffeta|Evening gown fabric, perhaps
taffeta|Wedding dress material
talented|Skilled
tangents|Irrelevant digressions
tarragon|French cuisine herb
tastemaker|Fashion arbiter
tattered|In shreds
taurine|Bullish?
taxicab|Metered vehicle
teargas|Riot squad's substance
teatime|Late afternoon break
telescope|Observatory instrument
telling|Tattling
tempest|Violent storm
tempura|Deep-fried Japanese dish
tenants|Apartment dwellers
tendril|Curly plant strand
termite|Pest control target
tetanus|Lockjaw
tethers|Leashes
theater|Improv class site
theatres|Play structures near Hyde Park?
theories|Formal hypotheses
thermostat|***AC controller (5 and 6)
thirteenth|M's alphabet position
thousandth|Increment of 0.001
threads|Online comment groupings
thrills|Delights
tiebreaker|Overtime, e.g., and a hint to what spans the two words of each starred answer
tightknit|Close, as a family
tilapia|Mild freshwater fish
tillage|Land cultivation, or cultivated land
timidity|Opposite of boldness
tirades|Verbal explosions
tiramisu|Coffee-flavored Italian dessert
tissues|Makeup removers
toaster|Appliance that often has a bagel setting
toaster|Pop-Tart cooker
toenail|Little piggy's tip
topmost|Highest
topsides|Ship part above the water line
toreador|Bullfighter
toreros|Ring masters?
torments|Needles
tortoiseshell|Fate for a wicked Galapagos animal?
touchstone|Benchmark
touchtone|Phone option
touchup|Cosmetic adjustment
toughish|Rather challenging
tracker|Hunting dog, at times
trailer|Movie preview
traitors|Turncoats
transfix|Mesmerize
transit|Buses, bikes and such
trappers|Astor's colleagues
trashes|Makes a mess of
trawler|Fishing vessel
treacle|Contrived sentimentality
treetop|Star ornament's spot
trellis|Lattice for vines
trestle|Railway bridge
trickle|Flow slowly
trimarans|Three-hulled sailboats
tripoli|Libyan city in the "Marines' Hymn"
trooper|Highway patrol figure
trouble|*Very hot water (think twice to interpret each starred answer!)
trouble|Game related to Sorry!
truants|Habitual no-shows
tsktsks|Gives a double-cluck of reproach
tsunamis|*Gigantic waves
turbine|Power station spinner
turbojets|Powerful plane engines
tutored|Helped with homework
twentieth|Century when boomers were babies
twitchy|Subject to spasms
typecast|Constantly given similar roles
typesets|Prepares for publication
ultimatums|Final demands
umbilicus|Navel
umbrellas|They have ribs (... + first 3)
unaired|Not yet broadcast
unaltered|As is
unamused|Not tickled
unawares|By surprise
uncoils|Removes from a hose reel
undercover|*Cloak-and-dagger
underdone|Not ready to serve
undersea|Like a coral reef
undersea|Like an octopus' habitat
underway|*Want to know
unearned|Not merited
unearth|Dig up
unearth|Discover
unearths|Digs up
uneasier|More anxious
unedited|Like a first draft
unfolded|Spread out, as a map
unheeded|Like good advice, too often
unlaced|Loosened, as boots
unnamed|Anonymous
unnamed|Like a secret Santa
unreels|Removes from a spool
unrolls|Readies, as a red carpet
unscrew|Turn out the light?
untruth|Falsehood
upcourt|Away from your team's basket
upstart|Arrogant phenom
uptight|Unable to relax
usernames|They're created before passwords
usurper|Throne seizer
uterine|Womb-related
utilize|Take advantage of
valiant|Like celebrated knights
vanilla|Neapolitan flavor
velours|Plush fabrics
venture|Risky undertaking
vestals|Virgins of ancient Rome (... first 4 letters)
veteran|November 11 honoree
veterans|Old pros
viaduct|Structure with arches, often
vibrate|Text alert option
village|*Town's central meeting spot
visitor|*Sun shade
visualized|Imagined
volcanic|Like obsidian and pumice
voltage|Juice measure?
voyagers|Travelers
wainscot|Often-wooden wall panel
wallowed|Rolled in the mud
warfare|Armed conflict
warrior|Battle participant
waterbed|*Squishy mattress
weakest|Most vulnerable
weasels|Sneaky animals
website|Digital cookie source
wedding|*Four-person nuptials
weevils|Destructive beetles
whiskey|Sour cocktail ingredient
whitecap|Wave crest
whitener|Common toothpaste component
wingmen|Single guy's sidekicks
wisteria|Flowering vine with a rich scent
woolgathering|Where knitters get together?
wrested|Took away by force
wrestle|Struggle hard (with)
yearend|Time to close the books
yuppies|'80s go-getters
zeniths|High points
zeppelin|Rigid airship
zigzaggy|Full of sharp turns
abetted|Was a lookout for, perhaps
abrades|Scrapes away
abridge|Reduce the word count of?
absence|A in some teachers' records?
absence|Dearth
acacias|Trees giraffes graze on
academia|College life
acclaim|Enthusiastic praise
acclaim|Kudos
acerbic|Biting, as wit
acetate|Transparent sheet
acetone|Manicurist's solvent
achiness|Sore feeling
acolyte|Devoted follower
acrylic|Paint type
adapted|Coped with change
addiction|*Marketers' word choice?
adeptly|With skill
adjacent|Next (to)
adjunct|Type of professor
admires|Looks up to
admission|Acceptance to a college
adoptee|Shelter dog, hopefully
adulate|Put on a pedestal
aerators|Aquarium gadgets
aerials|Off-the-ground tricks
affairs|Word with "international" or "internal"
afflict|Plague
afghans|Knitted blankets
afterlife|Years to come?
afterward|Where actress Moore appears at the end of "The Fugitive"?
agendas|Convention plans
agilely|Nimbly
agitate|Perturb
agonize|Fret endlessly
ailment|Minor malady
airheads|Candies whose wrappers feature smiling balloons
airtime|Broadcast slot
alarmed|Extremely concerned
alarmed|Very concerned
alfalfa|Kind of sprout
alfresco|Popular kind of dining in 2020
algebra|Unknown subject?
allegro|Quickly, in music
allspice|Hot cider seasoning
almanac|Yearly book of facts
although|Despite the fact that
alumnus|Certain graduate
amassed|Gathered over time
amasses|Collects
amasses|Stores up
amazons|Warrior women of myth
amenable|Open to advice
amethyst|February birthstone
amusing|Giggle-worthy
amygdala|*Brain's emotion center
anagram|Breadth, to the Bard?
anagram|Plane to Nepal?
analgesia|Insensitivity to pain
analogy|A is to B as C is to D, e.g.
analogy|One often has four colons
analyse|Look into, in London
analyst|Figure working with figures
analyst|Many a CNBC employee
anarchy|Lawlessness
ancestor|Person discovered through 23andMe
anesthesia|Operating room number?
animate|Make a cartoon of
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
anomaly|Inconsistency
anteing|Starting the pot
antenna|Projecting insect part
antenna|Vertical house extension?
antihero|Flawed protagonist
antiwar|Like peace doves
anxious|On edge
apiaries|Places to manage workers?
apoplectic|Hopping mad
apostle|One of a biblical 12
appaloosa|Spotted breed of horse
apparel|Garb
apparel|What usually has you covered?
appease|Placate
applejacks|Green-and-orange cereal
aquatic|Like sea life
archaic|Like the word "gadzooks"
arcsine|Inverse trig function
armadas|Naval fleets
armband|One may hold a jogger's phone
armored|Like a stegosaurus
armrest|Recliner feature
arrival|Depot event
arrogant|Haughty
arroyos|Dry gulches
arsenals|Arrays of resources
artworks|Paintings and sculptures
asbestos|Hazardous insulation material
ascetics|Hedonists' opposites
ashamed|Red-faced, perhaps
asphalt|Pothole filler
aspirin|Bayer product
aspirin|Tablet that provides relief
assails|Attacks
assassin|Ninja, for instance
assayed|Tested, as an ore sample
assaying|Gauging the purity of
assents|Agrees
assorted|Like some truffles in boxes
assorts|Sticks into pigeonholes
attendance|It's taken in class
attired|Dressed
auction|Storage unit sale
augments|Increases
autofocus|Feature of most phone cameras
automate|Mechanize
avarice|Greediness
avarice|Insatiable greed
avengers|___: Endgame (2019 Marvel Studios film)
avengers|Iron Man and Captain America
averred|Declared positively
averted|Kept from happening
aviates|Travels like Amelia Earhart
avocado|Guacamole ingredient
awesome|Really great
babysit|Look after the kids
backhoe|Excavator relative
backwoods|Forested rural region
badminton|*Sport with birdies
baffles|Stumps
balconies|Apartment platforms
balcony|Glass doors may lead to one
balderdash|Race for those with less hair?
ballistics|Science of projectiles, or boron + aluminum + lithium + sulfur + titanium + cesium?
ballroom|Place for a gala
bandits|No-goodniks in westerns
banners|Hard-to-miss signs
baptism|Birth rite
barefoot|Way to stomp grapes
barista|Starbucks staffer
baronet|British commoner who can use the title "Sir"
bartend|Mix drinks
basilicas|Saint Peter's and Saint Mary Major
beavers|Busy ones, metaphorically
bedpost|Employment opportunity in a flower garden?
bedspreads|Covers' covers
beekeeper|Honey collector
benders|Drinking sprees
besieged|Under attack from all sides
bicycle|Triathlon vehicle
bilingual|Fluent in two languages, or like each starred answer's pair of hidden words?
biomass|Organic fuel source
birches|Trees in a Frost poem
birddog|Pheasant hunter's pooch
birdseed|Finch food
birthmark|*Certain skin spot
bleachers|Stands for fans
boardwalk|Park Place neighbor
bonuses|Extras
boredom|Feeling at a tedious lecture
botanical|Garden type
bowlful|Amount of Trix
braille|Words read with feeling?
brioche|Rich French bread
bristly|Like many a brush
brittle|Easily snapped
brochure|Hotel lobby freebie
broncos|Ones making big bucks?
brownstone|Cleveland NFL player's manner of speaking?
burrito|Chipotle order
busiest|Least free, schedule-wise
butternut|Long-necked squash type
cabaret|Nightclub with stage performances
cagiest|Most sly
calamari|Fried squid rings, e.g.
calligraphy|*Art of writing? (3 to 7)
camaraderie|Friendly spirit
canards|False rumors
canasta|Card game with melds
canoodle|Get cuddly
cantina|... lay off actress Fey ...
canyons|Great depressions?
capsule|Container in space
capsule|Word after "time" or "space"
capture|Take, in chess
carabiner|Rock climber's metal ring
cardiac|Heart-related
careened|Swerved wildly
careers|Subjects of many school fairs
carotid|Major artery in the neck
carouse|Barhop, perhaps
cartwheeled|Did a cheerleading stunt
cascade|Popular dishwasher soap
cashews|Sources of some nut butter
cashmere|Sweater material
casserole|Dish that's also a type of dish
cassettes|Ancestors of CDs
caterer|Person supplying a wedding
cattail|Plant with furry spikes
celestial|Heavenly
cements|Gets set?
central|Like this answer's position
chairlift|*Ride up?
channeled|Directed, as one's energy
chaotic|Disorderly
chapati|Bangalore bread
chapeau|Hat, to Henri
charisma|Charming characteristic
cheapskate|Penny-pincher
cheerful|Opposite of gloomy
chemicals|Compound components
chipotle|Smoked pepper in Mexican cuisine
chitchat|Small talk (letters 6-8 + ...)
chooses|Makes a selection
chrysanthemum|*Traditionally yellow flower (2 to 6)
chucked|Tossed
chunnel|England-France connector, slangily
churches|Many have steeples
cilantro|Herb in Mexican dishes
citizens|Country folks?
clambakes|New England cookouts
clamors|Makes a racket
classic|Book such as "Little Women"
classical|Genre for Bach, Beethoven and Brahms
classical|Post-Baroque
cleanser|Scouring supply
cleavers|Meat-cutting tools
cloister|Nun's place
clothes|Sweatshirts, sweatpants and sweat suits
coaches|Some Little League parents
cochlea|Spiral-shaped ear part
cocktails|They're crafted by mixologists
coedited|Tightened as a team?
collate|Order in the office?
collect|Accumulate
collins|The Hunger Games author Suzanne
colonel|Mustard, for example
colored|Used crayons
competes|Participates in a triathlon, say
compulsion|Unstoppable urge
comrade|Fellow associate
comrades|Close associates
concepts|Abstract ideas
concert|Gig for Lizzo
connote|*Message from a scammer?
conquest|Goal in Risk
consuls|Some diplomats
contain|Hold
contend|Vie
contest|Word after "beauty" or "popularity"
copacetic|Fine and dandy
corners|Rubik's Cube octet
corolla|Compact Toyota
corrida|Bullfight, in Spain
coterie|Exclusive group
cougars|Tawny big cats
couture|Haute ___ (high fashion)
covered|*Found out
creased|Like freshly ironed pants
crescent|Moon's shape, at times
crewneck|Common T-shirt feature
crisscross|Pass back and forth over
cronies|Chums
crooners|Singers with silky voices
crowned|Made king, say
crudest|Least refined
crumble|Baked fruit dessert
crumble|Fall apart
curator|Museum VIP
cursory|Hasty
curtain|Agatha Christie novel subtitled "Poirot's Last Case," or what can follow the starred answers' last words
cytology|Study of cells
daisies|Their petals are often white
damsels|Empowered women in some stories
daydream|Bit of wishful thinking
debater|Person who may go pro?
debates|Wars of words
decimal|It's written with a point in the U.S. but not in France
deduces|Figures out
deerstalkers|*Hats for wildlife photographers?
defends|Protects
delayed|Postponed
deliver|Drop off
density|Compactness
denture|Mouth piece?
derails|Sidetracks, like plans
derriere|Bottom
desires|Yearns for
despise|Abhor
destination|Last place?
detailed|Full of specifics
diamondback|Arizona athlete, and a hint to what can follow the starred answers' last words
diaspora|Mass dispersion from a homeland
digests|Thinks over
dilemma|Tough choice
dingdong|Delivery notice?
dingier|More shabby
disarmed|Took weapons from
discover|Unearth
disguise|Identity concealer
dishing|Spreading gossip
dismissing|Releasing from class, or a hint to the starred answers?
disputably|Not necessarily
disturb|Annoy at work
diverse|Varied
dodgers|Giants' rivals
dogsleds|Vehicles that always get towed?
dollars|Cents' counterpart
domestic|Not imported, like beer
dominos|*Activity with dotted tiles, as some spell it
doodads|Gadgets
doohickey|Whatchamacallit
doormat|Sort who gets walked all over
dossiers|FBI files
downbeat|Apt part of a sad song?
downsizes|Cuts back, and a hint to the starred answers' starts
downtown|City center, and a hint to what can follow the ends of the starred answers
drafted|Selected for military service
dreamed|Fantasized
dreamers|They think big
dressage|Equestrian competition
dribble|Avoid traveling?
dribble|Bounce a basketball
dribbling|Larry's court activity? (4 to 1)
drumbeats|Parts of a Starr performance
dualists|Believers in good and evil
dwarves|Short beings in "The Lord of the Rings"
eaglets|Bald babies?
earfuls|Scoldings
earlobe|Place for a ring or stud
earmuffs|Cold comfort?
earning|Making, as money
echelon|Organizational rank
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclipse|It may be lunar or solar
ecstasy|Sheer delight
ecstatic|Thrilled
edgiest|Most provocative
edibles|Foodstuffs
editors|Red pencil wielders
educate|Instruct
eggplant|Baba ghanoush ingredient
egotism|Obsession with oneself
egotist|One who's very self-aware?
eightball|It's immediately knocked off the table in the worst pool game
einstein|Brainiac
ejector|Type of seat in James Bond's car
electric|Word before "guitar" or "fan"
elegant|Like an ingenious solution
elegant|Stylishly graceful
elephant|One is always seen with a trunk
elisions|Features of "G'day" and "cap'n"
ellipse|Oval
elusive|Slippery
emailed|Sent with a click
emblematic|*Symbolic (4 to 10)
emblems|Red Cross's red cross and others
embroil|Involve, as in a sticky situation
emeralds|Green gems
emergence|Act of coming into view
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emirate|Abu Dhabi, for one
emissaries|Diplomatic representatives
emissions|Sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide
emulsify|*Mix, like oil and vinegar
enables|Allows
enamels|Glossy coatings
enamors|Captivates
encircles|Runs rings around?
enclaves|Territories within territories
endplays|*Bridge maneuvers (note each starred answer's first word, plus four letters below it)
engrave|Deeply impress?
engrave|Etch, as a plaque
enlarge|Blow up, as a photo
enlists|Signs up for the Army
enlivens|Adds some spice to
enriches|Adds value to
enrobed|Covered, as with chocolate
enrolls|Signs up
entails|Involves
entente|Cordial understanding between nations
entering|Participating in, like a contest
enthrone|Make a monarch
entitle|Grant a right to
entitles|Authorizes
entombs|Buries
entreat|Beg
entrees|Menu heading after Appetizers, perhaps
entrust|Place confidence in
ephedra|Banned diet pill ingredient
epicures|Food connoisseurs
episode|Part of a season
epitomes|Paragons
equines|Horses and zebras
erectly|With a straight back
erosion|Cliff face process
erotica|Blue books?
escaped|Got away
espanol|Lengua en Lima
espresso|Shot with a kick?
espresso|Strong Starbucks order
esthetic|Related to beauty, as some spell it
estimate|Ballpark figure
estimate|Guess
etagere|Knickknack holder
eternity|Long, long time
ethical|Morally commendable
evaluates|Assigns a grade to, say
everyone|All of us
executors|Estate representatives
exhibit|Museum feature
existing|Surviving without thriving
exocrine|Like some glands
exotica|Strange things
expires|Runs out
explorers|They may make maps
expunge|Wipe out
extreme|Well beyond the norm
extreme|Word before "sports" or "weather"
eyecups|Vessels for ocular solutions
eyesore|Urban blight
eyespot|Peacock tail feature
eyewear|Glasses, for example
facials|Exfoliating spa treatments
facsimile|Word that "fax" derives from
failures|Engine mishaps
fairies|Small sprites
fathers|June honorees
federal|The "F" of FBI
fidgety|Antsy
figurehead|Mermaid, say, on a ship ... or a hint to the starred answers
figurine|Collectible statuette
firmest|Least yielding
fishnets|Some stockings
flagons|Wine vessels
flapdoodle|Abstract design on a wing part?
flapper|Fashionable 1920s woman
flawlessly|With no imperfections
fleabag|Emmy-winning Phoebe Waller-Bridge series
fleabag|Seedy stopover
florist|Owner of a mum-and-poppy business
forbear|Refrain from
fortissimo|Very loud, in music
foulest|Maximally polluted
foxgloves|Poisonous plants with bell-shaped flowers
freebie|Something you get for nothing
frontpages|Newsstand sights
garaged|Stored inside, as a car
garbage|With letters 4 to 6, Hefty purchase
gatekeeper|Access controller
gazette|Relative of "post" and "journal"
generation|Word after "Lost" or "Beat"
genesis|Lot's wife's book
gibberish|Language invented by the Bee Gees?
giblets|Thanksgiving gravy ingredients
giblets|Turkey innards
gibsons|Some guitars or martini relatives
gingersnap|Crisp cookie
gizzard|Giblets ingredient
glacier|Alaskan cruise sight
gladiator|Onetime arena fighter
gleaned|Slowly gathered
glissades|Sliding ballet steps
globetrot|Travel far and wide
gondola|Boat on which you might hear "O Sole Mio"
gondoliers|They get around in Venice
gophers|Tunneling rodents
government|With letters 7 to 9, some special agents
grandiose|Exaggeratedly impressive
grandiose|Pretentiously inflated
grandma|Spoiler, sometimes?
grandson|Junior's junior
granita|Italian dessert that's similar to sorbet
granola|Kind of bar for a hiker
greetings|Season's ___!
groomer|Person who cleans coats?
groundbreaking|Like a tiller?
groundwater|Well source
guardrails|Football player complains bitterly?
gullible|*Easy to trick
gusting|*Gross
gymnastics|Olympic sport suggested by the starred answers' ends
gynecology|Women's healthcare field
habitat|Tropical rain forest, for many monkeys
hacksaw|Carpentry cutter
hacksaw|Tool whose name consists of two words meaning "cut"
hairdresser|One making cuts on the job
handsaw|Certain cutting tool
hanging|On a clothesline, say
hangups|Psychological blocks
hassles|Major inconveniences
hastily|In a hurried manner
haylofts|Napping spots on farms, maybe
hazelnut|Popular coffee flavoring
headlines|Attention grabbers in newspapers
headset|A gamer may talk into one
heartbeat|Small amount of time, metaphorically
heartbreak|Danger of falling in love
hellfire|Low flame?
helpless|Unable to defend oneself
henhouse|Where to hear clucking
herbaceous|Like parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
herders|People who have stock?
hereabouts|In this area
herself|She's not ___ anymore
hittable|In the strike zone
hoarser|More gravelly
homebrew|Do-it-yourself suds
honchos|Bigwigs
hoodlum|Ruffian
hopeful|Optimistic
horsefeathers|Proof of the missing link between equines and birds?
hostage|A diplomat may negotiate one's release
hothead|Volatile type
humdrum|Monotonous
icebreaker|Conversation starter
icefall|Flowing glacier feature
ideated|Formed a thought
ignitable|Able to be lit
ignoble|Lowly
imagine|Dream up
imagine|Envision
immunize|Vaccinate, say
impacts|Affects
impalas|Serengeti grazers
impinge|Encroach
imprison|Opposite of the verb "free"
impurities|Foreign matter
inanely|In a silly way
indoors|Playing video games, say
infield|Pitcher's mound locale
inflame|Make angry
infuriate|Enrage
inhered|Belonged intrinsically
initial|A, O or C, for AOC
initiate|Start
inkwell|Place to dip a quill
innersole|Comfy part of a shoe
inroads|Bits of progress
inseams|Tailor's lines
insignia|Emblem on a military uniform
insoles|Shoe pads
inspire|Give ideas to
instant|Like some gratification
insulin|Glucose level regulator
insurer|Underwriter
intones|Chants
intrigue|Fascinate
invasion|___ of the Body Snatchers
irascible|Cantankerous
ironman|Tough guy in superhero films?
islander|Hawaiian or Samoan
isometric|Like some yoga poses
issuing|*Refuses to settle?
italicize|Stress, in a way
jarring|Unpleasantly unexpected
jawbreakers|Hard candies kept in apt containers (first 2 letters + last 2)
jitters|Feeling on opening night
jollier|More like St. Nicholas
juicier|More scandalous
juicier|More sensational, as gossip
karaoke|Activity with on-screen lyrics
keratin|Fingernail material
kerosene|*Lantern fuel
kneaded|Worked in a bakery?
kneeled|Prepared to propose
knitting|Making a muffler, say
krypton|Noble gas after argon
laboratory|With letters 5 to 7, maze runner
ladybug|Insect told to "fly away home"
lakebed|Erie's bottom
lakeside|Like some summer camps
latitude|Leeway
latrine|Private's privy
lawsuit|Court dispute
leaderboards|Golf tournament displays (read the first two syllables aloud!)
leaflet|Flyer
leaping|Ten lords' activity
learned|Picked up from a field trip?
leisure|___ suit ('70s garment)
lengthy|Drawn out, as a filibuster
lentils|Some legumes
lettuce|BLT ingredient
levitated|Got off the ground?
liaisons|People who go from one party to another?
liberty|Word sung in ads featuring LiMu Emu
library|Return trip destination?
libretto|Opera text
lifeless|Inanimate
lilliput|... sail near the island of Blefuscu
litters|Canine deliveries
littlest|Superlative for a runt
lobsters|Maine courses
lodestone|Natural magnet
lollipop|Candy that may have swirls
longevity|Survival to a ripe old age
macaroni|Pasta on a child's necklace
macaroon|Coconut or almond cookie
magenta|Purplish-red printer color
magical|Like a hex
magnate|Powerful person
magnetic|Like an attractive personality
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahatma|Sanskrit for "great soul"
mailing|Posting, as a letter
malignant|Evil-natured
manatee|Large marine mammal
mandarin|Language with the most speakers
mandarin|Official dialect of China
manholes|Sewer system entrances
manuals|Cars with stick shifts
mariachi|Band at a quinceanera, perhaps
marital|___ bliss
markers|Sometimes-washable art supplies
marsala|Sweet Italian wine
marshes|Quagmires
martial|With letters 2 to 4, karate or jujitsu
mascots|Nebraska's Herbie Husker and others
materialist|Person who sees value in things?
matters|Goings-on
meadows|Wildflower habitats
mealtimes|8, 12 and 6, say
mediocre|Earning 2/5 stars, say
mediocre|So-so at best
mediums|People pay to hear what they see
megabytes|*File size units
megadose|Massive amount of a vitamin
menorah|Hanukkah item
mergers|Big deals for companies
metrics|Measuring standards
metrics|Standards for comparison
microphone|*One takes a stand on stage (3 to 6)
mincemeat|Holiday pie choice, and a hint to each starred answer's hidden anagrammed word
mineral|20 Questions category
minesweeper|*Classic PC application whose name is also a warship
minions|Underlings
minutia|Little details
mismanage|Run poorly
misrule|Govern badly
mockery|Derisive imitation
mohawks|Hairstyles that stick up
montage|Highlight reel, e.g.
moonbeams|Night light units?
moonstones|Opalescent gems popular in Art Nouveau
moonwalk|Dance move once known as a backslide
morosely|*In a sullen way
mousses|Styles with foam
mulligans|Shots one may take after the starred answers' starts
muscular|Ripped, in a way
mutated|Changed
nanotech|Small field, informally, or sodium + nobelium + tellurium + carbon + hydrogen?
napkins|They might go in rings or laps
napkins|They're folded at restaurants
narrated|Provided commentary, as for a documentary
nastier|More mean-spirited
natural|Instinctive
natural|Makeup-free
nautical|Of sailing
nearest|Most close
neckwear|Ascots and cravats
needier|Less self-sufficient
negotiate|Try to make a deal
nemesis|Harry Potter, to Lord Voldemort
nesters|Empty ___ (some parents)
newsreel|Outdated format for current events
nibbles|Takes small bites of
niceties|Diplomatic details
nitrite|Hot dog preservative
nostrum|Questionable remedy
notions|Fanciful thoughts
numerals|The starred answers' starts are Roman ones
obliterate|Completely destroy
obstacle|It gets in the way
odorless|Without a smell
oedipal|Like a certain Freudian complex
offered|Made available
onboard|Supporting a plan
onetime|Erstwhile
onscreen|In a sitcom, say
operate|Perform surgery
operate|Use a scalpel, say
operator|Zero personality?
opossum|Marsupial that can play dead
optical|Kind of illusion
options|Buys, like a script
orangery|Greenhouse for a certain citrus fruit
orators|Figures of speech?
orators|Stumpers?
orbiter|Satellite, e.g.
organic|Adjective on many Whole Foods labels
origami|Creative paper work?
origins|Roots
orioles|Baltimore birds
osmosis|Assimilation of ideas
osmosis|Way to pick things up without trying, so to speak
ospreys|Large, fish-eating birds
ostrich|Bird that can run 40+ miles per hour
ottoman|Easy chair go-with
ottoman|Furniture piece that may double as storage
ottoman|Upholstered footstool
ottoman|___ Empire (Turkey's former realm)
outages|Grid glitches
outlast|Final word of the "Survivor" motto
outsell|Best in the marketplace?
ovation|Enthusiastic applause
overact|Ham it up
overacted|Emoted
overheard|Where actor Momoa appears at the end of "Aquaman"?
overrule|Veto
overrun|Infested, as with weeds
overshoe|Galosh
overstate|Exaggerate
pacemaker|What may be close to one's heart?
packages|Mail boxes?
packers|NFL team with "G" helmets
pagodas|Temples with many tiers
painful|Sore, perhaps
paisley|Fabric with an ornamental pattern
palisade|Fort fortification
pamphlet|Printed handout
pancetta|Italian bacon
panther|Usually black cat
papered|Decorated, as a wall
parades|Events featuring floats, often
parakeets|Pets bookended by "pets"
parallel|Like these line segments: //
parches|Makes very dry
parental|Like some discretion
parlayed|Turned into a big win, as a small bet
parlays|Leverages, as a skill
parmesan|Spaghetti topper
parodies|Mocking imitations
partial|Incomplete
passage|Rite of ___
passing|Alternative to rushing
patience|Saintly virtue
patient|Able to wait
pawnbrokers|They may give you C-notes for instruments
payload|Rocket's cargo
peacenik|Anti-war advocate
peacoat|Heavy jacket
peacoat|Navy jacket
peashooters|Paparazzo and others?
peekaboo|Game that amuses babies
peephole|Apartment door feature
penalties|Offside and interference, for Night Train? (5 to 2)
penthouse|Ritzy abode
peppermint|*Candy cane flavor (see letters 4 to 7)
peppery|Hot, like Tabasco sauce
pestered|Annoyed repeatedly
pestles|Tools used with mortars
physics|Field for Marie Curie
piccoloist|*Solo player in "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (see letters 6 to 9)
pickles|... and select guitarist Paul instead?
piecing|Patching (together)
pilferer|Stealthy thief
pillars|Islam has five
placard|Sign of protests?
placebo|... and bring on singer Diddley instead?
placebos|Control group treatments, perhaps
plainer|Less adorned
plainly|How to see the obvious
plaster|Ceiling coating
platter|Dish that holds many sushi rolls
playpen|Toddler's enclosure
pleases|Gratifies
pledges|Supports a fund drive
plethora|Overabundance
plumage|Peacock's pride
plummet|Drop precipitously
plummeted|Doled (out) (1 to 4)
poacher|Illegal hunter
poblano|Pepper used in chile relleno
podesta|Clinton campaign figure whose emails were leaked in 2016
poinsettia|Christmas bloomer
polecat|Stinky animal
polecat|Weasel's stinky cousin
politico|D.C. figure
politics|Risky first-date topic
pontiff|Noted Vatican City resident
poppycock|Rooster that only eats certain flowers?
popsicle|Frozen treat
porcupine|*Prickly animal that may consume bark (6 to 9)
portent|Sign of the future
possession|*Taking of land, say
postwar|After a peace treaty is signed
powerhouse|Formidable team
preclude|Make impossible
predict|Emulate a psychic
preemies|Early deliveries
prelude|Lead-in
premiere|First performance
presale|Early chance to buy discounted goods
preseason|Spring training time
pretape|Record for later
pretreat|Condition before staining, perhaps
prettier|More attractive
priests|Rite-minded people?
princesses|Disney "royalty," and a theme hint
printed|Produced a hard copy of
prioritize|Put first
privateer|*Hospital wing for a plutocrat?
processed|Handled, as paperwork
proforma|As per routine
program|For a metric weight unit?
project|Attribute to others, as one's feelings
prolong|For actress Shelley or Nia?
propound|For an imperial weight unit?
prorated|Proportionately distributed
prostate|For the sovereign government?
protein|Powder type in healthy smoothies
protons|Octet in an oxygen atom
prototypes|Test models
protractor|For a farm machine?
provide|Supply
prurience|Lasciviousness
psalter|Book of sacred songs
puberty|Raging hormones period
puppyhood|*When a young boxer might start training?
purpleheart|Military hero's award
putdowns|Disparaging remarks
quipster|Person who makes clever remarks
racecourse|Daytona International Speedway, e.g. (... 6 to 9)
raftsman|River worker ... or, if "C" is added, trade worker
ragtime|Syncopated music style
railcar|Vehicle on a track
rarebit|Welsh dish with melted cheese
ratings|PG, R and NC-17
rattlesnake|*Venomous reptile that may consume a rodent (see letters 1 to 3)
rattrap|Dingy dwelling
rattrap|Ramshackle building
reaching|Successfully contacting
reaction|Chemical change, or rhenium + actinium + titanium + oxygen + nitrogen?
reactive|Subject to change?
realism|Magic ___ (genre with an oxymoronic name)
realities|States of truth
rebuild|Assemble again
recalled|Pulled from shelves
recharge|Plug in, as a tablet
recorders|Elementary school instruments
recuperate|Get better
recycle|Find another purpose for
redeems|Cashes in
redeems|Cashes in, as arcade tickets
redhead|One with freckles, often
redness|Blushing face quality
redwood|Huge tree in California
reelects|Votes in again
reenter|Confirm, as a password
reenters|Goes back in
reentry|Return into Earth's atmosphere
referee|Red card issuer
regrade|Change a B to an A, say
regular|Pump option
reheats|Cooks, like some leftovers
rehires|Brings back on staff
reimagine|Conceive in a new light
release|Press ___ (newsroom oxymoron)
relieve|Ease, as tension
relieve|Lessen, like pain
remains|What's left
remakes|2019's "Aladdin" and "The Lion King"
remarks|Opening or closing statements
remarks|Pieces of commentary
remorse|Feeling of guilt
removal|Dismissal, as from an office
removal|Opposite of addition
renames|Calls something else
rentals|Ski boots and graduation gowns, often
repartee|Banter
reporters|People who make the news?
reports|Think tank products
reprise|Musical repetition
rescale|Change proportionally, as a plan
resellers|Ticket scalpers, e.g.
resends|Mails again
resided|Lived
resisted|Stood up to
respect|High esteem
retrace|Go back over
retread|You might put one on a heap
reusable|Not meant to be thrown away
revenue|Monetary inflow
revolts|Rises up against a ruler
rewrite|Change, as copy
rhinoceros|Charger that won't fit in your luggage?
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
ripened|Matured
rippled|Made small waves
riverboats|Floating casino sites
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
robbins|Baskin's partner
robotic|Emotionless
romances|Nora Roberts novels
ropiest|Most fibrous
rosemary|Fragrant herb used in bread
sacrilege|Stealing tithe money, e.g.
sadness|Grief
safaris|Leopards may be spotted on them
safaris|Some excursions in Africa
saffron|Paella spice
salient|Noteworthy
sameness|Possible cause of boredom
samosas|Pastries often served with chutney
sandals|Summer footwear
sanitized|Cleaned
sapient|Wise
sardine|Tightly packed fish
sashimi|Japanese dish with thinly sliced fish
satires|Some Mad magazine pieces
satisfies|Fulfills
saunter|Stroll leisurely
sawmill|Lumber source
scapegoat|*Person who's usually blamed (3 to 6)
scenery|Fall foliage, e.g., on a drive
schedule|Pencil in, perhaps (last 2 + ...)
schmears|Bagel spreads
scholar|Academic journal reader
scholar|Knowledge seeker
schoolgirl|*Metaphorically giddy one (see letters 6 to 10)
scimitars|Curved swords
scorecard|Sheet in a golfer's pocket
scorned|Treated with contempt
scraped|... ax actor Asner ...
scraped|Prepared for repainting
screeds|Diatribes
seabeds|Ocean floors
seagull|Unwanted "guest" at a beach picnic
seahorse|*Fish with a curled tail
seashore|Place to use a rake and shovel
seaweed|Ocean growth
seceded|Officially withdrew
secretly|In confidence
section|Science, e.g., on the ACT
sedentary|Like an inactive lifestyle
seedling|Young plant
selects|Opts for
sellout|Person who betrays their principles
seniors|Golden-agers
seniors|Many promgoers
seniors|Next year's alumni, often
serapes|Sonora shawls
session|Meeting of Congress
several|A few
sexists|Many practice misogyny
shallow|Ankle-deep, say
shampoo|Shower cleaner?
sharpie|Permanent marker brand
sheared|Clipped wool from
shellacs|Finishes, as wood
sheltie|Certain sheepdog, familiarly
shields|Police badge shapes
shooing|Chasing away
shortcut|Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V
shorthair|What a barber may spike
shrouded|Covered in cloth, say
sidecar|*Apt cocktail for a biker bar?
sideslip|Skid horizontally
sierras|Lake Tahoe's range, informally
silence|Zip it!
silliest|Most goofy
silverback|Gorilla patriarch
sirloin|Prized beef cut
situated|Positioned
sixteenth|With letters 4 to 6, antepenultimate driving place for many a golfer
skateboard|You may do an ollie with it
skeeter|Pesky insect, informally
skeleton|Hanging Halloween decoration
sketchy|Disreputable
skidded|Lost traction
skulked|Lurked
slacker|Goldbrick
slacker|Lazy worker
slammer|13th institution, informally
sleight|Card trick dexterity
sleuths|Detectives
sloshes|Tromps through puddles
slyness|Fox's asset
smackers|Dollars, informally
smallpox|(p)low puller?
smartly|Stylish way to dress
smelter|Worker who processes ore
smidgen|Tiny bit
smidgens|Iotas
smiling|Showing pleasure
smolder|Do a slow burn
smoothie|Blender filler
smooths|Irons out
smooths|Removes wrinkles from
smudges|Lens issues
snagged|Caught on a nail, say
sneakers|Shoes that have colorways
snoozes|Ignores an alarm
snoozes|Nods off
socials|Parties with ice cream, perhaps
solaces|Gives comfort
solstices|Summer and winter occurrences
someday|Eventually
someone|No-name?
sonatas|Hyundai or Beethoven creations
sonnets|Shakespearean or Spenserian poems
sorbets|Raspberry or lemon desserts
spacers|They keep their distance
sparest|Most lean
sparred|Exchanged punches
sparred|Practiced boxing
sparred|Practiced in a ring
spatter|Hot oil concern
specialty|What you do best
specious|Plausible but wrong
specter|Ghost
specter|Ghostly apparition
speedboat|Fleet craft?
speedreads|*Skims (5 to 10)
speedreads|Zips through, as a book
spelunk|Go caving
splints|Broken bone immobilizers
splurges|Goes on a shopping spree, say
spoiled|Rotten
sponges|Porous ocean creatures
sprains|Wrist afflictions
sprinkle|Light rain
sprites|Lemon-lime sodas
spumoni|Italian dessert with layers of ice cream
spurned|Given the cold shoulder
stainless|Like some steel
stalled|No longer moving
stalled|Used delaying tactics
stampede|Wildebeest rush that Mufasa saves Simba from
standby|Wait-listed passenger
starship|Intergalactic vessel
starship|USS Enterprise, for one
starter|Official at a race
statues|Sculptures in some parks
steamer|Certain clam
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steepen|Raise the grade of?
steeples|Church parts that may have belfries
stenosis|Spinal affliction
stepchild|Blended-family member
stepsister|Cinderella meanie
stereos|Sound systems
stereotype|Oversimplified conception
sterile|Free from bacteria
sterile|How a bandage should be
steroids|Olympians shouldn't use them
stetson|Big name in cowboy hats
stevedore|Quay employee
steward|Wine server
stiletto|Type of heel
stimulus|One causes a reaction
stinkbug|Smelly, shield-shaped pest
stomach|Food processor?
stoners|Potheads
stoolie|Informer, informally
stooped|Bent over
stopover|Break in a trip
storied|Legendary
strafed|Attacked from the air
straits|Narrow waterways
strands|DNA components
streamed|Used Twitch, e.g.
stretch|Workout precursor
stretchy|Like bungee cords
strident|Like grating noise
strokes|Rowing movements
strolled|Took a relaxing walk
stumbles|Trips
stutter|___ step (basketball feint)
stymied|Hindered the progress of
subtract|Deduct
suburbs|Commuter's destination, maybe
suffrage|Early 20th-century women's objective
sugared|Sweetened, in a way
sunbeam|*Ray that ancient Greeks believed drew water into the sky
sunrise|Early daily occurrence
sunroof|Car part that slides open
sunspot|Dark solar patch
suppers|Potluck get-togethers
supremely|Very well
supremes|'60s group that had three women, with "The"
surpass|Overtake
surpluses|Excess amounts
sustain|Suffer, as an injury
sweetie|Honeybunch
swelled|Ballooned
synapses|Nerve cells' junctions
systemic|Not localized, as a problem
tabular|In rows and columns
tacitly|Without words
talisman|Lucky charm
taloned|Like owls' feet
tamales|Foods often served in corn husks
tamales|Mexican foods in corn husks
tantrum|Hissy fit
tarantulas|Eight-legged pets
tautest|Least loose
teacake|Sweet treat at a social
teacakes|Scone relatives
teachers|Golf pros, e.g.
teacups|Tankard and others?
teeters|Walks unsteadily
teethed|Got a new canine, say?
telecoms|Verizon and T-Mobile
telegram|Old-fashioned message
telephoto|Long-focus lens type
temporary|Like holiday hires
tensest|Least relaxed
teriyaki|Japanese chicken style
termite|One may eat at your place
terrace|Outdoor apartment amenity
tersest|Most brief
testiest|Most irritable
theatre|Drama venue, in London
thereby|As a result of that
thistle|Prickly plant
threads|Groups of comments
threescore|60
thundercloud|Drop zone?
tidiness|Basis of Marie Kondo's brand
tilapia|Often-farmed fish
timetable|Commuter's guide
tinnitus|Ear ring?
tintype|Early photograph
tiptoes|Creeps (around)
tiredly|In weariness
titillated|Excited, in a sense
titleholder|Champion, or what each starred answer is?
titlists|Champions
titmouse|*Bird related to the chickadee
toddler|Child who's just starting to walk
toenail|One can be clipped or painted
toilets|Johns
toilette|Getting-ready routine
tomorrow|When a procrastinator takes action?
torpedo|Submarine weapon
tostada|*Tortilla dish (4-7)
tostada|Food with a crispy tortilla
tostada|Topped tortilla
towards|In the direction of
towhead|Fair-haired person
trailblazing|Like an ATV?
trainee|Drill instructor's charge
trainer|Workout coach
traitors|They change sides
trample|Stomp on
trapeze|Acrobat's swing
trappings|Outward signs
travels|Commits a court offense?
travels|Goes abroad, maybe
treatise|Long, formal essay
treetops|Forest canopy
trellis|Structure for vines
trended|Got popular online
trended|Took off on social media
triages|Prioritizes, in a sense
trifecta|First/second/third in-order bet
trimaran|Boat with three hulls
trisect|Divide into thirds
trolled|Harassed online
trooped|Marched
trounce|Defeat handily
tugboat|It may pull a barge
tutorial|Learning aid that may be online
tweeters|High-frequency speakers
twister|Tornado
tycoons|Magnates
ugliest|Most foul, like a mood
ugliest|Superlative for a holiday sweater
ultimate|Nth
unaired|Yet to be broadcast
unaware|In the dark
underarm|Softball pitching style
underwood|Where actress Moreno appears at the end of "West Side Story"?
unedited|Full of typos, say
unkinder|Less nice
unlatched|Opened, as a gate
unlearn|Break, as bad habits
unloose|Set free
unnamed|Anonymous
unnoticed|Inconspicuous
untitled|Like many a work in progress
unyielding|Standing strong
uproars|Outcries
upsides|Positive aspects
upstart|Suddenly powerful sort
upstate|Like Albany, vis-a-vis Manhattan
uptempo|Fast-paced
usurping|Seizing unjustly
valiant|Courageous
vamoose|Depart in a hurry
vampires|Buffy slays them
variables|X and Y, commonly
veinlet|Small line on a leaf
vessels|Ships and such
vestiges|Remnants (... first 3)
victors|Winners
violist|String quartet member
visions|Nostradamus was thought to have them
visitor|Word before "parking" or "center"
vitamin|A, B, C, D, E or K
volcano|Source of lava
volitions|Acts of choice
volleyball|What an Olympic athlete may spike
warfare|Military conflict
warheads|Sour candy brand
wasteland|Blighted area
watered|Took care of, as plants
waterfront|Harbor area, or a hint to what can precede either half of each starred answer?
waterloo|Napoleon's undoing
watershed|*Turning point
waterspout|Tornado relative in the Florida Keys
wattages|Lightbulb figures
wattles|Danglers on turkey necks
webpage|You might get a cookie when you visit one
webster|Wordsmith Noah
weirdos|Oddballs
welcomes|Greets in a friendly way
welcomes|Shows hospitality toward
wetlands|Regions sometimes called natural sponges
wheelhouse|Place to store brie?
wingman|Certain sidekick at a bar
wiretap|Be a bad listener?
wiseacre|Smarty-pants
woodgrain|Tree texture, or a hint to each starred answer's pair of hidden words
wraiths|Ghostly spirits
wrongdoing|Improper behavior
yearlings|Young horses
yielded|Allowed another car to go
yuletide|Present period?
zingers|Clever comebacks
aardvarks|Animals that consume ants
absconds|Makes off with a valuable painting, say
absolute|Word before "zero" or "minimum"
acacias|Trees for giraffes
accuses|Points a finger at
achieve|Attain
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acrylic|Material for fake nails
acutely|With intensity
adapter|Useful gadget for an international trip
adjourn|Stop meeting indefinitely
administer|Actor who plays a clergy member in commercials?
admires|Looks up to
adrenal|Gland near a kidney
adrenal|___ glands (kidneys' neighbors)
advents|Arrivals of notable things
aerator|Aquarium accessory
aerobic|Like some exercise
agendas|Meeting plans
airline|Company concerned with overbooking
airmail|Post up?
airmail|Speedy delivery option
airspace|Where planes can fly
airtime|Expensive slot in the Super Bowl broadcast
airtime|TV schedule slot
alamode|End of an apple pie order (... first 2)
alamode|With ice cream
alcohol|Gin, but not tonic
alehouse|Place to grab a pint
alfredo|Creamy pasta sauce
alfredo|Sauce for fettucine
aliases|Assumed names
alleged|Not yet proven
allegro|***Briskly, to Brahms
alliance|Action pact?
allsorts|A wide variety
allspice|Seasoning that tastes like a blend of seasonings
allures|Attracts
altered|Changed
although|However
amazons|Warriors such as Wonder Woman
ambulates|Walks, fancily
amended|Changed, as the Constitution
amending|Noon?
amendments|Bill of Rights components
amnesiac|Person experiencing memory loss
amongst|Surrounded by
amputee|Certain wounded vet
anagrams|Clay and Lacy, to one another?
analyst|One may look for trends
analytic|Skilled in reasoning
anarchy|A
andante|Moderately slow, in music
android|Google's mobile operating system
android|Mobile operating system with a robot logo
animosity|Hostile feeling, or an antonym of the word formed by letters 1, 4, 7, 8 and 9
anointed|Chosen divinely
anoints|Oils ceremoniously
antacid|Tums product
antenna|Feeler
antihero|Central character such as Walter White
apartment|Rental in a complex
apartments|Building units?
apelike|Simian
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
appears|Comes into sight
applesauce|Condiment with latkes
applesauce|Latke topping
applies|Puts on, as makeup
approve|Say yes to
apropos|___ of nothing ...
arabica|Flavorful kind of coffee bean
archive|File away
armadillos|Some curl into balls when attacked
armrest|Comfortable chair feature
arranged|Like some marriages
arranger|Florist, often
arsenal|Army/Navy store?
artists|Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
asexual|The "A" in LGBTQIA
asexual|Without erotic attraction, say
ashamed|Red in the face
ashrams|Yoga retreats
asinine|Silly
aspired|Dreamed big
aspires|Is ambitious
assesses|Evaluates
assortment|Mixed bag
assured|Gave confidence to
astound|Amaze
atelier|Came for dinner / Something unusual (... between letters 3 and 4 ...)
atrocious|Horrid
attache|Business case?
attache|Embassy employee
attempt|Try
attends|Shows up to
attunes|Makes harmonious
austere|Spartan
autocrat|Monarch, perhaps
aviator|Pilot
aviator|Style of sunglasses
avocado|Guacamole need
awesome|That's great!
awesome|Very cool!
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baklava|Flaky Greek dessert
balusters|*Talks loudly and boastfully
bandeau|Garment resembling a tube top
bassist|Person playing low notes
bathers|*Some lie on top of blankets
bearhugs|Big embraces
beastie|___ Boys ("Fight for Your Right" band)
bedside|___ manner
begonia|Ornamental bloomer
beltline|It encircles the waist
benefits|Perks like health care
bicycle|One may have a basket and a bell (... + first 3)
bikinis|Two-piece swimsuits
biochip|Tiny implanted device
blinded|___ by the light
blizzard|Major snowstorm
blooming|Word that means "flourishing," with or without its second letter
bodegas|Corner stores
bossier|More like an older brother, maybe
botanists|Apt jobs for Bud and Herb?
brainstem|Natural sleep aid?
brevity|The soul of wit
broached|Raised for discussion
bullfrog|Animal that can jump 10 times its body length
bundles|Dresses for cold weather, with "up"
buttercup|Container for a bread spread?
cabaret|Josephine Baker performance
cabbage|Main ingredient in kimchi
caesars|___ Palace (Las Vegas landmark)
calabash|Bottle gourd
calendar|One may have 365 pages
cannoli|Tube-shaped Italian pastry
capoeira|Afro-Brazilian martial art incorporating dance and music
caption|Aid for a deaf person watching a video
caramel|Turtle candy ingredient
cardiology|Study of "Bodak Yellow" rapper B?
caretaker|Pet owner, for one
carpets|Covers, as a floor
carrots|Orange ingredients in a potpie
cartography|Study of supermarket conveyances?
cartwheels|Transport some bike parts?
cascade|Dishwasher soap brand
cascade|Small waterfall
casinos|Betting settings
cassette|Magnetic tape holder
cataloged|Made a list of
catamaran|Boat with parallel hulls
catlike|Feline
cauldrons|Vessels for witches' brews
celebrants|*A-lister's tirades?
celeste|Little Fires Everywhere author Ng
celibacy|What a nun practices
cellars|Places where aging is appreciated
chaises|Long recliners
chalupa|Taco Bell offering
changer|Word after "CD" or "game"
channels|Changing them takes little effort
chapter|Writer's block?
charlie|___ Brown (Snoopy's owner)
cheapen|Diminish in value
cheapskate|Affordable fish?
cheeses|Gruyere and gorgonzola
chewier|More well-done, as a steak
chicano|Cesar Chavez, notably
childcare|Concern for parents of young kids
chloride|Sodium ___ (salt)
chopsticks|Sushi-eating implements
chorizos|Spicy sausages
circuitous|Roundabout
clatter|Din
cleaners|Where to bring a dirty suit
cleanse|Purify
coarser|More like sea salt than iodized salt
coastguard|Military branch whose logo has two anchors
cocomposer|Scoring partner?
coddles|Treats like a baby
collards|Southern potful
collude|Conspire (with)
compile|Put together, like an anthology
completes|*Collector's goal
composts|Repurposes, as food scraps
console|Gaming device
convoys|Groups of vehicles
cookies|Gingersnaps and others
coparenting|Sharing rearing
copycat|Unoriginal individual
copyright|C
cordial|Warm, or something that makes you warm inside
cornflakes|Cereal whose box features a rooster
countersuit|Census Bureau office manager?
couplets|Pairs of rhyming rap lyrics
couture|Haute ___ (high fashion)
cowbell|What can be heard when a herd moves
cowhide|Skin used for some traditional Native American clothing
crankcase|Engine housing
crayons|They come with a kids' menu
creates|Dreams up
creativity|Artist's asset
crevice|Narrow fissure
crossbar|Piece of a soccer goal
crostini|Crunchy Italian appetizer
cursive|Flowing handwriting
cursory|Hasty
daredevil|Speed demon, for instance (aptly!)
dateless|Stag, at prom
deadline|Due date
deadpan|Emotionless humor type
deadpan|Like an emotionless comic delivery
debutante|(Formal ball)
decades|The Gay Nineties and others
decompress|Relax at a spa
decorate|Confer a Medal of Honor upon, say
defamatory|Reputation-damaging
delegate|Convention attendee
delivered|*Monopoly card (... 3 to 7)
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demerit|Negative aspect
demonic|Diabolical
denotes|Signifies
densest|Most thick
department|One gets a head in school
depends|Could be
derision|Mockery
deserted|Like the islands in many New Yorker cartoons
despair|Lose all hope
detergents|*Dissuade polite guys?
detonator|Device used for demolition
detriment|Source of harm
devalue|Reduce the worth of
deviate|Drift from a course
diabolical|Devilish
diagnose|Identify, as an ailment
diaries|Journals
diaries|Targets for nosy siblings
dictate|Read a text to Siri, say
digested|Fully processed
dingdong|___! The Witch Is Dead
disavows|Denies responsibility for
dishonors|Brings shame to
disperse|Scatter
display|Show on a screen
dispute|Argument
dispute|One may be settled in small-claims court
disrobe|Lose the threads?
disrobing|Preparing for a shower
dominos|MeatZZa company
doodads|Gizmos
doormat|Where to wipe your feet
doorstep|Threshold
dragons|Fantasy creatures that hoard gold
dramatic|Given to theatrics
dreamed|Played fantasy football, perhaps?
dreamer|One living in a fantasy world
dreidel|Toy in "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins"
dresser|Nightstand's companion
dresser|Place to store clothes, or a person wearing them
dresses|*Summer shifts?
dresses|Gets ready to go out, maybe
drifted|Strayed
driller|Dentist, at times
driverless|Like some experimental cars
drowned|Made inaudible, with "out"
drowsier|More sleepy
dustups|Rough encounters
earaches|Swimmers' maladies
earbuds|Pair of cellphone accessories
earlobe|One may be pierced
echelons|Levels of authority
echoing|Repeating exactly
eclipsed|Overshadowed
ecocide|Environmental devastation at human hands
ecosystem|Biosphere component
ecstasy|Euphoria
ecstasy|Feeling upon winning the lottery
eelgrass|*Marine plant that grows in beds
eeriest|Most paranormal
effects|Action movie features
eggplant|Baba ghanoush ingredient
egresses|Exits
elastic|Stretchy
elegant|Ingenious and simple, as a proof
elegant|Pleasingly stylish
elitists|Snobs
elongate|Stretch out
eloping|Running away to marry
elusive|Hard to catch
emanate|Give forth
emerald|Green gem
emerita|Certain retired professor's title
emotive|Like ham actors
empanadas|Fried Spanish street food
emperor|Largest penguin variety
empires|Kingdoms
enabled|Empowered
enables|Turns on, as notifications
enamors|Captivates
enclose|Wrap around
encoded|Disguised, as a message
endorses|Backs publicly
enemies|The Hatfields and the McCoys, e.g.
engineered|Designed
enhance|Intensify, as an image
enliven|Add spice to
enrages|Brings to a boil?
ensures|Makes certain
entangled|*Intertwined
enthuse|Really fire up
entreaty|Humble plea
entries|Logbook listings
epaulets|Symbols of rank
epidermis|Skin layer
epigraph|Quotation at the start of a chapter
erasable|Like an Etch A Sketch or a whiteboard
erasure|Removal of pencil marks
erasures|Scantron smudges
erratum|Book blunder
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escapism|Reading romance novels, for some
espanol|Tijuana tongue
espionage|James Bond's specialty
esteemed|Highly valued
evasive|Far from forthcoming
evolves|Adapts
examination|***Aggressive interrogation
execute|Sign, as a will
exhales|Breathes out
eyelashes|Hairs on lids
eyelids|They close when you doze
eyesores|Urban blemishes
fabrication|Lie, or an antonym of the word formed by letters 1, 2, 6 and 8
factual|*"___ results may vary"
fadeout|Slowly disappear
failings|Shortcomings
fairground|*Carnival's setting
fanatic|Zealous supporter
fashion|Runway display
fastballs|Pitchers' "heaters"
fearful|Afraid
fifteen|Age for a quinceanera
filename|Word document label
finesses|Handles skillfully
firehouse|Building with a bell and a pole
fixated|Obsessed
fleeces|Cozy coats
flemish|Dutch dialect spoken in Belgium
flyaway|Take wing
flyswatter|Buzzer beater?
folktale|Pecos Bill or "Paul Bunyan"
folktale|Story like "The Heart of a Monkey"
football|Sport with snap decisions?
foregone|Like an inevitable conclusion
fortunate|*Strong suit (... 4 to 7)
fountains|Many can be seen in Kansas City
freebie|Giveaway
freezes|Doesn't just chill
fridges|Places to grab a beer?
frybread|Crispy powwow fare
fumbles|Loses it on the field?
garrulous|Excessively talkative
gentiles|Non-Jewish people
geographers|Apt jobs for Cliff and Glen?
gerbils|Hamsterlike pets
gestures|Meaningful hand movements
gherkin|Small pickle
gingersnap|Spiced cookie
gladder|Comparatively pleased
glitterati|Dazzling people
graduate|Person who's usually older than a senior?
grahams|Teddy ___ (bear-shaped snacks)
grandmama|The Addams Family fortune-teller
granola|Breakfast with oat clusters
gratefully|*Shred every last bit of in the kitchen?
gremlin|Imaginary mischief-maker
grimaces|Pained expressions
groaner|Dad joke, e.g.
groundhog|(Burrow)
growing|On the rise
guacamole|Spread that often costs extra at Chipotle
gushers|Juicy fruit snacks
hailstorm|Noisy weather phenomenon
hairstylist|Someone who makes waves?
hallway|One may be lined with lockers
hankies|They're handy for emotional moments
hardhat|What covers a dome in construction?
harpist|One who pulls some strings?
hassled|Bothered
headache|Source of worry
hearten|Encourage
helipad|H
helipad|Hospital roof feature
hemisphere|Her, e.g., for this answer's last six letters?
heralds|People who made proclamations
hitters|Heavy ___ (major players)
hodgepodge|Mishmash (... + the first 3 in this one)
hogtying|Hampering
homecoming|Builder's sign on a vacant lot?
honesty|Candor
honeymooners|Suite couple
honoraria|Speakers' fees
hoofprint|Vacuum brand / No longer published (... between letters 2 and 3 ...)
hotdogs|Ball Park Franks, e.g.
houseguest|... Visiting relative or friend ...
houseplant|Kitchen pot filler that isn't cooked
hummingbird|Critter on backup vocals?
huskers|Nebraska athletes, informally
iceberg|Arctic shipping hazard
icebreaker|Get to know you activity
icebreaker|Get-to-know-you event
ideally|In the optimal case ...
illustrate|Draw pictures for
immense|Huge
immerse|Dunk into liquid
immoral|Unethical
impacts|Influences
impasse|Deadlock
impeach|Accuse, as an officeholder
implode|Burst inward
infested|Overrun (with)
information|i
informative|Like a helpful webinar
inhabit|Occupy
inhaler|Device for someone who has asthma
inhuman|Lacking compassion
inkling|Glimmer of an idea
inspired|Motivated
install|Lay, as a carpet
instance|Single example
insular|Narrow-minded
interested|Listening keenly, say
intramural|Like dorm dodgeball leagues
intranet|Business connection?
invoice|Freelancer's document
ironies|O. Henry plot devices
isolates|Sequesters
itching|Bite symptom
jealous|Ugh, I wish I were you!
jitters|Performer's butterflies
jollier|More like Santa
jubilee|Notable anniversary
jujubes|Classic movie theater candies
jumpsuit|Parachutist's apparel
kerosene|Lantern liquid
kinetic|Caused by motion
kinetic|Related to motion
kitchen|Chef's workplace
kleenex|Brand that some may sniff at?
knowing|Wise, or a phonetic hint to what was deleted from each starred answer
knuckle|Finger joint
kowtowed|Knelt obsequiously
laborer|One toiling away
lackluster|Blah
lactose|*Misplace
lanyard|Cord that may hold an ID card
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lawyers|Legal drama roles
layette|Baby's outfit
leaners|Horseshoes that may rest against the stake
leftists|Some are opposed to capitalism
lemonade|Drink that can be pink
lenient|Not at all strict
lenient|Opposite of strict
lesbian|Part of LGBTQIA+
lessens|Tails off
libidos|Instinctual drives
library|Silent place to find a volume
license|Liquor-serving permit
limeade|Tart citrus cooler
limeade|Tart drink
lineman|Certain football player (the last 3 letters in this answer ...)
lingerie|Bras and slips
linings|Inner coat parts
lioness|You may hear her roar
lipreaders|They see what you're saying
lipreading|Interpreting speech without hearing it
lipreads|Sees what is said
listens|Pays attention
loafers|Slip-on shoes
locales|Sites
locator|Tracking device
logroll|Engage in a quid pro quo, politically
longings|Yens
looseness|Rigidity's opposite
loosens|Starts to unscrew
loveseat|Couch for two
machine|Word after "time" or "slot" (last 5 ...)
magenta|Printer cartridge color
magenta|Purplish ink color
majorettes|They twirl batons
mallard|Common duck
mammoths|They were big and woolly
managed|Coped
manhole|Way underground?
manicure|Nail polish session
manicures|Jobs that involve much filing?
mansion|Large, imposing house
manuals|Troubleshooting aids
maracas|Instruments to shake
marital|___ bliss (last 4 letters in this answer ...)
marsala|Wine in an Italian chicken dish
marshes|Wetlands
martini|Drink often garnished with an olive
matched|Paired
matchmaker|Fixer-upper?
matchmaker|Itemizer?
matchup|*Pairing on a fight card
mayflower|Company that's always moving?
mazeltov|Bat mitzvah congrats
meandering|Like a poorly paced plot
mediates|Acts as peacemaker
megastar|Major celebrity
megaton|Large unit for explosives
melange|Hodgepodge
mentality|State of mind
mergers|Corporate combinations
meringue|Lemon pie topping
meringue|Lemon pie topping
mermaid|Disney's Ariel, for one
metered|Like many urban parking spots
midriff|When not to interrupt a jazz soloist?
mindsets|Attitudes
minesweeper|Specialized role at a coalpit?
minicam|Small video recorder
miracle|Wondrous event
modeled|Did a photo shoot
moderator|Debate runner
molasses|Epitome of slowness
molehills|They may "turn into" mountains
monoliths|Stonehenge structures
mornings|*Bright planet that's visible early on some days
multitask|Text while watching TV, say
napoleon|Dynamite in a 2004 movie
narwhal|Swimmer with a large tusk
nations|States or countries
neatnik|Slob's opposite
negated|Nullified
nelsons|Full or half wrestling holds
nemeses|Rivals who often win out
nevermore|Quoth the raven, '___' (Poe)
nickels|Coins that cost more than seven cents each to make
nitrogen|The majority of air
nodding|Assenting nonverbally
noisome|Word that means "offensive," not "loud"
noonday|*What casts short shadows
novices|Beginners
nuclear|Word before "family" or "power"
observe|Watch carefully
obsessed|Preoccupied (with)
obsolete|Like the telegraph, nowadays
ocarinas|Sweet potato-shaped wind instruments
occupant|Dweller
odometer|What shows how far you've come?
odorants|Substances in perfume
offsets|Counterbalances
opening|Unfilled space
operagoers|Met people?
operate|Work, or do a surgeon's work
operetta|Short work with arias
opinion|Word after "public" or "popular"
optimum|Best
optional|Not required
oration|Keynote address, e.g.
oregano|Pizza seasoning
oregano|Seasoning in many Italian dishes
organic|Common Whole Foods label
origami|Paper-folding art (... first 2)
origami|Work from a folder?
ottomans|They help people get a leg up
outlast|Beat in a staring contest, maybe
ovaries|Egg cell producers
overdrew|Exceeded one's balance
overlay|Something that goes on top of something else
overprice|Ask too much for
oversee|Supervise
overslept|Stayed out too long?
overtax|Ask too much of
oxidize|Form rust, perhaps
painless|How dental procedures should be
pandora|Jewelry brand specializing in charm bracelets
parable|Story with a lesson
parabola|Curve in math class?
parachute|Skydiving need
parasite|2019 film that won Best Picture
parasol|Umbrella that isn't designed to keep you dry
parcheesi|Board game of Indian origin
parental|Loudspeaker system that's leased out?
parkway|Tree-lined road, perhaps
partake|Join (in)
patella|Kneecap
patootie|Keister
peashooter|Toy with tiny projectiles
pedaled|Rode a bike
pedaled|Spun one's wheels?
peekaboo|New parent's game
pennant|Baseball flag
permission|Authorization
perplexed|At sea
pesters|Bugs repeatedly
petticoat|Slip, but not blunder
phantom|Mysterious masked man of Broadway
phenomena|Extraordinary happenings
philosophy|Study of the Punxsutawney groundhog?
phoenix|*Arizona NBA player
phoneme|Linguistic sound unit
phonies|Impostors
picante|Salsa choice
piglets|Babies in sties
pileups|Backlogs in inboxes
pinatas|Party animals, perhaps?
pincushion|Point guard?
pinecone|Seed source for a squirrel
pinholes|Simple camera openings
pioneer|Lewis or Clark
placate|Make less angry
placenta|Prenatal nourishment source
plainest|Least decorated
plaster|It may contain lime and water
playdate|Toddlers' get-together
playdates|Meetings arranged by parents
playlet|Short dramatic offering
pleases|Makes happy
plotline|Course in fiction?
policies|Codes of conduct and others
politburo|Soviet executive committee
pollinating|*Transferring small grains between flower varieties
polymath|Know-it-all?
portrait|Senior's yearbook photo
postdate|When to decide on a lover's suitability?
postdoc|Position after a Ph.D., for some
posting|**Sharing in multiple Facebook groups, say
postmark|When to read Luke and John?
potbelly|Type of stove
pothole|Road hazard
practicing|*Tag sale task
prairie|Grassland
praline|Nutty confection
prattle|Jabber
precise|Spot-on
precludes|Makes impossible
precook|Boil in advance, say
predict|Foretell
prepaid|Like some cell phone plans
preserve|When to wish a tennis player luck?
pressure|Word after "under" or "water"
pretext|False excuse
pretext|Supposed reason
pretexts|Deceptive excuses
pretexts|When you actually had to call people?
procure|Manage to get
prodigy|Little Stevie Wonder, for one
proffer|Suggest, as a solution
programs|Theater handouts
progress|Point where good momentum stops, in football ("forward")
prohibit|Forbid
pronoun|Him, her or them
proposition|Spot on a major team?
prospects|Possibilities
protractor|It can give you a particular angle
provide|Bring home the bacon
pulsate|Throb
racehorse|Speedy animal such as Man o' War
raceway|Saratoga or Daytona
rafters|They raise the roof
ragweed|Infamous pollen producer
railing|Complaining bitterly
railing|Hand support in a staircase
raisins|Fruits in a small box, perhaps
ratchet|Increase incrementally, with "up"
ratings|G and PG
reboots|New versions of TV shows
rebounds|Comes back in a basketball game?
recency|___ effect (memory bias toward items at the end of a list)
recolor|Change the hue of
reddens|Shows embarrassment, perhaps
reelection|Incumbent's goal
refuses|Says no
reigned|Sat on the throne
reissue|Fearless (Taylor's Version), e.g.
related|Like brothers and sisters
release|Set free
remorse|Buyer's ___
removal|Inverse of addition?
renames|Gives a new title
reneged|Went back (on)
renounces|Gives up, as a claim
repanel|Update, as den walls
reptiles|Cold-blooded critters
resident|Doctor-in-training
resides|Dwells
resonance|Reverberating quality
restless|Fidgety
retouch|Digitally enhance, as a photo
retreat|Back-up strategy?
retreat|Withdraw from the front lines
retriever|Pet that may be "golden"
reunited|Got back together
revamps|Overhauls
rewinds|Opposite of "fast-forwards"
rewrites|Big jobs for editors
rezones|Changes from commercial to residential, maybe
rhythms|Musical patterns
ripcords|Parachute attachments
ripened|Turned red, say?
rippled|Flowed in waves
ripsaws|Some wood cutters
risotto|Creamy Italian dish often made with mushrooms
rituals|Sacred events
roadrunner|Speedy bird
rodents|Mice and the like
rollouts|Product launches
romance|___ languages (Italian, Spanish and others)
roosted|Settled on a perch
rooster|First animal up on the farm, usually
rosiest|Most optimistic
rosiest|Most optimistic
rosters|Lists of members
rotated|Spun
rotated|Turned
routine|Gymnast's performance
sachets|Wardrobe fresheners (SCATHES anagram)
salamis|Some seasoned sausages
sandals|They may have thongs
sandpit|Grainy quarry
sandstorms|Dusty desert dangers
satires|Some comedy sketches
satirize|Lampoon
satisfy|Make contented
scenario|Hypothetical situation
scenery|You can take it in outdoors
schmooze|Work the room
scolded|Told off
scooter|Razor product that's kid-friendly
scorcher|Hot day
scrammed|Skedaddled
screwball|Tricky pitch
scribes|They make records
scrimps|Acts economically
scrunch|Crumple (up)
sealant|Waterproof coat?
searched|Googled, say
seascapes|Paintings with water colors?
seaside|Coastal region, or what each starred answer has?
section|**2D slice
sediment|Wine residue
selects|Picks out
semester|Academic stretch
semiformal|For, e.g., for this answer's last six letters?
semipro|Part-time athlete
semipro|Part-time athlete
senator|Washington post
senoras|Ladies of La Paz
sensors|Some detect motion
sentinels|Guards keeping watch
septets|The Deadly Sins and others
serotonin|What makes everyone happy?
serpent|Quetzalcoatl's reptilian form
serpent|Snake
serrano|It's hotter than a jalapeno
serrano|Red hot chili pepper, maybe
service|Word after "secret" or "self"
shadowed|Observed at work
sheerest|Most gauzy
shelled|Freed, like peas
shingle|Roof tile
shortchange|Treat unfairly, or a hint to each starred answer's scrambled last word
shrapnel|Dangerous bits of metal
shuttlecocks|Transport some roosters?
sidecar|Cocktail made with lemon juice
sierras|California mountains, informally
sierras|Yosemite Falls' range, informally
signals|Winks or waves
sinkhole|Cavity formed by the ground's collapse
sirloin|Prime cut
sitcoms|Friends and "Modern Family"
skeptic|Doubter
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skeptic|One with reservations
skewers|Shish kebab holders
sleeted|Fell as freezing rain
slimmer|More thin
slipout|Leave surreptitiously
slipstream|*Air current from an engine
slipups|Goofs
slogans|Think different and "Just Do It"
slogans|Catchy phrases
smelted|Processed, as iron ore
snapback|Adjustable cap
sneaked|Crept
snippet|Small excerpt
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder
solicit|Make a petition to
solitaire|Game with no opponent
soloist|Lead singer, often
solution|Liquid for contact lenses
someone|Unidentified individual
sonatas|Instrumental music pieces
sonatas|Some instrumental music compositions
sonnets|Fourteen-line poems
soonest|First available
soprano|High vocal range
spacier|More out to lunch
sparerib|Part of a rack at a barbecue joint
spareribs|BBQ offerings
sparrow|Bird with a house variety
spatial|Word before "relationship" or "awareness"
spatula|What puts the icing on the cake?
spearmint|Refreshing gum flavor
speedos|Popular swimsuits on Fire Island
speedos|Skimpy swimsuits
spittle|What a mask blocks
spleens|Blood-filtering organs
spleens|Lymphatic organs
spooning|Doing some cuddling
spotless|Perfectly clean
spouses|Marriage partners
sprinklers|Parts of a fire safety system
spurned|Jilted
sputnik|Satellite launched in 1957
stairway|Patron of plane traffic controllers?
stakeholder|Specialized role at a tent factory?
starches|Patron of stone bridge builders?
starred|Received top billing (in)
started|Got going
startle|Scare suddenly
statuesque|Like a queen
statute|Law
staunch|Steadfast
steadily|Without pause
steamier|More like a sauna
steeped|Brewed, as tea
stereos|Sound systems
stereos|Systems with speakers
sternum|Chest protector
stiffly|How guards walk
stillness|Feeling during meditation
stinkpot|Patron of people writing with quill pens?
stitches|Patron of dermatologists?
stoical|Unlikely to show anger
stoners|High rollers, perhaps?
stoners|Potheads
stonewall|1969 LGTBQ+ uprising site ... or any side of this grid, based on a word that can follow each starred answer?
stooges|Famous slapstick trio
stooges|Moe, Curly and Larry
stopgap|Short-term solution
stopgaps|Short-term solutions
strobes|Flashing lights
student|Pupil
stunners|Amazing turns of events
stupefy|Astonish
stupors|Dazed states
stutter|Speech therapy focus
subtext|Underlying meaning
succeed|Go far in life
summaries|CliffsNotes offerings
sunscreen|Malibu bottle?
superman|Powerful DC figure?
swabbed|Used a mop
swatted|Went after, like a fly
swishes|Nothing but net baskets
sycamore|Large maple
synapse|Gap between neurons
synopsis|Plot summary
synthesized|Produced electronically, as music
tabloid|One might cover an alien abduction
tactile|*Bathroom surface
taffeta|Ball gown fabric
tailgate|Pregame festivity site, and a hint to the inserted letters at the starred answers' ends
tailspins|Emotional upheavals
takeoffs|Runway departures
tandems|Bi-cycles?
tantric|Like some Hindu scriptures
tapioca|Kind of pudding
taxicab|Transport some white wine, informally?
taxonomy|Study of government revenue?
tectonics|Study of Earth's shifting crust
teetering|Balancing unsteadily
teleport|Travel, in sci-fi
teleports|Travels instantaneously
templar|Knights ___ (Catholic crusaders)
tenderhearted|Sentimental
tensors|Stretching muscles
theoretical|Like many advanced concepts in physics
thereafter|Subsequently
thirsty|In need of a drink
threatened|Like an endangered species
thronged|Swarmed
throttles|Gas valves in engines
thrower|One tossing darts, say
thrusts|Pushes forcefully
thunders|Speaks with a booming voice
tidiest|Least messy
tidings|Old news?
tilapia|Aquatic chicken
timeout|Punishment for a toddler
toehold|Initial bit of progress
tomatoes|Ketchup ingredients
tonsils|Throat parts
tootsie|Chewy kind of roll
tootsie|___ Roll (chewy candy)
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
torpedo|Submarine weapon
tortellini|Navel-shaped pasta
tortoise|Hare's fabled opponent
tostada|Open-faced tortilla dish
totemism|Belief with spirit animals
tourism|Big industry for Hawaii
trainee|Newbie on the job
transit|Subway travel, for instance
trapeze|Aerial circus act
treehouse|Backyard builder's project
trestle|Certain table's support
triathlon|Event requiring goggles, a helmet and running shoes
trifecta|Combination of three awards, say
trimester|Three-month period
trinket|Knickknack
tripoli|Libya's capital
trolley|Vehicle associated with tracks
troubleshoot|Problem-solve
trustee|Person at a board meeting
tsetses|African flies (SESTETS anagram)
tubbier|More rotund
tumbleweed|What may cross a highway, or a theme hint
twirled|Spun around
unaided|Helpless?
unamused|Stone-faced at a comedy show
unicorn|Fantasy creature such as Marigold Heavenly Nostrils
unitard|Gymnast's garb
unseats|Ousts from office
unsound|Not firm, as a foundation
unsteadier|Lighter-headed, but not blonder
untaught|Not covered at school
unwinds|Relaxes
unwraps|Opens, as a present
updates|Modernizes
updraft|Script version of a 2009 film that features a house with balloons?
upstage|Take the spotlight from
upstart|Arrogant newcomer, or a hint to the asterisked answers' initials
usurped|Took by force
utilize|Employ
utopian|Like a perfect world
vagrant|Endowment for a retired soldier?
vainest|Most narcissistic
valleys|Yosemite and Napa
vegetarian|Person who eschews the starred answers' deleted portions
victorious|On the winning side
viewfinder|What a photographer looks through
vinegar|Salad dressing ingredient
vinegars|Red wine and rice, for two
wakeboard|You may balance on one in the water
wannabe|Fame-hungry person
wariest|Most cautious
warmest|Most toasty
warnings|Red flags
warrior|Soldier with a sword, say
wealthy|Well-to-do
websites|Surfers' destinations?
weepier|More tear-inducing
welfare|Good fortune
whooped|Exclaimed with joy
winsome|Charming, as a smile
withdraw|Take out, like 20s
wonderful|Magnificent, or an antonym of the word formed by letters 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9
woodworker|Someone who makes the cut?
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abdomen|Apt word at this grid's core
abreast|Keep ___ of (stay in the know about)
abridge|Shorten, like a dictionary
absence|Complete lack
abysmal|Dreadful
academy|Much-thanked group on Oscar night, with "The"
acclaimed|Strongly praised
accosted|Boldly confronted
account|New user's creation
acronym|GIF or TGIF
actress|Certain cast member
actress|Rare performer in Shakespearean times
actresses|All of the leads in "Ocean's 8," e.g.
adheres|Bonds (to)
admiral|High Navy rank
adopted|Welcomed into the family
adorable|Aww-inspiring? (... + first 3)
aerosol|Spray paint, e.g.
aficionado|Connoisseur
against|Not in favor of
agendas|Party plans?
agitators|They stir things up
airbuses|Some jetliners
airdate|Time to tune in
airlift|Emergency helicopter operation
airliners|United group?
alarmed|Startled
alchemy|Ancient pseudoscience
alfalfa|Type of sprout in salads
algebra|Subject with x
alienate|Estrange
alienated|Turned away, as supporters
alleges|Makes an accusation
allosaurus|The fossil Big Al, once
allowed|Permitted
alterations|Tailor's changes
alternates|Understudies with scheduled appearances
alumnus|Reunion attendee, often
amasses|Gathers
amateur|No expert
amicable|Friendly
ammonia|Cleaning chemical
amongst|In the company of
amplest|Most abundant
anaconda|Big snake
analyst|One might excel at using Excel
anarchy|Lawlessness
anatomical|Like the head, shoulders, knees and toes
anatomy|Subject of a makeup exam?
anemone|Sea ___ (jellyfish relative)
angstrom|Microscopic unit of length
animate|Work on a Pixar movie, perhaps
animated|Like Studio Ghibli films
anklets|Pieces of lower-leg jewelry
anklets|Short socks
annexed|Attached, like a new building
antelope|Home on the Range critter
antihero|Catwoman or Harley Quinn, e.g.
antihero|Flawed protagonist
antihero|Protagonist with questionable morals
anxiety|Feeling of worry
appetite|Hunger
apropos|Fitting
arbiter|Person settling a dispute
archive|Record holder?
archives|Historical records
armadillos|They carry many plates
armload|Amount you can carry
armpits|Places to apply deodorant
arrange|Organize neatly
ascends|Rises
ascribes|Attributes (to)
aspirin|Common pill for heart health
assents|Says yes
asserts|Declares
assuages|Relieves
assumes|Takes on, as responsibility
asteroids|Bodies in big belts?
astonish|Flabbergast
astounded|Blew away
astrodome|Former stadium for Houston's MLB team
attains|Reaches, as a goal
attends|Joins the party?
attitudes|Teens stereotypically have them
atypical|Nonstandard
audible|Loud enough
austere|Spartan
autocracy|Rome under Augustus, e.g.
avarice|Extreme greed
avenger|Thor or Captain America
averted|Prevented, as a crisis
aviates|Flies
aviator|Frequent flyer
avocado|Fruit in a California roll
avocados|Guacamole fruits
awarded|Gave out, like a medal
awkward|Cringeworthy
baguette|Elongated French loaf
ballads|Songs for slow dances
baloney|Nonsense!
bankroll|Fund (... first 2 letters + last 2)
banning|Prohibiting
baptist|Protestant denomination
barbecue|Pitmaster's cooking style
barista|Apt job for Joe?
basmati|South Asian rice variety
basters|Turkey tools
batboys|*Assistants at baseball games
batgirl|Alter ego of Barbara Gordon
bathers|People in a tub
batsmen|Guys who hit the ball in cricket
bearded|Having a goatee, perhaps
beavers|Animals on Canadian nickels
bedroom|Rest area?
bedtime|Lights out!
beefalo|Domestic cattle/bison hybrid
beehive|*Busy place
beignets|Deep-fried pastries popular in New Orleans
bemused|Perplexed
besides|Furthermore ...
biannual|Every 26 weeks (... first 3)
bicuspids|Teeth bordering canines
bigfoot|Large, elusive humanoid
biomedical|Kind of engineer who may design a surgical robot
birthday|Word before "card" or "suit"
birthrate|Statistic that may go up nine months after a World Cup win
biscuit|Buttery, flaky bread
bizarre|Just weird
blacksmith|Metalworker with an anvil
blacktop|Paving material
blueprint|*Outlay
bonnets|Sun-blocking hats
bookkeeper|Job with three consecutive double letters
brainiac|Super smart person, or a DC supervillain
bravery|Courage under fire
breakfast|*Up-court rush in basketball
breastfed|Nursed
breathe|Get some air?
bribery|Act involving a corrupt official
brioche|French bread that's slightly sweet
buckaroo|Cowboy
burgeoned|*Flourished
buzzwords|To infinity and beyond?
cabernet|Dry red wine
caboose|Car that can't be followed?
cadence|Rhythm of speech
calamari|Fried squid dish
calamari|Seafood restaurant order made with squid
calamari|Squid, in Italian cooking
calorie|Unit of heat
calzones|Pizzeria orders often made with ricotta
cameras|Equipment for paparazzi
cannoli|Ricotta-filled Italian pastry
carabiner|Climber's clip
caramel|Upper part of the Milky Way?
cardiopulmonary|First parts of CPR? (first 2 letters + last 4)
careers|Comedy and medicine, e.g.
careers|Professions
caribou|Reindeer, by another name
cartels|Price-fixing rings
carwash|Where a body is waxed?
cashmere|Soft sweater fiber
catcalls|Shouts of disapproval
caterer|One supplying the party spread
catharsis|It might be achieved by crying or hitting a punching bag
catnaps|If I fits, I sits snoozes
catnaps|Little siestas
cattail|Reed with furry stalks
cattier|More spiteful
cellist|Musician such as Yo-Yo Ma
cellphones|Portable mobile devices
centavos|Peso fractions
cereals|Lucky Charms and others
ceremony|Wedding or funeral
chairman|Important guy on a committee
chairwoman|Certain committee head
chanterelle|Mushroom with a funnel-shaped cap
chanteuse|Cabaret singer
chapati|Flatbread cooked on a tava
chapters|Book group?
cheated|Was secretly on Grindr, maybe
cheater|Person copying off someone else's test
chemistry|Reactionary field?
childproof|Door-lock ad claim
chowder|Clam or corn dish
cinemas|Movie theaters
ciphers|Enigmatic messages
clairvoyant|*One may have "ESQ" on their business card
closeouts|Everything must go! events
clothed|Attired
coarser|More rough
coerced|Arm-twisted
cofounder|Startup partner
cohorts|Groups such as Generation Z
collins|Tom ___ (gin cocktail)
colognes|Pleasant scents
colossal|Gargantuan
comical|Ludicrous
commercial|Mead?
compost|Chef's trash or gardener's treasure
compute|Make sense, informally
computes|Provide sporty trucks for free?
comrade|Fellow socialist
conclave|*Inward-curving
concoct|Whip up
conduits|Fluid channels
conflict|Clash
conifer|Pine tree, for one
consent|Permission
constant|Invariable
consume|Devour
contact|Word after "emergency" or "eye"
contacts|Alternative to glasses
contain|Have within
contempt|What a lawyer might be found in
contended|Vied
contractors|How most fields are plowed, in Spanglish?
contradict|Say the opposite of
control|Pull the strings of
cookbooks|Commit accounting fraud, minus the secret word
copilot|Cockpit partner
copperhead|Venomous American snake
corncobs|Inner ear parts?
coronet|Princess's headpiece
corroded|Reacted to acid
cosmetic|Blush or foundation, e.g.
cottage|Kind of cheese also called curds and whey
counseled|Gave college advice to, maybe
couscous|Dish with bits of semolina
crabbed|Kvetched
cranium|Board game with the categories "Data Head" and "Creative Cat"
crapshoot|It's a gamble
crapshoot|Unpredictable venture
created|Formed
creation|Piece of artistic handiwork
creoles|Certain bayou dwellers
cubicles|Partitioned-off work spaces
cuddlier|More soft and fluffy
curbsides|Some pickup spots --> *Mean dog + March 15, e.g.
curlicue|Fancy twist in a signature
cyberpunk|High-tech, dystopian genre
cynicism|General distrust
dalmatians|*"101 ___"
damages|Compensation awarded in court
damsels|Empowered women in some stories
daredevil|Person who thrives on excitement
daredevils|Bungee jumpers and high-wire walkers, e.g.
dashing|Debonair
databases|Electronic banks?
dawdlers|Slowpokes
deadhead|Grateful band fan
deadlocks|Impasses
deadpans|Jokes seriously
dealers|They may work with cars or cards
debatable|Up for discussion
debited|Charged against an account (... first 2)
decathlon|Literally, "ten contests"
decibel|Sound unit
decimate|Drastically reduce
decline|Pass on an invitation
decreed|Ordered by law
deejays|Record spinners
defaced|*Marred with graffiti, e.g.
defangs|Takes a bite out of?
defuses|Stops from exploding
deletes|Removes, as some text
deletes|Wipes from a hard drive
delivery|Labor and ___ (pregnancy pairing)
denoted|Signified
denounce|Condemn
densest|Like neutron stars, vis-a-vis everything else
densest|Most thickly populated
dentist|Canine specialist?
dentures|Bedside glass fillers
departs|Hits the road
deplete|Use up
deposes|Testifies under oath
derides|Scoffs at
deserted|Left in the lurch
deserts|Abandons
despised|Hated
despots|Tyrants
destiny|Apt name for a psychic?
detours|Alternative routes
diapers|New parent's first purchases, often
diapers|Pampers products
didgeridoo|Instrument native to Australia
dietary|Relating to food plans
digests|Makes sense of, as an article
dignity|Worthiness of respect
digress|Go off-topic
disavow|Renounce
disband|Split up, like a group
discardable|*Render useless
disenchants|Turns off
disentangle|Separate, like cables
disloyal|Unfaithful
disobey|Risk a time-out, maybe
diverted|Changed the course of
dominate|Exercise control over
doodads|Thingamabobs
dosages|Iron and Bronze, e.g., in Spanglish?
downloaded|*Carrying heavy packages, say
dragnet|Sergeant Friday's classic show
dynamos|Energetic sorts
dystopia|Depressing sci-fi setting
eardrum|Vibrating body part
earfuls|Tongue-lashings
earldom|Certain nobleman's jurisdiction
earlier|Before now
earliest|First to arrive
earlobe|Stud site
earphone|Little bud, maybe?
earplug|Swimmer's accessory for a canal?
eclairs|Cream-filled pastries
ecotourism|Environmentally friendly travel
ecotourists|Visitors who are careful not to leave any footprints?
ecstasy|Utter delight
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song named for a white flower
edibles|Cannabis gummies, e.g.
editing|Fixing typos, e.g.
eggplant|Purple ingredient in tortang talong and moussaka
egoless|Beyond humble
elapsed|Ticked away
elapses|Ticks away
elegant|Tastefully stylish
element|Tin or hydrogen
elements|Periodic table components
elevate|Lift up
elevates|Takes to the next level
elicits|Brings out
ellipse|Orbital shape
emanate|Issue (from)
embassy|Diplomat's home
embassy|Place to renew a passport
emerita|Retired professor's title
emirate|Dubai, e.g.
emotive|Expressing feeling
emphases|*Ambulance initials (letters 3-7)
emulator|Program that mimics the Atari 2600, e.g.
enacted|Established by law
enacted|Passed, as a bill
endorse|Sign the back of
enemies|Foes
enforce|Carry out, as the law
enhances|Improves
enigmas|Head-scratchers
enlarge|Make bigger
enlists|Starts private work?
enrobed|Dressed for graduation
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Tangle up
entails|Involves
entered|Keyed in
enthrall|Captivate
entities|Beings
epistolary|Like Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
epsilons|Deltas' followers
erasers|Pencil case items
erasers|Pencil ends
erasers|They get the lead out
erotica|Anais Nin's "Delta of Venus," e.g.
erotica|Sexy writing
errands|To-do list items
escaped|Flew the coop
espadrille|Shoe with rope soles
espanol|Guatemala's language, in Guatemala
espouses|Champions, as a cause
espresso|Hot shot?
essence|Intrinsic nature
essentials|Bare necessities
estates|Manors
estrogen|Hormone that's part of some transitions
estrogen|Menopausal hormone therapy component
estuary|Tidal mouth of a river
eternal|Everlasting
ethanol|Biofuel option
ethanol|Renewable fuel option
evasive|Intentionally indirect
evasive|Like tricky maneuvers
excitement|*It's never dull!
exempts|Lets off the hook
extinguish|*Output
eyeshade|Sun visor
facelifts|Procedures that reduce jowls
factoid|Barbie's middle name is Millicent, e.g.
falafel|Fried ball in a pita
falsetto|Artificial high voice
farewells|Goodbyes
fathers|Some families have two
feature|Nose or mouth
feedbag|Horse's "lunchbox"
fidgeted|Shifted one's weight or tapped one's toe
fiercer|More savage
finagles|Deviously obtains
fishhook|Marlins' catcher
fishing|___ for compliments
fixated|Focused intently (on)
flammable|Like lighter fluid
flipflops|Beachy footwear
flopped|Bombed at the box office
footloose|Free to travel
forfeit|Surrender
foxhole|*Shelter on the front lines
freebie|Something you can't pay for
freehand|Drawn without instruments
freeloader|Moocher
frenetic|Wildly uncontrolled
fretful|Distressed
friends|Show in which Monica, Rachel and Phoebe were buddies
frustrate|Stymie
fulfill|Meet, as expectations
funnyman|He's a riot
gallons|They're larger than liters
garnered|Accumulated
gatekeeper|Individual controlling access
geekier|More nerdy
general|Colin Powell was a four-star one
ghostwriter|Screenplay author for a 1990 Moore-Swayze film?
ghoulish|Macabre
gingersnap|Spicy image?
goalposts|Moving these can make success elusive
godsend|Blessing ... or, read differently, a theme hint
graffiti|The writing on the wall
granita|Gelato alternative
granules|Tiny particles
greenbelt|City's eco-friendly edge
greeted|Said hi to
greyest|Most overcast, in London
guiding|Showing the way
gumball|Round, machine-dispensed candy
hacksaws|Fine-toothed hand tools
haggles|Bickers at the bazaar
handstand|*Heels-over-head stunt
harissa|Spicy North African condiment
headmaster|Private school authority
heartbeat|(4) Thump of one's ticker
hedgerow|Green divider between fields
henchman|Guy who assists a villain
heralds|Announces with fanfare
heroine|Captain Marvel, e.g.
heroines|Leading ladies?
hindsight|___ is 20/20
hitches|Temporary snags
hoagies|Heros' aliases?
homered|Got a big hit in baseball
honesty|The best policy, they say
honoree|Award recipient
hootenanny|Informal party with folk music
hootenanny|Jam session for folk
hornets|Charlotte hoopsters
hotrods|Fast cars
hotspot|Means of Wi-Fi access
hubbubs|Uproars
huskies|Certain sled dogs
icecaps|Covers that won't warm you up
iciness|Cold quality
idealized|Painted a rosy picture of
igneous|Like volcanic rock
iguanas|Lizards with crests
imagine|Just think of the possibilities!
inanimate|Lifeless
inanity|Ridiculousness
indexes|Reference sections
ingrained|Deeply embedded
inkblot|Rorschach image
innards|Guts
innocent|Not guilty
innovate|Think outside the box
insertion|What's indicated by a caret, or a two-word theme hint
insider|Person who has the scoop
instance|Occurrence
intense|Like a strong feeling
interest|Word before "group" or "rate"
intrigue|Palace ___ (prestige TV fodder)
inventing|Like someone expressing anger while at home?
irksome|Exasperating
irksome|Vexing
isotope|Alternative form of an element
jabbered|Babbled
jeepers|Yipes!
jockeys|Positions oneself to gain an edge
johnnie|___ Walker (Scotch whisky brand)
keeping|Not letting go of
keycards|Some hotel room door openers
kittens|Baby tabbies
kiwifruit|Chinese gooseberry
kneeled|Prepared to propose
kneepad|Bit of protection for a Rollerblader
kneepads|Some skaters' protection
knockwurst|Say "The casing is way too tough. The Germans would be appalled," maybe
kookaburras|Laughing flock
lactose|___ intolerance (dairy lover's woe)
lantern|Camper's light
lapboard|Desk's portable substitute
lassoed|Stuck in a loop?
latecomer|One who may arrive fashionably?
lateral|Like indirect thinking
latinos|Ricky Martin and Alex Rodriguez, for two
leaders|Team captains, e.g.
leisure|___ suit ('70s garment)
lessons|Music classes
letdown|___ reflex (breastfeeding trigger)
liberal|Left-wing
license|Creative ___ (artistic freedom)
limeade|Refreshing citrus drink
lineman|Football center or tackle
lingerie|Slips and so forth
lioness|You may hear her roar
listens|Lends an ear
locator|Tracking device
lockers|Places to store sports gear
longlines|Theme park annoyances
loopholes|Contractual ambiguities
lounges|Lolls
lushest|Most full of foliage
machinery|Equipment
magneto|Repulsive "X-Men" adversary?
magnolia|Mississippi state flower
mailman|Dog's foe, sometimes
mailman|Many dogs bark at him
maintains|Keeps up
mallard|Bad cooking fat, in Spanglish?
mandarin|Small, orange citrus fruit
mandate|Official directive
maniacs|10,000 ___ (alt-rock band)
manifesto|The Gay Liberation Front published one in 1971
mariachi|Kind of band at many Mexican baptisms
marimba|Instrument played with mallets
massage|What bland stuffing could use, in Spanglish?
massive|Enormous
mastodon|Extinct mammal that had large tusks
matchbox|Object struck to start a flame
mealworm|Bit of food for some pet reptiles
meanwhile|In the interim
mediator|Go-between
medicine|Field with remedial courses?
mediterranean|Sea north of North Africa
meiosis|Process by which one cell becomes four
memento|Sentimental possession
mementos|Keepsakes
menaces|Poses a danger to
merengues|Caribbean dances spelled similarly to French cookies
mermaids|Ariel and others
mermaids|Their tails have scales
merrier|More gleeful
mesclun|Mix of lettuces and other greens
mezuzah|Jewish scroll in a case
micromanage|Organize labor on a small scale?
midlife|Stage for an age-related crisis
migraine|Throbbing headache
mindset|Fixed or "growth" attitude
mindsets|Outlooks
minimalist|Person who eschews excess
minimally|At least
misdated|Wrote the wrong year on, like a check
mitosis|Cell division process
moaning|Complaining
modernity|*State of being current (dirt, money)
molecular|Kind of biology
molehill|*Issue that can be blown out of proportion, idiomatically
moments|Precious things that photographs capture
moniker|The Dream, for Hakeem Olajuwon
moratoria|Suspensions of activity
mortadella|Muffuletta meat
mothering|Looking after with affection
mudflat|Habitat for oysters (last 3 letters ...)
munches|Snacks (on)
muscular|Like Popeye after eating spinach
muttonchops|Steak house offering that shares its name with a type of facial hair
mystery|Whodunit genre
nabbing|Snapping up, as the last hors d'oeuvre
nailing|Getting just right
nametags|Many of them say "Hello!"
nametags|Stickers that might replace introductions
narrate|Tell, as a story
nastier|More mean
nautilus|Cephalopod with a spiral shell
nearest|Least remote
necktie|Obligatory office attire for men, once
nemesis|Unbeatable rival
neonate|Fresh delivery?
nephews|Jacob and Esau, to Ishmael
newsletter|Publication that might be sent by email
newtons|Fig ___ (Nabisco cookies)
nightcap|*Bedtime drink
nihilism|Meaningless philosophy?
nonevent|It's no big whoop
noodling|Catching catfish bare-handed
nostalgia|Yearning for the good old days
notates|Writes, as music
notecard|Where to write a short recipe
notepad|What has rules at school?
nuanced|Opposite of clear-cut
nursery|Locale for baby bloomers
nurture|Provide care to
obliges|Accommodates
obscure|Relatively unknown
octagons|Stop sign shapes
oddballs|Strange people
offices|Some workplaces
offspring|Progeny
omelets|Egg dishes often served with potatoes
omitted|Left out
oneness|Harmony, to Taoists
opinion|Viewpoint
opposes|Runs against
optician|Frame job figure?
organize|Form a labor union
orioles|Baltimore baseball pros
ornamental|Decorative
orphans|Oliver Twist and Jane Eyre, e.g.
osmosis|Effortless assimilation
ottomans|Cushy footstools
outeats|Consumes more than
outpouring|Like a bartender tending bar?
outrage|Extreme indignation
outsets|Beginnings
outtake|DVD extra, often
overall|For the most part
overdid|Went too far with
overriding|Like a jockey who's fed up?
oversleeps|Hits snooze too many times
oxidation|Process that creates rust
padlock|Door security
pageantry|*Place for food storage? (letters 2-4)
paisano|Italian comrade
pampers|Fusses over
panacea|Cure-all
panache|Flamboyant style
paprika|Seasoning on a deviled egg
parapet|Protective castle wall
parents|They may serve as chefs and chauffeurs
pariahs|Outcasts
parsimony|Stinginess
partial|___ lunar eclipse
parties|Attends a bash
partisan|One-sided, politically
partner|Significant other
pastoral|Like idyllic country life
pastrami|Deli meat on rye
patents|Inventors' documents
patisserie|Eclair seller
payable|Due, financially
peacoats|Jackets originally worn by sailors
peculiar|Odd
peepers|Eyes, in slang
peering|Looking narrowly (at)
permeates|Spreads throughout
peroxide|Lightening in a bottle?
persona|Assumed character
persona|Public image
pertain|Relate (to)
phenoms|The young Venus and Serena Williams, e.g.
picnickers|Folks with a blanket and basket, say
piecrust|Flaky, buttery shell
piehole|Mouth, rudely
pigskins|Gridiron balls
piloted|Steered the plane
pilsner|Pale lager
pinatas|Party items originally made from clay pots
pinecones|Holiday wreath decorations
pinhole|Tiny opening in a DIY projector
pitfalls|Hidden dangers
plaques|Items on monuments' walls
platitudes|Trite, meaningless statements
playmate|Seesaw partner
pleased|Quite happy
plodded|Trudged
plotlines|Horror stories' skeletons?
plywood|Sheets made from trees
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
polluting|Spewing fumes, say --> Moping
pondered|Mused
portals|Some sci-fi entryways
portfolio|Art school submission
postcard|Souvenir for someone else
postdocs|*Researchers on track to be profs
powders|Toner and dehydrated milk, e.g.
prayers|Religious recitations
precious|Treasured
prefabs|Quick-to-assemble homes
prefers|Favors
pregnant|Expecting a baby
pregnant|Growing on the inside?
premeds|Docs-to-be
premier|Prime minister, e.g.
premiers|Prime ministers, e.g.
present|Is tense?
presume|Take for granted
prevented|Forestalled
proceed|Continue along
profanity|Swear words, collectively
protect|Shield
protesters|People outside the Stonewall Inn in 1969, e.g.
provides|Brings home the bacon
psywars|Campaigns involving propaganda
puberty|___ blocker (option for trans youth)
puckers|Contracts into wrinkles
pummels|Beats by a long shot, say
pursuit|Hobby
putties|Window sealants
quality|*The "P" of PVC
radiate|Exude
rafters|Roof beams
rainiest|Having the most precipitation
rainout|Weather-related cancellation
rallied|Came back from behind
ransoms|Racketeering charges?
ransoms|Some payments to hackers
rashest|Most impulsive
rattrap|Shabby digs
ravioli|Pasta type that's commonly square
realest|Most authentic
reappears|Turns up
rebates|Incentives at car dealerships
rebirth|Fresh start
rebuttal|Optional trial phase after the defense rests
recitals|Piano students' performances
reconnects|Hooks up again
recreates|Makes again
reddened|Blushed
redeposit|Put in again, as funds
redeyes|Aptly named flights
redress|Rectify
refuted|Disproved
rehangs|Moves to a different wall, say
rehashes|Discusses again
rehouse|Find a new home for
related|In the same family
release|*Outlet
release|Drop, like an album
release|Let go of
remedial|Like college courses for the ill-prepared
reminder|String around the finger, e.g.
renewed|Kept for another season
renters|Tenants
replica|Exact copy
replica|Precise copy
rescind|Take back, as an offer
reshape|Mold into a new form
respect|What Aretha Franklin wanted in a 1967 hit
respond|Give an answer
restraint|Control over one's emotions
resulted|Followed as a consequence
retaken|Like some bad senior pictures
retirees|Many grandparents
retirees|People who are always off?
retreats|Getaways
revamped|Did a makeover on
reveals|Discloses
reverend|Cleric's title
rimshot|Drum sound after a one-liner
ringleader|Bad boss?
ringlet|Hair curl
risotto|Creamy Italian dish made with arborio
riviera|French region with beach resorts
roadbed|Street surface
roasted|Insulted devastatingly
robotic|Just going through the motions, perhaps
robotic|Like an android
romaine|Iceberg relative
rosebud|Noted sled of cinema
rosewater|Flower-infused liquid used in Turkish delights
roughhouse|Get rowdy
roughly|Approximately
roundtable|Discussion format associated with talking in circles?
rubdown|Massage
rustler|Cattle thief
sabbath|Day of rest
sabered|Opened with a sword, as a champagne bottle
saddest|Most forlorn
saddlebag|Pouch for bikers or equestrians
safaris|Drive-through tourist activities?
saltine|Cracker served with chowder
samosas|Savory Indian pastries
samurai|*"Seven ___"
sapling|Small spruce, say
sardine|Fish in a tin
sashays|Walks with confidence and style
sashimi|Dish often served with daikon radish and ginger
satiric|Like The Onion
satisfactorily|Well
sawlogs|Earn an elbowing from your bedmate
scalawags|Ne'er-do-wells
scathes|Harms
scatter|Strew randomly
scatter|Word before "shot" or "plot"
schedule|Project manager's creation
scherzo|Lively musical piece
scooter|Vespa vehicle
scottie|Short dog, for short
scrappy|Full of fight
scratch|Hit the cue ball into a pocket
screams|Roller-coaster cries
screwed|Twisted (in)
scrooge|Dickens character who lacked holiday spirit
scrunchie|Certain ponytail holder
seagull|Boardwalk thief with wings
seamier|More sordid
seashore|She sells certain shells by it
seasonal|Like Easter eggs and Halloween candy
seconds|Additional helping
secrete|Give off, as hormones
secrets|Private matters
secured|Fortified
seethes|Boils with anger
semester|School term
senders|Texters, at times
senseis|Martial arts masters
sensory|Part of ESP
separate|Do some division?
separate|Set apart
serpent|Reptile in the Star of Life
serrano|Pepper hotter than a jalapeno
servile|Like a toady
sessions|Congressional periods
sharpen|Give a good tip?
shelter|Refuge
shiatsu|Japanese massage technique
shimmery|Glistening
shopper|Mall customer
showcase|Feature prominently
showstopper|Defying Gravity, in "Wicked" (... first 4 letters + last 2)
shyster|Deceptive lawyer
sidebar|Lemme digress real quick ...
sidebars|Off-the-record conversations
sidecar|Citrusy cognac cocktail
sightseer|One attracted to attractions
silenced|Like a cellphone during a concert, one hopes
silences|Rests, in music
silents|Old movies before "talking pictures"
simmers|Isn't quite boiling
sitting|Portrait painter's session
slacked|Started phoning it in
slander|Speak badly of
slapdash|Haphazard
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleepier|Less bustling
sleepover|*Ignore an alarm clock
sleepover|Pajama party, usually
sliders|Mini burgers
sloping|Like ski trails that aren't flat
sloppily|In a careless way
smudges|Old erasers' marks
snippet|Bit of a conversation
snippet|Brief passage
snorers|They saw logs, figuratively
snorkel|Explore coral reefs, perhaps
snowballs|Ammo in a winter fight
solaces|Consoles
solemnly|Proper way to swear?
soloist|Concerto star
solvent|Opening that admits sunlight, in Spanglish?
someday|Sooner or later (but probably later)
soprano|Ariana Grande's vocal range
sorcery|Activity in which cursing is expected?
spacers|They create gaps between teeth
spaniel|Droopy-eared dog breed
sparrow|Common songbird
sparser|Less dense
sparser|Less populated
spartan|Like the ancient Greek army in "300"
spatial|Relating to objects' positions
spectre|Titular org. in a 2015 Bond film
speedread|Finish quickly, like a book
spiderweb|*Shape of some windshield cracks
spindle|Tool for making yarn by hand
spirits|Seance visitors
splints|Broken fingers' supports
spoiler|It was a dream, say, for a movie
spoilsports|Party poopers
sponges|Porous cleaning items
sponsor|Back with cash
sportscast|ESPN fare
sportswomen|The Olympians Megan Rapinoe and Sunisa Lee, e.g.
spritzed|Sprayed water on
stalest|Least fresh
stamina|Asset for a marathoner
standstill|Don't move!
stanzas|Some have ABAB rhyme schemes
staplers|They join top and bottom sheets
stardom|Hollywood fame
starker|More barren
starships|USS Enterprise and others
stature|Person's height
stealth|Sneakiness
steepened|Became more inclined?
steered|Guided a motorcycle
steered|Took the wheel
stepped|Like Mayan pyramids
stepson|Term for a relative that can also be a two-word phrase
stepson|Tramples
stereos|Sound systems
sternum|Breastbone
steroid|Inflammation reducer
stewing|Fretting, or fuming
stimulate|Encourage, like growth
stinkers|Bad eggs or rotten eggs
storyboards|Filmmakers' organizing spaces
stowing|Packing away
strains|Overworks
strange|Weird
stretch|Do some Pilates
strings|Violins and violas
studded|Like many punk-style leather jackets
subbase|Where some underwater craft are sheltered, briefly
subculture|Norms and traditions for fans of a long sandwich?
suburbs|City surroundings
suffice|Be enough
summits|Mountains' tops
sundial|Outdoor time-telling device
sunscreen|Protective beach goop
supermoms|Parents who can do it all
superstar|Bright light on stage?
sweater|Mister Rogers' cozy garment
sweetie|Honeybunch
swimsuit|Pool party outfit
tableau|Piece of art that depicts a scene
tallied|Counted up
tandoor|Oven used to bake naan
tandoori|Indian method of cooking
tangelo|Hybrid orange fruit
tapered|Got to the point?
tasters|They try things for a living
taunted|Mocked
teammates|Court figures who are on your side?
technophile|Reader of Engadget or Gizmodo
telecom|AT&T, e.g.
telekinesis|Power of mind over matter?
teleported|Instantaneously traveled
teleports|Makes a quick trip?
temptation|It might be hard to resist
tequila|Don Julio liquor
testing|It comes before "1-2-3"
theists|Believers in a creator
therapy|Psychological treatment
thicken|Make less watery
thrifty|Able to build a wardrobe out of used clothing, say
thrills|Amazes and delights
throaty|Like a husky voice
tickers|Scrolling graphics on CNBC
tictacs|Mints in a clear box
tiepins|Ornaments close to the heart?
tilling|*Like roller coasters
timpani|Drum prominently heard in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
tinnitus|Ringing in one's ears
tiptoed|Walked quietly
tissues|Cells --> ___ --> organs
tomatillos|Veggies used in salsa verde
tombstone|Graveyard sight --> *Male cat + Sound quality
toolbar|Office strip?
tortilla|Burrito's wrap
tortilla|What may stop you from spilling the beans?
tostada|Deep-fried tortilla dish
touchtone|Push-button phone type
trailed|Lagged behind
trailer|Movie advertisement
transit|Trains, buses and so on
trattoria|Informal Italian eatery
trattorias|Italian eateries
trawler|Fishing vessel
treacly|Overly sappy (Last 3 + ...)
treated|Bought coffee for, maybe
treated|Withdrew from battle
treetop|Where a Christmas angel might be placed
trellis|Lattice for plants
tresses|Long locks of hair
triages|Prioritizes by severity
trinket|Tchotchke
trisects|Divides into three parts
tritone|Interval of three whole steps, in music
troubles|Topics for blues songs
trounce|Defeat, and then some
trusses|Ties up tightly
tsarist|Like Russia before 1917
turnover|Gridiron gaffe
turntables|Gain an upper hand, minus the secret word
twenties|Bills that will feature Harriet Tubman
typists|Keyboard operators
ukulele|Something picked for a luau?
umpteen|More than you can count
unaided|Without assistance
unaltered|Not modified
unclips|Removes, like a lapel mic
undercut|Charge less than
underwire|Just in time, minus the secret word
unfreeze|Remove restrictions from, as credit
unharmed|Safe and sound
unities|States of togetherness
unknots|Loosens, like laces
unnerve|Fluster
unnerve|Rattle
unscrew|Remove, as a lightbulb
unseemly|Improper
unswayed|Resistant to opposing arguments
unwelcome|Not wanted
unwraps|Takes off, like a mummy costume
updated|Modernized
upgrade|Get out of economy class, say
upgrading|Like a teacher burning the midnight oil?
upscale|Posh
urbanite|City slicker
urethane|Compound often prefixed with poly-
usernames|Handles paired with passwords
utility|Water or electricity
utilize|Employ
uttered|Said aloud
uttering|Saying aloud
vacation|Reason for an out-of-office message
vaguest|Least clear
voiceover|Narration technique used in many documentaries
waitlist|Backup college admissions pool
walking|Going step by step?
walnuts|Waldorf salad morsels
waltzed|Danced in 3/4 time
warheads|Extreme Sour candies
warheads|Extremely sour candies
wartime|What precedes a period of peace
watchtower|*Outlook
webpage|A link might lead to it
welcome|Greet warmly
whatchamacallit|Thingamajig
wherever|In any place
whippet|Greyhound's smaller relative
whirlpool|Circle, forward and backward?
whitecaps|Signs of wind at sea
whoopee|Exuberant shout
whopper|Big fib
wildcat|Ferocious feline, or a theme hint
wildflower|Pretty plant that wasn't planted
windsocks|Hosiery items for a blustery fall?
wineglasses|Containers that might be stemmed
wineries|Port authorities?
wormhole|Sci-fi passageway
wrapper|Candy bar discard
wrapper|Candy coat?
wrestle|Try to deal (with)
wryness|Quality of dry humor
youthful|Fresh-faced
zealous|Extremely enthusiastic
abalone|Snail with an iridescent shell
abigail|Actress Breslin of "Little Miss Sunshine"
academia|World of education
accords|Certain midsize sedans
accords|Some Honda sedans
accuses|Points a finger at
acetone|Ingredient in nail polish remover, often
aerialists|Trapeze performers
aerosol|Smoke or fog, e.g.
airdrop|Plane delivery
alarmed|Startled
alarmist|One saying "The sky is falling!"
alfredo|Creamy pasta sauce
aligner|It straightens teeth
alliterate|Ask "Who? What? When? Where? Why?," say
amalgamate|Merge into one
amateurs|People who are unprofessional?
amnesia|Memory loss
amoebas|Tiny lab subjects
amperes|Current measures
android|iOS alternative
anecdote|Short tale that may be personal
angelica|Sister of Peggy and Eliza, in "Hamilton"
antennas|They catch waves
antiheroes|Problematic protagonists, perhaps
antipasti|Italian appetizer plates
antiracist|How To Be an ___ (Ibram X. Kendi book)
antiseptic|Germ-killing
anybody|Who wants to volunteer?
anytime|Always happy to help!
apaches|Some Natives of modern New Mexico
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
appealed|*Did an impression of
appeared|Showed up, as in court
appears|Seems
appoint|Assign to a position
aquamarine|Blue-green gemstone
areolas|Anatomical rings
armored|Like a Brink's truck
arrests|Halts, as development
arrived|Got there
arroyos|Usually dry streams
article|A, for example
artisan|Jeweler or ceramicist
artless|Naive
ashamed|Guilt-ridden
assuage|Relieve, as fears
attagirl|Well done, kid!
attorneys|Bar tenders?
attunes|Brings into harmony
auroras|Night lights
autobahn|German highway with no speed limit, for the most part
automaton|Robot, or someone who acts like one
avarice|Greed
babysat|Looked after another's child
badasses|*Certain guitars
barbets|They're waged over drinks
barista|Latte art pro
bartend|Mix at a mixer?
bathtub|Homemade gin vessel
battalions|Results of companies merging?
beadier|Smaller and shinier, as eyes
bedsheet|*A fitted one is hard to fold
behinds|Rear ends
benevolent|What's good?
bisected|Divided evenly
bizarro|Like a strange alternate world
bonbons|Chocolate treats
bookkeepers|Hire goalies at the firm?
boomboxes|*Sources of street tunes
bracketed|*Queen or king, but not jack or ace
braille|Writing on modern elevator buttons
breakneck|Dangerously fast
briefly|*Cheese whose rind is typically eaten
broached|*Place to dream
broadens|Expands
brushed|Cleaned, as one's teeth
burbling|Sounding like a stream
burritos|Handheld Tex-Mex foods
businesses|Mall tenants
caboose|Last to arrive at the train station
cafeteria|Food fight setting
calamari|Fried squid
calibers|Degrees of excellence
calmest|Most serene
calories|Info on a nutrition label
canoodles|Cuddles and caresses
caption|Photo clarifier
caravan|Train car? (Dodge)
caribou|Reindeer
caricaturist|Parody picture provider
cashless|Like a credit card purchase
catnaps|Short snoozes
caution|Warning
celebrity|A-lister
cemetery|Plot of a zombie film?
charades|Acting contest?
charger|*Source of much juice?
charlatans|Phonies
chatroom|Cat cafe, in Franglais?
cheetah|Fastest land animal
chimera|Fire-breathing mythical creature
chutney|Indian condiment with a mango variety
cinephiles|Film buffs
clobbers|*Socks
coastal|By a gulf, say
collage|Project that involves cutting and pasting
collate|Prepare to bind, as papers
colleen|It Ends With Us author Hoover
compare|Partner of "contrast"
compote|Jam alternative
concerts|Live music shows
consent|Permission
conserves|Avoids wasting
continental|Flying car? (Lincoln)
coolants|Radiator fluids
coolers|Insulated items at picnics
corneas|Eye parts that can be transplanted from sharks to humans
corsages|Pre-prom purchases
crawfish|Etouffee crustacean
creates|Makes
critics|People who get to see movies early
crossbow|Certain arrow shooter
crumple|Scrunch
cyclops|One-eyed giant
decadent|*Just OK
decants|Pours off, as wine
decoder|Cryptographer's device
defangs|Neutralizes, as a viper
defends|Represents in court
defense|Side without the ball
deflect|Redirect, as attention
demerit|Mark for misconduct (... 1-2 and 4-5)
densest|Least sparse
departs|Leaves
departs|Leaves
depends|Maybe, maybe not
derives|Originates (from)
deserts|Gobi and Sahara
designs|Blueprints
detests|Hates
detoxes|Does a juice cleanse, maybe
devaluing|Diminishing, as a currency
develop|Take shape
devotee|Faithful follower
dictated|Said aloud for recording
dioramas|Shoebox creations
disband|Break up, in a way
disease|Epidemiologist's concern
doomsdayer|*Person prepping for the end
dosages|Calculations for an anesthesiologist
downtick|Slight decrease
dragsters|Hot rods
dressed|Not naked
dresser|Bedroom storage fixture
dresses|*Katherine Heigl and James Marsden film (2008)
dynamos|Live wires
earpieces|Hearing aid parts
earshot|Eavesdropper's range
earshot|Eavesdropping distance
eastern|Like Buddhist or Hindu philosophy
ecotourist|Many a national park visitor
eggplant|Moussaka ingredient
elastic|Waistband material
elegance|Graceful quality
element|Periodic table item
emanate|Flow (from)
emerald|Green birthstone
emirate|Dubai, e.g.
emotion|Fear or joy
emotion|What each "Inside Out" character represents
empanada|Spanish pastry that's often savory
empower|Boost the confidence of
enchant|Captivate
encrusted|Covered in a layer of diamonds, e.g.
endears|Causes (oneself) to be treasured
endeavors|Concerted efforts
enemies|People to keep closer, in a saying
enhance|Improve, as an image
ensnare|Draw into a trap
entered|Became a contestant
enthusiast|Ardent fan
enticed|Tempted
entreat|Plead with
episode|Part of a Netflix binge
epitaphs|Tombstone inscriptions
erasers|Pink pencil ends
erected|Built
erected|Built (... first 2. Bonus: Note what the letters above the blocks spell!)
erected|Raised, as a barn
erupting|Spewing like Mauna Loa
escalate|Intensify
escalator|Nonstop flight?
esoteric|Like a niche interest
espanol|Lengua de Lima
espresso|Strong coffee
essence|Gist
estates|Extensive properties
estimate|Approximation
eternal|Timeless
evergreen|Tree in a nickname for Washington State
exclusives|News scoops from a single source
exhibitor|Convention figure
exposes|Uncovers
eyehole|Mask opening
eyewear|Spectacles and such
eyewitness|*True crime watcher
feasted|Ate like a king
fedoras|Film noir hats
festers|Grows more irksome
festive|Like a holiday party
feudalism|Medieval system with lieges and their lieges
filleted|Sliced into strips, as trout
firefighters|Lay off wrestlers at the station?
flattop|Haircut associated with early '90s hip-hop culture
fleabag|Phoebe Waller-Bridge series
formerly|At one point
fourteen|Half of twenty-eight
garland|Decorative wreath
garnets|January birthstones
general|Military title for Washington
genteel|Affectedly polite (... this answer's first 4 letters)
gingerbread|Winter house material? (... letters 6-10)
glitterati|Beautiful people
granite|Rock that's an anagram of "tearing"
greyhound|Fastest dog breed (... first 2 letters + last 4)
grossest|Most disgusting
groundout|Routine infield maneuver
hairbands|Glam metal groups
hairpin|What gets stuck in locks?
handbooks|Reference manuals
hatchbacks|Cars perfect for tailgate parties
hatmaker|One may craft a fedora
headboard|Support for reading in bed
headspace|State of mind
heartstrings|Deep emotions that may be tugged at (In this answer, note letters 2-8)
hemline|Edge in fashion
henhouses|Co-ops?
heretic|Religious dissident
hidalgo|Central Mexican state
hippocampus|Where some pachyderms frolic after class?
historians|Ones who talk about old times
history|Past events
hoarfrost|Winter coat?
hodgepodge|Unorganized mix
holyday|Eid al-Fitr, for one
homesick|Like camp kids who miss their parents
housework|2016 Rihanna hit, covered by Avicii?
hurdlers|Track athletes who jump
iciness|Bad reception?
imagery|Visual symbolism
impasse|Deadlock
impeccable|Flawless
inamorato|Male romantic interest, from the Italian
inanely|In a silly way
inbuilt|There from the start
include|Not omit
inhabit|Occupy
insiders|Ones with the scoop
insight|Smart car? (Honda)
inspire|Spark creativity
interim|Temporary period
investigating|*On the caboose
ironman|Athletic event for a triple threat
irritates|Aggravates
islander|New York NHL player
isotope|Elemental variant
jackrabbit|*Long-eared hare
jealous|Green-eyed (ale + soju)
joyride|Escape escape?
kimonos|Japanese robes
kingfisher|*Bird known for its long, sharp bill
kingpin|Honcho
kneeling|Preparing to be knighted
knuckle|Finger joint
kremlin|Russian fortress
lacquer|Wood finish
lactase|Enzyme for digesting dairy
leeriest|Most wary
lessened|Reduced
liaison|Intermediary
liaisons|Go-betweens
libeled|Defamed in writing
lifeline|*Assist on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?"
limestone|Building material for the Great Pyramid of Giza
literal|Not figurative
literal|Word-for-word
loathes|Absolutely detests
lonesome|Homesick, perhaps
lounges|*Slacks
lowered|Decreased
machete|Foliage-clearing knife
machismo|Trait of most of the "Expendables" cast
maestro|Orchestra leader
magnate|*West of old Hollywood
mainstay|Primary source of support
malamutes|Dogs similar to huskies
mansion|Big digs?
marinades|*Service members since 1775
marines|The Few. The Proud. The ___.
marital|Nuptial
mascara|Maybelline's Great Lash, for one
massage|It can get the knots out
matures|Grows up
maypole|Centerpiece of some spring celebrations
mazeltov|Congrats!
mediator|Dispute settler
medical|Type of insurance
memento|2000 thriller in which Guy Pearce played an amnesiac
mermaids|Fish-tailed females
meteoric|Speedy, as a rise to fame
meteorites|Crater creators
midnight|12 a.m.
misplay|Fielder's error
mitzvah|Bar ___ (Jewish rite)
moaning|Bellyaching
mobiles|Items suspended above cribs
mobsters|Mafia members
monsters|Godzilla and others
moonshots|Astronomically ambitious projects
mortgage|Monthly housing payment, for some
motioning|Gesturing
nailbiter|Really close game, say
nanotechnology|Small field in Silicon Valley?
napoleon|Dessert named for a French emperor
narrated|*Unsuitable for children
nearest|Please locate the ___ exit
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
neonatal|Kind of intensive care unit
nestled|Snuggled up
newbies|Some have beginner's luck
newsrooms|Places where things are often breaking?
nirvana|Buddhist bliss
nonbinary|Like many users of they/them pronouns
nonbinary|Like some gender-neutral identities
nonsense|Hogwash
nosedive|Take a plunge
nosedives|Sharp falls
noticed|Sensed
nutritionist|Expert in helping patients form healthy eating habits
oatmeal|Quaker breakfast
oceanic|Of a watery expanse
ocelots|Wildcats that prey on armadillos
omelets|Egg dishes
openers|Corkscrew and key, for two
openers|They warm up the crowd
opossum|American marsupial ... with or without its first letter
orangeade|Citrusy drink
orangutan|Sumatran ape
ordinals|*Some challenging exams for students
organics|Compost pile additions
orients|Positions (oneself)
osmosis|Kind of diffusion
otology|Study of the ear
outboard|Motor variety for a boat
outhouse|Separate place to go?
outlawed|Banned
outshine|*Top
ovation|Round of applause
ovation|The "O" in "standing O"
overage|Excess
overage|Surplus
overbaked|Like burnt cookies (vodka + beer)
overbite|Impetus for braces
overruns|Infests
oversleep|Ignore one's alarm clock
pageant|Beauty contest
pancake|Silver dollar in a stack, say
panorama|Wide photograph
pantyhose|Garment that may be nude
patella|Kneecap
pawnshop|Where a broker makes you richer?
pedigree|Family history diagram
peekaboo|Baby's face-covering game
perceive|See
periods|...
perturbed|Anxious and unsettled
phoenix|Bird symbolizing rebirth
piloted|Flew, as a plane
pinheads|*Sewing tips?
pintails|*Ducks named for their rear feathers
pioneers|Trailblazers
pistachios|Nuts in some baklava recipes
placated|Appeased
platform|Party line
policed|Regulated
portfolio|Part of a model's resume (... the first 4 of this one)
posters|Movie theater adornments
poundcake|*Dessert named for its traditional amount of butter, flour, sugar and eggs
precipitates|Brings about
preheats|Warms up, as the oven
prejudge|Make assumptions too soon, say
preview|Performance before opening night
prisons|Alcatraz and others
privacy|What a screen might provide
private|Like Instagram accounts you can't snoop on
probing|Closely examining
promote|Publicize
promotion|Step up at work
propaganda|Influencer's material? (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 4 letters)
propane|Grilling fuel
protractor|Architect's drafting tool
purposeful|With a goal in mind
quadrupled|Multiplied by four
raconteur|Good storyteller
radiant|Glowing
rainchecks|Vouchers for later use (In this answer, unscramble letters 3-9)
raindrop|Bit of falling water
raisins|Trail mix fruits
rationale|Underlying reason
rattrap|Dilapidated building
readied|Prepped
readmits|Lets back in
realign|Adjust again, as tires
reassign|Appoint to a different task
reboots|Starts a computer up again
recalls|Automakers' nightmares
recasts|Hires new actors
recesses|House breaks
rechargeable|Like a laptop's battery
redeyes|Overnight flights
redeyes|They can be treated with Visine
redhead|Carrottop
reenact|Portray, as a historical event
reenact|Stage, as a historical drama
regimented|Highly systematic
reining|Holding back, with "in"
reliable|Trustworthy
relived|Indulged in memories of
rematch|Chance to get even
remedial|Like some summer school courses
remoulade|Sauce in Louisiana Creole cuisine
renames|Gives a new title
rendered|Delivered, as a service
reordered|Stocked up on again
reports|Shows up, as for jury duty
reprints|Second and third editions, e.g.
reroutes|Sends another way
rescind|Take back
reseats|Moves to first class, say
resents|Holds a grudge against
resolute|Firmly determined
resorts|All-inclusive getaways
respite|Brief break
restroom|Where to go?
retries|Second attempts
ricochet|Rebound
ricotta|Cannoli filling
ringside|Like some expensive seats at a boxing match
risottos|Creamy Italian rice dishes
rockslide|2017 Calvin Harris hit, covered by the Foo Fighters?
rosehip|Floral tea variety
roundhouses|Kicks delivered with wide swings
runabout|*Erase
saloons|Bars that might have spittoons
samosas|Savory Indian pastries
sandlot|1993 kids' baseball film, with "The"
sarcasm|Roasts are filled with it
satisficed|Settled for an adequate option
sausage|It's the wurst!
scalawag|Troublemaker, of sorts
scandals|Reasons to resign
scenario|Hypothetical series of events
schooled|Taught
schoolmate|Fellow student
scythes|Reapers' implements
sealing|Waterproofing, say
seawalls|Coastal defense structures
seaweed|Spam musubi wrapping
secedes|Formally withdraws
secrete|Give off, as hormones
sedated|The Ramones' "I Wanna Be ___"
sedated|Under anesthesia, say
selects|Makes a decision
seltzer|Bubbly drink
seminar|Advanced class
sendoff|Ship out
sentries|Watchmen, maybe
settler|Catan player
shafted|Treated unfairly
sheathe|Put away, as a saber
shyness|Unfortunate trait for a public speaker
sierras|Mount Whitney's range, casually
sierras|Tahoe's mountains
silicon|California's ___ Valley (... 3-4 and 6-7)
sillier|More clownish
simians|Monkeys, e.g.
simplest|Least complicated
skeptic|Hard-to-convince sort
skeptic|One not easily convinced
skittle|Fruity bit of candy
skydive|Go into free fall (Note this answer's last 4 letters + 1 letter above the block to the right + ...)
slander|Verbal defamation
sleeper|Word before "agent" or "hit"
slightest|Most trivial
slipstream|Air current from a propeller
slyness|Quality of a fox
smaller|Like molehills, vis-a-vis mountains
smashup|Completely destroy
smidgens|Tiny bits
smolders|Burns slowly
snapdragon|Showy flower named for a fantasy creature
snapshot|Casual photograph
snowmen|Winter creations with carrot noses
snubbed|Didn't nominate for an Oscar, say
sojourn|Short visit
soldier|Army enlistee
solicit|Ask for
sonnets|Fourteen-line poems
sorties|Air attacks
sourced|Acquired from a particular place
spaceport|Rocket ship's starting point
spaceship|Astronaut's transport
speared|Stuck at a cocktail party?
speedos|Skimpy swimsuits
spigots|They can be in a flow state
spleens|Organs near stomachs
spoiler|___ alert!
sponsoring|Funding, as a TV program
spumoni|Dessert with layers of ice cream
stacked|Arranged nicely, or unfairly
stargazer|Person who's focused while staring into space?
starlet|Aspiring actress
startle|React to a jump scare
stating|Plainly saying
statins|Cholesterol-reducing drugs
staunch|Fiercely loyal
stewpan|Vessel for cooking gumbo or goulash
stoicism|True grit?
storage|Computer memory
stories|Floors in a skyscraper
strained|Like less-than-ideal relations
streaky|Like a poorly cleaned mirror
streams|Plays, as Netflix content
stringent|*Tube used in some operations
strives|Vies (for)
strobes|Flashing lights
strongman|Circus performer who might sport a handlebar mustache
stutter|Speech therapy focus
stylish|In fashion
stymied|Thwarted
suitable|Satisfactory
sunsets|Events preceding magic hour
superior|Largest Great Lake
swivels|Twisty rumba maneuvers
tactile|Touch-related
tailgate|Fiesta fiesta?
tailored|Fitted, as a tuxedo
tailspin|Spiraling descent
tandoor|Oven for naan
tantrum|A toddler may throw one
tartans|Cloth patterns that identify clans
taverna|Eatery, in Athens
telegram|The phone call replaced it
telemarketer|Calling calling?
terrace|Condo "patio"
terrible|___ twos
testing|Word said when tapping a mic
theater|Where to see a musical
theorists|Deep thinkers
therapy|Word after "talk" or "speech"
thicken|Become more viscous
thwarts|Gets in the way of
tilting|On an angle
tinkers|Fiddles around (with)
tolerant|Broad-minded
tortoni|Italian ice cream
tractor|Farm vehicle
tractors|Some farm machinery
trainee|New hire
trainee|Newbie at work
transit|Subways, buses and such
transit|Word after "mass" or "rapid"
triangle|Instrument named for its shape
tridents|Spears associated with Poseidon
trolling|Baiting online
turncoat|Traitor
twanged|Sounded like a doorstop spring
ultramarathoner|Person who's in it for the long run?
ultrasonic|Like sounds that dogs can hear but most humans cannot
unaware|Out of the loop
uncanny|Strangely amazing
undergo|Be subjected to
undetected|Escaping notice
unethical|Like dirty deeds done dirt cheap, probably
unfriended|Cut ties with, digitally
unitard|Skintight one-piece garment
unkempt|Like hair after a long night's sleep, say
unruliest|Most wild, as hair
unseasoned|Raw, or bland
updates|Software changes
vendetta|Blood feud
version|Android Cupcake or Froyo
visitor|One dropping by
vitriol|Harsh criticism
watchmaker|Patek Philippe, for one
weakens|Loses strength
weights|Bodybuilders lift them
whistler|2010 Winter Olympics' British Columbia resort
whitens|Uses special toothpaste on
whooped|Shouted excitedly
windowsill|Where a pie may be set to cool
winesap|Apple variety
workflow|Process for completing tasks
worldly|Sophisticated
wounded|Injured
wrestle|Struggle (with)
wristwatch|Timepiece that's difficult to say after "Irish"
younger|I'm not getting any ___!
abandon|Leave high and dry
abandons|Deserts
abigail|First lady Adams
ability|Superhero's power
abolish|Formally end
abolition|Goal of some activists in the 19th and 21st centuries
abreast|Knowledgeable about, with "of"
absentee|Type of ballot
abundance|*Twerking?
academics|Ones doing paper work?
accelerando|Gradually speeding up, in music
accepts|Chooses to believe
accumulate|*Rile up
accuser|Finger pointer
acrobat|Circus performer
acrobat|Trapezist, e.g.
acrobatics|Cirque du Soleil discipline
adapter|What an American might need to shave in Europe
address|Deal with
admired|Looked up to
admirers|People in a fan club
adolescent|*Pineapple perfume?
adrenal|Gland atop a kidney
aerated|Poked holes in, as soil
affairs|They may be casual or for business
afterglow|Lingering pleasant feeling
against|Not in favor of
agendas|Meeting plans
airdate|Broadcast time
airdrop|Deliver via iPhone
airlines|*American and Alaska
airlines|Delta and United, for two
airmail|It's sent up
airmailed|Posted up?
airships|*Reveres
alabaster|*Artificially grown fall flower?
alamode|Pie specification
alchemy|Medieval pseudoscience
alienates|Pushes away
allsorts|Every variety
alludes|Makes reference (to)
almanac|Annual book of facts
alpacas|Llamas' relatives
amnesia|Memory loss
amnesty|___ International (human rights group)
ancient|Far in the past
anemone|Flowerlike sea creature
angling|Fishing
animatedly|In a lively way
aniseed|Licoricelike ouzo flavoring
anomalous|Like an outlier
another|One more
antacid|Alka-Seltzer, for one
antidote|Poison control?
antigens|Immune response triggers
antipasto|Italian appetizer
antiracist|How To Be an ___ (bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi)
antsier|More restless
aphasia|Loss of linguistic ability
apostle|Judas was a traitorous one
apparel|Garb
appealed|Took to a higher court
appetite|Hunger
arcadian|St_i_ingly E_e_ic
archaic|Like the word "gadzooks"
arrange|Put in order
arrears|Overdue debts
arrives|Makes it in
asbestos|Insulation material on Time's list of the 50 worst inventions
ascribe|Attribute (to)
ascribe|Attribute (to)
ashtrays|Cigarette butts' places
aspirates|Inhales
aspires|Dreams big
aspirin|Ibuprofen alternative / One with ambitions? (Hint: Note letters 4 and 6)
aspirin|Medicine cabinet staple
assayed|Analyzed the contents of
assists|Helps out
astound|Amaze
asunder|Into pieces
athletic|Sporty
atlases|Geographic books
atlases|Legendary books?
atrocity|Wicked act
attache|Embassy worker
attempt|Try
attends|Is present
audience|Spectators
audiobooks|Volumes you can hear?
avoided|Steered clear of
awakening|Spring ___ (2007 Best Musical winner)
babushka|Russian grandmother ... or a headscarf she may wear
backbones|Fund a series about a forensic anthropologist?
backside|Behind
badasses|Totally awesome people
badgers|Pesters persistently
bagpipes|Scottish instruments
balances|Bank account totals
bananas|Split fruits
barrels|Distillery containers
bartenders|Fueling up for the law exam? Try our ...
bastions|Strongholds
battleship|Hit game?
beakers|Flat-bottomed glasses
beanies|Caps that may have pompoms
bearded|Like some "dragons" or wizards
bedsheet|Something to sleep on
bedside|Alarm clock location, maybe
beekeeper|Former apiarian gig for comedian Samantha?
bemoans|Laments
besides|What's more ...
bigmouth|Person unlikely to keep a secret
biomass|Organic matter used as fuel
biopsies|Tissue tests
birthmarks|Some skin spots
blackjack|I'm a big deal!
blameworthy|Deserving fault
blossom|Open up, as a flower
bluegill|*Official fish of the Prairie State (... letters 6-7)
bobsled|Winter Olympics vehicle
bodysurfs|Rides the waves without a board
bonbons|Chocolate confections
boosters|They can support your school or immune system
bootlegger|Speakeasy's supplier
bordeaux|I landed not in the Windy City (see letters 2-4 in this answer) but in the French city ___
bracelet|Bangle, e.g.
bracket|Tournament diagram
brainiacs|Smarties
bristol|Port city in South West England
brokered|Negotiated
brunette|Brown hair color
bugaboo|Imaginary source of fear, or the title of a 1999 Destiny's Child hit
butterfingers|Planning to drop the ball at a New Year's party? Try our ...
calamari|*Official appetizer of the Ocean State (... letters 7-8)
calzone|Dish similar to a stromboli
calzones|Pizza alternatives loved by Ben Wyatt
cameramen|Certain guys on movie sets (... letters 5-9)
cameras|Canon products
candygram|Valentine's Day purchase
canister|Container for coffee
canoodle|Kiss and embrace
canoodles|Makes out
canoodles|Spoons, e.g. (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 4)
canteen|Hiker's water holder
capsule|Small spacecraft
cardinal|*Official bird of the Hoosier State (... letters 5-6)
cardinals|St. Louis team whose mascot is a bird
carouse|Paint the town red
cashews|Sources for some vegan cheeses
cassette|Tape deck insert
castanet|Certain dancer's percussion instrument
casting|Filling of roles
catnaps|Goes out for a bit?
caution|Word on yellow tape
censoring|*Preparing, as apples for a pie (In this answer, ignore letters 2-4)
censors|Removes bad words from
certify|Authenticate
cerulean|Sky blue
chaises|*Asiago and Romano
chakras|Tantric centers
chalets|Shelters for skiers
chalupa|Mexican dish with a fried tortilla shell
chamomile|Herbal tea variety
chanted|Made some noise as a crowd
charger|Smartwatch accessory
charlatan|Con artist
chasers|Drinks after drinks
cheaper|Less expensive
cheated|Passed Go and collected $400, say
cheeses|Feta, gouda, brie, etc.
cheetah|Something spotted going fast?
cherishes|Treasures dearly
childbed|Crib successor
citadel|High fortress
citadel|Strong fortress
clamors|Makes a racket
clampdown|Enforce something more strictly (... first 2 letters + the last 3)
cleaves|Splits apart
cliches|Tired sayings
climate|It's dry in the desert
closure|I know that it's over / I don't need your ___ (Taylor Swift)
clumped|Clustered together
clutter|Pack rat's problem
cohosts|Emceeing partners
coincide|Occur simultaneously
collide|Bump together
cologne|Milder relative of perfume
colonel|Full bird military rank
comedic|Humorous
compiles|Assembles
concord|Type of grape, or a town in Massachusetts
confine|Coop up
congeal|Harden
consuls|Embassy members
content|Videos, for a TikToker
control|Have authority over
convergent|*Change the function of, as a room (... letters 7-9)
copycat|Someone who mimics
cottontail|Rabbit type
courses|Soup and dessert, e.g.
courthouse|Place to bring a suit
creates|Makes from scratch
crudely|In a makeshift way
dadaism|Arp's art movement
daredevils|People who don't play it safe
darndest|Utmost, informally
deadpan|Emotionless type of humor
debacle|Fiasco
decipher|Crack, as a code
declare|Announce
declasse|Lower in status than before
declines|A Visit From St. Nicholas on Christmas, e.g.?
decoder|Cryptologist, at times
decodes|Cracks, as a cipher
dedicate|Devote
defaults|Fails to pay
defying|___ Gravity ("Wicked" song)
degrees|Angle units
deltoid|Muscle adjacent to the clavicle
demands|Requirements
depends|Relies (on)
deposit|ATM transaction
derelict|Dilapidated
despair|Hopeless feeling
despair|Hopelessness
despaired|*Lost all hope --> Craved
despises|Can't stand, in a sense
destroy|Leave in ruins
destroy|Totally wreck
detector|Word after "lie" or "smoke"
detergent|All, for one
devices|Phones, tablets and such
devices|What screen time happens on
devious|_e_ili_h
diagonal|Like this line: /
dialect|Minjiang, vis-a-vis Sichuanese
dictate|Use voice-to-text technology
diehard|Strong opponent of change
digests|Regularly sent summaries
digress|Go off on a tangent
dilemma|Real pickle
dilettante|Unserious amateur
diplomas|Graduation handouts
disclaim|Deny
disconcert|*Wall-mounted light fixture
disentangling|Untwisting, as a cord (In this answer, note letters 1, 4, 7 and 10)
dishrag|Sponge alternative
distance|Long-___ relationship
doilies|Dainty table decorations
doodled|Drew aimlessly
dopamine|Feel-good chemical messenger
dossier|Spy's personnel file
downtime|Period to cuddle pets and browse social media idly
dragstrips|Attending a brunch that celebrates Pride? Try our ...
dramedy|M*A*S*H genre
dreamboats|Total hunks
dreamworld|Realm you can only visit while sleeping
dressed|Got into clothes
dressiest|Least casual, as attire
dressmaker|Gown creator
drooled|Salivated
drought|Dry spell
earlier|Like breakfast, vis-a-vis second breakfast and elevenses
earlobes|Some are attached, others free
earlobes|Spot for some studs
earpieces|Hearing aid components
earworm|Song that's stuck in your head
easiest|Like a video game's first level, vis-a-vis all others
echidna|Spiny anteater
eclairs|Nice pastries?
eclipse|Solar event
economize|Be thrifty
ecstasy|Blissful state
edginess|Envelope-pushing quality
editions|Versions of published works
editors|Out group?
egomaniacs|Self-centered sorts
egomaniacs|Self-motivated people?
ejected|Thrown out
elastics|Rubber bands
eloping|Wedding on the run
elsewhere|In a different place
emboldens|Makes more courageous
embrace|Warmly welcome
embryos|Early life forms?
emerald|Green gem in "Sonic the Hedgehog" games
emerges|Comes into view
eminent|Renowned
emotion|Anxiety in "Inside Out 2," e.g.
empanadas|Spanish turnovers
empanadas|Stuffed street foods that may be served with chimichurri
empires|Aztec and Inca, e.g.
emptied|Cleaned out
enables|Clears the way for
enables|Makes possible
enchant|Cast a spell over
endgame|Final stage in chess
enforce|Carry out, legally
enhance|Improve
entails|Necessitates
entered|Stopped waiting in the wings?
enticed|Tempted
entitled|Qualified
entraps|Catches in a snare
entrust|Place confidence in
epicenter|Seismic source
epigram|Quippy remark
episode|Pilot or finale
ergonomics|Means of improving workplace efficiency
erosion|Beachfront worry
errands|Chores that require leaving the house
erudite|Scholarly
escapade|Mischievous adventure
escapee|One on the run
espouse|Advocate for, as a cause
estimates|Ballpark figures
estuaries|Some ocean inlets
evaporate|Vanish into thin air?
evictee|Expelled tenant
excellency|E_a_ted perso_'s honorifi_
excites|Electrifies
exerted|Applied, as pressure
exhaling|Blowing out air
exhorts|Urges strongly
expedite|Fast-track
explosions|Blasts
extreme|Radical
eyelift|Cosmetic surgery that removes bags
eyesore|Unpleasant thing to look at
factors|Contributing circumstances
faltered|Lost confidence
fanatic|Extreme enthusiast
farming|*Violating a peace treaty
fastens|Affixes
fearsome|Scary
fenders|Wheel guards on a car
figures|Makes sense
filmgoer|Fandango customer
fireball|*Spectacular meteor
firedogs|Dalmatians, commonly
fishbowls|Homes for some exotic swimmers
fisherman|Certain pro catcher?
fishing|Gone ___ (quaint sign)
fishtail|*Skid side to side
flashback|H, in a dream sequence?
flashlights|*What Brits call torches
flawlessly|*In a way where wrong things are done
fledged|Full-___ (totally developed)
floorshow|Cabaret performance
foghorn|Seaside signal source
footloose|1984 musical drama starring Kevin Bacon
foxtrot|Dance in 4/4 time (... first 2 and last 2 letters)
freelance|Independent, as a photographer
freshen|Get clean, with "up"
friends|Products of some children's imaginations
futility|*Usefulness
gentleman|Courteous chap
geranium|Flower also known as cranesbill
germane|Relevant
geysers|Erupting springs
gibberish|Gobbledygook
gingersnap|Sweet cookie with a bit of spice
ginseng|Korean soup root
glaciers|Icebergs break off of them
gladstone|Lily who was the first Native American nominated for Best Actress
glasshouses|Abodes with transparent walls
glories|Objects of pride
goalkeeper|Last line of defense in soccer
goatskin|Leather glove material
goblets|Fancy wine glasses
goodies|Yummy treats
graduate|One who's done with school
granite|Kitchen countertop stone
grayest|Most dreary
greased|Covered with oil
greeted|Said hello to
gremlin|Imaginary mischief-maker
gridiron|Baseball : diamond :: football : ___
grinder|Philly hoagie
groaners|Dad jokes, e.g.
grosses|Box office earnings
gruyere|Swiss relative
habanero|Pepper sometimes partnered with mango in salsa
hairspray|Musical set in 1960s Baltimore
handshake|Gesture of greeting or parting
hangout|Chill with buddies
harissa|Red pepper paste from northwestern Africa
harmonica|Mouth organ
harvest|Season for gathering crops
headache|It's a real pain!
headrest|Adjustable part of a car seat
heavier|More weighty
helipad|Landing spot for the ultra-wealthy
hellhound|That guy will pester relentlessly?
heretic|Person who defies belief?
heretics|Challengers of religious teachings
hideout|Place to lay low
historians|They study the past
hitherto|Until now
hoarded|Stockpiled
hoarding|Pack rat's behavior
hoedown|Where to do the do-si-do
holiday|Easter, for one
homages|Artistic tributes
homonym|Council, for "counsel"
honeycomb|Wax sculpture?
horoscopes|Daily astrological forecasts
horrify|Appall
hospice|End-of-life care program
hundreds|Place next to thousands
husband|Certain spouse
icemaker|Refrigerator feature
idolized|Placed on a pedestal
iguanodon|Extinct herbivore with thumb spikes
illustrate|Provide pictures for
imitate|Mimic
immaculate|Impeccable
impanel|Seat, as a jury
impasse|Stalemate
implore|Beg
impressive|I'm in awe!
indents|Paragraph starters
inhabits|Occupies
initial|Agree to briefly, on a contract
inkblot|Rorschach image
inkiest|Most stained, as from a leaky pen
inseams|Measurements for tailored pants
insects|Dragonflies and fireflies, e.g.
intense|Drama-filled
interstate|*High
intoned|Chanted
intranet|Corporate web connection
intruder|Spot might bark after spotting one
inveigles|Entices
invoices|Sends a bill to
irritable|Testy
irritate|Bug
isogons|Geometric figures with equal angles
isolate|Quarantine
isolate|Quarantine
isthmus|Narrow landform that Seattle is built on
italics|Writing with a slant?
iterate|Repeat
iterated|Repeated
jacaranda|Flowery tropical tree
johnnycake|Cornmeal flatbread
juniper|Tree whose berries flavor gin
keepsakes|Tokens of friendship
kerosene|Lantern lighter
kickoff|Begin
kickoff|Start of a football game
laborer|Hired hand
laborer|Peon
lacquered|Varnished
ladyfingers|Elongated sponge cake biscuits
landmass|Pangaea, once
lanterns|They're lit on the last day of Lunar New Year celebrations
lapdogs|Snuggly pooches
largesse|***Generosity (... letters 4-6)
latches|Door fasteners
lattice|Structure for climbing vines
laundry|Washing machine contents
laureates|Esteemed award winners
layered|Like tiramisu
leaders|Heads
leeches|Moochers
leisure|Sports & ___ (Trivial Pursuit category)
leopards|Spotted wildcats
lessons|Learning experiences
lexicon|Vocabulary
liaison|Go-between
liberal|Leaning left
licorice|Candy such as Red Vines
lifesavings|Plural of "critically helpful"? No, "nest egg"!
limerick|Type of humorous poem (Last 4 letters + ...)
lipreader|Word-of-mouth pro?
lipreads|Watches someone else's mouth
literal|Word-for-word
littlest|Like the runt
loaners|*Socially distant types
logogram|Character that represents a word or phrase
lonesome|Craving companionship
lowland|Valley, say
lucifer|Rebellious angel
maelstrom|Violent whirlpool
mailroom|Where a man or woman of letters works?
mainlander|*Apollo Lunar Module, for one
manatee|Hefty ocean animal
mandarin|Chinese dialect
mantels|Stocking spots on December 24, for some
maracas|Salsa percussion instruments
marauders|Bandits, pirates and such
marbling|Golden shamrock necklace on St. Patrick's Day, e.g.?
marginalia|Reader's notes
mariachi|Mexican folk ensemble
marimba|Xylophone relative
marionette|It has strings attached (... letters 1-6)
mariposas|Butterflies, in Spanish
marmots|Burrowing rodents
marshes|Wetlands
martini|Drink often served with an olive
martinis|Drinks you might want "dirty"
masonry|*Nativity scene figure
matilda|1988 children's novel about a precocious girl
medicate|Treat with drugs
mellowed|Chilled (out)
meltdowns|Results of excessive stress
memento|Keepsake
menaced|Posed a threat to
mermaid|Ariel, for example
meshing|Fitting nicely together
microbe|Squeaky rodents? (... letters 4-6)
microchip|*Smartphone component
microdots|Extremely small pictures, say
midlife|Period for an age-related crisis, it's said
midriff|What a crop top exposes
mineshaft|Way to access a rock venue?
minestrone|Thick vegetable soup
minibus|Charter option for a sports team
miniseries|Short-run TV show
minorca|Spanish island named for its comparatively small size
mintier|Like stronger-tasting floss, perhaps
minuscule|Teeny-tiny (... letters 1-5 in this answer)
minutemen|Revolutionary War figures
mirepoix|Sauteed mixture of diced veggies used as a base for soups
mirrors|Copies
mishaps|Unfortunate events
mistletoe|Christmas greenery that may inspire you to pucker up
mitosis|Process that produces daughter cells
mixology|Bartender's field
moleskin|*Suedelike fabric
moments|Word after "Kodak" or "aha"
monocles|Eyepieces for the rich, stereotypically
monogramming|*Personalizing with one's initials
montage|Sequence of photos in a movie
moonset|Lunar event near the horizon
morasses|Quagmires
moseyed|Sauntered
mourner|Funeral attendee
mousepads|Homes known for having a rodent-friendly attitude?
muralist|One whose art is on a wall
mutters|Grumbles quietly
nailbiter|Game that goes into overtime, say
nailset|Pack of press-ons
naivete|Innocence
nametag|Mixer attachment?
nebulas|Clouds of cosmic dust
necromancy|Summoning of spirits
nectarines|Sweet, smooth stone fruits
needles|Knitters : ___ :: crocheters : hooks
negotiate|Hammer out a deal
negroni|Campari cocktail
neither|Is there a third option?!
nemeses|Archenemies
nemesis|Archenemy
nemesis|Unbeatable foe
neocons|Hawkish advisers of Dubya
nerdiest|Most geeky
nestles|Gets comfortable
nettles|Irritates
neutral|Like beige or cream, colorwise
nightstands|Bedside tables
nineteen|Age of the Marquis de Lafayette when he became a major general
nirvana|Blissful state for a Buddhist
nitpicks|Rags on every little thing
nitrogen|About 78% of air
noisier|More loud
nonfactors|Things lacking influence
nonsense|Balderdash
nonsense|Rubbish
nosiest|Most like a yenta
nostrils|Nasal openings
notified|Alerted
novices|Chilled treats on Thanksgiving, e.g.?
noxious|Like poisonous fumes
nudists|They prefer to be naked
nuggets|Pieces of wisdom ... or chicken
nutshell|In a ___ ... ("To summarize ...")
obliged|Thankful
obliging|Accommodating
obviously|Ya think?!
octagon|MMA cage shape
octanes|Pump numbers
octaves|Four, for Ariana Grande's vocal range
octopus|Musical work on Halloween, e.g.?
octuple|Increase eightfold
officer|The "O" in CEO
offline|Not connected to the internet
okeydokey|You betcha
oneness|Unity
onerous|Burdensome
opacity|Lack of transparency
operagoer|Person often seen at the Met, say
operetta|One of Gilbert and Sullivan's 14
optimism|Tendency to look on the bright side
oracles|Forward thinkers?
oranges|Fruits with a Valencia variety
oration|Toastmasters' skill
ordinal|Cardinal's counterpart
orients|Gets one's bearings
orients|Gets situated
origami|Folder's art
ornament|Christmas tree decoration
orphanage|Annie setting
osmosed|Seeped through
ospreys|Fish-eating raptors
ospreys|Raptors also known as sea hawks
ousting|Booting from office
outlast|Go on longer than
outpost|Remote military camp
outsmart|Get the better of, intellectually
outspoken|Vocal
overalls|Plural of "in sum"? No, "trousers with straps"!
overrides|Declares invalid
oversaw|Supervised
overseas|Abroad
overseer|Supervisor
overseers|Supervisors
overslept|Stayed out too long?
overstocks|Orders more than necessary, say
overthink|Analyze excessively
oxymorons|Exact estimate and "unbiased opinion"
pageant|Mister World, for one
pailful|Sandcastle creator's quantity
palette|Watercolor board
pandemic|Cooperative board game about fighting diseases
panicky|Pick up the tab? (... letters 3-6)
parades|Pride processions
parenting|*Child-rearing --> Living as a tenant
parents|Babysitters' interviewers
parents|Raises children
partake|Join (in)
partial|Incomplete
partners|Significant others
passionate|Like some embraces
patrolling|*Keeping watch --> Antagonizing online
payback|Reimburse (First word + ...)
payouts|Dividends, e.g.
peculiar|Quite odd
pedagogy|Practice of teaching
peekaboo|Game played with an infant
peelers|Devices for potato prep
pelican|Bird on a Louisiana quarter
penalty|Court fine
pencils|Wooden drawers?
penname|Nom de plume
pennants|*Aardvark's snacks
pensioner|Retiree on a fixed income (... 1-7)
percent|I have to go 150 ___ or nothing at all (Patti LaBelle)
peridot|Yellow-green gem
persists|Keeps on keeping on
petrify|Become stone
pharaoh|Ancient Egyptian ruler
pheromones|Attractive substances
phonics|Method of teaching reading
photons|Light particles
photons|Quantum light particles
piccolo|High wind?
piloted|Controlled from the cockpit
pilsners|Some light brews
pipsqueaks|Whippersnappers
pistons|Detroit NBA players
playdates|Kids' meetups
playlist|Spotify creation
pleased|Contented
pleases|Brings joy to
poblano|Ancho pepper, before it's dried
portion|Share
postpone|Defer
postseason|Tense time for sports fans
potluck|Communal meal
pounces|*Lunges, as a lion
powerful|Influential
praline|Sweet, nutty confection
prefabs|Ready-to-assemble homes
preparers|Their workload is taxing in April!
prepaying|*Purchasing beforehand --> Feeding (on), as a predator
prepped|Got ready (for)
presale|Early chance to buy tickets
preseason|Spring training period
present|Gift
preteen|Fifth- or sixth-grader, usually
primers|Brief introductory guides
profession|Occupation
program|Write in code, maybe
promote|Raise in rank
protozoan|Microbe like an amoeba
pteranodon|Certain extinct flying reptile
puckish|Whimsically mischievous
pulsars|Neutron stars that emit regular bursts of radiation
punctures|**Pierces a hole in (... letters 5-9)
rackets|Tennis needs
raincheck|*Spring or fall fabric print?
raisins|Dried grapes
ramshorn|What a shofar is usually made from
ransack|Plunder
rapping|Performing like Common or Logic
reactive|Like alkali metals but not noble gases
reaming|Enlarging, as a hole
reapplies|Puts on again, as sunscreen
reasonable|Logical
recedes|Ebbs
recessional|Music played as the clergy exit
recital|Piano performance
recited|Quoted from memory
reclaims|Takes back
recluse|Loner
recount|Narrate
recount|Tell, as a story
recruiter|Headhunter
redbirds|Cardinals' nickname
redeploy|Send out troops again
redhead|Person with hair that only 2% of the world has, by some estimates
reelect|Put back in office (Last 5 letters + ...)
refresh|Load again in a browser
refusing|Saying no to
rehired|Brought on board again
rejoice|Feel great happiness
release|Let go of
relieves|Takes over for
reloaded|Inserted more Nerf darts
remorse|Deep feeling of guilt
removed|Withdrawn
renewals|Subscription continuations
repaint|Put a fresh coat on
replays|They're often seen in slow motion
reroute|Change the direction of
resends|Forwards, perhaps
resents|Feels salty about
resents|Holds a grudge against
residue|Ashes, e.g.
resists|Doesn't give in
resonate|Strike a chord
respect|1967 hit by Aretha Franklin whose title is spelled out in the lyrics
restate|Make clearer, as a question
restate|Say again
restatement|Alternate phrasing
restore|Bring back to its original condition
retainer|Orthodontic device
retinol|Skin cream ingredient
retires|Ends a career
retorts|Witty comebacks
retriever|Golden ___ (dog breed)
retunes|Corrects the pitch of again
reunite|Get back together
reworked|Edited heavily
rewrote|Did major editing on
rhinoceri|Animals in a crash
riblets|Meaty bar snacks
rigmarole|Long and tedious process
riotous|Very funny
rivaled|Competed against
roaches|Extermination targets, familiarly
robbins|Bull Durham actor Tim
rockslides|What expert trombonists do?
roomier|More spacious
roughage|Indigestible matter
runaway|Make a quick escape
salamander|Mudpuppy or newt
saloons|Bars in Westerns
samurai|Japanese warrior
sangria|Drink made with wine and fruit
sanitary|Germ-free
sapphire|September birthstone
sarcasm|Wise guy's wit
savanna|Cheetah's habitat
savings|Money for a rainy day
sawdust|Micro chips?
scalene|Like a triangle with unequal side lengths
scalene|Not equilateral or isosceles
scarabs|The Mummy beetles
scathing|Severely critical
scented|Like some soaps and candles
schedule|Put on the calendar
schemers|Ones cooking up a plot
schleps|Hauls
science|STEM part
scissor|___ kick (swimming technique)
scottie|Wirehaired terrier, informally
scraper|Ice remover
screech|Sound from an owl
screens|Plays in a movie theater
scuffle|Skirmish
sculpts|Makes a bust out of clay, maybe
scuttle|Run like a crab
seafarers|Mariners
seahorse|Fish whose female lays eggs in the male's pouch
seaport|Cargo ship's stop
seaport|San Diego, for one
seasons|Subsections of some series
secrete|Discharge like a gland
secrete|Discharge, as hormones
secrets|Dark or "open" things
seesaws|Playground fixtures for the indecisive?
seesaws|Playground fixtures for two
selects|Chooses
selects|Chooses
semipro|Like a part-time athlete
semipros|Athletes with other jobs, perhaps
senator|Member of Congress
sending|Shipping
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senorita|Title with a tilde
sensors|Motion detectors, e.g.
session|Therapy time
sestets|Sonnet endings
setters|Some hunting dogs
shanties|Songs at sea
shapewear|Spandex bodysuits and such
shelter|Place of respite
shiatsu|Japanese massage technique
shiatsu|Japanese massage technique
shortstop|*Position once played by Derek Jeter (... letters 1-3)
shortstop|Former baseball infield gig for comedian Martin?
shrines|Sacred places
shticks|Comedy bits
siamese|Blue-eyed kitty
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment
sidekick|Robin, for Batman
sidesaddle|Historical method for riding a horse while wearing a skirt
sightline|*Concern in a crowded stadium
sightly|Pleasant to look at
sightsee|Behave like a tourist
silence|Quiet!
silicon|California's ___ Valley / Goofy? (... letters 2 and 4)
similes|Free as a bird and others
singers|Choir members
sitters|Parents' hires for nights out
skidoos|Some snowmobiles
skunked|Like stinky beer
skylight|Room's natural brightener
slaloms|Some ski races
slamdance|Mosh
slammer|Joint or pen
slashed|Cut drastically, as prices
sleekly|In a smooth way
slingbacks|Feminine shoes with straps
slipper|Shoe Cinderella lost
slither|Move like a snake
slithered|Moved like a mamba
slotted|Scheduled on a calendar
smileys|:-) :-) :-)
smooched|Made out
snapdragon|Its flowers can be squeezed open and shut
snidely|In a mocking manner
snorkel|Swimmer's tube
snorkeler|One who might be in search of a school?
snorted|Involuntarily made noise while laughing, perhaps
snowball|Let it go!
snowbanks|Formations from a blizzard, maybe
snowcat|Vehicle used on a ski slope
snowmen|Winter creations
sobered|Became less drunk, with "up"
socialite|One running in fashionable circles
socials|Instagram, TikTok, etc., colloquially
sonogram|Baby picture
sootiest|Like the most grimy chimney
soprano|Voice above alto
soundly|How a snorer sleeps?
soupspoon|Utensil used to slurp okroshka
spaceship|Vehicle driven to escape the gravity of human life?
spacewalk|Steps up?
spacewalks|Astronauts' activities
spambot|Annoying nonhuman commenter
spaniels|Some floppy-eared dogs
spatial|Having three dimensions
speakers|You might bring Bluetooth ones to a beach party
special|Today only! menu offering
spellers|Bee competitors
spenders|Big-time shoppers
spheres|Shapes of many Christmas ornaments
splashy|Ostentatious
splices|Puts together, as film
splurged|Spent an extravagant amount
sprains|Ankle injuries
sprayed|Spritzed
sprints|Goes all out during a race
sprints|Runs like a cheetah
spritzer|Drink of wine and soda water
spyglasses|Small handheld telescopes
squirts|Water pistol emissions
stagnate|Stop developing
stardom|Influencer's aspiration, often
starships|The Enterprise and others
starstruck|Having a fangirl moment, perhaps
stately|Majestic
statesmen|Distinguished politicians
statutes|Laws
steadier|More consistent
steamed|Cooked, as bao or broccoli
steepen|Make more inclined
steered|Took the helm
stereos|Sound systems
sternly|In a serious manner
sternum|Breastbone
stinger|Scorpion feature
stipend|Ph.D. student's pay, usually
stipend|Regular payment
storewide|Like a sale that encompasses an entire shop
straddle|Sit with one leg on either side of
strainer|Colander
stratus|Low-altitude cloud type
streaker|Jogger without joggers?
stretch|Warm up for a workout
stretch|What a rubber band can do
strikers|People in a picket line
strings|Banjo parts
striptease|Magic Mike performance
striptease|1996 Demi Moore film based on a Carl Hiaasen novel
strudel|Fruit-filled Austrian treat
strummed|Played chords on a guitar, say
stuntman|One who might fall for a star?
stymies|Obstructs
succeed|Opposite of fail
sultans|Omani rulers
sunbelt|*Region that includes Phoenix and Miami
sundresses|Inapt attire for a girls' night?
supercar|High-performance auto
supermodel|Professional poser
supersonic|Faster than Mach 1
supreme|Like the highest court
surprise|Flabbergast
sweatpants|Alternative to joggers
swooped|Dove, as an eagle
systems|All ___ are go!
tabbouleh|Lebanese salad
tabbouleh|Middle Eastern salad with parsley and lemon
tabloid|Gossipy newspaper
tackier|Less tasteful
tactician|Keen political strategist, say
tadpole|Frog-to-be (... first 2 letters + the last 2)
tagline|Movie slogan
tailfin|Plane part at the rear
tallest|Like Everest, among the Himalayas
tankinis|Hybrid bathing suits
tapenade|Olive-based spread
tarnish|Damage, as a reputation
tastiest|*"They just want to see how we'll react" (... letters 1-5)
tattles|*Brewery offerings
tattletale|One may say, "You're gonna be in so much trouble!"
tattletale|Who can tell?
tattoos|Ink on skin
taxation|No ___ without representation
teahouse|Place to sip a hot drink
teakettle|Boiling point?
teakettle|It whistles when it's ready for English breakfast (In this answer, see letters 1-4)
tearooms|Cafes with all the gossip?
tearstrip|Perforated part of some packages
teatime|4 p.m., for some Brits
teatime|Afternoon snack break, of sorts
teenage|Like most high schoolers
telecom|T-Mobile, e.g.
telemarketer|I call!
telethon|*Certain PBS fundraiser [eleven minus one]
tellingly|*Tube, in London?
telltale|Indicative
telltales|Spin yarns
tenderize|*Round, like a steak
tenders|Kid's chicken order, perhaps
tequila|Margarita liquor
terabyte|Big storage unit?
terrible|Awful
tersest|Most to the point
testing|Mic check word before "1-2-3"
theorem|Math proposition
thespian|Actor
threads|Strands of fabric
tighten|Make less loose
tightrope|Precarious situation, metaphorically
tilapia|Fish popular in Filipino cuisine
timeout|Punishment for a child
timesaver|Shortcut or lifehack
tintype|Antique photograph
tippytoe|What a child may stand on
tirades|Angry rants
toeshoe|Ballerina's slipper
tollbar|Turnpike barrier
tomorrow|Day after today
topspin|Certain rotation on a Ping-Pong ball
tortellini|Pasta often filled with cheese
toucans|They have big bills
towrope|Water-skier's necessity
trachea|Windpipe (Last 4 letters + ...)
tracksuit|Two-piece garment often sported by athletes
tractor|John Deere product
trampoline|Hop on it!
transcend|Go beyond
transcribe|Produce a record?
transom|Window over a door
trapezoid|Shape found behind a hockey goal
treasurer|Math club's number cruncher?
treehouses|Lofty lofts?
trellis|Structure for a vine to climb
trembles|Shakes in fear
tricksy|Mischievously playful
triumph|Great victory
trucker|Cab driver?
truffle|Chocolate confection named for a prized underground mushroom
tsarina|Former Russian empress
tungsten|Filament element
turtledoves|Birds in a Christmas carol
turtleneck|Tee shirt?
tyranny|Oppression
umlauts|Diacritics in heavy metal band names
unasked|Like questions that can't be answered
unbinds|Frees from fastenings
undated|Lacking a time stamp
unitard|One-piece garment
unoriginal|Far from innovative
unsanitary|Polluted
unsolved|Like Fermat's Last Theorem, until 1994
upholds|Maintains, as a ruling
upstaged|Got way more attention than
upstaged|Stole the spotlight from
uranium|U, to chemists
ushered|Brought (in)
usurped|Took by force, as a throne
utensils|Forks and knives
utopian|Impossibly perfect
vertigo|Dizzy feeling, or a Hitchcock movie
visceral|Like a gut feeling
walkway|Footpath
wannabe|1996 Spice Girls hit espousing girl power
waterlily|Plant in approximately 250 Monet paintings
wayside|Fall by the ___
weather|Sweater ___ (cool temperatures)
weights|Set at the gym?
whatnot|Substitute for "such and such"
wheedle|Cajole
whirlwind|Tornado's smaller relative
wholesale|In bulk
whoopie|Kind of cushion for a prank
wisecrack|Make a witty comment, or a phonetic hint to what the indicated letters do (Bonus: Note what these letters spell)
wizards|Witches' counterparts
workplace|*Home office, for some
worsens|Deteriorates
wrinkle|Facial crease
yardsticks|Three-foot measuring tools
zaniest|Most outlandish
abolishes|Ends, as a practice
abominated|Loathed
absolve|Free from blame
abstain|Decline to vote
accolade|Bit of high praise
account|Credentials are needed to access it
accustomed|Used (to)
acrobat|Tightrope walker
acronym|FOMO or YOLO
adapters|Compatibility gadgets
address|Do something about
adolescent|Many a high schooler
adoptee|Steve Jobs or Simone Biles, e.g.
aerobes|Organisms that require oxygen
aerospace|Type of engineering
alarmed|More than just concerned
alertly|In an attentive way
alliance|Possible result of a pact
alliances|Results of some treaties
alumnae|Female graduates
amassing|Stockpiling
amateur|Any Olympic athlete, once
ambivert|Person with a balanced personality
amenable|Compliant
amoebas|Simple organisms
amorous|Full of love
anaconda|*Wrapper that you can't just throw away?
anagram|Debit card for bad credit?
analogs|Examples used as comparisons: Var.
analyst|Hedge fund worker
analytic|Logical
anchovy|Fish commonly used to make Korean broth
andouille|Sausage used in Cajun cuisine
anklets|Lower-leg accessories commonly worn by ancient Egyptians
anticrime|***Intended to curb illegal activity
antifur|Opposed to certain coats
antimatter|Particle physics topic
antimatter|Stuff in a "Star Trek" warp drive
antipasto|Starter at an Italian restaurant
antiques|Some "Pawn Stars" treasures
antiracist|Ibram X. Kendi's "How To Be an ___"
antivenom|Snakebite treatment
apostle|Diner in "The Last Supper"
aptitudes|Talents
argument|Quarrel
aristocrat|Member of the nobility
article|Piece of news
artisan|Etsy vendor, perhaps
artisan|Renaissance faire vendor, perhaps
artists|Sculptors, e.g.
artless|Naive
artworks|The Kiss and "The Scream"
arugula|Leafy green
arugula|Peppery salad green
ascribe|Give credit (to)
asexual|Like someone uninterested in getting physical, say
aspects|Parts
assemblyman|Member of the lower house of a state legislature
asserts|Declares
assures|Makes certain
astonish|Knock the socks off
athletes|Fencers and boxers, e.g.
atlases|Books that help you find your place?
atonement|Theme of Yom Kippur
attempt|Try
audiobooks|Volumes with adjustable volume
audiophile|Person with a sound mind?
autopsy|Exam in a detective story
avarice|Greediness
avengers|Thor and Black Widow
avengers|Winners of the Battle of Earth
averaged|Found the mean of
babyproof|Make safe for infants
backhoe|Construction site sight
backpack|Item worn by a hiker or student
bagpipes|Irish or Scottish instruments
ballroom|*Dance site, or type of dance
bananas|Fruits that monkeys eat
bandwidth|Mental capacity
barhops|Does a pub crawl
barista|Starbucks staffer
batgirl|Barbara Gordon's alter ego in the DC Universe
bearhug|Greeting between long-lost friends, say
bedtime|When to go undercover?
befriend|Personally connect with
begonia|Garden perennial
berates|Takes to task
betting|Gambling
between|Just ___ us, do you remember it all too well? (Taylor Swift lyric)
billion|Very large number
biomass|Organic matter used as fuel
biscuits|Baked goods often served with gravy
bisects|Cuts in two
bistros|Small restaurants
bloodshot|Like a tired person's eyes, maybe
bloomed|Flourished
blooper|Clip of an actor messing up and then swearing, say
bloopers|Embarrassing outtakes
bloviate|Speak pompously
bluegrass|Appalachian music genre
boatloads|Tons and tons
bologna|Italian sausage or city
bookstore|Paperback's place
bounces|Hops like Tigger
boycotts|Certain protests
bratwurst|Oktoberfest sausage
brewery|Beer-making business
brilliance|Genius
brownnose|Curry favor
bruised|Showing signs of injury
brunette|Brown-haired girl
burrito|Rolled Mexican food
calicoes|Cats with tricolor coats (... letters 4-7)
camporees|Scout gatherings with tents
caption|Text on a meme
cardamom|Spice in Scandinavian baking
careers|Professional pursuits
careless|Negligent
caretaker|Worker who looks after people
caroled|Sang for the neighbors, maybe
carrottop|Prop comedian known for his bright red hair
casework|Load for a counselor in social services
cashier|One who handles a lot of change?
cassavas|Starchy root vegetables
casserole|Midwestern dinner party staple
catamaran|Twin-hulled boat (Last three letters + ...)
caterer|Party food supplier
caterer|Person supplying a wedding's food
catsuits|Some skintight outfits
celebrate|Have a birthday party, say
censors|Bleeps out
centerpiece|Dining table decoration (... letters 8-11)
cesspits|Foul places
chalupa|Fried tortilla topped with salsa, cheese and lettuce
chateau|*French manor (... first 4 letters)
childhood|Every adult had one
chisels|Wood-carving tools
chocoholic|Lover of the dark, perhaps?
chocolate|It can be in bars or chips
choices|Options
ciphers|Coded messages
cirrocumuli|*Clouds in a mackerel sky
citrine|Yellow-orange gem
clambake|Beach cookout
clambering|*Possible result of static
clearing|Open area in a forest
cloture|Debate-ending procedure in the Senate
coarsen|Make rough
coasted|Biked effortlessly
cobblestone|Road paving material widely used in ancient Rome
cohabited|Lived together
collide|Crash
collide|Ram into each other
colonizes|Settles on, as a new planet
columns|Newspaper features (... letter six)
commingle|Blend, as finances
complain|Whine
concave|Like a bowl's shape
concert|Lorde or Taylor Swift event
congestion|Crowding, as of traffic
connection|-
consortia|Business associations
conspire|Plot
coopted|Appropriated
cooties|Kid's germs
corsage|Small bouquet worn at a formal
cotangent|*Convincing
counterparts|Tally and hosp. center?
counters|Makes a different offer
courtesy|Politeness
courtside|Expensive NBA game seating area
craters|Moon depressions
creator|Maker
crossroad|It intersects a main street
cuisine|Fusion, but not fission
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur, or a Caribbean island
custard|Eclair filling, perhaps
custody|Guardianship
customs|International airport checkpoint
damages|Harms
darkens|What the sky does before a storm
dartboards|Where shots go at pubs?
deadens|Numbs, as pain
debacle|Fiasco
debates|Political faceoffs
decadent|Luxurious
decodes|Cracks, as a cryptogram
deduced|Reasoned out
deflate|Let air out of
degrades|Humiliates
demigod|Hercules, notably
demonic|Diabolical
dentist|Tooth care specialist
designed|Planned the look of, as a gown
designed|Sketched the plans for
desserts|Basbousa and bananas Foster, for two
detailed|Like intricate art
details|Specifics
detente|Thawing of an international dispute
deviance|Change from the norm
devoured|Ate ravenously
digital|Handy?
dinette|Breakfast nook
diocese|Bishop's territory
diplomatic|Tactful
dishrag|Kitchen washcloth
disowns|Removes from the will, say
diverts|Shifts the course of
doodlebugs|The whimsical entomologist liked to daydream and ...
dreamboats|Hunks
dresser|Piece of bedroom furniture
drumroll|*Wryly humorous (... letters 2-4)
duelers|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
dunking|Participating in an NBA All-Star weekend contest
dystopia|Opposite of paradise (... first three)
eardrums|They may catch waves!
earflap|Winter hat feature
earnest|Sincere
eclipses|Surpasses
ecology|Park ranger's study
economic|Cost-efficient
economy|Gig or "global" follower
educate|Instruct
egoistic|Like some poor team players
egotism|Me, me, me mentality
eightball|It's usually sunk last
elapses|Passes by
elastic|Stretchy
elbowroom|Small amount of personal space
ellipse|Orbital path
emanate|Flow forth
emerald|___ City ("Wicked" setting)
emerita|Title for a retired professor
empanada|Samosa cousin
emporia|Major retail outlets
encloses|Fences in
endears|Makes (oneself) beloved
endgames|Final chess stages
endpoint|*Final goal
endured|Stood the test of time
energize|Hype up
engines|Planes' power sources
engines|They're found under hoods
enhancement|Improvement in quality
enlistee|Soldier-to-be
ensemble|Group of actors
ensnare|Catch in a trap
entered|Came in
entitles|Gives the right (to)
entrances|Bouncers' posts
entrees|Main courses
episode|TV series installment
epithet|What Alexander the Great or Richard the Lionheart had
epitomes|Classic examples
erasure|Smudgy deletion
erosion|Process of wearing away
erotica|Sexy literature
erotica|Steamy literary genre
erupted|Spewed ash or anger
escapee|One who's no longer behind bars, perhaps
espresso|Latte shot (Note this answer's last two letters + ...)
espresso|Tiramisu ingredient
estates|Homes that may have porticos
esteemed|Prestigious
evacuates|Gets out of harm's way
evaluate|Take stock of
eventual|Ultimate
evident|Obvious
evident|Unmistakable
excerpt|Passage from a book
excerpts|Sample passages
exhorts|Urges strongly
eyelashes|They may be batted (Olsen, letters 2-7)
eyeopeners|Surprise, surprise!
eyeopeners|Wake-up calls
eyesore|Sight that's a blight
eyesore|Unpleasant sight
factory|Production plant
faddish|Trendy, for now
falcons|Atlanta NFL team
fandoms|Swifties and Trekkers, for two
fantasia|1940 Disney movie featuring classical masterpieces
farmhouse|*Apt place to hit the hay?
fastball|Quick pitch
fedoras|Hats worn in gangster movies
festoon|Bedeck
fidgety|Antsy
figurine|Statuette
fillies|Young mares
finally|At long last!
firefighter|Professional in a red truck
firetrap|Combustible building
fisherman|Lord of the Flies? (Golding)
fisherman|One using a rod and reel
fishnet|Fabric for certain stockings
flatbeds|Some trucks or trailers
flattering|Full of compliments
flipflop|Bit of beachwear
flipflops|Beach footwear ... and a theme hint
flywheel|*Engine part (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 3)
fondues|Melting pots?
footstool|Ottoman, e.g.
forgoes|Does without
forward|Send along, as an email
foxtrot|Waltz relative
gangbusters|Really fantastic
genetic|Hereditary
ghastly|Frightful
giraffe|World ___ Day (June 21 celebration of the animal pictured in this grid)
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
goblets|Stemmed glasses
gondola|Venetian boat
gooiest|Most sticky, like s'mores
gorilla|Largest great ape
gourmet|Food connoisseur
graffiti|Some street art
grasses|They grow in meadows
grasshoppers|*Minty quaffs
gravest|Most dire
grazing|Eating style of some herbivores
grenades|Explosive weapons in "Fortnite"
griddle|Surface for cooking pancakes
grimaced|Reacted to an unexpectedly spicy shishito pepper, say
gumdrop|Colorful soft candy
habanera|Spicy-sounding Cuban dance
habanero|Usually orange hot pepper
hairspray|Lock holder?
hamsters|Pets that run on wheels
hangars|Where planes are kept
hangers|They keep your pants up
harvest|Gather crops (Last two letters + ... )
hayrides|Harvest festival jaunts
hedonism|Pursuit of pleasure
hellish|Satanic
heroines|Disney's Ariel and Belle
herself|Whom Margot Robbie played in "The Big Short"
hexagon|Snowflake shape
hodgepodge|Jeopardy! category similar to "Potpourri"
hokeypokey|Dance with a rhyming name
homeboy|Bro
homemade|Not store-bought
homeschool|Have courses at your place?
hopscotched|*Was optimistic (In this answer, see letters 4-9)
horrors|Pieces of nightmare fuel
humanitarian|The Giver? (Lowry)
icebreaker|Conversation starter, maybe
idiomatic|Natural-sounding to a native speaker
idolize|Put on a pedestal
iguanas|Invasive lizards in Puerto Rico
illusionist|Invisible Man? (Ellison)
imagism|Poetic movement that emphasized clear and evocative language
immaterial|Irrelevant
imprint|Stamp
incenses|Enrages
incline|Treadmill setting
infertile|Like poor soil
ingrate|Unappreciative person
inhabitant|Occupant
inherit|Acquire, as a family heirloom
inhospitable|*Unwelcoming
inpouring|Infusion
insider|Person who has the scoop
inspiring|Creativity-sparking
intense|Strong
interest|Investment accrual
introvert|Person who needs alone time
inverse|1/2, to 2
irately|How a door might be slammed
isolate|Seclude
isosceles|Kind of triangle
iterate|Do over again
jackpot|*Soup vessel
jalapeno|Popper pepper
javelin|Spear
joneses|Family to "keep up with"
justice|Title held by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
keeping|Not giving away
kennels|Spots for boarder collies?
kestrel|Falcon type
keynote|Kind of speech at a convention
kindness|Benevolence
kinetic|Like mobile sculptures
kingpins|*Bowler's targets
kitties|Purring fur babies
kneaded|Worked, as dough
kneehole|Space under a desk
laborer|Wage earner
laminate|Protect with a layer of plastic
landslide|Electoral rout
lateral|Sideways
layaway|Installment buying plan
leaflets|Little flyers
leapfrogs|Plays a childhood jumping game
leather|Dress shoe material
lectern|Speaker's stand
legality|Lawfulness
legroom|What an airplane seat often lacks
legumes|Peas and beans
legwarmer|*Iconic garment of 1980s aerobics videos
liberal|Broad-minded and tolerant
libidos|Sex drives
lineman|Football center, guard or tackle
lineman|Guy who works on a high wire?
lipread|See what somebody's saying?
lipreader|One who sees what you're saying
littered|Trashed the place?
loading|What a spinning circle on a computer screen indicates
lobbied|Sought to influence
lookouts|*Letter-writing and map-reading, these days
lurking|Ready to pounce, like a tiger
magician|Tricky performer
malaise|General discomfort
managed|Got by all right
mandated|Prescribed
mangosteen|Tropical fruit with an unrelated fruit in its name
mantras|Chants of prayer
marginalia|Reader's jottings alongside the text
mariachi|Type of band that might play ranchera
marinara|Dip for mozzarella sticks
marinas|Where small boats moor
mascara|Eyelash cosmetic
mascara|Eyelash makeup
mascara|Lash enhancer
mascots|Mr. Met and Benny the Bull, for two
masseuse|One who really kneads to work?
meatless|Like a koala's diet
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
message|Carrier pigeon's delivery
meteors|Shooting stars
miasmas|Noxious fumes
mimosas|Boozy brunch beverages
mimosas|Sparkling brunch beverages
mineral|20 Questions category
monorail|Disneyland transport
monsoon|Seasonal wind in Southeast Asia
monster|Cookie ___ (Sesame Street denizen)
morocco|Casablanca's land
mouthwash|Breath freshener you swish
mudroom|Home entryway used for removing shoes
mustang|Free-roaming horse
nankeen|Yellowish cotton cloth
narwhal|Creature known as the "unicorn of the sea"
nestled|Snuggled
networks|PBS and Telemundo, for two
nevermore|Only thing said by the raven in "The Raven"
newfangled|Modern, disparagingly
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nightie|Article of sleepwear
noisily|How many pets eat
nonevent|Anticlimactic occasion (... letters 2-4)
nonsense|That's ridiculous!
nonvoter|Abstainer
noodles|Ramen ingredients
nosepiece|Spectacles' bridge
nostalgia|Reason to have a reunion
nostril|Air hole?
nothing|Zilch
oddballs|Weirdos
offline|Unable to be reached, in a way
okeydokey|Sounds good
ongoing|In progress (... first three letters)
onionskins|Cooks' papery discards
opaline|Iridescent
operate|Run, as a machine
orangutan|Southeast Asian primate
orators|Public speakers
orbited|Revolved around
orchestra|Pit crew? (Note the last four letters in this answer + ...)
ordeals|Trials and tribulations
oregano|Common pizza sauce herb
oregano|Pizza herb
organic|Word on some food labels
oriented|Situated
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Word from the Japanese for "fold" and "paper"
ostrich|Flightless bird with a powerful kick
ottoman|Upholstered footstool
outmoded|Old-fashioned
outraged|Furious
overcrowd|Pack like sardines
overhand|Like most tennis serves
overhear|Unintentionally listen to
overheat|Get too hot
overhyped|Not living up to lofty expectations
overshadow|Outshine
pampers|Treats with extra care
panache|Flair
pantsuit|Outfit worn repeatedly by Hillary Clinton
parabola|Geometric curve
paradox|Statement such as "I'm lying"
parasite|Class-y Bong Joon Ho movie?
parrots|Talking birds
partake|Join (in)
patisserie|French pastry shop
patriots|New England NFL team
paydays|Employees look forward to them
peachier|More dandy
peacoat|Woolen jacket worn by a sailor
peacock|The Traitors streamer
penance|Act of contrition
pennant|Baseball fan's wall decoration
perimeter|Boundary
persimmons|Orange fruits that symbolize good fortune in Chinese culture
pesetas|Spanish currency units before euros
photomap|Google Earth, basically
physician|Interpreter of Maladies? (Lahiri)
piecemeal|Incrementally
piecrust|Flaky part of a quiche
pierces|Makes a hole in
pigeonhole|Categorize unfairly
pilgrim|Plymouth colonist
pillars|Ornamental columns
pilsner|Beer type from Czechia
pinatas|They get smashed at parties
pinecone|Conifer tree seed holder
pittances|Insignificant amounts
planetarium|Place to experience astral projection?
plasters|Stucco and gypsum, e.g.
playsuit|Toddler outfit
pliable|Easily bent
pointman|Go-to guy
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
pondered|Contemplated
popsicle|Icy summer treat
popsicles|Frozen treats on sticks
porcupines|Prickly critters
poshest|Most luxurious
potable|Safe to drink
powerhouses|Dominant sports teams (... letters 5-8)
prattled|Babbled
preachy|Overly moralizing
pregame|Like a tailgate party
primate|Baboon or human
profane|Obscene
prompts|Brings about
protest|Political demonstration
provost|College bigwig
psychic|Forecaster, of a sort
psychotherapist|One who listens a lot at work (... letters 5-7)
purloin|Pilfer
quotable|Like a movie with many funny lines
raccoon|Garbage can bandit
racehorse|Seabiscuit, for one
ragweed|Pollen-producing plant
raindrop|Bit of precipitation
randomized|Lacking order (In this answer, note the first four letters)
ratchet|Gradually increase, with "up"
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
rebooted|Started a computer again
rebuffs|Polishes again?
rebuses|Transports on the same Greyhound trip as before?
recline|Lean back
recoils|Gets the kinks out of, as a Slinky?
records|Guinness Book feats
recreate|Make again
refines|Improves with small changes
regimen|Diet plan or skin care routine
related|All in the family
relaxed|Spent a day at the spa, perhaps
rellenos|Chiles ___ (Mexican stuffed peppers)
relocate|Find a new home
removal|Ousting, as from office
removes|Brings to tears after bringing to laughter, say?
renegotiate|Amend an agreed-upon arrangement
renewal|Contract extension, e.g.
repairs|Fixes
repeals|Rings at the top of another hour?
replica|Exact copy
reprimands|Rebukes
reroute|Change the direction of
rescind|Take back, as an offer
resents|Holds a grudge against
reserve|Hold for the future
reshapes|Molds into a new form
resorts|Vacation destinations
restart|Turn off and on again, say
restyle|Make over, as a hairdo
retinas|Eye parts with rods and cones
retirees|They no longer work
retires|Becomes weary after getting a second wind?
retrain|Instruct again
reveres|Holds in the highest esteem
rewrite|Draft again, as an essay
rimshot|Ba-dum-tss!
ripsnorter|Doozy
roadsides|Rest stops' spots
roomies|Folks you might split utility bills with
rotator|Palindromic muscle
rotator|___ cuff (group of shoulder muscles)
routine|What a comedian performs
ruminations|*India, Iceland and others?
saguaro|Cactus on an Arizona license plate
salesmen|Some professional pitchers?
salinas|California city near Monterey
salinity|Seawater measurement
saloons|Bars in "Westworld" and "Deadwood"
sandbar|Coastal boating hazard
sandpit|Box where British kids use pails and shovels
satires|Some comedy sketches
satisfy|Hit the spot
sausage|Common meat on pizza
savannah|Georgia city on the Atlantic coast
scanner|*Med. imaging machine
scanners|Document digitizers
scarlet|Bright red
scatters|Throws in every direction
scavenge|Hunt through garbage
scholar|A gentleman and a ___
scissors|Haircutter's tool
scofflaw|Anti-establishment sort
scooter|Two-wheeled transport
scorcher|Very hot day
screech|Sound from suddenly braking
scruples|Moral qualms
scythes|Reapers' implements
seasides|Beach areas
seasoned|Like a veteran
secreted|Emitted, as pheromones
sellout|What hit shows quickly do
seltzers|Bubbly beverages
seminal|Formative
seminal|Formative
sensibly|How a good decision might be made
sentient|Feeling
septuple|Jump 700%
serenity|Peace
serenity|Peaceful state
seriously|Wait, what?!
serrano|Hotter alternative to a jalapeno
serranos|Some spicy peppers
sessions|Congressional meetings
settles|Stops squirming, say
shadows|They're cast by the sun
shadowy|___ figure (mysterious person)
shamble|Walk awkwardly
sheared|Clipped wool off of
sheaths|Scabbards
shenanigans|Tomfoolery
sherpas|Nepalis who live in the Himalayas
shibboleths|Groups' distinguishing words or phrases
shortish|Like a turkey trot, to a runner
showboating|Peacocky conduct
showstopper|Impressive performance on Broadway
shrimper|Forrest Gump's occupation on the bayou
sibilance|Quality of the tongue twister "She sells seashells ..."
siestas|Midday naps
silences|Shushes
silents|Charlie Chaplin flicks
silicone|***Material in some implants
similar|Alike
simulate|Create a virtual replica of
sitcoms|Schitt's Creek and "Frasier"
skillful|Adept
slamdance|Bump into someone at the club?
sleepwear|Pajamas, e.g.
slither|Move like a snake
slowpokes|People who won't make haste
smolder|Burn slowly
smoothie|Drink made in a blender
smooths|Gets even?
snacked|Ate a bit
sneakers|Kicks, more formally
snoozes|Delays, as one's alarm
snowcat|Vehicle used on a ski slope
snowflake|Sign of winter (... letters 6-9)
snuggle|Curl up cozily
solitaire|Card game for one
solitaire|One can play it
someday|Eventually
soprano|Voice above alto
sorcerer|Wizard
sparkler|Type of handheld firework
spatula|Grilling utensil
spearheaded|Led (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)
speedread|Get through quickly, as a book
spelunkers|Cave people?
spiffier|More smartly dressed
spinout|Lose traction, in a way
spirals|Has worse and worse thoughts
spoonerism|Bunny phone, for example
spotlit|Illuminated on a stage
spouses|Union members?
sprites|Pixies
spruced|Spiffed (up)
stagehand|Person prone to giving props?
stagnant|*Not progressing (... first 4 letters + the last 3)
standoff|*Sit on?
stapled|Fastened together, as papers
starlet|Young actress
starred|Took a leading role
stashes|Hides away
steamed|Fuming
steered|Took the wheel
stetson|Ten-gallon hat
stetsons|Texan hats
stiletto|Pointy heel
stonewall|NYC site of a 1969 civil rights uprising
stopover|*Go under?
stories|Floors in a building
strategy|Well-planned approach
streets|NYC's Broadway and Canal, e.g.
striptease|Erotic performance
strutted|Walked with arrogance
stumbles|Happens (upon)
styling|Hair school activity
subagent|Certain real estate representative
submenu|Secondary list on a computer
sugarcoat|Make more palatable
superstar|Extremely talented performer
surface|Emerge from the ocean
surpass|Outdo
surrealist|Creator of dreamlike art
swearwords|I do, e.g.?
taglines|We are not alone and "The truth is out there"
tailfin|'50s auto feature inspired by jets (Last two letters + ...)
tantalus|He was tormented with food and water that were just out of reach
tantrum|Fit
tapioca|Ingredient in boba pearls
tarnish|Sully
taskbar|Row of computer shortcuts
tassels|Fez features
tasters|Some winery visitors
teeters|Wobbles
teeters|Wobbles
telegram|Morse transmission
telepathy|Exchange of thoughts?
teleport|Beam up, e.g.
televise|Broadcast to screens
television|*Watch it!
tempest|Windstorm
temples|Places of worship
tenable|Defensible
tenants|Rent strike participants
tension|Air pressure?
terrace|Alfresco dining spot
terrarium|Enclosure for plants (... first 3 letters + the last letter)
territorial|Protective, as a guard dog (... last four letters)
tessera|Mosaic tile, or an anagram of "reseats"
tinkertoy|Children's construction set brand
tirades|Angry outbursts (... letters 1-2 + 5-6)
tiramisu|Coffee-flavored dessert
tiresome|Boring and irritating
tissues|Supplies for sad movie marathons
titanic|1993 film with an iconic sunset scene
tittles|Minuscule amounts
toadyish|Prone to flattering others
tomatillos|Green salsa verde veggies
tonsils|Throat tissues
trackers|Devices with GPS chips
traction|What good tire treads offer
trademark|General edition of a New Testament book?
trailing|Lagging
trainee|One just learning the ropes, say
trampoline|Backyard item with springs
transom|Window over a door
treaties|Agreements between nations
treehouses|Poplar hangout spots
trellis|Climber's framework
trellis|Lattice that supports vines
tricycles|They require third wheels!
tripped|Stumbled
trooper|One may issue a speeding ticket
turrets|Castle towers
twinsets|Todd Woodbridge?
unabated|Without restraint
unattended|Not being watched
underdone|Not cooked all the way (... first three)
unearthed|Dug up, literally or figuratively
unending|Perpetual
unglues|Detaches, as stuff that's stuck together
unharmed|Without a scratch
unitard|Skintight garment
unloose|Set free
upstart|Nouveau riche
usually|More often than not
veering|Switching direction
violates|Breaks, as a rule
violets|Roses are red, ___ are blue ...
virtuoso|Musical master
visitor|Guest
wakanda|T'Challa's kingdom
wallpaper|It may be peeling in a fixer-upper
waylays|Temporarily holds up
whisked|Ready to be scrambled, say
wingspans|Bird or plane measures
woebegone|In a sorry condition
wrestle|Grapple (with)
yellowtail|*Popular sashimi fish
abalones|Mollusks
abandonment|Jilting
abetted|Incited
abounded|Were ubiquitous
abrades|Grates
abundance|Plenitude
abysmal|The pits!
accelerate|Go faster
acerola|Barbados cherry
acetates|Plastic strips
adamant|Uncompromising
addaxes|Spiral-horned antelopes
address|Talk to a crowd
adenoids|Tonsils' neighbors
adherent|Hanger-on
adjusted|Reset
advisement|Careful consideration
advisers|Counselors
aerials|Antennas
aeriform|Light  as gases
aesthete|Arty person
ageless|Everlasting
aginner|Naysayer  rustically
agitate|Cause trouble
agitate|Irk
agnates|Paternal kinsmen
agreement|Pact
alabasters|Gypsum
alameda|Shady walk
albatross|Pacino's burden?
alderman|Council member
alencon|French lace-making center
alfredo|Chef de Lellio's fettuccine
alienee|Transferee  in law
alleluia|Interjection of praise
allergic|Susceptible
although|Notwithstanding
amassing|Laying in a store
ambulatory|Up and about
amethyst|Sapphire variety
amplify|Expatiate
analecta|Selected passages of writing
analogs|Counterparts
anarchy|Nihilism
anathema|Curse
anathema|Curse
ancestry|Lineage
anchors|Jennings and Brokaw
andiron|Firedog
angelus|Church bell
angered|Riled
annexation|Takeover
annotated|Made critical jottings
annular|Round
another|Different
anserine|Foolish
anteaters|Formicary raiders
anthropomorphic|Treating nonhuman beings as humans
antidote|Cure
apartment|1960 Oscar winner  with  The
apathetic|Indifferent
apocalypse|Prophetic Biblical revelation
apostate|Renegade
apostate|Renegade
apostle|One of twelve
approval|Words of acceptance
aquifer|Wellspring
arching|Like a basketball shot
areolas|Color rings
areoles|Small spaces
arousal|Awakening
arpeggios|Broken chords
arresters|Captors
articulate|Of Carney's film roles?
artistry|Tasteful workmanship
aspirer|He has high hopes
aspirin|Common pill
assaults|Offensives
assaying|Gauging ore
assenter|One who concurs
assenter|One who concurs
asserts|Claims
assists|Makes oneself useful
astride|Equitation position
athwart|Crosswise
atomize|Blast  a la  Star Wars
attestor|Certifier
attired|Clad
auditor|Class member who isn't graded
aurally|By ear
auricula|Alpine primrose
auricula|Alpine primrose
autographs|Signs
availed|Served
awakens|Regains consciousness
awesome|Wondrous
backslide|Return to sinful ways
balance|Gymnast's gift
balloon|Lucy's party decoration?
ballparks|Lucille + Bert =
banters|Teases
barbecue|Cookout
baronet|Peerage member
basketball|Indoor sport
bassoon|Woodwind
batiste|Sheer fabric
bechamel|French marquis' sauce
bedight|Deck out  old style
bedizens|Adorns in a showy manner
bedstead|Mattress holder
belabors|Drubs
beneath|Subjacent
beneath|Under
bereaved|In mourning
bestiary|Animal treatise
beverage|Drink
bewilders|Confounds
bilgewater|Seepage aboard ship
billiards|Clinton's pastime?
bitterly|In a disagreeable way
blackberry|Karen and Chuck
blackguard|Rascal
blended|Mixed
blinker|Auto signal
blister|Jogger's bane
blisters|Scorches verbally
blossomed|Flourished
bluebell|Wild hyacinth
bluejay|Ben and John
boletus|Mushroom: L.
bonnets|Pokes on the head
booming|Prosperous
boozers|Sots
botanic|Of veggies
bracing|Getting ready
braggart|Blowhard
braises|Cooks by searing
branding|Kind of iron
brashness|Fresh talk
broadly|In a liberal manner
brownstone|New York city dwelling
buccaneer|Pirate
buglers|Band members
bulldozer|Earth mover
bulldozers|Bovine earthmovers?
bullpen|Pitcher's place
bureaucrat|Red-tapist
byroads|Some short cuts
cabanas|Bathhouses
cabinet|Kitchen or medicine
cadenza|Musical flourish
camaraderie|Bonhomie
campanologists|Bellringers
camphor|Solid essential oil
canapes|Party snacks
candles|Meditation aids
cannonade|Attack with Big Bertha
cantatas|Church music
canteen|Fire an adolescent?
captives|Those held for ransom
carbines|Semiautomatics
cardiac|Heart-related
cardiac|Kind of arrest
carrots|Rabbit food
cashews|Nuts
catacomb|Wine cellar
catamount|Cougar or lynx
catering|Furnishing food
centennial|Anniversary of note
centime|French monetary unit
central|Dominant
century|Time period
certain|Definite
chained|Fettered
chained|Fettered
chairlifts|Slopes transport
chandelier|Ornamental light
chanted|Emulated a monk
chanterelle|Yellow mushroom  favored in France
charcoal|Barbecue need
charisma|Personal attraction
charmed|Pleased greatly
charters|Leases a ship
chatterer|Waxwing
cheated|Bilked
cheetah|No-pause paws owner
cherrystone|Large clam
cherubim|Angels
chiasma|Cross-shaped figure
chinning|Enjoying a gabfest
choosier|More particular
clearing|Area without trees
clinical|Dispassionate
coaster|Anti-stain device
coffers|Treasury
collapse|Fall
collapse|Tumble
collated|Compared critically
collates|Puts together in proper order
collect|Garner
colleen|Lass
colleges|Bard and Mills   e.g.
collegiate|Attending Yale  e.g.
comeback|Order to Little Sheba
compare|Liken
concatenate|Link
condition|Player's shape
confabulate|Chat
confirms|Verifies
confusion|Averse to an alliance?
connects|Joins
consent|Approval
consorts|Jailbird types?
constant|True
contessas|Italian noblewomen
contradictories|Opposites
coriander|Flavoring herb
coronae|Glowing celestial rings
cottage|Kind of cheese
cottonwood|Aspen's shady cousin
counted|Rated
counter|Part of a shop
counterpart|Parallel
counterproposal|Response to unsatis- factory plan
countersign|Confirm in writing
cousins|When close  they may kiss
crayons|Coloring items
creases|Folds
crevice|Chink
crevice|Cranny or fissure
croaked|Rasped
crossings|Channel events
crosstalk|Telephone phenomenon
croutons|Salad garnish
cruiser|Naval vessel
crustacean|Lobster or crab
crystal|New Age mat riel
curling|Kind of iron
cuteness|Showgirl quality
daffodil|Wordsworth's flower
daiquiri|Rum drink
damaged|Imperfect
damnation|Beaver country?
dandiest|Swellest ever
darners|They do patch work
darning|Kind of needle
dealing|Wheeling's partner
decades|Ten-year stretches
decamps|Runs away
decider|A score in overtime  often
decollete|Off-the-shoulder
dedicate|Bless
defeated|Put to flight
dehydrate|Remove moisture
delegate|Convention figure
delouse|Nitpick?
demanded|Issued an ultimatum
denoted|Indicated
dentists|Canine specialists
depended|Relied
depletes|Empties
deponed|Testified
depressing|Saddening
derided|Pooh-poohed
deriding|Jeering
deserted|Abandoned
deserve|Merit
desists|Halts
desolate|Abandoned
despair|Gloom
detained|Held back
detente|International calm
deterge|Cleanse
detergent|Discourage a nice bloke?
detonate|Set off the charge
devilish|Satanic
deviltry|Wickedness
dictate|Use a steno
differs|Has another opinion
dilated|Enlarged
dinette|Kitchen alcove
diocese|Bishop's district
disable|Maim
disagreeable|End of the quote
dishwasher|Restaurant employee
dispart|Separate
dispassionately|With calm
disputer|Challenger
divergent|Louganis?
dizziest|Most zany
doctorate|Severinsen's degree?
dogcatcher|Rover's bane
doggedness|Tenacity
doggerel|Comic verse
dominion|Realm
donates|Gives freely
dragsters|Funny cars
drainage|Outflow
dramatic|Striking in appearance
drinkers|Sots
driving|Kind of iron
drizzles|Rains
droller|More whimsical
dullest|Least interesting
earaches|Bouts of otalgia
earaches|Otalgic attacks
easement|Legal right of passage
eccentrics|Unconventional ones
ecology|Pollution concern
ecstatic|Overjoyed
edacity|Having an appetite
edifice|Imposing structure
edition|First ___
educate|Instruct
education|McMahon's schooling?
educations|School product
eightballs|Things not to get behind
elapses|Slips by
elephant|Serengeti resident
elevate|Raise
elicited|Brought out
elision|Vowel suppression
elopement|Gretna Green occasion
elopers|Romeo and Juliet   e.g.
emanates|Issues forth
emoters|Gushers
empathy|Commiseration
empowers|Authorizes
enamored|Smitten
enamour|Fill with London love
encounter|Meet
encountering|Meeting
encounters|Close ___ of the Third Kind
endanger|Jeopardize
endeavor|Determined effort
endeavor|Venture
endorse|Sign
endorsed|Backed
engages|Involves
engages|Meets one's enemy
engraver|Printing specialist
enlistee|Military recruit
enraged|Incensed
enrages|Infuriates
enriches|Adds vitamins  e.g.
enrollment|Matriculation
enslave|Dominate
ensphere|Make into a globe shape
entails|Involves
enticed|Inveigled
entitle|Dub
entreat|Beseech
entrusts|Puts in protective care
envelop|Surround
epicure|Sensualist
equates|Compares
equerry|Queen's officer
equinox|Time between solstices
eremites|Hermits
eremites|Religious recluses
erosion|Beach characteristic
erudite|Learned
escapee|The one that got away
esoteric|Abstruse
esoteric|Abstruse
essayed|Tried
estival|Of summer
etagere|Open-shelved cabinet
etchings|Forms of art
eternal|Unending
ethereal|Celestial
evaluate|Size up
evanescent|Fading
evangelist|Matthew  Mark  Luke or John
evasions|Politicians' fortes
evinces|Displays clearly
excited|Ebullient
execute|Do a job
exercise|Flex the muscles
extorts|Coerces
eyelets|Embroidery units
eyesore|Ugly thing
faceplate|Diver's protection
falsetto|High voice
fandango|Seville shindig
farther|More distant
fatherhood|Paternity
fatherland|Native country
fatherless|Orphaned
fattest|Most plentiful
festoon|Curved garland
financed|Played the angel
firebird|Stravinsky's  Oiseau de Feu
fixative|Perfume ingredient
flathead|Kind of catfish
fleered|Laughed coarsely
forages|Rummages for food
forbear|Resist
foretells|Predicts
forgave|Pardoned
forgiven|Absolved
forsythia|Early spring bloom
frappes|Frothy drinks
fraulein|Bremen miss
frazzled|Exhausted
freezers|Ice-cold rooms
friends|Arthur Penn's  Four ___
galleys|Kitchens aloft
gannets|Pelicans' kin
gavotte|Old French dance
genealogy|Autry's lineage?
geodesic|Fuller's dome
germane|Pertinent
gesture|Signal
gleaners|Grain gatherers
gobbledegook|Gibberish
gosling|Baby honker
gossamer|Light  as gauze
grandeur|Elegance
grandfather|Clock or clause
grandmother|Rose Kennedy to John  Jr.
grandstand|Fan placement
greedier|More covetous
grindstone|Keep one's nose to the ___
griping|Expressing displeasure
grocery|Former supermarket
gruesome|Hideous
grumbled|Complained
grumbling|Sound of discontent
gruyere|Swiss cheese
hacienda|Large estate in SA
halogen|Iodine  for one
handyman|Factotum
hapless|Unserendipitous
hardball|What the golfer plays
hateful|Abhorrent
havelock|Psychologist Ellis
headhunter|Scalper's kin
heathens|Crusaders' foes
hedonic|Given to pleasure
heiress|Gloria Vanderbilt   e.g.
helmsmen|They handle the wheels
heralds|Publicizes
heroics|Rash actions
hexagon|Basis of apian architecture
hexagons|Six-sided figures
highland|Skiing in Kansas?
highwayman|Noyes subject
hillbilly|Ozark yokel
hobnails|Clodhopper feature
hodgepodge|Olio
holdover|Extend a run
honeymoon|On the groom's mind
hookups|Linkages
horseshoe|U-shape
hotheads|Passionate people
hotlines|VIP communications
hurling|Early form of football
hypocrisy|Pretense of virtue
iceberg|Growler
icehouses|Places for cold storage
idealists|Utopians
iguanas|Lizards
imarets|Turkish hospices
immense|Huge
imposes|Is obtrusive
incentives|Spurs to action
include|Count in
incomer|New electee
indents|Starts a new paragraph
indomitable|Tenacious
infamous|Having a bad reputation
infantile|Childish
inheres|Belongs
inimical|Hostile
initial|Sign, in a way
inkstand|Pen holder
innocent|Guiltless
inquest|Finding: law
insists|Commands
insists|Holds to firmly
insolate|Expose to the sun
intarsia|Decorative inlay
intense|Concentrated
intense|Deep
intense|Gripping
internals|Some organs
inurned|Put to rest
irately|Furiously
irregulars|The North Avenue ___   Disney comedy
isolate|Set aside
iterate|Echo
johnnycake|Thoroughbread for the trail
kashmir|Srinagar's location
katydids|Large grasshoppers
kissers|Slangy faces
laboratory|Research room
laborer|Strainer
laborious|Difficult
laborites|Certain politicians
laborsaving|Kind of device
lacewings|Delicate insects
lambdas|Kappa followers
laminae|Layers
landing|Dock
landmass|Expanse of solid ground
languish|Pine
larches|Pines
largest|Unique  due to size
lasting|Durable
launcher|Bazooka or onager
lavished|Heaped upon
lawnmowers|Grasscutters
lecturer|Faculty member
legatee|Beneficiary
lenders|Banks  often
lettuce|Cos or romaine
lifeline|Sea-rescue staple
limerick|Lear's 5-liner
lingerie|Slips and teddies
literal|Without exaggeration
locales|Spots
locating|Pinpointing
loganberry|Red fruit
lowering|Overcast
luminaries|Leading lights
lunatic|Demented one
lunatic|Madman
lunette|Crescent-shaped object
lyrical|Expressing rapture
lyricist|Ira Gershwin  e.g.
maestro|Kurt Masur is one
magazine|Elle   for one
magnific|High-flown
mahogany|Cabinet wood
mahogany|Tropical tree with reddish-brown wood
malaise|Sense of unhealth
maligns|Vilifies
malinger|Avoid work
manager|Father Time?
managers|Responsible people
manatee|Aquatic mammal
mandarin|Chinese citrus fruit
mandolins|Lute's relatives
mandrake|Medical plant
mansion|Graceland  for one
manumit|Free from slavery
marathon|Running in Texas?
marigold|Yellow flower
marimba|Kind of band
marinas|Motorboat docks
martini|Gibson  for one
marvelous|Of Alpert's sportscasts?
marzipan|Arabian confection
masters|Big golf event
matinal|Of AM
matrixes|Typefacing molds
matsutake|Pinecone-shaped mushroom of Japan
mayonnaise|Sandwich fixing
medieval|Of times long past
memoranda|Word-processor output
messiah|Handel work
midmost|Center
misanthrope|The world is his enemy
miscast|Like Sinatra playing Caruso?
mishmash|Farrago
misogynists|Antifeminists
missions|San Juan Capistrano   et al.
mockingbird|Texas state bird
modicums|Small portions
mohawks|New York Indians
monadism|Leibnitz' philosophy
monitors|Keeps track of
mottled|Blotched
mummery|Pretentious ceremony
mustache|Handlebar  for one
mystery|Christie product
namesake|One with an imitative designation
napoleon|Emperor's pastry
narcosis|Stupor condition
narrates|Tells a tale
nascence|Birth
neatens|Puts in order
nectars|Drinks of the gods
needles|Obelisks
neonate|Nursery newcomer
newsman|Fourth-estate member
newspeak|Language in  1984
nitrates|Fertilizer component
noisome|Smelly
nonuser|Abstainer
notation|System of symbols
numberless|Uncountable
numeric|Like ZIPs
nuptials|Hitching rites
oarlock|Rowboat part
obituaries|Last notices
observant|Vigilant
oceanfront|Bathers' destination
oddball|Weirdo
offering|Sacrifice
oldness|Antiquity
oleander|Flowering plant
oleates|Fat derivatives
oneiric|Of dreams
opaquely|Not diaphanously
operate|Take charge of
operetta|Victor Herbert opus
opulent|Abundant
oration|Stump speech
orchestra|Conductor's charge
organdy|Cotton fabric
otalgia|Earache
outdraw|Clear leather first
outlined|Digested
outnumbers|``Strike three!" ``Strike three!"
overawed|Subdued by reverence
overeats|Gorges
overeats|Gourmandizes
overlay|Covering
oversell|Make exaggerated claims
overtax|Strain
ovulate|Produce egg
padlock|Theft protection
pageantry|Pomp
pallets|Potter's implements
pandora|Mythical releaser of troubles
panther|Pittsburgh player
papayas|Tropical breakfast fruit
paracletes|Advocates
paradise|Bird of ___
paralyze|Render ineffective
parasites|Fleas  for example
parasol|Sun screen  of a kind
parental|Characteristic of father or mother
parings|Vegetable waste
parsnips|White veggies
parterre|Ornamental garden
partisan|Party supporter
partners|1982 film with Ryan O'Neal
passport|Foreign entree
password|Dad's saber?
passwords|Epees to get by?
pastern|Ruffian's ankle
pastime|Diversion
patellae|Knee bones
patience|Waiting game?
patrician|Of Sajak's hosting?
pawnees|Caddoan tribe
peerages|British social registers
pendant|Hanging ornament
pennyroyal|Pungent mint
pensioned|Paid a retiree
perform|Do one's bit
perhaps|Possibly
periods|Dots
persecutor|Tyrant  e.g.
persist|Hang in there
petered|___ out
pharaohs|Ancient Egyptian rulers
philately|Donahue's hobby?
phonate|Vocalize
phrases|Idioms   e.g.
physics|Fermi's field
pilaster|Pier
pipettes|Lab tubes used to measure liquids
pitchfork|Haying tool
pitiful|Deplorable
pizzerias|Pasta centers
pizzicato|Plucked  as violin strings
placate|Appease
placate|Mollify
placebo|Innocuous medication
placements|Wimbledon aces
planets|Heavenly bodies
planless|Unorganized
pleaser|Likable sort
plotter|Conspirator
podiatry|Foot treatments
podiatry|Scholl's school
polestar|Polaris
ponytail|Coif feature
positions|Stances
possess|Take over the spirit of
postlude|Musical afterthought
postmarks|Official cancellations
potable|Beverage
poulard|Neutered hen
pouters|Pigeons
powerhouse|Royal flush   e.g.
practic|Experienced  in the past
precinct|Barney Miller's domain
preclude|Shut out
predates|Occurs earlier
preened|Groomed oneself
preening|Showing off
preexisted|Lived before
preface|Some books have one
prefaces|Forewords
prefers|Chooses
preheats|Warms an oven
prelude|Overture
prepped|Ready for the exam
presage|Foreboding
presaged|Foretold
presorts|Prepares the laundry
pretzels|Bar treats
pricing|Market strategy
primate|Type of mammal
proclaim|Announce officially
promenade|Leisurely exercise
promote|Raise in rank
propositions|Theorems to be demonstrated
prosecutor|Trial figure
protest|Exam for an expert?
prudent|Judicious
psalter|Biblical book of prayers
publisher|Royalty-payer
pudgier|Less slim
queerly|In an odd way
quicksilver|Epitome of elusiveness
quitter|Defeatist
racetracks|Pimlico  Belmont  etc.
radiant|Bright
radishes|Mustard plants
raggedy|Gruelle's Ann or Andy
raiders|Nader's group
rallied|Scored 6 runs in the ninth
rallies|Comebacks
rangers|Woodland guardians
ratchet|Toothed bar
ratsbane|Rodent pesticide
rattler|Poisonous snake
rattlers|Some snakes
ravages|Extirpates
ravines|Gullies
recapped|Did a job on TV
reciprocate|Even the score
records|Inscribes
records|Registers
redeemer|Coupon clipper  eventually
redoing|Fixing
redraft|More than amend
redrawn|Like a new will or contract
redwings|Detroit ice birds
refaces|Installs siding
reframe|Enclose a painting again
refusenik|Unvisaed Russian
regattas|Henley events
regauge|Take new measurements
registry|Enrollment office
regrets|Rues
rehearse|Practice
relater|Carrier of tales
relation|Kin
relieve|Mollify
remodeled|Added a room
remorse|Guilt
renitent|Stubborn
replace|Substitute for
replacers|Substitutes
reposes|Rests
reprobates|Rascals
reroutes|Alters an itinerary
resales|Second transactions
resonant|Reverberant
respects|Treats with deference
resprayed|Gave a new coat of paint
resters|Those who take siestas
resulted|Was the outcome
retards|Slows
retires|Withdraws
retrace|Go back over
returned|Came back
revered|Esteemed
revisions|Article alterations
revolver|Colt
rhinestone|Paste gem
rillets|Tiny streams
ringsides|Elite arena seats
ripsaws|Wood cutters
roadrunner|New Mexico state bird
roadster|Car with a rumble seat
roomful|Crowd in a chamber
rooters|Fans
rosebud|Floribunda sprout
rostrum|Dais
rotated|Spun
roundtable|Merlin's furnishing
royalist|Of Clark's country music?
royalty|Prince Charles  for one
ruffian|Hood
rustled|Stolen
sagacity|Shrewdness
sapphic|Classic verse form
sashayed|Proceeded easily
satiety|State of fullness
scandal|Tabloid seller
scapegrace|Rascal
scarecrow|October 31 costume
schmooze|Gossip
scholar|Savant
scholarship|Rhodes for Clinton
scooter|Child's toy
scrapie|Disease of sheep
scriptures|The Gospels
scuttlebutt|Rumor
seacoast|Littoral
seagulls|Bach's Jonathan  Chiang and Fletch
seasides|Vacation spots
seceder|Backing-out backer
seedling|Baby tree  e.g.
seeping|Slow flow
seismal|Pertaining to earthquakes
selective|Highly specific
selects|Hand-picks
selling|Madison Avenue activity
seminars|Academic groups
seminary|Ministry school
senator|Kerry or Kerrey
senators|Paul Simon  et al.
senders|Transmitters
senoras|Married women  in Madrid
sensate|Feeling
sensate|Materialistic
seraphs|Celestial beings
serious|Weighty
sestets|Anagram of tsetses
sestets|Sonnet stanzas
settled|Avoided a trial
sewerage|Conduit system
sewerage|Conduit system
sextants|Ships' instruments
shamrocks|Fake jewelry?
sheared|Clipped
sheathed|In a close-fitting dress
sherbets|Frozen desserts
shooting|Kind of iron
shortcakes|Strawberry or peach concoctions
shovels|Scoops
shrines|Rushmore and Kaaba
shutter|Close  as a store
siamese|Eng or Chang's nationality
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sidecars|Motorcycle add-ons
sidereal|Measured in relation to the stars
sidereal|Pertaining to stars
sightliest|Tops in lovely views
silesia|Mineral-rich area of Poland
silversmith|Paul Revere was one
sinewed|Strong
singable|Perfect for Mariah Carey
singletons|Only children
singlets|British waistcoats
singling|Picking out
singsong|Boring speech pattern
singular|Unique
sirocco|Hot air
sisterhood|Ladies' lodge
slaphappy|Giddy
sleeper|Underdog with a chance
sleepiest|Most soporific
slipover|Kind of sweater
slipped|Fell below standard
smoothie|Suave individual
snapper|Fish dish
sneerer|Derisive one
sniggle|Fish for eels
sobered|Became serious
sogginess|Condition of being damp and heavy
solaria|Sunrooms
soldering|Kind of iron
soldier|Chicago Bears' field
soluble|Like some problems
sonatas|Moonlight   and others
soothes|Palliates
soothes|Relaxes
sophistry|False argument
sounded|Measured the depth of
sounder|It fathoms fathoms
sourdoughs|San Francisco thoroughbreads
sparrow|Finch
spectate|Watch from the stands
specter|Phantom
spheres|Marbles
sphinxlike|Inscrutable
spinster|Maiden lady
spliced|Joined
sporule|Small reproductive cell
springboard|Point of departure
springboards|Gymnast's platforms
stables|Equerry's domain
stadium|Fielder's field
stagnates|Becomes hidebound
stained|Kind of glass
stammer|Speech problem
standard|Automatic alternate
stannic|Containing tin
stapling|Task after collation
starboard|Right side  on the briny
starlit|Like a moonless sky
started|Initiated
stashes|Puts aside
stately|Majestic
statocyst|Plant cell contain- ing starch grains
steamship|Water conveyance
steered|Took a course
stellate|Star-shaped
steward|In-flight attendant
stiletto|Pointed heel
stinkhorn|Malodorous mushroom
stinters|Frugal ones
stockinette|Stretchy fabric
stonemason|Building artisan
stoners|Lucy ___: early ERA woman
stonewalls|Fends off the press   e.g.
strange|Eldritch
strange|Foreign
strapped|In need of funds
strapper|Muscular guy
streaker|Eye-popping runner
streamer|Narrow pennant
streetcar|Tennessee Williams vehicle
strength|Power
stringer|Free-lance journalist
strobes|Synchronous lamps
strollers|Rambling ones
student|Bookish one
stylist|Trend setter
sufferer|Flu victim
suggests|Implies
summary|Cursory  as a hearing
summertime|It's too hot!
summertime|It's when the ``livin' is easy"
sunless|Dark
sweepstakes|Win all the prizes?
sweetbread|Gland meat
swooner|Fainter
sycamore|Shade tree with patchy bark
syllabification|Word division
symmetry|Proportion
symphony|Orchestral work
synonym|Thesaurus entry
tabulate|Use a calculator
tanager|Woodland bird
tankard|Handled cup
tantara|Fanfare
tassels|Curtain ornaments
tearjerker|Pathetic story
television|Current medium
tempest|Teapot contents  perhaps
tenement|Multiple-family dwelling
tequila|Cantina order
termini|Extremities
termites|Building menace
tetrazzini|Italian singer's chicken
thumper|Bambi  rabbit
tidbits|Choice gossip
tidiest|Most like Felix Unger
tinseled|Like a Christmas tree
toccata|Keyboard showpiece
toccatas|Keyboard pieces
tolerates|Stands
tonearm|Cartridge holder
tontine|Survivor's scheme
topmost|Highest
tosspots|Drunkards
totalitarianism|Absolute control by the government
tracery|Decorative openwork
traditionalists|Upholders of long-established customs
traffic|Rush-hour problem
transact|Bring about
transition|Change
transplant|1979 film with Kevin Dobson
trapeze|Daring young man's place
traumas|Wounds to the psyche
traveled|Gadded
treasure|Island or trove
trebles|Highest parts  to Kathleen Battle
treetops|Cradle locales?
treetops|Parachutist's danger zone
tremors|Quakes
trespass|Encroach
trestle|Bridge support
triable|That can be tested
tribune|Champion of the people
trimaran|Fast sailboat
tripods|Camera stands
trireme|Ancient warship
trireme|Three-banked craft
tritons|Mollusks
troupers|Touring actors
truffle|Prized subterranean fungus
trysted|Planned a liaison
tsarism|Autocracy
tsetses|African flies
typeset|Compose  printwise
typewriters|Front Page props
unaware|Oblivious
underweight|Relatively light
undrape|Reveal  in a way
undraped|Bare
unfurled|State of a flapping flag
uniforms|Soldiers' wear
upending|Toppling
upstage|Be a bad actor
usherette|Rare ball park guide
utensil|Kitchen item
valises|Overnighters
vantage|Superior position
vesicle|Sac
vetoing|Refusing assent
violists|Orchestra members
walkathon|Fund-raising event
wassail|Yuletide toast
waterlog|Saturate
welters|Wallows
westerns|Some films
wherever|Anyplace
wintergreen|Lozenge flavoring
wrested|Twisted strongly
wrestle|Engage in one-on-one combat
wrestle|What sumoists do
yielded|Produced profit
yuletide|Christmas
zodiacs|Astrology diagrams
abalones|California seafood treats
abandon|Give up
abrades|Files
abrasions|Scrapes
abrogate|Repeal
abrogated|Revoked
abundant|Plentiful
accedes|Goes along with
accepts|Lets in
accessed|Reached  hacker style
acedias|Spiritual indifferences
acetylene|Type of lamp
acolytes|Attendants
acropolis|Greek hill
actresses|Cinemadonnas
actuarial|Kind of table
addlepated|Foolish
adherent|Follower
adhering|Sticking to
adjustable|Not set
admirer|Beau
adoration|Worship
adorers|Gaga swains
adulate|Praise fulsomely
aerator|Aquarium need
aerobics|Workout class
affairs|Business
aggrieves|Distresses
agitate|Perturb
aileron|Wing part
ailerons|Wing flaps
airborne|Flying
airproof|Sealed off
airship|Zeppelin
airstrike|Bombing raid
alevins|Salmon fry
alienate|Estrange
allegory|Fable
alleviate|Lighten the load
alluded|Hinted
alluded|Referred
almanac|Yearly calendar
amassed|Gathered
amassing|Hoarder's activity
ambassador|Detroit bridge
amenable|Ready to agree
analyzes|Examines in detail
analyzes|Studies
anatomy|Physique
anemone|Windflower
angelic|Heavenly
animates|Brings to life
anorexic|Dieter to the max
antedated|Preceded
antenna|Aerial
anxiety|Apprehensive state
anxiety|Auden's    Age of ____
apartheid|South African policy  formerly
apocalyptic|Doomful
apostasy|Renunciation of faith
arbitrate|Intervene
archaic|Antiquated
archangels|Michael and Gabriel
arching|Spanning
areaway|Passage to a basement door
areoles|Small interstices
ariette|Short melody
aristas|Grain beards
aristate|Bearded  like grain
armsful|Big babies  perhaps
arnicas|Thistle-family herbs
aromatic|Fragrant
arrhythmia|Varying heartbeat
arsonist|Fiery felon
arsonists|Pyromaniacs
arteries|Thoroughfares
artisans|Craftspersons
artiste|Dancer  e.g.
artistry|Skill
aseptic|Sterile
ashamed|Blushing
ashtray|Slowly disappearing table accessory
aspirate|Say horse  e.g.
aspires|Has ambition
assailant|Thug at work
assault|Battery's companion
assemble|Congregate
assentive|Agreeable
assents|Concurs
assents|Nods
assertion|Claim
assorts|Classifies
assuage|Soothe
assumed|Took for granted
astringe|Bind together
ateliers|Studios
atheneums|Reading rooms
attache|CIA agent  sometimes
attackers|Siege participants
augmenting|Adding to summer?
aureole|Halo
autobiographies|Self-told tales
autopilot|Cockpit aid
avenues|Fifth  Sixth 
 
et al.
avenues|Fifth  et al.
average|Mean
averaged|Took the mean
averages|Grade determinants
axillae|Armpits
backbites|Slanders
backbones|Guts
backfield|Part of a football team
backstage|Behind the scenes
backstair|Under-the-table
backwards|Reversed
backwoods|Hinterlands
bagatelle|Trifle
bagatelle|Trifle
bagpipers|Scottish musicians
baguette|Gem
bailsmen|Security providers
ballcarrier|Grange  for one
ballerinas|Nora Kaye and Melissa Hayden
balloon|Party decoration
balsamic|Kind of vinegar
banditry|Brigandage
banditti|Marauders
baronets|They rank above knights
barranca|Deep ravine
basalts|Igneous rocks
becalmed|Still
beclouds|Obscures
beehive|Apiary unit
beeline|Direct route
beguile|Enchant
behemoth|Mastodon  for one
belugas|White whales
bemoaned|Lamented
bettered|Improved
bewitched|'60's sitcom
biblical|Related to scriptures
bicycle|Miguel Indurain's steed
bilateral|Two-sided
binaural|Two-eared
bivalve|Oyster  for example
blacken|Defame
blissful|Happy as a clam
blockade|Naval tactic
blueberry|Good in muffins
blurred|Indistinct
blushing|RED-FACED
bobbysox|Anklets
bocaccio|Rockfish named for its big mouth
bologna|Sausage
bonfires|Rallying points
bookstore|Barnes & Noble  e.g.
botanist|Asa Gray  for one
bracelet|Wrist bauble
brahmas|India-bred cattle
brainstorm|Sudden enlightement
brakeman|Bobsled rider
brandish|Wave about
breadth|Liberality
breakfast|Eat on the go?
briefer|More concise
bristles|Becomes tense with anger
broached|Introduced
broadened|Made wider
broadest|Most extensive
bullfight|Death in the Afternoon    event
buttery|Larder
cabaret|Film for Liza
cabaret|Minnelli-Grey flick
cabbage|Greens for March 17th meal
cabinet|Secretarial pool
cablegram|Wire
calloused|Like workman's hands
canapes|Cocktail-party offering
canaries|Informers
canasta|Card game
candida|Shaw play
cantata|Bach's    Coffee ____
caprice|Whim
caption|Heading
captions|Subtitles
caramba|Viva Zapata!  cry
caramel|Chewy candy
carapace|Shell in a hurry?
caravel|Nina  for example
careened|Lurched from side to side
caritas|Roman kindness
caromed|Rebounded
carrotin|Food coloring agent
cartoon|Funny drawing
cashmere|Sweater material
castanet|Clicker for Carmen
castling|Chess maneuver
catechumen|Neophyte
caterer|Wedding-reception employee
caterwaul|Screech
cathode|Electron source in a picture tube
cedilla|Spanish diacritic
celebrate|Race to eulogize?
celesta|Keyboard instrument
central|At the focus
central|Main
champion|Gene Autry's horse
champion|Gene Autry's horse
championed|Supported
channels|TV stations
charades|Party game
chardonnay|Popular dry white wine
chardonnay|Popular dry white wine
chatelaine|Mistress of a castle
checkbook|Cash alternative
cheeped|Made bird sounds
cheeses|Edam and Gouda
cheroots|Kentucky cigars
chessman|Piece
christen|Baptize
cigarette|Pack member
cinches|Tightens
cindery|Ashlike
cineaste|Filmmaker
citadels|High fortresses
cithara|Lyre kin
clatters|Noises
claymore|Scottish sword
climates|Milieus
coalesce|Fuse
coatrooms|Hatchecks' workplaces
coattail|Formal-wear feature
cogitate|Mull over
coldness|Thermometer indication
comatose|Unwakable
comedienne|Funny female
comparison|Similarity
complete|Plenary
composite|Kind of photograph
composite|Made of several materials
condense|Concentrate
conduct|Wield a baton
congeal|Set
consents|Says OK
consular|Regarding foreign officials
cookbooks|Chef's volumes
cookoffs|Culinary contests
coolness|Sangfroid
coonskin|Frontier fabric  of a sort
cormorant|Oriental fish-catcher
cornball|Yokel
corneal|Of an eye part
coronet|Crown
costars|Shares the limelight  theatrically
countinghouse|Place of business
covenants|Legal agreements
coverups|Concealments
crawdads|Fishy fathers
creosote|Coal-tar product
crevices|Cracks
crinkle|Rustle
criteria|Standards
critters|Animals
cupcakes|Bakery products
damnation|Berlioz' ____ of Faust
darkened|Turned gloomy
dateline|News-release opener
daybreak|Sunup
deadeyes|Sure shots
debonair|Elegant
decamps|Runs away
decision|Santa's boxing award?
decrease|REDUCE
decreed|Made into law
decrees|Edicts
dedicate|Christen
deerstalker|Hat favored by Sherlock Homes
defenders|TV court drama  with    The
deftness|Dexterity
defused|Reduced tension
dehiscent|Bursting: bot.
deistic|Word for a believer
delayed|Played for time
delegated|Assigned
deleted|Removed a stet
deletes|Crosses out
deliverance|Burt Reynolds film
delivers|Comes through
delivery|Rescue
demagogs|Rabble-rousers
demijohn|Narrow-necked bottle
demotion|Court-martial result
denounce|Accuse
dentine|Tooth enamel
depicts|Portrays
deposits|Banks
descend|Drop
deserter|He goes AWOL
desperado|Eagles album
dessert|Tutti-frutti  e.g.
desserts|Dinner finales
destined|Fated
destined|Intended
destroyer|Fleet member
detents|Watchmaker's parts
detests|Is sick of
dethrone|Uncrown
detoured|Went around
dieters|They try to lose
dilemma|Predicament
disagree|Vote no
disband|Breakup
discreet|Proper
dislodge|Expel
dissect|Analyze
dissipater|Wasteful father?
distaste|Aversion
divorcee|The Gay ____   : 1934 film
dockyard|Where ships take shape
doleful|Sad
doodads|Thingamajigs
doorsteps|Entryways
downloading|Data transfer
dragster|Hot rod
drainpipes|Tapered trousers
dreamers|Visionaries
dredged|Dipped in flour
dressed|Fixed meat
dresser|Theatrical employee
dressings|French and Italian
dribble|Jordan maneuver
dripped|Emulated some painters
drooled|Slavered
drywall|Partition material
dulcetly|In melodious tones
dusters|Housecoats
dyslexic|Reading-impaired
earache|What rock music may incur
earldom|Anthony Eden's Avon  
e.g.
earldom|Nobleman's jurisdiction
earmarks|Distinguishing features
earrings|Jeweled ornaments
earshot|Sound distance
eclipse|Surpass
ecotage|Environmental vandalism
edifice|Imposing structure
editorials|Newspaper leaders
educate|Instruct
eeriest|Most chilling
effaced|Rubbed out
efficient|Business-like
egoistic|Self-centered
egotists|Me individuals
egregious|Flagrant
einstein|Brainy one?
elastics|Stretchables
elderly|On in years
election|November event
elegance|Refined grace
elegant|Tastefully correct
elegant|Very refined
element|Krypton  e.g.
element|Part
elevate|Move up
eligible|Adjective for bachelor
elongate|Stretch
emanate|Issue
emanate|Issue from
emanates|Issues
emersion|End of an eclipse
emetics|Poisonous mushroom
eminence|Greatness
emirate|Fatimite domain
emissary|Diplomat
emphases|Stresses
emporia|Shops
empress|Britain's Elizabeth  at times
empties|Pours out
enabling|Making possible
enacted|Passed a bill
enamors|Charms
enamour|Charm a bonny lass
enchantment|New Mexico's tag motto: Land of ____
encodes|Does cryptography
endowed|Clothed
endowed|Was charitable
endpaper|Book lead
endured|Hung in there
endures|Hangs in there
energize|Impart vigor to
engages|Meshes  as gears
engineer|Technical planner
enigmas|Sphinxes
enjoyed|Delighted in
enjoying|Taking pleasure
enliven|Cheer up
enliven|Stimulate
enliven|Vivify
enquire|Ask about  a la Inspector Morse
ensconce|Settle snugly
enslave|Keep in thrall
entails|Involves
entente|Understanding
enteron|Begin
entertains|TV does it  sometimes
enthuse|Make zealous
enthuse|Thrill
entices|Snares
entitled|Named  as an artwork
entrant|Applicant for admission
epaulets|Uniform adornments
epigraph|Beginning quote
episode|Serial installment
episodes|Incidents
epitaph|Eulogizing inscription
epsilon|Greek vowel
erasure|Deletion
erector|____ Set
erelong|Pretty soon
eremite|Religious recluse
eruption|Pinatubo doings
escapers|Houdini and others
escarole|Salad green
escheat|Uninherited land
escorts|Is an usher
espousal|Advocacy
espouse|Advocate
estimate|Repair report
estrange|Distance
estuary|Tidal river mouth
eternal|Everlasting
evaluate|Subject to a review
evasive|Shifty
eventual|Ultimate
everglades|Florida national park
everglades|National park in Florida
evermore|Always
evinces|Displays
exalted|Eminent
examine|Question
examinee|Test taker
executive|Kind of suite
executor|Estate overseer
expiate|Atone
extents|Ranges
eyeopener|Surprising disclosure
eyeshade|Bookkeeper's item
eyesore|Ugly sight
eyetooth|Canine
fablers|Tale tellers
faceted|Cut diamonds
faeries|The little people
falconers|Tiercel trainers
fashioned|Made
featherbrain|Ornithologist's asset?
feature|Special news article
febrifuges|Winter-fever alleviants
females|Women
feminist|Freidan follower
ferrets|Ratcatchers
finales|Program endings
fineness|Gold measure
fireside|Hearth
firmaments|Heavens
flagship|Naval headliner
flagship|Navy vessel
flatten|Squash
flimflam|Con game
flivvers|Jalopies
flotsam|Driftwood  
e.g.
flustered|Upset
foisted|Palmed off
footrest|Hassock  e.g.
foraged|Rummaged
foresaw|Predicted
foretell|Predict
fortress|Stronghold
fragment|Piece
franklin|Famous patriot
freshman|Campus tyro
furlong|Racetrack distance
gainsays|Disaffirms
galleon|Spanish treasure ship
gallons|Hat sizes
galloping|Double-quick
gangster|Mob guy
garages|Repair shops
garrets|Spots for struggling artists
generals|Starred officers
generate|Beget
generic|Comprehensive
geodesic|Fuller's dome
germane|Appropriate
gilbert|Woolworth Building architect
gladiola|Colorful bloom
glassware|Table setting  in part
globoid|Spherical
globule|Drop of liquid
glycerol|Medicinal oleate
goblets|Crystal containers
gosling|Graylag offspring
grandfather|Ancestor
grandmother|Revered parent
grandpas|Terrific fathers
granges|Farmers' organizations
grapevine|Heard it on the ____
grapevine|Rumor-monger's favorite
gravestone|Eerie marker
greatly|In a big way
greenbacks|Singles and sawbuck
greengages|Sweet plums
greensward|Grassy turf
greeting|Salutation
grenade|Explosive missile
grenade|Pineapple  of sorts
grenadier|Royal guard
grosgrain|Corded silk fabric
guillotine|Decollate  a la Charlotte Corday
gumdrops|Confections
hairline|Widow's peak  e.g.
halfback|Football player
handlebar|Gay Nineties moustache
handsel|Good-luck gift
hardball|Team game
harmony|Concord
harpsichordists|Musicians such as Wanda Landowska
haystack|Elusive needle locale
haziest|Least clear
headline|Newspaper caption
headwork|Thinking
healthy|Fit as a fiddle
heiress|Beneficiary
heirloom|Family relic
heretic|Nonconformist
heretics|Non-conformists
heroines|Female protagonists
hessian|Mercenary of 1776
hinders|Deters
hippest|Mod to the max
honorable|Mayor's title
hopeless|Despairing
hostess|Dolly Madison  
e.g.

hostile|Type of takeover
hotdogger|Ski show-off
hotheads|Short-tempered ones
hotspot|Sphere of action
hunches|Guesses
hurried|Precipitate
hustlers|Pool sharks
hydrofoils|High-speed watercraft
hypnosis|Svengali's forte
idealism|Utopian's vision
idiotic|Asinine
idiotic|Crazy
ignited|Set off
ignites|Puts the fire to
illness|Malady
imbroglios|Messy situations
imitates|Emulates Little
impaired|Disabled
impalas|African antelopes
importune|Urge persistently
impresses|Has a great effect on
inaction|Not idle
indices|Back-of-the-book readings
indoors|Not al fresco
inhaled|Sniffed
inhuman|Barbarous
initial|Acronym component
innkeeper|Holiday host
inscribes|Writes in a yearbook
insider|Kind of market trading
insofar|____ as
insolvent|Not quite bankrupt
inspire|Encourage
installs|Hooks up an appliance
insteps|Foot parts
insular|Of an island
intaglio|Stone engraving
intense|Extreme
intense|Overpowering
intercom|Paging device
interfere|Quote continued
interims|Waiting periods
interloper|Butter-in
interred|Put in the ground
intriguer|Potential traitor
intrudes|Barges in
investment|Capital venture
inwards|Toward the center
ionized|Like salt in water
isosceles|Kind of triangle
isotopes|U-235 and U-238  e.g.
iterate|Echo
jackpot|Highest prize
jadeite|Precious mineral
janitors|Snow removers  perhaps
jawbone|Apply verbal pressure
jellybeans|Snacks for Reagan
jettison|Throw overboard
journal|Newspaper
kerosenes|Lamp oils
kickers|Some football players
kneeler|Prie-dieu  e.g.
kneeling|Genuflecting
labelled|Categorized
laborers|Work force
ladling|Serving soup
lamebrains|Stumbling scholars
landward|Toward the coast
lazybones|Slothful person
leaners|Near ringers
learner|Apprentice
leavens|Tempering elements
leering|Looking like a rake?
lefties|Southpaws
lensmen|Movie-set figures
lentils|Soup seeds
leonine|Like a big cat
lessens|Abates
lettuce|Dough; bread
limelight|The public eye
lineman|Guard or tackle
linguae|____ francae: common tongues
linguist|Polyglot
lioness|Elsa  for one
lionhearted|Intrepid
lipstick|Compact item
listener|Concert attendee
literate|Well-read
livelong|Entire  as of time
lowbrow|Unpretentious one
lukewarm|Tepid
lumberjack|Logger
macaroni|Pasta
macedoine|Fruit dessert
machetes|Cane cutters
macrames|Knotted fringes
maestoso|Majestically  in music
mafiosi|Organized crime
mafioso|Mobster
magazines|People  Time    and    Money
magnetos|Kin of alternators
magnolias|Steel  flowers
manager|Superintendent
mandolin|Type of lute
mandrel|Metal spindle
mangoes|Tropical fruit
maniple|Clerical garb
mantled|Covered with cloth
marginal|On spring's fringe?
marigolds|Man-in-the-Moon  flowers
marinade|Seasoning sauce
mariner|Seattle athlete
marshall|Famous Chief Justice
marsupial|Bandicoot or koala
martini|You can sip it dry
mascara|Eyelash darkener
masseuse|Physical therapist
masters|Poet Edgar Lee
matador|Spanish sports figure
matchmaker|Fiddler on the Roof    tune
mayflowers|April rain
mayonnaise|Oleo substitute
medallists|Low scorers in golf: Brit.
mediates|Acts as go-between
megalith|Stonehenge stone
melange|Potpourri
melodic|Ariose
memoranda|Office documents
merrymakers|Convivial craftsmen
messiah|Handel oratorio
messiness|Pig Pen's trait
metered|Like most poetry
metered|Regulated
methane|Flammable gas
midsummer|Vacation time  for many
mineral|Word before oil or water
ministerial|Instrumental
miracle|Lourdes event
miracles|Marvels
misdates|Suffers calendar mixups
misdoes|Bungles
misrule|Err  judicially
missies|Lasses
mistake|Boo-boo
moisten|Wet
monarch|Constantine was one
mongrel|Of mixed breed
moonset|When the Night darkens
mouthpiece|Lawyer?
mouthpiece|Spokesperson
muscles|Schwarzenegger's stock in trade
mythical|Unreal
natters|Finds fault
natural|In pure form
natures|Basic characters
natures|Dispositions
nektonic|Pertaining to aquatic organisms
neonate|Infant
neophyte|Beginner
neoprene|A synthetic rubber
network|Computer-user's hookup
neuroses|Emotional disorders
newsreel|Theater feature  once
newsstand|Paper vendor's stall
nightclubs|After-hours trump suit?
noblesse|____ oblige
nocturne|Dreamy piano piece
nominate|Put on the ballot
nonesuch|One of a kind
nosiest|Most meddlesome
notable|Incapable
notaries|Deposition takers
novitiates|Fall newcomers?
nutmeat|Kernel
obsessions|Bewitchments
obsidian|Volcanic glass
octagon|Stop sign shape
octagons|Eight-angled figures
octagons|Eight-sided figures
octarchy|Multiple rulers in autumn?
oddsmaker|Casino employee
oleander|Rosebay
ongoing|In progress
operable|Capable of performing
operate|Buy and sell
operate|Function
operates|Conducts
operetta|Sweethearts  e.g.
opportunity|Arkansas' tag motto: Land of ____
options|Air  ABS  whitewalls  etc.
orchard|Fruit farm
orioles|Camden Yards nine
ottoman|Armless seat
ottoman|Footstool
outdraw|Beat to the gun
outlook|View
ovation|Audience approval
overall|Entire
overawe|Daunt
overdraw|Commit a banking boo-boo
overdue|Late
overflow|Spill
overlap|Provision for buttons
overrun|Trample
oversee|Be a boss
oversee|Supervise
overtone|Harmonic
overtures|Emulate Rossini  et al?
overuse|Excessive application
overworks|Runs into the ground
oviform|Egg-shaped
pageantry|Ceremony
painted|Arizona desert  e.g.
paparazzo|Shutterbug father
parades|Mardi Gras doings
paradise|Utopia
parapet|Bridge barrier
parasols|Sun screens
parfait|Frozen dessert
parolee|Felon on provisional release
parterre|Theater section
partial|Incomplete or biased
passbook|Bank credential
passions|Love  joy  etc.
passive|Meek
passkey|Master lock opener
passwords|Sentries' requests
pastimes|Hobbies
pavlova|Russian ballerina
pawnbroker|Rod Steiger film  with    The
peanuts|Comic strip
pedicel|Slender plant stalk
pedigree|Dog or horse's family tree
pellets|Spitballs
pencils|Sketching tools
pennant|Sign of a winning team
pension|Dole  of a kind
pentagon|Arlington  VA building
peppers|Seasons
permeate|Soak through
persists|Is determined
pertain|Have reference
petioles|Leakstalks
pettiest|Tops in insignificance
pharisee|Strict observer
phonetics|Sounds of speech
picador|Torero's sidekick
pilgrimage|Holy trek
pillory|Hold up to ridicule
pineapple|Tropical fruit
pinwheels|Certain fireworks
placebo|Faux medicine
plantain|Banana's kin
plumelet|Small tuft
popcorn|Movie treat
porkers|Meat on the hoof
portiere|Curtain
posters|Wall decorations
potable|Fit for drinking
pothole|Highway hazard
prairies|Buffalo habitat
predatory|Rapacious
predicts|Tells a fortune
preface|Introductory part
prefacing|Preceding
premature|Untimely
premiere|Gala opening performance
premises|Place of business
prepaid|Not COD
prepare|Get ready
presaged|Foretold
presses|All-court ploys
pressman|Newspaper worker
pressroom|White House area  e.g.
prestige|Esteem
pretense|False show
pretense|Sham
pretext|Stated motive
prissier|More prudish
prognostication|Seer's specialty
promoter|Don King  e.g.
protector|One of New York's finest  e.g.
protects|Shields
protract|Draw out
provender|Fodder
prudent|Not rash
ptarmigan|Alpine grouse
punster|One skilled at wordplay
pyramids|Giza sight
qualifiers|Tennis-tournament participants
quilters|Blanket makers
quintessential|Consummate
quorums|Requisite committee attendees
rabbits|Lapins
racehorse|Preakness entrant
radicals|Extremists
rafflers|Some lottery enthusiasts
raiders|XVIII winners
rainier|Mount Tacoma  today
rancher|Cowboy
rangers|Ford trucks
rangers|NHL franchise
ransacks|Searches thoroughly
ratatat|Knocking at the door
rations|Army chow
readies|Prepares
readjust|Set to rights
realists|Fact facers
reamers|Boring tools
rearmed|Set to fight anew
reassure|Encourage
rebates|Purchase incentives
rebutter|One making a counterpoint
reckless|Foolhardy
redbirds|Tanagers or cardinals
reddens|Blushes
redlegs|Ohio nine  once
redstarts|Flashy warblers
reenter|Sign up afresh
refrigerate|Chill
regales|Entertains
regents|Rulers
regiment|Army group
regiment|Famed Black Watch
regular|Gas-pump selection
relating|Telling
relaxation|Taking it easy
relaxes|Unwinds
relegate|Consign to obscurity
reliant|Dependent
reliant|Trusting
reliquary|Container
remodel|Overhaul
remorse|Extreme guilt
renascence|Comeback
renderer|Someone who gives
rendezvous|Tryst
reneged|Made a bridge faux pas
renewals|Subscription continuations
renewals|Subscription extensions
renowned|Celebrated
rentals|Temporary possessions
renters|Lessees
repelled|Drove back
repellent|Bug spray
reporter|News specialist
reporter|Newspaper writer
reports|Sounds of salutes
reproach|Chide
reprove|Tell off
reroute|Send a different way
resaddle|Get the horse ready again
rescuer|Hero
rescuers|Lifeguards  at times
reseals|Closes an envelope anew
research|Investigation
resettles|Feathers a new nest
reslate|Schedule again
resoled|Repaired shoes
resolve|Fixed purpose
respite|Break
restarted|Began again
restrain|Hold back
retails|Sells
retainers|Fees paid to lawyers
retakes|Improved film shoots
retests|Does a second dry run
rethinks|Considers again
retinas|Eye layers
retired|Part of A.A.R.P.
retract|Draw back
retrains|Instructs again
retreats|Refuges
retrieve|Fetch
reunions|Get-togethers
reunite|Reconcile
reverberate|Echo
rewrote|Fixed a draft
rheostats|Dimming devices
riveting|Spellbinding
roadbed|Street surface
roasters|Pans for turkey  ham  etc.
roasters|Pans for turkey  ham  etc.
roguery|Mischief
rollers|Long  heavy waves
romance|Love story
roosted|Came to rest
rosemary|Spice
rosters|Managers' presentations
rotating|Turning
roundabout|Circuitous
sagebrush|Western shrub
sagging|In a state of decline
sailors|Drake and De Soto
saloons|Arm-wrestling venues
sandbags|Coerces  in a way
sandpaper|Smoothing agent
sassier|Fresher
satiate|Overfill
satiety|Surfeit
satires|Biting productions
satraps|Persian governors
sauterne|Aperitif wine
savorer|One who stops to smell the daisies
scalene|Kind of triangle
scalers|Dentists' tools
scallop|Seafood bite
scenario|Dungeons and Dragons schema
scenario|Shooting script
schemata|Blueprints
schooling|Quote continued
schooner|Beer glass
sciences|Botany and genetics  for example
scissor|Clip with shears
screened|Blocked from view
seafarer|Mariner
seahorse|Small plate-covered fish
seahorses|Marine equines?
seaports|Coastal cities
seaside|Coastal region
seaside|On the beach
seasonal|Like ski sales
seawater|Shade of green
seconds|Assistants
seconds|Helping at a buffet
sectors|Zones
sedated|Far from het up
seeders|Farm machines
seedily|In an unkempt manner
seeress|Cassandra  e.g.
seethed|Was enraged
segment|Portion
selector|Store patron
seminar|Graduate course
seminary|Fathers' school
senator|Boxer or Specter
senator|Washington VIP
seniority|Precedence
sentient|Conscious
sepaled|Leafed
separate|Split up
separate|____ Vacations
septennial|Like the seven-year itch?
seraglio|Harem
sergeant|Pepper  for one
sessile|Permanently attached: biol.
setscrew|Spring attachment
settles|Pays up
severer|More inflexible
shading|Coloring
shampoo|Beauty shop offering
shapeup|Get in condition
sharper|More spiffy
shoulders|Takes on
shunter|Switcher
shylock|Shakespeare loan shark
shyster|Unscrupulous lawyer
sidelined|Out of action
sideways|Askance
signore|Mister  in Milano
silence|Hush
silenced|Quieted
silicone|Cosmetic material
situate|Located
skeeter|Singer Davis
skewered|Like shish kebab
skinhead|White-supremacist
skiplanes|Snow vehicles
skullcap|Brimless chapeau
skydive|Fly through the air
slander|Malign
slanged|Spoke idiomatically
slapstick|Type of comedy
sledgehammered|Hit hard
slipknot|Noose
slipper|Mule
slipway|Boatyard feature
slotted|Having narrow grooves
slowest|Most obtuse
slurped|Drank noisily
smeller|Snoot
snapper|Fish dish
sneered|Expressed disdain
sneerer|Antagonist  often
sneerer|Villain  often
sneering|Show contempt
sneezes|Causes for gesundheits
snippets|Small pieces
snivels|Cold-sufferer's woe
snuggery|Den
socialize|Mix at the Met
solaced|Comforted
soloist|Recital star
somebody|A person unknown
somewhere|____ in Time   : Reeve film
soupcon|Slight trace
sourpuss|Grouch
spaniel|Sporting dog
special|It can be a blue-plate
spectates|Views the game
speeding|Going too fast
speedwell|Veronica in a hurry?
speller|Reader's companion
sphagnum|Peat moss
spinout|Motorist's mishap
splayed|Spread apart
sponsor|Benefactor
sporule|Reproductive body
spreads|Jelly and jam
springtimes|Vernal occasions
spruces|Evergreens
squaller|Infant  at times
squawker|Night heron
squeaker|Close call
squealer|Snitch
stalemates|Platitudinous partners
stalest|Most trite
stalled|Caused a traffic jam
stardom|Fame
starship|Kirk's command
startle|Surprise
stashed|Secreted
stating|Declaring
steelhead|Rainbow trout
steeped|Bathed
steeped|Made tea
steerage|Immigrants' accommodations
stencil|Mimeograph base
stencils|Sign-painter's patterns
stepped|Walked
stereos|Boom boxes
sterlet|Small sturgeon
stetsons|Traditional western gear
steward|Attendant
stewards|Sky-high servers
stirrup|Saddle part
stirrup|Tack item
storeroom|Attic  maybe
strained|Taxed
straits|Gibraltar and Dover
streaked|Smeary
streamer|Decorative ribbon
streamer|Pennant
stretta|Uptempo coda
strikeout|Fan
striker|Baseball player of 1994
strikes|Lane scores
striper|Candy follower
strokers|Pets' pals  at times
strolls|Saunters
studded|____ with brass
student|Campus habitue
stunner|Head turner
stupidly|In a dumb (and dumber) way
stylish|In
subtlety|Finesse
sunbeam|Ray
sunflowers|Van Gogh painting
superfluity|Frill
swervers|Avoiders  on the road
swimmingly|With great ease
swimmingly|With great success
syndromes|China and Munchausen
taloned|Like an eagle
tamarin|Small monkey aka marmoset
tampered|Interfered with
tangent|Digression
tangerine|Citrus fruit
tankard|Stein
tannery|Leather-producing plant
tarpaper|Roofing sheet
tarpons|Silvery gamefish
tarragon|Pungent green herb
tarragon|Pungent green herb
tattoos|MOM  and  LOVE   for example
taverns|Duffy's  and others
teammate|Boggs  to Mattingly
tediums|Fixed routines
teepees|Simple homes
television|Home entertainment
telexes|Modern messages
tellers|Bank employees
telltale|Like Poe's heart
template|Metal pattern
tempura|Japanese fast food
tenanted|Lived in
tenderly|1946 Lawrence-Gross song
tensile|Flexible
tenuous|Flimsy
termite|Home wrecker?
termite|Unwelcome house guest
terrapin|Diamondback turtle
terrible|Like Ivan
testify|Depone
thinclad|Track-team member
thinners|Gyms and spas  e.g.?
tolerate|Stand
tomahawk|Hatchet
topical|Arranged under subjects
topology|Anatomical configuration
topspin|Rotation on a fastball
toreros|Bullfighters
torments|Makes miserable
tornados|Big winds
tortures|Agonies
tougher|Harder to solve
tourist|Camera toter
tournament|____ of Champions
towards|Facing
tractable|Docile
tractors|Farm machines
traditionalists|They go by the book
training|Education
transfer|Bus ticket
transformations|Hyde's appearance
transmit|Broadcast
treacle|Molasses
treadles|Foot levers
trespass|Overstep the line?
tresses|Locks
triangles|Percussion instruments
tribute|Money obtained by coercion
tricksters|Unreliable whist players?
triennia|Three-year terms
triplane|WWI aircraft
tritons|Gastropods
tritons|Shells
triumphs|Victories
tropical|South Sea-ish
troubles|Ills
turnoff|Divert
turnover|Baked goodie
tutored|Took students
twelvemo|Book size
twister|Impetus for a trip to Oz
unaided|Without help
unattired|Not clothed
underlying|Fundamental
underworld|Thieves' milieu
undiagnosed|Not identified  medically
unhitch|Let go
unitary|Characterized by oneness
unitary|Whole
unities|Place  time and action
unlearn|Kick a habit
unrequited|Like some love
unsated|Not fulfilled
unsavory|Distasteful
unschooled|Lowbrowish
unsealed|Opened
untanned|Not sunburnt
untasted|Not savored
untroubled|Peaceful
unwisely|Without thinking
upgrade|Ascending slope
upstart|Parvenu
uselessly|To no avail
usherettes|Seating specialists
utopias|Edens
variety|Show-biz periodical
vegetarian|Meatless meal
vegetarian|Meatless meal
venerate|Hallow
vengeful|Vindictive
vestals|Chaste women  in Nero's time
villager|Townsperson
vinegar|Dressing ingredient
waitresses|Diner staff
wanderlust|Urge to travel
wariness|Caution
washday|Laundry time
waterloo|Decisive defeat
waverers|Fence sitters
westwards|49ers' headings
windpipes|Thoraxes' contents
wirehair|Type of terrier
wisecrack|Aleck's metier
wisenheimer|He knows it all
yardmen|Railroad workers
yesterday|24 hours ago
younger|Less hoary
zucchettos|Skullcaps
aberrant|Wrong
abeyant|Inactive
absolutes|Self-complete things
absorbs|Takes in
academe|Scholastic environment
academe|The grove of ____
accolades|Encomiums
acetate|Synthetic material
acetone|Organic solvent
acetone|Paint solvent
achieve|Successfully finish
achieves|Carries out
adaptation|Movie version  
e.g.
adapter|Function-altering device
addenda|Things added
adenoid|Breathing impediment
adhesional|Stickable
adjacent|Bordering
admirer|Devotee
admires|Looks up to
adrenal|Important gland
adulterate|Corrupt
advisee|Mentored one
advises|Counsels
advisor|Mentor
aerator|Aquarium bubbler
afghani|Kabul native
agitate|Roil
airbrush|Spraypaint atomizer
airheads|'94 Adam Sandler comedy
airliners|Boeing products
airwave|Radio medium
alabasters|Fake marbles
alchemy|Transmutation
alerted|Gave a warning
alienate|Disaffect
alienate|Estrange
alienees|Title recipients
aliment|Food
allover|Ubiquitous
allowed|Gave way
alphabet|Type of soup
altered|Made over
amended|Corrected
amethyst|Violet gemstone
amities|Friendships
ammeter|Current gauge
amoretti|Little cupids
amorous|Hugging and kissing
ampersands|Symbols for and
anapest|Metrical foot
anatomy|Gray subject
angelica|Parsley kin
anguish|Misery
annotation|Musical commentary
annular|Ring-shaped
antelope|Goat follower
antilog|Math function
antipasto|Appetizer
aperture|Opening
appalled|Horrified
appalls|Shocks
apparel|Clothes
apparition|Specter
appears|Looks like
applesauce|Stuff and nonsense
apposite|Relevant
apricot|Yellow-orange
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Fitting
aquaria|Fish tanks
arrange|Fix
arsenals|Gun collections
arterial|Certain blood
artisan|Craftswoman
artisan|Smithy
artiste|Virtuoso
artless|Uncultured
askance|Obliquely
asphalts|Paving materials
aspires|Keeps one's eyes on the stars
assailed|Attacked
assault|Violent attack
assesses|Evaluates
assistants|Right-hand men
asterisk|Footnote alert
atomizes|Reduces to bits
attache|Diplomatic staffer
attache|Nongrammatical case
attacks|Has at
attains|Reaches
attaint|Disgrace
attempt|Take the dare
austere|Simple
autocratic|Bossy
autographs|Fan collection?
automation|Industrial revolution
automobile|Tie-up unit
avarice|Cupidity
avenger|Retribution seeker
averaging|Dollar cost ____
averting|Shunting aside
aviator|High flyer
aviators|Lindy and Amelia
aviatrix|Amelia Earhart  for one
avocets|Long-legged waders
awakened|Roused
bacteria|Cheesemakers
badgered|Harassed
badinage|Playful repartee
baldpate|Skinhead
bandana|Patterned handkerchief
banister|Railing
barbecue|Cookout
barefoot|. . . ____ boy  . . .
barmaid|Tavern waitress
baroness|Mrs. Munchhausen  
e.g.
baronetcy|Lowest British heritable position
bassoon|Double-reed woodwind
bathtubs|Household fixtures
bathtubs|Jacuzzis  e.g.
bearskin|Pioneer rug material
bedstead|Mattress support
beguine|Begin the ____   : '40s song
behaves|Acts
beliefs|Isms
besiege|Attack
bewilders|Addles
bibelots|Knickknacks
biotype|Group of organisms with similar genes
birddog|Trail closely
bitterroot|State flower of Montana
blancmange|Milky gelatine dessert
blanquette|Meat or seafood stew
blenders|Harmonizers
blowhard|Outspoken hotshot
blowtorches|Vault openers  at times
bluebeard|Vida and James
bluebonnet|State flower of Texas
bluejay|Crested bird
bluestocking|Literary woman of 18th C. England
boluses|Large pills
bootees|Baby-shower articles
bootees|Footwear for babies
bootlegs|Transports hooch
boredoms|Ennuis
breathe|Respire
bridges|Madison County structures
bridges|Toko Ri structures
broadside|Type of ballad
brocaded|Embellished
broncobuster|Horse trainer
brownies|Youngest Girl Scouts
browser|Web software
buffalos|Range roamers
bulldozing|Leveling
bursars|Tuition collectors
bushman|Francis X.  of film
busybody|Buttinsky
cabaret|1972 Minnelli-Grey movie
cablecast|TV offering
caboose|Train trailer  formerly
cahoots|Partnership
calendar|Judge's agenda
calendar|System of dividing time
calibre|Tube diameter
calorie|Heat unit
canebrake|Thicket
capstone|Turret topper
captains|Kirk and Kidd
captured|Preserved on tape or film
caramel|Chewy candy
caramel|Sundae cover
careened|Heeled over
caressed|Stroked
carpenter|Wood worker
carport|Parking space
carrottop|Lucille Ball  for one
casabas|Yellow melons
cassoulet|White-bean casserole
catalpa|Tree with long beanlike pods
catspaw|Light breeze
catspaws|Stooges
cattails|Marsh growth
causticity|Corrosiveness
cavorts|Prances
cayenne|Hot pepper
cedilla|Pronunciation aid
cellular|Mod phone
centennial|____ State: Colorado
centers|Some linemen
centrist|Political moderate
challenger|Famed space shuttle
champions|The Braves  in 1995
chances|Raffle tickets
chandler|The Long Goodbye    author
chatter|Talk idly
cheapens|Degrades
cheerio|British farewell
cheerio|Sheffield farewell
chickweed|Lawn invader
chickweed|Plant used as bird feed
chilidog|Spicy frank
chowder|Fish soup
cincture|Belt
clambake|Seaside party
clamorous|Noisy
clarets|Red wines
clarify|Explain
classifiers|Newspaper ad handlers
clavicle|Collarbone
climate|Environmentalists' concern
coattails|What hangers-on may ride
coexist|Live in the same time frame
coldish|Chilly
colleen|Irish lass
colonize|What ants do
colorists|Tinters
colossal|Huge
comport|Behave
concert|Carnegie Hall event
conciliar|Of an assemblage
concord|College in Athens  WV
confessed|Admitted guilt
conform|Follow along
consults|Uses references
contentment|Satisfaction
contracts|Legal documents
coordinate|Harmonize
coronate|Enthrone
coroner|Jack Klugman TV role
coroners|Quincy  et al.
corroding|Destroying  bit by bit
cossack|Czarist cavalryman
cowslip|Swamp wildflower
cranberry|Bog fruit
crawled|Passed slowly
credentials|Passport  visa  etc.
credible|Substantiated
creditable|Praiseworthy
credits|Film list
crested|Reached the summit
crinkle|Pucker
crinkled|Made a rustling sound
critics|Analysts
crossfire|Brisk repartee
crossroads|Indecisive drivers
cruises|Love Boat trips that Tom digs?
cruller|Kind of doughnut
cumulate|Heaped up
cupulate|Container-shaped
curriculum|Course of study
cyclonic|Stormy
dalmatian|Pumper mascot
dappled|Like a pinto
datelines|Publication facts
daunted|Intimidated
deadheads|Tie-dyed fans
decadence|Moral decline
decimate|Kill every tenth man
declaim|Orate
deduces|Traces the derivation of
deepens|Goes lower
deepest|Most thought provoking
deepfreeze|Operation ____: naval Antarctica project
deepness|Sea measurement
deferral|Postponement
deficit|Shortfall
degrades|Badmouths
deletes|Removes
demanding|Claiming
demands|Exacts
democrat|Boxer or Bumpers
demoted|Reduced in rank
derailleur|BICYCLE PART
derange|Throw into disorder
deserted|Went AWOL
designed|Fashioned
destroys|Lays low
detained|Held back
detests|Is turned off by
detrain|Get off the Pullman
develops|Strengthens  as muscles
devotion|Ardent affection
didactic|Instructive
didjeridus|Aborgines' music makers
dilates|Expands
dillydally|Tarry
diluting|Weakening
dinette|Eating area
dinette|Kitchen adjunct
dingbat|Edith Bunker  to Archie
diocese|Church district
directs|Emulates Lumet
disobeys|Defies
disport|Make merry
disrobe|Defrock
disrobe|Undress
distinct|Clear
dogeared|Creased the sheet
dogfish|Small shark
dogwood|Bumstead's favorite tree?
dolphin|Flipper  for one
dolphins|Miami team
dominos|Half masks
dossier|Agent's information source
doxologies|Hymns of praise
dragnet|Old TV series
dresser|Chest of drawers
drillmaster|Squad trainer
drollest|Most like Balzac's tales
druidic|Of an ancient Celtic religion
earlier|Preceding
earlobes|Stud hangouts
earmarks|Sets aside
eastern|Chesapeake  Shore
edition|Number
educate|Show the ropes
elaters|Click beetles
electorate|Democrats  Republicans  and other parties
electrons|Light particles
elegance|Polish
elegant|Swanky
element|Constituent part
elephant|Horton  in    Horton Hatches the Egg
elevator|Steps alternative
elitist|Aristocrat  for one
ellipse|Closed curve
elliptic|Oval
elongate|Stretch out
emanate|Originate
emblems|Symbols
emission|Smog test's concern
empires|Conglomerates
emulate|Compete
endashes|Some pause symbols  in printing
endearing|Lovable
energies|Driving forces
enervate|Weaken
engineered|Worked out
enigmas|Puzzling posers
enlarge|Broaden
enounce|State
entering|Breaking partner
enthrall|Captivate
enthrone|Invest with sovereignty
enthuse|Express delight
enticer|Siren
entrance|Fascinate
entreat|Supplicate
entreat|Woo
entropy|Doctrine of inevitable social decline
epaulet|Officer's embellishment
epaulet|Uniform shoulder piece
epicene|Feeble
epicene|Feeble
epidote|Yellow-green mineral
epsilon|Before zeta
erasure|Deletion
escalate|Increase
escapades|Reckless pranks
escaped|Avoided
escapee|Fugitive
escorts|Ushers and flower girls
espadrille|Summer shoe
espousal|Advocacy
esprits|Elans
esteems|Regards highly
estimates|Probable future costs
etagere|Ornamental stand
eternal|Day after day after day . . .
eternal|Now and forever
eternal|Perpetual
eternity|Long time  indeed!
eternity|Time factor
eternity|Word in a James Jones title
ethereal|Otherworldly
evasive|Not direct
evenhanded|Not biased
evident|Showing
exacerbate|Worsen
exacted|Demanded
excited|Het up
exerted|Struggled
exonerate|Clear
exonerated|Freed from blame
exorbitant|Unreasonable
exorcises|Casts out the evil spirits
exotica|Odd items
expertness|Proficiency
explorer|Ponce de Leon  e.g.
exposed|Out in the open
exposure|Publicity
extempore|Off-hand
extinct|Gone forever
extorts|Takes by force
extrasensory|Kind of perception
extreme|Drastic
eyelets|Loopholes
factoid|It's almost the truth
factored|Took into account  with in
faience|Highly colored pottery
falsest|Least loyal
farrago|Motley mix
fascinate|Charm
felonious|Criminal
ferrite|Pure iron
festival|Musical happening at Newport
festive|Merry
filmstrips|Projection images
financier|Rothschild  for one
finesse|Deft touch
finesse|Skill plus style
fingernail|Keratoid growth
fishwife|Foul-mouthed shrew
flamingo|Beautiful bird
flimflam|Humbug
flimflam|Swindle
florets|Broccoli flowers
flotsam|Driftwood  
e.g.
flotsam|Shipwreck remains
flotsams|Buoyant hulks
foolhardy|Reckless
foolproof|Guaranteed against failure
foothold|Supporting place
footlocker|Soldier's stowage
forester|Robin of Locksley
forklift|Hoisting mechanism
frantic|Helter-skelter
freezer|Refrigerator adjunct
fringes|Edges
frogman|Underwater swimmer
frosted|Finished a cake
froufrou|Frills  ribbons  ruffles 
 etc.
fuelers|Mod self-servers  e.g.
garbology|The study of trash
genesis|Book of the Bible
germfree|Sterile
gestalt|School of psychology
gestapo|Third Reich police force
ghastly|Awful
ghettos|Slums
gimmicks|Ingenious devices
gladness|High spirits
glanced|Took a look
glances|Ricochets
glissandos|Sliding scales
goldenrod|State flower of Nebraska
gondola|Venice sight
grandiloquence|Pompous speech
grandson|Benjamin Harrison to William Henry Harrison
grassroots|Political movements
grateful|The ____ Dead
grenade|Pineapple
grinding|Molar's mode
gumshoe|Tec
hackneyed|Cut and dried
hairnet|Foodworker's headwear
hammerlock|Wrestler's hold
handlebars|BICYCLE PART
handpicked|Especially selected
harbors|Shelters
hardens|Inures
hardhats|Beam walkers
harmonica|One of Dylan's instruments
hawkshaw|Detective
headwork|Soccer shot
healable|Like a minor wound
hedgehog|Porcupine
heelers|Ward followers
heirloom|Relic
henbane|Old World herb
hesitate|Say  er
hexagram|Shape of the Star of David
highway|Main route
hindrances|They get in the way
homework|School assignment
hoopskirt|Woman's garment of yore
horseradish|Pungent herb
horseradish|Pungent root
horsewomen|Centaur's companions
hostess|Mesta was one
hostess|Party giver
hotcake|Flapjack
hothead|Short-tempered one
huddles|Field conferences
hustlers|Con artists
icebound|Owen Davis' Pulitzer drama
icebreaker|Get-acquainted soiree
icebreaker|It gets the party going
ideates|Conceptualizes
ideology|Visionary philosophy
illuminism|Personal enlightment
immersed|Doused
impales|Gores
impends|Is imminent
implosive|Suction sound: phonet.
imposed|Levied  as a tax
inchoate|Shapeless
incredulous|Shocked
inedita|Unpublished works
inerrant|Always right
ingroup|Cognoscenti  e.g.
inhabit|Dwell
initial|First
initiate|Kick off
inkiness|Dark state
inkwells|Bygone classroom features
innkeepers|Hostelers
insights|Perceptions
insignia|Emblem
insipidly|In a banal manner
inspire|Motivate
instant|Sec
instates|Gives official placement
instead|In lieu of
integrates|Unifies
intention|Aim
internes|New medicos
interstice|Open space
intuits|Knows by sixth sense
invented|Wrote fiction
irately|With anger
irksome|Vexing
isolated|Remote
isosceles|Kind of triangle
jaywalker|John and Johnnie
jaywalking|Motorists' anathema
jollity|Merriment
jubilant|More than happy
kangaroo|Kind of court
keepsake|Memento
kernels|Seed centers
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kerosine|Lamp fuel
kidnappers|Ransom requesters
kielbasa|Smoked Polish sausage
kingpin|High muck-a-muck
kingsnakes|Extra large plumbers' tools?
knighthood|A moral oxymoron
kookaburra|Australian bird of song
lacerated|Distressed deeply
lakeshore|Chicago's ____ Drive
lambent|Flickering
lambskins|Small diplomas?
lardoons|Salt-pork strips
largess|Generosity
largesse|Generosity
lateens|Mediterranean rigs
lateral|Gridiron pitchout
lateral|Kind of pass
laterals|Passes made by Emmitt Smith
leafage|Tree output
leakers|Secret news sources
leapfrog|Bypass
leapfrog|Skip over
learners|Class group
leashed|On a tether
leerier|More fearful
legible|Easy to read
lemonade|Picnic drink
lengthy|Like some novels
lenient|Permissive
lessons|Studies
letdown|Slump
levelheaded|Not easily rattled
levitate|Rise like a bird
liberate|Free
lieutenant|Officer
lifeline|Palm feature?
linemen|Phone company crew
linguistic|Related to speech
litotes|Hamlet's not a bad play   e.g.
livelihood|Job
lizards|Lounge ____
located|Found the spot
lopsided|Uneven
lurched|Staggered
machine|The Love ____   : Susan best-seller
madonna|Raphael subject
magenta|A shade of red
magenta|Fuchsine
magenta|Purplish red
magnets|Attractions
maintain|Keep up
manager|Leo Durocher  once
mananas|Tijuana tomorrows
mangled|Crunched
maniacs|Nuts
manipulate|Manage skillfully
mannerless|Very rude
mappers|Topographers
mariners|The city's baseball team
marketed|Dealt in
marshmallow|Yam topping
mascots|Army's mule  
et al.
massive|Solid
masters|Major golf tourney
material|Lisle or denim
matinee|Afternoon performance
matinee|Early show
meadowlands|Giants' home
meanest|Most ornery
medleys|Some races
megalomaniac|Egocentric
menages|Households
menhaden|Oily fish
merchant|Trader
merriest|Extremely happy
metallic|Exhibiting hard characteristics
metrical|Versified
microbe|Bacterium
middays|Noons
midriffs|Boxers' targets
mileages|Expense-account items
minarets|Mosque towers
minister|Pastor
mismanaged|Ran into the ground
mistaken|In error
mnemonic|Memory trigger
mobster|Hoodlum
moderate|Restrained
molecule|Atomic cluster
monarch|Butterfly type
monarch|Ruler
mongrel|Mutt
monicker|Nickname
monolog|Soliloquy  shortly
monorail|Disneyworld feature
monotone|Chant
monotone|Unvaried  as speech
moonstruck|1987 movie starring Cher
mouthier|More garrulous
movement|Symphonic segment
mozzarella|Cheese for a scat singer?
mustang|Ford model
mystics|Occult believers
napkins|Place setting items
napoleon|Loser at Waterloo
napoleon|The Little Corporal
narrator|One who does accounts?
nebulae|Galaxies
needles|Pine features
negative|Strip of microfilm  
e.g.
neglect|Pay no attention to
neophyte|Tyro
neutral|Unaligned
neutral|Unbiased
nictates|Winks
nihilists|Radical pessimists
nitrate|Certain ester
noisiest|Most raucous
noisily|Clamorously
noisome|Offensive
novelette|Long short story
novenas|Devotions
novenas|Nine-day prayers
numbskulls|Boneheads
numeral|It can be Roman
nurseries|Plants' places
nutcrackers|Holiday tools
oatmeal|Porridge
oblates|Religious devotees
obliged|Compelled
ocarina|Holey instrument
ocarina|Sweet potato
occupation|Job
oddities|Conversation pieces
odometer|Panel feature
offence|Umbrage: var.
offshoots|Descendants
offside|Game violation
oiliest|Most unctuous
oiliness|Smarmy ways
oldster|Elderly person
oleander|Ornamental evergreen
oligocene|Epoch after the Eocene
omicron|O or O
onetime|Former
onshore|Like some breezes
oospores|Botanical microorganisms
operate|Wield a scalpel
operated|Ran
opposed|Offered resistance
optimist|Hopeful soul
oracular|Prophetic
orangeades|Summer thirst quenchers
orations|Talks
oratorio|Messiah     for one
orderly|Law-abiding
oregano|Pasta sauce herb
oregano|Pizza topper
organdy|Fine cotton fabric
orifice|Aperture
otology|Study of the ear
ottoman|Turk
outdoor|In the open  as a pool
outlandish|Bizarre
outperform|Win the gold
outriders|Vanguard leaders
outshines|Performs better than
overeasy|Eggs order
oversee|Manage
overset|Type not used
oversights|Accidental omissions
overtopped|Surpassed
pacemaker|1986 body implant
painstaking|Very careful
paisley|Patterned fabric
palates|Hard and soft
pallets|Plasterers' boards
palomino|Golden horse
palooka|Over-the-hill pug
panhandle|Part of Texas
pannier|Conical basket
panoramas|Vistas
pantyhose|Sheer garment
parallax|Celestial phenomenon
parallel|Geometry book word
paranoia|Suspiciousness  for some
parfaits|Frozen custards
parlayed|Continued the bet
particular|End of the comment
partner|Spouse
partners|____ in crime: abettors
partons|Belonging to Dolly  et al.
passive|Type of resistance
passover|Fail to consider
pastorales|Cantatas on the rustic life
pathetic|Worse than inadequate
pattern|Player's predetermined route
payrolls|Employers' concerns
peasants|Some farm workers
pedestal|Goddess' support
pendant|Necklace or earring
penetrate|Enter
penknife|Pocket item
penname|Mark Twain or O. Henry
pentagonal|Like many stars
peopled|Populated
peridot|Variety of olivine
permits|Licenses
persona|____ non grata
pertinent|Material
perusal|Act of reading
petards|Explosives
pettifog|Bicker over trifles
pigeonhole|Compartmentalize
pigtails|Pippi Longstocking trademark
pileups|Multicar accidents
pinnace|Small sailing craft
pioneer|Settler
plainspoken|Easy to understand
planate|Having a flat surface
playdown|Make light of
playful|Frolicsome
playing|On Broadway
plumpish|Full in form
poetess|Sappho  for one
pointer|Tip
polestar|Guiding light  literally
policeman|John Law
polliwog|Frog to be
populace|The masses
portent|Omen
portico|Stoa
porticos|Stoas
position|Job
posterior|Later
potatoes|Spuds
potboiler|Made-for-profit quickie
potboiler|Uninspired book
potential|Possibility
precinct|Voting district
prefect|Chief magistrate
preludes|Musical introductions
premiere|First performance
premise|Supposition
presages|Augurs
pressmen|Printers
prevail|Triumph over
primary|Kind of colors
primate|Most evolved mammal
princess|Margaret or Diana
prisoner|He's in stir
probates|Validates a will
profession|Job
progress|Headway
promised|Pledged
pronate|Rotate  as an extremity
proprietor|Owner
prorate|Divide  as per a schedule
prosciutto|Spiced ham
protects|Shields
protest|Kind of '60s march
protests|Public demonstrations
provision|Groundwork
pruners|Bonsai gardeners
psaltery|Dulcimer's kin
pulsates|Beats
pungently|In a keen manner
puniness|Insignificance
punning|Wit's way
pyramids|Cheops creation
quarrelsomeness|Characteristic of many teens
quarterfinalist|Final Sixteen participant
quartet|Chamber music
quintessential|Embodying perfectly
quintessential|Peerless
railroad|Convict unfairly
rallied|Came back
ramblers|Digressive speakers
ransack|Search for plunder
rapport|Agreement
ratchets|Hinged catches
ratchets|Watch works
reasoner|Newsman Harry
reassemble|Gather again
reassure|Restore confidence
rebinds|Ties again
rebuilds|Erects anew
rebuilt|Like new
recedes|Ebbs
recipes|Child's collection
reckoned|Coped
reckoned|Figured
reclaims|Calls back
recusant|Obstinate
redcaps|Baggage porters
reddens|Blushes
redheads|Lucille Ball  
et al.
reedier|More like Twiggy
reenter|Reappear on stage
referee|Striped shirt
regents|College officials
reglues|Epoxies anew
regroup|Change tactics  militarily
reigned|Was king
reinstates|Returns to office
reknits|Repairs a sweater
relents|Gives in
reliable|Bankable
reliable|Trustworthy
remittal|Payment
remoter|Further away
renamed|Called a spade a heart?
repenter|Apologist
replaced|Put back
replaces|Supplants
replied|Fired back
repress|Hold in
rescuer|One who delivers
resided|Acquired some roots
resists|Stands pat
resound|Echo
resource|Asset
respired|Breathed
responds|Writes back
response|Applause  sometimes
restate|Correct the announcement
restate|Paraphrase
restful|Quiet
retained|Kept
rethink|Consider anew
retinas|Eye parts
retiree|One who earned his/her pension
retrain|Prepare for a new job
retreat|Withdrawal
retsina|Greek wine
retuned|Adjusted violin frets
revealer|Telltale
reverie|Brown study
reverse|Opposite
reviews|Ebert's activities
rewrote|Edited heavily
rhetorical|Type of question
rhododendron|State flower of West Virginia
ribless|Lacking a cage?
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
riffled|Flipped cards
riffled|Shuffled cards
riparian|Living on water
ripcord|Parachute opener
ripcord|Parachute opener
roasted|Ribbed  at a banquet
rockier|Less steady
roentgen|Radiation measure
rollers|Heavy surf
rosaries|Chaplets
rosters|Lists
rotator|Antenna turner
roughhewn|Unpolished
rousseau|18th C. philosopher Jean-Jacques
rubbish|Poppycock!
ruminate|Chew over
rutabaga|Edible tuber
sachems|Political bigwigs
saddler|Harness maker
saffron|Spice from crocus
sagamore|Algonquian war chief
sagebrush|State flower of Nevada
sailboat|Felucca  e.g.
salamander|NEWT
salaries|Compensations
salinas|Monterey Bay feeder
saltine|Cracker
sandalwood|Moderate brown
sandarac|African cypress tree
sandwich|Islands  now Hawaii
saraband|Old dance
sarapes|Tijuana wraps: var.
satiate|More than satisfy
saviors|Johnnys-on-the-spot
scalpel|OR tool
scalpel|Surgeon's request
scampered|Ran playfully
scariest|Most horrendous
scenario|Play plot
scenery|Play background
schedule|Timetable
schemes|Machinations
schooled|Educated
scramble|Waitress' order
scrapers|House painters' needs
scrapes|Bows' partner
scrappiest|Most argumentative
screech|Chilling cry
screwdriver|Vodka cocktail
scribes|Writers
scuttle|Damage
seaplane|Flying boat
seaport|Landing site
seaport|Mariner's mooring
seasonal|Like Christmas  e.g.
seceded|Withdrew  in a way
seconds|Some helpings
sections|Areas
sectors|Areas
secularize|Make less ecclesiastical
sedated|Calm
sedates|Makes drowsy
seeping|Filtering through
seethed|Waxed wroth
sematic|Warning of danger
semipros|Some paid athletes
semitone|Musical interval
senecas|New York Iroquoians
senorita|Monterrey miss
sensors|Stimuli reactors
sentence|Punishment
sentence|Ten-to-20  e.g.
sentinels|Guards
separate|Disjoin
seraphim|Order of angels
setters|English and Irish
several|A number
shadings|Nuances
shallots|Scallions
shedding|Throwing off
shelter|Sanctuary
shelters|Sanctuaries
shivered|Quaked
shorter|Less extensive
showable|Ready for sale
sideshow|Circus attraction
signori|Genoese gents
silence|Librarian's exhortation
silenced|Hushed
sinkhole|Drainage depression
situation|Circumstances
skedaddle|Vamoose
skeleton|Anatomy class model
skitter|Glide quickly
skyline|Dylan's    Nashville ____
skyline|Famed NYC horizon
slapped|Cuffed
slashings|Forest debris
slathers|Applies liberally
slattern|Not a girl to please mom
sleeting|Winter weather word
sleeves|Pipe fittings
sliders|Pitchers' specialties
slither|Move like a rattler
slivered|Some almonds
slobbers|Gushes sentimentally
slowdown|Decelerate
slowest|Least progressive
slyness|Stallone's quality?
smelters|Bessemer factories
smitten|Addicted
smolder|Seethe with rage
sneaked|Behaved underhandedly
sneaked|____ a peek
sneaker|Nike or Reebok
sneakers|Athletic gear
snowbound|John Greenleaf Whittier opus
snowmobiles|Dog sleds  updated
soapbox|Orator's perch
society|The elite
sonatas|Path tique    and    Moonlight
sparred|Worked with the champ
spearers|Harpoon throwers
spectacle|Extravaganza
speller|Elem. school manual
spillage|Liquid overflow
spinach|Popeye's energizer
spindle|Columns holder
spindles|Bobbin holders
spinets|Compact pianos
spireas|White-flowered shrubs
splatter|Splash
splotch|Irregular mark
spoiled|Threw a monkey wrench
sportive|Frolicsome
spotted|Detected
spurious|Sham
stalags|German POW camps
stalest|Most trite
stamina|Lasting ability
stamped|Clog danced
stampede|Calgary has one
standup|____ comic
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
statutes|Laws
staunch|Steadfast
steeple|Church part
steerage|Low cost passage
steered|Guided
stemware|Tulip glasses
stencil|Silkscreener's pattern
stepsons|Marriage acquisitions  for some
sterile|Unproductive
sternly|In an exacting fashion
steroids|NFL no-no
stetsons|Broad-brimmed hats
stickup|Gunpoint robbery
stinted|Adhered to a strict budget
stirred|Wakened
stitches|Sutures
stollen|German fruit bread
stopper|Cork or plug
storage|Word with battery or cold
strapless|Like some evening gowns
streaker|Stadium showoff
streams|Steady successions
streetwise|Smart  in a worldly sense
striate|Marked by thin lines
strider|One who walks purposefully
strides|Purposeful gaits
striker|Union member  at times
strikes|Bowling feats
stuntman|Dar Robinson  
e.g.
stupefy|Confound
stylist|Designer
stylist|Salon staffer
sunbeams|Morning brighteners
supersonics|The city's basketball team
surmise|Suspect
sustain|Keep up
swearer|Vowing one
sweaters|Warm-up wear
swooped|Descended swiftly
symbols|Status ____
syringe|Nurse's instrument
systems|Orderly methods
tagalong|Follow
tailgate|Party before the game
tailoring|Matter of style
tailors|Suits to fit
tailspin|Sudden fall
tailwind|Flight shortener
talented|Skillful
tangelos|Citrus fruits
tangible|Physical
tankard|Mug
tannery|Leather-making place
tantrums|Brat's outbursts
tastier|More sapid
teammate|Mantle  to Maris  
e.g.
tearoom|Genteel drinkery
teatime|When pekoe is served
teenage|Adolescent
teetered|Wobbled
telltale|Tattler
temptation|End of the comment
tensile|Like elastic
tentacle|Feeler
tentacle|Octopus feeler
tentacle|Sucker-studded arm
termite|Orkin target
terrier|Skye or Scotch
tertian|Every 48 hours
therefore|Ergo
thieves|Ali Baba's forty
thought|Idea
thousand|Mille
threescore|Sixty
thrives|Prospers
thwarted|Contravened
tiercel|Male peregrine: var.
tightwad|Scrooge  for one
timetables|Schedules
timidly|With hesitation
tincture|Dye
tireless|Indefatigable
toadied|Acted the sycophant
toaster|Kitchen item
tolerate|Stomach
tollhouse|Famous cookie
tomfool|Harebrained
tomorrow|Another day  to Scarlett
tonsure|Monastery clip
tootled|Hit the horn
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
tornado|Big blow
touchstone|Yardstick
tourists|Pisa visitors
towages|Hauling charges
tractors|Deere products
traduce|Malign
transposed|Changed the key
treated|Bought
treatise|Discussion of facts
treeless|Like a savanna
trembled|Shook
tremorous|Shaky
trencher|Platter
tribunes|Roman officials
tribute|Testimonial
trident|Poseidon's symbol
trilith|Old stone monument
trinket|Bauble
trivets|Hot dish supports
trolley|Off one's ____: daft
trooper|State policeman
trouble|Inconvenience
trudged|Plodded
trustee|Pen pal?
tumblers|Acrobats
turnpike|Toll road
turrets|Building ornaments
twisters|Active dancers  not long ago
twofold|Double
unbeatable|Invincible
undaunted|Like the Mississippi
underproduction|Below full capacity
understate|Make little of
understate|Sandbag  in poker
unfeared|Benign
unladen|Burdenless
unloaded|Brought in the groceries
unmoved|Stoical
unreliable|Not trustworthy
unstrap|Remove bindings
uprisen|Ascended
upsilon|Greek vowel
useless|Futile
valises|Carpetbag cousins
vamooses|Scrams
vanished|Disappeared
venison|Deerhunter's product
vinegar|Salad additive
vocation|Job
wagoner|Charioteer
warbled|Sang like a canary
warworn|Like a tired soldier
waterloo|Napoleon's denouement
whitecap|Offshore sight
wieners|Fan fillers
windfall|Gravy  of a sort
wintered|Spent a season
wintery|Like February weather  up north
witches|Three sisters  of    Macbeth
zealous|Enthusiastic
abandon|Desert
abashed|Shamed
abdicate|Relinquish
aborted|Stopped  as a takeoff
abounds|Teems
aboveboard|In the open
abracadabra|Magic word
abscess|Swollen inflammation
abstain|Refrain
abstract|Certain art
academia|Collegiate milieu
accidents|Mishaps
accredit|Believe
accrues|Builds up
acerbate|Irritate
aconite|Monkshood
adamant|Dead-set
adamant|Resolute
adenoids|Lymph growths
adherent|Supporter
adorable|You're    ____
adoring|Like some fans
aeroplane|Heathrow sight
aerosol|Certain spray
affiliate|Branch
agendas|To-do lists
agnates|Dad's relatives
airheads|They have space between their ears
airholes|Ice pockets
alabasters|Translucent minerals
alamode|Like pie with ice cream
alarmism|Rude awakening?
albatross|Big bird
albatross|Gooney bird
alchemy|Medieval quest for gold
alerting|Sounding the alarm
alfalfa|Freckled Little Rascal
aliases|Rap sheet entries
alienates|Sets at odds
alkaline|1980 Hall of Famer
alkenes|Olefins
allegro|Musical tempo
altitude|Cockpit reading
amended|Modified
amicable|Neighborly
amnesic|Suffering from memory loss
amnesic|Suffering memory loss
amplifiers|Led Zeppelin equipment
anagoge|Mystic scriptural interpretation
anagram|Meat: mate: tame  e.g.
analyses|Study results
anecdote|Short illustration
anecdote|Speech opener  often
animists|Believers in plant and stone spirits
annotate|Bolster a classic
announce|Usher in
anonymous|Prolific author
aperitif|Pre-dinner quaff
apologia|Literary defense
appalls|Disgusts
appeared|Seemed
aquaplane|Water ski relative
areolae|Rings of darker skin
armoire|Standing closet
armoire|Wardrobe
aromatic|Fragrant
aromatic|Redolent
arousal|Awakening
arrayal|Adornment
arrears|Dunned amounts
arrests|Nabs
arsenals|Weaponry stores
article|Nonfictional composition
asbestos|Fire-resistant material
asinine|Fatuous
asinine|Puerile
asphalt|Pavement material
asphalts|Paving substances
asphyxia|Garroting  e.g.
aspirins|Popular panacea
assured|Self-confident
asterisk|*
asterisks|* * *
asteroids|Space orbiters
athletic|Sporty
atrophy|Stagnation
attache|Briefcase
attacker|Soldier at work
audible|Not silent
aureoles|Halos
authorize|John Irving's peepers?
authorship|Novelist's craft?
awesome|Grand Canyon viewer's word
azaleas|Blooms seen at the Masters
bandits|Outlaws
basketball|Olympic sport
bassinet|Cradle
bassoonist|Orchestra member
bassoons|Reeds for Ozawa
bastille|French citadel
batterer|Big horn  in mating season
battery|Assault's partner
bearable|Like a minor annoyance
bedecks|Adorns
bedraggled|Untidy
bedroll|Cowboy's need
bedroom|Boudoir
befogging|Clouding the issue
beggars|They can't be choosers
begonias|Bright-leaved plants
behaves|Acts
berates|Takes to task
betroth|Promise to wed
bilateral|Two-faced?
bindery|Book processor
biomass|Living matter  in total
birdbrain|Dummy
blackjack|21  in cards
blessedly|Sacredly
blotter|Station house reading
bombastic|Pompous
bootlegger|Prohibition era criminal
breeder|Nuclear reactor
bridgework|That tooth will have to come out!
brothel|Nevada business
brothers|Monks
buckram|Bookbinder's fabric
buildup|Hoopla
bullpens|Ball teams have two
bumblebee|Bach's    The Flight of the ____
bushels|Corn units
butthead|Beavis' pal
bygones|Things past
cabalas|Esoteric doctrines
cadences|Marching measures
cagiest|Shrewdest
calabash|Melon
calipee|Part of a terrapin
callable|Subject to payment on demand
calorie|Heat measurement
canasta|Rummy-like game
candied|Made sweet
cannons|Artillery pieces
canteens|Military shops
cantina|Small barroom
capitulate|Surrender on terms
caressed|Stroked
caretaker|Forest Lawn employee
careworn|Anxious
carhops|Drive-in employees
carpetweed|Verticillate ground cover
carryon|Rant and rave
casserole|Lidded dish
ceasefire|Raise the white flag
celadon|Sea green
cellars|Wine sites
censorship|Bowdler's vessel?
ceremony|Opening event
chamomile|Soothing tea
chanteuses|Piaf emulaters
charcoal|Artist's medium
chasten|Make ashamed
chauffer|Driving Miss Daisy    role
checkmate|Early '60s detective show
cheddar|Sharp wedge
chemise|Shirtlike garment
chessmen|Bishops
chockablock|Completely loaded
chokers|Necklace types
chorale|Sacred melody
chowder|Thick soup
chromatic|Highly colored
clamlike|Silent
clanged|Sounded like a trolley?
cleaner|Vacuum ____
cleanse|Purify
cleaver|Butcher's boner
clipboard|Writer's aid
cloying|Mawkish
coastal|Like Malibu or Brighton
coastal|Near the shoreline
cockeye|Facial squinter
colleen|Young woman  to Yeats
comeuppance|Just deserts
conform|Follow the crowd
connector|Link
contempt|Court violation
contents|What's inside
cookbook|Chef's manual
copaiba|SA leguminous tree
copters|Autogyros  for short
corrects|Rectifies
corridor|Hall
counters|Retaliates
courses|School curricula
courtyard|Feature of many a New Orleans house
crackerjack|Snack food
crafted|Made by hand
credits|Course units
crested|Capped
crowsfeet|Some wrinkles
cryogenics|Low temperature physics
curacao|WILLEMSTAD IS ITS CAPITAL
cuspids|Canine teeth
dadaist|Arp or Ernst  e.g.
damsels|Noble women  originally
daredevils|Derring-doers
dashiki|Watusi garment
deaconess|Female church worker
deadbeat|Shirker
deadens|Makes numb
deadpan|Blank look
dealers|Casino employees
dearest|Most prized
debones|Fillets
defiance|Active resistance
deflates|Lets the air out
defrauds|Scams
delegate|Convention attendee
deletion|Erasure
demurrer|Legal objection
denotes|Particularizes
deplete|Exhaust
derided|Mocked
despises|Loathes
despots|Hitler  et al.
destroy|Demolish
detected|Discovered
detested|Hated
dialect|Speech form
dinettes|Kitchen adjuncts
dirtiest|Most underhanded
disaster|Calamity
dishpan|Kind of hands
disorder|Malady
dissolve|Disintegrate
diverted|Regaled
dogtrot|Shepherd's stride
dollars|A Fistful of ____   : Eastwood flick
dollops|Lumps
dominos|Dotted tiles
doodads|Trinkets
dossier|File
downcast|Despondent
downtrodden|Oppressed
dubonnet|Dark purplish-red
dyslexia|Reading impairment
economy|The Fed's concern
ecstatic|On cloud nine
edentate|Sloth  e.g.
editors|They wield blue pencils
eeriest|Most strange
egghead|Highbrow
einstein|He equated mass to energy
elastic|Stretchy
elderly|Venerable
elegance|Old World charm
elevens|Dice offerings
ellipse|Oval
elopers|Runaways to Gretna Green
emanate|Arise
emanate|Emerge
emersion|A coming forth
eminent|Famous
emoters|Hams
emoters|Hams
emulates|Copies
enables|Permits
endowment|Natural gift
engender|Bring into existence
enlisted|Kind of man
ennoble|Raise to high status
enplane|Board a Boeing
enrages|Makes angry
ensilage|Preserved fodder
entangle|Snarl
entente|Agreement between nations
epeeist|Dueler
episode|Incident
episode|Serial installment
epitome|Representative part
equestrian|Olympic sport
erasure|Deletion
erasures|Effacements
escalate|Grow rapidly
escalate|Rise
escalate|Step up
escapade|Lark
esoteric|Abstruse
espials|Sightings
espresso|Ristorante beverage
essence|Ebony    rival
essences|Perfumes
estimate|Assess
etcetera|And so on
eternal|Description of Rome
evadable|Capable of getting around
evasive|Shifty
eventide|Night  to Burns
expertise|Know-how
external|On the outside
extremes|Billy Joel's    I Go To ____
extruded|Forced out
facedown|Like hole cards  in poker
faintness|Timidity
fairway|Tee-to-green path
famously|In a renowned way
fascinate|Transfix
felines|Kitties
fellers|Lumberjacks  e.g.
finance|MBA course
flatboat|River transport
fomenter|Firebrand
footloose|Free as a bird
footrace|Track event
footstep|Tread
forester|Author C.S.
forests|Unseen  for the trees?
fortunate|Like lottery winners
fourscore|80
fourscore|Lincoln speech start
friendship|Quaker craft?
frisked|Searched
frogman|Diver
frolicky|Playful
furriers|Pelt dealers
fusible|Like iron-on tape
gadzooks|Holy Toledo!
gangland|Criminal underworld
garbage|Worthless matter
gargantuan|Immense in size
generals|Election and delivery
genuine|The real McCoy
getaway|Kind of vacation
glasses|Bifocals
gleaned|Picked up
goaltender|Patrick Roy  for one
goodies|Treats
gooseberry|Jam or pie
gossips|Dishes dirt
grandson|Jacob  to Abraham
grapplers|Mat men
griddles|Luncheonette equipment
gristle|Cartilage
grouper|Sea bass
gumshoe|Detective
guttural|Harsh  vocally speaking
gymnastics|Olympic sport
gypsums|Plasterboard minerals
hairdos|Beehive and bouffant
hairnet|Sanitary headwear
hairpin|Kind of curve
handsaw|Hardware store purchase
happiness|My    ____: '40s song hit
hardest|The most difficult
hatracks|Hanging trees?
hayseeds|Rustics
headache|Acute problem
headhunter|Executive searcher?
headquarters|Military command center?
headshrinker|Sigmund Freud  to some?
headstrong|Obstinate?
heavens|My goodness!
hefting|Toting
heirloom|Gift from mother  
e.g.
helical|Spiral-shaped
hibiscus|Hawaiian state flower
hierarch|High priest
hireling|Paid servant
hodaddy|Beach surfing buff
holdover|Play enjoying an extended run
holland|Netherlands  to some
homestead|1862 Act of Congress
horseshoes|Yard game
hosanna|Biblical shout
hotelier|Inn manager
hothead|Quick-tempered individual
huckster|Fruit peddler
hurrahs|Hearty cheers
iciness|Frigidity
imitate|Copy
immobile|Frozen
immunity|Witness' assurance
impasses|Cul-de-sacs
impeaches|Accuses
impelled|Drove
imported|Opposed to domestic
imputably|Attributively
inchoate|Nascent
incredible|Inconceivable
ingenue|Artless lass
ingrain|Etch
inkwell|Early desk feature
inmates|Pen pals?
insider|One in the know
insolently|With real rudeness
instance|Example
interest|____ rate
interests|Pastimes
interstate|National carrier
intrastate|Occurring within Ohio's borders  e.g.
intrepid|By yacht
intrusion|Buttinski's specialty
invaders|Roy Thinnes TV series  with    The
investment|____ trust
irksome|Aggravating
irksome|Exasperating
ironfisted|Tough as nails
ironical|Sarcastic
ironside|Person of great endurance
ironware|Heavy utensils
islands|Hemingway's    ____ in the Stream
isolate|Set apart
isomers|Chemical compounds
isometric|Equal  dimensionally
isotopes|Some atoms
isthmus|Canal site  often
iterate|Repeat
itinerant|Wandering
jabbered|Talked  talked  talked
jaggers|Mick  and family
janitor|One who makes a clean living?
jitters|Nerves
jujitsu|Fighting art  of Japan
jurassic|Park  of fiction and film
kamikaze|WWII fighter
katydid|Grasshopper
keynotes|Gives the main speech
kickboxing|Ring sport
kimonos|Asian attire
kindest|Most gracious
kneesies|Flirt's game
labeler|Name-caller  in a way
lacerate|Tear
ladyfingers|Sponge cakes
lampoon|Satirize
lapidary|Gemologist
largesse|Generous gift
lasagna|Trattoria treat
laughingstock|Butt
lawmaker|Pol  at times
leanest|Most austere
lecture|Chastisement
leeriest|Most wary
leotard|Acrobat's attire
leprechaun|Irish imp
lessees|Time sharers  e.g.
lethally|Causing death
leveled|Came clean
levelers|Eveners
levelled|Flattened
lexicon|Dictionary
liftoff|Canaveral event
lingerie|Gift for mother  maybe
lingers|Stays
linseed|Type of oil
loaners|Some cars
lollipop|Candy on a stick
lonesome|Kind of dove?
loosens|Eases up
lorgnette|Specs with a handle
loveseat|Cozy sofa
lunchtime|School break
macaroni|Plain-Jane of the penne-ziti family
mackerel|Catch of the day
maestro|Kurt Masur  for one
maestros|Mehta and Ozawa
magenta|Purplish red
maharishis|Yoga instructors
maltose|Sugar
mandarins|Shades or orange
mandates|Orders
mansions|Homes in Beverly Hills
mantras|Hindu chants
marabou|Feathers used on hats
marauds|Raids
mariner|Coleridge's was ancient
marshal|Dillon  for one
mascara|Eyelash enhancer
masonic|Fraternal order
mastered|Learned thoroughly
mastered|Slew the dragon
meanest|Most ornery
meanest|Most surly
meatball|Part of a spaghetti dish
mediated|Refereed
medieval|Middle Age
meiotic|Type of genetic cell division
methodists|Followers of John Wesley
midterm|Type of exam
miniskirt|'60s dress
minuses|Drawbacks
missout|Blow an opportunity
misstep|Faux pas
mistletoe|Amorous plant?
modernist|Frank Lloyd Wright  e.g.
monastery|Dalai Lama's home
monoglots|They're not linguists
moonshine|Hillbilly home brew
musician|Band member
mystical|Unearthly
narrates|Tells a tale
narrows|Strait
nautilus|By submarine
nautilus|Verne submarine
nearest|Most imminent
nearness|Warmth
neckband|Sweater feature
negates|Cancels out
neither|Choice word
nestles|Snuggles up
niceness|Congeniality
nickelodeon|Old jukebox
nineteen|Stop writing it on January 1  2000
nitrate|Fertilizer type
nitride|Boron compound
nodding|In a state of boredom
nominee|Convention choice
nonsense|Tommyrot
noonday|Lunchtime  for some
noseband|Halter part
notebook|Student's binder
nowhere|Unknown place
numeric|Like some keypads
obeisant|Reverential
occasion|Cause
oceanic|Immensely large
oceanic|Pelagic
octette|Group of eight: var.
octopods|Creatures with tentacles
oldster|AARP member  among others
omitted|Left out
onboard|Loaded
onshore|Beached
operate|Function
opiates|Sedatives
opposite|Night  to day
oracles|Delphi voices
oratorio|Handel opus
ordering|Selecting entr es
oregano|Marjoram's cousin
oregano|Spaghetti spice
original|Not a fake
osculates|Smooches
osteopath|Medical manipulator
outlaws|Fugitives
outrushing|Gaining more on the gridiron
outsell|Retailer's ambition
outsider|Not one of the gang
overact|Ham it up
overcome|Vanquish
overeat|Have too much dinner
oxidant|Combustion-aiding chemical
oxidants|Dye manufacturing agents
pacifist|Conscientious objector
pagodas|Eastern towers
palates|Esthetic tastes
palmist|Foreteller  of sorts
palomino|Golden horse with white markings
palpates|Examines by touch
palpates|Explores by touching
pamphlet|Tract
panatelas|Long  slender cigars
pancreas|Large torso gland
panegyrist|Eulogist
pannier|Large basket
panoramas|Wide pictorial views
panther|Big  black cat
parapet|Balcony railing
partakes|Shares
partner|Close associate
paunchy|Potbellied
pawnbroker|Lender for a blender
payment|Rent check
peaceable|Tranquil
peacetime|Armistice follower
peekaboo|Baby's game
peering|Peeping
penalty|Form of punishment
penmanship|Calligrapher's vessel?
pennies|Heavenly offerings?
perjure|Swear falsely
pestered|Bothered
petunia|Garden bloom
photons|Electromagnetic energy units
picador|Corrida toro tormentor
picketed|Protested  in a way
pinpoints|Locates exactly
pipette|Laboratory measuring tube
pipettes|Laboratory tubes
pirated|Stole
pismire|Ant
pitapat|Series of quick steps
plainclothesman|Type of detective
planned|Kind of parenthood
planted|Made beds  in a way
plateau|Leveling off time
platelets|Blood elements
platonic|Nonsexual
playact|Perform on stage
playhouse|Theater
playlet|One-acter
pledgees|Recipients of promises
plowmen|Farmers
plumaged|With feathers
ponchos|Rain slickers
ponytail|Tied tresses
popinjay|Fop
popover|Hollowed out muffin
popsicle|Ice cream treat
population|Census statistic
porkers|Hogs
portage|Overland transportation cost
porters|Baggage handlers
precast|Concrete type
predicts|Foretells
premium|Pump option
premium|____ loan
prescience|Foresight
pressure|Queen
/Bowie song
presume|Take liberties
previous|Antecedent
primeval|Ancient
primeval|Description of a forest
probated|Ruled genuine
promise|Vow
prospectus|Nutual fund report
purport|Significance
quaverer|Trembler
racehorse|Secretariat  e.g.
radicle|Seedling's root portion
rainbow|Illusory goal
rainier|Mount of more precipitation?
raucous|Strident
rawhide|Eastwood picture
readapt|Change again
reassess|Rethink one's position
recalled|Retrieved from memory
recesses|Time-outs  in the court
redacted|Edited
redecorate|Update the interior
redhead|Carrot top
reflect|Mull over
reflections|1967 Supremes hit
rehearse|Practice
rehearse|Practice
reinsert|Put in again
relapsed|Became ill again
released|Let go
released|Turned loose
remained|Stayed
remembers|Keeps in mind
reminder|Finger string  e.g.
remodels|Updates a Victorian
repairs|Fixes
repeals|Annuls
repeals|Removes by ballot
resected|Removed part of an organ
resented|Took umbrage at
resents|Holds a grudge
reshape|Change form
restock|Replenish
results|Consequences
retains|Keeps
retaken|Captured again
retractor|Surgical instrument
retreads|Second-hand products
reverse|Kind of discrimination
reversed|Changed completely
revisal|Updated version
rhinestone|Colorless gem
rhythms|Metrical accents
riddance|Good ____
ringleader|Chief instigator
riskier|Not as safe
risotto|Rice dish
ritually|In a ceremonial manner
roulade|Rolled-meat dish
rowboats|Small galleys
ruminant|Cud chewer
sackcloth|Garment of rue
saddens|Makes unhappy
salivate|Drool
samurai|Japanese warrior
samurai|John Belushi portrayal
sandbar|Low tide protrusion
sandworm|Bait animal
sardonic|Sarcastic
satanic|Diabolical
savanna|Grassland
sayonara|Tokyo farewell
scatters|Broadcasts
scenario|Outline
schemes|Plots
scholar|Serious student
schools|Places for pupils
scolded|Reprimanded
scourge|Bane
screams|Loud cries
screening|Selection process
sealant|Janitor's supply
seaport|Le Havre or Dover
seaquake|Sub shaker
seashell|Conch
seaside|Coast
seasonal|Timely
secondhand|Kind of smoke
secrete|Exude
secretly|Sub rosa
secrets|State or trade
secular|Not religious
seduces|Emulates Delilah
sellers|Bear market participants
sellout|Be untrue
senecas|Iroquois Indians
sensory|Perception related
sentence|Prison term
sentries|Beat walkers
septuplet|One of seven
seraphs|Ranking angels
serotype|Transfusion topic
servant|Domestic
shadowbox|Display case  of sorts
shamanist|Believer in good and evil spirits
shamuses|Sherlocks
shavetails|Second lieutenants
shavings|Thin slices of wood
shearwater|Albatross relative
sheepskins|Grad's grants
sheltered|Protected
sherbet|Fountain offering
shillelagh|Irish cudgel
showbiz|Hollywood  slangily
showing|Open House  in real estate
shredded|Kind of wheat?
sieging|Attacking
sightsee|Vacation  in a way
signals|Bridge stratagems
significance|Import
silents|Early films
silesia|Region of central Europe
sincere|Genuine
singleton|Individual member
sirocco|Desert wind
skaters|Bonnie Blair  et al.
skeletal|Emaciated
slaloms|Events for Picabo Street
sleeper|Unexpected hit
slowdown|Decline
smelted|Refined metal
smelter|Blast furnace
smokepot|Source of a murky haze
snaking|Dragging lengthwise
snippet|Fragment
snoozed|Nodded off
snoring|A little night music?
snuggle|Get cozy
soberly|In a solemn manner
sodality|Brotherhood
softshell|Sort of a crab
sojourned|Visited awhile
solider|More reliable
soluble|Like some problems
sooners|Norman athletes
sopping|Drenched
soybean|Source of eco-friendly ink
spangles|Sequins  e.g.
speaker|Position in the House
spelled|Signified
spheres|Orbs
spidery|Delicate
spinach|Greens
splints|Broken bone supports
spondee|Metrical foot
sporadic|Irregular
sported|Wore
sportsman|Games participant  sometimes
sprinting|Going full tilt
spruced|Fixed (up)
stables|Belmont buildings
staffer|Newspaper employee
stagier|More theatrical
stampede|Panicky rush
staples|Basic commodities
stargaze|Daydream
startled|Shocked
statehood|Colorado acquired in it 1876
statics|Branch of mechanics
stationer|Pencil pusher?
statists|Number crunchers
statues|Rodin art
statute|Part of a canon
steamed|Hot under the collar
steamer|Vegetable cooker
steamers|Soft shell clams
steamers|Softshell clams
steamroll|Plow into
steerable|Guidable
steerer|Helmsman
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Shaped like a star
stellate|Star-shaped
stencils|Some cutouts
stentor|Loud Greek herald
sterile|Barren
sternum|Clavicle's neighbor
steroid|Olympics no-no
steward|Ship attendant
stomach|Put up with
storeroom|Place for supplies
strands|Tresses
stranger|Unacquaintance?
streaked|Rushed
streamer|Bon voyage ribbon
streets|The ____ of San Francisco
stresses|Emphasizes
strives|Tries hard
strolls|Constitutionals
strummed|Played a banjo
studhorse|Breeding stallion
stuffing|Thanksgiving dinner item
sublimely|Majestically
sunrise|Glenn Miller's ____   Serenade
sunspot|Solar dark patch
supersonic|Like some jets
supposes|Assumes
supremes|Where Did Our Love Go?    singers
sweetie|Dear
symbolize|Uncle Sam's retinae?
syringe|Medicine cabinet item
tabards|Knights' tunics
tabulates|Arranges in rows
tactical|Strategic
tailored|Cut like men's clothes
tailored|Like a well-fitting suit
takeoff|747 departure
talisman|Charm
talkers|Some are big
tannest|Most envied at the beach  perhaps
teargas|Mob controller
technical|Dwelling on details
teetered|Wobbled
televise|Put on air
tempera|Poster paint
template|Designer's pattern
tenantry|Group of renters
tenderfoot|Boy Scout rank
tenders|Presents formally
testers|Some perfume bottles
testiest|Most irritable
testimony|Statement under oath
tethers|Puts on a leash
thinker|Rodin sculpture  with    The
thornier|More vexatious
thruster|Small rocket
tiaraed|Like Miss America
tickets|Speeders' souvenirs
timeless|Immortal
timeouts|Play breaks
tinfoil|It's a wrap
tiptoes|Tulip moves?
tiresome|Boring
titillate|Arouse
tonnage|Ship's cargo
torturer|De Sade  e.g.
tostada|Tortilla  with toppings
touchdown|6  in football
traffic|Urban danger
trainer|Cornerman
traipse|Knock about
tranquil|Serene
transit|Conveyance
treader|One who walks
treasury|Collection of stories
treater|Neighbor  on October 31
treetop|Hangout for some birds
treetop|Parachutist's view  maybe
trellis|Vine support
triangle|Isosceles  for one
trimester|Part of an academic year
tripping|NHL ref's call
truffle|Edible fungus
tsetses|Soporific suckers
tsunamis|Tidal waves
tumbledown|Dilapidated
turnoffs|Side roads or bad manners
turtles|The

ukuleles|Strings meaning jumping fleas
unaware|In the dark
underscore|Emphasize
unemployed|Not working
unfounded|Type of rumor?
unhasty|Deliberate
unhorse|Knock from the saddle
unifiers|Merger organizers  e.g.
unliked|Regarded poorly
unmitigated|Type of gall?
unready|Caught short
unsaddle|Remove burden
unsalted|Like some peanuts
unshaken|Imperturbable
untried|New
unvarnished|Type of truth?
unwritten|Type of law?
urethane|Finishing solvent
ushered|Led the way  in a way
usually|As a rule
vagrants|Wanderers
vandals|Hooligans
vanishes|Disappears
vertical|Straight up
victimize|Abel's baby-blues?
vinegar|Salad dressing ingredient
visceral|Deeply felt
viscous|Sticky
volleyball|Olympic sport
vulcanize|Mr. Spock's irises?
wafflestompers|Some clodhoppers
wakened|Roused
wardrobe|Dandy's pride
warmest|Most cordial
washable|OK for the Maytag
watchdog|Doberman  e.g.
watchman|Sentinel
watered|Used the hose
weedless|Like some gardens
welcomed|Sent out a certain wagon
wetlands|Conservationists' concern
wildcard|Deuce  sometimes
wiredrawn|Finely spun
wiseacre|Sagacious fellow?
wishful|Type of thinking
witchcraft|Sorcery
wizened|Wrinkled with age
wolfhound|Irish canine
abalone|Mother-of-pearl source
abandon|Desert
aberrant|Deviating
abetted|Helped a felon
abeyant|Suspended
abhorrer|He detests you
abolition|19th C. movement
abridge|Curtail
acceded|Assented
accredit|Give authorization
acerbate|Irritate
acetates|LP disks  e.g.
acquainted|Know  with with
acrylic|Paint or fiber
actuated|Impelled
adamant|Unyielding
address|Postal datum
adorned|Decked out
aerates|Supplies with oxygen
agendas|Committee schedules
agitated|Overwrought
airships|Dirigibles
alacrity|Willingness
alienation|Estrangement
alkaline|Type of battery
allayed|Relieved
allotted|Apportioned
almonds|Marzipan nuts
almoners|Generous people
alphabet|Kind of soup
altered|Modified
alumroot|NA perennial
amaretto|Liqueur order
amassed|Garnered
amended|Remedied
amethyst|February birthstone
amperes|Current flow
amusedly|With a smile
anabases|Military expeditions
anaerobic|Living without oxygen
anarchy|Lawless state
ancestor|Family tree listing
ancestor|Forebear
anchoret|Recluse
andante|Moderately slow: mus.
aniline|Kind of dye
animate|Enliven
anneals|Toughens
annually|By the year
antebellum|Pre-Lincoln
antedate|Come before
antelope|Gazelle  for one
antidote|Counteractant
antidote|Remedy
anyplace|Nowhere in particular
aperitif|Preprandial drink
aperture|Opening
apollos|Good looking guys
apostles|Mormon council
apparel|Garb
appareled|Geared up
appeared|Emerged
appeared|Seemed
apricot|Brandy fruit
arbiter|Judge
arbitrage|Market activity
arbitrary|Capricious
archaic|Dictionary notation
armband|Crossing guard's ID
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoires|Wardrobes
arrests|Stops
arsenal|Store of weapons
artists|Agent's clientele
asbestos|Fireproofing material
ascribed|Gave credit for  with to
asinine|Ridiculous
asparagus|Edible stem
aspects|Facets
asperse|Drag through the mud
assagai|Zulu spear
assault|Blitz
assault|Felony charge
assaults|Onslaughts
assessors|Tax setters
asterisk|Star
astride|On horseback
astrology|Fortuneteller's science?
atelier|Studio
atheneum|Library  e.g.
athlete|Player
athlete|Spokesperson  sometimes
athlete|Sports contender
atomist|Believer in minute particles doctrine
attitude|Demeanor
attorney|He has an LLD
attuned|On the same wavelength
authorship|Origin
autogyro|Helicopter kin
avarice|Gold-fever characteristic
ayatollah|Eastern bigwig
baloney|Hokum
baptism|Ecclesiastical ceremony
barefaced|Like some lies
baronets|Dames' spouses  perhaps
bartender|Pub principal
baskets|Woven receptacles
bassoonist|Orchestra member
bearable|Tolerable
bearskin|Smokey's folks?
bedpost|Upright support
bedrock|Flintstone's city
beholder|. . . eye of the ____
beholds|Gazes at
beneath|Inferior
benedict|Revolutionary War traitor Arnold
benjamin|Jacob's favorite
berserk|Beside oneself
bespoken|Reserved in advance
betatron|Electron accelerator
bifocal|Type of lens
bigeyes|Grandma's fish?
bigwigs|Hotshots
bilateral|Like arms reduction treaties
bilateral|Two-sided
birdbrain|Dumbo
blearier|More indistinct
blockheads|Dummies
bloodless|Like some coups
blueline|Rink marker
bluffed|Held a poker face
blusher|Avon offering
booboos|Tots' scrapes
bowsprit|Type of spar
boycott|Economic protest
brandish|Wield
breadbox|Pumpernickel's place
breathe|As I live and ____!
burners|Incinerators
buttercup|Spring flower
cackling|Henhouse noise
caesura|Poetic pause
caffeine|Common alkaloid
calfskin|Glove material
caliber|Quality
calypso|Fifties fad
calypso|Style of music
campfire|Young ladies' organization, with girls
canneries|Plants in a    Row
caravan|Wagon train
careened|Cornered recklessly
careless|Inexact
caresses|Strokes
caribes|Piranhas
carotid|Important artery
carouse|Paint the town red
carpeted|Like most office floors
carrottop|Redhead
carthorses|Clydesdales?
cartoon|Rocky and Bullwinkle
cascade|Waterfall
cashier|Retail employee
cassette|Music center staple
casualties|Informal neckwear?
catbird|____ seat: advantageous spot
caterer|Party worker  maybe
cathode|Negative pole
cavalier|Devil-may-care
cements|Binds together
champion|Autry's horse
charbroil|Way to cook steak
charlie|Buffalo Bill's horse
chassis|Major car part
cheapen|Go for the gold
checked|Audited
cheered|Celebrated the TD
children|Soap title word
chimeras|Ghosts
chipmunk|Burrowing sciurid
cilantro|Food flavorer
clarinet|Goodman's instrument
cleared|Netted
cleavages|Diamond fragments
clinger|One who holds on
coastal|Ocean bordered
coastline|Seashore boundary
cockades|Hat decorations
coffers|Treasury
coinages|Word inventions
colcannon|Potato dish
coliseum|Amphitheater
colleen|Irish lass
coloratura|Kind of soprano
combative|Looking for a fight
commodores|Vanderbilt team
companion|Pal
complained|Didn't take lightly
complies|Obeys
conceits|Thoughts
concourse|Gathering place
concrete|Construction material
concrete|Not abstract
confessor|Father's visitor  perhaps
considered|All Things ____
consults|Seeks guidance from
contest|Dispute
context|Whole picture
coolant|Antifreeze  e.g.
coronary|Heart-related
countersign|Deli menu?
countess|Le Nozze di Figaro    soprano
cowards|Yellowbellies
cowslips|Bovine errors?
crabapples|Grouchy fruit
crabapples|Sea fare?
crasser|More unrefined
crevasse|Hiker's danger
cringes|Shrinks
criterion|Swimsuit competition  for one
crosses|Hybrids
crossings|They may be guarded
crosstie|Track support
crosswords|Where to find lots of gnus?
crowsfeet|Cosmetician's concerns
crystal|Seer's tool
cursory|Superficial
cushion|Pillow kin
cyclones|Iowa State U.
dappled|Having multicolored spots
daredevil|Evel Knievel  for one
daydream|Do some woolgathering
debated|Discussed an issue
decisive|Resolute
decorous|Showing propriety
deduces|Figures out
degrade|Demote
delegate|Nominee selector
delegates|United Nations representatives
delving|Probing into
demarches|Policy changes
demeans|Belittles
demurrer|Lawyer's plea
demurrer|Seascape detail
denominal|Formed from a noun
denotes|Indicates
denotes|Signifies
depicts|Portrays
deposit|Bank action
derider|Ridiculer
destined|Fated
detective|Peter Gunn  e.g.
detects|Notices
devises|Contrives
dialect|Creole  e.g.
dictator|Boss  at times
diehards|Vigorous defenders
diocese|Bishop's bailiwick
diplomat|Henry Kissinger  e.g.
dipstick|Crankcase rod
directs|Leads
disclaimer|Denial of responsibility
discloses|Lets the cat out of the bag
disengage|Put in neutral
distend|Expand
distress|Peril
district|Part of Washington  DC
doctorate|A degree
domineer|Tyrannize
donation|Handout
donations|Gifts
dovetails|Meshes
downplay|De-emphasize
downtown|City section
downtown|City section
drabness|Dull gray
drayage|Transportation charge
dreamer|Idealist
dreamer|They call me a ____ . . .
dropout|Education refuser
dungaree|Blue denim
dungeons|____ and Dragons
duplicates|Kind of clones
dwarfed|Made to appear smaller
dynamos|Movers and shakers
dynasty|The Carrington saga
earlobe|Hoop site
earners|They bring home the bacon
easeful|Comfortable
eatable|Not bad
echelons|Levels of authority
edentate|Toothless
editing|Journalism course
educational|TV channel
eeriest|Most creepy
eeriest|Most spooky
egghead|Intellectual
eggshells|Fragile racing vessels
einstein|Physics giant
elastin|Collagen cousin
elevate|Promote in rank
elicits|Brings forth
embarked|Started out
embassy|Ambassador's office
embossers|Relief workers?
emerging|Developing
emirate|Oman is one
emitted|Gave off
enameling|High gloss finish
enamels|Hard coatings on metal
enchanted|Magical
endeavor|Undertaking
endgame|Final move
endocrine|Gland type
engineer|Manipulate
enliven|Spice up
enneads|Groups of nine
enplanes|Prepares to fly
enrober|Dresser
enthused|Pumped
entrench|Take a defensive position
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epidemic|Widespread
epistoler|Letter writer
epoxied|Joined with glue
erelong|Soon  poetically
eremite|Ancient ascetic
escalate|Step up
escapade|Caper
escaped|Got away
escorts|Dates
espalier|Trellis
espresso|After dinner drink
essence|Gist
estates|Manors
esthete|One sensitive to beauty: var.
estuaries|River-sea junctions
ethanol|Gas additive
ethereal|Celestial
everglades|Florida marshland
evicted|Threw out
evildoer|Satan  e.g.
examine|Scrutinize
execrate|Detest
executioner|End of quote
explode|Blow up
eyeholes|Mask factors
eyelets|Sneaker features
facsimiles|Kinds of clones
fadeout|Gradually disappear
fandango|Spanish dance
fashion|Prevailing mode
fatness|Obesity
federate|Join forces
fedoras|Felt hats
fetters|Restraints
feverfew|Chrysanthemum family plant
filtered|Strained
fireball|Hale-Bopp  e.g.
firebug|Arsonist
firedog|Andiron
fireside|FDR chat locale
firewater|Whiskey
flakier|More of an oddball
flakiest|Most eccentric
flapjack|Pancake
flashes|Sudden bursts
flattops|Fleet units
flensed|Removed blubber
flibbertigibbet|Scatterbrain
flotillas|Warship assemblies
footloose|Unencumbered
forklifts|Diner's exercises?
freedoms|Constitutional guarantees
frustrate|Baffle
gainsay|Deny
gallery|Shooter's spot
garbanzo|Bean variety
gardener|Pansy planter
gastric|Of stomach juices
gazebos|Summerhouses
gemstone|Opal or onyx
general|Unspecific
generations|1994's    Star Trek: ____
genesis|Beginning
gentlemen|Two ____ of Verona
germfree|Sterile
gewgaws|Baubles
giggles|Laughing fit
glasses|Horn rims
gloated|Was a bad winner
goblins|Halloween visitors
goldfish|Aquarium favorite
goldfish|Cracker or bowl
gooseflesh|Evidence of body chill
governor|States man?
grandness|Stately state
grossing|Taking in
groundouts|Sinkers may result in these
grudges|Grievances
guarantor|Insurer
guideline|Policy feature
hackneyed|Banal
hairband|Snood
haircuts|Fashion statements
hairline|Middle-age concern
hambone|Pea soup base
hangfire|Delay
harries|Torments
haunted|Visited often
headache|Problem
headstrong|Stubborn
heartbreaker|Overtime loss
hedonism|Self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure
heiress|Wealth recipient
henchmen|Gangsters
hitherto|Up to now
hobbies|Pastimes
holster|Place for a pistol
homestead|Farmhouse and land
honeymooners|Ralph and Alice
hospices|Travel stops
hourglasses|Timers for ostrich eggs?
hypnosis|Kreskin specialty
icebergs|North Atlantic menaces
ideally|In a perfect way
ideally|In a perfect world
identify|What passports do
idiocies|Mad doings
idolizes|Dotes on
ignorant|Untutored
imarets|Turkish hospices
immured|Shirley  to Warren
imprint|Stamp
improperly|Not according to Hoyle
inertia|Inactivity
infested|Overrun
infinite|Immeasurably large
ingenue|Young actress
ingrain|Fix in the mind
inhabits|Lives there
inhaler|Smoker  at times
initial|Sign  in a way
initials|Monogram
insecure|Shaky
insight|Understanding
insoles|Shoe parts
installs|Sets up  as new software
instincts|Innate impulses
insular|Narrow-minded
insulters|Offensive people
intended|Bride-to-be
intense|Passionate
internal|Like some affairs
internee|Prisoner of war
intrude|Barge in
intrudes|Crashes the party
invasive|Intruding
ironclad|Rigid
ironhanded|Cruel
iterate|Perform again
iterate|Say again
jackhammer|Heavy-duty drill
jackknife|Dive
jackknifes|Bends
jalousie|Adjustable shutter
kangaroo|Captain of '60s television
karates|Word with Kid and chop: pl.
katydid|Locust
keenest|Sharpest
keynote|Policy line
kinkajou|Raccoonlike mammal of SA
knockout|Looker
knuckleball|Certain slow pitch
labored|Struggled
lacerate|Tear jaggedly
lackeys|Smee  of    Peter Pan     et al.
laconic|Terse
ladyfinger|Foundation for many a dessert
ladyfingers|Godiva's digits?
lambast|Chew out: var.
largess|Philanthropy
lateral|From the side
lattice|Trelliswork
layettes|Baby wardrobes
layettes|Gifts for newborns
laziness|Coach potato characteristic
leakage|Runoff
leanest|Most spare
leggings|Tights
leisure|Free time
lenience|Indulgence
lessees|Tenants
lessened|Reduced
lessors|Landlords  e.g.
letting|Giving an opportunity
libretto|Words of a musical
ligament|Bone nexus
lilting|Rhythmic
linotype|Letter-making machine
linotype|Printing device
lipread|Interpret speech without hearing
lobsters|They're not banned in Boston
lodestar|Guiding principle
loiters|Kills time
loyalist|Franco opponent
machetes|Sugar cane cutters
mainframe|Type of computer
majesty|Monarch's title
malcontent|Chronic nag
manages|Runs
manatee|Dugong's cousin
manhattan|Rogers and Hart standard
marchioness|Titled lady
marital|Family relations?
marlins|Another baseball team
marooned|Stranded
marries|Ties the knot
martian|Kind of ET
mascara|Makeup
mascarpone|Cheese
masonite|Hardboard brand
mayapple|Egg-shaped fruit
meatiest|Most substantial
mechanism|Apparatus
megatons|H-bomb bang measure
melanin|Skin pigment
membership|Associate vessel
menthol|Aromatic anodyne
mesquite|Charcoal additive
mesquite|Screwbean
message|Bottle contents?
midiron|Golf bag item
midshipmen|US Naval Acad.
millisecond|Very short time
misshape|Deform
modeled|Used a runway
moisturize|Use lotion  e.g.
monists|Opponents of dualism
monitory|Of warnings
moonlighting|Willis-Shepherd hit
motherboard|Computer guts
mothered|Cared for
motorist|Driver
mousses|Salon treatments
mozzarella|Cheese
musters|Calls to arms
national|One of the majors
natters|Babbles
neatest|Primmest
neglects|Is remiss
nellies|Nervous types
neoliths|Stone Age tools
nestles|Gets cozy
newsroom|Dissemination office
newswoman|Murphy Brown  e.g.
nexuses|Centers
nibbled|Ate like a rabbit
nickelodeon|1976 film
nickelodeon|Jukebox
nickelodeon|Old-fashioned jukebox
nincompoops|Boobs
nominee|One in the running
nonsense|Absurdity
obtusely|With stupidity
ocarina|Egg-shaped wind instrument
ocarina|Fife cousin
ocarina|Wind instrument
oddnesses|Peculiarities
offered|Up for bids
offsides|Bronco infractions
onshore|Landward
onstage|With Bob Barker
operator|1972 Jim Croce song
opponents|Foes
organic|All natural
orients|Turns a certain way
original|Fresh
orioles|1997 AL East champs
orogeny|Process of mountain formation
osseous|Bone-like
ovations|Celebratory greetings
overeat|Stuff oneself
overeat|Stuff oneself
overrides|Countermands
oversea|Foreign
pannier|Mule's burden
panorama|Vista
paperweight|Desk accessory
paraders|Sousa followers  once
parallels|Matches
passkey|Hotel manager's opener
passover|Jewish feast day
passwords|The in things
pastimes|Diversions
patient|The English ____
pattern|Decorative design
peacoat|Seafarer's jacket
pebbled|Having a grainy texture  as leather
pelican|LA's bird
penetrate|Gain entrance
pennyweight|Twentieth of an ounce
persist|Endure
persona|Jung's role in life
phoenix|Diamondback's home
phrased|Expressed  in a way
physician|Ben Casey  e.g.
pigskin|Football
pilaster|Rectangular column
pilgrim|A Plymouth Colony founder
pilgrims|First Thanksgiving hosts
pinchpenny|Miser
pirouette|Dance step
placates|Mollifies
plaintive|Sad
plantar|Relating to the sole
platoon|1986 Best Picture
plaudits|Acclamation
players|Starks and Bonds  e.g.
playmate|Sandbox buddy
plethora|Overabundance
plodded|Trudged
poacher|Cooking utensil
policeman|Barney Miller  e.g.
poorest|Most needy
porosity|Sponge quality
poultry|Chicken Little's kin
praising|Expressing approval
prancer|Cupid associate
precious|Like gold dust
predate|Come before
preened|Improved one's looks  hopefully
preeners|Self-satisfied souls
presidents|Washington and Jefferson Coll.
presoaks|Prepares the laundry
pressure|Persuasion
presume|Overstep
previous|Foregoing
printed|Began writing
pristine|Uncorrupted
pristine|Unspoiled
probably|Most likely
proctor|Monitor
proffer|Make a proposal
promises|Swears one will
proposition|Golfer's lie?
protect|Shield
protegee|Mentor's beneficiary
proudest|Most supercilious
pulsars|Heavenly bodies
putouts|Items recorded by first basemen
quarantine|Isolate
quarterback|Brett Favre  for one
quarterback|Montana  for one
quarterdeck|It's reserved for officers
quartermaster|Petty officer
quencher|Lemonade  for one
quisling|Traitor
quotient|Division result
railroad|Monopoly property
ramparts|Fortifications
ramrods|Forces acceptance
rascals|Alfalfa  Spanky  et al.
rattles|Fazes
razorbacks|Arkansas U.
reaction|Response
reality|Virtual ____
rebuffs|Snubs
recalled|Summoned back
recedes|Withdraws
received|Acquired
receptor|Socket
recipes|Chef's specialties
recliner|Adjustable armchair
recluse|Loner
recreate|Make all as before
recreate|Play
redacts|Blue pencils
redbird|Cardinal
redwings|Detroit icemen
reenforce|Strengthen
referees|Court officials
regards|Best wishes
regattas|Nautical races
regents|Governors
register|Word with cash or social
rehashed|Echoed
rehouses|Moves to a different location
reindeer|Dancer at Christmastime?
reissued|Sold stock from the treasury
rejoice|Fill with joy
release|Liberate
release|Press hand-out
removes|Eliminates
rentals|National cars
repaint|Put on another coat
replaced|Put back
replaces|Supercedes
repress|Control  as a desire
reprieve|Gubernatorial warrant
repudiate|Disavow
requite|Pay back
resented|Didn't like
resents|Minds
resents|Takes umbrage
reshined|Restored the luster
restless|Uneasy
restock|Update the inventory
restore|Fix older buildings
restore|Save a Rembrandt
retards|Slows
retrace|Go over
retreat|Pull back
reunion|Grad's event
reunited|Banded anew
revamped|Overhauled
reverted|Returned to prior owner
ringleader|Crime boss
riposte|Quick thrust  after parrying a lunge
roaster|Friars' cutup
robbers|Thieves
rockabilly|Musical style
rockets|Toledo U.
romances|Wines and dines
roomers|Boarders  usually
roomers|Paying guests
rosarian|Flower growing specialist
rosemary|Clooney's mint
rosiness|Optimism
rubberneck|Gawk
safaris|Hunting trips
salesman|Arthur Miller protagonist
salience|Projecting feature
saloons|Fixtures of the old West
sandals|Footwear
sarongs|Island wear
sarongs|Papeete attire: pl.
satanic|Extremely evil
scarlet|A Study in ____
scarlet|Blushing
scarlet|Hawthorne title word
scavenges|Cleans up  in a way
scherzo|Airy musical piece
schiller|German poet/dramatist
scoring|Crossing the plate
scourge|Cause of affliction
scrapheap|Place for washed-up boxers
scratch|Withdraw from competition
screech|Owl sound
seabird|Albatross or auk
seabird|Erne  e.g.
seashore|Coast
secedes|Withdraws
secretions|Hidden atomic particles?
secrets|____ and Lies   : 1996 film
seedtime|Spring  to a farmer
seekers|Hiders' companions
seeming|Apparent
seesaws|Goes back and forth
semester|School period
semiarid|Like a region with sparse rainfall
seminars|Small classes
semolina|Pasta wheat
sensible|Level-headed
sensory|Afferent
separate|Disconnect
septuple|Multiplied by seven
serapes|Colorful shawls
serenade|Schubert classic
serially|In sequence
serially|In succession
serrated|Like saws
serrates|Notches
sessile|Permanently attached
sestina|Six-stanza poem
several|More than one
shakier|More insecure
shallowing|Losing depth
shanghai|Unwilling recruitment
shiitake|Japanese mushroom
shivered|Reacted to fear
shooing|Moving out?
showcase|New talent arena
shutter|Camera part
sideliner|Nonparticipant vessel
simoleon|Dollar bill
simulation|Kind of clone
sincere|Hypocrisy free
sinuses|They may be blocked
situation|Type of comedy
skedaddle|Take to one's heels
skiddoo|Vamoose
skittish|Like colts and lambs
skylark|Shelley subject
slimness|Talk-show subject
slipcovers|Upholstery protection
slither|Move like a snake
slivers|Broken-off pieces
smartie|Obnoxious know-it-all
smithers|Fragments
smoothest|Most equable
smothers|Covers with onions  as a steak
smoulder|Repress rage
smuggler|Customs concern
snarled|Growled viciously
snazzier|Having more pizzazz
solemnity|Measure of seriousness
soleplates|Flatiron parts
soloist|Featured musician
solvents|Acetone and ether
somatic|Bodily
sombrero|Poncho's hat
sonless|Without male heirs
sooners|Oklahoma U.
soonest|Most quickly
soothes|Mollifies
sophism|Deceptive argument
sorrier|More remorseful
souffle|Cheesy entree
spaders|Gardeners  at times
sparing|Frugal
sparked|Stimulated
spavined|Showing decrepitude
spearheads|Leads the way
spectral|Ghostly
spectre|British spirit
speechwriter|Politician's alter ego?
speeder|Jehu
speedreading|Editor's forte
spheric|Globular
spinner|Tackle box gizmo
spirits|Apparitions
sporadic|Occasional
spottily|With inconsistency
spouted|Blew one's top
squares|Town centers
squirrel|Arboreal sciurid
staffed|Manned
standoffish|Piscine kiosk?
starfish|Tidepool dweller
starter|On button
stately|Impressive
station|Depot
staysail|Square-rigger feature
steadier|More reliable
steepest|Most expensive
steroid|Androgen  for one
steroid|Olympian's no-no
stetson|Western headgear
stevedore|Allen's scale notes?
stiletto|Puncture tool
stipend|Allowance
stirrup|Tack item
stokers|Dracula    novelist  and others
stonechats|Oliver talks to the birds?
stopwatch|Call off a police stakeout?
stories|Fables
stormed|Hit the roof
straddle|Bestride
straiten|Hem in
straits|Dire ____
strange|Peculiar
strengths|Positive attributes
striped|Like a zebra
student|Coed
stylists|Beauty salon employees
subatomic|____ particle: proton or neutron
success|Eureka!
suffragette|HOWE?
sukkoth|Jewish harvest festival
sunlamp|Artifical tan source
sunshade|Awning  e.g.
supremes|Ross' group  with    The
surefire|Can't-miss
surmises|Hazards a guess
surrogate|Stand-in
suspects|Mystery novel principals  mostly
sustain|Keep in life
swaddled|Like a babe in arms
swooned|Experienced Elvis?
synonym|Win  for victory  e.g.
tableau|Vivid description
tabouret|Short  backless stool
tailgate|Drive dangerously
tailless|Like a humanoid
talents|Gifts
talents|Gifts
tantalus|King tormented by thirst and hunger
tapered|Like candles
tapestry|Carole King: 1971
tartans|Plaids
tasteless|Like tofu
teamster|Jimmy Hoffa  e.g.
teenager|Like Archie or Sluggo
tempera|Artistic medium
tentacle|Arm on a squid
tequila|Margarita need
terrace|Landscape architect's creation
terrace|Veranda
testees|Exam examinees
theatre|Action area  in Britain
thereto|Besides  of old
thorpes|Trackman Jim  et al.
thousands|A cast of ____
threaded|Interspersed
thriller|Michael Jackson: 1983
tillers|Farmers
timepiece|Popular magazine article?
timpano|Kettledrum: It.
tinnitus|Ringing in the ears
tipster|Racetrack informant
toasted|Honored
toehold|Wrestling grip
tonneau|Rear seat  in auto of yesteryear
tontine|Annuity scheme
tootsie|1982 Dustin Hoffman film
topless|Beheaded
toreros|Ol  recipients
tottered|Was unsteady
touchstone|Standard
touchup|Add a bit to
trademark|Spitz's Gold Medal
trainers|Sports specialists
traveller|Robert E. Lee's horse
treader|Pedestrian
treasure|Hold dear
treatable|Like pneumonia
trefoil|Clover
trellis|Plant support
triangular|Type of trade
tribute|After dinner speech  sometimes
triceps|Extensor muscle
tricorn|Three-pointed hat
trident|Poseidon's spear
trigger|Roy Rogers' horse
trilobed|Like most clover
trilobed|Like some foliage
trisect|Divide evenly
trooper|Horse soldier
tropics|Capricorn and Cancer
trotter|Meadowlands racer
trousseau|Bride's personal items
trustees|School board
turnpike|Toll road
turntable|Source of sour cream?
twirler|Majorette
tycoons|Moguls
underage|Not 21  in some cases
underbelly|Vulnerable area
unflawed|Perfect
unhooks|Loosens
unified|Whole
unmasked|Exposed
unrests|Troubled conditions
unsated|Thirsting for more
unseated|Removed from office
unsettle|Disconcert
untangle|Straighten out
upbeats|Conductors' strokes
uprooted|Yanked  as weeds
upsilon|20th letter of the Greek alphabet
uptrend|Economic rise
utopian|Ideal
utterly|Completely
valetudinarians|Hypochondriacs
varietal|Single-grape wine
ventricle|Heart chamber
vesting|Dressing ecclesiastically
viceroy|Colonial ruler
vichyssoise|Potato dish
violists|Some string players
volatility|Explosiveness
volunteers|Tennessee team
waitress|Restaurant worker
wakeful|Not somnolent
wandered|Traveled about
warriors|Marquette U.
whippersnappers|Upstarts
whippoorwill|Nightjar's kin
wintery|Cold
wisenheimer|Smart aleck
wizards|Sorcerers
woodchuck|Hibernating sciurid
woodpile|Item under a tarp  maybe
woodsmen|Lumberjacks
yardbird|Cell dweller
yearlong|Lasting from 1-1 to 12-31
abdomen|It has a lot of guts
abridged|Cut
absolve|Clear of guilt
abutment|Arch support
abysses|Infinite depths
acclaim|Praise
accosts|Approaches in an aggressive way
accrete|Grow by being added to
accuser|Namer of names
acidosis|Low blood alkalinity
addends|Numbers to be totaled
address|Speak to
admiral|High naval rank
adorable|Cute as a button
aerobic|Kind of exercise
aggravate|Make worse
agitate|Shake up
airglow|Upper atmosphere light
airheaded|Scatterbrained
airliner|DC-10  e.g.
airplane|1980 Paramount comedy
aligned|Orderly
aliment|Sustenance
alimentary|Very busy canal?
alleyway|Passage between buildings
altered|Not the same
amassed|Put together
amative|Lovey-dovey
amenable|Willing
amerced|Fined
amorists|Gallants
ancestor|Kunta Kinte  to Alex Haley  e.g.
anchoret|Recluse
ancient|Like Roman ruins
andiron|Fireplace dog
animate|Vivify
anisette|A liqueur
annelids|Earthworm and leech
anteater|Echidna kin
anteater|Pangolin  for one
antedate|Precede
antelopes|Fast bucks?
antenna|Insect s sensory organ
antenna|Rabbit ears
anthems|O! Canada   et al.
antigen|A stimulant  of sorts
antique|Louis XV fauteuil
antonym|Hello  to goodbye
apaches|Geronimo s tribesmen
aphorism|Terse saying
apostle|Follower
appetite|Hunger
applejack|Fermented cider
applesauce|Nonsense!
approaches|Nears
approval|Thumbs up
arachnid|Cellar dweller
arachnid|Spider  for one
arcadia|Region in ancient Greece
arcadia|Suburb of Los Angeles
arenose|Sandy
argentine|Silver
arrestee|He was apprehended
ashamed|Red-faced
assails|Attacks
assault|Onslaught
assesses|Rates
assures|Makes certain of
astrologer|Reader of heavenly signs
athlete|Games player
athlete|Good sport
atoners|Expiators
attache|Case for a lawyer?
attache|Slim case
attains|Reaches
attends|Comes to class
atypical|Out of the norm
audience|Theatergoers
automate|Make more efficient  perhaps
awakens|Fails to let sleeping dogs lie
awarded|Bestowed
awkward|All thumbs
ballistic|Out of control: sl.
ballyhoo|Uproar
bassoon|Four-foot-long woodwind
bathtubs|Household fixtures
beachcomber|Shore patroller?
bearcat|Panda
beginner|Rookie
begotten|Sired
behaves|Shapes up
bicolor|Two-tone
bilateral|Two-sided
blister|Skin vesicle
bluebonnet|Sad Easter headgear?
blurred|Beclouded
blustered|Bragged and threatened
boardwalk|Its houses cost $200 each
boardwalks|Coastal promenades
bodysurfing|Offshore fun
bohemian|Avant-garde one
boilermaker|Potent potable
bonhomie|Comradeship
bookend|Novel support?
bouncer|Bad guy evicter
bramble|Prickly shrub
breakneck|Too fast
brickbat|Heavy equipment for Sosa or McGwire?
bristle|Brush material
bulkhead|Sailor s wall
bunches|Clusters
buoyancy|Archimedes  principle factor
butterfingers|Oops! utterer
butterfly|Pool stroke
buttonhole|Corner for talking purposes
cabaret|Nightclub
cadenza|Musical flourish
caducei|Professional symbols
cafeteria|Self-service eatery
campsite|Place for tents
candelabra|Prop for Liberace
cantata|Bach piece
captain|Military leader
caressed|Made nice
caressed|Showed affection
caroler|December visitor
carriage|Baby buggy
catchphrase|Campaign slogan  e.g.
cavemen|Jean Auel characters
cellars|Sommeliers  domains
cellist|Yo-Yo Ma  e.g.
cellists|Strings players
cellophane|Wrapping material
censures|Official reprimands
centered|Snapped  as a football
chairperson|Presiding officer
chandelier|Ceiling fixture
chartreuse|Green
chassis|Auto body
chasten|Punish
chattels|Property items
chatter|Jabber
cheerleader|Sideline sight
cistern|Reservoir
clarets|Red wines
clawhammer|Carpenter.s tool
clientele|Patrons  collectively
coattails|They re ridden by association
cocksure|Overconfident
coheirs|Joint inheritors
collective|Aggregate
columnist|Journalist  of sorts
comical|Very funny
commonsense|Mother wit
compatriot|Colleague
conceal|Cover up
concert|Kind of violinist
consign|Entrust
cookies|Baker s sweethearts?
cornflower|Blue
correct|Grade  as papers
corsage|Prom accoutrement
corsages|Girls  prom wear
corsets|Waistline reducers
courtship|Suitor.s heyday
courtyards|Atria
cousins|Your uncle.s kids
cowbell|Bovine ringer
cowlick|Unruly curl
crashed|Came uninvited
creampuff|Used car  perhaps?
credence|Something lent?
credited|Ascribed to
credits|Gives
crockpot|Cranky cooker?
crossbar|Jumping hurdle
cruller|Dunking doughnut
crusade|Holy war
darkroom|Place for development
dashing|Splendid
daystars|Suns
deadeyes|Marksmen
deadpan|Buster Keaton.s expression
debater|Accentuater of the positive
decadence|Self-indulgence
decanal|Of a deanery
declaim|Speak grandly
defacers|Spoilers
defective|Faulty
delayed|Like some flights
delighted|Pleased
deliverance|Dickey novel
deluges|Cascades
demands|Importunes
denoting|Particularizing
departs|Takes off in a plane
derange|Drive crazy
descent|Elevator experience
descent|Trip to a mine
deserts|Mojave and Gobi
designee|Person indicated
dessert|Sweet course
desserts|Tortes and tarts
destine|Preordain
detective|Investigator
detente|USA-Russia talks
deterrent|Big stick is one
detonate|Light the fuse
detritus|Rock fragments
devices|Strategems
devotee|Fanatic
diabetes|Can be treated with insulin
dieters|January multitude
dilettante|Dabbler in the arts
dingbats|Ninnies
disagrees|Doesn t go along with
dishonor|Infamy
disposal|Kitchen sink device
distance|Leave far behind
dogeared|Like well-read pages
dogwood|Pursue Grant or Natalie?
dolomite|Rock variety
doloroso|Sorrowfully  in music
doorjamb|Where to attach a hinge
doubleton|Bridge suit holding
doubters|Sceptics
dragline|Excavator
drained|Out of pep
drainpipes|Rain channels
dresser|Armoire kin
dromedary|Caravansary visitor?
dwelled|Lived
earrings|Lobe decor
easeful|Quiet
eclipsed|Obscured
ecocide|EPA concern
effective|Telling
egestion|Waste emission
egghead|Highbrow
egotism|Conceit
elapses|Passes
electives|Science  Botany  etc.
electric|.60s band   The ___ Prunes
electrode|Battery part
elegant|Showing class
elementary|Word to Dr. Watson
elephants|They.re pink with hangover symptoms
elongate|Stretch out
embezzle|Skim off the top
embraces|Hugs
eminence|Cardinal s title  with Your
emissions|EPA concern
emoters|Weepers
emulated|Copied
enameler|Jewelry designer
enamored|Captivated
endeared|Won over
endleaf|Often marbled book part
endorse|Sign  as a check
endorse|Support
endorsers|Supporters or signers
enemies|Antagonists
enervate|Deprive of vigor
engross|Transfix
enhance|Intensify
enlaces|Wraps around
enlacing|Intertwining
enlisted|Joined the Marines
enrages|Infuriates
enrollees|Coming-in group
ensiles|Puts away grain
ensiles|Stores fodder
enslave|Put in bondage
entangle|Confuse
enthrall|Fascinate
entrain|Start a journey
entrance|Gateway
entrecote|Beef course
enviers|Covetous ones
enwraps|Shrouds
epicene|Unisex
epigram|Terse satire
epiphany|Sudden insight
epithets|Some titles
erasure|Act of removing
eremite|Religious hermit
eremite|Religious recluse
erratic|Irregular
erratic|Off the mark
escapee|The one that got away
eschewed|Gave wide berth to
espials|Observations
essayist|Bacon  e.g.
estates|Homes for the wealthy
estates|Mount Vernon and Monticello
esteems|Sets a high value on
estrange|Alienate
etageres|Knickknack holders
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Immortal
ethical|Morally right
etiolate|Whiten
evacuate|Clear out
example|Math problem
excelled|Shone
expeditions|Fishing ___
exposes|Brings to light
extract|Pull out
eyelash|Place for mascara
eyeliner|Cosmetic
eyesore|Ramshackle building  e.g.
fallback|Plan B
fancies|Believes to be
faraday|About 96 500 coulombs
fattest|Most corpulent
featherbrain|Dolt
fellowship|Communion
ferreted|Searched about
fevered|Like some brows
fielded|Took  as questions
fielding|Placing in competition
fillets|Deboned fish
finesse|Bridge ploy
firestone|Industrialist Harvey
firetrap|Tenement
flailed|Punched wildly
flamingos|Some are pink lawn ornaments
flawlessly|Without a mistake
flounce|Trim
flyleaf|Book opener?
foisted|Palmed off
footlights|Theatrical field
footprints|Sole signs?
forbear|Withhold
forbears|Refrains from
foursquare|Like a stand-up guy
fractal|Geometrical structure
freebees|Drinks  e.g.  to high rollers
freehand|Type of drawing
freshet|Sudden overflow
fricassee|Stewed-meat dish
gardenias|Prom posies
gasless|Out of fuel
gavottes|French dances
gazelle|Graceful animal
gazetteers|Map books
general|Colin Powell  e.g.
generator|Survivalist s machine
generators|Energy converters
generic|Cheaper product?
geysers|Yellowstone sights
gilberts|Roland and Stuart
gingerbread|Xmas man
glasses|Drew Carey s wear
glitches|Bugs  in a computer program
globetrot|Travel with Phileas Fogg
goatees|Vandyke beards kin
gondola|Venetian vehicle
gorging|Overeating
gosling|Little gander
grapeshot|Cannon balls
grapplers|Wrestlers
greener|More verdant
groomed|Poised for success
grousing|Complaining
habitat|Place to live
handicap|Disadvantage
handiwork|Characteristic quality
handsome|Graceful
hapless|Unlucky
hardship|Privation
harvest|Reason for Thanksgiving
hatchback|Utah senator s mid-sized car?
hatters|Chapeau specialists
haystack|Needle s hideout
headgear|Helmets and such
headline|Daily s top billing
healthy|Physically well
hearing|Pretrial event
hearten|Encourage
hearten|Encourage
heliotrope|Purple
hilltop|Low crest
hipsters|Beatniks
hitchhikers|Roadside sights
hobbies|Pastimes
hollyhock|Buddy s tarsal joint?
homepage|Website port of entry
homespun|Rustic  as humor
honesty|Scout s hallmark
honored|Panegyrized
houseman|The Paper Chase  Oscar winner
hypnotic|Kind of spell
icebergs|Glacier breakaways
idealism|Platonist s credo
idolatry|Excessive admiration
imitate|Do Little
immense|Cosmic
immersed|Ducked  at the shore
impasse|Blind alley
impeached|Discredited
impeaches|Charges with a crime
impedes|Obstructs
impinges|Encroaches
imprintings|Tots  bonding patterns
incandescent|Kind of lamp
incident|Episode
incisor|Canine s neighbor
included|Like batteries  on occasion
indents|Starts a paragraph
independence|Desire of 1776
indictment|Formal accusation
indigos|Shades of blue
inertia|Indisposition to motion
inertia|Sluggishness
infective|Catchy
infernos|Conflagrations
inherit|Come into
inhuman|Heartless
inroads|Harmful encroachment
insanest|Craziest
insecurity|Angst
inspire|Touch off
institute|Inaugurate
integrated|All together
intimate|Close
intitle|Give a claim: arch.
intones|Chants
invective|Contumely
invention|Computer  e.g.
invitee|Welcomed one
iridescent|Mother-of-pearl
ironside|Burr role
isosceles|Triangle or trapezoid type
issuance|Official publication
jackasses|Blockheads
jackknife|Pool site feat
jackknifes|Folds
jambalaya|New Orleans stew
keyword|Computer search criterion
kickboxer|1989 Van Damme film
kingfish|Mackerel
kirigami|Japanese paper folding
kneecap|Patella
kneecap|Patella
labeling|It s on cans
labored|Worked with great effort
lacrosse|NCAA sport
lactose|Medicinal ingredient
laggard|Dilatory one
landlady|Rent collector
landlubber|Hardly a mariner
landscapes|Constable creations
largely|For the most part
lasagna|Italian dish
lateral|Offensive maneuver
lawyers|They work for bar tender
lazybones|Do-nothings
leanest|Most scrawny
lectern|Speaker.s desk
leitmotif|Wagnerian melody
lemonade|Summer cooler
leopards|Spotted cats
lessons|Learning experiences
library|Source of information
libretto|Script for a diva
lifting|Gym exercise
linocut|Linoleum-block print
lioness|Elsa  for one
lionize|Treat importantly
literate|Lettered
littered|Scattered refuse
loanword|Borrowed term
lobster|Seafood fare
location|Site
loophole|CPA s find
lowercase|... like these letters
lozenge|Cough drop
lunging|Thrusting
lyrebird|Feathered musician?
macaroni|Pasta
machete|Jungle clearer
madhouses|Tumultuous places
madness|Lunacy
madonna|Virgin Mary
magnesia|Antacid substance
magnifico|Sublime: Sp.
majestic|August
maladies|Ailments
management|Third part of quote
management|Union opposition
manager|Dugout figure
mandate|Fiat
mandible|Jaw bone
manlier|More macho
maracas|Percussion instruments
marines|Armed service members
marionette|Paris puppet
marital|Kind of bliss
marmoset|Small clawed monkey of Central America
massaged|Worked in a parlor?
mastery|Outcome of practice
maternal|Kind of instinct
matriarch|Dignified woman
meantime|Greenwich ___
measles|Childhood disease
measure|Size up
meatballs|Spaghetti accompaniment
medical|The M in AMA
megabucks|Riches
messages|Imports
messing|Providing with meals
metaphor|Love is a rose  for example
methane|Fuel gas
metronomes|Musical timekeeper
mezuzah|Doorpost attachment  in Judaism
microchip|Silicon Valley device
midwife|Delivery person?
millipedes|Diplopods
miscast|Used the wrong actress
misdialed|Misused a rotary phone
misfeed|Copier problem
missiles|Scuds
misstate|Fudge
mistrial|Inconclusive court case
moaners|Complainers
molasses|Kind of cookies
mollycoddle|Pamper
monarch|Traveling butterfly
monasteries|Religious residences
monitor|Student assistant to a teacher
monkeys|Early astronauts
morally|In a virtuous way
movement|Sonata section
mudhole|Road hazard
mystical|Spiritually important
nameplate|Identification plaque
nations|All of the UN
nearest|Horseshoes point
neatest|Most tidy
necessity|Invention s mother
needled|Twitted
neglect|Ignore
negligee|Peignoir
newsreel|Theater viewing  once
nonviolence|Martin Luther King  Jr. byword
noodles|Pasta
normalcy|Many happy returns?
nosedive|Plummet
novenas|Prayer recitations
novices|Mentors  beneficiaries
obsolete|Outmoded
obtrude|Butt in
octagons|Stop signs  for example
oddball|Character
odorous|Aromatic
onstage|Before a theater audience
opalescent|Milky white
operate|Pull the strings
operetta|Light musical
organically|How some vegetables are grown
organism|Tiny animal musician?
outcast|Pariah
outsider|New kid in town
outworks|Performs better
ovation|Big hand
overcome|Defeat
overstrung|Too tight  as a racket
overuses|Makes trite
ownership|Possession
oxidize|Get rusty  e.g.
packers|Winners of Super Bowl I and II
packsack|Hiking gear
packsaddle|Gold carrier
palaver|Parley
palazzo|Regal Roman residence
panatela|Slender cigar
panjandrum|Self-important bureaucrat
panther|It.s pink in Peter Sellers movies
parcels|UPS deliveries
parlayed|Increased the value of
parterre|Ornamental flower garden
particleboard|Compressed wood item
passage|Enactment
passion|Raw emotion
pastoral|Rustic
patrician|Aristocratic
payloads|Warheads. charges
payment|What bill collectors seek
pedestal|Trophy stand
peerage|Nobles
pelvises|Limb anchors
penmanship|Calligraphy
pennant|Baseball championship goal
penniless|In dire straits
pentagon|Arlington building
penultimate|Next-to-last
perhaps|Maybe
permanent|Coiffure that will endure?
pesetas|Spanish money
petrify|Paralyze with fear
pierrot|Comic masquerader
pierrot|Pantomime character
pilgrim|Plymouth settler
pinsetters|They re right up your alley!
pistachio|Ice cream nut
pitchman|Carnival worker
pitfall|Hazard
plagues|Pestilences
plaintiffs|Aggrieved parties
plastic|Moldable
platter|Member of a singing group
pleased|Tickled pink
pliable|Plastic
politics|No-no at parties
poodles|They.re pink when seen on .60s skirts
popular|Well-known
porridge|Oatmeal is one
portals|Gates
portray|Represent
possess|Bedevil
potency|Strength
pothole|Road hazard
prairie|Kind of schooner
praline|Nut-filled confection
prattle|Babble
preached|Pontificated
precipitate|Bring on
predicate|Assert
preempt|Assert priority
prefers|Likes better
pregnant|Full of meaning
presales|Bargain events
present|Gift
pretend|Let on
pretense|Sham
prickly|Irritable
printmaker|Currier or Ives
producer|Movie credits title
prosecutor|Criminal attorney
protective|Caregiving
proteges|Whiz kids?
protrude|Stick out
punster|Edgar Nye  for one
pushers|Narc s quarry
quarterback|Bart Starr  e.g.
quartermaster|Army storekeeper
quieter|More peaceful
quietness|Silent untouchable?
radiate|Beam
radical|Kind of chic
radioman|Technician or operator
raffles|Singapore hotel
rafters|Sometimes they ring
ragtime|Doctorow book
raiders|Super Bowl XI winners
railroading|Casey Jones job?
rancher|Ben Cartwright  e.g.
ransoms|Pays for freedom
rattler|Sidewinder
razorback|Arkansas mascot
rebuilt|Like some engines
receded|Ebbed
recipes|Julia uses them
recitals|Musical programs
recreate|Pursue a hobby  e.g.
redbreasts|Robins
redness|Rubescence
redwoods|Giant conifers
rehires|Employs again
rehoboam|Bottle holding three magnums of champagne
reimage|Display data anew
relaces|Fixes a shoestring
relation|Kinsman
relegate|Classify
religion|Islam  e.g.
relined|Fixed the brakes
relives|Reminisces
remodel|Make over
remorse|Penitent s sentiment
rendered|Produced a likeness of
renegade|Turncoat
reneges|Fails to follow suit in bridge
renewal|Rebuilding
renewed|Kept the prescription
renovate|Modernize
repines|Frets
repress|Block
required|Compulsory
requisite|Necessary
rescued|Played the relief pitcher
resemble|Favor
reserve|Coolness
resistor|Electrical device
resorts|Vacation destinations
respade|Prepare to plant  again
respects|Courteous expressions
restless|Antsy
restore|Bring back
retakers|Recapturers
retiree|Pensioner
retrace|Backtrack
retrace|Follow a previous path
revised|Modified
rheboks|Curly-furred antelopes
rhesuses|Indian monkeys
ridgier|Less smooth
ringlet|Tress
riptides|Swimmers. concern
rivaled|Competed intensely with
rivaled|Was a worthy opponent of
roadshow|Touring production
roentgen|Unit of radiation exposure
ruminate|Chew the cud
russets|Some apples
sabotage|Deliberate subversion
sadness|Grief
sainted|Holy
salable|Attractive to buyers
sandals|Summer shoes
sandbank|Dune
sandlot|Neighborhood ballfield
sandlots|Children s playing areas
sandpit|NIMBY no-no
sarabands|Spanish dances
sardine|Fish in a can
sargasso|Atlantic sea
scallop|Cut in curves
scanning|Using a beam of light
scannings|Ultrasounds
scapulae|Shoulder blades
scarves|Fashion accessories
sceptered|Like Shakespeare.s isle
schemed|Plotted
scholar|Serious student
scission|Cutting
scissortails|Central American flycatchers
scrapheap|Place for junk
sculled|Propelled by oars
seabird|Gannet is one
seceder|SC  in 1860
secrete|Hide away
sedulous|Diligent
seedcase|Aril
seesawed|Teetered
seesaws|Playground equipment
seesaws|Teeter-totters
selfish|Egocentric
selfish|Not at all generous
selloff|Dump stocks
seminar|Round table
senator|Kerry or Kerrey
senator|Lawmaker
senator|Trier of fact in 1999
sensation|Marvel
sentinel|Lookout
seraglio|Harem
seraglio|Harem
seraphim|Angels
serfdom|Vassalage
serrate|Like a bread knife
servants|Domestic workers
sesterce|Roman silver coin
setbacks|Reversals
settings|Photographer.s concerns
settlement|Disposition of claims
settler|Pioneer
settlers|Pioneer group
several|Quite a few
shallow|Superficial
shamble|Move awkwardly
shavers|Little ___: small fry
sheared|Shaved a merino
shortcut|Timesaver
shoulder|Place to cry?
shovelers|Earth movers
sidearm|Pitching style
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sidelong|Indirect
siestas|Snoozes
sightseers|Tourists  often
sillily|In a foolish way
silvers|He played Bilko
sisters|Nuns
skeleton|Radius s milieu
skewers|Shishkebab rods
slapped|Struck
sleeted|Rained ice
sleeves|Record protections
slipover|Sweater sans buttons
slivered|A way to buy almonds
sloshed|Floundered
slowish|On the poky side
sluices|Water gates
smeared|Spread thickly
smuggest|Most conceited
snapdragon|Photograph a monitor lizard?
snapdragon|Showy flower
snapshot|Wallet insert
snobbish|Uppity
snowbirds|They flock to Florida in February
snubbed|Ignored
snuffboxes|Tobacco storers
socials|Church gatherings
softies|Sentimentalists
softies|Wimps
sourdough|Bad money?
spanking|Form of discipline
sparest|Most lean
sparrow|Common finch
spatula|Spreading utensil
spatulas|Kitchen implements
speakeasy|Talk with a low-key bartender?
spearmint|Chewing gum flavor
specter|Haunted house feature
speeder|Ticketed motorist
spinoff|Frasier   for one
spiraling|Like prices during inflation
spirits|Strong liquor
spittle|Saliva
spongers|Parasites
spooned|Used a ladle
sporadic|Occasional
spruces|Evergreens
squatter|Illegal tenant
squeakers|Close games
stacking|Air traffic controller s task
stagecoach|Mark Twain s cradle on wheels
stairway|Steps taken to get higher
standards|Norms
standee|SRO patron
standoff|Impasse
standout|Superior candidate
stanzas|Poem divisions
startle|Catch off guard
starved|Famished
stately|Majestic
statice|Dried flower favorite
statutes|Laws
stealth|Type of bomber
steamer|Mississippi riverboat
steamer|Ship
steepest|Highest priced
steered|Handled the helm
stellar|Outstanding
stepped|___ lively
stormed|Attacked
stormier|More tempestuous
strange|1967  Doors  hit  People Are ___
strapped|Short on shekels
stressed|Accented
striker|Soccer forward
stripper|Ecdysiast
strolls|Walks slowly
studies|Course work
stymies|Baffles
stymies|Blocks
summertime|From  Porgy and Bess
sundaes|Parlor treats
supplant|Take the place of
suspense|Cliff-hanger?
swathes|Wraps
swindled|Cheated
switched|Let there be light
swordfish|Deep sea trophy catch
swordfish|Reagan s favorite entree
swordtail|Aquarium fish
tabulate|Add up
tactics|These can scare
talkers|Chatterboxes
tallyho|Hunter s call
tangents|Abutting areas
tangents|Digressions
tapioca|Dessert option
tartans|Highlanders. garb
tatters|Ragamuffin.s attire
teapots|Kettles  kin
teepees|Crow homes
teetering|Tipsy-turvy?
teeters|Reels
teetotalers|Abstainers
tenable|Some positions
termites|They.re big grain eaters
terrace|Place for a barbecue
terraces|Patios
terrain|Contour map feature
theists|Supreme being believers
theorem|Axiom
thereto|Legalese
thereto|Thither
thickset|Stout
thinkers|Intellectuals
threatens|Portends
tilters|Medieval combatants
tinkler|Little bell
topples|Bowls over
torsade|Hat ornament
tousles|Roughs up
traction|This will grab you
traders|They hang out at the NYSE
trailblazer|Pioneer
tramway|Mine car rails
transitory|Fugitive
transom|Crosspiece
trapdoor|Burlesque show exit?
treason|Spy s transgression
treater|Halloween candy giver
trendier|More popular
triangle|Percussion instrument
trifoliate|Like Girl Scouts emblem
triller|Warbler
trillions|The BIG bucks
triplets|Maternity threesome
trisects|Divides three ways
trombone|Tommy Dorsey.s instrument
tropics|Torrid Zone
truancy|Student misdemeanor
tsetses|Carriers of sleeping sickness
unaided|Solo
underage|Shortfall
underfur|Beaver.s coat layer
undersea|Like much plant life
unfeared|Like God  in the New Testament
unitarian|Certain Protestant
unknowns|Like beginning actors
unpeeled|Like fruit on the tree
unsettle|Agitate
upbraided|Scolded
urbanite|Man-about-city
usually|As a rule
vamoose|Decamp  in an oater
vanillas|Some shakes
varmints|Skunks  raccoons  etc.
vastness|Immensity
vendetta|Feud
venison|Deer meat
verdicts|Jury results
vermilion|Red
vespers|Evening service
vinegar|Salad dressing ingredient
violated|Broke  as a law
visionary|Impractical oculist?
voiceprints|Speech signatures
waiters|Servers
warnings|Words to the wise
warpath|Hostile course
washable|Label info
waterfowl|Swimming birds
waterloo|Decisive defeat
waverer|Indecisive one
wealthier|More affluent
weaseled|Reneged  with out
weekdays|Mondays  e.g.
weepier|More tearful
whizbangs|Topnotch coiffurists?
wildcat|Kansas State athlete
wiliness|Cunning
wrangle|Bicker
yodellers|Tyrolean warblers
abalone|Ear shell
abetter|One who helps
abracadabra|Nonsense
abreast|Side by side
absorbs|Sponges up
accedes|Consents
accosts|Confronts boldly
accountant|April 15 aide
accuser|Finger pointer
acronyms|OPEC and NATO
adaptor|Compatibility connecting device
address|Speech
adhesive|Type of tape
advises|Counsels
aerated|Oxygenated
aerates|Charges with gas
aerobic|Certain exercise
aerobic|Oxygen dependent
aerosols|Contents of some cans
agreements|Pacts
airfare|Jet passenger's concern
airhead|Featherbrain
airhead|No-brainer
airheads|Dodos
alfresco|Outdoors, in Ostia
alleged|Claimed
alleger|Insinuator
allover|Everywhere
allowed|Permitted
allusion|Reference
almsman|One who gets charity
alopecia|Problem for some men
amanita|Poisonous mushroom
amassed|Gathered
amateur|Unprofessional
ambivert|Sometimes shy, sometimes outgoing
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amended|Changed
amounted|Mattered
ampersand|&
anagoge|Spiritual interpretation
analysis|Final?
aniline|Kind of dye
animalic|Like you and me
animate|Draw cels
anklebone|Talus
anneals|Toughens, as metal
anodyne|Soothing
anoraks|Hooded jackets
antenna|Rabbit ears
antenna|Satellite dish predecessor
antiquated|Old-fashioned
antiwar|Describing some '60s rallies
anything|___ Goes
aphrodite|Wife of Hephaestus
apogees|Certain orbital points
appeared|Showed up
appeases|Placates
applaud|Give a hand
applies|Puts on
apropos|Relevant
arcades|Covered passages
areolae|Colorful rings
areoles|Colored rings
areoles|Small open spaces
armories|Munitions dumps
arranger|Composer's colleague
arrases|Wall tapestries
arrests|Runs in
arrival|Late ___
article|Part of a treaty
artiste|Skilled practitioner
ashamed|Chagrined
aspects|Points of view
asperse|Badmouth
asperses|Maligns
aspires|Has a yearning
assails|Storms
assassin|Hit man
assayed|Rated
assayers|Certain analysts
assorts|Classifies
astonishment|End of quote
astride|Spanning
asunder|Apart
atavism|Throwback
atelier|Artists suite
athirst|___ for knowledge
attempt|Try
attestant|Affirmer
automate|Convert to machinery
avalanche|Skiers' hazard
avarice|A deadly sin
aversion|Distaste
aviatrix|Amelia Earhart, in her day
backbreaker|The last straw
backlash|Unexpected result
backlash|Unexpected result
backslapper|Many a politican
baldpate|Widgeon
ballcarrier|Her coach?
banditry|Highwayman's field
banished|Exiled
banquet|Post-season event
barbecue|Cookout
barnacle|This sticks around
barroom|Brawlers habitat?
bassinet|Hooded bed for babies
bassinets|Infants' beds
bastille|July 14th day
battery|Artillery unit
beacons|Signals
bearhug|Hearty embrace
bedraggled|In bad shape
beefeater|Tower of London guard
beeline|Direct route
beetles|Coleoptera
begetter|Parent
beholden|Indebted
bellmen|Hotel employees
beloved|Toni Morrison novel
benefit|Fund raiser
berated|Took to task
bespeak|Ask for in advance
biennium|Two-year period
billingsgate|Language in a fish market
biplane|Airshow attraction
blacktop|Two-lane ___
blandish|Cajole
blatant|Obvious
blindside|Catch unawares
blowiest|Most breezy
bluenosed|Strait-laced
bogeyed|Failed to make par
boilermaker|Whiskey-beer combo
boilers|Furnaces
bondsman|Bail provider
boondoggle|A waste of time
boundaries|Zodiacal borders?
browbeaten|Bullied
bruises|Contusions
buoying|Uplifting
cabaret|Nightclub
cahoots|Conspiracy
cairngorm|Quartz variety
calibrator|Zodiacal adjustor?
canapes|Fancy munchies
canasta|Card game
canonical|Required by secular law
canvasbacks|Patio furniture
capitals|Jackson, Lincoln and Madison
capless|Lacking something upstairs
cardinal|High ecclesiastic
carnage|Massacre
carrottop|Redhead
cassino|Card game: var.
castaway|Crusoe, for one
catamarans|Swift vessels
catapult|Middle Ages weapon
cattier|More spiteful
caveats|Warnings
cereals|Rye and oat grains
chairlifts|Skiers' conveyances
chapman|Appleseed, originally
cheapen|Belittle
cheapskate|Miserly one
cheddar|Hard cheese
chianti|Spaghetti complement
children|Jack and Jill, e.g.
citadel|Fortress
claimed|Averred
clarets|Red wines
clarion|Trumpet call
cleanup|Fourth batter
cleaves|Splits
clinical|Type of psychology
closest|Most intimate
cloverleaf|Highway interchange
cloverleaf|Highway interchange
coastal|At the shore
coasters|Anti-stain devices
collates|Merges data
collegial|Marked by sharing of authority
compositor|Print shop employee
concert|Hollywood Bowl performance
conclusion|Logical?
confirmation|Validation
connote|Imply
conscience|Clear?
consensus|Meeting of the minds
construe|Read between the lines
cornballs|Hicks
cornbread|Southern specialty
cornier|More unsophisticated
cornucopia|Thanksgiving Day centerpiece
cornucopia|Thanksgiving Day centerpiece
corrupt|Like the Mafia
corsets|Constricts
crackerjack|Ace
cradled|In a baby bed
crashed|Went bankrupt
crashers|Uninvited ones
crossed|Emulated a chicken, perhaps
crosspatch|Irritable individual
crowbars|Convivial locales?
curtailment|Decrease
cyclone|Tornado
daffodil|Narcissus family member
daffodil|Narcissus family member
dashboard|Instrument panel
daytimes|Sunrise-sunset, sunrise-sunset
deadbeat|Nonpayer
dearies|Soho darlings
deceits|Deceptions
decibel|Loudness unit
declaimer|Orator
declare|State
decorate|Trim the tree
decorous|Proper
deflate|Pop, as a balloon
deludes|Tricks
demanders|Nagging ones
democratic|The donkey is this party's symbol
demoralize|Completely dishearten
demurrer|Objector
denizen|Regular at a bar, e.g.
dentures|Plates, of a sort
derails|Goes off track
derided|Ridiculed
desired|Had a hankering for
despise|Hate a lot
dessert|Baked Alaska, e.g.
dessert|Dinner course
dessert|Final course, often
dessert|Meal ender
destiny|You Are My ___
detects|Discovers
detente|Easing of tension
detested|Abhorred
detract|Take away
devotees|Zealots
dinette|Eating alcove
dinosaur|Paleontologists study
disarray|Confusion
discreet|Displaying tact
dissents|Gives a minority opinion
dissolve|Liquefy
dissolved|Came up with a solution?
disturb|Bother
doggerel|Comic verse
doggerel|Poetaster's specialty
doomsday|End of the world
doubter|Nonbeliever
downtrend|Unwelcome stock phenomenon
drawers|Underwear, and where to keep it
dreadlocks|Whoopi's coif
dreamed|Built castles in the air
dreamer|Impractical person
dreamer|Visionary
dreamers|Visionaries
dresses|Attire
dudgeon|Sullen humor
dullest|Most boring
earmuffs|Cold weather wear
earnest|Quite serious
earshot|Within ___
easterner|Yankee, perhaps
edifies|Uplifts
egested|Discharged
elation|Happiness
election|November event
electric|Kind of blanket
electric|Very tense or exciting
element|Earth, wind or fire, e.g.
elysian|___ Fields
emanate|Flow from
emanated|Came from
emblems|Badges
emerita|Woman retiree's title
emeriti|They're in retirement
emigrate|Settle elsewhere
emotions|Feelings
emphasis|Stress
emphasize|Underline, say
enabled|Sanctioned
enameled|Like canines
enamels|Paints, as nails
encapsule|Summarize
encores|Curtain calls
endgames|Chess climaxes
endless|___ Summer: Beach Boys album
endorse|Stand behind
endorses|Signs the check, but not as payer
enervate|Exhaust
engaged|Fit to be tied?
enhance|Augment
ennoble|Elevate in rank
enslave|Shackle
enslaves|Subjugates
enterer|Incoming one
enterprise|Private?
entrance|Spellbind
entraps|Snares
entropy|Deterioration
entrust|Give for safekeeping
episode|Musical passage
episode|Serial segment
eradiates|Emits
erasers|Blackboard items
erasure|Rubout
erasure|That's the rub
erasures|Obliterations
escalating|Intensifying
escapes|Prison problems
escarole|Salad choice
escarpment|Steep slope
espoused|Embraced as one's own
esteems|Looks up to
esteems|Reveres
estrays|Lost animals
etagere|Knick-knack holder
etagere|Whatnot
expedite|Speed the progress of
expired|Like an outdated license
eyeteeth|Canines
fallout|Effect
fancied|Had a liking for
fenders|Car parts
filbert|Hazelnut
finesse|Adroit maneuvering
flagrant|Notorious
flagstaff|City west of Albuquerque
flights|Some trips
flosses|A hygienist does this
flunkies|Underlings
flunkies|Underlings
fluster|Disconcert
flypaper|Sticky trap
follower|Adherent
foolscap|Jesters lid
footnotes|Referenced comments
foreign|Alien
forsakes|Leaves in the lurch
fortress|Stronghold
fortunate|Charmed
foulard|Silk scarf
fragrant|Aromatic
frazzled|Worn-out
freebie|Comp
freedom|Purpose of the Revolutionary War
frilled|Ruffled
frontpage|Where headlines are made
froufrou|Elaborate decoration
galloper|Paul Revere, on the run
gamines|Street kids
garbles|Confuses
gathers|Collects
gemmate|Budding
getaway|Kind of vacation
getaway|Vacation
gingersnap|Cookie
gingersnaps|Rogers' favorite snack?
glances|Takes a peek
glasses|Specs
gleaned|Did field work
glosses|___ over: explains away
goatskin|Glove material
goliaths|Big men
gracefully|Like a dancer
grandstand|Outdoor seats
granite|Hard rock
grasshopper|Locust kin
greased|Lubricated
greenhorn|Tyro
gregariously|How some people socialize
grenade|Hand-thrown missile
gridder|Dan Marino, e.g.
gumdrop|Sweet treat
hallowed|. . . be Thy name
hallway|Coat rack spot
halogens|Certain lamps
handcuff|Manacle
hardheaded|Stubborn
hardscrabble|Really rough
harpooner|Captain Ahab, ultimately
hashish|Hemp plant extract
hatracks|Clothes trees
headquarters|Main office
heathen|Pagan
hectors|Bullies
hedgerows|Lines of shrubs
hesitant|Not certain
hexagon|Certain polygon
hibachis|Patio braziers
hideaway|Refuge
historian|Paleologist
hogsheads|LARGE CASKS
homaged|Paid one's respects
hopeful|Upbeat
hornswoggle|Scam artists do it
hotdoggers|Showboaters
hothead|Quick-tempered one
hotshots|Live wires
hydrant|Water source
hysteric|Unstable person
idealist|Dreamer
ideally|In a perfect world
idyllic|Utopian
ignorant|Uninformed, with of
iguanas|American lizards
illusionist|Magician
immured|Confined
impairments|Damages
impedes|Obstructs
imperial|Supersize bottle of champagne
impostors|Spies, sometimes
impression|False?
inducts|Admits to service
industrious|Busy
ineptly|Without much skill
inerrant|Free from mistakes
inertia|Couch potato's condition
infrequent|Few and far between
ingenue|She plays a role
inherent|Built-in
inkstands|Former desk features
innovate|Begin something new
insistence|Repeated demands
inspect|Give the once-over
intends|Means
intense|Focused
islanders|Residents of Martha's Vineyard, e.g.
isolate|Seclude
isotonic|Type of exercise
iterate|Repeat
jabberwocky|Nonsense
jalapenos|Nachos topping
jasmine|Fragrant shrub
joyrider|Teenager with a car, perhaps
judicial|Branch of the government
jukebox|Bar fixture
juvenile|A court of law, for some
kangaroo|Wallaby kin
knesset|Israels parliament
kohlrabi|Stem cabbage
laborer|Breadwinner
laborer|Hard worker
lalique|French crystal maker
lamebrain|The perfect fool
laminar|Layered
laniard|Nautical rope: var.
lapidary|Gemologist
larceny|Petty crime, sometimes
larceny|Petty crime, sometimes
largesse|Generosity
largesse|Philanthropy
lassoes|Ropes
latecomer|Recent arrival
lateral|Kind of pass
latinos|Some denizens of Guatemala
lattice|Framework for climbing plants
laughed|Chortled
layoffs|Staff cuts
leavening|Yeast role
lectern|Podium prop
lentils|Curry veggies
levelheaded|BEING THIS, A CARPENTER NEVER PANICS
leveret|Young hare
leviers|Tax men
library|Book store?
lifeboat|Rescue craft
lightbulb|Threaded illuminator
lightning|Weather phenomenon
limeade|Summer beverage
lineage|Family tree
literature|Nobel Prize category
lithest|Most agile
loaders|They can be free
lorikeets|Colorful parrots
mackintoshes|Foul weather gear
maestro|Artist of great skill
magenta|Red color
mainmast|Schooner or brig component
malaise|That odd feeling
maleness|Masculinity
mammoths|Woolly creatures
manhunt|Bloodhound's activity
marbles|Brains, facetiously
marjoram|Pot ___: oregano
marshals|Federal officers
martinets|Rigid disciplinarians
mattresses|Supporters with springs
meatman|Butcher
mediates|Brings about a settlement
medical|The M in AMA
melange|Mixture
meowing|Getting catty?
message|Garcia got it
meteorite|It came from outer space
methane|Marsh gas
midterms|Crucial exams
milkshake|Fountain treat
mineral|Type of salt or water
minister|Pastor
minuteman|Ready Eddie?
miscarry|Fail
mislead|What weasel words do
misname|Call a spade a club?
mistress|Chatelaine
monastics|Anchorites
mongrel|Cur
monitor|Keep tabs on
monthly|Every thirty days, or so
motivate|Light a fire under
museums|MOMA, and others
namesake|What a Jr. is to his Sr.
nauseous|Seasick
neatness|Trait of the fastidious
necessarily|More of quip
nectary|Flower part
negligee|Dressing gown
nemeses|Archrivals
neonate|Infant
netiquette|Cybermanners
neurotic|Mildly crazy, to Freud
newshound|Nosey critter with long ears?
newtons|TV's "___ Apple"
nickelodeon|Type of piano
nightmares|Unpleasant experiences
noisemakers|New Year's Eve handouts
nonesuch|Paragon
nonmoral|Not ethical
nonsense|Balderdash
nonsense|Fiddlesticks!
nonsense|Hogwash
northern|Canada's hemisphere
nucleonics|Zodiacal atomic study?
nutcracker|Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The"
obedient|Following orders
objects|Protests
occasional|Few and far between
ocelots|Leopards kin
odyssey|Roundabout journey
oilskin|Wet weather wear
oldster|Senior citizen
oleaster|European flowering tree
omnipotent|All-powerful
onshore|Beached?
openers|Jacks, perhaps
openness|Candor
operate|Run
oranges|Reddish-yellows
orations|Addresses
ordained|Of the cloth
origami|Japanese paper art
orioles|Baltimore team
osseous|Bony
ostriches|Emus' kin
ousters|Removals
outdated|No longer in use
outmoded|Behind the times
outsell|Surpass in auctioneering
outsider|One not in the loop
overcome|Master
overheard|Learned of, in a way
overhears|Eavesdrops
overlap|Partly cover
overprint|Postage mark, sometimes
overtime|Result of a tie
overtime|Result of a tie
oxcarts|Wagons, of old
pallets|Potter's tools
palters|Equivocates
panache|Dash
panatelas|Slender cigars
pancakes|Breakfast fare
panther|The Pink ___
paraded|Marched
paragon|Nonesuch
parameter|Mathematical constant
parlayed|Doubled up, at the track
parlays|Track bets
paroles|Releases a prisoner
particle|Piece of dust, perhaps
particular|Choosy
partings|Separations
passable|So-so
pastime|Pleasing recreation
pastors|Clerical figures
pastors|Religious leaders
pastrami|Deli order
pasture|Grazing place
payolas|Under-the-table transactions
peekaboo|Baby's game
peerages|Noble ranks
penalty|Fine
penguin|Emperor ___
perchance|Accidentally
perennial|Everlasting
perilous|Fraught with danger
periods|Three, in a hockey game
personals|Newspaper items
perverts|Depraves
pesetas|Spanish moola
pfennig|German coin
phenols|Some organic compounds
philatelists|Some collectors
philistine|Ignorant person
photons|Light intensity units
pigmentation|COLORATION
pitying|Sympathetic
placard|Public sign
placebo|Pill for a pill?
platoons|Company components
pleasantry|Jest
pleiades|Star cluster  in Taurus
poinsettia|December adornment
pollster|Exit person
possess|Have
possess|Own
potboilers|Hacks products
poultice|Medicated cloth
praising|Lauding
preceded|Got there first
precedes|Goes before
predators|Some animals
preened|Primped
premeds|Doctors to be
premeds|Future docs
prepares|Readies
preppie|Neat, stylishly-dressed student
presses|News media
prevalence|Ubiquity
previews|Sneak showings
probangs|Surgical instruments
promises|Broken?
property|Possessions, collectively
property|Real estate
prosaic|Mundane
punster|Wit
purposes|Cross?
pushpin|Bulletin board item
pygmean|Dwarfish
racetrack|Daytona International Speedway, e.g.
racquet|It's often in court
radiate|Emit, as light
rainfall|What a pluviometer measures
raising|Start of Ed Asner quote
ramshackle|In bad shape
ranchero|Hermosillo hand
rankness|Offensive quality
ransack|Rifle
reachers|Striving ones
readies|Prepares
readouts|Instrument data
rebirths|New starts
receded|Pulled back
recitals|Carnegie Hall events
recline|Lean back
recorder|Scribe
redress|Payback
reflect|Ponder
rehearsed|Ran through
reheats|Warms up again
rejected|Sent back
rejoins|Answers
relapse|Setback
relapsed|Fell back
related|Akin
related|Akin
relates|Tells
relations|Mutual dealings
relicts|Remnants
rematch|Loser's challenge
remember|Berlin tune
renames|Changes the title
repented|Felt remorse
reprove|Chide
republican|Political party of Lincoln
resales|Twice sold items
resemble|Look like
reserve|Save
resoles|Does a cobbling job
resolve|Willpower
resonate|Vibrate musically
resource|Natural?
respects|Thinks well of
respite|Breathing spell
restored|Put back together
retains|Keeps
retaste|Take another sip
retrain|Brush up one's skills
retreats|Safe havens
retsina|Greek wine
reverie|Daydream
rewraps|Covers with foil again
riddles|Enigmas
ripeness|Sign of maturity
rissole|Meat croquette
roadbed|Track foundation
roadrunner|Cuckoo cousin
roadrunner|Speedy toon
robotic|Non-human
rondels|14-line poems
rotator|Kind of cuff
routine|Habitual
royalist|Minuteman's foe
rubberneck|Stare
runaway|Kind of inflation
runoffs|Overtime, in elections
russets|Winter apples
sabotage|Undermine
saguaros|Desert plants
salable|Market-satisfying
salamis|Deli hangings
saltines|Crackers
sandalwood|Indian evergreen
sandpapering|Making smooth
sandstone|Building material
sanitary|Hygienic
saturate|Soak to capacity
sausage|Kielbasa
saxifrage|Strawberry geranium, for one
scabbards|Sword holders
scandal|Lewinsky affair
scantly|Barely
scapegoat|Accused critter with a beard?
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarecrow|Crop-protecting critter with feathers?
sciatic|Pelvic nerve
science|Fiction type
scissor|Cut
scoring|Making points
scratch|Slangy money
scrooge|Dickens' heavy
scruffs|Napes
secretariat|Kentucky Derby recordholder
seditions|Rebellions
seesaws|Teetertotters
sellers|Investors  some days
senator|1 of 100, nationally
sensate|Of perception
serapes|Mexican wear
serials|Some TV fare
serpent|Slitherer
serrates|Notches
setters|Hunting hounds
settles|Sinks
severed|Broke off
sextant|Navigators' instrument
shabbier|More moth-eaten
shadiness|Relative darkness
shamans|Tribal sorcerers
shampoo|Salon job
sheerlegs|Hoisting device: var.
shifted|Went into reverse
shiners|Eye problems?
shortage|Price hike cause
shortbread|Bobby's favorite snack?
shortcake|Strawberry ___
showdown|Face-off
shrieking|Ubiquitous Halloween sounds
siamese|Like Anna's students
siestas|PM pauses
sightseers|Some vacationers
similes|Figures of speech
simulate|Look like
skateboard|Mod transport
slanting|Tilted
sledges|Hammers
sleeper|One in dreamland
sleepwalker|Nocturnal wanderer
sloshes|Flounders
smashup|Collision
smeared|Slandered
sneaker|Cat burglar, for one
sniffles|Cold symptom
snooker|Pub game
snorkels|Skin diving devices
snorter|Snifter
snowmobile|Mod transport
sobriquets|Nicknames
softhearted|Sympathetic
solemnest|Most serious
someday|In time to come
someday|Prince arrival time
someone|It could be anybody
someway|In one manner or another
soprano|Choir part
soviets|Russians, before 1991
soybean|In protein source
special|Singular
spectate|Go to the ball game
speeder|Ticket recipient
spinach|Popeye's power source
spoilsport|Wet blanket
spriest|Most limber
stabled|In a farm building
stagnates|Stops flowing
stairwells|Building shafts
stalwart|Steadfast supporter
stamina|Endurance
stamina|The stuff that marathoners are made of
stammered|Stuttered
stampede|Cattle rush
stampers|Ink pad implements
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
startle|Frighten suddenly
startle|Take aback
statues|Rodin works
staying|Kind of power
steadfast|Constant
steadies|Flames: sl.
steamed|Cooked vegetables
steamers|Soft-shell clams
steelyard|Weighing device
steeples|Tall towers
steppers|Dancers
stepson|Extended family member
sternly|One way to reprimand
stickpin|Tie tacks kin
stiletto|Small dagger
stiller|Not as noisy
stingier|More tight-fisted
stirred|Got going
stockcars|Daytona 500 entries
streamed|Flowed steadily
streets|Easy, et al.
stripes|Seersucker features
strokes|Links hits
stumblebum|Second-rate prizefighter
stymied|Frustrated, in a way
succotash|Corn-and-beans dish
sultans|Middle East rulers
sunbeam|Ray
surmised|Imagined
surname|Patronym
swabbed|Cleaned underfoot
swaddles|Bundles a babe
sweeter|More saccharine
swinger|Lothario
switcheroo|Slangy reversal
syncope|Ne'er and e'er
syndromes|Behavior patterns
systems|Social structures
tableland|Mesa
tabletop|Site for chicken dinners
tansies|Aromatic plants of Eurasia
tantara|Blasting of a horn
tarries|Waits around
tautest|Most tense
taxicab|Hack
teethed|Gummed a rubber ring
telethon|Fundraiser
telethon|Fundraiser
telexed|Sent a wire
tenanted|Occupied
tenderfeet|Novices
tenpenny|Long nail
tensest|Most like a Type A
tensile|Elastic
terrene|Earthly
terriers|Skye and Sealyham
terrify|Fill with overwhelming fear
textile|Woven fabric
themselves|End of quote
thistle|Prickly-leaved plant
thrower|Flame follower
timecard|Something to be punched
tinkerer|Mister fix-it
tirades|Harangues
tiresome|Tedious
toadstool|Poisonous mushroom
toadstools|Fungi, not for food
toenail|Hammer in at an angle
toenails|Secures the parquet
tolerate|Withstand
tomahawk|Native American tool
tommyrot|Nonsense
topgallant|Mast on a square-rigger
topmost|Highest
topnotch|A-one
topples|Falls
tornado|Violent windstorm
tortilla|Taco shell
tourney|Medieval joust
townsmen|Citizens
trachea|Air carrier?
trachea|Windpipe
trainable|Fit for future service
tramming|Going by London streetcar
transit|Commuter's need
trashes|Destroys
treadle|Spinning wheel pedal
treating|Doctoring
tremolo|Rapid pitch variation
tremolo|Singing vibrato
tremors|Great shakes
trespass|Unlawful intrusion
tribunes|Roman officials
trinkets|Baubles
trisection|Three-way division
trodden|Walked on
tropical|Kind of heat wave
trotter|Meadowlands horse
troubling|Bothersome
tumbledown|In bad shape
turtles|Happy Together band
twilight|TV's "The ___ Zone"
twinkle|Glimmer
twinkle|Glimmer
twosomes|Noahs ark passengers
typecast|Pigeonholed, in a way
umbrage|Annoyance
unbowed|Not yielding
unclear|Not intelligible
underhanded|Deceitful
unleash|Let fly
unquote|Statements end
unscrew|Remove, as a cap
unstamped|Like letters almost ready for mailing
upcoming|In the offing
upstairs|Where the attic is
usurpers|Throne thieves
vacancy|Motel sign
vacancy|Motel sign
vacancy|Motel sign
validates|Legally declares
veering|Not on a straight course
vertigo|1958 Hitchcock film
viewpoints|Mindsets
violator|One who parks by a hydrant
voracious|Insatiable
waggish|Droll
wardens|Custodians
warfare|End of quote
watchman|Night worker
waterloo|Decisive defeat
weathercock|Fickle one: sl.
whalebone|Baleen
whichever|Any one that
widower|Man who has lost his wife
wiseguys|Jokers
witless|Foolish
wolverine|Weasel cousin
woodbin|Log crib
wraiths|Apparitions
yardarms|Hanging supporters?
yodeler|Swiss stereotype
yummiest|Most scrumptious
zeroing|Fine tuning
abandon|Leave completely
abaters|Diminishers
abolish|Do away with
abscise|Cut off
absolutely|Yes!
academic|Like UCLA
accentuate|Emphasize
accolades|Plaudits
acetate|Cartoon cel material
achieve|Accomplish
aconite|Poisonous plant
acreage|Real estate
acrobat|Circus performer
actress|Liv or Liz
addressers|Orators
adhesive|Kind of tape
admiral|Fleet or vice rank
adoration|Magi's emotion
adroitly|With dexterity
adsorbs|Gathers to a surface
advancement|Commercial/truck/concrete
affirms|Swears to
agitate|Make trouble
aigrette|Curved plume
airlifted|Removed from the war zone
airmailed|Sent flying?
alamode|According to the latest fashion
alamode|Fashionable
aliases|Assumed names
alienates|Estranges
alienee|One to whom property is transferred
alienee|Receiver of property
aligned|Formed up
allurer|Don Juan, e.g.
alphabet|A to Z
altercation|Change/tabby/atom
ambassador|Envoy's superior
ambient|Surrounding
amplest|Most bountiful
anaconda|South American reptile
analogic|Being alike
analysis|Shrink-ing experience
anathema|Curse
andiron|Firewood holder
angoras|Some felines
animato|Lively, at the Met
animist|Nature worshiper
anisette|Alcoholic drink
anomaly|Something odd
antagonism|Active hostility
antecedes|Goes before
antitank|Military unit
aperies|Mimicries
apparatus|Complex machine
appealed|Pled
arboreta|Botanical gardens
arcades|Loggias
archdeacon|Roguish cleric?
archive|Store, as documents
arnicas|Sprain poultices
article|Magazine piece
artists|Con men?
aspects|Features
asphalt|Cobblestone alternative
aspires|Reaches for
asserts|Maintains
assuage|Mitigate
astonish|Flabbergast
astound|Flabbergast
astride|Straddling
atheist|One not likely to say "Oh, my God!"
athlete|Funambulist, e.g.
athletes|Games players
atingle|Filled with excitement
attache|Open and shut case?
attached|Stuck on
avengers|1960s spy drama, with "The"
ballplayer|Cotillion musician?
banknote|Legal tender
banners|Streamers and flags
barbaric|Uncivilized
baritones|Male opera roles
barrancas|Ravines
barters|Trades
baseless|Unfounded
bearskin|Type of rug
bedewed|Wet
bedrock|The Flintstones setting
beeline|Direct route
befalls|Happens to
benchwarmers|Substitutes
berries|Goose and blue
beryllium|Aerospace structural material
bespatter|Cover with slander
bigtime|Highly successful: sl.
biotech|Human engineering
bisects|Halves
bizarre|Outré
blatant|Flagrant
blondes|Some northern Europeans
bluepoint|Siamese cat
bookplate|Found in some volumes
bothered|Distressed
bottler|Soft drink franchisee
braided|Type of rug
brioche|Sweet roll
briskets|Animal breasts
brownout|Reduced voltage
brusque|Curtly abrupt
buckboard|Open carriage
calamari|Fried squid
caldera|Volcanic crater
calorie|Dieter's measurement
calorie|Energy-producing value in food
cameleer|Sahara driver
canards|False reports
capsizes|Hatter's expertise?
caption|Words under a picture
caramba|Seville exclamation
carburetor|Gas-air mixer
cardsharp|Trickster
caroled|Sang at Christmas
carport|Automotive shelter
casabas|Winter melons
cascade|Waterfall
cashiers|Buck rakers?
catacomb|Underground passageway
catspaw|Light breeze causing ripples
caustically|That's a lye, he said ___
caviars|Beluga, sevruga and osetra
celerity|Speed
chasuble|Vestment worn at Mass
chatelaine|Woman's lapel ornament
cheapen|Debase
cheapskate|Inexpensive fish?
cheered|Rooted for the home team
cherish|Hold dear
cherishes|Treasures
chickpea|Garbanzo
chimera|Foolish fancy
chugalug|Guzzle without pause
cinemas|Theaters
claimer|Horse for sale before a race
classical|Like Beethoven's music
clearing|Open space
cloistered|In seclusion
cloverleaf|Road juncture
codgers|Geezers
cologne|Perfumed water
colonel|Bird man?
colonize|Settle, in a way
comelier|More suitable
conceited|Egotistical
concept|Ad campaign start
concrete|Real
considering|Anti/facet/circle
constraint|Reticence
constrict|Tighten
contest|Jeopardy!, for one
contests|Challenges
copperhead|North American viper
cornball|Mawkish
corncob|Kind of pipe
corners|Four earthly places?
corporal|A non-com
cosmetic|Superficial
cottages|Small country houses
cranial|Enclosing the brain
creased|Wrinkled
cressets|Torch cups
crevasse|Fissure
crossbreed|Ill-humored species?
crumples|Collapses
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur
curator|Museum head
cuspidors|Aim of many cowboys?
custodian|Janitor
cuticles|Fingernail scarf skin
cutlets|Veal pieces
czarism|Despotic rule
daintier|More delicate
dandruff|Some scurf
dateless|Stag
decamped|Went on the lam
declarers|Dummies' other halves
decline|Slump
decreases|Wanes
deduces|Infers logically
deerskin|Frontier fabric
defenses|Doomsday and Steel Curtain
deference|Polite regard
defiant|Boldly resistant
dementia|Mental deterioration
demolishes|Wipes out
demotes|Lowers in rank
denials|Recantations
dentine|Tooth material
deports|Expels from a country
derailed|Brought to a halt
derelict|Dilapidated
deserts|Gobi and Negev
deserts|Kalahari and Gobi
desires|Wants
destines|Predetermines
deterges|Cleanses
devoted|Dedicated
diabolo|Game with a top spinning on a string
dictate|Be authoritative
diluted|Weakened
disarray|Confusion
disaster|Great misfortune
disclose|Reveal
discover|Notice, in a way
dismiss|Reject
dissever|Part
distort|Twist, in a way
diverged|Went one's own way
divests|Gets rid of
dodgeball|Children's game
doltish|Stupid
domicils|Abodes: var.
doorjamb|Piece passed leaving a room
doornail|Symbol of lifelessness
downhearted|Eider/listen/Kennedy
downsized|Cut back
dragonfly|Puff's pants part?
dreidel|Hanukkah spinner
driving|Woods' forte
dunderhead|Fool
dynamite|Blast
earlier|Hitherto
eastward|From Europe to the Orient
economic|Money-related
ecstasy|Sheer joy
education|Part I of quote
educators|AFT members
egomania|Self-obsessive preoccupation
egresses|Exits
electrum|Gold/silver alloy
element|Periodic table listing
elevate|Move
ellipse|Area south of the White House, with The
emanate|Send forth
embarks|Sails off
embassy|Legate's home
embrace|Hug
emirate|Kuwait, e.g.
emitted|Radiated
empress|Catherine the Great, e.g.
enamels|Glossy finishes
enchant|Bewitch
enchiladas|Mexican snacks
encircle|Surround
encores|Responses to applause
endorse|Approve of
endures|Hangs on
enlarge|Stretch out
ensuing|Next
entente|Accord
entered|Became a contestant
enthuse|Show interest
enthused|Fired up
entrant|Vier
entrench|Dig in
epidote|An iron silicate
episode|Showing of "Friends"
erasure|Removal
erecting|Constructing
erector|Builder
erudite|Learned
escapee|Jean Valjean, e.g.
escarpment|Fortification slope
essayist|Susan Sontag, e.g.
essence|Gist
estates|Homes of the rich and famous
esteemed|Well-liked
estrogen|Female hormone
eternal|Like some loves
eternal|Never ending
eternal|Nonstop
eternal|Not temporary
eternal|Timeless
ethanol|Alternative fuel
evergreen|Fir
explorers|They expand horizons
extinct|No longer existing
eyelids|Lash toppers
falseface|Mask
falsetto|High voice
falsetto|Male voice
falsetto|Tenors' style
fandango|Ridiculous behavior
fastest|Racing champ
finesse|Card game maneuver
florets|Broccoli pieces
folderol|Foolishness
foremen|Supervisors
foremost|Leading
foreshadow|Presage
formals|Some dances
fortunate|Auspicious
fragment|Shred
freezer|Cold place
frighten|Terrify
gabardine|Twill fabric
gallant|Like a good knight
gallican|French Catholic
gastric|Kind of juices
gazpacho|Summer fare
gelatin|Theater light device
genesis|The Good Book book
gentler|Less harsh
gradations|Progressions
grandam|An old woman or a Pontiac
grandee|Noble Spaniard
grandee|Nobleman
granola|Breakfast choice
grassroots|Type of political support
grinder|Submarine
grounds|Coffee maker debris
guerrillas|Freedom fighters, perhaps
guiding|Supervising
haciendas|Big Spanish ranches
hairspray|1988 John Waters film
halogen|Lamp lighter?
hamburgers|Picnic dish
hamster|Rodent pet
hardhats|Construction workers
hardship|Old Ironsides?
harried|Stressed out
hasheesh|Indian narcotic: var.
hazelnut|Filbert
headmistresses|Women in charge
heartens|Cheers
heavier|More weighty
helicons|Tubas
henchman|Villain's underling
heresies|Dissenting opinions
heroine|She saves the day
heroism|Bravery
hessian|Mercenary
highfalutin|Pretentious
highroad|The moral route
hodoscope|Tracer for ionizing particles
homework|Washing windows?
honoraria|Appearance fees
hopscotch|Children's game
horselaugh|Heard on a funny farm?
hotspot|Popular place
hourglasses|They show the passage of time
housetop|Santa's landing place
hullabaloo|1960s musical variety show
hullabaloo|Uproar
icecaps|Kenai Fjords, et al.
ignoramus|Fool
illumine|Shed some light on
imagine|1971 John Lennon song
imitate|Take off on
immodest|Shameless
importuned|Beseeched
impostor|Pretender
imprisoned|Incarcerated
incenses|Ires
indented|Notched
indented|Notched
indulge|Mollycoddle
indulges|Humors
inertia|Disinclination to motion
inkstand|Calligrapher's convenience
innocents|Mark Twain's "___ Abroad"
insights|Intuitive perceptions
insists|Won't take no for an answer
insolence|Back talk
insomnia|Workaholic's woe, at times
inspire|Give a pep talk
install|Put in place
insulted|Affronted
intaglios|Cameos' counterparts
intends|Aims to
internal|Type of medicine
intoned|Recited without pitch variance
intrudes|Is not welcome
inundate|Deluge
invoice|Bill
ironclad|Like the "Constitution"?
ironman|Tireless one?
ironside|Raymond Burr role
isolate|Cut off
itemize|List
jambalaya|Mardi Gras meal
jayhawkers|Kansas natives
kettles|Pots
knockabout|Manhandle
lactase|Milk enzyme
ladybugs|Brightly colored beetles
lambent|Softly radiant
laminar|In layers
laminate|Plated
lampoons|Satirizes
landslides|Overwhelming political victories
languor|Couch potato's state
lapfuls|Chubby children?
larceny|It's not grand if it's grand
lateral|Sidelong
lavaliere|Pendant
lavished|Bestowed in abundance
layette|Baby gear
leaderboard|The Masters posting
leeward|West Indies islands
legends|The Fountain of Youth and Shangri-la, e.g.
lengthy|Extensive
lessons|Classes
liberal|Generous
lifeguard|Baywatch role
lifeguards|Their jobs end then, on Cape Cod
lineups|Suspects are found in these
liniment|Soothing application
lithesome|Supple
liveries|Uniforms for the help
lodestone|Magnetite piece
loosens|Makes less tense
lorgnette|Handled specs
lottery|Kind of drawing
lowball|Underestimate
lowlands|Scottish region
lyricist|Song writer
machine|Kind of shop
maddens|___ team: Raiders
magenta|Purplish red
magnets|Refrigerator stickers
mainsails|Schooners' features
majestic|Regal
malaise|Onset of illness, perhaps
mandola|17th C. lute
mandrake|Magician, of the comics
manifest|Obvious
mantilla|Head covering
marjoram|Welsh rabbit seasoning
marlinespikes|Nautical splicing tools
marshal|Matt Dillon was one
medalist|Olympic winner
meddlesome|Intrusive
medical|Of curative ways
medieval|Old-fashioned: sl.
menorahs|Hanukkah needs
mentors|Counselors
metalist|Eschewer of paper money
mettlesome|High-spirited
microdot|Miniature photograph
minestrone|Winter fare
minimum|Least
minister|Clergyman
mislays|Loses temporarily
mislead|Dupe
mistral|Mediterranean wind
mistrust|Regard suspiciously
moccasin|Soft shoe
modeled|Posed
monsters|Harpies
montages|Artistic compositions
moorage|Docking fee
mordant|Incisive
mothers|May celebrants
mountain|Climbing place
mudslinging|What a dirty campaign might consist of
mushroom|Cream soup
mutates|Changes
mysteries|Unknowns
nailers|Carpenters, sometimes
namesake|Junior, for one
narrated|Told a story
needles|California/Arizona border town
needling|Badgering
negotiate|Work on the contract
neonates|Newborns
neonates|Week-old infants
neurotic|Emotionally unstable
nickelling|Silvery coating: var.
nightmares|Nocturnal females?
nincompoop|Fool
novellas|Mid-length works of fiction
numbest|Most anesthetized
obelisk|Temple of Luxor monument
obsessed|Compulsively preoccupied with
occupier|Member of an invasion force
octuplet|One of eight
oddball|Eccentric person
oldster|No spring chicken
oligopsony|Market with few buyers
ombudsman|University complaint investigator, e.g.
onetime|Former
openers|First acts
operetta|Sweethearts, say
operetta|The Student Prince, for one
ordains|Decrees
ossicle|Small bone
outpace|Pass
outstrip|Excel
overanxious|More than uneasy
overcast|Cloudy
overdue|Late
overeat|Gluttonize
overflow|Spillage
overman|Employ too much help
overseas|Abroad
overseed|Revive the lawn
overshot|Went too far
overtime|Reason for extra pay
overused|Trite
palates|Mouth roofs
palterer|Haggler
pandora|First lady of Greek mythology
paragraphs|Bar chart and scatter diagram
paramedics|Dr. Salk and Dr. Spock?
paranoia|Irrational distrust
parapet|Balcony wall
paraphrases|Waste not and want not
parasol|Sunshade
pardoner|President Clinton, for one
parried|Warded off
parsnips|Edible roots
parsonage|Clergyman's residence
partial|One-sided
pedigree|Poodle's papers
peignoir|Negligee
penates|Partner of Lares
penetrate|Infiltrate
penguin|Black-and-white swimmer
penname|Richard Bachman, for one
perfectas|Horserace wagers
phoebes|Flycatchers
physical|Bodily
pickings|They may be slim
pikakes|Flowering vines
pinheads|Stupid people: sl.
planetarium|Starlit dome
plantain|Banana's kin
planted|Sowed seeds
pleasant|Weather forecast
pleased|Glad
polenta|Cornmeal dish
polenta|Thick mush
postwar|Period after WWII
potable|Fit for drinking
precept|Principle
premise|It can start an argument
presents|Introduces
preside|Govern
presses|They may stop for a story
pretend|Feign
prettier|More attractive
primped|Preened
prioress|Future abbess, maybe
prisoner|Captive
pristine|Untainted
proclaimed|Heralded
prodder|Insistent one
produce|Manufacture
program|List
prominently|In a distinguished manner
promote|Advance
pronoun|I, for one
protist|Group for most algae
proverb|Slow and steady wins the race, for one
provision|Part III of quote
provisions|Camping supplies
prowess|Superior skill
putative|Supposed
putterer|Casual workman
quarantined|In enforced seclusion
quarterbacks|Monday morning pundits
quickie|Short snort
radomes|Radar antenna housings
raftsman|River worker
ranchos|Small spreads, in Mexico
ransacks|Plunders
reached|Arrived at
realist|No dreamer
rebated|Returned a portion
recedes|Subsides
reckless|Hotheaded
redcoat|British soldier, once
redcoats|Revolutionary British soldiers
redoubt|Defensive position
redresses|Remedies
redwood|Sequoia
refinery|A very crude place?
rehashes|Goes over again
reindeer|Wapiti's kin
reiterate|Repeat
relapse|Not maintain an improvement
relocates|Makes the move
remounts|Gets on again
reneged|Went back on one's word
renovate|Modernize
repairer|Fixer
repeaters|Pistols
replace|Supersede
resentment|What Cain felt towards Abel
resewed|Patched again
reshape|Contour anew
resident|Hospital employee
resoles|Does cobbler's work
resolution|Promise for the New Year
retaliate|Strike back
retinal|Of an eye part
retirees|Many senior citizens
retorted|Rejoined
retread|Fix an old tire
retread|Secondhand tire
returns|Election night numbers
rewrite|Second draft
riddler|Batman's foe, with the
riptide|Oceanic disturbance
roamers|Nomads
rodents|Squirrels and beavers
roebuck|Male deer
roosted|Perched
rooster|Democratic Party symbol: 1842-74
rosebuds|Bush offerings
rosette|Cake decoration
roughhouse|Rowdy, uproarious behavior
saguaro|Arizona's state flower
samurai|Role for Mifune
sanctums|Holy places
sapless|Lacking vitality
sapphires|Gemstones
satanic|Fiendish
sawbones|Medics
scanner|Checkout device
scarcest|Hardest to get
scepter|Symbol of royalty
schemata|Outlines
schemes|Systematic plans
scorned|Had no use for
scrambles|Clambers
scraper|Painter's tool
scrapes|Predicaments
scrappy|Pugnacious
screens|Previews, as a film
scribes|Secretaries, once
sculpture|Jack Epstein's forte
seamiest|Most squalid
seashore|Vacation destination
seaweed|Leaf coral, e.g.
secedes|Disaffiliates
secrete|Hide
secretes|Conceals
section|Area
sedated|Not too lively
seeress|Oracle
seethes|Foams and churns
seethes|Is fit to be tied
segment|Portion
selected|Chose
sellers|Merchants
seriate|Arrange in rows
serried|In close ranks
session|Congressional gathering
sestinas|Poetic stanzas
setback|Reversal
setting|Scenery
several|Some
severed|Cut
shadows|Tails
sheepishly|I lost one, Bo-Peep said ___
sheeted|Covered, in a way
sheeted|Formed a thin layer
shoddier|More inferior
shopworn|Drab from long display
shorter|Briefer
shushed|Quieted, in a way
shutters|Window covers
silverware|Includes cutlery
simpleton|Fool
simpleton|Numbskull
sitters|Baby minders
sketcher|Drawer
skirting|Avoiding, as an issue
slaphappy|Giddy
sleuths|Detectives
sleuths|Mr. and Mrs. North, e.g.
slightly|Somewhat
sluffed|Threw a club, perhaps
smartly|In a clever way
smatter|Slight knowledge
smoothie|Summer cooler
snidely|Sarcastically
snooper|Sneaky one
snoozed|Hit the hay
soberly|Earnestly
softball|Became an Olympic sport in 1996
software|Bill Gates' specialty
solaria|Glassed-in rooms
sonatas|Moonlight songs?
sorrows|Griefs
sounder|More reliable
spacing|Arrangement method
sparser|Less dense
speeder|Leadfoot
spiciness|Zestfulness
spinets|Grands' kin
splints|Broken bone stabilizers
sponges|Organic absorbers
sprouts|Gives off shoots
spurned|Rejected
staffer|Executive assistant, e.g.
stagnated|Didn't go anywhere
stagnation|Lack of progress
staider|More solemn
stalkers|Obsessive fans, perhaps
stances|Positions
standby|Reliable friend
standby|Waiter in the wings
standoff|Mexican result?
starboard|Opposite of port
stargazers|Daydreamers
startle|Catch off guard
stately|Majestic
steadfast|Constant
steamer|Tramp ___
steeled|Toughened
steelie|Type of marble
steelies|Oldies marbles
steeple|Part of a church
steeples|Church features
steered|Took the wheel
steerer|Helmsman
stellar|Dramatic
stepson|Family member
steward|Airplane attendant
stifles|Nips in the bud
stigmas|Marks of disgrace
stoolie|Rat
stopoff|Take a break in a flight
strapped|Short of cash
stratus|Low-altitude cloud formation
strayed|Went wrong
streets|Avenue crossers
strewed|Broadcast, in a way
stripper|Takeoff expert
stylings|Salon specialties
stylist|Hairdresser
subseries|2000 October classic
subtract|Take away
sunbath|Outdoor inactivity?
sweetheart|1981 Frankie and the Knockouts hit
swellings|Mumps symptoms
taffeta|Crisp fabric
tagalongs|Shadows?
tailspin|Emotional collapse
tallest|Above all the rest
tassels|Attachments
tattered|Ragged
tattooer|Body designer?
teacake|Brit's afternoon snack
teenybopper|Idol worshiper?
teetered|Wobbled
teleran|Navigational aid
tenderer|More sore
tenured|Like some professors
terrine|Casserole dish
tessera|Mosaic square
testate|Having a will
testily|I hate finals, he said ___
thinned|Diluted
thrasher|Song bird
thunder|Roar
tickler|Memory aid
tobogganer|One riding a coaster
together|Joined
topical|Of current interest
topmost|Primary
toreadors|Bullfight figures
torpedo|Underwater missile
traineeship|Position needing a research grant
trembled|Shuddered
trendiest|Most in fashion
trespasser|Party crasher
tresses|Mane attraction?
trestle|Bridge support
triangle|Symbol of the YMCA
tribunal|Court of justice
trigrams|ABC and XYZ, e.g.
trueblue|Madonna CD
trustees|Board members, perhaps
tsardom|Autocracy
tsarinas|Former royal wives
turndown|Reject
twinkie|Kind of legal defense: sl.
underhand|Not aboveboard
undoubtedly|Yes
unended|More to come
unfasten|Let loose
unfolded|Revealed itself gradually
unheard|Inaudible
unsettle|Disturb
unsubtly|Without delicacy
uprooted|Eradicated
useless|Vain
venture|Dare
venturesome|Intrepid
vinegar|Acetic food enhancer
visibly|In an open manner
waffled|I can't decide on breakfast, he ___
warrant|___ officer
watercress|Leafy soup
watermelon|Picnic treat
whitebeard|Old man: colloq.
whodunit|Movie genre
wildcat|Unauthorized, with strike
wingding|Wild party
woolgathering|Absent-minded activity
worries|Stews over
wrestler|The Rock, for one
wristwatches|These may be digital
absolute|Infrangible
academy|Award giver
accosts|Waylays
accused|Pointed a finger at
accused|Pointed the finger at
acerbity|Sourness
acetate|Synthetic fiber
acreage|Extensive ranch land
adamant|Resolute
adaptor|Compatibility device
addenda|Supplemental material
adenoid|Breathing obstruction
adequate|Less than stellar
adhesive|Sticky stuff
adjunct|Subordinate addition
admirers|Devoted fans
admires|Regards with approval
admonish|Caution
against|Opposed
against|Vs.
aggressor|Attacking force
aileron|Part of a plane's wing
airfare|Highflier's need
alcaides|Jailers: Sp.
alehouse|Tavern
alfalfa|Spanky's friend
alimony|Cost of leaving?
alleges|Maintains
allocate|Distribute
almonds|Marzipan nuts
amateur|Tyro
amazing|Incredible
ambusher|One who lies in wait
amoretto|Little cupid
amortizes|Liquidates gradually
amounts|Totals, with to
analogy|Similarity comparison
analyze|___This: DeNiro film
anathema|Bête noire
ancestor|Great-grandfather, e.g.
andirons|Firedogs
anecdote|Amusing tale
anesthesia|Loss of bodily sensation
anguish|Cause of hand wringing
animals|Menagerie
anisette|Type of liqueur
another|Bar request
antenna|Cable alternative
antibody|Immunity unit
apparent|Clear
apparent|Manifest
appraisal|Job for a jeweler
apricot|Juicy, soft fruit
arcadia|Peaceful place
archrivals|Neighboring podiatrists?
arduous|Gruelling
armoire|Wardrobe
arrests|Obstructs
arterial|Like certain roads
arterial|Main Street, e.g.
article|A, e.g.
ascribe|Assign
aspires|Has ambitions
assault|Battery's companion
assayer|Ore analyzer
assesses|Sizes up
assessor|Appraiser
atelier|Designer's studio
athletic|Good at sports
attacks|Rips into
attires|Puts on glad rags
attract|Magnetize
auspice|Augury
avarice|Cupidity
average|So-so
avowals|Acknowledgements
aweather|Opposite of alee
backlist|Older titles, to a publisher
backpedals|Football player goes biking?
backslap|Hearty greeting
backspin|Reverse rotation
backstabber|Poor choice for a friend
baffling|Perplexing
bamboozle|Hoodwink
bandits|Highwaymen
barracuda|Voracious marine fish
beatific|Elysian
beautiful|Drop dead gorgeous
beeline|Straight shot
beeswax|None of your ___!
behavior|Conduct
benchwarmer|Substitute at the stadium
bestows|Presents as a gift
bestride|Straddle
bewitch|Entrance
bidders|Future buyers
bilayer|Two-ply molecular structure
birdcall|Audubon recording
birettas|Caps for Roman Catholic clergy
bitterroot|Montana state flower
blister|Runner's woe
blitzing|NFL defensive tactic
bluebonnet|Texas state flower
bluebottle|Kind of fly
bookworm|Studious one
boulder|Colorado River dam (officially "Hoover")
boulder|Heavy rock
brasses|Symphony section
brawled|Wrangled
breadbasket|Paunch
breadbox|Certain storage container
breasts|Colonel Sanders requests
briefcase|Executive's tote
brooches|Pins
budgies|Colorful pet store chirpers
budgies|Colorful pet store chirpers
bulblet|Flower's start, perhaps
burdens|Yokes
busboys|They make things clear
bushmasters|Rattlesnake relatives
bushwhacked|Waylaid
butterball|A real turkey!
cabanas|Small structures
calendar|Its days are numbered
campers|Touring machines
canapes|Party fare
canapes|Snack food with elan?
canasta|Double deck rummy
canasta|It uses two decks
candlepins|Bowling game
canters|Leisurely gallops
canting|On a tilt
captions|Explanations for some shots
careened|Staggered
careener|Speeding car on a sharp turn, e.g.
caribou|Deer
carnies|Fair barkers
casement|Kind of window
catalyst|Change agent
catawba|White wine
caterer|One at a wedding reception
cavalrymen|Old troops on horseback
caverns|Stalagmite homes
cements|Bonds a filling
centered|Snapped, as a football
centers|Hubs
central|Grand place in NYC
chagrin|Oh, no! feeling
chaired|Led a committee
chaperons|Escorts
chapters|Book divisions
chatterbox|Foolishly loquacious talker
checklist|Daily reminder
cheeses|Edam and Gouda
cinders|Fireplace find
cleansed|Scoured
cleanup|Win big
clothespins|They leave things hanging
coauthor|Share the writing
cobblers|They make a living in shoes
cockatoo|Crested bird
coleslaw|Side dish
collate|Arrange the sheets?
commando|Navy Seal
concede|Submit
confetti|Festive paper
conifer|Cone-bearing evergreen
construe|Interpret
control|Domination
control|Kind of freak
cordial|Gracious
corolla|Toyota make
coronary|Type of artery
cortisone|Shot for an ailing pitcher
council|Student ___
coverlet|Bed accessory
crackpot|Unrealistic one
creampuff|Pastry tray selection
creator|Inventor
crewcut|Carey hairdo
criteria|Standards of judgment
crunched|Worked abs
cupolas|Rooftop domes
custard|Puddinglike dessert
dadaist|Arp or Duchamp
dangling|Supported from above
daresay|Venture a guess
deciding|Cast the ___ vote
decorates|Adorns
decorums|Requirements of polite behavior
deepest|Most profound
deflate|Take the wind out of one's sails
deflater|Killjoy
defrosts|Thaws
deigned|Condescended
deliver|Come through
demijohn|Bottle with a wicker casing
demolish|Defeat, in a big way
deplore|Condemn
deputizes|Pins a star on
derails|Goes off track
derides|Mocks
deserts|Abandons
desolate|Uninhabited
destined|In the cards
devastator|He lays waste
diagram|Schematic drawing
dickens|Bleak House writer
dictating|Imposing, as rules
dictums|Declarations
diffuse|Permeate
dilemma|Perplexing situation
discrete|Distinct
dispersals|Disseminations
doghouse|Shepherd's home
domains|Turfs
dominant|In charge
donates|Gives gratuitously
doorman|Hotel employee
dragoons|Men-at-arms
drainage|Watershed
dramatic|Theatrical
drawbar|Tractor hitch
dreamer|Impractical person
drifted|Moved aimlessly
droshky|Russian carriage
drumbeat|Ringo's contribution
dullards|Numbskulls
dumbwaiter|Server who won't take tips?
dynamite|Fantastic!
earlobes|Spots for studs
earthenware|Pottery made from clay
earthworm|Treat for a trout
eastern|Describing the right side of the map
eastward|Orient, in a way
eateries|Some are full of beans
ebonite|Bowling ball material
echoing|Repeating
ecstasy|Cloud Nine state
edelweiss|Alpine plant, prized in Switzerland
edgewise|Way to get a word in
editions|Issues
effaces|Rubs out
effrontery|Brazen boldness
elderly|Eighty-something
electorate|Campaigner's target
elegance|Polish
elegant|Ritzy
elementary|Word to a fictional Dr.
elevator|Lift
elevators|They can give you a lift
ellipses|Omissions
elusive|Slippery
emanate|Give forth
emeralds|Irish jewelry?
eminent|Distinguished
empanels|Enrolls a jury
emperor|Hirohito, e.g.
employee|She's on the payroll
emporia|Retail stores
empress|Catherine, notably
emptying|Vacating
enclave|Isolated area
endeared|Made lovable
endeared|Won over
endeavor|Do one's darnedest
endures|Hangs in there
energetic|Peppy
engines|Sources of force
enhance|Change for the better
enlarged|Expanded in scope
enliven|Jazz up
ensnare|Trap
entailed|Meant
entente|Agreement between nations
entitles|Ennobles
entrains|Boards
entrapped|Stung, in a way
entreat|Beg
entropy|Descent into disorder
environs|Surrounding area
enzymes|Renin, and others
epaulets|Uniform adornments
epeeist|Fencing figure
epidemic|Black Death of 14th century Europe, for one
episcopal|Kind of church
epitaph|Last words
erasable|Can be easily removed by rubbing
eremites|Reclusive types
erosion|Caused by clear-cutting
erratum|Book blunder
escalate|Go up
escapade|Bit of high jinks
escapes|Some are narrow
escritoire|Writing desk
espresso|Coffee bar order
essence|Jet competitor
eternity|It goes on and on and . . .
etherizes|Puts under, old style
evaders|People the IRS looks for
eventual|Ultimate
examiner|Frisco paper
eyebrow|Tweezer target, sometimes
fantasia|Disney classic
feasted|Dined sumptuously
fedoras|Soft felt toppers
finagle|Achieve deviously
finagle|Maneuver cleverly
flimflam|Con
footloose|Bacon film
forbidden|Verboten
foreman|Golfer?
fortress|Military stronghold
frameworks|Theoretical structures
freebees|Gratuitous handouts: var.
freehand|Unrestricted authority
freeway|LA has more than one
frontward|Ahead
fussing|Overprotecting
galumph|Word coined by Lewis Carroll
gangway|Vessel's temporary bridge
garages|These may be underground
garment|It'll keep you in stitches
garnish|Parsley, often
gavotte|Old French dance
gazelle|Serengeti creature
geishas|Japanese entertainers
gentile|Heathen, once
geysers|Yellowstone attractions
ghostlike|Spectral
ghostwrite|Collaborate with a spook
giftwrap|Prepare a present
giraffe|Okapi cousin
girasol|Opal
glacier|Montana national park
goodbyes|Farewells
granite|Hard rock?
greatest|Word in Ali's boast
greenhouse|Place for roots and shoots
greeter|Welcoming one
grocery|Produce place
guardrails|Basketball player rants and raves?
guerrilla|Nicaraguan Contra, e.g.
gumtree|Eucalyptus, e.g.
habanera|Slow Cuban dance
habaneras|Slow Cuban dances
hallway|Vestibule
hamster|Wheel-turning rodent
handsets|Electronic communication devices
harbinger|Foreshadow
hassocks|They're often underfoot
hatchback|Detroit offering
hayloft|It belongs in the barn
healing|Getting well
heartache|Emotional pain
heiress|Inheritrix
heiress|She's got it coming to her
helpless|Missing a Beatles album?
hermetic|Made airtight
highboy|Tall chest of drawers
homemade|Made from scratch
homeric|Grandiose
honeydew|Melon
honorees|Feted ones
hooligan|Ruffian
hypertext|Part of HTTP
idiotic|Asinine
idleness|Inactivity
ignored|Turned a deaf ear on
imagine|John Lennon song
immortal|Remembered for all time
impeached|Challenged one's honesty
improve|Get better
inamorata|Sweetheart
indulges|Humors
inertia|Sluggishness
inhales|Does what Clinton didn't
inroads|Encroachments
inspired|Helped by a pep talk
interior|Auto section
interval|Distance between
ironical|Sardonic: var.
italics|Title type
iterate|Sound like a broken record
jewelry|Adornments
kennels|Where boxers may be trained
keynote|Kind of address
kickback|Relax
kindness|Consideration
kittens|Symbols of playfulness
knapsack|Hiker's load
knucklehead|Inept individual
largesse|Bountiful gift
laureate|Honored one
leaderboards|Team captain gets on a plane?
legions|Roman army units
legless|Apod-like
leopard|Spotted feline
levelness|Pool table quality
liberals|Some pols
liberals|The Left
likeable|Appealing
linoleum|A floor covering
lionize|Treat as a celebrity
lobster|Succulent seafood
lobster|The surf of surf and turf, perhaps
locusts|Crop pests
logging|Accessing, with on
loophole|Way around the law
lottery|Numbers game
lunchbox|Commuter tote
macabre|Gruesome
machine|Part of ATM
macroeconomics|College course
madhouse|Chaotic area
magenta|Purplish
majesty|Stately splendor
manatee|Sarasota County's neighbor
mandator|Authority giving specific orders
manhunt|Dragnet
mansions|Green ___: Hudson book
manumit|Free from bondage
massage|Physiotherapy modality
matchmaker|Boxing's Don King?
maturest|Least green
mediate|Resolve differences
medical|Part of AMA
megahit|Broadway smash
melodized|Wrote a song
memento|2001 film starring Guy Pearce
memorial|___ Day
menorahs|Hanukkah candelabras
meteoroid|Space traveler
middleman|Go-between
midyear|Around June or July
mikados|Japanese emperors' titles
militants|Some activists
miniatures|They're greatly reduced
minicam|Film-making device
minimal|Least possible
minimum|Least amount
miracles|Smokey's support
mitered|Sawed at an angle
moistened|Dampened
molecule|Chemistry class model
molecule|Chemistry class model
molehill|Certain mound of earth
moments|Brief periods of time
monitor|Supervise
moonscape|Lunar vista
mountains|Green ___: Eastern range
mousetail|Myosurus minimus
mulched|Created compost
mutinied|What Mr. Christian did
narrate|Do the commentary
nattered|Talked too much
neurons|Nerve cells
neutral|Renault gear
nextdoor|Type of neighbor
nomination|Oscar hopeful's achievement
nonsense|Poppycock
nonskid|Kind of surface
nonsmoker|Person completely finished with patches?
notable|Far-famed
nurtures|Develops
nuttier|More around the bend
oboists|Reed players
observed|Saw
obsolete|Antiquated
octopus|Invertebrate with three hearts
oilhole|Aperture for a lubricant
ominous|Inauspicious
onscreen|Kind of personality
openings|Job vacancies
opposition|Resistance
opposition|Resistance
optional|Discretionary
oracles|Vaticinators
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oratorio|Bach wrote one for Christmas
orators|Elocutionists
ordered|Commanded
oregano|Seasoning herb
oregano|Wild marjoram
orients|Gets one's bearings
ossified|Hardened into bone
outplays|Does better on the field
outscore|Get more baskets than
outscore|Leave your opponent with love?
overawes|Subdues with wonder
overbite|Orthodontist's challenge
oversee|Supervise
oversees|Acts as boss
overture|Prelude
pacific|Sight from Malibu Beach
paddled|Went canoeing
pageantry|Spectacular ceremony
palette|Colorful board
palisade|Fence for defense
palliative|Type of care
pampered|Coddled
pamphlet|Paine's revolutionary booklet
panache|Razzle-dazzle
parable|Illustration by Jesus
parabola|Result of plotting, perhaps
parapet|Protective wall
paraquat|Weed-killer
parasol|Dainty sunshade
parasol|Piña colada topper
pardons|Excuses offenses
parlors|Sitting rooms
parolee|One who gets another chance
particularly|Part three of the quip
partner|Bridge need
pastures|The Green ___: Marc Connelly drama
patents|Inventor's protections
patronage|Support
payment|Bribe, e.g.
pedagogy|Profession of a teacher
peering|Looking
pensions|Golden parachute, perhaps
pericarp|Walls of a ripened fruit
peripheral|To the side
petered|Fizzled (out)
phalanxes|Infantry formations
picnics|Summer outings
pistachio|Ice cream flavor
pitapat|Heart sound?
placebos|Inert medications
plasters|Repairs the wall
plastic|Sort of surgery
playroom|Day care center feature
playwright|Scene maker
plinths|Column bases
plotline|Story's framework
plutocrat|Wealthy person of influence
polecat|Malodorous creature
politic|Marked by prudence
polliwog|Frog, almost
ponytail|Braid cousin
portent|Writing on the wall
porthole|Window or wall opening
postdates|Follows in time
posterior|Back tooth
posting|Bulletin board item
prancers|Strutters
precede|Come before
preppie|Stylish student
preschool|Tots' learning center
pressed|Did a dry cleaner's job
previews|Trailers
priority|Precedence
prisons|Slammers
profound|Lonesome end reunited with team?
progress|Develop
prolonged|Injured center yearned to resume play?
promise|Lick's companion
promotion|Fullback's gesture after scoring a TD?
pronate|Rotate
propane|A natural gas
proposed|Fullback modeled for a cereal box?
prorated|Assessed proportionately
proscribe|Tackle who writes about the games?
protests|Public demonstrations
protests|Some activities for some activists
provision|Halfback's image of the end zone?
publish|Put into print
pursued|Went for
puttered|Wasted the golf pro's time?
quarterback|25 percent refund?
quickies|Meals on the run
quiniela|Track bet
racetrack|NASCAR venue
racists|Most bigots
radiant|Beaming
radicals|Extremists
railcar|Train part
raiment|Vestments
rainier|Washington peak
rampage|Storm
ransacker|Housebreaker
rattlesnake|Massasauga
reactive|Responsive
reactor|Atomic pile
recency|Newness
recessed|In an alcove
recluse|Lone wolf
reconciled|Accepted as inevitable
recurred|Happened again
refurbish|Modernize
regalia|Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe
regroup|Change tactics, militarily
reharden|Freeze over again
reissues|Publishes anew
release|Parking brake lever
release|Piece of publicity
releases|Liberates
relegate|Classify
relocate|Make a move
reluctance|Unwillingness
remarried|On a second honeymoon, perhaps
remoter|Not as close
removes|Eliminates
repasts|Lunch and dinner
rephrase|Judge's order to a lawyer
repletion|Fullness
reptiles|Lowlifes?
republican|Abraham Lincoln, for one
repulse|Drive back
reshaped|Changed the contour, as clay
reshapes|Bulldozes
resigned|Not fighting it
resiles|Springs back
respect|Aretha's signature song
respite|Intermission
response|Rejoinder
restage|Put on again
restore|Save a Rembrandt
restrain|Keep in check
restrain|Place limits on
retention|Memorizing aim
retired|Through with work
retroact|Act in opposition
reverse|Undo
revolute|Rolled up, as a leaf
rheostat|Brightness regulator
riposte|Sharp retort
ripsaws|Wood-cutting tools
ripsaws|Wood-cutting tools
robbery|Property crime
robotic|Machinelike
rostrum|Public speaker's platform
rostrum|Speaking platform
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
rotated|Did a tire-maintenance job
roughrider|Volunteer with Teddy Roosevelt
saffron|Food flavoring
saffron|Plant with purple flowers
salamis|Meat logs
saltine|A Keebler cracker
sanitaria|Health resorts, of a sort
saturnine|Bitter or scornful
savannah|Georgia's oldest city
sawmill|Where boards are formed
scandal|Cause célèbre
scandals|Gossip fodder
scapegoat|Person to blame
scavenge|Search for food
scenario|Play synopsis
schmaltz|Maudlin sentimentality
schmoes|Jerks
schoolhouses|They facilitate learning
science|Word with fiction or fair
scouted|Took part in Baden-Powell's group
sculptor|Michelangelo, for one
seaboards|Coastal regions
seacoast|Popular settings for paintings
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seasons|Summer and winter
secrete|Conceal in a hiding place
sedated|Calmed
seduced|Led astray
seedbed|Cultivation place
selected|Kind of shorts
selectee|Chosen one
seminars|Advanced study groups
semitrailer|It only moves when towed
semitruck|Big rig
senator|Washington bigwig
senoras|Sonora spouses
sentinel|Lookout
separates|Splits up
serapes|Acapulco shawls
serenade|Romantic air from below the sill
serenade|Romantic air from below the sill
serially|One after another
serpent|Initial beguiler
serrate|Like a band saw blade
serrate|Notched like a saw
sesames|Bagel seeds
sessions|Hours in the recording studio
setback|Check
setters|Pace University's nickname
settles|Pays, as a bill
shamrock|St. Patrick's Day symbol
sharped|Raised a note
sharpen|Use a whetstone
shinsplints|Carl Lewis shuns them
shortwave|Ham's equipment
shoulder|It may be soft
shouted|Bellowed
silicone|Caulk ingredient, perhaps
silicone|Type of rubber
sissified|Cowardly
situated|Positioned
sixteenth|Important birthday, to some
skeletal|Like a framework
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
sketchy|Like some descriptions
skipper|Baseball manager, in slang
skullcaps|Brimless headwear
skyline|View from the Staten Island Ferry
skylines|Big Apple vistas
skyscraper|Empire State Building, e.g.
slackers|Goldbricks
slapdash|Hasty and careless
slaphappy|Giddy
slapjack|Card game
sleekest|Most well groomed
sleepwalk|Somnambulate
sleeved|Not like a vest
sleeves|Shirt or short
sleighing|Winter riding
slippage|Transmission problem
slumber|Teen party
smarties|Know-it-alls
snorted|Emulated a pig
sofabed|Guest room furnishing, perhaps
soirees|Evening parties
solaria|Sun porches
solicits|Panhandles
solving|Current activity
somehow|By hook or by crook
someone|Definition, part 3
sonogram|Baby's first picture?
soother|Balm, e.g.
spaceman|Bill Lee, jokingly
spacers|Void fillers
spanker|Fore-and-aft sail
sparked|Instigated
speared|Skewered
speedily|Amain
spellbound|Hypnotized
spheroid|Egg yolk, e.g.
splayed|Oblique
spooled|Wound
spreads|Bookies' concerns
sputnik|Early orbiter
stables|Pimlico units
stacked|Like some decks
stagger|Punch-drunk behavior
stalely|In a trite way
standard|Par for the course?
standout|Distinguish oneself
standpat|Refuse change
stapler|Office equipment
starlet|Screen ingenue, often
starred|Had the lead
starrier|More adorned
starriest|Like the clearest night
statuettes|Oscar night handouts
steerage|Cheapest class on the "Breman"
stellar|Prominently successful
stepson|Extended family member
sterile|Unfruitful
sticklers|Perfectionists
stigmatize|Brand negatively
stiletto|Heel style
stinger|Hornet's defense
stinkers|Little bratty kids
stirrups|Saddle features
strewed|Scattered
stumbler|Fall guy?
stylish|Fashionable
sublimes|Evaporates like dry ice
subsidy|Grant
subtitle|Foreign language film add-on
suffice|Do
sumptuous|Lavish
superego|Id's relative
supposer|Surmiser
supposes|Believes tentatively
surfaces|Comes to the top, as a diver
surfaces|Comes up
surpass|Overtake
swaddle|Clothe, as an infant
swallow|Capistrano returnee
sweater|Pullover, e.g.
sweaters|Outer garments
swimmer|Spitz, notably
symbiote|Organism in a relationship?
syndics|Business agents
synopsis|Brief summary
tabular|Arranged in rows and columns
takeout|Excerpt
takeout|Like some restaurant orders
talents|Fortes
tanager|Brightly colored bird
tarsals|Foot bones
tastier|More palatable
tattletale|Rat
taxpayer|Wage slave, usually
teammates|Bench partners
teammates|Those in matching uniforms
teatime|4:00 PM, usually
televise|Air
televised|Aired
tellers|Window workers?
tenable|Easily defensible
tenacity|Doggedness
tendrils|Long, curling ringlets of hair
tenpins|You may strike them or spare them
teriyaki|Japanese dish
terrace|Alfresco area
terraces|Some apartment house features
terrible|Awful
terrible|Not just bad
textiles|Industrial category
therapy|Ego trip?
thesaurus|Book of synonyms
thumbtack|Pushpin
ticklish|Requiring great tact
timothy|New Testament book
tinderbox|Explosive situation
tinkerer|He plays in the workroom
tireless|Indefatigable
tobacco|Crop with a powerful Washington lobby
tonearms|Turntable parts
tonnage|Shipping figure
tonnages|Cargo amounts
toolshed|Backyard building
tootles|Beeps a car horn
topmasts|Sail holders
tornadoes|Blowhards?
totalled|Wrecked
traffic|Kind of cop
tragedy|Shakespeare work
trainee|Boot camp denizen
translator|Transcriber
transmits|Sends
transom|Door window
travesty|Sham
treadles|Sewing machine parts
treetops|Forest canopy
trellis|Supporter, of a sort
trespass|Overstep the line?
trestles|Railroad spans
trickery|Con artist's forte
trigger|He ran under Rogers
trombone|Dixieland instrument
trombone|Large brass instrument
trumped|Outdid
tsetses|African flies
tumults|Uproars
turbines|Rotary engines
turnips|Rutabaga relatives
turtledove|French hen preceder
typecast|Always landing similar roles
unclench|Open, as a fist
underbids|Bridge teams' woes
undercover|Hide
underdog|Unlikely winner
unearth|Bring to light
unkempt|Scruffy
unmasks|Exposes
unraised|Like most arms in "Lord of the Dance"
unraised|Like most arms in "Lord of the Dance"
unsettling|Disturbing
unshorn|Like sheep in winter
upstart|Presumptuous one
upstate|Part of New York
upsurge|Jump
upsweeps|Old hairdos
uptight|Edgy
utterer|Vocalizer
vagabond|Drifter
vanilla|Ice cream bean
vanilla|Pantry vial contents
vaudeville|Broadway offering
vertebra|Bone in a column
virtuous|Chaste
wagered|Bet
wagerer|Bettor
wahines|Young Hawaiian women
waistband|Cincture
wallets|Pickpocket targets
walleye|Freshwater fish
wanderers|Nomads
wapitis|Elks
warfare|Focus of military science
warrant|Search ___
warthogs|Tusked beasts
waveband|Frequency range
wayfarer|Mahler song cycle subject
weedier|More overgrown
welcomes|Invites in enthusiastically
whalebone|Oldtime waist reducer
wheeler|Tennessee River dam
whether|___ or not
wishbone|It could provide a lucky break?
wishbone|T-formation variant
woebegone|Keillor's "News from Lake ___"
workaholic|9-to-9er
worldlier|More sophisticated
wrestle|Earn one's keep in the WWF
writers|Block that torments authors
yearlong|Lasting 12 months
yearned|Hankered
zoophobia|Fear of all things animal
abcoulomb|Electrical charge
abdicate|Relinquish one's power
abrasive|Scratchy
abridge|Edit substantially
abstain|Decline to decide
abysmal|Unfathomable
accessed|Gained entrance
acclaim|Great praise
acerbic|Sarcastic
acquiesce|Reluctantly agree
actually|In fact
adamant|Intransigent
adherent|Supporter of a cause
adheres|Cleaves
adulthood|When to stop growing
adventure|Touch-and-go situation
aerials|Rabbit ears
aerobics|Richard Simmons' forte
affable|Easy to get along with
affairs|Some are of the heart
affidavit|Sworn statement
airlift|1948-49 Berlin event
alamode|Pie choice
alehouse|Welsh pub
alights|Dismounts
alkaline|Youngest batting champion in MLB history
alliteration|. . . peck of pickled peppers, e.g.
allocated|More than earmarked
allowing|Giving the go-ahead
alphabet|Cast of characters?
alright|OK, informally
ammeters|Current-measuring instruments
amorous|Romantic
anabolic|Type of steroid
anaconda|Large snake
anagrams|Word games
analyze|Study in depth
ancestor|Great, great granddad, for one
angered|Caused choler
annually|Once a year
anonymous|Kind of donor
answers|Comebacks
answers|Gets the phone
antidepressants|Mood-enhancing drugs
antipodes|Direct opposites
arbitrary|Without specific motive
arboreal|Tree-dwelling
archaic|Like erst or zounds
arguers|Debaters, essentially
arising|Resulting from
armadillo|Well-shielded Southerner
armrest|Auto interior feature
arnicas|Lotions for treating sprains
arnicas|Ointments for bruises
arrange|Set up
artisan|Guild member
ashtray|Butt holder
asperity|Rigor or hardship
assails|Attacks verbally
assembly|School gathering
athletes|Bowl figures
athletes|They play in all the big games
atlases|Books that may display where and tear?
atoning|It clears consciences
attache|Diplomatic staff member
attorney|Caseworker?
austral|Southern
automat|Coin-operated cafeteria
avalanche|Himalayan danger
aviates|Emulates Amelia
aviators|Airplane pilots
awaited|Expected
backbreaking|Onerous
backdrop|Stage curtain
balloon|Helium container
baloney|Nonsense!
bandleader|One who must face the music?
barbecue|Family reunion activity
barstool|Pub seat
barters|Wheels and deals
battalion|At least two companies ready for battle
battleship|Off-shore fortress
battling|Waging war
beanstalk|Means to storybook riches
bedroll|Tired camper's convenience
betrayal|Act of dishonor
between|In the middle of
birdbath|Avian creature's garden stop
birddog|Hunter's helper
bizarre|Conspicuously unconventional
blander|Not as spicy
blockhead|Dunce
blotches|Skin woes
blunderbuss|18th century weapon
boastful|Full of hot air
boatload|Cargo amount, perhaps
bolivia|Landlocked South American republic
bookcase|It'll hold volumes
boredom|Cause of many yawns
botanical|Garden variety?
bounces|Recover (with "back")
braille|Unspoken language
brasses|Some band instruments
breathtaking|Absolutely gorgeous
brilliant|Suitable for Mensa
broaden|Diversify
bromide|Trite saying
bustled|Move about energetically
buttercup|Yellow flower
buttercups|Love-in-a-mist bouquet
buttermilk|Dairy product or Dale Evans' mount
bygones|Word after "let" and "be"
cabaret|Tony winner, 1967 and 1998
cabdriver|Hailed one
canasta|Form of rummy
cannery|Steinbeck's Row
capstans|Nautical apparatuses
captious|Faultfinding
carhops|Some '50s employees
carillon|Tower bells
carryon|Continue as before
cartoon|Pluto might appear in one
cashier|Bill collector of a sort
cellist|Yo-Yo Ma, e.g.
censure|Harsh rebuke
censure|Official reproach
centavos|Mexican coins
centered|Focused on
centerfold|Anna Nicole Smith, once
centerpiece|Cornucopia on Thanksgiving, often
chagrin|Vexation
chayote|Aka "vegetable pear"
cheerful|Pollyannaish
cheerful|Uplifting
cherish|Cling to
chinchilla|Pearly gray fur
cinemas|Show places
clammed|Went silent (with "up")
clarinet|Reed instrument
classism|Social bias
classmate|Peer
clauses|Couple in the news each December
climate|Tropical, for example
climates|Weather conditions
cloaked|Hidden
cochlea|Organ of Corti location
cocktails|Some mixed drinks
codfish|Atlantic swimmer
coerces|Pressures
cohesion|Stick-to-it-iveness?
colored|Part of NAACP
connotations|Prison graffiti or implications?
consomme|Broth
consult|Seek advice from
cornucopia|Thanksgiving decoration
corvette|American sports car
covenant|Formal agreement
cowcatcher|Locomotive's nose
cradles|Troughs on rockers
creates|Originates
crescent|Kind of roll
crockpots|Trademark slow cookers
cronies|Political pals
crooner|Bing Crosby, famously
crosstie|Track support
curates|Keeps a collection
curveball|Delivery that could lead to a strike
cutthroat|Ruthless
daisies|They have yellow disks
dallied|Hung around
dandies|Darn good specimens
darkest|Least lit
dartboard|Tavern target
deadeye|Nickname for a sharpshooter
decanted|Served wine fancily
decibel|Now hear this
deferentially|In a servile manner
degauss|Make nonmagnetic
deigned|Condescended
delivers|Comes through
delivers|Comes through
demolish|Reduce to bits and pieces
denigrate|Belittle
deposed|Ousted
dervish|Whirling one
designate|Depute
desired|Prayed for
despair|Hopelessness
dessert|Pastry chef's specialty
destroy|Lay waste
detergent|Laundry room staple
deterges|Cleans
detracts|Diminishes
detracts|Draws away
deviate|Go awry
diagram|Explanatory chart
diaries|Personal writings
diluted|Mixed with water
dilutes|Thins
dimmest|Least sharp-witted
disarmed|Neutralized, in a way
disaster|Catastrophe
disguised|Incognito
dishrag|Epitome of limpness
disowns|Renounces
dispatch|Communique
dispenser|Vending machine, essentially
disquiet|Lack of tranquillity
dogfights|Aerial battles
doormat|Floor saver
dragstrip|Place to accelerate from a standstill
drapery|It may hide your pane
drawstring|Drapery need
dredged|Unearthed (with "up")
drenches|Soaks
dresser|Armoire kin
dustier|More in need of housecleaning
eaglets|Nest youngsters
earnest|Heartfelt
earphone|Kind of jack
earshot|A distance close enough to eavesdrop
eastern|Hailing from the Orient
edgings|Borders
eeriest|Most mysterious
eggbeaters|Kitchen gadgets
elapsed|Passed
elastics|Rubber bands, e.g.
elation|Jubilance
elected|Put into office
elector|College member
elements|Argon, arsenic, etc.
elements|Tungsten and tellurium
elephant|Fictional Horton, for one
elicits|Draws out
elitist|Snobby
emaciate|Make thinner
emanate|Send forth
embattle|Fortify, as a town
embattles|Fortifies, as a military camp
emblems|Allegories
embossed|Raised in relief
emotion|Sentiment
emotion|Show of tears or fears
emotional|Easily moved
emperor|Ming the Merciless, e.g.
empress|Alexandra, for one
encircle|Surround
encoded|Ciphered
endless|Interminable
endless|Perpetual
engirds|Circles, as the waist
engulfs|Covers completely
enhanced|Highlighted
enlaced|Twined together
enlists|Joins the military
enraged|Infuriated
ensnares|Traps
entertain|Harbor, as thoughts
enthuse|Inspire with zeal
entirely|Altogether
entraps|Gets in a sting
entreat|Plead for
entrees|Menu category
entrees|Steak and lobster, e.g.
enumerations|Tallies
epaulet|Military decoration
epistle|Long letter
epitaph|Rest in peace, e.g.
epitaphs|Tombstone inscriptions
epitome|Typical example
erogenous|Kind of zone
escapee|Fugitive
escapee|One on the run
espanol|Talk of Toledo
essence|Perfumer's extract
essences|Crucial elements
estates|Extensive properties
esteems|Respects
ethereal|Heavenly
evidence|Forensic material
evident|Clear
exacted|Demanded
excuses|What some notes from home are
existent|Alive
exotica|Strikingly unusual things
eyedrops|They're administered
eyelash|Narrow margin
eyetooth|Canine that bites a lot
facades|Stand-ins for buildings
falsetto|High-toned, in a manner of speaking
famished|Too hungry
fastness|Stronghold
fathered|Procreated
ferryboat|A way to go by
fiddlesticks|Dated "Darn!"
fielder|Gloved one
filmdom|Motion picture industry
fingernail|Itch reliever, sometimes
firedog|Andiron
fishnet|Type of stockings
flopover|More than wobble
foisted|Passed off fraudulently
folderol|Nonsense
forebode|Augur
foresee|Emulate Cassandra
founder|Flop
frankincense|Men's club aromatherapist?
freedom|Emancipation
freeload|Sponge off
frigates|Mediterranean vessels
frolics|Prances
fulcrum|Pivot
fundraise|Sell Girl Scout cookies, e.g.
fussing|Niggling
gadabout|Social butterfly
generate|Author or manufacture
genesis|It features seven days
genuine|The real McCoy
glasshouse|Don't live here and throw stones
globetrot|Travel the world
gnawing|Chewing like a beaver
gooseneck|Kind of lamp
gorilla|King Kong, notably
grandams|Some Pontiacs
grievance|Complaint
groaned|Moaned mate
grooves|Needle locales
guarddogs|Great Pyrenees, for example
guffaws|Bursts of deep, loud laughter
guidelines|Things to follow
gumdrop|Chewy sweet
hacksaw|Metal cutter
hamlets|Small villages
handler|Animal trainer
handpicked|Chosen with care
hardest|Mohs scale meaning of 10
hardhat|Construction site sight
hardhead|What a mule has, stereotypically
hardline|Uncompromising position
hardship|Burden
harmonic|Pleasing to the ear
harness|Bring under control
harpooned|Speared, as a whale
hazards|Golfers' obstacles
headgear|Helmets and such
headline|Newsy attention-getter
headset|Operator's accessory
hedgehogs|Some insectivores
helistop|Place to park your chopper
henpeck|Nag, nag, nag
heydays|Periods of great success
highwayman|DOT worker?
hobnobs|Schmoozes
hogwash|Bunk!
honorary|Like some degrees
hopscotch|Playground classic
hotcake|Griddle offering
hotrods|They are built for speed
houseplant|Leaves inside?
humdinger|Lollapalooza
humorous|Amusing
icebreaker|Polar ship or tension reliever
ideated|Performed in a think tank
imbeciles|Silly individuals
immense|Gargantuan
impacts|Crater creators
impelled|Drove forward
improves|Gets better
incidents|Commotions or disruptions
incisors|Canines' neighbors
indigent|Impoverished
indulged|Mollycoddled
ingeniously|With great cunning
inherit|Have through a gene
insecure|Lacking confidence
insoles|Shoe cushions
intensify|Grow stronger
interns|Some doctors
intoners|Chanters
introduce|Emulate an emcee
iodides|Chemical salts
irritant|Cause of a rash
islands|Easter and Christmas
isobars|Weather map connectors
isolate|Pinpoint
jabberwocky|'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves . . .
jackhammer|Men's club craftsman?
jackpot|Highest prize
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jellybeans|Reagan's love
killjoy|Party pooper
kneepads|Skateboarder's gear
knesset|It has 120 seats in Israel
lachrymose|Tearful
lambast|Sternly censure (Var.)
lasagna|Ristorante order
lathered|Soaped up
launders|Makes bad money good
layette|Outfit of newborn supplies
leapers|What some lookers may become?
leapfrog|Kids' game
lectern|Pulpit
leftovers|Tupperware fillers
leopard|Large feline
lessens|Slackens
lettered|Highly educated
lexicon|Dictionary
liaison|Contact between groups
licorice|Candy flavor
lifeguard|Pool worker
lighten|Ease, as a load
limericks|Five-liners
limousine|A way to go by
lineages|Ancestry
linebacker|Defensive stalwart
litigates|Engages in legal proceedings
livened|Infused with energy
lowercase|Like the "a" in NaOH
macrame|Knotty craft
magnificent|Description of a sunset, perhaps
mailboxes|Curbside containers
malediction|Guy talk or curse?
manifest|Customs document
manifest|List of passengers
manslaughter|Baritone guffaw or jailable offense?
mariachi|Strolling Mexican musician
markdown|Increase sales potential
marsala|Wine of Sicily
martian|Storied invader
mascara|Lash thickener
mascara|Max Factor product
mastermind|Plan and direct
matchbox|Car maker of note?
matinee|Afternoon performance
mawkish|Lovey-dovey
mayflower|1620 craft
measured|Deliberate or calculated
meatloaf|Common potluck dish
mechanic|Clunker's savior
medical|Pertinent to doctors
meetings|Town assemblies
mendable|Like most small clothing tears
merchantman|Trading vessel
meringue|Pie topping
midstream|In the thick of things
migrant|Type of worker
mileages|Expense account factors
minuses|Drawbacks
miserly|Like Silas Marner
mistime|Choose the wrong moment
mistral|Dry, cold northerly wind
mockingbird|Flying mimicker
moneyed|Having deep pockets
moonset|Nighttime astronomical phenomenon
motormouth|Talker who won't stop
motorway|Place to drive in Britain
mousetrap|Some try to build a better one
mouthpiece|Spokesperson
mukluks|Inuit footwear
mystique|Shape-shifting "X-Men" villainess
naivete|Lack of sophistication
namesakes|They may answer when you're called
nametag|Conventioneer's pin-on
nascent|Coming into existence
naysays|Opposes
neglects|Pays no attention to
nemesis|Yankees, to the Red Sox
nephews|Some family members
nettled|Irritated
nevermore|Word in "The Raven"
newlywed|Cake-cutter, on occasion
notches|Indentations
novelist|Cornwell or Clancy, e.g.
nowhere|Not in any place
numeral|It may be Roman or Arabic
oatmeal|Grits alternative
oatmeal|Kind of cookie
obedient|Compliant
oblique|Catty-cornered
obscure|Not well-known
ocelots|Spotted cats
octagon|Stop sign shape
odorous|Having a distinctive smell
oleander|Fragrant yet poisonous Eurasian shrub
onomatopoeia|Buzz or "hiss," e.g.
operation|Face lift, for example
opiates|Pain killers
opossum|Critter with a pouch
optometry|Eye-opening career
opulent|Posh
oranges|Some have navels
orators|Men of many words
original|Nonconformist
osmosis|Nontaxing learning method
ottoman|Empire of old
outgrown|Like some weeds
outsider|New kid in town
outsmart|Hornswoggle
overalls|Farm fashion
overeager|Way too anxious
overeasy|Scrambled alternative
overheats|Needs a new radiator hose, perhaps
pagodas|Far East shrines
palette|Color range
palindrome|Anna or Otto, e.g.
palpate|Diagnose by touching
panache|Great flair
pancake|Flatness archetype
pandora|Mythical box opener
parsley|French or Italian herb
partial|Showing favoritism
passkey|Janitor's aid
pathetic|Worse than inadequate
pattern|Design
patterns|Dressmaker's collection
paunchy|Corpulent
paydays|Employees eagerly await them
payments|Checks for balances?
payouts|Dividends
peasant|Laborer of old
peephole|Security feature
pendants|Jewelry items
penetrate|Soak in
penknife|Pocket tool
peptalks|Morale builders
philharmonic|Men's club musician?
pilgrim|Celebrant of Thanksgiving
pincushion|It often gets needled?
pinkies|Some fingers
pinochle|48-card game
piranha|Man-eating school
pituitary|Type of gland
plastic|One way to pay
plateglass|Storefront transparency
plausible|Seemingly true
pleased|Contented
plotline|Story
poppycock|Rubbish
portable|Kind of TV or radio
portrait|Many a Rembrandt
positive|Optimistic
possibly|Perhaps
poundcake|It's sometimes covered with pudding
pratfalls|Embarrassing blunders
precede|Come before
predict|Prognosticate
premise|Assumption
premise|Logical assumption
preppie|Stylishly dressed student
present|It's under wraps
prevues|Theatrical sneak peeks (Var.)
princes|Charles, William and Harry
pristine|In immaculate condition
probing|Exploring
proctor|Test overseer
procure|Obtain
produces|Brings forth
progress|Get somewhere
promoted|Encouraged
propaganda|Dropped leaflets, perhaps
providence|Guidance of God
quantum|Physics word
quicksand|It can give you a sinking feeling
quicksand|Trap for the unwary
quietly|Without a sound
quirkier|More eccentric
racehorses|Preakness entries
raffles|Some church fundraisers
raincheck|Ticket for a makeup game
raincoat|Seattle garb
ransoms|Coerced payments
rationale|Explanation
reacted|Responded to
readies|Preps
realtor|Garage sale pro?
rearguard|Detachment behind a military force
rebound|Hoopster's grab
recently|Of late
reciters|They speak from memory
recluse|Serious homebody
records|33s and 78s
recovers|Gets back
redeyes|Wee-hour flights
redhead|Molly Ringwald, for one
redoing|Decorating again
reentry|Part of an Apollo mission
referee|Ring authority
refereed|Arbitrated
refinement|Elegance of manner
regards|Best wishes
release|Set free
reliquary|Place to keep ancient artifacts
removes|Withdraws
renames|Alters a file, in a way
reneged|Broke a promise
renting|Subleasing
reorient|Reposition
reposition|Change the locale
reptile|Cold-blooded one
reptile|Cold-blooded vertebrate
repugnant|Detestable
reseals|Closes again, as an envelope
research|Spend time in the library
resells|Retails
resells|Unloads on eBay
reservoir|Water tower
resilient|Able to bounce back
response|Comeback
restorer|Museum worker
restores|Brings back
restring|Maintain the guitar
resurge|Get popular all over
retires|Withdraws from active service
retreats|Draws back
reunite|Get back together
revealed|Divulged
revokes|Declares void
revolve|Center around
rewinds|Goes back to the start
ringside|Prime spot for a fight
riposte|Comeback
riverboat|Slower way to travel
roundups|Summary lists
runaways|Easy victories
runoffs|Tiebreakers
saddles|Charges, as with responsibility
salaried|Earning a fixed wage
salutes|General greetings?
sameness|Clone's characteristic
samovar|Russian tea-maker
sandlot|Makeshift ballfield
sarongs|Unisex skirts
sateens|Lustrous fabrics
saucepan|Cookware item
sausages|Britons' bangers
scamper|Run about playfully
scatter|Send in different directions
scenario|Screenwriter's layout
schemed|Plotted
schooner|Sailing vessel of yore
scottie|Terrier type
seaboard|Where land and ocean meet
seances|Spirited meetings?
seaports|Long Beach and Texas City, e.g.
seasick|Queasy from wave upon wave
seasonal|Not year-round
seasons|Years, to many athletes
seceded|Broke away
secretly|On the sly
sedates|Tranquilizes
seedling|Young plant
seethed|Did a slow burn
sellout|Compromise one's talents
semesters|School terms
semifinal|Playoff part
semiretired|Like some seniors in the workplace
sensate|Having feeling
sensory|Part of ESP
sentence|Five to ten, say
sentient|Feeling
services|Some are armed
session|Congressional gathering
session|School term
several|Bunch
shamrocks|Fake jewelry?
sharpshooter|Deadeye
shelter|Protection
shelter|Tax loophole
shipwreck|Fate of the Titanic
shoebox|Place for loafers
showboat|Kern/Hammerstein hit
sibling|Household rival
signalled|Communicated nonverbally
signboard|Advertiser's medium
signora|Married Italian woman
silence|Hush
sirloin|Steakhouse order
sitting|Portrait session
skeptics|Show-me types
skillets|Frying pans
skittles|Colorful candies
slaloms|Ski runs
slicers|Deli machines
slipway|Shipyard repair ramp
sloshes|Plods through water
slurred|Dropped words
slyness|Guile
smasher|Atomic device
smashes|Some tennis strokes
sneered|Expressed disdain
snoring|Cause of sleep deprivation?
snuggle|Cuddle
soberly|In the manner of a judge
soirees|Evening get-togethers
soirees|Paris parties
soirees|Social gatherings
solaced|Put at ease
solitary|Single
somehow|Against all odds
someway|By unspecified means
sonatina|Short composition
soupcon|Slight but appreciable addition
spaceman|Buzz Lightyear, for one
spaceship|Newer way to travel
sparrow|Passerine bird
sparrow|Small songbird
spectacular|Like an elaborate display, perhaps
spectre|Greenwich ghost
spelunk|Explore caves
splices|Joins, as film
splints|Break stabilizers
spoonerism|Let me sew you to your sheet, e.g.
spriest|Least clumsy
sputnik|Early space traveler
sputter|Worrisome engine sound
stampede|Bull rush?
starlets|Acting aspirants
starlit|Like a beautiful night
startle|Catch off guard
stashes|Hides, as loot
stature|Height
staunch|Steadfast
steamer|Kind of clam
steeple|Bell site, often
steerage|Cheapest ship accommodations
stellar|Top-notch
stereotype|Pigeonhole people
sterner|Less lenient
steward|Racing official
stiletto|Short dagger
stinkpot|Despicable person
stirred|Affected emotionally
stogies|Humidor fill
stokers|Fire tenders, in a way
strafed|Attacked from the air
strafing|Raking with gunfire
stratum|Rock layer
streaks|Runs in the altogether
streamer|Party decoration
streams|Steady successions
streetcar|A way to go by
stressful|Nerve-racking
strewed|Scattered about
striate|Make groovy?
strides|Progress, so to speak
strikes|Alley X's
subtract|Take away
success|Fame and fortune
suitcase|You may not be able to carry-on with it
sunbelt|Retirement region
sundaes|Treats for a hot day
sunshine|Hawaii draw
sunshine|Hawaii draw
supervision|Kent's gift or management?
surveys|Boundary determiners
swathed|Wrapped
swatted|Hit big flies?
sweater|Place for a letter
sweating|Exhibiting nervousness, in a way
sweetens|Adds, as to the pot
swindler|Con man
tablecloth|Mealtime spread
taciturn|Much like Marcel Marceau
tackiest|Most tasteless
tackiest|Most tastelessly showy
tailcoat|Formal wear for Jeeves
talented|Showing natural aptitude
tallyho|Fox hunt shout
tampers|Tries to bribe a jury, perhaps
tarries|Drags one's feet
taxicab|Common picker-upper
teammates|Some play with them for money
teamsters|Driving force?
teasels|Old World prickly plants
telegram|Wire
televise|Air
telling|Revelatory
telltale|Revealing
tempura|Fried Japanese dish
teriyaki|Osaka order
termites|They may come out of the woodwork
terraces|Landscaping features
terrain|Topography
terrific|That's wonderful!
tersely|In few words
theaters|Play sites
therapy|Psychologist's prescription, perhaps
threaded|Interspersed
tilapia|Tropical food fish
tinhorn|Cheap and insignificant
tinware|Mess-kit material
tiresome|Tedious
toccata|Composition in the style of improvisation
tomfoolery|Men's club comedian?
tongues|Languages
topiary|Decorative shrub
topical|Like some ointments
totaled|Completely wrecked
touters|Promoters
towrope|Water-skiing accessory
traction|Road-gripping ability
trailed|Lingered behind
trainers|Workout specialists
transept|It crosses the nave
transfer|Cede
trapshooters|They fire at clay pigeons
treasure|Cherish
treetops|Forest skyline
trestles|Bridge supporters
trestles|Supporting towers for a bridge
tridents|Neptune's weapons
triodes|Vacuum tubes
triumphs|Victories
trooped|Marched
trounce|Defeat soundly
truckle|Kowtow
tryouts|Auditions
tsetses|Sleeping-sickness carriers
tsunami|Huge wave
tugboat|Port sight
twinkie|Nosh with a long shelf-life
tympani|Kettledrums
ukulele|Island strings
ulterior|Like some motives
unadorned|Plain
unbolts|Opens, in a way
uncombed|Mussed
unearth|Discover, in a way
unearthed|Dug up
unearths|Discovers
unheard|Falling upon deaf ears
unicorn|Beast on a coat of arms
unicorn|Horned creature
unloose|Free
unready|Caught short
unrolled|Prepared to peruse papyrus, perhaps
unsavory|Distasteful
unsnarl|Disentangle
unsound|Apt to break
unstable|Volatile
untangle|Straighten out
username|Log-on need
utensil|Kitchen implement
uttered|Gave voice to
utterly|Thoroughly
varying|Deviating
verbose|Long-winded
veteran|Pro
vinegar|Sour grapes?
volcanic|Made of lava
voyager|Jovian system photographer
warhorse|Veteran
warrants|They allow forced entries
warrior|Mighty soldier
watermelon|Picnic fare
wayside|Inn for Longfellow
weakened|Lost vigor
weather|Safe conversation topic
website|Internet area
whimsical|Capricious
wingtip|Dressy shoe
wisecrack|Flippant remark
woofers|Stereo components
wrestle|Come to grips
wrestled|Went to the mat
yanking|Pulling with a quick motion
yearend|Kind of statement
zeppelin|Dirigible balloon
abashed|Shamefaced
abatement|Reprieve from a tax obligation
abdomen|It looks better after being crunched
abdomen|It looks good when ripped
abigail|First first lady in the White House
accedes|Says yes
accordion|Squeezebox
acetates|Artwork overlays
acetone|Nail polish remover
acetylene|Welder's gas
acoustic|Unplugged?
acreage|Lot measure
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil entertainer
acronym|SCUBA, for one
acrylic|Kind of paint
acumens|Sharp-minded qualities
adamant|Inflexible
addenda|Back-of-the-book lists
admires|Reveres
admiring|Looking up to
adulthood|Maturity
affects|Influences
aggravate|Make worse
agitate|Stir up
airliner|People can get quite high on it
airship|Dresden dirigible
alameda|Shady public walk
alamode|Pie preference
albatross|The Rime of the Ancient Mariner bird
allowed|Let it go
alpacas|Andes grazers
alpacas|Llama cousins
alumnae|Female reunion attendees
amaretto|Liqueur choice
amateur|No expert
ambient|From the surrounding environment
amended|Changed
amenity|First-class hotel offering
amoebas|Biology class captives
amorous|Passionate
anaconda|It may grow to 25 ft. or more
anagram|What army is for Mary
analysts|Data scrutinizers
anathema|Object of loathing
anchorman|I may interrupt your programming
ancient|Prehistoric
anemones|Tide pool residents
angered|Incensed
anklets|Short socks
anterior|Frontal
anthems|Rallying songs
anthers|Pollen producers
anthill|Formicary
antihero|Protagonist found lacking
antipole|South, to the North
antlers|Buck's pride
anymore|Hungry person's question?
apaches|Cochise and Geronimo, e.g.
aperitif|Before-dinner drink
appeals|Some legal actions
applaud|Show appreciation, in a way
applied|Put to use
aptness|Suitability
arachnid|Spider or scorpion, e.g.
armoire|Bedroom furniture, perhaps
armoire|Freestanding cupboard
armoire|Large wardrobe
arrested|Collared
artisans|Craftsmen
artwork|Novel enhancement
aspirin|Medicine cabinet staple
assault|Charge that comes with battery
assayer|Certain analyst
assistants|Support staff
assuage|Pacify
asteroid|Minor planet
astonish|Flabbergast
astronaut|One making use of space?
athlete|Jock
athlete|Wheaties box feature
atomizer|Item on a vanity, perhaps
atropine|Belladonna derivative
attempts|Essays
attends|Is present at
attests|Bears witness
attract|Draw
attribute|Ascribe
auberge|French inn
auspices|Protection
austere|Stark
average|Batter consistency?
babydoll|Cabbage Patch kiddie
backlog|In-box pileup
backpacks|Hikers' burdens
backstroke|Swimming method
bakehouse|Rye production site
ballast|Boat stabilizer
baloney|Nonsense!
baroness|Noblewoman
bartender|I mix with Jack, Jim and Johnny
basalts|Volcanic rocks
baseman|First, second or third on the field
basement|Where some bargains are made?
basenji|Curly-tailed dog
bassist|Wyman of the Stones, e.g.
beadwork|Neckwear component, perhaps
bedside|Hospital visitor's place
befalls|Happens to
belated|Like some birthday wishes
believed|Accepted as true
benchwarmer|Substitute
berates|Upbraids
bewares|Is cautious of
biologic|Pertaining to the science of life
birdseeds|They may be scattered
birdsong|It may be heard in an aviary
blessed|Like the meek and the poor in spirit
blindest|Least able to see
blissful|Euphoric
blooper|Gaffe
boardwalk|It costs $400
bogeyman|Closet spook
boldest|Most courageous
boldest|Most venturesome
bondsman|Surety
boniest|Least fleshy
boycott|Consumers' ploy
boycott|Refuse to use
brainstorm|Think tank product
braises|Cooks in liquid after browning
brandish|Wield; breakfast item?
breakdown|Failure to communicate
brickbat|Blunt criticism
briefing|Providing essential information
bronzes|Statues like "The Thinker"
brotherhood|Fraternity
brushoffs|Disdainful rejections
bulldog|Georgia mascot
bulldozers|They're used to make the grade
burners|Hot meals may be on them
burnout|Emotional exhaustion
cabernets|Merlot alternatives
cadence|It's got rhythm
cajolery|Flattery intended to persuade
candlelit|Illumined by tapers
canines|Poodles and pit bulls, e.g.
canonized|Given sainthood
canters|Some gaits
capstan|It moves tape through a machine
careens|Drives recklessly
carpenter|I'll finish it for you
cashmere|Payoff from a fleecing
catholic|Type of church
cavorted|Frolicked
ceasing|Discontinuing
cellophane|Packaging material
centennial|Colorado (with "state")
century|Tenth of a millennium
certainties|Sure things; specific Father's Day gifts?
chainsaw|It's a good feller
chairperson|Meeting manager
chairperson|Presiding officer
cherish|Hold dear
chimera|Foolish fancy
chipmunks|High-pitched singers
citation|Commendation
claimed|Picked up one's baggage
clarinet|Goodman's instrument
clarion|Medieval brass
classes|English and French, for two
classical|Liszt's genre
coastal|On the Atlantic or Pacific
codicils|Will riders
coheres|Sticks together
college|Where you might get the third degree
college|Word with days or try
colonial|Pre-Revolutionary period
combated|Fought
concede|Acknowledge as true
concert|House of Blues event
conjured|Called forth
consult|Seek the advice of
contempt|Courtroom misbehavior
contests|Argues against
contort|Emulate a yogi
contorts|Twists out of shape
contrite|Repentant
conundrum|Riddle you may beat?
convents|Sisters' accommodations
corneas|Some transplanted parts
corporeal|Bodily
corrects|Changes for the better
corrode|Wear away, in a way
cottontail|White-scutted creature
counter|Part of a shop
couture|High-fashion designing
coyotes|Prairie dwellers
crayfish|Cajun catch
creases|They have pressing needs
credence|Something lent?
crewcuts|Common sight at West Point
crisper|Refrigerator drawer
cronies|Sidekicks
crooner|Bing Crosby or Harry Connick, Jr., e.g.
crossfire|Terrible thing to be caught in
crudest|Least refined
cursory|Perfunctory
danseuse|Degas subject
daredevil|Harum-scarum type
dashboard|Where to see how far you've come?
datebook|You can plan on it
deadpan|Like Steven Wright's delivery
debacles|Total failures
decayed|Rotted
decoder|One gaining intelligence, maybe
decoder|Type of ring
decrees|Edicts
decrepit|Dilapidated
deerskin|Jacket material
deflects|Blocks
defoliant|Chemical sprayed on plants
degrees|Academic qualifications
delayed|Played for time
deletes|Erases files
delineate|Trace the shape of
demigod|Part mortal and part deity
denoted|Signified
deposed|Removed from office
deranged|Not all there
derriere|Behind
deserted|Like a ghost town
despots|Strict taskmasters
dessert|Baked Alaska, e.g.
deviled|Type of egg
devotees|Fans
dictionary|Definitive book?
digested|Stomached?
discuss|Kick about
disowns|Renounces
dissent|Opposition
donated|Given freely
donates|Gives gratuitously
doormats|Pushovers
downers|Depressants
downgraded|Demoted
drapery|It may hide your pane
drawbridge|Uplifting sight for ships?
dreadlocks|Rastafarian's tresses
dreadnought|Type of battleship
driveway|Off-street parking area
drowsier|More oscitant
ducklings|Young swimmers
dungeon|Oubliette
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eardrums|Hearing aids
earmarks|Sets aside
earmuff|Drum cover?
earring|Bit of women's wear
earthenware|Something fired
earthmovers|Bulldozers
earthworms|Garden aerators
easement|Transitional piece
eatable|Suitable for use as food
echoers|Yes men, essentially
eclipse|Solar event
ecstatic|Thrilled beyond words
edginess|Disquietude
educator|I always make the grade
egoistic|Devoted to one's own interests
electrum|Alloy of gold and silver
elegant|Mighty fine
elegies|Melancholy poems
elegies|Mournful poems
elephant|Serengeti heavyweight
elevate|Build up
elevate|Take to the next level
elevator|Where to hear Muzak
ellipsis|. . .
elongate|Stretch out
eluding|Giving the slip to
emaciate|Put on a starvation diet
embraced|Accepted willingly
emeralds|Some hummingbirds
emeriti|Retired professors
emphasis|Special attention
employer|Corporation, for many
enablers|Addicts' supporters
enables|Makes possible
encases|Boxes
enchant|Bewitch
endowed|Donated
enhance|Beautify
enlistee|Today's soldier, e.g.
enriches|Adds greater significance to
ensigns|National flags
entitle|Make eligible
envelope|It might have a window
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epaulet|Uniform adornment
episode|Daily soap dish?
episodes|Sitcom airings
equinoxes|There are two every year
erasure|Deletion
erectors|Some hardhats
erringly|In a misguided way
escapee|The one that got away
espressos|Some Starbucks listings
estates|Extensive land properties
estimate|Gauge
estrange|Disaffect
estuary|Where salt and fresh water mix
etcetera|Catchall phrase
etchers|Engraving specialists
eulogia|Blessed bread
euphemism|Heck or darn, e.g.
evanesce|Fade away
everyman|Your average Joe
everyone|All of us
evolution|Controversial theory
evolved|Became more complex
exalting|Glorifying
excerpts|Selected passages
excitement|Buzz
exporters|Japanese automakers, e.g.
expounds|States in detail
exuberant|Cheerful
eyeballs|They fill sockets
eyehole|Ski mask feature
eyeholes|Mask features
eyelids|They close at night
eyelids|They close at night
eyeshot|Range of vision
eyesore|Unsightly sight
eyesores|Graffiti, abandoned buildings, etc.
eyestalk|Lobster part
eyestrain|Avid reader's complaint
falconry|Sport involving birds
fandangos|Some Spanish dances
feature|Highlight
fellowship|Money granted for research
finessing|Using a bridge ploy
fingers|Common quintet
flagpole|Attachment to government buildings
fleeces|Overcharges
floater|Oft-relocated employee
flumped|Fell heavily
follicle|Hair piece?
foolscap|Cone-shaped paper hat
forehead|Place for bangs
foresight|Prospicience
formative|Developmental (as years)
forward|Wisconsin quarter back's words?
freedoms|Roosevelt had four
friezes|Sculpted bands in Greek architecture
frontman|Band's lead singer
frostier|Less genial
funhouse|Amusement park attraction
funnels|Some kitchen or workshop utensils
galatea|Pygmalion's beloved statue
galoshes|Oxford coverups
garages|Beetles may be found in them
general|Pandemic
general|War planner
generated|Produced
gestapo|WWII German police
ghostwrites|Becomes an unknown author on Halloween?
gladness|Joy
glosses|Waxy finishes
goatees|Beatnik growths, perhaps
godsend|Unexpected boon
gorillas|Endangered anthropoids
grammar|It's checked by many teachers
granite|New Hampshire (with "state")
grasshopper|Entomologist's cocktail?
grassroots|Ordinary people
greases|Lubricates
greatness|Rare achievement
grievance|Grounds for a complaint
guernsey|Cheese source
guessed|Took a stab at
hacksaw|Cutting tool
hailstorm|Hard water fall?
hairlines|They may be receding; toupe catalogs
hairpins|Parts of some buns
hairpins|Some sharp turns
hammerhead|Well-named shark
hammerlock|Wrestling maneuver
hamster|Cute house pet
handguns|Shooting irons
handles|Manages
harkens|Gives heed
hatrack|Fred Astaire's dance partner in "Royal Wedding"
haughty|Stuck-up
headache|Cephalalgia
headsets|Airline offerings
heartthrob|Flame
hellcats|WWII fighters
hellion|Rowdy sort
helpless|In need of a hero
hibachi|Portable brazier
hokiest|Superlatively contrived
holsters|Where some people pack heat?
hoorahs|Triumphant shouts
horseshoes|Rural game involving ringers
hosanna|Palm Sunday salute
hothead|One who's all the rage?
hothead|Short-tempered person's malady?
hotspot|Popular club
hotspot|Unstable region
housesit|Take care of a traveler's home
idealism|Pursuit of unrealistic perfection
idealist|Seeker of perfection; innovator's agenda?
idleness|The mother of corruption, according to Montaigne
illegal|Like some aliens
imbiber|Toper
imitate|Monkey
impairs|Vitiates
impress|Affect favorably
incubate|Develop, as an egg
inkwells|Schoolhouse features of yore
innersole|Boot segment
inoperative|Not running
inscribe|Engrave
insects|Cockroaches and cicadas, e.g.
insipid|Lacking zest
insoles|Foot comforters
inspect|Check out
intaglio|Printing that uses an engraved plate
interpret|Translate
intrigue|Cloak-and-dagger doings
intrudes|Crashes the party
inwards|Approaching the center
irksome|Pestiferous
ironsides|Hull's was "Old"
isosceles|Kind of triangle
isotope|Particular form of an element
itchier|More fidgety
itchiest|Most restless
iterated|Repeated
jaguars|Beasts revered by the Maya
jalapeno|Pungent pepper
jointers|Some woodworkers' tools
keyboard|Federal Reserve, e.g.?
keynoter|One with an address
kingfish|Mackerel caught on the Atlantic coast
kissers|Mugs
kneeling|Genuflecting
laptops|They're off during takeoff
lasagnas|Pasta favorites
lassoes|Cow catchers
laughingstock|Person that's pointed at
launchpad|Discovery zone?
layette|Clothing for a newborn
learned|Having knowledge
lettered|Was on the varsity
letters|Varsity awards
likable|Endearing
likening|Comparing or equating
limited|Sort of edition
lioness|Den mother
lioness|Elsa is a famous one
listens|Heeds (with "to")
lobster|Maine export
lockbox|Portable security device
lockout|Employer's ploy
logistic|Related to the handling of details
loopholes|Things lawyers look for
loudest|Ten on the volume control, typically
lowlands|Scottish region
lozenge|Medicated candy
macadam|Ground cover?
macaroni|Type of salad
machine|Word with finish or gun
magnolia|Mississippi (with "state")
mahimahi|Hawaiian seafood
mahjong|Game with dragons
manacle|Shackle
managers|They send people to the showers
manatee|Plant-eating aquatic mammal
manhandle|Treat roughly
manhattan|Islander's cocktail?
mannered|Word with well or ill
mantras|Meditative chants
marbler|Paper decorator using oil pigments in water
marigold|Showy annual
marinara|Tortellini topping, often
martyrs|Sufferers for causes
masseurs|Some spa employees
maxilla|Upper jaw
maximum|Harshest sentence
meander|Perambulate
measure|Do this twice before cutting
melodious|Tuneful
menaces|Endangers
menaces|Imperils
mentors|Gives guidance
meringue|Pie topping
metallic|Like some elements
meteors|Contents of certain showers
meteors|They provide hot showers?
metrical|Composed in verse
microfilm|Archivist's material
minestrone|Vegetable soup
minicar|Subcompact's smaller kin
mislabel|Identify incorrectly
mislead|Give the bum steer
mission|The Alamo, once
mobster|Don Corleone, for one
moments|Brief periods of time
monarchs|Negro Leagues team
moneybag|Wells Fargo pickup
moonlighting|Shepherd vehicle?
motormouth|Fast-talker's malady?
munchkin|Low-ranking employee in Emerald City
muscleman|Certain bodybuilder
namesake|Junior, to Senior
neolith|Stone Age tool
neutral|Idling gear
newness|Novelty
newscast|Daily TV event
newscast|It can be local or national
newsroom|Place where stories are written
nightcap|Romantic evening extender
nineteens|Really big shoes; young baseball team?
nineties|They were gay
nitrogen|Primary constituent of air
nodules|Small swellings
nonrural|Citified
nonstop|Round-the-clock
nostrils|External openings in the face
nostrils|Where you get a whiff
notates|Takes minutes
notepad|Reporter's need
notepads|Receptionist's supply
novices|Newcomers; without faults?
nudniks|Boring pests
nursemaid|She's more than a babysitter
nurture|Raise, as a child
obsolete|Like a 386 computer
occurrence|A happening that happens to happen
odometer|You'll travel far before it turns over
offensive|Like some football tackles
offshore|Location of some banks
oleanders|White-flowered shrubs
onstage|Playing one's part
opaline|Iridescent
operable|In working condition
operate|Run
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan work
options|Choices
orators|Public speakers
oregano|Marjoram's cousin
orients|Turns in the right direction
ornament|Nose ring, e.g.
osseous|Bony
ostriches|Largest birds
outgrow|Get too big for
outmost|At the farthest point from a center
outrage|Disgraceful event
outsmart|Hornswoggle
overdid|Went to too many extremes
overhauled|Thoroughly repaired
overpay|Remunerate excessively
overran|Defeated conclusively
overrate|Value too highly
overrun|Trample
oversight|Inadvertence
overstep|Go too far
pachinko|Game resembling pinball
pageants|Spectacular shows
painful|Sore
painless|Dentistry technique
pajamas|Mom may have laid them out for you
palatial|Befitting an emperor's residence
palmyra|Tall fan palm used for thatching
panache|Feathered plume on a helmet
papayas|Tropical fruits
paraders|Some folks on foot
paranoia|Irrational distrust
parapet|Low barrier
parasol|Sun screen, of a kind
partway|Not the complete distance
password|Identity verifier
patches|Stereotypical wear for pirates
pavement|Job seekers may pound it
pedestals|Bust supporters
peekaboo|Phrase before "I see you!"
pelican|Louisiana (with "state")
periscope|View enhancer
periwig|Old-fashioned topper
pertain|Bear on
peruses|Mulls over
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
physical|Medical exam
pigskins|Footballs
pileups|They're worse than mere traffic jams
pilgrim|A Plymouth colony founder
pinpoint|Zero in on
pintsize|Sawed-off
placebos|Certain test controls
plaything|Child's toy
pleases|Gives gratification to
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
ponytails|Part of some coiffures
porters|Redcaps
portrait|Gilbert Stuart specialty
posters|Some movie advertisements
potpies|Pastry-covered dishes
potpourris|Mixtures of unrelated objects
precept|Item in a doctrine
precept|Rule of personal conduct
precinct|Election district
precursor|Forerunner
predicaments|PICKLES
preexist|Come beforehand
prepare|Ready oneself
preserve|No hunting area
president|My family is first
presider|Chairperson, e.g.
preteen|Twelve-year-old, e.g.
prevail|Have your way
primrose|Type of path
princes|Royal issue
procedure|Criminal or civil study, in law
process|Word with natural or mental
processed|Type of cheese
prodded|Impelled
promote|Kick upstairs?
prompter|Tele attachment
propound|Run up the flagpole and see who salutes
prorate|Apportion
protects|Shields
protocol|Diplomat's code of conduct
prowled|Roved about stealthily
pueblos|Adobe villages
pushier|Less apt to wait one's turn
putdowns|Insults
quality|Attribute
radiator|Heat provider
raindrop|Bit of precipitation
raining|Precipitating, in a way
ramparts|Bulwarks
ranchers|Cattle owners
ransack|Clean out the house?
ransoms|Kidnappers' demands
rattler|It has a forked tongue
raucous|Unpleasantly loud
realties|Properties consisting of houses and land
realtors|Land agents
reasoned|Logically concluded
reassuring|Confidence-boosting
reawoke|Heard the snooze alarm
recedes|Withdraws
reclines|Takes it easy, in a way
recovery|Patient's goal
recuses|Steps aside, judicially
recycled|Didn't junk
redeems|Cashes in
redeploy|Shuffle troops
redesigns|Does an interior decorator's job
redraws|Picks new cards
reflect|Mirror
refusals|Denials
regroup|Change tactics, militarily
rehearse|Prepare to perform
reheated|Warmed up
reinstate|Restore to the previous rank
relaces|Threads tennis shoes again
relapse|Bump on the road to recovery
relation|Kinsman
release|Let go
released|Manumitted
relevant|Germane
relocate|Move
remains|Stays on
remember|Recollect
repacks|Fills the suitcase anew
repaint|Put on a new coat
repairs|Fixes
reporter|Woodward or Bernstein, e.g.
repulsion|Extreme aversion
reroute|Use a bypass
rescind|Cancel, as a law
residual|TV royalty
rethread|Fix laces, in a way
retires|Calls it a career
retorted|Came back
retotals|Develops a new figure
retread|Cure baldness?
retreat|A place of privacy
retreat|Good place to meditate
retried|Took another shot
retrograde|Go backward
revenger|Satisfaction seeker, of a sort
reverent|Deeply respectful
ripostes|Clever comebacks
riveting|Attention-grabbing
rooster|Nature's alarm clock
rootlet|Plant's tiny anchor
sachets|Small bags of scented powder
saltboxes|Some New England houses
sardine|Canned item
sargasso|Seaweed-filled sea
sassafras|Soft drink flavoring
sassiest|Cheeky, to the max
satisfy|Meet expectations
sausage|Knockwurst, for one
savants|Scholars
savored|Relished
savored|Took pleasure in
scanned|Swiped a bar code
scarecrow|Memorable Ray Bolger role
schedule|Airline posting
schemata|Diagrammatic representations
scheming|Plotting
schoolmarm|Frequent oater character
scofflaw|Ticket ignorer
sconces|Torch bearers
scorned|Pooh-poohed
scorpion|Zodiac arachnid
screened|Like some porches
screens|Previews, as a film
screwdriver|Handy Andy's cocktail?
scripture|It may be quoted in church
scrooges|Seasonal grumps
scruple|Principle that hinders action
sculptor|Michelangelo, for one
sculpts|Emulates Archipenko
scuttle|Proceed hurriedly
seabird|Albatross or pelican, e.g.
seatbelt|It's a lifesaver
seatless|Like a straphanger
seceder|Any of the Confederate states
secrete|Exude, as a poison
secures|Makes safe
security|Word with blanket or guard
sedated|Under, in a way
seeable|Like rain, but not wind
seekers|Georgy Girl singers (with "The")
seepage|Slow outflow
seersucker|Summer suit material
seminar|Advanced course
semipro|Part-time athlete
senator|One in a hundred
sentient|Endowed with feeling
serapes|South of the border shawls
serenade|Under-the-window performance
serpent|Eden denizen
service|Army or Navy, e.g.
sesames|Street and seeds
setback|Prorogue
sewings|Needlepoint pieces
shakier|Less sound
sheepdog|Four-legged herder
sherbet|Ice cream alternative
sherbet|Ice cream alternative
shields|Defensive armaments
shields|Escutcheons
shovers|Rude subway passengers?
shredders|They end paper trails
shrewdly|Astutely
siamese|Cat variety
sidebar|Article supplement
sifters|They make things finer
silencer|Hit man's accessory
silkier|More lustrous
sinless|You must be this to cast the first stone
sisters|Wimple wearers
skaters|The in-line crowd
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
skylines|Penthouse views
slavers|Drools
sleeting|Precipitating in winter, in a way
slender|Willowy
sliders|Some breaking balls
slogans|Madison Ave. creations
slowest|Most like a snail
sluiced|Drained through a channel
smatter|Speak with spotty knowledge
smelted|Did refinery work
smelter|Metal refinery
sneaked|Went on tippy-toes
sneakers|Gym shoes
sniffer|Bloodhound, at times
snippet|Small piece of info
snowballs|Yuletide projectiles
snowboard|Treasury Department panel?
soberly|Good way to drive
sociable|Outgoing
softies|Sentimentalists
soirees|Evening get-togethers
soirees|Late parties
soldier|Foxhole digger
solicit|Ask earnestly
sooners|Norman athletes
sooners|Some students in Oklahoma
sorbets|Some frozen desserts
soybean|Source of oil and food
spanned|Traversed
spartan|Marked by frugality
spectre|Greenwich ghost
spectre|Org. battled by 007
spellbinding|Hypnotic
spelled|Was busy at a bee?
spiffed|Improved one's appearance (with "up")
spindles|Bobbin holders
spinner|Board game feature
spinner|Common game piece
splinter|Woodworker's worry
spoiler|Solution revealer
sported|Wore
spreads|Jelly and jam
springboard|Jumping-off point, for some
sprinted|Ran at top speed
squadron|Armored cavalry
stagehand|One of the troupe
staging|Putting on, as a theatrical production
stalemated|Took Tal to a tie
stampede|Panicky onrush
stampede|Steers out of control?
standby|Passenger status
stapler|Business office item
starless|Like stormy nights
starstruck|Agog over the rich and famous
station|London's Paddington, for one
station|North in Boston, e.g.
statues|Common park features
steeled|Braced oneself for impact
steeple|Skyline feature, perhaps
steeple|Start of a chase?
steerage|Some ship accommodations
stepson|Family member
stereos|Audiophiles' purchases
stereos|Quad antecedents
stewards|They know where to get wine
sticklers|Perfectionists
stiletto|Kind of heel
stinker|Film that rates no stars
stogies|Corona and panatela, e.g.
stonewalled|Refused to answer
stoneware|Caveman's cooking tools?
storage|Warehouse's function
strains|Filters
straitjacket|Escape artist's challenge
strawhat|Boater, for one
strayed|Lacked a herd mentality
streamer|Crepe paper strip
stressed|In emotional turmoil
stricken|Wounded
stridden|Walked with long steps
strolls|Leisurely jaunts
stumble|It may precede a fall
sublimer|More empyreal
subvert|Undermine
sunbeam|Ray of light
sunshine|Florida (with "state")
surpass|Go one better
surrounds|Begins a siege
swearer|Oath taker
sweatshop|Awful place to work
syllabus|First-day-of-class handout
symptom|Evidence for the doctor
syndromes|China and Munchausen
tabloid|Something to check out at the checkout
tactics|Plans for attaining particular goals
tactile|Touch-related
taffeta|Dressy fabric
tamales|South of the border orders
tampered|Fiddled (with)
tangents|Lines that just touch
tangoed|Danced, Latin-American style
taproot|Carrot's principal feeder
targets|Aims at
tartans|Bagpipers' garb
tasseled|Like Shriners' hats
tattooers|Skin artists
taunter|Schoolyard bully, at times
teeniest|Most microscopic
teetotal|Stay on the wagon
telethons|PBS fundraisers
televise|Air
tempests|Violent storms
termite|Little house wrecker
territory|End of the cause (Part 5)
tetrahedra|Pyramids, and the like
therapy|Get well regimen
thirsted|Craved
thoughts|Intellections
thousand|Part of an epic movie cast
thrills|Goosebump makers
thyroid|An endocrine gland
tidewater|It may lap the shore
tiebreaker|It settles the score
timbres|Sound qualities
tincture|Substance that colors
tinsmith|Metal craftsman
tiptoes|Pussyfoots
tiresome|Tedious
toadstool|Not the best mushroom to eat
toaster|Kitchen staple
toaster|One offering good wishes
toastmaster|After-dinner speaker
tonette|Small, flute-like instrument
tonnage|Shipping measure
toothache|Problem with one's canine
toreros|Suit of lights wearers
tourism|Important business to many states
tracked|Traversed
traduce|Drag through the mud
trainee|Apprentice
trapped|Cornered
trashes|Speaks disparagingly of
treading|Trampling
treeing|Bear's hunting method
trellis|Vine place
trespass|Step over the line?
trestles|Bridge supports
triceps|Muscle having three origins
triplets|Unusual delivery
tripped|Fell head over heels?
trolleys|Dessert carts
tropical|Kind of fish
trotters|Pigs' feet
trustee|Church official, e.g.
turnaround|Reverse course
turnover|Apple treat
turtleneck|Sweater for reptiles?
tweeted|Made like a canary
umbrella|Brit's ubiquitous tote
umbrellas|Collapsible canopies
unclothe|Disrobe
undercover|Secret
underfed|Needing sustenance
unicorns|Mythical beasts
unmasks|Reveals the identity of
unstated|Not declared
unyoked|Freed, as oxen
uplifted|Raised the spirits of
uppercase|Type of letter
utterance|Vocalization
vacates|Gives up, as an office
vagabonds|Drifters
validate|Give credence
vicious|Brutal
violations|Meter maids' quests
viscera|Organs appropriate for Halloween?
waistline|Dieter's target
walkover|Cinch
wallowed|Made like swine
wetsuits|Scuba gear
whereas|On the other hand
whitens|Bleaches
whiteout|Polar weather condition
windpipe|Air passage
wingspans|Plane dimensions
wisenheimer|Smart aleck
woodsman|Red Riding Hood's rescuer
wordage|Essay count
wrestler|Sometimes my back is against the ropes
aardvarks|Ant eaters
abeyance|Temporary cessation
abrasive|Scratchy
abscond|Skip town
absence|Deficiency
absence|Total lack
accordion|Squeezebox
accords|Agreements
accustom|Familiarize
acrobat|Big-top performer
actress|Caster's selection
adapters|Some electrical plug-in devices
adeptness|Ability without difficulty
adjourned|More than recessed
adjusts|Fine-tunes, e.g.
adorable|Cute
aerosol|It's under pressure
aerospace|Lockheed Martin field
agitatedly|In a disturbed manner
airborne|Floating, as dust
airplane|Wrights got it right
airport|Carousel site
alabaster|Sculptor's medium, perhaps
alderman|Council member
alerted|Gave a warning
alertness|Sentry's attribute
alfredo|With a creamy cheese sauce
alfresco|Like sidewalk dining
alimony|Money derived from an old union
alpenhorns|High altitude instruments?
alumroot|Plant used as an astringent
amenable|Willing to comply
amoroso|Sweet sherry
amulets|Talismans
ancestor|One known for forbearance
ancestors|Family tree members
anglers|Hook, line and sinker types
angoras|Some rabbits
anisette|Licorice-flavored liqueur
annoying|Pesky
annulled|Declared invalid
antelope|Animal at home on the range
antelope|High-jumping African
antenna|It catches some waves
anterior|Front tooth
anthill|Aardvark's target
antithesis|Exact opposite
appeasers|Pacifying people
appetizer|Shrimp cocktail, often
apropos|Fitting
apropos|Fitting
aptness|Relevance
aquaria|Tanks for watching
arboreta|Where trees may be cultivated
archives|Storage place for records
armrests|Airplane seat features
aromatic|Having a strong fragrance
artifact|Dig discovery, perhaps
artiste|Montmartre frequenter
artlessly|In a crude and unskilled manner
ascents|Lift-off followers
ashamed|Not exactly proud
assails|Launches an attack
assents|Concurs
asserts|Puts forth
assessed|Took stock of
assists|Cager's credits
astonish|Flabbergast
atoners|Apologetic ones
attache|Lawyer's case?
attorney|Suspect's right
availed|Made use of
aviator|Flyboy
aviators|Some American employees
awaited|Lay in store for
awaiting|Hanging around for
azaleas|Rhododendrons' relatives
baccarat|Monte Carlo game
backache|Lumbago, e.g.
backbends|Some acrobatic feats
backrest|Support you can lean on
baggage|Kind of handler
ballpark|Like some figures
ballroom|Dancing style
bandits|Outlaws
bandwidth|Internet user's concern
baptism|John's Jordan River rite
barnstorm|Lecture around the country
barnyard|Farm area
bartends|Comes to the aid of the party?
bauxite|Principal ore of aluminum
bazaars|Some charity events
bedclothes|Nightcaps, e.g.?
bedspread|Night cover?
beeswax|Business, in a retort to the nosy
beguiler|Deceiver
behaved|Was nice to the babysitter
behavior|Comportment
bemoaned|Lamented
bemoans|Laments
benedict|Infamous Arnold
betrayer|Judas, to Jesus
between|In the interval
bigfoot|Mythical humanoid
birdbath|Backyard attraction
bittersweet|Like some memories
blather|Screwy talk
bleaters|Goats, sheep, etc.
blemishing|Causing flaws in
blotter|Station-house reading
blowouts|Big celebrations
boarders|You may feed and house them
boldest|Most fearless
boliviano|La Paz currency
bologna|Some stuff heroes are made of
bottlenecks|Some traffic tie-ups
bourbons|French Revolution targets
boycotted|Abstained from frequenting in a major way
boycotted|Shunned, in a big way
brained|Bopped on the noggin
brandish|Wave, as a sword
breezes|They blow through the jasmine of my mind
brigand|Highwayman
bristol|English seaport
broadened|Delocalized
brownout|Certain power failure
brownouts|Power company problems
buttery|Storeroom for foods or wines
cabdriver|A meter reader
cabdrivers|Horse-drawn carriage operators
cachets|Official seals
cadence|Rhythmical series
callous|Hardhearted
calorie|Kind of counter
cancans|Things people do to get their kicks?
canteen|Water flask
canters|Moderate paces
cardigan|Sweater named for an earl
carports|Some parking places
carwash|Blazer cleaner
casings|Shell discards
castled|Moved the king to safety, in chess
catapult|Ancient stone thrower
catnaps|Short snoozes
ceasefire|Official truce
ceasefire|Truce
celeste|First name in the "All About Eve" cast
centavo|Part of a peso
centers|Some linemen
centigrade|Temperature measure
cerulean|Bright blue
chagrin|Dismay
chairwoman|Certain meeting leader
champagne|Now's the time for . . .
chemist|Druggist, in London
chemists|Some lab workers
cherubic|Befitting an angel
chervil|Parsley relative
chinchilla|Furry Andes dweller
chisels|Some woodworking tools
chocolates|Now's the time for . . .
choirboy|Sunday singer, perhaps
chorale|Bach piece
chowchow|Pickle relish with mustard
chowhound|Big eater
cicadas|Noisy insects
cinemas|Mall features, often
claptrap|Empty language
clawing|Feline activity
cleanse|Purge, as of sins
cleanser|Under-the-sink item
clerics|White-collar workers?
closure|Occlusion
clothesline|Cord in some backyards
clunkers|Junkyard wheels
cockerel|Young rooster
codfish|North Atlantic delicacy
cognomen|Nickname
cognomen|Nickname, formally
coleslaw|Popular side dish
collapse|Topple
collects|Is successful in a lawsuit
colorado|Grand Canyon river
colorcast|TV program today, almost certainly
colossal|Enormous
conceal|Prevent from being seen
console|Instrument panel
constant|Unchangeable
coopers|Barrel makers
copilot|Frequent flier
copycat|Monkey see, monkey do type
corporal|Type of punishment
corrupts|Succeeds in bribing
cottoned|Took a liking (to)
creates|Causes to exist
cribbed|Plagiarized
crumble|Break up
cupcakes|Birthday party fare, perhaps
curators|Museum supervisors
dadaism|Anti-art art movement of WWI
dahlias|Bright-colored blooms
dahlias|Flowers named for a Swedish botanist
damages|Subjects of some jury deliberations
dandier|More first-rate
debtors|Victims of some sharks
declares|States emphatically
deflect|Avert
defraud|Deprive of by deceit
deletion|Removal of text, e.g.
demigod|Deified mortal
demurred|Took exception to
dendrite|Nerve fiber
deprive|Keep from keeping
deserter|One who abandons his mates
destroy|Cream
deviled|Vexed
diagonal|On the bias
dictate|Issue commands
diction|Articulation
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
discretion|The better part of valor
disgust|Strong revulsion
domains|Realms
doormat|Habitually humiliated human
doorstep|You cross it often
downplays|Diminishes in importance
drainage|Kind of ditch
drawbridge|Castle access
drearier|More cheerless
dribble|You'll travel if you don't do this enough
dropout|Quitter of a sort
dryland|Welcome sight to Columbus
duality|Yin and yang, e.g.
dullard|Boring individual
dumptruck|Load hauler
eagerly|With anticipation
earnest|Heartfelt
earthquake|It could be catastrophic
eastern|Hailing from the Orient
eateries|Hash houses
ecotone|Biome border
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edgewise|One way to get a word in
educator|College professor, e.g.
eeriest|Most likely to cause goose flesh
eggbeater|Kitchen utensil
elaborated|Added details
elapsed|Gone by
elatedly|With joy
elector|Citizen with a legal right to vote
electrode|Battery part
elegant|Posh
emanates|Gives forth
embarrass|Make self-conscious
embattled|Beset with attackers
emissary|Ambassador, e.g.
emollient|Soothing agent
emotions|Feelings
employed|Working
empower|Capacitate
empower|Endue
encomia|Glowing tributes
endings|Nerves and novels have them
endnotes|Chapter explanation, e.g.
energetic|Full of pep
enforced|Put into effect
engorges|Eats to excess
engorges|Makes a pig of oneself
enlaces|Ties up
ennoble|Raise to high status
entails|Involves
entitled|Qualified for by right
entourage|Rock star's faithful
entrant|Sweepstakes hopeful
entreat|Implore
entries|They're found in a log
entryway|Portal
epaulet|Military adornment
epicure|Diner extraordinaire
epilogs|Actor's last words (Var.)
epilogue|Afterword
epitaph|It's written in stone
epithet|Defamatory phrase
erasure|Expungement
erelong|Give My Regards to Broadway ending
erosive|Damaging, in a way
erratic|Inconsistent
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escapee|One who's sprung the coop
eschews|Shuns
espressos|Some servings of strong coffee
estates|Dead giveaways?
estates|Monticello and Mount Vernon, e.g.
estopped|Barred legally
estrogen|Female steroid
etageres|Knickknack cabinets
etchers|Some glass artists
eternal|Never-ending
eternity|Timelessness
evanesce|Dissipate
evasive|Deliberately vague
exhales|Completes a respiration
exhaust|Use up
eyeliner|Peeper prettifier
eyeshot|Optical range
eyeteeth|Canines
falsehood|Lie
feather|Exemplar of lightness
feature|Main attraction
feetfirst|One way to land
feminine|Pertaining to women
figurehead|Part of some sailing vessels
filters|Some cigarettes have them
finesse|Skill plus delicacy
fingerprint|Its arch might be plain or tented
firebomb|Incendiary item
flagship|The USS Enterprise, e.g.
fleecer|Scam artist
fleered|Smirked contemptuously
floodlight|Driveway accessory, perhaps
flyleaf|Blank first page
footlocker|Storage trunk
foxtrot|Ballroom dance
freedom|Bill of Rights word
funnymen|Seinfeld, Carrey, Rock, collectively
fustian|Grandiloquence
gangster|Mob member
garrote|Infamous Spanish collar
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gazelle|Small antelope
gazette|Word in some newspaper names
generous|Magnanimous
genesis|Beginning
geniuses|Typical Mensa members
germans|Some Europeans
ghostwriter|Secret collaborator
giftwrapped|Ready for presentation, in a way
glasshouses|Bad places for stone throwers
gleesome|Elated
glitter|Part of some makeup kits
goalpost|Gridiron marker
goatskins|Leather wine holders
goddaughter|Drew Barrymore to Steven Spielberg
grandads|Some family reunion members (Var.)
grandiose|Extravagant
grilled|Questioned harshly
growths|Warts, tumors, etc.
guncotton|Explosive concoction
halftime|When the band performs
halters|Horse leads
handrail|Banister
handsaw|Carpentry tool
hankered|Longed (for)
hayseeds|Yokels
hectare|2.471 acres
heiresses|Rich-girls-to-be
helipads|Rooftop landing sites
highbred|Born of superior stock
hoarded|Kept to oneself?
holders|You can't kick field goals without them
hopeless|Futile
horizon|Skyline
horsefly|Pony pest
hottest|Most popular
hybrids|They are of mixed origin
hypoxemia|Insufficient oxygenation of the blood
iguanas|Arboreal lizards
iguanas|Some reptiles
inboard|Like some motors
incisor|Certain anterior
incomes|Some are disposable
incomes|Workers' compensations
incredible|Awesome!
indexers|Certain Simon & Schuster employees
indocile|Ungovernable
inferno|Hellish spot
infrared|Like some night vision
inhalant|Asthma spray, e.g.
inkblots|Rorschach silhouettes
inkwells|Accountants used to dip into them
innards|Guts
inserts|Subscription cards, e.g.
insipid|Dull as dishwater
instruct|Give tutelage, e.g.
interne|Student teacher or medical apprentice (Var.)
invasive|Encroaching
invests|Gives abilities to
irately|How hotheads typically react
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a contract
ironman|Ripken's nickname
isotopes|Uranium has many
ivories|Piano keys
ivories|They may be tickled
jewelry|Bijouterie
juggler|Well-coordinated one
justify|Defend
karaoke|Nightclub activity, perhaps
katydids|Long-horned grasshoppers
kerosene|Camper's fuel, perhaps
kerosene|Early Rockefeller product
kerosene|Type of fuel
keynotes|Gives the main speech
kickboxing|Full-contact sport
kindlier|More benevolent
kindness|Benevolence
laboring|Doing arduous work
lambaste|Lay into
lambskin|Leather used for winter clothing
lamppost|Corner fixture
landmark|Historical turning point
lanyard|Whistle cord
laptops|Modern business equipment
largesse|Philanthropy
latecomer|Fashionable one?
laughter|It's known as the best medicine
layaway|Purchasing option
leasers|Some car shoppers
leeward|Not on the windy side
leftovers|Tomorrow's dinner, maybe
leghorns|Prolific chickens
leniency|Mercy
lentils|Legumes used in soup
lessees|Flat fillers
lettuce|Iceberg is one type
libeled|Maliciously misrepresented
liberty|Word on a dime
lifelong|Like some friends
liftoffs|NASA specialties
lineages|Pedigrees
linemen|Centers and guards, e.g.
linesman|Umpire's assistant
lionhearted|King Richard I, they say
literati|Well-read individuals
lithium|Lightest metal
loading|Getting ready to shoot
loathing|Repugnance
lookalike|One who may elicit double takes
lottery|Ticket that could bring wealth
lovebirds|Now's the time for . . .
lovebug|Car in Disney comedies
lumberman|Paul Bunyan, e.g.
lumberyards|Carpenters visit them
lunatic|Maniac
luncheon|Midday repast
mackerel|Holy fish?
madding|Type of crowd to be far from
maelstrom|Vortex
maestros|They have to face the music
magnesia|Antacid substance
mainland|Part of China
mallets|Croquet pieces
manages|Runs the business
mandarins|Tangerine-bearing trees
manikin|Well-dressed dummy?
mariner|Coleridge's was ancient
mariners|Old salts
markups|Price increases
marmoset|Small monkey
marooned|Castaway
marzipan|Almond paste, sugar and egg whites
masonry|Construction worker's craft, perhaps
massively|In an extremely large manner
mastered|Became skilled in
masterwork|Pinnacle of fine art
masthead|Editorial-page feature
matures|Ripens
mauling|Overwhelming defeat
menaces|Threatening sorts
meringue|Pie topping
merinos|Sheep with fine wool
mescaline|Peyote
mickeys|Rooney and Spillane
microbe|Minute life form
microcircuit|Chip component
midyear|When some exams are scheduled
military|Common career choice (with "the")
millionaires|Many yacht owners, e.g.
minaret|Mosque tower
mincemeat|Holiday pie choice
minters|Change makers
mitigate|Make less severe
modernists|They've broken with the past
momentarily|Any second now
monkeyshine|Bit of high jinks
moonshot|Apollo undertaking
moonshot|Certain rocket launching
mothball|Item in the closet, perhaps
motored|Drove
movements|Anti-war campaigns, e.g.
mugginess|Uncomfortable humidity
murderer|Whodunit revelation
muskmelon|Cantaloupe, for one
mystery|Christie product
namesake|Junior, e.g.
namesake|Junior, for one
narcotics|Police department
nationwide|From sea to shining sea
neatnik|Felix Unger, for one
neediest|Most indigent
needles|Fir coats?
neither|Nor partner
nemeses|Formidable opponents
neophyte|Greenhorn
neurotic|Needing a shrink, perhaps
newness|Neophobe's fear
newsgirl|Paperboy counterpart
ninnies|Nincompoops
noisier|More raucous
nothing|Quip (Part 3)
nourish|Nutrify
novices|Beginners
numerals|Mathematical figures
nursery|Hotbed for baby bloomers
oarsman|Crew member
obliged|Thanks (with "much")
oboists|Some wind players
observe|Watch
ocotillo|Shrub of the southwestern desert
octagon|Stop-sign shape
octopus|Relative of a nautilus
oedipal|Like a mama's boy?
oiliest|Most unctuous
okeydoke|You betcha
onlooker|One on the sidelines
onstage|Currently in the limelight
operates|Controls
oratorio|Messiah, e.g.
oregano|Marjoram
oregano|Sauce ingredient, sometimes
origami|Paper-folding art
original|Not a fake
ornament|Hood attachment
ottoman|Footstool
ottoman|One Constantinople ruler
outcast|Rejected person
outsets|Kickoffs
ovation|Group action at Carnegie Hall
overboard|Place of excess
overeasy|Words stated with some breakfast orders
oversaw|Supervised
oxidate|Add Oxygen
oysters|Settings for pearls
pacific|Sight from a Malibu beach
palatable|Tasty
palooka|Second-rate fighter
pampers|Babies
parents|Some are grand
parmesan|Cheese type
passport|Collector of foreign stamps
pastrami|Deli choice
pastrami|Deli listing
pastrami|Ham alternative
patriots|Some pro football players
peccadillo|Petty misdeed
peddlers|Street vendors
peephole|Security device
pellmell|With undue hurry and confusion
peninsula|Cape Cod, notably
penname|Mark Twain or Saki, e.g.
pensive|Thoughtful
percepts|Impressions
perfidy|Breach of faith
perfumes|Air sweeteners
permeate|Soak in
pestered|Made a nuisance of oneself
phantom|Opera interrupter of note
pheasant|Dish served under glass
pianists|Ivory ticklers
pickaxe|Mining gear
pierced|Like some navels
pilgrim|Mayflower passenger
pizzeria|Cheesy restaurant?
playing|In theaters, e.g.
poached|Caught illicitly
polarized|Sharply divided
poshest|Most luxurious
potables|Beverages
potatoes|Vichyssoise base
potluck|Surprise fare
preachy|Sermonizing
premise|Basis of reasoning
prepare|Get ready
preserves|Keeps alive, e.g.
pretrial|Kind of hearing
pretzels|Fan fare
princess|Margaret or Diana, e.g.
pristine|Completely free from dirt or contamination
procrastination|Start of a quip about putting things off
program|Something to get with (with "the")
pronounces|Articulates
propjets|Some fast planes
proposal|Business plan
prorates|Distributes fair shares
prorates|Distributes fair shares, e.g.
protons|Positively charged particles
purport|Allege
quadrangle|Campus center, perhaps
quarterback|Fraction of a football squad?
quatrain|Four-line stanza
quibble|Petty complaint
racehorses|They have purses on them
raggedy|Tattered, as clothes
ragweed|Sneeze starter
raisins|A great quantity are from California
raisins|Babka need
ransacks|Turns inside out
ravenous|Famished
rawhide|Clint Eastwood series
realism|Winslow Homer's painting style
reality|Type of TV
reassign|Redeploy, e.g.
recalls|Some notices from Detroit
recalls|Thinks back on
recycle|Be earth-friendly
redeems|Turns in coupons
redheads|Some men and women
reelers|Anglers, often
referee|One who cries foul?
refrained|Held one's temper
refuels|Does some airplane maintenance
rehearse|Run through lines, e.g.
rehearsers|What actors must be, sometimes
reissue|CD of an old LP, e.g.
relevant|Apropos
renders|Provides with
rentals|Some tuxes
repartee|Banter
reptiles|Snakes and lizards, e.g.
reputed|Generally believed
reputed|Purported
request|Ask for
resales|Auction transactions
resents|Takes umbrage at
respites|Time-outs
response|Comeback
restage|Put on a play again
restores|Makes like new
resulted|Arose as a consequence
retained|Kept in possession
retrace|Follow a previous path
retread|Cure baldness?
revenge|Crime motive, sometimes
reverse|PRNDL pick
rewarms|Zaps leftovers, e.g.
ribbons|Fair rewards
rifling|Searching through someone's stuff
ringers|If they look like you they may be dead
ringleader|Boss at the jewelry store?
ringleader|Chief instigator
riposte|Answer back
riskier|More speculative
risotto|Rice dish, in Rome
riverbed|Bottom feeder's sphere, perhaps
riveted|Fastened, in a way
robotics|Subject of Asimov's three laws
roguish|Rascally
roughneck|Hooligan
roulade|Tubular meat dish
routines|Gymnastics performances
rubbernecks|Gawks
ruminate|Chew over
sabbath|Lord's day
sadness|Unhappy state
saguaro|Treelike cactus
salamander|Terrestrial amphibian
salesman|Arthur Miller protagonist
saltant|Leaping
saltier|More saline
saltines|Some restaurant freebies
sameness|Lack of variety
sampler|Assortment of chocolates
sandbank|Shoal
sandbox|Playground feature
sandpiper|Shore bird
satires|Swift's specialties
sauteed|Fried quickly
scarcer|Not so common
scatterbrain|Absentminded type
sceptres|Sovereignties, in Britain
schemes|Plots
science|It can be social or natural, e.g.
scooter|Kid's vehicle, perhaps
scorches|Burns superficially
scouted|Did some reconnaissance, e.g.
scripture|Daily reading, for some
scruple|Qualm
seabird|Oceanic osprey, e.g.
seabirds|Petrels and pelicans
seaports|Shipyard locations
seascape|View from a beach house
seascape|Wavy painting?
seasick|Affected by the waves
secedes|Leaves the union
secession|Movement led by South Carolina
secondly|In the next place
secrete|Hide
secrete|Hide away
secreted|Placed out of sight
sectors|Portions between radii
securely|Firmly
seersucker|Crinkly fabric
selects|Impanels
seniors|The over-60 set
senores|Spanish letter opener?
sensing|Somehow being aware of
sensitize|To make emotionally receptive
sentinel|Orlando newspaper
setbacks|Reversals of fortune
setters|English and Irish, for two
settlers|Homesteaders
seventh|Stretch time
shadowbox|Spar without a partner
shadowers|Followers
sharpen|Whet
shellfish|What some are allergic to
shelter|Storm protection
shetland|Pony type
shortcut|Dieter's piece of meat?
showtime|When the reels start to roll
shutout|Allow no runs in a victory
shutter|Window attachment or camera part
shuttlecock|It has feathers and may be airborne
sickens|More than disgusts
sierras|Morena, Leone and Madre
siestas|They may follow midday meals
sirloin|Steak choice
sixteen|Tons in a Tennessee Ernie Ford song
skeeter|Picnic pest, in slang
skydiver|Parachutist
sledges|Vehicles mounted on low runners
sleeker|More smooth and glossy
sleeper|Train component
sleeted|Precipitated in winter, in a way
slipout|Leave unobtrusively
slyboots|Shifty, deceptive person
smelter|Where ores are melted
sneakier|More deceitful
snowfall|Ski resort's wish
snowshoe|Musher's footwear
snuggle|Cuddle together
society|Beau monde
solitaire|Engagement ring choice
solitaire|PC diversion
someday|At an unspecified future time
someday|When your prince will come
somersault|Gymnast's specialty, perhaps
sopranos|Fictional crime family
sorties|Air strike flights
spacesuits|Apollo 13 gear
speckle|Make dots
spelling|Putting letters in the right order
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spencer|Tracy of films
spinach|Popeye's energizer
spinets|Small harpsichords
spinout|Indy occurrence
splashdown|Certain Apollo landing
spokesman|Employee of a major bicycle manufacturing company?
sponsor|Advertiser
sponsor|Program-provider
sprayed|Crop dusted, e.g.
springboard|Jumping-off place?
springtime|Planting season
spumoni|Italian dessert
squander|Throw away, as one's money
stabbed|Impaled
stamens|Pollen bearers
stapler|Office item
staples|Common commodities
starred|Was in the lead
statues|Rodin created some
statutes|Government laws
stealth|Burglar's forte
stentor|Speaker with an unusually loud voice
stepfather|Joseph to Jesus
stepsons|Some children from a former marriage
sterile|Germfree
sternest|Most unforgiving
stilettos|Some heels
stinted|Pinched pennies
stirred|Moved a bit
stoniest|Most unfeeling
stoplights|Motor vehicle features
stopwatch|60 Minutes feature
storied|Legendary
stories|They have flights between them
strainer|Chef's gadget
strains|Exerts utmost effort
stranger|Camus title character
strawhat|Boater
streaks|Brief runs
streets|They run around blocks
stressful|Hard to bear
strikes|X's in an alley
strummer|Harpist or guitarist, at times
stylets|Needlelike appendages
stylist|Not just a barber
succotash|Dish of lima beans and corn
sugarcoats|Seemingly makes more pleasant
suggests|Drops a hint
sunbather|Certain layabout
sunrooms|Well-lit porches
supports|Backs
surfboard|Wave rider
surnames|Family identifiers
swatted|Smacked the baseball good and hard
sweepstakes|Promotional lotteries
sweetens|Adds, as to the pot
swilled|Drank copiously
swindled|Took money unscrupulously
swollen|Puffed up
syncopate|Accent the off-beats
syntheses|Deductive reasonings
tannest|Most envied at the beach, perhaps
tapestry|Ornate wall hanging
tapioca|Popular pudding
tapioca|Pudding choice
tartest|Most likely to elicit a pucker
teacups|Saucer sitters
televise|Air, in a way
tempted|Enticed
tenseness|Masseur's concern
tepidly|Without enthusiasm
termite|Little housewrecker
termite|Unwelcome houseguest
termite|Worst diner at your home
terrible|Like Ivan
theatre|The Globe, e.g.
theatre|West End attraction
thematic|Related to motifs
theorize|Speculate
thinner|Turpentine, e.g.
thirsts|Lacks proper hydration
threads|Clothes, slangily
thumbscrew|Instrument of torture
tippytoe|Move stealthily
toadstool|Deadly mushroom
toddlers|Little ones on the go
toenail|Painting site
toothpaste|Medicine chest item
tortoise|Winner in a fabled upset
trailblazers|They run and leap in Portland
trainee|Instructor's charge
trainload|Huge quantity
traipse|Gallivant
transmit|Send over the airwaves
treadle|Sewing machine pedal
treetop|Rock-a-Bye Baby locale
tremendous|Awesome!
trespass|Step over the line, perhaps
trestles|Bridge supports
triumph|Defeat all comers
trolley|San Francisco transportation
trumpeter|Al Hirt or Dizzy Gillespie, notably
tsetses|African flies
tsunami|Wave of destruction
tunesmith|Songwriter, poetically
umpteen|A whole bunch
uncertain|Iffy
uncrate|Open, as shipped goods
underage|Not old enough
unicorn|Emblem on the British Royal Coat of Arms
unknown|Anonymous
unsanitary|F, to the Board of Health
upstart|One suddenly raised to importance
uttering|Verbalizing
vagrants|Wanderers
valueless|Worth zero
variable|X or Y, in algebra
verbose|Wordy
vigilante|Self-appointed lawman
vitriol|Hateful criticism
walkingstick|Help for the lame, perhaps
walruses|Seals' kin
wannabes|Nearly all "American Idol" auditioners
wassail|Unbuttered toast at Christmas
waterlilies|Monet subjects
waterloo|Crushing defeat
whiplashes|Some car-related injuries
whitewash|Cover-up
worldview|Collection of beliefs about life
xeroxed|Copied
yardstick|Comparison standard
abandon|Run out on
abbesses|Sisters' superiors
abducts|Kidnaps
aborigine|Earliest known inhabitant
abreast|Alongside
abstain|Decline to vote
abstain|Purposely have no sex life
abysmal|Hopelessly bad
acceded|Gave consent
accredit|Recognize
acerbic|Like grapefruits
achiest|Hurting the most
adjusts|Tinkers with
adverse|Contrary
affixed|Firmly attached
aforesaid|Previously mentioned
airborne|Like parachutists, at times
airhead|Scatterbrain
airlift|Transport by helicopter
airwaves|Radio's domain
alarming|Frightful
alerted|Warned
aliases|Dossier list
alleges|Charges
allegory|Symbolic tale
allergy|Pollen reaction, e.g.
alphabet|List of characters?
altered|Kind of consciousness
amatory|Romantic
ambrosia|Food of the gods
amenable|Easily swayed
amities|Peaceful relations between nations
ammonia|Pungent gas
amulets|Good luck charms
amylase|Pancreatic enzyme
anathema|Solemn denunciation
anchorman|Newscast honcho
anemone|Tentacled marine animal
anemone|Windflower
anesthetic|It may put you in the arms of Morpheus
angelic|Like Gabriel
annotate|Add comments to
anoraks|Alaskan wear
answerer|Interviewee
antecedes|Predates
antedate|Be earlier in time
antedate|Precede in time
antedate|Precede in time
antelope|Range rover
antennas|Signal receivers
antimatter|Physicist's study
antiques|Heirlooms, often
antlers|Bullwinkle's rack
apostle|Peter or Paul, but not Mary
apostles|The Last Supper group
appearance|Outward aspect
appoint|Designate
arbitrate|Be a middle man?
arcades|Game rooms
arietta|Short solo
armadillo|Banded beast
armament|Weapons
armoire|Large wardrobe
armoire|Wardrobe
arrange|Order flowers
arrests|Officer's tally
arsenal|Munitions cache
arsenal|Weapons cache
arsenal|Weapons stockpile
article|Magazine feature
artiest|Most bohemian
artiste|Not a run-of-the-mill entertainer
artists|Michelangelo and Monet, e.g.
ascents|Takeoffs
ashtray|Nonsmoking area rarity
asocial|Far from gregarious
asperse|Sling mud at
asphalt|Driveway material
aspirin|Acetylsalicylic acid
assails|Attacks vigorously
assisted|Helped in or out
asylums|Places of safety
athlete|Jock
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
athletic|Like runners, swimmers et al.
attacks|Vilifies
attorney|One passing the bar
atypical|Outside the norm
autopsy|Final checkup?
avalanche|Sudden inundation
averages|Diamond figures
awakens|Regains consciousness
ballpark|Type of figure
bandages|Dresses a wound
bandanas|Large handkerchiefs (Var.)
banshee|Wailer of Gaelic folklore
barbarian|Savage
barbecue|Hot dogs, ribs, steak, etc.
baronet|Minor noble
baseball|Ruth's game
basilica|Apse locale
bassets|Short-legged hounds
batiste|Thin, plain-weave fabric
bayonets|Some rifle appendages
bearhug|Tight embrace
beckons|Summons
beeches|Gray-barked trees
beefeater|Yeoman of the English royal guard
begonia|Colorful flower
behaved|Was nice to the baby sitter
behemoth|Mammoth
bellhop|Hotel gofer
bereaved|Sorrowful through loss
bestows|Presents, as an honor
bewitch|Enchant
biathlon|Test of skill for cross-country skiers
bigfoots|Hairy humanoids of legend
birdbrained|Touched, in a way
birddog|Pointer, e.g.
birdseed|Millet, e.g.
blanket|Cozy cover
blister|Criticize severely
blizzard|Another "Brrr!" inducer
blockbuster|Box office biggie
bloodhound|Tracking dog
bloodmobile|Red Cross vehicle
bogeyman|Imaginary scarer of tots
boomtown|Clark Gable movie
bootjack|Tack room heel-puller
bottler|Soft drink franchisee
bournes|Ludlum's "Identity" and "Ultimatum"
boycotts|Cuts off, in a way
brambles|Prickly shrubs
brasses|Some wind instruments
breakfast|Meal that should get you going
brewski|Cold one
bridgehead|Part of a combat zone
browsers|Recreational shoppers
bulwark|Fortification
buttonhole|Corner for talking purposes
cabinetwork|Pride of the kitchen, perhaps
caboose|It brings up the rear
cadence|Metronome indication
caisson|Ammunition container
calendar|Its days are numbered
campers|Some park dwellers
canapes|Before-dinner nibbles
canoodle|Cuddle up
cardamom|Medicinal herb
cashews|They're nuts
castaway|Crusoe, e.g.
catacombs|Early cemeteries
catamaran|Boat for felines?
cataracts|Waterfalls
catawba|Variety of grape
catchword|Slogan
catspaw|Person used by another to gain an end
ceramic|Type of tile
chainsaw|Logger's tool
challah|Egg-rich bread
chanteuses|Cabaret songbirds
charades|Pantomime pastime
chatterbox|One who never stops talking
cheerful|Jovial
cheeses|American and Swiss, e.g.
chignons|Hair knots
chitchat|Small talk
cholesterol|Level many seek to lower
chorales|Church melodies
circled|Emphasized, in a way
circles|Surrounds
citadel|Mighty fortress
clacked|Made a rattling sound
clangor|Annoying ring
claptrap|Pretentious talk
clashed|Didn't go together
classical|Like Beethoven's music
clauses|Family way up north
cleanse|Purify
clearcut|Not ambiguous
clients|Lawyer's providers
clothesline|Packed items that might take a number?
cohesive|Sticking
colander|Bowl-shaped strainer
colanders|Drainers and strainers
coleslaw|Salad in shreds
coleslaws|Rules according to vocalist Natalie?
collated|Gathered and arranged
commonsense|Good judgment
compote|Dessert of stewed fruit
conquest|Lounge lizard's goal
contrast|TV adjustment
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
coonskin|Frontier material
coracle|It's similar to a kayak
corncob|Rustic pipe
corncrib|Farm structure
corrector|Editor, essentially
corsage|Prom night adornment
corsair|Barbary pirate
cottage|Shore house
crabapple|Sour fruit
creeper|Spreading plant
crewels|Some embroideries
critical|Life-and-death
critics|Every film has some
crossword|It's puzzling
cryogen|Liquid used as a refrigerant
cultured|Genteel
curacao|Resort island
dadaist|Anti-art artist
database|Researcher's collection
deafened|Assailed aurally
dealers|They hold all the cards?
dearths|Scarcities
debarred|Excluded from a place
debonair|Having a sophisticated charm
decimal|Difference between a lot and a little, maybe
deepfreeze|Brrr! inducer
defender|Criminal attorney
deferral|Temporary delay
defrost|Microwave setting
defrosts|Does freezer maintenance
delight|Enchant
demerits|Marks against pupils
demitasse|Small coffee cup
denoted|Signified
dentist|One who knows the drill?
dentists|They know the drill
deranges|Disturbs mentally
derriere|The behind behind you
deserter|One on the run
deserts|Gobi and Kalahari
deskman|Newspaper staffer
despotic|Like Stalin
desserts|Menu section
destruct|Do away with
detects|Emulates Holmes
detonates|Causes an explosion
dictions|Phraseologies
digital|Like some modern cameras
disables|Puts out of commission
dislike|Really not go for
divider|Room partition, e.g.
dogmatist|Canine doctrinaire?
doodads|Gizmos
doorman|Hotel employee
doorman|Hotel employee
doozies|Lulus
doubter|Skeptic
doughboy|WWI soldier
download|One way to get a program
dressed|Treated a wound
duchess|Duke's lady
duration|As long as it lasts
duration|Time period
dynamite|Explode, in a way
echelon|Flight formation
echidna|Spiny anteater
edgiest|Most high-strung
edifice|Building
edifice|Building
edifices|Architects' products
editors|Magazine managers
eggbeater|Chef's gadget
eggbeater|Chef's gadget
eggcups|Some vessels used for boiled breakfast items
elastic|Like some waistbands
elegant|Luxurious
elegant|Tastefully luxurious
elements|Gold and silver, e.g.
elicited|Drew out
emaciate|Become very thin
emailed|Sent a paperless message, in a way
emailed|Sent via a click
embarked|Got on board
emerged|Came forth
emeriti|Term used to designate retired professors
eminent|Distinguished
emirates|U.A.E. members
emphatic|Forceful
enabled|Made possible
enacted|Played the part of
engrosses|Engages
enigmatic|Mysterious
enrollee|Register signer
enshrine|Place in the Hall of Fame
ensnare|Trap
entangle|Knot up
ententes|Cooperative action agreements
enteron|Begin, as an adventure
enthrone|Install as king
entitles|Gives the right to
entrust|Leave in one's care
entwine|Twist together
entwines|Tangles
ephemera|Printed matter
ephemera|Short-lived things
episodes|Series segments
epithets|Fat Tony and others
epsilons|Frat letters
erasure|Proof of a rubout?
ermines|White-coated weasels
errands|Honey-do trips
erupted|Blew a gasket
espanol|Latino's language
espanol|Some signs are posted in it
essences|Perfumes
estates|Landed properties
esteems|Holds high
esthete|Lover of nature's beauty (Var.)
estivate|Relative of hibernate
eternal|Lasting forever
ethereal|Airy
ethereal|Gossamer
evergreens|Some yuletide decor
execute|Carry out, as a task
exerted|Applied, as pressure
exhibit|It may be labeled in court
eyedrops|Tears?
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyewitness|Like some accounts
fairest|Like Snow White
fantasia|A Disney film with dancing elephants
fantasize|What science fiction writers do
fathomed|Got one's brain around
faultiness|Defectiveness
feather|Exemplar of lightness
federal|FBI part
feminism|Women's movement
fetches|Emulates a retriever
finales|They're sometimes grand
fishtail|Skid in a car
flamenco|Fiery dance
flatfoot|Neighborhood cop, e.g.
fleabite|Why a dog may scratch
flingers|Moundsmen, hurlers, pitchers, etc.
following|In hot pursuit
forests|They can be petrified
fortune|One million dollars, to some
fraction|Share
fracture|Hairline problem?
freedom|First Amendment word
freedom|Liberty
fusspot|Nitpicker
gargoyle|Grotesque waterspout
garibaldi|19th-century hero of Italian unification
genetic|Code word?
ghostwrite|Pen for no credit
ghostwriter|He or she can't be known
gigantic|Really big
gladdens|Makes happy
gladiola|Happy flower?
gleaned|Harvested
glories|Funnel-shaped flowers (with "morning")
gondola|Balloonist's basket
grammar|Grade school subject
granddad|Extended family man
grandees|Spanish gentlemen
greenstuff|Bucks, cabbage, dough, etc.
greeters|Some Wal-Mart employees
greyhound|Amtrak alternative
grievances|Parts of returns, often
grifter|Con artist
grimier|Dingier and grubbier
grosbeak|Evening bird
grosbeak|Evening bird, perhaps
guerilla|Irregular fighter (Var.)
gutting|Removing all meaningful content
gyrates|Whirls
hackamore|Bitless bridle
hairpiece|Rogaine alternative
hairpin|Tight turn
hallmark|Defining characteristic
handcar|Railroad worker's transport
handmaiden|Certain royal servant
hangups|Psychological blocks
harangue|Loud, bombastic declamation
hardship|State of misfortune
harmonic|Pleasing to the ear
heartwarming|Emotionally stirring
heather|Actress Locklear
heighten|Intensify, as  suspense
helicopter|Igor Ivan Sikorsky's 1939 good idea
hemline|Fashion edge
hernias|Some ruptures
heroines|Women of distinction
herringbone|Chevron weave
holiday|King has one
hollies|Ornamental trees or shrubs
honeymooners|Classic '50s sitcom (with "The")
honoree|Center of a roast
hoosegow|Pokey
hopscotch|It's child's play
hosannas|Cries of praise
hotlines|Emergency phone links
hotspot|Popular place
houseguest|Weekend visitor
housesat|Minded the mansion, e.g.
hypnosis|Behavior modification technique
icefall|Glacial breakup result
iciness|Lack of cordiality
ikebana|Japanese art of flower arranging
imitate|Take off on
immobile|Stationary
impasse|Gridlock
impetus|Incentive
impress|Awe
inanest|Most senseless
inertia|Passivity
infield|Where the third baseman plays
infielder|Man on a diamond
initiate|Set in motion
inkhorns|Containers for holding writing liquid
inkling|Hint
inkling|Idea or sense
insanity|Utter madness
insecure|Filled with self-doubt
insight|Deep perception
insinuate|Hint
insisted|Demanded obedience
insures|Issues a policy
intangible|Difficult to grasp
integral|Absolutely necessary
interfere|Quote (Part 3)
intoned|Performed a canticle, e.g.
involves|Calls for
irresolute|Indecisive
isolate|Lonely
isolate|Set apart
isomers|Some similar chemical compounds
iterate|Go over the same ground
itinerary|Traveler's check?
jetstream|High-altitude phenomenon
kachinas|Hopi dolls
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
keratin|Hair protein
kiddies|Darling little people
kindest|Most merciful, e.g.
kleenex|Sneezer's aid
kohlrabi|Stem cabbage
labored|Worked like a dog
ladleful|Soup serving
landline|What some call from
landscape|Subject of many a portrait
lassoes|Ropes, as a dogie
leagues|American and National
leather|Cowhide
lecturers|Angry dads, at times
leerier|Less trusting
lemonade|Stand refreshment
lentils|Some legumes
lesions|Some wounds
lettered|Made varsity
ligaments|Connecting tissues
lignite|Brown coal
lineage|Genealogist's quest
linebacker|Ray Lewis, for one
linseeds|Some oil producers
lipread|Hear visually
literati|Well-read individuals
litigant|Plaintiff, for one
livestock|Farm animals
lothario|Don Juan
lottery|Numbers game
lovelorn|Like Romeo before meeting Juliet
lowlifes|Good-for-nothings
loyalty|Faithfulness
machetes|Sugarcane cutters
madames|Butterfly, and others
maharaja|Hindu prince
mahjongg|Chinese game with over 100 tiles
mainsail|Windjammer sheet
majored|Pursued an academic specialty (with "in")
majored|Pursued an academic specialty (with "in")
makable|Like most gimme putts
mallets|Timpanist's tools
mandolin|Lute relative
manicurist|Marital mismatch quip (Part 2)
manifolds|Car exhaust systems components
marauding|Pillaging
maroons|Abandons
martini|Cocktail favorite
mascots|Navy's goat, Marine Corps' bulldog, etc.
massage|Rub the right way
massage|Rub the right way
matters|Goings-on
mattress|Perfect Sleeper, for one
matured|Developed, as a player
mavericks|Nonconformists
maypoles|Spring dance sites or sights
meadows|Grazing areas
measured|Emulated a carpenter
meddlesome|Intrusive
metaphor|Symbolic figure of speech
metaphor|Symbolic figure of speech
micromanagement|Activity for a nitpicking boss
microphone|Emile Berliner's 1877 good idea
military|Armed forces
million|What M may represent
mindset|Way of thinking
minestrone|Trattoria soup
miniskirt|Alternative to hot pants
miracles|Life-changing events
misnomer|Incorrect name
misstep|Blunder
mistaken|In error
modeled|Walked the runway
moisture|Humidity
molests|Annoys continually
monarch|King or queen, e.g.
monocle|Mr. Peanut feature
monogrammed|Initially embroidered
monolog|Hamlet highlight (Var.)
moonscape|Crime-fighting accessory owned by rock drummer Keith?
moonset|Lunar disappearance
muenster|Mild cheese
mushrooms|Champignons
naivete|Ingenue's quality
nametag|Convention handout
napping|Taking forty winks
nations|Part of the U.N.
nattered|Rambled on
natural|Roll of 7 or 11
nearest|Most accessible
negligee|Victoria's Secret offering
neophyte|Fledgling
nesters|Parents of absent children (with "empty")
nestlers|They fit together snugly
neurotic|Having phobias
nickelodeon|Where silents could be seen
nickels|Change-purse items
nitrite|Agent for curing meat
nitwits|Idiots
nonsense|Meaningless words
noodles|Some bow ties
northern|Type of lights
notable|Far-famed
nuptial|Relating to a wedding
oboists|They're found among the reeds
oceanaut|Underwater explorer
octopus|One that's armed and dangerous?
oenology|Wine lover's study
offload|Remove, as cargo
openers|Jacks or better, e.g.
oratorio|Messiah, for one
oregano|Mint family member
origami|Its business is folding
orioles|Some birds
outclass|Be superior to
outside|Alfresco
outwits|Defeats by guile
overeager|Like one who can't get started fast enough
overlooked|Disregarded
overman|Employ too much help
overseen|Supervised
oversees|Does a supervisor's job
oversell|Make exaggerated claims
overstep|Pass beyond
oxblood|Dress shoe color, sometimes
oysters|Huitres
pahlavi|Shah ousted by Khomeini
palaces|Royal digs
paladin|Champion of a cause
palette|Board with a thumb hole
pamphlet|Paine's revolutionary booklet, e.g.
panicked|Lost control
paperclip|Office staple, ironically
parental|Like moms and dads
parleyer|Conferee, e.g.
partial|Not total
partied|Celebrated, in a way
passbook|Savings account record
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
pastrami|Deli sandwich stuffer, perhaps
patella|Kneecap
patellas|Kneecaps
paternoster|Our Father
peacock|Proud one of the animal kingdom
peccadillo|Minor transgression
peddlers|Street vendors, e.g.
pedigree|Dog or horse's family tree
pennames|Mark Twain and Saki, for two
peppercorn|Vegetable + vegetable = spice
percents|What agents' cuts are measured in
perhaps|If you play your cards right
persist|Hang in there
perused|Read with great care
peskiest|Most bothersome
phonograph|Thomas Edison's 1877 good idea
piccolo|High-pitched flute
pigeonhole|Avian compartment?
pigskin|Horsehide's gridiron counterpart
pinpoint|Locate precisely
pinsetter|Alley machine
plainclothes|Type of detective
planned|On the schedule
platinum|Like some credit cards
platter|It may be uncovered before use
playact|Perform on stage
playoff|Post-season game
playpen|Place to put some toys
playwright|Shaw or Pinter, among others
pointer|Teacher's tool
polarize|Divide into two camps
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
pooches|Some pets, informally
portray|Depict
prancer|Memorable team member
prances|Walks with a pompous gait
prankster|Cutup
prattle|Trifling talk
prefers|Favors
preform|Shape in advance
pressed|Put the squeeze on
pricked|Stuck by a thorn
priests|Single fathers
promoter|One staging a fight?
purposes|Uses
quibble|Split hairs
quicksand|Hazard in jungle movies
radiator|Heat provider
rationales|Reasons
rattans|Climbing palms of Sri Lanka
rattletrap|Rickety auto
realists|Pragmatic people
reamers|Pipe cleaners
rebates|Purchase incentives
receive|Catch, gridiron style
recitals|Some music or dance performances
reclaim|Take back
recluse|Hermit, e.g.
recorder|End-blown flute
recording|Studio creation
recovers|Gets back
recrate|Box up again
recruit|Boot camp attendee
recruits|New faces on bases
redound|React
redraft|Another version of a legislative bill
redress|Make restitution for
reelect|Put back in Washington, e.g.
refines|Polishes
reforest|Something to do after acres of timber burn
reformed|Went straight
refusal|Nyet or nah, e.g.
regatta|Henley's claim to fame
reheats|Warms up leftovers, e.g.
reigned|Ruled
reindeer|Moore octet
reinjure|Go back to the disabled list
rejoice|Be of good cheer
release|Lifer's dream
releases|Lets go
relents|Gives in, as to pressure
relines|Repairs a coat or brakes
remarked|Mentioned
rematch|Losing athlete's demand, sometimes
remorse|Guilty feeling
reneged|Broke a contract
renewers|Librarians, at times
reorder|Respond to depleted stock
repairs|Mechanic's list on a bill of frights?
reproach|Upbraid
republic|United States, e.g.
rereads|Enjoys the book anew
resemble|Look like
resettle|Move to another location
residue|Leftover matter
resolute|Determined
respite|Break from the action
respites|Intervals of rest
respond|Come back
restated|Put another way
restore|Make like new
restorer|Art museum specialist
restorer|One working on antiques or paintings, perhaps
retreat|Troop withdrawal
retreats|Private places
retreats|Turns tail
retrieve|Fetch
retriever|Go-getter
reviewed|Critiqued
rheumier|More affected by a cold
rioters|Do the Right Thing extras
ripsaws|Wood-cutting tools
rivalry|Keen competition between teams
roasters|Some big chickens
roomier|Not as cramped
roosters|Barnyard rousers
rosehip|Herbal tea choice
rosemary|Come On-A My House vocalist Clooney
rosette|Food decoration
rotates|Pivots
rotator|Kind of cuff
roulette|Wheel used in a game of chance
rubaiyat|Omar Khayyam opus
sabotage|Hitchcock thriller
saboteur|One who throws a monkey wrench into the works
saddles|Tack room items
sadness|Dysphoria
salvers|Food trays
sandbar|Current creation, sometimes
sandbar|Mariner's worry
saneness|Mental stability
sardine|Catch crammed in a can
satires|Witty, scornful essays, e.g.
sayings|Words from the wise
scaffolding|Construction site creation
scalloped|Like some potatoes
scenario|Plot outline
schoolboy|Certain student
schooling|Quote (Part 2)
schools|Fish groupings
sconces|Candleholders
scrapple|Pennsylvania Dutch dish
screams|Horror film staples
seadogs|Old salts
sealant|It may be under a coat
sealant|Weatherproofer, e.g.
seamster|Tailor
seaport|New York City, e.g.
seatbelt|It's made for lifesaving
seeding|Ranking contestants
seepage|Loss due to leaks
selects|Chooses
semifinals|Round of four
seminar|Meeting for exchanging information
senores|Mexicali misters
senores|Mexican misters
sensors|Burglar alarm features
sequoia|California redwood
sequoias|West Coast giants
serenade|Sing for a lover
serenity|Peacefulness
serials|Soap operas, e.g.
sermons|Some weekly messages
session|School term
several|Two or more
sextants|Astronomers' instruments
shakers|Members of a Protestant denomination
sheetrock|Kind of plasterboard
shipmates|Fellow bluejackets
shivered|Exhibited fear, in a way
shocker|Sensational bit of news, e.g.
shrieks|Haunted house sounds
sidebar|Court conference
signboard|One place for advertising
silence|Tongue-tie
silesia|Twilled fabric
silicic|Pertaining to the second most common element in the Earth's crust
sincere|Without an ulterior motive
singled|Hit one's way to first
singlet|Runner's jersey
sinuses|Bodily cavities
sirloin|Choice cut
sirocco|Windstorm
sitters|Tot tenders
skyline|Famed NYC horizon
slashed|Like some prices or tires
slaughter|Shellac
sleepwalk|Take a night stroll you won't remember
sleuths|Holmes and Chan, e.g.
slicing|Duffer's bad habit
slimmed|Lost weight
smaller|More petite
smarten|Spruce (up)
smarter|More likely to join Mensa
smashed|Blotto
smiting|Dealing a mighty blow
smoothen|De-crease?
sneaker|It's fit to be tied
snooper|Spy, e.g.
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snowflake|It can't be cloned
soprano|TV crime family name
sorbets|Palate refreshers
sorrows|Causes of grief and regret
soybean|Miso ingredient
spacers|Orthodontic aids
spelling|Grade school focus
spinach|Epinards
splicing|Gene processing
sponsor|Backer
spreads|Jam, peanut butter, etc.
squires|Knights' aides
stabbed|Pierced
stagger|Knock one's socks off
stalemate|Deadlock
stammer|Speak with involuntary pauses
stargazing|Staring at celebs on the red carpet?
starkest|Most desolate
starter|Appetizer
statuettes|Some museum pieces
steeple|Tapering architectural feature
steerage|Poor passenger's passage
stemmed|Restrained, as a flow
steppes|Russian plains
stereos|Surround sound providers
sterile|Clinically clean
steroid|Olympics no-no
steward|Ship attendant
steward|Word with wine or shop
stilted|Artificially formal
stingers|Brandy-based drinks
storybook|Type of happy ending
straightaway|Without delay
straits|Dover and Gibraltar
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strapless|Like some gowns
stratus|Low-altitude cloud formation
subtended|Extended under or opposite to
sucrose|Table sugar
suitcase|Item on a carousel
sunglow|Sight caused by atmospheric dust
supersize|2004 documentary film title (with "Me")
surefire|Guaranteed to work
surface|What a sub must do
surname|Smith or Jones, e.g.
surpass|Outdo
sustain|Lengthen in duration
sweeten|Add sugar, e.g.
swelters|Suffers the dog days
symptom|Patient's complaint, to a doctor
systems|Word with "operating" and "nervous"
tabbies|Two-toned cats
tailbones|Ends of vertebral columns
tailwind|Flight shortener
talented|Gifted
talents|Gifts
talents|Mimicry and musicianship, e.g.
talisman|Charm
talisman|It works like a charm
tantara|Clarion blast
tantrums|Hissy fits
tarnish|Taint
tattered|In shreds
teahouse|Afternoon drink place
teddies|Some sleepwear
teetotal|Pass the bar?
televise|Put on the air
tempera|Poster paint
tendons|Sinews
tenners|Sawbucks
termite|One in a home-wrecking crew?
tetanus|Infection needing an injection
therapy|Curative treatment
thermos|Lunch box item, perhaps
thingamajig|Its name is forgotten
thoracic|Kind of artery
thought|Brainy output
threaten|Promise punishment, e.g.
threshold|Starting point
thyroid|Gland located near the base of the neck
tightfisted|Hardly generous
timpani|Set of large percussion instruments
tipoffs|They get Shaq off his feet
together|En masse
tonsure|Monk's trademark
tootler|One blowing his own horn?
topiary|Sculpture form using shrubs
toppled|Keeled over
topsoils|Fertile surface layers
torrential|Like extremely heavy rains
tortoise|Fabled come-from-behind race-winner
tosspot|AA candidate
toweled|Dried (off)
tradeoffs|Even exchanges
treasure|Hold dear
trebles|High-pitched voices
trembly|All aquiver
tremors|Shaky Kevin Bacon film
trestle|Tower for supporting a bridge
triennial|Occurring every third year
trisect|Cut in thirds
tritest|Most hackneyed
troller|Certain fisherman
trotter|Sulky-puller
trudging|Tired hiker's labor
tsetses|African menaces
tsetses|Bloodsucking flies
tsetses|Feared winged things
ultimatum|Peremptory demand
unamused|Not entertained
unaware|Left in the dark
uneasier|More uptight
unfolding|Revealing, as a tale
unfurled|Rolled out, as a flag
unionism|Civil War doctrine
unmarked|Like some police cars
unmelted|Still frozen
unrewarded|Empty-handed
unsettle|Agitate
untimely|Inopportune
updated|Provided with the latest facts
updates|Gives the latest news
upheaval|Violent change
usually|By and large
utilize|Take advantage of
vehement|Impassioned
venture|Risk, as a guess
versions|Windows XP, Windows NT, e.g.
village|Hamlet
visitors|Cons welcome them
walnuts|Paulie of "The Sopranos"
washouts|Failures
waylayer|Ambush participant
weekend|Military pass time
whatchamacallit|Something whose name is not known
whatnot|Bric-a-brac
whirlpool|Powerful current
whisker|Tiny margin
williwaw|Gore Vidal's first novel
worsted|Woolen fabric
wreaths|Some door decorations
yardman|Railroader
yodeled|Warbled in the Alps
abacuses|You can always count on these
abalone|Marine rock-clinger
abalones|Mollusks in oval shells
abatable|Subject to reduction
abnormal|Atypical
accesses|Gets to via computer, e.g.
accrues|Grows over time
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
acoustic|Type of guitar
acreage|Developer's asset
actions|Verbs convey them
acumens|Insights
adeptly|With skill
adrenalin|Heart stimulant
aerials|Snow removers?
aerobics|It may include a stretch or two
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
ageless|Eternal
agonizes|Struggles, as over a decision
aimless|Lacking purpose
airfares|United expenses
alfredo|With a creamy cheese sauce
algebra|Math branch with many unknowns
alienate|Make indifferent
alienation|Common punk rock theme
allergy|Sneeze inducer
alluded|Referred (to)
alternator|Charger charger
amaretti|Italian almond cookies
amateurs|Novices
amazons|Mythical female warriors
amiable|Good-humored
amiable|Good-humored
amnesia|Missing memory
amnesia|Reason for an identity crisis
amperes|Units of electric current
amplify|Expand on
amulets|Hex halters
analogue|Similar version
analyst|Wall Street worker
anathema|Shunned one
anemone|Flowerlike sea creature
aniseed|Source of a licoricelike flavoring
anneals|Treats steel
anoints|Consecrates with oil
antenna|One of a bug's pair
antennae|Feelers
antiserum|Pathogen combatant
antiwar|Like many '60s protesters
apoplexy|Stroke
appears|Shows up
applaud|Clap
applies|Puts on
aquaria|Small school houses?
arcadia|Joan's home, on TV
argosies|Large merchant ships
armament|Weapons supply
arraigns|Calls before a court
arrests|Puts the collar on
arsenal|Supply of weapons
artless|Naive
artless|Without guile
ashamedly|With a feeling of guilt
ashtrays|Smoke shop stock
askance|Sidelong
aspects|Points of view
asphalt|Driveway type
assigned|Like seats on most flights
assignee|To whom property is transferred
assuming|Arrogant
atingle|Excited with anticipation
attache|Embassy worker
attempt|Undertaking
attract|What pheromones do
audition|Try out
avenger|One out to right a wrong
backbreaker|Straw, to a camel?
backdrop|Stage curtain, e.g.
badgers|Heckles
ballrooms|Cotillion venues
balsamic|Vinegar type
bandsaw|Shop tool
bangles|Manic Monday group (with "The")
banshee|Wailing woman of lore
banters|Teases playfully
barkeep|Sam Malone, e.g.
bathrobes|Luxury hotel room items
bayonet|Daggerlike gun attachment
bearable|Not worth quitting over
bearhug|Tight squeeze?
beating|Severe setback
beekeeper|Apiculturist
bespoke|Made-to-order
betrayal|Judas' sin
between|Betwixt
biathlon|Winter Olympics event
bicycle|It might be made for two
biennially|Every other year
birddog|What a pointer might be
bisects|Divides equally
bitters|Cocktail flavoring
blackmails|Extorts money from
blazers|Sport coats
blessing|Grace
blockage|Artery obstruction
bloopers|Recorded gaffes
bluejeans|Duds for dudes
boatyard|Ship repair area
bogeymen|Folklore monsters
bolting|Running away
boniest|Most emaciated
bonuses|Year-end treats
boomtown|Suddenly prosperous community
boondoggle|Scam
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
borschts|Beet soups
botanist|Plant scholar
botches|Blows
bothers|Annoys
breached|Transgressed
breadwinner|Family supporter
breastplate|Protection up front
brewpub|Place for craft beer
brimstone|Material for a fiery sermon?
bulldozer|Groundbreaking construction tool?
bullhorn|High-powered megaphone
buoyant|Like a life jacket
business|Not economy or first class
butterflies|Nervousness
buzzword|Bit of technical jargon
calamari|Squid on a plate
cancels|Scrubs
carhops|Drive-in employees
carouse|Paint the town red
centimeter|It equals 0.3937 inch
central|Like some air conditioning
chablis|Dry white wine
chapbook|Old-fashioned reading offered by hawkers
cheaper|Not as costly
cheered|Encouraged the home team, in a way
chisels|Woodworking tools
choirboy|Young hymn singer
chowchow|It has a blue-black tongue
clannish|Exclusive, in a way
closets|Storage places
cloverleaf|Looped freeway interchange
clunker|Old, beat-up car
clutters|Makes a mess
coalyard|Certain fuel storage locale
coequal|True partner
cohabit|Share quarters
columns|Pillars
combusts|Blows one's stack
command|What a general takes
compete|Vie
confide|Tell secrets to (with "in")
congress|The legislative branch
connect|Get in touch
conscience|Start of a guilt-filled quote
console|Housing for electronic instruments
controls|Dominates
copyediting|Pre-publication job
corncob|Pipe type
cossack|Military horseman of the steppes
cottage|Small summer house
counsel|Guidance
counsel|Legal advice
cowshed|Certain farm building
creeped|Moved sneakily
creeper|Ivy, e.g.
crescendo|Soprano's increase
criminal|One with a record
crispest|Most fresh, as lettuce
crooner|Harry Connick, Jr., for one
crybaby|Habitual bellyacher
cudgels|Short, heavy clubs
curlicue|Signer's flourish
dampest|Most likely to become moldy
darkness|What a nyctophobe fears
dateline|NBC news program
dawdles|Wastes time
daycare|Baby business
daylight|Vampire's undoing
daylong|Lasting 24 hours
decamps|Leaves the woods, in a way
decimated|Ravaged
declare|Word after "I do"
deepened|Kept shoveling out
defiles|Corrupts
deletes|Strikes out
deletion|Cross-out
deliver|Give birth to
democrat|Barack Obama, e.g.
densest|Least likely to understand
deplete|Empty out
deprived|Denied access to (with "of")
deserves|Has coming
designers|Couturiers
despairs|Loses heart
despisers|Haters
devotee|Aficionado
diamond|Stone or suit
diaspora|Scattering of a people
diligence|Careful, persistent effort
disasters|Catastrophic occurrences
discounted|Like sales day clothing
dishpan|Like some hands
distills|Removes impurities from
dogcatcher|Retriever retriever
dominion|Realm
dovetail|Fit harmoniously
dragline|Rope trailing an airship, e.g.
dreamed|Fantasized
dresser|Backstage assistant
dresser|Nightstand companion
dresses|Little black numbers
duplicate|DOUBLE
duration|Eclipse statistic
dystopia|Paradise's opposite
earldoms|Certain noble domains
earlobes|Stud hangouts
earmark|Designate specifically
earmark|Legislator's source of pork
earshot|Hearing range
easements|Property rights
echoing|Saying likewise
edibles|Menu items
effused|Flowed out
egghead|Brainiac
elective|Kind of surgery
electrode|Battery part
elevated|Higher than normal
eliminate|Do away with completely
elitists|Snobs
ellipse|Oval
eluding|Escaping understanding
embedment|Fixed insertion
emergent|Coming into view
emirates|Abu Dhabi and Dubai, for two
emperor|His clothes didn't exist
empower|Give authority to
emulate|Model oneself after
encloses|Puts a fence around
endogamy|Marriage within a group
enhances|Makes more valuable
ensnare|Trap
entrant|American Idol participant, e.g.
entrant|One in the running
entraps|Frames, as a suspect
entreat|Beseech
entrees|They're beside sides
entwine|Wrap around
envelope|Stationery enclosure
epigram|Ben Franklin's "Little strokes fell great oaks," e.g.
epilogue|Novel's postscript
episodes|Sitcom installments
erected|Put up
erosive|Like waves on a shoreline
essence|Gist
esteemed|Highly regarded
esthete|Artsy one (Var.)
eternal|Undying
ethical|Part of PETA
evanesce|Fade away
everyone|Who's a critic?
exercise|Work out
exhaled|Gave a sigh
exhausts|Wears out
exhibit|Show
expensive|Big-ticket
expired|Like an outdated license
exposed|Revealed
exposure|Cause of frostbite or sunburn
eyelash|Miniscule margin
eyeliner|Makeup staple
eyesore|Unappealing sight
fairest|Adjective for Snow White
fallacy|False belief
fanatic|Wild and crazy guy
farthest|Most remote
fastener|Brad, for one
fatalism|Acceptance of what comes
fathead|Dummy
fearful|Frightening
feasting|Like mosquitoes at a nudist colony
federal|Kind of case or court
federal|Part of FDIC
feldspar|Crystalline mineral
feminist|Bella Abzug, for one
fertile|Able to bear
flaccid|Limp
flagella|Microscopic means of propulsion
flailing|Threshing or thrashing
flashgun|Camera accessory
flashlights|Sleuthing aids
fleabite|Pet peeve?
floorer|Tile man, often
flounce|Wide, ornamental ruffle
foldaway|Type of bed
forager|Person rummaging about for food
forester|The African Queen author
forester|Horatio Hornblower creator
forests|Sherwood and Black, e.g.
fraction|Small portion
framework|Supporting structure
freesia|Iris family plant
freshen|Top off, as a drink
friendly|Amicable
frisbee|Disc you whisk
frontier|Crockett's milieu
frypans|Some cooking utensils
furriest|With the thickest coat
gabfest|Talker's paradise
gamekeeper|Poaching preventer
gargled|Rinsed one's mouth and throat
garland|The Wizard of Oz star
gatekeeper|Guard
gemstone|Crown jewel
gemstone|Uncut ruby, e.g.
geometry|Euclid's study
geriatric|Elderly
germans|Poles' neighbors
gestated|Carried until delivery
giraffe|One with a great view of a zoo?
gnarlier|More knotted or knobbed
gooseneck|Part of a lamp, perhaps
grandson|Junior's junior, to senior
grassroots|Stemming from the common people
greased|Like some pigs at a fair
greater|Truism (Part 2)
greater|What > means (with "than")
greeted|Welcomed
greyest|Cloudiest, in England
grimaces|Scowls
grommet|Hole reinforcer
groomsman|Wedding attendant
guilder|Dutch coin, once
gumdrop|Small candy
gutsily|With a lot of nerve
haircut|Removal of some locks
hairpin|Kind of turn
hammerlock|Grappler's tactic
harrier|Hound smaller than a foxhound
headset|Pro football coach's piece of equipment
headset|Telemarketer's need
hearsay|Rumor
heartland|Country's core
hedgehop|Fly close to the ground
heiress|She's got it coming to her
hellfire|Sinner's punishment, in the Bible
heretical|Apt to be burned at the stake
heroism|Valor
hiccups|Minor inconveniences
hippopotami|Group that's called a bloat
hitters|They're offensive in ballparks
homemade|Like most Thanksgiving dinners
hometown|Childhood place
hotbeds|Breeding grounds
hotfoot|Nasty prank
hotness|Chili consideration
housekeeping|Landscaping counterpart
humdinger|Nonpareil
hummingbirds|Group that's called a charm
icicles|Eave droppers
idealized|Put on a pedestal
ideology|System of beliefs
illness|Reason for a note to the teacher
imagine|Just think
imbibed|Quaffed
imitations|Knockoffs
incisor|Denture part
inclining|Tending
indwell|Live inside, as a spirit
ineptly|In a bumbling manner
inertia|Physics topic
infrared|Type of light
ingesting|Eating
innings|Diamond units?
inocula|Flu vaccines, e.g.
insanity|Madness
insider|One with privileged knowledge
insignia|Official emblem
instruct|Teach
intends|Has in mind
interest|Borrower's burden
interest|Part of a mortgage payment
irksome|Annoying
islands|Christmas and Easter
isopods|Wood lice, e.g.
itemized|Used Schedule A
iterant|Repetitive
iterate|Utter repeatedly
jeremiad|Lengthy, mournful complaint
kangaroos|Group that's called a mob
kernels|They're corny
killjoys|Party poopers
kilogram|Metric ton fraction
kissers|Slangy faces
kneeling|What you'll find many proposers doing
knitted|Made a tea cozy
knitted|Made booties
labours|Shakespearean title word after "Love's"
ladybugs|Spotted beetles
lambastes|Calls on the carpet
lantern|In tents light?
laptops|Modern items at many coffeehouses
largesse|Generous gift-giving
lasagna|Trattoria treat
latitude|Freedom of action
lavender|Pale purple
layaway|Purchasing option
leanest|Most slender
leeches|Clingy cures of yore
lenders|They may charge interest
leotards|You may take a tumble in them
leprechaun|Pot-of-gold guard
letdown|Anticlimax
levelheaded|Hardly irrational
licensor|Legal user of another's patent
lineages|Genealogists' pursuits
lingerie|Victoria's not-so-secret secret
linings|Some are silver
lionizes|Assigns great importance to
liverwurst|Braunschweiger, e.g.
lobsters|Some surf-and-turf servings
logarithm|Mathematics function
logjams|Tie-ups
luridly|In a shocking manner
lustrous|Glistening
mackerel|Fish dish
madonna|4 Minutes singer
madonna|Material Girl
magenta|Shade close to plum
magician|Criss Angel, for one
mahatma|Gandhi's title
manners|Social skills
marinara|Trattoria sauce
marsupial|Kangaroo or koala, e.g.
marvels|Wonders to behold
mascaras|Some Revlon products
masters|Becomes skilled at
mastodon|Four-tusked prehistoric animal
maudlin|Overly sentimental
mealtime|Come and get it! occasion
meander|Perambulate
measles|Illness found by a spot check?
measles|One-time bane of childhood
meddled|Was a buttinsky
megalith|Stonehenge piece
menagerie|Zoological garden
merinos|Certain sheep
merited|Deserved
mermaid|Daryl Hannah in "Splash"
military|U.S. president's command
millpond|It's formed by damming a stream
minaret|Mosque tower
minuteman|Soldier of the American Revolution
mirrors|Apes
mistress|The other woman
mitosis|Basic cell division
modesty|Trait of a good sportsman
mollycoddle|Treat with kid gloves
mongrels|Junkyard dogs
monolith|Monument carved from a single stone
moonshine|White lightning
morocco|Casablanca is its largest city
morocco|Country in NW Africa
mortgage|Monthly payment, for many
motivator|Truism (Part 3)
mudslide|Rainstorm result, sometimes
mustang|Horse or vehicle
nailers|Carpenters and roofers, at times
nativity|Common scene around December
natural|7 or 11, in craps
naturist|Clothes-free advocate
nautches|Indian dancing girls' performances
needier|Craving more attention
negative|Type of charge
neglects|Leaves undone
neighed|Emulated Wilbur Post's pet
nestled|Got nice and comfy
nettled|Annoyed
nonnative|Not aboriginal
nonurban|Not associated with a city
noontime|When the hands are at the top of the face
northeast|45-degree compass point
northwest|315 degrees on a compass
nosedive|Plummet
notecard|Speech-giver's reference
notepads|Reporter's supplies
nutrition|Dietitian's forte
obliging|Accommodating
oboists|Mitch Miller et al.
obscene|Like some gestures
obsolescence|The state of falling into disuse
obtains|Gets possession of
ocarinas|Ovoid wind instruments
oddball|Kook
oddballs|Cuckoos
oenology|Merlot-maker's trade
official|Kind of business
oilstone|Type of sharpening device
oleander|Fragrant poisonous shrub
oleander|White shrub in a Michelle Pfeiffer film title
omicron|Xi-pi go-between
onlooker|Non-participant
onstage|Performing in a theater
openness|Receptivity
operate|Be at the controls
operates|Gets under someone's skin?
orbited|Took a round trip?
ordeals|Difficult situations
origamis|Artistic paper creations
ornately|In a baroque manner
outcast|Pariah
outgrow|Get too big for
outshout|Yell louder than
overbid|Err on "The Price Is Right"
overdraw|Take too many Scrabble tiles, e.g.
overlap|Have in common, as in a Venn diagram
overrides|Countermands
overrun|Invade in great numbers
pachysandra|Evergreen ground cover
paddleboat|Lakeshore rental, perhaps
palestra|Athletic training site, in Greek antiquity
palette|Item with a thumbhole
panaceas|Cure-alls
panatela|Slender cigar
paperweight|Desk item
papoose|It's wee in a tepee
parabola|Geometric curve
paranoia|Delusional fear
parasites|Moochers
partial|Biased
pastoral|Bucolic
peasants|Field hands
peepers|Baby blues
peeress|Noblewoman
pelvises|Hips
penalty|Infraction reaction
pensive|Wistful
peppery|Seasoned with a piquant burning taste
perches|Branches, to birds
perfumery|Obsession source?
pesetas|Money replaced by euros
phantoms|Apparitions
pictured|Visualized
pictures|Visualizes
piecemeal|By degrees
pierced|Like many ears
pilgrims|They're famous for giving thanks
pintsize|Well below average height
plankton|Floating organism in the sea
planned|Intentional
plaster|Mixture of gypsum, sand and water
playlist|Selection of songs on an iPod
playroom|Where one may find toys scattered
polecat|Malodorous creature
polenta|Cornmeal mush
politico|Party person?
politics|Controversial subject
polynomial|In math, the sum of a number of terms
pomander|Clove-studded orange
pooches|Doggies
poodles|Dogs with special haircuts
popinjays|Self-centered chatterboxes
popsicle|Good Humor treat
postcard|Contest entry, perhaps
prairie|Great Plains grassland
prancer|Member of a team that visits once per year
preclude|Rule out in advance
preempt|Take precedence over
premier|Title for a Canadian province leader
prenatal|Before birth
presell|Market before supplying
presents|Birthday goodies
pretense|False appearance
priestly|Like some robes
probable|Likely
prosecute|Bring criminal action against
prosper|Fare well
prospers|Flourishes
purpose|Intent
quivered|Quaked in fear
rachitis|Rickets
radiant|Luminous
ragouts|French stews
railhead|End of the line?
rainbow|Colorful arc
rainfall|Some precipitation
raisins|Fruity snacks
rampaged|Went wild
ramparts|Defensive fortifications
ramrods|Muzzle loaders
ranchmen|Cowboys' employers
rapidly|Chop-chop
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rashers|Bacon servings
ratatat|Battle brattle
ratings|Nielsen output
rattans|Wickerwork stems
rattletrap|Car that's seen better days
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
readings|Book group events
reagents|Chemical analysis aids
realest|Most genuine
realist|One accepting the world as it is
recasts|Assigns new actors
recessed|Took a break
recheck|Assure the accuracy of
recitals|Some school programs
reckons|Believes, like Jed Clampett or Li'l Abner
recruit|New enlistee
redacts|Edits
redacts|Edits
redolent|Fragrant
redrafts|Edited bills of exchange
redrafts|Newer versions
redress|Relief from a wrong
reduces|Trims back
reeducate|Change the attitudes of
reenact|Duplicate, as a Civil War battle
reforms|Changes for the better
regimes|Ruling bodies
regional|Like some TV telecasts
regional|Like some telecasts
rehashed|Discussed again
rehearse|Practice a part
reheats|Warms, as leftovers
reheeled|Fixed, as a pump
reinsert|Double-check, as a disk
releases|Press statements
reneges|Plays the wrong suit
renovated|Done over
renters|Many keep their flats sharp
replica|Clone
reprises|Repeats, as a theme
reptile|Its blood runs cold
republic|United States, e.g.
reputes|Public estimations
reserve|Benchwarmer
reshape|Make over, in a way
resolve|Deal with conclusively
restrain|Put in a straitjacket, e.g.
restyle|Fashion anew
retaliate|Pay back in kind
retreats|Places of privacy
rewrite|Editor's job
reynard|Fabled fox
rhinoceroses|Group that's called a crash
rhythms|What drummers produce
righties|Most hitters and hurlers
rodents|Beavers or squirrels, e.g.
rodents|Beavers, chipmunks, et al.
rooster|Farm alarm
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rotifer|Tiny aquatic organism
rustiest|Most out-of-practice
rustlers|Western bad guys
sabbaths|Rest periods
sabotage|Hitchcock classic of 1936
samoyeds|Smiling sled dogs
satiate|Fill to excess
sauterne|Dessert wine
sawmill|Timber processing site
scalene|Having three unequal sides
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scansion|Metrical analysis of poetry
schisms|Church splits
schools|Bass groups
science|Biology or chemistry
science|Paleontology or archaeology, e.g.
scintilla|Minute amount
scrapers|Winter driving necessities
scrawny|Gaunt
scythed|Cut or mowed, in a way
seacoast|Beach
seaside|Near the shore
seasoned|Experienced
secondhand|Previously owned
secrete|Do a gland's job
secretes|Hides
seedier|More squalid
seedless|Like a child-friendly grape
seesaws|Playground fixtures
segment|TV news story
selects|Culls
selects|Nominates
selects|Nominates
semigloss|Wall finish, sometimes
senators|The other team in "Damn Yankees"
sensible|How some like their shoes
sensors|They pick up things
sentience|Awareness
sentinel|Man on the alert
sentinel|Military lookout
sentries|Lookout men
serener|More placid
serenity|Calm state
sermons|Moral discourses
setline|Piece of fishing gear
shakers|Movers' partners
sharpers|Cheating card players
shatter|Smash to smithereens
shearer|Wool gatherer
sherpas|Himalayan helpers
shipyard|Berthplace?
shortchange|Cheat at the register
shortchange|Rip off at the register
showcase|The Price Is Right feature
sideway|Not a main route
silencer|Hit man's purchase
sincerely|Letter ending
sinuses|Cavities that dentists don't fill
skeptic|Doubting Thomas
sketchpads|Artist's staples
skidoos|Some snow vehicles
skinflint|Tightwad
slammed|Shut violently
slathers|Spreads on thickly
sleepiest|Most fatigued
slimness|Dieter's ultimate goal
slipknot|Lasso feature
slouches|Exhibits poor posture
smelted|Refined, as metal
smoothie|Frosty treat
snapshots|Cellphone creations, sometimes
snarers|Trap setters, they hope
snatched|Kidnapped
snazzier|Having more pizzazz
sneered|Smiled derisively
sneering|Displaying contempt, in a way
snooped|Pried
snoozes|Catnaps
snowing|Flattering insincerely
snowshoe|It leaves very large tracks
soapbox|Kind of derby
societal|Kind of norms
sodbuster|Farmer who works the soil
soggiest|Swampiest
solaced|Comforted
solitude|State of social isolation
songbird|Flying Crown Ranch plane
songlike|Ariose
sonorous|Resonant
spaniel|Dog with long ears
sparerib|Pupu-platter part
sparred|Traded harsh words
sparrow|Pirates of the Caribbean captain
speaker|House party?
spearer|Early fisherman
spectate|Watch from the bleachers
speedway|Racing site
spheres|They lack edges
spiegel|Big name in catalogues
spirally|How some hams are cut
splatter|Deep-fryer's concern
spoiler|Sporty auto option
sponges|Mooches
sprawls|Sits haphazardly
spreads|Big estates, slangily
squirrel|Rocky of cartoondom, for one
squirrels|Group that's called a dray
stabler|Less changing
stagger|Act drunk
starlets|They hope to be seen by many
startle|Catch off guard
statuette|Oscar, for one
statute|Piece of legislation
stealth|Cat burglar's requisite
stellar|Astral
stellate|Shaped like a star
stepson|Squashes, in a way
stereos|They employ speakers
sterner|More unyielding
stickpin|Necktie knot holder
stoutish|Kinda burly
straightforward|Upright basketball player?
straits|Juan de Fuca and Magellan
strange|Outre
strange|Unfamiliar
strapped|In need of cash
streets|D and C, in D.C.
stricken|Afflicted
students|Principal charges?
subdivision|Suburban neighborhood, often
sublease|Renter's document, perhaps
sugared|Sweetened, in a way
suturing|Sewing up, in an operating room
sweatshop|Illegal factory
sycamore|Shade tree with patchy bark
symptoms|Medical discovery?
tactics|Clausewitz's emphasis
tailors|They give you fits
tainted|Sullied
tallyho|Fox hunting word
tamales|Steamed Mexican dishes
taphouse|Inn with stout drinks
targets|Dartboards, e.g.
teaspoon|Certain measured dose
teetered|Moved unsteadily
televise|Bring into family rooms, in a way
tenaces|Bridge players' aces and queens
tendons|Muscle-to-bone connectors
tensile|Capable of being stretched
terminate|Give a pink slip to
termites|They may come out of the woodwork
terraces|Landscaping features
terrapins|North American coastal turtles
terrier|Airedale, e.g.
terrier|Boston or wirehair
tetanus|What some shots prevent
tetrads|Groups of four
theatre|West End attraction
thesauri|Supply of Roget's books
thesaurus|Speechwriter's reference
thirsts|Has a craving
throned|Placed in a royal seat
tickets|Unwelcome windshield sights
tidbits|Gossip morsels
tieclasps|They go with studs
tilapia|Mild-tasting fish
tingles|Has goose bumps
tiptoes|Ballerinas dance on these
tirades|Diatribes
titanic|Doomed ship
titters|Stifled laughs
toaster|It has a darkness setting
toasters|They speak and drink
tolerate|Put up with
tommyrot|Nonsense, in Birmingham
toolmaking|Certain machinist's activity
toolroom|Machine shop area
topmasts|Rigging supports
torrent|Flood
toyshop|Santa has one
trainer|Athlete's aide
traitor|Unfaithful one
treadmill|Fitness center staple
treasurer|Certain board member
treasury|Department first headed by Hamilton
trestle|Bridge support
tribunal|Court of justice
trimester|The third one may end in a hospital visit
trodden|Walked-on
trolled|Fished
turbojet|Powerful type of engine
turnover|Pastry shop order
twinkies|Hostess treats
unclear|Vague
uncommon|Rare
unearthed|Exposed, in a way
unfolds|Occurs
ungainly|Clumsy or bunglesome
unhooks|Opens, in a way
unscrew|Loosen, in a way
untapped|Yet to be used
untruthful|Mendacious
unusual|Odd
upfront|Straightforward
upstate|New York area
urbanites|City folk
virgins|Uninitiated ones
voicemail|Message on the line
voltage|Electrical measure
volunteer|Offer to help
wagering|Putting it all on black, e.g.
walkingstick|Well-camouflaged insect
walleyes|Some perch
wanting|Desirous of
warship|Monitor or Merrimack
wasteful|Uneconomical
watercolor|Oil alternative
watershed|River basin
wattage|Amount of electrical output
westerner|Californian, for example
whereas|On the other hand
whiplash|Do-Right's nemesis
whirlybird|Helicopter
whistles|Emulates a teapot
whitecap|Wave crest
willful|Done by design, as disobedience
winners|People in circles?
wirehair|Asta was one
wiretap|Bug relative
wordplay|Puns and such
worriers|They expect the worst
wrenched|Twisted violently
wrestler|Rowdy Roddy Piper, to name one
yearned|Craved (with "for")
yeshiva|Hebrew school
yowling|Wailing
yuletides|Certain holiday seasons
yummiest|Ultimate in deliciousness
zippered|Like some jackets
abettors|Lookouts, e.g.
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abrades|Chafes
abrasive|Like pumice
abscond|Depart suspiciously
absence|Attendance-book notation
absence|Truancy
absolute|Adjective with "zero" or "disaster"
abstruse|Hard to grasp
accosts|Approaches aggressively
acridly|In a caustic way
adapted|Modified
adaptor|Compatibility device
addends|Sum parts
admired|Thought a lot of
advance|Anticipatory payment
advance|Early money?
aerobic|Like much strenuous exercise
afghani|Currency in Kabul
agendas|Plans of action
agitate|Bring to a fever pitch
agitation|State of unrest
agreement|Understanding
airdrop|Parachute, as supplies
airfare|Fee to fly
airlines|Some transportation companies
airmail|Kind of stamp
airmail|Post by plane
airplane|1980 parody film
airship|Buoyant flying vessel
alamedas|Tree-lined promenades
alamode|Like some desserts
albatross|It's a bad thing
alienated|Offended
alkalies|Some types of batteries
alleluia|Praise be to God!
alliterate|Sing "Bye Bye Birdie," e.g.
allures|Enticements
alphabet|It goes from A to Z
already|So soon?
amalgam|Alloy of silver and mercury
ambushed|Laid in wait for
amended|Changed for the better
amending|Making change?
amendment|Change made in Washington
amenity|Concierge service, e.g.
amnesia|Bourne's problem in "The Bourne Identity"
amperes|Coulombs per second
anaconda|South American strangler
analogs|Like watches with dials
anemone|Buttercup family plant
anguish|Despair
annually|By the year
antagonize|Provoke
antiphon|Liturgical verse
antonym|Low, to high
antsiest|Most restless
apiaries|They have combs
appends|Adds a rider
applesauce|Nonsense, to fruit-lovers?
arcadian|Pastoral
areolae|Biological rings of color
armature|Electric-motor part
armchair|Archie Bunker's spot
armpits|Deodorant targets
arsenals|Magazine stores?
arsenic|Elderberry wine additive, in a Kesselring play
artichoke|Heart of the grocery?
artiest|Most Bohemian
artifact|Dig discovery
artifice|Clever trick
artistes|Creative types, sarcastically
artistic|Creative
artistic|Skilled at painting, e.g.
asbestos|Old fireproofing material
askance|With a sideways glance
askance|With suspicion
aspirant|One with a goal
aspires|Shoots for (with "to")
aspirin|It's often used in twos
athletes|Lions, Tigers and Bears, e.g.
athletes|Olympic contestants
atingle|Excited
attached|Stuck on
attains|Gets
audience|Theater group?
austere|Severely simple
austere|Stern and cold
autoharp|Instrument similar to a zither
avocados|Guacamole ingredients
awakens|Comes to
backpack|Student's carryall
balcony|Theater level
ballpoint|Felt-tip alternative
bandaid|Temporary solution
bandits|Bushwhackers
baptism|Church sacrament
baptism|Cleansing sacrament
barbecue|Family reunion activity, perhaps
barbers|Trim figures?
bareback|Saddleless
barneys|Fife and Rubble
barrages|Verbal onslaughts
basenjis|Barkless pooches
bassinet|Hooded bed for babies
bedrail|Footboard-headboard connector
beeline|Way to the hive?
belayed|Secured while rock climbing
benchmark|Don't let Harmon play?
besmirch|Sully
bewailed|Lamented
bionics|The Six Million Dollar Man science
biotech|Gene-altering industry
birdbrain|Ding-dong
bishops|Knights' neighbors
blackjack|It's a great deal in Vegas
blockbusters|They're created only if many people see them
bloomed|Flowered
blueberries|Edible output of the heath family
boardroom|One place to take care of business
bodyguard|Protection provider
bologna|The stuff heroes are made of?
boomers|Gen-Xers' parents
borders|Big bookseller
bottleneck|Traffic jam
bottleneck|Traffic squeeze
breadth|Broad range
breaking|Decoding
breastplate|It was worn in war, once
breasts|Some chicken parts
bubblegum|It may get stuck in a movie theater
buckaroos|Southwestern cowboys
butterfly|Madame of opera
butterfly|Pool stroke
cabaret|Liza Minnelli film
cahoots|Working together (with "in")
calypsos|West Indian musical pieces
captain|Kangaroo or Hook
carouse|Carry on carelessly
cartoon|Saturday morning staple
castanet|Use a seine
catacomb|Underground burial site
catchword|Slogan or favorite saying
ceasefire|Truce, of a kind
censored|Bleeped
censored|Bleeped out
central|Oklahoma's time zone
ceramic|Like Limoges collectibles
ceramic|Like terra cotta tiles
chairlift|Skier's aid
chameleon|Noted appearance-changer
chapeau|Headdress
chasers|Shot followers
chastise|Call on the carpet
chatrooms|Online meeting places
cheapen|Lessen the value of
cheated|Bilked
cheetahs|They're spotted in Africa?
cherish|Hold dear
chessman|Rook or pawn, e.g.
chicken|Earthbound layer
chocolate|Word after the last word of the theme entries
chopstick|You can't eat with just one
cicadas|Flying noisemakers
ciliary|Relating to eyelashes
cinemas|Sources of reel income
classics|Great literary works
classmate|Fellow student
clipboard|Pollster's prop
coffeemakers|They might drip
colonel|Klink, for one
compare|Liken
compete|Go for the gold, e.g.
compose|Emulate Beethoven
compote|Cooked fruit dessert
copperhead|Venomous viper
corneas|Iris covers
costumes|Film studio department
costumes|Late-October clothes
courtier|Palace attendant
cowards|Chickens
cranial|Of the skull
crasser|More vulgar
creampuffs|Weakling's desserts?
creases|Pressing result
cripple|More than impair
cronies|Political pals
croquet|Lawn game
crossroad|Vital decision point
crosswalk|One place for pedestrians
crosswalk|Pedestrian safeway
curliest|Larry, compared to the other stooges
custard|Creme brulee base
customs|International airport section
cutlery|Tableware
cutthroat|Ruthless
dartboard|It gets stuck in bars and pubs
debtors|Some shark victims
deceive|Double-deal
decoded|Put in plain text
delimit|Set the boundaries of
deliverance|Burt Reynolds film
denture|Plate used at dinner
deputize|Appoint as an assistant
desiring|Pining for
despoil|Plunder
detains|Keeps under guard
detente|Cold War follower
detours|Roundabout routes
devotee|Enthusiast
diarist|Anne Frank, for one
diatribes|Rancorous rants
diestock|Screw-cutting apparatus
dinette|Alcove near the kitchen
diploma|Sheepskin
diplomat|Old Dodge
disable|Incapacitate
disable|Put out of commission
disable|Put out of service
disagrees|Doesn't come to terms
disbars|Prevents from practicing
discard|Throw away
disperse|Scatter, as a crowd
divests|Sells off
dogsleds|Iditarod entries
dominate|Reign over
doorstop|It prevents slamming
dovetailed|Fitted together tightly
draconic|Unusually cruel
draftsman|One who likes his beer from the tap?
drawbridge|Moat crosser
dreadlocks|Dangling do
dressed|Ready to go out
druggist|Apothecary
drumbeat|Foot-tapper's need
druthers|Preference
earaches|Canal problems?
earaches|Symptoms of otitis
eardrum|It's examined with an otoscope
earlobes|Nuzzlers' sites
eastbound|Going from L.A. to Baltimore, e.g.
echelon|Troop formation
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edgeways|Sidelong
editing|Perry White's function
editors|Revisionists?
effective|Able to accomplish a purpose
egomaniacal|Obsessed with oneself
egyptian|Cairo native
eighties|Octogenarian's decade
elapses|Runs out
elbowroom|What you don't get in coach
elective|Optional course
elector|Member of a fourth-year college
elementary|Start to a Holmesian explanation
elevate|Lift up
elevate|Promote in rank
elevates|Glorifies
elevator|Lift
ellipsis|Omission indication
emanates|Gives off
emanates|Gives off
embalmed|Mummified
embitter|Cause to be resentful
emeralds|55th anniversary gems
emerged|Surfaced
emigrate|Find another country
eminent|Award-winning
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
emphatic|Using very strong language
empress|Catherine II, for example
enamels|Some paints and tooth coverings
enclose|Put a fence around
endurance|Type of test
enhancer|Augmenter
enraged|In very high dudgeon
ensilage|Fodder preservation
ensnarls|Catches up
ensuring|Making certain
entails|Necessarily involves
entente|Agreement between nations
enthrone|Crown
entitle|Put a name to
entrees|Menu items
entrepreneurs|Gates and Jobs, e.g.
entries|Contestants' mailings
entwine|Interlace
envelopes|Some office supplies
ephedra|Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
epistle|New Testament letter
epistles|Letters in the New Testament
erected|Built
erosion|Wind and rain cause it
escalate|Grow more intense
escapee|Bloodhound's quarry
esoteric|Understood by a select few
espionage|Bond's field
espressos|Starbucks orders
essence|Heart and soul
estates|They're left behind
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
evanescent|Not exactly carved in stone
evasions|Instances of escaping
evasive|Deliberately vague
eventual|Ultimate
evident|Plain to see
evolved|Adapted to change
exhumes|Disinters
eyelets|Places for laces
eyeliners|Some pencils
falsetto|Something funny to sing in
falsettos|High parts
fanatic|One who's more than devoted
feasted|Participated in a seder
fiascos|Debacles
fifteen|Tennis score
finesse|Skilled delicacy
fireside|Place where Franklin chatted?
firstborn|Like Cain
fission|Splitting
fisticuffs|Brawl
fittings|Tailor's tasks
flambeau|Torch
flattop|Aircraft carrier
fleeces|Overcharges
fletcher|Arrow maker
fletcher|Best Actress of 1975
florence|Capital of Tuscany
forename|Jack or Jill, e.g.
forensic|Kind of evidence
foresee|Know in advance
forests|Certain dwindling resources
freewill|Let Smith out of a contract?
freshman|Kind of class
futurist|One who looks ahead
gabfest|Talker's paradise
garages|Indoor parking lots
gatherer|Hunter's counterpart
genesis|It recounts the fall
germane|Relevant
gestate|Develop gradually
ghostwrites|Pens for someone else
gladden|Make happy
glowworms|Bioluminescent beetles
glutton|Punishment lover?
goldbrick|Evade work
grandma|Family matriarch
grannie|Family matriarch, often (Var.)
granted|Bestowed
greenbelt|Wooded area surrounding a community
greenhorn|Beginner
gristlier|More difficult to chew, in a way
groovier|Like way cooler
groundhog|Feb. 2 celebrity
gruesome|Shudder-inducing
guacamole|Fajita topping
guardsmen|State military volunteers
gumtree|Eucalyptus
hackamore|Headgear for a horse
hairball|Cat's bane
haircut|Bob or buzz
halberd|Pike fitted with an axe head
hamster|It likes to spin its wheels
handcuffs|They may be slapped on
haziest|Least clear
headache|Pain in the brain
hearsay|Some inadmissible evidence
heartbreakers|Insincere ladies' men
hellfire|Eternal punishment
helpless|Unable to function
heroine|Clarice Starling, e.g.
hessian|Certain revolutionary War mercenary
hibachis|Japanese grills
highbrow|Sophisticated
hipsters|They're cool, man
homecoming|Gala for graduates
hometown|Where you're from
honesty|It's the best policy
honeycomb|Hive contents
honoraria|Orator's payments
hooknose|Curved proboscis
horsefeathers|I don't believe you!
hosanna|Kin of "hallelujah"
hotdogged|Showed off
hotdogs|Ballpark fare
humorless|Dead serious
hushpuppies|Southern cornmeal cakes
hyacinth|Plant with sword-shaped leaves
ideated|Thought up
ideates|Comes up with plans
idiotic|Inane
idolater|Violator of a certain Commandment
imagery|Colorful writing
impales|Spears
impolite|Unmannerly
imprecise|Not exact
imprison|Detain
impulses|Instinctual urges
inchworms|They crawl in the dirt
ingrate|Unappreciative sort
inhaler|Asthmatic's device
innings|The nine on a diamond
innuendo|Indirect implication
inseams|Tailors measure them
insider|Accepted member
intangibles|Impalpable things
interesting|Arousing one's attention
intermit|Cease an action temporarily
inundate|Deluge
inverses|Opposites
ironies|Life's little twists
ironware|Pots, kettles, etc.
irrupts|Intrudes suddenly
isosceles|Triangle with two equal sides
itinerant|Circuit rider
jawbone|Paleontologist's discovery, maybe
jetties|Breakwaters
jeweler|Ring master?
jeweler|Ring master?
joneses|Folks to keep up with
kangaroos|Outback marsupials
karaoke|Offering at some bars
keepsakes|Souvenirs, of sorts
keynote|Sort of address
keystone|Arch support
kitchen|Cook's milieu
kneecap|Prayer foundation?
knuckle|Part of a hand
knuckleball|Unpredictable pitch
kohlrabi|Cabbage kin
laboring|Hard at work
lacerations|What animal bites may cause
lacrosse|Native American sport
lacrosse|Sport with ten-player teams
ladders|Chutes partner
ladybug|It's a good thing
lambaste|Attack verbally
lampshade|It conceals a light bulb
lankiest|Most gangly
latitude|Navigation figure
lattice|Crisscross structure
lavender|Pale bluish purple
laziness|Trait of the unmotivated
leapers|Twelve Days of Christmas lords, e.g.
learned|Highly educated
leashes|Boxers' restraints
leather|Biker's wear, often
leavings|Refuse
legalese|Lawyer talk
legions|Roman army divisions
leotards|Clothing named for a French aerialist
lessees|Renters
lessons|Pupils' readings
letterman|Student acheiver
liberty|Word on a dime
lifetime|Heart-pounding question (Part 2)
linguini|Little tongues pasta (Var.)
linkage|Connections
lipsticks|Tubes in purses
listless|Having no to-do plan?
literal|Word-for-word
loafers|Comfy shoes
lockstep|Marching style
lopsided|Like some victories
loveseat|Romantic place to sit
lumberyard|Two-by-four spot
luminary|One who is an inspiration to others
lunette|Semicircular window
lurched|Pitched suddenly
macadamia|Tree or nut
macaroni|Cheese partner, often
macerate|Cause to grow thin or weak
madrigals|Renaissance musical compositions
maestros|They have to face the music
magnets|Attractive ones
mahogany|Reddish-brown
mailman|USPS employee
maintop|High platform on some sailing ships
malaise|Feeling of discomfort
malarial|Feverish, in a way
mamboed|Did a Cuban dance
mammoth|Elephant ancestor
manhandle|Bob or Bill?
maniacs|Fanatics
manifold|Announcement by a frustrated poker player?
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mantras|Repeated words or syllables
martinis|They're sometimes shaken
massacre|One-sided contest
mastered|Perfected
maternity|Certain ward
measured|Deliberate and restrained
meatball|Submarine sort
mediate|Help settle
meekness|Humble quality
megahit|The Dark Knight, e.g.
merging|Like some highway lanes
meringue|Frothy pie topping
message|Bottle contents, maybe
methane|Marsh gas, mostly
microscopic|Infinitesimal
milestone|50th anniversary, for example
millipedes|Many-legged arthropods
mincemeat|Holiday dessert choice
mingles|Hobnobs with the guests
mishear|Catch badly?
mittens|Winter wear
mockups|Product demo models
mohawks|Some nontraditional haircuts
moisten|Prepare for sticking, perhaps
montage|Film sequence
moonshot|Apollo 11, for one
mortgage|Homeowner's liability
mothballed|Put in storage
motherboard|Main circuit card in a computer
motorman|Streetcar operator
narrate|Talk during a movie?
natural|Afro
neatness|It counts
needless|Uncalled for
negates|Nullifies
neonate|Recent delivery
networking|Activity for Hollywood newbies
neurotic|Emotionally unstable
neutrals|Nations that don't take sides
neutron|Zero charge particle
newfound|Recently discovered
newlyweds|Niagara Falls tourists, often
nickelodeon|Early jukebox
nitrates|Fertilizer compounds
nominate|Delegates do this
nonplussed|Bewildered
nonsense|Jabberwocky
nonstop|Without interruption
nonzero|Like positive or negative numbers
nosiest|Most intrusive
nougats|Some candy bar fillings
nourish|Provide with sustenance
novelty|It's not the norm
nuncios|Diplomatic representatives of popes
ocelots|Spotted felines
octuplet|One of eight
odorant|Smelly substance
officious|Like a buttinsky
offside|Penalty that prevents a play from starting
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
opening|Available job
optimums|Ideals
oregano|Herb in Italian dressing
oregano|Pizzeria supply
ostrich|Bird that lays the largest egg
outsider|One not in the loop
outsiders|Those not in the loop
overdue|Expected before now
overdue|Like some library books
paddler|Canoe propeller
pageboy|Certain errand runner
panacea|Cure-all
papoose|Narragansett baby
paroling|Doing a beat cop's job
parties|Celebrates, in a way
passion|Intense emotion
passwords|Computer access codes
pastels|Mellow tones
pathogens|Any infectious agents
pathways|Trails
peacock|Bird with iridescent feathers
pedalers|Tour de France entrants
pedicure|Spa treatment
pelting|Bombarding with snowballs, e.g.
penalize|Deduct points from, say
penguins|Happy Feet dancers
penname|Ann Landers, e.g.
perfection|Gymnast's goal
periods|Sentence enders
pesters|Bugs
picayune|Trivial
piebald|Two-tone horse
pigeonhole|Compartmentalize
pigeonhole|Place in a particular slot
pimiento|Olive stuffing (Var.)
piously|In a devout way
piranha|Ferocious fish
pitchfork|Barn tool
placebo|Clinical trial offering, perhaps
planner|City official
pleased|Made happy
pompadour|Lover of Louis XV
potpies|All-in-one meals
praises|Pats on the back
precooking|Parboiling
prelude|Musical intro
prepare|Make, as dinner
preppie|Andover type (Var.)
presage|Foreshadow
pressurize|Prepare, as an aircraft cabin
pretext|Excuse
princes|Would-be kings
problem|Mathematical challenge
procedure|Operation
proclaim|Announce formally
proclaims|Declares formally
procure|Come by
profile|Side view
prolate|Elongated at the poles
promotes|Elevates
proofed|Checked for typos
prophet|One who divines the future
prosper|Thrive
protects|Keeps out of harm's way
protesting|Dissenting, in a way
protractor|Math student's purchase
provision|Stipulated condition
prudish|Exaggeratedly proper
pulsars|Radiation-emitting stars
racetrack|Circuit for legal speeding
raiders|Oakland team
railroad|Convict without a fair trial
rainbow|Roy G. Biv's place
rallies|Comes from behind
ranches|Cattle locales
randomly|With no apparent pattern
ransoms|Abductors' demands
rashest|Least circumspect
ravaged|Wreaked havoc on
rebooted|Started a PC again
recital|Dance or music program
recoils|Springs back
recover|Bounce back
recycled|Separated plastics and paper, e.g.
reenact|Dramatize a crime
reenacts|Shows how it happened
reenters|Comes back onstage
regaled|Wined and dined
relearn|Master anew
releases|Puts out, like an album
relocating|Moving
reminder|Post-it Note, perhaps
reminds|Fills a memory gap
renewal|Subscriber's choice
reorder|Respond to depleted stock
reportable|Like some income
reprisal|Eye-for-an-eye act
resells|What a middleman does
resents|Takes offense at
resolute|Determined
resolute|Firm in purpose
restart|Result of a racer jumping the gun
retardant|Any agent that delays or hinders
retardant|Delaying agent
rethink|Consider anew
retitle|Dub anew
retrials|Judicial second chances
retsina|Strong Greek wine
returns|Election data
revamped|New and improved
reveille|Bugle call
reverts|Returns to a former condition
revolver|Russian roulette need
romance|Literary genre
rooftop|Landing spot for Santa
rosemary|Parsley, sage and thyme partner
rotating|Spinning
rotunda|Building with a dome
rounded|Turned, as a corner
routine|Grind
rowboat|Dinghy or wherry
ruffled|Like some tuxedo shirts or feathers
ruminants|Cows and giraffes
rumored|Purported
runaround|Evasive treatment
ruthless|Boston Red Sox after 1919?
saddest|Most pathetic
salesmen|Car lot figure
saltines|Crackers for soup
saltpeter|Gunpowder compound
saluted|Had a general reaction?
sampler|Promotional assortment
sarapes|Spanish shawls (Var.)
satchel|Flat-bottomed case
saturate|Soak to the max
saturates|Fills completely
sausage|Banger, in Britain
scalawag|Rascal
scammer|Swindler
scenario|Plot outline
scented|Like some candles and soaps
schedules|Puts on the calendar
schisms|Religious rifts
science|It's not always exact
science|Part of B.S.
scissor|Type of kick
scorers|They pass the plate?
scoundrel|Dirty dog
scratches|Sinks the cueball, e.g.
scripts|Actor's reading material
sculpin|Scorpionfish
seafarer|Columbus or Sinbad, e.g.
sealant|Caulk, for example
seascape|Watery painting
seashell|Beach memento
secondhand|Kind of smoke
seeders|Sowing machines
selected|Chosen
selects|Exercises an option
selects|Hand-picks
semiarid|Not quite Saharan
semiformal|Dress code for some events
serrates|Makes toothed edges in
sesames|Bun-topping seeds
sevenfold|Like septuplets
shambles|State of disorder
shellac|Beat badly
shepherd|Abel, for one
shiftless|Lacking ambition
shindig|Boisterous bash
showroom|Where to see fresh models
showtime|When the curtain goes up
shudder|Quiver from revulsion
sideshow|Two-headed lady exhibit, e.g.
silverback|Adult male gorilla
sinewed|Like bodybuilders' bodies
sisters|Sorority girls
sitcoms|Some primetime TV
situates|Places
sixteen|Sweet age
skyscraper|Metropolitan feature
skyscraper|Picture on a big-city postcard, perhaps
slanting|Not on the level
sleeper|Unexpected film success
sleeper|Unexpected hit
slimeball|Despicable sort
slipups|Boo-boos
sloshes|Jumps in a puddle
sloughs|Hollows filled with mud
slyboots|Shifty person
smallish|On the petite side
smugness|Great self-contentment
snacked|Noshed
snapped|Broke suddenly
snapshot|Album insert
snifter|Brandy-sipper's glass
snoozes|Dozes off
sociable|Outgoing
socials|Church get-togethers
societies|Formal groups with similar interests
solitaire|Game for the asocial
sonatas|Chopin composed some
sonatas|Some classical compositions
soonest|With the least delay
sorcery|Merlin's stock-in-trade
soupcon|Slight-but-appreciable addition
sourdough|Bread for which San Francisco is famous
spatulas|Flapjack flippers
speakeasy|Roaring Twenties nightspot
speaker|Valedictory deliverer, e.g.
specials|Blue plate dinners
species|Homo sapiens, for man
speckle|Bit of color
speechless|Awed, in a way
spheroid|Earth, for one
spindles|Handrail components, often
splattered|Splashed (all over the place)
sported|Wore proudly
sprinter|One on the fast track?
stagger|Walk a crooked line
stamina|Triathlete's quality
standoff|Impasse
standoff|Impasse
staples|Essentials
starlit|Like a clear night
starrier|More bespangled
starved|Not just hungry
steadier|More dependable
steamboat|Fulton's Folly, for one
steamer|Clambake delicacy
steepest|Least gradual
steppes|Southeastern European plains
sterile|Free from bacteria
sterile|Hospital-clean
stimulus|It causes a reaction
stingray|Prick Romano?
stingray|Whip-tailed fish
stipend|Money for a purpose
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stitches|There are 216 on a baseball
stodges|Stuffs with food and drink
stonewalled|Refused to answer
storage|Attic function
storyboard|Plan for a film
stouter|More robust
stouter|Thicker
straits|Narrow waterways
stranded|Like the Minnow's passengers
strange|Out of the ordinary
streaker|Participant in a '70s fad
streamer|Ribbon for the prom
strength|Military capability
stretches|Prison terms
striate|Create furrows in
strident|Clamorous
strokes|Golfer's calculation
strudel|Filled pastry
stupefy|Flabbergast
subtract|Take away
suffixes|Additions to word stems
sundeck|Tanning venue
sunstroke|Summer ailment
superego|Moral compass
superego|One-third of Freud's psyche
superior|Above-average
suspire|Heave a sigh
sweepstakes|Promotional lotteries
switcheroos|Deceitful salesman's  tactics
syndrome|Empty nest, for one
systemic|Not isolated, as a problem
tadpoles|Froglets
tadpoles|Frogs-to-be
tailgated|Rode one's bumper
tamarind|Its extract is used in Worcestershire sauce
tangible|Not just in the mind
targeting|Aiming for
targets|They may cause you to aim high
tartare|Raw, as steak
tartest|Most acidic
tattled|Ratted
tautest|The most stretched
teddies|Some nightwear
teenagers|Lots of new drivers
teetotal|Eschew alcohol
telecommute|Work from home, in a way
tempest|Violent wind
temples|Service stations?
tenable|Capable of being held
tenderfoot|Boy Scout of the lowest rank
tenpence|U.K. coin
tenpins|Bowler's targets, sometimes
terriers|Jack Russell and others
thanksgiving|The second Monday in October, in Canada
thumbscrew|Torture device
tickets|Speeders' souvenirs
timbale|Deep-fried shell
tiresome|Awfully dull
toadstool|Poisonous mushroom
tobacco|Slow-burning leaf
toddler|Bambino
tollbooths|Place for change?
tomahawk|Battle-ax
tomorrow|In 24 hours
tonsils|Nonessential body tissues
toolmaking|Activity for primitive man
toolroom|Machine shop area
torrents|Heavy rains
towards|Facing
towered|Cast a long shadow
tracked|Manned radar
tractor|Deere product
tradesman|Artisan
traffic|Jam maker
traipse|Gallivant
traitor|Perfidious person
transit|Commuter's need
transmit|Send
treasures|Collectibles, so to speak
treaties|Pacts between nations
treatments|Sessions with a chiropractor
trendsetter|Fashion arbiter
triages|Medical emergency categories
tributary|Missouri, to Mississippi
tricycle|First set of wheels, maybe
trimeter|Verse of three feet
trombone|Slide instrument
trooper|Ticket dispenser
trounce|Defeat soundly
trustee|Board member
tsarist|Like Russia, before the revolution
tungsten|Steel strengthener
turtleneck|Sweater style
tussles|Skirmishes
tweedle|Imitate a songbird
twiddle|Thing to do with one's thumbs
twosomes|Pairs
ukulele|My dog has fleas instrument
ultrasound|Baby shower
unbroken|Like a wild horse
uncover|Make visible
undergo|Be subjected to
underuse|Not employ fully
uniting|Bringing together
universal|Film studio name since 1912
unrulier|Less governable
unsettle|Disquiet
unsheathe|Take a sword out
untangle|Straighten out, as laces
uppercut|Knockout punch, at times
uprooted|Torn from the ground
veronica|Matador's move
veronica|One of Archie's loves
vertigo|Reeling feeling, to Hitchcock
veterans|Some parade marchers
vitiate|Corrupt
warmest|Closest, in a guessing game
warmhearted|Compassionate
warranty|Heart-pounding question (Part 3)
weaseled|Evaded (with "out of")
website|A mouse may help you get there
websites|Surfing destinations
welfare|Type of reform or state
werewolf|Periodic monster
whiskers|Dick's Vandyke?
whitewash|Cover up
winemakers|Julio Gallo and others
wingless|Apterous
woodpile|Stack of fireplace logs
wrestler|Mickey Rourke, in a 2008 film
yearlong|Lasting all four seasons
yodeled|Sang Alpine-style
zealous|Avid
abhorred|Despised
abiding|Putting up with
abolition|Annulment of slavery
abscise|Separate, as a flower from a plant
absolutely|Yes!
abstruse|Hard to understand
academe|The university community
academic|Collegiate
acerose|Narrow and pointed, as pine leaves
acetate|45's composition
actions|They "speak louder than words"
acumens|Insights
adapter|Plug in a travel kit
addition|Building wing
adjoining|Abutting
admission|Entrance fee
adorers|Admirers
adroiter|More skillful
adsorbs|Condenses on a surface
adulthood|Maturity
advisedly|After careful consideration
aerosols|Spray can contents
affiliation|Business relationship
airfare|Flier's fee
airspeed|Cockpit datum
airspeed|Cockpit datum
alameda|Tree-lined public walkway
alamode|Apple-pie order?
alienable|Transferable to another owner
alienee|Property receiver, in law
aliment|Give nourishment to
alkaline|Tiger in the Hall-of-Fame
alkalis|Acid busters
alleluia|Praise be! (Var.)
alternate|Take turns
aluminum|Recyclable stuff
amarettos|Almond-flavored liqueurs
amenable|Open to advice
analysis|Freudian's forte
analyst|Wall Street worker
ancestor|Genealogical discovery
anchovies|Some pizza toppings
android|Humanlike automaton
angered|Enraged
animism|Doctrine that all natural objects have souls
aniseed|Medicinal plant
annoyer|Nudnik
anomaly|Deviation from the norm
another|An additional one
another|Barfly's request
answers|No one has all of them
antenna|One of a bug's pair
antigen|Immune response trigger
anytime|Glad I could help!
aperitifs|Campari and Cinzano
apiarian|Related to beekeeping
apiarian|Related to beekeeping
appeasing|Assuaging
appraise|Evaluate the worth of
apropos|Just right for the occasion
aptness|Suitability
arcadian|One from Tripolis, in ancient Greece
arduous|Difficult
arising|Stemming (from)
armoire|Ornate cabinet
arnicas|Lotions for treating sprains
arraign|Call before a court
arrange|Schedule
arranged|Put in order
arrayed|Bedecked
arrests|Makes a collar
arrests|Rap records?
arsenal|Gun collection
article|Piece in a periodical
artifices|Ruses
artwork|Gallery display
ashcans|Refuse receptacles
ashiest|Most pallid-looking
aspirin|Headache queller
assaults|Strike force missions
assayer|Gold rush VIP
assemble|Bring together
association|Formal organization
astronauts|Spacey types?
atelier|Artist's studio
atelier|Designer's studio
atelier|Designer's studio
athlete|Participant at the Olympics
athlete|Wheaties box candidate
atomizer|Mist maker
atoners|Sorry sayers
attache|Case for a lawyer
attorney|Suspect's request
attract|What opposites do
auditor|Accountant, at times
aurorae|Brilliant celestial displays
austere|Somber and grave
autistic|On a certain spectrum
autobus|Public transport
avenged|Squared things
aversion|Antipathy
awkward|Socially embarrassing
azimuths|Astronomical surveyors' readings
babysat|Watched the neighbor's child
bacillus|Rod-shaped bacterium
backspin|It may be applied to a tennis ball
backstreets|Alleyways
bailout|Save from Chapter 11
balloonist|Phileas Fogg, for one
baloney|Hogwash!
bandanna|Hippie's headwear
baptism|Christian rite
barkeeps|Mixologists
barratry|Crime of a judge influenced by bribery
bastille|July 14 in France: ___ Day
bearhug|Tight embrace
bearing|Manner
bedevil|Torment
bedroom|Crash site?
begorra|Irishman's expression of surprise
begorrah|Irish oath (Var.)
behoove|Serve well
belayed|Fastened, as a rope
belayed|Held a climber's rope
bellhops|Luggage luggers
bellman|Hotel suitcase toter
bemoans|Expresses regret
benchwarmer|Third-string player
benders|Boozing sprees
bereave|Deprive through death
bestirs|Causes to move
bethesda|The NIH's home city
bettors|Everyone in the pool
blackjack|Casino game
blanket|Security for Linus
blaring|Turned up to full volume
blatancy|Brazen obviousness
blatant|Barefaced
bloodred|Deep crimson
bludgeons|Uses a club as a weapon
boaster|Braggart
boatload|Slew
bobsled|Brakeman's vehicle
bohemia|Scandal location in a Sherlock Holmes title
boldfaced|Like some type
bolster|Shore up
boogied|Danced, in slang
boohoos|Blubbers
booklet|Light reading?
bootleg|Distribute illicitly
bowsprit|Nautical spar
boycotts|Refuses to buy from
brainstorm|Idea
branded|Marked for life
breakups|Splits
brewery|Beer producer
bribers|They may pass cash under the table
brickbat|Blunt criticism
bridesmaid|Wedding party member
brunette|Blonde-to-be, perhaps
building|It may be filled with offices
bullfighter|Waver of a red cape
bursitis|Shoulder inflammation
buttercup|Shade of yellow
buttermilk|Dale Evans' movie mount
cabanas|Where small suits are put on
caboose|Last car of a train
cackler|Egg layer
caddied|Aided a golfer, in a way
calculi|Some branches of mathematics
calmest|Most serene
calorie|4.18 joules
calorie|A can of soda might contain one
calypso|Caribbean music style
calypso|West Indian musical style
campaign|Race for a seat
canines|There are many in a pound
caravel|Old explorer's ship
cardigan|Type of sweater
caresses|Loving touches
carpools|Commuters' cost savers
cartwheeled|Did a gymnastic maneuver
cashmere|Sweater material choice
catboat|Single-masted vessel
cavemen|Primitive guys
cavernous|Like Carlsbad
ceilings|Upper limits
celeste|Actress Holm
celeste|Holm of "All About Eve"
celibate|Like cardinals
centerpieces|Dinner party decorations
centers|Midpoints
centime|Franc fraction
chandler|Friends friend
cheetah|Fleet feline
children|Preschoolers
chloral|___ hydrate (knockout drops)
choirmaster|Church music leader
choosier|More discerning
chukker|Polo period
citrous|Like some juices (Var.)
cityward|In the direction of an urban area
clambake|Seaside party
clampdown|Sudden restriction on activity
clatter|Rattling noise
cleaner|Under-the-sink item
closest|Least distant
clouted|Struck hard, as with the fist
coaster|Item between a drink and a table
codpiece|Flap on medieval breeches
cologne|Aftershave relative
colossal|Like the Empire State Building
commencement|Graduation ceremony
commonly|Generally
condone|Give the OK to
conductor|Orchestra director
confound|Baffle
console|Instrument panel
cooperation|Group action
corkage|BYOB fee
cornball|Like a hokey joke
corncake|Breakfast item, sometimes
corolla|Flower part
corslet|Piece of body armor for the trunk (Var.)
courage|Lionhearted one's quality
courier|Message-runner
covenant|Solemn agreement
cradled|Held protectively, as an infant
cranial|Relating to head cases?
crasher|Uninvited wedding guest
crayons|Colorful boxful
creature|Black Lagoon menace of film
creature|Kind of comfort
cretonne|Drapery fabric
crisper|Refrigerator compartment
crisscross|Shoelaces do this
critical|Absolutely necessary
crusader|Fighter for a cause
crustier|More brusque
cudgels|Short, heavy clubs
curette|Surgery instrument
cushiest|Least burdensome, as a job
cyclones|Violent rotating windstorms
dachshund|Dog with short legs and a long body
dangles|Hangs, like an earring
dateless|Alone on a Saturday night
daybreaks|Dawns
dealers|Some casino staff
debtors|Collectors' targets
deceive|Fool
decency|Proper sense of behavior
decimal|It has a point
decision|Ruling
decontaminating|Cleansing, in a way
decrees|Mandates
deference|Courteous regard
dehisce|Burst open
deletion|Removal of text
delicate|Requiring tact
demeanor|Behavior
demesne|Land for a manor house
demesne|Lord's estate
democrat|Political donkey
deplete|Exhaust
deplore|Regret deeply
derives|Draws a conclusion
desalinates|Removes salt from
designator|One allocating tasks, e.g.
desolate|Abandoned
dessert|A sweet finish
diabase|Dark igneous rock
differed|Varied
digests|Abridged versions
dimpled|Like a golf ball
diocese|Area under a bishop's jurisdiction
diopter|Eyeglass prescription measurement
diorama|Three-dimensional scene
dipstick|Oil-measuring rod
disaster|Calamity
discerns|Makes out
disdain|Contempt
dishonor|Bring shame upon
disparage|Belittle
dispense|Allocate
disrupt|Throw a monkey wrench into
distaste|Aversion
distastefulness|The quality of being offensive
divorce|Split decision?
domestic|Housekeeper
domesticate|Make tame
domineers|Acts like a control freak
doomsday|End of the world
doomsday|Judgment time
doorknob|Necessity for an opening act?
doorway|Common entrance point
doubted|Wasn't sure
downtrodden|Oppressed by people in power
drawers|Bureau containers
dreadful|Dire
dresses|Little black numbers
drifter|Gadabout
drifters|Save the Last Dance for Me singers
dropshots|Soft returns, in tennis
drunkest|Most inebriated
dryland|Shore, compared to the ocean
dulcimer|American folk instrument
duresses|Compulsory threats
dynamic|Like Batman and Robin, as a duo
eagerly|With anticipation
earnest|Quite serious
earthenware|Some ceramic pottery
earthworm|Angler's bait, perhaps
easiest|Least resistant
editors|Post positions?
educate|Show a thing or two
eeriest|Halloween superlative
eeriest|Most spooky
eeriest|Most spooky
eggbeater|Cook's helper
eightball|Behind the ___ (in a bad position)
einstein|Developer of the theory of relativity
elapsed|Gone by, as time
elapsing|Going by
elbowroom|It's lacking in tight quarters
electric|Gas alternative
elegists|Milton, Shelley and Gray, for three
element|Helium or hydrogen
elevates|Raises up
elicits|Draws forth
elitist|Nose-in-the-air type
ellipses|Omission indications
ellipsis|It indicates an omission
elongate|Stretch out
embassy|Diplomat's post
emblems|Symbols
emergent|Newly developed, as technology
eminent|Distinguished
eminent|Well-known and respected
emirates|Dubai and Abu Dhabi
emoticon|:), for example
employer|Boss, e.g.
employer|Worker's wage payer
emulate|Act like
emulsify|Prepare a salad dressing, perhaps
enabler|Addict's co-dependent
encodes|Does cryptography
endeared|Caused admiration
endgame|Chess closing
endless|Eternal
endowed|Gifted
enemies|They're opposed in war
engineer|Train driver
enigmas|Baffling problems
enrollee|Class signer-upper
ensemble|Entire theater company
ensigns|Navy ranks
enslave|Place into bondage
ensnare|Catch in a trap
entente|Agreement among countries
entirety|Whole shebang
entrant|Tournament participator
envelope|Academy Awards prop
eoliths|Stone Age tools
epeeist|Foiled again! crier?
epicenter|Earthquake hot spot
epilepsy|Disorder characterized by seizures
epilepsy|Disorder characterized by seizures
episode|Soap segment
epithet|Descriptive nickname
epitome|Standard example
epochal|Extremely important
erasers|Classroom supplies
erectors|Assemblymen?
erectors|Construction crew, essentially
eremite|Religious recluse
erosion|Gradual deterioration
erosive|Causing disintegration
errands|Saturday jobs, typically
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
escallop|Bake in a sauce, as potatoes (Var.)
escapism|Avoidance of reality
esoteric|Shrouded in mystery
espresso|Barista's creation
establish|Found
esteemed|Held in high regard
esteems|Cherishes
esteems|Prizes highly
estuary|Arm of a sea
estuary|River's end
estuary|River-to-ocean connector
esurient|Extremely hungry
etcetera|Yadda, yadda, yadda
etchers|Artistic acid users
etching|Art done with acid
eunuchs|Harem guards
evenhanded|Not biased
evening|Primetime TV time
eventual|Happening at some future time
evident|Easy to see
exhibitor|Show participant
explosion|Detonation
expressway|Turnpike, for one
extender|Additive to increase volume or bulk
eyeless|___ in Gaza (Huxley)
eyesight|It may improve if you have contacts
eyesore|Dilapidated building, e.g.
eyesore|Neighborhood embarrassment
failure|Lack of success
falsely|In an insincere manner
falsetto|Artificial high voice
falsettos|They're high-toned
familial|Occurring among kin
fancied|Imagined
federal|Part of FBI
fiances|Grooms-to-be
fiercer|More hard-fought
filters|Auto shop supplies
finagler|Crafty one
finesse|Adroit maneuvering
fiscally|Financially
flatcar|Freight bearer
flicked|Ignited a bic?
floater|Spot before one's eyes
follicle|Root container
foments|Works up
footless|Apodal
footloose|Free as a bird
footpath|Hiker's trail
forbade|Commanded against
formalities|Requirements of etiquette or custom
forsake|Abandon
fragrant|Like a rose
framers|Constitution creators
freakish|Like some sideshow participants
fronted|Led, as a band
furrowed|Hollowed out in grooves
gainsay|Dispute
gangster|Moll's companion
garlicky|Types of meals vampires avoid?
garnered|Collected, as votes
generic|Prescription option
geniuses|Einsteins
genomes|Chromosomal maps
gestalt|Kind of psychology
ghastly|Frightful
gigantic|More than large
gingersnaps|Cookie favorites
glassblower|Colonial fair artisan
glassful|Generous drink serving
glycerol|Liquid found in skin emollients
goblins|Mischievous sprites
godsends|Boons
goldfish|Pet that's easy to care for
goliath|Sling victim
gourmet|Culinary connoisseur
granola|Healthful breakfast choice
granular|Like table sugar
graybeards|Colorful elderly males?
greeter|Airport sign-holder
grilles|Radiator openings
grimace|Anguished expression
grislier|More likely to be rated R
groaner|Awful pun
gumdrop|Piece of jellied candy
gunboat|Small, armed warship
gunpoint|Weapon's muzzle
guttersnipe|Bit of riffraff
habanera|Cuban dance
hadrons|Elementary particles
hammerlocks|Some holds
handshake|Deal clincher, perhaps
hardest|Adjective for diamonds
hardpan|Subsoil layer
hatchet|Boy Scout tool
hawsers|Heavy-duty ropes
heartache|Emotional anguish
heartbeat|Pump thump
heartwarming|Gratifying
heckles|Harasses a comic
hedgehogs|Creatures with sharp bristles
heirloom|Valued inherited possession
heptagon|Figure with seven sides
heretic|Rogue church member
hidalgo|2004 Viggo Mortensen film
hillsides|Sledding sites
himself|Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" addressee
hollower|More vacuous
homebrew|Bathtub suds?
honeycombs|Beeswax structures
hoosegow|Slammer
hornpipe|Folk wind instrument
hornswoggled|Defrauded
horselaugh|Loud hee-haw
horseraces|Pimlico activities for one?
hosanna|Jesus Christ Superstar song
hostage|Kidnapping victim
hotfooted|Moved fast
houseguest|Trundle bed user, perhaps
hummingbird|Swift's tiny relative
hurrahed|Shouted encouragement
hyperons|Unstable particles
hyssops|Bitter herb used in flavoring
iciness|Warmth's antithesis
idealist|Dreamer
identity|Secret for some superheroes
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
iguanas|Tropical lizards
illness|Affliction
imbibed|Drank up
imitate|Copy
imitated|Flattered in the most sincere way
immaculate|Pristine
impacts|Affects
impasse|Negotiator's problem
impeccable|Without fault or error
impeded|Stood in the way of
impedes|Slows progress
impress|Leave one's mark
imprison|Put away, in a way
impulse|Sudden desire
incense|Altar offering
indirect|Not upfront
indulges|Humors
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law of motion
inertial|Kind of mass, in physics
infinite|Without end
infixes|Implants
informer|Dime dropper
infringe|Encroach (upon)
inhuman|More than cruel
initial|Monogram letter
inmates|Birdman of Alcatraz extras
innings|Baseball game segments
insaner|More out of one's gourd
insanity|Mental illness
insolent|Audaciously rude
insomnia|Lady Macbeth's malady
inspirit|Supportive way to be present
integral|Necessary, as a part
intestate|Without a will
intranet|Corporate Web connection
invasion|Military incursion
invisible|Unseen
ironware|Blacksmith's products
ironware|Heavy weights in the kitchen
isotope|Chemistry subject
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
itchier|More eager
jackknife|Diving maneuver
jalousie|Slatted window structure
jawbreaker|Hard candy
jaywalked|Risked a ticket with a diagonal crossing
jellyrolls|Sponge cake treats
jerkers|Tear ___ (sad movies)
jettison|Deep-six
jousters|You'll get a charge out of them
jugulars|Vital and vulnerable targets
keenest|Most perceptive
keepsake|Memento
kindling|Material for starting a fire
kindred|Related by blood
kingpin|Cartel leader
kinsmen|Blood relatives
kitchen|Cook's place
ladyfinger|Small sponge cake
landmass|Continent, e.g.
lanolin|Cosmetic ingredient
largemouth|Type of bass
lawmaker|One faced with many bills
layette|Baby shower gift
layette|Shower purchase, perhaps
layettes|Babies' outfits
layoffs|Workforce reductions
leadership|Head honchos, collectively
learned|Gained knowledge
leerier|More suspicious
legalism|Strict conformity to the letter of the law
lenders|Banks and some sharks
letdowns|Disappointments
lethargy|Listlessness
levelheaded|Cool and balanced, like Frankenstein?
libeler|Maligner of a sort
liberals|Who's left?
libretto|Text of an opera
lifeline|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire option
lighter|Successfully dieting
limeade|Fruity green drink
lineage|It may be represented by a tree
lineage|Totem pole's story, sometimes
lispers|They call a spade a thpade
lissome|Agile
literal|Not metaphorical
littler|Comparatively tiny
loathes|Despises
loiterer|Shopkeeper's annoyance
lookout|Sentinel
macaroni|Salad pasta
madness|Insanity
maestro|Bigwig at the podium
maestro|Conductor
mafiosi|Subjects in "The Godfather"
magnifico|Important person
mainspring|Motivating force
majorly|In a big way
mallets|Croquet sticks
mammoth|Extinct mammal
manatee|Endangered Florida creature
mansion|Grandiose dwelling
mantrap|Femme fatale
mantras|Prayerful chants
marches|Sousa compositions
marshland|Everglades, e.g.
martyrs|Gluttons for punishment
mascara|Cosmetic counter item
masterly|Skillful
mastodon|Beast of the Ice Age
matador|Bull fighter
matches|Sticks in a box
matilda|Roald Dahl title character
matinee|Afternoon showing
mayflower|Pilgrims' carrier
mediation|Dispute resolution method
melange|Hodgepodge
memento|Keepsake
memento|Scrapbook item
menaced|Rattled one's saber at
mensches|Good, decent people in Yiddish
methane|A greenhouse gas
micrometers|Calipers for measuring small distances
middies|Annapolis naval students
midsummer|Hottest time of the year
millibar|Air pressure unit
millpond|Waterwheel source, perhaps
minaret|Mosque tower
minutemen|Redcoat battlers
misdoes|Performs improperly
misname|Call Carrie Mary, e.g.
misstate|Belie
mistletoe|December door decoration
mitered|Beveled for joining
moisten|Prepare to seal, perhaps
molasses|Thick dark syrup
moneyed|Fairly loaded?
monsieur|French title
morales|La Bamba actor Esai
morceau|Short literary or musical composition
morocco|Bookbinder's leather
morpheme|Basic language unit
mortify|Humiliate
motorboats|River vehicles with engines
multitude|Vast quantity
muscatel|Sweet wine
napkins|They sit on laps
napoleon|Layered pastry
nations|General Assembly assembly
neatened|Made orderly
needier|More impoverished
needler|Heckler
needless|Unnecessary
negation|Denial
negative|Like some campaign ads
nephews|Sons of sisters
nettled|Vexed
newsreel|Erstwhile movie fare
nobodies|People who don't count, to snobs
nocturne|Chopin specialty
nominal|Insignificantly small
noncoms|Army sergeants, among others
nonesuch|One without equal
nonlegal|Not law-related
nonuser|Abstainer
nostalgia|Yearning for the past
notched|Saw-toothed
oarless|Like a rowboat that's adrift
oatmeal|Breakfast choice
obedient|Not insubordinate
obituary|Certain published notice
obstacle|Barrier
ocarina|Instrument also called a sweet potato
occident|The west
octopus|Army threat?
odorless|Like carbon monoxide
oersted|Danish physicist Hans Christian
offstage|Behind the scenes
oftener|With greater frequency
oilskin|Slicker material
oligarch|Member of a ruling clique
omitting|Leaving out
omnipresent|Ubiquitous
onboard|With the program
operable|In working order
operatic|Like music composed for a libretto
operational|Running
optimist|Glass-half-full person
oracles|Their words are divine?
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratorio|Some Handel bars?
oreganos|Spaghetti sauce herbs
organist|Church musician, often
original|Copy source
orisons|Devout petitions
osmosis|Gradual absorption method
outposts|Frontier bases
outsells|Moves better than
overbid|One way to lose on "The Price is Right"
overdraft|Checking account woe
overeat|Act the glutton
overeat|Gorge
overhauls|More than maintains
overlap|Coincide partially
overlie|Rest on top of
overrule|Disallow, as an objection
overshoe|Bad weather footwear
overtime|Worker's extra pay
overtone|Extra meaning
paisano|Pal
palestra|Old Greek gymnasium
palettes|Color bearers for artists
panaceas|They fix everything
panorama|Breathtaking view
papered|Covered the walls, in a way
papoose|Small Winnebago?
paragon|Perfect role model
paranoia|Unfounded suspicion
parasol|Sun shade
parsley|Green garnish
parsley|Green garnish
parties|Social gatherings
partisan|Exclusive
partnership|Business tie?
passers|Quarterbacks, at times
passkey|Access provider
pastille|Medicinal lozenge
pastorale|Rural-themed composition
pastors|Flock leaders
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
pastrami|Deli offering
patella|Cap not found on one's caput
paternoster|Our father
pathway|Course or route
patient|Doctor's charge
paydays|Many workers yearn for them
penalty|Result of an infraction
penitent|Conscience-stricken
pentarch|Governing body of five persons
perigees|Points in planets' orbits
periodic|Table in chemistry class
perpetrators|Culprits
perusers|Bookstore patrons, often
petrels|Tube-nosed birds
phonetic|Like spelling that teaches pronunciation
phoniest|Most two-faced
phraseology|Choice of words
physical|Bodily
piranas|Carnivorous freshwater fishes (Var.)
placate|Throw a bone to
platters|Some serving dishes
playgoer|Rent attendee, e.g.
pleasure|Business alternative
plumber|Leak fixer
podiatry|Sole-searching field?
poisoner|Arsenic user, maybe
polemic|French interjection
politer|More mannerly
popover|Hollow muffin-shaped pastry
popular|Hot and cool at the same time
porkpie|Flat-topped hat
possible|Not out of the question
posterior|Rear end
postern|Private entrance
potherbs|Mint, spinach, and thyme
potlatch|Pacific coast Native American winter festival
potties|Toddlers' banes, for a time
powdered|Kind of sugar
practitioners|Nurse ___ (medical workers)
prankster|Gotcha! crier
precedent|Legal decision serving as an example
preceding|Coming before
preened|Dressed fussily
prelude|One of Chopin's 26
premature|Early
preplan|Arrange beforehand
presets|Determines limits in advance
presses|Gets the wrinkles out
presume|Take for granted
pretend|Make-believe
preterit|Verb tense expressing the past
preview|Show for critics
priedieu|Devotional bench
program|TV offering
pronounce|Declare formally
prorate|Allot
prosper|Do well
protein|Nutritional necessity
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
psalter|Biblical songbook
pulsate|Throb
pulsate|Throb, as a heart
purport|Profess or claim
pussyfoot|Act timidly
pyramid|Type of scheme
ragbags|Motley collections
railbird|Racetrack habitue
railcar|Train component
raincoat|Foul-weather wear
raisers|Poker-pot increasers
rallies|Returns with renewed vigor
randomly|Arbitrarily
ransoms|Pays to free from captivity
rarities|They're scarce
rarities|Uncommon goods
ratatat|Drumming syllables
rattans|Climbing palms
rattling|Shaking, as a saber
readjust|Make more tweaks to
realize|Come to understand
reasons|Argues logically
reassess|Appraise once again
rebuilt|Like Chicago after the fire
recession|State of economic decline
recharge|Plug in overnight, maybe
recipes|Cook's secrets
reclaims|Takes back
recoils|Springs back, as a gun
redacted|Edited
redacts|Adapts for publication
redacts|Adapts for publication
redcaps|Depot baggage handlers
redhead|Lucille Ball was one
reedits|Adapts for a new audience
reedits|Prepares for a second printing
reenter|What a hand-stamp lets you do
referee|Football official
refinery|Crude place?
regatta|Annual Charles River event
regatta|Annual Henley-on-Thames event
regular|Everyday player
reheats|Warms up, as leftovers
relapses|Falls off the wagon, e.g.
relator|Storyteller, essentially
relayed|Not firsthand
release|Set free
relents|Shows mercy
remands|Returns to custody
remarkable|More than noteworthy
remedies|Cures
remnant|Carpet leftover
reptile|Snake or alligator, e.g.
republics|Commonwealths
resample|Have another small taste
research|Big chunk of a drug company's budget
resemble|Appear like
resends|Responds to "I never got it"
resettle|Colonize again
resettles|Transplants one's homestead
residual|TV royalty
resorts|Some luxury getaways
respire|Take air in and out
response|You're welcome, for one
restorer|Antique shop employee
restrain|Put in a straitjacket
retainer|Orthodontist's creation
retired|No longer in service
retiree|Gold watch recipient
retrieve|Bring back
retrieve|Fetch
reunite|Get ready for a comeback tour
reverence|Deep respect
reverend|Sunday sermon giver
ricotta|Cannoli fill
riveter|Steel worker of sorts
riviera|Jet-set destination
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadside|Kind of diner or assistance
roadway|Route with shoulders
rococos|Fanciful ornamental styles
rodents|Barn owl's prey
romaine|Caesar salad lettuce
rompers|Child's one-pieces
rooftop|Place to shout from
roomier|Less cramped
rosebud|Kane's treasured object
rubaiyat|Khayyam opus
rubbish|Refuse
ruinate|Cause to fall
ruinous|Destructive
saddles|Tack room items
sadists|Simon legrees
sagamore|Algonquian chief
salesperson|Staff member
salient|Prominent, as a feature
salines|Contact lens solutions
salutary|Healthful
sampler|Selection of chocolates
saneness|Rationality
sarcasm|Some cracks are full of it
sassing|Talking back to
satanic|Devilish
satchels|Purse alternatives
saturate|Drench
saturnine|Morose
satyric|Lecherous
saucepan|Cook's implement
sauteing|Pan-frying
sawhorses|Carpenter's supports
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scenario|Plot outline
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
schmooze|Gab at a party
sconces|Brackets for candles
scoreless|Missing the point?
scrawny|Emaciated
scythes|They cut quite a swath
sealers|Paint basecoats
seaport|New Orleans or New York, to ships
seascape|Edward Albee Pulitzer-winning play
seconded|Added support, in a way
secrete|Give off, like pheromones
secretive|Uncommunicative
secular|Laic
secular|Non-spiritual
secular|Not of the church
security|Word with "blanket" or "guard"
seeders|Groundskeeping apparatuses
seedpod|It may split when ripe
seepages|Quantities leaked
seeress|She looks to the future
seismic|Caused by an earthquake
semilunar|Crescent-shaped
seminal|Innovative
seminary|Minister's school
senility|Aging problem
sensors|They pick up things
sensuous|Like Salome's dance
separator|It divides cream and milk
seraglios|Harems
serious|Not kidding
sermonizing|Preaching the Word
serpent|Eve's tempter
serration|Saw-toothed edge
servant|Maid or butler
sesames|Plants with edible seeds
session|Time spent jamming
seventy|Common speeding speed
sextants|Navigation tools
shadowy|Unclear
shellac|Whomp
sherbet|Dessert eaten with a spoon
shipment|Object of a FedEx pickup
shipshape|In good order
signaler|One giving a cue
signers|The U.S. Constitution had 39
silencer|Accessory for a hood's rod
silverback|Gorilla patriarch
sincerely|One way to close a letter
sirocco|Hot wind from North Africa
sissyish|Not even close to being macho
slasher|Gory movie category
sledded|Traveled on snow
sledder|Iditarod participant
sleeker|More aerodynamic, perhaps
sleuths|Gumshoes
smarter|More intelligent
smeared|Attacked politically
smeller|Schnoz, functionally
smidgen|Just a little bit
sneakers|They often squeak during hoops
snootier|More hoity-toity
snowplow|Creator of some banks
snowplow|Creator of some banks
snowshoe|Ski lodge decoration, perhaps
soberly|How to make a big decision
soggiest|Most miry
soirees|Evening parties
soloists|They play by themselves
sombreros|Siesta big tops?
somerset|Shakespearean duke
sonnets|Shakespearean works
soprano|Surname of an HBO crime family
sorcery|Wizard's magic
sorghum|African grain
spandrel|Space above an arch
sparerib|Barbecue piece
sparsest|Least abundant
spatula|Burger flipper
speakeasy|Anti-prohibition establishment
speakeasy|Prohibition establishment
speared|Caught fish like a caveman
specific|Particular
speechless|___?
speedos|Some skimpy swimwear
speller|Bee contestant
spittoon|Saloon staple
splashy|Ostentatious
spoiler|Suspense killer
sporadic|On-again-off-again
sportiest|Most dapper
spotless|Spick-and-span
spreaders|Some farm machines
springboard|Jumping-off place?
springtide|Full moon occurrence
spryest|Most nimble
spurned|Rejected
stagecoach|Vehicle in a Western
stamped|Like many passports
standard|Run-of-the-mill
stapedes|Stirrup-shaped ear bones (Var.)
stapled|Used a Swingline
staples|That was easy store
stardom|Young actor's goal
started|Played on the A-team
startle|Catch off-guard
stashes|Tucks away
stateroom|Accommodation at sea
stateroom|Cruise quarters
stationer|Pencil pusher?
statutes|Law book contents
stealth|Sneak attack requirement
stearic|___ acid (soap ingredient)
stepchild|Marriage acquisition, maybe
stepparent|Cinderella's nemesis, e.g.
stepsons|Some remarried folks' relatives
sterile|Free from bacteria
sternum|Breastbone
stetson|Cowboy hat
stetted|Marked text to keep
stetted|Used an editorial instruction
stirrer|Swizzle stick, basically
stocked|Replenished the shelves
stolidly|With little emotion
stopgap|Temporary fix
storeroom|Where supplies might be kept
stotinka|Bulgarian monetary unit
straightforward|Direct
strange|Like some bedfellows
streamer|Decorative ribbon
stretch|Time in the cooler
strident|Conspicuously and offensively loud
strikeout|Whiff
strolls|Ambles
strolls|Ambles
strophe|Stanza in a Pindaric ode
stuntman|Actor's stand-in
stylist|One doing dos
styptic|Pencil for shavers
submerse|Sink below the surface
suckling|Young mammal that has not been weaned
summertime|Porgy and Bess song
sunlamp|Artificial tan producer
sunrises|They involve light lifting?
supervisors|Ones in charge
supreme|Like some sacrifices
sustain|Guitar amp effect
sweatiest|Most in need of a shower, perhaps
sweeney|One among the nightingales, in a poem
sweeter|More saccharine
sweetie|Term of endearment
swished|Sounded like the net on a perfect jumper
swishes|Sounds of perfect basketball shots
swollen|Like a sprained ankle
syllable|One of an iamb's two
syndrome|Pattern of symptoms
synonym|Thesaurus offering
synopsis|TV Guide info
syringes|You're stuck with them?
systole|Contraction of the heart
taborets|Low footstools
tambour|Embroidery frame
tannest|Most bronze
tantrum|A toddler might throw one
tapioca|Starchy dessert
tartans|Highland plaids
tartness|Vinegary quality
taskmasters|Hard heads?
tattooer|Artists with skin canvases
tattoos|Results of getting needled?
taurine|Bullish?
taverns|Places to buy rounds
teamaker|Infuser, by another name
teeters|Is headed for a fall
teethed|Broke in a canine?
telepathy|Mind-reading
telepathy|Psychic communication
tempera|Quick-drying paint
tendered|Offered formally
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tentative|Provisional
terminal|Place to see carousels
terrene|Of the earth
tersely|With brevity
tertiary|Third
theatre|British play ground?
theatre|Shakespeare's Globe, for one
therein|Word before "hangs a tale"
thereto|Legalese adverb
thermic|Due to heat
thespian|He's in a cast
thinner|Less corpulent
thrashed|Clobbered
thrasher|Atlanta hockey pro
threaten|Bully
tidewater|Coastal area
tiebreaker|Tennis "overtime"
tightfisted|Hardly generous
timekeepers|Some sports officials
tipster|Racetrack informant
tirades|Diatribes
tiredly|Without energy
tiredly|Without much energy
tisanes|Aromatic teas
tisanes|Aromatic teas
toenail|It may be polished
toiletries|Restroom staples
tolerate|Abide
tonally|In a melodic sense
tonally|In the style of most music
tonnage|Merchant ship capacity
topcoats|Lightweight outerwear
torched|Set ablaze, in slang
tortoiseshells|Materials from hawksbill turtles
touchier|More delicate
toweled|Did an after-shower chore (with "off")
trained|Like circus animals
tramcar|Mine transport
transact|Conduct, as business
transfer|Change jobs within a company
transform|Metamorphose
transit|Buses and trains
translucent|Allowing light to pass through
trawler|Shrimp boat, e.g.
treasurer|Purse strings puller
treated|Took out to dinner
trepans|Holing devices
tresses|Locks of hair
triages|Prioritizes medically
triangle|Simple instrument
tribunal|Court-martial setting
trigger|Cause
trillion|Thirteen-figure figure
trinket|Bauble
tritest|Most banal
trolling|Fishing, in a way
tropics|Frost-free zone
trumpery|Ornamental objects of no great value
trumpet|Louis Armstrong's horn
tsarists|Supporters of Ivan and Nicholas
tsetses|Dreaded African flies
tsetses|Dreaded African flies
tsunami|Enormous sea wave
turmoil|Violent disturbance
turndown|Veto
turreted|Like chess castles
tweedles|Pipes shrilly
ukelele|Four-stringed instrument (Var.)
ukulele|A musician might pick it
ultimata|Final proposals
umbrage|Displeasure
umbrellas|Beach sights
unafraid|Not a scaredy-cat
unarmed|Without weapons
unavenged|Not punished
unaware|In the dark
unaware|Oblivious
uncanny|Like some close likenesses
uncouple|Disconnect, in a way
uncouth|Boorish
unction|Smug, self-serving earnestness
underline|Emphasize writing, in a way
undocked|No longer tied to the pier
undoubtedly|Yes!
ungentle|Ignoble
unguarded|Lacking protection
unkindly|Lacking in sympathy
unknowns|They're often represented by x, y and z
unrelated|Not connected
unrighteousness|Failure to adhere to moral principles
unsettled|Up in the air
unsnarl|Straighten out, in a way
upstart|Surprise challenger
upstate|Albany's setting in New York
upswept|Like a French twist
urethane|Bowling ball material, often
ushered|Worked in the theater
usurpers|They make wrongful seizures
vaulters|Athletes with poles
veteran|Former military member
volcano|Occasional erupter
waivers|What some pro players are placed on
walruses|Tusked mammals
wanderlusts|Irresistible impulses to travel
wardrobe|Movie studio department
warlord|Would-be dictator
warrior|Jedi knight, e.g.
washboard|Adjective for fabulous abs
wassail|Christmastime drink
watercolor|Winslow Homer's "The Reaper," e.g.
waterloo|ABBA's first hit
weaklings|Human doormats
weenier|More teensy
werewolf|Hairy man-monster
wheeler|Tot's three . . .
whomping|Beating overwhelmingly
wiseacres|They make great comebacks
wisecrack|Clever comment
wisteria|Desperate Housewives lane
wizardry|Exceptional creative ability
wizards|Washington NBA team
wonderments|Feelings aroused by strange things
woodpile|Stack of fireplace logs
workfare|Government jobs program
yardages|Hole numbers?
yearbook|Alumnus's keepsake
yeshivah|School for Talmudic study (Var.)
yodeled|Sang Alpine-style
zombies|Some horror film characters
abcoulomb|Unit of electrical charge
abigail|Second first lady
absentee|Like an out-of-state elector's ballot
absentee|Type of ballot or landlord
absorbs|What a sponge does
abstain|Choose not to vote
abundant|Teeming
accents|Regional drawls
accountant|Person concerned with numbers
accused|Like defendants
acetate|Overhead sheet material
acetone|Fingernail polish remover ingredient
address|Talk to a crowd
adduces|Cites as proof
adeptly|With great skill
adroitly|How an expert does things
adroitly|With skill
aerator|Bubble maker
aerobic|Running, e.g.
aerosol|Spray type
aerosol|Type of spray
affinity|Natural attraction
ailerons|Parts of airplane wings
aircrew|Plane complement
airhole|Ventilation opening
alchemy|Medieval science
alcohol|Dipsomaniac's bane
alehouse|Bass seller
alerted|Warned
alfalfas|Hay plant and an "Our Gang" member
alienate|Cause hostility in
alliteration|Peck of pickled peppers, e.g.
allocate|Ration out
almanac|General reference book
alpacas|South American wool-bearers
altered|Not in its original form
alveolar|Pertaining to the lungs' air sacs
amnesiac|Memory-challenged one
amoebae|One-celled organisms
amoebas|One-celled creatures
amoretti|Little cupids
amperes|Current units
anemone|Buttercup kin
anoints|Consecrates with oil
antennae|Sensory organs
anthems|Country music?
antigen|It stimulates the immune system
antipasti|Italian appetizer plates
antsier|More impatient
anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here closer
apercus|Quick impressions
aperitif|Absinthe or ouzo
appaloosa|Horse breed with spotted coats
appease|Mollify
apposed|Placed side-by-side
approve|Give the go-ahead to
arcadia|California home of the Santa Anita racetrack
arduous|Trying
armadillo|Texas' official state small mammal
armature|Dynamo component
armfuls|Large amounts
aromatic|Fragrant
arrogant|Much too proud
artisan|Craftsperson
artisan|Skilled worker
artisan|Skilled worker
ascension|Observance on the 40th day after Easter
aspires|Has great ambition
assassins|Hit men
assisted|Type of living
atingle|Feeling pins and needles
attache|Case for an attorney?
attired|Clad
attired|Not nude
attitudes|Mindsets
attunes|Brings into harmony
auction|Highest-bidder event
auditorium|Assembly hall
austere|Hardly luxurious
autobahn|Famously fast expressway
avarice|Insatiable greed
avarice|Insatiable greed
aversion|Repugnance
aversion|Strong dislike
aviates|Flies an airplane
aviation|Boeing's business
aviation|The Wright stuff
awesome|That rocks!
baccarat|Monte Carlo game
bachelor|Single guy
backgammon|Game with a bar in the middle of the board
backlash|Quick, sharp recoil
backside|Derriere
backspace|Chiropractor's place in a medical building?
bagging|Supermarket activity
bailers|Emergency workers with buckets
bankroll|Wad of cash
barbaric|Savage
bargain|Shopper's prize
barista|Starbucks staffer
baronet|Knight's superior
baseball|Sport of a 1994-95 strike
baseline|Tennis server's spot
basilica|Vatican attraction
basketball|Dr. James Naismith's creation
basmati|Gourmet rice
bathmats|Traction aids
bathrobes|After-shower garments
beachcomb|Scavenge, in a way
bearhug|Affectionate greeting
beastie|Boys of rock/rap
beckoned|Invited with a gesture
bedmate|Snorer's victim
bedsheet|It may be fit for a queen?
befouls|Defiles or pollutes
bellows|Says loudly
besiege|Surround, as a castle
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
bicuspid|Premolar
billiards|It starts with a break
blackberry|Fruit from a bush
blackjack|Vegas card game
blockbuster|Hollywood megahit
blockhouse|Stronghold reinforced against enemy fire
bluenose|Prudish person
boneheaded|Really, really dumb
boondoggle|Wasted effort with a pet in it?
borscht|Soup often served with sour cream
borscht|Soup served with sour cream
botanic|Relating to plant life
bowshot|Arrow's flight distance
braggart|Blowhard
brasserie|Tavern that serves simple food
breeder|Horse raiser
brewers|NL Central team
bridles|Headgear for horses
broadband|High-speed Internet access
brother|Frat boy
bubblegum|Bazooka product
bulldozing|Leveling, in a way
burners|Stove parts
buttercup|Yellow flower
buttoned|Closed, as a coat
bystanders|They're often innocent
cabarets|Chanteuse hirers
caboose|Site in a whistle-stop campaign
caesura|Pause in a verse
calamari|Squid at the ristorante
cancans|Kicks up one's heels?
cantatas|Choral works
canteen|Water flask
canteens|Water flasks
capable|Up to the task
caravans|Processions in the desert
careers|Lifelong jobs
cascade|Mount Rainier's range
castaway|2000 Hanks movie
castigate|Punish severely
castles|Moves rook and king simultaneously
catalytic|___ converter (car part)
caterpillar|Larva with a pet in it?
cellophane|Transparent packaging material
ceramist|Potter's wheel user
chanter|Cheerleader, often
cheapskates|Miserly ones
cheetah|World's fastest runner
chessman|Knight or bishop
chirper|Cricket, at times
chloride|Table salt, e.g.
chronic|Habitual
clapper|Bell part
clapper|Household gadget that's a real turn-on?
clapper|It rings a bell
clarence|Legendary attorney Darrow
clarifies|Makes more comprehensible
cleanest|Most sanitary
cleanup|Rake it in
cloakroom|Place for checkers?
closings|Where the sales are definitely final
clubhouse|Where golfers meet
coffeehouse|Friends hotspot
coherent|Lucid
colonel|Officer of high rank
colored|Played with crayons
comings|Goings go-with
compact|Car size category
compile|Assemble, as parts of a document
compress|Medical pad
concerted|Type of effort
condiment|Tartar sauce for fish sticks, e.g.
confession|Interrogator's goal
consumer|Advertiser's target
contract|Written agreement
contrast|TV adjustment
coolness|Nonchalance
cordoba|'70s Chrysler with "Corinthian leather"
cornstalks|They have big ears
corollas|Some Toyotas
corsets|Waist management items?
costume|All superheroes have one
costume|Halloween party requirement
courtroom|Where many will be judged
crevice|Seismic crack
criteria|Touchstones
crochet|Do needlework
crooners|Crosby and Sinatra
crossroad|Vital decision point
cruelly|In a merciless fashion
cupcakes|Frosted treats
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur
cuspidor|Saloon feature
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cutthroat|Ruthless
daisies|Symbols of freshness
daredevil|Blind Marvel Comics superhero
database|Information bank
daydream|Class distraction
daytime|Type of Emmy
deadpan|Showing no emotion
deafens|Overwhelms with noise
dealings|Transactions
deathbed|Type of religious conversion
declarer|One going through Customs, e.g.
defendants|Fingers may be pointed at them
deferentially|In a servile manner
definitely|Of course
delayed|Airport message that elicits groans
delayer|Procrastinator
deliver|Bring forth, as a baby
demeanor|Behavior or air
department|Type of store
deposed|Removed, as a dictator
deposers|Testifiers
deprived|Lacking opportunity
describe|Illustrate
desktop|Windows work area
destroy|Reduce to smithereens
dethroned|Toppled, in a way
devised|Thought up
diamondback|Turtle variety
diamonds|Where flies get swatted?
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
digests|Some literary collections
diligent|Persevering
dillydally|Waste time vacillating
dilutes|Thins
dinosaurs|Popular museum exhibits
diocese|Bishop's district
dipstick|Crankcase rod
dishpan|Descriptor for chapped hands
dishpans|They might cause unglamorous hands
dislodge|Force out of place
disowns|Turns one's back on
dispense|Vend
displace|Supplant
dissect|Cut apart, in science class
dissect|Do a biology assignment
dissolve|Thaw
ditties|Playful tunes
diverge|Go in different directions
diverged|Branched off
dodderer|Golden ager with an unsteady walk
dogeared|Like the pages of a much-handled book
domicile|Home
donnybrook|Brawl
doodads|Thingamabobs
doorbell|Visitor announcer
doormat|Welcome site
doorway|Where headroom may be an issue
dottiest|Most nuts
drainage|Type of basin
drainpipe|Sewage conduit
dreadful|Ghastly
dribble|Bounce the basketball
droplet|Bit of dew
dropper|Word with "eye" or "name"
duckboard|Planking for marshy ground
dullards|They're not very bright
dullest|Least interesting
duststorms|Blustery drought accompaniers, often
earlobe|Where a stud may be situated
earlobes|They're often pierced
earthly|Terrestrial
easiest|Least puzzling
eastern|Part of EST
economic|Pertaining to money
economy|Airline seating class
edelweiss|Alpine flower
edition|Newspaper issue
eggshell|Yellowish-white hue
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking?
elatedly|With joy
elation|Joyfulness
election|Opportunity to vote
election|Party's focus
elegist|Writer of sad poems
elegists|Milton, Shelley and Gray, for three
elevate|Hoist
elevate|Raise up
eligible|Qualified to play
elitist|Snob
elongate|Stretch
emerald|Green stone
emeralds|Rare green beryls
emeriti|Retired professors
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emissary|Special messenger
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
empties|Dumps out
emulate|Copy
emulation|Ambition to equal or excel
enclose|Fence in
encored|Went back on stage
encounter|Meeting
endears|Wins over
endgames|Chess climaxes
endorse|Give the nod
enemies|Opposed combatants
engrave|Prepare, as a fancy invitation
enlarge|Zoom in on
ennobles|Bestows a title upon
enplaned|Climbed aboard a 747
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
enrolled|Joined
ensnared|Caught in a trap
enteron|Begin, as an adventure
enthuse|Display delight about
entirely|In every respect
entombed|Buried like the pharaohs
entrance|Kind of exam
epicure|Food connoisseur
epistle|Letter from Paul
escapee|Jailbreak participant
escapism|Avoidance of reality
escarole|Salad vegetable
esoteric|Difficult to understand
espouse|Take up, as a cause
espresso|Starbucks order
espresso|Strong joe
essence|Heart and soul
essence|Heart of the matter
esteems|Holds in high regard
esthetics|Study of beauty and art (Var.)
estopped|Barred in court
ethical|Aboveboard
etiolate|Bleach, as a plant
eulogist|One who makes passing remarks?
evacuate|Leave an unsafe location
evermore|Eternally, to Poe
evermore|Eternally, to a poet
evidence|Court presentation
exemplar|Archetype
exemplar|Paradigm
exploit|Heroic deed
exposes|Brings to light
exposure|Hazard for the snowbound
eyeball|Annual dance of optometrists?
eyeball|Take a gander at
eyelash|Flirtatious flutterer
eyelash|Place for mascara
eyepiece|Binoculars part
facials|Some spa treatments
falsetto|Doo-wop song's high voice
feature|Spotlight
fedoras|Felt hats
feminism|Ms. movement
femoral|Artery near the longest bone in humans
festive|Like holiday get-togethers
fidgety|Obviously on pins and needles
fishery|Place for raising seafood
fitness|What exercise books promote
flamingo|Pinkish wader
flaxseed|Oil source
floodlit|Like the Washington Monument at night
flowered|Blossomed
flywheels|Heavy rotating disks
focused|Zeroed in
footloose|Free as a bird
footnote|Author's explanation
footsore|In need of Dr. Scholl's products
forbear|Hold back
forename|First part of a signature
forerunner|Precursor
foreword|Part of a novel
foundry|Where iron is cast
freshwater|Like some fish
fructose|The sweetest of sugars
funeral|Occasion to say goodbye
furnaces|Heat producers
gatehouse|Structure at a castle's entrance
gateway|St. Louis's arch, symbolically
geneses|Beginnings
genteel|Profusely polite
glanced|Took a quick peek
glasnost|Gorbachev's policy
glimmer|Inkling
godlike|What some supervillains aspire to be
gooseneck|Flexible type of desk lamp
gossamer|Fine cobweb film
gossamer|Web material
grandmas|Family matriarchs
grassroots|Like some campaigns
greenfly|Colorful crop pest
grenade|Small explosive shell
gruyere|Swiss cheese
gullible|Easily duped
gumshoe|Sleuth, informally
gutsier|More courageous
habitant|Dweller
hairnet|Beehive protector
handball|Squash cousin
handier|Easier to reach
hangars|Airport features
hardship|Tough time
harpoon|Whaling weapon
hatracks|Where bowlers may go
headset|Walkman attachment
hearses|Slow-moving vehicles
heftier|More muscular
helipad|Landing spot on a roof
heredity|Genetics subject
heretic|Excommunication candidate
highest|Most lofty
historian|Expert on eras
hitchhiker|One looking for a ride
hitchhiker|One with a pick-up line?
hoarders|They stockpile and stockpile
homiest|Most cozy
honestly|With integrity
honeybee|Productive buzzer
honeybees|Hive dwellers
honeymooners|Dear Ralph and Alice?
honeysuckle|Fragrant bell-shaped flower
honorable|Upstanding
hopscotch|Sidewalk game
hornswoggle|Bamboozle
horselaugh|Guffaw
household|Census unit
humanism|Doctrine that rejects the supernatural
hurlers|Mound men
hushpuppy|Words shouted to a noisy beagle?
hydrate|Add water
hypnosis|Trance-inducing practice
icecaps|Global warming casualties
idiotic|Asinine
imitate|Act just like
impaired|Limited, as hearing
impales|Sticks on a stick
impedes|Slows progress
implored|Begged
impudent|Saucy
inaction|One way to be wounded
inamorata|Juliet, to Romeo
infirms|Invalidates
informer|Stool pigeon
inhaler|Bronchial opener
inherent|Occurring naturally
inmates|Prisoners
innersole|Podiatrist's recommendation, perhaps
inspire|Fill with confidence
instead|As a substitute
insteps|Arch locations
intense|Strong, as feelings
intimacy|Closeness
intrepid|Daring
invisible|Like a spy's ink?
ironware|Metal tools, utensils, etc.
islands|Features of large kitchens
isolate|Set apart
isolated|All alone
isolated|Sequestered
iterates|Repeats
jabbered|Talked noisily
jalousie|Slatted window structure
jambalaya|Spicy Creole dish
jellyrolls|During an earthquake, in the cupboard . . .
jostled|Gave the elbow, in a crowd
juicier|More succulent
keenest|Sharpest
ketchup|McDonald's supply
keyboard|Computer part
keyhole|Voyeur's vantage
keyholes|Good spots for Peeping Toms
kidders|They joke around
knockabout|Wander aimlessly or criticize a prizefight?
knothole|Flaw in a fence
labeled|Sporting a tag
ladylike|Feminine
lamppost|Part of a street light
lantern|Certain night light
largely|For the most part
lariats|Ropes with nooses
latrine|Site of an unwanted duty
lavender|Pale purple
lawsuit|Plaintiff's filing
lawyers|Their suits come with briefs
leapfrogged|Advanced over, in a way
learned|Not instinctual
leashed|Restrained a la Rover
lectern|Reading desk
lectures|They may be heard after bonehead plays
leftovers|Tupperware fillers
lettuce|Money for a rabbit?
libelous|Tending to discredit or malign
libretto|Opera diva's book
likened|Compared
limeade|Citrus cooler
lineman|Tackle or guard
linseed|Artist's oil
lipreader|Deaf person, often
literal|Word-for-word
litigant|Plaintiff or defendant
loaders|Dock workers, at times
loiterer|Vagrant
loonies|Eccentrics
loophole|One way out of a contract
lottery|Millionaire creator?
lottery|State-sponsored gamble
lounging|Reclining comfortably
lowbrow|Unsophisticated
lucerne|City in central Switzerland
luckily|By good fortune
lummoxes|They're clumsy
lurking|Ready to ambush
machine|Word with "shop" or "gun"
madeira|Amber-colored dessert wine
mafioso|Underworld thug
magnesia|Milk of ___ (medicine cabinet item)
magnets|Refrigerator decorations
mahjong|Tile game
mailboxes|Curbside containers
malarkey|Balderdash
mallard|Wild duck
mallets|Croquet sticks
mandate|Authoritative command
mangles|Alters violently
manhunt|Dragnet action
manhunt|Dragnet action
maniacs|Lunatics
manifest|List of passengers
marketplace|Haggler's paradise
marries|Ties the knot
meatball|Sub filler, sometimes
meatloaf|Potluck dish, often
megaton|Measure of explosive power
melancholy|Blue state
melange|Hodgepodge
mention|Bring up
mentors|Wise advisers
microbe|Germ
microbe|Tiny organism
midyear|Calendar's halfway point
milkshakes|During an earthquake, in the fridge . . .
milliner|Hat designer
ministry|Priesthood
minuter|Infinitely smaller
mishmash|Hodgepodge
misprint|Typographical error
misreport|Be a poor commentator
mistrusts|Is suspicious of
moaners|Noisy ghosts, at times
mobiles|Art pieces that hang from the ceiling
mobsters|Don's employees
moccasin|Soft-soled shoe
modesty|What blowhards lack
moneyed|Well-to-do
moralist|Holier-than-thou type
morocco|Casablanca setting
morocco|Leather made from goatskin
mottled|Marked by blotches
mouthpiece|Telephone part
mulches|Does a spring gardening chore
mutinies|Certain rebellions
naivete|Gullibility
nametag|Pet-store purchase
narrator|Storyteller
narrator|Writer's voice
negatives|Strips in a darkroom
neglects|Leaves undone
neighbor|Next-door resident
nemesis|Formidable foe
nemesis|Formidable rival
neonate|Newborn child
neophyte|Beginner
nepotic|What hiring your nephew is
netsuke|Kimono sash ornament
neutral|Car gear
neutrons|Uncharged particles
newness|Fresh quality
newswoman|Murphy Brown was one
noisome|Foul-smelling
noisome|Highly obnoxious
nomadic|Wandering
nonesuch|Model of excellence
notable|Worth remembering
notation|Stet, for example
nouveau|___ riche
nurtures|Takes under one's wing
obsolete|Antiquated
obtains|Acquires
ogreish|Beastly, like Shrek
ogreish|Monstrously cruel
ogresses|Female beasties like Shrek's Fiona
oilstone|Tool-sharpening device
oleanders|California shrubs
omelets|Brunch offerings
omelets|Some breakfast dishes
omelets|Some breakfast dishes
oneself|Word after "be" or "by"
onomatopoeia|Buzz or "pop," e.g.
onscreen|Seen by TV viewers
opacity|Lucidity's opposite
operand|What's acted on in math
operate|Run, as a business
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore, for one
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan genre
opposes|Takes the anti side
opulent|Like a rock star's lifestyle
organic|Like some expensive vegetables
organize|Form a union, e.g.
oriental|Type of rug
origami|Paper-folding art
originate|Found or start
orphans|Kids like Annie
ostlers|Stablemen
ostlers|Workers with horse sense?
ostrich|Bird that lays the largest egg
outgrow|Move beyond
outmode|Render obsolete
outshine|Upstage
ovation|It's music to a musician's ears
overage|Surplus
overpaid|Spent too much
overrule|Veto
overstay|One way to wear out your welcome
ownership|Right of possession
pajamas|Bedtime wear
palindrome|Madam, I'm Adam, e.g
pallbearer|Lifter at a funeral
palmetto|South Carolina's state tree
palooka|Washed-up pug
pampers|Babies
panatela|Long, slender cigar
paradigm|Ideal model
parapet|Balcony barrier
paratrooper|Jumpy guy?
parroted|Repeated mindlessly
pastorale|Rural-themed opus
patrols|Squad car runs
patsies|Dupes
patting|Stroking gently
pavings|Some public works projects
peering|Using a spyglass
pellmell|In chaotic disorder
penguin|Umbrella-toting "Batman" villain
penicillin|Sir Alexander Fleming's antibiotic
peptalks|They're given at rallies
perfect|Like a 300 game in bowling
perhaps|Could be
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
phenoms|Extraordinary talents, briefly
pianist|Glenn Gould, e.g.
pianists|Ivory pounders
picador|Certain bullfight participant
pigtails|Girls' braids
pinecone|Item found among brown needles
pinhead|Nitwit
pinochle|40-point meld
placenta|Human's starter home?
planter|Decorative pot
platitude|Hackneyed expression
playroom|Day care center feature
pleiades|Seven nymphs of Greek myth
plethora|Overabundance
poignant|Touching
politics|Senator's sphere
polliwog|Future frog
pollute|Risk the wrath of the EPA
poorest|Least moneyed
portents|Warning signs
posadas|Spanish inns
potages|Thick soups
preclude|Rule out in advance
prefects|High officials in ancient Rome
preheats|Readies an oven
prenatal|Before birth
present|Gift
presses|Weight room exercises
preteen|12-year-old, e.g.
pretest|Warm-up exam
prisons|Sites of many bars?
private|Just between us
prizewinner|Appreciate the victor?
procure|Obtain, as supplies
profile|Short biography
profuse|Abundant
promise|Pinkie swear, e.g.
propose|Pop the question
prosecutor|Case builder
prosper|Thrive
prosthesis|Replacement arm
proximity|Closeness
pulsars|Small, dense stars
pushpin|Bulletin board insert
pyrites|Minerals known as "fool's gold"
pyromania|Fire starter's obsession
quakier|More tremulous
raccoons|Bushy-tailed scavengers
raisins|Trail mix ingredient
rarebit|Cheesy Welsh dish
rarebit|Welsh ___ (cheesy dish)
rarebit|Welsh cheese dish
ratatat|Drumming syllables
ratatat|Machine gun's sounds
rationed|Doled out
rattrap|Fleabag
ravenous|Ready to eat a horse
reactor|Nuclear plant feature
readapt|Make suitable again
readjust|Make more tweaks to
rearmost|Furthest back, like the cheapest seats
rebelled|Emulated Daniel Shays
recanted|Retracted a belief
receive|Choice after a football coin toss
recharge|Plug in overnight
recitals|Dance performances, e.g.
reconsider|Think it over?
recount|Florida event of 2000
recourse|Contingency plan
recreate|Do an "America's Most Wanted" dramatization, e.g.
rectory|Church residence
redcoat|1776 British soldier
redcoat|American Revolution foe
redcoat|One of Cornwallis' men
reducers|Jenny Craig success stories
reenters|Inputs anew
reflects|Thinks deeply
rehears|Tries twice, as a court case
rejoice|Jump for joy
rekindles|Sparks again, as a love affair
relearns|Gets back old skills
release|Permission slip
reliance|Trust
relicts|Remnants
remapped|Updated an atlas
remedial|Curative
remorse|Pangs of conscience
renewal|Urban project
rentals|National income source?
reoccupy|Inhabit anew
reprise|Do again, as a role
repulses|Grosses out
resolve|Settle conclusively
resource|Natural asset
respond|Reply
response|Answer
response|Comeback
restates|Spells it out again
retention|The act of keeping
retrace|Reconstruct
retrain|Teach a different skill to
revenue|Funds coming in
revenuer|T-man, to bootleggers
revises|Rewrites
riskily|In a dangerous manner
rivalry|Siblings may engage in it
roaster|Friars Club speaker
romaine|Lettuce variety
rosettes|Floral-shaped garnishes
rotator|Palindromic antenna turner
runaway|Target of a youth outreach program
sabered|Injured with a cavalry sword
saddles|Blazing ___ (Brooks film)
salesman|Word in an Arthur Miller title
saltpan|Shallow basin in a desert region
sampler|Assortment of chocolates
sandals|Moses removed his
sandblasts|Removes paint, in a way
sandlot|Urban baseball field
sanitary|Hygienic
sanitate|Clean
sapient|Wise
saplings|Young trees
sappers|Certain combat engineers
sashayed|Walked in a showy way
saskatoon|Saskatchewan city
satirist|Humorist who uses irony
sausages|London bangers
savannah|City in Georgia
savings|Part of the budget, perhaps
sawbuck|Some cash for a carpenter?
sawtooth|Serration
scarier|More frightening
scarlet|Blood-red
schemata|Outlines
schlocky|Cheap and inferior
schmoes|Jerks
scholar|Student
schoolrooms|Places of learning
schtick|Showbiz routine
scofflaw|Fine skipper
screamed|Yelled
screener|Airport security worker
seabird|Erne or gull, e.g.
seahorse|Fish that swims in an upright position
seashore|Crashing waves site
seasons|Summer and winter
secedes|Withdraws officially
sedated|Calmed
seesawed|Wavered back and forth
semester|Academic term
sendoffs|Celebrations for travelers
sensate|Perceive by sight, e.g.
sentence|Convicted criminal's punishment
serrate|Notched on the edge, as a leaf
servile|Submissive
session|Meeting of Congress
sestets|Groups of six
sestinas|Poems with six-line stanzas
setback|Postpone
setting|Jewel mount
settlers|Pioneers
seventh|Inning for stretching
severest|Most austere
shadiest|Most suspicious
shadowboxing|Practicing pugilism
shakers|Movers' partners
shearer|Fleece gatherer
sheathes|Secures, as a sword
sheepshank|Knot used to shorten lines
sheepskins|Diplomas, casually
shinned|Climbed, as a rope (with "up")
shipload|Maritime cargo
shipshape|In good condition
shockproof|Like some timepieces
shoeshine|Bootblack's offering
shoetree|Where to find a couple of loafers?
shoreline|Harbor feature
shortage|Deficit
showcased|Exhibited, as one's talent
showerhead|Certain water dispenser
shrinks|Psychiatrists, slangily
shrivel|Contract
sickness|Ailment
sideline|Place for second-stringers
sidestep|Nimbly dodge
signpost|Directional aid
silencer|Gun attachment
silicone|Implant material
skyscraper|Empire State Building, e.g.
skyward|To the stars
skywrite|Design meaningful contrails
slickest|Hardest to catch
slumber|Be asleep
slurping|Displaying bad table manners, in a way
smoothly|How a well-oiled engine should run
smooths|Uses sandpaper on
smothered|Topped liberally, as with gravy
snaillike|Very slow, as a pace
snorkel|Diver's breathing device
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder to
soapier|More sudsy
societal|Kind of ills
sodbuster|Farmer, slangily
soldiers|Tin men?
solvency|Good financial condition
somebody|Unknown person
sonorous|Producing a deep, rich sound
soprano|TV mobster Tony
southpaw|Lefty on the mound
spadework|Preparatory research
spammer|Unpopular bulk mailer
spartan|Michigan State player
spellbound|Rapt
spewers|Active volcanoes
spheres|Planets and stars, e.g.
spheroid|Egg, for instance
spiccato|Playing with the bow bouncing lightly off the strings
splines|Long, thin wood strips
splotchy|Marked by blots
spoonerism|Let me sew you to your sheet, e.g.
spousal|Kind of support
spyglass|Small telescope
stabbed|Impaled
stammered|Spoke haltingly
standoffish|Aloof, with pets in it?
staples|Paper clip alternatives
startled|Frightened suddenly
stately|Dignified
statute|Legislative act
steamed|Hot under the collar
steerage|Cheap ship accommodations
steerer|One behind the wheel
steering|Driver's job
sternum|Chest bone
stetson|It's felt on the range?
stetsons|Western hats
stickier|More muggy
stilettos|Certain pumps
stipends|Small salaries
stirring|Like some renditions
stockade|Military jail
stockyards|Animal enclosures
stonier|Less emotional
stonily|In a coldly inexpressive way
stoolie|Informer
storeroom|Place to keep supplies
straightedge|Tool for drawing a perfect line
straits|Some are dire
strangle|Suffocate, in a way
streamlined|Stripped of nonessentials
streetcar|San Francisco transport
strength|Military capability
stresses|Accentuates
striated|Marked by grooves
stuccos|Plaster finishes
studding|Putting decorative buttons on
stunner|Shocking development
subbasement|Lowest floor of a building, sometimes
suddenly|Without warning
sugarcoats|Embellishes the ugly
sundial|Early timekeeper
sunshine|Ideal picnic element
supersede|Take the place of
supervisor|Higher-up, at work
supremacy|Power to dominate
surgeon|Scalpel! requester
surgeonfish|It has knifelike spines on its tail
surplice|Clergyman's white linen garment
swankiest|Most imposingly fashionable
sweepstakes|Publishers Clearing House event
sweetie|Honeybunch
swimwear|Bikinis and trunks
switchblade|West Side Story fight scene prop
swooning|In a faint
synopsis|Compact summary
systems|Buddy and binary, e.g.
systole|Rhythmic heart contraction
tabling|Putting aside temporarily
tailgate|Type of pregame party
tailgating|Road no-no
tailspin|Pilot's danger
tallest|Greatest in stature
tallyhoing|Signaling that a fox has been sighted
tambour|Embroidery frame
tapioca|Type of pudding
tarnish|Stain, as a reputation
tartare|Steak style
taskmaster|Imposer of hard work
tassels|Mortarboard danglers
tasters|They prevent the king from being poisoned
tattoos|Off-the-wall pictures?
tautest|Stretched to the limit
tautness|Lack of slack
teamster|Trucker in a union
teamster|Unionized driver
teargas|Riot-squad supply
tearjerker|Movie with a sad ending
tearoom|Elegant refreshment shop
teashop|Gunpowder seller?
teenager|Ron Howard played one in "Happy Days"
telltale|Type of heart in a Poe story
tempera|Type of water-based paint
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tenured|Like some university professors
termites|Homeowner's bane
termites|They'll eat you out of house and home
terrapin|Diamondback turtle
testator|Willing participant?
tetanus|Lockjaw
tetrads|Foursomes
textile|Woven product
theatrical|Dramatic
thereof|From that cause
thinker|Rodin sculpture (with "The")
thousands|... with a cast of ___
thrasher|Atlanta hockey player
tipster|Track tout
titanium|Hard, silvery-gray metal
toasters|Glass elevators?
toggles|On-off switches
tolerate|Allow grudgingly
tollbooths|Roadway plazas
tomfoolery|Horseplay
tortoise|Shelled animal
towropes|Some nautical lines
traction|What good tires provide
trainees|Apprentices
transact|Carry on, as business
transfer|Bus passenger's request, sometimes
transom|Window over a door
travail|Toil and trouble
tremolos|Vibrating musical effects
trespass|Ignore a property owner's warning sign
triable|Worthy of judicial review
tribune|Chicago newspaper
triceps|Muscle of the upper arm
trillion|What the prefix "tera" means
trimmer|Landscaping device
tripartite|Three-way
triunes|Groups of three
trooper|State police officer
trusses|Bridge supports
trusses|Bridge supports
tsunami|Destructive wave
turbans|Sultan's headdresses
tureens|Soup servers
twitter|Tweet source
umbrages|Resentments
umlauts|Two-dot diacritical marks
umpteenth|Last in an indefinite series
unbowed|Perfectly straight
uncivil|Impolite
undress|Strip
unearth|Dig up, as from dirt
uneasily|With some apprehension
unevenly|Way to be divided
unicorn|Mythical horned creature
uniform|Work outfit
unscrew|Remove, as a bottle cap
untidies|Messes up a neat space
unwashed|Not cleaned
upgrade|Stay current, computerwise
upheaval|Sudden, violent disturbance
upraise|Lift
upstart|Whippersnapper
utensil|Fork or knife, e.g.
vamoose|Am-scray!
vanilla|Chocolate alternative
vanilla|Popular flavor of ice cream
velocity|Speed
veracity|Truthfulness
verboten|Strictly prohibited
vermicelli|Pasta with pets in it?
versions|Translations, essentially
viceroy|Sovereign's deputy
violate|Break, as a rule
virtuoso|Musical master
volunteer|Join the Peace Corps, e.g.
wariest|Most cautious
warranty|It could last a lifetime
waterski|Ride behind a speedboat
weather|Withstand
wheeler|Dealer's partner
windowpane|Cracked thing
windswept|Like some beaches
wiretap|Surveillance device
woodsheds|Rural storage buildings
wringer|Tough thing to be put through
xeroxes|Photocopies
yachting|Regatta activity
yielding|Giving the right of way
abasing|Degrading
abductor|Kidnapper
ablates|Wears thin
aboveboard|On the up-and-up
abrading|Emery board's purpose
abscess|Dental affliction
abstain|Refrain (from)
abutment|Bridge support
academic|Associated with college and learning
academic|University professor, for one
accepts|Doesn't reject
accounts|Narrations
accrues|Accumulates, as interest
accurate|Right on the nose
accused|Defendant (with "the")
acrylics|Some synthetic fibers
adapted|Like some screenplays
addressee|Name on a magazine cover
adjective|It's quite descriptive
admires|Regards highly
aerobic|Kind of exercise that improves oxygen use
ageless|Eternal
ageless|Eternal
agileness|Nimble quality
ailments|Aches and pains
airiest|With the most open windows
airliner|Modern carrier
airliner|People can get quite high on it
alewife|Fish also known as a river herring
alfalfa|Feed for cattle and horses
algorithm|Mathematical procedure
alienate|Cause hostility in
alienee|Property receiver, in court
almanac|Annual book of facts
alpacas|Andean wool-bearers
alumnae|Barnard grads
amenable|Willing to comply
amnesia|Jason Bourne's affliction
amnesia|Knock on the head result, in soaps
amounts|Quantities
anagram|Cheaters, to teachers
analogs|Some watches
anarchy|Absence of government
anarchy|Lawlessness
anathema|Despised thing or person
anemone|Buttercup relative
anteing|Qualifying for a hand
antibiotic|Treatment for bacterial infections
antidote|Poison remedy
antique|Many an auction piece
antonym|Long, to "short"
antonym|What "good" is for "bad"
anyplace|Wherever
anywise|At all, old-style
apelike|Resembling King Kong
apollos|Some NASA missions
appears|Shows up
appointee|Cabinet choice
apposite|Pertinent
aquatic|Like much plant life
armbands|Symbols worn on sleeves
armoire|Capacious cupboard
armrests|Airplane seat features
arrests|Slaps the cuffs on
arrogant|Overly proud
arsonist|Backdraft criminal
ashamed|Embarrassed
ashcans|Some refuse collectors
askance|With a sideways glance
asocial|Not the mixing kind
asphalt|Driveway material
assassin|John Wilkes Booth, for one
assassin|One fulfilling a contract?
asserts|Affirms
associate|Person who's not yet a full partner
attunes|Puts into harmony
atypical|Abnormal
automats|Coin-operated eateries
autopilot|Use it to fly with no hands
avarice|Insatiable greed
avatars|Religious incarnations
averaged|Calculated the mean
aviator|Orville Wright, famously
avocado|Guacamole base
awakener|An alarm clock or rooster, e.g.
awkward|Opposite of socially smooth
babysat|Minded minors
backboard|Rim holder
baklava|Dessert in paper-thin layers
balloonist|One flying at a leisurely pace
banditti|Marauders (var.)
barnacles|Clingy critters
baroque|Bach's style
bartends|Mixes drinks for others
basmati|Rice with a nutty aroma
batsmen|Certain cricketers
beanbag|Nontraditional chair style
bedclothes|Pajamas, e.g.
bedfellow|Close associate
beetles|Bugs in a garage?
begonia|Flower with colorful leaves
begonia|Showy flower
begonia|Showy houseplant
belated|After the fact
bellhop|You'll find one at a five-star hotel
berates|Gives a scolding to
bereaving|Depriving through death
berthas|Wide, lacy collars
besides|Too
bestowed|Conferred
birthplace|Mecca, to Muhammad
blacktop|Driveway surface
blankets|Winter warmers
blarney|Castle with a much-kissed stone
blinder|Bridle attachment
blissful|Supremely happy
blockbuster|Hollywood megahit
bloodred|Cherry-colored
blooper|Humorous DVD extra, perhaps
blowtorch|Metalworker's tool
blunderbuss|Pilgrim's weapon
bobcats|Charlotte hoopsters
booming|Like business at a prosperous company
bootleg|Distribute illicitly
boutique|Fashionable shop
bragging|Some rights
brakeman|Conductor's assistant
brawling|Fighting noisily
breadth|Scope
breadwinner|Family provider
breastfeed|Nurse a newborn
breastplate|Torso protector for Lancelot
broaden|Become wide
broiler|Oven section
brouhaha|Fracas
brunette|Dye choice
bubblegum|Penny purchase, once
buckskin|Soft, yellowish suede leather
buffoon|Rude or vulgar fool
bullfighter|Waver of a red cape
bullterrier|English dog breed
bullterrier|English dog breed
bumpers|Sticker spots
burnish|Buff
bushmaster|Huge viper
bustles|Is exciting, like a city street
butterflies|Monarchs, e.g.
bylines|Writers' credits
cablegram|Ancestor of a fax
caimans|Alligator's South American relatives
caisson|Airtight underwater chamber
caliber|.22, for a firearm
canapes|Some appetizers
cantina|One place to get a margarita
capsular|Like some medicine containers
captain|Ahab or America
caramel|Apple coating, come Halloween
careless|Negligent
cartoons|Merrie Melodies shorts
cataract|Niagara Falls, e.g.
caulked|Applied oakum to
caulked|Weather-stripped, in a way
caustic|Severely critical
cavalries|Horseback troop groups
celeste|Mama of frozen pizzas
certain|Foolproof
championships|The three in a "threepeat"
checkbook|It must be carefully balanced
chervil|Mild-flavored herb
chessboard|It supports 32 "men"
chinstraps|What Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs buckle
chocolates|Items in Gump's life simile
choirboy|Do-gooder on Sundays?
chophouse|Place specializing in steaks
citizen|Passport holder
claptrap|Pretentious prose
classless|Like the tyrant favoring social equality?
clearest|Most apparent
climate|Meteorological conditions
clipboards|Portable writing surfaces
cloister|Monastery or convent
closings|Where the sales are REALLY final
closure|Sense of completeness
coalesce|Come together
coattails|Parts of some fancy jackets
coaxers|They may beg and plead
collard|Kale kin
colonel|Sanders or Mustard
colonnade|One surrounds the Parthenon
colossi|Gigantic statues
commandeer|Expropriate
compadre|Barcelona pal
condense|Shrink
conduces|Leads or contributes to a result
conical|Shaped like a dunce cap
consign|Give over to another for care or safekeeping
consoles|TV cabinets
consonant|There's only one in Iowa
conspicuous|Blatant
consternate|Fill with anxiety
cooldown|Become less enraged
cooperative|Accommodating
copperhead|Poisonous brown snake
copters|Apaches and Comanches, for short
cordoba|Spanish city and province
corolla|Flower's petals, collectively
cottonmouth|Snake also known as a water moccasin
courthouse|Where one can go through several trials
cowcatcher|Steam locomotive's front
crackle|Second of a cereal trio
crashed|Malfunctioned, as a computer
crassly|Indelicately
cravats|Broad neckties
crawdad|Crayfish
creampuffs|Pushovers or rich desserts
crescendo|Musical surge
crewman|Sailor, e.g.
criminal|Felon
crisper|Refrigerator part
critique|Assess
crossbow|Tell's weapon
crosswind|It intersects the path of a ship
crosswords|You're a fan of them
crucible|Melting pot
cruising|Aboard the QE2, perhaps
crumple|Prepare to toss paper in a wastebasket
crunchy|Like potato chips
crutches|Help for the lame
cuisine|Fancy food
curator|Museum head
curbside|Trash pickup spot
curveballs|Interviewer's or pitcher's surprises
dapples|Mottled horses
dashboard|Instrument panel
database|Collection of digital information
deadwood|HBO Western series
deafened|Overwhelmed with noise
debacle|Fiasco
decagram|0.3527 ounce avoirdupois
decimal|The point of math class
declaimed|Renounced
decrypt|Solve the code
deepened|Grew, as friendship
deflate|Pop, as a balloon
degrees|Master's and bachelor's
dehorns|Makes a bull less dangerous
deltoid|Muscle adjacent to the clavicle
demeanor|Bearing
denials|Comebacks to accusations
denotes|What de musician plays?
density|Compactness
dentists|Canine specialists
departs|Exits the premises
deposers|Ones who swear in court?
derails|Jumps the tracks
derange|Cause to go bonkers
derrick|Oil field sight
deserves|Warrants
desirer|Person with a yen
desktop|Windows and wallpaper setting
despots|Tyrants
detached|Set apart
detects|Picks up, as a scent
detects|Picks up, as a scent
devalue|Cheapen
diamondback|Certain rattlesnake
diarist|Anne Frank, notably
dictate|Rule with an iron hand
diction|Asset for an actor
diesels|Some big engines
diluted|Not at full strength
dinette|Small furniture set for mealtime
disciple|Faithful follower
disclaim|Deny responsibility
disloyal|Like turncoats
disperse|Scatter, as a mob
dissuade|Deter by advice
distaste|Aversion
dogtrot|Slow, easy jog
dongles|Copy protection device, to tech geeks
doodled|Drew aimlessly
doorknob|It plays a part in openings and closings
doorplate|It identifies an exec's office
dotterel|European shore bird
doublet|Man's close-fitting jacket
doublets|2 and 12, e.g., in dice
downpour|Steady rain
draftee|Military inductee
drearily|Without much cheer
drumbeat|It should be in time for a concert
duchess|Royal title
dumbbell|Weightlifter's apparatus
dustpan|Household tool
duststorms|Powerful drought accompaniers, often
dynasty|Joan Collins TV series
eardrop|Pendant jewelry item
eardrums|They're found in auditory canals
earldom|British noble's jurisdiction
earlier|Flashback caption
earmark|Allocate
earthen|Like clay pots
easiest|Least tough
eastern|New York's time zone
ebonies|Trees used for making piano keys
echelon|Troops arranged in a line
echelons|Command levels
ectoderm|Outer germ layer that develops into skin
edifice|Large, imposing building
edition|Newspaper issue
editions|Printings
editors|Galley workers
educing|Bringing out
eellike|Long, slippery and sinuous
eggplant|Ratatouille ingredient
egotism|Problem for people with big heads
eightball|Bad thing to be behind
elastic|Like some bands
electro|Prefix with "magnetic"
eleventh|Near-final hour
elongates|Stretches out
embanked|Having flood protection
embassy|Envoy's residence
embraced|Greeted warmly
embroil|Draw into a conflict
emeralds|Rare green beryls
emerita|Title for a retired female professor
emirate|Kuwait or Qatar
emissary|Spy on a mission, e.g.
emperor|Hans Christian Andersen's naked marcher
emporium|Variety store
emptying|Tossing everything
emulate|Follow in the footsteps of
emulate|Model oneself after
encamped|Set up the tents
enchant|Captivate
encipher|Create a cryptogram
encircle|Completely surround
enclasp|Embrace
endanger|Put in harm's way
endears|Makes beloved
endeavors|Undertakings
endorses|Signs the check, in a way
enervate|Drain of energy
engraft|Attach a bud to a new plant
enigmas|Puzzling posers
ennoble|Bring dignity to
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
ensiled|Stored, as grain or fodder
ensnare|Capture in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a net
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Draw into a trap
ensuing|Coming after
entente|Agreement between nations
entitle|Give a name to
entitle|Give the right, as to privileges
entrant|Competitor in a contest
entwine|Tangle together
entwines|Twists together
envelope|Academy Awards prop
epaulets|Adornments on officers' shoulders
epicure|Cuisine connoisseur
epicures|Connoisseurs
episode|Installment, TV-wise
episodic|Like a soap opera
erasure|Entry removal
erected|Was constructive?
erecter|Construction worker (var.)
erecting|Putting up
erector|Play set for future engineers
eremite|Religious recluse
ermines|Valuable weasels
erupted|Broke out
escalator|Indoor transport
escapade|Reckless adventure
escapee|One who doesn't complete a sentence?
escargot|French gourmet's appetizer
escarole|Salad vegetable
estates|Many-acred homes
eternal|___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
eternal|Endless
eternal|Like God
eternal|Without end
ethically|In a manner conforming to social standards
euphoria|Super-happy feeling
evanesce|Disappear gradually
evanesces|Dissipates
evangelize|Preach
everyone|You, me and the whole gang
evildoers|Malefactors
exorcist|1973 horror classic (with "The")
explain|Make comprehensible
eyebolt|Fastener with a ring-shaped head
eyeteeth|Precious canines?
eyewash|Optical solution
faceted|Like some gems
falderal|Mere nonsense (var.)
falsetto|High tenor
fashion|Kind of plate
fastidious|Detail-oriented
fauvism|Early 20th-century French art style
featured|Given prominence
finagle|Achieve artfully
finesse|Savoir-faire
firearms|Combat supplies
firehouse|Where a bell summons the workers
flamenco|Dance with stamping and clapping
flatiron|Hairstyling tool
flipflop|Beach footwear
flipflops|Beach footwear
flounce|Move in a lively way
flowery|Effusive, as praise
followup|Pursue to a conclusion
forecasters|Weather prognosticators
forensic|Kind of evidence
forsooth|Truly, to bards
fortieths|Middle-age birthdays
fortuity|Chance event
fragile|Box label
fragile|Easily broken
freshet|Post-thaw flooding
frisbee|Disc loved by dogs
furniture|It makes a home livable
gangland|Mob milieu
gangplanks|Temporary bridges
gantlet|Section of railroad track
gauchos|UC-Santa Barbara squad
glassful|Generous drink serving
goalpost|Crossbar holder
godchild|Sponsored tot
godhead|Judeo-Christian deity
godhead|Judeo-Christian deity
goldbrick|Goof-off
grandson|Your little boy's little boy
granola|Bar ingredient
grapefruit|Source of some breakfast juice
grayish|Like Seattle's skies, often
greenhorn|Beginner
gremlins|Unseen troublemakers
grieves|Feels acute distress
grilles|Auto front pieces
groaning|Sound during a bad comedy routine
groggier|More woozy
grottos|Artificial caves
growths|Weedy invasions, e.g.
guessed|Took a shot in the dark
gunsmith|He'll fix your Colt
gusting|Windy day weather report word
hailstorm|Bit of unusual weather
halibut|Food flatfish
hallmark|Greeting card company
halloed|Made a foxhunt call
halyard|Flag raiser
handshake|Deal sealer
handyman|Jack-of-all-trades
harassers|Serious pests
hardtop|Type of convertible
haricot|Kidney bean
harmless|Benign
hassles|Major inconveniences
hassocks|Cushioned footstools
hawthorn|Hedgerow tree
headers|Trips might cause them
headless|Like Irving's horseman
headlong|One way to rush
heifers|Some Guernseys
henpecks|Nags
heptads|Groups of seven
heresies|Serious religious dissents
hereunto|Regarding this point, in legalese
hesitant|Reluctant
hexapod|Creature with six feet
hideout|Bandit's lair
highchair|Tot's mealtime perch
hilltop|Sledder's starting point
holdups|Certain criminal activities
holiness|Part of a pope's title
hollered|Yelled, country-style
holstein|Dairy cow type
horsefly|Winged insect
horselaugh|Whinneying yuk
husband|Male spouse
iceboat|Skimmer over frozen lakes
icebreakers|Opening remarks to strangers
icehouse|Place for cold storage
iconical|Like religious artwork (var.)
ideology|Belief system
idleness|Inaction
idolater|Violator of the second Commandment
idolized|Put on a pedestal
ignorant|Unlearned
ignores|Pays no attention to
impalas|Old Chevy models
imposing|Impressive in appearance
impudent|Deserving of a time-out
incites|Urges on, in a way
indicate|Point to or show
industrializing|Setting up production factories, e.g.
informal|Come-as-you-are
inhaler|Gizmo for asthmatics
inherit|Receive by will
inlaying|Decorating wood surfaces, in a way
innards|Organs, guts and such
inoperable|Unsuitable for surgery
inorganic|Artificial
insecticide|Waiter's deduction (Part 2)
inserts|Loose ads in newspapers
insight|Perceptiveness
insolent|Impudent
inspire|Give an emotional lift to
insteps|Arch locales
integral|Necessary, as a part
intended|Spouse-to-be
intervals|Intermissions
intruder|Unwelcome visitor
intruder|Unwelcome visitor
investor|Wall Street figure
irritate|Annoy
islands|Features of some large kitchens
isobars|Forecaster's lines
itchiest|Most in need of calamine lotion
javelins|Track and field projectiles
jezebel|Bette Davis movie
keypunch|Outmoded data entry method
keystroke|Typist's tap
kindred|A person's relatives, collectively
kindred|Very similar, as spirits
kneaded|Massaged
knothole|Opening for peering through a fence
kremlin|Cold War headquarters
lambskin|Winter garment material
landscape|Expanse of scenery
landslide|Electoral sweep
lanolin|Fat extracted from wool
lapdogs|Mini poodles and toy terriers, e.g.
larceny|Petty or grand crime
lasagne|Pasta dish (var.)
laserdisc|DVD forerunner
lateral|Gridiron toss
lateral|Sideways throw
latinos|Hispanic Americans
learned|Gained knowledge
leather|Shoe material
lectern|Speaker's desk
leftovers|Tupperware contents
legatee|Beneficiary
legwarmer|'80s fashion fad inspired by dance films
lemonade|Summer cooler
lentils|Common Indian cooking ingredients
leprosy|Reason to be shunned, in the Bible
lessees|Apartment residents
levelheaded|Cool and balanced, like Frankenstein?
licenser|Permit supplier
lifeboat|Item in short supply on the Titanic
limelight|Focus of public attention
linages|Poetry lengths, in printing
lineate|Like most writing pads
linesman|Wimbledon fault-caller
lingerie|Boudoir wear
lingerie|Intimate wear
lionfish|Aquarium attraction
lionhearted|King Richard's epithet
littoral|Pertaining to the beach
lockers|They have their own area at the gym
loftiest|Most elevated
loneness|Isolation
longbow|Robin Hood's weapon
longest|Most extended
loudest|Most easily heard
lowliest|Most inferior in station
lucidity|Clearness of mind
lutists|Some string players
macaroon|Almond cookie
maddens|Causes to lose one's mind
maestro|Title for a orchestra conductor
mahatma|Gandhi's title
malaria|Tropical malady
mallard|Colorful duck
manhandle|Move by human strength
maniacal|Crazed
margarine|Bread spread
marinara|Sauce for some seafood
marshal|Parade chief's rank
marshals|Oater lawmen
martinis|Olive destinations
martinis|They may be preferred "shaken, not stirred"
masoned|Made with bricks
massacre|One-sided contest
maternal|Like some instincts
matinee|Early show
meerkat|Mongoose family member
megabit|Certain quantity of data
megabit|Storage unit
melodic|Lilting
mendable|Like easily repaired things
merchandising|Sales techniques
metrical|Like feet in a poem
metrist|Authority on feet?
microbe|Tiny organism
midways|Carnival locales
midwife|Labor expert?
mikados|Japanese imperial titles
minuteman|Revolutionary War figure
mismark|Price incorrectly
mismatch|Couple incorrectly
misquote|Get the words wrong
misspell|Get a letter off?
misstate|Say it wrong
mistake|Happy accident, so to speak
monarchy|Saudi Arabia is one
moneybag|Wells Fargo pickup
moneyed|Like the haves
monocle|Accessory for Colonel Mustard
monsieur|Title for a Frenchman
moonbeam|Night light
moratoria|Authorized delays
mortgage|A homeowner may take one out
mosaics|Inlaid designs
motorcade|Procession of official vehicles
mounting|Getting on, as a horse
mutagen|It changes genes
mutants|The X-Men, notably
mystery|Agatha Christie genre
namesake|Junior, to senior
napoleon|Pastry named for a French emperor
narrate|Supply a running commentary
narrator|Voice-over person
narrowed|Became one lane, say
narrows|Gets thinner toward the end
nascent|Being born
nautical|Sailing-related
nautilus|Captain Nemo's sub
nearest|Least distant
neatens|De-clutters
neatest|Best-groomed
nemesis|Unconquerable foe
neutralized|Negated
nightcap|Bedtime drink
nightcap|Romantic evening extender
nightingale|Nocturnal songbird
ninepin|One standing in the back of an alley
nineties|Gay decade
noisemakers|They're popular on New Year's Eve
nominee|Oscar hopeful
nonages|Periods of immaturity
nonskid|Made to grip the road
noonday|When the sun is highest
nostril|It may be flared or pierced
notarize|Certify, as a document
notates|Draws musical symbols
nowhere|You may be lost in the middle of it
nuances|Subtle distinctions
oatcake|Brittle breakfast flatbread
oblique|Angle that just isn't right
obliques|Diagonally arranged abdominal muscles
obsequy|Funeral rite
obsolete|Antiquated
obstetricians|They make deliveries
occasion|Reason to celebrate
oceanaut|Sealab inhabitant
oceanic|Fictional airline on "Lost"
octette|Set of eight (var.)
octopus|Sucker-armed swimmer
oddball|Eccentric
oilskin|Choice for rain gear
okeydokey|Works for me
olympiad|Four-year period between the quests for gold
omelets|Eggy entrees
openings|Job vacancies
openings|Job vacancies
operants|Agents
operants|Secret agents
operate|Do a surgeon's job
optimal|Superlatively desirable
oratorio|Collection of some Handel bars
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
ordeals|Painful trials
ordinal|Like first and second
oregano|Italian herb
oregano|Pizza sauce enhancer
oreganos|Spaghetti sauce herbs
origami|Activity of one who's paper-trained?
origami|Artful paper-folding
orisons|Devout petitions
orthopedic|Like some shoes
osmosing|Diffusing by absorption
outlast|Endure longer than
outlawed|Banned
outrage|Mad-at-the-world feeling
outsells|Surpasses other vendors
outside|Al fresco
overbuys|Amasses too much inventory
overcall|Type of bridge bid
overcall|Type of bridge bid
overearnest|A bit too serious
overpass|It crosses the highway
pacesetters|Indy 500 leaders
paisanos|Italian pals
pajamas|Sleeper's clothes
palaces|Monarchs' homes
palaces|Monarchs' homes
palmetto|South Carolina state tree
pamphlet|Handout at the doctor's office
pandered|Spoke to base desires
panpipes|Wind instruments of yore
pantheon|Roman temple
parenthesis|Bracket's kin
partials|Overtones or harmonics, in music
particles|Bits of dust
partner|Caseworker, at times
partner|Half of a dancing duo
partner|Law firm VIP
pasteups|Onetime layout jobs
pastime|Baseball is our national one
patellas|Kneecaps
patentee|Inventor, at times
pathway|Course or route
payroll|Big expense for an employer
peeling|Sunburn aftermath
peevishness|Discontentment
penitents|Atoners
penname|George Eliot or George Sand, e.g.
pension|Retirement pay
pentagon|It holds a lot of brass?
perchers|They settle and roost
perfume|Mother's Day gift, perhaps
periodical|Newsstand purchase
persona|Public image
pestles|Mortars' partners
petioles|Slender stems
petioles|Slender stems
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
philately|Stamp collecting
pilsner|Bock alternative
pimiento|Olive stuffing
pinecone|Item found among brown needles
pipefuls|Some quantities of tobacco
pitiful|Worse than poor
placebo|Phony medicine
placenta|Fetus-feeding organ
planter|Flower box
planter|Greenery holder
platypus|Egg-laying mammal of Australia
plotzed|Freaked out
polecat|Mink's cousin
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
pollutes|Befouls the air
popular|Much sought after
portrait|Mona Lisa, for one
pothole|Asphalt fault
poundage|Scale measurement
preempt|Replace in the schedule
preflight|Before takeoff
preheat|Prepare the oven
prepare|Make, as dinner
prodigal|Like the son in a Biblical parable
profits|Opposite of losses
program|Write computer code
prophetic|Like Jeremiah
propose|Make a pitch for a hitch
propose|Make a pitch for a hitch
prosper|Succeed financially
psalmic|Like David's writing
ptomaine|Toxic organic compound
pussycat|Feline in a Tom Jones song
putrefy|Decay
pythons|You don't want them to have a crush on you
quicklime|Plaster ingredient
racially|One way to be diverse
radiantly|In brilliant fashion
radiate|Glow
railroad|Brakeman's employer
railroaded|Compelled by coercion
railroads|Monopoly quartet
raiment|Apparel
rallies|Come-from-behind victories
rappels|Descends a cliff
ratatat|The Public Enemy sound effect
rattail|Type of comb
rattler|Diamondback, e.g.
rattles|Unnerves
reactor|Nuclear plant structure
rearmed|Ended a detente, perhaps
rearrange|Put into a new order
reassured|No longer worried
rebirths|Revivals
rebuttal|Debate feature
receded|Pulled back
recline|Use an easy chair
recorded|Taped
recount|Election extender
recreate|Bring to life again
recross|Go to the other side of the street again
redeems|Turns in a coupon
redesign|Make a new blueprint for
redwoods|Sequoias
reelect|Opposite of "send packing"
reengage|Attack once more
refilled|Like some used ink cartridges
refiners|Employees in the sugar industry
refines|Purifies, as petroleum
refrain|Repeated song section
refrain|Song's chorus
refugee|Asylum seeker
rehearse|Practice for a performance
rehearse|Run through lines
reigned|Occupied the throne
reissue|Put out a new printing of
relapses|Falls off the wagon
related|Akin
relation|Kinsman
reliable|Trustworthy and dependable
relishing|Deriving pleasure from
remodel|Do over, as a room
renames|Attaches a new handle to?
renewal|Subscription extension
reoccur|Happen again
reopens|Goes back into business
reorder|Online store option
replica|Facsimile
replied|Wrote back
reposed|Rested
reprisal|Retaliatory act
reprise|Do a second time, as a role
republic|United States, e.g.
reseats|Moves from balcony to loge, perhaps
resettle|Move elsewhere
reshape|Mold into a different form
resorts|Vacation destinations, sometimes
resorts|Vacation milieus
respect|Aretha Franklin classic
respite|Breathing spell
restate|Put in other words
restate|Say the same thing again
restful|Like leisurely vacations
retardant|Suppressor
retired|No longer minding one's business?
retiree|One who's always off?
retires|Calls it a career
retreat|A hasty one can be beat
revamps|Overhauls
revenue|Funds coming in
reversal|Complete change of fortune
reworks|Does a second version
rewrite|Second draft
riblets|Some meaty cookout bits
rickety|Like some scary-sounding roller coasters
risotto|Italian dish cooked in broth
rockfish|Striped bass, e.g.
rockhounds|Geologists, in slang
roister|Whoop it up
roomette|Sleeping-car accommodation
rosebuds|Common wedding cake trim
rosined|Like a well-prepared violin bow
roundtable|Camelot fixture
saddles|Tack room items
sailing|On a clipper
salaaming|Greeting, Muslim-style
salable|Ready for market
salesman|Car dealer
saltine|Kind of cracker
sampans|Chinese transportation vehicles
samurai|Warrior of old Japan
sanctuary|Consecrated place
sandpit|Certain excavation hole
sashimi|Japanese raw fish
satraps|Ancient Persian governors
saucily|In an impertinent manner
scalable|Like Everest, barely
scallion|Leek or shallot
scapegoat|Fall guy
scarabs|Sacred Egyptian beetles
scenario|Screenwriter's creation
scenery|National park allure
schemes|Artful dodges
schemes|Sneaky plots
schmoes|Yiddish jerks
schnook|Easily victimized type
scholar|Postgraduate student, presumably
scholar|Well-educated one
science|Class that might have a lab
scoured|Cleaned with vigor
scrapple|Pork-and-cornmeal dish
scratches|Sinks the cueball, e.g.
screech|Sound before a crash, maybe
screener|Airport security worker
screeners|Some radio talk show employees
screens|Bug barriers
screwball|Tricky pitch
scuffle|Fight that's less than a brawl
scythes|Grain-cutting tools
seagull|Beach bird
sealskin|Mukluk material, often
seances|Medium settings
seaside|Coastal region
seducers|Lotharios
seedbed|Gardener's plot
seeders|Farm apparatuses
seedsman|Sower's source?
seethes|Boils
semifinal|Tournament game
senator|Barack Obama was one
senator|Capitol Hill figure
senoras|Ladies of La Mancha
sensible|Displaying good judgment
sensing|Using intuition
sergeant|Base figure
session|Congressional meeting
settler|Homesteader
shampoo|It might be next to a bar of soap
shanties|Crude dwellings
sharper|More on the ball
shelter|Refuge, as from a storm
shelter|Refuge, as from a storm
shelter|Refuge, as from a storm
shelves|Storage spaces
sheriff|Posse leader
shiatsu|Hands-on Japanese therapy?
shortcut|Faster route, perhaps
shorten|Abbreviate
shoulders|They're sometimes shrugged
shticks|Comical routines
shudder|Shiver from fear
sideboard|The "good" silver is often stored in it
sidestep|Evade
sighted|Opposite of "blind"
signals|They may get mixed in communication
siltier|More clogged, as a delta
sirloin|Steak type
sirloin|Tips from butchers?
sissies|No he-men, they
sitters|Parents' hirees
skirted|Avoided
slammer|Prison, in slang
slanting|Sloped
sleeper|Surprisingly successful film
sleeted|Almost snowed
slighted|Ignored intentionally
sloshed|Walked through puddles
sloughs|Stagnant swamps
slurped|Drank noisily
smarter|More intelligent
smidgen|Minuscule amount
smother|Asphyxiate
smuggle|Convey sneakily
snapdragon|Mouth-shaped garden flower
snaring|Trapper's job
sneaker|Half of an athletic pair
snowballs|Winter missiles
soaring|Emulating an eagle
soirees|Evening parties
solemnize|Observe with dignity
solstice|Start of summer or winter
solvent|Doing OK financially
sombreros|Siesta shades
soprano|Opera heroine, often
sorbate|With "potassium," it's a food preservative
soulless|Lacking spirit
soundproof|Like recording booths
southern|From Dixie
spaniels|Silky-coated dogs
sparkler|Hand-held firework
sparkplug|Tune-up item
spellbound|Entranced
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spinoffs|Frasier and "Private Practice"
spinsters|Unmarried women, once
spirited|Enthusiastic
splashy|Flamboyant and extravagant
splinter|Woodworker's worry
spoilsports|Fun inhibitors
spoilsports|Wet blankets
spouses|They're joined by rings
springs|Mattress parts
sprinkles|Barely rains
spyglass|Small telescope
stagger|Arrange in zigzag order
stained|Like the glass in church windows
stalags|WWII detention sites
stalest|Superlatively ancient joke
stardom|Headliner's achievement
starfish|Five-armed sea creature
stargazer|Telescope user
starred|Appeared in the lead
started|Kicked off
starter|Crank replacer
startup|Risky company to invest in
statehood|Hawaii was the last to earn it
stationer|Paper supplier
stature|Lincolnesque feature
steeled|Braced (oneself)
steelworker|Man in Bethlehem?
stencil|Letter-writing aid
stepson|Relative through marriage
sterile|Clinically clean
sterile|Clinically clean
sterile|Disinfected
stewpans|Two-handled cooking vessels
stifles|Stops, as a yawn
stinger|Wasp weapon
stipples|Paints, in a way
stirrer|Stick in a paint can
stodgier|More stuffy
storage|Warehouse function
strategy|Plan of attack
streaks|Runs in the altogether
streetlight|It glows at night in the city
stresses|Puts emphasis on
strides|Long steps
strikes|Bowler's goals
strolling|Walking leisurely
strudel|German pastry
strumpet|Trollop
stubble|Growth on an unshaved chin
stuccos|Plasters an exterior wall
stuntman|Movie double, often
stylish|Fashionable
styrofoam|Disposable cup material
subsist|Get by
success|Good kind of story
suggest|Hint at
sunbath|Attempt at getting a tan
sunbather|Person catching some rays
sundown|When the Jewish Sabbath begins
sunlamp|Artificial tan-producer
superglue|Powerful adhesive
surname|For Americans, it's always last
surveys|Inspects
sustain|Keep up, as a conversation
sweatier|Perspiring more
sweeten|Add Splenda to
sweetest|Most sugary
swerved|Avoided an accident, in a way
swiftest|Tape breaker
swindles|Defrauds
swooning|In a faint
swordtail|Aquarium fish
sympathy|Compassion
tabbies|Purr-fect pets?
tailgaters|Some aggressive drivers
tailwind|Flight booster
tangelo|Grapefruit hybrid
tapioca|Starchy dessert
tarnishes|Sullies
taskwork|Unpleasant chores
taxicab|It's often stopped on the street
teaches|Instructs
teaspoon|Recipe measure
technique|Skill
telesis|Well-planned progress
tenants|Lease signatories
tendency|Polling information
tenderer|Easier to cut into
tendril|Clinging part of a climbing plant
tendril|Clinging part of a climbing plant
tenners|Sawbucks
tenners|They're worth twice as much as fins
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tensile|Capable of being stretched
tension|Mental strain
tentacle|Squid's feeler
tequila|Liquor made from the agave plant
tequilas|Agave drinks
terrazzo|Marble flooring material
thereby|Word before "hangs a tale"
thermal|Like some underwear
thermal|Rising current of warm air
thimble|Needle-prick protection
threaten|Imperil
threats|They sometimes end with "or else"
thwarter|Obstructionist
thyroid|Gland that may be overactive
tidying|Putting in order (with "up")
timbrels|Hand drums similar to tambourines
timeworn|Antiquated
tipoffs|Bits of inside information
toasting|Honoring at a banquet, in a way
toiletry|Toothpaste or hairbrush, e.g.
tomfoolery|Shenanigans
tonight|When many will have dinner?
toothpaste|Dentifrice
tosspot|A.A. candidate
touchdown|It's worth six points on the gridiron
towpath|Route alongside a canal
traders|Baseball card collectors, at times
traumas|Emotional wounds
travelog|Vacationer's slide show
trawled|Fished with a net
treacles|Excessively sentimental expressions
treadle|Sewing-machine foot pedal
treasons|Breaches of faith against a government
treasury|Department with public funds
treetop|Rock-a-bye Baby location
trestle|Bridge framework
trestle|Prop for a bridge
triages|Disaster scene setups
trillion|13-figure figure
trinket|Bauble
triolet|Eight-line verse form
triplet|One of three in a big delivery?
triplet|One with instant siblings
triplex|Multiscreen cinema
trireme|Galley with three tiers of oars
tritone|Augmented fourth
triumph|Be victorious
triumvir|Ancient Roman magistrate
trollies|Tramcars, variantly
trombone|Brass instrument
truants|Class cutters
tsarism|Autocratic Russian rule
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tuckered|Very tired (with "out")
tweedle|Lure using music
twelfth|Last grade in high school
twinset|Matching pullover and cardigan
twinset|Pair of sweaters worn together
typewriter|Hand-operated character printer
umbrella|Protection from the rain
unbelief|What atheists possess
unburden|Take the weight off
unceasing|Endless
understate|Represent with restraint
unicorn|Creature on the British coat of arms
unmerited|Not deserved
unrepentant|Hardly remorseful
unruled|Completely white, as paper
unstrung|Emotionally rattled
unswayed|Resistant to persuasion
upheaval|Violent disturbance
upslope|Ascending direction of a graph
upstate|Albany locale
uselessness|The quality of having no practical function
utterer|Verbalizer
vassals|Feudal workers
venerate|Regard with awe
vespers|Sixth of seven canonical hours
wapitis|Large elks
wardens|Some prison officials
wardship|Custody over a minor
warranty|Buyer's protection
wartime|Period of major fighting
watchdog|Defense against intruders
watercolor|Non-oil painting method
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
waterski|Ride behind a speedboat
wattage|Power supply
weaponry|Arsenal inventory
western|Kind of movie or omelet
whatever|Who cares?
whirlwinds|Fast-moving events
whirlybirds|Choppers
whistle|Ref's need
willful|Deliberate
winesap|Autumn apple
wingspans|Plane measurements
wingspans|Stats for planes and NBA centers
winsome|Charming
wisecracker|One-liner expert
wristband|Hospital gown go-with
wristwatch|Where to find time on one's hand?
wronged|Treated unjustly
yellowed|Aged, as paper
yodeled|Hit a lot of high notes
abdomen|Belly
abetter|Getaway driver, e.g.
abscond|Take the money and run
absorbed|Soaked up
abstract|Like a Jackson Pollock painting
abysmal|Totally dreadful
accelerate|Step up the pace
accents|Regional pronunciations
accredit|Approve, as a university
accrues|Grows, as interest
acetate|Synthetic filament
acetone|Paint remover component
acreage|Estate extent
activist|Vigorous cause advocate
acumens|Grasping abilities
adhesive|Stuff on a stamp
adhesive|Stuff on a stamp
adjudge|Formally decree
adoptee|Former orphan
adrenal|Endocrine gland
adulterates|Debases or dilutes
adulthood|Coming of age
adverse|Unfavorable
aerobics|Burning activity?
aerobics|Burning activity?
aerosol|Its contents are under pressure
affrays|Noisy quarrels
ageless|Never becoming old
aileron|Airplane wing part
airbrushing|Photo lab job
airlift|Emergency plane transport
airplane|727, e.g.
airstrips|Landing spots
alfalfa|Our Gang member
alfresco|Like sidewalk dining
alienate|Estrange
alienee|Home buyer, e.g.
alienees|Heirs, legally
alimonies|Severance package payments?
allegros|Brisk tempos
almanac|Annual book of facts
almanacs|Annually published fact books
alyssums|Madworts
amalgam|Mixture
amanita|Mushroom to beware
amnesia|Bourne's problem, in "The Bourne Identity"
amnesics|They don't know who you are (var.)
amongst|In the middle of
amorist|Love lover
anaconda|Strangler of the Amazon
anaconda|Strangler of the Amazon
anapests|Three-syllable poetic passages
andesite|Volcanic rock
anemone|Tentacled marine creature
anemone|Tentacled marine creature
angelic|Sweet and well-behaved
angelical|Innocent-looking (var.)
angriest|Least at peace
aniseed|Absinthe flavorer
annoyed|Slightly irritated
anorexia|Certain eating disorder
answered|Responded to questions
anteater|Termite terror
anteaters|Long-snouted mammals
antebellum|Period before a war
anteing|Contributing chips for cards
antelope|Home on the Range critter
antifreeze|Winter need for engines
antivirus|Type of protective software
antlers|Buck features
antlers|Racks for a buck
apollos|Early NASA missions
apollos|Some handsome Roman sculptures
appease|Placate
appease|Play the peacemaker
approve|Give the nod to
archaic|Antiquated
aristocrat|Noblewoman
armadas|Admirals' commands
armchair|All in the Family prop
armored|Plated, in a way
arousal|Wake-up call's purpose
arsenals|Weapons collections
artistic|Showing skill on canvas
aseptic|Unable to give you anything?
askance|Suspicious way to look
assails|Launches an attack
asserted|Defended, as one's rights
asserted|Made a case for
asterisk|Footnote alert
asterisk|It appears next to some records
asterisk|Star of "M*A*S*H"?
astrally|In a starlike way
astrodome|First roofed ballpark
atavist|Throwback to an earlier time
atelier|Place for an easel
atomizes|Reduces to mist
attempts|Tries
attendee|Here shouter
attests|Certifies under oath
auditor|One who reads the books closely
autobahn|German superhighway
autogyros|Some aircraft with propellers
avarice|Greed
avifauna|Birds of a region
azaleas|Rhododendron's relatives
baboons|Really big monkeys
babysat|Watched the neighbor's child
bachelor|The Dating Game contestant
bacteria|Antibiotic targets
balcony|Great view at the opera
ballcarrier|Running back's role
balloons|Malcolm Forbes' collection
balsamic|Kind of vinegar
barnacles|European geese
basement|Bargain setting?
bassinet|Baby's bed
batsman|Cricket striker
battalion|Regiment part
batteries|AAAs
beanpole|Tall skinny guy
bearskin|Pioneer's rug material
bedecked|Adorned
bedecks|Embellishes
bedposts|Canopy supports
beefsteak|Hearty entree
befallen|Came to pass, in the past
befriend|Get close to
begorrah|Irish oath (var.)
behests|Urgent requests
belabor|Harp on
beltway|It goes around D.C.
berberis|Genus of shrubs
berthas|Wide, lacy collars
besides|Anyway
besotted|Boozed up
bespeak|Indicate or call for
bestrew|Scatter over
bestride|Straddle, as a horse
bethels|Chapels for seafarers
bethesda|Neighbor of Chevy Chase
bibelot|Curio
bicolor|Sporting a pair of shades?
binaural|Giving a stereophonic effect
biodegradable|Capable of being decomposed
bisected|Cut in two equal parts
blanket|With what to snuggle, often
blockbuster|Hollywood success
blossoms|Flourishes
blueberries|Sweet, dark edibles
bombast|Claptrap
bootleggers|Moonshiners
brassage|Money-coining fee
bravura|Dazzling, as a display
breathless|Gasping for air
brindle|Animal streaked with a darker color
broadcaster|CBS, for one
broadsheet|Circular
brotherhood|Fraternity
bubblegum|It may get stuck in a movie theater
bubblegum|Penny purchase, once
bulldozers|They're used to make the grade
bunkhouses|They hold hands
burritos|Tex-Mex treats
buttonholes|Suit jacket features
buttons|Features of many shirts
calamine|Type of lotion
cameras|They're used for shooting stars
canalboat|Long freight carrier, on the water
canasta|Card game like rummy
cannonball|Projectile of old
cantina|Southwestern watering hole
capable|Up to the task
capstone|Crowning achievement
captures|Apprehends
captures|Nabs
carnivore|Flesh-eating mammal
caromed|Bounced off the rail
carousel|1956 Shirley Jones musical
carryall|Roomy bag
cashews|They're nuts
casserole|Potluck dinner staple
cassette|Tape holder
cataract|Steep descent of a river
catcall|Boo! from the stands, e.g.
catchword|Doh! for one
catering|Professionally feeding partygoers
cavemen|Primitive artists
caverns|Sites for stalactites
centimes|Coins worth one-hundredth of the basic unit
ceremony|Confirmation, e.g.
cesarean|Baby delivery method
chablis|A French white
chagrin|Feeling caused by failure
challis|Soft, lightweight fabric
chambermaid|Hotel room cleaner
champaign|University town in east central Illinois
chaperon|Prom watchdog
charades|Acting game
chastens|Disciplines
chastise|Let have it
chatterbox|Party guest who won't shut up
cheeses|Things wheeled in supermarkets?
cheetah|The fastest feline
chestnut|Reddish-brown horse
cholera|Clean drinking water helps prevent it
chowder|Cape Cod course
cistern|Underground reservoir
claimant|Benefits seeker
clapper|Bell part
claptrap|Babble
classic|The Godfather is thought to be one
clawing|Feline activity
clearance|Big sale
clinical|Type of trial
clipboard|Coach's prop
clobber|Beat soundly
cocaine|Drug from Colombia
cockade|Decorative knot of ribbons
coconut|Oil source
codfish|North Atlantic delicacy
cohabits|Lives together
collins|Tall iced cocktail
comment|Remark
commodores|Vanderbilt students
conceit|Vanity
concise|Like a man of few words
conductor|All aboard! shouter
congestion|Indication of a stuffy head
constrain|Hold back
contagion|2011 Matt Damon film
contains|Comprises
contempt|Court violation
copouts|Feeble excuses
copulas|Linking verbs
corneas|Pupil coverings
cornrows|Braided hair style
corollary|Consequence that follows naturally
coronet|Baron's headpiece
corrals|Pens a dogie, e.g.
correlate|Make a parallel example
courante|Court dance of the 16th century
cowpeas|Legumes with a "black-eyed" variety
cracking|Let's get ___! (Let's go!)
creation|Genesis highlight
creches|Nativity models
critters|Animals, fondly
crueler|More like Simon Legree
cruelly|With malice
cubists|Picasso and Braque, notably
current|Not past-due
cyclones|Twisters
dabbing|Swabbing lightly
dairies|Udderly productive places?
daisies|Please Don't Eat the ___ (1960)
dangler|Tassel on a cap, e.g.
dastards|Malicious cowards
dateless|Stag
daydreaming|Absentminded activity
dayroom|Rec area at a barracks
deacons|Some church officials
deadlines|Reporters need to meet them
deadlock|Stalemate
debated|Made points and counterpoints
decayed|Rotted
decease|Pass from physical life
decision|Ruling
declares|Adjudges
decodes|Unscrambles a secret transmission
decorum|Appropriate social behavior
decrypts|Breaks the code
deepened|Grew, as friendship
defectors|Political asylum seekers
degrade|Lower in quality
deicing|Windshield heater's job
delayed|Behind schedule
delimit|Mark the boundaries of
dementia|Madness
dements|Drives up the wall
deniers|Group with no admittance?
density|Compactness
departs|Exits the premises
depended|Hinged (on)
deplanes|Disembarks, at Dulles
deplete|Exhaust the supply of
depress|Push, as a button
deselect|Cancel a choice
desires|Ardent impulses
details|Fine print
detains|Holds, as for questioning
deterred|Discouraged
dialects|Types of speech
diaries|They have private entries
disable|Put out of commission
discolor|Run in the wash, e.g.
disgust|Strong revulsion
dishonor|Judge Judy's freezing! Put ___
disjoin|Become unconnected
distaffs|Spinning wheel attachments
doctors|Tampers with
dogsledder|Mush! shouter
domains|Realms
donator|Philanthropic giver
doorbell|Visitor announcer
doorplate|It identifies an exec's office
downwind|Faster way to fly
drafter|Constitution writer
dragons|Fafnir and Smaug, e.g.
drained|Spent
dressage|Delicate horsemanship
drivers|People with licenses
dropkick|Old-fashioned field goal technique
duopoly|Market dominance by two companies
dustpan|Household tool
dynamic|Energetic or high-powered
earache|Big pain for an elephant?
earldom|Royal bailiwick
earmuff|Buy-one-get-one-free item?
earphone|Audio accessory
earshot|Range of hearing
eastern|New York's time zone
eateries|Hash houses
echelon|Troop formation
echelon|Troops arranged in a line
echidnas|Ant-eating burrowers
ecocide|Polluter's crime
ecstasy|Fantastic feeling
ecstasy|Rapture
edition|Issue
editorial|Two-cents piece?
educable|Appropriate for schooling
educators|Teachers and professors
effacing|Obliterating or erasing
eggbeater|Meringue-making tool
eggshell|Yellowish-white hue
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
einstein|A genius, relatively speaking
elatedly|How lottery winners react
election|It reveals the people's choice
elector|College member who votes
elector|Qualified voter
electric|Running off current
electron|Negative particle
elephants|Largest land animals
elitist|Nose-in-air type
elitist|Nose-in-air type
ellipse|Elongated O
ellipse|Geometric curve
ellipsis|. . .
elopers|Secretive couple
emaciate|Waste away
emanates|Issues (from)
emanates|Stems (from)
embalmers|They use preservatives
embarked|Began a voyage
emergency|Type of exit
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emeriti|Retired educators
emigrate|Change citizenship
eminent|Illustrious
emirate|Qatar, Kuwait or Dubai
emirates|Abu Dhabi and Dubai
emotional|All worked up
emporium|Variety store
encipher|Convert into code
encounter|Meet
endeared|Made oneself deeply loved
endeared|Made oneself deeply loved
endorses|Backs
enduing|Giving qualities to
enemies|Allies' antitheses
engirds|Surrounds
enhance|Upgrade
enlarge|Increase the size of a picture
enlisted|Joined up
enlists|Signs up
ensiles|Stores in the country?
ensnare|Draw into a trap
ensnares|Catches in a trap
entities|They exist
entrance|The way in
entrant|Contest competitor
entrants|Competitors
entrench|Dig in
entwines|Ties together
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
episode|Sitcom unit
episodes|Sitcom installments
epistle|Letter from Paul
epitaph|Words carved in stone?
epitaph|Words carved in stone?
epitome|Ideal example
erasers|Classroom collection
erelong|Anon
errants|Adventurous rovers
erringly|In a misguided way
escheat|Property that reverts to the state
escorts|Ones providing arms?
escudos|Old money of Angola and Mozambique
espionage|Deep undercover work
espouse|Make one's own
essence|Heart of a wine's flavor
essence|Perfume
estates|Acred mansions
estates|Ritzy residences
esteeming|Looking up to
esteems|Admires
esthete|Connoisseur of beauty
estuary|Where saltwater and freshwater mix
eternal|Lasting forever
euphoria|Bliss
evacuee|One getting out before the storm
evacuee|One who's withdrawn?
evaluate|Grade, as papers
everlasting|Eternal
everybody|All people
exactitude|Precision
exclamation|Abrupt excited utterance
exhaust|Auto output
exotics|Rare tropical plants and such
expedite|Speed up the progress of
expiate|Make amends for
extreme|Like no-holds-barred sports
eyesight|It improves when you have contacts
failure|Fear of many
falderals|Gimcrackeries
falsetto|Certain doo-wopper
falters|Bumbles, stumbles and hesitates
familial|Hereditary
fascism|Mussolini's ideology
fascists|Dictatorial ones
fastens|Fixes securely
feather|Plumage
feedback|Survey response
fibulae|Leg bones
filament|Fine thread
filmdom|Silver-screen world
finagle|Achieve through trickery
fingering|Playing notes on certain musical instruments
firedamp|Coal mine's combustible gas
flattop|Type of crew cut
fleeted|Moved along rapidly and lightly
flooded|Awash
floodtide|Occurrence of incoming water
flosses|Heeds a dentist's advice
flotilla|A fleet of small craft
flouting|Laughing at with contempt
foddered|Fed grain
foghorn|Bank alarm?
folderol|Blather
follicle|Root container
foolscap|Jester's headgear
forebode|Portend
foreman|Noted grill man
forsworn|Guilty of perjury
foulmouthed|Prone to cursing
foxhunter|Tallyho! shouter
freeman|He's out of stocks and bonds
friendliest|Most hospitable
frigate|Naval escort member
frontal|Word with "lobe" or "assault"
gallantry|Medal of Honor's recognition
gallops|Races on horseback
galoots|Big oafs
gargoyle|Grotesque medieval spout
garrote|Mob hitman's device
gaudiest|Most over the top
ghastly|Horrific
giantism|Result of an overactive pituitary
glances|Some are stolen
glimmered|Gleamed
glistens|Shines
globular|Like beads
glycerin|Ingredient in many beauty products
goldfish|Swimmer that goes round and round
gradient|Rate of inclination
graffiti|The writing on the wall?
grained|Like wood, in a way
grandstand|Place for fans
granges|Farmers' associations
grateful|Appreciative
greasers|The Outsiders group
greases|Chassis lubricants
greedily|In a selfish way
greeter|Wal-Mart employee
greeter|Wal-Mart employee
grizzled|Streaked with gray
groundhog|Reporters' subject on Feb. 2
groundwork|Foundation or preparation
gunshot|Report from a barrel
gunsmith|He'll fix your Colt
gurgled|Babbled, as a brook
habanera|Sultry Cuban dance
haddock|Cod kin
hairnet|Cafeteria headwear
hairsplitting|Making distinctions of little importance
hairstylist|Salon employee
halcyon|Like carefree days of youth
halcyon|Like carefree days of youth
hamburger|Cookout staple
hammertoe|Digit deformity
hammocks|Places for backyard swings?
hamstrings|Hinders the efficiency of
hangman|Guessing game
harrows|Cultivating tools
hatchback|Style of car
hayseed|Hillbilly
headgear|Football helmet, e.g.
headiness|State of intoxication
headman|Chap in charge
headroom|Type of clearance
heavenliest|Most celestial
heighten|Intensify
hemisphere|Half of the terrestrial globe
heretic|Inquisition target
heroics|Battlefield bravery
hirsute|In need of a shave
history|High school course
hitherto|Until now
hitless|Batting .000
holland|Where The Hague is
homebodies|They prefer not to go out
homeland|Focus of some security
homespun|Folksy
homestretch|Part of a horse race
homicide|What Columbo investigated
honored|Like some guests
hoorayed|Cheered, in a way
horsepower|Car selling point
hosteler|One of the inn crowd
hostler|One who works at a stable
huddled|Nestled together
humblest|Most modest
humiliated|Mortified
hushpuppies|Cornmeal cakes, in the South
hypnosis|Trance state resembling sleep
hypnotic|Mesmerizing
identify|Finger, so to speak
identify|Finger, so to speak
ignoring|Turning a blind eye to
iguanas|Some reptiles
illegal|Like insider trading
illegal|More than frowned upon
impalas|Serengeti leapers
impaled|Run through?
impeach|Accuse of official misconduct
impearl|Adorn with valuable beads
imperfect|Not the best one can be
imperil|Endanger
implant|Artificial tooth
incomes|Some are disposable
increase|Go up, as prices
increase|Grow and thrive
indexes|Reference sections
indirect|Roundabout
indoors|Not alfresco
infantry|Soldiers on foot
infinitesimal|Start of a sizable observation
inflated|Readied for the Macy's parade
informant|Stool pigeon
inhaler|Gizmo for asthmatics
innards|Guts
innards|Viscera
innermost|Central
insanest|Most ready for commitment?
insects|They can't get off the web
insignia|Badge of honor
insipid|Lackluster
instead|In the place of
integument|Outer protective covering, such as skin
intense|Very strong
interact|Combine
interns|New doctors
invests|Adds to a 401(k)
invoice|Bill
ironclad|Civil War fighting ship
ironside|Raymond Burr role
islands|Maui and Manhattan, e.g.
isotope|Fictional Springfield minor leaguer
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
italics|Sign of stress?
iterate|Press one's point
jackdaws|Black birds known for thievery
japanned|Lacquered
jetstream|California-to-New York flight quickener
kachina|Hopi doll
karaoke|Bar attraction
karaoke|Offering of some bars
keelhaul|Punish, old navy-style
keelhauls|Severely rebukes
keeping|Hanging on to
kickstarts|Gets a motorcycle ready to roll
kirsches|Cherry brandies
kissable|Like sweet lips
kitchen|Cook's milieu
kleenex|Tissue brand
knuckler|R.A. Dickey's master pitch
krypton|Doomed planet of comics
laborer|Day worker
lacrosse|Jim Brown famously lettered in it
lambaste|Light into
lancers|Certain cavalrymen
landlubber|Seasickness candidate
landscape|Expanse of scenery
lantern|Jacklight
lanyard|Sailor's cord
larceny|Petty or grand crime
lassoes|Cow catchers
lateral|Pass in some bowls
lavender|Purple bloom
layette|Baby clothes
leaguers|Word with "major" or "little"
leapfrogs|Hurdles
learner|Certain permit holder
leathers|Tanned skins
leftover|Lunch item, sometimes
legatee|Beneficiary
legible|Unlike chicken scratch
lemongrass|Herb in Asian cuisine
lenient|Inclined to look the other way
lenient|Not at all strict
lenient|Not tough
leveling|Making even on both sides
levitate|Do a magic trick
libretto|Opera script
licensee|Royalty payer
linseed|Oil from flax
literally|Strictly speaking
literati|Bookish bunch
literati|Well-read folks
lizards|Leapin' ___! (Orphan Annie's cry)
lobsters|Bib depictions at certain eateries
locates|Finds
logarithm|Power to which base is raised
loggers|Timber! yellers
logotype|Company identifier
loopers|Assassins, in a 2012 Bruce Willis film
looting|Ransacking
lopsided|Askew
lowbrow|Unintellectual
lumbago|Pain in the back
lumberjack|Timber! shouter
lutists|Players of certain pear-shaped instruments
lyonnaise|Cooked with onions
lyricist|One putting words to music
mackerel|Yellowfish, for one
madness|Height of folly
maestri|They work in pits
magdalen|Oxford University college
mahjong|Chinese tile game
malaria|Tropical malady
malpractice|Kind of insurance
maniacs|Lunatics
manmade|Synthetic
manuals|Instruction books
marathoner|Long-distance runner
mariner|Seattle athlete
mariner|Seattle big-leaguer
marjoram|Mint seasoning
marooned|Like Gilligan
martinet|Disciplinarian
mastiffs|Dogs with dark muzzles
mastoid|Bone prominence near the ear
matinee|Theatrical performance
matured|Reached the due date
mealtime|Occasion calling for grace
measles|Childhood illness
measure|Ascertain dimensions
medicine|Nobel Prize category
memento|Ticket stub, sometimes
message|Communique
messman|Naval dining hall worker
meteoroid|Small space traveler
methane|A greenhouse gas
midweek|Wednesdayish
midwife|Birth assistant
militarize|Provide armed forces for
mimickers|Copycats
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
mimosas|Silk trees
minaret|Cairo skyline feature
minaret|Pillar of the Muslim community?
misrule|Govern errantly
misstep|Bad move
mistaken|In the wrong
mistrals|Mediterranean winds
mobster|Guy with a racket
moderate|Middle-of-the-roader
moderate|Middle-of-the-roader
moneylender|One thing a bank can be
mongrel|Mixed-breed dog
monicker|Person's nickname or alias (var.)
monitor|Watch closely
monkeys|They fly in "The Wizard of Oz"
monocle|Eyewear for Col. Klink
monophonic|Like most 1950s recordings
morocco|Casablanca setting
mothball|Put in storage
motorcar|Certain race participant
movement|Symphony section
nameless|. . . who shall remain ___
nameless|How some shall remain
namesake|Junior, to senior
neatens|Makes tidy
nectars|Mythical drinks of the gods
needier|More impoverished
needles|Medical stickers?
needless|Like a lot of worry
nemeses|The Steelers, to the Ravens
neonates|Recent arrivals in the world
nereids|Seafaring nymphs
nestling|A little bird
neutron|Pointer Sisters "Dance"
neutrons|They're always free of charge
newborn|Recent arrival
newsmen|Cronkite and Brokaw, e.g.
nightgowns|Eveningwear for the ladies
nightstick|Billy club
nineteen|Like many a college sophomore
nonfiction|Best-seller category
nonsmoking|Restaurant section
nonsuch|Model of excellence, once (var.)
nonvocal|Type of communication that involves sign language
nosedive|Sudden plunge
nostrum|Cure-all
nowhere|Type of "Man" in a Beatles title
nuances|Subtleties
nursery|Horticulturist's hangout
nurture|Promote growth in
observation|Result of a patient look
ocarina|Musical "sweet potato"
octagonal|Like many bumper pool tables
octanes|87, 89 and 91
octopod|Any eight-armed or eight-legged creature
oddball|Eccentric one
oddballs|Quirky sorts
oddment|A curiosity
oddment|Leftover
offcast|Tossed aside
offcuts|Paper or fabric remnants
offline|Disconnected
oilcans|40-weight throwaways
oldstyle|Julian calendar method
oleander|Dogbane family shrub
omelette|Brunch selection (var.)
onstage|Before the footlights
operable|In working condition
operable|In working order, as a vending machine
operation|Appendectomy, for one
opossum|American marsupial
opulent|Ever so lavish
orangutan|Sumatran swinger
ordered|Chose from a menu
ordered|Chose from the menu
oriental|Rug choice
origins|Inceptions
outlines|Plans
outrage|Mad-at-the-world feeling
outscore|Beat in competition
outsider|Not one of the gang
outsides|Exteriors
outspoke|Made a better argument than
outstay|What bad guests do with their welcome
ovation|It's music to a musician's ears
overalls|Farmer's garb
oversee|Keep an eye on
paginate|Number, as a book
painful|Like some realizations
palates|Hard and soft mouth parts
palette|Artist's pigment-mixing board
palisade|Hudson River sight
pallets|Warehouse platforms
paneled|Like some basements
panpipes|Bamboo musical instruments
papoose|Reservation babe
paralegal|Attorney's assistant
parasol|Sun screen, of a kind
parboil|Precook
paresis|Severe neurological problem
parfait|Dessert in a tall glass
partake|Have some
passport|Jet-setter's document
pastels|Certain drawings
patchwork|Hodgepodge
patellas|Kneecaps
pavement|Gravel alternative
peashooters|Toy weapons
peepers|Baby blues
pelters|People in fierce snowball fights
pendant|Cross or star, often
penetrating|Piercing
penknife|Whittler's tool
percentage|Number representing one's share
perjury|False testimony crime
permutation|Radical change in character
persuade|Convince
pettish|Easily annoyed
phantom|Musical's masked man
photocopier|Today's mimeograph
photostat|Old copy
pilsner|Bock alternative
pineapple|Dole fruit
plaints|Grievances
playbill|Theater program
pleases|Delights
pleasing|Delightful
pledger|Telethon participant
ponytail|It's often tied with a rubber band
poorest|Most destitute
porgies|Saltwater fishes
portend|Forebode
porterhouse|Meaty brewery?
possess|Be born with
possums|North American marsupials, colloquially
postcard|Vacationer's mailing
praline|Pecan confection
preexist|Antedate
preheats|Gives advance warming
preplan|Make advance arrangements
prerecord|Get in the can early
presses|Gets pushy?
pretense|Act
priedieu|Devotional bench
proceed|Carry on
proclaims|Declares formally
procure|Obtain by effort
prolific|Abundantly fruitful
protege|Apprentice
protesters|Walkout stagers
protesting|Participating in a Freedom March, e.g.
protractor|Math student's purchase
provision|Stipulated condition
psalters|Devotional collections
puberty|Changing time?
publican|British tavern keeper
publish|Emulate Simon & Schuster
pueblos|Mesa Verde structures
punctual|Arriving on the dot
pursuer|Posse member
purview|Outlook
quarterfinalist|Semi hopeful?
quicklime|Plaster ingredient
racemes|Flower clusters
radiates|Gives off, as heat
radical|Political extremist
railcar|Train component
railroad|Reading, on a game board
railroads|Union Pacific and BNSF
raindrop|Unhappy picnic omen
rainfall|Drops from above
rainfall|Drops from on high
rainwater|Cistern's catch
rapidly|Apace
rappelling|Descending a mountain, in a way
rapscallion|Rascal or rogue
rapscallion|Scalawag
rapture|Ecstasy
rarefied|Extremely high or elevated, as air
ratchet|Pawl's partner
ratifying|Formally accepting
rattrap|It might be baited with cheese
rawhide|Eastwood series
razorbacks|U. of Arkansas students
reaction|Response
reactor|Atomic pile
readers|Library clientele
rearrest|Book again
rearrest|Book again
reasons|Uses judgment
reassess|Appraise again
rebellion|Daniel Shays led one
receipt|There's no returning without it
receipts|Expense account necessities
received|Greeted, as guests
reckons|Figures
reclaim|Get back
recluse|Hermit
rectify|Make right
recycle|Eschew the landfill
redefine|Give new meaning to
redeliver|Correct a FedEx mistake
redpolls|Small finches
redress|Make restitution for
reechoed|Reverberated repeatedly
referee|One who whistles at athletes
refills|Pharmacy requests
reflect|Think quietly and inwardly
regiment|Military unit
regrowth|Rogaine user's hope
rehearse|Run through a scene
reheats|Warms up again
reissue|Put out a new printing of
rejoined|Answered back
releases|Some legal papers
relieved|Having reason to say "aah"
remittal|Payment
renames|Titles differently
renewal|Contract extension
rentable|Like moving vans and hotel rooms
rentals|Certain summer cottages
reorder|Respond to depleted stock
reorder|Respond to depleted stock
repasts|Meals, more formally
repines|Complains fretfully
reprise|Sing again, as for a show finale
reproof|Censure
research|Kind of grant
reseller|Antique shop clerk, e.g.
reships|Sends again, as a package
resolved|Determined
resonate|Resound
resounds|Echoes
restart|Computer instruction
restore|Make the old look new
retained|Hired, as a lawyer
retakes|What a fussy director orders
retaped|Did an athletic trainer's job
retired|The "R" in AARP
retouch|Airbrush
retrieve|Bring back
revealer|Voila! utterer
reverence|Awe
rhapsody|___ in Blue (Gershwin)
rhetors|Speech teachers
rhumbas|Cuban dances (var.)
ringlet|Spiral lock of hair
risotto|Italian rice dish
robbery|Taking things badly?
rosebuds|Popular wedding-cake decorations
routine|Everyday procedure
runoffs|Spring flood causes
rustiest|Most out of practice
sacristy|Church storehouse
safaris|Adventurous journeys
safaris|Adventurous journeys
safaris|Some African expeditions
sailing|Using a clipper
saintdom|Status for Peter and Paul
salamis|Pizzeria supplies
salaries|Budget entries
salient|Prominent, as a feature
salutes|Greets high-handedly?
saluting|Greeting an officer
sandbox|Playground feature
sarapes|Mexican blankets, in Mexico
sarongs|Malayan skirts
sashays|Walks with attitude
satiate|Fill beyond capacity
satires|Needling literary works
satirist|Jonathan Swift, e.g.
satirists|Takeoff experts
satsuma|Seedless mandarin orange
saturnine|Gloomy
sawmill|Lumber processor
scaffold|Painter's platform
scalded|Burned with liquid
scarcely|Barely
schedule|Appointment secretary's document
schleps|Drags with effort
schmear|Bagel extra, in deli-speak
schmear|Lay on thick, as cream cheese on a bagel
schmuck|An obnoxious person
schnook|Easily victimized type
schoolchild|First grader, e.g.
schools|Parental concern when house-hunting
schtick|Comedian's gimmick
science|High school subject
scissor|Type of swimmer's kick
scorers|They rack up points
scrawnier|More bony
screech|Collision preceder
scullion|Kitchen drudge
seacoast|Sandbank's spot
seaport|Where ships come in
seashore|Locale for clam diggers
seasick|Needing Dramamine, maybe
seaweed|Irish moss, e.g.
seaweed|Marine growth
secondhand|Watch! It goes around?
secrecy|Stealth
secrete|Place out of sight
secular|Laic
sedatest|Most calm
seeders|Groundskeeping apparatuses
semblance|Misleading outward appearance
senator|Capitol Hill person
senator|Hillary was one, once
sendups|Saturday Night Live specialties
sendups|Saturday Night Live specialties
seniorities|Higher ranks by reason of longer service
separate|Keep apart
sequoias|California giants
sergeants|They're good at drilling?
service|Dinnerware, collectively
servile|Abjectly submissive
sesames|Some bagel seeds
sessions|Psychiatrists' appointments
sestets|Six-line poems
setscrew|Bit of securing hardware
setters|Bird dogs
setters|Some dog-show entrants
settler|Homesteader
settles|Resolves, as an argument
shakedowns|Extortions
shallow|Not deep at all
shamans|Tribal sorcerers
shamrocks|Fake Irish jewelry?
shearer|Fleece gatherer
shenanigan|Prank
shepherd|If it's German, it may be a dog
shiatsu|Acupressure massage
shimmery|Like a reflection on water
shivers|Quakes in the cold
shoelace|A loose one can trip you up
shredded|In bits and pieces, as documents
shrinks|Psychiatrists, slangily
shticks|Comical routines
shutterbugs|Photogs
sickest|Least well
sidewinder|Desert rattler
sightseer|Tourist
signaler|Cohort for Paul Revere
silence|Hush
silicon|Computer chip material
skeeters|Biters in the boonies
skeleton|Anatomy class display
skylark|Buick model
slaloms|Lillehammer events
slaloms|Winter Olympics races
sleepwalk|One way to travel at night?
sleeted|Almost snowed
sleuths|They follow trails
slicers|Some deli machines
slipcovers|They're fitted for furniture
slithers|Makes like a snake
slumgullion|Hobo stew
slurped|Drank noisily
smelling|Picking up some perfume?
smolder|Barely contain one's anger
smolder|Smoke a little
snaffle|Type of horse bit
snapdragons|Showy garden flowers
sneaker|Soft shoe?
snowshoe|Ski lodge decoration, perhaps
snowstorm|Impending event that causes supermarket crowding
socials|Some church events
sombrero|Hat dance hat
somehow|Against all odds
somehow|By hook or by crook
somerset|Duke in "Henry VI"
somewhat|A bit
sonatas|Moonlight and "Farewell," e.g.
sonatas|Instrumental compositions
sorters|Some mailroom workers
sourest|Tart to the max
soybean|Tofu source
sparkle|Glitter
sparsely|___ populated (rural)
speeders|Driving hazards
speedster|Base stealer, usually
speedway|Indy 500 venue
speller|Early textbook
spencer|Microwave oven inventor
spiraea|Flowering shrub with white or pink flowers
spiraled|Rotated, as a football
splashy|Showy
splints|Bone protectors
sportsman|A sore loser he isn't
stabler|Better balanced
staccato|Clipped, in music
stakeout|Plan to catch a criminal
stalags|WWII POW camps
stalwart|Firm and resolute
stammer|Speak in starts and stops
standard|Customary
standdown|Relax from a state of readiness
standees|Many rush-hour travelers
staring|Unable to look away
starlit|Like a bright night sky
stately|Like a majestic mansion
stately|Majestic
stature|High level of respectability
steeled|Braced (oneself)
steered|Kept on course
steered|Turned the wheel
stellar|Astral
stenciled|Like some signs
stepbrother|Relative by marriage
stepstool|It can raise one up a bit
sternum|Breastbone
stirrup|Saddle part
stockcars|Racy items?
stomachache|Post-Thanksgiving discomfort
stomachs|They may roar when empty
stopgaps|Temporary measures
stopoff|Brief layover
stopover|Brief stay
storied|Celebrated
stories|O. Henry collection
straddle|Favor both sides
straggle|Wander off
streams|River feeders
streams|River feeders
streetlight|It improves night vision
strifes|Bitter conflicts
stroked|Caressed
stylets|Slender daggers
styrofoam|Inedible peanuts
subtypes|Less important classifications
suitable|Fitting
sunshine|Nice opening day weather
superglue|Powerful adhesive
supermodel|Elle or Tyra, e.g.
surcharge|Extra fee, as for a special service
surefire|Like guns that shoot every time?
surface|Come out of hiding
sweetheart|Affectionate pet name
sweetmeat|Candied fruit, e.g.
swindles|Scams
swinger|Undisciplined batter: free ___
tabards|Coats with coats of arms
tabooed|Prohibited
tacitly|Without speaking
tackiest|Most tasteless
tankard|Ale cup
tanning|Using a UV lamp, in a way
tapioca|Type of pudding
tarnish|Besmirch
tattoos|Bicep decorations, for some
teacart|Wheeled table
teacarts|They may be pushed for service
teamster|Professional truck driver
teargas|Anti-riot weapon
teeters|Balances on the brink
telepathy|Transference of thought
teletype|Old communication device
telltale|Like the heart in a Poe story
tenants|Monthly rent payers
tenoned|Cut for a mortise
tension|Feature of a good action flick
tension|Mental strain
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tentacle|Jellyfish appendage
terrane|Series of related rock formations
terrific|Astounding
tethers|Restraining ropes
thermostat|A/C controller
thesauri|Books of synonyms
thoughtlessness|Inconsideration
thrushes|Plump songbirds
thyroid|Neck gland
ticking|Like a timely Timex?
timider|More diffident
tintype|Old-fashioned photograph
tiresome|Monotonous
tissues|Purse items
titmouse|Chickadee's cousin
toboggan|Kind of sled
toccata|Bach work
toilette|Act of dressing and grooming oneself
toilette|Grooming practice
tolerate|Put up with
tomfool|Blockhead
tommyrot|Utter foolishness!
tonally|How most music is performed
tonnage|Merchant ship capacity
toothpaste|Dentifrice
topless|Like open convertibles
toreador|Caped evader?
tornado|The Wizard of Oz disaster
townies|Locals near a campus
trances|Hypnotic states
transit|What mailed packages are in?
transom|Window above a door
trapdoor|Cause of an unexpected fall
trapezes|Acrobatic devices
treadle|Sewing machine foot pedal
treasure|Love a lot
treetop|Rock-A-Bye, Baby setting
trellis|Vine support
tremolo|Fast vibrato, in music
trestles|Amtrak supporters
trillion|A million million
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, among others
trimaran|Fast sailboat
triplane|Aircraft for the Red Baron
trivial|Inconsequential
trivial|Of little consequence
troopship|June 6, 1944 conveyance
trowels|Bricklayer's tools
trowels|Bricklayer's tools
trundles|Conveys in a cart
trussed|Secured tightly
tsunami|Seaquake aftermath
tuffets|Seats for eaters of curds and whey
tundras|Frozen expanses
turbine|Wind-farm sight
turnaround|Reverse course
turncoat|Quisling
turners|Good books (with "page")
twinkle|Emulate a star
twinset|Cardigan and pullover combo
tycoons|Business biggies
typewriters|Their ribbons aren't changed much anymore
tyrants|They're absolutely powerful
ukeleles|Four-stringed guitars (var.)
unalike|Like night and day
unbelief|More than skepticism
unclasps|Opens, in a way
unclench|Relax, as one's fist
uncommon|Rare
underage|Not yet able to vote
underfed|Half-starved
underground|Like Tubman's railroad
unironed|Yet to be pressed
universe|It has a place for everything
unkindliest|Most unsympathetic
unloads|Disburdens
unnoticed|Not spotted
unrests|Civil disturbances
unseats|Beats, as an incumbent
unseemly|Inappropriate
unsettle|Bother
unswayed|Holding fast to one's opinion
unworthiest|Least deserving
upholds|Confirms, as a court ruling
uplifts|What a bra does?
upstage|Draw attention away from
upstate|Albany locale
useless|Not worth a dime
valedictorian|College commencement speaker
valence|Bonding capacity measure
valuable|Of great worth
valuation|Assessment
vampires|Sun-shunning creatures of myth
vendetta|Bitter feud
verandas|Open porches
veronica|Archie's friend
viciously|Brutally
victoria|Longest-reigning British monarch
villain|Bad guy
virtuoso|Accomplished musician
wallower|Pig in a sty, often
wardens|Prison officials
washdays|Laundry times
watercooler|Office hangout
wateriest|Wettest
waterski|Engage in a summer sport
waveoff|Indicate denial with an arm gesture
weaponed|Armed
weather|Newscast segment
welcomes|Invites
wenches|Shakespearean gals
wetsuits|Divers' attire
whalers|Ahab and crew
wheelie|Biker's maneuver
whenever|At a time of one's choosing
whiplash|Auto accident injury
whirlpool|Powerful current
whodunit|Murder mystery
whodunits|Detective stories
widower|Surviving spouse
wineshop|Port outlet
winsome|Sweetly charming
wiretap|Spy's tactic
wiretap|Surveillance device
woodpile|Stack of fireplace logs
worsted|Woolen fabric
wouldst|Old-style verb
wretched|Miserable
yachters|America's Cup contestants
yearbook|Alumnus's keepsake
zeroing|Targeting (with "in on")
zillion|Very large indefinite "number"
zillions|Too many to count
abettor|Accomplice in crime
abolish|Do away with
acceder|Agreeable sort
accidentally|Not on purpose
accolade|High praise or honor
accruing|Gathering, as interest
accustomed|Habitual
acreage|Land area measurement
acridness|Extreme bitter taste
actress|Flick chick
acutely|With keen perception
adamantly|With no sign of caving
addenda|Back-of-the-book list
addenda|Supplementary items
adipose|Containing animal fat
adjunct|Add-on
adorers|Ones bearing Valentine's gifts, e.g.
adrenal|Certain gland
advancement|Promotion in rank
adversary|Opponent
adverseness|State of opposition
advertising|Some magazine filler
aeolian|Carried or eroded by wind (var.)
aerates|Pumps full of bubbles
affably|In a cordial manner
ageists|Discriminators of a sort
ageists|Ones biased against the elderly
agendas|Hidden items, sometimes
agendas|To-do lists
airfare|Highest traveling cost, often
airliner|People can get quite high on it
airplane|Spruce Goose, for one
airport|Where metals are detected
albacore|A fish that gets canned?
alcazar|Seville tourist attraction
alchemy|Elementary science?
alfalfa|Spanky's pal
aliases|Rap-sheet list
aliases|Rap-sheet names
alleges|Claims without proof
allowed|Permitted
allures|Powerful attractions
almanac|Annual book of facts
almanac|Poor Richard's book
alphabet|Kind of soup
amaretti|Italian biscuits flavored with almond
amassing|Hoarder's activity
amateur|Open mic night participant
amblers|Hobos, in a way
ambulant|Able to walk
amiable|Easy to get along with
amnesia|Reason for an identity crisis
amongst|In the middle of
anagram|Cats-to-scat wordplay
anagram|Diapers to despair, e.g.
analysts|Shrinks
anarchy|Exception to the rule?
anatomies|Human bodies
angered|Raised the hackles
anglers|Fly-casters, e.g.
angoras|Certain cats, goats or rabbits
animals|Things on many farms
annuals|Some plants
antacid|Alka-Seltzer, e.g.
anteater|Sticky-tongued mammal
anteater|Sticky-tongued nest raider
antenna|Rabbit ears
antigens|They induce immune system responses
antihero|Nontraditional protagonist
antonym|What good is for bad
apiarist|Beekeeper
aplenty|In generous quantities
applaud|Clap for the cast
appraisal|Assessment
arboreal|Like possums and squirrels
arborist|Tree surgeon
ardently|With fire
argonaut|One on Jason's ship
arguing|Acrimonious activity
argument|Debate
argument|War of words
argyles|Varicolored socks
armadas|Blockade makers
armbands|Team captains' accoutrements
arpeggio|Pianist's challenge
arraign|Call into court
arraign|Charge in court
arrogant|High-and-mighty
arsenal|Arms storehouse
arsenal|Weapons depot
articles|Newspaper stories
artisan|Skilled craftsman
artwork|Foyer enhancement
ashtray|Vanishing table item
askance|With a sideways glance
assailant|Goon at work
assails|Goes off on
assassin|Hit maker?
assents|Agreements
assents|Gives a thumbs-up
asserts|Professes
assignee|Duly appointed agent
assumed|Took for granted
assumed|Took on
astonish|Strike with surprise
astride|One way to sit on a horse
astride|With one leg on each side of
athlete|Olympic competitor
attached|Stapled together, e.g.
attendee|Partygoer
attired|Clad
attired|Nattily dressed
attrition|Reduction in strength
audiotape|Garage band's production, once
auricle|Outer part of the ear
autobahn|German superhighway
automat|Retro restaurant
automata|Robots
averred|Maintained
aviates|Does the Wright thing
avidness|Enthusiasm
awesome|Dairy farmer's pitch (Part 2)
backstreets|Some shortcuts
backstretch|Part of Pimlico's field
baggage|It can be checked or stowed
bailiff|Hearing aide?
bailsman|Get-out-of-jail guy
ballista|Ancient siege weapon
baloney|Hogwash
baloney|Hogwash
bananas|Split ingredients
baptists|Some churchgoers
barbell|It's only effective when lifted
barnstormed|Appeared at county fairs, carnivals and such
barnstormed|Appeared at county fairs, e.g.
baseball|It's legal to hit and run in it
baseballs|Indians throw them
baseman|He may be first, second or third on the diamond
basilica|Medieval church
bathtubs|Household fixtures
bazooka|Portable rocket launcher
bearcat|Classic Stutz car
bearded|Like Castro or Lincoln
bedstead|Part of a four-poster
beefcake|Some women's mag photos
befalls|Happens to
begotten|Sired
behemoth|Huge creature
belabor|Beat to death, as a point
benders|Toots
beneath|Directly under
beriberi|Lack of vitamin B causes it
beseech|Ask earnestly
bespoken|Asked for in advance
betelnut|Mild stimulant from a tree
biannual|Occurring twice a year
bicuspid|Premolar
bidders|Auction participants
bigoted|Intolerant
biotech|Cloning industry
birdbrained|Dim-witted
bitterly|With resentment
blackmail|Film murder motive, sometimes
bleeped|Censored, in a way
blessings|God's provisions
blowgun|Primitive weapon
bluegrass|Music for banjos
bluenose|Prudish person
bobtailed|Like some breeds of cats
bobtails|Place for bells in "Jingle Bells"
bombasts|Fustian speeches
boneset|Folk medicine plant
bonfires|Pep rally features
booboos|Cuts and scrapes, to tots
bookmarkers|Page savers
bookshelves|Library staples
botanists|Plant experts
botanize|Collect and study plants
bowstrings|Archer's supplies
boysenberry|Hybrid sometimes found in a jam
brainstorm|Think tank product
brambles|Prickly shrubs
bravado|Braggadocio
breeder|American Kennel Club member, perhaps
breeder|Owner of a stud farm
bridoon|Snaffle bit
brisket|Beef cut
broaden|Spread out
brushes|The Fuller salesman's wares
bucktoothed|Like Cletus the slack-jawed yokel
bugaboos|Torments
builder|Constructive type
bullhead|Fish that's part bovine?
bureaucrat|Inflexible official
burrito|Enchilada alternative
cabinet|It can hold its liquor
caboose|Part of a train
caesura|Breathing pause, in music
caesurae|Pauses in poetry
caisson|Airtight underwater chamber
caldron|Where witches brew
calendar|Word with art or year
candlelight|It makes a dinner romantic
canfuls|Some tuna amounts
cantatas|Choral compositions
canters|Gaits
cardholder|Member
careful|Taking precautions
caricature|Obama with extra-large ears, e.g.
carload|Drive-in movie unit
carload|Drive-in movie unit
caromed|Bounced off the rail
carpets|Big rugs
carpools|Commute options
carrion|Buzzard bait
carrions|Animal carcasses
cartwheels|Basic gymnastics moves
catastrophe|Disaster
catchiest|Most memorable
catchphrase|Popular slogan
categorical|Without exceptions or conditions
catenas|Chains of writings
catspaw|One used to serve another's purposes
caustic|Corrosive
caverned|Hollowed out, as a mountain
ceaseless|Never-ending
censing|Filling with perfume
centaur|Man with hooves?
chairwoman|Meeting leader
chalice|Cup for wine
chalice|Cup for wine
charade|Blatant sham
charades|It's typically played indoors
charcoal|Backyard briquettes
chatted|Gabbed
checkers|It's typically played indoors
cheddar|Sharp, cheesy wedge
cheeped|Made chick sounds
cheetah|Extremely fast runner
cheetah|Fastest land animal
chenille|Bedspread or rug fabric
chessmen|Bishops, knights and pawns
cheviot|Hornless sheep breed
chimpanzees|Goodall subjects
chiseler|Crook
chopstick|Piece of Asian tableware
clarion|Clear and shrill
clatter|Din
cleanse|Remove impurities
cleanse|Sanitize
clients|Agents' customers
clinics|Some medical buildings
clubroom|Members' meeting area
coarsen|Make rough
coatroom|Hat-checker's station
cobbler|Saver of soles?
cochlea|Part of the inner ear
cologne|Aftershave relative
commerce|Cabinet department
commonplace|Everyday
conceal|Keep it hush-hush
conceals|Sweeps under the rug, e.g.
concentric|Like some circles
concepts|Inventor's starts
confess|Come clean
congest|Clog up
congressman|House person
considerate|Thoughtful
consume|Eat
containable|Possible to control
contemplate|Mull over
contorts|Twists out of shape
contused|Bruised
convent|Nunnery
cooperativeness|What police seek in an investigation
coparent|Dad, to mom
copouts|Feeble excuses
copters|Whirlybirds, for short
cornerstone|Foundation
cornpone|Bread from meal
coronas|Popular cigars
coronet|Nobleman's crown
corrosives|Things that eat away at things
cowcatchers|Locomotive parts
crackpot|Eccentric one
cranial|Relating to head cases?
cravenly|How a coward acts
creeped|Was sneaky, in a way
crooned|Sang softly
crossly|In an angry way
cruiser|Squad car
cupcake|Frosted treat
curvier|More zaftig
cyclist|Tour de France entrant
cylinders|The 8 in V-8
dahlias|Plants with showy flowers
damaged|Bad way for a package to arrive
dapperer|For a man, more neat in appearance
dateable|Not married
dateless|Like a wallflower
daystar|Venus, just before sunrise
daytime|Period of light
dearest|Most loved
dearest|Term of tenderness
dearths|Famines
debacle|Ludicrous failure
debases|Degrades
decants|Pours gently
decants|Pours, as from a carafe
decease|Expire
deceased|No longer with us
declare|Speak to the customs officer?
deepfreeze|Cold storage
deerhounds|Large hunting dogs
deerskin|Colonial clothing material
defeats|Conquers
degrade|Lower in quality
deicing|Windshield heater's job
delirium|Ecstatic mood
delivery|Word with pizza or special
delouse|Rid of parasites
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demonic|Fiendish
deposition|Clinton gave one
depress|Cast a pall over
depressed|In a low mood
depressor|Instrument for the tongue
derbies|Hats for Stan and Ollie
derelict|Old abandoned ship
derelict|Vagrant
derided|Mocked
derides|Mocks or knocks
deserts|Sahara and Gobi
desolate|Abandoned
despair|Heartache
destines|Predetermines
deterge|Wash or wipe off
detests|Abhors
devastate|Ravage
dewberry|Fruit-bearing shrub
diabetes|It can be treated with insulin
diagnosis|Outcome of some exams
diamondback|Kind of terrapin
dictator|Despot
diesels|Types of trains or trucks
dietitian|Specialist in the study of nutrition
dillydally|Take one's time
dimness|Lack of light
disable|Knock out of commission
disarms|Renders harmless
discriminates|Violates hiring laws
disguised|Incognito
dishevel|Throw into disorder
dishrag|One may be used after a spill
dismayed|Feeling distressed
disorder|Malady
disowned|Repudiated
disregard|Pay no attention to
disrobed|Got undressed
dissimulate|Disguise, as one's feelings
disturbs|Troubles
dithered|Was indecisive
diuretic|Water pill
diverges|Branches off
doleful|Despondent
dollhouse|Barbie's place
domicile|House or home
donated|Gave generously
doormat|Habitually humiliated person
doormat|Hardly the assertive type
downgrading|Rating lower
downstage|Toward the audience
downtrodden|Oppressed
dowsers|Divining rods, or their users
drummer|Beat keeper
drupelet|Small peach, plum or cherry
duchess|Title for Camilla
duelers|They usually have seconds
dweller|Denizen
dyestuff|Indigo or henna, e.g.
dyslexia|Reading impairment
eagerly|Way to await something
earache|Common ailment for a swimmer
earache|Otalgia
earnest|Like true believers
earshot|Hearing range
earthshine|Glow during the moon's crescent phase
easiest|Addition compared to geometry and trigonometry
echelons|Command levels
eclectics|They can't stick to one style
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edibles|They're all you can eat
educate|Teach
educates|Shows the ropes to
eeriest|Most inexplicable
eeriness|Spooky quality
effectively|In a manner that works well
effects|Personal property
effervesces|Fizzes
efficacious|Having a striking effect
efficiently|In a productive manner
effuses|Pours forth
egested|Expelled, as a kidney stone
eggshell|Pale yellowish-white
eightball|Poolroom item
eighths|Half-quarters
elastics|Rubber bands
elbowed|Pushed through, rudely
elderly|Seniors (with "the")
elegies|Mournful poems
elephants|Some trumpeters
elevates|Puts on a pedestal
elision|Omission of a syllable in pronunciation
elision|Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
elusive|Eely
emaciate|Make gaunt
emanates|Issues forth
embalmer|Funeral home employee
embarking|Boarding, as a ship
embassy|Attache's mission
embitter|Cause to be resentful
emigres|Some displaced persons
emotional|Easily moved
emotional|Moody
emotional|Moody
empathy|I feel your pain feeling
emperor|Kind of butterfly
emphasis|Special attention
emporia|Shops, in fancy language
enabled|Made possible
enabler|Addict's helper
enables|Gives power to
enamels|Glossy paints
enclave|Surrounded territory
encores|Concert conclusions
endears|Makes well-liked
endless|Going on forever
endmost|Last in a series
endnotes|Back-of-the-book listings
endorse|Back
enfeeble|Weaken
engender|Beget
engrafts|Splices onto a plant
enmities|Feelings of hostility
enneads|Sets of nine
ennobles|Dignifies
enoughs|Is bookends?
enrages|Makes one's blood boil
enriches|Adds to one's coffers
enslave|Force into servitude
ensnare|Enmesh
enterprise|Scotty worked on it
enterprise|Undertaking
enthuse|Excite or pump up
enticed|Tempted
envelop|Surround completely
epaulet|Ornamental shoulder pad
epaulet|Soldier's ornamental shoulder piece
epilogs|Book wrap-ups
episodes|Show installments
episodic|Like soap operas
epistles|New Testament letters
equation|Mathematical expression
ergonomically|How some chairs are designed
erosions|Deteriorations of a kind
erudition|Extensive knowledge
erupted|Made like a volcano
erupting|A volcano's thing
escaped|Flew the coop
escapee|One who's sprung the coop
escapement|Part of a watch, typewriter or piano
escapes|Breaks out
eschalot|Type of onion
escrows|Mortgage accounts
espresso|Coffee variety
espresso|Steam-brewed coffee
espresso|Strong coffee
essayist|Editorial writer
essence|Basic nature of a perfume
essences|Perfumes
established|Proven
estates|San Simeon and Brideshead
esteems|Values greatly
estimate|Mechanic's figure
etagere|Stand for things?
etchers|Some artists
eternal|Immortal
eternal|Never-ending
eternal|Type of triangle
ethical|In line with moral values
euphony|Great sound
euphoria|Exaggerated happiness
evidence|Court presentation
executor|Will figure
exercise|Pianist's scales, e.g.
exhaled|Released air
exhaling|Breathing out
exoteric|Suitable for the general public
eyeshade|Croupier's headgear
facials|Salon treatments
fandango|Spanish dance
faraday|Quantity of electricity
farewell|Melodramatic parting
fatigues|Combat outfit
fawning|Bootlicking
febrile|Hot and shivery
federal|Kind of case
feinted|Made a deceptive move
feminism|Ms. movement
fevered|Intensely excited
fiefdom|Feudal estate
fifteen|Like many a high school sophomore
finagling|Swindler's skill
finesse|Delicate skill
fingers|Pinkies
fireman|Lifesaver, often
firesides|Hearths
fishtailing|Swerving from side to side
flabbier|More in need of a workout regiment
flambeau|A lit torch
flamingo|Pink wading bird
flaunts|Exhibits shamelessly
flavorer|Seasoning, e.g.
fleeter|Swifter of foot
flossing|Brushing partner
flotsam|Floating wreckage
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
folders|You may keep tabs on them
foliates|Decorates with leaves
footlockers|Some storage trunks
footstep|Suspenseful movie effect
forayed|Suddenly attacked
foreleg|Anterior limb
foresee|Be clairvoyant
foretold|Predicted
forgoer|Abstainer
forgoes|Does without
forklift|Warehouse staple
forsook|Desolated
foursquare|Unswerving
fractures|Some bone injuries
fragment|Piece
franchisees|Many McDonald's restaurant owners
freesia|Member of the iris family
frenetic|Not just fast-paced
frisbee|Disc one whisks
frontier|International border
frothed|Foamed
frugally|In an economical manner
fulcrum|Point of leverage
fusillade|Rapid discharge of firearms
gadabout|Rover
gainsaid|Contradicted
gallery|One place for spectators
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangster|Capone, e.g.
gangster|Moll's companion
gardeners|Contrary Mary and others
gargoyle|Grotesque waterspout
gatepost|Garden entrance component, perhaps
gemstone|Opal or onyx
generic|Grocery store brand
generous|Charitable
genesis|First Bible book
genipap|Orangelike fruit
gentian|Plant with colorful flowers
giraffe|Long-necked mammal
gladiola|Sword lily
glimpse|Quick look
glorious|Oh-so-splendid
glosses|Superficial shines
glossies|Items in a model's portfolio
glottis|Throat part
goldenrod|State flower of Nebraska
golfers|They're on course?
golgotha|Crucifixion site
gooseflesh|Fear induces it
gorilla|Silverback, e.g.
graffiti|The writing on the wall?
grammatical|Type of error made often
grandmas|Sometime babysitters
grandstand|Play up to the audience
granular|Like table sugar
greasers|Sha Na Na members
greedier|More covetous
gridiron|Where Cardinals and Ravens clash
groundwork|Preliminary preparation
guerilla|Type of warrior
gullible|Easily fooled
gunboats|Naval blockade enforcers
gunslingers|Many men in the Wild West
habanera|Carmen's Cuban dance
habitat|Animal's environment
habitual|Customary
haggard|Looking exhausted
hairline|Kind of fracture
hairnet|Part of a lunch lady's getup
hairpin|Very sharp turn
hairspray|It may be applied after teasing
halfhearted|With a shrug, perhaps
hammerhead|Threat at sea
hammock|It swings between trees
handicapping|Horse racing activity
hapless|Inept
haricot|Kidney bean
harness|Shoulder belt
harpsichord|It's typically played indoors
hastiest|Most headlong
hawthorn|Prickly shrub
hayseed|Country bumpkin
hearths|Stocking-hanging areas
heedful|Attentive
heeltap|Audible dance step
helping|Single portion of food
henpeck|Harry hubby
heptads|Groups of seven
hereafter|Next life
heroism|Act of saving a life, e.g.
hidalgo|The Father of Mexican Independence
hideous|Appalling
hideous|Repulsive
hisself|One's own man
histamines|They're released by the immune system
hobbies|Avocations
hobnobs|Rubs elbows
hoecakes|Cornmeal concoctions
hoedown|Dance in a barn
hogties|Impedes on the ranch?
hokiest|Most contrived
holders|Some poker players
hologram|Projected 3-D image
hoodwinked|Bamboozled
hooligans|Youths up to no good
hootenanny|Community sing
hornblende|Green to black mineral
hostess|One who serves and receives
hotbeds|Places of great activity
hotdogs|Shows off or showoffs
houseboy|Certain young servant
hunchbacks|Some Notre Dame figures?
hurtles|Moves speedily
icebound|Stuck, like a ship in the Arctic
icebreakers|Some opening lines
idiocies|Foolish deeds
idyllic|Charmingly pastoral
ignorant|Not in the loop
illness|Flu, e.g.
illuminance|It's measured in luxes
illumine|Enlighten
imagines|Conjures up
immortal|Remembered for all time
imperial|Cousin of a Van Dyke
impetus|Driving force
impetus|Momentum
impinged|Encroached
inchworm|Small, hairless caterpillar
indolence|Sloth
ingested|Consumed
inhumane|Lacking compassion
initials|Hanky embroidery
innerly|Toward the core
innuendo|Sly slur
inquiry|Fact-finding pursuit
insignia|Military rank indicator
insofar|To the extent that (with "as")
inspired|Like many a masterpiece
inspirit|Instill courage into
instance|Single example
instead|As an alternative
insurer|John Hancock, e.g.
integrity|Adherence to a moral or ethical code
interims|Waiting periods
irrational|Not reasonable
irritants|Pains in the neck
irritate|Peeve
irrupts|Intrudes suddenly
isolated|Sequestered
isolated|Solitary
italicizing|Stressing, in type
itemization|April 15 listing
itemize|Detail
itinerant|Traveling
jackhammer|Manly pneumatic tool?
jackrabbits|They hop along the bunny trail
janitor|One with a sweeping view of things?
keelson|Ship-strengthening timber
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
kidnaper|Ransom seeker (var.)
kilogram|2.2 pounds
kindred|Blood relatives
kneepad|Bit of football gear
labored|Requiring effort
lacework|Bridal gown fringe
laciest|Most like Chantilly
laciest|Most like Chantilly
laconic|Concise in speech
lamebrained|Not too smart
lampoon|Harsh satire
lankness|Skinny one's feature
lanolin|Wool extract
lanterns|Lamps of old
larkspur|Buttercup family member
leanest|Maximally slender
leasers|Temporary occupants
leasing|Renting, as a flat
leeways|Permissible differences
leftmost|Furthest from the right
legation|Diplomatic mission
lenient|Permissive
leonine|Like the king of beasts
letters|A to Z, e.g.
libretti|Texts of operas
lightweight|Not a big-time mover and shaker
limousine|Fancy transport
limpness|Unappealing handshake quality
linebacker|Defensive stalwart, in football
liniment|It's rubbed in
lioness|She has her pride
lissome|Pliantly limber
listens|Is attentive
litigates|Files a suit
littlest|Adjective for a runt
liturgist|Authority on rites
liverymen|Stable fellows?
lobster|Maine export
locates|Finds
longbow|Old English weapon
longhorn|Type of cattle or cheese
lotions|Some cosmetics
lotuses|Formula One cars
loudens|Turns up the volume
lunettes|Crescent-shaped outlines
lunettes|Semicircular windows
lustral|Used for purification
macadam|Pavement of compacted stone
madeleine|Shell-shaped sponge cake
maelstrom|Violent whirlpool
maestoso|Majestically, to a conductor
maharani|Indian princess title
mainland|California et al, to Hawaiians
mainspring|Watch's center
makeover|A-to-Z beauty treatment
malaise|Listlessness
mamboing|Doing a Cuban dance
managed|Acted the field general
mantraps|Snares for trespassers
marimba|Xylophone cousin
marinate|Steep, as meat
markkaa|Former Finnish money
martini|Bond's drink
martyrs|Gluttons for punishment
martyrs|Self-sacrificing ones
masoned|Did bricklaying work
maternal|Kind of instinct
medical|Type of leave or insurance
meerkats|Some mongooses
memoirs|Autobiographies
mergers|Wall Street news items
merinos|Fine-wooled sheep
mesdames|Title for French ladies
metrical|Like feet in a poem
milepost|Highway distance marker
milliner|Bonnet crafter
milliner|Hat designer
misbehavior|Monkeyshines
miscast|In the wrong role
mislabel|Identify incorrectly
misspell|Get a letter off?
misstate|Say it wrong
mistimed|Done at the wrong moment
modular|Designed for simple assembly
modulate|Adjust, as a voice
molecular|Biology variety
monopoly|It's typically played indoors
monster|Nessie, for one
montages|Sergei Eisenstein's film techniques
moonset|When the night darkens
morphine|Narcotic pain reliever
mosaics|Tile arrangements
mottoes|Semper fidelis and "Be prepared"
mousses|Rich desserts
musicians|Instrumentalists
mutation|Genetic change
mythical|Like dragons, unicorns and centaurs
naggers|Fault-finders
namable|Worthy to be mentioned
nameless|Anonymous
namesake|Junior, to Senior
namesakes|Sons, sometimes
naperies|Table linens
nasally|How cold sufferers speak
nascent|Being born or emerging
national|Like many anthems
natives|Indigenous groups
nauseous|With an upset tummy
naysayer|Chronic pessimist
nearest|Requiring the least driving
neatens|Makes tidy
nebulous|Lacking distinct form
needles|Seasonal debris
negates|Makes ineffective
neglects|Gives the cold shoulder to
nelsons|Classic TV family
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, e.g.
nephews|Some family members
neutron|Discovery of Sir James Chadwick
neutron|Uncharged particle
neutrons|Elementary particles
nihilism|Rejection of established laws
noblemen|Earl and others
noblesse|Word with "oblige"
nominee|Candidate
nominees|They attend the Academy Awards
nonplus|Baffle
nonsense|Hogwash
nontransferable|Yours and yours only
normals|Usual temperatures
normals|Usual temperatures
nosiest|Most like Pinocchio?
notable|Illustrious
notable|Newsworthy
nowhere|Not at any place
nuclear|Kind of fusion or fission
nursery|The infant's room
obeisant|Showing deference
objects|Doesn't go along
obscenest|Bawdy to the max
obscenity|Bad word
obsessor|Excessively preoccupied person
obsolete|Like a 386 computer
obsolete|Out-of-date
obstructed|Blocked
obstructionists|Filibusterers
ocarinas|Egg-shaped instruments
offsets|Compensates for
offsets|Serves as a counterbalance for
offshore|Location of some banks
offside|Game violation
offside|Gridiron five-yard penalty
offside|Ref's call
offside|Ref's call, sometimes
ofttimes|Frequently
oilskin|Choice for rain gear
omelette|Egg dish
omnidirectional|Like some antennae
oneness|Sameness
oneness|Singularity
operands|Math functions are performed on these
operatic|Like many basso solos
operator|One whose working days are numbered?
operetta|Light musical production
opposes|Goes up against
optimism|Hopeful mood
optimist|One perpetually full of hope
oracles|Big wheels of fortune?
oracles|Delphic diviners
oracles|Delphic predictions
oracles|Mystical forecasters
orations|Graduation deliveries
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," e.g.
orators|Men of many words
ordeals|Trying experiences
oriental|Like some fine rugs
orients|Finds one's bearings
ossified|Changed into bone
ossuary|Skeleton depository
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outlying|Like remote suburbs
outmode|Make obsolete
outpour|A flowing
outside|Alfresco
ovation|It's music to a musician's ears
overact|Ham it up
overcame|Vanquished
overcapitalizes|Estimates the value of property too highly
overcompensates|Rewards unduly
overdraw|Have trouble with one's balance?
overgeneralizes|Has nonspecific opinions, e.g.
overrate|Estimate too highly
oversells|Promises too much
overturn|Capsize
pacesetter|Leader in a field
pacesetters|Front-runners
paddles|Table tennis needs
pageant|Miss America, e.g.
pagodas|Temples in the Far East
paisley|Patterned fabric
palaces|Royal residences
palates|They vibrate in snorers
pandora|Mythological box opener
panthers|Carolina squad
paragons|Models of excellence
parakeet|Caged mimic
parallel|One type of parking
passado|Fencing thrust
pastoral|Like idyllic country life
pastorale|Any rural-themed opera
pastrami|Deli meat
patented|Given exclusive rights to an invention
pausers|Hesitant ones
peculiarity|Odd trait
pedigree|AKC concern
pelicans|Pouched creatures
pellmell|Willy-nilly
penance|Act of reparation
penance|Act of reparation
penname|Mark Twain, for Samuel Clemens
pentads|Fivesomes
peridot|August birthstone
periwig|Colonial hairpiece
perpetuate|Keep a myth going
persevere|See through to the end
peruser|Magazine-rack lingerer
pfennig|Old German coin
pharmacists|They're in the drug business
pharynx|Esophagus neighbor
phonographs|They hold records
pickers|Some grove workers
pickpockets|Some thieves
pillowcase|White-sale purchase
pinhead|Dunce
pinhole|Tiny puncture
pinkeye|Type of conjunctivitis
pinochles|Queen of spades and jack of diamonds melds
pinsetter|Bowling machinery
piranha|It might bite the hand that feeds it
pismire|Ant
pistols|Duel weapons
pitapat|Footsteps sound
pitchblende|Major ore of uranium
pituitaries|Master endocrine glands
placebos|Make-believe medications
plaster|Building material
playdown|Make light of
plunder|Pirate treasure
plusses|Advantages (var.)
pocketbooks|Handbags
ponytail|Casual hairstyle
porridge|Goldilocks meal
portrait|___ of Jennie (1948 film)
possessions|They're all yours
possessives|They express ownership
possibility|Hypothesis
posters|Wall decorations
postwar|Like the period after 1945
potbelly|Feature of many a sumo wrestler
poundage|Weight charge
prairie|Treeless plain
preamps|Some sound system components
precursor|Forerunner
preempt|Take precedence over
preempt|Take the place of
prefabs|Some economical homes, briefly
preface|Some books have one
premise|Basis of reasoning
premises|Place of business
prescribe|Impose
preserve|Can or salt, e.g.
preside|Act the chairperson
preside|Chair (with "over")
pressman|Newspaper employee
preteen|Twelve-year-old, e.g.
probate|Authentication of a will
process|Serve a summons on
progress|Advance
pronominal|Containing he, she or it, e.g.
proofreader|Slip spotter
propagators|Town criers, e.g.
prorate|Allocate respectively
prorate|Assess proportionally
prosthetics|Artificial body parts
protagonist|Leading character of a literary work
protege|Mentor's shadow
protests|Puts up a fuss
provoke|Antagonize
prowled|Searched for prey, lion-style
psalter|Biblical songbook
pulverize|Demolish
punishing|Putting a child in timeout, e.g.
pushpins|Bulletin board items
quarterfinalist|Tournament participant
quilters|Some bee workers
quivered|Shook
racetracks|Where bets are made
radical|Moderate's opposite
radishes|They're sliced for salads
raindrop|Nimbostratus output
rampage|Violent outburst
rancorously|In a resentful way
ransacking|Searching through destructively
ranters|Bombastic ones
rarebits|Cheesy dishes
rascals|Little kids of old films
ratatat|Drumroll start
ratatats|Comic-book gunfire sounds
ratchet|Pawl engager
ratepayer|Customer of a public utility
rattail|Long thing on a sewer rodent
rattlers|Noisy snakes
rattlesnake|Sidewinder, for one
readapt|Make suitable again
readers|Newspaper customers
readied|Prepared
readopted|Accepted by vote again
realtor|One with lots to show you
reassess|Consider in a new light
reassure|Comfort, in a way
rebuffs|Rejects ungraciously
recalls|Carmakers' defect notices
receive|Field the kickoff
recipes|Cooks' "secrets"
recoiled|Flinched
recourse|Contingency plan
recreate|Produce anew
recruit|Signee, maybe
recycle|Be earth-friendly
recycle|Be eco-friendly
redfish|Seafood choice
redirect|Change the focus of
redouble|Duplicate an effort again
reenter|What a stamped hand may allow you to do
reentry|NASA activity
referral|Doctor's pass-along
reflate|Restore prices to a reasonable level
refuter|Defense attorney, at times
regained|Won back
regatta|Boat race
regatta|Boat race
regattas|Henley events
reheated|Put leftovers in the microwave
reigned|Occupied the throne
reindeer|Rudolph and teammates
relates|Can understand
remorse|Extreme guilt
remorse|Pangs of conscience
remotes|They give you control
removals|Many surgical procedures
renegade|One who forsakes his cause
reneged|Had a problem with one's suits?
reneged|Went back on a promise
renewal|Urban project
renewed|Extended, as a membership
renowns|Makes famous
repacks|Fills the suitcase anew
repayment|It eliminates debt
rephrases|Puts another way
repulsion|Extreme aversion
rescale|Change dimensions, as of a photo
resistor|Device in an electrical circuit
resizes|Changes the dimensions of
respect|Song title spelled out in its lyrics
respects|Has high regard for
resting|Observing the Sabbath
restrained|Held back
reticle|Optical reference grid
retires|Leaves the rat race
retorts|Answers
retreat|Hideaway
retsinas|Greek wines
reversal|Flip-flop
reviles|Vilifies
rhapsody|Symphonic form
ripoffs|Situations of exploitation
roadster|Auto with a rumble seat
rontgen|X-ray discoverer
roomiest|With the most space
rosarium|Certain thorny garden
roseate|Optimistic
rotation|It's made as the world turns
rotunda|Capitol feature
roughed|Pushed around (with "up")
rousseau|Emile author Jean Jacques
rowdily|In a raucous manner
rushers|Peterson, Rice and McCoy
rustiest|Most weather-worn, in a way
sabered|Injured with a cavalry sword
sailboat|It's wind-driven
salable|Fit for store shelves
saliency|Prominence
salient|Most noticeable
salient|Prominent, as a feature
salinas|John Steinbeck's California birthplace
saltine|Cracker type
salting|Preserving, as pork
samoyed|Russian sled dog
sandalwood|Moderate brown
sandfly|Beach pest
sandlot|Neighborhood ballfield
sandstone|Construction rock
sandwort|Loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage
sangaree|Sweetened red wine
sapient|Possessing wisdom
sapient|Wise
sappier|More maudlin
sardine|Tightly packed item
satiric|Given to irony
saunter|Amble
sauteed|Pan-fried
sawmill|Plank producer
sayings|Poor Richard's Almanac entries
sayings|Collection of saws?
scapegoat|Person to blame
schleps|Hauls with effort
schooner|Large sailing vessel
scleras|Eye coats
scolding|Chewing out
scorers|They cross the plate
scourge|Attila, to God?
scrabble|It's typically played indoors
screeched|Cried in a strident voice
screens|Cinema surfaces
scrooges|Christmas season grumps
sculpts|Carves artistically
seafarer|Sailor
seascape|View from a beach house
seasonal|Like the Christmas card business
seedily|In an unkempt manner
seesaws|Playground fixtures
segments|Parts
seiners|Anglers with nets
seismic|Earthquake-related
selects|Clicks on, perhaps
sellable|Marketable
senates|Government upper houses
sendups|Saturday Night Live specialties
senoras|Married Mexican women
sensation|Smash hit
sensible|Logical
sensuous|Like Salome's dance
seraphic|Like some angels
serenade|One might be heard under a balcony
serenity|Peace of mind
sergeant|Drill instructor, usually
serials|Stories in installments
servant|Butler or chauffeur
servers|Waiters
sessile|Permanently attached
setback|It may be temporary
settler|Colonist, for one
seventeen|Stalag number in a classic film
severely|In a harsh way
sewerage|City conduit network
shampoos|They clean locks
shamrock|Irish symbol
shanghai|Chinese city
shareholder|One who receives dividends
sharing|Generous act
sharpie|Popular marker
shatter|Break to bits
shavers|Electric razors
sheathe|Encase
sheathe|Put one's sword away
sheathe|Replace, as one's sword
shenanigans|Monkeyshines
shinned|Climbed, as a pole
shlemiel|Habitual bungler (var.)
shortcut|It's off the beaten path
shortlisted|Ranked
shortly|Soon
shrewder|More astute
shrieks|Horror film sounds
shyster|Unscrupulous lawyer
shysters|Unscrupulous lawyers
sidearms|Pistols and swords
sideline|Remove from the action
sidesplittingly|In a hilarious manner
sidestepping|Evading, in a way
sierras|Jagged mountain ranges
signage|Billboards, posters and placards
silencer|Hit man's accessory
sinister|Evil
sissies|He-men's opposites
skewers|Spears meat
skillet|Cast-iron cooker
skylines|Penthouse views
slapstick|Type of comedy
sledder|Luge utilizer
sledges|Heavy, long-handled hammers
sleepily|In a tired, drowsy manner
sliders|Some curving balls
slobber|Drool
slobber|Need a bib
sloshing|Stomping through puddles
slowpokes|Dawdlers
sluices|Water gates
slyness|Trickery
smaller|Compressed, e.g.
smashup|Freeway closer
smatters|Speaks superficially
smeared|Spread liberally
smokeless|Type of tobacco
smokiest|Most in need of a chimney sweep
snapper|Fish that could double as a center?
sneaker|Air Jordan, for one
sneaker|Tennis shoe
sneerers|They betray cynicism
sniping|Taking potshots
snippet|Scrap
snobbier|More condescending
snoopers|Busybodies
snoozed|Hit the hay
snorkel|Breathing tube
snowbound|Stranded at Sugarloaf
soirees|After-dinner parties
solitude|State of living alone
soonest|With the least delay
soothes|Gives comfort to
soprano|Female voice
soprano|Vocal range
sorbets|Light, frozen desserts
sorehead|Poor loser
sorters|Some post office workers
sourpuss|Grouch
spaceman|Flying saucer pilot
spammed|Sent unwanted email
sparerib|Adam's contribution?
sparerib|Dish often covered with sauce
spareribs|Barbecue delights
sparsest|Least abundant
spatial|Having three dimensions
spearmint|Gum flavoring
specter|Ghostly apparition
spectra|Prism effects
spectrums|Broad ranges
spiegel|Mail-order catalog name
splinters|Wood slivers
splotch|Irregularly shaped stain
splurge|Spend wildly
spontaneously|Impromptu
sporadic|Occurring irregularly
spouses|Marriage mates
stadium|Riverfront, e.g.
stagers|They can really put on a show
stalked|Followed illegally
stallions|Some stately horses
standings|Sports page info
standoffish|Like the cold seafood seller?
standpat|Not get hit, in a way
stardom|Hollywood hopeful's hope
starlit|Like a bright night
startle|Scare suddenly
statesman|Any of Yalta's Big Three
station|Radio spot?
stature|Prestige
staunch|Loyally unflinching
stealer|Word with base or scene
stealth|Type of bomber
stealthy|Clandestine
steamed|Like some delicious crabs
steelie|Silvery marble
steeped|Prepared tea, in a way
steepen|Slope upward
steeple|Belfry's place
steeple|Kind of jack or chase
steered|Handled the helm
stellar|Exemplary
stencil|Letter-writing guide
sterile|Like good operating rooms
stiffen|Become less flexible
stifles|Represses
stillest|Most stationary
stilted|Awkwardly written
stimuli|Response creators
stirrers|Swizzle sticks
stirrup|It will help you get a leg up
stirrup|Place for a horseman's foot
stitched|Hemmed up?
stoners|Heavy marijuana users, in slang
stopgap|Band-Aid
stopgap|Temporary fix
stoplight|Traffic halter
stoppers|Effective relievers
stoutest|Most corpulent
straddle|What fence-sitters do?
straitlaced|Strict
streamer|Banner
streams|Flows profusely
strengths|Assets
striate|Mark with minute grooves
strikeout|K on a scorecard
strikeout|Fan or whiff
strolls|Takes a walk
strudel|Fruit pastry
strutters|Peacocks in stride
stubborn|Unyielding
stumble|Trip and almost fall
stumblebum|Inept boxer
stuntman|One who falls for a star?
suasive|Capable of convincing a jury
subroutines|Steps within a computer program
subsidy|Financial support
subtext|Underlying meaning
suburban|Beyond the city limits
sucrose|Sweet stuff
suggest|Propose
sulfide|Pyrite, for one
sundaes|Some Dairy Queen buys
sundaes|Some ice cream treats
sunspot|Freckle
sunspot|Solar dark patch
superbug|Drug-resistant bacterium
superman|Lex Luthor's foe
supposed|Assumed to be true
supreme|Unmatched
swaying|Swinging from side to side
swearing|Exchanging oaths
symptom|Sign of something
systems|Kind of analysis
tableau|Dramatic scene
tablecloth|It may be spread before dinner
tabletop|Makeshift desk area
tacitly|In an implied manner
takeout|Pizza or Chinese, often
talkies|They ended the silent film era
tandoori|Indian menu word
tannery|Leather outfit?
taproot|Plant part
taproot|Plant's main nourisher
tarragon|Fragrant plant
tasting|Risky job in the king's court
tattiest|Showing the most wear and tear
tattletales|Stool pigeons
taurine|Bully?
tautest|Least loose
teacakes|Snacks for a Brit
teacher|Class-conscious worker?
teaming|Collaborating (with "up")
teapots|Big-eared china
teargas|Wear a mask for this
teenage|Between 12 and 20 years old
teeniest|Most wee
telamon|Father of Ajax and Teucer
telecom|AT&T's industry
teleport|Beam up, e.g.
telexed|Sent a wire
temporal|Fleeting
tenancy|Period of a renter's agreement
tenpins|Things in your alley?
teriyaki|Japanese restaurant staple
terraces|High-rise features
territory|Guam, to the U.S.
testier|More irritable
testify|Give evidence
thereunto|To that, in contracts
thicket|Bunch of bushes
thieves|Arabian Nights characters
threadbare|Ragged, as a garment
threadbare|Well-worn
threefold|Like a $600 return on a $200 bet
thrived|Blossomed
throttled|Controlled fuel flow
through|Not over, under or around
thumbprint|CSI find
thunder|The boom after the flash
tidemark|Line on a dock
tightfisted|Hardly generous
tilling|Plowing
tintype|Photo on metal
tiptoed|Moved stealthily
tirades|Harangues
tiresome|Wearing thin
toboggan|Flat-bottomed sled
toccata|Keyboard showpiece
tomcats|F-14 fighter jets
tomfoolery|Monkeyshines
toniest|Most ritzy
topcoat|Last part of a paint job
topmast|Rigging supporter
topmasts|Sailing ships' high spots
topmost|At the apex
tornado|It transported Dorothy
torrents|Deluges
tortellini|Courtroom entree?
tostada|Tex-Mex menu choice
trainee|New employee
tranced|Under, hypnotically
trawlnets|Shrimp catchers
treaters|They pick up tabs
treetops|Parachutist's danger zone
tresses|Locks of hair
trestle|Bridge for a train
tribunal|Court-martial setting
tribute|After-dinner speech, sometimes
tricots|Warp-knit fabrics
triplet|Part of a rare birth
trooper|Interstate overseer
truffles|Expensive fungi
trustee|Church official
truthful|Honest
tsarina|Onetime Russian royal
tsarinas|Russian royals of yore
tsunami|Huge tidal wave
tumbleweed|It rolls in a ghost town
tuneless|Lacking a melody
tutorial|Online help, often
twinkles|Emulates a star
tyranny|Unjust use of power
umbrages|Resentments
unbeaten|Destined for the playoffs
unbeaten|With nil in the loss column
unbrace|Remove shoring
uncooked|Rarer than rare
uncouple|Disconnect
underestimating|Not sufficiently concerned about
unearned|Like some income on a 1040
unearth|Find after a long search
unforested|Treeless
unhallow|Profane
uninspired|Dull, as writing
unironed|Having a pressing need?
unleash|Turn loose, as a dog
unmanned|Like some spacecraft
unnerve|Frighten
unshaven|Sporting whiskers
unsnarl|Get the kinks out
untested|Still in research and development
untimelier|Happening at a more unsuitable moment
upbraid|Chew out
upreared|Raised
uprising|Rebellion
upsides|Advantages
utensil|Fork or knife, e.g.
utterance|It's been said
uttered|Gave voice to
vaccine|Shot contents
vicarial|Delegated, as powers
videotape|Recording medium
villages|Hamlet's cousins?
warlocks|Spelling experts?
warmest|Most heartfelt
waterbed|Spot for a swell sleep?
waterloo|Place for a crushing defeat
waviest|Most rough, at sea
websites|Internet staples
weekend|Worker's respite, usually
welders|Some factory workers
welling|With "up," about to cry
western|Type of movie
whackers|Mob hitmen, essentially
whodunit|Murder mystery
whoopee|Cushion of pranks
widowed|No longer married, in a way
windstorm|Shutter shaker
windsurf|Ride a sailboard
windsurfs|Travels over water
wirehaired|Like some terriers
wirings|Electricians' doings
wiseacre|Smarty-pants
wisenheimer|He knows it all
wisteria|Desperate Housewives lane
wisteria|Vine with large flower clusters
woodpecker|Woody, e.g.
woodshed|Dreaded place for punishment
woolens|Winter warmers
workaholic|Employee who rarely takes off
worriedly|In a distressed manner
wrasses|Colorful marine fishes
wrestle|Engage in one-on-one combat, in a way
wrestlers|Hulk Hogan and Triple H
wrongly|In an inappropriate fashion
yardmaster|Railroad supervisor
yardwork|Suburbanite's obligation
yearbook|High school memento
yearend|Kind of statement
yearned|Had longings
yeomanry|Gentry's subordinates
yuletide|Christmas season
abandon|Leave high and dry
abbreviator|Creator of short sentences?
abetted|Harbored a criminal, e.g.
abetter|Build ___ mousetrap
abettor|Accomplice
abeyance|Suspension
abradant|Sandpaper, for one
abstain|Choose not to participate
abstracted|Lost in thought
abysmal|Unfathomable
acceded|Gave permission
account|Rendering
acetate|Clear plastic overlay
acetate|Film material
acetone|Paint remover or solvent
acoustic|Kind of guitar
acoustic|Like some guitars
acrobat|Circus performer
actress|Person in a cast
adapter|AC/DC converter
adapters|Some AC/DC gadgets
adaptive|Open to change
adaptor|Compatibility connecting device (var.)
addicted|Unable to kick the habit
additional|Supplementary
addressees|They deserve what's coming to them
adenoid|Tonsil's neighbor
adheres|Sticks like glue
adjournment|Termination of a meeting
adjurations|Solemn appeals
admires|Looks lovingly at
admires|Regards highly
admitted|Let in or let on
adoptee|Orphan Annie was one
adorers|Big fans
adrenal|Kind of gland
adulthood|When to stop growing
advance|Move forward
advancement|Onward motion
advertising|Some magazine filler
adviser|Consultant, essentially
advocate|Publicly recommend
aerials|Once-common rooftop sights
aerology|Study of the atmosphere
aerosol|Deodorant type
affords|Grants
afghans|Knitted items
afterburner|Turbojet device
ageless|Eternal
agelong|Lasting quite a while
agility|Gymnast's need
agitate|Stir up
agreement|Contract
airbrushing|Photoshop job
airdrop|Deliver by parachute
airless|Like a vacuum
airmails|Sends via plane
airplanes|Hangar contents
alabaster|Sculptor's medium
alabaster|Sculptor's medium
alamode|Apple-pie order?
alarums|Old-fashioned warnings
albedos|Planetary reflections
albedos|Planetary reflections
alerted|Warned
algebra|Branch of mathematics
algebra|High school math subject
aliened|Estranged
alienee|One receiving property
alienist|Expert witness in a sanity trial
alleges|Asserts to be true
allegro|Slower than presto
allergen|Pollen, often
allergens|Causes of some breakouts
allowances|Teenagers' earnings?
allowed|Permitted
although|Notwithstanding that
amaranth|Imaginary eternal flower
amateur|Not a pro
ambient|Completely enveloping
ambient|Completely enveloping
amblers|Unhurried pedestrians
amenable|Willing to agree
amiable|Cordial
amiable|Nice and friendly
amicable|On good terms
ammonia|Fertilizer ingredient
ammonites|Extinct mollusks
amnesty|Mob witness's request
amounts|Check entries
anagram|Live for evil?
analogy|Explanatory tool
anapests|Metrical feet
anapests|Metrical foot of three syllables
anapests|Metrical foot of three syllables
anatomy|Future surgeon's course
andantes|Moderately slow tempos
androgen|Male hormone
anemone|Tentacled marine animal
anemones|Buttercup relatives
angered|Hot under the collar
animists|Believers in plant and stone spirits
annotate|Comment on, as in a margin
another|One more
antenna|Antiquated TV part
anthers|Pollen bearers
antihero|Protagonist with likability issues
anytime|Glad I could help!
aperies|Acts of mimicking
apogees|Orbital points
apostles|Peter and James, for two
apparel|Try it on for size
apparel|Try it on for size
appease|Mollify
appease|Play the peacemaker
aproned|Clad like a barbecuer
aptness|Relevance
arbitrary|Selected at random
arboreal|Like koalas
argument|Dispute
aridest|Having the least rainfall
ariosos|Musical passages
armament|Military strength
arrange|Do florists' work
arrests|Slaps the cuffs on
arrogant|Full of oneself
article|Magazine feature
artistes|Upscale performers
asinine|Cockamamie
asocial|Unlikely to party with others
aspects|Distinct features of a problem
assailed|Attacked violently
assault|Felony charge
assayer|Busy fellow in a gold rush
asserts|Declares positively
asserts|States with force
assessed|Valued
assigns|Hands out, as duties
assisted|Helped out on a goal
assumed|Took, as responsibility
athlete|Olympic hopeful
athletics|Oakland team
atlases|Books with legends
atonement|Compensation for a wrong
atoning|Making amends
atrophy|Waste away, as muscles
attache|Kind of case
attains|Reaches, as a goal
attendee|Audience member
attendee|One who shows up
attested|Certified under oath
attract|Allure
attracted|Employed a magnet?
atypical|Not run-of-the-mill
augustly|In a regal manner
automat|Cafeteria of yore
autumns|Leaf-raking times
avatars|Images representing Internet users
avatars|Online gaming icons
avenges|Settles things?
avoidable|Like careless mistakes
babysit|Tend a tot
backbreaker|Straw, to a camel?
balalaika|Instrument for "Lara's Theme"
ballots|Election day stuff
bandannas|Kerchiefs
bandleaders|Goodman and Ellington, for two
banknote|Legal tender
banshee|Wailer of folklore
baptisms|Some church highlights
bargain|Good deal
barkeeper|Happy-hour server
barnacles|European geese
basmati|Rice with a nutty aroma
bathtub|It may have clawed feet
bedrooms|House-listing count
bedside|Like some reading lamps
bedspread|It may be fit for a king
befouls|Stains or defiles
begorra|Mild Irish oath
behests|Commands
beholds|Lays eyes on
belayed|Held a climber's rope
bellpull|Summoner's cord
belugas|Caviar fishes
bemused|Caused bewilderment
berthas|Wide, lacy collars
berthed|Tied up at a marina
beseech|Ask earnestly
bewails|Moans about
bicycle|Common transport
bicycles|Five- or ten-speeds
billable|Like some lawyers' hours
binders|School-store supplies
biogenic|Produced by living organisms
bishops|Some chess pieces
blackboards|Schoolteachers' surfaces
bleeped|Censored, in a way
blockbuster|Megahit
bobsled|Cool Runnings vehicle
bodegas|Spanish grocery stores
boilermaker|Purdue player
boilerplate|Formulaic writing
boluses|Difficult pills to swallow
bonitos|Fish related to the tuna
bookcase|Where jackets are lined up
bookkeepers|They work with numbers
bottlenecks|Traffic jam causes, sometimes
bouffant|Teased hairdo
boutonniere|Flower worn in a buttonhole
brainwash|Indoctrinate
brasses|Tubas, trumpets and the like
bravest|First in courage
breathe|Instruction to a woman in labor
breathe|Use one's lungs
bristol|British industrial city
brotherly|Kind of love
browser|Bookstore visitor
bulkiest|Hardest to carry, perhaps
burnsides|Beard types
business|Common degree
busload|Mass transit unit
buttress|Make stronger or defensible
bywords|Proverbial expressions
caballed|Plotted a conspiracy
caballero|Horseman of the Southwest
cabinet|President's selection
cabinet|Word with kitchen or medicine
cabinet|You may look through it in the kitchen
caboose|End of the train
calypso|Music genre
cambers|Curves upward in the middle
cameras|Features of smartphones
campaigns|Presses the flesh
canaille|Rabble or riffraff
canasta|1950s game fad
canasta|Rummy variation
cancans|Chorus line dances
cantina|Southwestern watering hole
capacity|All a room will hold
capitol|U.S. legislative building
cappuccinos|Some coffee orders
captious|Faultfinding
caravel|Small sailing ship
cardiac|Heart-related
cardiac|Heart-related
carouse|Have a high old time
carpool|Commute-sharing arrangement
carryons|They're allowed on planes
cartage|Trash-hauling charge
cartoon|Pluto might appear in one
carwash|Service station sideline
casinos|Buildings with many decks
cassock|Chorister's garment
casters|Furniture wheels
castles|Rooks
cataclysmic|Severely destructive
catamaran|Certain sailboat
catawba|Grape variety
catchphrase|Campaign slogan, e.g.
caterpillar|Butterfly-to-be
catfish|Whiskered swimmer
cattleman|Rancher
caveman|Troglodyte
cayuses|Sturdy ponies
ceasefire|Occasion to drop one's arms
ceasefire|Occasion to drop one's arms
ceasefires|Warfare hiatuses
ceasefires|Warfare hiatuses
cellars|Some wine repositories
centerfold|Where to find magazine staples
central|It's in the middle of a Grand Station
cereals|Post productions?
challis|Soft, lightweight fabric
chambermaid|Suite cleaner
chasten|Correct by punishment
cheddar|Sharp cheese, perhaps
chenille|Velvety fabric
cherrystone|Fourteen pounds of maraschinos?
chicness|Style
chocolates|Hot . . .
choirmaster|Lifter of voices
cholera|Case for a veterinarian
cholera|Digestive tract malady
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
cilantro|Leaves in the kitchen
cinerary|Containing ashes
cistern|It may hold water
clarion|Loud and clear
clavicle|Collarbone
cleated|Like soccer shoes
clenched|Came to grips with?
climate|Environmentalists' concern
closure|Trauma sufferer's goal
clothes|Garments
clunking|Walking like Frankenstein
cluster|Bunch of grapes
coalbin|Place for a potential energy source
coalesces|Fuses together
cobblestone|Old street material
codeine|Cough medicine ingredient
coerces|Strong-arms
cohorts|Partners in crime
cohosts|Emceeing partners
cologne|It smells good
combiner|Mix master?
commanding|Obviously in charge
commute|Travel back and forth to work
companion|Comrade
compose|Emulate Beethoven
concerto|Orchestral offering
concerto|Symphonic composition
concerts|Big gigs
condescends|Prisoner uses tied bedsheets?
conduct|Behavior
conduits|Plumbing pipes, e.g.
conflated|Blended
congeals|Coagulates
connection|Relation between things
connection|Relation between things
connects|Teaches well, perhaps
conscribe|Prison record keeper?
consorted|Kept company (with)
conspirator|Plotter
conspire|Plot
constrain|Limit or hold back
contend|Be a competitive prisoner?
contender|Money from a prisoner?
contour|Part of a new prisoner's orientation?
conversions|Prisoners' side of the story?
copycats|Unoriginal ones
corncob|Frosty's pipe material
corporeal|Having material form
corrode|Deteriorate
corsage|Prom night offering
corsage|Prom night offering
corsets|Scarlett O'Hara's undergarments
counsels|Gives advice to
countryside|Rural vista
courses|College collection
coverup|Whitewash
cowards|Chickens
creature|Kind of comfort
creditor|One who's owed
crested|Reached the summit
crybabies|Whiners
culinary|Relating to cooking
cursive|Grade-schooler's writing challenge
curtsey|Respectful bow
customs|Homeland Security Department agency
daffiest|Most zany
darkest|Least lit
darters|Some fish-eating birds
davenport|Iowa city
daybreak|Dawn
daydreamers|They're not paying attention
dearest|Adjective for Mommie
debater|Kennedy or Nixon, in '60
debugging|Fixing code
declare|Reveal to Customs
deduced|Derived a conclusion
defiled|Besmirched
deflate|Let the air out
deflators|Air releasers
defrock|Bar from service, in a way
defrock|Bar from service, in a way
defused|Disabled, as a bomb
defuses|Does bomb squad work
degauss|Clear of recorded info
dehorned|Removed, as antlers
dehorns|Removes antlers
deletion|Bit of editing
delicate|Easily broken
delineation|Vivid verbal description
delirious|Bouncing off the walls
deliriously|In a frantic manner
delivery|Labor day event?
deliveryman|Courier
delouse|Do some nit picking?
denoted|Like a retired musician?
dentate|Having toothlike projections
dentine|Bulk of a tooth (var.)
denudes|Lays bare
departs|Leaves
depiction|Portrayal
deplores|Finds appalling
deputies|Posse members
desirous|Wanting (with "of")
despise|Consider beneath contempt
destroy|Reduce to smithereens
destroy|Smash to pieces
detente|International easing of tensions
dethrone|Depose
devises|Comes up with
dialysis|Treatment that aids the kidneys
diametric|Completely opposed
diamond|Valuable stone
digests|Some abridged books
dippier|Less cool
disbands|Emulates the Beatles
disclaim|Refuse to acknowledge
disgrace|A politician may resign in it
dishonor|Bring shame upon
dishpan|Descriptor for chapped hands
dishrags|Cloths by the sink
disinters|Exhumes
dismiss|Brush aside
display|Put on exhibit
dissuade|Advise against
distill|Remove impurities from, in a way
diversion|Activity that amuses
divests|Deprives of status or authority
divorce|Splitting headache?
doctors|Checkup performers
dogtrot|Slow, easy jog
dolphin|Intelligent sea creature
domineering|Bossy
dongles|Some electronic devices
doodles|Daydreamer's drawings
doomsday|Judgment time
doorman|Hotel employee
doormat|Welcome indicator
doorway|ID checker's post
downtown|Petula Clark hit
drenching|Wetting thoroughly
dressage|Equine exhibit
dressings|French and Italian, but not German
drillmaster|March leader
dromedary|One-humped camel
drudgery|Unpleasant work
drunken|The worst kind of drivers?
drypoint|Steel needle for engraving
dulcimer|Certain folk instrument
dumbwaiter|Food elevator
duplicate|Clone
durable|Long-lasting
durance|Imprisonment
dustpan|Broom accompanier
dustpans|Cleaning implements
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eagerly|One way to anticipate
eaglets|Bald hatchlings?
earache|Type of head pain
earlobes|Piercing places
earmarks|Distinguishing features
easterly|Like some jet streams
echoing|Repeating
eclipse|Lunar phenomenon
economic|Regarding wealth, income, etc.
ecotypes|Subspecies adapted to their environments
edgeless|Like an epee
edifier|Teacher or instructor
editors|Heads of publications
educate|Put through school
educate|Teach someone a lesson
effigies|Scarecrows, for example
eggbeaters|They might whip something up in the kitchen
egghead|Humpty Dumpty as an intellectual?
egomaniac|Legend in one's own mind
elapsed|Passed by, as time
elastic|Like a rubber band
elective|Chosen course
elective|Kind of surgery
elector|College member of a sort
electric|Like some blankets
electric|Type of guitar
elegists|Writers of lamentations
element|Earth, air, fire or water
eligible|Adjective for a bachelor
elitist|Upper-cruster
ellipsis|. . .
elongates|Stretches out
emaciate|Grossly underfeed
embanked|Protected from floods, in a way
embrace|Greet warmly
empanels|Selects, as a jury
emphatic|Strongly worded
emporium|Large retail store
emporium|Large retail store
encamped|Set up the tents
enchilada|Mexican dish
enclaves|Lands within lands
encodes|Encrypts
encroach|Advance beyond the usual limit
encrust|Bedeck with diamonds
endangered|Like some species
endears|Makes lovable
endears|Makes well-liked
endgame|Final chess stage
endorse|Back
endures|Survives
enhancer|Embellisher
enhancers|Some food additives
enlarge|Magnify
enlistee|One who wasn't drafted
ennoble|Lend dignity or honor to
ennobles|Bestows a title upon
enormous|Immense
enriched|Like many breads
enriches|Adds vitamins, e.g.
enrolls|Registers for school
ensiles|Stores in the country?
entered|Became a contestant
entertainers|Singers, dancers and comics
enthrall|Captivate
enthrall|Hold spellbound
enthusiasm|Lively interest
entirety|Wholeness
entitles|Gives grounds for
entraps|Gets in a sting
entreat|Beseech
epaulet|Ornamental shoulder pad
ephedra|FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
epidemic|Widespread outbreak
episcopal|Kind of church
epithet|Hurled word
epsilon|Frat letter
erasers|Art gums
erasers|Back-to-school purchases
erasers|Mistake removers
erasing|Wiping clean
erasure|Error indication
erasure|It may leave a smudge
erectors|Assemblymen?
erosion|Environmental concern
erosions|Rock-surface alterations
erupted|Blew, as a volcano
erupted|Broke out
escapee|One who's sprung the coop
escapers|They run from prison
escorts|Chaperones
espousal|Marriage ceremony
essayer|One who's trying
essence|Heart and soul
esthetes|Patrons of the arts
estranged|Alienated
estranged|Alienated
etcetera|It's used to avoid listing
etchers|Artists using acid
eternal|Always around
ethereal|Not of this world
etiolate|Drain of color
eugenia|Genus of tropical trees
evasively|In a deliberately vague manner
evolved|Developed gradually
exceeds|Goes beyond
exempts|Frees from liability
exertion|Elbow grease
exhaust|Tire out
exhumes|Brings back the dead?
existent|Having life
exoskeleton|Insect's hard outer covering
eyebrow|Type of pencil
eyedroppers|Ophthalmologist's supply
eyeholes|Ghost costume feature
eyesore|It's not a pretty sight
eyetooth|Canine, but not a dog
fairways|Driving areas
falconet|Small hawk relative
falsetto|Artificial high voice
falsetto|Forced high notes
falsetto|Forced high voice
famously|In a renowned manner
fantasizing|Imagining
farther|More distant
fedoras|Felt hats
festered|Became much worse
filmography|Actor's movie list
finesse|Adroit maneuvering
firings|Harsh dismissals
fishery|Place for raising seafood
flagrant|Egregious
flagstaff|Arizona city
flatfoot|Police officer, slangily
fleabags|Hardly four-star hotels
flipflops|About-faces
floodlights|Theater illuminators
flourishing|Prospering
flutist|Boehm, for one
focusing|Concentrating
focusing|Concentrating
folderols|Bits of nonsense
footsore|Hurting from a long hike
forages|Raids by soldiers
forehead|Widow's peak locale
forgave|Pardoned
forgiven|Absolved
forgoes|Passes up
forward|Place to advance
frankfurter|Weiner
frankly|To be honest . . .
fraught|Full of (with "with")
freaked|Lost one's cool big-time
freeman|Actor Morgan
freight|Goods carried
frescoes|Some works by Michelangelo
frigate|Aircraft carrier escort
frijoles|Beans in a burrito
friskiness|High-spirited playfulness
fruitcake|Traditional Christmas gift
futility|Uselessness
gagsters|They write one-liners
galleria|Spacious indoor mall
gallimaufry|Miscellany
gamekeepers|Wildlife preservers?
gamester|Casino habitue
gamiest|Most ill-smelling, as meat
garages|Driveway endings, often
garages|Driveway endings, often
gardens|Workplaces for plant managers?
garlands|Daisy chains
geezers|Old coots
geishas|Japanese female entertainers
genteel|Far from vulgar
geologist|Stones fan?
gerunds|Walking and talking, e.g.
gingerbread|Holiday cookie "man"
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
gladness|Joy
gleaned|Collected bit by bit
glisten|Reflect brilliantly
glisten|Sparkle in the sun
globular|Like the "lava" in a lava lamp
glosses|Sheens
glycerol|Syrupy alcohol used as a sweetener
goalpost|Upright on a football field
goatskin|Glove material, sometimes
goldfinches|Birds with yellow plumage
goosenecked|Like some flexible lamps
gourmets|Epicureans
graceful|Elegant
grading|Leveling, as roadwork
grandame|Old woman
grating|Annoying and aggravating
greatly|In a big way
greenlight|Colorful go-ahead
greeters|Some Wal-Mart employees
gregarious|Social
gruesome|Ghastly
guested|Appeared on one episode
guttersnipe|Street urchin
guttural|Throaty
hairpiece|Toupee
hallucinating|Perceiving what is not there
hallucination|LSD can cause it
hamster|Gerbil relative
handbag|Strapped accessory
handcar|Rail inspector's vehicle, perhaps
handicap|Analyze racing statistics
hankers|Has a yen
hapless|Like a sad sack
happiest|Content to the max
happiest|Epitaphs rearranged?
harbors|Marina locales
hardened|Made unfeeling, as a heart
harmony|Backup vocal part
hassles|Persistently bothers
hatless|Obviously bald
haymaker|Wild knockout punch
headship|Chief authority
hearten|Bring out of the dumps
hearthstone|Fireplace part, sometimes
heartstrings|They can be tugged at
hedonism|Taking pleasure in pleasure
hedonist|One in search of a good time
hereafter|Next life
heretic|Inquisition target
hereunto|Legal adverb
heteros|They're perfectly straight?
highspot|Climax
hindquarter|Butcher's order, sometimes
hobbyhorses|Kids' rockers
hoedowns|Some rural festivities
holsters|Automatic accessories
homeroom|High schooler's base
homeroom|One roll call setting
honeymooned|Took a post-wedding vacation
honorer|Medal giver
hoodooed|Brought bad luck
horsefly|Equine pest?
horseman|Sleepy Hollow's headless character
hosiers|Stocking stockers
hospitable|Welcoming
hostages|They crave an early release
hotelier|Four Seasons owner, e.g.
hothead|Excitable sort
hothead|Excitable sort
housekeeper|Certain domestic
hunchbacked|Like a noted Notre Damer
hurrahs|Hearty cheers
hydrant|Firefighter's faucet
hymnals|Church songbooks
icehouse|Cold storage
iciness|Gelidity
ideally|If everything goes our way . . .
identical|Indistinguishable
identity|Superhero's secret
idolatry|Worship of graven images
igneous|Like volcanic rock
iguanas|Some American lizards
illegal|Felonious
illness|It's contracted
illusive|Deceptive (var.)
imagery|Pictures in the mind
imagery|The use of figurative language
imitate|Copy
imitative|Hardly original
immerse|Engage wholly
immortal|Remembered for all time
impinge|Have an effect
inadequate|Not up to snuff
incensed|Hopping mad
incubus|Male demon
indexes|Alphabetized guides
indurate|Harden
inertia|Resistance to change
inertia|Resistance to change
inferior|Third-rate
inflicts|Imposes
infuriated|Extremely angered
inhales|Draws a breath
inhales|Respires
inherit|Get through sheer will?
initially|First
initially|First
initiate|Begin
initiate|Begin, as a discussion
insistence|Continual and persistent demands
insolent|Impudent
insoles|Dr. Scholl's products
inspects|Scrutinizes
instants|Snaps of the fingers
instrumentalist|Band member
integer|Whole number
internship|Apprentice period
intrigue|Fascinate
irksome|Annoying
isobars|Lines on weather maps
isotope|Carbon-13 or cobalt-60
isthmus|Canal site, often
isthmus|Narrow strip of land
iterates|Says again and again
jabbers|Talks nonsense
jackknifes|Bends, as a semi
jauntiness|Breezy liveliness
jealousy|Envy
jettison|Throw overboard
jocularity|Fun characterized by humor
katydid|Grasshopper variety
keepsake|Memento
keyword|Database search option
kidnapped|Held for ransom
kinetic|Caused by motion
kitchens|Many have islands
klondike|Bar with a polar bear logo
kneepad|Bit of football gear
kookaburras|Australians with cackling cries
kremlin|Cold War headquarters
lactates|Produces milk
ladders|Fire truck attachments
ladylike|Demure, to some
lakeshore|Fisherman's spot, sometimes
lambasted|Raked over the coals
landfall|Crow's-nest sighting
landholder|Acred one
landing|It ends a plane's descent
landmass|Continent, e.g.
landscapers|Outside property managers?
lapdogs|Mini-pooches
lapfuls|Children, to a department-store Santa
larceny|Petty crime, sometimes
larkspur|Buttercup family member
larrups|Gives a spanking to
lasagna|Italian entree
lasagne|Baked Italian dish
latrine|Private's privy
launchpads|First digs?
lavishes|Expends profusely
leaflet|Handout on the street
leasers|Some new car drivers
leatherback|Largest living turtle
legatees|Inheritors
legators|Ones bequeathing
legendary|Not likely to be forgotten
legists|Ones skilled in laws
legumes|Peas, beans, etc.
lending|Banking activity
letches|Lascivious types
letters|Alphabet components
lettuce|Romaine, e.g.
liaisons|Illicit affairs
liberty|Bell of note
licorice|Treat usually in red or black
lifeboat|Rescue craft
lifeguard|Beach attendant
likeable|Genial and appealing
limited|Not excessive
limousine|Vehicle for stars
linebacker|Defensive stalwart
linseed|A kind of oil
lioness|Prideful female?
livelihood|Job or career
locative|Type of grammatical case
logrolls|Engages in vote-swapping for favors
loiters|Hangs around idly
lookers|Handsome fellas
lopsided|Not straight
loquacious|Giving many words to the wise
lordship|Term of respect, abroad
lotions|Many moisturizers
lotions|Masseuses use them
lucidly|In a clear way
lunette|Crescent-shaped object
machete|Cane-cutter's knife
macintoshes|Some waterproof raincoats
macroscopic|Visible to the naked eye
maestri|Experts
maestro|Person with a baton
maestros|Baton wavers
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
magnolia|Mississippi's state tree
mahatma|Gandhi's title
mahogany|Cabinet wood
malaise|Listlessness
mallard|Duck type
maltreat|Do an injustice to
mammoth|Animal no more
manages|Runs, as a business
mandate|Order from the people
mandrake|Comic strip magician
manganese|Iron's preceder on the periodic table
manhandle|Bob, David or Steve?
marchers|Parade participants
markers|IOUs
marshall|Laverne and Shirley star
martyrs|Sufferers for a cause
mascaras|Beauty counter buys
masonite|Construction material
mayflower|It landed at Plymouth
meagerly|In a deficient manner
meanies|Blue "Yellow Submarine" things
measure|Bar of music
measure|Bar of music
mediate|Settle disputes
medieval|Like the time of jousts
medullas|Hindmost brain parts
melodrama|Extravagantly theatrical play
melodrama|Extravagantly theatrical play
mentally|In your mind
meshuga|Out of one's gourd
meteoroid|Small space traveler
methane|Swamp gas, mostly
miasmas|Noxious atmospheres
microbiologists|Organisms studiers
midriff|Exerciser's target
midship|Central section of a liner
midsummer|Hot time
midyear|Around June or July
migraines|Major headaches
milligram|Certain metric measurement
mincemeat|Type of pie
minimally|To the smallest degree
minister|Prime follower?
minuend|Figure in subtraction
minuets|Slow, elegant dances
misalign|Coordinate incorrectly
misdeed|Improper act
misshape|Form incorrectly
mistletoe|You may be bussed under it
mistral|Cold, dry European wind
mistreat|Abuse
mittens|Kindergarten lost-and-found items
mobiles|They may be suspended from art class
modernistic|Relating to a recently developed style
modules|Spacecraft units
mohawks|Hairstyles with shaved sides
molding|Word with crown or base
mollusk|Oyster or clam, e.g.
momentarily|For an instant
momentously|In a grandiose way
moneyed|Rich
mongrel|AKC reject
mongrel|AKC reject
mongrel|Mixed-breed dog
moonset|Regular lunar event
moonshiner|White lightning maker
moorhen|Red-billed aquatic bird
mortarboard|Academic cap
motivations|Reasons for doing things
motored|Drove
mountaintop|What a good climber may reach
mousepad|Item next to a keyboard, often
movement|Symphonic segment
mulcted|Hornswoggled
mullions|Vertical window pieces
musical|Play with lyrics
mustard|Common condiment
mutterer|One grumbling in a low voice
nailset|Carpenter's punch tool
nameless|How some shall remain
nametag|Hello sticker
narcists|They certainly love themselves (var.)
narcotic|Soporific drug
nastiest|Worst, weatherwise
natives|They were here all along
nearsighted|Like Mr. Magoo
neatening|Tidying up
nebbish|Timid, ineffectual person
necktie|Casualty of casual Friday
necktie|Casualty of casual Friday
nectars|Drinks of the gods
negligee|Nightgown
neighborly|Like the people next door?
neophyte|Greenhorn
neophyte|New hire, e.g.
nesters|What many seniors are (with "empty")
nesters|With "empty," parents of grown children
neutrino|Elementary particle with no charge
neutrons|Atomic bits
newbies|Rookies
newcomer|Recent arrival
newness|Neophobe's fear
newsreel|Feature film preceder, once
nibbles|Small bites
niblick|Nine iron
nightcap|Before-bed drink
nonpartisan|Free from party affiliation
nostrils|Where you get a whiff
notepad|Thing for jotting
notwithstanding|Despite
noumena|Objects intuited but not seen
novelle|Short read (var.)
nudniks|Yiddish pests
numbest|Least feeling
numskull|Dunderhead
nunnery|Convent
nuptial|Marriage-related
nursling|Infant
nuttier|More bats?
obeisance|Deep bow, e.g.
obscene|Bawdy
observe|Keep one's eyes open
octopus|Well-armed creature?
offerers|Proposal presenters or volunteers
offhandedly|In a casual manner
ofttimes|Frequently
oiliest|Most greasy
oleaster|European flowering tree
omelette|Breakfast at a brasserie
onlooker|Witness
onrushing|Flowing forward forcefully
oolongs|Some Chinese teas
opacity|Lack of transparency
opaquer|Less transparent
operator|Switchboard worker
operetta|The Merry Widow, e.g.
opinionated|Like critics
optical|Type of illusion
optimal|As good as it gets
optional|Like some auto features
oratorio|Bach wrote one for Christmas
oratorio|Handel bars?
oratorio|Handel's "Messiah," for example
orderer|Drive-thru customer
orderer|Drive-thru patron, at times
oreganos|Some Italian herbs
oriental|A Monopoly avenue
orioles|1969 World Series losers
orphans|Annie, and others
osculate|Kiss, for the fancy
ostiary|Doorkeeper
ostlers|Stable workforce?
outages|Power problems
outcome|Result
outcomes|Consequences
outdraw|Beat in a gunfight
outfitter|Expedition supplier
outlive|Survive longer than
outraced|Beat in a relay, e.g.
outsell|Be a better marketer than
outsell|Surpass in auctioneering
outsell|Surpass in auctioneering
outside|Like some pitches
outskirt|Edge
outskirts|City's periphery
outwait|Be more patient than
overbid|Bridge boo-boo
overfilling|Causing a spill
overlap|Coincide with
overplay|Bad thing to do with one's hand
override|Reverse, as a veto
oversee|Direct
oversee|Manage, as a business
overshot|Threw too far
overstep|Go beyond, as bounds
overtime|It starts after the fourth quarter
overtime|What ties can cause
overuse|Make trite
overwhelm|Give out too many tasks
pacemakers|Heart helpers
pachyderms|Elephants and rhinos
padlock|Theft protection
palaces|Homes for kings and queens
palatal|Kind of vowel
palette|Artist's pigment-mixing board
palisade|Fence for defense
palladium|Atomic No. 46
panacea|It'll cure what ails you
pandemic|Widespread epidemic
pandered|Spoke to base desires
panderer|No high-road taker, he
papists|Followers of the Vatican
parasol|Gay Nineties sunshade
parasol|Pina colada topper
parched|More than thirsty
pardner|Cowpoke's pal
pardners|Friends, in the Wild West
parented|Brought up baby
parents|Raises kids
parolee|Felon on provisional release
paroles|Sentence shorteners
parries|Fencing maneuvers
passkey|Entry provider
pastrami|Deli offering
pathetic|Ridiculously inadequate
patriot|Winner of Super Bowl XLIX
paycheck|Handout that typically brings a smile
peanuts|Minimal money
peanuts|Minimal money
peashooter|Brat's weapon
pedants|Know-it-alls
peekaboo|Infant's game
penance|Atonement for sins
penetrating|Piercing
penuches|Fudgelike treats with nuts
penults|Next-to-last syllables
penults|Second-to-last ones
pepperoni|Deli slice
perfumes|Air sweeteners
peridot|August birthstone
personify|Be the embodiment of
perusal|A careful reading
pesetas|Spanish money
petunia|Porky Pig's girlfriend
pharisee|Rival of a Sadducee
pharynx|Passage to the stomach and lungs
phoneme|Here's my number
phrased|Put into words
phrases|Sentence fragments
pickles|Sandwich extras
pilaster|Rectangular column
pilgrims|Noted Thanksgiving attendees
pilsner|Light lager
pincushions|Sewers' conveniences
pioneer|Early settler
pipeline|Channel for information
pipette|Thin lab tube
placers|Almost winners
plaiters|Cornrow creators
planetwide|All over the world
planters|Hothouse containers
platform|What candidates stand on?
plaudit|Expression of approval
pleated|What some skirts are
pliable|Easily manipulated or shaped
plotter|Cabal member
plumbers|Leak stoppers
plummet|Take a dive
plummet|Take a dive
pocketknife|Swiss soldier's do-all
poetess|Well-versed woman?
poetics|Study of versification
poisons|Exterminator's supply
polemic|Controversial argument
politer|More civil
pollutes|Harms the environment, in a way
polymer|Compound used in plastics
pontificate|Government of the Roman Catholic Church
ponytail|Simple coif
popularized|Made likeable to the general public
porthole|Cabin feature
portieres|Doorway curtains
portraiture|Museum offering
portray|Act as
portray|Act as
portrayal|Characterization
positrons|Elementary antiparticles
postwar|Period after surrender
powders|Gun and talcum
powdery|Like some snow
pranced|Strutted about
prancer|A reindeer of Santa
predates|Comes earlier than
preface|Introductory remarks
premiss|Statement assumed to be true (var.)
preppie|Neat, stylishly dressed student (var.)
present|A tense
pressor|Blood vessel-constricting drug
pressor|Blood vessel-constricting drug
presumed|Supposed
primary|Early part of a big race?
priorate|Office of the head of an abbey
prizefighter|Any game show contestant?
probates|Uses will power?
profession|Line definition
proforma|Merely routine
program|Usher's handout
progressed|Advanced
prohibition|Dry period, historically
project|Big office assignment
project|Office assignment
pronoun|He, she or we, e.g.
prorates|Divvies up accordingly
prospects|Chances
prostate|Male gland
protect|Keep from danger
psyched|Pumped up
psyches|Human souls
psychos|Villains of some thrillers
psychotherapist|One dealing with issues
puffins|North Atlantic birds
pullman|Large suitcase
punctuation|English class topic
purloin|Filch
purport|Profess or claim
purpose|The why and wherefore
pursued|Went after
pyrenes|Cherry pits, e.g.
quarterfinalist|Sweet Sixteen participant
quintet|Group of five
quivers|Arrow cases
radioed|Wirelessly transmitted, in a way
radioisotopes|They have an unstable nucleus
raffled|Sold chances
railcar|Vehicle that's right on track?
rallyes|Long-distance auto races (var.)
ramshackle|Likely to collapse
rankled|Irritated
raptures|Ecstatic states
rashest|Least cautious
rasters|Parallel TV-screen lines
ratafia|Almond flavoring
ratcheted|Increased by degrees
rawboned|Gaunt
rawboned|Not fleshy
rawness|Uncooked condition
razorback|Arkansas mascot
readapt|Change again
readier|Better prepared
realism|Photo finish?
rearmost|Farthest back
reassume|Take on again
reattain|Achieve again
rebuffed|Brushed aside
receptionist|Party host?
recharge|Make a battery come back to life
recluses|Hermits
recruit|Green soldier
rectify|Make right
redacts|Changes, as a text
redeems|Uses coupons
redeyes|They might depart at midnight
redhead|Lucille Ball was one
redheads|Carrot-tops
redraws|Sketches over
redress|Damages, to a lawyer
redress|Right a wrong
reelects|Puts back in office
reenters|Confirms, as a password
referrer|Doc recommending another
reflect|Think quietly
refusers|Non-accepting group?
regents|Some university officers
reheard|Listened to again, as legal arguments
rehears|Tries again
rehearse|Prepare for a play
reheeled|Did a cobbler's job
reimpose|Force upon again
relaxations|The purposes of vacations
relayed|Passed along
released|Freed
reliable|Bankable
relieve|Alleviate
relieve|Take over for
relieves|Exempts
relines|Makes warmer, as a coat
remixed|Like some tracks
remodel|Make over, as a room
renegade|Rebel
renegade|Western outlaw
renewed|Extended a lease
renounce|Repudiate
renowns|Makes famous
reoccur|Happen again
repapered|Changed the decor, in a way
repeals|Removes by ballot
repents|Shows remorse
replace|Supplant
reporter|Wire service employee
represent|Symbolize
reproach|Mild rebuke
repulse|Disgust
reputable|Time-honored
reputes|Considers
rerecord|Film again
rescale|Change the dimensions of
rescuers|Lifeguards, often
reseats|Ushers after intermission
resemble|Look like
reshuffle|Do over, at cards
resides|Lives
resolve|Determination
respite|Break
restaff|Get a new crew
restart|Action after a yellow flag
restaurants|Eating places
restitution|Redress
restless|Antsy
restless|Bouncing off the walls
restorative|Promoting recuperation
restructure|Organize anew
results|Effects
retailor|Alter again, as a suit
reteach|Tutor again
rethink|Consider anew
reticle|Grid on an eyepiece
retinae|Picture receivers
retired|Collecting Social Security
retraces|Goes back over, as one's steps
reverent|Piously respectful
revoked|Withdrawn
rewrite|Do over, as a manuscript
rewrite|Script overhaul
rhubarbs|Dustups on the field
rhyming|Being poetic
ridding|Disencumbering
ringleader|Chief instigator?
riveter|Rosie during WWII
riveter|Steelworker of sorts
riviera|Mediterranean resort area
roadshow|Touring production
roarers|Noisy lions
rockabilly|Elvis Presley style
romance|Book genre
rooftops|Antenna locales
rosebay|Rhododendron variety
rosebud|Mystery word in "Citizen Kane"
rosiest|Most optimistic
rowdiest|Most unruly
ruffian|Brute
runoffs|Spring flood causes
sacristy|Church storehouse
saddles|Tack components
safaris|Hunting expeditions
safaris|Hunting expeditions
sagaciously|In a shrewd manner
sailing|Shoving off
salesgirl|Department store worker, sometimes
saltier|More off-color, as language
saltier|More off-color, as language
sampled|Tasted
samurai|Japanese film heptad
samurai|Warrior of old Japan
sanction|Permission or penalty
sandalwood|It's used in cabinetry
sandbagging|Part of being a pool shark
sandbar|Boater's obstacle
sandblaster|Compressed-air tool
sandpapered|Smoothed, as wood
sapience|Fool's lack
sapient|Wise
sarapes|Mexican blankets, in Mexico
sargasso|Floating brown algae
sashayed|Walked like a show-off
sateens|Cotton fabrics
satiate|Overfill
satirist|Poker of fun
satoris|Enlightenments in Buddhism
saucers|They're in the service
sausage|Breakfast staple
sauterne|Sweet white wine
savannas|Subtropical grasslands
saviours|Rescuers, in Britain
sawhorse|Carpenter's supporter
scabbed|Replaced a striker
scarify|Break up, as a road
scatter|Take off in all directions
schemes|Machinations
schemes|Sneaky plots
schnooks|Easy dupes
scholar|Well-educated one
schools|Elementary institutions
scoopful|Protein powder quantity
scooted|Darted
scorner|Contemptuous one
scratchy|Like neglected records
screaming|A lot is done on roller coasters
sculptor|Donatello, for one
scythes|Grain cutters
seagull|Harbor bird
seaport|New York is one
seashell|Beachcomber's find
seasonal|Like some temp workers
seawater|Ocean fill
secedes|Withdraws, politically
secrete|Keep under wraps
sedately|In a calm way
sedates|Tranquilizes
seduces|Emulates Don Juan
seductive|Bewitching
seductive|Bewitching
seedbeds|Gardener's preparations
seedcase|Pea pod, for one
seeress|One with foresight
seethed|Was enraged
selfless|Not egoistic
semaphore|Communication means at sea
sendoff|Bon voyage party, e.g.
senility|Dotage
senility|Dotage
seniority|It has its privileges
sensate|Having feelings
sensory|Type of nerve
sensual|Steamy or sultry
sentinel|One standing guard
sentinel|One standing guard
separated|Divided
serenade|Sing to a lover
serener|Comparatively calm
seriousness|Feature of good judges
session|Congressional term
sestets|Groups of six
shadows|Follows surreptitiously
shafted|Treated very unfairly, in slang
shallop|Small open boat
shallot|Bordelaise ingredient
shanghai|Chinese metropolis
shapely|Voluptuous
sharers|Profit splitters
shellac|Varnish used in finishing
sherbet|Frozen fruit treat
sherbet|Ice cream alternative
shinnied|Climbed awkwardly
shoelace|Sneaker string
shoetree|Device for footwear care
shortly|Soon
shortstop|J.J. Hardy mans it
showplace|Lavishly furnished home
shrapnel|Hand grenade hazard
shrimps|Cocktail contents, sometimes
shushes|Quiets
shutdown|Plant layoff reason
shutdowns|Permanent business closings
shuteye|Insomniac's quest
shuttle|Airport bus
shuttle|Airport bus
sidecar|Motorcycle accompaniment
sideshows|Circus additions
sidings|Short railroad tracks
siestas|Afternoon naps
sighted|Seen from the crow's-nest
silences|Muzzles
simulcast|It's carried by radio and TV
singers|Glee club members
sinistral|Left-handed
siphons|Gets gas, in a way
sirloin|A cut of steak
sirocco|Hot Saharan wind, e.g.
sixteens|Sweet birthdays
skateboard|Teen's transportation, perhaps
skylark|Bird known to sing while flying
skylark|Bird known to sing while flying
skywriter|Airborne ad maker
slapstick|Comedy type
slapstick|Like the comedy of the Three Stooges
sleeker|More glossy
slewing|Pivoting
slingshots|Weapons like David's
slyness|Fox's trait
slyness|Foxy trait?
smarted|Hurt
smartly|In a brilliant way
smatter|Not speak knowledgeably
smelted|Did refinery work
smoothen|Make even
smooths|Removes wrinkles
snakiest|Most serpentine
snarers|Trap setters
snarers|Trap setters
sneered|Looked like a villain
sneezes|They bring blessings
snidest|Most supercilious
snipper|Scissors user
snorting|Emulating a bull
soapstones|Talcs
sobering|Type of thought
solidest|Most upstanding or dependable
solidly|Without dissension
soloist|Featured musician
soloist|Featured performer
solvency|Debtor's goal
somberly|In a melancholy way
somehow|By hook or by crook
sometime|Erstwhile
sonants|Voiced sounds
sonatas|Handel bars?
sorcerer|Mage
sorcery|Wizard's magic
soulmates|They're made for each other
soundboxes|Resonating chambers in musical instruments
soundless|Silent
sourish|Acidulous
sourpuss|Scrooge, infamously
sparerib|Barbecue treat
sparest|Like the thinnest bowler?
sparkly|Like diamonds
spastic|Moving twitchily
spatula|Cooking utensil
speakeasy|Really old-school nightspot
speared|Used a harpoon
specials|Daily deals
speller|Bee participant
spences|TV characters Olchin and Kovak
spheral|Rounded in form
spheres|Planets, stars and such
spheres|They're pointless
spheroid|Earth, for one
spieled|Pitched one's pitch
spigots|Samovar parts
spiracle|Whale's blowhole
spiracle|Whale's blowhole, e.g.
spitting|Aftermath of chewing tobacco
splayed|Spread outward
spleens|Ductless organs
splotch|Irregularly shaped stain
splurge|Blow one's budget
sponges|Freeloaders
sponging|Sopping up messes, in a way
sponsor|Advertiser on TV
sponsor|Commercial producer
spotless|Clean enough to eat off
spotlighted|With all eyes watching
spreads|Butter and jam
sprites|Some fairy tale figures
spurned|Rejected as unworthy
stadium|Super Bowl locale
stagger|Walk with great difficulty
staircase|It's put together step by step
staircase|It's put together step by step
stalest|Trite to the max
stalker|Stealthy hunter
stamina|Marathoner's need
standardize|Cause to conform to a norm
standoffish|Lacking cordiality
standoffish|Lacking cordiality
standstills|Stalemates
standstills|Stalemates
staples|They may be loaded into a gun
starchy|Like rice and potatoes
starfish|Five-armed sea creature
stargazer|Idle dreamer
starlit|Like a bright night
starship|USS Enterprise, e.g.
startle|Catch off-guard
startle|Cause to jump
startle|Frighten suddenly
stationed|Placed overseas
stationed|Placed overseas
stealth|Bomber attribute
stealth|Bomber attribute
steelie|Shooting marble
steepens|Becomes more inclined
steering|At the wheel
stepson|Tramples over
sternal|Of the breastbone
sternal|Of the breastbone
sternly|Harshly
steward|Ship or shop figure
steward|Ship or shop figure
stiffly|Without flexibility
stifles|Quashes
stiletto|Kind of heel
stinker|Bugs Bunny, according to Bugs Bunny
stirrers|Spoons are the most common ones
stocked|With full shelves
stomach|Abdomen
stoners|Heavy weed smokers, in slang
stonier|Harder to till, in a way
stoniest|Most hard-hearted
stoplights|Controllers of traffic flow
storyteller|Raconteur
strange|Outlandish
strapless|Kind of gown
stratus|Low cloud
stratus|Low cloud
streetcar|Vehicle for Blanche DuBois
strength|Physical power
stricken|Afflicted, as with guilt
stricken|Afflicted, as with guilt
strider|One who walks purposefully
strides|Progress
strides|Walks purposefully
stripped|Took off
strokes|Links hits
stylish|Chic
stymies|Baffles
styrene|Stuff used in plastics
styrofoam|Inedible peanuts
submerge|Put under water
suborder|Thing taken at a deli?
subsets|Groups within groups
subside|Weaken
subtotals|Accountant's figures, sometimes
sunbath|An outdoor inactivity?
sunbather|Basking layabout
sunsets|Evening-only events
sunsets|Romantic sights
sunshade|Parasol
sunshine|Pleasant forecast
surmount|Outperform
surpass|Outdo
sustain|Keep up, as a conversation
swamped|Extremely busy
swarmed|Moved like bees
sweater|Cardigan, e.g.
sweater|Winter warmer
synonyms|Roget's listings
synonyms|Thesaurus entries
systems|Orderly methods
tableau|Striking scene
tabloids|Gossipy newspapers
tabooed|Made illicit
tabular|Like a spreadsheet
tactics|Elements of a strategy
tactics|War room discussion topics
tadpoles|Froglets
takedown|Wrestling move
taloned|Like a hawk or eagle
tandoori|Cooked in an Indian clay oven
tangent|Trigonomic function
tankard|Alehouse vessel
tanning|Using a UV lamp, in a way
tansies|Flowers with yellow, buttonlike blooms
tantalizing|Tempting
tapeworm|Certain parasite
targets|Bull's-eyes
targets|They may cause you to aim high
tatamis|Japanese floor coverings
tattered|In shreds
taunted|Mocked
taxicabs|Vehicles heading for the runway?
teacake|Brit's afternoon snack
teargas|Alternative to rubber bullets
tearoom|Genteel drinkery
teenagers|One side of the generation gap
teeniest|Most minuscule
teetotal|Abstain from alcohol
telecom|AT&T's industry
telecom|Verizon, e.g.
telltale|Heart of a Poe poem?
tempest|Violent storm
tempest|Violent storm
tendency|Inclination
tendril|Climbing shoot
tendril|Clinging part of ivy
tenpounders|Nice bass catches
tensile|Kind of strength
tensile|Type of strength
tepidly|In a halfhearted way
teraflop|Computer-speed unit
terribly|Very or quite
tersest|Least long
tethers|Restraining ropes
therapies|Hormone and physical, for two
therefore|As a result
thermal|Like some underwear
thespian|He's in a cast
thickens|Becomes more complex, as a plot
thrushes|Plump songbirds
tincture|Pharmacy solution
tinners|Some smiths
titrate|Test the strength of, chemically
toadstool|Inedible mushroom
tobacco|Cigarette filling
toddler|Beginning walker
tolerate|Put up with
tomfoolery|Class-clownery
tootsie|Film in which Dustin was Dorothy
topmast|Part of a sailing ship
topsail|Part of a ship's rigging
tormentors|Distress causers
tortilla|Mexican food staple
torturer|Sadist at work
totaled|Wrecked, as an auto
touchdowns|Football scores
tourist|Visitor
towrope|Water-skiing accessory
toxicant|Poisonous substance
tracings|Copies drawn on overlays, e.g.
tractor|Deere product
tradeoffs|Compromises
tragedy|Hamlet genre
trainee|Apprentice
transact|Carry on, as business
transport|Convey
travesty|Grotesque imitation
treacle|Overdone sentimentality
treadle|Foot-operated lever
treadles|Foot-activated devices
treetop|Rock-a-bye Baby setting
trespass|Encroach
tressed|Not bald
trestles|Bridge supports
triangulate|Measure using trigonometry
tribulation|Frustrating event
trimeter|Line of three feet
trimmer|Lawn tool
triplicate|One of three copies
tritely|In an unoriginal way
tritone|Musical interval aka augmented fourth
triviality|Small potatoes
trombone|Dixieland instrument
trombones|Instruments with slides
trooper|One who will stop you
trounces|Beats decisively
trowels|Mason's tools
trowels|Mason's tools
trueblue|Loyal
tsetses|Dangerous flies
tubbiest|Most rotund
tureens|Large serving bowls
twelfth|Describing the last month
twinset|Shell and matching cardigan
typeset|Prepare for printing, once
typewriter|1868 patent for authors
typists|Keyboard experts
tyrants|Absolute rulers
ultimata|Final proposals
ululate|Cry like a mourner
umpteen|Outlandish number
unclasps|Removes a buckle
uncross|Come out of the lotus position, e.g.
underarm|Deodorant's place
underpass|Highway beneath the tracks
undertones|Pale or subdued colors
undertones|Pale or subdued colors
unearned|Like some income
unfairly|One way to take the blame
unformed|Shapeless
unfrozen|Thawed
unification|State of being joined
uniform|Identifying work outfit
uninitiated|Not yet a frat member
uninsulated|Like an unfinished roof
unironed|Having a pressing need?
unironed|Wrinkled
universally|One way to be accepted
unpacked|Emptied one's bags
unquiet|Characterized by disorder
unravel|Come apart
unready|Caught short
unrests|Turmoils
unsated|Thirsting for more
unsettle|Disconcert
unshaded|Treeless, in a sense
unstable|Tottering
unstrung|Deprived of composure
upbraid|Chew out
updating|Making current
uphills|Where ants travel sometimes?
upstairs|On the next level?
upstart|Sudden, surprising success
upsurges|Abrupt increases
uptrend|Economic rise
uranium|Manhattan Project element
useable|Ready to be put into service
utensils|Kitchen implements
utterance|It's said
vacuous|Devoid of substance
validate|Confirm, as identification
valleys|Where streams flow
vanilla|Ice cream flavor
various|Assorted
vaudeville|Really old-school entertainment
veranda|Portico's cousin
vestibule|Entryway
victories|What winners collect
victory|Cause for celebration
viewers|TV audience
vindaloo|Hot Indian curry
vinegar|Balsamic, cider or white
vineyard|Muscat or muscadine locale
violate|Break, as a rule
vitamine|Essential nutrient
vitamins|Thiamin and niacin, e.g.
vitreous|Glassy
wannabe|Hopeful
warehouse|Forklift locale
warmest|Most affectionate
washers|They have loads to do
wassail|Yuletide quaff
watches|Sentries' jobs
weather|It's checked daily
website|Home page home
website|It usually has many links
weeniest|Most itsy-bitsy
welcome|Word often seen at one's feet
wellness|Good health
welshes|Reneges
westerns|Some films
whatchamacallit|Thingamajig
wheeler|Dealer partner
whenever|At any time
whinier|More apt to complain
whishes|Makes a sibilant sound
whishes|Makes a sibilant sound
wielded|Brandished
wipeouts|Surfing mishaps
wiseacres|Smart alecks
wisteria|Vine with showy flowers
workaholic|Employee who rarely takes off
workmanship|Artisan's skill
workstation|Computer terminal, often
worsens|Deteriorates
wrapping|Doing a December chore
wrestle|Go for the pin
yachted|Competed in the America's Cup
yearlong|Like many magazine subscriptions
yielding|Producing income or crops
yodeled|Did alpine calls
yodeled|Sang, Swiss Alps-style
youngish|Slightly immature
yummier|Better-tasting
zonally|Relating to some metro divisions
acetone|Nail polish remover
acrobat|Trapeze artist, e.g.
adamant|Goody Two Shoes singer
adaptor|Compatibility device
adhesion|Stick-to-it-iveness?
adverbs|Modifying words
advisors|Counsels to the president, e.g.
aerates|Makes fizzy
aerosol|Spray can contents
affects|Has an emotional impact on
agitated|In a stew
aground|Bad way to run a boat
ailment|Minor malady
airfoil|Shape of a plane's wing
airless|Like a vacuum or the moon
airship|Dirigible
airspace|Flight zone
algebra|Solve for x subject
alienate|Drive away, as friends
alleges|Asserts to be true
allegory|Story with metaphorical characters
aloofly|With indifference
alopecia|Loss of hair
altoist|Certain sax player
amaryllis|Plant with trumpet-shaped flowers
ambient|Like Brian Eno's music
amiable|Good-natured
amoroso|Dry sherry of Spain
amplify|Make louder
analyst|ESPN expert
analyst|Sports show figure
anchovies|Antipasto ingredient
ancient|Like Coleridge's mariner
andiron|Fireplace stand
anemias|Low-iron conditions
anemone|Sea ___ (marine polyp)
angelical|Possessing heavenly qualities (like the last parts of 17-, 2
animals|Characters in fables, often
animals|Menagerie members
animate|Work on cartoons
anklets|Short socks
another|Hit me
another|One more, please
another|Bartender's query
anthems|Pregame tunes
antidepressant|Prozac or Zoloft
antiques|Packards and Studebakers, now
aperture|Camera feature
apollos|Numerous moon missions
apparel|What you wear
aquatic|Like seals and manatees
arabica|Coffee variety
arietta|Brief operatic solo
arietta|Short operatic piece
armhole|Tank-top opening
aroused|All fired up
artisan|Craft fair participant
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtray|Item you'll no longer find on an airliner
asinine|Totally idiotic
assorted|Like Whitman's Sampler chocolates
assumes|Takes for granted
assures|Gives one's word
athirst|___ for knowledge
attacks|Many campaign ads
attacks|Rips into
attests|Bears witness
awarded|Bestowed, as a blue ribbon
awfully|In a dreadful manner
azaleas|Spring bloomers
babysat|Played the nanny
backcountry|Remote rural area
backside|Derriere
bakeshop|Place for cookies and cakes
bananas|Split ingredients
banister|Staircase upright
banning|Declaring verboten
banshee|Wailer of Irish myth
banters|Exchanges good-natured taunts
barbers|Wielders of cut-throat razors
bareback|With no saddle
barflies|Pub regulars
barista|Starbucks staffer
barrage|Continuous bombardment
basketry|Craft that uses wicker
battens|Secures, as a ship's hatches
bearded|Bewhiskered
beatniks|Stereotypical 1950s-'60s bongo players
bedside|Alarm clock's place
beehive|Where things are buzzing
beholds|Lays eyes on
bellies|Belt overhangs
bennets|Pride and Prejudice family
beriberi|Thiamine deficiency
beseech|Implore
bicarbonate|Indigestion relief
bigtime|In a major way
blasted|Criticized vehemently
blotter|It has a police record
bluster|Act the blowhard
boiling|About to blow one's stack
boneless|Like some Buffalo wings
boniest|Most scrawny
boredom|Yawn inducer
bouncer|ID checker at a bar
boxcars|Twelve, in dice
bravura|Great skill in performance
brewpub|Place full of drafts
brisket|Beef in deli sandwiches
britches|Trousers, informally
bystanders|Often-unidentified people in photos
cabinet|Presidential advisory group
cafeteria|Food fight site
caloric|Like fattening foods
cameras|Features of many cellphones
campers|Some tent occupants
canapes|Cocktail party bites
canards|False reports
canasta|Rummy relative
captain|Team leader
captain|Team leader
caramel|Coating for an apple
caravels|Nina and Pinta, for two
carmine|Purplish-red shade
carousel|Carnival ride
carpools|Commuters' cost-savers
cassavas|Tapioca-yielding plants
catalog|Library user's aid
catawba|Grape with a musky flavor
cereals|Cap'n Crunch and others
chaises|Poolside chairs
character|Eccentric sort
charismatic|Magnetic, in a way
charters|Hires, as a plane
chasses|Gliding ballet steps
cheerleader|Sideline rooter
cherrystone|Large clam
chiropodist|Foot doctor
christie|Billy Joel ex Brinkley
chromes|Auto-trim materials
clangor|Loud, resonant noise
clangor|Loud, resonant noise
cleansed|Rid of grime
clerical|Like many a filing error
clinker|Sour note
cloakroom|Senators' gathering place
coastguard|Maritime law enforcer
codirect|Work like the Coen brothers
coheres|Holds together
commission|Military bestowal
compote|Dessert of baked fruit
concede|Acknowledge an election loss
concede|Admit defeat
conclave|Cardinals' meeting to elect a pope
conical|Dunce cap-shaped
consent|Give the OK
console|Wii, for one
contention|Stated belief
contralti|Low female voices
cordage|Wood measure
cordoba|Old Chrysler
cotenant|One of two sharing an apartment
courtesy|Kind of call
cowered|Cringed
crabapples|Tart fruits
cratered|Like the moon's surface
creamer|Coffee-mate is one
crewcut|'Do for a soldier
cribbage|Pegboard game
cronyism|Partiality in job appointments
crossbars|Uprights support them
crossed|Combined, as unlike breeds
crosswords|You probably do them often
cubicle|Dilbert's work area
curates|Rectors' assistants
cyanide|Poison in some whodunits
dalmatian|Classic firehouse sight
dashers|100-meter runners, e.g.
dateline|News story heading
deepens|Grows more intense
defamer|Mudslinger
deforest|Clear of trees
deifies|Puts on a pedestal
dejects|Bums out
delegate|Convention attendee
deletes|Backspaces over
denying|Exercising a veto
depends|Is contingent
derricks|Oil field sights
deserter|Court-martial candidate
deserts|Leaves in the lurch
desires|Hungers for
despise|Can't stomach
despises|Feels contempt for
despises|Loathes
dessert|Course skipped by a dieter
desserts|Sweet menu courses
destined|Governed by fate
destroys|Brings to ruin
detente|Thaw in hostilities
detests|Finds loathsome
devalue|Lessen in worth
dewdrop|Bit of dawn moisture
diagram|You're filling one in now
dinners|Evening meals
diploma|Item on a doctor's wall
director|Member of the board
disease|Part of CDC
dishwashers|Some restaurant workers
distrust|Be suspicious of
dolphin|Hard Rock Stadium gridder
dominos|Pizza Hut rival
doorstop|Floor wedge, perhaps
downwards|To a lower position
draconic|Like Maleficent, at times
drapery|Interior designer's hangings
dreamer|Pie-in-the-sky sort
dressage|Equestrians' competition
duchess|Kate Middleton's title
dwelling|Where you live
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earnest|From the heart
earshot|Eavesdropping distance
earthen|Like a clay pot
eastern|EST part
echelon|Level of authority
editors|Newspaper staffers
editors|Periodical VIPs
einstein|Brainy sort
elation|On cloud nine feeling
electric|Gas partner
elevens|Instant craps wins
emeralds|May birthstones
emerita|Retired female professor
emirate|Kuwait, for one
emissions|Exhaust pipe discharges
empanada|Spanish stuffed turnover
emperor|Caesar or Hirohito
employee|Hired hand
enameled|With a glossy finish
enclosed|Hemmed in
encores|Concert extenders
encores|Performance extras
encrust|Cover with a hard coating
endears|Makes beloved
endways|Lengthwise
enemies|Burr and Hamilton, e.g.
enemies|Ones at war
enforce|Uphold, as the law
enlisted|Like a private
enlists|Signs up
enrolls|Joins up
entails|Involves by necessity
entente|Political alliance
entered|Keyed in
entered|Put in the books
enticed|Tempted
entirely|In every respect
entreat|Ask on bended knee
entryway|Passage leading inside
enviable|Much-desired
epicure|Discriminating diner
episodes|Series units
epistle|Letter from St. Paul
epistle|Letter from St. Paul
eroding|Chipping away at
erosion|Canyon-creating process
erosion|Shoreline problem
erosive|Causing wear
erotica|Racy reading
erudite|Well-versed
erupting|Like an active volcano
escapes|Prison movie highlights
escargot|Mollusk on pricey menus
espresso|Barista's beverage
essence|Heart and soul
essences|Perfumes, e.g.
esteems|Prizes highly
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
ethanol|Issue in the Iowa caucuses
ethical|Morally righteous
evangels|The four Gospels
evening|Prime TV time
everyday|Commonplace
expense|Monetary outlay
explicit|Parental Guidance: ___ Lyrics
extents|Breadths
extracts|Bakers' flavorings
eyeball|Look over, informally
eyesore|Weedy abandoned lot, e.g.
faceted|Like some gems
fairness|Impartiality
falconet|Small hawk relative
falderal|Foolish talk (var.)
feather|Bit of blanket filler
fervent|Intensely passionate
flashed|Displayed, as a badge
flautist|Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, e.g.
fluorescent|Type of lighting
footrests|Features of barbers' chairs
foremost|First in rank
forests|Dense, woody places
freebie|No-cost perk
freight|Rig's load
frontal|___ lobe (brain part)
gadflies|Persistently annoying people
garnish|Parsley, e.g.
gasoline|Molotov cocktail ingredient
gazette|Word in some newspaper names
genesis|Bible's first book
genomes|Biological maps
gentler|Less severe
gimcrack|Tastelessly showy
gingersnap|Brittle cookie
giraffe|Africa's tallest creature
girlier|More feminine
girlish|Like a young lady
girlish|Like a young lass
girlish|Like a young lass
gnarled|Out of shape, in a way
goblins|Impish little creatures
golfing|On the links
grandfather|Certain ancestor
greenery|Landscaper's planting
gripers|Ones with beefs
groceries|Bodega wares
grounds|Starbucks refuse
halters|Some bikini tops
hammerhead|Aptly named shark
harasser|Tormentor
hardware|Computers, printers, etc.
headache|Nuisance
hectare|10,000 square meters
hectare|2.471 acres
heisted|Made off with
helical|Corkscrew-shaped
hellbent|Dead set
heroics|Brave deeds
heroics|Brave deeds
heronry|Where egrets' kin live
heteros|Straight men
hipster|Trendy urbanite
hoodlum|Tough punk
hoovers|Some vacuum cleaners
hopeless|Certain to fail
horrors|Heaven forbid!
hotbeds|Areas of rapid growth
hotshot|Showily skillful sort
hotspot|Jumpin' joint
hottest|Nearest the fire
idealist|Pursuer of noble goals
idiotic|More than dumb
idolater|Worshiper of a statue
immersed|Totally absorbed
immutable|Unchanging over time
impairs|Debilitates
impaled|Stuck, like a shish kebab
implores|Begs, as for mercy
imposts|Import duties, e.g.
inflate|Blow up
inhales|Eats quickly
inroads|Hostile incursions
insoles|Shoe inserts
instead|As an alternative
institute|Lay the groundwork for
integer|Whole number
intellect|Genius's forte
intense|Strong, as emotions
interpret|Convert from Swedish to Swahili, say
intones|Recites, as a chant
invasion|War of the Worlds event
inverse|1/3, to 3
irritant|Grain of sand, to a pearl oyster
iterated|Said again
ivories|What some musicians "tickle"
jeweler|Ring professional?
joyrode|Temporarily misappropriated a car
keepsake|Memento
kernels|Unpopped popcorn
kittens|Pet shop offerings
kneecap|Bottom of the strike zone, roughly
kneeler|Pew attachment
knesset|Israel's parliament
laborers|They work with their hands
lallygag|Goof off (var.)
lariats|Rodeo gear
leaflet|Demonstrator's handout
leagues|Baseball divisions
leakiest|Most apt to sink
leaners|Some horseshoes scores
learner|Permit holder, maybe
leashing|Restraining, per some state laws
lemonade|Sidewalk-stand offering
lentils|Legumes in soups
leonine|Like Simba or Nala
leopards|Spotted big cats
letterer|Stencil user, perhaps
lettuce|Romaine or iceberg
likewise|Ditto
liniment|It's rubbed in
lioness|Elsa of "Born Free," e.g.
listener|Concert attendee, essentially
literati|Book-review types
logroller|Exchanger of political favors
loincloth|Garb for Tarzan
lonesome|In need of company
lounges|Hangs in the hammock
lowdown|Inside scoop
lyrical|Like an ode
macrame|Knotty hobby
madness|Folly
maestro|Conductor's address
magnesia|Oxide used as an antacid
magnificent|Wonderfully brilliant
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
magnolia|Tree of the South
manager|Team skipper
marplot|Scheme ruiner
massive|Gigantic
meadows|Grazing grounds
measure|Size up
meatball|Hero sandwich choice
mediums|Seance leaders
meerkat|Timon in "The Lion King," e.g.
megahit|Blockbuster movie
menswear|Department store section
menthol|Vicks VapoRub ingredient
mention|Refer to briefly
merriest|Joyous to the max
metaphor|Life's a beach is one
meteors|Shower components
mimosas|Champagne concoctions
mindset|Fixed attitude
minefield|Potentially dangerous situation
minorca|One of Spain's Balearic Islands
minorca|One of Spain's Balearic Islands
minutemen|Lexington and Concord fighters
mirrors|Funhouse array
misread|Interpret incorrectly
mistake|An "X" may signify one
momentum|What one on a winning streak may have
monster|Rodan or Godzilla
montage|Rocky's training sequence, e.g.
motorboater|Sailing eschewer
motormen|Subway train operators
mushrooms|Antipasto ingredient
mustiest|Most stale and moldy
myriads|Lots and lots
naively|How a babe does things
nametag|Welcome-kit pin-on
nametags|Convention stick-ons
napoleon|Rich French pastry
narrated|Spoke off-screen
natives|Local residents
neatens|Tidies up
neatnik|Compulsive cleaner
neatnik|Obsessive picker-upper
nebbish|Sad sack
nebulas|Very distant clouds
necessity|You can't do without it
needful|Necessary
neglect|Allow to deteriorate
neonate|Just-born baby
nestles|Gets comfy, in a way
nettled|In a pique
nightmare|Bad dream
nippier|More biting, as winter air
nitwits|Dolts
noisier|Less quiet
nominee|Convention choice
noncoms|Sergeants, e.g., for short
nonfiction|Best-seller category
nonsmoking|Restaurant section
notebook|Type of computer
nougats|Some candy bar fillings
nourish|Provide with sustenance
nutlike|Like the flavor of amontillado
obstruct|Get in the way of
obviate|Render unnecessary
octants|Many pizza slices, mathematically
oddsmaker|Point spread determiner
omelets|Fare with mimosas
oneself|Word after "be" or "by"
onscreen|Seen by movie viewers
openwork|Art technique employing holes or gaps
operable|In working condition
operable|In working order, as a machine
oranges|Navel and temple
orations|Deliveries from Clay or Webster
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordered|Logically arranged
ordinal|Like first and second
orients|Sets straight
orients|Shows the ropes to
outdoors|Where to spend a sunny day
outearn|Get fatter paychecks than
outliers|Exceptions
overbet|Risk too much
overcomes|Conquers
overdrive|High gear on a car, perhaps
overjoys|Tickles pink
oversee|Be in charge of
overstep|Go beyond, as authority
overtrains|Exercises too much
paisley|Ornate fabric pattern
palette|Artist's colorful board
palette|Studio item with a thumbhole
palominos|Gold-coated horses
palooka|Big lug
pampered|Babied
panhandler|Seeker of spare change
parabola|Mathematical curve
paragon|Model of excellence
paramount|Most important
paratroop|Pertaining to military chutists
parboil|Cook a bit, as before roasting
paresis|Partial paralysis
parodic|Like much "SNL" fare
pastiche|Work of art that imitates the style of another
pasties|Exotic dancer's wear
patents|Edison's 1,000+
patient|Like a good waiter?
pattern|Dressmaker's aid
patties|Big Mac pair
patties|Burger units
payoffs|Bribery outlays
peacoat|Seafarer's jacket
peanuts|Airline snack fare
pedaled|Went by bike
peddles|Sells door-to-door
peerage|Baronets and lords
pennant|October baseball prize
percale|Bedding fabric
percale|Sheet material
pergola|Vine-covered passageway
perhaps|Maybe yes, maybe no
peridots|Olive green gems
perturb|Make uneasy
peruses|Inspects carefully
pesetas|Pre-euro Spanish coins
pheasant|Under glass entree
pinhole|Tiny puncture
plateau|Mesa relative
playsuit|Child's sports outfit
polymath|One with wide-ranging knowledge
pontoon|Seaplane part
popeyed|Having bulging peepers
porgies|Some Atlantic food fishes
postmortem|After-the-fact analysis
postwar|After peace is declared
potions|Concoctions in cauldrons
pounced|Attacked like a tiger
preempts|Interrupts, as a TV broadcast
preprint|Advance portion of a book or magazine
preseason|Grapefruit League time
present|Box with a bow
presets|Car radio buttons
presets|Radio buttons
preside|Act as chairperson
pretend|Let on
pretzel|Twisted fare
prodigal|Like the son in a Biblical teaching
proforma|Merely routine
prudent|Wisely cautious
prudential|Fortune 500 financial organization
pruning|Garden chore
quartet|The Beatles or KISS
queenside|Uncommon place to castle, in chess
quinella|Exacta alternative
quotable|Clever enough to repeat
ragtime|Scott Joplin's genre
raisins|Shriveled-up grapes
rampages|Destructive sprees
rampart|Castle protector
rampart|Defensive barrier
ranchero|Livestock raiser, out west
rascally|Mischievous, in a playful way
rasters|Parallel scanning lines on a TV screen
ratites|Ostriches, emus et al.
ratites|Ostriches, emus, etc.
rattans|Plants used for wickerwork
ratters|Vermin-eradicating pets
rattler|Snake with a warning sound
realness|Authenticity
realtor|Professional with lots to offer
rebates|Cash-back come-ons
recoiled|Drew back, in a way
recount|Election loser's demand
rectors|Parish VIPs
recycle|Be eco-conscious, in a way
redwood|California's state tree
reelect|Campaign button verb
refrigerant|Freon, for one
regalia|Royal insignia
regatta|Race on the Thames
regattas|Thames races
regents|College board members
regional|Affecting a tri-state area, say
rehires|Not-so-new workers
relayed|Handed off
reminds|A tickler file does it
reminiscent|Remindful
remotely|To just a slight degree
removal|Ejection
repairs|Handyman's chores
repanel|Spruce up, as walls
repulse|Beat back
reshape|Alter the form of
residue|Fireplace ash, e.g.
resoled|Did some shoe repair
resonant|Strong and deep, as a voice
resource|Coal or oil, e.g.
restate|Attempt to make clearer, perhaps
restful|Offering peace and quiet
retailer|Macy's, notably
retrace|Go back over
retread|Recycled tire
reverberant|Ringing
rewires|Makes some new connections
rezones|Splits into new districts
ricotta|Soft Italian cheese
riotous|Like a mob gone amok
riverbed|Dredged area, maybe
rivulet|Small stream
roadshow|Touring troupe
rosters|Rotisserie league lists
rubaiyat|Omar Khayyam opus
safaris|Tours in Tanzania
salmons|Sockeyes and chinooks
samosas|Indian appetizers
samples|Store freebies
sarongs|Polynesian wraps
satanic|Like Rushdie's verses
satiate|Fill beyond full
saucier|More cheeky
sawfish|Swimmer with a serrated snout
sawhorse|Carpenter's stand
scalpel|Surgeon's need
scanner|UPC reader
scatter|Spread far and wide
scatter|Toss around
sconces|Brackets for candles
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorers|Ballpark officials
scrabble|Game with tiles
screams|Horror flick sounds
screwdriver|Tool belt item
screwup|Botch
scrooges|Mean skinflints
seahorse|Fish that swims upright
seaport|New Orleans or Baltimore
seashore|Locale for clamdiggers
seasides|Some resort locales
seatbelt|Air passenger's safety device
seaweed|Sushi wrap
secondhand|Like thrift shop wares
secrets|Confidential matters
sectors|Pie chart slices
selects|Chooses
selfish|Unlikely to share
sellers|Listers on eBay
senator|Politico with a six-year term
sendoff|Bon voyage party
serrate|Notched, like a saw
session|Legislative meeting
sestina|Troubadour's poem
sestinas|Six-stanza verses
setters|Some hunting dogs
settler|Colonist, for one
several|More than a couple
sexless|Gender-neutral
shading|Slight variation of color
shadows|Lurking places
shortchange|Give a dollar back, instead of two
shortcoming|Character flaw, say
shorten|Edit for space
showtime|When the curtain rises
shrines|Sacred places
shushes|Demands silence from
signatory|John Hancock, famously
signposts|Turnpike features
simpers|Grins self-consciously
simulcasts|Games on radio and TV at the same time, e.g.
skewers|Shish kebab holders
skipper|Ship's captain
slaters|Some roofing pros
slather|Lay on thick
slavery|1860 campaign issue
sleeted|Precipitated in winter
sleeted|Precipitated in winter
sliders|Mini-burgers
sloshes|Plods through mud
sluggish|Slow, like a sloth
sluices|Water channels in mines
slumbering|Sawing logs, so to speak
smaller|Not so bulky
smeared|Spread sloppily, as jam
snaffle|Type of horse bit
sneaked|Moved stealthily
sneerer|Villain in silent films
snidely|Mr. Whiplash
snifter|Brandy glass
snoozed|Caught a few winks
solitaire|Set by itself, as a diamond
soloist|Jam session musician, at times
soloists|They go it alone
somatic|Of the body
soprano|HBO mobster
spadework|Preliminary data-gathering, say
spanner|Kind of wrench
sparerib|BBQ morsel
species|Some are endangered
speeding|Going too fast
spelunks|Explores caves
spencer|Princess Diana's family name
spencer|Tracy of "Boys Town"
spigots|Taps
spireas|White-flowered shrubs
sponges|Kitchen absorbers
spoofer|Parodist
springs|Mattress innards
sprinkle|Light rain
spurrier|1966 Heisman winner Steve
stables|Racetrack shelters
stalags|WWII detention sites
stampede|Run wild on the range
stances|All batters have them
starfish|Five-armed creature
starters|Golf course workers
startle|Catch off-guard
stashed|Socked away
statute|Legislative act
steadier|More constant
stealthy|Like a cat burglar
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steeped|Soaked, like tea bags
steepen|Increase, as an incline
steerage|Cheap tickets on the Titanic
stellar|Dazzling
stellar|Top-notch
stencil|Write an open letter?
steppes|Eurasian grasslands
stereos|Bose wares
stetson|Ranch topper
stigmas|Stains on one's reputation
stirrer|Coffeeshop utensil
stirrup|Rider's footrest
stranded|Left on base
strands|Leaves on base
stratum|Rock layer
stretchy|Like spandex
stricter|More exact
strikes|Bowling feats
strikes|Bowling feats
strudel|Potsdam pastry
stutter|Talk like Porky
stylist|Coif creator
stylists|Salon pros
styptic|Kind of first-aid pencil
styrene|Disposable cup material
suckers|Easy marks
sucrose|Sweetening substance
sulkies|Harness racing vehicles
superheroes|They may be masked
supernovae|Exploding stars
supreme|Highest possible
surpass|Do better than
surpass|Go one better than
surprise|Word yelled at some parties
sweater|Frat man's wear
sweater|Knitter's creation
sweatpants|Part of a gym rat's outfit
swellheads|Self-centered sorts
systems|Gamblers' strategies
systems|Gamblers' strategies
tabernacle|Mormon place of worship
tamales|Hot treats south of the border
tankard|Alehouse vessel
tankers|Patton or Sherman crew members
tapioca|Pudding from the cassava root
tartare|Rarer than rare, as steak goes
tartare|Raw, as steak
tartest|Most tangy
tasteful|Far from tacky
tattooed|Inked, so to speak
tattoos|Body art
teacher|Plato, to Aristotle
tearoom|Something's brewing there
tedious|Like a really boring job
teenier|More petite
telegram|Old Western Union delivery
telexes|Once-modern messages
tenders|Boneless strips of chicken
tension|Headache cause
tension|Nervous feeling
tenuous|Lacking a sound basis
tenures|Professors' prizes
termini|Bus lines' end points
tethers|Pet restraints
thickheaded|Slow-witted
thimble|Finger protector
thimble|Sewer's protection
thirsts|They may be slaked
thirteen|Floor number absent in many high-rises
thrifty|Unlikely to splurge
tieclasps|Business suit accessories
tiresome|Like the same old, same old
titania|Shakespeare's fairy queen
toccata|Virtuoso piece
toddles|Takes baby steps
together|En masse
tollbars|Bridge gates
tonight|This evening
tornados|World's largest funnels
tortures|Causes great anguish
tosspot|DTs sufferer
towline|Hauler's rope
tradeoff|Give-and-take
traders|Stock-exchange denizens
translucent|Allowing light to pass through
transoms|Windows above some doors
trapdoors|Some secret exits
traumas|Emotional upsets
travail|Tough situation
travesty|Distortion, as of justice
treacle|Overly sweet stuff
trebled|Increased by 200 percent
treetop|Cradle locale, in a lullaby
tremors|Seismograph readings
trestles|Structures over valleys, perhaps
tribunal|War crimes court
tripoli|The Marines' Hymn city
tritely|Without originality
tritone|Musical interval of three whole steps
triumvir|Ancient Roman magistrate
trivial|Worth beans
trolled|Fished with a moving line
trusses|Ties up tightly
tsetses|African bloodsuckers
tsetses|African bloodsucking flies
turtledove|Affectionate bird
typefaces|Font features
ultimas|Last syllables
ululate|Loudly mourn
uncover|Expose, as a plot
uneaten|Still on the plate
unpaved|Like a dirt road
unseats|Ousts from office
unsnarl|Disentangle, as hair
untying|Loosening, in a way
upsides|Advantages
useless|Not worth a plugged nickel
utilize|Employ
vacated|Cleared out
vagrant|Idle wanderer
vamoose|Skedaddle
verbatim|Word-perfect?
vibrate|Alert like a cellphone, perhaps
voyages|Journeys for Columbus
waistline|Snacks affect it
walkout|Striking workers' tactic
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
warpath|Angry one's place?
wayfarer|Traveler on foot
whinnied|Sounded horse?
whorled|Fingerprint-shaped
wingspread|Airplane's measurement
wiriest|Most sinewy and thin
wonderer|Thoughtful soul
wrangled|Argued loudly
wunderkind|Young phenom
yeshiva|School for Torah study
abandons|Leaves high and dry
abettor|One driving a getaway car, say
abigail|Advice columnist Van Buren
aborted|Cut short, NASA-style
abrades|Wears away
academic|University professor, e.g.
accepted|Chose to admit
accosts|Confronts rudely
accrete|Grow, as a stalactite
accrual|Accumulation, as of interest
acolytes|Clergymen's aides
actress|Grace Kelly, while a commoner
adapted|Made to fit
adequate|Good enough
aerobics|Workout class set to music
aerosol|Spray paint, e.g.
affairs|Subjects of many tabloid articles
against|Not in favor of
airship|Zeppelin, e.g.
alamode|Like some pie orders
alamode|Way to serve pie or cake
albacore|Tuna sold by StarKist
alcohol|Virgin drink's lack
alehouse|Place for a pint
algebra|Solve for x subject
alliances|The Axis and others
allsorts|Variety of licorice candies
allures|Bakery and coffeeshop aromas, e.g.
altered|Took in or shortened, say
amasses|Racks up
amateur|Any pro draft selection
amazons|Warrior women of myth
ambient|Natural, as lighting
amethyst|Purple gem
amiable|Easy to get along with
amnesty|Forgiveness, as to draft evaders
amongst|In the midst of
amusing|Eliciting chuckles
anagram|Wordplay in the Jumble
analyses|Chemists' studies, e.g.
anathema|Object of loathing
android|iPhone alternative
anemone|Sea creature resembling a flower
angoras|Some goats, rabbits or cats
angriest|Most incensed
anisette|Liqueur similar to sambuca
annealed|Made more malleable, as steel
anodyne|Soothing pill
another|Barkeep's question
anteater|Feeder at a termite mound
anteroom|Waiting area
anthems|Pregame songs
anthills|Mounds made by workers
antirust|Corrosion-inhibiting
anytime|I'm available 24/7!
apostle|Any of 12 at the Last Supper
apostle|Last Supper attendee
apostles|The Last Supper figures
apparel|Fashion show's focus
appease|Pacify with concessions
appendix|Back-of-the-book section
applause|Standing O, say
approval|Thumbs-up
aptness|Relevance
arabica|Over half the world's coffee
arcsine|Inverse trigonometric function
arietta|Diva's brief tune
armadillo|Mammal that can roll into a ball
arrayed|In an orderly formation
arrests|Hauls in for booking
arrogant|Full of oneself
arsenic|Element in murder mysteries
artichoke|Thistle with a tasty heart
artisan|Apt anagram of "Sinatra"
artisans|Glassblowers and jewelry makers, e.g.
artiste|Singer or dancer, e.g.
ashcans|Sub sinkers, slangily
askance|Suspicious way to look
aspirin|Take two drug
aspirins|Pain-relieving pills
assailed|Lashed out at
asserts|States as fact
asserts|States confidently
assists|Baseball or basketball statistics
assists|There are two in a 5-4-3 double play
astound|Knock out of one's socks
astride|Mounted on
atavist|Throwback to an earlier time
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
atlases|Oversized reference books
attaboy|Way to go, kid!
attempt|Have a go at
attempts|Takes a crack at
attendee|One in an audience
attends|Is present at
attired|Nattily dressed
attracts|Invites, as attention
attunes|Brings into harmony
avarice|Miser's sin
avengers|Emma Peel's show, with "The"
average|Bowler's statistic
average|Statistic for a bowler or batter
aviates|Does the Wright thing?
aviates|Goes barnstorming, say
avocados|Guacamole needs
awarder|Medal presenter, say
babysits|Minds junior
backless|Revealing, as an evening dress
baloney|Hogwash!
bankbook|Depositor's record
baptism|First sacrament
bareback|Without a saddle, to an equestrian
bargain|Super deal
bargains|Engages in haggling
barista|Starbucks worker
barrens|Sparsely vegetated expanses
bartered|Made a cashless transaction
baseline|Tennis server's place
basemen|Three of nine on a ballfield
basement|Last place, in sports lingo
bassist|McCartney, in the Beatles
beanbag|Kind of amorphous chair
bearish|Predicting a market decline
beneath|Not worthy of
berserk|Totally out of control
betrayal|Judas' act
bisects|Splits evenly
blaming|Pointing a finger at
blasted|Criticized severely
blesses|Gives approval to
blesses|Gives one's approval to
blueblood|One of noble birth
bluffed|Raised with a poor hand, say
boasted|Blew one's own horn
bobbled|Mishandled, as a grounder
bolivia|Landlocked South American country
bonehead|Nitwit
bossism|Control within a government machine
boudoirs|Women's sitting rooms
boutique|Fashionable shop
bracket|Shelf support
brasher|Displaying more chutzpah
bravest|Most gutsy
brevity|The soul of wit, in a saying
brewers|MLB team that switched leagues in 1998
bridled|Took umbrage (at)
brioche|Eggy, buttery French bread
brittle|Easily snapped
buffalo|City with "two seasons: winter and the 4th of July"
bumpkin|Snuffy Smith or Li'l Abner
butcher|Totally louse up
caboose|Car on some tourist railroads
caesars|Vegas casino, familiarly
caliper|Disc brake part
cameras|Tourists' neckwear, perhaps
canapes|Cocktail party trayful
cannonball|Projectile from Old Ironsides
cantors|Synagogue singers
capsizes|Flips, as the Poseidon did
caramba|Ay, ___! (Bart Simpson expletive)
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
caroled|Sang "Silent Night," say
carouse|Paint the town red
carrots|Snowmen's noses, sometimes
carrottops|Lucille Ball and Conan O'Brian, slangily
casinos|Cruise ship attractions
casuals|Informal wearables
catered|Supplied a spread for
catspaw|Unwitting dupe
caustic|Like Don Rickles' humor
ceasefire|Break in the hostilities
ceasefire|Preceder of peace talks, often
chablis|Dry white wine
chaired|Led, as a meeting
changed|Got dressed for dinner, say
charisma|Celebrity's aura
cheapen|Lessen the quality of
chiefly|Above all
chilies|Pungent peppers
chutney|Condiment in Indian cuisine
cinemas|Multiplex units
circlet|Ring-shaped ornamental headband
cleaned|Mopped and dusted, say
cleanse|Remove impurities from
cleanse|Use Comet or Bon Ami on
cleanser|Ajax or Comet
clerics|Pastors, rabbis et al.
coastal|Like many flood-prone areas
coastguard|Military branch founded by Alexander Hamilton
coatracks|Holders of checked garments
cognate|Related linguistically
cohered|Held together
college|Faber, in "Animal House"
combine|Mix, as musical influences
concept|Word before car or album
confuses|Mixes up
connect|Share a door, as rooms
contempt|A judge may hold you in this
contests|Disputes, as a will
contests|They may involve pie eating
contract|Ballplayer's agreement
cornrow|Arrange in tight braids
corolla|Toyota compact
corolla|Toyota model that's the world's best-selling
cottages|Many vacation houses
coziest|Most comfy
crackpot|Whack job
cradled|Held protectively
crampon|Climber's footwear attachment
crasher|Uninvited partygoer
credits|End-of-movie listing
criminal|One with a rap sheet
cringes|Shrinks in fright
crisper|Refrigerator bin
crockpot|The Original Slow Cooker
croissants|Breads in some breakfast sandwiches
crostini|Appetizer whose name means "little crusts" in Italian
crowded|Like sardines in a can
cuticle|Skin bordering a fingernail
dadaist|Jean Arp, notably
daytime|When a vampire sleeps
deadline|Date on a contest entry form
debates|Pre-election face-offs
deboned|Like a fillet
declare|State emphatically
declared|Stated clearly
decline|Refuse, as an offer
defines|Does a lexicographer's job
deflated|Like a flat tire
degermed|Sterilized
deifies|Places on a pedestal
demigods|Offspring of humans and deities
demoness|Woman from hell?
densest|Most tightly packed
density|Population per square mile, e.g.
departed|Shoved off
depends|Could go either way
deposed|Toppled from the throne
deprive|Take away from, with "of"
derailed|Jumped the tracks
derange|Drive mad
derricks|Oil field structures
descends|Prepares to land
deserted|Like a ghost town
despise|Can't stomach
dessert|Course that a Brit calls "afters"
detects|Catches a whiff of
detects|Picks up the scent of, say
detente|Thaw in the Cold War
detests|Can't stomach
devotes|Dedicates, as time
dialogue|Actors' interaction
dilatory|Dragging one's feet
dilemmas|Thorny situations
dinette|Kitchen adjunct, or its furniture
directs|Gives orders, on a set
disallow|Rule against
disputes|They're settled by instant replays
dissent|Hold the minority opinion
donated|Visited a bloodmobile
doodads|Thingamajigs
dragnet|Classic show with Sergeant Friday
dreaded|Fear-inducing
drinker|Elbow bender
drowses|Is half-asleep
drummed|Played a tabla or djembe
dynasty|Soap opera about the Carringtons
earache|Result of wax buildup, maybe
earnest|Not kidding around
earnest|Sincere, as an apology
earwigs|Insects with rear pincers
echelon|Organizational level
ecology|Green science
ecstatic|Flying high
elaborate|Go into detail
electee|November winner, perhaps
elegies|Poetic laments
element|Any of the rare-earth metals
elephant|Horton or Babar
elevate|Improve, as one's golf game
elixirs|Magical potions
elongate|Stretch out
elopers|Runaway lovers
embroils|Involves, as in controversy
emigrate|Leave the old sod
emirate|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
emirates|Dubai-based airline
emitted|Gave off
emoticon|:-) or :-(
emotions|What stoics seldom display
empanadas|Stuffed pastries of Latin America
emporia|Big box stores, e.g.
enamored|Wild about, with "of"
encases|Protects, as in a museum
encores|Concert extenders
endanger|Leave defenseless
endeared|Made beloved
endgame|Final stage, in chess
endings|They're happy, in fairy tales
endings|They're happy, in fairy tales
endless|Like a Mobius strip
enemies|Them, to "us"
enemies|Nixon kept a list of these
engraved|Like some fancy invitations
enhances|Adds to, in a way
enigmas|Tough nuts to crack
enisled|Stranded like Crusoe
enlists|Signs up to serve
ennoble|Raise to a high rank
entails|Involves by necessity
entices|Acts the siren
entirety|Sum total
entropy|Tendency toward disorder
episodes|Sitcom units
equators|Lines equidistant from planets' poles
erasing|Wiping clean
erasures|Smudges on test papers, perhaps
erected|Built from the ground up
erected|Put up, as a barn
erecting|Putting up
erectly|How soldiers stand at attention
eremite|Religious recluse
escalate|Step up, as a conflict
espresso|Barista's brew
espresso|Barista's creation
essence|Flavoring for cigars or liquor
estates|Palatial homes
estates|Probate concerns
estimate|Mechanic's figure
estimate|Repair shop figure
estrogen|Testosterone counterpart
ethanol|Gasoline additive
ethanol|Gasoline additive
ethanol|Most common biofuel
ethereal|Light and delicate
etouffee|Cajun crawfish-and-rice dish
evasive|Like users of weasel words
evident|In plain sight
evildoer|Superhero's nemesis
evinces|Makes clear
exacted|Got, as revenge
examples|For-instances
exceeds|Goes beyond
execute|Carry out, as a mission
exempted|Freed from liability
exhausts|Totally uses up
expedite|Put on the fast track
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyesore|Weedy vacant lot, e.g.
eyetooth|Upper canine
eyewash|Lab safety solution
fabrics|Toile and tulle
failure|It's worth 0 grade points
fainter|Not as distinct
fairway|Tee shot destination, hopefully
fancier|Not as plain
filament|Part of an incandescent bulb
filmset|Director's workplace
filters|Spam catchers
finagle|Get via trickery
finalize|Wrap up
finesse|Diplomatic skill
finesse|Diplomatic skill
flanges|Projecting rims, as on wheels
flatfeet|Result of fallen arches
flatter|Praise insincerely
flowerpots|Devo's headgear resembled these
foamier|Like cappuccino, vis-a-vis a latte
fomented|Stirred up, as trouble
foolscap|Headgear for a court jester
footman|Servant with many tasks
forefinger|Pointing digit
foremen|Overseers of crews
foreseen|Known in advance
forgets|Has a senior moment
foundry|Where iron is cast
freewill|Discretion to choose
freshman|First-term congressman
fructose|Mangoes are high in this sugar
furnaces|Appliances that may get stoked
gaggles|Groups of geese, when not airborne
gallbladder|Organ that stores bile
gambols|Runs about playfully
garbanzo|Legume used to make hummus
garrison|Military outpost group
garters|They're thrown by grooms
gaseous|Like the noble elements
gazette|Word in some newspaper names
gemstone|Ring adornment, perhaps
general|James Mattis was one
genetic|Like hi-tech fingerprinting
genetic|___ marker (DNA sequence)
gentile|Non-Mormon, to a Mormon
gestalt|Unified whole, in psychology
globules|Beads of sweat, e.g.
glories|Is proud of, with "in"
glucose|Sugar in apricots and dates
goading|Poking with a cattle prod
goblets|Glasses with feet and stems
godsons|Boys after baptisms, often
gorillas|King Kong's kin
grabber|It'll get your attention
grander|More awe-inspiring
granola|Cereal sold in bars
granola|Nutty breakfast fare
greaser|Pompadour sporter of the 1950s
greases|Does a lube job on
griddle|Waffle maker
grimaces|Pained looks
hairdos|Buns, beehives and bobs
hairnets|Food preparers' headgear
happier|More mirthful
harasses|Makes unwanted advances to, say
hardhat|Riveter's protector
harpoon|Moby-Dick weapon
hassock|Cushioned footstool
hastily|In slapdash manner
haystack|Needle's place, in an idiom
hedgehogs|Sega's Sonic et al.
heiress|Paris Hilton or Patty Hearst
helipad|Landing area on a rooftop
herdsmen|Cattle ranch laborers
heroics|Batman's deeds
herringbone|V-shaped twill pattern
herself|Whom Eydie Gorme played in "Ocean's Eleven"
hessian|Battle of Trenton mercenary
hillside|Snowboarding spot
hipbone|Part of the pelvis
hitches|Trailer haulers' needs
homespun|Like Will Rogers' humor
honeycomb|Beehive structure
hornist|Brass instrument player
horrors|Heaven forbid!
hostile|Like some takeovers or witnesses
hotheaded|Having a short fuse
hotrods|Souped-up Model T's, say
hotspot|Wi-Fi access area
hotspots|Places with Wi-Fi availability
hotspots|Wi-Fi access areas
howlers|Wolves, when supposedly serenading the moon
hushpuppy|Deep-fried cornmeal cake
hypnotic|Trance-inducing
icebergs|North Atlantic hazards
icicles|Christmas tree decorations
ignored|Turned a deaf ear to
illegal|Like a horse-collar tackle, now
immense|Bigger than big
immobile|Going nowhere
immoral|Having no scruples
impanel|Select, as a jury
impedes|Gets in the way of
imperial|Luxury Chrysler until 1993
imputed|Ascribed, as guilt
inaccurate|Off the mark
indirect|Circuitous, as a route
infidel|Heathen or atheist, pejoratively
innersole|Sneaker insert
inordinate|Uncalled-for
inseams|Tailors' measurements
inspector|Henderson of Superman comics, e.g.
intended|Wearer of an engagement ring
intends|Has in mind
interact|Act reciprocally
ireless|Without rancor
ironman|Completer of a tough triathlon
islander|Hawaiian or Fijian
isolate|Put into solitary, say
iterate|Repeat, as for emphasis
ivories|Piano keys, slangily
jackpots|Big wins in Las Vegas
jammies|Nightwear, slangily
janitor|Cleanup person
jellybean|Easter basket morsel
jetstream|Headwind for a westbound flight
jeweler|Seller of "bling"
jeweler|Worker with a loupe
jewelers|Purveyors of fine watches
jobless|Out of work
johnson|President after Lincoln
joneses|Family to keep up with
jurassic|Period in the Age of Dinosaurs
karaoke|Saloon sing-along
keggers|Fraternity parties, often
keratin|Protein in hair straighteners
khanates|Political entities of the Mongols
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kimonos|Geishas' garments
kingpin|El Chapo, in the drug world
kneaded|Worked, as clay
kneehole|Space beneath a desk
kneeler|Pew attachment
knottier|More complex, as a problem
labeled|Marked, as a jar
labrador|Many a duck hunter's dog
lacrosse|Game of Native American origin
ladyfingers|Cakes used in tiramisu
lagoons|Atoll features
lakeside|Site for a summer camp
landslide|Electoral College blowout
lanyards|Cords with name tags
lariats|Rodeo ropes
lateral|Gridiron pass option
laterals|Some pigskin transfers
laurels|Crown for a Boston Marathon winner
layered|Like lasagna or baklava
layette|Common baby shower gift
leghorns|Chickens on many egg farms
legwarmers|Attire in Jane Fonda workout videos
lemonade|Sidewalk-stand buy
lenient|Showing mercy
lenient|Unusually short, as a prison sentence
leonine|Like the king of beasts
lessens|Drops off
lethargy|Spring fever symptom
lettuce|Salad bar staple
literal|Word-for-word
literal|Word-for-word
lockers|Dressing room array
lordship|Term of respect in the U.K.
loveseat|Couch for a couple
lowlife|Dastardly sort
machismo|Quality of Rambo or Rocky
magnate|Business bigwig
magpies|Chattering birds
mahimahi|Fish also known as a dolphin
mainland|China, to Hong Kong
majesty|Part of a king's address
malaise|Feeling of unease
manatee|Everglades cousin of the elephant
mantras|Om and others
marines|Gomer Pyle's service branch
marshes|Cattails' locales
marshes|Reed sections?
mastery|Consummate skill
maternal|Like one set of grandparents
meadows|Places to graze
measure|Five beats, in "Take Five"
meddles|Acts the buttinsky
medicated|Administered drugs to
menswear|Jos. A. Bank wares
merited|Was worthy of
messages|Voicemail units
microbic|Like germs or viruses
midtown|Times Square's Manhattan locale
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
mindset|Way of thinking
mineral|Many a dietary supplement
minibar|Prestocked hotel room fridge
miracle|Event at Cana
mirages|Oases in cartoons, e.g.
misnomer|Koala bear, guinea pig or prairie dog
mistrust|Regard with suspicion
mistyped|Hit "q" instead of "w," say
modesty|Trait lacking in egotists
molding|PVC baseboard, e.g.
monastic|Like Benedictines or Trappists
monster|Mad scientist's creation
monstera|Frightening-sounding houseplant
monumental|Of great importance
motored|Went for a spin
mousers|Vermin-catching cats
mozzarella|Rubbery cheese
muleteer|Driver of stubborn equines
muscled|Made one's way by force
mutants|The Ninja Turtles, e.g.
mutters|Grumbles sotto voce
mystique|That certain something
natives|Townies
nativist|One opposed to immigration
nattier|Not as frumpy
navigable|Easy to get around in, as a website
necking|Making out, in a way
necktie|Casual Friday rarity
needled|Poked fun at
needless|Uncalled for
nemeses|Joker and Riddler, to Batman
nestlings|Aerie babies
nonsense|Tommyrot!
nostril|Body part that may flare
notable|High-profile
nouveau|Art ___ (Tiffany's genre)
obscure|Meriting a (var.) tag, say
obstacle|In-the-way item
oedipal|Like a Freudian complex
offender|One subject to arrest
oiliest|Most sleazy
olestra|Faux fat in some chips
omelets|Breakfast or brunch orders
omnibus|Volume of reprinted works
onwards|In a positive direction
operable|In running condition
opinion|Viewpoint in an op-ed
orators|Keynote or valedictory deliverers
ordinal|First, second or third
oriental|Monopoly avenue in the light-blue group
orients|Points the right way
origins|Graph points denoted (0,0)
ornament|Bulldog on a Mack truck, e.g.
ospreys|Fish-catching raptors
ottoman|Upholstered footstool
overate|Yielded to gluttony
overdid|Went to extremes with
overhear|Find out by eavesdropping
oversee|Keep tabs on
overtip|Leave 50 percent, say
oxcarts|Bovine-pulled vehicles
oxfords|Some dress shoes
oysters|Raw bar offerings
oysters|Seafood morsels that "R in season"
pagodas|Tiered Taoist towers
painted|Arizona's ___ Desert
palettes|Boards with thumbholes
panacea|It'll cure what ails you
panorama|View from a mountaintop, say
papayas|Often-jellied tropical fruits
papayas|Tropical smoothie fruits
paprika|Topping for deviled eggs
papyrus|Scroll material of old
parable|Story with a moral
paraded|Marched on Fifth Avenue, say
paraded|Marched on Thanksgiving, say
paradise|Heaven on earth
parapets|Protective barriers on roofs
parasail|Manned kite, of sorts
parasite|Flea, to a dog
pardner|Cowpoke's pal
parents|Babysitter hirers
parmesan|Cheese at pizza parlors
paroles|Sentence shorteners
partial|Showing bias
passover|Seder holiday
password|123456 is a weak one
pastors|Leaders of flocks
pastrami|Sandwich meat often served on rye
patrons|Supporters of the arts
patrons|Supporters of the arts
pattern|Dressmaker's aid
pavement|Urban stickball field surface, often
peahens|Female birds with showy mates
pealing|Resounding, as church bells
pedaling|Spin class activity
pedestal|Idol's perch
peelers|KP utensils
pendants|Charms on chains
pennames|Acton Bell and Ellis Bell, for two
peppery|Hot, like Tabasco sauce
percents|Pie chart figures
perfume|Lady Gaga Fame or Purr by Katy Perry
periwig|Colonial-era hairpiece
personnel|Office staff, e.g.
peruses|Looks over carefully
pesters|Bugs to no end
petites|Dress shop section
phantom|Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, for short
pillars|Columns in the Parthenon
piloted|Took the helm of
pinatas|They get smashed at parties
piously|In a reverent way
pirouettes|Spins in ballet shoes
pizzeria|Place to order slices
planets|Group from which Pluto was demoted
playlets|Short theater productions
pleaser|Accommodating one
pleases|Is agreeable to
pointers|Helpful hints
polecat|Malodorous mammal
pontiffs|Vatican notables
postdate|Indicate a later time, as on a check
posture|It's taught in modeling schools
potters|Creators of ceramics
poverty|LBJ declared war on it
prattle|Talk nonsense
prattler|Babbling sort
predate|Appear before, on a timeline
predate|Occur before, historically
predate|Occur prior to
prelims|Early tourney rounds
prevent|Keep from happening
primate|Gorilla or lemur
prosper|Do well financially
protects|Keeps out of harm's way
protects|Stands guard over
protege|Plato, to Socrates
pushover|Easily influenced sort
puzzlement|Mystification
quasars|Highly luminous cosmic objects
quilted|Took part in a bee
quivered|Showed fear
quotable|Like Yogi Berra or Mark Twain
racketeer|Mob family member
railcar|Trolley, e.g.
raincheck|Ticket for a makeup game
rampant|Uncontrolled, as inflation
rankest|Most foul-smelling
rankest|Most malodorous
ransomed|Paid, as for a hostage release
ratfink|Informer on the mob
ratlines|Rungs on a ship's rope ladder
rawhide|Dog chew material
readable|Unencrypted, say
readies|Gears up
realtor|Open house organizer
rearmost|Like the cheapest seats, usually
rebuttal|Debater's comeback
recoils|Draws back in disgust
rectangle|Equiangular quadrilateral
redcoats|Foes of the Minutemen
redeems|Cashes in, as credit card points
redeems|Converts to cash
redhead|Conan O'Brien or Prince Harry
redline|Warning mark on a tachometer
redwood|The world's tallest tree is one
reenacts|Stages, as a Civil War battle
refiner|Worker with petroleum or sugar
refinery|Producer of kerosene or diesel
reformed|Went straight
regained|Won back
regarded|Thought highly of
regatta|River Thames race
rehearse|Prepare for a concert
rehouse|Find new quarters for
release|Publicist's handout
relented|Showed mercy
relents|Backs off
relocate|Follow a new job, say
remakes|2016's "Ben-Hur" et al.
rentals|Many prom tuxes
renting|Occupying a flat, say
reopened|Got back into business
reptile|Chameleon or crocodile
reputed|Adjective before "mobster"
requests|Lounge pianists may take them
reshoot|Do another take of
resolute|Unlikely to yield
respond|Offer an answer
restaged|Enacted again, as a Civil War battle
restored|Made like new again
retains|Hangs on to
retaken|Done over, as a photo
retaped|Did another take of
retapes|Makes a new cassette of
reticent|Tight-lipped
retires|Hits the hay
retracted|Withdrew, as an accusation
retrial|Result of a hung jury
revenge|Eye for an eye, so to speak
reverses|Does a flip-flop
reverts|Goes back, in a way
reviewer|Movie or restaurant critic
revokes|Takes away for good
rezoned|Divided differently, as city land
ringers|Good shots in horseshoes
rissole|Pastry-enclosed croquette
riveted|Transfixed, as to a TV
roadrunner|Wile E. Coyote's quarry
rosette|Flower-shaped decoration
rosters|Scorecard listings
rotunda|Capitol feature
rulings|Umpires' decisions
sacrifices|Appeasements to the gods
sadness|Blue state?
saguaros|Cacti of Arizona's Sonoran Desert
sailors|Popeye and Bluto
salaams|Deep bows
saltine|Soup toss-in, perhaps
salutes|Gestures to generals
sandbar|Where a boat may run aground
sanding|Tending to an icy road, maybe
sandwiches|Items in many lunch boxes
sapience|Great wisdom
sarongs|South Seas wraps
satiric|Like Mad magazine
saucers|Sightings of concern to ufologists, briefly
sawfish|Swimmer with a serrated snout
sawhorse|Woodworker's support
scarabs|Sacred beetles of Egypt
scarcer|Harder to come by
scarcer|Tougher to locate
scarlet|Like Hester Prynne's "A"
scatter|Run in all directions
scatter|Take off in all directions
schemer|Con man
schemer|One in a cabal
schisms|Religious splits
schmoes|Nincompoops
scrammed|Beat a hasty retreat
scrawls|Writes like the stereotypical doctor
screamed|Reacted in fright
screeds|Blowhards' speeches
scribes|Manuscript copiers of old
scripts|Screenwriters' creations
scrubbed|Canceled, at Canaveral
seaports|Where stevedores toil
seaquake|Cause of a tidal wave
seasons|Makes more flavorful
seatbelt|Click It or Ticket item
secants|Cosines' reciprocals
secular|Not of the church
sedates|Gives Xanax to, e.g.
seedbed|Place for planting
seedbed|Place to sow
seethes|Does a slow burn
seethes|Does a slow burn
segments|Tangerine pieces
selects|Clicks on, e.g.
selects|Clicks on, perhaps
selling|Flying off the shelves
seltzer|Mixer that came in siphon bottles
senator|Washington post?
sendups|Satirists' creations
sentence|Result of a conviction, often
serapes|Mariachi wraps
serenade|Suitor's song
sermons|Deliveries from pulpits
sermons|Deliveries from pulpits
serpent|Eve's tempter
sessions|Attorney General Jeff
shallows|Not-very-deep parts of rivers
shampoo|Do a hair salon job
shamrock|Aer Lingus symbol
shaping|Working with a lathe, say
sharpen|Brush up on, as a skill
sheathed|In a scabbard
sheepdogs|Border collies, notably
sheepish|Like an embarrassed grin
sherbet|Palate-cleansing dessert
shingle|Dentist's front-lawn display, perhaps
shoelace|It goes through eyelets
shortcut|Time-saving route
shorter|Like a 5-miler, vis-a-vis a 10K
sidecars|Motorcycle add-ons
sidestep|Avoid answering
sifters|Bakery utensils
silverback|Adult male gorilla
similes|Good as gold et al.
sisters|Venus and Serena Williams, e.g.
sitters|Date-night hirees
skeeters|Pesky insects, informally
sketched|Did caricatures
sketchy|Lacking detail
skimped|Pinched pennies
slaloms|Ski races with gates
slammed|Criticized harshly
slanted|Like italics
slather|Lay on thick, as mayo
slavish|Abjectly servile
sleazes|Dirtbags
sliders|Mini-burgers
slimmer|A dress size smaller, maybe
slinked|Moved stealthily
slitted|Opened, as with a box cutter
slogans|Corporate catchphrases
slotted|Like some kitchen spoons
slugger|Cleanup hitter, typically
slumped|Went into a losing streak
smarties|Know-it-alls
smeared|Bad-mouthed publicly
smeared|Slung mud at
smokestack|Steam locomotive feature
smooched|Played kissy-face
smoothbore|Feature of an unrifled firearm
smoother|Not so bumpy
smother|Cover, as with onions
smuggest|Most self-satisfied
sneezes|Reacts to pollen, perhaps
snipers|SWAT marksmen
snorkels|Visits a coral reef, perhaps
soapbox|Street-corner speaker's platform
soberer|Not as tipsy
soddens|Soaks to the skin
soiling|Getting mud on, say
solvent|Acetone, to nail polish
someone|Person of importance
someway|By hook or by crook
sorcerer|Caster of spells
sparest|Most meager, as a diet
specials|Entrees not listed on the menu
species|Homo sapiens, for man
species|Homo sapiens, to us
speedier|More likely to steal bases
speedily|With haste
spencer|Tracy of "Boys Town"
spiders|Arachnophobe's fear
splayed|Spread wide apart
sponsor|Anheuser-Busch, to the Super Bowl
sponsored|Paid for, as a program
spotless|Clean enough to eat off of
sprains|Injuries treated with ice
springs|Slinkys, for instance
springs|Wind-up watch parts
sprocket|Toothed part of a bicycle
spruces|Some Christmas trees
sputnik|First launch in the space race
squeegee|Window cleaner's tool
squeezes|Gets juice from
stackup|Pile high
stalest|Most trite
stamped|SASE part
stannite|An ore of tin
starers|Givers of the evil eye
starker|Less adorned
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
stashes|Closet eaters' candy supplies, e.g.
steadily|Slowly but surely
stealer|Thieving sort
steelie|Metal marble
steepen|Make harder to climb
steeper|Harder to climb, perhaps
steeples|Belfry locales
steeples|Places for church bells
stellar|Top-notch
steppes|Virtually treeless grasslands
stepson|Tramples underfoot
stereos|Systems in man caves
sternal|Breastbone-related
sterner|More draconian
stetson|Topper at a dude ranch
stewards|Attendants on flights
stiletto|Thin-heeled shoe
stipend|Payment to a graduate assistant
stipple|Paint using small dots
stogies|Cheap smokes
stomach|Cast-iron body part
stomach|Belt overhang
stoplight|Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Acros
stopper|Bottle sealer
stopper|Wine bottle sealer
storage|Basement's use, often
storied|Celebrated in legend
stories|Many Harry Chapin songs, essentially
storing|Putting on disk, say
strafed|Machine-gunned from above
streets|D and C, in D.C.
strides|Major advances
stringy|Like some tough meat
strives|Gives maximum effort
strobes|Disco flashers
strolls|Boardwalk or mall activities
strolls|Enjoys the boardwalk
stumble|Lose one's footing
stumbles|Trips, but doesn't fall
stupors|Dazed states
styrene|Component of synthetic rubber
success|Inventor's triumphant cry
suggest|Hint at
sultrier|More oppressive, as summer weather goes
sundial|Old timer?
surprise|Word shouted at some parties
sweater|Fraternity man's wear
sweeper|Carpet or street cleaner
swerving|Avoiding a pothole, perhaps
swimmer|Aquacade performer
swinish|Piglike in behavior
swooped|Attacked like an eagle
symbolism|Use of white to represent purity, e.g.
systems|Gamblers' strategies
tabernacle|Mormon place of worship
tactile|Like Braille characters
tailbone|Bottom of the spinal column
talents|Scouts' finds
tallies|Counts, as votes
tankard|Beer hall vessel
tantrums|Terrible twos fits
taproom|Place for a pint
tasseled|Like a graduate's cap
tasseled|Like graduation caps
tassels|Shriner hat adornments
tasteful|Aesthetically pleasing
tastier|More scrumptious
tatters|Stereotypical hobo attire
taverns|Places for pints
teapots|Brewers with spouts
teardrop|Sign of sorrow
teenier|More minuscule
teetered|Walked unsteadily
tellers|Handlers of deposits
template|Hole-driller's pattern, e.g.
tendons|Muscle-to-bone connectors
terriers|Scotties and Jack Russells
terrors|Little hellions
terrors|Out-of-control tots, to sitters
tetanus|Affliction also called lockjaw
textiles|Silk and spandex, for two
theater|Place for a play
theorist|Einstein, famously
tieclasp|Haberdashery accessory
tigress|Mother of striped cubs
tillage|Land under cultivation
tirades|Verbal explosions
tiramisu|Coffee-flavored Italian dessert
tomcats|Some alley prowlers
topsoil|Garden product sometimes sold in cubic yards
topspin|Some "English," in billiards
toreador|The ___ Song ("Carmen" highlight)
torment|Pick on mercilessly
tornado|Dorothy's transport to Oz
torpedo|Lusitania's undoing
tortures|Waterboards, many contend
tostada|Taqueria order
totaled|Completely destroyed
towered|Stood tall
tractors|Caterpillar products
traders|Wall Street extras
transcend|Go beyond the limits of
transfer|Change buses or trains
trashes|Destroys deliberately
traveler|One on vacation, perhaps
treacle|Overly sentimental words
treadles|Pedals on potter's wheels
trellis|Vineyard support
tremble|Show fright
trestle|Railroad bridge support
triangle|Yield sign's shape
trident|Big name in chewing gum
tridents|Gladiators' weapons
tripoli|Marines' Hymn city
tripped|Activated, as an alarm
trowels|Bricklayers' tools
truants|Hooky players
trumpets|Alpert and Armstrong played them
tsetses|African bloodsuckers
turbine|Water- or wind-powered engine
twister|Left foot blue party game
typeset|Compose, as for a print job
typhoon|Pacific storm
underbrush|Shrubs and vines in a forest, e.g.
unfolds|Develops, as a plot
unguent|Soothing salve
unlatch|Open, as a gate
unsound|Faulty, as a plan
unstops|Clears, as a drain
untethers|Frees from restraints
unwraps|Opens on Christmas, say
updates|Breaking news stories
uproars|Hullabaloos
upscale|Like Spago, as restaurants go
username|Datum entered before a password
utensil|Ricer or parer
vanpool|Co-workers' way to work, perhaps
ventricle|Heart chamber
versatile|Having the proverbial 1,001 uses
vikings|Early visitors to the New World
vineyard|Napa Valley sight
voiceprint|Visual representation of the spoken word
warranty|Purchaser's protection
wartime|When "M*A*S*H" was set
watchtower|Sentry's post
wattage|Bulb rating
wavelets|Ripples in the water
waviest|Most squiggly
wearied|Got fatigued
webcams|Skype hardware
western|Movie with a saloon brawl, perhaps
wetness|Quality of fresh paint
whooshed|Moved with a rushing sound
wildcard|2012 addition to the MLB playoffs
wingspan|An Andean condor's may exceed 10 feet
wolfram|Tungsten, by another name
wraiths|Ghostly apparitions
writers|The Onion staffers
xeroxes|Makes copies of, in a way
absence|Attendance record spoiler
absences|Attendance book entries
absorbs|Sucks up
abutted|Bordered on
acceded|Complied with, with "to"
accents|Brogue and cockney
accepts|Grants membership to
acetate|Clear overlay
acetone|Manicurist's solvent
acquire|Develop, as a skill
acquits|Finds guiltless
addicts|Candidates for detox
agonize|Rack one's brains
airtime|Radio advertiser's purchase
airtime|TV advertiser's purchase
alameda|San Francisco Bay city
alfredo|Creamy pasta topper
alfredo|Served with a creamy Parmesan sauce
alienate|Make an enemy of
aligning|Truing up, as a front end
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allayed|Quieted, as qualms
allowed|Not taboo
almonds|Nuts used in making marzipan
alumnus|Many a reunion attendee
ambushed|Attacked from hiding
ammeter|Current-measuring device
ammeter|Current-measuring device
ammonia|Strong-smelling cleanser
amoebas|Unicellular animals
anaconda|World's heaviest snake
analyst|Wall Street worker
anchors|Newsroom honchos
andiron|Fireplace fixture
anisette|Liqueur with espresso
anthems|Hatikvah and "O Canada"
anthrax|Heavy metal band named for a bacterium
anymore|At the present time
anytime|I'm flexible
apostle|Last Supper attendee
apparel|Fashionista's field
apparel|What you wear
appears|Comes to light
arcades|Places to play pinball
archive|Store, as public records
archway|Passage with a keystone
arduous|Back-breaking
arietta|Short piece at La Scala
armadas|Naval forces
armhole|Vest opening
arraign|File charges against
arsenal|Ammunition maker
arsonist|Hired "torch"
article|The is one
artiest|Chichi to the max
ascribe|Credit, as an author
ashiest|Most pallid
askance|With a look of suspicion
askance|With suspicion, as a look
asperse|Sling mud at
aspired|Aimed ambitiously for, with "to"
aspires|Has great ambitions
assigned|Gave out, as tasks
assorts|Puts into like groups
assured|Certain to happen
assured|Gave one's word
assures|Makes certain
astronaut|Project Mercury member
atheist|Faithless one
athlete|Hoopster or gridder
athletes|ESPY recipients
athletes|Figures on Wheaties boxes
attache|Embassy staffer
attacks|Campaign-season ads, often
attains|Reaches, as a goal
attempt|Have a go at
attendant|Wedding party member
attract|What opposite magnetic poles do
austere|Like monastic life
authors|Takers of book tours
avarice|Money-grubber's trait
avenges|Gets even for
aviated|Took to the skies
azaleas|Funnel-shaped flowers
babysits|Tends to a tot
ballasts|Stabilizes, as a hot-air balloon
ballots|Election Day slips
ballots|Items in recounts
bandsaw|Shop tool with an endless blade
banshee|Wailer of Irish myth
barbered|Gave a shave and a haircut to
barkeeps|Cocktail mixers
bartend|Do a mixologist's work
baseman|Who or What, to Bud Abbott
baskets|Two- or three-pointers
beastie|Fairy tale monster
beefeater|Tower of London guard
belongs|Is part of the "in" crowd
benchwarmers|They don't start
benjamin|$100 bill, slangily
bereave|Leave desolate
bicolor|Blue and red, say
bicycle|Flying vehicle in "E.T."
bizarre|Off the wall
bizarre|Off-the-wall
blanked|Held to no runs
bodegas|Shops in barrios
bottled|Like beer in many six-packs
bovines|Buffalo, yaks et al.
braille|Louis who taught the blind
breasts|KFC servings
breathe|Be alive
cabanas|Poolside conveniences
cabanas|Poolside shelters
cabaret|1972 Minnelli musical set in Berlin
cabbage|Sauerkraut source
cabinet|Post-election appointees
cadence|Drummer's rhythm
callers|Some radio talk show participants
cannabis|Drug sold at dispensaries
caroled|Went door-to-door, perhaps
carpool|Drive-sharing group
cartons|Milk purchases
cashier|One at the checkout counter
catapult|Stone-launching weapon
catcalls|Hoots of disapproval
ceramist|Kiln user
cereals|Trix and Kix
cerumen|Earwax, in medical terms
chamber|One of four in the heart
chances|Raffle buys
chapter|Fraternity unit
chastise|Chew out
cheroot|Cigar with clipped ends
chilidog|Messy fare at a fair
chocoholic|One who can't resist Hershey's, say
choirboy|Singer in a loft
chophouse|Place for steaks
chowhound|Big eater
classes|College reunion groups
classes|Curriculum listings
classes|Reunion groups
classes|Yearbook divisions
classmate|Yearbook signer, often
clavicle|Commonly fractured bone
coaxers|Sweet-talking sorts
cohosts|Kelly and Ryan, on TV
collages|Pictures made from odds and ends
colleges|Places with dorms and quads
collins|Gin cocktail, for short
combine|NFL showcase event
compact|Honda Civic or Ford Focus
conclude|Wrap up
conducts|Leads, as an orchestra
conquers|Proves superior to
convene|Have a meeting
convicts|Slammer denizens
copycat|Monkey-see, monkey-do type
corneal|Pertaining to the eye covering
cornflakes|Breakfast item created by John Harvey Kellogg
cornstarch|Sauce thickener
coronas|Beers served on Cinco de Mayo
costume|Let's Make a Deal wear
cottages|Homes in many fairy tales
coveted|Highly sought-after
coworker|Lenny or Carl, to Homer Simpson
crabapple|Fruit in tart jelly
cradled|Held protectively
cradles|Rocked beds
creates|Whips up
credible|Worthy of belief
cremate|Reduce to ash
critical|Fault-finding
cropped|Cut short, as hair
crossbar|Goalposts connector
crouton|Salad bar cube
cruller|Cake with a twist
cutlets|Portions of pork
cyberpunk|The Matrix genre
damsels|Ones in distress, in old movies
daycare|Family-friendly workplace perk
daycare|Place for preschoolers
dealers|Purveyors of antiques
debones|Makes a filet of
declare|Announce, as a candidacy
declarer|Bridge player, at times
declares|Decides on, as a major
declawed|Rendered unable to scratch
decline|Courteously refuse
decoded|Cracked, as a secret message
decorate|Pin a medal on
deducts|Removes from a tab
deejays|Rock station staffers
deejays|Rock station staffers
defector|Escapee from Castro's Cuba, e.g.
defector|One seeking asylum, perhaps
defined|Clearly delineated
delayed|Running late
delegate|Convention voter
deltoid|Triangular muscle
densest|Most thickheaded
departs|Leaves the station
depleted|Was a drain on
deposits|Some ATM transactions
descent|Start of a scuba dive
descents|Conclusions of mountaineering trips
deserter|Bowe Bergdahl, in 2009
deserts|Jumps ship
desolate|Like a ghost town
despise|Can't stomach
desserts|Cobbler and compote, for two
destiny|Palmist's prediction
deterge|Cleanse with Era, say
detests|Finds intolerable
detonate|Set off, as explosives
devolve|Delegate, as to an underling
dewater|Drain or desiccate
diagrams|Repair-manual drawings
dialects|Creole and Swiss Amish, for two
dilemma|Problem with "horns"
disciple|All but one "The Last Supper" figure
dismiss|Permit to go
disrupt|Play havoc with
distend|Bloat, as one's abdomen
diverts|Changes the course of
divests|Takes away, with "of"
doctors|Falsifies, as data
doilies|Lacy ornamental mats
domicile|Where you live
dominos|MeatZZa pizza chain
doorknob|Place to hang a hat, perhaps
drawdown|Reduction of military strength
dreaded|Was in terror of
dreamer|DACA beneficiary
dresser|Part of a bedroom set
dressmaker|Job that involves cutting
drummers|Rich and Krupa, notably
dustpans|Whisk brooms' companions
earmarks|Sets aside, as funds
earnest|Deeply sincere
earworm|Song you can't get out of your head
easiness|Stress-free state
ecosphere|All habitable areas, collectively
egotism|Swellhead's trait
egotists|Self-centered sorts
elastic|Like a rubber band
element|Argon or arsenic
elephant|Dr. Seuss' Horton, e.g.
elevation|Mountain statistic
eligible|Worthy of selection
elitist|Highbrow type
elitists|Snobbish sorts
elongate|Stretch out
eloquent|Silver-tongued
emailed|Sent via PC, perhaps
emanated|Gave off, as charm
emerald|Color associated with Ireland
emeralds|May birthstones
emerges|Comes out of hiding
emirate|Qatar or Kuwait
empathy|I feel your pain feeling
empress|Catherine the Great, notably
enacted|Passed into law
enclave|Vatican City, to Rome
encrust|Cover, as barnacles on a hull
endanger|Put at risk
endeavor|Take a stab at
endgame|Final stage of a chess match
enemies|Spider-Man and Doc Ock, e.g.
energies|Vigorous efforts
engraves|Personalizes, as a pendant
enlaces|Intertwines, as leather strips
enlarge|Blow up, in a way
enliven|Add zip to
enormity|Seriousness, as of a crime
enrobed|Clad like a justice
enrolls|Joins the student body
ensnare|Catch in a web
ensnare|Catch in a web
entailed|Necessarily involved
entente|Informal alliance
enticed|Drew in
entitle|Make eligible
entraps|Lures into a crime
entraps|Lures into crime
entries|Journal notations
epistle|Letter from St. Paul
equines|Horses and zebras
erasable|Easy to wipe clean
erasers|Pencil case items
erosion|Shoreline problem
eschews|Steers clear of
escorts|Hired companions
espials|Furtive observations
espresso|Barista's brew
estates|Probate concerns
estates|Subjects of wills
etagere|Place for knickknacks
ethical|On the up-and-up, morally
evermore|From now on
exacted|Obtained forcibly
examine|Check out
excerpts|Movie or broadcast clips
exhausts|Knocks out, in a way
exhibits|Museum offerings
exhorts|Strongly advises
exhorts|Strongly urges
exhumed|Dug up
expects|Looks forward to
expedite|Push through
explore|Go spelunking, e.g.
explore|Search, as for oil resources
exports|Goods sold abroad
eyeopener|Enlightening event
eyeteeth|Upper canines
factors|Things to consider
fashion|Elle or Vogue subject
fearful|Quaking in one's boots
feature|Movie trailer follower
firemen|Hook-and-ladder riders
foliate|Produce leaves
footstool|Ottoman, e.g.
forgave|Let off the hook
fracture|Injury that may require a cast
frappes|Slushy confections
fridges|Targets of midnight raids
frigate|USS Constitution, notably
frontlines|Areas of military action
frontman|Mick Jagger, to the Rolling Stones
further|And what's more . . .
gabfest|Chatty get-together
gaiters|Skiers' leg coverings
gaiters|Skiers' leggings
galloped|Sped like a horse
gardener|One with a green thumb
gavotte|French dance of folk origin
geishas|Kimono-clad entertainers
genealogist|Creator of family trees
germier|Less sterile
gingersnaps|Cookies with an ingredient that grows underground
glances|Quick peeks
glasses|Alternative to contacts
glisten|Sparkle, like an icicle
globetrot|Travel the world
goliath|Giant of the Old Testament
gooseflesh|Bodily reaction to fear
grandma|Painter ___ Moses
grandpas|Some doting relatives
grandsons|Enos and Enoch, to Adam
gravels|Covers, as a rural driveway
gridders|NFL players
gumdrop|Chewy, colorful candy
hairiest|Shaggy to the max
hangars|Places for gliders
hardcore|Dyed-in-the-wool
hardhats|Riveters' headgear
haunting|Ghost's activity
hearsay|Grist for the rumor mill
hearsay|Grist for the rumor mill
hearses|Typically black cars
heavily|To a great degree
heckled|Harassed with catcalls
heeding|Following, as advice
hepcats|Jazz aficionados of yore
herring|Fish that's often pickled
hesitant|Having cold feet
hinting|Suggesting subtly
hipness|Trendsetter's quality
hipster|Trendy urbanite
hollies|Christmas greenery
homestretch|Final phase
homiest|Most comfy
honeydew|Cantaloupe alternative
honored|Presented an Oscar to, say
hoodwinked|Pulled a scam on
horrify|Scare out of one's wits
horseman|Headless rider of folklore
horseman|Steeplechase competitor
hounded|Harassed relentlessly
housesat|Watched a friend's home, say
housesit|Help a vacationing friend, perhaps
humanity|All the world's people
humorist|Mark Twain or Will Rogers
iciness|Unfriendly manner
ignored|Refused to heed
iguanas|Lizards in terraria
imagine|Just picture it!
immense|Bigger than big
impacts|Has an effect on
impaled|Harpooned or skewered
incites|Stirs up, as to riot
incubators|Hatchery installations
inertia|Couch potato's state
inhibit|Hold back, as emotions
inkblots|Rorschach test images
inmates|San Quentin residents
insider|Source of a hot stock tip, maybe
insistent|Not taking no for an answer
invited|On the guest list
ironist|O. Henry, notably
iterate|Repeat for emphasis
jeopardy|Show with Daily Doubles
jezebel|Wicked woman in Book of Kings
jockeyed|Jostled, as for position
journal|Blog or diary
kerosene|Lamp fuel
knesset|Israel's legislature
knobbed|Like many dresser drawers
labeled|Marked, as a jar
labeler|Mailroom machine
landscape|Plant trees and shrubs, say
landscaper|Job that involves cutting
lantern|___ jaw (Leno feature)
largesse|Generous gift-giving
lavender|Hue associated with LGBT
learned|Picked up, as knowledge
leather|Biker jacket material
lectern|Orator's spot
leeches|Freeloading sorts
leftover|Available for tomorrow's lunch
lessons|Music schools' offerings
levitate|Defy gravity, as in a magic trick
liaison|Political go-between
linseed|___ oil (flax product)
lissome|Loose-limbed
loathed|Couldn't stand
lobbies|Hotel desk locales
locales|Geographic areas
locusts|Insects in a biblical plague
lonesome|In need of company
lozenges|Throat-soothing drops
lumberjack|Job that involves cutting
lunatic|Total screwball
lunatic|Wild and crazy guy
lunette|Crescent-shaped opening
lunette|Half-moon-shaped window
macadam|Driveway paving material
machete|Sugar cane knife
mackerel|Holy fish
magenta|Printer's primary color
magician|Mandrake of comics, e.g.
makings|Potential, as for success
maligns|Bad-mouths
manacle|Prisoner's shackle
manatee|Dugong relative
manatee|Marine mammal of the Everglades
manicurist|Job that involves cutting
manifesto|Mission statement
mantras|Om and others
marines|A Few Good Men group
markers|Magic writing implements
mastered|Became a pro at
mastery|Result of practice, hopefully
masthead|Editorial page listing
matador|Corrida figure
medaled|Won an Olympics award
megaton|Explosive force unit
melange|Mixed bag
mendicant|Seeker of handouts
mesquite|Barbecuing wood
metalhead|Ronnie James Dio fan, e.g.
methane|Marsh gas, essentially
minaret|Mosque tower
minaret|Mosque tower
minefield|Treacherous situation
miniskirt|Go-go dancer's wear
miracle|Loaves-and-fishes event, e.g.
miscues|Billiards flubs
misdone|Handled poorly
misstep|Clumsy move
modernize|Bring up to date
moniker|Ike or "the Gipper"
monikers|Names, informally
monthly|Common rent payment frequency
moppets|Endearing tykes
mortars|Launchers of high-arcing shells
mothball|Closet spheroid
motioned|Used hand signals
motives|Whodunit elements
mousepad|PC accessory with a photo, perhaps
multimedia|Like many online news stories
munster|Herman played by Fred Gwynne
mystics|Believers in the spiritual
nametags|Luggage attachments
narwhal|Spiral-tusked sea creature
natives|Year-rounders at resort towns
neatest|Most like Felix Unger
negates|Makes null and void
neighed|Called from a stable
nelsons|Half or "full" wrestling holds
nemesis|Lex Luthor, to Superman
nephews|Huey, Dewey and Louie, to Donald
netting|Material in a beekeeper's veil
neutral|Like Switzerland, during World War II
newcomer|Recent hire, say
newtons|Treats with fig filling
nitwits|Dumb clucks
nonskid|Made to prevent slipping
noplace|Neither here nor there
notions|Small items in a sewing kit
novellas|Works longer than short stories
nowadays|At the present time
nuisance|Royal pain
nurturer|Child rearer, e.g.
obscure|Hardly well-known
ocelots|Spotted wildcats
oiliest|Most unctuous
okaying|Giving the go-ahead to
onstage|Giving a keynote
operate|Do a nose job, say
operetta|H.M.S. Pinafore, e.g.
opposed|Ran against
opposing|Siding with the nays
oranges|Good sources of vitamin C
oranges|Slot machine fruits
orderly|Nursing staff's assistant
orients|Sets straight
original|Unlike a tribute band's repertoire
origins|(0,0) points on graphs
ostrich|Largest living bird
outcast|Black sheep, so to speak
overdubs|Adds a guitar solo to, say
overrode|Reversed, as a veto
overshot|Went beyond, as a target
oversized|Like baggy clothes
painter|Monet or Manet
panfries|Cooks in a skillet
panther|Mowgli's friend Bagheera, e.g.
parasite|Flea, to a dog
parched|More than just thirsty
parmesan|Spaghetti sauce topper
partial|Showing bias
partners|Law firm VIPs
passover|Seder holiday
patents|Edison's 1,000+
patties|Big Mac pair
peacoat|Sailor's jacket of old
peacocks|Birds with iridescent plumage
peasants|Lowly laborers of old
pedestal|Hero's place
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
pelicans|Big-billed water birds
pelting|Clobbering with snowballs, e.g.
pencils|Golf course freebies
pendant|Necklace add-on
pennames|Mark Twain and George Eliot, for two
pentathlon|Its events include fencing and shooting
percent|APR part
perches|Birds' resting spots
periodontist|Specialized tooth care pro
permits|Student drivers' needs
pesters|Is a nuisance to
phosphorus|Element in some match heads
physical|Annual checkup, perhaps
pikemen|Foot soldiers of yore
pimiento|Olive stuffing
plaster|Wall coating
plateglass|Storefront panel
plateglass|What window shoppers look through
pleasure|Reason for a vacation
plutocrat|Ruler by virtue of wealth
polestar|Mariner's guiding light
polished|Well-mannered
pomelos|Thick-skinned citrus fruits
poplars|Trees related to aspens
possible|ASAP part
possibly|God willing!
posthaste|ASAP!
postured|Copped an attitude
potshot|Random attack
pounced|Attacked like a jaguar
prancer|One of Santa's team
prefixed|Added "un" or "non" to, e.g.
prejudge|Assess too hastily
prelate|Church dignitary
prestige|Esteemed status
prevail|Come out on top
prevents|Nips in the bud
pricier|Like a Rolex, vis-a-vis a Timex
privets|Shrubs in hedges
procure|Get hold of
procured|Got one's hands on
progenitor|Originator, as of a musical style
prolabor|Supportive of unions
proposal|The Bachelorette highlight
propose|Pop the question
psalter|Book of sacred songs
pulleys|Wheels turned by belts
punster|Ogden Nash, notably
purists|Sticklers for the rules
quadrant|Southwest or northeast section, e.g.
quarrels|Shouting matches
quartet|Barbershop singers, typically
quilters|Bee attendees
quintets|The Dave Clark Five et al.
quotient|Answer to a division problem
raiment|Things to wear
rankled|Caused anger in
rankles|Really bugs
rappels|Descends a cliff
readers|Blogger's audience
realistic|True-to-life
realists|Pragmatic sorts
rebates|Cash-back deals
recasts|Hires new actors for
receiver|Quarterback's target
recline|Use a La-Z-Boy
records|Audiophiles' "vinyl"
recount|Possible follow-up to a close election
recover|Get back to normal
redhead|Prince Harry or Lucille Ball
redline|Hockey rink divider
reelect|Word on some campaign buttons
reenact|Stage, as a Civil War battle
reenlist|Sign up for another hitch
referrer|Doctor recommending another, say
reflect|Throw back, as a mirror image
reflect|Throw back, as heat or sound
reformer|Jacob Riis, notably
refutes|Proves otherwise
relapse|Turn for the worse
releases|Movie studio events
releases|Puts out, as a song
reliable|Unlikely to disappoint
remained|Stuck around
remaster|Digitally enhance, as a recording
remodels|Changes the decor of
removal|Dismissal, as from office
reneges|Defaults, as on a promise
reneges|Goes back (on)
repairs|Makes good as new
repasts|Lunch and brunch
repelled|Fended off
repents|Feels contrite
reported|Did an anchor's work
reposes|Lies quietly
reposes|Takes a rest
reprise|Play again, as a role
reptiles|Dinosaurs, e.g.
resales|House flippers' deals
rescued|Adopted, as a shelter pet
research|Thesis writer's task
resents|Holds a grudge against
reserve|Hold, as a hotel suite
resists|Stands up to
resonate|Strike a chord
resonate|Strike a chord
respects|They're paid at memorials
respire|Inhale and exhale
respire|Inhale and exhale
respond|Call or write back
respond|Offer an answer
responds|Says in return
restore|Work on, as an antique
restorer|Antique shop worker
restrict|Set limits on
restyle|Give a makeover to
resumes|Hirer's inbox filler
retiree|One relocating to Arizona, perhaps
retitle|Give a new name to
retract|Withdraw, as an accusation
retrieve|Do a hunting dog's task
reviews|Yelp submissions
revises|Edits, as a budget
riblets|Barbecue morsels
roadbed|Surface beneath the crossties
roasters|Hurlers of good-natured insults
rooster|Farm's "alarm clock"
rosaries|Prayers' beads
roundtable|Knights' gathering spot
roundtable|Where King Arthur's knights gathered
rumbling|Noise from the stomach
sackful|Potatoes quantity
saguaros|Giant cacti
salamis|Meats on some subs
salience|Importance, as points in an argument
saltine|Cracker with chowder
saltshaker|Item on a diner table
salutes|Respectful gestures at military parades
sandpit|Concrete component source
sandpit|Quarry of sorts
sandpit|Source of gravel
sanitary|Free of contamination
sapsucker|Yellow-bellied bird
sashays|Walks showily
sashimi|Fare sometimes served with wasabi
satanic|Like devil worship
satchel|Messenger bag
saturate|Soak to the max
savages|Vicious sorts
savants|Scholarly sorts
scalpel|Operating room tool
scalper|Ticket seller at a sellout
scampers|Runs like a tot
scapula|Shoulder bone
schemer|One hatching a plot
scholar|Academic type
scorers|Ballpark officials
scorned|Held in contempt
seabird|Penguin or puffin
seasick|In need of Dramamine, perhaps
seaside|Beach house locale
seasoned|Added zip to
seasoned|Made more flavorful
seating|Usher's concern
secrete|Stash away
sectors|Parts of military positions
secured|Tied tightly
seedier|More disreputable
seeress|Any of the sibyls of legend
seesaws|Fluctuates wildly
seethes|Does a slow burn
seizing|Taking by force
selectee|Draft choice
selector|Channel-changing device
sellout|Standing-room-only show
sellouts|Ticket scalpers' hopes
semesters|Parts of school years
seminal|Groundbreaking, in a way
seminar|Business workshop
seminars|Classes for executives
senates|Some legislative bodies
sensing|Somehow aware of
separate|End a relationship
sequels|II movies
sermons|Deliveries from the pulpit
serpents|Asps and adders
settles|Avoids a trial
seventy|Platinum anniversary year count
shadowed|Followed like a P.I.
shadowed|Followed, as a P.I. would
shamans|Tribal healers
sharpshooter|Sniper, e.g.
sheaths|Form-fitting dresses
sheepdog|Border collie, for one
shekels|Israeli coins
shelter|Protection from the elements
shelters|Adopt-a-thon sites
sheltie|Kind of sheepdog, familiarly
sheltie|Scottish herding dog, informally
sheriffs|Mayberry's Andy Taylor et al.
shinsplints|Distance runners' woes
shipper|UPS customer
shoelace|Item with two aglets
shorted|Didn't pay enough
showered|Cleaned up after a game
sierras|California range, familiarly
silence|Zip it!
silents|Forerunners of talkies
similes|Good as gold et al.
sinless|Pure as the driven snow
skydive|Deplane dramatically
slacker|Goof-off
sleekest|Aero to the max
slights|Treats with disdain
slimier|More like a bootlicker
slithery|Like snakes or eels
slovens|Untidy sorts
slyboots|Cunning sort
smarten|Make more stylish
smashed|Way past tipsy
snarled|Sounded like an angry dog
sneaker|One of a pair of Keds
sneezing|Reacting to pollen, say
snobbish|Hoity-toity
snoopier|More inclined to pry
snoozes|Grabs a few winks
snorers|Nocturnal noisemakers
snowcap|Mountain topper
soloist|Recital performer, often
sometime|We'll get to it eventually
sonatas|Many Beethoven works
sonatas|Many Haydn compositions
sonnets|Shakespearean poems
soother|Aloe, notably
sootiest|Most in need of sweeping
soprano|TV mob boss
southern|From Dixie
spacewalk|To NASA, it's an EVA
spacewalk|What NASA calls an EVA
spackle|Nail hole filler
spangle|Adorn with sequins, say
spangle|Bit of glitter
spaniel|Disney's Lady, e.g.
spaniel|Disney's Lady, e.g.
sparely|In a frugal manner
sparser|More spread out
spiders|Creatures in Halloween decorations
spidery|Weblike in appearance
spinets|Compact pianos
spirited|Full of energy
spirited|Full of energy
sponsor|Nike, to Colin Kaepernick
spotters|Weightlifters' helpers
spousal|Mate-related
spreads|Peanut butter and jelly, for two
springs|Pogo stick parts
spritzes|Perfume applications
spritzes|Squirts on, as cologne
spritzes|Squirts perfume on
spumoni|Colorful Italian dessert
sputter|Sound of a dying engine
squints|Reacts to glare
squires|Knights' attendants
squirrel|Hoarder of acorns
stables|Shelters for Shetlands
stacked|Arranged like pancakes
stagger|Walk like a sot
stalled|Played for time
stalled|Played for time
stamina|Ironman competitor's need
stamina|Marathoner's asset
standbys|Waiters at airport gates, maybe
standee|Subway straphanger
stardom|Celebrity status
starfish|Tide pool dweller
stargaze|Act in an absentminded way
starlet|Hollywood up-and-comer
starred|Got top billing
starship|Kirk commanded one
stature|It's great for most hoopsters
steelies|Metal marbles
steepen|Increase the grade of
steeple|Church topper
steeples|Places for church bells
steerage|No-frills steamship option
stencil|Crate marker's aid
steppes|Plains of Russia
stepstool|Bulb changer's booster
sterile|Clean, like surgical tools
sterile|Disinfected, like surgical tools
sterile|Like surgical tools, hopefully
sterling|Fine silverware
sternest|Least lenient
sternly|How scoldings are given
steroid|___ era (when players were "juiced")
stevedore|Waterfront worker
stiffens|Makes more rigid
stifled|Kept in, as a giggle
stocked|Well-supplied with inventory
stopgap|Like a Band-Aid solution
stories|Skyscraper count
storyteller|Spinner of yarns
straddle|Sit astride of
strategy|Chess player's plan of attack
streams|Delivers a la Hulu
streets|Google Maps lines
streets|Manhattan's Wall and Canal
stubble|Beard's beginning
stunted|Hindered the growth of
stutter|Talk like Porky Pig
stylets|Slender medical probes
stylist|Coif creator
submerge|Dive like a U-boat
suitors|Hopeful spouses-to-be
swooped|Attacked like an eagle
synopses|TV show summaries
systemic|Affecting the entire body
tackles|Takes on, as a task
talents|Acting and singing, for two
talents|Singing and dancing, for two
tankini|Modest two-piece swimsuit
targeted|Defined as a goal
targets|Archery range array
tarries|Drags one's feet
tattoos|Ink Master creations
taunted|Gave the raspberry to, say
taxable|Subject to assessment
taxicabs|Airport queue
teacher|Mr. Chips or Mr. Kotter
teacher|PTA part
teargas|Riot control agent
tearoom|Place to munch on a crumpet, perhaps
teasers|Movie trailers, e.g.
teaspoon|Chef's measure
teenager|College freshman, typically
teethed|Grew choppers
teetotal|Stay dry, in a way
tellers|Some bank workers
temerity|Reckless boldness
tenable|Sound, as an argument
tenants|Dwellers in complexes
tendons|Achilles and others
tenured|Secure in one's teaching job
terrier|Airedale or Yorkshire
terrier|Jack Russell or Skye
thereof|Legalese adverb
thirtieth|Last day of some months
thistles|Prickly plants
thunder|Stormy weather sound
timidly|In a weak-kneed manner
tintype|Photo on a metal plate
tintype|Photograph on metal
tippled|Bent one's elbow
tirades|Long-winded rants
tirades|Tongue-lashings
tissues|Tearjerker-watcher's needs
together|As a united front
tomboys|Tree-climbing girls, e.g.
toniest|Most swanky
topnotch|First-rate
torches|Sets ablaze, slangily
torrent|Driving rain, e.g.
torsion|Twisting force
tortilla|Chimichanga wrap
tortoni|Italian ice cream confection
totaled|Damaged beyond repair
touting|Talking up
townships|Subdivisions of counties
tracers|Bullets with visible trails
trainee|New hire, often
trample|Flatten underfoot
transom|Window above a door
trapped|Up a tree, maybe
trapshooter|One aiming at skeet
treacle|Overly sweet stuff
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
trebles|High-pitched voices
trebles|Multiplies by three
treetop|Cradle locale of song
trembled|Quaked in one's boots
tremolos|Wavering effects, in music
trestle|Railway structure
triages|Prioritizes, as patients at a MASH
trifled|Wasted time with trivialities
tristate|Like the ArkLaMiss area
trounced|Beat the stuffing out of
trouper|Actor on tour
turbine|Jet engine part
tutored|Taught after school, perhaps
twenties|Roaring decade
twenties|ATM supply
twinkies|Classic snack cakes
twister|Dorothy's transport to Oz
umpired|Officiated at Fenway
understudies|They don't start
uneaten|Like leftovers, at first
unfenced|Like an open border, perhaps
unicycle|Circus clown's ride
upscale|Like Jimmy Choo shoes
username|Login entry
utilize|Avail oneself of
utopians|Idealistic reformers
veiling|Concealing, in a way
versatile|Able to play many positions
vibrant|Alive with color
warhorse|Veteran of many battles
warmest|Most welcoming
warrior|Ninja or Amazon
wastrel|Profligate spender
weasels|Double-crossing sorts
welfare|Health and good fortune
wellness|Rehabber's goal
western|Shoot-'em-up
wetland|Home to aquatic plants
whitens|Uses bleach on
whoopee|___ cushion (joke shop buy)
widened|Added a lane to, say
wiriest|Most lean and sinewy
witches|Some Halloween characters
wreaths|Yuletide rings
wrestle|Compete like Jesse Ventura did
wrinkle|Sign of aging
younger|Like Abel vis-a-vis Cain
abalone|Ear-shaped shellfish
abhorred|Couldn't stomach
abigail|First lady Adams
abolish|Do away with
abominate|Find detestable
abreast|Up to date with, with "of"
absconds|Runs off, as with stolen money
acceded|Yielded, as to a demand
acquire|Take possession of
adamant|Unwilling to budge
adhesive|Glue or cement
adoption|Subject of the Nicole Chung memoir "All You Can Ever Know"
advocate|Champion of a cause
aerobes|Bacteria that need oxygen
aerosol|Antiperspirant type
agonies|Painful ordeals
airbags|Auto safety devices
airport|Baggage handler's workplace
alerted|Tipped off
alfresco|Like some cafe dining
aliases|Many rappers' names
alienate|Estrange
alienate|Turn off, in a way
alleged|Not yet proven in court
alleges|Asserts without proof
allergen|Pollen or dust
altered|Adapted to fit
altitudes|Cockpit readings
amalgam|Dental filling alloy
amassing|Piling up
amnesty|Illegal immigrant's wish
analyst|Color commentator, e.g.
analyst|IT department worker
analyst|Sportscast figure
anarchy|Utter chaos
ancestry|Genealogy dot-com
andirons|Fireplace accessories
android|iOS alternative
anemone|Sea creature named for a plant
anesthesia|Pre-surgery procedure
animated|Like Pixar movies
animates|Puts into cartoon form
annexed|Took over, as territory
anoints|Chooses as one's successor
answers|The 78 in this diagram
antenna|Rabbit ears
antlers|Buck's weapons
antonym|Top, to "bottom"
anything|You name it!
apparel|What you wear
apparent|Obvious to all
appears|Turns up
appeased|Made concessions to
appends|Adds as a supplement
appends|Tacks on
appraise|Judge the worth of
apricot|Sachertorte fruit
apropos|On the button
arbiter|Dispute go-between
argument|War of words
argyles|Diamond-patterned footwear
armadas|Seagoing forces
armload|As much as one can carry
arouses|Piques, as curiosity
arraigning|Charging in court
artisans|Craft fair vendors
artiste|Acrobat or mime, e.g.
ascribe|Credit, as a source
ashamed|Red in the face
ashamed|Red-faced
ashamed|Red-faced, perhaps
ashcans|Depth charges, slangily
asinine|Utterly absurd
asperse|Throw shade at
asserts|Says it's so
assorts|Puts into pigeonholes
astound|Knock for a loop
astride|In the saddle of
atheists|There are none in foxholes, it's said
athlete|Any Olympian
attempt|Have a go at
attempt|Take a whack at
attested|Swore to be true
authentic|Not a knockoff
baklava|Pastry with nuts and honey
bangers|___ and mash (British dish)
barbaric|Like Attila the Hun
barkeep|Cocktail maker
baronet|Knight's superior
barrage|Hail of gunfire
barraged|Bombarded, as with complaints
barriers|Glass ceilings, e.g.
baseball|America's pastime
batters|Beanball targets
beefeater|Gin with a Yeoman Warder logo
benedict|Traitorous Arnold
benjamin|$100 bill, slangily
benjamin|$100 bill, slangily
birdbrain|Dumb cluck
blatherer|Long-winded sort
blinded|Affected by glare, perhaps
bodegas|Shops in barrios
bowlful|Amount of ramen
brainstem|Medulla's place
brawlers|Barroom troublemakers
breadbox|Place for a loaf
breaths|Meditation focuses
breeder|Stud farm operator
brewskis|Cold ones, colloquially
britches|Trousers, informally
brushfire|Scrubland blaze
brusque|Rudely abrupt
bugaboo|Frustrating obstacle
buoyancy|Pool float quality
butterflies|Jitters experienced during a crush
canapes|Cocktail party tidbits
canapes|Finger food at parties
canasta|108-card game
canasta|Card game with four jokers
canasta|Deuces-wild card game
cannoli|Ricotta-filled dessert
cardholder|Place to keep your "plastic"
careers|Law and medicine, for two
carhops|Servers at Sonic restaurants
carousels|Rides with circus music
carport|Garage alternative
casements|Hinged windows
catspaw|One serving as a dupe
celestial|Heavens-related
charges|Visa statement items
charlotte|Home to the NBA's Hornets
charter|Rent, as a boat
children|Small fry
chinstrap|Football helmet attachment
clanged|Sounded like a trolley bell
clawhammer|Nail-extracting tool
cleanse|Detox diet
cleared|Removed, as rubble
cleaves|Splits open
clematis|Showy vine
clerked|Worked for a justice
clogged|In need of snaking
cloister|Place of seclusion
cloister|Secluded monastery
closely|With attention to detail
closets|Places for linens
coarser|Less couth
coastline|It's shaped by waves
cobblers|Fruit-filled desserts
colander|Pasta-draining aid
company|Weekend visitors, say
concepts|Abstract creations
concoct|Create, as a witches' brew
concrete|Foundation material
cornfed|Fattened, like some cattle
cottages|Some vacation homes
crannies|Nooks' partners
cratered|Like the moon's surface
crinkle|French fry feature, perhaps
croaked|Sounded like a vulture
crosses|Tau and Maltese
cruelest|Most merciless
cupboard|Food storage area
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cygnets|Young swans
cynical|Like Ambrose Bierce, famously
dailies|USA Today et al.
daycare|Toddler-watching facility
debacle|Epic fail
debacle|Fiasco
debited|Charged, as an account
decided|Got off the fence
decline|Say no to
decoder|Cryptographer's device
deduces|Susses out
defeatist|Person not hesitant to throw in the towel
degrades|Brings to a lower level
dehorns|Renders less dangerous, as a goat
demoted|Busted, militarily
denizen|Nightclub regular, e.g.
dependable|Not flaky
deployed|Positioned for battle
depress|Cast a pall over
descend|Prepare to land
deserve|Have coming
despair|Give up all hope
despised|Found contemptible
detaches|Unscrews or unglues
devoted|True-blue
devotees|Ardent supporters
diaphragm|Muscle that controls breathing
dietary|Like some supplements
diffuses|Scatters, as sunlight
digress|Go off track
directs|Works like Spike Lee
dirtied|Splattered mud on
disavow|Deny responsibility for
disease|Pathologist's study
dislodge|Knock loose
distort|Skew, as data
domestic|Made within the country
dominant|Like an alpha male
donates|Supports Americares, say
dormouse|Rodent in "A Mad Tea-Party"
drachma|Pre-euro Greek currency
drained|Totally exhausted
dreamer|Pie-in-the-sky sort
dreidel|Hanukkah spinner
drooled|Needed a bib
drooled|Reacted like Pavlov's dogs
dropcloth|Painter's splatter protector
dullards|They're no brainiacs
dunderhead|Dimwitted sort
dustpan|Sweeper's need
earache|Swimmer's affliction
eardrum|Another name for a tympanic membrane
earless|Like a harp seal
earlobe|Place for a piercing
earlobes|Places for hoops
earrings|Hoops or studs
earworm|Song that's hard to get out of your head
eclipse|Shadow-creating event
eclipse|Umbra-creating event
edgings|Decorative borders
egomania|Narcissist's problem
ejected|Tossed by the ump
elaborate|Say more, please
elbowed|Nudged rudely
elective|Non-required course
elector|Political college member
elegant|Graceful in manner
element|Earth, wind or fire
eligible|Qualified to play
elitist|Hoity-toity sort
emailing|Texting alternative
embassy|Diplomat's post
embosses|Adorns with raised text
embrace|Adopt, as a cause
emended|Made corrections to
emeralds|Beryl gemstones
emerges|Exits one's cocoon
emerita|Many a retired professor
emerita|Retired professor's title
emotion|Anger or fear
emotional|Tear-jerking
emperor|Japanese monarch
emperor|Wearer of "new clothes," in folklore
empirical|Like experimental data
empress|Catherine the Great, e.g.
enamels|Glossy finishes
endgame|Final stage, in chess
endless|Like a boring speech, seemingly
enemies|Antagonists
engraved|Personalized, as a pendant
enlisted|Like privates and sergeants
enlists|Becomes a recruit
ennoble|Bestow with a title
entered|Walked onstage
enthused|Full of excitement
entices|Acts the temptress
entrants|Race participants
entrees|They're served with sides
entries|Contest mail-ins
entwine|Form into braids
entwine|Twist together
epeeists|Olympic duelers
epidemic|Ebola outbreak of 2014, e.g.
epitomes|Perfect examples
epoxies|Strong adhesives
erasers|Whiteboard needs
eremite|Religious hermit
erosion|Gully-forming effect
erosive|Like waves on a shoreline
erotica|X-rated movie material
errands|Gofers' tasks
erratic|Hit-or-miss
erudite|Well-read
escalate|Jack up
escargot|Mollusk on pricey menus
escorts|Dates for hire
essayed|Made an attempt at
estrogen|Female hormone
estuary|River-sea link
eternal|Like Arlington's flame
eternal|Like an Arlington flame
exacting|Requiring precision
execute|Carry out, as an order
exposure|Cause of sunburn
extolled|Sang the praises of
extorted|Obtained, as protection money
eyelash|Hair on a lid
eyesore|Abandoned building, e.g.
eyesore|Weedy lawn, e.g.
eyesore|Weedy lot, e.g.
fairest|Adjective for Snow White
farewell|Poignant parting
farmers|Old MacDonald et al.
favored|Unlike an underdog
federal|FDIC part
ferrymen|Charon et al., in myth
fiascos|Epic fails
finesse|Bridge stratagem
finesse|Skillful maneuvering
firebrand|Rabble-rouser
fishier|More dubious
fissures|Cracks in the earth
fixative|Poligrip, e.g.
flagpole|Place for a pennant
flattop|Plateau-like hairstyle
floodlights|Stage illumination
flotsam|Jetsam's partner
foolish|Far from wise
footrest|Barber chair part
footstep|Sound from an upstairs neighbor
franklin|Respect singer
fringes|Cowboy shirt adornments
frittata|Dish similar to an omelet
frowning|In a dour mood
gaieties|Festive times
galoshes|Rainy-day footwear
garters|Stockings supporters
gazette|Word in newspaper names
geishas|Teahouse hostesses
glockenspiel|Instrument played with a mallet
goatees|Many beatniks' beards
godsend|Something that arrives just when you need it most
grandam|In-betweener Pontiac model
granola|Crunchy bowlful
greenlight|Signal to proceed
grifter|Con artist
gymnast|Uneven bars performer
hackles|They're raised in anger
hallowed|Sacred, as ground
harness|Tack room gear
hastens|Goes like lightning
hastily|In a rash manner
hazarded|Put forth, as a guess
heather|Scottish bloomer
heavily|With leaden steps
heretic|Religious nonconformist
heroics|Battlefield bravery
heroine|Wonder Woman, e.g.
hesitant|Reluctant to act
heteros|They're straight
hibachi|Tailgate party cooker
hogtied|Rendered immobile, in a way
homecoming|2019 Beyonce concert film
homestretch|Last part of a horse race
honeybuns|Sweet, cinnamony rolls
hostage|Iran detainee of 1979-81
hotcake|Griddle item in a stack
hotrods|Souped-up wheels
hybrids|Some eco-friendly cars
iciness|Unwelcoming manner
igneous|Like volcanic rock
ikebana|Japanese flower-arranging art
impulse|On-the-spot, as a purchase
impunity|Exemption from punishment
included|Not sold separately
ingrains|Embeds
inhalers|Asthma-treating devices
initiate|Start
innings|MLB scoreboard columns
insanity|Reason to plead not guilty
integer|Sudoku entry, typically
integers|0 and 1, for two
intestines|Digestive system part
investor|Venture capitalist, e.g.
irksome|Really annoying
ironical|In a mocking manner
ironies|Life's strange twists
isobars|Weather map lines
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotopes|Carbon-12 and carbon-14
itemizer|Schedule A completer
jasmine|Aladdin princess
jellybeans|Colorful Easter treats
jetstream|Tailwind for an eastbound flight
jillions|Too many to count
journals|Day-by-day accounts
jurists|Supreme Court members, e.g.
justice|Kagan or Kavanaugh
kachina|Hopi doll
keenest|Sharp to the max
kilowatt|Electric bill unit
kitchens|Rooms with islands, maybe
kittens|Litter-using littermates
labored|Broke one's back
lanolin|Wool byproduct
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
laughter|It might end in tears
laughter|Sitcom track sound
launder|Remove grime from
leanest|Best, as pastrami goes
learned|Got wind of
lemongrass|Herb in Thai cuisine
lifeblood|Driving force
linnets|Finch family members
lioness|Disney's Nala, e.g.
loathes|Finds contemptible
lollygag|Drag one's feet
lunatics|Whack jobs
maestro|Symphony leader
magnate|Titan of industry
mailbag|Postal worker's burden
malaise|Uneasy feeling
managed|Made do
manatee|Everglades swimmer
manhole|Sewer access
manholes|Openings for utility workers
mankind|The human race
mantles|Coverings, as of dust or snow
maracas|Percussionists' rattles
marathoner|Runner who may "hit the wall"
marital|Like some vows or discord
markets|Attempts to sell
marksman|William Tell, notably
marshal|Parade VIP
martini|Dry or dirty drink
martinis|Cocktails that might be dirty
mascots|Mr. Met and Mr. Red, e.g.
maximal|Highest possible
mediator|Dispute go-between
medicaid|Health care program since 1965
meetings|Conference room events
megastar|Hollywood icon
mentored|Took under one's wing
merrier|More festive
minimal|Barely adequate
minnows|Fish sold at bait shops
mirages|Saharan illusions
misfire|Fail to go off
misnomer|Prairie dog or "koala bear"
missive|Official letter
mistake|Oops! prompter
mistake|It may be marked with an "X"
moderato|Tempo slower than allegretto
monocle|Mr. Peanut's eyewear
monotony|Same old same old
monster|Nessie, e.g.
monster|Dr. Frankenstein's creation
moonbeam|Bit of night light
motorcycle|Hells Angels vehicle
mousers|Pest-catching cats
mumbled|Didn't enunciate
mummify|Embalm, as a pharaoh
nametag|Sticky label at a convention
nametags|Luggage attachments
napoleon|Able was I . . . subject
narrate|Add commentary to
nations|Olympics invitees
naturals|Certain dice throws
neatniks|Slobs' antitheses
needled|Poked fun at
neighbor|Block party invitee
nerdier|More socially inept
neurons|Impulse-carrying cells
neutrino|Nearly massless particle
nincompoop|Total dimwit
noblest|Most majestic
noncoms|Corporals and sergeants, briefly
nonissue|Trivial matter
nonstop|Perpetual
nosebag|Horse feed holder
nosiest|Most prone to prying
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
oddities|Material for Ripley's
odysseys|Far-ranging voyages
onscreen|Appearing in a movie, say
onscreen|Shown in a theater, say
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
opposite|Left, to right
oracles|Sources of wisdom
oranges|Temple and Valencia
orators|Ones on stumps
orbital|Like planetary paths
oriented|Set straight
orients|Shows the ropes to
origami|Paper crane, e.g.
ornaments|Trinkets on trees
outward|Away from the center
oversold|Booked too many people for
overstep|Exceed, as one's authority
oxcarts|Conveyances hauled by teams
paisley|Brad in the Grand Ole Opry
palates|Wine tasters' assets
palisade|Defensive fence
palomino|Gold-coated steed
palomino|Golden-coated horse
pancakes|Stacked fare
pandemic|Widespread outbreak
paperclips|Securers with three bends
parable|Story with a moral
parting|It's "such sweet sorrow"
passable|Just OK
passports|Frequent flyers' documents
pastiche|Artistic parody
pastries|Cronuts and crullers
patient|Be ___!
payload|Rocket's cargo
peahens|Female pheasants
peahens|Showy birds' mates
peanuts|Strip with Linus and Lucy
peasant|Tiller of the soil, once
pedaled|Rode a bike
pedicab|Foot-powered taxi
pendant|Necklace dangler
pension|Retiree's income
pensive|Lost in thought
peppery|Like Tabasco sauce
peptalks|Locker room speeches
percentage|Agent's cut
periodic|At fixed intervals
perjury|False testimony
persona|Sot, to W.C. Fields
petites|Small dress sizes
phrases|Sentence segments
piehole|Mouth, slangily
pileups|Multi-car mishaps
pinatas|They're broken at parties
pincushion|Sewing kit item
pinprick|Tiny puncture
pinsetter|Bowling alley apparatus
placard|Picketer's sign
plastered|Drunk as a skunk
platoons|Army lieutenants' commands
platypus|Mammal with a bill
plethora|Excessive amount
polenta|Italian dish similar to grits
pollster|One assessing public opinion
pompoms|Cheerleaders' handfuls
pontiff|Francis, since 2013
poppycock|Utter nonsense
portable|Easily carried
postwar|Like a boomer's birthdate
potatoes|Shepherd's pie ingredients
pothole|Cause of lost hubcaps
poundcake|Dessert named for a measurement
pourable|Fit to decant
powdered|Like instant eggs
praline|Pecan confection
predicts|Hazards a guess
preowned|Like cars at auction
primacy|Top importance
progeny|Sons and daughters
prosaic|Run-of-the-mill
protect|Keep safe
protrude|Stick out
provided|Made a stipulation, with "for"
pruners|Landscapers' clippers
psalter|Collection of sacred songs
purpleheart|Medal depicting Washington
pushcart|Street vendor's vehicle
quakers|Richard Nixon's religious group
quarrels|Locks horns
quarter|Coin with over 50 reverses
quintet|The Stones, for many years
quintuple|Multiply by five
quitting|Giving one's notice
radiant|Beaming with love
raiders|Las Vegas gridders, effective 2020
railhead|End of the line, for a train
railroad|Short Line, in Monopoly
rallies|Ninth-inning comebacks, e.g.
rancher|Farmer with a spread
rapture|Bliss
rashers|Bacon units
ratatat|Drumbeat sound
ratatat|Machine gun sound
rattlers|Snakes that issue warnings
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
rattrap|Dilapidated digs
readers|Most library patrons
reality|The Bachelor genre
rechecks|Verifies, as one's arithmetic
recluse|Howard Hughes, in later years
rectory|Priest's home
redcoat|Minuteman foe
reddened|Betrayed embarrassment
reddest|Most sunburned
redress|Set right
reenters|Goes back onstage
referee|Jump-ball tosser
regatta|Henley-on-Thames race
relaxer|Cream that might cause breakage
relayed|Passed along, as news
reliably|In a trustworthy way
relleno|Mexican stuffed pepper
renamed|Gave a new handle to
reneges|Backs out of, with "on"
renewed|Got a library due date pushed back
repeals|Twenty-first Amendment et al.
replaced|Took over for
rescinds|Repeals, as a ruling
resident|Junk mail addressee
respite|Short timeout
response|Aah, to a back rub, say
restate|Put in another way
restore|Make good as new
retailer|Many a mall store
retains|Hires, as an attorney
retiles|Fixes, as a shower stall
retinas|Eye parts with rods and cones
retinol|Form of vitamin A
retread|Tire with new life
retrials|Results of hung juries
reviews|Critics' writeups
rhubarb|Tart vegetable in pies
rimshot|Percussive punctuation for a joke
ripened|Approached peak flavor
roaster|Friars Club speaker
roasters|Coffee bean processors
rotundas|Domed lobbies
roughrider|Cavalryman of 1898
roundtable|Discussion with several participants
sailing|On a yacht, say
salable|Ready for market
sallies|Departs, with "forth"
saltine|Soup toss-in
samples|Deli freebies
sanding|Tending to an icy road
sandpits|Quarrymen's workplaces
sardines|Rush-hour commuters, figuratively
satanic|Wicked to the max
satchel|Book bag, perhaps
satchel|Messenger's bag
sawbones|Surgeon, slangily
sawdust|Lumber mill byproduct
sawmill|Lumber processor
scalded|Burned by hot coffee, say
scalene|Like a 3-4-5 triangle
scenario|Play synopsis, e.g.
scepter|Symbol of sovereignty
schemer|Conniving sort
scholars|Men of letters
science|Class with a lab, often
scooter|E-bike alternative
scrammed|Hightailed it
scrappy|Itching for a fight
screener|Talk-radio worker
scribes|Writers on parchment
sculpts|Makes a bust, e.g.
seabeds|Homes to shipwrecks
seances|Spirit-raising gatherings
seasons|Adds flavor to
section|Grapefruit chunk
seedbed|Place for planting
seedbeds|Places for germination
seedpod|Edible portion of carob
seethes|Reaches one's boiling point
selected|Clicked on, say
selected|Picked out
selfish|Unwilling to share
senates|Legislative bodies
senator|One of 100 legislators
senecas|Five Nations tribesmen
sensors|Devices that detect
serener|Less stressed
sergeant|Snorkel, in "Beetle Bailey"
servants|Butlers, maids, et al.
servants|Occupants of quarters
servers|Some IHOP employees
setback|Delay in progress
setoffs|Deductions, as from damages awards
settees|Some parlor pieces
settlement|Lawsuit resolution
seventy|Speed limit on some interstates
sextets|Medium-sized combos
sextets|Volleyball squads, e.g.
shallot|Onion in bordelaise sauce
shampoo|Hair salon supply
shampooed|Did a hair salon job
shiatsu|Finger-pressure massage
shilled|Aided a pitchman
shortage|Scarcity
shrapnel|Battlefield fragments
shuteye|Sleep, informally
sierras|Jagged mountain ranges
silenced|Issued a gag order on
silences|Puts a muzzle on
silently|Without a word
similar|More or less the same
sinuses|Holes in your head
skating|Anton Apolo Ohno's sport
skulked|Moved furtively
skulkers|Lurkers with bad intentions
slaking|Quelling, as thirst
slammer|Place to do time
slanders|Vilifies verbally
slapdash|Hastily thrown together
sledder|Kid on a snow day, often
sleeves|LP protectors
sleeves|Places for hidden aces
sleeves|Vest's lack
sliders|Mini-burgers
slighted|Gave the brush-off to
slights|Gives the cold shoulder to
slippers|House shoes
slithers|Moves like an anaconda
sloshes|Plods through mud
slovens|Untidy sorts
slowest|Last to finish
slyboots|Cunning sort
smartie|Know-it-all
smeared|Slung mud at
smoking|Air traveler's taboo
smoldered|Did a slow burn
snagged|Caught in a trap
snaring|Catching in a net, say
sneakers|Keds or PF Flyers
sniffles|Cold sufferer's sounds
snippety|In a crabby mood
snowmen|Winter creations
softens|Begins to melt
soirees|Evening bashes
soirees|Evening bashes
soirees|Evening bashes
solders|Joins with an alloy
soldier|Low-ranking Mafioso
soloing|Flying alone
somewhere|Here or there
sonnets|Shakespeare works of 1609
sorrier|More regretful
sources|Rivers' starting points
soybeans|Protein-rich legumes
spacewalk|Tethered astronaut's activity
spackled|Filled holes, in a way
spangle|Bit of glittery trim
sparrow|Pirate Jack played by Johnny Depp
spatula|Burger flipper's need
special|Reduced-price offering
speckled|Covered with colorful dots
spinout|Indy 500 mishap
spirited|Full of pizzazz
splurge|Spare no expense
spoiled|Like many brats
sponged|Was a moocher
sporadic|On-again, off-again
spotter|Weightlifter's helper
sprawls|Reclines awkwardly
spruces|Many Christmas trees
spumoni|Layered ice cream
squalid|Like skid row digs
squares|4 and 16, to 2 and 4
squares|This diagram's 225
squeegee|Windshield cleaner's tool
stabbed|Stuck with a shiv
stadium|Sports venue
staking|Securing, as a tent
stalest|Most hackneyed
stalest|Most hackneyed
stalled|Played for time
stampede|Rancher's nightmare
standby|Chancy way to fly
starchy|Like pasta or potatoes
starlit|Like a bright night
startups|Receivers of venture capital
stashes|Narcs' finds
stealer|Shoplifter, e.g.
stealth|___ Bomber (B-2)
steepest|Toughest to climb
stellar|Star-studded
stencil|Lettering on a crate, perhaps
stepped|Increased, with "up"
steroids|No-nos for pro athletes
stetson|Texas Ranger's topper
stilted|Stiff, as writing
stimulus|Cause of a response
stinger|Wasp feature
stipend|Part of some scholarships
stitched|Did some needlepoint
stokers|Steam engine workers
stonewall|Site of a 1969 uprising
stooges|Moe and cohorts
stopover|Brief visit
stormed|Left angrily, with "out"
stranded|Left high and dry
strange|Off the wall
strange|Way out there
streaks|Barely runs?
streamer|Parade decoration
streets|City map lines
streets|Spots with potholes
stretch|Prepare to work out
stretch|Seventh-inning tradition
strewed|Scattered, as seed
strives|Goes all out
strolled|Enjoyed a boardwalk
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
studied|Burned the midnight oil, perhaps
stylists|Salon staffers
surprises|Bolts from the blue
sweated|Worried about, slangily
sweeten|Stir honey into
synonyms|Roget's listings
synopsis|Plot summary
tadpoles|Pond larvae
tadpoles|Toads-to-be
taglines|Just Do It et al.
tailored|Custom-fitted
tainted|Containing pollutants
tallest|Like the Burj Khalifa, as buildings go
tangent|Conversational detour
taquerias|Places to get Mexican food
tartans|Clans' patterns
tattler|Schoolyard stoolie
tattletale|Snitch
taunted|Made fun of
taverns|Watering holes, so to speak
teacarts|Servers on wheels
teenage|Like many Snapchat users
tempest|Teapot to-do?
tempest|Violent windstorm
tenable|Resistant to attack
tendons|Rotator cuff components
tenpins|Alley game
tension|Cliffhanger's quality
tentative|Not carved in stone
terabyte|Cloud data unit
terrain|Military maneuver consideration
testers|Lab personnel
theorem|Algebraic rule
theorem|Proposition in math
thereafter|At a later date
thermos|Container in a lunchbox
thirstier|More avid, as for knowledge
threshes|Does a wheat field chore
thriller|Hitchcock genre
thrones|Perches in palaces
throngs|Huge crowds
thumbnail|Brief, as a sketch
thunder|Storm rumble
tightened|Beefed up, as security
timeless|Never-changing
tinderbox|Metaphor for a flammable situation
tinfoil|Wrapper for leftovers
tipster|One with inside dope
tiptoed|Moved stealthily
tiptoed|Moved stealthily
tirades|Verbal onslaughts
tissues|Crier's boxful
tontine|Last-survivor-takes-all plan
tootsie|Foot, slangily
topical|Of current interest
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
tossing|___ and turning
tosspot|DTs sufferer
tosspot|Elbow-bender
tottered|Walked unsteadily
tousled|Mussed, as hair
tragedy|Hamlet or "Julius Caesar"
trainer|Fitness club worker
transit|MTA part
travail|Arduous task
treadles|Pedals on pottery wheels
treason|Benedict Arnold's crime
trembled|Quaked in one's boots
trended|Showed a general tendency
trending|Hot, on social media
tresses|Locks of Love donations
tresses|Rapunzel's abundance
triangle|Pennant shape
tribune|Chicago daily
trident|Neptune's spear
trident|Spear with three prongs
trident|Three-pronged spear
triples|Least common base hits
tripoli|Libya's largest city
tritest|Hackneyed to the max
truisms|Self-evident statements
trysters|Meeters on the q.t.
turtledove|One of a carol duo
twisted|Injured, as an ankle
typestyle|Bold or italic, e.g.
ultrasound|Ob-gyn imaging
unbiased|Impartial
uncompromising|Not likely to bend
undrape|Expose to view, in a way
unglues|Detaches, in a way
unicorn|Animal that missed the Ark
uninvited|Like a party crasher
uniters|They bring people together
unleash|Let loose, in a way
unrolls|Lays flat, as a sleeping bag
untamed|Like a wild horse, say
unwashed|Far from clean
updated|Kept abreast of
uprising|Attempt at an overthrow
uptight|On edge
ushered|Showed to a seat
ushered|Worked the aisles
usurped|Took by force
vacated|Moved out of
valises|Suitcases for overnighters
vaunted|Boasted about
vespers|Evening prayers
vibists|Lionel Hampton and others
victors|Conquering heroes
vinegar|Dressing ingredient
vintner|Ernest or Julio Gallo
visited|Stopped by
wannabe|Aspiring celeb, perhaps
warhorse|Knight's steed
warlock|Witch's male counterpart
wastepaper|Contents of a "circular file"
watchdog|Doberman or Rottweiler, e.g.
watered|Trained a hose on
waterloo|Crushing defeat, figuratively
watermark|Faint feature on a $100 bill
waterski|Ride behind a motorboat
weakness|Soft underbelly, so to speak
webcasts|Online media presentations
weekend|What "TGIF!" anticipates
welcome|Come on in!
whatnot|This and that
winsome|Having a childlike charm
wiretap|Plant a bug in
witches|She-devils
wondered|Felt doubt, perhaps
wonders|Colossus of Rhodes et al.
worriers|Fretful sorts
zealots|Fanatical sorts
zippers|Flies, of sorts
abounds|Teems
abysses|Bottomless pits
academy|Place for learning
account|Bank holding
acrobat|Tightrope walker, for example
activists|Workers for social change
adapted|Turned into a movie, maybe
admiring|Thinking highly of
adonises|Paragons of male beauty
adoptee|Randall or Deja on "This Is Us," e.g.
adorned|Decorated
aerosol|Spray can substance
ageless|Eternally youthful
ageless|Seemingly eternally youthful
airdate|Bit of TV Guide info
airdrops|Deliveries via parachute or smartphone
airhole|Opening in an animal carrier
alamode|With ice cream
alcoves|Nooks
alfalfa|Rabbit food
alfresco|Like outdoor dining
aliases|Made-up names
alienate|Drive away
almanacs|Annual reference works
alphabet|The Arabic one begins "alif, ba, ta . . ."
aluminum|Metal in kitchen foil
amateurs|Nonprofessionals
amateurs|Open mic night performers, often
ambassadorial|Like some diplomatic roles
anecdote|Entertaining little story
anecdote|Story in a speech, perhaps
animates|Brings to life
animosity|Ill will
anklets|Lower-body jewelry
annoyed|Peeved
another|Either blank in "___ day, ___ dollar"
antacid|Heartburn reliever
antihero|Flawed protagonist
antonym|Early, to "late," e.g.
apostles|New Testament disciples
appeased|Mollified
apricot|Fuzzy fruit
apropos|___ of nothing . . .
archdukes|Former Austrian rulers
aridest|Most dry
armlock|Wrestler's restraining maneuver
armoire|Wardrobe
armrests|Airplane seat dividers
armrests|Pair on some office chairs
arraigns|Calls before a court
arraigns|Calls before a court
arrange|Organize
arteries|Blood vessels
asocial|Not big on schmoozing
asocial|Preferring solitude
aspartame|Sugar substitute
asserts|Declares
attained|Achieved
attempt|Try
attempts|Tries
attorney|Person on a case
attorney|Person practicing law
attuned|In harmony
attuned|In sync
audible|Perceptible by hearing
authorized|Officially approved
autograph|A celebrity might be asked for one
avenges|Exacts retribution for
aviator|Pilot
avocados|Guacamole needs
awakens|Gains consciousness
awnings|Storefront coverings
azaleas|Springtime shrubs
backsliding|Taking a turn for the worse
balderdash|Nonsense
balsamic|Salad dressing choice
bamboozled|Hoodwinked
bankrolled|Funded
bargains|Steals
bashful|Shy
basmati|Rice variety served with dal
bassett|Angela who played Rosa Parks
bassoons|They might be played with low A extensions
bathrobe|Spa garment
battles|Intense fights
beanbag|Piece of cornhole equipment
belabor|Go on and on about
bigmouths|Windbags
biscuits|Breakfast sandwich bases
bizarre|Super weird
blackball|Threat in a Ralph Ellison short story
bleeped|Censored with a high-pitched sound
boatload|Large quantity
bombard|Inundate
bonnets|Hair protectors
bookworm|Frequent library patron
bootleg|Unauthorized recording
botanist|Specialist in the study of plant life
bounced|Enjoyed a trampoline
brainstem|Spinal cord connector
breastbone|Sternum
brewski|Cold one
brewskis|Beer garden offerings
bribery|Subject of some money scandals
broader|More expansive
broccoli|Cauliflower relative
brother|Family member
brushup|Refresh your knowledge
burglar|One breaking and entering
busiest|Most bustling
cabaret|Entertainment that's an anagram of "bearcat"
caimans|Alligator relatives
calicos|Tricolor cats
campsite|Place to pitch a tent
campuses|University locations
candlelight|Illumination for a romantic dinner
canoodle|Make out
capable|Up to the task
caramel|Apple coating
caramel|Popcorn coating
careers|Professional pursuits
carpets|Floor coverings
cartoon|Animation creation
cartridge|Printer insert
cashier|Grocery store worker
catholic|Like the University of Notre Dame
ceasefire|Break in hostilities
challah|Bread sometimes made with anise
charcoal|Grilling fuel
cheater|Person writing test notes on their hand, say
cicadas|Noisy bugs
classes|Students take them
classics|Time-honored works
clatter|Sound of rattling dishes
climate|Atmospheric science study
closest|Nearest
coheres|Holds together
coinage|Newly invented word
coleslaw|Side that might be mayo- or vinegar-based
college|Morehouse, for example
colonel|Corny-sounding rank
colorado|Greeley's state
colosseum|Ancient Roman amphitheater
comforts|Consoles
compete|Try to win
conceals|Keeps under wraps
conceit|Arrogance
conclude|Bring to an end
congrats|Proud of ya
console|Gaming device
consoles|Panels with controls
cornfield|Common agricultural sight in Nebraska
cougars|Mountain lions
counterclaiming|Returning a suit, in a way (calcium, nitrogen)
cowardly|Short on courage
crashed|Spent the night
crayons|Sticks for coloring books
criminal|___ justice
criteria|Yardsticks
critter|Animal
crostini|Italian bread-and-toppings appetizer
crumpets|Teatime treats
curator|Museum worker
cynical|Jaded
dawdles|Moves slowly
daybreak|When the sun rises and shines
deadens|Muffles
deadlier|More lethal
dearest|Honey
debunked|Proven to be false
decibel|Sound intensity unit
decipher|Make sense of
decorum|Appropriate behavior
deficiencies|Shortcomings
deflate|Let the air out of
delayed|Not departing on time
deleted|Removed from the blog
deletes|Removes from the computer
demands|Insists upon
demonic|Devilish
deposit|Bank transaction
derelict|Dilapidated
descent|High-to-low movement
deserts|Kalahari and Namib, for example
desserts|Cobbler and pie, for two
destine|Preordain
detaches|Takes off
detailed|In-depth
detects|Catches the scent of, say
detests|Can't tolerate
detests|Really hates
detriment|Harm
diagram|Explanatory visual
diapers|Pampers products
diasporas|Dispersions from homelands
dictate|Employ voice-to-text software
diehard|Steadfast person
digression|Tangent
dilemma|Tough decision
dillydally|Dawdle
dinosaur|Jurassic World beast
diplomat|Ambassador, e.g.
directs|Heads up a movie set
disciple|Loyal follower
dishpan|Kitchen basin
dismayed|Bummed out
dominos|Pizza Hut competitor
donates|Supports a cause, perhaps
doorstep|Place for a welcome mat
dossier|Detailed file
dreamless|Like some sleep
ducktail|Slicked-back style
duckwalk|Voguing strut
dugouts|Places where Cardinals and Orioles perch
earache|Result of wax buildup, perhaps
earpiece|Bodyguard's accessory
earthen|Made of clay
eastern|Maryland time zone
eclairs|Log-shaped pastries
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
edibles|Dispensary offerings
editions|Book printings
egomania|Self-centered condition
egomania|Self-obsession
eightball|Pool game
elastic|Waistband material
electee|Winning candidate
election|Voting process
elector|Member of a voting college
electoral|The ___ College
electoral|Voting-related
electric|The "e" of e-bike
element|Periodic table listing
elements|Earth, wind and fire, e.g.
elements|Gold and silver, but not bronze
eleventh|Month, day and hour of the 1918 armistice
elkhound|Norwegian dog
elkhound|Norwegian dog breed
elliptical|Treadmill alternative
elongates|Lengthens
eluding|Avoiding
elusive|Difficult to catch
emanate|Come out from a source
embodies|Personifies
embossed|Like some business cards
emerald|Green gem
emeralds|May birthstones
emoticon|;-) or :-(
emotion|Feeling
emperors|Sovereign rulers
employer|Job provider
emporium|Big store
empower|Make stronger, in a way
emulates|Tries to be like
enamored|Head over heels
encompass|Include
endeared|Made admirable
endgame|Last part of a chess match
endless|Without cease
engagement|Word after "civic" or "prior"
engineer|Many an MIT graduate
engraved|Carved in stone, say
engulfs|Surrounds completely
enjoyed|Had fun at
enliven|Make more entertaining
enormous|Mammoth
enriched|Added nutrients to, perhaps
enriched|Containing added nutrients
entered|Came through the door
entices|Tempts
entitles|Gives the right
entrust|Give for safekeeping
enunciate|Speak clearly
epilogue|Section after the last chapter
episode|Part of a TV season
epitome|Perfect example
equaled|Was the same as
erasure|Problematic omission of a certain group
erasure|Sign of a correction
eroding|Wearing away
erosion|Gradual destruction
erotica|Anais Nin specialty
erotica|Explicit fanfiction, say
errands|Personal assistants might run them
escorts|Goes with
esquire|Title for a lawyer
essence|Fundamental nature
essence|Magazine with an annual music festival
estates|Luxurious properties
estates|Will subjects
esteemed|Highly regarded
esteemed|Looked up to
esteems|Respects
eternity|Forever
ethanol|Gasoline additive
evacuee|One fleeing to safety
evening|Supper time
evilest|Most wicked
exactly|That's what I'm saying!
excerpt|Selected passage
exercise|Pole dancing, e.g.
external|Like some hard drives
eyelets|Shoelace holders
eyeopener|Wake-up call
eyewitness|Testimony source, perhaps
federal|The ___ Reserve
ferment|Prepare like kimchi
festoon|Drape with decorations
finagle|Obtain via trickery
finesse|2018 hit featuring Cardi B
finesse|Artful maneuvering
finesse|Handle skillfully
fireworks|Parts of some pyrotechnic displays
flabbergast|Absolutely stun
flashcards|Memorization aids
flashcards|Studying set
fleabag|2019's Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy winner
fleabag|Phoebe Waller-Bridge series
floorboards|They might creak when stepped on
floored|Left speechless, maybe
flotsam|Jetsam's partner
flyaway|Escape in the air
folktale|The story of John Henry, e.g.
forbidding|Unfriendly in appearance
forecast|Market prediction
foresees|Predicts
forests|Wooded areas
freebies|Giveaway items
freeway|We going riding on the ___ of love in my pink Cadillac (Aretha Franklin lyric)
frisbee|Disc thrown in Ultimate
garages|Storage areas in some houses
gatecrash|Attend uninvited
gazpacho|Chilled tomato soup
genesis|First book of the Torah
geraniums|Garden plants
gingersnap|Crunchy cookie
giraffe|Tall mammal
glowing|Radiant
gluttony|Overindulgence
goatees|Some facial hair
goatskin|Parchment material
goddess|Green ___ (salad dressing)
gooseneck|Shape for pipes and lamps
graceful|Like a prima ballerina
graders|T.A.s, at times
granola|Bar food
granted|To be fair . . .
granted|Take for ___ (assume)
grassroots|Metaphor for bottom-up activism
grottos|Small caves
gruyere|Fondue cheese
guessed|Made an estimate
guiltless|Innocent
guitars|Axes
gumdrop|Piece on a gingerbread house's roof
hairiest|Like sea otters, among all animals
halters|Headgear for horses
handheld|Portable, perhaps
handyman|Guy to see "if your broken heart needs repair," in a song
happened|Came to pass
happily|With joy
harness|Control, as energy
hassles|Big inconveniences
hatches|Emerges from an egg
hatrack|Cap holder
haunted|If I pay $40 for a ___ house I better die (@hodgesboi15 tweet)
headlined|Was the star of
heartaches|Pangs of sorrow
heartening|Encouraging
heckling|Rude banter from the crowd
heehaws|Donkey noises
heehaws|Donkey sounds
helipad|Rooftop landing area
henhouse|Place for a chicken
heretic|Religious dissenter
heretic|Religious nonconformist
heroine|Protagonist, perhaps
highest|Like soprano, among voice types
hippies|'60s nonconformists
holiday|Something on a calendar
honoraria|Payments to guest speakers
hooligan|Troublemaker
hotheaded|Quick-tempered
housefly|Big-eyed buzzer
housemate|Person you split the rent but not a room with
hovered|Emulated a hummingbird or a helicopter
hundreds|Franklins
hustling|Working hard for the money
hydrated|Drank some water
hygienist|Dental professional
icicles|Winter roof hangers-on
iciness|Frosty quality
ideally|If everything goes right . . .
ignores|Tunes out
imagine|Just think . . .
imitate|Do an impression of
impacts|Noticeable effects
impasse|Deadlock
impolite|Rude
imposing|Really impressive-looking
impostor|___ syndrome ("I don't belong here" feeling)
impress|Blow away
industrious|Hardworking
infamous|Well-known for negative reasons
infants|Young children
infinite|Incalculably large
ingroup|Clique
inhaled|Got air
inhuman|Cruel
initiate|Get the ball rolling on
insomnia|Sleepless condition
insulated|Protected, in a way
insults|Remarks that sting
integer|1 or 2, but not 1.2
introduce|Add in
introverts|People who might take alone time to recharge
investor|Shareholder, for example
invites|Asks to the party
ironman|Participant in a grueling triathlon
ironware|Some metal items
irregular|Like some verbs
issuers|Distributors
kindred|Octavia Butler novel
kneepad|Skateboarder's protector
labeled|Wrote identifying information on
laborious|Tiring
lagoons|Coastal bodies
lambada|Brazilian dance that's a Greek letter with an extra A inserted
landlines|Nonwireless phones
lasagna|Layered pasta entree
lateral|Sideways
layering|Putting on multiple jackets, say
leaflet|Paper handout
leashes|Pet shop purchases
leather|Moccasin material
legends|Larger-than-life people
legwarmers|Lower-body accessories
legwork|Preparatory effort
leisure|Time to relax
lemming|Vole relative
leopard|Big cat
leopard|Inspiration for a spotted print
lessons|Teachers plan them
libraries|School rooms
listens|Pays attention
littermates|Four-legged siblings
lobster|Crayfish relative
loosens|Makes less tight
lopping|___ off (pruning)
lounges|Relaxes
luggage|Traveler's bags
macadamia|Hawaiian nut
machete|Cane-cutting tool
magnetic|Like a compass needle
mainland|Most of Australia
mainstays|Old standbys
mangosteen|Tropical fruit with a purple rind
mangrove|Swamp tree
manhole|Sewer entrance
marathon|Race run by Kipchoge in under two hours
marginal|Situated at the edge
marinate|Soak in something savory
marines|Naval personnel
martini|Drink that might be dirty
martyrs|Self-sacrificing sorts
matador|Bullfighter
mattered|Was relevant
meanies|Bullying types
medicinal|Having healing properties
megastar|Prominent celebrity
meltdown|Tantrum
membrane|Cellular barrier
memento|Souvenir
menaces|Threatens
mentored|Gave professional guidance
mercury|Venus neighbor
merlots|Red wines
mermaid|The Little ___
mermaid|Disney's Ariel, for one
messiah|Savior
middles|Center parts
midlife|Time when some crises take place
mimosas|Brunch drinks
mimosas|Drinks served in champagne flutes
mishaps|Accidents
misprint|It might lead to an editorial correction
mission|Astronaut's assignment
mistake|Slip-up
mistletoe|Christmas greenery
mittens|Insulating handwear
mocktail|Nojito or Virgin Mary
molasses|Gingerbread ingredient
montages|Training sequences in sports movies, often
mosaics|Umayyad Mosque designs
murmurs|Indistinct sounds
mushers|Iditarod competitors
mustang|Free-roaming horse
nailbiter|Close contest
nameless|Anonymous
namesake|Eponym's counterpart
nametag|Place for pronouns
nametags|Handouts at sign-in desks
narrowest|Least wide
nascent|Budding
natural|Like some hair
needling|Teasing
neglect|Ignore
nemeses|Sworn enemies
nemesis|Sworn enemy
nephews|Nieces' brothers
nepotism|Family favoritism
nestles|Gets comfy
neurons|Impulse-transmitting cells
newspapers|Employers of columnists
nuisances|Headaches
oatmeal|Breakfast bowlful
obvious|Crystal clear
octagon|Eight-sided figure
odorless|Unscented
odyssey|Long journey
offense|What someone who says "none taken" hasn't taken
offscreen|Heard but not seen, perhaps
okeydoke|Something not to fall for
omelets|Egg dishes
omitted|Failed to mention
omnivore|Consumer of both plant and animal matter
omnivore|One taking it all in
onstage|Performing in a theater
openers|Concert starters
openers|Initial performers
operation|Board game with tweezers
orators|Public speakers
orchard|Place for apple picking
original|Never-before-done
ostrich|Biggest bird in the world
ostriches|Birds that can lay 3-pound eggs
outcome|Result
outdoes|One-ups
outfielder|Player near the boundary in cricket
outrageous|Over-the-top
ovarian|___ cycle (something tracked in a fertility app)
overall|In sum . . .
overpass|Bridge with a road under it
overripe|Like a dark-brown banana
pagodas|Sacred towers
painted|Like many Tiffany Alfonseca works
painted|Worked on a canvas
painter|Frida Kahlo or Georgia O'Keeffe
pajamas|Slumber party garments
panfrying|Dumpling-cooking procedure
paradigm|Archetype
parasails|Does an aquatic kiting activity
parasite|2019 film with a "metaphorical" rock
parasite|Palme d'Or winner for Bong Joon-ho
parental|The "P" in a PG rating
parsley|Herb in chimichurri
patrols|Groups of Girl Scouts
patterns|Guides for dressmakers
paydays|Instances of being compensated
peanuts|Crunchy ingredients in pad thai
pellets|Form of some rabbit food
penalty|Fine, e.g.
penname|Author's alias
pension|Income for a retiree
perceive|Pick up on
perfect|It's just what I wanted!
periodicals|Magazines and newspapers
periphery|Outskirts
petites|Clothing store section
pettiest|Most trifling
pharaoh|Ancient Egyptian ruler
pharaoh|Cleopatra or Tutankhamun, e.g.
phenomena|Events of scientific interest
pierced|Like noses with studs
pigpens|Enclosures for sows
pincushion|Sewing kit item
pioneer|Trailblaze
piranha|Fish with a nasty bite
pizzazz|Glamorous style
placate|Appease
placebo|Sugar pill, e.g.
plaguing|Bedeviling
plaster|Wall coating
plateau|Period of stalled progress
plateau|Stop improving, say
plateaus|Levels off
playdate|Children's get-together
playdates|Entries in a toddler's social calendar
playlist|Creation for a party or a run
pleases|Gratifies
pleases|Makes happy
poblano|Pepper used in chiles en nogada
poinsettia|Plant associated with Christmas
porridge|Bear food, in a fairy tale
portals|Stargates and such
pothole|Driving danger
pothole|Road crew's concern
pothole|Road repair target
powerful|Really poignant, say
predict|Prognosticate
predicts|Uses a statistical model, perhaps
preemie|Baby born early
preface|Book's introduction
preheats|Warms up ahead of time
prepays|Settles ahead of time
preserve|Keep from decomposing
preside|Act as chairperson
preside|Chair a meeting
presses|Printing machines
presumes|Takes as a given
prettier|More picturesque
prevents|Heads off
procures|Obtains
program|Handout at a school play
pronoun|Bit of bio info
propels|Pushes forward
prospers|Is financially successful
protests|Rent strikes, e.g.
provolone|Italian cheese
pummeled|Struck heavily
pushups|Some taekwondo conditioning
pussycat|The Owl and the ___
quotient|Long division result
raincoat|Article sometimes worn with galoshes
rainfall|Desert rarity
ransacking|Searching chaotically
rapport|Friendly connection
rattrap|Dilapidated place
raucous|Strident-sounding
reaching|Getting to
reacted|Cried or laughed, for example
realtor|Open house organizer
rebuilt|Put back together
recalled|Brought to mind
recants|Takes it back
receipts|Slips from cashiers
recessed|Took a break
recital|Musical performance
reconsider|Don't do it!
records|They're set and broken
recycling|Blue bin's purpose
redbone|Come and Get Your Love band
reenacts|Performs a dramatization of
reenacts|Stages, as a historical event
regulars|They might order "the usual"
rehearse|Go through beforehand
relaxer|Salon substance
remarks|Casual comments
removal|Taking-away process
renaming|Giving a new designation
reneges|Backs out of a deal
rentals|Vacation vehicles, often
replays|Clips often shown in slow motion
replenish|Equip with new supplies
reports|Shows up
reprint|Later edition
repugnant|Loathsome
rereads|Revisits before book club, perhaps
rerelease|Anniversary edition, for example
reseeds|Maintains, as a lawn
resented|Felt offended by
resents|Holds a grudge toward
resides|Dwells
respite|Brief rest
responds|Gives an answer
restrooms|Places you probably wouldn't want to sleep, despite the name
retinas|Eye parts that receive images
retiree|SilverSneakers participant, perhaps
retreat|Relaxing destination
retrofit|Furnish with new parts
reusable|Eco-friendly, perhaps
rhinestones|Parts of some costume jewelry
ricochet|Rebound at an angle
ringleader|Heist planner, perhaps
risotto|Rice dish cooked with broth
riverbank|Spot for skipping stones
roadbeds|Train track foundations
roadrunner|Wile E. Coyote's winged prey
roadster|Open two-seat car
roadwork|Cause of a traffic delay
roundabout|Not straightforward
sailing|Traveling in a ship
salamis|Some Italian meats
saltine|Thin cracker
sandman|Mr. ___, bring me a dream . . .
sangria|Tapas bar beverage
sanitary|Hygienic
santeria|Afro-Cuban religion
sashimi|Bento box option
satanic|Devilish
saturate|Completely permeate
sausage|Bratwurst or chorizo
sausage|Breakfast meat
savored|Enjoyed every bit of
sawdust|Woodcutting particles
sawdust|Woodworker's waste
scalpel|Surgical tool
scandals|-gate events
scented|Like many candles
schedule|Add to the calendar
schedule|Something on a calendar
science|Biology or geology, e.g.
science|Physics, e.g.
scissor|Word before "kick" or "lift"
scissors|Pair used in jianzhi
scooted|Slid while seated
scottie|Highland terrier, informally
scrapes|Some minor injuries
scrappy|Feisty
screams|Reacts in horror
scripts|Playwriting contest submissions
seatbelt|Prop in a pre-flight safety demonstration
seatbelts|Click It or Ticket devices
secluded|Off the beaten path
sediment|Material that might become sandstone
seesaws|Playground levers
seltzer|Carbonated water
seltzers|Fizzy drinks
semisolid|Mayonnaise, for example
senator|Politician with a six-year term
senores|Gentlemen, in Spanish
serapes|Colorful shawls
serenade|Sing to
serials|Episodic programs
serpent|Animal in Genesis
servant|Word after "public" or "civil"
settled|Concluded without a trial
seventh|Middle school grade
shanties|Songs for sailors
sheathe|Put in a protective cover
sheathe|Put in a scabbard
sheltie|Small herding dog
sherbets|Fruity desserts
shields|Sword blockers
shipyard|Where a liner may be repaired
showoff|Flex
shudders|Trembles in fright
sickbay|Ship's infirmary
sidecar|Motorcycle attachment
silence|___ is golden
silence|Absence of sound
silence|It's golden, they say
silenced|Made noiseless
similar|Nearly the same
simulate|Mimic
sincere|Genuine
sisters|Venus and Serena, e.g.
skaters|Roller derby players
skeleton|Why did the ___ cross the road? To get to the body shop
skiwear|Garb for tackling moguls
slalomed|Skied through gates
slaloms|Zigzag ski races
slanted|Like an editorial
sledges|Large hammers
sleeper|Late ___ (night owl)
slipper|Glass item in "Cinderella"
slipper|House shoe
slipstream|Low-pressure wake behind a moving object
slivers|Thin wood fragments
snakepit|Dangerous environment
sneaked|Moved stealthily
snidely|With scorn
snoozed|Grabbed some shut-eye
snorers|Loud sleepers
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snorted|Laughed heartily, maybe
snubbed|Given the cold shoulder
snuggle|Cozy up to
sofabeds|Guests' sleeping spots, sometimes
softball|Dot Richardson's sport
soloing|Singing alone
someday|___ at Christmas, men won't be boys . . .
soonest|Earliest time
soonest|Most imminent
soothes|Placates
sorbets|Light frozen desserts
sororities|Line sisters' groups
sources|Journalists' assets
sparely|In an economical way
sparing|Not wasteful
sparkled|Glistened
sparrow|Mahjong bird
spatula|Utensil for flipping
special|Featured dish
special|Listing on a restaurant chalkboard
specialty|Forte
spectre|2015 Bond film
speedread|Zip through a book
spheres|Round solids
spiritual|Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, for example
spitfires|Hot-tempered individuals
sprained|Injured, perhaps
sprites|Clear fountain beverages
squalid|In dire need of cleaning
stadium|Athlete's place
stadium|Fenway Park, e.g.
stakeout|*Surveillance session
stapler|Office gadget
starburst|Chewy, fruit-flavored candy
starlit|Like some night skies
starter|Appetizer
starter|Word before "home" or "pack"
statute|Law
steadily|Without fluctuating
steamed|Cooked like shumai
steamed|Super mad
steered|Controlled the direction of
stencil|Aid for painting big letters
stepparent|Blended family member
sterner|More dour
sternest|Most strict
steroid|Estrogen, for example
steroid|Pro sports no-no
stiffer|More rigid
stinker|Dud
stipend|Income for a grad student
stomach|Tolerate
stomach|Tummy
stories|Bedtime performances
stoutest|Maximally resolute
straddle|Sit astride
strains|Stretches to the limit
straits|In dire ___
streaked|Like some hair
streams|Watches online
streetlight|Path-illuminating fixture
stressed|Placed emphasis on
strutted|Walked with confidence
studied|Cracked the books
stuntmen|Daring dudes on set
stymies|Impedes
sugarcoats|Tries to make more palatable
superstar|Exceptional performer
sweetie|Dear
swindle|Con
syllabus|Handout with course information
synergy|Business buzzword related to cooperation
tactile|Touch-related
takeout|Restaurant offering
tangled|All knotted up
targets|Sales goals
tariffs|Import/export taxes
tattered|Ragged
taxicab|Hailed vehicle
taxpayer|Person corresponding with the IRS
teakettle|Stovetop whistler
teammate|Sheryl Swoopes, to Cynthia Cooper, e.g.
teapots|Vessels used for steeping
teatime|Meal break similar to merienda
tedious|Mind-numbing
teenage|___ Mutant Ninja Turtles
teenager|Adolescent
teeters|Wobbles
telepathic|Like mind reading
tellers|Bank employees
tempera|Painting medium
tenants|Rent strike participants
tenderly|With gentle care
terrace|Outdoor space in some apartments
thatched|Like some straw roofs
therapist|Dr. Rhonda's profession on "Insecure"
thermostat|Temperature device
thespian|Actor
thirsted|Yearned
thrusts|Fencing maneuvers
tightknit|Like close friends
tiptoes|Walks sneakily
tiramisu|Cocoa-dusted dessert
toeholds|Initial bits of progress
tolerant|Permissive
tomatoes|Marinara sauce ingredients
toolbox|Repairperson's organizer
tootsie|___ Roll (candy)
toppling|Causing to fall
tortilla|Soup ingredient
tortilla|Taquito exterior
toupees|Hairpieces
tractors|Farm vehicles
tradeoff|Compromise made for balance
traffic|Rush hour issue
trances|Mesmerized states
travels|Goes places
treasurer|Handler of funds
treasures|Really values
trefoils|Shortbread Girl Scout cookies
tremble|Shiver
trended|Was all over social media
trendsetter|Fashion icon, say
trespassers|Unwelcome visitors
tribute|Homage
triceps|Muscle strengthened by dips
triceratops|Dinosaur with three horns
trickles|Slowly drips
trifecta|Set of three
trousers|Pants
trousers|Skirt alternative
truisms|Obvious sayings
tureens|Serving dishes for soups
turnips|They're sold on the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing
tutored|Taught one-on-one
tweeted|Made chirping sounds
twosomes|Couples
tycoons|Moguls
typecast|Stuck getting the same kinds of roles
typical|Hardly surprising
unaired|Yet to be broadcast
uncouth|Lacking manners
undersells|Promotes insufficiently
undress|Lose the threads
undulate|Move in a wavelike fashion
unedited|Not yet proofread
unleaded|Gas option
unleash|Let loose
unorganized|All over the place, perhaps
unveils|Introduces to the public
unwound|Relaxed at the end of a stressful day
updates|App releases containing bug fixes
uploading|Sending to the cloud
upstages|Steals the limelight from
upticks|Small increases
useless|Of zero help
username|Something to type on a login page
ushered|Escorted
utensil|Ladle or grater
vampires|Bloodsucking beings
visited|Stopped by
wanders|Goes here and there
warbled|Sang like a bird
warping|Bending out of shape
washtub|Basin for clothes
watchdog|Consumer protection group, maybe
watered|Sprayed, perhaps
wealthy|Like the Park family in "Parasite"
weaponry|Armory contents
weariest|Most tired
website|Reductress or Clickhole, e.g.
weeknight|Wednesday evening, e.g.
whisper|Speak behind a cupped hand, perhaps
whitecap|Wave with a foamy crest
wideawake|Nowhere close to drifting off
wiretap|Surveillance setup
wonkier|More askew
woodstove|Log cabin heater
worrywarts|Fretful types
wristwatch|Accessory with a face
yearlings|Young animals
yearned|Longed
yellowed|Like a really old newspaper
yellows|Canary and lemon, for two
yelpers|Some restaurant reviewers
yummier|More scrumptious
abandon|Ditch
abysmal|Just atrocious
academic|School-related
academy|The Black ___ of Arts and Letters
accepted|Chose to admit
acclaim|Recognition
acetone|Chemical in some nail polish removers
acquires|Takes possession of
acrobat|Trapeze artist, for example
actions|Things you do
address|1007 Mountain Drive, Gotham, for example
address|1725 Slough Avenue, Scranton, PA, for example
address|Something written on an envelope
admirer|Fan club member
adorable|Really cute
adulated|Fawned over
advents|Onsets
adverbs|Now and then, grammatically
adverse|Unfavorable
advises|Gives guidance
advisor|Person who gives guidance
ageless|Forever young, seemingly
ageless|Forever youthful
agendas|Lists of items to discuss
agendas|Meeting lists
agitate|Disturb
airbrush|Manipulate in Photoshop, perhaps
airdate|When an episode was broadcast
airlines|JetBlue and Delta, e.g.
airport|Place with baggage carousels
airport|Place with gates and terminals
airship|Blimp, for example
alliance|Close association
almighty|All-powerful
amassed|Accumulated
ambivert|Sometimes-outgoing, sometimes-reserved personality
ambling|Walking leisurely
amendments|The U.S. Constitution has 27
amoebas|One-celled organisms
amulets|Good luck charms
anaconda|Giant snake
anaconda|Heavy snake
analysts|Investment firm workers
ancient|Like the Zhou dynasty
android|Ava in "Ex Machina," for example
anguish|Emotional distress
angular|Having sharp corners
animals|Lions and tigers and bears
animals|There are 12 in the Chinese zodiac
animated|Full of excitement
animators|Some Studio Ghibli workers
answered|Responded
anthill|Mound built by worker insects
anthills|Mounds made by insect colonies
anthills|Piles of soil formed by colonies
antidote|Remedy
antlers|What the Grinch put on his dog to disguise him as a reindeer
antonyms|In and out, e.g.
appealing|Attractive
approach|Move closer to
apricot|Color named for a fruit
archaic|Antiquated
armadillo|Creature that rolls into a ball when threatened
armlock|Restraining hold in Brazilian jiujitsu
armored|___ car (transporter of valuables)
armrest|Part of a couch
arugula|Salad green
ascribe|Chalk up
asexual|Part of LGBTQIA
asexuality|Subject of the Angela Chen book "Ace"
ashamed|Embarrassed
aspects|Characteristics
aspects|Characteristics
aspired|Had hopes
assents|Gives the go-ahead
asserted|Stated categorically
assigned|Designated
assistant|Right-hand person
assumed|Took as a given
athletes|Megan Rapinoe and Patricio Manuel, e.g.
attache|Part of a diplomatic staff
attacks|What some political ads contain
attests|Certifies
attests|Swears
auction|Bidders' event
auction|Event with bidding
augments|Enhances
autopilot|Plane setting
avengers|Black Widow, Black Panther, etc.
average|Run-of-the-mill
averted|Crisis ___!
avocado|Fruit used in California rolls
avocados|Milkshake ingredients
awnings|Coverings for storefronts
babyproofed|Installed cabinet locks, for example
bachelor|___ in Paradise (TV show)
backbend|Yoga or gymnastics move
backtracked|Reversed a previous decision
balsamic|Dark vinegar variety
balsamic|___ vinaigrette
bananas|Fruits spelled out in a Gwen Stefani hit
bandana|It can be worn like a headband or a scarf
barbecue|Cuisine served by Gates in Kansas City
barbecue|Cuisine with a Memphis style
barista|Coffeehouse artisan
barometer|Meteorologist's tool
barrels|Large pickle containers
bartend|Make and serve drinks
basmati|Rice in biryani
bassets|Droopy-eared hounds
bassets|Sad-faced hounds
bassist|Meshell Ndegeocello is one
bathtubs|They may have claw feet
beachwear|Tankinis and trunks
beckoned|Signaled with a gesture
beforehand|In advance
beginner|First-timer
believe|Have faith
bellyache|Whine incessantly
bemoans|Expresses sorrow about
beneath|The Stars ___ Our Feet
beneath|Under
benefit|Charity fundraiser
blindfold|Item worn to swing at a pinata
bloopers|Outtakes
blossom|Produce flowers
bluejeans|Denim pants
blurted|Said suddenly
boondocks|The ___ (comic strip turned Cartoon Network show)
boosters|Avid supporters
bootlegged|Like pirated movies
boredom|Cause of yawning
borscht|Ukrainian soup
bracket|Tournament diagram
braille|___ Literacy Month (January)
breakeven|Neither gain nor lose
bribery|Subject of some financial scandals
brilliance|Exceptional intelligence
brisket|Barbecue staple
browser|Web program
budgets|Financial plans
burrito|Dish that can be served wet
burying|___ the hatchet (making peace)
cabaret|Musical featured in "Love, Simon"
calypso|Lord Kitchener's music
calzones|Pizza turnovers
cannoli|Ricotta-filled pastry
capable|Up to the task
caramel|Salted ___ ice cream
carbonated|Like Diet Dr Pepper
carryon|Bag stowed in an overhead bin
cartoonist|Person who draws strips
cashier|Person who rings shoppers up
casserole|Food that's French for "saucepan"
catastrophe|Total disaster
caterpillar|Future butterfly
catfish|Staple in cajun cuisine
catharsis|Emotional release
cathedral|St. Louis ___ (New Orleans landmark)
cavalier|Insufficiently concerned
celebrated|Very admired
ceviche|Fish dish cured in citrus juice
chainsaw|Lumberyard tool
chapbooks|Short poetry collections
charade|Blatant pretense
charade|Deceptive act
charade|False pretense
charades|Game in which you act things out
charcuterie|Food on a board
chariot|Vehicle raced in ancient Rome
chatted|Had a talk
cheesecake|Dessert often topped with cherry sauce
chewier|Like the rope in Nerds Rope vis-a-vis the Nerds
chilidogs|Food sold by Ben's in D.C.
chocoholic|Truffle connoisseur, perhaps
chutneys|Chaat toppings
cicadas|Noisy insects
cinemas|Multiplexes and such
citadel|Lost in the ___ (Lil Nas X song)
clambake|A Real Nice ___ ("Carousel" song about a seafood social)
clatter|Sound of dropping Scrabble tiles
clearly|Without a doubt
clipboard|Petition holder
closure|Sense of finality
clothing|Wardrobe contents
coauthor|Write together
coerces|Compels
cohosts|Panel members on "The View," e.g.
coleslaw|Deli side dish
coliseum|Big sports venue
collapsing|Caving in
colocate|Share an office with another company
colorado|State home to 58 "fourteeners"
comedian|Tig Notaro or Hannah Gadsby
commonsense|Good judgment
compete|Participate in a contest
concert|Musical performance
condemn|Denounce
confident|Feeling oneself
confront|Stand up to
confuses|Perplexes
congrats|Happy for you!
consent|Lab form subject
console|Give comfort to
constant|Continual
contest|Competition
control|Word after "cruise" or "rent"
coparent|Raise a child together
corrects|Fixes
counted|Took a tally
courted|Wooed
couscous|Staple food with a repetitive name
coyotes|Howling desert canines
coyotes|Wolf relatives
cradles|Baby beds
creates|Makes
crewneck|Sweatshirt with a round opening
crochet|Create blankets with hooked needles
croissant|Flaky crescent-shaped pastry
crossroads|Metaphorical decision point
crystalline|Sparklingly clear
curtsies|Formal gestures
custard|Egg tart filling
customer|Live chat participant
customs|International flyer's checkpoint
cuticle|Skin at the base of a fingernail
dampens|Moistens
daycare|Toddler drop-off spot
deadpan|Stony-faced comedic delivery
debates|Discussions of opposing views
decency|Respectable behavior
decentralize|Distribute more broadly
decides|Makes a choice
declare|___ a major
decrees|Authoritative orders
decrypt|Crack, like a code
dedicate|Devote
deducted|Subtracted
deepest|Most heartfelt, say
deleted|Edited out
deleting|Moving to the trash folder
demolishes|Destroys
demonic|Evil
departs|Hits the road
depends|Could go either way
depends|Maybe
deplete|Use up
deposit|Add to a bank account
derisive|Disdainful
descent|Trip to the bottom
deserts|Very dry climates
deserve|Merit
desires|Longs for
detached|Disconnected
details|Specifics
detective|Sherlock Holmes, for one
detests|Dislikes intensely
dictate|Say aloud to be recorded
diesels|Truck engines, often
differed|Disagreed
diffuses|Spreads
disarms|Wins over
disaster|Total catastrophe
discuss|Talk about
dislodge|Knock out of place
distant|Far away
distaste|Aversion
diverge|Branch off
domestic|Like a flight from L.A. to Chicago, e.g.
doodled|Drew idly
downtown|Central area of a city
dreaded|Feared greatly
dredges|___ up (unearths)
dreidel|Hanukkah top
dressed|Wearing clothes
duchess|Noble title
durable|Long-lasting
dynamite|Song that "lit it up" in 2020
earlier|Previously
earlobes|Places for piercings
earnings|Wages
easiest|Least difficult
eateries|Ramen shops, e.g.
echelon|Upper ___ (high level)
eclectic|Multifaceted
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
eclipse|Solar or lunar event
ecology|Branch of biology
editable|Capable of being revised
editors|Some Wikipedia volunteers
educates|Shows the ropes
egyptian|Like the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
elapses|Goes by
elegant|Beautifully graceful
elegant|Stylish
eleventh|At the ___ hour
eleventh|___ hour (last moment)
eloping|Doing a small wedding
emailed|Contacted via Outlook, say
embassy|Place to renew a passport
emerald|Promising Young Woman director Fennell
emerald|Green birthstone
emerald|Green gem
emerald|May birthstone
emerging|Coming to light
emissions|Greenhouse gas concerns
emotion|Joy or sadness
enclave|Nested district
encroach|Disrespect a boundary
endgame|Last stage of a chess match
endgames|Chess finales
endmost|Final
endorse|Publicly support
engaged|Planning to marry
engines|Car parts that roar and purr
enhance|Improve
enhanced|Added value to
enthuse|Gush with excitement
entrees|Main courses
entrust|Give for protection
ephemeral|Short-lived
episodes|Season premieres, e.g.
epitomes|Ideal examples
erasers|Pink ends of pencils
erasing|Using part of a pencil
erasure|Act of deletion
erosive|Like something that wears things away
escapes|Gets out
essence|2021 hit by Wizkid featuring Tems
eternal|Everlasting
etouffee|Cajun shellfish-over-rice dish
euphoria|Gender ___
evaluate|Assess
evaluate|Size up
evident|Plain to see
evolving|Gradually changing
exaggerate|Stretch the truth
exhausting|Tiring
existed|I Forgot That You ___ (Taylor Swift song)
expansion|Growth for the WNBA or NWHL
expense|Cost
eyebrow|Target of a spoolie
eyeliner|Makeup kit staple
eyesores|They're hard to look at
fastball|Speedy pitch
fearless|Not even a little scared
feasting|Celebrating Eid
fellowships|Paid post-grad positions
females|Ewes, for example
festive|Like Tet get-togethers
finessing|Maneuvering delicately
fishnet|Meshy fabric
flagons|Old-fashioned ale holders
flamingo|Pink lawn ornament
flattens|Uses a rolling pin on
flatter|Compliment excessively
flavors|Ice cream options
foibles|Minor flaws
foolish|Silly
forecasts|Weather predictions
forerunners|Predecessors
fortunate|Blessed with luck
freelancer|Self-employed professional
freshen|___ up (wash your face, e.g.)
fretful|Distressed
frisbee|Ultimate ___
frittata|Dish similar to an omelet or quiche
funhouse|Carnival attraction with a mirror maze, perhaps
fusions|Culinary mash-ups
gastronome|Foodie
gelatin|Ingredient in marshmallows
genetic|Like eye color or color blindness
gesture|Word after "grand" or "hand"
ghostwriters|Uncredited authors
glaciers|Disappearing features of a Montana National Park
glamorous|Fergie song that mentions "gold and diamond rings"
glimpse|Quick look
grabbed|Snatched
granolas|Oaty options in the cereal aisle
graphic|Featuring explicit detail
grasslands|Pampas and prairies
greener|The grass is always ___ on the other side
greenlit|Given the go-ahead
griddles|Teppanyaki cookware
groomed|Primped
grosses|___ out (disgusts)
guayabera|Summer shirt worn in Mexico
habanero|Pepper named for Cuba's capital
hackers|Crypto heist perpetrators
hammock|Spot for snoozing while swaying
handcarts|Wagons pushed manually
hapless|Inept
hassled|Gave trouble to
hastened|Sped up
hatched|Born from an egg
headier|More intoxicating
heartbreaker|Overtime loss in the playoffs, for example
helipads|Rooftop bases for choppers
hipster|Type who bucks the mainstream trends
homebrew|Self-made beer
honeydew|Melon with a waxy skin
honeydew|Melon with green flesh
horizon|Where earth and sky meet
hornets|Large wasps
horoscope|Forecast you might check daily
hotspot|You can use one to share your internet connection
humanist|In favor of individual agency
humdrum|Dull
hygiene|Handwashing, flossing, etc.
iciness|Cold, slippery quality
ignorant|Uninformed
ignores|Gives the cold shoulder to
imaginary|Like some friends or numbers
imagines|Forms a mental picture of
imagines|Thinks up
immunizes|Protects from disease
impasse|Stalemate
implode|Self-destruct
impress|Wow
impression|Comedic imitation
incense|It's fragrant when burned
incident|Event with negative consequences
inheritance|What an heir receives
initials|Monogram letters
initiate|Start
inroads|Significant progress
inseams|Crotch-to-cuff measurements
inseams|Pants length measurements
insoles|Cushiony shoe parts
inspects|Examines carefully
instant|Like some miso soup
instant|Like some ramen and coffee
insteps|Arched shoe parts
instincts|Natural impulses
intangible|Not easily measurable
integer|Zero or one, but not one half
intimate|In ___ Detail (Cora Harrington book about lingerie)
ironfisted|Tyrannical
irrigate|Provide water to farmland
irritant|Inflammation-causing substance such as pollen
isomers|Molecules that share a formula
ivories|They may be tickled
jawbreaker|Very hard candy
jellyroll|Ragtime/jazz pianist Morton
jeopardy|Game show with "Think" music
jokester|Funny person
jostled|Pushed through a crowd, perhaps
jousters|Ren Faire competitors on charging horses
jurassic|Period when there were dinosaurs
kitties|Young felines, cutely
knuckles|Fist parts
labeled|Tagged
ladyfinger|Tiramisu cake
lasagna|Dinner with layers
lasagna|Layered Italian dish
lasting|Enduring
latinas|Many telenovela actresses
layover|Waiting period between flights
leapfrogs|Jumps over
leather|Material worn at the Folsom Street Fair
lecture|Professor's talk
legible|Written so it can be read
legroom|Tall car buyer's concern
lemonades|Beverages that might be pink
lessons|Teachers teach them
lifespan|Years on Earth
limeade|Tart green drink
literary|Lambda ___ Awards
lithium|Chemical element in batteries
longboat|Skinny ship
loofahs|Shower scrubbers
lumberjack|Forest worker
maestro|Classical music conductor
magnets|Fridge decorations
magnolia|Flower on Mississippi's state quarter
mahimahi|Fish in Hawaiian dishes
mahimahi|Fish with a repetitive name
manatee|Herbivorous marine mammal
mandala|Geometric figure that might be made of sand
mandarin|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon language
manhole|Sewer entrance
marinade|Pre-grilling sauce
marinara|Tomato-based sauce
marines|Soldiers who stand sentry outside the West Wing
martians|Red Planet residents
mattered|Was of real importance
mattress|Item that might have a pillow top
matures|Becomes more grown-up
mediocre|Middling
mediocre|Not awful but not great
megahit|Record-smashing song
menagerie|The Glass ___
mentored|Given professional guidance
messages|They might be subliminal
meteors|Shooting stars
microwatt|Tiny unit of power
midwife|Childbirth specialist
mileage|Odometer reading
milestones|It's significant to reach them
mimosas|Brunch drinks served in flutes
mincemeat|Pie filling that might be vegetarian, despite the name
mineral|Quartz, e.g.
minimal|Very slight
miniskirt|Short fashion choice
misnomer|Inaccurate term
moments|Points in time
moniker|Nickname
monikers|Nicknames
monitored|Kept an eye on
moodiest|Most temperamental
moonwalk|Dance move formerly known as the "backslide"
motored|Went fast
moussaka|Greek eggplant casserole
multimedia|Like many Nam June Paik works
muscles|Weight training builds them
nailbiters|Tense contests
nautical|Ship-related
neatest|Most orderly
necktie|Avril Lavigne accessory circa 2002
necktie|Janelle Monae accessory, sometimes
needlepoint|Embroidery craft
negative|Meaning of "-" on a battery terminal
neither|Not this or that
nestles|Snuggles
networks|Socializes professionally
neurologist|Brain specialist
newsletter|Small publication
nightingale|Statistician Florence
nominal|Very small
nonbinary|Gendervague, perhaps
nonstop|Without interruptions
nostril|Opening next to the septum
notable|Worthy of mention
notables|People of distinction
notepad|Spot for jottings
notices|Becomes aware of
oatmeal|Cookie type
oatmeal|Ingredient in some DIY face masks
obsolete|Antiquated
ocarinas|Instruments for Link cosplayers
octaves|Units of vocal range
odometer|Display near a fuel gauge
odorless|Unscented
oinking|Making pig sounds
ointment|Soothing topical substance
ominous|Threatening
onerous|Burdensome
onetime|Less than twice, more than never
onetime|On a single occasion
onstage|Where theater performers perform
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial
oracles|Prophets
oration|Maria W. Stewart specialty
orchestra|The Boston Pops, for one
ordains|Welcomes to the clergy
ordeals|Harrowing experiences
oregano|Chimichurri herb
oregano|Herb in Italian cuisine
oregano|Herb that starts and ends with the same letter
oregano|Pizza herb
organism|Living thing
origami|Japanese for "folding paper"
orioles|Black and orange birds
ottoman|Piece of furniture named for an empire
outcomes|End results
outgrew|Got too old for
outpour|Onrush of support
outrank|Have a higher position than
outreach|Some community work
outside|Opposite of indoors
overalls|Minions' attire
overdue|Past the deadline
overeasy|Alternative to poached
overrated|Not worth the hype
oversight|Careless mistake
oversleep|Wake up too late
overtone|Implication
paintball|Game with dye-filled capsules
palette|Eyeshadow purchase
pancakes|*Stacked breakfast foods
pandora|Music streaming service
panelist|Conference discussion participant
panelist|Conference speaker
paparazzi|Celebrity photographers
paprika|Spice with several Hungarian varieties
parallel|Like lines that never meet
parallel|___ parking (driving test part)
paraphrased|Worded differently
parcels|Post office deliveries
parlors|Massage places
parlors|Places to get ice cream or tattoos
parsley|Chimichurri herb
partake|Join in
passages|Book excerpts
patrons|Theater supporters
pavilions|Upscale outdoor tents
pedaled|Rode a bike
peddled|Tried to sell
pedestals|Idealized people are figuratively placed on them
pedicure|Treatment from a nail technician
peekaboo|Game played with a baby
peering|Looking closely
pelican|Louisiana's state bird
peloton|Stationary bike brand
peninsula|Florida, for one
penname|George Eliot, for Mary Ann Evans
pentagon|Five-sided figure
peptalks|Motivating monologues
peptide|Chain of amino acids
perfecto|Nailed it!
perfects|Makes just right
persona|Public image
personals|Ads that inspired the app Lex
persuasive|Compelling, like an argument
pharaoh|Ancient Egyptian ruler
phenoms|Sensational up-and-comers
picture|Selfie, for example
piecrust|Round dessert base
pilsner|Pale lager type
pimento|Cherry pepper
pimentos|Peppers in a Southern cheese spread
pinatas|They're broken during Las Posadas
pineapple|Ingredient in tacos al pastor
pinhole|___ camera
pinpoints|Identifies precisely
pipsqueak|Little twerp
piranha|Toothy Amazon fish
pistons|Engine parts
pitchers|Lemonade holders
plateau|Flat landform
playdate|Toddler's get-together
pleasure|The ___ is all mine
plyometric|Quick and explosive, in exercise
pocketbook|Handbag
polenta|Italian cornmeal dish
polygon|Triangle, e.g.
popcorn|Movie theater snack
possess|Own
postage|Mailing attachment
potable|Safe to drink
pothole|Flat tire cause, maybe
potholes|Road surface problems
powerhouse|UConn women's basketball, e.g.
powering|Supplying fuel for
practitioner|Nurse ___
prairie|Plain of grassy land
preacher|Son of a ____ Man (Dusty Springfield hit)
precise|Exact
predict|Foretell
pregames|Times before kickoffs
preheat|Set to 350 degrees, say
premeds|Some aspiring doctors
prenatal|Like some high-in-folic-acid vitamins
presale|Purchase opportunity before tickets are generally available
presales|Purchasing opportunities for select customers
presser|Session with the media, informally
pressure|Something required for diamonds to form
pretapes|Records in advance
pretzel|Twisted snack
pretzels|Twists eaten with mustard or cheese
priests|Performers of religious rituals
printed|Converted from PDF to paper
professor|One seeking tenure, perhaps
profuse|Abundant
program|Theater handout
propane|Gas for some grills
prophecy|Prediction
protege|Apprentice
protein|Black beans are high in it
pumpkin|Popular fall flavor
pursued|Ran after
quagmire|Predicament
question|Who, what, when, where or why
quicksand|Adventure film hazard
quintupled|Increased fivefold
rainbow|___ flag (LGBTQ+ pride symbol)
randomly|How bingo balls are selected
raptors|NBA team with a dinosaur mascot
reacted|Didn't keep a poker face
rebuild|Assemble again
rebukes|Takes to task
rebuttal|Debater's counterargument
recharges|Brings back to 100% battery
reckons|Supposes
reddening|Turning crimson
reddens|Looks embarrassed
redeyes|Late-night flights
redialed|Called again
reenacts|Stages a historical event
referee|Boxing official
refines|Makes small improvements to
refrain|E-I-E-I-O, e.g.
refrain|Song part that's repeated
reindeer|Dasher or Dancer
relayed|Passed along
release|Word after "press" or "beta"
releasing|Letting go of
relieve|Unburden
relieves|Takes over for
remotes|Channel-changing devices
repairs|Makes operational again
repasts|Meals after funerals
repents|Expresses remorse
replies|RSVPs, e.g.
repugnance|Disgust
resents|Feels bitter about
reserves|Sets aside
reshape|Mold into a new form
resided|Dwelled
residing|Dwelling
residue|Leftover stuff
resorts|Destinations that may be all-inclusive
restart|Begin again
retapes|Records over
retires|Gives up working
retorted|Answered sharply
returns|Tax documents
retyped|Entered again via keyboard
rhetoric|Orator's skill
riptide|Dangerous current
riskier|More dangerous
risotto|Creamy rice dish
risotto|Italian rice dish
roaring|Imitating the MGM lion
roasted|Cooked like nyama choma
robotic|Stiff and machinelike
rodents|Squirrels and chinchillas, e.g.
rookies|Beginners
rooster|Bird that says "cock-a-doodle-doo"
rotisserie|Cooking device that uses rotation
roulette|Casino game with a wheel
roundtrip|Opposite of one-way
ruining|Spoiling
ruptures|Bursts
rutabaga|Root veggie with thick skin
sabbath|Day of rest in Judaism
saffron|World's most expensive spice
sailors|Seafarers
samosas|Fried appetizers served with chutney
samosas|Savory pastries often served with chutney
samurai|Warrior in Japan's Edo period
sandlot|Vacant area used for baseball games
sangria|Fruity wine drink
sapphire|September birthstone
sarcasm|Humor that might be lost in a text message
sashimi|Raw dish often eaten with wasabi
sassier|More impertinent
satiate|Quench
satires|Ironic literary works
savings|Counterpart of checking
scenario|What if situation
scenery|Stage decor
schedule|Timetable
schmear|Cream cheese, e.g.
science|Astronomy, for example
sciences|Pharmacology and botany, for two
scooped|Beaten to breaking some news
scowled|Displayed disgruntlement
scraggly|Untidy, like a beard
scratch|Start from ___
scruffy|Like some beards
scrunchie|Elastic hair tie
sculpted|Worked with marble, perhaps
sculpts|Molds into shape
scuttlebutt|Idle gossip
seafloor|Ocean bottom
seahorse|Fish whose males give birth
seasons|Private Practice was on for six
seasons|Spring and summer, e.g.
seatmate|Person sitting next to you
seduces|Entices
seethes|Gets really mad
selfless|Ultra-generous
semolina|Couscous flour
senator|Robert Latham Owen's title from 1907 to 1925
senator|Title in Congress
sending|Shipping out
senorita|Spanish for "Miss"
several|More than two, but not many
shackles|Mary Mary song
shadowbox|Spar with an imaginary opponent
sheathe|Put in a sword holder
shellacs|Defeats decisively
shooing|Waving away
shortbread|Traditional Scottish cookie
shortcake|Strawberry dessert
showdowns|Much-hyped faceoffs
showstopper|Dazzling performance
shucked|Removed the husk or shell from
sidebar|Separate conversation
sighting|Source of excitement for a ufologist
singers|Choir members
sinister|Ominous
skeleton|Anatomy class display
skittish|Easily frightened
sloshes|Splashes around
slowdown|Whoa, whoa, whoa!
smooths|Removes wrinkles from
smushes|Squashes
snapper|Fish that's often red
sneered|Curled one's lip
snoozes|Sleeps briefly
snowball|Possible name for a white cat
snowfalls|Winter weather events
socialize|Spend time with people
sockets|Places for plugs and eyes
sofabed|What a guest might sleep on
softies|Tenderhearted ones
solarium|Indoor place to get some sun
solarium|Room designed to get a lot of sunlight
solarium|Sunny room
solitude|State of being alone
soloing|Performing music without accompaniment
soothed|Comforted
sopping|Completely drenched
sourpuss|Grouchy sort
spammed|Sent junk email to
specialized|For a particular purpose
specific|Opposite of general
specific|Opposite of general
speeders|Drivers exceeding the limit
speedos|Some swimsuits
speedup|Increase the playback rate
spiciest|Highest on the Scoville scale
spigots|Faucets
spirits|They might communicate through a Ouija board
splendid|Just wonderful!
splotch|Mark in a Krasner painting
sponsor|Program supporter
sprawls|Hogs the bed
sprawls|Stretches out awkwardly
spyglass|Small handheld telescope
stackup|Compare
stakeholder|One with a business interest
stalemate|Impasse
stamina|Endurance
stamped|Like passports and envelopes
standard|Run-of-the-mill
staples|Pantry essentials
starlight|Nighttime illumination
started|Began
starters|Appetizers
stashes|Squirrels away
stashes|Stockpiles
statehood|Goal of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
stealth|Sneakiness
steepest|Most sharply inclined
stepsister|Family member
steroid|Cortisone, e.g.
stigmas|Mental Health Awareness Month fights them
stiletto|Sharp shape for nails
stirred|Tended to polenta
stockcars|Daytona 500 racers
stonily|In an emotionless manner
stopped|Ceased
strained|Like most baby food
streets|Lines on a city map
stripes|Zebra features
stroker|Oklahoma! Tony winner Ali
strudel|Pastry with a German name
struggle|Grapple
stylist|Hair salon employee
subsume|Absorb
suburbia|WandaVision setting (or is it?)
suggests|Hints at
suitable|Appropriate
sukiyaki|Japanese dish served nabemono style
sultans|Muslim sovereigns
sunsets|Evening views
supersonic|Faster than Mach 1
surname|Knowles, for Beyonce
sweated|Perspired
swiftly|With much speed
sycamore|Tree with flaky bark
synergy|Business buzzword related to cooperation
synonym|Vivid, vis-a-vis vibrant
tablecloth|Protection from stains
tactics|Strategies
tadpole|Future frog
tadpoles|Future frogs
tallest|Most towering
tallest|Opposite of shortest
tamales|Food in corn husks
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tarragon|Herb in Bearnaise sauce
tartlet|Bite-sized pastry
teacakes|Scone relatives
teardrops|___ on My Guitar (Taylor Swift song)
tenacity|Determination
tensest|Most gripping
termite|Wood-eating pest
theorem|Mathematician's proposition
thermos|It may hold soup or coffee
thousand|One ___ and One Nights
threats|Dangers
throaty|Deep and husky
thyroid|Neck gland
tidying|Marie Kondo subject
tighten|Make more restrictive
tilapia|Farmed fish
timeliness|Relevance to current events
tirades|Bitter rants
toasted|Like a crispy bagel
toeholds|Rock climber's supports
together|Seeing each other
tonnage|Cargo ship's capacity
torches|Light sources on a castle wall
tostada|Chalupa alternative
tostada|Deep-fried tortilla dish
totality|Whole of something
touring|Taking the show on the road
tourney|Competition with a bracket, often
traders|Stock exchange workers
trailer|Movie preview
trainees|Workplace rookies
treaties|Fort Laramie (1868) and others
triathlete|Competitor who swims, bikes and runs
tricycle|Three-wheeled bike
tridents|Three-pronged spears
tropical|Like Tahiti and Aruba
trounced|Clobbered
tsunami|Giant wave
tummies|Stomachs, informally
turbans|Dastars
tutorial|How to do a perfect messy bun, e.g.
typeface|Lettering design
ukuleles|Hawaiian instruments
umbrella|Prop for the Morton Salt Girl
umbrella|Rihanna song with the lyric "Now that it's raining more than ever"
umpteen|Very many
unasked|___ for (not solicited)
uncensored|Full of swear words, maybe
unclear|Vague
underdog|Winner of an upset
underwater|Submerged
unequal|Not fair, in a way
unicorn|Mythical creature with a horn
unideal|Not optimal
unionize|Form a labor group
unionize|What workers might do for better conditions
unravel|Come apart
unravel|Fall apart
upstart|Arrogant newcomer
useless|Of no help
utensil|Spork or knife
uttered|Said out loud
veteran|Seasoned one
victoria|Singer and songwriter Monet
vitamin|B3 or B12, for example
waiters|Restaurant servers
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
wanderlust|Urge to travel
watcher|Viewer
waterlilies|Floating pond plants
waterlily|Flowering pond plant
website|asexuality.org, for example
welcomes|Greets warmly
wetsuit|Thermal protection for a diver
whisper|Communicate quietly
wildcat|Lynx or ocelot, e.g.
withered|Shriveled up
woodshed|Place to store fire logs
worship|Idolize
wrinkles|Unexpected disruptions
written|Not oral
yardage|Golf hole measure
yearend|___ performance review
abandon|Leave high and dry
abilities|Telekinesis and telepathy, for two
abstain|Decline to vote
academia|Ivory tower's realm
accident|Mishap
accounts|They're logged into with usernames and passwords
accurate|Precise
activity|Thing to do
activity|Word after "extracurricular" or "paranormal"
admired|Held in high regard
adopted|Brought into the family
adopted|Welcomed to the family
adoptee|Superman or Simone Biles
adoptee|Superman, for one
adorned|Decked out
aftershave|Soothing stuff at a barbershop
against|Opposed to
ageless|Eternal
agendas|Lists for meetings
agitate|Disturb
airbrush|Touch up in Photoshop
airfare|Flying fee
airlines|Companies with baggage policies
alamode|Served with ice cream
alarmed|Extremely concerned
alerted|Given the heads-up
algebra|Solve for x subject
algebra|Math whose name comes from Arabic
aliases|Assumed names
aliases|Fake names
alienates|Loses as a supporter
almanacs|Annual fact books
altered|Changed
altered|Modified
alternate|Take turns
anagrams|Rico Nasty and Satyricon, for example
anarchy|Ungoverned society
ancestry|Family tree subject
ancient|Mega-old
angelic|Heavenly
animals|Dogs, hogs and frogs
animals|Stars of many alphabet picture books
animate|Bring life to
animated|Like Pixar films
anklets|Belly dance accessories worn near the feet
anointed|Blessed using oil
another|The Brother From ___ Planet
antenna|Fly's sensor
antiracist|How to Be an ___ (2019 bestseller)
antlers|Headband attachments for a Rudolph costume
apostle|The Last Supper figure
appears|Shows up
applauds|Claps
approve|Give the go-ahead
apricot|Fruit similar to a peach
arcades|Places to play Ms. Pac-Man
arcades|Places with Pac-Man and Pong
archenemy|Nemesis
archive|Collection such as the one at the GLBT Historical Society
arising|Coming up
armadillo|Critter crossing Texas roads
armchairs|Pieces of living room furniture that seat one person
armoire|Place for clothes
arrived|Showed up
arrogant|Like someone who thinks they're better than everyone else
arthritis|Disease that affects the joints
articles|The and "a," for example
artifact|Archaeologist's find
artists|Labels sign them
artwork|Gallery display
arugula|Bitter salad green
arugula|Salad green
ascendant|Another term for a rising sign, in astrology
asexual|The A in AVEN
ashamed|Far from proud
asparagus|Veggie with woody ends
aspects|Characteristics
asphalt|Paving substance
asserts|States strongly
assesses|Evaluates
assisted|Supported
assists|Stat in which Natasha Cloud led the WNBA in 2022
assumes|Takes as a given
asterisk|See footnote symbol
atheists|People associated with the atomic whirl
athlete|Gymnast or judoka
athlete|Olympics competitor
atlases|Books of maps
atonement|Process of making up for past wrongs
attaboy|Go ahead, young man!
attached|Glued on, perhaps
attaching|Fastening on
attacked|Bombarded
attempt|Try
attitude|State of mind
attitudes|Ways of thinking
attuned|In harmony
audible|Able to be heard
audible|Able to be heard
audible|Loud enough to be heard
audience|Show attendees
avatars|Forms for Vishnu
avenger|Black Widow or Scarlet Witch
avenues|Broad streets
averted|Stopped from happening, like a disaster
avocado|Green toast topping
avoided|Stayed away from
awakens|Gains consciousness
awarded|Given as a prize
babushka|Headscarf from the Russian for "grandma"
bacteria|Antibiotic targets
bagpiper|Musician at a St. Patrick's Day parade
baileys|Irish cream liqueur brand
ballads|Slow songs
ballerina|Dancer in a tutu
bananas|Fruits in Samoan poi
bandana|Neckpiece for a dog
bangles|Accessories for Garba dancers
baptists|Martin Luther King Jr. and others
barbecue|Low and slow cooking style
baritone|Vocal range between tenor and bass
barstool|Tall backless seat
bassists|Some rock band members
bedroom|Place for a nightstand
bedspreads|Decorations on top of sheets and blankets
begonias|Showy flowers
behaves|Acts properly
behaves|Doesn't act up
benchwarmer|Athlete who doesn't get much playing time
beneath|Under
biochemist|Scientist working with enzymes
bioengineering|Field developing prosthetics
bioluminescence|Light emitted by underwater organisms
biopics|Movies that dramatize real people's lives
blanket|Word after "weighted" or "heated"
blasted|Criticized sharply
bloomer|Super Late ___ (Julia Kaye book)
blossom|Come into your own
blowholes|Features of whales and dolphins
boarded|Got on an airplane
bologna|Deli meat named for an Italian city
bonuses|Paycheck add-ons
boosted|Amplified
bordeaux|French port city known for its wines
boutique|Small shop with trendy items
brainchild|Idea of your own creation
brainteaser|Little mental workout
breakeven|Neither lose money nor turn a profit
brioche|Buttery French bread
briskly|At a fast pace
brother|Tahj Mowry, to Tia and Tamera
browser|Computer program with tabs
bruises|Fruit blemishes
buffoon|Nincompoop
bulletin|___ board (place to post announcements)
burners|Stove parts
buttermilk|Tangy dairy drink
butternut|___ squash
cabaret|1966 musical set in Berlin
cabbage|Kimchi vegetable
cabbies|Taxi drivers
calamari|Seafood appetizer
campout|Stay in line overnight, for example
cannoli|Pastry filled with ricotta
cannoli|Ricotta-filled pastry
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carefree|Without a worry in the world
carnivore|Meat-eating animal
carried|Lugged
casabas|Melons with wrinkly skin
cashews|Kidney-shaped nuts
castaway|Movie with a volleyball named Wilson
chairperson|Committee head
chalets|Alpine cottages
challah|Shabbat bread
chalupa|Food named for a boat
chameleon|Lizard with prominent eyes
chaplain|Clergy member
charisma|Magnetic quality
charity|Money-raising organization
charlie|One of the protagonists in "Heartstopper"
charmers|Alluring people
charred|Burnt
chinstrap|Football helmet part
chowder|Soup served with oyster crackers
chronicle|Historical account
cinemas|Movie theaters
clarinet|Instrument with keys
clarity|Trait of easy-to-follow directions
classic|Book that stands the test of time
clatters|Rattling sounds
cleanser|Part of a skin care routine
closest|Least distant
closure|Sense of resolution
clutches|Holds tightly
coaster|Dinner table protector
coatroom|Space to hang parkas
coherent|Able to be understood
coining|Coming up with, like a phrase
collide|Crash into each other
comment|Remark
compete|Participate in a tournament
confetti|Celebratory shreds
confrontation|Head-to-head dispute
connect|___ the dots
contain|Hold within
contest|Challenge
contrail|Streak in the sky
conundrum|Dilemma
cookbooks|Chefs' publications
coolest|Most impressive
corsets|Ren faire garments that are laced up
counsel|Advise
cowrote|Jointly authored
cradles|Holds protectively
creases|Origami folds
creates|Makes
creative|Outside the box
creator|Dana Simpson, for "Phoebe and Her Unicorn"
creepers|Sneaky exploding enemies in Minecraft
crewneck|Simple T-shirt style
crimson|National color of Nepal
crimson|One of Delta Sigma Theta's colors
crocodile|Alligator's larger relative
cubists|Artists who make exaggerated geometric figures
cucumber|Green ingredient in raita
cuisine|Style of cooking
curator|Art show organizer
dashboard|Where speed and mileage are displayed
deadline|Last chance to turn something in
debacle|Total disaster
decided|Made a choice
deepest|Least shallow
defense|Football side with cornerbacks
defense|Opposite of offense
demeanor|Outward behavior
demigod|Minor deity
densest|Most compact
deposit|Bank transaction on payday
desires|Yearns for
dessert|Soy milk pudding, for example
details|Pieces of information
details|Specifics
devotee|Enthusiast
diabolical|Absolutely devilish
diamonds|Rihanna's "shine bright" song
dietary|___ fiber
digests|Some magazines
dilemmas|Tough decisions
dinners|Evening meals
diplomats|Ambassadors, e.g.
directs|Oversees a movie production
discover|Find
disdain|Contempt
disobey|Not follow orders
dispensed|Given out, like paper towels or Pez
display|Exhibit
disposal|Garbage ___ (kitchen appliance)
disposal|Garbage ___ (sink feature)
dispute|Argument
dispute|Disagreement
distant|Far away
dogears|Folded corners in a book
dolphin|Marine mammal that makes bubble rings
doodads|Thingamajigs
doodles|Casual drawings
downstream|Current's direction
drawbridges|Structures that cross moats
dropcloth|Painter's protective sheet
drumroll|Suspenseful percussion
dumpster|Word before "fire" or "diving"
duplexes|Houses with two separate units
earliest|First, timewise
earnest|Heartfelt
earpiece|Bluetooth accessory for phones
earworms|Inescapably catchy songs
easiest|Least challenging
eateries|Places to grab a bite
eclipse|Programming tool whose logo features a crescent moon
edition|Detail of interest to a book collector
educate|Teach
educate|Teach
educate|What teachers do
elderberry|Dark purple fruit
elegant|Beautiful in a simple way
elevate|Raise up
elevator|Where L stands for Lobby
eligible|Most ___ bachelor
ellipses|Dot dot dots
embargo|Official ban on trade
emerald|Green crystal
emerald|Green gemstone
emotion|Feeling
empanada|A "domino" one is filled with black beans and cheese
empanada|Food that Maricel Presilla called "the ultimate master of disguise"
emperor|Naruhito, for one
emperor|___ penguin
emulate|Try to act like
enables|Makes possible
enabling|Encouraging the bad behavior of
endings|They might be happy or have twists
endless|Going on forever
endnote|Citation near the back of a book
endnote|Piece of text after an essay
endorse|Publicly support
enemies|___ to lovers (romance trope)
engaged|Attentive
engineer|Angie Jones or Hedy Lamarr
engines|Components of cars
enhance|Often-parodied response to pixelated security camera footage on "CSI"
enigmatic|Deeply mysterious
enormous|Huge
ensured|Made certain
entailed|Necessarily involved
entered|Came in
entered|Came in
entourage|Crew
ephemeral|Short-lived
epitome|Perfect example
errands|Tasks to do around town
eruption|Volcanic event
escalator|Feature of many malls and subway stations
escargot|Gastropod often served with garlic-parsley butter
escorts|Accompanies
esoteric|Arcane
espresso|Coffee shot
essence|Magazine whose March/April 2022 cover featured Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts
estates|Expansive properties
estates|Large properties
esteems|Regards highly
estrogen|It helps relieve menopause symptoms
etcetera|And so on
ethical|Morally right
euphoria|Sheer bliss
evaluate|Assess
eventful|Action-packed
expedition|Scientific journey
explain|Clarify
eyelets|Holes for shoelaces
eyesight|What glasses correct
fadeaway|Diminish gradually
falafel|Food served in a pita
fatigue|ME/CFS symptom
fedoras|Felt hats
festival|Holi or Diwali, e.g.
feudalism|Social system in medieval Europe
flaunted|Showed off
fleshes|___ out (gives shape to)
forcing|___ the issue (making someone decide)
forests|Wooded areas
forgery|Adolfo Kaminsky's specialty
formfitting|Tight, like spandex
formula|E=mc^2, e.g.
fortieths|Ruby anniversaries
fourteen|Number of days in a fortnight
freebies|Promotional event giveaways
freelance|Work on spec
frontals|Some wigs
futuristic|Like flying cars and robot butlers
gargoyles|Carved figures in Gothic architecture
gastronomy|Study of food and culture
gazebos|Pavilions in parks
gazettes|News publications
genomics|Field that studies DNA's structure
gingersnap|Spicy cookie
gleaned|Learned gradually
goddess|Bharat Mata or Guanyin, e.g.
gondola|Venetian canal boat
gophers|Burrowing rodents
gossipy|Full of rumors
grainier|Not as high-definition
granola|Yogurt addition
greenskeepers|People who maintain golf courses
greeted|Said hi to
grilled|Cooked over charcoal
guarantee|Assurance
gumdrop|Chewy candy
gymnast|Suni Lee, for example
habanero|Hot sauce ingredient
habaneros|Peppers from the Yucatan Peninsula
habaneros|Peppers named after a Cuban city
hailstorms|Loud, damaging weather events
hairstyle|Blunt bob or beach waves
halibut|Type of flounder found in northern seas
halting|Stopping
handbag|Telfar product
handout|Distribute
handsome|Good-looking
hangout|Spend time together
harshest|Most severe
hayride|Pumpkin patch activity
headset|Twitch streamer's purchase that might look like cat ears
helipad|Chopper's landing spot
helluva|You did a ___ job! ("Nice work!")
hempseed|Crunchy yogurt topper
heroine|Da'Naisha in "My Monticello," for example
hiatuses|Periods of interruption
hipsters|People with nonmainstream tastes
history|___ repeats itself!
hogwash|Nonsense
hometown|Setting for the early chapters of a biography
honeydew|Melon that flavors some soju
honeydew|Melon variety
honeymooned|Took a trip after the wedding
hoovers|Some vacuums
horoscope|Forecast based on your star sign
horserace|Close contest, idiomatically
housesit|Watch someone's place for the weekend
hyacinth|Fragrant flower with toxic bulbs
identities|They can be secret or mistaken
iguanas|Lizards that might be kept as pets
incense|It's burned in kodo ceremonies
increase|Grow
indulgences|Luxuries
inertia|Sleep ___ (grogginess after waking up)
initiate|Start
inserted|Added in the middle
insiders|People privy to special info
insists|Asserts emphatically
instant|Word before "noodles" or "coffee"
instinct|Gut feeling
insulated|Winter-proofed
insures|Takes out a policy on
integral|Vitally important
intense|Strong, like emotions
intrepid|Fearless
irritate|Annoy
isolates|Keeps apart from others
isolates|Puts apart
italicized|Like tilted text
itchier|More scratchy
jacuzzi|Hot tub
jalapeno|Popper pepper
jousted|Participated in a Ren faire sport
kangaroo|Animal on the Australian coat of arms
katydid|Insect similar to a cricket
kettles|Vessels that might whistle
kindness|Random acts of ___
kingdom|Monarch's realm
kissers|Pieholes
lacrosse|Sport with sticks
lactated|Produced breast milk
lamprey|Bloodsucking fish
landers|Some spacecrafts
landmarks|Angkor and Tokyo Tower, for two
lantern|___ Festival (final day of the Chinese New Year)
lanterns|Light sources that might be made of paper
lanterns|Shangyuan Festival lights
laughter|Sound at a stand-up show, hopefully
layered|Dressed for the cold
leaders|Ones in charge
legroom|Seating perk
legumes|Lentils and soybeans, e.g.
legwarmers|Fad '80s accessories worn around the shins
lemmings|Small Arctic rodents
lemonade|A popular drink
leopard|Animal with spots
leotard|Acrobat's garment
leotards|Gymnasts' outfits
lessens|Tapers off
lessons|Tutors give them
letdown|Disappoint
liberal|___ arts
lifeline|A palm reader might read one
ligament|Tissue that connects bone to bone
limeade|Tart drink
limericks|Five-line poems
lioness|Member of a pride
listener|Member of a podcast's audience
listings|Realtor's offerings
littermate|Spike or Belle, to Snoopy
lobster|Bisque ingredient
lollipop|Treat on a stick
loophole|Way out of a contract
lovable|Endearing
lovebird|Animal that puts the "pair" in "parrot"
lowboys|Pieces of furniture with short legs
macaroni|Pasta in some salads
machetes|Blades for harvesting
magenta|Purplish color
magenta|Reddish-purple color
magnate|Powerful businessperson
magnetic|Like a fridge notepad
magnolia|Mississippi's state flower
majestic|Regal
malaise|Unexplainable crummy feeling
mammals|What humans, horses and hamsters all are
manatees|Animals also called sea cows
manicure|Salon treatment
manuals|Books of instructions
marathon|Race that's 26.2 miles long
marsupial|____ Sue (children's book about a kangaroo)
martians|Red Planet beings
martini|Cocktail that might be dirty
mascara|Eyelash application
mascara|Eyelash makeup
mascara|Makeup applied with a wand
mascots|Prowl and Sparky of the WNBA, for example
massage|Spa offering
massage|Spa treatment
mastermind|Brains of the operation
matinee|Daytime movie showing
matinees|Daytime showings
mayonnaise|Potato salad ingredient
meatloaf|Entree made in a bread pan
mellows|Gets less intense
melodic|Easy to sing along to
menorah|Chanukah candelabrum
menorah|Hanukkah centerpiece
merited|Was worthy of
merlots|Fruity red wines
message|It might be instant or subliminal
metaphor|Spoon theory, for example
metrics|Standards of measurement
miniaturist|Creator of small figurines
minuscule|Beyond teeny-tiny
miscast|Not a good fit for the part
mistype|Incorrectly key in
molecule|H2O represents one
molehill|Make a mountain out of a ___
moments|Brief points in time
moments|Brief time periods
monsters|Horror movie staples
montero|___ Lamar Hill aka Lil Nas X
monuments|Commemorative statues
morsels|Small bits of food
mortadella|Lunch meat that can contain pistachios
motivation|Something a good personal trainer can provide
munchies|Snacks, or an urge to snack
murmurs|Speaks very quietly
mutation|Feature of each of the X-Men
mysteries|Stories with culprits
nabbing|Seizing
navigated|Used a map
neatens|Tidies
nectarine|Peach with no fuzz
needier|Like orchids as compared to cacti
neglect|Ignore
negotiates|Tries to get a higher raise
neighed|Made a sound like a horse
nemesis|Adversary
nemesis|Bitter foe
nepotism|Favoritism toward relatives and friends
nestled|Snuggled
newness|Novelty
newtons|Fig ___ (fruity cookies)
nomination|Tony nod
nominee|Emmy night hopeful
nominee|Person up for an award
nonbinary|Identity for some genderqueer people
nonending|Closureless close to a story
nonissue|Totally unimportant matter
nonsense|Absurd statements
nourished|Fed
novellas|Short fiction books such as "Binti"
numeral|5 or V, e.g.
obtained|Got possession of
octopus|Cuttlefish relative
omelets|Folded brunch entrees
onboard|In agreement with the plan
oneself|Reflexive pronoun
ongoing|In progress
opacity|Opposite of transparency
opening|Starting sequence of chess moves
openings|Unoccupied job positions
operatic|Like a diva's voice
operator|Smooth ___ (Sade hit)
operetta|Light form of theater
opposing|Like the other team
opulent|Overly lavish
orchids|Corsage flowers
ordains|Appoints as a minister
organic|Like some pricey produce
organism|Living thing
organizer|Storage space aid
oriented|Goal-___
origami|Akira Yoshizawa's art
origami|Japanese art form
original|Art more valuable than a print
original|Not an imitation
ostrich|Bird that can grow to be nine feet tall
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outcome|End result
outlets|Factory stores
outlines|Rough sketches
outside|Like al fresco dining
outwitting|Cleverly defeating
overlap|What the circles in a Venn diagram do
overnight|Fast shipping option
oversees|Supervises
overstays|Doesn't leave by an appropriate time
overuse|Reason for muscle aches
oxymoron|Old news or "original copy"
oysters|Food from a raw bar
palette|Artist's paint board
palette|Tool for a landscape artist or makeup artist
panacea|Cure-all
panorama|Wide scenic view
pantyhose|Alternative to stockings
paramedics|Some first responders
parasite|Bong Joon-ho film about a family that insinuates itself into a wealthy household
parasols|Umbrellas seen in Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"
parfait|Layered ice cream dessert
parsley|Chimichurri herb
parsnip|Carrot relative
pastrami|Jewish deli mainstay
pattern|Argyle or paisley
pattern|Herringbone or paisley
pattern|Polka dots or plaid
peckish|In need of a snack
peelers|Utensils for potatoes
peephole|Way to see through a front door
pennant|Championship symbol
pentathlon|Five-in-one Olympic sport
peoples|Indigenous ___ Day (second Monday of October)
perches|Places to sit
perfect|Like a 10 in Olympic diving
perform|Take part in a show
permeate|Soak through
pesticide|Garden store purchase
petulant|Sulky
phenoms|Prodigious up-and-comers
picante|Spicy
piccolo|Small flute
piecrust|Flaky dessert base
pilsner|Lager type first made in the city of Plzen
pimento|Green olive stuffing
pinhole|Tiny opening
pinhole|___ camera
piranha|Fish with razor-sharp teeth
placebo|Pill in a clinical trial
platters|Serving trays
playact|Pretend
players|A game of spades needs four
playlist|Queer Love on Spotify, for example
pleases|Makes happy
poinsettia|Christmassy plant
polenta|Boiled cornmeal dish
pollster|Survey conductor, e.g.
ponytail|Simple updo
porcupine|Mammal with quills
porpoise|Beluga whale relative
portals|Sci-fi passageways
portmanteau|Frenemy or "frankenfood"
postdoc|Lab researcher
postdocs|Some researchers
posters|Wall advertisements
potatoes|Aloo gobi ingredients
prancing|Walking with flair
preceded|Came before
preempt|Bump from the schedule
preened|Spent time on one's appearance
premiered|Debuted
premiers|Some Cabinet heads
preorder|Buy in advance
prevalence|How common something is
primate|Mammal like a human or ape
proctor|Exam supervisor
pronoun|E or she
protocol|Diplomatic etiquette
provolone|Cheese for a cheesesteak
psychiatry|Specialty of therapists who can prescribe medications
pulsing|Using a blender in quick bursts
purchase|Pay money for
pursued|Chased
pursuit|Trivial ___ (board game)
quartile|One of four parts of a data set
quizzical|Like a head-cocked-to-one-side look
raccoons|Animals known for getting into garbage cans
racehorse|Jockey's mount
radical|The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of ___ Self-Love
rascals|Scamps
rattles|Noisy baby toys
raunchy|Naaasty
ravioli|Filled pasta
readmit|Let in again
reaffirm|State again
reality|*"Queer Eye" TV genre
rearrange|Shuffle around, like furniture
recedes|Subsides
recital|Showcase for a piano student
reclaimed|Like terms taken back by communities
recoups|Makes back, after losing
recover|Get better
recovery|Post-slump economic growth
recycling|Its symbol features three arrows arranged clockwise
redeems|Converts into cash
redeems|Trades in for money
redesigns|Makes a new blueprint for
referee|Boxing official
reflect|What mirrors do
refrains|Choruses of songs
refresh|Reload a web page
regalia|Caps and gowns, in academia
register|Sign up
rehouse|Provide new accommodations for
relatable|I feel seen!
related|Like Gabrielle Union and Saweetie
relation|No ___ ("We're not family")
relation|Connection
relative|Family member
relative|Halmoni, for example
release|Catharsis
relents|Lets up
relevant|Worth mentioning
relieved|Glad it's over
remakes|New versions of old movies
remarks|Comments
remodel|Do a home makeover
remorse|Sorrow at having done wrong
renewal|Welcome news for a fan of a TV show
repeats|History ___ itself
replayed|Showed again, like a video
replied|Responded
resigned|Left a position
resists|Puts up a fight
respect|1967 hit for the Queen of Soul
respects|Looks up to
response|Nah, e.g.
restock|Fill the shelves again
restore|Make like new
restraint|Show some ___ (hold back)
retinas|Parts of the eyes
retires|Stops working or playing
retreat|Meditation vacation
revised|Made edits to
rewards|Prizes
rewires|Upgrades some circuitry
reworks|Edits considerably
rewrites|Second drafts
rigatoni|Pasta wider than ziti
rimshot|Drum sound that follows a joke
rimshot|Drum sound that follows a one-liner
risotto|Creamy rice dish
risotto|Dish made with arborio rice
risotto|Italian rice dish
roadies|Workers for touring bands
robotic|Stiff and emotionless
rockets|Saturn I and Falcon 9, e.g.
romance|Brittainy Cherry genre
romance|Genre of Christina C. Jones novels
romantic|Like love letters
rosebud|Sicangu Lakota reservation
rosemary|Fragrant herb in stuffing
rototill|Break up soil with a machine
rotunda|Round building
rubrics|Grading guides
saddens|Puts in a gloomy mood
samosas|Fried, savory pastries
samurai|Two-sword warriors of old
sandbag|Flood protection item
sarcastic|Like the comment "Thanks a lot," sometimes
satchel|Negro League icon Paige who started an MLB game at age 59
satchel|Something to carry things in
satellite|A space station is an artificial one
sausages|Chorizo and bratwurst, for example
scalene|Kind of triangle with different side lengths
schemes|Hatches a plan
science|Word after "rocket" or "computer"
scooter|Two-wheeled transport
scratchy|Raspy, like a voice
scrawled|Wrote hastily
screams|Reacts to a jump scare
screams|Reacts to a jump scare, maybe
screams|Reacts to a scare
screens|Meshy window inserts
scuttled|Scurried like a crab
scuttles|Scurries, or destroys
seafood|What a marisqueria serves
seesaws|Playground items also called teeter-totters
seesaws|Playground rides for two
segments|Parts
selected|Chose
sellers|Buyers' counterparts
seltzers|Fizzy drinks
semicolon|It makes up the eyes in a winking emoticon
seminal|Formative
seminars|Discussion-based courses
semisweet|Like some baking chocolate
sensation|Feeling
sensational|Amazing
sensors|Security system devices
sensual|Like a loving massage
sentences|They're separated by periods
separate|Unconnected
serpent|The "coatl" part of Quetzalcoatl
serpent|Uktena, the Horned ___
serpentine|Like a winding path
shadowed|Followed someone around on the job
shallot|Onion relative
shanghai|Yu Garden's city
sherpas|Some Nepalis, ethnically
shoebox|Sneaker holder
shredder|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villain
shrouds|Conceals
sibling|In-family rival
sidestep|Avoid dealing with
sidesteps|Refuses to answer directly
silence|Librarian's request
silicone|Material for some spatulas
simulate|Make a model of
sinister|Ominous
sinuses|Cavities that neti pots clear
skulduggery|Trickery
slammed|Really busy
slapstick|Buffoonish comedy type
slashes|These: / / /
sledded|Had some hill-based fun on a snow day
sleepless|___ in Seattle
slender|Like a Slim Jim
slender|Meager
slender|Narrow
slender|Slim
sliders|Small burgers
slogans|Commercial catchphrases
smelled|Caught a whiff of
smiling|___ Face With Heart-Eyes emoji
smirking|Grinning smugly
smitten|Crushing hard
smitten|Enamored
snapped|Broke like a Kit Kat
snapshot|Polaroid output
sneaked|Moved stealthily
snippet|Small excerpt
snorers|Audible sleepers
snuggles|Does some cuddling
soaking|In the tub
societal|Relating to communities
solicit|Request
soloist|Rank in a ballet company
sootier|More like a dirty fireplace
soulmates|Ideal matches
sourdough|Tangy bread
southpaw|Left-hander
souvenirs|Keepsakes
spaceship|Vehicle to the moon
spacesuit|Astronaut's outfit
spaniel|Dog like Lady from "Lady and the Tramp"
spaniels|Dogs with floppy ears
sparkle|Glisten
sparred|Practiced boxing
spatula|Utensil for making pancakes
spelled|What Harini Logan did 22 times in 90 seconds to win the Scripps Bee
spheres|Ball-shaped solids
spheres|Circles' three-dimensional counterparts
spheres|Orbs
spoiler|___ alert . . .
spoilers|Show ruiners
sponges|Absorbent scrubbers
sported|Was wearing
sprites|Clear fountain drinks
sprouts|Grows from seeds
stamina|Endurance
stamina|Ultramarathoner's asset
standby|Hold, please . . .
starchy|Like pasta water
starred|Had the lead role
starring|Playing the lead
started|Got underway
starter|Sourdough mixture
stashed|Hidden away
stashes|Stockpiles
stature|Reputation
stature|Social reputation
steeple|Church feature
steeples|Church towers
stemmed|Like most wineglasses
steroid|Chemical compound such as cortisol
steroid|Prednisolone, for example
stimuli|Causes of physiological responses
stitched|Used a clip from someone else's video on TikTok
stomach|Belly
stoners|People prone to the munchies
stonewall|The ___ Inn (gay rights landmark)
stories|Fiction writer's works
strands|Pieces of hair
strange|Dr. ___ in the Multiverse of Madness
stranger|Unfamiliar person
strappy|Like some dressy sandals
strayed|Wandered off
streamed|Went live on Twitch
streams|Brooks and creeks
strides|Long steps
striped|Like zebras and tigers
stripteases|Burlesque dances
stubble|Armpit growth
stylish|Chic
stylish|In vogue
summits|Mountaintops
sunbathe|Catch some rays
surmise|Conjecture
surnames|Zhang, Jones, Suzuki, etc.
surreal|Strange like a dream
survivor|Reality show won by Maryanne Oketch in 2022
sustain|Support continuously
sweater|A grandpa cardigan is one
sweater|Cardigan, for example
swiftly|Without wasting any time
switcheroo|Sneaky swap
swooned|Reacted infatuatedly
syncing|Matching up
systems|Networks
tabernacle|Mormon place of worship
tablets|iPads, e.g.
tabloid|Gossipy newspaper
tagline|Movie poster slogan
tailgate|Party before a big game
tailors|Alters for a perfect fit
takeaway|Key point to remember
tamales|Food with a Mississippi Delta variety
tapenades|Olive-based spreads
taqueria|Restaurant with carnitas and elote
tarpaper|Roofing roll
tattered|___ and torn
teammate|Athlete's co-worker
tearstain|Streak left by a good cry
teasers|Short previews
telegram|Medium for messages
temperamental|Moody
tempted|Enticed
tendons|Muscle-bone connectors
tensely|In a stressed way
terraces|Apartment patios
territory|Unceded ___
testers|Participants in a beta stage
thematic|Relating to an overarching motif
thermal|Type of warm underwear
thoroughly|Without missing anything
threaten|Don't ___ me with a good time
threats|Menacing remarks
thrives|Prospers
throats|Tonsils' locations
thrones|Seats for queens
throughout|The whole time
thrower|Javelin competitor
tiffany|Come and trim my Christmas tree / With some decorations bought at ___
tighten|Make less loose
tiniest|Least large
tiniest|Most minuscule
tippytoe|Walk quietly
toaster|Appliance with a crumb tray
toaster|Appliance with glowing coils
toddler|What "T" stands for in kids' clothing sizes
toehold|Bit of initial progress
toeholds|Initial advantages
toenails|They can be painted or clipped
toeshoes|Five-fingered footwear
toiling|Working long and hard
tolerates|Puts up with
topnotch|First-rate
torpedo|Long sandwich
tortoises|Long-lived reptiles
tostadas|Chalupa alternatives
totally|Completely
tourists|Sightseers and such
tousles|Musses
towaway|___ zone (place not to park)
tragedy|Genre of "Hamlet" and "Oedipus Rex"
trailheads|Beginning points of hikes
trainees|Employees being shown the ropes
transcend|Go beyond
trashed|Bad-mouthed
tremors|Earthquakes
trendsetter|Person who popularizes things
trespass|Encroach on private land
trifecta|Set of three achievements
trinket|Little ornament
triplets|Identical ones are rare
tripods|Three-legged stands
troubles|Woes
truffles|Spheres in a box of chocolates
truncate|Cut short
tumbleweed|Plant that rolls in the wind
tutored|Taught one-on-one
typewriter|Keyboard for Snoopy
ultrahot|11/10 on the spiciness scale
umbrella|Item brought to the beach
unbaked|Like raw cookie dough
uncurls|Gets out of the fetal position
unfairly|In an inequitable manner
unicycles|Single-wheeled vehicles
unlaces|Loosens, like shoes
unlearn|Break, like a bad habit
unnamed|Anonymous
unnatural|Totally not normal
unscrew|Do "lefty loosey" on
unusual|Out of the ordinary
updated|Got the newest version of
upfront|Candid
uploads|Sends to the cloud
upstate|___ New York (Albany's region)
uptempo|Quick, in music
useless|Like a DVD rewinder
vacates|Leaves an area
vampire|Twilight's Edward Cullen, for one
vehicle|Car or truck, for example
vendettas|Quests for revenge
vertebrate|Animal with a backbone
veterans|Seasoned pros
videophone|Beyonce song with the lyric "if you want me, you can watch me"
vindaloo|Goan curry
vindaloo|Goan dish originally made with pork
vineyard|Place where grapes are grown
visitor|Guest
waitlist|Series of names on standby for a brunch spot
wannabes|People whose aspirations have obvious inspirations
warrior|Yoga pose named for the hero Virabhadra
wastebasket|Trash receptacle
website|NPR.org, e.g.
weekends|Labor Day ones are three days long
werewolf|Creature in Jessica Cage's "Anew"
wildcards|Unpredictable entities
wildest|Not in your ___ dreams!
wineglass|Holder of reds and whites
witness|Observer
wordplay|Puns and such
wormhole|Sci-fi passageway
wormhole|Shortcut between separate points in space-time
wormhole|Theoretical tunnel through space-time
wrapped|Like gifts and burritos
wrestle|Compete like a sumotori
yakitori|Skewer often glazed with tare sauce
yakking|Talking endlessly
yardage|Measure of a running back's gains
yourself|Just be ___!
zigzags|Paths with sharp alternating turns
zonetime|Hockey podcast hosted by Julian McKenzie
abdomen|Belly
academia|Typical field for postdocs
accelerate|Start to move faster
accident|Mishap
acclaim|High praise
accuses|Points the finger at
acetone|Chemical used to remove nail polish
achievable|Like realistic goals
acrylics|Long-lasting nail option
address|1 Lucille Lane, Newport Coast, CA, for example
address|One might include an apartment number
adhered|Stuck like glue
admired|Thought fondly of
admires|Looks up to
adoring|Doting
adulates|Praises excessively
adversary|Opponent
aerialist|Trapeze artist
aerobics|Physical conditioning exercises
aerosol|One form of deodorant
aerospace|Industry with planes and rockets
affairs|Word after "internal" or "foreign"
ageless|Forever youthful
agencies|Companies that sign talent
aimless|Lacking direction
airdrop|Apple technology for transferring files
airfare|Travel charge
airlift|Transport by helicopter
airplane|JetBlue craft
alamode|Served with ice cream
alamode|With a scoop of vanilla on top
alamode|With a scoop on top
alleges|Makes a claim
almanac|Annual reference book
altered|Changed
alternate|Substitute
amasses|Stockpiles
ambushes|Surprise attacks
amongst|In the midst of
anagram|Discounted is one for "deductions"
anagrammed|Turned "dormitory" into "dirty room"
anagrams|Silent and "listen," for example
analogy|Tree is to leaf as flower is to petal, e.g.
analyst|Data interpreter
anchovies|Fishy pizza toppings
anemone|Organism in which clownfish live
animate|Work on a DreamWorks movie, maybe
animation|Stop-motion, e.g.
antenna|Radio wave receiver
anthill|Tiny mound
apostle|Figure in "The Last Supper"
appears|Comes into view
aquamarine|Gemstone thought to protect sailors
armored|Like a Brinks truck
aromatherapy|Form of alternative medicine involving essential oils
aromatic|Fragrant
aromatic|Very fragrant
arouses|Fires up
arouses|Turns on
arrival|The "A" of ETA
arrival|The A in ETA
arsenal|Array of resources
arteries|They carry blood away from the heart
artists|Painters, sculptors, etc.
asinine|Foolish
asparagus|Vegetable once known as "sparrowgrass"
asphalt|Road-paving material
aspires|Has big dreams
aspirin|Pain reliever
assemble|Put together, like furniture
assures|Guarantees
astrologer|Horoscope's author
astrologers|Horoscopes' authors
astrology|Field of study with horoscopes
athletic|Sporty
attache|Diplomat's aide
attained|Achieved
attends|Shows up to
attorneys|Lawyers
atypical|Unusual
audiobook|Novel read by its author, maybe
auditors|People checking tax returns
avatars|Online likenesses
aviated|Worked as a pilot
awesome|Amazing!
backlight|Illuminate from behind
backups|Second-string players
bakeries|Places to buy bolillos or baguettes
balloons|What Carl used to move his house in "Up"
ballpark|Stadium with a pitcher's mound
bandana|Kerchief
bandana|Rosie the Riveter's headwear
bandeau|Strapless top
bandleaders|Count Basie and Duke Ellington, for two
barstool|Tall seat
bartend|Serve drinks
basically|Yeah, more or less
beanbag|Cornhole item
beanbag|Squishy seat
beanies|Hats that Canadians call "tuques"
bedpost|Pole at the corner of a mattress
beelines|Direct paths
bewilder|Totally confuse
birthrate|Statistic related to population growth
blander|Less flavorful
blaster|Sci-fi weapon
blemish|Imperfection
blossom|Come into your own
bodegas|New York corner stores
bogeyed|Scored one over par on
bonuses|Year-end rewards
boomers|Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, ___
borrows|Takes with permission
borscht|Sour beet soup
braised|Cooked by browning and then simmering
breezes|Light winds
bristle|Short, stiff hair
browsed|Looked around in a store
bullterrier|The Target dog or Spuds MacKenzie, e.g.
burners|Parts of stoves
butterflies|Some adult caterpillars
buttheads|Engage in conflict
cabinet|Display case
cannelloni|Pasta similar to manicotti
cannoli|Deep-fried, cheese-filled dessert
cannoli|Ricotta-stuffed pastry
canyons|Geological features formed by rivers
capital|Dover, for Delaware
captain|Team leader
capture|___ the flag
caroled|Sang "Silent Night," perhaps
carpool|Share a ride to school
carriage|Horse-drawn vehicle
cartwheels|Cheerleaders' moves
carwash|Place to get your Cadillac cleaned
castles|Buildings made of stone or sand
castles|Royal residences
catacomb|Underground burial site
catnaps|Short rests
catsuit|Form-fitting garment that might have a tail
cattail|Tall, reedy plant
caveats|The answer is yes, but with a few ___ . . .
cavities|Fillings fill them
cellists|Musicians such as Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Tina Guo
cellists|Musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Alisa Weilerstein
cellphone|Device with a flashlight and calculator
chairwoman|Leader of a committee meeting
chalets|Cottages in the Alps
chalets|Houses in the Alps
cheerful|Upbeat
cheerio|Bye bye, in Britain
chickpea|Garbanzo bean
chilidog|Frank with a messy topping
clashed|Locked horns
cleaner|Less dirty
cleansers|Parts of some skin care regimens
clemency|2019 movie about a prison warden
coaches|Play callers on sidelines
coconut|Sunscreen scent
cohabitants|Platonic life partners, maybe
cohosts|Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes, for the podcast "Maintenance Phase"
collard|___ greens (food in a New Year's tradition)
collateral|Item pledged to secure a loan
colossal|Massive
columns|Opinion pieces, for example
commence|Start
compare|Opposite of contrast
compliment|You look amazing! is one
compost|What eggshells, coffee filters and wine corks can be
concedes|Admits defeat
concerned|As far as I'm ___ . . .
copiers|Certain Xerox machines
cordoba|City in Andalusia, Spain, home to the Great Mosque
cornbread|Side dish with origins in Native cuisine
corncob|Kernels grow on it
correct|Ding ding ding!
cougars|Tawny mountain cats
courageous|Brave
coverage|Insurance
cowherd|*Weaver girl's love in Chinese myth
cranberry|Little red fruit that bursts when cooked
crasser|Less refined
credits|They roll at the end of films
croissants|Flaky French pastries
crossing|Animal ___ (video game)
crossword|You're doing one
croutons|Caesar salad ingredients
cuisine|Style of cooking
dampest|Most moist
darkest|___ timeline (worst possible trajectory)
darlings|Beloved ones
deadlift|Exercise in which a weight is raised to hip level
decades|Time periods often abbreviated with apostrophes
decaying|Rotting
deficit|Opposite of surplus
delights|Overjoys
demerit|Mark on one's record
depends|I might
derbies|Some horse races
despises|Loathes
dessert|Apple crumble or banana split
detests|Finds intolerable
detests|Finds repugnant
detoxify|Remove impurities from
dialect|Regional form of a language
diatribe|Long tirade
dietician|Expert who can create a custom meal plan
digested|Processed, like shocking information
dignitary|High-ranking person
digress|. . . but I ___
dillydally|Waste time
dinners|Some meals
discards|Gets rid of
discography|List of every Mariah Carey album, for example
discombobulate|Bewilder and bamboozle
disgruntled|Not happy
dissent|Political pushback
diverse|Very varied
dividends|Regular payments to shareholders
dodgeball|Sport that involves ducking
doormat|It might say "Welcome" or "Cute shoes! Take them off"
drawers|Undies, or places to keep them
duelist|Fighter who might meet their opponent at dawn
earlier|Prior to now
earlobe|Body part that might be "stacked" with piercings
earshot|Distance close enough to eavesdrop
earworms|Songs that get lodged in your brain
edition|Version of a book
educated|Taught
educators|Teachers, tutors, professors, etc.
eeriest|Most unsettling
elapses|Passes by
eldercare|Quality-of-life-enhancing services for older adults
elective|Unrequired class
eleventh|Like K, in the alphabet
eleventh|___ hour (last possible moment)
eloquent|Well-spoken
embolden|Make brave
emerald|Green "big four" gemstone
emerald|May birthstone
emerged|Came to light
emoticon|:-) for example
employs|Hires
enables|Makes possible
encores|Concert bonuses
endorse|Publicly support
endorse|Publicly support
endowed|Provided funding for
engineer|Many a NASA employee
english|Like Londoners and Liverpudlians
enigmatic|Cryptic
ensures|Makes certain
entices|Tries to tempt
enticing|Tempting
entourage|Group that travels with a superstar
entrees|Main courses
episode|Part of a TV series
episode|Pilot or finale
episodes|TV show installments
episodes|TV show units
erasers|Features of pencils and some pens
erected|Built, like a monument
erotica|Steamy stories
espanol|Lengua en Bolivia
espionage|Undercover surveillance
espresso|Coffee in some martinis
espresso|Strong coffee served in shots
eternal|Lasting forever
evaluates|Appraises
example|Set an ___ (be a good role model)
executive|President's branch of government
exercise|Run, lift weights, etc.
exercise|Take a Zumba class, e.g.
eyeballs|Estimates visually
eyebrow|Threading or waxing target, maybe
eyelash|Mascara target
eyeliner|Winged makeup
eyeopeners|Unexpectedly enlightening experiences
eyesores|Things that are hard to look at
eyesores|Unsightly sights
fairway|Golf course area between a tee and a green
faltered|Hesitated
feasible|Not implausible
fifteen|Age for a quinceanera
filmset|Place where some movie scenes are shot
flannel|Material that's a part of lesbian culture
flapjack|Pancake
flatiron|Hair-straightening device
flimsier|Less sturdy
florals|___? For spring? Groundbreaking (sarcastic line in "The Devil Wears Prada")
footpath|Where to walk in the country
forestry|Scientific field involving trees
forfeiture|Civil asset ___ (process by which the police can seize your stuff and sell it)
foxtrot|Dance similar to the quickstep
fragile|Easily broken
frappes|Blended coffee drinks
freckle|One of six on Peppermint Patty's cheeks
freelance|Work on spec
freelances|Is self-employed, perhaps
fritter|Deep-fried treat that can be sweet or savory
frosted|Word before "Flakes" or "tips"
galactic|___ Alliance (union of planets protected by Buzz Lightyear)
garages|Auto repair shops
gardener|Borrower from a seed library
generous|Far from stingy
genetics|The science of heredity
giddyup|Instruction to a horse
gingersnaps|Spiced molasses cookies
glitches|Malfunctions
goalies|Soccer players who make saves
goalkeeper|Someone who might save a bunch on turf
gossiped|Passed along some rumors
granola|Crunchy yogurt add-in
gratuitous|Super over-the-top
greases|Lubricates with butter
greases|___ up (makes oily)
greenlight|Give permission to go ahead with
groundbreaking|Highly innovative
gullible|Look! It says '___' on the ceiling!
gymnast|Athlete on a beam
hairstyle|Locs or box braids, e.g.
hammers|Tools with heads and peens
hangers|They hold up clothes
harissa|Hot chili pepper paste
harming|Causing damage
harvest|Season for gathering crops
helipads|Rooftop landing sites
hemlines|Shorts' bottom edges
heroine|She-Ra or Wonder Woman, e.g.
hexahedron|Six-sided solid
hickeys|Post-makeout marks
hightops|Many basketball shoes
homoerotic|Like sapphic poetry
honeybun|Glazed sweet cinnamon roll
hosting|Having people over
houseplants|Indoor organisms seen on Verdant cards
humidity|When it's high, it might make hair frizzy
hurricane|Tropical cyclone
icebergs|Hazards for ships in cold oceans
icecaps|Glacial polar masses
icicles|Frozen danglers
ignores|Gives the cold shoulder to
illegal|Like gambling in China
immature|Childish
immoral|Unprincipled
improved|Made better
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
inhabited|Lived in
inherit|Come into by way of a will
innuendo|Slyly suggestive remark
inserts|Extra newspaper sections
insight|Keen perception
insists|Asserts emphatically
inspires|Influences creatively
install|Set up for use, like apps
installs|Hooks up, like an appliance
intensive|Thorough, like some courses
interest|What savings accounts accrue
intersex|Identity represented by a gold flag with a purple circle
introvert|Person who recharges by being alone
inventor|Patent seeker
inverse|Opposite
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego
irrigate|Provide water to farmland
isolate|Set apart from others
jarring|Very surprising in an unpleasant way
jellyroll|Jazz pianist Morton
joyriding|Driving recklessly for thrills
keeping|Preserving
kielbasa|Smoked Polish sausage
kitties|Totes adorbs baby cats
kneecap|Mid-leg bone
kneeled|Got ready to propose, perhaps
laments|Expresses sorrow
landlines|House phones
lantern|Star ___ (handmade Tet Trung Thu item)
largest|Like Jupiter, out of all the planets
largest|Like the blue whale, out of all animals
latinas|Many "In the Heights" characters
legroom|Space that economy seats are often short on
lentils|Filling for Ethiopian sambusas
leopard|Spotted big cat
leotard|Gymnast's garment
leotard|Tight-fitting ballet garment
lesbians|Some Sapphics
liberal|___ arts degree
license|Word after "poetic" or "dramatic"
licorice|Center of a Good & Plenty candy
lighten|___ the load (make things easier)
lighting|Condition that's optimal during the golden hour
limericks|Poems that often begin "There once was a man from . . ."
lineups|Lists of artists playing at music festivals
lingering|Sticking around longer than necessary
listens|What a therapist does
literally|Opposite of figuratively
lobsters|Ingredients in some fancy mac and cheese
lobsters|State symbols of Maine
loincloths|Fundoshi and others
loosens|Makes less tight
loveseat|Small sofa
lurkers|People who observe but don't participate
maestro|Gustavo Dudamel, for one
magenta|Viva ___ (2023 Pantone Color of the Year)
magical|___ realism (genre with supernatural phenomena)
magnate|Business mogul
mainland|Part of a country that doesn't include its detached territories
majestic|Grand and beautiful
manatee|Sea cow
mariachi|Music genre with a guitarron mexicano
marinade|Tenderizing liquid
marinas|Places for docking boats
marines|Members of the President's Own band
martinis|Shaken, not stirred drinks
martyrs|Self-sacrificing people
mascara|Makeup that might be waterproof
mascara|Product such as Essence Lash Princess
matador|Person wearing the traje de luces
mechanics|People in a pit stop
melodic|Easy to hum along to
meltdown|Emotional outburst
memento|Souvenir in a scrapbook
memorial|___ Day (last Monday of May)
mermaid|Disney's Ariel, for one
messenger|AOL Instant ___ (early chat app)
meterstick|Measuring device that's slightly over 3 feet long
mileage|Odometer measurement
millimeter|Metric unit about the thickness of a credit card
minibar|Pre-stocked hotel room fridge
miniseries|Roots or "Sharp Objects," e.g.
minnows|Tiny, shiny fish
mishaps|Unlucky accidents
mishear|Not totally catch
mistletoe|Christmas decoration that encourages kissing
mistletoe|Excuse to kiss at Christmas
modesty|Humble quality
monetize|Make revenue off of
moneymaker|Profitable venture
monocles|Eyeglasses for one eye
monologue|Actor's long speech
monster|Terrifying imaginary creature
moocher|Freeloader
moondust|Powder that's disturbed during a lunar landing
mopiest|Most brooding
mornings|Times of day when people often drink coffee
mosaics|Artworks made of tiles
musical|Dear Evan Hansen genre
mustache|Feature of many drag kings
nailbiter|Very close game
nametag|Sticky label at a sign-in desk
nametags|Stickers that say "Hello . . ."
nervous|How you might feel before a first date
network|Mingle professionally
neurons|Cells that transmit electrical signals
neurons|Signal-sending cells
neutral|Unbiased
newborn|Infant
nomadic|Not living in one place
nominee|Person up for an Emmy or Tony
nominee|Person who might win an award
nuggets|Bite-sized chicken pieces
numerous|Many
obscure|Not widely known
obsesses|Really fixates on something
obstacle|Something to overcome
obstacles|Hurdles to be overcome
occasion|Special event
octagon|Eight-sided shape
octagon|Stop sign shape
oddness|Strange quality
offends|Hurts with an insult
operate|Be in control of, like machinery
operate|Control, like a machine
opinion|Personal take
opinion|The O in IMHO
opposite|Top, to bottom
optimism|Hopefulness about the future
optimistic|Hopeful
orbited|Circled the sun
ordeals|Stressful experiences
oregano|Herb that pairs well with tomato
oregano|Pizza herb
orients|Situates
origami|Art form with a lot of folding
origami|Paper-folding art
orioles|Orange and black birds
ostrich|Bird that lays the largest egg of any animal
outdone|You've really ___ yourself this time!
outerwear|Jackets, coats, ponchos, etc.
outlets|Word after "emotional" or "electrical"
outrage|Indignation
outruns|Defeats in a race
outsmart|One-up intellectually
outtakes|Bloopers
overdue|Like library books with late fees
overeasy|Like fried eggs with runny yolks
overridden|Like a vetoed veto
oversteps|Goes too far
pacific|Largest ocean
paintball|Game that uses dye-filled capsules
painted|___ Desert (colorful Arizona attraction)
palette|Holder of paints or eyeshadow
pansexual|Attracted to people regardless of their gender
parades|Mardi Gras celebrations
parasite|Flea or tapeworm, or a Bong Joon-ho movie
parasites|Organisms that live off other organisms
parasol|Umbrella seen in "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"
parmesan|Cheese on spaghetti aglio e olio
parrots|Colorful talking birds
passport|Visa's place
passwords|Top-secret login codes
pattern|Argyle or herringbone
peekaboo|Game that helps babies develop object permanence
peloton|Stationary bike brand whose name is a cycling term
penname|Author's alias
pension|Retirement payment
pentagon|Home plate shape
penthouse|Ritzy top-floor apartment
perhaps|Maybe
permits|Allows
perusal|Close examination
photogenic|Like someone who looks good in every picture
piecrust|Flaky part of a quiche
pierogi|Polish boiled dumpling
pimento|Pepper stuffed in olives
pinpointed|Located exactly
piranha|Fish known for its bite
pirouette|Ballerina's spin
placebo|Pill for a control group
planets|Saturn and Earth
playdate|Children's get-together
playdates|Children's get-togethers
playful|Like many energetic puppies
pleaded|Begged
plumage|Peacock's pride
pointless|Ineffective
poisons|Toxic substances
ponders|Mulls over
popovers|Light, hollow rolls
portals|Stargates, for example
possums|Marsupials that are immune to rattlesnake venom
postapocalyptic|Like the world of "Mad Max: Fury Road"
poutine|Fries-and-gravy dish
poutines|Quebec dishes with cheese curds and brown gravy
precursory|Introductory
prefers|Likes better
pregame|___ ritual (athlete's superstition)
prepaid|Like gift cards
presale|Early opportunity to get concert tickets
presell|Take orders in advance
presents|Gifts
preserve|Keep from decaying
presume|Suppose
preteen|Many a middle-schooler, age-wise
princes|Royal sons
private|Like diaries with locks
private|Not public
professor|X, Oak or Plum
promising|Like a good sign
proofread|Check text for errors
prospect|Possibility
proudest|Most self-satisfied
providence|Rhode Island's capital
puritan|Like the Pilgrims, religiously
pyrotechnics|Fireworks
quillwork|Indigenous art form that uses porcupine spines
quivered|Trembled
radiant|Brightly shining
radiant|Glowing
radiate|Emit, like light
raincheck|Ticket issued for later use
rainfall|Certain precipitation
rallied|Came from behind
rallies|Protest events
rattrap|Dilapidated building
ravines|Small canyons
reaches|Gets to
reappear|Pop back up
rebound|Start dating right after a breakup
receive|Get, like a package
recency|___ bias (tendency to favor the latest information received)
recital|Musical performance
redeemed|Cashed in
redhead|Isla Fisher or Ed Sheeran, e.g.
redlining|Major cause of the racial wealth gap
reenacts|Stages, like a historical event
referee|Whistle-blower on a field
reflexes|Involuntary reactions
refugee|Asylum seeker
regions|Areas
relates|Sympathizes
relaxes|Takes a load off
relents|Lets up
reliant|Dependent
relleno|Chile ___ (stuffed pepper)
relocate|Move somewhere new
remotes|TV accessories sometimes lost in the couch
removal|Opposite of addition
renaissance|Beyonce album with the song "Break My Soul"
reorder|Replenish inventory
reorder|What to do to avoid running out of stock
repellents|Anti-bug products
replied|Answered
repulse|Really turn off
rerolls|Throws the dice again
rescues|Saves
resents|Feels bitter about
reserves|Sets aside
residue|Leftover traces
resistance|Opposition to the Galactic Empire, in "Star Wars"
resizes|Makes bigger or smaller
resorts|Vacation destinations
resorts|Vacation spots that can be all-inclusive
restore|Turn back to factory settings
retired|Hung up one's boots
retired|No longer working
retitle|Come up with a new name for
returns|Comes back
rhombus|Shape known as a "tilted square"
rickshaw|Cart from the Japanese for "human-powered vehicle"
ricochet|Rebound
riveted|Engrossed
rollaway|Bed on wheels
roosters|Birds that crow in the morning
rosehip|Floral fruit used in some herbal teas
routine|Gymnast's performance
routines|Familiar regimens
ruffled|Like some feathers or tuxedo shirts
saltine|Cracker with 13 holes
saluted|Showed respect
sampler|Many a cheese platter
sarcasm|Mocking use of words
sardine|Fish tightly packed in a tin
scarcely|Barely
schemes|Devious plots
schmear|Creamy bagel spread
schools|Institutions of learning
scooped|Served ice cream
scoured|Scrubbed, like with steel wool
scouted|Looked for talent
scraper|Ice removal tool
scratch|Chicken ___ (difficult-to-read handwriting)
scrolls|Documents stored rolled-up
scurries|Runs like a mouse
seaside|Shell collector's destination
seasons|Adds paprika to, say
seawater|Target of desalination
seconds|Additional helpings
sedates|Puts under
seethes|Gets furious (but doesn't let it show)
seismic|Related to earthquakes
sellers|Vendors
seminars|Smaller alternatives to lectures
semipro|Paid athlete with a second job, maybe
senoritas|Spanish for "misses"
sentence|Its structure is studied in language classes
serious|Not joking
serious|Not playing around
sessions|Meetings with therapists
settles|Reaches an agreement
sharper|Like a less fuzzy photo
sheathe|Put in a sword holder
shiatsu|Japanese massage technique
shoestring|Descriptor for a very small budget
shortens|Truncates
shouted|Went "HEY!"
showstopper|Impressive performance that gets massive applause
shredders|Office items with sharp spinning blades
shuddering|Trembling in fear
sickest|Most rad
sidebar|Not to derail the conversation, but . . .
silence|Absence of sound
similes|Phrases with "as a" in the middle
skateboards|Shreds a halfpipe
slapstick|Like the humor in "Bridesmaids"
sleeves|Tank tops lack them
sleuths|Private eyes
slumbers|Sleeps
smarties|Tablet-shaped candies with a brainy name
snagged|Got caught on something
snapped|Broke sharply
sneakers|Shoes so named because the rubber soles made wearers stealthier
snipped|Cut
solicit|Ask for
someday|Eventually
someday|Word sighed by a dreamer
someone|___ Like You (Adele hit)
sonnets|Fourteen-line poems
sonnets|Some Gwendolyn Brooks poems
soonest|Most imminent
soupspoon|Utensil for eating ramen
spaceships|Many sci-fi vehicles
specialist|Expert in a field
spectrum|What the "S" in ASD stands for
spirits|They might be summoned during a seance
spliced|Joined, like film segments
spoiler|Darth Vader is Luke's father, e.g.
sponsor|Financial supporter
spotted|___ lanternfly (invasive pest with dots on its wings)
spritzes|Sprays with liquid
squawks|Parrot sounds
staples|Cassava and plantains, for example
starboard|Right side of a ship
staring|Competing in a no-blinking contest
starlets|Up-and-coming actresses
startles|Catches by surprise
stashes|Stows for safekeeping
steamboat|Slow watercraft
steamrolls|Totally dominates
steeper|Harder to climb, say
stepladder|Aid for reaching a high shelf
steppes|Treeless grasslands
stetson|Cowboy hat brand
steward|Be responsible for managing
stifles|Holds back, like a laugh
stigmas|Time to Change fights to reduce them
stinger|Sharp thing on a wasp's butt
stoneware|Pottery fired at high temperatures
stopover|Short stay during a journey
storage|Where Beyonce keeps her Birkins
strands|Pieces of hair
stranger|___ Things (Netflix series)
streetcar|Open-air transit in San Francisco
strikeouts|Some unsuccessful at-bats
stringy|Fibrous
strollers|Baby carriages
stronghold|Fortress
sublease|Property re-rental
sublime|Absolutely divine
subtext|Underlying meaning
suburbia|Area on the outskirts of a city
sultans|Ottoman Empire rulers
sunbeam|Ray that brightens a room
sunflower|Bloom with seeds that follow the Fibonacci sequence
superhero|Batwoman or Black Widow
surgical|Word before "mask" or "precision"
sweetest|Most sugary
swimsuit|Bikini or tankini, e.g.
systems|Methods
tadpole|Baby frog
tadpole|Future frog
taekwondo|Korean martial art
talents|Party tricks, for example
talents|Special skills
tapioca|What tea pearls are made of
targets|Circles with bull's-eyes
teakettle|Whistling stovetop item
teamster|Member of a large American labor union
teamwork|Collaboration
telephones|Devices that once had rotary dials
tenants|Apartment renters
tensely|In a stressed manner
terrier|Jack Russell or Airedale
textured|Not having a smooth surface
thespian|Actor
throttled|Deliberately limited, like internet bandwidth
ticktock|Sound from a grandfather clock
tictacs|Mints sold in a rectangular box
timberlands|Boots associated with hip-hop culture
titanic|Film with the song "My Heart Will Go On"
titanium|Lightweight metal
toenails|Places for polish
tongues|Shoe parts below the laces
topcoat|Final layer in a manicure
topcoat|Outer layer of paint
tortilla|Chimichanga wrap
tortoises|Pets named Mary Shelly and Shell Silverstein, perhaps
tourism|Industry critiqued by many Native Hawaiians
towered|Stood tall
trained|Coached
trainee|Person learning the ropes at a new job
trainer|Person who captures Pokemon
traitorous|Not to be trusted
translate|Convert "Le Petit Prince" into "The Little Prince," say
transmits|Sends out
travels|Takes an extra step, in basketball
treated|Picked up the tab
treater|Trick-or-___ (costumed visitor)
treetop|Uppermost part of a pine or palm
tremors|Little earthquakes
tresses|Locks of hair
triumphant|Victorious
troubleshooting|Problem-solving
trousers|Hard pants
trumpet|Louis Armstrong's instrument
tugboat|Ship that tows other ships
turnstile|Subway entrance device
tweener|Through-the-legs tennis shot
twosome|Duo
ultrarich|Group with superyachts and megamansions
ultrasonic|Like sounds dogs can hear but humans can't
umlauts|Two-dot marks
underdog|Unlikely winner
unfolds|Comes to pass
unicorn|Mythical one-horned beast
unitard|Singletlike garment
unlucky|Like the number four, in Chinese culture
unnatural|Abnormal
unseated|Replaced, like an incumbent
unspeakable|So bad it can't be put into words
unstable|Like radioactive isotopes
unwisely|Foolishly
upstages|Steals the spotlight from
utensil|Knife, fork or knork
utensil|Spoon, fork or spork
utopias|Perfect places
vaccinated|Immunized
veneers|Cosmetic tooth coverings
waitress|Musical in which Sara Bareilles made her Broadway debut
wannabe|Pale imitator
warbler|Species of small songbird
wardrobe|Tall clothing cabinet
washers|Laundry machines
watercolor|Oil painting alternative
weakest|Least strong
wearing|Dressed in
weirdly|___ enough . . .
whirlpool|Circular current of water
whiskers|Cat features that might tickle your face
whiskey|Liquor in a Manhattan
windows|Curtains cover them
wingspan|Board game whose dice tower is a bird feeder
wireless|Like Bluetooth headphones
wishing|Action when seeing a shooting star
woodpecker|Loud bird
woodpeckers|Birds that communicate with rhythmic drumming
abandon|Leave high and dry
accepted|Conventionally believed to be true
acclaim|Renown
accurate|Precise
accused|Pinned the blame on
accustom|Familiarize
achieve|Successfully accomplish, like a goal
achieved|Accomplished
acoustics|Concert venue's concern
acrobatic|Like a trapeze artist
adapter|Travel kit accessory
adapters|Electrical devices for world travelers
adapting|Rolling with the punches
addressed|Spoke to
adhesive|Sticky stuff
admirals|Naval commanders
admirer|Secret letter writer, perhaps
admonish|Reprimand
adverse|Far from favorable
aerials|Off-the-ground tricks
agitate|Cause to feel perturbed
agitate|Make perturbed
agitated|Flustered
agonize|Fret extensively
airiness|Lightness
alamode|With ice cream on top
alerted|Forewarned
aliases|Assumed names
allergens|They can cause hay fever
alliance|Survivor union
alliance|Union
allying|Becoming united
almanacs|Annual reference books
already|So soon?
aluminum|Metal in kitchen foil
alumnae|Wellesley College graduates
amaretto|Liqueur that's Italian for "a little bitter"
amusement|Merriment
analyst|Stock market pro
anarchy|Government-free society
anarchy|Total chaos
anchors|Newscasters
angered|Enraged
angrier|More ticked off
animate|Bring to life
animated|Worked on a cartoon, perhaps
annoyance|Pain in the neck
annoyed|Pestered
anomaly|Oddity
answered|Replied
answered|Replied
answers|Responses to pop quiz questions
antacids|Tums and Mylanta, e.g.
anteater|Animal with an insect diet
antenna|Feeler
antenna|Feature of all insects
antenna|Old TV receiver
antidote|Remedy for poison
antidote|Treatment for some poisons
anytime|Whenever
apaches|Southwestern people
apology|Expression of regret
appeased|Pacified
appeased|Placated
applause|Way to show you loved a show
archers|Olympians using bows
argument|Quarrel
armoires|Ornate wardrobes
armrest|Recliner part that might have a cupholder
arrange|Sort
arugula|Peppery salad green
ascents|Upward climbs
asocial|Not a fan of icebreakers or group projects
aspects|Features
asphalt|Paving material
aspired|Dreamed big
aspiring|Working to achieve a personal goal
assessors|Pros appraising property
astronaut|Profession of many characters in "For All Mankind"
athletes|NCAA softball players, for example
athletic|Good at sports
attaboy|Good job, son!
attempt|Take a stab at
attempt|Try
attendee|Person in the audience
attendee|Person who goes to an event
attuned|On the same wavelength
automate|Computerize
autopilot|Plane-steering device
avatars|Internet users' digital representations
average|Middle-of-the-bell-curve
averted|Warded off
awarded|Gave an Oscar to, say
backstory|Events leading up to the main plot
badminton|Sport played with a shuttlecock
baiting|Deliberately provoking
balance|ATM display
ballooned|Swelled
bandana|Rosie the Riveter's headwear
bangles|Rigid bracelets
banquet|Formal meal for a large group
barbecues|Makes smoked rib tips, say
barefoot|With one's toes in the sand
barista|Coffee shop employee
barista|Person making latte art
barrels|Winemaking vessels
batboys|Assistants at baseball games
bathmats|Rugs meant to soak up water
beakers|Some laboratory containers
bearhug|Big squeeze
bearhug|Strong embrace
bearhug|Strong, affectionate embrace
bedroom|Place for a nightstand
bedspread|Decorative cover similar to a comforter
bedtime|When a child might get read to
beehive|Structure with honeycombs
beehives|Honeycomb homes
beepers|Outdated communication devices still used by doctors
beloved|Darling
beloved|Universally adored
besides|Not to mention . . .
between|Just ___ you and me . . .
biblical|Scripture-related
billiards|Table game with many collisions
birdbath|Place for a cardinal to get a drink
birdwatching|Activity for someone who likes larks, loons, linnets, etc.
blaming|Pinning the responsibility on
blessing|It's a ___ in disguise
bloatware|Unnecessary preinstalled programs
blossom|Develop flowers
blossom|Develop flowers
bodegas|Corner stores that might have cats
boogies|Dances energetically
boomers|Xers' predecessors
bourbon|Mint julep liquor
boycott|Type of protest against corporations
bracelet|Slap ___ ('90s fad)
bramble|Prickly bush
breadth|Opposite of narrowness
breastfed|Nursed, like a baby
brewski|Beer, casually
brewski|Beer, informally
brunette|Person with fairly dark hair
bureaus|Government agencies
burglars|Some thieves
buttress|Flying architectural support
calamari|Seafood often served fried
calzones|Pizza turnovers
cannoli|Ricotta-filled pastry
canoodled|Kissed and cuddled lovingly
capital|Boston or Phoenix
caramel|Dobos torte's sweet topping
cardinal|Red songbird
cartoon|Animated creation
casinos|Spots to play the slots
casserole|Potluck staple called "hotdish" in Minnesota
cassette|Walkman insert
caterpillar|Very hungry kid-lit creature
cattail|Marsh plant named after a fuzzy animal part
cattier|More snarky
catwalk|Fashion runway
caverns|Sites for spelunkers
censored|Bleeped out
channel|English ___ (biggest shipping lane in the world)
channels|TV remotes might be used to change them
charade|Bit of deception
charcoal|Medium for some black-and-white art
charmers|Smooth talkers
chatrooms|Online hangout spots
checkered|Like some pasts and picnic blankets
cheerios|Cereal commonly used as baby food
cheetah|Big cat that can't roar
cherishes|Holds dear
chickpeas|Legumes in chana masala
chilidog|Messy ballpark food in a bun
choosing|Opting
cilantro|Pico de gallo ingredient
circular|Word before "reasoning" or "saw"
circumnavigated|Sailed all the way around
classic|Song that endures the test of time
classical|Music genre to read to, perhaps
clearer|Less foggy
closure|Emotional resolution
clothed|Not nude
clueless|1995 Amy Heckerling film loosely based on "Emma"
cobbler|Shoe-repairing pro
cockatoo|Crested parrot
cocktail|Mixologist's concoction
cohosts|Performers who run comedy shows together
coleslaw|Barbecue side dish
coleslaw|Side dish made from shredded cabbage
colonies|Groups of ants
comedies|Shows like "Abbott Elementary" and "Inside Job"
commonsense|Sound judgment
compensate|Pay
competed|Tried to win on a game show
composer|Person writing the music for a musical
conceal|Cover up
concerts|Live music events
concierges|Hotel staffers who handle luggage
congest|Clog up
congrats|Yay, you!
contacts|Gets in touch with
contract|Written agreement with terms
cornmeal|Main ingredient in polenta and grits
corolla|Toyota model
costume|Halloween getup
counseled|Gave advice to
cowrote|Created with another author
crabbier|More grumpy
cracker|Crunchy soup add-in
crewcut|Closely cropped hairstyle
crewcut|Very short hairstyle
crossover|Foray into a new genre or style
crunchy|Like chips and raw veggies
curtains|Disastrous outcome
cymbals|Percussion instruments such as majutaals
dartboard|Target for projectiles at a bar
database|Digital information bank
daydreaming|Distracted during a boring class, maybe
deadpan|Like Tig Notaro's comedy
deadpans|Cracks jokes with a straight face
debater|Person arguing competitively
debtors|People with loans
declassify|Declare to no longer be a secret
deliver|Do DoorDash work
demigod|Part-divine being
demonic|Like a devil
dentist|Person who works with canines (and molars)
deposited|Added to a bank account
designs|Decorative patterns
desktop|Place for computer icons
dessert|Ice cream or cheesecake
desserts|Post-meal treats
detailed|Comprehensive
details|List of specifics
detract|___ from (diminish the value of)
diapers|Huggies products
dilates|Gets bigger, like a pupil
dilemma|Real predicament
dinette|Small mealtime space
dinosaur|Creature like Littlefoot in "The Land Before Time"
diorama|Display that might be in a shoebox
displease|Annoy
disrupt|Throw into disarray
distort|Skew, like the truth
diverge|Split off
doctoral|Word before "candidate" or "dissertation"
doctors|People who may tell you to "say 'ah'"
dolphins|Marine mammals with highly complex emotional processing systems
donates|Gives to Planned Parenthood, say
dosages|Amounts of medication
downplays|De-emphasizes
dragons|Smaug, Nidhogg and Mushu
dresser|Part of a bedroom set
drooled|Salivated
drummed|Kept the beat, in a way
eagerly|With enthusiasm
earnest|Heartfelt
ecstasy|Blissed-out state
edibles|Food bought from a dispensary
edibles|Pot brownies, e.g.
edibles|THC gummies, e.g.
edition|Version of a book
edition|Version of a book
educating|Teaching
education|What a school provides
elastic|Stretchy fabric
electric|You can't see it, it's ____! Boogie woogie woogie!
elegance|Tasteful luxury
elegies|Mournful poems
element|Carbon, neon or chlorine
elements|Holmium, tungsten, dysprosium, etc.
elephant|Largest living land animal
elephant|Mammal that might wrestle with its trunk
elitist|Snob
ellipsis|. . .
emanant|Flowing forth
embossed|Having a raised design
emeralds|Green gems
eminence|High standing
emoticon|:-), for example
empanadas|Savory filled pastries
empanadas|Savory pastries that might be served with chimichurri sauce
enamored|Smitten
endnote|Citation toward the back of a book
endorse|Express support for
endorse|Publicly plug
endorse|Publicly support
engineer|Certain STEM graduate
enrages|Infuriates
ensures|Makes certain
entangle|Twist together
entered|Went in
entrench|Firmly establish
entries|Contest submissions
episode|Installment of "Atlanta" or "Tuca & Bertie"
erasers|Pencil ends
erratic|Unpredictable
erudite|Scholarly
escaped|Got out
escorted|Accompanied
escorted|Went with
escorts|Goes with
espresso|Coffee in most lattes
essence|Magazine with the motto "Where Black Women Come First"
essentials|Primary needs
esteemed|Well-regarded
estimate|Guess
eternal|Everlasting
eternal|Existing permanently
eternal|Never-ending
ethanol|Component of gasohol
ethanol|Liquid aka grain alcohol
ethical|Moral
evanescence|Bring Me to Life rock band
evasion|Act of avoidance
evidence|Proof in court
evidence|Proof that something is true
exactly|That's what I'm saying!
example|For ___ . . . ("In one instance . . .")
extends|Makes longer
eyelash|Hair that might be wished upon
falafel|Fried food often served with tarator sauce
fancies|Really adores
fearful|Terrified
federal|The "F" in FBI
feeling|I have a bad ___ about this
fertile|Like soil fit for plant growth
fertile|___ window (ovulation calculator's estimate)
fingers|Pinkie, ring, middle, etc.
firefly|Lightning bug
fleeing|Running away
folksong|Joan Baez piece
footstool|Piece of furniture that the castle's pet dog is turned into in "Beauty and the Beast"
footwork|Aptly named street dance with high-speed stepping
foreign|Unfamiliar
foresee|Predict
fosters|Temporarily adopts, like a pet
fountain|Water or soda dispenser
frazzled|At one's wits' end
freshman|First-year college student
gabbier|More chatty
gelatin|Ingredient in gummy bears
gelatin|Jell-O ingredient
gelcaps|Easy-to-swallow pills
generic|Cheaper alternative to brand-name
gettable|Within reach, like a solution
geysers|Hot springs that spew water
gherkin|Tiny pickle
glacier|Slow-moving ice formation
goalies|Last lines of defense in soccer
goalpost|One of two uprights on a football field
godmother|Fairy ___ (Cinderella's guardian)
gondola|Boat associated with romance
grasped|Gripped
gravest|Most serious
greased|Like some cookie sheets
greenlit|Approved, like a TV show
griddle|Cooking surface for pancakes
grossly|I ___ underestimated you
grossly|I ___ underestimated you
habanero|Pepper that's about 10 times hotter than a serrano
haircut|Bob or fade
hairdos|Beehives and bobs
hairline|Forehead border
hairpiece|Toupee
halibut|World's largest flatfish
halters|Summer tops that bare the back
handbook|User's manual
handouts|Freebies
handprint|One might remind you of how small you were as a baby
handwriting|Penmanship
handyman|Teddy's profession in "Bob's Burgers"
hangars|Aircraft storage spaces
harbors|Docking places
hardcore|Intensely dedicated
harmonies|Vocal lines that accompany melodies
headache|Something treated by Tylenol
headers|Banners at the top of webpages
headlamp|Camper's hands-free night light
heartbreak|Extreme sadness
hippest|Most cool
hipsters|People who avoid mainstream things
hodgepodge|Jumbled assortment
homages|Tributes
homoerotic|Like "Carol" or "Call Me By Your Name"
homonyms|The sentence "The rose rose up from the soil" contains them
hornets|Charlotte NBA squad
hotrods|Souped-up cars
housesit|Keep watch for an absent homeowner
housesit|Take care of things while a homeowner is away
humanoid|Like robots that resemble people
humored|Indulged
hushpuppy|Deep-fried cornmeal snack
ideally|In a perfect world . . .
ideology|Belief system
ignored|Paid no attention to
iguanas|Spiny lizards with dewlaps
imagines|Fantasizes
imitate|Do an impression of
imitations|Knockoffs
implant|Fix securely
impostor|___ syndrome (self-doubting feeling)
inaugurate|Induct into office
indulge|Allow yourself the pleasure
ingroup|Clique
innocent|Not guilty
inserted|Added to the middle
insomnia|___ Cookies (bakery chain that's open late at night)
instead|Alternatively
insures|Takes out a policy on
intricate|Complex
intrigued|Piqued the interest of
intrudes|Butts in
islander|Resident of Sulawesi or Newfoundland
italics|Slanted letters
itchiest|Most irritating, like a wool sweater
jabbered|Went on and on and on
jampacked|Filled to the gills
javelin|Spear thrown in a decathlon
journal|Diary
juicier|More deliciously scandalous
kingdom|One of three in a classic Chen Shou novel
kneecap|Bone also called the patella
kneecap|Leg bone called the patella
kneeled|Prepared to propose
kneepad|Volleyball player's protection
kneepads|Volleyball player's protective gear
labrador|Canadian region that shares a name with a popular dog breed
labyrinth|Jim Henson film starring Jennifer Connelly
laciest|Most frilly
landmass|Afro-Eurasia or Antarctica
lasagnas|Layered pasta dishes
lassoed|Caught with a rope
lassoed|Caught with a rope
leaderboards|Lists of high scores
leadoff|Bat first
leanest|Most slender
leashes|Dog walkers' needs
leerier|Less trusting
leggings|Alternative to joggers
lengthen|Extend, in a way
levelheaded|Calm and sensible
levitating|Dua Lipa hit that she performed in midair at the 2020 AMAs
library|Bibliophile's happy place
library|Bookworm's happy place
license|drivers ___ (Olivia Rodrigo song named for a form of ID)
lightbulb|It may symbolize an idea
lightbulbs|Components of electric menorahs
limousine|Long, luxe vehicle
lingerie|Bras, negligees, corsets, etc.
linguine|Pasta in some tetrazzini
linking|Connecting
lipreads|Interprets speech without audio
literal|Like the phrase "seeing eye to eye" for two people who are the same height
loading|Hold tight, this app is initializing . . .
loopholes|Ways out of contracts
loopiest|Wackiest
loosened|Made less tight
lottery|Game you're extremely unlikely to win
machete|Large agricultural blade
magnets|They might be attracted to each other
magnolia|Tree with large, white flowers
mahjongg|Game central to "The Joy Luck Club"
manatee|Marine mammal with no neck
manatees|Animals that were once mistaken for mermaids
manhattan|The Stonewall Inn's borough
margarita|Li Hing Mui ___ (Hawaiian take on a classic tequila drink)
marimba|Xylophonelike instrument with a Bantu name
marinara|Common tomato sauce
marsala|Chicken ___ (dish in a wine sauce)
marshes|Grassy wetlands
massaged|Worked the knots out of
matador|Person with a capote de brega
matched|Wore the same outfit as
mattress|One might be a twin
meander|Roam around aimlessly
meanest|Least kind
measure|Bar of music
measures|Uses a ruler
meatloaf|Dish often made with ground beef
medaled|Finished in the top three
mediocre|Middling
menswear|Department store section
meringue|Lemon ___ pie
messiahs|Saviors
messier|Not as tidy
metallic|Tinny-sounding
microbe|Bacterium
midpoint|Halfway mark
mildest|Like the least spicy salsa
milestone|Major personal achievement
milestones|Significant events
mimosas|Bottomless brunch beverages
mindset|Fixed mental attitude
mindset|Way of thinking
minibars|Hotel amenities stocked with (pricey) snacks
minibars|Hotel amenities with drinks
minimalists|People for whom less is more
miniseries|Limited-run show
minivan|Soccer mom's vehicle, stereotypically
mishear|Not clearly catch
misread|Interpret wrongly
misspoke|Made a verbal error
mistaken|Wrong
mistime|Pick the wrong moment for
moldier|More spoiled
momentum|A team on a winning streak might have it
monopoly|Board game with a thimble token
moocher|Freeloader
moonbeam|Lunar light
moonshot|Apollo launch
moonshot|Very ambitious project
mosaics|Pictures made with small tiles
mosaics|Some tile-based works by the street artist Invader
mouthpieces|Spokespeople
muralist|Person who makes art on walls
muscular|Brawny
muskets|Props for some Revolutionary War reenactors
nametags|Identifiers worn at conferences
nametags|Identifiers worn at conferences
narrate|Do some voice work
narrator|David Attenborough's role, often
narrator|Storyteller
natural|Like unprocessed food
nearest|Closest
neatest|Most tidy
needles|Knitting tools
needles|White pine's green features
neither|Nor's partner
nineteen|Number of terrain hexes in Catan
nonbinary|Identity for someone who isn't exclusively male or female
notable|Worthy of attention
notated|Transcribed into sheet music
notates|Marks up, like a research paper
notecard|Speech-giver's tool
notepad|Spot to doodle
novelty|Originality
nuanced|Subtly complex
numerals|10 and X, e.g.
nursery|Room that may have a baby monitor
oatmeal|Common mushy breakfast
oatmeal|Hot breakfast often served with brown sugar
objects|Formally protests in court
obstacles|Roadblocks
occupant|Resident
octopus|Cephalopod with blue blood
omelette|British spelling of a folded egg dish
omitted|Left out
onboard|Cool with the plan
optician|Seller of eyeglasses
opulent|Fit for a queen
opulent|Overly luxurious
oranges|Some citrus fruits
orchestra|Group with strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion
oregano|Tomato sauce herb
orients|Situates
origami|Japanese art of paper folding
original|Innovative
origins|Roots
orioles|Baltimore birds
orioles|Baltimore birds
orioles|Black-and-orange birds
ottomans|Footrests
ousting|Removing from office
outages|Electrical problems
outdoes|Performs better than
outlandish|Bizarre
outlast|Survive longer than
overalls|Wario cosplay need
overdue|Not in by the deadline
overlap|Common area of interest
overpack|Fill a suitcase and then some
oysters|Kaki furai shellfish
pagodas|Tiered towers
paintbrush|Prop for Seurat in "Sunday in the Park With George"
parachutes|Skydiving needs
parasol|Portable sun shade
parched|Super thirsty
parented|Raised a child
parents|Cam and Mitchell in "Modern Family," e.g.
parents|Moms and dads
parents|Raises a child
parrots|Chatty tropical birds
partnership|Alliance
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
pastrami|Meat often eaten on rye bread
patches|Pieces of cloth used for mending
paternal|Fatherly
pathway|Trail
pawnshops|Places to trade jewelry for fast cash
peashooter|Tube for small green projectiles
pedicure|Foot treatment that might involve a pumice stone
pedicure|Toenail treatment
pelicans|New Orleans NBA team
peloton|Group of racing cyclists, or a brand for cyclists
penalty|A referee indicates it with a yellow flag
penalty|Fine, e.g.
penance|Atonement
pennames|George Eliot and George Sand, e.g.
pennies|Coins Canada stopped producing in 2012
peoples|Indigenous ___ Day
perform|Take the stage as an actor
peridot|August birthstone
periods|Divisions of school days
perusal|Close inspection
phantom|Ghost
phenoms|Prodigies
pickled|Like ginger served with sushi
pierces|Punctures
pinatas|They're broken at parties
pinecones|Woody items on Yuletide wreaths
pitchers|Sangria holders
plantain|Starchy fruit in mofongo
plantain|Starchy fruit in mofongo
plastic|Credit card, in slang
plateau|Level off
platoon|Troop division
pleased|Made happy
plethora|Abundance
plopped|Sat heavily
plumbers|Pipe cleaners, in a manner of speaking
poltergeist|Spirit of German folklore
pomegranate|Auspicious fruit in Armenian culture
ponchos|Disposable raincoats
poshest|Most swanky
positivity|Word after "body" or "sex"
postpone|Put off until later
pothead|Stoner
poundcake|Baked good originally made with four sticks of butter
pounded|Hit hard
praising|Lauding
prancer|Teammate of Dasher, Dancer and Vixen
preamble|First part of the U.S. Constitution
precalculus|High school math class
premade|Like food in the "prepared foods" section
prepare|Make, like a meal
presale|Opportunity to buy something before the general public can
pretense|False appearance
pristine|Spotless
proceed|Continue along
proofread|Check for typos, e.g.
prophet|Oracle
propose|I'd like to ___ a toast
propose|Suggest
prosper|Do well financially
protege|Person who's mentored
protege|Person with a mentor
protest|Event with chants and signs
protest|Mass mobilization at the 1999 WTO conference, e.g.
proviso|Condition in a contract
psychotherapist|Mental health professional
puberty|Awkward stage for many teens
purpose|Aim
putting|Gently hitting a golf ball toward the hole
question|Sentence that ends with a "?"
raccoon|Trash panda
radiate|Emit, like heat
radical|Extreme
raisins|Dried fruits in pan de jamon
raisins|Dried grapes
ranches|Large farms for raising animals
rationale|Underlying reason
rattail|Padawan braid, essentially
reaches|Makes it to
reaction|Response
realistic|Lifelike
rearing|Raising, like a child
rebirth|Phase for a phoenix
recalled|Pulled from the shelves
receptors|Nerve endings
recline|Use a La-Z-Boy
recoiled|Drew back in disgust
redbone|Childish Gambino song with the refrain "But stay woke"
redeyes|Overnight flights
reelect|Choose for another term in office
reframes|Looks at in a new way, like a thought
regains|Gets back
regulars|People who might order "the usual"
reindeer|Comet, Cupid or Rudolph, for example
reindeer|Rudolph or Comet
relative|Cousin or great-aunt
relayed|Passed along
relieve|Take over for
removed|Took out
reorder|Stock up again
repairs|Gets working again
replays|Sportscasters' second looks
replies|Sends an email back
rereads|Looks over again
rescind|Take back, like an offer
resemble|Take after, looks-wise
resides|Lives
resource|It may be renewable
restore|Make like new
retailer|Person selling goods
retakes|Director's do-overs
rethink|Consider again
retinol|Anti-aging vitamin used in eye creams
retinol|Skin cream rich in vitamin A
retiree|Former worker
retreats|Some team-building trips
retronym|Landline, "silent film" or "meatspace," e.g.
reunion|Event with alumni
rhinestone|Faux gem on a costume
rhythmic|Like music with a strong beat
ripening|Going from green to yellow, maybe
ritzier|More fancy
riviera|Coastal region of France
roomies|Buds who split the rent
rosehips|Reddish flower fruits that can be used in tea
rosters|Team lists
rotates|Twirls
roughly|Approximately
salamis|Deli sausages
sandals|Summer footwear
sandman|Mythical character who makes people sleepy
sandwich|Po' boy or hero
sarcasm|Mocking humor
sarcastic|Snarky
sashimi|Fresh fish dish at an izakaya
sashimi|Raw fish often garnished with grated daikon
sassily|In a spunky way
scalpel|Surgical knife
scammer|Phisher, for example
scavenge|Forage from discarded stuff
scented|Like some candles and glue sticks
scholar|Distinguished academic
scholarly|Academic
schools|K-12 institutions
scissor|___ Sisters ("Let's Have a Kiki" band)
scrapes|Boo-boos under Band-Aids
scrapheap|Pile of discarded metal
seafood|Shrimp, fish, clams, etc.
seaside|Location of many boardwalks
seasoned|Like an experienced professional
seatbelt|Something to fasten in a car
secrete|Produce and discharge, like a gland
sedated|Put under
sedates|Puts under
sellers|Buyers' counterparts
sellout|Someone who betrayed their principles for money
seltzer|Bubbly addition to some batter
semicolon|Punctuation that contains a dot and a comma
seminars|Discussion-based classes
seniors|Soon-to-be alumni
seniors|Soon-to-be graduates
sensual|Tending to arouse
serenity|Goal at a meditation retreat
serpent|Biblical snake
serpent|Big snake
serrano|Spicy pepper
setters|Certain volleyball players and dogs
settles|Resolves, like a dispute
sextets|Groups of six
shamrock|Botanical symbol of Ireland
sheathe|Put away, like a sword
shelled|Like ready-to-eat pistachios
sherbet|Frozen fruity dessert
shiatsu|Japanese "finger pressure" technique
shields|Defenses against swords
shirking|Avoiding, like duties
shorten|Make more brief
showdowns|Big confrontations
showrooms|Places where cars or furniture may be displayed
showtime|When a play begins
siamese|Short-haired cat breed from Asia
siamese|Shorthaired cat native to Thailand
sidebar|Separate conversation
sidelines|Zones for benched football players
sidestep|Evade
siestas|Afternoon snoozes
signals|They might be mixed
simians|Monkeys, e.g.
simmers|Almost comes to a boil
sirloin|Top cut of beef
sirloin|Prime cut of beef
sitarist|Musician such as Reenat Fauzia
sitcoms|Shows such as "What We Do in the Shadows" and "The Golden Girls"
sitters|The Baby-___ Club
sitters|Supervisors for kids or cats
situate|Orient
skillet|Frying pan
skipped|Played hooky
skydive|Jump with a wingsuit, maybe
slacked|___ off (was lazy)
sleuthing|Investigating
sleuths|Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown, e.g.
slicker|Rain jacket
slogans|Taste the Rainbow and "Just Do It," e.g.
slowest|Least rapid
smaller|Not as big
smarter|More intelligent
smashed|Like the avocado on some avocado toast
smitten|Deeply infatuated
smushed|Smashed and crushed together
snatched|Grabbed
sneaker|Athletic shoe
snidely|In a rude manner
snobbish|Stuck-up
snowstorms|Weather events that might require streets to be plowed
snowsuits|Winter garments for kids
soirees|Evening parties
solution|Answer to a problem
someday|Vague future time
someone|___ Like You (Adele song)
somewhat|A bit
sorority|Greek group of "sisters"
soupier|More densely foggy
sourball|Tart, round candy
spaceship|Millennium Falcon, e.g.
sparkle|Glisten
sparkle|Glitter or shimmer
spartan|Far from deluxe
spasmed|Twitched
specimen|Sample in a lab
speechless|At a loss for words
speedos|Some swimsuits
spinoffs|Frasier and "Better Call Saul", e.g.
sprained|Injured, like an ankle
spumoni|Molded gelato dessert
spurred|Goaded
stacked|Like a dishonestly arranged deck of cards
stallion|Megan Thee ___
stances|Ideological positions
stances|Positions on issues
stargaze|Look up at the night sky
starlight|Source of illumination for an astrophotographer
starting|Commencing
startled|Caused to jump
startup|Young, scalable company
stellar|Extraordinary
stemless|Like some wineglasses
stetson|Big brand in cowboy hats
stetsons|Ten-gallon hats
sticklers|People who are very particular
stimuli|They cause reactions
stirred|Began to wake up
storage|Feature of some space-saving beds
streaked|Ran naked
streamed|Watched on Hulu, for example
streams|Goes live on Twitch, say
stretch|Prepare to exercise, perhaps
strobes|Pulsing lights
strokes|Swimming styles
stupendous|Astounding
subpoena|Order to attend court
subwoofer|Speaker for low bass frequencies
sunbeam|Ray of light a cat might bask in
surname|Coleman, for Zendaya
surpass|Outdo
surround|Encircle
suspend|Hang
sweeten|Make more sugary
sweetener|Honey, for tea
sweetens|Adds sugar to
syllabi|Class outlines
synergy|Corporate buzzword related to cooperation
tagline|Catchy trailer slogan
tailgate|Type of pregame party
talisman|Lucky charm
tamales|Dishes served wrapped in banana leaves
tamales|Dishes steamed in corn husks
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
tangent|Conversation digression
tangential|Hardly relevant
tangled|Tied up in knots
tastemaker|Person who determines what's currently fashionable
tastier|More delicious
tattles|Snitches
teacher|Pupil's instructor
teachers|People often thanked in graduation speeches
teahouse|Place to chat over a hot drink
teamster|Member of a certain American labor union
teashop|Place to pick up some oolong
teddies|Soft toy bears
teenage|Adolescent
telekinesis|Ability to move objects with the mind
tellers|Some bank workers
teriyaki|Dish with a soy-sauce-and-mirin glaze
therapist|Professional who might be trained in CBT or DBT
thermos|Lunch bag item that might hold soup
thrilling|Exhilarating
timider|More shy
tipsier|A little more inebriated
tiptoes|Walks quietly
titular|___ character (Dracula, e.g.)
titular|___ character (common protagonist)
toenails|What pedicures treat
toeshoe|Ballerina's footwear
tolerate|Put up with
toolbar|Strip of computer icons
toothbrush|Freebie from many dentists' offices
tornado|Natural disaster in "The Wizard of Oz"
tornado|Natural disaster ranked from F0 to F5
tortilla|Burrito wrap
tortoise|Hare's competition in a fable
tortoise|Reptile with a shell
trained|Prepared for a big race
trainer|Someone who might work you hard on leg day
traitor|Betrayal at House on the Hill role
trashed|Like a hotel room after a rock group's stay, sometimes
trattoria|Casual Italian restaurant
trellis|Lattice in a garden
trespass|Climb a fence, maybe
triages|Sorts by level of urgency
tributary|Stream flowing into a river or lake
tripods|Three-legged camera stands
triumph|Win
trolled|Posted inflammatory comments online
trouble|Uh-oh! Here comes ___!
trounce|Defeat decisively
tsunami|Huge wave
turbine|Jet engine part
tussles|Fights
tuxedos|Formal outfits for some brides
twister|Game with a mat and spinner
typecasts|Pigeonholes, in a way
umbrella|Rainy day protection
unclasp|Open, like a necklace
uncommon|Infrequently seen
uncouth|Ill-mannered
underwater|Below the ocean's surface
undress|Disrobe
unearth|Discover
unharmed|Not hurt
unlearns|Lets go of harmful teachings
unrealistic|Far-fetched
unsteady|Like someone without sea legs
upgrade|Improvement
uppercase|Capital letters
uranium|Radioactive element
urbanists|City planning advocates
utensil|Kitchen implement
vanilla|Basic ice cream flavor
vaulters|Athletes who jump using a long pole
vibrate|Quiet cellphone setting
violins|Instruments in the strings section
volcano|Active or "dormant" landform
watercooler|Office gossip site
watered|Took a garden hose to
wetlands|Marshy habitats
wetsuit|Scuba diving garment
wetsuit|Surfer's garment
wheelbarrow|Gardener's cart
whisked|Fluffed, like meringue
wishbone|Turkey part broken for good luck
yearbooks|They're often signed with "HAGS"
abdomen|Body's midsection
absences|Missed days of school
acceptable|Passing muster
accepts|Comes to terms with
acrobat|Cirque du Soleil performer
admirer|Valentine sender
adorned|Embellished
affirmation|I'm enough, e.g.
agendas|Meeting plans
ailments|Maladies
airplay|Apple feature that allows for screen mirroring
alamode|With a scoop of ice cream on top
alamode|With ice cream
alchemy|Medieval pseudoscience
alchemy|Medieval pseudoscience
alfredo|Common fettuccine sauce
alfredo|Common fettuccine sauce
allowed|Fair game
alternate|Substitute
amnesty|Political pardon
amusing|Entertaining
anatomy|Class with makeup tutorials?
animate|Breathe life into
anomaly|Unusual occurrence
another|I want one more!
another|I want one more!
antagonist|Villain
antonym|Synonym's opposite
appeals|Court challenges
apricot|Brandy fruit
armoire|Wardrobe
armoires|Tall wardrobes
artisan|Seller at a craft fair
assembly|School auditorium meeting
assisted|Aided
assists|Helps out
asterisk|*
asterisk|Symbol above 8 on a keyboard
athlete|Serena Williams, e.g.
attache|Embassy worker
attains|Succeeds in getting
attract|Opposites are said to do this
audibles|QB's last-minute play changes
audience|Concert attendees
autopilot|Unthinking state
avatars|Digital likenesses
average|Just so-so
average|The "A" of GPA
aviation|The operating of planes
aviation|The operating of planes
baboons|Bare-bottomed monkeys
badlands|South Dakota National Park
ballads|Slow love songs
baloney|Hogwash!
bananas|Fruits that can double as pretend phones
bandaid|Protection for a minor cut
bandana|Rosie the Riveter's headwear
baristas|Latte art experts
barters|Trades
batiste|Beethoven Blues musician Jon
beagles|Snoopy and Gromit, e.g.
bedrooms|What studio apartments lack
beeline|Most direct route
beholden|Indebted
beneath|Under
betterment|Positive change
birthday|Occasion to serve a cake with candles
birthrate|Population growth stat
blacklist|Ban from working
blogger|Person making online posts
blossom|Cherry ___ (flower frequently mentioned in waka)
bodyguard|Personal security detail
boilover|Get frustrated to one's breaking point
bombard|Barrage, like with questions
bonfire|Celebratory blaze
boredom|Feeling during a tedious meeting
bottoms|2023 comedy about two high school girls who start a fight club
boulevard|Wide street often lined with trees
brainiac|Super-smart person
breakups|Splits that might be messy or amicable
brindle|Stripey coat pattern
brouhaha|Kerfuffle
brownies|Chocolaty treats
browser|Google Chrome, e.g.
budgets|Makes a financial plan
burners|Stovetop array
buttons|Belly ___ (navels)
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cabaret|Musical with Sally Bowles and the Emcee
cadence|Rhythmic pace
cafeteria|School dining room
calamari|Fried squid dish
calypso|Harry Belafonte genre
canines|Sharp teeth
cannoli|Sicilian pastry filled with sweet cheese
captive|___ audience (actively listening group)
cardamom|Spice used to flavor yazdi cake
cardigans|Open-front sweaters
carpets|Wall-to-wall floor coverings
cartoonish|Silly and exaggerated
catchall|Miscellaneous category
catholic|Like the pope
celebrate|Join friends for a special birthday dinner, say
ceramic|Like some tile
chapatis|Unleavened Indian flatbreads
chatrooms|Online discussion spaces
cheddar|Sharp dairy product
cheerio|Toodle-oo!
chemist|Scientist to go to for solutions?
chickpeas|Legumes in falafel
chilidog|Messy ballpark food
chisels|Michelangelo's tools
clarinetist|Musician such as Doreen Ketchens
cleanse|Rid of grime
clerics|Imams, priests and pastors
clobbered|Walloped
closest|Least distant
clutter|Unorganized stuff
cobwebs|Homes that are covered in dust?
comments|Never read the ___ (sage social media advice)
congrats|Yay, good job!
consume|Devour
council|The ___ of Elrond
cribbage|Card game with pegs
crosstalk|Unwanted radio interference
crunchy|Like croutons
cuisines|Cooking styles
curries|Madras, korma, etc.
dandelion|Weed in a certain wine
debates|Formal arguments
debugged|Fixed some faulty programming
decoded|Solved, like a cipher
decrees|Formal proclamations
default|Setting after resetting
deliver|Drop off, like a package
demanded|Insisted
demeanor|Way of behaving
dentist|Professional with a mouth mirror
dentists|Tooth care specialists
derails|Throws off course, like a discussion
desserts|Sundaes and mooncakes
detests|Loathes
detests|Loathes
diarist|Person who journals about their life
dilemma|Tough decision
diminish|Decrease
diorama|Display in a shoebox, perhaps
disadvantages|Drawbacks
discreet|Restrained
dominate|Exercise control over
dominos|Fast-food chain with a pizza tracker
donates|Gives to a cause
droplet|Bit of rain
durable|Built to last
duration|Time span
duststorm|Common weather event at Burning Man
dystopia|Imaginary unjust society
earbuds|AirPods, for example
eardrums|Tympanic membranes
earlobe|Common target for a piercing gun
earplugs|Sound-muffling devices
easiest|Least challenging
editors|People tightening text
educator|Teacher
educator|Teacher or professor, e.g.
elected|Voted into office
elective|Student's optional course
elective|Student's optional course
electric|___ Avenue (1982 funk classic)
elements|Periodic table components
elicits|Brings out, like a response
emancipate|Set free
embassy|Ambassador's workplace
embedded|Buried deep
emerald|The ___ City (largest city in the Land of Oz)
eminent|Highly regarded
eminent|Highly respected
emulate|Try to be like
enacted|Passed into law
enclose|Fence in
encores|Bonus songs artists come back on stage to perform
endnote|Type of citation
enemies|Foes
engraves|Inscribes
enlarge|Make bigger
enrages|Infuriates
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensnare|Catch in a trap
ensures|Guarantees
ensures|Guarantees
entailed|Consisted of
erected|Constructed
erected|Constructed
esoteric|Like obscure knowledge
essence|Magazine where "Black Women Come First"
estates|Large properties
estuaries|Transition zones between rivers and oceans
eternal|Lasting forever
evenings|Common dinnertimes
exiting|Going offstage
expedite|Speed up
explorers|Trailblazers
extreme|Adjective used for some adventure sports
eyeballs|Estimates by sight alone
eyeopener|Shocking revelation
factors|Things to consider
farming|Cultivating the land and producing crops
fiascos|Total debacles
firewall|Computer security device
flamenco|Dance style with castanets
flamenco|Dance style with long skirts and castanets
flatiron|Tool for straightening curly locks
flavors|Chocolate and vanilla, e.g.
forehead|Body part slapped when saying "Doh!"
fragile|Easily broken
frantic|Emotionally out of control
freelance|Like self-employed writers
garages|Parking places
general|Four-star officer
ginseng|Medicinal root
giraffe|Long-necked mammal
glitter|Sparkly stuff in some eyeshadow
glitterati|Glamorous group
glittery|Like stickers that sparkle
godsend|Unexpected blessing
gossips|Spills the tea
granite|Stone in some countertops
granola|Oat-based breakfast mixture
granola|Yogurt topping
grindstone|Keep your nose to the ___
guesses|Makes a move in Mastermind
hardest|Most difficult
headline|Newspaper's attention-getter
highball|Rum and Coke, e.g.
hologram|3D image in many a sci-fi film
homoerotic|Like gay romance novels
honeybee|Dulce Sloan voices her in "The Great North"
honeysuckle|Fragrant flower that attracts hummingbirds
hostels|Budget accommodations
hotline|Phone number to call in a crisis
hotspot|Wi-Fi access point
hullabaloo|Commotion
hushing|Saying "Shhh!" to
iceberg|That's just the tip of the ___
ideates|Dreams up
imitate|Copy
imitated|Did an impression of
indoors|Inapt place for outside voices
inertia|Concept in Newton's first law
inertia|Principle in Newton's first law
informal|Casual
inoculate|Immunize
intense|Like strong emotions
invests|Buys some stocks
ironman|Difficult long-distance triathlon
iterate|Do over and over
jackass|Onetime MTV reality stunt show
largely|For the most part
largest|Superlatively big
latency|Delay in the transfer of internet data
lavender|Calming essential oil
leaders|People making executive decisions
leagues|Groups of teams
leakiest|Most likely to sink
leasing|Renting out
lecterns|Speakers' spots
legalese|Technical terms used by an attorney
legalese|Technical terms used by an attorney
lesbian|Dyke March participant, maybe
limeade|Light-green citrus drink
literati|Bookish folks
lobbyist|Person trying to influence a legislator
loiters|Hangs around idly
loopier|More zany
macaroon|Cookie often eaten during Passover
marathon|Race that's 26.2 miles long
matilda|Kids' movie with Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey
meanest|Least good-natured
measures|Uses a ruler
medaled|Won gold, silver or bronze
mediate|Act as a peacemaker
meetings|Gatherings with agendas
memorable|Worth writing home about
menagerie|Unusual assortment
meteorology|Study of weather
meteors|Falling stars
mileage|Odometer reading
millionaire|Phone-a-Friend game show, informally
minimal|Negligible
miracle|It's a ___! ("What extraordinary luck!")
mishmash|Confusing jumble
missions|Quests
mitzvah|Bat ___ (rite that includes preparing a Torah teaching)
monocle|Single-lensed eyepiece
monocle|Single-lensed eyepiece
monster|Word after "Cookie" or "Gila"
mousses|Soft, airy desserts
muralists|People who make art on walls
museums|LACMA, MoMA and the Louvre
musical|Six or "& Juliet"
mustang|Free-roaming horse found in the western U.S.
nametag|Convention handout
narrate|Record an audiobook
naysayer|Critic
necktie|It might be knotted with a full Windsor
needles|Detritus in a pine forest
neither|Is there a secret third option?
neutral|The "N" of PRNDL
nonsense|Balderdash
nourish|Give sustenance to
oboists|Some woodwind players
occurred|Happened
onlooker|Bystander
opponent|The other team
opposed|Fought against
opposite|Small, to large
optical|Vision-related
options|New car add-ons
orangutan|Ape with reddish-brown hair
orators|Public speakers
ordered|Chose from a menu
oregano|Baked ziti herb, often
oregano|Baked ziti herb, often
oregano|Herb sprinkled on pizza
origami|Art form used to make paper cranes
original|Like musicals not based on preexisting IPs
outdoorsy|Fond of camping and hiking, say
outsmarted|Got the better of
overacted|Hammed it up
overacted|Hammed it up
overall|Considering everything . . .
overall|On the whole . . .
overhears|Happens to catch, like a conversation
overhears|Happens to catch, like a conversation
oversee|Supervise
overstep|Cross a boundary
overtime|Not all at once
pandora|Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth
pantomime|Performance with no speaking
parasite|2019 Bong Joon-ho film set in South Korea
parmesan|Substitute for Pecorino Romano
parsley|Herb in tabbouleh
pastrami|Brined and seasoned deli meat
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
pastrami|Deli meat often served on rye
pastrami|Meat often served on rye
patella|Kneecap
patient|Able to wait
patrols|Behaves like a guard dog
peanuts|Certain legumes, or a comic strip
penalties|Red cards, etc.
peptalk|Locker room speech
percent|%
perennial|Plant that grows back each year
phantom|Star Wars: The ___ Menace
pharaoh|Ruler such as Ramses II
pickles|Fried chicken sandwich toppings
pierogi|Polish dumpling
pigment|Melanin, for one
plantain|Fruit fried to make tostones
plaster|___ of paris
pledging|Vowing
poolside|Place to read in the sun, maybe
popsicle|Sweet treat that drips in the heat
popsicles|Colorful frozen treats
postage|Cost of mailing a love letter
postpone|Put off
pounces|Strikes suddenly, like a cat
precise|Right on the money
predator|Orca or lion, e.g.
preemie|Baby born early
preemie|Newborn who might need extra care
premade|Prepared in advance
preschool|Program prior to kindergarten
presell|Take orders in advance
primate|Marmoset or ape, e.g.
pristine|In perfect condition
propane|Fuel sold by Hank Hill on "King of the Hill"
prorate|Distribute proportionally
protege|Mentor's apprentice
protest|Participate in a sit-in or a walkout
purpose|Objective
raincheck|Ticket that can be used at a later time
raincheck|Ticket that can be used at a later time
rainier|Washington mountain also called Tahoma
rapture|Pure bliss
ratatouille|Pixar film with the line "Anyone can cook!"
rattles|Noisy baby toys
readers|Kindle users
realtor|Estate-selling agent
reassure|Say "I still love you," say
reboots|Revivals of TV series
receipt|Proof of purchase
redeyes|Overnight flights
redwood|Idina Menzel musical named for a tall tree
rehearsal|Dress ___ (actors' final run-through)
relaxation|Feeling that reading a book in a warm bath might provide
relearn|Pick up again
relearn|Pick up again
relevant|Connected to the topic at hand
renowned|Acclaimed
reputation|Taylor Swift album with a snake aesthetic
rerolls|Makes another attempt at getting a Yahtzee
rerolls|Throws the dice again in Yahtzee
resents|Feels bitter about
respites|Temporary breathers
responds|Doesn't leave on read
results|Outcomes
reviewed|Wrote up an assessment of
reviews|Yelp postings
revolted|Participated in an uprising
ripened|Matured on the vine
roasters|Coffee ___ (cafe apparatuses)
robotics|Design and construction of automatons
rooftop|Scenic spot for a bar or cookout
rotates|Spins
rotting|Decomposing
routines|Patterns of everyday living
ruthless|Cold-hearted
ruthless|Cold-hearted
samosas|Fried, savory pastries
samosas|Fried, savory pastries
samosas|Savory pastries often served with chutney
samosas|Triangular South Asian pastries
sarongs|Southeast Asian body wraps
scanner|Checkout counter device
scarlet|Brilliant red shade
seances|Gatherings for contacting spirits
seashell|Beach memento
selects|Makes a choice
serpent|Snake
serrano|Jalapeno's spicy cousin
shampoo|What the "no poo" hair method forgoes
showroom|Merchandise display area
shucked|2023 Broadway musical about corn
singsong|Rhythmically repetitive
singsong|Rhythmically repetitive
sinkers|Pitches that drop as they near home plate
skipper|Boat captain
slander|Defamatory speech
slowpokes|People going at a snail's pace
slyness|Sneaky quality
smashed|Broke into smithereens
smashed|Broke into smithereens
smashing|Splendid, to a Brit
smileys|Emojis that symbolize happiness
smitten|Infatuated
snippet|Text in a pull quote
snoring|Making "honk shoo honk shoo" sounds
societal|Word before "ills" or "pressure"
softish|Somewhat mushy
soirees|Evening shindigs
solicited|Asked for
solitary|Prone to being alone
sometimes|On occasion
spiking|Making a powerful volleyball shot
spirals|Well-thrown football passes
splotch|Irregular stain
stables|Places to hold your horses
staccato|Like music with short, sharp notes
stacked|Like an all-star team
stamina|Marathoner's asset
stamina|Marathoner's asset
stampede|Panicked rush of animals
standees|Cardboard cutouts, e.g.
stardom|Hollywood fame
stardust|93 Percent ___ (Nikita Gill poem about our cosmic makeup)
steamed|Cooked like chawanmushi
steamer|Appliance similar to an iron
stellar|Outstanding
steroid|Cortisone or prednisolone
stilettos|Footwear mentioned in "Party in the U.S.A."
stinger|Vodka ___ (drink mentioned in "The Ladies Who Lunch")
stopgap|Temporary fix
strange|Quite odd
streams|Watches on Hulu
stripes|Solids' counterparts, in billiards
stroller|Transport for a toddler or a pet
sublime|Awe-inspiringly excellent
sublime|Magnificent
subside|Abate
suburbia|WandaVision setting
suppose|Presume to be true
supreme|Pizza order with lots of traditional toppings
surface|Come to light, like a secret plot
surname|Moniker that generally comes first in Vietnam and Japan
swamplands|Boggy areas
sweater|Cold-weather knitwear
sweater|Ugly Christmas ___ (garment)
tailors|Some suit shop employees
takeoff|Become airborne
tangles|Knots in charging cords
tapenade|Olive-based spread
taprooms|Tasting spaces at some breweries
tastier|Way more yummy
tattooed|Covered in ink
teamsters|Labor union representing some Costco employees, for short
telethon|On-air fundraiser
telethon|TV fundraiser
tenuous|Weak
terraforms|Makes habitable for earthlings
territory|Risk factor?
testier|More impatient
theater|Place to see "Come From Away"
theatre|Drama venue
thirsts|___ for (craves)
thrilled|Delighted
tightknit|Like a group of close friends
timetable|Train station chart
toasting|Honoring with a speech, say
toddles|Walks unsteadily
toggles|Switches back and forth
tolerate|Put up with
tourism|Major industry in the Maldives
traipse|Wander about
transcripts|Records handled by a registrar's office
translates|Converts text from Chinese to English, say
trolling|Being deliberately inflammatory online
trumpet|Ska band horn
tugboat|Ship used to tow other ships
turbans|Sikh hair coverings also called dastars
twinges|Pangs
twosome|Couple
ukelele|Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning
ukuleles|Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride instruments
umbrella|Rainy day gear
uncorked|Ready to be poured
unearned|Like points from unforced errors
unhooks|Detaches, like bra clasps
unicorn|National animal of Scotland
unitard|Skintight one-piece garment
upscale|High-end
useless|Of no help
useless|Of no help at all
usually|Most of the time . . .
vanilla|Flavor of some milkshakes
vegetables|Beets, turnips, carrots, etc.
violets|Blue flowers in "Roses Are Red"
vitamin|A, B, C, D or E, but not F
vitamin|A, B, C, D or E, but not F
vocalists|Singers
vocalists|Singers
volumes|Parts of an encyclopedia collection
waitlist|Queue that people join until new spots open up
wardrobes|Armoires
warmest|___ regards (signoff)
warrior|Virabhadrasana aka ___ pose
watered|Sprayed a hose on
weenies|Hot dogs, slangily
wetland|Heron's habitat
witness|As God is my ___ . . .
zaniest|Most kooky
antenna|Wave gatherer
earlier|Previously
fletcher|Beaumont collaborator
ideated|Thought up
inhaler|Bronchial opener
licence|Lorry driver's need
mastery|Trainee's aim
phalanx|Battle line
postgraduate|Former reporter at a Washington paper?
prancer|Sprightly one
recover|Beat the flu
resorts|Arranges anew
restored|Made like old
robbins|Dead Man Walking director
statutes|Legislation
terrors|Scary stuff
trebled|Increased threefold
truants|Errant pupils
winners|Succesful drawers
acetify|Turn to vinegar
actress|Role player
address|Changed after moving
adjudicate|Hear in a courtly way
adorable|Cute
aerates|Opens windows
aftercare|Convalescent need
aileron|Plane control
alerted|Warned
amicably|With smiles
anapest|Metrical foot
anarchy|Lawlessness
anatomy|Structure
ancients|Patriarchs and matriarchs
antedate|Occur earlier
antedate|Precede
antennae|Butterfly features
apologia|-- pro Vita Sua: Newman
appeals|Asks reconsideration
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Supply
attache|Aide
attache|He has a case
attract|Draw
awaiting|Expectant
barbarized|Made Hunnish
bayonet|Gun barrel blade
benefit|Work for
beriberi|B1 lack ailment
between|In the middle
bittern|Another marsh bird
blacken|Defame
blatantly|Shamelessly
bleater|Goat, often
blender|Puree maker
blister|Burn follower
bluster|Hot air
bohemia|Prague's region
bookmaker|Turf accountant
bottled|Preserved under glass
bottles|Coca-Cola plant need
bracero|Former seasonal migrant
brashest|Least tactful
brogans|Boots
browner|More tan
burghers|Borough residents
cabriolet|Torero's transport?
cachets|Hallmarks
cancans|French dances
careers|Runs at top speed
caterers|They bring food
cedillas|Letter hooks
channel|Program venue
cherubs|Angels
chunnel|Londoner's French connection
clarence|Justice Thomas
clattery|Cacophonous
cleanup|Succeed in the market
clouter|Hard hitter
clueless|Emma updated
cobbler|Sole saver
condoles|Sent regrets
connives|Plots
contact|Electrode
contacts|Visionary option
contessa|The Barefoot --
crabapples|Orchard grumps?
cradles|Cribs of yore
crankcase|Crotchety engine feature?
creaked|Sounded like the porch swing
creeping|Kind of juniper
crestfallen|Pick up some toothpaste, Tom said ___
crevice|Fissure
crossbones|Jolly Roger's dark side?
crosshair|Aiming aid
crusader|Acre man
cultured|Some people and pearls
curtail|Cut short
cyclone|Outer disturbance
darkens|Lowers lights
deadpan|Blankly
debility|Therapist's target
deboned|Filleted
defenses|Protection
demonic|Evil
deplored|Lamented
destroy|Wreak havoc
dictated|Called the shots
dilutor|Water, at time
divisor|Factor, in math
dolefully|No more pineapple, said Tom ___
dressage|Equine training
dromedary|Camel type
earlobe|Piercing site
earthier|Less refined
eatable|Fit for the menu
echelon|Level of rank
educated|Learned
encamped|Bivouacked
enclave|Vatican, for one
engross|Make a final fair copy
entente|Compact
entries|Doorways
entrust|Confide
epithet|Nickname
escapes|Flights
escapism|Refusal to face facts
esquire|GQ rival
evasion|Sidestepping
extreme|Far out
eyepiece|Microscope part
fancier|Aficionado
feminine|Friedan's mystique?
fenders|Bender beginners
fiction|Imagined story
finales|Windups
fireboat|Harbor protector
football|End game, perhaps
forebears|Antecedents
foreran|Predated
glaciers|Frozen flowers
goliath|Sling victim
gradates|Changes slowly
hairdos|Vidal Sassoon concerns
hawkish|Militant
heavyset|Stocky
hexagons|Honeycomb figures
himself|Masculine reflexive
hoodlums|Thugs
hosanna|Biblical cheer
hugeness|Great magnitude
hurricane|Outer disturbance
incubate|Take form
ingress|Entry
inkblots|Rorschach items
inmates|Pen pals, perhaps
insecure|On shaky ground
insipid|Wishy-washy
instant|Type of coffee
laciest|Most net-like
leashed|Restrained
leeches|Parasitic group
leotard|Workout garb
levator|Arm-raising muscle, for one
maelstrom|Outer disturbance
magenta|Fuchsia
maillot|One-piece swimsuit
mealtime|Noon, often
mentholated|Torero's type of smoke?
milliner|She's in demand at Easter
mirador|Balcony with a view
misdeeds|Crimes
mistake|Boo-boo
mnemonic|HOMES, say
nearest|Most handy
nebulae|Star systems
neolith|Erstwhile tool
neonatal|Newborn
nesting|Laying laying foundations
nobleman|Peer
nutshell|Summary holder
obsolete|Passe
ocarina|Sweet potato
oersted|Aluminum pioneer
oldness|Venerability
onshore|Landed
opinion|View
orderer|Diner beforehand
outgrows|Needs new duds
outkick|Surpass at soccer
outpace|Move ahead
package|Carton
parcels|Packages
percolated|Brewed by a torero?
petrolatum|Torero's skin softener?
pierrot|Columbine's ami
piranha|Deadly swimmer
planets|Solar revolvers
platoon|Army group
poisons|Baneful stuff
poorest|Least moneyed
portent|Sign
portholes|What submarines lack
prankster|Imp
prepack|Prepare grip beforehand
prideful|Haughty
princess|She had a pea problem
promotes|Boosts
prospers|Thrives
psyches|Minds
raiders|Oakland team
rattlers|Busy babies
readier|More prepared
realise|Net, in Greenwich
reawoke|Responded to the snooze alarm
redefine|Give new meaning
referees|Ring figures
rehears|Accepts an appeal
relation|Blood tie
remarry|Vow again
remorse|Sentence lightener
replant|Change the garden
reposit|Store
restrain|Discourage
reverbed|Issued from the echo chamber
rewired|Heavied up circuitry
rhymers|Some poets
riposte|Comeback
roamers|Ramblers
roaming|Nomad's activity
roaster|Capon, perhaps
romaine|Lettuce type
ruthlessly|I ditched the sex expert, Tom said ___
sabered|Ran through
salamis|Genoa's are notable
saraband|Stately Spanish dance
saturate|Drench
scarred|Traumatized
schedule|Agenda
scrabble|Word game
scuttle|Sink
secretively|No sweat! Tom said ___
sedates|Makes drowsy
sedatest|Most reserved
seeress|Sibyl
semisolid|Not quite set
senores|Lords of Lima
sensors|Detectors
skulker|He lurks
snapdragons|Testy bloomers?
sneaker|High top
snowsuit|Toddler swaddler
somerset|Middle name in fiction
sourballs|Sweets for a grouch?
spectral|Phantomlike
speedups|Accelerations
splashy|Flamboyant
spongier|More squishy
sprouts|Brussels greenery
stabbed|Pierced
stamped|Okayed, in a way
standup|Rise
starlit|Like a clear night
statism|Soviet practice
steatite|Soapstone
steeped|Imbued
steeper|More precipitous
steward|Manage
stipple|Paint with a stencil
stirred|Mixed in
stooper|She bends over
stoutest|Most valiant
straits|They're Dire
strides|Lopes
stupors|States of apathy
syringe|Dose deliverer
taciturn|Like Coolidge
talents|Gifts
tangible|Real
tattoos|Parlor art
teenier|Beyond wee
testate|With a will
tethers|Leashes
theatre|British play ground
thematic|With common elements
threats|They're often empty
tightwad|Miser
tinfoil|Old wrapper
tiniest|Most diminutive
tornado|Outer disturbance
trackmen|Gandy dancers
travails|Torments
travois|Indian load carrier
treadle|Potter's lever
trinary|In three parts
trisect|Cut twice, maybe
trustee|Fiduciary
twister|Outer disturbance
typhoon|Outer disturbance
unhorse|Handicap Richard III
unladen|No longer burdened
unsteadily|I can't get second dates, Tom said ___
vitriol|Harsh criticism
waiters|Captain's crew
watermark|Stationery logo
whirlwind|Outer disturbance
wickers|Willow and osier
wineshop|Port outlet
xylenes|Coal tar solvents
abalone|Rock-dwelling mollusk
abashed|Embarrassed
abdomen|Belly
abstain|Decline to vote
accrete|Grow
acetate|Plastic overlay
actuator|He initiates
adamant|Unyielding
addenda|Extras
address|Postal directive
address|Speech
adheres|Sticks
adoptee|One taken up
adorers|They're reverent
adulate|Praise to the skies
aerated|Made bubbly
affords|Grants
agitato|Restlessly, in the pit
alcohol|Prohibition prohibition
alkalis|Bases
alleluia|Praise the Lord!
allover|Ubiquitous
allowed|Gave the okay
allspice|Seasoning made from berries
altimeter|Highness guide
amateurs|Unpaid players
ambergris|Whale perfume product
ambrosia|Tasty stuff
amnesia|Blackout
anagram|Search for arches, perhaps
anagram|Top of pot
anchored|Firmly fixed
ancients|Graybeards
animals|Beasts
animato|Vigorously, to Vivaldi
antelope|Animal at home on the range
antelope|Range player
antlion|Doodlebug's parent
anymore|Nowadays
apocryphal|Possibly spurious
apostles|___ Creed
appeased|Placated
areolate|Having a ring
armload|Something to tote
armoire|Wardrobe
arranges|Makes bouquets
artiste|Performer
aseptic|Germ-free
ashiness|Pallor
ashtray|Increasingly rare vessel
asperse|Slander
assents|Goes along with
asserted|Made a case for
atelier|Easel site
atelier|Studio
athlete|Center or end
athlete|Runner
attended|Came
attentive|Solicitous
austere|Ascetic
austere|Bleak and  forbidding
automobile|Hudson or De Soto, but not Cabot
availed|Served
awarded|Gave out
awesome|Spectacular
bailors|Surety posters
ballpoints|Pens from pin endings
barnyards|Stable areas
baronial|Grand
barrack|Soldier's lodging
beatniks|Coffee house philosophers
bedstead|Springs support
bigfoot|Sasquatch
blesses|Responds to a sneeze
bolster|Support
bypassed|Skipped
cabinet|Chest
cabochon|Unfaceted gemstone
cadence|Beat
caimans|Alligator kin
cameras|Visual information gatherers
cannabis|Pot, in a way
capuchins|Some Franciscans
caramel|Chewy candy
caramel|Toasted sugar
carmakers|Some Detroiters
carotene|Vitamin A source
casings|Sausage wraps
cattails|Bob endings' reeds
caustic|Searing
cayenne|Hot pepper
caymans|Caribbean group
cedilla|Francais feature
celeste|Babar's queen
charred|Burnt
charted|Put on the map
charwomen|Some cleaners
chassis|Frame
chaster|Less loose
chutzpa|Nerve
cicerone|Sightseer's guide
clansman|Highlander, perhaps
cleanse|Bathe
clematis|Flowering climber
climaxed|Came to a head
coastal|Littoral
colander|Strainer of sorts
colonize|Inhabit
copiers|Office aids
coriander|Cilantro alias
corneas|Iris covers
coterie|Following
coteries|Cliques
coveted|Broke a commandment
coyness|Affected innocence
datable|Of demonstrable age
datable|Ready to go out
daybreak|Sunrise
defects|Flaws
dehorns|Removes the antlers
delegate|Parcel out work
delimit|Bound
delusory|Unreal
dementia|Mental impairment
denarii|Change for Caesar
derision|Mockery
deserts|They're sometimes just
deserve|Have an entitlement
desisted|Cut it out
desolated|Bereft
despair|Grief
dessert|Trifle, for one
destine|Preordain
detected|Did a private eye's job
deviates|Goes awry
devilkin|Imp
digests|Short versions
diligent|Painstaking
diorama|Three- dimensional display
disarrays|Confusions
discreet|Judicious
disunion|Divisions
dogteeth|Some canines
doodads|Thingamabobs
doorbell|Summoner, sometimes
dowitcher|Stock market irritant?
downbeat|Party-pooping
downfalls|Trips from  penthouse to poorhouse
downhill|Kind of racer
drainers|Counter appliances
dramatist|Jonson or Marlowe
duelist|Hamilton or Burr
dustier|More in need of vacuuming
dynamic|Vigorous
earning|Producing income
eclipse|Sun block
eclipse|Temporary darkening
eighties|Reagan days
elaters|Happy-makers
elation|High spirits
electors|College crowd
elevate|Raise
eleventh|Near final hour
elitism|Snobbery
elitist|Snob
eluders|Escapees
emaciate|Thin out
emanate|Give out
emanate|Issue
emerged|Came out
emerita|Retired title
emulate|Be like
enactor|Player
endears|Charms
enhance|Improve
ensigns|Naval banners
entrants|Contest participators
entreat|Beseech
episode|Serial segment
erasing|Board monitor's task
eremite|Recluse
escorts|Convoys
essences|Perfumes
eventual|Ultimate
everted|Turned inside out
evinced|Showed clearly
execute|Carry out
external|Outside
exurbia|Out-of-town region
eyesore|Stye, for one
fastest|Most fleet
fillers|Adulterants
finance|Front or back
fireboat|Harbor protector
fireman|Lifesaver, often
flycatchers|Outfielders?
forepaw|Rover's offering
forfeit|Lose a right
futility|Uselessness
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gauchos|Pampas cowboys
gleaner|Reaping specialist
glucoses|Some sugars
gondolas|Venetian movers
goulash|Hungarian stew
grandee|Duque or conde
grandpas|Forebear pair
granters|Donation givers
grenade|Pineapple of a sort
hairpin|Turn type
halides|Compounds of fluorine or chlorine
harmonics|Musical science
hayride|Autumn diversion
healable|Open to cure
heelers|Ward ___ (some pols)
hellions|Imps
heredity|Curly hair source
heretics|False teachers
hobbled|Restricted
hoecake|Cornmeal item
holland|Hudson tunnel
hollands|Gin
houseman|John of "The Paper Chase"
hunters|Gatherers' partners
ichthyoid|Fishy
ignited|Lit
impanel|Form, as a jury
impiety|Irreverence
imports|Hondas and Saabs
imputed|Ascribed
incomes|Some are disposable
increase|A Mather
incumbent|Office holder
inertia|Resistance to change
infants|Nursery denizens
inhaler|He respires
innuendo|Sly slur
insides|Parts not visible
insincere|Hypocritical
instance|Occurrence
instants|Moments
integral|Basic
interval|Lull
iridium|Element No. 77
isthmus|Panama, for one
itemize|Enumerate
keister|Rump
kinetic|Moving word
kingfisher|Royal angler?
kleptomaniac|Lifter of habit
laborer|Working stiff
lacrosse|10-member-team game
lactose|Milk sugar
lamberts|Brightness units
larceny|Thief's crime
laugher|He gets the joke
leftist|Radical
leisured|Unhurried
leopard|Spotted cat
letterhead|Stationery feature from red endings
leviers|Tax raisers
lichens|Rock growths
linemen|Phone fixers
loosened|Relaxed
lustres|Glaswegian gleams
madeleine|Member of Bill's cabinet
madness|Folly
malaise|General weakness
mandates|Requires
mandrake|Narcotic root
mariners|Tars
marmoset|Mini-monkey
marsala|Sicilian white wine
marsala|Sicilian wine
martial|Type of law or arts
massacre|Group killing
meadowlarks|Frolics in the grass?
meadows|Gleason's "Honeymooners" honey
medaled|Decorated
members|Party group
membrane|It might be permeable
memento|Keepsake
metered|Kind of mail
midstream|In the channel, often
milepost|Highway marker
minters|Change makers
miscarry|Fail, planwise
monisms|Nondualistic philosophies
moonlit|Like some nights
nascent|Emerging
nestles|Gets comfy
netsuke|Japanese ornament
newcomer|Recent arrival
newsman|Dan Rather, for one
nickles|Sooner senator
nineties|Gay time
nominee|He's proposed
nominee|Standard- bearer
nonglare|Type of glass
nosiest|Most like Pinocchio
noticed|Took heed of
nuptial|Marital
oedipal|Complex type
offense|Those with the ball
officeholder|Functionary from ticket endings
oilpaper|Cling wrap predecessor
oleander|Dogbane shrub
omelets|Some Westerns
omelets|Some are western
omitter|Forgetful type
onetime|Former
onstage|Behind the proscenium
onstage|In a cast
opportune|Well-timed
oracles|Delphic  predictions
oranges|Navels, for example
oratorio|Judas Maccabaeus, for one
ordeals|Trials and tribulations
orderly|Hospital worker
organist|Bach, for one
origami|Paper art
origins|Beginnings
ottoman|Former empire
outcasts|Shunned ones
outduel|Win one-on-one
outplay|Top on the field
overate|Dined too well
overtake|Surpass
pallets|Crate beds
panache|Verve
panache|Verve
paneled|Put wood on the walls
pantomime|Performance beyond words
parable|Teaching story
partake|Dig right in
passable|Okay
passover|Spring time
pastier|More wan
patroon|Landholder in New Amsterdam
patsies|Gullible ones
payload|Profitable cargo
peasant|Blouse style
peccavi|I have sinned, as Augustine confessed
pedantry|Academic hot air
penance|The price you pay
peppers|Barrages
percent|Decimal fraction
perfume|Redolence
perturb|Disorder
pesetas|Spanish bread
petition|Reason to gather signatures
pharaoh|Ikhnaton, for one
pierced|Went through
pinning|Wrestler's objective
planned|Designed
playact|Make believe
poolroom|Place to find a cue
postdate|Make a check for later
potency|Strength
potshots|Snipes from crack endings
precools|Chills early
predate|Come before
predates|Comes from an earlier time
pregnant|Some pauses
prepare|Whip up
preparer|Cook
present|On the scene
primates|Archbishops and apes
problem|Challenge
profiles|Some biographies
propane|Bottled gas
protects|Stands guard
raccoon|Masked creature
racehorse|Affirmed, for one
radials|Certain tires
radiant|Shining
rambler|Common rose
rattails|Features of some combs
readier|More alert
realists|Logical group
realize|Earn
realtor|Land lady
reasons|Uses logic
recalls|Ousts from office
receive|Get
redness|Inflammation
reenacts|Portrays anew
refiner|Oil company
regatta|Henley event
rehearsed|Prepared to open
rejoice|Glory in
relayed|Passed on
release|Discharge
release|Free
reliant|Trustful
relieve|Spell
remorse|Compunction
renames|Changes handles
rendering|Interpretive performance
renters|Most tenants
reorder|Respond to depleted stock
repanel|Wainscot again
reprove|Admonish
reprove|Censure
resemble|Favor
resents|Is irritated
resided|Dwelt
resides|Lives
residual|Left over
restages|Produces again
resters|Ones at ease
resting|On the couch
retired|In the sack
retreat|Bugle call
reverers|Smitten ones
reverse|About-face
revokes|Cancels
rewoven|Mended, in a way
riddled|Shot through
riotous|Exuberant
roadbed|Under the crossties
roadster|Convertible
robotics|Science of unpaid workers
roguish|Mischievous
romancer|Don Juan, for one
roommate|Cohabitant
rootcap|Underground plant protector
roughage|Fiber
runtier|More stunted
sabbath|Week ender
sacredly|With holiness
safaris|Kenyan expeditions
sanders|Carpenters, often
sandpiper|Desert musician?
sarcasm|Cutting remarks
sardine|Tightly packed item
satchel|Book bag
satiable|Can get enough
satiate|Fill beyond full
satires|Swift works
scenario|Plot outline
schemer|Devious one
schemes|Plans
schlock|Borax
scimitar|Turkish sword
scoreless|Like some ties
scraper|Refinishing tool
screens|Genet play (with "The")
scriber|Carpentry tool
sculpts|Emulates Archipenko
seaport|Baltimore or New Orleans
section|District
sedition|Treason
senator|Boxer's title
senator|Gramm or Grams
senators|Some lawmakers
sendoffs|Adieux
sensing|Aware of
sensuous|Affecting
septets|Some chamber pieces
sequence|Train
serener|More tranquil
sermons|Homiletical products
serotype|Blood bank concern
serrates|Notches
session|Meeting
sevenths|Some are dominant
severity|Rigor
shanties|Hovels
shingle|Shake
shivaree|Big celebration
siestas|Afternoon delights
signoras|Mesdames of Milano
silenced|Issued a gag order
sitcoms|Cheers and "Friends"
slanted|Askew
slaters|Schedulers
slattern|Untidy woman
sleepers|Surprise successes
sleepier|Less lively
slugabed|Lazybones
sluiced|Streamed
smeared|Trashed
smeltery|Refining center
someday|Hoped-for time
spacers|Some bar users
sparrow|Common nester
speared|Impaled
spilled|Lapped over
spirals|Helixes
spittoon|Bygone receptacle
sporran|19 Angus's pocketbook
spousal|Kind of support
sprinkle|Moisten
stacking|Piling up
stalags|Prison camps
standards|Criteria
standbys|Reliable supporters
starter|Crank replacer
stashes|Tucks away
steadier|Less wobbly
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steamer|Trunk or vessel
steerages|Cheap passenger places
steppes|Siberian plains
sticklers|Perfectionists
stickpin|Accessory from candle endings
stiletto|High heel
stilled|Hushed up
stiller|Meara's partner
stomachache|Post- Thanksgiving discomfort
stooped|Bent
strands|Beaches
stratum|Layer
stressing|Putting the pressure on
stretcher|Emergency conveyance
strewed|Scattered one's rosebuds
striate|Streaked
striker|Chime sounder
strings|Brass neighbors
strudel|Fruit pastry
stylets|Small daggers
stylists|Hair people
sweeten|Add sugar
tackled|Took on
tailspin|Sudden decline
talents|Abilities
talents|Gifts
tangent|Digression
tanners|Leatherworkers
tapeworm|Parasite
tarsals|Ankle bones
tatamis|Japanese floor coverings
tatamis|Japanese mats
tatting|Lace
teacakes|Four o'clock fare
teamster|Trucker, often
teamwork|Collaboration
telltale|Revealing
templar|Knight ___ (certain Crusader)
tentacle|One of eight, for some
termite|Wood borer
terriers|Airedales and scotties
tighter|Not as slack
toffees|Chewy candies
topsail|Brigantine feature
tortoise|Slow racer
trackers|Bloodhounds
traders|Stock exchange denizens
travail|Labor
traverse|Cross
trenchant|Incisive
tricycle|First wheels, for many
trooper|Highway patroller
tugboat|She draws ships
turtledove|Reptilian pacifist?
tutelage|Guardianship
ulterior|Like some motives
unbends|Loosens up
undress|Disrobe
unlatch|Open up
unripened|Green
unsated|Still hungry
unsterile|Contaminated
upcurve|Pleasing financial display
upsetters|Tumbled hunters?
uptakes|Apprehensions
vacates|Decamps
verbena|Lemon___
veriest|Utmost
victual|Provide food
viscera|Innards
warranty|It could last a lifetime
waspish|Spiteful
whatever|Yeah, sure
yappers|Small noisy dogs
yttrium|Element No. 39
zooming|Moving right along
abalones|Nacred mollusks
accessed|Got into
accosted|Greeted intrusively
acetate|Ubiquitous synthetic
acetone|Organic solvent
acquiesce|Consent
adamant|Unyielding
addable|Available for summing up
addenda|Supplements
adenine|DNA component
adipose|Fatty
aeolian|Harp type
aerated|Let breathe
aerator|Refreshing device
aerobic|Euphemism for sweaty
airiest|Most frothy
alameda|Southwest promenade
alarmists|Wolf criers
alchemy|Transmuta- tion's field
alehouse|Tavern
alewife|Herring kin
alfalfa|Pasture legume
alienates|Puts off
alienor|Property seller
almanac|Standard reference
alveoli|Air cells
amorist|Don Juan
anaconda|South American snake
analogist|One who seeks similarities
andiron|Firedog
anemones|Land plants or sea animals
anglers|Creel carriers
anglers|Izaak and friends
animate|Put life into
animosity|Is no amity?
anisette|Licorice-like cordial
annatto|Cheese colorer
anteater|Toothless mammal
antedate|Precede
anthills|Formicaries
appeals|Legal reviews
applause|Sound of approval
arabesque|Intricate design
ariettas|Operatic bits
arousal|Wake-up call
arrests|Pinches
arrests|Stops
arsenate|Salt related to a poison
ascribe|Credit (to)
aseptic|Germ-free
aspired|Strove
assassin|Hit man
assonances|Identical vowel sounds
asteroid|Vesta is one
astounds|Blows away
attests|Deposes
austere|Spare
avarice|Greed
averages|Sluggers' stats
aversive|Kind of stimulus
aviation|Upper level transportation
awaited|Was in store for
awesome|Impressive, to teens
baboons|Certain primates
bailiff|Court marshal
bassinet|Baby's bed
bastions|Strongholds
beeline|Direct route
beeline|Shortcut, perhaps
beelines|Straight routes
belabor|Flog a dead horse
blithest|Most merry
bogarts|Monopolizes
bolsheviks|Literally, "the majority"
botanic|Concerning flora
briefed|Filled in
browsed|Looked through
cabaret|Nightclub
cacique|Tropical oriole
caimans|Alligator cousins
caimans|Endangered crocs
calends|First of a Roman month
caliper|Measuring tool
calmest|Least perturbed
canzoni|Some Gabrieli works
carriers|Flattops
cartages|Hauling charges
cashier|Register runner
casinos|Hot pot places
casters|Furniture movers
centerfolds|One reason the quarterback gets sacked?
centric|In the middle
centrist|Moderate
certify|Attest
charlatan|Flimflam man
charring|Blackening
cheeped|What the nestling did
chemist|Molecule maven
chequers|From British treasures to pastime?
cherubs|Angelic group
chimera|Bellerophon's victim
chisels|Incises
cholera|Love in the Time of ___: Garcia Marquez
cinders|Campfire residue
citation|From enthusiasm to award?
clamberer|He's on the way up
clansmen|Highlanders
cleanse|Purge
clients|They're accounted for
closets|Clothes and linen followers
collects|Rakes in
combines|Blends
comedies|Happy-enders
commotion|Stir
communicator|From banisher to bullhorn?
consorts|Henry VIII's six
constrain|Hold back
contend|Vie
contradiction|Accord not in it?
coronal|Garland
corsair|Privateer
coulees|Gulches
created|Gave rise to
credible|Ringing true
crusade|Great campaign
cuprous|Like pennies
damages|31 They're to sue for
dandelion|Bitter salad item
dearies|Sweetie pies
dearths|Shortages
decoders|Keys of a kind
defrocks|Boots from the clergy
demands|Urgent needs
demerits|Bad marks
deplore|Lament
despair|Lose hope
desperation|A rope ends it?
despoil|Pillage
dessert|Banquet finale
detectives|BULLS
diatribe|Vitriolic rant
dietetic|Sugar-free, low-calorie and the like
diopter|Optometrist's unit
disgraced|Shamed
dissent|Opposition
divorce|Split up
domestics|Household servants
dormitory|Dirty room?
dottles|Pipe residues
doublets|Renaissance garments
downtrod|Trampled upon
drained|Emptied out
dribble|Hardly a torrent
drinker|He topes
dromedary|One-humper
dullards|Nitwits
durable|Lasting
dustpan|Broom adjunct
earnest|Serious money
ecartes|Games with 32-card decks
edifice|Major building
edified|Uplifted
eighths|Half-quarters
elegance|Courtliness
elephant|Circus performer
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Flow out
emanate|Spring from
emanated|4 Issued
emeralds|Varieties of beryl
emotive|Gut-wrenching
encamps|Pitches a tent, maybe
endeared|Made beloved
enfilade|Broadside
enhance|Intensify
enlistee|Service volunteer
enormous|Really big
ensiles|Stores fodder
entreaties|Pleas
epitaph|Last words
erasers|Correction aids
erasers|Rubber rubbers
erasers|They've made mistakes
erasure|Rub-out
erecter|Not as stooped
erosive|Chafing
erotica|Henry Miller's works, to some
esprits|French wits
essence|Distillation
ethical|Up and up
ethicist|Moral thinker
evictee|Banished one
extravagant|STEEP
extreme|Outlandish
extrude|Squeeze out
eyeglass|Pupil's enhancement
eyesore|Dump, say
failures|Lacks of success
feebler|Less vigorous
firedogs|Andirons
flageolet|French green bean
flailed|Threshed
floorer|Hardwood user
foliage|Leaves
forerun|Precede
foresail|Jib
freeman|Unbonded one
fumbler|He bobbles
gauntlet|Challenging garment
geneses|Beginnings
girasol|Fire opal
glitters|Is brilliant
greeted|Hailed
greeters|They welcome
groaner|Pun, often
guardsman|Royal protector
gutless|Cowardly
gutters|What a candle in the wind does
haircut|Bob or buzz
handcuff|Manacle
happiness|Inalienable pursuit
hardiest|Most robust
hastened|Sped along
hawkish|Warlike
heavier|More substantial
helical|Spiral
hellcat|Handful and then some
hipster|Beatnik
holdfast|Hang on tight
holyday|Easter or Passover
homesite|Real estate agent's offering
homonym|Bare or bear
icecaps|Pole toppers
illness|Affliction
illusive|Misleading
impales|Spears
impedes|Gets in the way
implore|Beseech
inflate|Make bigger
ingrain|Fix deeply
inkwell|Companion to a blotter
insincerity|BULL
instead|Alternatively
intelligent|Bright
interne|Trainee
interns|New doctors
interrogate|GRILL
ironman|83 Gehrig's sobriquet
isobaric|Pertaining to atmospheric pressure
iterate|Say again
jongleurs|Early minstrel
katydid|Tiny chirper
kidneys|Where low blows land
kippers|English breakfast items
krypton|Neon cousin
lackeys|Gofers
lallygag|Fool around
laminae|Thin layers
lancing|Piercing
latched|Fastened
lateral|Sidewise
laureates|Some poets
leanest|Most like Jack Sprat
legwork|Preliminary investigation
leisurely|Relaxed
lensman|Shutterbug
leonine|Like the beasts' king
leopards|They're spotted
library|Dewey Decimal user
linseed|Oil from flax
linseed|Paint oil
listings|Realtor inventory
litanies|Prayer lists
lonesome|Eager for company
lookout|Sentinel
loosest|Most relaxed
lotuses|Edible flowers
lustres|Crown jewels' qualities
magentas|Red shades
malaise|Discomfort
mandated|Authorized
manpower|Personnel
mapmaker|Atlas's artist
marshal|Field follower
martinis|Olive destinations
matinal|Like morning
meantime|In the interim
meantime|Interim period
meddled|Interfered
meekest|Most humble
meeters|Airport gate watchers
memento|Keepsake
midwife|Birth assistant
milliner|Bonnet crafter
minaret|Muezzin's perch
minstrel|Jongleur
misdeal|Bridge mishap
misdeed|Sin
monkeyed|Trifled
monster|Hobgoblin
morales|Actor Esai
motorman|Onetime transit worker
mourned|Lamented
museums|Mall sights
napkins|Table cloths
narcissi|Jonquils and daffodils
narrate|Tell a story
ninepins|Variety of bowling
nitride|Element No. 7 compound
noisier|More clamorous
notched|Erose
oatmeal|Hot cereal
obscene|Indecent
ofttimes|Frequently
oldsters|Graybeards
ominous|Menacing
openers|Starting points
operate|Run
operate|Run
opinion|Two cents
opposes|Takes on
orators|Rhetoricians
orioles|Passerine birds
ossicle|Small bone
outtake|Screen blooper result
overboard|Where Jonah went
overpasses|Some quarterback misfires?
overpay|Give too much to
overseer|Supervisor
overshoe|Galosh
paginating|Printer's job
paisano|Buddy
palette|Paint holder
panatella|Cigar type
parsons|Manse residents
passport|85 Visa holder
peaches|Georgia product
peeress|Marchioness, for one
penlites|Pocket illuminators
pensiveness|From high prices to reflection?
perturb|Annoy
piddled|Futzed around
pinnacles|Peaks
pistols|Duel choice
pistons|Cylinder occupants
plasmic|Like a certain fluid
potages|Thick soups
potbelly|Bay window
potshot|Critical remark
prattled|Gabbed
predate|Come before
preteen|9- to 12-year-old
preteen|Youngster
pretend|Fake it
pretense|Sham
pretest|Check before marketing
priciest|Hardest on the wallet
provided|On condition
psalmody|Some church music
puerile|Juvenile
quarrel|Spat
quotation|Broker datum
rabbits|Hare cousins
raccoons|Masked raiders
radiant|Aglow
radiate|Project
ragtime|Doctorow novel
railings|Barriers
rashers|Bacon strips
raspier|More grating
rattlers|Diamondbacks
reasons|The why
reboard|Return to the 747
rebound|Come back
recessive|Like some genes
recital|10 Musical offering
recluses|Hermits
reenters|Corrects, as a typo
regatta|Boating race
relapses|Slips back
relayed|Passed on
release|Loose
relegate|Banish
relieve|Spell
rematch|Contest, again
remeasured|Took a second reading
remorse|Regret
renewed|Extended one's membership
renovate|Make like new
reordain|Enact anew
repeats|Summer fare
replete|Abundantly filled
request|Ask
reseeded|Did some lawn work
respect|Admire
respected|Admirable
restore|Bring back
restorer|Elixir or pomade
restyle|Change one's hairdo
restyle|Try a new do
resumes|Picks up
retracts|Eats crow
rhyolite|Volcanic granite
robotics|Assembly line science
roguery|Rascality
romantic|Passionate
roomier|More spacious
rosaries|Prayer beads
rustler|9 Brand name changer
salaamed|Made an obeisance
saltine|Soup accompaniment
sangria|Wine and fruit juice beverage
sanguine|Cheerful
sassiness|Bratty trait
sateens|Silky fabrics
satiate|Fill beyond full
scalers|Fish preparers
scandals|78 Outrages
scantest|Least sufficient
scapulas|Shoulder blades
scattered|Dispersed
scleral|Of the eyeball cover
scorned|Forsaken
screwup|Blow it
scrolls|Famed cave find
sculled|81 Went rowing
seconded|Supported the motion
securest|Safest and soundest
seedbeds|Garden starters
seedless|38 Some grapes
seepage|It's leaked out
seethes|Gets really mad
seltzers|Effervescent drinks
semantic|Pertaining to meaning
senates|Solonic assemblies
serpent|Treacherous type
serrate|Like a bread knife
sesames|Bagel seeds
sestets|Petrarchan endings
settles|Backed benches
sharped|Raised in pitch
shittah|Ark wood tree
shoelace|Loafer's lack
shoeless|68 Discalced
shortage|Deficiency
shutters|They're on the house
signpost|Guide
silicas|Sand and opal
silting|Choking, as a river
sixteen|Four squared
skyline|Building silhouettes
smarted|Stung
smarter|Brighter
smidgen|Dash
sneezed|Elicited a "gesundheit"
snivels|Whines tearfully
snowbird|Canadian in Miami in January
soignee|Well-groomed
soldered|Joined metal items
solicits|Canvasses
someone|Indefinite pronoun
soppier|More drenched
sorcerer|Wizard
sorrier|More repentant
sourced|Gave the origin of
sources|Origins
spiraea|Flowering shrub
splendid|Marvelous
sputnik|Soviet satellite
squealer|Tattletale
stapler|Joiner
statute|Act in the legislature
stealer|Daring base runner
steelies|Mibs of a kind
steeples|Belfry locales
sternal|Chest related
sterner|More forbidding
steroid|Hormone drug
stetson|Florida university
stevedores|Dockworkers
stewarded|Managed
stoolie|Squealer
storage|Where sables summer
straddle|Fence-sit
strainer|Colander kin
streets|Some are mean
striders|They march
stymied|Thwarted
subtler|Not so obvious
sunbelt|Florida is part of it
sustain|Keep up
swindle|Take to the cleaners
symposium|Conference
tabaret|Upholstery fabric
tallyho|Fox hunt cry
tanager|It might be scarlet
tangelos|Hybrid citruses
tarpaper|Roofing material
tasters|Sample group
tastier|More sapid
teaspoons|Sterling collectibles
technical|Knockout type
teetered|Barely balanced
teethes|Acquires choppers
televises|Airs
tendency|Inclination
tenpence|Two shillings
tenthly|X, adverbially
terminator|From Pied Piper to Schwarz- enegger?
ternate|Arranged in threes
tesserae|Mosaic bits
thinner|Turps, for one
thrives|Flourishes
throated|Ruby- ___ hummingbird
timecard|Something to punch
timeout|Football clock-stopper
tinsmith|Metalworker
toadstool|Forest deadly
toddling|Tot's activity
tomcats|Tabby searchers
tootsie|Hoffman role
tossers|Restless sleepers
tousles|Musses, as hair
towered|Had a height advantage
trachea|Windpipe
trailer|Rig's rear
tramless|London the day the streetcars stopped
transfer|Bus rider's request
transports|BEARS
trawler|Net dragger
treacle|Cloying stuff
tremolo|Cheap trill
tresses|Locks
trifles|Toys
trisect|Cut in thirds
trotter|Sulky horse
trouper|Experienced actor
tsetses|Tswana pests
tsunami|Tidal wave
turnkeys|Prison employees
tympani|Percussion set
umpteen|Oodles
unaided|Without help
unbinds|Lets loose
unicorn|Horny horse
unlaces|Readies for takeoff
unmapped|Like terra incognita
unstrung|Gone to pieces
untrained|Raw
upkeeps|Maintenance costs
upsilon|Greek vowel
upstage|Steal a scene
useless|Futile
ushered|Guided
usurers|People of great interest
vamooses|Amscrays
vessels|Ships
vibrate|Oscillate
vintage|Oenological year
wagerer|Perfecta player
warpage|Distortion
whumped|Banged up
woodlot|Fireplace supplier
wryness|Humor feature, often
yarmulke|Skullcap of a kind
yeasted|Fermented
yodeler|Alpine vocalist
abusing|Doing damage
academe|Ivory tower
acquaint|Inform
actress|Player
adapted|Accommodated
addenda|Book supplements
addicts|Junkies
address|It finishes with a zip
address|Speech
adhibit|Let in
admirer|Fan
aerialist|Trapeze expert
aerodyne|Weighty flier
agitate|Shake up
agitate|Stir up
aglimmer|Shining faintly
agronomy|Soil science
aground|Not floating
alamodes|Scarf fabrics
alehouse|Beer garden
alehouses|Stout establishments
alfredo|Fettuccine ___
alfresco|Outside
algebra|X and Y domain
alienate|Estrange
alkalis|Chemical bases
allosaur|Jurassic carnivore
almoner|Assistance giver
amasser|He saves
amiable|Easygoing
ammonia|Cleaning compound
amoroso|Loving, in Livorno
analyzed|Investigated thoroughly
android|Human-like automaton
android|Inhuman being
animato|Lively, to Liszt
anisette|Cordial
annotate|Footnote
anomaly|Something out of place
another|Additional
anteater|Pismire savorer
antedate|Come before
antsier|More nervous
apatite|5 on the Mohs scale
appease|Emulate Chamberlain
archers|Longbow users
arcuate|Bow___shaped
arising|On the horizon
aristas|Awns
armadillo|Banded animal
armload|As much as one can carry
arrange|Lay out
arranged|Put in order
arrested|Put the arm on
arrogate|Usurp
ascents|Climbs
aseptic|Germ free
ashtray|Butt place
aspects|Views
assailer|Mugger
assayer|Mineral measurer
astride|One way of riding
athirst|After water
athwart|Crosswise
atremble|Quaking
attains|Reaches
attenuate|Thin out
attract|Draw
aureate|Golden
aureole|Sign of sanctity
auroras|Sky lights
average|Just okay
average|Middling
aviates|Emulates Amelia
avoider|She puts off
awakening|Sleep's end
backpacker|Hiker, often
baleful|Ominous
ballplayer|He's debased?
banishes|Kicks out
barbette|Gun platform
barnyard|Farm feature
baronage|Lordly group
barracks|Quarters
barring|Except for
baseball|Doubleday game
bathtub|1920's gin maker
bayonets|Gun daggers
bedstead|Bunk framework
beforehand|Han location
believer|Person of faith
bereave|Make desolate
bergere|Breton shepherdess
bestirs|Rallies
beveled|Cut at a slope
bicarbs|Stomach settlers
bismuth|Element 83
blesses|Gives thanks over
bohemian|1920's Villager
boleros|Short jackets
bonuses|Extra pay
brassard|Uniform ornament
breeder|Thoroughbred producer
brooding|Sitting on a nest
brother|Kinsman
bustards|Crane's kin
cabanas|Beach structures
cagiest|Least gullible
cajoled|Talked into
camellia|Flowering shrub
canopies|Marquees
cantatas|Choral works
caprices|Chevrolets, sometimes
capsule|Medicine holder
carbarn|Trolley shed
carbonate|Antacid compound
caribou|Reindeer kin
carnage|Shambles
cashiers|They take the money
cassette|Tape holder
catalog|Library list
catamaran|Two-hull boat
cattalo|Hybrid meat
centavo|Change in Cuba
central|Dominant
chariots|Classic two___wheelers
cheeped|A chick did it
cheered|Gave stands support
chorale|Bach offering
chorizo|Spanish sausage
chutney|Major Grey's relish
cleanse|Wash
clearance|Big sale
clearer|More lucid
closest|Least distant
coalesce|Come together
coercer|He compels
collects|Gathers
coltishness|Frisky nature
commercialize|Make marketable
concept|Guiding idea
concepts|Broad ideas
conductor|He's disconcerted?
consoled|Comforted
consort|Philip or Albert
contest|Challenge
coolants|Radiator fluids
cooties|Lice
coronas|Heavenly rings
corrals|Pens a dogie
corrupt|Crooked
costumers|They dress
cottager|Resort dweller, sometimes
crassest|Most inelegant
creases|Paper airplane folds
creeper|Ivy, for one
cronies|They hang together
culprit|Perpetrator
curtest|Most snappish
cutlass|Scimitar cousin
darlings|Loved ones
daybeds|Convertible couches
daydream|Nightmare alternative
deadpan|Like Keaton's face
debated|Argued
deepest|Most profound
deforest|Letterman's Melman player
defunct|Kaput
degrade|Humiliate
deliver|Hand over
depressed|Blue
descants|Soprano harmonies
desserts|Dieters' taboos
devoted|Ardent
diarist|Pepys, for one
diluted|Added water to
disabuse|Correct an impression
discreet|Close-mouthed
dishpan|Kind of hands
doctrine|Tenet
doorkeeper|Reluctant car dealer?
downsize|Engage in layoffs
drearier|More depressing
dripper|Jack the — (Pollock)
dynasts|Hereditary rulers
eateries|Cafes, cafeterias and such
elapsed|Went by, as time
elector|College member
elements|Items on the periodic table
elevator|Manchester lift
emboldens|Gives gumption
embroil|Involve, as in trouble
emeriti|Some retired professors
emeriti|Titled retirees
enamored|Smitten
endgames|Karpov excels at them
endives|Brussels veggies
endwise|Upright
enforces|Imposes
engender|Bring about
enmeshed|Tangled
enquiry|Investigation
ensemble|Collection
ensiles|Stores fodder
entered|Penetrated
entitle|Authorize
entrains|Boards
epaulet|Shoulder rider
epaulet|Uniform frill
epitome|Perfect example
equable|Temperate
equates|Treats as the same
eradicated|Wiped out
erasable|Like some ink
erecter|He builds
ermines|Fancy furs
erotics|Amatory matters
esophagi|Swallow routes
espouse|Take up
essence|Pith
estates|They're left behind
estrange|Alienate
etagere|Knickknack case
ethicist|Morality expert
ethnarch|Tribal ruler
evanesce|Go up in smoke
exurban|Beyond the metropolitan area
eyeteeth|Price of something longed for
faceted|Diamond___like
fastened|Attached
fattest|Best-fed
federal|___ case (big deal)
flamenco|Fiery dance
foreman|Jury leader
foxglove|Digitalis source
fraulein|Meissen miss
freeway|Not a toll road
gainers|Some are full
gametes|Reproductive cells
gangster|Mafioso
gathered|Convened
gauntlet|Challenge
genealogy|Field of trees
ghosted|Wrote for
gingham|Cotton type
gnarled|Knotty
goopier|More sticky
gouaches|Watercolor with gum
gracing|Adorning
grandees|Spanish nobles
grapple|Clinch
grayest|Most dreary
greeted|Said "Hi"
grittier|More abrasive
grooves|Routines
grossed|- out (revolted)
guessers|They don't have the answers
gunsmith|Beretta mender
hairnet|Wave holder
halogen|Bright little light
handball|Game like squash
hardnose|Tough guy
harrows|Disks a field
harvest|Yield
headier|With more oomph
healers|Faith followers
heiress|Legatee
hellish|Diabolical
henhouse|Where the fox goes
henpeck|Nag
heroine|Jane Eyre, say
hessian|Revolutionary mercenary
hoagies|Heroes
hoarder|Big saver
hoedowns|Barn dances
homogeneous|Consistent in structure
honeydew|Winter melon
honeypot|Pooh favorite
hookups|Installation tasks
horrific|Dreadful
horsemen|Apocalyptic quartet
hotshot|Super-cool type
ideally|In the best of worlds
idleness|Sloth
ignited|Set off
ignoble|Base
impaired|Running poorly
implored|Beseeched
imposes|Foists
impress|Leave one's mark
inboard|Boat motor type
ingrain|Fix deeply
inhabit|Live at
inlander|She can't see the sea
inshore|Not deep___sea
insides|Guts
instated|Put in office
insurance|Hartford's business
inversed|Turned out
ironies|Wry reversals
irresolute|Wavering
isolates|Quarantines
iterate|Repeat
iterate|Say again
jackrabbit|Fast lifting tool?
jackrabbit|Long-eared hare
jalousie|Window dressing
jawbone|Arm-twist verbally
jellybeans|Movie munchies
jurassic|Movie park
kestrels|Hovering falcons
keynote|Platform summary
keynoter|Address provider
keynoter|One who gives an address
kilobar|Unit of pressure
labored|Difficult
lantana|Verbena
latinos|Hispanic gents
latterly|In the near past
launches|Sends forth
lawgiver|Solon, for one
leaders|They're in the vanguard
leapfrog|Spring ahead
leather|Bikers wear it
lectern|Reading desk
lectures|Professorial talks
letterers|Some signmakers
license|Permit
lighted|Turned on a flood
lingcod|Northern Pacific food fish
linseed|Painter's oil
listing|Phone book entry
literacy|2Rs achievement
literal|Word for word
machete|Jungle cutter
mainsail|Mast canvas
majority|Greater part
maligns|Bad--mouths
mangers|Livestock feeders
manicurist|She's defiled?
mannish|Hardly feminine
marengo|Napoleon victory of 1800
marshmallow|Campfire treat
mastabah|Pharaonic tomb
matchmaker|Dolly, for one
medusan|Of a jellyfish
megavolt|Lightning juice measure
megavolt|Whole lot of juice
memento|Keepsake
merinos|Sheep from Spain
merriest|Jolly to the max
messenger|Envoy
minarets|Muezzins' towers
minimum|Least
miscalls|Identifies incorrectly
mitosis|Cell division
mittens|Glove alternatives
modules|Structural sections
motorman|Subway driver
motormouth|Used-car salesman?
moveable|Not fixed
muskrat|Water rodent
mystique|Aura
nabbing|Cop's apprehension
natures|They may be second
nautical|Marine
neatest|Super tidy
needled|Ribbed
neonate|Infant
nightie|Bedtime garment
nominee|Slate name
nonesuch|Paragon
nonplus|Stagger
noontide|Midday
nosegay|Bunch of flowers
obsesses|Overly preoccupies
octagon|Stop symbol
offered|Gave a choice
ointment|Fly trap, sometimes
olestra|Ersatz fat
omitted|Left out
openers|Jacks, perhaps
operate|Run
operator|He's disconnected?
operator|She runs
oratorio|Messiah, for one
ordnance|Weaponry
origami|Japanese art
originals|They're authentic
overate|Pigged out
overeat|Pig out
overfed|Stuffed
overfed|Stuffed
overlarge|Too big
oversee|Manage
palaces|Palladio's structures
palimony|Ex's reward, of sorts
palisade|Stake fence
panamas|Jipijapa leaf hats
paragons|Perfect diamonds
parallel|Tropic of Capricorn, for one
parasol|Sunshade
parcels|Some come by post
parsnip|Root vegetable
partita|Musical variation
partner|Ally
patriot|New England player
patriots|Land lovers
pavanes|Stately dances
pelicans|Big___billed birds
perform|Carry out
pergolas|Ivied stands
pergolas|Trelliswork arbors
perishing|Biting the dust
pesetas|Barcelona bread
pestles|Mortar tools
petunia|Common bloomer
pillared|Having columns
pipeful|Supply for a smoke
pitfalls|Booby traps
plaitings|Braids
planning|Blocking out
plaster|Lath clinger
playlet|Short drama
pleasant|Enjoyable
plenary|Full-scale
poignancy|Touching quality
poinciana|Showy tree
politesse|Decorum
politico|Campaigner
ponders|Mulls over
porosity|Sievelike character
portico|Acropolis sight
powdered|Like some noses and wigs
preacher|He's demoralized?
preened|Smartened up
prefers|Lists high
prelims|Qualifying rnds.
presets|Programs the VCR
presets|Readies the video player
prestige|Eminence
pretender|Poser
pretrial|Type of legal hearing
pricked|Drove a point home
prickle|Rash sensation
priests|Mass figures
probate|Will process
promoter|Advocate
propane|Barbecue gas
propound|Set forth
prospector|He's disclaimed?
raciest|Spicy to the max
radiate|Spread from the center
radical|Sweeping change advocate
raiment|Get-up
rarities|They're scarce
rational|Making sense
rattler|Noisy viper
raveled|Frayed
ravigote|Highly seasoned sauce
reabsorb|Occupy one anew
reached|Arrived at
reacted|Showed an effect
realists|Practical folks
reasons|Whys
recasts|Gets new actors
receive|Get
recherche|Exotic
rectory|Parsonage
redress|Correct
redresses|Sets right
reelects|Keeps in a seat
reengage|Shift gears
refills|More java
regions|Locales
regress|Backslide
regulate|Balance
relents|Gives in
remapped|Made new charts
remodels|Fixes over
renegades|Deserters
repellency|Distastefulness
replica|Carbon copy
represent|Stand for
rescinds|Annuls
resoles|Works at the last
resolve|Settle
resonate|Echo
resonate|Ring
resorts|Ocean City and Rehoboth
restates|Spells it out again
retotal|Check the check
reveille|Wake-up call
revisit|Examine again
revives|Throws cold water on
rewires|Does electrical work
rhetoric|Bombast
riesling|German white
ringtoss|Midway game
ripsaws|They cut with the grain
risotto|Pasta alternative
roaster|Bigger than a frier
roselle|Edison's New Jersey workplace
rotated|Spun
runlets|Little brooks
sachets|Odorizers
sadness|Melancholy
sameness|Lack of alteration
sandpit|Gravel source
saneness|Rationality
sangria|Certain wine cooler
scarier|More alarming
scavenger|Kind of hunt
scentless|Without aroma
scholar|Ten o'clocker, perhaps
schooner|Big beer glass
scorcher|Hot day
scorepad|Bridge need
scorers|Court basket-makers
scraggiest|Roughest
screener|Triage specialist
scribes|Official writers
scuttles|Coal movers
seaport|Baltimore, for one
secrete|Do a gland's job
sedated|Calmed
seduced|Took advantage of
seduces|Leads on
seethed|Was really mad
seismal|Concerning earthquakes
seismal|Concerning quakes
senators|Griffith Stadium denizens
seniors|College applicants
septets|Trio--quartet combos
seraphs|Cherub companions
serener|Less anxious
seriate|Arranged in succession
serrated|Sawlike
settled|Acquired a house
severest|Most harsh
sextets|Double trios
shadowed|Tailed
shagged|Fetched flies
shearing|Pianist George
sheepman|Herder
shiners|Slugfest aftermath
shortlists|Rivals' venues
shouter|Enthusiastic fan
shredders|Privacy guards
shunted|Pushed aside
shuteye|Forty winks
shuteye|Nap
sibilate|Hiss
sidespin|Billiards stroke
simpatico|On the same page
simular|Old pretender
singles|Unknotted ones
sitcoms|Frasier and "Friends"
sittings|Portrait schedule
sizzler|Hot day
skeeter|Pesky bug, casually
sleepers|Pullmans of yore
smashes|Slugs
smother|Over___attend
soloists|Some carolers
songwriter|She's decomposed?
soonest|First to arrive
spaceman|Astronaut
spanned|Bridged
sparest|Most minimalist
spartan|Austere
speckled|Bespattered
specter|Pennsylvania's Arlen
spellers|Bee contestants
spelunk|Go below, in a way
spillers|Sloppy chaps
sponsor|Put on
stagnate|Go to pot
staircase|Connecting flight
stalled|Put off
stamens|Violet organs
stanhope|One___seat carriage
starred|Took the lead
stashes|Hides
stature|Height
stealthy|Furtive
steamily|With passion
steeple|Tower
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|It has your work cut out for you
sternly|In an austere way
stipend|Regular fee
stockpile|Amass
stoolies|Police informants
stoolies|Rats
streaker|Exhibitor of raw speed
streets|Thoroughfares
stricken|Afflicted
struggled|Contended violently
studios|Picture places
suntans|Catches rays
supernal|Lofty
systems|They may be go
tailored|Custom___fitted
tantara|Fanfare
taproot|Carrot, basically
tattered|Ragged
tattooer|Designer of skins
taximan|Fare-minded Briton
teacake|Afternoon confection
tensing|Getting uptight
tensity|Tightness
termites|They'll eat you out of house and home
terrain|Topography
therefrom|Whence
thousand|Grand
through|Finished
tiptoes|Moves quietly
titania|Oberon's queen
toadstone|Kind of charm
tomatoes|Salsa ingredient
tootler|Flutist
torrent|Spate
tortoni|Classic gelato dessert
tortoni|Ice cream in Cremona
toupees|Loss replacers
traduced|Defamed
traitor|Quisling
trampler|Winemaker of old
transit|Rapid trailer
transitions|Segues
transits|Surveyors' tools
travels|Emplanes
travels|Goes along
trebled|Increased by 200 percent
trekker|He goes on foot
trestles|Certain bridges
tribunal|Court
tripods|Shutterbugs' supports
trippets|Cams
trousers|Suit bottom
trudges|Plods
trysted|Met privily
tungsten|W in full
tuxedos|Prom get-up
twelfth|Viola's night
twelves|Dice rolls
typesets|Composes
unarmed|Weaponless
unavoidable|Like some accidents
unclasp|Let go
unclear|Fuzzy
undercut|Bid lower
understudies|Broadway backups
unmercifully|Without letup
untested|Not examined
useless|Dysfunctional
vagabond|Hobo
valences|Chemical combining capacities
valuing|Appraising
veneered|Thinly covered
verbose|Long--winded
vernier|Fine-detail scale
vertical|Upright
veteran|Seasoned
wanderer|Nomad
wannabe|Striver
warlock|Certain spell caster
waybill|Shipper's inventory
wenches|Shakespearean gals
whacked|Eliminated, mob-style
wingspan|B-29 statistic
wiretap|Listen in, in a way
witness|See
wreaths|Circlets
writings|Authorial output
zooidal|Pertaining to animal nature
abalone|California shellfish
abetter|Crooked assistant
abigail|First lady Adams
academia|College world
acetates|Clear sheets
acetone|Polish remover
acrobat|Leotard wearer
acutely|With shrewdness
adaptor|Conformist
aerated|Oxygen-rich
affects|Puts on
agrarian|Farming reform advocate
aircrew|Flight personnel
airings|Broadcasts
airline|United, for one
airtimes|When "ER" and "NYPD Blue" play
alamedas|Promenades
alamode|Baked goods order
alfredo|Fettuccine --
aliases|Fake handles
alienist|19th-century shrink
allegro|Up tempo
allusions|References
alopecia|Baldness
alpacas|Cousins of llamas
amasses|Piles up
amphoras|Commemorative vases
amulets|Charms
analyst|Shrink
anarchy|No way to run a country
animate|Make Mickey move
annotate|Make a literary aside
antihero|Unworthy protagonist
aperitifs|Some cocktails
aphagia|It makes it tough to swallow
aphasia|Speechlessness
apocarp|Strawberry pistil part
appaloosas|Nez Perce horses
armament|Military equipment
arrange|Adapt for performance
arrange|Put in order
arrears|Tardy obligation
arrowroot|Starchy product
article|Periodical staple
artiness|Pretentious aestheticism
ashcans|Depth charges
aspersion|Slur
assassin|Guiteau, for one
assesses|Fixes a figure
assuage|Ease
assumes|Posits
attesting|Witness's task
attests|Gives a deposition
attorney|Mason's line
auditor|Account checker
austere|Spare
aweather|Windward
azaleas|Showy shrub
babysit|Watch the kids
bandeau|Headband
banished|Exiled
baritone|Male part
baritones|Crooners, often
baronet|Not quite a lord
barrier|Fence
bassoon|Two-reed tooter
battery|AA or AAA
bearish|Expecting the worst
bedrail|Footboard-headboard connector
beeline|Direct route
betelnut|South Pacific chew
biggest|Superlatively large
birdsong|Forest call
bismuth|Metal used in alloys
blatant|Glaring
bordello|Demimonde house
bracelet|Jewelry item
brainwash|Reprogram
brawlers|Ruffians
brother|Warren Beatty, to Shirley MacLaine
cabbage|Slaw part
cadences|March times
cafeterias|Buffets
cantata|Choir piece
canteen|Water flask
capable|Competent
careens|Lists
caretakers|Some guards
carnation|Prom accessory
cartooned|Drew "Doonesbury"
cascade|Hood range
cassava|Tapioca source
catawbas|Native wine grapes
caverns|Carlsbad sights
cayenne|Red pepper
cellists|Some strings
chalking|Paint aging process
chameleons|Quick-changers
champed|Bit into
chattel|Movable belonging
cheetah|Fast feline
chinooks|Winds of the Rockies
citrate|Fruit salt
clarence|He replaced Thurgood
classic|Masterwork
clouded|Grew overcast
cloying|Too sweet
coaster|Table protector
coldest|Least cordial
collide|Crash
cologne|Close shave follower
colorado|Centennial state
concede|Give up
consent|Agree to
conserve|Use sparingly
consist|Are made up
content|It's inside
contort|Twist
cordoned|Encircled protectively
corolla|Floral arrangement
coronas|Some cigars
corsets|Girdles of yore
courses|Curricular content
couscous|North African dish
cracker|Fire follower
crackers|Daffy
cropper|Share trailer
cruddier|More filthy
crumple|Prepare to toss
deadened|Made quieter
deadest|Least lively
decibel|Loudness unit
defiant|Rebellious
delimit|Mark the boundaries of
denature|Change fundamentally
dervish|Sufi whirler
detente|International talk time
diagram|Present as a drawing
dieters|They think fast
dimples|Charming depressions
dioceses|Bishops' concerns
discern|Make out
discovery|Film's craft
distort|Get out of shape
diverse|Multiplex
dowager|Duke's mother
downshift|Slow without braking
drawers|Chest components
dresser|Chest of drawers
dullest|Least lustrous
dynasty|Ming, for one
eagerly|With keen desire
eaglets|Aerie denizens
earldom|Noble state
earlobes|Stud sites
ecology|Green thoughts
edifice|Imposing structure
eeriest|Most weird
egoists|Folks with I-strain
elastic|Flexible
elastic|Flexible
elected|Chose
electee|Winning candidate
elector|College official
elemental|Basic
emanate|Flow forth
emanate|Put forth
embosoms|Envelops
emeritus|Professor --
emissary|Legate
emotions|Venting objects
empyreal|Heavenly
enabled|Made possible
enacted|Made law
enchants|Bewitches
endorsee|Check recipient
enemies|Those who threaten
enhance|Improve
enjoined|Ordered
enlarged|Blown up
enlarges|Blows up
enliven|Jazz up
ensnarl|Tangle
entwine|Twist about
envision|Look with your mind's eye
epaulet|Uniform ornament
epistle|Philemon, for one
epitome|Quintessence
equates|Puts on a par
erasers|Board clearers
erasure|Obliteration
errands|Legman's list
escarole|Lettuce alternative
essayed|Gave it a try
estoppels|Bars at the bar
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
evaluate|Assess
evanesce|Fade away
eventful|Momentous
evident|Obvious
evinced|Showed clearly
excited|Agog
exhales|Clears the air
exiting|On the way out
extrude|Press out
exurban|Semirural
eyelets|What aglets pass through
eyespot|Peacock feature
feature|Prominent aspect
ferreted|Hunted rabbits, in a way
fetches|Gets
feverish|Hot and bothered
fleabite|It makes a cat scratch
floater|Cork, for one
foreran|Preceded
formulae|Chemist's notations
frankly|To be honest
frostbite|And miles to go...?
gaillardia|Blanket-flower
gazette|Newspaper
giraffe|Tree grazer
glasses|They're sometimes raised
glossaries|Special dictionaries
goldbricks|Ersatz stuff for third hero?
gradual|Slow-paced
greaser|Brylcreem addict
greenish|Tinge of aging bronze
grieved|Mourned
grimace|Scowl
groaners|Puns
hairiest|Most complicated
hairnet|Tress restrainer
hairpin|Switchback
handicap|Rate a horse
hangars|Buildings with wings
harasses|Gives a hard time to
hardhats|Builders
haricot|French bean
harpoon|Pequod weapon
hastier|Less considered
hayride|Rural fun
haywire|Jumbled up
headboard|Pillow neighbor
healthy|Sound
heckles|Takes shots from the cheap seats
hereafter|Answer end
heretic|Unorthodox one
hessian|Revolutionary mercenary
hetaerae|Greek concubines
hidalgo|Grandee's subordinate
highrise|Flat container
himself|Emphatic pronoun
hogtied|Bound for branding
holstein|Dairy cow type
homeland|Birthplace, usually
hometown|Native place
honeydew|Cantaloupe alternative
honoree|Recipient of a toast at a roast
hospital|It prepares casts
hostess|Mesta role
hussars|Colorful cavalrymen
hustles|Moves fast
iceberg|Glacial floater
idealist|Visionary
ideation|Head process
idolize|Adore
immerses|Dunks
impugned|Aspersed
inbound|Like some trains
inchoate|Formless
inertia|It'll keep you going
inertia|Sluggishness
inertia|Sluggishness
inexact|Not meticulous
inflate|Enlarge, in a way
inlands|They're not on the coast
inroads|Trespass
inshore|Near the beach
insolence|Disrespect
insurers|Risk takers
intense|Strong
interpreted|Translated
interview|Reporting session
inundate|Flood
ironsides|Old ___ (historic ship byname)
iterate|Press one's point
iterate|Say over and over
jocular|Waggish
lathery|Full of foam
leakier|More likely to founder
legatee|Heir
lengthens|Increases, in a way
lenience|Soft-hearted bent
lettering|Calligrapher's concern
levitate|Get a lift
liberal|Open-handed
liberate|Free
licensees|Permitted ones
linemen|Dolphin guards
lingered|Was slow to leave
lioness|Part of the pride
literati|Well-read types
lockers|Spa closets
lowland|Most of Belgium
lucifers|Early matches
maculate|Stained
maenads|Dionysian women
maestri|Some conductors
maharajah|Indian chief
mahatma|Title for Gandhi
mallows|Roses of Sharon
malodor|Stench
mandate|Edict
mandible|Jawbone
manmade|Not natural
maracas|Instrumental rattlers
martinets|Rigid officers
mascara|Lash application
masseuse|She rubs you the right way
matador|Torero
matadors|Ring leaders
meander|Drift about
meanders|Wanders about
melamed|Jewish school staffer
menacer|One who threatens
merengues|Dances from Hispaniola
millennia|Big anniversaries
mindset|Bent
minuteman|1776 warrior
minutia|Trivial detail
miocene|When mammals appeared
miseries|Torments
misread|Interpret erroneously
missile|It might be guided
mistypes|Uses the wrong keys
monarda|Horsemint genus
moralize|Judge, in a way
motorcar|Brit's Rolls, perhaps
murmurer|Sotto voce complainer
naivete|Innocence
narrate|Spin a story
nations|United following
needles|Has some sharp words
needles|Jabs at
negligee|Dressing gown
neighed|Said like Mr. Ed
network|Fox, say
nippers|Small fry
nitrated|Treated with aqua fortis
nitrogen|Most of the air
nondairy|Creamer type
obsession|Persistent thought
obsolete|Passe
octaves|Noted series
oleoresin|Balm--of--Gilead, for one
omission|Typo type
omnivore|He'll eat anything
onerous|Burdensome
onshore|Like some breezes
opaline|Iridescent
options|Wall Street purchases
oratorio|Messiah, for one
orchard|Apple source
ordeals|Trials
oregano|Italian herb
orients|Gives bearings
outcomes|Results
outmost|Farthest away
overall|In the main
overeager|Too pushy
overeasy|Not sunnyside up
overstay|Wear out your welcome
padrone|Italian innkeeper
panatella|Long cigar
paneled|Wood walled
panhandle|Beg for bucks
papayas|Tropical fruits
parallel|Analogous
parcels|Some deliveries
parodic|Lampoonish
passwords|Log-on needs
pastern|Horse foot part
peacetime|Postwar period
pelican|Lousiana bird
penance|Follower of sin, sometimes
pentacles|Esoteric symbols
pessimist|Doomsayer
petrels|Shearwaters
pharaohs|They lived near Giza
phoenix|Ash bird
phoneme|Linguistic grouping
phonics|Reading method
pictorial|Graphic
piebald|Dappled
pilaster|Shallow column
pileups|Some accidents
pioneer|Pathfinder
piranha|Ferocious river dweller
plateau|Height
platter|Serving dish
players|Gameswomen and men
pneumatic|Operated by air
pointless|Futile
polarize|Cause dissension
posttreatment|Emily's massage?
posture|Carriage
potentate|Very big cheese
prairie|A -- Home Companion
pralines|Sugary sweets
preaudit|Accountant's task
precedent|Authoritative rule
prepare|Set up
primero|First, for Felipe
private|One kind of eye
prompts|Tosses a cue
propeller|Ship mover
prudent|Penny wise
puissant|Powerful
purport|Claim
quilted|Worked patchwork
quinces|Tart fruit
raiment|Finery
rangers|They might rove the West
ratchet|Pawl's partner
rattrap|Dump
razorback|If he doesn't like it, he can bring the ___
recesses|Alcoves
redroot|Pigweed, for one
referee|Rule enforcer
regales|Entertains
regales|Entertains
rehearse|Go over the lines
relents|Yields
reloads|Inserts more ammo
remoter|More distant
renames|Changes a file listing, perhaps
repairs|Mends
requiem|Funeral rite
resents|Is piqued
reshuffles|Makes a new deck arrangement
resonant|Echoing
restacks|Piles over
restage|Revive, in a way
restful|Serene
retrial|Court do-over
retriever|Hunting dog
revenge|Get back at
ricksha|Man-powered cab
riotous|Outlandishly funny
ripping|On a tear
riveted|Rapt
rockeries|Stone-filled gardens
rolltop|Antique desk style
romaine|Lettuce type
sadirons|Old-fashioned pressers
saltiest|Tops in salinity
sampled|Tried
sandbags|Flood protectors
sanseis|Third-generation Japanese-Americans
sardine|Crowded fish
satiety|Surfeit
savanna|Grassy plain
sawbones|Surgeon
scarabs|Sacred beetles
scarecrow|Straw man
scarlet|Shameful hue
schleps|Lugs
schnaps|Kirsch, for one
scimitar|Curved sword
screens|Projects
sealant|Caulking
seascape|Subject for Homer
seashells|What she sells
seaward|Off the beach
sedates|Dopes up
sedates|Has a calming influence
sedatives|They calm
seeress|Futurist of sorts
seismal|Of a quake
septate|Like the nose or heart
serpent|First beguiler
service|Lip --
settler|Frontier figure
seventh|Highest heaven
several|More than a couple
sheepdog|Ovine overseer
shekels|Something to shell out
shiatsu|Technique using acupressure
shoddiness|Slapdash result
shotgun|Football formation
shredded|Destroyed records
shrived|Granted absolution to
shudder|Have a chill
sidecar|Motorcycle accompaniment
sidestep|Duck
simpler|Less complex
singsongs|Monotonous verses
sinister|Ominous
siphons|Draws off
sirocco|Saharan wind
skewers|Runs through
skywalk|Pedestrian bridge
slaloms|Ski events
slobbered|Drooled
smallest|Greatest in reduction
smeared|Spread messily
sofabed|Convertible, of a sort
solutes|Dissolved substances
sonance|Tune
sonnets|Petrarch works
sorcery|Spells
sourness|Kraut property
spackled|Finished drywall
spangled|Like some banners
spaniel|Pooch of floppy ears
sparest|Least abundant
sparser|Less settled
specimen|Example
spheres|Globes
spinate|With a backbone
spirited|Vigorous
splints|Secures a break
splints|Sprain stiffeners
spottier|Less regular
stabler|He puts up ponies
staidest|Most reserved
stalked|Trailed
stammer|Speak hesitantly
stampedes|Roundup mishaps
standbys|Reliable ones
standees|Many rush-hour travelers
starred|Marked with an asterisk
startle|Shake up
stayers|Obedient dogs, at times
stealthy|Clandestine
steeper|More exorbitant
stellar|Heavenly
stellar|Outstanding
stepson|Blended family member
stepsons|Spouse's other boys
steroid|Athlete's no-no
sterols|Solid alcohols
stiletto|Kind of heel
stinger|Sweet cocktail
stipple|Sponge paint
stirrer|Swizzle stick
strings|Makes a racket
stunted|Cut short
stylists|Do doers
suborner|Payola offerer
succinct|To the point
sundials|Motionless timekeepers
superior|Michigan neighbor
swaddles|Wraps
swordfish|Sharp swimmer
tabards|Heralds' tunics
tailored|Let out, perhaps
tamable|Subject to breaking
tartare|Steak style
telegraph|Wire
telephoto|It's used for long--distance shooting
temperas|Oil-free art
tenaces|Ace-queen, king-jack, and the like
tenderest|Least tough
tensing|Becoming tight
terminate|Give a pink slip
theatre|Globe, for one
theorem|Euclidean idea
thresher|Harvest worker
tidally|One way high becomes low
tidbits|Choice items
timbers|Lumberjack cries
timeless|Everlasting
tinsels|Decorates the tree
titania|Queen of the fairies
titters|Nervous laughter
toddler|Unsteady cutie
tomahawks|Native hatchets
toneless|Lacking expression
toothed|Saber- -- tiger
toothsome|Mouthwatering
totaling|Completely wrecking
traduces|Maligns
trained|Shaped up
traipses|Wanders
transepts|Cathedral cross sections
transom|Window above a door
travails|Hardships
treetop|Lofty perch
trestle|Bridge framework
trestle|Span support
tripoli|Libya's capital
trireme|Three-level galley
trisect|Create thirds
truelove|Teen's dream
trysted|Had an assignation
twanged|Sang like Gomer
twelfths|Inches as to feet
typeface|Bodoni, for one
unhorse|Defeat at jousting
unhorse|Dismount
upstages|Steals the limelight from
upstart|Parvenu
ushered|Showed the way
vampiric|Like Dracula
varsity|This leads to a letter
vastest|Most immense
vendable|Ready to market
veranda|Porch
vibrato|Violist's asset
violates|Transgresses
virulent|Highly contagious
volleys|Court actions
warhead|Missile tip
warship|Destroyer, perhaps
wasting|Squandering
wheeled|Turned abruptly
whiplash|Collision consequence
wholesale|I can get it for you --
windage|Influence of air currents
zestiest|With the most panache
zygotes|Reproductive cells
ablates|Wears off
abrades|Rubs off
acanthi|Perennial herbs
accords|Honda models
acetate|Film material
acetone|Paint solvent
adheres|Is faithful
adjoint|Square matrix, in math
admonish|Give a talking-to to
adorable|Really cute
aerosol|Kind of bomb
affable|Easy to talk to
agronomy|Dirty work?
aground|Wrong way to run?
airmail|Lindbergh concern, circa 1926
albinos|White rats, e.g.
alehouse|Place for a pint
alerted|Put on guard
alerted|Tipped off
algebra|Search for the unknown?
aliases|Rap sheet names
alimony|The cost of leaving?
alleger|Accuser, perhaps
allegro|Lively tempo
amasses|Stockpiles
amblers|Strollers
amoretto|Cupid
amputees|Many Civil War vets
amusing|Rich, in a way
anaerobe|Certain bacterium
anarchy|Lack of law
antenna|Rabbit ears, e.g.
antique|Flea market find
apologize|Eat humble pie
apostle|One of twelve
apparatus|Gear
appeals|Goes for a retrial
applaud|Heap with praise
applesauce|All politics, to Will Rogers
arcades|Penny places, once
artisan|Goldsmith, e.g.
ascetic|Hair shirt wearer
asinine|Featherbrained
asinine|Imbecilic
aspirin|It's a relief
assayed|Analyzed
assorter|Classifier
assumed|Took on
asterisk|Little star
athlete|Hurler or curler
atoners|Penitent ones
auditoria|Play places
aureole|Corona
aureole|Heavenly headwear
availed|Was of use
awakens|Comes to
bacilli|Rod-shaped bacteria
baloney|Bull
banister|It may be slid on
banshee|Celtic spirit
barometric|Kind of pressure
battler|One on the front line
beachboys|In My Room group
bedtime|When to retire
beliefs|Convictions
besotted|Lit
bicycle|Go like Armstrong
bigwigs|High-muck-a-mucks
billboard|Ogden Nash never saw one as lovely as a tree
biotype|Genetically similar organisms
bipolar|Like many magnets
blooped|Botched up
bolivar|Venezuela currency
bossier|More domineering
braless|In need of a lift, or maybe not
breathe|Be alive
breathes|Is alive
brittle|Likely to crack
broadens|Enlightens
brunette|Clairol choice
calicos|Colorful cats
candled|Checked eggs for freshness
caraways|Bakery seeds
carhops|Drive-in waitpersons
cleaves|Does some butchering
clenches|Grabs tightly
clients|Fee payers
closets|Skeletons' spots?
clothier|He'll suit you
coarsest|Most vulgar
commonplace|Everyday
compels|Exerts pressure on
conceals|Holds in
contempt|You can get jailed for it
contessa|Noble signora
contest|Dispute
cottages|Industry spots?
cowardly|Short on gumption
crankcases|Frivolous litigation?
craters|Depressions of sorts
cresting|Reaching a peak
cufflinks|Whack sausage?
cutlery|Steakhouse supply
daggers|Angry looks, figuratively
dairies|Holstein homes
decades|Gay Nineties, et al.
decades|Long stretches
deerskin|Hide among backwoodsmen?
definition|One of 144 here
defoliate|Use Agent Orange on
delegate|Caucus selection
delicate|Requiring tact
departed|Took off
depends|Perhaps
deplored|Really regretted
deserter|RAT
desires|Itches
despair|Give up hope
dessert|Time for some wines
detonate|Set off
diesels|Truck drivers?
dimmest|Least sharp
diverges|Forms a fork
doolies|Air Force Academy frosh
dormant|Not erupting
downfield|Lesley-Ann and Sally in enemy territory?
dragster|Strip sight
drapery|Fabric hanging
dreamers|Wishful thinkers
dredges|Searches the river bottom
driller|Rig figure
duteous|Obedient
earphone|Walkman part
easiest|Least taxing
easiest|Least taxing
echelon|Level of authority
ecstasy|Rhapsody
edition|It may be limited
egoists|Me types
egotist|Swellhead
ejectors|Gun parts
elation|Rapture
eldritch|Spooky
elevens|Some naturals
emerges|Comes up
empathy|I feel your pain feeling
enamored|Fascinated
enclose|Box in
encoder|Cipher creator
endorse|Get behind
engrave|Personalize, in a way
enlarge|Blow up
enrooted|Firmly established
ensconce|Settle snugly
enshrined|Cherished
ensiled|Stored, on the farm
ensiles|Stores, as fodder
entente|International accord
entered|Embarked on
entries|They may be drawn
epicene|For both sexes
episodic|Like soap operas
erasable|Like some ink
erasers|Etch A Sketch shakers
erotica|Kama Sutra genre
escalator|Way up
ethanol|Gas additive
evangels|Christian gospels
everyday|Commonplace
everyday|Ordinary
evolver|Mutant, say
exposers|Scandalmongers
extends|Holds out
extrudes|Shapes, in a way
eyesore|It's not a pretty sight
fanfare|Whoop-de-do
faraway|Like a dreamy look
fathead|Dolt
felines|Jaguars, e.g.
filigree|Intricate metalwork
finlike|Resembling a fish's appendage
flenser|Blubber stripper
flimflam|Swindle
flotsam|Ocean debris
forsakes|Leaves flat
frenetic|Frenzied
gagster|Bit writer
garnish|Parsley, e.g.
garniture|Embellishment
garotte|Mob weapon: Var.
genuine|Kosher
glasnost|Gorbachev principle
glasshouse|Where work is often blown
gnocchi|Tiny dumplings
goriest|Most violent
goshawks|Large raptors
grosser|Ickier
gunfighter|One adept at drawing?
haciendas|Puebla plantations
halters|They hold your horses
handbasket|Helena __
harbored|Gave asylum to
hardiness|Quality of desert flora
headman|Chief
helpers|Elves, to Santa
heraldic|Of coats of arms
hipbone|Pelvis part
hoarder|Miserly sort
hogwash|Baloney
holster|Gunslinger's wear
homebrews|Hobbyists' suds
honeybee|Wax maker
honorary|Like some degrees
hostile|Like some takeovers
hotfoot|Go quickly
households|Survey units
huddler|Gridder, at times
humanize|Make gentle
hungers|Yearns
hybrids|Mules, e.g.
iciness|Frigidity
ignoramuses|Know-nothings
iguanas|Tree-dwelling lizards
illicit|Not kosher
imitator|Flattery seeker?
immense|Gargantuan
immense|Huge
impetus|It moves you
implores|Beseeches
imprint|Letterhead header
imputing|Attributing
inanity|Ditsiness
inaptly|In an inappropriate way
indents|Moves right, in a way
ineptly|In a klutzy way
insofar|To such an extent
inspire|Fire up
interlaid|Like some paving blocks
intimate|Like pillow talk
islander|Nauruan, e.g.
isolator|Quarantiner
isthmus|Canal site, often
jackrabbit|HARE
keepsake|Locket filler
kindred|Like a brother
kingfisher|Alan and Carrie's bird?
landscape|Print option
largely|For the most part
larynxes|Adam's apple sites
lectern|Speaker's spot
legates|Papal envoys
lentils|Soup seeds
lessons|Exercise-book sections
literacy|Knowledge, as of computers
litigable|Like libel, say
macadam|Paving stuff
macadamia|Some kind of nut
magenta|Plum relative
mainlanders|Marjorie and Ann, of Kansas, not Kauai?
mammals|Us, e.g.
manager|Diamond head?
maniacal|Stark raving mad
mantras|Om, et al.
mascara|Makeup kit item
masseur|Hard rubber?
masters|Gets the hang of
matilda|Waltzer?
meanest|Most miserly
megahertz|A million reasons for liniment?
menaces|Growls at, say
menthol|Kool stuff
microfiche|Tiny tuna?
midpoint|A compass may help you find one
migrate|Head south, maybe
mishear|Perceive wrongly
modules|Spacecraft units
molasses|Slow stuff
monarch|Born leader?
nasally|How Willie Nelson sings
nearest|Most handy
netizens|Web habitues
nettles|Bugs
neutrino|Elementary particle
neutrons|Hydrogen's lack, normally
nineteen|Not quite a score
nominees|They're in the running
nonsecure|Like some online forms
notedly|With distinction
nothing|Squat
numerate|Count
ocarina|Musical "sweet potato"
oceanic|Really huge
odometers|They're sometimes turned back
odorless|Like carbon monoxide
olestra|Pseudo-fat
onetime|Former
openers|Series starters
operate|Act the cutup?
operate|Make the cut?
operates|Cuts up?
opossum|Pogo, e.g.
organza|Gown material
orioles|'69 Miracle Mets victims
ornament|Nose ring, e.g.
outdoes|One-ups
outlooks|They lie ahead
outsell|Beat on the Top 40
overdevelop|Screw up in the darkroom
overshot|Went beyond
pairings|Tourney matchups
palaver|Chitchat
pandora|Curious one of myth
paragon|Model of excellence
parents|Brings up
parodist|Howard Stern, at times
parsecs|Space distances
passage|Speech segment
paternal|Like some uncles
paygrade|Military salary determiner
payoffs|Parimutuel figures
peanuts|Hardly anything
pensive|Lost in thought
perform|Do one's bit
perigee|Satellite's low point
pizzerias|Spots for slices
plantain|Banana kin
plateglass|Mirror material
platypus|Web-footed Aussie
polishes|Makes perfect
pondered|Weighed, in a way
portals|AOL and Yahoo!, for two
possess|Have title to
predicate|Clause part
predict|Deal in futures?
preheats|Readies an oven, maybe
preowned|Not new
preteens|9-to-12 set
programs|Does C work?
prussic|__ acid (HCN)
quartered|Like a pro basketball game
rafting|Traveling like Heyerdahl
ragtime|Joplin's genre
rancheros|Huevos __
ranters|Tub-thumpers
rappels|Cliffhanging descents?
rapscallions|All kings, mostly, to Mark Twain
rarefied|Lofty
rathole|Squalid digs
reacher|Rude dinner guest?
realtor|One with lots to offer
recooks|Returns to the range
recruits|Navy newbies
redbait|Emulate Joe McCarthy
reelects|Sends back, in a way
reenter|Leave orbit
reenter|Verify, as a password
regaled|Showed a great time to
relocate|Make a move
remarks|They can be wise
renewal|Playboy's offer
repairer|Fixer-upper
replica|Model plane, e.g.
repulse|Beat back
reputed|Gangster's adjective
reships|Sends farther
resided|Had quarters
respell|Transliterate, maybe
restraint|Seat belt, e.g.
restrict|Slap a curfew on
retails|Sells over the counter
retakes|Set do-overs
retrace|Go over
reunite|Grads often do it
roentgen|X-ray discoverer
rotunda|Capitol feature
roulade|Tubular meat dish
rouleau|Roll of coins
rowdier|More unruly
sabbath|Day of rest
sandbag|Ambush
satires|Swift vehicles?
satiric|Biting
sawhorse|Board supporter
scalier|More lizardlike
scamperer|One on a playground, perhaps
scooter|Tyke's transport
scrappy|Full of fight
screams|Primal therapy sounds
scrolls|Moves with a mouse, maybe
seaboard|Coastal region
seafloor|Davy Jones's locker
seafood|Scungilli and such
seaside|Vacation spot
securer|Not as loose
seducer|Vamp
seedier|More shabby
seepage|Lost liquid
seismic|Earthshaking?
seminary|Priest-to-be's place
senator|One awash in bills?
senator|Walter Johnson, notably
sensate|Having feeling
sentinel|Guard
separate|Like some vacations
servers|Central computers
sharpens|Makes a point?
shellac|Beat badly
shields|Gladiator gear
shortcake|Fruity goodie
shorten|Take in
shorter|More irascible
shrikes|Strong-billed birds
sightsee|Take a tour
skiable|Good for schussing
slaphappy|Whack a dwarf?
slapstick|Sennett proceedings?
slather|Lay on thick
sliminess|Ill repute
smatter|Speak, but not fluently
snippets|Fragments
snowstorm|Hank and Gale's weather forecast?
solenoid|Switch, of sorts
soleplate|Iron's base
soloist|Cadenza player
soprano|Castrato, often
sorehead|Grump
sourpusses|Grouches
sparest|Most frugal
sparser|Not so dense
spiraled|Rose steadily
sponsored|Proposed, as a bill
stalest|Most moldy, maybe
stamina|Triathloner's quality
stamina|Triathloner's quality
standstill|Start of a drag race
starred|Had the lead
startle|Cause to jump
staying|Hanging in
steamer|Clambake morsel
steamers|Seafood bucketful
steelie|Playing marble
steeples|They rise above the masses
steered|Took the helm
stetson|Western lid
stetson|Western topper
stifled|Kept in
stonemason|Oliver and Marsha's builder?
storage|Disk's function
strobes|Flashers
stupefy|Dumbfound
stupors|Dazed states
stupors|Drunken states
suitors|Would-be spouses
sunlamp|Browner inside
sunrise|Time to crow
swagger|Strut one's stuff
swatter|No-fly-zone gear?
synapse|Neural junction
talents|Gifted ones
tanager|Scarlet songbird
tappets|Cams move them
tarpaper|Roofer's supply
taxicab|Hack
taxpaid|Like federal highways
teargas|Riot squad supply
teeniest|Minute to the max
teleport|Move mentally
televises|Puts on
tempera|Poster paint
templar|TV detective Simon
tensile|Stretchable
tetrads|Foursomes
thieves|Den denizens?
thresher|Kind of shark
tilings|Pagoda roofs, e.g.
tingled|Felt prickly
tirades|Broadsides
titanic|Humongous
titmouse|Chickadee's family
tittles|Teeny bits
toddies|Hot quaffs
toeless|Like sandals
toluene|Part of TNT
toniest|Most chic
topsails|Schooner sights
toreador|Bull artist?
tortoises|Galapagos giants
townlet|Small village
towpath|Canal-side road
trainee|Office newbie
triathlon|Ironman's  test
trundle|Storable bed
tuneups|Garage jobs
typesets|Composes, in a way
ulsters|Heavy coats
unaired|Not shown
underboss|Sammy Gravano's memoir
unified|As one
unisize|Fitting all
unnerved|Shook up
unopposed|Certain to win
unrated|Like old films
unravels|Falls apart
unstrap|Loosen, in a way
upended|Tipped over
upstage|Steal attention from
uttered|Gave voice to
visitor|Team batting first
vitriol|Scathing words
vocoders|Speech synthesizers
weekender|Bag for a short trip
wetlands|Protected areas
wheelie|A biker may pop one
whereby|Contract word
whistler|Ref, at times
woodpeckers|Hammering critters
worshiper|One in a congregation
wracked|Busted up, once
writhes|Shows great pain
yardman|Outdoor worker
yeshiva|Where Yentl studied
zirconium|Malleable metal
abattoir|Slaughterhouse
acceded|Gave consent
accedes|Gives consent
acrobat|Flipper?
adapters|PC accessories
admitters|Bouncers, at times
adorned|Bedecked
aerosols|Some whipped creams
affable|Cordial
agencies|News gatherers
ailments|Aches and pains, e.g.
airshow|Where to see barrel rolls
alacrity|Cheerful willingness
alderman|Local pol
aliases|They're assumed
allying|Joining
amateur|Golf's Bobby Jones was one
amender|Bill changer
amiable|Good-humored
amnesia|Jason Bourne's malady
analyst|Therapy giver
andante|Faster than adagio
anemones|Some fish or flora
anoints|Oils, in a way
another|Saloon request
antiwar|Type of  protest
anytime|Whenever
anywhere|To some degree
aperture|It may have an f-stop
appetites|Hors d'oeuvres whet them
apprise|Give notice to
aquatic|Like a manatee
areolae|Circles of color
arrears|They're outstanding
arrested|Put a collar on
arsenal|Gun stock
artisans|Goldsmiths, e.g.
ascents|Liftoff followers
aspirator|Suction pump
aspirin|Take two __ ...
aspirin|It's a relief
assails|Besets
assaults|Mugs, say
assuage|Mollify
atelier|Place to paint
attaboy|You go, guy!
atwitter|All excited
audiences|Theater fillers
aviates|Goes up
avocados|Green fruits
ballgame|Situation, slangily
baritone|Low man
barometer|Opinion poll, e.g.
barroom|Brawl scene
barstools|Cheers lineup
baseline|Runner's path
basement|Bargain spot
beatniks|Kerouac and friends
bedrock|The Flintstones town
beholden|Indebted
bipolar|Like Earth
birddog|Pointer, e.g.
blister|Marathoner's woe
brimmed|Like a Stetson
burnout|Stress result
caddish|Ungentlemanly
caesura|Poet's pause
caesura|Poet's pause
camphor|Mothball makeup, maybe
canasta|Double-deck game
carjacking|Tending to a flat?
chagrin|Feeling of vexation
challah|Eggy bread
chatrooms|Cyber-gab sites
cherish|Hold dear
cleared|Let off
closets|Murphy bed spots
coleslaw|Beanery side
colonel|Presley's Parker
congeal|Set, like Jell-O
content|Magazine filler
coolants|Freon et al.
coquette|Tease
corporal|Radar was one
corsage|Orchid, perhaps
creation|Big bang alternative
cringes|Shows fear
dailies|The Post, et al.
darkroom|Developing area
dashiki|African pullover
datelines|Article preceders
deadeye|Annie Oakley, e.g.
dervish|He may give you a whirl
detector|Geiger counter, e.g.
devotee|Fan
dialers|Modems, at times
director|Set VIP
disbarred|The cocktail waitress got __
discharged|The electrician got  __
disgusts|Puts off
dopiest|Dazed to the max
drilled|Acted the wildcatter
earache|Reason to use drops
eclipses|They may leave you in the dark
edition|It may be limited
editors|Rag workers
elaborated|Worked out carefully
elation|Cloud-nine feeling
elegize|Lament in poem
elongate|Stretch out
elongate|Stretch out
enamors|Captivates
endorse|Back
endorsed|Spoke out for
enemies|Sylvester and Tweety, e.g.
enfeeble|Weaken
engages|Ties up, in a sense
engirds|Surrounds
enthrall|Captivate
enthuses|Bubbles over
epaulet|Uniform add-on
epitaph|Words carved in stone?
escarole|Frilly green
espouse|Advocate
eternal|Perpetual
ethical|Upright
exerted|Brought to bear
eyesore|Graffiti or litter
eyetooth|Canine
fattens|Stall-feeds, say
ferrite|Magnet material
fireball|Dynamic one
flapjacks|Guys who think they can fly?
floorer|Parquet pro
forename|Jack or Jill
fragrance|Chanel offering
freelance|Like many writers
freeload|Act the sponge
gaseous|Like krypton
geysers|They blow off steam
goobers|Carter grew them
gourmet|Foodie
grandee|Spanish nobleman
granola|Bar food?
greater|1, to 0
grimiest|Dingy to the max
grossest|Icky to the max
groveler|Kowtowing sort
harbors|Protects from capture
harvested|Gathered up
hassles|Bothers
heedless|Unmindful
hemline|It may rise fashionably
heretic|Dogma disputer
herself|Actress's cameo role, maybe
hickory|Walnut family member
hotline|Emergency link
icefall|Glacial matter
idealizes|Puts on a pedestal
ideated|Dreamed up
imagery|Colorful writing
imposed|Gate-crashed, e.g.
ingenue|Starlet's role
initiate|Start up
inlayer|Worker with nacre, maybe
inquest|Coroner's work
insides|TV's guts
installed|Readied for use
insurer|Aetna, e.g.
intensely|With a passion
ironers|Laundry hands
irritably|In a peckish way
isolate|Set apart
jackpot|Something to hit
janitor|He cleans up
ketches|Some two-masters
kettledrum|Percussion instrument
keyhole|Peeper's vantage
kidnapping|Baby goat caught off-guard?
klatsch|Sewing circle, say
kneehole|Desk opening
languid|Having no zip
latrine|GI john
laughingstocks|Friars Club/Merrill Lynch joint venture?
lecture|Chalk talk, e.g.
leering|Goggling
leotard|Aerialist's getup
letdowns|Bummers
licorice|Sambuca flavor
linnets|Brownish finches
literal|Strict, in a sense
lobster|Tomalley source
lodestar|Guiding light
macabre|Like much of Poe's work
magnolia|Mississippi blossom
managerial|Executive
manhole|Opening in the sewer system?
marengo|Way to prepare veal
martens|Weasel cousins
mention|Point out
mercury|Barometer filler
methane|Marsh emanation
midterm|Big test
mintier|More flavorful, in a way
mishaps|Slips, collisions, etc.
mobiles|Moving art
moldiness|Musty quality
motoring|Tooling along
nannies|Some domestics
nasally|How Drescher speaks
nestlings|Aerie brood
nestors|Wise old heads
newscasts|11 p.m. shows, maybe
nostril|Stud's place
obvious|Under one's nose
oddball|Kook
odometer|Dash part
offscreen|In real life, to a movie actor
oldster|Geezer
omelets|Hash-house fare
omission|Errata listing
onetime|Former
orioles|Browns, now
ospreys|Fish hawks
otalgia|Pain in the ear
outputs|Produces, as data
overhauled|Made like new
overpaid|Like ballplayers, many feel
overrate|Puff up
oversold|Hyped too much
palatable|Okay to eat
pamperer|Child spoiler, perhaps
panhandle|Seek change?
pantsuit|Office outfit
paradox|Seeming contradiction
parolee|One out early
parolee|One out?
parsley|Dish prettifier
partner|Silent one, maybe
pasteup|Printer's layout
patentee|Diesel, to the diesel
pathway|Maze part
patients|IV league?
peekaboo|Baby game
pentagon|Arlington landmark
personae|Playbill names
perturb|Make anxious
pioneer|Trailblazer
pipestem|Meerschaum part
pirated|Made bootlegs of
plagued|Harassed
playoff|Tie-breaker, maybe
pocketbook|Mace holder, perhaps
polenta|Cornmeal mush
populous|Like a metropolis
possess|Take over
postmaster|Man of letters?
preemie|Early delivery
premiere|It's a first
preordain|Destine
proceed|Carry on!
program|Ballpark buy
prolongs|Drags out
pronoun|You or me
protests|Wartime gatherings
pullout|Depart
radioed|Acted the ham?
ragamuffin|Street urchin
recited|Repeated verbatim
recrate|Box again
redeems|Turns in
redline|Cancel, in a way
redress|Make right
regattas|Henley events
reheels|Cobbles, in a way
reissue|CD of an old LP
related|Linked, in a way
relearns|Brushes up on
remarry|Emulate Burton and Taylor
repellent|Like a flea collar
rereads|Double-checks
resales|Some car deals
restage|Put on again
retains|Hires, in a way
retorts|Quick comebacks
retouch|Airbrush, maybe
retreat|Private place
reversals|Wrestling coups
rewards|Brass rings, so to speak
rheostat|Dimmer, e.g.
ricotta|Shells filler
riggers|Shipyard workers
routine|Everyday
ruinous|Like bankruptcy, maybe
ruttiest|Most furrowed
salesman|Loman, for one
salesman|Pitcher?
saltiest|Most crude, humorwise
samovar|Russian urn
sandals|Huaraches, e.g.
sandman|He may put you to sleep
saphead|Numskull
satirist|Swift, notably
savaging|Attacking ferocioiusly
sayings|Saw collection
sayonara|Parting word
scalded|Steamed?
screech|Sound before a crash, maybe
screener|Talk show worker
scrutiny|Close going-over
scuffed|Needing polishing
scythes|Wheat whackers
secrete|Hide
senseis|Karate masters
sensory|Like tactile hair
sensory|Like tactile hairs
shatter|Go to pieces
shelves|Stacks supports
shoptalk|Business banter
showers|They're hit after games
sidebar|Court huddle
sidebar|Court huddle
silicon|Chip material
sketchbook|Place to doodle
sleepers|Box office surprises
sleeted|Rained hard?
sleeves|Record holders
sleeves|Record holders
slowest|Worst, sales-wise
smolder|Do a slow burn
snakebite|Jungle hazard
snorers|Annoying bunkmates
soberly|Good way to drive
sockeye|Pacific salmon
solders|Joins, in a way
solutions|Eureka! evokers
soonest|With the least delay
southpaws|Spahn and Koufax, for two
soymilk|Tofu is made from it
spasmodic|Herky-jerky
spelunker|Cave man?
sponged|Was a cadger
sponsors|Bill backers
sputnik|October 4, 1957, launch
squeals|Acts the rat
stalker|Menacing sort
stampede|Drover's nightmare
stature|6' 0", say
steamed|Fit to be tied
steepen|Give a higher grade to?
steeple|Jack's workplace?
steeples|Jacks build them
steerage|Cheap accommodations
stellar|Outstanding
stencil|Crate marking, maybe
stigmas|Scarlet letters, e.g.
stingers|Brandy cocktails
stipends|Grad students' income, maybe
stockbroker|Bondsman?
stoical|Impassive
storing|Ensiling, e.g.
strapless|Like some gowns
striker|Baseballer, in 1994
strings|They're bowed
strings|Violin quartet?
stringy|Like mozzarella
strobes|Disco fixtures
stronger|Not so dilute
stropped|Put an edge on
strumming|Playing chords, perhaps
stylist|Do doer
subsists|Keeps on
suggests|Insinuates
sullenly|In a moody way
sunniest|Most genial
surnames|Abbott and Costello, for two
surpass|Go over
switchback|Zigzagging road
synonym|Roget item
taciturn|Hardly chatty
tangier|Port near Gibraltar
tapered|Like some shirts
tardier|Farther behind
tawdrier|More tacky
taxiing|Nearing the gate
teamster|He keeps on truckin'
teenaged|Like a bobby-soxer
teentsy|Wee
tenement|Flat spot?
tersest|Curt to the max
testees|Oral takers
tidiness|Felix's fetish
tiramisu|Dessert with a kick
tomcats|Garfield, et al.
tooting|New Year's Eve noise
topknots|Bows in one's hair, perhaps
tornado|Transport to Oz
tortilla|Kind of chip
trainee|McDonald's newbie
trainee|One learning the ropes
traipse|Gad about
tramways|Mine tracks
trestle|Gorge crosser
triceps|Forearm extender
trimester|School term
trinket|Gewgaw
triplets|Rare birth
trivial|Worth beans
trotline|Many-hooked fishing tool
truncate|Cut short
twopence|Brit's opinion?
twopenny|Nail size
typeset|Prepare for printing
typists|Underwood users
ultimata|Strike preludes, often
uncanny|Beyond the normal
unready|Ethelred the __
unrests|Preludes to riots
uppercut|Potent punch
useless|Like a fifth wheel
ushered|Did some theater work
usurpers|Those who act appropriately?
vanilla|Just ordinary
vapored|Let off steam
vendetta|Mob movie's story line, maybe
vertebra|It's in the back
wakener|Alarm, hopefully
warmups|Sweat suit, e.g.
whalers|Ahab and crew
whatnot|This and that
whooping|Making like a crane
yachter|America's Cup racer
zinnias|Nursery buy
abandon|Run out on
abrasion|Band-Aid spot
achievers|Brass-ring grabbers
acrophobia|Flagpole-sitter's woe
adamant|Not flexible
addendum|Tack-on
admiral|Fleet fellow?
adoptee|Moses or Oedipus
aeronaut|Balloon man?
aimlessly|Without purpose
airline|Company with a hub
airliners|777's, e.g.
alchemy|Quest for the gold?
aliment|Sustenance
altruist|Selfless sort
amandine|Way to prepare trout
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto|Italian liqueur
amenities|Realtors' pluses
aniseeds|Liqueur flavorings
announce|Make public
anomalies|Genetic defects, e.g.
anserine|Like a goose
anteater|Diner on the hill?
antennae|Bug's pair
antennas|Dish alternatives
applause|Curtain call prompter
arachnid|Scorpion, e.g.
archduke|Maximilian, e.g.
arsenal|Magazine
artisan|Goldsmith, e.g.
assemble|Get together
atelier|Place to paint
athletic|Like a jock
attorney|One at the bar
attuned|In harmony
audience|Theater group
austral|Of the south
aviators|People in high places?
backbit|Spoke spitefully of
backtracks|Searches for an error, maybe
banknotes|Economics student's study material?
baptisms|Birth rites
bashful|Grumpy cohort
bearlike|Word describing a panda
bedside|__ manner
beechnut|Baby food brand
beltway|It's around D.C.
blowouts|Big bashes
boarish|Swinelike
bologna|Deli dangler
bolster|Prop up
bordello|Wild West establishment
braille|Touchy subject?
brained|Conked on the head
bulwark|Defensive wall
buttoned|__ one's lip
calmest|Poised to the max
capless|Uncovered, in a way
caption|Photo go-with
cardholder|Member
careers|Goes lickety-split
carload|Ford's capacity
carotid|Large artery
cassette|Deck type
chalets|Alpine abodes
charter|Start-up document
chastise|Take to task
chutzpa|Audacity
cluttery|Disordered
comedic|Like Kaye's roles
commence|Get going
concertize|Sing onstage, e.g.
condors|Big birds
conjoin|Unite
consign|Give over
constable|Coventry cop
cornrows|Some braids
counsels|Court figures
coverage|Ink, so to speak
crassest|Least refined
crescent|Roll shape
cresses|Salad greens
crossbar|Vaulter's hurdle
crosses|Maltese and others
cruised|Took Carnival
dancers|Degas subjects
declare|Make known
decreed|Established by edict
deleaded|Removed Pb from
demerits|Black marks
densest|Dumb to the max
dentate|Toothed
deposes|Kicks out
deserves|Rates
dialects|Southern et al.
diarist|Frank, e.g.
diarists|Frank and Boswell
diluted|Not so strong
doggoned|Dad-blasted
doorjamb|Entrance sidepiece
dopester|Prognosticator of sorts
drainpipe|It may have a trap
dynasty|The Kennedys, e.g.
easters|Greek Orthodox and Catholic holidays
ebonies|Part of a keyboard
edginess|Sign of nerves
edition|Unit of Time?
educable|Fit for training
electron|Tiny orbiter
emanation|Noxious fumes, e.g.
emended|Made better
employs|Puts to use
emporia|Places to shop
encased|Boxed, say
encased|In a sheath
encroach|Make inroads
enervate|Make feeble
enforcers|Rink toughs
enigmas|They're puzzling
enlarges|Makes easier to read
enrichment|Fertilizer's purpose
ensconce|Settle snugly
enshrine|Send to the Hall
ensnare|Sucker
ensures|Ices, so to speak
enthrone|Put in power
entombs|Buries
epigram|Bit of wit
episodes|Soap units
epistle|Romans or Jude
epitaph|Words in stone
equatorial|Near 0 degrees?
erasable|Like some bond paper
erasers|Pink Pearls, e.g.
erecter|Statue maker, e.g.
erecting|Putting up
erotica|Much of Nin's work
escaped|Leaked out
escapee|One on the run
estates|They may be taxed
etagere|Tchotchke holder
etchers|Acid users?
eulogists|Lauders
evasion|Waffle-making?
evasive|Like a waffler
exegeses|Critical analyses
exogamy|Marrying outside the tribe, e.g.
exterior|Like some paint
extorted|Obtained by threat
eyesores|Weedy lots, e.g.
fiddles|Tampers
fiefdom|Feudal estate
fiercer|More intense
filbert|Some kind of nut
filmdom|Hollywood
finance|Back, in a way
flayers|Chewer-outers
floored|Bowled over
fresher|Not so hard?
gabardine|Suit material
galumph|Walk clumsily
garrets|Rooms at the top
gastric|Like some ulcers
gentlemen|Door word
gossamer|Gauzy fabric
gruesome|Horrible
guesstimate|It's in the ballpark
hemline|Edge in fashion
heretic|Dogma disputer
honorer|Medal bestower
icebound|Locked in, in a way
icebound|Locked in, in winter
imitates|Apes
immense|Bigger than big
impedes|Short-circuits
impinge|Encroach
insects|Many pests
insolvent|Flat busted
integrate|Make whole
intended|Spouse-to-be
interns|Works for nothing, maybe
isoprene|Synthetic rubber base
jeopardy|Game in which players "buzz in"
kilogram|Smuggler's unit
knishes|Kasha concoctions
lathers|Barbers' applications
laudable|Worth an "attaboy"
lawmakers|Senators, e.g.
leerily|In a wary way
lenience|Mercy
levying|Imposing
lineage|Direct descent
livelihoods|Doctor and lawyer
loudest|Most offensive, in a way
lozenge|Soothing drop
mailbox|Delivery getter
mantras|Mystic chants
mascara|War paint item
mascaras|Cosmetics buys
melange|Hodgepodge
memento|Trophy, e.g.
metallic|Steely, perhaps
metatarsi|Foot parts
meteoric|Like some rises
mitered|Bishop's cap-shaped
monitor|Keep an eye on
motorboat|Runabout, e.g.
musketeer|Dumas character
nastier|Not so nice
nastiest|Unrivaled at malice
naughts|Goose eggs
needled|Did some darning
needler|Provoking sort
negates|Nullifies
nettles|Bugs
newsman|Rather, for one
oatmeal|Cookie type
octette|Largish combo: var.
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
origami|Skill in creasing
orioles|Jim Palmer's team
osmosed|Diffused, in a way
outrages|Makes furious
overall|In general
overspend|Create a deficit
overtip|Leave too much
overuse|Cause of jading
pacific|Balboa sighting
palominos|Golden-coated horses
patella|Cap in a joint
patsies|Suckers
peptalks|Halftime deliveries
persona|Tramp, to Chaplin
pillars|Arcade supports
pinnacle|High point
planter|Glad holder
plutonic|Like deep igneous rock
poleaxe|Medieval weapon
politician|Pork source?
polyglot|Speaker of many tongues
postwar|Like a boomer's birth
potages|Thick soups
precede|Be in front of
predated|Came before
predator|Orca or T. Rex
predictor|Meteorologist, e.g.
prepares|Cooks up
presage|Banshee's wail, e.g.
prophets|Samuel and Amos
prospects|Salesman's list
protesters|Walkout stagers
psyches|Human souls
radical|Black Panther, e.g.
ragtops|Convertibles, slangily
ramrods|Barrel cleaners
ranchos|Southwestern spreads
rational|All there
rations|Army grub
rearers|Parents and stepparents
recreate|Clone, say
recruits|They start out raw
redcoat|Bunker Hill figure
refined|Courtly
refiner|Crude person?
rehearse|Go over
relaxes|Chills out
relines|Fixes, as a coat
removing|Wiping out
reordains|Enacts anew
repealer|Congress, on ratifying Amendment XXI
repulse|Beat back
repulse|Fend off
resembled|Looked like
resolute|Unwavering
resounded|Rang out
restart|PC command
restyle|Make over
retakes|Set do-overs
retaliate|Don't just take it
retinue|Train, of sorts
retread|Former baldy?
reveilles|Wake-up calls, of sorts
reversal|Change of fortune
ribbier|More scrawny
rigatoni|Ziti alternative
ringside|Best seats' spot
ripener|Mold, to brie
ritually|In a ceremonial way
roadies|Rockers' gofers
roseate|Pink-colored
rosiest|Most upbeat
rotundas|Domed areas
roundness|Hula hoop quality
ruptured|Burst open
sacrilege|Desecration, e.g.
saguaro|Kind of cactus
salacious|Bawdy
salamis|Deli display
salinas|City near Monterey Bay
sallied|Started out
sarcasm|Caustic words
satiate|Fill beyond full
scandals|Things with gates?
scapegoat|Fall guy
schmear|Bagel extra, in deli-speak
schmoozes|Talks casually
scissors|Salon gear
screener|Limbaugh aide
seabird|Booby, for one
seaside|Resort spot
seasons|Natural quartet
secedes|Breaks away
seeress|Sibyl
sensate|Having feeling
separate|Break up
sequester|Isolate, in a way
serials|Soaps, e.g.
several|A handful of
shoring|Support system
signora|Rome address?
silencer|Heater add-on
skeleton|Closet item?
skipper|Gilligan's boss
skydiver|Fall guy?
slipcase|Book holder
smitten|Hit by Cupid's arrow
solders|Joins, in a way
someday|Not now
spanked|Slapped on the cheeks
sparser|Not as dense
spatula|McJob tool
spinach|Toon strength-giver
spinets|House keys?
spirals|Forward passes, ideally
spittle|Bib deposit
stalemate|Draw on a board
stampede|Cowpoke's dread
stannous|Tinny?
statists|Supporters of sovereignty
steepest|Hardest to climb, maybe
stegosaurus|Plated dino
stepparent|Adopter, sometimes
stepson|Oedipus, to himself
stereos|Dash inserts
stockyard|The Jungle place
storage|Disk's function
strafes|Peppers from above
stratus|Low cloud formation
stretch|Cooler time
stridency|Shrillness
strobes|Disco fixtures
stubbed|Banged on a table leg, say
stymies|Thwarts
subtitle|Feature of some novels
suitors|Those who go to court?
sultans|Islamic honchos
sunroom|Enclosed porch, perhaps
synapse|Nerve junction
synergistic|Cooperative, in a way
tankers|Abrams crewmen
tarantula|Hairy crawler
tasters|Poison detectors, once
telecasted|Put on the air
tennies|Court footwear, slangily
terminus|Albany, to the Erie Canal
thinned|Added turpentine to
thunder|Horror film sound
tirades|Verbal blasts
toddled|Went like a tot
tonnage|Ship spec
tootling|Fife's output
topspin|English creator
torpedo|Send to the bottom
toucans|They have big bills
treason|Charge against Tokyo Rose
treeless|Like a tundra
trellis|Vine holder
triages|Battlefield sorts
twilight|Edge of night
twiners|Trellis plants, maybe
unmasks|Exposes
unnerves|Rattles
unpopularity|A low approval rating indicates it
unsnaps|Releases, in a way
unsuitable|Not fitting
untruer|Less faithful
unvaried|Like the same old same old
upgrades|Some Microsoft offerings
vainest|Most conceited
vampire|He'll put the bite on you
vegetarian|End of verse
vendees|Buyers
visitors|They're up first
vouched|Gave surety, with "for"
warrant|Searcher's need, maybe
wassail|Drink to one's health
wayfarer|One on the road
weights|Pumper's need
wherewith|By means of which
whittle|Sculpt, in a way
wickedly|How scoundrels act
witness|One who'll take a stand
womanliness|Femininity
wordplay|Puns and such
yardstick|Comparison standard
abalone|Edible mollusk
abolish|Do away with
abusive|Profanity-laced, say
accents|Score marks
accursed|Facing failure
acerbic|Like some wit
acetate|It's clear
acidness|Ill manner
acrobat|Flipper?
actives|They're not the retiring type
adherer|One who sticks to his beliefs
adorner|Tree trimmer
ageless|Forever young
ageless|Like Satchel Paige
agoutis|Guinea pig cousins
alcohol|It's bought in bars
allures|Acts the siren
ambiguity|Double talker's aim
amethyst|February stone
amnesia|Soap plot device
amoroso|Spanish sherry
ancestor|Tree listing
andante|Faster than adagio
anecdote|Cosby specialty
aniseed|Biscotti flavor source
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring source
anointed|Oiled, in a way
antenna|Wave catcher
antsiest|Most fidgety
apatite|Mohs scale mineral
appraise|Assess
approve|Give the nod to
arcadia|Pastoral place
arising|Gaining notice
arranger|One who scores?
arsenal|Magazine store?
arsenals|Magazines' places
artichokes|Edible globes
article|A, e.g.
artillery|Flak source
aspersion|It may be cast
assailed|Tore into
assailed|Went after
athwart|Obliquely
atrophy|Diminution
atrophy|Waste away
attests|A notary does it
attracts|Is an opposite?
audibles|Quarterback calls
autumns|Indian summers' times
aversions|Feelings of repugnance
azaleas|Showy bloomers
baalism|Worship of idols
backlogs|Causes of delays
baldies|They lack tread
ballast|Ship stabilizer
basement|Bargain bin site
battery|AAA, e.g.
bedaubs|Smears mud on
bemoans|Laments
beneath|Inferior to
bioengineer|Jean?
boating|Lake activity
boudoir|Milady's chamber
bravery|Firefighter's attribute
breathe|Midwife's word
briskets|Cuts of meat
cabinet|Secretaries' group
cachets|Distinguishing marks
campanologist|Belle?
candida|1898 Shaw play
canoodle|Win over with flattery
caresses|Treats lovingly
caribou|Its female has antlers
carrottop|Lucille Ball, for one
casinos|Twenty-one spots
catered|Like many affairs
cauldron|Macbeth prop
cayenne|Hot condiment
cellmate|Fellow felon
centrist|Moderate sort
chablis|French wine town
chaired|Presided over
chessmen|King and queen, e.g.
clanger|Quasimodo, at times
cologne|Men's gift item
complete|All there
comrades|Red's pals
conceal|Avoid mentioning
confessed|The priest __
connoted|Suggested, in a way
coolths|Chilly conditions, facetiously
corpuscle|Bit of blood
correct|PC part
crammer|Finals fearer
crayfish|Cajun fare
daresay|Hazard a guess
datable|Like singles
dateline|Article lead-in
daydream|Wander, in a way
decrees|Mandates
degraded|Busted, in a way
delight|Tickle pink
departing|Taking a hike
deplete|Use up
despots|Saddam et al.
dessert|Napoleon, e.g.
destroy|Blow away
detoxify|Dry out, in a way
dilemma|Sticky situation
diplomat|Immune one?
disallow|Rule out
discern|Tell apart
dolphin|Dan Marino, notably
doorjambs|People go between them
dormouse|Tea party napper
dosages|Teaspoonfuls, maybe
dreaded|Was terrified by
drearier|More gloomy
dressmaker|Minnie?
driftage|Tidal debris
earmarks|Sets aside
earthen|Made of clay
easiest|Least taxing
eastern|Former airline
edifice|High-rise, e.g.
elicits|Draws out
ellipse|Orbital path
embassy|Attache's place
embrace|Take up
embraced|Greeted warmly
emeralds|Spring birthstones
emissary|Spy on a mission, e.g.
enabled|Made ready
enacted|Passed, in a way
endorse|Get behind
enlaces|Ties up
ennobled|Unlike a commoner
enrolled|On the roster
entente|Triple __ of 1907
entered|Keyed in
entices|Acts the Lorelei
entirety|Whole shebang
entombs|Lays to rest
epeeists|Pentathletes, at times
epitome|Good example
equator|It's 0 degrees there
erosion|Shore problem
eschews|Stays clear of
essences|They smell
estates|Tara, et al.
estuary|Where river meets sea
eyeblink|Rapid reflex
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
famines|Critical shortages
fantasy|Imaginative work
flagons|They hold their liquor
flannel|Winter wear
floured|Prepared for frying, maybe
flycatcher|Kingbird, e.g.
follies|Sondheim musical
formats|Readies for storage
freeman|Million Dollar Baby actor
gainsay|Declare false
ganglia|Nerve masses
gasifier|Vaporizer, e.g.
gemologist|Jules?
glacier|Mount Rainier sight
gorilla|Thug
grannie|Family elder
grayback|Reb, informally
gruyere|Holey cheese
guaranty|Pledge of security
habitat|Place to live
hacienda|Estate house
hairless|Like an elephant, almost
halflife|Carbon 14 feature
handgun|Kind of heat?
heralds|Ushers in
hermits|They're withdrawn
hirsute|Like a shaggy dog
hoaxers|Crop circle creators, e.g.
hokeypokey|Prison dance?
horrify|Send a shock through
hotline|Source of aid
housecoats|The congressmen wore __
hurling|Field hockey relative
idealism|Quixotic trait
idiotic|Tomfool
idolaters|Fetish worshipers, e.g.
illicit|Under-the-table
impanel|Select for a jury
inaptly|How boors behave
incense|Head shop buy
incisor|Boar's tusk, e.g.
incubate|Sit on, maybe
initial|OK, in a way
inkstands|Desktop items, once
inpatient|Hospital overnighter
instance|Example
insulation|Friction tape, e.g.
inundate|Overwhelm
invites|Informal offers
irksome|Like gnats
ironside|Burr role
isoprene|Synthetic rubber base
issuing|Putting forth
itemized|Made a big return?
keenness|Acuity
kitties|Cat litter?
klutzes|Oafish sorts
laconic|Like Coolidge
landscaper|Moe?
lanolin|Lip gloss ingredient
lassoed|Roped in?
launder|Wash and iron
laureate|Nobelist, e.g.
lavender|Lilac shade
legless|Like a worm
letdowns|Bummers
loaders|Dock crew
locates|Pinpoints
lollies|Treats on sticks
lookout|Duck!
loosens|Unknots, say
lustier|More spirited
macrame|It's knot work
maestri|Toscanini et al.
maestro|Baton twirler?
mainmast|Yawl pole
maligns|Slings mud at
malteds|Parlor offerings
manacle|Slap cuffs on
massage|Rub the right way?
massaged|Rubbed the right way?
meanness|Grinch's trait
meatloaf|Molded entree
merriest|Mirthful to the max
messman|Naval dining hall worker
meteorologist|Gail?
methane|Marsh gas, mostly
misread|Gauge wrongly
missaid|Spoke wrongly
mitzvah|Bar closing?
modular|Like some homes
monarch|Crowned one
monogamists|... like no other
motorist|Call box user
mustangs|SMU crew
namesake|Junior, e.g.
nationals|New team in town
neonate|New delivery
nettled|Vexed
noisome|Far from fragrant
nonsense|Balderdash!
noplace|Nonexistent
noticed|Caught sight of
nursery|Plant place
obsolete|Like slide rules
obstacle|Hurdle, e.g.
oddment|Curiosity
odometer|Dash part
odorant|Sachet, e.g.
offbeat|Loopy
offcast|Tossed aside
offside|Inviting a penalty
omelets|Denny's orders
omelets|Folded fare
openings|Classified items
operator|Numbers person?
operator|Wheeler-dealer
opulent|Lush
oracles|Ancient advice givers
oratorio|Messiah, notably
oregano|Pizzeria freebie
orioles|Ripken's crew
outdoor|Like some concerts
outlawry|Billy the Kid's deeds
palette|Artist's need
panache|Dash
pandora|Box opener of myth
parcels|They may be posted
passers|Ones in the fast lane?
pavement|It may be pounded
peskiness|Gnat's quality
pessimist|Chicken Little
pickaxes|Miners' gear
pigmies|Short people: var.
pimento|Vivid red
piranha|Amazon menace
pistachio|Ice cream flavor
plaints|Lamentations
planked|Like a boardwalk
platelets|Blood bits
polecat|Malodorous mammal
polygon|Triangle, e.g.
porkpie|Flat-topped hat
portent|Ominous sign
preemie|Incubator occupant
preside|Chairs do it
presidio|Fortress of old
presidios|Garrisons
probers|Answer seekers
prompts|Aids for the forgetful
radiate|Stars do it
radical|Hardly moderate
rafting|Whitewater doing
rainout|Ballpark bummer
rassles|Grapples, in the sticks
redeemed|Saved from sin
redrafted|Did over
reenter|Pop back in
reframe|Draw up anew
regimen|Gym routine
regretful|Contrite
reposed|Laid back
resales|eBay commerce
retaped|Did another take of
rewrite|Make publishable, maybe
rhombus|Four-sided figure
riffraff|Worthless ones
ringleader|Chief miscreant
riotous|Sidesplitting
risotto|Trattoria dish
riverside|Bank, of sorts
riveter|Rosie, notably
romaine|Iceberg cousin
romance|Tabloid item
roseate|Pink-colored
rostrum|Talking point?
rotated|Took turns
rotates|Takes a turn
roughhouse|Where to buy sandpaper?
roughhousing|Getting rowdy
routers|Shipping company crew
saltish|Cured, somewhat
sandbag|Ballast unit
sanders|Winter vehicles
sassing|Serving sauce to?
sateens|Glossy fabrics
schemer|Cabal member
sciatic|Our largest nerve
seedier|Less reputable
seeping|Oozing out
seminal|Innovative
sensors|Robots' features
sensory|Like tactile hair
seraphs|Celestial beings
settlers|West Bank Israelis
shamans|Tribal healers
sharpen|Add a point to?
shedded|Stored out back, maybe
sherbet|Frappe kin
shipmate|Pulver, to Roberts
siamese|Lady and the Tramp breed
sidebar|Short story, of sorts
silicon|Chip ingredient
sirloin|Tips from butchers?
skaters|Camel makers
skidded|Hit ice, maybe
slashes|Web punctuation
slyness|Arch quality
smarted|Really hurt
smartie|Wisenheimer
snatched|Seized quickly
sophists|Scholarly sorts
sorcerer|Wand waver
sorority|Greeks' group
sottish|Drunken
spaceman|Visitor to earth
sparked|Roused to action
specter|Haunting image
spongers|Freeloaders
spoonerism|Well-boiled icicle, e.g.
spoonier|More lovey-dovey
sportier|Having more flash
spreader|Butter knife, e.g.
stamina|Triathloner's need
stampede|Oater action scene
standby|One way to fly
starlet|Asterisk?
steeple|Jack's workplace?
stencil|Letter, in a way
steppes|Pampas kin
stetson|High hat
stillness|Total calm
stockbroker|Cher?
stopoff|Drop by
storied|Of legend
strainer|Kitchen gadget
strains|Pushes too far
strains|Virus varieties
strings|They're bowed
striven|Other sea-cities have faltered and __ ...: Doolittle
stroller|Tot toter
sturgeon|Caviar source
suburbia|Levittown locale
surveil|Keep an eye on
suspend|Hold up
sweatband|We'll groove to Richard Simmons's __ ...
swishes|Rustles
tabaret|Upholstery fabric
tabloid|Dirt carrier?
talkies|The Jazz Singer et al.
tassels|Graduation hangers-on?
taxicab|Gypsy, maybe
tensing|Showing strain, maybe
thesaurus|Standard reference
thinkers|Scholarly sorts
thirsty|Needing watering
thrills|Coaster sensations
toenail|Stocking run cause, maybe
toilsome|Like hard labor
tomfool|Cockamamie
toolbar|Windows feature
torrent|Driving rain.
tortoni|Italian treat
traipse|Gad about
trample|Flatten, in a way
transmit|Pass on
tremolos|Organ effects
trenches|GIs' earthworks
tresses|Skinhead's lack
tricked|Short-sheeted, say
trousers|Suit item
trustees|Board members
trustful|Free of suspicion
tsarists|Romanov supporters
tunnels|Ant farm features
typeset|Compose, in a way
typical|Hardly surprising
umbrage|Offense
umbrella|All-encompassing
unitary|Whole
unitive|Promoting accord
venison|Hunter's freezerful
veterinarians|... like cats and dogs
violets|They're blue, in verse
viruses|PC perils
watchmakers|... like clockwork
watercooler|Prison gossip center?
wattages|Bulb figures
weavers|Wicker workers
websites|Net work?
weenier|More minuscule
widened|Reamed out
wisteria|Showy climber
written|On paper
yachters|Commodore's group
yearner|Desirous one
abalone|Nacre source
abasers|Humiliators
abstain|Fast, e.g.
adamant|Not budging
adaptor|Electrical gizmo
advisor|One in a cabinet
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
agitates|Whips up
agitato|Hurried, in the pit
agnostic|Skeptical one
airline|Southwest, e.g.
airport|Dulles, e.g.
airtime|Advertiser's buy
alameda|Bay Area city
alchemy|Quest for the gold?
alehouse|Place for a cold one
aliases|Rap sheet list
allotted|Handed out
amateur|Dilettante
ambushes|Oater action scenes
amethyst|February birthstone
ampules|Hypo holders
amulets|Magic charms
antennae|Cricket's pair
apaches|Attack choppers
apollos|'60s-'70s space missions
apologia|Formal defense
apropos|To the point
archive|File away
areaway|Basement access
armband|Protest symbol
armrest|Seat part
artiest|Most showy
asepses|Sterile conditions
ashiest|Most peaked
aspects|Mental views
assesses|Sizes up
astrophysicist|Player who can explain why a curveball curves?
atomizer|Mist maker
attache|Lawyer's case
attempt|Stab, of sorts
attests|Bears witness
availed|Was of value
awesome|Far out!
ballads|Longfellow works
baloney|Bunk
bandits|Masked men
barmaids|Eight shot servers
beanery|Hash house
bearded|Like Grant or Hayes
beatniks|Kerouac et al.
begorra|Dublin oath
behoove|Be incumbent on
besotted|Bombed
besotted|Stinko
bezique|Pinochle-like game
biretta|Clergyman's cap
bloomers|Some are late
blotting|Function of some paper
blowgun|Dart shooter
blushes|Shows shame
boatman|Skipper
boniface|Farquhar innkeeper
bracket|Income level
bribery|Grease job?
brocades|Rich fabrics
brownies|Chocolaty treats
bugaboos|Fear factors
bullish|Optimistic
cabinetmaker|President's second career?
caftans|Loungers' wear
candler|Egg checker
cannibal|One of Friday's captors
cannoli|Tubular treat
capstones|Crowning events
captivate|Totally charm
carbonate|Add fizz to
carousels|Airport aids
carrels|Library nooks
castoffs|Eighty-sixed items
catchphrase|And away we go! to Gleason
cerebra|They contain gray matter
cesspit|Refuse holder
chaperon|Watch over
chassis|TV frame
cheapskates|Economical way to travel?
cheetah|Savanna speedster
cheroot|Square-cut smoke
chickpeas|What the hatchery owner brought
chorale|Church hymn
cilantro|Strong-scented herb
citizen|Arrest maker, maybe
clauses|Riders, e.g.
cleaner|Under-sink item
commode|Wash basin holder
contend|Offer in debate
cordoba|Argentine city
cravats|Some neckwear
cravers|They may have the munchies
cuisines|Thai and Hunan
cutlers|Knife makers
cutworm|Destructive larva
deadeye|Sure shot
debater|Kerry or Bush, in 2004
decamped|Left suddenly
decants|Pours into a flute, perhaps
defacers|Vandals, e.g.
defuses|Renders harmless
denseness|Dunce's quality
dentate|Having toothlike notches
departs|Takes off
deposit|Ledger plus
derived|Reasoned out
despised|Found abominable
dewiness|Innocence
diamondback|... for a herpetologist?
dilemma|Horned thing?
disbars|Removes from practice
dishpan|__ hands
divines|Is prophetic
dockage|Marina charge
dogfight|Aerial battle
dopiest|Most dazed
dossiers|FBI collections
doughnuts|What the banker brought
drawback|Fly in the ointment
dresses|Goes formal
dresses|Shifts, e.g.
dribble|Court action
earache|Swimmer's woe
earlier|Previous
earlobe|Piercing spot
earrings|Five studs
eclipses|They leave you in the dark
egotist|Bigheaded sort
egotists|Trip takers, of sorts
ellipse|National Christmas Tree site
elsewhere|Not here
embrace|Gladly accept
emerald|Beryl variety
emeralds|Beryl varieties
emotion|Love or hate
emperor|Hadrian, e.g.
emulate|Make like
enacted|Put on stage
enterer|Logger without an ax?
enterer|One with a log
entitle|Authorize
epidural|Kind of anesthetic
episode|Series part
equates|Views as comparable
erasers|Deleaders?
erasure|Sign of a slip
ermined|Regally attired
erosion|Effect of wind, perhaps
escaped|Broke free
escapee|One on the run
escudos|Euros replaced them
esophagi|Heartburn sites
essayed|Tried out
estuary|Chesapeake Bay, e.g.
example|It may be set
extravehicular|Like a spacewalk
eyedrops|Contacts need
facemask|Mug cover
felines|Siamese, e.g.
feminist|NOW member
fiefdoms|Feudal estates
flaming|Like cherries jubilee
flapper|Blondie, originally
flophouse|Do-nothing Congress?
foraged|Sought food
fragile|Stencil word
garbageman|Scrappy guy?
general|Hap Arnold, e.g.
glassine|Envelope material
goldbrick|... for a loafer?
goodbye|Aloha, sometimes
grafted|Stuck in a tree?
granola|Fare in bars
greengage|Plum variety
grocers|They deal in markets
groundhogs|The sausage maker __
harbored|Gave asylum to
harshest|Most trying
hatbands|Derby accessories
hatboxes|Topper carriers
headache|Major problem
headcounts|Basie's psychiatric clinic?
headstone|Epitaph place
heartbeat|... in a __: cardiologist
heating|Winter expense
heinous|Truly awful
hibachi|Charcoal burner
hillbilly|Congress's ruminant lawn trimmer?
holsters|Oater wear
homestretch|Final phase
horseplay|Rough stuff
hotspot|In place
hygiene|Regular brushing, e.g.
iciness|Unwelcoming tone
idiotic|Tomfool
idolator|Blind adorer: var.
ignored|Tuned out
ignorer|Snub issuer
imitate|Ape
immiscible|Like oil and water
ineptitude|Reason for dismissal
insoles|Pump parts
insomnia|Sleep lab study
intends|Has in mind
interests|Draws in
interlace|Entwine
invests|Adds to a 401(k)
ironmen|Tireless ones
irrigate|Make arable, perhaps
jailers|Con tenders
keypads|ATM features
kielbasa|Polish sausage
leacher|Soil nutrients remover
leakage|Loss, of sorts
leashes|Heeling aids?
leather|Morocco, e.g.
lectors|Professors, at times
lengthy|Needing editing, maybe
letters|A and P, e.g.
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
liveries|They hold one's horses
loggias|Open galleries
loiterer|Aimless sort
maestro|Good conductor?
malaise|The blahs
marseilles|Mediterranean port
mattress|It may be kapok-filled
merrier|More, in an expression?
midwife|Labor leader?
minaret|Mosque feature
mindset|Inclination
mishandle|Treat roughly
monsoon|Bringer of rain
moonscape|Cratered vista
moonstruck|1987 movie about a conflicted widow
moppets|Young uns
mostest|Mesta superlative
musette|Hiker's sack
nastier|More spiteful
nearest|Proximate
neatnik|He keeps things straight
nectarine|Fruit stand item
novenas|Catholic devotions
numeral|Keypad symbol
nursery|Plant place
obsolesce|Get old
occlude|Stop up
occluded|Blocked off
occupied|John sign
octopod|Well-armed critter?
oldster|Retiree, maybe
olestra|Fake fat
omicrons|OOO
onshore|At liberty?
opaline|Milky, in a way
opossums|Pogo et al.
orators|Stump figures
orbital|Like a shuttle's path
orchard|Cherry producer
ordeals|Trials of sorts
ordinate|In neat rows
ordnance|Shells, but not ziti
orrises|Fragrant roots
osmosis|Gradual absorption
outfield|RFK area
outrace|Go faster than
oversaw|Supervised
overtake|Catch up with
paesanos|Fellow countrymen
panamas|Jipijapa hats
panbroil|A way to cook fish
panelists|Game show group
paratrooper|Jumpy guy?
parterre|Theater area
passover|Time to read the Haggada
pastors|Flock leaders
pattered|Rambled on
payroll|Corporate expense
peasants|Manor workers
peasants|Manorial class
pertest|Most saucy
peruses|Looks over
petards|Wall-breaching bombs
phonemes|Speech units
photographer|Snappy guy?
pincers|Crab features
pitfall|Hidden hazard
podiatrist|Corny guy?
polecats|Weasel family stinkers
policeman|Frisky guy?
politesse|Genteelness
poodles|Curly-haired critters
portent|Straw in the wind
posthaste|... __": letter carrier
preseason|Exhibition time
presides|Has the chair
presoak|Wash cycle
princes|Kings' issue
project|Big assignment
pronounce|Declare formally
proofreader|Geometry teacher's second career?
provide|Make available
raffled|Like some prizes
ragtime|Doctorow novel
rainout|Ballpark bummer
ramparts|Key defenses?
raspish|Like a grating sound
reagents|Litmus paper chemicals, e.g.
reasons|Is logical
rectory|Father's home
redirect|Forward, say
regress|Slip back
regular|Coffee order
relapse|Patient's problem
relationship|Family way to travel?
renovate|Make over
renting|In a flat
repents|Wears a hair shirt
replica|Model ship, e.g.
repulse|Push back
resects|Cuts out
resorts|Lake Tahoe et al.
retainer|It's paid upfront
retaken|Gotten back
ringing|Calling up
ringmaster|Jeweler's second career?
ringmasters|Contact a sexologist?
risotto|Trattoria dish
riverbed|Dredging spot, perhaps
riviera|Nice place?
roosted|Slept like a bat
rosiest|Most optimistic
sackful|Potato buy
saffron|Paella need
sailors|Carrier crew
salesroom|Place to pitch
salinas|Steinbeck's birthplace
saltier|More coarse
saltine|Kind of cracker
saluters|Firing squads, e.g.
samaritan|Parabolic helper
sanders|Abrasive tools
sandpaper|Make smooth
sandpipers|Eleven shore birds
sargasso|Seaweed-filled sea
satiable|Possible to fill
satraps|Persian rulers
sauropod|Prehistoric plant-eater
sauteed|Like stir-fry
scanter|More meager
scented|Like a love letter, maybe
scherzi|Lively movements
schisms|Formal splits
schists|Flaky rocks
schists|Flaky rocks
scissor|Clip, in a way
scratchy|Like an old LP
seahorse|Fish with a gripping tail
secedes|Leaves the country?
secrets|Diary entries, maybe
semester|Fall or spring period
septate|Divided, anatomically
seriate|Arranged in rows
sestina|Dante form
shapely|Like Barbie
shatter|Go to pieces
sheathes|Encases, in a way
sheriff|Star sporter
shipmate|Starbuck, to Stubb
shoalier|Less navigable, maybe
sidecar|Bike hookup
skeptic|Pyrrho, notably
skeptic|Questioning sort
skyline|Urban view
slaloms|Races with gates
slicers|Deli gear
sliders|Some pitches
sloshes|Goes through mud
smearer|Mud-slinger
sneered|Showed disdain
snickers|Mars product
snoozes|Drops off
soirees|Late bashes
solaces|Tries to uplift
soldier|Dogface
sonority|Resonance
soundstage|Solid way to travel?
sparest|Least lavish
sparkle|Some wines do it
spatial|Having depth
spheres|They lack edges
stamina|It helps you go the extra mile
stamina|Marathoner's asset
stamina|Staying power
standup|Routine job?
starlike|Word describing a quasar
starrier|Brighter, in a way
startup|New venture
starves|Doesn't just diet
statesman|Summit figure
statute|One for the books
steeper|Not so cheap
stencil|Patterning aid
stetson|High hat
stetson|Range topper
stiffer|More severe
stirred|Unlike Bond's martinis
stomped|Trampled on
stovepipes|High toppers
strafes|Rakes from above
strained|Not natural
strayed|Went wrong
strolled|Went easily
stylist|He'll curl your hair
subsets|Venn diagram areas
sunbelt|Snowbird's destination
sunrise|Morning event
superspy|Bond, e.g.
surlier|More crusty
sutured|Stitched up
swatter|De-bugger?
sweater|Layered-look item
swordfish|What Zorro brought
tannins|Leatherworkers' compounds
teacake|Treat at a social
tearoom|Something's brewing there
tectonic|Like a geological fault
telepathic|Unspoken, in a way
telexes|Pre-Net messages
tensile|Like a rubber band
terriers|Airedales, e.g.
thereof|Contract adverb
thirsty|Parched
tiniest|Runt's adjective
tinkles|Chime sounds
tiptoed|Snuck, in a way
tiresome|Ho-hum
toddles|Takes early steps
toeless|Like some hosiery
toenails|Polished items
toolshed|Storage spot
tortoni|Trattoria treat
tosspots|They're in their cups
totaled|In ruins
traffic|Cause of a tie-up
trainee|Uniform tag word
trapeze|Place to swing?
treason|Laval's crime
trestle|Support frame
trestle|Supporting frame
triceps|Elbow straightener
trinkets|Gewgaws
triodes|Some tubes
tritons|Spiral shells
trusted|Had faith in
tryster|Meeter on the sly
tugboat|Water tower?
twinkling|... in a __: astronomer
typhoon|Conrad novel
unaired|Not shown
unclear|Like mud?
underage|Carrying fake ID, maybe
unearth|Dig up
uneaten|Still on the plate
unpacks|Does a vacation chore
unproven|Not confirmed
unrolls|Lays flat, perhaps
unseats|Dethrones
upstate|Like Albany, to New York
utility|Gas, e.g.
vamooses|Hotfoots it
vantage|Good position
veinier|More streaked, as marble
ventral|Of the abdomen
veterinarian|Petty guy?
vibrates|Makes waves
violist|One with a bow
warlords|Ten military leaders
wavelet|Ripple
weeders|Gardeners, at times
weeklies|Time et al.
welfare|Good fortune
whitest|Most desirable, as teeth go
whoopee|Yay!
workfare|Jobs program
workhorse|Plow puller
zookeeper|Cagey guy?
abating|Letting up
ability|Know-how
admirer|Fan
adopted|Took on
adoption|Family enlarger
against|Versus
ageless|Like "Peanuts" characters
agility|Break dancer's quality
allegory|The Divine Comedy, e.g.
allegro|Up beat?
allegros|Lively passages
almanac|Annual volume
almonds|Nougat morsels
alongside|Parallel to
alright|Way to go!
amalgams|Filling materials
amoebic|Like some protozoa
angered|Steamed
animator|Toonsmith?
antennas|Wave catchers
antiwar|Kind of march
antonym|Hot to cold
anymore|Nowadays
aphorist|Pithy writer
approve|Give the nod to
aquatints|Goya's "Los Caprichos" set, e.g.
arcades|Coin-op places
arcadia|Pastoral place
arching|Bending backward
areolas|Iris parts
arietta|Diva's tune
arsenic|As, on a table
arterial|Major, as a road
asepsis|Germ-free state
ashrams|Hindu retreats
asserter|One with a claim
astronaut|Moonstone ring wearer?
atelier|Place to paint
atomists|Democritus et al.
avalanche|Huge amount
avenues|Means of access
awarder|Judge, at times
azaleas|Showy shrubs
backrest|It's behind you
ballade|Chopin work
ballplayer|Fieldstone ring wearer?
bandsaw|Shop tool
barometer|Opinion poll, e.g.
bearing|Relevant meaning
begonia|Garden perennial
belated|After the fact
benches|Scrubs' places
beneficial|Like health food
bestirs|Rouses to action
beverage|Tea, e.g.
bluefin|Tuna variety
boarded|Got on
bowknot|Gift adornment
breathe|Wine may do it
brewski|Cold one
bullpen|Place to warm up
burdens|Albatrosses
bureaus|Government array
cabdriver|Hailstone ring wearer?
cablecast|Broadcast group?
calaboose|Slammer
caldron|State of unrest
caliper|Brake part
campfire|Scout's cooker
cantata|Bach work
carouse|Go on a tear
celeste|Babar's queen
centurion|Roman honcho
chagrined|Put out
charred|Like some Cajun food
chatrooms|Modern hangouts
chicest|Most stylish
chutney|Pungent relish
cicadas|Periodical pests
claimer|One staking out?
coinage|Invention of sorts
colored|Used pastilles
compacts|They're used to make up
conceit|Prima donna's quality
concerti|Vivaldi works
conical|Like some party hats
control|__ freak
convoked|Called together
coolers|Clinks
copacetic|Groovy
corneas|Iris covers
cortege|Train of sorts
cramped|Short on room
cranial|Like an optic nerve
creamed|Didn't just beat
crescendo|Score buildup
crystal|It's clear
curveballs|Tricks, of sorts
dammers|Beavers, at times
datedly|In a passe way
debasers|They're demeaning
debates|Sparring events
decimate|Nearly wipe out
degauss|Erase, in a way
degauss|Erase, in a way
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
denature|Make undrinkable
deplored|Disapproved of
deportee|One on the way out
desalts|Purifies, in a way
descried|Caught sight of
despair|Lose heart
dessert|Napoleon, e.g.
destroy|Trash
destroyer|Tin can
diamonds|Choker adornments
diciest|Most risky
dishwasher|Soapstone ring wearer?
dissolve|Break up
dissuade|Deter, in a way
ditties|Things to hum
doorbells|Caller signalers
dropshot|Court stroke
drowsiest|Most likely to nod
dullard|Dummkopf
duststorm|Prairie hazard
dynamic|Like Batman and Robin
eagerly|With zeal
earldom|Sandwich's realm?
earlier|Before now
earshot|Audible range
earthen|Like some pottery
earthpeas|Goobers
earwigs|Insects with forceps
eatable|Fit, as feed
ecotypes|Specially adapted subspecies
edified|Uplifted
eeriness|Poe story quality
elastics|Some bands
elevate|Bump, in a way
elevates|Jacks up
elevens|Some naturals
ellipsis|. . .
elucidate|Make clear
elysian|__ Fields (paradise of myth)
embryonic|Rudimentary
emperor|Kind of penguin
encourage|Spur on
enemies|Some are bitter
engraver|Durer, for one
enlarge|Blow up
enraged|Beyond peeved
ensconces|Hides securely
ensnare|Catch in a web
envious|Green?
ephemera|Transitory items
epsilon|Small quantity, in math
erasing|Classroom chore
erasure|Sign of a slip
ermines|Lustrous furs
erosive|Like wind and rain
escalate|Jack up
espials|Sightings
espresso|Joltin' joe?
esteems|Values highly
esteems|Values highly
estimate|Ballpark figure
estrange|Make hostile
eternity|Long, long time
evasive|Slippery
evident|Plain to see
extract|Pull out
eyelids|Snakes' lack
falsetto|Valli's vocal style
federal|Like some taxes
feedlot|Fattening-up place
finches|Buntings et al.
fleshers|Hide-processing tools
flimflams|Fast ones
flusters|Shakes up
flypaper|Sticky stuff
foresee|Do some divining
fracases|Brawls
gazelles|Swift Africans
geniture|Birth
genteel|Well-bred
germane|Closely related
giddiest|Dizzy to the max
gladiola|Sword lily
glasswork|Murano artistry
gorilla|Silverback, e.g.
gripers|Hard-to-please sorts
groaner|Awful pun
gruyere|Swiss cheese
gunslinger|Firestone ring wearer?
haberdasher|Brimstone ring wearer?
haggled|Sought a better deal
hairpieces|Rugs, of sorts
handbag|Buzzi's "Laugh-In" weapon
hardline|Rigid, in a way
headers|They may result in goals
hillside|Sloped area
homeland|Old country, maybe
homonyms|Bear and "Baer"
hotspur|Henry IV, Part I role
housemother|Katt/Brooks films about a chaperon?
iciness|Big  chill
iguanas|Arboreal lizards
illuminate|Decorate, in a way
imitate|Ape
imitate|Use as a model
impression|Dental mold
infested|Totally overrun
infidel|Doctrine doubter
ingrates|Thankless types
inhalants|Some allergy medicines
innersole|It's underfoot
innuendo|Sly insinuation
inseams|Leg parts
insulator|Glass, at times
interested|Showing concern
introits|Mass sections
inundate|Flood
invaded|Made like Attila
ironers|They're pressing
isotopes|Deuterium and tritium
italics|They're slanted
iterate|Do again
iterate|Go over
jeroboam|Big wine bottle
jugular|Vital part
kickoff|Begin
kitschy|In bad taste, maybe
knocked|Bad-mouthed
lacunas|Series gaps
ladrone|Thief, in the Southwest
lanyard|Whistle cord
lassoer|Cowboy, at times
lathered|Got foamy
lattice|Trellis, e.g.
leagues|Links groups
leeringly|In a wolfish way
legions|Multitudes
legumes|Peanuts, e.g.
ligatures|ER ties
lingerie|Intimate wear
lipreads|Interprets, in a way
literatim|Letter for letter
liveryman|Guy covered with foie gras?
locates|Situates
locksmith|Keystone ring wearer?
logical|Like a Vulcan
loonier|More bats
macaque|Rhesus monkey, e.g.
maestro|Baton wielder
maestro|Baton wielder
malaise|The blahs
malarky|Misleading talk: var.
maltose|Brewery sugar
mangers|Feed holders
married|Took a mate
martini|Some like it dirty
masseuses|They rub you the right way
massless|Like a photon
memento|Concert stub, e.g.
mending|Darning it all?
messiahs|Saviors
minaret|Muezzin's place
minerals|Some supplements
minorca|Mallorca neighbor
monopod|Kind of camera support
moonshine|Still yield
mothered|Cared for
nailbiter|Sudden-death game, say
namable|Worthy of mention
nascent|Budding
nectars|Tasty drinks
netsukes|Obi adornments
nigella|Lawson of cookery
nourish|Keep alive
nudists|Some colony members
nuttiest|Most idiotic
observe|Abide by
octagons|Stop signs, e.g.
octants|Pizza slices, often
oilpaper|Waterproof wrap
ointment|First aid item
oloroso|Amontillado kin
operate|Keep running
opinion|Talk radio fare
opulent|Luxuriant
orchids|Prom wear
ordinate|Abscissa's counterpart
orisons|Pew petitions
outfoxes|Is craftier than
outsold|Beat in the market
overlap|Have in common with
palaver|Small talk
palooka|Second-rate pug
panhandler|Freestone ring wearer?
paperclips|Desk supplies
paragon|One without equal
parsley|Tabbouleh need
patterns|Fabric shop buys
pawnshop|Place for the unredeemed
payoffs|Bribes
peacoat|Tar's garb
peafowl|Showy bird, or its mate
peerless|Without equal
penguin|Lemieux, once
percept|Mental image
persona|Sot, to Fields
pilfers|Lifts, in a way
pilfers|Pinches
pitapat|Rain sound
plaguing|Bothering incessantly
ponders|Dwells on
poniard|Slender dagger
postdate|Follow in time
postpone|Move back
prepares|Does one's homework
presage|Foreshadow
presell|Take advance orders for
presell|Take advance orders for
presence|Gift at "no gifts" dos
pretend|Playact, say
priedieu|Prayer bench
priests|Censer swingers
prowess|Great skill
pursuer|Gerard, to Kimble
quasars|Distant starlike objects
rarebit|Cheesy fare
ratatat|Gun sound
rattail|File type
ravioli|Filled fare
ravishing|Drop-dead gorgeous
realist|Pragmatic sort
reapply|React to a rejection, maybe
rebates|Deal incentives
recodes|Programs anew
refuted|Proven false
relearn|Brush up on
reliever|Pen denizen
relleno|Stuffed chili pepper
remaster|Convert from LP to CD, maybe
renewal|Urban __
renting|Getting a flat?
repined|Had a long face
replays|Grid refs' aids
request|Band's number, perhaps
rereads|Double-checks
resentful|Feeling ill will
reserves|They don't start
respect|Aretha classic
respites|Quick breaks
restore|Make like new
restorer|Rogaine, it's claimed
retorting|Shooting back
retried|Had another go at
reverses|Goes back on
revetment|Protective wall
reworks|Touches up
riesling|White wine grape
rigatoni|Ribbed pasta
ripened|Got red, maybe
risotto|Trattoria dish
rockers|Metal bands, e.g.
rootlets|Small outgrowths
rotated|Had a revolution?
roughened|Scuffed, say
rummage|Rifle
samovar|Russian vessel
sampled|Sipped, say
sardine|Tightly packed item
sassafras|Tea source
schlock|Cheap stuff
sciatic|Our longest nerve
scintilla|Tiny shred
scissors|Don't run with them
sconces|Wall fixtures
scrimps|Is parsimonious
sedates|Makes calm
sedative|Sleeping pill
senecas|Native New Yorkers
shafted|Treated harshly
shindig|Blowout
shipload|Tramp's cargo
shoemaker|Cobblestone ring wearer?
shutters|Camera parts
sidings|Wall covers
sifting|Carefully checking
sincere|Single-hearted
skeletal|Like a framework
smidgen|Tiny bit
snidest|Most sarcastic
snorers|Nasal strip wearers
socialite|Claudia Cohen, e.g.
sooners|Red Raiders' rivals
spaniel|W.'s Spot is one
speeder|Radar target
spenders|Prodigal people
splinted|Immobilized, in a way
sponsor|TV "word" provider
sportiest|Most dapper
sprocket|Bicycle part
staffers|Mag workers
stalemate|Patron of drinking buds?
standby|Way to fly
staples|Office Depot rival
stature|6'2", say
steeple|Skyline sight
stereos|Sound purchases?
sterile|Not fruitful
stripes|Features of some bass
stroked|Flattered
suburbia|Sprawl site
surefooted|Like a mountain goat
sustained|Kept up
tabards|Knights' tunics
tarries|Hangs fire
tartare|Steak __
taverns|Juke joints et al.
teacart|Wheeled table
teensier|Harder to discern
teleport|Beam up, e.g.
tenured|Employed for good
terraces|Condo features
tessera|Bit of mosaic
testate|With a will
theistic|Believing in God
therein|Legalese adverb
thicket|Dense growth
thriftier|More sparing
tinnier|More cheap-sounding
titanic|Brobdingnagian
titular|In name only
tobacco|Plug material
tradable|Like sports cards
treason|Axis Sally's crime
tribune|Newspaper name
tripoli|A Barbary State
tripoli|Mediterranean port
trodden|Walked over
tsardom|Autocratic reign
tsarina|Winter Palace woman
turbaned|Like a Sikh
tutelage|Guardianship
umbrellas|Beach sights
unaware|Not with it
uneaten|Left over
unguarded|Risking capture
unloosen|Set free
unsound|Prone to injury
upgrade|Software offering
urbanity|Polish, of sorts
useless|Like a fifth wheel
username|Log-on need
uttered|Put into words
varnish|Glossy coat
vendees|Buyers
vertebra|Column part
warbles|Acts the canary
wirehair|Terrier type
wireless|Like some Net hookups
wisterias|Flowering vines
yearner|Pining one
abreast|Side by side
absented|Kept away
absenting|__ oneself (staying away)
accuses|Charges
achieve|Carry out
acronym|Radar, e.g.
ageless|Eternal
albinos|White rats, e.g.
anemones|Tentacled creatures
apropos|Fitting
arrests|They're on records
ashcake|Dixie corn bread
attacks|Goes after
aurally|By ear
bagpipes|Instruments with chanters
bananas|Kooky
baritones|Mariano Stabile et al.
betroth|Promise, in a way
bleeped|Edited out
boneheads|Dolts
breeder|Stud farm owner
canteen|Military snack spot
carries|Takes along
catenary|Curvature of a suspended cable
chemical|Like some reactions
countersuit|The lawyer wore a __
crabmeat|Imperial ingredient
craters|Signs of impact
created|Put together
czardom|Peter's realm, e.g.
deducts|Takes off
demerits|Black marks
destine|Preordain
destiny|It's inevitable
diemaker|Creator of shaping tools
dominos|Pie purveyor
drunkenness|It'll be illegal on the Internet (PC Computing, 1994)
edifices|Imposing structures
edutainment|Sesame Street, e.g.
elegant|Polished
elicits|Draws out
enemies|Them
escalade|Cadillac SUV
escarole|Frilly green
esparto|Cordage grass
essence|Heart and soul
estates|They're left
ethanol|Gas additive
ethereal|Not of this world
eyestrain|Headache cause
eyetooth|Canine
facemask|Goalie's need
fiercely|In an ardent way
frisbee|Dog's catch
gendered|Like male or female issues
giddyap|Move it!
grimaces|Pained looks
hencoop|It has many layers
impeach|Charge, in a way
indefinite|Not certain
infomercial|Ronco ad, e.g.
inswept|Tapering at the tip
integrate|Make whole
lanolin|Lipstick ingredient
lewdness|Bawdy behavior
likened|Compared
madeira|Portuguese wine
manliest|Most macho
meadows|Places for flocks
melodic|Like easy listening
menages|Households
morocco|Fez's land
mottoes|Things on seals
neatest|Most spruce
operettas|The Merry Widow et al.
orangeade|Sugary drink
ostlers|Stable workers
overbite|Dental problem
panacea|Cure-all
pansies|Varicolored blooms
parabola|Plane curve
peekaboo|Tot's game
perennial|Lily, for one
pesetas|Cordoba cash, once
pileups|Rush hour mishaps
pillage|Take ruthlessly
placers|Top racers
portent|Sign to heed
potages|Hearty soups
pretrial|Like some motions
radical|Hardly moderate
raucous|Like a crow's call
redcaps|Depot figures
rehangs|Puts up elsewhere
remodel|Fix up
reposed|Took a rest
reseals|Closes again
rewires|Does electrical work on
risotto|Trattoria dish
rooster|Comb sporter
savages|Brutish sorts
schemed|Was a jezebel
scorner|Derisive sort
seashores|Vacation spots
sentinel|Watchful one
shapely|Like Marilyn Monroe
shelter|Tax advice, maybe
shingles|Roofer's need
skelter|Helter-__
slanguage|Shoptalk, e.g.
smeared|Bad-mouthed
somewhat|Kind of
spaghetti|It's grown in Switzerland (BBC, 1957)
spruced|__ up (smartened)
stagflation|Worrisome economic period
stamina|Marathoner's asset
streaks|Hair highlights
stressed|Like half an iamb
tartars|Mongol invaders
tatters|Hobo's attire
telepathy|New way to send e-mail (Red Herring, 1999)
terrace|Barbecue spot
tsetses|Feared fliers
undimmed|Shining brightly
upraised|In the air
wallabies|Kangaroo cousins
windsocks|The meteorologist wore __
yttrium|Element  No. 39
aberrant|Off-course
absorptive|Tending to soak up
activity|Part of a schoolteacher's lesson plan
addling|Bound to bewilder
adhesives|Mucilaginous stuff
affronts|Slaps in the face
agitated|In a snit
allergenic|Causing one to react rashly?
altimeter|Instrument that's taken up
amassed|Piled up
anathema|Execration
ancient|Like dinosaurs
animator|One who puts pictures in frames
antidepressants|Some psychotropics
arrests|Picks up
aseptic|Unable to give you anything?
asinine|Imbecilic
astrolabe|Sextant predecessor
auditioned|Read (for)
auditor|One may work internally
automatons|Golems
avarice|Hunger for bread
avocations|Free time fillers
axletree|Wheel's attachment on a horse-drawn cart
azaleas|Bloomers at the Masters golf tournament
bagpipes|Instrument with a chanter and one or more drones
ballads|Air Supply supply?
barricade|Roadblock
basements|They're often unfinished
bedtimes|They might get pushed back on vacations
belated|Like some birthday cards
benefit|Employer's offering
bimester|Year sixth
biretta|Cardinal cap
bonhomie|Genial nature
boulders|Weapons for giants
braided|Like a typical challah
bruiser|Tough
burtons|U.K. biscuit brand
cajoled|Worked on
cardcase|Gift for a new professional
casting|Preproduction job
celeste|Frozen pizza brand
celeste|Verdi's "___ Aida"
centrist|Moderate
cheetah|Fleet feline
chimeras|Fire-breathing females
cilices|Hair shirts
cinemas|They keep their patrons in the dark
climbed|Made like Hillary
coarsen|Rough up
collagen|Most common protein in mammals
collaring|Police work
colorfast|Unlikely to run
colossal|Ginormous
concert|Tour part
consortia|Groups in joint ventures
courtlier|More refined
cowritten|Like many screenplays
coxcomb|Dandy
crewman|Hand
defining|Critically important
desirous|Wishful
despise|Contemn
despots|Coup targets
dialect|Oglala, Onondaga or Ottawa
diamond|Hard C?
diamonds|Where flies get swatted?
discuss|Deliberate
disrobed|Prepared for a physical
dissect|Examine minutely
dissident|Gulag internee, e.g.
distort|Skew
dredgers|Flour-sprinkling devices
drumbeats|Striking sounds
dynamic|Far from stagnant
eardrop|Stud alternative
eclipses|They occur during syzygies
ecstasy|Swooning emotion
elected|In
eliminate|Knock out
embryos|Developments after some unions
emitter|Transistor part
empennage|Aircraft's tail assembly
employer|One who can let you go
emulated|Took after
endorsed|Got behind
energizer|It's represented by a bunny
enhance|Better
enlistee|Company man, perhaps
enslave|Subjugate
entente|Rapprochement
entitle|Give the right
entombs|Places in a sepulcher
enumerate|Count
erasers|Aids for the error-prone
espanol|Toledanos talk in it
ethanol|Fifth element
evildoer|Baddie
examine|Interrogate
exigent|Critical
factorize|Determine the divisors of
fateful|Of great consequence
feasted|Had a lot to digest
festooned|Like some party rooms
filmset|Place for shooting stars
finesse|Opposite of gaucherie
fireboat|Vessel equipped with strong pumps
firepot|Furnace part
fissure|Cleavage
flagrant|Gross
flattop|Style similar to a high and tight
flummery|Claptrap
forgive|Excuse
formula|Drink from a bottle
foxfish|European dragonet
fractal|Shape with self-similarity
freedom|Dying word in "Braveheart"
freezer|Icemaker's spot
friends|Series with a theme song sung by the Rembrandts
friezes|Entablature bands
giraffe|It's spotted in Africa
goblets|Flutes' kin
gorilla|Chest beater
groomed|Ready for a dog and pony show
gyrating|Moving around?
harpists|Ones who have to pull some strings to get a job?
hassock|Place to raise dogs?
heaping|Like big spoonfuls
hindrance|Block
honking|Gaggle gabble
hyphenated|Broken, in a way
imbecile|Einstein's opposite
imitate|Do, in a way
immortal|Unable to buy it?
impasse|Deadlock
inamoratas|Flames
indolence|Sloth
ineligible|Like some receivers in football
innocent|Having clean hands
interlock|Mesh
invalid|Not worth the paper it's printed on
inverness|City near the Moray Firth
irritant|Dripping faucet, perhaps
isotherm|Weather map line
italicize|Stress, in a way
iterate|Echo
jackleg|Unscrupulous, as a lawyer
jeremiads|Lengthy laments
knelled|Took its toll?
kreutzer|Beethoven's ___ Sonata
larceny|Taking things the wrong way?
lattice|Crystal structure
lilting|Buoyant
limerick|Writing that's often obscene
listens|Tunes in
lobules|Lung parts
lucrative|Moneymaking
maharajah|Sanskrit for "great king"
manuals|Appliance accompaniers
marquise|Countess's superior
mediate|Act as arbiter
meniscus|Full-glass phenomenon
moisture|What hygroscopic surfaces attract
molested|Harassed
monetize|Coin
narrate|Recount
nearness|Propinquity
neatens|Picks up
nestling|Early bird
nicotine|Merit inclusion?
nitwits|Yo-yos
nonskid|Having good traction, as tires
novella|It might have 200 gross words
obligates|Binds
odorants|Scent releasers
orchard|Jonathan's birthplace?
outdone|Eclipsed
oxidant|Rust producer
palavers|Idle discussions
panamas|Jipijapas
papillon|Nickname of prison escapee Henri Charrière
parapet|Soldier protector
parasailing|Going up on-line?
parasitic|Ungracious to one's host?
passant|En ___ (how a pawn may be captured)
pasties|Barely there wear
patience|Necessity when dealing with pests
peasants|Low class
peevish|Cross
pentagon|Brass building?
peptide|Endorphin, e.g.
pesetas|Continental coins, once
petrels|Tube-nosed seabirds
plaited|Like a bullwhip
planning|Advance activity
poolside|Like some resort bars
poolside|Sunbathing area
poorest|Least flush
popcorn|Hot stuff at the movies
postmodern|Like some criticism
potshots|Not-so-nice digs?
prating|Going on
prisoners|Joint tenants
problem|Math question
pushpin|It might hold one's notice
quantum|Sudden and significant
ragtime|James Cagney's last theatrical film
raiders|Super Bowl XI eleven
rapiers|Dueling equipment
ratchet|Tightening tool
rateable|Proportional
ravioli|Literally, "little turnips"
reactor|Bad place for a core problem
reascends|Rises again
receive|Option after the toss
recognize|Formally acknowledge
redeemer|The Mahdi, in Islam
redline|Mark for dismissal
reenter|What a plastic wristband may let you do
relents|Bends
relents|Lets up
reluctant|Without a will?
renails|Puts back into place, as a board
renegade|Traitorous
reseals|Puts the top back on, perhaps
retinue|Following
reverential|Awful
ripcord|Thing used to prevent you from dropping dead?
sadness|Blue state
sapient|Full of knowledge
satellite|Dish target
satinette|Strong cloth of cotton and wool
scabbard|It gets filled to the hilt
sciroccos|Three-door Volkswagens
scoring|Getting the point
seasons|Some DVD box sets' contents
seatmate|Competitor for an armrest
seawater|Salty stuff
seekers|They're on the lookout
shedder|Newfoundland, at times
shyness|Reserve
sidebars|Articles of association?
sidecar|Brandy cocktail
sideline|Put out of action
sinister|On the left side, in Latin
sitarist|George Harrison, at times
slipcase|Compact Oxford English Dictionary feature
sluices|Artificial channels
snipers|Hidden threats
snowmobile|Bombardier invention
solitaire|Patience, stateside
someone|___ Is Waiting (song from "Company")
sonatas|They have recapitulations
soprano|Voice above the rest
soupcons|Suggestions
spangle|Prepare for the red carpet, as a gown
sparsity|Outback population feature
specimen|Sample
splices|Joins by making ends meet
stalely|With no zip
stargazers|They're often looking up
steamship|The Titanic, e.g.
steppes|Much of Kazakhstan
strangely|In a funny way
strategist|Campaign pro
strikes|Perfect game dozen
stripes|Uniform set?
surpass|Top
suspend|Break off
sweaters|Hand-washed laundry, often
sweetie|Cupcake
tailfin|Aircraft's vertical stabilizer
tailgate|Place for some parties
teariest|Most affected by a sad ending, perhaps
teensier|Less likely to be seen
tenaces|Bridge combinations
tenanted|Was a letter
tensile|Capable of being drawn out
terrapin|Maryland mascot
testaments|Bible pair
testosterone|What anabolic steroids mimic
tingles|Has an excited feeling
tomatoey|Like pasta pomodoro
tostadas|Crispy appetizers
totality|Sum
tradesmen|Artisans
treeless|Like steppes
unclear|Fuzzy
undersize|Dwarf
undertake|Tackle
unravels|Solves
untangled|Put straight
unveils|Introduces
upsweeps|High styles
urushiol|Irritant in poison ivy
usually|In general
viewpoint|Where one stands
vinegar|Ill humor
virtues|Cardinal quartet
vortexes|Suckers
walruses|They fight with canines
wrested|Took forcibly
yeasayers|Positive people
abalone|Nacre maker
abbesses|Virgin mothers, possibly
abhorrence|Utter loathing
academia|University universe
acclaim|Kudos
acetylene|Torch fuel
addenda|Back matter parts
adoring|Like many grandparents
aerates|Makes sparkle, in a way
afflicts|Troubles
aground|Bad way for a vessel to run
alamode|Dessert specification
alkalis|Strong bases
almoner|Charitable person
anaerobic|Like the bacteria in a septic tank
analogous|Correspondent
anatomical|Of the body
anchorages|Tie-ups?
anklebone|One end of the rubber band in the game Operation
annually|Each Whitsunday, say
anonymity|Opposite of renown
anteaters|UC Irvine team
antimatter|You can't touch this
anxious|Feeling butterflies, perhaps
arresting|Worthy of a stare
arsenal|Powder room?
ascendant|Rising
aspirant|Climber
assayed|Put to the test
assented|Gave in
asteroids|Game with a maximum score of 99,990 points
astride|Mounted on
atlases|World records?
atrophy|Lose strength
attagirl|Way to go!
attended|Showed up
attenuated|Reduced in force
audible|Quarterback's call
aurochs|Ancestor of domestic cattle
avarice|That disease of which all old men sicken, according to Thomas Middleton
averted|Turned aside
avionic|Portmanteau flight system adjective
bananas|Film in which Woody Allen's character becomes "El Presidente"
bandaid|Quick fix
barista|Expert in latte art
beanball|High pitch that might hurt your ear?
besiege|Attack from all sides
bestirs|Gets going
blacklands|Regions of heavy, sticky soil covering large areas in Texas
blindside|2006 Michael Lewis book subtitled "Evolution of a Game," with "The"
bluebottle|Certain blowfly
bluebottle|Insect named for its coloration
bolivia|Its soccer team is nicknamed La Verde
boorish|Unrefined
caldera|Volcanic crater
candela|One of the SI base units
canvased|Covered with a coarse cloth
canvases|They often get framed
carioca|Native of Rio de Janeiro
cascade|Juggling pattern
cashmere|Merino alternative
castles|Chess foursome
catechize|Question thoroughly
catfish|Dixie dish
catjang|Alternative name for cowpea
catspaw|Dupe
caustic|Having a bite
celibate|Like a virgin
cements|Locks in
censures|House humiliations
centerfolds|Toothsome spreads
chainsaw|One might make a log entry
chalets|Some Aspen buildings
chartreuse|Crayola color renamed Laser Lemon
chattel|Piece of personal property
chicken|Game that you lose on your first turn
chortle|Portmanteau word coined by Lewis Carroll that's a happy sound
clamored|Hooted and hollered
climate|Atmosphere
coalers|Certain fuel carriers
colossal|Humongous
complete|Out-and-out
comrade|Former address of the Kremlin
confine|Intern
contain|Keep under control
coolant|Air or water, perhaps
costume|Nurse or pirate, commonly
courteous|Word in the Boy Scout Law
cradled|Held protectively
crafted|Made with care
craftsman|Brand owned by Sears
crashes|Quits unexpectedly
curator|Nude custodian, maybe
cursory|Superficial
daffiest|Most bananas
damascene|Ananias, for one
dauphin|Charles V, when his father became king of France
daybreak|Dawn
deadheads|Fans of a certain jam band
debugger|Code checker
decadent|Overripe
decrypted|Cracked
delphic|Ambiguous
demurral|Scrupulous refusal
dessert|Course that's commonly skipped
details|Ashton Kutcher guest-edited its 2011 "Social Issue"
deviate|Stray
dismissal|Good outcome for a defendant
doctored|Like many tabloid photos
dovecot|Pigeonhole setting
drooping|Visibly exhausted
duchess|Browning subject
dweller|Native
easters|Egg roll times
editors|Money management?
effacer|One expunging
elephant|Animal that killed Chuckles the Clown
ellipsis|Three points
embargo|Official ban
embraced|Took up
emerges|Comes to light
emerita|Professor's designation, perhaps
emitters|Remote control parts
emulsion|Mayonnaise, for one
endplay|Tactic to make a contract
enemies|They may be bitter
engrave|Personalize, perhaps
enlarge|Blow up
enlisted|Part of the military
enrollees|Joiners
enrollment|College figure
ensnare|Hook
enthrone|King, maybe
entourage|Following
epaulette|Literally, "little shoulder"
epicure|Gael Greene, e.g.
erratum|Proof goof
escapes|Con quests?
ethereal|Ghostly
evaluates|Weighs
exosphere|Geocorona setting
expedites|Speeds up
extrude|Force out
eyesore|It's hard to see
eyespot|Io moth marking
facelift|What may improve an actor's lines?
fedayeen|Mideastern commandos
firelit|Romantic, in a way
flatfeet|Reason to be solely supported?
flutter|Bat
footage|Rushes, e.g.
footraces|Dashes, e.g.
frangipani|Bush with fragrant but nectarless flowers
freaked|Lost it
freedom|You've got that right
ganglion|Mass of nerve tissue
ghosted|Wrote invisibly
ghoulishly|How loathsome things are enjoyed
gigaton|Measure of explosive force
godmother|Jamie Lee Curtis, to Jake Gyllenhaal
gravitates|Moves (toward)
hallelujah|Cry of joy
hangfire|Be undecided
harlequins|Summer romances, maybe
hectors|Bullies
hibernate|Burn off fat, perhaps
hireling|McJob holder
hitters|Pair of boxers, e.g.
hitting|Timeout cause, sometimes
icebreaker|Early party line
icemakers|Water coolers
iconoclast|Challenging person?
idealists|They're not practical
identikit|It's used when making faces
immersed|Steeped
impress|Make one's mark
inchoate|Not fully realized
inelegant|Ham-handed
inmates|They don't get out much
insinuates|Implies
instars|Insect stages between molts
intense|Strong
intercept|Pick off
intricate|Labyrinthine
irately|Way to lash out
irresolute|Blowing hot and cold
islander|Mike Bossy was one
isobath|Connector of equal ocean depths
iterate|Go through again
jewfishes|Mulloways and some large groupers
junkets|Targets of some congressional watchdog groups
kimchee|Korean side dish
kinsman|Tybalt, to Juliet
kinsmen|Blood brothers, e.g.
kneepad|Part of a goalie's gear
landholder|One who takes the field?
lattice|Pergola feature
lectures|Reprimands at length
legends|Unverified history
leonine|Scar-like
lessors|They let things out
levitate|Get off the ground
levitators|Magicians, at times
lifespans|Tortoises have long ones
lineage|DAR applicant's documentation
linnets|Popular Victorian pets
lookalikes|Portrayers of the protagonists in "The Prince and the Pauper," preferably
lounged|Got really comfortable
lowrider|1975 hit for War
lustrous|Like taffeta
madrigal|Typical Monteverdi composition
maisonette|Duplex apartment
majesty|Lese ___
martinis|Bond orders
measles|Spots at a clinic
meathead|Yutz
megawatts|A lot of power?
melodists|People of note?
menorah|Shamas holder
merinos|Some wools
messiah|The "Hallelujah" Chorus is part of it
methane|Firedamp, for the most part
minestrone|Thick starter
minicams|Surveillance devices
minions|Gru's helpers in "Despicable Me"
montage|The "Rocky" training sequence, e.g.
moussaka|Layered entree
moviegoer|Someone who might see action?
muenster|Mild white cheese
myelitis|Inflammation of the spinal cord
nailbiter|Blowout's opposite
nannies|Young supervisors
nativists|Protectors of indigenous rights
neither|What sometimes follows me?
neophyte|Pro's opposite
neutralize|Counteract
nippers|Some playful pups
noisette|Lean piece of meat
noisier|More boisterous
nonsocial|Like a nerd, stereotypically
nostalgia|___ Isn't What It Used to Be (Simone Signoret autobiography)
nougats|Some sampler selections
obligee|Person to whom another is bound by contract
octants|Pizza slices, typically
ominous|Bad-looking
omnipotent|Like Big Brother
opulent|Sumptuous
orating|Campaign activity
oregano|Pot look-alike
organelle|Centriole or mitochondrion, e.g.
oriental|Light blue avenue in Monopoly
orientate|Find the right direction
ottoman|TV room piece
overpriced|Needing reduction
oversees|Captains
paddles|Business ends of defibrillators
palisades|Hudson River cliffs
paperboy|Old arcade game controlled with a set of bicycle handlebars
pastries|Elephant ears, e.g.
peloton|Bike-racing group
peonies|Buckeye Belle and Miss America, e.g.
pesticide|Debugger?
peyotes|Mescaline sources
photostat|Old copy
physician|Spock, e.g.
pleasant|Unlikely to offend
portage|Canoeing trip pain
portion|Helping
preorder|Amazon verb
presents|Items often kept under wraps
primitive|Artistically naive
provender|Feed
prudential|Name on a Boston landmark
ptarmigan|Bird also known as a snow grouse
ptarmigan|It has white plumage in winter
publish|Put out
quizzical|Odd
racemes|Floral arrangements
ranchos|Vaqueros' places
ravages|Havoc
redacts|Edits
redline|Risk damaging, as a car engine
reexports|Ships out after shipping in
regalia|Ruler markings?
relented|Let up
relieve|Give a break
repeats|Couch potato's bane
resembles|Takes after
retirees|They don't work
reunites|Gets the old gang together
revenge|Common motive
rezoned|Split up differently, in a way
rockers|Bush and Rush, e.g.
rosiest|Least defeatist
rosters|Lineups
rousted|Got out of bed abruptly
russets|Future tots, perhaps?
salicin|Anti-inflammatory compound found in willow bark
satellites|Feed providers
schooner|Big beer glass
seahorse|Pregnant swimming male, perhaps
seasoned|Veteran
secession|Withdrawal
seethed|Reacted to a snub, maybe
semitones|A major scale contains two
sensate|Feeling
sferics|Study of electrical discharges in the air
shinbones|Soccer players often guard them
shirker|Crew member likely to be resented
shortbread|Lorna Doone makeup
siamese|Amy Carter's Misty Malarky Ying Yang, for one
sideline|Source of extra cash
silences|They may speak volumes
skeptic|Thomas, for one
slithers|Moves sinuously
smellier|Relatively rank
smidges|Mites
solaced|Cheered
soprani|Tetrazzini and the like
spambot|Frequent Viagra offerer?
spambots|Unwanted forum visitors
spaniels|Checkers and more
speared|Like olives in martinis
spelunking|Underground hobby?
spinach|Ingredient in eggs Florentine
stagnates|Stops developing
stalest|Unoriginal to the max
standish|Plymouth Colony military leader
statuette|Oscar, for one
stature|Level of achievement
steamed|Like some dumplings
steerage|Immigration accommodation
steered|Acted as coxswain, e.g.
stereos|They might be found between pairs of speakers
stirrings|Movements
stockade|Fort sort
straits|___ Settlements (former British crown colony)
strangely|In an odd manner
streetlamp|Main liner
stringer|Times part-timer, maybe
striper|Candy ___
stunted|Kept small
suasion|Effort to influence
subteens|Bitter-cold temperatures
surgeries|Lifts, e.g.
swelter|Roast
tailbones|Spinal column bases
tanager|Certain passerine
tattersall|Checked cloth pattern
teacake|Scone alternative
teardowns|Home wreckers' actions
teeters|Rocks before falling
teetotaler|One who passes the bar?
tenants|Ones who capitalize letters?
termini|Poughkeepsie and Grand Central, on the Hudson Line
terrarium|Project in a fishbowl, perhaps
theatrics|Flamboyant lawyer's indulgence
thicken|Set
throngs|Armies
tintypes|Some quaint photos
tonally|How the Chinese speak
toneless|Without expression
trances|Absorbed states
translator|One might be found between a pair of speakers
trapper|Hudson's Bay Company supplier
traumatize|Scar
treehouse|Branch headquarters?
trimester|Period of development
triplet|Common musical grouping
trollop|Tart
umpiring|Calling at home, say
unarmed|Lacking heat, so to speak
undergrad|Premed, e.g.
undersell|Engage in a price war
unexcited|Low on enthusiasm
unitard|Acrobat's attire
unleaded|Like modern fuels
unravel|Begin to go wrong
unrobes|Gets ready for bed, maybe
unsnaps|Opens, as a onesie
useless|The ___ Precaution (alternate title of "The Barber of Seville")
useless|Good-for-nothing
utensil|Scoop, for example
utensil|Spork, e.g.
valance|Liberty in literature
varsity|A-team
vinegar|Sauerbraten marinade ingredient
warmups|Stretches, perhaps
washboards|Jug band instruments
washtubs|Resonators for jug-band basses
whatchamacallit|Untagged item?
whereto|Hack's question
whupped|Beat in a runaway
abalone|It's called "awabi" at a sushi bar
abandon|Ditch
ablative|Latin case
accepted|Conventional
achieve|Pull off
acolyte|Altar attendant
addenda|Supplemental material
addicts|They don't give up easily
addicts|They might struggle to stay clean
admirals|Starfleet leaders
aerator|Bubbler
ageless|Ever-fresh
agitated|Riled up
alpacas|Ecuadorean herd makeup
amateurs|They're not in it for the money
amative|In the mood
ameliorate|Make more bearable
ammeter|Current device
amperage|Current strength
ampoule|Small sealed vial
amulets|Supposedly protective items
anisette|Raki cousin
annuals|Sunflowers, e.g.
antennae|Head set
antihero|Shady character, perhaps
antilog|Slide rule calculation
anybody|Word encouraging class participation
aphorisms|Gnomologist's output
appease|Propitiate
apricots|Turkey exports
arctangent|45°, for 1
armoire|Bedroom piece
armoring|Putting in the mail?
ashcake|Cornbread variety
ashtray|Bygone standard car feature
assents|Gives in
asteroids|Game featuring a triangular ship
attache|Diplomatic post
attracts|Draws
attunes|Adjusts
audited|Carefully reviewed
avenger|One motivated by a score
avoided|Like a pariah
babbitt|Unthinking conformer to middle-class standards
baboons|Long-muzzled beasts
babushka|___ Lady (Kennedy assassination figure)
bacchanalia|Do without restraint?
bartenders|Shot makers
bemired|Like a stick in the mud?
benadryl|Actifed alternative
benzene|It's arranged in a six-sided ring
bystreet|Thoroughfare without much traffic
caldera|Crater lake locale
calorie|Food unit
cameramen|Shooting pros
cartouche|Decorative map emblem
casters|Desk chair features
cauldron|The Leaky ___ ("Harry Potter" inn)
cavalier|Dismissive
cerebral|Intellectual
chasing|After
cheapest|Least likely to tip
chokeholds|Guillotine and Peruvian necktie, in mixed martial arts
coexisted|Lived together
colonel|Highest rank in the Swiss Guard
concretely|In a tangible way
contemptuous|Scornful
continue|Go on
cordial|Sweet drink
coroner|Final exam administrator
corrida|Toreador's milieu
cosines|Fourier series functions
cowering|In the corner, maybe
creased|Like a fedora's crown
creatures|Beasts
cremains|Urn contents
criticism|Prejudice made plausible, according to H.L. Mencken
crooner|Martin or Martino
cyanide|Poison in the Agatha Christie novel "Remembered Death"
daunted|Put off
daydreams|Fancies
deathtrap|Edgar-winning Ira Levin play
decollete|Low-necked
demeanor|Air
diagram|Manual inclusion, often
diarist|One whose entries may be locked
dieters|People you may be seeing less of
dismiss|Blow off
dispensed|Did without, with "with"
distasteful|Repugnant
doldrums|Calm belt near the equator
dollars|What enough change can lead to
doodads|Widgets
dressed|Got into the habit, say
dresser|Bedroom furniture piece
eagerest|Having the fewest reservations
echinacea|Plant also known as purple coneflower
eclipse|Sun block
egomania|Bovarism, essentially
ejector|Many a cursed umpire
elation|It's definitely not a blue state
elevate|Bring up
elevating|Promoting
elisions|What apostrophes are often used for
elongate|Draw out
elopers|Runaway brides?
embalms|Prepares for the pyramid
emergent|On the rise
emotion|Any ___, if it is sincere, is involuntary: Mark Twain
emphasis|The point of pointing, at times
empties|Recycling bin fill
emulate|Make an example of?
enacted|Put into practice
enameler|Peter Carl Fabergé, at times
enamels|Glosses over?
endplay|Bridge tactic
engages|Takes on
engineer|MIT athlete
enlaces|Intertwines
enlarge|Swell
enlivened|Punched up
enplane|Board, in a way
enplane|Prepare to get really high
epaulets|Uniform adornments
epidemic|Quickly caught by a lot
erasers|Character eliminators
erelong|Soon, poetically
essayist|White, for example
estates|They're left behind
estates|Willing subjects
estival|Like Christmas in Australia
etagere|Souvenir displayer
evacuates|Leaves due to a threat
evasive|Hardly forthcoming
exalted|Sublime
excerpted|Like pull-quotes
federalists|Democratic-Republican political opponents
firelit|Like a ghost story teller's face, often
fishnets|Some stockings
florals|Many wallpaper patterns
foliage|Greenery
fontanelle|Soft spot
foremen|Plant specialists
foretaste|Anticipation
fretsaws|Tools with short blades and long frames
frittatas|Eggy fare
galenite|Lead ore
gazpacho|Chilled course
gingerly|With caution
gleesome|Merry
gobbles|Talks turkey?
gossamer|Delicate fabric
groomer|Kennel club employee
guerrilla|Term for a warrior that means "little war"
gymnasts|They mount horses
hardhat|Protection with a suspension to lessen impact
hashish|Powerful resin
hegiras|Some long flights
heifers|They don't have calves
helpmeet|Biblical wife
hiragana|Japanese syllabary
honoraria|Oratorical gifts?
honoree|Speech subject, perhaps
hostesses|Entertaining women
housecoats|Casual garments
housesits|Discourages thievery, in a way
humanest|Most merciful
hysteria|1987 Def Leppard album with four Top 10 hits
hysteria|Uncontrolled outburst
ignores|Gives the silent treatment to
ignoring|Giving the brush to
illusion|Chimera
imagery|Evocative writing, say
imagine|Rolling Stone called it the third greatest song of all time
imbecile|Dope
imbuing|Saturating
improvises|Goes outside the lines?
inanity|Poppycock
incursion|Raid
inelastic|Stiff
ingress|Entrance
initiate|Strike up
innately|At heart
insects|Raid targets
insinuate|Get at
intakes|Some air lines
intestate|Lacking will power
intricate|Involved
inutile|Good for nothing
inverse|Reciprocal
irritate|Put out
keenest|Most enthusiastic
keycard|Check-in handout
kleenex|Kimberly-Clark brand
lasagne|Baked pasta dish
legroom|Coach concern, often
lessees|Apartment dwellers, typically
lightplane|Piper product
literates|Learned people
literature|Nobel Prize category
loaners|Temporary replacements
mahatma|Literally, "great soul"
malingered|Feigned sickness
managed|Like some health care
manhunt|What might result from a slip of the pen?
marshal|Powerful piece in Stratego
mascara|Lash lengthener
massifs|Compact groups of mountains
matinee|Early show
matrons|Dowagers
mechanic|Ford explorer?
meeting|Encounter
memoirs|Work after leaving an office, perhaps
memorabilia|Much eBay merchandise
metiers|Specialties
microbreweries|Pub attachments, at times
midpoints|Equidistant spots
minelayer|Ship that's dangerous to follow
minerals|Dietary necessities
miscellanea|Junk drawer's contents
mission|Ace's assignment
misspell|Have time for thyme?
moments|Time pieces?
monogamy|Practice that isn't part of an open marriage
moonlit|Romantically illuminated
moorish|Like the Alhambra
mustangs|Conference USA team
nappies|British bum coverings
natters|Goes on
nautili|Spiral-shelled swimmers
nearest|Most convenient
necklace|Harry Winston offering
negater|Veto, for example
nirvana|Literally, "a blowing out"
nitpick|Sweat the small stuff
nonpros|Dilettantes
novelette|Thin book, perhaps
novella|The Time Machine, e.g.
nutcase|Crank
oarsman|Stroker ace?
obvious|Manifest
occipital|Head bone
octaves|Range components
oilpaper|Chinese umbrella material
olestra|Pringles Light ingredient
oneself|The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to ___: Montaigne
opponent|Counter person
opulence|Antithesis of squalor
oratorios|Samson and "Elijah"
ordinally|In succession from first to tenth, say
organic|Whole Foods label
organza|Wedding dress fabric
outtalk|Overcome with rhetoric
overarm|Like some illegal softball pitches
ovulate|Enable a primal union
painter|Model employer
palestra|Greek wrestling school
panacea|It fixes everything
parasite|Host's counterpart
parboil|Precook
parklands|Recreational spaces
parlays|Successfully exploits
parsnip|Vegetables whose leaves can burn skin
pasteup|Old-time galley task
pastrami|Cured cut
pattern|Behaviorist's discovery
pawnshops|Fence posts?
pebbles|Bedrock denizen
peculiar|Strange
peelers|Skin-removing tools
periphery|Outer limits
pesetas|Old Andorran capital
phrased|Framed
piggyback|Give a ride to, in a way
piranha|Cannibalistic swimmer
playlets|They're not onstage for long
pleasant|Felicitous
poetasters|Writers of doggerel
polkaed|Enjoyed Frankie Yankovic, say
porkers|Pen fillers
postexilic|Subsequent to the Babylonian captivity, in Jewish history
potluck|Certain community get-together
precipice|Situation of peril
precursor|Herald
prelims|Heats with less buzz, perhaps
premiers|Lenin and Stalin, e.g.
prename|Clinton or Carter, e.g.
prepping|Getting ready
presidios|Spanish fortresses
pretzel|Variety of M&M's
propjet|Certain aircraft
prosper|Blossom
protons|Carbon sextet
quarreling|Having a set-to
railings|They may prevent you from getting bumped off a flight
rainier|Schwarzenegger-spoofing "Simpsons" character Wolfcastle
rapeseed|Source of canola
rarefied|Thin
raspish|Scratchy
rattrap|Urban renewal target
ravishing|Extremely attractive
reasoning|It may be circular
reasons|Thinks through
receivable|Awaiting payment
recommend|Advise
registering|Future voter's activity
reliant|1980s Plymouth model
remotes|Collection for an entertainment center
replaces|Succeeds
reposeful|Quiet
represent|Stand for
reshoot|Do a double take?
resides|Lives
revokes|Takes back
riveter|Person who makes lots of connections
roomful|Maximum number of party attendees, perhaps
salient|Pronounced
saltine|Whistle preventer, perhaps
sandpit|Beach excavation
satiate|Stuff
saunaed|Sat in the hot seat, perhaps
scaliest|Fishy to the max?
scanners|They may check you out
scenery|Set back?
schooners|Privateering vessels
scottie|Iron or wheelbarrow alternative
seabeds|Oil-drilling sites
seascape|Play featuring the lizards Leslie and Sarah
secludes|Shuts off
senores|Sí men
serapes|Fringed woolen garments
shapable|Like Silly Putty
shiners|Striking results, sometimes
shoemaker|Oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby
shutters|Sun blocks
silencer|Suppressor of a report
sincere|On the level
singable|Fit for the choir
sitters|They're frequently teen girls
slaloms|Travels from pole to pole?
sleepers|1996 Barry Levinson movie
slipcase|It holds a specific volume
smarten|Beautify, with "up"
snaillike|Very slow
snowcap|Range top feature
snowmobiles|Vehicles ridden in Michigan's International 500
solderer|Electrician, at times
someone|Person of note
sorehead|One with a short fuse
sparkly|Like a rhinestone cowboy?
spastic|Like some jerks
spectacle|Quite a sight
speedos|Short suits
spicers|Chefs, often
spindly|Like spider legs, often
splatter|Fly all over, maybe
sprinkler|Fire fighter
sputnik|It was launched the same day that "Leave It to Beaver" premiered
stardust|Hoagy Carmichael song preserved in the National Recording Registry
steepest|Most precipitous
steeples|Where jacks are high?
stetson|Part of a Mountie's outfit
steward|Supervisor
steward|Word after cabin or shop
stoppers|They're found in bottlenecks
strafed|Shot from above
streets|Block definers
stressor|Source of aggravation
strophe|Poem part
synagogue|Shul
takeover|Raider's goal
tamarind|Worcestershire sauce ingredient
tantamount|Equal
taunted|Tried to get a rise out of
teaspoon|What "t" can mean
technocrat|Believer in scientist-led government
teenage|Like a quinceañera
tensest|Having the least give
testers|Fragrance counter array
toecaps|Shoemaker's supply
tolerated|Bore
tolerates|Brooks
tollgates|Turnpike features
tootsie|Film featuring "America's hottest new actress"
topsiders|Sperry line
tortoni|Dessert often served in a paper cup
tosspots|Old-fashioned lovers, maybe
tossups|Too-close-to-call elections, e.g.
tourbillion|Whirlwind
tourism|The primary industry of Seychelles
tourney|Thing with brackets
transits|Passages
treatise|Pamphlet's contents, perhaps
trireme|Battle of Salamis craft
troweled|Spread, as mortar
twinned|Provided a match to
tycoons|Barons
underfoot|How some things are crushed
undergod|1954 Pledge addition
undermined|Subverted stealthily
underrate|Short on credit
undersells|Doesn't hype at all
unedited|Raw
uneventful|Routine
unitarian|Millard Fillmore, e.g.
unrefined|Like ores and boors
untethers|Releases
upgrade|One way to get into business
valence|Bond rating?
valkyrie|2008 film depicting the 1944 assassination attempt of Adolf Hitler
veranda|Rocking spot, often
veteran|Seasoned
vigilante|Spanish for "watchman"
vilipend|Speak slightingly of
volcano|Spot for a blowout
wartimes|Campaign periods
wastrel|Spendthrift
windblown|Like thistle seeds
woodworker|Molding pro
zucchini|Courgette, stateside
zygotes|Fertilization creations
abashed|Feeling unworthy, maybe
aborigine|Nunavut resident, typically
acetone|Polish stripper
acetone|Thinner component
acoustic|Type of bass
acrobats|Participants in pyramid schemes?
actions|They're done
admires|Esteems
aerials|Skyline sights
aerobes|Some bacteria
alerted|Notified
alexander|Kid-lit character who had a "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"
alliance|___ for Progress (JFK initiative)
alpacas|Some petting zoo residents
alphabet|KLM is a part of it
altitudes|Air-to-sea readings
amnesty|Organization that won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, familiarly
anaemic|Lacking vigour
anemones|Hermit crabs' symbiotic partners
answers|Comes back
anteater|Red army's enemy?
antelope|Savanna springer
antenna|Feeler
antiradar|Like some hard-to-detect missiles
anymore|Is that it?
apiarists|Beekeepers
apothecary|Nameless "Romeo and Juliet" character
appliance|Energy Star label bearer
arabesques|Persian rug patterns
arabica|Starbucks shipment specification
areaway|Passage between buildings
argument|It can be toothless
armistice|One way to break off an engagement
arrestee|One in a pinch
artlessly|Without guile
ascribe|Credit
astonishes|Staggers
astrodome|Where the "Battle of the Sexes" was held
atrophied|Weakened from disuse
austere|Forbidding
autogiro|Early rotorcraft
aviating|In a dogfight, say
aviator|One who's often high
badgered|Rode
baldfaced|Audacious, as a lie
bandanna|Oater accessory
bandleader|Player manager
bantams|Small but aggressive types
barrage|Thundering shower
basmati|Rice used in biryani
beechnut|Gerber rival
befriend|Add to a network, say
begorra|Cork cry
behinds|Moon features
berates|Rebukes
bleaker|Having less hope
bleeping|Adjective that can replace an expletive
blessed|Like the meek, according to the Bible
blitzer|Wolf with many stories
breathed|Had an inspiration
briquette|Block party block
brisket|BBQ choice
brocade|Upholstery option
cabstand|Grand Central queueing spot
caroled|Joined a group of street performers, maybe
carries|Stocks
cashiers|Workers with registered domains?
cassavas|Trees that yield tapioca
cheater|Sharp
chicanery|Funny business
chorale|Many a Bach work
clansman|Kilt wearer, perhaps
clarinet|What Woody Allen plays
classic|Moby-Dick, for one
classmates|Simon and Garfunkel, once
cleanse|Detox diet
clouded|Like some vision
coalesce|Come together
coincident|Simultaneous
contempt|Hearing problem?
cordial|Warm
corkboard|Tacky wall hanging?
corolla|Car model since 1966
coturnixes|Japanese quails
couches|Expresses indirectly
cozened|Fleeced
crested|Like a triceratops
crochets|Works with a hook, in a way
crossbreeds|Schnoodles and others
crusade|Conversion attempt involving a Hail Mary?
czarinas|Bygone sovereigns
dandruff|It has some people scratching their heads
debones|Fillets
deducts|Docks
deletes|Strikes
derrieres|Rears
deterred|Checked
digestif|Food-processing aid?
diocese|Bishop's sphere
disrupt|Play havoc with
disturb|Throw out of order
dogsledder|Susan Butcher, notably
domains|Royal realms
dresser|Ikea buy
earache|Case for an otologist
earliest|First
earthmen|Invaders in "The Martian Chronicles"
ecotourist|Traveler who tries not to make much of an impact?
ecstasy|Delight
editions|Some are limited
egomania|Vanity case?
element|Re represents one
emanated|Gave out
emeritae|Some retired professors
eminence|Cardinal address
empires|Diversified holdings
encases|Houses, in a way
encountered|Met
encrypt|Secure, in a way
endemic|Characteristic of a specific place
enervate|Sap
enslaves|Unemancipates
entwine|What morning glory plants do as they grow
enumerate|Tick off
epidermis|Body suit?
epitome|Quintessence
erasure|Indication of second thoughts
erasure|One way to get the word out?
erratic|Fitful
etagere|Stand for a lot of things
etagere|Whatnot
eternity|Calvin Klein fragrance
ethanol|Still liquid
eventides|Darkening parts of days, once
exacerbate|Worsen
exceeds|Goes beyond
extempore|Spur-of-the-moment
extremum|High of sorts
eyebolts|Picture-hanging hardware
eyeliner|Goth makeup
fatigues|Military wear
felucca|Swift Nile ship
firmament|Sky
fishnet|Sexy material, often
flatbread|Naan, for example
flattening|Evening out
gallant|Courtly
gargles|Clears one's throat, in a way
gasohol|Hybrid fuel
gazettes|Some daily newspapers
generations|Age groups
genomic|Like some modern medicine
gillnet|River suspension
glutton|Committer of one of the seven deadly sins
gospels|They precede Acts
gossiped|Spread dirt on someone
grappled|Tried to cope (with)
greenskeeper|One who uses a stimpmeter
guillotine|Old instrument for removing tonsils
halibut|Good source of vitamin D
haphazard|Indiscriminate
hardtack|Sea biscuit (or Seabiscuit's sire)
headlight|Thing spotted by padiddle players
headsets|Telemarketers' accessories
hexagon|Subject of Pascal's theorem
hideaway|Retreat
holiest|Most sacred
hollering|Making long-distance calls
hooligan|Tough
hotspot|Coffee shop, often
housesits|Stays when others have left, maybe
hurtful|Pernicious
hypoxemia|Sign of severe altitude sickness
icosahedra|Some dice, geometrically
idealism|Youthful activist's quality
idolize|Consider a star
ikebana|Flower-arranging art
illuminates|Fills with wisdom
illustrator|Adobe program for editing images
immortalize|Ensure remembrance forever
impaled|Ran through
imperil|Compromise
impounds|Seizes during a raid
inamorata|Juliet, notably
indicate|Show
inhalant|It may help you catch your breath
inhibitive|Forbidding
insofar|To such an extent (as)
inspected|Word on some in-pocket notes
interests|Engages the curiosity of
ironies|Life's Little ___ (Thomas Hardy collection)
itemizers|People using Schedule A
jalapeno|Heat source
jargons|Insiders' languages
jaspers|Quartz varieties
keepers|No-pass hands in hearts
keycard|Check-in handout
kilobyte|Cloud measure
kissers|Mugs
klatsch|Casual get-together
ladybird|Pat's predecessor
landline|A cell can replace it
lanolin|Lip balm ingredient
latecomer|What did I miss? asker
leanest|Most economical
legends|Map parts
lenient|Indulgent
lentando|Becoming slower, on a score
liveried|Dressed like a footman
maestro|Worker in a pit
maisonette|Two-story apartment
manhattans|They're garnished with cherries
manifesto|Declaration of intent
mapmaking|Putting everything in its proper place?
marinara|Shrimp topper
mascara|Avon's calling, in part?
mascara|It runs from tears
masonry|What stoners are known for?
matinee|Nooner at a theater, say
medicates|Treats, in a way
medulla|Brainstem section
menageries|Circus collections
menorahs|Wintertime displays
meteorite|Lunar lander?
minicam|Portable shooter
minnows|Bait, often
moronic|Senseless
muralist|One working on the big picture?
nauseate|Disgust
neonate|One who's just starting out in life
neonate|Young baby
netizen|Facebook fan, e.g.
nettles|Stinging flora
nosebag|Muzzle-loaded attachment?
nostril|Afrin target
novella|A Christmas Carol, for one
nuanced|Not black-and-white
oatcake|British breakfast serving
oatcakes|Scottish breakfast fare
oceanauts|Aqualung users
octuple|Eightfold
oddsmaker|Tip sheet contributor
odometers|Indicators of just how far you've come?
oiliest|Superlatively smooth-tongued
olestra|Additive developed by Procter & Gamble
omelettes|Brunch fare
omitted|Unmentioned
omnivores|They'll try most anything
oneness|Concord
opossums|They play dead
orderer|Drive-through window user
organic|Farmers market marking
organza|Bridal gown material
ottoman|Subject of Suleiman
ousters|Reasons for loss of power
outcast|Expatriate
overarm|Like some pitching styles
overbids|Showcase errors
overpaid|Got less than one bargained for?
palazzi|Patrician Venetian residences
pejoratives|Psycho and others
persevere|Carry on
pertain|Relate
pertains|Relates
phaetons|Carriages with large wheels
pinecones|Woodsy adornments
pinkish|Like the interior of a medium steak
planetaria|Places where people have stars in their eyes?
plethora|Overabundance
popular|Song from "Wicked"
poshest|Most upscale
postern|Castle's rear gate
postgame|Like locker-room interviews
postmaster|Letter head
potherb|Mint, for example
prairie|Heartland ecosystem
prattle|Go on
precise|Letter-perfect
priests|White-collar workers?
primavera|Prepared with minced vegetables
psalter|Missal relative
purists|French Academy members, e.g.
rabbits|Multiplication experts?
radical|On the fringe
randiest|Tops in lechery
rarebit|Gooey dish
redacts|Gets ready to run
redeems|Turns in
redheads|Pebbles and others
reenact|Dramatize, as an old battle
refundable|Like some deposits
reiterate|Pound away at
reminisce|Wax nostalgic
renewals|Some check-out desk transactions
replies|Answers
retinas|Loci for foci
retrial|Appealing objective
rhizome|Ginger, e.g.
rightists|Tea Partiers, e.g.
ringtoss|Shoot out the star alternative
rioters|They're revolting
ripener|Ethylene, for bananas
roasted|Like Peking duck
roomettes|Sleeping car divisions
rosettes|Prize ribbons' tops, often
runabout|Brass Era body style
sagamore|Algonquian chief
saltine|Zesta product
savannah|Safari locale
scalene|Neither equilateral nor isosceles
scaliest|Most despicable
scathes|Harshly criticizes
scavenge|Raid the junkyard
seconal|Former Eli Lilly barbiturate brand
secrecy|Private practice?
sectors|Divisions
seekers|Some Quidditch players
sellout|Draw lots?
seminar|Advanced course
senators|Damn Yankees team
serapes|Poncho cousins
sermons|Service elevators?
serpent|What Aaron's rod becomes in Exodus
serpents|Caduceus features
sesames|Some oilseed plants
severed|Cut
shortstop|What 6 may designate
sidesaddle|Quaint equestrian accessory
skydivers|Long jumpers?
slalomed|Took part in a giant event?
slipcover|One rarely leaving the couch?
smolder|Combust slowly
smuggle|Run badly?
snootier|Further caught up in class?
someone|Person of importance
spambot|Net nuisance
sparerib|Rack piece
spoonerism|Chewing the doors, for example
staffer|Periodical figure
stalked|Angrily strode (off)
stapled|Fastened together, as papers
stardom|D-lister's dream
statuette|Display case item, sometimes
steepen|Increase one's grade?
stereos|Pioneer wares
stomata|Leaf openings
stonily|Without a visible reaction
streets|A to I and K to W in Washington
strider|Water-walking insect
stubbed|Hurt, as one's toe
sugarcoats|Hides the unpleasantness of
sunbaked|Parched
swiveled|Turned to one's work, maybe
syllabus|Class handout
tagline|Trailer phrase
tangerine|Like some old iMacs
tangerines|Mandarin relatives
tangerines|Pebbly-skinned fruits
tanners|ALF family
taproom|Place for pitchers
tatters|Duds that are duds
tearoom|Spot serving spots
teasels|Prickly-leaved plants
teenager|Glee extra
tellers|Some casino employees
tenacity|Resolve
tenners|Synonym for "Pavarottis," in British money slang
terraria|Turtles' habitats, sometimes
terriers|Kennel club group
testament|Biblical division
theorist|Idea man, maybe
thulium|Element named for ancient Scandinavia
tillers|Steering rods
tipster|Track habitué
toeless|Like flip-flops
toilers|Work crew
tostada|Possible base for beans
towaway|Haul off
treadmill|It gets you nowhere
trellis|Horticultural support
trellised|Like many vineyards
trochee|One of four in "Double, double toil and trouble"
twinset|Layered wardrobe selection
typesetters|Galley workers
ukuleles|They're picked in the Pacific
ultimate|Disc-passing game
unaware|Tuned out
undergrowth|Thicket in a forest
unleash|Let loose
unspeaking|Silent
unusual|Not everyday
valances|Curtain rod concealers
vermillion|Indiana county whose name is a color
vindaloo|Spicy Indian dish
whatnot|Similar stuff
whereon|Atop which
whitewash|Light coat
wildcat|Jaguarundi, e.g.
wildebeests|Serengeti grazers
workmen|Many hands
yeshiva|Mashgiach ruchani's workplace
accelerate|Quicken
acrobat|Tumbler
address|It might reveal a suite spot
advisers|Cabinet makeup
alehouse|Stop on a pub crawl
aliases|Fake IDs
allover|Like some tans
alpacas|Fleecy fiber sources
although|Granting that
aluminum|Sapphire component
amandine|Like some trout and green beans
amateur|Ham radio operator, e.g.
amazing|Way better than average
amnesty|Pardon
amoebae|They multiply with division
analects|Confucian work
anathema|One subject to complete shunning
andante|It falls between adagio and moderato
anecdotal|Like some unreliable evidence
annelids|Segmented worms
anointer|Priest, at a baptism
answers|Key components
answers|Responds
antifreeze|Radiator liquid
antivirus|Bug zapper
appeals|Wants someone else to try?
arcadia|Pastoral paradise
areolas|Nipple rings
argonaut|Toronto CFLer
ascension|40th day after Easter
assesses|Analyzes as an adjuster
assisted|Gave support to
atomizer|Cosmetics counter gadget
atoners|Penitent people
attests|Swears
avocados|They have large pits and lots of fat
azaleas|Showy shrubs
bandito|¡Three Amigos! extra
barista|Person with counter intelligence?
baritone|Euphonium relative
belongs|Doesn't stick out
bikeway|Riding path
blessed|Fortunate
bloatware|Oversize computer applications, informally
bootleg|Illegally captured
bowlers|Sparing people?
brewski|Cold one
bugaboo|Hobgoblin
bygones|Past history
caissons|Carriages used at presidential funerals
camelback|Phoenix's ___ Mountain
candygram|Missive with kisses?
capstone|It's placed last
captain|Bridge head
caption|Line under a shot
cathedral|Building with picture windows?
ceramist|Maker of baked dishes
chalice|Religious vessel
chaplaincy|Padre's position
charnel|Deathlike
chlorine|Its name is derived from the Greek for "pale green"
choruses|Necessities of classical drama
clauses|They may be dependent
cleanser|Comet, e.g.
cleanup|Batting fourth
cloister|Walk in a certain order?
coasted|Was powerless to proceed?
compare|Hold a candle (to)
confound|Bewilder
cowrite|Draft as a team
crackpots|Their elevators don't go to the top
critter|It's a livin' thing
cruisers|Black-and-whites
cystine|Amino acid in hair and skin
darkness|Satan's princedom
dauphins|Historical heirs of France
deadens|Does a number on?
declasse|Not well-positioned
democrat|Cleveland, e.g.
dessert|Blondie, for example
dextrose|Energy bar ingredient
diagram|Assembly manual feature
disable|Kneecap, e.g.
disaster|Sandy, say
divests|Rids
droopiest|Least spirited
earring|Stud, e.g.
egalite|Révolution française goal
einstein|Time magazine's Person of the Century
electron|Hydrogen has one
elegant|Polished
elevens|Naturals, sometimes
emanate|Put forth
empathize|Feel for, with "with"
emulated|Imitated, as a computer system
enceinte|With child
enclave|Landlocked territory with only one neighbor
encompass|Include
endemic|Native
enhancing|Strengthening
enlaces|Rings with rope
enlistment|Private practice?
enrollee|Course taker
ensigns|Maritime standards
entourage|TV series loosely based on the life of Mark Wahlberg
entreat|Ask in earnest
entrecotes|Cuts of beef taken from between the ribs
entrees|Specials, often
envelop|Cocoon
enwound|Coiled about
erasure|New wave band with an EP of Abba covers
espresso|Mug shot?
essence|Spirit
essences|Spirits
exactly|On the nose
exclusive|Single
extremes|Range's boundaries
exulted|Rejoiced
eyepopper|Stunning sight
falsetto|Unnaturally high
fathoms|Fishfinder units
firewall|Virus protection
fistnotes|Printer's pointers
fittest|Most up to the task
flimsier|Weaker, as an excuse
forehand|Swing from the right, for most people
freezes|Stops suddenly
gaskets|Sealing rings
gelatin|Bavarian cream ingredient
germane|On point
glamorized|Made smart
gleaning|Collecting slowly
goatees|Rough patches for men
goriest|Having the most guts?
grahams|Teddy ___ (Nabisco product)
grayness|Lack of cheer
greetings|Voicemail recordings
grosses|Film execs' concerns
hairpieces|Coverage providers after a recession?
handset|Item in a cradle
hateful|Malicious
headsets|Telemarketers' equipment
hepcats|They contrast with squares
hexagon|Honeycomb section
hirsute|In need of some manscaping, perhaps
homegirl|Someone to hang with
honeybun|Glazed treat
hopeless|Inspiring prayers to St. Jude, perhaps
hotlink|Hypertext connection
hyphens|Tic-tac-toe symbols
ideologies|Guiding doctrines
imprudence|Reckless behavior
inanity|Foolishness
incinerator|Garbage chute destination in old buildings
indicted|Got a charge out of?
inexactly|With estimations, say
inexorably|With single-minded determination
inferior|Wanting
ingress|Means of access
inhabit|Occupy
inhumane|Like puppy mills, to many
initial|Personal letter?
innovate|Break new ground
inshore|Like some fishing
insofar|To such an extent (as)
insurance|Coverage
intrigued|Eager to learn more
iodized|Like some salt
irreverent|Profane
iterate|Say again
jarhead|2003 memoir by former Marine Anthony Swofford
jarlsberg|Cheese named for a Norwegian town
jawbreakers|Hard candies
jeepers|Yikes!
jokester|Stand-up guy?
jollies|Kicks
jonesed|Craved, with "for"
jukebox|Holder of platters in an old diner
kernels|Popcorn bowl leftovers
kneaded|Worked, as dough
laconic|Having little to declare?
lateral|Part of a flea-flicker
lederhosen|Tyrolean garment
limousine|Common wedding rental
litotes|Figure of speech that employs ironic understatement
loofahs|Spa items
lyricist|Bernie Taupin, for one
macrame|Craft with knots and hitches
magneto|Attractive comics hero?
malachite|Mineral with green bands
maniacal|Like many a supervillain
marabou|Silk variety
marines|Devil dogs
matrices|Spreadsheet configurations
medicos|Physical performers
megabits|Storage units
melanin|Albino's lack
menorah|Literally, "candlestick"
midwife|Labor force member?
minibars|It's costly to empty them
minicam|Film student's equipment, maybe
minivan|Ride around the suburbs
mishits|Shanks
mismanaged|Ran poorly
missals|Some in prayer look at them
mistral|Dry Mediterranean wind
moments|No time at all
moonbow|Evening skyline?
moratoria|Breaks
muscovite|Mica that's used as an electrical insulator
mustard|Frank request
mutates|Morphs
nametags|Items with handles on the front
nastiest|Most offensive
naysayer|Glass-half-empty type
nearest|Proximate
neatened|Put in order
neogene|Period before the Quaternary
nestler|Spooning person, e.g.
noodges|Pests
notepads|Reporters' purchases
oafishly|Without grace
obsequious|Fawning
occiput|Back of the head
oddballs|Fish out of water
oddballs|Singular bunch
omelets|Diner staples
operate|Cut it out?
orangeade|Snapple offering
oratories|Small private chapels
oreganos|Some members of the mint family
origami|Activity in which mountains and valleys are created
original|Novel
orioles|Camden Yards team
outlasted|Had longer legs than?
outscores|Tops, in a way
overbite|Orthodontic concern
overfed|Like some fat cats
overlong|In need of some editing
overshoe|Rubber
paparazzi|They're shooting stars
parades|Holiday displays
paradrop|Send in from above
parallel|Like two sides of a trapezoid
paralleled|Was similar to
patented|Inimitable, in a way
pealike|Small and round
peerage|Counts, e.g.
peeress|House of Lords member, sometimes
peonies|Big blooms
percepts|Sense data
personality|Factor in chemistry
petites|Womenswear section
petunia|Flower whose name means "tobacco"
philosophic|One way to wax
picante|Salsa specification
picayune|Of little account
pinatas|Candy containers
pinhead|Flaky sort
piranhas|Amazon carnivores
planetoid|Small orbiter
planted|Put in the ground
plateglass|Many a storefront
podiatrist|Corn inspector
polyesters|Some versatile materials
popinjays|Fops
posters|Movie promoters
pralines|Sweets named for a French soldier whose cook was the inventor
prances|Moves flamboyantly
precept|Rule of conduct
precooks|Parboils
pretenses|Works of fiction?
printers|Tray holders
progressed|Covered ground
propane|Gas in a cylinder
propels|Rows, e.g.
prowess|Expertise
prudish|Easily embarrassed, perhaps
racewalker|One who tries to keep a step ahead?
radicalize|Incite to rebellion, maybe
ragouts|French stews
rarebit|Dish with a variation called a golden buck
raspier|Less mellifluous
rearmed|Got more from a magazine
recover|Bounce back
relleno|Stuffed poblano
reminder|Memory aid
reoriented|Put back into alignment
resistance|Superconductivity's lack
resolute|Bound and determined
restart|Freezing solution
retakes|Second shots
retuned|Pitched better?
revalue|Make current, in a way, as currency
ripping|Marvy, to a Brit
riveter|Job of a World War II icon
roadshow|It plays around
robbing|Holding up
rosarian|Floral specialist
rustling|Activity discouraged by brands
sandblaster|One for whom silicosis is an occupational hazard
sandpiles|Construction site formations
sarcasm|What an emoticon might indicate
satires|Swift attacks?
savoring|Taking one's time with, perhaps
scarabs|Cartouche symbols
scathing|Scorching in a pan?
scavenge|Pick over a kill
scenting|Giving a bouquet to
scrabble|Its original name was Criss Cross Words
scurries|Hastens
scythes|Tools with curved blades
seedcake|Dessert with caraways
seeders|Machines that may be in a rut
seediest|Most disreputable
seeress|Cassandra, for example
seethed|Was incensed
seminal|Groundbreaking
serrate|Like pinking shears
serrated|Like some shark teeth
servers|People waiting for payment
shiatsu|Technique that puts people under pressure
signorina|Marsala miss
sirloin|Tri-tip source
sleepiness|Common drug side effect
slumber|Result of getting sacked?
slyboots|Foxy one
smarten|Spiff (up)
smarten|Spruce (up)
smashed|Liable to pass out
smokestack|Symbol of pollution
soapstone|Countertop material
solaced|Gave support to, maybe
someone|Name
sphinxes|Inscrutable people
splinters|They can get under your skin
spoofed|Sent up
sported|Wore
stalagmite|Spelunker's obstacle
statins|Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor, e.g.
steamed|Sore
steward|Person waiting on a plane
strange|Oddball
stunner|Knockout
stutter|Porky Pig has one
suntanned|Like many bikini models
superbad|2007 Jonah Hill comedy
swelter|Bake
tattletale|Snitch
teachers|They hope you've learned your lesson
teenage|Like Romeo and Juliet
teenage|Part of TMNT
teepees|Dakota residences
tenacity|Resolution
tentacle|Boneless limb
tercels|Toyotas of yore
testify|State under oath
tetrahedra|Shapes used to model water molecules
thespian|Method user
thorniest|Most difficult, as a problem
tippler|Lush
tobacco|Unhealthy stuff that's cured
tortilla|Bowl material?
tragedienne|Female member of a moving company?
trainee|One with a lot to learn
traitor|Candidate for the ninth circle of hell
trances|States with zoning
trashes|Ruins
treater|One who picks up the tab
treetop|High-level branches?
tremolo|Keyboard effect
trireme|Ancient warship
trivial|Rinky-dink
troubleshooter|Skilled problem-solver
tweener|Prepubescent
typesets|Prepares for a press
ukulele|Instrument similar to the Portuguese cavaquinho
unaware|Oblivious
unawares|By surprise
underage|Not legal, in a way
unearned|Like some runs
unveils|Brings to light
urgency|What an exclamation point might indicate
utopian|Like Coleridge's Xanadu
vacating|Getting out of
veejays|Cable hosts introduced in the 1980s
versatile|All-around
viaduct|Bridge spanning a valley
vindicate|Absolve
webster|Massachusetts town on Lake Chargoggagogg-manchauggagogg-chaubunagungamaugg
windmills|Power houses?
worriers|Many nail-biters
yardage|Golf hole figure
yelping|Pound sound
agendas|Hidden things, sometimes
alluring|Like a fox
amenity|Hotels.com information
amnesic|Drawing many blanks, maybe
angrier|More incensed
answers|Key notes?
anteater|Toothless predator
antipasto|Introductory Italian course?
antiradar|Stealthy?
apatite|Mineral below orthoclase on the Mohs scale
apercus|Quick insights
avocado|Light green
ballooned|Swelled out
barracuda|1977 hit named the 34th best hard rock song ever by VH1
bathing|Getting into hot water?
bedposts|Canopy supporters
bestowed|Granted
brashly|With audacity
catspaw|Dupe (and not a feline's foot, as you might expect)
charade|1963 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant
cheerleader|Pyramid builder
corneas|Convex body parts
cornets|Some jazz instruments
craniums|Braincases
crapshoot|It's far from certain
crusade|Fight for change
daystars|Planets visible at dawn
deepest|Most intense, as sadness
dentists|Drill masters?
derange|Push over the edge
diapers|Huggies offering
drumroll|It may precede a big announcement
electee|Recount survivor
elitism|Selection bias?
empanel|Put on a jury
enclosed|Check ___ (the two most beautiful words in English, facetiously)
encrypts|Rewrites with new characters, perhaps
energizer|Maker of a lot of C's and D's
entreat|Petition
esoterica|Niche-interest info
evaporator|Device that turns liquid to gas
exalted|Lofty
exposes|Brings to light
genteelness|Cultivated nature
genuflects|Shows deference
grampus|Blunt-nosed dolphin
halogens|Only group with elements in all three states of matter at room temperature
headfirst|How some dive in
hearten|Cheer up
heftiest|Maximally muscular
ignites|Catches
ignores|Doesn't consider
incense|Material in a thurible
insignia|Officer's emblem
insists|Demands
interstice|Gap
kneeled|Prepared to propose
legwork|Pounding the pavement, say
lenders|Thomas' competitor
letterman|Big Top Ten list name
lifesaver|Mae West relative
mailing|Batch of fundraising letters, say
manatee|Grayish Crayola color
mattresses|Whoopee cushions?
meniscus|Knee cartilage
milkers|Octet on the eighth day of Christmas
mirages|Untouchable sights
nailers|Certain guns
neocons|Some party hoppers?
neuroses|Therapist's concerns
neutron|Beta decay product, at times
nevermind|It's nothing
newspaper|Post production
ocarina|Instrument also called a sweet potato
oenophile|One who might hail a cab?
omissible|Not mandatory, to a list maker
optical|Like some scanners
oreganos|Mint family varieties
osmosis|Unconscious means of learning
ospreys|University of North Florida team name
overtures|Wooing attempts
parable|Sunday school story
partisan|Devoted man or woman of the House
pawnshop|Hocking spot
pecorino|Cheese that's grated on pasta
peerless|Early Cleveland-based luxury automaker
periods|Tiny characters in "E.T."
phatter|Tomorrow's a doper, ___ latter day (lyric from "The Book of Mormon")
pollster|One asking for opinions
pomander|Closet scenter
presser|Iron-pumping person?
prosper|Fare well
reasons|Infers
reining|Holding back, with "in"
remodels|Updates, in a way
reseller|Thrift store, perhaps
resembles|Is like
retaking|Doing again, as a test
schmaltz|Corny quality
schooner|Draft pick?
secrete|Hide away
sidecar|Alexander alternative
sincere|Not snarky
skeptics|They ask for proof
smelter|Metal plant
solicitations|Some robocalls
sootier|More carbon-covered
stagger|Fail a DUI test, maybe
streamers|Colorful party decorations
swinger|Participant in a key party
taconite|Iron Range mineral
tailless|Like most invertebrates
tankard|Pub vessel
testate|Prepared to leave?
tubists|They can handle heavy winds
ulsters|Victorian overcoats
watershed|Turning point
wintery|Cold and raw
abetting|Helping someone do a bad job?
acacias|Thorny trees
anarchy|Law and freedom without force, per Kant
apiaries|Queens' quarters
apologia|Formal justification
artists|Sketchy people?
ascribe|Credit (to)
astutely|In a sharp way
beneath|Unworthy of
charcoal|Pyrolysis product
charges|-
daisies|-
daresay|Think probable
despise|Hate to death
diploma|Wall paper?
elbowed|Jostled rudely
etcetera|Stuff like that
eyeless|Like some salamanders
fireballer|Powerful pitcher
flubber|The Absent-Minded Professor invention
fortune|Riches
genuine|Bona fide
gleeful|Overjoyed
greenery|Urban rarity
gyration|Hip dance move?
hitches|Unforeseen obstacles
hormone|Cellular messenger
ingrates|Disrespectful sorts
ironist|O. Henry, notably
lactate|Produce milk
machete|Hacker's tool?
medulla|___ oblongata
operable|In working order
opiates|Real numbers?
orthodox|Like some sects
peoples|The ___ Court
prophets|Major biblical quartet
pushing|Buried, so to speak
rattles|Flusters
realtor|House broker
recluse|No-company man?
reddened|Blushed
retainer|Case worker's fee
sealants|Weatherproofing stuff
seamier|More squalid
siemens|Conductance unit
spinets|Small upright pianos
standpat|Not draw cards
starlet|Artist promoted by Radio Disney, perhaps
steeped|Saturated
tatters|Shabby clothes
tenpins|Targets hit 12 times in a row in a perfect game
toaster|Bagel browner
torpedo|Sub ingredient?
trumped|Bases for a false arrest
twilled|Like some fabrics
abalones|Mollusks with iridescent shells
abruptly|Without notice
academia|Campus life?
acerbic|Biting, as wit
achiever|Person who is hard-working and successful while "high"
admirers|They may be secret
adoption|Family planning process
adrenal|___ glands (organs just above the kidneys)
aerosol|Atomizer's output
against|Oppositional preposition
agonist|Type of drug that activates a receptor
alarmist|Danger exaggerator
allergic|Averse to boxers, say
alternated|Went back and forth
ammonia|Fertilizer compound
anagram|Eager to agree, say?
ancestry|Roots
android|Data on the USS Enterprise, e.g.
anoints|Ritually designates
antibody|Immunoglobulin, by another name
aproned|Protected like a chef
arcades|Play areas?
armoires|Tall woodworking projects
armrests|Parts of recliners
arresting|Eye-catching
arrival|Flight tracker posting
arrived|Optima operator, e.g.
arsenal|Military collection
artists|Those who might paint the town red?
ascents|Flight paths, at first
ascribe|Give credit, with "to"
ashtrays|Where people drop their butts
assented|Agreed to, with "to"
assuming|Jumping to conclusions, and what's spelled out by the eight letters that have literally jumped to conclusions
asterism|Group of stars or, after changing the last letter to a K, a star
astronomer|One seeing stars?
attests|Swears (to)
attitude|Complainer's display
availed|Helped
avatars|Online gaming images
avenger|Wasp, e.g., in Marvel Comics
aviator|Member of the Tuskegee Airmen, e.g.
avifauna|Birds, collectively
awarded|Bestowed, as a prize
bachelor|Single one
belabor|Explain excessively
beseech|Request earnestly
between|Preposition before you and me
biologist|Researcher using slides
bisects|Splits evenly in two
blarney|___ Stone (rock said to have inspired the phrase "Kiss me, I'm Irish")
bleaching|Lightening up?
boatload|Huge amount
booklet|Zero
boomtown|City where people may have struck gold
borders|Land lines?
bourbon|Ingredient in a Kentucky mule cocktail
boycott|Civil rights movement protest action
brisker|Keys playing at concerts
bunting|****
buoying|Believing, so to speak
canaries|Finch family songbirds
canoodles|Items stuck in cakes
cantata|Bach's "Jesu, der du meine Seele," e.g.
canvassed|Sought support for a senator, say
capsule|Escape pod, e.g.
casabas|Cousins of cantaloupes
casserole|Food from the French for "saucepan"
caterers|Fare-minded people?
century|Period of 100 years
chained|Girlfriend boy band
chalupa|Dish that may be filled with salsa and chipotle peppers
chanter|****
chorales|Masses at Masses
cinemas|Film venues
closest|Like Proxima Centauri, among all stars, to the sun
coastal|Situated near waves
coattails|Marsh plants with an animal in their name
cognates|Linguistic relatives
cohabit|Share a living space
commotion|Hullabaloo
composed|Created concertos, say
comrade|Ironic term of address for many a socialist
connive|Collude (with)
continuum|Uninterrupted sequence
copycat|Impressionist?
cousins|Parent's nieces and nephews, to you
cusswords|Censor's concerns
cytosine|One of the four bases of DNA
darting|Moving like a dragonfly
deacons|****
declines|Rejects, as a penalty in football
decries|Publicly denounces
delineate|Mark the boundary of
depleted|Burned through
derelict|Negligent, as in one's duty
deserts|Dune settings
despotism|Authoritarian rule
detailed|Like intricate artwork
detonator|Big bang beginner
diabolical|Bad to the bone
dinners|Waiting periods?
dissented|Didn't concur with the majority decision
documentary|Real-life picture
doorsill|Better Call Saul hit man Ehrmantraut
dramedy|Series of different moods
earnest|Sincere in one's beliefs
echograms|Ocean-surveying images obtained by reflecting sound waves
eclipsed|Surpassed
ecstatic|Euphoric
elation|Bliss
ellipsis|...
elusive|Not easily found
emotion|Something you can't read on a poker face
emotive|Showing joy or fear, say
enacted|Put into effect
endeavor|Serious effort
endured|Stood the test of time
engines|Dodge machines
enlists|Gets ready to serve
ensnare|Capture
entangle|Involve in a troublesome situation
enthrall|Captivate
entices|Lures
entitle|Authorize
entwine|Interlace
eponyms|Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Frank Zamboni, e.g.
estates|Large areas of property
exemplar|Role model
explore|Probe
extrudes|Pushes out
eyelids|Folds closed at night
eyeliners|Items for drawing wings near one's lids
eyeopener|E
faculty|Group training majors
fastens|Fixes with a pin, say
feeding|Periodic zoo event
finance|Green field?
firedogs|Dalmatians at stations, perhaps
flamingo|Posting insulting messages online
forecasts|Predictions about seasonal changes
foresee|Envision with divination
forklifting|Sport where you pick up a utensil?
fractal|Infinitely complex geometric shape
franchises|Thunder and Lightning, e.g.
freighter|Big shipping vessel
frontal|TBS show "Full ___ With Samantha Bee"
further|To a greater extent
galleon|Armada ship ("The Big Bang Theory")
garters|Bands for some brides
generate|Bring about
genesis|Invisible Touch band
gesture|Jazz hands, e.g.
glasses|Things improving one's world view?
gloated|Bragged about a victory
goodbye|Take care!
groomed|Like show dogs
headset|Piece of live-stream gaming equipment
headsets|Customer service representatives' devices
heathen|Pejorative used in proselytization
heliport|Designers of illusions
heroine|Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman, e.g.
hokeyness|Corny quality
hokeypokey|Turnaround time?
hominoid|Great ape, e.g.
honeydew|Melon with green flesh
honoree|One getting special recognition
horseman|Biblical quartet member
housepainter|*One putting on a coat at home?
idolatry|Religious worship of an image
imposed|Forced (upon)
imprudent|Rash
incites|Foments
indolence|Lethargy
infancies|Early stages
insincere|Disingenuous
intranet|Web connection that's exclusive to an organization
introit|First hymn of a Mass
iodides|Salts with I- ions
ionizes|Gives a charge to
isolate|Sequester
isotonic|Like muscle contractions that maintain constant tension in the muscle
isotope|Relative in a science class?
jasmine|Disney princess of Agrabah
karaoke|Bar numbers?
keynote|****
kinglet|Small bird that may be ruby-crowned
knuckle|Punch ingredient?
labeled|Given a designation
lantern|Light source traditionally given to a first-year student at Bryn Mawr College
lateral|Rugby pass
lateral|Rugby pass
latinos|Many characters on "Jane the Virgin"
learner|Knowledge seeker
lessors|Rent strike targets
lifespans|Greenland sharks have long ones
linecut|Black-and-white photoengraving
lingered|Stuck around
literal|Basic in meaning
litigated|Sought a trying experience?
location|Where it's at
loiters|Soda bottle measurements
longest|Like Psalms 119, among all chapters in the Bible
lordship|His ___ (noble title)
macabre|Like stories by Shirley Jackson and Anne Rice
machete|Cutter in a jungle
maddened|Ticked off
maestro|Philharmonic leader
maestro|Title for the late musician Bramwell Tovey
mailbox|This answer often has more than seven letters
maniacs|Fiends
manners|Standards of decorum
margarita|Midnight cocktail in "Practical Magic"
marinas|They have lots of yachts
marshal|My thoughts exactly!
massaged|Helped someone in pain, in a way
matinee|Play at lunchtime, say
meathead|Ignoramus
messiah|Handel work with the "Hallelujah" chorus
meteorology|Climate change topic?
midnight|When the fairy godmother's magic spell is broken, in "Cinderella"
mimosas|Citrus cocktails
missend|Respond with a message in the wrong group chat, say
moments|They're captured in photographs
montero|Lil Nas X album with the title track "___ (Call Me by Your Name)"
mooning|Bringing up the rear?
mosaics|Umayyad Mosque art
mountaintop|Peak, and a synonym of the word spelled out in the circled peaks' highest points
mourned|Expressed grief
namesake|Teddy bear, to Teddy Roosevelt
narrate|Play the storyteller
neatened|Decluttered
necktie|Formal accessory
nephews|Ares and Hercules, to Poseidon
netherworld|Spirit realm
newsdesk|Anchor's setting
newsreels|No-longer-current films about current events
nirvana|Lithium band
nominee|Chosen candidate
normalcy|It's what you'd expect
numerals|I and others, in old Rome
oboists|Some performers in pits
obscene|Especially taboo
ocotillo|Desert plant that's also known as candlewood
oddities|Strange matter
odometer|Mileage displayer
offense|Side trying to score
omnibus|Collection of an author's works
openers|Season premieres
opioids|Class of drugs that includes fentanyl
ordains|Radiate, as light
ordered|Selected specials, say
orifice|Ear canal, e.g.
outsider|Not one of the in-crowd
outsource|Procure, as services, often internationally
overreacted|Made a mountain out of a molehill
painter|One putting on a coat?
painter|One who may have a brush with fame?
panelist|Contest judge, at times
paragon|Exemplar
parishes|Ecclesiastical districts
passivity|Quality for one who puts up no resistance
pasture|Sheep's grazing area
patooties|Pair in a Double Quarter Pounder
patriot|The person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about, per Mark Twain
peacoat|Naval garb
peasant|Rural, feudal laborer
pelican|Plunger with wings?
perches|Windowsills, for cats
perigee|Point in the moon's orbit closest to Earth
pesetas|Bygone Madrid money
peskier|More bothersome
phoneme|Unit of sound in linguistics
phoneme|Unit of speech, in linguistics
photogenic|Deserving of snaps?
placards|Demonstration signs
planners|Parties setting up parties?
planners|Party organizers
pledges|Donors' promises
plunger|Tool with a rubber cup
poisoning|Villain's method in many a murder mystery
precook|Roast beforehand, say
prepares|Puts together
presume|Suppose to be true
priests|Service members?
project|Collaborative task, often
prologue|Opening statement?
propman|Guy in charge of handling stage items
pulsing|Having a steady beat
quavers|Vocal trembles
raiders|NFL team in Las Vegas
ravioli|Dish served with Bolognese sauce, often
readable|Written so as to be understood
readout|Electronic report
reattach|Make another connection
recounted|Described the details of
recreate|Bring back, say
redesign|Overhaul, as a logo
reelect|Return to the House, say
reenlist|Join the forces for another stint
referee|Flag bearer?
referee|One making sure that Bears and Lions don't play too rough
regalia|Coronation clothes
rehears|Tries again, legally
reissue|Second film release
relaunch|Second business opening, say
relieve|Disburden
remodels|Fixes up, as a house
repeats|Double features?
replica|Imitation
researching|An appalling waste of energy, per Katherine Mansfield / Exploring deeply
resellers|People doing flips in the business world?
reservist|Weekend warrior, perhaps
restive|On edge
restraints|Staples of Houdini's performances
restrooms|Heads inside a building?
retorts|Bits of witty repartee
retread|Film with an unoriginal plot
revisits|Examines again
rhubarb|Vegetable used in pies
richest|Having more wealth than anyone
ringtoss|Horseshoes relative
rubbery|Like latex balloons
rubdown|Post-workout massage
saddled|Ready to ride, as a horse
sainted|****
saltine|Cracker added to soup
samosas|Pastries packed with potatoes, perhaps
sanitary|Giant author Ferber
sassing|Mouthing off
satchels|Small bags
schools|Principal locations?
screamed|Reacted like many a roller coaster rider
scrolls|Spellcasters' papers in Dungeons & Dragons
seaport|Miami or Seattle, e.g.
seesaws|Fluctuates
sensitive|Like information that should be kept secret
separate|Decouple
separate|Distinct
serials|Middlemarch and "Ulysses," originally
seventy|LXX, spelled out
shanghai|Yu Garden city
shiatsu|Holistic massage practice
shiatsu|Massage technique popularized by Tokujiro Namikoshi
shivers|Apt rhyme of "quivers"
shortcut|Sets off alarm bells
shortstop|6 of diamonds?
sidearms|Holstered weapons
sidecar|Cocktail with cognac
sierras|California mountain range, informally
similar|Having a resemblance
sisters|Chloe and Halle of the R&B; duo Chloe x Halle, e.g.
skeptics|They're not buying it
sketchy|Untrustworthy
slamdance|... plus others
slander|Oral defamation
slicers|Deli devices
sloganeer|Creator of a product line?
slyness|Sneaky quality
sneezes|Everyday explosions
soapiest|Maximally sudsy
soviets|Those affected by the 1980s policies glasnost and perestroika
sparerib|Barbecue portion
sparerib|Bit of barbecued pork
spatially|How the relationship between two objects can be viewed
spigots|Taps on kegs
spinets|Harpsichord family instruments
spleens|Lymphatic system organs
sponsor|Introduce, as a bill
spotlit|Illuminated, like soloists
spotted|Found
squashes|Summer or winter gourds
stances|Fighting positions
stashed|Captain of literature
stately|Majestic in appearance
statewide|Throughout all of New York or California, say
statute|___ of limitations
statutes|House rules?
stealth|Quality of sneakers?
steeled|Made resolute, as for a difficult task
stellar|Like a star performance ... or, literally, like a star
stilted|Unnaturally formal, as prose
stomped|Pounded the pavement, say
stooped|Deigned (to)
streaker|Notorious interrupter of the 1974 Oscars
strictest|Maximally inflexible
stripes|Tiger's features
studies|Crams for an exam
sublime|Awesome
subtitle|Bottom line of film?
sunbelt|U.S. region that includes the "sand states"
support|What fans provide
sustaining|Keeping up
swelled|Expanded
synapse|Neuronal junction
tactful|Delicate with words
tactful|Sensitive about one's words
tandoori|Cooked using a clay oven, in Indian cuisine
tannins|Red wine compounds
tartare|Minced and served raw
tearoom|Place where caddies hold bags
teasers|Future episode promos
teethed|Developed choppers
telethon|Event that may feature actors working on their lines for hours?
templates|Writers' or designers' skeletons
tension|Feeling during a thriller
tentacle|Steel appendage for Doctor Octopus
tenures|Schönbrunn Palace nation
terabyte|Big unit of digital data
terrines|Pâté dishes
theocrats|Those leading the party faithful?
tictacs|Product introduced as Refreshing Mints in 1969
tieless|Dressed for work, but without neckwear
tirades|Reactions to a series of unfortunate events, say
tiramisu|Treat with espresso and mascarpone cheese
toneless|Sans vocal modulation
toughen|Strengthen, with "up"
trained|Prepared for a marathon or a boxing match, say
trainers|Exercise experts
triaged|Prioritized medically
triathlon|Endurance event for Olympic gold medalists Gwen Jorgensen and Flora Duffy
trifles|Layered desserts with spirit-soaked sponge cake, custard and fruit
tritest|Most overdone
triumph|Come out victorious
trolled|Was disruptive online
troughs|Farm receptacles
trysted|Met at the no-tell motel, say
tugboat|Tower by the shore?
unearned|Like interest on a loan that hasn't been recognized as income
uneaten|Like apple cores, often
villainess|Poison Ivy of the Batman universe, e.g.
violated|Broken, as a code
webster|Dictionary compiler Noah
whining|Complainer's display
whittle|Carve into a shape, as from a piece of wood
yearend|Happening in late December
yodeled|Vocalized in the Alps
abasement|Humiliation
aborted|Canceled, at NASA
abreast|Keep ___ of (stay informed about)
absence|Leave of ___
absences|Times out?
absolute|Unmitigated
abstain|Avoid voting
academe|Professor's environment
academically|How valedictorians excel
acrobatic|Like many stunts in a martial arts film
adeptness|Proficiency
adoptee|Rescued cat or dog, e.g.
adverse|Harmful, as effects from medication
aerator|Bubble maker
aerators|Oxygenating devices
ageless|Forever young
airflow|Property of a breeze
ambition|Drive while dreaming?
amperes|Fuse box units
amputated|Surgically removed
anaconda|Type of boa
anagram|Pertains to painters, say?
anagrammed|Went from Tokyo to Kyoto? (Jane Austen)
anemone|Reef polyp
animate|Create motion pictures?
animate|Form an artistic movement?
animatedly|In a spirited manner
animates|Draws fire, say?
annuals|Flowers lasting only one growing season
antenna|Beetle's sensor
anthropology|Course on human societies and cultures, attended by rink athletes
appraisal|Property valuation
apricot|Fruit in some cobblers
archery|Legolas's combat skill
arcsine|Inverse function in a trigonometry class
articles|Constitution parts
asinine|Foolish
asphalt|Substance on the street
assault|Nuclear ___ (thrash metal band)
associates|Law firm attorneys who don't have ownership interest in the firm
astronomy|Course on celestial phenomena, attended by PlayStation game developers
attempt|Take a stab at
attorney|Elle Woods or Ben Matlock, e.g.
attuned|Brought into harmony
aviated|Took flight
avoided|Ducked or dodged
awarded|Given, as a scholarship
ballooning|*Making a bundle, as on a farm
bandaid|Cover over a cut
bankers|Cake producers
bastille|Symbol historically associated with the French monarchy
bathhouse|North Hollywood Spa in Los Angeles, e.g.
begonia|Flowering plant with rex and wax varieties
behemoths|Ginormous beasts
berated|Given a tongue-lashing
bewildering|*Strait bordering the Arctic Ocean
bicolor|Sources of 36 piano keys
bitmaps|Photoshop file formats
bohemia|Historical Czech region near Moravia
boilover|Erupt from frustration
bonobos|Congo Basin apes
booties|Knitted items at baby showers
boyhood|2014 film that depicts Mason Evans Jr. growing up over a period of 12 years
breaded|Like chicken covered with crumbs
breastbones|Sternums ("Platoon")
breezes|They cause branches to sway
broilers|They're good at cooking for the upper crust
cahoots|Conspiring, after "in"
cameras|Sources of photographic evidence
capsule|Medication form
caribou|Antlered Arctic animal
caribou|Antlered animal
casuals|Non-hardcore gamers, derisively
caterer|Examine carefully
catnapped|Was out for a short while
catnaps|Daytime snoozes
centavo|Penny : dollar :: ___ : peso
ceramic|Like porcelain
cesspit|Sewage storage hole
charger|Energy storage device
chasers|Beers after shots, e.g.
chasten|Correct using reproof
chutneys|Spicy spreads
cinnamon|Spice mixed into some rolls
classes|Learning experiences
cleansed|Freed of impurities
climates|Prevailing conditions
cloister|Monastery's arcade area
closers|Pitchers trying to avoid blown saves
comings|*Trailer phrase
communications|Course on journalism and media, attended by elevator manufacturers
compete|Be in the running
compose|Invent numbers?
compounding|*"On the way!"
condoms|Items distributed at family planning clinics
consist|Be made up (of)
crafted|Assembled skillfully
crispier|Like more recently fried fries, perhaps
critics|They may make picks about flicks
crossbreeds|Animals with parents of two distinct varieties ... or a description of the pairs of shaded words?
crowding|*Microwave alert sound
currant|Red, black or white berry used in jams
dactyls|Delaware and "Maryland," but not "Virginia"
daggers|Knives in "Knives Out"
damages|Cracks, dents, etc.
dangerous|Like free-solo climbing
daycares|Places for tots and toys
decadent|In decline due to self-indulgence
deepfreeze|Polar-ized state?
defraud|Rip off, as investors
deleted|Unwritten?
deltoid|Muscle targeted by an overhead press
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
densely|How rush-hour subway trains are packed
deserving|Meritorious
desires|Craves
detracted|Took away (from)
dietetics|Course on nutrition science, attended by SAT exam writers
diocese|Bishop's area
disperse|Break up
distrust|Have no confidence in
disturbs|Unsettles
divests|Sells off, as assets
doilies|Decorative mats
dotards|Foolish people
drained|Utterly exhausted
duality|What Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde represent
dueling|Crossing swords with
duelist|Challenged combatant
ebonies|D.C. pro seen in Cincinnati?
echelon|Rank in an organization
ecosystems|*Computer networks
edgiest|Most envelope-pushing
educate|Train, as a student
eighteen|Age of many a senior
ellipse|Shape formed by a plane intersecting a cone at an angle to the cone's axis
emerald|___ City ("Wicked" setting)
emigrate|Leave home, say
emirate|Persian Gulf territory
emperor|Star Wars title
enabler|Influencer one should usually ignore
endorse|Give one's seal of approval to
endures|Keeps going
enigmatically|In a puzzling way
enlarge|Augment
enticed|Tempted
entrust|Commit (to)
epsilon|E in the Greek alphabet
ermines|Weasels with white winter coats
erosive|Like acid rain
erosive|Likely to damage soil
erotica|Hot stuff
escalate|Intensify
escapee|Person on a flight?
espanol|Language in libros
essayed|Attempted
essence|Black Travel Guide magazine
eternal|One running to the altar
exercise|Do some cardio, e.g.
eyeshade|Card shark's visor
faraway|Worlds apart
feeblest|Most flimsy, as an excuse
ferryman|Charon's role on the River Styx
flamingo|Creature used as a croquet mallet in "Alice in Wonderland"
flanked|Were on both sides of
flatbed|_Remember when I rented a ___ truck? ..._
foxhound|Hunting dog
fraying|Unraveling, as a rope
gatemen|Guys guarding entries
gemstones|Crown jewels, e.g.
genuine|Legitimate
goateed|Sporting facial hair like Tony Stark's in "Iron Man" films
gourmet|Meat lover, perhaps
growler|Microbrewery jug
gumshoe|Lead follower, informally
hairnet|Food service headwear
hambone|Soup ingredient with some meat on it
handler|Campaign manager
handset|Desk phone piece
hashish|Cannabis extract etymologically related to "assassin"
haylofts|Upper spaces of barns
heeling|Following closely, as a dog would
helices|Spiral shapes
heroism|Valiant quality
history|Field of events?
homebred|Like horses raised on one's own ranch
honoring|Lauding
hotshot|Brash up-and-comer
iciness|Frigidity
ignorant|Lacking awareness
imagine|John Lennon song described in Rolling Stone as "an enduring hymn of solace and promise"
imaging|Third word of MRI
infomercials|Promotional programming
inhalers|Asthma treatment devices
inkstands|_Meat lovers have taken to buying sausages at booths known as ..._
inroads|Bits of progress
insistent|Prone to pressing
insists|Is resolute
instant|Flash
insulate|Prevent heat from escaping
interns|Some temporary hires
intimate|Close and personal
invoice|Request for payment
isolated|Like a secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere
jampacked|_Warning: There are fruit preserves all over the road. It's ___._
jaywalker|*"___, Texas Ranger" (1990s crime series)
jellybean|Rowan Atkinson's "Mr." TV character when he's feeling resentful over someone else's success?
joyride|Roxette song with the lyric "I had to jump in my car"
kabbalah|Form of Jewish mysticism
laconic|Linguistically brief
ladders|What people use to get to the top
laggard|_You know how we got stuck in traffic behind a ___ who barely moved? ..._
langley|CIA headquarters location
latitude|Longitude crosser
leaping|Getting off the ground
leashes|Bunch held at intersections on outings with pets ... or in the intersections of the shaded words
leeward|Facing away from the wind
leisure|Vacation goal, usually
lesbian|Like many featured in the Out100 list
limeades|Citric juice bar purchases
listened|Followed aurally
literal|Avoiding wordplay
literal|Unlike the cats and dogs in "it's raining cats and dogs"
loosens|De-constricts?
lorises|Some "slow" primates
lunches|Contents of some boxes at school
maestro|Leader of a movement?
mainstream|*Influential storytellers, collectively
manatee|Aquatic behemoth that may be mistaken for a dugong
marbles|Game balls?
mascots|Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic, e.g.
mashers|Button ___ (video games that involve pressing different button combinations rapidly and without much strategy)
matinee|Showing at 2 p.m., say
matrons|___ of honor (VIPs at some weddings)
meatier|More substantive, as a discussion topic
medical|Word before student or records
megadeal|Merger worthy of front-page coverage
melanin|Pigmentation producer
membranes|Biological barriers
memorable|Like all-time great performances
mentees|Those getting a lesson
merciful|Exercising compassion
mercurial|Capricious
messiah|Religious liberator
microbiology|Course on tiny organisms, attended by representatives of a gas company that merged with Exxon
midsize|Like some cars larger than compact cars
molders|Decays slowly
monocrat|Individual who governs alone
montage|Shots taken together?
muffled|Muted, as sound
munchkins|Ones welcoming a Gale after a tornado
munster|Addams Family relative?
mutineers|They're on board, but they're not on board with the captain
nannies|Tot watchers
nasally|With a twang
nearest|Most accessible
necessity|Essential thing
neuropathology|Study of conditions affecting the brain
neutrino|Particle created from radioactive decay
nitrogen|Abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere
nitwits|Ignoramuses
nominal|Trifling
nominated|Picked in a primary
nominee|Party VIP
notices|Gets a glimpse of
nunneries|Convents
nutmegs|Soccer moves in which the ball is kicked or dribbled through the defender's legs (named after a certain spice)
ocarina|Egg-shaped wind instrument featured in a "Legend of Zelda" game
occasions|Instances
ocelots|Cougars' cousins
oddballs|Bizarre folks
oddness|Eccentricity
olestra|Noncaloric fat substitute
omelets|Folded diner orders
opossum|Virginia marsupial
oppress|Subject to unjust rule
oranges|Fruits scattered during a famous scene in "The Godfather"
oranges|Some fruits depicted on Willy Wonka's lickable wallpaper
orchids|Some corsage flowers
ordeals|NFL Live analyst Kimes
ordinal|Second but not minute, e.g.
origami|Crane technique, say
origins|Starting points
ornament|Fir ball?
orotund|Like a rich voice
outdone|Not to be ___ ...
outrace|Best on the track
outshone|Upstaged
outside|In the backyard, say
overdoes|Goes too far, with "it"
overindulgent|Enjoying a little too much, say
oversee|Be in charge of
overuse|Reason for being trite
palatine|Chicago suburb with the same name as one of Rome's seven hills
panacea|Answer to all of one's problems
panther|Animal that follows "Black" or "Pink" in film titles
parasols|Sun-blocking umbrellas
passado|Fencer's thrust
passage|Feature of a reading comprehension test
patient|Surgeon's charge
peacoat|Woolen jacket worn by a sailor
pedigree|Line of descent
peelers|Kitchen tools
penance|Act of atonement
periodic|Like a certain table
periods|J.R.R. Tolkien characters?
persist|Be tenacious
persona|Social role
pianists|Ones delivering key notes?
pickled|Besotted
pistils|Seed-producing flower parts
pitying|Feeling sympathy for
platters|Catering dishware
plotted|Visualized, as data
plumpest|Like the most juicy and well-rounded Thanksgiving turkey
popover|Puffy bread treat
prances|Moves with a spring
preboil|Heat up in water before cooking
precision|Measure of closeness
premier|Head of state, at times
prepared|Ready for anything
presale|Early chance to buy tickets, e.g.
presets|Assigns, as radio stations on car stereos
presume|Suppose
prisons|Subjects of critique for the abolitionists Angela Davis and Mariame Kaba
proceed|You may begin
procures|Acquires
proofed|Reviewed, as a draft
puppeteers|Ones pulling the strings
quadriceps|Muscles strengthened by squats
quarrel|Be in a row?
rattled|Shook
rattrap|Dilapidated structure
rearing|Bringing up, as kids
recasts|Assigns actors' roles anew
recliner|Where you can sit back and relax
reclines|Uses a La-Z-Boy
recusal|Judicial withdrawal
reedits|Makes additional revisions
reenacts|Simulates dramatically
refasten|Fix securely again
referees|Ones who make calls for a living?
regalia|Attire fit for a king
regrown|Like hair after taking Rogaine, one hopes
reinvest|Make another financial commitment
relates|Shares, as an account
release|Universal issue?
reptiles|Cold-blooded ones
resistor|Circuit board part
retests|Runs another experiment on
retinas|Sites of rods and cones
retires|Adjusts, as laces
revisited|Discussed anew
rewrite|Alter, as an article
rioting|Concern following a sports championship
riskier|Less secure
roadies|Motley Crue crew
roadside|Like much vehicular assistance
roasters|Coffeehouse machines
roselle|Plant used to make hibiscus tea
rounder|One earning a living from high-stakes poker
rowboat|Fishing vessel, maybe
saddest|Maximally blue
saddled|Encumbered (with)
salerooms|British auction venues
salinas|___ Valley (setting of "East of Eden")
savored|Enjoyed every bite
savored|Enjoyed every last morsel
scalpels|Operating room tools
secedes|Withdraws, as from a country
seethes|Smolders
seismic|Like movers and shakers?
semantic|Word meaning "concerning the meaning of words"
semidry|Like wines with less residual sugar than sweet wines
seminar|Theresa Rebeck play about a 10-week writing course
senator|Damn Yankees ballplayer
sensate|Able to perceive
seraphim|Six-winged angels
serpents|Makeup of Medusa's hair
settles|Avoids litigation
sharply|How things rise during a spike
shatters|Destroys, as a record
shellac|Whomp
sideways|How things go when things go awry
siestas|Midday snoozes
sincere|Not putting on an act
skedaddle|Vamoose!
skelter|Helter ___ (song from the White Album)
skillet|Browning vessel
slabbed|Covered in concrete rectangles, say
slacken|Make looser
slamdance|Bump into people at a concert, maybe?
slather|Spread thickly, as butter on toast
sleighs|Features of Christmas yard decorations
slobber|Dribble like Odie
smartass|Sarcastic jerk
smuggler|Contraband transporter
snacked|Grabbed a quick bite
sneered|Made a derisive face
snippet|Mountain hex resource in Catan
snobbier|More stuck-up
snowbirds|Part-time Florida residents
snowboards|Equipment for Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim
snowcap|Summit layer
snowdrift|Winter pileup
snowmen|They're very cool and often wear top hats
sofabed|Spot for watching TV and sleeping
solfege|Music teaching method that assigns two- and three-letter syllables to notes
solidly|In a reliable way
solidly|Like a rock
sonatina|Short piece that may have three movements
soonest|As quickly as possible
soprano|Choir member who often carries the melody
spaceman|Visitor who's out of this world?
sparser|Not as populated
spatulas|Ones flipping burgers
spectators|Watch parties?
splendid|Fantastic
sputters|Makes explosive sounds before conking out, as an engine
squares|Chessboard's 64
staccato|Choppy, as in "Chopsticks"
steepen|Give a sharper incline to, as an inclined plane
steepens|Increases, as the grade of a ramp
steeple|Spire place
stellar|Marvelous
stellar|Spectacular
stenographer|Copy writer? (Michael Grant)
stilted|Unnaturally formal
stirrup|Saddle foothold
storekeeper|Market leader?
stranding|*Police operation
strides|Confident steps
strudels|Fruit-filled German pastries
stylish|Fashionably elegant
sunbathe|Bask like a lizard
surreal|Like Kahlo's paintings
swerves|Turns abruptly
syllabi|Professors' outlines
synergy|Corporate buzzword referring to successful collaboration
systems|Ways and means
tangles|Hair knots
tankard|Oktoberfest vessel
teenager|Many a character on "The Wonder Years"
telegenic|Attractive to viewers ("Brokeback Mountain")
tension|Result of pressure
terrace|Rooftop party space
toeless|Like some socks
tornado|Subject of NOAA's VORTEX project
toughened|Made stronger
trackers|Flight ___ (jet-monitoring services)
tractor|_Remember how I used to ride a ___ on a farm? ..._
trailer|Teaser in a theater
traipse|Wander (around)
traverse|Cross
treasurer|Green party?
trellis|Ivy's lattice
tressel|Jim who coached Ohio State's football team from 2001 until 2011
tridents|Props in portrayals of Poseidon
trimester|Phase of pregnancy
triplet|One of a group of three
triplets|Group of three
trisect|Split into thirds
tsunami|Source of a dangerous wall of water
turmeric|Golden-orange spice
turrets|Castle wall projections
tussling|Engaging in roughhousing
tutored|Given private lessons
unaligned|Not affiliated with any particular organization
uncorked|Opened, as a bottle
uncover|Remove a lid from
underlings|Flunkies
unearths|Dredges up
unlearns|Discards from memory, as a bad habit
upbeats|Final rhythmic units of measures
uptight|Not at all relaxed
vacated|Left, as the premises
vertebra|Part of a column
vinegar|Ingredient in balsamic red wine sauce (Bob Woodward)
vittles|Hungry cowboy's desire, stereotypically
vultures|Parliament : owls :: committee : ___
waddled|Crumpled (up)
wannabe|Spice Girls song that's the first track on their debut album "Spice"
webster|Noah who had a way with words
weekday|Any of MTWTF
wetsuit|Aquanaut's attire
widened|Expanded
wiseguy|Source of sarcasm
wisenheimers|Smartasses
withers|Shrivels, as sunflowers
wizardly|Like Gandalf's powers
wreckage|Remains of a sunken ship, e.g.
wrestler|Ring master?
zesters|Citrus-scraping tools
abnormal|Unusual
academia|University domain
accessing|Getting into
acreage|Field measurement
acronyms|FOMO, YOLO, etc.
adulate|Praise to the heavens
alopecia|Named incorrectly
amateur|Many a karaoke singer
aqueous|Like a solution whose solvent is water
arbitrate|Settle a dispute
artists|Subjects of color commentary?
aseptic|Free of contaminants
aspirate|Remake of the 2019 film "Parasite" that teaches people how to make "H" sounds?
assumes|Takes as a given
astounds|Floors, so to speak
atlases|Geographic references
attempt|One of six for a finalist in the Olympic shot put
attempt|Try one's hand at
attests|Certifies
aversely|In an oppositional way
awesome|Shakespearean flap
bananas|Frozen, chocolate-covered fruits in "Arrested Development" scenes
barnyard|Pigpen place
basements|These usually aren't considered stories
bassists|Those frequently ending on low notes?
battleship|The USS Missouri, e.g., where the music video for Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" was filmed (HIT)
beanies|Close-fitting hats
beetroot|Reddish-purple vegetable, in Britain
begrudged|Units of exposure to X-rays
beholds|Gazes upon
bendable|Like the rules, at times
blotchy|Irregularly spotted
boardrooms|Places where chairs sit in chairs
bombers|Bronx ___ (nickname for the Yankees)
bouncer|One providing admission to the bar
braises|Prepares by sauteeing and then simmering
brewpub|Craft beer source
cartels|Price-fixing blocs
casinos|Places where people hold hands
cassettes|Tapes with tunes
catnaps|Light snoozes
cavorts|Romps around
celibate|Abstinent, in a way
charade|Obvious facade
cheesed|Ticked (off)
chokers|Close-fitting necklaces
chortle|Merry laugh
chowchow|Calvin Coolidge's dog Tiny Tim, e.g.
closest|No-win situation
cohabit|Share an apartment, say
colorant|Dyeing substance
committee|****
constrains|Restricts
coolest|Rad to the max
corncob|Kernel-covered core
corrects|Fixes, as a mistake
cowshed|Bovine building
creaked|Sounded like old floorboards
creoles|Some Louisiana residents
crusade|Relentless campaign
crybaby|One throwing a fit
curling|Game with sweep stakes?
currently|At present
cyborgs|Ones getting tech support?
dayroom|Recreational space on a military base
deadpan|Resembling Leslie Nielsen's delivery
deerhound|Hunting dog breed
destroyer|The Reuben James of Woody Guthrie's song "The Sinking of the Reuben James," e.g. (HIT)
detains|Holds temporarily
develop|Photo-finish?
didgeridoos|*Wind instruments often made from eucalyptus wood
director|One making a scene?
dishrag|Plate-cleaning cloth
divested|Sold off, as assets
dogcatcher|Position that an inept politician could supposedly never be elected to
doomsayer|One predicting disaster
doormat|Shoe-wiping spot
doorway|Second leg of the Triple Crown
doubter|One who might give you side-eye
drapery|Window decor
dreaming|Catching the late show?
dressed|Sporting apparel
eagerly|With keen interest
eardrum|Membrane at the end of the auditory canal
earflap|Winter cap extension
eastern|The E of EST
economics|Subject of interest?
egghead|Epithet like "Einstein"
electee|One who wins a race
electees|Winners of races
electro|Spider-Man enemy who gained his powers after being struck by lightning
emerges|Makes an appearance
enabled|Activated, as a computer setting
endpaper|Book sheet affixed to the inside front cover or the inside back cover
enshrine|Induct into the Hall of Fame
entreat|Beseech
entreats|Pleads
entrepreneurs|Those seeking a good return on investment
entwine|Wrap around
erasable|Like some ink
erasures|Removals on paper
escorts|Goes with
escrows|Third-party holdings
eternity|It keeps going and going and going
evaluate|Appraise
exactly|Spot on!
exonerate|Clear, as a defendant
expatriate|One who's no longer at home
expense|Factor in a budget
eyesores|Oft-criticized buildings
falters|Wavers
farrier|Remake of the 2023 film "Ferrari" focusing on a character who puts shoes on horses?
fertile|Productive, as soil
fiercer|More frightening, as a beast
fifteen|Quince, in English
fission|Scientific division?
flipflopping|Switching positions, and a phrase spelled by the first letters of 12 words that have switched positions
forayed|Made an incursion
gaiters|Leg coverings that sound like big reptiles
garages|Lincoln's and Ford's resting places?
geometers|People whose work requires many degrees?
georgette|Regency romance novelist Heyer
gleamed|Was scintillating
globally|All over the world
government|Party scene?
habitat|Polar region, for a polar bear
harpists|Those studying string theory?
hastens|Picks up the pace
heeltaps|Percussive dance steps
helicopter|****
honored|Given the key to the city, say
identify|Recognize from a photo
immortal|Like the Elves of Middle-earth
impeccable|Indiana-Kentucky border
impedes|Blocks, as progress
implant|Microchip in a sci-fi character's brain, e.g.
incubator|****
indoors|Sheltered, as from rain
infested|Taken over, as with pests
inquire|Ask for information
inspire|Serve as a muse for
ironies|Life's little surprises
ironies|Moments of incongruity in life
isotone|Begets, in a stable
keepsake|One inking a contract
keynote|Conference highlight
kissers|Traps, so to speak
knights|Those always taking L's in chess?
lampposts|Illuminating poles
lancets|Small surgical knives
lateness|Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back
lawless|Having no set order?
legumes|Beans, lentils, etc.
leveled|Razed
limousine|Stretch out on the road?
machete|Hacker in a jungle
machines|Subjects of Turing tests
manhattans|Whiskey-and-vermouth cocktails / Make ...
manifesto|Position paper, perhaps
martyrs|Origin director DuVernay
mascara|Volumizing cosmetic
matinee|Show after lunch, say
meaning|Something you learn from word processing?
megacity|Delhi or Tokyo, e.g.
mention|Honorable follower?
messiah|Subject of savings accounts?
meteoroid|****
migrate|Move to a new home, say
miscalled|Filmed Kilmer
misdeal|Distribute the wrong number of cards, say
missiles|Surface-to-air weapons, perhaps
mistbow|Arc formed by fog droplets
mistook|Identified incorrectly
modernistic|Remake of the 1995 film "Crimson Tide" with an aesthetic evoking early 20th-century art?
mullets|Some styles popular in the 1980s
mystics|NBA : Wizards :: WNBA : ___
nanosecond|Very short period of time / Take ...
negates|Renders invalid
neonate|Infant that's less than 1 month old
newcomers|Fresh faces
ninepin|Back row target, in bowling
noisily|How fans cheer at a stadium
nonbinary|Like some who may use X gender markers on passports
nonpros|Amateurs
numeral|Math class symbol
obscured|Blocked, as one's view
obstacle|Writer's block, e.g.
oftener|More commonly, uncommonly
opinion|Film review, e.g.
oratory|Speaker's strength
orchestra|Group following the score / Throw ...
ospreys|Sea hawks
ousting|Getting out of a seat?
outermost|Give an edge to
parolee|One granted early release
partnered|Formed an alliance
patrons|Museum supporters
pegboard|Perforated sheet for hanging tools
petulant|Like someone flipping the chessboard off the table after being checkmated
platter|Silver server, maybe
pralines|Nutty treats
prattle|Chatter in a foolish way
prelate|Clerical dignitary
premise|Logical assumption
prognoses|Physicians' forecasts
prompts|Essay writer's starting points
proofed|Went over, as a manuscript
puerile|Like childish jokes
quidnunc|One who's aware of the newest gossip, from the Latin for "what now?"
radiate|Emit, as energy
rascals|Impish rogues
raspiest|Most grating, as a voice
reaction|Change in a lab
reddens|Ripens, as a strawberry
reorders|Buys more supplies of
repaint|Put on a different coat?
reprisal|Act of retaliation
resents|Harbors ill will toward
resonant|Rich, as a voice
retests|Double-checks, in a lab
rhenium|Element named after a river on the France-Germany border
roentgens|X, on a watch
routine|Stand-up comic's act
ruthless|Remake of the 2019 film "Hustlers" with more cruel characters?
saboteur|Expert in messing things up
satellite|****
satsuma|Citrus named for a former Japanese province
saunter|Stroll at a leisurely pace
scalper|Body in politics
scamper|Flee like a squirrel
schools|Brown, Rice, etc.
sealers|Substances that can protect concrete
servile|Cravenly submissive
shafted|Conned
shelves|Store ledges
signals|Radio transmissions, e.g. / Go ...
silence|Quiet, you!
slayers|Buffy Summers and Faith Lehane, vis-à-vis vampires
sleeved|Protected, as a record
slipups|Gaffes
slobber|Emulate Odie
snippets|Conversation pieces?
societal|Pertaining to the community at large
spaghetti|Food from the Italian for "small strings"
spanked|Defeated decisively
sparred|Exercised one's rights?
species|Taxonomic classification
spencer|Oscar winner Octavia
splashing|Remake of the 2004 film "Spanglish" with more swimming pool scenes?
spreads|Jam, mayo, tahini, etc.
stagnant|Having no flow, as water
stairstep|Part of a flight leading to the second floor, say
stashes|Hidden stockpiles
steeper|Having a higher grade?
stellar|Amazing
stickies|Apple user's app that uses windows resembling Post-it notes
stifles|Some sanctified figures
stormier|More blustery and rainy
streaks|Runs uncovered?
strides|Significant steps
stubbed|Banged, as a toe
studies|Makes final preparations?
submarine|Vessel in the lyrics to "In the Navy" (HIT)
subtext|Underlying message
subtlest|Most nuanced
sulfide|Dimethyl ___ (smelly compound)
sunsets|Heavenly descents?
suppress|Keep secret
supreme|Like a deified being
swaddles|Wraps in a nursery
teardrops|Remake of the 2010 film "Predators" with sad characters?
teasers|Promotional previews
teenage|First word of TMNT
tension|Feeling that may be relieved by meditating
terrace|Garden spot
thermal|Space for growth
thespian|One making a scene?
thresher|Harvesting machine
timeout|The rest of the team?
timepiece|Second-hand item, perhaps?
topsoil|Upper layer of an outdoor bed
toreros|Matadors
treacle|Sappiness
trisected|Divided into three parts
tritone|F-B interval in music
truckers|Semi conductors?
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia, politically
tureens|Soup-serving dishes
ulsters|Overcoats worn in Sherlock Holmes stories
unasked|Loser to Barack Obama in a 2004 Senate race
undaunted|Foxy Brown star Grier
unearth|Excavate
unoriginal|Hackneyed
upshots|Final outcomes
useless|Totally ineffective
usurers|Loan sharks
utensils|Chopsticks, e.g.
velocity|Factor in an object's momentum
ventricles|[XXX]
volumes|Books in a collection
vulture|Scavenger of the skies
wedding|Event where one may hear the song colloquially known as "Here Comes the Bride," the melody of which is shown in the circled notes when played in F major
weekend|Time for "warriors"
winless|Like those who are always at a loss?
wresting|Taking by force
wretches|Poor souls
yielded|Obeyed a red-and-white sign
abundance|What you might see in a Pillsbury doughboy commercial?
abusive|Insulting
academe|Campus community
acclaim|Discontinued Plymouth model
achieve|Pull off
actuated|Put into motion
adamant|Unyielding
airliner|Fleet unit
airstrip|Takeoff site
alarmed|Anxious
alfresco|Like some cafe dining
alfresco|Outdoor
alleged|So-called
allergy|It might bring tears to your eyes
allowed|Legal
almanacs|Year books
alterer|Tailor,at times
alumina|Ruby, essentially
amended|Made corrections to
anathema|Curse
anemones|Thimbleweed and pasqueflower
aniseeds|Ouzo making needs
anklets|Short socks
annular|Ring-shaped
another|Saloon request
antedate|Precede
antelope|Oryx or addax
anthill|Backyard community
appaloosa|Popular saddle horse
aqueous|Watery
arcades|Where many quarters are spent
archers|Pros with bows
arching|Bending backward
armorer|He takes mail orders
aromatic|Fragrant
arrayed|Put on display
artisan|Guild member
artless|Naive
asperses|Maligns
assayers|They test prospectors' finds
assessor|Tax pro
assigns|Transfers rights
assigns|Transfers, as rights
atelier|Designer's shop
attache|USAir magazine
attempts|Bids
attract|Appeal to
averages|Dow Jones data
aviaries|Zoo sections
aviator|Howard Hughes was one
avocado|Green shade
ballasted|Stabilized nautically
balloon|Kind of payment
bankable|Bound to bring in money
bearhug|Embrace from a pessimist?
bitters|Old-fashioned ingredient
botanic|Kew's Royal ___ Gardens
brimmed|Overflowed
bristled|Got offended
bullfight|Dispute among optimists?
bullpen|Ballpoint for an optimist?
buncoed|Swindled
bystreet|Alley
cabaret|Tony winner of 1967 and 1998
cackles|Witchy laughs
canoeing|Summer camp activity
canters|Easy gaits
carping|Grouser's forte
cashews|Planter's product
cassette|Deck insert
casting|Movie producer's concern
catalog|Harry & David mailing
celesta|Clavichord's kin
celeste|Quaker pizza brand
cheapskates|NHL supplier's woe?
cheshire|Hard yellow cheese
chukker|Polo period
classic|Coke variety
climate|Prevailing weather
cocaine|Holmes's vice
cogitated|Thought
colorer|Crayola user
confront|Face up to
consign|Ship for sale
contest|Dispute, as a will
couriers|Messengers
courses|Menu sections
crawdad|Etouffee ingredient
crayons|Binney & Smith output
creepers|Vines
croutons|Salad morsels
crumpets|Toasted teatime treats
customs|Treasury Department agency
dallying|Loiterer's activity
databases|They may be relational
deacons|Minister's assistants
debatable|Moot
debater|Lincoln or Douglas
decider|Judge, at times
density|Mass-to-volume ratio
deposes|Ousts from off ice
deprave|Corrupt morally
descends|Approaches the runway
desires|Yens
despots|Autocrats
devoted|Lovingly loyal
dinosaur|Outmoded one
disavow|Verb in the "Mission: Impossible" self-destructing tape
discreet|Like delicate inquiries
diverse|Varied
driller|Wildcat worker
earache|Case for an otologist
echoing|Imitative
editing|Tina Brown's work
educates|Shows the ropes to
egomania|I trouble
elevens|Instant craps wins
elitist|Snobbish sort
embrace|Accept willingly
emender|Editor, at times
eminent|Celebrated
eminent|Famous
empathy|Fellow feeling
employee|House organ recipient
enamels|Glossy finishes
enclose|Put a fence around
encrust|Cake
energize|Beam me up!
enhancers|Some food additives
ensnare|Catch
entered|Put in the books
entrains|Boards the Metroliner
entwined|Like the serpents on a caduceus
ephemera|Papers of passing interest
epicure|Bon vivant
episode|Series offering
escapade|Lark
essence|Quiddity
etagere|Display cabinet
eternal|Undying
eulogist|One who makes passing remarks
evoking|Calling in mind
execute|Carry out
exterior|Surface
famines|Red Cross concerns
fishily|In a suspect manner
flattered|Laid it on thick
flipflop|Complete reversal
focalize|Converge
footsore|In need of Dr. Scholl's products
forayed|Made inroads
foremen|Crew chiefs
fortissimo|Very loudly
freakouts|Panic attacks
fuelers|They feed the flames
furioso|Musically tempestuous
gadgets|Gizmos
galoshes|Totes offering
gearboxes|Transmissions
generic|Unbranded
gingers|Cookie spices
gingham|Plain-weave cotton
greenbacks|Rookie footballers?
guarantee|Product pledge
guardians|Parental substitutes
haggler|Price negotiator
hapless|Unfortunate
hardset|Stubborn
hayseed|Bumpkin
hearths|Fireplace floors
hecklers|Bane of a stand-up comic's existence
hereupon|Right after this
hirsute|Shaggy
iciness|Lack of cordiality
ignores|Turns one's back on
imitates|Parrots
impress|Induce a "wow!"
incants|Recites
included|Unlike batteries, often
ingrate|One offering no thanks to you
inhibit|Check
insecure|In need of reassurance
instates|Places
insurers|Prudential, MetLife and others
interact|Communicate
islands|Archipelago pieces
jawline|Muttonchops' place
johnson|Campbell CEO David
keenest|Most enthusiastic
keynote|Convention opener
kneeled|Prepared for prayer
lactate|Make milk
landfall|Voyage's end
leasers|Landlords
lenient|Indulgent
lenient|Showing clemency
levered|Pried
licorice|Good & Plenty core
lifeline|Sinking sailor's salvation
limbered|Did warm-up exercises
loftiness|Quality of altruistic motives
lotuses|Pink blooms
lucidly|With clarity
lustful|Like a dirty old man
maleness|Virility
marbled|Like some rye loaves
marbles|Sanity
martens|Weasels' cousins
mastery|Grasp
matches|Court sessions
meatless|Like vegetarian lasagna
medical|Insurance category
menaced|Posed a threat
meteorite|Crater creator
mildews|Tilex targets
modeling|George did this with his hands, on "Seinfeld"
moisten|Prepare stamps for sticking
moneybags|Millionaire, slangily
moonshine|Still waters?
muskrat|Lemming's cousin
neatest|Most orderly
needing|Short
needlers|Critics, at times
nemeses|Unbeatable opponents
neonates|Just-born babies
nestled|Made oneself comfy
nobelium|It has a half-life of less than three minutes
nudists|They camp naturally
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
ocarina|Instrument whose name means "little goose"
occupants|Certain insiders?
odiously|In a repugnant way
operate|Manage
opposer|Supporter's foe
osmoses|Gets through a wall somehow
outwore|Lasted longer than
overact|Chew the scenery
overdose|Excedrin excess
palette|Software set of tools
panache|Dash
parables|Sunday school lessons
parolee|Capone in 1939, e.g.
parsnips|White veggies
patcher|One who gives a darn?
patents|IBM gets more than 1,000 per year
peelers|KP gadgets
peridot|August birthstone
periwig|Dandy's topper
pertain|Be relevant
philtrum|That indentation in your upper lip
pirated|Made illegal videotapes, e.g.
plagued|Drove to distraction
poisers|Balanced folks?
polenta|Cornmeal mush
polishes|Nail applications
polliwog|Future frog
poodles|Curly-haired dogs
posterns|Rear gates of castles
potions|Magical medicines
prelate|Church VIP
prelates|Bishops, e.g.
pressed|De-creased
preteens|Most Little Leaguers
pretended|Made believe
prevailed|Won out
priests|Unwed fathers
psychics|Gifted prognosticators
purposeful|Not to be denied
putouts|Triple play trio
quitters|Poor sports, perhaps
raciest|Least fit for family viewing
rallied|Recovered from a market drop
rasping|Scratchy
ratting|Selling out
ravaged|Devastated
ravioli|Chef Boy-ar-dee offering
reacted|Did a double take
rebuilt|Worked on, as an old engine
recesses|House breaks
redlining|Inside of Santa's suit?
redress|Satisfaction
regroup|Prepare for a second assault
rehinges|Fixes a door
relents|Eases up
remotes|VCR accessories
reorders|Inventory follow-ups
repeals|Withdraws officially
replace|Word processor command
replete|Profusely supplied
replicates|Copies
reroute|Hijack, for example
resettle|Make a new home
respites|Work breaks
restart|Computer command
resting|Dormant
restore|Work on antiques
retinae|Image receivers
retiree|Gold watch recipient
reversal|Business setback
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
riderless|Unmounted
roister|Engage in loud carousing
runaways|Easy victories
saguaro|Its blossom is the state flower of Arizona
sailors|Chantey singers
salable|Ready for market
sanders|KFC founder
scarlet|Like Hester's A
schisms|Deep divisions
scoured|Used cleanser
scourges|Plagues
screwup|Bungle
scrunchy|Like snow underfoot
sealants|W.R. Grace products
seaport|Helsinki, Hamburg or Havana
secondo|Number-two, in Italy
secrete|Conceal
secrets|Proprietary info
selects|Singles out
sellers|Some bears
semipro|Part-time player
sensate|Feeling
seraglio|Harem
serenades|Sings under a lady's window
sharpshooters|Photographers for an electronics company's ads?
sidearm|Like some baseball pitches
simians|Dian Fossey subjects
similar|Analogous
sinless|Virtuous
slackers|Unmotivated folks
snidest|Most derisive
snorers|Sound sleepers?
snowman|He can't stand the heat
socials|Church get-togethers
software|Adobe output
softwood|Cedar or pine
sometime|Occasional
soother|Masseur, often
soother|Source of comfort
sparerib|Barbecued treat
special|Menu addition
spinach|One of the eight vegetables in V-8
spotlit|Featured
sprawls|Haphazard urban expansions
staccato|Choppy
stagnates|Becomes sluggish
started|Was on the first team
staunch|Loyally unflinching
steerage|Cheap tickets on the Titanic
sterile|Like many labs
stewing|Ready to explode
stilettoes|Slender daggers
stinger|Creme de menthe concoction
streaker|Runner in the raw
stumbling|Walking with two left feet
subagent|Sales underling
subsets|Circles within circle, in Venn diagrams
sunrises|Daily events
sweater|Winter warmer
tabouli|Lebanese salad
tadpole|He'll croak eventually
tamales|Chihuahua snacks
tasters|Winery workers
teaberry|Wintergreen
teethes|Cuts canines
telethons|Broadcast benefits
telexed|Sent wire transmissions
tensors|Stretching muscles
terminus|End of the line
terrapin|Maryland player
tethers|Restraining ropes
thermal|Like some underwear
thought|Telepath's transmission
thrusts|Fencing moves
tomfool|Silly sort
tontine|Survivor-take-all plan
torrent|Deluge
torrent|Spate
torture|Put on the rack
trances|Sibyls' states
traumas|Some ER cases
treatise|Organized discourse
tremble|Show fear
trenchers|Wooden platters
trended|Showed a general direction
trigger|Cause
trouble|Calamity
turnover|Stock-market measure
tuxedos|Union suits?
twinkly|Like a clear night sky
unicorn|Tapestry beast
unpinned|Detached, in a way
vanguard|Wellington Fund owner
venerate|Put on a pedestal
venture|Risky
warhorse|Old hand
weekend|Getaway time
welders|Construction workers
wriggle|Squirm
yearned|Had longings
abominable|Explosive device eaten by a Wall Street critter?
absents|Keeps away
academy|Plato's school
accedes|Gives in
adduces|Offers as an example
adipose|Fatty
admires|Thinks well of
adorned|Decked out
adrenal|Steroid-producing gland
advances|They're paid against royalties
affaire|____ d'honneur (duel)
agitate|Provoke
alamode|Chichi
alerted|Tipped off
alienate|Put off
alleluia|Shout of praise
allures|Enticements
amasses|Stockpiles
amerced|Punished with a fine
anagram|Servant, for taverns
angelfish|Aquarium favorites
animatedly|Tarzan is a huge hit! exclaimed Disney's Michael Eisner ____
anoraks|Arctic wear
anthills|Homes for lowly workers
antimony|Its symbol is Sb
antlers|Buck feature
aperture|What an f-stop indicates
appealingly|The von Bulow case really made me a star, opined Alan Dershowitz ____
areolae|Pupil-surrounding rings
arietta|Diva's bit
arietta|Sprightly song
arrests|Rap sheet data
arrival|Timetable announcement
ascetic|Dervish, e.g.
asserts|States
assists|John Stockton's specialty
assorts|Catalogues
asterisk|Programmer's times sign
atlases|World books
attained|Reached
attaint|Disgrace
attuning|Bringing into harmony
autopsy|Job for Agent Scully
aversion|Repugnance
aviator|Banking expert?
awarding|Giving, as damages
azimuth|Horizontal bearing, in surveying
azimuth|Surveyor's reading
baklava|Dessert in paper-thin layers
banally|With triteness
bareness|Nudity
bearers|Check recipients
belfries|Bats' haunts
beseech|Appeal to
bestrew|Scatter
betrays|Sells out
bezique|Pinochle's cousin
billing|Company department
bitingly|My career's gone nowhere since the Holyfield fight, grumbled Mike Tyson ___
bleared|Made fuzzy
blinders|Perception obscurers
bolivia|Landlocked country of South America
bonnets|Tied tops
bowline|Sailor's knot
briskets|Deli meats
broccoli|Vegetable shunned by Bush
broiled|Prepared the trout
brouhaha|Fracas
brownie|Kodak camera of 1900
business|Flier's choice
calorie|Heat unit
cannoli|Tubular treat
capture|Diagonal move, for a pawn
caressed|Had a stroke?
caresses|Pets
carload|Not a cough in a ____ (Old Gold slogan)
carotid|Jugular's counterpart
carouse|Hit the town
cassava|Tapioca source
catcall|Raspberry's kin
cheroot|Square-cut cigar
chilies|Hot stuff
coasters|Poison ivy singers
codeine|Prescription cough medicine ingredient
coinage|Mint purpose
comments|Gives one's two cents
comparer|Careful shopper
coolers|Stirs
cornmeal|Hush puppy material
corolla|Toyota make
coronet|Prince topper
corridor|Office-seeker's place?
crassest|Crude to the max
creaked|Sounded like an old floor
creoles|Kate Chopin characters
critter|Beastie
cruiser|Prowl car
crusaded|Pushed one's cause
currant|Cassis flavorer
damselfly|Insect also called the devil's darning needle
dangers|Risks
daredevil|Reckless
daytime|Like some phone numbers
deadeye|Crack shot
debaters|Lincoln and Douglas, e.g.
debates|Race highlights
decimate|Destroy en masse
decline|Recession
defensively|I don't like criticism of our military, argued Secretary William Cohen ____
deflated|Reduced the availability of, as currency
deflater|Balloon popper
delftware|Blue-and-white pottery
deployed|Sent into battle
derange|Drive bananas
describe|Illustrate
deserters|The army wants them
detects|Makes out
detrain|Leave the metroliner
detritus|Eroded matter
dioramas|Museum offerings
directs|Emulates George Lucas
disarmingly|Our troops will keep peace in the Balkans, offered NATO's Wesley Clark ____
discardable|Take the plastic from a Wall Street critter?
discharged|Electricians aren't fired, they're ___
dishrag|Standard of limpness
dishrags|Kitchen cloths
dismast|Stop a galleon
dissect|Analyze in detail
distelfink|Bird on Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs
distill|Separate
distraught|A mo. in a tizzy?
divorce|Word Wynette spelled
dressage|Olympics equestrian sport
dualists|They believe everything is either mind or matter
dukedom|Prospero was cheated out of his
dumbness|Inanity
earless|Like harp seals
earring|Hoop, perhaps
echelon|Corporate level
ecstasy|Heaven on earth
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song
eggshell|Whitish paint color
egotist|Trip taker of a sort
einstein|Brainy sort
elastics|Rubber bands
eminent|Noted
emoticons|;-) and :-(
encases|Crates up
enchant|Bewitch
encomia|Glowing tributes
endless|Perpetual
endorses|Prepares to cash
engrains|Fixes firmly
enteric|Intestinal
entrances|Charms
entrant|Contest hopeful
entreats|Begs
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epeeist|Lunging Olympian
epeeist|Olympic athlete
epicure|Person of refined taste
epicure|Restaurant critic, perhaps
episode|Serial portion
epistlers|New Testament writers
equator|Galapagos setting
errands|Gofer's work
erudite|Learned
erudition|Extensive learning
escapees|Stir fliers?
esteems|Values
etcetera|Description shortener
eternal|Like Sisyphus' struggle
eternal|Rome description
euchres|Cheats
evanesced|Vaporized
exterior|Paint grade
eyewash|Poppycock
fanzines|Devotees' reads
fashionable|Create a Wall Street critter?
fastens|Makes secure
feeling|Sense
fenders|Popular electric guitars
financed|Backed with bucks
finesse|Contract ploy
finessed|Handled tacffully
firemen|They go to blazes
flouted|Showed contempt for
flypaper|Sticky stuff
footers|Bottom-of-page lines
foresee|Anticipate
fostered|Promoted
freeload|Be a parasite
gardener|One who might hop from bed to bed
godchild|Sponsored tot
granola|Crunchy snack
grapples|Struggles (with)
gremlin|Imaginary troublemaker
grieved|Was sorrowful
guarantee|Buyer's protection
gurgles|Current sounds
hairless|Like Sphynx cats
hallelujah|Glory be!
hangman|Wheel of Fortune inspiration
harasser|Stalker, for one
harmony|Combination of pitches
harness|Control
harpoon|Queequeg's throw
hastier|Less deliberate
headline|It's on top of the World?
hearers|Judges, at times
heathen|Unenlightened one
heavier|More serious
hedgers|Insecure bettors
henceforth|From now on
hesitant|Wavering
holdout|One who wants more money
holiest|Least profane
homered|Made like McGwire
homered|Made like McGwire
hornets|Charlotte Coliseum team
hornists|They have brass
horseradish|Wasabi's kin
horseshoe|Silver wear
hospice|Shelter
identity|Branding concern
iffiest|Least concrete
illegal|Like insider trading
imbibed|Bent one's elbow
imposingly|I can't talk to you right now, snapped Cindy Crawford ____
imputes|Credits
incense|Sweet smoke
indebted|Beholden
inertia|Bureaucratic specialty
infector|Typhoid Mary, e.g,
infield|Diamond setting
inhalers|Breathing devices
inkblot|Rorschach offering
insaner|More nuts
instate|Ordain
insures|Covers
intakes|Exhausts' counterparts
intakes|Exhausts' opposites
intense|Deep
intrados|Inner curve of a vault
iodized|Like some salt
ironists|0. Henry et al.
iterate|Repeat
keratin|Fingernail makeup
keyholes|Snooping sites
keynotes|Convention openers
kidskin|Glove material
kissers|Mugs
kittens|Mewborn babies?
knitter|Bootees maker
lancers|Mateus Rose alternative
lantana|Bright-flowering shrub
lasagna|Layered feast
lassoed|Secured stock?
laundry|All purpose?
layered|Like puff pastry
learner|Apprentice
leopard|It's spotted in the wild
letters|Does well in a sport
lifeboat|A mo. floating alone?
lifesaver|Candy that gave Edward Noble the fortune to create ABC
loafers|They come with no strings attached
loaners|Repair shop offerings
locator|Mall map
logical|Like Mr. Spock
loudest|Like fortississimo passages
mafiosi|The Corleones, e.g.
maidens|Ursula is their patron saint
malteds|Shakes' kin
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
matadors|Bull opposers
matilda|Knapsack in an Aussie song
melanism|Albinism's opposite
menaced|Cowed
mesquite|Barbecue flavor
metalized|Gilt, perhaps
midrange|Neither cheapest nor most expensive
migrated|Went south
minaret|Turkish tower
minivans|Voyagers, e.g.
miocene|Epoch that produced grazing animals
miracle|Word before Whip or Gro in brand names
mishear|Catch badly?
mishear|Get it wrong
monorail|Disneyland transport
moonlit|Like the brightest nights
mystery|P.D. James offering
nannies|Tot tenders
nectars|Nantucket ____ (Boston-based juice company)
needled|Teased
networks|Programmer's employers
nightcap|Second half of a double header
ninepins|Some jewelry?
nitrates|Fertilizer bases
noodles|Ronzoni output
noodling|Casually improvising music
novenas|Pre-Pentecost recitations
novices|Rookies
nutcases|Loons
obscure|Hard to grasp
octanes|Pump ratings
oddball|Weirdo
odometer|Mileage indicator
officer|Corporate bigwig
olestra|Ersatz fat
olestra|Fat substitute in Wow chips
omelette|Brunch fare
onshore|Like driftwood
opalesce|Shimmer
openers|Jacks, perhaps
openheartedly|I do many operations without charge, smiled Dr. Michael De Bakey ____
opiates|Morphine and heroin
orients|Helps out new freshmen
overlays|Animation cels, e.g.
overrate|Think too much of
overture|Score starter
oysters|Bed dwellers
oysters|Bed occupants
paesanos|Fellow countrymen
paintable|Inviting brushwork
paisano|Buddy
palatable|Prepare to ship a Wall Street critter?
palmist|He may ask for a show of hands
panache|Verve
papacies|Vatican reigns
pedestal|Place for an idol
penname|Saki or Stendhal
pergola|Vine-covered colonnade
permeate|Flow throughout
perplexing|Odd
persimmon|Fruit of the ebony family
persona|Public image
pertest|Most impudent
pharaoh|Exodus heavy
picketed|Was striking
piercer|Hole maker
pierrot|1919 Picasso painting
pigouts|Supper splurges
piranha|Little fish with a big bite
piranha|Voracious swimmer
plateaus|Achievement levels
plurals|Mice and men, e.g.
pointlessly|I wish we had beaten China in regulation time, sighed soccer's Mia Hamm ____
polecat|Malodorous mammal
poniard|Slender dagger
postpaid|Not requiring stamps
potboiler|Quickly churned-out novel
preface|Chapter 1 lead-in
prevail|Have your way
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
protrude|Stick out
proviso|Qualification
purples|Royal shades
radiate|Shine
radioed|Acted the ham?
rainier|Highest of the Cascades
rarefies|Becomes thin
raspier|More scratchy
rasping|Harsh
ratatat|Jackhammer sound
ratatat|Knocking noise
readily|Without hesitation
realtor|Agent from the home office?
recites|Gives a reading
recolor|Dye, perhaps
redbreast|Robin
redolent|Fragrant
reelects|Keeps in
reflexes|Pavlov study
refusable|Once again, weld a Wall Street critter?
reissues|The "Star Wars" films, in the '90s
releases|Flack's output
reliefs|Cameo carvings
remarkable|Change the price of a Wall Street critter?
remedial|Like a tutor's lesson
renders|Provides
repaint|Put on another coat?
repanels|Fixes the walls
repaves|Covers potholes
reposed|Took it easy
reptile|Gecko or gator
reptiles|Geckos and gaters
reroute|Send on a detour
reseeds|Fixes up the lawn
reservedly|I'll raise interest rates if necessary, murmured Alan Greenspan ____
resonate|Ring
restate|Paraphrase
restate|Put in other words
restroom|John
retaken|Captured back
reticle|Optical reference grid
retinas|Holders of rods and cones
retreat|Backpedal
returnee|Satisfied customer, perhaps
reveille|Wake-up call
reveille|Wake-up call
revered|Put on a pedestal
ringlet|Lock
rookies|Newcomers
rosette|Floral decoration
rosewater|Scented splash
rosiest|Most upbeat
royalties|King's demand?
saddened|Blue
saluted|Had a general reaction
satchelful|All that a bag can hold
saucers|Service components
savings|They create interest
scimitar|Cutlass cousin
scouted|Sought prospects
scrabble|Game invented in 1931 as Criss-Cross
scrubland|Uncultivated area
sculpts|Emulates Donatello
seabeds|Sites of some oil drilling
seamier|More sordid
sedater|Nurse, at times
seeping|Transuding
selfish|Not altruistic
sellers|Panic participants
semipro|Part-time player
seniors|Medicare beneficiaries
setbacks|Glitches
shapeup|Make use of the gym
sharpener|Classroom fixture
shatters|Goes to pieces
sheeted|Made beds
shootout|Soccer game tiebreaker
siamese|That Darn Cat! cat
sidemen|Jazz band members
sierras|Yosemite setting
signals|Prepares to turn
silesia|Industrial region of Poland
sirloin|Round neighbor
skeeter|Country singer Davis
slangier|Less formal, in speech
sleeper|1973 Woody Allen movie
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleigher|St. Nick, for one
slipper|Cinderella's loss
snobbier|More hoity-toity
snoopers|Gumshoes
socialist|Papandreou or Mitterrand
society|Newspaper section
soldier|Division member
solicit|Petition
sonatas|Purcell pieces
spammers|E-mail advertisers
spaniels|Curly-haired hunters
specter|Senator who heads the Veterans' Affairs Committee
spender|Shopaholic, e.g.
spidery|Very fine
spieled|Gave a long pitch
spirals|Inflationary trends
spoofed|Took off on
spooler|Program that manages print jobs
spotting|Gymnast's assistance
spreader|Butter knife
sputnik|Traveler of 1957
stabber|Caesarean assassin
stakeouts|Surveillance jobs
stalest|Least original
standby|Dicey way to fly
staters|Out-of-_____(tourists)
statues|Outdoor art
stemmed|Arrested
stiller|Ben of "There's Something About Mary"
stirred|How 007 doesn't like his martinis
stockage|Servitude
stoicism|Impassiveness
stomach|Esophagus outlet
stomachs|Tolerates
stomata|Plant pores
stoppers|Plugs
storage|Drive's purpose
stowage|Longshoreman's job
streaks|Window-washing flaws
strewer|Disseminator
stripes|Rank indication
stripper|Takeoff expert
strutted|Acted pompous
stutter|Orator's hurdle
stymied|At a loss
subduer|Vanquisher
sulphurs|Yellow butterflies
sultanas|Yellow raisins
sunrises|Morning glories?
swallows|San Juan Capistrano returnees
synopses|Back cover offerings
tallest|Like the Woolworth Building in 1913
tappers|Hines and Glover, e.g.
tawdriest|Least tasteful
teacups|Set pieces
tearier|More sorrowful
teenier|More minute
teleplay|Serling work
tenderly|I'm always looking to buy companies, offered tycoon Warren Buffett ____
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tercels|Toyota models
terrain|Topography
terrorism|Unabomber's crime
testate|Willful?
theater|Play ground?
theatre|West End attraction
tidiest|Least slovenly
tidiest|Neat to the max
tigress|Female in a striped coat
tigress|Striped mother
tinfoil|Old food wrapper
tiresome|Bor-r-r-ring
titanic|Blockbuster at Blockbuster
tootsies|Dogs
touchup|Fix a photo
tractable|Put a tail on a Wall Street critter?
traders|Floor workers
tramcar|Piccadilly trolley
trashier|More vulgar
treadle|Potter's pedal
treason|Arnold's crime
treeless|Like the tundra
treeless|Like the tundra
trellises|Wisteria holders
trowels|Mason's tools
trundle|Roll along
tumults|Uproars
turbine|Wind farm sight
turnover|A mo. for replacing staff?
unartful|Not too clever
undress|Dishabille
unearned|Gratuitous
uneaten|Left over
unipolar|Acting by means of one end of a magnet
unloved|Jilted, perhaps
unnerve|Rattle
unrests|Revolting conditions
unshorn|Like the strong Samson
untamed|Savage
untenable|Uglify a pretty Wall Street critter?
upbraid|Chew out
utopian|Visionary
villain|He gets the boos
violent|Like a tornado
visceral|Deeply felt
votable|Up to the electorate
voyageur|Fur company carrier
wallets|Credit card holders
wassails|Holiday carousals
wastrel|Spendaholic
website|Surfer's stop
welfare|Frequent target of reform
whether|Alternative intro
whorled|Spiral-shaped
wieners|Franks
woollen|Like British tweed
wordbook|Thesaurus, e.g.
wordings|Ways things are put
wrestle|Try for a fall
yearned|Did some wishful thinking
abandons|Leaves in the lurch
abashes|Humbles
abdomen|Liver setting
abdomens|Exercise targets
absents|Keeps away
academe|Dean's world
accident|Adjuster's concern
accosts|Buttonholes
accruing|Generating interest
achieve|Carry out
achievers|Successful folks
acreages|Lots and lots?
acrobats|They take a tumble
actions|They speak louder than words
addenda|Book supplements
addicts|Chocoholics, e.g.
adorned|Gussied up
adverbs|How words
aerates|Pumps full of bubbles
aerator|Kitchen faucet part
aesthete|Appreciator of beauty
ageless|Immutable
airdrome|Landing site
airflow|Plane designer's concern
alamode|Pie order
alchemy|Paracelsus's art
alienate|Turn off
alienates|Distances
alienee|Property recipient, in law
allegro|Rapid movement
ammeter|Current reader
ammonia|The smell of clean
amreeta|Hindu immortality
anaconda|Amazon squeezer
ancient|Prehistoric
andante|Slow movement
anemone|Thimbleweed, for one
aniseed|Pastis flavorer
anneals|Toughens
answered|Came back
antiperspirant|Sure, e.g.
apogeal|Farthest away in orbit
apparent|Manifest
appoint|Designate
apropos|Pertinent
apteral|Lacking columns along the sides
areolae|Leaf parts
arrayed|Decked out
artichoke|Heart of a salad
artichoke|Plant with a heart
ashrams|Hindu retreats
ashtray|Camel's resting place?
aspects|Features
asserts|Maintains
athlete|Olympic hopeful
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
atomizes|Reduces to mist
attaches|Embassy workers
attunes|Makes harmonious
attunes|Makes harmonious
automat|Hi-tech eatery, once
avarice|Scrooge's weakness
aversion|Distaste
aviator|Banking expert?
avocado|Popular appliance color of the '70s
axillar|Feather under a bird's wing
azaleas|Rowery shrubs
babysat|Helped out mom and dad
backgrounds|If Quasimodo were CEO of Starbucks, they'd make ___
bacterial|Like ptomaine poisoning
baggage|Personal problems
ballgame|Brave undertaking?
bassinets|Tot holders
bawling|Audibly upset
bayonet|Sharp shooter's weapon
beadles|Parish officers
bearcat|Fierce fighter
because|Repeated word in "We're Off to See the Wizard"
bedsores|Decubitus ulcers
biochip|Organic computer part
bivouac|Military camp
bloomer|Reformer who founded the newspaper "Lily"
boating|Summer recreation
bottles|Some recyclables
broiled|Prepared brochettes
brokerage|Period with less money?
caesura|Poetic pause
caisson|Structure for underwater construction
calculus|Derivative study
calendar|Its days are numbered
cannery|Steinbeck's "___ Row"
canvass|Solicit support
capitals|Stars on the map
capture|Snag
cardiac|Kind of massage or arrest
carrots|Inducements
catalpa|Tree with heart-shaped leaves
catalpas|Indian bean trees
category|Jeopardy! column
catlike|Stealthy
cattail|Marsh plant
centrist|Politically moderate
cerises|Deep red colors
chalice|Eucharist need
character|The right stuff
cheesecake|Pinup art
choruses|Refrains from singing
chuckle|Mini "ha-ha!"
chugged|Drank without pausing
circles|Doesn't make a landing
clapper|It rings a bell
clarity|Gem's feature
clasped|Hugged
cleanest|Most suitable for younger ears
cleanse|Purify
coaxers|They keep on pushing
coaxial|Like networking cables
coconspirators|Cassius and Brutus, e.g.
cocoons|Silk sources
collector|End of the question
confine|Bound
connect|Bond
connive|Scheme
cordial|Warm
costarred|Split the bill?
coverlet|Bedspread
cranial|One of 24 nerves
creditor|IOU holder
croppers|Tenant farmers
crowbar|Jimmy's big brother
cryptic|Obscure
curator|Exhibit overseer
cynical|Sardonic
damasks|Reversible fabrics
dandies|Fops
darters|Fishes of the perch family
databases|Search targets
daubers|Mud ___ (wasps)
dawdles|Wastes time
daytime|Adjective before some phone numbers
debater|Forensic expert
decades|Retrospective segments
decrease|Cut
deepened|Intensified
deepens|Intensifies
defrost|Prepare for cooking, perhaps
detests|Can't abide
devastate|Total
develop|Do darkroom work
diggers|Archaeologists, at times
dingbat|Type ornament
disavow|Deny responsibility for
dogface|World War II soldier
doggoned|Confounded
doorknob|It plays a part in some openings
doorpost|Lintel supporter
dormitory|Brown building
dowdiest|Most frumpy
dowitchers|Long-billed sandpipers
downloaded|Got off the Web
dragons|Knight targets
drowned|Like Ophelia, ultimately
dualize|Split evenly, as ownership
dynamic|Energetic
dynamos|Energetic fellows
earache|Otologist's concern
earmark|Allocate
echoing|Parrot's forte
educate|Train
educate|Train
egotism|Antithesis of humility
egresses|Ways to go
elapses|Slips by
emanate|Issue
emerita|Prof's honorific
eminent|Distinguished
emitter|Transistor part
enablers|Helpful ones
enamels|Glosses over?
encourage|Hearten
endorse|Add one's support to
endwise|Along the length
english|Pool hall spin
enigmas|Riddles
enrages|Incenses
ensemble|Matching threads
ensnares|Catches
entered|Typed in
enthrall|Mesmerize
enticers|Sirens
entreat|Beg
entrench|Root firmly
entries|Contest forms
entropy|Steady deterioration
epaulets|Uniform adornments
epeeist|Armed Olympian
epeeists|Masked competitors
epigram|I can resist everything but temptation, e.g.
epistle|Letter
epistles|Letters
epitomes|Paragons
epoxies|Some glues
epsilon|Delta neighbor
equities|Property values
erasable|Like some CD-ROMs
erasers|School supply
erasing|The start of something new?
erratum|Proof goof
erupted|Blew one's top
esophagi|Feeding tubes
established|Proven
esteems|Values
euphony|Great sound
evening|Phone bill category
evinces|Shows
execute|Carry out
extender|Hamburger Helper, e.g.
factoid|Bit of trivia
fastest|Guiness Book category
females|Oxygen.com's target audience
fillers|Ingredients added for bulk
focused|Zeroed in
fourths|Quarters
fringed|Like the surrey in "Oklahoma!"
frisson|Brief bit of excitement
ganglia|Nerve centers
gauntlet|Challenge, symbolically
glanced|Bounced (off)
godsend|Boon
gourami|Air-breathing aquarium fish
grimace|Anguished expression
grimaces|Pained looks
grouses|Complains
hackneys|Hired coaches
harrier|Cross-country runner
headman|Chieftain
headwind|America's Cup challenge
hearings|House work
heiress|She's got it coming to her
hideaway|Hernando had one
homeroom|Roll call setting, perhaps
hopsack|Burlap-like material
hostess|Twinkie producer
hothead|Excitable sort
housemen|Casino bouncers
ideated|Used one's imagination
imitated|Did a sendup of
immortal|Remembered for all time
imposes|Levies
impress|Wow
improper|Unseemly
incites|Works up
indexes|Reference sections
ingrate|Thankless fellow
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's aid
initiate|Kickoff
inwardly|Beneath the surface
isolate|Quarantine
iterate|Repeat
kettles|Fudge-maker's equipment
kinships|Affinities
knockouts|Tyson specialties
knothole|Opening on the board?
laments|Solemn songs
laureled|Like old Olympics champions
lentils|Soup base
lineages|Pedigrees
lissome|Willowy
litigation|Suit business
loiters|Lollygags
loonies|Canadian dollar coins, slangily
loosener|Wrench, at times
lunatics|Cranks
macrames|Does something knotty
maestro|Baton wielder
magenta|Printer's primary color
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mansard|Roof with two different slopes
marketed|Sold
masterful|Virtuoso
mattress|Sealy offering
maypole|Spring post?
meanest|Most miserly
mediate|Act as a go-between
melodrama|Emotional show
mermaid|Copenhagen harbor statue
messier|NHL MVP in 1990 and 1992
microbe|Disease causing bacterium
microphone|It's used in some addresses
microscope|Leeuwenhoek creation
midwives|Delivery professionals
mileage|Usefulness
minuscule|Teeny-weeny
mirages|Saharan sights
miscast|Hire Don Knotts to play Superman, say
misstep|Boo-boo
moccasin|Venomous water snake
monarch|Orange-and-black butterfly
monocle|Feature of The New Yorker's Eustace Tilly
monsters|Bogeymen
moonrises|Lunar events
moraine|Glacial deposit
moraine|Glacial deposit
nelsons|Wrestling holds
nemeses|Holmes and Moriarty, e.g.
nerdier|More geek than freak
nestler|Comfy cuddler
netless|Like a racquets court
neurons|Sensitive conductors
newness|Originality
nineteen|Johnny Unitas wore it
nineteen|Unitas wore it
noodles|Noggins
notaries|Makers of signature pieces?
nurture|Cultivate
nuttier|More bats?
obstacle|Hurdle
offenders|Arrest targets
oleaster|Ornamental shrub of Eurasia
olestra|Wow! chips ingredient
openers|First games
optimist|Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss, e.g.
origami|Output from a folder
orisons|Prayers
outages|Candle-lighting occasions
outcastes|Indian expellees
outrage|Apalled reaction
outrange|Go farther than
overact|Chew the scenery
overalls|Field dressing?
overlook|Miss
overshoes|Rubbers
ownership|Title indication
padlock|Yale turnout?
palmetto|South Carolina's state tree
panache|Stylish style
parlance|Manner of speaking
passive|Reaily laid-back
patella|Knee protector
patents|Creators' safeguards
patient|Like good waiters
patness|Glib quality
pelicans|They have big bills
pellucid|Clear as can be
penances|Some sacraments
pensees|Pascal production
pestered|Teased
piccolo|Fife's kin
pillars|Islam has five
planaria|Flatworm
plaudit|Expression of approval
polices|Regulates
porches|Stoops
portfolio|Wine page?
portico|Monticello feature
postfix|Append
present|It's under wraps
presses|Post production needs
problem|Tough nut
pseudonym|George Eliot, for one
quarter|Financial report span
radials|Goodyear's Integrity and Invicta GL
raiders|Takeover artists
rampant|Unchecked
rapture|Blondie hit
ratatat|Battle brattle
ratline|Mariner's ladder
reaches|Attains
readers|Publishing house employees
rearrest|Book over
rebinds|Fixes spines
receipt|Expense report attachment
reflect|Meditate
reforms|Campaign topics
refresh|Invigorate
regalia|Scepter, crown, robe, etc.
regatta|Henley-on-Thames event
regatta|Meet on the river
regimes|Ruling groups
rehearsed|Got ready to open
relapse|Second bout
remainder|Division leftover
remember|Keep in mind
renewal|Time extension?
reoffer|Buyer's ploy
reopens|Brings a show back
replete|Abounding
reprise|Jimi Hendrix's record label
resents|Is rankled by
resists|Puts up a fight
retable|Shelf behind an attar
retests|Makeup exams
retinal|Like some cones
retirer|One responsible for a work stoppage?
retitle|Give reason to do a new printing
retrain|Give new skills
reunion|Grad gathering
rewinder|Conscientious Blockbuster patron
ripping|Excellent, in England
roamers|Gadabouts
roasters|Perdue products
robbers|They take things the wrong way
roulettes|Perforating wheels
salience|Conspicuousness
saltworks|Seasonal plant?
samoyed|White-haired dog
sashayed|Moved nonchalantly
sashimi|Raw fish dish
sashimi|Thinly sliced fish dish
satires|Swift stories
savannah|City founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733
savings|Money in the bank
scalpel|Surgeon's request
scalpels|Operation needs
scandals|Killers of political careers
scanning|Checker's job
scissor|Expunge
scoreless|Like a game at its start
scrapes|Pickles
screened|Had a sneak preview of
seagull|Fishing boat follower
seamier|More sordid
seasoner|Chef, at times
seclusion|Garbo preference
sectors|Public and private, e.g.
selects|Nominates
seminar|Study group
senates|Groups in France, Canada and the United States
senator|Boxer from California, e.g.
senators|Six-year servers
sendoffs|Farewell parties
sensual|Steamy
sentence|Life, perhaps
serapes|Pancho's ponchos
setters|Hunting dogs
shanghais|Gets a reluctant crew
sharpie|Sanford marker brand
shellac|Really whip
sheriff|Man with a star
shipmate|Starbuck, to Ishmael
shoaled|Lost depth
shortage|Cause of a price increase
shortest|Like William Henry Harrison's presidency
sidesteps|Ducks
simpler|Less ornate
skeptic|Doubter
slicers|Deli equipment
sloganeer|Every campaign needs one
sloping|Oblique
slowpoke|Tortoise
slumber|Undercover activity?
smarted|Stung
snapshot|Photo op result
snubbed|Gave the cold shoulder to
softcovers|Beach books, often
solidify|Freeze
soloist|Featured player
somewhat|One meaning of -ish
spectator|Stands sitter
spellers|They may make a bee line
spigots|Samovar parts
splashy|Ostentatious
spotter|Gymnast's helper
stained|Treated a lab slide
standup|Courageously loyal
staples|They say "Yeah, we've got that"
stashed|Hid away
statist|Supporter of government control of economic planning
statute|Legislative product
steelie|Metal marble
steeples|Points on the horizon?
steered|Took the wheel
stepson|Bobby Brady, to Carol
stepson|Tiberius, to Augustus
stereos|Sound investments?
sterile|Uncreative
sternness|Rear admiral's trait?
stitches|Baseball feature
stogies|Humidor fill
stonewash|Sharon's laundry business
storing|Squirrel's occupation
stratus|Dodge sedan
strawhat|Boater
strides|Progress
strongman|Circus star
stutter|Pronounce a la Porky
stylets|Surgical probes
superman|Action Comics debut of 1938
surliest|Least potite
tableau|Solitaire game layout
tannins|They're used on hides
tarries|Hangs around
taximeter|Hack recorder
teamster|Driver, often
teeners|Young target audience
telecast|Airing
tendency|Polling information
tenderest|Most sensitive
tensely|One way to be wound
tentacle|Arm of the sea?
tercels|Toyota models
teredos|Shipworms
testator|One with a will
thrashes|Licks
threads|Clothing, informally
thrives|Flourishes
thumbnails|If Roger Ebert were CEO of Ace Hardware, they'd make ___
tiepins|They're stuck on menswear
tinware|Colonial service
tiptoes|Walks gingerly
titrate|Measure a solution
toaster|Classic bank giveaway
toddles|Takes early steps
toilette|Grooming
tonnages|Shipping figures
toreros|Bulls' foes
torpedo|Lusitania's undoing
torrent|Rash flood cause
toughie|Poser
traitor|Turncoat
trapper|Kit Carson, for one
treehouse|Branch office?
trembled|Showed fear
trenches|Tough workplace, figuratively
trireme|Battle of Salamis vessel
tritons|Spiral seashells
trochee|Iamb's opposite
trumpets|Fanfare producers
tsetses|Bloodsucking flies
tubular|Awesome, in surf slang
tuffets|Low stools
twister|Game for the supple
uncloak|Expose, in a way
undersea|Like some phone cables
unearth|Bring to light
unlearn|Break bad habits, in a way
unloose|Set free
unweaves|Ravels
uprears|Raises
urbaner|More like James Bond
usurers|There's much interest in their work
utilizes|Employs
uttered|Spoken
variant|Moulding or "moustache"
veteran|Experienced
viceroys|Bright butterflies
villager|Hamlet resident
wheedles|Cajoles
windowpanes|See-through items
yodeled|Made a call to Heidi?
abstentions|Third column in Congressional tallies
acacias|Thorny shrubs
acetones|Flammable solvents
adherent|Follower
admirer|Fan
agentry|Rep's work
airtimes|When the shows must go on
alameda|Neighbor of Oakland
alamode|Diner order
alcoves|Statuary spots
alderman|Municipal legislator
alibied|Made an excuse for
alienees|Property recipients
aligned|On one side or the other
already|Heretofore
amethyst|Purple hue
amidship|Like a schooner's mainmast
ammonia|Fertilizer ingredient
amorist|Ovid, for one
analyst|Market watcher
anarchy|Exception to the rule?
anchorman|Rather rank?
ancient|Venerable
anisette|London Fog ingredient
another|Bar order
antonym|Long, for short
aphorism|Haste makes waste, e.g.
apology|It may be owed
apostle|Man with a mission
apposed|Side-by-side
aproned|Surrounded
apropos|Fitting
archway|Vault opening
ariettas|Met pieces
arousal|Outcome of a wake-up call
arousal|Stirring state
artisans|Silversmiths, e.g.
artless|Naive
ashamed|Red-faced
ashtray|Smoker's request
assayer|Busy fellow in a gold rush
assemblyman|Job mistakenly sought by a model airplane builder?
assists|Magic Johnson's number 10,141
assists|Messier specialty
atheist|He's beyond belief
athletic|Oakland player
attached|Sent a file by e-mail
attracts|Draws
audience|Theater group
avarice|Scrooge's sin
averaged|Did a mean thing?
awaited|Looked forward to
balances|Checks a checkbook
ballast|It has a stabilizing influence
beastie|Rap's ___ Boys
beastly|Disagreeable
begonia|Showy houseplant
birdies|Course coups
blather|Gibberish
bloodred|Ruby
blossoms|Comes into one's own
boarder|One who's taken in
bologna|The stuff heros are made of
bonesetter|Job mistakenly sought by a dominoes champ?
bookkeeper|Specialist in double-entry accounting
breakup|Microsoft worry of 2001
bronchi|Breathing tubes
brothel|Sporting house
brushes|They put on coats
butlers|The usual suspects?
buttocks|Rear
cabinetmaker|Job mistakenly sought by an ex-president?
caramel|Milky Way component
cassettes|Blockbuster stock
cerumen|Earwax
chapels|Hitching posts?
chassis|Firebird frame
cheetah|It's spotted in Africa
childbirth|Magazine's initial issue?
cicadas|Summer droners
circular|Flier
classes|They may be audited
classmates|CLAM with hidden ASSETS, in school
clement|Merciful
clutched|Held tightly
collide|Come together, in a way
colorer|Crayola user
compacted|Like some trash
concoctions|Witches' brews, for example
connote|Mean
contessa|Tuscan noblewoman
control|Smart employer
coronal|Circlet denoting rank
corrodes|Eats at
countersuit|Business attire at Bloomingdale's?
countess|Shakespeare's Olivia, for one
coworkers|Participants in water cooler chats
creoles|Some Louisianans
cruiser|High-speed warship
cryonics|Cold storage?
cufflink|One of a worn pair
dadaism|Movement begun in 1916
dagwood|Thick sandwich
dampened|Inhibited
dashiki|Bright-colored pullover
dastards|Poltroons
decagon|Ten-sided figure
decayed|In bad shape
decency|Propriety
decennia|Century tenths
decimate|Reduce drastically
deduced|Emulated Holmes
deepens|Grows more intense
deflects|Parries
defrocked|Like former fathers
deftest|Most skilled
dements|Makes mad, in olden days
departs|Leaves
describes|Paints a mental picture of
dessert|Napoleon, at times
detente|Relaxation
detract|Take away
diameter|Circumference over pi
diktats|Tough decrees
disables|Defuses, perhaps
disaster|Megaflop
dithers|Bumstead's boss
doodling|Idle art
draconic|Unusually severe
draglines|They have lots of pull
drapery|Window treatment
drayage|Carting charge
driller|One hoping for a strike
drywell|Wildcatter's disappointment
duodenum|Stomach connection
dustiest|Most like some bunnies
earmark|Set aside
easiest|Question to answer first on a test
eeriest|Most chilling
egotists|Legends in their own minds
elegant|Refined
elevens|Casino naturals
elicits|Digs out
embassy|Mission
eminent|Celebrated
emporia|Trading places
enclave|Bounded area
enjoiner|One seeking a legal prohibition
enlaced|Twined together
enliven|Animate
ensures|Cinches
entente|Peace pact
entertain|Act the host
epistles|New Testament section
erasing|Taking out, in a way
eruptive|Like a child's teeth
escaped|Broke out
escapee|Manhunt target
escapee|Richard Kimble, e.g.
escargot|Appetizer item
escarole|Belgian endive's kin
evacuating|Fire drill activity
evanesce|Fade away
everyman|John Q. Public
evinces|Displays clearly
exerted|Applied
exerting|Putting out
eyehole|Mask feature
eyeliner|Pencil of a sort
eyepiece|Crosshair setting
eyesore|Billboard, to many
eyesore|Public dump, e.g.
fanciers|Enthusiasts
fantail|Showy pigeon
feature|Main picture
flailed|Complicated a lifeguard's rescue
flapped|Tried to take off
flatbed|Open truck
flavorful|Yummy
fleabite|Trifling annoyance
flusters|Rattles
flyswatter|Pest control, of a sort
foolhardy|Rash
formals|School dances
gadgets|Technophile's purchases
gardens|Where some plant managers work?
geckoes|Only lizards to have voices
geishas|Eastern entertainers
gigaton|Unit of explosive force
glasses|Seeing things?
goliath|One with great power
graffiti|Some wall art
granges|Farmers' lodges
granite|Stone Mountain's makeup
greenhouse|Plant parenthood setting
grieves|Saddens
gritted|Ground together
guesses|Hazards
gunboat|Port threatener
gurgled|Sang baby-style
habanera|Carmen highlight
harrier|Cross-country athlete
hastens|Steps up
hatchet|Small-time hacker?
hercules|1997 Disney film
heredity|It's in your genes
hexagon|Allen wrench cross section
homemaking|Magazine production?
homiest|Most comfortable
hotchpotch|OTC market for mixed-up people?
hotspots|Likely sites for revolutions
housekeeper|Job mistakenly sought by a divorcee?
humvees|Jeep's relatives
hyperon|One of science's "strange particles"
implode|Collapse, in a way
incisors|Canine neighbors
indecency|Prude's bane
infield|Mound setting
innings|Diamond divisions
insanity|Unmitigated folly
insects|Raid target
inserts|Subscription cards, e.g.
inshore|Like some currents
insists|Won't take "no" for an answer
insofar|To such degree
intoned|Chanted
intrude|Be an imposition
iterate|Emphasize
joyrider|Car borrower, of a sort
juniper|Gin flavorer
kettles|Domestic whistlers
kneeler|Pew piece
lacking|Deficient
latrine|Bivouac concern
learned|Not instinctual
learner|Apprentice
leveret|Young hare
leviers|Tax imposers
lewises|Guiding Light family
liberated|Let go
lintels|Door toppers
liposuction|Alternative to dieting
logarithm|Slide rule's basis
lordlier|More dignified
loverly|Wouldn't It Be ___? ("My Fair Lady" song)
lowborn|Common
lumpier|Like worse oatmeal
lusters|Shines
mackinaw|Warm coat
madames|Curie et Tussaud
maestro|Address for Ozawa
manmade|Not natural
marathoner|He may hit the wall
marauded|Went raiding
maskers|Ball goers, at times
massage|Rub the right way
matilda|1988 Roald Dahl book
meander|Zig and zag
meatball|Sub filler
mediators|Dispute handlers
medical|Insurance category
menaces|Threatens
messiah|Oratorio that debuted in 1742
millers|Their work is a grind
misstep|Blunder
monarch|Common butterfly
moneylender|Generous magazine subscriber?
mongols|Genghis Khan's followers
moraine|Glacial debris
mortise|Dovetail part
motorbus|Double-decker, e.g.
mulberries|Finger-staining fruit
multiple|More than one
nameplates|Office door attachments
nastiest|Worst, weather-wise
necktie|Casualty of casual Friday
needing|Having occasion for
needles|California city on the Colorado
neutrino|Beta decay byproduct
newscaster|Job mistakenly sought by a paperboy?
newsmen|Some anchors
newsreels|Old feature lead-ins
nonstop|Sans layovers
notation|Marginal marking
notecase|Brit's billfold
notepad|Reporter's requirement
novellas|Long short stories
objector|Opposing counsel, at times
objects|Stuff
odometers|Mile counters
oersted|Unit of magnetic field strength
offramp|Cloverleaf feature
oleander|Poisonous shrub
olestra|Ingredient in Wow! chips
omnipotent|Godlike
onetime|Former
onrushes|Surges
operant|Effective
operettas|Arthur Sullivan's creations
opinion|View
oracles|Authoritative ones
orangutan|Climber of Borneo
oratorios|Handel pieces
orients|Shows the ropes to
osteopath|Muscle manipulator
outlive|Survive
outrage|Insult
outshine|Surpass
overact|Play to the gallery
overacts|Chews the scenery
overeat|Celebrate Thanksgiving, perhaps
palatine|One of Rome's seven hills
palisade|Defensive structure
palooka|Big ape
pansies|Johnny-jump-ups
parapet|Castle protector
parental|Like some guidance
parental|Mom-and-pop?
parents|Many Little League fans
parfait|Rainbow confection
parietals|Skull bones
passport|Collector of foreign stamps
pastier|More pallid
pastured|Retired from racing
pectins|They're often in a jam
permeate|Fill completely
petards|Noisy fireworks
piloted|Acted as guide for
planets|Orrery parts
pliancy|Adaptable state
poetess|Well-versed woman?
populace|Citizenry
possible|Not out of the question
prancer|One of a famous octet
preamble|We the people source
preamps|Recording studio pieces
precise|On the money
premade|Like pitchers of mixed drinks
premises|Building and its grounds
prepaid|Not cash on delivery
pretaped|Not live
pretenders|Money Talk band
pricier|Less affordable
prologue|Novel beginning
proofer|Magazine worker
propels|Gets moving
property|Target of some taxes
proving|Prosecutor's job
pullout|Withdraw
punchboard|Magazine's policy makers?
pupates|Undergoes a metamorphosis
quasars|Stellar phenomena
rallier|Athlete with a second wind, perhaps
rancher|One with a spread
rashest|Most foolhardy
realtor|House shower
rebuttal|Litigation task
rebuttal|Op-ed piece
recants|Says it isn't so
recount|Florida event of 2000
recycled|Did the green thing
redacts|Edits
reenact|Wage a Civil War battle, perhaps
referee|Make some calls
regaled|Entertained lavishly
regattas|River contests
rejudged|Evaluated anew
relatives|Many wedding guests
relayed|Handed off
relents|Loosens up
remains|Sticks around
removal|Deportation, e.g.
renewals|Time extensions
reprove|Censure
reptile|Basilisk or boa
residence|Quarters
resolve|Pluck
respect|Hit for Aretha
respires|Breathes
reteach|Help to brush up
retract|Take back
retreats|Hideaways
retsina|Greek wine with a sappy flavor
reversal|Fortune's failure
rhodium|Platinum family element
ricksha|Two-wheeled transit
riddance|Relief
riverbank|Wharf setting
riverside|California city
rooftops|Antenna spots
rosters|Personnel lists
rotundas|Domed rooms
routine|Workaday
royalists|Foes of the Revolution
salient|Notable
salinas|Steinbeck's California birthplace
samovars|Russian Tea Room decorations
sarcasm|Barbed talk
sarcastic|Cutting
savored|Delighted in
scalene|Having three unequal sides
scallop|Edible muscle
scatter|Disperse
scooter|The Razor A3W, for one
sealant|Weatherproofer, e.g.
seaside|Site of many resorts
secedes|Breaks away
sedative|Valium, for one
seduced|Taken in by temptation
seminar|Study group
semipostal|Stamp sold at a premium
sensors|Electric eyes, e.g.
serenade|Love notes?
serenade|Swain song
session|Studio time
shadowbox|Small display case
sheathe|Put one's sword away
sheepman|Woolgatherer?
shoelace|Tie for an eyelet
shortsighted|The ophthalmologist considered it ___
signori|Gentlemen of Verona
silence|Library order
sincere|Without ulterior motive
singers|Experts with numbers?
skeeter|Picnic pest, in slang
slalomed|Emulated Alberto Tomba
sleepers|Surprise hits
sleepers|Surprise successes
slicked|Added gel to, perhaps
slipknot|Four-in-hand feature
slipped|Blundered
slithers|Moves serpentinely
slivers|Skimpy cake servings
slobber|Hound's output
smasher|It splits the atom
smidgen|Bit
smokers|Kool customers
snorted|Exhibited derision
soarers|Eagles and jets
solvents|Thinners
solvers|You and others
someone|A person
someone|Random person
songsmith|Berlin, for one
sourness|Acidity
spatula|Flapjack flipper
spatula|IHOP tool
special|Menu extra
specter|Senator from Pennsylvania
speedier|More likely to finish first
spinach|Salad base
spitball|Illegal pitch
spiteful|Catty
splints|Bone protectors
sponsor|Spot maker
spyglass|Small scope
squinty|Like Magoo
stalest|Least original
stardust|All-time favorite song in a 1953 poll of disc jockeys
stationmaster|Job mistakenly sought by a TV addict?
stealth|Cat quality
steelie|Metallic marble
steered|Chose a course
steroids|Some people are big on them
stewardess|DREW with hidden ASSETS, in the air
stimulants|They put pep in your step
stirring|Poignant
stockman|Warehouse worker
stoutish|On the heavy side
strains|Bits of music
strands|Maroons
stretch|Racetrack part
stripers|Some bass
stunner|Knockout
stymies|Baffles
suitcase|Item on a carousel
suitors|Court figures?
suppress|Check
surcoat|Knight's tunic
surreal|Daliesque
synonyms|Rant and rave, e.g.
tabloid|Something to check out at the checkout
tailspin|Dangerous dive
tanning|Punishment, of a sort
taskmasters|KMART with hidden ASSETS, at work
tattles|Is a blabbermouth
tearier|More misty-eyed
teashop|Cafe's cousin
teenager|Bar mitzvah boy, e.g.
teeters|Vacillates
teetotal|Pass the bar?
telemetry|Satellite transmission
tension|Type A characteristic
tequila|Bloody Maria ingredient
thatcher|Major predecessor
tighten|Constrain
tintype|Shot from the Civil War, perhaps
tiresome|Monotonous
toreros|Spanish ringmasters?
totemic|Using animal emblems
tradeoff|Compromise
traders|Market workers
traitor|Perfidious person
trellis|Vine supporter
tremolo|Vibrating effect
trestle|El elevator
tridents|Weapons for some gladiators
trousseau|Bride's wardrobe
tuition|Big figure on campus?
tunnels|Travels mole-style
ululate|Act the banshee
unaired|Nixed by the censors, perhaps
uncashed|Not taken into account?
uncoiled|Got straight
unequal|Lopsided
unhorse|Topple in a tilt
universe|That's all there is
unlearn|Forget
unposed|Photographically natural
unsettle|Bother
upturned|Like snobs' noses
varnished|Like some floors
veneered|Like some tables
verbena|Fragrant herb
vertebras|They give you backbone
violinists|Jack Benny and Henny Youngman, e.g.
wagered|Bet
wastrel|Good-for-nothing
waterbed|Liquid-filled sack?
weekday|Busy time at the office
welcomer|Wal-Mart worker
whetted|Stimulated
whipsaw|Subject to opposing forces
wielding|Exerting
yeshivas|Religious schools
yeshivas|Talmudic schools
younger|Outlaw Cole
abigails|Adams and Fillmore
abrades|Wears away
absence|Attendance record notation
absinthe|Moulin Rouge potable
achiever|Ambitious sort
acolyte|Follower
adhesive|It may result in a sticky situation
adjudges|Determines
adorers|Ones loaded with Valentine gifts
adrenal|Kidney-capping gland
agitate|Stir up
airfoil|Plane wing, e.g.
airings|TV appearances
alienee|Heir, sometimes
alimony|Splitting headache?
alpacas|Woolly critters
alumnae|Many Smith funders
ambrosia|Refreshment on Olympus
amender|Person who makes change
animals|Game, e.g.
animate|Bring to life
anserine|Like a goose
appaloosa|Nez Percé mount
appoints|Names
arbored|Shady, in a way
armrests|Theater separators
arrives|Pulls in
arsenal|Magazine
arsenous|Containing a poisonous element
asbestos|Old fireproofing material
asinine|Not very smart
asperse|Badmouth
assayed|Judged the worth of
astride|Bridging
athletics|Oakland team
atoners|Sorry sayers
attests|Certifies
aviators|Aces high?
avocados|Guacamole maker's supply
awakenings|7:30 a.m.: 1990 Robin Williams movie
balances|Bankbook numbers
baloney|Rubbish
basenji|Barkless pooch
beheads|Turns scares to cares, e.g.
belabor|Explain ad nauseam
bellies|Sit-up targets
beneath|Unworthy of
benedict|Insidious Arnold
biotech|Cloning industry
biotype|Group of genetically related organisms
birdman|Nickname of prisoner Robert Stroud
blabbermouth|B2B opportunity for a gossip?
bleated|Spoke sheepishly
bluenose|Prude
bodybuilding|Where to get a full physical?
breather|Respite
bulldog|Symbol of tenacity
calibres|Bore measures, in Bristol
caliper|Thickness measurer
calorific|Like some dietary values
calypso|Jacques Cousteau's ship
canines|Bicuspids' neighbors
canines|Fangs, essentially
cardamom|Pungent spice
careens|Lurches
casement|Hinged window
casernes|Military lodgings
casinos|Where to find drawers and rollers
catbird|Source of overhead mews
cellaret|Case for wine bottles
cenobite|Monk or nun
censors|Language watchers
central|Key
charade|1963 Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn film
classify|Protect sensitive information
cluttered|Like some desks
collect|Like some calls
concrete|Tangible
corncob|Cookout waste
corneal|Kind of transplant
corolla|Toyota model since 1968
cowpoke|Oater fellow
cradled|Held protectively
cratered|Like the moon
crisper|Fridge section
criteria|Standards
cupfuls|Recipe amounts
cutlery|Hoffritz offering
danseur|Nijinsky or Nureyev
dearest|Love letter opening
decades|Retrospective divisions
decimal|Like NYSE prices since January 2001
deflects|Turns aside
deforce|Tour follower
deformed|Out of shape
degassed|Made vacuum tubes
deniable|Like covert actions, often
depicts|Renders
depress|Lower the value of
deserved|Rightful
despoils|Sacks
despotic|Tyrannical
dietary|Kind of supplement
dioramas|Museum offerings
divebomb|Attack nose-first
dogmata|Church holdings
dominate|Tower over
dresses|Boutique buys
duckier|More hunky-dory
duelled|Settled a dispute, in a way
dustcovers|Hardback protectors
earache|Otitis symptom
earplug|Sound barrier
ebonite|Hard rubber
economy|Fed concern
edgiest|Least relaxed
edgiest|Most provocative
edifying|Not just mindlessly entertaining
eighths|Pizza slices, often
ejector|Kind of seat used by 007
elastic|Brief feature
electric|Rousing
elegist|Rilke, for one
elegists|Plaintive poets
elevate|Hearten
emailed|Wrote, in a way
emergent|Up-and-coming
emigrant|Displaced person, perhaps
eminent|Noted
empress|Catherine the Great, e.g.
enamors|Fills with love
endives|Salad greens
endnotes|Back-of-book material
enemies|They may be bitter
enlaced|Twined torgether
ennobles|Dignifies
ensiled|Like some fodder
ensnare|Trap
ensnarl|Tangle up
entails|Involves
entrant|Contest hopeful
entreats|Begs
epaulet|Uniform decoration
ephebus|Athenian citizen-to-be
epicure|Bon vivant
epsilon|Delta follower
equated|Considered analogous
eroding|Becoming weaker
erotica|Blue prints?
escapee|Manhunt quarry
espouses|Embraces
essayed|Gave a try
etcetera|List ender
ethnics|Indigenous peoples
evacuee|Red Cross beneficiary, perhaps
evaders|Some tax cheats
eyebrow|It may be penciled in
facelift|Makeover
fastener|It's a snap
feedbag|Grain container
fiddled|Emulated Jean-Luc Ponty
fiestas|Spanish celebrations
finally|At long last
flapped|Waved in the breeze
flashbacks|New product line after the NFL's takeover of Polaroid?
flatcar|Freight bearer
forecast|Economist's guess
formals|Black-tie affairs
frappes|Milkshakes, in New England
freemasons|Wanted: pro bono bricklayers
freshest|Least hackneyed
frittered|Squandered (away)
funnies|Color section
galvanic|Intensely exciting
gaunter|More rawboned
genitor|Sire
getaway|Spur-of-the-moment vacation
glassine|Translucent envelope material
glossies|Some of a model's portfolio
granola|Snack bar material
greengrocer|Wanted: inexperienced supermarket owner
greetings|Hi alternative
grottoes|Spelunking sites
guerdons|Rewards
hairline|Temple feature
hangars|JFK structures
havarti|Cheese often flavored with dill
headquarters|Where to see a psychiatrist?
hearted|Follower of lion or chicken
helmsmen|Corvette turners
henbane|Plant that yields atropine
hencoops|Fowl holders
hieratic|Priestly
hoarder|Miserly sort
hobbits|Short race
honeyed|Mellifluous
honoree|Award recipient
hoptoad|Warty critter, colloquially
horseshoe|Silver wear?
hostile|Like some takeovers
ideally|In a perfect world
idylist|Pastoral poet
ikebana|Flower arranging art
impasse|Mediator's challenge
impended|Menaced
implement|Put into effect
inculcate|Drill
inhales|Enjoys the mountain air
insolent|Cheeky
insulin|It's produced in the islets of Langerhans
intimate|Soul mate
ironers|They work on a board
isogram|Map line between equal points
itemise|Do tax work, in Britain
jezebel|Shameless hussy
juniper|Its berries flavor gin
kenneled|Like some left-behind pets
keynote|Kind of address
learner|Apprentice, e.g.
leasers|Owners' owers
legatee|Beneficiary
limpets|Clingy mollusks
literal|Unimaginative
lothario|Lady-killer
lowlifes|Blighters
magnets|Attractive bunch?
maharaja|Mysore monarch
maidens|Winless horses
mammoth|Gigantic
mandarin|Language with the most speakers
manically|With frenzied energy
martian|The War of the Worlds baddie
mastered|Became proficient in
measles|Spots at the clinic
meatier|More substantial
meddled|Was a buttinsky
megahits|They go platinum
menthol|Vicks VapoRub ingredient
midwived|Made deliveries
misprints|Phone company buried in errors?
mitered|Like many picture frame corners
moneymaker|Profitable product
mullions|Vertical window pieces
mustang|Ford model since 1964
nailset|Carpenter's punch
nameless|Indefinable
nametag|It may say "Hello"
napkins|Linen closet items
narrate|Give an account of
narrate|Tell
neediest|Worst off
nelsons|TV family of the 1950s
nosedive|Plunge
nostrils|The septum separates them
nudniks|Pests
oarlocks|Dinghy features
obstacles|Start of a business observation
odyssey|Honda minivan
oenology|Vintner's science
olestra|Fake fat
operate|Run
opiates|Rest inducers
ordinary|Colonial tavern
orients|Finds one's place, as on a map
originate|Start
outtalk|Surpass in loquacity
overacts|Botches the audition
overlay|Acetate sheet, often
overran|Decisively defeated
oversee|Manage
paisano|Good buddy
paisanos|Pals
palette|Color range
pallets|Warehouse platforms
paranoid|Unduly suspicious
parasol|Sun block
pashmina|Fashionable shawl of the 1990s
patella|Cap on a leg
pedestal|Column's foundation
peerage|Noble group
pennames|George Sand and others
peonage|Indentured servitude
peppertree|Ornamental evergreen
pessimism|Eeyore's attitude
philander|Play around
pilgrim|Wayfarer
pinesap|Pitch cousin
placates|Mollifies
plainclothesman|Wanted: ordinary haberdasher
plateful|Buffet quantity
plumped|Puffed up
politic|Tactful
popsicle|Product on a birch stick
porkers|Stock with growth potential?
portray|Show
poutier|More sullen
precise|On the nose
preform|Shape in advance
pressman|His work is in print
pretense|Lip service
protean|Ever-changing
protests|Strikes, e.g.
psalters|Devotional collections
ptomaine|Food poisoning cause
puritan|Bluenose
queered|Threw a spanner into
rampage|Outing for Godzilla
ransack|Rifle
ratatat|Drumming syllables
ratites|Flightless birds
rebukers|Riot act readers
recoups|Gets back
redefine|Transform
redeyes|Wee-hours flights
redneck|Focus of Jeff Foxworthy's humor
redness|Flush
reenlist|Go for another hitch
reframe|Pose another way
regress|Lose ground, mentally
relabel|Comply with new FDA guidelines, perhaps
release|Publicity piece
reminder|Souvenir, e.g.
remorses|Contrite states
reneged|Misplayed at the bridge table
reobtain|Get back
repartee|Clever interchange
resigns|Concedes
resists|Just says "no"
resolve|Determination
respells|Alters orthographically
restate|Put in other words
restrain|Check
restyle|Change the locks?
retailor|Alter anew
reteamed|Redford and Newman did it for "The Sting"
revenge|Common motive
riposte|Clever comeback
romanos|Italian imports
rubbish|Baloney
rubbishy|Worthless
rumples|Musses
sachets|Drawer fresheners
sackers|Participants in a successful blitz
sadness|Depression
salable|Easily moved
saluter|Private, at the general's entrance
sanders|Big name in fast food
sargasso|Seaweed-filled sea
sausage|Brit's banger
scandals|Tabloid topics
scavenge|Be vulturous
science|Spock's specialty
seabeds|Abyssal plains settings
seeders|Gardeners, at times
seismic|Having a momentous impact
senators|Hill group
senoras|Ladies of Spain
senorita|Miss living in Madrid?
shadings|Nuances
shearer|Fleece gatherer
showers|Gift-giving occasions
shrimps|Pipsqueaks
sierras|Rough ranges
silence|Librarian's demand
situating|Putting into context
sizable|Pretty big
skinner|Science and Human Behavior author
slasher|Horror film villain
slender|Negligible
sliders|Some pitches
snaring|Trapper's job
sneered|Showed scorn
snooker|Game played with 15 red balls
snorers|They're loud at night
snorkeler|Club Med vacationer, at times
socials|Tea times
soonest|Next
sorters|Copier attachments
soupcon|Trace
sources|Newshound's need
spaniel|Brittany, for one
spectre|Doctor No's group
spellbound|LBO for Alfred Hitchcock?
spender|High roller
spirited|Plucky
sprinkle|Light shower
spurious|Forged
squalid|Like skid row
stabber|Brutus, for one
stabiles|Fixed sculptures
stainer|Floor worker
stalest|Least original
stampede|Stock panic
starter|First-string player
starters|Varsity makeup
startup|Many a dot-com business
statuses|Positions
statute|Law
stellar|Extraordinary
stigmas|Symbols of shame
stinger|Shoulder-launched missile
stirrer|Swizzle stick
stressed|Under pressure
streusel|Crumbly cake topping
strides|Natural paces
striding|Taking bold steps
stupidest|Superlatively dense
styluses|Palm users' aids
sunrise|Eastern event
supervise|Manage
supposes|Has a hunch
sveltest|Most willowy
tableau|Striking scene
tallish|Like six-footers, say
tarpaper|Crude roofing material
tarpaulin|Protection for a truck's cargo
taverners|Publicans
teacart|Serving aid
telecom|Phone business, for short
teleplay|Aaron Sorkin creation
televise|Air
temples|Eyeglass parts
tenacity|Bulldog trademark
tenants|They trade dollars for quarters
tendril|Twining plant's grabber
terrace|Sundeck
terrains|Computer game designer's creations
testator|One with will power?
thawing|Spring activity
theatre|Gielgud's love
thermal|Like some underwear
thindown|Dilute
thirsty|Unable to pass the bar, perhaps
tidiest|Least cluttered
tippler|Lush
toadish|Like a warty hopper
toeholds|Ridges on a face?
tolerate|Stand
toreros|Cape wielders
torment|Hell offering
torrent|Niagara
totally|Like, fer sure
tousled|In disarray
towline|Hawser
trademarks|Play-Doh and Silly Putty, e.g.
trailers|Commercial films?
trashes|Bad-mouths
trellis|Creeper keeper
trident|Prop for Poseidon
trifectas|Big bets
trifler|Frivolous one
tripodal|Like some stands
triremes|They had three banks of oars
troilus|King Priam's son
trustable|Steadfast
trustee|Foundation figure
trustiest|Most reliable
tsunamis|Ring of Fire dangers
typefaces|Layout considerations
unhitch|Separate, in a way
unleashes|Lets loose
unoiled|Squeaky, perhaps
unveils|Bares
uprisen|Revolted
valencia|City conquered by El Cid
veranda|Portico's cousin
verifiable|Unlike a legend
virtuosi|Heifetz and Perlman, e.g.
wagtail|Songbird with a bobbing back end
warning|Alternative to a ticket
watchman|Security staffer
whereto|Hack question
wisteria|Vine with showy flowers
yammers|Whines
yarrows|Fernlike plants
academic|Hypothetical
accosted|Greeted aggressively
accurate|Right on
accusal|Indictment
acerose|Needle-shaped
acreage|Plot measure
admired|Looked up to
adrenal|Gland over the kidney
aeration|Ventilator's job
ageless|Eternal
airwave|Radio carrier
aitches|Eta look-alikes
alameda|Oakland neighbor
alerted|Warned
aligner|Mechanic, at times
allayed|Put to rest
alludes|Refers
ambience|Atmosphere
amethyst|February birthstone
anapests|Frost feet
anchorage|Iditarod start
aneroid|Kind of barometer
animalism|Orwellian philosophy
annalist|Historian
apathetic|Not giving a rap
aperitif|Vermouth, for one
apollos|Handsome hunks
apropos|Fitting
arcadia|Joan Girardi's home on TV
arcanum|Deep mystery
arguers|Spatters?
armhole|Garment opening
artists|Stars on a label
ascends|Does well
ascribe|Attribute
ascribe|Credit
ashcans|Depth charges, in slang
askance|Sideways
asperse|Smear
assaults|Military actions
athlete|Wheaties box adorner
atingle|Excited with anticipation
attacks|Goes after
attains|Realizes
aurorae|Northern lights
austere|Grave
autocrats|Bullying bosses
aviator|Head-in-the-clouds sort?
axillae|Armpits
battled|Put up a fight
becalms|Soothes
bedsteads|Frames for the night
benefit|Pension plan payment
besmear|Sully
bizarre|Quite unusual
bloomer|Eponymous Amelia
blotchy|Like calico cats
boatmen|Rafters' kin
breather|Respite
brioche|Bread with a topknot
bruising|Fruit-packing worry
byroads|Narrow arteries
cabarets|Nightspots
caboose|It brings up the rear
caesars|Famed Vegas casino
calories|Mealtime count
captains|Hook and Cook
careers|Callings
careers|Profession progressions
carmaker|Source of models
carpool|HOV lane arrangement
carryall|Tote
cartoon|Editorial page offering
casabas|Winter melons
castoff|Prepare to leave the dock
celeste|Babar's wife
cellists|Casals and Ma
ceramic|It may get fired
chablis|Flinty wine
channel|Remote possibility?
charlie|Revlon brand launched in 1973
chilies|Hot stuff
cloaked|Hidden
closure|Sense of completeness
coercive|Strong-arm
cohabit|Live together
coinable|Like silver and gold
colorado|Yuma's river
complex|Hard to grasp
comrades|Buddies
conserve|Be frugal with
construe|Interpret
contempt|Court no-no
control|Smart employer
copywriters|Plagiarize?
cottager|Rural dweller
crevice|Seismic crack
cronies|Political pals
cyclone|Coney Island coaster
daintier|More exquisite
dairies|Cow collectives
dancers|They have a ball
datelines|Can I call you again? and the like?
dearies|Sweetie pies
decrepitly|Without youthful vigor
degrade|Corrupt
demurer|Not so outgoing
desired|Popular
destroy|Wipe out
detainee|Guantánamo prisoner, e.g.
diehard|Bitter-ender
dimmers|Light lighteners
diocese|Bishop's domain
disasters|Big flops
discretion|Blabber's lack
distort|Warp
divorce|Split decision?
dominant|Like some traits
downfall|Tragic flaw byproduct
duchess|Lucrezia Borgia, for one
duotones|Kenny G album
dynamic|Forceful
eagerer|More raring to go
earlier|Ahead
earlier|Closer to the beginning of time
earplug|Sleep aid
eeriness|Creepy feeling
egomania|Diva's problem
egotists|Trip takers of a sort
elector|Member of a certain college
elitist|Snob
elitists|Snobs
ellipse|Planet's orbit
embarred|Locked in a cell
emeralds|May stones
emerges|Springs up
emigrants|Some settlers
encomia|Glowing accolades
endgames|Board finishes
endings|Some are happy
endures|Carries on
enounces|Articulates
ensured|Made certain
enthused|Gung-ho
entitle|Qualify
epaulet|Uniform attachment
erasers|Classroom collection
erected|Put up
erosive|Caustic
erotica|Blue books?
eruditely|In a scholarly fashion
escalator|Department store sight
essayer|One who's trying
estates|Ritzy homes
evinced|Demonstrated
exhaled|Puffed
expanse|Wide open place
factory|Where many jobs may be on the line
fanfare|Burst of publicity
fantail|Pigeon variety
fantasia|Disney classic
felines|Lions and tigers (but not bears, oh my)
finished|Over
flatcar|Piggybacking spot
flowers|Wild bunch?
foliage|Leaves
foreman|Crew leader
foresaw|Anticipated
forewords|Letters of introduction
freeform|Amorphous
gabfest|Talker's paradise
gadzooks|Whoa!
ganglier|More lanky
gelatin|Royal offering
genotype|You get it from your parents
gentleman|Courteous chap
gnarled|Like windblown trees
gondola|Grand Canal sight
granola|Snack bar material
greyness|Cloudy day quality
griddle|Flapjack-making need
guanaco|Camel's cousin
hassles|Gives a hard time
hawsers|Shipping lines?
headset|Football coach's equipment
headset|Operator's item
heartthrob|Teen mag cover subject
helixes|DNA strands
hoarser|More husky-voiced
honoree|Red carpet recipient
hornswoggled|I bought a trumpet, but I was...
hydrogen|One on a certain table
ibuprofen|Advil, generically
idealist|Dreamer
iguanas|Lizards popular as pets
illegal|Like insider trading
imagine|Lennon song
imitates|Goes ape over?
immoral|Wicked
inhumane|Cruel
initials|Tree carvings, perhaps
integer|You can count on it
integral|Crucial
intense|Deeply felt
intercedes|Plays the mediator
interns|Students in the workplace
invades|Emulates Attila
inwards|Centripetally
irately|With anger
isolate|Cut off
iterate|Repeat
iterated|Did over
jeweler|Ring master?
keenest|Most enthusiastic
keratin|Nail material
kerplunk|Plop's kin
larders|Food storage sites
larders|Food stores
lashing|Punishment on the Bounty
lassitudes|Weary states
laureates|Honored group
leadoff|First up
leakiest|Most apt to sink
leashes|Boxers' restraints
leering|Wolfish, in a way
lefties|Truman, Reagan and Clinton, e.g.
lesions|Tissue injuries
lessons|Class work
letdowns|Disappointments
listens|Pays attention
littler|Golfer Gene
luncheon|Afternoon party
magneto|X-Men villain
manager|Ball club VIP
manmade|Like Lake Mead
mansard|Multi-slope roof
mariner|Safeco Field player
mascara|Lash enhancer
melanin|Albino's lack
menswear|Brooks Brothers specialty
millibar|Air pressure unit
minorca|European tourist destination
monarch|Unelected ruler
monsters|Horror movie staples
moonshiner|Provider of criminal proof?
morocco|View from Gibraltar
mousetrapped|I needed a few pointers, and I was...
muskrat|Vole's cousin
mutinying|Rebelling at sea
natural|Roll of 7 or 11
naysayers|Skeptics
needles|Shot putters?
negation|Disclaimer
neglectful|Remiss
neither|Postal creed word
nestles|Settles snugly
nicknamed|Also known as
nightly|How Leander swam the Hellespont
nooning|Midday meal, in dialect
notices|Ads
obsesses|Is fixated
oddment|Leftover
odysseys|Adventurous trips
odysseys|Wide-ranging adventures
openers|Jacks, sometimes
operations|Corporate division
oppress|Persecute
optical|Like CD storage
opulency|Wealth
oratorio|Haydn's "The Creation," e.g.
orgiast|Bacchanal guest
originals|Copier input
otalgia|Earache
outshot|Beat on the basketball court
overawe|Intimidate
overcoat|Chesterfield
overcoats|Chesterfields, e.g.
oversee|Supervise
palaces|Monarchs' homes
palates|They vibrate in snorers
paperboys|News casters?
papoose|Wee tepee-dweller
parakeet|Budgerigar, for one
parasol|The Mikado prop
parenthood|Adult challenge
paroled|Let out, in a way
parsons|Design division of the New School
passable|Adequate
passkey|Janitor's aid
patentors|Granters of protection
pathetic|Ridiculously inadequate
pedalled|Biked, in Bristol
pelvises|Sites of innominate bones
personal|Intimate
piccolo|Highest-pitched woodwind
pierced|Like some navels
pilfers|Steals from the supply closet
plateau|Flatten out
politely|With respect
pontiffs|Church leaders
poolhall|Shark's habitat
postman|He pushes the envelope
pounced|Didn't let the opportunity get away
praising|Complimentary behavior
preheat|Recipe verb
premieres|Hollywood events
preppies|Alligator shirt wearers, typically
presells|Takes advance orders for
preteen|Little Leaguer, typically
prisoner|Hoosegow occupant
prisoner|Pen pal?
prolapse|Slide out of place
property|Investment choice
propose|Make an offer
proposed|Popped the question
protein|Tofu offering
proving|Part 6 of the joke
prowler|Alarm tripper
psychoanalyst|Crazy researcher?
quibble|Split hairs
quiches|Meals in fluted shells
rainier|Grace's prince
raining|Not fair, in a way
ramrods|Muzzle loaders
ravioli|Dish whose name means "little turnips"
rawhide|Series on which Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates
recanted|Took back
recooks|Makes leftovers
reddens|Shows shame
refresh|Browser button
regents|College board
regular|Frequent patron
reinflames|Makes sore again
relents|Shows mercy
reliant|Plymouth model of the 1980s
renewal|Fresh start
repeater|Signal amplifier
replete|Full
reposes|Takes a rest
rescues|Heroic feats
reseeds|Plants anew
resettle|Find another home
resonates|Rings
retires|Goes out of business?
retreats|Safe havens
riflemen|They're straight shooters
riotous|Hilariously funny
roaster|Poultry purchase
rolling|On the move
rolltop|Desk type
rootlet|Plant part
rousters|Dock workers
russets|Autumn apples
sabines|Ancient Italians
salinas|Steinbeck's California birthplace
saltish|A bit briny
sanders|Big name in chicken
sangria|Punch served with paella
sauteed|Made scaloppine
scalene|Like a 3-4-5 triangle
scapegoat|Patsy
scapula|Shoulder blade
scarfpin|Neckwear ornament
scorepad|Scrabble player's need
scorner|Contemptuous one
scrapheap|Disposal site
scrimpy|Meager
seaport|Where the buoys and gulls are
seashore|Plover's place
seconds|Minute quantities
secrets|Classified stuff
seeress|Sibyl
seethed|Did a slow burn
selfsame|Identical
senator|Kennedy or Clinton
sensate|Feeling
sentinel|Orlando newspaper
seventh|Stretch time at Shea
sheaths|Dagger holders
shooter|Player with the dice at a craps table
shorter|Sax great Wayne
shorties|Diminutive ones
shotgun|Marriage incentive, at times
siamese|It may have chocolate points
sidemen|Jazz band players
sidestep|Duck
sleazily|With a decided lack of character
sleepless|Like insomniacs' nights
sleeves|They bear arms
slowest|Earning last place
sneakers|1992 Redford film
snifters|Cognac glasses
solitary|A room of one's own
solitude|Hermit's desire
soothing|Like lullabies
sorcerer|Hogwarts grad, perhaps
spaceman|Distant traveler
speeders|Some demons?
spiders|Web surfers?
spriest|Least affected by age
stamina|Marathoner's need
startups|Dot-com businesses, e.g.
stealing|Ty Cobb specialty
stomata|Plant pores
stoolie|Singer?
stories|They have connecting flights
strives|Gives it one's all
strudel|Fruit pastry
subsumed|Encompassed
subtitled|Like many foreign films
sugarloaf|Peak overlooking Rio
suitcase|Traveler's need
superegos|Consciences, to analysts
superstar|I say every member of this board is a ___...
suppose|Hypothetical intro
suspend|Hang
swaggered|Strutted
sweetie|Honeybun
synergy|Intended result of corporate mergers
tableau|Artistic grouping
tampered|Fiddled (with)
tarpaper|Crude roofing material
tartest|Most likely to elicit a pucker
tattoos|Many say "Mom"
teaspoon|Sixth of a fluid ounce
tendril|Vine gripper
theater|Play area
therefore|Conclusion preceder
thermos|Lunchbox item
tictacs|Breathe friendly product
tiniest|Hardest to see
tipples|Hits the sauce
tirades|Rants
titania|Moon of Uranus
toccatas|Some Bach pieces
toenail|Clipper target
toothed|Like gears
topical|Of current interest
topside|On deck
totaled|Unfixable, as a car
trapdoor|Fall location?
treacle|Sentimental stuff
treated|Took out, in a way
treatises|Expositions
tripoli|Capital south of Sicily
triumphed|Came out on top
trooper|Highway man
truelove|The Princess Bride topic
trumpet|Satchmo's instrument
trustee|Board member
tsarina|Alexandra, for one
tuxedos|Prom rentals
tweeters|Small speakers
twining|Interlacing
twofold|Double
ultimatum|It demands action
undercover|Like spies
underlie|Serve as the basis for
unhinge|Drive over the edge
unhorse|Beat in the joust
unreels|Plays a bass?
unsolid|Broken, as a highway line
unstrung|Emotionally rattled
unvaried|Monotonous
unwieldy|Awkward
useless|Otiose
vibrates|Quivers
whorled|Like fingerprints
wiseacre|Know-it-all
woozier|More unsteady
wrangle|Argue noisily
yelling|Fan activity
zookeeper|One concerned with creature comforts?
abasing|Humbling
adaptor|Power cord doohickey
adoptee|Stuart Little, for one
adorner|Tinsel user
adverbs|Slowly and surely
advised|Deliberate
alamedas|Tree-lined promenades
algebra|The search for x?
aligned|In a row
alkalis|High-pH substances
amended|Like our Constitution
amnesia|Bourne's problem, in "The Bourne Identity"
amoebas|Wee shape-shifters
anaemic|Weak, in Whitehall
anarchic|Lawless
anchors|Rather and others
angular|Rawboned
animated|Full of pep
aniseed|Liqueur flavorer
aniseed|Ouzo flavorer
annexes|Wings
anonymous|Faceless
antitrust|Monopoly-opposing
apparitions|Haunted house inhabitants
appeaser|Neville Chamberlain's reputation
ariettas|Operatic bits
armament|Weapons
arsenal|Powder room?
artless|Naive
asphalt|It paves the way
assesses|Evaluates
assured|Confident
athirst|Desiring strongly
athirst|Eager
atingle|All excited
attires|Dresses
attitudes|Stances
auditor|Book reviewer?
auricle|Heart part
autogiro|Aircraft with a rotor
aversive|Causing avoidance
avocado|Guacamole base
azaleas|Showy shrubs
backboard|Paper ___ (directors at a publishing house?)
bearded|Like some sideshow ladies
beehive|Big do
beekeeper|One with the hives?
beeswax|Nonserious business?
begorra|Golly! in Galway
beltway|Washington ring
betting|Pool activity
bettors|Tote board readers
blatant|Hardly subtle
blesses|Approves of
blooper|Open mike goof
bookkeeper|What is another name for a deadbeat borrower?
brakeless|Like some bikes
brocade|Kimono material
broiled|Like some fish dinners
browser|Surfer's software
calderas|Volcanic depressions
caliper|Thickness measurer
canards|Baseless stories
cannoli|Tubular treat
caplets|Tylenol buyer's choice
carloads|Freight weights
carousel|You'll Never Walk Alone musical
carpeting|End of the quip
carport|Garage's cousin
carrier|Flight deck setting
caterer|Blondie is one
caucused|Met behind closed doors
cayuses|Mounts for braves
celeste|DiGiorno rival
centrism|Moderate policy
cereals|Post production?
chanced|Happened
chapeau|Tête topper
chasers|Shot followers
chatrooms|Where many emoticons are used
cheated|Took
chickpea|Salad legume
chloride|Table salt, e.g.
chorale|Church song
chorale|Many a Bach composition
chunnel|French connection?
cleanser|Comet, e.g.
cleanup|Make a killing
cleared|Got brighter
closeups|Big shots?
codicil|Will addition
colander|Kitchen drainer
college|Bachelors' pad?
comedians|Cards
commerce|Trade
conjoin|Link together
connote|Signify
crackpot|Nut
crafted|Produced with care
cragged|Rough
cruelness|Insensitivity
crushed|Completely humiliated
cuisines|Cooking styles
cultural|Of the arts
cutdown|Fell
datelines|Article starters
daylily|Showy bloom
deacons|Church officials
debates|Pre-election events
decider|All-important match
declines|Investors' worries
defames|Bad-mouths
deflect|Avert
departs|Leaves
derails|Frustrates
dessert|Feast finale
detests|Gives zero stars to
detriment|Damage
dictate|Give orders
dilemma|Catch-22
dinosaur|Crichton critter
directs|Calls the shots
disarmed|Won over
dishrag|Plate cleaner
dispose|Incline
disturb|Trouble
disunity|Cause of unrest
divorce|Split decision?
dollhouse|Paper ___ (extremely flat building?)
dolomite|Mineral in marble
doorbell|Don't knock till you've tried it
dreamer|Impractical one
drummed|Emulated Buddy Rich
dualize|Make binary
earpiece|Cell phone accessory
earshot|Audible range
eclipse|Sun block
editress|No-no title at Ms., presumably
eeliest|Most elusive
egomania|I strain?
elastic|Boxers ring
elderly|Like golden-agers
election|End of a race
elector|College member?
electric|Thrilling
elevator|Story line?
elimination|Part 6 of the quip
emailed|Clicked "send"
emailed|Forwarded jokes, e.g.
emanate|Issue
emission|Carbon monoxide from an engine, e.g.
emitter|Transistor part
empower|Authorize
encipher|Use a key, perhaps
endorse|Sign on the back
enervates|Demoralizes
ensnare|Suck in
entails|Involves
epicures|Food critics, often
episode|Series unit
episode|Sitcom segment
epitaph|It's set in stone
erasure|It's a change
erasure|Sign of a mistake
erratic|Unpredictable
escaped|At large
escarole|Salad green
estates|What you will
eunuchs|Harem guards
eyelids|They sometimes get heavy
eyepiece|Telescope part
fetters|Shackles
fiascoes|Debacles
fillets|Meat counter choices
fishnet|Stocking stuff
flaunts|Parades
flickers|Burns like a candle
flipflopped|...given to waffling, Aunt Jemima ___
foments|Whips up
fondness|Affection
footage|Fodder for a movie editor
funfest|Lively party
gamester|Fun lover
gangsta|Rap variety
garnets|January birthstones
goodmen|Marine Corps quest
governs|Rules
grandee|Don
granite|Hard rock
gyrates|Takes turns
hackman|Oscar winner for "Unforgiven"
hacksaw|Metal cutter
handout|Freebie
heiress|Woman courted by fortune hunters
heiresses|They get what's coming to them
hercules|Capturer of the Erymanthian Boar
hidalgo|Horse film of 2004
honorific|Title of respect
horoscope|Summary of signs
icecaps|Pole features
iguanas|Scaly pets
iguanas|They like to bask in the sun
impairs|Hampers
impartial|Q: Do you treat everyone alike? A: No. ___
impatient|Q: Do you need this job right away? A: No. ___
imperfect|Q: Do you have any faults? A: No. ___
imperil|Put at risk
impersonal|Q: Do you gossip? A: Yes. ___
impertinent|Q: Are your skills relevant? A: Yes. ___
implausible|Q: Are you believable? A: Yes. ___
impolite|Q: Do people find you rude? A: No. ___
impossible|Q: Are you eligible for this job? A: Yes. ___
imposter|Fraud
impotent|Q: Are you a strong leader? A: Yes. ___
impractical|Q: Are you an idealist? A: No. ___
imprecise|Q: Are you detail oriented? A: Yes. ___
impressionist|Ape suit wearer?
incense|Make mad
inflames|Fires up, or fired up
infrared|Like night-vision goggles
infused|Made tea, in a way
ingrain|Root
insider|Clique member, e.g.
insight|Perceptiveness
insipid|Namby-pamby
instead|As an alternative
interferes|Is meddlesome
intimacy|Closeness
intoned|Sang a canticle
invests|Stocks up?
iodizer|Photographic film treatment
islands|Cruise stops
islands|Some kitchen counters
isogonal|Equiangular
isograph|Line on a map of dialects
iterative|Involving repetition
kilobar|Pressure unit
ladders|Corporate hierarchies, figuratively
ladyfinger|One who bakes for her fellow peers?
lambada|Gyrational dance
landers|Van Buren's sibling
lankest|Most angular
lassies|Misses
latened|Approached bedtime
layette|Infant outfit
layette|Nursery set
leeches|Bloodsuckers
leotard|Dancer's attire
leotards|Tumblers' attire
locusts|One of the plagues
looming|Imminent
lucerne|Onetime capital of the Helvetic Republic
lunatic|Fruitcake
maggots|Recruits, to a tough drill sergeant
malefic|Wicked
marinade|Seasoned solution
matinee|Early show
matrons|Dignified women
meatier|More substantial
medalist|Michael Phelps, for one
medleys|Musical potpourris
militia|Company men?
missable|Hardly a must-see
mitosis|Cell division
mollies|Popular aquarium fish
moneylender|Paper ___ (dispenser of fives and tens?)
monitor|Surfer's view?
mousepad|Desk accessory
murdered|Bumped off
nametag|Convention ID
narcissi|Spring blooms
necklace|Choker, e.g.
neocons|Former liberals
netless|Like daring trapeze acts
nirvana|Blissful state
noisier|More likely to be ousted from the library
nonurban|Undeveloped, perhaps
noodled|Improvised a tune
noonday|Lunchtime
noontime|Hands-up situation
oatmeal|It may lead to a lump in your throat
obelisk|Cleopatra's Needle, e.g.
oedipal|Like some complex feelings?
oeuvres|Bodies of work
oilskin|Sou'wester material
ominous|Menacing
onetime|Former
oratorio|Handel bars
orbiter|Mars Observer, e.g.
origami|Paper craft
ottoman|Foot prop
outposts|Frontier settlements
overdraw|Outspend one's account
overeat|Act the glutton
overfed|Obese, perhaps
overrun|Infest
oversaw|Managed
paddles|Table tennis needs
pajamas|Dreamer's dress
paperwork|Bureaucrat's burden
parolee|Person who doesn't finish a sentence
pastina|Soup bits
pastrami|Rye topper
patronage|Business
peculiar|Arousing suspicion
pediatric|Like some hospital wards
peeping|Emulating Tom?
persist|Carry on
petards|Loud firecrackers
pieties|High-flown pronouncements
pilaster|Rectangular column
pinkies|Ring fingers' neighbors
pinnacle|High point
pipette|Lab tube
pipette|Lab tube
planetoid|Ceres, Pallas or Vesta
playpen|Tot's turf
pledged|Contributed to PBS, perhaps
polyglot|Speaker of many languages
polygonal|Shapely?
poorest|Worst off
prattle|Trifling talk
preemie|Early arrival
preparer|H&R Block worker
priority|Top item on a to-do list
prisons|Hacks' workplaces
prosper|Do well
pullover|Fittingly, the traffic cop wore a...
punches|Pounds of Clay?
quinine|Tonic water ingredient
ratatat|Automatic sound
rattrap|Dilapidated dwelling
readapt|Show a chameleonlike quality
readers|Circulation, essentially
rearrange|Anagram, e.g.
reassigned|Transferred to another department, perhaps
recharge|Beef up old batteries
redeemer|Coupon user
redials|Responds to a busy signal
redskin|FedEx Field player
referee|Maker of many calls
refries|Prepares frijoles
relaxes|Mellows out
relinked|Connected over
remakes|English-language versions, maybe
rentals|National service?
resorts|Travel destinations
respire|Breathe in and out
response|Comeback
restore|Do a museum job
restore|Make good as new
restores|Touches up
retaken|Won, lost, then won again
retinue|Following
retrial|Result of a hung jury, perhaps
retsina|Piney wine
rheostat|Light-dimming gadget
rodents|Barn owl's prey
rooming|Boarder's activity
rosette|Food decoration
rummage|Kind of sale
samisen|Banjo's Japanese cousin
sassiest|Most impudent
scalers|Mountaineers, at times
scatters|Throws to the wind
schlock|Low-grade merchandise
schools|Bass groups
scottie|George W.'s Barney, for one
scraped|Removed barnacles, e.g.
scrolled|Went to the bottom of a web page
sealskin|Mukluk material
seawards|Away from land
section|Ticket info
sellout|Box office triumph
senates|Lawmaking groups
senator|Hill worker
seniors|Graduating class
separate|Bust up
serrate|Saw-toothed
settles|Concludes a contract negotiation
sharpness|Edge
shekels|Kibbutz cash
shipmates|Pulver and Roberts, e.g.
showiest|Most ostentatious
shyster|Shady lawyer
sidearm|Pitching style
similes|Comparative phrases
skeeter|Country singer Davis
skycaps|Airport porters
slatted|Like louvers
sleuths|Case workers
smartness|Intelligence
smashup|Interstate misadventure
smilers|Photographer's subjects, often
snoopier|More prone to prying
snuggle|Get close
solacer|There, there sayer
spangle|Bit of glitter
squired|Escorted
stagnates|Languishes
stalest|Showing the least originality
standpat|Resist change
starlike|Twinkly
starves|Does more than fast
stearic|___ acid (soap ingredient)
stellar|Outstanding
stellate|Star-shaped
sterile|Ultraclean, as a lab
stifles|Suppresses
stingily|In a tightfisted way
stinkpots|Motorboats, to sailing fans
stooges|Howard, Howard and Fine
stormed|Attacked by force
stranger|New face
streamliner|Ship that's up a creek?
streams|River feeders
stuffed|Unable to eat another bite
subsets|Groups with groups
sugarplums|S&P stock for kids on Christmas Eve?
sunrise|Eastern event
sunrise|Subject for Monet
surpasses|Bests
swarming|Bee activity
sweatpants|S&P stock for gym rats?
synergy|Cooperation between groups
tagline|Entertainer's signature
tailored|Not ready-made
tankards|Stein's cousins
tarried|Dawdled
tartans|Highlands wear
tatters|Rags
tattles|Squeals
teargas|Mob disperser
teariest|Most misty-eyed
teenager|YM subscriber, generally
terminate|Give a pink slip to
terrier|Scottie, e.g.
tessera|Mosaic square
theaters|Play rooms?
theatre|The Globe, for one
thirsts|Has an urgent craving
thorpes|Athletes Jim and Ian
thundershowers|Boomer weather?
tinhorn|Small-time dictator, e.g.
tinsels|Holiday sparklers
titmice|Chickadees, e.g.
toluene|Gasoline additive
tonearm|Needle bearer
traduce|Slander
tragedy|King Lear, for one
trailblazer|Paper ___ (blatant white-collar criminal?)
transients|They're just passing through
treason|Marie Antoinette's crime
treasures|Has a fondness for
trefoil|Girl Scout emblem
trickle|Slow flow
tricorn|Colonial hat
trigram|I Ching symbol
trinket|Bauble
troikas|Triumvirates
trooper|Ticket issuer
trustee|Foundation figure
tsarina|Winter Palace resident
tubular|Awesome, dude!
typeset|Work on galleys
undecided|Poll category
unearth|Find
unheeded|Ignored
unready|Descriptor for Ethelred
upshots|Outcomes
useless|Kaput
uttered|Put into words
vamoosed|Hit the bricks
vaulters|Athletes with poles
vehicle|Jam ingredient?
vibrate|Quiver
violent|In need of restraints
wellness|Health nut's goal
whimsies|Fanciful notions
whodunit|Christie creation
winnows|Sifts through
workhorse|Paper ___ (clerk who's a real nag?)
yourself|Mirror image
zealots|Nuts
abrades|Wears
abrading|Emery's purpose
abreast|Up-to-date
accepts|Swallows
acetones|Nail polish remover ingredients
adamant|Immovable
adheres|Holds fast
adopted|Embraced
adorned|Decked out
aerosols|Fine mists
aliases|Criminal adoptions
alienate|Put off
altitude|Pilot's concern
amalgam|Combination
ambitions|Goals
ambrosia|Dessert made with coconut and oranges
amiable|Good-humored
amphora|Decorative jar
anarchs|Disorder organizers
animato|Lively, in music
annatto|Yellow-red dyestuff
anoints|Chooses formally
antenna|Signal receiver
antifog|Like spray for ski goggles
antivenin|Snakebite medicine
appease|Calm
aquifer|Well driller's target
aroused|Fired up
artiste|Stage pro
asexual|Like fern spores
asperse|Bad-mouth
asperse|Denigrate
assails|Besets
assails|Lays into
assigns|Transfers
asterisk|Note indicator
atelier|Artist's workplace
attests|Swears
attitude|Runway models display it
aureate|Golden
aviates|Takes part in an air show
avifauna|Ornithologist's concern
azaleas|Flowering shrubs
ballgames|Giant undertakings?
baptize|Immerse, perhaps
baseline|Runner's route
battered|Subjected to repeated attacks
bazaars|Some overseas markets
beached|Ran ashore
beanbag|Hacky Sack's forerunner
beanpole|Skinny fellow
beechnut|Fruit Stripe Gum maker
bethesda|National Naval Medical Center setting
bivouac|Makeshift camp
boneset|Herb also called agueweed
borstal|British reformatory
boudoir|Woman's chamber
bravura|Showing dazzling style
breakups|Splits
broadens|Expands, in a way
brushup|Review for finals
calamari|Chewy dish at a ristorante
caloric|Heat-related
calorie|Food unit
canapes|Party munchies
canniest|Most ingenious
canteen|Water carrier
cardamoms|Ginger family herbs
careens|Lurches
carouse|Paint the town red
cassette|It may be ejected
cassette|Tape holder
cervine|Deerlike
changes|Transmogrifies
chassis|Compact frame
chastise|Call on the carpet
clamorer|Loudly insistent fellow
coercer|Compelling sort
collect|Get set?
colognes|Chaps and Stetson
combined|Put two and two together
communist|Politburo member
compounding|Adding interest to a Brit's account?
concise|Short and sweet
coolest|Most unflappable
copilots|Plane figures
coronet|Peer's headpiece
council|Meeting of the minds
creator|Architect
crescendo|Musical buildup
crosser|Double-___
croutons|Caesar salad components
cultural|Kind of attaché
cyanide|Capsule contents in a spy movie
cypresses|Evergreen trees
daddies|Pops
danseur|Nureyev, for one
debonair|Like Cary Grant
decently|Well
defense|Secondary side
demisemiquaver|Smart investment for composers?
designs|Plots
desktops|Spots for in-boxes
destroyed|In ruins
detente|Cooling-off period
dethrone|Oust from power
digress|Go off on a tangent
diplomat|Foggy Bottom worker
disables|Turns off
disallow|Deny
docents|Museum workers
doormat|One frequently taken advantage of
dreamland|Place that's too good to be true
dronish|Habitually slow
dulcinea|Man of La Mancha song
ebonics|Controversial "language" of the 1990s
echelon|Corporate grade
edifice|Big building
edified|Illuminated
educable|Fit for schooling
egghead|Walking encyclopedia
elastic|Adaptable
elation|Great feeling
electro|Foe of Spider-Man
elitist|Person above it all
emanated|Came out
emanating|Coming out
emergent|Up-and-coming
emeritus|Retiree's designation
eminence|Address for a cardinal
enclave|Bounded area
encores|Concert extras
endures|Sweats it out
engines|They go to blazes
enhance|Heighten
entourage|Following
entourage|Star's following
entraps|Lures into lawbreaking
entropy|Measure of disorder
epaulet|Scout shirt feature
epistles|Formal letters
equator|What parallels parallel
errantry|Knight life?
erratic|Unpredictable
essence|Marrow
estates|Manor settings
esthetes|Art lovers
estival|Summery
estuary|River's end
etoiles|Sights at l'observatoire
expanse|Wide area
expiate|Make amends
exploit|Heroic deed
extraordinarily|In a remarkable way, to a Jordanian?
extremes|What overdoers go to
exurbia|Out-of-town area
fandango|Lively Spanish dance
fanfaronade|Empty bragging
faraday|Dynamo developer
fingers|Key players
fingers|You can count on them
fleeting|Ephemeral
flowage|Floodwater
freeload|Sponge
frescoes|Pompeii paintings
friable|Crumbly
gabfest|It's got a lot of people talking
gentile|Unlikely yarmulke wearer
getaway|Fugitive's feat
giblets|Gravy morsels
goulash|Paprika-flavored stew
groundout|Mudslide cry?
hairpin|Turn type
handbag|Clutch
handlebars|Do business like a tavern supplier?
hankers|Longs
hardtop|Convertible's opposite
hardwired|Technology magazine that's difficult to follow?
headman|Boss
headset|iPod accessory
hematin|Blood compound
housesat|Did home work?
humidly|With a sultry atmosphere
iceberg|Cold mountain?
illegal|Criminal
impearl|Adorn with beads
improper|Unseemly
incapable|Not up to the job
incident|Peace accord threatener
indicator|Unemployment rate, e.g.
indwelt|Occupied
infuses|Steeps
inherits|Comes into
inkwells|Quill-dipping places
innocence|Clean hands, so to speak
insects|Raid targets
inserter|ATM card user, e.g.
insipid|Flat
instead|Rather
insular|Provincial
intense|Profound
intrepid|Valiant
intuits|Senses
inveigh|Protest bitterly
investor|Stock character?
invoice|Manifest
ionized|Charged
ironist|O. Henry, for one
irregular|Not quite right
iterate|Stress, in a way
keystone|Pennsylvania state symbol
landowner|Property tax payer
language|Contract content
lashing|Fastening, in a way
lashing|Switch hits?
lensman|Photographer
lesions|Wounds
lewdness|Prurience
lexicon|Word stock
limeade|Gimlet, less booze
linesman|Referee's assistant
lissome|Supple
lowness|Dejection
magazines|Waiting room supply
magnetic|Powerfully alluring
mallard|Green-headed dabbler
mammoths|Ice Age migrators
manmade|Not natural
marinade|Meat tenderizer, of a sort
martyrs|Suffering sorts
massacre|Valentine's Day event
massaged|Worked the kinks out of, maybe
medical|Insurance type
mention|Cite
messiest|Least clear-cut, say
minicar|Subcompact
minters|They make change
miserly|Closefisted
mnemonics|Every good boy does fine and the like
moderate|Far from radical
moisten|Prepare to seal, perhaps
morasses|Quagmires
mouthed|Said silently
mustache|Soup-strainer
namesake|Junior, to Senior
nametag|McJob accessory
nastiest|Most malicious
neocons|One-time liberals
neonate|Just-born baby
netiquette|Smart investment for Web surfers?
newsboy|Times tosser
newsiest|Most informative, in a way
normals|Usual temperatures
nosiness|Prier activity?
offramps|Some exits
omnibus|Anthology
onstage|Acting
opinion|That's what you think
oppress|Persecute
orchids|Nero Wolfe's passion
oriental|Monopoly avenue
outfall|Drain flowing into a river
outline|Author's start
outpitch|Excel on the mound
outreach|Community worker's effort
overlie|Blanket
overuse|Triteness
oxidase|Cell respiration participant
palates|Epicures' senses
palmyra|Ancient city reputedly built by Solomon
panatella|Long cigar
paranoid|We're all out to get him
pardner|Ranch address
patties|McDonald's supply
pedaled|Worked the Exercycle
peepers|Baby blues
pelican|One with a sizable bill
penance|Remorseful act
penates|Roman household gods
peonage|Near-slavery
percale|Sheet material
perfect|Free of flaws
perfumer|Person who makes scents
pergola|Vine-covered passageway
perigee|Closest point in an orbit
perigee|Orbital minimum
pictured|Had preconceptions of
pinkies|Some drinkers extend them
pinsetter|Alley machine
platypus|Creature named for its flat feet
pokiest|Least speedy
portent|Sign of the future
porters|Sleeping car attendants
postern|Back gate
preradio|Like telegraphy's heyday
presence|Performer's asset
pretend|Sham
profane|Irreverent
ptomaine|Product of protein decay
purchase|You might get a charge out of it
puttees|Doughboys' leggings
quartet|Chamber group
ragweed|Allergy sufferer's bane
railcar|Coach, e.g.
railcar|Tram, for one
raiment|Duds
rarities|Collector's items
rathole|Small, nasty home
realists|They're no dreamers
reallot|Distribute differently
reapers|Combines
rearguard|Following force
recheck|Go over again
recital|Carnegie Hall event
recycle|Be green, in a way
redneck|Unrefined fellow
redound|Have an effect
reeling|Displaying intoxication
refuels|Does a pit stop chore
regatta|Meet at sea
regimen|Healthful routine
rehearse|Prepare to open
reheats|Prepares leftovers
rehouse|Find new quarters for
relaces|Tightens ski boots
release|Give to the papers
reliant|Dependent
relieve|Take the place of
reloaded|Prepared for the next onslaught
remorse|Contrite feeling
reptile|Monitor or moccasin
require|Demand
resided|Lived
respect|Dangerfield's desire
respells|Tries again at a bee
resting|Not active
restore|Put back
restores|Makes as good as new
retaliates|Strikes back
retaxes|Does double duty?
retried|Heard again
rewards|Brass rings
reworks|Overhauls
rustles|Takes stock
salient|Hard to miss
scarfed|Devoured greedily
scholars|Campus group
screens|Fly catchers?
secants|Curve-cutting lines
seclude|Cloister
sedated|Under
seminal|Influential
senator|Kennedy or Clinton
senator|Washington post
sensory|Kind of overload
sensory|Like some input
seraphim|Six-winged celestial beings
serious|Grave
sestinas|39-line poems
settees|Long benches
sevenths|Additions to triads
shoplifters|Do business like an agent for iron pumpers?
shuffles|Helps to give a fair deal
sidearm|Pistol, for one
sierras|GMC trucks
signets|Rings for kings
siroccos|Mediterranean winds
situate|Place
snagged|Got through good fortune
snarers|They're catching
snarler|Watchdog, maybe
snidely|With an insinuating tone
soapbox|Outlet for a rant
solicit|Ask for
soulmate|Perfect match
soulmates|Perfect matches
soupcon|Trace
soupcons|Traces
sparser|Not as thick
spatial|Three-dimensional
special|Out of the ordinary
spewers|Violent volcanoes
spigots|They run hot and cold
spinets|Grand children?
springs|Mattress parts
stabile|Sculpture with fixed parts
stagnate|Just sit
staircase|Connecting flight?
stalagmite|A certain point underground?
stalled|Not going anywhere
stamina|Marathoner's need
stamped|Ready to post
stannum|Tin, to Tiberius
starship|Enterprise, e.g.
steamers|Dinner in a bucket
steepest|Most pricey
steerer|Helmsman, e.g.
stemware|Wine bar stock
stencil|Letter-writing guide
stewbums|Boozehounds
stingray|1960s Corvette model
stipulate|Accept without testimony
stocked|Full
stockpile|Hoard
stooges|Comedic trio
stoolies|Rats
stopper|Plug
storied|Celebrated
strands|DNA components
strophe|Poem part
sturdier|Less likely to collapse
succumb|Cave
summery|Warm and pleasant
sunbathe|Enjoy the beach
surface|Come out of hiding
sutures|Closes, in a way
swagger|Bully's gait
sweaters|Some shells
sweetbriar|Wild rose also called eglantine
synapses|Impulse paths
synodic|Of a church council
tadpole|Small frog in a big pond?
talkback|Reply with sass
tartare|Steak ___
tattoos|They're skin-deep
teenage|Like Romeo and Juliet
terraria|Glass houses, of a sort
terrier|Boston University player
tersest|Most to the point
thieves|They take things the wrong way
thrones|Ruling roosts
throttle|Strangle
tiaraed|Like a pageant winner
tinters|Some salon workers
tipster|Information broker
toadies|Apple polishers
tonearm|Needle holder
topspin|Result of an upward stroke
totemic|Serving as a symbol
trademarks|Do business like an old German banker?
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|New hire
traipsing|Ambulatory activity
trawlers|Fishing boats
treatment|Movie pitcher's document
tresses|Locks
trisect|Divide into thirds
tritest|Least fresh
trivially|In a picayune way
trounce|Defeat decisively
turrets|Tank tops?
tyrants|Hard heads
ulterior|Like some motives
unbiased|Fair
unheard|Falling on deaf ears
uninsured|Problematic for hospital admissions
unreels|Goes out, as a fishing line
unseats|Votes out
unwooded|Like the tundra
uprises|Rebels
upstate|Albany setting
vacillate|Have trouble deciding
vaporous|Unsubstantial
vouches|Gives one's assurance
warrior|Achilles, for one
wealthy|Loaded
wetsuit|Diver's attire
whatsis|Doohickey
whereto|Cabby's question
wireless|Communications option
wittily|How quips are delivered
wounded|Hurt
aardvark|Ants' foe
abrades|Rubs the wrong way
abstractionist|Hazarding a guess: doctor who puts stomach muscles in pulleys?
accrues|Builds up
achingly|In a yearning way
adaptive|Capable of changing
adulate|Flatter excessively
aerosol|Spray paint, e.g.
agelong|Eternal
agitato|Excitedly, in the orchestra pit
agonist|Participant in a struggle
agonize|Have trouble deciding
alfresco|Outdoor
allayed|Eased, as one's fears
alliance|Isolationist's bane
alpacas|Mammals like camels
ambling|Moving at a relaxed pace
amenity|Something nice
amnesia|Jason Bourne's affliction
amulets|Charms
anagrams|Lemon and melon, e.g.
aneroid|Fluidless, as a barometer
animated|Vigorous
animists|They believe nature has a soul
annotate|Gloss
anodizes|Coats with a protective oxide
antacid|Heartburn remedy
antacid|Tummy relief
anytime|Whenever
appetite|A glutton has a big one
arrears|They're really outstanding
arresting|Impressive
arrowroot|Starch-yielding plant
arsenal|Powder room?
artifacts|Dig finds
ascendant|On the rise
ashrams|Religious retreats
askance|Suspiciously
aspirin|Drug once derived from willow bark
assails|Tears into
assault|Battery partner
assents|Indicates agreement
assertion|Claim
assists|They help you make your goals
athlete|Field worker?
attaboy|Way to go!
attacks|Charges
awesome|Way more than cool
bandanna|Colorful kerchief
banqueted|Took many courses
basement|Site of some bargains
beelines|Direct routes
beelines|Direct routes
behaviorist|Hazarding a guess: worker with really good manners?
berserk|Out of control
bisects|Divides equally
blatant|Far from subtle
blazons|Displays conspicuously
bleeping|Censor's work
boaster|Braggart
bonanzas|Windfalls
booster|Big fan
bridesmaid|Two forms of ID for the wedding party?
broadax|Logger's tool
bullheaded|Beware of that stockbroker: He's ___
caliper|Two-legged measurer
calmness|Serenity
carouse|Go barhopping
caucuses|Quadrennial Iowa event
central|Moderate
charcoal|Black-and-white medium
charisma|Magnetic quality
chastened|Called on the carpet
clarinet|Goodman's instrument
cleanser|Comet, for one
cloister|Place of seclusion
coercing|Making do?
collins|Tall order at the bar
coronet|Baron's headpiece
corrals|Stock holders
corticosteroid|Anti-inflammatory compound
costume|Masquerade necessity
cowards|Experts at flight?
coxswains|Shell directors
crested|Like most jays
crewcut|Do for the service
croaker|Frog, for one
crusade|Concerted campaign
czarina|Alexandra, for one
darkened|In shadow
dateline|Story starter
datelines|News story starts
debatable|Having two sides, perhaps
deceiver|Duplicitous fellow
decibel|Sound unit
degauss|Clear of recorded info
diadems|Royal toppers
diarist|Record keeper, of a sort
dibbles|Planters' tools
didgeridoo|Two forms of ID for an outback musician?
disaster|Major flop
dishpans|They may be filled with Joy
disrobe|Strip
dogeared|Like a well-read page in a favorite book
doghouse|Lab building
earners|Moneymakers
easterly|Like the wind that brings Mary Poppins
echelon|Battlefield formation
editing|Paper work
editors|Wired workers
educates|Trains
einstein|Brainiac
elastin|Protein that allows skin to stretch
electrician|Hazarding a guess: manager of a political candidate?
electron|Small orbiter
elegant|Like Waterford crystal
embitter|Make resentful
emigres|Asylum seekers
emirate|Gulf state
empurple|Turn violet
endives|Greens with frilled edges
english|These words, for example
engross|Absorb
enlaces|Twines together
enquire|Seek information
ententes|International accommodations
enterer|Data analyst, at times
entraps|Catches cagily
entrees|Menu subhead
epidemic|Widespread
epitome|Embodiment
epsilon|Lowest caste in "Brave New World"
equator|Kenya cutter
ermines|Fancy furs
erotica|Steamy passages
espresso|Powerful brew
estates|Will subjects
evictors|They send out letters
evildoer|Superhero's foe
exertion|Vigorous effort
exhumer|Gravedigger, at times
falsetto|Yodeler's range
fanatic|Zealous devotee
filbert|Nutella nut
finalist|Participant in a deciding game
flattops|Low-maintenance hairstyles
fleabite|Small annoyance
flivvers|Old cars
fluorine|Poisonous yellow gas
foolproof|Unfailing
galilee|Nazareth setting
galleria|Mall
gallops|Paces for races
geishas|Osaka entertainers
genomes|Biological maps
gestate|Be pregnant
glances|Furtive looks
glycols|Antifreeze components
gorilla|Friend of Fossey
goulash|Meat stew
grantors|Option writers
grapnel|Small anchor
greeter|Airport sign-holder
grieves|Is mournful
gritted|Ground, as one's teeth
groaners|Bad puns
grounds|Justification
hacienda|Vaquero's workplace
halters|Bare-back blouses
hardcore|Dyed-in-the-wool
haylofts|Barn attics
headache|Annoyance
headlines|Furrows in one's brow?
heathers|1989 Winona Ryder movie
henpecks|Nags
heralds|Announces
highflier|Speculative stock, or Dracula when hopped-up?
history|A set of lies agreed upon: Napoleon
holiest|The Pope, among Catholics
holsteins|Black-and-white grazers
homemade|Like most comfort food
hostess|Maker of Ding Dongs
hotline|Emergency communication setup
humerus|Bone of the upper arm
husbands|Subjects of many wives' tales
iciness|Hostility
iciness|Marked lack of affection
impaired|Undermined
imposts|Duties
inciter|Firebrand
incomes|Joint return info
indulge|Humor
insides|Guts
insoles|They're found under tongues
insular|Parochial
interim|Meantime
irately|With righteous indignation
isomers|Glucose and fructose, e.g.
kachina|Hopi doll
keyhole|Door opening
kiloton|Bomb unit
kneepads|Skateboarder's protection
knotted|Like a cat-o'-nine-tails
labeled|Identified
lanolin|Soap additive
lasagna|Layered dish
laurels|Symbol of honor
leatherneck|Marine, or impediment for Dracula?
liaisons|Illicit affairs
libelee|Defendant, in admiralty law
limekilns|Furnaces for reducing calcium carbonate
lioness|Cub protector
lobbying|PAC work
lunettes|Semicircular windows
maintain|Keep up
mallard|Dabbling duck
mangled|Messed up badly
marauders|Foes of the X-Men
marooned|High and dry
marries|Joins a union?
martyrs|Suffering sorts
mayoral|Like some elections
measlier|More paltry
megahit|Blockbuster
mellows|Becomes more laid-back
minister|One who may marry two people
misdated|Classified wrongly by archaeologists
miserly|Tight
mollies|Popular aquarium fish
monkeys|Early space travelers
monocrat|Believer in dictatorship
monogram|Letters on stationery, perhaps
morsels|Tidbits
mortars|Battlefield launchers
moussaka|Eggplant dish
mutates|Changes
narcissus|I will pay more attention to my appearance, said ___
natives|Tour guides, often
needles|Teases
nemeses|Holmes and Moriarty, e.g.
newsman|Anchor, perhaps
newsmen|Most anchors
newsrooms|Post production spots?
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
nondrip|Like some bottle spouts
notates|Writes on music paper
notoriety|Infamy
obstacle|Stumbling block
ocarina|Instrument with eight finger holes
octagon|Dome of the Rock shape
offered|Presented
opulent|Deluxe
oracles|Medium settings?
origami|Result of folding sheets?
osmotic|Passing through a membrane
overate|Needed Pepto-Bismol, perhaps
overcomes|Gets the better of
overdone|Exaggerated
oystered|Worked the Delaware Bay, perhaps
paganism|State religion under Emperor Julian
pajamas|Evening dress
paladin|Good knight
paleontologist|Hazarding a guess: doughy metaphysician?
palette|Studio board
panzers|German tanks
parader|St. Patrick's Day celebrant
paramount|Star Trek studio
pariahs|Unwelcome ones
pastier|Looking less healthy
pastime|Diversion
pathologist|Hazarding a guess: sidewalk engineer?
peelers|KP tools
peelers|Kitchen gadgets
penning|Writing
peptalk|Halftime speech
perkier|More vivacious
pigeons|Easy marks
pilaster|Rectangular column
pirated|Like DVDs bought on the street
plagiary|Literary theft
plateaus|Attainment levels
platitude|Cliché
platypus|Egg-laying mammal
pledger|Telethon participant
plurals|Mice and men, e.g.
plusses|Advantages
pockets|Change places?
poetess|Meter maid?
poetess|Meter maid?
polenta|Cornmeal paste
portable|Like laptops
precede|Come before
preheat|Ready, as a range
pressures|Work burdens
preteen|Little Leaguer, typically
pretest|Academic warm-up
pretexts|Ostensible reasons
prosaic|Matter-of-fact
psychoanalyst|Hazarding a guess: critic who studies Hitchcock?
pueblos|Mesa Verde structures
pureblood|Thoroughbred, or Dracula's obsession?
putters|Green sticks?
raftered|Held up by beams
railcar|Track runner?
rainout|Ballpark disappointment
rapture|Ecstasy
rawness|Inexperience
reawaken|Rouse
recants|Says it isn't so
recluse|No lover of company
redolent|Fragrant
regulator|Scuba device
relocate|Set up new headquarters
remotest|Hardest to get to
repairman|Homeowner's helper
rephrase|Put in other words
reprint|New edition, perhaps
resewed|Fixed, as a coat
retinas|Sites of some rods
retraced|Followed in one's footsteps
rewired|Changed the circuitry of
rivalries|They may be between schools
rosette|Food decoration
rosette|Prize ribbon's top
rostrum|Dais
rutabaga|Yellow vegetable
sackers|Participants in a successful blitz
samurai|John Belushi character
sandbar|Offshore ridge
sanders|Colonel who got his wings?
sangrias|Potent punches
satchel|Book bag
sausage|Pizza topping choice
scarfing|Gorging on
scarves|Magician's props
schlepp|Lug around
scholar|Library regular
schtick|Borscht Belt bit
science|Spock's field
scooper|Baskin-Robbins worker, at times
scramble|Mad rush
screened|Like a CEO's incoming calls
seatbelt|Airliner cabin graphic
seceders|The Carolinas in 1861, e.g.
sedated|Out
seepage|Waterproofing target
semihard|Like Port-Salut cheese
semipro|One who works and plays
semisoft|Like Tilsit or Havarti
sensate|Able to feel
serapes|Blanketlike garments
serenade|Love notes?
serials|Soaps
serrate|Notched on the edge, as a leaf
servers|Café society?
sesames|Bagel varieties
session|Legislative period
sharpness|Cheddar quality
shirked|Dodged
shudder|React fearfully
sighted|Saw
skedaddle|Amscray!
skitter|Move quickly
slanders|Actionable statements
sleazes|Disreputable characters
slotted|Like some spoons
smarted|Hurt
smashup|Freeway closer
snoozed|Ignored the alarm
solicit|Petition
solstice|June event
sonatas|Haydn output
sorcery|Job for Merlin
sounded|Rang out
soupspoons|Chowder-eating aids
spatter|Emulate Pollock
speared|Like an onion in a Gibson
speared|Secured, as an hors d'oeuvre
splotch|Irregular stain
spotted|Like cheetahs
stampedes|Stock panics
starter|No benchwarmer
startles|Takes by surprise
statutes|Laws
statutes|Legislature creations
steeples|Cross bearers, often
stoical|Not complaining
stoppage|Union work ploy
straits|Narrow passages
stronger|Like Ajax, vis- -vis dirt
styrene|Liquid used in making plastics
suitable|Meet
sultans|Ottoman rulers
sunbeam|Ray of light
swallowed|The still-hungry sucker ___ the bait
tadpole|He'll croak eventually
talking|Kind of point or head
tamales|Husk-wrapped dishes
tangoed|Danced to "Mi Noche Triste"
tartare|Steak ___ (uncooked dish)
tassels|They're on the fringe
tattles|Is a blabbermouth
taxidermist|Hazarding a guess: cabbie who gets under your skin?
teenage|Like typical college freshmen
teensier|Harder to make out
teeters|Struggles for balance
tempers|Heat-treats
terrain|Tract feature
theatre|The Globe, for one
thickly|How megalopolises are populated
thirteen|Uncommon elevator button
throngs|Multitudes
tininess|Elfin quality
tintype|Shot from the Civil War, perhaps
toasters|Browning devices
tostada|Deep-fried tortilla
traduce|Speak ill of
transcend|Go beyond
transsexual|One eager to see how the other half lives, say
treatise|Monograph
tremble|Show fear
trespass|Climb the fence, perhaps
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean Sea
trisect|Cut into thirds
trustee|Foundation figure
tsarina|Alexandra, e.g.
tsarina|Winter Palace resident
tuitions|Big figures on campus?
turrets|Tank tops
tyranny|Absolute power
umpteen|Too many to count
unaware|In the dark
unbends|Stops being so formal
uncases|Gets stock ready for sale, in a way
uncases|Takes out of the box
unclearly|In an obscure manner
uncrate|Do a museum job
undersea|Submarine
unlaces|Pulls some strings?
unspent|Like money in the bank
updating|Making current
upsetting|Troublesome
uranium|Controversial energy source
vacuole|Cell cavity
vamoose|Hightail it
venerates|Puts on a pedestal
vicunas|Their fleece was worn by Incan royalty
vinegar|Ill temper
vittles|Chow
weavers|Dangerous drivers
whatsit|Doohickey
whoosis|Thingamabob
worrier|Hardly the carefree sort
wreathe|Encircle
wrestle|Try for a pin
younker|Lad
abrogate|Rescind
absolve|Clear of blame
acclaim|Plaudits
addends|Sum parts
adequate|Passable
aerates|Adds fizz to
aerator|Kitchen faucet part
aerosol|Fine mist
affirms|Validates
ageless|Eternal
agelong|Everlasting
aglimmer|Flickering
agrarians|Farm promoters
aileron|Banking mechanism
airiness|Nonchalance
alleges|Offers without proof
altered|Taken in, perhaps
ambrosia|Olympian's diet
amoroso|Lovingly, in scores
anemias|Low energy states
anemone|Buttercup's cousin
anemones|Flowers said to have sprung from the blood of Adonis
angered|Hot under the collar
annoyance|Bother
antacid|Aid for agita sufferers
antacids|Spicy meal follow-ups, perhaps
antagonize|Rub the wrong way
antecede|Come before
anteroom|Waiting area
anytime|Like some calling plan minutes
apiaries|Hive collections
appeared|Popped up
appoint|Name
aquavits|Caraway-flavored liquors
archduke|Franz Ferdinand's title
archenemies|Bad shoes, to a podiatrist?
areolar|Like an iris part
arietta|Beethoven's "Der Kuss," for one
arsenate|Poisonous salt
arsenic|Element in many Agatha Christie books
article|Noun preceder
artisans|Guild members
artiste|Entertainer
artless|Simple
ashamed|Remorseful
asinine|Fatuous
asparagus|Vegetable of the lily family
assents|Go-aheads
asserts|Maintains
assorted|Diverse
athlete|Letterman, e.g.
athwart|Contrary to
attentions|They may be unwelcome
attired|Not nude
attract|Draw
atypical|Anomalous
audacity|Nerve
auricle|Heart part
auspices|Patronage
availed|Was of use
avocado|Green shade
balance|Passbook figure
baptist|Carter, Clinton or Gore
becalming|Rendering immobile, as a schooner
betaken|Caused to go, poetically
bettors|Everyone in the pool
bipolar|Like the earth or a bar magnet
blacksmith|Professional forger?
blatant|In your face
blatant|Out-and-out
breadbox|Size standard on "What's My Line?"
breasted|Climbed over
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
cabinet|Advisory group
caliphs|Former Islamic leaders
camping|Woodland activity
canapes|Cocktail hour treats
caucused|Got together to talk politics
centerfold|Staple of many a magazine?
ceramic|Like bone china
chaotic|In pandemonium
chariot|Transport for Helios
cheetahs|Speedy cats
circles|Nice round figures
classified|Personal, perhaps
cleaved|Split
clinics|Sites for some tests
clockers|1995 Spike Lee movie
cluster|Small computer network
cohabited|Shared rooms
colander|Pasta-making aid
commend|Give special praise to
congaed|Got in line, say
copiers|Jam containers, at times
corncob|Potential pipe
corruptor|Bad influence
courage|Spartan quality
crayons|Sticks in a toy box
creators|Pilot writers
creepier|More shiver-inducing
criteria|Benchmarks
crusado|Old Portuguese coin
cudgels|Blackjack's cousins
current|Outlet offering
cutoffs|Unhemmed shorts
damnation|The wages of sin
deathless|HESS/DELTA merger that will last forever
debased|Cheapened
debasers|Quality lowerers
decades|Retrospective segments
default|Give cause to send bill collectors
delegates|Convention group
deleing|Process of elimination?
deliverance|Burt Reynolds film sponsored by a laundry detergent
demeans|Humiliates
democratic|Egalitarian
deodorant|°
depiction|Portrayal
desperado|1973 Eagles song and album
despoils|Sacks
diameter|Circle divider
dilated|Like some pupils after examinations
dinette|Family meal setting
diplomat|Mission figure
dissect|Take apart
distances|Map measures
doubters|Skeptics
dragnet|The story you're about to hear is true show
dragstrip|Race place
dreadlocks|Rastafarian identifier
dressage|Equestrian sport
dressers|IKEA buys
dribble|Basketball bounce
dweebish|Unlikely to hang with the in-crowd
dystopia|The London of "Brave New World," e.g.
earphone|Headset piece
eastern|Airline that Eddie Rickenbacker headed
ecartes|Trick-taking games
echelon|Corporate level
egoists|Divas, traditionally
elapsed|Rolled by
elegance|Astaire quality
element|Item on a certain table
elkhound|Dog used by Viking herdsmen
eloping|Leaving unceremoniously?
emanation|Séance sight
embower|Build an arbor around
emerald|Valuable beryl
encapsulation|CAPITAL ONE/SUN merger with a succinct press release
endashes|Kin of hyphens
endemic|Indigenous
endmost|Last
enmities|Hostile feelings
enthuse|Gush
entrants|They're in the race
epicene|Used in both masculine and feminine cases
epicures|Gastronomes
epidemic|Widespread
episodes|Series makeup
erupted|Flew off the handle
escorts|Acts the usher
essence|Soul
essences|Perfumery wares
esteemed|Highly regarded
etagere|Knickknack holder
eternal|Going on and on
ethoses|Cultural characters
etoiles|Ballet stars
evinced|Attested to
evolutionism|What Scopes taught
exceeds|Surpasses
exploded|DYNAMITE...
exposes|Unmasks
external|On the surface
extrude|Thrust out
facelift|Renovation
fancies|Takes a liking to
fantastic|Not just good
feaster|Hearty diner
fibulae|Calf strengtheners
fireball|One with energy to spare
firelit|Like a log cabin in winter
fishiest|Most suspicious
fizzled|CARBONATED BEVERAGES...
flatiron|Old presser
fogyish|Old and stodgy
furrier|John Jacob Astor, for one
futures|Commodity exchange offerings
gamesters|Betting men
gastric|Gut-related
ginseng|Energy drink additive
gladiator|Russell Crowe film sponsored by a bag company
gnarled|Knotty
gnostic|Believer in a demiurge
goatskin|Supple wine flask
gondolas|Single-oared boats
graduate|Person out of Colgate?
granary|Silo's cousin
grannie|Ma's ma
harsher|Like Siberian winters, compared to ours
heavens|My goodness!
heckler|Comic's bane
heiress|She's got it coming
helices|DNA shapes
hemostat|Clamp for veins
holster|Colt's place
hotspots|Where you'll find the in crowd
housetop|Dish setting, maybe
humpback|Whale type
hydrants|Curbside sights
ignored|Disregarded
ignoring|Turning a blind eye to
impulse|Sudden urge
inclose|Magnified
inflame|Provoke
inherent|Basic
initialed|Okayed, in a way
initials|Authorization, at times
inklings|Hints
inocula|They may grant immunity
insignia|Pilot's wings, say
insured|Covered
intrude|Be a buttinsky
isolable|Readily sequestered
isolate|Cloister
isolated|Cut off
italicize|Put right?
itemizes|Eschews the standard deduction
jitterbug|Lindy's cousin
labyrinths|You can get lost in them
landers|Ann of advice
landgrabs|Territory-expanding moves
landlady|Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes
lateral|Like outside-the-box thinking
latterly|In recent times
leashes|Lab lines
leisure|Time off
libellee|Slur sufferer, in Soho
libretti|Books in theaters
lighten|Frost, at the salon
loaders|Longshoremen, at times
lobster|One that gets into hot water
locally|In the neighborhood
lupines|Pea family plants
majolica|Tin-glazed pottery
marital|Kind of bliss
massages|Manipulates, as expense numbers
massive|Gigantic
mavericks|AVIS/MERCK merger headed by nonconformists
messier|Mark who played in 15 NHL All-Star Games
meteorite|Rock from afar
metrics|Verse study
microfilament|Thin protein thread
microns|Meter millionths
minister|Mass marketer?
minivan|Soccer mom's transport
minutes|Meeting record
miracle|Canonization requirement
misinform|Lead astray
mohawks|Hair lines?
moisten|Use skin cream
morales|Esai of "Vanished"
mortared|Made fast, as bricks
murmurs|Low-volume sounds
mushroom|Grow unchecked
mutineer|Fletcher Christian, for one
narrate|Tell tales
nemeses|Formidable rivals
newsman|Anchor, e.g.
nickels|Five-dollar chips, in slang
nitpick|Quibble
nonissue|Matter of little relevance
nonlegal|Outside an attorney's expertise
obscene|Coarse
ocarina|Simple wind instrument
odysseys|Eventful journeys
ointment|Soothing balm
onlookers|Witnesses
opining|Putting forward
oppress|Put under the yoke
oranges|Navel bases?
oratorio|Handel's "Saul," for one
oratorio|Haydn's "The Creation," for one
outsize|XXXL, e.g.
ovenware|It can take the heat
overfond|Too passionate
oversize|Like some loads
panamas|Wide-brimmed hats
pangram|Sentence with all 26 letters
paragon|Shining example
paroxysm|Sudden outburst
partisans|Devoted followers
peacoat|Tar warmer
peasant|Subject for a Millet painting
penance|Remorseful act
pentacles|Occult stars
peptalk|Halftime delivery
photoing|Snapping
picante|Salsa choice
piratic|Like Captain Jack Sparrow
pitchers|Ballpark figures
piteous|Lamentable
placing|Finishing in second
playwear|Healthtex line
playwright|Wilde or Wilder
polenta|Italian dish similar to grits
polonaise|Chopin creation
poolhall|Shark's habitat
porticos|Features of the White House and Capitol
postgraduates|Reporters who were trained in Washington, D.C.?
postposition|Washington newspaper editor?
postulate|Mathematician's assumption
presell|Take advance orders for
presell|Take advance orders for
prisoners|Pen pals?
proceed|Go on
putters|Green sticks?
pythons|It's bad if they have a crush on you
questers|Arthur's knights, e.g.
rackets|Serving needs
rampart|Defensive barrier
ransack|Rifle
ravioli|Square meal components
reaches|Gets as far as
reagent|Chem lab substance
realtor|Person with lots to sell
realtors|Those with lots to sell
reassess|Take stock, perhaps
recalls|Detroit headaches
recline|Use an easy chair
redbird|Cardinal
reduced|On sale
refined|Fastidious
refused|Passed up
rehears|Tries again
reissue|Tenth-anniversary DVD, e.g.
relayed|Passed on
repress|Keep bottled up
research|Lab doings
resettle|Find a new home
respace|Change a node into an ode, say
respect|Word spelled out in a 1967 hit
restart|Computer command
restate|Put in other words
restrain|Hold back
retorts|Snappy comebacks
retried|Heard again
reversal|Setback
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
rinsing|Dishwasher's final step
riotous|Not just loud
rockabye|Lullaby starter
rotters|Heels
rubouts|Killings on the street
russets|Baking potatoes
russets|Dessert apples
sacrist|Cathedral worker
saddles|Tack components
sagamore|___ Hill (Teddy Roosevelt's Long Island home)
sampans|Yangtze River sights
sapling|Arbor Day planting
sappiest|Most mawkish
sapsago|Green cheese from Switzerland
satiate|Fill
sawdust|Shop waste
sawhorse|Board supporter
sayonara|Sapporo send-off
scalpels|OR hardware
scarlet|Like an A in literature
scherzi|Playful compositions
screwing|Fouling (up)
seabirds|Noddies and boobies
sealant|Weatherproofing stuff
seaplanes|Transportation between some Alaskan cities
section|Stadium ticket info
sedates|Knocks out
seeable|On view
selloffs|Herd instinct actions
seltzer|Fizzy drink
seminar|Job skills sharpener
senator|Hill worker
sensors|Electric eyes, e.g.
sentinel|Orlando paper
serenade|Swain song
serpent|Genesis villain
severed|Cut off
shadows|Lurking place
shafted|Treated unfairly
sheerer|Even more see-through
shelters|Protects
sheriffs|Booking agents?
shunners|Blackballers
sidearm|Pistol, for example
sidestep|Duck
siestas|Barcelona breaks
siestas|Midday breaks
sinuses|Holes in the head
sissified|What Arnold isn't
skinflints|Misers
skinhead|Stereotypical neo-Nazi
slaloms|Races with gates
slashed|Reduced significantly
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleight|Craftiness
sliders|Breaking balls
slipped|LINGERIE...
slugabed|Lazybones
smarted|Hurt
smoothie|Blended beverage
snailing|Seeking escargots
snakier|More sinuous
snapdragon|Foxglove cousin
sniping|Taking potshots
soapier|Filled with more melodrama
sonatas|Output of both Haydn and Hyundai
sooners|University of Oklahoma team
sophism|Specious argument
sorbets|Häagen-Dazs offering
spectate|Watch from the bleachers
speedup|Expedite
sprawls|Takes the whole couch, say
spruced|Smartened (up)
stamens|Pollen producers
stammer|Speaker's problem
stargazer|Impractical idealist
startups|Recipients of venture capital
steeled|Filled with determination
stereos|Sound investments?
sterile|Germ-free
sterner|More forbidding
strengths|Long suits
strides|Major steps
striplings|Youths
strobes|Flashing lights
sultans|Harem keepers
sultans|Ottoman bigwigs
surface|Become apparent
surgical|Quite precise
sustains|Gives strength to
swearword|****, for one
swelter|Suffer in the heat
symbols|Ticker items
symptom|Indicator
synchro|Happening simultaneously, in combinations
tackler|Rusher's foe
tanners|Hide workers
tattooer|Needlework artist
teacart|Service holder
tearing|Making the rent?
tenable|Sound
tendril|Vine offshoot
tenements|Overcrowded housing
tentacle|Sea anemone part
terminal|Grand Central, for one
terrain|Military map's focus
tersest|Minimally worded
theatre|West End attraction
thermos|Lunchbox item
tiniest|Hardest to see with the naked eye
titanic|Headline maker of April 1912
toepiece|Ski binding part
toepiece|Wingtip, e.g.
toothpaste|It's applied with a brush
torture|Dungeon doings
toweled|Dried, in a way
tragedian|Shakespeare, at times
trample|Walk all over
treason|High crime
trespass|Cross the line, perhaps
tresses|Locks
triangle|Awkward romantic situation
triolet|Eight-line poem
trounce|Defeat and then some
trumpet|Chris Botti's instrument
tsetses|Bloodsucking flies
tsunami|Wave of destruction
turbine|Wind farm sight
typical|Representative
uneaten|Left over
unfolded|Developed
unnamed|Anonymous
untangle|Straighten out
untrimmed|Like Rip Van Winkle's beard
uplifting|Inspirational
upturned|Like faces at a fireworks show
usually|By and large
utensil|Whisk or wok
velveteen|Material for children's clothes
virtuoso|Masterful musician
wahines|Surfer girls
waistbands|Elastic settings
weblogs|Online journals
wirephoto|AP shot, say
wristwatches|[OMEGA]
zucchini|Ratatouille ingredient
abandon|Desert
abreast|Side by side
acetate|Overhead projector sheet
achiever|Successful sort
actress|Flick chick
adamant|Unshakable
addenda|Book supplements
addenda|Riders
aeolian|Windblown
aerials|Skateboarding tricks
affable|Not frosty
ageless|Untouched by time
aileron|Banking device
alarmed|Fearful
alencon|French lace-making town
aliases|Fugitives may have a few
alkaline|Battery type
allover|High and low
almoners|They give to the poor
amarettos|Almond liqueurs
amateur|Dilettante, e.g.
amateurs|Open mike night participants
amended|Made corrections to
anacondas|Largest snakes in the world
anatomy|Gray area?
andante|A little slower than moderato
anemone|Buttercup's cousin
angered|Ticked off
annoyer|Pest
antedate|Come before
antislip|Like tape used on wheelchair ramps
apollos|Handsome fellows
apropos|Germane
arboreta|Sylvan showplaces
areolae|Pupil-surrounding rings
armadas|Some war forces
armoire|Fancy wardrobe
arraigns|Calls before a court
arrears|Overdue debts
ashrams|Religious retreats
assails|Laces into
asserter|Forceful speaker
assesses|Sizes up
associate|Law firm newbie
atheist|He's beyond belief
attendant|Flight worker
attires|Decks out
austere|Spartan
averted|Turned aside
awesome|That's great!
awnings|Doorman protectors
ballets|They keep performers on their toes
bandana|Colorful kerchief
bantered|Exchanged teasing remarks
baritone|Sherrill Milnes, for one
barracuda|Plymouth muscle car
beachcomb|Add to a shell collection, say
beanpole|Skinny fellow
bearish|Anticipating a decline
beavers|Oregon State squad
beeswax|Business, facetiously
benedict|Vatican name
besting|Outstripping
bicameral|Like the U.S. legislature
blabbers|Runs off at the mouth
bluebeard|Wife-killer of fairy tale
bobwhite|Quail with a distinctive call
brigand|Roving robber
cabanas|Changing rooms
caesars|Atlantic City casino
calumet|Peace pipe
candles|They're wicked
capitalist|Astor, e.g.
carafes|Wine holders
carbide|Union ___ (Dow Chemical subsidiary)
carwash|School fundraiser, often
castanet|Flamenco clicker
cataracts|River drops
cellist|Jacqueline du Pré, for one
cellule|Tiny unit of an organism
champagne|It may go into a toaster
chariot|Item involved in horsing around?
charred|Like some Cajun cuisine
cleaved|Split
cloning|Controversial science project
codeine|Cough medicine additive
cogency|Convincing quality
coheres|Hangs together
coheres|Sticks together
comings|Arrivals
company|Guests
consoles|Commiserates with
convocation|Criminal career?
coolers|Picnic sights
copilot|Flight deck figure
coronas|Beers served with lime slices
cowgirl|Barrel race competitor
crabapple|Sour fruit
cracker|It might be in the soup
crackled|Sounded like a campfire
creamed|Beat decisively
croissant|Bakery buy
cruisers|Black-and-whites
cutouts|Construction paper shapes
dashers|Some track athletes
deadlines|Reporter's worries
decanter|Port vessel
defense|Goalie's job
denoted|Stood for
deponing|Testifying under oath
deposer|Lawyer at a pretrial interview
derider|Mocking sort
descenders|Features of lowercase p's and q's
desktop|Icon setting
despite|Even with
devises|Comes up with
diabolo|Top-on-a-string pastime
dignitary|VIP
diptera|Flies, in biology
district|Congressman's place
doddered|Walked unsteadily
dogears|Makeshift bookmarks
doodads|Gizmos
drastic|Extreme
drillmaster|Overseer of private practice
earning|Raking in
eastern|Asian
eclipse|Mitsubishi model
educate|Train
elastic|Apt to snap back?
element|Normal habitat
elixirs|Alchemists' concoctions
emailed|Used a BlackBerry, perhaps
embalms|Mummifies, say
emerita|Prof's honorific
emissive|Tending to radiate
empowers|Makes more confident, perhaps
endearment|Affectionate word
endears|Brings close
endemic|Characteristic of an area
endgame|Beckett play
endgames|Board finishes
enemies|The Blue and the Gray. e.g.
engross|Captivate
enlarge|Blow up
enlists|Answers the call
enplanes|Boards, in a way
enslaved|Subjugated
epaulet|Scout shirt feature
epeeists|Olympians with weapons
epitaphs|They're set in stone
epitome|Beau ideal
erasing|Getting rid of
erratic|Fickle
escapism|Summer movie specialty
escargot|Menu mollusk
escrows|Holding accounts
essayers|Trying individuals
essence|Perfume
essence|Perfume
estates|They get left behind
evaluate|Size up
evening|Phone bill category
evensong|Anglican equivalent of vespers
example|Case in point
exhumes|Digs up
expenditure|Outlay
eyelashes|They may be batted
eyelids|They sometimes get heavy
eyesores|Tacky lawn ornaments, e.g.
fantasia|Free-form composition
fascism|Mussolini's movement
fateful|Momentous
forenoon|Morning
fosters|Promotes
foulest|Most disgusting
fractal|Repeating geometric pattern
frailty|Weakness
friendless|All alone
fritter|Deep-fried treat
gaiters|Quaint footwear
gardenias|Fragrant flowers
gasohol|Fuel mixture
gazelles|Horned ruminants
genetic|Kind of screening
grandstanders|Negotiators who are mostly talk
grottos|Spelunking sites
gutless|Yellow
hashish|Narc's find, maybe
heartens|Buoys up
hectors|Browbeats
hessian|Redcoat's ally
hillsides|Grades
honesty|1979 Billy Joel single
hoosegow|Pen
iciness|Bad reception?
idylist|Pastoral poet
illicit|Under-the-table
imitate|Ape
immense|Titanic
impeach|Question the integrity of
implies|Suggests
implode|Collapse, in a way
implore|Ask desperately
imported|Like true Champagne
imposing|Majestic
inactive|On the sidelines
independent|Freethinking
induced|Like some labors
ingests|Swallows
innards|Guts
inspirit|Supportive way to be there
integral|Absolutely necessary
intents|Objectives
intruder|Alarm triggerer
inundated|Swamped
irately|In a furious way
ironfisted|Tyrannical at the construction site?
isogram|Contour line
isosceles|Having two equal sides
iterated|Emphasized, in a way
jalapenos|Nacho toppers from Katmandu?
jaywalks|Crosses dangerously
keepers|Great catches
kilobit|Information unit
knitwear|Gentle cycle items
laborers|Hired hands
labrador|Goose Bay setting
lapsing|Running out
lasagna|Layered entree
lassoes|Secures stock?
laughlines|Marks of mirth
layered|Like puff pastry
layouts|Magazine designer's creations
lectern|It might hold a Bible
lecture|Prof production
leerily|How thugs may be watched
leerily|With skepticism
legendary|Celebrated
lenders|There's interest in their work
lending|Bank business
lensman|Shooter
lensman|Snapper
libidos|Driving forces
libidos|Lusty drives
libretto|Book in a theater
lifeblood|Vital element
linkage|Connectivity
litterers|Recipients of some fines
locusts|The eighth plague of Egypt
loiters|Hangs out
lorries|Motorway vehicles
lowland|Dikes protect it
lowness|Depression
lunette|Crescent-shaped window
lyrical|Emotionally expressive
madeira|Port alternative
madness|Folly
maelstrom|Violent vortex
mafiosi|Family members
mahimahi|Flavorful fish
mailers|Big envelopes
mannish|Unfeminine
martini|Gibson's cousin
mayoral|Like a Boston race
maypole|Center of some dances
meathead|Yo-yo
mediate|Act the go-between
medicare|Hot-button campaign topic
megabucks|Huge sum from Havana?
memento|2000 film told largely in reverse chronological order
menages|Households
metabolic|Kind of rate
meteors|Makeup of some showers
meteors|Sky streakers
milestone|50th anniversary, for example
minutia|Trivial detail
miscasts|Puts in the wrong part
misspell|Write wrong
moaners|Ghosts, at times
moments|Slices of life
monitor|Watch
mothball|Put in storage
naughts|Goose eggs
naysays|Denies
network|Sidney Lumet film set at the Union Broadcasting Systems
neutron|Hydrogen atom's lack
nitrate|Saltpeter, for one
nudists|Buff buffs
nymphet|Lolita, for one
objects|Things
oblongs|Stretched figures
obsessor|Fellow with a fixation
obstacle|Hurdle
occasion|Reason to have a party
oldsters|Centenarians, e.g.
olestra|Fat substitute
omelettes|Breakfast menu section
oneness|Concord
onscreen|Like some lead chemistry?
optional|Not required
orangutan|The Murders in the Rue Morgue killer
oratory|Rhetorical gift
oregano|Italian dressing ingredient
orioles|1983 World Series champs
ospreys|Fish hawks
outputs|Productions
outsell|Beat in the market
overate|Was a glutton
overbuys|Maxes out the Visa
overeaten|Polished off three pizzas, say
overlap|Area of common interest
oversees|Administers
overstep|Go beyond
oviduct|Egg's route
palmers|Pitchers Lowell and Jim
panocha|Mexican confection
papayas|Yellow-skinned fruit
papered|Covered the walls
parsnip|Carrot's paler cousin
partners|Profit splitters
passive|Really laid-back
patient|What someone in a doctor's office is, or may need to be
pealing|Church tower sound
peephole|Door feature
peerless|Unrivaled
peppers|Produce section array
perforate|Riddle, say
perturbs|Upsets
petitioners|Redress seekers
petulant|Bad-tempered
phantasm|Apparition
pheasants|Game that ends up under glass
pianist|One who both plays and sits on the bench
pickoff|Catch between bases
pivotal|Key
platypi|Egg-laying mammals
poppers|Fried jalapeño snacks
posadas|Spanish inns
postposition|Career at a Washington newspaper?
potpies|Swanson entrees
prairie|Alberta expanse
prequel|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, e.g.
preside|Officiate
proudly|With one's head held high
provosts|College officials
pueblos|Mesa Verde sights
purloins|Takes the wrong way
putters|Green tools
quibble|Small grouse
rabbets|Wood grooves
rackets|Scams
rationale|Basis
rattler|It's dangerous if it strikes
rattler|Poisonous snake
reading|Poet's presentation
rebuffed|Brushed aside
regained|Won back
regalia|Clothes fit for a king
regattas|Shell games?
regimes|Ruling groups
release|Publicity piece
releases|Flack's papers
relevant|Apropos
relocate|Set up new headquarters
remorse|Buyer's problem, at times
replace|Succeed
replica|Knockoff
resales|Flea market deals
resonate|Have a lasting effect
resplendently|With dazzling sumptuousness
resumes|Human resources department mail
retainer|Upfront legal fee
retiree|Pension collector
retirees|Gold watch recipients
retorts|Snappy answers
ricotta|Cannoli fill
rinsers|Hair salon workers
roadsters|Old autos
rolltop|Desk type
roomies|Dorm duo
rosettes|Food decorations
rosters|Lineups
saddled|Burdened (with)
sargasso|Seaweed-filled sea
sarongs|Wrapped garments
satinet|Shiny fabric
satires|Christopher Buckley writings
satirists|Swift and Pope
sausage|Brit's banger
sausage|Pizza topping choice
savants|Learned ones
sayings|Saws
scenarists|Screenwriters from Tehran?
scenery|Overlook's offering
scented|Like many candles
schemes|Is intriguing
science|Researcher's field
scoreboard|It includes many ballpark figures
scrawls|Writes badly
seaside|Resort locale
seaweed|Iodine source
secretary|Person of note?
seekers|Star Quidditch players
seething|More than annoyed
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensory|Kind of overload
shebeen|Unlicensed drinking establishment
shellac|Beat decisively
shielded|Like computer speakers
shiitake|Chef's mushroom
singlet|Jersey, in Jersey
sitters|Tot tenders
skittle|Chewy candy piece
sliders|Miniature burgers
slyboots|Cunning sort
sobriety|Rehab goal
soloist|Concert star
soluble|Like salt in water
spaniel|Disney's Lady, for one
spastic|Afflicted with muscle tremors
speedos|Skimpy suits
spelling|Bee activity
spiders|Web designers
spillage|Slopped amount
spinach|V-8 ingredient
splatted|Struck like a water balloon
spleens|They help remove red blood cells
spooled|Wound
spouters|Long-winded folks
spruces|Gussies (up)
stabber|Brutus, for one
staffed|Filled vacancies
stagnant|Covered with pond scum, perhaps
startle|Take by surprise
stealth|Burglar's asset
steelier|More resolute
sternum|Chest bone
steroid|Olympics no-no
stingiest|Most closefisted
stooped|Bent over
stressor|Tension-causing stimulus
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
stunned|In shock
subtlest|Least obvious
subtone|Saxophone sound
sucrose|Cane product
sunroom|Conservatory's cousin
supernova|Exploding star
suppose|Assume
sutures|Stitches
swankier|More upscale
systems|Bettor practices
taffeta|Gown material
tamales|Corny treats
tanners|Leather workers
tattlers|Snitches
tautest|Stretched to the max
teacart|Service station?
teardrop|Earring shape
teeters|Sits precariously
tellers|Bank counters?
tempura|Batter-dipped dish
tenoned|Joined, in a way
tenpins|Alley activity
terrible|Wretched
tetanus|Vaccine target
thistle|Scotland's national flower
thistle|Scottish emblem
thready|Barely detectable, as a pulse
thresher|Farm machine
tipster|Bettor's buddy
tirades|Some explosions
tootsies|Feet, informally
towering|Lofty
trachea|It's closed by the epiglottis
traipse|Gallivant
transact|Carry out
trashes|Bad-mouths
trashes|Bad-mouths
treasuries|Some bills
trestle|Sawbuck
trombones|Instruments with slides
trustiest|Most reliable
tungsten|Steel strengthener
turista|Traveler to Tijuana
tyrants|Hard heads
underside|It's usually hidden
unearths|Brings to light
unlearn|Change, as a bad habit
unnoted|Overlooked
unreels|What a film does as it's projected
usually|In general
utility|Gas, for one
vehicle|One for the road?
vignette|Brief scene
violates|Contravenes
virulent|Bitterly hostile
vitamine|Wheat germ offering
wahines|Surfer girls
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
wealthy|Loaded
weathers|Withstands
whereas|While on the other hand
whodunit|Christie creation
wistful|Full of yearning
withholds|Keeps back
wrangler|Jeep model
yammered|Whined
zesters|Peel-scraping tools
absolve|Free from blame
academe|The scholarly world
acclaim|High praise
accords|Some Hondas
account|The buck stops here
acetone|Laboratory cleaner
acidify|Turn sour
acolyte|Follower
acrobat|Person who might flip for you
adamant|Unshakable
adaptors|Power cord gizmos
adjoined|Touched on
adorned|Embellished
adrenal|Gland atop the kidney
adulators|Obsequious group
aerated|Like Jacuzzi water
aerogram|Lightweight letter
afghani|Like President Karzai
afterlife|Great beyond
agendas|Axes to grind
agitate|Churn
agnostic|Believer in uncertainty
airless|Stuffy
airline|Southwest, e.g.
alchemy|Subject studied by Isaac Newton
alewife|Silvery herring
alights|Comes to rest
alpacas|Woolly beasts
amasses|Stockpiles
ammeter|Current gadget
amnesia|Jason Bourne's affliction
anecdote|Short story
anemone|Buttercup's cousin
angriest|Sore to the max
annular|Ring-shaped
another|Somebody else
anteroom|Place for waiters
antlers|Two for a buck
apishly|How goofy folks behave
apostle|John or Paul, but not George or Ringo
appease|Mollify
arduous|Demanding
areaway|Passage between buildings
areaway|Sunken passage
arietta|Brief operatic piece
armlock|Restraining technique
armories|Kin of magazines
arouses|Stirs up
arsenals|Powder rooms?
artists|Ones with drawing power
arugula|Garden rocket
ascetic|Hardly a hedonist
ashcans|Sub sinkers, in slang
aspirin|It makes you a better person
assembly|School event
assessed|Gauged the worth of
assorts|Puts into piles
assumes|Takes on
athlete|Wheaties box candidate
avarice|Cupidity
avatars|Online game characters
avenues|Broad ways
avoided|Sidestepped
badgered|Pestered persistently
baggers|Supermarket staffers
barista|Latte preparer
barmaid|One might hand you a screwdriver
barstool|Regular setting?
basking|On the sundeck
bassets|Long-eared pooches
bedcover|It's fit for a queen
beetles|Entomologist's specimens
bereave|Make grief-stricken
billowed|Puffed up
bookworm|Avid reader
borscht|It's often served with sour cream
bottoms|Undersides
boycott|Protest tactic
braised|Prepared short ribs
breathe|Midwife's exhortation
breeder|Horse raiser
broncos|Winners of Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII
campfire|Marshmallow toaster
camphor|Moth repellent
canasta|Double-deck card game
cannibal|One who has a guest for dinner?
cannoli|Pasticceria purchase
cannons|The big guns
canters|Lopes
capitals|They skate in red, white and blue
caprice|Fancy
caramel|Milky Way feature
carfare|Going rate?
carryon|It might go over your head
cascade|Small fall
caseworker|Family counselor/beer distributor
catfish|Creole entree
cathedral|Amiens attraction
cavatina|Short aria
cavities|Openings to be filled?
centers|Yao Ming and Dikembe Mutombo
chainsaw|Tree surgeon's tool
chalupa|Taco Bell offering
chatoyancy|Iridescent quality of some gems
chenille|Velvety fabric
chicanos|Mexican-Americans
cinemas|Show places
clarets|Some red wines
classic|Definitive
cleaned|Picked up
clearer|Easier to understand
coalition|Temporary alliance
coasting|Putting forth little effort
coddler|Overprotective sort
codgers|Old coots
comatose|More than asleep
congests|Stops up
consoles|Offers a shoulder to cry on
coolness|Reserve
correct|Proper
creator|Architect
credits|They improve your balance
crescent|Turkish flag feature
cressets|Metal baskets for burning oil
crispier|Further fried
crossbow|Bolt shooter
crusade|Movement for the zealous
curacao|Orange-flavored liqueur
cutters|Patrol boats
dampest|Most moist
darkling|Growing dim
daylily|Showy perennial
debriefs|Questions after a mission
decadent|Sybaritic
decimal|The point of math class
demeanor|Air
derails|Goes off course
derides|Razzes
deserters|Front runners?
desperate|Like some measures
destiny|Lot
detects|Makes out
dingbat|Ninny
diverge|Go in separate directions
dogfight|High-level conflict
doubles|Six of these can be spotted within this grid
drachma|Currency replaced with a euro with an owl on its reverse
draftee|Conscript
drawings|Lottery events
droners|Dull lecturers
earnest|From the heart
easiness|Facility
eclectic|Quirkily varied
editors|Time management?
egghead|Brainiac
eggshells|They may be walked on
egotism|Antithesis of humility
element|Krypton, for one
elevate|Heighten
ellipse|Figure with a major and minor axis
embassies|Some missions
embassy|Consulate's cousin
embroider|Add exaggerated details to
emerald|Deep green
emeriti|Academic retirees
emigres|Asylum seekers
emigres|Asylum seekers
emoticon|Virtual face
employs|Puts to work
empower|Give a confidence boost to
empress|Tarot card
enamels|Shiny paints
endears|Makes precious
endures|Goes the distance
energies|Physical and mental powers
enervated|Sapped
enhance|Add to
enigmas|Inscrutable people
enmities|Deep-seated dislikes
ensnare|Trap
entente|Compact
entering|It often follows breaking
entraps|Gets in a sting
entreat|Beg
epaulet|Shoulder ornament
epicures|Restaurant critics, perhaps
epigram|Witty words
epilogs|Book wrap-ups
epilogue|Closing chapter
episodes|Season segments
epochal|Momentous
erasure|Sign of fallibility
esthete|Lover of beauty
evening|Time for vespers
evictee|Removed letter?
exalted|Lofty
excepted|Not included
excites|Stimulates
expedite|Speed up
eyelash|One involved in batting
facelift|Superficial fix
falconer|Cheever novel set in a prison
firelit|Like a rustic cabin on a cold night
fissure|Narrow opening
fixated|Having a one-track mind
flashers|They show what they've got
freewill|Philosophy topic
frontal|Like some attacks
gallant|Intrepid
gazettes|Newspapers
gearcase|Transmission part
generic|Drug choice
glaucoma|Eyesight issue
glommed|Latched (onto)
goldarn|Blasted
gondola|Skier's transport
gourmet|Gastronome
grasping|Avaricious
greaser|The Fonz, for one
grenade|Its business is booming
groaner|Awful pun
grocers|Market VIPs
hercules|Labor leader?
highrise|Tall apartment building
history|What happened
history|What happened?
hokiest|Maximally corny
homeboy|Fellow gang member
honorer|One paying homage
iceboat|Wind-driven vehicle
idiotic|Preposterous
illegal|Like contraband
imitate|Echo
imitator|Parrot
incline|Tend
infants|Babies
infields|Diamond parts
ingrates|Oblivious beneficiaries
inhaler|Help for asthmatics
inhuman|Cruel
initial|First
inkhorn|Writer's accessory of yore
insights|Perceptions
instance|Case
interest|It's taken into account
inundate|Overwhelm
isotope|Carbon-14, for one
iteration|New software version
katakana|Japanese writing form
kittens|Himalayan litter
knapsack|Youth hostel bag
labrador|Newfoundland neighbor
laminas|Thin plates
landing|JFK event
lanterns|Signals for Revere
largesse|Generosity
launcher|Grenade propeller
lawsuit|One may be settled
leonine|Strong and proud
lessors|Rent collectors
lewdest|Most satyric
liaison|Communication coordinator
liaison|Intermediary
liaison|Middleman
limeade|Citrus cooler
listens|Is attentive
litterbag|Glad item
loather|One filled with hate
lobster|Maine attraction
locator|Store map
loiters|Hangs around
lonesome|Missing company
lookers|Real knockouts
looters|Blackout baddies
lunchtime|One, for some
macabre|Shiver-inducing
macadam|It may make a lot
macadam|You can make a lot out of it
madness|Folly
magenta|Ink used in four-color printing
mandate|Absolutely require
manifesto|Policy statement
mantrap|Femme fatale
mantras|Oft-repeated slogans
marital|Kind of status or bliss
markets|CNBC focus
massage|Rub the right way
mediates|Acts the arbitrator
medulla|Brainstem section
megahit|Multiplatinum record
metering|Gas company activity
milepost|Roadside marker
mincers|Food processors, at times
misdoes|Screws up
mishmash|Jumble
molecule|Bond part
monogram|Personal letters
moreover|Additionally
mutants|Attendees of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
mythical|Like unicorns
nastiest|Least pleasant
natures|Characters
neatened|Spruced up
nemeses|Archrivals
nervous|Past tense?
networks|Socializes for business purposes
nightie|Victoria's Secret purchase
noisome|Highly obnoxious
nonfood|Like some supermarket items
nonpros|Olympics athletes, traditionally
notebooks|They're bound for school
numeral|Inclusion in safer passwords
octaves|Range divisions
oiliest|Superlatively slick
ombudsman|Government investigator
oneself|Personal identity
openable|Like some bus windows
orators|Clay and others
ordinal|Positional number
oregano|Mint family herb
orifices|Nostrils, e.g.
origami|Paper tiger, say
origami|Work from a folder
ostlers|Horse handlers at an inn
outfielder|Warning track treader
outings|Excursions
overall|Comprehensive
oversell|Describe too glowingly
oversold|Hyped to excess
overtax|Make great demands on
pachisi|Sorry! inspiration
pailful|Sandcastle unit
painful|Like some realizations
palisade|Line of high cliffs
panhandler|Beggar/chef
parader|St. Patrick's Day celebrant
parlous|Fraught with danger
parried|Fended off
passado|Fencing thrust
pawnshop|Jewelry exchange, for some
peacekeeper|Mediation pro
peacock|Blue hue
peasants|Rustic folks
peccadillo|Minor misdeed
peering|Taking a close look
pellets|Shot
perfidy|Treachery
personas|Assumed roles
persons|Individuals
pesters|Bugs
piranhas|Toothy swimmers
pitapat|Racing heart sound
plaints|Lamentations
platoon|Sarge's charges
playdates|Arrangements for kids
poniard|Slim dagger
potatoes|Shoestring material
praises|Raves about
precede|Pave the way for
precedent|One might be cited
preview|Early screening
prexies|University heads, in slang
prolong|Draw out
prompts|Motivates
pronoun|What it is
proofreader|Editor/geometry teacher
proofreader|Member of the math faculty, at times?
radiant|Glowing
reacher|Rude fellow at the dinner table
realists|They're no dreamers
reamers|Juice-extracting utensils
rearmost|Like the cheap seats, often
reddens|Shows shame
reedier|More high-pitched
regales|Entertains
reining|Keeping under control
relaxes|Takes it easy
remoras|Shark suckers
remorse|Sentence modifier?
renters|Many Manhattanites
replies|Some email messages
resides|Dwells
respects|Looks up to
restart|Computer command
retired|Like uniform number 42, in major league baseball
retirees|Many Miamians
retires|Hits the sack
returnee|Comeback kid?
returns|CPA's pile
reunion|Class act
riffraff|The great unwashed
riposte|Comeback
riverbed|Site of deposits between banks
riveter|Rosie, notably
romping|Frolicking
rosebay|Hardy rhododendron shrub
safeness|Important quality in products for toddlers
samosas|Delhi dishes
sampler|Embroidered alphabet
sappier|More cornball
sashayed|Walked with careless ease
sashays|Struts
satiate|Gorge
savorer|Gourmet, say
scapulas|Shoulder blades
science|Experimental field
scripts|Lines at the movies?
sculpture|It might be a bust
sealing|Purpose of some wax
seasick|Feeling discomfort in waves
seatbelt|Flight attendant's prop
secedes|Withdraws
secrete|Hide
sedated|Under
seedtime|Sowing season
selects|Picks
semiconductor|Part-time music faculty member?
seminal|Groundbreaking
senator|Boxer, for one
serpent|Biblical tempter
sewerage|City conduit network
shadier|Less on the level
sharpen|Give an edge to
shattered|Got a big break?
sheathe|Encase
shebang|Everything being considered
shiatsu|Massage technique
shiitake|Miso soup mushroom
shinned|Climbed, as a pole
situated|Set
sledges|Hefty hammers
sleuthhound|Detective with a nose for crime fighting
slipups|Goofs
smartest|Like Academic Challenge winners
smilaxes|Ornamental shrubs
smuggest|Most self-satisfied
snatcher|Man carrying a purse?
snidely|In a nasty way
snowballing|Momentum in the equities market, in winter business
snowbound|Stranded at Sugarloaf
soapbox|Speaker's stand
soloists|Recital stars
solstice|Summer starter
sometimes|Every so often
soonest|At the earliest date
sorbets|Icy treats
southpaw|Word for a lefty derived from the orientation of this grid's "diamond"
spacers|Separating devices
sparred|Engaged in a war of the words
spatula|Kitchen spreader
speakeasies|Gin joints
special|Off-menu item
speedier|More expeditious
sprayer|Landscaper's tool
spumoni|Layered ice cream treat
stagecoach|Member of the drama faculty?
stamina|Marathon runner's need
stamped|Like many passports
stances|Attitudes
starched|Like some shirt collars
station|Pennsylvania, for one
station|Where do you get off?
stellar|First-rate
stetson|Oater topper
stilettos|Some high heels
stinger|Heat-seeking missile
streetwise|Savvy
stretto|Fugue feature
striated|Like skeletal muscles
stupors|Dazed states
subzero|Arctic
suitors|Beaus
sumptuous|Lavish
sunless|Overcast
sunroofs|Auto openings
surprised|Floored
sweetheart|Honey
tagalong|Come too
tantrum|Hissy fit
tapioca|Bubble tea ingredient
tarantula|Hairy creature
tarsals|Anklebones
tartare|Served raw
teargas|Crowd control device
teeters|Vacillates
telegenic|Like most anchors
telexes|Pre-fax messages
temporal|Not spiritual
tenpence|Cambridge coin
tentage|Encampment
termite|One who might eat you out of house and home?
testator|One with will power?
thermostatic|Maintaining a constant temperature
timeless|Always relevant
titanic|Sister ship of the Olympic and the Britannic
toeshoe|Ballet slipper
tolerate|Brook
toponym|Place name
toupees|They offer spot coverage
transplant|Change of heart?
trellis|Place for climbers
triggered|Set off
trinity|First A-bomb test
triremes|Battle of Salamis vessels
unarmed|Without heat
unasked|How some questions are better left
uncover|Reveal
unplugs|Renders powerless?
unravel|Come apart
unstrap|Take off, as a guitar
untapped|Yet to be exploited
upheave|Lift from beneath
uprears|Becomes rampant
uprooted|Displaced
urbanely|With refinement
username|Net handle
vampire|One who's out for blood
vantage|Point with a view
verbenas|Fragrant shrubs
waterfall|Cascade
western|Many a Gary Cooper film
whereto|Cabbie's question
wiretaps|Bugs' cousins
wrenches|Plumber's collection
abalone|Ear shell
abetted|Was a wheelman for, say
abetter|Fence, e.g.
abrades|Rubs the wrong way
abscess|Tooth trouble
abstract|Speech summary
academe|Dean's world
accuses|Points a finger at
address|Keynote, e.g.
adopted|Took as one's own
adoring|Like many fans
adorned|Trimmed
aerialists|Circus team
aerobes|They can't survive in a vacuum
aeronaut|Dirigible pilot
ageless|Forever young
agencies|Model employers
agendas|Meeting lists
agitato|Excitedly, in scoring
airsick|Green on JetBlue
alamode|Apple pie order
alienating|Divisive
allheal|Versatile plant used in herbal medicine
amazons|Warring women
ammeter|Current indicator
anagram|Ancients, for instance
anemone|Delphinium's cousin
anisette|Pastis's cousin
annexes|Wings
annuity|Retirement investment
annulments|They undo "I do's"
antedate|Precede
antelope|Serengeti grazer
antigun|Like NRA foes
antinoise|Like some pricey headphones
antipasto|Trattoria starter
antiques|Some auction offerings
anxious|On edge
apogees|Orbital extremes
apogees|Orbital extremes
apollos|Some Roman sculptures
appeases|Placates
apropos|Fitting
aptness|Pertinence
aquaria|Glass-walled enclosures
arachnid|Scorpion, e.g.
arietta|Short solo
aromatic|Like sachets
aroused|Hot and bothered
arrange|Order
arsenic|Element of many murder mysteries?
arterial|Through street
ascends|Takes off
ashcake|Cornbread item
ashtray|Smoking lounge item
asinine|Utterly ridiculous
assassin|Offer?
asserts|Maintains
assuage|Ease
assumed|Took on
astride|On both banks of
attache|Case brought to court
attache|Case for an attorney
attains|Reaches
attender|Truant's opposite
attired|Not naked
austere|Stark
avarice|Grasping quality
average|Garden-variety
aviator|Banking expert?
avocado|California roll ingredient
avoided|Gave a wide berth to
avowers|Oath takers
awakens|Comes to
bakeware|Cookie sheets and cake pans
bandanna|Colorful kerchief
battens|Secures, as a ship's hatches
batters|Hit-and-run participants?
beriberi|It's caused by thiamine deficiency
biplane|Sopwith Camel, for one
bivalve|Cockle or mussel
booboos|Owies
bottler|Pepsi franchisee
bracelet|It has its charms
brasher|Less meek
brassie|Two wood
bravest|Epithet for New York City's firefighters
breathe|Have an inspiration?
brunets|Some nonblonds
buckskin|Material for breeches
buttery|Like Jarlsberg's flavor
cabochon|Polished gemstone
camisole|Short negligee
capital|Investor's need
carcass|Dead meat
carousal|Revelry
catawbas|Members of a Carolina Indian nation
catcalls|Hoots and hollers
catchall|Miscellany category
cathodes|Battery terminals
censored|Bleeped out
centered|Calmly confident
charmed|Unusually lucky
checkups|Clinic offerings
cheddar|It may be sharp
cheered|Supported the team
chevalier|Thank Heaven for Little Girls singer
chimera|Idle fancy
chooses|Goes for
circumstances|*They may be beyond one's control
classmate|Lab partner, for example
coarsen|Make rough
coating|Varnish, e.g.
cognomen|Handle
concepts|Inventor's starts
conquistador|*Balboa, e.g.
contour|Outline
corvette|Car in a Prince song
cowslip|Yellow-flowering primrose
cracker|It might be in the soup
crashed|Caught some shut-eye
crenels|Battlement indentations
creoles|Some bayou folk
crochet|Make an afghan, perhaps
curacao|1499 stop for Amerigo Vespucci
cynical|Jaded
daftest|Most absurd
daggers|Angry look, figuratively
daisies|Components of some chains
daisies|Youngest group in the Girl Scouts
damaged|Headed for the shop
dearies|Honeybunches
decided|Made up one's mind
defeats|Bests
defined|Clearly set out
delimit|Mark the boundaries of
deliria|Mad states
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
demeans|Abases
deplane|Board's opposite
deposer|Coup participant
derails|Gets off the track
destruct|Order for a malfunctioning rocket
detests|Execrates
discuss|Kick around
distaste|Aversion
donates|Shows generosity
dresser|Bedroom sight
dresser|Unmentionable place?
dryland|Welcome sight after a long voyage
dynasts|Czars, e.g.
earshot|Sound range
echoing|Yes man's specialty
ecliptic|Sun's path on the celestial sphere
editors|People behind the Times
egoists|I guys
egotism|Vanity case?
elbowed|Nudged rudely
elements|Euclid work
elevate|Boost
elitism|Snobbery
elitist|Snobbish sort
elitist|Snobbish sort
emanate|Effuse
eminent|Noted
emperor|Akihito, for one
emulsion|Photographic film coating
endemic|Characteristic to a particular field
endings|Denouements
enervate|Sap
engraver|Hogarth, for one
enounces|States
enrobed|Coated, as with chocolate
ensures|Clinches
ensures|Guarantees
ententes|Informal alliances
enticer|Siren, for one
entirely|In every respect
epigram|Bon mot
epitomes|Perfect exemplars
escorts|Some Fords
essences|Spirits
estates|They get left behind
etcetera|...you get the idea
exhales|Produces secondhand smoke
exurban|Of affluent commuter towns
eyeliner|It may be penciled in
farrier|Shoer of horses
fattens|Prepares for the fair
fedoras|Bowlers' cousins
festive|Marked by merrymaking
fiddlers|Entertainment for Old King Cole
flipbook|Simple animation form
florence|Uffizi setting
footmen|Attendants for Cinderella
freshman|Temple newbie
gadgets|Remote and more
gentile|Guest at a synagogue
geometry|Course for planes?
goodman|The King of Swing
gradual|Like evolution
grandpa|Pop's pop
granola|Nutty snack
greener|Less experienced
gristmill|*Flour-making plant--the Greek geographer Strabo wrote about one!
gutters|Alley's edges
hairline|Victim of recession
hairnets|Snoods
hangers|Closet items
headaches|Hassles
hearten|Buoy up
hearths|Warm places
heathen|Missionary's target
heralds|Ushers in, with fanfare
herself|She, reflexively
hirsute|Shaggy
hogwash|Balderdash!
honoree|Award recipient
hooplas|Big bustles
idleness|Layabout's forte
illicit|Forbidden
imagery|Figurative writing
inboard|Like some boat motors
incense|Thurible contents
indents|Paragraph indicators
initiate|Kick off
inscribers|Trophy makers, at times
inserts|Some newspaper ads
insures|Covers, in a way
integer|Whole number
intones|Sings a canticle
ironclad|Like some alibis
ironing|Kind of board
isograms|Words with no repeated letters
jellied|Like a serving of eels, perhaps
jutting|Sticking (out)
karaoke|Bars in bars
keggers|Frat parties
keratin|Fingernails, essentially
kerosene|Lamp liquid
kettles|They let off steam
kittens|Litter makeup
kneeler|Church cushion
leaders|Presidents and prime ministers
leather|Sofa choice
lecture|College delivery
lengthy|Protracted
lenient|Mild
lentils|Soup legumes
library|Congress has the largest one
likeness|Voodoo doll, e.g.
linemen|Centers and tackles
lipreads|Watches one's language?
lodestar|Guide
loosens|Relaxes
looting|Blackout worry
lullaby|Song for the swaddled
madonna|Take a Bow singer
mallets|Xylophone player's needs
manmade|Like Lake Nasser
mapmaker|Charter?
martini|Bond order
mascara|Lash application
masters|Annual April tourney, with "The"
mattered|Carried importance
mattress|Not to Be Removed Except by the Consumer item
meanies|Nasty folks
medigap|Supplemental insurance plan
memoirs|Personal pieces of writing
minibar|Source of pricey peanuts
minicar|Subcompact
minstrel|Medieval musician
missout|Pass up an opportunity
misuser|Mrs. Malaprop, vis-a-vis language
mittens|Solution for shaking hands
moistest|Top-rated, in a brownie bake-off
molests|Harasses
moonroof|Tinted feature of some cars
mudflat|It's exposed at low tide
nametag|Conventioneer's wear
neatnik|Felix, for one
necktie|Suit supplement
nelsons|TV family of the 1950s
networks|They put on shows
neutral|Having a pH of 7
neutral|Like Switzerland
nominate|Put up for election
nominated|Put up
normally|For the most part
nosebag|Source of oats
noseguards|They face centers on the line of scrimmage
nostril|Hole in the head
oboists|They have needs for reeds
ocarina|Instrument with finger holes
ocarina|Instrument with finger holes
odysseys|Epic journeys
offenses|Football squads
ointments|Soothing salves
olestra|Fat substitute
ombudsman|*Official who hears complaints
openers|First games of the season
opossum|Word from the Algonquian for "white dog"
optimal|As good as it gets
orbital|What an electron occupies in an atom
organic|Like much Whole Foods merchandise
orthopedist|Joint expert
ossicle|Small bone
outdoor|Alfresco
outraces|Stays ahead of
outstanding|*Like some performances and debts
outwore|Lasted longer than
ovenware|Baker's supply
overall|Blanket
overalls|Garb for Mario or Luigi
overripe|Decadent
overuse|Make hackneyed
oxpecker|African bird related to the starling
paddles|Frat house decorations
panicky|Freaking out
paradise|It's lost in a classic poem
paragon|Shining example
paragon|Shining example
parasol|Sun shield
parfait|Dessert in a tall glass
pariahs|Victims of ostracism
parlors|Receiving rooms
parodic|Like Weird Al songs
parroted|Repeated by rote
patellas|Tendon-protecting bones
patient|Forbearing
pattern|Dressmaker's aid
patties|Big Mac pair
payment|It can make you square
pendants|Some earrings
pentads|Quintets
peptalk|Halftime motivator
permission|Leave
pimento|Olive center
pipette|Glass straw
piranha|Toothy swimmer
pitting|Stone removal
placate|Mollify
pleases|Tickles
plosive|Like b or d, phonetically
pottery|It may be a crock
premiere|Hollywood occasion
presents|They're kept under wraps
presets|Radio buttons
pretense|Act
pretense|Charade
program|Usher's handout
protozoa|Microscope sights
punster|Groan inducer
racists|Perpetrators of some hate crimes
radiate|Give off
railcar|Coach involved in training
rainiest|Like Hawaii's Mount Waialeale, of all places in the U.S.
raptors|Jurassic Park attackers
raptures|Ecstatic states
rattles|Unnerves
readapt|Demonstrate a chameleonlike quality
recolor|Change shades
redeyes|Late flights
reedited|Cut for space, say
replaces|Puts back
repulse|Beat back
reseeded|Did some lawn work
resider|Liver
residue|Dregs, e.g.
residue|Gunshot evidence
restaff|Man anew
restated|Put in other words
rimshot|Drummer's punch line accentuation
ringtail|Raccoon's cousin
risotto|Trattoria dish
rivaled|Was nearly as good as
romaine|Salad base
romance|Bookstore section
rooster|Male with a comb
rosebud|First word of "Citizen Kane"
rotates|Is going around
rotting|Turning bad
ruffled|Disconcerted
sachets|Drawer scenters
sampler|Embroidery piece
sapient|Wise
sashays|Square dance moves
satanic|Like inverted pentagrams
sateens|Glossy fabrics
satisfy|Meet
satyric|Like some Bacchanalia participants
scarabs|Threats in "The Mummy"
scarecrow|One who can be patched together from the letters added to the theme answers
scarred|Marked for life
schticks|Signature comedy routines
scorepad|Bridge need
screwup|Bungle
seasons|Rotating foursome
seaweed|Iodine source
sediment|Dregs, e.g.
seeresses|Women in the futures market
senator|Boxer, e.g.
sentries|Nothing gets by them
sequined|Like some skating outfits
sermons|Service elevators?
service|Contribution to the community
setters|Volleyball players, at times
settles|Comes to terms
several|Quite a few
shampoo|Finesse, e.g.
shearing|Woolgathering activity?
shelling|Spending, with "out"
shivered|Betrayed fear
shoofly|Molasses-flavored pie
shortens|Takes it from the top?
siestas|Afternoon breaks
sinister|Threatening
sinuses|Holes in your head
skiwear|Street clothes?
slathers|Smears liberally
slavered|Imitated Pavlov's pooches
sleeper|1973 Woody Allen movie
sleight|Deceptive dexterity
slimmer|A size smaller, say
sloping|Like some banks
sloshes|Walks through water
snapped|Lost it
snowmen|Flaky fellows?
snowplow|One may be responsible for many banks
sojourn|Temporary stay
solaces|Says "There, there"
soldier|Company man?
solvers|You and your ilk
sophomore|Returning student
sopranos|Tony's TV family
sorrows|Woes
sparerib|Barbecued treat
sparest|Least decorated
sparrows|Buntings' kin
spherics|Branch of non-Euclidean geometry
splotch|Bit of discoloration
sponsor|Finance
spouses|Joint account sharers
staffed|Supplied with personnel
stamens|They have all the anthers
stamped|Ready for posting
stampede|Stock split?
stannic|Containing tin
staring|Rude activity
starrier|Like clear nights, compared to cloudy ones
statesmen|Summit attendees
statute|Legislative product
staying|Kind of power
steelie|Metal marble
stepparent|Mike Brady, for one
sterile|Clinically clean
sterner|Less affable
sternly|How to deliver a reprimand
stetson|Part of a Mountie's outfit
strayed|Got sidetracked
striate|Mark with minute grooves
stroked|Flattered reassuringly
stunner|Hottie
subsets|Inner circles in Venn diagrams
substantial|*Major
suspect|Mustard, for one
swatter|Fly feller
swirled|Spun around
taggers|Graffiti artists
tamales|They're cooked in corn husks
tamarinds|Their fruit is used in Worcestershire sauce
targets|Firing range sheets
tarnish|Sully
tattler|Snitch
tattles|Sings
teacart|Service carrier
tearful|Poignant
teddies|Victoria's Secret offerings
teriyaki|Dish prepared with a soy sauce marinade
thiamine|One of the B vitamins
thrives|Does very well
tinplate|Rust-resistant sheet
tiredest|Most zonked
tissues|Tear-jerker needs
toadies|Bootlickers
toccatas|Virtuoso pieces
tomboys|They'd rather roughhouse than play house
toreador|One in a bull session?
tortoni|Rich frozen dessert
tossups|Even chances
tostadas|Taqueria orders
tourism|Hawaii's biggest business
toweled|Dried (off)
toyshop|Top seller?
trample|Override
trashed|Blotto
treadle|Grindstone part
treatise|Scholarly paper
trident|Neptune prop
trisect|Cut in three
tritely|In an unoriginal way
trivial|Of little consequence
twosomes|Couples
typhoon|Hurricane's cousin
ukuleles|Four-string instruments
unaired|Like final episodes of canceled shows, often
unallied|Operating alone
unblock|Open
unbrace|Remove a support from
uncrate|Deal with new arrivals at the museum
undergo|Experience
unfairly|With prejudice
unhinge|Make unstable
unicorn|Creature on the British coat of arms
unrisen|Still below the horizon
unseasonable|*Like Indian summer weather
urbanite|High-rise resident
urethane|Bowling ball material
vaccinate|Give a shot, perhaps
vamooses|Takes a hike
vaulted|Like many apses
venison|Game choice
veteran|Seasoned type
warlord|Congo's Thomas Lubanga, for one
wastrel|Spendthrift
wattage|Bulb rating
webcams|Streaming devices
webster|Man of many words
whistle|Ref's need
wispish|Insubstantial
wristlock|Wrestler's ploy
zeniths|High points
abalone|Conch cousin
aborigine|Early inhabitant
absentees|Class no-shows
abstain|Sit out the vote
abusers|Addicts, e.g.
abusing|Kicking around
accrues|Generates, as interest
acetate|Transparent overlay
actuate|Turn on
adipose|Fatty
adonises|Hunks
aerators|Kitchen faucet parts
aerobes|Oxygen-dependent organisms
airfare|Continental charge
alamode|In fashion
aligned|In a row
allegro|Brisk movement
allegro|Brisk, to Brahms
allegro|Energetic tempo
alumnus|Fundraiser's target
amaretto|Liqueur whose name means "a little bitter"
amblers|Some park patrons
anemone|Columbine's cousin
aniseed|Absinthe flavorer
anisette|Ouzo relative
annexes|Architectural additions
antechamber|Waiting area
antilog|Slide rule reading
anytime|Whenever
aplenty|By the dozen
apostate|Renouncer of one's faith
arbiter|Authoritative sort
arcsine|Inverse trig function
areaway|Basement entrance
arietta|Sprightly song
armbands|Symbols on sleeves
armorer|Military repairman
arrestees|Ones who find themselves in a pinch?
arrests|Halts
artiest|Too-too to the max
artisan|Cooper, for one
ascended|Rose
ascetic|Like a monk's life
aspirin|Medicine cabinet staple
assonant|Not quite rhyming
assorted|Like chocolates in a sampler
asterisk|It shares a key with 8
atelier|Painter's place
atomizer|Perfume bottle
attempt|Stab
attitude|Defiantly cocky manner
auctioned|Had a lot to offer?
auroral|Like the dawn
auroral|Of the dawn
bananas|Wacky
barstool|Place for someone getting a shot
bartend|Make a zombie, say
bawlers|Crybabies
behaved|Pleased the baby sitter
behoove|Serve well
belated|Not in time for one's birthday, say
belugas|Eurasian sturgeons
boarder|B&B guest
boastful|Full of oneself
bordello|House of ill repute
bracelet|Charmed gift?
breakup|Split
breather|Respite
brewskis|Cold ones
brutish|Sadistic
calculi|Kidney stones
caldera|Volcanic crater
camises|Loose shirts
campsite|Where kitschy clothes are sold?
canasta|Card game invented in Uruguay
capstan|Ship's cable-winding drum
cardinal|Fundamental
careers|Professional pursuits
careful|Watch your back
caretaker|Super, say
castled|Made a two-man maneuver
cements|Establishes firmly
chapman|Graham of Monty Python
chemical|Dow product
christen|Break a bottle on, maybe
clobber|Hit with a haymaker
clueing|You're looking at the results of it
coastal|Like many resorts
coaster|The Coney Island Cyclone, e.g.
colander|Pasta-draining aid
colonels|Mustard and others
colored|Worked at a salon
colorer|Kid with crayons
conceal|Mask
condone|Sanction
connotes|Suggests
corrida|Bullfight
covalent|Like some bonds
crankcase|Legal proceeding involving Oscar the Grouch?
dampers|Piano parts
deacons|Bishop's underlings
deafens|Overwhelms with waves
debated|Like many political issues
decanter|Port vessel
degrees|Longitude units
deposit|It's taken into account
destiny|Lot
destiny|Lot
devices|Gizmos
devotee|Fan
diorama|Battle recreation, perhaps
director|Stone or Ivory
dishpan|Sink vessel
dissect|Analyze in great detail
dissents|Holds the minority opinion
dogsled|Iditarod sight
domineer|Bully
downstage|Closer to the audience
dwarfed|Towered over
dystopia|Society in "Nineteen Eighty-Four" or "Fahrenheit 451"
easterly|Like the trade winds
edginess|Avant-garde quality
educate|School
efforts|Diligent doings
effulgent|Brightly radiant
elastic|Sensitive to price changes
elector|Member of a certain college
eliciting|Bringing out
ellipse|Long O?
elopers|Ceremony skippers
emailed|Like spam
emailed|Sent with a click
embargo|Component of some economic sanctions
embraced|Adopted
emerald|May stone
emission|Carbon dioxide, for one
emotional|Touching
encases|Protects, in a way
enchanting|Winsome
endorse|Back
endpoint|One of a line segment pair
engines|Gas guzzlers
enlarge|Swell
enraged|Fuming
entente|International accord
entente|Peace pact
entombs|Puts in a vault
entraps|Snags
entrees|Menu subhead
entropy|Tendency toward disorder
entwine|Tangle together
erasure|Sign of fallibility
erotica|Steamy stuff
errands|They're often run on weekends
erroneous|False
erudite|Learned
escudos|Portuguese money replaced by euros
ethanes|Some fuel gases
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
evasion|Equivocal answer
existed|Had a life
extreme|Radical
eyehole|Mask feature
fadeout|Slowly disappear
fallout|Undesirable consequences
fancier|Connoisseur
fanjets|747 engines
faultfinding|Legal proceeding at Wimbledon?
fearlessly|Without flinching
ferryboat|Charon's charge
feverish|Frenetic
fibbing|Crossing one's fingers, maybe
flosses|Heeds the dentist
freedom|You've got that right
geniuses|Wise guys
gentries|Landed groups
glancer|One stealing a look
gremlins|1984 Phoebe Cates film shown on AMC, appropriately?
griffin|Mythical hybrid
guildhall|Merchants' meeting place
handles|Takes care of
hardpan|Drainage impairer
hardtops|Alternatives to convertibles
hassled|Gave a hard time
hastier|Not as deliberate
heartfelt|Sincere
hermetic|Completely airtight
hoarded|Acted the miser
honored|Presented with an award, say
housework|Good news for a real estate developer, bad news for a mom
humanized|Gave sympathetic qualities to, say
hydrogen|First item on a certain table
illegal|Bootleg
imagine|Visualize
impaler|Cognomen of Prince Vlad III
implies|Gets at
imposed|Was a burden
incages|Like many lovebirds
indents|Moves from the margin
ingress|Means of access
inkiness|Marianas Trench quality
inkstand|Where calligraphy supplies are sold?
innings|Nine of diamonds?
instead|As an alternative
insteps|Foot features
insured|Covered
interpret|Make sense of
intoner|One occupied by chants
invoices|Bills
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego
karaoke|Source of bars inside bars
kittens|Burmese babies
kneepad|Skateboarder's protection
lactose|Source of some intolerance
landslides|Electoral sweeps
lassies|Misses on the moors
latents|Crime scene prints
leadoffs|Opening moves
leagues|Groups of alley cats?
lectern|Stand in front of an audience
lenient|Not tough
liaison|Intermediary
liberal|Not right?
lineage|Blood
locales|Spots
loutish|Uncouth
lowball|Price so that overruns are assured
lowlifes|Heels
lucifer|Fallen angel
lumbers|Moves ponderously
macaroons|Coconut confections
mafioso|Underworld party
manmade|Not natural
marsala|Sicilian wine
masonic|Like some lodges
melange|Assortment
mementos|Souvenirs
microscope|Measure of a small amount of mouthwash?
mineral|Galena, for one
minivans|They run in families
mirrors|Compact discs?
monster|Shriek elicitor
morsels|Tasty bites
musings|Contemplations
needler|Critic, of a sort
negligee|It might make you pretty late
neonate|Nursery occupant
netizen|Wiki contributor
noisome|Repulsive
nominal|Token
nominee|Slate part
nonusers|They're clean
nosebag|Bay feeder
oatmeal|Cookie choice
obtained|Came by
obtained|Got
oceanaut|Sealab inhabitant
omelets|Brunch fare
onshore|Back from boating
opponent|One from the other side
opposed|Naysaying
optometry|Field that tries to make you look better?
oracles|Medium settings?
oranges|Navel bases?
orbited|Took a round trip
oregano|Spaghetti sauce ingredient
orients|Familiarizes
orisons|Prayers
orphaned|Like Harry Potter and Bruce Wayne
osmoses|Seeps
oubliette|Dungeon only accessible though a hatch in the ceiling
overheard|Picked up
overheat|Need coolant
overheats|Gets steamed
overtip|Opposite of stiff
paddocks|Racetrack areas
paisley|Tie design
palette|Board for Botticelli
panatela|Smoke shop choice
paprika|Goulash seasoning
paradigms|Measures equivalent to 20 cents?
paragon|Shining example
parapet|Battlement feature
parasols|The Mikado props
pastrami|Deli offering
patrons|Clientele
patties|Burger King supply
pedagogy|Education
pedometer|Power walker's gadget
peptide|Protein's cousin
perfecta|Quinella's cousin
perhaps|For all we know
pertness|Cheek
pianist|Key person
pipelines|Communication channels
pipette|This is the glass straw
plateful|Buffet unit
poisons|Toxicologist's specialty
polecat|Weasel's cousin
polenta|Cornmeal dish
politic|Wise
poppies|Remembrance Day symbols
porcelain|Casserole material
possess|Work like the devil?
precede|Pave the way for
precisely|On the nose
pregame|Like tailgate parties
preordained|Fated to happen
preparers|Tax form fillers
primero|First, to Francisco
program|Show
proposed|Did something with a familiar ring?
prosper|Do well
quarrels|Rows
quavery|Betraying nervousness, vocally
raciest|Least likely to earn a G rating
raising|Bringing up
raisins|Trail mix bits
randier|More lecherous
rankled|Ticked off
ratatat|Sleet-on-the-roof sound
rattles|Nursery noisemakers
rattles|Nursery noisemakers
rawness|Inexperience
readmit|Let back in
reclaims|Makes livable, as swampland
redeems|Cashes in
refrain|Fa la la la la la la la la, e.g.
rehearse|Prepare to open
rejoice|Be of good cheer
release|New CD, e.g.
reloads|Switches magazines
remember|Take into account
renewed|Freshened
replica|Mayflower model, e.g.
respell|Have another go at a bee
retells|Passes along, in a way
reversed|Overturned on appeal
rolltop|Antique desk feature
romaine|Caesar salad base
rosebuds|Gather ye here letters dropped from eight answers
sabotage|1936 Hitchcock thriller
safaris|Game pursuits
saltines|Freebies with soup
samosas|Punjabi pastries
sashays|Attention-getting walks
scarlet|You don't want to get an A in it
schisms|Splits
scissor|Clip
scorned|Held in contempt
screamers|Many roller coaster riders
seafront|Location of many a resort
seashore|Site for a summer home
seaside|Resort location, often
seasonal|Like some resorts
secular|Worldly
seducers|Sirens
semicolon|Measure of half a large intestine?
senator|Alexander or Paul
senators|They give us bills for their work
sensually|How some massages are done
sermonette|Televised words of inspiration
services|Cross promotions?
sestets|Sonnet finishes
settles|Squares, as a bill
shamble|Walk like a zombie
shoestring|Barely adequate budget
shuteye|Sleep, informally
singles|U.S. Open category
sizable|Significant
sluices|Mill feeders
slushed|Like an unlucky winter pedestrian
smeared|Slandered on the stump
snowfall|It may be deposited in banks
soberer|Less loaded
solaria|Glass-roofed rooms
sonogram|First baby picture, perhaps
soonest|Earliest date
soreness|Reason for a massage appointment
soybean|Miso ingredient
spartan|Far from luxurious
spartan|Hardly luxurious
spatula|Fish flipper
speedily|Lickety-split
spirals|Fusilli forms
splayed|Spread apart
steelie|Metal marble
steered|Took the helm
stepson|Josh Brolin, to Barbra Streisand
stinted|Was tightfisted
stokers|Steamship laborers
stonier|Less expressive
storage|Drive function
submerge|Go under
sudsier|Offering more lather
sundial|Garden fixture
sundials|Garden time-tellers
surfeit|Overabundance
tabards|Knights' tunics
taillight|Jaguar feature
tannery|Leather factory
tearstrip|FedEx envelope feature
teenier|More microscopic
telecom|Sprint, for one
tendons|Anatomical cords
tenpins|Alley activity
tension|Slack's opposite
tenured|Like some profs
terrapins|Measures for trillions of fasteners?
tersely|How Coolidge spoke
testate|With a will
tethered|Unable to range freely
texture|Feel
throats|Sore spots
tidiest|Least cluttered
tirades|Unrestrained rants
titanic|Headline maker of April 1912
toluene|Coal tar product
tonearms|Needle holders
tontine|Deal that benefits a survivor
topspin|Feature of some returns
tornado|Unfun funnel
torpedos|Hoagies' cousins
totaled|Beyond repair
tourism|Beach business
traipse|Gallivant
trample|Walk all over
trattoria|Italian eatery
triceps|Upper arm muscle
trident|Poseidon prop
trimmed|Like tidy beards
trustee|Foundation figure
twiddles|Plays with one's fingers
typeset|Prepare for publication
ukulele|Instrument for Cliff Edwards
unaired|Nixed by the censors, perhaps
uncouth|Lacking social graces
uncurls|Fixes locks, in a way
underpaid|Deserving a raise
unmotivated|Like many a slacker
unshaken|Resolute
username|Log-on need
valiant|Lionhearted
vampires|They go for a bite at night
wagering|Track activity
walkaway|Order to keep a fight from escalating
warning|Heads-up
yearend|Audit time
abashment|Mortified state
accosts|Greets aggressively
acrobat|One with outstanding balance
acrobat|Person in a pyramid, perhaps
adenine|One of the four bases in DNA
adhered|Stuck
adoptee|Clark Kent, for one
adoring|Like many fans
adorner|Tree trimmer, for example
aileron|Roll controller
airboat|Swamp skimmer
airline|American, for one
alarmed|Anxious
aliases|Rap sheet list
alkalis|High-pH substances
allegation|Claim not yet proven
almanacs|Statistical books
almshouse|British shelter for the poor
alopecia|Reason for buying a rug?
amasses|Compiles
amenable|Open to suggestion
amnesty|Forgiveness of a sort
anapests|The Cat in the Hat consists of them
animated|Like many G-rated films
anklets|They're just over a couple of feet
annuity|Retirement investment
answers|Trebek's reading
antonyms|Back and forth, e.g.
aphasias|Language impairments
applets|In-browser programs
arboretum|Botanical garden
arcades|Play stations
archenemy|Nemesis who causes podiatry problems?
argentine|Like some tangos
aridity|Kalahari quality
arousal|Wake-up call outcome
arrowlike|Description for a common cursor
arsenic|Ingredient of the Brewster sisters' elderberry wine
artiste|Professional entertainer
artiste|Skilled performer
ascender|Feature of a lowercase b, d, f, h, k, l or t
aseptic|Sanitized
ashamed|Sheepish
asperse|Bad-mouth
aspirer|One with hopes
assessed|Judged
astringent|Aftershave, e.g.
astrology|Field including twelve houses
athletes|They may be found in fields
atlases|Country stores?
aureola|Saint surrounder, in art
auricle|Heart part
aviates|Takes to the skies
avocado|Guacamole base
awestruck|Completely impressed
baldness|Mr. Clean trademark
barrette|Securer for locks
bassinet|Nursery fixture
bazaars|Some charity events
bearings|Sense of where one is
because|Abbott and Costello's center fielder
beefsteak|Tomato variety
beretta|Italian pistol
billows|Big waves
birthed|Gave life to
blasted|Criticized strongly
blatant|Far from subtle
bloated|Like some budgets
bolshevik|Czarism opponent
bonders|Bricks laid with the short side showing
breathes|Pants, e.g.
bridesmaids|Beware! (if you were planning to elope)
briefcase|Paper carrier
burnouts|Victims of overwork
cabanas|Changing places
cabaret|Musical set in Berlin
caboose|It brings up the rear
caddish|Ungentlemanly
caesars|Vegas venue
caisson|Ammo wagon
caldera|Volcanic crater
caravel|Spice trade vessel
careers|Callings
casabas|They have furrowed rinds
caustic|Having many barbs
caustic|Like Don Rickles
celeste|Babar's wife
charted|Kept track of
cheapskate|Piker in the National Hockey League?
cheeriness|Positive quality
cheerio|Ta-ta!
chemist|One who might get a reaction
chimera|Vain fancy
clarinet|Licorice stick
cleanup|Remove profanity from, say
clearinghouses|Information brokerages
cockney|Cheapside native
coinage|Invented word
complacent|Self-satisfied
conical|Like tepees
consist|Are made up
constants|They're not variable
contorts|Gets all bent out of shape
cordite|Gunpowder alternative
coronas|Long cigars
corrals|Stock holders
corvette|Stingray, for one
cranial|Related to head cases
credits|Movie crawl
cribbed|Plagiarized
cronies|Political pals
crosstie|Track part
crotchety|Like a curmudgeon
culprits|They did it
cyborgs|RoboCop and the Terminator, e.g.
cymbals|Drummer's high-hats or rides
dealers|They'll give you a hand
debated|Like tax legislation
decamps|Bolts
decided|Unmistakable
defames|Bad-mouths
defense|They play with blocks
deletes|Takes out
densely|How some regions are populated
derails|Gets off track?
derringer|It's hardly a big shot
deserve|Rate
desires|Yens
despair|Hopeless
dessert|Sweet finish
diseases|Epidemiologist's study
dismiss|Stop considering
disowns|Washes one's hands of
disrupt|Throw into confusion
distort|Give a misleading account of
divided|Not unanimous
dottier|More flaky
eagerly|How presents are often opened
eaglets|Aerie infants
eastern|Toronto's time zone
ecotype|Environmental subspecies
edified|Uplifted
effaces|Blots out
effects|Creature feature feature
egoistical|Based on self-interest
egotist|Swellhead
elastic|Ring for boxers?
elector|Member of a certain college
elegant|Refined
elicits|Draws out
elusive|Close to unattainable
emoters|Scenery chewers
endgame|Board finish
enemies|Some are bitter
engulfs|Swallows up
enounce|Articulate
ensnare|Sucker
enthused|Gung-ho
entrain|Board, in a way
entreat|Petition
epaulet|Shoulder adornment
epaulet|Uniform adornment
epidemic|Widespread
epistle|Literary letter
erected|Put up
ermines|Fancy furs
erodible|Susceptible to losing ground
erotica|Blue prints
erratic|Inconsistent
escalate|Increase
estates|Ritzy realty
esteemed|Put on a pedestal
esthetic|Pleasing to look at
etagere|Bric-a-brac holder
exactness|Precision
exclamation|Point of many ads
exclude|Bar
exports|They have duties
eyelets|Oxford openings
eyeshot|Range of vision
factoid|Jeopardy! component
factoid|Bit of trivia
fallacy|Big Ben is a clock, e,g.
falsely|One way to be accused
fantastic|Better than good
farmstead|Rural holding
fashion|Style
fastest|Like many an Olympic gold medalist
feminine|Like the German "die" and French "la"
festers|Rankles
figures|Skater's practice
flareup|Erupt suddenly
flipflop|Fodder for an opponent's campaign ad
foghorn|Bank alarm?
footage|Cutting room fodder
footmen|Butler's underlings
forebears|Family tree bunch
foregoes|Precedes
foretop|Shrouds are anchored to it
fortress|Stronghold
fourths|Quarters
fromage|Lait product
gazette|Newspaper
gettable|Not too hard
godparent|Baptismal sponsor
goldbrick|Slacker at Fort Knox?
gondola|Grand Canal sight
gorilla|Silverback, for one
grasshopper|Minty cocktail
greenhorn|Tyro with a colorful instrument?
grenade|Weapon with a pin
herrings|They have large schools
highboy|Armoire's cousin
holiest|Most saintly
honorable|Like some mentions
hospital|Well-intentioned place
hotspot|Site offering Wi-Fi
hovered|Made like a hummingbird
hydroski|Seaplane attachment
igniter|Barbecue tool
ignoramus|Dodo
ignored|Didn't bother with
ignorers|They turn a blind eye to others
imitate|Flatter most sincerely?
impaler|Nickname of Vlad III, the model for Dracula
inbound|Like some flights
inbound|Train platform sign
inedible|Burnt to a crisp, say
inertia|Subject of Newton's first law
ingroup|Nerd excluders, often
inhaled|Had an inspiration
insoles|Dr. Scholl's offering
inspect|Check for violations
instill|Foster
insured|Protected against loss
inurned|Mausoleum-ready
islands|Cruise stops, often
isobars|Weather map lines
itinerant|On the move
juiciest|Hardest to keep, as a secret
jukebox|Singles player
kickbox|Put one's best foot forward?
laciest|Most frilly, in a way
lateens|Triangular sails
lateral|Pigskin pitchout
leaflets|Fliers
lectern|Campaigner's stand
legible|Easy to make out
libeled|Smeared with ink?
limiter|One putting on a cap
linseeds|Small oil producers
longshoreman|Dockworker with scattered money from a shark?
loosest|Least binding
lovefest|No, you're the best exchange
macadam|It might make a lot
maddens|Ticks off
maestro|Baton waver
magenta|Primary pigment for printers
maidens|Winless horses
maillot|One-piece resort wear
mailman|One who puts letters in boxes
malarkey|Nonsense
mandrel|Lathe spindle
marries|Creates a union
martian|The War of the Worlds invader
masonry|Wall work
measles|Spots at the clinic
medevac|Hospital transport
medieval|From the age of chivalry
mercies|Acts of kindness
meringue|Baked Alaska cover
metallic|Tinny
mileage|Usefulness, so to speak
milestone|Numbered marker
milksop|Chicken
miracle|Amazing triumph
mirages|Oases that aren't there
mongrel|Westminster reject
moonset|Horizon happening
moorings|Ship securers
mortars|Battlefield launchers
motives|Whodunit components
motoring|On the road
mourning|Wearing black, perhaps
mudhole|Happy hog's place
mushiest|Most sentimental
nacelle|Streamlined engine housing
nameless|Vague
narrate|Do some voice-over work
nattiest|Least slovenly, as attire
nebbishes|Wimpy ones
nectars|Sweet drinks
needless|Superfluous
nellies|Nervous ones
nemeses|Holmes and Moriarty, e.g.
neutron|Hydrogen atom's lack
newbies|Beginners
nicoise|Garnished with tomatoes, anchovies and capers
nitpicker|Lice checker who's fussy?
nomadic|Like Bushmen and Bedouins
nosedive|Dramatic decline
nosiest|Most meddlesome
oatmeal|Haggis ingredient
obscene|Not likely to get by the censor
ocarina|Instrument with finger holes
oculist|One might look you in the eye
oddball|Flake
oleander|Poisonous shrub
operand|Target of a mathematical process
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
oranges|Navel bases?
oratorio|Handel bars?
orbital|Revolutionary?
oregano|Pizzeria need
orienteering|Sport involving maps and compasses
ostrich|African runner
overbill|Commit fraud, in a way
pairing|Sommelier's suggestion
paleobotanist|Student of fossil plants with scattered money from a shark?
panacea|All-encompassing solution
panhandler|Beggar with skills in the kitchen?
parasol|Sun block
parasols|Folding shades
parings|Kitchen waste
parquet|Inlayed flooring
partisan|Like much politics
patinae|Films on copper
payload|Shuttle cargo
pecorino|Cheese made from ewe's milk
penuche|Fudgelike candy
permanent|Word on a Sharpie
persona|Character
pertest|Most impudent
peruses|Wades through
phoenix|Suns' setting
pinsetter|Busy worker after a strike
pipette|Lab tube
pleater|Fold maker
policewoman|Officer with scattered money from a shark?
popeyed|Showing surprise or excitement
prayers|Mass communication?
precise|On the money
preempt|Replace with another show
premise|Postulate
presser|Iron man
proposes|Asks for a hand
protect|Shield
pungent|Acrid
racehorse|Mudder who likes fodder
raiding|Takeover action
rainbow|Symbol of Iris
ramrods|Martinets
recycle|Do one's bit for the environment
redtail|Nickname for a Tuskegee Airman
reeling|Far from steady
reining|Holding in check
renters|Tenement bunch
reorient|Get turned around the right way
repairer|Mr. Fixit
reposes|Takes a rest
repossess|Take back
repping|Selling for
reserve|Put a hold on
resolve|Determination
resources|Natural assets
retests|Makeup exams
reticula|Fine networks
retinae|Image receivers
retract|Draw back
retrial|Result of an appeal, perhaps
rewired|Upgraded electrically
rhombus|Equilateral quadrilateral
ringers|Secret pros
romancer|Passionate type
ruffians|Bruisers
saguaro|Sonoran Desert sight
salient|Noteworthy
sapsago|Hard cheese flavored with clover
sashimi|Uncooked fish dish
satiric|Biting
sconces|Torch bearers
scoring|Diving judge's job
scoring|Rusher's job
scotties|George W. Bush's Barney and Miss Beazley, e.g.
seances|They may raise spirits
seatbelts|Travel restrictions?
seawall|Erosion lessener
seducer|Lothario
seepage|Waterproofing can prevent it
servants|Help
settler|Pioneering sort
sheaths|Protective coverings
shiatsu|Massage technique
shindig|Big bash
shuttle|Commuter carrier
shyness|Introversion
siamese|Cat that may have chocolate points
siblings|They're relatively close
silences|Muzzles
silents|The Sheik and "The General"
silents|Early pictures
sleeken|Make smooth
sleeper|Surprise at the box office
sleepier|Less alert
sleuths|Hammer and Spade
slobber|Make like a bulldog
smokepot|Take some hits
smother|Extinguish, in a way
smushed|Compressed, informally
snarled|In a tangle
snooker|Game in which a pink ball is worth six points
snowboard|Shaun White's ride
soapsuds|They're often on a wet bar
solvent|In the black
soreness|Workout result
spammer|Source of some net receipts?
specimen|Sample
spelunk|Explore in the dark, perhaps
spiders|Web designers
spigots|They turn on the waterworks
splendors|Breathtaking features
splotch|Irregular stain
stalemate|No-win situation
stallions|Stable dads
station|Remote possibility?
staunch|True-blue
steeple|Cross bearer, often
steward|Shop leader
stiletto|Switchblade ancestor
stimuli|Incitements
stopper|Plug
subpoena|Drag into court
sultana|Yellow raisin
surreal|Bizarre
swisses|Cheese shop choices
synapse|Transmission gap
syndicate|Criminal group
syringes|You might be stuck with them
tabloid|Dirt source
tanager|Colorful songbird
tatters|Waif's attire
teatime|When to have a crumpet
teatimes|British breaks
teenage|Adolescent
teetered|Threatened to topple
telecom|Verizon, for one
telegram|It may have a number of stops
tenants|They pay flat rates
tenderfoot|Novice with a sore bunion?
theater|Staging area?
theatre|The Globe, for one
tictacs|Alternative to Altoids
tinting|Salon job
tiresome|Mind-numbing
tollgates|They call for change in your travel plans
topmasts|Bullock blocks are at their heads
trespass|Climb over a fence, maybe
trinket|Bauble
troikas|Siberian sleighs
trolled|Fished from a boat
trumpeted|Proudly proclaimed
unaware|Out of the loop
undress|Strip
uneaten|Like leftovers
unemployment|Job as a Security Council translator?
unlearns|Abandons, as a bad habit
unready|Ethelred II epithet
unsettled|Feeling angst
unstuck|Out of the mud, perhaps
upholds|Stands behind
uptilts|Adjusts, as a steering wheel
utopian|Idealistic
valedictorian|Commencement speaker with scattered money from a shark?
vamoosed|Got the heck out of there
vandyke|Pointy beard
violent|Meriting an R, perhaps
wagerer|Person in the pool
waterline|Bank limit?
webster|Man of many words
welcome|Be happy to receive
welcomed|Embraced, literally or figuratively
wineglass|Flute, for one
yardage|Caddie's estimate
abetted|Helped in a bad way
abrades|Rubs the wrong way
abscissas|X-coordinates, in math
absolutes|Some are moral
abuttal|Adjacency
abysmal|Deplorable
acerbic|Biting
acetone|Common solvent
acetylene|Torch fuel
acidity|pH measure
address|Try to tackle
adipose|Fatty
adopted|Like Clark Kent and Bamm-Bamm Rubble
aerobes|They can't survive in a vacuum
agitprop|Workers' Youth Theatre specialty
agonist|Contracting muscle
airiest|Most ethereal
airships|Zeppelins
alcohols|Spirits
allegation|Charge
amenity|Hotel spa, e.g.
amoretto|Cherub
amulets|Charms
anecdotes|Speaker's fodder
angoras|Fluffy felines
anomalies|Unexpected results
answers|Makes a comeback
antacid|Spicy meal follow-up, perhaps
antonyms|Give and take, e.g.
apollos|Butterflies named for a Greek god
apricot|Yellowish pink color
arsenic|Element of many whodunits
ascribed|Chalked up (to)
aspirate|Pronounce with an exhalation
asterism|Small constellation
atlases|World records?
atoners|Penitent people
aviation|Yeager's field
aviator|Banking expert?
ballads|Sentimental songs
banknote|Sawbuck, for one
barnyard|Coarse, as language
baseman|You'll see one at first
bassets|Short-legged dogs
beachcomb|Search for shells
beakers|They may hold solutions
bearded|Like some circus ladies
beefalo|Meat hybrid
behaves|Minds Mom
bikinis|Two-piece suits
bilinear|Like some mathematical functions
bleeder|Spot for a surgeon's clamp
blister|Woe for one with new shoes
bloodiest|Likeliest to get an R rating, perhaps
bloomer|Women's rights pioneer
blooped|Hit just over an infielder's head
bluejay|Ballplayer from north of the border
boatmen|Punters, e.g.
booster|Ardent fan
bounced|Didn't clear
brooder|Fellow in a funk
bucksaw|Tool with an H-shaped frame
cabinet|China setting
calamari|Chewy rings
caltrop|Spiky device thrown in the road to puncture tires
canards|Unfounded rumors
canteen|Water bearer
caravan|Gypsy wagon
cardplayer|One involved in hand-to-hand combat?
carryon|Continue
cartons|Milk buys
cavernous|Yawning
channel|Remote possibility?
chartered|Like some buses ands accountants
cherubim|Little angels
clayware|Pottery
closure|Resolution
cocaine|Illegal psychostimulant
colossi|Gigantic statues
colours|1965 Donovan single
command|Mastery
conical|Like party hats and megaphones
console|Say "There, there" to
consuls|State workers
contests|Challenges
cooncan|Game akin to rummy
corneas|Eye pieces
correlate|Be in a reciprocal relationship
cosseted|Treated like a baby
covenant|Pact
coverup|Crisis management ploy
crooked|Open to bribery
crooners|Crosby and Como
croutons|Salad extras
crumpet|English muffin look-alike
cutlass|Buccaneer's weapon
damages|Plaintiff's goal
danishes|Coffee shop buys
dashing|Rakish
decrypt|Crack, as a code
defeats|Outscores
derails|Loses track?
despair|Hopeless feeling
despise|Can't stomach
despoils|Plunders
diarist|Samuel Pepys, notably
dispense|Dole out
donates|Supports a drive
dottiest|Most eccentric
download|Acquire an app, say
driveable|Like paved roads
echelon|Corporate level
echoing|Yes man's specialty
ecosystems|They may be carefully balanced
edified|Enlightened
edified|Illuminated
egghead|Brainiac
eggplant|Ratatouille ingredient
electro|One of Spider-Man's enemies
electron|Beta decay emission
eleventh|Veterans Day month or day
ellipse|Orbital path
elusive|Hard to understand or identify
embalms|Mummifies
empanadas|Mexican fare
endowed|Furnished with funds
enframe|Surround with a border
enhance|Augment
enjoined|Tried to persuade
ensemble|Musical group
entices|Lures in
entrants|The competition
entrees|Menu section
epistle|Pedagogic letter
epitome|Fine example
erosive|Damaging, in a way
erotica|Blue prints
escapade|Daring adventure
escapee|One who makes a slip of the pen?
etagere|Knickknack holder
ethical|Just
evangelism|Work done on the convertible?
everted|Turned outward
evinces|Makes plain
execute|Carry out
execute|Carry out
expense|Charge
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
fadeout|End of many a movie
fairness|Asset for a sports official
fanfare|Ballyhoo
farside|Moon half
fatalist|Qu? ser?, ser? believer
festooned|Decked out
finance|Back, in a way
finches|Canaries, for example
fireside|Warm place on a chilly night
fixings|Salad bar array
flooded|Overwhelmed
floorboard|Squeak source, at times
floored|Bowled over
fluoresce|Glow under a black light
folderol|Drivel
foolproof|Sure to work
footstools|Places where dogs rest
fosters|Australian for Beer brand
fragile|Crate stamp
freshens|Revitalizes
gatemen|Access controllers
gemstone|Ring feature
gestured|Signaled a timeout, say
gilbert|Ruddigore librettist
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
gorillas|Silverback, e.g.
gradient|Highway engineer's concern
greaten|Enlarge
greener|Like more desirable pastures
groomer|Kennel employee
hardest|Rating a 10 on the Mohs scale
hastier|Less deliberate
hatpins|Pillbox pokers
hearten|Buoy up
highrise|It contains a lot of stories
hipster|Wearer of skinny jeans and big-rimmed glasses, perhaps
homeboy|Pal in a posse
hosanna|Expression of adoration
hostages|CBS drama with Toni Collette
hydration|Marathon runner's concern
idiocies|Extremely stupid doings
idiotic|Harebrained
igneous|Like granite
imagine|John Lennon's biggest solo hit
imitate|Ape
impaled|Stuck
incases|How some wine is sold
inchworms|Larvae of the geometer moth
inertia|Staying power?
inflated|Puffed up
innards|Hidden body parts
inseams|Tailors' measurements
insomniac|Person with no cause for alarm?
interim|Temporary
intrude|Ignore the "Do Not Disturb" sign
ironside|Raymond Burr series
isomers|Beta carotene and the like
isotope|Deuterium, for one
issuers|Banks named on credit cards
iterate|Echo
iteration|New hardware version
jerkwater|Remote and insignificant
josephs|Conrad and Heller
laptops|Tray table fillers, often
lateral|Like outside-the-box thinking
lattice|Crystal structure
learned|Erudite
learner|Apprentice
lensman|Pro shooter
limestone|Makeup of the Great Sphinx
linebacker|Blitz participant
littler|Golfer Gene
logrolls|Engages in vote-swapping
loonier|More bananas
lucifer|Doctor Faustus character
magenta|Paint color
mailers|Padded envelopes
mandrake|Witch's root
maneuvers|Training exercises
marooned|Like Robinson Crusoe
masonite|Movers' hardboard
matadors|Caped performers
materiel|Supplies for soldiers
maudlin|Tearfully emotional
meerkat|Kalahari critter
megastar|Paparazzo's target
melanin|Freckle's makeup
melodrama|Overwrought behavior
merlots|Wine list section
microbe|Germ
militia|Supplemental soldiers
minimal|Barely adequate
minutemen|Lexington and Concord fighters
modiste|Dealer in women's fashionable attire
moistener|Envelope-sealing aid
mollusc|Conch or cockle
mongeese|Cobra killers, humorously
moonlit|Like the brightest nights
mudcats|Mississippi Delta bottom-dwellers
musketeer|One of a Dumas trio
narrate|Do documentary work
nationals|Beltway Series team
needles|Ribs
needles|Shot putters?
neoliberal|Milton Friedman, for one
neonatal|Freshly delivered?
nincompoop|Meatball
nitrous|Laughing gas, familiarly
nominee|Convention VIP
noncoms|Sarges, e.g.
nostril|Hole in the head
operate|Work
opposed|Went against
opulent|Luxurious
ordered|Chose courses
outduel|Best with a sword
outrages|Scandalous acts
outsold|Beat in business
overate|Had thirds
overcast|Not clear
overcoat|Chesterfield, e.g.
overflying|Surveilling, in a way
oversaw|Administered
overtures|Musical introductions
paddles|Hits bottom?
pajamas|Evening wear
palooka|Big lug
paralegal|One may help you with your briefs
parapet|Wall extension
parasites|Sponges
peewees|Some young football players
pellets|Aquarium fish food, often
pentacle|Tarot symbol
personae|Novel characters
phalanger|Possum's Australian cousin
phantom|Fictitious
pierced|Like some earlobes
plantation|Sugar source
portrayals|Representations
posters|Cinephiles' collectibles
praisers|Sources of encomia
predispose|Render susceptible
premise|Postulate
presages|Foreshadows
pretape|Record for future broadcast
pretend|Sham
printer|Bookmaker?
propane|Grill gas
protein|Soy is a good source of it
quibbles|Minor criticisms
radiates|Throws off
raiders|1984 Super Bowl champs
rainout|Reason for a rescheduled game
rapiers|Thrusting weapons
rapture|Ecstatic feeling
ratatat|Jackhammer sound
ravines|They're simply gorges
recalls|Headaches for car companies
receding|Like some hairlines
referee|Field worker
regrets|Negative RSVP
release|Publicity piece
rentals|Summer cottages, often
repeats|Parrots
reposes|Takes a rest
resettles|Finds a new home
residues|Distillation leftovers
resorts|Travel destinations
response|Comeback
response|Debate segment
restore|Do a museum job
restyle|Make over
retinas|Targets of some scanners
retrofit|Modernize, in a way
reunite|End a split
reverbs|Echoes
reverie|Bit of woolgathering
rhombic|Like a diamond
ringworm|Athlete's foot, e.g.
risible|Funny
rooster|Creature with a comb
rosebud|Charles Foster Kane's last word
rosebushes|Thorny subjects
roselle|New Jersey town where Edison built the first electric lighting system
rostrums|Stands for speakers
rulership|Sovereignty
sacrifice|Give up
sanserif|Like Helvetica
scalawag|Rogue
scarlet|Paint color
scepter|Sovereign symbol
sciences|Some are exact
scissor|Clip
scottie|George W. Bush's Barney, for one
scourge|Cause of calamity
scratch|Money, in slang
screwed|Out of luck
scurries|Dashes
seagoing|Salt description
seaters|Ushers, e.g.
seconds|Play clock units
secrete|Hide
secrete|Stash away
seeding|Tournament director's task
selfish|Out for number one
senates|High houses
sentience|Conscious state
settles|Ends a suit
sextant|Navigator's aid
sheltered|Insulated from worldly problems
signage|Motorist's reading
signalmen|Semaphore pros
silents|They used title cards
silicon|Chip ingredient
similar|Nearly identical
situate|Position
skiplane|Arctic flier
slating|Job that takes care of your overhead?
slippier|More elusive
snarers|Spiders in their webs, e.g.
sneaker|Lace's place
sneakers|Cross-trainers, e.g.
solaces|Soothes
solicit|Make a pitch
solitary|Pen punishment
soloing|Big step for a pilot-in-training
soluble|Like salt in water
soothed|Said "there, there" to
spatulas|Flapjack flippers
special|Exceptional
speeders|Some ticket recipients
spoored|Tracked a wild animal
sprayed|Like many pesticides
stainer|Cabinetmaker, at times
stalely|In a hackneyed manner
staples|Office Depot rival
staring|Rude activity
steamed|Hopping mad
steered|Took turns?
steroid|Inhalant ingredient
stormed|Attacked by force
stripes|Feature of the members of Group 2
studier|One making final preparations?
sugarcane|Guyana's top cash crop
sundial|Outdoor timer
surname|Family identifier
sweater|Cool weather wear
swimsuits|Outfits likely to go under
tailored|Fitting well
tallyho|Call to a foxhound
tamales|Husky food?
tanagers|Colorful songbirds
tannery|Suede outfit?
tarried|Hung back
tattles|Acts the rat
taximan|Hack
teacake|Scone's cousin
televangelist|On-air preacher
tenable|Sound
tennies|Canvas shoes
termites|Home wreckers?
tessera|Mosaic piece
testers|Consumer Reports staffers
testing|Mike check word
tighten|Bolster, as security
tirades|Unrestrained rants
titanic|She set out on April 10, 1912
titular|In name only
toggles|Basic light switches
tontine|Survivor-take-all plan
touches|Is in contact with
touters|Product pitchers
tracers|Lost package inquiries
tramped|Walked heavily
trapezes|Places for swingers
treasure|Buccaneers' score
tresses|Locks
trestle|Bridge support
trigram|Word chunk
trooped|Marched along
tsarist|Like pre-1917 Russia
tumbler|Lock part
tundras|Siberian expanses
tutorial|Learning aid
tyrants|Tough bosses
umpteen|Too many to count
unaware|Ignorant
unclaimed|Left in the lost and found
uncover|Bring to light
unguent|Balm
unravel|Solve, as a mystery
unready|Still in rehearsals, say
unrests|Periods of turmoil
unrobed|Like judges off the bench
unspilt|Still in the glass, perhaps
untamed|In need of breaking
upstaged|Stole the show from
upstate|Albany setting
utterer|Word producer
validly|With legitimacy
vetoers|Bill killers
vinegar|Ketchup ingredient
violent|Meriting an R, perhaps
watches|Second-hand items?
wedlock|State of the union?
welcome|Much needed
wineshop|Port authority?
yearend|Book-closing time
zeppelin|Transatlantic transport of the 1930s
abetted|Fenced for, say
abusive|Like online flames
abysmal|Really bad
accusers|Some trial witnesses
acidhead|Taker of frequent trips
acolyte|Follower
activates|Turns on
adheres|Sticks
admission|Mea culpa
adorers|Worshipful ones
adulate|Fawn over
aeronaut|Zeppelin pilot
aesthete|Lover of beauty
airhole|Hamster ball feature
airscrew|Spitfire propeller
allspice|Jerk seasoning ingredient
amaretto|Nutty liqueur
ambience|Atmosphere
amenable|Complaisant
amenities|Fine hotel offering
amnesiacs|Jane Does, perhaps
ancients|Peoples of antiquity
anemone|Thimbleweed, for one
animals|Safari sightings
animates|Draws a laser gun?
annotate|Supply with references
answers|Crib contents
antennae|Cicada sensors
anticonvulsants|Lyrica and Valium, for two
antiflu|Like some shots
antiproton|Cosmic ray component
antitax|Like the Boston Tea Party participants
apostate|Religion renouncer
approval|Green light
archbishops|Wearers of pallia
archery|Activity in which one takes a bow
aridest|Most in need of irrigation
arrogant|Full of oneself
arteries|They come from the heart
asperse|Bad-mouth
assails|Criticizes strongly
assayed|Tested nuggets
assents|Blessings
assents|Green lights
assents|Nods, say
asteroids|Atari's top-selling arcade game
atriums|Open courtyards
attained|Came by
average|The Dow, for one
averaged|Did a mean thing?
aviates|Does some barnstorming
baccarat|Card game in the original "Casino Royale"
backside|Butt
backslide|Fall off the wagon
balsamic|Vinegar variety
bangkok|Capital called Krung Thep by natives
bangkok|Capital on the Chao Phraya River
baptisms|They're often set in heavy fonts
barbers|Cutting staff?
barrels|Items in a rodeo race
barrels|They may get crude
battlefield|Fight with Oscar winner Sally?
beastlier|More abominable
beeline|Direct route
besides|To boot
besiege|Mob
besmirch|Bring dishonor upon
bestowed|Granted
bigamists|Ones for whom two rites make a wrong
biology|Life's study
bloated|Like some budgets
boatman|Charon, for one
boycotts|Commercial protests
breaded|Like some shrimp
brewery|Source of beers
brigades|Infantry units
brooches|Jewelry box items
brushoffs|Disdainful dismissals
bunions|Woes on toes
burgess|Colonial legislator
calibrate|Fine-tune
canapes|Cocktail hour treats
canteens|Water carriers
caplets|Advil buyer's choice
caption|Underwriting?
captive|Daniel in Babylon, e.g.
cardamom|Christmas cookie seasoning
casement|Hinged window
castanet|Instrument named for its similarity to a chestnut
catastrophe|Utter failure
cauldron|Macbeth prop
celesta|Piano's cousin
centavo|Peso division
charter|Organization's constitution
chorded|Like guitar music
cloaked|Hidden
cloning|Orphan Black subject
closers|Bullpen stars
coiners|Verbal pioneers
collect|A prison inmate may make one
condone|Let pass
conjugate|Do a grammar chore
consensus|Mutual understanding
constable|Bobby's title
country|Cash field
couplets|Makeup of Keats's "Endymion"
courtesy|Telemarketer's communication, euphemistically
couturier|Valentino, for one
creature|Sci-fi terrorizer
credits|They eventually come to grips
crosses|Betrays
crowned|Given the royal treatment?
cudgels|Blackjack's cousins
curtain|Acknowledgment of applause
cyphers|Codes, in Cambridge
dastard|Treacherous fellow
dearest|Sweetie
decagon|Belizean dollar coin's silhouette
declaim|Spout
decrypt|Crack, in a way
deerfly|Wetland bloodsucker
defined|Clearly delineated
deglaze|Pour a little wine into, heat, stir and scrape
departs|Leaves
deprave|Make wicked
descent|Ancestry
descrier|One catching sight of something
deserve|Rate
dessert|Check preceder
destined|Bound
diagram|Textbook figure
dialers|People entering numbers
discreet|Unobtrusive
dominance|Sway
drawbridges|Do a caricature of Oscar winner Jeff?
dresses|Does a morning routine
dromedary|Participant in some Arabian races
duodenum|Stomach outlet
dustrag|Cleaning cloth
eaglets|Aerie youngsters
earlier|Before
earnings|Teleconference eagerly awaited by analysts
eeriest|Most likely to cause horripilation
elastic|Boxers ring
electrode|Defibrillator paddle, essentially
elegant|Beautifully appointed
elopers|Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
elopers|Running mates?
emanated|Exuded
emerged|Became known
emigrant|Exodus participant
enclasp|Hold tightly
encoder|Media-compressing algorithm
endowed|Like some professorships
engross|Rivet
enlarge|Get the big picture?
entente|Informal alliance
entombs|Places in a pyramid
epsilon|Fifth of 24 letters
erected|Put up
escapism|Summer movie offering
estates|Ritzy realty
esteems|Holds in high regard
evangelist|Revival speaker
evergreen|Like a Christmas tree
evilest|Most hateful
exempts|Releases from duty
exfoliant|Spa scrub
exotics|Flower show standouts
explore|Look into
eyesores|Vista ruiners
falsely|With forked tongue
ferrule|Metal band that holds an eraser on a pencil
festoons|Adorns
fireball|Energetic sort
firefly|Bioluminescent beetle
fleabites|Trivial annoyances
footstep|Tread
forfend|Avert, archaically
forgets|Leaves behind, maybe
freebies|Supermarket samples
fringes|Decorative borders
gastropod|Slug, e.g.
gateman|Sentry
gelatin|Royal offering
genomes|Maps of sequences
girasol|Reflective opal
gleaner|Field worker
gloated|Wasn't a good winner
globally|Everywhere
glossed|Made lustrous
glucose|Blood sugar
goulash|Paprika-seasoned stew
griping|Water cooler pastime
hangers|Gift for a clothes horse
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
hayseed|Rube
healable|Receptive to treatment
heroine|Portia or Viola, e.g.
historian|Good person to ask "What happened?"
hoecake|Cornmeal concoction
honeybee|Worker in a colony
hooters|Chain with waitresses in tank tops
horizon|Sunset spot
hornets|Charlotte cagers
hosanna|Palm Sunday cry
hotfoot|Nasty practical joke
idiotic|Harebrained
immoral|Depraved
imprinted|Fixed in the mind
indelicate|Tactless
indexed|Like stocks and almanacs
innards|Guts
insofar|To such an extent
intents|Aims
interweaved|Braided together
intimated|Suggested
intoned|Spoke without feeling
invalid|Not worth the paper it's written on
jalapenos|They heat up your food*
kielbasa|Polish sausage
kimonos|Tea ceremony costumes
klatsch|Casual gabfest
labrador|Region west of the Strait of Belle Isle
laserdisc|Blu-ray's sizable ancestor
laterals|Some passes
latinos|Many Telemundo viewers
lawbreaker|One might be booked
leadwort|Flowering plant also called plumbago
leaflet|Business flier
leagues|Sets of clubs
leftwing|Ultraconservatives' opposition
legatee|Named beneficiary
lending|Bank business
lessees|Landlord's tenants
liberal|Not right?
lineage|Blue blood's pride
listing|Catalog entry
loaners|Repair shop offerings
locksmith|Make Oscar winner Maggie secure?
loitered|Hung around the mall, perhaps
lovelorn|Pining, perhaps
macabre|Like many Poe tales
macaroni|Component of some casseroles
macrame|Knotty craft
madcaps|Zany sorts
madeira|Fortified wine
maestro|Address for Abbado
mailbags|Letter carriers
mainmast|Post at sea
mankind|People as a whole
marinating|Task for a kebab maker
massively|In a big way
medicine|Just what the doctor ordered
meiosis|Cell division
metronome|Musician's pace maker?
midterm|Kind of congressional election
mimicry|Mockingbird's forte
mindful|Aware
minuses|Disadvantages
miscast|Having the wrong part
mobiles|Calder creations
molests|Pesters persistently
mortgagee|Bank, often
mulling|Kind of spice
mutinies|They involve revolting hands
natters|Flaps one's gums
neatest|Most orderly
neatest|Most shipshape
neatnik|Lover of order
nicotine|It has an e-delivery option
nigella|Lawson of TV's "The Taste"
nominal|Small, as a fee
noodles|Some bow ties
nowadays|Currently
numeric|Like some keypads
nurture|Encourage the development of
oboists|They have needs for reeds
oilcloths|Cupboard shelf liners
oiliest|Superlatively slick
oldsters|Centenarians, for example
olestra|Fake fat
omelets|Breakfast dishes
omnivore|Hardly a picky eater
onerous|Demanding
optician|Vendor of frames
oranges|Slot machine symbols
oratory|Evangelist's asset
ordinal|Number used as a street name
ordnance|Cannons and mortars, e.g.
oregano|Pizza sauce ingredient
orthopedist|Joint expert
ostlers|Grooms at inns
ostrich|Serengeti sprinter
outrank|Have more stripes than, perhaps
outstare|Beat in an endurance contest
overate|Blew the diet
pandemic|The Last Ship event
parasol|Shade maker
parolee|New release?
parsley|Salsa verde ingredient
peacenik|Dove
pedaled|Took part in a spin class
peddler|Door-to-door salesman
penalty|Fine, say
perspire|Suffer in a heavy Santa suit, say
phoebus|Another name for Apollo
phonier|Less believable
pillage|Act the marauder
pillage|Make like a marauder
pinecone|Model for a cuckoo clock weight
pinesap|Pitch relative
plinths|Bases for vases
plotlines|Narrative threads
popguns|Their barrels are closed with corks
prefect|Magistrate
presents|They're kept under wraps
preside|Exercise control
princes|William and Harry, e.g.
printer|One with pressing business
probably|Doubtless
psychopath|Profiler's subject
pudding|Dessert, in Dorset
pushovers|Easy marks
quainter|More charmingly old-fashioned
raining|Not fair, in a way
reagent|Silver nitrate, e.g.
reality|Unscripted TV genre
realizes|Makes from sales
reargue|Present to an appellate court
recants|Takes back
recites|Shares a poem, say
reefers|Joints
reelects|Sends back, in a way
regimen|Exercise program
rehearses|Goes over the line?
relative|Many a wedding guest
remains|Hangs around
renames|Gives a new title to
renames|Provides with a new handle
resents|Takes offense at
results|Election night news
retainer|Money for Mason
retaken|Captured back
retapes|Wraps again, as an ankle
retinue|Entourage
retreats|Hideaways
revamps|Overhauls
rimshot|Drummer's follow-up to a joke
rimshots|They follow one-liners
ripcord|It's used in the fall
rivalries|Conference teams often have them
robotic|Stiff and unemotional
romantic|Like many Doris Day movies
rondeau|Short poem
rooters|Fans
roseola|Reddish rash
rotates|Takes turns
sadists|Torturers, for example
sailors|Tender tenders
salinas|John Steinbeck's birthplace
saltines|Soup supplement
samurai|Katana wielder
santeria|Afro-Caribbean worship
sauteed|Fried quickly
sawteeth|Cutting-edge features
sawtooth|Cutting-edge feature
scanned|Did a checkout chore
scarcer|Less abundant
scarily|In a spine-tingling manner
scenario|Potential sequence of events
schools|Anchovies may be found in them
scimitar|Saracen's weapon
screams|Roller coaster sounds
screens|Does an airport job
sculpts|Makes a bust, say
seaport|Lisbon or Liverpool
sedated|Under, in a way
sedated|What the Ramones wanted to be
sedatives|They might put you out
seeming|Ostensible
segment|60 Minutes division
selects|Picks
semiconductor|Chip component
senator|Paul or Alexander
sensors|Security system parts
sentence|Life, e.g.
sesames|Cracker seeds
settler|Pioneering sort
shaders|Computer animation programs
shallow|Superficial
shampoo|Body enhancer of a sort
shavers|Young lads
shoehorn|Force into a tight space
shrilly|How crickets chirp
siamese|Feline with point coloration
singsong|Monotonously rhythmic
slapped|Rebuked
slattern|Disreputable woman
slippers|Pair in the bedroom
sloshed|Hammered
smasher|Atom accelerator
smolders|Barely contains one's rage
snarled|Like rush hour traffic, often
snooped|Was a busybody
sonatas|Hyundai sedans
sorters|Copier parts
specimen|Representative example
spectacle|Cast-of-thousands movie
spleens|Blood-filtering organs
spleens|Iron recyclers
sponged|Was a parasite
sprucer|More dapper
stacking|Warehouse task
stapler|Desktop item
starless|Like an overcast night
startle|Take by surprise
starving|Ravenous
steamed|Like some shrimp
steeply|With a high grade
steerer|Conn man
sterile|Unimaginative
stifled|Constrained
stokers|Steamship workers
stollens|Christmas loaves
stoolie|His singing might result in a hit
stopover|Stay on the way
strands|DNA components
stretto|Overlapping part of a fugue
strutted|Showed pride, in a way
stupors|Insensible states
stylists|Frosting pros
superman|Justice League member
swabbie|Lowly sailor
synapse|Nerve junction
synapse|Nervous system junction
taipans|Foreign tycoons in Hong Kong
talisman|Lucky charm
tampers|Fiddles
tarantula|Hairy crawler
tarantulas|Hairy Halloween decorations
tastiest|Like the winning dessert in a bake-off, perhaps
tattletale|Snitch
telecast|Air
telethon|PBS fundraiser
tenants|They capitalize letters
tensest|Least relaxed
terrace|Apartment amenity
terraria|Homes for some lizards
terseness|Coolidge quality
thinnest|Minimal, as a margin
thresher|Harvesting machine
thrones|Rulers' roosts
thumper|Bambi's buddy
tidings|News
tollman|Collector at a gate
tonearm|Needle setting
tonight|West Side Story song
torrents|Raging rivers
tortoise|Slow mover
toupees|Dome covers
traipse|Gallivant
trapezoid|Dulcimer's silhouette*
trashes|Tears up, as a hotel room
treetops|Zip-line settings
tribesmen|Clan members
troughs|Farm feeders
tsarists|Ivan's supporters
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tugboat|Water tower?
turista|Veracruz visitor
turnons|Items on a Playmate's list
tyranny|Cruel rule
ukulele|Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's instrument
umpires|Quartet at a major league game
umpteen|Quite a few
unaltered|In pristine condition, perhaps
uncensored|Replete with four-letter words, perhaps
undefined|Fuzzy
uniform|Bear's wear
unlatch|Open, in a way
unpenned|Released, as stock
unwinds|Chills out after a tough day
updated|Filled in
uptempo|Played rapidly
upturns|Bullish market moves
useless|Vain
utopian|Idealistic
vacates|Moves out of
valises|Overhead bin fill
veracity|Truthfulness
vibrato|Vocalist's effect
violent|Like most M-rated video games
vividly|How one might recall a nightmare
warping|Problem with old records
whipped|Thoroughly exhausted
whooshed|Moved like a bobsled
witness|1985 film set largely at the Lapp farm
yellowed|Like old newspaper pages
yttrium|Silvery metallic element
aborigine|Walkabout goer
abreast|Side by side
abrogate|Rescind
abusing|Kicking around
achieve|Pull off
actioner|Film filled with car chases, e.g.
actions|Steps taken
adapted|Like the Oscar-winning "Amadeus" screenplay
adapter|Electrical accessory
adapters|Travel kit gizmos
adaptive|Like a chameleon's color
address|Lines at the post office?
adhesive|Tape backing
admiral|Fleet figure
admired|Highly regarded
admires|Regards highly
adonises|Hunky fellows
aerobes|They need oxygen
afforest|Plant with trees
ageless|Eternal
agitato|Excitedly, for an orchestra
ailerons|Banking enablers
airheads|Vacuous sorts
airship|The Hindenburg, e.g.
alerted|Tipped off
alleged|Not yet proven in a court of law
alleviate|Make easier to bear
allover|Far and wide
altruistic|Unselfish
amalgam|Blend
ambulant|Not bedridden
amenably|In an accommodating manner
ammeter|Current indicator
amputee|Gangrene sufferer, maybe
analogs|Comparable things
analogue|Comparable thing
anchorite|Religious recluse
andromeda|Princess saved by Perseus
anemone|Buttercup family member
angelic|Perfectly behaved
aniseed|Ouzo flavoring
anisette|Pastis relative
anklets|Some socks
anomaly|Atypical occurrence
antacid|Stomach soother
antelope|Bongo, for one
antenna|Bug's sensor
aperture|Olympus opening
apogees|Orbital maxima
apostle|Messenger of the faith
apostles|Last Supper attendees
apparatus|Complex mechanism
apparel|Gear
approve|Okay
apricots|California harvest
arabica|Common coffee variety
areaway|Passage between buildings
argentine|Marine fish named for its silver color
ariettas|Bellini works
ariosos|Melodious solos
armoire|Wardrobe relative
armorer|Piece maker?
arousal|Wake-up call outcome
arousing|Alarm's job
arrival|Flight finish
artisan|Skilled craftsperson
artisans|Skilled tradesmen
ascetic|Austerely simple
asphalt|Broadway makeup
assault|Battery partner
asterisk|Dagger alternative
astonished|Blown away
atrocious|Appallingly bad
aurorae|Colorful atmospheric displays
autobiography|Christine?
availed|Was useful
avenges|Rights, as wrongs
averted|Warded off
aviator|Banking expert
aviators|Some sunglasses
bailsman|Bond poster
baleful|Like a hayloft?
bananas|Fruit in some smoothies
banners|Old army identifiers
barkers|Come one, come all callers
baseless|Unfounded
bauxite|Alcoa shipment
beanball|*Head banger?
bearhug|Hearty show of affection
bearish|Anticipating a decline
bechamel|Sauce that becomes Mornay sauce if cheese is added
bedevil|Plague
bedmates|Snoring victims
beefing|Petulant complaints
bereave|Take a loved one from
besides|Anyway
besides|In any case
betoken|Indicate
bigeyes|2014 Tim Burton film
biochip|It may use DNA instead of silicon
bizarre|Beyond strange
boilover|Become uncontrollably angry
boleros|Foot-stamping dances
bombarded|Shelled
bootleg|Unlicensed, in a way
breakers|Foamy waves
breezes|Vane turners
britannia|Famed royal yacht
broadaxes|Tools with big heads
brothel|Madam's place
bruises|Apple flaws
caesuras|Poetic breaks
cannibals|Robinson Crusoe baddies
cantata|Baroque work
caption|Photo ID?
carpooled|Got to work greenly
cartoonish|Exaggerated
castanets|Dancer's clickers
catnaps|Quick refreshers
cattails|Plants found in marshy habitats
catwalks|Model routes
cayenne|Pepper variety named for French Guiana's capital
cedilla|Literally, "little z," in old Spanish
centaur|Horse race?
centavo|Peso part
cerebra|Controllers of movement and speech
charged|Formally accused
chemise|Victoria's Secret garment
chickens|It's hard to make out
choristers|Hymn singers
choruses|Refrains from singing
cineasts|Film fans
citable|Worthy of inclusion in a bibliography
classmate|*Yearbook signer
cognates|Gato, Katze, chat and cat, e.g.
colonial|Home style
colossal|Mammoth
comedian|Crystal or Rock
comedian|Stand-up guy
contained|Like some forest fires and rumors
copilot|Cockpit worker
cordoba|Chrysler touted by Ricardo Montalban
corkers|Humdingers
cossacks|Crimean War group
cranium|Head case
craters|Tycho and Copernicus, for two
creatures|Sci-fi stalkers
creeping|Like ground ivy
criteria|Benchmarks
crushed|Like some ice and velvet
dailies|Movie rushes
darnedest|Utmost
dartles|Rushes swiftly back and forth
dastard|Despicable fellow
datebook|Filofax offering
deducts|Takes away
deepest|Most profound
defamatory|Libelous, say
delights|Tickles pink
deodorant|Secret, e.g.
deratted|Emulated a famed piper
desirer|Covetous person
despoil|Plunder
dessert|Popular course
detainees|They're not going anywhere
detergent|All, for one
dickens|Creator of Cratchit and Scrooge
dictator|Mobutu or Mussolini
diehard|1988 movie set in the Nakatomi Plaza building
dieting|Skipping dessert, maybe
dilator|Contracting muscle
dimmers|Mood lighting controls
dioxide|Silica or dry ice, e.g.
director|One who calls the shots
dirtier|Less suitable for genteel ears
disarray|Jumble
disease|Pathology study
dishpan|Dawn setting
dispels|Banishes
distaste|Aversion
dogtrot|Slow, easy pace
doomsday|World's end
downers|Barbs
dragnet|Friday series originally airing on Thursday
dragstrips|Fast tracks?
dramatist|Playmaker?
draping|Gown designer's concern
dreadful|Like the audience at a Bob Marley concert?
dresser|Wardrobe relative
dresses|Bluefly buys
driveable|Like paved roads
dropouts|They have no class
dropshot|Return from Rafa
drudges|Daily grind sufferers
drunkard|Lush
dryness|Cause of split ends, perhaps
eaglets|Aerie infants
earlaps|Winter hat features
earworm|Far-too-memorable song
ebonies|Keys of music
echoing|Bouncing off the walls
ecocide|Illegal dumping, perhaps
economist|Capital pro
ecstasy|Rave drug
ecstatic|On cloud nine
edifice|Building
editorials|Slanted columns
editors|Pros with prose
eductor|Dredging pump
eeriest|Causing the most goose bumps
egghead|The Big Bang Theory persona
egghead|Brainiac
egoists|Spotlight hoggers
einstein|Element 99 is named for him
elapsed|Passed by
electoral|Like a certain college
elephant|Wild trumpeter
elevate|Ennoble
elevate|Promote
elevates|Promotes
elitist|Snobbish sort
elitist|Snobby sort
ellipse|Satellite's trace
embattle|Prepare for a fight
emerald|May symbol
emoticon|Sideways face, often
emotion|Hate, say
empress|Josephine, for one
encrypt|Make safe from data thieves
endeavored|Strove
endorse|Put one's name behind
enemies|Those opposed
engages|Hires
enshroud|Cloak
entente|Cooperative alliance
entrain|Heed the "All aboard!" announcement
epistler|New Testament author
epitaph|Memorial inscription
epithet|The Great or "the Terrible," say
erasers|Pencil pushers' needs?
erasing|Proof of fallibility
erratic|Impossible to predict
erratic|Unpredictable
escalate|Heat up
escalators|Nonstop flights?
escorts|Front cars in motorcades
espouse|Support, as a cause
essences|Flavoring extracts
esteemed|Highly regarded
esthete|Lover of beauty
etagere|Stand for things?
eternal|Unceasing
ethanol|Alternative fuel
ethereal|Extremely delicate
euphoria|Feeling of great joy
eventual|Happening at some future time
evident|Marked
evilest|Most wicked
exercise|Crunch, e.g.
exercycles|Spinning seats
exhibit|Fair feature
exposure|Financial vulnerability
expression|An emoticon represents one
extradites|Hands over, in a way
extreme|Radical
eyeballs|Scopes out
eyeballs|Socket fillers
eyesore|Architectural atrocity
faucets|Taps
fedoras|They're felt on heads
festers|Becomes more and more intense, as anger
fifteen|The outgoing year, briefly
figures|Makes sense, considering the circumstances
finches|Galapagos birds vital to Darwin's theories
fishnet|Stocking variety
fission|Gamma ray producer
fissure|Cerebral groove
flameout|Fail spectacularly
flavorer|Seasoning
flipflop|*Fodder for an opponent's campaign ad
floored|Struck dumb
foldable|Like deck chairs
folderol|Nonsensical activity
footlockers|Barracks sights (with an Indianapolis running back)
foretell|Predict, as future events
fractal|Never-ending pattern in math and nature
fractal|Self-repeating pattern
frailties|Character flaws
fretful|Like the neck of a guitar?
fruitful|Productive
gabbing|Chewing the fat
galoots|Clumsy fellows
gametes|Zygote components
ganders|Looks, slangily
garment|Closet hanger
garters|Hose connectors
gasping|Recovering from a sprint, say
gathered|Harvested
general|Widespread
generals|Brass makeup
genesis|Book that ends with Joseph's death
germinates|Begins to grow
gerunds|Breaking and entering, e.g.
glasnost|Gorbachev policy
glasses|See-through wear?
gleeful|Joyous
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
gondolas|Grand Canal transports
goombah|Old associate, in Little Italy
gooseberry|Poke the 2002 Best Actress Oscar winner?
gourmand|Foodie
grannie|Pa's ma
greaser|The Fonz, for one
grooves|Spots for needles
grouted|Did a tiling job
gumshoe|Shamus
gutless|Yellow
handler|Personal publicist
handset|It rests in a cradle
harpsichord|Member of Set 2
hatrack|Bowler's hangout?
havarti|Semisoft Danish cheese
hayrack|Stable sight
haystack|Needle setting, perhaps
headache|Inconvenience
hearsay|Evidence that's often inadmissible
hebraize|Assimilate, in Israel
hibachi|Small grill
highspot|Most memorable moment
hoagies|Subs
hobnobs|Associates
holiday|Brit's vacation
honchos|Big kahunas
honesty|The first chapter in the book of wisdom, according to Jefferson
hormone|Testosterone, e.g.
horseplay|Equus?
hostess|Maker of Ho Hos, Sno Balls and Twinkies
hotrods|Drag performers?
hotrods|Drag racing autos
icefall|Crumbling chunks from a glacier
ideates|Thinks
idiomatic|Hard to translate, in a way
ikebana|Japanese for "living flowers"
imitate|Mimic
imitating|Copier business?
incisor|Canine neigbor
incubate|Nurture, as a startup
incubus|Nocturnal demon
indices|Market measurements
inertia|Subject of one of Newton's laws of motion
inexorable|Unyielding
inflict|Impose
inhalation|It's breathtaking
inhales|Fills one's lungs
initial|Lead character
initials|FDR, e.g.
inlaying|Making parquets, e.g.
innovate|Think outside the box
insiders|Group with special knowledge
insomniac|One who's not out for the night?
inspects|Examines closely
install|Hook up
instants|Split seconds
intends|Means
internee|Prisoner of war
interns|Their only compensation may be experience
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego
irritate|Gall
irritation|Pique condition
isometric|Like some strength training exercises
italics|Title treatment, often
iterate|Say again
jackhammer|Source of some street clatter
keypads|ATM parts
kidneys|Cleansing pair
ladylove|*Girlfriend, quaintly
landscapers|Their business involves spades
larceny|Grand theft, for example
lasagna|Trattoria dish
laserdisc|The biggest innovation in television since television
lateral|Not forward or backward
leasers|Landlords
ledgers|Books that may be cooked
legalist|Advocate of the letter of the law
libidos|Driving forces
license|Trooper's request
lieutenant|Captain's underling
limeade|Ingredient in some margaritas
limelight|Fruity center of attention
linguist|Studier of syntax and semantics
linocut|Block print
loiterer|Store owner's annoyance
luggage|Member of Set 1
macrame|Craft that may reach hundreds of knots?
malaria|Disease once called "marsh fever"
malaria|Gin and tonic was concocted to prevent it
mallows|Some pink, lavender and white flowers
mansion|Impressive abode
marries|Joins a union?
martyrs|Suffering sorts
matador|Fellow facing charges?
matchlock|Musket device
mattock|Groundbreaking invention?
maxilla|Upper jaw
meanies|Nasty folks
meatier|Richer in content
mediate|Act as arbitrator
meditate|Reflect
melange|Mixed bag
message|Voice mail playback
microwaves|Zaps
mimeoed|Copied, in days gone by
mirages|Lakes in the desert, say
mirages|Oases that aren't there
mishear|Think Jimi Hendrix is singing "kiss this guy"
moneyman|Financier
monocles|Accessories for Mr. Peanut and the Penguin
monsoons|Precipitation-bringing winds
morally|Way to be bankrupt even while rich
mordant|Caustic
morello|Sour cherry variety
mortify|Embarrass greatly
motions|They have seconds
muenster|Cheese shop purchase
multitude|Profusion
musings|Reflections
myalgia|Muscle pain, to doctors
mythical|Like dragons and griffins
narrate|Tell the tale
needles|Feature of the members of Group 2
nelsons|Holds in a match
nemeses|Agents of undoing
nemeses|Formidable foes
nemesis|Moriarty, to Holmes
neonate|Recent arrival
neurons|Electrically excitable cells
nicoise|Garnished with tomatoes, anchovies and capers
ninepin|Target found in European alleys
nonagon|Nine-sided figure
nonevent|Disappointing occasion
nosiest|Most meddlesome
notepads|Phone table sights
obedient|Well-behaved
obituary|Passing notice
oblongs|Stretched-out shapes
occlude|Block
oceanic|Like some currents
octagon|Umbrella shape, often
offstage|In the wings, say
oiliest|Most obsequious
olestra|Chip maker's faux fat
olestra|Commercial fat substitute
omitted|Missing
onscreen|Televised, say
opalesce|Shimmer
operatic|Like a La Scala performance
opposable|Like our thumbs
opposed|Like nay voters
ordeals|Taxing experiences
oregano|Basil's cousin
oregano|Pizza sauce ingredient
osmosis|Assimilation process
outboard|*Motor variety
outlast|Word in the "Survivor" motto
outsmart|Get the better of
overawe|Intimidate
oversea|Foreign, in a way
overstate|Exaggerate
overtime|*Paycheck padder
pacifying|Purpose of a conciliatory gesture
package|Prepare for shipping
padrone|Italian innkeeper
palmetto|South Carolina flag feature
panache|Flamboyant style
panache|Grand style
parasol|Protection for a Southern belle
parenting|Overseeing a child's development, say
parties|Housewarmings and showers
partner|Law firm VIP
partnered|Joined forces
pasteup|Art director's creation in bygone days
pealing|Taking its toll?
pedicab|Thai transportation
peepers|Eyes, slangily
peerless|Unrivaled
penciled|Jotted, in a way
penitent|Sorry
penname|Lewis Carroll, e.g.
periphery|Outer limits
personal|Individualized
perused|Read
pesetas|Spanish coins replaced by euros
petered|Became exhausted, with "out"
petunia|Harry Potter's aunt
phonographs|Member of Group 2
phrenology|Skull-centered pseudoscience
picante|Eye-watering, perhaps
piglets|Litter in a sty
pigskin|Hail Mary projectile
pinatas|Party animals
pinecone|Cuckoo clock weight
pinecone|Holiday wreath feature
pinecone|Image on the original Forestry merit badge
pioneered|Spearheaded
piranha|Sharp-toothed swimmer
plaster|Stucco, for example
plasters|Bygone bandages
playact|Engage in make-believe
playdate|*After-school get-together
playful|Like the Theater District at night?
poacher|Everglades criminal
portions|Caterer's count
portmanteau|Type of word found twice in each of the six longest answers
poseurs|Phony sorts
possess|Hold
potboiler|Work of pulp fiction
prances|Cavorts playfully
preemie|Early delivery, informally
preface|Title page follower
pregnant|Overseeing a child's development, say
preheat|First verb in many recipes
presell|Take advance orders for
present|It may be under wraps
pretense|Charade
prideful|Like the habitats of lions?
propane|Barbecue grill fuel
protractors|They have seconds
quarrel|Cross words
quartet|The Beatles, e.g.
raindrop|Shower unit?
ransack|Pillage
ransack|Rifle
rarefied|Lofty
rareness|Uncommon quality
rascals|People Got to Be Free band, with "The"
rattiest|At the bottom of a hotel critic's list
readapt|Demonstrate a chameleonlike quality
readopts|Takes back
realign|Bring back into agreement
recoils|Exhibits revulsion
redliners|Housing discriminators
redraws|Changes, as district lines
reenacts|Stages a Civil War battle, say
referee|Whistle blower
refinish|Strip, sand and stain
regalia|Kingly trappings
registers|They're pressed for cash
reindeer|Scandinavian grazers
relates|Empathizes
release|Publicist's piece
relives|Experiences all over
reloaded|Switched clips
remodels|Changes the decor
replies|Comes back
reptile|Monitor, e.g.
rereads|Starts back at page one
rerelease|Ghostbusters in 2014, e.g.
rescind|Take back, as a ruling
rescuer|Lifeguard, at times
resents|Holds a grudge against
resigns|Doesn't wait to get checkmated
resonate|Strike a chord
resorted|Stooped
restamp|Validate again, in a way
restore|Do some museum work
retired|Like many a Hall of Famer's number
retorts|Long-necked lab vessels
retrace|Follow in one's footsteps
retrials|Appealing results?
revived|Brought back
ricotta|Cheese shop choice
ricotta|Lasagna ingredient
risotto|Creamy appetizer
roadster|Open-bodied auto
roamers|Peripatetic people
roaring|Like some surf and crowds
rotates|Takes turns
rotator|Shoulder muscle
safaris|Expeditions where you want to be ahead of the game
safaris|They go to the big game
sagebrushes|Some Great Basin flora
saltier|More off-color, as language
sameness|Lack of variety
sartorial|Tailored
satinet|Shiny fabric
scalene|Having three unequal sides, of a triangle
scallop|Shore dinner morsel
scanner|Checkout device
scatted|Improvised vocally
scenario|Possible course of events
scenario|Story line
scheming|Devious
scooter|Small motorcycle
scorepad|Bridge record
scratch|Some wealth
screeners|Freebies for Oscar voters
screens|Does a TSA job
seashores|Stilts' settings
seasonal|Like most fruit
seasons|___ Greetings!
seconal|It'll knock you out
sedation|Lorazepam's job
seesaws|Playground sights
seesaws|Rides with fulcra
seizure|Customs agents' act, at times
sellers|Successful pitchers
semisolid|Like grease or yogurt
semolina|Wheat product used to make pasta
senates|High houses
senator|Canadian Tire Centre player
senators|Losers in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals
senorita|Havana lass
serener|Less anxious
serpent|Genesis trickster
sestinas|Intricately structured poems
setters|Hunting dogs
shameless|Like many reality show participants
sheared|Took off a wool coat?
sheathe|Put away, as a sword
shebang|Alternative to megillah or ball of wax
shellac|Beat decisively
shirred|Baked in a shallow dish
shooter|Player at the craps table
showtime|Homeland carrier
shrieks|Haunted house sounds
shrimpers|Some Gulf trawling vessels
sidearm|Piece
sideboard|Dining room sight
sisterhood|Women's movement strength
sixties|Flower Power era
skeletal|Lacking in detail
skeptics|They're beyond belief
skylark|Buick model introduced in 1953
sleighs|Vehicles that may have jingly bells
slothful|Like trees in tropical South American forests?
slouchy|Exhibiting bad posture
slugger|Ruth, notably
smartie|Know-it-all
snarers|Trap users
sneaked|Was furtive
sneezes|They often receive blessings
sniping|Making petty disparaging comments
snuggles|Gets cozy
soapiness|Quality of "Smash" or "Empire"
soirees|Fancy dos
soluble|Like salt in water
sorehead|Peeved person
spandex|Wrestling singlet fabric
speaker|House head
speeches|House addresses
spitters|Illegal pitches
splashy|Attention-grabbing
sponsors|Spot makers
squirrel|One might go out on a limb
stagecoach|1939 John Ford film nominated for Best Picture
staggers|Arranges so as not to coincide
stamens|They have all the anthers
staples|Make more happen advertiser
statute|Act
staying|Sticking around
steaming|Furious
steeled|Psyched up
steered|Took the helm
stifles|Checks
stinger|Creme de menthe concoction
stocking|Mantel piece?
stoners|Potheads
stonework|Lust for Life?
stooges|Flunkies
stoolie|Rat
stoplight|Don't go there!
stopper|Sink sight
stopwatches|They have seconds
strapless|Like some gowns
streakers|Ones who take off running?
streets|Corner pair
streusel|Crumbly cake topping
striker|He's just not working
strokes|Count on a course
stronger|A third of the Olympics motto
struggle|Challenging task
students|Group with class
studier|Diligent pupil
studios|They have lots to offer
stuffing|Thanksgiving staple
stutters|Mimics Porky Pig
subpoena|Server's offering
succeeds|Makes it
sunrise|Time of enlightenment?
supersede|Replace
surgeon|Someone who might really be into you?
surreys|Two-seat carriages
swallowtails|Devour Sonic the Hedgehog's fox friend?
symbiotic|Mutually beneficial
synapse|Neurological gap
synaptic|Like some firings
syntaxes|Grammarians' subjects
tactile|Like Braille
tadpoles|Little pond swimmers
tallest|Lincoln, of all the presidents
tankard|Stein's cousin
targets|Objectives
tassels|Tarboosh toppers
tattooing|Parlor work
teacher|Class-conscious individual?
tearful|Poignant
teashops|They may serve finger sandwiches
teaspoon|Sixth of a fluid ounce
tentacle|Squid feature
terabyte|Drive unit
terrene|Earthly
terrorist|2006 novel by John Updike
thatcher|British prime minister before Major
threshold|Doorsill
timeless|Always relevant
timepiece|Joe Klein essay?
timesavers|Dishwashers and microwaves, e.g.
tipster|Bettor's buddy
tireless|Indefatigable
tissues|They may be given with a blessing
titania|Largest moon of Uranus
toilsome|Arduous
tolerable|Okay but not great
tontines|Survivor-take-all schemes
toolshed|Building with several levels, perhaps
topsider|Brand of boat shoe
tortoise|Winner of a fabled race
tostadas|Tex-Mex orders
tournament|It may have a number of seeds
tracker|Spy gadget with a GPS chip
trainer|Fitness club worker
treason|Only crime defined in the Constitution
treasons|Acts of disloyalty
trellis|Lattice in a garden
tremors|Fault line phenomena
trickery|Wiliness
tridents|Weapons for some gladiators
trifecta|Ambitious bet at Belmont
trifecta|Long-odds bet
trifles|They hardly matter
tritest|Least original
trooper|Highway man
trundle|Bed beneath a bed
tsetses|Flies over Africa?
tundras|Frozen expanses
twister|Game featuring shapes of different colors
typewriter|Member of Set 2
ululate|Wail
unalike|Differing
uncombed|Having no part, perhaps
uncouple|Separate, in the rail yard
underpay|Cause to strike, perhaps
underway|Proceeding
unmanned|Like drones
unmoved|Not receptive to a sad story, say
unnerve|Rattle
unrated|Like some director's cut DVDs
unrobes|Strips
unscrew|Turn left, often
untamed|Not broken
upshots|Consequences
uptempo|Bouncy
upwells|Rises, as water
ushering|Groomsman's task
vainest|Most likely to stop at mirrors
vastness|Outer space quality
vendetta|Blood feud
venting|Purpose of many letters to the editor
visible|Apparent
volcano|Pyroclastic flow source
wardrobe|Movie studio department
warrant|Searcher's need
warrens|Rabbit residences
wassailed|Sang from house to house
wassails|Yule revelries
watchful|Like a jeweler's case?
whipsaws|Victimizes from two directions at once
widgets|Products in many business school classes
willful|Like an estate attorney's file cabinet?
wisteria|Climbing plant with purple flowers
yuletide|Present time?
aardvarks|Pirate's favorite animals for ship's mascots?
abdomen|Navel setting
abecedarian|Novice
ability|Basis of a meritocracy
ability|Means
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Make a long story short
absentee|Ballot mailer
acacias|Thorny shrubs
academia|World of learning
accosted|Approached rudely
accuser|Finger pointer
acerbic|Harsh
acetate|Film sheet material
acetones|Flammable solvents
actuate|Put in motion
adapter|Current contraption
address|Mailing label info
adjunct|Supplement
admiral|Fleet fellow
admissions|Duke department
adonises|Gorgeous guys
adrenal|Of the gland that secretes epinephrine
adulthood|Minor goal?
advance|Author's signing payment
adverse|Deleterious
aegises|Sponsorships
aerators|Greenskeeper's devices
aerially|How drone cameras shoot
aerobes|Mycobacteria, e.g.
aerobic|Like some CrossFit elements
aerosols|Clouds from cans
affronts|Slights
afterimage|Flash phenomenon
against|Leaning on
agendas|Some are hidden
aggravated|Ruffled
agility|Mountain goat strength
agitate|Disturb
agitate|Shake up
agonies|Major pains
agreeable|Pleasant
airborne|Like paratroopers
airfare|The going rate?
airlift|Emergency delivery, of a sort
alameda|Oakland's county
alamode|Diner dessert request
alarmed|Anxious
alarming|Causing disquiet
alarming|Scary
albatross|Three-under-par score on a hole
alcazar|Seville tourist attraction
alehouse|Taproom
alfredo|Parmesan-based sauce
alfresco|Like some summer dining
aliases|Rap sheet list
alienor|Property seller, in law
allegro|Briskly
almsman|Poor box beneficiary
amaranth|Flower sacred to Artemis
amarettos|Nutty liqueurs
amassed|Accumulated
amassed|Pulled together
amassed|Stockpiled
amateur|Golden Gloves boxer, for example
amateurs|They're no pros
amnesic|Out of memory?
amnesty|Forgiveness
amoebae|Frequent "Far Side" figures
amoebas|Organisms with pseudopods
amoroso|Lovingly, to musicians
anaconda|Amazon basin resident
anaconda|Heaviest snake
anacondas|Rainforest squeezers
anagram|Ancients, for instance
anatomic|Body-based
anatomy|Pre-med class
andante|Moderately slow
android|Bishop in "Aliens," for one
anecdote|Speech starter, often
anemone|Flower once thought to protect against evil
animate|Breathe life into
animate|Breathing
animate|Bring to life
animate|Vitalize
aniseed|Sambuca flavoring
annihilate|Utterly defeat
announce|Declare
answers|Makes a comeback
antiperspirant|Degree, for one
antiperspirants|*Sure and more
antiwar|Dove's position
anymore|Now
anytime|One-word response to a challenge
aphorist|Pithy person
apostle|James, John or Jude
apostle|Last Supper attendee
apparel|Dress
apparel|Dress
apparel|Duds
applejacks|*Cereal whose green pieces were added in 1998
apricot|Brandy flavor
apropos|Fitting
aptness|Suitability
aquatic|Like otters
arachnid|One often on the web?
arbiter|Beef inspector?
arbitrage|Trading that exploits cost differences
arcades|Play stations
arcades|Play stations?
archetype|Perfect example
argonauts|Jason's crew
ariette|Short solo
armload|Bag of groceries, perhaps
armoire|Tall wardrobe
arousal|Outcome of a wake-up call
arraign|Bring before a judge
arrange|Order
arrayed|Put on display
arrears|State you don't want to be in
arteries|Blood lines
article|Paper piece
artistes|Entertaining pros
artistes|Performing pros
artsier|More pretentiously showy
asocial|Avoiding others
aspired|Aimed high
aspires|Isn't content with one's situation
assassins|Hired guns
assassins|Sondheim musical including "The Ballad of Czolgosz"
assessor|Property visitor
assuage|Make less unpleasant
assumes|Shoulders
asterisk|Programmer's times sign
asteroid|Component of a big belt
astride|Bridging
asunder|Into pieces
athletes|Most of the people pictured on Wheaties boxes
atoners|Penitent people
attache|Collector of military intel
attache|Embassy figure
attacks|Charges
attacks|Goes after
attains|Reaches
attentive|Focused
attuned|Acclimated
audacity|Success is its child, according to Disraeli
audible|Quarterback's change
auditions|Reads for a part
auditor|Book reviewer
authors|King and Queen, e.g.
autobiography|Carfax report?
automats|Hi-tech eateries, circa 1925
avalanche|Mountaineering hazard
average|Mean
avowing|Openly confessing
awaited|Looked for
awakens|Comes to
backlight|*Source of a halo effect
backside|Posterior
baguette|Loaf with a crisp crust
balderdash|Nonsense
ballast|Ship stabilizer
balmiest|Most pleasantly warm
balsams|Some Christmas trees
bandanna|Kerchief
bandbox|Hat holder
bandstand|Place for players
barbecued|Had a cookout
barista|Macchiato maker
barista|One whose task may be a tall order
baroque|Overly ornate
barracuda|Tropical fish with razor-sharp teeth
barrette|Hair piece?
barrette|Lock clasp
baseman|Ballpark figure
basenjis|Barkless dogs
basmati|Rice variety whose name means "fragrant"
bassoon|Oboe's cousin
bathmat|It may match the towels
bearded|Like Lenin and Lincoln
beastie|Critter
becalms|Leaves immobile, as a sailboat
beechnut|Gerber competitor
begorra|Irish exclamation
beltway|Encircling route
benchmarks|Sit McGwire and Teixeira?
bigness|Bulk
bimonthly|Like Popular Science
biotech|Cloner's field
birders|Swift followers, e.g.
biscuit|KFC extra
bleeped|Like some TV curses
blindfolding|Poker activity for a kidnapper?
blitzer|Wolf sometimes on Wall Street
bloviate|Make grandiose speeches
blurred|Hard to read, perhaps [colors]
booboos|Itty-bitty scrapes
booboos|Minor mistakes
boycotted|Stopped buying
braying|Pack train sound
breathe|Have aspirations?
breathes|Has inspirations?
browbeat|Intimidate by bullying
brownie|Sweet square
bucolic|Pastoral
buffalo|Bills pass there
bugaboo|Source of continual fear
bugaboos|Objects of anxiety
bunters|They make sacrifices
burnouts|Rat race victims
bursitis|Shoulder woe
cabbages|Heads for the produce aisle?
caesars|Atlantic City casino with an ancient Rome theme
cameras|Set pieces?
camomile|Hunting gear's unit of measurement?
campsite|Pitcher's spot
canteen|Water carrier
canteen|Water carrier
capable|Proficient
captain|One with multiple mates
captors|Hostage holders
caramel|Milky Way matter
careers|Game whose original paths included Farming and Uranium Prospecting
carhops|Drive-in servers
caromed|Glanced
carouse|Revel
carousel|It has an organ and horses around
carrottops|Redheads
carters|First Family of the 1970s
casabas|Honeydew cousins
castaway|Figure in many a New Yorker cartoon
caulked|Provided with a waterproof seal
causing|Responsible for
caveats|Provisos
cavemen|Primitive types
cavorts|Capers
cedilla|Under-C hook
celerity|Swiftness
cellists|Ma and others
cements|Firmly establishes
centipede|Classic shoot-'em-up arcade game
central|Accessible from many places
chances|Probability
chaotic|Out of order?
charlotte|Hornets' home
chartreuse|Pale green liqueur
chatroom|Cyberspace place
cheered|Brightened
cheques|Bank of England drafts
chestnut|Much-told joke
chestnut|Reddish-brown horse
chestnuts|Hoary jokes
chianti|Antipasto accompanier, perhaps
chipotle|Smoke-dried pepper
chitchat|Gossipy conversation method?
cicadas|Cyclical insects
circuit|Fuse box alternative
clandestine|Furtive
clanged|Made a cacophonous sound
classroom|Test site
clatter|Racket
cleanse|Free of impurities
cleanse|Free of impurities
cleaves|Splits
climaxed|Came to a crescendo
clinical|Like some trials
clinics|They're good for what ails you
cloverleafs|Interstate interchanges
coalpit|West Virginia excavation
coarsen|Rough up
coastguard|Soapy military branch
coaxing|Sweet-talker's specialty
cocaine|Solution in a Sherlock Holmes story
cockeyed|Wonky
codicil|Will add-on
cogitates|Thinks
collect|Accumulate over time
collins|Gin cocktail
colossal|Larger than large
coltish|Frisky
comedown|Anticlimax
competed|Joined the game
complied|Was accommodating
composts|Piles in the yard, maybe
conches|Horns for the Tritons
concourse|Educational opportunity for prisoners?
condemn|Disparage Bordeaux wine?
condemn|Mark for demolition
conductor|*Score keeper?
confine|Keep in custody
confirm|Substantiate
conjures|Calls to mind
connects|Fastens
consensus|Meeting of the minds
consents|Nods, say
contact|Listing in an iPhone address book
contain|Have inside
contrast|Dissimilarity
converse|*Shoe maker
corneal|Like Lasik surgery
coronary|Cardiac event
correspond|Exchange letters
cosmonaut|Yuri Gagarin, for one
cottage|Vacation abode
counter|Kitchen fixture
coverage|Equitable offering
cramped|Like one-room apartments
crawdad|Etouffee ingredient
creator|Brahma, to Hindus
creator|Pilot producer
creches|Seasonal displays
credible|Having a ring of truth
creeper|Ivy, for one
critics|Pan producers?
crochet|Make lace, perhaps
crocked|Blotto
curators|They'll give you the works
cyclone|Tropical storm
dappled|Spotted with color, as a horse
databank|Electronic repository
database|Record collection
dateless|Stag
daydream|Zone out, in a way
deadens|Muffles, as sounds
deadheads|Touch of Grey fans
debacle|Humiliating failure
decayed|In bad shape
decided|No longer up in the air
deejays|Party spinners
deepest|Most profound
deferred|Fine, I'll remove the lining from your coat, the tailor ___
defiance|Headstrong trait
defines|Does a lexicographer's job
defrost|Prepare for cooking, in a way
defrost|Thaw in preparation for cooking
defrosts|Thaws out
deigned|Was condescending
delayers|They play for time
deltoid|Shoulder muscle
denounce|TV room's unit of measurement?
density|Mass-per-volume measure
deports|Turns back, at Ellis Island
deposit|It's taken into account
derriere|Behind
descend|Drop
deserter|Front runner?
deserters|Front runners?
desists|Stops
despised|Not apt to win any popularity contests
destitute|Penniless
detentes|Periods of lessened hostilities
detests|Loathes
detract|Take away
deviate|Stray from the course
diatoms|Some plankton
diction|Speaker's concern
dieting|Trying to lose
digests|Makes sense of
dimension|Noun in the "Twilight Zone" intro
director|Ivory or Stone
discuss|Kick around
disdain|Contemptuous conduct
disinfect|Use Lysol on
dislike|Aversion
dispirit|Demoralize
disservice|Company that composes insults for its clients?
dissolve|Film editor's transition
distaff|Female
distort|Twist out of shape
document|Diploma, for one
dogfish|Small shark
doglegs|Sharp angles on fairways
dogtrot|Gentle pace
dollops|Sour cream portions
domiciles|Bungalows and brownstones
doodads|Thingamajigs
doormat|One easily taken advantage of
doornails|Choice of salon treatments?
dragonhead|*Mint family plant with double-lipped flowers
drainage|Ditch's purpose
drainages|Catchment areas
drawers|Chest components
dressage|One of the Olympic equestrian sports
droplet|Bit of moisture
drunken|Tipsy
dumpster|Spot for some diving
dumptrucks|Trash some Silverados and Sierras?
dwellers|Residents
earlobe|Spot for a stud
earmuff|Part of a winter warmer
earworm|Melody that overstays its welcome
echelon|Rank
echidnas|Spiny, egg-laying mammals
eclipses|Dwarfs
ecotourist|Low-impact traveler
edelweiss|The Sound of Music song about an Alpine flower
edifice|Imposing building
editing|Reducing sentences, e.g.
editors|Cosmopolitan group
editors|Paper cutters?
effaces|Rubs out
effected|Brought about
egomania|Swellhead's problem
egomaniacs|Ones who aren't easy on the I's
elation|Cloud nine, so to speak
elation|Joy
elation|Jubilant feeling
elbowroom|Space to move around
elector|Member of a certain college
electro|Spider-Man foe
electron|Nucleus circler
elegies|Lyrical laments
elegies|Plaintive poems
element|Platinum or plutonium
elephants|*Ones who work for peanuts?
elevate|Hike up
eleventh|Veterans Day month or day
eliminate|Knock out
elongate|Stretch out
elusive|Hard to define
emanates|Flows forth
embargo|Sanctions option
embargo|Trade restriction
embargo|War tactic
embraced|Accepted eagerly
embroil|Involve deeply
embroiled|Caught up
emerita|Part of a retired prof's title, maybe
emerita|Title for a retiree
eminent|Acclaimed
eminent|Illustrious
empanadas|Tijuana turnovers
emphasis|Stress
emptied|Drank everything in
emulate|Attempt to equal
enacted|Established authoritatively
encages|Puts in a zoo, perhaps
encircle|Surround
encoded|Like some spy messages
endeared|Made loved
endurer|One with stamina
enemies|Those opposed
enemies|Those to keep closer
energize|Pep up
engines|Search tools
engrave|Add an inscription to, perhaps
enliven|Add pizzazz to
ennoble|Exalt
entails|Necessitates
entente|Informal alliance
enticer|Siren, e.g.
entices|Leads on
entices|Tempts
entitle|Qualify
entombs|Places in a pyramid, say
entrails|What a haruspex finds omens in
entrant|Prize hopeful
entrees|Menu section
entwine|Get tangled
envisage|Conceive of
epigram|Wilde snippet
epiphany|It's celebrated on January 6
epistle|Pauline writing
epitomize|Exemplify perfectly
equitable|Fair
erasers|Pink Pearl products
erasers|Pink Pearl products
erasure|Proof of fallibility
escapade|*1990 Janet Jackson song
escapee|The one that got away
escargot|Seasoned snail
escargot|Start of a culinary quote by Dave Barry
eschewed|Shunned
espanol|You might select it when calling customer service
espressos|Powerful brews
essayed|Tried out
essences|Flavoring extracts
esthetes|Beauty appreciators
estimating|Trying to get in the ballpark?
etagere|Stand for many things?
etchers|Workers with acid
etchings|Some artwork
eternal|Undying
etoiles|Prima ballerinas
euphoria|Major rush
evildoer|Malevolent person
exactitude|Precision
excavate|Dig out
exceeds|Surpasses
excerpts|Book review bits
exemplar|Paragon
exhausting|Like raising children, at times (1985)
exorcisms|They handle people's possessions
expanse|Stretch
expiration|Contract nullifier
expound|Old flame's unit of measurement?
extends|Makes longer
extension|Pressure of dealing with a former spouse?
eyeball|Scrutinize
eyeballs|Socket fillers
eyebeam|Glance
fairest|Snow White description
fantasies|Daydreams
fastener|Snap, e.g.
felines|Lions and leopards
ferment|Acquire proof?
figuratively|That customer could be a model, the tailor noted ___
filmgoer|Trailer target
firecracker|Fourth of July banger
fireflies|They have tail lights
fishery|Business with net gains?
fixings|Salad bar array
flatboats|Simple watercraft
flatcars|Sideless freight carriers
flatiron|Manhattan's ___ District
fledged|Ready to fly
flippers|Pinball propellers
flotsam|Useless stuff
folderol|Mere nonsense
folksinger|Ramblin' Jack Elliott, for one
folktale|Pecos Bill or "Paul Bunyan"
footwork|Concern for boxers and dancers
foreman|Plant tender
forename|Dick or Jane, for example
foxglove|Purple flower
freckle|Melanin cluster
freckles|Howdy Doody trademark
freedom|You've got that right
freesia|Flower with a citrus scent
freeway|*Motorist's path
friended|Admitted into one's social network
frittata|Spanish omelet's kin
frogmen|Combat divers
frothing|Rabid
fulsome|Over the top
furlong|Eighth of a mile
gainers|Diving maneuvers
galaxies|The Magellanic Clouds, e.g.
gangsta|Rap variety
garnered|Amassed
garners|Collects
gateman|Access controller
generate|Produce
geniuses|Da Vinci, Galileo and Einstein
gerrymander|*Rearrange electoral districts
girdles|Slimming garments
girlier|More apt to be eschewed by macho fellows
glacier|Large fresh water source
glamour|Magazine with annual Women of the Year Awards
globally|Everywhere
goaltender|*Masked athlete
goatish|Lecherous
goldenrod|State flower of Kentucky
goliath|Notorious Philistine
gondola|Venetian vessel
gorditas|*Mexican deep-fried pockets
gourmet|Foodie
graceful|Ballerina description
gracing|Adding beauty to
grahams|Teddy ___ (Nabisco brand)
grandpa|Reunion oldster
granola|Muesli's kin
graying|Sign of age
greaten|Increase
greatest|Ali, self-referentially
greeter|Walmart worker
gremlin|Mischievous sprite
grinned|Showed satisfaction
groaner|Really bad pun
growths|Warts and wens
guarded|Cautious
habitat|Native environment
hacienda|Ecuadorean estate
hackwork|Hardly great literature
haggled|Didn't just pay the asking price
hairdos|Bob and others
hairnets|Cafeteria covers
halcyon|Untroubled
halfback|Offensive lineman [body parts]
halfpipes|Structures for skateboarders
halting|Slow and hesitant, as speech
handicap|Odds evener
handout|Commercial flyer, e.g.
hankered|Jonesed (for)
hardhat|Foreman's topper
harmonized|Sang in a barbershop quartet
harpooned|Stuck in the sea
harries|Attacks persistently
havarti|Danish cheese
headier|More intoxicating
headsets|Telemarketing equipment
headspace|State of mind
healthy|In the pink
hearing|Court event
heathen|Unenlightened one
heckled|Interrupted a routine
hectare|10,000 square meters
hellbent|Dead set
helmsman|One at the wheel
hermits|They're not company men
heroine|Manon or Aida
hibiscus|Eggsotic bloom
hideous|Abominable
highroad|*Ethical person's path
hipsters|Wearers of skinny jeans and thick-rimmed glasses, perhaps
hockshop|Pawn place
hoisted|Raised
homeopathy|Nontraditional branch of medicine
homered|Hit a dinger
honeybee|Botanical garden visitor
hooligans|Young ruffians
hopeless|Like a wild-goose chase
hothead|Irascible fellow
hottest|Most talked-about, say
housesit|Fill in for a traveler
housetop|Unfortunate place to land a Frisbee
housewives|Desperate group in a 2004 TV series
however|Still
idealize|Place on a pedestal
idiotic|Dopey
ignited|Lit
igniter|Gas grill component
iguanodons|Herbivores of the early Cretaceous
imaging|MRI component
imitate|Make fun of, in a way
impalas|Graceful grazers
impales|Sticks
impasse|Stalemate
imposter|Phony
impostor|Fraud
inability|Cause of frustration, perhaps
inanity|Nonsense
incenses|Brings to a boil?
incurred|Became liable for
indices|The Dow and the Nikkei
indrawn|Reserved
inertia|Homebodies' propensity
inhaled|Like secondhand smoke
inherit|Come into
initials|JFK or RFK
inkling|Suspicion
inmates|Cooler guys
innings|Nine of diamonds?
inquests|Official probes
inscribe|Write a personal note on the title page of
inspect|Check for violations
inspects|Checks for flaws
integer|Number theory number
interns|Some summer workers
interstate|Trucker's route
ironmen|Endurance experts
irrigating|Farmer's activity during droughts
isosceles|Like a No Passing Zone sign's shape
isotope|Protium, for one
jiggers|Cocktail recipe measures
juniors|Women's department section
keratin|Makeup of some nails
kernels|Popper input
kerosene|Lamp fuel
kestrel|Hovering falcon
keystroke|Hitting the space bar, for example
keyword|Search engine query
kilobar|Unit of atmospheric pressure
kimonos|Tea ceremony costumes
kittens|Playful pets
kiwifruit|Chinese gooseberry
kleenex|Therapist's staple
kneaders|Dough workers
knuckleball|Tricky delivery
labored|Hardly natural-sounding
laborers|Field crew
lactase|Dairy digestion aid
lampshade|*It may have a wire frame
lasagna|Layered dish
lassoer|Stock securer
latency|Annoyance for online gamers
launder|Deposit offshore, maybe
laurels|Acclaim
laurels|Well-earned praise
layaway|Reserve for Christmas, perhaps
leather|Hide in a wardrobe?
leather|Loafer material
lechers|Old goats
leerier|Less trusting
legatee|He gets what's coming to him
legislate|Do congressional work
legumes|Carob and clover
leotards|Dancers' wear
lessens|Tails off
libertine|Don Juan
liberty|End of a sentence?
licenses|Driving needs
lifeguard|*Whistle-blower at the beach
lighthouse|Site for a rotating Fresnel lens
likable|Pleasing
limeade|Tart quaff
limited|Word in many express train names
lineage|Ancestry.com determination
lineman|Center or tackle
linguini|Pasta-named chef in Pixar's "Ratatouille"
linings|Jacket parts
linoleum|Flooring choice
lionize|Treat like a megastar
literal|Unembellished
literati|Bookish bunch
litterer|Park scofflaw
livened|Spiced (up)
locusts|Crop decimators
logbook|Voyage record
loosened|Relaxed
lowlifes|Immoral sorts
lowriders|Cars close to the ground, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers
loyalty|Quality of a good subject
macabre|Like Charles Addams cartoons
macadamia|Product sold under the Mauna Loa brand*
macrons|Long marks
maddest|Most miffed
magistral|Authoritative
mahatma|Great soul, in Sanskrit
mainstream|Alternative alternative
maligns|Knocks
manages|Runs
manatee|Everglades swimmer
manatee|Herbivorous marine mammal
manners|Civil code
marinara|Bow tie coater
marital|Like some discord
marketed|Gave a promotion
marketer|Pitching pro
marmite|Bread spread made from yeast extract
marshal|Parade honcho
massacre|Church service's unit of measurement?
masters|Danny Willett won it in April
matador|It's literally "killer" in Spanish
matches|Court sessions
matrices|Mathematical arrays of numbers
measure|Use a yardstick
meatloaf|Diner entree
medical|Discovery of a cure, say
medleys|Mixed numbers?
megabyte|Storage unit
megaton|Explosive unit
meltdown|Overstress result
menaced|Threatened
mending|Robert Frost's "___ Wall"
menisci|Curves at the top of a glass
meniscus|Disk of cartilage in the knee
metaphysics|Aristotle masterpiece
meteorite|Depression creator
midsize|Like Optimas and Sonatas
mindblower|Astounding occurrence
minicams|Lightweight shooters
minister|Flock tender
minnows|Stream swimmers
minorca|Island southeast of Barcelona
minstrel|Old trouper
minutes|Meeting record
miracle|Walking on water, e.g.
mirages|Sahara sights
misdone|Handled wrongly
mistletoe|Seasonal hanging
moderates|Curbs the excesses of fame?
modulate|Temper
modules|Software subsections
monarchs|Longest-running team in baseball's Negro Leagues
mongols|Khan's followers
monitor|Battle of Hampton Roads ship
monolog|Like a very small fireplace?
moonshot|Apollo 11, e.g.
moralist|Priggish sort
morocco|Fez's place
moussing|Volumizing a do, in a way
multiply|Come up with a product?
mutilate|Continuation of the chain (6)
nacelle|Engine housing, as on the Enterprise
nametag|Conventioneer's ID
narrate|Provide commentary
nastiest|Most inclement
natality|Birthrate
nattered|Flapped one's gums
natural|Free from affectation
naughty|On Santa's bad list
nautical|Of ships and sailors
navigator|Sextant user
nemesis|Potter, to Voldemort
neurons|Ganglia components
neutron|Hydrogen atom's lack
neutron|It comes with no charge
newshawk|Energetic reporter
nickname|Cal or Hal
nightcap|Drink before turning in
nightie|Teddy's cousin
noisily|How some talk on their phones
nominates|Puts forward
nonstop|Without a break
noogies|Knuckle-headed delivery?
notepads|Phone table conveniences
notices|Spots
nouveau|Word after art or before riche
novelty|Freshness
nutmeat|Food in a shell
oatmeal|Breakfast bowlful
obelisks|Cleopatra's Needles, e.g.
oblongs|Stretched shapes
observe|Commemorate
obsolescent|On the way out
ocarina|Egg-shaped wind instrument
octagon|Dome of the Rock cross section
octanes|Pump numbers
odorless|Like argon and oxygen
odyssey|Adventurous journey
odyssey|Eventful journey
oftener|Not as rarely
ohmmeter|Resistance checker
ointments|Burn soothers
omnibus|Book collecting several novels
oneiric|Dream-related
onerous|Hardly a cakewalk
onlooker|Spectator
operates|Runs
operation|Game that features Cavity Sam
opinion|View
opposed|Saying nay
opposites|Hot and cold, for example
optical|Like Blu-ray media
optometry|It aims to make you look better
oration|Lofty address
oregano|Pasta sauce ingredient
oregano|Pizza sauce ingredient
organdy|Stiff, sheer fabric
origami|Crane-creating art
orioles|World Series champs of 1948
outacts|Bests on the stage
outcast|Ostracized individual
outcries|Clamors
outfield|Destination of some liners
outpaced|Surpassed in performance
outtake|DVD extra, perhaps
ovations|Big hands
overact|Mug, e.g.
overalls|Garment worn without a belt
overarm|Like many pitches
overeager|Enthusiastic, and then some
overeasy|Unscrambled, in a way
overleaf|On the other side of the page
oversee|Supervise
overshoe|Rubber
overtip|Leave $20 for a $12 lunch, say
packets|Takeout ketchup, usually
palaver|Idle talk
paloverdes|Green-trunked shrubs
panamas|Hats from Ecuador
pansies|Ophelia said they were "for thoughts"
paraded|Exhibited ostentatiously
paramedic|CPR expert
paramedic|First aid pro
paramedic|Many an FDNY employee
parapet|Protective wall
parasites|Continuation of the chain (7)
parasol|Sun block
parings|Kitchen waste
passage|Excerpt
passkey|It opens a lot of doors
pastoral|Like Beethoven's Symphony No. 6
patella|A ligament connects it to the tibia
patience|1881 Gilbert and Sullivan opera
patients|People who might have a change of heart?
patinae|Copper coatings
patriot|Jeep model
patrons|Customers
pattern|Dressmaker's purchase
patterns|Sewing aids
pavanes|Stately dances of the Renaissance
paymaster|Dispenser of soldiers' salaries
peelable|Like painter's tape
peerage|British nobility
penalty|Fine
pendant|Jewelry store purchase
penguin|One who poses no risk of flight
pentagram|Occult star
peridot|Olive green gem
peridot|Olive-green gem
perukes|Highly styled wigs
pesetas|Coins replaced by euros bearing King Juan Carlos I's image
pheasant|Guinea fowl's cousin
pheasant|Quail cousin
philosophy|A walk on the slippery rocks, per Edie Brickell (1959)
phlegmy|In need of Mucinex
photons|Gamma rays, essentially
piehole|Mouth, slangily
pierces|Gives it one's awl?
pigskin|Football, informally
pillage|Sack
pimiento|Pepper in an olive
pimientos|Olive additions
pintail|Migratory duck
pioneer|Blaze a trail
pittance|Meager payment
placate|Mollify
plankton|Floorboard's unit of measurement?
planned|Not accidental
plastique|Puttylike explosive
plateau|Mesa's cousin
playbills|Put Gates and Clinton in the game?
pleases|Tickles
pleasing|Agreeable
pocketbook|Compact container
pointer|Tip
polemic|Forceful verbal attack
polenta|Pasta alternative
policies|Insurance companies sell them
pontoon|Seaplane part
ponytail|Feature of Comic Book Guy on "The Simpsons"
portals|Entrances
portend|Be an ominous sign of
portion|Share
posadas|Spanish inns
possesses|Is blessed with
postures|Attitudes
potpourri|Catchall category
potpourri|One of the top ten "Jeopardy!" categories [8-15]
practice|Doctor's business
praised|Rewarded for a job well done
prancer|Parade horse
precise|Rigorous
prediction|*"Here's what I think'll happen..."
preener|One hogging the mirror
premiers|Some heads of state
preppie|Private school student
presets|Car radio buttons
presoaked|Treated a stain, in a way
presume|Be audacious
prevailing|Like some winds and opinions
prisoner|Hostage, for example
prisons|Con federations?
probing|Eggsamining thoroughly
probity|Honest integrity
procaine|Dentist's anesthetic
prodigal|Extravagant
prodigy|Wunderkind
program|Order of events
promising|Showing potential
protege|Mentor's charge
protest|Join a sit-in, say
proudest|Like the valedictorian's parents, perhaps
prunella|Scales of "Fawlty Towers"
psoriasis|Dermarest target
pulsate|Beat
quaalude|Drug nicknamed "disco biscuit" in the 1970s
quarters|Pro Bowl segments
quieter|More suitable for sleepers
raccoon|Animal with a "mask"
radiate|Give off
raffish|Appealingly disreputable
raffling|Church moneymaking activity
rafting|Going with the flow, say
rainfall|Drops from a great height
rankles|Irritates
ransack|Rifle
raptors|Canadian cagers
rapture|Blissful feeling
ratatats|Machine gun sounds, in comics
ratholes|Squalid lodgings
ravioli|Square meal?
readapt|Demonstrate a chameleonlike quality
readership|Editorial's audience
readopts|Takes back
readymade|Off-the-rack
realist|Pragmatic person
reboots|Batman Begins and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," e.g.
recedes|Goes back
receipt|Checkout slip
recital|Piano performance
recoils|Shrinks in fear
redacts|Readies for publication
redefine|Change dramatically
redraft|Second version of a bill
reengineer|Modify extensively
reentry|Rocky phase of spaceflight
referee|Clipping caller
referred|Alluded
refresh|Browser button
regattas|Yacht club events
regattas|Yacht competitions
regents|University governors
registry|Bride's compilation
rehashed|Discussed again
rejoinder|I can sew them back together was the tailor's ___
relapse|Recovering addict's stumble
remakes|2015's "Poltergeist" and "Point Break"
remarks|Offhand comments
remodel|Make over
removes|Takes off
reneged|Went back (on)
renewal|Money notice
renewed|Subscribed again
repeals|Declares void
reprobate|*Unscrupulous rogue
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
reroutes|Detours
resample|Change the bit rate of, as an audio file
rescuers|Subjects of savings accounts?
research|Library work
reseats|Gives a better table, say
reshoes|Does a farrier's job
respite|Brief break
restful|Calming
resumed|Picked up
resurges|Increases activity after a lull
retinas|Optic nerves connect to them
retinue|Royal entourage
retiree|Owner of a gold watch, perhaps
retools|Modernizes, as a factory
retrench|Make cutbacks
reunion|Class action
reverse|Setback
revving|Drag race activity
rhapsody|Total bliss
rickshaw|Two-wheeled transport
ricochet|Rebounding shot
rifeness|Abundance
rimshot|Drummer's punchline follow-up
ringleader|Criminal mastermind
ripoffs|Sucker deals
ripples|Microwaves?
risottos|Creamy rice dishes
rituals|Secrets of secret societies
rivulet|Small stream
roamers|Nomads
roasted|Like the pig at a luau
robotics|Da Vinci hobby
rockrose|Shrub with yellow, white or pink flowers
romaine|Iceberg alternative
roofing|Thatcher's job
roosters|Morning crowers
rosette|Wedding cake decoration
rotters|Heels
roughneck|Oil rig worker, of course
rumbles|Gang fights
safaris|Game shows?
salesperson|Pitching pro
saltine|Premium product
samurai|Warrior who may wield a katana
sandman|Legendary sleep inducer
sandstone|Smithsonian Institution Building's makeup
sangria|Fruity wine concoction
sanitary|More than clean
sappier|More mawkish
sardine|One in a tight squeeze
satires|Swift output
satirist|Swift, e.g.
savanna|The Serengeti, e.g.
sawhorse|Board supporter
sayonara|Sendai send-off
scalene|Neither isosceles nor equilateral
scalene|Not isosceles or equilateral
scalpels|They make the cut
scanned|Performed a checkout job
scarify|Severely criticize
scarves|Mufflers, e.g.
scatted|Sang like Ella
scenario|Possible sequence of events
scenario|Possible sequence of events
scorers|Game officials
scorned|Held in contempt
scowled|Expressed disapproval
scrapbooks|Trash some novels?
scraped|Prepared for refinishing
screener|DVD sent to an Academy voter
scrolls|Library of Alexandria collection
scrooge|Fictional curmudgeon
scrubby|Stunted, as trees
scrutiny|Intense observation
seahorse|Fish with an upright posture
seances|Spirit raisers
seaport|Shipping destination
seatbelt|Travel restriction?
secrete|Discharge
secrete|Release into the bloodstream, say
section|Arena ticket particular
sedates|Gives Xanax, e.g.
seductive|Alluring
seedless|Like some grapes and watermelons
seepage|Waterproofing target
seesaws|Fluctuates
seethed|Prepared to explode, perhaps
seizure|Customs act, perhaps
selectee|Draft choice
selective|Discriminating
semaphore|*Distant communication system
semirural|Only somewhat built up
senator|Forum figure
senator|McCain or McConnell
senders|Mail parties
senecas|Largest of the Five Nations
senhora|Lady of Lisbon
senoras|Ladies of Lima
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sentinel|Guard stationed at an entrance
sequoia|California's General Sherman, e.g.
sergeants|Drill leaders
serious|Stony-faced
serrano|Pepper variety
sestets|Sonnet enders
setbacks|Hiccups
settees|Divan cousins
shaitan|Islamic devil
sheetrock|Drywall brand
shiatsu|Massage akin to acupuncture
shiitake|Miso soup addition
shining|Radiant
shirked|Blew off
showbiz|That's entertainment
showered|Cleaned up after a workout
showings|Movie ad list
shrines|Altar sites
shrinks|Head docs
shushing|Asking to be quiet
shuteye|Forty winks
sideman|Jazz band instrumentalist
sidewalk|*Pedestrian's path
sidewalk|Cafe location, sometimes
silence|Stunned response
silents|Most of D.W. Griffith's oeuvre
silvered|Like some old mirrors
simoleons|Dollars, informally
sinkers|Pitches from Pelfrey
sinkhole|House swallower
siphoned|Stole gas, perhaps
sitters|Aunts, often
sixtieth|Anniversary celebrated by a diamond jubilee
skaters|Hockey players, e.g.
skeleton|It has a left radius and a right radius
skeleton|Them bones
skillet|Crepe pan's kin
skimmer|Wide-brimmed straw hat
skirmish|Military engagement
skycaps|Airport porters
skyrocket|Increase steeply
sledder|Person on a slippery slope?
sleekness|Greyhound's quality
sliders|Mini-burgers
slugger|Ruth, notably
smarter|Like Yogi, vis-a-vis the average bear
smarter|Not so dim
smartest|Like many valedictorians, classwise
smasher|Atom accelerator
smashes|Big successes
smelled|Was offensive, in a way
smileys|They combine colons and parentheses
smushes|Flattens, informally
snarers|They're catching
snaring|Catcher's work
sneaker|One of a squeaky pair
sniveling|Like some cowards
snootiness|Hoity-toity attitude
snorers|They're noisy at night
snorted|Exhibited derision
society|Newspaper section
solution|Puzzling aim
sonatas|Some Beethoven works
sonatina|Short piano piece
sonnets|Spenser works
sorcerers|Magic men
sorters|Copier components
sourced|Locally ___ (like some restaurant produce)
spatula|Flapjack flipper
speared|Secured, as an hors d'oeuvre
special|Diner menu choice
spectra|Colorful bands
speeches|They may be delivered to a lot of people
speedometer|Revealing bathing suit's unit of measurement?
speedup|Accelerate
spicers|Mace merchants of old
spicier|Marked on the menu with more pepper icons
spinach|Oysters Rockefeller ingredient
spinals|Some anesthetic shots
spinier|Like more perilous cacti
spinner|Twister component
spoiler|Movie reviewer's no-no
sported|Had on
spotlight|*Draw attention to
spraying|Mister's purpose
spreads|Mayo and marmalade
sprockets|Film projector teeth
sputter|Sound from a failing motor
squalor|Skid row condition
staccato|Meaning of a dot above a note
stained|Finished furniture
stainer|Cabinet worker
stalemate|Impasse
stalker|Dangerous fan
standee|Latecomer at a full house
standee|Latecomer to a show, perhaps
stannic|Containing tin
stapler|Desk device
stature|Height
steadied|Made less wobbly
steamer|Soft-shell clam
steepens|Makes climbing harder
stemware|Flutes, e.g.
stenches|Reasons for nose-holding
stencil|Sign painter's tool
stepsons|Greg, Peter and Bobby, to Carol Brady
stereos|Audio store buys
stereos|Home players
stetson|Horseman's hat
stigmata|Crucifixion wounds
stiletto|Medieval assassin's weapon
stiletto|Weapon of some medieval assassins
stilted|Unnatural eateries?
stimuli|They elicit responses
stinkbugs|Garden pests with a malodorous defense
stinkeroo|Terrible movie, e.g.
stinkier|Like Stilton, compared with Swiss
stipends|Allowances
stipends|Fixed regular payments
stirrer|Stick at Starbucks
stollens|Fruit-studded German loaves
stoolies|Unpopular singers?
stooped|Bent over
strafes|Attacks from the air
strainer|Pasta preparation aid
stratus|Low, extensive cloud
streakers|They usually run out of clothes at the end of the day
streaks|Salon request
streamer|Party line?
streets|Block separators
stresses|Plays up
strives|Goes all out
strobes|Flashers in a club
strongman|Circus weightlifter
students|Test subjects
stunned|Speechless
stutter|The King's Speech subject
stylers|Hairdressers' gizmos
submerge|Go under
substrate|Circuit board layer
subversion|Design of a navy vessel with different features?
succumbs|Caves
sundaes|Split relatives
sundial|Old timer
sunrise|Subject of a famous Monet painting
sunrises|Eastern events
sunshine|Rays
sunspot|Site of intense magnetic activity
superman|Kent state?
supernova|Turbo-charged old Chevy?
supervision|Guardian's job
supposes|Presumes
surfing|Going from site to site
swaddling|Snug wrap for a tot
swatted|Like flat flies
sweeten|Make more enticing
swerves|Avoids a collision, perhaps
swooshes|Features of Nike shoes
symphony|Mozart creation
synapse|Neural gap
syndrome|Group of signs
tableau|Striking scene
tablespoon|Half of a fluid ounce
tabletop|Place setting setting
tablets|Alternatives to laptops
tablets|iPad Pro and Nexus 9
talents|Gifts
tamales|Sonora snacks
tamales|Steamed wraps
tangerine|Fruit named for a Moroccan port
tannery|Leather outfit?
tantrum|An angry kid may throw one
tarragon|Bearnaise sauce flavoring
tarsals|Ankle bones
tassels|Mortarboard decorations
tatters|Urchin's attire
tattled|Was a snitch
taxable|Like capital gains
taxicabs|*Their work is picking up
techies|Online helpers
tectonic|Like some big plates
teeners|Many Taylor Swift fans
telephony|Sound transmission science
telexes|Fax forerunners
tenable|Like a good argument
tensors|Tightening muscles
tenures|Periods in office
terrible|Worse than bad
terries|Loopy fabrics
terrines|Cold meat dishes
tersest|Least long-winded
tessera|Mosaic square
tetrahedra|Four-sided dice, for example
textures|Video game designer's mappings
thanked|Acknowledged for a gift, say
theater|Show place
thorough|In-depth
thought|Reflected
threaten|Intimidate [numbers]
thrills|Excitement
thrives|Blossoms
throats|They may be sore
throngs|Dense crowds
throttles|Chokes
through|By way of
thrumming|Steady drone
thwarts|Frustrates
ticketed|Like many a speeder
tickets|They'll get you in the door
tictacs|Noisy boxful
tiderip|Turbulence caused by conflicting currents
timeout|Toddler's punishment
tipster|Tout
tiptoes|Stays en pointe?
tittles|Minuscule amounts
tolerate|Take
tomatoes|Hecklers hurl them
toolshed|Building that might hold a few planes
tootsie|It lost Best Picture to "Gandhi"
toroids|Doughnuts and bagels
torrent|Rush of water
torture|Unbearable suspense, say
tosspots|Trash some kitchenware?
touristy|Teeming with souvenir stands
towered|Cast a long shadow
toyshop|Top seller, perhaps
tracking|Purpose of a UPS number
traffic|Late excuse, often
trainer|Gym employee
traipse|Gallivant
traipse|Gallivant
tramline|Streetcar system
transmit|Pass along
travelers|*They're really going places
trawled|Fished for flounder, say
treadle|Sewing machine activator
treason|Crime covered by Article III of the Constitution
trendsetter|Fashion-forward sort
tresses|Locks
tribune|Dewey Defeats Truman newspaper
tribute|Hunger Games player
tricked|Taken in
trickier|Less straightforward
tricots|Activewear fabrics
trimaran|Boat with three hulls
trinity|Leon Uris novel set in Ireland
trinket|Bauble
triplanes|Some early flying machines
trochee|Iamb's counterpart
tupelos|Trees that produce a light honey
turquoise|December birthstone
turtleneck|Carl Sagan trademark
turtles|Long-lived reptiles
tweeted|Communicated with followers
twentieth|China anniversary
twinkie|Treat with a creamy filling
twirler|Pep rally performer
twirling|Activity for a majorette
twister|Game played on a plastic mat
twitchy|Nervous
twofers|Some bargains
twosome|Couple
typesets|Composes for publication
unaided|Solo
unamused|Not seeing the humor in something
unapplied|Like partial mortgage payments
unaware|In the dark
undereat|Not get enough
underhanded|Shady
unearth|Discover
unhinge|Discombobulate
unleash|Let loose
unlived|Forgone, as a possible path
unofficial|Like a straw vote
unripped|Like jeans before distressing
unsated|Still hungry
unseemly|I've torn the pants was the tailor's ____ confession
unstops|Uses a snake on
untamed|In need of breaking
unusual|Singular
unveils|Shows for the first time
uptakes|Chimney pipes
useless|Completely incompetent
utopian|Idealistic
utopias|Perfect places
vandals|Destructive group
vanguard|Cutting edge
vanilla|Blandly ordinary
vehemence|Passionate display
vertebra|Each of 33 in the human body
vespers|Evening service
vessels|Boats and ships
victorious|On top
vigilantes|They have their own sense of justice
villain|Person who might finish off a hero
waltzes|Dances in 3/4 time
warship|Corvette, e.g.
washateria|Laundromat
waterwheels|Mill powerers
weather|Much-discussed topic
weddings|Promising occasions?
weirdos|Oddballs
wellhead|Spring setting
wellhead|Where a spring springs
whatsit|Doohickey
whereto|Cabby's query
whizbang|Resounding success
whodunit|Christie creation
whopper|Fast food introduction of 1957
wineskin|Canteen's cousin
wingdings|Lively shindigs
witchcraft|*It's spellbinding
withdraw|Take out
wordage|Verbosity
wordplay|...or, if a letter is nudged over, a hint to the contest answer
workmen|Laborers
wrapping|Present preparation
wrecker|Tow truck
zaniness|Marx Brothers forte
abalone|Marine snail
abalone|Mollusk in a mother-of-pearl shell
abatable|Subject to remedying, as a nuisance
abatements|Tax deductions
abreast|Side by side
abridge|Make a long story short, e.g.
abscond|Take the money and run
absonant|Discordant, archaically
abstain|Successfully resist temptation
acacias|Flowering shrubs
acacias|Thorny trees
accents|Interior decorator's contrasting details
accidentals|Certain flats
accidents|They happen, they say
acclaim|Cheers
acclaim|Enthusiastic praise
accumulate|Gather
achieved|Realized
actions|Conduct
actress|*
actress|Play girl?
actress|Taylor or Monroe
actuate|Turn on, as a machine
adagios|Slow movements
adamant|Unshakable
address|Try to tackle
address|URL like wsj.com (1 of the question)
adjuster|Insurance company employee
admires|Rates highly
adoptable|Fit for taking home from the animal shelter
adopters|Parents by choice
advance|Move from first base to second, say
adverse|Unfavorable
aesthete|Lover of beauty
affront|Insulting action
afghanis|Where the Helmand River flows
aftermath|Wake
afternoon|Siesta time
agitate|Disturb
airdate|Show time
airplane|One might do some banking
airsick|Green on JetBlue, perhaps
airspace|Zone that may be restricted
airtight|Irrefutable
alabaster|Cloudy white
alameda|City on San Francisco Bay
alamode|Served with ice cream
alfresco|Like terrace dining
alignment|Midas offering
alining|Tire shop work
alkaline|Battery type
allsorts|Licorice candies
allures|Draws
alopecia|Chrome dome's problem
already|As soon as this
altruist|Self-sacrificing sort
amaretto|Alabama Slammer liqueur
amasses|Collects
amazing|Stupendous
amazons|Hippolyta's people
ambient|Surrounding
ambushed|Attacked unexpectedly
amethyst|February birthstone
amicable|Like some divorce settlements
amnesia|Frequent soap opera affliction
amnesia|Jason Bourne's affliction
amnesia|Problem for Bourne
amnesty|Political offender's desire
amnesty|Protection from prosecution
amoebas|When they divide they multiply
anagram|Sport shoe for hoopsters, e.g.
analogue|Comparable thing
anatomist|Body expert
anchorwoman|Superhero whose power is keeping ships from drifting?
andante|Moderately slow
andromeda|*Italian constellation in the night sky
anemones|Flowers akin to buttercups
angelica|Parsley family herb
anglers|Fly-casting folks
angoras|Some cats
angoras|Wool bearers
animated|Peppy
annotation|Marginal comment, for example
anointed|Chose as a successor
anointer|Mary Magdalene, to Jesus
antelope|Serengeti grazer
antennas|Firefly features
anticlimax|*Disappointing finish
antifur|PETA stance
antigen|Immune system triggerer
antinovel|Convention-defying read
antipot|Voting "no" on Colorado Amendment 64, say
antique|Garage sale discovery
antitrades|Prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes
antiwar|Dove's position
antlion|Insect that makes a conical trap
antonym|Long, for short
apaches|Army choppers
aplenty|Galore
apologized|Ended a spat, in a way
apology|Argument's end, sometimes
apostles|Peter, Matthew, John and nine more
appaloosa|Mottled mount
appended|Tacked on
appetite|Innate craving
approved|Loan application stamp
apricot|Jam for Sacher torte
aquamarine|[Gemstone]
arbitrate|Step in
archers|Pros with bows
arietta|Short operatic piece
arietta|Short solo
ariosos|Pieces for coloraturas
armadillo|2014 World Cup mascot Fuleco, for one
armoire|Large wardrobe
armored|Like tanks
arousals|Wake-up calls
arrange|Set in order
arrangers|Marching band staffers
arrests|Hauls in
arsonists|Destructive felons
arteries|Inner tubes?
artichoke|*Plant with an edible flower head
artistic|Having drawing power?
arugula|Pungent salad green
aseptic|Free from contamination
aseptic|Free of germs
ashamed|Sheepish
ashcans|Depth charges, in military slang
ashtray|Place for your butt
asinine|Senseless
asphalt|It might make a lot
assails|Lashes into
assails|Rips into
assaults|They may come with batteries
assembly|Congregation
assemblyman|Superhero whose power is putting together IKEA furniture?
assented|Expressed approval
assents|Nods
assents|Nods, perhaps
asserts|States firmly
assessor|One deciding what quarters are worth
assonance|Attribute of poet's lines/Whose final words are not quite rhymes
asteroid|Part of a big belt
astonish|Knock for a loop
astringent|*Application for oily skin
atelier|Monet's workplace
atheism|Disbelief
athletes|Field workers
athletic|Physically strong
attache|Embassy figure
attorneys|Bar tenders?
attunes|Acclimates
auction|Event with lots to offer
audiotape|Cassette contents
aunties|Mame and Em
auspice|Prophetic sign
austere|Starkly simple
avocado|*It's sometimes called an "alligator pear"
awesome|Great!
awkward|Hardly graceful
azaleas|Ornamental shrubs
babysit|Tend tots
backstory|The chiropractor's strong suit was a good ___
bagpipe|Instrument often played at memorials
bagpiper|Player in plaid
ballads|Slow love songs
ballpark|Diamond setting
ballyhooing|Hyping
balsamic|Vinegar variety
bandsaw|Shop tool
barbells|Pressing needs?
bareness|Lack of ornamentation
baritone|Iago in "Otello," e.g.
barrage|*Cause of some drunken brawls?
barreled|Shotgun description
barrels|Crude measurements
baseballs|Tigers catch them
basilica|Papal throne site
bassist|Paul McCartney, e.g.
bathing|Shore activity
batsman|Cricket player
beaches|Where many castles are built
beadles|Parish constables
beastie|Hip hop's ___ Boys
bedecking|Adding adornments to
beehives|Queens' domains
beholds|Takes in
beliefs|Creed makeup
berated|Took to task
berries|Fruits from a patch
besides|In addition
besides|In any case
biathlete|Olympian with a rifle
bigfoot|Elusive resident of the Pacific Northwest
biohazard|Danger that spreads
biotech|Amgen's industry
bipartite|Like Congress
birdsongs|High notes?
biscotti|Cappuccino accompanier
biscotti|Latte accompaniers
bishops|Diagonal movers
bivalve|Clam, e.g.
blanket|Picnic platform
bleached|Turned white
blitzing|Linebackers' job
blogger|Andrew Sullivan, notably
bloggers|Post masters?
boatswain|Officer in charge of a ship's crew
bobcats|Texas State team
bobolink|Black songbird named for its call
boisterous|Noisily energetic
bookends|Simon & Garfunkel album, and a hint to what can precede and follow the halves of the starred answers
bourbon|Kentucky Gentleman, for one
boycott|Product protest
brainstem|*Medulla oblongata's place
branded|Not generic
bravura|Like a virtuoso performance
breasted|Bearing two rows of buttons
breather|Short rest
breeder|Reactor type
brevity|The soul of wit
brigadier|*Latvian colonel's superior
bronchi|Respiratory airways
bronzes|Some busts
brouhaha|Kerfuffle
buccaneer|Jolly Roger flyer
buckaroo|Broncobuster
buoyant|Like a happy sailor?
busload|Quantity of tourists or schoolchildren
butcher|More than mishandle
butterfly|Toughest stroke
cabaret|Willkommen show
cabinet|China setting
cabinet|Pot holder
caesars|Famed Vegas casino
cafeteria|Lunch lady locale
cahoots|Partnership, slangily
cakewalked|Won easily
calamari|Chewy squid appetizer
caldera|Volcanic crater
caloric|Bad for dieters
calumny|Defamatory statement
camellias|Alabama's state flowers
campiest|Most theatrically over-the-top
canaries|Island group off the co*t of Africa
canasta|Two-deck card game
cannery|Packers' place
capfuls|Softener measures
capitals|B&B in Brighton Beach?
carnation|*Second go-round
casinos|Spots for slots
casseroles|Potluck staples
casters|Shopping cart quartet
catamaran|America's Cup entrant
catamaran|Twin-hulled craft
caterer|Reception hire
cayuses|Indian ponies
ceaseless|Constant
cedillas|C changers
centesimo|Hundredth of an Italian lira
cereals|Post boxes?
cerebra|Settings of frontal lobes
certain|Beyond question
cesspool|Hotbed of corruption
chagrins|Humiliates
chalets|Alpine abodes
chancel|Vicar's place in the church
chapels|Wedding settings
charges|Discover things?
chastises|Takes to task
cheaters|They're no fun to play with
chinaware|Dish's-reflection- really-highlights-a- certain-facial-feature state?
chinook|Salmon of the North Pacific
chintzier|More colorfully gaudy
chintzy|Miserly
chipper|Like a happy golfer?
choosier|Harder to please
cicadas|Summertime noisemakers
claimed|No longer up for grabs
clapper|Bell part
clashed|Went together like paisley and plaid
classic|The Gift of the Magi or "A Christmas Carol"
cleansed|Rid of grime
clearer|Easier to comprehend
clogged|In need of a snake
clothespin|It's left hanging on the line
clubface|*Golf ball striker
coarser|Less refined
coarser|Less refined
coaster|*Ring preventer
cockles|Some of Molly Malone's wares
coffeepot|Brewing vessel
coiling|Acting loopy?
coleslaw|BLT side
collect|Flock together
colleen|Irish lass
columns|Ones with supporting roles?
combines|Integrates
combines|Wheat belt machinery
comforts|Says "There, there," say
comings|Arrivals
commonage|Joint use of a pasture
comparison|*French analogy
compete|Enter a tournament
compete|Go head to head
concord|Capital on the Merrimack River
concussion|2015 Will Smith film
confidence|Chicken's lack
congests|Fills to excess
contests|Matches
coopers|Barrel builders
cordovan|Soft leather
cornflower|[Plant]
cornier|Inducing more groans, maybe
costumer|Cast dresser
cottage|Vacationer's lodgings
cottontail|*American rabbit
countdowns|December 31 rituals
counterargument|Dialogue between diner waitresses?
counters|Features of luncheonettes
courted|Tried to win over
coverage|Target of some long-range bombs?
coverall|Protective garment
cowardice|Yellow quality
cowards|Flight specialists?
crabgrass|Lawn owner's bane [3]
crawdad|Etouffee ingredient
crawfish|*Bayou specialty that, like all the starred foods, fits the answer category
creases|Iron targets
created|Put together
credence|Plausibility
creeper|Trailing plant
crested|Resembling a cockatoo
crewman|Hand
cricket|Game in which each team has one or two innings
cricketer|Bowler or batsman, e.g.
croutons|Little bread boxes?
crowded|Like Times Square on New Year's Eve
cruised|Went on a Carnival ride
cultist|Fanatic's follower
culture|Artistic awareness
cupolas|Dome toppers
curmudgeon|Old grouch
current|*Bill from a kennel?
cuticle|Manicurist's target
cybercafe|Place to sip and surf
cyclone|Coney Island coaster
damages|Court award
damaging|Destructive
datable|Like some artifacts, thanks to radiocarbon
deadens|Muffles
dearies|Pets
debutante|*Society newbie
decapods|Crabs and crayfish
decorum|Proper behavior
deepest|Most profound
deerfly|Bloodsucking pest
deicide|Set's crime against Osiris
deletes|Expunges
delphic|Intentionally ambiguous
demigod|Percy Jackson, e.g.
departed|No longer at the gate
depicts|Portrays
depletes|Uses up
deposit|It's taken into account
derived|Inferred
desalts|Makes potable, perhaps
designer|Person with a clothes line
desktop|Spot for computer icons
despite|Even with
despots|Cruel rulers
details|Fine print
detente|International easing
detours|Commute lengtheners
deviate|Go off course
devotional|Used for prayers
diagonals|Slashes
diagram|Venn visual
dialogs|Conversations
diamondbacks|Outermost fences where baseball is played?
dieresis|Umlaut doppelganger
dilemma|Catch-22
dilettante|Dabbler in the arts
diligent|Industrious
dimmers|Some light switches
dinette|Breakfast spot
dingoes|Wallaby predators
diploma|School paper?
directions|Lost motorist's need
directs|Calls the shots
disarray|Confusion
disbars|What an outspoken teetotaler might do?
discharges|What an angry babysitter might do?
discounts|What a jealous baron might do?
disgust|Revulsion
disloyal|Double-crossing
dismembers|What an overworked Senate page might do?
dismisses|What a beauty pageant loser might do?
disrobes|Prepares to bathe
distillery|Source of spirits
disturbs|Troubles
diurnal|Unlike Dracula
diverse|Like focus groups
divorced|Single once more
divorcee|There's no X in ___
doctoral|Like some theses
dodgers|Six-time World Series champs
dollars|Bills of sale?
dollies|Tracking shot needs
doormat|Submissive sort
doorstop|It may be wedge-shaped
doozies|Humdingers
dormers|Skylight alternatives
dousers|Fire extinguishers
dovetail|Fit perfectly
downers|They're a drag
downsizes|Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers
dreamland|Undercover destination?
dredges|Channel changers?
dressed|Got into the habit?
dressing|French or Italian, e.g.
duopoly|Limited cartel
dynamos|Real go-getters
eagerer|More gung-ho
earring|Stud, e.g.
earthling|You, presumably
easiness|Facility
easiness|Relaxed manner
eateries|Filling stations?
ecdysis|Shedding of a skin
eclipses|Overshadows
educate|School
egghead|Nerdy type
elapses|Passes
elapsing|Going by
elating|Making rapturous
elation|Joy
elected|Voted into office
electrodes|Pacemaker parts
elegant|Like an evening gown
elegant|Posh
elevate|Get high?
eleventh|Position for November and lambda
elevenths|Some jazz chords
elitism|Arrogant attitude
elitist|Fussy about picking friends
elongate|Draw out
emailed|Contacted via PC
emanate|Flow forth
embalms|Prepares a mummy
emerald|Birthstone for some Tauruses and Geminis
emerged|Became apparent
emerged|Became visible
emeriti|Retired, as professors
emigrate|Join an exodus
emigres|Asylum seekers
eminent|Widely respected
emitted|Gave off
empress|Title given to Queen Victoria in 1876
emulsion|Photographic film coating
encased|Covered up
encrypt|Make safe from data thieves
encrypts|Makes unreadable, in a way
endears|Inspires affection
endgame|Mate's lead-in
endures|Stands the test of time
enemies|Some are bitter
enemies|They may be bitter
enisles|Places apart
enlistee|Company man, perhaps
enlisting|Getting hitched?
enlists|Joins forces?
enlists|Signs up for some grunt work
enormous|Mammoth
enrolls|Registers
ensnare|Capture
ensnarled|Tangled up
ensured|Clinched
entangle|Snarl
entente|Friendly understanding
enthused|Gung-ho
enticed|Drew in
entitles|Qualifies
entrant|Contest hopeful
entrants|Members of a race?
entraps|Lures into bad behavior
entreat|Ask earnestly
entreated|Asked earnestly
entwine|Interlace
epaulets|Shoulder adornments
ephedra|Ingredient in "Mormon tea"
ephemera|Collectible paper items
epicure|Gastronome
equines|Zebras, horses and asses
erasable|Like whiteboards and blackboards
erasers|They get chalked up
erasure|Rubout, of a sort
eroding|Wearing thin
erosion|It may reduce some bank deposits
erosions|Weakenings
erosive|Like wind and water
escapee|The one who got away
escapes|Slips of the pen?
escorted|Went with
escudos|Cape Verde coins
espresso|Barista's creation
espresso|Really strong brew
espying|Catching sight of
essayist|Lamb, for one
essence|Nature
estates|Homes of the haut monde
estates|They get left behind
etageres|Knickknack holders
etatism|Belief in a strong central government
eternal|Everlasting
ethanol|Common biofuel
euphoria|Real rush
evasions|Cagey answers
evening|Vespers time
evictee|Ex-tenant
evident|Plain
excited|Fired up
executes|Carries out
exercises|Works out
exhales|Sighs, e.g.
exhibit|Display
exhilarate|Thrill
exorcism|It deals with personal demons
expedite|Speed up
expedition|Ford SUV
explores|Checks out
expunge|Wipe out
extremes|Polar opposites
exurban|Like commuter towns
exurban|Like some semirural towns
eyelets|Oxford openings
eyelets|Places for laces
eyelets|Places for laces
eyelets|Places for laces
eyelids|Lens covers, of a sort
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
facelift|Renovation
failure|Bankruptcy
failure|Dud
falsettos|1992 Broadway show that won Tonys for its book and score
fantastic|Better than good
farmstead|Rural property
fearsome|Chilling
features|Bygone cinema offerings
festoon|Party decoration
filmset|It has lights
finances|Budgeting consideration
fishtail|Swerve back and forth
fittest|Evolutionary survivors
flagstone|Paving slab
flambes|Prepares steak Diane or bananas Foster
flapdoodle|Rough drawing on part of an airplane?
flatline|Fall to a very low level, as sales
flintlock|Buccaneer's gun
forbear|Hold back
forebrain|Hypothalamus location
forepaw|Pussy foot
foursome|Golfing group
freakish|Far from ordinary
freewheel|Coast along
fretsaw|Aid for intricate cutting
frigate|The USS Constitution, e.g.
fulsome|Effusive
furnace|Hot spot
galilee|Where Jesus grew up
gamekeeper|Estate employee
garbanzo|Hummus maker's bit
gargled|Scoped things out?
gaseous|Like argon
gaseous|Like chlorine and fluorine
gasping|Out of breath
gearcase|Utility bicycle part
gelatins|Jiggly desserts
gelatins|Jiggly dishes
generate|Result in
gestalt|Unified whole, in psychology
gibsons|Cocktails served with an onion garnish
gleaned|Collected bit by bit
gleeful|Merry
glengarry|Highlands bonnet
glistening|Brilliant, in a way
glutton|Hog
gnatcatcher|Man at home in D.C.?
goalposts|It's unfair to move them, in a sports metaphor
goateed|Like Colonel Sanders and Uncle Sam
godsend|Boon
goodbye|The last word, often
governor|Christie, e.g.
grammar|Tense matter?
granola|Crunchy snack
grantee|Recipient of a foundation award
granulated|Like some sugar
graphic|Vividly violent
grappas|Some Italian brandies
grapplers|Wrestling match participants
gravitas|Dignified solemnity
guarantee|Bold promise
gunslinger|*Expert at drawing?
habitat|Natural home
habitat|One's usual environment
habitue|Regular patron
hairdos|Bobs and weaves
hairpiece|Rug, so to speak
hammered|Clobbered
handmade|Like many Etsy items
hangdog|Shamefaced
hangman|Fill-in-the-blanks game
hardtop|Convertible alternative
hardtop|Convertible's opposite
harness|Control
hastened|Sped up
hatracks|Hallway stands' canned laughter recordings?
hearten|Give hope to
hectors|Browbeats
heelpost|What a gate is hinged to
heights|Word in many city names
heraldic|Like a crest
heraldry|It involves coats of arms and the like
heroics|Fearless efforts
hidalgo|Spanish gentleman
himself|Hamlet's "To be or not to be" addressee
hinterland|Back of beyond
hoagies|Long lunches
homonym|Won, for one
honeybun|Sweetie
honeydew|Cantaloupe's cousin
honored|Paid respect to
honoree|One may be roasted
hoodies|Some sweatshirts
hooligans|Tough troublemakers
hopeful|Candidate
horseshoe|Lucky "U"
horseshoes|Competition with stakes
hosteler|Many a young European traveler
hourglasses|What we nearsighted folks need when watching movies?
hydrants|The curb is often painted next to them
hymnbook|Choir member's need
hysteria|Uncontrollable excitement
iceboat|Vehicle with runners and a sail
iconoclast|Attacker of accepted ideas
icosahedra|Solids with 20 faces
ideology|Belief system
idiotic|Brainless
ignores|Doesn't acknowledge
illicit|Black-market
illness|Bug
imitate|Reproduce
impalas|Grazers on the Serengeti plains
impedes|Holds up
imperfect|Flawed
implant|Mutt's microchip, e.g.
imposed|Was an inconvenience, perhaps
impression|*Sendup
inanely|In a ridiculous manner
inaugural|Like some January balls
inciters|Firebrands
indecision|Fence-straddler's problem
indoors|Suffering from cabin fever, say
inedible|Hard to swallow?
inelastic|Lacking resilience
infatuate|Inspire with foolish love
inferno|Subject for Dante
infrared|Between visible and microwave
infrared|Visible through night-vision goggles, say
ingrate|Unappreciative sort
inhaled|Smelled the roses, e.g.
inherit|Be left
inherit|Come into, in a way
initiate|Kick off
initiate|Launch
inkling|Suspicion
innersole|Bass liner
inroads|Progress
insides|Guts
instance|Example
insured|Paid a premium for
integrate|Do a calculus calculation
intends|Means
intercom|School squawker
interior|Cabinet department that oversees the National Park Service
interns|They're not yet residents
intersection|It has lights
intimidators|Bullies
intoned|Recited
intranet|Group of local computers
inundation|Deluge
inviter|Party host, e.g.
ironclad|Unbreakable, as a rule
irradiate|Hit with some waves
irradiate|Pasteurize, in a way
isolation|Quarantine
isotope|Deuterium, e.g.
jawline|Superman has a prominent one
joneses|People to keep up with
kaisers|German emperors
kayaker|User of a double-bladed paddle
kidnapping|Baby goat at rest?
klaxons|Strident blasters
knelling|Solemnly ringing
kreplach|Deli dumpling
kumquat|Citrus with an edible skin
lakesides|Settings of some getaway cabins
laments|Bemoans
laments|Bemoans
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
latents|Prints found by detectives
latitude|90 degrees north, for the North Pole
latitude|Room to maneuver
lauders|Ronald and Estee
lavender|Pastel hue
layovers|They're spent in airports
leakproof|Like a good travel mug
learner|Apprentice, for example
leashes|Chow lines
lecture|Give a good talking-to
ledgers|Record holders, of a sort
leftovers|What many have after Thanksgiving, and a description of the starred answers' gimmick
legally|Not contrary to law
legatee|Heir
legroom|It's minimal in coach
legumes|Peanuts and pinto beans
lenders|There's interest in their line of work
lentils|Main ingredient of dal
lessens|Minimizes
leveler|Evening person?
liaisons|Intermediaries
libelers|Defamatory sorts
liberate|Free
library|Volume setting?
licensee|Seller of tie-in merchandise, often
lifesavers|Brand whose first flavor was Pep-O-Mint
liftoff|*Head for space
limeade|Tangy quencher
limestone|Material for the Empire State Building's facade
lineage|Genealogist's determination
linseed|Oil ingredient from flax plants
lioness|Cub raiser
lioness|She has her pride
litters|Dog deliveries
loafers|Casual shoes
lobotomy|Old psychosurgical procedure
locator|Radar, e.g.
locoweed|It can make for frenzied flocks
locusts|Crop decimators
logical|Like Vulcans, notably
lorries|Carriageway vehicles
lorries|Tottenham trucks
lotusland|Idyllic spot
loudens|Turns up
lucifer|Evil figure
lumberyards|*Where employees log long hours?
lunules|Moon-shaped markings
lyrical|Like bel canto singing
macadam|Playground makeup
madonna|Girl Gone Wild singer
madonna|Pieta figure
madonna|Subject of many Renaissance paintings
maestro|Orchestra leader
magenta|One tank in an inkjet printer
mahimahi|Polynesian catch
majored|Specialized (in), in college
malaise|Uneasy feeling
mandates|Formal orders
mandates|Official orders
mangrove|Everglades tree
maniacs|Wackadoodles
manicure|Filing job, perhaps
manicure|Job that may include filing
martini|Bond order
massacre|Total drubbing
matador|Top trump in skat
matches|Tennis contests
maturity|Time when a bond is due for repa*ment
maypole|Beribboned staff
meathead|Doofus [1]
meatless|Like MorningStar Farms burgers
medulla|Control center for the heart and lungs
megadose|1000 milligrams of vitamin C, e.g.
melodic|Pleasant to listen to
members|They've paid their dues
menorah|Holiday centerpiece
menorah|It has lights
menorah|Winter window sight
menswear|Haberdasher's inventory
mentalists|Medium relatives
mercury|Roman god of trade
meshuga|Bananas
metered|Like electric usage
metropolis|*Capital, often
millwork|Window casings, e.g.
mimicry|Copycat's game
miniskirt|Try it on for thighs?
minored|Had a secondary study
minuend|First number in a subtraction problem
miracle|*Sainthood requirement
miracle|Canonization requirement
miscast|Put in the wrong part
misdial|Make the wrong call, in a way
miserly|Like Jack Benny, famously
missend|Hit "Reply All" on, maybe
misshapen|Deformed
modifies|Alters
moneyed|Far from broke
moniker|Informal handle
moonshine|Backwoods brew
moonstruck|It won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 1988
moorage|Marina slot
moratoria|Temporary suspensions
moronic|Ludicrous
mortals|Playthings for the gods
mortgage|Home buyer's loan
motorbus|Tour transport, quaintly
mousepad|Mickey's domicile?
mousers|Farm cats, often
mudhole|Sloppy spot
muffler|Part of an auto's exhaust system
nailbiter|Game that goes into overtime, e.g.
namable|Worthy of mention
nametag|Conference pin-on
nametag|Reunion wear
nametags|They're worn on the chest
napalmed|Attacked brutally, in a way
narrate|Do some documentary work
narrate|Do some voice work
narrate|Tell the tale
nativism|Xenophobic policy
natures|Temperaments
necktie|Casualty of casual Friday
necktie|Windsor, e.g.
neckwear|Scarves and the like
needier|More clingy
needier|Worse off
negative|Didn't say nothing, say
neglect|Abandonment
nemeses|Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, e.g.
nemeses|Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, e.g.
nemesis|Long-standing rival
nervous|Past tense?
nesting|Avian activity
nettles|Prickly plants
network|Lifetime, e.g.
neutral|Favoring neither faction in a dispute
neutron|It's always free of charge
newsroom|Post office?
newswire|Reuters, for one
nibbles|Savory snacks
nightgown|Evening dress
noblemen|Counts and dukes
nomadic|Like the Huns
nonstop|2014 Liam Neeson thriller
nonstory|Fake news?
nonuser|Clean fellow
northwest|Delta acquisition of 2008
noseguards|Sentries in front of the airplane?
nostril|Hole in the head
notebook|It's bound for the classroom [3]
numbering|Pagination
obligate|Compel
obscurest|Least clear
obstacles|Features of some courses
oceanic|Like some voyages
octangle|Stop sign shape
octopus|Creature with eight arms
oculist|Ophthalmologist, quaintly
oddball|Weirdo
official|Whistle blower
ointment|Skin soother
omelette|Brunch entree
omitted|Forgot to put in
omnivore|He'll eat anything
oneness|Meditation goal
onerous|Burdensome
operate|Run
opossum|American marsupial
opossum|American marsupial
orbital|Circling, in a way
ordeals|Severe experiences
ordered|Not random
oregano|Marjoram's cousin
oregano|Spaghetti sauce seasoning
orienting|Giving directions
osmoses|Passes through a membrane
ostracize|Shut out
ottoman|Cushioned footstool
outbacker|*Many an Aussie cattle rancher
outclimb|Beat to the summit
outdrinks|Takes more shots than, perhaps
outsole|Where the rubber meets the track?
overalls|Attire for Mario and Luigi
overawed|Cowed
overdue|Outstanding
overlap|Area of common interest
oversee|Be in charge of
overtime|It's for those with a score to settle
overtures|Romantic proposals
oxygenated|Like the blood in the pulmonary veins
oxymoron|Definite maybe or "open secret," e.g.
paddling|Canoeist's activity
paginate|Add numbers to
pagodas|Buddhist buildings
pamperer|Spa worker, at times
panacea|Wonder drug
pandemic|CDC fear
panelist|What's My Line? participant
panettone|Italian sweet bread popular at Christmastime
panorama|Mountain vista
parable|Story with a moral
parable|Sunday school story
paragon|Shining example
parasite|Host's counterpart
parings|Some kitchen compost
parlors|Tattoo spots
paroxysm|Sudden outburst
partridge|Game bird
passkey|It'll open many doors for you
pathetic|Sorry
patience|Solitaire, in Sussex
patriotic|Like country fans?
pausing|Taking a break
pawnbroker|Insurance dealer to a chess player?
pawpaws|Fleshy yellowish fruits
payouts|Dividends
peloton|Main group, in the Tour de France
peninsula|Brittany, for one
peninsula|Map projection?
peonies|Showy fragrant flowers
pepperoni|Topping for some pies
peppertree|Spice-yielding evergreen of Peru [1]
perfect|Ideal
performer|Contortionist, e.g., and, read syllable by syllable, a hint to the starred answers
perihelion|Old MacDonald had an orbit's closest point...
perishable|Intended to be eaten soon after purchase
perishes|Goes off
periwinkle|[Mollusk]
peroxide|Hair lightener
persist|Carry on
persons|Individuals
perturbed|Unsettled
pestles|Apothecary tools
petitioner|Redress seeker
petulance|Bratty attitude
petunias|Funnel-shaped flowers
peyotes|Hallucinogens from cacti
pharaoh|Pyramid power
phosphorus|Element that glows in the dark
photographer|*Person who gets the picture
pickaxe|Prospector's tool
pigpens|Symbols of squalor
pinatas|Donkeys attacked by bats, perhaps
pinecones|Wreath adornments
pioneer|Trailblazer
pitapat|Stereotypical love-at-first-sight sound
planets|Orrery spheres
platitude|Time heals all wounds, for example
platter|*Serving dish
playing|In theaters
playpens|Sites for childish behavior?
playsuits|Toddler's wardrobe
pleather|Naugahyde's kin
poblano|Habanero's mild cousin
politics|House work
politics|Risky dinner party topic
poolhall|Shark's milieu
poolhall|There's no Q in ___
poolside|Popular sunning spot
porkpie|Fozzie Bear chapeau
portion|Serving
poshest|Most upscale
possets|Spiced drinks made with curdled milk
pounders|Bad headaches
prairie|Grassy expanse
pranced|Moved like a show horse
precast|Like some concrete slabs
predicted|Called in advance
predilection|...and on his farm he had a fondness for something...
preemie|Early delivery
preener|Mirror hog
premier|Foremost
premier|Foremost
premises|Place of business
premiums|Oxford charges
prepaid|Like some enclosed envelopes
preparer|Signer of some tax returns
presell|Take advance orders for
present|Roll call response
presenting|Doing a demo of
pretaped|Not live
pretense|False show
pretests|Some academic diagnostics
prisoners|Record holders?
process|Make sense of
produces|Manufactures
profusely|To a great degree
promise|It may be broken
pronoun|You or me
propellants|Rocketry substances
prorates|Assigns fairly
prosper|Do well
prowler|Possible source of nocturnal noise
proximate|Very near
pruners|Groundskeepers, at times
psalmist|David, for one
pumpkin|Patch product
purples|Lilac and lavender
putters|Finishing clubs
quartet|ABBA, e.g.
question|There's no Y in ___
rabatos|Stiff 17th-century collars
raccoon|Masked raider
raceway|Track
radioed|Contacted the Coast Guard, in a way
rampage|Run amok
ransoming|Putting up money with expectation of a return?
rarities|Honus Wagner baseball cards, e.g.
rasping|Harsh
ratting|Snitch's activity
rattlers|Desert dangers
rattletrap|Lemon
rawhide|*Chew toy material [40]
realist|Pragmatic person
rearrest|*Chair or stool, say?
rebooks|Changes plane reservations
recline|Enjoy a La-Z-Boy, perhaps
reddest|Most embarrassed, perhaps
redlines|Attains the maximum safe speed
redtail|North American hawk
reelers|Some country dancers
reemerge|Come out of hiding
refresh|Browser option
regards|Letter closing
regimens|Systematic routines
rehearse|Prepare for a performance
reindeer|Comet, e.g.
rejuvenate|Give a shot in the arm to
related|In the family
relates|Tells
relative|Not absolute
relearn|Go over again
relearns|Brushes up on
relieve|Replace on the mound
remainder|Leftover amount
remarry|Forfeit alimony, perhaps
rematch|The Thrilla in Manila, e.g.
remorse|Deep regret
rendered|Depicted artistically
renegade|*1979 Styx hit [44]
reneges|Defaults, as on a promise
renewable|Like solar energy and library books
renewal|Paper extension
renewal|Wired extension
renters|Many summer residents
repaint|Put on a new coat
repeating|Like the decimal equivalent of 1/3
repress|Bottle up, as bad memories
reprisal|Taste of one's own medicine
repulsed|Drove back
reputed|Generally considered
request|Ask politely
rerolls|Backgammon do-overs
resales|Flipper's feats
rescinds|Annuls
reseats|Upgrades to first class, say
reseeds|Does some lawn repair
resents|Takes exception to
reshoes|Does a farrier's task
respites|Breathers
responds|Comes back
restate|Phrase differently
restock|Deal with empty shelves
restrains|Keeps in check
results|Successful folks get them
resupply|Stock some more
resurge|Rise anew
retests|Takes more blood, e.g.
retinol|Vitamin A
retotals|Checks, as one's figures
retread|Unoriginal work
retreat|Turn tail and run
retrying|Giving it another go
reunion|Alumni assembly
revamped|Spruced up, perhaps
revenge|Whodunit motive, often
reviewer|TripAdvisor contributor
rewards|Figures on wanted posters
rhythmical|Like heartbeats
ricotta|*Something you can get out of the whey
riesling|White wine of Germany
ringers|Perfect doubles
ringleader|Pioneer where boxing is played?
riposte|Clever comeback
riveter|Rosie's job
riveter|Rosie, e.g.
riviera|Portofino's surroundings
rivulets|Small streams
robotic|Stiff or unemotional
romanced|Courted
roomies|Dorm duo, perhaps
rootlets|Ivy anchors
rotates|Takes turns
rotates|Takes turns
roughrider|Cavalry member under Teddy Roosevelt's command
runless|Like a 1-2-3 inning
runover|Go long
sabered|Struck with a sword
sabotage|1936 Alfred Hitchcock film
sagacity|Wisdom
sailors|They're often on top of the deck
saleslady|Many a perfume counter worker
saltines|Premium product
salutation|Start of a formal letter
sandalwood|Incense-yielding tree
sardine|Item in a tight tin
sardonyx|Stone with red and white bands
sargasso|There's no C in ___
sashimi|Bento box option
sashimi|Japanese appetizer
satiate|Fill to excess
satirical|Like "Utopia" or "Gulliver's Travels"
satisfy|Hit the spot
savannah|Georgia's oldest city
savannahs|Grassy tracts
savannas|Elands' lands
scalped|Hawked Hawks tickets, say
scamper|Run playfully
scarred|Suffering lasting effects, literally or figuratively
scatter|Move off in different directions
scented|Nice for the nose
schleps|Hauls
scholar|Academic
scholar|Academic
science|Researcher's field
science|Spock's specialty
scimitar|Curved blade
scorned|Held in contempt
scraping|Abrasion
scratch|Withdraw from competition
scratching|Purpose of a pet post
scrawls|Rushed writing
screeds|Diatribes
screeds|Diatribes
screwup|Bungler
scrooge|Marley's business partner
scrumptious|This tastes so good! (5 of the question)
sealant|Finish protector
seaport|Juneau or Genoa
searchlight|*"Slumdog Millionaire" studio [37]
seashore|Spot for sandcastle builders
seaside|Site of many a resort hotel
seaweed|Sushi wrap
secedes|Breaks away
secrets|Espionage objective
sedates|Knocks out
sediments|Deposited amounts
seedbeds|Spots for planting
seediest|Furthest from posh
seesawing|Fluctuating rapidly
seesaws|Fluctuates
sellout|Fellow who compromises his values
senatorial|Like some biennial elections
senators|Hill honchos
senecas|Largest of the Five Nations
senseless|Lacking purpose
sentient|Conscious
sentinel|Person with a watch
seraphs|Heavenly beings
sermons|Sunday deliveries
sestets|Sonnet closes
settler|Pioneering person
shadings|Slight variations
shafted|Given a raw deal
shamans|Tribal healers
sharper|Better defined
sharpie|Permanent marker brand
shaving|Hair razing?
shellac|Really whomp
shellac|What old gramophone records were made of
shellacs|Wallops
sherbet|Chilly dessert
shimmer|Be scintillating
shinbone|Tibia
shindig|Lively do
shipmen|Mariners
shooter|Violent video game
shooting|Like some pains
shorten|Abbreviate, say
shortstop|Derek Jeter, notably
shotgun|Worn-out firearm that's no longer usable?
showgirl|Vegas performer
shutouts|Lopsided sports victories
siamese|Cat with colorful points
siamese|It may have chocolate points
sideline|Source of extra income
sidemen|Jazz band members
sidetracked|Train engineer: "I got ___"
silages|Cattle comestibles
silicon|Integrated circuit element
simians|Monkeys
similes|Comparative phrases
sinister|Ominous
sinners|Penance performers
sinuses|Holes in the head
sirloin|Steakhouse choice
sisters|Many bridesmaids
skeptic|Doubting sort
skewered|Criticized mercilessly
skimmed|Read quickly
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleetier|More hazardous for driving, perhaps
sleeveless|Like halter tops [2]
slender|Sylphlike
slenderly|How Little Susie was fashioned in a Michael Jackson song
slither|Wriggle like a rattler
slitted|Like some revealing skirts
slitted|Opened envelopes, in a way
slobbers|Makes like a bulldog
sloshed|Blotto
slugger|Plate great
smeltery|Place of refinement
smokers|Pack purchasers
snaking|Following a twisty path
snaking|Sinusoidal
snapper|Fish on seafood menus
sneakier|More furtive
sneered|Demonstrated derision
sneezed|Elicited a blessing
snifter|Goblet for brandy
snipped|Shortened flower stems, for example
snorted|Reacted derisively
snowmen|Ephemeral sculptures
snowshoes|Pair for Arctic hikers
soapbox|Talking point?
sofabed|Spot for a guest
sofabed|Spot for a guest
solacer|Comforting person
soloing|Going it alone
solstice|Season opener
soluble|Like sugar in your coffee
someone|Important person
sometimes|Once in a while
soonest|First
sororal|Like some relationships between women
sourest|Most embittered
sourpuss|Gloomy Gus
southpaw|Clayton Kershaw, notably
spaniel|Checkers, for one
sparsity|Short supply
spartan|Hardly luxurious
spectra|Prism productions
spectre|24th film in the James Bond series
speedometer|It displays the going rate
speedos|Skimpy swimsuits
speedos|Skimpy swimwear
spellbinders|Powerful speakers
spinsters|Bachelors' sexist counterparts
spirited|Full of pluck
spitfire|Hot-tempered sort
spitfire|Quick-tempered sort
splattered|Like many a painter's smock
splices|Does some genetic tinkering
sponsor|Ad supplier
sportive|Frolicsome
sprinkled|Rained, but not heavily
squires|Knightly attendants
stained|Finished a deck
stalemate|Tie on a board
stallion|Colt, later
stallions|Studs, e.g.
stamina|Asset for dance marathon competitors
stamina|Marathoner's asset
stammer|Result of public speaking anxiety
stampede|Ranch problem
standard|Cause of unfair treatment
stannic|Containing tin
starkly|Without adornment
starlit|Like a cloudless night
startle|Catch off guard
startup|Entrepreneur's creation
startups|New outfits
statutes|Legislative production
steelie|Marble banned in tournament play
steelie|Metal marble
steeped|Like tea leaves
steered|Turned the wheel
stellar|Outstanding
stemless|Like some glassware
stemmed|Came (from)
stenches|Unpleasant odors
stencil|Sign-making aid
stencil|Spray-painter's aid
stereos|Audiophiles' investments
sterile|Germ-free
sterling|First-rate
stetsons|Components of ranch dressing?
stetsons|Cowboy hats
stetted|Marked for inclusion
stewards|Carnival workers?
stewpans|Cassoulet cookers
stiletto|Switchblade ancestor
stilted|Overly formal
stinger|Business end of a hornet
stipples|Marks with small dots
stomach|Bear
stonier|More impassive
stopgap|Temporary fix
stopgaps|Temporary fixes
stopper|Wine-preserving doodad
stopwatch|Runner's ticker
strainers|Colander cousins
straits|Narrow channels
stranded|Without a ride home
streaker|Person who takes off running?
stretch|Pre-race ritual
streusel|Crumbly topping
striate|Marked with furrows
strictly|In an absolute manner
strides|Progress
strides|Walks decisively
strikes|Second part of a count
strongmen|Dictators
strudel|Austrian treat
strutter|Peacock, notably
studded|Like many motorcycle jackets
students|Class members
studied|Hit the books
stylists|Salon staffers
stylizes|Depicts in hieroglyphics, e.g.
sublease|Renter-to-renter contract
subtotal|Pretax line on a receipt
suburbia|Collective of commuters
suddenly|All at once
suggest|Drop a hint
summery|Warm and pleasant
sundial|Old timer
sunlamp|Tanning salon device
sunsets|*Evening shows
suntans|Beach acquisitions
superpremium|Fabulous insurance payment?
supreme|*Unparalleled
surreal|Dreamlike
swabbie|Navy enlistee
sweeten|Make more appealing
sweeten|Make more attractive, as a deal
swindled|Took in
swindled|Took in, in a way
swooped|Made an aerial attack, perhaps
swordfish|Sea creature that resembles the maaarrrlin!
tabletop|Place for board games
tactile|Felt with the fingers
tadpole|Frogman trainee, in slang
tailcoats|Paint jobs at the back of the airplane?
tailgate|Party in the parking lot
tailgated|Partied before kickoff
taillights|Couple on a bus
tailspins|Uncontrollable drops
talented|Eligible for a master class
talents|Gifts
talisman|Charm
tamales|Husk-wrapped edibles
tankard|Grog vessel
tantrums|Angry kids throw them
tapenade|Olive spread
tapioca|Bubble tea ingredient
tarnation|Heck
tavernas|Aegean eateries
teacake|Social snack
teakettle|*Its home is on the range
teariest|Most emotional
tearjerker|Picture of sorrow?
tearstained|Like cheeks of somebody who's decidedly not happy
teasers|Tantalizing ads
teatime|Reading break?
teenager|Many a first-time voter
teenager|Person born in 1999 or 2001
teetotal|Stay dry
telecast|Airing
telecast|Show
telecom|Sprint, e.g.
telecom|Verizon's biz
telemark|Skiing turn
telephone|2010 Lady Gaga hit
teleports|Beams up, e.g.
tempers|Some are short
tempests|Violent storms
temptation|*Enticement
tenants|They give dollars for quarters
tenement|Crowded housing
tensest|Most nail-biting
tentative|Not fixed
terahertz|Measure for radiation between microwaves and infrared light
teriyaki|Japanese glaze
terming|Applying a description to
termites|They live in a hole in the wall
terrace|Penthouse adjunct
terriers|Scottish and Welsh
tersest|Least windy
testify|Take the stand
tethers|Ties
thermos|Lunchbox item
thinker|Scholarly sort
thistle|Emblem of Scotland
thundershowers|What Oklahoma City players hit after the game?
thyself|Person to know, per Plato
timberline|*German forest's upper limit
timothy|Hay grass
tinters|Salon specialists
titania|Oberon's queen
toadstool|Forest growth
toaster|Old bank giveaway
tobacco|Parliament contents
tolerates|Puts up with
tonnage|Hold capacity
torpedo|The Hunt for Red October weapon
torpedo|Sub shot
torsion|Twisting action
totemic|Serving as a symbol
totemic|Serving as a symbol
tottered|Walked unsteadily
tractor|Plow puller
tradable|Like many commodities
trailblazer|*Bill Walton, in the 1970s [43]
trailer|Movie promo
transmit|Broadcast
travails|Stressful endeavors
treated|Picked up the dinner tab
trefoils|Girl Scout cookies shaped like the Girl Scout logo
tresses|Long locks
triplane|The Sopwith Snark, for one
triptych|Artwork in panels
trisect|Cut for yourself and two friends
trounce|Give a shellacking
trustee|Foundation figure
tryouts|Team-building activities?
tsunami|Possible earthquake aftereffect
tsunami|Quake byproduct, perhaps
tsunami|Subject of a seaside warning
tsunamis|Destructive waves
turnpike|It takes its toll
tutorial|Helpful software feature
tweeted|Like some presidential communications
tweezer|Plucking need
twinkled|Shone
typefaces|Layout choices
typology|Study of symbols
ukulele|Instrument played at luaus
ukulele|It's picked in Hawaii
ukuleles|Koa wood instruments
ukuleles|They're picked in Hawaii
ultrasound|Baby shower?
uncrate|Handle new arrivals at the museum
uncrosses|Straightens, as legs
underdog|Upset winner
undersea|Below the surface?
underset|Put beneath for support
unfamiliar|Foreign
unheard|Falling on deaf ears
unhinge|Drive nuts
unicorn|Animal opposite the English lion on the Royal Arms
unicorn|Another creature named with a numerical prefix
unmanned|Like drones
unmoored|Set adrift
unopposed|*Like candidates in some easy races
unpopular|Not in the in crowd
unproven|Too new to recommend
unravel|Come apart
unravel|Disentangle
unreeled|Played a bass?
unrests|States of civil disturbance
unrisen|Like a bread dough failure, perhaps
untimed|Like some tests
untrusting|Suspicious
unusual|Curious
unwisely|Without thinking things through
uranium|Pitchblende product
valencia|Spain's third-largest city
valentine|*Bit of February mail
valises|Some carry-on pieces
vandalism|Destructive crime
vanilla|Shake option
venerated|Like a saint
ventilators|Intensive care unit machines
veranda|Porch swing locale
veritas|Word on the Yale crest
vibrato|Singer's wavering tone
victuals|Food
vinegar|Steak sauce ingredient
violinist|*Hilary Hahn or Joshua Bell
visited|Called on
voicers|They speak up
walleye|Minnesota's state fish
wallpaper|Alternative to paint [2]
wardens|Cooler heads?
warhorse|2011 Spielberg movie
warrant|*Bellicose speech?
wastrel|Profligate
watches|Second-hand items?
watchwords|Guiding principles, and the ends of the starred answers
website|Cookie source
website|Surfer's destination
welding|Construction site job
wetsuit|Diving duds
wetsuits|Divers wear them
whatnots|Knickknack shelves
whodunits|Christie creations
wingdings|Small dents in the airplane?
wingless|Like male fig wasps
winsome|Charmingly innocent
wirehairs|Some terriers
wiretap|Bug with a sting?
wiseacres|Smart alecks
womanhood|Girl's future
wounded|Hurt
yammers|Whines
yardage|Gridiron gains
yarmulke|Top in temple
yuletide|Present time?
zeppelin|The Hindenburg, for one
abashes|Discomfits
abeyance|Suspended state
abeyance|Suspension
ability|Wherewithal
aborted|Put the kibosh on
abrading|Scraping against
abreast|Side by side
absentee|Polling place no-show
abundant|Plentiful
acacias|Savanna trees
accents|Grave markers?
accosts|Buttonholes
accrues|Builds up
accused|Defendant
acreage|Farm figure
actuate|Put in motion
adamant|Unwilling to budge
adapter|Travel kit gizmo
administer|Run
admonishes|Gently reproves
adopted|Like Clark Kent and Princess Leia
adopted|Like Jane Eyre and Princess Leia
adoptee|Clark Kent, for one
adorned|Prettified
adrenal|Steroid-producing gland
advance|Pre-payday money
adverbs|Tom Swifty words
aerials|Freestyle skiing event at the Olympics
aerobat|Stunt flyer
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
affable|Friendly
aflutter|Trembling with excitement
afterimage|Flashbulb effect
agendas|Conference handouts
agendas|Underlying motives
agilely|With moves like a gymnast
airlifts|Certain evacuations
airmail|Its first stamps were issued in 1918
alencon|French city known for its lace
alencon|Lace town of Normandy
alienor|Property seller, in law
alleged|Purported
allotment|Share
alluded|Casually referred
altruistic|Hardly selfish
amazing|Jaw-dropping
amenable|Fit for praising, as a sermon?
amended|Like the Constitution, 27 times
amenity|Hotel spa, e.g.
amnesia|The Bourne Identity plot device
amnesiac|Jane Doe, perhaps
amnesiac|Jason Bourne, for one
amorist|*Love expert
amorist|Lover of love (NY)
amperes|Current units
amusive|Tending to tickle
analogy|IQ test challenge
analysts|They may help you change your mind
ancestral|Hereditary
andante|Medium tempo
andiron|Log supporter
anemone|Buttercup family flower
angelic|Perfectly behaved
angelica|Aromatic plant of the parsley family
angrily|With indignation
angstrom|Wavelength measure
animals|Domain of Faunus
animate|Bring to life
animated|Full of spirit
animated|Vivacious
anneals|Tempers, as metal
annexes|Extensions
annotated|With useful info in the margins, say
anodyne|Intentionally inoffensive
anoints|Chooses as a successor
anomalies|Departures, of sorts
anomalous|Deviating from the usual pattern
antedate|Come before
antelope|Bongo, e.g.
antelope|They play with the deer
antimony|*Element used in batteries and bullets
antipasto|Introductory Italian course?
antisag|Designed to hold things up, as some gate brackets
antisocial|Not a company man?
antispam|Like some email filters
antlers|Buck features
antsiest|Most restless
anywise|However, quaintly
apollos|Beautiful young fellows
apollos|Handsome hunks
apologies|Argument enders, at times
apology|Words that may be owed
appease|Mollify
appetite|Food drive?
appetizer|A starter of a sort
applesauce|*Nonsense
apropos|Regarding
arbiters|Ruling parties
archaic|Like "lackaday" and "prithee"
archfoes|Holmes and Moriarty, e.g.
armoire|Dresser alternative
arouses|Kindles
arouses|Kindles
arouses|Stirs up
arrogance|High-and-mighty attitude
arrogant|Too big for one's britches
arroyos|Steep-sided gullies
arsenal|Military storehouse
artichoke|Its heart doesn't beat
article|A, e.g.
article|Paper piece
ascetic|Many a monk
asphalt|Rocky road ingredient?
aspirin|It might make you a better person
aspiring|Hopeful
assailed|Set upon
assassin|Professional offer?
assaults|Attacks on enemy positions
asserts|Makes a point of
assists|Guard stats
assists|Jason Kidd's 12,091
assists|Lends a hand
assists|Lends a hand
assures|Sews up
astride|Ready to pedal, perhaps
ateliers|Artists' studios
athlete|Game player
atlases|Books with legends
atlases|Charter publications?
attacks|Strikes
attagirl|Nice job, sister!
attempts|Takes a shot
attorney|Bar tender?
attraction|Draw
attribute|Characteristic
attunes|Makes receptive
audiences|Play groups?
aureoles|Rings of light
aurorae|Colorful sky phenomena
authored|Penned
avalanche|Denver hockey team
avenges|Doesn't forgive and forget
average|Run-of-the-mill
average|Unexceptional
avifauna|Birds of a given region
awareness|What the absent-minded lack
awesome|Way cool!
babysat|Got paid to play, perhaps
backfire|Have the opposite effect from what was intended
backspin|Tricky table tennis tactic
badmouth|Dis
bananas|1971 movie starring Woody Allen and Louise Lasser
bandwagons|Old parade sights
bangles|Wrist adornments
baptism|It may use an ornate font
baptize|Make an awe-inspiring dunk?
barhops|Paints the town red
barreled|Sped (along)
baseball|A starter starts it
bathtub|Ring setting
batsmen|Players facing bowlers on a pitch
batsmen|Strikers in cricket, e.g.
battens|Secures with strips
battled|Struggled against
battleship|The USS Maine, for one
beacons|Sources of hope?
bearable|Fit for occupying, as a den in the woods?
bedside|Alarm setting
bedtime|When to retire
beestings|Garden hazards
begging|*Seeking change, perhaps
beginner|Rookie
begorra|Irish exclamation
beguine|Fox trot relative
benders|Drinking sprees
beretta|Italian gunmaker
berthed|Tied up
bespoken|Suggested
bettors|Pool parties
bicycle|Miss Gulch's ride
bigamous|Breaking the law with multiple partners?
billion|Huge number
biotech|Jurassic World science
biotype|Genetically similar group
birdbrain|Dimwit
blackjack|Activity in which people ask to be hit
blackmail|Lean on, in a way
blasted|Confounded
bleeder|Target of a surgeon's clamp
blissful|Rapturous
bloodred|Lipstick color
bloodstains|Evidence in many "Law & Order" episodes
bloopers|Movie credits extras, sometimes
blushed|Was visibly embarrassed
bobbysox|They might be worn with poodle skirts
bobsleds|Olympic gliders
boldest|Most intrepid
boldfaced|Emphasized, typographically
bolthole|Place to hide to escape danger
bondage|Fifty Shades of Grey subject
bonobos|Chimp's cousins
botanic|Plant-related
bothers|Troubles
bouncers|Bar tenders?
bourgeoisie|*Capitalist class, in Marxism
bowknot|Shoelace feature, often
brainiacs|Bright bunch
braised|Browned, then simmered
bravado|Swagger
breadth|Side-to-side measure
brigade|Army subdivision
brisket|Corned beef source
brooded|Was glum
bruises|Fall souvenirs
builders|They have lots to deal with
bullpen|Where relief pitchers warm up
bureaucratese|Some obfuscating jargon
bureaus|Government departments
buzzwords|Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers
cabinet|*China setting
cabinet|China's location
cabinet|Kitchen storage
cagiest|Most cunning
caginess|Secretive nature
calibrated|Fine-tuned
caliphs|Islamic leaders
calories|What's been added to the starred answers
camaraderie|Workplace boon
camshaft|Tripod?
canasta|Game whose name is Spanish for "basket"
candidate|Seat seeker
canister|Flour pot?
cannoli|Ricotta-filled dessert
canonic|Orthodox
capable|Fit for limiting, as salaries?
capable|Handy
capital|Start-up need
caprice|Whim
captive|Detainee
cardamom|Chai spice
carolers|Seasonal songsters
carpeted|Not bare, in a way
cassava|Tapioca source
castles|Makes a two-man move
catcher|Home squatter
catholics|Mass producers?
caustic|Scathingly sarcastic
caution|Something to exercise
censure|Official reprimand
centimeter|*Approximate width of a pencil
century|*About 3.16 gigaseconds
cerebra|Brain sections
cerebra|They each have two hemispheres
chained|Like Prometheus
chainsaw|Tree surgeon's tool
chairmen|Senate VIPs
chalice|Eucharist need
chalices|Eucharist vessels
changes|Transforms
chanted|Performed plainsongs
chanteuse|Edith Piaf, notably
charade|Absurd pretense
charisma|Magnetic quality
chasers|Shot followers
checkmate|Board finish
cheerleader|Pep rally performer
cholera|Disease responsible for several historic pandemics
choplogic|Argue pedantically
chorale|Hymn tune
chutney|Major Grey's condiment
circled|Went around
classmate|Lab partner, e.g.
cleanse|Free of impurities
clearcut|Inarguable
clearcut|Sharply defined
clearcut|Undeniable
clientele|Customers
clients|Patronizing people
clincher|Decisive argument
clouted|Hit hard
clownish|Ridiculously exaggerated
clutches|Groups of eggs
coastal|Like some sandbars
cochair|Run jointly, as a committee
codeine|Cough syrup ingredient
cognacs|Hennessy and Remy Martin, notably
collate|Assemble in proper order
collated|Put in order
collect|Verb on Monopoly's GO space
colonel|Mustard, e.g.
colorizes|Updates, as an old film
commits|Stops waffling
complacent|Self-satisfied
concert|Arena event
condoning|Reluctantly sanctioning
confess|Admit it!
conjoin|Bind together
connect|Feel an affinity
constrain|Restrict severely
containers|Cargo ship load
cordons|Police lines
cornered|At bay
coronas|Tecate alternatives
correlate|*Match up
corselet|Girdle-and-bra undergarment
coterie|Exclusive circle
coterie|Inner circle
counselor|Camp employee
cousins|Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage, e.g.
coverall|Comprehensive
coveted|Much in demand
cowbell|Bossy's neckwear
cowbells|Rural ringers
cowsheds|Stable cousins
crabeater|Antarctic seal
cradles|Holds protectively
creased|Like a fedora's crown
creoles|Bayou brethren
crimped|Like pie crust borders, often
crosstie|Track connector
cruisers|Squad cars
cruises|Carnival rides?
cuisine|Le Cordon Bleu focus
currant|Raisin cousin
curtest|Least expansive
cushion|Couch component
cussword|Angry oath
cuticle|Nail base
cyclops|*Polyphemus, for one
cylinder|Can shape
cypress|Juniper, e.g.
dampens|Reduces, as fervor
dancers|Ball participants
dankness|Cave quality, often
darkest|Least lit
daunted|Put off
deadpan|Blank
dearest|Honey
debatable|Fit for fumigating, as a belfry?
debaters|Clinton and Trump, in 2016
debuted|Came out
decadence|Vice
decagon|Ten-sided figure
decimal|It's never pointless
decoder|NSA worker, at times
decodes|Cracks, in a way
decodes|Uses a key on, in a way
decrial|Vocal condemnation
defamed|Dragged through the mud
definite|Explicitly precise
defrocks|Cuts from the cloth
deifies|Puts on a pedestal
deities|Olympic group
delegate|Conventional type?
deleted|Struck out
deletes|Takes out
delivered|UPS tracking notification
demeans|Cheapens
dentistry|Work involving lots of drills
dentists|Crown makers
deplane|Leave the cabin
deposit|You can take that to the bank
deposits|They're taken into account
derbies|Some horse races
derives|Infers
despotism|Tyranny
despots|Repressive rulers
detente|Diplomat's pursuit
detente|Easing of tensions
detests|Can't stand
detonator|Demolition device
deviate|Stray
devious|Underhanded
devotes|Allocates, as time
diagnose|Pinpoint a cause, in a way
diaries|Personal records
dictate|Give orders
dilates|Becomes wider
dilemma|Tough choice
diocese|Bishop's domain
diorama|Museum model
diphthongs|Sounds of "sounds" and "voices"
dipstick|Baby carrot?
disarrays|Messes
discreet|Prudent
diseases|Pathology focus
disrobe|Strip
dissolute|Like libertines
distance|Way to go
distort|Give a misleading version of
dithered|Didn't decide
divisors|Numbers after slashes
divvies|Splits
doilies|Lace mats
dominant|Alpha, say
doodads|Gizmos
doorpost|Lintel supporter
dopiness|Dazed and confused state
dormant|Like Mauna Kea
dossier|FBI file
doubles|Wimbledon competition
downplays|De-emphasizes, and a hint to the starred answers
draftsmen|Some architecture firm workers
dropouts|GED seekers
duelist|Either Burr or Hamilton, in July 1804
dulcimer|Instrument that may be hammered
durians|Stinky Asian fruits
dustpan|Aid for a maid
dutiful|Conscientious
dynamite|Great!
dynamos|Energetic individuals
eagerly|With bated breath
earbuds|Source of voices in your head, maybe
earflaps|Deerstalker pair
earless|Like elephant seals
eateries|Cafeterias and coffee shops
eccentrics|Cranks
echogram|Image produced by sonic waves
echoing|Going off the walls
eclairs|Cream puffs' cousins
eclairs|Patisserie purchases
ecocide|Deforestation, e.g.
economic|Sort of forecast
ecstatic|On cloud nine
edgiest|Most antsy
edgiest|Most avant-garde
editors|Pros with prose
educate|Coach, say
educators|Ones with class?
eggless|Like cakes baked for vegans
egoless|Completely modest
egotism|Swellhead's trait
elastic|Waistband makeup
elastics|Rubber bands
electrical|Made with juice?
elegance|Grace
elegance|Refined quality
elegance|Refined taste
elegist|Bard for the bereaved
element|Silver or silicon
elemental|Basic
elevation|Mountain figure
eleventh|Position for Polk, November or K
eliding|Leaving out of one's speech
elitists|Supercilious sorts
elixirs|Medicinal concoctions
elongate|Stretch out
emanate|Issue forth
embroil|Catch up
embroil|Entangle
emerald|May birthstone
emerges|Comes out
emeriti|Professors on pensions
eminent|Illustrious
eminently|Obviously quite
emitter|Electrode in a transistor
emitter|Transistor terminal
emoticon|Type face?
emperor|Augustus, for one
empress|Victoria, for one
emulate|Try to equal
enamels|Glossy paints
encoder|Video-compressing algorithm
encores|Concert bonuses
encounters|Chance meetings
encryption|Data protector (NJ)
endmost|Very last
endorse|Sign on the back
endorsee|Newspaper's election choice
enemies|They may be sworn
enforce|Implement, in a way
enhance|Add value to
enlaces|Twines together
enliven|Spice up
enrages|Causes to explode
enrages|Incenses
enraging|Ticking off
enrollee|Matriculated student
ensnared|Roped in
ensnarls|Tangles
entails|Necessitates
entente|Informal alliance
entrains|Boards the express
entreat|Beg
entrees|Matters of course?
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping
envenom|Make poisonous
envenom|Make poisonous
enzymes|Bodily catalysts
epaulets|Shoulder adornments
episode|Serial section
episode|Series unit
epitaph|Inscription that may contain "lies"
epithet|Descriptive nickname
epsilon|Letter after delta
equator|It passes through 13 countries
erector|Set for future civil engineers
erotica|Album on whose cover Madonna's features were appropriately blue
erudite|Scholarly
escalates|Skyrockets
escalator|Nonstop flight?
escapade|Rollicking adventure
escapes|Gets out
esophagi|Throat-to-stomach tubes
esplanade|Waterfront walk
estimate|Ballpark figure
estragon|Impulsive "Waiting for Godot" character
etcetera|And so on
etchings|Some prints
eulogies|Late deliveries?
evanesce|Vanish, as a dream upon waking
everglade|Marshy tract
evilest|Most wicked
evolution|Change of life?
exactas|Track wagers
exigent|Pressing
exothermic|Releasing energy, as a chemical reaction
exotics|Rare birds
exponent|Power indicator
exponent|What a logarithm is, essentially
extinct|Like the Tasmanian wolf
extracts|Flavoring liquids
eyeballs|Checks out
eyehole|Hotel door feature
eyesore|Billboard, to many
eyetooth|Canine
facades|Deceptive appearances
fadeins|Opening shots
failure|Washout
fairest|Snow White, per the mirror
falters|Hesitates
fanatic|Sports junkie, e.g.
fanfare|Hoopla
fascinate|Charm
fattens|Prepares for the fair
fetuses|Ultrasound images
finches|Longspurs and linnets
firepot|Early thermal weapon
fishnet|Stocking makeup
flagpoles|Stands for the Stars and Stripes
flavored|Like some coffees and teas
fleeces|Warm coats
flipflops|Bad investments for house traders?
flippers|Seal quartet
flirted|Winked, maybe
florets|Broccoli pieces
football|*Word used for two different sports, either of which works for this contest
footnotes|Stars sometimes lead to them
footstep|Tread
forages|Lives off the land, in a way
forayed|Made a raid
foreign|Video store heading
foreran|Preceded
forties|When Velcro, the Frisbee and Tupperware were invented
fortify|Add vitamins to
fourths|Quarters
foxhunts|Events for masters of hounds
frappes|Malt shop offerings
freebie|Good for nothing?
freestyle|Like some rap and snowboarding
fretful|Peevish
fretsaws|Cutters with U-shaped frames
fretting|...the guitarist was constantly ___...
friends|Facebook connections
frigates|The USS Constitution and others
gallery|Exhibition area
gallops|*"The nerve!" elicitor
garishly|How people dress for an ugly sweater party
gatepost|Fence feature
gauchos|Pampas riders
genesis|First book
genomes|Some get mapped
geology|Class with hard material
geology|One of the earth sciences
gesture|Wave, e.g.
giblets|Gravy morsels
gigolos|Money-making company?
ginseng|Energy drink additive
girlish|Like a pixie cut
glasses|*They make you look better
glibness|Smooth talker's specialty
glitterati|Paparazzi targets
goalpost|Upright on a field
godsend|Boon
goliaths|Powerful giants
grammar|It serves a sentence
grammarian|*One nettled by you and I?
grandchild|TV chef Julia, to fans?
grandees|Noble Spaniards
granules|Sugar packet contents
grimace|Pained reaction
groomsmen|Bridesmaids' counterparts
groused|Sounded off
guesses|They may be wild
guitars|They may be picked for a record
gustative|Taste-based
gymnasia|Sites of some courts
gymnasium|Court site
gyrations|Belly dancer's moves
haggles|Dickers over a price
hairball|Sign that you need to brush more?
halfback|Person in a rush?
halogen|Chlorine or fluorine
hangover|Price for partying, perhaps
harlequin|Stock joker
haunted|Full of spirits
havarti|Swiss alternative
hazards|Sand traps and streams, on golf courses
headier|More intoxicating
headstand|Yoga practitioner's shirshasana
healthy|In fine fettle
hearing|Legal proceeding
hearten|Buoy
heckler|Challenge for a comic
hedgehog|Spiny critter
hedgehog|Spiny critter
helicopters|Choppers
helpless|Unable to do anything
helpmates|The Beatles, in a 1965 movie?
hepatitis|Virus with A, B and C strains
heralds|Bringers of news
heralds|Official criers
heretic|Inquisition target
heroine|Jo March or Elizabeth Bennet
herrings|Silvery swimmers
highrise|Like some jeans and buildings
hipbone|Pelvis part
hoarder|Compulsive collector
hoarser|Sounding more husky
homeowners|Folks with titles
homestead|Pioneer's place
homestretch|Back track?
homicide|Case for Columbo
honeybees|Flower visitors
honeydew|Crenshaw's cousin
hooknose|Aquiline feature
hoovers|Some vacuums
hoppers|Grain bins
hormone|Melatonin, for one
hostiles|Enemy group
hotbeds|Areas of rapid development
hothouse|Conservatory for orchids
hotshot|Ace
hubcaps|Passenger limits at major airports?
humidor|Havana holder
humorous|Gut-busting
husband|Bachelor no more
iconoclasts|Anti-establishment types
ideated|Thought
ignites|Kindles
ignoramus|Hardly Mensa material
ignores|Doesn't answer
iguanas|Chameleons' cousins
iguanas|Pets with spiny crests
illegal|Like contraband
illogical|Unsound
illusory|Fanciful
imarets|Turkish inns
imitable|Qualifying as a role model
imitator|One lacking originality
immerse|Dunk in water
impelled|Drove
impends|Looms
imports|Brings in
incense|Thurible contents
inchoate|Rudimentary
incisor|Front tooth
includes|Comprises
inclusively|...so it treats the alphabet...
incubate|Develop gradually
indirect|Roundabout
indulges|Eschews the diet, say
inertia|Couch potato's problem
inertia|Problem for lazy people
infielder|Base fellow?
inflaming|Provoking
infuses|Steeps in a liquid
inhaler|Asthmatic's help
initials|FDR or JFK
innards|Guts
innuendo|Indirect insult
inseams|Pants measures
insiders|Core group
insight|Acumen
install|Load onto a drive
instead|Alternatively
instead|As an alternative
integer|Whole number
integrity|What a rat lacks
internee|Gitmo prisoner, e.g.
interns|Some summer workers
iodized|Like much salt
iratest|Most furious
irksome|Annoying
irksome|Trying
ironies|Literary twists
ironman|Marvel superhero
irrigation|Agricultural remedy for a drought
iterative|Repetitious
jellies|Smucker's selections
jetstream|Feed from an online multicultural magazine?
katydid|Shrill insect
kimonos|Osaka attire
kinsman|Relative
kitschy|Like a velvet Elvis
kitties|Pool prizes
kleptomania|Taking ill?
kneepads|Some skateboarding gear
kremlin|It overlooks the Moskva River
ladybug|Aphid eater
landgrab|Russia's annexation of Crimea, e.g.
landowners|They mind their manors
lankier|Taller and leaner
lanolin|Skin cream ingredient
lantana|Ornamental shrub
largish|Goodly
lasagna|Trattoria treat
lassoed|Caught, as a calf
laughable|Cockamamie
launching|Getting off the ground
lavalava|Samoan's skirt
lavender|Pastel hue
leaflets|Flyers
learned|Erudite
leavens|Causes to rise
legumes|Plants with pods
lemonade|Drink from a stand
lengths|Horse race margins
lengthy|Far from brief
lessees|Rent payers
lessons|Correspondence course divisions
lettered|Educated
lexicon|Specialized vocabulary
liaises|Works together (with)
liaison|Intermediary
liaisons|Go-betweens
lighttight|Like film canisters
limiteds|Express trains
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
lineages|They can be found in trees
lioness|Disney's Nala, for one
lipreader|One watching what you say
lipreads|Understands without hearing
literati|Educated class
lithest|Most loose-limbed
lobstermen|Some Maine trappers
locknut|Fastener that resists loosening
loophole|Tax lawyer's find
lorgnette|Specs with a handle
lothario|Ladies' man
macabre|Inducing shivers
macrame|Knotty craft
maestros|They know the score
maestros|They know the score
mafiosi|Underworld parties
magenta|It's close to rose
magnetic|Charming
maharajas|Indian princes
malaise|General uneasiness
malaprop|Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
manacled|In cuffs
manatee|Denizen of Florida's Crystal River
mandala|Literally, "disk"
mandarin|Language of 900 million
mandarin|Official language of China
mandrels|Shafts on lathes
mangles|Botches badly
maniacs|Wild types
manicurist|One who does a lot of filing?
mannered|Written in an affected way
maracas|Musical rattles
marathon|A starter starts it
margarita|Salt-rimmed cocktail
marinas|Lots for yachts
marionette|Performer on wires
marksman|Hot shot
marshall|Justice succeeded by Thomas
martyrs|They suffer for causes
mascara|It gets the lash
mascots|Freddie Falcon and Staley Da Bear
massacre|Beat 72-3, say
matador|Ring master
matelot|Sailor, in British slang
matrices|Mathematical arrays
mattered|Was consequential
mazeltov|Congratulations for a bar mitzvah boy
meander|Follow a zigzagging course
meandering|Like the path through a maze
meddled|Was a buttinsky
medevac|Helo-to-hospital rescue
mediates|Acts as an arbitrator
mediates|Acts as go-between
medulla|Brainstem part
meekness|Lamb quality
melodies|Airs
meltdowns|Results of excessive stress
menaces|Terrorizes
menorah|Symbol on Mossad's seal
merciful|Clement
mergers|Partner of acquisitions
meridian|*1911 Kentucky Derby winner
merited|Just
messiness|Neat freak's bane
metallic|Like some auto finishes
metered|Like household electricity
metered|Like some parking
metered|Like some parking spots
miasmas|Marsh emanations
midterm|Exam halfway through a course
militia|First noun in the Second Amendment
milkmaid|Tess's job in "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
minaret|Prayer call source
minister|*Service man
miracle|Sainthood requirement
misdials|Gets the wrong party, perhaps
miserly|Mean
missions|She has her pluses and minuses
misspelt|She seeks hides
misspending|She's just waiting around
misspoke|She might deliver a jab
misstart|She loves pastries
misstep|Blunder
mistreat|Abuse
mittens|Aid for shaking hands?
mittens|Pair for shaking hands
moderate|Not extreme
modules|Interchangeable components
moniker|Informal label
monster|Red Bull rival
moonbeam|Lunar light
moronic|Birdbrained
mortals|Fools, according to Puck
mortals|Puck's "fools"
mosaics|Pompeii finds
motivate|Fire with enthusiasm
motorbike|Scooter's cousin
motorcycles|Choppers
motored|Traveled the turnpike
mounting|Jewel holder
mourned|Wept for
moviedom|The film industry
mudflap|Fight over coffee at the diner?
multimedia|*Mix of text, sound, images, etc.
mushroom|Bad cloud shape
myriads|Oodles and oodles
nailhead|Hammer target
nanosecond|Minute minute part
narrate|Record an audio book
narrows|Strait's kin
natters|Yaks
natures|Essential characters
nauseate|Make sick
nautili|Mollusks with spiral shells
navigate|Assist the driver, in a way
neatest|Most tidy
nebulae|Cosmic clouds
nectarine|Fuzzless peach
needled|Gave the business to
negated|Made invalid
negative|Pessimistic
nellies|Nervous folks
nemesis|A good superhero needs one
neophyte|Rookie
nervier|More brazen
nestles|Gets comfy
networks|Ovation and Bravo, for two
neurotic|Obsessive-compulsive, e.g.
neutered|Fixed
neuters|Fixes
neutral|Disinterested (LA)
newborn|Recent arrival
newsies|Musical whose characters include Joseph Pulitzer
nicoise|Served with tomatoes and olives
nitrate|Fertilizer component
nitrite|Food preservative compound
nobility|Titled group
nominative|Filled by appointment
nominee|Party favorite
nonactor|Extra, perhaps
nonagon|Shape of a Bahai temple
nonhero|Unconventional protagonist
nonstop|Straight through
notated|Wrote, as a musical score
notifies|Fills in
numbles|Edible entrails, as of deer
objecting|Attorney's activity, at times
obligate|Compel
oblique|Hardly straightforward
observe|Take note of
obverse|Coin's front
ocelots|Margays' cousins
octagon|A regular one has 135-degree angles
octagon|Common umbrella shape
octameter|It has eight feet
oculist|Pro giving exams to pupils?
oddballs|Eccentric folks
oddballs|Singular sorts
oenology|Port authority's specialty
offensive|Like some fouls
offscreen|Like many a Hollywood romance
ointment|Soothing cream
olestra|Faux fat
ologist|Disease expert
omelets|Eggy dishes
onetime|Former
onstage|In front of the audience
onstage|Out of the wings, perhaps
operate|Run
operator|+ or -, in math
opinion|View
opposes|Stands against
oracles|Sources of wisdom
oratorio|Messiah, notably
oratory|Speaker's skill
ordered|Purchased from Amazon, say
orderly|Hospital staffer
ordinary|Run-of-the-mill
orients|Sets right
orioles|World Series champs of 1966, 1970 and 1983
ornately|In baroque style
orthodoxy|Accepted doctrine
osmosis|Gradual assimilation
outburst|Sudden eruption
outhouse|Its door may have a crescent moon cut through it
outlasts|Has more stamina than
outsider|Nonmember of a group
ovaries|Egg producers
overate|Regretted thirds, perhaps
overeater|One with a tummy ache, perhaps
overhand|Like a shot-putter's throw
overhead|Company's operating costs
overhears|Picks up through eavesdropping
overpass|Cloverleaf feature
overrode|Quashed
overruling|Judge's activity, at times
overtime|Paycheck padder
painter|One putting on a coat, maybe
pajamas|Evening dress
palaces|Imperial abodes
palette|Range of colors
palookas|Louts
panaceas|Miracle cures
pandemic|CDC worry
pandered|Catered basely to the base
pandora|Box opener
panettones|Sweet loaves on Christmas tables (PA)
panpipe|Harmonica's precursor
parapet|Protective wall
paraphrases|Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers
parasitic|Freeloading
pariahs|Personae non gratae
pariahs|They're held in contempt
parlayed|Reinvested, at the casino
parlors|Receiving rooms
parsnips|Carrot cousins
paschal|Easter-related
pastime|Recreational activity
pastimes|Leisurely pursuits
patellae|Kneecaps
patriot|Nationalistic person
payloads|What planes carry to make money
payment|Means of striking a balance?
peanuts|Snoopy's strip
pedaled|Made a Schwinn go
pedaler|Bike rider
penalty|Fine, say
penalty|Sanction
penlites|Little illuminators
penname|George Eliot, George Sand or George Orwell
peptalks|Coaches give them at halftime
perched|Roosted
percolate|Brew, in a way
perestroika|Literally, "restructuring"
perform|How tax accountants are paid?
perfume|How e-cigarette vendors are paid?
permission|How astronauts are paid?
persimmons|How mattress salespeople are paid?
persistent|Indefatigable
perspire|How church architects are paid?
perusal|Reading
peruser|Many a bookstore shopper
peruses|Reads over
perverse|How poets are paid?
pesetas|Old Catalan coins
pesetas|Spanish money before euros
petunia|Funnel-shaped flower
peyotes|Desert hallucinogens
pharaoh|Old Kingdom ruler
phrases|Puts into words
piastre|Division of the Egyptian pound
piastre|Hundredth of an Egyptian pound
pickoff|Catch between bases
piecrusts|They're often flaky
pierced|Like some ears
piercers|Awls and needles, e.g.
pierrot|Pantomime character
pinatas|Party animals
pineapple|Fruit named for two other unrelated fruits
pioneer|Blazer of trails
pipettes|Lab tubes
piranhas|Toothy swimmers
pitapat|Sound of a smitten heart
pitchfork|Item seen in Grant Wood's "American Gothic"
pitiless|Cruel
plantain|Banana relative
plaster|Cast material
playsuit|Romper's kin
plinths|Bust supports
plowshare|Something to beat your sword into
podesta|Hacking victim of the 2016 campaign
podiatry|Corn specialty?
poignant|Touching
poinsettia|Plant named for an early U.S. diplomat in Mexico
poleaxe|Halberd alternative
polenta|Venetian side
polished|Masterly
politicize|Turn red or blue, say?
politico|Party pro
polluters|EPA targets
polygons|Rhombi and trapezoids, e.g.
poppies|Flanders Fields flowers
portend|Act as a warning of
portions|Slices
potable|Fit for wagering, as a poker chip?
praises|Goes into raptures about
praters|Idle talkers
precast|Formed off-site
precise|On the nose
prelims|Early tourney round
presale|Event for select customers
presales|Events for select customers
preteen|Many a Little Leaguer
preteen|Typical sixth-grader
primroses|Pale yellow blooms
princes|William and Harry, e.g.
printer|One with pressing business
procaine|Dental anesthetic
profilers|CPAs?
program|Usher's handout
promisee|Contract law figure
propjets|Some commuter planes
protege|Mentor's mentee
protege|One with a mentor
protester|March participant
protozoa|Amoebas, e.g.
provisos|Stipulations
prudish|Victorian, say
pulsate|Beat
pulsejet|Buzz bomb engine
pumpkin|Potential jack-o'-lantern
purists|Sticklers
pyramid|Chichen Itza's El Castillo, for one
queasiest|Greenest around the gills
questions|Deduction game
quetzal|Guatemala's currency, named for a bird revered by the Mayans
quixote|Cervantes's idealist
raciest|Least appropriate for the youngsters
radians|Angular measures
radioing|Calling for backup, e.g.
raindrop|Shower unit
rancher|Branding expert
ranchos|Caballeros' workplaces
rankles|Rubs the wrong way
rapiers|Duel weapons
ratatat|Tommy gun sound
rattletrap|Rickety ride
rattrap|Pest control device
reaction|Spit take, e.g.
realist|Pragmatic sort
reamers|Lemon-juicing tools
reassign|Put on another work team
rebirths|New beginnings
rebutted|Argued against
reclaim|Win back
recouped|Got back
recruit|Hire
redding|(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay singer
redeemable|Like some stocks and souls
redeemer|Christ the ___ (Rio landmark)
redhead|Julianne Moore or Jessica Chastain
redirect|Cross follow-up
reenact|Wage a Civil War battle, perhaps
reentry|Tense time for an astronaut
reequip|Furnish with new gear
refereed|Called the shots
refuels|Performs a pit stop chore
regales|Thoroughly entertains
regiment|Colonel's charge
regrown|Like hair after some tonics
rehires|Puts back on the payroll
reivers|Old Scottish plunderers
relates|Tells
relayed|Passed on
relegate|Consign
relents|Gives in
remarks|Notes
rematches|Losers' demands
reminder|Posted Post-it note, often
remnants|Leftover bits
remorse|Contrite feeling
renames|Handles differently?
reneges|Plays the wrong suit
renewal|Fortune notice
rentals|Budget items?
rentals|Some cabins
reorder|Shuffle, say
repeals|Annuls
repined|Complained, quaintly
replies|Answers
reporter|Lead investigator
researcher|Library frequenter, perhaps
resects|Takes out surgically
reseller|Retail middleman
resends|Forwards, say
resents|Takes exception to
resisted|Withstood
resists|Fends off
resoles|Fixes boots, e.g.
resolve|Firmness of purpose
resorted|Stooped (to)
respites|Brief reliefs
restamp|Validate again, perhaps
restates|Puts another way
restorers|Some museum workers
restroom|Place to go
resulted|Followed as a consequence
retainer|Lawyer's fee
retitle|Assign a new name to
retotal|Double-check, as a sum
retriever|Gofer, often
revelation|Book whose last word is "Amen"
revered|Held in high esteem
reworded|Paraphrased, say
rewrite|Request from an editor
reynard|Fox of fables
ribbons|State fair prizes
ribosome|Feature of all living cells
ricotta|Cannoli contents
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
rigging|Ship's ropes and cables
rigorist|Strict follower
ringleaders|Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be
ripcord|It gets pulled in the fall
ripened|Turned red, say
risible|Comical
roadster|Sporty auto
roadway|Pothole's place
romance|Bookstore section
roommates|Some college buddies, or both halves of each starred answer
rostrum|Speaker's stand
rousing|Spirited
routine|Gymnast's performance
routine|Gymnast's performance
sabines|Tribe of ancient Italy
sacrilege|Theft from a temple, say
sadists|Barbarous bunch
sadness|Melancholy
sadness|Melancholy
sailcloth|Durable canvas
salaams|Low bows
salient|Conspicuous
salters|People who preserve meat or fish
saltier|Filled with more profanity
saltiest|Filled with the most four-letter words
sampled|Used bits of one song in another
samurai|Daimyo's protector
samurai|Military noble
sandbar|Ridge that may bump boat bottoms
sardine|Rider of a packed subway, metaphorically
sarongs|Wrapped garments
sassier|Less polite, in a way
satiate|Stuff
satires|Candide and "Catch-22"
satires|Juvenal works
satires|Swift works
satisfy|Meet
saurian|Lizardlike
scalper|Hustler outside a theater
scarabs|Middle Kingdom amulets
scenario|Possible sequence of events
scented|Like many candles
schedule|Greyhound posting
scimitar|Curved blade
scooter|Two-wheeled vehicle
scottie|George W. Bush's Barney, for one
screeds|Diatribes
screeds|Tirades
scrooge|Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine speaker
sculpts|Makes a bust
scuttle|Container for coals
scythes|Wheat whackers
seabeds|Sites of some wrecks
seafarer|Gob
seascape|Pulitzer-winning Albee play
seasides|Resort locales
seasonal|Like some fruit and craft beers
seatmate|Flying neighbor
seaweeds|Ocean growths
seconds|Hungry diner's request
secrecy|Surprise party requirement
secrete|Conceal
secrets|Friends sometimes share them
sectional|Like some sofas
sediment|Riverbed deposit
seduced|Led astray
seediest|Least apt to appear in the Michelin Guide
seesaws|Fluctuates wildly
seesaws|Vacillates
selfdom|Individuality
semester|Fall for a senior, e.g.
seminal|Crucially influential
senators|Canadian Tire Centre team
senorita|Miss living in Mexico, say
senorita|Miss living in Mexico?
sentiments|*Feelings
serenade|Court from a courtyard
serrano|Hot pepper used in pico de gallo
setters|Hunting dogs
settler|Pioneering person
settler|Pioneering person
sexists|People who perpetuate gender stereotypes
shaders|CGI rendering programs
shahdom|Persia, once
shakier|Less stable
sharpens|Gives an edge
shellac|Defeat decisively
shelter|Keep safe
shmears|Bagel spreads
shorebird|Stilt, e.g.
shorelines|Places where land meets sea
showdowns|Confrontations
shrieks|Sounds from roller coaster riders
shrouds|Hides from view
shuteye|Forty winks
shuttlecock|*Feathered flyer that's sliced and shot
sidearms|*Pistols and swords
sideswipe|*Scrape against, as a parked car
sierran|Environmental club member
similes|Figures of speech often including "as a"
simpers|Affected smiles
singsong|Monotonously rhythmic, as a voice
siroccos|Hot Mediterranean winds
sisters|The Muses, e.g.
skateboard|Item with a deck supported by two trucks
skeeter|Annoying biter, informally
sketchy|Vague
skillet|Cook's pan
skillet|Cook's weapon, in cartoons
skivvies|Underwear, informally
skulled|Thick-___ (obtuse)
skywrite|Get high for a spell?
slather|Spread liberally
sleeper|Surprise hit
sleeves|Parka parts
slogans|Do the Dew and "Just Do It"
sloping|Having a grade
slugger|Cleanup man, often
slurred|Sounded drunk
smacker|Simoleon
smidgen|Tad
snakepit|Horrifically chaotic setting
snarkier|More cutting
snooker|Trick
snowball|Get bigger and bigger
snowshoe|*Footwear for a winter hike
society|Upper classes
softhead|Foolish fellow
soluble|Like salt in water
something|Hit drama about aging baby boomers
sonatas|Domenico Scarlatti works
soprano|High singer
sopranos|Fictional crime family
sorcerer|Good speller?
sorcerer|Spelling expert
sorcery|Circe's specialty
soreness|Reason for hiring a masseur
sororal|Sisterly
soundly|One way to be defeated
spangles|Makes glittery
sparrow|Feeder visitor
sparser|Not as dense
spartan|Far from luxurious
spatula|Icing aid
spectra|Light bands
spectre|Latest film in a 24-film series
speeder|Ticket recipient, maybe
speedos|Some swimsuits
spinets|Little pianos
spiracle|Whale's nostril
spirits|Bar stock
spiritual|Go Tell It on the Mountain, e.g.
spitfire|Lively one
spittle|Excited speaker's projection
spoiler|Rosebud is a sled, e.g.
spondee|Poet's foot consisting of two stressed syllables
sponger|Freeloader
spooned|Snuggled in the sack
sportscast|The actors portraying pro athletes made up the ___
spousal|Marriage-related
sprawled|Took the whole couch
sprawls|Spreads unattractively
sprinkle|Light rain
sprinter|Track competitor
spritzer|Wine-and-soda drink
sprouts|Salad bar option
stabile|Alexander Calder creation
stagnancy|Lack of flow
stagnant|Inactive
staircase|Connecting flight, of a sort
stakeholder|Threatening adversary for Dracula?
stalker|Target of a celeb's restraining order
stallion|Stud farm stud
stamina|Endurance
stances|Attitudes
stances|Policy positions
standfast|Firmly maintain a position
stanzas|Rondeau trio
stargaze|Study the heavens
staring|Rude act
starlit|Like some nights
starter|Person with a pistol
starters|Menu category
stealth|Ninja's asset
steeper|More exorbitant
steered|Took the wheel
steered|Took turns?
steering|Both hands should be on it*
sterile|Uncontaminated
sterling|First-rate
sternums|Ribs connectors
steroid|Juicer's juice
stewing|Ready to explode
stilted|Hardly natural-sounding
stinted|Was ungenerous
stockholders|Share owners, and, broadly, what the starred answers all are
stocking|Yuletide hanging
stockmen|Cattle farmers
stomach|Tolerate
stomata|Leaf pores
stoners|High bunch
stonily|Without emotion
stoolie|Rat
storage|Cloud's function?
storage|Pantry purpose
storefront|*Window-shopping spot
stories|Building levels
straddle|Lie on both sides of
strands|DNA makeup
strawberry|Jam option
streaks|Unthreaded bolts?
streets|Block separators
streets|Sides of blocks
stretch|Demonstrate elasticity
strobes|Disco flashers
strolled|Took a walk in the park
strudel|Layered fruit pastry
strutted|Paced proudly
stubbles|Barbers' targets
stuntman|Fall guy?
styrofoam|Cooler stuff
subsume|Encompass
subvert|Destabilize
sucrose|Common sugar
sultana|Yellow raisin
sundeck|Bright terrace
sundogs|Optical phenomena in the sky
sunrise|Subject of the painting that gave Impressionism its name
supercop|Police force paragon
superpowers|Hart to Hart star Stefanie, to fans?
support|Keep up
surfers|People who may be waved over?
surgery|It may require putting in stitches
svelter|More trim
swamped|Overwhelmed with work
symbols|The rainbow flag for LGBT groups, et al.
tabletops|*iPad, e.g.
tabloid|Site for scareheads
tactical|Carefully calculated (8)
tagline|Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, e.g.
tailback|Ballcarrier
talents|They're scouted
tallest|Like the Burj Khalifa, of all buildings
tandoori|Cooked in a clay oven
tangent|Abrupt digression
tankards|Vessels for mead drinkers
tantric|Like some yoga
taphouse|Old inn
tapioca|Bubble tea ingredient
tarmacs|Runways for big models
tartans|Clan identifiers
tattletale|Snitch
tautened|Removed slack from
tautology|Short summary or "free gift," e.g.
taxable|Like sweepstakes winnings
teachers|They have class
teardown|Vilify
teardrop|Necklace pendant
tearful|Like some farewells
tedious|Soul-destroying
tedious|Soul-destroying
teeniest|Maximally minute
teetered|Swayed back and forth
teetotal|Eschewing booze
telltale|Revealing
templar|Crusades participant
tenacious|Dogged
tenderly|With compassion
tenures|Terms of office
terabytes|Massive memory measurements
terrapins|University of Maryland athletes
tethers|Hitches to a post
theater|Play area
theater|Show place
therapy|It may help you change your mind
thickheaded|Slow on the uptake...
thrashed|Beaten soundly
thyroid|Larynx neighbor
tidewater|Coastal region of Virginia
tiffany|Store with iconic blue boxes
tightfisted|...Miserly
tightropes|Fine lines to walk
timecard|Work-tracking aid
timekeeper|Minutes man
tirades|Angry eruptions
tissues|Supplies for a tear-jerker
titanic|One-trip ship
toehold|Small initial advantage
toenails|They may be filed and polished
tolerance|Bigot's lack
tomorrow|Time to come
toolbar|Row of icons
topiary|Clip art?
topknots|Stylish buns
topless|Like monokinis
topmost|Crowning
toreros|Cape wavers
torments|Bullies
tornados|Home wreckers, of sorts
tosspots|Juicers
tostada|Deep-fried tortilla
tostada|Taqueria offering
tradable|Like baseball cards
trainee|Apprentice
trainee|Office newbie
trainees|Apprentices
tramples|Crushes
transmit|Broadcast
treadles|Features of some sewing machines
treatise|Monograph
treehouse|Branch office?
treelike|Ent description
trestles|Railroad bridge supports
triadic|Like common chords
triangle|Simple percussion instrument
tricksy|Mischievous
trifecta|Long-odds bet
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, e.g.
trilogy|The Lord of the Rings, e.g.
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean coast
tritium|Radioactive hydrogen isotope
troikas|Groups of three working together
troikas|Three-horse Russian sleds
tropopause|Atmospheric boundary near which the jet stream blows
trotted|Ran briskly
trotter|Harness race entrant
trotter|Pig's foot
tsarist|Bolshevik's foe
tugboat|Harbor mover
tupelos|Trees after which Elvis's birthplace was named
turboprops|The actors in the fast-moving drama used ___
turtles|Riverbank baskers
twofold|Double
twosomes|Couples
ultimate|Frisbee sport
unaided|Solo
unbelts|Starts disrobing, perhaps
unburdens|Relieves, as of guilt
unchecked|Rampant
undaunted|Courageously determined
underdog|When one wins, it's an upset
unicorn|Animal on the United Kingdom's Royal Arms
unicorn|Creature on Gothic tapestries
unitards|Dance class outfits
unlikely|Improbable
unlocks|Accesses, as a previously inaccessible game level
unloose|Set free
unnerve|Rattle
unsalted|Like some butter and cashews
unserious|*To be taken lightly
untenable|Not fit for rating highly, as Nadia Comaneci?
untested|Green, in a way
untimed|Like baseball innings as opposed to football quarters
upcurve|Graphical depiction of a positive trend
upcurve|Positive trend, to economists
updates|Fills in
upgrade|Add memory to, say
uppercuts|Low-to-high swings
upsilon|Letter after tau
upturns|Economic improvements
urbanites|City folk
usurers|There's a lot of interest in their work
utensils|Spatulas and sporks
vaccinate|Protect from polio
vamooses|Makes tracks
vaulted|Like many apses
ventures|Speculative undertakings
vertigo|Sensation after getting high?
vessels|Pitchers, e.g.
vibrant|Exciting
vignette|Short sketch
vintage|Wine label datum
vintners|Port authorities
violate|Break
violate|Contravene
violinist|*Performer who takes a bow?
virulent|Highly infective
vocabulary|Lexicon
vulpine|Crafty
waitron|Server, gender-neutrally
wallops|*Socks
wannabe|Overeager aspirant
warning|Portent, perhaps
wartier|Like toads, vis-a-vis frogs
washers|They might be next to nuts
wastelands|Barren expanses
watered|Kept from wilting, perhaps
watthour|Equivalent of 3600 joules
wearily|How many stumble to bed
wedding|Merger of a sort
weeders|Some gardening tools
wellsite|Drilling grounds
welshes|Reneges, pejoratively
wetness|Dewy quality
wetsuit|Surfer's wear
whisper|Small talk?
whitened|Like some bright teeth
windrow|Line of hay ready for baling
windscreen|*Spot for wipers, on a lorry
wistful|Hung up on what could have been
woodchopper|Helicopter made of hickory?
yachting|Admiral's Cup sport
yapping|Running off at the mouth
ytterbium|What element has atomic number 70? A) tellurium; B) americium; C) ytterbium; D) ruthenium
abandons|Leaves high and dry
abhorred|Disliked, and then some
abolish|Get rid of
absence|Attendance record notation
absolve|Clear
absolve|Exonerate
absorbs|Takes in
academe|Dean's world
accents|Decorator's contrasting touches
accents|Foreigners' giveaways
accident|Bumper-to-bumper occurrence?
accrues|Is added over time
acetone|Flammable solvent
acknowledge|Expertise in temperature control?
acrobat|Person who might take a tumble
acrylic|Fast-drying paint
addiction|Way of speaking about the Common Era?
adherent|Follower
adoptee|Pet from the pound
adorers|Big fans
adoring|Devoted
adulterer|Cheat, of a sort
advisor|Financial firm worker
aerated|Infused with gas
aerated|Like white water
aeration|Function of a faucet insert
aeroplane|Gatwick banker?
aerosol|Fine mist
affable|Good-natured
afghanis|Kandahar natives
agelong|Lasting for years and years
agendas|They might be hidden
agitator|Incendiary type
aground|Bad way to run
airboat|Bayou craft
airfares|Expedia comparisons
airline|Delta, e.g.
airmail|High notes?
airsick|Not well while high?
alabaster|Turkey-roasting tool in the Yellowhammer State?
alarming|Worrisome
alcoves|Statue spots
alertly|How good drivers drive
alertly|How sentries should patrol
alfalfa|Forage crop
alfresco|Dining option
alights|Dismounts
alleles|Gene variants
allergic|Extremely sensitive (to)
allergies|Common unit of work
alligator|Swamp snapper
allsorts|What it takes, so they say
alluring|Attractive
almonds|Biscotti bits
aloofly|With a cool manner
alpacas|Andean herd
altered|Not the same
amaretto|Alabama Slammer ingredient
amaretto|Nutty liqueur
amazons|Hippolyta's people
ambiance|Character of a place
ambushes|Takes by surprise
amities|Friendly relationships
ammeters|Current checkers
amnesia|Memory problem
amnesiac|Staple character in soap operas
amoebae|Living blobs
amoebae|Slide creatures
amoebas|Single-celled animals
amperes|Current values
amphora|Old olive oil container
anaconda|Amazonian menace
analgesic|Aspirin or acetaminophen
ancient|Like the Parthenon
anecdotes|Memoir bits
anemone|Delphinium's cousin
anemone|Sea creature named after a flower
angelic|Sweetly innocent
anglers|People at the ends of lines
angostura|Bark used for bitters
animals|Lions and tigers and bears, e.g.
animate|Breathe life into
anklets|Short socks
annuals|Petunias and zinnias, for example
anodyne|Inoffensive
anteater|Colony raider
antechamber|*Vestibule
anthems|Country music?
antihero|John Wick, e.g.
apaches|Soreness after taking too many college prep tests?
aperitif|Campari, for one
aphorists|Saw people?
apostles|The Last Supper group
appeals|Fundraising efforts
appeaser|Chamberlain, by reputation
appendage|Limb
appoint|Name
apportion|Divvy up
appraise|*Evaluate
appraiser|Extoller of a news agency's virtues?
approaches|Nuisance at a phone store?
approve|Greenlight
apricot|Orange-yellow hue
araneid|Orb-weaver spider
arbitrage|Market manipulation method
archipelago|Fiji, e.g.
arcsines|They range from -1 to 1 in trigonometry
argyles|Some socks
aristocrat|Blue blood
armband|Soccer captain signifier
armbands|Smartphone holders for some runners
armchairs|Living room pieces
armoire|Clothes cabinet
arraign|Bring up on charges
arrears|Overdue debts
arrears|Past-due debts
arrival|Flight finish
arsenal|Combatant's collection
arsenal|Military magazine
artisan|Factory alternative
artisan|Many an Etsy seller
artisan|Skilled worker
artless|Free of guile
artless|Naive
artless|Unpretentious
arugula|Peppery salad ingredient
asphalt|It can pave the way
assassin|One with a killer job
assayer|Purity determiner
assents|Approvals
assesses|Gauges
assigns|Gives as homework
assists|Basketball stat
assorts|Places into groups
assured|Made certain
astutely|With acumen
atelier|Artist's studio
atelier|Painter's place
athlete|Figure on a Wheaties box, typically
attempt|Stab
attract|Draw
attract|Draw
aureole|Halo
aurorae|Sky lights
autodidact|Law blaming the car?
avatars|Online embodiments
avengers|Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and others
avenues|Fifth and Madison, for two
avenues|North-south thoroughfares in Manhattan
aversions|Intense dislikes
averted|Staved off
aviator|Amelia Earhart, for one
avionic|Relating to flight technology
avocados|Guac maker's supply
avoirdupois|Weight system
awakened|Came to
awesome|Far out, man!
baccarat|Casino card game
backbites|Attacks absent friends, say
backbiting|Nasty office gossip
backbreaker|Extremely strenuous task
backspace|Keyboard key
backstabber|False friend (Medical)
backstory|Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers
bailout|Save from ruin
balladeer|Sinatra, at times
ballpark|Approximate
bandage|Dressing in the clinic
bandito|Villain in a sombrero
bandstand|Concert-in-the-park site
bankruptcy|Desperate declaration (seven letters)
bantered|Engaged in badinage
basilica|Sight from St. Peter's Square
battery|Pitcher and catcher, collectively
bazookas|Rocket-launching weapons
beachfront|Coastal strip of land, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers
beading|Moccasin adornment
because|Seeing as
becomes|Looks good on
becomes|Looks good on
bedbugs|Exterminator's targets
beeline|Fastest course
beestings|They may cause allergic reactions
bemires|Covers with mud
benches|Dugout fixtures
bestiaries|Hebrew name meaning "lion"
bidding|Behest
biotech|Field for Amgen
birdwatch|Keep an eye on the flight crew?
birdwatching|The Boston Celtics fan's favorite hobby was ___
bitumen|Asphalt ingredient
blackmail|*Illegal extractions
blindside|Catch unprepared
bloomers|Bygone trousers for women
blowhard|Arrogant loudmouth
blueprint|Architect's plan
boleros|Dances done with castanets
bonnets|Fine trawling gear?
boosters|Hip ghosts?
bootstrap|Develop without reliance on help from others
bossiest|Most demanding
bourgeoisie|Middle class
braggadocio|Empty boasting
brasserie|Informal French restaurant
breakup|Split, and, in another way, what the starred answers do
briefly|In a word
brigade|Fighting force
broadens|Makes wider
brooklets|Reading material you probably won't ever look at again
brouhaha|Fuss
browbeating|Intimidation
buckeyes|Ohio Stadium squad
buffalo|Intimidate
bullheaded|The bovine took off!
burgher|Member of the middle class
burglar|ROBIN
bursars|Tuition handlers
bustled|Moved energetically
bypassed|Skirted
caliber|Degree of excellence
caliber|Quality of a person's character
calorie|Unit in a dieter's count
cameras|TV studio sights
canapes|Reception nibbles
canards|Unfounded rumors
canasta|Rummy relative
cancels|Takes off the air
cannibal|One who might have a guest for dinner?
cannonball|Way to make a big splash
canopies|Bed covers
cantina|Southwestern saloon
cantina|Tijuana tavern
capfuls|Bubble bath measures
capital|Jackson or Lincoln
cardigan|Mister Rogers trademark
careless|Remiss
cargoes|Holds hold them
carolers|Seasonal singers
carpenters|Appears onstage
carport|Covered parking place
carrels|Stalls near stacks
cartels|Price-fixing coalitions
cartels|Price-fixing combines
cartouches|Nuances of automotive design?
carwash|Place to get your body clean?
cascade|Small fall
caseworker|*Social services department staffer
casters|Furniture movers
castled|Did a two-piece move
caveats|Provisos
cayenne|Peppery powder
celebrate|Make merry
celesta|Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy instrument
celeste|Babar the Elephant's queen
cellars|Under-construction areas?
cerebra|Two-hemisphere parts
cerveza|Fiesta quaff
cesarean|Delivery possibility
chaperoned|Like high school dances
chapter|Textbook section
charades|Game with pantomiming
cheetahs|Fleet felines
cherubs|Little angels
chervil|Parsley kin
chiffons|He's So Fine group, with "The"
chintzy|Shoddily made
chiseled|Worked on a sculpture
chisels|Sculptor's collection
chorale|Bach composition
cinches|Pieces of cake
ciphers|Coded messages
clarets|Some red wines
classed|Put in a group
classmate|With whom one shares history, say
clavicle|Collarbone
clearly|With no doubt
cleaver|Butcher's tool
clerking|Job in a judge's office
cliches|Timeworn phrases
clinical|Like some drug trials
clogging|Blocking up
closest|Requiring the least travel
closure|What exes often seek
clouded|Made uncertain
coalesce|Come together
coarser|Not as genteel
coastal|At risk from tsunamis
coastal|Like many resorts
coastal|Prone to flooding, perhaps
coattail|Formalwear flap
cockpit|Flight simulator's re-creation
codeine|Weak opioid
cohosting|Police chap, or police trap
colludes|Works hand in glove (with)
colonels|*People employed at the starts of battles
coloring|Boxing venue in the Centennial State?
combated|Fought
compotes|Syrupy stewed fruit desserts
conceal|Shroud
concise|Short and to the point
concoct|Dream up
condense|Abridge
consoles|Swindles
consoles|They're found underfoot
conspire|High point of a skyline
control|Rule
conversion|One side of a story
convince|Persuade
cooperation|General's way of managing things?
corneas|Eye parts in contact with contacts
coroner|Giver of a final exam?
coroners|*People employed at the ends of battles
corrects|Remedies
corrida|Bullfight
corridors|Halls
corsages|Prom accessories
cosines|Law of ___ (Pythagorean theorem generalization)
coterie|Close circle
council|Advisory group
counsel|Formal advice
counterculture|Bacteria growing in the kitchen?
courtesy|Polite behavior
cowbell|Percussion instrument struck with a stick
cowberries|Tart fruits used for jams
cowrite|Collaborate on a play, say
crackerjack|Exceptionally good, informally
craning|Stretching one's neck
creamer|Coffee go-with
creamer|Java additive
creasing|Folding
creates|Containers that just contain more stuff
creators|Show runners, often
crescent|Lunate shape
crisped|Pan-fried, as pancetta
crisper|Refrigerator bin
critical|All-important
crochet|Craft whose name means "little hook"
cronies|Pol's pals
crueler|Not as kind
crueler|Not so nice
cruises|Carnival rides?
cultist|Target for a deprogrammer
cultists|Fanatical sect members
cupidity|Greed
curates|Parish assistants
current|Electrical flow
cursive|Handwriting style
curtails|They wag just like those of purebred dogs!
curvier|Less direct, as a route
cynicism|Jaded attitude
dabbler|Dilettante
dactyls|Metrical feet exemplified by "metrical"
darlings|Pets
dateless|Stag
dawdler|Slowpoke
dazzler|Spectacular event
dealers|Deck handlers
dealers|They'll give you a hand
dealers|They'll give you a hand
debater|Presidential candidate, at times
debauch|Corrupt morally
debility|Weakness
debonair|Dashing
debonair|Suave
decadence|*Overindulgence
declasse|Of inferior status
deerhound|Scottish hunting dog
deerstalker|Hat for Holmes
defangs|Takes the bite out of
demigod|Deity with one human parent
denaturing|Rendering undrinkable, as alcohol
deposit|Account addition
deposit|Something taken into account
derails|Thwarts, as a course of action
deranged|Wacko
derbies|They're run by three-year-olds
derives|Acquires
desolate|Forlorn
desperado|Eagles album and song of 1973
destined|*Intended
detains|Takes into custody
detects|Senses
dethroned|Toppled
detours|Commuting hassles
detract|Take away (from)
devastate|Overwhelm, as with grief
diabolo|String-and-top game
diamond|Double space?
diamond|It covers all the bases
diarist|Samuel Pepys, notably
diesels|Some engines
dietary|Like some supplements
digerati|Uber-techies
dilettante|*Dabbler
dinettes|Kitchen alcoves
diocese|Bishop's jurisdiction
diploma|Academic paper?
discoverer|Marie Curie, for radium and polonium
discovery|Major breakthrough
discuss|Kick around
disdain|Scorn
disdains|Regards with contempt
disgust|Yuck factor
dishevel|Make untidy
disinterest|What the bored have plenty of
disperse|Break up, as a crowd
dissent|Minority report
distress|SOS indication
distributing|Handing out
dogears|Makeshift bookmarks
doggone|The hound is missing!
downfall|*Loo
downhill|*Skier's direction
dragnet|Police tactic
drawbridges|Get pictures at a dentist's office?
dreaded|Like an IRS audit
dreadful|Terrible
dreamed|Imagined at night
dromedary|Featured creature (four letters)
duckwalked|The drake decamped!
dumbbell|Weight, or lightweight
eagerer|More enthusiastic
eagerly|With relish
earbuds|iPod attachments
earless|Like harp seals
earnest|Utterly serious
earpieces|Some Secret Service wear
echinacea|Herb in some teas
echinacea|Plant used in herbal medicine
echoing|Yeasayer's activity
eclipse|Cause of a blackout
ecotour|Rainforest visit, perhaps
edgewise|How quarters are usually inserted at an arcade
edibles|Some marijuana dispensary buys
editors|Paper powers
editors|Prose pros
eellike|Thin and wriggly
eeriest|Most peculiar
egotist|Legend in his own mind
eidetic|Photographic, as memory
elastic|Material in waistbands and wristbands
elector|One of 538 college members
element|He, e.g.
elephant|Party animal?
elitist|High-and-mighty type
elitist|Snobby sort
elusory|Difficult to grasp
emanate|Flow forth
emerald|May birthstone
emerita|Retired prof's title
emigrating|Leaving home, perhaps
emirate|Dubai, for one
emoters|Scenery chewers
emoticon|Typographical face
emoting|Mugging, say
emotive|Based on feelings
empires|Royal dominions
emporia|Stores
emporium|Marketplace
enablers|Helpers who don't really help
enabling|Facilitating
enacted|Made into law
enamels|Glossy finishes
enamels|Protects, as porcelain
encoders|Cryptographers, often
encoding|Securing, in a way
endgame|2019 Avengers movie, or what each starred answer has
endgame|Lead-in to a mate, perhaps
endives|Salad greens
enemies|Some are sworn
energetic|Full of pep
engineer|Bridge designer
engines|They go to blazes
engorge|Swell
enhance|Add value to
enjoyable|Entertaining
enjoyable|Fun
enlarge|Blow up
enliven|Pep up
ensnare|Catch in a con
ensnarl|Tangle
entered|Put in the ledger
entreat|Beg
entries|Contest submissions
entries|Contest submissions
enunciates|Speaks clearly
envelop|Swallow up
epaulets|Shoulder decorations
epeeist|Parrying athlete
ephemera|Paper collectibles
ephemeral|Fleeting
epistles|Letters
epitome|Perfect example
epoxies|Strong adhesives
erasers|They might be clapped
erasure|How to get the lead out
ergonomic|Designed to minimize fatigue
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Steamy stories
erupting|Spewing lava
eruptive|Formed by volcanic activity
escalator|Nonstop flight?
escapes|Houdini feats
esoterica|Abstruse information
espousal|Adoption of a cause
essayers|Trying people
essences|Perfume ingredients
estates|They get left behind
estates|They get left behind
estates|You can't take them with you
esthetes|Art lovers
estimate|Ballpark figure
etagere|Display cabinet
evasive|Aiming to dodge
evictee|Tenant no more
evidence|Prints, perhaps
evinces|Makes plain
exculpate|Prove the innocence of
excused|Absent with permission
executing|Carrying out, as one's duties
execution|Carrying out
exemplar|Archetype
exhaust|Use up
exporters|Retired redcaps?
express|Checkout place for quick trips [blin...
expresses|Book publishers who have moved on to better things?
extensions|Results of a great massage?
exterminators|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick and Kristanna Loken?
extractors|Recycled John Deere machines?
extramural|Leftover wall painting?
eyeholes|Mask features
eyeopeners|Startling revelations
eyepiece|Either of two in a pair of binoculars
eyeshade|Sun visor
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
facelift|Cosmetic surgeon's procedure
factoid|Trivia tidbit
fadeaway|Dirk Nowitzki's signature move
faintness|Syncope symptom
fallacy|Mistaken idea
fasteners|Staples, paper clips, and the like
fastest|Like a sprint winner
fastest|Sprint winner
fattiest|Having the most marbling
fearfully|Prolonged reprimand
feedlot|Fattening spot
feinted|Made deceptive moves in the ring
fetters|Shackles
fibulae|Calf parts
fidgets|Betrays nervousness
fingerprint|Bit of crime scene evidence
fishier|More suspicious
flagmen|Road construction figures
flagrant|Financial award in the Sunshine State?
flamenco|Raucous Andalusian dance
flareups|Outbursts of violence
flavour|Taste of Worcestershire?
flimflam|Cunning swindle
floater|Employee who does whatever is needed
flotilla|Naval formation
flutist|Sir James Galway, notably
foolproof|Surefire
footage|Material for a film editor
footstools|Ottoman cousins
forbidding|In favor of competing at Christie's?
forearm|Radius setting
foreground|Golf course?
formats|In favor of yoga gear?
forsake|In favor of rice wine?
forties|In favor of dead heats?
fortissimo|Very loud, to Verdi
fortresses|In favor of Rapunzel?
fortunate|Strong suit
forward|In favor of a local election division?
frabjous|Delightful, to Lewis Carroll
freckle|Mole's kin
freelances|Fargo Oscar winner McDormand
freezer|Ice tray setting
frontal|Direct, like a cavalry charge
fruited|America the Beautiful adjective
further|And another thing...
gasping|Betraying surprise
gatepost|Fence feature
gelatin|Quivery dessert
general|Campaign leader
generally|As a rule
generator|Outage insurance
genesis|Beginner's book?
genomes|Subjects of modern mapping
gentile|Non-Jew
geoduck|Large clam
germane|Worth discussing
gingersnap|Spicy-sweet cookie
ginseng|Root used in energy drinks
giraffe|One spotted in Africa
girdles|Foundation garments
gladden|Cheer
gleaned|Culled
gleesome|Joyous, quaintly
glinted|Flashed fleetingly
glistens|Sparkles
gloated|Was an obnoxious winner
glowers|Scowls
glowworm|Bioluminescent beetle larva
goalies|Shot stoppers
goateed|Like Lenin
godsend|Unexpected blessing
gorilla|Hairy Halloween costume
gossipy|Full of dirt, in a way
grandma|Mom's mom
greatcoat|Heavy outerwear
greener|More eco-conscious
greenhorn|Inexperienced trumpet player?
greening|Eco-friendly procedure
greeted|Tipped one's hat to
gremlin|Mischievous sprite
grooved|Like a record
groovier|More awesome
growing|On the rise
grunted|Did a hog imitation
guessed|Took a shot
guesting|Appearing on someone else's show
gyrator|Suggestive dancer, say
gyrator|Twister
habitue|Regular patron
hairier|More perilous
hairnet|Cafeteria headgear
hairpieces|Rugs, so to speak
hairsplitting|Overly picky
halogen|Fluorine or chlorine, e.g.
hamster|Exercise wheel runner
hamster|Runner in a wheel
hamsters|Hip actors?
handmaiden|Position for which the bananas applied at the palace?
handset|Desk phone part
harmonize|Make a pleasing visual combination
hassled|Gave a hard time
hatches|Sub entries
hatchets|Small-time hackers?
headhunter|*Recruitment pro
headwaiter|Position for which the lettuce applied at the restaurant?
headwinds|Yachting challenges
heartbeats|Fetal ultrasound features
heartbreaking|So sad
hearten|Feel like there must be an extra instrument in that nonet recording?
hectares|Plot divisions
heliport|Chopper spot
herbage|Vegetation for grazing
heretic|Inquisition target
hermits|Solitary sorts
heroism|Remarkable bravery
herrings|Red ones are misleading
hexagon|Nut shape
hexameter|Metrical line with six feet
hibachi|It means "fire bowl" in Japanese
hilarious|Gut-busting
hitchhike|Thumb a ride
hogwash|*Rot
hokiest|Most cornball
homework|Student's bane
homonym|Won, for one
honesty|The first chapter in the book of wisdom, to Jefferson
honored|On the dean's list, say
honoree|Father in June, e.g.
hoosegows|Cans
hopscotch|Game with a chalk-drawn playing area
horrors|Heaven forbid!
however|Despite that
hustles|Really moves
ibuprofen|Advil, generically
iceboxes|Fridge ancestors
icecaps|Pole features
ideates|Conceives
idolize|Put on a pedestal
iguanas|Spiny lizards
illicit|Against the law
illness|Clinic concern
imagine|John Lennon song
immediate|Done at once
immediate|Pressing
immense|Mammoth
immerse|Dunk
immerses|Plunges into water
immoral|Unethical
impacting|Nursery theater draw?
impaled|Stuck
imports|Subjects of tariffs
inboard|Type of motor
incipient|Beginning to develop
indecisive|Neither here nor there?
indexes|Old flames in the Hoosier State?
indicate|Point out
indicts|Charges
indulge|Pamper
inexact|Rough
inflict|Impose (on)
infrared|Like night-vision goggles
ingested|Ate
initial|Sign with three letters, say
initiate|Get going
inkblot|Image in a psychoanalysis test
inquiry|Official investigation
insecure|Issa Rae HBO series
insincerity|Disingenuous quality
instance|Single occurrence
insular|Narrow-minded
insulin|Pancreas production
interacts|Does some socializing
interim|Meantime
interlining|Middle of three jacket layers
inverts|Flips
irksome|Vexing
ironmen|Endurance experts
ironstone|Durable pottery
irritated|Rubbed the wrong way
isolates|Cuts off
isotope|Elemental variant
issuers|Banks, for credit cards
italics|Title type
iterate|*Restate
iterate|Say again
iterates|Emphasizes, in a way
jammies|Threads in beds, informally
jawbreaker|Synecdoche or "onomatopoeic," e.g. (Dental)
joneses|Family to keep up with
kangaroo|Featured creature (five letters)
kerosene|Lantern fill
keynote|Convention highlight
kidnaps|Snatches for ransom
kimonos|Ceremonial robes
kinetic|Like mobiles
kneaded|Worked before baking
kneecap|Patella
knesset|Israeli parliament
knesset|Legislature whose current speaker is a member of the Likud party
knothole|Board feature
krypton|Home planet of the House of El
lanyard|ID badge holder
laptops|College students carry them
lateness|Your pay might be docked due to this
lattice|Pattern on a pie
laundry|All purpose?
laurels|Classic prizes
lavatory|Can
lawmaker|Solon, for one
leaning|Tendency
learner|...ker] Person who's quick on the uptake
legitimate|Justifiable, as a complaint
leitmotif|Recurring theme
leonine|Majestic, or maned
leotard|Dancer's wear
lessened|Dropped off
lessons|Adam, Hoss and Little Joe on "Bonanza"?
lettered|Was a star athlete, perhaps
letterman|Colbert's predecessor
lettuce|Sandwich layer
liberate|Free
licensee|Radio station owner, e.g.
lifeboat|*One of 20 on the Titanic
lightning|Old lamps that might not even work anymore, e.g.
lilliput|Island with very little population
limerick|Humorous verse
litanies|Mass communications?
literature|Nobel Prize category
lobsters|Hip tennis players?
lollipops|Sweets on sticks
lonesome|Missing people?
loosest|Most prepared to pitch
lotuses|Some water flowers
lovefest|Effusive exchange
lullaby|Lay your sleeping head, my love/Human on my faithless arm poem
lullaby|A little night music
lunatic|Completely absurd
lunatic|Wacko
machinates|Fancy plates
madeira|Wine named for a Portuguese island
maestro|Baton wielder
magenta|Printer's hue
magnate|Captain of industry
magpies|Chatterboxes
maharaja|Sikh Empire founder Ranjit Singh, e.g.
mainstay|Cornerstone
malaria|Quinine is used to treat it
malaria|Sub-Saharan scourge
malevolent|Villainous
maligns|Slanders
mandarin|Variety of orange
manicured|Like some lawns and nails
manmade|Not found in nature
mantrap|Poacher catcher
marbled|Like steak that's going to sizzle
marginalia|Reader's notes
marionette|*Howdy Doody, for one
marooned|Left high and dry
martini|Some prefer it dirty
mascara|Eyelash alterer
mascara|Maybelline product
masonite|Hardboard brand
massacres|Real estate in the Bay State?
mastiff|Big dog with a black muzzle
matinee|Bargain show, perhaps
maximum|Harshest sentence
meadowlark|Yellow-breasted songbird
measure|Size up
meerkat|Mongoose family member
meerkat|Small African mongoose
melancholy|SEE HEADER
memoranda|Office notes
meniscus|Knee cartilage
mentalist|Psychic
menthol|Like Kools
menthol|Vicks VapoRub ingredient
merlots|Waterfront properties?
messmates|Boot camp buds
metaphor|Franklin's "A good conscience is a continual Christmas," e.g.
metonyms|The Hill, for Congress, and Foggy Bottom, for the State Department
migrant|Many a farm worker
mimosas|Brunch cocktails
mimosas|Brunch drinks
minaret|Saudi skyline feature
miniskirts|They provide limited coverage
minuses|Detriments
miscast|Wrong for the part
mistaken|In the wrong
misuses|Invalidates the warranty of, in a way
mobiles|Nursery accessories
molasses|*Causes of some good stick situations
mongoose|Golden egg layer, to the giant?
monikers|Names or nicknames
monorail|Disney World transport
montages|Training sequences in movies, often
moorish|Like Spain's Alhambra
morasses|*Causes of some bad stick situations
morocco|Casablanca setting
mothball|Remove from active service
mouthpiece|Lawyer, slangily
muenster|Its rind is colored with annatto
mystery|Case that hasn't been closed?
mysticism|Kabbalah, for example
nailbiter|Anxiety-evoking close game, for example
nailset|Carpenter's punch
narcotic|Pusher's product
narrates|Does documentary work
narwhal|Featured creature (four letters)
natters|Runs on
navigated|Skillfully made one's way through
nearing|Getting closer to
neatness|Tidy quality
nebulae|The Horsehead, the Boomerang and the Tarantula, e.g.
nebulas|Interstellar clouds
needless|Gratuitous
neglect|State of disrepair
neighbor|Fencing partner?
neonate|Recent delivery
nephron|Kidney unit
nettled|Irritated
nettles|Prickly plants
neutrinos|Chargeless particles
neutron|It's free of charge
nitrate|Measure of a quibbler's output?
noisier|Less neighborly, maybe
northern|From the Arctic, say
nosebleed|Boxer's woe
noseless|Like Voldemort, in the Harry Potter films
nosiest|Most curious
notability|Fame
notched|Like a gunslinger's gun, perhaps
notorious|*Unfavorably known
nuances|Subtleties
nursling|Unweaned infant
obduracy|Bullheaded refusal to change
obeying|Compliant
observe|Witness
oceanic|Lost airline
ocelots|South American prowlers
oedipal|Like some unhealthy attachments
oilpaper|Translucent sheets
oilskin|Sou'wester material
oleander|Poisonous evergreen
oligarch|Many a Putin crony
oligarch|Sanctions target
onboard|Supporting the plan
onlooker|Witness
opening|Window of opportunity
operators|They always seem to be standing by
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan creation
opposed|Fought
oppositionist|One on the other side
oracles|Infallible authorities
oracles|Suppliers of ambiguous answers
oracles|Wise ones
oralist|Lip-reading teacher
oranges|Grove harvest
oranges|Some have navels
orangey|Like Trump's tan
ordains|Makes a father
orderly|Hospital staffer
orients|Points in the right direction
origami|Paper tiger, perhaps
origination|Beginning (six letters)
osmosis|Assimilation process
ossified|Became inflexible
ossuary|Place for bones
outbreak|Flare-up
outerwear|L.L. Bean offering, or a feature of the asterisked answers
outgoes|Expenses
outstays|Surpasses in endurance
overachiever|*Person who constantly exceeds expectations
overact|Mug, say
overate|Regretted the last trip to the buffet
overlooked|Failed to notice
overran|Swarmed into
oversea|Like maritime trade routes
oversell|Exaggerate the merits of
overtrain|Precipitation that isn't even slightly subtle?
overturn|Nullify
ovisacs|Graafian follicles
padlock|Gate keeper
pajamas|Attire you're not likely to wear out
palaces|...ker] Imaginary places for storing mnemonic images
palaces|Places for princes and princesses
palpate|Examine by touch
palpitate|Flutter
pandemic|CDC nightmare
panelists|*New Haven alums
panettone|Sweet bread on Christmas tables
panorama|Big scene
parable|Morality tale
paramecia|Slide subjects
parcheesi|Board game in which each player controls four tokens
parches|Leaves very dry
parented|Brought up
parfait|Dessert in a tall glass
parolee|New release, of a sort
parrots|Repeats mechanically
parsley|Tabbouleh ingredient
passing|Place for leaving slow drivers behind [blin...
pastoral|Bucolic
pastorals|Big name in 19th-century fur trading
patient|Like a good waiter?
patootie|Cutie ___ (sweetie)
patriots|Food fights with butter?
peaceful|Serene
peaches|Georgia harvest
pedantries|Nitpicks
peeress|Woman with a title
pelican|Symbol of Louisiana
pellmell|Headlong
penalty|Fine, e.g.
penance|Act of contrition
penicillin|*Antibiotic from blue mold
pentagon|Brass container?
peptalk|Locker room motivator
periodical|Ebony, e.g.
permeate|Spread through
perorate|Speak at length
persona|Public presentation
personage|Luminary
persons|Individuals
peskier|More irksome
pestles|Apothecary grinders
petitioner|Seeker of redress
phasing|Withdrawing gradually, with "out"
phenomenons|Sports prodigies
phenoms|New stars
philanthropist|SHARON
phobias|Irrational fears
phoenix|Suns setting
physician|KAREN
pimento|Olive stuffing
pincher|...ker] Skinflint
pinkish|Medium rare
pioneers|Wagon train group
pirated|Flouting copyright
pistols|Playthings stuffed with rolls
placebo|Control, maybe
placement|Employment agency success
plateau|Neither improve nor decline
plausible|Sound
pleading|Making one's case in court
pleasure|Pod contents
pleated|Like kilts
ploughs|Field tillers, in England
plumber|Pipe repairer
plunger|Clog clearer
pockmarked|Like the surface of the moon
polenta|Cornmeal concoction
pommeled|Beat, old-style
populism|Bane of elitists
porcupine|Featured creature (five letters)
porridge|Breakfast dish
positioned|Made advances to
postage|Correspondent's cost
postmodern|*Like Derrida's views
postoperative|Spy who works for a Washington paper?
potshots|Random criticisms
pounded|Throbbed
prebaked|Heat-and-serve, perhaps
precise|Exact
predicament|Damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't situation (five letters)
preened|Admired oneself in the mirror
premise|Supposition
premised|Based (on)
preordains|Determines in advance
prepares|Whips up
presage|Herald
presided|Was in control
presidents|Many of the men appearing on money
presorted|Ready for mass mailing
pretends|Puts on an act
prevail|Emerge(d) victorious
pricers|Store workers with guns
primate|Lemur or gorilla
prithee|Please, quaintly
prolific|Churning out book after book, say
pronouns|You and I, e.g.
properties|Correct neckwear?
propjet|Commuter plane
propositioning|Work of a full-time contortionist?
prorate|Divide fairly
prospect|Candidate for being brought up to the Majors
prosper|Flourish
protege|Mentor's charge
protein|Fish provides it
protest|Demonstrate
providence|Brown's town
provinces|Canada has ten
pungent|Biting
puniest|Most minuscule
puritanic|Overly prim
pushpin|I went here marker
quixote|Impossible dreamer
radiated|Shone brightly
radiates|Shines
radical|Extreme
raffles|School fundraisers
raggedy|Rough around the edges
raiders|Oakland team
railers|Persistent critics
rainbow|Pride flag's inspiration
rampaging|Highway maintenance concern?
ranchero|Southwestern spread owner
rangers|Stanley Cup hoisters in 1994
rarebit|Melted cheese dish
ratified|Formally approved
rationalist|Logical thinker
rattler|Diamondback, for one
rawness|Inexperience
reaches|Gets through to
reaction|Backlash, for example
readable|Entertainingly written
readies|Primes
readies|Sets up
realists|Practical people
reality|Genre for "Survivor" and "Chopped"
reallot|Divide differently
reanimated|Like zombies
reaping|Field work
rebound|Pick up
recession|Economic worry
recitals|Carnegie Hall performances
recites|Speaks from memory
recount|Close election event
recover|Bounce back
redistricts|Does some gerrymandering
reembarked|Set off again
reexamined|Had another look at
refinery|Crude destination
regaler|Storyteller
regaler|Storyteller
regarded|Took in
regroomed|Prepared for another role
regroup|Prepare to try again
reindeer|Santa's team
relapse|Slip back
relatives|Kin
release|Publicist's piece
remarked|Observed
reminder|Note to self
remnant|Scrap
renderer|Animation software
reneger|Promise breaker
reopens|Delves into, as a cold case
reorder|Shuffle
reordering|Handling a low stock situation
repasts|Lunches and brunches
repertoire|Theater company's stock of plays
replace|Substitute for
replica|Copy
replied|Made a comeback
republic|Pledge of Allegiance noun
repudiating|Turning one's back on
request|Song dedication, e.g.
rescind|Lift
resents|Is aggrieved at
reserve|Lack of loquacity
resident|Local citizen
restage|Mount a revival of
restores|Does some museum work
retapes|Wraps again during a timeout
retinae|Sites of rods and cones
retinue|Following
retiree|Pension collector
retotal|Double-check, as one's figures
retsina|Strong wine of Greece
revenge|Whodunit motive, sometimes
revered|*Raised up
revolution|Full spin (five letters)
rimless|Like some glasses
rioters|They might be hosed
riposte|Witty comeback
ripostes|Return thrusts
riveter|Rosie, famously
roadway|Motoring spot
rodents|Porcupines, prairie dogs and pack rats
rollout|Product launch
romance|Bookstore section
romance|Love affair
ropable|Like calves, to cowboys
rosehip|Floral fruit in herbal teas
rosette|Cake decorator's floral decoration
roughnecks|Oil rig workers
routine|Comic's performance
sadness|Blue state
saffron|Spice from a purple crocus
sainthood|Status of John, Paul and George
saltine|Crispy cracker
sameness|Monotony
samosas|Indian turnovers
sampled|Tasted
sandhog|Tunnel worker
sapiens|Homo ___
sapiens|Yuval Noah Harari bestseller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"
saturated|*Logged
scabbard|Blade holder
scaffold|*Construction site sight
scaleup|Increase proportionately
scallop|Featured creature (five letters)
scandals|Campaign derailers
scarabs|Core muscles in the Palmetto State?
scarabs|Holy beetles
scarcest|Least abundant
scarred|Traumatized
scathed|Harmed
scenario|Hypothetical situation
schoolmasters|*Classroom vets
scissor|Cut, in a way
scissors|Paper beater
scooper|Item near a litter box
scottie|Monopoly token choice
scrabble|Activity that might cause you to draw a blank
scratch|Body shop concern
screener|Airport agent
screener|TSA worker
screens|Has a showing of
scythes|Producers of swaths
sealant|Caulk, for example
seasonal|Like some resorts and fruit
seasons|Calendar quartet
secedes|Breaks away (from)
secrecy|Prerequisite for a successful surprise party
secrete|Conceal
secrete|Release into the bloodstream, say
section|Strings, e.g.
sedation|Propofol purpose
sedatives|They'll knock you out
seducers|Sirens
seeress|Medium, maybe
selfish|Salt cod, for one?
sellout|Smash hit
seminar|Lecture alternative
semisoft|Like Muenster and havarti
senates|Places with whips
senates|Strong bodies
senders|Email parties
senecas|Native New Yorkers
senseis|Martial arts masters
sensory|Like some neurons
sentence|Life, for example
serapes|Oaxaca wraps
serfdom|Subjugated state
sergeants|Nuisance at a haberdashery?
serious|Grave
serrano|Fiery Mexican chili pepper
service|Navy, e.g.
session|Time in the recording studio
setline|Fishing device with many hooks
setters|Game dogs
shadowed|Was in debt
shampoo|Suave, e.g.
sharpshooters|*Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill, for two
sheathed|Not drawn for a fight
sherbet|*Frozen treat
sherbet|Frozen dessert
sherlock|Role for Basil and Benedict
shindig|Lively bash
shoeless|Like Fred Flintstone, sartorially
shoptalk|Company picnic conversation, perhaps
shouted|Talked over the clamor
showdown|Poker hand finish
showers|Locker room adjunct
shriller|More piercing
shrivel|Wither
shysters|Hip wallflowers?
siamese|Cat with colorful points
sickbays|Spots for tar healers
sidebar|Discussion between the lawyers and the judge
siestas|Baja breaks
sifting|Working with flour
silents|Most of Chaplin's filmography
similes|Literary comparisons
similes|Rhetorical comparisons
sinless|Pure, in a way
situate|Place
sketchpads|Get pictures at a hockey locker room?
skewers|Mocks without mercy
skillet|It's at home on the range
skirted|Went around
skulked|Crept around
skulking|Moving furtively
skyhook|Kareem's signature shot
slammed|Criticized ruthlessly
slapstick|Three Stooges specialty
slicker|Kitchen gadget you've used maybe once
sliders|Bitty burgers
slighter|More petite
slipped|Lost traction
slipshod|Hardly systematic
sloppily|Without care
smarter|More dapper
smarties|Wise guys
smatter|Superficial amount
smeared|Slandered, as a political rival
smelter|Place of refinement?
snapped|Totally lost it
snapshots|Get pictures at a bar?
snarling|Guard dog's activity
sneered|Showed contempt
sneerer|Villain, at times
snipping|Barbershop activity
snitcher|Tattletale
soapsuds|Makeup of a bath-time beard
sobered|Stopped joking around
softest|Least loud
soldier|Private, say
solitary|The hole, to jailbirds
soonest|Next
sorrily|With regret
sources|Bibliography books
spacecraft|It's a ___, said the interior decorator
spambot|Coded pest
spatial|Three-dimensional
speakeasy|How horse whisperers might calm their subjects?
speakeasy|Prohibition saloon
spectator|Audience member
speedos|Some short trunks
spinach|Oysters Rockefeller ingredient
spinsters|Hip publicists?
spirits|Hooch
spittle|Mouth moisture
splashed|Played in the pool
splints|Break immobilizers
spoilage|Problem for produce dealers
spoiler|Unwanted plot giveaway
spooked|Unnerved
spooled|Wound on a bobbin
spotlight|2015 film that won the Best Picture Oscar
spriest|Least physically affected by age
sprites|Clear drinks
spruced|Neatened (up)
sputters|Sounds flustered
stabile|Calder creation
stagers|Play makers
stalagmites|Nuisance at a POW camp?
stalled|*Played an impeding role
standee|Many a rush-hour commuter
staples|Butter, flour and eggs, e.g.
stardom|Fame
stargaze|Study the heavens
stargazing|The paparazzo's favorite hobby was ___
starling|Featured creature (five letters)
starred|*Played a leading role
starters|Menu category
stashed|Squirreled away
stationed|Posted
stature|Social rank
steadied|Made stable
steelie|Metal marble
steelie|Metal shooter
steered|Guided
stereos|Sound systems
sternums|Breastbones
stiletto|Slender dagger
stimuli|Incentives
stimuli|They cause responses
stimulus|It elicits a response
stipends|Periodic payments
stockade|Fort lockup
stocker|Supermarket worker
stomach|Endure
stonier|Less expressive
stooped|Bent over
stranger|New arrival
streamers|Party decorations
streets|Block sides
striker|Soccer forward
stringers|Newspaper freelancers
strobes|Lights in a disco
stubble|Razor target
stuntmen|They might fall for movie stars
styrofoam|*Cup material
suasion|Coaxing
subcompact|Law distributing sandwiches for free?
submission|Assignment given to a po' boy?
suboptimal|*Middling or worse
subtenant|Renter from a renter
subunit|*Ballerina's do
successor|Adams, to Washington
sucrose|Cane product
sundaes|Syrupy desserts
sunless|Completely overcast
sunnily|In a cheerful manner
supermarket|*Where you might put the cart before the horseradish
supersize|Increase, as one's order
supersizes|Splurges at the fast food counter
surgeons|Professional operators
swagger|Show of confidence
swallow|Fork-tailed bird
swallow|SEE HEADER
swatted|Took a rolled newspaper to
sweaters|Knitwear pieces
sweatier|Perspiring more
sweeten|Improve, as an offer
sweetest|Most pleasing
swelled|Blew up
swishing|Hitting nothing but net, in basketball
swooned|Went weak in the knees
symphony|Haydn's "Surprise," for one
syringe|Needle
tablecloth|Restaurant spread
tailgates|Follow a Microsoft mogul?
tailored|Like some suits
tailwind|Flight time reducer
takeout|Alternative to home cooking
talents|Natural skills
talents|Scout's discoveries
tallest|Like the Burj Khalifa, among buildings
tampers|Meddles (with)
tangent|Abrupt digression
tapered|Like some cigars and jeans
tapeworms|Get pictures at a bait store?
targets|Goals
tarragon|Grilled fish seasoning
tassels|Mortarboard attachments
tasters|Winery visitors
tattoos|They may be hard to get off your chest
taxiing|Getting to the gate
teacart|Small table with wheels
teardrop|Earring shape
teardrop|Pendant option
tearstrip|Opening band?
teasers|TV promos
teaware|Pot, cups, saucers and the like
telecom|Sprint's biz
telepath|Psychic communicator
teleport|Beam up, e.g.
templar|Knight in a white mantle bearing a red cross
tenderfoot|Inexperienced placekicker?
tensest|Least relaxed
tenting|Putting a cover over
terrains|Some are steep
tessera|Mosaic piece
testers|Perfume counter bottles
thrusts|Fencing moves
thumped|Defeated decisively
thunder|Metaphor for a shocking surprise
thwarts|Foils
ticktocks|Sounds of passing time
tigress|Fierce female
tilapia|Fish frequently farmed
tinkers|Fiddles
tinnier|With less timbre
tinsmith|Artisan with snips and planishing hammers
tirades|Some explosions
tiramisu|Dessert made with coffee
tiredest|Most overused
tobacco|North Carolina crop
tonnage|Cargo capacity
tonnage|Weight a freighter freights
toolers|Leather workers
topside|On deck
torchere|Tall floor lamp
tornado|Whirled power?
torpedos|Destroyers of destroyers
totters|Walks unsteadily
trackball|Follow a 1950s TV superstar?
tractors|Tools for geometry class
trading|Wall Street activity
tradition|Saying grace before dinner, e.g.
traffic|Makeup of some snarls
tragedy|Hamlet, for one
tragicomedy|Waiting for Godot, for one
trailed|Couldn't keep up
traipse|Knock around
traitor|Arnold, for one
trample|Tread on
transmit|Broadcast
transmits|Broadcasts
trattoria|Italian restaurant
trawlnet|Shrimp catcher
treason|One possible reason for impeachment
treated|Bought dinner for, say
trebles|High-pitched sounds
trendily|In a fashionable fashion
triable|Worthy of judicial review
triangle|Drafting tool
tribute|Accolade
trifecta|Bet with a big payoff
trimmer|Mustache maintenance tool
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
triptychs|Three-panel works
trisects|Divides into thirds
trounce|Shellac
trouser|Pant
tsarism|Autocratic rule
tsarism|Regime ended by communists
tsetses|Bloodsucking flies
turkeys|Theatrical flops
turrets|Features of Hadrian's Wall
turtles|Slow-motion operators?
tweezes|Plucks, as eyebrows
typical|Ugh, he would do that!
unaware|Napping, perhaps
uncanny|Otherworldly
unchaining|Bringing freedom to
underpaid|Like many strikers
uneager|Reluctant
unfasten|Open, as a seat belt
ungainly|Awkward
unitary|Undivided
universe|We're all in this together
unlined|Like some paper and jackets
unmarred|Pristine
unmasking|Calamity for a superhero
unravels|Comes apart
unsaddle|Be successful at a joust
unshaken|Firm
unspent|Like money in your pocket
unstable|A home for a horse?
unsullied|Pristine
unthinkable|Out of the question
upcoast|Like Ventura, vis-a-vis Malibu
updates|Program fixes
upstairs|Flight destination?
uptimes|Good memories
uranium|Heavy metal
utensil|Spatula or spoon
utensil|Spoon or spatula
vacated|No longer occupied
vaccine|Sabin development
valkyrie|Escort into the hall of the slain
valuable|Worth its weight in gold, say
vampire|One who's out for blood?
vanilla|Dull, metaphorically
vantage|Position with a commanding view
velocipedes|*Early bicycles
veranda|Roofed porch
veritas|Harvard motto
vertebra|Backbone bone
vertigo|*Reeling feeling
viceroy|Butterfly that resembles the monarch
victory|Place for drinking milk at Indy [blin...
violate|Break
violation|It can be moving
vocation|Incitement
voiceover|How radio operators might indicate they're done talking?
wakanda|Black Panther setting
wakened|Roused
wardrobe|Clothing collection
watchdog|Monitoring organization
waterbeds|They toss and turn when you toss and turn
watercolors|Some Winslow Homer paintings
watered|Like silk with a moire pattern
waterloo|Crushing defeat
wavelength|It's good for team members to be on the same one
weaseled|Talked evasively
webcams|Video bloggers' needs
welcomes|Greets warmly
wetland|Heron's habitat
wherefore|(3)
willing|SEE HEADER
wipeout|Surfer's spill
wipeouts|Surfing mishaps
workmate|The Reader Oscar winner Winslet
workshop|Creative seminar
wowsers|Inspector Gadget exclamation
yeastiest|Rising the highest?
yodeler|Peak performer?
yuletide|Present period
zesters|Lemon-grating tools
abashed|Shamefaced
abdomen|Navel base
abominate|Loathe
aborted|Scratched, as a launch
abreast|Side by side
abridged|Shortened, and the letters missing from the starred answers
absence|Fondness cause, proverbially
abstinence|Teetotaler's choice
academy|School for special training
accents|Signs of stress?
accepted|Let through
accosts|Confronts rudely
acidity|pH scale measurement
acrobatic|Good at gymnastics
acronym|Taser or laser, e.g.
adamant|Immovable
adapter|Travel kit gadget
addenda|Book extras
adeptly|With proficiency
adheres|Sticks
adheres|Sticks
adopters|Some new parents
adorned|Featuring frills
adrenal|Epinephrine-secreting gland
aerated|Poked holes in, say
aerates|Infuses with bubbles
aerator|Faucet attachment
aerators|Faucet attachments
aerobic|Like some workouts
aerosol|Fine mist
aerosol|Like some insecticides
aesthete|Appreciator of art and beauty
affects|Influences
affords|Has the means for
afghans|Kabul crowds
ageless|Always looking the same
agendas|Lists for chairs
aimless|Desultory
airlift|Emergency evacuation
airplane|Frequent flier
airplay|Component of Billboard rankings
airship|*Blimp
airstrike|Alternative to boots on the ground
airtime|Spot buyer's buy
airwave|Radio carrier
alamode|Apple pie order
alcohol|Spirit
alerted|Tipped off
aliases|Rap sheet list
alibied|Provided an excuse for
aligned|In a row
aligning|Bringing into harmony
alleged|Not yet proven
alliance|Survivor players' strategy
alpinist|Range master
altimeter|Cockpit gauge
altruism|Foil is not for use in microwaves, e.g.?
aluminium|Middlesex metal
amateur|Masters golfer who's unlikely to win
amateurs|Open-mike night performers
amazing|Really awesome
ambiguity|Quality of oracular answers, often
amended|Changed the language in
amendments|Group of 27 in U.S. politics
ammonia|Common cleaner
amnesia|It may be retrograde or anterograde
amnesia|Sensational plot device
amoebae|Movers on a slide
amoebae|Shape-shifting creatures
amongst|Surrounded by
amorphous|Vague
amperage|Current strength
anaconda|Poker variant
analysts|Data pros
anarchic|In turmoil
anchorwoman|Norah O'Donnell, e.g.
andante|Adagio-allegretto go-between
androgen|Testosterone, for one
anemones|Popular garden flowers
aneroid|Barometer variety
angelic|Not at all like little rascals
angoras|Fluffy bunnies
animals|Safari sightings
animate|Give life to
anklebone|Anatomist's talus
anklets|Some summer jewelry
annexes|Building wings
anoints|Chooses as a successor
anoints|Chooses as a successor
antedate|Precede
antelope|*Bail, bond?
antelopes|Savanna grazers
anthills|Sites of many busy workers
antispam|Like some email filters
antitank|Like some rocket-propelled grenades
apogees|Orbital extremes
apostle|Andrew or Thomas
apostle|Last Supper attendee
appeals|Kind of court
apprise|Inform
apricot|Jam used in Sacher torte
aproned|Like some chefs and driveways
aptitudes|Natural talents
arbitrage|Market maneuvering
arboreta|Tree sanctuaries
arborists|Liberal pursuits
arduous|Difficult
armadillo|It rolls up into a ball when threatened
armload|Two bags of groceries, say
armoire|Standing closet
armorer|One taking mail orders?
aromatics|Ingredients such as ginger and parsley
arousal|Heightened state
arouses|Sparks
arrears|Past-due debts
arrowhead|One given the shaft?
arsenal|Magazine
arsenal|Military store
arsenals|Collections of weapons
article|A is an indefinite one
articulate|Clearly presented
arugula|Salad green called "rocket" in Britain
ascension|Rise to a position of importance
ashrams|Gurus' secluded locales
asinine|Extremely foolish
asinine|Laughable
asparagus|Shoots in the garden
aspirate|Say "hey," say
aspirin|Common anti-inflammatory
assayed|Tested for purity
assuage|Soothe
assumes|Takes for granted
asterisks|Stars of the publishing world
asymmetry|Imbalance, or, parsed differently, kind of balance shown by the circles
athlete|Olympics hopeful
athletes|Some scholarship recipients
atlases|Books including Chad, Georgia and Jordan
atlases|Books that include legends
atoners|They make amends
attache|Embassy worker
attains|Realizes
attendant|Parking lot worker
attunes|Brings into accord
audible|Within earshot
aureate|Golden
availed|Was of use
avatars|Online representations
avatars|Online representations
aversion|Strong dislike
aviaries|They're for the birds
avocado|Fruit with a big pit
awakened|Came to
awesome|Terrific!
awfully|Very
babbler|Vocal infant
bacchic|Drunkenly debauched
background|*Inconspicuous location
backslash|Support a Guns N' Roses guitarist?
backstreets|Springsteen song, and what's contained in the circles
baddest|First-rate, in hip-hop
baggage|Emotional impediments
baguettes|Long loaves
baldfaced|*Shameless, like a lie
bandaid|Makeshift solution
bandana|Colorful kerchief
bannock|Round flatbread of Scotland
bareback|Riding without a saddle, and what the starred answers all have
barista|Latte laborer
basmati|Grain variety whose name means "fragrant"
bassinet|Nursery buy
bassist|One hitting the low notes
bastilles|Tough prisons
batgirl|Lass who collects lumber
batiste|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader Jon
battled|Entered the fray
beanbag|Squishy seat
beanbags|Cornhole projectiles
bearskin|Rug in a cabin, perhaps
bedouins|Sahara nomads
bedtime|When some stories are told
beefcake|*Muscly man
beefcake|*Shots of muscular men
beeline|Direct route
beepers|Devices made largely obsolete by cellphones
beeswax|Informal business
befalls|Happens to
beggars|They can't be choosers
behavior|Conduct
beholds|Takes in
bellhop|Bag bearer
benefit|Charity event
benzocaine|Actor Michael's Mercedes in Ireland?
bickered|Had words
bicoastal|Having homes in Los Angeles and New York
bifocal|Like some lenses
biosciences|Botany, immunology, ecology, etc.
birdcage|Parakeet's pad
birdsong|Result of tweeting
biyearly|Like House elections
blabbing|Accidentally revealing
blacklist|Ban
blanket|Comforter's kin
blemish|Defect
bluster|Hot air
bodegas|Urban grocery stores
bonanzas|Economic booms
boomlet|Bit of a run on Wall Street
boondoggles|Public projects of questionable merit
boonies|Hinterlands
bootlegger|Speakeasy supplier
bossier|More overbearing
boycott|Land agent Charles who was collectively shunned for not reducing rents
brander|Rancher with an iron
breadboard|Discussion forum on Kickstarter?
brewskis|Cold ones
briefly|*Soft cheese
brioche|Boulangerie buy
brioche|Slightly sweet bread
brothers|Abbey community
buccaneer|Tampa Bay footballer
bucolic|Pastoral
bucolic|Typical of rural life
buffoon|Goofball
burying|Hiding, as pirate loot
butterfly|*Caterpillar, after metamorphosis
buttheads|Clash
cabbage|Coleslaw basis
cabooses|They bring up the rear
caldera|Volcanic crater
caldera|Volcanic crater
caldera|Volcanic crater
cameoed|Made a brief appearance
cannoli|Ricotta-filled pastry
canoodles|Pasta that's good for your bones?
cantons|Switzerland's 26
capable|Qualified
cappuccino|Starbucks order
caramel|Milky Way part
carcass|Buzzards' banquet
carefree|Happy-go-lucky
carjacking|Compassionate
carotid|Artery to the head
carousels|They may have a lot of baggage
carrying|Equipped with a gun
caryatids|Pillars in the form of female figures
catapult|Boulder-hurling weapon
catered|Like some functions
catharses|Ah! elicitors
catnaps|Quick snoozes
cattier|More snarky
cauldron|Macbeth prop
censure|Official reprimand
centavo|Cuban coin
centered|Emotionally stable
cerulean|Blue hue
challah|Braided bread
chalupa|Taco Bell option
channels|Remote possibilities?
charcoal|Black-and-white medium
chasers|Shot followers
chassis|Auto frame
cheeriest|Superlatively upbeat (5)
cheeses|Red Leicester and bleu, e.g.
chemists|Safekeeping sites
chicken|Yellow fellow
chimeras|Pipe dreams
cilantro|Pico de gallo ingredient
cinques|Fives, in old cards or dice slang
citadel|Stronghold
cityscape|Skyline photo
classic|Typical!
classism|Discrimination based on social status
cloaked|Hidden, like a Klingon starship
closers|Mariano Rivera and others
clothespin|Laundry room fastener
cluster|Statistical grouping
coalesce|Come together
coarsen|Make rough
cohabit|Share quarters
cohabits|Lives together
cohesion|Clingy quality
coldish|Slightly nippy
coleslaw|Side with a club
collies|Long-haired sheepdogs
coloratura|Skill for some sopranos
commends|Pays tribute to
compete|Try for the title
compile|Put together
comrade|Close friend
conceive|Come up with
condemn|Denounce
condoning|Taking for a ride
conducts|Emulates Toscanini
confetti|Election night shower
connote|Suggest
consign|Relegate
constant|Ceaseless
contagions|WHO concerns
context|Frame of reference
cooties|Communicable playground malady
cornerstone|*Fundamental basis
corolla|Toyota model named for a flower part
coroners|Expert witnesses at murder trials
corsages|Prom accessories
cosines|Secants' reciprocals
cosmetics|Department store section
cossack|Many a member of a czar's cavalry
costars|Ones with shared billing
cotillion|Ball of a kind
cottages|Lodgings for vacationers
cousins|Family group
crackle|Campfire sound
craziness|Lunacy
creased|Like some suit pants
creases|Origami folds
creator|Inventive sort
crevice|Narrow fissure
cricket|Chirping insect
criminal|Burglar or bootlegger
crinolines|Stiff petticoats
crochet|Do some needlework
crumple|Give way suddenly
crystal|Silly Billy
cubital|Of the elbow
curmudgeon|Cranky person
currier|Ives's partner
cursors|Mouse followers
cutthroat|Fierce
dahlias|Symbols of Mexico
damping|Deadening acoustically
datebook|*Portable appointment calendar
daybeds|Versatile couches
debated|*Talked issues
debtors|They're behind
decadence|Hallmark of Caligula's reign
decimate|Reduce drastically
declare|Make known
deduces|Figures out
deepest|Least superficial
deities|Mercury and Mars, e.g.
deities|Venus and Mars, e.g.
delegate|Convention VIP
delisted|No longer on the stock exchange
delphic|Intentionally ambiguous
demotes|Takes a stripe from, perhaps
densely|How sardines are packed
depress|Lower
deserve|Be worthy of
designs|Couturier's creations
designs|Plots
despise|Really hate
destroys|Tears to pieces
detainee|Guantánamo prisoner, e.g.
detective|Mike Hammer or Sam Spade, e.g.
detente|Global thawing, of a sort
devices|Ploys
dewdrop|Blade bead
diagnose|Do some doctoring
dialogue|Screenwriter's output
diaspora|Those far from the motherland
dictate|Official order
dilates|Gets bigger
dimension|Magnitude
diminutive|Wee
dimmest|Hardest to recall
dimmest|Least brainy
dinette|Breakfast nook
dingbats|Loopy ones
diocese|Bishop's domain
directs|Takes the helm of a movie production
dirties|Drags through the mud
disarray|Confusion
discuses|Frisbee forerunners
dismayed|Taken aback
dismiss|Brush aside
disowns|Renounces
disunion|Separation
diverse|Varied
divulges|Gives away
dominoes|They're spotted in toy stores
donated|Was charitable
donates|Chips in
donation|Gift
doodads|Thingamabobs
doorstop|Wall protector
doubting|Skeptic's specialty
downcast|The actors all seem mopey...
downstream|Play-by-play coverage on NFL.com?
drachma|Former coin of Greece
dragonfly|Mosquito eater
dragoon|Coerce into helping
dramedy|Orange Is the New Black, e.g.
dreamboat|Yachter's love interest?
dreamer|DACA subject
dresser|Bedroom furniture
dualism|Principle of Chinese philosophy
eaglets|Some are bald at birth
eardrops|Pendant pair
earlier|Occurring previously
earnest|Grave
earplug|Sound blocker
earthworm|Malware on Google Maps?
easeful|Affording peace
easters|Rabbit seasons?
echelon|Level
echelon|Level
eclipse|Astronomical phenomenon
ecotours|Trips to the Galápagos, e.g.
ecstasy|Rapturous delight
ecstatic|In seventh heaven
ecstatic|On cloud nine
edibles|Cannabis cookies
editors|They have issues to deal with
effects|Sci-fi movie feature
egalitarian|Like societies in which all are treated the same
egoists|Divas, often
elegiac|Mournful
element|Essential part
eligibly|In a qualified way
elitist|High-and-mighty sort
ellipse|Earth's orbit around the sun, for example
elopers|Lovers with ladders, maybe
elopers|Running mates?
emanate|Flow out
embarks|Sets sail
emblazon|Adorn conspicuously
embrace|Accept, as a policy
emigrant|Participant in an exodus
emigres|Some aliens
eminence|Fame
emirate|Qatar, e.g.
emotions|Spock suppressed them
emperor|Roman ruler
emulate|Attempt to equal
enabler|Harmful helper
enameled|Having a glossy finish
enamels|Glosses over?
encomia|Praiseful proclamations
endeared|Inspired affection
endeavors|Makes an attempt
endives|Witloof and escarole
endnote|Info after an article
energies|Vigorous exertions
enlarged|Blew up
enlists|Answers the call
enlists|Heeds the call
enrooted|Deep-seated
ensnare|Catch
ensurers|Guarantors
ensures|Cinches or clinches
ensures|Sees to it
ententes|Friendly alliances
ententes|Informal alliances
entered|Keyed in
enterprise|Undertaking
enticed|Led on
enticed|Roped in
entices|Lures in
entices|Tempts
entirety|Whole
entrance|Charm
entrusts|Gives for safekeeping
envenom|Fill with hate
environs|Neighborhood
enzymes|Chemical catalysts
ephemeral|Fleeting
epicure|Kitchen fan?
epistle|Literary letter
epithets|Names used by name-callers
epitome|Embodiment
ergonomic|Designed for comfort
erosion|Cliff-top property woe
erosions|Gradual weakenings
escalated|Heated up
escapee|Manhunt quarry
escapist|Like many summer movies
espanol|Language of los mexicanos
essential|Indispensable
esthete|Artsy one
esthete|Artsy type
etagere|Place for knickknacks
etching|Whistler work
eternal|Ceaseless
eternal|Without end
evictee|Tenant no more
evildoer|Satanic sort
evoking|Bringing to mind
evolved|Developed gradually
exclaims|Spouts
exhaled|Sighed, say
exhumed|Opposite of interred
expertise|Mastery
experts|Authoritative bunch
explicit|Spelled out
explore|Emulate Dora
extract|Take out
eyebeam|Radiant glance
eyedrops|Dilating doses
eyelashes|Curling targets?
eyesore|Unsightly sight
facades|Pretenses
facemask|15-yard penalty
factoring|Boxing stat in Ireland?
faddish|Trendy
fadeout|Gradually go to black
fainter|Person in need of reviving
fanatical|Like Deadheads and Beliebers
fedexed|Overnighted
feedlot|Spot for fattening livestock
fiancee|Future bride
fiberfill|Cushion contents
fiddler|Tradition show, familiarly
fidgety|Unable to sit still
fiendish|Quite wicked
finally|Cry of relief
finances|Budgeting consideration
fireplace|Cozy winter warming site
fishhook|Device at the end of the line, and what each set of circled letters represents
fishnet|Stocking style
fissure|Narrow crevice
flagons|Wine vessels
flareups|Outbreaks
flipflopped|Changed platforms, perhaps
floater|Flexible worker
flustered|Having lost one's composure (7)
flytrap|*Insectivorous plant
foolhardy|Rash
footpads|Pogo stick pair
footsie|Game of concealed dalliance
footsie|Some business conducted under the table?
foppish|Dandified
foreladies|Some jury heads
foreran|Portended
foresee|Divine
forests|They have canopies
forgives|Buries the hatchet with
fortuned|*Biggies of big business
foxiest|Most cunning
fraternal|Not identical
fraternity|Alpha males' group?
freakout|Blow a gasket
freckle|Sun spot
freeway|It doesn't take a heavy toll
freight|Hauler's cargo
frescoes|Paintings on plaster
fresher|Not as played out
fringes|Periphery
fronted|Was the lead singer of
galilee|Nazareth setting
galleria|Shopping court
gallons|Fuel increments
gangsta|N.W.A. genre
gangsta|Rap genre
garland|Flowery wear
garland|Wreath
gaudiest|Least drab
geekier|More nerdy
gelatin|Jiggly dessert
genders|Concern for some language learners
genetic|Like hereditary factors
genomic|Like some sequences
gentler|Kinder partner
germane|On topic
ghostwrites|Composes a celebrity memoir, say
gifting|Charitable act
giraffe|Treetop grazer
glimpse|Quick look
glisten|Sparkle
glycerin|Soap ingredient
goalies|Masked Devils, e.g.
goalpost|Upright
goatherd|One watching the kids?
gossamers|Filmy fabrics
governor|Wolf in Pennsylvania, e.g.
grabber|Aid for getting things off top shelves
grandmama|Pop-Pop's spouse
granite|Makeup of some countertops
grapevine|Rumor source
graphic|Like some novels, figuratively or literally
graphic|Vividly depicted
graveyard|Spooky spot
greater|Consisting of the city and its suburbs
greener|Description of the neighbor's grass, it seems
greenhouse|Place that might have a bedroom?
grenade|GI's "pineapple"
gridiron|Passing zone?
grinders|Subs
grottoes|Small caverns
grottos|Caves
groupies|Celebrity followers
guessable|Like a bad password
guesser|Wheel of Fortune contestant, say
guineas|Old gold coins of Britain
gunmetal|*Bluish-gray color
hairbrush|Tangle remover
halogen|Chlorine or fluorine
hamstrings|They may be pulled by runners
handbill|Flier
handsomer|Better looking
hangars|Places for Pipers
hangdog|Like ashamed expressions
haphazard|Marked by lack of order
harbored|Gave shelter to
hardpan|Drainage hinderer
hardware|Nuts, bolts, washers, etc.
harmonic|Pleasing, musically
harpoon|Queequeg wielded one
harrowing|Extremely scary
hassled|Gave a hard time
haunted|Like some houses
headdress|Place to fill up party balloons?
headers|They often follow corner kicks
headless|Like Irving's Hessian horseman
headmaster|School ruler
hearths|Comfy places to sit
hearths|Warm spots
heating|Winter expense
hedgehogs|The balls in the Queen of Hearts' croquet game
helpers|Backing group
hencoop|Container with many layers?
heralds|Foreshadows
heroism|Saving grace?
hidalgo|2004 Viggo Mortensen movie
highchairs|Committee heads on a bender?
highrise|Many a Manhattan building
hijacker|One involved in a travel holdup
holiday|Calendar space in red, perhaps
homeric|Like the "Odyssey"
honeybees|Group generating much buzz?
honoree|Recipient of an award
horoscope|Reading of signs, of a sort
horrors|Grand Guignol sights
horseshoe|Equine gardening equipment?
hostage|2005 Bruce Willis thriller
hostage|Way you probably don't want to be held
hotline|Direct link
hotspots|Places to get connected
huddling|Meeting before somebody snaps?
humored|Played along with
hygiene|Personal cleanliness
icecaps|Pole features
icecaps|Pole features
icecaps|Their melting is cause for concern
icehouse|Miller lager brand
idolators|Flouters of the Ten Commandments
illegal|Felonious, say
imagists|Amy Lowell and Ford Madox Ford, e.g.
imamate|Islamic leader's office
imitate|Mirror
imitator|Copycat
immense|Great
immense|Really, really big
impalas|Bearers of lyre-shaped horns
impalas|Graceful antelopes
impasse|Stalemate
impasses|Stalemates
impatient|Twitchy
implicit|Suggested
implored|Urgently entreated
imprint|Publisher's subsidiary
inaugurate|Launch
inching|Moving glacially
incinerate|Reduce to ashes
indexer|Many a biographer, eventually
indicate|Point to
indulge|Yield to
inerrant|Perfect
inertia|Notion of motion
inertia|Tendency to continue
inferred|Made deductions
inflame|Stir up
ingrates|Unappreciative folks
inhaled|Took a deep breath
inhaler|Asthma sufferer's device
inhales|Takes a breath
initiates|Kicks off
inkiest|Most murky
innocently|With clean hands
innocuous|Safe
inpatients|Overnight hospital guests
insaner|Less reasonable
insincere|Two-faced
insists|Remains steadfast
insofar|To such an extent
insolvent|Broke
install|Software step
instant|Split second
instate|Establish
insults|Disparaging remarks
intends|Means
interfere|Be a buttinsky
intimates|Bosom buddies
intones|Chants
intrigue|Secret scheming
intrude|Disregard others' privacy
inverse|Reciprocal, in multiplication
irritable|Prickly
isogram|Word with no repeated letters
jambalaya|Rice dish with Creole and Cajun varieties
jazzman|1974 Carole King hit
jellyfish|*Tentacled sea creature
joneses|Family to keep up with
junglegym|*Playground apparatus
keystroke|Office worker's depression?
kielbasa|Smoked sausage selection
kinship|Strong feeling of connection
kitchens|Everything but items
klutzes|Lubbers
knelled|Rang
knotted|In need of massaging, perhaps
labeled|Placed a tag on
labored|Toiled
laciest|Most frilly
lacrosse|Oldest organized sport in North America
laggard|Slowpoke
laminate|Flooring choice
laminate|Protect, in a way
lampoon|Skewer
landmass|Eurasia, e.g.
landmass|Pangaea, notably
lariats|Instruments of bovine bondage
lasagna|Garfield's favorite food
lassoers|Green lights, perhaps?
latecomers|Annoying folks at the theater
latexes|Rubbery substances
latrine|John in the military
laurels|Honor, metaphorically
lavender|Mint family plant
lazybones|Sluggard
leasers|Landlords
lecturers|Some university employees
leerier|More suspicious
legalism|Bit of jurist jargon
leisure|This isn't working
lengthen|Extend
leopard|Jaguar's kin
leopard|Spotted wildcat
lessens|Reduces
lessors|Landlords
lethargic|Sluggish
liaison|Go-between
liberal|Generous
librarian|Bookkeeping teacher?
license|Driving need
lifeguard|*Beach attendant
lifeline|Battery-powered cat?
liftoffs|Launchpad events
lineage|Ancestry
livener|Rouser
loafers|Simple shoes
lockdown|Stay-at-home order
locusts|Crop decimators
lonesome|Missing people?
looniest|Least sensible
lottery|State moneymaker
lovelorn|Pining
lyonnaise|Popular potato style
machete|Sugar cane cutting tool
magenta|Ink cartridge color
magnate|*Old West?
maiming|Hurting badly
maintains|Strongly asserts
malamute|Alaska's state dog
maltier|Like amber ale vis-à-vis pale ale
managers|Team honchos
mananas|Mornings, in Madrid
manatee|Half-ton swimmer
manatee|Herbivore of coastal waters
mantles|Cloaks
marines|Semper Fi fighters
marksman|Range master
marquee|Star sign
marrieds|Some couples
martini|Drink garnished with an olive
mascots|Sidelines figures
masters|Annual golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia
mastiffs|Boxers' kin
material|Pertinent to the discussion
material|Tailor's supply
matters|Is of consequence
mattress|Casper product
mayonnaise|Tartar sauce base
meanies|Nasty folks
measure|Lay a yardstick beside
measure|Score unit
mediated|Made peace, in a way
melodrama|Hamlet actor Gibson in Ireland?
merited|Was deserving of
message|Phone playback
metacarpal|Any of ten human bones
metalhead|Sabbath celebrator?
metatag|Bit of web code to facilitate search engines
meteors|They're seen in showers
meuniere|Rolled in flour and sautéed in butter, as sole
microchip|Lost pet identifier, at times
microhm|Very little resistance?
midterms|Some exams and some elections
millimeter|Thickness of a credit card, roughly
minders|Caretakers
mindset|Fixed mental attitude
minicam|Spy's device
minnows|Little fish
minutely|With great attention to detail
misdeed|Illegal act
misrules|Makes a bad call
missiles|Tridents and Titans
missive|Long letter
misspell|Write reminisences, say
misstate|Fudge, perhaps
misstep|Foot fault?
misused|Like "literally," all too often
mittens|Solution for shaking hands?
mobilize|Ready for action
momenta|Mass-times-velocity measurements
moneymaker|*Cash cow, for example
moniker|Handle
monolog|Opening for Fallon or Colbert
montages|Film sequences
moonset|Horizon event
moonset|Lunar disappearance
moonshot|Apollo event
morally|One way to be obligated
morasses|Overwhelming muddles
morosely|In a moody manner
morphine|Opium-derived narcotic
motherboard|Main computer component
movement|Crusade
murders|Fodder for whodunits
muscled|Beefy
mustangs|Coffee bar stock
mutilate|Seriously damage
mystery|P.D. James specialty
naivete|Guileless state
narrating|Talking over?
narwhal|Eater of Arctic cod
nasally|In a twangy manner
natives|Many tour guides
negligent|Remiss
networked|Attended conferences, e.g.
neutered|Fixed
neutron|Atomic nucleus component
newness|Fresh quality
newsagents|London Times purveyors
nicoise|Salad variety with olives and anchovies
nightshade|Family that includes the potato, eggplant and tobacco
nincompoop|Chucklehead
nitwits|Birdbrains
nocturne|Chopin piece
noisier|More adverse to sleep
noisily|Rude way to chew gum
noisome|Odious
nominee|Party pick
nonuser|Abstainer
northeast|Boston-Washington corridor region
nostril|One of a facial pair
notates|Writes music
notepads|Books of rules?
nouveau|___ riche
nudists|Ones who are barely seen?
nuisances|Bothers
oarsmen|Viking ship crew
obliged|Morally bound
obliterate|Destroy
oblongs|Rectangular shapes
oboists|They usually play an A to tune the orchestra
obscene|More than blue
ocarina|Instrument with finger holes
octagon|Shape of some bumper pool tables
octette|Four duos
offstage|Where Ophelia dies
oleasters|Ornamental shrubs
omelets|Breakfast menu section
omnibus|Collected works
omnibus|Trilogy in a single volume, e.g.
onstage|Like curtain calls
onstage|Performing, perhaps
onwards|Forth
operable|In working order
operetta|Gilbert and Sullivan performance
opiates|Dulling drugs
opinion|It's just what you think
opposed|Not in favor
optician|One who brings things into focus
optimism|Glass-half-full attitude
oracles|Priests and priestesses sought out for answers
orating|Delivering a monologue, say
oration|Demosthenes delivery
oratorio|Handel bars
orbitals|Places for electrons
ordered|In sequence
orderers|Amazon customers
ordinal|Fifth, e.g.
oregano|Marjoram kin
oregano|Pizza seasoning
oregano|Pizzeria seasoning
origami|Paper work, of a sort
origins|Commencements
outside|Magazine with a "Live Bravely" motto
outsmarted|Got the better of
outsole|Tread setting
outstay|Hang around too long
outvote|Beat, in a way
overdid|Was immoderate with
overdoes|Goes too far
overdue|Late
overeasy|Location of this answer
overeats|Risks postprandial pain
overlay|Superimpose
overpower|Subdue by force
overwhelms|Swamps
painstaking|Done with great care
palladium|Silver-white metallic element
panamas|Chapeaus for hot weather
paneled|Like some den walls
panpipe|Pastoral instrument
paragon|Exemplar
paragons|Shining examples
paralyses|Immobilized states
parapet|Protective wall
pariahs|Outcasts
parings|Cobbler baker's waste
parliament|Many a Little League rooter
parolee|Someone who doesn't finish a sentence
passovers|Spring holidays
pastels|Drawing medium
pastorals|Bucolic stories
pathetic|Miserably inadequate
pathologic|Rational train of thought in Ireland?
patrons|Customer base makeup
payments|Insurance premiums, for example
peacocks|Ostentatious sorts
pecorino|Cheese made from sheep's milk
pelican|Lonzo Ball, since 2019
pellmell|In confused haste
penance|Confessor's determination
penname|Ayn Rand or Anne Rice, e.g.
pension|Retirement income
pensive|Given to musing
persona|Public face
pertness|Cheek
pervade|Spread throughout
physician|Taker of the Hippocratic Oath
pierces|Pokes holes in
pietism|Exaggerated devotion
pigsties|Bolos for boars?
pikemen|Some early European foot soldiers
pioneer|Trailblazer
piranha|1978 cult film inspired by "Jaws"
piranha|Amazonian biter
pitchers|Ballpark figures
pithier|Less long-winded
pivotal|Decisive
placebo|Control group handout, maybe
planets|Orrery orbs
plasmas|Some flat-screen TVs
playbill|Usher's handout
playlist|Spotify grouping
plaything|Gomez Addams sidekick at the theater?
playwrights|They may be responsible for some long lines
pleases|Gratifies
plebeian|Lacking in refinement
plebeian|Unrefined
plethora|Excessive amount
pliancy|Adaptable state
plinths|Slabs at the bases of columns
plumage|Peacock's pride
plumeria|Fragrant flowering shrub also called frangipani
pointer|Tip
polliwog|Future frog
portals|Gateways
possess|Own
posting|Online announcement
postseason|*Playoff period
postwar|Like much reconstruction
postwar|Period of peace and recovery
poundcake|Sara Lee product
praiser|Laudatory one
pregame|Drink at home before heading to a party, slangily
pregnancy|Labor leader?
premieres|Red carpet occasions
premise|Basis for an argument
premise|Starting proposition
preorder|How a just-announced iPhone might be bought
prepared|Ready
preparer|Tax worker
prepped|Made ready
presage|Foreshadow
presidio|San Francisco park that was a fort
presoak|Laundry cycle
presses|Sources of literature
prevail|Carry the day
pricker|Thorn
printer|Person with pressing business?
procure|Get one's hands on
profits|Returns from a store
promote|Beat the drum for
promoted|Advanced in rank
pronoun|This or that
prorate|Adjust accordingly, as a cost
protect|Watch over
prudent|Wise
psalter|Collection of sacred songs
pueblos|Hopi homes
pullover|The taffy has all been stretched
pulsate|Throb
purifiers|Features of some ventilation systems
quicklime|Alkaline substance used in plaster
quizzed|Grilled
raciest|Least suitable for young viewers
raciest|Most plunging, perhaps
raggedy|Tattered
rainbow|Pride flag inspiration
rainiest|Least likely to need irrigation
raisers|Confident players at the card table
rampages|Angry sprees
rampages|Runs amok
ranchers|Stock figures?
ransoms|Life-or-death payments
rareness|Collectible quality
rashest|Least carefully considered
rasping|Scratchy
ratfink|Contemptible sort
ratfinks|No-goodniks
ratters|Some working terriers
ratting|___ out (snitching on)
rattrap|Seedy dwelling
rattraps|Squalid tenements
raucous|Like many frat parties
realist|Fact facer
realist|Pragmatic person
reasoned|Thought out
reassess|Give more thought to
rebelled|Refused to take it anymore
rebooks|Changes flights, say
reboots|Fixes a frozen computer, perhaps
rebuffs|Snubs
recalculate|Run the numbers again
receipts|Fodder for accountants
recently|In the past few days
recipient|Medal winner
recircle|Go around again
reciting|Sharing a poem, say
reclines|Lies
recluse|Solitary sort
recovers|Gets back
recruit|Offer a sports scholarship to
recycle|Do one's part for the environment
recycle|Keep out of the landfill, in a way
redacts|Blacks out, in a way
redcoat|Continental rival
reduced|Lower
reenter|Come again?
referendums|Ballot questions
refined|Tasteful
refrain|E-I-E-I-O, for one
refrains|Song sections
refugee|Asylum seeker
regalia|Queenly trappings
regatta|Meet at the shore?
regrade|Change a B to an A, say
regrade|Change from B to A, say
rehearsal|Opening antecedent
reheats|Gets ready, as leftovers
reliever|Pitcher from the bullpen
relieves|Takes over for, on the pitching mound
remarks|Casual observations
remixes|Club hits, often
remodel|Fix up
remolds|Gets back into shape?
renewer|Subscription extender
rentable|Ready for tenants
renumber|Fix the footnotes, e.g.
repairs|Fixes
repanel|Fix some walls
repaved|Did some road repair work
repents|Feels contrite
repined|Fretted
reporter|Newspaper employee
reports|School papers
reproduced|Xeroxed, say
reroutes|Diverts
resents|Takes umbrage at
resoled|Fixed worn kicks
resolve|Clear up
restart|Go back to square one
restaurant|Place that might have a server room?
restless|Fidgety, say
restore|Work on antiques
restorers|Museum workers
restrings|Fixes a hole in a tennis racket
restyle|Change the locks?
resumes|Continues with
retotals|Checks one's math
retouch|Edit with Photoshop, perhaps
retrace|Go back over
retrieve|Claim
retsina|Piney wine
retyping|Fixing an incorrect password, say
reunite|Make a comeback, as a band might
reveille|Rousing tune?
rewarded|Paid off
rheostat|Current-controlling component
rheostat|Current-regulating device
ricotta|Lasagna cheese
riddled|Pierced with buckshot
ripcords|Fall openers
risotto|Rich rice dish
riveted|Rapt
riviera|Cannes locale
roebuck|Co-founder of Sears
roomier|Less cramped
roommate|*Fellow freshman you meet on Day 1 at college
rosters|Lists of players
rotates|Takes turns
rotation|It's going around
rounder|More ovoid
rushing|Football stat
russets|Some spuds
rutabaga|Swede in Britain
sabotages|Deliberately impairs
sadistic|Exceptionally cruel
sadistic|Uncommonly cruel
sadists|Cruel bunch
safecracker|Snack for a banker?
sageness|Wise off
sainthood|Mother Teresa's most blessed achievement
salamis|Danglers in a deli
salaries|Women's are still statistically lower
salines|Drip solutions
salters|They treat meat
salvage|Rescue from a wreck
samurai|Japanese warrior
sandals|Pair for a centurion
sandman|Bringer of sleep
sapless|Lacking vitality
sashimi|Dish garnished with daikon
sashimi|Fish eaten with soy sauce and wasabi
sashimi|It's often served with shredded daikon
sassier|More apt to mouth off
saturate|Soak thoroughly
saturnalian|Riotously merry
saunter|Amble unhurriedly
saunter|Walk at a leisurely pace
sawbucks|Hamiltons
sayonara|See ya!
scallions|Chives cousins
scalper|Ticket seller outside a venue
scammer|Con artist
scanner|Checkout aid
scenarios|Possible courses of events
scepters|Kings' things
schemes|Shady plans
schools|Colleges
scolding|Earful, often
scottie|Classic Monopoly token
scoured|Used a Brillo pad
scraper|Painter's tool
scrapes|Problematic situations
screamer|Sensational headline
screams|Hustles
screams|Roller coaster sounds
screens|Curates, as calls
screwdriver|Chauffeur for a prison guard?
scripted|Carefully planned
seadogs|Grizzled sailors
seagull|Boardwalk scavenger
sealskin|Walruses?
seaways|Shipping routes
sectors|Zones
secular|Like Thanksgiving, but not Easter
sedates|Puts under
seekers|Harry Potter, Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang, in Quidditch
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seismic|Having enormous effect
semaphore|*Army communication?
semisoft|Like havarti and Muenster
senator|King of Maine, e.g.
senhorita|Young lady of Lisbon
seniority|Standing in the office?
senorita|Miss living in Mexico
senseis|Dojo VIPs
sentencer|Judge, frequently
septets|Largish singing groups
sequels|Blockbuster followers
serapes|Mexican wraps
serotonin|So-called happy neurotransmitter
serrano|Fiery pepper
serrano|Hot pepper variety
serrate|Make notches in
sestets|Six-line stanzas
sestina|Verse form used by Dante
setbacks|Hiccups, so to speak
setscrews|Inflexible prison guards?
shearer|Woolgathering worker
sheaves|There are three under the plow on Pennsylvania's flag
sherries|Some Spanish wines
shingle|It's on the house
shrines|Holy sites
shrines|Pilgrimage sites
shunted|Moved out of the way
shuteye|Z's
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
siamese|One might have chocolate points
sidearm|*Like Dennis Eckersley's pitching
sighted|Caught a glimpse of
signature|Bottom line contents, often
signers|Many Gallaudet students
silence|Hamlet's final word
silences|Muzzles
similar|Like
sirloin|Steakhouse choice
sitters|Parents' hirees
sizzler|Restaurant chain begun with a California steakhouse
skinflints|Tightwads
skywrite|Put up an ad, say
slavers|Drools
slavish|Making no attempt at originality
sleaziness|Unsavory quality
sleepier|Less alert
slipknot|A tug undoes it
slogans|Campaign lines
slummed|Hung out with the rabble
smearing|Unfair campaign tactic
smelted|Got the lead out?
smeltery|Site of refinement
smitten|On the way to being in love
smooching|Doing some canoodling
snapped|Made digital music?
snapper|Marine fish
snarers|Trappists?
sneaked|Stole
sneaker|Court wear
sneered|Showed contempt
sneezes|They often bring blessings
snorter|Bull, at times
snowflakes|Breakfast cereal for a ski instructor?
snuggle|Curl up with a sweetheart
soapier|More melodramatic
soberer|Less intoxicated
softhead|Any of the multitudes of the addlepated
solaria|Sunny rooms
solaria|Sunrooms
soldier|Person in a company
solicit|Pass the hat
someone|Unspecified individual
soonest|How critical tasks should be performed
sorrels|Reddish-brown horses
soulmate|Kia driver's love interest?
spambot|Automated email address harvester
sparely|In a thrifty manner
sparerib|Insult from a bowler?
sparser|Less dense
spatter|Paint à la Pollock
speedos|Tight beachwear
speedway|The fast track
spherule|Small ball
spireas|Rose family shrubs
spoiler|The apes' planet is Earth, e.g.
sponger|Freeloader
sponsor|Spot buyer
spotted|Saw
sprayed|Attacked, skunk-style
sprites|Brownies, e.g.
spunkier|More spirited
squares|Reconciles
squeeze|More than just hug
squirrels|Flickertails, e.g.
stalagmite|*"The Great Escape" setting
stalags|Settings of "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Great Escape"
stalest|Least original
stamens|Parts of pansies
stamina|Marathoners' need
stammers|Speaks falteringly
stances|Postures
stately|Dignified
stature|Reputation
steamers|Clam shack specialty
steelier|More determined
steeper|Less gradual, as an incline
steeple|High point of religion?
stellar|Outstanding
stemware|Flutes and the like
stencil|Sign painter's tool
stereos|Sound systems
steroid|Olympian's no-no
sticker|Source of shock, sometimes
stickpin|*Whirl
stimuli|Incentives
stimuli|Provocations
stirrers|Sticks by the coffee maker?
stirrup|Bone of the middle ear
stockade|Wooden barrier
stockpile|Hoard
stoolies|Unpopular figures in criminal circles
stopgap|Makeshift
stopgap|Temporary fix
stopped|Came to an end
stouter|More substantial
strainer|Colander's kin
straining|Exerting great effort
straits|Some are dire
stranded|Left high and dry
strands|Leaves in the lurch
strange|Flavor of quark
strange|Screwy
stratagems|Ploys
stretch|Period
striped|Like Waldo's top
stripping|Taking off
strived|Gave it one's all
strokes|Swim class lessons
strolls|Leisurely activities
studies|Academic occupations
stumbles|Takes a short trip
subbase|The Navy has one in Groton, Connecticut
subsoil|Field stratum
subtract|Do some deduction
suggests|Implies
sunsets|Romantic evening sights
surmise|Guess to be true
survivalist|Person planning for the apocalypse
swamped|Overwhelmed with work, say
swelters|Suffers in the heat
switcheroo|Sleight of hand, maybe
synergy|Cooperative interaction
tachometer|Dash device
taciturn|Tight-lipped
tagging|Making it
tailing|Detective's work, at times
tailpipe|It's exhausting
takeoffs|Terminal sights
talents|Gifts
taloned|Like eagles and owls
taloned|Like owls
tangelo|Tart hybrid
tannery|Smelly workplace
tapered|Like chopsticks
tapioca|Starchy pudding
tartare|Raw deal from a restaurant?
tartlet|Petite pastry
tattler|Snitch
teashop|Place for a spot of Earl Grey
teasing|Playground issue
teaware|Cups, pots and the like
teenager|Typical college applicant
teethes|Cuts some canines
teetotal|Avoiding alcohol
teetotaler|Designated driver, at least for one night
teetotaler|One likely to pass the bar
teleporting|Futuristic travel method (which explains how the last words of the theme answers got there)
telling|Forceful
temples|Pince-nez's lack
tenanted|Occupied, as an apartment
tendency|Bent
tendons|Some of them honor Achilles
tensile|Capable of being drawn out
terabyte|Cloud storage unit
terrace|City apartment amenity
terrain|Desert or tundra, e.g.
terrorist|FBI target
tertiary|Like blue-green, colorwise
testier|Less patient
textile|Weaver's work
thanking|Acceptance speech activity
theaters|Movie settings
theatre|London's Globe, for one
theatrics|Tantrum techniques, say
thirsts|Desires
throated|Word after ruby or sapphire in hummingbird names
tilapia|Mild-flavored fish
tinkled|Sounded like wind chimes
tirades|Tweetstorms, typically
tireless|Indefatigable
tiresome|Mind-numbing
titanic|First film to gross $1 billion
toadies|Obsequious people
toadstool|Implement for an amphibian?
tobacco|Pipe fitting?
toepieces|Tips of wingtips
tofutti|Dairy-free frozen dessert brand
tolerate|Stomach
toothed|Like saws
tornado|Wizard of Oz plot device, or a reason for a performance?
tornado|Trailer tosser
toupees|They may have removable parts
tourism|Island business
trainer|Gym pro
trample|Walk all over
travels|Hits the road
treason|Crime in the Constitution
treetop|Cradle locale, in a lullaby
treetop|Lofty spot for a lark
trembles|Shudders
tremolo|Singer's quavery effect
trespass|It's a sin
triplet|Baby with immediate siblings
tripwires|Telegrams from a vacation?
tritone|Musical term sometimes called the devil's interval
triumph|Carry the day
trolleys|Track runners
trooper|State police officer
trouble|Hot water
troublemaker|Drama teacher?
trusses|Bridge supports
tsarinas|Winter Palace residents
tsarist|White Russian, e.g.
tuneups|Mechanic's jobs
turbulence|It may leave you shaken up
tuxedos|Rentable duds
tweeted|Updated one's followers, perhaps
twinset|Cardigan combo
typhoon|Philippines threatener
typical|Common
tyranny|Despotism
ultraist|Radical
unabashed|Bold in the face of criticism
unartistic|Having little drawing power?
unaware|Oblivious
unbolts|Opens, as a door
unconventional|Surprising, for an event planner?
undercut|Offered a lower price than
underway|Location of this answer
uneaten|Leftover, perhaps
unfeigned|Sincere
unicorn|Startup valued at over a billion dollars
unifier|Person who brings people together
uninfected|Free of bugs
unlikely|Improbable
unmated|Still alive, in a board game
unnerve|Rattle
unrelated|Off the topic
unsaved|Not backed up
unscrew|Heed the "lefty-loosey" rule
unscrewed|Prepared to remove, perhaps
untasted|Yet to be sampled
untwine|Tease out
upscale|Catering to the well-to-do
utopians|Builders in an ideal world?
utopias|Perfect places
valiant|Courageous
vamooses|Skedaddles
varnish|Coat on a coat rack, perhaps
vassals|Feudal tenants
vibrantly|With flying colors?
videotape|Obsolete rental
viewers|Nielsen count
viewers|Nielsen count
vindaloo|Curried pork dish
violist|Tabea Zimmermann or Cynthia Phelps, e.g.
virtual|Approximating reality
voiceovers|Documentary features
wakened|Came to
wallowing|Support for a building annex in Ireland?
waltzes|Chopin pieces
wannabe|Aspiring sort
warplanes|Bombers and fighters
wastage|Resource loss through carelessness
watchout|Careful!
waterworks|*Tears, in slang
waviest|Most crimped
wearies|Tires
websites|Source of cookies, sometimes
welched|Reneged (on)
westerners|Denizens of Pacific states
whalers|Captain Ahab and his crew
wiretap|Bug's kin
wiretap|Spy method
wiretap|Unwanted bug
withered|Shriveled up
wizards|Hogwarts group
wonders|Surprising phenomena
workouts|Gym sessions
wrangle|Argue noisily
writhers|Squirmy types
xenophiles|Fans of foreign fashion
yakking|Chatterbox's specialty
yakking|Constant chatter
yardwork|Common weekend chore
yardwork|Mowing, edging, etc.
yearned|Did some wishful thinking
yelping|Kennel cacophony
zippers|Clothing closers
zombies|Walkers in "The Walking Dead"
abdicates|Relinquishes the throne
abhorred|Loathed
abruptly|Without warning
absconded|Took the money and ran
absence|Lack
absolve|Free from blame
absolves|Clears of wrongdoing
absorbs|Takes in
abysmal|Worse than bad
abysses|Deep chasms
academe|Dean's sphere
academia|Professorial realm
academic|Not worth arguing about
acceptance|College applicant's hope
account|You might have interest in one
accrues|Builds up, as interest
acerbic|Scathing
acetate|Transparent sheet material
acetone|Nail polish remover ingredient
achieve|Bring about
acolyte|Candle lighter, at times
acolyte|Mass candle lighter
acronym|NASA or NATO, e.g.
activism|Campaigning for change
adaptor|Travel kit accessory
additional|Extra
adherents|Followers
admiring|Fan activity
advisor|Schwab worker
advisory|Official warning
aerosols|Fine mists
affirms|States as fact
ageless|Forever young, seemingly
agemates|Contemporaries
agility|Gymnast's attribute
agitated|In a dither
airholes|Pet carrier features
airplane|Cabin setting
airwomen|Beryl Markham and Amelia Earhart, e.g.
albumen|What you have if you don't get the yolk?
alcohol|Spirits
alertest|Most watchful
alfalfa|Hay crop
alfredo|Rich pasta sauce
alfredo|Sauce of butter, cream and Parmesan cheese
alienist|Caleb Carr's Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, e.g.
allegory|Symbolic story
allegro|Brisk tempo
allocate|Earmark
allowance|Compensation for chores, maybe
alloyed|Mixed
almanac|Fount of facts
alongside|Next to
alumnae|Spelman grads
alumnae|Spelman graduates
alumnus|Homecoming attendee
amateur|Like fan fiction writers
amateurish|Inept
ambiance|Restaurant review consideration
amethyst|Purple gemstone
amiable|Friendly
ammeters|Current gauges
amoebae|Simple animals
amoebae|Slide subjects
amoretto|Cupid figure in a painting
amoroso|Lovingly, on sheet music
amulets|Charms
amulets|Magical bling
anaconda|Tapir consumer
analgesia|Pain relief
analogue|Comparable thing
analyst|Data pro
ancestor|Person in a tree?
anesthesia|Number?
anglers|Reel people?
anguishes|Suffers severely
animals|Beasts
animate|Energize
aniseed|Sambuca flavorer
anisette|Ouzo kin
announce|Herald
annually|How company reports are typically published
anteater|One with a harsh tongue?
antenna|Insect's sensor
anteroom|Waiting area
anthill|Evidence of a colony
antipastos|Trattoria starters
antlers|Dancer features
antlers|Two for a buck
apostle|Bartholomew, for one
apostrophe|Possession indicator
appealed|Went back to court
appears|Pops up
appears|Pops up
appease|Pacify
applaud|Give a hand
appoint|*Name, so to speak
arabica|Common coffee variety
arcades|Pinball parlors
arcadia|1993 Tom Stoppard play
architect|Person who makes up stories?
arietta|Short solo
armored|Like tanks
armorial|Heraldry-related
arraigns|Calls before the court
arrests|Takes into custody
arsenals|Magazine stores
arsenide|Compound containing element 33
arterial|Through street
arteries|They come from the heart
artisan|Guild member
artists|Group with drawing power?
ascended|Rose
ascends|Gains altitude
ascends|Scales
ascribe|Attribute
asphalts|Paves over
aspirins|Some tablets
assailed|Fell upon
assassin|Booth in a theater, e.g.?
assassin|Booth, in a theater
assault|Battery partner
assault|Military blitz
assayer|Ore analyzer
assents|Expressions of agreement
assigns|Delegates
assists|Court stats
assuage|Moderate
asterisk|Dagger alternative
atelier|Designer's place
ateliers|Artists' workshops
atlases|Some travel guides
atlases|Travel references
atoning|Yom Kippur activity
attention|General awareness
attract|Draw, as attention
attraction|Magnetic force
attuned|Particularly receptive (to)
automat|Contactless eatery
automat|Retro restaurant
avarice|Greed
avenged|Squared accounts, in a way
avenues|17 of the spaces on a Monopoly board
aversion|Strong dislike
avocado|Color akin to olive
awaited|Demonstrated patience
awaited|Looked forward to
awakened|Roused
awesome|Super cool
axolotl|Salamander planned to be added to the design of Mexico's 50-peso note by 2022
azaleas|Showy shrubs
backdrop|Painted cloth at the rear of a stage
backroom|Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers
badasses|Awesomely skilled people
ballast|Counterweight
ballasts|Stabilizes, as a ship
ballerinas|Degas subjects
balloon|Part for a party animal?
baloney|Rot
bananas|Bunch of produce
bandwagon|Movement attracting lots of followers
banters|Jests
barehanded|*Caught without a glove, in the ballpark
baristas|Espresso experts
barkeeps|Tap tenders
barnacle|Clinging crustacean
baronet|Knight's superior
barracks|Private rooms?
barrels|They may get crude
barroom|Place to get a shot
basmati|Aromatic rice variety
beatnik|Bereted bongos player, stereotypically
bedamned|...when you want to aggressively dismiss a suggestion
bedmates|Pair in a king
behaves|Minds Mother
believe|Cher's biggest hit
beloved|Pulitzer-winning Toni Morrison novel
benchmark|Dirt on a long seat?
benders|Drinking sprees
benjamin|Ten Hamiltons
berates|Takes to task
berates|Tears into
berserk|Frenzied
berserk|Furiously out of control
bestowals|Gifts
bicoastal|Having homes in California and New York, say
biennia|Two-year stretches
bighead|Sign of self-importance
birches|Trees with papery bark
birders|Enthusiasts with binoculars
birthright|Citizenship, per the 14th Amendment
biscotti|Crisp cookies to dunk in an Americano
biscotto|Snack in un caffè
blackboard|*It may be at the head of the class
blackhead|*Skin blemish also called a comedo
blackjack|Activity that involves a lot of hits
blackout|Northeast event of November 1965
blossom|Bee attractor
blossom|Open up
blueness|Quality of a clear sky
blurrier|Harder to make out
bohemia|Prague's region
bonanza|Source of sudden wealth
boonies|Sticks
bootleg|Pirated, say
borders|Country sides
bowlegged|Hooter hatcher
bracketed|Noise
brakeman|Back-seat bobsledder
breaded|Like many fingers
breakeven|Have no profit or loss, and a hint to the circled letters
breakeven|Neither gain nor lose money, and what the starred answers do
brigades|Infantry units
bromide|Clichéd saying
bronzers|Alternatives to spray tans
bulldozes|Levels
bullpens|Where pitchers prepare
bunkmate|Snorer's victim
bustled|Moved in a hurry
cabernet|Dry red
caboodle|Kit's partner
cafeteria|Canteen's kin
cagiest|Most secretive
cahoots|Partnership, informally
caldera|Volcanic crater
callers|Talk show participants
calorie|Dieting unit
canards|Unfounded rumors
canastas|Seven-card melds
canastas|Seven-card melds
cannery|Packers' facility
cannonballs|Splashy dives
capital|A hint to the contest answer
carbonara|Sauce with eggs, cheese and bacon
careened|Pitched
carjack|Steal wheels
caroused|Hit the bars
carting|Hauler's work
castaway|Any of the "Lord of the Flies" boys
catapult|Siege of Troy weapon
catatonic|In a stupor
catered|Supplied with hors d'oeuvres, say
cattail|Tall marsh plant
caveats|Warnings
cayenne|Pungent powder
celeste|Little Fires Everywhere author Ng
cellist|Ma, notably
cellists|Ma and others
central|Innermost
cerumen|Earwax
cessation|Stoppage
cesuras|Breaks
changer|Word after money, game or CD
chapman|Johnny Appleseed's real surname
character|Romeo or Juliet, e.g.
charger|Phone accessory
charity|Philanthropist's benevolence
charter|Lease, as a plane
chateau|Marseille manor
cheapen|Degrade
cheeses|Turophiles fancy them
chevron|BP rival
chicken|Yellow
chitchat|*Inconsequential conversation
chlorine|Bleach ingredient
chorale|Singing society
cicadas|Noisy summer bugs
classical|Type of elements hidden in the starred answers on this side of the grid
cleared|Dropped the charges against
clemency|Mercy from the judge
clients|Patronizing people
clinical|Like some trials
closest|Like the scoring stones in curling
closing|Title-transferring meeting
coatrack|Hall sight
coauthor|Preston or Child, for the Agent Pendergast novels
coconut|Nondairy milk source
coconut|Tune heard in "Reservoir Dogs"
collide|Disagree sharply
comatose|Like many students during dull lectures
comedic|Containing cracks?
commandments|They must be obeyed
commando|Raid participant
compass|Orientation aid
compete|Try for a title
compile|Put together
complex|Group of buildings
condense|Abridge
connived|Engaged in intrigue
connote|Suggest
contort|Twist
contralto|Lowest female singing voice
coolers|Tailgating containers
cooties|Germs, in kid-speak
corkboard|Practical dorm hanging
coronae|Sights during eclipses
coroner|Final exam giver?
corsages|Some prom week purchases
cosigns|Backs another's loan
cougars|BYU team
couplet|Sonnet finish
coutures|Designers' lines
covenant|Insect that's into witchcraft?
crayons|Boxful for drawers
creamed|Defeated decisively
creamer|Coffee extra
creases|Folds
creates|Puts together
creator|Writer of a TV pilot
credits|They eventually come to grips
creoles|Some bayou people
crevice|Narrow fissure
cricket|Game played with bats
croaked|Sounded froggy?
crockpot|Slow cooker
crouton|Salad cube
crusader|Champion of a cause
cuisine|Chef's focus
curtain|Poirot's last case
cusswords|They're sometimes represented by punctuation strings
czarist|Bolshevik foe
dailies|Initial unedited prints of film scenes
dallies|Wastes time
daltons|Brothers in an Old West outlaw gang
damasks|Drapery fabrics
dangled|Offered enticingly
dangles|Hangs like a chandelier
databank|Electronic repository
dateline|Story starter
daybreak|First light
deadbeats|The lifeless second movement suffered from...
dearies|Sweethearts
deathblow|Russell Crowe delivery to Joaquin Phoenix, in "Gladiator" (2,6)
debacles|Ignominious failures
debones|Fillets
decades|Millennium hundredths
decease|Pass on, formally
defects|Flaws
defense|They play with blocks
defines|Gives meaning to
deflect|Parry
degrade|Cheapen
deletes|Excises
demigod|Percy Jackson, for one
demolish|Wipe out
demoness|Female fiend
denoted|Signified
denuded|*Made bare
derailed|Upset the progress of
derange|Throw into confusion
deserts|Areas of little growth
desires|Fancies
desires|Wants
desolate|Inhospitable
despised|Unpopular in the extreme
despisers|Fans' antitheses
despite|Regardless of
desserts|Popular courses
destitute|Penniless
detests|Hates
develop|Gradually acquire, as skills
diagonals|Bishops move along them
diamond|Hope ___ (famed jewel)
diastole|Relaxed phase of a heartbeat
dictate|Give orders
dilatory|Slow to act
dinosaur|Word from the Greek for "terrible lizard"
diocese|Bishop's domain
dirtiest|Least suitable for genteel ears
disagree|Differ
disarmed|Won over with charm, say
disdain|Contempt
disease|Pathologist's focus
disease|Prejudice, according to Lady Gaga
disobeys|Goes against
distance|Way to go
distant|Not near
divided|Halved, say
dodgeball|Classic gym class activity
donated|Gave
donates|Supports a GoFundMe, e.g.
doodads|Gizmos
doodles|Draws distractedly
draftees|Some soldiers
dragnet|Systematic search
dragonfly|Zipper friction?
dragons|Daenerys Targaryen's Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion
drayage|Hauling charge
dredged|Changed channels, in a way
dredged|Like some navigable rivers
droplet|Tear, e.g.
drummer|Keith Moon or John Bonham
dullish|Kinda yawn-inducing
dumbstruck|Speechless with astonishment
dumbwaiter|*Elevator for edibles
dusters|Fluffy cleaning tools
dustier|Less recently cleaned
dwindle|Lessen severely
earlobe|Popular piercing place
earlobe|Ring bearer, at times
earlobe|Stud spot
earnest|Wholehearted
earthiness|Unpretentious attitude
easiness|Freedom from worry
echelon|Corporate level
echolocation|Skill shared by bats and dolphins, and a hint to the starred answers
eclairs|*Cream-filled treats
ecstatic|On cloud nine
edgiest|Most provocative
edictal|Of a decree
edifice|Imposing building
edifice|Structure
editorials|Slanted columns
education|One of the cabinet departments
eeriest|Causing the most goose bumps
eeriest|Inducing the most shivers
effects|They might be special
effendi|Turkish title of respect
eggless|Like vegan cakes
egomaniac|Incessant self-Googler, perhaps
elapsed|Slipped away
elapsed|Slipped by
elapses|Goes by
elderly|Gray-haired, perhaps
electors|Participants in a certain college
electric|Galvanizing
electrify|Strongly excite
elflike|Resembling a pixie
elicits|Brings out
elitism|Snobbish attitude
ellipse|Squashed circle
ellipses|Squashed circles
emaciate|Waste away
emailed|Sent with a click
emanate|Issue forth
emblazoned|Conspicuously adorned
emerged|Came into view
eminent|Distinguished
emissaries|Diplomatic agents
emoters|Hams
empathized|Envisioned being in another's shoes, say
emperor|Japan's Naruhito, e.g.
emperor|Ming the Merciless, for one
emperor|Penguin variety
empress|Catherine the Great, for one
enacting|Putting into law
enchants|Charms
enclosed|Shut in
enclosed|Surrounded
endives|Escarole and frisée
endorse|Back
endorse|Ratify
endwise|How train cars are connected
enemies|The Montagues and the Capulets, e.g.
enemies|They may be bitter
energize|Beam me up!
enforces|Compels
engaged|Wearing a ring, maybe
enhance|Improve
enmeshes|Traps in a net
enplane|Board, in a way
enplanes|Boards a Boeing
ensconce|Settle snugly
ensemble|Coordinated outfit
ensnarling|Involving in difficult problems
ensuing|Subsequent
entails|Requires
enthuse|Gush
entrance|Charm
entreat|Ask urgently
entreat|Petition
entreated|Beseeched
entreats|Implores
entries|Contest forms
entries|Ledger lines
envelope|Oscar presenter's handful
envisions|Pictures mentally
epaulet|Officer's shoulder ornament
epidemic|Target of containment
episode|Recapper's unit
eradicate|Wipe out
erasers|Paper Mate's Pink Pearls, e.g.
erasers|Pencil ends
erasures|Signs of fallibility
erosion|Canyon creator
escapee|The one who got away?
escarole|Bitter endive
espanol|Language of Sevilla
espionage|It may involve plants and bugs
estates|Pricey properties
esteems|Considers admirable
esteems|Holds in high regard
esteems|Regards highly
esteems|Thinks a lot of
ethical|Just
etoiles|Stars, in Strasbourg
evaluate|Size up
expedite|Push through
expiates|Atones for
exploit|Heroic deed
explosive|Volatile, as a situation
extract|Vanilla buy
eyeless|Like sea urchins
eyeliner|Goth get-up staple
eyewitness|Supplier of trial testimony, perhaps
falsehood|Lie
famines|Focuses of some humanitarian aid
fanatics|Buffs
fantabulous|Really happy
faraday|Discoverer of the laws of electrolysis
farewell|Until we meet again!
faultier|Less likely to work
fearing|Worrying about
feinted|Employed diversionary tactics
filtered|Like some apple juice
finesse|Skillful grace
flapjack|Layer in a stack
flapped|Tried to fly
flareup|Erupt, as fighting
focused|Not multitasking
focuses|Avoids distractions
footbridges|Pedestrians' spans, and a description of the circled words
footnote|A star might signify one
footstools|Furniture items for the house
foreleg|A boxer raises one to shake
forerun|Precede
foreshow|Give warning of
forestry|Wood working?
formica|Countertop composite
fractal|Self-repeating pattern
frailer|Less hale and hearty
fraudster|Check kiter, e.g.
freakout|Panic
freeloads|Sponges
friends|Close group
frontpage|Spot for a big story
fusspot|Persnickety person
gargoyles|Grotesque architectural features
gelatin|Jiggle dessert
genealogy|Line of descent
general|Base bigwig
general|Leader with private concerns?
geology|Course for faultfinders?
geometric|Type of elements hidden in the starred answers on this side of the grid
ghostwrite|Author for another
giftees|Birthday celebrators, often
glamour|Fashion magazine that went digital-only in the U.S. in 2019
glandular|Like tears and sweat
glissando|Piano flourish
gloater|Obnoxious winner
glossal|Tongue-based
glosses|Superficial shines
gnocchi|Italian dumplings
godhead|Divinity
gondola|Venetian vehicle
goodwill|Nonprofit organization funded by thrift stores
gossamer|Diaphanous
grahams|General Mills cereal with ridged pieces
granite|Countertop choice
grassroots|Society's basic level
grinned|Showed some teeth
grooves|They're on the record
grooving|Digging the music
guidewords|Dictionary entries in bold
gumdrop|Classic piece of candy
guppies|Aquarium swimmers
gutbucket|Washtub bass in a jug band
gyration|Whirling motion
handler|Chelsea of "Chelsea Lately"
handspring|Floor routine component
hardwire|Make automatic, as a behavior pattern
harpooner|Queequeg, e.g.
hassles|Badgers, say
hassles|Troubles
hearths|*Warm spots
helipad|Area near an emergency room
hemline|It drops in more conservative times
hencoop|Where eggs are laid
heretic|Doctrine rejecter
heroine|Leading lady
heroines|Nancy Drew and Hermione Granger, e.g.
hippodrome|Stadium for chariot races
hoagies|Subs
holdfast|Keep a tight grip
homesite|It's a lot
honored|Given a knighthood, say
hopeful|Bullish
hophead|Junkie
horserace|Centaurs?
hotties|Lookers
hotties|Striking bunch
hullabaloo|Brouhaha
husband|Union member, of a sort
hypertext|Digital matter with embedded links
icemaker|Fridge feature
idealistic|Starry-eyed
ideated|Thought
imagined|Not real
immature|Childish
impales|Skewers
impasse|There's no getting around it
impassion|Fill with fervor
implode|Collapse inward
implores|Earnestly entreats
incenses|Drives up the wall
incisions|Cuts
incognito|Hiding one's identity
independence|Highest-grossing movie of 1996
industrial|Ministry's music genre
inertia|Principle behind the need for seat belts
inertia|Resistance to change
infidel|Heathen
inflows|Revenue streams
ingrain|Firmly establish
inhalant|Asthma aid
injustices|Activists' targets
inklings|Tiny notions
inkwells|Targets for quills
inmates|Pen pals?
inquest|Coroner's review
insight|Understanding
interlude|Theatrical pause
interred|Put to rest
intoner|Gregorian monk, on occasion
inundated|Overwhelmed
investor|Angel, in a way
inviolately|Never to suffer harm
irksome|Annoying
irrational|Like most numbers, if we're being real
irrelevant|Beside the point
irreverent|Flippant
isolate|Cut off
isolate|Set apart
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
isotope|Carbon-14, for one
italics|Inclined characters
ivories|52 keys out of 88
jackass|Stupid jerk
jackets|Hardcover covers
jackpot|Bonanza
janitor|Will Hunting was a wicked smart one
jaybird|Symbol of nakedness represented by the circled letters
jesuits|Their motto is "Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam"
jetstream|High-speed atmospheric air current
jetstream|Source of some current events?
katydid|Long-horned grasshopper
keenest|Most penetrating
keratin|Fingernail makeup
kerosene|Lamp lighter
keyword|Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers
kielbasas|Polish sausages (which play no part in solving the contest)
kneaded|Made some dough
kneeled|Prepared for prayer
knickerbockers|Baggy breeches of the early 20th century
knickknack|Aptitude for a New York hoopster?
knotted|Like many Celtic patterns
labeled|Categorized
lactose|Milk sugar
lagoons|Spots for snorkelers
landgrab|1889 settling of Oklahoma, e.g.
landlord|Professional letter
larceny|Taking things the wrong way
larceny|Theft of property
larrups|*Thrashes
lassies|Misses on the moors
latecomer|Person seated at intermission, say
latency|Period of inactivity
latinas|Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, e.g.
latinas|Shakira and Selena, for two
latinos|Many Univision viewers
lavished|Bestowed in abundance, as praise
lawless|Uncivilized
leatherback|Largest of all living turtles
leeward|To the sheltered side
legally|By the book
legible|Unlike chicken scratch
leisure|It's not working
leisure|Off-duty hours
lengthy|Extended
lenient|Hardly heavy-handed
leonine|Powerful and dignified
leopard|Spotted cat
leprechauns|Hiders of pots of gold
lessors|Rent collectors
leverage|Bargaining chip
levered|Did some prying
licenses|Driving needs
lighten|Take a load off
limeade|Tart beverage
lindens|Trees with heart-shaped leaves
literalist|One eschewing interpretation of the law
loathes|Holds in contempt
lobsters|Maine attractions?
locator|GPS feature
lonesome|Missing people?
loosens|Relaxes, as one's grip
loosest|Least strict
lorries|Motorway haulers
lovebirds|Small African parrots
loyalty|True quality
luxuries|Indulgent buys
machismo|Toxic masculinity
madonna|Top-selling female recording artist of all time, per Guinness
magenta|Printer's color
magistrate|Police court figure
mainstays|Cornerstones
malaprop|Dance a flamingo, e.g.
malarkey|Bull
malignant|Evil-intentioned
mammoth|Colossal
manacle|Cuff
mandolins|Troubadours pluck them
manmade|Like some lakes
manpower|Workforce
mariner|T-Mobile Park player
marmoset|Silky monkey
marooned|Like Gilligan, notably
masterwork|Peak of artistic achievement (4,1)
matches|Court sessions
matinee|Box office choice
matinee|Broadway choice
matured|Grew up
mealworm|*Beetle larva used in some science projects
meatloaf|Comfort food entree
medevac|Emergency transport
mediate|Act as a go-between
megaton|Explosive unit
megaton|Unit of explosive power
melange|Mixture
melodies|Strains
memento|Sentimental souvenir
mergers|Some business news
mermaid|Daryl Hannah played one in "Splash"
messiah|Savior
metaphoric|Like "cold feet" for timidity
metered|Like much junk mail
microbe|Bacterium
midstream|Inadvisable place to change horses
million|Thousand squared
minaret|Spot for a muezzin
minibar|Hotel room temptation
minimal|Very slight
minions|2015 animated prequel
minions|Flunkies
minorca|Easternmost of the Balearic Islands
misdeed|Offense
missteps|Blunders
molding|Strip in the living room, say
monocle|Mr. Peanut trademark
monocycle|Vehicle with the rider inside the wheel
monsoon|Rainy time
montage|Time-compressing movie trick
montages|Movie sequences
moorish|Like much Spanish architecture
moronic|Truly asinine
mortals|You and me, presumably
mortgagor|Many a homeowner
moseyed|Sauntered
motorbus|Public transportation
motored|Went for a drive
mudslides|Footwear for spa workers?
murmurs|Speaks softly
musical|Cabaret or "Cats"
muskrat|Vole's cousin
mutants|The X-Men, e.g.
mutters|Grumbles
nailers|Carpenter's pneumatic tools
nameless|Difficult to describe
nametag|ID for a conventioneer
nanotechnology|Very small field?
narrate|Tell tales
nasties|They're not nice
nationals|Ball team in red, white and blue uniforms
nauseate|Disgust
nearest|Like Proxima Centauri, of all stars but the sun
nearest|Like a scoring ball in bocce, vis-à-vis the jack
neatest|Deserving of the handwriting award
necking|Amorous activity
needlepoint|*Craft by which quotations are put on pillows
negated|Undid
nemeses|Archrivals
neonates|Recent deliveries
nestles|Gets snug
neuralgia|Shooting pain
neutral|Objective
newsstand|Paper pusher?
nineties|When Tickle Me Elmo and pogs were big
nitpicks|Is pedantic
nonrigid|Flexible
noonday|When many have lunch
noontime|Lunch hour, often
nosegay|Bunch of flowers
nudists|People who are barely living?
oatmeal|It might lead to a lump in your throat
obbligato|Integral instrumental part
obfuscate|Muddle
oblique|Muscle targeted by side planks
oboists|Orchestra group
obsessed|Monomaniacal
obsesses|Is monomaniacal
obsession|Extreme focus
oddballs|Flakes
odorous|Like civet oil
odyssey|Amazing adventure
odyssey|Honda minivan
offense|Quarterback's group
officiate|Preside at the altar
oleander|Poisonous shrub
oligarch|Powerful Russian
omicron|Pi preceder
onetime|Erstwhile
openers|Acts before the main event
openest|Most candid
operable|Fit for use
operate|Do what a surgeon does
operettas|Gilbert and Sullivan works
opossum|Nocturnal marsupial
options|Calls, e.g.
opulent|Lavishly appointed
orbital|Revolutionary, in a way
orbiter|NASA's Mariner 9, for one
ordaining|Admitting to the priesthood
ordering|Diner's activity
ordinal|Second, e.g.
origami|Practice in which you have to know when to fold 'em?
originate|Stem
ornament|Jaguar on a hood, for example
oscillated|Did some swinging
ottoman|Place to kick your feet up
ottomans|Padded footstools
outdated|Obsolete
outearn|Make more than
outgrew|Got too old for
outlasted|Beat on "Survivor," say
outlets|Juice providers
outstay|Linger longer than
ovations|Some are delivered while standing
overhyped|Less interesting than claimed
overlie|Be positioned above
overpasses|Cloverleaf parts
oversaw|Administered
oversee|Direct
overturn|Reverse, as a ruling
oxymorons|Shakespeare's "sweet sorrow" and "fearful bravery," e.g.
padders|Overstaters of expenses
paesanos|Fellow countrymen
pageboy|Do for Prince Valiant
pageboy|Hairstyle that curls under
painkiller|Analgesic
paisano|Compatriot, informally
pajamas|Inside-only attire
palmist|Heart line examiner
pandora|Streaming service owned by Sirius XM
panorama|Unbroken view
papillon|1973 McQueen/Hoffman movie
parades|Traffic stoppers, of a sort
paraffin|Waxy stuff
parches|Deprives of water
parentage|DNA may prove it
parmesan|Spaghetti sprinkling
passions|NBC soap opera until 2007
pastime|Solitaire or golf, say
pasture|Stock holder?
patented|Protected from knockoffs
patriots|Country fans
patrols|Looks around
patrons|Regular customers
pattern|Skirt-making aid
paydays|Check times
payouts|Big dividends
peasant|Sickle wielder
pedants|Grammar sticklers, say
pedestal|Idol's place
peekaboo|Game that makes babies laugh
peerless|Unrivaled
peewees|First-grade athletes
penname|Mark Twain or George Orwell, e.g.
pensive|Thoughtful
perfecto|You nailed it!
pergolas|Vine-covered garden archways
persevere|Carry on
personal|Intimate
personal|Not meant to be shared
pesetas|They bore the profile of Juan Carlos I
phenotype|Set of characteristics resulting from genetics and environment
pheromone|Substance that may attract sexual partners
picante|Hot and spicy
picante|Salsa choice
pickups|Gather momentum
picture|Imagine
pillagers|Pirates, at times
piloted|Set a course
pilotfish|Mascot in a fighter jet?
pinballs|Moves abruptly from place to place
pincushion|Sticking point
pinecones|Wreath decor
pintsize|Really small
piranha|Sharp-toothed swimmer
piranha|Sharp-toothed swimmer
pistoles|Old gold coins of Spain
placebo|Vaccine trial component
planets|*Nonet redefined as an octet in 2006
plateau|Flatten out
platelet|Blood component
platinum|Blonde shade
platoon|Best Picture a year after "Out of Africa"
platters|The Great Pretender group, with "the"
players|Game participants
plotline|Screenplay skeleton
pointed|Cutting, as a criticism
polecat|Weasel's kin
pollutes|Fouls
pollywog|Tadpole, dialectally
portents|Signs
porterhouse|Dwelling for a baggage handler?
poseurs|Pretentious people
positives|Good qualities
postman|Male with mail
pothead|Joint beneficiary?
pothouse|Small tavern, quaintly
practicums|College courses for hands-on experience
prairie|Much of Nebraska
prayers|Some are answered
predate|Come before
prefers|Favors
premolar|Canine's neighbor
presales|Events for preferred customers
present|Gift
preserve|Keep
president|Oval Office occupant
pressure|Extortionist's technique
preteen|Little Leaguer, e.g.
pretzel|Snack that's knotty but nice?
priestess|Delphi temple attendant
principle|Fundamental truth
processes|Makes sense of
prodded|Poked
profess|Declare
promote|Plug, say
pronoun|Short but important word, often
propane|Gas in a tank
prorate|Divvy up fairly
prosecute|Try
pseudonym|Mark Twain or Elena Ferrante, e.g. (8,5)
puckish|Mischievous
puffers|Fish that inflate like balloons
pundits|Talking heads
purloin|Steal
purpleheart|...can't do marathons since my ticker is lacking oxygen...
rabbits|Warren residents
raciness|Characteristic of some edgy humor
raconteur|Skilled storyteller
raiders|Takeover specialists
raiding|Pillager's activity
rainbow|Colorful arc
rainout|Play ender
raisers|Confident poker players
rambles|Doesn't get to the point
rampart|Obstacle for a besieging army
ramparts|Fort features
rancorous|Bitterly angry
rapport|Good relationship
rapture|Ecstatic emotion
ravioli|Filled pasta
reabsorb|Assimilate again
reality|It may be virtual or augmented
reassert|Get back, as one's authority
reassuring|Confidence-boosting
rebills|Invoices anew
reboots|Turns off and on again, as a computer
recipes|Cookbook contents
recital|Soloist's showcase
recoils|Shrinks in fear
recopied|Made another backup of
recordings|The Library of Congress has over 3.6 million of them
recycle|Do your bit for the environment
redcaps|Railroad porters
redeems|Uses, as coupons
redialed|Responded to a busy signal
redness|Rash sign
redrawn|Changed, as district lines
redstarts|Colorful warblers
referee|Person who cries foul
refinance|Take out a new mortgage
regaled|Entertained
regalia|King's things
regress|Take two steps back
reissue|Prince's 2020 "Sign o' the Times," e.g.
rekeyed|Confirmed, as a password
relabel|Prepare for return shipping
relapsed|Fell back into bad habits
relation|Bearing
relaxers|Curl-straightening agents
released|Free
relegate|Assign to a lower position
reliable|Trustworthy
relievers|Pitching subs
relleno|Stuffed, in Mexico
rematch|Loser's demand
remnants|Leftovers
remorse|Shouldn't have bought that feeling
remotely|In the slightest degree
renegades|Traitorous group
reneges|Goes back on a promise
renewal|Fresh start
repaper|Spruce up, as walls
repeats|Parrots
replace|Succeed, say
replays|Sportscast features
replete|Teeming (with)
replica|Close copy
reprisal|Retaliatory act
reprove|Chastise
reproves|Chides
rescues|Bailouts
rescues|Heroic feats
reseals|Zips, as a Ziploc bag
resends|Forwards, say
reshape|Transform
resists|Stands up against
reslates|Puts back on the agenda
resoled|Fixed, as pumps
resolute|Royal Navy ship from whose timbers the Oval Office desk was built
respect|Aretha classic
restarts|Fixes for some computer crashes
retable|Put off again
retains|Keeps
retiree|Many a Floridian
retools|Modernizes, as a factory
retract|Take back
retrofits|Modernizes, in a way
retronym|Film camera or "silent movie," e.g.
returner|Word that follows punt or kick in football
revenge|Possible whodunit motive
revenue|Stream where plunges are unwelcome
reverie|Bit of woolgathering
reverse|Undo
reversed|Overthrew, in a way
revives|Brings back
rezones|Allows for business growth, say
rhetoric|Bombast
rhubarb|Heated dispute
ribbons|Fair rewards
ripcords|They're pulled in the fall
riposte|Clever retort
risotto|Trattoria dish
riviera|Cannes setting
roaches|Light scatterers?
roadies|Tour bus loaders
roamers|Wandering types
roguish|Mischievously playful
roister|Celebrate exuberantly
rolltop|Desk type
rosette|Baker's floral accent
rousseau|The Social Contract philosopher
routeways|Paths to follow, to Brits
rubella|A target of the MMR vaccine
sacheted|Scented, as some dresser drawers
sadirons|Bygone pressers
saintship|What the canonized earn
salient|Conspicuous
salines|*Drip solutions
salines|Solutions offered by optometrists
salmons|Chinook, coho and sockeye, for three
salvage|Recovery from a wreck
sampler|Needlework piece
sanddab|Pacific flatfish
sashays|Struts with confidence
sashays|Walks with attitude
satanism|Practice represented by an inverted pentagram
satanist|Black Mass participant
satinet|Shimmery imitation fabric
saucepan|Marinara maker
saucers|Some UFOs and Frisbees
savages|Brutish bunch
sawhorse|Board supporter
scalars|Vectors' counterparts
scalawag|Rogue
scalawag|Rogue
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scalpel|Surgeon's tool
scandal|Politico feller
scanned|Read the bar code
scathing|Witheringly critical
scented|Like some candles
schisms|Divisions
schisms|Divisions
schoolmates|Longtime friends, often
science|Institute focus
scissor|Kind of kick
screens|Does some TSA work
scripture|Sacred writings
seabeds|Sunken ship sites
seacoast|Canada's is the world's longest
seamless|Smooth, as a transition
seaplane|Flier with floats
seashore|Common vacation destination
seatrout|*Salmon's cousin
seceder|Union buster
seedlings|Young plants
seeress|Oracle of Delphi, for one
seismic|Having an enormous effect
seltzers|Bar mixers
sending|Putting in the mail
senecas|Iroquois Confederacy people
seniors|Many promgoers
senores|Mexican misters
separated|Split up
serpent|Garden pest?
serrano|Mexican hot pepper
service|Restaurant review criterion
serving|Portion on a plate
settling|Finishing a suit, in a way
sevenths|Musical intervals that are nearly octaves
sextants|Mariner's devices
shamans|Tribal healers
shapely|Well-proportioned
sheepskin|Graduation gift?
sheltie|Small sheepdog
sherpas|Himalaya hirees
shiatsu|Japanese massage style
shipmate|Queequeg, to Ishmael
shivered|Reacted to a scare or cold air
shoplifter|Mall cop's target
shortener|Web service TinyURL for net addresses, e.g.
shorthand|Cards for "Three Amigos" co-star Martin?
showcases|Trophy displays
shrines|Holy places
shutoff|Flow stopper
siamese|Blue-eyed cat
sickles|Crop loppers
signets|Authenticating seals
silence|Stunned response
simmers|Sits on the back burner
sincere|Free from pretense
singles|Some hits
sirocco|Hot Mediterranean wind
sisters|The Pleiades, e.g.
skewers|Shish kebab implements
skittish|Easily startled
slaloms|Winding courses
slipcase|Box for a book trilogy, say
sloshes|Walks through puddles
sluices|Gated water conduits
slurred|*Sounded tipsy
smeared|Maligned during a campaign
smidgen|Wee amount
smithies|Forgers' places
smother|Extinguish by covering, as flames
smother|Overwhelm with loving attention
snarled|Like freeway traffic, sometimes
snowflakes|Skier's favorite cereal?
snuggled|Got cozy
socials|Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, informally
soilage|Contamination
solitude|Recluse's desire
sonatas|Chopin's "Funeral March" and Beethoven's "Pathétique"
sonatas|Prokofiev pieces
sopranos|They navigate the high C's
sororal|Sisterly
sorters|Mailroom workers
souffle|Eggy dish that might deflate
soupspoon|Rightmost item in a place setting
sourced|Obtained, perhaps locally
southwest|Flier with a Rapid Rewards program
spacers|*Orthodontist's rubber bands
sparkle|Vivacious quality
spatial|Three-dimensional
spatulas|Flapjack flippers
speargun|It might help you catch some rays
spectra|Prism productions
speeder|Ticket recipient
spendthrift|Penny pincher's opposite
spirits|Liquor
spiritual|Roll, Jordan, Roll, e.g.
spitfire|Battle of Britain fighter
splashy|Ostentatious
spleens|Bodily blood filters
spleens|Lymphocyte producers
sprinter|Fleet fellow
spruces|Some evergreens
spumoni|Colorful frozen dessert
sputnik|Launch of 1957
squares|Cube faces
squeeze|How to juice a lemon
staggers|Reels
staging|Realtor's prep for a showing
stained|Like the glass at Sainte-Chapelle
stairway|Connector of stories
stallion|Grown-up colt
stalwart|Resolutely loyal
standee|Many a rush-hour subway commuter
standee|Straphanger, e.g.
standpat|Stick stubbornly to a decision
standups|Shtick figures
starboard|It's right in the water
starburst|Candy originally called Opal Fruits
starlings|Noisy birds with a gift for mimicry
starred|Took the lead
starter|Pistol wielder
station|Boarding site
stature|Height
stealth|Furtive movement
steepened|Grew more severe
steepest|Least reasonable, pricewise
steered|Turned right, say
stellar|First-rate
stencil|Lettering aid
stencil|Lettering aid
sterile|Clinically clean
stilettos|High high heels
stockpot|Regular joint?
stooges|Puppets
stoplight|It'll have you seeing red
storage|Closet use
stowaway|Hide for a ride
stricken|Affected, as by illness or emotion
stringer|Freelance journalist
strobes|Photographer's flashers
stroller|Tot's transport
students|They have class
stumbling|Evidence of inebriation
styling|Doing a do
stylish|Smart
subsets|Primes and squares, with regard to the integers
subtext|Underlying theme
suckers|Good marks?
suitcases|Items on carousels
sultans|Seraglio figures
suntans|Beachgoers may sport them
surprise|What you say...when you want to scare someone
surreal|Dreamlike, perhaps
surrender|Blackjack option
swaddles|Wraps, in a way
swarthy|Having a dark complexion
swashes|Typographical flourishes
sweater|Knitter's project
syntaxes|Linguistics topics
tactile|Touchable
tactile|Touchy?
tagline|Reality is a thing of the past for "The Matrix," e.g.
tailored|Custom-fitted
tailpipe|It's exhausting
takedown|Brutal critique
tallier|Scorekeeper, often
tapenades|Spreads made from olives
tapenades|Spreads made with capers, olives and anchovies
tapioca|Pudding choice
tariffs|Expenses for importers
tarsals|Foot bones
tasteful|Classy
teapots|Darjeeling servers
teasers|Film trailers, e.g.
teasers|TV promos
teasing|Good-natured ridicule
techies|Crash analyzers
technics|Panasonic audio brand
teddies|Skimpy sleepwear
teethes|Acquires canines, say
teleplay|Studio One episode, e.g.
tempera|Eggy medium
template|Predesigned file to base a new document on
tenement|Crowded housing
terrace|Penthouse amenity
terraces|Features of some penthouses
tertiary|Third in rank
textural|Touchy?
thrusts|Fencing moves
tickets|Shiny prizes found in five special Wonka Bars
tigress|She's in a striped coat
timpani|Gunshot providers in "Peter and the Wolf"
tiniest|Most miniscule
tinkertoys|*Playthings for future engineers
tippled|Hit the sauce
tipster|One might be asked "What are the odds?"
tirades|Rants
tittles|Minuscule amounts
toeless|Like pedicure socks
tolerates|Puts up with
toneless|Unfeeling, as a robotic voice
toolbar|Strip of icons
topside|On deck
topsoil|The dust of the Dust Bowl
torrent|Spate
tostada|Taco cousin
tostada|Tex-Mex order
tragicomic|Like "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
trainee|Workplace newbie
trainer|Team VIP
transacts|Carries on
trattoria|Pasta purveyor
treadle|Loom part
treadle|Sewing machine part
treetops|Places with bird's-eye views, and what the starred answers have
triangle|Yield sign, e.g.
triassic|Period when dinosaurs appeared
triaxial|Like some cables and ellipsoids
trickle|Slow flow
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
troilus|Shakespeare title role
trolled|Provoked on social media
trouble|Pop-O-Matic game
trouper|Real reliable sort
trueblue|Profoundly loyal
tsktsks|Expresses disapproval
tureens|Dishes paired with ladles
turkeys|Fowl with wattles
tutelage|Guardianship
twinjet|Boeing 777, e.g.
twinset|Matching cardigan and pullover sweater
twitches|Signs of nervousness
typeset|Prepare for print
typewritten|Produced with a Remington, say
ultimatum|Final offer
unbutton|Loosen, as a cuff
unchain|Free from fetters
undemocratic|Dictatorial
undergo|Experience
underworld|Domain of Hades
underwrote|Assumed financial responsibility for
uneaten|Like Daniel in the lions' den
unhands|Releases
uniforms|Field attire
unionist|Secession opponent
unionizing|Preparing to strike, maybe
unlawful|Criminal
unlikely|Far-fetched
unnamed|Anonymous
unreason|Madness
unstuck|Free of the mud
unusable|Completely worthless
uplifting|Inspirational
uranium|Reactor fuel
urbanites|City folk
urethane|Paint component
ushered|Put people in their places
usurped|Seized illegally
utensil|Salad fork or butter knife
utensil|Setting piece
utopias|Perfect places
vacates|Quits
vamoose|Split quickly
vengeance|Hamlet's motivation
verbose|Wordy
vetoers|They kill bills
vinegar|Ketchup ingredient
vintner|Robert Mondavi, for one
virulent|Bitterly hostile
wakened|Aroused
warbler|Chiffchaff, e.g.
waterbus|Sightseeing boat
waterier|Not as hearty, as soup
waterskiing|Enjoyment when at the end of your rope?
weaseled|Achieved with deviousness
weedier|Less tended, as a garden
welcome|Mat word
werewolves|*Howlers of horror
whalers|Starbuck, Queequeg, Tashtego and crewmates
wheedle|Cajole
whinier|More prone to complaining
widower|Ove in "A Man Called Ove," e.g.
willing|Up for something
winsomer|More charming
wirehaired|Terrier type
wiretap|Bug, of a sort
wobbles|Struggles with balance
wormwood|Bitter plant used to flavor absinthe
wrangle|Dispute
yellowed|Like vintage newspaper pages
youthful|Not too old
zingers|Snappy retorts
abattoir|Meat producer
abrasives|Substances in some polishes
abruptly|Without warning
absence|Missed day of school
abstruse|Hard to comprehend
abusers|They'll walk all over you
academic|Hypothetical
accesses|Gains entry to
accolade|Honor
acerbic|Scathing
acetate|Transparent overlay
acetates|Old-school transparencies
acquiesce|Give in
acridly|With much bitterness
activists|Some do-gooders
actress|Monroe, Taylor or Hayes
adamant|Unshakable
adapted|Fought extinction
adapter|Charger accessory
adopted|Passed, as a proposition
aerated|Like seltzer
aerates|Makes bubbly
aerobic|Exercise variety
aeronaut|Balloonist, e.g.
aerospace|It really is rocket science
aftershock|Tremor following a quake, and where the last words of the starred answers can be found
agencies|Bureaus
aglitter|Sparkling
airstrip|Private island feature
albacore|Tuna with white flesh
alchemy|Study of transformations
alcohol|Spirit
alfalfa|Hay crop
aliases|George Sand, George Eliot and George Orwell
alibied|Provided an excuse for
allegro|Tempo faster than moderato but slower than vivace
allspice|Dried berry with flavors of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon
alluded|Referred
almanacs|Books of facts
almonds|Some are made into milk
alpacas|Andes grazers
amasses|Piles up
amasses|Piles up
amateur|Like a Walker Cup golfer
amazing|Absolutely incredible
amethyst|February birthstone
analogy|IQ test challenge
analogy|Verbal comparison
analyst|Data examiner
analysts|Some Wall Street workers
anarchists|Disorderly sorts
anarchy|Exception to the rule?
android|Rival of iOS
anecdote|Short story
anomaly|Standard deviation?
another|Bar request
another|Saloon request
answers|Makes a comeback?
anteater|Sloth's kin
antelope|Nyala or gnu
antennas|Cell tower equipment
antimatter|Stuff in a "Star Trek" warp drive
aperies|Imitative doings
apology|Tiff ender
apoplectic|*Fit to be tied
appalls|Shocks
apparel|Duds
appease|Make happy
appease|Mollify
applause|Audience approval
appoint|Put on the board, say
apprehend|Catch
aproned|Dressed for a mess
apropos|Relevant
aptness|Suitability
arboretum|Tree garden
aridity|Sahara condition
arietta|Short solo
aristos|Blue bloods, informally
armoire|Wooden wardrobe
arousal|Heightened state
arousals|Stirring states
arrears|They're really outstanding
arrests|Collars
arrests|Record producers?
arrests|Runs in
article|Time piece?
artisan|Crafty person
artistes|Professional entertainers
asepsis|Absence of harmful bacteria
aseptic|Microbe-free
ashtrays|Bygone car amenities
asinine|Cockamamie
aspects|Characteristics
aspired|Had lofty plans
aspirins|Headache helpers
assumes|Takes for granted
assures|Sews up
astrologer|Studier of the stars
atelier|Artist's studio
atelier|Artist's workspace
ateliers|Art studios
atheists|They might say "God, no!"
atingle|Feeling all excited
attains|Scores
attempt|Have a go at
attempts|Stabs, so to speak
attended|Took part in
attorneys|You may find them appealing
attract|Draw
aureole|Solar corona
avenues|17 of the 40 spaces on a Monopoly board
averments|Formal allegations
aviator|Ace, e.g.
avocado|Guacamole base
avoided|Steered clear of
awarded|Passed out
awardee|Oscar winner, for example
babbled|Was incoherent
backboard|Hoop holder, and a hint to the first four letters of each asterisked answer
backbreaker|Strenuous task
backspin|Football player's jewelry?
backstop|Screen behind home plate
baggage|Carousel contents
bagpipes|Scotland the Brave instruments
bakeshop|Place for bear claws and elephant ears
ballers|Hoops players
balloon|Increase rapidly
baptisms|They may use heavy fonts
baptist|Carter or Clinton, religiously
barbeque|Utz flavor
barhops|Carouses, in a way
barista|Espresso pro
baritone|Rigoletto portrayer, e.g.
barrette|Hair clip
barters|Forgoes cash, in a way
basmati|Indian rice variety
basmati|Long-grain rice variety
bassett|What's Love Got to Do With It star Angela
batters|People in a lineup
bazaars|Fundraising sales
beamish|Radiantly happy
beastie|Music's ___ Boys
becalms|Soothes
bedevil|Torment
bedrock|Solid foundation
beefalo|Bovine hybrid
beekeepers|They smoke on the job
beeswax|Lip balm ingredient
beforehand|First
befuddling|Perplexing
belcher|Family name on "Bob's Burgers"
berserk|Completely bonkers
bestowed|Given
bestows|Confers
betelnuts|Chewable seeds
between|Word that often follows "Think of a number..."
bewilder|Confound
billabong|*Australian surf wear brand
birddogs|Unlistenable Charlie Parker records?
birding|Hobby utilizing binoculars
bisected|Split
blasted|Criticized strongly
blaster|Han Solo's preferred weapon
blissful|On cloud nine
bloodcurdling|Like a ???? scream
blueblood|Member of the aristocracy
bluesmen|Muddy Waters and B.B. King, for two
bombast|Pretentious talk
bonfire|Celebratory blaze
bootleggers|Speak-easy suppliers
borders|They're shared, geographically
boredom|Mantra of ennui?
bothers|Annoyances
boycott|Product protest
bracelets|Bands that jingle
brainless|*Look kindly on
brainteaser|Amusing poser
brouhaha|Major fuss
bugaboos|Sources of fear
bumpers|Pinball machine features
bungles|Flubs
busload|Lots of students, say
busyness|Hectic activity
cacophony|Dissonant din
caesars|Vegas casino, familiarly
calamari|Squid dish
calderas|Volcanic craters
caliber|Degree of moral quality
canapes|Party bites
cannoli|Tubular Italian pastry
cantina|Barrio bar
cantina|Southwestern saloon
capital|Sentence starter
capitol|Mall structure
captive|*One who's kept
caressed|*Touched tenderly
caressed|Touched lovingly
cargoes|Hold fillers
carpals|Wrist bones
carpels|Female parts of a flower
carports|Alternatives to garages
cascabel|Mild chili pepper
caseload|Social worker's burden
catalog|It's made to order
categories|Trivial Pursuit sextet
catnaps|Dozes
cavernous|Extremely roomy
celebrity|People person
celesta|Piano's kin
celeste|Babar's spouse
centaur|Greek mythology's Chiron, e.g.
centuple|Increase a hundredfold
certify|Authenticate
chalice|Communion cup
challah|Braided bread
changes|Switches gear?
chapter|Novel part
cheater|Proctor's catch
checkered|Like some flags and pasts
cheeriness|High spirits
chianti|Tuscan red wine
childcare|Working parents' need
chimera|Mythical monster
cholera|Disease in a Gabriel García Márquez title
chopstick|It's difficult to dine with one of these
chorded|Like guitar music
christy|Mathewson who was in the Baseball Hall of Fame's first class
chromed|Like some auto trim
churned|Made butter
churned|Turned into butter
claptrap|Hooey
clauses|They serve sentences
cleaned|Prepared for company
cleansers|Comet et al.
clearcut|Easy to understand
cleared|Let off the hook
cliquier|More exclusive, in a high school drama way
closeted|Not out
cocooned|Protectively enveloped
codicil|Will supplement
coheirs|They share the wealth
coheres|Is logically consistent
cohosts|Ripa and Seacrest, e.g.
colludes|Joins a conspiracy
colorado|Lake Mohave feeder
comedies|*Funny moves
comfort|*Support in times of distress
complex|Knotty
compotes|Alternatives to preserves
concealed|*Present but not visible
concealer|Flesh-toned cosmetic
conditions|They may be serious or critical
consoled|Offered a shoulder to cry on
consume|Take in
contingent|Representative group
contraception|Sex ed subject
contretemps|Kerfuffle
contuse|Leave black-and-blue
coolant|Nuclear reactor need
coolant|One who's up on all the latest social insect trends?
copycats|Felines (Felines)
corncob|Pipe type
corneas|Iris covers
corolla|Toyota named for a flower part
corpulence|Falstaff feature
coruscate|Sparkle
cottonwood|State tree of Kansas and Nebraska
courser|Swift horse
cousins|Brandy and Snoop Dogg, e.g.
crawdad|Cajun catch
crawled|Made like a baby
creoles|Some bayou dwellers
crescent|Roll shape
crevasse|A snow bridge may conceal it
crevasse|Glacial fissure
cricket|Bat-and-ball game
criminal|Record holder
croaked|Kicked the bucket
crocked|Blotto
crooners|Bing Crosby and Perry Como, e.g.
crosses|Vampire repellents
cruelty|Barbaric behavior
crusade|Tireless campaign
cubicles|Office divisions
cucumbers|Tzatziki ingredient
curable|Responsive to treatment
dabsters|Masters of their professions
daffodil|Spring bloom
dairies|Some farms
deadpan|Deliberately expressionless
dearest|Sweetheart
decapod|Crab or lobster, e.g.
deceive|Take in
deceive|Take in
declass|Lower in social status
decoders|Toy rings once given as promotional prizes
decrypt|Crack, in a way
deepens|Intensifies
deifies|Puts on a pedestal
delicates|They should be washed on a gentle cycle
deluges|Serious showers
demeaned|Humiliated
denizen|Inhabitant
dentist|Bridge builder?
denying|Addict's action, sometimes
deplete|Drain, as resources
deputies|Posse people
derange|Cause to go mad
desirer|Covetous sort
desires|Cravings
desktop|PC's place
desolate|Godforsaken
desolation|Miserable anguish
dessert|Final order, often
detains|Holds
detected|Made out
determine|Figure 8
detests|Loathes
devalue|Minimize the importance of
diadems|Royal crowns
diciest|Least predictable
dinette|Kitchen adjunct
dinners|Campaign fundraisers, sometimes
dirtbag|Scuzzball
disable|Deactivate
disbarments|Ejections on the court?
discern|Perceive
discerns|Makes out
disdain|Contempt
disdains|Turns one's nose up at
disrobe|Strip
dissect|Analyze in detail
dissects|Picks apart
distant|Coolly reserved
divebombs|Unprofitable sleazy nightclubs?
diverse|Not homogeneous
divided|Split
divisor|/ follower, in math
doctors|They're good for what ails you
dollars|*Capital
dormice|Frosh's drink chiller?
dottier|More eccentric
doubleheader|Stadium marathon, or what the eight answers with circles gained individually, and what they gained collectively
draconian|*Overly harsh
draftee|Subject of conscription
dragster|*Souped-up car
dragstrip|Where rubber is burned
dredger|Sugar-sprinkling shaker
driving|Rain or range preceder
dropping|3-___ (7 letters)
dropshots|Tricky tennis strokes
dugouts|Bench settings
dungarees|Denim overalls
dustups|Scrapes
dwindle|Taper off
dwindled|Shrank
earache|Case for an otologist
earache|Otalgia
eardrum|Vibrating membrane
earlobe|Stud site
earplug|A few words in favor of corn?
earrings|Studs, say
easterner|New York resident, e.g.
ebonies|36 of 88 keys
echolocation|Place (Place)
eclectic|Funky
ecotage|Destruction by environmental extremists
ecotone|Transition area between two biological communities
ecstasy|Seventh heaven
edifice|Imposing building
edifice|Imposing building
editing|Academy Award category
edition|Printing
eggbeater|*Whisk's kin
egoists|Spotlight hogs
eidetic|Very vivid, as a mental image
elapses|Goes by
elapses|Goes by
elastic|Like bungee cords
elastic|Scrunchie center
elected|In office
electees|Ins
electing|Voting in
elegist|Blue bard
elephant|Room occupant, in an idiom
eliminate|Take 5
elkhound|Coarse-haired hunting dog
elucidates|Makes crystal clear
elusive|Slippery
elusive|Slippery
embassy|Diplomat's digs
emeriti|Some retired professors
emigrant|Participant in an exodus
emigrant|Settler in a foreign country
emigres|Some aliens
emoticon|:-I, for example
emoticon|Figure whose colon might be part of his face?
emoticon|Type face?
emperor|Japan's Naruhito, e.g.
emptiness|Void
enabler|Accomplice in addiction
enactor|President, when signing a bill
encasing|Boxing, say
enclasp|Hug tightly
encloses|Corrals
encrypt|Make hard to read
endorse|Declare one's support of
endorsers|Check people
engaged|Bound for the altar
enhanced|Like some re-released movies
enlarge|Blow up
enormous|Whopping
enraged|Very hot
entails|Necessitates
entangle|Snarl
entente|International understanding
entered|Put in a log
enthuse|Gush, say
entices|Draws in
entrain|Board the express
entreat|Petition
epaulets|Shoulder decorations
epeeist|Masked Olympian
episode|Series unit
episode|Sitcom installment
epithet|Descriptive nickname
epithets|The Great and "The Terrible," e.g.
epithets|The Terrible and "the Unready," e.g.
equally|To the same degree
equates|Emphasizes the similarities of
erasers|Targets of some clapping outside a window
erector|Spine-straightening muscle
erelong|Anon
erratic|Difficult to predict
erudite|Learned
eruptions|Eyjafjallajökull events
escaroles|Slightly bitter greens
escorts|Ensures the safety of
escorts|Motorcade leaders
espouse|Support, as a cause or a philosophy
essence|Heart of the matter
essence|Intrinsic nature
essence|Intrinsic nature
establish|Set up
estates|Pricey properties
estates|Ritzy realty
estates|Vast residences
esteems|Prizes
estuary|Galveston Bay, e.g.
etatist|Advocate of strong government control
eternities|Very long runs?
evasive|Answering with a question, perhaps
evident|Plain
evinced|Made plain to see
exactly|Quite so!
executes|Pulls off
exerted|Brought to bear
exhibit|Show
exhibition|Game that doesn't count
expanse|Wide area
exterminate|Get rid of a ???, say
external|Surface
extreme|Fanatical
eyebrow|Skeptics may raise one
eyeopeners|Unexpected revelations
eyepopper|Astonishing sight
eyeshade|Stereotypical accountant's wear
eyesore|Does some mineral assaying?
fabrics|Quilter's supply
factions|Group subgroups
fairish|Sorta light, as a complexion
fanfare|Ostentatious display
fantasies|Harry Potter books, e.g.
fastball|Heater
fedexes|Sends overnight, in a way
femoral|Thigh-high?
ferment|Unrest
filament|Feature of an incandescent bulb
filename|README.TXT, e.g.
filtrate|Purified liquid
finance|Provide with funding
finesse|Skillful handling
finesses|Handles skillfully
fingertips|Implicate some asparagus?
finisher|Marathon winner, e.g.
flamethrowers|Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan, by reputation
flannels|Winter pajamas
flashbulbs|Expose yourself to garlic?
fleeces|Swindles
flipflops|Unappreciated hairstyles?
flippant|*Hardly solemn
floated|Suggested, as an idea
foliage|Leaves
foolery|Monkey business
footers|Bottom-of-page lines
foothill|Lower part of a range
footstool|Resting position?
foresee|Look ahead
forgotten|Consigned to oblivion
framing|Activity associated with each of the starred answers
fraudulent|*Counterfeit
freshness|Produce shopper's concern
frustrate|*Thwart
fuchsia|Vivid purple-red
furnace|Fireplace alternative
gainers|Some dives
gametes|Sperm and ova
gatekeeper|*Controller of access
generate|Lead to
genetic|Like some markers
genuine|Honest-to-goodness
genuine|Real
geranium|Popular garden flower
girlier|Less manly, to insecure macho sorts
gleaned|Gathered gradually
gliders|Engineless planes
glitzier|Featuring more razzle-dazzle
gloater|Told you so! sayer, e.g.
globetrots|Travels the world
glottis|Larynx part
glucose|Common sugar
goalposts|They may be moved in unfair negotiations
godlike|All-powerful
gondola|Venetian transport
gooiest|Most melty
gossamer|Filmy fabric
grammar|Linguist's concern
granary|Feed holder
granger|Hermione at Hogwarts
granola|Healthful snack
grappled|Got in the ring
gravitate|Be attracted (toward)
greenbelt|Liquid courage on a golf course?
greenlit|Okayed
gristles|Hard-to-chew parts of steaks
grosbeaks|Songbirds with big bills
guarded|Careful not to reveal too much
guernsey|Second-largest Channel Island
gunwale|Ship lip
haircut|Something off the top of your head?
hairdos|Stylists' creations
hairier|More perilous
hamster|Burrowing mammal
handily|With minimal effort
handrail|It runs up a staircase
hangars|Buildings with wings
haphazard|Higgledy-piggledy
happier|2017 Ed Sheeran song
harmful|*Likely to be damaging
harsher|Less gentle
harvest|Field yield
hauling|Big rig gig
hauteur|Disdainful pomposity
hazelnuts|They flavor Frangelico
headhunt|Recruit, in a way
hearings|House work, of a sort
hectors|Browbeats
hemline|It drops in conservative times
henchman|Criminal's minion
heuristics|Problem-solving approaches
hightop|Sneaker style
hipbone|Pelvis part
history|It's often rewritten
hobgoblin|Mischievous imp
hobnail|Boot sole reinforcer
holiest|Like the Great Mosque of Mecca, of all Islamic shrines
hollers|Cries out
homages|Respectful tributes
homages|Respectful tributes
homestead|Place for a pioneer
honestly|I swear!
honeybee|Insect on Utah's flag
hoodwink|Dupe
horsehide|Baseball, informally
hotelier|César Ritz, e.g.
hotspot|Site offering Wi-Fi
humidor|Cigar holder
huskies|University of Washington athletes
hymnals|Books in pews
iceless|Neat
ignited|Touched off
ignites|Sets ablaze
ignored|Didn't follow
iguanas|Lizards with dewlaps
illusory|Fanciful
imagery|What vivid writing evokes
imitator|Copycat
immediate|Close
immemorial|Age-old
implores|Beseeches
incites|Stirs up
indicates|Points to
indigestion|Result of a bad ????
inedible|Hard to swallow?
ineptly|How a buffoon may behave
inertia|Homebody's propensity
inevitable|Sure to happen
infidels|Heathens
inflicting|Meting out
ingenue|Unsophisticated young woman
ingests|Takes in
initiate|Kick off
initiate|Spark
injected|Added, as humor
inklings|Slight suspicions
innings|Nine of diamonds?
inspector|Gadget, e.g.
install|Put on a drive
instinct|Self-preservation, e.g.
insulting|Disrespectful
insurers|MassMutual and MetLife, for two
intactly|Without breaking
interns|Some summer workers
interns|Some trainees
intruder|Unwanted guest
invoice|Bill
invoice|Freelancer's bill
irately|Way to storm off
irritant|Salt on an open wound, for example
irritate|Rub the wrong way
isolates|Removes from the company?
isotopes|Deuterium and the like
itemizes|Eschews the standard deduction
iteration|New version
jailbirds|After all the animals were captured, they turned into ___
jarhead|*Marine, informally
jaywalkers|...and a scold of ___
jocularly|In an unserious way
johnson|May's follower in Britain
kangaroo|Hopper in a "mob"
karaoke|Some bar entertainment
katydids|Long-horned grasshoppers
kayaked|Shot rapids, perhaps
kennels|Containers for toys?
keyholes|Spying sites, sometimes
killers|Hit makers
kiloliters|Cubic meters
kindliness|Fred Rogers trademark
kinetic|Like much of Calder's art
kissing|Oscular activity
kneesies|Under-the-table flirting
knishes|Katz's Deli offerings
knitting|Craft with needles
kvetched|Complained
labored|Far from natural-sounding
lacrosse|North America's oldest organized sport
ladders|Firefighting equipment
ladlers|Soup kitchen volunteers, at times
lambskin|Makeup of some gloves
laminates|Countertop materials
landlord|*Letter
latrines|Privies for privates
laudable|Meritorious
launders|Makes untraceable, in a way
lawmaker|One with many bills?
legally|By the book
leisure|It isn't working
leveler|Insert under a wobbly table's leg
liaison|Intermediary
library|Volume setting
liftoff|Word following "3...2...1..."
lighten|Lift, as a mood
lineage|Pedigree
lingerie|Teddy, e.g.
linseed|Flax yield
lipreader|Someone who sees what you're saying
lipreaders|They see what you're saying
literal|Exactly as stated
literately|In an educated manner
litterer|Park scofflaw
loading|Word often accompanying a spinning wheel icon
loathed|Found despicable
lobster|Bisque bit
lobster|Maine seafood specialty
locksmith|*Door worker
longing|Desire
loopers|Fly balls hit just beyond the infield
loophole|Contract flaw
loosens|Unties, for example
lustrum|Half-decade, in old Rome
macrame|Knotty craft
madness|Folly
madonna|Vogue singer
madrigal|Polyphonic composition
magicians|Tricky people?
magnets|They have poles
magnolia|State flower of Louisiana and Mississippi
mainstay|Central component
malaise|Vague uneasiness
manacle|Metal shackle
manager|Casino VIP
mandolin|Pear-shaped instrument
manservant|Valet, e.g.
mantels|Spots for vases
mantises|Slender insects
maracas|Tambourine alternative
marchers|Parade participants
marigold|Orange bloom
mariner|Player whose cap features a compass rose
marveled|Stood in awe
mascara|Sephora purchase
mascara|The eyes may have it
mascots|Some halftime performers
masochists|They thrive on pain and suffering
massaged|Manipulated, as expense figures
mastery|Command
masthead|Nautically-named newspaper feature
mastodon|Elephant ancestor
matilda|Gifted girl in a Roald Dahl book
maudlin|Weepily sentimental
maverick|Nonconforming type
mayoral|Like an Indianapolis race
meanest|Most malevolent
meanest|Most malicious
measurer|Ruler, e.g.
medevac|High way to the hospital
mediate|Intervene
medicaid|Healthcare payer for some low-income people
medical|Insurance category
medusas|Jellyfish that are shaped like umbrellas
meetings|Zoom events
megastar|Box office draw
megaton|Explosive unit
melange|Diverse assortment
menaced|Posed a danger to
menaces|Threatens
menagerie|Where the wild things are
menorahs|Candelabra with nine branches
mentees|Charges for a tutor
mercuric|Containing quicksilver
meringue|*Baked Alaska layer
messiah|Handel work
messier|Hall of Famer who captained both the Oilers and Rangers to Stanley Cup championships
meteorite|Crater causer
metered|Like some parking and mail
migrator|Monarch butterfly, for example
mindset|Fixed attitude
minestrone|Thick vegetable soup
minibus|Airport transport, often
minimal|Very little
misbehave|Act 1
miscast|Like John Wayne as Genghis Khan in "The Conqueror"
miscast|Wrong for the part
miscast|Wrong for the part
misdial|Get to the wrong party, in a way
misfire|Arms malfunction
misread|Judge incorrectly, as a situation
missent|Accidentally hit "Reply All" instead of "Reply"
missout|Blow an opportunity
misspeak|Winner of an altitudinous beauty contest?
mistake|Gaffe
misused|Squandered, maybe
moisture|Humidity's measure
moisture|Target of a dehumidifier
moneyed|Affluent
mongeese|Cobra fighters, humorously
monsignor|Prelate's address
monster|Under-the-bed dweller
monstrous|Dauntingly big
montage|Film format at many a wedding
morning|Popular time for coffee
morocco|Nation south of the Strait of Gibraltar
morsels|Tasty tidbits
mounted|On horseback
mousses|Salon substances
muffler|Car part called a silencer in Britain
muskrat|Semiaquatic mammal
mustier|More in need of ventilating
nailbiter|Very close game
narrate|Recount
narwhal|Spiral-tusked sea creature
natural|Unaffected
nearest|Least remote
nearest|Least remote
needled|Poked fun at
needles|Embroiderer's tools
needlework|Sampler makeup
negates|Renders ineffective
negligently|In a slipshod way
nemeses|Unbeatable foes
neolithic|Period when farming began
nesters|Birds, at times
network|Schmooze professionally
newtons|Nabisco cookies
nighties|Victoria's Secret buys
nincompoop|Total doofus
nitpicked|Was pedantic, in a way
nonstop|Lacking layovers
noodles|Pasta makeup
noshing|Grazer's activity
notebook|It's bound for school
novella|Long short story?
novocaine|*Number
nucleus|Core
numbers|Jazz selections
nuttiest|Least sensible
oatmeal|Haggis ingredient
obedience|Subject of Lab courses?
obesity|Taft trademark
obituary|Final notice
oblongs|Stretched-out shapes
obsession|Unhealthy fixation
oceanic|Of the open seas
octameter|The Raven feature
oilseed|Sesame or flax, e.g.
oilskin|Slicker material
oilskin|Waterproof fabric
oldster|No spring chicken
omelets|Denny's staples
omicron|Letter between xi and pi
omitted|Left out
omnibus|Story collection
omniscience|Godlike ability
onomatopoeia|Feature of "buzz" and "boing"
operate|Get under someone's skin?
opinion|Just what you think
opossums|American marsupials
optical|Like some fiber
optical|Sight-based
oracles|Infallible authorities
oracles|Sources of wisdom
orangeade|Citrus quaff
oration|Formal address
ordains|Decrees
oregano|Italian dressing component
origami|Art from a folder
origami|Crane-construction technique
origami|Cranes with creases, say
orioles|Camden Yards team
ousters|Removals from power
outreach|Charity organization effort
outwait|Be more patient than
overalls|Denim work wear
overawe|Cow or buffalo
overhear|Pick up, accidentally
overlie|Cover
oversee|Supervise
oversee|Tend
overseeing|In charge of
overuse|Run into the ground
ownership|Title indication
oxidize|Rust
pacific|Bikini surrounder
painful|Agonizing
painter|David or Moses
palette|Art board
palooka|Uncultured type
panacea|Cure-all
panacea|Universal problem solver
panamas|Wide-brimmed hats
pancreas|Islets of Langerhans setting
panettone|Italian holiday bread made with candied fruit
panorama|Wide view
pantomime|Silent show
papayas|Smoothie shop supply
papered|Like some walls
paprika|Deviled egg topping
parader|Baton twirler, perhaps
paradox|This statement is false, e.g.
parapet|Protective wall
parental|Of Mom or Pop
parietal|Skull bone
paroles|Frees, in a way
passage|Bill's big moment
passion|Drive-in theater, slangily
pastorals|The poems in Spenser's "The Shepheardes Calender," e.g.
pasture|Grazing site
patella|Kneecap
patently|Without doubt
patriots|Six-time Super Bowl champs
patrons|Customer base makeup
payload|Rocket's contents
payment|Bill demand
peacoat|Sailor's wear
peanuts|Meager pay
peloton|Big name in stationary bikes
penknife|Folding tool
penthouses|*Many of Manhattan's top stores
peppers|Hot sauce maker's harvest
perform|Put on an act
perhaps|Conceivably
periods|Sentence enders
perusers|Bookstore browsers
petites|Dress shop department
petunia|Flower named for an old French word for tobacco
photography|*Shutterbug's endeavor
pianissimo|Very soft, musically
pickoff|Putout of a player between bases
pillage|Behave like a Visigoth
pilsners|Pale beers
piranha|Omnivorous fish
plankton|Whale food
platonism|Discipline of the Academy
players|They're in the game
playpen|Corral for a kiddie
playpen|Kid zone
plotline|Movie events
plumage|Peacock's pride
plummet|Descend precipitously
pockets|There are six on the sides in pool
poisoned|Like many murder mystery victims
politico|Government-covering news source since 2007
politicos|Washington wheeler-dealers
pollination|Job for a bee in a flower
polyester|1981 comedy film directed by John Waters
pompoms|Cheerleaders' handfuls
ponchos|Rain gear
pontiffs|Bishops of Rome
ponytail|Pebbles Flintstone feature
popguns|Cork-loaded weapons
posited|Put forward
pottery|Dishes made at high temperatures?
prances|Does some gamboling
precipitation|It might be ????
predictor|Punxsutawney Phil, for winter's length
preempts|Bumps, on the air
preened|Monopolized the mirror
premade|Like lunch that can be grabbed
premarital|Like many first sexual experiences
prepaid|Like some phone plans
presorted|Organized for mass mailing
presume|Dr. Livingstone, I ___
preterm|Like early deliveries
prevent|Celebrity charity auction, maybe?
princess|Character who slept on a pea
printers|People with pressing business
prisoner|Pen pal?
probability|Minor in mathematics?
proctor|Test figure
prodigal|Wastefully extravagant
prophet|Ezekiel or Isaiah
protege|Mentor's apprentice
pterosaur|Flying reptile of prehistory
ptomaine|Compound once thought to cause food poisoning
pudgier|More roly-poly
punster|Full-groan man?
pushers|Narc's targets
pushovers|They're easily swayed
racetracks|Sites with rails and posts
racketeers|Mob scene participants?
radiant|Glowing
radiant|Glowing
radiate|Give off
radiator|One might let off steam
ragtime|Joplin genre
raiders|Las Vegas players
raillery|Good-humored teasing
rainbow|Pride symbol
rainbows|Shower surprises
raincoat|Wet weather wear
rainout|Ballpark bummer, and a hint to making sense of the starred answers
ramadas|Open porches
rampages|Runs riot
rapport|Harmonious relationship
rathole|Horrid digs
rattler|Sidewinder, e.g.
rattraps|Squalid buildings
reached|Got through to
realist|One who doesn't wear rose-colored glasses
rebuffs|Gives the cold shoulder
recanted|Took back
recedes|Falls back
recital|Showcase for a soloist
recital|Soloist's performance
recognize|Pick 6
redocks|Connects to a space station on a return trip
redshift|Spectral indication of a receding galaxy
redtail|North American hawk
reducer|Darkroom liquid for lessening darkness
reedited|Prepared for a second printing, perhaps
reedits|Makes a third draft, perhaps
reenter|Correct, as an incorrect password
referrer|Primary care physician, at times
reformat|Initialize for a different operating system
refrain|Resist temptation
refrains|*Whistle blowers
regaling|Entertaining lavishly
regards|Best alternative?
regatta|Oxford's Summer Eights, for one
regimental|Like some military bands
regimented|Overly strict
regions|Provinces
regular|Customary
regulate|Govern
reinforce|Send backup to
relabel|Put a new tag on
relapse|Backslide
relation|Link
releases|Puts out
relishes|Savors
reloads|Checks for changes to, as a web page
remainders|Some reduced-price merchandise
remorse|Wishing you hadn't
removed|Took away
renders|Provides, as a service
renewal|Subscription update
renters|They pay flat fees
repents|Heeds the evangelist
replete|Well stocked
replica|Copy
resaddle|Prepare to ride again
resample|Try again
reseats|Upgrades at the gate, perhaps
reseller|Market middleman
reserve|Hold aside
resettled|New in the area, perhaps
reshape|Do major edits on
resides|Dwells
residue|What's left behind
resizes|Drags a PC window corner, say
reslated|Given a new time slot
resolve|Determination
restage|Mount a revival of
restful|Tranquil
restless|Fidgety
retained|Kept
retaken|Won back
retools|Modernizes
retotal|Check the math, perhaps
retrial|Result of a hung jury
retrofit|Add new parts to, say
retrofit|Upgrade, in a way
revenge|It's sweet and best served cold
reviles|Severely censures
reworks|Tweaks, say
ricotta|It's sometimes found in shells
ringsides|They're close to the ropes
ripostes|Quippy rejoinders
ripsnorting|Remarkable or hilarious
risking|Leaving to luck
rissole|Deep-fried meat pastry
rituals|Ceremonies
rivalries|Conference teams often have them
riviera|Cannes coast
riviera|San Remo setting
roaster|Coffee company device
robotic|Like the delivery of many a prepared speech
rocketry|Wernher von Braun's field
rolltop|Old desk feature
roomier|More spacious
rooster|Fowl with a comb
rosebuds|What to gather while ye may
rosette|Floral frosting design
rosters|Team lineups
rosters|Team lists
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rotunda|Capitol Building feature
roulette|Casino option
rubdown|Massage service
russets|Dessert apples
saboteur|Role for a mole
sachets|Some tea bags
saddest|Most pathetic
saguaro|Flora on the Arizona state quarter
salaried|Like employees
saltine|Premium product
saltshaker|Source of grains
saluted|Acknowledged a superior
salvages|Rescues from wrecks
samplers|Whitman assortments
samurai|Daimyo's retainer
samurai|Warrior with two swords
sandbar|Boater's obstacle
sapiens|Homo ___
sashimi|It may be served with shredded daikon
saturate|Drench
sauteed|Like veal scaloppine
scalier|More in need of moisturizer, perhaps
scandal|Resignation trigger, perhaps
scanner|Checkout device
scatted|Improvised at the jazz club
scenery|Set back?
scepter|Symbol of royal power
schemes|Machiavellian machinations
scheming|*Crafty
schiller|Goethe contemporary
schoolbook|It's bound to be educational
scintilla|Tiny trace
scissors|Help in making the cut
scoring|Making a point
scrapbook|Place for memories
scrapes|Kerfuffles
screener|DVD for a reviewer
scribes|Some medieval monks
scriptwriter|Play maker?
scrubber|Playback bar in a video app
sculpts|Makes a bust, say
seabeds|Where to find wrecks
seafloor|Anchor's resting place
seafront|Coast
seasoner|Cook, often
seasons|Calendar quartet
seconded|Enabled "All in favor?"
secrete|Conceal, or emit
sectors|Zones
secularly|How some celebrate Christmas
secures|Makes fast
sedates|Puts out
seduced|Played the siren
seedcase|Bur, e.g.
seethes|Is silently furious
sellers|Market figures
semolina|Pasta base
senates|Governing bodies
senators|Canadian Tire Centre players
senators|Canadian Tire Centre team
senders|Postal parties
senhora|Lisbon lady
senorita|Guayaquil girl
sensitive|Tactful
sensors|Security equipment
sequoia|California's General Sherman, for one
sequoias|Giants of California
seraphs|High-ranking angels
serenade|Lover's song
serenader|Singer below a balcony
serenity|Objective of an Alcoholics Anonymous prayer
serpent|Infamous tempter
serrano|Jalapeño's hotter cousin
serrated|Like chestnut leaves
serrated|Like most bread knives
settled|Ended a suit
settlements|Villages
shackle|Impede
shanties|Crude shacks
sheathe|Put away, as a dagger
shebang|Ball of wax, so to speak
sheerest|Most precipitous
shielded|Protected from danger
shoelaces|Loafers' lack
shoeless|Nickname of Joe Jackson
showers|April forecast
shyness|Introvert's attribute
shyness|Introvert's trademark
sidearm|Pistol, say
sidewinder|Dangerous rattlesnake
siestas|Afternoon breaks
siestas|Naps in Nogales
sightseer|Person who might snap?
sightseer|Tourist in a city
signora|Livorno lady
silence|Library volume?
skaters|Experts with figures?
skivvies|Drawers
skylights|Windows to the heavens
slacker|Hardly a go-getter
slayers|Knights, vis-à-vis dragons
slickness|Suavity
sloppiest|Most careless
sloshes|Spills over
sluggish|In need of stimulus
sluices|Closable channels
smartie|Wise guy
smidgen|Bit
smidgens|Wee bits
smokiest|Hardest to see through, perhaps
sneering|Derisive act
sneezes|Elicits a blessing
sniping|Engaging in petty criticism
socialize|Hang 10
societal|Like some norms
society|Upper classes
solaria|Sun porches
someone|An unspecified person
sometime|By and by
songbird|Cardinal, e.g.
soonest|Most immediate
soulmates|They were meant for each other
soulmates|They're meant to be together
spatial|Three-dimensional
spatula|Flapjack flipper
spearheaded|Took charge of, as a mission
speeder|Recipient of a costly ticket
spencer|2021 Kristen Stewart film
spewing|Gushing forth
spiders|Ron Weasley's greatest fear
spiraled|Twisted, like a thrown football
spirals|Fusilli forms
spirals|Fusilli, essentially
spitter|Forbidden pitch
spleens|Immune system organs
splitting|3-___ (4 letters)
spoilage|Grocer's concern
spoiler|Darth Vader is Luke's father, e.g.
sponges|Moochers
sponsor|Back in Congress
sprained|*Hustled
sprayer|Pesticide dispenser
springs|Parts of pogo sticks
stables|They hold your horses
stagger|Walk unsteadily
stagnant|Unmoving
stalagmite|Conical formation in a cavern
stargazer|Enthusiast with a telescope
starlet|Hollywood hopeful
starlets|Some Hollywood hopefuls
starlings|Birds with iridescent feathers
starlit|Like many Van Gogh night scenes
starters|Appetizers
startled|Caught by surprise
steadies|Stabilizes
steamroll|Crush, as in a sports victory
steeple|It might have a cross to bear
steeple|Skyline sight
steerer|One at the helm
stellar|First-rate
stellar|Superlative
stencils|Sign painter's set
sterile|Germless
sternal|Of the breastbone
sternly|How to deliver a rebuke
sternums|Breastbones
steroid|Juicer stuff
stetson|Lid on a range
stetson|Western topper
stinger|Cocktail made with cognac and crème de menthe
stingrays|Swimmers with barbed tails
stoners|People refusing to stay off the grass?
stoolie|Snitch
storage|Closet function
stowage|Hold capacity
straining|*Scorpion attack
straits|Some are dire
strawhat|*Boater, for example
streaks|Colorist's creations
streets|M and K, in D.C.
strings|Ukulele quartet
stripes|Rank indicator, at times
strobes|Club flashers
strobes|Flashers in clubs
student|Test subject?
stupidity|Folly
suboptimal|Not of the highest quality
subpoenas|Calls to court
subside|Ebb
subside|Lessen in intensity
subtext|Underlying meaning
sulfuric|Strong acid
sultana|Yellow raisin
sunburst|Radiant decoration
superhero|*Special character
supreme|Predominant
surface|Beach big shot?
surrender|Give up
swaddles|Wraps tightly
swatches|Fabric samples
swatted|Created a no-fly zone?
swindle|Fleece
swisher|Yankee Nick who hit a home run in the 2009 World Series
synonym|Diminutive, for short
syringe|Shot source
tackles|Sacks, say
tactile|Like Braille writing
tadpole|Future frog
tailspin|Diving descent
takeoffs|Flying starts
talented|Like a prodigy
tamperer|One contriving evidence, say
tanager|Brightly colored songbird
tansies|Aster relatives
taperers|Candle carriers in religious processions
tatters|Urchin's attire
tattoos|Body images?
teammate|Maris, to Mantle
teashop|Place to score some oolong
teaware|Pot, cups, saucers, etc.
teenage|Like many Olympic gymnasts
teethes|Cuts a canine, maybe
teletype|Old message printer
telluride|World Car of the Year winner in 2020
tempers|They may flare
tempests|Violent storms
tempura|Japanese restaurant order
tenancy|State for renters
tensest|Least relaxed
tensest|Least relaxed
teriyaki|Marinated-and-grilled entree
tersely|In a succinct manner
testate|With a will
testier|More irritable
texture|Feel
theoretic|Unconcerned with practical application
thousand|Grand
throats|Homes of swallows?
throngs|Big crowds
thumbhole|Feature of a bowling ball or a recorder
thumping|5-___ (4 letters)
tilapia|Fish dish
tingling|5-___ (5 letters)
tippytoe|Sneaking or peeking technique
tiramisu|Coffee-flavored dessert
titania|Methought I was enamored of an ass speaker
titanic|Noted White Star Line ship
toasted|Like bruschetta
tobacco|Cash crop in the Carolinas
toenail|Pedicurist's target
toeshoe|Ballerina's slipper
tolerate|Bear
tomahawk|Thrown weapon
topless|Like some sunbathers
torment|Agony
tornado|EF5 event
torpedo|Lusitania's undoing
tossing|Fitful sleeper's activity
tousles|Musses
trademark|A bitten apple, e.g.
trainee|*Bit of concert merch
transit|Movement of passengers
trapeze|Swing above a net
trapper|Kit Carson, for one
treacle|Sticky syrup
treason|Only crime defined in the Constitution
tremors|Phenomena at faults
tresses|Bun ingredients?
tribals|Courts of law
tricksy|Cleverly deceptive
trinket|Bauble
triplets|Womb crowd
tripods|Camera stands
tritons|Spiral-shelled mollusks
trivial|*Unimportant
trivial|Of little consequence
trochee|Poetic foot
troilus|He loved Cressida
trouble|Board game that uses the Pop-O-Matic
tsetses|Dangerous African flies
tsunami|Literally, "harbor wave"
tsunami|Seaquake byproduct
tsunami|The tallest ever was over 1,700 feet
tuition|Colgate cost
tutored|Helped with homework
tutored|Led one-on-one lessons
tutorial|App assistance
twentieth|Anniversary for which china is the traditional gift
twosome|Couple
typists|Assistants for authors
ulsters|Loose overcoats
unaired|Like the "Game of Thrones" pilot
uncapped|Like some internet data plans
unclasp|Prepare to take off, as a bracelet
underline|Emphasize, in a way
undertones|Nuances
undying|Eternal
uneaten|Like leftovers
unforeseen|Surprising, in a way
universe|Cosmologist's study
unmannerly|Boorish
unsalted|Nut buyer's option
unsteady|Tending to wobble
unstuck|Like a dangling wall poster
unsuitable|Like TV-MA shows, for children
unwashed|Still dirty
upending|Causing disarray
uprising|Revolt
useless|Like herding cats
usernames|They pair with passwords
utopian|Idealistic
utopian|Idealistic
uttered|Blurted out, perhaps
vaporware|Hyped computer product that's yet to be produced
varietal|Pinot Grigio, e.g.
venerate|Worship
version|2.0, e.g.
vibrate|Hum
vicarages|Some parish properties
viceroy|King's deputy abroad
violinist|Performer who takes a bow?
viscera|Guts
visited|Called on
warranted|Called for
waterbed|Sloshy sack
watering|5-___ (5 letters)
waterlilies|Frequent subject for Claude Monet
waterspout|Tornado's coastal cousin
wearied|Grew tired
weather|Withstand
whippet|Racing dog
whistler|British Columbia resort
wildebeest|Bearded antelope
wiretap|Bug's kin
woebegone|In a sorry state
woodsmen|Lumberjacks
writers|Tan and Grey
wronged|Mistreated
yammered|Talked incessantly
yielding|Giving in
ytterbium|Silvery metallic element
zealotries|Fanatical pursuits
abating|Receding
accident|Fender bender, say
accolades|Honors
accuses|Points a finger at
acreage|Lot measure
acreage|Ranch measure
adapter|Travel kit plug
addition|Rehab focus
aerialists|Daring swingers
affluence|Riches
agrarian|Farm-based
airdrop|Share from phone to phone, or what you must do to this grid seven times for the answers to make sense
airmail|Words on old postage stamps
alfalfa|Crop for cattle
alienator|One pushing others away
aligner|Orthodontic item
alliance|Federation
allures|Powerfully attracts
alterer|Tailor, often
amaretto|Almond-flavored liqueur
amasses|Gets together
amazons|Wonder Woman's people
ambiance|Vibe
amiable|Good-natured
amnesia|Memory malady
amulets|Jujus, e.g.
anaconda|Amazon behemoth
ancestor|One high up in a family tree
android|Ava in "Ex Machina," e.g.
android|Data from TV, e.g.
andromeda|Constellation between Cassiopeia and Pegasus
animates|Gives life to
anklets|Small socks
antivenom|Bite treatment
antiwar|Like many 1960s protests
antlers|Buck's rack
apologies|Quarrel stoppers, at times
appaloosa|Popular saddle horse
applied|Put on
aridity|Sahara feature
arising|Surfacing
armature|Framework
armature|Sculpture framework
aromatic|Like bergamot and bay leaves
arouses|Provokes
arsenal|Collection of weapons
arsenal|Rival of Manchester United
article|Paper clip?
article|Paper piece
article|Paper piece
aspartame|Equal ingredient
asperse|Falsely attack
assails|Besieges
assails|Criticizes harshly
assayed|Analyzed for purity
assayer|Mining town figure
assents|Nods, say
assessed|Did a taxing task
assignors|Ones transferring rights to others
asteroid|Ceres or Vesta, e.g.
astound|Knock for a loop
astride|Mounted
astronauts|Carpenter and Cooper, e.g.
ateliers|Art workshops
atoners|Penitent people
attempt|Endeavor
attendee|Conventioneer, e.g.
avatars|Online images
avocado|Guacamole base
awardees|Prize recipients
baddest|Cool beyond compare
baloney|Poppycock
bandicoot|This is a stickup! speaker
banditry|Holdups and the like
bantams|Some chickens
barbarians|Uncultured brutes
baristas|Starbucks staffers
barrooms|Old-fashioned places?
bassett|Oscar nominee for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
bassinet|Place for a new delivery?
batsman|Wicket defender, in cricket
beanball|Dangerous pitch
bearhug|Hearty greeting
bechamel|Sauce that becomes Mornay when cheese is added
bedouin|Desert nomad
bestows|Grants
bighead|Sign of arrogance
bioluminescence|Natural glow?
biopics|Patton and "Gandhi"
bistros|Casual eateries
blabbed|Spilled the beans
blandish|Coax with flattery
blastula|Hollow cluster of cells
blueberry|Pie choice for the Fourth
booklet|Passport, essentially
bottomless|Moniker for a ravenous teen
bowling|Alley activity
boyfriend|Ken, to Barbie
brandish|Sorta like Coke or Pepsi, e.g.?
bratwursts|Pork sausages
breakfast|Important meal, or what the circled letters do, if parsed another way
breathe|Labor request
broccoli|Green cruciferous...
brother|Epson competitor
bulletins|*Typographic dot
cabling|Suspension bridge support
caddies|Iron men?
canasta|Two-deck card game
candles|Birthday cake adornments
cantata|Any of almost 200 Bach works
capture|A bishop may do it
carhops|*Spending limits
caribou|Important animal for the Inuit
carriers|Delta and the like
caterer|Dish jockey?
centuple|Increase a hundredfold
chaired|Led
chaired|Presided over
champed|Did some munching
chariot|Roman racer
cheapskate|*Overly frugal sort
chemist|One who may be looking for a reaction
cherish|Kinda like the vocal stylings on "If I Could Turn Back Time"?
chocoholic|Cocoa craver
chocolate|Winter warmer-upper
chopsticks|Cuts some tiny bugs in half?
cinemas|Movie palaces
circular|Like some faulty logic
clanked|Sounded like a rusty radiator
clarinet|Benny Goodman's instrument
classico|Pasta sauce brand
clearer|Easier to understand
closest|Proxima Centauri, of all stars
closures|Zippers, e.g.
clownish|Pixar's Nemo, e.g.
coastal|Like some erosion
coaster|Ring preventer
cobwebs|Halloween decorations
codgers|Geezers
college|Bachelor's place?
collegial|Marked by camaraderie
colorado|Home of  Pikes Peak
colorer|Salon worker
command|Mastery
comment|Post-post entry
compiler|Anthology editor, e.g.
completely|In a comprehen-sive manner
concealer|Max Factor Erace, e.g.
concessions|Fare at Fenway
conifers|Sources of some needles
connive|Plot
construe|Understand in a particular way
contempt|Courtroom no-no
continental|Kind of breakfast suggested by the starred answers (though they wouldn't actually be part of one)
cordage|Ship's rigging
corrupts|Turns bad
corsair|Pirate
cratering|Falling fast, as a stock
crazier|More cockamamie
crockpot|Substance sold by a duplicitous drug dealer?
cronies|Buds
crosses|Bridges
crosswalks|Bad street features for a vampire?
crosswinds|Cantankerous clarinets and flutes?
crouton|Cube in a salad
crucial|Key
culotte|Divided skirt
culotte|Skirtlike trouser
dairies|Runs out of battery
daresay|Venture to declare
darkens|Becomes overcast
deadbeats|They don't meet obligations
deadest|Least hopping, as a party
deathly|Harry Potter and the ___ Hallows
decades|Century divisions
decagon|Shape of a Belize dollar coin
decimated|Significantly weakened
deckhand|Swab
definitive|Most reliable
defying|Going against
deities|Olympic group
delayed|Held up
deletes|Gets rid of
delusion|Conspiracy theorist's affliction
delusion|Stubborn false belief
deriving|Originating (from)
deserve|Earn
desexed|Neutered
detoured|Like some annoyed drivers
devalue|Sell short
diaspora|Scattering of a people from their homeland
dietetic|Like low-salt foods, for example
dingier|More grime-covered
diplomas|Office hangings, often
diplomatic|Employing euphemisms, say
disable|Turn off, as app notifications
disagree|Be at loggerheads
discontent|The first step in the progress of a man or a nation, per Oscar Wilde
dollars|Bucks
donates|Gives away
doodles|Random drawings?
downswings|Binge-eats at a Super Bowl party?
drafted|Added to the team
driftwood|It might be washed up
drowned|What Leander did, ultimately
dustrag|Tidying aid
dystopia|The world of "Ready Player One," e.g.
earlobe|Stud setting
earnest|Sincerely zealous
earthen|Like much pottery
earthworms|A prankster's tools to make you squirm
earworm|Annoyingly memorable song
eccentric|A little weird
educate|Train
elastin|Protein essential to tissue stretching
elation|Jubilant feeling
elected|Chosen for a seat
electric|Vivacious
elevate|Promote
emanates|Flows out
emerges|Comes to the forefront
emerges|Surfaces
emirate|Kuwait, e.g.
enacted|Passed
enchanted|Bewitched
endgames|Where to see mates, typically
endings|Finishes
endless|Untold
endorse|Back
endorse|Back
enemies|Those opposed
enforcing|Cop's duty
enlists|Joins forces?
enrages|Makes furious
entertainer|Troupe member
enthuse|Bubble over
entirety|Sum total
entrant|Competitor
entreat|Beg
epicenter|Seismometer determination
epicure|One with a refined palate, perhaps
epilogues|Happily ever afters, e.g.
epithet|Descriptive nickname
equator|Globe divider
equinox|Summer ender
equipped|Provided with the necessities
erasers|Classroom items
erasing|Readying for rewriting, in a way
erasure|Evidence of fallibility
erasure|Sign of fallibility
erotica|Blue books
erotica|Steamy stuff
espanol|Toledo tongue
espresso|Strong brew
esthete|Appreciator of beauty
estrogen|Birth control medication
estuaries|Where rivers meet seas
ethnocentric|Like people who think their culture is best
evasion|Beating around the bush, e.g.
evicted|Displaced from one's home
evident|Plain to see
exercise|Work out
explore|Look around
eyesore|Architectural monstrosity
eyesore|Blight on the landscape
eyesores|Inspects the contents of mine carts?
factory|Plant
fallacies|Misconceptions
fallacy|Logical flaw
ferrite|Compound in low-carbon steel
fickler|Less reliable
finales|Last numbers
finesse|Subtle tact
firecrackers|A prankster's tools to get an explosive reaction
firepot|Chinese fondue
fittest|Evolutionary survivors
flakiest|Least dependable
flannel|Pajamas material
flexors|Biceps and sartorius, for two
flexors|Sartorius and biceps, e.g.
flourish|Kinda like milled grain?
foliage|Canopy makeup
foliage|Leaves
foolhardy|Hoodwink author Thomas?
forgive|Let off the hook
freewill|Metaphysics topic
furthermore|By the same token...
galilee|Region of northern Israel
garlands|Draped decorations
gemstone|Crown piece
generated|Produced
generic|No-name
geometric|Kind of progression
gimmickry|Profusion of ploys
gingered|Pepped (up)
girlish|Like a lass
glassware|Beakers, test tubes, etc.
gondola|Transport on il Canal Grande
gophers|Burrowing rodents
governs|Leads, as from a state capital
graders|Teachers, after exams
grafter|Gadget for Parmesan
grammar|Language system
granaries|Wheat storehouses
grandpa|Mom's pop
grenadine|ENDEARING
grinned|Displayed amusement
grumble|Moan and groan
guanaco|Llama's kin
guardianship|Floater at Progressive Field?
hacienda|Ranchero's estate
haggled|Tried to get a lower price
hammock|Certain swinger
hamstring|Incapacitate
hamstrings|Highly emotive section of the orchestra?
handwritten|Like a heartfelt note
harboring|Providing with a refuge
hardest|Like diamond, on the Mohs scale
harvests|Yields from fields
hashish|Sorta like a corned beef dish?
hassles|Hounds
hastily|In a hurry
headcheese|Meat jelly that doesn't actually include a dairy product
headers|Major tumbles
headers|Some soccer shots
headhunters|People who really need to go?
headlined|Was the star
helmets|Dolphins' protectors
hennery|Poultry farm
heptagon|Shape of a British 50-pence coin
heralds|Ushers in, with fanfare
heroics|Derring-do
hibernate|Avoid the cold, in a way
hippest|Most with it
hologram|Three-dimensional picture
homages|Shows of respect
horizon|Sky line?
hotness|Pepper rating
housemate|Rent splitter, perhaps
huddled|Planned a play, perhaps
hygienist|Dental office figure
idiotic|Asinine
imagines|Has a sneaking suspicion
immense|Gigantic
immoral|Like lying about facts
impassion|Fill with enthusiasm
impetus|Motivation
imposes|Is a burden
impress|Dazzle
inadequate|Not up to snuff
incising|Engraver's work
indicts|Formally charges
infidel|Heretic
inmates|Pen pals?
innocent|Like lambs and newborns
insurgent|*Memo stamp
intense|Fervent
inviolate|Safe from injury
iodizes|Prepares for packaging, as salt
ironing|Decreasing?
ironman|Stark alter ego
irritate|Bug
itchier|Like sheep's wool, compared with alpaca's wool
itemize|What fewer do with their taxes now
jalapeno|Pepper that might be made into a popper
jalapenos|Things often smoked in Mexico?
jalopies|Rust buckets
jaywalker|Stroller at Rogers Centre?
jugglers|They like having things up in the air
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
keepers|Defenders in Quidditch games
keynotes|Convention highlights
keyword|Term typed into a search field
kibitzing|Annoying the bridge players
kickstarts|Throws a fit at a pie shop?
kimonos|Shinto wedding garments
kinetic|In motion
knesset|Israel's parliament
knesset|Legislature with many Likud members
landslides|Earth movements, and a description of the circled letters
lanolin|Moisturizer ingredient
latches|Turning tools
latecomers|Fashionable ones?
leather|Shoe material
lecture|It might be delivered by a parent
lectures|Gives a talking-to
legalese|Contract annoyance
lemonade|LEAD ME ON
lengths|Horse race measures
lesbian|What the first letter of an inclusive initialism stands for
liberal|Generous
lifespans|Cradle-to-grave stretches
lighten|Grow brighter
lignite|Soft coal
lingerie|Slips and such
lioness|Queen of the jungle
lissome|Gracefully thin
listens|Tunes in
littered|Moved like a moth
loudest|Like the fortississimo movement, most likely
lounged|Put one's feet up, perhaps
luncheon|Afternoon affair
lurkers|Ambush participants
maestro|Toscanini, for example
mallard|Common duck
manager|Store clerk's boss
mantles|Authoritative cloaks
mantrap|Deterrent for poachers
maracas|Rumba shakers
marcher|Protester, at times
mariachi|*Anita's "West Side Story" pal
marmoset|Silky-coated monkey
maryjane|Weed
matinees|Early shows
matless|Like an unwelcoming entrance, maybe
mealtimes|7 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., often
mediator|Would-be peacemaker
medical|Drama genre for "Grey's Anatomy"
meekest|Most like a milquetoast
metered|Like some parking
methane|Carbureted hydrogen, more familiarly
millers|Their job is a grind
millipedes|Pillworms, e.g.
minibar|Hotel room feature
minicars|Hot Wheels or Matchboxes
mintier|Like a stronger mouthwash, maybe
minuets|Stately dances
miracle|Divine doings
misfeed|Cause of a paper jam
misfire|Fail to achieve the desired result
misfire|Fail to achieve the desired result
misfire|Major blunder
misguided|Ill-considered
misuser|Person saying "literally," often
moisture|Sweat, e.g.
monologue|Late night TV specialty
moocher|Sponge
moochers|Sponges
morsels|Tasty bites
motorcade|Convoy cousin
mountebank|Charlatan
mouthpiece|Official spokesperson
naively|With a lack of guile
nastier|Less pleasant
naughty|Unfavorable ruling by Santa
nearest|Like the exit one should leave through in a fire drill
nebulas|Distant clouds
needlepoint|Holding thread?
needles|They might be found under a Christmas tree
nestles|Gets comfy
newsstand|Paper pusher, of a sort
nicotine|Addictive stimulant
noisier|Making more of a racket
noodles|Strips in the kitchen
nosedive|Dangerous descent
noshers|Fridge raiders, e.g.
notecard|Aid for a speaker, perhaps
obstacle|Hurdle, so to speak
obverse|Heads side of a coin
ocarina|Instrument with finger holes
octagons|Shapes at intersections
oddness|Peculiar quality
odysseys|Long, strange trips
offbeat|Marching to a different drummer
omelets|Brunch dishes
omelets|Denny's dishes
omnibus|Kind of congressional bill
omnivore|Steak and salad orderer
onefold|Singular
onerously|In a demanding manner
oneself|Personal identity
onshore|Back from a cruise
opening|Employment opportunity
operatives|They might be political or clandestine
opining|Voicing a view
optimize|Get the most efficiency from
orbiter|NASA's Mariner 9, e.g.
origami|Crane construction, e.g.
ostrich|Tallest living bird
outerwear|Coats, say, or literally what the circles contain
outlast|Win through endurance
overcast|Not clear
overdog|Person who's dominant in their field
overhear|Eavesdrop successfully
ovoidal|Like kumquats and olives
packing|Gearing up for a quick trip/Slip in a parcel
palette|Board for Bosch
panorama|Camera setting
papayas|Tropical harvest
parlors|Sitting rooms
parodies|Takeoffs
parrots|Repeats mindlessly
partisan|Resistance fighter
passionate|Full of zeal
patents|Edison's 2,332
patience|Job requirement?
payables|Balance sheet listing
peasant|Subject for a Millet painting
penalize|Deduct points from, perhaps
penuches|Fudges made with brown sugar
peonage|Servitude system
pertain|Be appropriate
petards|Noisy fireworks
pianist|Bench warmer who plays?
pianist|Key worker?
pickaxe|Hard rock instrument?
piehole|Big dumb mouth
pierces|Runs through
pilsner|Hoppy beer
pinball|Game with a Hall of Fame in Las Vegas
pinsetter|*Source of quality time for Tabby
pioneer|Innovative sort
pioneering|Marked by never-before-used methods
pipette|Chemist's tube
pizzeria|Place for a slice
placard|Picketer's sign
poetaster|*Dorm room wall art, often
pointer|Pro tip
pointing|Specifying exactly
polenta|Grits relative
polenta|Italian dish similar to grits
polenta|Maize mush
policeman|One who better not miss a beat
poplars|Windbreak trees
possess|Take over, demon-style
postmen|Some deliverers
potency|Force
prairie|Bison setting
prairies|Asks intrusive questions
praline|Nutty confection
pratfall|Comedic tumble
precise|Exact
preclude|Musical opener
precocious|Like rubies and sapphires
precook|Early education, for short
premeds|Some anatomy students, for short
premieres|Some red-carpet events
preposition|Part of speech some say shouldn't end a sentence, but that does end each starred answer
preserves|Sweet spread
presser|Briefing for the media, informally
prevalent|Widespread
prework|Reading before the semester starts
primeval|Ancient
primrose|Cowslip, e.g.
process|Method
propels|Moves forward
protege|Mentor's mentee
proverbs|A soft answer turneth away wrath source
psyched|Pumped up
psyched|Pumped up
quicksand|Sinking hazard in an adventure movie
raceway|Track for trotters
radical|Extreme
radioed|Made like a ham, say
rainbands|Tropical cyclone's makeup
rattling|Spooky sound of chains or bones
ravines|Mountaineers' challenges
rawhide|Material for a doggy chew toy
realtor|House shower
recluse|Hardly an extrovert
recodes|Updates an app, say
recondition|Interpretation of a song
recorder|Simple wind instrument
reddish|Like Mars
redress|Put to rights
reenters|Comes back in
refuting|Proving to be false
reigned|Held power
reinvented|New and improved
relearn|Brush up on
relieve|Be second in a pitching lineup, say
remorse|Contrite feeling
remotes|Channel changers
removed|Took out
reneges|Doesn't follow suit, say
renewal|Request for more Time
renewed|Gave fresh strength to
renewed|Like some subscriptions and vows
reorder|Deal with low stock
reorder|Simple wind instrument
reorient|Rotate, say
reputed|Supposed
rescuing|Hero's work
residence|Digs, so to speak
residual|Leftover
resists|Fights
resonate|Connect deeply
resorts|Holiday havens
resources|They may be human or natural
restore|Bring back to good condition
retells|Passes along
retrial|Setting for an Innocence Project victory, maybe
revenue|Cash flowing in
reveries|Periods of economic growth after a slump
rewriter|Second draft producer
rhombic|Like a diamond in a deck
ringside|Choice seating at a boxing match, and a hint to making sense of the peripheral answers
rioters|Revolting people
ripples|Microwaves?
ripsnorters|Real doozies
riptide|Swimming hazard
roadway|Pike
roaring|Twenties descriptor
roomiest|Least confined
rooster|Farm crower
rosebush|Fragrant shrub
rotates|Goes for a spin
routine|Commonplace
rulings|Court decisions
rundown|Summary
rustled|Took stock?
salivate|Show eager anticipation
saltine|Crisp cracker
samaritan|Good person in a parable
samosas|Pastries fried in ghee
satiates|Fills fully
saviors|White knights
sawtooth|Mountain range in Idaho
scallop|Surf-and-turf morsel
scarabs|Egyptian amulets
scatter|Disperse
scavenge|Do a bit of dumpster-diving, say
schmear|Bagel topping
schmoes|Jerks
scorned|Rebuffed
scrambled|Alternative to sunny side up
scraped|Removed batter from
screens|Tablets, smartphones and the like
sculpts|Makes a bust
secedes|Breaks away
security|Group that checks backstage passes
seducer|Lothario
seethes|Is hot under the collar
seismic|Having an enormous effect
senoras|Ladies of Spain
sensory|Picking up signals
serapes|Cancún cloaks
serendipitous|Lucky
serpent|Mascot of Slytherin house
setbacks|Hitches
severely|Without a hint of leniency
shadows|Tails
shakeups|Corporate restructurings
shamrock|Landscape item used for hiding a spare key?
sharifs|Islamic chiefs
sharper|More on the ball
sheared|Did some wool gathering
shebang|Whole thing
sheikdom|Abu Dhabi, e.g.
showmen|Troupe group
shtetls|Small Jewish towns of old
sickest|Least healthy
sidesplitting|Part of a meal-sharing strategy?
signoras|Milanese madames
silicas|Quartz and opal, e.g.
sinkhole|Deep depression
sirocco|Hot wind
sittings|Restaurant slots
sittings|Times spent with a portrait painter
skeleton|Bare bones
skyborne|Carried by aircraft
slander|Tell lies about
slaphappy|Punch-drunk
slapsticks|Noisemaking wooden slats that give their name to a comedy type
smartass|Snarky sort
smidgens|Little bits
smoothed|Took a sander to, say
snipper|Barber, in British slang
snowball|Deceive comedian Lucille?
soapers|Afternoon dramas, informally
souvlaki|Taverna entree
spacesuits|Apollo apparel
sparest|Most minimalist
spatter|Splash, as grease
spatula|Flapjack flipper
spatula|Omelet flipper
specialize|Do one thing very well
spectre|Criminal organization led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld
spectrum|Colorful band
speedos|Small suits
spelled|Joined a bee
spelling|Bee activity
spigots|Taps
splayed|Spread apart
splendid|Grand
splitter|Sinking pitch
sploshes|Plays in a puddle
spouted|Mouthed off
sputtered|Indicated engine trouble, perhaps
stakeholder|Bad business participant for a vampire?
stalker|Target of a restraining order
starlit|Like a clear night sky
stately|Majestic
steamers|Clam shack offering
steepen|Increase, as an incline
stepsister|Command to a dancing sibling?
stereos|Audiophiles' setups
stickum|Gluey adhesive
stickup|Bank heist, perhaps
stilted|Awkwardly formal
straddle|Mount, as a bike
strafed|Attacked from the air
strafed|Attacked while flying low
strangers|You may be warned not to talk to them
strappy|Like summer sandals, often
strings|Orchestra section
stupefy|Render speechless
stylish|Debonair
subbase|The Navy's New London site, e.g.
subsections|Divisions within divisions
sundial|Bad time indicator for a vampire?
sunfish|Personal-size sailboat named for a large marine animal
superbad|First-rate
supercargo|Ship officer in charge of the freight
supernova|Black hole predecessor, perhaps
surgical|Kind of tape or strike
sweetbreads|Meat items that don't actually include baked goods
symbolize|Stand for
synapse|Gap crossed by impulses
tabloids|Sensational papers
taekwondo|Olympics sport since 2000
tampers|Monkeys
tarantella|Lively, whirling dance
taverns|Houses of spirits?
teachers|Group with class
teakettle|Whistler in the kitchen
teenaged|Like most freshmen
tempted|Enticed
tenderly|One way to embrace
terminal|Velocity for free fall
terrier|Scottie or Yorkie
tetanus|One target of the DPT vaccine
theorems|Algebra class tools
thereat|Contract adverb
thereby|As a result of that
thoroughly|In a comprehen-sive manner
thrifty|Frugal
tickets|Lottery buys
tinkertoy|Brand with rods and spools
tipsier|*Medicare drug level
tiptoes|Moves with stealth
toiletry|Deodorant or toothpaste
tootles|Casually plays a horn
topline|Of the highest quality
tornado|Thing measured by the Fujita scale
torpedo|Destroyer destroyer
trashed|Criticized severely
treason|High crime
tremble|Betray fear
tresses|Bun ingredients?
trident|Symbol of Neptune
triolet|Eight-line verse
tripped|Took a tumble
trisect|Cut into thirds
trundle|Bed beneath a bed
tupelos|Trees in Southern swamps
tureens|Soup dishes
tweeter|Speaker component
tweeter|Woofer's counterpart in a speaker
umbrella|Prop for Mary Poppins
unadorned|Plain
unaided|Alone, say
undergo|Experience
undersea|Like Nemo's travels
undertow|Relative of a rip current
undresses|Strips
unheard|Like a declined case
unheroic|Not deserving of a medal
unladen|Free of burdens
unseats|Removes from office
unstops|Allows to drain
untested|Green, in a way
upclimb|Ascend, quaintly
urology|Specialty that deals with kidney stones
usually|As a rule
vaccinate|Jab, perhaps
vainest|Least modest
valises|Traveling bags
varietal|Chardonnay or Merlot, e.g.
varnish|Coat on a coat rack, perhaps
verdant|Lush
verisimilitude|Authentic appearance
vermouth|MOVE THRU
volante|Moving lightly and quickly, in music
volcano|Mount Fuji, e.g.
wallflower|Shrinking violet
whirligig|Pinwheel
whitefish|Poached entree for the Fourth
wildwood|City on New Jersey's Cape May
wiseacres|Savvy real estate investments?
wiseass|Smart aleck
wiseass|Smart aleck
wisecrack|Zinger from the peanut gallery
woodlot|Source for cords
wordier|More verbose
workmen|They get the job done
yellowy|Like old parchment
abducts|Kidnaps
abigail|John Adams's wife
absentee|Ballot mailer
acacias|Thorny trees
accents|Résumé duo
accepts|Chooses to believe
accrues|Adds up
acetone|*When Hamlet sees his father's ghost
acrobat|Expert in work/life balance
adamant|Insistent
addends|1 and 2, in 1 + 2 = 3
addicts|Candidates for detox
adenoids|Tonsils' neighbors
adeptly|With dexterity
adheres|Sticks
adopted|Took up
adultery|Possible grounds for divorce
advertiser|Pitch maker
affirming|Declaring true
afghani|Kandahar native
ageists|They're biased against the elderly
ageless|Untouched by time
agendas|Underlying motives
aggravation|Grief
airdrop|iPhone-to-iPhone sharing protocol
airless|Stuffy
airport|Fly-by-night business, often
alacrity|Cheerful readiness
alamode|Pie preference
albacore|Bluefin's kin
alencon|French city noted for its lace
algebra|Subject full of unknowns
alimony|Split fee
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allergic|Like some reactions
allergy|Something to sneeze at
alludes|Refers
alluring|Strongly attractive
almighty|Omnipotent
alpacas|Peruvian livestock
altimeter|Part of a cockpit array
alveolar|Like the consonants n and t
amoebas|One-celled organisms
amoebas|Organisms discovered in 1755
amorous|Ready for romance
amplest|Most abundant
anagrams|Angered and enraged, e.g.
analogue|Equivalent
analyst|Ego booster?
ancestor|Forebear
anchors|Symbols on some Navy insignia
android|Bishop in "Aliens" or Data in "Star Trek"
angrier|More peeved
animate|Create cartoons
animates|Puts life into
anisette|Ouzo kin
annexes|Building additions
annexing|Taking over
annotated|Marked up, in a way
annually|How Nobel Prizes are awarded
anoraks|Patagonia purchases
antacids|Tums and Rolaids, e.g.
antagonist|Voldemort or Sauron, e.g.
antenna|Signal receiver
anthill|Spot of industrious activity
antinuke|Opposed to the Manhattan Project, say
antiserum|Disease-treating liquid
antonyms|Naughty and nice, e.g.
anxiety|Breeder of butterflies, perhaps
apiarist|Person unlikely to be a buzzkill?
apoplexy|*State of uncontrollable anger
apostles|Is it I? askers
appalled|Horrified
apparel|Dress
apparel|Threads
appeals|Lawyers' filings
appease|Mollify
appeased|Placated
appendix|Back-of-the-book section
applets|Some desktop widgets
appliance|Iron, e.g.
archway|Keystone position
arcsines|Inverse functions in trig
ardency|Zeal
aridity|Desert condition
aromatic|Like herbal tea
arouser|Rooster or alarm clock, e.g.
arouses|Stirs up
arrests|Pinches, so to speak
arrival|Flight's finish
arsenal|Military storehouse
arsonist|Person with a burning desire
arteries|They come from the heart
articles|Paper pieces
artisan|Crafts fair exhibitor
artsier|More pretentious
artwork|Creative creations
asexual|Like bacteria reproduction
askance|Suspiciously
askance|With skepticism
asphalt|Paving material
aspires|Has lofty goals
aspirin|Medicine cabinet staple
aspirin|Much-used tablet
assents|Agrees
assists|Statistics for point guards
asteroid|Dinosaur nemesis, perhaps
astutely|With a keen eye
atemporal|Timeless
atheism|Disbelief, of a sort
athlete|Forward or back, say
atlases|Library section
atoning|Remedy for a guilty conscience
attagirl|Encouraging words
attesters|Those who certify
attests|Certifies
attired|Not nude
attract|Interest
auditors|Book reviewers
avarice|Extreme greed
avarice|Greed
avatars|Images next to user names
avatars|Online stand-ins
averages|Means
aviator|Banking pro?
avocado|California roll component
awesome|Far out!
awfully|Quite
awkward|Graceless
bachelor|Single individual
backache|Byproduct of heavy lifting
backloads|Postpones until final stages, as contract costs, and a hint to the circled parts
backsplash|Escape character in many programming languages
backtrack|Reverse a position, and a hint to what can follow the first words of the starred answers
backward|Like a mirror image
baguette|Long loaf
baklava|Layered Turkish pastry
ballerina|Person who's really on her toes
balsamic|Vinegar variety
bantams|Light fighters
bartenders|Chicken dish best served at a law firm?
barters|Exchanges
barware|Jigger and shaker, e.g.
basement|Diamond trio
bassets|Back row of a choir, perhaps
bassist|Adam Clayton of U2, e.g.
batgirl|Unreleased 2020s superhero film starring Leslie Grace
beachboys|God Only Knows singers, with "The"
bearhug|Big squeeze
becomes|Turns into
beguiles|Entrances
benchmark|*Profit margin on a piece of furniture?
besmirch|Stain
biopics|Gandhi and "Malcolm X," for two
biotechs|Amgen and Pfizer, e.g.
birders|Swift pursuers, perhaps
birdseye|Overhead, as a view
biscotti|Treat whose name means "twice baked"
bishops|Knights' neighbors
bistros|Casual restaurants
bitterest|Most resentful
blessed|Like many after sneezing
bloodlust|Violent drive
blooper|Extra during the credits, sometimes
blusher|Cheek application
boating|Lake recreation
bodybuilding|Storage depot for fuselages?
bolster|Prop up
bonbons|Sweet morsels
boneset|Perennial used in herbal medicine
bookends|Volume supporters, and a hint to the circled letters
bookmark|Save, as a website
bossier|More demanding
bottleneck|Traffic jam cause, often
braille|Writing that's read with feeling?
brainiac|Genius
braless|Unsupported?
breasted|Got to the top of, as a hill
brisket|*Stake
broadcast|Show on television
broader|More expansive
broiler|Oven feature
brooked|Tolerated
broomball|Game played with sticks on a rink
browbeating|Bullying
brusque|Rudely abrupt
buffalo|*City located at the east end of Lake Erie
butters|Dairy case array
cabalas|Mystic doctrines
cactuses|Things to champion
caliber|Bore
caliber|Level of character
calligrapher|Print job?
callous|Showing cruel disregard for others
calorie|Unit of heat energy
cameoed|Had an unbilled part, say
cameras|Paparazzi's equipment
canasta|Game akin to rummy
cancans|High-kicking dances
candidly|Without prevarication
candler|Coca-Cola founder Asa Griggs ____
canister|Flour pot?
cantaloupe|Fruit with orangy flesh
cantata|Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Willow-Wood," e.g.
capitalize|You do it by shifting
capoeira|Brazilian dance fighting
capoeira|Brazilian martial art/dance hybrid
capuchin|Monkey named for its resemblance to a monk
carapace|Shell of a crab or crayfish
careers|Some are checkered
carpenter|Saw wielder
carport|Alternative to a garage
casabas|Honeydew cousins
casitas|Bungalows of the Southwest
cassette|*Social stratum
casualty|Insurance concern
caucuses|Pre-election selections
cayenne|*Support staff
cedilla|Squiggle under a French c
cellars|Good places for aging
cellists|Ma and others
centavos|Peso parts
centres|Hereford hearts
cerulean|Sky shade
chaffinches|Units of threshing waste?
champagne|Bubbly beverage
champagne|New Year's Eve libation whose uncorking sound can be found in the starred answers
charged|With full battery
chasing|In pursuit
chatterbox|Windy one
cherish|Appreciate a great deal
cherish|Hold dear
chervil|Parsley family herb
chestnuts|Oft-told jokes
cineaste|Filmmaking fan
cineastes|Movie buffs
clacker|Castanet, essentially
claptrap|Hogwash
clarets|Some reds
clauses|They serve sentences
cleanse|Rid of filth
clearer|Easier to comprehend
clerical|Like some errors
clerical|Like some errors
clerics|Religious leaders
clients|Accountant's accounts
closest|Like the balls that score in boccie
clutter|Hoarder's problem
coalition|Bloc (made from two mammals)
coaster|Table protector
cocaine|Clapton classic
collapse|Give in to exhaustion
coltish|Frisky
compete|Vie
composting|Making music
comrade|Ally
concede|Admit defeat
concept|Notion
condense|Synopsize
conduct|Behavior
connect|Put together
connote|Suggest
consigns|Delivers
console|Nintendo Switch, e.g.
conspiracy|Illegal freebooting by an inmate?
consult|Magistrate of ancient Rome
consultant|Pro with advice
copiers|Office machines
copilots|Plane figures
copycats|Imitative individuals
copyedits|Prepares for publication
corners|Between-rounds spots for boxers
corners|Bodega locations, often
cornrow|Tightly wound braid
coroner|Boxer's spot between rounds
corsair|Barbary Coast pirate
cottage|Vacation abode
courtesy|Gallant quality
coveralls|Matches, at a poker table
cowcatchers|Old locomotive parts, and a hint to the starred answers
coworker|Zoom box inhabitant, often
cowshed|Holstein holder
coyotes|NHL team that folded in 2024
crawling|Hardly moving, as traffic
creamer|Coffee add-in
creoles|Some bayou folk
crocodile|Nile reptile
crooner|Como or Crosby
crosscourt|Like some tennis shots or basketball passes
crouton|Salad bar offering
crowsfeet|*Some wrinkles
crumble|Fall apart
curacao|Mai tai liqueur
curacao|Orange liqueur
cyclops|Polyphemus, for one
dailies|Early footage from a movie shoot
dandyish|Overly concerned with one's style
deadheads|Flies to work, as a pilot
decagon|Shape with 10 vertices
deceive|Take in
decency|Proper behavior
decides|Waffles no more
deckhand|Crew member
decompress|Chill out after a strenuous day
decrease|Lower
decreed|Officially ordered
defangs|Makes less dangerous
defiantly|In a skillful manner
defunct|Status of TWA and Pan Am
degrees|Protractor units
delegate|Convention attendee
deleted|Cut out
deltoids|Shoulder muscles
deluges|Overruns
denoted|Bound for the body shop
denounce|Liquor unit consumed while watching TV?
dentists|Canine experts
depends|Contingent response to a request
depicts|Illustrates
deports|Sends home
desists|Stops
desperado|1973 Eagles ballad
despite|Regardless of
detente|Global warming?
devises|Comes up with
devotee|Fan
diadems|Jeweled headbands
diagram|Manual feature, often
dialect|Cockney, e.g.
dialects|Counterparts of dahs, in messages
dietetic|Concerning nutrition
digested|Assimilated
digestive|Word with tract or juice
dilated|Ready to be checked for cataracts
dilemma|Sticky situation
dimensions|Pair in a plane
dimmers|Some light switches
diocese|Bishop's territory
disable|Silence, as notifications
discovers|Frisbees, e.g.
dispatch|Send
dispensary|Hospital room
disrepute|Ignominy
distaste|Aversion
dithery|Unable to decide
diverse|Well mixed
divines|Discovers via guesswork
doctors|Elevator parts
dogeared|Like a much-read book
dogtooth|Pointed ornament of Gothic architecture
dogwoods|Some farmers thought it unsafe to plant crops until they blossomed
donates|Gives
doomsday|End of everything
dormant|Like Kilimanjaro
downgrade|Change in a stock rating from buy to hold, say
draconian|Excessively harsh
drainage|Culvert's purpose
drapery|Window dressing for Curious George?
drearily|How a dull day drags on
dropper|Word after eye, eaves or name
dumbbell|Gym weight
dustrags|Cloths for cleaners
dwindled|Petered out
earphone|Half of a Beats set
earplug|Noise blocker
earthiest|Most ribald
easiest|Least complicated
ebonies|Ivories' counterpart
ebonies|Trees with dark timber
eclipse|Sun block?
economic|Like some indicators
ecotage|Destruction of fracking rigs, e.g.
edictally|By decree
edition|Issue
editions|Paper units
educate|School
educators|Class-conscious group?
eggheads|Brainy bunch
eggnogs|Seasonal drinks
eighths|Pizza slices, often
elapses|Ticks by
elastomer|Synthetic rubber
electoral|Kind of map or college
elegiac|Mournful
element|Hydrogen or helium
element|Lead, e.g.
elopement|Vegas attraction?
emanate|Be sent forth
emanated|Flowed forth
embroil|Involve, as in a conflict or argument
emerald|Green gem
emigrated|Made a big move
eminent|Illustrious
emoticon|Face made of punctuation
emoticon|Type face
emoticons|Types of faces?
emperors|Large penguins
enabled|Facilitated
enabler|Harmful helper
enclose|Put in an envelope, say
encloses|Fences in
enclosure|Pen, e.g.
endeared|Made beloved
endeared|Made lovable
endemic|Native to a particular region
endorses|Appears in ads for, say
endpaper|Leaf inside a book's cover
enfeeble|Make weak
english|Pulitzer-winning 2022 drama by Sanaz Toossi
engorge|Cause to swell
enisled|Stranded, in a way
enlisted|Joined the ranks
enliven|Add zhuzh to
enslave|Put in shackles
ensnare|Catch in a trap
entered|Keyed in
entered|Keyed in
enthrone|Put in power, as a king or queen
entices|Tempts
entrant|Contest hopeful
entries|Blog additions
epeeist|Lunging Olympian
episcopal|Church with roots in the Church of England
episode|Bingeing unit
epitome|Embodiment
epsilon|Start for Eratosthenes?
erasure|Proof of fallibility
erected|Put up
erector|Spine-straightening muscle
ermines|Ferrets' white cousins
eroding|Losing ground, perhaps
erosion|Canyon creator
erosion|Dust Bowl problem
erosion|Long-term result of a run on the bank?
erosion|Shoreline woe
erratic|Fickle
erratic|Lacking consistency
erudite|Highbrow
erudite|Learned
escapism|Summer film offering
essence|Gist
estates|Pricey properties
estates|Sprawling holdings
etcetera|...need I go on?
etcetera|Alternative to listing, in a way
ethical|Right, in a way
etymology|What the two words in each starred answer have in common with each other
evasive|Answering with a question, maybe
eventide|Twilight, quaintly
everyman|Ordinary Joe
exhausts|Depletes
explain|Make clear
expounds|Weight-loss units?
eyelash|One of many involved in batting
eyelids|Lens covers
eyepiece|Jeepers Creepers (Louis Armstrong)
eyesore|Blot on the landscape
eyesore|Unsightly monstrosity
falsely|Bad way to be accused
famishes|Leaves extremely hungry
fandoms|Both Beyoncé and "Star Trek" have them
fantasy|Tolkien specialty
faraday|Discoverer of electromagnetic induction
fedexed|Sent overnight, perhaps
feetfirst|One way to jump in
filmstrip|Outmoded classroom visual aid
filmstrip|Picture frames?
financed|Backed by a bank
firearms|Colts, for example
firelit|Like some nighttime campsites
fishbowl|Environment lacking in privacy
flapjacks|Devices for raising control surfaces?
fleabane|Plant reputed to repel jumping insects
flippant|Irreverent
flunked|Didn't make the grade?
forbidden|Banned (made from two presidents)
foretell|Divine
fossils|Dig discoveries
freedom|End of a sentence?
freight|Semi stuff
gazette|Name of many a newspaper
gazette|Name often in the news?
gearboxes|Transmission parts
genteel|Affectedly refined
geothermal|Like geysers
girders|Construction site sights
glacier|Calving site
glamour|Attractive force?
glitches|Snags
gobbles|Makes a turkey call
gooseflesh|Reaction when fearful or freezing
gophers|Burrowing rodents
gourmet|Foodie
grandaunt|*Haggard
greeter|Welcoming one
gremlin|Causer of mechanical trouble
guessable|Like weak passwords
guildhall|London setting of Queen Elizabeth's 1992 "annus horribilis" speech
gullible|Easily deceived
hairdos|Combinations of locks?
halogen|Lightbulb type
hammered|Criticized severely
hamster|Habitrail inhabitant
handover|Behave like a helicopter parent
hangdog|Defeated-looking, as an expression
hassled|Got on one's last nerve
haunted|Having spirit?
hayride|Harvest festival offering
headache|Annoying problem
hectare|100 meters squared
heretic|Martin Luther, according to Pope Leo X
hesitater|*Indecisive sort
hickory|Popular wood for smoking
hightops|Some sneaks
hippopotamus|*Mammal that can fold its nostrils shut when submerged
hipster|Stereotypical wearer of skinny jeans and horn-rims
hipster|Too-cool millennial stereotype
hipster|Trendy fellow
hogwash|Malarkey
holdouts|Those seeking a better deal
holster|Colt's site
honeybee|Drone, e.g.
honeymoons|Vacations not taken by a single person
honoree|Award recipient
honoree|Center of a roast
horseshoes|Picnic game
humidor|Cigar holder
hunches|Intuitive guesses
hydrant|Annoyance for someone seeking a parking spot
icicles|Eaves droppers?
ideation|Thought process
identify|Single out
idiotic|Half-baked
idlesse|Indolence
illegal|Like contraband
illustrator|Paint job?
imagine|Dream
imitated|Knocked off, perhaps
immense|Gargantuan
immoral|Depraved
immortal|Wicked
impasto|Thickly applied pigment
implement|Tool
implicit|Avoidance of pretension
implore|Urgently entreat
impoverish|Prone to mischief
impulse|Urge
incident|Occurrence
incognito|Using a false identity
inducing|Bringing about
inducts|Pakistan divider
inertia|Tendency to stay in place
inescapable|Like a fate written in the stars
infests|Spreads through
ingrained|Deep-rooted
inherits|Comes into
inhibits|Holds back
innocents|Guileless ones
inphase|Synchronous
inroads|Progress
inserts|Circular stuffers
insidious|Treacherously sneaky
insipid|Uninspired
install|Software step
instill|Gradually impart
intakes|Fluid pipes
integral|Essential
integrate|Combine into a whole
integrate|Combine into one whole
intense|Concentrated
intense|Passionate
interest|Something taken into account
intoned|Chanted
intoned|Performed a canticle, e.g.
intoning|Speaking without feeling
inturns|How game play generally proceeds
inutile|Worthless
inverse|If not p, then not q, to "If p, then q"
ironers|Their workload is decreasing
ironist|O. Henry, often
ironware|Weighty frying pans and the like
isolate|Cut off, in a way
isotope|Carbon-14, e.g.
ivories|Piano keys, informally
jaybird|Epitome of nakedness
jealous|Like haters, often
jewelers|Ring masters?
jiujitsu|Gentle Japanese martial art
joneses|People to keep up with
jukebox|It takes change to change its tune
junkyard|Distance for a Chinese sailor?
kachina|Ancestral spirit in Pueblo culture
karaoke|Literally, "empty orchestra"
kestrel|Small falcon
kiddies|Users of shallow pools
kidnapping|Illegal siesta for a goat?
kippers|Fish on British breakfast tables
kneesocks|Calf-covering leg wear
knesset|Jerusalem-based body with 120 members
knotted|Like macramé
knuckleball|Pitch
kvelled|Burst with pride
lactose|Milk sugar
laments|Feels regret about
lampoon|Parody
landladies|Some apartment building owners
languid|Pleasantly lazy, like summer afternoons
lantern|Prop for Diogenes
largesse|Generosity
lasagna|Layered dish
lateness|Jam product, perhaps
latinas|Selena and Shakira, for two
latrine|Head of the military?
lattice|Grid pattern
laughingstock|Investment in a comedy club?
laundries|Sites of load-bearing machines?
laziest|Least industrious
leafiest|Featuring the most foliage
leafiness|Foliage
leapfrog|Jump over
lecture|Campus address
leeriest|Most skeptical
leisure|It's not working
lenders|Some sharks
lessons|Class divisions
libeled|Smeared in ink?
lifeboats|They go overboard
limeade|Minute Maid offering
lipreader|One watching your language
liturgy|Prescribed set of religious rituals
loathed|Couldn't stomach
located|Found
logrolls|Exchanges favors for votes, in Congress
loosens|Doesn't quite open, as a pickle jar
lotuses|Flowers featured in Buddhist art
lowlier|More plebeian
loyalist|Stalwart
madeiras|Some fortified wines
maestro|Baton wielder
maestro|Oscar-nominated 2023 Leonard Bernstein biopic
maintain|___ Hari
malaise|General discomfort
malevolent|Wickedly inclined
malpractice|Case against a lawyer
maniacs|Wacky folks
mankind|People as a whole
manners|Etiquette expert's focus
manslaughter|Illegal guffaws from a fellow?
marathoner|Person who's in it for the long run?
margarine|Bread spread
marinas|Spots for yachts
masterpieces|Artistic triumphs, and what the starred answers are created from
materials|*Wins at chess
matures|Comes of age
meadows|Bucolic expanses
meanies|Nasty bunch
medicines|Well-intentioned things?
menaced|Posed a danger to
mentors|Shows the ropes to
mesquite|Wood on a grill
messiah|Handel oratorio
messmate|Boot camp bud
microfilm|Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, e.g.?
mileage|Odometer reading
milieus|Social environments
mineral|Category in "20 Questions"
miniski|Bit of bunny slope gear
minutia|Small detail
miracle|Inexplicable event
misfeeds|Some printer problems
moisture|Desert's deficit
monetize|Generate profit from
monocle|Mr. Peanut feature
moonroofs|Clear choices for car buyers
moonshot|Ambitious project
moorage|Docking fee
mosaics|Tiles styles?
motorcycle|Yamaha product
munching|Having chips, say
muscles|They may be pulled or ripped
musical|Hair or "Hairspray"
mutinies|Rises up
naively|Showing a lack of experience
nametag|Conventioneer's ID
napoleons|Flaky pastries named for an emperor
natters|Prattles on
nautili|Spiral-shelled mollusks
naysayer|Negative Nancy
nearest|Most accessible
neatens|Spruces up
neatniks|Clutter haters
needier|Demanding more attention, say
neediest|Worst off
neglect|Ignore
neglect|State of disrepair
neither|Disinterested chooser's choice
nestles|Lies snugly
nettles|Rubs the wrong way
neurons|Impulse connectors
neutral|Not choosing sides
newlywed|Honeymoon suite occupant
newsmagazine|Informative reading
nickels|Their backs show Monticello
nitrate|Saltpeter, for one
noisome|Rank
nominal|Token, as a payment
nonrecurrent|Happening just once
noodles|Components of some casseroles
nowhere|The boondocks, figuratively
oboists|Orchestra tuners
obscure|Little-known
obsolete|Out of date
ocarinas|Simple wind instruments with finger holes
oceanic|Marine
oiliest|Exhibiting the most smarm
oiliest|Most slippery
oilstones|Tool sharpeners
omelette|Brunch option
omelette|Folded dish
omicrons|Greek O's
omicrons|Xi followers
onboard|Cool with the plan
oneness|Harmony
oneness|Meditation goal
onetime|Former
onlooker|Witness
onshore|Back from sailing
opalesce|Shimmer
opening|King's Gambit, e.g.
operate|Make the cut?
operate|Run
operetta|The Mikado, e.g.
opossum|Marsupial with a ratlike tail
optimal|Ideal
optional|Not required
orbiter|NASA vehicle
orbiter|NASA's Mars Odyssey, e.g.
ordnance|Military weapons and equipment
orientals|Some hand-woven rugs
origami|Crane creation, at times
origami|Work from a folder
orrisroot|Perfume ingredient
outduel|Best with swords
outlook|Viewpoint
outpace|Run faster than
outrage|Shocking offense
outrages|Shocking scandals
outrank|Have more stars or stripes than
outtake|One for the blooper reel
overate|Dined with undue enthusiasm
overdog|Favored competitor
overjoy|Elate
overset|Like text that's too long for the layout
overshot|Coups for a magazine photographer
overtures|Opening pieces
oxcarts|Rustic haulers
pachinko|Game in a Japanese parlor
package|Bundle
palatine|Centermost of a Rome septet
panacea|Magic bullet
pantaloons|Trousers of yore
parabola|Shape with a focus and directrix
parlors|Spots for sofas
parolee|Person who doesn't finish a sentence
parsons|Jim of "The Big Bang Theory"
pastels|Mellow tones
patronized|Condescended to
pattern|Bricklayer's concern
peaches|Georgia harvest
pecorino|Italian cheese made from sheep's milk
pedicab|Human-powered taxi
peerage|Titled group
peloton|Exercise equipment brand named for a pack of bikers
penance|Atonement
pendant|Dangler from a necklace
penname|George Eliot or George Sand, e.g.
penname|Lewis Carroll or Dr. Seuss, e.g.
peoples|Races
perennial|Enduring
perhaps|For all one knows
perilous|Fraught with danger
perimeters|Edges
periodic|Table that hangs in many classrooms
persona|Public face
personnel|Staff
pesetas|Coins that featured a profile of Juan Carlos
phenomena|Rainbows, sunsets, auroras, etc.
picador|Bullfighter on horseback
pikemen|Soldiers of yore
pinhole|Aperture in a rudimentary camera
pinstripes|Yankees sport them
pintsized|Very small
pioneer|Spearhead
pioneer|Trailblazer
pioneers|Early settlers
piquing|Stimulating, as curiosity
piranha|Fearsome Amazon fish
pirates|Pittsburgh team
pistons|2004 NBA champs
pistons|Detroit hoopsters
pitcher|Sangria order
pithier|Less long-winded
placard|Striker's sign
plainer|Less fancy
planners|Some wedding hires
plasmas|Some flat-panel TVs
plateau|Level off
platitudes|They're parallel to the equator
playhouse|What Hugh Laurie learned to do in kindergarten?
plotter|Scheming sort
plowing|Doing some field work
plusses|Advantages
poblano|Pepper used in chiles rellenos
poincianas|Tropical trees with brilliant scarlet flowers
poleaxes|Completely shocks
ponders|Reflects on
popular|Tree with catkins
possible|Not out of the question
pottery|Earthenware items
powerless|Unable to make a difference
praised|Spoke highly of
praises|Gives props to
preached|Made a Sunday delivery (made from two colors)
prefers|Favors
preorder|Purchase before release
presage|Foreshadow
presales|Some early orders
presets|Radio buttons
preside|Have authority
presold|Like concert tickets, often
presses|Paper producers
primary|Election to get on the ballot
primate|Loris or lemur, e.g.
printmaking|Craft using inked blocks, and a hint to the circled words
privies|Heads out back?
produce|Grocery store section in which you might find the ends of the starred answers
proliferated|*Distributed appropriately
proposal|Pitch
prosers|Tedious talkers
prosper|Thrive
protean|Ever-changing
prudish|Easily shocked
psychic|She knows what you're thinking
psychotherapist|Dream job?
pursuing|Going after
rackets|Squash needs
radioed|Sent an SOS, maybe
raiding|Vice squad effort
ransack|Rifle
ransomed|Freed, but not for free
rapiers|Thrusting weapons
rapport|Affinity
ratatat|Jackhammer sound
ratifier|State, for an amendment to the Constitution, e.g.
ratings|R and G, e.g.
ratters|Some working terriers
ravined|Marked by gorges
ravioli|Chef Boyardee offering
reaction|Change in a beaker, e.g.
readapt|Modify again
readier|More prepared
reading|Poet's presentation
reapers|Combines
reappear|Materialize after vanishing, say
reargued|Handled an appeals case
reasons|Motives
recants|Withdraws, as testimony
receipt|Audit evidence
redacts|Covers with a black rectangle, say
redeems|Cashes in
redeems|Cashes in
redivide|Multiply (though that feels contrary) like an amoeba
redness|Rash result
reeject|Kick out for a second time
reenacts|Depicts, as a historic battle
refence|Fix a failing pen, perhaps
refocus|Get back on the ball
refuels|Preps for the next leg
regains|Wins back
rehired|Brought back on staff
rekindles|Sparks anew
related|From the same family
relayed|Sent on
relented|Let up
relieve|Fill in for
relishes|Delights in
rematches|Bouts for comebacks
repaper|Give the walls a new look
repented|Felt contrite
reprisal|Payback
reprise|Stay Alive, in Act II of "Hamilton," e.g.
reproof|Censure
rerolls|Keeps going in Yahtzee
reroute|Divert, perhaps
resales|Flipper's successes
research|Look into
resents|Takes offense at
reserve|Book
respects|Regards highly
respire|Breathe
respite|Breather
respite|Brief break
retainer|Legal fee
retired|No longer in service
retrains|Prepares for a second career
retreat|Peaceful haven
reunite|Make a comeback tour possible, perhaps
reverts|Goes back
rewarded|Gave a gold star to
rewinds|Pulls in one's line, say
rhombus|Diamond shape, in geometry
rigamarole|Complicated procedure
rigorous|Demanding
rillets|Small streams
rimshot|Punchline punctuation
rioters|Water cannon targets
ripcords|They get pulled in the fall
ripsaws|Make fun of familiar sayings?
rituals|Sacred ceremonies
rivulet|Small stream
roasted|Ooh, sick burn!
roasted|Processed, as coffee beans
robotic|Stiff and unemotional
rocking|Word before chair or horse
rolling|Like some hills and blackouts
rollout|Introduce, as a new product
romaine|Caesar base
roofers|Installers who make it to the top?
roommate|Somebody you just can't live without?
rotator|Shoulder muscle
rousers|Roosters and alarm clocks, e.g.
roustabout|Circus laborer
routine|Everyday
routine|Stand-up performance
ruining|Prayer need, for some
runover|*Airstream occupant, in brief
rupture|Burst
russets|Some potatoes
sabbaths|Days of rest
saboteurs|Some destructive agents
sachets|Scented pouches
sagacity|Sapience
saggier|Less snug, perhaps
saguaro|Its blossom is Arizona's state flower
saguaro|Plant on the Arizona state quarter
salable|Not past its "use by" date
salters|They treat meat
saltine|Square with soup
saltpeter|Gunpowder ingredient
samples|Takes a sip of
samurai|Daimyo's defenders
samurai|Katana wielder
sanctity|Marbles, so to speak
sandbags|Storm surge protectors
sanddab|Pacific flatfish
sanding|Smoothing out
sapiens|End of mankind?
sapient|Wise
sarongs|Wrapped garments
sashimi|Fish dish
sashimi|Fish food?
sassiest|Offering the most attitude
satanic|Full of the devil
satinet|Glossy cotton fabric
satirist|Rabelais, for one
savanna|Grassy plain
scalawag|Mischievous scoundrel
scapula|Shoulder blade, to physiologists
scapula|The rotator cuff muscles attach to it
scarers|Ghosts, at times
scariest|Most suitable for a Halloween movie
scented|Like some candles
science|Lab doings
sconces|Some lighting fixtures
scorpion|Zodiac creature
scratch|Sink the cue ball
screeds|Lengthy tirades
screens|Vets
scrooges|Miserly curmudgeons
sealants|Collectors' goals
seamstress|*Betsy Ross, e.g.
seances|Spirited gatherings
seaport|Liner stop
secants|Lines through circles
seceder|Virginia in 1861, e.g.
secondi|There are 60 in un minuto
secures|Ties up
seedbed|Place for the cultivated
seedier|Less respectable
seediest|Like the cheetah, among land animals
seepage|Oozing result
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
selects|Picks
selfless|Altruistic
selling|Netflix realty...
semisoft|Like Muenster and Monterey Jack
senator|Canadian Tire Centre player
senator|Cotton from Arkansas, e.g.
senator|King of Maine, e.g.
senhora|Lady, in Lisbon
seraphs|Angels of the highest order
seraphs|High-ranking angels
serious|Grave
serpent|Garden tempter
serrano|It's hotter than a jalapeño
service|Vets are thanked for theirs
settler|Pioneering person
settles|Avoids a trial, in a way
settles|Pays up
shapeup|Improve
sharpen|Give an edge
sharpie|Popular marker brand
shopkeeper|Stocking pro?
shortfall|Unexpected deficit
shotgun|*Military ruler in old Japan
showcase|Jewelry store fixture
shrimps|Pipsqueaks
shutter|Window protection
sidearm|Like Steve Cishek's pitching
sidekick|Robin, e.g.
sideways|How crabs crawl
sierras|Western range
sightsee|Make like a tourist
sightsee|Tour around
siloing|Isolating from each other, as company departments
sirloin|Prime cut
sisters|Sorority members
sixteen|First two-digit square
sixteenths|Many notes in "Flight of the Bumblebee"
sizzles|Crackles with heat
skeptical|Not easily convinced
skidded|Hit a slick patch, maybe
skimobile|Vehicle for dashing through the snow
skycaps|Airport porters
skyhook|*Initiation rite for the Mile High Club?
slasher|Standard horror movie villain
slashes|URL components
sleepers|Surprise successes
sleeves|They bear arms
slipcases|Holders of hardcovers
slogans|Taste the rainbow and "Do the Dew," for example
smartass|Smug sort
smeared|Defamed
smeared|Did a hatchet job on
smileys|:-) and (-:
smokepot|Get baked
smoothie|Jamba purchase
snacker|Appetite-spoiling sort
snakepit|Scene of ruthless competition
sneezes|Blessed things?
sniffle|Cold open?
snivels|Whines
soaping|Lathering (up)
society|The upper crust
solicitation|Illegal reference to arias?
solicitor|Legal practitioner
soloist|Recital star
somerset|Bath's county
someway|By whatever means
soprani|Price and Pons, e.g.
soprano|One regularly hitting high notes
sorority|Greek group
sorties|Fighter pilots fly them
soulless|Lacking character, as some brutalist architecture
sparrow|Feeder visitor
speeder|Recipient of a costly ticket
speedway|Fast track
speller|Elementary book
spelunk|Explore underground
spiders|Web designers
spilled|Told all
spirals|Fusilli, essentially
splashes|Dramatic debuts
spondee|Poet's two-syllable foot
sprinkle|Rain lightly
sprouts|Salad bar offering
squarish|Boxy
squeaks|Oil targets
stalags|German prison camps
stalemate|Draw on a board
stallion|Secretariat, e.g.
stalwart|Reliably loyal
stances|Attitudes
standfast|Refuse to yield to pressure
standing|Like some invitations
standout|Dark beer
stanzas|Lyrical measures
stardom|Result of a big break, maybe
starlit|Like a cloudless night
startup|New outfit
statins|Cholesterol drugs
stature|Reputation
steamrolls|*Plows over
steered|Chose a course
stencils|Sign maker's set
stetson|Ranch dressing component?
steward|Cruise worker
steward|Manage
stigmata|Saintly signs, of a sort
storage|Closet duty
storage|CubeSmart offering
stormed|Attacked by force
stranding|*Scorpion attack
stranding|Fiddle feature
streamers|*Real-time online personalities
streets|They're numbered in Manhattan
stretch|Prison sentence
strewed|Scattered
stricken|Deeply afflicted
strings|Orchestra section
striving|Trying hard
strudel|Fruit-filled pastry
strudel|Layered pastry
strudel|Treat whose name is German for "whirlpool"
stuccowork|*Cinder block covering, sometimes
students|Dorm fillers
students|Group with class
stupors|Insensible states
sturdier|More resilient
styrene|Compound used in plastics
sultanas|Golden raisins
sundial|Garden timer
superior|High-quality
supplied|Provided
sureties|Bonds
surfaced|Came up
surgeons|Big-time operators?
surveil|Watch on a stakeout
sustains|Keeps going
swankest|Most luxurious
swearwords|They're sometimes replaced with asterisks
swinger|Promiscuous person
sycamore|Tree with peeling bark
syllabi|Class handouts
tablets|Fires from Amazon, e.g.
tadpole|Frog of the future
tailcoat|*"Bridgerton" attire
tainted|Gave a bad name to
tallness|Height
tangelo|Citrus hybrid
teamsters|*Union whose logo features horse heads and a wagon wheel
teasers|Interest-piquing ads
teetotaler|Caddie checking that there are enough pegs for the round?
telecasts|Airs
temperas|Paints for grade schoolers
tempers|They may flare
tenancy|Period of occupation
tenants|Ones who capitalize letters?
tenderfoot|Distance for a barkeep?
tendril|Climbing plant feature
terminate|Fire
termites|They live in a hole in the wall
terrapin|Topographical map depiction
tertiary|Like blue-green, colorwise
testate|Having a will
theatre|Venue for a West End show
thermal|Underwear type for winter
threats|Ransom note verbiage
throttle|Choke
thundershower|TV broadcaster of Oklahoma City NBA games?
tictacs|Mints in plastic boxes
timpani|Percussion section instruments
tinderbox|Dangerous situation
tiptoed|Crept cautiously
tirades|Raging rants
titanic|1997 movie filmed partly in a 17-million-gallon tank
titanic|She set out in April 1912
titlists|Champs
tittles|Filmography list
toeshoe|Ballerina's slipper
together|As a group
tomahawk|Navy missile
tonearm|Turntable part
toolbar|Microsoft Word feature
tooling|Designs on a leather book cover
tootled|Did some fifing
topiary|Clip art?
topical|Of current interest
topical|Of immediate relevance
tornado|Lifter of Dorothy's house
tortoni|Frozen Italian dessert
totaled|Came to
toupees|Pate toppers
tousled|In disarray
townhome|House sharing a wall with a neighboring house
towpath|Route along a canal
tracers|Parcel inquiries
tracheas|Windpipes
tractors|Caterpillar creations
trainer|Sports shoe, to Brits
traipse|Walk about
transit|Movement of riders
transit|Passage
transits|Cuts in front of, as a celestial body
transonic|Moving close to the speed of sound
treading|Poet's performance
tremolo|Vocal vibration
tricycles|Kiddie carriers
tricycles|Tot transports
triggers|Brings about
triolets|Eight-line poems
trisects|Divides to share with two friends, perhaps
tritone|Musical interval nicknamed "the devil's interval"
trotter|Harness racer
trounce|Defeat decisively
truelove|The Princess Bride theme
trumeau|Pillar dividing a church entryway
truncate|Shorten
tunable|Like lasers and pianos
turbines|Wind farm sights
tureens|Soup holders
turnoffs|Dating deal-breakers
turtles|Pecan-and-caramel-filled chocolates
tweeted|Posted on X, familiarly
ukuleles|Koa wood instruments
umpteen|Countless number
umpteen|Many, informally
unaware|Oblivious
uncoils|Straightens, as a hose
unction|Local group
unctuous|Fawning
undated|Like planners that can be sold year after year
undercut|Beat a competitor, pricewise
underdog|Likely loser
understudies|Ones who follow the leads?
understudy|Lead-off performer?
underuse|Fail to make the most of
underwear|Boxers, e.g.
unicycle|Ride for a clown
unitard|Acrobat's attire
unjaded|Still enthusiastic
unlades|Removes cargo from
unloads|Relieves stress by venting
unnamed|Like some sources
unopened|Like a collector's action figures, probably
unreels|Lengthens, as a fishing line
unruled|Like some notebooks
unsated|Still hungry
unsaved|Like some irretrievable files
unwraps|Removes the paper from on Christmas morning
upbuilt|Like a metropolis
upending|Toppling over, and what's missing from the starred answers
upraised|Lifted
uproots|Displaces
uproots|Forces to relocate
uproots|Forcibly displaces
utensils|Sporks and spatulas, e.g.
vacated|Abandoned
vacated|Left
vanished|Disappeared without a trace
varicella|Chickenpox, formally
vespers|Evening service
veteran|Old hand
visitor|Booed player, at times
visualize|Imagine
vitamin|Niacin or riboflavin, e.g.
voodoos|Hexes on exes, maybe
wainscot|*Fancy necktie
waitlists|College hopefuls may put their names on them
walkaway|Advice to de-escalate a fight
warpage|Distortion from heat or dampness
warranted|Appropriate under the circumstances
washtub|Part of a jug band's bass
watchmen|Acclaimed graphic novel made into an Emmy-winning HBO series
welfare|Comfort, happiness and good fortune
wettest|Most moist
wheedler|Sweet-talker
wheelie|Something a rider might pop
widened|*Monopoly card
wildcat|University of Arizona athlete
windowsill|Site for a cat nap?
wipeout|Surfing spill
wisecrack|Snappy remark
wistful|Melancholic
witness|*Heroine of a Hardy book
yawners|Boring shows
yodeler|Peak performer?
zigzagged|Didn't get straight to the point?
zombies|No-brainers?
abdomen|Navel base
abecedarian|Novice learner
abigail|First lady after Martha
abolish|Formally scrap
aborted|Scratched
absence|Attendance record notation
absolute|Categorical
absorbs|Subsumes
abysmally|In a really bad way
abysses|Bottomless pits
abysses|Bottomless pits
accessing|Gaining entry to
accrues|Builds up
acerbic|Biting, as a comment
achieve|Realize
acolyte|Candle lighter, sometimes
acolyte|Rite aide
acrobat|Person with an outstanding balance
actions|They speak louder than words, allegedly
adamant|Refusing to change one's mind
adaptor|Electrical accessory
addenda|Book extras
addicts|More than devotees
adenine|One of the four DNA building blocks
adhered|Stuck fast
aerated|Like a lawn prepared for seeding
aerobic|Like some exercise
aerosol|Roll-on alternative
agencies|Government entities
agonizes|More than just worries
alamode|Fashionable
alamode|Possible pie preference
aliases|Covers, of sorts
alienists|Early psychiatrists
alkalis|Acid neutralizers
allegretto|Tempo slightly faster than moderato
allover|Everywhere
allover|Here, there and everywhere
altered|Changed
altered|Taken in by a tailor, say
amassed|Stockpiled
amateur|Walker Cup golfer, e.g.
amoebae|Single-celled creatures
amoebas|Blobs with pseudopods
amoebas|Microscopic subjects
amoebas|Single-celled creatures
amounts|Invoice figures
amphibian|Mudpuppy, e.g.
amulets|Charms
andante|Moderately slow
anemone|Buttercup's cousin
anemone|Colorful perennial
angelic|Sweet and well-behaved
animated|Bouncy
animato|Lively, in scoring
announce|Make known
annoyed|Put out
anomalies|Quality control concerns
antarctic|Like emperor penguins
anteater|Creature with a two-foot-long tongue
antepenultimate|*Like X's position in the alphabet
aphrodite|Mother of Eros
apocalyptic|Like some sci-fi films
apollos|Handsome hunks
apostle|Strong proponent
apparel|Threads
arbitrate|Act as an intermediary
armhole|Vest feature
armoire|Free-standing closet
armoire|Ornate wardrobe
armored|Like Brink's trucks
arrival|Entrance
arrival|Flight finish
arsenic|Element in some Christie mysteries
asexual|Like a budding producer?
ashamed|Hanging one's head
ashcans|Depth charges, in military slang
asparagus|Spears for dinner
asperse|Bad-mouth
aspired|Dreamt big
aspires|Has hopes
aspirin|Relief provider, sometimes
assault|Battery partner
assault|Battery partner
assigns|Gives out
assuming|Presumptuous
asterism|The Big Dipper, e.g.
athlete|Olympian, e.g.
attagirl|Way to go, sister!
attendance|Truant officer's concern
attends|Shows up at
attracts|Draws
auctioned|Had a lot to offer?
aureole|Halo
aurorae|Alaskan light shows
aurorae|Sky lights?
austere|Devoid of comforts
automat|Bygone self-serve eatery
avarice|Midas's weakness
avarice|Scrooge's sin
averred|Stated
aviaries|Some zoo enclosures
aviator|Howard Hughes, for one
avoidable|Not bound to happen
awarded|Gave out
baboons|A group of them is called a troop
baccarat|*Club from Ghana
backdrafts|Firefighter's term for certain offensive NFL picks?
backstory|/tal/ x 2
bakelite|Early plastic
bakeshop|Business that rolls in dough?
balance|Account amount
balance|Tightrope walker's skill
ballast|Stabilizing agent
ballets|They keep performers on their toes
balloon|Swell
baloney|Poppycock
bambino|Acid type
barbarity|___ ape (tailless monkey of Gibraltar)
baroness|Treasury agent Eliot's favorite Irish pub?
barriers|Fences and dams, e.g.
baseness|Lack of moral character
bassinet|A lullaby may be sung near it
battled|Fought
beachside|Like some vacation cottages
beanpole|Stick figure
bearhugs|Refrain from showing affection?
beatitudes|Blessed are the poor in spirit... and others
beauties|Real lookers
bedposts|Holders of some canopies
beeline|Direct path
beeline|Shortest route
belabor|Explain ad nauseam
benders|Drinking sprees
berated|Garden section
bergamot|Citrus scent in shampoos
beseech|Implore
betroth|Promise to marry
bisector|Line through the middle of a circle
bizarre|Freaky
bizarre|Weird
blithers|Talks foolishly
bloodied|Harmed, in a way
bloodred|Alarming hue
bluebloods|Tom Selleck police series
bluegrass|Cheesy music genre?
blueprint|Construction paper?
bluntness|Direct quality
bolivar|Currency of Venezuela
bolster|Prop up
bonitos|Tunas' cousins
boomtown|*Fairbanks, during the Gold Rush, for one
braggadocio|Boastful behavior
brasses|Trumpets and trombones, e.g.
brazier|Simple grill
brunettes|Some bleached blondes, really
buckled|Gave way under pressure
bugeyes|Feature of many horror movie monsters
burning|Ablaze
burritos|Canyon pack animals
butcher|Really mispronounce, say
bystanders|Witnesses to an event
cabanas|Changing places
cabanas|Pool area shelters
cabarets|Nightclubs
caboose|Last car
calamari|Squid on trattoria menus
calamities|Complete disasters
calicos|Multicolored cats
callers|Square dance VIPs
campsites|Pitching spots
casitas|Small houses of the Southwest
catalpa|Tree with heart-shaped leaves and beanlike seedpods
cavorts|Does some gamboling
cemetery|Last stop, of a sort
centerpiece|Analysis of an NFL snapper for Sports Illustrated?
ceremony|Wedding or bar mitzvah, say
chagrin|Disquieted feeling
chalets|Shelters that provide cold comfort
chanteuse|Nightclub entertainer
chaotic|In disarray
chapati|Flatbread cooked on a tava
chapati|Griddle-cooked flatbread
chassis|Ford frame
cheerio|Ta-ta!
cheroot|Cigar with square-cut ends
chickpea|Hummus legume
chicory|Plant used as a coffee substitute
chiefly|For the most part
chowchow|*American pickled relish
cilantro|What your neighbor might grow...
clapboard|*Wooden siding material
clarets|Bordeaux products
classes|Social divisions
clayware|Potter's output
cleaner|Word after dry or vacuum
cleanse|Wash
climate|Prevailing conditions
climbed|Scaled
clotted|Stuck together, as cream or blood
clubber|One dancing the night away, maybe
coasting|Getting by with minimal effort
codebooks|Readings with cryptic language?
coercer|Compelling sort
collards|What your neighbor might grow...
collects|Does some charity work
cologne|Polo, for one
colorado|Rocky Mountain National Park setting
comatose|Not just sleeping
comedian|One doing a stand-up job
commando|Raid participant
component|Part
composite|Free trial at an Irish streaming service?
conical|Like many party hats
connote|Imply
consign|Relegate
console|Switch or PlayStation, e.g.
cooperated|Confined, with "up"
coppery|Duplicate
corners|Starting spaces for the rooks
cosmetic|Superficial
cossets|Mollycoddles
couscous|*North African grain dish
coveted|Much in demand
cracker|Hors d'oeuvre base
crackle|Second of a noted ad trio
crackpot|*Oddball
cravats|Neckties
creaked|Gave away an intruder, as a floorboard might
creates|Whips up
crevices|Cracks
crispers|Fridge compartments
crucial|Absolutely necessary
crystal|Piece of quartz
cubists|Braque and Picasso, for two
curated|Milker's mouthful
curator|Museum VIP
cutbacks|Some austerity measures
daggers|Obeli, in printed matter
dawdlers|Slowpokes
daybeds|Versatile furniture
dearest|Sugar substitute?
debited|Taken out of account
decapod|Lobster or crab, e.g.
decreed|Ruled, as a judge
decrypt|Utilize a key, perhaps
deepest|Most profound
defaces|Vandalizes
defeats|Losses
defender|Soccer player tasked with slowing the opponent's attack
defines|Gives meaning to
defleaing|Ridding Rover of pests
defunct|No longer in use
deludes|Fools
denoted|Irish study in the youngest Kennedy brother's house?
dentists|Canine treaters
deplore|Strongly disapprove of
deposited|Took testimony from
deprive|Strip
desired|In demand
desists|Abstains
desists|Leaves off
despair|Complete loss of hope
despite|Even with
despots|Tyrants
detests|Can't stand
dialogue|Lines at the movies
diamond|Double space?
diapers|There are seven in una semana
diatribes|Bitter attacks
didgeridoo|Wind instrument of Australia
dieresis|Mark in Citroën or Brontë
digestives|Semisweet British biscuits
dilates|What a pupil does in the dark
diocese|See
disease|Pathology focus
dislodgment|Removal from a previous position
dismissed|Shrugged off
district|Any of 13 in "The Hunger Games"
dithery|Indecisive
divided|Split
doctors|Ward healers
dogcarts|Oddly-named horse-drawn vehicles
doleful|Cheerless
drachmas|Coins that bore a portrait of Konstantinos Kanaris
drapery|Delivery cart
drastic|Extreme
dreamboat|*Sample from Morocco
dressage|Equestrian sport
dressers|Men shopping in the women's department, sometimes
dressmaker|One whose hustle may be a bustle?
drooled|Dribbled on a bib
dropouts|Bill Gates and Matt Damon, with respect to Harvard
duckbills|Avoid unpaid invoices?
dumpsites|Landfills
earlobe|Ring site
eclairs|Long choux pastries
ecstasy|Pure bliss
editors|Post positions?
egotist|Legend in one's own mind
egotist|Person with an "I" problem
elatedly|With joy
electee|Campaign winner
elections|Primaries, e.g.
elevated|Lofty
elevates|Raises up
ellipse|Squashed circle
embassy|Consulate's kin
emerald|Green stone
emerges|Becomes clear
eminence|Cardinal address
emoticon|Characters making a face?
emporia|Stores
enabler|Harmful helper
enamels|Protects, as porcelain
endangers|Puts in jeopardy
endowing|Starting point for measuring the width of an Irish airplane?
endwise|How train cars are coupled
enlarge|Blow up
enlists|Secures the help of
enraged|Fuming
enroots|Establishes
ensiled|Stored, as grain
ensnarl|Tangle up
entered|Keyed in
entraps|Catches
entreat|Beg
entrust|Charge, as with a responsibility
entwine|Interweave
episode|Series unit
episodes|Bingeing units
epithets|Nicknames
erosion|Shoreline problem
erotica|Blue prints?
erotica|Hot stuff
espanol|Chihuahua tongue
espouse|Adopt
espouse|Advocate
espouse|Champion
essence|Fundamental quality
essence|Intrinsic nature
essence|Lifestyle magazine for African-American women
estates|Ritzy realty
etcetera|...you get the picture
eternal|Constant
eternity|All time
evenness|Uniformity
exhales|Sighs, say
extradite|Turn over, in a way
extremes|Highs and lows
eyelets|Ornamental holes
eyelids|They're usually closed overnight
eyeliner|Goth staple
eyeopener|Revelation, or what can be found at the starts of the starred answers
eyesore|Unappealing sight
factual|Not made-up
faddists|They're into the hot new thing
faintly|Somewhat
falsest|Most mendacious
falters|Betrays uncertainty
fanatics|Buffs
fascist|Authoritarian type
feedlot|Spot with troughs
feistier|More spirited
femoral|Thigh-related
fetishes|Sexology topics
fiascos|Epic fails
finance|Back
firefly|*Insect that can be seen in the dark
firstly|For starters
flagons|Vessels with spouts
flamenco|Spirited Spanish dance
flatfish|Sole, say
flipped|Turned state's witness
floating|Suggesting, as an idea
floodlight|Illumination source for a night game
flotsam|Boating hazard at night
flouted|Openly disregarded
fluster|Make nervous
flytrap|Carnivorous plant
folkies|The Dubliners and the Weavers, e.g.
forages|Lives off the land, in a way
foregone|Crater Lake setting
foreign|Unfamiliar
fossilized|Incapable of change
freckle|Skin spot
freeway|Express road
freeways|Express roads
frisket|Hand press part that holds the paper
frosted|Like some tips
fumigate|Clean house, in a way
funicular|Cable railway for a steep slope
gainsay|Dispute
galumph|Move clumsily
ganache|Whipped chocolaty dessert filling
gangsta|Rap genre
gardenia|Flower in the coffee family
gargler|Scope customer
gatecrash|Go uninvited
gazelles|Would you also like to buy binoculars for your safari to get a better look at the antelopes?
generate|Give rise to
gentians|Trumpet-shaped blue flowers
genuinely|No, really, I mean it
giraffe|Tallest mammal
glaciers|Denali National Park sights
glamour|Condé Nast women's magazine that's been only online since 2019
glances|Little ganders?
glorify|Praise wondrously
glosses|Surface shines
gondola|Venice vessel
gordita|Deep-fried pocket
graphite|Material used for golf club shafts
greatest|Ali, self-referentially
greenlit|Gave the go-ahead to
grievances|Protest causes
grommet|Eyelet in a tarp
groomed|Ready for the dog show
guanaco|Alpaca cousin
guanaco|Llama's cousin
habitat|Natural surroundings
hairball|Tummy trouble for a tabby
hamster|Exercise wheel user
handcar|Conveyance for Buster Keaton in "The General"
handshake|Ice cream treat for a day laborer?
hangers|Closet collection
hassles|Major bothers
hassock|Footstool
hastens|Accelerates
headers|Some soccer shots
headhunter|*Pro at company recruiting
headliner|Star
hemostat|Tool also called an arterial forceps
heroine|Princess Leia, e.g.
heroines|Leading ladies
hilarity|Swank with two Oscars
hipster|Cool dude
hoedowns|Dances in barns, maybe
hogshead|63-gallon wine cask
hogwash|Baloney
homeopath|Irish domicile on the boardwalk?
honesty|Such a lonely word, according to a Billy Joel song
hoopsters|Court figures, informally
horizon|Dividing line, of a sort
horrify|Shock
horsecar|Early vehicle on rails
iceberg|Calving result
iceberg|Glacier's offshoot
iceberg|Romaine alternative
iceless|Like winter roads after salting, maybe
idiopathic|Of unknown cause, medically
idiotic|Really bad, as an idea
ignoramus|Lamebrain
imagine|Just think...
imbuing|Saturating
imitate|Copy
impairs|Harms
impedes|Hinders
impinge|Encroach (on)
imports|Tariff targets
indulge|Pamper oneself
ineptitude|Bungler's quality
inherit|Be left with
inherit|Come into
initials|Approves, in a way
insipid|Uninspired
insolent|Fresh
insolent|Fresh-mouthed
insoles|People step on them to get ahead
insulation|Investment that can keep your house cool
interim|Provisional
interlude|Play pause
intranet|Company's private computer system
invasion|The War of the Worlds event
invasive|Like some questions and some species
invited|Not crashing
ironman|Tony Stark's alter ego
isolate|*Tapered off
isomers|Fructose and glucose, e.g.
itemizing|Not taking the standard deduction
iterate|Emphasize
jackals|Animals associated with Anubis
jackknife|Cheesy weapon?
jalapenos|They heat up food
jealousy|Othello theme
jeerers|Boobirds, e.g.
journalist|Post office worker?
jubilant|Over the moon
jubilee|Special celebration
kachina|Ancestral spirit of the Pueblos
kashmir|Asian region that lent its name to a soft wool
kilocalorie|Food energy unit
kingdom|Category above phylum in taxonomic classification
kissers|Mouths, informally
kissing|Romantic activity
knesset|Israel's parliament
knucklehead|*Dimwit
laborer|September honoree
labrador|Quebec's eastern neighbor
laconic|Using few words
lambkins|Flock babies
lankness|Beanpole quality
lanyard|Key holder, sometimes
lariats|Ranch ropes
lasagna|Layered dish
lasagna|Layered pasta dish
lasagnas|Layered dishes
lassoed|Caught on the range
lassoes|Snags, in a way
layered|Like a complex performance
leafing|Flipping (through)
leaflet|Paper handout
leaguer|Major or minor follower
lechery|Dissolute behavior
lecture|Class act
legendary|Eminent
legions|Roman army units
leisure|This isn't working
lensmen|Photogs
lessons|They're taught and learned
lifesavers|*Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson in space...act frugally?
lineups|Managers' lists
lioness|Cubs supporter?
lipread|Watch what you're saying?
logical|Sound
logjams|Deadlocks
loiterer|Shop owner's annoyance
looseness|Lack of precision
lowball|Deliberately underestimate
lutefisk|Spongy Nordic cod dish
macaroni|Cheese partner
macrames|Does something knotty
madonna|Pietà figure
maenads|Female followers of Dionysus
maestro|Orchestra leader
maharishi|Hindu sage
mahimahi|*Hawaiian food fish
maidens|Winless horses
manacled|In cuffs
mansion|Stately home
marimba|Instrument with mallets
marinate|Prepare teriyaki, perhaps
martini|007's regular bar order
marzipan|Almond confection
matador|Person facing charges?
megatons|Explosive force units
mergers|Wall Street events
metonym|Rhetorical substitution, like "Wall Street" for the financial sector
midlife|Time of crisis
midtown|Chrysler Building's area
migraine|Major headache
minaret|Muezzin's place
minimal|Barely enough
minster|Large church
misadded|Got a wrong number?
mistypes|Sends the wrong message, maybe
moneybag|Armored car container
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut
monocle|Accessory for Mr. Peanut or the Penguin
monthly|Like rent payments, typically
mosaics|Some Pompeii art
motorboat|Lake transport
mountaineer|Person who's drawn to scale?
muscles|Guns
mystics|Aura observers
naivete|Guileless quality
nameplates|Where pizza originated
narrows|Quiver fill
needled|Teasingly provoked
negotiates|Works out a deal
neither|I won't pick from those options
nelsons|Ozzie and Harriet, e.g.
neutral|The N in PRNDL
newsreel|Old feature film preceder
nibbles|Frasier's sibling
nitrate|Small quibble
noisier|More cacophonous
nondrip|Like some paints and nasal sprays
nonevent|Big nothing
nonstory|Nothing to see here occasion
nonzero|Positive, if even slight, as a chance
nosiest|Most likely to snoop
notable|Striking
noteworthy|Exceptional, to a musician?
nuanced|Characterized by subtle shades of meaning
nuthatch|Strong-billed songbird
oatmeal|Haggis ingredient
oboists|Orchestra group
observance|Celebration of a holiday
observe|Take notice of
obtains|Comes by
obverse|Heads side of a coin
obvious|Hardly subtle
oddball|Flake
odometer|Mileage display
officer|Company VIP
oleander|Ornamental evergreen shrub
oompahs|Bavarian band sounds
opencast|Mined on the surface, in Britain
operand|Quantity in an equation
operate|Perform surgery
operates|Hall partner
operatic|Extravagantly theatrical
opossum|North America's only marsupial
orangutan|Killer in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
oratory|Eloquent speech
orchestra|Group of players
orderly|Neat and tidy
oregano|Herb also called wild marjoram
oregano|Pizzeria staple
orifice|Hole in the head?
origins|Sources
osmoses|Moves through a membrane
osteopath|Muscle manipulator
ostinato|Repeated melodic phrase
outstanding|Exceptional, to a park ranger?
ovation|Show of appreciation
overdue|Late
overeasy|Alternative to scrambled or poached
overpay|Get soaked
overran|Stormed
painstaking|Tattooist's job
paisanos|Compadres
palisade|Defense fence
palooka|Big oaf
palookas|Unskilled boxers
palpate|Examine, in a doctor's office
panacea|Nostrum
panicky|Freaking out
panning|Writing a scathing review of
panpipe|*Shepherd's instrument
panpipe|Instrument also called a syrinx
paparazzi|*Some shooting stars?
parents|You might sit for them
parrots|Repeats mindlessly
parsnip|Vegetable that peaks in winter
particles|Paper contents
passado|Fencing thrust
passion|Heat of the moment?
patient|Forbearing
patness|Glib quality
patriates|*British museum in France
peacoat|Heavy jacket for a sailor
pearlers|They do deep work
pedicab|Person-powered taxi
peekaboo|Word following a face reveal
peeping|Sounds from tree frogs
penguin|Emperor of Antarctica
peninsular|Sticking out, in a way
peppery|Like Tabasco sauce
perennial|Columbine, e.g.
peridot|August birthstone
periods|School day divisions
perusal|Careful reading
peruses|Reads through
pesetas|100-céntimo currency
pesetas|Madrileño's money, once
pessimists|Glass-half-empty types
pettiest|Most spiteful
piecemeal|Sustenance for a gallery owner?
piehole|Mouth, informally
pierogies|Tasty Polish pockets
pigtail|Braid usually in a pair
pillared|Like the Parthenon
pinball|Game with kickers and bumpers
pinesap|Pitch kin
pinhole|Aperture in a simple camera
pioneer|Trailblazer
plainer|Less fancy
plaiter|Cornrow creator
planing|Smoothing, in a wood shop
platypi|Egg-laying mammals
pleader|Attorney, at times
pleasant|Agreeable
plurals|Fibulae and tibiae, e.g.
polestars|Guiding principles
political|Type of party or animal
pollute|Foul, in a way
polymath|Person well suited for trivia night
popsicles|*Stick-y treats for hot days
porcine|Hog-based
poseurs|Phony fellows
possess|Own
postman|/mal/ x 2
postwar|Like the baby boom
poutine|Canadian comfort food
powerless|Feeble
practice|Drill, e.g.
praline|Sweet New Orleans treat
precisely|On the dot
predate|Appear before
preemie|Early arrival
preened|Fussed with feathers
prejudice|Influence adversely
prelims|Early rounds
presale|Event for select customers
preside|Exercise control
pretension|Airs
pretzels|Knotty noshes
procure|Obtain
promised|Made a pledge
promotes|*Cookware from Italy
pronoun|He, she or it
propose|Pop the question
prosper|Thrive
pterosaur|Prehistoric flier
pulsars|Radiation-emitting stars
pulsate|Throb
purposes|Ends
quarterly|How estimated taxes are paid
radiate|Shine
radiated|Shone brightly
raincheck|Deferred acceptance of someone's invitation
ramekin|Crème brûlée dish
rampart|Protective barrier
ratatats|Snare drum sounds
rational|Levelheaded
rationed|Meted out
rattled|Discomfited
ravioli|Food whose name means "little turnips"
rawboned|Gaunt
readopt|Take back
reapers|Harvesting machines
reassert|Claim again
rebottle|Decant, in a way
receipts|They may await your return
receive|Take in
recited|Delivered by heart
recollect|Think back to
records|Takes minutes
recouped|Made up for an unlucky streak, say
recovers|Bounces back
recuses|Withdraws, in court
referee|Field worker
referee|Figure in vertical stripes
relabel|Prepare for return shipping, say
release|Free
remained|Hung around
remixes|Some dance records
remodel|Fix up a fixer-upper
remodel|Make over
removes|Takes out
rendition|Performance
repairs|Mr. Fixit's forte
repents|Feels remorse
repetitive|Like many mindless tasks
replica|Copy
reptile|Gecko or iguana
rereads|Enjoys a favorite book
reseeds|Does some lawn repair
resellers|Scalpers, e.g.
restless|Fidgety
restore|Fix up
restore|Make good as new
retired|No longer working
retools|Updates, as a factory
retrain|Prepare for a new job
retribution|Just deserts, so to speak
retrospect|Look at the past
reveille|Wake-up signal
rewriter|Script doctor
rhetoric|Eloquent speech
risotto|Classic Milanese dish
riveted|Transfixed
riviera|Monaco's locale
roadshow|Traveling exhibit
romping|Gamboling
roomette|Sleeper cell?
rooster|Farmyard crower
ropiness|Thick, gelatinous quality
rosacea|Condition resulting in flushed cheeks
rosette|Cake maker's floral decoration
rototiller|Ground-breaking invention
roulette|Game with a ball that no player ever touches
routine|Conventional
rutabagas|Purple-topped vegetables
sadists|Cruel bunch
salvias|Mint family plants
samurai|Daimyo protector
sanctions|Approves or penalizes
sanitary|Promoting good hygiene
satiate|Fill completely
satiate|Stuff
satires|Swift output
sayonara|Farewell in Fukushima
scalper|Ticket reseller
scarabs|Egyptian charms
scatted|Did some improvised jazz singing
schmear|It can aptly be spelled with letters from "cream cheese"
scholar|Learned individual
scooter|Segway's ZT3 Pro, e.g.
scorecard|Record of birdies and bogeys
scoured|Searched high and low
scourer|Brillo user
scraggly|Unkempt
scrawnier|Not so bulked up
screenplay|*Document with lines to be redacted
seances|They've got spirit
seasoning|Chef's secret, perhaps
secrete|Conceal, or discharge
secrete|Hide
secrete|Produce, as a gland might
sectary|Splinter group adherent
section|Stadium ticket info
sedition|Rebel's crime
seeress|Cassandra, e.g.
seismologist|Person who's driven to a fault?
selected|Went for
semicolon|Cause for a pause
senoras|Married mujeres
senseis|Dojo masters
sequence|Particular order
serenade|Court from a courtyard, say
serrano|Fiery pepper
sestets|Six-line blocks of poetry
settler|Colonist
settler|Homesteader
settler|Pioneering person
shampoo|It'll get you into a lather
shiitake|Mushroom grown on a log
shipmates|Starbuck and Queequeg, e.g.
shirkers|Goldbricks
shooter|Thrower of the dice, at a craps table
shortwave|Tsunami approaching the Shire?
shrines|Holy spots
siamese|Short-haired cat
sidecar|Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters
sidehill|Like some difficult golf lies
sightlines|Considerations for concert ticket buyers
signori|Gentlemen of Verona
sisters|The Fates or the Muses, e.g.
sittings|Portrait studio appointments
skateboard|Four-wheeled ride in an Olympic sport since 2020
skintight|Extremely snug
sleeper|Unexpected hit
sleuths|Hammer and Spade, e.g.
slivers|Small cake servings
slouchy|Lacking good posture
snakebite|Sustenance for a plumber?
snorers|Noisy sleepers
snowman|Frosty, famously
snuggled|Curled up
soldier|Army enlistee
solicit|Ask for
solvent|Financially sound
sombreros|Mariachi singers' toppers
sonatina|Short piano piece
sophism|Argument used for deception
soprano|Carmen, e.g.
sopranos|Family in "The Many Saints of Newark"
sourced|Obtained, maybe locally
southern|Star grouping consisting of Acrux, Mimosa, Gacrux and Imai
soviets|Cold War adversaries
sparest|Least decorated
spatula|Fish flipper
spiderweb|*Fly catcher, of a sort
spinach|Veggie in palak paneer
spinets|Book parts
spirals|Fusilli, basically
spotted|Beheld
spriest|Most perky
spruces|Trees with red, white and blue varieties
stables|Dark-furred martens
stagger|Walk unsteadily
stamina|Marathoner's need
stampede|Stock panic
stampede|Stock rush
standard|Norm
stanzas|Rondeau trio
stanzas|Verse clusters
starboard|Sustenance for an astronomer?
starlit|Like a clear night
starstruck|Awed by celebrities
station|Stopping place
steadied|Prevented from shaking
steeply|By a very large amount
stereos|Boomers' boomers?
sterile|Ready for surgery, perhaps
sternum|Chest protector
stoners|Ones living the high life?
stooges|Dupes
stoolie|Police informer, informally
stoppage|Sickout, e.g.
stopper|Sink item
straits|Narrow stretches of water
strands|DNA structure
strategic|Calculated
streets|Block borders
stretto|Aria passage with a quickening tempo
strewed|Spread around
strider|Aragorn's alias in "The Lord of the Rings"
stubble|Razor target
studios|Drawing rooms?
stuffed|Like the circled character and his friends
stymied|Hampered
stymied|Prevented from progressing
subtitle|Nuanced
succors|Gives assistance to
succulents|Low-maintenance houseplants that can thrive with no shade
sucrose|Basic sugar
sullying|Besmirching
sunbathe|Use a beach blanket, perhaps
suppler|More limber
supremes|You Can't Hurry Love singers, with "the"
surgical|Like some gowns and strikes
survive|Carry on
swearwords|Take a vow of silence?
sweethearts|Valentine's Day couple
tailback|Rearmost man in an I formation
tailgaters|Parking lot partyers
takedown|*Wrestling move that scores two or more points
talkers|Chatterboxes
tamarind|Trees whose pods are used in Worcestershire sauce
tampered|Broken, in a way
tampion|Cover for a cannon's barrel
tandoori|Cooked in a clay oven
tandoori|Kind of chicken that might be served with a yogurt marinade
tantara|Trumpet fanfare
taskbar|Windows strip
tattered|Raggedy
tatters|Street urchin's attire
teardrops|Signs of sorrow
teariest|Most emotional, in a way
tectonic|Like some really big plates
teeming|Rife
teenage|Like Romeo and Juliet
teleport|Move like Nightcrawler, in the X-Men universe
tempura|Battered dish
tenants|Payers of flat fees?
tendons|Bone-muscle connectors
teriyaki|Dish marinated in soy sauce
terrarium|Glass house?
testers|Perfume counter bottles
testify|Take the witness stand
thatcher|The Iron Lady subject
tictacs|Mints in rattly boxes
tieless|Like an open-necked shirt
tighten|Rob Gronkowski, e.g.
tigress|Bearer of striped cubs
tinting|Salon job
titanic|DiCaprio vehicle?
tittles|Tiny amounts
toaster|Person who lifts spirits?
tobacco|Pipe fitting?
toccatas|Harpsichord pieces
toeholds|Small purchases
tolerate|Countenance
tomcats|Alley howlers
tootsie|1982 comedy nominated for 10 Oscars
topknots|Gray-brown memos > Man buns
tostada|Taqueria buy
totaled|Condemned to the scrap yard
travels|Goes places
treadmill|Gym fixture
tremors|Seismometer movers
trespassers|Wedding crashers, essentially
tresses|Bun ingredients?
tresses|Locks
trestle|Bridge support
trident|Prop for Aquaman
trilobites|Marine creatures found in fossils
tripoli|Capital on the Mediterranean
trouble|Hot water
trousers|Suit part
truancy|Cutting, of a sort
trudges|Plods
trueblue|Steadfastly loyal
truelove|The Princess Bride theme
trumpeter|Swan species
trundles|Moves slowly
tsetses|Flies over Africa?
tsunami|*Wavered, big time
tsunami|Giant wave
tzitzit|Fringes on Jewish garments
ukuleles|KoAloha wares
ultrasound|Picture of good health, one hopes
underrate|Trivialize
undrapes|Strips of fabric
uneaten|Left at the table
unhorse|Beat in a joust
unionizes|Brings together, as Gompers or Chavez did
universe|Cosmology focus
university|Duke, e.g.
unmasked|Like singers on a certain competition show
unreels|Plays a bass?
unspoken|Implied
upended|Turned over
upfront|Forthright
upraised|Lifted
uptempo|Bouncy
upturns|Bullish periods
username|Internet forum ID
username|Partner of a password
usually|More often than not
utensil|Corer, corkscrew or can opener, for example
utensil|Ricer or dicer, e.g.
vampire|Sun shunner
vanilla|Shake choice
vegetal|Plant-based
veneers|Decorative layers
videotapes|Blockbuster rentals
visitors|Glare blockers in cars
walkingsticks|Branches out for a stroll?
wartimes|Periods that may require rationing
watchdog|Defense against intruders
watertight|*Weather-proof, in a way
weasels|Small sneakers?
whippersnapper|Cheeky youngster
whishes|Moves with a rushing sound
whiskey|Ingredient in Manhattans and Old-Fashioneds
whitewash|Gloss over
whodunit|Agatha Christie creation
wingspread|Aircraft's width, and a hint to the circled letters
wingspread|Pictorial of a building annex for Architectural Digest?
wiretap|Bug's relative
wontons|Chinese dumplings
wounded|Hurt
wrangle|Round up, as horses
wreathed|Encircled, as with smoke
wrongful|Unjust